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that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and
lis wonderful works to the children of men. Psalm
21.
HIGH SCHOOL MUSIC .
je "high school band left this morning on its journey to
allis where it will enter the state high school music
hamient. The excellent performance of the musicians in
jarsing their contest numbers at the assembly yesterday
ling was ample proof of the careful training they have
ved and of their worthiness to enter the'state contest,
id the (large numibe r of townspeople who packed the
toriiim to capacity at that assembly was unmistakable
;nce of the popular appreciation of the value of music
id public schools. t
are high school students are participating in tKe band,
estra, and glee club activities this year than ever before
le history of the school; and they are accomplishing
too. The young people enjoy their musical training
1 but they will realize its true value only in later life;
they will find'that music was'one of the most important
js of their education.
1 the face of this ever increasing interest in music, dis-
fed by students and parents alike, it is strange indeed that
in members of our school board propose to eliminate
c from our schools next year. ,:
ch action is dictated, they say, by the necessity of pj;ac-
econbmy in school administration. But all of the
ion's great educators are warning us that there is great
ger in eliminating entire departments from the school
jjjram; that if we must economize, we should cut a little
each department, thus keeping our program well'bal
e'd and able to serve the best interests of all students) "even
ugh the facilities are decidedly curtailed. '
ie majority of the school students and the majority of
r parents are emphatically in tavor oi continuing' tne
rtment of music in the schools next year. And even the
pie who have no children in the schools have expressed
et at the elimination of that phase of education.
he citizens of La Grande refused to allow the municipal
d to disintegrate. Hundreds of them were willing to pay
'ft cash to prevent it. The people of La Grande have
rid that they can get what they want if they only get to
iler and go after it. It is almost certain that they will
to it that the opportunities of musical training are not
hied our young people next year.
By J. R.' Williams
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Other Papers
Say:
i , THE MORAL SIDE
When Dr. William Oxley Thompson, president emeritus of
iio State University, told an audience of college men the
her day that the real issues facing the country today are
t economic but moral, a good many of his hearers probably
Sated themselves to a skeptical "Oh, yeah?"
Industry is stagnant, agriculture is on the rocks, millions
! men are out of work and there are breadlines in every city
and the main issues are not economic? It is easy to be
ieptical about that statement. ... . ... . i.
!And yet, when you stop to think about it, there is a whole
t of truth in it. We are reaping, just now, that which
e sowed. during the decade following the Armistice; and we
p the sowing with both eyes fixed on the main chance,
Sth economic issues uppermost in our minds, with all moral
sues utterly forgotten and look what it' brought us!
In a material way, civilization took a long' step forward
iring those years. Men learned how to produce more things
lan ever before. They learned how to sell things more
nickly and more widely. They learned how to let machines
d the hard work that human muscles used to have to do,
ley learned how to move from place to place faster than
ver before, they learned how to increase profits beyond
nything dreamed of before. '
But no one took the time to wonder just what the spiritual
nplications of all of this might be. Production, sales, profits
-these became ends in themselves. We never asked our-
jelves where our absorption in economic issues was leading
I
Now we are paying for it all. We are discovering that
Schemes which boost sales and profits can be horribly wrong
if they do not make allowances for the intangible human
values. If we are told, now, that it is time for us to give
bur attention chiefly to moral issues, we ought not to be
surprised.
i It is probable that the country will never again be as com
pletely, absorbed in material things as it was during the past
10 years. That attitude, inevitably, leads to a blind tumble
ALFALFA BILL RUNS OUT ON US
Governor Murray of Oklahoma
didn't make much political hay In
Oregon. In fact he didn't even try.
After two speeches he suddenly . left
for home without a word of explana
tion and was missing for many hours
until finally located' last night in
Pocallo. . - . .
The governor came to' this state
without . making the necessary ar
rangements. He had no advance agen
to rent halls or. -put out suitable'
publicity.' The latter was hardly
needed for the newspapers gave him
yards and yards of It but without
definite announcements of when and'
where" he would speak it was some
what ineffective. Some of the speak
ing dates were made clear enough
but others were left "up in the air."
For instance the date here was an
nounced first for 2:30 locallv and
for 3 p. m. from the Murray head- ! at last are ' really empty.
1 1
of our friends out by Vaughn chooses
to call It)' continues 'to be a set of
algebraic signs. :
Here, however, is an opinion in
plain English, from a man not an
expert but a fairly keen observer of
business conditions. He is the gen
eral manager of one of the largest
newspaper syndicates in the world.
He has just passed through Eugene
on his annual tour of his customers
throughout the nation. He has been
a month or so on the road and ex
pects' to spend a month or so more
Just ' sizing things up with a view
to future plans. Saye he:
"I didn't hear any serious calamity
talk till I got to Seattle. All the
way across the country I found more
optimism than I have found at any
time since the big smash in 1929. I
found business actually better than
at any: time since 1929. This was
not a mere personal impression.
