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I Friday, April 1,1932 Page Four LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, ORE. (Incorporated) An Independent Newspaper l'lione Main 600 7 1 0W !t HAROLD M. F1NLAY . . Buslneu Manager Publlahed evenings, except Sunday, at 1710 Sixth street, La , Grande, Oregon. Entered at the Postofflco of La Grande, Oregon, aa Second Class Mall Matter under act of March a, 1870. OFFICIAL PAPKB OF UNION COUNTY AND THE CITY OF LA ORANDK MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS 'The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled to use for publication ' of all news dispatches credited to It or not otherwise cerdltedlf pub . ' llshed herein. All rights of republication of special dispatches lnV this papor and also the local news herein also are reserved. v MB I . National Advertising Representative M. C. MOOENSEN CO, Ino. San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, Portland, Chicago, Detroit, New York ; SUBSCRIPTION RATES By Carrier Dally, one month In advance 76o ', Dally, six months In advance 4.60 (j Dally, single copy .. , , 60 ! even if it gels published your book probably won't make you any money. Then, if you still feel you must write go to it, and good luck. Be careful what you try to do you might succeed! Other Papers Say: By Mall Daily, per month In advance Dally, per six months In advance . Dally, per yar In advance .. BOo K ADVERTISING RATES Display, foreign, per column Inch ,, , ; Display, local, per column Inch , , 46c Time contract prices on application RUSSIAN Titorm.Ks The fantastic mirage of ft perfect ly coordinated economic system, with visions of plenty and happiness ever receding before the wistful eyes of a simple peasantry, promises to fade altogether from their view, accord ing to stories coming out of Russia and neighboring countries. That forty million; peasants are going to need food relief and that famine looms In some districts In soviet Russia Is as Interesting as It Is regrettable. In view of the great success we were asked to credit to col lectivized farming. Several elements contribute to the In Washington By Herbert Plununer WASHINGTON That white-haired, robust veteran of congressional wars Henry Ralney of Illinois. Democrat' lo leader of the house haa been studying the question of taxes for mo past quarter of a century. He probably knows more about the subject than any other man in con gress. In fact, he says himself that ne Knows all about the subject. The science of levying taxes, he says, is simple. , To on harassed house trying to raise enough money to bal ance the budget, Ralney advised: "The science of levying and col lecting taxes, gentlemen. Is merely the science of getting the most feath ers with the least squawking of the goose. That is all there Is to It." Ralney at the time had taken the (after It' closed) and get the Wil liamson Draper and Rucker- notes as well ob the Marvin note and any additional ones that would make up the $10,000 so they could be turned over to the directors. By doing this Marvin told Chllders they would not havo to pay back the money they had withdrawn, testimony revealed. Beforo R. L. Orem come Marvin asked Chllders If he had taken any of tho charged off notes, charged to me unaiviaea pronto enough to cover the S10.000. Chllders told the court he had turned this list over to Sercy and Marvin himself went to Sercy and asked for some of the loans. After Orem came Marvin was in the bank and Chllders told him Orem was coming and Marvin said he didn't want to see him. At a meeting held by Orem. the three directors and Chllders, Marvin was asked to come. Chllders came after him, but Marvin refused to go and said for Chllders to tell Orem that ho was In Baker.' Chllders did so. he said., Marvin refused again to meet tnese men. In the ' cross-examination the de fense brought out that the Draper note was placed back in the bank's assets with security and became a better" note. Chllders testified that ho intended to offer the Thelma noor to talk straight from the n.iM.K r ionn .... anxiety