La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, December 19, 1924, CITY EDITION, Image 9

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Newspaper Page Text' Friday. December 19, 1924- THE LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER PAGE NTNE M DDLEWEST S OUTBURSTS OF EVERETT TRUE Ry Onito LOSE IS HUGE Survey by National Vigi lance Committee Jrro duces Some Interesting Facts. IrUl mlildkwst, Michigan. Ohio pml Indiana, In probably Urn heuv ! est 1okt In tliu country by Hit : ipi-radons of tho fraudulent stock promoter, according to u natlun ,tvld survey now lietnjr undertaken by the Nallonal Vigilance Commit leo of I he AMNociuU'tl Advertising :lubs of I he World. The survey is bused upon (he an uvorB to a 4iu-Hllonnalrc Bent out to 40 Hettrr HusincHS Hureaus and nearly sou chambers oC commerce in every slate In the country, ll revealed that tin per capita. Hlock loss throughout the country iu about $!. and that the. group of Individ uu Is who pay the highest toil are mJne and- factory workers, eliietly of loretKii birth. Next to Michigan. Ohio and In liana, the Industrial east i'enn sylvaiiiu, New York, Massachusetts, und, to a Ichs extent, New Jersey Is the heaviest loser in the coun try. Tho old south and the agri cultural mlUtllewest of Iowa, the Jhikotas, Kansas and Nobrusku are I relatively immune, from fraudulent stock promotion. And so also, but to a less extent, Is this Uocky Moun tain region. Along the TaeUlc coast, particularly, tins southern purt, and In Texas, Oklahoma und i Arkunuus, the losses again are heav ier. The highest per cuplta loss of . , any town or group of towns, f-i'J, " vas reported by seven adjolnini; towns in l'ennsylvunla. The com- I bjned population of all oi these towns is about lo.uou. Two cities of 4o,Ul' population, one in Michi gan and one in Ohio, each reported tt loss of $t,u00,uut, or pei capita..-' ,' It Is a significant fact, however, Jim K. Holland, lu'tsitleni or tlu Associated Advertising I'lubs of the World, said m commenting on the survey and ils objective of "Inves tigate before Vou Invest," thut al though per cent ol the organi sations reported .losses la in en comniiiuitus Uuring ine pasi yea. through irauduicni or liignly spec- illative iiivestmeiK, 'to ki eelu u. this number beiievtid that lucir educational und vigilaucu met nous h'ud jn-oveil eiiecdvu in reuuciiib tfiem. Only about -u per cem.rc jturled no increase m cnecUvi-ncKs and only about & per cent n-purtcu u. decrease. .Mr. llullund cited eianipk ftrfjoiug how me work .vMlivMrt lancu ui'Kii lit gallons hud saved tin public and lgi(imale business many inllltons of Hollars. In Detroit the iJetter i tush hbs Uureaii In thro, years l.ud reduced fraudulent slock losses from about jyfj.uuo.oou to ? 