La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, February 19, 1927, Image 4

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Newspaper Page Texti Saturday, Fcbruaiy 19,. 1927.) Page Four LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER F ni li m i fli m JiaBtzmbt Jibcmng bscrfor (lacorporsleal) Am IssSepesaJesg Jfevvoapesj FRANK R APPLEBf- -Editor ul Publish BAR VET P. MATTHEW8- -Business) jtansf " Published ereninxs, except Sund)r, at 1414 Adams Arena La Grande, Onloa. Tba GterTer-8tar published every Friday. Entered at the Postoffice at I.a Grande, (-regno, aa gecoad CIim Mall MaUer nnder act of Marco s. !. ! OFFICIAL PAPER OF UNION COCINTT A.VU TUB CITT OF I .A CiRANDB MEMBKK ASSOCIATED PKKSS Tb Associated I'rea Is eirlustveljr entitled to uae for pub lication of all wi disoatehea credited to it or not otherwise) credited If published therein. All rights of republication of ; special dispatch In this paper, and also tbe local news far ra ta aleo are reserved. f 8U.iBCItl-riON KATK8 ' Hj Carrier Dejlj, per mootb lo advance. , . Daily, per sis months In Daliy, sincis copy By Mail Dally, per month In advance bally, per sis months In advanca Daily, per year in advanca ., Weekly Observer-Mar, per year .. IM - ADVERTIHINQ RATES Display, foreljrn, per column Inch . THsplay, local, per column Inch -Tims contract rates on application. 4za A.VXIKTY "Tlie tlmix v. Inch I Kredtlv feared ta cine llM,n me, ami that which 1 hub afraid of is curne unlo me." Jul, l.Z. CONTRACTING OF ' MARKET NEWS OF THE DAY j Price Movement iiptii iirtni nrmur I-- III Wall MrPC NEW WOOL BEGINS l Ileal May ... Prices Said to Range Up't,." .: to 32. Cents for - CHICAGO GRAIN Open Hull Loar lltSIIOV. Ill IIO!i IJIi 35 131 s us tte'i, 131 C--J-C I 110, lauo-. isi 131 s In Wall Street Irregular Today the Best Clips i 1-OIITI.AM) WHEAT I-OItTI.A.VI.. Ore.. F I Wheat KfiB hard PORTLAND, Ore, Feb. U ( A.') I bard a hit blur-stem, baart. feder- 4 "on tract ins; of new wool cli,.s ' sllon. soft white, western whit,, j is fretting nnder way in the I'aci-.' northern spring. I1.Z2: hard win- lie norihsest with approsHiiat'iy ter. ll.ZS; acstero red. tl.lt. a half million pounds already sis-ned up in Ihr Holse ! Jor- nour. : corn. 4; oats. 1: hay. I J. uon valley -riiorLa 01 juano. ' Prices are rat to rsnse up lo J;..j cent for bt-st clips. . Ho far Ih.re has been no actual ""I tw)Wheat Quotations white. I1.J3: nUnno n,.t .; NEW YORK. Keb. 1 (AP). ; . ; Kui'llnr pretsure was pronouoc-d j I in today's stock market with th"( ! res'jlt that the price mon-mrat : NEW SPRING FLORSHEIMS i Are Here "In Step With Style" N. K. West & Co. The Man's Store I rtaa-lrvaeH miv-H imait l-a r-ii a- Rn. I- I ChnnnP. Hilt Little' Uh op-rations not f.u,z-Jh r , '. 3lndon.d however, another floci.: ! of n-w hih records beinr est ah-, I'HICAGO, Kfrt. 19 (Al'l .Start-Uish l with th list ld ly Amf H- j iP. a t rj.tUft' id .c a-Jvaiit-., wb T-Hf-pboiw, which touched the ' - L " - Today. car rv-teipt Wlnt. 4;. w tut h. ,d Clwlr to th- initial . btshest pric la oer U years. of? inV ? fir us." ' ; rani?(-. rorn. oas and proviwoti Hravy acrumulalion of ihe Kri-1 1 o L iJ hu.iui j -what Impressed you moat . in : rr hkt-r- aimct Jatloiwrr. Utitt were one of the features of! fQ LEAVE U- S. I your winff around these ttiitJ Irnm Mu niDW at off to C U K the rail rraun. All-Ameriraa Cm. ! ' o. ....... (Continued from Taue Ont) short MVS.I.I'OOI, H'liKAT i MVKKI'CHJI K'.b. )9 Al'). ; an 1 latr shoni Utile change. tjU-s jumped six point and Inter- f "iojtt-: Wbol. K to '-iJ hlirhcr: ' t.i....i i 1 nnr-hin.. 1 . national TIrfshorv- added t vol transactions reporttd in tht 1t-. ' M,rrh lfta 4d; M v ,0 , .. o.nt m its rnt nin ki.ih. . although buyers are In Ihe fied 1,,.