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?t rage Eight -' r-r' UK GRANDE EVENING DBSER I L Local Eggs Are I Steady Although I East Prices Low i PORTLAND Mar. 23 VP) While the extreme low price quoted for eggs in the central west is a very serious Influence, local trade conditions ap pear more or less of steady character. Price lists are being maintained but reports In the trade Indicate that some more or less unfair competition Is In effect. The latest favorite prac tice to beat the game Is to quote a lower price for top grade stock to bill the goods at a lower grade. Naturally this has more or less un settling Influence In the .trade but no open price changes are reflected. SVCondftions In the market for butter appears about steady with no change Reflected In the price list for either cubes or prints during the day. But terfat, however, remains firmly priced. . Chicken Market "Sick" ' Market for chickens Is showing a feather sick tone at the moment for practically all medium and light hens. Heavy stuff is Inclined to hold Its own fairly well. Accumulations of the former two shown. Spring chicken market appears Steady locally with little stock being oiiered out of the home territory, Prices are steady around 20 w 22c lb real Is around $7.25 and boilers and 2s S4.60l4M.75 sack. Extra fancy Delicious apples out of Hood River were offering $1.65. Roseburg broccoli was si for Is and 80c for 2s. Local is were 70 75c with 2s around 60c crate. Dalles spinach sold 11-25 crate for both 30s and 40s while locals were 70 75c orange box. Parsley was In small supply around 25c doz. bunches with mustard greens at a similar price. Outdoor rhubarb sold again $1.00 for 16a with No. 2 stock 76c. CHICAGO LIVESTOCK CHICAGO. Mar. 23 VP) (V. 8. D. A.) Hogs 13,000; steady to 60 cents higher; 170-210 lbs. $4.66 $4.76. Cattle 12,000; fed steers and year! Ings 25c lower; bulls steady, vealers zo50c lower; vealers $5.60&$6.60. Sheep 10,000; not established; ask Ing higher or above $7.50 for sorted wooled lambs; good to choice kinds bid $6.76g $7.00; ewes $3.SO$4.29. OMAHA BIIKK1 OMAHA. Mar. 23 VP) (U. S. D. A.) Sheep 0,000; lamb market not es tablished; best native springers $8.00; best ewes $3.85. . to commission handlers of stuff weighing 154 lbs. and better. While there la practically no real quality torn turkeys arriving in in the dressed poultry trade; hens are Still of fairly good stock with demand good and sales up to 22c lb. ' Weak Tone For Calves J There remains a very weak trade tone for country killed calves. Sales are showing a maximum of B0'Jc but hogs are firm at the late ad vance. Top quality old crop as well as new crop lambs are In keen re quest at full prices. Trade In the onion market is mark-' log time at Willamette valley sources with little trading at the recent high mark of $7. Local sales are unusually small to retailers with the bulk of the business in 2s or boilers. Notes of wholesale trading: .Only limited supplies of strawber ries are due from the south for Easter. ,j Citrus fruit prices are stationary. I Wholesalers complain that peddlers xrom California are selling uninspect ed produce which makes for unfair Competition. i Artichokes continue at the low rlnt. Head lettuce remains scarce and nigh priced. f- Spinach is very weak with price anading more or less general. s Cabbage Is fairly active and prices are held. ! Onion sets continue to gain strength With u short supply In sight, J Rhubarb from outdoors in bettor iupply; only fair demand, i- Broccoll-cauliriower firmer at both the source and here. East Side Market ? Demand for root vegetables and es pecially carrots, continued unabatea today of tho east side farmers' whole sale market. Prices were Intact. - - ' ' Turnips sold 76c applo box. i.' Parsnips were 76o lug while ruda- bages were 40o - ., - -t j: Onions sold at 30o fot green stock. ;': Dry onions were in fair supply with j IILTTEKFAT SAN FRANCISCO, Mar. 