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The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and
contrite heart, 0 God, thou wilt not despise. Psalm 51 : 17.
AUTO INSURANCE
Most auto owners are familiar with the fact that auto
mobile liability insurance rates were recently increased
throughout the country. Some motorists complain, asking
why insurance rates should go up when prices of everything
else are coming down. !
The simple fact is that motorists themselves set the rates
and not the insurance companies. At regular intervals in
surance companies get together and compare their experi
ence; and if the proportion of claims paid to premiums rej
ceived is found to have increased, there is no alternative but
to increase rates. I
So it is apparent that the frequency and severity of auto
accidents determine the cost of the insurance. And every
year accidents have increased in number and severity until
they have become a serious national problem. In 1931 there
were approximately two million auto accidents, one million
persons injured, $350,000,000 in settlements paid by insur-f
ance companies, and a total economic loss of a billion dollars j
There are many factors contributing to the alarming in
crease of auto accidents, though carelessness and reckless
driving are the chief offenders. The number of cars per
mile of road is steadily increasing, adding to the hazards of
driving.' In "1914 there was brie car for 'every1' 1.43 miles of
highway"; but in 1931 there were twelve cars for 1.43 miles
of road. "
And in addition to increased congestion of highways, the
power and speed of automobiles is steadily mounting, having
almost doubled in the past ten years. Many cars now manu
factured boast of sustained speeds of 70, 80, and even 90
miles per hour. '
Another factor is the constantly increasing use of auto
mobiles; they are now used of tenor and driven farther than
ever before, because every member of the family drives, and
good roads permit driving in all kinds of weather and at all
seasons of the year. - ' :
It is inevitable, therefore, that the accident rate should
increase unless there is some special effort on the part Of
motorists to exercise greater caution in driving. Accideiit
frequency actually did increase 26 per cent in the period
from 1928 to 1930, and is still increasing. And the average
cost per accident is also growing. j
Many motorists claim that the majority of accidents a'e
caused by inexperienced drivers, but such is not the case
Statistics compiled in one state recently revealed the fact
that 90 per cent of drivers having accidents have had more
than ono year's driving experience, while less than ten per
cent of the accidents were caused by drivers of less than
one year's driving experience.
These facts indicate that a new driver is cautious, but that
as ho becomes more familiar with the operation of the car
ho is inclined to take chances which frequently result dis
astrously. Kecords for 1930 show that claims wore presented
on ono out of every six liability and property damage policies
issued. '
The only way to reduce the cost of automobile insurance
is to reduce the number r-l uccidenU.
MODIFICATION DKLKMMA
Hy common consent the Democratic prohibition plank is
the wetter of the two and yet three wet moves made In
congress since the conventions were instituted by Republi
cans, not by Democrats.
Senator Bingham, Republican wet, reopened his fight for
legalization of beer, while members of his party in the house
were demanding immediate action on beer-l'or-reveiuie legis
lation and repeal of the eighteenth amendment.
This is not to the liking of the Democrats. Having made
repeal their chief issue for the coming national campaign,
there is nothing they desire less than a pro-campaign decision
on that issue. It is their job to keep their powder dry until
the election.
Should the Democrats go along with the Republican wets
on these measures, the (!. O. I', might effectively appeal to
the wets on the score that the party is wetter than its pint
form. Democratic opposition would be a dead give-away. Were
the Democratic drys in congress strong enough and so dis
posed they could, by voting down all wet bills, not only em-
OUT OUR WAY
By J. R. Williams
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barrass their party but place the stamp of insincerity upon
its repeal plank. ' ,
Should wet legislation pass before the election the Demo
crats must look to the White House for salvation. A veto
would save the day by preserving their pet issue.
Our system of government seems to be degenerating into
a contest between the liberty-lovers and the liberty-takers.
Other Papers
Say:
nation wet at this time, we might
expect strikes, riots and all kinds
of trouble which has been avoided,
even in the face of conditions which
are more serious than in many yoars,
The lack of cllscorders Is attributed
In no small measure to the lessened
drinking brought about by nntlonnl
prohibition. Walla Walla Bulletin.
CONOIIKSS PltU'TICHK KCONOMY
An example of the lmpracticnl
methods employed by congress in
providing for federal economy is evi
dent in The Dalles, where postal em
ployes with a few exceptions have
been notified that in the future they
must take five days vacation each
month without poy. This will se
riously curtail service at the local
po.s toff ice, in addition to placing an
additional burden on the men when
they do work.
