La Grande evening observer., January 03, 1922, Image 8

VAC.T, ETOTTT
h'A nn,VDE F.TF.XTKO OBSERVER
Turwlnv. Jjmiinrv X 1022
BSESBttt&flMI
Let Us Be Your
Druggists
During Nineteen Twenty -Two
The ihcIImkIs which vc employed during 1921
will lie eoiitiiiued throughout llie comiiur year.
c have lieen favored ;y a lai'ue and increas
ing husiness and shall endeavor to hold and
further enlarge our uvide hy nnkiny; it worth
while J'wr can I'n I .di utf huyei s to shop with ns.
Vi'e intend to keep pace with every advance in
the science of pliannaci.", handle the I test gi' ods,
give pronip't, courteous and reliable service, and
endeavor by every means within our power t'
jiroini'U' the int;-iests of our eusi iihts.
Cur FrescriptioiV Department
co-operates fully vHh the phy
sicians of this locality.
If (Quality ( ioodVSuperior iVrviee and Fair
11-ices appeal to yoieuiien let usverve vou lvir-
tdarlv duriii'' 1922.
TRYING PERIOD
(Continued from Vtge One.)
ary 1 to June 1, the drop was 16
percent. In tbe next six montlm
the rise wai 7 percent. In other
wards, the rlnu In tbe lust half of
this year was a little less than half
the declino, but this rise was no
mean factor In the crystallizing or
ifnvurable opinion In Iho latter half
lof the year ns pointing to a prob-j
inble stabilizing of prices after the
drop from the top Yf 49 percent. I
The net dncllno from the peak on
SoaDo's
JL J.
credits, eo iik hi, Investment in fixed
hi t rriMl.nuvl ni uopii rit I ah fiti-ntim
.i.n r. .hni . i. h-..i, February 1, 1920. to December 1,
..ii ........r.i. i .ii.i i.. .ii.i 1921, was 40 percent. The course
iu -'.....trn-iin,. h, v,.i ,.,,.1 ii,.'' Bradstreet s Index Number.
closi- of the year certainly found lllo"th b' "''. fr" ' peak
thins" better in many lines than at "mnl reuruury j, iwi
ihtt luxrhiiiiiif Kti'l Iho l.4aidi u-hm
itKiiin brought home more closely. jll,tJ fuIIowin:?
vf the Inked Stales, as Indce:! to'
tho pecele f the rest bf the world.
U'VJL-jiv; eaam
La Grande Pharmacy
Home of Snapp's Snappy Service
LA CiliANDE - - - OREGON
faniBtgawHrinftmiL wllnl)F si'fafrtTiMf'wwiwtiiBgMM
that wliile there may bo vital ncres-
uiiy tor war, thcro is little profit
i In it. Tlie last weeks of the year
(were Kilned by the apparent agree
ment of the nations to try to find
a way olit of the moras of urniit-
mettt, with all that this implies in
the way, of materials, to the end
that cradling taxes may te reduced.
At leant three bit; features stand
out in a review of the past twelve
month. One, the orogreas, not per
haps complete in all cases, made in
deflation of costs of many kinds
without which no real Improvement
was or Is possible; another, tho )er
ceptiblo improvement In the inter
national political and financial situ
ation, which, however, leaves much
still to be desired and done, espe
cially in central Europe; third, this
despite all criticism to the contrary,
the demonstrated high, indeud su
perlative,' Importance to the conn-
to December 3. 1921, is shown In
percentage table.
v Decrease
March 1, 1920..
April 1, 1920. . .
May 1, 192U...
June 1, 1920...
July il, 1920. . .
August 1, 1920.
Sept. 1, 1920...
Oct. 1, 1920
Nov. 1, 1920...
Dec. 1, 1920...
