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VOLUME XXVI
LA GRANDE, OREGON, SATURDAY, APRIL 7, 1923.
SECPION TWO
MEMBER OP ASSOCIATED PRESS
NUMBER 156
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CANADIAN
..CONDITIONS
ARE SOUND
Statistical Wizard Is Now
Home From Annual
Inspection Trip
WAS PLEASED WITH
RESULTS IN CANADA
Many Industries Are Most
Active and Have An En-
couraeinff uutlooK. tie
Reports.
WKIJ.i;flI-i:Y IIIIJ.P, Mass.. April
7, 1U23. Itogcr W. ISabsoiv has to
day returned from hln minimi inspec
tion trip, reports of which have up
pen red In this paper from week to
week. In reviewing1 the trip in pen
cm, Mr. l.uhsoii stated that if any
thing, IniHinesH is becoming' too rap
idly uctivo in llio United States.
"K very whore people nro talking
prosperity, building Is booming; pric
es uro again advancing and wages
are rising," says the Statistician. "A
little of this is a good thing, but too
much of it all ut once is dangerous.
When a patient recovers too rapdily,
a relapse may occur. .The husincs-s
men of the I'nited States need to re
member the warning of that old cap
italist and philosopher King Solo
mon who cautioned the business
men of Jerusalem that prldo goeth
before destruction und a haughty
spirit before a fall.' Personally, 1
much prefer the more gradual an.J
deliberate manner by which Canada
is passing thru her readjustment. AVc
have much to learn from our North
ern Neighbor. Today conditions arc
belter in the States; but unless w;
take care, business will bo better in
Canada in 1024 than it will bo here.
I spent some two weeks of my
trip sdytng Canadian conditions,",
continued Air. Imbson, "and was very
much pleased with what I found.
Various factors suggest that the i)o
mhilon stands' in about the same
position In the economic cycle occu
pied by the United Slates six or eight
mouths ago. If this is so we must
look for Canadian business to im
prove rapidly during 191:3. The farm
ing situation is better and more fav
orable conditions prevail in trapping
and tarding centers of tho north
woods owing to state of fur market
ami the plcutitude of furred animals.
British Columbia is in a more pros
perous position than the l'rairics. Its
farmers did fairly well last year and
the. fruit-growing sections had very
profitable yields. 'Lumber demand
is expected to develop to quite siz
able proportions. Kyen In tho min
ing towns I look for a fair improve
ment. In Uritish Columbia business
during the spring mouths should be
good. I
"Canadian sales efforts during tho
i next few mouths should bo conceit-j
t rated on the eastern province:!. Tho
industrial communities of Ontart J
and tiucbec look relatively the best !
und even in the agricultural sections, (
conditions are more favorable than j
on the Prairies. Mixed farm in;,' I
helped to lighten the load of the'
eastern farmer. Industrial activity I
in Canada Is estimated to be in the (
vicinity of 70 per cent, of capacity.
Vnemployment and fiiort time fs still
prevalent In some lines. Gold mln-
ing is an outstanding exception. This J
line is fairly busy and is resulting
In considerable prosperity In such
centers as Porcupine and Kirkland i
Jake, Ontario. j
"Industries manufacturing goods
for human consumption or covering,
are p.erhaps mo.t active and have the.
most encouraging outlook. The best :
customers will be found In cities.
I have in mind alb t lie manufactur- '
ng centers or southern Ontario anl
Quebec, but especially those produc- t
hig pulp, boots and shoes, textiles, !
clothing und food products. In tho
lUrltinie provinces, a firm founda
fiou Is being built for business devel
opment. H;tsic industries arc now
dull, but I believe that warmer wea
ther will bring decidedly better
'markets for lumber, fish, and other
local product. Ity tummer. New
Brunswick and Novi Scotia should
look nearly as attractive to sales rep
resentatives us southern Ontario and
Quebec.
Hope Developing.
"A mote hopeful feeling Is devel
oping, however. In tho prairie and
other ugricultiiral sections. Heller
prices for farm products are helping
the Canadians as well as the farmers
In the States. . tho Canadian f irm
IT 1" slower In feeling the good effect
or tlds Increase In prices of farm
product, so, he will enjoy It longer,
it seems to bo a fundamental princi
ple economic-it that the Dominion
lags about a yrir behind tho Htatrs
both as to ncthin and reaction de
cline and recovery. Hence, I sav that
while today renditions nro better In
the Slates, they ninv be brtter in
Canada next year. HuMnrs condi
tions arc much like ft storm thry
travel across the country In waves.
