La Grande evening observer., May 01, 1923, Image 8

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Tuesday, May 1, 1923..
SPRING SUITS
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If you've got your style ear on the
ground you can't miss this call.
GABARDINES Light as a feather, in two or three piece,
suits, French faced, satin piped, the highest grade of ex
pert hand tailoring, in free and easy styles.
SUMMER WORSTEDS The newest colors are here
sport styles urn! single breasted models predominate. It's
a pleasure to see these suits. Come in and let us show
them to you. .
201 Depot St.
Old Oixwon Trail Pageant
Dale Set for July 4th;
' Town of Mcacham Is Site
(Continued from pace )
lirnrK in Buffalo am also shown.
Kitfht tlioumwd licthli-hm Steel com
pany men havn received an 11 per
cent np.se. Common labor is at n
premium in Ohio textile nil worker
and the plHSterers have received in
emuus in Virginia, and the wage
of mi uon have been increase! in
Arizona.
Skilled LalxinT Wuces.
In addition to IheNu the reports
reported to lie on tiio verge of asking ntutes and takea in territory in cvory
for nm re money, while the shoe-
woikeiH in M.iKsachuHeUs have an in
crease in Aatres pending liefore nn
nrhitratioi hoard. There in also a
movement on in lloston among the
building trades to ask for more
money.
liopoils from onlv onu slate, shows
that wagon have been lowered. 'JJliis
is in Louisiana, whero the. pay of
common labor ha-j been xharply cut.
I1 arm Help Sharlatti'.
The survey .shows that in M states
in the central, middle-western, west
ern and southern sections a shortage
in farm help cmifrontH th(. tiller of
the soil thb: :niing; that in the five
show skilled laborers getting $1.20 ' "tntes of New York, Indiana, Ken
nn hour anil plasterers $1.00 an hour
in St. liOuiH, the higffr.-t wage ever
paid there for this class of work,
while negotiations are now on in
New York between contractors and
the building trades for an increase
In wages of bricklayers, earpenteis,
iMU'rer.i, oiumiterH and nlllcd trades
U)0 to S2.00 a liny.
The -si reef- enr men in (Boston are
.v
lucky, Illinois and California, a shor
tage is shown in workers to carry
on the huge building programs that
are planned. In nine state skilled
laborers ar in demand with jobs go
ing begging, while in four other
states the shortage comes in common
labor, '
Building INtom Noled.
The ImiMing boom is noted in 17
Furniture Exchange
COMPLETE nOUSE FURN ISHERS
Oil Slovcs at Prices to Suit the Pocket book
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Hair Nets
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Fir & Jefferson
LAST DAY
Douglas Fairbanks
presents
Three
Musketeers''
Here is presented to ,vou the jTe:ilest action
pieture ever made a marvelous, liinjriiifieenc
photoplay that is a torrent of i.ower without a
dull moment throughout its entire eoui se.
Adults ;rc .
Children (3 to 12) 'JOc
Ineludes Tax
COME EARLY
kccIIoii of thi country, while a ecu
vrul lioom in all business is rcnoitcd
from th Heven states of New York,
IVmiKylvnnin, Onto, Indiana, Illinois,
.Missouri and Delaware.
The reports show Lhat onlv in Ok
lahoma, Tennessee, Georgia uud
South Carolina docs an excefs of
workers over jobs exist generally.
True, there i u surplus of workers
in clerical help, porters and chauf
feurs in New York, Kentucky, North
Carolina, Oregon, Washington and
California, hut in each of these elates
the workers in other lines are em
ployed mid In certain lines a surplus
or jobs exists,,
industrial l'eace.
excess of jobs over skilled workmen
has settled over the entire country
is indicated by the reports, of only
II strikes of any conscouonce through
out the length and breadth of the
land. Kom(. of these are trivial nt
present, anil none of them appears to
cause more than a ripple of local
interest. Figured in those is the big
shop strike last July that in some
(juarters is still in existence", and in
other quarters Is reported to be over
and done with. There are two umall
strikes among the stevedores at New
York, the Somerset' county coal
strike near Pittsburgh that has been
hanging fire for some months, a
i strike of hundred workers in the Milk
2 1 milts jil New London, Conn., strikes
I' of painters, electricians and plumbers
J nt Omaha anil a moulders' strike in
j Delaware.
jh I'ourteen Stales Short.
j The fourteen states that report a
''shortage in farm labor arc: Illinois,
Iowa, North Dakota, Nebraska, Min-
jnesota, Wisconsin, South Dakota,
' 1 Vi I'triiii ii . Kmilh ( ii rnlitin- Tiinliimi.
Idaho, Oregon, 'Washington and Cali
fornia. The slates that indicate an
excess of jobs over skilcd workmen
to fill them lire: New' York, (both
male and female), Ohio, Illinois, Kan-j
sas, .Montana, Arizona, Connecticut,:
Maryland and .Mississippi.
A extraordinary -building boom is i
shown in the following state.-: New
York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, I.ouis- j
iiilia, Florida, Ohio, Illinois, Kansas,
Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, !
Tennessee, Arizona, Nevada, Idaho
and Califuiuia.
j The rlatca -reporting that all of
the uiu'inployincut prevalent in lirn-
"I I,.-..,, !,., ,in,l III:. I
jltmis are nornuil in this respect are: !
i Maryland, Delaware, Maine, Now :
i Hampshire, Massachusetts, Vermont, I
'i'hode Island, Kansas. Wisconsin,
South Dakota, Michigan, Texas, New
jersey, west Virginia, 'Alabama, Ar
kansas. North Carolina. Colorado.
Wyoming, New, Mexico and Nevuda.
