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Monday, JVlarch 21, 1932
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LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, ORE.
with the arts, and worship at the shrines of genius on the
salaries paid them ?
Need any more be said than that every increase in teach
ing salaries has been accompanied by an appreciable rise in
teaching standards?
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Lot all thoHe that seek thee rejoice and he glad in thee':
!'Ict such as love thy salvation say continually, Thy Lord be
'magnified. Psalm 40: 16.
NAVAL STRENGTH
At the conferences for the limitation of armaments, which
were held in Washington in 1922 and in London in 1930,
the United Stajes and the other powers participating agreed
upon dertain ratios of naval strength, but the United States
"has never built up its navy, to the ratio allowed by the
treaties. . ! ''
Our navy, therefore, is not equal to that of Gi'eat Britain,
nor is it as much superior to that of Japan as we have the
right to make it. Those facts have been viewed with 'alarm,
by many politicians, 'militarists, and goveiimient officials
during the past year or so, and in December Senator Hale
introduced a bill to authorize the President to build up our.
naval armament to the full strength permitted by the treaties,
and to authorize Congress to make the necessary appropria
tions. , . : i '
Last month the senate naval committee reported its opin
ion that the passage of Hale's bill, "would have a stabilizing
effect on world affairs." But there, seems to be room for
' doubt as to the wisdom of that report. ,
In the first place, the United States on November 16, 1981
j 'agreed ' to a one-ycai: Arnmnients . Truce involving fifty
nation's including all the great powers. In that truce we
? agreed "to refrain from any measure involving ah increase
' in armaments" during a period of one year.t The truce was
sponsored by the League of Nations Assembly for the speci
fic purpose of paving the-way for positive results in the
'General Disarmament Conference which is now in session-.
Hale's naval bill would be a deliberate violation of our agree
ment. It is difficult to understand, in the second place, just how
such a bill would have "a stabilizing effect on world af fairs. ,v
If our Congress authorizes increased naval strength iii
violation of our agreement, arid while our representatives in
Geneva are struggling for reduction - other nations will
have excellent cause to doubt our sincerity. Such confidence
and good will as now exists would be destroyed, the con
ferencewould result in failure, and international competition
in armaments would be resumed at an appalling rate.
Furthermore Hale's naval bill would involve' an expendi
ture of nearly a billion dollars at a time when the nation is
struggling to stein the tide uf a treasury deficit, and the
people are crying for relief from taxation. The tJriited States
is already spending 161 per cent more money for past aiid
future wars than in any previous peace time era. Senator
Hale seems to ignore the cold facts in the case.
Of course, he has inserted a clause which would empower
the president to suspend any or all construction authorized
by the act in the event of aity Subsequent agreement for
further limitations of arm;ametit. But if his bill is meant
as a mere warning to other nations and with hd expectations
of actual construction, it is dangerous legislation, for it
would open the way to make large appropriations without
full consideration at any later date when" circumstances may
have changed completely.
.VAHVKL POST RATES
INCKKAHRf)
The most sensible thing that has
bcon done In connection with pout
office finances In a generation was
allowing the increase In parcel post
rates -finked for by Postmaster Gen
eral :Brqwn. These new rates ore
still low enough but will bring an
added 'revenue to the department
of $18,000,000 bndly needed to
carry on tho work.
There Is no reason why the post
I office department should be run as
eleemosynary institution, wny snouia
a rural carrier go to the country 30
miles, pick up a parcel and send It
to Portland 150 miles where It will
bo dollvcrotl by a city carrier the
whole transaction costing the mailer
a -nickel? Thero Isn't any senso In
It. When this thing was put over It
was argued that a market would
thus be furnished for the farmer
and tho consumer would be ablo to
buy cheaper. Neither has benefited
but on tho contrary each has had
to pay more taxes to make up the
deficit. If the same parcel had been'
mailed nt tho post office It would
have cost seven cents, but If a rural
carrier goes out after It the price Is
rtduced nearly 30 per centl Why?
Ch, congress was at Its usual occu
pation of angling for the farmer
vote. If congress would turn the
post office department ovor to the
post master general to run without
Interference and give him ' carte
blanche to make rules, rates and
regulations, ho would soon pull It
out of the red.
Why" sjjould weekly) newspapers,
for Instance, bo allowed a free mail
ing privilege In the county in which
ithey are printed Thero Isn't any
reason, but, because the custom was
etarted away back In the beginning
of the government when it was
thought good policy to reach tho
people with Information, the thing
is still continued long after tho rea
son has disappeared because no con
gressman wants to offend his old
home paper.
Wo grumble a good deal about
taxes, but most of them are tho re
sult of our own political folly Cor
vallls Gazette -Times.
