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COLOR IMPORTANT
IN FURNISHINGS
Give Hints For Home Dec
orators; Prevailing Light,
fyfupt Cpnsidei-ed.
When furnishing a home there are
numerous details to which the dec
orator must give attention, among
. . them color harmonics, grouping of
furniture and Uveableness. Subse
quent to the "Brownstone" period
there has been a natural reaction in
favor of bright colors, and now fur
niture and drapes are, striking the
happy medium of more subdued col
ors, bleuding with the rugs, pictures
and furntlure.
Before selecting the furnishings for
n room the decorator should take
into consideration the prevailing light
In the rooms, since the room fac
ing the north and west will need an
entirely different color scheme from
another facing south, und west.
Groupings Effective-
The ensemble plan, the clever
grouping of furniture, lends Itself to
comfortable effects. A large easy
chair looks doubly inviting when it
has a bridge lamp at its back ready
to be snapped on for reading, a cof
fee table on one side and a maga
zine rack on the other. Coffee ta
bles are coming into their own, and
every divan should have a coffee
table in Its immediate vicinity. As
spring approaches a big bay window
with an upholstered davenport filling
it is appealing. Place a walnut cof
fee table set with a pewter service
toward the right end of the daven
port, a clgaret table at the left arm
of the davenport, and nearby, a lamp
; for evening hours.
Chests of drawers are being sold
by furniture dealers, and they are
- no longer kept in the attic for stow
away boxes, but are displayed prom
inently In the living room and form
the center for an attractive orna
mental group. For a corner group it
is suggested that a Queen Anne
chair be placed near the corner with
a lamp Just buck of It. At the left
of the chair along the wall put a
secretary desk. On the shelf of the
desk have a small lamp, with the
other desk things. On the other
wall, at the right of the chair, a
low set of open book shelves may be
placed most conveniently.
The stiff period when the "parlor"
was kept for Sunday and opened to
the world at large only on very spe
cial occuslons, has definitely passed
except in rare enscs, and now the
AMERICAN ORIENTAL
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history
home is entirely liveable, with com
fortable furniture, convenient ar
rangements and interesting patterns,
conducive to the long evenings at
home which everyone dreams of but
few attain.
Oregonians Pay
$442,252 To U. S.
In Income Taxes
PORTLAND, Ore.. Mar. 21 (P)
Incomes In Oregon in 1031 netted the
government $442,252 In federal In
come taxes, Clyde O. Huntley, col
lector of Internal revenue, announced
Saturday.
Taxes collected last year for 1930
amounted to $815,836, or 9373.584
more than was collected this year.
There were 32,185 returns filed this
year as compared to 36,037 last year
Including both taxable and non-tax-ablo
incomes. ,
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VOl.UE HALT GOLD MINING
' IN AUHTKAMAN CITY STKEET
BENDIGO, Australia W) Police
here were startled when two young
men with stiff brooms began sweep
ing a street, but they didn't do any
thing about it until they found the
energetic pair cradling the dust and
getting gold I ' .
The road anoarentlv had been sur
faced with crushed rock containing
pay ore.
The police stopped the urban pros
pectors under a law which makes It
an offense to remove the surface of
carriage roads.
OSLO TO GET MNKIt FLATS
OSLA JP) A local syndicate Is
dickering for the 20,000-ton liner
Carman la, scheduled to be disman
tled, with the idea of mooring her to
a quay and renting cabins to small
families and bachelors. There would
be room for 2,000 people.
MIHHOIt I'MEI) TO HKMOVB
HITCH IN ItATTICIfS HWINO
CINCINNATI, O. OP) Taking a
leaf from the book of rowing
coaches, tennis players and other
athletes who used a mirror to re
move faults in their technique, Man
ager Dan Howley of the Cincinnati
Reds thinks he has Improved one
of his bettors.
Estel Crab tree, one of Cincinnati's
best men In the outfield, batted
under .300 last year. Although his
speed kept him In the lineup, a
hitch In his batting swing pre
vented him being of great offensive
value.
