La Grande evening observer., July 10, 1918, Image 5

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WEDNESDAY. JULY 10, 1918
LA GRANDE EVENINGv OBSERVER
PAGE Fivn
CLERK DESERTS STORE
TO WORK ON E
flection by the local boards hive u.
ready teen sent out by Captain Culli
son, amKupon their clarification, they
will be within th draft quota and will
nut be permitted pleases.
CORCOHAL SHANNON HOMK OX '
VISIT U. T. SCHIiKrit (iOUS
INTO SHOW M'Sl.VUSS WAI!
, HK. (ilUICItT A YIS1TOK. -
' ,-; JOSEPH, July 9. (Speclul.l j
Raymond Cook has quit hla position I
clerk In the McCully Mercantile
more' In order that ho might work
ou a farm. . ,
Miss Emma Roup arrived home
the first of the wck after a visit
J In Walla Walla.
Corporal Leo Shannon, one of
. . . the best 'and biggest men , In the
service of .Uncle' 8am. returned
. home last Saturday for a ten days''
visit, wltli Ills mother and brothers.
He expects that ,lt ' will . be some
time before, he "goes across'', as
,- - , Uncle Sam will probably use 'him
' .f. ' ,. for some time In the work of drlll
" i j. Ing recruits.
! - Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Green re-1
... -.turned home last week after spend-
' : ! ...V.. ina some tlm In Knrth Tiu.l..p I
Warren Gilbert, of Denver, Colo--,
rndo, arrived last week to sptyid
, throe days In JoBeph with his undo,
F. D. McCully, . ....
' E. t. Schleur lias decided to take
the People's Theater In hand, and
. : "make something out of It."-. IP:
patronage warrants it the show will
be open every evening.
,' Mrs. William MoVelock, neenm-
' pauled'by her Infant son and
daughter, Leontlnf). will leavo for
Fortland tha last of the 'week.
Miss Emma Hockott, of Wallowa,
. who haa been visiting nt the J. O.
Hackatt ranch on Hurricane Creelt,
returned to her home the first nf
the week. '
The, average, annual meat product
from the "Tonhj aatjonal forest of
Arizona and tlieH,uniholdt national
forest In KevadaV'ls estimated at
2, 000,000.
Classified Ads
FOB RB,T Furnish od
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FOR RENT.Vulihea Housekeep
ing rooms.
Red 9G2
FOR RENT, Furbished housekeep
ing ropms;(pnoneMtea 3171. Adv.
B-n-tr.
FOR RENT Rboms for light house
keeping, two ofks from center of
town, 1512 AdUis. Fhone Black
3001,-lAd, - . . 7-8-tf,
FOR RENT
Call Main
FOR RENT Ba
wood or phone
vm rent
VM-dan,
-Jr
v-
5-room house.
. 6-28-tf
all lO.'l Green-
k 8831. Adv.
7-9-St.
iVA.VTKI).
WANTED.-A,
2nd St.
s
WANTED Cherry ' pickers. Ike
. Bomjel, Frultdule. Adv.- 7--4tp.
WANTBp Stenograph lc work. . A!-
uress iwuy ucaring, union, ure.
Adv.- . : i . 7.9-3tn'.
WANTED A fmeter reader. . In-
, quire Eastefcy Oregon Light and
rower uo. e-v, .. : ra-ti.
I von baV
Box. , 10.4,FOU halk-:ii d
. 7-9-3t j . order. CallBIUb
(FOR SA'LE-l
I Inquiro Hart-lf
i
V
K OK TltADK
v. rlace your '
S463. Adv. .'j
6-24-tf.
(FOR SALE. N.
and bed. J. 1
8 9-
THOSE who! wish scavenger work,
done at a) reasonable price, call
Main "37, Observer office. Adv. .
. '. ti-12-lmti
CITY SCAV8NGER-4-AU calls,' both
' in resjdenc and business districts
answered featrmitly. William Hotho,
1153,-
Black
Idv.
. 7-3-tf.
WANTED. losUldn as Cook Tor
harvest h.ildiin ranch or saw
mill Call Ir'iVldross moil- Chor.
ry Street, linker. Adv. 7-n fit
FOB SAE. Team, harness, wagon, j A. V. A. M l Orande Lodge No.