Jan. 1, 1920
. .3
. .3
. .l
. 4.1
. 2.6
. 2.7
. 4.5
. 5.9
. 7.3
.13.0
. 7.0
Feb. 1, 1921 2.3
March 1, 1921 4.0
April 1, 1921. , . ..... 4.1
May 1, 1921 4.8
June 1, 1921. ....... 1.9
July 1, 1921 l.o
August 1. 1921 3.0
Sept. 1, 1921 .3
Oct. 1. 1921 .9
Nov. 1, 1921 1.4
Dec. 1, 1921. .3'
Increase
Short Crops mid l,ow 1'rices.
The crop outturn In 1921 -v
RES
art! what c
what you
you jt-i,. 1 1'
it takes ffo
Do voui'
perspire exc
pains in fee
tisin?
1 ) you
li'.inioiis, am
You'll
to
l'r. L ,. Williams, Ch;r indi-d, Kowt Specialist
at The IJu'e.lery from the First to l.'th of each
nionlli.
i'h' ne Main 1 1S fur appoint menl - Calls made to a:'.v
part of the city.
ULTS WM
ount, it is not fjSffl a53 t.U
peylnit what JH&I'Jf
yonr lgS
Hjoy tan or me. .
TNI crainp, dohev lire
I'ssiveNsJiave yoiXweak 01
t and fiiiTrw That Vou tlii
suffer with paiViilcor
1 ingrown nails '.
;uow Hie iov o mil tun
easily, do they
hroken arehesi
nk is Iklieuina-
iw and ealloiiKef,
'ort if v'ou eoine
try or the Federal Itesoivo Danking Utile elte than disappointing, nl
system. This proved In 1920 unci 'though corn had a wonderful' sea
1921. as In 1914 and 1915, the real son, and the yield, despite Insect
sheet ahchor of American business. and warm woalher damage In the
those who doubted and the few who'fall, was tho second largest ever
still doubt having before them the known. Such unanimity In estl
recognizol fact that what wqs the' mutes of reduction of ylcUls from
biggest. If not tho most acute crisis the preceding year has rarely boon
In the history of America was there-' witnessed In the country's history,
by prevented from running the tra-For this, reduced areas and unfnv
ditlonal American course and culmi- orablo weather conditions were the
natlng In commercial disaster great-'reasons assigned. If tbeso reduc-1
or than was ever before experienced. 'tions In production indlcuted from1
! Tho events of the year, the many1 1920, a bumper year, had been off
counter curronts experienced, tho Bet by higher prices, some convpen-l
hopeful advances made by some'sutlons might have been afforded !
linos, and the apparently continuous but prices In mid-October were tlio
rotreats shown by others, probably lowest in many years, potatoes and
find best Illustration )i the in 11 itnry ; nppU-s being the only exceptions to.
simile of an army which has bcen,'Hucroases from the preceding year'
perhaps, defeated but not routed, 'xiio corn crop lost 2 percent in
and whh'h, reenforced, returns' to'ylui(, ,,., 1920i wlle.lt 6 8 1)erccn, I
the battle, irregularly perhaps, but , 2;, ,10rcent, barley 19 percent''
with steadfast purpose to achieve al, cerealfl 10 percent, hay 13 per
Ita original aim. The year, In fact,'l.u,ltf potatoes 20 percent, apples
was full or Instances of fairly ton-'j;., 101.cent tobacco 34 percent, cot-1
IHent advances being made by some ton 50 pel.ceIlt and pcanMa u .,erJ
divisions of the business tiriiij',.
while others continued to retreat. I u" ia on)v tllir to say Ul;lt the'
Tho middle of the year, as not in- Department of Agriculture discov-!
frequently in past years of stress. uru that t umll!r.esllmt(.(1 t,,0
nowoer, saw a c.,iai..-.iiig 01 sen-cttl)n (.ro,, ievliy, and the feel-
Shoes for Men and Women
5 Style, Fit, Wear lit Low Pricej
Tl h easy for others to quote our prices, tut hard to match our values.
Every advantage gained by our tremendous shoe purchasing power
is parsed along to our customers. Every price quoted here rings true
and a trial of our shoes will prove to. you the merit of our claim.
Shoes for Women
Smart new stvlns in t.Vio finpaf. Ipat.hont tilnelr nnrl hrnwn . . '-..t5.
