La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, June 30, 1923, Image 8

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Newspaper Page Text7T .if I V PAGE EIGHT THE LA" GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER Saturday, June SO, 1923.1 t '.( 4 i r ! ! K "X r' ft' 3 ft ? r .i f s .; t ROGER BABSON SEES NEW EM OR BUSINESS Automobile Revolutionizing Business. Statistician As serts; Claims Auto Is the Greatest Factor. ALHANY, N. Y-, Juno 2i. ItnK rr W. Jlabsrn was today askctl what is the jrreutest factor with which the hunker, manufacturer, ami merchant must reckon duiiny tin; next 20 years. Ho at once answered, "auto mnbilcs." Jlis coinplete statement is hs follows: "Wo all marvel at the jjreat frruwth of the uutnnmmip industry, the capital invested, the men em ployed, am) the auxiliary lines which have developed on account v.X auto mobiles. Some of us try to figure what thin capital and these men would be doinjj today if it were nut for automobiles Imw many more hemes there would be how much more railroad mileage, etc. Very Jw, however, have reulyized that au tomobiles are entirely changing the fundamental character of our chil dren and this in turn may revolution-, ize many industries- j "When we were children a ten i mile drive was a considerable trip. I A hundred and fifty miles was a great journey for which we would and a change of diet will he neces-'wiil be the reaction of a new gener sury. A genevntiVji on wheels mustjation which knows not the j y of eat much nun fruit and fre.h veg- j walking?" . etalilew than a generation which : ' walks, Tornado IW Duma ire. "Every business man should study this problem - and ask himself how his business will be effected when a generation lives which almost never walks The road builders will great ly benefit; but the shoe dealer must ,'uffer. With u given population, less is produced by a generation on wheels than by n former generation which did net know the automobiles. II less is produced, there will bo JOPUN, Mo., June 28. One man probably fatally hurt, several others slightly injured and perhaps a dozen cities in southwestern Missouri slightly damaged witli almost a score in darkness seemed late 'Wednesday night to he the chief toll ff the tor nado which -swept over the section. Telephone lines in almost all di rections from Jopliu were down. The storm apparently struck its hardest , i rm ' ,i , iIJlUW III.' I Hi (inn iiiiilih-m.h, ui OIIUUU less to divide. I his means that i . F muny people must go without oilier' ihinirs if thev insist on haviiiir auto-1 fiirl Scouts Camping. mobiles, amid tiiv kucss is that thev KUOKNK, June 2K. (API Winona will so insist. Springs the above Oak ridge, in the the Cascade mountains, is -I heart of pel mane lie oi,,, f . - , Czur. Alberta, MI.-s CoMa fWne of Modford, Miss Irene Pert sitiK. of Portland, Miss Charlotte Jji Touiette of JJumloii, Miss Theresa Hobinette cf Summer Lake, Miss Kutherine Stewart of lfood River, Viona Pearl Pvritz of Peedsport. Boy Senlenced to Jail ItKN, June 28. .Jail sentences will be given to all offenders of more than 14 years of age, said City Re corder Bennett today in an effort to suppress juvenile drunkenness in HJend. Ducking up this statement he handed cut u ten day sentence to a boy of 17 ami u five day sentence to a hoy two years younger. In the past juvenile inebriates in the lecoi Jer's court have escaped with a lecture, but fatherly advice fails to register, Afr. Bennett bus learned. Sees Rosy Put lire. MEDFORD, June 28. Southern! Oregon, with land suitable for the; production of com, alfalfa and other! dairy feeds, according to C. N. Ale-! Arthur who addressed the chamber of commerce forum here yesterday mi the Oregon-Idaho loan company i and its purposes, is desti-ted o he come one of the leading dairy sec tions of the Pacific coast. Obftfrvr Wnnt Ads Krinir Ttestilt. "I be1iev in u e nuiomoone. inuus ry-a.inuugn, j (.jrI Scmt lcatlm j ()r0 hi h of curse many small miiuufactur- Ms now , in h(.,(, Fift . S ers will bo crcwded out ami 1J4 compils0 lllP ,)erM(nnPl f the- party mav see an over-uroi motion cf cars. ...... w.... ... ti, J .... . . 1 Willi inrs. l'iiisy oiewari, oi l a-1 " u ,7P""''m," ,l,rviiia, in charge, assisted by Mrs., slul.lc and is hm; to stay. lhe d.f- . Hrslll, Portland, ami Miss 1 ftculty is coming when thfi liiun who ytm Todd, KujtPne.- plover to pay 'the hill, can no longer L "j?1 ;,VeBe he P"rt! i"elL"les do this- Most industries will tun.l -Jr,-.An,r Siirt of Pcrtliinil, Mr. uch an assessment ence; hut very few industries can stand such an assessment continually. The laborer whom you are now paying $25 a week can buy his first cur and can assess you to pay for it by demand ing ?::() per week instead of th. Hut can he assess you for his second or third car; and can his children do the same thing? Frankly, I do not knew. Only the future can tell. "The automobile industry is large ly responsible for the condition of ImsinesK today. The fact that the disonchart stands at 1 per cent above normal compared with 17 per cent below a year ago is due largely pi-epare for u'ceks. Many of us nev- I to the automcbile industry. IWhen er traveled that far until we wer grown up. Tcdn.v, however, the situation is