La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, May 01, 1929, CITY EDITION, Image 4

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Newspaper Page TextPage Pour? LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE OR Ai(j Wednesday, May 1, 12!V-' mam r - i,i.VK K AI'I'LKHT (Ineoriioratedi All llllll'fM'Dlll'MI VlHeOaner Editor and Publisher .'l: VIIY-ir' MATTHHWH .Business Manager 'tt I'.llfhed evenings, except 'Sunday, at 1416 Adams Avenue, ' runde, Oregon. The Observer-Htar published every Friday, ; xtered at the Postofflce at La Grande, Oregon, oa Second ' wll Matter under not of Moreh 2, 1879. '.' ' f'KK'lAL PAPKR OF UNION COUNT AND THB , CITV OV LA ORANDB .' MKMBKR OF ASSOCIATED PRESS ' v ....elated i'ress la exclusively entitled to use for publics v -f nil news dispatches credited to It or not otherwise eredlted : iit.-thtfd herein. All rights of republication of special dla I,-:. In this paper, and also the local news herein also are m'd. -. -.-v.. . . -. . ., ',: : ,'.( ill 'i' -' National Advertising Representative , M. C. MOOENHliN & CO., Ino Kranolsoo, Los Anueles, Seattle, Portland, Chicago, Detroit, New York Ui LHI I) . 1 Dally, ' DftHv. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Ily Currier . t . . ' : per munth In advance.........,.,....,.........! ........ 7 So nix monthe in advance. $4.(0 "Injcle copy..... - ......................-.... 6a By Mull . . v i 'i In advance u ....... 60o -t..i i- oiithT advance . $2.60 .f-.-j- -r .t nature , .,.15. 00 ..' utMi-i'v-'i- Slur, iir year $2.00 , ; 1 , ' ADVERTJHINO RATKS 'DUplay, foreign, per column Inch ... "f Display, local, per column Inch Time contract prices on application. 420 40o E iBEJIARTlNi llEVE OF FARM PRICES DECLINES The criminal news Ui tlio paper ill loo high sounitln'. Instead a'. sarin', "A dariu' bandit held up tlin Acme fllltn' station slnick'-lianuett In broad daylight, backed the- at. teiidant In a closet, scooped up a large aunt o niofify an' escaped, Period Between March 15 and April 15 Witnesses " Two-Point Drop, WASHINGTON, May 1 (API Department of agriculture figures show that the general level of farm prices from March IS 'to April IG declined two points from 188 per cent of the pre-war level. ' The decline won the result 'of a general: decline in 'farm prices of all crops, livestock products, eggs, and wool, which was only nartlv qrrset by Increases In the price ol nogs, : peer cattle, ericop:, lamps, horsea and chickens. ; , - The department also1- announced that farm work hud been doluyed by bad weather In northern areas, that there had been an early season In the south and the general out look on the livestock situation was favorable. The spring program in the north ern areas was slowed up consider ably by bad weather but resulted, the department said, In a good sup ply of moisture In the soil, particu larly in the western wheat belt Cotton planting In the south haa been about completed In the north ern section, und plunts In the She Names Mom'n Pop's Cat ll should say, "A cowardly bum southern portions aro making rapid sneaked up on tlio unarmed boy progress under favorable condl attondanl o' the Aciihi flllln' wa-' lions. The? department tlon, backed hint In a closet at the point of a gun, grabbed III, an' escaped. - i uon't iook ler any hit- frosts having .cut to onu fourth IfMlti Illlfrnnilniia I .,n...t.llAtl..nM .... n n.l AnA 1... I . .iw.. -...i.