felt in Moscow. Crous wcre :. r.T. uxto me rectors but after the Marvin note n fniir in ......... --- , UI more particularly the failure In many parts of Russia last fall; a combination of shortage of grain and the necessity of sup plying the peasants In the affected regions: slow movement of transport- sales tax. Change of Heart No one. perhaps feels more strongly about the sales tax than does Ralney. had been rejected he was afraid to offer it. Chllders testified that he was not sure whether Marvin had ordered the balance of the Draper note put In the Edgar Marviu guard ian account. The $1000 amount de- A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold. Proverbs 22 :L inn fSCllltlM rtrHI,, ri.1l. seed for spring sowing: seed rotting ' PurlnB the almost 28 years he baa ; posited to the Marvin guardian ac nnd going to waste; large numbers of l " n conrea- he has repeatedly i count was made up of notes carried tractors out of repair- reluctance of ralsod hls volce ln opposition to any ' as cash Items, and some other Bmsll some districts to relinquish grain toislh .melnod ot taxation. notes which had been collected, he the government But tne necsslty, he feels, ln bal- testified. At the time the bank closed Even the m,,,nH ,, nn0lng tho budSet has caused him to 'there was a sum of 8600 left In this n.l h sov lot -controlled news- hnve a change of heart. ! account. rh.nn? fov"nment Talking In moderate, 'almost soft , The customer's ledger sheet of this tm-l J-T " ,he ?': tonfs- ,or """ tha " d a account was left in the bank, and lectlvlzed farms. The communist ,,,, d.,... , , .. ,., .,, , t .'. "v" organ Itself. Pravnda, Is u- thB ' ' " ,"m 'AST . u '."' ,7t , "V., party cent the very estimates It gave to us a couple of months ago. "They can't be doing that oh any basis but the belief that the coun try Is going to be much worse off. The treasury ought at least to figure tho country Is going to hold its own. That's one reason for trying to bal ance the budget. "To say we can't reduce expenses but si25.00O.000 Is simply to say the administration won't reduce them any more than that." INTEREST GROWS IN EAST OREGON MUSIC TOURNEY (Continued Prom Page One) school, and was won by Mtlton-Free-water last year. The music has been sent to the various schools in the event in which each plans to enter and a high qual ity oi music is expected this year, since the high schools will have an opportunity to profit by the decisions I reached in the first tournament held last year, it is believed. iroSlitK;Wr..nT.?aV1?.Mr,a2n'm',able BUage Just what hod . he didn't know. These checks the "k'moV!y.to bo done. defense brought out were In the ZriZl T'. '-e got to talk plainly." he hands, of, the district attorney al, T. M w ..( f - l -- tn .nH-. .,:sam- " e do not balance the bua-; tnis time. " " uccu sora uwi vjuv ji c.cij cioca pri auna " fc " , . . .r -""get or come as near doing It as we WILL YOU VOTE? the United States is in the service of the municipal, county, fBrom pluna by ttiTri " htt,Te h'? ln h" HOUSE AGAIN state, or national trovernments. And one editor recently ve- tlon- s same newspaper scolds I, ..... .' . T . .. . " because "about half the tractors in V uus sum marked that, judging trom the number of candidates declar- the collective farms co unreDsired D,ssMC p""110 anT nation ever. United States In the Immediate fu-1 occur this summer. ing themselves this spring, the other ten are evidently trying ""8h they ail ought to be m ' TO vona- . ,worklng order." t., ... to Pet in t . . I House Lblens to Him 1 " A Paris ncwsDaoor carries this n,. .... , .. GIVES SALES TAX 'THE AIR' (Continued Prom Page One) it is prouaoiy true tnnt more men are running lor oitice .comment: fnct that nc talked for more than an this year than ever before, and we are inclined to believe .w" inline m , hour, there were few interruptions. because of the appropriations for the Russia's ensK-m nmrlniv u rtirf !V, lmnrf ,. . v ' er couiu noi oe tnmmeQ that there are more great questions td be decided than ever result of staim-s policy, of courso when he concluded, to a man they SumMcd00 "S the commlt,!C had before. If SUCh is the Case, We Ollly hope that Citizens Will " ,Ml1'AJf,7rh??" "1 RCC"ntiBr ' ,helr ree.' ""i.1 hlm- Gamer.'ln a conference with news- for this fftmlno hv "t1vrcj B.'Athnr ' Ptn' ian mmiut. .iK V. i i prove themselves equal to the Occasion and VOte more Wise- conditions," and foreigners, misled luatlons like this. lv than Awr twfniv 07 ine soviet P"PaRanda. wtu sub- papermcn said that "if Mr. Hoover and Mr. Mills wrould co-opt' rate we could reduce expenses $250,000,000 without the least trouble." 