very different. Young children will go a hundred und fifty miles for a Sunday drive. Our young people use automobiles to go to the store, anil to go to church. It has beccme a necessity- We are raising a generation which will actually work and play on wheels. "This cannot help but greatly de velop certain industries and harm others. At present the automobile is greaiiy neiping me luulding in dustry becuuse or the millions of peo ple moving from the cities to the suburbs and country. After, however, this exodus has been completed, the building industry will fall flat. Why? because instead cf a young mar ried couple now saving for a little home they save for a car or rath er they buy a car on credit. l,ess money will be spent upon clothing than otherwise would and a differ ent kind of clothing will be in de mand. New diseases will develop ror oaie 10 nrreR, practically adjoining the city IlmllH with very kooI four-room bouse, rblckm Iiouhm nnd park and barn: nlmut onc-hujif , tt1'" l' l l& in onlH, fine At and, Tb'n price is only ll.ftno.ini. Tcrnm: $r.o cash, balance. $i!5 per nmnlli. Thin Is an exceptional value, and will intereHt anyone who fluBiifH to keep n few cowh, rhfekenH and garden. one considers that during, the first six months of 11123 most states will how as many new registrations during all of 1!)22 it is remarkable that business has not boomed more The only answer is that people have hcught automobiles instead of buy ing something else that is, the sales of other things have fallen off cor respondingly. The Law of Action and Reaction is absolute. Now what TRY SULPHUR ON AN ECZEMA SKIN Prank Pay Kddv of Kugene, Miss (jj-nee Knopp of Kugene, iMiss Ruth Kneeland of Kugene, .Miss Grace Sul- Southard & Shinn LA GRANDE IRON WORKS MACHINE SHOP AND FOIJNMtY All Kinds of Machinery. Automobiles and Tractor Kepalreit, Overhauled and Rebuilt. Acetylene Welding of All Kinds Cylinder liorlng and Oversize IMstons Crankshafts, Pistons and Piston Pins Kegronnil Give Vs Trail D. FITZGERALD Prop. Costs Llttlo and Overcomes Trouble Almost Over Night fiery, itching eczema, can be quickly overcome by applying Mcntho-Sulphur, declares a noted skin specialist, lie cause of its germ destroying properties, this sulphur preparation instantly brings ease from skin irritation, soothes and heals the eczema right up and leaves the skin clear and smooth. It seldom fails to relieve the torment without delay. Sufferers from skin trouble should obtain a small jar of Rowlcs Mentho-Siilphiir from any good druggist and use it like cold acream, I have a client who has a practic ally new Dodge louring car. run less than if.olHt mlli-s. looks as well as the day It li ft the factory. Owner desires to buy a residence, nod will pay cash difference If the property Is priced rightly, or will assume dirfiM-cnce In price. Two lots, close In pnved and sewer nil paid for, Just off l-'ourth sired. The price win Inleivsl those who ile llire to build and live close, in. near lli'thodist ehiii.h. 1 have it iiioil,-rn house, prnelleallyi six i-onuiH, two he.: room.-:. :uni mi iij.j closed sleeplll.-; porch, full hllselnenl . 1 hcnllliR plnlil, wash trays. Iireii !i last ; nook, hu.ndry ohu:e., lnilll ln mirror: i hotlKe loiil! i.u.t I'.ill, on p.lVei slreef j Rood I II in 1 1 : UK" and w!r:n;;. 1 led' late possession can be -;vi n. ! Reveral small bouses on easy payments. .priced rlK-ht Geo. H. Currey Baal Kutata Inaurane ICE CREAM The Older Folks Joy' and the Youngsters' Delight Phone in Your Party Orders Take a Freezer with You July 3rd. (THE L&LDnuc 0- VjSfr WESCHIP1I0N DkllGGJSIS An Old Suit Cleaned and Pressed is Often Mistaken for A NEW SUIT The Wardrobe WOOD W. MEET Dry ClMnlng Sp-cUlty 0 - - - . 1 teg L 1 nL wmm&...jm - Unlck Auloniobllui o ft O L, V O , Secvl,,, jLV J ' ' . . Unlck Fans and Anrssorles. o frUI 'A (P " ' Phone Main - (jUA g Cor. 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Suggestions: Flags, all sizes from lc to 50c ' Red, White and Blue Bunting, yd. ..15c Large Covered Lunch Baskets $2.98 Fancy Market Baskets C!)c, 80c, 98c Paner Plates, dozen 8c Paper Napkins, per 100 15c Sanitary Paper Drinking Cups, 10 for. 15c Tin Cups, each 5c Thermos Bottle $1.25 Paper Lunch Kit ..$2.25 Paper Lunch Packages 15c Tin Spoons, dozen , 5c Paper Spoons, dozen ,...5c Andrew's Variety Store Hot Weather Is Here Save a doctor hill by sending your Family ;l Washing to us , .1. . We Do It Right . J-, The Modern Laundry ;V. , MAIN 77 Power The three most vital units in the economical and satisfactory operation of motors are the Piston Rings, Pistons and Piston Pins, all of which we carry in stock, and with our cylinder grinding equipment we are able to give you a very complete piston assembling service. Leighton's Welding & Machine Works WANT TO BUY OR SELL SOMETHING ? TRY AN OBSERVER WANT AD Our Store Will Be Closed July Third and Fourth You will want plenty t)f lunch for your trip to the Pageant. Let us supply your, needs. We will have Cold" Ham Luncheon Specialty, Veal Loaf, Pimento, Swiss and Cream Brick Cheese, Saratoga Chips, Olives, Pickles, Cookies and all kinds of Fresh Fruits. " Open Monday Until 8:.'J0 " f J. G. Snodgrass Two Phones Call Main 73 J I gf?? i . No Charge for Delivery f j i i !