-l... ...i .... f.. -- - v,,v .mi. 1 1 1 ii vaiiiuriiin peacnes. , have had round . frulis bud 'Itart.'lhe April1 ! i Nothing will retard a community's progress quite so much m petty; jealousies and competitive animosities that prevent co-operation for a common good. , ' Our collective opinion about the Ileflin family proves cor rect. The. Alabama senator's son, arriving in New York $runk und ending up in a police station, seems to have in herited iiis father's capacity for making a complete ass of himself at every opportunity. , . ; long aa we've got wet cmbaHHleH. ' Tlll'IINDAV l'KOdUAMM The National Broadcasting com pany program for Thursday night jfoloivH: 7:311, symphony hour; i8:3(l, Memory Lunoi ill to 12, i dance music.' The American Uroudcustlng progrum for Thmsduy bws: 7, artlsllc eneem. morous sketches; 8: 3D, male luurtnt; V, opera company; 10, "Nlte Club" skit; 10:30, pluno duo, sax . sextet; 11 to 12, Vlo; 'Meyers orchestra, . I'ortluud HOW l(lL'flli.l 7;!t(l Mill II.MII I .. . . ..... XI. . . . . .1. -1. 1 - ' 1 ' .' inuiesi. in me now cars,, dui oy nusiness men wno report features: 1 1. news summury; it:ir.. benuit from the large crowd attracted to the business dis- ,"".; . . . . . J i , ii .. - . . .. . KKX (llHOkc) 7, silent hour; trict. People' all over the La Grande territory enjoy a com-' 8, abc: 8:30. cuthniio hetuio- weather; I Another month and the' Eastern Oregon Livestock Show I t Union will be the center of attraction. Everything indi i eates the greatest show in the history of this territory I livestock of a quality that will be worth going many miles to ''""iJ f sec. ihe program will be high class and the show should bio: 8, hu i Li. u r .o-d crowds. . . cherries, plums, prunes...jiluonds and peurs. Local damage from frost also was. suffered In tlio east ern sections. . '. Farm Situation Casts Shadow In Twelfth District :.. - 'i 'NBA Ptttiburgh Bureau Submitting tho name "Ooglconops," Mrs. B. A. Wclssor, above, .ot Pittsburgh won the 1 2 5 prize in the conleet to give a name to the pet cat of the Mom'n Pop comic strip by Wood Cowan. Mrs. Welscer also baa christened ber doll, ''Ooglcsnops." EAST RAILROADS IN BIG BATTLE Millions of Dollars Are In volved in Struggle for Cdntrol of Lines NEW YORK, May 1 (AP) Thu New York Times said today that a bailie of millions for control ot strategic rail toads In the euat, com parable to that waired between the Pennsylvania and the Gould in-tT4-Mt in the early part or thu century, had been Btarted between the Pennsylvania railroad on the one side and the Ilaltiinore und Ohio and the Chesapeake and Ohio on the other. , . , , The Times said II is understood the Pennsylvania hud sought to win the support of the New York Centra! by offering control of the hellish Vulley In return that the Central refuse to the Ll. & O. full control of the Iteadlng and the Central of New Jersey, both of which the H. & O. desires. The paper said the Pennsylvania's new plans are Interpreted as indicating It has relinquished hope of Active support to m the Central, In 1104 George Gould, as suc cessor to the railroad . dynasty founded by his father. Jay Gould, begun assembling a transcontinen tal railroad. The buttle with .the Pennsylvania started when- the Gould Interests bought the Pitts burgh & West Virginia and extend ed it to Pittsburg. Only a short gup between that road and the Western Maryland, also acquired by the Goulds, remained -to complete the transcontinental system.. He cent ly the Pittsburgh & West Vir ginia received permission from the interstate commission to bridge this Washable Novelty ; Bags All Colors - $1.98 . N. K. West & Co. Iji (irumlc'H 1,cuiI1iik Sloro gup, i 1 hu : Goulu. syntein was dl-j ( meiubered in. a subseciuunt perlod of financial, stress. . V U'U.! 1 .i. i.fciitf On Butuiduy's automobile parade have been ex- o,avoiabJe, pot only by spectators who found much of 'BAN KftANl'lHCO, Muy 1 Un favorable developments In' the ag rlculturnl sltualion during March unci oarly April oust a shudow" oWirj of uctlvlty in the twelfth' federal reserve district during that period. Severe frosts In northern und cen tral California seriously dnmuged Important rrull crops