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1 Pagre Two- LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, ORE.- Saturday, March 5, 1932: fofemto bimxty mmxtx (Incorporated) An Independent Newspaper .... Phone Main- 600 2 c PW C HAROLD M. FINLAY . Published evenings, except Sunday, at 1710 Sixth street. La - Orande, Oregon. ' -' Entered at the Poetofflce of La Orande, Oregon, as Second Class Mall Matter under acf .of March 3, 1879. ' OPPICIAL PAPER OP UNION COUNTY AND THE . ' - - ' . ; . CITY OP LA ORANDE " . ' " MEMBER OP ASSOCIATED PRESS : The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled to use lor publication of 'all news dispatches credited to It or not otherwise cerdlted if pub lished herein. All rights of republication of special dispatcher Jn this paper and also the localnews herein also are, reserved. National Advertising Representative " M. C. MOGEN8EN CO., Inc. ' : - ; ' , San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, Portland, Chicago, Detroit, J : SUBSCRIPTION RATES By Carrier Dally, one month In advance i Dally, alt months In advance . 4 Dally, single copy . I , By Mall 1 Dally, per month In advance ; Dally, per six months In advance Dally, per year In advance , . ADVERTISING RATES . x Display, foreign, per column Inch ..42c ' Display, local, per column inch .......... ....45o - ' Time contract prices on application Because thy loving kindness, 0 God, is better than life, my lips shall praise thee. Psalm 63: 8. t ;. ' - SPIRIT OF THE OLD WEST . . , Our. evev-pppular Blue. Mountain Wranglers are expressive ' of th spirit of . the Old. West which has been kept keenly . alive in many songs, legends, and tales. When Boss Claude Berry stamps, his. foot, and the Wranglers strike up the melody of "The Straberry Roan," ','Gplden, Slippers" "Roll On, Little Doggies," or "Springtime in ,the Eockjes," we all feel that pleasant quickening of the heart and begin tapping . our toes in sympathetic rhythm. , . . , .TJie plu.e Mountain Wranglers, a philanthropic organ ization, during its brief history of . about one year, has ' eptrtaifted more than 250 gatherings in La Grande and sur rounding communities. No remuneration has been received for eyen one performance. The Wranglers play for the joy of . itr-the joy of reviving those old cowbpy songs which bring ' laughter, tq the lips and a jaunty, lilt to the shoulders. They enjoy their music as much as their eager audiences. ' . Three members composed the, original group Mr. Berry,, the harmonica artist; Jra Howell, bone rattler; and Marion Spencer, banjoist, The personnel has since increased to seven men with nine available instruments a fiddle, the har monica, the ukelele, the mandolin, the banjo, the bass viol, two guitars, and the bones. "The Wranglers often 'play sev eral times each week, and sometimes twice in one evening, but they always play with unfailing enthusiasm. . The BJu Mountain Wranglers have proved themselves an invaluable asset to La Grande because of the splendid pub licity they have earned for the city. They have performed at all types of assemblages and before distinguished visitors who have gone away singing the praises of the Wranglers pnd the city which is so fortunate as to claim them as her bwn. , , ,La Grande and Eastern Oregon were placed definitely on ,the national map last summer when the Wranglers, in full jcowbpy regalia, ten gallon hats, brillianat shirts, and with bright handkerchiefs about their throats, inyaded the great Elks convention at Seattle and proved the "hit of the show." ;Easterners attending the convention were thrilled by the pep and . vigor with which the boys sang the old songs of the West. j While, in Seattle they were invited, to broadcast their inusic to the people of the entire Northwest, who were (".listening in", on. the Elks convention. Since that time they have been invited by the radio station at Walla Walla to pre sent several concerts there.. ' La Grande may be justly proud of these Wranglers who, on their own initiative, have perfected an organization typical of Eastern Oregon's traditions, and always ready to offer its sei-vices at any public gathering, fraternal, social, or civic. . Wo all enjoy their mirthful music, but no one, we suppose, can appreciate it quite so much as the pioneers those sturdy souls .who crossed the plains, climbed. the mountains, and settled the valleys of the West. To them the Wranglers must, bring golden memories memories rich in strange adventures, primitive