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VOLUME XXVI MKMBKIl OV ASSOCIATED PRESS
LA GRANDE, OREGON. SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 1923.
NKMIIKU OP AKSOtllATKD 1'IIKSS
NUMBER 168
NORMALCY ill
RETAIL IDE
HOT REACHED
"Many Sections of Country
T-n,,Vll n : ai i
ayuxiy r urging Alieau
His Report.
BABSON ADVISES
BIG ADVERTISING
"Best Retail Trade Today Is
Iii the Industrial Cities of
: the East," Statistical Wiz
ard Announces.
WELLESLEY HILLS, Mass., Apr.
21. Rojrcr W. Babson, who has re
cently been checking figures on the
retail trade of the country has to
day issued a preliminary statement.
According to his analysis, retail trade
averaging all sections of the country
is again back to normal.
"Some sections are still behind the
goou years ot l!Ua and 1SKO," says
Mr. Babson, "but many other sections
are ahead. Retail trade was the last
to feel the effects of the depression.
When a slack business hits a section
the financial interests feel it first;
me manuiaciuring and larmmg in
terests' feel it second; the jobbers
anil wholesalers feel it third; and fi
nally the retailers hear it. Hence,
although retail trade continues good
long after iWall street is blue it does
not come back ngain until sometime
after Wall street comes back. There
are, of course, a few exceptions to
this general rule. The profits of
firms, like Tiffany, the jeweler, who
sell largely to the very wealthy, fol
low close to stock market movements,
but 95 per cent of the retail firms
lag a year or more behind.
East Thriving.
"The best retail trade today is in
tlte industrial cities of tho East.
Where two years ago, millsand fac
tories were shut down, they are now
working overtime. Cities like Pitts
burg, which a year ago were work
ing only 6'0 per cent of their capac-,
ity, are now back to nearly 100 per
cent. lAkron, which three years ago
had the highest percentage of unem
ployment in the country, is now ad
vertising for men. Detroit is again
back to normal and the volume of re
tail trade in most of these cities is
equal to or greater than it has ever
been. Of course, this does not mean
that Profits are as large- The pub
lic is showing more discrimination in
its purchases and is shopping about
more. The volume of retail business,
however, is back to normal in these
cities.
"Any concern in an industrial city
which is not doing a normal business
today should clean house and ascer
tain where in the difficulty lies. Cit-
'es which are about to cnioy wage ad
vances arc in an csnecinlly favorable
position. The retailers of these cit
ies should do the best business dur
ing JUCJthey ever have done. The
mill cities of Nw England are in
this class.
Kami Communities In Hear.
"The farming communities may not
be back to normal although statistic
ians differ greatly us to what is nor
al. If we call normal the few boom
years of the war, then the fanning
sections are still below unad may be
for many years to come. If, how
ever, we consider normal as the aver
age for the past twenty years and
in addition allow a proper amount
for growth, we will find that thu
retail trade of most farm sections is
now back to normal or will be short-
ly. Therefore, I say that something
the matter with the retailer who
not now doing a normal business.
Ho either is a poor buyer or a poor!
salesman. Either he is mixed up in,
some outside enterprise and is notj
attending to business, or else is no, j
ported as to fundamental conditions. ,
There is a hole in his economics'1
somewhere and it is up to him to
find it.
Advises Advertising.
. '.During the next few months local
merchants should advertise. Nation
al manufacturers are utilizing the
great power of advertising in the
distribution of their products. The
successful department stores are also
using large space inthe newspapers;
but the smaller retailer has yet fail
ed to advertise as he should. Per
haps this is -why he is small one
cannot tell. There surely is some
reason why the people flock to one
merchant and pass by another. 1 Sta
tistics certainly indicate that the
rc.Vp.ri is closely connected with the
iajfrtising. Let me also take this
occasion to urge retailers to use the
newspapers in a dignified way rath
er than attempting to use bill boards
and novelty contrivances. During
the past two month I have motored
considerably throughout different
sections of tho country. At almost
every cross road is some sort of a
sign, a windmill or somethng else
sold to some bank or merchant who
thought he had discovered a cheaper
or more effective method of adver
tising than his newspaper offered. As
a matter of fact, he unconsciously
disfigures the highways, endangers
life and mnks enemies instead of
friends. Merchandising is a profes
sion and should be treated in a dig
nified way. Moreover, how 'ranks
can adopt auch cheap appearing
methods of publicity is beyond the
comprehension of most bufiacsjoien.
