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Page Four LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, ORE. Saturday. July 16, 1932 (Incorporated) AO Independent Newspaper Phone Main 600 HAROLD U. F1KLAY . Published evenlnga, except Sunday, at 1710 Sixth street, L Grande, Oregon Entered at the Postoffice of La Grande, Oregon, aa Second Olaee Ifall Matter under act of March 2, 1870. OFFICIAL PAPER OF UNION COUNTY AND TBM OITI OP LA GRANDE MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press la exclusively entitled to use for publication ol all news dispatches credited to It or not otherwise cerdltedlf pub lished herein. All rights of republication of special dispatch In tine paper and also the local news herein also are reserved. National Advertising Representative M. O, MOOENSEN CO., Ino. Ban Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, Portland, Chicago, Detroit, New York SUBSCRIPTION RATES By Carrier Dally, one month in advance Dally, elx months In advance Dally, single copy By Dally, per month In advance . Dally, per six months In advance . Dally, per year In advance ADVERTISING RATES Display, foreign, per column Inch Display, local, per oolumn Inch Time contract prices Acquaint now thyself with good shall come unto thee. DEMOCRACY A FAILURE? Gordon Selfridge, American-born owner of a London de partment store, told a British audience the other day that democracy in America has failed. Declaring that his recent visit to the United States had convinced him that "democracy as a system of government is an absolute failure," he added: "In my judgment, control of a country by nn inspiring spirit, without selfishness, managing the country as a great business is managed, with intelligence and care, is what must come eventually. I believe that in a hundred or two hundred years there will be no more democracies in exist ence." Everyone, of course, is entitled to his own opinion, and it would be foolish to assert that the American democracy has met the present crisis in anything, approaching a perfect manner. But 'does Selfridge mean to imply that the British limited monarchy is the perfect system, and that it has successfully coped with the great problems thrust upon it by the depres sion? There are no Americans who would prefer to live in England right now. ( And where are we to find this -"inspiring spirit" who will control the country ''without selfishness"? Such superhuman souls appear on this earth at intervals so infrequent that the nation would very likely go on the rocks in the meantime. As to the possibility of operating a government on strict business principles, we are doubtful, too. What will happen when the majority of the people disagree with the business principles of the big boss? Will he fire them? Russia is a splendid example of government on strict business principles. What we often overlook is the fact that no government can be perfect as long as there is any human element in volved; no government can be perfectly efficient and intelli gent. To run anything with perfect efficiency whether it be a filling station or a great corporation you have to be absolutely cold-blooded, shutting your eyes completely to the human factors, and it is the very essence of democracy that refuses to do that. Democracy is a philosophy which holds that the human rights of those nt the bottom of the heap must be con sidered. It is a deliberate attempt to gain protection for those rights even at the expense of efficiency in govern ment. To complain that democracy is inefficient is beside the point; its inefficiency is taken for granted in the beginning. I'L'BIJC OIMMON Public opinion makes virtue. To say that men are righte ous because they fear God is to express but half of the truth; they fear God because public opinion of their time and place insists that they fear God. Public opinion trains man's conscience and provides his standards, and he is a rare man who is 'more respectable than the standards of his environ ment. When the Mississippi and the Ohio were the frontier of America, muscle was the gauge of manhood and of excel lence. If a man stood high in the community, he