in that area, and luck of seaaonul ruinfall in many parts of the district haa ad versely afreeted farm crops and livestock: ranges. Difficulty 1n; marketing tho district's wool dip at prices acceptable ' to per. pound in lute March to 18c i per pound on Apr. 10. (.olumerclal louns of reporting mpmher. banks of the district M. creasiMl during March, but the.lt securlty loans and their invest ments were reduced by u larger amount with u resulting decline in thelr'totul . loans und Invest ments. Tho federal reserve bunk nf Run li'mnnlupn ro.lni'i.il Hm hnl.l . ings of purcnased bills und securl- L ties during the six weeks endlm; Apr. 17, whilo discounts for meui- l:.-liSi:HAI,I. AIA.VAGKII ' 'KII.I.IOD. HAN K(ANCISCO. .May 1 (AP) "lianny" ltug. furiner munager of the Sttn KrnnclKco baseball club, was killed laet nlKht when he fell heiienth the wheeJs of a North western 1'uciflc tr.-Jn ut Sausallto. piunuy event ;of that kind, unpretentious as It may be, and :45, auc; 11, news, i t 1-1 . ' t r-l- -Jt i.t rs 11:0C, AHC. .Tfuuiu nciuuifiD jiiuiw jicijul'iiv cnuiLo in uiui, uueiitiun. von-i KOIN (!!40kc), 7, hotel orchos I ItoU, "Ir '"f-'tflfj F'iflt'': rUr"1""'.. "f"'' "T TTT''Tl .ntr if0' features; l):M, Olson .. ..iiL.:! ...l.l .ii i . . , . , , i'iuuii lo i., uunue irouo. PI'OdUCCrS Itnf linnlr. ultf.i.'n.l llltln n,.l pImih.i nun iiiHo necoi ne un nirricii turn ' . prolileni of first Imporlunru. , for tho period... The amount of li'mlni'iil tftiuni.irn lninl i-riMlH mil inaiisiry unu truiio oxpunaed sea-' landlng lit mld-Aprll wua amuller soiiully during March, and con.tln-1 thun.,in the previous two months, ued ut the relatively high levels, ; L- esiunnsneu uunng tho . closing months of 11128, und the first Jivi ' WE SERVE YOU EVEItV MEAL M lit' ai, i'f iwort, fi i ( ' D-.iiiy exhibitions could all be engaged in to the mutual j .' community buyers and community business firms.' 'iiliir.' uilc c6 owatidf. but iiie united effort is well One Tennossco county prohibits months or lliau. .. .nmrnea. men leuening yi .my-puiii , , ind Jolf'lul ,i.niliii;iiir wh,h, liifKcft. 'i.l"'jll'V1"- Thee. J ,l"i)ly ffof' during both March and the first 'ne ntmlinnd lo du at home,' 1 KOA (830kc - 7, serenaders; Similar periods In IDL'8." Although 80, Colorado : Agricultural col- production of petroleum' decreased 8, U. H. Engineers band; during tlio month, dully average I WHERE OUR TAX DOLLAR GOES .oiia who: concern themselves with problems of taxa- gram 4.1 i'ind much information in tho last issue of the Oregon tiOil ,Vov CUi "loii and Wallowa counties is being reproduced in The Cbc. ..'. ' :'.':.'''i ................ 8; SO, news bulletins. - biKikano K1IQ (690kc) 7:30, NUC; 8:30, old favorites; ' 0:D0. Amos und Andy; 10 to 11, KOMO bund pro. log AturelcH I Lhnialn- tnv r,rrmil..linr.a nea rr.oAa ,. nil D..annn til1 I (640kC) 7:J0, NBC: 8:30. y..w.w... .r .... v, . .i vl58., musical program: 11:30, concert ui. and cities. .That portion pertinent to La Grande orchestra; 10, nuc. i KNX (I060kc) 7. Corell's or chestra: 7:30, fcntlires; 9, I.ubu Vlskl trio; 10 to- in. (!us Am- orehestra; 13 to 1 ,dance u comparative basis the La Grandb taxpayer seems J'"""' tu Li .vung his. money's worth in city and county govern mui. ui'id in scKobls and these items take in more than ftnn l-Vniu'lNt'O . Kl-'RC (aiOkc) 7, features; , uii,.iIi-.b III'..,. .f in Anw.u un.l thl-CO iOUl'tllS of tho total COKt. Ia Grande Schools cost Amly; 10:lo, Vul Vnlciiloa orehes- $l4i,U0G, while in Salem, a city more than twice as large, : ,1:lu- An"on weeks' orches tho toai; for schools is $336,421 and in Medford, Blightly. Ki'o 8okc 7, eoncort 01 lai'Kei' dian La Grande, the school bill is $211,376. Only per- l, ?. ',,l"re": "' N"!h"", A",H' t . .. . ' , , , ,, , ivlollnlst; 8:30. Totny and Hub; 10 centngeB of the tax dollars are Bhown for Pendleton and, to 12, Trocudemns, nw:. ; Baker both being higher though the total is less . K0,0 ;,.. :v in ui nninur 01 city government a comparison is interest- out-time band; :so. novelty trim inj,'. Li Grande, paying for a new water systenl, sewage dis- 10' hmM b,,,ul: " n"w"1 :,r,s ! . , " ,, , , , , . i mualu and Helen McOatl, blues po...l pii.nt and other matters of general improvement voted singer; 13:15 to 12:30, tenor und l. , t l.aM 1- XUo l;'-:t five years, pays $119,885 for muni- ""' ..... - r . . 