Karh section gets ho storm; but all
do not get it ut tlu- Rime lime.
"We should be better neighbors to
( anada. Sonic day wc n.ut turn to
her for natural resources. When our
timber Is gone; when our water pow
er Is all developed: when the price
ot land htie makes the raliiur of
cattle prohibitive, we must turn to
Canada. Besides, the boundary line
between tho two countries was nev
er made by God 1 was made by
man hence .lot us not erect unnec
essary tariff walls or other barriers.
Let us remember that In tho long run
tho prosperity of both countries is
bound up together. Kor either to
prosper both must prouper. ' We need
tho other. Let us be Christians iu
legislation as well as In name.
"Tho Itabsonchart continues to
register th0 slight inflation to which
I have already referred. Today It
iitlll stands at per cent, nbovo nor
mal. With the readjustment only
HO per cent, completed, this is not a
healthy sign. It is dangerous to raise
prices or wages at tho present time.
iA t us have prosperity, buft lot us not
hav0 inflation. Things that have re
cently occured In the stock market,
the spirit of the boot-loggers, and the
general desire for almost everyone to
get something for nothing aro not
healthy signs here In tholStnles. We
need more character ami less specu
lation at tho moment. It, of course.
is true that men make values," con
eluded Mr. llabson, "but lot us not
lorget that souls make men,"'
GHOST CITY
Hy Associated Press)
CLTDl-:, Calif., April 7.Durlng
tho World war tho largo Pacific
Coast Shipbuilding company was es
tablished at Jiay Point, some three
miles from this hillside village. Nam
ed for the gigantic shipbuilding city
in Scotland, Clyde was rapidly turn
ed Into a beautiful laid-out town.
Paved streets with electroliers, a
throe-story mission-stylo hotel, many
smalt ho!tis. bungalows and cottages
were erected, each a little different
in construction and painted in the
soft colors of pink, green and yel
low. liernard Maybcck, the artist, who
&dcsigned tho Palno of Fine Arts
at the Panama Pacific Internationa!
exposition ( planned and supervised
the construction of the homes for
the shipyard employes, and a trol
ley line brought them from the Day
Point plant.
Hut when the armistice was sign
ed there were no emergency re
quirements at Bay Point and the me
chanics lef for other parts. Clyde
also lost Its Inhabitants. Tho lights
went out and the lawns grew shab
by and cattle may be observed eat
ing the weeds around the electroliers
and the concrete walks. Today there
are more than 200 beautiful homes
with only nine families In tho city.
Som0 of the bungalows cost $8,000.
However, there Is Indication that
Hay point is to be revived and that
Clyde again will bo a city beauti
ful. Tho West Coast Chemical company
is establishing a temporary unit ai
tlie Pacific Coast Shipbuilding plant
and manufacturing In expected to
begin April 0. Tho company,
whoso headquarters aro in Ban
Francisco bus secured u tract of fvn
acres in Clyde and construction work
on a permanent scale will commence
in a few months.
MALTESE CHOSS
Olive
Oil
Imported from Nice, France
The best Olive Oil grown
conies from these old or
chards.
6 oz., 50c; 12 oz., 90c
21 oz., 51.73
Vtor fttSCRiMKW MUMISTS
OREGON HARDWARE &
IMPLEMENT COMPANY
LA GRANDE, OREGON
WILL REVIVE
j Business Good With
j Automobile Dealers
The weather of tho past few days
has not been fuvoruble to tho demon
start ton of new automobiles, never
theless sales ar0 reported good
among all dealers, who still wear the
smite that-won't come off. '
Interest tills week among local
dealers has been somewhat divided
between local sales and attendanco at
the Etaker Auto Show, which opened
Thursday morning. Although La
Grande dealers ar exceptionally
busy, they found time to pay at loa.-t
one visit to the show in our sistor
city and all uro of one accord. In
voicing the show a decided success.
Alora Hups Coining.
The carload of lltipmohllcs receiv
ed a rew days ago by Harley 1.
Smith has been disposed or, Smith
Is unloading another shipment of five
enrs today, and reports that another
shipment will arrive April IMh. Th.;
new Hups ar0 meeting with general
approval, und I predict that, they wMl
meet with an unprecedented demand
during tho remainder of tho seas
on, " suld Mr. Smith.
Cars Are Moving.
