La Grande evening observer., January 22, 1925, CITY EDITION, Image 6

Thursday. January 22, 1025.
THE Hff GRANDE EVENING OBSERVE!?
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Electric Railroads Added
Bus Lines During 1 924
There Goes One of His Nine Lives
NEW YOKK. (AP)-ft-rvi ex
tensions by both rail und bus llm f
totaling more than S.noo ml)
throughout the I'nited Htntes were
made hy ehnitrlc railways during
1924, J. N. Phflnnnhan. prt'Hidt-nt of
Iho Amorlcun Klectrtc Kuilway
Association announced today. Mont
of tliia fxtr-nsion was mado by tlx1
railways Biiplfim-ntlne llu-lr Bt-rvlr
with bum's, but th 312 inilca or
jii w rail eonut ruction was the moat
since 1U9tK, Air. Hliammliun Bit id
Ho c J Jed that the coordination of
biiBi'S and cars Into ingltranH
portalton units In coniniunltlcH was
proceeding rapidly and improving
wrvlro.
'Kloclrlc railways generally
throughout tho 1'nltMl Hiati-s hidd
their own during 1024," MrHhann
hnn declared. "In th fare of
severe IndiiHtrial dnpreswlon early
In the year, which In some
communities derrenstd trafrio ten
percent, and an Inrronur of 2,005,
u'JO In pleasure autoinobllt-s, the
record is remarkable. Final fig
ures for Iho year Indicate total
passengers carried will be within
two percent of the 1 C.lHHI.OlUl.OaO
total for 'J2:i, which sel an all
time record.
"Today the (raffle trend on elec
tric railways Is upward, ami In
dications for a banner year during
1025 nre good. The Heclrlc rail
way curve Invariably follows the
general husincHS trend.
"Perhaps I he most encournglng
fealure of the eiwlric. railway
buiini'Sft toilny Is the gradual bni
definite coordination of electric
business today Is the gradual bul
managements I h rough out the
country arc steadily asuming con
trol of nil local tranHporlatlou, In
cluding both rail and motor lines,
nhd coordinating It umb-r one
bead. One hundred and seventy
electric railway companieH now
are operating n total of 2.foa
buse in the extension of pnwn
ger servlco into fitirlmri territories
tthoso traffic does not warrant the
ex tension of rati lines, and in sup
plementing established rail service.
Tho bus has replaced a few car
lines, which probably never should
have been built, but nowhere haf
It succeeded In supplying an en
tire city of any considerable sl.e
wit h complete i ranHportut ion.
Where public officials. cIHxi-iim and
with
companies urv coopernling in an
endeavor to es:abllsh the best
possible car-bus service, the wild
cat bus and jitney 1h rapidly
disappearing through local and
state legislation. Tin pleasure
automobile Is far more serious
competitor of electric railways
than buses.
"I'mlerlylng conditions
the electric limn are sound
evidenced by the w;iy tho
dustry withstood tin- m-rlons
prt'Htiion of the early purl of the
year. An increase of only one
per cent Is shown In operating
costs, although wuK'-h alone were
up two pr-rcent. There were lift
wage increases, 1 ,1 dwreaseti and
60 renewals without change. The
average fare Increased from 7.31 in
January I H24 to 7.4 ! In .fun wiry
1!26, or about 2 V I" r cent.
"Only 1 :i lines, represent hur
1022 miles of tr.'ifk and with out
standing Seeuritli'S Of 7f.,IMH).fHM)
went. IlllO reeeiveinhtp. Twenty
two coutpanles, repreHntlng Hi'iO
miles of track and f 1 7I,ooo,iioa of
si-curitles, were discharged from
their financial dlrt'lciilH. h.
"A total of :i 1 2 mib-s of new
truck, the iiiohI. since 101ft, wiih
eoiiHlrucled, A tntiif of :il:,Hni,.
0110 will be Hpi-Jil In Mi'jr, for new
plant and equipm at, uialiitemini'e,
maiei'liii ti nd HitpplltH, tin increaxe
Of HO" per Cent OVel Hie IllilOlllit
Spent for Similnr pUI'IOHe4 111 ItllM."
