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flondjiy, Jurife 15, 193j: LA GRANDE EVENING. OBSERVER, LA GRANDE ORE. Pae Thn DO lETTY N lEWiT . HU Bts Dnkc, Sottety Editor ' ?dpba Mali M Vbta :M a. tt. Expect 206 td &)0 Rainbow Girls To Attend Convention At the regillar meeting Saturday enlnor of La- GrnnriA Ammhb Hn fe.. Order of Rainbow for Girls, two ew memoers .were initiated, LaVelle anna and Betty Palmer. During . the business session, final rrahgementa were made for the state onnmtloh to be held here Friday lid Saturday bf.this week. Between 00 and 300 girls from all over the tate are expected to attend this con elation and tHe girls of the local as ;inbly are making extensive plans for hi occasion. The hours of the ses loha were announced for 10 a. m., p. m. and 7:30 p. m., all to be held 1 the Masonic hall. . 0, W. Juveniles Meet Saturday About 20 members of the Neish- ftors of Woodcraft Juveniles met at the K. of P. hall Saturday afternoon. fonly the usual work was taken up ana ac toe ciose, v. m.. ecnuitz and Mrs. Clyde Sullivan served re-: freshments. f i Miss'Blake Will Continue Studies The following article from the col umns of the Baker Democrat-Herald is of Interest to Ld Grande friends of Ilkllss Dorothy Blake, of Baker, who la : tiulte well known here. - Miss Bloke Is i sister of , Mrs. B. J. Green of this Sty: New Impetus lor piano teaching vill be gained by Miss Dorothy Blake, vho will leave. Monday morning for lx weeks of. varied work In Portland, besides studying piano with the well :nown David Campbell, she will at end the Krlnkle-Moore normal traln ng classes conducted for piano teach ers by Mrs. Clifford Moore of Portland ind Harry Krlnkle of Seattle. Both Mr. krlnkle and Mrs. Moore are out standing lit their respective fields, and especially proficient in Impart ing hew Ideas In all teaching prob lems. Miss Blake Is a graduate of the Philadelphia Musical , academy under the , celebrated pianist. Leo Ornsteln. While studying she will be the guest of her sister. Mrs. Jean B. Shaw of Vancouver, Wash. . , ' Mrs. Thompson Is Hostess To Group Mrs. Chester Thompson was hostess to the Lions auxiliary at her home Saturday afternoon. The time was spent working on favors, etc., for the -convention and with the work done over the weekend these projects have been completed and are In readi ness for the convention. Late in the afternoon Mrs. Thomp son served refreshments. Mrs. Jack Wright was a new mem- i ber present. -- . I Mrs. D. Brannon I Entertains Lodge Mrs. D. Brannon entertained the members of the Moose lodge at a card party Friday evening when five tables of pinochle were at play. Mrs. Wal ter Swart and Mr. Provost made high scores and Mr. and Mrs. Miller low. The assistant hostess for the evening was Mrs. Prank Brooks. The regular meeting of the lodge was . announced for next Friday eve ning at the Moose hall. Stote Employes Motor to Baker Members of the staff t of the SteV-ehs-Van Engelen store drove to Baker Thursday evening for a meeting with the employes pi th6 Baker store. About 17 were present? and were guests of George E. Balch manager of the Baker store. mm consisted of discus sions of interest to store employes, after which the group was entertained at thfe home of Mr. arid Mrs. Balch. This meeting Was one of a series be ing planned by the employes of these stores. Sealing. Down Of German Payments Sound Business? (Continued from Page One) pro talned situation, the world is an eco nomic unit.. Economic conditions re spect neither international bound aries nor tariff barriers and their re percussions cannot he avoided - by American farmers or American labor. We should certainly do well to con sider, for Instance, particularly in view of the world-wide decline of commodity prices, whether some scal ing down of German reparation pay ments and war debts due from our Allies would hot be sound business policy ioT the United States. This is a subject especially difficult to eman cipate from emotional bias but I think we snouid try to look at it entirely on business lines. It Is to be remembered that both reparations and debts' Were determined, in theory at finy rate, on strictly business grounds, namely on "capacity to pay." The practical business question which arises Is whether or not the capacity to pay of Germany and of our former Allies has been seriously reduced, chiefly by the world-wide decline In commodity prices and the corres ponding Increase In the purchasing power of the amounts paid to us, since the debts were funded and the amount of reparations was deter mined. In other words, it is not a sentimental question of whether or not we wish to be more or less gener ous to Germany and the Allies, but whether "by " applying our ' original yardstick to changed . conditions we should arrive at a different result, and one which would benefit hot only European countries but also i ourselves by assisting the restoration I of bur foreign trade. 