TIMK TO CALL A HALT
Tho highway commission will prob
ably soon discontinue Its emergency
relief road work, now that the winter
Is about over? It should, for the
taxpayer only receives about 25 conts
on the dollar In highway construc
tion. The commission has already
.spent nearly a million and a half
dollars to provldo relief work and It
has done moro than Its share It
has had to carry the burden almost
alone, for other agencies have done
little or nothing while the millstone
of debt has been Increased for future
payment.
The growing difficulty of disposing
of securities Is sufficient warning that
the tlmo has come to curtail expendi
tures. This Is realized all over the
state save In Portland, where the
city seokn to evade Its own respon
sibilities by unloading on the high
way commission. Unless the high
way commission lives within Kb In
come, its bonds, like those of dls-
i trlcts, counties and municipalities
immersed In a vortex of tlobt, will
bo unmarketable. -
As long an the state will provide.
It will havo to, for the Individual
will shirk his own responsibility In
expectation of paternalistic caro. But
there must come an end to It event
ually or bankruptcy t will Impend.
I iicru m-vur wn miy juautu m unliv
ing one ciass oi taxpayers, wo moiur
vehicle owners, bear the entire bur
den of caring for the unemployed
Salem Capital Journal. -
tho Norrls heart and are among the
most far-reaching pieces of legisla
tion ever enacted by congress, have
been approved this session.
'
Wins Long Fight
Tho first was the famous "lame
I duck" bill the constitutional amend
ment which wilt be submitted to the
states calling for a change In the In
auguration date for presidents and
sessions of congress.
Years of battling and disappoint
ments for Norrls came to an end with
tho passage of this bill. Repeatedly
he had gotten a favorable vote for .
the' measure In the senate only to.
have It die in the house. A few weeks !
ago, however, the house, too, swung
into nne. -
His second major victory was' with
the antl-lnjunctlon bill. Norrls has
been fighting for this measure for the
past eight years. At times chances of
Victory looked almost hopeless, but
he continued his fight until victory
was his.
One other victory for Norrls this
session passage of his bill for gov
ernment operation of Musclo Shoals
would enable him to see written Into
law perhaps three as Important
measures ever to pass congress.
Whether his luck holds up that far
must yet be determined.
Relentless Battler
It must make the heart of Norrls
feel good to see at this late date con
gress come around to a way of think
ing he has followed for so long.
Only seven of his colleagues In the
senate voted against his "lame duck"
bill. Only five refused to go along
with him on the antl-lnjunctlon
legislation.
Since that memorable fight In 1010,
when he led a fight to strip "Uncle
Joe" Cannon of some of his power as
speaker of the house, Norrls has been
relontless in his battles against po
litical organization of the machine
variety.
Thero has been little romance
about Norrls' fighting. Fame, money
or social prcstlgo aro not the things
which appeal to him os a senator
He'll battle any tlmo for a con
viction, i
OPTIMISM .TO
RULE SPRING
OPENING HERE
(Continued From Pago One)
devoted to tho new styles in cloth
ing and furnishings.
Continuation of the present fair
weather is expected to result In a
huge crowd, not only from La Grando I
but from nearby points from every
portion of La Grande's natural shop
ping territory.
GRALAPP TAKES
PRINCIPALSHIP
school basketball championship team.
Mr. Gralapp was appointed princi
pal at a recent meotlng of the school
board when Mr. Towler's resignation
was accepted.
Arthur E. Wight, of Lebanon, Ore..
arrived here yesterday and succeeded
Mr. Gralapp today as head of the sci
ence department.
Coach Ira Wood Id called a meeting
of track and football men this morn
ing and practice will begin this af
ternoon, with tho football men work
ing out simultaneously with the
track men. Tho spring grid practlco
will continue for two or three weeks,
and wind up probably with a gome
between tho seniors ond the other
under-graduotes.
The first week or two of track work
will be spent -largely In getting into
condition for the strenuous competi
tion that will begin In April.
t'NDERPAItf
Tho "typical" woman teacher is the subject of a study by
Touchers College of Columbia University and the verdict
rendered therefrom is not es'jecially reassuring' from either
the academic or the public's point of View. "
This survey, said to be the most comprehensive ever made,
found among other things that the average woman teacher
is thoroughly provincial, uninformed and comparatively un
interested in the recognized arts; casual in her reading
habits and more likely to have access to a family automobile
than a decent private library; having only a second-hand
acquaintance with the achievements of genius, derived from
the motion pictures and the local literary society; and having
a family which enjoys an average income of $1331 a year,
which is, perhaps, enough to account for much of the other
conditions in the case.