1 . ., 0 , KJR (970kc) 7 to 13. AUU pro- W-;.' i'.t.tca, Uto Orton voter figures show, whilo Salem gr,,,,,. pj s .va,171 or nearly three times as much. .Portland, ai oukinmi , -'., . . ,. . , .... .. ' , i KLX (880ke) 7, news; 7:30, city Unity times as large, pays nearly fifty times as much riher, pianist: . features; for City government with a municipal tax bill of $5,512,179. ,: '" 10:S"- K1'x" waiiutm. hi j.- ji . . KUO (790kel 7:J. Nl"; :30. Medlords city government costs $139,213. Baker pa.v8',yHiery serial -The unseen u.mi"; $97,989 and Pendleton $1)0,633, Uith cities being slightly,'u lu 13 Troeuderans. mio. .mnttnH Hi.. T r.. 1.. , Salt Imko t Ily . uwa yim.uu. ,SL (Hjokj., , llu Comparison of county general taxes is favorable for the La ' Gn.mie taxpayers who . contribute $16,052 to county fco.uument costs whilo Salem pays $19,812 and Medford $36,009. In a La Grande property owner's tax bill is $100, on.y $4.62 of it goes for county general purposes while in Pendleton tho county gels $5.35 and Baker $5.11.. ; ' Considered from every angle, Iwi Grande's tax bill for fchool, city, county, state, and other special purposes is below the ' average .of other cities of similar size and facilities. Taking Into acc'uuni its equipment with reference to future growth, its position is most favorable. Especially significant is the relatively small portion of our total tax bill that goes tor state purposes. . Outside of roads we pay only 4.55', for general state revenue and higher education. Local schools and local government take 75.32 yet they do not receive p trortionute public attention. output was substantially ubove the avcragu of recent years. Mine pro duction of copper declined slight ly during March, but mines of tho district were still operating bll ' heavy production schedules. Fol lowing a period of winter curtail ment the lumber industry resumed' ucllvo operutiun, and output wua linger than lu any previous Murcn:. Trude uctlvlty during tho month wns modeiutoly ubove the levels or a year ago, Kxports to foreiRn countries, domestic Inlercoasla, -shipments through the I'unulii'l t'anal, and sales of new automo biles were substantially larger than last year, whilo general trade .ut retail und ut wholesale showed only! small chunges over the yeur pe riod. Trices reached a peak for Un first three or four months or lJ2'j' during the curly part of March, nntl the general-price level has reced ed gradually rince that time. An outstan ling ie:ilure of the ImllvliH un! comimnllly price situation was the decline In quotations for. re fined copper from u high of 2 to For best results use YfF BAKING (V POWDER Same Price For Over 38 Years 2$ ounces f or 2C MILLIONS OP POUNDS USED B V OUR CIOVF. RNMKNT That 4 o'Clock Appetite! . -: Et's.fuur o'clnck! The children back f r'u m - R'htiul,. . . us luiiiKi y us ' liuns . , . ready tu ' eat itiythliiK'. Alost, likely . is nut, if you do nut icrve u mi nil wit h inailo 5f our dellcloiiH health : ttread they will want nickels und dlipcs tu uy other thliwM not. , icar us' Mood for them. liur hrearls and pus. tries ttre-JuHt tlio thing ' Cot 'tlint four o'clock ip'jietile, and the after- ; doon ijrldh'o fimnc, too. L. G. Bakery Qlse KODAKflLM vfror your pictures in the big $3a000r CONTEST. 