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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 17, 1923)
Wednesday, January 17, 1923. THE LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER rAGEWTREE IEIC in WKfflNlW lea will b producing rvlutlvWy low ;iiml ronHtinunff relulivHy inoro," Sin jullt lif proiluclnf aliout half of tin world's output: wlie will In ruiiHiiiiiln Hoiiit-tliiitK Uki 7o pr cnt .of It. In othor words, tfhci will haw to import. It l.s tiitf'U'ult for an KiiKllslimun to hn:iirim tin I nit 0(1 Stales importing rotion. Yet this lit Kolnp to happen, arcotillnff to tills British industrialist. ' "lo you realize that Anit'iica is this y'ur UHliiff In lit-r own mills about 7u 'lpr ri'nl of ln-r rottuii crop?" Sir British Economist, Sir E.'!,:,lwu"1 "sli"'1, "" "":"l'"r- '"-! , , ' fori Itu- war Hln1 usi-d 'in p-r ci'nt. It I ; lVlUCKiiy XiUgiir, .rieUlCUS iwmi tliat tho Umi- Is romliiK )un ) An Economic Crisis f or. ,""r, ,vl" b" v"-0" ''"' American U.S. MTFfl . 1 1 If I I UII1I1L.U ( lly Tlie A.ssooiut.-d Treas.) LONDON, .Ian. 17. America's Ie inand for ln-r own natural rt-soiir-'M oil, itntuls, cotton and tUt llko is so KioiU that a world-wid. Hhortujcrt of these conuiioilttli-s 1h i'ori-Ht-in; while an economic cruris, even a collup.se Is y-ara prvdUteii tor the I'tilted States as a abroad. If she can K't it.' not far short tvsult of the unsatiahle ami voracious fof a billion harrcls, uccordlnK to Sir consumption of tint raw materials of t Kd ward's calculations. cotton for the rest of tho world to buy. Tin Southerners seem to think that they do better with small crops fetching hiKh price. What Lancashire (England's textile district, is going to do to obtain raw, material for her huge mills 1 lion cutty do not know." America already 1ms reached tin Import inK stage In oil, and In five he will be taking in from ixvi:stk;ati: hre. I RAKKIt, Jan. 17. With tin arrival ;in Haker tomorrow of l.oting King of Portland, a large stockholder In the KuinUmv .Mining company, whose pro perty was razed by u f Hui.uuu tire Sat u i day morning, an Investigaitou probably will be launched to deter mine definitely the. cause of the hluze 1 which started in th'e modern mill, completely destroying them and other valuable butlillngs. After hours of flro-f ightlng, how ever, the flames were checked in the main mine shait, after only lti Un-t of timbers had be n consumed. Thv property a gold producer is located In the Mormon basin district, approxi mately an mlleH southeast of linker. PWIAMI MUT fr'llKI. PKNI.J.KTON. ? Jan. 17. rhnrlea Phillip of Milton n brought a f&iiuo damage suit against l-Yand tchran and the city of Milton for injuries said to have, reunite from u fall from a horse. Phillips alleges in Mb com plaint filed. today that pile of rubbish in front of the i'uehran place In Mil ton caused his horse to shy und throw him. He aitserls that his right loot was smashed. Where ignornnre is bliss, don't usk what's in the hash. QUARTER CENTURY SERVICE (By Associated Press) ELKO. Wv Tut, 17 j noMtf, crossing wntchmnn here for tthe Southern 1'acific railroad, recent ly rounded out a quarter of a cen tury in the service by taking a train Uup to Montello, Nevada. This waa jhia first train trip since entering the i me company. Reynolds camo hero from Park City, Utah, in 18!7, nnd until his Montello journey ho had never toon outside of the city limit? of this town. the country, according to Sir K. Mack ay r-Mgur, well-known British indus trialist anil financier who has return ed to Loudon from his annual visit to America. All countries will be affected, buL the I'nileil States most of all, and the best policy for (in -at liritatrr, accord ing to the omIm rver, is to develop and keep under British control as many physical assets as possible all over the world. If that is done. "That is, what she will require If ln-r present rate of consumption contin ues." ho said. "It is with oil as with cotton, copper, h ad and zinc the world is nearing a shortage not far removed from a f amino bcr-auso of the voracity of American demand. "Our business as Unions," conclud ed Kir l'Mw,urd, "Is to stl tight on what we have and to ONpIoit all the oil, cotton and metal possibilities of the America will ' non" American world. In that tgay wt Violent irales have prevailed along: the coast during- the past week. Waves have dashed over the "turn around" at Seaside and huge- piles of kelp have been deposited en the beach. rOLDS of bead or chsi or mor. easily treatudVctotiully with VapoRuq Ooa ? Million Jan Uud Yearly TRY HIGHWAY SERVICE have to come to .Great Britain for some of the indispensiblcsxof life and Industry. "In all the years I have known Am erica," Mild Sir Kdward, "J have nev er ben so struck as -during the last two montliH-by her prodigality;- Am ericans have long been the champion spenders of iiie world, but now they Mtila!j inn' mil n-irtlMi.P('rtii'(l.i .In U)iUMln'loJfr 'Willy: !'lt '-isTtint 'ihere- money tiny are throwing about, but "everything copper, .cotton, zinc, oil, lead, timber you can -hardly name any of the staples of industry that they are not literally devouring. Jt Is an ama.ing spectacle. "In America you have 13",o00;fl00 people feverishly- touring from -the earth Its irreplaeab'In wealth and us ing it to maintain a rate of growth utterly without precedent in human history. This terrible consuming pow er is the biggest economic fact in thti, world today.. H is terrible because it Is already outrunning production. Be fore long, while the demand will be; aH voracious as ever, the supply will run short. Then there will bo a 1 smash." ' Sir Kdward recalled that in 1014 1 America produced ubout ti5 per cent. of the world's supply of cotton, oil. copper, lead and ziiio.- .Tlien.America ' consumed roughly ubout 3f.per cent of the total supplies. Today, while she; is producing relatively the same, her1 consumption otf these oipnipjlltjes amounts j,io ' oyer halfyoftti : WorjcKj, output. v,-lin. .yojirs fro ittno Ani-( shall do more than safeguard our own positions. We shull be able to supply America with tlie commodities she must have to keep going. Hhe will have to conn- to use for some of the essential nuaua of livelihood. It wilt be a cosily experience for her. but. so far as I can see, America cannot es capi' it." ;!( " : : : i ! '' roxvicr rkcovkki f J. I'KNIU.KTO.V. art., Jan. 17. Of ficers of the Walla Walla peniten tiary declared today that the condi tion of Andy Bushman, paroled con vice who was shot last week, was so much improved that they would take him back to tin prison hospital to morrow. 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Gasoline - Oils - Greases , We know they are goody but to convince you we will give FREE one quart to each customer filling with gasoline Saturday, January 20th. Try Highway Service SIDNEY D. ROOT. TRY HIGHWAY SERVICE I RED PEPPER HEAT IJTOPjBMg The heat of red peppers takes the "ouch" from a sore, lame back. Il cm not hurt you, and it certainly ends tlie torture at once. When you are suffering so you can hardly get around, just try Kcd Pepper Rub, and you will have the quickest re lief known. Nothing has such concen trated, penetrating heat as red peppers. Just as soon as you apply Keil Pep per Hub you will feel the tingling heat. In three minutes it warms the sore spot through and through. 1'aiu und sore ness are gone. Ask any druggist for a jar of Rowlcs Red Pepper Hub. Be sure to get the genuine, with the name Koivlcs on each package. Clearance of Coats Dressy coats in the season's best modes, also the more, practical styles for untility wear. Some have fur collars. Blacks, browns and blues. Values such as these have not been seen in many a day. See these coats before you buy. Ranging in Price from $9.75 . $25.50 $29.75 $35.00 $-15.50 $19.50 ,'PUTMAN'S. Ladies' Ready-to-Wear and Millinery A CLASSIFIED AD WILL DO IT You Will Never 1 uper fine read made by how delicious Karo is until you taste it, i! Nor how econornical it is until you serve it to the entire family. Nor what 3 won, derful Energy food it ih for1 littl folks until you serve Karo spread oh sliced bre'ad. Your grocer sells KarbT! . Xl" !"V"- Why not make some delicious Divinity Fudge " today; 2 eufs Granulated Stipar K cup Kato, lied Label 1 Est (wttila only) i teaspoon Salt 7i cup Wattt V, cup Chapped Null ii cup Chopped Ujtiint 4 Utupoqn VaniU . noil tunar, Karo, salt and water together until It formi liar J ma in co!J watir. Beat whitci o( cys ttitf and BrnJuallv ptmr on the hot ivrup. beating constantly. 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PJJ!,r.-J.J- 1, X'i I Y"J'4 .',1 .(,s; :1 r 3?-H. J . I I.A ' Turn the Corner and Save a Dollar PAULCO STRIP BLUING Quickly and evenly soluble. No bottles to spill, break or freeze. Will not streak clothes. A PERFECT Bluing '..20 Sheets in Package 1 Sheet to a Washing, Only 15c Inventory Time La Grande, Oregon J. O rl olm's Grocerteria Our REPEATER Coffee 35c 2V, lbs. 85c YOU SAVE Phone Main 43 I-It EE KELIVERT O. V. U Our Very Iest Coffee 1 lb ..45( 2', lbs., $1.12 ! Iba. $2.18 At least once a year the merchant counts and appraises his stock. It's a good practice for everyone. Take an ac count of yourself and your year's work. Ask yourself many questions. Insist on honest answers. Whether you are merchant or workman, consider your bank connection as an essential part of your plans. This bank will be glad to help and serve you. UNITED STATES NATIONAL. BANK La Grande, Oregon MEMBER FEDERAL RlOTE SYSTFM '4 IS