La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, January 19, 1922, Image 6

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Newspaper Page TextTA" fSTJ'AXPF. EYEXTNG OTiRF,TJ.VETt Tlmrsday, January 19. 1922 Enjoy The Good Things To Eat The Holidays tiring iiu over ahiinuancp of good things to cat rich foods, candies and various delicacies. IXi ti't forego the pleasure which lhey provide but play safe by taking Meritol Digesto Tablets These tablets will prevent dys pepsia and indigestion and en ""able you to eat what you want without fear ofNistress. .Price 50o Snapp's La Grande Pharmacy Home of Snapp's Snappy Service LA CKANDE - - - - OREGON Some Aspects of the Farmers' Problems By BERNARD M. BARUCH (Reprinted from Atlantic Monthly) A Few of Our January Specials 1 I,OT MHVS, liADll'.H' AXI) tilll.DltKWH SWIC.tTF.ItS Values (J'J.7.1 to 41 1.(13 SI'KCIAI, $I.I)H 1 I.OIViJIOVsr A.M inti'VlToyius VlllllOH oX-lrte Hi'ia l.xi, T i..mi:s' ;iiu.i:tti: s AXI) CKKVK lM I'DIXI' WAISTS om;-Mim;i ovi V rii n Li I LOT MF.VS, I.AIMFS' AND V H 1 1 .1 1 1 K .X ' S S W K A T K I ! S Vllllics 9 1. -13 to 7.83 HI'KCIAIj :f.))3 1 LOT TOgl'FK, T.VMS AM) SKATI.Xi CAPS Values li I.U 08c LAWKS1, MUX'S, liOVS' AXI) MISSUS I'XIOX Sl'ITS In cotton, wool, ami silk and won). Values In til. II), Special (c Values in Ijtl.KI), Special Disc VllllHS 10 $'J.I., Special SI.DH AH Men's Wool Sox, .-2 Pi ice AH'DREW'S-VARIETY; STBRE Repairing and Wiring Anything EleHtieiiJ H. & S. ELECTRIC CO. 105 Depot Street Hume 393 W WANT TO BUY OR SELL SOMETHING? TRY AN OBSERVER WANT AD SH.ER.RY.S I TODAY AND TOMORROW I Goldwin Presents 0 A Fratik Lloyd induction X 0 N o GREAT LOVER 9? o I The Cohan and Harris Notable Stage Success ALSO SHOWING "FIGHTING FATE" o Tim 'Wlmle rural world la In a fer ment uf min'xt, itntl thern Is n un ItiinillckM) volume nnd Intensity f tit' ti'ruilm'd, if not nnry, protest, nnd an "itiiiiDiu itivnrtiiliit; of occupational con fi'iriuvs, interest Krnupintfs, political liioveiiM'nlN ii nd propaganda. Suoli u turmoil cannot but arrest our tit ten lion. Indued, It demand our en refill study nnd examination. Jt la not like ly Unit nix inillion aloof nnd ruKedly liidi'ppndent men luive come together mad tinndeil tliemselvea Into active unions, societies, farm bureaus, and so forth, for no Millldent cause. I Invent It'll tinn of tlie subject conelu elvely proves that, while there la nni'di oyer(nleiuent uC grievances nnd mil ciinccptlon of remedies, the farmers Bfe , rltfht -'In complalnim of wrongs lonn endured, nud rlht in holding that It Ih JVatihlu io relieve their UU with bum-fit to the rest of the eomimifiity. Thin being the case of nn Industry that contribute, In the raw material form nlone, about one-third of the na tional annual wealth production nnd Is the means of livelihood of about -f'.l per cent of the population, It Is ob vious Unit the subject Ih one of grave concern. Not only do the farmers make up one-half of the nation, hut the wcll-hcinf of the other lift IT de pends upon them. So Unix as we have nations, a wise pulilchil economy will nlm at u large deuroH of national self-sufhViciiry nnd self-containment. Jtotue fell when the foild supply was toi far removed from the belly. Like her, we "film II destroy our own agriculture and exttind our sources of fund distantly und precari ously, if we do not see to It that our farmers are well und fairly paid for their" services. The farm gives the mil Inn men its well ns fond. Cities derive their vitality and are forever renewed from the country but an Im poverished countryside exports Intelli gence ami retains . unliitulllgence. only the lower grades of mentality ami character will remain on, or seek, th.j farm, unless agriculture Is capable of being pursued willi contentment and adcipiale compensation. Ilence, to em bitter and llupovcrlsh the farmer Is to dry up and contaiujnate " the vital ifoiifvcs of the mil Ion. ; The war hhowed convincingly bow dependent 'he nation ls' on (he full product I vl I. v of the farms. Despite herculean wTorts, agricultural produc tion kept only a few weeks or months ahead uf cinuntion, nnd that only by Increasing fl ncreagtt of certain staple crops atJho cost of reducing tlnU of, others, We ought not to 'for ce! thnt 'lesion when we ponder on the farmery problems. Thy arc truly common pivhlenw, and there .should be no attempt tn ileal with them as If they were purely selfish demands of t clenr-eitt group, antagonistic, to the ic of the community. Itather should we consider agriculture In the light of broad nntlonal policy, Just we consider oil, coal, "steel, dye stufl's, and nn forth, ns sinews of na tional strength. Our growing popula tion and a higher Mnndnrd of tl v Ins demand Increasing1 food supplies, nnd nmtv wool, coMon, hides, nnd the rest Wtih the disappearance of. free o: cheap fertile html, additional Rcrcnge nnd increased yields can cntno only trom cosily viTort. This we need not epet from nn Impoverished or up h.ippy rural population. It will hot do in take n narrow view of the rural discontent, or to appraise It from the standpoint of yesterday. This Is peculiarly an age of tlti and rhnnjjo and new deais. Because n thln n I way m has been so no longer menus that It Is righteous, or nluays sl'uil be tio. More, perhaps, than ever before, I hero Is n widespread feeling that nil human relations can be 1m pio'ei by taking thought, and that It is not hecimilug for the reasnnln ani mal to lea e his destiny largely to chance and natural liicWence. Pnnlcm and orderly adjustment of pi-Mdm iioii and distribution In accord-1 a me with coif sumption Is recognized as wise management In every business but Unit of farming, Yet, I venture to nay, there Is no other Industry In which It is mi Important lo the pub lic - to l he city dweller that produc tion should be sure, steady, nnd In-crea-inn, ami (but distribution should be In prop.inion lo the need. The un-1 orftamed i'nrmer naturally act blind- i If and impulsively and. In cm rise- j ipieiieo, surfeit ami dearth, accompa nled by disconcerting price-variations, harass the consumer. Oi ear poiH-, loes rot in the Helds bar a use of ift'-et production, ami there Is n scarcity of the things that have been displaced to make way for the epanioti of the potato acreage; net year the punish-' ed farmers mass their Hetty on some other croji, nnd potatoes enter the class of luxuries; and so on. ; Agriculture Is tH $n$fest gin fiA-; dameatally the too important iCour American industries. The cities nr" but the brunches of ti tree .if lir lii. th-orooj)of which go iK. lv into the l,nd. We all flourished iece with t farmer, .i!. when of ie cldes re;ol of the (JjO-ent unl- R slump of sl billion dollars In the fari vaiue or i tic y crops in n s-ngtt jQr, of their inaMWy to mrpi niortgace or ( o p:A rurrcnt bills, mulgiow, neeking ir-mi Ihelrrill. they are plan- form pools. InnusuraQ farm- strikes, nnd demnnd leclslHtton .ib-ltiinc grain rscbs'srs, pr!t cniile nmrkct, nnd hp like, we ought ihflni tliA -liiiri'P nf belnif opkiru nf 1 1 special privilege. Itather, we should nsk If their iroulile Is not ours, and see whnt can be done to improve the ! situation. Tandy from self-interest, , if for no higher motive, we should j helji them. All of us want to get back j permanently to "normnlcy;" but Is It reasonalile to hope for that condition j unless our greatest nnd most basic In- ( dustry can be put on a sound nnd solid j permanent foundation? The farmers ' nre not entitled to special privileges; i but are thev not rlcht In demnndlns i Unit they be placed on tin equal foot jt Ing with the I mi vers of their products E and with other Industries? (To be continued) WEST IN GRIP OF COLD WAVE (Continued on Pago five.) Dorr I'ni'k