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HA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER. LA GRANDE. ORE.
Tuesday, Juno 12, 1931
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(Incorporated)!
An Indtpendrnt Nempapn
thorn Main 600
B. W, FREDERICKS ,
-Fubllsber nd Qenersl Manage'
HAROLD M. PIN LAY
Business Manager
Published evening, exception Sunday, at 1110 Bixtn itreet, La
aranoe. Oregon
.entered at toe Pontoftloe of La Grande, Oregon, m Second Clue
Hell Matter under act ot March 9, 18.
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The Weather
WKATIIKK FOKKfAKT
Orreon: Fair tonight and IVednes-
day Him (M-raxloiiul eloMilliiev und
Willlrrrd ultrruomi tliuiulrrxuQWrni III
iiMiuntuliLH. Coolrr In Inuxlor Wil-
iimluv; gentle vurlulile winds off-hure.
I.OCWI. WK.lTIIKIl
Monday: Maxlinum minimum
(il iihnip. Partly elitudy.
TiHlay: Mlnlinnm uliove, 7 a. m.,
lis above.
O taste and see the Lord is good ; blessed is Hie man that
tinstcth in him. Psalm 31: 8.
10c A DAY I'OK ELECTRICITY
Ilecently published figures show that the electric bill of
the average American family is $3 1.10 a year. That is less
than 10 cents a day. Between 1929 and the first of 1934 the
average cost for domestic current dropped from 8 cents to
6.3 cents per kilowatt hour and attempts of further reduc
tions are being initiated by many systems this year with
hopes of bringing the 193-1 cost under last year's level.
In La Grande the cost of electricity for domestic use shows
well in line with the national average. At a rate of 9c pel
kilowatt hour for the first 25 kilowatt hours, 6 cents for the
second 25 kilowatt hours and 2'2c a kilowatt hour for all
hours used over the first fifty each month, the average La
Grande family paid six and one-third cents per kilowatt hour
for its electrical energy for domestic purposes during 1933.
These reductions in the electricity bill of American fam
ilies over the past years are not the figures of the utilities
supplying same, but come from government investigation
and government statistical report. This proven continued
reduction to the benefit of the consumer is interesting combat
to argument of radical proponents of government and muni
cipal ownership of utilities who claim private enterprise in
such fields are milking the public dry with exhorbitant
charges for service.
As a matter ot fact, there U nothing remarkable In these reductions
when they are looked ot In the light of the Industry's past history. . No
commodity or eervlco has held eo steadily to a downward cost trend. Ever
alnce pre-war days the annual cost has dropped and some of the largest
drops were made at a time when operating costs of all kinds were steadily
rlalng.
Figures such as theso should serve to blast the arguments of those who
claim that the electric industry Is robbing the public, and that rates
. should be forced to still lower levels by legislative act. At the moment,
the ludustry u once more confronted with heavier operntlng expense, largely
because of Increased taxes and compliance with NRA wage and labor. pro
visions. It la obvious that further rato reductions cannot be made safely
If there is no economic Justification behind them. Artificial reductions
.anhply Imperil Jobs and Investments, and threaten standards of service,
nury can bo of no jwrnuuicnt public benefit they con do great public
harm.
' .There are two principal ways In which lower rates are achieved through
..Increased domestic use of power, which lowers the overhead per residence
,-aarvcd, arit by hlyuiR- open ling -efficiency. . .The Industry la working In
both dlrecllona at all4 UracaV-- by' constantly Improving lta generating and
distributing equlpinciij. nd by seeking to broaden the outlets for lie aer-vico.
Sllverton the lust of this week to
spend the summer with her son-in-law
and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. M. L.
Bidder.
Mr. and Mrs. G. I. Hess entertained
the Stock Show officials at a dinner
at their attractive new summer home
on Catherine creek Tuesday evening.
Guests were Herbert Chandler, Harry
McKlnley. T. B. Johnson. D. E. Rich
ards. M. L. Bidder. J. P. Hutchinson.
T. D. Smith and Elwyn and Richard
Davis. The hostess was assisted by
Mrs. Bidder, Jane Smith and Mae
Shanks.
REPORT SAYS
RETAIL CODE
IS "RUIN ED"
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UNION 1'KILSONALM
.Leonard Clark returned the last ot
the week from Gooding, Ida., where
he- has completed two years of col
lege work,
Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Vaden and
Miss Josephine B1U were over from
SumniervUle visiting friends Sunday.
Mrs. Mary Towntey will arrive from
involved Insertion of the word "in
accurately" Into a prohibition of ad
vertising claiming to undersell com
petitors. Another Darrow protest was
against auspenslon In the original
code of a provision requiring a flat
10 per cent markup on all prices to
cover labor costs. The ten per cent
has since been instituted by execu
tive order, following an Investigation.