Congress, It will bo remembered,
was asked to reduce federal salaries
on a sliding scale, as an economy
movo In balancing the federal bud
get. It was estimated that 220 mil
lion dollars could be saved in this
way. r- , i
Instead, the mighty lawmakers de
cided to keep wages of most federal
employes at war-time levels and im
pose payless vacations as an economy
substitute. Thus federal workers aro
compelled to lay off whether they
want to or not, despite the fact that
there Is Just as much work to do
as there was before.
Now the general public will havo
to suffer through inability of the
curtailed staffs to handle the work
for which a full staff ordinarily is
required. This is true In The Dalles,
and must bo true elsewhere unless
fedoral departments aro greatly over
manned which is not the case here.
How much better it would have
been, as long as pay cuts were de
sired, to treat everybody alike. A
sliding scale of reductions for fed
eral employes, with $1200 annually
tho minimum amount exempted,
would havo resulted In a material
saving, would have kept personnel in
tact during tho usual number of
working days ouch month, onrt would
havo permitted public service to con
tinue on a normal basis.
Congress, as usual, took the most
round-about way possible to effect
federal economy. In fact. Instead of
tho 220-mlllion dollar saving required
to balance tho budirct, only 170 mil
lions were slashed when the bill ft-
nally was passed and submitted to
tho president for his reluctant sig
nature. The Dalles Chronicle.
In Washington
By Herbert IMiiinmcr
WASHINGTON Not the lcatffc 'of
tho absorbing questions ' golng'Jthe
rounds In Washington In the after--math
of tho. Chicago convention per
iod la' where will the' "progressives"
in tho senate bo found in tho com
ing campaign. " r " " -' .
Governor Roosovelt'a bid for Hlieir
support seems to be open. In'hi
speech of acceptance that wounef'tip
tho Democratic convention -in -hit-oago
ha.iuode JWvolear ,tliathKopHJJi
can "leadership" rather than., tyieyflte
publican party per so would bo the
object of , his attacks in the comjhig
campaign. '
Norris of Nebraska, who' swung to
Smith in 1028, already has: made his
position clear. Ho will not merely
support Roosevelt. He'll . take the
stump for him, probably In somo of
tho mid western key citiea. , .N i
Tho position of that arch noniy. of
President Hoovor Johnson o (Julif
fornia is not so clear at the mo
ment. But Senator "Hi" has gono .for
enough to make Republican stalwarts
feel nervous and shaky. ,
m:i:it mi st wait
Action of the United States senate
Monday In voting to send Senator
Bingham's beer bill back to the Ju
diciary committee for determination
of what constitutes an Intoxicating
beverage is taken to mean that there
will be no legalization of beer at 1
this session of congress. The dlvl-
sion In the senate, 50 to 28, was such ,
that were all present and voting, and
the absentees of Monday were all
for beer, It still would be short of :
u majority.
I'he frivolous definition of intoxi
cation, given by Huey Long. Louisi
ana senator, had no bearing on the 1
outcome of the vote, the xipper house
being, as It has for some period been. ,
decidedly dry. !
Will Honors, In the same day's Issue,
probably came more nearly to the
truth than he Intended, when he said
that most of those now crying for
beer will die of old age before ihey
get It. Tho demnnd for harder li
quor than Is now legal Is by no
means a widespread and universal de
mand. There are a groat many things
which people desire ahead of beer.
Ono of them Is employment,
Beer Is not going to increase em
ployment nor the demand for grains
to an appreciable extent. Boer has
not been the salvation of Germany
or Great Britain and it will not be
the salvation of this country. H
would bo n splendid thing for the
brewing Interests, and the benefit
ends there.
What the nation needs now Is not
a backward step, which the repeal
ists are offering, but iorward steps.
Retention of prohibition In the na
tional constitution Is necessary to
the restoration of normal economic
conditions In this country. Were the
How l'ar Will, He Go?
His pralso of Roosevelt can mean
but ono thing in the light of his
known feelings toward the president
a backhand slap. Whether ho'll go
further and actually declare for, the
New York governor remains to be
Hccn, i ;
But it's far from pleasant to those
who hope for a Republican victory
in November to think that Johnson
will even remain lukewarm tn- the
coming campaign. In 1028, when he
was running for the senate, he was
at least amicable with tho national
ticket.
But they've never been able to for
got entirely what "HI" Johnson did
to Republican hopes in 101G when
Charles Evans Hughes was running
against Wood row Wilson. Hughes made
the mistake of slighting Jolnwon
when he campaigned in California.
Johnson never came out openly
against Hughes, but he was luke
warm after that Incident. California
went for Wilson at tho samo time he
was olocted senator.
