Saturday. March 28, 1925.J
PAGE SIX
TUB EX OTOTCTOE EVENING OBSERVER
ROAD GRADERS
on mm
rtTurbine for Muscle. Shoals
MKMCAT SPRINGS .(Hpcclul)
l-'mnk TurniT la out with tin
road cruder at work on the roudB
from the rounty line 1o Powilfr
river. The roadH huve been rough
mid llii- Rrader will help to put
them in a belter condition.
"Mr. nnd Mrw. A. .!. VandevnnU-r
were 'Monrtuv fiU'lM at the home or
Mr. an,l Mrs. J. K. Kenne'H.
tieo. South Iff! Mntuta ' V ha J
rnnrh at lluniiiiKlnn on . 1 i
.Mr. und Mr. ('. o. L y
Mill at linker, f
Mr. ami Mw. W. l.ani
moved lo linker last rail nnvrt
moved hurk to Med feu I Hprlnyn.
They will live on Ihu J.eu WIIhou
i.'tnrh.
Mr. Wonl.son went to ICiitfle val
ley Monday lo look ul'tt-r the cai
1 1t he has tiicii feeding there.
Medlml HprliiKs Krnime. met re
cently. After tin hiwincHH meet
ing a hocI.'iI hour wax enjoyed und
r.-fi't'Mli iiun Ih wer nerved.
t.'y Turner and Win Imncaii mo
lond to linker Monday and hm-ii(
For Sale
Or Trade
104-nrrn farm ono ntlln from
ttltfin, well iniproveil; fiTt nfnB In
rult ivat Ion. Wilt t rati" for 1 ,fi
firand property.
1fif ac.ros, three miles from I.n
Orande, well Improved; Hloek nnd
equipment, ffoen with t tin plar r.
Klue dairy raiwli. Will trndo fur
Apartment or Rooming lloisn in
,n (Irande,
VOTl RAT12 A pmnll proeory
Atom In J.n (Irande dolnjf a good
IniHlneHH. AIko llio Htore. building
nnd residence.
Six fine Tmlldlnjr lots within
ono hloek of Stangc'H new linine,
t&fill.nu each. Will (,'lvo good
leriiiri.
PYRAMID LAND CO.
MAIN HI."..
' . r
l . A v i Y-z ;
u tons in lo iKM'ome jmit ol
This luihinu ru.HliiiK. 17 lt'-l iiy.U Wfighlnij
the glKantlc power plant ut WllHon Uaiu, Muself Shoal. riom ttir fouit
fliy lit WlieeliiiK. W Va., lu lt ilCHtlnutlon the route wits tarufully uulul
In led and tunnela mi'umned lu avoid thON that wt too aruall. ,
Hie ilav, returning home In Die J
evening.
Mr. V'erna lioggApenl the week
4-nd a( Hakcp viHlitng n-lnlivi-B,
Mia. I.ee WU'on Ih on tin: biek
ll.it (IiIh wdt.
I'M ward Wolf, of (lie I'ark. waH
:i giti Kl of hianuiii, Mrs. Oeo. I.ook
l,.v repi-ntly.
N'fHilon 1'liye !h helping !,er Wli
Kon with fits iiiriuiug.
Mr. and Mrs. (Iiih pi'lern wern
giH'HiH h( Mr. and Mrs. Winn luin
ean one lay hint week. Mr. peierH
wa getting blaeliMiilt h work done.
Mr. and Mi.m t'hei .lohiiKon ol"
Powder river, wern guesiB of liiajtho slate
parents. Mr. nnd Mr.s. (.reo. .lolii-I loo); tin
GRANGE HALL
MEET NG SITE
li;m li.'-i-n liaulilHr
H. Wlnl h riiiuii In
Willi li
E
Wo carry a complottx
Block of Builders' Sup
; ' plios.
won, recent ly.
T. It. Waiike
hay from tho 1.. H
feed his cntlh.
Mr. uml Mrs. I
at Palter recently.
Mt.ss Miiim IMinejin was an over
night guest of ,IHs Kdlth Turner
rceenlly.
