La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, August 21, 1919, Image 4

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Newspaper Page TextL1?L KSIIA f. Al'UST Sl.JgjSj tout; ' - w - fc o " o ( U GRANDE L V L H I H G OBSERVER An Independent Newapaper P'iblUhed Daily and Weekly at La Grande, Oregon, by La Grande Even ing Observer Publishing Company. BRUCE DKNNIS, Publisher. Entered at the Postoffic. at La Grande Oregon, aa SgcPnd Clan Mall Mutter Addren allaCommunlcationa to The Observer, 1710 Sixth StreeV City and County Official Paper. On Sale in OUftr Citiei Oregon Hotel News Bland, Portland; Imperial Newt BUnd, Portland; Multnomub Hotal Newa Sfcind, Portland, 0.ca. A VOI 'HnK. T. MIks 1 1 1 1 I : A in himy announces hoi return from a y-0.r'n study in fill- The plnn is belli: studied with murh interest by tlie Federal TiK-ctric Kail ......... '... in.iUUi t U..ulli.. ....... .1 ml ! I U Til f I'Cj Jll U V muy he made the u-roundwork of9ec-paro ad ilij rn -Biiiif of h"T piano nniiiicn.liitiona l.v th.ll lm.lv fur t he 1 81 'J" stiiiifrlitcnAK oulPof tri.0 y trouble ill other cities. .I'il.. fli nt at lliOli hiixl ) li.'.l 401. Waste- -Wasfe On "Hand... Every SUBSCRIPTION Ay Caarke. Daily, per mom. ...fe Daily, per three aionteu Daily, per aix moatUi ia aeSnaaa tW Daily, per year iu aiwMi 4T.M Daily, aingle copy , Sm sW MkM Pally, ver jajM ia ad.nMk. Daily, per six month la ttvmm tUM Daily, tarae mqntlu 'a aaWaaa), .1.W Daily, per moeikk Irs Weekly -tre-lea, r$ eeafl, per year la aalvnMS tM Mj Ccumtry 'Tta of Thee, Lund of Ubotrty." Sweet Prices Have Been Worse Than at Present. Let lmraafcc'd housewives ho of pood cheer. Prices have been worse than they nre now. And from past histoiy, there is ground fur hope. An old grocer's hill resurrected in Chicago hws these prices in lHCJi, ut thn close of the Civil War: Suar, 2i) cents a pound. Starch, $1 a pouud. Tea, $1.75 to $li a pound. Salt, 35 cents n but;. Hire, 17 cents a pound. 1 1 lack berries, 45 cents a quart. Kerosene oil, $1 a gallon. Oatmeal, 4 pounds fur GO ccntfl. Most other groceries cost propor tionalely How would unybody like to pay those price now 7 Lot it be ru numbered, too, that wages and salar ies were much lower in 181)3 than they aie in lltlif. ' And that wasn't the record, either. Going back to Revolutionary. War days, a time when the present genera tiun imagines that living was ubsurdly low, we find such prices as these, ae cording to a Chicago authority; Meat, $1 to $2 a pound. Corn, $2.r u bushel. j 1'olutocs, $10 u bushel. Molasses, $12 a gallon. ' Checso, $2 a pound. ! Uutter, $11 a pound. Sugar, $.1 a pound. I In tho year 1771) sugar rose to $1 a pound. Iu J a year comparable with ID IS), because it was tho year I after the war had ended and the yeai when tho American Union or I.eaguc of States was estiblished, butter sold for $12 a pound and tea for $-10. Those prices, of course, must have been reckoned in depreciation of currency. Hut it was the only currency in circa lation, and was no doubt as hard to get as pre.sent-duy money. Prices have always been abnormally high after wars. And here is where the hope comes in they have ulwayn gone down again never, perhaps, quite to tho previous low level, but greatly below the h;gh level causer! by tho waste and disturbance of war. Glimre hack at the IHiUi list, mid then remember the days since, when HUjtvm timid he bought for four cents ir poursr anit bread fur-five cents u loaf and milk for five qonU a quurl and eggs for 25 cents a dozen. These current prices will not last forever. Wo have before us a copy of the 10KH7 import jif the Onffon Indus trial Arcidi-rft ComiTis:.on, J4n ft i j, comwlation of evgry "detail f that comnfl fion. It fit a volymt of ut J25 ofc!abIe woih At lubU price for labor, printed on trood ft:.pr, and tile ftolt job would run int' quit il Itrif fcum of money. Vhy PtoylRuch i vol it ft t cluttn lip tht mailt, to say nothing of the critMjial w;tt.e th ,Mntt is guilty of in in.Oiwis; it? Is thrre any good rea son for such wast? Will we tvrj jrt to t point whru some chief execu tive will have the nerve to cut and !axh a lot of this