EA GRANDE EVENING OPSERVER
Tuesday, January 31, 1028.
Paw Four
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Class Mall Matter under uct of March 2. 1870.
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GOD'S RESPONSE If my people, which uro called by my
name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face,
Und tui-n from their wicked ways: then will I hoar from lieiivon,
u'nd will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. 2 Cliruii. 7:14.
V
' community or state that believes it is the best in the world
has a tremendous advantage over any other community or
! state merely in the jxjssession of that belief. The battle is
half won! Eastern people wonder at the universal enthusiasm
of western people for the west. , It's the west's greatest as
set. With it as a starting: point, the other obvious advant
ages of the Pacific Coast area do, indeed, make it the best
country in the world. Oregon too contented, conservative,
and slow by comparison with its two coast ncighlxjrs can
well remember that this starting point is essential. Wo not
only need to avoid Iowa's inferiority complex but we can
! profitably seek to acquire the opposite which has too long
been an exclusive California possession.
EGGS AND BUTTER
MARKET STEADY
Trade Slow on Portland
Wholesale Exchange
Price Changes Few
ABE M
MARKET NEWS OF THE DAY
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LIVERPOOL, Jun. 31 (AP)
Clraln close: Wheat March Ids.
Hit: May l()s. l3d; July loa.
1 1.
POIM'LA.l WHEAT
P(ltTLANI. Ore, Jan. 31 (API
Wheal HI1II hard white. SI. 4:!:
hard white, bluestcm, baart. V 1.27:
fuilerutlon, (1.27: son white, (1.27:
wentorn while, $1.27: hard winter,
$).22V6: northein spring. $1.23;
western red, $1.22.
tints No. 2 white feed and No.
2 Bray. $40.00.
I Today's car receipts Wlleut.
12b: barley. 3; flour, 8; corn. 3;
outs none; hay, 10.
'. -'-.. The selection of Fred E. Kiddle as manager of the Ore
: goii flower campaign does credit to Hoover supporters. Mr.
1 Kiddle has a wide state acquaintance among former service
men, among politicians, among business'nien and others. His
' candidate will need no apologies and a successful primary
; campaign is practically assured. . . .
' Some Observer' reader, lacking the courage to make a
' comment over his own signature, sends an anonymous post
card calling attention to a death reported in this paper in
1922 as being due to antitoxin. We tiave not investigated,
', since the date given was three years before the present pul
Iisher purchased The Observer, but the incident, if true, is to
bo condemned equally with similar reports in other papers.
, 'J ho value and success of innoculations when properly admin
'; i.ilered is obvious to anyone who will study government and
private records. Anyone discrediting that fact,. dnlcntion
; ally or otherwise, does an injury to .society and to the pro
i tuition of health.
CIIK'ACO CASH
flllCA'JO, Jan. 31 (AT) ('lull
wheat No. 2 red, $1.45.
'oin(new) No. 2 mixed, Kile:
No. 3 yellow. 8714 'I KS !c: No. 2
white. !)4c: No. 3 white. niir.
Oats No. 2 while, 66 Vi ftp 57 Wc:
No. 3 whllo, 64 'i 67 J4c.
Ityo No. 1. $1.I0!4.
Parley RO'ii 6c.
Timothy seed $3.10 it 3.83.
Clover seed $2 l.60i 29.50.
Wheat Unchanged
To Lower Today
CHICAGO. Jan. 31 (AP) Open
ing H c up, corn scored an all
around advance which, however,
was not Well maintained. WhoM
started '& rtr -'Hi c down - and later
held, near to. Initial fifrurcs. Oats
were firm. Piovlsions likewise
tended Upward. ,
Corn closed nervous, ut the- same
as yesterday's fln!sh .to c higher,
wheat unchanged to Vfcc lower, outs
' to-' 'o up, and provisions vary
ing from 5c decline to a rise of 2c.
Our would think wo belonged V
Hi' league o' lintimiK frint III' ivny
"our' boys" arc belli' mowed 4loun
In Xlcnrmifi-y. "Oh, ' it wuy, so
h;aincj cold Sunday we Jest stayed
t' home an' played, 'ui-tls t' see-
. who'l ull lir divorce," said Airs, lim
'! Moots' niece t'tltty.
IOWA VS. CALIFORNIA
Conditions in the agricultural middle west are not, one
gathers from a brief visit there, to be envied. In Iowa, which
is regarded as typical, the residents admit the charge. Busi
ness is rotten, jlicy!vvcv,i;yj,jy. has! gono "liuxledl' r Hits
lost money in bank' failures or business slumps the last few
years. The state has about' two hundred loss banks than it
had five years ago. Business districts are marred by loo
many empty store buildings in good locations.' '..Building, ex
cept of ft public nature, has come practically to a standstill.
