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LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, ORE.
Wednesday, April 20, 1932
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Say:
Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as
the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be
troubled, neither let it be afraid. John 14: 27.
TELL THE TOURISTS!
We are already on the verge of a new tourist season, and
even now it is certain that it will be the biggest and best
in the history of our state. Chambers of commerce are
receiving more requests for information than in any previous
year, partly as a result of the On-to-Oregon campaign ot
national advertising, and partly because Portland will htwq'
more than a hundred conventions this year to attract visitors
from all over the nation.
1 Thousands of tourists will come to Oregon and statistics,
prove that 25 per cent of them will come through La Grande
over the Old Oregon Trail. What are we going to do to
cash in on the tourist crop? The tourists pay cash at the
rate of three to seven dollars per day per person. The secret
of success for us lies in persuading the tourists to stay over5
a day, or two or three days, to enjoy the attractions of Union
, and Wallowa counties. . ' f
I We have something worth while to offer the tourists for
their money, too. For those who can spend only half a day
here, we can suggest the trip up to Mt. Emily, which is now
recognized as one of the finest scenic attractions in the
country." "The tourist who has a whole day to spare can make
the trip to Wallowa Lake but the chances are he will
stay more than a day when he discovers the marvelous
"Switzerland of America." And for the tourist who has
plenty of time we can- offer excellent fishing in scores of
streams, and the wonderful trip to the Box canyon of the
Snake river.
It's up to us to sell these attractions to the tourists who
come through La Grande. Last year tourists left about a
hundred thousand dollars in this vicinity. We can easily
double that figure this year, with the help of service sta
tion attendants; hotel men, merchants and citizens. Lets
make it a point this year not to let a single tourist go through
La Grande without learning something new about Eastern
Oregon.
Let's welcomo the tourists and make them feel at home;
nnd then tell them; about the beauties of the Grande Ronde
valley, Mt. Emily, Wallowa Lake, and the Wallowa moun
tains. We know they will not be disappointed. They will go
home and tell their friends about this wonderful country;
and we will find our tourist crop growing by leaps and
bounds. A good motto would be, "Tell the Tourists!" The
more we tell 'em, the more we sell 'em.
CHANCE TAKERS
So great is man's greed or need for gold that he is always
willing to risk his life for a few paltry dollars. Though the
odds may be 100 to 1 against him he takes the leap gladly
and smilingly.
Recently the promoter of an automobile race wanted to
give his patrons a new thrill. Accidents during automobile
races being a common, but not a guaranteed, part of the pro
gram, he conceived the idea of staging a head-on collision
between two automobiles on the track. So he advertised for
two men to drive the cars at a speed of 40 miles an hour, the
drivers to agree not to leap from the cars until a moment
before the crash.
The return mail was ,dt1lutfec with applications. One
hopeful applicant agreed to accept if the job would be a
permanent one. Some were willing to take the risk for as
little as $50, but there were others that asked $75,000.
Incidents such as this prove either that the hope that
springs eternal in the human breast is overdeveloped in
some people or that modern civilization overestimates the
value of the dollar. There are too many persons whose only
aim in life is winning easy money.
It is difficult to comprehend the working of the minds
of men or women who aparently place no value other than
dollars and cents upon their lives. Their attitude scarcely
comes under the heading of courage, yet they laugh at
danger.
THE. It Tltrt'KKRV
The subterfuges and stratagems by
which the opponents In the foreign
relations committee of the American
senate are delaying and defeating
American membership In the World
Court are various and often ridicul
ous. Here Is an example: March 16, at
a meeting of the committee, oppo
nents of the court Insisted that Mr.
Root and Secretary of State Stlm
son were not In agreement on the
Root claim that the Root formula
gives tho United States absolute
power of veto over, advisory opin
ions Involving this country. Further
consideration by the committee was
postponed until Secretary Stlmson
could bo heard,
March 23 Secretary Stlmson was
111 but sent the committee a letter
stating that ho was In agreement
with Mr. Root and that It was his
understanding that the Root formu
la docs not and cannot Impair this
country's power of veto.
The chairman, after the letter was
read, said It "complicated the mat
ter" and postponed further consid
eration of the World Court proto
cols until Secretary Stlmson could
appear before the committee and be
heard personally.
