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Wednesday, July 13, 1932 Pa$re Two LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, ORE. 3 (Incorporated) AO Independent Newspaper Phone Main 800 1 EOW HAROLD U. PINLAY , Buslnua Manager Published svonlngs, except Sunday, at 1710 BUth treat, L Grande, Oregon. , 1 . - Entered at the Poelofftce of lift arande, Oregon, M fieoond Olaaa Mall Matter under act of March 3, 1B70. OFFICIAL PAl'ER OP UNION COUNT ANp TBM OITT OP LA QUANDB ' J: MEMBER OP ASSOCIATED FHB88 The Aeaoeiated Preaa Is exclusively entitled to uae for publication of l newa dispatches credited to It or not oMiorwIaa eerdltedif pub. llabed Herein, All rights of republication of special dispatches In ibJa paper and alao tho local nova herein also are reaerved. w National Advertising Representative M. 0. MOGEN8EN CO., Ino. ' Ban Francisco, Los Angeles, BentUe, Portland, Chicago, ' 1 ' ' Detroit, New Tork - 1 ' BUBBCHIPTION RATES lly Currier Dalit, one month In advance Too Dally, tlx months In advance " Dally, ilngle copy - to By Mall Dally, per month In advance , Dally, per six months In adviinco ; Dally, per year In advance , 600 -B.00 ....... , . ADVERTISING) RATC8 Dlaplay, foreign, per column Inch Display, local, por column Inch Time contraot prices on application OUT OUR WAY By J. R. Williams i DOKiT VhT ME HE. 1 HAE. .WHftTS x wfts 3,c, I To WASH TrA' DISHES P 4 1 STAWrW HERE. THftTS TH- REASON HE . V PIECE O' BREAD e CAKl FIND , JubT TO V VY WHEW. ALL OF . BUTTER OME PIECE O-READ L ABUOD'N.T VGIMME THAT AMD III $Pi THoT A UOM. S: A SMALLEP? X V -tagger, hao yyf SNl CT.f?.WlU-iM2 , rir.au. a WT.'crr. Wr-H MOTHERS GET GRA-. t-,3 o 1032 ov nea scrvicf. iwc. The Lord kiiowelli the wny of the righteous; hut the way r ,..... I, ...1 n....l... , . ' . r ui itnai on, in juiiau. 1 hltllll 1 ; u. PROFIT Oil LOSS? Immediately following, the flottlement of ,tho reparations tnhfrlo at IiUisnnnc the othef day, the United States made known to the world that it would tfladly entertain appeals for tho reduction of the war debts owed by the European lllltioilH. ' Such news was received joyously by representatives of me tioiiior nations wiio Had turned to Uncle bam with the scriptural plea, "Forgive us our debts as we forgivp-r. our debtors." But many hard-headed, business-like, tax-burdened American citizens could see no occasion for joy. European countries owe the United States about eleven billion dollars, which was raised by the sale of Liberty bonds and other securities, none of which can be cancelled without destroying- the confidence of the people in pur government. So, if we reduce the European debt, American taxpayers' will have to make up the difference from their own pockets. ' We might be willing- to do that if we were enjoying our usual prosperity, and if the eleven billions had been used in. winning tho war; but tho fact is that Uncio Sam has nlrendy cancelled all the loans negotiated during the war. This tjloven billion is money loaned '.AFTER the war, much of which was used for purposes "OTHER than rehabilitation. We loaned money to Italy, which suffered none of the de vastation of war; and that money was used to develop and strengthen the Fascist government now under the domina tion of Mussolini. Is there any reason why that joap should not bo repaid ? And even war-torn France used some of our money to increase her political influence jn the Balkans. The editor of The Dalles Chronicle, in writing about the European plea for reduction of war debts, says; , "If Europe is permitted to escape its obligations to tho United Slates, it will nean II billion dollars more saddled onto the shoulders of American tax-, 'payers.' That