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-Page Four LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, PEE. Thursday, June 2, 1932 (Incorporated) , AD IndepeodeAt Newspaper Phono MtUu 60S., ' HAROLD M. FINLAY . Business Hums". Published evenings, except Sunday, t 1710, Blitn. street, hf Orande. Oregon. 1 Entered at the Fpstofflce of La Grande. Oregon, aa .Second Class Mall Matter under act of March 2, 1871),, ' ' ' " " ' OFFICIAL PAJPKR OP UNION COONTT AND TB (jlTY OP LA QBANDB ' ''"" ."" " MEMBER OP ASSOOiATEP .PRESS . ""' ' ' The Associated Press la exclusively entitled to UN for publication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise cej:dUedtf pub lished herein. All rights of republication of special dispatches In this paper and also the local news herein also are reserved. National Advertising Representative ."" M. O. MOOENSEN CO., lno. San ' Pranclsco, Los Angeles, Seattle, Portlands Chicago, Detroit, New York, ' SUBSCRIPTION RATES Uy t Carrier t Daily, one month in advance 1! Ha Dally, six mouths In advance , ., , L, , H.tO Dally, single copy - .... .,, L, 6o "DARK HORSE" DEMOCRATS - SPEae Maryland's Governor, in Rape Winpn Gpniproinige! II)' Koliert Tnllejr . In 1927 and 68,000 In 1930. nea faorvico writer The ' nation ' at large knows (Copyright. 1032. NEA Service, Inc.) jtltchle best as a wet candidate, but Annapolis, Mil. Three times in there Is much more to him than eight years uovcrnor ioort v. lust an antl-piohlbltlonlst. Really, My Mull Dally, per month In advance Dally, per six months In advance.. Dally, per year In advance ........ 3.69. eoo ApVEItTISINq RATES Display, foreign, per column Inch Display, local, per column Inch -430 Time contract prices on application l, Behold; at evening titje trouble; and before the morning he is not. This is the portion of them that spoil us, and the lot of them that rob us. Isaiah 17: 14. OUR PRIVILEGE The pcoplo of La Grande worked hard and long to win the Eastern Oregon Normal school for their city. They realized that such an institution would bo an asset of great nmteroil and cultural value to the community. IX any action, wqre to be taken now to discontinue opera tion of the school, or in any way impair its value and Im portance, notacitix.cn would hesitate to voice indignant pro tests. But, as the grass i. always greener on the other- side, of the fence, we have fallen into the habit of crying abput what we have lost, losing ourselves in fond dreams of what the future may bring us, and forgetting entirely the many ad vantages and opportunities which are ours for the taking right now. As a community we ha.vo not yet lennied the true, value of the. Eastern Oregon Normal school; oi; if we have, we have given very little indication of it. The crowds that pack the high schooler L. D, S. auditoriums, on, the occasion of high school plays, operettas, special programs, and , bac calaureate and commencement services have been too obvi ously absent from similar events at the Normal schools The reason, perhaps, may be merely habit or custom, La C.Ymiders have always loyally supported high school activi ties, and do so now from habit. Hut they have not yet foni$d the habit of, attending Normal school functions, in spite of the fact that the latter are of superior quality and cultural value. The coining week will offer us a splendid opportunity to get the habit. The baccalaureate service on Sunday after noon wiU offer us the privilege of hearing llov. Raymond B. Walker of Portland. At the commencement exercises Wednesday afternoon Ii. F. Irvine, one of the finest speakers in the Northwest, may be heard. But, above all, we should be interested in the big Even song pageant which the students will present, especially for us, Tuesday evening on the grand stairway at the head of Ninth street. This is something entirely new to La Grande, an attempt to portray in song and ceremony the natural beauty of the Grande Rondo valley, and the develop ment of culture and education. The faculty and students of the Normal school urgently and cordiallv invite us lo nHonrl nil nf llmun n.m i, ( They want us to feel at home up there to feel that we are a part of the institution, and that they are a part of our community. We shall pro it greatly by taking advantage of tial privilege. Ritchie Iiuh sought to travel that 40 mllca of road ' which lies between Maryland's cuplto hero and ' the White House at Washington. ; In 1924 ho was a willing compro mise candidate when the Democrats were trying to break the historic McAdoo-Smith deadlock at Madison Square Garden, but John W. Davis got the nomination. In 1928 he was a potential candi date for the nomination but with drew in favor of At Smith Just be fore tho tloUBton convention, being the first of the candidates to do so.