At the commlttco meeting April 6
Secretary Stlmson appeared and an
swered questions. His answers con
firmed all that the secretary said In
his letter, but the committee took
no action.
Thus subterfuges are used to de
lay action by the committee. A mo
tion by one opponent. of the court
proposed postponing a report by the
committee until after the disarma
ment conference. Why wait until
after the disarmament conference?
American membership In the
court Is perfectly safeguarded. The
; doubts expressed on the subject are
jbunk.
I No case against us can be brought
'before tho World Court without our
consent.
No Judgment of the 'court can be
binding upon us unless we agree that
It shall be.
Wo havo tho right of withdrawal
without prejudice to our internation
al standing If the court attempts
any action to which we object.
How could a country ask more of
tho other nations that aro members
of the court?
Several years ago the American
senatof voted by a big majority to
Join the court on five conditions
which It set out. All five of these
conditions have been' accepted and
confirmed by tho other nations. We
aro In the ridiculous position of pro
posing plans that the other na
tions accepted and now wo refuse
to abide by our own proposals. It
Is a national shame, a humiliating
ignominy., .
The situation Is becoming a na
tional shame. Entrance has been
urged by organizations of farm, of
labor, of law, the church and ' so
on. Every president since tho 1 war
has urged American membership in
tho court. A vast majority of the
newspapers of tho coluntry call on
tho senate to ratify the protocols.
To thwart this majority senti
ment the senate lrreconcllables like
Moses resort to evasion, thlmble-rlg-ging
and hooey 16 override the will
and wish of tho Amcrlcnu people
With billions of war debts owed us
by Europe, they preach, isolation.
Oregon Journal.
out of a Job, who was convinced that
for him ihere could be only ruin
ahead, for men down and out at 40,
"never come back."
The first man was advised to read
the history of the economic depres
sions In this country the past 100
years. Such a reading would show
him, that every depression at the
time, has been generally considered
the worst and the last the end of
a good time era, never to return. And
yet each depression has been followed
by an era of greater prosperity than
ever before. Judging the present by
the past and this is the out
standing lesson of all human his
tory there Is nothing inherently
different In this depression, that
Justifies the fear visitor No. 1 expressed.
Visitor No. 2, convinced that men
down and out at 40" never come
back was advised to read the history
of General Grant.
At 40, Grant was not only down
and out, he was a drunkard and a
deadbeat. He and his family were
kept from starvation only by the
grudging aid of his two brothers, who
pitied poor Ulysses, who had made a
complete failure of everything he had
attempted.
Yet ten years later U. S. Grant,
was the hero of his country, Presi
dent of the United States, later to be
acclaimed by the crowned heads of
Europe, as ho made a triumphal tour
of the world the most outstanding
success In his generation.
What folly then for anyone "down
and out at 40" to see only ruin ahead.
Equal folly to regard this depression
as tho end of the world, when all
previous depressions have been sim
ilarly regarded, and none proved to
be.
Know thyself" and know your '
country it's the beBt recipe we
know for confidence and optimism
at the present time. Medford Mall-Tribune.
I Clark Wood ' !
S&ys
A college professor says the word
"swell" Is used to describe 4892 sit
uations. All we know Is that wo
never held one. ' j
, Because It's Better At Falk's It's Cheaper
Herb Hoover offers to work for one
dollar a year, but maybe he won't,
have to put In a full year.
Although tho rival parties are
painting each other black, each, would .
prefer that after November the other ,
bo blue.
l
America doesn't understand tho 1
Chinese, but events have shown that
neither does Japan. She has en-'
countered a stronger wall of opposl-'
tion because she thought she could .
see through the chinks.
Rigid governmental -: economy Is
often talked of, but It probably never
will be as stiff as governmental ex
pense.
In Washington
THE OPEN
COURT
CORRESPONDENTS MUST
SUBMIT THEIR NAMES TO
THE EDITOR IF THEY DE
SIRE IiETTERS PRINTED.
KNOW YOl It HISTOKY
This is a good time for the Ameri
can people to road up on the history
of their own country.
During the past few doys we have
talked with two residents of Med
ford to whom wo gave this advice.
Ono agreed with "Judge" that "the
fear as to WHEN business will return
to normal la excoeded by the fear
that It HAS." Ho was convinced this
depression is worse than, ond differ
ent from, all other depressions, ond
figuratively speaking marks the end
of the world.
