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THE LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
' Tii.incri.iv. TWem)er 10,1025.
Here And
Thett
I Americans in Europe ,
I , Long for Home Dishes
l'ormtpton Industrial payroll for
1920 will he uljout $1,333,000, n
ciuillnfe ;n,fifi0 for Inhor on foil
eral fprlainntioh dam.
HAHKIKHI'IKl Cliu. P. Klwr,
Oxford hIkm-p breeder, won an In
ternational rhumplo.iHhlp at Kiin.
fas Clly Block Bhow.
Rlnte flHh department hos'hikort
U.UO.OOO I rout pkkh at y.:M and
Kll lakca.
Klamath county aliowa 2fl.2fa.
IGti taxalilM wettllh, $l,t:.12,ttmt more
tliuti latit year.
Ttl.I,AMnOK KiiKlneerH lieKln
HnrVy for WIIMon river road, Cort
land, to 'the coant.
ST. TIKl.KNH l.niiilii-r and pll
lllff fihiinientfl for third week In 'Oc
tober, totaled 3,000,11110 feet.
Southern Paelfin will iijw : in
HWilrh engine lit lltltlitltlfr KlIKelie
fehoPH and freight yanln. . '
Pencork ,mlne ut Ho.neatead la
to I developed with $370, iiiio r I.
rt.ATOKANIK HriiilMI Ml
OaH Co. reaily to drill prospect welt
. on 7oo0-acra lcaae. (
TVi OrVtfonian, plbneif-f newspa
per of northwvat, celebrate 7Mh
annlvoraary. J.ecember 4, with ape
clnl htatQiicat edition, and appro
priate public exerclaefl at munic
ipal auditorium. Kor many yearn
It nan been recognized ail ono of
Ajnerlca'a great newapapera; Ita
couwrvatlv editorial and bualneaa
atundll.K Iflvlnif It dlHlluctlou abuve
moat athem. No newspaper In
America hart followed more couaia
tently, a policy of proarc-BHlvo yet
conHervallvfi biialneaH development
of thn reaourcea within Ita territory.
SrnlNflKlKI.M -gTo miles of
cement aldewnlk lu"l hero thin
year.
HC'IO Important alrlkn of lead-allver-Kold-copper
ore made, in
frown Mlnlntf company property.
AutO licenses und Kasollnc taxes
nre i'xpccicd to pny tho atuto ?S,
400,000 for 1920,
pnNM.KTON 1M.O00 pounds
of wool sold ut upwards of 40
cents.
Hood Ulvcr Apple OrowiW ns
soclatlon warehouse has received
1.125,000 boxes fruit.
TlANnoM Thrift nvhrh Incor
porates for 40,000, to farm 840
acres.
rKNDI.ETON Gravel worl( al
most finished on (treat McKuy
creek reclamation dnin.
JKl'KKltHON Mountain States
Power rompony Installs new pole
line und new street IlKlHa.
' For third consecl.tlvo year, On
iron leads all stutes in hew trrsnifes
oriranlxcd.
" ' selO rondensury will add but
ter, cheese and powdered milk to
Ita products.
ViriA State hatchery pn Me.
Kenzle will handle 4,ou0,ooo sal
n.on fry this winter.
Southern l'arirlc purchases J!5.
0(10,000 feet or Oregon tlnlller. thlB
year, a. new rerord.
Pendleton, with three, flour mills.
Is. north w.sfi ri cutest interior
milling point. ,
Ori'tfon 136 railroad Valuation
Is t'ib,36,TT3: water, gas.1 electric
und street railways. 144.4 17.7UC;
telephones, M,o7,480.
MAKER NeW und unexpected
vein of copper oro found In Mother
l.odo mine.
Tillamook will ralsn ft budget of
$011,31,7 by taxation. In mil.
floverninenl harbor crew has
used 0 tons Uynaintifl In Yaqulna
hurhor work this year.
Prlnevilla & Boulhwestern Hull
rond Incorporate, for ' Central
Oregon devrlopmeut.
MAKKfl 1200. hew water users
added to Hat Of city water patrons
tblf year.
PAIilH (API Ail ItililKll llurnpc
Vnay boast of the bcsl cooks In ;ill
the world, hundreds of Americans
hero are starving for American
dishes.
Kven the Ancrlcnn woman who
diets has her troubles. Kor Ku
ropeun chefs have not leurned how
to iniike that extremely thin und
brittle toast which enables one to
t?lve a pretense of eullng. .