Try as ho could, Crabtree couldn't
get rid of the hitch. Then Manager
Howley bought a mirror and told
his outfielder to practice before it
all winter. Now Crabtree reports
that the hitch has disappeared.
Spring Showing
have you seen rugs as beautiful as these! Such coloring:!
Such magnificent oriental designs!
- only $100 for the 9' x 12' size!
"TUB MOST 1MITATK1)
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Four Floors of
HOW NATION'S
By Itobert Talley
(NEA Service Writer)
(Copyright, 1932, NEA Service, Inc.)
PORT MADISON, Iowa. Mar. 21
The average man Is still making
money In these days of depression,
but not as much as he used to.
He thinks business Is Improving
everything considered and believes
that we are' merely going through a
period of reconstruction which, in
the end, will mean the return of
AVERAGE X , M
. MAN X4
Itby L. Gray, proprietor of n Fort
shown at left a hove, was selected
representative average 11111 it of (he
miur ut his views on things during
And now at the lowest pi
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LA GRANDE EVENING? OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, ORE.
"AVERAGE MAN"
IS MEETING THE DEPRESSION
prosperity, but on a different level.
He doesn't think Hoover can be
re-elected this year, because he sees
the people in the mood for a change
at Washington.
He thinks the Democratic nomi
nee who will likely be our next
president will be some "dark horse"
who has not yet been mentioned,
preferably a man of the Theodore
Roosevelt type.
Such are the present views of Roy
STILL MAKING MONV DURING
DPQSSIOU, BUT NOT AS MUCH
Madison, Iown, clothing
(luring boom days1 cs thu
United HtuteH. Sketches
store,
reitlly
ft how
the les rosy period of
today.
r-
Such silky
ices in their
SEES DEFEAT TS&SORwff
1 Fa? Hoovee p;P?5c
L. Gray, proprietor of a Fort Madison
clothing and furnishing store, -whd
four years ago became nationally fa
mous when he was chosen by a lead
ing magazine as the United States'
most typical "average man." Out of
all the 120.000,000 persons who make
up this nation from New York to
San Francisco, he was selected as
the nearest human approach to that
mythical figure to whom politicians
look for their votes, to whom bus
iness looks for customers and for
whom editors plan their newspapers,
Seeking the answer to the question
of what the average man in this
country is thinking about today, I
came to Fort Madison to Interview
Mr, Gray. I found him behind the
counter of his clothing store on the
town's main business street, getting
reaay ior me aay s trade.
"How's business?" I asked the
average man.
"My business is good, considering
mis so-cauea expression," Mr. Gray
replied. "I have never figured this
period exactly a depression as I see
It, we are going through a period
of reconstruction, getting back to
unuing a level where we will stay.
But I don't believe this bunk about
prosperity being right around the
corner; I think Improvement will be
gradual. But it Is coming now, grad
ually." ...
"What do you think of Hoover's
chances for re-election?" I asked.
' "Well," he replied, "I'm registered
as a Republican, but I believe this
election will see a change In party.
I'm not criticizing Mr. Hoover, but
when times are bad people Just nat
urally will want a change. I think
Mr. Hoover has done as much as. any
man could do under similar condi
tions, but conditions are against
him.', . . . " .
,-
. "Who's going to be the Democratic
nominee?" .was the next question.
"I think the Democratic cnomtneo
will be some man who has not yet
been mentioned;"- Mr. (Qray replied.
"I don't thinto-it will be. Franklin D.
Roosevel);, ''Alfalfa Bill? Murray or
anybody, like .that, but some idark
horse' who will- sweep the Chicago
convention. He should be. a type of
man like Theodore Roosevelt; that's
what this country needs today, a real
leader'. . , . uy.-::,- -
"What do you think of the Jap
anese aggression In Shanghai?"
-"I -think the Japanese, are: going
too far. They are -trying to sell thoir
goods to China swith n ibayonet.; They
are overdoing it. . . :They. will losa by
it in the end.' ':,o. v.ji .v.
"What about the proposal to can
cel the war debts?" ,v,..