1 Unfortunately, times like these we i have been experiencing in the Imt year and a half Beem to cloud the die-1 tates . of practical experience and j sound judgment and to encourage1 remedies that otherwise would scarce- , ly get a hearing. j (To be continued) J RUSSIA AGAIN IN" i WORLD MARKETING FIELD FOR WHEAT (Qontlnueo. form rage One) els which she was shipping during tne live year period Immediately pre ceding the war, were so small a d lr regular as to suggest no Immediate expectation of potential competition wun otner snipping countries, eucn data as was available Indicated that seasonal conditions for the Russian wheat crop of 1930 were very favor able and allowance was made for an expected moderate Increase In export shipments. , At the beginning of the current grain year, August 1st, 1030, Broom hall, the recognized world authority, forecast Russian shipments for the present season at 48 million bushels, a substantial amount but les3 than was similarly shipped following 'the 1926 crop. By the middle of Novem ber, or in the first quarter of the year, shipments had reached .the figure expected for the wholo season, and by May G, 1931.. the total contri bution to the world wheat trade for the current year amounts to above 01 ! million bushels. The commercial ex pectation for the present season . has been advanced to 116 million bushels. Russia is again In the field as a dom inating factor In the world wheat problem, i That Russia with her enormous area of available wheat land and. her great rural population of hard work ing people accustomed to a simple, not to soy low, scale of living would eventually resume her old place as a wheat exporter, has been evident to every student of the grain problem. The natural' expectation was that the comeback would be gradual, Affording opportunity i for necessary adjust ments In the program of production in other countries . so that tho re alignment of wheat producing areas In various countries involved might be made With a minimum of agricul tural distress. The suddenness of the change suggests an examination of the actuating causes In an effort to determine jwnether the change is temporary or permanent, aiid whether the Russian 'competition of the future is to be less severe or inoro Bovere thhn it is now or than it was in pre war days, i Some ltnssiim Plans - - The crop season of 1030 in all 1m- portant districts of Russia was highly invuiuuio i rum seeo iimo so Harvest; weather conditions for wheat thresh Ing and market delivery were almost Ideal; climatic contribution to an above normal rate of yield was con slderable. This combination, which is largely beyond human Influence, 1b unquestionably In a measure, pos- sioiy in a large measure, responsible for the heavy crop volume and the consequent exportable surplus in 1030. It will be a serious mistake to Ignore mese inuuences, . out tne mistake will be equally serious If we Ignore the human equation and regard the sudden reappearance of Russia as an Important wheat exporter as being simply due to a freakishly favorable season. The Soviet eovernment 4s workine along a definite and an Intelligent program to utlliee the natural re sources of that great country, and In that program the development of ag riculture is the basic factor.. The plan Is to make Russia a great and efficient industrial nation, and" the foundation of the plan is the secur ing of capital through the exploita tion of the simplest and most readily available natural resources. Of these the soil and a hard working, simple living, rural population are the chtef est. The sale abroad of the raw prod ucts of agriculture Is the quickest and simplest method of paying for tho foreign goods, machinery and services needed in the Industrial de velopment of the country, and this means proirlty for agricultural devel opment. The so-colled five year in dustrialization -plan therefore began with a program of utilization of ag ricultural resources, and after some three years op more of effort In that direction tho results are becoming apparent. . lloty itussla Is Working The weakness of agriculture In pre war Russia lay In the small size of cultivated holdings and the conse quent inability to utilize mechanical power or Improved machinery gener ally. The poverty and isolation of workers on the spil also barred utili sation of improved methods of farm operation. The basic plan of the Soviet government has been to con solidate these petty tracts Into forms of substantial size, utilizing the man power as a community effort and making possible the use of machinery as well as employment of technical , ability so far as such Is available. This not only alms at more efficient operation of the land itself, but also UST AS GOOD AN D CH EAPER:.. HAVE YOU EVER FOUND IT TRUE ? FOR 'almost every well-known product today, there is an unknown imitation. No line of business anywhere is without such substitutes. Daily, they are foisted upon unsuspecting shoppers in place of known, advertised brands. The clerk may say these imitations are "just as good" as regularly advertised products. Or cheaper because they give "a little more" for the money. But is it ever true? When a product is sold cheaper than one of recognized quality, you may be sure it is made cheaper. Then how can it be just as good? Substitutes are business waifs. They have names, but their names mean nothing. Seldom, if ever, will the manufacturer admit their parentage by advertising. The only kind words they ever receive are spoken to move them from the store at more profit than dependable, recognized products return! ' That is the only reason fdr substitutioni The merchant who permits and encourages this practice is looking at today's sales slips. Not at tomorrow's loyal customers. Advertising can not create character for any product. But it does place on trial character already established. Think of this whenever you buy. The advertised product has a reputation at stake. It must always make good to hold your confidence. But the substitute product because it has gained no recognition has nothing to lose. Honest Value is the only inlet to the columns of this newspaper. When you buy brands advertised here when