Colrtrst. Deer park, nbout 23 mllus north j of Hpokun. was iinoftlcially report-' ed to have the lowest temperature jln the four states, the mercury rex l8terlnK 32 below. The official temperature nt Rpo-' ikano was 12 below zero at 7:30 I a. in. I An ofl'lclal report from licardnn, I in tliis county, was 20 below. Wallace, Idaho, reported 17 be low and Missoula, Mont., 12 below.: 'oldest of Vein. HELENA. Jan. 19. The coldest snap of the new year found the mercury 13 below zero in Helena. I MllliiKs reported 20- below, Miles j City 6 below und Missoula 12 bo-j lo. i -The! .Molilalia Shivers. . DENVER, -Colo., 'jail. M. coldest weather of the winter hit! the Hock mountains Tuesday nlKht! and Wednesday with the mercury! at low marks for the year. Wyoin-' inn nnd Montana reported temper-1 ntures from !! to 20 decrees be-! low 7.ovo Wednesday, while in Den-1 ver tho government rending nt 8 j o'clock Wednesday morning was"i four decrees below. , - j The cold wave, accompanied by i a light snoV, extended rrom Can-' adn to northern Arlzbmi and north-1 ern Texas, according to the district I weathor burenii hor. whch predict-1 ed low zero telnperatures in vir-i tually all the Rock mountain terri tory Wcdnusdny nluht. . IliillliRs '!( Ilelov.'. Reports to tho weather bureau showed renvllnKs of 20 degrees be low zero at itlllings, Mont., Tiieslay nl.'!it and 10 below Wednesdny at Cheyenne, Wyo. " lie storm swept south and woat from the northern Pacific coast, uc cordlni! to the. forecaster, nnd was caused by low barometric depi us sluu in that residin . ,,: APRON GINGHAMS 12 yd. JC Jk 3 12 DEPARTMENT SIW Q CREMB OIL SOAB fit) Bars 35c New Arrival In the Ready- Section to-Weaf Stylish Dresses TAFFETA, TRICOTINES, POIRET TWILLS I N Tiie iH'W n:tj(ios jVr Spring arrive sillily and' arc put: on' display in. our Veady-to-wi'ar scetirn. The newest ar rivals are dresses of taffeta, trii-otiiie and poiret twill, the season's favored materials. 1'hey are ovor' new lines with the sleeve as tihe striking stylo feature; then the new trimmings are most ct'fcftive. The price range allows generous savings. 1):t everyone. $9.90 to $32.50 FOR THE MISS ... " - Dorothy Divine Dresses Truly distinctive dresses for the.'iiss are 'these dainty Creations mf satin, taf feta and -georgette. - Thev nre priced at $16.50, $19.93,. $22.50 ' RAMONY Percales , , 25c 'A ::(j-in"., SOxSO count, t-ldlii iii darkand light grounds with attractive patterns. Fust colors. ' JAPANESE W ..... Luceli Cloths $1.49 linpoi-ted J a p a n e s t; cloths in hlue and white in a variety Size 54x54. patterns. ...... SILK Pongee Kxtra fine. uality nat ural :y-in.' Japanese i:ngee il.1.0 yd. (ioixl (piality natural, ;rj-iu. Chinese Shanhuig (i;!t: yd. . J : Cnal Jlcil Happy.. UOISIJ. Jan.; 19 At last there is Joy In the camps of liolse. luo' liK experienced weather tikln to that or a banana 'belt us late ns New Veal's, has now lined up with the rest, of the northwest and is wincing under the grip of zero weather. Official records show the temperature dropped as low"iii 8 below .Wednesday, ulthouKh at 111 o clock Wednesday night there seemed to be some chance of a moderation. Two thermometers on -THE LARGEST CHAIN DEPARTMENT 'STORE ORGANIZATION IN THE WORLD188 ed to a continuation 'of the -snap. "The coldest wealher this year," was the ' report from ' l'ocatello, w-horo jt registered 10 bo'l.ow ut D o'clock' Wednesday nlKht. The mer cury was dropping rapidly. Weiser had,u crimp spell Tues day .night when a low mark Of 14 below was reached. At !l o'clock Wednesday night It wan 10 below and growing colder , . : j l'"".-".'.'J!?U.'