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Thursday, July 14, 1932 LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, ORE. Page Four OUT OUR WAY ' By J. R. Williams U. P. ORDERED TO SHOW WORKSHEET, ( Incorporated) An Independent Newipepei moM Main 600 Must Support its Claims' Because It's Better At Folk's It's Cheaper of $200,000 a year Revenue Losses Villi I . ! l:,l , yrf ! 1 I'-.d j -Xiii ) Ki'i ; o f l i 71 HABOLO M. FINliAT . Puslianed ennlnga, except Bunday, at 1710 Sixth atreet. La Orande, Oregon. - entered at the Poetofflce of La Orande, Oregon, a Second Olua llatl Matter under act of March a, 1878. OFPZOIAIi PAPER OP UNION CO0NTT AND TOT CITY OP LA OBANDB MEMBER OP ASSOCIATED PRESS The AMOClated Preu Is excliulvely entitled to me for publication of all newe dlipetcnee credited to It or not otherwise cerdltedlf pub lished herein. All rights of republication ef special dispatches In UzU paper and also the local news herein also are reserved. " National Advertising Representative M. 0. MOOENSEN CO., Ino. Ban Francisco, Los Angeles, Besttle, Portland, Chicago, Detroit, New York SUBSCRIPTION RATES Br Carrier Dally, on month In advance Dally, six months In advance Dally, single oopy By MaU Dally, per month In advance.. Dally, per six months In advance . Dally, per year In advance ADVERTISING RATES Display, foreign, per column Inch Display, local, per column Inch Time contract prices Behold, God will not cast away a perfect Man, Neither will he uphold the evildoers. Job 8 :20. COUNTING OUR BLESSINGS s It is well for us to consider seriously the present economic condition of our nation, and to take steps to relieve those who are in unfortunate circumstances, as well as to work together on methods of preventing the recurrence of such extremes in the business cycle. But it is useless to give way to pessimism and despair, and to worry over our difficulties; for that, really, is about all that is wrong with the country today. All we need is con fidence enough to go ahead and build a new structure on the foundation which has remained unshaken through the econ omic storms. In order to develop that necessary confidence, let's con sider some solid facts which prove the strong position of the United States today. We quote from an editorial which appeared in a recent issue of Collier's Weekly under the title "Count Your Change." "There's no argument In this cdltorlHl. It's merely a collection ' of facts. Incontrovertible, eloquent facts that conlound those who profess to sec America slipping down Into a state of effortless Ucs- V pair. "America's mutual savings bunk deposits aro $1,233,000,000 higher is than they were at tho peak of the boom three years ago. "Total bonk savings today exceed 2D,0O0,0O0,00O, equal to moro v. than $1,000 for evory family In the land. . "Savings depositors number 62,000,000. nearly two per family. "The number of Americans owning slock has Increased olmost ''" 40 per cent sine. 1020. "A group of 102 companies which had 0.530.030 stockholders at tho end of tho boom year hod 7,075,143 stockholders ot the begin ning of this year. ' v ' "One company alone today has over 005.000 stockholders, a goln ir of more than 106,000 since the boom. This company (American . Telephono Tclcgroph) has assets exceeding $3,200,000,000. , "No other notion on tho face of tho earth can show such wide-' spread ownership of money and stocks. i ' "Our total Btock of gold Is $4,000,000,000. No other country ever ' 'possessed so much. Britain, for oxamplo, bos only $508,000,000. ':( "Currency In circulation ogBrcgaU-s $6,404,000,000 or $700,000,000 more than In tho boom. "A recent offering of $450,000,000 of U. 8. Treasury securities A; elicited subscriptions totaling $4.100,200.700 moro than nine times tho amount offered. "Last year $10,600,000,000 worth ot new llfo insurance won written. "Total Insuronco now carried Is estimated at $100,000,000,000. or not far short of $1,000 for every man, woman and child In tho United States. "Policies In force total 127,800,000. "Ono company alono (Metropolitan) 1ms In force niony moro policies (44,620,810) than there aro families In America. "Such safeguard, such