La Grande evening observer., August 24, 1925, Image 6

" Fasre Six
THE LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
Monday, .August 24, 192.1. '
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MY ILL
SMUT PICE
A prospect of continued activity
In the t'ulldiny fn-lnHt ry durliijf
tilt! mining rail, in indiraf d )i
heavy IncnaseH til Julv penults,
reported yesterday to tin national
monthly iMiililtiiK survey of S. W.
.StraiiH & Co.
Th total In '177 rltli'iT- van
$3S7,;t:iii,2f.7 compared lo $274.
'J01.172 In July hist ynr. Thbi
was nri lucre ine ol more Until
1 1 l.l.Oiiii.OdM or 41 percent.
Of this value the 2.1 hading clt
It's reported r,u percent, nhowinff
that the large center of popula
tion ni'i' rapidly rt -1 t l i f J i n mt In ac
cordance with I In- popular th-mand
for modnn luilldinK of all types.
It Ih no longer a titicHtioti of
"over-built" or 'under-bull I"" ron
it Ions, hut rather a nation vhlr
movement to tear down obsolete
BtructitM'.i mid erect in w ones,
which will meet the standard.1! and
requirements of today.
KaAti'rii rltli-H. im reporting to
the survey, show n July gain of
ii!i percent, tin1 higlu id of any re
Klon. Tin' Southern cities, 73 re
porting, wi re m-t ond lit proport
ionate k:i in, iiuii.ft rift inrrv:i:;:- of
38 percent. The Central Wist. 1 1 l
el lira reporting lwnl a Rain of if!l
pcreenl ami the Pariflo West, So
cities, a gain of 3 percent.
- Many leading cities showed lien
vy gniiiB. Only four among the
va!':!!" icadcrii f S oiiori or July j
i 024 : Los Aneeh-H, W'nHhlnglon, !
Ha!! lmor a nd Milwaukee. New
York .had a Kfli" if l--1 percent,
nil boroMfiiK contributing. Phllu- i
deiphln had a Rain of 1 7 percent
and for (he first lime displaced
Chicago In second plnce. Chicago ;
was third, with a 41 percent gain ;
and Detroit wia fourih, with a 1
.Rain of S percent. The leading I
Kmitheril cities held their boom
I i.osltions, I loll) wood leading the
luhole counin. with a Rain of
:' nerc-m and Tampa 74" per
cent, over July JU24. .Miami
iieach was '-eond i' proportionate
irnlii with f.4: liercelit. Other Out- i
jttuitding gain auioiiR the larger
cities were In Hair I-'rancihco, Kan-
Has City, Mo.. Toledo, SI. Louis,
Newark. N. J.. St. Paul, Pitts
burg. Rochester, 'oluinbus, hlo,
liuflulo.
NOI I K Id CONTItACTOItS.
Healed bld.s will he received by
Hie City ConiniiKslon of li (Iran tie.
Ore., until 5:'if o'clot k !'. M.p Au-
xnst :iiMt. i:tjr, for iho reinodellns
and the additions to the present
City Hall huildliiR In the City of
jji (irn tide, OrRon, accord iiiR io
thf plans prepared by Chnrlen Jj.
Miller, wrchltect, of i.a Orninlf.
Ol-eROIl.
y All bids mimt he accompanied by
u certified check or bidder" bond
eoual to f p r cent of the amount
bhl, mild' check or bond Ahull he
made p;i able to the City of Ja.
Grande, Oregon.
Kiicc.cHKfiil ennttnetor l rcqulrinl
to fiirui.Hh I he. (Jit v of I.a Uraude
with u Hurely Itond emial to G pr
cent of the total amount of 1 he
contract, paid mireiles to be. up
proved by the City Commission.
Hrparat' contractu will b taken
for the I'lnnibiiiR. HeutiiiK. Stucco
and j'itimt-rS.'iR, aiil K!"Ctriciii work.
The City Conitniiwion re.Herveu the
rifihl to accept or reject any or ail
bids KMbmltled.