useltss folderoll and tnn fiut th mstter op to the people for vindication or reject io.n? There are too many wheels within wheels too many backs to scratch, all of which rations thousands of re ports to be printed which reports nre never read except by the clerk who compiles the statistics and the prin ters who nre forced to read them when setting up the type.. Wo hear that American dry force are about to invade, the sacred pro cincts of the right little, tight little isle where every man's home is his castle, and no one has ever questioned his right to beer. What becomes of the self-determination of nations then? ' The man who always wanted Sun day o come in the middle of the wee! may realize his dream, if some of the labor unions succeed in their plan for a five-day working week.- If then are to be two Sundays, one of them can be substituted for Wednesday or Thursday. y Tho head of the National Grange says the farmer is being robbed. The consumer certainly is. It must be r. cusu not of playing both ends against the middle, buL playing the middleman against both ends. AM lOltM'AX V. M. C. A. 31 ii.wk m;vi;iei; i;ri;i;ii;( k AUCIIANfiKU July 1. Two Am ' orlcan Y. M. C. A. men, Howard K. Morrll of Soiii'-rvlUe, Mmks., and Thomas L. Cotton, of UiikIo, Wyo-. weru cniiKht amid heavy shnll Tiro In a mutiny of Russlun troops at 'CuImuh on tho Dvjna river Home tintel ag. Thidr expurlenci'S havo Just now been told. Merrill and Cotton, who wur formerly Dartmouth college athletes wcro the only AuiorlnuiH In tho vll- at;o which was gnrrhtonml by Huh- siau troops, with a fmv Ilrilish ofrie- ojri. Hie KuttsiaiiH, leamg thai tlie wore about to bo cut off and sur- 1 rounded by tho Huhdun fkl. ilelor- mined to niutny. They esc(n ted the! two Amerk':n'.i to n hlock houso which ; was under firo from Hussii-n ;.itil lery. Tho blockhouse ovetiliially be came too hot for Iho Krsslan esc orb iiad lliey fh'd leaving tho Americans to inaKo their escano to Aiclianuel by rowing H'iO miles down the river. iMit. Tel'-plwut liclniK'i's who enroll iit ouco have tho povlleee ut daily lessons from S.!t l:;t to Glh. N extra chargo will be inade. a . 8-21-.H VatcJi the 'TntaVe and cxhan:it valvi'3, fur ltaks. The Sndrd tite lic-puir Shop, comer arid 'ir, wifl make them sea uriiucr v. trely kiviiij; you more 'piin.r. a ii j mileage on gasoline. T-tfitf. KD. CYK, I'rop, O Net Result of Experience. T'xpei'li-rci'i! pe..plc rtun't titml.ln uO n tl.ey try to yi-t Into iLliainnjotg beruute they ki.Oi the roper e A vfAN IK f l ist; (' W. V. T. V. The W. C. T. V. will mt .at the homo of ih's. W. S. .unook, lr.Oo .N avonuo oil Thursday, nftornouu at 3 Grandmothers Vindicated. Our i;riui linollii'i s used tn linni; a red M:niiiH i.. lllri.nl ovrr tlie williloiV of ii Hniiill.f.x imtli'iit'K riMinl, nsscrt Iiik Hull II liiiMi'iii'.l tin' I'liie. nnil also 1 . 1 1- ii i , . I "piitlin.'." SrloiitlsiH have now liUf-f.vr.'il Hint tin. ri-il rays do ni-tiinlly exert a bail erfiwt on tin- bac-ti-rlil of the dKrast', and a i-niTi'spoiid. Ili(!ly KOi.il clfeet on till' patient. Butter Wrappers Observer office. printed at the Job Printing. The Otioerver. inln S7. 1 AU WHO do U o. i m:' school HfloKS in oi(i:(;().-. II peojile having children of Ht-hoo! ae will be interested in Hchool books. As uaual, the s"h.jl bo.b: concerns jo plailne; the distribution of the.ic new books through the Hfhool book dealers in'all Oregon towns and cities. The e bocks aie owned, and the prices (xntrolled by the bonk manufacturers," and wilj be sold only for cash. All persons having se.ond hand bvoks or books they have been usinj in Orej;in : may exchaiiKi; thim tor new books and pay the difference. We notice at Silverthoin's Dnjp; St .re a lurge stock of these new books, and I'ach book now beinir marked with the price adopted by the state of Oregon, with ' price of the old book that may be re- j turned in exchange. -so that each cus tomer wanting school book- may see j at a Klanco what they will cost. We may state that the prices for all new school books, adopted will be no more than the old prices, though all mate rial is costing the maker of books much more thnn before the war prices. 