Tuesday, June 16, 1931
LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, ORE.
Pae Seven
freight Rates -To
Calif brnia"
Will Be Reduced
PORTLAND, Ore., June 18 (P)
Freight rates on lumber from Willa
mette Valley, Oregon, points to prin
cipal cities In California will be
reduced materially by the Southern
Pacific July IS, J. H. Mulchay, freigbt
traffic manager here for the company,
announmed Monday. Portland , and
shipping points on branch lines of
tho company In Oregon, will come
under the new order.
Reductions on fir lumber will range
between 10 and 17 per cent, aver
aging about 16 per cent, Mulchay
6ald.
''A greater reduction than the rates
may Indicate will result through en
largement of the list of articles that
will, under the new tariff, be entitled
to: lumber rates, either in straight or
In mixed carloads" Mulchay said.
"T.ie new lumber list will confirm
generally to Items allowed to. move
at lumber rates under, transcontin
ental tariffs. To accomplish this, the
new tariff has been built largely
along the form of commodity groups
A, B, C, D and E." 'i , , t
' Mulchay pointed out that excep
tions to the lumber list were gen
erally "light-loading" commodities
and subject to similar exceptions In
transcontinental tariffs. Group A,
for , example, covering beehive lum
ber, shingles, etc., will pay 7lfa cents
over lumber, but will not exceed the
present rate.
Under group B, built-up woodwork
will pay 5 cents over lumber. Group
D, will comprise a long list of ar
ticles to which lumber rates have
not been applied before "because of
tho low rates existing between Ore
" gon and California territory." the
announcement said.
The new tariffs will be available
next week.
Clark Wood
Says
Poternollsts seem to have in mind
a sort of Utopia where everybody
will either be working for or working
the government.
If you call an enemy the Bon of a
trlloblte you'll .have scientific back
ing, but It may not be enough.
The conscientious motorist, if any,
will do unto the pedestrian as he
would be done by if and when he Is
personally afoot.
There also seems to be a surplus
of, the wild oats crop.
Busy Oil Area
Put To
By Proration
OKLAHOMA CITY. Okla. UP) Two
years ago a hissing, pulsating, bril
liantly lighted area the famed Okla
homa City oil field has become a
darkened, quietly sleeping giant. Its
huge petroleum and gas reserve Bhut
down because of proration orders.
Little activity is noted In the field
now, due principally to the low price
of crude, cost of drilling to points be
low 6,000 xeet, and. enforcement of a
614 per cent allowable " production
regulation. - .
A few months before the. oil mar-
ket skidded downward the field at
night bore the appearance, of a great
carnival ground. Scores. of. supply
houses, hotels and cafes appeared
along the roads crossing, the field.
Army Of Unemployed.
Only a few wells are-tushlna the
field's boundary northward into Okla-
noma uity s limits today.-unuers and
oil well supply men havo been dis
missed by the hundreds: " .
Wirt Franklin, independent operat
or and head of the Independent Pe
troleum troaucers Association or
America, In an application recently
placed before the state corporation
commission, requested an Increase in
aiiowac-ie now.
He asserted there are f "ur separate
areas in the field, and that, water en
croachment threatens. He sought to
open to, 7& per cent production the
part of the field where oil first was
discovered.
Could Supply All U. 8.
Franklin contended tests . showed
the 777 producers now In the district
still were capable of supplying the
auiiy aemana oi xne entire umtea
States, estimated at 2,500,000 barrels.
More recently Franklin asked Gov.
Ross Sterling of Texas to call . the
legislature of that state into special
session to curb production in the
East Texas field. .It Is generally adr
mitted that the new Texas field has
all but ruined tho market for Okla
homa oil. i i , I
Treasury War Debt
A m u t ; -
Axiuuae uncnangea
WASHINGTON. Juno 16 UP Under
Secretary Mills said yesterday the
treasury has not changed its attitude
on the revision of war debts.
Mills declined to comment further
on- this 1 topic which has assumed
prominence with the departure for
Europe of Secretary Melon and the
prospective European tour of Secre
tary Stlmson. Germany has demanded
revision.
