Wednesday, July 13, 1932
Pa$re Two
LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, ORE.
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OUT OUR WAY
By J. R. Williams
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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
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(new)
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Drc
July
Kept
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Open lllen Low Cloae ;
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POHTLAND WHEAT
Open High La a Cloa
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Sept.
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Open inch Low Clow
30 .31 .3(1 .31V,
3-4K, .:((, .31 .32?i,.33
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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.
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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
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