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LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, ORE.
Saturday, March 12, 1932
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For evil doers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon
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THE POLYPHONIC CHOIR
Out of an era purported to be jazz made, America is ex- (trade name tb another.
tllatore and the Hair OH Harmony
i Dispensers are the same stntlon musl-
clans hired by the month, changing
nothing, not even their seats and
expressions, as they change from one
Vio vonaiconnon on,l n-7ni,Hi r,f or, imnnrfgnt I MJlW commerclal-radlO practice
rw,v.6uv w....i... 6... ,..of hldlng lden0ty of art,sts
movement in music, the polyphonic choir. The movement i musicians ami other performers un
is gaining strength through the schools, with St. Olaf's choir "ncZ
from a Minnesota college appearing in the leading cities of symphony orchestra might become
America and drawing large audiences even in NeYoti:.
where such musical treats are daily occurrences. -j famous Philharmonic might appear
Another choir of that type is the Midland College A Cap-'-Jf'
pella Choir which is rapidly gaining renown, and will sing jPonseiio might be forced to perform
tis scnorita repso Dentn.
Give the artist his duo. In that
babble of nauseating sales talk, to
quote the chairman of the Federal
Radio Commission, which constitutes
common homo and furnishes the
chief support, does not apply.
For Income-tax purposes there can
be only one head' of a family and
the exemption can not be divided.
Not Infrequently claims for the $3,500
exemption are received from two or
more members of a family.
didn't seem to bother him.
Ho returned in kind.
will often respond to treatment di
rected at that mysterious and vitat
part of our nervous system, the vege
tative or autonomic, which is merci
ful y placed beyond our control. The
use of "dope," paregoric, or the vari
ous soothing syrups brings only tem
porary relief, to be followed by worse
trouble.
This picture! Is extreme, but not
Inaccurate. A large number of babies,
physically normal and well fed, are
of the restless type though less fran
tic: light sleepers, rarely completely
calm and relaxed, who quiet down
rather exasperatlngly when picked up
or played with. This leads The young
father, who has not spent his day
amid the distracting household rou
tine who may even think he works
harder than his wife to make un
pleasant .remarks about women spoil
ing babies and to take matters r.Tto
his own hands. He roars at the baby
with perhaps a shake or two, then
leaves him to "cry it out," finds that
the "crying out" process lasts indef- j
Inttely, and finally goes outside for a
quiet smoke, leaving his wrought-up I
ladles to retrieve the wreckage.
Such upsets aro critical. If squab
bles over discipline (or anything else)
ore the rule, we need not expect to
find. the calm and peaceful baby In
such a home. For babies are quick
to respond with whining and irrita
bility to the high-tension atmosphere
created by whining and irritable par
ents. Dally we doctors see the vic
ious cycle: nervous parents, fussy
baby, baby's fussmess making par
ents more nervous,, etc. ,
The exceptions wnich we encounter
are positively welcome namely, sen
sible, congenial parents who could
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picking, tecth-grlnding, dlrt-eatlng.
accurately be said not to deserve the i clothes-wetting, bed-wctting, mastur-
screamlng babies that provide the
only disturbance In a household
otherwise entirely penceful.
batlon, or even vomiting.
