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I PafreTwo' LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER. LA GRANDE. ORE. Tuesday, December 5; 1933- (Incorporated) An Independent Newspaper Phone Main 600 b. w. fridkricks . Harold u. pinlat . Published evening, exception Sunday, at 1710 Sixth etreet, La f OraodeL Oregon.' , , , , f , Entered at toe Pott office of La Grande, Oregon, aa Second Claa J tail Matter .under act of March 2, 1878. OFFICIAL PAPER OP UNION COUNTY AND TUB CITY OP LA GRANDE MEMBER OP ASSOCIATED PRESS . The Aiioe la ted Preai la exclusively entitled to use (or publication of all news dispatches credited to It or not otherwise credited If pub lished here.,. All rights of republication of apeclal dispatches In this paper and alto the local newa herein also are reserved. National Advertising Representative , B , , M. C, MOOENSEN CO.. Inc. Ban rYanciaco. Los' Angeles, SeaKle, Portland, Chicago Detroit, New York SUBSCRIPTION RATES r.. , BT Carrier QauTt on month In advance-. Dally, six months in advance Dally, single copy By Dally, per month In advance- Dally, per six months In advance . Dally; per year In advance ; , Withhold, not tlibii thy tender mercies' from me',. 0 Lord': Met thy loving kindness and thy truth continually preserve me. Psalm 40: -11. SAME OLD BUGABOO . '."Takeoff theni whiskers, we knowr yuh!" To replenish Oregon's elementary school funds, its source of revenue crippled because of tax delinquencies, Governor Meier advocates one of two tax measures. One is a hill levy ing a privilege tax of one per cent on' all retail sales of taiig ilile personal property, the other a proposal of a 3 per cent tax on the gross earnings of public utilities" and certain other selected businesses including insurance, savings and loan and other financial institutions. : .Athoilgh' Uie' voters of the state by an overwhelming count of four to one repudiated a sales tax proposal late last spring . the governor and some other proponents of that form of tax legislation appear to be dying hard. The one per cent pnvi ; lege' levy proposal can hardly be said to le little else than another effort to force sales tax down' the throats of the 4 to 1 majority .of the state electorate opposed. The gross earnings' tax against public utilities is admitted" and written .'as a tax to' be paid' ultimately by Mr. and Mrs. Consumer . for the senices offered by these utilities. Whether 6i; hot! either of these proposals will ever definite ly come before the legislature is doubtful. They'll probably waste for- want of a sponsor. Future political fortunes, nr ' haps even some personal business hazards,' seem certain- to , hftng m Baiance for proponents and backers of such legisla- tion in' fight of known general public disapproval. ' Specialty or sales tax proposals that find their way ulti mately into the pennies of Mr. and Mrs. Consumer's pockets in their expenditures for necessities are not wanted nor will - they be accepted in this state if the vote of last July may be taken as statement of authority. And a vote of 4 to 1 should, it would seem, be a rather definite decision of fact. Originally,; it is stated, the utility tax proposal did not specify the tax to be ultimately paid by the consumer. It was simply a gross earnings tax. But utilities now are taxed to the limit with' special and regular assessments. Manv to the edge of bankruptcy, and it would not do to put these fine - tax paying resources out of business. To increase the burden businesses would necessitate allowing rate, in creases so that these revenue paying institutions could re- ' niairi as such. It "would come dyvn to Mr. and Mrs. Con- Burner anyway and be discovered. Just as well say so in the . beginning. Even as a straight gross earnings tax it was apparently . remembered in the wild scramble to load further burden upon utilities that in the greit majority of cases, particularly, in smaller communities, a large percentage of stock and' in ; terests in these utilities is