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LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER. LA GRANDE. ORE.
Tuesday, August 1, 1933
ALCOHOL GROUP
LEADS IN CLIMB
NEW YORK, Aug. 1 VF Alter
slumbering peacefully through tho
greater part ot one or the dullest bob.
elons In niohtlis, Uie Block market
revived In the last taw minute of
trading and staged a fairly prcaon
table rally. The eicohol group led
tho late upturn with gains of 2 to
around 6 points and other categories
followed with lessor advances. The
close was firm. Transactions approxl
mated 1,760,000 shares.
Closing figures Included:
Air neduc 04
Al. Chcm. and Dye - - 116'i
American Don .- 84 ft
American T. and T ...... 122
J. I. Case en -A
Bothlohom Steol 3B
Col. a. and E 20)4
Continental Can 00 Vt
General Motors 20'A
Johns Manvllle 44
Llbboy-O.-Ford M
Liggett and Myers B 8034
Montgomery ward : 214
National Distill.
J. C. Penney -
Pub. Sor .of N. J
Southern Pacific
St. Oil of Col - -
St. Oil of N. J
Union Paclflo iia
United Aircraft 32',
U. S. Steel 62 ',4
V. S. Indus. Alcohol 00
80
40
40
20 1 i
34
34
SPUD GROWERS
TO HOLD MEET
AT REDMOND
' Potato growers In this count) will
be Interested; in a meeting to be held
Saturday, Aug. 5, at Bedmond and
which will be attended by potato
growers from all parts tit Oregon. The
meeting will be a hearing on the
united states standard for nil grades,
and the question of adopting It or
not for! Oregon will be determined.
Federal Inspector Haskell Andrews,
lias copies of the proposed standard
on hands andi any who are Interested
may secure Information and copies
from him, he states.
LONEYS HOME
FROM JOURNEY
TO MW, -WEST
After an Interesting summer spent
studying music at Northwestern uni
versity at 1 E vans ton, ' 111., Andrew
Loney Jr., accompanied by Mrs. Loney
and their daughter, Mary, returned!
to La Grande Monday night. ' Mr. ,
Loney, director, of music in tho Ia
Ornndo public schools, specialized in
A Oappella choir, studying under a
group or fine musical lenders Noble
Cain, a faihoui composer and direc
tor of tho Chicago A Cappelln choir,
said to be tho finest HI the world;
LeRoy Wetzel, director or tho Patillst
choir In Chicago; fiergstrasscr, 'leader
of tho finest High school A Cappella
choir in Chicago; Mrs. Carol Pitts,
conductor of tho Omaha, Nebr. choir;
and D. A. Cllppingcr, teacher of voice.
They also saw the World's Fair
during their two months stay there
also. .
"market news op'the day
CIIICAOO WllfcAT
Open IIIkIi Low Close
Sept II.1Q.HT .07(6 .0.1 . ,7',(,
nee, . l.oo 1.00(4 1.004
May 1.01 1.0174
0
Kept.
Dec,
May
CIIICAOO (JOHN
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.III!',
Sept,
DIM!.
PORTLAND W11KAT
Open High Low Class
Ml . MtiU .1 Mii "
.Hl'i .81 .81 Vi .84
Jimmie Mattern
Is Welcomed To
N.Y. By O'Brien
NEW yoilKj Aug. 1 Mayor
John P. O'Brien told Jlmmlo Mattern
Monday that his delayed flight
around tho world wan an accomplish
ment "of great glory and acclaim."
The mayor extended tho city's of
ficial welcome to the! filer In tlie ro-
ceptlon room of the mayoralty olflcos.
A crowd estimated at 6000 stood In
City Hall park to hear the speeches
through amplifiers.
"One cannot but marvel at the
youthful pluck and courage and de
termination which enabled you to
survive this memorable flight," the
mayor said. ". . . You havo added
another brilliant chapter to the story
of itvlatlon In this country: you have
brought fresh laurels to thoso which
have already mode glorious the story
of American aviation."
ItAKKIf STANDINGS
Coast Leugile
W. L. Pet.
Sacramento 72 48 .000
Portland 71 48 .697
Hollywood 00 60 .680
Los Angeles 08 60 .670
Oakland 64 03 .402
Mission 40 72 .406
San Francisco 47 72
Seattle 46 72 .385
Where They Open Today
Mission at Portland.'