For years tho attitude of the ad
ministration has been that German
reparations payments to other Euro
pean powers was a distinctly separate
question from war debt payments to
the United States.
Why bother about conventions and
elections when the esteemed Literary
Digest could Just as well select the
nominees and the winner by means
of Its straw votes?
One difference between a political
platform and a boat is that hokum
instead of oakum is used for caulk
ing. . '
Litigation over a poisoned cat in
Santiago, Chile, has already . cost
f $200,000. The feline runs high.
JYashington PaperT
May Be Purchased
WASHINGTON, June 16 (ff) A
petition for the sale of the Washing
ton Post to David Lawrence for $3,
000,000 was agreed to yestorday by
tho owners, and was immediately
submitted to the; District of Colum
bia supreme court.
A New England couple proposed,
wed and started on a honeymoon to
Honolulu all in 72' hours. Let's hope
the return trip won't be made via
Reno.
Georgia farm land is valued at $10
per acre less tnan pre-war values oy
tho U. S. bureau of agricultural economics.
NATIONAL
UNION PACIFIC
STAGES:
DAILY SCHEDULES
EXCURSION FARES
Now I n effect
Yellowstone . . . the va
cation 'of a lifetime.
Happy, carefree, com
fortable way to go . . .
. ,v- enjoying the scen-
if.) . ery at its best
!' V from those big.
J-Sff easy-riding Union
mMmm Pac.tic Mages.
Salt Lake
City you can
Isit the woria-
femous Grand
Canyon, Zlon,
Bryce Canyon
National Parks.
Dally ervlce to
Butte, Montana
now In effect.
Ask Agent tsr
details
Stages leave
from
Singe Depot
mm. s
4i,:ri
III
An ex-motorcycle con won the In
dianapolis speedway race. Just as
any auto driver would h ave expected.
McKelvie Thinks
Conference Will
Produce Results
WASHINGTON, June 16 (ff) A
shrinkage of an overstuffed world
wheat basket was seen yesterday by
Samuel R. McKelvie as a possible re
sult of the recent London Interna
tional wheat conference.
'. Tho grain member : of the farm
board, one of the United States dele
gates, told his colleagues In a repqrt
that "all in all the conference may
be regarded as having been worth
While." - v ; f
1 McKelvie retired yesterday after a
two-year service. He plans to return
to his Nebraska farm.
- In discussing the problem of over
production of wheat,, he said, "Each
country will have to approach the
question in Its own way. Acreage re
duction is coming about in Australia,
Argentina and Canada through sheer. ,
necessity,
"It wiU be hastened by a realiza
tion that there Is no legerdemain .by
which such abnormal , quantities of
wheat can be disposed of at a profit
to the grower. .It is. apparent that
Russia is not so happy with her sit
uation, and some of the Balkan states
are looking to other crops than wheat.
These are encouraging signs."
McKelvie asserted that exporting
nations at the London meeting favor
ing a quota plan for controlling sur
pluses would have been well content
with recognition of that principle. -';
He added that few, if any, of the
representatives had - authority to
pledge their governments, to such an
agreement.
I "We had no intention of abandon
ing the world wheat market fiut: we
hoped to get back to a pre-war basis,"
he said he Informed the conference.
''All of this had been-done In the In
terest of our own growers and we
asked no sympathy or commendation
for it."
i McKelvie said the proposol to de
velop a clearing house ol world wheat
information has "very good, possibili
ties." . ' "
"Russia's approval of this proposal-,"
bo added, "should mean that Impor
tant Information needed from that
country will now become available.
and if it Is, one of the most highly
speculative elements in the market
will have been removed."
MILLION MEMBERS OF TWO CHURCHES
"A TO ! JOIN FflBCES AT SEATTLE MEETING
! SEATTLE, Wash. (AV-More than
1.000,000 communicants of two large
Christian denominations will Join
forces here in June and July when
the Congregational and Christian
churches become one.