On the retail food and grocery code
the board protested permission for
big retailers to sell at a lower cost
than little ones, because of their
lower priced purchases. 'Tn this re
spect," the board said, "the interests
of the consumer would seem at flret
to be dlsreKarded but it Is to bo re
marked that at present the real In
terest of the consumer is that the
small enterprise shall 11 vo and not
die."
Lindsey Funeral Will
Be Held Wednesday
Funeral services for James B. Und
bcv, former resident of La Grande,
who was drowned In the Willamette
rtcor Sunday near Salem, will be held
Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 In the
Christian' church.
Reverend Paul DeP. Mortlmoro wilt
be In charge of the service. Inter
ment will J in the I. O. O. P. ceme
tery Immediately following the fu
neral.
OBITUARY
Mrs. Harry Yoiuigblood .of 1300 P
avenue, died Monday night.
She was 34 years, 11 months and
38 days old. She Is survived by her
husband, two children by former mar
rioge. and her father and mother,
Mr. and Mrs. Burgess, all of Oregon
City.
Funeral announcements will be
mnde later.
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And looks extremely debonair and cliavm
insr liy daytinii'. in iU neat figured cover!
Hut there's leal luxury there! The luxury
of TWO iiini'i-siiriiitf mattresses that pro
vide real sleeping comfort whether you
convert it into a full size, or twin leds!
You'll consider it a stroke of jrood fortune
if you invest at this money -saving price!
Four-H Club Awards
At Stock Show Given
(Continued from rage On)
Schroeder. 1.
Chester Whites, litter for market;
Harvey Schroeder, 1: Troy Becker, -2.
Chester Whites, litter for breeding;
Troy Becker, 1; Floyd Parks, 2.
Chester Whites, single market hog;
Troy Becker, 1; Harvey Schroeder, a.
Chester Whites, sow pig: Harvey
Schroeder, 1; Elmer Cade, 3; Troy
Becker, 3.
Duroc Jerseys, litter for market:
Troy Becker, 1; Robert Becker. 3;
Earl Herrmann, 3.
Duroc Jerseys, litter for breeding;
Vernon Btoddard. 1; Troy Becker, 3.
Duroc Jerseys, single market hog:
Troy Becker. 1; Earl Hermann, 3;
Vernon Stoddard. 3.
Duroc Jerseys, sow pig: Leo Rueber,
: Robert Becker, 2; Vernon Stoddard,
3.
Hampshire, litter for market; Clay
ton Fox, 1.
Hampshire, single market hog:
Clayton Fox, 1.
Hampehirea, sow pig: Clayton Fox,
Sheep
Hampshire ewe lamb: Roland West-
enskow, 1; Verne Frlzzcll, 3; Clayton
Fox, 3.
Hampshire ram lamb; Clayton Fox,
1; Leo Rueber. 3; Josephine Fisher, 3,
Hampshire fat lamb: Leo Reuber, 1;
Josephine Fisher, 2; Clayton Fox. 3.
Hampshire yearling ewe; Clayton
Fox, 1; Josephine Fisher, 3; Merle
Hutton. 3.
All other breeds, ewe lamb; Clay
ton Fox, 1.
All other breeds, ram lamb: Clayton
Fox. 1.
All other breeds, fat lamb: Clayton
Fox, 1; LaVerne McCauley, 2; Jack
Lloyd, 3.
All other breeds, yearling ewe;
Clayton Fox, 1.
Poultry and Rabbits
Small breeds, 4 hens from mem
ber's flock; Clayton Fox, 1; Barbara
Galle. 2.
Large breeds, 4 hens from mem
ber's flock: Bernlce Klnsey, 1; Clay
ton Fox, 2.
Ducks and Turkeys, best exhibit of
two birds, mature male and female;
John Rollins, 1.
Rabbits, best doe, any age: David
Baum, 1.
Sheep fitting demonstration: Leo
Rueber, 1; Jack Lloyd, 2: Ronald
Westenskow. 3.
Beef Fitting Demonstration; Geno
Bloklancfr, 1; Rena Choate, 2; Jean
Ann Richards. 3; June Conrad, 4;
Maxina Waters, fi.
Stock Judging Special: Island City
Pig club, 1; Liberty Dairy club, 2;
Prairie City club, 3; Union Co. Beef
club, 4;. Missouri. Flats Baby Beef
club, 6.'"
High scoring Individuals: Clayton
Fox, 1; Kenneth Ragaln, 2.
Fifty exhibitors, 154 animals exhibited.
Elks Plan' Flag Day
i Exercises Thursday
(Continued Frum Page One)
Barnett 'Widow'
Denied Fortune
nlng. Following the address the La
Grande municipal band will present
a program which has been specially.
arranged for the occasion.
- The public is Invited and urged
to attend this program which Is an
annual event of the B. P. O. Elks.
GUARDSMEN
ENTRAIN FOR
r CAMP CLATSOP
(Continued From Page One)
advance details of several regiments.
