La Grande evening observer., May 22, 1925, Image 6

Friday, May 22, 11)25.
Face Six
THE LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
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CONDITION OF
FARMS "BETTER
DAMSON PAIIIv. MaHK. (Special)
ltOK'l W. HubHoll, HtHlInt ('III II
nnd Hiudent- of btisiinKM condliions,
toilay Itwiit'H llui iullowirtK oi'lhkiJ
Htuteincnt relative lo tin- fnrm fi
liation. 'onniderintc t ho complex
ity of varioun reports pea and con,
Mr. IJulKfon'H opinion on tin- Htib-jt-rt
In very opportune it f thin t i i .
iiH eomph t-j tul UH't't in UK (ol
io vh:
'"VUo farmer ronllniPB to Ik the
principal imhjeet or ili.si-isnton In
tlm I'lillnmn mnoliern,. Then Ht tit
arc those who lel (hat lm Ih it om-piT'-il
pet unit Klmuld he babied no
Iohkit. They hclit vo llmr Him on
ly luw worth while the law of Http
ply nnd demand and ihm nil other
lawn an- UKe.-tn and nhnuld he wi
ped off the Klatuie hooKN. Then
there Hie ihoHi' who letev thill
the fanner l ihe Imhih of nil pros
perity and Hhouhl b- milmidl.ed and
maintained like the Army or Navy.
Hdl ll Of t heHe pOHit lOIIH ll I'M CX-
Ireme.
I'ai iniiiK n Ilitiin,s
"The simple tact i that farming
Ih a hiMne and, like any other
hliHIIDKM, in wuhj'-et to fundamental
economic liiw.t. It Hlionhl be al
lowed to work onl it k future thru
the Hiirvivol ol Hie more olTloieut
the hii imc aH iiMl-sl I he automobile,
textile Ulld Hleel llUNlMeHMeH, 'ji rll -
liiK Ih K'lhjicl lo I he name templu-
Baby Farm Death Quiz
O .'WW5!,WW
Millions of America's
Best Housewives Use
THE WORLD'S GREATEST
Positive Proof That It Is
America's Preferred Bakc-Day Aid
SALES 2's TIMES THOSE OF ANY OTHER BRAND
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Jill
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' i i ill
Tuciity-livo liahlcH linvc died white Inmates of the Imhy fnrm
f Mis. I ;fvcN-'olk, piclmtil nhovc she faced court hi her
licnilnu 011 the harm of ha Inj; stih-l tinted nii'iilier Imhy lor
the one left in her care hy William .Aii;:eici
.'hallar remiilffc will bcc no
'kioiii in thf farm in if indiintry, and
the fanners lln in.s Ive houhl nut
winh Much a hooio, si I hey would
nltiniaicly mitfir front It the Hauie
in tncy Hutu r d from the hmh
wnr prlc a. On Ihe olln-r hand, the
iHrmerii' condtlluii if hetter today
than it wjir a year una. and V.tj:
will he for the fKrmimr industry h
diMtiuctJy hetter year -than 1MM.
jirovlded the fanner do sn't plow
up too much land ami a;uln kill
the K"t t ifiit hiyK the golden 4-k.
"AlthotiKh Kerieral hnrtlnefs 1m
not an t;ood an Ihe uptimlstH liop-
j ed it would hi y t . -ondltioitH are
'lietter in almost every line than
itli.-y were 11 year ao. The coal,
!v;ool-n, Hlioe and two or three olh
er IndiiKtilei; which are eKpeiMnlly
j d'-preased are cxce)tioiiH to t he
rule. Hniidim? in cuntinulnK on u
Iconsid'-rahle eale. t.mnher shlp
i nieni are Mill lame; the hIc-I ond
1 iron indu.st ry ia riiihlliiK it wit';
r'opp'-r producers are iVeiinw liet
jtcr: anl moHt of the hawie imlns
1 tries are in a si rotifer posh ion
than I hey have I n lor some time.