you are guided by names you know you are safe. But ,when you let "over-the-counter" claims prevail against your own good judgment, you may be sorry. La Grande Evening Observer makes much easier the governmental ability to control the distribution of I An the crop, thus expediting the collec tion and exportation of whatever 'amount the government considers available for shipment with which to pay for foreign supplies required. The extent to which this program for the nationalization of agriculture has succeeded, and the rapidity with which it Is still moving toward com pletion Is little understood by the world outside of Russia. Agriculture Is part of the general proposed Indus trialization of the country, and those In charge of that branch, of the pro gram have a definite plan of accom-' pllshment for each year. There are ' two classes of socialized farms and the total grain acreage Included In each since the beginning of the effort is thus shown for each year: 1 uoiiecuve - soviet Farms Estates J Grain Acres Grain Acres 1926 Pinal .... 3.600 3.600 ! 1929 Pinal .... 8.000 4.000 1930 Prelim. 75.000 7.000 1031 Planned 110,000 17.000 000 omitted. From a mere fraction of the total grain acreage on socialized farms three years ago the plan for the cur rent year calls for the location Of practically one -ha If of the, total grain acreage of Russia upon sueti state controlled farms. - The consolidation of the small peasant holdings into collective farmB continues at a very rapid pace this year, with a record of 673,000 small farms consolidated Into collective or socialized holdings be tween .January 1st and April 10th, datelQ3i, bringing the percentage of all farrns nov in collectives at that date Up to 45 per cent. This plan also definitely calls for an Increase this year of 12 million acres In spring wheat following an Increase of three million acres in wl liter wheut. (To bo concluded) RAINS BRING RELIEF TO DRY OREGON (Continued from Page one) resentatlve crowers. business men. public utilities officials and member The riallcs and -Portland chambers of commerce, will bp hold hero late today. It was hoped tho conference would be able to find some way to. salvage the crops. In the meantime a study Was being made of orchards and. experimental were being con- J ducted to determine how the fruit I will stand up after being processed. ; While heavy halt storms occurred , along the Deschutes river In Southern i wasco ana unerman counties reports here Indicate wheat fields escaped ! except in limited areas. . rruici garaens anu nay tracts aiong flfteeh-inlle creek id the pufur sec- 1 tlon were badly damaged. Twenty miles from Bend, the branch of the Union Paclflo was blocked. Crews were busv todav clearlntr debris from The bales-CallfQrhia, High Way. The 1 Old Oregon Trail was said to be In- ' undated near kufuB, The Deschutes river rose four feet in thirty minutes after the storm. Accident toll i IN OREGON POUR Continued Prom Page One) 1 Jt A. Poloy, 3$, Oregon City, killed Hi fall from his third floor room. j The Injured: 1 I.Bt.hn Rlfriflfll. ft. wltb A frttcttlt-ed skull BUfforcd In an automobile acci dent. 1 May File tthnirgrii ' Involuntary manslaughter charges may be filed against Cordon Allen, Portland, as a result of the collision in which Bell was fatally Injured, police said. Allen Is held oh a reck less driving charge. VIorB' death was blamed by DallaB authorities on a short-Circuit from a transformer on ah electric light pole: Tho boy leaned his hand against the. conduit; He Was the son bt Mr. and Mrs. Harry Vlcrs. The father Is president of the California Packing company prune processing plant at Dallas. . The Almeter boy was struck when ho dashed Into the path of an auto driven by tlalpti Thomas, 16, tine Hldge, officers said, A wild i 00 -mile -!.. 1-.. - i .. -si ljk - ( uiivu uy uepuiy ouuiui vjuurge mi; 1.1 u u, tu uuiuy uio til hub (jiicuio, who were on an outing, failed to bring them home beforo the death. Officers believed . Poley fell from his window accidentally when he icanca out to get some iresrr air. . Social Calendar Monday, June 15 . 8:00 aioaner Olrls, with tent. Rulh Palmer. ' 'Tuesday, June ID 2:00 M. I. L. club, With Mrs. E. JacobHon. 2:00 Benefit card party by tile women's Benefit association, at tho home of Mrs. J. . Reynolds. 8:00 OOodwlll club 61 W. tl. O. with MVS. Hummelt, 1412 Cherry, 8:00 Joint meeting of all aux iliaries to railroad organizations, Knights of Pythias hall. Wednesday, June 17 0:00 Bo-Ne-Ho club, felgln city 2:00 Bible Searchers of Pres byterian church In church parlors. 2 :80 Loyal Slstcm Aid or Christ ian church with Mrs. J. D. Bmlth, 1706 First. 0:30 c. R. picnic and bon-flre meeting at J. L. Macpherson tountry home. Thursday, June 18 2.00 O. 1. A. at K. of P. hall. 2:00 V. I. M. club. With Mrs. A. E. Hug. 2:00 Miniature club, with Mrs. William Helvey. Prlday, June 19 Annual state convention. Order of Rainbow for Olrls, at Masonic hall. 1:00 Lucky Dozen with Mrs. Charles arlffln. 7:30 Fast Noble O rands club, at I. O. O. P. hall. Saturday, Jun 20 Closing day Rainbow Olrls convention et Masonic hall. Increase Beauty With Melto-glo No more ugly shine when you use' MEIAO-OLO Pace Powder. New French process makes It stay on! longer and prevents large pores Bmoothcst. finest, purest powder known Its coloring matter Is Bp-, proved by tho United States govern-i ment. Never dries the skin. Never; makes complexion look pasty, but al ways youthful. Try MELLO-OLO. 01ass Drugs, Inc. Adv. 8T LAST DAY! 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