has been the attitude of congress to date, and still is, although President Hoover realizes that some concessions may be necessary. England, for instance, is bordering on financial ruin. England was among the first to fund its debt, and agreed to repay a far larger proportion of the amount lent her than did France, Italy, and the other .borrowers', llepce, it would be only fair to scale England's pro portion of debt down to the level of the others. "Fiance, however,' is wholly able to pay, and so arc several smaller powers. Yet, it is safe to assume that France will be tho loudest advocate of debt : cancellation. France has gone imperialistic, and now ranks with pre-war (lermany as a menace to world peace. France wishes to save its billions for tho maintonuce of huge military a. ml naval forces, rather than pay its just obligations." Kight there is the crux of the whole situation. President Hoover has already warned our European debtors that they can expect no reduction of their obligations until they show their willingness to slop spending so much money on arma ments and the maintenance of great naval ami military .forces. Hoover's logic is sound, and perfectly fair; if European nations can spend millions on their war machines, they can pay their debts. If we can, by granting reductions in their debts to us, persuade European countries to agree- upon a significant reduction in armaments, that would lie a good, business proH)sition as well as a big step toward solving international political tangles. If Europe continues to build war mach ines, the United States will not get any debt payments, but will have to appiopiiate millions for keeping our navy up to the necessary competitive strength, lint a general cut in armaments would relieve our taxpayers of that burden, and we could well afford to reduce considerably the debts of European nations. AFTER COCOS' (iOl.O Romance and adventure face the loss of their Cocos Island, and when that comes to pass romance is dead. Cocos Island is to romance what fuel is to fire. It was on this tiny speck of rock and sand in the Pacific 2"0 miles from the South American mainland and on the equator that Cant. Edward Davis, buried, according to legend, his loot from the sacking of Iahhi, Nicaragua, in ltsr. That notorious pirate Benito Bonito is supposed to have cached his ill-gotten, blood stained wealth in one of its caves. In 1S21 the loot from Lima Cathedral, pilaged by Captain Thompson a blood thirsty renegade if there ever was one, found its way to Cocos Island unless legend deceives. No less than 20 treasure-hunting expeditions have poked among Cocos' rocks and dug in Cocos' sands for the $75,000, 000 in precious gems and metal supposed to be hidden there. That they failed to find pirate swag did not rob Cocos Island of its aura of romance and adventure." Rather, it enhanced it. Put unless some romantic .soul steps in to prevent such a cataclysm, treasure hunters now operating on the island will shatter the whole tradition and murder romance in one of its few remaining havens. So devoid of imagination and romance is this expedition that it is financed by a stock company and scorns forgotten maps in ancient cipher and the dying; words of old salts for a mechanical gadget called a gold detector. And what is worse tho romance-blasting device has found treasure, ac cording to late reports. Mark the words of any reader of Treasure Island and kind red books with a soul. 1 No good will come of buried treasure discovered by such prosaic and matter-of-fact methods. Other Papers Say: A KKVIYAI. OF NATIONAL SIM KIT One of the most iutcroatinp things t.bont tlie current demnnct for econ omy In government