The l ans from Powder river
spent Monday evening at the fol
iage visiting whji Mr. and Mrs. p.
.1. POW-'IH.
The report Ih that Mrs. Ilulhk
I and son mi, wtil leave kooii on a
i motor tiip lo iVtliloruia.
Jl Miss Ulliloe Kennedy, who has
I had her leg In a cum for the pas)
hk weeks will luivi I ho c;ist re
I moved Saturday.
I .1. I'. K'ennedy has turned some
of his rattle on the hills. The
I I'.niNft Ik growing fast mid pastures
I " are. getting good.
J! Mrs. . ,. Powers Is veiling at
Our Specially ia inan
J ufactuiiii"; TiUnilmr.
I Mudson of foi I ami drove.
motored t. Mrdh-n) i In.ik after
I hiislness inli-re.Hts here. Ho will he
here ahout ten days.
l Mr. and Mrs. Steve Panel! have
'moved 1 4 the Mall Ivan mneli
Jl Where Steve will help -Mr. pean
I t h lu summer on Uw ruin-h.
Geo. Melmw was a linker vlsllor
! .Salurihiy.
l; (leo. !.oo.s!ey waa a visitor to
I'nlon Moriilay. '
II o. Woi dson of foliage drove.
It. Wanker and Vivian Kenneily
, worn husine.4s ;dloi's at l.a
I (irande. Island flty uiui I'nlon n
; few days Hlgo.
,1 Mrs. Winn Punean wan shopptnj
al Itaker Saturday.
0 1 1 A Xd 12 11AM ( Specki 1 )
PI in- Mountain gninge held lift
regular niceilng March 21 with n
large crowd in ni tendance. Mrs.
A Met' Hut was elected alternate lo
grange. Two candidates
obligations of tlm first
nod .second degrees. The men of
the grunge, served ,i. delicious chick
en dinner und provided an excel
lent program. The next meeting
will be held April 1.
)e Smuty.. who lias been con
lined to his homo because of ill
lie s reported much Improved.
M I'm. I :ila ltyneaiaon ami Mrs.
fhn:. Tail wero among the grange
victors Saturday.
William Sherwood, who ban boon
III for some time Is Improving.
Arthur perry moved his fa nitty
to their new home in La (irande
last week.
Mrs, Clover is on the sick list.
Air. and Mrs. Perl Spencer of Ijl
(irande spent Sunday at I lie Gcorgo
dekeler home.
Mr. and Mrs. Pert drout moved
Into, their new house Saturday
morning,
Harmon Sieln ban moved from
the Parker place to the place near
rmnr blft ratlit'KH. " " '
drango hall district was .well
repreH.mted t "Seventeen," the
high school senior phiy 1'Ylday umJ
Saturday nightH. '
Mr. and Mrs. Krnest PeIonff
returned home Wednesday from
Portland, where they spent a few
days visiting Mr. Pel.oiig's moth
er, who is III at that plaeo.
LET US HELP YOU--
With your electrical problems.
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AND RETAILERS
II. & S. ELECTRIC
107 Oopot St. ' i,one 393-W
NO SHORTAG
E
OF GARS 1W
.Buv
C3S3
Gftrden Seeds
Grass Seeds
Field Seeds
Flower Seeds
FROM
Sawyer-Holmes Merc. Co.
PHONE MAIN 17
riHPAOO. (Sncrlnl) "Im-
ppnvr'mrnis Hint lmvo l-in oml nrn
IIiik nindo in tif frclKlit nervier
I ri'inliTcil hy ihe riilhvnvn n wni k
lilK Nnini'lliltirt nppronehlnHr n revo
' 1 til toll in liiimn. us nnd flnnni'p In
ili- rnlii-.l siiiic.i," buIiI finmuil n.
:lnnn. eilllnr of llio IMiUvny Ak.. In
.'in n.l.lr.'.iH innlKlil .up lUe nnnu.il
illnn.r of lhi clilrin.'hJwi.rfooli
ji'ounly IliinkiTR' R.sni'lninn.