Tho other was a mlddle-ogcd mnn
To tho Editor:
I have lived In this county almost
two years and havo asked myself and
others a good many times why the
farmers do not get together and build
reservoirs for storing up tho surplus
water of Catherine creek and - the
Grande Ronde river. I have been in
formed that there aro very good sites
for such reservoirs, and that on- as
sessment of only a small amount per
aero would defray the expense. Then
tho fanners would be able to work
out. most of their assessments bo they
would not bo overburdened by the
cost.
Some tell me that wc do not need
Irrigation in this valley, but I have
observed that along In July, August,
and September water would not do
aiiy of tho lorids'any harm', especially'
tho meadows, pastures, and gardens,
I think that tho extra amount of
green feed that could be raised on
tho meadows and pastures alone would
moro than pay all expense In ten
years, to say nothing of increased
grain and alfalfa crops which would
result. :
Another factor that makes such
projects desirable is . the present
trouble and destruction caused by, tho
high waters In the spring of tho year.
Millions of gallons of water goes to
waste every spring, and raises havoc
on the property adjoining the streams.
Tho building of reservoirs would thus
accomplish tho double purpose of
checking tho surplus In tho spring
and overcoming tho shortage In the
lato summer. A. L. McClcllan.
One Way to Cook Eggs
A strnngo method of cooltlng nn
egg la sometimes employed by the
shepherds In the Enst. Tho egg is
pluced In n sling nnd whirled round
nnd round until the hent generated
by the motion hits conked It.
By Herbert I'luiumer
WASHINGTON MaJ. Gen. SmedT !
ley D. Butler, out to get "Puddlor
Jim" Davis seat In the United States
senate, is quoted as having said on
the stump that If ho is elected he
will "clean things up" Ih that body.
"I'm going to tell those boys to
get out of my way," said the gen
eral. ". ; I am going to1 have some
soy in this government."
All of which recalls the time an
other distinguished fighting man
came down to Washington with much
the Bame Idea in mind. Of course
tho "idol of the marines" hasn't as
yet) reached tho placo where he can'
start his cleaning up process.
He must win the nomination and
then the election first. And with
"Puddler Jim" as fond of the sen
ate as he is and the fact that he
amassed almost a million votes to
get there back In 1930, it would ap
pear that the general has his work ,
cut out for him.
393 PAIRS OF LADIES' SHOES IN A
Three
Davis
Thursday', friday, Saturday (April 21 to 23)
THE ENTIRE ASSORTMENT IS GROUPED IN JUST TWO LOTS
.179 PAIRS AT
$3.95
This group I composed of short lines, dis
continued styles nnd broken .sizes of shoes
formerly selling from $1.95 to $6.50 Oxfords
fit nips, ties and pumps all heels blacks,
browiLS and blondes All these have been
taken from our regular stock and have not
been pure based special for this event.
DAWRM TK1I3H IT
But should ho come to tho senate,
he would not be the first to attempt :
a reformation on that side of capitol -itttxt a . WIT T
hill: And those who know their CtillNiV V IXjU
SLBBMr: SMWMM. , ., i,,, J
214 PAIRS AT
$5.85
This group luis been taken from our hlfih
grade stock of Selby A roll Preservers, Arm
strong, Peacock nnd Kysonele; shoes formerly
priced from ?0. to $11), short lines, discon
tinued stylos nnd broken sizes Colors of
brown, white, black and blonde Buy sev
eral pairs of these high grade shoes while
you can get them at such ridiculously low
prices. -
"SEE THEM IN THE WINDOW
WHEN YOU'RE DOWN TOWN
TONIGHT THEN BE HERE
EARLY THURSDAY MORN
ING TO GET FIRST CHOICE."
hUl. And those who know their
senate are of the belief that tho
general, with all his reputation as
a fighter would be about as suc
cessful as any of the others
Which' Is exactly nothing.
Genoral Dawes probably has made
the most spectacular attempt along
this lino In recent times. And what
ACCEPT PLAN
OF LEAGUE
(Continued From Page One)
supplementary military estimates the
government Intends to lntroduco at
1 the special session of the diet which
tho senate did to him and he was f wm convene May 23. The- estimates
vice president is senatorlol his- nre to cover the cost of the military
tory ' (operations in Manchuria and at
Dawes merely wanted to amend ' Shanghai from June 1, 1032, to March
tho rules to curb the loquacity' of
senators in his capacity as the sen
ate's presiding officer, and look what
they did to him. '
If SmetllCy Butler were to'wln that
BntfcW all the otHer of ' hls-'dispoys
of heroism might pale in comparison:
NO TAMI'KUINd '
The senate has a way of its own
to put those In their places who
attempt to tamper with its traditions.