(.rriiinn Ijnijirani lliitrs
IHMiirli IjivIKU Shipper
T.ONOON (AC) fiernian ship
ping rirniH have rc-cHluhllHhed the
(Inrnuin mei-caritile martiu- wSl h
such great Kiice hh f bat t hey are
now lepurted tu be threatening a
rale war in the eriicranl traffic to
Koulh America, according to i,o;:-
don shipping cirelea.
The severe rest nc i inns on -limnl-!
gratlon in the I nited Hlale.s have,
diverted this tnifr't', pari icularly so
far as eastrn and soul hern Kuro
peans are concerneil, to Iiray.il, A r-1
genltna and I'ruguary. Kmlgratlnn
to these counlrlcH amounted In nor
mal times to about 4 on, no 0 per
sons yearly, but double thin num-
her Is foreseen, and it is said that
the German lines are trying to cor-i
ner the whole of the traffic for I
theniH.-iveH by reducing the passen
ger rates. '
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Rrltiflti Flail S!ccitns Sickness .
(bailee Children Loinpletcly
LONDON (AD Becflus simp
ins sickness hua so changed the
character of children and made
some of t tie in criminals, the au
thorities are conMdoring the build
ing of special, schools . for these
youngsters. Children who have
suffered from the disease. It Is said,
not only change their character,
but deteriorate physically and lose
control of their emotions.
Reporting to the .Metropolitan
Asylums Board. Jr. t'harles Olyn
says: "It seems that the disease
may pass through a phase in which
physical changes are the only
prominent feuture', so that crimes
may be committed for which the
or lender Is not fully responsible."
ItfM-kcrcllcr Donation Vwel
To Trowel French TuiM'strlcs
VRHSAII.T-KS (AP) The Kran-co-AmorlciMi
commission entrust
ed with the laBlc Of rfiperlntendlng
Womaii'.s Tcnrsoiiiu I'ct
IiIvch Warm In WhitiT
f'ONNi:r,T,SVII,I..:, Pa. (AP)
Mrs. Margaret Cecil, of Dunbar,
has a strange tasio In pets. jn a
warm corner of her house lives a
boa conHtiictor, IS feet long and
more than one foot in diameter. II
"Promenade all," to the near
est drug store, cigar store or
candy store then get ready for
i i 'vi.; a treat. ;
"Sweet's Rodeo Bar" that's
what you ask for. Or, better still,
ask for "two Rodeos." You'll
be glad later that you have the
extra one on hand.
Selected walnuts; honest-to-goodness
dairy cream; a layer of
delicious chewy caramel coated
with finest milk chocolate. '
Try it then you'll understand
it's the candy sensation of the
West.
Sweet's
EVERY BITES A DELIGHT ryiM&fy
inhabits a stout trunk of large,
size, und Mrs. (Veil keeps tho rep
tile carefully wrapped in warm
blankets, for It does not like cold
weather.
Hlxteen years ago Mrs. Cecil
toured llrazil with u circus. Some
one presented tier with a youn
accepted the gift. Faithful to her
charge, she brought tho snake
home anil raised It.
constrictor, two weeks old, and she Iter rushes.
More girls are taking up basket
ball, perheps because, it Is such ex
cellent training for bargain coun-
For whiter teeth
Use
McK & ft NIKKO
the expenditure of the million dol
lar Rockefeller donation for reno
vation and 'repairs at Versailles,
rthclms and Kontalnebleau, has de
cided lo put men to work limnc- i
dlatelr restoring; the roofs, floors, I
and drainage system of the Ver
sailles palace, . - I
The work at Khcims and Fon-!
tainebleau will not be started unt'.l '
the spring. Such is the dilapidated
condition of the palace at Ver
sailles, however, that architects
advised immediate, work lest ruins
und another winter utterly spoil'
priceless tapestries through leaky
roofs.
Ireland ft Seek Tourists.
THTBUN (AP)--The Free Stated
Koverninent has decided to take
purt in the movement for popu
larizing Ireland as a tourist resort.
The minister of commerce, has
summoned a conference of trie va
rious hotels, railway and other in
terests Involved, and It Is hoped 16
bring public bodies In thejiorth In
to co-operation will the movement.
Missing California messenger nnd
fin.ooo was caught In South Amer
ica. Cops claim that was currying
it too tar. . -1
In spite of Old King Win
ter we are selling lots of
building 'material. ISring in
your estimates and get our
prices. Ijuilding Taper, Hoof
ing and other building ma
terial at rock-bottom prices.