- In 1932 he Is an avowed cundldate who Is bent upon capturing the nomination at Chicago. "Of course, I would like to be president; who wouldn't?" says Gov cmor Ritchie, with his characteristic frankness. Others may talk of being "drafted" and of "accepting" the nomluutlon. Iiltchio doesn't; ho wants it, he says so and he is out to get It. His friends bollcve his chance finally has come. Thoy Bay they arq sure hp can stop Roosevelt, If anybody can. They plcturo the possibility of a convention' deadlock. : with Rooso velt finding It Impossible to get the uoccssary two-thirds majority after futile balloting. In such a picture they see Ritchie's stor begin to rise, with Smith and Raskob remember ing Houston and 10.28 tlu-owlng their support to Ritchie. They feel that this support plus the votes that Ritchio is able to muster from other sources, will bo sufficient to put him over. ' - . And so, under these conditions, apparently far more promising, than those m either 1924 or 1928, Mary land offers hor favorite son as a presidential candidate In 1932 for the third time. Tho fact that ho will enter the convention with only la votes (Maryland's) doesn't dis courage his followers In the -least. Many' 'party nominees have entered conventions with none. 1 Oovernor Ritchie Is Maryland's Idol. Before his day the state had never re-elected a governor. It has elected Ritchie to office four times. His slender majority of 105 votes in 1019 leaped to 41,000 In 1023. 60,000 ho Is not wetter than Smith, Roose velt or Baker, ' He 'stands merely tor what they stand for return of prohibition control to the 'atatos. ; The facts are that -Ritchie la the foremost modern advocate of the' old-fashioned ' Democratlo ' doctrine of states' rights. In that,- the prb hlbitlon' Issue is tho moat colorful and, therefore, stands out. The pub lic at large " forgets, or perhaps docBn't know, that' Ritchie Is for states' rights all down the line. ! "Our government." he says;' "has become the most regulatory In the world except Russia and Italy, ih- epectatora and spies and official regu lator follow- the 100 per-' cent American- from the day he ; draws his first nourishment from his nother's breast until ho Is laid away in an Inspected grave. "The citizen la told what he may Oat, what he may not drink;' what ho may read or- write, what he may aoe on the stage. Not content with this, the government advises him how to hang curtains In his home, what meat- to cook for his dinner and, under the auspices of the de partment of agriculture, It has even distributed a government treatise en titled 'A Pocket Essay on Kissing'." ; Ho is 'the foremost champion of Home rule. Ftrlmwuy). tills grew out of Maryland's refusal to -enact a atate prohibition law ' concurrent with the Volstead act. If is the only state which has never done bo, although several others have re pealed their enforcement statutes. Governor Ritchie explains: "No state Is called -upon to pro- vido .enforcement machinery for the rederai income tax law, or the nar cotic act, or -the Mann act or any other federal - .enactment -that I kuow .of. They - are the laws of tiie federal government. and the federal government - sets - up Its own machinery to enforce its own laws." His record as ' governor of Mary land has been Interesting. He re organized the atate government and swept out of existence endless state boards and -bureaus and sine cure offices. ' His central purchasing agency has saved much money and low ered taxes. The benefits accruing V&-yjlijSK-'ft, If CANDIDATE FOR PRgUOSNTIAI FALKS BROTH ERHOpb Overalls FOR MEN 8 9c Governor Albert Cabell Ritchie from his . reorganization of the state's school system have caused many to say that he has done his best Job