La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, February 06, 1925, CITY EDITION, Image 6

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Newspaper Page TextTHE DC liKANUi!1 EVENING- OBSETTvTE 1 Friday. Feb'ruary 6, 1923. EAST STAGING A 'G0I8AGK BABSON" PAHK, Fla. (Hporlul) . -Hogctr W. llnbHon" toduy mtulo public the first amotion of hta iin nunl aurvpy of bnslm?Hii conditions. His flmlinKH ur' unumiully tntr OKtlntf bocuiiHt; tln-y am busod on r-c'nt n rat timid unuiyma plus the unhftifli'd reporlw of t ruined corre spondt'iilH. A Hiiinmury of the flmt portion of this annual nurvey cov ering Niw KiiKlai'd, New York, I't'nnaylvanlu, New Jeraey, elu wurp. Maryland, Virginia und Went Virginia In uh follows: "AlthoiiKh theno northern thlr lecn 8iat'M tti not the exact orisl ii a I Dilrleon which imtde up the firt I'nlted . Htutea of Anu-rlcu." avH the RtiillHtlrinn, "yet they iniKht he clu.sHlfled as the MS origi nal IndiiHtrlat Mill i n. They are oldest in hiiMliieNH experience, liub Ittt und IradlltoiiH. TIiIh 1m, of rou me, u dlnllwt iijwel. (Ilher H'C tloiiH may have Kieuter material wealth, and lamer populal lnn; never Hhonlil other seciloiiH excel 4heso thlrh'en hUiIi-h In the weulth of experience ami Jmlinwrit. Huch usuetH only time can develop. A theae Htalt'H w'n the flrMt to Htart they iilwuy.s can muluialii their j lend In llic) iii:illf If they have the will lo do ho. When contdd frlug Hie real nelti of IheKr North ! Atlantic- hi a ten, I tin not hIivhh the nut lira I i chmii recti or muterlal 1 wcall h Reiierally cotiHldered lint ; rather einpluiKl.e those f nnduinen- ! tul qiinlllleH of Inli'Ki'liy, ihrirt find JiulKnM'iil which tin; fully oh Valmihle. ThfHe (UIiI1I1ch provided the capllii which hnllt 11m rail-1 roadfl toward Ihe I'ueitlc; erected the cities of the went; ad devel- j oped the farms, niineH and forfHla : of America. J "Owing Mrl to water power j nnd later to cool, Iron am oilier natural rcHoitrccH, lhc:ti hIuIch are primarily IndiiHlrhil. l-'our-flftliH of Hie merehandlHe manufactured In I ho Toriy-elKht fltatea in made In thuflo thirteen. New Kngtand JeadH In flhocg und textiles; New York Ntato in machinery and cloth luff: I'etinylv(inia In steel and Iron; the olher Mates in other lines. This fact, however, makes tjieso slaleH very sensitive to gen eral uuhIiichr conditions throuKh out the counlry. They mnke more money In Kaot tlim-a than ihe ag ricultural Niatcs of tho west und south; hut they suffer much moro In hud times. Owing to the gen- Pleads Cause ; j 1 S ft. ylfj Hon. and construction job are under way. The Inci-poiie of rull- road traffic dilrlnK the punt month far horn sllKht in must linen. I. however, am optlmlHtlc for thPHi-l Htatc. an to I hp next two year. If afforded ronnlderahle employment 1 thr llabyonchurt of I'nlted Ktates Itujuh Mahendre Pratop, exiled by the HrltlHh for attempting to fer ment a revolt In India during the war, will tour America preuchljig the "word of life," whk-h he flgurev In pimeVlll free India from rlilsli I ; rule. Household Antiseptics for fumigating nnd disinfecting. Trcvent disease with our Kemedies. Prescott Drug Company The New Drug Store Telephone Main. 53 Cor Fir & Jeff. Tin: vf:.vnii:i in a good TOPIC I'lllt disillusion ANY 11AY nnd If you t'ANVOT tlllk lo tl.s , AltOJTstmaBe, honw -l l.V.n, 'fhtcli'. n teea, .' ;, tow l'i:i:i,ihoir reed ' oh anviiiim; Unit Ali;AS tfmid Insliicss (in lioi'il i.r us. Yi: Will I. II he TO II A l you eonie IV AM) lnl; III. (Mil TMK M Villi It or any Ol.ll TIIINti. La Grande Warehouse & Storage Co. Jeffervnt nnd llemkxk KU. I'liono Main 1I EltlCKSON DTj'RLAXD Special Kiertric Light (ilohes 4fl, no and fiO watts 2.1c All Sizes F. L. LILLY Hardware PhoD MmJn 8R era) depression of I ho past two or three yen cm Uh-mi- Ihiitet ii staled ispeclally Ihe Ww KfiKhind group have had poor years. l'undniiH'iiial eoiidilions now Indi cate, however, thai these Htntes have seen t heir worst , ) inter conditions are a hern). 