The '
Claude C. Pratt
Lumber Co.
"The Poor Man's Frteml"
Oppo. I'oinuirjr. MIONR 348 .
No Sunday Ilaslues
ELECTRIC
Curling Irona?2.00 op
Flat Irons $4.00 up
Percolators $7.00 up Rf
Toasters $6.50 up
Waffle Irons....$10.00-up
Grflls $9.85 up
Hot Plates $4.65 up
Boudoir Lamps..$2.00 up
Flasly Lights 50c up
Electric Ranges....$l0.00
Electric Engines ..$12.00
La Grande
Electric Co.
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Is broadcasting to all the
World this season
"Come! Wc ar. htr pr.pmnd
than aver to .ntertain you aatf auki
your Tiait a wonderful aaparianaa,
If you hove never been to California it should b.
the eflort of your life to go. When you axe ready
to plan the trip let the
. The Smoker's Paste.
Efficient and harmless.
Price 33c
Moon Drug Co.
Everything for the
Sick Room
rilONE MAIN 08
Servicing Batteries
- . We Specialize in .
Battery Recharging, Ropalrlnr. and prolonging the Vrrlow
your batury was Intended to give regardless of the alxe or
make. Our prices and serrlce must satlfafy.
8-HOUB KFCIIARIJl) HK.ItVICB EXTDB DUtritwtor
FRED T. BURGESS
MAIN 138
1S08 Je(fenosj An.
Have You Ever Made Your Toast With
Golden Crust
If not, try it for breakfast in the morning. '
Gwilliams' Electric Bakery
help. Emd wort to the untlcrtlgned by phone, or mail or
call. 1 will give you thr benefit ot my personal knowledge
ami expericr-i-c. or I will tend yon tlM moat faclsful
Ittcx- to be bad. I know everv route, every
Uain, every tcititl oi equipment and the curt coat. X will
ccurc your J reping ear accontmndatione, provide you with
mi outline uf our trip, and deliver your ticket. Vouneed
not Imve your bume or your office to attend to bothertoina'
(lc?tnili, 1 titive the brtt there is, and it that! be yvun Utt
taaiatnt I know you desire it.
J. H. KEENEY, Agent,
La Grande, Oregon
. Sufcltj Swiftly (bmfuildbli 1
i.n i.MMiii.jcisi.ni nt.a;k i,ik
llaars Coliliixiil, rrntH. .
Stages Leave La Grande for Joseph Daily
S::i0 12 ::!() 3:.",0
Arrive: 10:50 1:50 5:50
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Feel Depressed
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San -Tonic
A RE EUII.DKR rf a tired cut and
t V run di.wn constitution. Fliasant
to tni.o -livs not tveome tiresom.
Assists in the reoonstruction of d.
l!i't.d tisufs-cleans and freshen the
blood -corrects impulsive nerve center
'ha- away sprinit fever" v hrn
r t'r it riiPiesthnv.iuNiut the year, t'ar
n the .Si i-Viir regulation for purity,
lict a IsjUle t,Ki;iy.
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ARABS LOVE
BARGAINING
ELOQUENCE is the accomplishment on which Arabs most
pride themselves. They are continually hurling rhetoric,
proverbs, poetical quotations at each other. Of course,
there are many opportunities for speechmaking, but they enjoy
it most while engaged in buying and selling.
No matter how simple and staple the article may. be, fifteen
minutes is the least that can be taken over n transaction. And
then it has been greatly hurried!,
Just imagine if we had to bargain for fifteen minutes over
everything we bought. Yet not so very long ago, every pur
chase was a matter of bargaining. It is thanks to advertising
that it is no longer so today.
We sometimes forget how important advertising is. We do
not realize all it is doing for us. Yet, if it had nchieved nothing
more than to do away with bargaining, it would be a boon to
mankind.. But it does more. It puts purchasing on a business
basis. It protects you against fraud and inferiority. You can
plan your shopping according to your pocketbook, and not
according to the patience and bargaining ability of everyone
you will have to face. When you think it over you must real
ize that it pays to read the advertisements.
THOSE WHO READ WISELY READ ADVERTISING.
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SWEET'S , SALT LAKE r;41
The U iSi L. Drud Co.
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The I lne vf Rml Gwd Candy