"Tile ixlr.nt of the rhanBe Hint
jlirm nrrurreil In fi-.-itrlit nervlee In
lll.llenleil l.y the n lmo.it enniplele
I -1 1 ti i I ri ii l lo ii or failure on Die part
!of the railways pi-oitiptly to fur
nlsh ram lo those who nsk for
iheiii, formerly, even in yearn of
ilcirr sslon whi n the total supply
jof freiclit earn rxeeede.l the ile
tnriiul, loeal 'ear nliortaefl' vrri
reported from varioim pans of Ihr
eoiunry. Iieenuse, owlnir tti ltnper
fe.'t methoilii of dlslrlliilllon, Ihe
earn were not In exnrlly the plaren
where l hey were needed. In ltll'o
when trallie wan heavy anil the
rallvvnyn were mill mirroring from
jlhe erfeetn of frovrrninrtit control,
, tile Hhortnq-o of ram averanred 81,-
ti'iu a day tliroiifrhont the yenr.
I. veil In is i, ii year of profound j
iii-ireNiou, wneii mute cars nur-pliiH.-n
were reported. he 'nhort-
imt' of earn reported here and
there nverai.ed MM n day. In
i'.'... I He year or the great coal tj
.irlk tl., ...... i. Rl
ed u iiiaxlniutii of I lit. 000 nnd
avernued 4 7. SSI for every day In
Ihe year. Ill 1 the rar nhort
i'Ktn avernited ;s.:i6 a day. while
In l:i.'4 It averaired only I.K47 rnrai
n d;iv. althHiiih durtni; pnrt of thelRSd
v:u- th.- r.illwnvn handled a record : ip
"I' i.in-t Mi.tirii-nH. ;
1'V lii. r. in lit,- eiifil r dii',1 i-n.!.
BUSINESS
PRICES TOPIC
HArtSOX PA UK, Kla. (Special)
rtces Jinve again turned up-
a yar ago. Among" These menilon
ed: Krulls, chvmlcala and drngn,
textiles, cotton and silk, cool und
coke, naval at ores, turpentine,
building- muteriuls,
"Without doubt the American
people need to be ediiruted In con
nection with buying. The adver
tisement which utiractM ihem Into
the store hjs been developed until
it can be depended upon for ul
most certain results. The . miles
done because we and our families
quit buying. The peak and val
leys of the itahfonchurt are due to
the erratic buying habits of the
Amerlran people. Hence, I ap
peal to buyers to change their
present policy of buying every
thing In sight one yeur and then
instituting great economy the next.
Try to both spend and save a rea
sonable amount of money every
yeur. seeking out those things
t IIHIO (1 fell I II mi mil uj--i
want. Various commodity Indices . tineo
and the cost of living figures show
that the average is rising. . The
miichI ion iih tn the ettort nf iUlu
,..r,,i.. K..HiA.u ...,, result of iliis 'people buy every
h,... A if. iinhunn thing when they are flush, and
siutlHtlclan and economist. ' p,nI t,,nlOH, nteiy und buy
tii rint pfopi ,t wtuim, ,i-nu I lit t Jo as iiOHsthle. This Is on
person is carefully und thoroughly which are the best purchases for
The selling of goods nan the time being. - This would lay
become a fine science; but very ihe foundation for a real period of
little has been done to help the prosperity from which everyone
public to buy Intelligently. As 0. would ultimately benefit."
Copyright 1925 Publisher's Fin
ancial Bureau.
Mlmuhint lo husluess,'
is
the statistician. "When things
start- to go un the people who have
been waiting to buy. Manufac
turers also stock up with mate,
rials. Ah the movement continues,
however, I tie snine tendency be
comes a brake on business. When
prices get uhovfl the level that mast
people consider fair value, they
slop buying altogether. As a mat
ter of fact the uveruge buyer goes
at the tiling Jn haphazard f.ishion.
I'm ami Aliimr.