Kid and calfskin with the popular military heels.-' Shoes that
add attractiveness to the feet and comfort to the wearer
that give unusual service at least possible cost .-, t,UsrSS!
$3.98
,
it A S i3.
. wtp..j-
Shoes for Men
Qualities that appeal to men durability, comfort, style. Made
of select quality calfskin, kid and kangaroo leathers in brown and
black. English lasts and medium and broad toes in blucher and
straight lace styles. Your money's worth in every pair.
$3.98 $4.98 m $5.90 1
Sturdy shoes for boys and girls for dress occasions
nnd knock-about wear. Built strongest where mostly
needed. They stand for the J. C. Penney Co. idea of
real wear. Our quantity buying plus our store efficiency
Insures them to be . - v;.
Rightly Priced
Men's Snirt
98c
I i. I"? T. .... -
dust, live orzen ot inese iv tins
morning's cxress. A wide variety
of pleasing pntterns in. stripetl per
cale, ueckhand shirts "with French
cuff. .Sizes from Hi, to 17.
tlment on tlio clieerful aide, and
from tlience onward to the clo.ie
",M,"h u"" "v so Vicen
doulit, but none tho less steadl'ast;out(,omo
because of this. This feeling, per-j
Ini'lis, found best expression in a
ing in tho lato fall was that other
crops, but especially wheat, hud al-
esttiuatcd below the real
Failure. j
1 l.biuidation In the form of fail-
.Slute of Trade report early in Sep-."'" "'reauy
tcmber. which attracted a good deal al,ltt'";, h,,t" '"her and liabilities,
of attention and has since gone ,'',lng any previous records. Fori
nrnnnri the countrv "lluslness is ,u" """ ul la"" Prouuets
belter, not a great deal
but still it is better
filHBll'HllillM
si . .mi ij .
TRIA.NG-LE
COLLARS
MARATHON
" HATS
perhaps, '" 1110 ''ou"'''y cs'r'' cm"!july reduction must be impresscd'who have a-lmitted that their ownjan dreduced purchasing .power were
In a
With llin fill- tl,.., ...,. In tl.t Kl... .... nr cnn.nTlBi.1 nfl.l. ..HIP. llP.lL-na n.i fl..l .1 1 .. . i . ; ... ..1
... .. rhaslnir i.oive,- In -hort uo. ,. ,1. I. '- "...........-...- ' ...... ..... .. ....... UBUMIIOO 111 llie'
year lined nun mA eenis "", linslsts on buing placed on a wage der has failed to bring about the, autumn, and December failure lin-
. ..... . . ...i- .. . Iv resnonsib.e. Ot i.-r cnnl rlhnt oi-v . . . ..... . . . ..... ..... ........ imui ,ni
WAKT TO KUY OR SELL S0MSTHING? TRY AK
! ''. ; OBSERVER WANT AD
or coed and bad Import, only a lew. - """....i-. wmn ""'rioiuoi peJest!1, of , bound to gut-. millennium central Eurono should nidation was or.inii tn i, r
stiiltlng examples may be cited. One """""j were the pi-rpen,dlcular drop rer ultimately. Ill this connection, ' rally because Us peoples oro mainly worst month In our history Janu-'
notable feature was that about llie " Julues of goods, many conceruslh(! , glllnst reductions of; workers and have not arrived at ary, lpis. but manifestations like'
first in" the husiness divisions ' to niuiiiig themselves Iiilng up with. m.u,y , lhe 011n(iinB trades und'tho .mint, reached bv some advanced! the hitter have often h,, 0,1
l.riK', l:i l.lf ttriw ni.tu n.w.l. ..f ..!!'.. ... . i - ' .......