Now why, in the name of peace,
Is a nervous child? Nothing but good
We come now to consider excessive hard work and real CO-operatlon be-
Irritability In children from two to ' tween those interested can ever an
slx years old: runabout or preschool , swer this question. Mind, wo are not
children. Heaven seems to lie about ' thinking about the mentally defee-
us In our infancy, but many of the ! tive or th morally delinquent child,
acts of early childhood are strongly I Sucn extreme cases require separate
suggestive of quite another place. I consideration. We are thinking only
He Itememlicrs Names
Personally Connally is
.." " :.T . .!mry.r excent when he Is Dsleen. Ho demands nb'. child In other respects quite
ling of a constituent or friend is , to mora tnM1 hl8 shBre ot attention. He normal U We cannot even consider
popular. ;Th Htt, -t-nrt ic rtf thA nrfh oarthv of the nervous, or excessively lrrit-
It should be remembered that a j call him by his first name and mid- ;dls"kes taklnS nftPs- H P above catn!os of symPtoms ln de
nala nerson. whether or not the dlo Initial a valuable asset in the ! cross. He dislikes many of the things ,
makeup of a man in politics." ;n ought to eat. Ho loves to tyran-1 All doctors are familiar with the
Ho Is as popular among members nlze- Small wonder that we parents type of mother who Is thoroughly
of tho house as ho Is In the senate. loolt back on tlle Infancy of our chil-' competent to care for young Infants,
Ho served there 12 years before he tlrcn and 6av wrth .Isaiah "I havo 1 but who seems utterly unable to
moved across tho hill. He never has nourished and brought up children manage older children. The reason Is
lost contact with the house. ' , "nd they have rebelled against me." I plain. She Is no longer automatically
single person, whether or not the
head of a family, Is required to file
a return If his or her net Income for
1031 was $1,500 or mora, regardless
of whether the Income Is nontaxable
by reason of the $3,600 exemption.
predate his performance. If -he can
do It, he is entitled to full credit
for his work. Ventura Freo Press.
in La Grande Monday evening. The Unjversity of Oregon
has a polyphonic choir which, ever since its organization,
has continued to attract the largest crowds to attend any
mnsiftnl pvflnt nn the enmnns. Thfi ornwtri anrl irrmnrtiince the nrosont.nav indm nmimim. t.im
of the movement is also evidenced by the organization of the b"Ji5 ,Z ,m f!
csmauman unoir 01 ios Angeies, wnicn mis engagements in
all the principle cities of the United States.
The novelty of singing without instrumental accompani-
TOont tho apvnrpat tnat nf nnv phniv nrtnpnla otrnno-lv tn CUTTINO ASSESSMENT VALUES
, . , j i i r Kansas and Iowa havo taken dras
audiences who witness it for the first time and watch the tie steps to lessen the cost or govern
ntiniv vesnnnrl tn tho rlhw.tnr liko n svmnhnnv rirnViPHtrn. Tho 'n"1' nntl rctluco taxation, that Ore
1 . , 1 gon might well follow. Both states
Midland choir Consists Of Sixty voices of several tone parts, have made an arbitrary reduction in
instead of the four parts, soprano, alto, tenor, and bass, of h0 "n or real estate and leit
an ordinary choir. ' j moot tho situation by cutting their
These various jarts progress simultaneously according to n1mmuros to m t" B1"8'1M revo"
the rules of counterpoint, and are blended into a marvelously j A special session of the Kansas
complex but harmonious effect of great power under perfect - irc'iuro was called to devise ways
r , 1 i and means to secure additional reve-
control. It is an arduous task to perfect the repertoire of a nuc, and the governor and state tax
polyphonic choir because, since there is no instrumental ac- I commission took the bun by the
. . , , horns by lopping $1150,000,000 off tho
companiment to lend support and cover the weak places, asscBsmont of real estate, u per cent
every note that is sung must be perfect in time and tone. " 1,mn v"lu(08 "ndt,8 'rT
. , , , . , T , , , . , urban property, netting $5,000,000 in
; Polyphonic singing is the purest form of musical rendi- tax cuts, counties! cities and school
tion, and Professor Oscar Lyders, director of the Midland unlets were to adjust their
, . , ... . . . outlay from the decreaso as they
choir, and former soloist m St. Olaf s choir, has won recogni- , pleased,
vtion for. his ability, in training college students to render ,In Iowa ia.ooo.ooo was slashed otr
, ,,,,, T,, . . tho state tax bill by reduction in tho
choruses, chorales, and folk songs with excellent precision state levy and by lowering assess
and finish as well as sympathetic interpretation. He has , mnts 011 cst"t0 ieo.ooo.ooo.