Hollywood at Seattle.
Sacramento at San Francisco.
Oaklund at Los Angeles.
SUGAR AND I I, OIK
PORTLAND, Aug. 1 F) Sugar
Cane granulated, $4.86; fruit or perry,
5; beet sugar, 4.75 100 lbs.
Domestlo flour Selling price, mill
delivery 23-bbl lots: patent, 49s, 97.89
.l8.00; do DBS, M OO 0 7.80; bakers'
bluestem $0.75(3 $0.86; bakers' blended
flour, $0.05 (i $0.40; soft white pastry
patent, $0.76 fo $7.50; Montana nard
wheat, $5.93; rye. $4.OO0$6.3O; whole
wliont $5.16; graham, $5.90 & $0.JO
bbl, . ,
National League
W. L.
New York 87 37
Pittsburgh 50 43
St. Louis : 62 46
Chicago 63 40
Boston - 48 48
Philadelphia 41 64
Brooklyn 30 64
Cincinnati 41 50
No games scheduled.
Pet.
.000
.800
.630
.636
.405
.432
.410
.410
OHHHTKIt LORD I) IKS
GARDEN CITY, N. Y., Aug. 1 (A")
Chester S. Lord, former managing
editor of the New York Sun and
chancollor of the .board of regents of
tlie University of tho Stato of Now
York, died early today at his homo,
105 Plan streot.
Ho was 83 years old.
Authorized
SERVICE
on
Studobakcr
Bulck and
Pontlso
Automobiles
All Types of Repairing
By Expert Mechanics
M. J. Goss
Automobiles Main 8:
AtnerleAii League .
W. L. Pet
Washington - 61 35 .035
New York 60 36 .825
Philadelphia 47 40 .400
Cleveland 49 62 .486
Detroit : .....47 61 .480
Chicago 45 62 .404
Boston ). 44 61 .403
St. Louis" 38 05 i
Yesterday's Results
At Washington 0, New York 13.
At St. Louis 12, Cleveland 8.
Only games scheduled. - -
New Opening j
DEPOT I
CAFE !
219 Depot St.
Today S
American
and !
Chinese Dishes !
Meals - 25c & Up j
Former Cools at S
the La Grande Hotel
mbmmsmSi
Due to Ire increase in the price
o ?oa( at the mines, we are
forced to raise the local retail
prieai follows:
Price Per
Grade Ton
LUMP $13.75
STOVE S13.25
NUT.-'- ....$11.50
PEA $10.00
SLACK-- ...... ..$8.25
Slack -$7.75 in 5-Ton Lots
These Prices Effective Today
La Grande
Retail Coal Dealers
Kt'FKCTIVK MONDAY, AUG. 7
We will Ik; open 8 A. M. to 5 P. 11. daily except Sunday.
Local Merchants
Are Inf ormed Of
Taxes oji Cotton
Local merchants havo been, recently
Informed that the federal processing
and compensating tax on cotton,
authorized by the agricultural adjust
ment act, will become effectivo today,
Tuesday, August 1. '
According to' the act the secretary
of agriculture 1b empowered to levy a
processing tax on certain basic Agri
cultural commodities, and' ho has
fixed the tax on raw cotton at 4.2
cents por pound for the present, j
Simultaneously with the assessment
of tho processing tax, a floor" tax will
be imposed upon all finished cotton
goods in warehouse August 1, wheth
er1 owneU'by manufacturers, whole
salers, or retailers. " Stocks on the
shelves of retail merchants will be
exempt for a period of thirty days,
but after that time the tax will be
imposed there also.
Merchants ' ard therefore advising
their customers' that prices on cotton
goods will bo corespohdlngljr higher
after Sept. I, and that they will save'
money on such purchases by making
them before that date,
Itrttirn Home
Mr, and Mrs. J. S. Larlson, who
spent the weekend! at Wallowa Lak?,
have returned to their home in La
Grande: A.
OMAHA HIIKKI
OMAHA, Aug. I P) (U. S. D. A.)
Sheep: '8,500; -lambs trade not estab
lished, bids steady, asking stronger;
sheep steady, feeders weak to 25 cents
lower; bids native $7.50; fed clipped
lambs $7.50; no range lambs sold;
owes up to W.75; range feeding lambs
$0.60?. 10.60.