The union, brought to Its final
stages after- two years 1 of - work
among leaders of both groups. Is' ex
pected -to- result lh a greatly
strengthened group, lending strength
In instances where' the respective
congregations were -weak..' - i i :. '' 1
The Congregational churches, for
tho most port, ore located ' in the
larger cities, while the Christian
churches are generally- tn - smaller
cities and towns, leaders point out,
Sponsors of the movement, which
had -Its inception at the general
council of Congregational churches
at Detroit In May, 1939, proposed
the union on the- basis or a belief
that the churches "united,: could do
more for the Kingdom: of God than
they can separated.'"1 i-
ne two . denominations are not
widely different in principle. . ; '
Farmers' National
' Storage increased
PENDLETONi Ore.. June 16 P)
Henry Collins announced yesterday
he has sold to the Farmers' National
Warehouse corporation the warehous
ing facilities of the Independent
Warehouse company hero at a price
not revealed. This brings the facili
ties of the national group In the Pa
cific Northwest to about 11,000,000
bushel capacity. Richard Rice will
have charge of the warehousing cor
poration for Oregon, Washington, and
Northern Idaho.
D
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YOU WOULD say she had X-ray
eyes . . . was clairvoyant ... a fortune
teller except that thousands of,
shoppers see as clearly as she into
the contents of perfectly opaque
jars, and"foretell with the "same,
swift accuracy the future of. the
things they buy. ' ' .
Advertising is her television. Ad
vertising gives her complete ad
vance information. Quietly, in a
congenial corner of frer home, she
thinks and determines before she
buys. Finding out about the newest
foundation cream, the crisp'est
breakfast food, the most gossamer
brand of hose. ! Comparing these
with others. Making selections ser
enely. Going forth to buy. ...
She has only this left to do. No'
worrying or hesitating when con
fronted by two jars, each equally in
viting. No doubts about their mak
ers. Advertisements have told her
the invisible merits given her clear
true images of the contents of those
jars, and the results of their use.
Rare is the woman who can boast
sh ehas never bought anything she
wishes she hadn't bought. But with
the aid of advertisements, that sort
of buying is almost entrely done
away with. A regular reading of
advertisements keeps shopping -tempers
sweet.
Both churches carry oh wide
spread activities in foreign mission
work.. Tho Congregational church's
American Board of- Commissioners
for Foreign missions was Incorporated
la 1812, .. ;.u :,. ... ....
Many of the leading colleges and
universities of the United States
have a Congregational, origin- and
background. . . .... , .
Tho-' Christian denomination. Its
leaders point out, came Into exis
tence as a protest against divisive
creeds and names, and was based
upon emphasis of Christian charac
ter rather than theological opinions.
The ' denomination maintains two
colleges. Defiance college, at De
fiance, O., In the north, and Elon
college, In North Carolina for tho
south. ' . V
4 from headquarters of the general
convention- of , the Christian church
here, and from, the seat of the na
tional council of the Congregational
church In New York, officers of the
two denominations have beon di
recting the work incident to complete
merging of the two groups.
Dr. Pred'B. Smith, of New York.
Is moderator of the Congregational
council, and the Rev. Frank a.
Coffin, of Columbus, Is president of
tho Chrlsitlan church, general con
vention. . ... .
The Rev. . Charles E. Burton, of
Now York, and the 7&ev. Warren
K; Denlson, of Dayton,- respectively,
are secretaries of the two groups.
Wien tho national council and tho
general convention meet here Joint
ly Juno 35, they will hold brief
separate sessions to clear up legal
matters, but tho principal program
will be that of the general council.
On the program will be represen
tatives of both groups from all sec
tions of the country.
; Seminars will bo held by six dis
cussion groups, and the findings of
the six groups will be formulated
luto a common set of findings for
discussion by the council as a whole.
City, that she will arrive June 20 tot
spend tho summer with her son and
nmuiy. , ,
; Word came Saturday morning that
fiftV. PntliPi Tlronn. who llverl lift Kn.
tei prlee for several years, passed away
very suddenly an wasnington, u. u.,
where he has been living for about
.two years. Father Breen waa well
liked by all who knew him and all
.regret his passing. He was In charge
of tho Catholic church at Enterprise
for several years.- , ; . - . ,, .. .
$ f ' $ 4 "4 ' ! $ $ $
JOSEPH
PERSONALS
s' By Mrs. Malila L. Stevenson, ? '
(Observer, Correspondent).