In one county with a population of .20,000 people only three
houses were built in 1027. In two county soul towns one
5500 and one 6000 we are told that not one new house was
constructed in 1920. The same record would be found in other
communities, no doubt.
In spite of this discouraging condition and obvious busi
ness inactivity, one discovers that many Iowa, people made
money in 1027. Numerous farmers encountered admit that
il. was a pretty good year. Some of them who were not guilty
eu speculation tell you they have made money every year
since the war, right through the slump clean, cold cash
;iul lots of it several .veal's. In most of the state's ninety
nine counties the total bank resources and deposits exceed
Iho totals of the boom years.
What s the trouble? Surprising as il may seem, most I
people close to the facts and intelligent enough to make a true
analysis of the situation will give answers that arc much
alike. "Land and blue sky speculation durimr the nosl-war
I worn cost Iowa millions of dollars. Due simply to bud busi
ness judgment, millionaires woke up to find themselves penni
less, landlords woke up to find themselves tenants. Not every
body was hurt di recti ybut everybody was hurt indirectly or
thought they were. Two million people lost temporary con
fidence in Iowa, was in bud shape. Iowans agreed and
diouted the fact from the housetops. The depression became
magnified as unreasonably as the boom had been. Todav
Iowa's trouble is largely menial the result of the wrong
kind of advertising. runners are making money but, re
membering the crash with a shudder, are hanging on to it.
i ho great majority til people are spending much less in pro
1 ortion than they used to. Money turn-over is too low. The
Mily thing the state needs is either a good doctor of mental
.1. incuts or a large dose of California enthusiasm."
- And therein lies a lesson for any state or any community.
Ik-onomic ups and downs can hardly be avoided. They never
last long or have a permanently disastrous effect without
'i'onerous mental encouragement in that direction. Iowa got
t bad bump from speculation. Instead of catching new en
thusiasm and new confidence on the rclxmiid, it proceeded
Lo leel sorry lor llsell and to tell the world what a bar
jiu'iip it was.
'""'A year or two ago (it was too brief a period to register
ffectively) Tas Angeles suffered a slump. Building dropped
iff i unemployment reached a new hie,h peak. Conditions
I'ei'd not good; due 'somewhat, it is said, to Florida's rivalry,
'lit if you met someone from Los Angeles, did (hey bemoan
heir fate and cry hard times? Not flt nil. Thev told von
lie' depression was over before it had time to get started, or
hut it was caused by such-and-such "unusual" condition
hat it was already going far ahead of old lvcords. By sheer
ptimism and enthusiasm the' California spirit thev over-
nine the depression and made their predictions come true.
I 'anta Barbara's earthquake was a terrible disasterbut they
nine back. stronger because of it and have built "bigger ami
better than ever." .
'' Progress and prosperity exist finst in a state of mind. A
Stock Brokerage
House Is Closed
PORTLAND. Ore., Jan. 31. (AP)
Overbeek and Coolie company,
stock lirokeniKU house of Port
land, fulled to open for bustncKS
this mnrnlmr. A notice on lite door
advised ciislomers Dial Ibc firm
was MiiHitMiilliifr. It said: "owing UroilorB
10 i 1111111:1111 iiikm'h iiimi reverse:!,
rendering present continuance bus
iness operations impossible, we are
cuiupellcd to announce a sttspeu-
s.on olsll liusiuesu, commencing
will; this morning and conlliuiiutr:
unlll further notice, and until an
uudltor's check bus been made
POKTLA.M) PltOIH'CE
POIITLAND. Ore., Jan. 31 (AP)
Wholesale prices: Uutter steady.
Portland Dairy, Exchange net
wholesale prices: Cubes, Axtrns
45c; standni-ds 44c: prime firsts
43Mic: flists 43c. t'reamory prices:
Prlnta 3c over cube standards.
Eggs - Undersized 1c lower.
Krcsh slumlord extras 3oc; fresh
stundard firsts 21)c; fresh medium
extius 28c: fresh medium firsts
28c; undersized 26c. Prices to re
tailers 3c over exchange prices. As
sociated selling prices: Extras 33c:
firsts 32c; mediums 31c: under
sized 28c.
Hay steady: buying prices: East
crn Oregon timothy $20.5i''u'21: do
valley $18 5;i 18.511: alfalfa IS'ir
18.60; oat hay 1 4.50 0, 15; straw JU
per Ion. Helling ' prices $2 a ton
more. . ,
Poultry steady; -"heavy hens 227
lie: light I5 2llc: springs 211 m 21c;'
!!fu'25c: pcklu white ducks
30c; colored nominal; - turkeys,
alive, "26fi 27c. ' "
Onions unotahly 25c higher;
I movement nominal; onions, local,
i $1,554 2.5U,
Potatoes steady, 7."icf'l $ 1 .25 sacl;
lilltterfal sleady. Illds to the
I farmer: 47c station. 48c track, 50e
' 54o f. o. It.. Portland. . 1 ...hi
POItTLANIl. Ore.. Jan. 31 (AP)
Trading on local wholestle mar-'
kels was slow early today wllh
pilce changes few und compaia-j
lively small. I
Eggs were sleady at yeslerday's'
UUfilations, except for a cent de-)
dine in the price of pi-ewees, 1
uh:rh dropped lo 25c on the dairy -exchange
board. A similar reduc
tion is ituntrd today by the poui-j
try producers' association. !