there. His record for busi ness efficiency has been a bright one throughout. The greatest vote-getter in the hls- llory-of Maryland was born the scion of aristocratic Virginia-Maryland an cestry which traces back 300 years. His father was a Baltimore Judge; his mother a Virginia beautv whose that state from 1805 to 1808. Ho was graduated from Johns Hopkins In 1806, studied law at the University of Maryland and en tered politics In 1903 as city solici tor of Baltimore. He held this post until 1910 when he was appointed people's counsel to the public serv ice commission. He won local fame by forcing a reduction in gas rates after a furi ous battle. At the next election he grandfather had been governor of became attorney general of Mary- reached the ocean, of course, but ut least they can 'always rememoer mar, tney started. Sis forefathers royoHf iij - CONFEDERATE; : ARiWV. land- and from there he passed . to a-ne governorship. . i Plfty-sllt years old. tall, well pro portioned.' gray haired -and with steel 'blue eyes. Ritchie has been called ."the handsomest man In politics,";-. He married as a young man, -but was divorced some years ago; and' has never remarried. Until her death recently, his aged mother lived' wtth him at-the Maryland ex ecutive - mansion and was his hostess. This position Is now taken, on- 'state: occasions, by a married cousin. Ho cares nothing for golf or cards, prefers reading and the so ciable companionship of friends. He Is a good atory teller and, what Is more, a good listener. Courtly of manner, he Is the embodiment of the southland with all its fine old traditions. He Is the living symbol of states' rights, and this Is the banner he will carry to Chicago. Whether he Is the reor guard of a vanishing procession or the herald of a move ment for return to early American iunciameutals remains to be seen A strictly high grade union made overall heavy weight 220 denim full cut an excep tionally good overall foi" 89c all sizes. . for religion come In Mexico." " Y Ho said he has protested to Gov-V cmor Fllibcrto Gomes against this "new violation of the rights of the Catholic faithful", and had tempor arily ordered the priests to remain at their post-3. ' ' The new law restricted the number of priests in the state to 34. - Sleepy on Track; Train Bumps Head ROSEBURG, Ore., Juno 2 OP) Go ing to sleep with the rail of a rdll road track for a'p'llow Is a hazardous thing to do, as Raymond W. Fry, a transient . from Doubs. Maryland, found out last night. With two companions. Fry boarded a freight train at Roscburg last night, only to bo ejected by the train crew In Cow Creek canyon. The trio sat down besido the track to rest ond fell asleep. Fry resting his head upon a rail. Train 32 came along and bowled ( him into tho ditch. He suffered a I bruise on the head and was rendered unconscious for several hours. ' He was rushed to Glcndalc by a section crew and then brought to the Rose burg hospital. He is expected to re cover. Mellon Appears In Court Dress Other Papers Say: ADVENTUKK There is a pathetic touch to the sLory of tho four little hoys from New York's Knst Side who set out to sea on" a homemade raft the other day. Police found them as they drifted down the l'last river. Kor their own protection the youngsters were ordered off the Iiih seas. They are to be envied because they slarted, but pitied because there isn't anything that can be done to satisfy the buecaneerinK Spirit that would like to chase a pirate and find some hidden jiold. The restricted areas in which a Kieat many people piust liye today, due to the present economic system, do not pro vide much loom for boys to o adventuring. Quito pften there aren't any woods that they can people with lncjians. There isn't a pond that can bo magnified into something re sembling the blue Atlantic. There isn't even a corner lot where they 'o to but more dexterously than the heroes whose records they follow wistfully on the sports pages. When the spirit of wanderlust grew too strong the four youngsters chose a real river that led to a' real ocean to do their voyaging. Thoy didn't expect to find Singapore or Hag dad or Trieste. Thoy wore just names on a painted geo graphy map. Iiut thoy took it for granted that if you went down to the sea in a