$250,000
4 s ISsr
t J. 'Iff iWsfl,
These legs are worm a quartet
ot a million dollars. At least. Aun
rennlnBton, tho actress, thinks so.
Sho insured them (or that uuiouati
Yet I understand the temptation, hav
ing once fallen for outdoor advertis
ing myself much against the advice
of the Gundlach Advertising Agency
which handles, our copy.
Mr. Babson added a word of cheer
to those retailers who fear the chain
stores.
'instead of worrying) about chain
stores," says he, "the independent
retailer should copy their good feat
ures and avoid their pitfalls. The
chain stores are revolutionizing re
tailing. I hey aro introducing many
good features -from which every re-1
tailer should profit. But chain stores1
have many troubles ahead. When
their employes organize into a lttbor
union as is inevitable with such big
units then the independent merchant:
will again have a great opportunity.;
1, however, do believe that it would!
be wise for independent merchants
to get together more among thcmseH
ves and form small chains which
they themselves can control. Per
sonally I should not want to struggle
with one lonci grocery store; but had;
just as son have a group of a dozen
grocery stores. I
"General business" concluded Mr.1
Babson. "is good. The Bahsonchart
stands today at 3 per cent above nor
mal compared with lb per cent below
normal a year ago."
(Ity Associated Press)
ASTOUIA. Ore., April 21. Recon
struction of Astoria's strwts bun been
undertaken o ntho solid fill plan, In
stead of the viaduct plan which the
city commission first hud approved.
The change in the method of re
building: the streets. which were
wrecked in tin. fire of Ueceinbcr s,
1122, were made when property owu-
vr.i objected to Ihc pi in of leaving
'""I''1"1 to '"; ' 111
,',': !l':,cu ''"'' the pa
vuim-ntH u n
filled
Accord tut; to the plan finally
adopted concrete retaining walls will
lie "erected at the sidewalk lines un l
between the walls there will be plac
ed solid fills of earth.
These flila wtii replace the wooden
pillntf on which the streets weru
originally built. The wooden piling,
with sptices beneath, wuh response
ble for the rapid spread of the fire,
which wiped out the huslnens section.
Tho piling had been constructed
when Ihc ctty was built out over the
mud fhits of t he Columbia river In
the early d-iys. ,
F,
24-
!KI. MA It Calif., April 21. A
notion, prevalent In some quartern,
that farmers work nx montbn a year
and enjoy a winter vacation tho re
mainder of tho twelve monlli. find
small support In the lives of uyn
cu it u m 1 tsiM he: reabou t.
Cram tied for tinie to work his
lands, (lenpito a climate which per
milled him to ahtp carloads of fresh
pea-s to the holiday market lord De
cember, one ranch owner near here
haft Riven up trying, to do id I of hia
work ly daylight and In doing hi
spring plowing under the Kbire of
sarehlislits. Hht men work in three
shifts of eight hours caeh.
If she seems to rh rit!r it instead of
nipping u, it Is called a classical oum-
SOLIDFILLS
FOR ASTORIA
Hi
Fishing in Catherine
j Greek
(by Jack Hunter)
Catherine Creek, cannot be sur
passed, as a fishinir stream, by any
other stream in tho Mnte of Oregon,
compared in size and length. It lias
its long riffles: Its rocks and bould
ers; Its larg whirlpools; Us falls and
rapid; Its share of fallen trees, and
brushes line Its banks on ltherside;
in Diet, It Is much like "ny other
mountain stream. And, being not
"flshod out" any mora than anv
other stream, therefore, has Its quota
of fish, and as miujy varieties, as It
is loumi eisewnero.
Le.tvlng Union, going up the creek.
tho first stream emptying from the
north, is Little Creek. Due to Its
diminutive size, while thero are some
fish in the stream, It Is not advisable
to lose any tlmo of the real nngler.