His political influence may not be
as great now as it was then. But
still ho must bo taken seriously.
'lime Will Tell
Time must also determine the
course of tho other "progressives."
Blaine of Wisconsin supjKtrted Smith
four years ago. Then there's Nyo and
Frailer of North Dakota, And of
course Borah of Idaho.
All of them have been dubbed
"sons of the" wild Jackass" and
"pseudo-Republicans' by men high In
administration councils. Another
Uocwevclt campaigning for tho presi
dency might prove a bit of magic dif
ficult for them to resist.
WASHINGTON One of the high
lights of that memorable Friday
night of the Democratic national con
vention when California switched to
Roosevelt was the happy situation In
which Mayor James M. Curley of
Boston found himself. , t
Curley had been In a tough spot
during the convention. An original
Boose volt man, he went to Chicago
j pretty much alone. Massachusetts
30 strong was fervent in its support
j of At Smith. They stuck with him
until the end.
By skillful maneuvering. Curley got
himself seated In the convention as
a member of tho Porto Rlcan dele
gation.
But at that it was rather dis
consolate Mr. Curley. After that third
ballot even some stout Roosevelt
hearts began to wnveiv
It looked ns If the New York gov
ernor might after all be stopped.
McADOO STARTS IT
, There were a lot of people on that
convention floor and some of the
leaders at that who were uncon
scious of what William Gtbbs McAdoo
had in tho back of his head.
Rumor had it that not even Prank
Hagua of,, Jersey City, Smith's floor
manager,1 knew what was coming;
that whori he waa tipped off Just ft
short whjle before In tho stadium
lie refused to believe it.
Thoso who saw the face of Jim
Curley after McAdoo's famous state
ment that California had come to
Chicago to nominate the next presi
dent of tho United States and not
to deadlock the convention, will never
forget the sight.
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COVE PERSONALS ;
By Mrs. A. O. Conklln j
(Observer Correspondent) i
COVE (Special) The many ,
many friends of Mrs. Goyette are j
very much saddened over the news '
that her illness is of a serious nature,
and very little hope is given her i
friends, for her recovery. Bho spent j
several months In the hospital, in j
the winter and came home so much ,
improved in health, that high hopes j
were entertained for her recovery,
but little hope is given this time.
Bailey McFadden and Mrs. Imo
geno Wakefield of Northern Califor
nia, were married in La Grande at
the residence of Rev. B. Marcus God
win the Baptist minister, Monday
July 11. Their attendants were Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur Hancock. Mr. Mc
Fadden Is the owner and manager of
the new restuurant In Cove and his
wife is from the northern part of
California. She is a. friend of long
standing, and' came here with her
son, and daughter who are working
In the' fruit. She Is now domiciled
In the restaurant serving out food
to the hungry wayfarer.-
Miss' Ruth Vogtley, of Vale, is vis
iting her aunt,. Mrs. Minnie McDan-
nel. She will work-in tho cherries I
while here. j
Miss Violet Robinson, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs, Clyde Robinson, of '
Yakima, is visiting at the home of j
ner uncle h. Ben, ana other reia
tives.. - -
Mrs. Philip Lockwood, of La
Grande, and her children were among
the picnickers of St. Peters Sunday
school at the Ascension grove Wed
nesday afternoon. Mrs. Lockwood is
formerly of Cove and called on some
of her Covo friends while here.
Wednesday was a very disagreeable
day but the picnickers enjoyed the
French hall to hold their revels and
made the best of it,
. Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Wilson, of Un
ion, and their daughter, Mrs. Earl
Davis, with her husband of near Hot
Lake, were visitors of the Duncans
Sunday. Mr. Wilson is a brother of
Mrs. Duncan. . ,
R. D. Monahan, of Freewater, is
here in ..the interest of the cherry
packing. He has charge of tho ship
ping tho black cherries for the association.
Saturday
Is the Final Daij of Our
July Clearance
ON ALL MEN'S AND BOYS'
SWEATERS, SWIM SUITS,
PAJAMAS, KNICKERS,
FANCY ' K E It C H I E F S ,
NECKTIES, AND LUGGAGE
ON ALL SILKS, GIFTS,
SUMMER FABRICS, HOS
IERY, DRAPERY, PRINTS,
CURTAINS, JEWELRY,
LADIES' AND CHILDREN'S
SHOES. i
ON ALL GLOVES, LINGERIE, SWIM SUITS,
CORSETS, NECKWEAR, ETC.