ship even a .ship made out of hoards that were nailed together something had to happen'. That streak of adventure, buried in everyone of us, never quite goes away. Most people wait, day after day, year after year, hoping that something will happen tomorrow, or the day after that. When it is too late they blame themselves because they didn't try harder to make it happen. The New York youngsters are to be congratulated because they had the thrill of building a ship and sotting sail. Most boys don't got that fur today. The amateur seamen never1 MOVIKS ANI MCWSI'AI'iat ..ways, it net1 ins, men must hnvc scitpuKont. Porhaps It Is lo nvoUl the disqulctlnK possibility of them selves Deing ummeu lor unsavory conditions. Cortnln seventeenth cen tury reformers clucked knowingly When six children about to be hnngod on Tyburn Hill for Ihiavory declared they had gone wrong beciu. of land ing Daniel Defoe's "Moll rinnders.' Only ycHlerycnr thunderous censure fell on dime novels for leading boys into the paths of wickedness. Today tho target la the press and tho motion-picture. Tt hts become fashionable to blnmo on thorn the ulns of our gcneratliu. The stock market crash? Tho press gave out falsely optlinl.Ulc Information?0 The gang menace? Newspapers nnd movies made a hero of the gangster. . . . And so tho bill of indictment runs. Oerhapvi some newspapers did print Incorrect information about economic conditions but Is the press more to blamo than the Institutions which supplied tho stuff? Mnybo some news papers and certain films have made Hob In Hoods out' of gangsters, but Isn't It an Indubitable fact that pub lic opinion aroused by a stoady rain of publicity put nrch-KnngHter Al phoiutc Capono behind tho bars' - It would be foolish to suppose that newspapers and motion-pictures nre per ut sacrosanct and proper. It is nal. Engineer McCul lough of the highway department says that unit prices on bridge construction1 several yearn ugo were 40 per cent higher tlinn thoy aro now. lie cites figures from the contract on tho bridge over the Clackamas river which -was re cently awarded. When the Job was first estimated some years ago the computation was roughly $300,000. Recently when It was redruitad and careful estimates made the estimate of the engineers was 9200,505. The award was made for $105,475, which is not far from 50 por cent of the tlrst estimate. M McCullough says: "Pour years ago thta depart ment was paying (torn $22 to $30 per cubic yard for concrete, while the contract price on this struc ture ranges from $12 to $L0. - At thii't time we -were' paying $5 to $0 per hundred- for 'reenforclng steel as against a contract price' on this structure of $3.80, ana so on for othof Items of unit- , cost."' ' 1 -1 That Is precisely what tho States man has been telling tho people for two years. Costa are lower; which means that the same amount of money buys moro miles of road, moro bridges, more maintenance work, moro oiling, more graveling, more paving. Putting It another way, we can do as much rood work as we wore do ing In 1027 and 1028 for 40 per cent less money. Then why can't the state cut the motor license foes without Increasing tho gas tax? ' ; ' ' Wliat wo aro fighting for Is a real lightening of tho load on the motor ist, not just picking his hind pocket instead of his front pocket. Just be- In Washington equally erroneous to tar with the same cause the gas tax Is painless, it is no brush of censure all newspapers nnd less teal. - i !- f!iti all films. Purthermoro ",lt is unfair j Truo. the people clamor for more to tho thousanda of conscientious .roads: thev alwavs will. Then why men and women who are endeavoring to realize, for the press and the the atre their proper place In nn Improv ing social order. Before indulging In the cheap lux ury of criticism of others, perhaps we should a-.Jc ourselves a few auestlojin. Have we contributed In any way to i nuloinobilM. tho condition of which wo wnuifi nnl that is complain? We know the newspaper man and tho theatre-man must draw their livelihood from their bu.stnrfws, but have wo subscribed for the con structive paper? Do wo nlwnys pat ronize the show that Is above re prtmch? The liotorian Magazine. HOAO COSTS AM) CWK I.U'KNSKS Our present scale of motor llcenso feea and gas taxes were set In n day of abundance. Required were certain sums to meet fixed charges on bond ed debt. Tho remainder could be spent In maintenance. In Improve ments, in new coiwt ruction and In the lU'cessury ndmlnkitrntlon and en gineering. The same scale of fees I and taxes now prevail. Hut on the outgo side there Is quite a different picture. 