- 1.,. aa i... .. i a...i. .w!...- 'me off for the liist five years. and eaarer to do busing wittaliie; . , ncv and wovniM ward under the leadership of Atlis ! ippo- Brokers. rillC.;0 CASH t4a,riII. from a ,hade decline to a Chalmers. Westinehouse and Gen, fnspatrh' from ftoston mtaie aHfrAGO. KH-. 1 AI). rash; -,,, era! Klectric. . j ' 11 ! Baldwin. International Harvest CHICAGO IJVE&TOCk , r Commercial Soivmis "B." Ca- . CHICAGO. Keb. I AI I. SL radian facific. A. yt. Byers and f In partm-nt of Ajfrk-uiture). Waasb preferred 'W ieldedtw ? .Hon strona to lie M?her; o mree poinvs. ine ciostne wjj CHICAGO CASH from Boston Uie CHICAGO. K-u. 1 Al'). tha. contracting has ln active I Wheal No. 2 hard. $1.37 1.1' Vi in the oit-rn stales with approx-fNo. 4 hard. fl.SJ. Imately 0,r,if, pounds already, Corn No. 4 mixed. C&: No. stirned up. on the sheps lack. jyelloir. 77 c. Cube butter closed firm on all r Oats No. S white. 4C4C,vc. grades with standards and primer No. 3 while, 4 46 i?c. i 'The heiclit of the bulldinss U-speclaliy In New York. It mak (lune feel puny." it's simply crusji fiwe. The skyline of New York ! has channed tremendously sltice lnglen.' Had 1 boa n.arri.-d ' my lust vi.lt here in i:21. Tpja as many times as reported. ! J Fr. nrh woman accustomed , lo should have a w hole rcfftru-nt f ; seven-story buildinEB In Tarfw. husbands. jines enormouB 1 wiini. u. ninj flrsts up a half cent at 44 an J j 45 cents. reptirely. Ixiw-r J srades rtniaintd steady and un-f changed. r'akn-a continues In th- fre'i ', vKtC xnatrket. du- 10 heavy receipts' and lower outaide markets. On ' tbe dairy exchange firsts are a , cent low. i at 2 cents. Other ' grades n-matned unchanged. j Country dressed imati weresJo" and Iruiclive at the closer with 17 - Hye No. 2. Barley 0i SZc. Timothy seed $4-75 i 5.2S. i'iov.t ;;... iJird $l!-4'. Ilils S .,. Itellk-s $l.t0. lOltTI,AM IJVK-STOCK I heavu-s strong, prac tically no mar. ket on light lights, pigs and pack-( ing sows; top. H2-S5. Caltle 4'm: compared withi t WASHINGTON. Wf. JI7AD---k ago: all grade w-igiit- A ranee that the provision for st'--fs 25.: higher; yearlings an I the building ef a common carri-r lightweights 2vK- lower: heavy railroad would be retained in the steers iiighst of year; e;.lren contract for timber awarded Kred top. $1 3.11: medium w eigl.t. Henick tn Grant county "Oregon. f it cows strong: heifers was given today to the senate pub Of American women. Suzanne td they were a type of th- ir Irreanjlar. Total suite tnnrotimai. I own. dressed Well but more ex- ed i'JO.Ottft shares. . Fifth avenue and really appalling. Broadway, arc KUircTUlu rreni.. - ' " i , A ,. ,. Tushed US he !' on lily I think .War Vork women, allhoueh, ,,1n,, .;,. different look i,,il)ln un the ncdwouU hlijhauj-. lennea but it co.U them mor-, .Vl.flster. 31. was Instantly I fP. PORTLAND, Ore.. Ptb. H fAI'i'about .teadjr: lisht realera, IJ.i lie land committee by W.-B. Gree-j eclved magnificenlly fatlle 70: conpar-'d with w.-k una lower: we- a lower price-,. cents ihe (. neral top on both veal , s;o: mostly steady with sp-rts '. avy st. ers. i:.e,4i J..: year-! and pork. If-celp's were fair.'aeak to a shade lower on me ..' linn and medium weights. H.7; and the demand lieht. S Itim ..!.. wt.rm en, I .tr,.nr t a 1 4r 1 1 : fat cows. S 5.50 J 7.00; hel?- ' ( u.m . n.1 , ..i.tt-v I. Iln.il. I ' 1 A. I . l-m 1 7 Mil V .0: TB. Sll.SOf. PtiiKllfton. on a familiar floor, nlavc-rl an excellent r?ame:and iiie-s arc easy. Ii.tnk r,ri-.: medium rriifiwnii;.- ! of bankx-thall last nit-ht amiinstuur own hi"h school nuintet! .. .:5: coo-i. .