'A iirief summary of thfl present nhiiarion follows: Aluine. "T.ltlle chnng( in Indiislrlal con ditions hn.H thus fur oer-urred. Pari lime sehciliileH still prevail In the textile und shoe plants und there Is a surplus of these workers ap parent In pert it hi sect ionH some of Die wnnh'it mills arc working on overtime uehedules; hut paper and pilp mills are ma-rating on re dueerj schedules. Itnlldlng opera tions and highway construct Ion continue active and afford employ ment to n largo number of men. l-arm inhor situation l reported as satisfactory. Now Ilninpshlrp. ''Conditions remain nbout the same nit hough there has been n slight slackening In the shoe In dustry and In some sections of the slnte pacl-titn1 still prevails In these plants, l'rinllng, woolen, ond wlre-cahle Industries nre, liow ever, now working on overtime schedules. The cigar Industry Is described us excellent. Hosiery mills and muchlno shops nre op erating with reduced forces. Hulld- I Ing operations afford emplovment :to n largo number of men. Hutply 'of fnrm Inhor reported ns about jefiual to the demand, t VcrtlHHit, ! Prnctlcnlly nil plant nre op erating, hut several text Ho mills, machine shoos, and woodworking plants nt sMth-niii mirNtlmf -wchcrt-I nles. Woolen mills In some scc ) tlons of the state arc operating j overtime. R nil road rcnnlr shops j arc still oji a flvc-dny-a-wcek j schedule, nnd n slight scnsonnl de cline h noted In the granite !n idustrv. Ttulldlng ncttvlllrts keep resident rrn ft Ninon busy so thai 1lnlor continues to leave tho farms i for the t miles. In'ssneluiHCtts. I "Tndnslrial employment condi jtlons show some Improvement. The textile mills have Increased onernt j Ing time nnd added to their forces ,ln certain sections of the ntnte. Recent wage reductions of 10 per cent have helped the situation. The (ewe rv end grnnlte InduHtrlei nre iiim-i iti m ik no iiiiriiuii niiKin. .iiuiui j , nianis nnve incrensed ineir worK- Ing forces and thin clns of hihor Is well employed. Itnlldlng oetlv ItleH mid highway const met inn continue to give employment to a lnrjre number of eraftsmen. It bode Inland "Kmplovment shows a sliRht Im provement. I'racllcnllv nil Indus tries nre operating, but the textile j mlll't and nieiiil trndes nre still nn pnrt time schedules, nnd (here s n, surplus of these workers. ThilldhuT eonstrnctlon Is active throiiah 1he stntc, providing em iployineht for innnv tradesmen. roniHMiJnit. ''flennrnl liiiMlnec.fi shows n slirrht inmrovemi'iit. All phmts nre np. ernthiR' nnd In mnnv cases the (ey. tlln nnd silk Industries are work ing full time schedules. In cer inln sections Ihe silverware Indus try hnn been working overtime. Thilldlnrr cnnstrnetlon Is active throurhnnt the stnte. provMlnir em ployment for n lnrge number of craftsmen. New York. "An Improvement in Industrial employment Is clenrlv evident in ew York, pnrllenlnrlv In the iron nnd stec mills, foundries, machin ery plants, nnd several hranrbes nf the textile Industry, pesplte the large number nf workers that have been absorbed in manufacturing Plants and factories, there still re main n eonnldernble n mount of unemployment, chiefly unskilled labor. Kmplovment in the rail- j . I. i'iportntlon lines, rar re ptfir nnd machine shops is moving upward, new orders hnvlnor stlmu Inted employment In the locomo tive nnd holler works and mllrond p'liilpmc uf Industrie. Silk and woolen mills, tobacco an. elec trical riiutpmt-nt plants. rhemirnK and some metnl trades show sltuM jru'ns. The completion nf n ron slderahle amount of road building. nlo numerous construction job, U ranslnir the release of n lnrre num ber of unskilled workers hut eon. ernl hnll.llnir Is Mill active. The demnnd for n(?rlenltnral hthnr hns decidedly fallen off and the supply of this ria. of help Is becoming more plentiful. New .leftcr. "Industrial employment rop. tlnnes Riitl-fnrtorv nnd further slight gains are noted In a num. her of Important Industrie. rt time operations still obtain In soma branches of industry, but steady -lf-Mtow-lncreate in operating schedule, with a corresponding rise iu ciiiphn ment, is rcpnrti d in manv secimiiH of tlie state. fulr l sood oliiutr uf building ope r it- to workers In the ruliroud, hii ping, und other transportation llnf s. Hhlp repairs and recondi tioning work in the eastern yurds hus created demands for skilled workmen. Textile Industries are showing greater activity. Iron und steel Industries are, however, still operuting below normal. Metal und muchlnery iplants, silk mills, lo bucco und glass factories, refin eries, nnd leuthcr ud printing