.... 11. -, . . . whllo a newly enacted law compels
built a great choir and is contributing a precious gift to a 6 per cent cut in tho budgets or
In Washington
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the realm of music.
all tax-levying bodies,
Both states warn tho public that
It must cease Its demands on govern
ment and get along with less.' and
urge atvendanco at budget meetings
to enforco reductions. Though sub-
SALES TAX
The two-and-a-quarter per cent sales tax approved by thel
house ways and means committee an approval that is vh I stft"tlnl smshes have been made m
... . i , , , i . i Oregon budgets, there is room for
timlly equivalent to passage by congress has a number of I evCn greater reductions the coming
things to recommend it to the lawmakers. Whether it wins ycnr- A8SCRSment values should be
... .. . ... ' ct and the tnx levy rate remain the
the favor of the taxpayer remains to be seen. Jsamo on the reduced values. saiem
This levy is expected to meet the nation's need for a revefj copitai journal.
nue source less unstable than the income tax has proved to j
be. Tt is in line with the repeated urging of the treasury that
the income tax is an independable source and should bo
supplemented by a more stable producer of revenue.
Advocates of the sales tax believe that trial will prove it
a more popular levy than the income tnx with everybody No- 0
4-u l l i i. e i i WHO IS TUB 1IKAI OF A FAMILY
but the income-tax exempt, a large percentage of whom A taxpayer, though single, who
may console themselves with the knowledge that their cx- "pporta in ono household one or
.... ,. . , ,, - . , j moro relatives over whom he exer-
rmpuuii win uu coniiuuen ay uiu grace oi uie saies tax. ine . ciscs family contr
Hy Herbert lMummer .
WASH INQTON Sena tor Tom Con
nally of Texas twice In his career
has quit the Job he was doing at the
moment to shoulder a gun and go
away to fight In some war. "
Back In 1898, he cut short his law
course at the University of Texas
to join the Second Texas infantry
and fight In the Spanish American
war. He came out of that scrap a
regimental sergeant major.
In 1018 he left his seat In con
gress to serve as a captain and ad
jutant with tho 11th division In the
World war. . j. . ' .
r
Ho is still "Tom." to about every-! Now, there Is nothing abnormal,
body In the house not "senator." 'nothing "nervous" about any of this.
Connally has been a consistent But consider that some of these on
wlnncr In politics. Ho was elected noylng traits have increased, some
to the house six times and defeated thirty, some a hundred fold, and there
thrco men for his scat In. the senate, you have nervots children. These are
the children who are never still a
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK ,j minute; who cant or won't eat; who
.i p can't or won't sleep; who resist and
CHICAGO, Mar. iz (P) (U. S. d. whine at the most moderate request;
A.) Hogs 10,000; steady; 135-170 lbs. who quickly lapse into uncontrollable
$5.00 ($5.10; 180-210 lbs. $4.80$5.00. sobbing or giggling; who are exces
Cattlo 200; compared week ago de- slvely shy or disagreeably forward;
cllne featured all steers of value to who browbeat their smaller corn
sell at $6.00 upward but common panlons and Idolize their larger ones;
kinds at $5.50 downward held up, who have most harrowing night ter
closlng 25 40c higher for week; ex- rors: who. shrink from darkness, soll
tremo top fed steers $8.90; yearilngs tldo or crowds; who carry both af
$8.75; beef cows 60c up; bulls 50 fectlon and resentment to excess;
75c higher; vealers gained $1.60 qp who weep lnconsolably at anything
$2.00." : i resembling a, sad story; who develop
Service In these two ' wars and Sheep 4,000;' for week : fat lambs "aims ox snunng, grimacing, stutter-
yoors of work in congress have''10" signer; sneep boc nigner; cios- miuiiim-buumiik, iiuii-uib-
made of him as thorough a soldier 1"K bulks: better grade lambs $6.75 ln6. air-swallowing, breath-holding,
following feeding instructions. The
cose of morals and of temperament
requires a far more delicate adjust
ment of iove and common sense than
wonder that' bungling management
so often results In the misfits known
as nervous children. No wonder that
the mother receives credit or blamo
for tho results.