In Trance, sauces und butter
and flour used as Ingredients In
tho ctllslne, are terrible enemies to
l hp wolstllne. In Knglnnd, boiled
unseusonid vegetables offer Utile
tepiptullon to the palate. No uie.l
als can be Awarded In Italy anil
(lermany for no woiiiun who wania
in wear fnHlllonnl.lc gowns dares to
eat much macaroni, spaghetti or
ravioli. Win und le er do not go
wlth llie slender boy-like rlgure.
Follow a parly of American
tourists, or go to a luncheon or
American business men, or to a
gathering of American women, and
heur these pleas liud complaints:
"My kingdom foi some corn
bread." II I could Only get some nice
brown waffles with Vermont maple
syrup."
"Oh, for some real tmeliwhcut
cams."
"When a Frenchman can conk
chicken In nine hundred and ninety
dlfrerent ways, why can't he fry
it like we do at home?"
."Tim cook who barns how in
mallei corn fritters In Pails will
make bis fortune."
And to rati tho situation, I'reiich
kitchen urllsls cm. not muke ill'
kinds of soup which Americans like
best.
THE PROMISED LAND
OWN'F.ltK OF NAFF. KOVfiHT
SAL KM, Ore I'ollro wore at
tempting to entahliHh tho Identity
of thn owner or ownern of a Hinull
arifc which wuh ohonilonnl In
riHl nrfir th norlhirn hoimihtry
of this city. Thft B:ifo )i:ul Itrcn
hroki n npin onil lootril,
On (ho oiitxlftc Of tho iloor wnfl
li'tii-ri'il 'oiflunl I.tinilif-r iwn
cy." Th-rc uIho upin'-iirt'd on Iho
iloor (if tho BJift th' nani! 1MII
rrmii." The orricnr until thty had
i-cpolvtMl no report of a siir hclntr
MtOlcn hT4!.
A ri'port that t plunt of Iho
(Vipclnnd I, urn her iiRpnty ut Mult
nomah wuh rnbhctl rfct-ntly Id b
Ing1 InvcBtlKHtil by thn polk-o. It
wuh Halit (hut tho sufo hud brim In
tho fl-'lil Kin ro UiHt Tlnirmluy.
I Ili-itIi Satlorn Turn Vrntn
Oh linn- lidif to fftrnrilfcA
l.ONHON, ( AD rirl'.Ish Bailors
nr.- 1 iii-iii riK frmn old raw li'of to
Iimcco, honkt il In rum and rolled
Ml In I wtni , to tht- rlffurfttP.
When tluj irinr of Vul nmde
loud with lurnher for Chllo.
Throo HtfiimorH londod ftppTi-H
for Kuropenn tnulo ,nt tho i'ort
titnd dotliH, In ono flity.' v
.MIL TF.ItMH UtVV.H TUIO
RAI.KM, nro. (Mrci.lt Judtfi' Mr
Mithnn vnontrd tin ordor In which
hf donloncpd John Andrown, l.OHtf-r
l)ichHon and llonry Johnson, moon
Ahlnorfl of Mount AnjcfM, to pity
finofi i-nnfflnK from $260 to $500
and uddod .'10 day In thn county
Jril to ouch of their HomtencoH, No-ttc-H
of nppoul wan tukcrt by tho do-
fendnntH' lawyT.
Tlw vuenllon order was entered
by JinU;o McMuhun wln-n ho dl
envered that undor the law It was
mandatory upon him to impoHe a
jull Hentenco upon tin defendants
In nddltlon to (he fine. Tho do-
lendnntH were, convicted of having
a hi tit in thflr pOHflriwton.
A rrlend tellM ust ho ot sri lonely
for IiIh ifirl onf ninrht ho aiayed
homo und ltlsHd a lipstlek.
Trator Nnlloniil forrHt sold 48,
000,000 foot timber durllltf
Klu mnl h I-'hIIb to hnvo a'moiint'
rd pollccuiun to herd Htrtiy hvo-Htoclc.
J OroRon wfieat-bolt conference to
bo held ut Aloro, Kebrwury 11-13. 1
I'dliTf.'A'Nn'-Heiivy tspomiof
remly-cot-houHefl mude to Jndlu,
Jtipjn und China. J
Winter's .
IambowJar
17.: QuUKReHef
' for Old and liouna
Sdfbtij JSamia Comfortably Q
Ti-nvel by lotoi Stngc Safely - romfortnhVy.
AirmiK TRANSIT COMPANY. . -
Tho (Jit-y Stages.
