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LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE OR Ai(j
Wednesday, May 1, 12!V-'
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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.
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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. .
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.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'
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iwort,
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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
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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
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. 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