JOSEPH. Ore. ' (Special) Mr. and
Mrs. F. D. McCully were In La Grande
Saturday, driving out and back, the
same dav. , . .... -v. ... ....
Mrs. Lena Fouse and. daughter, of
Walla Walla, came in saturday: lor a
visit with Mrs. Wnlthy Mitchell and
Will. Needhom,' Mrs. fouse 1& -their
sister..;. .
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wolfer drove
to La Grande Sunday to meet Mrs.
William Bales, who has been visiting
in Pendleton for the last month.
Thursday afternoon Mrs. EW;. Cal
vert Rave an afternoon at bridge in
honor, of her sister, Mrs. Wagner, of
PoHlnnd- Those proRpnfc wnre Mrs.
F- - D. McCully, :KrSi" Ed Eben, Mrs.
Floyd Oreciu Mrs. Daisy Rumble, Mrs.
Stovo Houck, Mrs. F. H. Gaulke. High
score prize went; to Mrs. Qaulke and
consolation to Mrs, Houck., Delicious
refreshments were served by the
hostess.., ; . .
' Tho Misses Gladys 'and Gussle
Sprague of Los Angeles, .arrived In
Joseph Monday to visit their parents,
Mr., and Mrs. Bert Sprague, and oth
er relatives.-;v ." . , .,
Chester Collins worth camo In Fri
day to spend vacation with his par
ents. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Colli nsworth.
Chester is a -junior at O. S. C'
1 Mrs. W. D; McAllister, of Enter
prise, Ore., Bpent the wcekond with
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wolfer.
. Mrs. Roy Hogan, of Baker, has been
visiting- her parents, Mr. and Mis.
George Gray. . . . . . : ,,
Norman Gray, who wob so badly
injured by getting his artnis caught
In an electric clothes wringer, is re
covering nicely and 1b able to be up
and-around. . t ,,
' W. G. Booth, who underwent an ap
pendix operation a week ago at an
Enterprise hospital, is recovering
nicely and will soon bo able to come
home.
William Nccdham, of the Divide,
was In Joseph Saturday and reports
crops badly In need of rain.
Mr. and Mrs. F. D. McCully will
drive to Portland Wednesday, taking
7r:uik McCully Jr., Kolth Wilson and
Billy Kettle with them. The boys
will outer the C. M. T. camp at Van
couver, Wash.
Sunday .was quite cloudy and a
few drops of rain fell. All arc wish
ing for a general rain as range and
crotjS are badly In need of moisture.
Tho lake is unusually low for this
time oi' year and as so many ditches
arc supplied from tho lake, a rain
would bo vory welcome
Fred Strochel received word from
hlfi mothnr.. who lives in Nnw York
i PROMISE
PERSONALS $
3 3 3 $ $
By Mrs. ncrlha C'urper
'' (Observer Correspondent)
PROMISE, Ore. (Special) About 40
of the young peoplo of Promise spent
a very pleasant time at the Grange
hall hist Saturday evening, playing
games and having a good social time.
Carl Lively, who bus been attend
ing Washington State collcgo, is vise
Hiug Boyd Carper this week.
Ella Haney, of Wallowa, la spending
this week with her grandmother, Mrs,
Alma Carper. ,
. Q. E. Kenworthy still remains quite
111' 'nnd is growing weaker each day.
C. P. Carper Is taklug care of him.
Walter Carper captured two young
coyotes lout week. ;
Charlie Wortmnn made a return
trip to Wallowa Saturday. Ho took
out Charlie Moore's wool. Mrs. Moore
and Vivian Anderson accompanied
hiin.
Thero was a reunion of the J. W.
Curper family last Sunday at the
Carper home In Promise, It had
been tin co years slnco all the fam
ily had beon at home. Those present
woro Mr. and Mrs. Earl Haney, of
Wallowa, Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Bar
ton, of Promises Frank. Carper, of
Wallowa. Mr. and, Mrs. Ed Camer.
of Promise, and Mr. and Mrs. Houry
unvper, oi promise, ana u-rcd i;arper,
who is nt home with his parents.