Clearly the first essential, as In In
fancy, Is a thorough, pains-taking
history and physical examination by
a physician. For, Mother Eddy to
the contrary, many a child has been
dubbed "high-strung," "nervous,
"Just like his father, who was always
wiry and fidgety," when the whole
trouble has been simply that the
child has oecn feeling bad.
When a child has slight fever,
vogue pains (likely to be miscalled"
growing pains), ,a persistently poor
state of nutrition, due perhaps to
pyelitis or to chronic tonsllltls, what
right have we to expect better be
havior from him; than from ourselves
under like circumstances? How
commonly we see children who begin
to gain "weight and to improve phy
sically, begin also to gain self-respect
and to improve morally and mentally
does that of stomach and bowels. No when physical defects are corrected.
Members of the Union County
Medical society.
C. S. Moore, M. D.
politician.
When ho Is given tho opportunity
to combine the two, as he had the
other day in the senate when ho
lashed out at the crltlcr f Jack Gar
ner, he Is hard to handle,
Able Orator
Thero ore few men In tho Benate
moro striking In appearance than
Connally. Tall, broad of shoulders
and compactly built, he has the
carriage of a man schooled in the
military.
His thrusts the other day at
Moses of New Hampshire " and
Brookhart of Iowa as woll as Repub
licnns in general wero characteris
tically delivered.
Connally was a county prosecut
ing attorney beforo ho came to con
gress and learned then how to taRe
enro of himself In a rough and tiun
blo battle of words. The cracks of
Moses and Brookhart two of the
senoto's most deadly marksmen
$7.25; clippers $0.50; fat ewes $3.50 eye -switching,
$4.00.
head -shaking,
La Grande
G. L. Diggers M. D.
Lee B. Bouvy, M. D.
J. J. D. Haun, M. D.
W. K. Ross, M. D.
Lewa Wilkes Ager, M. D.
,A. L. Richardson, M. D.
F.,;l. Ralston, M. D. r
C. L. Gilstrap, M. D.
C. E. Branner, M. D.
Elgin
Ross C. B. Thornton,
M. D.
Hot Lake
Mark T. Phy, M. D.
W. G. Bishop, M. D.
George Lee, M. D.
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PORTLAND, Mar. 12 W) Llvo
poultry Net buying price: colored
roosters over 2 lbs. 20(g) 22c. Others
unchanged.
Butter, butterfat, eggs, country
meats and mohair, nuts, cascara
bark, hops, onions, potatoes, seed and
new potatoes, wool and hay quota
tions unchanged.
No More moths!'.
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OMAHA, Mnr. 12 VP) (JT. S. D. A.)
Sheep 50; compared week ago:
lnmbs 75c irr $1.00 higher: sheep 60
75c higher: closing bulks: fed wooled
lnmbs $6.75 si 87.00; top $7.25; feed
ing lambs $5.00$5.05.
I,IVi;iU'OOI, WHEAT
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Facts
Park J. "White
Those of us whose business it Is
to listen to parents' talcs of woo
about their children havo come to
expect nearly all children to be ac
cused sooner or later of nervousness.
Now, if by nervousness we mean ac
tivity. I mix willing to grant that all
normal children are nervous.
It Is when normal activity becomes
intolerably annoying to grownups
that they are likely to exclaim in
helpless anger that tho child is ner
vous thus making matters far worse,
as we shall see. Moreover, it is sad
ol, Is tho head of a trn ,1,,.
