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.
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( 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. When Bushiyan was .plac
ed under arrest it was found that he
had a big cache of guns and ammunition.
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There's a touch of refinement
with EDISON MAZDA
LAMPS.
H. & S. Electric
Company
Wiling, Repairing Appliances,
Supplies and Service .-.
105 Depot St. '"Phone 393-W
100000000000000000000000000
"Comfortable
as an old shoe"
1 a!'.' fco-nely expression that
exactly describes the sensation .
at a woman who has been fitted
to- ft
.JSONT LACE
' CORSET
"La Cathlllo" Cot-Bets embody
'the 'latest and moat important
Improvementa In front lace
corseting.
Complete assortment of the dif
ferent models and sizes always
on hand.
Priced $2.50 audi Cp.
Mrs. Robt. Pattison
Corsetfero
1'hoite lUs. 1702 Oak
An noun cement
We have taken over the HIGHWAY SERVICE-
STATION, 1703 Adams Avenue, former
ly operated by II. F. Richardson.
We will give you the kind of service you have
been looking for. Will carry a complete line of
VELTEX products. . .
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. When mixture begin to
niiTen. add nut and rait inf. and drop from teatpoon onto oHod
plate. Ihifl candy may alo be made into a roll which may be thea
ini uri)iuiK tnucuiaie, anu
rolled in nut or iimplyrolltd in chop
ped nuts. Cur in half-inch alicca.
Candied eherrtei, or enndied pint
apple make a pleating addition.
Selling Rtprettntativ
JahntonLicbr Co.
Portland, Ore.
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"Get the Fads
About Your Eyes"
These facts can be obtained, by having
your Eyes examined by us.
The nnwest and most modem mothjods and
instruments are used, to obtain rhe Mtery best
k . : results. ' r.; I. : ! N
You are invitei to inspact one of Oregon's
finest equipped Refracting rooms.
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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
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KELIVERT
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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
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