1 "Instead of having that co-opera- ' tlon. every cabinet member Is going ' (Continued From Page One) 1 and Cecil Chllders. we are ruining their departments." I he said. "How are you going to get : anywhere when that happens? j J "These same cabinet officers and t ' mlsslvely repeat this explanation. In fOTTRT UP T?G . At lAKt hM hr. rtffllollv riwwrnleAH X'RW "P VI V V V 1T? TXT fc "V T f t i"i sion to inr Hiem out of it nnd mule thorn rnli fhnt fhov of its own nollcv. li.V.MV L.AM lne ana 'ng that must study modern problems and assume the responsibility !h',Pa."sJp"per ls Probablir ror- .,. ... f , ., . . ;rcct- Instead of conserving an ample of guiding their country, through their vote. : food supply for her own people, the We have all heard Of men Who WOUld llUSS no opportunity "" "" o"""11 has rationed the Sfrcv-S testimony the Mentlfi- Hoover could save that $250,000. ..... . , .. . ... . Population to the point of starva-1 cation of the Williamson Draoer and 000 themselves If they wanted to. .to criticize governmental policies and the men who are sup-.uon in order to obtain money to;Ruck and m troTmg the Th to do it. it could be , posed to administer them, but who would not go around the Tf7 ,!'d!"c Bt,fmPt Put ' handling of these notes m the rec- "ne- 11 eht c aone ana 11 , , v. ,. ,, , , . ., lnto ,openUon ln a 'cw snort yeare . ords of the Joseph State ban. Mar- u-in bc done." Comer to VOte because It WOUldll t do any good ; what S OllQ "Planned economic order" so vast, j Bletn tesmipd that Mntvia Gamer said Mills was following a vote in a million?" Of course the danger is that if 'you get iaf.iow TorTlVnt'A" ' u, "8ent of th6 ban' nnd "at,n f"1"',11"1'15" "r former secre- , , ... .. . . fc . " . b slow worj of generations. Only i Rgmt she also testified that .the t,r Mellon ot estimating "whafthe cuuuit ijcupic uiiiiiwiiK iiuiL v iiv, jiii.v tu l)iu;illli:t'tl lllllllir- bihwiuuhs oi lannucs ; entries ln the different books on ,lrpasury wants to show. Hv oar, rmfiYl tho r.,.t;n Tiif f.-.,.,n io tK n,,'" wla ,"t "r !Ml;SInv 32. 1930. which recorded .the "Anytime the treasury wants enemy of democracy. Indifference is the m-entest " J. "or,a ' sreat uv ga. 1930. which recorded .the "Anytime the treasury wants to iliniULllllce lb Uie greatest ! coup d- e.tat could account for the S1697.70 transaction were ln Itar- have fts way. It can do It." he said. feverish five-year plan designed to , vln's handwriting. "Its estimates for many years have m 11 1 . . , 11...,, n ' ine testimony of Cecil Chllders l,w wueii it wamea mem xnai 100 many Of US thlllk Of voting only as a duty; It IS the nation of millions composed In most jm regard to the directors' meeting way and high when It wanted them greatest duty of every citizen, but it is also a precious privi- 5 'h'!!f. J?00'"!?' ,'rom neW Pr'OT to thc tr'P Portland! - 1 rn. 1 , ,,. .. ... , .. , ' "u,e of "nParative crudity to world was ln accordance with previous tes- I think the country knows I have lege. Those Who never fulfill their duty of Voting WOllld be eminence in industry, agriculture I tlmonv of two directors Chllders outguessed them In many instances." flagrantly indignant if the privilege Were denied them. But and SC'eDCe ' Sv'rnn,nt' testified that the Williamson. Draper H expressed belief the Increased .... j-ii ii ., Satisfactory governments are not and Rucker notes amounting to M.