Itiddem blanks will be furhlshod
with all of ptjitm and Hpeclfiea
tlomi and all hUla Hiibmitted slmil
he made out on t ho said hiddei's '
blank.i. f
Plans are on. file at the offlco of '.
tho nrchiteet ut his office in Hooin :
7. In Grande Nntlomil Hunk build
Inw In the City of I.a Grande, ore.
Ail bids ahall be sealed, inuHcl'
or handed to the architect at hi-'
office. J. STKAHNS. (
llecorder.
1 h-sr-u .ttdU.sJPW '
i rti vj . - " - rj-w-'v
9 I e I r -'hit I
M1: . i
(y V. W. Purriy)
What in more, attractive than n
llMIe white house tset utuoilR trees
with Rtei n HhutteiH and roof. Thin
lilt bt home, true colonial outside
as well iih Interior details Hhouhl
appeal lo anyone contemplating'
buildiiiR n finull home.
The plan Is very practical aixl
economical, s it Is est minted that
the bounc can be built, exclusive
of heat inn- and pluinbinir, with
full b:is-mei!t, hardwood Moor,
Ivory tiiuitiei t::oii);liO!(( for iroia
4.(eM to K.f"iu.
S a T v eg of Am erican Incomes
Shows How Dollar Fluctuates
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Blue
Mountain
Oregon
Lumber
We still have good
flooring, ceiling,
partition and drop
siding at bargain
prices. Perhaps
these are just
w hat you need.
Look at these pat
terns and get our
prices.
VJL
Bowman-Hicks
Lumber Co.
M.iin S
I.imilx'i-, Sa.sh, )mrs u;ir) Shingk':;
Cliiiin and r.nx Wond.
Main f. 17
J. I.. Mimlial!.
NKW YORK. AI') -I'll.- lotnl
"riirn nt Income" or the American
people rone from f tl7,2f4.l)iiu,0l)U
In r.M to 74.i r s. 0 ii . dot, in isso
iinil Ueclimil to $ l! 7. T 3 0.0 0 1). 0 00 In
1U2I. 'I'liee t'lk'uren tire coiitnllicil
In ii report lo lo lie issued ty thf
Nutlonul Hun n u of lOcouomic Ke
Hciireh, , whicli Hiinuilurizin the ro
sultH of an exhiiHHtlve Investiga
tion tlixin which Dr. U'llllor.l I.
Klntt. Miitiriro l.even unil u corps
of iiMiatiintM miller the Kelierlil
llrcctlon of Dr. Kilivln K Gay nml
lr. Wesley c. .Mitchell, co-illrec-toi-8
of resctirch of Hie hureau
havo heen ciikuki'iI inne tho aum
mer of Another nulHtaniling
revelation hy the report Ih iliut 3t.
OlKl.lllill persons iiiKaiicil in "gllln
fill occnpallon.i" do nol report
taxiihle Income anil do not pay In
come tax.
The Hhnrp drop ol eleven and
one-hair billion dollars from the
Inflation period of uil'ii to the dc
preNSilnu year of )aj iia tile
ttrcntcHt fluct nation In the nominal
lotal national Income recorded In
the burciiu'H In como studies run
nlni; hack to ltiOK.
In tlie latter year the total In
come Is shown to have been $27,.
1(111,0(1(1,0(1(1. It rose steadily to
$:i2. 1100,000,0110 in 191 and drop-
Ped to $:il.iOII,(IOO,0lll the next
year. HeKlnnluu In HUB the trend
slarled upward aualii maklllK
(treat annuiil hops until the peak
wan reached In lliL'O.
"The price ehanttes dllrliu; the
morn recent yearn or the period
( 1 !Hi!i-l ;i2 ) have been so violent
that comparisons of money values
for different years tell practically
nothing nbolit I ho variations that
have oecined either In the physical
volume of business or in the qimn.
tily or kooiIs that the Incomii will
buy." H.iys a slatemeut Issued by
the bureau supplement liif- the ad
vance IIkiiivs. "It has been nee--essary.
(hen-tore, to convert many
Items into IlKiires repn senl Iiik val
ues of money of constant purcli
asiai; power. For this purpose,
prices of the y.xir I !l I ;l have been
commonly taken as standard."
Taklm: the total Income of $35,.