-;. .rs:. ki.. p-4...(.: few toads on ae killed when u hufe fir tree crashed through the hou.se Inte hirt nlhl. The tree, three feel In .dlametor. was blown over in n heavy wind r Kturm which struck the valley law No one an- iiIkIH and (rave way to a deluse of ley. chief of the- foreeft atrelce. ' jeare, to b? side to do enou.-n I rain which haa continued all Uit. j -Hospitality w:.s the predom ( Inant vlrlt.re of Alne: leans. I "Ererj.-m-rc we went, nortii. I south, east, w est, roitn.AM) I'uoiii c i: off ouality down to $7.0 and un. alMiut Meady: for w-wk: S.'hiis Ji-j ld-r: cows and heifers 5.:i4i 7.5:, rct. 6'. doubles f-om f.-edine sta-, itop heifers. $7.75: tap cows. 17.3: ' tlons: fat Iambs. 50.7c hieh...; I Ol.TI.AM. O.c.F.b. IS (AI-) ..,., j.Br, rlon: biilln. 5..-.l'(l sheep and f.dinir lambs Wholesale prices: : Huller firm. I fa , . , , 50 ,0 ou. off lo Mrons: y.,rlina w.H.e.s j-"'- u... my. i e. sianiiari,,,nalIjr down 0 fi.se; u-st veal- aw hiulier: week's top pries: fed ,4tc: prime firsts. 4S'c: firsts. ,.r, up , ,1J V j west- lambs. I3...: cllpiw-J j ' imT ' canons ic. , los;s compared w ith we-k air : lamlM. 1 1 0 1 1.4": woo!.-l cuUs 1 Tine normal scluoo! and aimory bills, in which La Grande i ,,! to,J"'r"Lln. .. ' i mostly steaiy: bulk new butchers $!... ii.o: y.-uriinB w,-the.. , , f : . . , i . , j . ehu'fn cream. 4 c , , ww,k $U50 il.so: weiehti.-r 1 1 1.5 t, 1 .;5: fat tit. tt.iuu , and LJnion county have leeii pnmanly interested, are up toi'n vaiiey: 4c net. shipper.- irae bull.h,. j.s ,,. rxl.n, ,.SO: ,,..in- anu .hearing lao,. heavlti down to l'i.l: packing l.titi lj.no. ,nu r lp 5ff r 10 Od- .laiiehl,.. tie. . 14 M-r eeOtl, $2.60 C'- i ?.'. If TS- r...-.l,.r ,.ie. niiHtliv I-.1VU ri.l-'AI!lf: ; lent work has Ix.-c-n done bv our delegates in the leinalature ' ". .. . !$u.7s: a few choice lighters n nkw vork. ki-u. i iai-i ' 1 :.. I :.. ,.i i , rr. ' I --"... uraia no. n IC.;,M.0 . The a,.Ilja condition of clearins ' "won the jfame by a complimentary margin. La Grande is! glad tl congratulate them. The Hound-Up city has a fine) i team and can be counted on to make a good showing if theyi ; go to- the Salem tournament. ! Govertior Patterson for veto or sjjfna.ture. .There seems toi ' lx! no reasonable chance that they can now be lost. Excel-i In zone 1. I'ream delivered 1'ort-, land 50, 52c per pound. . Uaw- milk tluMy: firsts doan Ic. iS J and executive approval is almost certain. The new revenue, Current receipts. :ie: rre.h meii ' policy; of Mr. Patterson will become law with some minor '"'" ,T"'h "'"dard first,.; f -1. u T .... . . "" fresh standard estras. lie. j .iiicianuMs, nri ii,i.. jnii uv uiiiL'iiut iiiai nave oeen ncui Poultry tiulet. ll avy hens. back in spite of obvious needs for so lono- will now be possible.' ' ' ': springs ' m . . , ,i i r ! nominal: broilers. 3vlle: I'ekln ,i They are not contrary to the rules of economy or good busi-; ..im.. ,1,. :oc: coi..red. nom , ness. ;They do not resemble in any way the reckless spend- m'': 'urkeys, live, jic: dressei. : ing thiit old-fashioned "pork barrel Uictics produced. They) ' 1 represent the margin between progressing and standing still,! . , i lietween maintainin? .state Kclf-rsivft nnrl mir-rifiriiur if Tho J "CnSOll CO. Fr dfllS Eastern Oregon noimal and the Ii Grande armory are small! Hugh De Autremont, ;.i items on the state program. Other equally sensible building ; f measures are on it. The appropriations will be approved by! ,,0"ti-a':". "-. i-vb. a (.vp) i , .. . ... ,. 11 Jackson county. Or.xon. Is lo : the g'fVernor lx?cause they are in keeping with his announced i'k.