Hotter prices Hre likewise steady '
loday with no changes In uuola-i
Hons. Offerings are light und trad-j
I iiu; moderale. j
I Pountiy dressed meats are weak'
with an easier tune In all dlrce-i
I tlons. Ileef offerings are large,
with demand slow and prices de-
cldedly lower, following drops in!
bids ut the North Portland stock-:
I yards yesterday. Vrat juices are
also weaker, with most sales today:
around I7fu'18c, with an occasional'
sale at l!ic. Pork and lambs ore
not 'tuotubly lower, lut the mm
ket Is weak.
Apples uro moving well, with
.plenty of good offerings iu " : - " '
'market. Best uuallty Newtowns
arc moving easily uround ,$2.75 Ji "ml smooth) $CW7.6o: slaughter
3.50, with, other kinds bringing ' Purs ('JO to 130 lbs.), medium io
proportionate, prices. choice $S(ii 9; feeder' und Blocker
I lteports from the east Indicate 1 o'ks (70 to 130 lbs.), medium, to
1 that a slight rise may lie looked choice, $8 Ji. S.iij. . . .
for In . the onion.' market in the Sheep 'and lunibs steady. Utmlis
near future. P. 8. No. 1 .yellow ( K4 lbs., down)' good to choice, $11
llunvers.aie ouoted $2.153i2.30 to . c, 12,50; do medium (!I2 lbs. Oow-.11)
growers today, but It Ib reported $ 1 0 Si 1 1 do culls lo -common (all
that some buyers are 'offering- us weights), $7. 60frj 10; yearllnH' weth
hlgh as $2.50. j era lo choice... $8 f 1 0; ew es (120
. - ! II13. down), .medium to choice $5tf
POiU'LAM) LIVESTOCK in: do medium to choleo (120 to
PORTLAND, Ore., Jun. 31 (AP)jl50 lbs),, $4fir5:. do culls to com-
Cattp and calves, steers, bulls.'nion (all .weights), $3j4.
she stock, 50 to 75c lower: spots in! 1 r ; :
she stock $1 and more down. Steers
(I Olio to 1200 lbs.), good. $11 -r
12: do medium (920 to 1100 lbs.),
$ll.25ri l2; do (800 lbs. tip), med
ium $10f 11.26: do (all weights),
common, $8,504,10; heifers, good
j (850 lbs. down). $11.50 ft. 1 0; do
cominutl to medium, $7.504t 11.50:
cows, good, $siii 8.5U; do, common
to medium, $tifu8; do low cutters
to cutters.. '$3.60f 6: bulls (year
lings excepted) $li.75ril 7.50; com-
Stock Movement
Turns Up; Call
Money Lower
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sedsim s most unique and beautiful shoes.
, Rose blush suede vamp, rose blush kid vvv
quarter and heel, gold kid piping, Span"-.
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LEADING STORE OF LA GRANDE
For Over 30 Years
UllVltlK'ed 'J (d ; poiillH.
i Oeni'i a I Mutin s inkI I S. Kl vol
j erminion, whlrh hail ln-cn luffBin
h(-liind the k:-'I)(m-hI IImI for this punt
j two days, regained their position
us murket leaders in t lie curly aft-
NIOW YOKK. Jan. 31 Al)
Jle'ivy huyins of the puhllo utili
litM, Heverul of which attained re-
inmt und niciiiuin $uriru.7.r: calves oni Jiiffii prices, ic-iuurcii ine io- cinoon.
(fitio lhn, down), mediuin to choice . suinplitin of the upwunl movement . ,.lc L.0sim; W11S tronir
J:f()ft? m.f,u; do ciiIIh lo .common,, of prices In toduy'H stock market. (I)t imjVL.MU,nl of Hlumhud
5l.lify n.uu; vcaici s (inui. leu; i ne recovery whs Mininnaieu uy iiiu
choice, $1 l.i'O'i I2.fi(i; do medium, I reduction in the cull money rate
CHICAGO UVDSTOCU a
lep;ir tinen! nT AKricillllll c-- IIiikh !