struggles, youthful aspirations rich in the spirit of the Old West. IT NEVER HAPPENED It was a political meeting. The crowd was big, orderly, and goodnatured. The speech was announced for 8 o'clock, and promptly at that hour the presidential candidate appeared on the platform and was given a rousing welcome. A model chairman introduced the distinguished speaker in a three minute speech count them, three minutes. Nor did the chairman as much as hint at the candidate's name being "a household word." He introduced him, and amidst tremend ous cheering the candidate advanced to the center of the stage, raised his hand to quiet the tumult and said: - "My fellow countrymen. It is a real pleasure to greet this large audience. liefore I discuss the issues let me say two things of . a preliminary nature. First, if I am elected, I don't promise the millennium. I am not absolutely sure that I will be able to fulfill all my pre-election promises, but I do say I'H .make an honest effort. In the second place, my op ponents are good men honorable and as patriotic as I am. If either of them is elected and I go' down to defeat, the constitution will survive the shock. And now I want to dis cuss simply and clearly what I believe to be the most import ant issues of the campaign." Then, alas, we woke up I . Business Manager New York , . .... 76o ...$4.60 60 600 ...W.60 .$6.00 'Other Papers a Say: BUSINESS I PS AMI DOWN'S CA1SBII I1V FAMILY HABITS That boom and depressions are largely due to the average family's habit 'of periodically getting In debt aryu then having to pay off that debt -is-. Indicated by the results of a consumer study by Investors Syn dicate of Minneapolis. As business goes from normal Into a boom, and confidence becomes widespread, millions of families begin I to spend their savings aB well as current Income, and finally borrow money to swell their buying power. Public buying ability then seems un limited. When the load of debt gets too heavy and the boom' breaks, people not only find themselves with re duced Incomes, but part of this re duced Income must, go to pay the debta contracted during the boom Buying' then goes far below normal - One. of the best signs that the average family's finances have be come sound is when savings begin to reach new nigh records. Indicating that the debts are mostly paid and that the habits of economy learned during tho early part of the depres sion arc being applied to building up a surplus. When people have this tangible reason for greater confidence In the future, buying gradually re turns to normal. Recent figures showing, new nigh, records for savings, the Syndicate concludes, afford con crete hope of. a gradual revival of business this year. Coos Bay Times. A WOMAN' WHO MADE . i . TWO STItONG MEN , For many years the name McNary has stood for political, social and professional .prestige .in Oregon. Charles L.; has been a highly suc cessful United States senator since 1018, rising to the. stature of a na tional figure. His brother John, now a federal judge .at Portland; was for many years one of, the leading attor neys of Western Oregon. Both have been; -successful In their personal af fairs ns well as in their public re sponsibilities. ; It now develops that the McNarys had. .as humble a beginning as. any of - the , rest of us. Their parents both.' died when they were small boys. Leaving, the family without means of support. Their older sister, who died the other day at Salem, became father and mother to them, providing moans Of life, education, training and en couragement, , Becoming men they forged on and up to power and place, made because of tho.. sacrifice of a sister who re mained to her death unknown to the people of- the state but doubtless Immensely proud of the fruit of her labors, Baker Democrat-Herald. (ANUIU'K PRESCRIPTION Mnhatma Gandhi's recent plea to his followers to get rid of mankind's two greatest fears the fear of death! and the fear of the loss of ma terial poasessions helps to explain how It Is that tho wizened little mail can i.Oflscss such a tremendous amount of power. "No power on earth," says Gandhi, "can subdue a man who has shed these two fears." When you stop to think about It. It is easy to see that he Is right. If you have not the slightest qualms about losing everything that you possess, nothing that anyone can do to you can frighten you; and when a man who is in that fortunate posi tion, puts, himself at. the head of a great movement, it will prove an un