"In my personal view, these debts
should be paid, but there aro other
things thatnmay enter .into. it. - For
instances -there 'ts" the. question as to
whether they can :be oolleoted.t It
Is beyond' my knowledge i:ot condi
tions if or: me to.; attempt to answer
Just how things would work out if
an attempt was made to rforce col
lection." r:v.-u: v.- t;-,.;
"To what extent docs an average
man read 'the newspapers?" . .
"T first' read the headlines to find
things am Interested In.. Then when
I find a story I am interested ln, -I
rend it nil the way. through.'1 here-
plted.i' "Oil' the-. average,, though, I
would say-' that of 20 stories I .read
only three or four, . getting my in
formation on- the rest from the head
lines." :: : : : ;:V;.. '.. . i
Mr. Gray, the "average man," seems
averngo iin olL respects.. He1 lives in
what Is about the average; town,-his
clothing store is about-the . average
clothing store to bo found in a town
of this size, his mode of illvlng is
about the average, his family Is of
the average size. It consists of his
wife and two children: Dick, 13,' and
Sue, 8. : V ; ;; I, ... I
I asked him what he planned to
make of his son,' Dick, now in the
eighth grade at an average school, u-
"I'm not going to try to make
anything of him, but let him . do
that for himself. , He is greatly en
thused over aviation and' wants to
be a pilot." ' .. ;
"Would you have any objection to
your son becoming an airplane
pilot?" : -V. :-,:v., ,;v
"Not If he Is properly trained for
thovjob. I think aviation offers a
big future to boys. He's been up In
a plane several times already and is
wild about It, As for myself, I have
never been- aloft." !. :i :i
"What about your little girl?"
"Oh, she's Just an average- eight-year-old
girl. Takes a lot of inter
est in-curls. That's about all I
can say." ,
Reverting to business, Mr. Gary
said he has reduced his prices, Just
the same as other clothing mer
chants. On the average, the reduc
tion in his suits during the pnst two
years has been from about $33 to
about '$26. Other merchandise in
his store has been reduced propor
tionately. Mr. Gray is not buying a new car
this year. He is now driving a two-year-old
Bulck. He says he figures
that will do him for another year.
He owns his home, so he doesn't
have to worry about asking the land
lord to reduce his rent.
POLISH IIAVKN FOIt ,11-; SI' ITS
LWOW, Poland (jP) Sanctuary for
two dozen of the. Jesuit priests ex
pelled from Spain was found near
here in a colony maintained by the
Slleslan branch of the order.
HAPPY, TEX., CITIZENS HAPPY
HAPPY, Tex. (AV-Thts Texas town
Is living up to Its name so far as
the taxpayers are concerned . The
auditor's recent report showed a
profit of 8U.000 for 1931.
THEY SANG WITH O. HENRY
BELTON, Tex. JD Two members
of the famous O. Henry quartet, or
ganised by the short story writer, are
still alive and active. They are B. H.
Ed m oris ton of Morgantown, W. Va..
and C. E. Hillyer of Belton.
Montana School of Mines gave a
six-week prospectors course this
winter, that attracted men from
many walks of life. Including a
blacksmith, an embalmer and a 1
clairvoyant.
Menus Of The
Day
By Mrs. Alexander George
CHESS TARTS FOB LIXCHKOX
Breakfast
Orange Juice
Cooked Wheat Cereal and Cream
Buttered Toast Coffee
Milk
Luncheon
Celery Soup ' '' Crackers
Chess Tarts Tea
Dinner
Salmon Loaf Escalloped Potatoes
Buttered Turnips
Bread Butter
Celery"
Apple Pudding Creamy Sauce
) Coffee ...
Chess Tarts i
54 cup butter
1 cup sugar .
2 eggs, beaten
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 cup chopped dates
cup nuts
Cream the butter until soft. Add
the sugar and beat until creamy.
Add the eggs and beat well. Add the
rest of the Ingredients. Pour Into
shallow muffin pans which have been
lined with pastry. Bake 30 min
utes In a moderate oven. Serve cold
and top with 'whipped cream. These
are very rich.