""0. .mm In I'.iKt. as a basis, the
report shows that the total income
of $'.'7.1011,11011.111111 In limti was
actually worth $ 2 S.'.'oo.lioo.tiiHl of
th' l'.i:t dollars. (lotui: to the
p.ak (' 1 r. J I the S 74. 1 .r,s.ooil.ooo
ryi f.',r-".
1 ! -
. t I t
.jn.'ir' ,
'lH f ' J, A -
- Kit
ilV.FAWlihS"
Itou't toiu't to make n rlire
iii-l-iiliiii or the tliiHink
nUnit our liuiue. Make Mire
Hint Hm- k'ix.'ik 'nml iIihIik
v.111 "liuhl tip" iIiiihikIi I lie
elements or late full nil. I
miner Mliluiul ilniiiauhui
inil' Inline, exterior. Mmt
eier netiU It.'imlr mc'II
lake i-niT ol. I not i lintKes.
Fred Spaelh
s'ti,t (,'uallt).
Income of that year is shewn to
have been worth only 3 fi. :i i0 iiuu,
(HKI of the IfilS dollam, while In
the previous year, 1 9 1 !1 the total
income of $(i7,2ii4,ano,miu m .shown
to have been worth 37,toa,000.0n0
of the dollars as valued In liHIt.
The 1121 income of Ji,73fi,(HH),
'hio is uivAi u rating In the value
of 1013 dollnrs of only S l '."VJl'O.
tton less than the $74,1 fix, ami. no
Income of the peak yer of 1!H'0,
Tn tho study of the chnnRen In
tin economic welfare of the p"o
ple of the Tnlted Htutes It Is re
vealed that rtnrlntf the 13 years
review the hypothetical "nveniRe
person hud more than doubled
h(f current income taud that
even when his income was redu
ced to datlurs of 1 ! 1 a purchasing
power, hl economic position had
been considerably improved, al
though In relatively much less Je
Kiee, Measured In current dol
lars, per capita Income (ncr.-ised
from $22 in 1!Hi9 tort" peak, of
$ti!'7 in 1HLMI and in 1H21 it stood
at $57!i. Tho purcha.sinK' power
of this per capita tneouie In terms
of 1 ;t 1 :t dollar valuation shows
that the $229 of 1 !)'!! were equal
to $:tl2 of the lm dollars: that
a $470 per capita income of 1117
was equal to only SOI ot' the litis
dollars, and a $&7li per capita In
come of l'.t21 wok equal to only
H:i4 of the l!H.' dollars.
The average nominal Incomes
of the "gainfully occupied" are
shown to have virtually doubled
during the 1 S-y, r period. The
average Income of the person
K-ainfully occupied was $7!tl In
llHiil, which was equal .to $823 of
the, 1 ! 1 3 value. The avernpe In
come of the painfully occupied
steadily Increased to $l,srl In ll2a.
That amount is shown to equal In
value ;mi7 of the 1 :n 3 dollars. In
1!2I the iverng of this class of
income was $l,rs7, equnl tn value
to $s7 of the IftlS dollars.
The fact that 34.oan,niM) perfwns
eniraired In irntnful occupations do
not report. taxable income Is
shown by n comparison of the Nat
ional llurenti of Kconomlc He
search with those of tho Internal
Itevenue Office .In 1 1 1 6, the
first year of the Income tax. the
lnternnl Itevenue Office showed
that there were , 4 :i 7.0 on returns
filed reporting a total net Income
of $G,2iS.ooo,(Hio, in the mime
ye.?r the fiffures of tho bureau
show there were 3S. 1 a 1 ,0nu per
sona gainfully occupied nnd thai
their total current income wns
$:!!'. 2iiiUMUUMKt. These figures of
both sources nhow steady Incre
ases until 1!20 In which year the
Internal revenue report showed 7.-
Alliv 17.-reriv.it l.ssued to K,
I- Hiierm;ui to alter arid r pair
a one-story brick busin'vSH build
ln' on Adams between lAuirfh
and In yot, . Approxiiutttt i-tsL
$2;'..
T' rmir -irsMed-tn-'IT.