"Shop Here Saturday, the Last Day"
Mrs. . Ela' Tcikins, of Seattle, Is
visiting', her 'brother. !. D, Suther
land, unci 'other relatives,
Mr. nnfi Jirs. Earl Landers, of La
Grande, are expecting to movo over
to Cove, for the summer. They have
rented tbelr'summer home here to
the Simmons. so they will live in Mrs.
Juliet Daughter's house that is va
cant because,' Mrs. Daughcrty Is ill
In a hospital In Walla Walla, Wash.
Tho work 'nt the library is progress
ing nicely under the splendid man
agement of Mrs. Coad and tho very
efficient asslstonco of Bob Coad. The
popular fiction is how all in place
and ready to' be used. Tho literature
Is placed but not catalogued. A little
new shelving Is to be added to ac
commodate the books. This shelving
will bo put In by Frances Coad who
will kindly give his work.
During the hurry of cherry packing
when everybody is so very busy Bob
Coad has offered to act as librarian.
Four Men Injured
By Ship Explosion
NEW ORLEANS. July 16 (!) Tho
oil tanker Raleigh Warner of tho Sa
blno Steamship company of Texas
was rocked by succcsslvo explosions
and burst Into flames early today In
the Mississippi river near, Goodhopo,
La., 20 miles north of here.
Tho St. Louis Browns won seven
out of their first eight games with
the Washington Senators this season.
HIS HOUR OF TltlUMI'll
Ho had left Boston with cheers for
Al Smith ringing in his ears. He had
sat In the Chicago stadium for al
most 'a wdck, the target of hostile
glances from the 36 delegates grouped
under tho Massachusetts state ban
ner. He knew that he could return
to Boston now with his head high.
Truly lt; was his hour of triumph.
And he made the most f It,'
Clark Wood
r Says : :.
Grande Roside Meat Co,
Main, Hoover, Economy & Fir Street Markets
Q J
3
-One Tcason why the "cheap 'poli
tician" ! Is'1 so utterly without merit
Is that' he never belongs to one's
own party.
An Astoria man with but one
penny has, started a world tour. He's
likely, of. course, to take on a few
scents along the way.
A remark of Charlie Chan's, "Pro
fit aiid plensure so seldom found, on-
same street," could be studied with
advantage nowadays by the younger,
generation.- ,
Though his cupboard be bare both
of dishes and "grub," the devoted
motorist must havo his license plate.
We may look for "tight" times, too,
in wet times.
"Sleeping In a tree will cure in
somnia." That is, if the insomniac
falls out.
Congo natives , we read, ate a tax
collector. In this country we stop
with roasting them. . .
A LAXATIVE
tasty as a SODA
AtiAREX is a creamy cmul-
sion that is delicious. It
gives you the beneficial, non-
. habit-forming laxative effect -of
mineral oil but without
'' oily tastes. More effective tool
No K-iikugL for the oil Is in
minute drops.
AGAREX $
Full Pint
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GLASS DRUGS,
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SATURDAY & MONDAY SPECIALS
Sanitation as well as quality and 'pi-ice should be considered in the purchase of
your meat ' requirements. Our plants have an exceptional high state score.
Spare Ribs Back Bone Pig's Feet
Pound . 6c Pound 5c Dozen 12c
LUNCHEON MEATS OF QUALITY
Wei tiers
Pound lie
NEW ENGLAND
Ham
Pound 20c
Liver Sausage
Smoked .
Pound 14c
Frankfurters
Pound 13c
Minced Ham
Pound 13c
Beef Roast
' ' Very Choice
Pound 12V2c
Balogna
Pound 12c
Head Cheese
Pound 13c
Beef Steak :
Loin & T-Bone
Pound 18c
GROCERY DEPARTMENT
Mission Rell
Soap
For the Complexion
6 fe. ...... 29c
Crackers
S. F. lirand
Oven Fresh
White or Graham
L4 Cartons.. 27c
Golden Bantam
Corn
Fancy Pack
SPECIAL!
WHITE KIWfl
Granulated Soap
i:ie
PACKAGE
Economical bocause
it i condonied
1 Crescent
Baking Powder
Raises the Dough
l'-nns 25c
"Beans
Fre!ime-c!canod Stock
5Sr' 29c
iS'"' c
29c
3 S !.!'"! 33c
APRICOTS for canning, 15-lb. lugs
ORANGES, large size, 2 doz
Mayonnaise
Elgin Brand
Tested and Approved
25c
45c
Pint
Jars ...
Quart
Jars ...
Jar Rubbers
Heavy Red
Double Lipped
Per
Dozen
5c
Mothers Oats
With China Ware
Quick Cooking
Large
PkB. ...
29c
59c
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