THE 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
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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
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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.