1 G.OUO.tMMi. In Long Uracil. Cul., stock prumoliou sciu uie agyregut iug over $ii;f,l0'i,ouo Juid been cheeked in seven months and their promoters thrown info bankruptcy. Although the aggregate slock losses throughout tho country lire now about "fii'Mi, into, info a yeur, Mr. Holland tsitmatca that in the next Uu or three yeais, with udeuoU public co-operallon In the '"Ueton? You invest Investigate" move- I jiuent, this uniount will have been cut in hall', and ?30t).i)iuiv(i00. will be turned buck into the puckels uf 'the American public. ' .... I NOTICC A FOR SAL.5 MOV MUCH ARS YOJ A SKtNJ rOR. IT M(S AML mim f Vot CXSHTfllHLY Know Ma'Cs Me t liT--- i ' j IT'S A S-SCViii p yi ' 1 II! 1 ' '1 HI ! I XL! I ' ' ii rT I1 Mil CHICAGO SCHOOL OPENS CLASS OF PLAY-WMTLNG Cmi.'AOO (AD. Uraiim en tered th ufrieiul category of th fine nits lit the Chicago Art ln- hist ten years head of the labor-(Naval Experts TiaVCl utory theater at the ( arneglu In-; rar to natch tnc bun Htliule of Technology at IMtts burgh, hna been appointed head of tho department. ntiflc party djrlntf u totaljBent to Uaker. Ore, In JUU, brjt eclipse, i- h fine haao InttTferreU Berl in lnoy tho totnl ccilpso of thejOU8ly wItl1 obscnatioiw. - In the southeastern WASHINGTON (Al'. The Na val Observatory, which may ob- i serve the total solav eclipse of roiUlry Show to OiK'ii. vv . m... , Jnnuarv 24. has had Old Bol's ntltute with the establishment ofto 600 birds will bo exhibited at j vagaries under observation fur ueparimeni lor me siuuy auuiuie seconu annual iioou itiver i nearly u century pructico of acting, playwritlng and county pouttry show, nccordiug to costume design, and when thulKdward Thornton, in charge of list construction of a theater to house ing entries. An exhibit of foxes these activities was begun. from tho Oregon Silver Fox Farm, The theater will seat about 7u0 located on the Columbia highway persons. Its architect nuidu In- just west of town, find the Itruce I vestlgations in Kuropc and In-, Fox farm, of the Tlelmont district corporntod ninny special devlcesjwill be made. The poultry show for tho rapid and convenient I will be held in tho main auditorium handling of scenery without the t uf the old United Ilrethren church. usual means. The 'hief of these is a sky dome over the entire sttige, which obviates the use of drop curtains for cxpci-lors, and of iu,ovnbtn floors on which an entire setting, with Its furniture and actors, may ride to pusilions within the proscenliun. . Tho entire plant was a g'.ft of Mr. and Mrs. William Owen (iood nian as a memorial to their son, Kenneth Sawyer Omnium n. play wright, who died In service dur ing tho war. Thomas Wood Stevens, for the 1 S3S Lieutenant J. M. (illllss observed an annular or partial eclipjo of tho sun at KanOcgo, Chile. The total eclipse of lhTO was observed at - Gibraltar and Sicily, and eight years later an other eclipse was well observed. In 1SS3 Caroline Island in the I'aciflc wns used by a naval m:U ,suu vhtible In the 1 .. ,.e II... Ut n ., .. Cl-njlo A 1.1 observed by three naval parties. Kufferors uf ftw.t'nt Typlioun They were stationed at Karnes- MANILA. (AP)-l-opo Pws xi vllle. C,n., Orlffln, C.it.. and Pine-1 has cabled 130,000 Urn tu tho Ito hurst, N. C. Tho next year the 1 man Catholic dioc so hern to bo obS'Tvatory sent an expedition to (used lor the benefit of thoso who the Islnnd of Sumatra, Dutch East ! suffered from tho recent typhoon Indies, to-obNcrvu the total eclipse Uu Northern Luzon, especially In and obtained good results. (the, Cagayan valley. ' , In Jiiofi an expedition was dls- The typhoon which occurred dur patched to Spain and Algiers un- ing the first week la October blew der Admiral Cheater, then super- Jdown thousands of sjnall ulpa Intendent of tho Naval ObservM j houses along the Cagayao river and lory. With clear weather fine i the floods destroyed, a largo part observations were obtained. The ! of the crops in the valley. Ap last naval scleutiflo party to ob- I proximately &0 natives wero drown scne a total solar ccllpso wis ed. ARCADE December 22-23 Monday and Tuesday MATIN!:!: DAILY AT 2:l.