- application for custody of i policy. liut he will adhere to that only because he is steer-; '"om. now- a pnon- ' . - ,. . . . I er of the war department enroute ing Oregon OUt Of the financial Woods. from Manila to fan Kranciseo. for ' Iriul SI Mid ford on a charge of Tlir l.n-f tv . v tv i-r....- I murder In connection wilhtho j jiir, i i r.-i.v i ii r,r,n , r"i.l,iyon tunn.-l holdup and death Sheep nominally steady with house banks and trust companus week aso: bulk of receipts eith.T for the week shows a def:ctt m , throucfh or on contract: liest han-; reserv.. of $7.51(7.620. This is ai dyweirrlit aooled lamb, riuolab d-erea.- in r. s-rve of. 1 "!. 15.6 10 up to $12.00: yearlings up lo $1"); ; compared with the -e-k Irefure ewes $7.00 (lorn. . u hen excess res.-rve of $23.327, , was reTKjrted. I -KW VOIIK PUIIT j j i nnTi:i:K.vr ! NKW YOHK, Keb. 19 (Al-).- ICvaporated appbs stea.ly: prun.. '- 8AX KISANCIWO. Keb. 19 (AP) -llutterfat f. o. b. eVan Kraneisco. upneots. peaches steady. t 52 i ij S3.. The Garden THE FIVE-DAY WEEK I'rtsident Green of the l-'ederation of Lalxir says the big "' '"lT "a'en. iilijecu or the Teileiation now is general establishment of the five-day week. Kvcrylxxly who wouldn't lather have two days a wet'k off than one, please raise his handT It seems to lie I : iiiuiiiinious. , . !i' Vl5y don't we all start right in. then,, changing everything, oiaiitv u.m-imiks mav hi; ! to fitjthc five-day week plan?. Iieaiu.se, when we come tot ,,Kow, irtMMSt ; i j face the matter as a practical progiam, we begin to sec dif- T"- radish is tn- on.- v. -reiai.ic - I iculties and experience doubts. A .statement made bv Presi- !;'"' ,'''"7 ";-" ' ''d to ., , . , . , , .... I l"u"l and. fortiiiial.ly. It . one tlont O recti in the same tpecch in which he urged this 111-, -labit- with hi. h he is bound c i novation makes a pood manv of us frcl evtn.mi.lv rliiliiriim1 '" 'or It is difficult to do ;i ; alxiut "its real liencfits. ' J "We hold. jiinylhlnit to a radish that will muk. u wnoie crop fall. Ilut outillly he sjtys, "that high wages are essential to the' ";""' Hr'- -idom Brwn for ti.u l)ioKMn ity of the nation and its WOI keiS." Absolutely! Not to grow nu pains are taken with only manual workers, but intelligent men of the professional !""."': ,l"'y "r'! i''-""'d it.i.-n . . i . .. . a,,d ''''t to strUKisli- and iret their and business classes, think likewise nowadays. Hut what thinning as those n,ui hav.. h.i makes high wages? High production. It is the superior ''". and hav,. iiu,d.-m.: . . , , , .... i i'lKS' jrt roots are pulled producing power of American workmen that enables their n... maturity of th.- radi-.ii win employers to pay them sUiienor wages the highest in the u" "al, "ed and m,- cn.pn. world. And what will hnnnen if evervUdv works five davs a "i'"''. week instead of six? ' Natuially there will less production. JT""? round" Further improvements in iiuichinery and methmls may soon 'v'-" "'" a chanr,, o. o... add sjKcd and efficiency enough to produce in five days what KfiaiMiV fli.ene 1... I If th. y are thinn and mu,'h Improved rl lo two Inches one Inch In the in six days. Possibly we could nil get along now, in this coun try, with five days' woik in seven. We 'sue efficient enough for that. Hut if we do, we sluill the price for it in wages, in salaries, in savings, in ownership of homes, foregoing corn foils and luxuries, that Americans do not like lo forego. added ,leisuie. Some very li-vel-hcaM thinkers believe we had lietter wait until o have more accumulated wealth and Dlorc productive capacity, and know better how to make rod use of leisure. elup their roots as fast hs they li lliey