security Is enjoyed by the n'ople of no . other nation In tho world. "Our totol national wealth, estimated at $320,700,000,000. Is Rreoter than that of a dozen Continental European countries com bined. "Tho Income of the American people comfortably exceeds $1,000, 000,00 a week. "Tho per capita Incomo hero Is for greater than In any other land. "There ore stilt six or seven poisons gainfully employed for every person Idlo. ) , "Foreigners owe American Investors approximately $18,000,000,000. In addition, foreign governments owe our government $7,000,000,000 and wo aro still selling abroad more than wo arc buying. "No fewer than 25.800.000 automobiles are owned by Americans slmost ono for every family. "This total Is ulinost three times tho number owned by all tho rest of the world. "Americans posbcss far more telephones (10.600,000) than all other countries put together. "Radios continue to multiply. The latest outhorlUUIvo compu tation puts the total at over 10.645.000, representing an Invcsinent of moro than $1,000,000,000, olso a record unapproaclunl 'by any other people. "How many new domestic mechanical refrigerators hove been bought, would you guess? A grand total of fully 3.750.000, at an estimated expenditure approaching $2,000,000,000. And most of theso hsvo been Installed In tho last three yearn. In no other part of tho globe do half as mony homes enjoy such luxuryAmericans , aro rapidly coming to record It as o necessity. "America has more home owners than any other notion. ' "A recent survey of 20 typical smolt towns revealed that 71 per cent of tho Inhabitants owned their homes, that 88 per cent hod elcctrlo lights, 72 ikt cent hod boths, 61 per cent hod electric . washers, 65 per cent hod rodlos, 41 per cent hod vacuum cleaners, "There aro moro families In America than In any other land that csn afford to and do send their children to high school and college. "In no other land do so many overage families havo the means to enjoy foreign travel. "Expansion In airplane travel the most coMly of oil comm-m forms of ovcrloud transpnrtolln luui been (renter here thon abroad during recent times. "Tho theater of the mosses, the movie, still attracts a weekly ' average attendance of 76.000.000. "Our so-called national "luxury" bill Is still away up In the bil lions a yeor. "It took a billion and a quarter pouues of candy to sottsry our sweet tooth In 1031 no decreose from the lli.o total. "The percentage of our oKrlcullurat population who. despite de flation, arc acquiring domestic comlorts. convenient c. labor -saving devices. Improved moehlnery, the use of better nwuls, is constantly Increasing. "Today more than 700.000 farms arc electrified, representing an Increase of 400 per cent In eight years, and the total Is being swellrd rapidly. "In Industrial communities hard manual toll Is being steadily abolished by tho lutnxluctlon of machinery. Kach Amerlcon worker now has at his command five horsepower, a record not even re motoly approached outside our boundaries. "Tiro avorsgo worklng-doy a generation ago was ten to twelve hours. Tho standard In this generation Is eight hours, with the trend running towards a still shorter work-day. ; "The work-wrek used to consist of six (even seven) days. !jy . Biulnesa Manager Too -MM Co -12.60 -5 .00 on application e.AW! VOo'lU 1 CANT WEA.P . I busted our, o,HoT! 7, , I PusmivV Trf TABLE. CANT "TH1 FiRE I NP' 1 I A agaimst; Eo&Af? be Pot our, JJr; , k t-v- mn through cookie rrrj T Sta u s. PAT.orr. BOPN ThUPfTV WEAPS "TOO SOOM ..;a i- by wea srirKX, mc. 7-"f , It Is five and one half days, with the five-day week coming Into vokuc "America htm always recovered from periods of depression and prefwed forward to new heights of prosperity. "Never In tho past was America so well equipped as It Is today to resume an epochal forward march. Not only have we changed from a debtor nation to the greatest creditor nation on earth, not only havo wc vaster national wealth, not only have we an un precedented supply or gold, but we are richer In experience, richer In Inventive brains, richer In scientific knowledge, richer In mach inery, richer in productive facilities, richer in