. "When I left New York I con
tacted a frlend of mine who was mak
ing a similar trip in an entirely dif
ferent line of business textiles. I
arranged to meet him at various
cities, and at every point he reported
the' best sales his company has had
in several years. Merchants shelves
They are
publicans have the right man.
Bachmanh, just appointed to'suc-'
ceed the late Albert ' Vestal of In
diana as minority leader Shell's right
hand man in the house, is physically
capable of doing Just what his title
Implies. Tall, bald, broad shouldered
and aggressive, he would have little
trouble in getting 'em on the floor
at any time.
It was not until this session that
Bachmann ' showed much activity
on the floor. He came up to Wash
ington., from Wheeling. W. Va.. In
1925 as a member of the 09th 'con
gress, served two terms, then made
a race In 1928 that shattered some
election precedents In his stnte.:
He succeeded in returning .to con
gress by polling the largest major
ity of votes ever given a candidate
for congress In West Virginia.
BABY ALIVE
, ACCORDING TO
LATEST WORD
(Contlnud from Pago One) ...
wen. Regret we cannot give any
further Information at this time."
Rev. H. Dobson-Feacook, third of
tho Norfolk men--who.'; have been
dealing with' a person; they believed
represents the kidnapers, was still
optimistic He said that "prior, to
the futile ransom payment, ,he and
his colleaguesr had arranged ' o plan
for the child's return without .dan
ger of double-crossing. . . .; ,
"It- is atlll of the utmost Import
ance for us and our representatives
to move about without being ques
tioned and followed." said Col. and
Mrs. Lindbergh's statement, which
also .expressed appreciation lor past
co-operatlpn by the press.
Dr. John p. Condon the "Jafsle,"
who, ' as- Lindbergh's emissary, ar
ranged the recent (50,000 payment,
made several trips :from ; hla Bronx
home yesterday and said the kid
napers were an extremely-shrewd band
of criminals. -
The statement emphasizing the
need' for continued secrecy Issued
from the Lindbergh home over Col
onel Lindbergh's signature lost night
reads: . .
"Mrs. Lindbergh and I want td ex
press our great appreciation to those
members of-the-press who In many
instances have given us their coop-,
oration, ; often- to' their own - disad
vantage. It Is still of the utmost
importance for us and - our repre
sentatives tar move about without, be
ing questioned or -followed' and we
are - again ' requesting - 'the - complete
coopcratlon i of all .members oi the
press to this end."
dltlon to the penal provisions, for
tax evasion could demand the regu
lar income tax and an additional
penalty tax. on the ransom. As re
vealed' today by the Evening' Star,
however,. , this . technical right to
commandeer a tax share of the 50,
000 would be waived. - -
Internal revenue agents have been
in touch with Charles A. Lindbergh
at Hopewell, N. J,,, for some time. ,
They were kept advised) of the
negotiations centering about Dr. John
F. Condon, and knew of the final
arrangements for ttye ransom pay
ment Apr.' 2.
At the reduest of 'Lindbergh', thev
regained away from the scene of the
actual, transaction.
The treasury's activities have been
known to the Star for several weeks,
but publication was withheld In a
aesire not to embarrass the govern
ment or Lindbergh.
' GOVERNMENT ACTING
WA8HINQTON, Apr. IS (ff) The
federal government ' has been . mov
ing secret to- Invoke the income
tax' evasion'. laws against utae - kid
napera of the Infant Lindbergh who
reoelved the 50,000 ransom, If they
are .caught.:.. .- N1IWBI
m is ossumea no income tax re
turn would be made for the ransom
money, . and in this event the gov
ernment .stands ready-' to-y, proceed
against them the way It did In jailing
Al -Capone.
SCIIOEFFKL' COMMUNICATES
WASHINGTON, Apr. 15 W Major
Charles H. Scboeffel, ' of the New
Jersey police, who arrived in Vienna
Apr. ' 13 to make Investigations In
connection with the Lindbergh kid
naping case, has been in touch with
the state department but the depart
ment refused today to make any
statement.
NATIONAL FARM
GROUP HEAD FOR
BONUS PAYMENTS
(Continued From Fags One)
against the bonus payment at the De
troit legion convention on grounds of
patriotism were '.'.an insult."
... Recalls Railroad Bill' -
Representative Wlthrow (R., Wis.)
contended the government '.'dole out
a bonus, to th0 railroads for wilful
mlsconduot and now quibbles about
this payment-to the soldiers."
Wlthrow, a former railroad employe,
said freight trains deliberately were
mishandled during the war by rail
road ' officials to increase costs re
ceived from the government.
: "it is inconsistent' to give' one
group a silver Bpoon and the other
boy$ amltten, Wlthrow concluded.'