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15
Hll Hi
Oborvoro
v
to EUs' Bldg. on Washington At.
Visitors always welcome. Dues pay
able at Touog's Sweets,
. W. C. HANSEN, Die;
HARRY SWART, Pm.
Ford touring cars. brvt umminnmii.i. r.m
Furniture. Adv. . - mMt. .n.i vm.w
Boon and every fourth Friday even
ing, entry month in K. P. ball. All
visiting members cordially welcom
; HENRIETTA GItyRST, Oracle.
' NELLIE V. VINACKE. Rec
O. EAGLES, AERIE NO. 239.
Meet" first and third Friday of
each montn at Eagles Hall. - Visit-1
ing members welcome.
-J. F. 8TACEY. W. Pif 'i
' LEE BELLINGER, Secretary
7--tf.
ragvn, hayrako,
Hnodgrnss, ' Red
. .; 1-9-6 j
il condition. Apply' at
fCice. 6-2S-12 , pd
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GONE TO
, good, condit
v Leighton's
Dodge roadster In
for sale cheap.
ago. Adv. ; ;7-9-tf.
FOR SALE OR TRADE One and
one-half million feet saw timber tor
town porporty. This is. extra' fine
: timber. - Address U F., enre Ob-
. aorvor. Adv. y 7-0-2tp.
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i Fraternal Directory. ;
41, A. F. A A. M. holds regular
meetings first and third Saturday
at 7:30 p. m. Cordial welcomo to
all Masons. -
. ROBERT 8. EAKIN, W. It
A. O. WILLIAMS. See,
WANTED M:
store. ' Repl
state experiel
clerk in grocery
own handwriting;
if any. Care of
A. B. C;, Ollfcrvcr, Ln Grande.
Adv.
C-18-tf.
FOR RENT. McMeri five-room
house, acre of grfcuijd, good gar
den, good well, nfciif Htyiiiitnl.
. See J. R. Oliver, Li, Grande Na
tional Bank Building"
S.28-18 tf
WANTED Mochanlcs In all branch
es of the nital trades for Emerg-
i ency War w.ork. I Good wages;
good worklnk cmfdltlons add bo3t
climatic condulogs. Astoria Ma-
. rines Iron WoVti Astoria, Ore.-
! K. of L. of Security Mt fimlly
t flmiiioll Nn. H4a. nuwtl thA Ai.nnri
and fourth Monday evening ' at 8
o'clock at Eagle - hall. Vlsltlpg
niembers are welcomo. ' ,
J. K. FITZGERALD. Pros.
ABB HARRIS, Fin'l. See.
FLORENCE BRYANT, Re. Soc.
Adv.
6-ll-30t
L. O. O. M.' LA Orande Lodge No.
850,' Loyal Order of Moose holds
regular meetings every Wednesday
night at 8 p. m. In Eaglo Hall noxt
HEllKKAHH Crystal Lodge No. 60
meets every Tuesday evening In the
I. O, O, F. nail. All visiting mem
bora are Invited to attend.
SARAH MoCLURK. N. O.
MATTIH (10LDKN, Hee. Boo.
XODEKN WOODMEN OF AMERICA
La Gtando Camp No. 7703 nwcts
ou the first and third Thursday
ovonlngs of each month In .the K.
of P. Hall. Visiting neighbors
.' weleome. .
L. J. MONITALL, V. O.
.. W. F. ASHMAN, Clerk
I. F, O. K. BLKfl, La Orwnde Lodge
No. 43S. Lodge neoU eacU Thurs
day evening at I o'clock. Home
and club privileges cheerfully ex
tended to all Brother Elks.
R. Ji, CrcEEN,
Exalted Ruler.
A. B. CHERRY.
, Beeretmrj.
COCHRAN EBBRHAaD Oo. T.
Cocnran ana voion . anwiwu.
Attorneys. La Grnnde NutipnsJ
Bank Building. - i i
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS Red Cross
Lodge No. 17 meets every Monday
night In Castle Hall(K. of P. hall)
A I'ythtin weleome to til visiting
' Knights . ,' '.
C. K. McCORMICK, C. C. '
' DEULE GREEN, K of R. 4 8
WOODMEN OF THH WORLD 1
Orande Camp No. 169 meets every
first and third Monday at Eagles
Hall. All visiting neighbors wel
come. Dues payable at the office
of the elerk. New Folev Bldg.. 9
m., to 5 p. m.