commonly hard task to stop him. Eugene Register-Guard. FORI) AND IMIOIUHITION There can be no. denying that Henrv Ford has made a success of his cnosen field of endeavor and is entitled to a respectful audience when he speaks on subjects affect ing a large share of our people. When Mr. Ford said Monday that "prohibition is a necessity of tlyj Industrial age," he spoke a genuine truth. Not only is prohibition neces sary, but continued efforts at better enforcement are needed if wo ore to avoid eventual destruction from themachines which we have placed in the hands of man to manipulate. There is both the Industrial side and the personal side to prohibition as seen by the automobile manufac turer. To his way of thinking, the prohibition amendment is In the constitution to stay aud the nation could not run now without It. The human sldo ho explained in the fol lowing phrase:. "Tho United States Is out In the country. Tho real centers of our na tion are the smoll towns. The plain people and all the housewives arc for personal freedom from liquor,' Mr. Ford and others who stand steadfastly against the return of leg alised liquor realize that there have been Important changes In the na tion slnco prohibition was enacted. To do away with it now would be suicidal in many respects. Wo may find Improvements in the adminis tration of piohlbltlon, but those who contend for repeal are merely signing a death warrant both for industry and individuals. Walla Walla Bul letin. CIIICAOO LIVESTOCK CHICAOO. Mor. 6 W) U. S. D. A.) Hogs 6.000; active, steady to strong, medium to good 170-210 lbs, M30wM50, top 4.50; 140-160 lbs. S4 25i$4.40. Cattle 100; compared week ago; fed steers and yearlings weak to 35 cents under; vealers steady; top fed steers 8.65, Sheep 3.000: nominal, for week; most classes finished steady, choice j lambs excepted; closing bulks lambs $0,00.. tf.50; top 0.85; fat and feed ing lambs 5.U5. fat ewi $3.00 e $3.75. OMAHA SHKKP OMAHA, Mar. 6 () (U. S. D. A.) Sheep none: compared week ago: lambs weak to 26c lower, sheep and feeders strong, closing bulks: fed wooled lambs S5.50 r $6.10: feeding lambs 4.75 .i $5.50. MRS. s MOON EY IN CAPITAL; HOOVER TO GET APPEAL (Continued From Page One) hanging. . Everybody knows he Is In nocent. I- don't see why you want to keap this dirty shame on your coun try and your state of California." The statement referred to the In vestigation made by two Wlckersham commission experts and asserted that "of course they- found the case against Tom a mass of lies.' "The White House has been my vain nope ever since Tom was con victed, because, as I told you. the White House kept him from being killed. Now, won't you please give him back to me out of prison?" HELIX, ATHENA WIN PENDLETON, Ore., Mar. & UP) Helix and Athena high school bas ketball teams will meet at Helix to night to determine the winner of the sub-district hoop tournament. Arling ton and Lexington will play for the Umatilla sub-district honors. The winners, runners-up and con solation winners will meet at Hepp ner Mar. 11 and 12 to decide the district team that will play In the state tournament in Salem. BAKER NOSES OUT TIGERS FRIDAY 21-20 (Continued From Page One) matter of fact, the blue and white team had the game on ice at least two times. Once a sharp Baker rally gave the Bulldogs a temporary one point lead, and .then in the last min ute of play personal fouls made by Burnett and Torrence gave the Bull dogs the chance they had been wait ing for, and two free throws made the score 21 to 20 two seconds before the gun barked to end the gome. The Tigers played strong ball throughout,: losing the game more through mistakes in judgment than anything else. Shfrley and Drelsback. Baker forwards; Lyman, La Grande forward, and Torrence, Tiger guard, were high scorers, with members of bcj,h teams ploying strong ball throughout. Corey .,and. .Torrence held ,York, elongated Baker center, to no field goals. It was the closest game of the tournament and the most thrilling from the crowd's standpoint. . . . tj Tho Tigers, however, are not yet 1 out of the race, although Baker is ; regarded as a 10 to 1 chance to cop j tno title.. If La Grande can defeat ' Union at 2:30. this afternoon, the. Tigers will meet the winner of the I Bnker- North Powder 3:30 game at 8:30 o'clock tonight. . A loss for Baker either this afternoon or eve ning would throw the tournament into a 15th game, which would be played at 8 o'clock at Union Monday night. The summary: La Grande: Lyman, t