Hilly were those whicll figured most
SHERRY
TODAY and TOMORROW
tvlinro thnv: Ihn itidirm,nle r ti. i .1.
prominently In the extravagances "', ;,,"'"', ll',m"sl Do noieii that; talk 0f demuhding advances iiexthe!levo. uien-can live by! .ttgltution I resort in the business world With'
l!lf ,,1 were tlrsftu red the .-'""" . 1"I'(8 .cqmniunlty, Apr , uJmt ,cen, p'eri0i especially ulono. ... . , ' Itho close of, 1821. and the reHteition
fnvorablo .Inf.lu.iti.-oav .if 1!!2. We1" tliu past' two yeiirsj were ,enur- la Tie.flr tho dopressioiv mid short 1-5 The coinBet.r events In. the past; that, .two- j-ea-.v of liquidation mid'
refer, of course, to the textile and """"My ltnto. 11 percent, over 1919.iimc ih,,. h rnleH thn f..'..f lrart''inr ..ri k. inltv Kinr.r the rnln-'-dcnrnttinn -hni-e ' ,...wi ... r..,,....
ffi, kindred industries, generally spok- l,lul. 16 percent as re turn red wllli,r0r . year .ast. In the populur'suinuior, -would seem to point toof clieerrulness is more marked
en el as the apparel trades. Mo.t.J"", 11 i,ium"i ' niind. also, the average retailor is the normal conditions fellow-lug ,the:thnn it was. Sunimctl up, the busi
'i ol theie went thiough their worst'"'"1' which comparisons will nu-l ,.3se u pulut of overstaying tho bursting of a boom having maed ness baionioter is now set at about
I.'.! ,,..h.. !,. iiw. Ii.kI nw.nilw ,,r tin-all y bo made. For eleven months: ,...i .... , ..i.i ,...i,..l.'fni.. k , .
;..J) l!t2i, -when shutdowns followe.l the J number t failures exceeded ; filing t find the sale they might early in 1!I20 that we were exper-.to be the essentials in the com-
liuyei-s' soike of that year. Manyi1"""'- "i ii.iir-u.mni oi i,knve rclnlwd earlier befoie pur- io'ncing tlie secondary effects of the mercial world as we face the un-
oi oi" so-called naionieter minis- . mi. chasing power was curtailed by low-lu?ual panic depression, industrial! certainties of 1922.
tries, notably iron, steel, coal, luni- 'uost favorable year as regards f"il-nrfces to the farmer and short tiiiie!stai:natlin land shutdowns without
her and transportation, did not 'lr" '".'re Is record of since 1881, or unemployment In Industries. having had the acute troubles that' ItK.VlXI.IOUS WOl Xl TWO
show much. If any. improvements "'n mr.-j nines us iuii,;. The foreign situation seems to had nrecedel these in other years
Penny It took
apparel tr.ulci
AD0LPII ZUKOR presents
A CHARLES MAIGNE Production
hye
J until the late cummer, but these '.""i" ir e.e.en uioiuns. ft,b,i,- ),ave many more elements ofof stress. It reports arc to be be
ts had been among thn last lo re.-og- 4"-l.l63, were just double those, of strength than would seem iposalble1 lleved, the unemployment trouble is
'3 lllz.e the fuels Iff 1920. lllld apnar-r '-" lu" peiieui larger Ulan frnT ,. nirsorv r!n nt tlin nast. n..t in vmiil-n. It was earlier lust
them, as It did the " 1 !l 1 J - lf the calculations of the Depart- year or In the last mouths of 1920.
, nearly a lull year Looking Forward. ' incut of Commerce as , to volume although efforts of sunshine so
lo gel down lo a working baslj. In any effort to weigh up pros-! versus value of trade are correcj. nlcletles cannot close our oyes to the
l-'er Oils latter, the reluctance of pects for future business, one who better demand exis.ts than n yearlfact that an unprceedciited amount
Iho related lilies of orminl.ed labor jlias events of tho recent past lll'ngo at a price. The political sltu-!of labor was displaced In midyear,
to rccoauizo nad meet the sli nation mind must be Impressed by the Tact alien abroad looks rar better thanl Willi easing money from the sum
was, a. ending to common report, 'that most Ideas of real progress In one or two years ago despite thelnier onward, the usual phenomena
rart a lv resiu.nslh e. his anil the i ttmesllc nii.l liuli.t.il In r,.i...i..n i-m.fn1 miwll.i..., nr .1,.. ...... .ml Vn.