Is the way In which numerous small cities reacted to the recent cpngresalonul proposal for nn exenslve postofflcc building rnmpnlgn. Ju "the old tlnyg the "porjt biUTel" bill was nhvnys a suro-flre lilt. It got through congress over and over again because each congressman wanted to make the folks back home think that he wns n I g shot, and the easiest way to do it was by get ting an elaborate postofflcc building put up In some town in his district. In the aggregate, this was nlways horribly expensive; but such bills almost always got through because the separate district always thought more of their own bit of pork than , fhey did of the federal budget. I Tills yoai, however, things are dif- ! fcrent. There Is, for example, the state of Mltusourl. "ho proposal in the house of repre sentatives would have given new pis t of flees to 17 northwestern Mis souri towns. But it wnMi't long bo- fore the pcoplo in Uieso towns began to object violently. They would like new buildings very much, but they would prefer to see Uncle Sam prac tice n little rigid economy. So most of them let their representatives know In unmistakable terms that the pork a grnduato of the University of Texas, where he studied law. However, his entire active life has been spent in tho cattle business. Pendleton East Oregon Inn. XKKI) FOR I NirOUM DJLVOIICB LAWS . , A prominent Chicago Jurists in whoso court hundreds of divorce cases have been tried, expresses his firm opinion that there should be a fed eral divorce law; which means a uni form dlvorco law in all states. There is no plausible reason for a vnrlpty of divorce laws such as now exist. They constitute, as the jurist says, a legal fallacy. The spectacle of couples rushing about from one state to another, establishing nominal residence in order to throw off mat rimonial shackles easily as possible, is a disgusting sacrilege against the sanctity of mar riage. The enactment by states of divorce lows with the open purpose of reaping commercial benefits from domestic problems, belongs under the same' heading. The Chicago Jurist Is right when he says America should have uniform cjlvorcc laws. Klamath Falls Herald. LA GRANDE RETAIL MARKETS Sugar, 100-lb. sack Vegetables Radishes, 2 bunches Parsley, bunch . Cabbage, lb - Now wax onions, lb. .............. Turnips. 3 bunches Carrota, 3 bunches Potatoes, 10 lbs. Potatoes, sack Onions, lb Tomatoes, California, 2 lbs. Hot house, lb Eggplant, lb New potatoes, 10 lbs. Beets, 3 bunches Lettuce, Imperial Garlic, lb. . Beans, 3 lbs Peas, 3 lbs. Celery, bunch .... Cauliflower, lb. Cucumbers, 2 .... 5.19 6C CC 4c 3c 10c 10c 25c - $2.25 3c 25c 25c 16c 25c 10C SlOc 35c IDC " 19c ioe 12C 15C Fruit Cantaloupes. 2 for Bananas, b. Apples, box Lemons, doz Orangos, doz. Dry prunes, 30 to 40 size, 4 lbs. Strawberries, 4 boxes Apricots, 2 lbs Cherries, 3 lbs Raspberries, 3 boxes .. Loganberries, 4 boxes Currants, 3 boxes Black caps, 3 boxes .... Green apples, lb 19c 8C J MARKET NEWS OF THE J) AY CHICAGO WHEAT J Illy (olil).... (new) Krpt. (olil)... (new) Drc July Kept Ilcc Open lllen Low Cloae ; 4(l!i ' ' ... .47 . M .49 A0A ... .IU.40i4i .41IH A .40 i in M .fiSCWi - .l5-''j ' I POHTLAND WHEAT Open High La a Cloa 47', AIM M M ' .1(1 .Id', ,4(1 .4(1 !i I!)', A'JY, A'.i Al)4 .Inly Sept. !K. ciiicaoo cokn Open inch Low Clow 30 .31 .3(1 .31V, 3-4K, .:((, .31 .32?i,.33 3;.33Ki .SSJ .3.1 .31 .33947B Leading Stocks Up 1 to 3 Points In Street Today NEW YORK, July 13 W) Tho best rally in tho stock market In a month provided a break In Wall street's pro tracted period of gloom today. Lead Turkey Demand Is Surprising In Oregon Mart PORTLAND, July 13 (JP) Surpris ing demand for turkeys continue In the