.to eru't, .a-.. t',ioTlory
,'. !!iitf,- ff" IT. Ki'iili r -on '
b-j'. . u O j.i-nd !' tlft.syl
Am;. IS. Pi-rtuit issued to O.
T. Fleming lo alter and repair a
business, building on Kir between
the o. W. and Aludlaon. Approxl
ni. ite cost l no.
?
Aug. 22. I'ermlt Issued to V.
B. Heed to alter and repair a
garage on between- Halm und
Cherry. Appromiate cost $Ti0.
Aug. 24. IVrmit issued to
f'harlt s Miller to alter and re
pair a one-story frame building"
on Jaland b( tweell Q und llulin
Approximate rosl $ltH. ,
(Lumber Mills Ship 9)
rer Cent of Produce
rvmand for aoi'twools Is well
sustained, and although fall n
iuireinent8 havo yet to be filled,
the principal mi I la during the first
thirty-two weeks of this year had
shipped ninety-nine per c.-nt of
their production. Orders continue
to be for mixed iisaortments. show
ing that buying Is being kepi close
to requirements. Recently, how
ever, there lias been noted a tend
ency to buy somewhat further
ahead, according lo reports to the
American l.umbermah, Chicago, us
the yards wish to make sun' that
th fall crop movement will not
prevent their having adequate
stocks when frm demand is at its
height.
Mill stocks of the principal soft
woods, southern pine and Pouglas
fir. are rather low. Those of south
ern plne especially are badly de
pleted, nnd there has been some
'difficulty experienced, in placing
! orders for mixed cars. The coast
fir mills have much lower stocks
than hey held July 1. The mid
dle western demand for building
items of both these woods has been
very active, und a larger share of
it fs coming from rural trade. lp
per grades of both are becoming
ackree. I-'lr Is in more call in Cali
fornia, and AtlanM- const trade
continues heavy though temnvir
arily hesitant because of udvaneing
prices und vessel rales, which huve
alao Inliuenced export demand.
Production of southern pine is a
good deal below mill capacity, as
price returns have not been such
as to encourage maximum output.
The fire' mills fear a log shortage
because of the closing of more
camps due to firu hazard. tnd it
one occurs it will enforce many
shutdowns,
Southern hardwoods .re selling
well at the higher price levels re
cently t-siablished, them- continuing
to b a good call front flooring ami
trim makers, whll" the furniture
and automotive industries are now
buying lo cover full r qtiirenients.
Northern hardwoods hod a heavy
July moveuu nt und mill stocks un
reduced, so t hat price lists are
closely adhered to.
Till
lr,lo to lluvt ftJ.VMlO Theater
HIIOI IIKHS1 O.N I'AII.M
AI.HANV, Ore. l-Tfty-flve boys,
the largest and 'last group of
wj'H'l to be entertained at the
I tig Urol her farm
now at the farm
of Mi, and Mrs.
rins' of Portland,
operate the larni
of boys cent from Portland by
frteiet ies. Since the farm was
rounded 12 yearn ago it has en-,
tert'iined r.uu boys. j
The P.!g Sister fiirin was start-j
ed last ar with eight girls. This :
venr" there are 1 fi.
T O I, K 0 O , Ore. Miss Verne
Jtoss. for the last 15 years pro
prietor of i he Hoss theatqr, h is
let u contract for the construc
tion t qf n new moJern $25,tiao
theater, which will seat from 6wi
lo 700 persons and Is to be com
pleted by I leccmber 1. Curtis
Oardner of Portland, w lio lias J:ist
ompleted the new Lincoln hos
pital here, w ill direct the njjpr
structure,
at Lebanon, nro
under tin; care
Chester A. I,V-
w ho own an 1
for the benefit
La Grande Cabinet Shop
1108 Jefferson
The place for nny nnd all
kinds of Doors, Windows,
Cabinets, etc.
See Dad far Prices
From the fingerprints on file In
the Identification bureau of Scot
land Vard, sumo 2tJU,uuO positive
tdent li'ealons Ikivc been made,
Uulness Is keeping up real
U"ifnl. There Is a reason. Peo
ple nil like to .-ave money. I'.very
tliing we oiiler cames und icocs
like (lie snow storm In . August.