'I-'lrst, we are now pr.at the peak on the bonded debt service requirements. If we refrain from further bond h- suo the amount of Income that must go to pay principal and Interest will progressively grow smaller, 1 Second, and this Is of great Im portance, n million dollars spent In rond work now will buy far more than any year since road work was begun here on a large scale. In n letter uppcurh.g In the Portland jour- not get on a steady basis of paying for road construction Just what the state can afford and not try to tele scope construction into a decade? People want other things than roads nowadays; they want food, they want gas, they want clothing, they want Also "men want Jobs, the -only good reason there Is for continuing to spend -as much money as we have been spend ing in road work. - , . . t. , . Third, there Is otlll another factor the people do hot fully appreciate, and that Is the secular growth of income from these fixed fees. Year by year more money comes In from license fees, although the amount at present may show ft slight decrease due to business conditions. ' The amount of income on the gas tax la increasing own In hard times. So we have this singular situation: Under prrseut fees and taxes we have mnri mony to spend, at a time when the major projects of tho original system have been largely completed, and at a time when the road dollar buys about 40 er cent more than It did when these fees aud taxes were flxrd. AH this too at a time when the car-owner Is lews able to poy these charges than ever before. By Ijcrbert Pluunucr WASHINGTON Senator George of Georgia- is, porheps, -one of the most zealous guardians of the tradi tions and time-honored ; customs of the -United States senate.1 He was on the supreme bench of his1 state before coming to the sen ate some nine years ago. Habits acquired there, in the dignified sur roundings peculiar to the Judiciary atmosphere,, wore easily retained when he became a senator. ' It Is not surprising, therefore, that he should become indignant when a newocaner such as Senator Huey Long, of Louisiana attempts to take him and other senators to task. The "vitality, vigor and breezlness" of Senator Huey, as one senator ex presses It, has been getting on the nerves of some of his colleagues a great deal of late especially since the senate embarked on the task of trying to balance the budget by pass ing an adequate revenue bill. t Despite his "newness" as a sen ator. Long has projected himself In to the tax debate at every opportun ity, and probably has had as much to say pn the floor In debates as any one. if it can even keep Its head up. This country seems to want a new deal. Were It a monarchy. It would no doubt discard the king. (1EOKGH AROl'SHI) Long hasn't been particularly con cerned as to whose toes he has tread upon In his loquacity, cither. That Is what rUcd the sedate, serious sen ator from Georgia. It wax getting around 10 o'clock in a particularly trying night session of tho sonate when George became really aroused at Long's tactics. The Louisiana senator had Just read into the Kocord some of George's votes in the past on tariff schedules. Stern, his pronounced southern ac cent almost lost in his indignation. he proceeded to denounce the Lou Isianan in a way seldom heard on the floor of the senate. - - While not so hectic as is popu larly believed, Hollywood probably, has her' star-lit 'evenings,-- 1 Flour Distributed, He Tells Hoover ' LOM1 lMPKUTl'lUUai : He chlded him for what he termed his audacity in attempting to "lec ture" senators, and advised him to wait until he had been In the senate long enough to "respect the convic tions of his colleagues." He deplored the senator's "lack of courtesy I was about to say decency.1" "Ho Is utterly lacking in tho sensi bilities which usually, characterize the Intercourse between men In this body." George shouted in conclusion. But It dtdu't seem