8-2 1 If M A ft OIJDKRS Will be promptly fijjed in our shoe departmen, but no cxchatiiss OII be made of sale shoes. FAMILY DRUG STORE LA GRANDCORCQON. City Restaurant & Bakery and Lunch Room. Wajirepnre Lunches on short notice. . Try gome of our Pastry for your Sunday Dinner. ANTHONY & BOBBINS, Trops r Ijf e S r 75i-J s - I I . . av 5". r.A.ov 'i Ev. t? sioVn ts sale is ondisplay. Oyy a look them over: if you ain fmil ovour size you yjll find a bargain. A 10 Days Sale of ' Ladies, Shoes 32.25 In the face of advancing prices, we are offering for 10 days, this sale of 2.-.0 pair Ladies' Button Shoes. They are patent leather with kid and cloth tops, welt and hand-turned soles far below present cost. The shoes are odd lots, collected from our entir. stock 1'INUHEE, UTZ & DUNN, and QUEEN QUALITY Makes. We have every sizo from 2 1-2 to 7. Kcmcmber the bi.sizes gi first, so be on hand early. No exchanges made. While any remain, at $2.2."i. SPATS for the coming sea son are quite the thing, in the new shades of Fawn, Putty, Sand, Beaver and Grey. Perhaps the most pop ular is the "Tweedie" or ''Bootie Spat." We have them in all want ed colors. Prices from $l..-.ll to $1.50. New Gingham DRESSES for lrs and misses. All are in plaid pat terns, combined with white or plain colors. Some of the larger siz e, from 12 to 11) yoars, are made with Organdy collars and ouffs. Some, thing new and differ ent, in many different colors; all sizes. Prices $2.2o.to$l.'0. New White MIDDIES Just like the ill ustration, these Middies are ' of best grade white galatea, with lace neck and collar; all are pure white; all sizes: Price $2.2.') mi If P Ai)l S VMI.ltll A MAS lllli TltAIIK Wil li II A I.V Cleveland Has Miraculous Trolley System. With street car fares rising every where, companies complaining that they are losing money and patrons kicking against higher fares, there is IncreasiiH; interest in the Clevelain' plan. It is certainly 11 surprising phenom enon to find that in that city of near ly 1,(1(10,000 people and long trolley haul, the peoplu are riding for less than five cents, with no prospect of nn increase. The present rate of fare is 11 tickets for 50 cents, with an e.X' ten cent for transfer. lt'does not seem to be wrecking the company, either. The stock, which is quoted at 1(12, pays n dividend of six per cent, which may soon b, raised to aeveij percent. Wngce have been in creaecd 25 err. cent lately, snd the employes .re satisfied. How ha this mitflcle been a.vnm plehcd? 1'irst, the .iter was s.pieeit ed jiut of the stock some years ago: The company.was rc-finttneed on a basis of actual value, with private ownejshy?and public regulat:on. The IIO MM, July 28. Kiom llio prcs- oni Indications. Amn'.icaii tr-ide wltb Italy II1I.1 year may reach the billion dollar mark, says tho ropolo Honi ano. During the first three months 01 l'.ll'.l, American Imports to Italy anioiiuiod ti approximately '.i;'2, IHMI.OOll while. Italy's cMiorta to Am nrlra :I,IM'0,(HI0 .The stat.'inent shows 1 1 wit it tho present late uf trade ha maintained a record of coin ninrce between the two- countries will be attsined. America Is by far tho gie.ltest seller to llaly. A .pom second Is (lieat Itrllain with a total of 7V,Uiiu.tiiiu for tbe first tlir.v mouths and Argentine next with $llf.,llIO,()IMI. ( At .1, lot!, inns. The City of La (liande will re sealed b!tl:i for til.' Construction concrete b:isln KtxilO feet and ti deep ai-.d a concrete house I'.x'i eivc of a fe.-l feet. coijiiiny kept the actual management and 7 feet t'-ih. said t asiu and lion ." to be built on the City's -ground at tbe septic tank. All Olds must be a.' eolnp.inletl h) a Certllietl check ffii five per cent of the aiiiounl ot tin bid and be filed x tt li the city rei'oi-.l on or befoie Aocust -T. I ;i I ll 7 : :t0 p.-in. The t'lly lesenes tlie r'elil to reieci it ii v or all bids not consul eted Ic. the best Interest ot the t'lly rians may lie seen at the office of City ltucuidu'l. joi'in ftn.i.rtiu Hammer City of (ti.ni.le r.-21-.tt Peach Island anv. . . 