You remember lat week, we put
in our fiivt stmdt of Cerlaln-teed
kaWtniine. Well sir, the Htoek al
teady looks tike It Iiok fell . out
of n tree bark; wards. ffle for 5
lb. Mit kage is n very low price
ami the people all know it. One
of the oldest reliable luiiuters hn
ii mi I ho me ami tlexlaies H is uxxxl.
His livt i-aine IksiIiis with l.
.NalN. Sl.or liae tn ker lots.
Claude C Pratt
Lumber Co.
The Poor Man's FrlMiil"
Oppo. Foiin.lrj. IMlcme M-248
No Stuiilay nti.luesa
A "Refined"
" Atmosphere
Im tltnl of the home or of
fice wltli attractive lClcclrle
lighting appointments. Ceil
ing ami Wull Lights, !csk
or Floor, Lamps of nrtNtic
design and beauty nd;t
ei'tahi dignity and nenlnes';
S)eeial selling or such Fix
'tint's now on here.
Ask for Prices,
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H. & S.
Electric
Not inner Hotel Hldg
A Successful Product
Tha Oil-0-Miilic factory, the largest in the industry,
is a monument to the uninterrupted success of thy
Oil-0-Matie for nearly 7 years.
See this wonderful oil burner in our show room. -
Nate Zweifel
Repair With
Paint protects! It pre
serves! It renders all
w o o d w o r k 1 m nt u n e
afiuhist ite'leriorailon' iy
heat, cold, dryness or
dampness. Kveiy home's
interior and exterior
should have several coats
at this time of the year.
Quality Taints ami
Oils at
NOAH'S
PAINT STORE
1314 Adams
"."!'. otiu ret urn filed
net Income reported
.in.ii. Thiil year
bureau shows that tl:
i n vn'ui pi-rs.ms gi'tni
and that ttwir tot-il
S7 , 1 .S . 1 1 1 1 1 1 , l e i I . fl
t. rnal ri nue return
ped lo il. t'.'.-'. I'M Ml w ul
wiih tt total
of S23.7r...
he reS-Mireh
. r! were 40.
isMy oeeupicd
iMCo.m- wait
l.'lM liie ln
s filed drop-
total net
income report d of 1 '.t.i 77.1'eO.
imm. wlill.' the research bureau
shows 4i'.S J 't.onu p- i sons iraill
fuliy occupied whose totol cur
rent income w as $02. 736.oHimt.
nr Hits Itank: l wo Hurt.
POMKUOY. Wiihh.-MM, Oeorpc
Ketehuni suffered a tnulrte on top
of the head when a car driven by
her husband crushed into a bank.
Herman Schnltz. a pa--jtenKer. Fuf
feri'd Injury to his he:id und face,
and was rendered unconscious. Mr.
KeieMim was not hui t. The In
jured persons went brought to the
community hospital find treated t
br, u. U. Walton and nr. J. W.
Sherfey.
The aecbbnt occurred on the
state road three milt s wejt ef
Pomeroy. All were memtrrs of
tin pHcific Power A: l.ltht com
pany, butldhiff the line from Pome
roy to Iowlston.
r
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Keep Out
The Flies
We can ntnlr or make
screen ikKi and niiuhi4
of cury size ami shaiH-,
Si"U IHtor
(.ln-vs
Floor Sandhi
A -k for F.st lnia I e.
La Grande
Construction
Company
("has. Harris. Prop.
Inspect Your
ROOF!
JIake sure that it's water-proof air-tight ready to "stand off" the
heavy rains of late fall and the' snows of winter! It may need repair
and, if it docs, now is the time to have it done!
Cedar Shingles Ranging From
No. 2 S-inch clear butts to No. 1 Perfection, the best made. .
The Famous Paraffine Roofing
1, 2 and 3 ply Malthoid. 1, 2 and 3 ply Malthoid Jr.
1, 2 and 3 ply fronolito. 1, 2 and 3 ply Santo.
Red and Green strip shindies Slate Surface Hoofing.
From Our Stock
You can pet any price or frrade of Roofing to suit your particular needs.
Grande Ronde Lumber Co.
Retail Yard Acmss Jackson on Greenwood Ave.