Vest comes l.lttle Catherine Creek.
to the north aKuhi hero there aro
good fishing poles, but no real largj
fish has been caught in its water?.
Tho next, is the Houth Fork, 14 mile
out of Union, the South Kork in a
splendid fishing stream, for about S
miles up towards China Cup moun
tain. The trout caught in the Houth
J'ork ure not as large in size as are
those of North Kork, but us to num
ber, there is no great difference. If
any at all. Up the South Kork, thero
ts a little stream known as Corral
Creek, which for a little ways, there
are splendid holes for good fishing.
The North Fork, or main Catherine
Creek, is the fishing stream par ex
cellence for numbers and sizes. Two
miles up the North Kork, It tick
Creek, emptying from the south side.
Is excellent fishing for about 3 miles,
but is very rough, being rocky and
steep. . .
About 4 miles further, the Middle 1
Kork, coming from the south uguin, I
is noted for the- largo trout caught I
there, but is overlooked, by most j
anglers, becuuse It is very steep anil
rocky where it empties. The best
way to get at the stream is by going
up uuck Hid go Driveway, which n
plainly marked by numerous sim
of tho Forest Service, then drop in
to tho stream agout 4 miles uuo.ve Its
mouth. There Is Squaw Creek, Kot
tlo Creek and Jim Creek, all of which
are very small and not worth whlla
to anxious fin tans. Then comes tho
Ulg Meadows, where the beautiful
Dolly Vardcn seem to have ttikon
possession of for their home. This
can be reached by auto or team, by
a good mountain road to Thompson'
ranch one mile below the Forks. And
with tcum, a paSHuble road Is now
furnished up .to Adorph Groupe h
placv on-the 'iiouth Fork. Tho dls
tmee' 'is to (he - Forks, at Hunter's
Uig Log Cabin Union 14 miles; La
(irnnde via t'Hlon, 32 miles; Huker,
via Union, 47 miles. Good camping
grounds are in evidence nil along tho
creek with plenty feed for horses. A
good National Forest trait along the
North Fork to tho Big Meadows, and
on to the Wig MinaJii River Country.
Cccssary Kiilpmciit. .
The Fisherman, who angles In this
creek, and doesn't cuteh his limit ev
eryday, no matter how much he wil!
blame tho stream the reul fault lies
with himself. Generally speaking,
that same, fisherman, would not
catch uny more fish In ' any other
strcum. There arc many require
ments to successfully fish In mount
ain streams. The I'lrst and most es
sential, is to be. a willing hard work
er. A lazy man lias no business fish
ing, b ecu 1 1 ho he nol only makes a
failure of it, but nlso hinders t he
good anglers, by dirtying the wnler
and chasing Hie fish away. While
there Ik much as to the technique oV
fin-craft, which en 11 only be learned
by experience, there is much to tho
successful angler in the equipment,
for the fishing I rip. ,A few pointers
from tho mailer fishermen of Cath
erine Creek, will be of interest to tho
readers of this article. The clothing
.should be light and comfortable.
Woolen undergarment should be
preferred for any wet undertaking.
and you will surely get wet. If you
fish according to mountain rules,
lilue overalls :ind jumper, are plenty
good enough. It. Is recommended by
some to "snug" t he bottom of t ho
punts, lumber-jack style. 'omfort -
ubl heavy shoos, provided with calk
or long bradod Hungarian nuiln. to j Tim) tin- b.xy, but beautiful liollv
prevent Hlippln:; on rorbn. Hive Viirden. On I tic nice rirfb-M, you will
driver boot.H ur0 tho very bent. Two 'see frivols of brooli I rout predoinln
pair of woolen Hoekn are. n-eoiumcml- aiin- whilu tlx rainbow In clone hoc-
ed for the lender feet. Any Unlit
Itnht fit tlnir cup Ih fine for the hruidi.