owned by citizens who for some ime now have received little or nothing in return for their investments. Further, because of the immense bx burden, smaller community utilities have had to cut, slash and elim- inate employees salaries in order to pay the state's tax bill. The public has much money invested in banks, insurance companies, telephone and telegraph companies, light and power companies, motor bus and truck companies and other utilities proposed to be taxed under the measure. To pass either of the two measures proposed would be a direct defiance by the legislature against the expressed wishes of the people as made very forcibly last July. Energy . beihg spent in contrivance of somehow foreing a consumer tax against majority wall, would seem tiettei- directed in honest, sincere consideration of a revamping of delinquent ; tax laws to start at least some sort of improved ivtunrof outstanding moneys so badly needed and much of which is really available from certain classes now taking advantage of the present system of collection. RALPH HURON IS SELECTED AS CHAIRMAN (Continued From Pas One) of commerce committee. Walter Parker, chairnuui of the executive commute ot tt Old Tuners' ciub nd railroad employe, prrsklecl at the meeting. Ftmturm of the cole bra: ion will be parade, pioneer meeting, the cor . onatlon of queen to reign during the two-day obar nance In addition to many others, plans for which will be perfected later. Committee appointed Include: Kuvutlre committee Old Timers' club and R. R, emptojrre Walter Par ker. cAairman. Lee Hartford. D. B Pldcock. T. B. Salmon. OarfieKt Sim mon. W. McDtmiet, W. C. Non-land; w I mil -Publisher and General Manager BuaLneu Manager -M.SO to - Mall -13 JO -Is .00 chamber of commerce committee. A. W. Nelson, chairman. Ed Pitrirrmld. Jack Form. c. H. Reynolds. At;ui McAllister. FTrd Reed. Prwtram committee SxrUfiUrelT In '.he hands of the executive romnut ee. Publicity Jack Paris, chairman. J ; H. McLttuhlin. C. J. Shore. H. W rredcrtcka, Nolan Skiff. A. V. Nelson. Pioneer meeting J E. Reynolds, ehairman. Hcwne-ccmirm Mm. Kate Hanley. Parade a. W. NeHwn. chalnnan; H. B. Coolidire and H. H. Brady. Tic etiwrmen; muaic, Andrew Lonry: in. flirvns, Hubert Anderson: queen's flce-t. H a r 1 e y Riohardswn: Brotherhonl flte, Vernon Bull; commercial float. lonard Norton: tntri Uibor Coun cil. R. Z. Baxtrr; pioneer fraturea, PraiA Oa-sicy; pioneer float. Mrs Oeonce H. Currry; Old Tuners sec tion. Lee Hantord. pensioned eni- the Weather WEATHER FORECAST Oregon: l.oral ruliu In the west and Riwiw oi ruin In the east portion o nlrht aiMl U'rdimday: wanner' In southeastern orrjean tonlelit: .south erly gules offshore. LOCAL WEATHER Monday: Maximum 43, minimum 31 above. Cloiuiy. Today: Minimum' 30,' 7 a. in 33 above. Cloudy. ployes, Martin King: cowboys and 49 'en, John Hughes ; old ml ill is and national guard, Walter Bean; eones trlane, Mrs.' George Blrnle and Qa tar Warnock; bicycles, L. C. Smith; freight wagons and pack trains; Carl Helm: wagons and buggies, J. D. Mao terson: stage coaches and Jerk Mnes. J. D. Woodell; covered wagons, W. D. McCarthy; historical characters. H. B. Brady; autos, M. J. Goss; seating -.adlltles at ball park. Harry McKln lay. Policing and traltto Angus McAl Uster, chairman, Jim stefftn and Jesse Breshears. Athletic program D. B. Pldcock. chairman: trap shooting. J. B. Smith: horse shoe pitching, J. B. Smith; oosebail. D. B. Pldcock: boxing. Ray Parnam: spike driving contest, M. Weiss; gloved rooster fight. Lee Mor gan: hose races, Jack Peare. Speakers J. H. Peare. chairman; microphones and loud speaker car, H. K. Dixon, chairman. Milt Wight and Angus McAllister. Housing committee Claude Berry, chairman. Railroad rates J. H. Keener. Old and new Onion Pacific trains J. P. OorbeU, chairman. Queen contest Louis Evans, chair man. Drum corps John Gorlty. AlrpiaQCu iV. C Perlcins. ciiairmsn. Three or four other committees will be appointed later. BIG JIM FARLEY PLANS VACATION OVER IN EUROPE By Herbert