local trade with both old and new era, pushed up about 1 to 3 points, as crop In demand. Demand for broiler trading quickened. Tho closing tono j turkeys . has already appeared with was strong. The turnover approxl- scarcely sufficient as yet arriving to mated a million shares. establish prices. According to A. T. Tho list successfully pushed McCauley, prominent loca.1 operator, through Its upper resistance level of .the call for. broiler turkeys Is now so recent weeks, as the latest phase of ' good that he Is making unusual ef IALKS JULY BII1tlJ!!ll $ More OflU8 RAYON SMESH HOSE HOG Pair Ladles' serviceable Mesh (Hobg In every new shade Nassau, Night Time, Smoketone, Reve, French Brown Buy several pairs I CHICAGO LIVESTOCK liquidation appenred'to be completed, and traders were cheered by the Im proved prospect of an early adjourn ment of congress. Tho improved tono of commodities also helped from the CHICAGO, July 18 ffl -A.) Hog-a: 17,000; slow, lower; good to choice ' $5.10$ $5.20; tpp $5.26. Cattle: 8.000; choice fed steers dnd (V- S. D, 10 20c 180-240 lbs. forte to securo supplies country j i iiere nus bpcuiig up u very j call foy canonized frvers and roasters in thn nhinknn trnrin witii onlv llm- yearlings strong, spots -10(S 16c high- American Tobacco B and American ited offerings available at the mo 'or; other grades slow, tending steady Telephone gained about 3 points, and men t. 'According to McCauley, It Is to 25c lower; .better grade yearling Issues about 2 included American Can, 'difficult for handlers to eet producers heifers firm, others weak; vealers Case, Santa Po, Allied Chemical, Air to canonize suDDlles at this time even around 50c lower; stackers and toed- Reduction, Corn Products, American I though there is a demand and better ers steady; 1,297 lb. beeves topped sugar, racuic ugnung ana Pacific prices are available than for other of- yenning nouera ouso; ouie ue Telephone. slrable vealers $6.00 $6.50; odd lots $7.00. ferings.- "I hava to eo Into Id alio to eet caponlzcd rabbits. This should not Sheep: 11,000; slow, generally weak be as this stock la In demand at bet- , to 25c lower, native lamns $6.oo ter prices than available for ordinary $fl.2fi; tnrowouts 59.00 ?i).uo; siaugnt cr ewes ?i.uutri.uv PORTLAND LIVESTOCK PORTLAND, July 13 (T) Cattle 80. calves 10: s tend v. i Steers, 600-900 lbs., good. $0.35 0 i"iooiui. $7.00; medium $4.75fe$G.35; common, Market for butter continues to re $2.75 (.($4.75; 900-1100 lbs., good, $6.35 fleet a general lack of change either $7.00; medium, $4.75 o $6.35; com- In price or sentiment. Make Is still mon, $2.75fii $4.75; 1100-1300 lbs. good, j decreasing. Demand Is fair In all $6.00 i( $6.75; medium, $4.25 $6.00; scores but best for tops, heifers. 550-850 lbs., good. $5.50 I General conditions In the egg mar $6.50; medium. $3.75 $4.50; common, ket are without change for tho day. $2.5053.75; cows, good, $3.60$ $4.50; j Both local, private and co-operative common and medium, $2.00 $3.50; 1 marketing interests are holding for- low cutter and cutter, $1,00 & $2.00; !nier prices but some undersa.es by uuiw, yiumiiKs excuuiea, gooa ana outsiders are aeain renorted. ' vuuiue, oeci, j.(ocf sj.ao: cutter, com mon and medium, $1.75r$2.75; veal OMAHA SI1EEI OMAHA, July 13 (M Sheep: 6, 000; lambs mostly 25c lower, sheep and feeders steady; Idaho lambs $6.00, sorted native lambs mostly $5.76; ewes $1.75 down. . ( 1 Higher prices are noted In tho mar- iltPt. Ovr pniitirrv lrt'1.H mnorc i?ti lint H !Wlk BO ""d Ch???' $45.? wal and hogs advanced while an Butter, Cheese, Dairy creamery, lb. . quickly and Honey, comb , POHTLAND PltODrCK Cottage cheese, lb. Fresh extras. Mediums, do Mixed, doz. .. Egffs doz $1 $5.00; medium, $3.50 (fr $4.50; cull and common, $2.00 (ff $3.50: calves. 