managerial skill, richer in discovered mineral and . oil resources, richer In transportation facilities by land and air and water, richer In every material wealth-creating product and process, richer In craftsmanship, richer In everything." " Other Papers Say: sAi,Aitn:s or ii.iu.o.i IMtKNIDKNT.S How much atitry should a ruilrontl president get? That Is a hard ques tion to answer, particularly at pres ent when all railroads are fulling to earn decent percentage on their in vestment and most, 01 xnem nave dropped dividends. The commerce commission reports what these sal aries an. The highest, for Pennsyl vania, which la the biggest oystem In tho country Is M35.000. This must represent a 10 per cent cut which most roadB have Imposed on all ranks of employes. There are many roada paying 00,0OO a year, which evident ly Is a cut from $100,000. Tho South ern Pacific pays $90,000; Great North ern 60.000; Northern Pacific $50,000; Union Pacific $00,000. It reads like big money; and it is big money. As a rule however these are big men who carry a tremendous loud of reaponalbl.ity. They have to take care of interests, of shippers, have to uatlsfy the demands of employes, havo to explain to stockholder why they can pay them big dividends, have to satisfy tho interstate com merce commission, and the regulatory bodies of every state they operate In. have to keen on sneaking terms with their bankers so money will come in for canltal Investment, have to ucal gently with local chambers of com merco nnd learn to say no without causing offense, havo to guard ogalnat competition by other roads, by trucks. wuier lines, etc. iney navo nnic uo tncstlc llfo because they aro shunted around from one end of the system to another. liallroad presidents do not get near tho compoiwatlon of men In big in dustries. The president of tho Am erlron Tobacco company gets near a million In wilary and bonus, rrm. Orare of Bethlehem Steel was getting a million with his big bonus. These concerns are not responsible to the government and some of them never make It known even to suxknoiuers what the execxitives get. When the going Is good they get plenty. Publicity of iiiimneM or corporation executives would appear to be a wholcttome thing where theso corpora- lion have larue public ownership or wUx-ks or where like utilities anc rail roads they are charged with a public responsibility. Compared with salaries or public officials or with the Incomes of small business the pay of thoe railroad presidents eems high; but If meas ured m terms or me responsibility carried and the comix-nsntlon for men of similar grade In Industrial com panies the wages are not exressive. Doubt Ipsa manv of the ratlrond presi dent think they are overworked and underpaid tne samo oh otner em ployes. Salem BtuUtunan, HUGH lilt A I) Y IN RACK FOR HIGH OFFICE (Continued from Pago One) commanders who ore memlers of the local post are enthusiastic over his prospects for suecefw. The cundldate also has served as district command er. Klccllon to the head of the state legion organization would be a dis tinct honor for 1-u Orande. making this city virtually the head of a large organlallon which extends through out tho state and which takes an Important part in governmental af fulis. The election of department officers will bo held at the stale convention In Poitland on Sept. 10, the Satur day prior to tho oenlng of the tour day imtiotml convention on Sept. V2. Nominate Iielcculrs Delegates to the stte convention were nominated Inst night, however. Mr. Klanery states, the nominations will ho open again at the next meet ing on August 3, when tho election will be held. Candidates, from which four delegatos and tour alternates will bo elected, are Frank Fhtnery. W. K. Wllklns. Marley itichardson. Chester I,, Thompson, Otis W. Palmer. Hoy B. Currey, Hugh K. Brndy and Illrain T. Smith. Nominations ot local officers also will be held the next meeting which ! will be n stag picnic at Klvcrsldo parte , Plenty of Snow Remains; Lakes Not Thawed Out By .Mrs. Wm. Wlggans (Observer Correspondent) LOSTINE (Special) Lewis Crow and Virgil Goldsberry upent severol days at the Crow cabin on tlje east fork