W. H. Bohncnkamp Co., local
dealers In Franklins and Otdsmo-
bllcs, report business as highly satis
factory. Chase Hohnenkamp, who Is
in charge of tho automobile hales de
partment says: "When it Is consider
ed that wo handle I'Yauklln and Old
Kinohile cars In connective with bur
hardware and . furniture, and other
varied lines, our automobile business
has been exceptionally good and tho
number of sales has been up to our
highest expectation. So far wo havo
been able to nuiko deliveries on all
models with tho exception of tho
Franklin deml-sedan, but a ship
ment Is now on the i-oad and wc will
be able to make deliveries before the
end of the present month."
Showing New Llucolns.
W. C. Perkins, manager of tho
company which bears his name,' lo
cal dealers in Kords and Llncolns,
Congratulate us,
we're Seventeen
April 12th, 1923
and the people of the wholesome, healthful
Northwest have plnced more than $30,000 000.00 of life lnsur
ance with Oregon Life ! C Wc are proud of our seventeen yearf
of steady growth but we are more proud of the friends we have
made, of the fact that Oregon Life has never contested a claim,
and that Oregon Life checks ALWAYS GET THERE FIRST 1
A. L. MILLS. Prcrf&nt
C. S. SAMUEL, QautAanagtr
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Home Office: PORTLAND, OREGON,
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E. C. KERZIXGER,
District Manager La Grande, Oregon.
As Different From
The Rest As Its
Mountains Are
From Fifth Avenue
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TODAY
SUNDAY
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tar Theatre
M.
informs us that unother shipment of
cars was unloaded yestorday, consist
ing of two Ford roadsters, u touring
car, and n Bevon-passcnger Lincoln
touring car. Tho new Lincoln will
bp delivered to a La Orando resident
tho first of the coming week, but
will be on exhibition Sunday at the
show rooms of tho Perkins Motor
Co.
J. 1. Jordun and Mr. Dempster,
prominent In the motor world, wore
visitors In La Croud Thursday and
spent most or tho day at tho Perkins
Motor Co. Tho former Is assistant
malinger of the Fold Motor Co., of
Portland, and Dempster is the roai
man for this territory. They iyc at
present attending tho linker Auto
Show. ' . t J
Car of .lewclts Coming.
W. Hunting and Son report that
they 'have a second carload of the
new Jewetts on tho road, making two
shipments en route. The first ship
ment Is expected to arrive within tho
tho next week and tho entire lot is
reported sold.
"We havo also wired for1 another
carload of .Maxwells," said the Senior
Hunting, and tho shipment will h"
composed of various models. '"Wo
aro anxiously awaiting this shipment
In as much as will include, tho new
special sedan, which Is said to be the
latest in the autumobilo world, in so
far as ijmilily of finish and modem
conveniences are concerned.
Sliidebuker Wins ChisMc.
Milo (loss, local Ktudebaker dealer
gives us tho following performance
of a Special Htudchakcr Six:
"A Studelmker Speelal-SIx won the
Gran Premlo of Argenllno South
America's most Important race of
the year against a field which In
cluded some of tho world's highest
priced cars.
"This Is thoi second year in success
ion that the Htudebaker has raced to
victory In tfie Gran Premlo.
"The distn-nce was from Buenos
C. 8CHUPPEL, Am. Monoser
R. BLAUVELT. Exccurto. Special
5"" s
Jprvri rsrrn
A wonderful cast including
Charles Mack (courtesy of
I). V. Griffith),
Elinor Fair,
IIuit Mcintosh,
Emily Fitzroy
Alios lo ltosurlo anil rotuni, nboiit
170 inllca, anil tho winner's time, 10
lioui-s, 45 intutos, uml 35 seconds.
"Twcny-six. curs wor0 onloreU In
the. jnco, und dccuuko ot tho bud
rouds only 10 entries finished, four
of which wore Kludebnkers.
"Th0 ruoo Is fur more than a tost
of spoed it Is a test of sturdy con
struction and endurance, especially
under such drivlnir conditions its
vor0 encountered tills year. Tlia
service to which tho cars were sub
jected was Bieater than months of
ordinary drivlnir und stiiklngly dem
onstrates the stamina. posHossod by
Ktudebaker cni's."
Slum Chovrolcts Comluit.
M. A. tlarrison, nmnufcr of IJIuo
Mouutuln Garaire, dealers In Chovro
lcts, roports that ho lias another ship
ment of Chovrolcts en routo to I.a.