Aegroen Homing in "Mills.
In Pennsylvania it is reported that
negroes are being brought up from
the south to work in the niill.i, while
in the southern states this report
is confirmed through statements of
the unrest among negroes in certain
territory aitd a tendency to desert the
south for more wagcu in northern!
manufacturing plants.
Greater New York has 44,fJOl
dwellings under construction, besides
hundreds of huge business and mu
nicipal projects, and is exceeding
last vecar's nroirram of new hnlliHiur
by nearly $r0,u00,W)0 a month.
ivuuromiH i ainy iorinai.
Railroads are menarincr to make
new demands on the labor market bv
spending, in the New York district,
a part or tne i,iuo,iw,()00 appro
priated for work throughout the na
tion in 102;), anil in manning nil
shops full force, to put rolling stock
in order for an 'unprecedented ton
nage, expected in the fall.
1 resent conditions mid nt-nannr-fl
! scribed bv New York railroad offi
cials as "normal, with sufficient
SK1IICU and unskilled hams, am in-1
eluding all astounding efficiency
among shopmen, better than ut any
time since before the' war."
The American Kailwuv Association
lf.poits lft.OOU union shopmen, em
ployes of six roads in the New York-
district when the walkout occurred!
Utvt .rl,r i.'ll .... ,.;!, I. ic-
dieted that tiicv would bo absorbed
!by the roads as shop forces are in
creased.
May Klevale Scale.
A possible elevation of thP scale
for maintenance of way men, classed
as common labor and now receiving
an average of :i7 cents an hour, was
seen by rail chiefs in the recent re
ceipt by a half dozen road.- of re
quests from union officials for con
ferences with a view Co readjust
ments. Officials of the roads in-1
vol veil declined to discuss their atti-!
M tilde toward the requests. Officers!
vl national railroad associations in
dicated, however, that if the supply
of workers continues to dwindle, an!
increase of the :i7 cent rate is likely.
Included in the major projects ofl
railroad construction to be undertnk-l
cn when conditions are most favor-1
able arc extensions through eastern j
I'lorida, a iiOU-mile cut-off on the
Illinois Central between Chicago and
New Orleans, the Castleton cut-off
on the New York Central in New
York state, electrification and double
tracking on the Santa I'c line to
the Pacific coast, extension of the
Southern Pacific systems into Mex
ico, nnd the construction of addi
tional terminal facilities along the ! straclcd from statistics,
Gteat Lakes.
13 Jobs for 11 Men -.
The National Industrial confer
ence board at New York, from a sur
vey of large clticsr recently completed,
estimates ther0 are liJ jobs for each
14 workers throughout the nation.
Chicago reports everything peace
ful in the labor situation, despite the
I fact that nine unions have not signed
Hie Largest Chain Department.
Store Organization in the World
371 DEPARTMENT STORES
McCnll -Patterns:
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New! Cotton Street Dresses
Attractive Styles and Values
A special shipment to meet the big Spring demand! Variety of styles as smart as'
ISn high-priced models! Come and see these dresses. You will agree with us that
gone better m tyjor quality values could be offered at our prices. Handsomely
Embroidered
Gingham
Linen
Novelty Voiles
Ratine
in
The Most
' Popular
of New
Spring Colors
SmariS - Jtaodela
with side panels
or cascade drapes,
edged ' with rib-:
b o n ; short of
sleeve, daintily
ruffled or cuffed;
soft, crushed
belts, some sty
lishly caught with
buckles ; novelty
effects give grace
to the waist
styles; plain, of
neck-line, or
adorned 'with ex
quisite lace col
lars. Women's
and Misses' sizes.
$5.90 to. $14.75.
The Largest Chain Department.
Store Organization in the World
the Lundis award.
There urn no
utrilsuH, however, that are worthy of
the luune, and none are looked for
among the building trades.
North Dakota reports a shortage
in physicians.
the InMnwmg nre brief reports nl
figures and
reports from various labor and indus
trial sources in the. inland Empire
and California:
Idaho, Oregon and "Washington
From federal director, Unitcjl Suites
Department of 'Labor: '
Shortage of workers for agricul
ture and lumbering. Appears, to be
an even balance, in supply and de
mand in other fields of work. Many
men will be drawn from other in
dustries when Alaska, fishing ' sea
son opens. Shortage of .farm labor
in all three states is acute. Blanch
hands, single and married, arc in
great demand. They arc being of
ferctl from gfiO to $R0 a month with
house, garden, cow, chickens, etc.,
furnished. These offers come from
Washington and southern Idaho. On
ly line of work in the .three slates
whore surplus seems to exist is in the
unskilled clerical jobs. Construction
nnd development- work increasing,
with men barely sufficient, to meet
the demand. . .
California From J. A. Kelly, dis
trict director, employment service,
United States Department of Labor.
Actual shortage, in many building
trada, especially among bricklayers,
and plasterers. Strong demand for
experienced construction men with
little supply to meet demand. Ever
growing demand for lumber' men in
mills and lumber campf. .Small
amount of unemployment among mat
chinuts and railroad show woxkers,
as shopcrafts strike-of July 1, l'J-2,
slill in effect on ceilain railroads'.
Strong demand for farm hands which
will become greater during May. Ac
tual une.mnlo; ment confined to steno
graphers, bookkeeping and office
help. During nine month period shicc
July 1, V.tl, HKJ,j;J8 persons have
received employment ' through publ'C
employment bureaus of California,
compared with D,5B0 for the cor
responding period of the previous
year. State is holding back road
work to give private enterprise first
call on workers. Uuilding permits
:-iiow substantial increases over 11)22
records
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Mlchi'it. (muni Just painted, lurgf Int.
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