Phi miner WASHINGTON "Big Jim" Parley la going on a vacation to Europe tne first, according to the postmaster general, he has had in so long that he cant remember what one is iise. But when he would leave and where on the continent he'd visit was something that he kept to him self when he made the first an nouncement of his plans, "Going to the Riviera. Mr. Post master General? he was asked. "Might pas through." he replied. At all mention of his sailing date, however, he preferred to keep silent. No one knew better than Mr. Par ley, looked upon as the chief patronage-dispenser of the administration, what would have happened had he announced the date of his departure so far to, advance. There would prob ably have been a record-breaking march of the Job-hungry toward his ! quarters. i Washington politicians regard It as. significant that "Big Jim" has chosen this particular time for an admittedly ; needed rest. They figure he wont be ' away so very lon. If he leaves soon he can get in his vacation and still be back by the time congress con- ( venes on January 3. ; No one believes "Big Jim" will be ; missing from Washington at that J time. No Hard Feelings Incidentally. If Farley ever has ha3 any feelings of depression over ihe outcome of the New York maycral election no one here has been able to detect It- Since the election of LaGuardta. he has exchanged cracks ' with those who would Joke him about McKee's defeat and admit le "guess- ( ed wrong." j Recently while discussing his va- j call oil with newspapermen; he was ; asked If he would go to Europe on I an American boat. j "I'll come back on one. but prob- ably go over on an Italian ship," he j said. i j "An Italian ship. General?" some- ' one asked in mocked surprise. as the ! others roared. j 'I get you." he replied. "But you j should see the reply I got from La- j Ouardta after my message of con j gratulatlons. Ftorelio and I long have been warm personal friends." Will SlictMirtl roittiiiitt? Senate gallery observers are won-1 dertng U an event which has occurred j annually for the last 13 years on the ' eenate floor is to be reenacted next ! January 10. ! January 16. 1919. Is the day on which the thirty-sixth state ratified j the eighteenth amendment. Every j year since then, at high noon. Sena- j tor Sheppard of Texas, "father" of : prohibition, has taken to the senate ! floor and praised the result to the ' nation. v. j January 18. 1934. will see the j amendment definitely out of the con- j Mitutlon. Sheppard 's friends, how-i ever, believe he will speak and sound the keynote for the renewal ot effort to bring back national prohibition. LOST VOIR LATCH KEV? CALL KIHK DEPARTMENT j MEMPHIS. Term. i Firemen do not cotxern themselves entirely with ! putting out firee. j Official reports of live Memphis fire department mentioned the following "rescue' that had nothing to do with blaaes: ! "Rrleaj-ed girts locked In pantry. j "Released man locked In on third . floor " i "Party locked out of apartment. Let ; in one on second floor." "Lady locked out. Let her In. . ; SOI Til PAW CLIH OROAMZEO MllAaEDOEVIU-B. OA. t A eel- 1 entlfic study of left-handed persona' j psyv'hokwtcal reacitona is the object i of the ' Southpaw club ' crganixed at 1 Georgta State collece for women with membership restricted to "port-aid- era." The director is Or. O rarer Harris Wetober. head of the education de partment. Electricity is said by scientists to control the weather, which nrny ex plain why It Is sometimes shocking a rather. TODAY AROUND A CHRONICLED BY TUB DALLY LEASED fTIKI , OP TIIS ASSOCIATED PRESS KLAMATH' ACTS ON I.IQt'OK KLAMATH ALLS. Or-.. Dec. 5 iP The drug store ' became- th' exclu sive unit' for liquor distribution In Klamath FaUs today. The city council, accepting a sweep ing revlslon'of an' ordinance provid ing for privately owned bcttle houses, authorised drueglsis to go Into the liquor' business s.