This in especially true of the rail,
road:; and Home of the lair.e imlUM
t r.iats v. hicii Iiave heeii plow iny;
iiaek larje iiins of money into
ih-ir induMtri.s. elinimaiintf the
water, ami rdjcini,' the i;ood will
Items. The quiescent situation in
ihe lahor market is also a hopeful
Sinn, iiotwiliislandliij," Ihe drive
tor new meinlieis which labor is
today about lo initiate. Incidental
ly. thiH drive is very jii-ii i 1 leant and
dtows that ev n membership in la
bor unions is subject to tin- same
law of Htipp'y and demand which
t heir l inters have bet-n endea vor
liif; to ignore in connection with
wii'eH( hours a ml work in vr condi
tions. 1 'oiiHid-rintf all thiuKs, I
think the Ifahnnnc hart hUHlnens l-i-Kurc,
which now Ktands at 1',; he
lom iionnal. in very accurate In
dex of husineB eonditi6ns at this
lime."
i
j I'HI'ltl I'lllOII 111 SCN-IOII
Oreon Agricultural College,
(orvullt(t Tlie first mti-iluK of a
three-day Benion for the members
i of th Farmers' Kdticatlonal and
j (o-operative union was liohl hiT
, I his morning w it h more than I ud
'leelales from various puns of the
state present. The convention is
the lidli annual imetlnt; of the un
ion. K. T. I teed, coiickc id I tor und
president of the Corvallis ciiunihcr
of rotniiiercc, nave the address of
welcome to the leathered farmers
and the response was uiven by M.
H. Kicliurds. at ale chaplain of
Wasco county. Other events of the
first inectthif were tin appointment
of m-veral committc's by Jlurburt
Ktibert of The I miles, preRtdelit of
ih finion, and VHrtotm announcc
nientH of onveiilion proceed Iiiks
TWO STIll.S CAPTI ltKI.
1A IX AH, Ore. Two stills wt-re
captured here th' first or the
week. The ntills were taken by
State Prohibition AK'nts Alcltrlde
and Jones In co-operation with
Deputy Sheriff Senter and State
A Kent McDonald. One was taken
neur l-'alls i 'ity and w as ubn-doii4-d,
the owner huvlnr left the
county. It was of the wash boiler
type. '
SafeMillc
and liet
For Infanta, Invalids, the Aged,
Nursing Mothers, Children, etc
Ckifwiett
Contains the valuable muscle and bone building elements found
in the grain and whole milk. Easily assimilated by growing chil
dren, students, anemics, etc. Excellent as a light lunch when
faint or hungry. Prepared at home in a minute by briskly stirring
the powder in hot or cold water. No cooking.
Tli,- .il..r oiiflt fumi.l ln
,! ,,o.smHli.n of William HojP.
youliK r,Hi.l.nt of tlx- lV.Io 'i
,.ln,y who H.linlu.'CI ponHi-lon.
I, mi ,l'.nl.a wn.-ihl. iyl"K ""t
, ..ill hu.l 1 "' re
,l. day lf'r Su"'" '""n
who K"M h- '"'
it Hoppi- "" ,,efo"' J"
-o..,l l.ul s.nl.np wuh sus-,n.l.-.l
for ti-n d'0' "I""1 ron.ll-
, ,l,ul I,.- I.Hp tl- office.
furlh.'i- 'K''"1 "'" """"lal"""
oii. iuliona In his m'rtlon.
Bath Room
Fixtures
Nickel and Glass
TOWEL RODS
SOAP HOLDERS
CLASS HOLDERS
15 AT II RODE HOOK'4
Everything for the
Hath Room
F. L. LILLY
Hardware
Phona Main 81
DIAMONDS
Diamond Cord Tires lire the host that (rood material
and workmanship can produce. Althnnuh there was
an advance in lire prices effective May lsl, we are
goiiiB to well DIAMOND ('ORI)S at the following
prices. Compare these prices, then compare the
wearing qualities of DIAMOND CORDS.
.'WxIJ'j Clincher $11.:J0
:i0x:i'2 S. H ?12.)()
31x1 S. II. 916.9.-,
32x1 S. H . S1S.70
33x1 S. H. ..' 519..-)0
34x1 S. 15 $20.25
32x l'2 S. I? $21.70
33x1 Vi S. it $25.50'
31xl(i S. II $2U)0
33x5 S. II $32.(i()
3ox5 S. it. $33.1)0
Oregon Hardware & Imp. Co.