of the Lostine river. They re port plenty of snow and also that Mirror and Moccasin lakes were still frozen over, although the Ice had started to break in several places. This condition Is unusual for. this time of year. , The M. Crow family and Mrs. Wm, Wlggans went to Enterprise Tuesday to hear the Philharmonic choir tho .Willamette, string, uartehln ,a concert appreciated, by. a iargfl. aud-,-lence. Mr. Crow's son. Melvlfl, is a member of tho group. The) have been on a month's tour of the north west and have been well . received. They are traveling In an overland bus. Mr. ond Mrs. George Neil, of Em mett, Ida., hove been spending a few days at the home of their daughter, Mrs. Lester Emmons. Mv. and Mrs. Tom Dryden and Bud Hcsket, of Milton, ottended the funeral of their old frlendM.H. . N. Williams. ' Mrs. Anna Allen Is visiting her son. C. L. Allen, and other relatives dur ing her vacation. Mrs. D. L. Robinson and son, who hove been picking cherries ot The Dalles, hove returned home and moved Into the house recently va cated by C. W. Crane. A number of tourists as well as local people have been camping on tho South fork. Among them are Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wlrtman. of Baker, Mr. and Mrs. Dick Bergin ond family, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Parker ond Dave, Mr. ond Mrs. Stuart Merrill, of La Grande. They called on Mrs. Wlggans on their way out. Mr. and Mrs. Mike Gray and Miss Wllla Gray returned to Bend Mon day. Mr. and Mrs. Gray visited friends in Enterprise while Miss Wll la was the guest of Wythel Downs. Mr. and Mrs. Dean Crow, Mrs. 8. M, Crow and Virgil Goldsberry. of Turlock, Co!., spent a day last week at Buckhorn Springs. Warren Scott has returned from a visit with his aunt. Mrs. Amanda Parsons, at La Oronde. Miss Evelyn Jones has returned to Tho Dalles after a few days' visit with Miss Ruth Iconard. Miss Helen Leonard was quite 111 lout week. George Emmons, of Baker, has been visiting his brother. Lew Emmons. Mrs. Wallace LcKoy and sister. Margaret Whitehead, were called to Portland by the serious condition of their father. Charles Whitehead, who had been run down by a freight en gine, lie Is getting along lino now and Mrs. IpRoy has returned home. Mrs. William Hood and daughters, of Milton, arc here tor a tew days' visit. While watching the fireworks at Wallowa lake on the Fourth, Miss Ruth Reed was struck by an explo sive which Injured her leg quite bad ly, several stitches were taken and medicine given to counteract tho ef fects of the powder. Tho Christian Uulies' old meets for work at the church eoch Tuesday. This week they cleaned and painted tho benches ond placed them in the new church. Rev. Mr. Swander, of lVirtland, will bp here the Ii4th to dedicate the new church. Sunday school will be held In the new build ing Sunday. t O. J. Ptley drove up to Unpovor cabin Solun'oy evening and Sunday mornlnir hiked to Mtnnm lake to WB (ilVK STKAM Permanent Waves Only nt 92.50, $3.50, ? 1.00 & $5.00 Newest Type Permanent Waving Machine CENTRAL MAK1XGLL0 SHOP Phono Main tHO for Appointment Mrs. J. C. Nlederer I300-4th, Across From High School lower the headgate to hold water for the second irrigation. This Is a year ly trip for Mr. Poley, who Is inter ested in several irrigation companies. Mrs. M Crow entertained six mem bers pf.the Willamette university choir, which visited Enterprise Tues day evening. Her son, Melvln, was one of the group. Johnny Weaver, of Central! a. Wash., Is a guest of Mr. and Mrs. William McFctridge this week. Mrs. Clarence Nolan and Mrs, San ford Chapman were shopping in La orande Monday. Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Maclll are en Joying a visit from their relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Magill, of Chi cago, who arrived Saturday. Mr. Ma gill drove out to Ln Grange to meet them. Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Allen and daugh ter, Nell, drove to La Grande last week, where they met Horley Allen, who came home for a short visit, While here he went with some friends on a fishing trip to the high moun tain lakes. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Winder and Don aid Uanes have returned from Idaho. where they went looking-for a loca tion. Mr. Winder Is interested In a mining project and will return when the water goes down. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Whitley and her mother, of Walla Walla, spent their vacation visiting relatives here. Har old Whitley remained with his grand parents, Mr. ond Mrs. G. B. Cook. J. H. Thompson returned to Em mctt, Ida., this week after a visit with his daughter. Mrs. Lloyd Chap man, and son, Arley. Mr. and Mrs. Shaw loft this week for 'Council,' Ida:, where 1-hey"wiU live'.' " " Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Crow, Lewis and Mrs. Dean Crow went to La Grande Sunday where they met Miss Esther Crow, of Berkeley. Cal.. coming home for her first visit in several years. She will be here until August first, when she will return to enter a hos pital to take nurse training. Virgil Goldsberry has returned to his home at Turlock, Cal., follow ing a visit with his sister, Mrs. Dean Crow. . The wind Btorm of Saturday night caused much damoge. About two tons of hay were lifted out of a stack In the Floyd Hammock field and put down in the Wayne Wade field. Several trees were blown over and other damage done. Jean Williamson has been 111 of pneumonia. Til It UK lintT IX ACCIDUNT ROSEBURG, Ore., July 14 m Phillip Hult and two children, Theo dore, 11, and Margaret, 15, of Tilla mook, were Injured last night in an outomobilo Occident at Rice hill, U5 miles north of Koscburg. Mr. Hult Is In a critical condition from inter nal injuries. No Judgment in Friend We sometimes see a friend pos sessed of tnlent, hut never . of Judg ment. -I.n Rochefoucauld. ant wwm atuimlkd for Jelly or Jam Full of juice, rich in flavor, the cherries now on che nurkct are low-priced nnd just right to make firm, sparkling jelly,vtth out a chance of failure hy using l'cn-Jcl. It adds to the ripe cherry juice what Nature left out Pectin. Easy Ciip'for'Cup Method No complicated Kvk cf tHipct nfcnrv . . . limply follow MT direction on (tie package juic on recipe for M fruit. SPEAS PEN-JEL SEATTLE. July 14 (4V Testimony ln the move by Oregon grain growers to obtain half a million dollars rep arations from railroads was to be con tinued here today before the inter state commerce coufni&sion rate hear ing. The growers are seeking reparations on the ground the original shipments were to Portland ana snouia nave carried the lower intrastate rates set by the state railroad commission. In an effort to sustain the carriers' contention the grain was subject to interstate rates, uttorneys jor ine Oregon -Washington Railroad and Navigation company submitted testi mony and exhibits to show cost of the grain from the state's interior en tered export trade. O. W. Meador, Investigator for the roads, said ln one Instance he knew of, the grain buyer charged the grower rates on the basis of the high er Interstate rates, although the car rier charged the Intrastate rate. The attorneys saia tne purpose 01 tho testimony was to show the cha otic conditions due to differences in interstate and Intrastate rates must be remedied. SEATTLE. July 14 (JP) The Union I Pacific system Wednesday wa3 ordered : to submit work sheets and data to support Its claims of $200,000 a year( revenue losses under tne interstate commerce commission grain rates now held ln abeyance by the united, states ; supreme court. i The commi'jslon s examiners, George ! Hall and Arthur Mackley. In Seattle from Washington, D. c. ior one of a series of grain rote hearings, ordered the railroad to suDimt its uata. alter a spirited debate at yesterday's, fica- slon. Tho order came after H. E. Louns bury, general freight agent for the Union Pacific, had echoed demands of other transcontinental lines for a 20 per cent increase over the rates now held in abeyance. The increase would bring grain rates about 4 per cent above the present rates, statement Challenged Lounsbury's statement that the Union Pacific would lose $150,000 a year in grain rates and $50,000 a year to certuln free transit privileges which would prevail, was challenged by Ar thur Geary, representing the north west wheat