- seen us the 30th state formally-' ratified repeal. The license fee as placed at S260. Klamath Fall-', leader in the fight for municipal control, completely re organized Its prc-rrom last night. The changes came when Mayor Willis E. Mahoney considered irse plan of in stalling privet; cr municipal liquor stores unworkable. , TlircK MEV TO' MEET 8ALEM. Dec. 5 ijFl Another mass meeting of the Crecon Truck Owners' and Partners Protective association will be held here tomorrow night to Some Speakeasies I To Shun Licenses; (Continued Prom Page One) cent alcohol. The site of New York's famous Belmont bar Is now a beer garden, and the bar Itself has been set up in the basement of a suburban New Yorker's mansion . . . The domestic production of whisky in 1910 was 82 million gallons. . . . The stock of Ipgol whliOty Irt 1932 wa only slight ly over 16 million gallons, or' Just enough to trickle over nine weeks. CorktnlU To Wine? Al Capone. czar or prohibition rum runners, hailed repeal in his prison cell at Atlanta. . . . Imbibing con noisseurs from cocktails to wine. . . . Westerville; Ohio, home of the anti- saloon league, Is still dry . . . Dur ing prohibition, night clubs sold spurious champagne for $17 a quart It was Just apple cider charged with ftzs which cost 80 cents a quart to manufacture. Thousands of still existent speak easies, their proprietors wondering whither, whither, new? . . . Ixzy Einstein, most colorful of dry raid ers. Is a ball bond agent . . . The As sociation Against the Prohibition Amendment estimated that 300.000 gallons of hard liquor was consumed annua ly while the eighteenth amend ment ruled. Bars, Bars. More Bars j San Antonio's historic Buckhorn saloon. ' with silver dollars in the floor, became an effet curio shop. . . . The ancient Waldorf-Astoria bar. made of Santo Dominso mahogany boards, was chopped to bits,, and given to sentimental souvenir seek ers In 1930. . . The first of Man- Demonstration! Every rug will le cleaned with VAPO the wonder years hns lx?en helping to keep America's homes and leading hotels spic and swn. , Vapo Rug and Upholstery Cleaner VAPO cleans so easily! A few brisk strokes of the brush, dipped in VAPO solution all the original beauty restored to your carpets, nigs, or up holstered furniture. Without a doubt, it is the finest cleaner that we have ever introduced to La Grande housewives. Do not miss the demonstra tion, as it will I instructive and save you many hours of hard work in cleaning. Come and See For Yourself Bring Your Rug Mrs. Salter Will Clean it For You Free FITZGERALD'S 5 FURNITURE CO. . Friends and Furniture Our Business IN'BEIEF.INAND OREGON determine future policies. ' Offlcere of the group are Cissatlsfled with bus snd truck law amendments recom- mended' by the roads and highways commuiee. MOH'lT CONTKOll APPROVED PORTLAND Dec. 8 on About (100.000 will be-snent In Omn .nrt 77.100 In Washington for mosquito riiiuiiMiiun ma control work, and i iw men' in tne two states will he hired' to carry on this work. It was ; revealed through the civil works ad ministration office here. The work will start Immediately, .consisting largely of diking, draining and brush cutting. .' rOl'NTERFEIT DOLLAR SALEM. Dec. 5 w A counterfeit silver dollar was detected here yesterday.- indicating counterfeiters re cently active In Northern California' may have worked north, police said. Library Ghats (By Mabel E. Doty, Librarian) The library has now seven books which- are on the teachers reading circle list for 1933 and 1894. Boas "Our New Ways of Teaching-." - Dans. "Unci- Sam's Atttc". Kltson -r Find My Vocation." Lampman "Northwest Nature Trolls." r"elscii "Hcsu. to' -rjjewiedge." Thralls "Geography In The Kele mentary. Grades." Wilkinson "Poetic Way of Release." To meet the demand- for material on D'.el engines the book "Ameri can Diesel Engines" by Lacey Morri son has recently been purchased ani Is now ready for circulation at the public library. hattan's new bars under repeal1 Is a black glass and sliver affair, illumi nated by a glow of concealed lights, and cost 50.000. Any route one may choose, there will