in duMtrleH are steadily expundlng op erations. Therefore, the present surplus of common labor, clerical workers, und factory help should grudiiully become less us 1925 ad vances, j Pennsylvania. I "KmpJoyment gains are reported! In tho basic Industries, principally Iron and etcel, textiles, metal and machinery, tobacco, mining equip- j ment plants, electrical trades, and irunspoi tatlon 11 new. A number of Idle mills are resuming operations; und some of the larger plunts ure j extending thefr working schedules. Operations on slate highwuy and ; co u n t y road 1 m p rove men t s a re drawing to a close, with the re sult that mnny skilled, semi-skilled and unskilled employes are be ing released, purt of this labor will he absorbed in the major In dustries. Increased orders In the structural fabricating plants reflect the liege volume, of building nnd construction projeel.s under "way and ready to start. Further evl- lence of Increasing employment Is the unprecedented railroad traffic. Jfepair fdiopH nr again on full lime ami railroad trainmen ure be ing recalled. In other divisions of the transportation lines, such as maintenance of way, roundhouses, and railroad yards, workmen lire morn fully employed I hun (hey have been for some lime. Indus tries manufaciiii'lnj? railroad equip ment have sufficient orders on band lo operate nt u normal basis wllli full forces for innnlhM njiend. Maryland. "A small amount of unemploy ment Is reported in several nf the larger cities In Ihls stale; How ever. Industrial activity Is Increas ing slightly from month lo month. Seasonal curtailment of such work ns road coils) ruction, and to a cer tain extent of building programs, has affected a small number of la borers, chiefly unskilled workers. Virginia. "Very little change has yet oc curred In industrial conditions in this state. Practieully all the ma jor industries nro operating on satisfactory schedules, with normal ipiotus of employes engaged. A small amount of unemployment is reported in some cities, but this Ik more or less expected nt this time of year. Hulldlng construction continues on a rnther large scale, Vvnt Virginia. The general Industrial situation In this Btut$ continues to improve. There is a Biirplus of unskilled la bor In some districts, largely duo to tho suspension of road building. The demand for inlnem in most of Ihe'coHl mlijing" fields is Increasing and the large surplus of this class of help, which has been so ap parent the last few months. Is rap idly decreasing, with the Increas ed movement of coal, railroad shops nre ngain operating on full- time schedules. Itnlldlng continues fairly active, especially in the larg er cllies. The net result of these facts," concluded Mr, Hiibson. "is that con ditions are slowly Improving hut thnt tho Improvement nnM thus iiUKiness ( onuitioiiH, which now 'stands at 7 per cent above normal continues tot hold up to this fig ure these Industrial states must prosper. This Is especially , true in view of the Improved Kuropean situation." A new gooseberry as large as a plum has been discoverod in the woods of Northern Klorlda. a re gion where gooseberries have never before been known to grow. Nations plunned a 10. year na val holiday, but some, didn't take even a half holiday. TI TYPES OF MEN SEEK GOO "Two clMses of men call upon God when they ure In (lp trou ble," O. W. Jonea said In his ser mon Inst night at tho Christian ehureh, us he spoke of the exper iences of lii nnd Hil'.-s In the Phllllpiun Jull. "Thero Is the one who has hecn a friend lo God in his every day Irouhles und so hua fell eonfidenee to euli upon Him In tlm of Kreat need, and there is the' man who has felt strong enough within himself for all the ordinary difficulties, hut when he face a real danger is the first one to send a hurry eul up to God." Mr. Kiilrliunks" sIukIhk is proving a dellht to the audiences that are nlirlitly assembling. The solo of last evening. "Why Wand Ve Here Idle." made mnny review ihoir In- wmm DF THE WEEK PROMISK, (Special) Mr. end bobcat In a steel trap recently. ' J. K. fnrper has - Informed friends hen? that they huvpl bought a twenty acre farm war ytlruins Pass and are well pleuseil with that part of the Htule. Will Carper und wife and two children left I'romlse lust weelj for a short slay In l'orllund. They will also visit Geo. (Mirper at (Vn trulia. Washington. Robert Carper hus been sawlnit activity In the Klnirdom. Mr. l.