23 VP) Butterfat f. o. b. San Francisco 24c. Huge Landslide West of Cochran Halts Traffic COCHRAN, Ore.. Mar. 23 VP) Pas senger and freight traffic on the Tillamook branch of the Southern Pacific west of here was completely ilea up today, the result of a huge landslide 11 miles west of Cochran The slide occurred Monday night after a previous blockade had been removed. The railroad embankment slid away and a steam shovel has worked continuously since thst time with little progress being made. The earth, almost the consistency of por ridge, slides in faster than it can be removed. Another steam shovel was rushed from Portland. STORM WARNINGS UP PORTLAND. Ore., Mar. 23 VP) Storm warnings for small craft were ordered up today at all coast sta tlons in Oregon and Washington The weather bureau predicted strong soutneny winds, tnick weather and rain for this afternoon and tonight. itain, moderate temperatures and southeasterly winds were forecast for the coast region. Woman Judge in Congress Race WINTF.R AT TUB DALLES THE DALLES, Ore.. Mar. 23 VP, winter returned to the mid-Columbia country last night and a cold rain fell throughout the valley. The lower temperature retarding the or chard blooms was welcomed by grow ers. Tho Columbia river showed a sharp rise, the result of rain in the In terior. 20,376 SHEEP ARE GRAZED IN FOREST Judge Florence E. Allen, above. of tho Ohio supremo court. Is a candidate for Congress, judge Allen said in her opening an nouncement alio is a dry, but would vote for- a referendum ou piohlbition. The seat she seeks is hold by Congressman Chester C. Bolton. Republican, who will of fer for. ro-olection. Judgo Allen is a ucmocrat. (Continued Prom Page One) on the national forests. The grazing ui iivestocK also serves to greatly re duce the fire hazard, at the same time being kept under control to prevent damage to timber reproduc tion and other soil cover. The foreBts which oro able to fully utilize their grazing possibilities suffer far less rrom forest fires than forests whlnh due to their location or the thickness ol underbrush, are largely ungrazed. Of the grazing fees as well as other venues collected by the forest ser vice, 26 per cent Is returned to the state and distributed to the counties in wnicn tho forest is situated. This money Is used for tho benefit of public schools and roads In several counties. HOUSE RULES CAUSE LULL IN TAX TILT (Continued Prom Page One) row several votes must Intervene be. fore the choice for or against th sales tax is made. All the commit tee amendments, exempting food. ciotning, medicines, farm, imple menu and some other classes of manufacturers, on the taxed list as the bill now stands, are to be passed upon first. This Is the bid of act ing Chairman Crisp of the ways and means committee to square the bill with as many members as nosslbla- oy ireezing irom tne tax burden the necessities of life, and the poor who must nave mem- There will be a decision also on the amendment of Representative uunen. Democrat, New York, to tax 2.76 beer at the rate -of three cents a pint. A point of order to bar It has been made by Representative Bianton, Democrat, Texas, which will have to be ruled on by Repre- khmiwvb uanxneaa, Democrat, Ala bama. He Instead of Speaker Gar ner is occupying the chair while the house is considering the bill. sits in committee of the whole through the amendment stage. WANTS RELIEF LOANS WASHINGTON. Mar. 23 WV-ReDre- sentatlve Connery. Democrat, Massa chusetts, told the house rules com mittee today that "Americans are dying of starvation by the hundreds. In appealing for legislative right of way for his bill to provide $700,000.