was a won der in a rough-and-tumble fight. Incidentally, he used his teeth and hobnails. In that clay men drank heavily; joyously engaged in brawls; boasted of their toughness; were proud of their freedom from the decencies. Times changed. Frontiers vanished. The roughnecks were hanged. Public opinion established industry, thrift and honesty as standards. Money and learning became of more worth than muscle. Public opinion looked sternly on the new generation and said: "l!e decent; no rough stuff will be tolerated." In this day and age no man can long defy public opinion. It becomes more difficult daily for the individual to "get away with murder." Once public opinion is crystallized against a person or thing, something happens. And it should be said, in conclusion, that public opinion is not always fair and just. In Washington By Herbert 1'lmimier WASHINGTON Already jubilant Democrats around Washington arc beginning to speculate as to who will be the next speaker of the house If "Happy Jack" Oarner moves over as , Business Manager TOO -tt.90 - So Mall 60e 2.S0 -IB.00 .430 -De on application him, and be at peace: thereby Job 22:21. presiding officer of the senate In the next confess. They take it for granted that lie will. Ono of the favorite Jibes in the homo since Gamer was nomi nated lor tho vice presidency is Tor some Democrat tn yell at a Republi can. "Walt until Jack takes over the senate. Probable successors are many. Ac- OUT OUR WAY z BuTcrt , vjiuu WOO SE.TTH6 HERE MICROMETER F-F? ME ? 1 F-RGOT MW G-AS TCVW TH' Buu PRiMT S0 AM EIGHT HUM AMD ElGHTV TOUSAMT- tunlly. everybody seems to have a candidate. There's the tult and lean Joe Byrns of Tennessee, chairman of the ap propriations committee. All admit that he would he a serious contender. Byrns' opportunity during the pres ent session of congress in the In- cessant drive for economy has causcd this personally popular rep resentative to be regarded as one of the really big guns of the house. HA V III-It N A POSSIBILITY Sam Rayburn of Texas, the "bald. pleasant, mild talking man who han dlod Gamer's campaign for the Dem ocratic nomination, la another to bo considered. Then there's McDuffie of Alabama, for years the Democratic whip who nominated Garner for vice president : at Chicago. And there are others such as Ralney of Illinois, at pres- j cnt the majority lender; Rankin, the fiery and loquacious Mlsslsslpplan, and McCormack of Massachusetts. But thcro Is one man, had ho not already eliminated himself from con sideration, might havo given them all a stiff race for the honor. lie la Charlie Crisp of Georgia. CON'dltKSS ICKSI'KCTS HIM Crisp has projected himself before the house and tho country tllB , ANO ElGHTV ONE. J . S k TOUSAMTS TT TL the present congress as has probably flUp ft t Qf whQ no other member, rushed In to thojbellcvo n prohibitions wulfWlio :by liruah no t Irmn n 1 nf Hid vunvn nnr! ... :. J means committee when Collier of Mississippi was stricken 111, ho has borne the brunt of terrific responsi bility almost since the beginning of the session. He has announced for the senate, however, and is making his last stand os a member of the house. Republicans and Democrats alike havo como to acclaim Crisp for the work he has done during the past few mouths. He leaves the house respected and admired. Other Papers Say: TIIU PIIMU'WM lti:('i:iu:s Public opinion, like the pendulum cent olnce prohibition became effec of tho clock, swings from one extreme tlve. Again, the benefits or prohlbi to tho other. ,tion have been felt in the homes of A doen years ago, opinion In the the poor, where alcoholism formerly Not Much of a Saving . ,..., ... II. . ! , crunr t ;imT lur j COW, SWl ME ' ". j : r .. ::'-y-.J :' I tK f Tl IUU I VU y ' IjSlltuis?77 FORGOT" HIS GtVSSES nevjer Forgot" aki- AE HE. JuST CAMT READ Tf-OSE, THIMGS , I ALU. a HES JO&T ft E-RT A I I I l FOUR-FLUSHER- The: Tvajo-imam one. mam O 1932 8V United States, outside of the North ern Atlantic const and some of the largest cities, upheld national prohi bition. Today this same opinion hi turning away from prohibition. It la at the opposite swing of the pen dulum. Fed by