Stoddard, f Corey, c Burnett, g Torrence.g Workman, g Fg Ft Pf Tp Totals 7 6 10 20 Baker: Fg Ft Pf Tp Shirley, t 4 10 9 Drelsbach, - f 3 1 2 7 Whenever any one begins to react unduly to his surroundings and to the persons with whom he may be compelled to live, it is customary to say that he is about to have, or 1b in the midst of, a "nervous breakdown." As Dr. L. F. Barker has recently stated, a nervous breakdown may in clude such states of mental and ner vous disturbances as are Included by neurasthenia with Insomnia, Inability to concentrate the mind on any topic, and unusually easy fatigue; hysteria with convulsions or simulated paraly sis; anxiety neurosis with restlessness, unusual sensations of palpitation of the heart and unwarranted apprehen sions; or a psychasthenic, stat-5 with doubte, fears, obsessions and Inability to make decisions. It may include most actual forms of insanity, such as psychosis, dementia, and paranoia: and finally ushc actual disease of tho nervous system as hemorrhage of the brain, paresis, epidemic inflam mation of the brain, or brain tumor. Tho term, "nervous breakdown" may. therefore. Include almost any form of nervous and mental diseases. If. properly limited It would Involve only persons who arc temporarily un equal to the demands of ordinary life. They are temporarily, or perhaps per manently in somo Instances, misfits in family life. In school life, or in tho business world with wlUch they deal. It remains for the physician to determine the extent to which the person is suffering from some major or minor mental disturbance, and ta what extent he is merely badly ad justed to his neighbors and to his environment. Among the causes of nervous break down, the physician Is likely to list first any herdttary tendency to ner vous and mental Instability. There seems to be no doubt that some fam ilies incline more to such weakness than do others. Of course, from the scientific point of view. It is very difficult to allot any definite portion to heredity and Invlronmental Influ ences may date back to the period of nrly infancy and even later child Members of the Medical La Grande R. L. lasers, M. D. Lee H. liouvy, M. D. J. J. D. Haim, M. D. W. K. Ross, M. D. Lcwa Wilkes Ager, 31. D. A. L. Richardson. M. D. F. L. Ralston, M. D. C. L. Gilstrap. M. 1). I Nervous Breakdowns Yqrk, .fi. ..... Begley, g Holman, g 1 0 Totals b s Score by.. Quarters: La . Orande ,,),..,....8 4 3 Baker " s 2,0 S 20 g 21 Free throws: La Grande, 6 out-of 9; Baker. B out of II. Officials: Robinson.. referee; Hlckox, umpire: Peare, timer. .. ... Ontario Eliminated , Ontario was eliminated 31 to 12 bv 1 North Powder In the second evening: ... , urai, umi saw ine Badgers talcing a 10 point .lead and In the uhji, ix, was just a question of holding down .the frantic Tiger ef forts to score. Slpan,, diminutive Powder forward, led the scoring with 10 points. ine summary: . 1 Powder: Fg Ft Pt Tp Williams, -f ...... 2 .0 .1 4 . 81oan, f 5 0 0 10 Walk, c 1 0 7 Hobbs, g :.i .. 0 ...1 0 1 SJmonls, g .. 3 117 Talloy, f 0 0 2 0 Henderson, f 1 .0, 1 2' ' Totals: Ontario: Huffman, f J. Smith, f .. Hickey. c Anderson, g D. Smith, g .. Graham, f .... Kelle, f ..14 3 6 31 Fg Ft Pf Tp Totals 6 0 Score by Quarters; North Powder 6 10 6 Ontario 4 2 4 I'nion Ousts Joseph Union defeated Joseph 28 to 15 In the first game- last night, eliminat- ; ing the Ef.gles . from further play. Prather, one of the high scorers of I the tournament, accounted for 15 of Union's points, and Baum. his run- I niug mate, scored four field goals. McCulley, Joseph forward, was held to three goals. . . Union won the game in the third quarter with a spurt that sent the Bobcats far ahead. Union: , Fg Ft Pf Tp Prather, t 7 1 2 15 Baum, t ; 4 0 Tallman, 0 1 1 Baker, g 1 0 Conklin, g 0 0 Totals 13 2 Joseph: Russell, f . Fg Ft Pf Tp McCulley. f snapper. c B.,Lo2ier, g Sprague, g . Gray, g Totals 0 3 . Orande lents Outiirlo .sLa Grande scored an easy , victory over Ontario in the afternoon, win ning 34 to 14 in a game that saw Lyman on a scoring spree that ac counted for 16 points. The local team's fast-breaking and close-checking .game left no doubt in the minds of the spectators as to who would win at the conclusion of the'flrst quarter, . La .Grande:. . . Fg Ft PfjTpi Stoddard, f 3 0 0 6 Lyman, f 7 2 Corey, c 2 2 Burnett, g 3 0 Torrence, g '. 