(The hat of un angler through brunti
has been tho caue of many a rim
flown (dream, n.nd lanuuuK" used not
r)t-r-OHoclatly If one In fishinir un
.Sunday. An old-timor-of-a-dcrby-hit,
pulled Unlit down to tin- eura, U
the very bcMt. (hut can bo worn oh
nucli liny oc cum ion, even If they call
one "(Huae tho won of !ovl" Just,
nhow thcin your license by way of
credentials, If one wears Klauses, ;t
In well to sec uro them with a bit of
round cliuitlc around (be head back
of th0 earn. If you smoke, you rdioiild
smoke a pipe; clxars and clirarettcn
liavo bei4i the cause of many fore.U
fires and It doesn't become a fish
erman any way mountain etbiuoilcf
don't allow It while In the mount
ains, be a mountaineer behave your
self; but tile well behaved fisherman
will havn a cumc full of fine cltnir.
because the farmers along the creek
alt like cigars and the gumy warden
is, as a general rule a lover of On
perfecto und Incidentally may over
look the underslzer fish that may
have dropped In your basket it pays
to be polity und irenerous. even in the
mountains. Your pipe should have a
cover, and while In midstream,
should bu turned upside down. Hueh
us tobacco und matches should be In
a water proof case in una of tho
shirt pockets, f Kor a fish banket, a
good substantial red creel, but not
fancy leave all fancy things behind
except your manners. Kor a rod
or fish polo, the telescopic steel rod
is preferable, as it caa bo shortened
Fully Described j
and lengthened ut will, and quickly
while fishing. A good strong reel
is cssentlul. The lino should he the
very host in strength, equipped with
long strong and reliable leaders. An
ample supply of anell hooka and a
variety of flies, as lb ore Is all kinds
of trout here with alt the different
tusto for colors as in any other
stream. Seedless raisins, dried flgJ,
dales or prunes aro almost u neces
sity to tho tiuin with an appetite, to
bo oaten whllo ut work In tho stream.
Units Best Adnplttl
For baits, don't st.eml your lmrd
cash for salmon cg.rs, especially:
theru may lie a tronr in a thousand
who will go for an unc out sr.tmon
egg rthey are Homew!. 1- liko people
they seem to delight foodin on
fresh eggs of tho sal mo;:, but no sluls
eggs for them.- In fue;. don t ho'h-
ut all purchasing any icindt of
bait, because the very best of ijuilri
right where the ftn.i live. Klh
as ull other water unlnnit, uo en
tirely governed by tho conditions of
the surroundings, due to being ery
low in the scale of. evolution. 15:uly
in the season, whlln the earth is very
wet, the bunks of the creek, up'-n
them ubuudaticc of angle worms, and
many white und yellow gruo vorms
with a variety of cocoons of tho cat
erpillar changing into u butterfly -hat's
the dope to feed them with.
Put them 011 a stout snell hook, with
sinkers to insure a bottom fishing;
you will find that white the waters
aro high and rlley, that this la the
most efficient way In catching fish.
At this time It Is best to fish clono to
rivulets and clear water streums em
ptying In the main crook. J-uter on
you will obHcivethat the fish aro
feeding on green worms from tho
new sprouting caves; uso thorn dur
ing that time. Pay attention to t,o
kind of butterflies and moths, mostly
In evidence and use them. The.i
when the flics uro plentiful, mhq fly
hooks, by determining whut tutor Is
predominant and use that coto. You
will find that the so much ujed halt
the penny. winkles are oh'.y ritls
factory when that Insect Is matured
and crawling out of its shell. Hut
tho best bait kuwn and wh'.Jh bus
been kept as a secret by many tn old
crank, is -what .'s culled the "helgo-
mtto," an Insect about three juuricra
of an Inch long, resembling tho house
cricket. This insect in seen bncjod
in a hard shell sticking on the sido
of rocks out of water, roidy tj fly
out as a fly. This fly drops Its eggs
on tho water; the Helen tints tell na
that this egg Is heavier than mercury
thu specific gravity of which cu'iucs
it to sink iHtmediato'y to thu hc'.uvn,
In tho swiftest streumv Uicio io led. '40
under pebbles and roeki, hutuhl'ig,
matures to the full umvn hclgouutu
and crawls out to transform if self
Into tho fly. These can be fmrnd ut
almost any place and t lino in tho
creek. It Is curious and vs.-y pleas
ing to watch the trout, feed on them
they will gather, regular, sellouts 01
Ihein, and some are busy rooting out
the pebbles, whilu the rest are us so
many chickens catching tho Insects
us they come out. It suutnH thai this
is a common diet for tho trout at
any tim0 of the year. This ni'd the
angle worms are the very best bah;
l here Is.' Grasshoppers are not suc
cessful In u mountain stream, for the
reason that very few grasshoppers
got lu tho creek, along the wooded
lands.