misleading propaganda on liquor consumption during prohtbl- tlon days, dlsapHliited by early fall ures of enforcement of the prohibi tloa law and. yielding to the argu ments of those who demand, for them selves the right to drink as one of their personal liberties, many well meaning persons havo been won to tho cause of repeal: Observing this swing In public sen timent, the two great political par ties of the nation have declared, in ther plfttform of thls year in fftVor of TOubmttn th auMtlon of nation- pro'hlbmon , Tll0 Republicans favor re3U amission of tho question to the states. The Democrats declare more bluntly for repeal of the amendment. But there ia not much difference be tween the two platforms. For, if re submlaslon favors repeal, repeal will be Inevitable. If the nation declares overwhelmingly for liquor, tm na tion will have It. Under a government ,of popular opinion no other result could be tenable. Yet the resubmission and repeal piutfonns of tho two parties are un- casting their votes In olther party are forced to vote against their con science. But tho political parties are not the only agencies that are setting their sails to catch tho benefit of the antl prohlbltlon wind: The great metro politan newspaper, of the nation are doing tho same thing. As weather vanes of public opinion, tho major political parties havo nothing on tho metropolitan press. ThO;one is after tho votes and tho other is after" read ers and advertising prestige. Such Is the situation aa the nation Ifaces the national election. The drys. in order to vote at all, must vote for como change of the prohibition amendment, either for resubmission or for repeal. Ono of tho favorite arguments of tho repea lists is tho one that drink ing has not decreased under proliibl tlon. Yet the department of vital sta tistics of tho United States bureau of tho census savs that deaths due to "alcoholism have fallen off fiffcv nor (YES BUT NOW S iiow wii i vm i By J. R. Williams ! vjeut- ,THRS LOT OF O- LIKE. That ,"Tho vmhaT Brains n hae GOT", Vl O-E SO MUCH ik KePik4' PEOPLE FROM WnOVnim' HOW UTTlE WE HAVE GOT . THATTHE Cr.R.WiLLiftMC. NCA 8CRVICC. INC. RCO. U, S. PAT. Off. caused misery. Society women arguing fpr repeal know nothing of the ogony which alcohol has heaped upon their less fortunate sisters. So far aa enforcement is concerned, It must be admitted that the early years of' control were sorry ones. But In recent yeara, the government and the states have been doing more effi cient work. It is expecting too much to look for immediate 100 per cent enforcement. A nation that had drunk for generations cannot change its custom over night. A nation that Is made up of. a cosmopolitan people cannot expect its citizens of foreign origin to lay aside on tho instant their customs which they havo brought with them. Prohibition enforcement is a matter of progressive education. This process of education has been gaining in efficiency in recent years. Generally speaking, the persons who have cried out the loudest against tho evil of lax enforcement, are the ones who by their habits and example havo done their utmost to cause It. Thua far, no critic of prohibition has brought forward a better solution of tho liquor problem. Everybody who favors repeal expects somo master mind to show him or her tho remedy after prohibition shall have been voted out. There are master minds at work on tho problem. The solution will be the return of the open saloon. , 1 Those master minds are telling us that wo must save America by giving her a chance to drink herself to death. And their gospel is catching ine cars or the crowd. Albany Democrat-Herald. Gov. Roosevelt's Trip N earing End (Continued from Page One) yachts and fishing craft circled The Myth. House and Roosevelt chatted for twenty minutes. House declared for Roosevelt as the party nominee last winter. George Briggs of Boston, one of the Myth's crow, was doubtful there would be enough wind to make Little harbor tonight. Ltttlo harbor li few miles from Portsmouth where tho week's trip ends tomorrow. Rockport, may bo the end of the day's run, Briggs said. Tho wind was south, southeast as the