0 0 Workman, f .., 0 0 hood, and therefore seem to be a hereditary Influence. No doubt, Im proper feeding of the Infant and poor care during the early years of life may so weaken the general constitu tion as to make the child unusually susceptible to facts that affect his nervous and mental condition. Then, too, Infectious diseases of childhood, inadequate diet and un usual strain placed upon the child by overamblttous parents may play a large part in undermining his men tal condition. Indeed, Dr. Barker sees in the present trend of Ufe a menace to stable minds in the future. He says: Overambition and the Intensity of the economic and social struggle "burning the candle at both ends," and insane quest of 'pleasure,' foolish attempts to put a week of normal life into twenty-four hours of fever ish overactivity, the demand for sen sational literature aud music, for rapid transportation and for violent stimuli of all sorts all are conducive to aggravation of the wear and tear of the nervous system. ; From a discussion of the causes that have been mentioned, the meth ods of prevention and treatment of nervous breakdowns, should be ob vious. Proper attention to heredity, to the prevention of Injury to the germ cells and to the Infant develop ing before its birth, as well as proper attention to parental and prenatal hygiene and to child training will do much to lower the number of persons that will have to be treated for ner vous breakdowns In the future. f As for the present, Dr. Barker says: "A great many breakdowns, both physical and mental, could be pre vented If the growing practice of re sorting to th-; family physician, to a consultant, or to a diagnostic group j for a health examination on the ! birthday anniversary each year were ; to became general. Developing dls I turbances could then be detected In their Inciplency, a preventive or 1 curative regimen if needed could be Immediately prescribed, and in many instances a serious illness or even a tragedy might be averted." Union County Society. C. S. Moore, M. D. E. Branner, M. D. Ross C. B. Thornton. M. D. Hot Lake Mark T. Thy, M. D. Y. G. Bishop. M. D. . George Lee, M. D. Fg Ft Pf Tp D. Smith, f 0 J. Smith, f 1 Graham I Anderson, g 2 j Clement, g 0 ! Kelle' ' - - (Huffman, f 2 Totals: 6 2 Score bv Quarters: i.a Grande ... 7 12 6 Ontario 4 2 6 9 34 214 Baker Downs Powder Eafcer had a stiff game In the. af ternoon, defeating North Powder 19 to 10 after a hard struggle. . The Bulldogs led all the way but never by a very large margin. The close-checking of both teams was a feature of the contest. Starting March 11th . . . Next Friday ! ! At the '. j nPORT neiGH bors J S " jjjja 1 - HOIH . feJSM Bohnenkamp's ii I- fffilll ! i i 1 p&i'- i LAST TIMES T0DAY! ' T fef?17 ' ; DON'T MISS THESE , iw' 1 'WM TWO HOURS OF , I&fe lLW2r) ENCHANTMENT! tf imiMiiW..OTiTrrr iiilWllflllllllHllll I Will IIIMIIIIIIMMWIWI HIM I IIIWIIMj L 3 10 m ' 3 I H SUNDAY atft MOM AY I New Entertainment! , New Stars! A New Hit!, MIRIAM IN From a small Western Iowa comas this beautiful qlrL crav nq lovo, excitement. In New York. Sho finds a handsomo lovor, but he's already "In dop" wtth a "blq-flmo" girl. Should tho help him out of his ' Jam? - YouH aay yet- whsn You t K'n V. ' "Two Kinds of Women" Emma and Phyllis. Erania learned about men Irom books. She wants to learn more, from this man who IS a man! Phyllis learned about men from-MEN. She'll even teach Emma's sweetheart a trick or two! And it will ccst him a heavy price in courage. Also . . . Graham McNamee Talking North Powder: Fg Ft Pf Tp Williams, f : 10 0 2 Sloan t - - 10 12 Walk c 0 0 0 0 Hobbs. g 1 0 12 Slmonls. g " 2 0 2 4 Tallfy f - - 0 0 0 0 Henderson, f 0 0 0 0 Totals - 5 0 4 10 Baker: . Fg Ft Pf Tp Shirley, f 3 0 0 6 Drelsba'ch. f 2 0 1 4 , York, c - 1 11 3 Begley, g 2 1 1 5 Holmon, g 0 1 1 1 I Jackson, 1 0 0 0 0 j Ragsdale, f 0 0 0 0 I Southard, g . 0 0 0 0 j Totals ... 8 3 4 19 I Score by Quarters: North Powder : 0 4 6 010 ' Baker 9 4 2 410 , Liberty ! ! HOPKINS m 1 VAX Hjf K EL. 8 iT 1 . - -Jit J With PHILIPS HOLMES WYNNE GIBSON STUART ERWIN IRVING PICHEL . . High, Scorers: McCulley. Joseph ; Prather, Union Lyman, La Grande ...',..;..;.. Shirley, Baker Drelsbach, Baker.- .... York, Baker . 33 1 25 . 23 . 23 22 . 22 22 Stoddard, La Grande ...t Knapper, Joseph Super-X Long Range '' .22's shoot" iaVt1e"ii!:". . FABSTBIEfr B1A1&DEI& Double Action p o w d o r gives Super-X .22's 50 more power than ordinary cartridges and 20 more speed. Rustless, non-corrosive priming and greaseicss Lubaloy bullets keep your rifle, hnnds and pockets clean. Be sure to try them. lilt ' ft i i aw ' News . . .