250 500 lbs., good and choice, $3.50 13 $4.50; common and medium, $2.00 S3.50. Hogs, 300; quotably unchanged. easy. Light lights, 140-160 lbs., good and Choice. 85.00 ft SG.OO: Hohtwriphts IfiO. .vui, (94 - iso lbs., good and choice, $6.75 (,t $6.00: 25c, 188-208 lbs. good and choice, $5.756T 1060c $6.00; .medium, waitrht. ann-asift. w good and choice, $5.00 & $0.00; '220-250 jot. jibs., good and choice, $4.85 q S5.75; 25c 1 heavyweights, 250-200 lbs., good and 25c choice. $4.75 $5.50; 290-350 lbs., good "c nnd choice, $4.25 tjf $5.25; packing isows. a(&-500 lbs., medium and good. j.5U(g $4.50; feeder and stocker pigs, 70-180 lbs., good and choice $4.50 95.00. Sheep: 1200: steady. Lambs 00 lbs. down, good and choice $4 00 $4.50, medium $3.25 $4; all weights, common. $2.50$3.50; yearling weth ers. 90-liu ibs.. medium to choice. $ 1.00m $2-25; ewes, 120 lbs., medium to choice, $1.00$1.25; 120-150 lbs., medium to choice. 75c ff $1.25; all weights, cull to common, 50 75c. 25c 29c 5c 23c 15 25c 20C 20C Flour Hard Federation, 49 lbs. Per barrel Soft wheat, bbl. PORTLAND. July 13 Ml Country Bocf bo(, ,b Pot roast lb. men Us: Selling price- to retailers; coun try-killed hogs, best butchers, under 100 lbs.. "jtfBc; vealers. 30 to 100 lbs.. 8r.8!ic lb.; lambs, 8c lb; year lings. 5c lb.; heavy ewca. 3c lb.: Con ner cows, 3c lb.; bulls, 5tg5l,c lb. Cascanv bark: Buying price 1932 peel, l'a ;i 2c lb. Onions; Selling price to retailers: Walla Walla, $1.15 $125 cental. Butter, eggs, mohair, nuts, hops, barrel would make no friends back jbutterfat, live poultry, potato, straw homo this year. berries, wool, hay, quotations un- Nor wns this phenomenon peculiar changed. to Missouri. It happened In many other ports of the country In mnny, many umns. A great mnny congress men who thought they wore about to make themselves solid ' with their constituents discovered WOOL M.VItKKT that they had guessed wrong, All of this, wheu you stop to think about it, is very encouraging to n be liever In democracy. One of the things that has kept BOSTON. July 13 (.Tt A fair amount of business Is being tra nonet - overnight ed ou 6&, 60s, ond finer grade West em grown wools, but lower grades are quiet. Graded French comblnjr 64s and finer territory wools bring 34-35 scoured basis wtth original oas lines bulk 64s and finer torritory wools democracy from functioning ns well - wiling mostly at 33-35. Strictly comb as it might In the United States has ling grade 58. 60a territory wools renl- been tho triumph of the sectional wd mostly 34-35 scoured basis. While viewpoint Too mnny congressmen inhere Is little coll for graded strictly have tackled all problems from the combing 64s nnd finer territory wools, local angle and have let the national .offerings of this description are nom- nngle go hang. What wo are witness- .many quoted at 36-37 scoured basis. lug now Is a revival of the national spirit. It restores one faith in the republic's integrity. Eugene Rcgls-ter-Ouard. I IVKHPOOL WHEAT LIVERPOOL. July 13 W Wheat closed: July 50,; OcU 51; Doc. 531,,: exchange $3.54. (UTR A RANCH Congressman Richard M. Kleberg. of Texas, who wns chosen at n special election to fill the unexpired term of the Into Harry M. Wurrbach, has the distinction of being the chief owner of the largest family ranch In Am erica, says n National Orange bulle tin: "Our place," ns Kleberg calls his ranch, contains 1,600.000 acres. It t twice the sis of the atat of Rhode Island, half the sire of Connecttcuu and n quarter as large in area a the Kingdom of Belgium. 