be dry spots on' the transcon tinental train Journeys despite pro hibition's repea!; New York to California travellers along the northern route will find the dining car liquor cabinet locked In Ohio. Iowa, Nebraska. Wyoming and Utah. The southern route offers slightly less aridity because of Colorado and New Mexico. New York led all states In number (of rail visitors to Yellowstone na itional park -last season, with Penn sylvania second, Illinois third and New Jersey fourth." Will Work on Your Rugs And Upholstered Furniture Mrs. Salter Will Clean a Rug For You Absolutely FREE (Up to Size 3x6) TOMORROW ONLY Bring a small rug into our fur niture store tomorrow and have it cleaned with VAP0 without charge. Come even if you don't bring a rug. Tomor row only, Mrs. Salter will be here to show you how you can make your rugs and carpets look like new, without ever taking them off the floor. ALEXANDER LEGGE DIES IN CHICAGO ' CHICAGO, Dec. S Death from a heart attack has ended the career of Alexander Legge. 67-year-old presi dent of- the International Harvester company and former chairman of the federal farm ooard. who was known to his friends a "The Iron Man." Mr. Legge. called '"The Iron Man" because of his seemingly tireless' ef forts, died suddenly 8-andar at his home in suburban Hinsdale, where he had been working in bis garden. During the war he was director of the war industries' board. He was the second important figure in the nation's war time affairs to die with in two weeks; The other was his close friend, Edward N: Hurley, head of the war time shipping board. Utah Jim Named Per start Minister Washington; Dec. s v wn- llam H. Horn lb rook, of Salt Lake City, was reported in diplomatic quarters Monday to have been decided upon as American minister to Persia: Announcement of Hornlbrook's name Is expected to follow an ac ceptance by Persia. Horni brook would -succeed Charles C, Hart, former Washington news paperman.' who has' resigned and Is now in the capital. ; Hornibrook Is a' former Oregon newspaper publisher. THIRD MASS EMIGRATION - TO B JAPAN'S LARGEST HSTNCHINO irP in pursuance of Its policy to colonize Manchukuo. the Japanese government at the next ses sion of the lmperiad diet will ask for appropriations to send 2,000 addi tional families to tills country. This will be the third and largest group eponsored by the Tokyo' gov ernment. The new emigrants will be armed to deal with bandits. They will be settled along the HslnkUig-Tumen. the Hulan-Hailun. and the Lafa-Har bin railways. Finland Rejects Midget Soldier HELSINGPORS Ul In the an nual enrollment of conscripts for Finland's army a peasant four feet tall and weighing only 56 pounds re ported at the barracks. He was al lowed to return home. SOVIET Bl VS ITALIAN PLANKS ROME irP) Five Italian seaplanes have been purchased for a Siberian air line between Vladivostok and Fetropavlosk. a distance of more than 3900 miles. Soviet officers flew the first plane north. XOX-PLAVISG COACH WINS KANSAS CITY. Kan. uP) Percy Parks, football coach whose teams at Wyandotte High school here have been unusually successful, never has taken part In the sport as a player. cleaner that for .K R A COUPLE WILL RESIDE HERE Mr. and Mrs. W. D. McDonald, after making their home in Pendleton dur ing the past year, have returned to their home hv La Grande at 1710 Walnut street. Mr. McDonald was transferred to Pendleton by the O. W. R. and N. Co. VMOy PERSONALS Alias Frieda Brown, wlio is attend ing Northwestern business college in Spokane, spent her Thanksgiving va cation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs, Fred Brown. Mr. and Mrs. F. A.. Bell and chil dren and- his parents. Mr. and Mrs. F. H. 