- 000 for loans to states for relief pur poses. "Their bodies are found in their rooms and pneumonia or something eise is given as tne cause," he said connery, chairman of the labor committee, explained his bill would provide that cash be advanced to states on securities and promises to pay. Tho rules committee took It under consideration. PORTLAND PRODUCE PORTLAND. Mar. 23 Im n,K. butterfat. eggs, live poultry, country meats and mohair, nuts, cascara bark, hops, onions, potatoes, new and seed potatoes, wool and hay. LIVERPOOL WHEAT LIVERPOOL. Mar. 23 UP, Wh,t- closed March 62K; May 5314; July ""74. wi.. do. isxcnange $3.64. Despite tho fact that his wriat ached after Smith scored earlv imunn -la-. over a Springfield. Mo., link. WASHINGTON, Mar. 23 VP) For tne second time in the last few days a futile attempt was made In the senate today to get Bctlon on the Democratic road construction unem ployment relief measure. The measure, carrying $132,500,000 as passed by the house and $3,500,000 more added by the senate roads com mittee, was brought up under a rule terminating consideration at 2 p. m. ocnator nayoen. Democrat, Ari zona, told tho senate it could be passed before that time If no fili buster was made against it but ar rival of the hour found Senator Bingham, Republican, Connecticut, a strong oppenent of tho measure, reading extracts from the congres sional record to his colleagues. WHEAT PROPOSAL ATTACKEd"' WA8HINGTON, Mar. 23 Wt The administration proposal to use $100,- uuv.uuu oi tne farm loan funds op, proprlatcd through the reconstruc tion finance corporation for disposal abroad of surplus wheat and cotton was attacked in the senate today by OPPOSE MOVE BYDEVALERA (Continued jjrom Page One) mediately available for crop loans.' I'RIJT'PTCIT ITTT T "That money." be told tho .. '-DIM llO-M ILiLi "was for farmers with no other source J of credit and wlta, so collateral but I their crops. I "Now comes the proposal to dump ! 1550.000 bales of cotton and 160,-1 000.000 bUSbelS Of Wheat OH tho tror. I ket. The result has been that the ! ThomM- consldei wneat market broke betwntn " oouna oy tne and ten cents a bushel and the cot- PUclt understani ton market a half cent a nound" i1" thKle annul Senator King, democrat nuh debt commissioi smilingly suggested It was "uncharl- ( KlDg Gor8 table- of Smith to oppose a plan to ' critical that the free state ost formal and ex- g to continue pay- to the national get the farm board out of the hole j P'dent De Va it nao placed itself in by Its "monu mental blunder" In stabilization oo- eratlons. - Smith said he had been approached Mr. Thomas d! of the British he assured son tloners It would? Informed today atlon created by s announcement. not give the text ly to Dublin but opposition ques- made public In rtn thn nlsn Kw t n. r - dU6 time. "7 vujujn --- AJUWCS BDQ ' Harvey c Couch, directors of the im " n0 "merer panic, he told finance corporation. the house, "but She matter Is serl- Senator Black. Democrat. Alabama. anQ best :way to deal with It started the . discussion by asking 15 not b? debate-4n the commons." Smith about the reports of the plan l Pressed for details, he said he had to divert $100,000,000 of the fannln0 Intention of going into them. loan fund. 8TEIWEB BILL REPORTED WASHINGTON, Mar. 23 VP) The senate Indian affairs committee to day reported favorably on the Stel wer bill providing for final enroll ment of Klamath Indians In Oregon. " war oy the The bill direct the er.f. orablB gentleman?" There Interior to complete the roll within a year after date of passage. v This roll will cover all members nf tho Klamath onrf Xr.l v. . . I Bhrattini,- "Tt- ana tne Yahnntk n hanri rrf c-v.. . r Indians. An amendment was added ' ' a aeclarln or war for 3.000.