ranchers. I Competition of tntercoostal grain steamers and the short haul rate con troversy was brought up. Lou its bury asked relief for the transcontinental lines from the I. C. C.'s rule which requires a uniform rate on a com modity all along the line between two long haul points. He was willing that the transcon-1 tineutal rate bo left untouched In i competition with the steamship oar-! riers out asKea tnat tno ran roans De permitted to vary rates on short hauls. u:.u;rn pi.kaoh with siioi p SAN FRANCISCO. July 14 Frank H. Buck, president of the Cali fornia Growers and Shippers' league, ban Informed Paul Shoup, president of th? Southern Pacific railway, that California growers and shippers of frrsh fruits were willing to permit railroads to increase the time of tran sits If carrlers'.wlU 'agree to ' reduce freight ratesV"" K" rV?' "1 Th3 . league last month asked rail roads for an emergency reduction in freight rates from $1.73 to $1.44 per hundred pound3. Shoup hod Indicated j there was little possibility of grant-1 ing the request. The situation has become so des perate for growers . and shippers of the state's fresh fruits that we are willing to offer almost any sort of a concession in order to make possible continuance in business," Buck said. 1 cClay's Stores Store No. 1 1704 Adams Phone Main 515 Send the children to shop for you where they will receive the same care and service that you would expect. PRICES FOR FRIDAY & SATURDAY Laundry Soap White Pineapple Broken Sliced and Crushed 4Sr 25c Tuna Fish Large Tin 2 c 35c Canned Spaghetti Italian Style tt ( ans 23c FRESH Fresh Tomatoes 2 Lbs. 15c 10 Bars 25C Milk Cans Ols Just 2 More Days Friday and Saturday OF THE Jmilly Cieairaffiice MORE Kweeplng reductions for the hist two days orders nre (hut we miiht cut down our stock before, rail merchandise starts rolling In! So be here Friday imd Saturday. THE ENTIRE Snort nnd dress touts Most of them suitable for fall wear with IM1ICE and without fur trimming highest quality fabrics. 96 PAIRS "SPLASH PROOF" "College Queen" hosiery full 52c fashioned ex tremely serviceable Your choice of many new shades the first time sold nt sficif a low price. 22 REGULAR $15. and ?18. siik. (Irowcs snlt- iilile',for Mirly fall flf 7ff near light color I J prints, dark town patterns and plain colors nearly every size Is here. GOV. ROOSEVELT JSJ.A&GES PLANS (Continued from Page One) Roosevelt complained or sore arms because he has grown unaccustomed to the kick of a yacht's wheel. "But," he added, "it was great fun." The governor was "not surprised" to hear that Canada ond the United States had reached an agreement on negotiations for tho St. Lawrence river development. "I understand from the New York Saturday Prices On Fresh Meat Leg of Lamb From Spring Lambs Pound .17C JBeef Roast Pound 13c Carstens Mild Cured Picnic Hams Pound... 1 2 C FREE 1 Small Pki;. Premium Crackers with 1 Pkp. Kraft OLD ENGLISH Cheese Ktk 25c "A FRUITS and VEGETABLES Apricots PJjht for Canning 15 L 59c ii dL 75 REGULAR $3.95 to S6.50 Many of these are pattern Hats ) $1.49 rough straws, lMirstihalr braids, inlhins and the lovely new rucello highest quality hats lowest possible prices. b 500 PIECES 60c to $10. Our entire stock .lanra sets, slips, chemise, gowns and panties love- ly French crepes n ml mesh fnllorcll or luce trimmed styles. 3 19 PAIRS ENNA JETTICK This includes every pair tu Hie store- $4.89 be fitted tomorrow or Saturday wit li a pair of these regular $5 and $( shoes. j power authority," ho said, "that It was to be advised by the state de partment wnen negotiations were completed for a treaty." Roosovelt late last week suggested to President Hoover a personal con ference between the two executives to clear the way for the St. Lawrence negotiations. Tho president turned down the proposal. Knowledge Nalure has given us the seeds ot knowledge, not knowledge itself Seneca. Store No. 2 2916 N. 2nd. Phone Main 109 Iodized Salt 2 Cartons 15C Old Dutch Cleanser 2o, 15c Ginger Ale U Hollies ... 33c Jar Rubbers Double Lipped 4 l o, ,19c Fancy Fresh Marshmallows 5-lb. Box . . 89c 1 lb. Bulk . . 19c Watermelons .Every One Guaranteed Per Pound 3HC i f