to faze the sen ator from Louisiana much. He heard It all and when George concluded. he naively asked him what he had said that was objectionable. George In futile fashion replied If the senator was "unconscious" of what he had done, that was enough. It was to report that 23.000.000 of the 40.000.000 bushels of flour turned over to the American Red Cross had been distributed to the needy, that Judge John Barton Payne, chairman of the organiza tion, called (as shown above) at the White House, Tho remainder of the flour will be used to take care of the poor through the summer and autumn months, he announced. Brevity Keynote In Swimming Suits This Year BOSTON, June 2 Br.evlty Js the keynote Yn shimming 'suits this tea son'. The designers have gone as far as they dare to' make a suit that affords a sensation not unlike that enjoyed In the "old swimming-hole". The almost back-to-nature suits are designed for real comfort and ease in swimming as well as beauty In their attractive lines and weaves. Rough wools, diagonal weaves, basket weaves1' all play Important parts In the make-up of our new suits. Gone is the old loose unfitted suit And' presto, " in Its place a snug, backless,' daring, but oh so com fortable, suit. The brassiere model will be ex tremely popular with those who de sire real ; freedom In swimming. It lb a suit pf two separate pieces, bros niore and trunks. Because of the separate pieces there Is no pulling tetween the shoulders and the hips this being an exceptionally attrac tive feature for swimming ease. A model in one instance Is of burnt or ange. The trunks have a military stripe down tho sides, a snug-flttlng waistline and a tiny buttoned pocket for the keys; Then there Is a striking onc-plece suit with basque stripes for the top and sash and a solid color for the trunks. This suit has a deep square cut l-ack. Another popular model Is the baek Ipis suit. This has straps coming together at the waistline in the back. These straps button at the waistline, so that when desirous of a un, onb may unbutton the straps leaving the whole back exposed for a nice, even tan. which is necessary when wearing an evening dress. Bright colors will relgu supreme at the beaches this summer. Various shades' of red, orange, green, blue and yellow will dominate; although, 'i course, mere win still be manv navy blue and blacks; these being good taste always. LONDON. June 2 (P) United Statc3 Ambassador Mellon appeared In silk knee breeches last night at tho derby day dinner given by Lady Ellesmere at Bridge wn tor house. , Queen Mary and the Duchess of York were there. Invitations to the dinner speci fied court dress. It Is understood that Mr. Mellon has decided that when he attends a palace function as the American ambassador he will dress as he would at a similar affair at the White House, but when htO is invited merely as Mr. Mellon to' places where court dress is prescribed he will wear breeches. Catholic Church To Recognize Law MEXICO CITY, June 3 un Arch. bishop Poscunl Diaz today snld tho Catholic church "unrortunately will have to tolerate" the hew law re stricting the number of priests In the state of Mexico "until better times vna is it uu He who ran aud lost In May won't Chats With Parents The need for action In hrlnirliip about a sharp, though sensible, re-1 havc to nm another day. auction in license fees Is so apparent nnd so praetlrablo that wo need not point the mora! to adorn this talc. fialeni Statesman. Prohibition repeal mlsht Indeed brine back prosperity for the beer and liquor lutorests. The Greensboro Ga.) Herald-Journal arises to remark: "Money Isn't everything. It causes crime and trouble." We haven't any. either. With Herb and Al both telllnn con gress where to head In, one wonders YEAST - Regular Size 2c Cake LARD compound ojr 4 Pounds DC HAMS -4 r Pound IOC ' 12-11 Pounds "AM 17 Pound 1 C ' ' Sliced " - Grande Ronde Meat Co. Why DO YOU BUY AT NOAH'S? It may lie anyone of a number of reasons such as the location of the store, the neatness of the stock or tlie courteous service. ' , Whatever it may be you are assured of quality mer chandise at a reasonable price. "Everything for reaulifying the Home" " NOAH'S PAINT STORE Sport Oxfords BLACK & WHITE MiOWN & TAN COMBINATIONS ' $3.85 & $5