' J. J. MDRCHISON. C. C
. R. J. KITCHEN. Clerk
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Tinfaaanna1 Ttirant.nrtr - !
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DR., A. N. MAYVILLE Kh
Therapy; chronlo diseases i
specialty; Physical and Mo
Science. Hours! 1:30 to 4 j
p.m..' 7:00 to :0 venhfc
Phone Black 1311. : Rooms 1 l4
J qver Coolldge Palat Store,
Adams Ave, .
QREEN BODOLPQ Attorneys,
R. J. Green and L. O. Rudolph,
Attorneys at Law, La Orande Na
tional Bauk Building.
ABOHITECTS
C K. MILLER Arcbitect, room, 87,
New Foley Bldg. Phone Red 1571.
DR. MARGARET INGLE, Onteopatn
Physician, specializing In diseases
of Women and Children. , Hours
10 to 12 a. m.; 1 to S p. m.. and
by appointment. Phones: oTfice .
Bed 1701. ; Rosldenco Red 881.
37 New Foley Bldg. Dr. J. L.
Ingle has entered the O. B. Army. :
O. E. 8.-Hope Chaptor No. 18, O. B.
8. holds stated communications the
aocoud and fourth Wednesday of
i each month. Visiting members cor
dially welcomed.
SADIU K. OIVBN, W. M.
( MARV A. WARNICK.Bee.
VKTKBrSABY
CRAWFORD 11AKIN T. H. Craw
ford and Robert S. Eakln, Attor
neys n law. Practice In all the
courts of the state and the Ottlted
States. Office, Weat-Jacobson
Bldg., rooms 1-10-17. La Orande,
. Ore goa. "
DR. H, W. RILEY-araduate Voter
Intrlan. Hospital, 140 liadlsot
Ait. State Stallloa Inspector .mad
lnsiector of stock for shipment
. Home Independent Phone, Black
41; Farmers Co-operative Phone
Ualn 111.
MUST GIVE RELEASES
New Registrants May Join the Nnvy
' . or Marines
Local draft boards must release
registrants of ibe 1918 class for en
. listment in the navy and marines when
requested to do so, according to word
received from Washington by the
nnvy recruiting station in the Dekum
building today, says the Oregon
Journal.
.- Some time ago a few of the loca
boards shut down 6n, releases, sinco
the number of men in their districts
wns so small they fenrcd they would
not have enough left to fill their
quotas; Instructions from Provost
Murshal General Crowder have been
to the effect that "local boards may
release," the interpretation of which
has been made by the local bonrds and
Captain J. E. Cullison, head of the se
lective service, to mean that the mat
ter rested with the boards to act ac
cording to their own discretion. ' .
The navy recruiting station upon
learning that some of its applicants
wore being refused release.!, took up
the matter with the nnvy department
at Washington which, in turn, took it
up with the war department.
A wire from the bureau of naviga
tion was Tuesday received by the navy
recruiting station, stating that as a
result of the conference, "this office
has today communicated with the ad
jutant general of Oregon) calling at
tention to our telegram and stating
that inasmuch as the registrants of
June 5, 1918, are not within the cur
rent quota of local boards, the locai
boards must issue certificates to them
permitting them their enlistment in
the navy and marine corps in accord
ance with section 151, paragraph A of
the selective service regulations."
. Cnptnin Cullison said Tuesday noon
that no such communication had as
yet reached him from Washington,
i The men will only be granted re
lenses for a short time; however, as
the orders for their immediate classi-
LOCALS
Advertising in Brief
OFKK'EV REMOVED TO
BUILDING
FOLEY
Attorney
his law officV
New Foley Bui
Dixon has removed
Rooms No. 20-22,
ding. Adv. 7-5,5t
There Is a general disposition to
doubt the reports of von Hinden
burg's death, but no doubt as to
where he went If he did die. Dallas
News. ,
ATTENTION ELKS
Regular meetbig Thursday night
. Business of impitnnce. If interested
in the work the lo:! is doing, be pres
ent. . 'If
. R. .1. GRIN, Exulted Ruler.
' A. B. CHERRY, Sec.
u ' A.lv. 7-9-.1t.