Hons and opporl unities as ot her
lines, and I In- farmers should he
willlip; to suffer or prosper accord-
1 1 m; to I heir industry, jmlKim-nt
jiuid cour:ii;e. On the other hand,
'it should be recoirni.i-d that t li
ifarmlm; Imlcslry is the realest of
American Ind usl ries uid that tie
prosperity of all of us is vitally de
pendent upon the prosperity of the
farmers. Nearly HH.iifJO.fiiHi people
in the I'nlted States today are c j -rectly
or Indirectly de-ndent on
I'anninf,-. Hence, wlun the sprlnu
conies ar4Hind each year and the
millions of aeres nn- tiirnecl up
unci planted to wheat, corn, rye
and a hundred ot her crops, l(
.should he 11 solemn occasion and
one worthy of the proloundest re
spect and attention.
! "Tim prosperity of the farmer is
dep.-ndenf upon three things; (I)
Satisfactory went In r conditions
yielding 11 good crop; (2) A fair
price, not so high as to result in
over-producilon the following year,
and not so low as lo make it Im
possible for him to get a fair rec
ompense tor his labors; i'.i) A nor
mal lahor and comomdity marftet
In order that his operating expens
es may not he out of line with his
income. I'or ihe past Tew y'iir
the tanner has had fairly good
crops, but the price of farm pro
ducts has been abnormally low ami
Ihe cost of labor om supplies ab
normally high. Last summer thin
slluallon higan to right itself, and
Wheat enl to JJl.SS per bushel.
corn to $I.1.'!H4 and rye In Jl.Tiii'-i
In the closing months of l!ii'4-. Sin
ce , a nuary and l-vhruary most
markets have deidlned, hut there
has been ii4i such slump ns many
people are prom 1 1 represent,
j runners Heller Off TiHlny.
I "The farmers of the country nre
Ind ay distinct ly more prosperous
than (to y were a year ago. Wheat
h; still about sit! higher, corn KSc,
ami rye Cmc hichcr than a year ago
at this lime. The April 4-vports
will ;0iow (hat the foreign demand
BEEF-
Have Y ou Tried The
Corn Fed Beef?
it is (lilTemit from the ordinary beef.
the steaks are wonderfully delirious and juicy.
?$ t !$ ! 4 $ i
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t tim JU 9p a-i Jfm
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for mri'iils Is still lorge nnl tliat
the same Ihlng applies to the for-!
eign d inaud for cotton. Statistien
Imllcati' that the world needs an
American citt4Mi cimp ;ii- 1; y ar
of from 1 H.iMHi.iMttt id H.uim.'ri'r
bales, which ptiiiiiies an American
acreage ol at leant 4o,omi,ohv acr s
d-voted to cotton. It should, how
ever, be remembered that cotton
Is different, from wheat. When
then Is an extra large crop of cot
Ion an Increased demand can easily
be stimulated by getting penph- to
use the occasion of rvph nishtnt;
tln ir cotton slocks. The dema.id
for wheal, however, canimt be ea
sily stimulated, 11s people will on
ly eat so much bread -and, as they
become morn prosperous, tend t
cut (hiwn rather than Increase
t heir per capita wants. J lowever.
as above slated, the exports of both
ciilton and wheat are thus far run
ning nhoud of last year. Statistics
clearly show that the farmers
the country are in a distinctly bel
ter condition than they have been
for some years.
"Tim farmers' Improved condi
tion Is evldem-44l by the rep4rts on
various allied Industries. -'or in
stance, the agricultural Implement
companicn which have been in a
pn earJoiiH posi! ion. Muve Uuy w ar
and him- been ohlige4l lo charge
off tremendous losses are gradual
ly coming iamk to their own. The
slock of the International Harvest
er Company, which sold for I1; a
year ago, is now selling at about
$H'7. Tim fertilizer companies un'
also showing the effect of tin- l4-t-t
it farming situation. American
Agricultural chemical stock, which
was selling at S u year ago. is now
selling at about :'o, ami Virginia
Carolina Chemical, which vns sell
ing tit 1 'i a year ago, Is now sell
ing at A, The Virginia Carolina
Chemical first murtai;e bonds,
which have been in dt fault about'
twti years ami which went down to
about fin, are now Helling at
linjmiu'd ( omlliioii
"The re4-enl ligures on automo
bile sales retiect an improve-) con
dition In (he farming sit nation.