1 The ranch has about one hundted i miles of auU coast for Its southern J boundary, nnd U takes a railroad train three hours to cross it. One field", has 90 miles of feuce around it It It needles to say that Kleberg is a catUe.mau. The number of cat tie On hi ranch U unknown. tt from 25.000 to &.00O head sre shipped each year to the cattle markets of the country. Kleberg, who U 44 years of ge, b Chops and steaks. Hamburger, lb. Hnm. lb. 18c 16c 12c $1.25 4.75 4.00 8c -1214-150. -..15 20C 15c 17c FLsh Salmon, lb. (fresh) Halibut, lb. (fresh) " Poultry Light hens, lb. . Spring, lb. iOc 18c 25c 25c Ears Like Blankets Kara of the long-eared bat are almost as long as the combined length of Its head and body ami may bo curled forward and down ward while the little nnlnml sleeps. .oV tlandqr egoni 1 Stream Reverses Course A stream, known as the Cnss qulnro canal, sometimes Hows In one direction and at others flows In the opposite direction. It Is a natural waterway which, varying with the rain, tovs now Into the Orinoco basin, now Into that of the Amazon. At the Hood tide of the Amazon It flows into the Orinoco, while at the flood tide of the Ori noco It flows into the Amazon. Pairs of Pett Nothing raises the bristles on sales resistance more than two go getters working together. Toledo T.iade. early advance In lambs is considered likely. Very slow demand for cascara Is re ported. The peel Is of only fair vol ume but is above demands of the trade, which are extremely nominal! Higher prices are being named gen erally for berries along the wholesale way with decreasing stocks of logan berries, raspberries and blackcaps. Cherries "aro also showing a better call and slight 'price betterment. ' There is a real shortage of corn in the local trade. Both The Dalles and Yakima were unwilling to fill orders in full, therefore a slightly firmer price list has resuUed. , Quite good movement of tomatoes from The Dallas is reported with de mand steady, as I3 the price. Hot house stock is extremely scarce, with prices generally held. Notes of wholesale trading: Asparagus demand Is steady at full prices. California Gravensteins are too green for movement here. Turlock cantaloupes are reported and more rolling. Market firmer, New honey is being offered in a small yray around $3.60 case. Celery Is dragging with much going to waste -'ou account of lack of shin- ping call.. , Onions - are a trifle easier with Walla Walla f 1.15 (.. $1.25. Fair movement California seedless grapes around $2.25 crate. A few higher. Club Auto Laundry We Wash, Polish & Slmpnize Phone us. y;e will call for and deliver your car. Fred Varrior 1308 Jefferson 085W Phone Your Order Now for Your Winter Supply of Wood ' ., you Oct .Xo.ur,,ChQlce.in.ij ... ave Money ANDREWS ItEll & WHITE GROCERY Cor. Z & Spruce Main 480 Sl Ci.VR AM) FLOUR PORTLAND. July 13 W) Surar: Cane. granulated. $4.30 100 lbs.; beet. $4.05 100 lbs. Domestic flour: Selling price, de livered: patent. 493. $6.50; do 98s. $5.30: bakers' bluestem, $4.10; soft wheat, pastry patent. $3.40 i $3.so; Montana hard wheat patent, $5.00 $5.20: rye. $4.50$ $4.60. Kutsit Use it for your House Cleaning qt. size 2 qt. size . ... 60c $1.00 Come in and see how it cleans wood work. W.H. Bohnenkamp Co. IS'! K i , I IL7I I 9 . Nl.' t mum m k- I liofel Conqrcis EXTRA MONEY TOtT can use It cant you? 1 Why not sell some of those things you no longer have ur for . . . you can do It with a Want-Ad In the OBSERVER Want-Ad Column PHONE MAIN 600 ; I Always start the day right .on ings of the morning! Schilling I coffee July Clearance HART. SCHAFFNER & MARX SUITS $25 Suits Now $18.85 $30 Suits Now $23.85 $35 & $40 Suits Now $28.85 One lot. one of a kind, a wonderful buy, if you find your size $9.95 nmn id nn 1 1 w 1
