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LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, ORE.-
Saturday, March 5, 1932:
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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
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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.
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MIRIAM
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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
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"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 ! !
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WYNNE GIBSON
STUART ERWIN
IRVING PICHEL
. . High, Scorers:
McCulley. Joseph ;
Prather, Union
Lyman, La Grande ...',..;..;..
Shirley, Baker
Drelsbach, Baker.- ....
York, Baker
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Knapper, Joseph
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