It's not always so easy to observe
openly, but one is always conscious
that it Is going on.
Ho may pound his fist on the
table, hake his finger, and shout
as much as ho pleases without ncces
snrlly offending any of his colleogues.
But let him start monkeying with
that awesome thing called "senatorial
dignity" and he'll pretty soon find
himself in deep water.
- ; Ermine Imitated
True ermine comes from n mem
ber of the wensel family, the lessor
wensel, or stoat; which has an al
most pure white cont In the winter
time. However, there are a num
ber of inferior furs which ure
dressed up in Imitation of true er
mine, the most Important of which
is the white rabbit.
Try It Yourself Next Time
TUE SEASONING
IS WHAT MAKES
A SUCCESS
Atmospheric '
Dual, smoke nnd tug nro not es
sential pnrts ot Uig atmosphere, but
rather Impurities In It. As gener
ally understood, tho lertn atmos
phere Is applied to tho Invisible,
odorless and tasteless gnoses which
make up tho blanket of air sur
rounding the earth.
ClifThoute Ruins
In tho caves formed by erosion In
the side walls of canyons In Mesa
Verde National park, there are
nbout 2.0(H) cllirhnuse ruins, var.vlns
In size from n one clan structure nf
a few rooms to great prehistoric vll
luges which housed hundreds of
people.
1
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'31, 1933. .... ..! f-
: ".' A series of conferences was begun
by the war and finance ministries
regarding the estimates, especially on
means of m.Mifig'Miho fuiicls. lEonnvw
i Myy. Send Troops North "f)!rT
General Sadno Aranl, minister , of
war, , told . Japanese reporters in a
train interview that It might be
necessary to send more troops . to
Manchuria If the threats of rebels
against the new .federated govern
ment continued to grow more men
acing, . ,
Tho war office is taking most seri
ous view of tho situations nt Chlentno
ond along the Chinese Eastern rail
way, especially the renewed advance
of General Wang Tan-Lin's rebels
southword, the control of the Iinlen-
po ond Pogranichnaya sectors by
rebels under General Li Tu, and the
threat of a general strike of the
railway employes.
Although the strike foiled to mater
ialize today dispatches to the Hcngo
news agency Indicated it might only
hove been deferred and, possibly
would bo called April 25 or April 30
to coincide with the arrival of the
League of Nations inquiry commis
sion in North Manchuria.
Hnvlct Officials Active
Tho dispatches said the Japanese
authorities were informed the Soviet
officials were doing .their utmost to
avert tho strike, or at least to pre
vent Soviet cltzens from Joining it.
The war office issued a statement
in which It declared friendly ond
pacific Intentions regarding the
Soviets.
"Realizing that friendly relations
between Japan and Russia areessen
tint to the maintenance of peace in
tho Orient," the statement said, "the
Japanese army is taking the utmost
precautions in its operations in Man
churia to avoid provocation to Russia.
"Japan has no intention of tramp
ling on tho Soviet's rights."
The statement denied that the
Japaneso military was assisting In
any way the activities of "White'
Russians In Manchuria.
JAFSIE'GETS
: MESSAGE AND
BAY DUCKING
(Continued From Page One)
;as a girl, imd said she was on her
way to her sister's home In England
Ifrom Western United States. St.
John' is a' seaport.
While" the beauty operator' cut the
child's hoir,- the woman retired to a
booth to have her hair dressed. The
beauty operator then discovered the
child was a boy.
When the'' woman was about to
Icayo J;he' : )eauty operator mode
known her '.discovery, whereupon;- she
said, the woman became flustered
and fled with the child.
Tho operator said the child looked
likcthekldnaped Lindbergh baby.
The dispatch said also that Harry
Fleischer, , reputed Detroit Purple
gangster for whom New Jersey police
have been searching, was reported
seen In St. John.