- rates on individual income taxes notlimg IS more Certain than that we WOUld lose our l ight to created over night out of tyranny, j sea 30 were paid out of the slO.OOO would bring in 520.000.000 more than VOte if eiUHljrh Citizens neclected to exercise that ritrht Workable social systems are achieved fund and the balance of M697.70 tne treasury estimated, and that the . . . " -' f,"'- st,p bj. st(.p through decades and ! was placed ln a time certificate of nct loss repeal provisions would net .Many Citizens lose their right tO VOte because they fail centuries. There is no excuse for 'deposit. He testified that at this 5100.000.000 instead of S7O.OO0.O0O as ;to register So allow lis to lvminH von l io-hr rmw tlvir vnii ,he 'oollsh haste In Russia and If j time Marvin stated that the notes treasury figured. reMMtr. 1 a"0 US IO IXinilUl 0U llgnt now that 0U she romM t( famln(, and chas tht. uia nave to ler the "They simply don't want the net must register before April 19 if YOU are not already regis- blame will attach to the bigoted ! bank examiners had been there In loss changed." he said. "When the tored in the mwinrt in whirh von nnw livn Tf vnn rliV) nf s""' h's followers. j the fall. He further testified that treasury and the administration don't wST i. l I 1 V- T . j I 1 I-' oe no satisfaction "PO Marvin's cashing the "C. D.- want a thing, they simply say it VOte 111 the last election, Or if you have moved into a dltterent :tn the prospect of a peoples distress he made thc statement that he was wont bring in what other people say precinct since that time, you must register this year in order Zt T"rZJT"r i T-re" f " - quite unfair ,or the to VOte. tlon of the challeno of c-ommunt.m 1 with autnorlty or not. According to treasury to reduce by 30 or 40 per Every American-born or naturalized citizen over 21 years " our representative system, m this1 7Xtfs ' "iT "777 . , . , .... . connection apropos are the words of wmcn was lor the amount of 3in7.i2 lfro JfZicTI Of age Who IS Of SOUnd mind, has never been Confined in a James Bryce: "However grave the ln-'as tal:'n out ' bank's assets ' o. Ayfff penitentiary, is able to read and write the English language, ,1XTnrVSa Rna has been a lVSldent Of the State for SIX months is eligible "What better alternative do vou of- i "roamed there until September. 1930. tO register ' " Oregon uty Enterprise. ON WRITING A BOOK TUB NEW WEST MOVEMENT Kx-Oovemor Oswald West Is an nouncing the formation of a highway ! arner 1930 and placed as dead , Pvni'oocK. di-rtti t,. rl n rtv of the bank and ".f"ooco UfMlltHUC Portland. Ore. Mrs. Ellis War- iwhen Chllders put It back ln the 531 E- s2Ed st- N- Portland, re assets of the bank and handled It cently said: "I suffered with the most j as a lire asset Chllders testified stubborn form of constipation for 15 I that he made this transaction under years. I .almost despaired of ever Marvin's directions. The 53417.72 being normal again. Now for the Tho vni.no- mn .h . ... ...:.. 1 1. ..ll.. f..;i, i. ... ' 'orma"on..M nlsnw"" or the proceeds of tne Draner Me nie in all these years I am .. . . .. 0 t lllc p,ec.e Msociauoa. l aovertise-, tnK prm sum'Cnl,ders Perfectly regulated and I think the enureiy to realize that he IS entering one Of the most sharply . m Jlh,' -f.h t t mr""!paid the Thelma Chllders note ot ; Sargon treatment the grandest In the . . 1 , " " S1300. which was a liability of his woria. 11 inis mezicme naa done . m im s ana oiner newspapers on i Wednesday. which was a liability of his He also converted some of nothing more than correct my constl- I this for his own use. he testified. ! PSUon it would have been worth its competitive fields there is, Offhand, it seems as if the man with a miod yam in his svstMii nno-hf n, . ,...,), 1.1.. :t .J ' Although t!i display line of the The balance of the S3417.73 was : weight, in gold to me. It did thU and 0 w wvumi- nniiii; 11 nmi-u. anwrtisements and the first portion placed in a "C. D." issued by Chll- : s0 muc!l "-t 1 n hardly find us text reierrea to the menace ciers under Marvin's directions, he ' words to express my gratitude." ot the drunken driver the real pur- said. The pavment of the The'ma i Eed Drug Store. Adv. pose