- providing that nothing In the pro posal shall affect the pending claims of Indians. , "My answer is 'clear and esDllcit." he declared, "the, annuities are a bargain between two peoples, hitherto honorably kept, and we Intend that the agreement shall stand." The labor member, George Buch anan, of Glasgow, exclaimed: "It that a declaration of war by the right hon- were loud cries of protest from the ministerial Dencnes. , "A Declaration of War" Buchanan finally resumed his seat declaration of Stock Market On Down Grade Today 000." Another Scottish member, James Maxtbn. wanted to know if the Irish nation was not going to be treated as well as foreign nations with whom Great Britain was negotiating re garding the revision of treaties. Thomas made no direct reply but begged the members of the house to say nothing in debate which might embitted the situation. He con- NEW YORK, Mar. 23 VP) The stock market slid slowly down grade eluded: in one or the years dullest sessions "But equally I must moke It clear today. A few issues lost a point or to this house and to the country more but most net declines were lim- that the statement I have read leaves lted to fractions. The closing tone no shadow of doubt on two points, was easy. The turnover was under namely, the oath and the annuities. million shares. This Is the considered Judgment of Uncertainty over the taxation the government and that is where measure in congress remained a some- we stand in the matter." what disquieting factor and mid week 1 1 J. W. Dulanty, Irish high commls buslness and trade statistics failed to sloner In London, listened to Mr. provide any fresh Impulse In either Thomas' statement from the gal- direction. -.: . lery. After Mr. Thomas finished Procter Si Gamble dropped 4 points. Dulanty telephoned to Dublin. pna closed near tne bottom. PORTLAND LIVESTOCK ISTTEVEN5-VAN ENGELEN ffll ADAMS AVE. LA GRANDE, ORE. Buy a New Dress Now Enjoy it All Season New Dresses, . , Suits and Coats Hosiery Footwear for Easter. New COATS FOR EASTER New Spring Coats Now showing tho sonsons newest Spring shades lllucs, Tans, Green. Mako your selection now $9.75 $14.50 New DRESSES FOR EASTER TTn Prom Dresses New Prom Drosses In pastel shades of Blue, Tan, Pink, also printed frocks In tho many new shades $7.90 The Woolen Suits Distinctive models, finely tnllorrd with striking individuality of detail priced very low $9.75 Rita Silk Hosiery "Rita" full fashioned silk hosiery Fine. Ilslo top. pure silk All new similes at the new low prlco 69c Chiffon Hosiery Ladles' silk chiffon hose Pull fashioned, reinforced silk top. forty-five Rii:o. newest shades lor Spring 98c NEW SPUING FOOTWEAR And whnt n wonderful aelec- uon comroms every woman who comes to this itoro, Pumps, one-straps ami ox fonts nil hero, priced, below expec tations. $2.95 - $3.95 - $4.95 Or Petting Passengers PORTLAND, Mor. 23 VP) Cattle 75, lleports from the railroads." calves 10; mostly steady, steers 600- wrltes a- motorist, "Indicate that 600 sood ee.25ea7.00, medium train accidents are dccrenslne each 5-2Bl?8J5. common $4.00 ig 8555; yenr, while automobile accidents ore T ' K0 8a6e0, " tsnre Worker, "do you account for . .n this?" ir n . . "icuimu e--wr. so, m. neiiers this? Because," truths the editor, 668-850 lbs. good 6.766.50. me ttle. engineer Isn't, always hugging dlum 4.75g5.76. common S3.50 the fireman.!" ,4.76. Cows, rood S4.50a5.00. com. " ! ; ,mon and medium 3.25 $4.50, low (cutter and cutter $1.60$3.25. , Bulls Chimneys Long in Use j yearlings excluded good and choice Chimneys have uradually devel- (beef) $3.25 m $3.75. cutter common oped and existed from a very early medium $2.00 $355. Vealers period. ChlmnevB In their vr "h11 81 and choice $7.00 a Senator Smith. Democrat, South Car. 8lmplest form were first Introduced 7'60' mellum $5.50$7.00, cull and - . n , common ta fin an fin nilnu onRnn 2leZvZo.TLt!,e yfJ , ' (", goodand choTce 50 V $7-00. account ofThf VeCdedn con""on Bnd medium $3.0o$50, account of the great enrthaunke of it. 0 . J.M7 that a number were overthrow n steady. Light -lights 140-160 lbs. good there. ond choice $6.00$5.75; lightweights N ' 1 160 to 180 pounds, good and choice j $5.50 5ji $5.76, 180-200 pounds good Indians' Us. of Salt and oholce $5.50 $5.75;- medium The "Handbook of American In- I weight 200-220 lbs. good and choice dlans" says that not all of the tribes ?