4H,imi(i; eiirly ituii ki-t Renerally ',
T to I lie higher; later truilo hIuw:
talking uround H'eady; top $8.00
pulfl tor choice I SO to ; Ih. aver
iiw; hull; ciiolce Iiokh, l?o to SIM
iitH., $x.iuii K.rr; initchei-M, s;i" to
-';o 1 1 ih.. mostly $k. M"; heavier-,
hiltehers. $S. I Offi K. I !, uccoid
inr lo veiht und i(ialily. . ;"
Cntlli-!i.riiMi; fed steers Hlendy;
weiKhly UmdK showing si rengl h;
vi-ilei-M r$n to ?r.e hlKher; one prime
ln:d loua led sleeiH sculiltff llhotlt
M'HI Wtn. JlS.r.u lo eastern ship
ptr; lew' hiiiils heuvles I 7 'Vf 17. 40;
IlKhl veali-rs lo hiu puckers $ 1 :t it
14: Hhlppers Ufu i:..f.o.
Sheep - Hi.dMii: fat mid feedin-
und Khi-:iriii(- lam lis ucrt e, I U to
-Tie higher; hulk Rood to choice
lumliK, M) II is, down, I 4 . 2 T ft r 14. DO;
early lop $l4.7.ri: K'atd mtilium
tveKhlH mid hulk, !;i to IH!
Iii miIis. i 4 14. -f; lour douhhM
KV YOiyi riEI.IT .., VK
N KW YOKK." Jun. IU (,V)
In led fruits sleady. ' ,
With
Indus-
triuls scnuially more confident in
ti(i l l,fo; ' do culls to common, ' from i to 4 per cent und prodlc- f Miet- hIihi-cs iwo-nn id fii irt in
tile late afternoon. Cousiderublc
progress was made hy several
leu t her, cement nnd office appli
ance Ikkih'M. MhHuurl Sleel Iiod
ucts prcfened improved li puiuls.
lohull-l. Ifl.llhlir of I I til
C.usund People's C.us ull moved up'i ,ns, lwn nnin,M U.11H ' ;
the lute fealures. Total sah-s un-
7.f.Ofri 10.
1 los Hlendy to K'c higher. Mv
j ceipts IHSH. liicludiiiK 7iS direct.
Jletivy welfflit (2fHI to HO0 Ihs.).
medium lo choice. $7.7ri 8.7 f;
mcilium wci-ht cjmo to sr.o IhH.).
i iuediuni lo choice. U; liKht
welsht (! to L'lio, h,), medium
1 lo.chim-n 0H y.20VllMh-lU'hts (-Nu,
to luu.lhs.), incrlliiiu to choice,
S.0Uw H.3.ri; .puckitiK Jiofs, .(rouj;h
the end of the week. I
! KurnlnL'S und nicryrer re!iorts' up: ! ,
parrnlly furnished the huckKrouiid j
j for the rise, in tite public utilities.)
1 Montana Power, Itrooklyn Cnion
mow, while Kadio.l,
r points or
tfciilkululphiu Co., Columliia Criis,
Internutiennl Telephone, Adams
Llxpress uiid a numbvr of others
proxlinuteir'.lOKv Vrtii..fcs: '
- IHU'II'IIY t
, KAN I-'KANCKSCO. Jan. HI fAV)
II. S. Bureau AxHculhirul Kco
nomlcs Itroilers: l,ef?hoins, I lo
1 '4 lbs.. 411 4.1c; 1 to i -li lbs., U
m 4oc. . .. -
'Fryers: Leghorn, 2 lbs.. 3(iffi3Sc;
2Vi to aVj lbs., IHiflSXc; colored.
214 to 'iVi lbs., ifGrtfllfic; & lbs.,1 3(i
fii'A Sc.
YoutifT rooslcra-und pullets: Col--ored,
3 V, to 4 lbs., Ilfi'i.'ISc; over 4
lbs., 3:t ft- S5c: siuKPy, showinjf spius
Sncfi liuc.. .
(.'upoiih: 4oe; drusuud. 43ic
44c.
Leghorn hens. 2 to 3 lbs.. 21
22c; i V4 lbs and over, i;3''24c:
arse coloied hcn.s iincli ui
tsisiern, s : f? 3 ic; lioorcr, 2Sc.
Col
fiood lo choire around Kfi
orHdori, ?H.4't; tneiliiiii to ko1
hm ll.s. ye)irlln:M (I I. fid; sheep
Ntronir to fM hif,'hcr; fat owes S
'u s.i'r,; hi-si hehl hlKher: hulk bet-
ter KlJldeS feed i UK lambs $13.00 41
11: 7 1 Ihs. mixed fat und feeders
Ill TTKItrAT
SAX FKANCISCO. Jan. .11 (AP)
Hunn fiit f. o. b. Kan Fiauclsco.
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COATS
. Age 7 to 16
$5 to $15
Off on Each
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