behind the undertaking seems chllders note "was made with tar- ! to have to do with the regulation of Tins knowledge. Sometime later the - truck traffic. Thus, in a statement ; - c. D " was placed m rhMin. ! sent out by Mr. West appears the : count minus the sum of ( 1090 they following : had been carrying in notes. This "A thorough study will be made of was known as the Edgar Marvin the cost of constructing, reconstruct- guardian account, whieii ln reality Ing and maintaining our highway was a personal checking account al system; Its past and future life: what though sometimes used to make traffic is imposing the greatest bur- small loans, it was said. At tiie uch traffic is con- time the bank went Into licuida- share of the cost of t:on there was a balance of sc95 ln reconstruction. The this account and Marvin Instructed mont but by the sales, advertising, publicity and trade pro- TS?W n? a;!rn,s p put of the deputy m charge of the bank to. ;; ,. . .. ' i'-"iv I'"1- thc use of heavy commercial trucks spr'.y this on his personal mdebt- fg Lots of books get published every year, and some of them are. to put it mildly, middling poor. It should be fairly simple to put one over if it's any good at all. But the reality is more discouraging. A typical example is the case of E. P. Dutton and Co., a representative publishing house. This spring Dutton is publishing 42 books. These were chosen from more than 10,000 manuscripts that were sub mitted. Of the 10,000, approximately 1500 were held worthy nd whether s f . , , tnoutitij: its just s: ot serious CDnsidomtion. not only by the editorial depart- upkeep and rec motion department. "It is g-enerally estimated." says John Macrae Jr.. vice president of the firm, "that most larg-e publishing houses receive about 10 times as many manuscripts as they can give serious consideration to. The others are obviously so ywr tnat they have to be refused without this careful considera- w.U alsv be matched and such Ir::s- edi-.ess. lit t iMi will be propved as will tK: protect the public Interest. The twx pxirposes the mmlnAtlon and t.he refuU'ion oT ratrhway truck ln have aimcvt nothing in com mon. Also, it ls to nobody's part:c- luui, iu uraer noi IO CIO? Up the editorial OtllCeS and because drivers be druYn off tw road mr:cil (merest are Inroivod the truck :nc business- That ts hv are puratint; that the rel pur- cf the expense involved the actual reading of a manuscript costs about SUV Nor is that the worst of it. Of the 42 books this firm is publishing this spring, only 10 are first books by new authors. The other 52 are ail by writers who are well known to the public and to the publishing trade. What. then, is the aspiring young author up against when Introduce' Minutes The state Introduced minutes of I he directors meeting to show that! of the hazard of the drunken dnw1' had nx horei Marvin to; casn ine ".:. D. w SICT TO. Chil- t ders testified thit there was a note j nude by Mirnn far 1697.70 and tree pysipie to tne airvctors. th:s note WMi- 1 wis marked " Memo." After th bank cU-vied Marvin Instructed Chllders to obtA:n this note for him and Chll- pose back of the association has to dfrs d:d and CTWd:n to hi do with the truck ai.d it us of the highi tiimony, Marvin s&id he intended . to destroy it. Later, hovrvw. Mar- jrav Ch:lder lnstruc:ior.s to ob tain a blank cote from the Joseph Stat bank so that he mirht fill tt out for the amount of the "C. D " nd c;v it to the directors, the uit- he blithelv wrans tin that dit illiiti.n thtinp'.ivt m. 1 r "hUdrs testified tnat Whether our purss is right wrons ve anticipate a picturesque and colorrul cany:cn so long as the c-powrr.or is at the head of the movement. He ts oncmal in h:s made out th note tn has but had forcotten the date transaction and told Chllders th bank and fill in the date. Chllders sa:d he met Mr. Peal lot of fun and m his hurrv rrented tfc not ucoe In throwing the s.