AsmclaUU Pressl ' ,
I)l-.NhK, Jan. 2. Two men
were wounded, one probably fatally,
by stray bullets which police say
were flrod by unknown revellers
celebrating the arrival of tho now
year hero Sunday morning.
U. W. IUinkley, a tramway con
ductor, was shot in the head while
walking on a down town street -in
With MONTE BLUE
A Paramount Picture
Fighting son of the mountains, he spurned
tho man who called his clan a disgrace to tho
State.
But he kivew the other was ri&ht, and set
out to clean up the feuds!
j ti Fry of two worthy foH and
tW Ufa l?tvercn them.
iS?lSJwSSevcl by John Fox, Jr.
MOWING A CfcMEDY
romimny with n friPiwi n,.
forciiin woeful coiuUtiou of tlie central Ru- wf active 1 cm ended for fixed inter-! t:iken tn tlm pnimiv i..:t..i ...i. .
refusal of a ureal many retailers tn .(ratio revolxo about the question of.ropeau cciunms Tho collapse of est sernrittes, bonds, etc.. was wit-j physicians safcl, his recovery I
set their houiM In itder in UiieostA, whether of raw muterhtls, lu-;the prlntiim qresa brand of moncylnessed. Tli wtock market proper doubtful. ' 3
year I ' when depression first jlmr, transportation or wiling. Xo'should have' some lessons for our f neomcd to lap. but still averapel j.. Hickey. h teamster
loomed, and later fnnllns that the ( sensible person wishes to (juiirrel ! own inedicine men"' and quack prices of rail sand Industrials ad-p:0yed by the city was struck T"
reflm ctl pni chasiim power of the; with the desire of organized lab.tr ' dot-tors w lu 'would create values! vanced lo and 25 percent, respevt-, niittine hk i.nru.iu i t... If . U
t. masM-H or the ;opu!atitm hail pre-1 to net all It can in reason, but nny'by fiat. With protection puaran-l Ively. from the low of summer. The' ttcr receiving treatment from tlf
fcJ vei.ml their unloading unwietdy,one who renieinlera the futile stand teed by the stronuer nowera aeainst ! streiiKth of exchancc is another fa-hmiii-M i,..'- ... . u
stovks t) ptiods. were popularly re-'nf the rnilroad men against the incursions of the eastern hordes. Ivorab'itA slirn. backward wentherl homo. '
Kanb'd as brakes on the wheel. "'....'.' " " "" '" "- ' . . .'.''.J. ..'.""''
prorcsH. In this conuertion, u . . , . ""'
twMiI't stMMH as if tlio larue retailers
tb'p;ulaieiit and chain stores, found
it both nd isable and easier to i
inn e faster than ilitl others. Ue
i a use of reduced purchasing ptSwer
aimuit; the greater part of their
clientele, the mail-order house., who
naturally cater largely to the ngrl-
cultural sections, appeared to be
hampered In their efforts to et mt
u votid basi of ond ale at the
reduced prices. j
li Ice- rnrihitly Slabillyrd.
The hiiih leaU of cum mod it y
price tiM Indicated by Hradstrnet's
Indev Number, which, as frequently
explained, is the sum total of the
prices per pound of ninety-six ar
ticles of common use, was reached
un February 1, lit in, tz, $2o.-
'M Stll'M. Krem that dat- to JttniMry
1. 1 ' 2 1 . the Index Number, with
ie tritium exception, that of May
I (following the yutl.nv switchmen's
strike, which cn-,:t'd a M.ite of nr
liflii.il f'ulnet, itropped ijitilo steld
ilv, ilio de-line In eleven nuaths
bdiL, ). nhori of to p.'nent. in
lav is v (he Uivu'h ir (rem Jjr.u-
Start theNew Year Right
Where .The Thrifty Throng
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MOO VtXRIZED