--2 lbs' of Indians were accustomed to us- lofd and cnX' log salt, whether from difficulty of "A ,td !lc! "-6 procuring It, the absence of the Woo' $4.90. Packing sows 275-600 Pre-Easter Coat Event ONE HUNDRED NEW Spring Coats Smartest Polo Types New Tweeds Dress Coats Outstanding ntlna Smith said he was .''amaaod" that tho proposition should be discussed In view of the general understand. Ing that wheat and cotton held by agencies of the- farm board would not be dumped on the market. . .,, "Where Is there a non-competitive market for $100,000,000 worth , of wheat and cotton?" Smith asked. Smith, sponsor of the amendment to tho credit corporation bill, set ting up a fund of $200,000,000 for, the farmers and the senate recently passed a resolution to make it im- J?3t II 1 x I nil Just In! Holeproof LACE HOSE FOR LADIES In all the New Colors at What are things coming to! These are the NEWEST Styles the BEST fabrics (yet such an amazingly low price.) . Women's and Misses' Sizes 14 to 44 Lay - Away - Plan A small deposit holds your selection. habit, a repugnance for the nun-libs, medium uh mvi TjKm.n ernl or for religious reasons, it 1b : Peeders-stockers 70-130 lbs. good and nut uiwuys possible to say. Suit ex ists In enormous quantities in the United States, and it was not dim- cult for mnat Indians to oblnln It. m'lMtati 1 ii 1 1 1 1 1 1 wm' Continental English ' A traveler on the Continent sent two amusing examples of English wlilcli are displayed In his hotel. The first Is a notice: "Misters and ven erable voyagers are advertised that when the sun Mm rise a horn will be blowcd." The second, presum ably by the same author, appears In the wine list and states, "In tills hotel the wine leaves the traveler nothing to hope for." - Anniversary Coins Fifty-cent coins, with n miner and gold pan on one side and a bear on the other, minted in 1928 during Cnllfornlu's diamond jubilee were of silver, and were Issued In com memoration of the seventy-firth an niversary of California's admission to the Union. One hundred and fif ty thousand of the coins woro Is- sncd. choice $4.00$4.50. - Sheep and lambs 300, steady. Spring lambs, good and choice $9.50 Hi $10.00; medium $8.50 m $0.50. Lambs 90 lbs. down good and choice so.25j$7.00, medium $6.25 $6.28, all weights common $4.00 $5.25. Yearling wethers 90-110 lbs. medium to choice $4.00a$5.00. Ewes 120 lbs. medium to choice $3.00$3.50, 120 150 lbs. medium to choice $2.26 $3.26, all weights cull to common $1.00 $2.26. The Go-as-You-PIease Chorus When everybody present is sing ing his own praises, there's proolous little harmony. Fort Wayne News FREE LESSONS Dennison Home Craft The Dennison Instructor will conduct classes In this store dally from March 20 to April 3. Morning hours of the classes will bo from 8:30 to 12:00 and afternoon hours from 1:30 to 4:30. A few of the many Interesting subjects on which you csn obtain full Instruction are: Crepe Paper Flowers of all kinds: Cellophano Flowers; Crepe Paper Parrots; Party Favors; Glorified Glass Pic tures; Collophano Lamp Shades: Parchment Lamp Shades; Waste Paper Baskets. Bring with you to the craft classes a steel knitting needle, pencil, ond scissors. There Is no Charge for the Instruction. La Grande Book & Stationery Co. "Strvice Station for Home and Office" 1114 Adams Ave. Main 90 IBBaBaiBBSJaBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBlllKaaaSSS. I SUV FIND IT HERE Copy for this Column mart be In by S a. m. A Companion Feature 100 Newest 1932 Styles By Betty Co-Ed $1.98 They're clever .. , and be coming to every face. - Buy now for your springs wardrobe. J. C. Penney Co. DEPARTMENT 1307-1309 Adams Ave. STORE La Grande, Ore. FOR LADIES ONLV Now Is the time to have your old hat reflnlshed like new, In any color or shade, and with lacquer which will not fade or stiffen the straw or braid. Take your last year's hat to Richard son's Art and Gift Shop and save the expense of a new one. 3-22-t f. ' DIAMONDS 3-23-1 t. Hemstitching, pleating, button holes, etc Norton's Kiddy Shop. DIAMONDS 3-23-1 t. MANLEY M. A RANT Accountant and auditor. Income tax advisor. G. R. Apt. 303. Ph. 208 W. 3-10-1 m. MY APPRECIATION Having recovered from mv recent Illness I wish to take this means of expressing my appreciation to the many friends for their thoughtful and kindly attentions. J. P. Hcasty. 