-.g..L.l; Li'.L'i W. S. Pnrks, secretuiy of the Ti-i- had the misfortune to steal a carat n State Auto club is strong for tho that lite biail be marked. lie can, he courts. As a result he was sent tj says, buy sufficient markers for the prison for four years, the "severest io plan time when frequent motor thefts were wrtant causing criticism of the police and SIGN HIGHWAY in nnnnnnni : ib mm, WAI.I.A WALLA, 'Wash., Jan. 1!). Wulla Walla should take the leail in having the highway from Pendleton to Denver marked as the Old Oregon trail from Denver to the coast for SS00 and that the cost of putting thtm up would not exceed thfct amount.- Mr, Parks also suggests that a man couid be secured for raoanbk- salary, who, equipped with bIhIk oil the scenery not only along the line but in the. northwest, who wuukl find a ready nudienccwith Coninwrcial elutn, churches, clubs, etc., and could do much to divert Iraffic to the north- Iwest from Denver. Air. Alexander has taken tli mat ter up with Secretary. Lynn and had his hearty co-operation and also plans to go to Pendleton and take. the matte up with the commercial club there and with the clubs at other places along; the line of the rood. sentence ever moted out for this of fense here. . ' j ; ' i .Main street registered even liiro atlTrnil in tho opinion of A. F. Alexan der, Mr. Alexander believes that the trail should be marked the coming sin in? and that a man should be sent to Denver and points further east to ' 3 hat hoar. It had been reported colder early In the evening. The forecast for today, however, Is for fair and continued celd. Idaho City seems to hold the record of nearby points with a rec ord of 27 below Tuesday, accord ing to reports. ' j At llalley it was 10 belnw at 9 o'clock Wednesday night ami grow MO UK OF ARBICKLE TRIAL.- Ing colder. The temperature was , Ijike and thence to California. Mr low throughout the day and nri Alexander believes that if the beau nightfall came on It took unolher jties nnd advantages of the road fro.n sudden downward course. : Denver to Pendleton and thence to Twin Fulls (I Helow. other points in the northwest were Twin Falls report! six below at made know-n toMhe people of the mid !i o'clock Wednesday nluht. This rile we.it that thousands of cars nn- was said to be the lowest temper- 'punlly would be diverted to this sec" ulure this season. Indications point-Ition. .( Hy 'AsHoclnlml Tress) SAN l'RAN'CISCO, Jan. lit. Alice show views of the beauty of the road jiriake, guest at tho Arbueklo party, and the country through which and to following which Miss Virginia Knppe which it leads. Practically all the auto n'ied, testifying yesterday at liosco. travel from the middle west comes (Fatty) Arbuckle's second trial, .re-, through. Denver but most of it, in;lold the slorv of Miss Rappe entering fact practically all of It goes to Salt Arbuckle's room and Inter finding her in agony. She said she thought she hcaid her sav ""he hurt me." Two 'By Asioclat.. Pr.M) PORTLAND, Jan. l'J. Wheat wai $1.07 to today. (By Associated Profs) ; PORTLAND, Jan. l'J.-Tho Cold snap is affecting laying ' hens, egg prices advancing from two tu four cents today. In San Francisco the price is up eight cents. Jobbing pric es 'hero thi. afternoon are for select., SO to U7 cents, aJ for fisrts, 33 to Z cnt. ' , ' I I PORT.LA,N"p, Jao. 1 9 IJetoi-fc was steady today.. vera, rrom two to three cents biaber, hqyiog prices belm 30 to' S3 cents, lluttr. was Hrm with a hialier tendency. :.(l'y A-sHOcmtt'd Press) ' -' PORTLAND. Jan. J9.Sngiir rt- 1'Ol lt YE.VKS FOU MOTOit THEFT I an' "d ten cents a luinflrod pounds wholesaio hero toibiy and San (ny Associated Press) 'Francisco' best cane here Is iio LONDON, .Inn 1!!.-Henry Smrl $B.B n sack. physiciar.s morning. also testified yesteriay A'' lMiit ipWetltiiclll o a;r;,ni. lit'tnic vu &ii&3, tts. c: i iv a Pll ' lis. JT ttp1 IP 1 i o 9V 1 (.latocs, HO) ll.., l'J.S5 ft o 0 Sill liurs 'tr-A. ,. fc'b rcri i .."Wi i4 r"tttttsu CflI8aS ef.n.. vl a - fiSaSi'oJ Wj.Ttsxtg.TCs m 8 .-e-'c ....&) ... (iOc o JZE D o o o o 0 ! n-d r oi ll to brand them n economic t.s ;nd l"'-!rt'nv:iv:ri. apj Jrjrl jpj -j try 4.