3end your exposed films to us ind be sure of good prints jjprinls of prize-ivinnipg, qual ity. .'"'. Kodak Film in the familiar yellow box is dependably uniform. It gets the picture. Kodak Film in your size always on hand hero. . ' y", RED CROSS DRUG STORE i Phone. Maw,. t a, -. im. I iiivKri i, sunlit, ti o- fv SriflL u2 a J gruiu; 7:30, mule qimrtet and lu. y JfCtr y1 , strumental Irlo; 8:30, tabernm lo ( ; ' 'itJ&'i . J organ and choir; 10, tMaude Klft's SJbtP .-tir, orchestra... fSUfsXT K.B2!i- Z "1 ' Damage Judgment Reduced $4702 Don't Get Discouraged THE NE W FORD Be prepared for the climb! Poaarw the vigor that makes life worth the living I Mountain climbing It sport H.M.1.M, tire.. Muy I ( AI ' of hMlh, strength and vitality. Do A damage Judgment of 7T,SM. the yoll h.ve thoe phyiical qu.litie.? largest ever awarded In Oregon i if . climb up the mountain-or even und one of the largest ever known !up ,he ,uirt tires you. chances are In the west wua cut tu 3li.0i when you ,re phytically run down. If you the supiTine court hero huuued have heart burn from gas on th ft 1 1. " n m CIS down It opinion in the ene or Fiitnk V. Martin iimtlnnt the tre. ijon NtuKeM. lite., plutnttrr. The aeriileiit In whteh .Martin wuk Injured happened in Marlon eotinty on the J'ueirte liltthnay nNir llulituinl. SKKK !HNTOI-TU K MIK TRY W. K. GILBERT CO. FIRST !! . w ';! . IV , WASHINGTON. May 1 Al The treaHury ileparlment an nounce today that It had ordered prueeedliiRit pretuted to nnui-e one half hlock of property In Portland, (.. a ite for u new federal hnihlliiK. The property (telei'twt by the Kovernment for a bulldiiitf wn butimled by Madlaun, Main, Fifth. Htreetw and ltnmdvvay. The Kvern ineut putvhuHed half of the blw-k fiulny Fifth mreet but the uwiwh uf the half fuelnK MudlHoii Mtreel would nut aovvpt the prlc oifwvU tomach, headache, or are trouble! with constipation or btltoutnems, start now to grt bark to normal to regain the glowing health you once had. Hy-Pep-Sen" will do wonder in aiding nature to bring back normal, healthy functioning of the vital organs. It cleansea and puriftea the digestive tract. It is an excellent tonic for in vigorating your entire ayttem. Secure a bottle of "Hy-Pep-Sen" today, and let it start you on the road to bettrr health and greater happiness. Your leading druggist wilt gladly sup ply you with Hy-Pep-Sen". " Remember, "Hy-Pep-Sen" Puts Pep In People." For 81 Only Ity Moon Drug Co. Quick on the a flash get-away! NO NEED for us to tell you how quicWy the new Ford ' accelerates. You can see it any day in traffic. Few can at any price arc as fast on the get-away. ' Come in and arrange for a demonstration. YouH get a real thrill in driving the new Ford because it is o alert, and responsive and so easy to fiandle under all conditions. AWitrr. H Phttltm. JM0 . Tminr StJm, $325 Bmlintts Cesee, S12S . Comfit, jjjo Sport Coupe. rsmWr ml, 550 . i Fordor Srdn, t25 (At prim I. . e. tVlrwI. ckotr r (mtl mi Minry. Bmmpm . W fr art tttr.J Perkins Motor Co. I 4 1 for. -4th A Adams On The Left We See Friend Wife Laying Down The Law ... If you really must sit up with a "sick friend" or you happen to come home from the stag a bad loser don't make matters worse by going away and leaving a cigarette stub burning on the table edge. . Women have the most active imagi nations in the world. And you can't blame them for being scared to death of fires. So it's just natural for them to look out for careless men who throw matches and cigarettes and things around. The only thing to do is tell her that JackFeiris has covered the whole works with all the insurance it will carry. She knows that's smart! "INSURE IX SURE INSURANCE" Union Mortgage & Investment Co. Jack Kci ris, The Insurance Man Real Estate - New Foley Bldg. Loans