1 O. tter. See s is' ;;t,p of its property nnd employes, but th city guiOatiteed interest nnd dividends nnd assuivO.I considerable outhorlty over seroe, finances gnd general pel-, icies. This Oithority is exerted chtefa ly through the ngencj of if street railol way commissioner. The fare moves! up or down mitomatirallv to provulo i.ioui' the money reipiiied for lvcd charges j'rop , and operating expenses. ait Inr, it ttf.s e ranged frm three to five cents, with somelimes, as ut present, 11 chaiOof VM'crnt for transfer. I'all Term l.vm. v .teiot.-i Hates Short I'.and ' or llookkccptn '. Colli-ie. :;il wiS'ks, ( -1" weeks if Paid befoie 8 'plentl.er lei -?-.i' Hii Oouibine t'our-.e, ell .wii.-hs, ill weeks if p: id i.-tofe S. pl min i 15 I ''! no Wrl' ' tts aboiH out;, six inoutla' eou ses'nnd raynieu efi 1 tie' month !v nl.. id lixKi.it It f .ii:;si 1..1 . Hake'. Oreito l'ho,..6l:!l. s o o 1. w f 8 1:! Klnlon 1 a ti ObsWvrt (tdvcrtlsisit tll tirfe DON'T HESITATE Hut decide right now to have us vulenni.t) all of your old tires which can bo saved for future use. Don't buy a new auto tire if you can avoid it, when an old one vulcanized by 'us will serve the sumo. You cHujmve hundreds of dollar;; every year by patronizing thi.; vulcanizing .est abli:; him nt. We ' oiirpYove th( to you if you wiH let us do so. A. KELLY STRONG 11106 JEI'FEItSON AVE. IN HOHNENK AMI I1L1LDIN0 Ladies' Canvas Leggings. For outing, motorinc or rid int'to wear with Khaki riding suits. Prieo $1.50. . ( Also Ladies' leather Puttees, in dark mahogany, good weight. Trice $8.00. Half Price Sale of . Crepe Middies. A limited number of Japanese Crepe Middies, in plain colors and stripes, with white collars and belts; nearly nil sizes in this sale; were $1.50 to $2.50, now 75e to $1.25. More New Yarn. A big supply of "FleishnerV and "Sunlight," in all wanted colors, Peacock, China Blue, ttosc, Wood Brown, Navy, Yel low, Green, Sunrise, Scarlet, Khaki, Maroon, Purple, Dark Lilac, Grey and Black.' Prices 10c and 6.c a skein. " ODO-KONO The Toilet Water for ex cessive perspiration; sold in two .sizes. Price 30c and f0c. STII.LMAN'S FRECKLE CREAM A guaranteed remedy for freckles. Price 45c. r laierttalfW vmli4ititlh6t4mSMt4tdbtaOi40a0aa& HARRIS FURNITURE CO. NF.W AND SECOND IT AND Furniture, Carpets, Rugs, Etc, "GOOD FURNITURE 17011 LESS" Kill F1U STRl'.KT HIOXE RED 0171 laeapsl)aa.)aTWiiipaw Vii.'. Itniuo;:: uoiitrjs S.3.rCcm j;io .to s,.a uojiroucjn'j jxu.ioj Of ?2J1li.y LOOK FOR THE U. S. Shoe Repairing Co. In New Foley I tiillinie. J lest Prices in Town' COM AND SHE! WATCH riiE BIG 4 Stomach-Kidney s-Heart-Liver ICctr the vitnl organs healthy by regularly taking the world's stand ard remedy for kidney, liver, Mudder and uric acid troubles COLD MEDAL Th. Natiunal R.m.dy of Holland ft. centuries .nil endorsed by Queen Wilh.l Diina. At all drugRists, throe aiiea. Look for ilia B.m. Gold Mll oa .ry boa anil acc.pl oo iluil.tioa The Balance To Your Credit in your kink -account represents your progress. It increases' your earnino; eapae. ity and jrives you a feeling of independence and security. -v We ofl'( r you the Best of Service . and Solicit Your Account. ! 'i La Grande National Bank ... CAPITAL AND SURPLUS, $2i:,000 Estaltlislied 1SS7. SOUND, RELTAP.Ll'i and PROGRESSIVE Eastern Oregon's Big Home Paper. VtlV. v,V. , 'i v...,..i.'v , v f . - t r ... o -, CSaUaKatK a 0 GRAIN and STOCK FARM WANTED One largo eoniliination farm, or two separate farms will be considered. Two prosperous Montana ranchers, who have two of the best producing ranch es near Lcwistown. Montana, arc traveling with me and are ready to trade their well paying plants for going. properties in Eastern Oregon. One of tha ranches is similar to the best farms. near Summon ille, sub-irrigated- the other resfiubles "Sandridge" farms, "Jry farming system." ' .' 1 havo other, clients who have city ami farm' properties m thp Willamette Val ley and Walla Walla ValW-"to tradefor properties here?. E'x,Jiaio-ea. made on strictly conservative cash basu. State price .and describe accurately nnd fully, addressing " , . WILBUR F. BROCK, o Cu-e The Obsoj rt4La Orando Oi-egoif, "1 , S 0 e I I 1 iu LeaeV.OLiaciO. o o o 0 e a 0 1 0 e HI e . O e e a 04