- SKillT l'i:Hl-X)HMAXri:S, H:I5 Seats Now on Sale at Glass Drug Store Practical Gift Suggestions Sweet Homo lias Oymiiii-ium SWpIST 1IOMK, Ore. The Sweet Homo gymnasium was dedlcaled. A bantiuet was given at the conclu sion of the programme. More than ?.nu persons were served by t he I'OUVALLlrt. Ore. - Hxamlna tions in all subjects for all, stu dents bet; an lure and will con tinue the entire week. Annonnce- high school girls. After the ban-i nu.m ,IIS i,een made that no is- (Uet the high school hoys removed sues of the barometer, the college the tables .from the room and the daily, will appear during examlnu- young people played gaims. tion week. LA GRANDE IRON WORKS MACHINE SIPOI AM) l'OIMUY All Kinds of Machinery, Automobile and Tractors Kepafred Overhauled and Hehiillt Acctylciiu Welding of All Kinds Cylinder Hoiing and OverniH PiMmi Crajukbhafls, Pistons and Piston Pins Ilirouiitl - k GVK US A TltlAL D. FITZGERALD Prep. rr.iicoi.ATons I'YItlOX WAItK KlI.VICnWAKK C'Aitvix; si:ts 1'tH'Kl.T KMVKS SI.KDS VAifXS WHlIITIXIi (;1)1)S -Al lllght Vrhva Skala Hdw. Company Phone Main 33 Roesch Bldg. SlATlXr.ES (VXItRsr.UVKn) JOc mid SI.IO; NKilllS. K5f . SI. 10 - SI.O.-i Inc. Uujr siats Iji ailvamt und aukl liur ul ltu Oifk'c window. Me la ADOLPH ZUKOR and JLOT L LAKY CECIL BDeMILLE MIGHTy DI7AMATIC PCCTACLE - S3 A PARAMOUNT PICTURE FAMOU PLAYERS-LASKV C0RP01?ATI0N stony DV JEAN I MAC PHERSOM VONI)i:itl'll. Oltl'IIKSTItA OI'' 15 MI SICIAXS TiTint'iuloiiH slaK and M'm'il cuti'i'lulniiu'itl In tuck purls. l'AHT OXI-' shows nil tli iKjnip and Kplnuhir of Ani'ii'nt lvitypl at llw tlinc of tlic 1'aoiIus; l'AHT TWO Is a thi'lllliiK modem stni'y filled wild iiiinanee and love. 5,000 I'liOI'I.K 2,000 lli:Al-lTI'l'l OltlKXTAI. WOAIIiX 8,000 AM.MAI.S 1 Lucky Christmas Shopper AiiMriiiu llcoiioiiilf i'vMs Hit.s All Hiwu Ih'n uf ltulnes.- . VIKNNA. (Al') This clly with fin appro.lni:ite pupulatluii of -.-.fe'.'O.UOl- luis only Il.MU private an 'mobiles, according to figures ouiplhd recent ly hy tlie aut holl ies, or nhoiit ,1.200 less than Inst tiar. Tlie reduction Is altrllnited o I he economic crisis w hich hnv ached virtually all branches of ashless, prufesslons and walks of iff. The theatres and cafes have alsu icon hard hit. Mirny Vienna rcs- aurunt proprietors have threaten- d to close their establishments on hi ground that they are being liver-taxed by the municipality. A regular Aurut--f Is a Oft- kiidiihlo merchandiser. Lucky Man! J , ili-ll iU JU.Ij JlWUt illll'Kl CHRISTMAS rLUM PUDDING - FRUIT CAKK - CHERRY CAKE Real English Plum Pudding and Fruit Cake Tliis is not a bread pudding and tho quality cannot be equalled. Ha vn your Xmas enkes and fancies made by experienced bakers und pastry cooks. Iet ub decorato your luikcs. no matter what design, we can make It, and no, matter hotv small your order wo appreciate