'Bell, drove to Lewis ton1 to spend the Thanksgiving vacation. After spending a few days visiting at the home of their grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Bingham. Mr. and Mrs. Dell Allen' and her brothers. Kenneth and Max Johnson, drove back to Berkeley, Cal. Sunday. Dr. A. C. McAllister, district super intendent, gave the morning address , at the Methodist church Sunday and held a quarterly conference after wards. - Columbus Arthur Lee died Thurs day morning following a paralytic stroke and funeral services were con-1 ducted from the Cock undertaking' parlors Saturday afternoon by Rev. R. C. Lee, The deceased was born in ' Colorado, April 1. 1879 and had lived many years in Union. He Is survived by his widow and one daughter. Mrs. j Chester Green, of Union. Two Dro- thers, Frank and Ed Lee. reside in Union and a third brother. Elmer, Is critically, ill In the hospital at Enter prise. ,fV". Mrs. N..W. Frees, state vice presi dent of the state Parent Teacher as- f5!o" snd "-mbers of the La Grande City Council of P. T. A. held j. a school of instruction at the Union hotel Saturday afternoon for the offi cers and committee chairmen of the newly organized P. T. A. She had an j interesting tuopiay oi exmuiut uuu posters to use in her talk. Those' who attended the meeting were the officers: Mrs. L. 2. Terrall, Mrs. Oliver Turner. Mrs. Ida Cline and Mrs. Don--, aid Gale; and chairmen, Mrs. J. F. Hutchinson. Mrs. Carl Eddy Mrs. Dale E. Richards. Mrs. Ray Baum. Mrs. E. F. Reuter and Mrs. Will Vogel. Mlsa Connie Rees came up from Portland to spend the Thanksgiving vacation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs; Hal Rees. Miss Margaret Callahan came over from Imbler where slie teaches in the high school to spend Thanksgiv ing with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Callahan. . . Exploration of arctic regions to fill in blank spots on the map and open up new trade routes is being undertaken by the Soviet government. 5SsMfc KING COAT. c,Jrmfie,d&Rirfson ,( Thone Main vi 308 WEATHER HERE ' REMAINS MILD I Weather continued mlkt " in Grande today with the sXjr' clftutty and the weather man promising raia or snow lor tonight and Wednesday with the possibility of slightly worml er woather In tho Immediate futurg A southerly gale is blowing otl the ' Oregon coast. ' There was no precipitation in the 34-hour period ending at 7. o'clock this morning. This morning's mini, mum of 30 above was the coldest so far registered la La Omnde this week. . .... 5 A KNTEHl'lilhB PEltSOXALg- S Mr. and Mrs. John Branson return, ned Thursday from a honeymoon trip to Salt Lake. They were married last week In Prultland, Ida., and contlmi. ed on a brief trip:'- Friday evening the choir of the Methodist church visited t6em lor a- brtof reception., William Raymond McKenzle pastes, away at ' his home ' near; .Wallowa Thursday. He was born Nov. la, lagcy at Summervllle. He had spent, the last 30 years of his life near Wallowa, with the exception- of the ;ime spent In the army during the World war. He leaves a wife and several brothers and sisters. Funeral services were con ducted at the Presbyterian church, Sunday, Dec. 3 by Rev. Weston Shields and the Fort Kruse post. Am erlcan Legion of Wallowa an-3 the Chief Joseph post. American Legion oj Enterprise. Burial was In the- Sum. mervlUe cemetery. .- Mrs. Maud May Brooks, age years, passed away at Joseph Wed nesday. She was a- newcomer to the county, having been In Joseph about 3 months. Funeral services were held at Enterprise Friday, Dec. I. Resinol Helped. My Skin in 3 Dayg "When I decided to try Rerfinol' Soap and Ointment, my com- plexion was a sight from pimplta and blackheads I had a horrid, muddy looking akin and whan I used powder it looked cvei worse.. After three day use of. the Rasinol Ointment andRi nol Soap, I could see an improve" mcnt. Now all my friends tell me how well my skin looks." (Signed) Mrs. M. N. NtmeMBanMl. St.LoUlS.Mo. ( At all druggists! FOR FREE TRIAL packe ot Ointment snd Soap-with roar copy of oat new booklet on Skin Treatment, write to Resinol. Department PC-t, Biltimora. MJ. That's why KING COAL is so Economical Through the veara KING COAL has buill llie reputation of "King of Fuel?-' because, for e.v.elT burning purpose. 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