-n I r-I M rB- Alfred Carper have 'turned hanks announced that ut the aer-j home nfler spending several days wood for Will Heed- vice this evening- the young people would have full sway In the chorus and thut he expected that the plat form would be entirely fllud with tbem. ' It be adTcrtUK It's gomll It, at Wallowa. Mr. Carper went on to Joseph to see about' having a sawmill moved to his pluce. Mrs. Stella Poulsun went lo Wallowa last week for a few days. Hoy Carper Is sawing wood . for lie ItDOW 1 I. S. McDonuld. Robert Carper caught n large There will be u basket social and program at the Riverside seliooj .Sacturduy evening, Kebruury 14. I Glenn Owen, of Juniwiilt, is working for Tex Wllllunis. i. Hurold Carper left Tuesday for lla Grande, where hu will be under the care of an eye specialist. Your Credit Is Good Ii i FEB R mB&fMtmmmpesmzm SiUsUKMsv.WsssBssstfSssBassBssHs Sells For Less ;' Always UARY nasi 9t3 " I SAVINGS I This is another event that brinsthe lowest prices of the year on furniture of correct style and dependable quality, best of all, every re duction is from a price already the lowest in town, thus insur ing you of the largest possible savings. M ELECTRIC Curling Irons.J2.00 tip Flat lions ?4.00 tip Percolators ..J7.00 up Toasters 56.50 up Waffle Irons.... Jl (MM tip OIlls ..$9.8.ri up Hot Platos 4.G.r up Rouriofr Lumps. .$2.00 up Fla.sh Lights 50c up Electric ltanges.$10.00 Electric Kninea ..$12.00 La Grande Electric Co. Special Value Leather Overstuffed 'i Chairs Solid oak frames, coil spring; cushions, high, comfortable backs, upholstered in genuine Spanish leather. These chairs were taken in exchange and are as good as new. Here is an opportunity you cannot af ford to miss. , GiOK While they last p0 McK. & n. LlQl'lI) AI.HOLKNE The physiologically inert oil, refined from' genu ine Utissian oil. Quick ly ends constipation. Moon Drujj Co. Everything for the Sick Kooin I'llONK main us Complete Bed, Snrinds (MT OC? and Mattress, Special MJ-' OO Attractive full-size Continuous Post Bed, 2-inch' steel tubing with 1-inch fillers. Vernis Martin or ivory finish. Non-sagging, high tempered springs, 40-lb. roll edge layer cotton mattress enclosed in high-grade ticking. 'Regular ?35.00 value. Real v Bargains i , In Dining Chairs' An 'offer without precedent! Beautiful Queen Anne Din ing Chairs in rich mahogany finish with genuine blue leather upholstered seats. Now is the time to replace those old out-of-date chairs. A very special value while they last. Reg- $Q ular $12.45, notv..PO f O flrTII lm , If Bargains! Odd Dressers Large 18x41 Dresser with 21x30 plate mirror. Metal drawer pulls. Polychrome decorations. Walnut finish. Regular CQQ Qf5 $50.00 . sDuu.oO Large Dresser, 18x41 with 24x30 plate mirror, metal drawer pulls. Polychrome decorations. Beautiful French gray finish. A regular $50.00 trn value J)OiJ)D Unusual value, 20x42-inch Dress er with 24x30-inch mirror. Insert panel and stippling to harmonize. Ivory finish. Reg- CQQ rC ular value $59.00.. .. MOJ.OO Value! 5-Piece Bedroom Suite Consists of full size bed, large dresser with full plate mirror, chiffonier with 5 drawers, cane scat bedroom chair and convenient night stand. Hand some design in light walnut together, with poly chrome decoratie:ts. Regular fUOrr rT $131.50 value. i 00 5-Piece Ivory Bedroom Suite Included is a full size bed, vanity with center and swinging side mirrors, large dresser with full plate mirror, table bench and night stand. Attractive design -with polychrome decora (T- np tions. Regular $174.50 value 5J- lOiOO - 7T7 1 ; Hoosier Kitchen Cabinets Reduced $65.00 Hoosier. Kitchen Cabinet. $67.50 Hoosier Kitchen Cabinet.... . T $77.50 Hoosier Kitchen Cabinet.... $88.00 Hoosier Kitchen Cabinet. $95.00 Hoosier Kitchen Cabinet.. ..$48.75 $50.65 $58.90 ..$60.00 $71.25 $100.00 Hoosier t7C AA Kitchen Cabinet $ 0 lU The Quality of this merchandise speaks for itself. The Price tells the story of the biggest saving of the entire year. A small down payment delivers your purchase the balance in installments so small you will not notice it. First choice is always best Act now and share in these savings.