"Statistics have ihelr fiseH but.
also their abuses.' The cost of liv
ing Indices are useful to the statis
tician; lull are often dangerous in
the hands of the layman. KiRhcr's
Index Is probably the bent price In
dex in existence todiy being
weighted self nllfleally. Kven this,
however, must he used with dlscre
t.lon. When the Kisher. the lirad
street, or any other, price Index
shows an Increase it Hho'uld be re
membered thai this only applies to
the average of. nil commodities.
When we. purchase ' commodities
we do not buy tho average list, hut
we buy specific . nrlleh.s., There
fore, aitho It in well to watch Tish
er's Index, yet the Important thing
when purchasing Is to study the
position of the upecifle commodity
or article which one is purchasing.
Numerous illustrations might
bn given showing that although the
general Price Index lias risen, all
prices have not risen. Knr Instance,
ope can obtain more actual value
''or a dollar today when purchas
ing an Automobile than at any pre
vious time In history. Not only
are tho automobiles lower priced.
but the quality, durability, and cf-
iency are being materially in
creased. This does not mean that
automobiles may not be further
reduced In price. They probably
will bo as time goes on. but even
at the same price one will be get
ting more lu actual value In
than In' any previous year. This
same fact applies lo tires, nil, gaso
line, batteries, and practically all 1
accessories connected with this !
growing Industry. , j
"Another Illustration of lowering!
prices is tho electric current which
we use for lighting, power and
oilier purposes. While tho secur
ities of light and power companies
lnivc been going up, llio price of
the commodity Itself has been go
ing down. In this respect, the elec-
trie power business Is Just the op !
poslteJ of the telephone business.
The cost of the latter iuereuaes
per unit ns the telephone subscrib
ers Increase lu number; but the
cost of electric power decreases per
unit as the amount used Increases.
Klectrlclty for power and light is
being bought for less today than In
any time In Its history, and even
lower prices will he introduced in
many commodities during 1 02.1.
Among the household commodities
there Is sugar which everyone uses
and which if veiling for less lo-
day, with the exception of lute
1 02 1 and early 1922, than It has
for nine years. Other Illustrations
might lie piven such us these to
show the point In mind.
ItcAKOtl fJfVCII,
The above products are cheap
er owing lo definite fundamental
tendencies, but In addition there
tiro many commodities thatj nrc
lo,Wer today because of seasonable
and other temporary reasons. When
taking a list of loft commodities
which are the basin of one of the
price Indices, we find ii commod
ities selling for ej than they did
HUVg j cause of our successive periods of
nmsnpriti- unit ilnnrcsxlnn. 'Clin nv-
ri:ii'oin mks in fight
MKHFOItlk. Ore. - Two prom I -
iiont rtltivnrw I r I r f.,.nl,ll
rruBo buyer, whether a man or a j prMlll(,nl of e j,arrni.r, ,, ,,,.,;
woman, is a ood deal 'Ike tho
brnkemun on a railroad train. Jf
some lone passenger suggests that
the car is loo cool the hrakcmnu
turns on all the heat und shuts the
ventilators. The car stays that way
until someone suggests that tho
cur Ih getting too warm, then tho
hrnlccmun turns off all the heat
and opens wide the ventilators.
I teaches Kxcrtiiies,
"There is always some commod
ity or article that Is too high anil
co reful buyers restrict their pur
chases of Hitch u product until it
comes down In price. On the oth
er hand, there Is always Home art
icle ihat is selling around normal
or even below the cost of produc
tion. Certain lines of shoes are an
illiHrnf inn of such nil article, to
ddy. When Hiicb .i condition exists
t arefnl buyers wilt purchase all
they need for some time to come,
even though the Price Index, which
is the average for all articles. Is
higher than ever. Such a sensible
policy on the pari of I he buyers
would do much to cut down the
dangerous peaks of over expansion
and fill In the valleys of depres
sion. Moreover, these erratic con
ditions must be eliminated If we
are to have business really healthy,
happy ami prosperous.