If these things are true, why? Much has been said of the
importance of the woman teacher, whose share in the educa
tional processes is focused on the formative, and consequently
critical, years of childhood. Too little attention has been
paid to her competence and training and to making it pos
sible for her to measure up to. the full magnitude of her job.
Can the public expect teachers to I ravel extensively, study
intensively, gather adequate libraries, acquaint themselves
(iKHMANY SHOWS FHIKNOI.Y
SPIRIT
It was Interesting to rend tho re
cent cable dispatches telling or the
elabornte celebration which tho Oer
mnn government hold to commemor
ate the bl-centcnnlal year of George
Washington's birth.
Tho ceremonies were held In the
historic Reichstag under the patron
age of President von Hindcnburg.
Chancellor Bruenlng delivered the
chief address, tho stars and stripes
were abundantly displayed and a
German military band played "The
Star-spangled Banner" the first
tlmo that tune ever sounded' in those
halls.
This woutd seem to Indicate that
tho bitterness of World War days Is
abotit forgotten, as far ns Germany
and America are concerned. The
traditional friendship between the
two nations, tragically Interrupted by
the war-madness of the last llohen
r.ollern. has been resumed. Let us
hope that It will never again be
broken. Klamath Palls Eevenlng
Herald.
In Washington
!iy Herbert Plmnmer
WASHINGTON Things are break
tng right "on the hill" these days for
that veteran whcelhorse of politics in
(the senate George Norrls of Ne
braska
He has been fighting long and
hard, and some of the time almost
( single-handedly, for various kinds of
, worm in government. Ana now at
th? ape of 71, with almost three de
, cades! of congressional service behind
vhim. he is reaping some of the bene'
fits of those years of fighting.
"Old George," as he Is affection
(Continued Prom Pago One)
WOMEN DEFENDING
CHURCHES SLAIN
(Continued from Page One)
Buturaga. where the soldiers wero
destroying religious emblems.
Thero were reports, too,, that sev
eral peasants from the Ukrainian
village of Schlotlaga tried to escape
with their families across the Dnies
ter by hiding their wives and chil
dren In barrels and driving down
along the river bank as though they
intended to get water out through
holes in the Ice.
When the coast was - clear they
would whip up their horses and race
across the ice to the -Rumanian
shore. One wagon was said to have
reached Rumania but the others
wero reported to have been inter
cepted and tho occupants shot.
New reports of an uprising in the
Ukraine were circulating here today.
The reports were unverified, but
they came from the Bessarabian bor
der and said the 282d soviet infantry
regiment refused to fire on a group
of revolting peasants, following which
a number of tho soldiers were exe
cuted for mutiny.
In order to prevent further escape
of Ukrainian peasants across the
Dniester river Into Rumania, the re
ports said, a two-kilometer zone has
been established along the Russian
side of the river, under a state of
siege, and orders have been issued
to shoot on sight any civilians found
within the rone.
Reports frequently come from, the
Rumanian frontier of violence seen
across the river in the Ukraine. Gen
erally the stories tell how refugees,
fleeing across the frozen river are
overtaken and shot by the soviet
frontier guard.
The destruction of churches or
their conversion to other uses in
Russia is a familiar story.
Last year the cathedral of the Re
deemer. Moscow's largest church, wns
i aniiuiiieu in iiihkp room inr n import.
i ately known, may yet point to this , modern strurtum to h knnnm a
sslon of the 72nd congress as his tne palace of the Soviets. The Kazan
.mm auiTPSMiii one. nmi it mi cathedral nt Leningrad 1 to he con
jluvn In every one since the 69th. verted Into the lawst nnU -religions
Two bills, which He very close to museum in soviet Russia.
TUESDAY ' NIGHT MAR,; .21
Come down town Tiifi'sda.v n e-ht and see for yourself displays of correct Spring
apparel for men and women who take pride in their appearance, and again we .
remind you with our slogan "Because It's Better at Falk's, It's Cheaper Not
LIVING MODELS
Hosiery and shoes will be shown on La Grande's prettiest feet and limbs in our windows at 8 p. m. Bi
horp and see wh'at'H npur fnv 10?.! '
j f':
jit ltl- til 1
---from the crown pf her hat to
7 the tips of her shoes, she
knows she's dressed correctly
if it comes from Fall's . . .