UKDS TAKK CHANUCHOW
PEIPINO, April 20 (! Chinese
authorities at Amoy Informed the
United States consul hrre today that
the communist forces captured
Changchow at noon yesterday and
the whereabouts of the government
forces who were defending the city
was unknown.
The capture of Changchow brought
the communist forces to within 30
miles of Amoy.
Idea From Frenchman?
This country cot the idea of n
tripartite government probably from
Montesquieu, whoso books Were
very popular in the Colonies. lie
was the first to Introduce the tri
partite idea nnd deline the advan
tages of the separation of the exec
utive, legislative and Judicial func
tions. Washington Star.
For Spread of Education
Cooper Union Institute was found
ed In New York to provide free
schools of art and science, free read
ing room and a free library for the
working classes. It lias a night
school of science, a day school of
science, a night art department, a
women's art school and several oth
er divisions.
WOMAN FMKH WEST
CAMDEN, N. J., April 20 (fl) A
woman, reported to have flown from
Kansas CI ty, 'Mo., to see Colonel
Charles A. Lindbergh, took off from
Central airport here today and headed
west without revealing her identity.
She denied, however, that her trip
hod anything to do with the Lind
bergh kidnaping case.
"I cannot ( tell why I came," she
said, stepping into a big red mono
pi tine piloted by Al Ferguson. "I am
not a wealthy' woman but I hired this
plane because I had a very import
ant errand here. That is all I can
soy." '
POLICE NOT EXCITED
ST. JOHN, N. B., April 20 Wl
Chief of Police E. M. Slader said to
day the authorities attached little
importance to the report of a beauty
shop operator that three ,wceks ago
she cut the hair of a, child resembling
tho kidnaped Lindbergh boby. The
shorn curls' were given to police.
Questioning of the beauty shop
woman indicated, he said,' the child
whose hair1 she had cut was about
three years old. The Lindbergh baby
is only 21 months.
Men and Brutes
Noble blood I Iinh 1 What blood
Is more noble or so pure as that
of the lion? ; And yet he is only a
brute. It is merit, education and
virtue, not blood, that lift men
above the level of the brutes.
Michael le Faucheur.
shopping in La Grande Thursday. '
Mrs. Mary Waelty and son, John,
visited relatives in Richland Sunday.
Mrs. H. J. Gilliam and son, Mar
vin, visited her son, Harry, Friday
evening. They finished moving their,
stock from the ranch here to Wallowa
Saturday.
W. L. Buckner moved to a ranch
near La Grande Monday. His son-in-law
and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Ray
mond Waelty, helped him move and
get things settled. His two daugh
ters, Dovey and Lcatha, will Join him
as soon as school is out.
Mr. and Mrs. John Gckcler and
children and Mrs. L. E. Perln were
visitors ot the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Waltor Hill at Elgin Sunday.
Mrs. Sarah . Gekelcr, ' Miss ' Dorothy'
Gekcler and Mrs. Chester Shirley of
Enterprise were La Grande visitors
Saturday.
SPECIALS
BACON
Pound
BEEF STEAK
Pound
SHORTENING
4 Pounds
SLICED HAM
Pound
12c
17c
25c
19c
Grande Ronde
Meat Co.
sWssVstU
Alan Smith, captain of the Uni
versity ot North Carolina golf team,
won tho Carolina championship in
1928. . . ,
$ s $ $ $
CRICKET FLAT
PERSONALS
lly. I-ols Wltherspoon
(Observer Correspondent)
CRICKET. FLAT (Special) Mrs.
Mary Waelty spent Friday visiting
at the home ot her "son, Raymond
Waelty nnd family.
Mrs. Leo Roulet visited her moth
er. Mrs. A. H. Parsons, Friday.
Cricket Flat grange will hold Its
regular meeting Saturday evening at
7:30 o'clock at the Highland school
house. Light refreshments will be
served after the meeting.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hug, and
daughter, Ona, and Mr. and Mrs.
Dave Hug, all of Elgin, and Mr. Hug's
son-in-law And daughter, Mr. and
Mrs. Layman and son, Dick, who are
visiting relatives here, from, Califor
nia, spent Sunday visiting at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Hug.
Mrs. Chester Shirley and three
children, of Enterprise, spent the
weekend visiting with Mrs. Sarah
Gekeler.
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Roulet were
New Shipment
Cossack
Coats
for
Ladies
and
Men