-FALKS
The new airport at Galveston1, Tex.,
recently was dedicated on the twen
tleth annlversarv of the first air mall
Under the law, the treasury in ad- flight Tui .the souths... v..
Stetson Hat
1 . Is Hera '
$7.
Everyone knows the quality of a
Stetson hat so there's no use In
wasting money for ink In .telling
you about them . . . step ln..,tO'
morrow and. see them, r
Other Spring Felt" "
Hats at $3.50 and ?5.'
"Be sure to bo in town for the
Pet Parade Saturday"
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK
CHICAGO, Apr. 16 W)n (U. S. D.
A.) Hogs 15,000; active, strong to 10c
higher: 140-210 lbs. $4.3504.40. ,
Cattle 2,000; oleanup market., ,
Bheep 13,000; steady; wooled lambs
$e:75$7.00 to packers; clippurs $6.00
$6.50; . wooled throwouU.: $5.00 ;
$6.60. -
quarters at Oklahoma City. After
Murray arrived in the state he never
did make his plans .clear for the
Eastern Oregon tour.
Tho result was confusion and when
the southern candidate learned as he
doubtless did that almost all the
Democrats out here were on' the
Roosevelt band wagon, he pulled
buying and the public is buying, en
couraged by the new buying values.
"I was actually surprised to find
business still dragging in the North
west, but I believe I can understand
It for I think you are getting the
tall end of the big storm. As busi
ness Improves In the rest , of the
country, business is bound, to feel
temperamental fit and hit for Okla- the stimulus here, b I ause as busl
homa on the first tram without tell-. ness Improves in the east it Is bound
lng anybody.
The Murray Oregon tour was one
of the biggest farces a presidential
candidate ever perpetrated. A bigger
to bring bulidlug activities espe
cially home building which will help
your big lumber Industry here.
"I don't pretend to be an export
mvsterv than the one day thriller or a prophet but I believe business
caused by his disappearance ,1s howi8 JU8t about adjusted to its new
such a fellow ever came to imagine levels and the depression Is over."
himself White House timber. If he 1 Take' these observations for what
can't even arrange a simple little i they are worth. . This man, having
camualEn tour and keen his mind hobnobbed with business men in
on the same track long enough to
complete it how could he ever expect
to handle the multitudinous duties
of president? Baker Democrat-Herald.
-
many different lines in many differ
ent parts of tho' country, predicts
an upturn in the business curves
when the latest sales reports go In.
Eugene Register-Guard.
. GOOD TIMES ARE COMING?
Stock markets continue to wabble.
The graphs and diagrams 'of the sta
tistical experts continue to look like
toboggan slides. The financial prog
nostlcators and prophets continue to
talk only in parables. Some of them
merely stutter. The reconstruction
finance corporation- (or-the "re-election
romance" corporation, as one
WRECKING CREW 'MEMBER
During 'the present congress he
has been active on the floor of the
house. Olven the job of assistant
whip, he had entree to the organi
zation of his party " ,
One of his principal tasks Is to
sit in on private calendar day that
day set aside for consideration of
the, many, hundrods of small pri
vate bills and watch. He Is a
member of what Is sometimes
called the "wrecking .crew," because
so many minor bills are thrown (
into the discard by this group.
Bachmann's appointment as whip
in . his fourth .term; is quite a dis
tinction., Usually Jobs of that kind
go to old-tlmers-the faithful who ,
have served long and well. Vestal,
for example, was serving his 16th
year. John McDuffle, the Democratic
whip, has been In congress since
1919. : .. j
With - the Democrats having at
present the largest majority they
have enjoyed so far In this con
gress, Bachmann's duties probably
will not be as exacting as they'
would have been earlier In tho session.
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the purchasing public that our state sanitation score is 100. We invite you to
inspect onV slaughter house and see' hbv carefully your meats are prepared for con-'
sunyjtion. , , 1
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In Washington !
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'By' Herbert Pliiiiimer
WASHINGTON If size and power
of voice are-desirable characteristics
of a whip in congress, then In Carl
Bachmann of West Virginia the Re-
IEMOCRATS IN HAND
A few months ago, when the Dem
ocratic majority was so slim, tho
whips of both parties had to keep
on their toes. Absence of members
from the floor at crucial moments
might have spelled defeat for either
side.
McDuffle says he has his Demo
crats, in hand better now than ever
before. From the beginning they
have shown an alacrity and willing
ness to respond to his calls.
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Bayo Beans k j- Pork & Beans
. Union Cpunty i Baking POWder In Tomato. r . ,
Produpt. ?5cSie,, ; : ' : ' Sauce.
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Salt Wheaties T ?itea
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Butter Buckeye Malt Mpw
Local Creameries V; . Vacuum Pack . -. rlOUl
Fresh' Churned . ' Light or Dark Blended for Bread
2-lb. Roll J 212-lb. Tins Baking. 49-lb. Bags
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into a ditch.