her HAT
should be from tb& favored straws such as Montelupo, sharkskin or
--.cello In such colors as beige, mandarin, Nassau blue and black-
You'll find tho most exclusive
patterns from
$7.50 to $11.75
her FROCK
should have rising waistlines, slimmer skirts and the lengths should
bo frorn B to 9 inches from the floor Most popular for spring are
tne various wues, beige, reds ana greens
beautiful Selection how shdwh at
$10 , $25
her COAT
must havo a military air tlie, sloovds and lapols have -unusual treat- "
ments shoulders are- broad the materials are delightfully soft
rough fabrics but best of all you'll like 1 AJ A fijlft f A
the moderate prices J)J.U to vlviUv
her GLOVES
should be in a shade to match her hose with pigskin; mesh and fab
rics for sports and washable capes in sllp-on styles for afternoon
Colors are white, tan and brown with aa AC
contrasting trims priced from PJLU V to 7Mf9
her HOSE
will be .gchoi-nlly lighter In tone the new shades being promennde'
beige, French' gr'ego. Revelry and Jubilee fheer chiffons, Servl'cq,
Eoml-servicb and me;h Phoenix and to 4 - A A Alk )til
Kayser, priced from Aivv to Jliv V
her SHOES
if for sport should be of elk In light shades or two tone comblhotioriB
for afternoon or evening, sandal type pumps and smart ties with
heels ranging from military to spike favored colors are beige, almora
brown: dark brown, admiralty blue, block silk kid and black kid and
patent combinations QH fZ dlCA
priced from . Jp-ft.ttf to tlX.vU
her PURSE
should bo of the new rough grain leathers, gleaming patent or silk in
varied colors to match the costume fashion smiles on tho large
flat style for spring, IP-f A A A M tlB
priced from $1.1111 to $4.f D
her NECKLACE
for the afternoon ensemble should bo colorful and harmonising but
for evening vshoiUd be dainty rose quartz, amber coral. iad or unnrk-
wjrai-ti Huyu assortment
$1.00 o $4.95
"Set the Spring bpening Windows"
Jackson County
Bank iransfers
To IstNational
MEDPORD. Ore- Mar. 21 (WFol-
lowing heavy withdrawals of deposits,
attributed by state banking officials
to a "whispering campaign," the
Jackson County bank ttoday volun
tarily transferred its accounts to the
First National bank of Nfedford on
waivers of deposits.
Waivers totaling $257,000 were
signed Sunday and the First National
today assumed the obligation to pay
half of the deposit liability.
The Jackson County bank, with
deposits of over a million dollars,
had been subject to withdrawals
Sat unlay and resulted In the calling
cf A. A. Schramm, state bank superintendent.
RELAY: CARNIVAL iLANNED
VANCOUVER, Wash., Mar. 21 W)
An invitation to participate In Van
couver high school's seventh annual
relay carnival Apr. 16 has been ex
tended to 48 Washington and Oregon
high schools. ( ,
Oregon schools Invited Include
Chemawa Indians, McMimjvllle, For
est Orf.-e. Cor va Ills. Eugene. Oregon
City. St. Helens, Rainier, Astoria, Sa
lem. Hood River. West Linn and all
Portland high schools.
Prices dropped slightly at Chicago.
Shipping markets were generally dull
although Yakima reported steady
trading at prices mostly $14 a ton.
The terminal market was steady.
Chicago was steady, and quotations
lower with Idahos at $1.35$ $1.45. On
the Los Aneeles market thr .
I too few sales to -establish a price, and
can rrancisco was steady and un
Bill Terry, giant first baseman, has
a desire to try out In the movies,
say his Memphis friends.
POTATO MARKET
CORVALLIS, Mar. 21 iJf) The po
tato markets opened the week mostly
steady with San Francisco maintain
ing quotations unchanged from the
peak reached In the recent rise, ac
cording to the O. S. C. extension ser
vice and the U. S. D. A. bureau of
agricultural economics.
HOUSE VOTES t
moratorium
on Irrigation
(Continued From Page One)
would defer payments oi W.OOO.OOO to
tne reclamation fund.
HAY SCARCE
PORTLAND, Mar. 31 W) choice
sorts of hay arei very scarce according
to a late survey of the situation.
There te a rise of 60c ton in the buy
ing price of the better grade alfalfa
at $15.50 but other grades are un
changed and as low ..as 14. Best
vetch is also up 60c ton at 13 with
Eastern Oregon timothy of fancy
grade showing a like rise at $19 ton.
There was no change In Willamette
valley timothy.
COMPROMISE EXPECTED
WASHINGTON". Mar. SI W - I"
dlcatlons that house party lead"5
aria anti-sales tax chieftains may
reach a compromise on the revenus
bill were seen today with the an
nouncement of Representative L
guardia (B., N. T.) that If
clothing and medicines were exempted
from the sales levy hla fundamental
objections to the bill would be re
moved. .
Hockey on roller skates is one
of
tho most popular winter sports m
Decatur, 111.
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