The great fluctuation in the ie w
car sales Is duo primarily lo farm
ers' purchases. The previous high
figures for sales were due to pur
chases by lli tanners; the fulling
oil' in sab s last year was due to
the farmers dnmpuig out of the
market; and the increas- d s.ih s at
the imnneiit ore due to tin' tanner
coming back again. The n.iI.s 41I
the mail order stolen such as Sears
I 4M'bueli ( 'o m pa 11 y, Montgomery
Ward Com puny and ot he is show
Mother Again
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PORK
Fresh Pork Shoulders, One-Half or Wliole....1Sc
Pork Steak 22e
Pork Koast Off ShouUler 20c
CURED MEATS
Did you get your Ham or strip of Paeon (his
week? Fresh from smokehouse every week. Mild
Cure none hetter, and at wholesale prices.
Fancy Sugar-cured Hams, Half or Whole . ..oOc bh.
Fancy Sugar-cured Picnics ISc I.h.
Uoston IiutLs Sugar-cured
r -.imtsc r1 i
f i - v ' ,
1 - - I
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Y x .
v1 X " " I "I
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! I s i '
i W; j i'!e.
A).
Grande Ronde Meat Co.
'Mt. Kmily BraiHl''
: i
f!
A!
Nancy Jordan nut l.teutrnunt
K. 11. Warren of Kansas City
4turing the hysteria days in Kng
land follow iag the w ar. Then
Warren came home to at he
lotted States, having smey
w it h an ane-eld i! ohii -in. Mr.-.
War r u, hea i-nig about it , h id
N nicy come to tf:s roui'rv
with ln-r h.thy boy. Svnn Nancy
in n ri.-d Claude H. 4'latKe, a
Chicago salesman. He v e. nt ly
ll oi 'ed In r. Now Nuncy, af
ter being missing five day,
has be n locate d In a Kansas
city lutspltal, where a daugh
ter w us hoi u.
The Racks! The Tables! All Filled Aain!
MANY BIG NEW VALUES
Brought Fourth At Startling Prices For
Saturday's Selling
Everything Must Go At Some Price!
FRENCH & GREENE, POSITIVELY
ss
Entire Stock To Be Sold! Fixtures And All
All our enthusiastic feelings over the success of this sale are
to hurst into a flaming show of SUPER-VALUES for Satur
day's selling that will make all La Grande mid near by women
as joyous as we are ourselves over the success of this sale.
Not content with the accomplishments of the past, thi3
sale will give a new and powerful demonstration of the Super
Values French & Greene are able, capable and willing to givj
in their determination to close out this entire stock in the
shortest possible time.
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i in I'rif i'wi ,1 tii'-n MiMinMii tim imfi
DRESSES
Siii-cliil isriiiip Silk
)rrs?;i s. V:illH I" S-'1.
$14.45
DKKSSKS
All new and beautl
iil colors. Values to
$17.75
Goats, Suits, Dresses
Featiirinsr Style! Featuring: Quality! Featuring
Variety! All At Amazing Reductions.
No matter what the regular prices have beey no mat
ter what the wholesale cost prices we pay every
thing is marked down to a record-establishing low price
for quick sale and close out.
COATS
W omen's
Coatfl. Vulneti
Spring
to $-5.
$9.95
ri'RSKS And HAGS
lo 7.rn. Now
$2.95
TO SI. IS
BLAZERS
Flannel nnd Corduroy
In all new shades. .lust
new, and junt the thin it
for outinT and sport wear.
$5.45
COATS
Hiaiitlful .Spring
Coats. Wondorful val-tit-a
lo $:is.50.
$18.85
DRESSES
Choice seh-4'tions of
tt'-'.v SprimT ;:lyte.s. Vai
1 1 - to .'o.e.
$21.45
New Harmony Shaded Hose
Van Haalte make. Just arrived today!
Bought to retail at $3.25
Priced at $2.25
WOOL DKKSSKS
IVamWnl styles an 1
w o n il i' r hi I mater
ials. Iletmlarly p; iced
to :is.:.o.
$18.45
n Mrs
Satins. SU...I, an. I Cat
rut;, black only. Vulurs
r.u'ii.
$1.95
Pumps and Oxfords
Colored Smiles, Kills
and In Iluik. Values to
$2.85
SUITS
Talloif.l Suits. Vul
tifs to $y5.lHl.
$16.50
FRENCH & GREENE
Selling 0u(! Closing Oul!. Gellitifj Out!
SUITS
neautlfiil t nil o r e J
Silt? In Schumann
make. Values to jr,.i.
$24.50