Gel up as close us you can to the
Forks, for your camping rounds.
Never try to fish down tho creek
(here, because you will do uh hundc
ci) you will meet, trying to catch fish
which are scared to death by the ear
ly liners. Start from thu Forks nt
daylight, wulk a fairly good gait for
about two miles up either forks, hteii
jump right in mid -st ream, and go
o work, fishing up thu creek. Cut
out your fancy side and buck casl -
lugs casting In 'afherlno t "reek Is
HI manners sonic will call you a
"greenish dude" und casting won't
catch flnh Its too slow for Catherine
Creek. Throw or drop your line and
hook r.t every hole und rock you see
becaus,. Much are I he home of the
trout. There Is one or more firth for
(every rod;
i creek. Ir
;uid boulder Dial's In the
hc huge holes you will
olid. At Hie, lufjent swif wbirpooM
clone to huge boulders, you will find
(here, the salmon trout wulch your
cues here for they ore bard to land
experience will leach you, nolhlpg
else. You mi'.v encounter a steel bead
or blue trout- they m great flght-
rs. The reguhir "bull trout" or
mountain trout, 'is not. very plentiful
In this creek 'i few have been
caught at the I Hit Meadows at the
head of the creek. Kor the rcult
pleasure, of angling the bull troutt
ore muKt go to the Mlnam Klvcr,
0 miles from the Hlg Moadows, nc
ross Mivtdow .M fiim tn in. Now the
ecret Is "keep a'movln' never try
morn than once or twice hi the aino
place. The hungry Irout, will lie on
be alert if you have tho right hall.
t is looking fur, and when It don't
bity :.t once, it is best not to tarry
long keep u'going from one rock
o tho oihcr eisily but mdvc on.
When oii have followed these rules
and lenrn by the only teacher ex
perience how to "hook 'cm an" land
them" which l u technique tlt you
must absolutely It urn yourself af
ter you have reached the Middle
Kork on the Norlh brunch or t'orril
Creek on the south fork, you will he
ready to take tlte trail and com!
home. If you lack u few, ticlng an
'imatctir. you tart fishing ilow.t
stream on your way home. You Will
meet the lovers of beds cussing their
luck and perhaps cussing you. Is you
show then your catch. In ihU way
you will reach camp bet wet-1 4 ami
p. in., hungrier luuu a Wi'f, but
entirely uappy,
GET WEATH
BY RAD
ONI
(By Associated Pross)
8POKANK, , Wash., April 21.
Weather forecasts uro to bo distribut
ed twice dally through a largo radio
plunt to be established by tho for
estry department In its station woven
miles north of Priest river. Idaho.
according to an announcement by it.
B. Adams, telephone engineer for
districts No. 1 and No. 4.
'The forecasts will bo received
from the uonst and will bo broad-
! coated morning and night," satd Mr.
Adams in this city recently. "They
nuve been found valuable elsewhere
in mrormtng forest men at different
points of tho approach of rain, hot
winds and other conditions Influen
tial in forest flro fighting.
"Ilndlo broadcasting wo tiled last
year on a small scale with gratifying
results. In one instance, men word
held from service ut a firo because
ruin was forecast. The rain came as
Indtcuted and the fire was quenched
without the aid of tho crew.
"Quick results have beon obtatned
with the use of the radio between
Buffalo Hump and the Warrens, 45
mtles apart. One station Informed
the other of a fire in four minutes.
This is comparable with (wo dayj
heretofore when messuges have been
sent over many lines and by way of
Nampa und Boise."