Picket duty commenced at dawn to
day when Astoria guardsmen were
called out.
The first of eight special trains
rumbled through this city at 8 A. M.
Ideal weather prevailed, and light
breezes wafted in from the sea.
More troops will be quarted at
Camp Clatsop this year than ever
before, as the 218th field artillery has
been transferred from Fort Stevens
where It had drilled for several years.
Rains Cause Big Splitting
Damage to Local Crop
(Continued From Page One)
Part of the cherries of the county
are marketed by local associations
who depend largely on eastern auc
tions. Other growers prefer to mar
ket independently and take what they
term "cash on the barrel head." The
best cash offer made to date Is six
cents a pound for Blngs and Lam
berts and several crops have been
sold at this figure In the last day or
two. Some of the young cherry or
chards would net $100 an acre or
more at that price which is not con
sidered so bad.
Buyers visiting the Pumpkin Rlde
I eWj
f
Thirteen years of fighting for the
wealth of Jackson Barnett. In
dian oil millionaire who ..died in
Los Angeles, has proved futila
tor Mrs. Anna Laura Lowe,
above, Texas widow wliofic mar
riage to the aged Indian was
ruled invalid. She will not share
In the estate, which will go io
legitimate ueirs of his own race.
district have enthused over Its cherry
orchards. One of the finest of these
Is Mrs. E. T. Andrews', 807 Pennsyl
vania Ave., La Grande. Although
Mrs. Andrews has always been a city
woman she has proved her compet
ency as a horticulturist. With some
assistance from her nephew, Lynn
Larson, her fine ten-acre orchard has
the appearance of being managed by
a highly skilled and college trained
horticulturist.
OUTBURSTS
CONTINUE IN
OTHER CITIES
(Continue a From Page One)
morrcw morning to effect an imme
diate strike settlement.
' Leaders of the 25,000 striking long
shoremen, seamen and allied workers
declared "the fighting spirit of the
men is undiminished despite efforts
to split their ranks." The longshore
men's strike- committee here called
for a general strike of all trade un
ions and Jcoeph P. Ryan, president
of the International Longshoremen's
association, said the walkout may
spread to Atlantic ports.
Mayor Angelo J. Rossi of San rFan
clsco said that unless there is some
indication of a settlement within 48
hours he will summon employer and
strike leaders for a conference.
Violence again flared at San Pedro
as a crowd of 600 persons, who had
gathered to protest "police brutality"
were dispersed by officers who swung
their clubs and used tear gas.
Portland authorities sought 18 or
20 men who raided a planing mill
and seized a dozen finished and 87
unfinished hickory night sticks or
dered for the police. William P. Lowd.
on attorney for the Longshoremen's
assocratlon, denied the raiders were
strikers. "Our men would not con
sider such a thing," he said.
FROM COl.'GAHS TO Hit A YES
PULLMAN, Wasli. W Frank In
gram, ex -Washington State star, will
join the Boston Braves In profession
al football next fall. Babe Rolling-
bery. Coucar coach, learns.
Sunday School Has
Large Attendance
(Continued From Page One)
E. R. Martin, of Portland, superin
tendent of the American Sunday
School unlonof this district as the
principal speaker. Vocal duets were
furnished by Paul Knautz and Royd
Reynolds and the Gray boys trio also
sang to guitar accompaniment. There
were other musical selections and
some short plays presented.
The Wijlowdalc school was given a
banner for having had the largest at
tendance through the year, while the
Imbler school, though not belonging
to the union, had the largest attend
ance Sunday. The groups were very
grateful to the Pleasant Grove grange
for the use of the building and beau
tiful grounds. A courtesy which has
been extended for several years.
Native Daughter I
Is Buried Saturday
UNIOK (Special) Funeral ser.
vices were held at 1:00 o'clock yes
terday afternoon at Cock Bros., chapel
for Mrs. Mary Pordlce Hcklln, witn
Rev. C. A. Qulnn. of Welser, an ola
friend of the family In charge. She
was born In Summervllle, Nov. a
1865 and had spent oil of her lite ffj
In the Grande Koncio vauey. she Is
survived by her husband, a son
Claude of Pendleton, and four broth,
crs. Wlllard. James, Charles and Ed
ward of Wnllown County. .
AIR MAILS
NOW UNDERi
NEW ORDERS
(Continued From Page One)
three air mail contracts, but plans are
underway to waive this for one year.
Postal officials said this would affect tS
American Airlines, Inc., which has f j
eignt 01 me temporary contracts let
by the post oiflce department after
the mall was carried for a time In
army planes.
Wheat Inspectors
Get 'Instructions
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received last week. There aro In all
about 500 farms to be measured and
it is thought that the work will take
approximately three weeks time.
These inspections will be regulatei
by orders which have been received
recently from Washington, D. C. by
the local wheat control board of
which Clyde Kiddle Is In charge.
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