Myth pointed toward Gloucester. The velocity was no more than eight miles on hour. OWYHEE DAM WILL BE DEDICATED ON SUNDAY, ! JULY 17 (Continued from Page One) on tho Oregon Bide of the warm and fertile Snake river valley. An unufaual feature of the dam 1b the ring-gate spillway of "glory hole" built in a natural shelf of rock be hind the dam. A drop of about 300 feet Into the depths of the earth links with a diversion tunnel cut through the interposing rock and below the main portion of the dam. The en tire river thus is sent through this subterranean passage while the dam blocks the course It run since the earth was young. Thousands to Attend Thousands of persons are expected to attend the dedication ceremony, to be held at 2 p. m, A special train will leave Dunaway, 5 miles Bouth west of Nyssa, on the Homedalo branch of the Oregon Short Line rail road, at 11 a. m.( arriving at the dam at 1 p. m. Free transportation has been provided up the heretofore In accessible Owyhee river canyon. Upon reaching tho dam visitors will find free buses to tuko them to the top of the structure where the speakers' stand and public address system has been Installed. Tho unveiling of the bronze tablet at the end of the dam will be part of the ceremony. Others who will attend are Gov ernor C. Ben Ross of Idaho, B. E. Shepherd, president of the Idaho state chamber of commerce; J. H. Lowell, former president of the Gem Irriga tion district of Idaho; P. A. Banks, engineer of the Owyhee project, and a group of Oregon officials. After the program the galleries of the dam will be opened to the pub lic for Inspection. And 4200 feet of galleries are served by an electric ele vator, an innovation in dam con struction. Ull.ltl lt IN YAKIMA YAKIMA. Wash., July 16 UP) Dr. Ray Lyman Wilbur, secretary of the Interior, will end his Washington state visit today with an inspection tour of the undeveloped Roza Irriga tion project in this valley. . Late to day he will leave for the Owyhee dam In Oregon to participate in the dedi cation of that structure. While In Washington he toured the proposed Columbia basin irrigation project, attended the dedication cere monies of tho completion of another unit of tho Kittitas project and vis ited other Irrigation developments. COCIIItANS TO ATTEND Mr. and Mrs. George T. Cochran left this morning to attend the dedication of the Owyhee dam. They will be among the guests at a dinner to be given in Ontario tonight, at which Ray Lyman Wilbur, secretary of the interior, and Elwood Mead, chief of tho reclamation service of the fed eral government, will be the guests of honor. On Sunday they will at tend the dedication of the dam. Mr. Cochran Is acquainted with Mr. Wilbur, the latter having at tended Stanford university from which Mr. Cochran graduated. FANTASY STAGED ! AT EAST NORMAL (Continued from Page One) concealed In the cottage of one of her young subjects, a boy, portrayed by Miss Evawynne Jones. While he sat watching the lentils boil, the ter rible headsman, who was Dallas Nor ton in long thin moustaches and a fantastic costume, was preparing for the beheading, while the queen was not to be found. A Keul Mlx-Up The queen was to be beheaded os the four bells rang twelve. How-, ever, if the four bells did not ring simultaneously that was also an of' fense for which the bell ringer, who was also the terrible headsman, could bo beheaded. The time for the execu tion passed, the bells did not ring to gether and the queen was not yet found. The queen. Miss Prances McKen non, came out from hiding and or dered the terrible headsman beheaded because he had not carried out the execution as ordered. Whereupon, the headsman discovered if he were beheaded in the capacity of the ter rible headsman, he would be unable to behead himself in the capacity of the bell ringer, and several tragedies were averted In the amusing produc tion. Among the six who passed the little boy on their way to the execution were the Mime, played by Cecil Posey, who planned to make some money juglng for the onlookers; the milk maid, portrayed by Miss Helen Glenn; the blind man, Joe Sayre; and the ballad singer, who sang a ballad be fore leaving to secure his best red coat for the execution. Harold Boner took the role of the prologue, and Charles McLln was the device bearer. 