Grande. The entire shipment Is
made up of tourlnar cars. "So far
wo havo boon ublo to meet all de
mands, but If tho present rale of
sales continues It is evident that
there will not bo cuoukIi Chovrolets
to meet tho local demand. Tho now
Superior Cehvrolet Is mooting with
unprecedented demand all over tho
country."
With ( Mt-Outs Open.
S. O. Vooiliies, loejil munufrer for
Southai'd Ji Shlnn, ltulek dealers. Is
tnklnir in tho sights ut tho linker
Auto Show. S. O. sworo that ho
would Bet away from tho Huick dis
play, loii(r enough to tak0 u pcop at
the other curs.
An announcement, mario by the
Ford Motor company through their
local iifronts, tho Perkins Motor com
pany, in the advertising column's of
today's Observer, is of especial in
terest to nil nnd brings a message
W. H.
TUB W IVES OF KING" TUT and their Jewelry
We linve heard much of Kinp Tut hut, .so far, very little of his wives.
Indeed, the wives of King Tut never had tho opportunity of the well
dressed lady of today the opportunity to secure Diamonds, Wrist Watches,
i.ar i -ins, ringer nins ana all kinds of Ueautiful
within the reach of all, at
J.
relative to a new nnd easy plan of
purchasing a ford car. Tho plan in
brieK is a weekly-payment plan, only
five dollars needed to start it off.
A. I.. Olson, who says a Ford a day
is nothing;, was a business visitor ill
North I'owder this wock.
V. C. Perkins loft last cvoning for
llaker to swell tho throngs at tho
Auto Show. Ho will remain in Bnk
or until Sunday mornitifr and expects
to drive a now Lincoln buck.
JIarlcy IX Smith, who hollovos 111
being an early bird, attended Baker'n
Auto Show Thursday and reports
that tho hoys of tho mining town
havo staged a real show.
C. H. Tull, who likes to toll of tho
gooil points of tho Maxwell, wus n
visitor In Union this wook, and while
thero delivered ono of the new. Good
Maxwells.
K. C. OettiiiffH, county dealer for
the Overland uml Wlllya-Knlht cars
WUH up from Klffln during tho week.
Kit reports a tsuliaructory volume of
kuIqs.
M. nnd Mrs. M. A. Harrison woro
visitors in linker Wednesday even
luff. Tho auto show had not heen
oponcd on that dalo. ho thoy return
ed lo Uakor hint evening und attend
ed the show last nli?ht.
Chase Dohnonkamp always affords
a smile, but when their stock of used
curs was reduced to one slnKlc car
this week, he radiated iuoro thaa
MhiimI Joy,
FRANKLIN .'
jour Uoordedan
j $0850
p r. n. ivmn-ii
Bohnenkamp Co.
Public opinion registered its approval of this beautiful,
powcrtul car immediately. Orders have taxed factory
capacity since the first showing of the handsomely appointed
new body and the snappy new six motor. The car is longer
lower, roomier; powered right, yet easily handled. And
the new pressure cooling system guarantees perfect per
formance under conditions that would stop any other engine
made. Both inside and out this superb Sedan has no superior
in qu.ility, and on the road it has no equal in performance.
The trimmings are exquisite the whole car commanding.
IFTS THAT LAST
H. PEARE & SON
La Grande's Leading Jeweler
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(By Associated Press)
COLO KA DO SPRINGS, Colo.,
April' 7. Plana havo been approved
and contracts soon will be awarded
for the largest school-building pro
gram over undertaken In this city.
Tho building will Include thre
new junior high schools, with a to
tul building cost of $750,000 and a
total equipment cost of $125,000. Tha
new schools will accommodate 1704
pupils and possibly SO additional
teachers will bo employed.
A gymnasium, fully equipped and
with a seating capacity of 1200 wit)
bo added to tho original high school
ut a co:)t of $100,000 and will In
clude a basketball court 4G by 75
feet, so arrange that It may be con
verted Into two rooms, thus cnabllnc
boys and girls to play separately at
the samo time without Interfering
with each other.
An addition of four rooms to tha
Columbia grade school will enable
full-day sessions for ull grades, sonti
of tho lower grades heretofore hav
ing been ablo to attend only a half
day, owing lo congestion.
About the only wny to kiss a girl
while, driving a car is to have a girl
who doesn't mind doing the work.
The world .and possibly Mrs. Mat
lory, is beginning to believe that
Mile. T.cnglen can piny tennis. '
Jewelry, which
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