-n-t t- j... v.... , , . odds re all Rgninst you, and consider the added fact thai L1 .. "" p-B""' , pt it. cr.cr Bulletin. i xunrla W4 him to go to u tjtnt 1 which constitutes his manuscript and consign it to th Lrflr'S ST! mails? He has just about one chance in a thousand. ,v knocitim! n n-t row o bch to ' ,'"u uo you hone to become a writer? Tliink twice about it w. think more than twice, in fact, and accept the fact that the nd much ' DON'T FORGET TO PHONE THAT WANT-AD Y""OC can quickly rals extra CAtii by Mlling soae of those tliinrs rou co lonsrer need. A Want-Ad find an answer to any of your vanta. Ml ONE MAIN 600 him El National Park Holding. rellowstone nnd Hot Springs were set aside as government reserva- j lions before any private claims were I made on the land. Practically all oilier national parks contain some private land. Tills land is being ac quired by the government when sat isfactory arrangements can be made. - - just lotsof S. NEW , r. -; SPORT From 65c to $2-95 Delightfully Inexpensive Sport Hats in the prettiest pastel hues Mine with Jaunty little brims, others without brims straws . and. straw combinations, cellophanes and rayons You'll find an exceptionally large assortment to choose from amongst this low price range. OTHER HATS PRICED FROM $1.95 TO $11.75 P.: 3 by the serious illness of his father who suffered a stroke of paralysi3. iNews has been received by Mrs. Nettie Ashley of the death of her only surviving sister. Mrs. Laura B, Pampered Snails ' Edible snails nra tnk-on fmm France Into London In nnmbers of ' Thompson. who passed away at her more than 2,000.(100 each venr. These French snails are specially red tor restaurant trade on vine leaves and lettuce. !$ ENTERPRISE PERSONALS 3 3 G ENTERPRISE (Special) J. S. Jen kins was called to Baker last week home in Los Angels, Cal., on Mar. 23, 1932, Just three months after the death of Mrs. Marden, another sis ter, who passed away Dec. 23, 1031. Velma May Parrlsh and Odell Marr, both of Joseph, were married by Jus tice A. B. Conaway at his office ln Enterprise Thursday, Mar. 24, 1932. lima Candlce Halsey and William Donald Ragsdale, both of Joseph, were united ln marriage in Enter prise Monday, Mar. 26, 1932. Rev. Weston P. Shields officiated. The Mirror cafe was re-opened Sun day by the former proprietor, Vern Payne. The room has been redecor ated and additional booths Installed. Born Thursday, Mar. 24, 1932, a son to Mr. and Mrs. Alvln Elliott, who live south of Enterprise. The boy has been named James Oscar. Two more prospective officers have announced their intentions to en ter the race for county sheriff, both on the Republican ticket. Fred Rine hart, who has served two terms as sheriff In former years, and S. C. Hlmelwrlght are the two office seek ers. This brings the total number of candidates for this office up to ten. W. H. Kirkman has entered the field for assessor on the Democratic 1 ticket. titLtJ:HKq ' La Grande, Oregon "V . ...... i t r.. . " "-ir" ')J i'on -i-..-r .- ,, . ... , Pork prices are lower this week. We have again reduced our prices. Let us help you reduce your family budget. Pork Roast Pork Loin Pork Steak Lean shoulder cuts One half or whole. Lea,, cuts 2 Pounds 25c Pound liy2c 2 Pounds .... ... 25c Pork Shoulder? Pork Sausage , r lLu wu'uZf' S 9 n 100 " ' - ar fat Bacon Pound 9c 2 Poi"lds 25c pine for, rouna yc 3 Pounds 25c " Picnics tSaCOll Sugar cured. !. r a to to lbs. Pound 0 nam JtSUttS Well streaked with lean. Ullllll ffj, 3 to 4 lbs. Pound 12c Pork Hocks Pound 14c - - 3 Pounds 25c Ham Hocks r Sliced Ham Extra meaty. tiamOUrger Good cuts. 3 Pounds 25c 2 Pounds 25c Pound 19c GROCERY DEPARTMENT Our vegetables are kept under refrigeration at all times, fresh and crisp as when - gathered from the garden. Asparagus Head Lettuce Bananas Green and Tender Large Arizona Fancy Ripe Fruit 2 Pounds . . 23c Each . . .... 6c 4 Pounds . . 19c Pinapple Butter Flour Preferred Stock ; Local r.,..f;- r. l Dole Grade No. 1 Creameries Mal tln S Best Xo. 2.i Cans uyAU You Want 3 Cans .... 49c 2 lbs 49c 49-lb. Bag $1.19 Crackers Rice Tea Oven Fresh F-uirv -vr . ianL alonareh Brand White or Graham Blue Rose Black or Green 2-lb. Carton 29c 5-lb. Bag . . 29c Mb. Tin . . . 59c Fresh Ranch Eggs Two Dozen for 25c v J It