'You" was seated In the audience and would interrupt the play to ask questions. Miss Ruth Smalley tak- ' tug the role. , j The committees assisting in the production were Miss Elizabeth Ash- baugh, prompter; Margaret Maddock, chairman, Frank Ferris, Etta Dale, Harriett Singleton. Prances McKen- non. Cecil Posey. Charles McLln, Dal las Norton, make-up; Francis Lewis, chairman. Wiley Hewitt, Dwlght Ma- honey, lights; Elizabeth Ashbaugh and Iris Morgon. co-chairman, Fran ces McKcnnon, Beth Chrlstenson. cos tumes. Alyce Milne, Ruth Smalley, Harriett Glenn, Louise Hardman, cos tumes; Harold Boner, chairman, El nora Hansen, Helen Glenn, Wiley Hewitt, Elsie Gletlhuber, Joe Sayre, stage. Mrs. Caroline Daniels designed the stage sets and costumes, while Ralph Badgtey was in charge of the scenery. Musical numbers were presented by Miss Seville Pratt, violinist, accom panied by Miss Gladys Miller; Miss Glea Slas, pianist; Miss Margaret Maddock, vocal, accompanied by Mrs. T. R. Maxwell; and William Caldwell, vocal, accompanied by Mrs. Maxwell. After the play those in the audi ence were Invited to meet a "real queen" and punch was served to them on the stage. Dob LoKan. southpaw sensation of the Knoxvllle. Tenn., Smokies, has been recalled by the Indianapo lis club of the American association. Twenty-two of 26 iettermcn will return to piny football at Alabama next fall. Mrs.T. R. Akins Buried Tuesday At Enterprise ENTERPRISE. Ore. (Special) Mrs. T. R. Aklns passed away a lew mln uteB before midnight, Sunday night, July 10, 1933, In the Enterprise Hos pital. She .was taken 111 a year ago and had the best of medical aid, but It developed that the trouble was cancer and she fought a losing battle to the end. Mr. and Mrs. Aklns bought the hotel at Imnaha last win ter and moved there but Mrs. Aklns had to come back to the valley. Mary May Elizabeth Pierce, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Pierce, won born August 20, 1874. at Mary vllle, Cal. She came to the WiUam etto valley with her parents when she was three years old. At the age of 18 years she was married to S. B. Couch, of Harrlsburgh. To this union seven children were bom. In December, 1014, she come to En terprise, and Sept. 11, 1916 she was married to Thomas R. Aklns. Mrs. Aklns Is survived by her hus band. T. R. Aklns, two daughters and five sons: Mrs. Orval Duncan, Port land; Mrs. Jack Craton, Pasadena, Cal.; A. P. Couch, Yreka, Cal.; Frank, of Pasadena. Cal.; and Lloyd, Floyd and Leo Couch, of Enterprise; also 10 grandchildren. Funeral servlceu were conducted at the Booth chapel at 2 p. m. Tuesday, by Rev. Hall K. Wallis of the Metho dist church, and interment was In the Enterprise cemetery. A son was born last Wednesday night, July 6, 1932, to Mr. and Mrs.1 Frank Wood, at tho Enterprise hos- pltal. Tlie boy has been named ; Harry Ellsworth. Max Ford, former resident of this city, returned last Sunday from Scdro- Woolley, Wash, for on indefinite stay. Max is the son of Rev. and Mrs. H. L. Ford, former pastor of tho Christ ian church.. ALICEL PERSONALS By Mrs. Carl Fuller I (Observer Correspondent) I ALICEL (Special) Mr. and Mrs.' O. E. Travis and son. of Lime, who havo been visiting at the D. B. Ruck- j man home left Wednesday for Wal-, Iowa Lake to spend a week. They were accompanied by Mr. Travis daughter. Miss May, and" her friend, j MiS3 Evelyn Anderson. i Harold Wallslnger was quite badly i bruised , antl . shaken up last Friday when he. stepped backwards oft a hay i rock while, forking off a load of hay. He was unconscious for a while but was better after a few hours. George . Johnson Is busy U1I3 week mowing- Ills second crop of alfalfa. His brother, Enoch, is helping him. I Harvey Ruckman is repairing his heading outfit and plans to start heading the first of next week as the j grain ia ripening fast. Mlos Jeatliie Mathews, of Baker, Is : vliil ting at tho home 'of her 'aunt, Mrs. Carl Fuller, and also at the homo,' of her grandfa ther, C. C. Welch, ofi Imbler. William ;Klrkoff