"Nearly every week I have re
ferred to the llubsonciiart ns t he
Ixcl index of business conditions
when coTi.siderin; all Heeiions of
the country and all lines of busi
ness. We, a readers, will remem
ber that the It.ibsnnehart was ;
per cent above normnl In the
spring of Hti3 and was G per cent
below normal in the fall of that
year. Dpring 1 !24 It lias varied
from 9 per cent below normal to S
per cent above normal, and today
stands at 9 per cent above normal.
Letters are continually coming 'to
me asking if it is not possible to
eliminate these erratic changes.
Some of these letters blame the
changes on lo t he bankers and
others on to the manufacturers. It
is wrong, however, to blame either
of lb esc groups. No hanker en
joys turning down a borrower, and
no manufacturer purposely closes
down his milt thus throwing peo
ple out of employment. This is
WE SPECIALIZE
ON
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Starting
Ignition
All Electrical Repairs
To Your Car
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Service
Full Line of
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1311 Wash.
M-753
Growers' bank, und Dr. K. H
French, realty man and local rep
resentative of the State Society for
the Prevention of riioliy to Ani
mals, engaged in u rough and turn
bio flrht in a corridor of the sec-
ond floor of tho Medford National
oank liulldlnB hue yenterday, it
was reporrled here. The encounter
wan ulno suld to have lamed until
the two men were separated hy of
fice tenants, ultracted hy the noise
outside.
What started the fracas or who
struck the first hlow was not re
vealed, uh the stories told hy the
comhalunts and some of their
Mends widely ditTered. Kaeh man.
however, hore marks of the fight.
Women are good looking:1 bit
peculiar. They want their Clothe;,
all just alike only different. M
And there's the doctor who says,
e look like what we eat. We
say he must live on piiiurl5trisr"
It won't reully lie sprinir until
ive ifel the street car windows open.
Blue Mountain Oregon Lumber
ATe Have Just What Vou Want In ; s
LI SinKR, SASH AXD DOOItS AXI SIIIXt'if.F.9
It Mill pnjr yuu to hivetlsato our prices.
Bowman-Hicks Lumber Company
MAIN 8
CHAIN AND BOX WOOD PHONE MAIN Ml
i. lu MVNUAI.Ii
L Y S . O V :E RLAND FINE MOTOR
C A R S
World's lowest triced
four door m Steel Sea
with Sliding Gear Ttansmissioyi
Easily the greatest closed
car value in all automobile
history . . . sales are break
ing all records ... a car of
light weight in desirable
contrast to cars that are
heavy and slow . . .
People want the safety of
its all-steel body ... its
increased driving vision . . .
the comforts of patented
Triplex Springs . . . the
power of its big, reliable
engine ... the endurance
of. its rugged axles . '. . the
ease of driving with its
modern disc-type clutch
... the economy of amaz
ingly low upkeep . . . and
at great saving in first cost.
ALL-'
STEEL
LA BOS
Gettings & Hanks
FOUR
DOORS
i:i12-14 JEFFERSON ST.
LA GRANDE, ORE.
How
H
any
Who Do
People Do You Know
Not Own An Automobile
Bring us your list
will explain
of these non -automobile owners and we
an exceptional opportunity that we
are offering during
Week
f cars and by co-operation j jsi
n t lie railways (licmaelv a I PS
them und the ship I
ilintl IMUIKM1 OI VUTS W M 1 1 i
oi iii i country, and u clasa- s . Kl
l-i.iiy
Lin,
and b.
I"ts 11
ivr(
if Rhti'P'-rs has been Improvrt
n-nr it piTfr.tlnn tlwit there ore
1'iui tt.nliy no d -lays In furnishing
;'iipn,rs Ihi curs A hey want. This
-unit ts lunrvly due to the ortr;n
ir itien. by the shippers nt the ur
rtsimn of the railways, of itenlou
l Shipper Advisory boards In
v. ry p;rt of the country blcb
h:ive fri qut nt conferences- with th
railways (n a h territory and keep
tho titilnuys constantly advised re.
n.litirf both tho prcttil and proa
i p etive needs of the ihlpprra."
Display
March 30th to April 4th 1925
Perkins Motor Co.
Phone Main 500 Cor. Adams h 4th.
ess
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