NOTICE
Some people are ibaklng a habit of
turning their dogs -loose at nights.
This musfbc stopjietl nt once and the
first case of the tyntl will be followed
by a complaint. I
1L. RAYBURN,
i I Chief of Police.
Adv. 7-9-2t. . .
The high-class soda water Im al
ways what you want, and the very
litest Sundaok are what Al Cain
puts up at Vllverlhorn's. Better
drop In and scA Al about this.
y 7-9 tf
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Are the Packers Profiteers?
Plain Facts About the Meatjusiness .
The Ft'dcral Trndo Commission in its recent report, on war
profits, state,d tlimt the five large meat jmckers have been
profiteerin? and that they have a nioiiopolvnf the market,
- These eonclusions,, if fair awl ju.st,.tirn ijiaHors of serioh'
coneern iiot only to '.those engaged in the meat packing
lmsihess but to every other citizen of our country.
The figures given on profits are misleading and the .state
ment, that the packers have a' monopoly ,is unsupported
bv the facts.
The puckers mentioned in the report stand ready to prove
their profits reasonable and necessary. ,
The meat business is one of the largest American indus
tiues. Any citizen who .would familiarize himself with' it '
details must be prepared for large totals. .
The report states that the aggregate profits of fonj.' largo
packers were .f 140,0p();000 for the three war. years. ,
This sum is ompared with $19,000,000 as the average
annual profit for the three years before the. war, malting
it appear that the w.ar profit was $121,000,000 greater tfuui '
tile lil'e-vv.nr nrotif - - .
This compares a three-year profit with a one'-year profit-
, .1 iii.iiiii.esiiy tiiuair meriioa oi comparison. ,it is not only
misleading, but the Federal Tradt! Commission apparcntly
. has made a mistake in the figures' themselves.
The aggregate three-year profit of $140,000,000 was earned
on sales of over four and a half billion dollars. It means
about three cents on each dollar of sales or a mere frac
tion of a cent per pound. of product. " '
Packers' profits are a neglible factor in prices of live
. and meats. io other large business is conduct
, such small margins of -profit.-.
Furthermore and this is very important only a small
.portion of this profit has been paid in dividends. The.
balance has been put back into the businesses. It had to
be, as you realize when you consider the problems the
packers Have Had to solve and solve oui.cklv dun
these war years.
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ed inioii
1'ing
To conduct this business in War times, with higher costs
and the necessity of paying two or three times the former
prices for live stock, has required the use of two' or three
times the ordinary amount of working capital. The ad-'
ditional profit makes only a fair return on this, and as has
been stated, the larger portion of the profits earned has
i been used to finance huge stocks of goods an'd )rovide.addUj
tioiis and improvements made necessary by the enormous
demands of our army and navy and the. Allies.
If you are a business man-you will appreciate the signifi?
cance of these facts. -: If you are unaecpiainted with busi
ness, talk this matter over with some business acquain
tance with your, banker, say and ask him to compare
profits of the packing industry with those of any other -jarge
industry at the present time. - - - - - . .
No evidence is offered by the Federal Trade Commission
in ,'support of the statement that the large packers have a
monopoly. vflH Commission's own report shows the large
. number and importance of other packers. , 1 ; :
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The packera mentioned in the statement stand ready to
pritve to any fair minded person that they are in keen
competition with each other-, and that they have no power
to liianipulate prices..
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Jfgtliis were not true they, would not dare to make this
positive statement. -4
FQi thennore, government figures show that the five large
s mentioned in the report account for onlv about
oflc-tiurd ot the meat business ot tlie country.
icy wish it. were possible to interest you in the details of
leir business, Ot how, for instance, tbev can sell dressed
beef for less than the cot of the live, auimal, owing to litili
. zation of, by-products, and of the wonderful, story of the
methods of distribution throughout this broad land, as well
us iu other countries. ... '
The five packers mentioned feel justified in co-operating
with each other to the extetit of together presenting this
public statement. ;
-They liavG been able to do a hig job for your government
in its time of need; they have met all war time demands
.'Nprqmpily and completely and they are willing to trust their
case to the fairniindedness of the American people with the
facts before them.
Armour and Company Cudahy Packing Company Morris and Company
Swift and Company Wilson and Company
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