has returned from Baker where he has been taking treatments. He is much Unproved In health although not able to do any hard work yet. He la at the W. E. Ruckman . home. Miss Ruth Johnson Is visiting at tho home' of her sister, Mrs. C. R. Gekeler, in Grange Hall this week. Miss Georglanna Lockwood, of La Grande, is a guest at the Ed Clark home at Allcel. Miss Eva Ledbetter Is spending the week at the home of her sister. Mi 8. Henry Loennlg at Muddy creek. Mrs. Margaret Oliver, who has been visiting old friends and relatives in the valley since Decoration day, left Thursday for her homo in Portland. Mrs. Julia Neville, on old resident of the valley, spent Friday visiting her old friend. Grandma Gasklll. NO KF.I.IEK SEEN FORM HOT SPELL IN SOI Til STATES (Continued from Page One) In most of the area was here to stay for a time yet. The greatest loss of life was In New Orleans where five have died In two days. Font DIE IN NEW Oltl.EANS NEW ORLEANS. Julv 1R tP lhr deaths resulted from the hent here last nlRht. Tho temoernti 98 degrees yesterday. Ish Williams of noma nn his own record when hp rwhit, yards In 24 3-6 secondR nt tvio Rn.,,1.. em A. A. V. meet this yenK. SAVE vI1e EVER TT look that reliable, straight-thinking A philosopher, Will Rogers to explode the - '. myth that indiscriminate spending would bring back prosperity. Re;d prosperity is built on the twin solid rocks of normal spending and normal saving. Buy norm ally. But remember to save normally, too. $1.00 OPENS AN ACCOUNT First National Bank There Is No .Substitute For Quality SUPPOSE you bought a pair of stockings for forty-nine cents. You might wear them once, possibly twice, and then a hole appears. Was your pur chase a bargain? No. You would have received more for your money if you had paid enough to Insure the quality of the merchandise. The Btore that talks nothing but "Price, Price, Price I" Is hindering some of its customers from making a . deliberate choice of worth while merchandise. There are people, however, who will not bo deceived. FOR sixty-four years Falk's have been doing business. In all these years, throunh varying economic conditions; through periods of depression or Inflation our stores have kept steadily true to their con viction . . . "There Is No Sub stitute for QUALITY." Over The Valley Personals Horses Frightened Accidents happen on the T. B. Johnson farm in the Frosty dis trict, too. One tean on the mower, left to stand for a few minutes, became frightened and ran away, causing some damage. In the aft ernoon the rake team, ..becoming frightened when the ring broke out of the end of the tongue, ran -away, damaging the rake but lnjurling no one. Johnny Shlrah again Is city golf champion of Lakeland, Flo., after recapturing the title he won in 1930 and lost in 1031. FIND IT HERE Copy for this Columa nM In by ( a. m. G.UIDKN POTTKKY Add a piece to your rockery now. You'll find it nt Olorks Florists. ' 7-16-1 t ANNOUNCING NON-TAXABLE Admissions on donees at Eagles hall and Danccland Park, men 40c; ladles 10c. 7-16-2 t. Hemstitching, pleating, button holes, etc. Norton's Kiddy Shop. Adv. LEGION BENEFIT DANCE Sununcrvllle. Sat., July .16. 7-16-2 tp LIQUIDATION NOTICE The La Orande National Bank, lo cated at La Orande, In the State of Oregon Is closing Its affairs. All note holders and other creditors of the as sociation are therefore hereby noti fied to present the notes and other claims for payment. P. L. MEYERS. President. Dated June I3th, 1932. 6-14-60 t. NOTICE TO CREDITORS Notice Is hereby given that the un dersigned has been duly appointed by tho County Court of the State of Oregon for Union County, adminis trator With thA Will ntiavarl nt fhn estate of David Woodhead, deceased, and has qualified as such. All per sons having claims against said es tate are hereby required to present ll i"e, vermea as required by law. to the undersigned nt. th nfrto. nt attorneys, Green & Hess, at . La Orande. Oregon, within six months iiuiu vue uate nereor. Dated at La Grande, Oregon this 18th dav of .limp R. J. GREEN, Administrator with the win Annexed of the Estate of David Woodhead, Deceased. . June 18. 26. July 2, 9. 16.