3-23-1 t. NOW READY Early cabbage plana. Clark's green houses. West Adams Ave. 3-22-2 t. COOKED FOOD SALE c By American Legion Auxiliary Sat., Mar. 26 at Wagner Hdwe. 3-23-3 t. BUSTED , When you have a broken side gloss or wind shield to be refitted, you will sovo both time and money by taking your car to Richardson "The Art Man" at Richardson's Art and Gift Shop. 3-22-t f. DIAMONDS 3-23-1 t. F. O. E. AUXILIARY BASKET SOCIAL At 7:30 Thurs. night at Eagles hall. Cards, program, dancing and social. Ladles to wear gingham dresses. No oasket to exceed 50c. 3-23-1 t NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that P. B. Tharn. administrator of th . tate of Homer Littleton, deceased. has filed hla Pinal Account as such administrator, and that the County -ur6 oi union county, state of Ore gon, has set Monday, the 25th day of 'day of Februarv. 19.12 April, 1932, at 10 o'clock a. m.. at i HAROLD M. FINLAY. Artmim.t.- account, and for the settlement thereof, and that any and all per sons having any objections theret appear at said time and place. F. B. THARP, Administrator of the Estate of Homer Littleton, deceased. H. E. DIXON, Attorney for Admin istrator, La Grande, Oregon. Mar. 23-30. Apr. 8-13-20. ! NOTICE " ', NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned, the executrix of the estate of L. McGregor, deceumt. h filed In tho County Court of the State of Oregon for the County of , nor unai account as such executrix, and that Friday, the 25th day of March, 1933, at the hour of ten o'clock in the forenoon of sold day, has been fixed by said Court as the time for the hearing of the ob jections to said final account and the settlement thereof. Dated tills 24th day of February, J 1932. i MAE M. MCGREGOR, Executrix of tho Estate of L. McGregor, de ceased. Feb. 24. Mar. 2, 9, 16, 23. NOTICE TO CREDITORS ' Notice is herebv eiven tht. um M. Flnlay has been appointed by the County Court of Union County, Ore gon, Administrator of tho estate 'of P. R. Flnlay. deceased. All noMAna having claims against said estate are hereby notified to present the same, properly verified, to said Administra tor at the office of Rjihrt. a v.vin West-Jacobson Building, La Grande. Oregon, within six months from the dato of the first publication of this notice, which Is made on the 24th the Court House In the city of La uranae, union county, Oregon, as the time and place for hearing upon Bald MARKET NEWS OF THE DAY CHICAGO WHEAT A Mar. May July (old) (new) sept, (old) .501,! (new) .6394 .38 Open .50 -"3i.54!4 nigh PORTLAND WHEAT Low .S3 . J34 X.6S6 ..65S". Clow 31 54ietS -W7.56 53H .577,0.58 JS754 Mav July Sept. Open . JS3 . .54 -53?, Hleh -'34 .54 .53 S34 JS37A S3J4 Clot. 53 53J, CHICAGO CORN Open High Low cios. MH J614 .S5S -SGUfflSi MHtS -39 JMU4 -ssuaii lne Mtate of P. R. Flnlay, de- ROBERT S. BAKIN. Attorney for Ad mlnlstrator. Feb. 24. Mar. 2. 9, 16 and 23. NOTICE OF r-ILINO OF FINAL ACCOUNT Notice is herebv eiven iht th. derslgned has tiled his Final Account and Report as executor of the estate of Lizzie Meyerslck. deceased, and the County Court of Union County, Ore gon, has fixed Thursrttr th. oi. arcn. 1932, at ten o'clock In the forenoon, at Its Court Room at the court House In La Grande. Ore gon, as the time and place for hear ing any and alt objections to the said Final Account and settlement of said estate. Date of first nuhlinatinn r-,. 2nd. 1932. '. RAYMOND MEYERSICK. Executor. GREEN & HESS. Attorneys for Exe cutor, residing at La Omnri. rr. K II pt. OJi .41 .40 MOW ' gon. Mar. 2-g.ia-23.-30 : " j'i