Apple Pudding
3 cups sliced apples ,
1 cup sugar
2 teaspoons cinnamon
'S teaspoon cloves
1 cup- water
4 tablespoons butter
Mix the Ingredients and pour Into
a shallow baking dish. Cover with
a crust. i.
Crust
2 cups flour .:
1 tablespoon baking powder
lA teaspoon salt
5 tablespoons fat
'A cup milk.
Mix flour, baking powder and salt.
Cut in fat with knife. Add milk
slowly. Pat out soft dough and fit
over top ol apple mixture. Make
four holes in top to allow stenm to
6scape. Bake 36 minutes In moderate-oven.
Serve warm.
Iowa is the nation's leader in nnn.
corn production
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OSLO, Norway Sonja Henle,
world and Olympic skating champion
has "find her amateur license restored.
She was recently denied permission
to skate as an offlclnl representative
of Norway until certain matters in
connection with her amateur status
was clarified.
This has been done, with the re
sult of complete acqulttol of viola
tion of amateur rules for Miss Henie.
FAME FLITS: OSI.Y S10 IX
-CHU.EAX MEMORIAL FL'XI)
c..iWin r!hii (m Students
of the National University of Chile
know how. fleeting is lame.
When the students Initiated the
civil uprising that saw, an end to
the Ibanez regime last July, the prov
inces went wild with Joy and in the
. n..A.n n nubile nubscrintion
WWII Ul uuvft i
was started for a monument in their
honor.
The treasurer of the funds says the
idsa has been forgotten, and he has
handed 10, all. that was given, to a
hospital.
IIOLLEKS 1IEFOKP. UK'S HIT
DALLAS, Tex. m The Dallas
Steers can't understond "Hank"
Bonura, hard-hitting first baseman.
Bonura recently wrote the club
nrionnK that he nrobably
wouldn't come to terms. His con-1
tract hadn't been maueu wneu ms
letter arrived.
I'ETHOI.I.E A HOCKEY FAX
DULUTH. Minn. (IP) Billy Pe
tniin Rimn Rvnress." who is
campaigning for the world's light
weight and welterweight boxing
titles, Is one 01 me most uiui-ui.
hncknv fans in DulUth. Minn. He
never misses a gnme when he Is at
home.
HOT" IXII'OltMS FOR HEAt'MOXT
BEAUMONT. Tex. (IP) After n vote
of fans was taken, home uniforms
for the Beaumont club of the Texas
league were selected with red pants,
white shirts, red caps and white
stockings with a two-inch red stripe.
An 81-year-old negro hos started
his 25th term as town clerk at Ca
diz, Ohio.
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When You Step Out
on EASTER Morning
That's the occasion when you want your clothes to reflect the cnirlt
of the day. You con make that a certainty by purchasing your next
Suit here. We've crowded a lot of style and quality Into those suits and
squeezed the price down to the scantiest margin of profit.
ooi.i) noxn si its s;o - s;2..-n
HAliT, sril.M'FNKIt MAHX $15 TO S.I1UHI
I.KK, MAI.I.OHY mill STKTSOX HATS
HOSTOXIAX SIIOKS
Monday, March 21. 1939;
SOX OF BIQ LEAGUE IIMP
SHINES O.N TROPIN LINE t
LOS ANGELES IP) Al Hlld.w..
is stirring up considerable comm.n, L
this vear as third basemn ' ?.nV
University of Southern OalUorni! '
baseball' team. - . ; lai
Of course whatever Al does in .1
baseball way. Is bound to stir com.
ment because he Is the son of George
HildebranU, American league umpire
As a sophomore, young Hiid.''
brand hit .330 with the Trojan nine
last spring and is starting out as
well this season. He throws right
handed and bats left.
His father was an outfielder first
with the San Francisco Seals and
later with Brooklyn before he started
calling balls and strikes In a large
way. He has IB years of umpirine
behind him.
GIRL CAGERS WIN 27 STRAIGHT '
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GROVE, Okla. (IP) Twenty-seven
straight victories were scored by the
Drove high school girls' basketball
team in winning the championship
of the Lucky Seven conference. They
averaged 49 points to the game. .:
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Shortening
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Each . IOC
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