Qualities of sales tax which make for nomiluritv fcomnarecl ''"H. entitled to the same ex-
finds "nervous rliilri' a dint-newts nt
M-ilh other taxes) are its equal distribution among all con-; SET " Mm ZTL
SUmers, its low rate and the indirect method of Collecting it. ! crp,m lor cnch pe"ent. For ex- ;imost n8 8atisfaetory as malaria or : "normality to be found, the yelling
Like the gasoline tax it is quickly forgotten by the con- CneF household n aged mother and ptr "Pnf,
SUmer. j daughter 17 years old is entitled to branding innocent children as ner-
If thp Pvnm-imonf with fh qmIoq i-.v w QiiPrnfnl Ihn '? cxcmntlon of :t-500 na the nciui vous, we must hasten to describe the
II tne expeiimcilt Willi the SalCS Ul US SUCCCSStUi, the ; of a family, plus a credit of $400 for child who wnlly l nervous the child
importance of the federal income tax is likely further to Cltcn iMdont. n total or 4,aoo. The who ls to b0 he obJcct of our dls-
diminish, possibly to disappear.
ness. The averogo Infant, properly
breast-fed, well supplied with fresh
air, not too much Interfered with,
will usually bo found asleep or bliss
fully staring Into space, and the rela
tives will boast that they "don't know
thero's a baby In the house."
Contrast this picture of peace and
contentment with that of the baby
who lives down the street. At the oge
of two months ho has already had a
stormy career. He screams and twists
and kicks most of tho day and well
into the night. He has long ago ex
hausted his mother's patience as well
as her milk supply. He has been of
fered every known food, canned and
otherwise. Finally, even with proper
reeding and regime, with no physical
and restlessness continue. He Is a
Having protested thus early against ! ncrvous bnby- In fnct such ft bty
: The actor who has appeared in the role of a lunatic in his
last four plays is evidently wild about his work.
Uther Papers
! mugnzine. "Except In n few Instances '
i tho names nf tho nrtlsUs or the names , ency may exist.
"eim, nowaver. noes noi appiy ; cusslon. The general condition may
to tne wiro or htisDnnd or n mxpnyer. be dptlned In two words: abnormal
though one mny bo totnlly dependent irritability, that ls. abnormal response
Ux)ii the other. 'to ordlnnrv stimuli. Thero nrc nil de
Several factors aro Involved In de-:Br0C3 or lti nnd lt vnrles TClth the
tcrmlnlng whether n person who files B(, or the chlld Detnlts will there
a return as the head of a family Is ,orc bc Klvrn tor ttuterent ages. Some
to bo thus classified. The element jVCrv few are born ncrvous. Others
of either legnl or flnnnclnl depend- ln latcr ntc achieve nervousness,
encv mov exist, A taxnaver vho rti,nro ti,- ...nin,...
- -0 supports in ins nome minor ness thrust upon them.
ncwspniier readers. ron m. wlu,m he exercises family Aro thcro su(.h crt.tUres as ner-
Artlsts and orchestras havo wel- control Is clnsslflcd ns tho heart of I Vow Infants? Thero are. But. thnnks
coined this newspaper polity with!" fnmlly, even thougll the children to tho Divinity that shapes our bo-
shouts of joy. If Virginia Hra builds "" " """ "r'r gmnlngs. such Infnnts nro decidedly
! ' sufficient for their maintenance. H exceptional It must bo said thst. '
, up a repuuttlon under her own name. no does nol Upport them, by reason whether they bo Jew or Gentile
TUB ARTIST'S DILEMMA I !"'. .Z i. i,3 . ,,. h f own lncomc- but whether they bo bond or free, the
A radio maKar.ln, c.eve,d. : J Zy f l J X T S TT", X, ' b"blM "rc
Ohio, bewails the refusal of tl : S. .L to L beSrS ' ? ?' much like puppies or Itlttens: quiet
The New yoric papers go so far reward, hereof which are rightfully ,0" exe'Xuon Z tZ hJll !,h ro aUrv be" to
"e Z Ol w ?T'r,B I T 'I 0f fnmlly " n"0N1' ",v",od ,h0 PhJctatHS; error mleed!
.. -hf.? v proRr"m DS Virginia Radio listeners should know that Individual ls financially dependent, lug. to too much doslnit with Datent
wnicn happens to be the real 1 In most
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