Mr, and Mrs. J. O, Swcarlnon vis
ited Mr. and Mrs. Truman Poulnon,
of Powwatka. last Sundav and little
Billy Poulson roturncd with thorn to
visit for a fow days.
Obo Swearimren took nbrfe MKU '
of wool to Wallow Tfednsda$ far ' 3
Charles Corbet t. " Mr. Qorbet ln ir a
drove to Wallowa accompanied home J
relatives until Sunday. tii
Earl Haney this week from; Wallowa fl
to Aiaxvuie.. uri is aunering irom, j
neuralgia. I 1
Henry Ca.yjr left Friday lor. La
Grande where he expects to work
on the N. K. West ranch. - - :
Melvln and Fred Carper were help-
lng Charlie Wortmnn pack a- mow- j
Ing machine on horses Monday antA
orougnt n out irom une river.-
Fred and French Trump and Gil- ,:
bcrt Lyons returned Saturday from
a visit to Rochester,-Wash. They re-'-port
the strawberry crop there quite 1
large. They were unable to find
work so returned home;
Willa Burnett Is Btaying this week' -V
with her sister, Mrs. Ruby Carper. -
Clarenco Roby Is working with the'
flrest fire service in the national for
est near the Ciearwa:er river yla'
Idaho.- ; -. -iM '
Mr, and Mrs. Obe Swearlngen and! -I.
S. McDonald spent Friday wlth -C.
E. Kenworthy. The neighbors are." . 1'
taking turns staying nights with hinv.
while C. Pi Carper Is there all the
time to care for him. His: brother,-tf
and wife of Santa Rosa, Cal., are on
thoir'way here- to be- with' him. - -
Lola and Myra Gorbett and Vivian?
Andoi'son visited Duan Gorbett- at .
the sheep camp on Middle Point
Thursday. x - - o. .
The state boiler Inspector was in-frj
spec ting the boiler at tho V. R. Hen-,
derson sawmill Saturday. . ,
John Carper Is confined to his
home because of a lame back. .
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Pontiac, Michigan,
Bank Closes Doors 1 A
PONTIAC, Mich., Juno 1ft (ff) ThQ"l
Pontlao Commercial and Savings' a
bank, the, city's largest Unanoial In
stitution was closed yesterday by Its
dlrcotors to "conserve the asseto andf
prcsorvo the interests of depositors.'. "
T)io bank listed resources, of 917,-
0-11,777. Cramor Smith, its president,
took his- life, In a pontine hotcL June J
C.
wfladD stir Mmu
tBeBmmim
TVTE LIKE nothing better than to induce liartl-
to-convincc smokers to switch to Camels
for just one tlayj
For we know that after they have made a
real test, it will be mighty hard to lure them
away from this famous brand.
It's not easy to smoke parched-dry ciga
rettes once you have known the delights of
perfectly conditioned Camels.
After inhaling the cool, soft fragrance of
the Camel Blend of choice Turkish' and
mellow Domestic tobaccos protected by tho
Humidor Pack, your throat protests against the
bite and eting and harsh hotucss that cornea,
from crumbly, dry tobacco. ( , ' t
No matter where you pick them up, in any
land, in any climate, Camels arc the same fresh,
factory-prime cigarettes. ' '
For the Humidor Pack of moisture-proof
Cellophane air-seals all the flavor in and keeps
out weather, dust and germs. '
This is no mere advertising story. It is a reci
tation of fact that has made tho whole country
conscious of a new superiority in Camels.
It you are hard to convince, won't you switch
to Camels for just one day? Theu leave them
if you can.
Si
Tunc in camel QUAnTFR noun featuring Morton-Downey and Tony Wont
Columbia Itraadcuathig System every night except Sunday
(EkMiEILS
IV O CIUAHETTY AFTGll.TASTG
,'v.'-
Q Don't remove the molf
ture-proof Cellophane
from your package of
Camels after you open it
Ttic Humidor Pack U pro
lection againnt itvcai, dust
and eerms.lt delivers fresh
Camels and keeps them
right until you smoke tho
. last one 1,1
1931, n. i. Rcjatldi T.bteco Crapanr, Wloi!oa.9.lat N. C