WILL BE BUILT
KAN KHANSISCO. April 21. Tho
Victory highway will bo a piutwiblo
rouil lnlo nortluTii und central Cali
fornia th In year, and will bo nn im
proved highway in 1024, according to I
acorirn S. I'ordorer. chalrnmn of tho
oxucutlve commltteo of the California
Htute Automobile, association.
'orderor staled lliat' 11 00,000
raised In northern and central Call-
forniu will result In the expenditure
of 790,000 on tho Victory highway 1
In Utah and Nevada In 1828 nil I
1 024. Assurances have been glve;i
to l. tuh and Nevada by the Hun Fran
cisco Chamber of Commerce, lTtah-
Nevada-Callfornla Highway associa
tion, the California Statu Automobile
association, and tho boards of sup
ervisors that this sum will bu forth
coming, Korderor stated.
A total of $50,100 will lie given to
MISSING LINKS
' ! THE NEW
if DEMI -SEDAN Y
F.O.S. Sjraau ' jf V -
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IaT.
FRANKLIM
Utah. This sum will nil so In that
state, with foderal and stato aid. a
total of $420,000, which wilt com
plete thu Wendover cut-off.
The remaining $G0,0UU will go to
Nevada, whoro with federal aid.
ISIiO.uOO will be available for oxpen
dlturo on three sections of the Vic
tory highway. These sections, loent
ed rust of Wndsworlh, between Bat
tle Mountain and Shoshone Point,
and between Shoshone Point and
Cariln, Nov., uro now passable. The
.$.160,000, which tho $60,000 contri
bution to Novada will make possible,
will Improve thesu sections to tho
standard of the remaining portion of
this transcontinental highway.
Without assistance from northern
and central California, which has
now been definitely pledged, Utah"
will lose Its federal aid monoy. There
Is a provision lu tho fedoral highway
act, according to Fordorer which
authorize tho secretary of agricul
ture to require, preference to bo giv
on to tho completion of interstate
highways.
Tho secretary of agriculture has
notified the htghw.iy authorities of
Utah that no more federal aid money
will be grunted to that state until
Plants Ready Now
1
One Year Old Hose Bushes, Special, 25c Each.. ,
Crown at Walla Walla For Us . ,
Pansy Plants "
Cabbage Plants
Gladiola II u lbs
Cauliflower Plants
This new Franklin typo has no equivalent anywhere In ita J
skilful design, affording every practical comfort of perfect
enclosure; in Its ability to stand hard service; or in its value
on the basis of price and performance.
It is quality built throughout, with an aluminum body and
sliding plate-glass windows that allow quick, easy control of
ventilation, even to the extent of open car airiness. Finest
leather upholstery and inlaid, non-tarnish fittings that defy wear.
A 4-doot, 5-passenger car that has every Franklin advantage,
including th powerful new six motor and pressure air cooling.
W. H. Boh nenkamp
Company
moans aro provided to construct' '
road west of Halt ijike City. . .
. Chairman Gordcrer states that Im
provement of the Victory highway
through I, 'tub and Nevada will (rlv .
northern California' and central Cali
fornia 95 per cent of tho tourist
travel which Is now diverted to otheif '.
points, principally to southern CnJI- .
fornia. One out of evory three trims,,
continental tourists, uccordlBff to :
tho good roads bureau of tho Call',
fornia Htale Automobile association,
ultimately bocomcs a resident of
California.
MOTOR LICENSES GROW -OI.YMPIA,
Wash., Apr. 21. With
approximately 35,000 motor vehicle '
license applications in so far this
year than for the same period latit
year, and the recointa nearlv S500.-
000 to the (food this year, thero was
every assurance that 1923 -will prove '
tno panncr year ror motor vehicrn ,
licenses, in the opinion of Fred J.
Dibble, director 'of licenses, and K. .
Franklin Hart, superintendent of the
motor vehicle division. l
Up to close of business AdHI 12
total licenses issued numbered 104'.-.,
8K0, with total foes of $2,tHWSMJA:
Greenhouses Full of
Plants
for f"
Porch Boxes ' '
and
Hanging Baskets
basts