Conic to our Stnue Dcpnt nt till ififfcrsoit Ave.
All Modern nml llcnti'd staKiw.
l.HAVK I.A (ilt.AXIH: M)ll
.limepli e A. M. - 1 l. M. - 4 I". . SundaV, A. M. - 4 P. SI.
1'ciidletoii II A. M. - -I I. .M. hail)'.
Connects to AValla Walln nml rmilaid.
Chenp Holes - Dcpnl I'liono ' Wo Carry Kxprcss
On Special Trips , Mnbi 7D And Trunks
Italian company sends refrlireiu
lor ship to Portland for 7.tMin
boxes apples.
PORTLArltl 1 Steamer Renus
will brtn carKO of nitrates, to re-
FEED
Rolled Oats
Itutlnl Itarlrj
W hoUi Corn
Crarkwl t ons
Wholii Wheal
MM I-tMI
llaint Alfalfa
llahtl Timothy
linlcd straw
irlt
1 Mskcr
Ncratrh tt
Ask Our I'rlcr,
La Grande
Warehouse &
Storage Go.
Main 792
Merchants and Business Men
' v of La Grande
We Wish to Call Your Attention
to a Matter of Paramount. Interest
to You --A Matter of Important
Business
A campaign is being conducted over our system to increase
the efficiency of your artificial lighting.
Some merchants have availed themselves of the opportunity
to secure our free advice on what constitutes the most profit
able lighting for their interests. Many have not. '
You Are Cordially Invited
To Visit
Sit'in'ist & Company, Jewi'levs and Opticians
1108 Adams Avenue ,
(midway lietwoen Chestnut and Depot)
and study their artificial lighting in the interior of their store.
It is the closest approximation to perfect interior lighting
in the City of La Grande. '
Seeing is believing--eome any time soon and study the results.
The famous Trojan Lighting Unit is, installed in this store.
See how the light, perfectly distributed, reaches to the back of
the show cases and brings out the patterns on the silverware.
Good goods are entitled to good illumination.
See this installation and figure out for yourself what a simi
lar installation would mean in your own line of business.
Itvcnuse we know thnt good lighting
pays many limes over lor itself, we
are offerinp; these unit on slm-HIng
terms.
TR0FIT WITH LIGHT
PAY WITH TROFIT
Eastern Oregon Light & Power Co.
STAND BY!
RADIO
1l' r-H an iinnniinrii)int
T t vital hih nut (o nil
who a it- Itioktnt; for a
rial Kift- wilh rerlainty
of wHrrnnt'. I'omplfto
KaillO S.-Ih, l.oiiit Sp;ik
crii unil ollivr tipcxwtv--H
lit VlllllH - Klvln
H il't-H.
H. & S. Electric
his recent voyage on the ltipnlsc,
l.ano.OO Vllinrcitcs Were sold, ar
cor.lln to I). Kennedy, mnnnacr
of the canteen. There re hut
130 pipe smokers amonir tho 1.20(1
men In the shin's company.
Sailors follow one another very
closely in their choice of smokes."
lie naiil. "Hut fashion changes
"mysteriously from tlmo no time,
on this voyage of the .rtepulso
ihose who rtl'l not roll threir own
cllta reins corH'entratKl on, two of
the three wry popular imnil.
unite iKnorlnif lit" thlnl. I hen.
was a run on a wt- '" "hm
class cigarette as stVm as the men
got shore leave." ; .
Freed-Eisemann
RADIO
Means the best that can he had, even at much
highlSr prices. Remember, that the FREED
EISEMANN line only asks permission to show
you in your own home. We are only too glad
to install one in yon r home on approval. You
are under no obligations to us.
Oregon Hardware & Imp. Co.
& 1 . F9
saving c)
THE ORIGIN AND OPERATION OF
SKAGGS STORES
This Is an npo of frank speaking- an.i
open dealing liotli socially and coinmer
c'ally. Wo a ro a co n s t o i n o d tl own da ys t
listen calmly to tho fro discussion of
Burial subject u which only a few you: a
titfo wore tahoo Likewise, business nun
ol' today are hecominff nior and more
ucciiMtomed to taking the public into their
confidence und in - recognition of a public
fail mindedness many or' tho things which
were formerly regarded us "business scc
rois" are now freely mude common prop
erty in order that the ' whole business
structure may benefit and' tho problem of
economical distribution he broight th'it
much nearer to its final solution. Herein
it is again demonstrated' that self-interest
Is the bus's of nil constructive action. Kor
the continued existence of the present
system of distribution is dependent Solely
upon its ability to prove to the public
that it is the most logical and economical
system that Js possible to devise.