it, and give you tho best obtainable. Come In and tell us what you want. WHO GETS CHRISTMAS GIFTS AT THESE RECORD - WtEAKING BANKRUPT;. TRICES QUALITY MERCHANDISE, GUTS THAT A MAN MOULD CHOOSE FOR HIMSELF AT A SAVING YOU CAN'T HOPE TO DUPLICATE AT THIS TIME OF YEAR OR ANY TIME, AT THIS GREAT , . ' ... IM.VM rll)lINU Fltl lT CAKK CHKIlliY CAKK l'IU:N'U I'ASTItVT Hl'CI.KH CAKKS I'lllOltllY DIlOl'S I1IITTKK IIOHNS MAI'LK ltfI,l,S l'ATTY SHKT.I.H JIKItl.N'fKTKS HIIUTCII SIlOimiltKAl) riUS AM. KINHS All our ranry fiilii'.s ai- iniuli! rrtini sni'i't tlnh-y bnllcr und baked by Klwlriflty "Tin; Snnltary way." Ask youi- (JiiKtjr. Matlu by "Tin; lliilllf. ot the linlcloi Crust llrvail." Gwiliiams' Electric Bakery ELECTRIC Curlins Ii-ons 52.00 up Flat Irons 1.00 up Pcrcoluloi-s ....?7.00 up Toasters ?R..'0 up Waffle Iions....?10.00 up Grills $9.85 up Hot Plates $4.65 up Poudoir Inips..$2.00 up Hash Lijihta 50c up Electric rvanres....$10.0tt Electric Enjincs ..$12.00 it La Grande oihrS tntcrestinff mertfjan tiit in eberp line, tfjat toiU telp pou in tljoosins fitnna remtmbrantcfi for all. Sboib tfje intonbenttnte of last minute Lupins t? taking; abbantaae ot our titnelp bis plapS nciu availing pour coming. 2i tm mum mi Mt'ilii Ol ANDREWS VARIETY STORE Service Economy II I 1 I I I, 1 II o g if Sf a if M M if if iji if M 5 U it it it it it if it I1 M if 11 V it Overcoat Bargains One Lot all sizes fine all-wool material, doulilc-fiicrd warm, big, good-looking coats. Regularly $10, Hankrupt $27.50 $13.95 One kit of All-wool Coats, good warm ones, varied colors. Values to $,"10, now ' ; Dress-up For Xmas Get one of these Suits Now you can't duplicate these values. Come in! Sec for yourself! One big lot of fine suits, best in style and patterns, now $34.85 Oilier fine suits, sold up to $45, Bankrupt Price $24.85 Save Those Xmas Dollars SILK SHIRTS He can't have too many of 'cm, especially at this price $3.98 MUFFLERS He'll wear One of these with real pleasure. The brushed wool ones ut $1.25; filler silk at $1.75 iind fine silk styles at-- $2.25 HATH ROUES He on't get one for himself, but he wants it just the same. Now ;.25 $6. FINE SILK SOX He never does buy enough for himself here's your chance 68c Silk-and-wool sox, regu larly $1, now 68c SWEATERS Any quality and style to choose from the $ I lots arc $2.fi." and $2.2"). And the fine Bradley styles and big coat and pull over., models $0 and $10 values, at $5.95 Save on His Gift Here DRESS GLOVES You couldn't make a belter selection. Fine' dress gloves, the $.'1.50 line, now at $2.70; the $2.50 values at $1.98, and the $1.50 gloves are now $1.19 TIES! TIES! Patterns that arc new of course he'll like them and wear them. The 50c tics are now 2!)c; the $1 ties are Kile, and the ?2.."i0 ties go at $1.79 PAJAMAS A great gift and a great value. Fine noisette gar ments that were $:(.."(). Hankrupt Price $2.50 And the outing flannel $2.75 and $."1.00 lines, are going at $1.98 DRESS SHIRTS A wonderful value in madras, madras with silk stripe, and fine broadcloth shirts al $2.79 Buy Your Xmas Luggage AT BANKRl IT PRICES Now Save While You Can! 121(i Adams BANKRUPT SALE ImI Grande, Oregon You Can't Duplicate These BANKRUPT PRICKS For Warm Winter Clothes! I 1 i i I a Elccfric Co.