POIt'JXAM)' LIVESTOCK
PORTLAND, Aug. 1 Cattle:
63; calves 6; weak.
Steers, best, $5.0Ov $5.50; common
and medium $3.00 f $4.60; heifers,
best, $3.75 ei $4.00; medium, $3.25 $
$3.50; cows, best, $3.00 ( $3.25; com
mon and medium, $1.75(f $2.75; can-
ners, $1.00r. $2.00; bulls, best, $3.00i.l
$3.25; medium, $2.76 $3.00; calves,
best, $0.0080.25; good. 5.0Ow$5.50;
ordinary, $4.00 $4.60.
Hrgs: '05; steady. Top light
butchers, $5.50 " to . $5.76; heavy
butchers, $6.00$5.25; sows, $3.00 i
$3.50; slaughter pigs, $4.76 & $5.00;
feeder pigs, $4.76$5.00. . .
Sheep: 438; steady. Mt. Adams
lambs $6.40; lambs, best $6.00(ij $5.75;
yearling wethers, $2.00$ $3.00; owcj,
$1.00 $1.50.
JESTER'S SHOE SHOP
High tirade Shoe Hppalrln
At Bock Hot torn Prices . 'w.
Shoes Dyed 25or 3flo We pick
out the old stitches 1st Class
or No Pay I '. ' - '
1212 Adams Next to Dlrole's
GLtJAidr '
IBeadspreactfl and
( elllc, rayon, or
celanese tfeialil
their 'oHglfaal tut
(re, nhape and
emartnesa '' w Ire n
dry-cleaned Bf the
.1 .'.: (,u I t'. '
ODORLESS CLEANERS
U07 Washington Main 701
mm
Jjlow
E$6ViG3!0i T0B5
out Proof I
They're built to prevent cord separationthe cause of bloivouts!
When you drive your car at high speed, the heat
inside your tire is terrific! In many tires this
heat causes cords to separate makes1 Misters
weakens your tire. When you hit a bump or
rock . . . BANG! a blowout! Riverside's cords
-the-.IIEART of the tire are made from extra
strong, long staple, premium cotton. Every single
Positive 2- Way
Skid Protection
.' x ...... i-
For greater safety, Riverside's
Center Traction Tread gives
both forward and sidewise skid
protection! This is a patented
Riverside feature that took over
3 years to perfect. We have not
licensed any other manufac
turer to use it. And you'll find
Riverside's non-skid safety
tread is wider! That means up
to 40 niore rubber on the
road than in other famous
makes. Riversides are safer
because you can stop quicker!
$ave wilh safety on Riversides!
ppard's Unlimited
Guarantee
There's nothing half-way nor
hid -hearted about Riverside's
guarantee! Every single River
side tire is guaranteed to give
service tlinl is satisfactory to
you. No time limit! No mileage
limit! A lire has to be extra
good and extra safe to be backed
by the strongest guarantee tire
ever written.
cord of every ply is dipped in LATEX exnen-.
sive, 100 pure, liquid, virgin rubber. This
cements Riverside's cords into a single strong
unit. It gives Riverside the strongest tire carcass
made prevents separation, the cause of blow
outs! Riverside tires are as blowout proof as
science andj money can make them !
Why We Guarantee
To Save You Money
Of course Riversides are made
in one of America's largest and
best tire factories. BUT they
come direct to us minus the
manufacturer's selling and gen
eral overhead expense. That's
a saving. The second saving
conies' from Ward's lowcost
method of distribution. These
two reasons explain why wc sell
high quality tires for less. It's
simple to figure out for yqursclf
why Riversides are better in
quality, mileage, and safety than
any other tire at the same price.
Save with safety on
RIVERSIDES
one of America's finest tires. The
29x440-21 size priced as .low as:
IQ60
A complete new stock of other
sizes priced similarly low!
FREE TIRE MOUNTING
Gives 8 to 36
Longer Wear,
A secret process which mixes
just-the-right percentage of
"Carbon-black" with the finest
rubber gives Riversides their
granite-like strength and tough
ness, Tests prove. that this for
mula, one of the most carefully
guarded in the industry, gives
Riversides from 8 to 36
longer wear. ' ...
ONTO
ME RY
WARD