nave lo Ilirrit aeh we now produce in .six; but not what we could produce then'"""' "r chance i .u-veiop. as i. usually 1 t CllSe. Illelr llllilllrl v In slower and (ewer plants form edible roots. ItHdi&hes have la-en cultivated by men for many ages. In metjleval jtitma luirotis plce feaiils In Jllie rustics wllh dishes of the luuff There is no "right" or "wrong" to it. The prnjxisal is not , for n n,r m... u ii a. chanier necessarily "lIolslieviMii." It is a serious question demanding' w""'' !"r-""'""-- The, take I- i I i I i n . .i r- i11'"" as luift to nililure as the scikius discussion. cry likely we shall come to the five-day . riy vari. ii. . now available to us. week some time. And when it comes, it should come for us "' h ", enrii.-at whitenive. all. The real question is whether we are ready for it yet. and J $2? !mP'rvtme,."',,r "u aro preiwirt'fl to make tlit.' ni.iti'rial sarrif ia for the sake of the i v '"ht.. run d. eid. n- to the S..nu. vt-tv l..v,..l,...JI thinb,.. lu,W. u r""mM,,n ! ' '"h ma. -itrfT. anil prohnhly Ihf crt-.ii.'.Ht iti Hntnifi' wliirh w have vit .itr iine rtlurn In the v.-ftetablr ir.inli n in t In- poncv-MslMn of mun itt kln.ln. The early radish. - ' inri' ti titj, r itnd inlldrr In tiiivir thnn lh; hit- tportJ, hut at Tt'.- ..in.- tlmi'. ffiiiek to turn pithy, .n th.y tntiM I..- .-non us soon us tht-y nuttim. Ii h. 4ttnjs raditthiN to irrow. : lit unl'T to prnv li. thi'M' pfppy nt'.tH fr Ms t.il.lc throuirhout tin- tl- irani n-r mu.it d-chh- itll. r ti i. m ih upon m rimlM jil t'UtiK of mi t-arly vathty (a ho til i ry , ditya). or to sow. iipproxt-mutt-ly at t Ii saute HltH". nn curly. , UiMftMtxon and Inte vurh ty, whh h "HI niiiliirt' one after tin- ohi-r, IIU itn imon tt huu h Ik- hus-l upon htK )h rifwtn.il prirerenef, reim ni IhtImj; ihHt thow whlrh maturv lat.-r atv likely to have a IrutiRrr j Wiiii. r rH.ltHht fi siwn Is. Ihe tat- ' tt r part of Jun produce huirt- ; nmts of vt ry mlhl flavor whleh ran i ! k pt a Ionic Hun In good eondl (ion. and a erop of them will add a Wflcomu tlleh to the winter uivnu. ; SATURDAY ANU MONDAY SHOES, size '5 to 11 for..... $1.00 SHOES, size IVU to 5 for ?1.9S These Are The Best Shoes Ever Offered for $1.00 and $1.1)8 SWEATERS, values to $6.00 for 31.98 JERSEY DRESSES, age 2 to G $2.98 JERSEY DRESSES, age 7 to IS S4.9S l!0c Colored Linen for 72 per yard. NORTON'S KIDDY SHOP . IT ISNT A L HOME WITHOUT A TELEPHONE IT was a surprise party for Annabel. Two of her girl friends "organized" it the day before her birthday. Annabel enjoyed it, but she was a bit disappointed because Norman wasn't there. She couldn't imagine why he had not been invited until one of the girls told her they could not get in touch with him because he had no telephone. Norman was disappointed, too. HOME INDEPENDENT TELEPHONE CO. AND TOU CAN HAVE ONE FOR A FEW CENTS A OAT! AS YOU'LL FIND IT MM Safely lomldiUuy 3 TIMVIX IJT Mlroil b-.Alim I .rata La Grande lor .lievidt t oil A. M. i:iin p. M. - - llaker and llolx- . I JU. )l. - I :J.M'. H. - " llaker only ft:Sft I1. M. 14 " I'eiHllrton IIMNIA.M. - :30 I'. M. o:K I". M. Conneellcn si Pendleton for Walla Wslls. Pasco and Tort land; al Portland all polcls Mouth Mud North. lav ;rniiile lirix I'fnNH 1st All alialcro ( hair ( sr hiaea. put your personal affairs on a business basis Open An Account With Us To Day .... Deposit Regularly the Money You Receive ......... pay your bills by check it's a good receipt La Grande National Bank ! ' - ANNOUNCEMENT. Effective March All chain and box wood formerly sold by J. L. Munhall will be handled directly by our Retail Department For Prompt Delivery Call MAIN 8 Bowman-Hicki Lumber Co.