Because tho welfare of the Nntibn is
Inseparable from the prosperity and well
being of its people, It is, the rtght--evi-n
the duty of every responsible citizen to
know something of the profits which bus
iness organizations, who elect to deal in
tho necessities of life, take in proportion
to the service they render. Therefore,
while perhaps a bit unusual, it is entirely
consistent and proper thnt. concerns Hku
Skaggs stores sho'.ild frankly tell the pub
lic how much profit they make and for
the sake of unprejudiced comparison
how much profit other stores make.
1 u dealing with statistics it is well to
remember In fairness to all concerned-
that their value is of necessity relative
ral her than absolute and that frequently
their greatest value tte In thir ability
to indicate progress or lack of progress
toward a desired end
Kor a number of years the Tin roan of
1tum-ss Ib-.M-arch of the Graduate Hcttool
of Itiisincss Administration, Harvard I'm
vcrsity. has conducted an intensive survey
and ht inly of I he operating expenses u.i 1
pniilts or retail grocery stores throughout
the Nation. The results of this survey
have In en eompTb'd and analyxt-d by ex
pert statisticians and each year a bull1
t in is Issued containing the Information
and conclusions ttnls obtained. It Is im
portant to remember that these surveys
cover the. entire country and every sort
of grocery store. They include caah stores
aswetl as credit stores, stores in small
towns, und large cities and' stores whiifh
cntor to either cash or credit trade dolnij
about an equal nmojnt of both kinds )?
business. Therefore, in making compari
sons, Skaggs stores are compared to both
cash und credit stores throughout thu
country.
Tho figures for 1923. compiled by this
Tin roan, showed 471 stores reporting and
that their average gross profit was
per cent of sales. They turned their stocks
an .average of 10 times a year. Kor the
same, period fho average gross profit hi
Skaggs stores was 13.0H a fraction over
1 3 per cent and the stocks wore turned
1fi times a year, showing a saving to the
public of more than 31 per cent of gros
profits or ALMOST A THUin.
Kor 11124 with &45 stores of ull classes
reporting tho sales averaging CI per cent
credit and S9 per cent cash the average
gross profit was shown us lit. 8 per cent
with an average turnover of in times, tho
sftiiier as the year before. Kor th- n;.tn6
period gross profits in SUuggs stun u wwo
13.74 per cent ubd the stocks were turn -d
lfi'i times. On the face of these fi:uiert,
thoso who dealt with Kkaggs store? paid
approximately 30 per cent less In t,-i ins
profits than did those who traded ehw- .
where. Our 1 H25 sales will approximate
J30.000.000 which with a liko proportion
ate public saving will exceed $ 1,5oo,ti:Mi
fop the year.
As was pointed out above, tho greatest
value of statistics lies in their ability to
indicate a trend. Skaggs stores uro proud
of tho dollars and cents savings indicated
In the figures shown wy ure proud of
the percentages' and all that sort of thing
but we are even more proud of the
' fipiiit or tho organization which this show
ing indicates the willingness of employees
to make the amount of work to be dolio.
each day constitute a day's work to elim
inate, waste and to make it possiblo for
us to show a very satisfactory net profit
in spite of tho very low margin of grcus
profit on which wo operate. It is this '
unity of spirit -this loyalty and intelll
K,.n(.f. which helps make the Mucce.Hsi il
operation of our inoio than 3mt slon-s
possible.
( Next iVoek ".Maklu an hitcroslin
and 1'rnflUibln ;ame Out of a Common
Hinl liOnly Vocathm.")
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Ramonia Flour, per sack $2.39
Ramonia Flour, per barrel 9.49
Oregon 'Beauty Flour per sack 2.29
Oregon Beauty Flour, per barrel 9.09
None-to-Equal Flour, per sack 2.19
None-to-Equal Flour, per barrel 8.69
Potjatch Pancake Flour, per sack .69
Farina, per sack ,(55
Fine or Coarse Graham .49
Scratch Feed, per cwt 3.59
Cane Sugar, per sack $6.64
Netted Gem Potatoes, per cwt 2.45
Armour's Shield Skinned Hams lb. .25
Full Cream Cheese, per pound .34
Money
Saving
SKAGGS
tJXlTED STORES
Oregon Washington Idaho Wyomin
Utah Nevada California
Cash
Stores
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"Profit with Light"