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THE ONTARIO ABGTJS, ONTARIO, OREGON, THURSDAY JUNE 22, 1922.
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LABOR BECOMING
SCARCE SAYS
Tlio Statlctlcan Sees Promises f
General Itnirovciiio,,t In In
crease of Employment
Wollesley Hills, Mass., Juno 17.
With the news full of strikes,
threatened strikes and labor un
rest, Roger W. Babson, statlctlcan,
issu'od he following statement re
garding gcueral industrial situation-
"For somo time", said Mr. Babson
"business in tlio East has been re
viving. Wore it not for the textile
and other strikes In New Hamp
shire, Massachusetts and Rhode Is
-land, business conditions in Now
England, Now York Stato and Penn
sylvania would bo very good today.
During the past year, the Central
West has boon the weakesj. spot in
the business situation. The abrupt
drop in the prico of grains, live
stock nnd other farm products left
tho agricultural sections of our,
country in a very bad condition.
You will remombor tho Farmers'
Conference at Washington and var
ious forms of aid onactod by Con-
gross and different state legisla
tures. "Tho rise in agricultural products
however, which occured a few
months ago, accompanied by tho
good weathor conditions of tho past
fow weeks, has mado tho farmeri
feol vory much hotter. Reports
which I nm recoiving from corres
pondents in tho west are truly en
couraging. This applies not only to
tho agricultural districts but also
to tho mining and lumber business.
Even tho automobllo industry! which
is such a factor thruout Ohio and
Indiana, Is feeling much more en
couraged. Of courso, the union
coal Holds are quiet, but tho non
union fields are moro activo each
week. Tho cut in frolght rates
should holp tho coal and lumber
business. Tho domand for cotton
continues Btroiig nnd tho. South is
gradually fooling bettor. This hot
tor fooling throut tho West and
South is reflected by tho improve
ment in tho business of tho mall or
der housos. Tho customers of tho
mall order houses aro largely in the
rural districts. This shows that the
farmorB havo again begun to buy.
This Is very gratifying and Is one
of tho reasons for tho continued
strong stock market.
"Owing to tho chango In the for
eign trado situation Unci tho salo of
foreign bonds In this country, ster
ling oxchango is much stronger.
Altho it may bo only a temporary
movomont, tho wholo foreign sit
uation looks bottor than It has
lookod for somo tlmo. Prlvato nd
vicos tell ino that a settlement Is ba
ft lng approached between Gorniuny,
England and Franco rognrdlng tho
Gorman reparations. If this is so,
it should he distinct Impetus to busi
ness, both by causing Europe to buy
from this country and giving this
country confidence to loan Europo.
Altho no change has taken place In
tho Russian situation during the
past week, yet signs even in Russia
aro favorable at the moment. For
tho first tlmo in many years things
look encouraging In Europo.
"The strike situation in New Eng
land is gradually clearing up. The
strtko in Providence Is about over,
and production in all mill cities Is
gradually increasing. It Is bo
lloved that mills will have all tho
men they deslro after the Fourth of
July. Another factor helping tho
mill situation is the fact that many
of tho dissatisfied employees are
getting employment elsewhere.
Thore is considerable demand for
common labor today. Many of the
striking omployees from the textile
nnd other mills have been able to
get a satisfactory wage in connec
tion with the building and other
trades. Thus there Is very little
sufforing or hardship in theso mill
cities. Tho stikes may nover be of
ficially declared off. They may be
ended by tho mill owners securing
othor omployees from tho country
districts, who have never worked
In tho mills, and by the old mill
workers getting positions in other
lines of activity. Tho strike is de
veloping largely Into a swapping of
Jobs. So far as tho general wol-
faro of tho country is concerned,
this Is as satisfactory as to have the
strikers go back. The average
business man is primarily interest
ed In having people employed, and
to business as a whole, It makes llt
tlo dlfforenco for whom individuals
work.
"I prophesy that tho threat
oned railway strike will end by the
men shifting jobs. These men on
gaged In the maintenance of way,
mo largely men who have not been
ablo to secure positions In trades
Under present business conditions
tho cut Is justified, as theso men
could not secure elsewhere a wage
equivalent to what the railroads are
now paying them. If, however,
business begins to Improve this
summer, the demand for labor In
creases, It Is vory probable that tho
best of theso malntenance-of-way
men will got positions In tho build
lng and other trades while tho rail
roads will import a new lot of men
from tho country.
For thq past year or two wo havo
soon in tho papers accounts merely
of wage cuts. Reductions hao run
nil tho way from 10 per cent to 50
per cout, with an nvorago of 25 per-
cont. I should not bo surprised to
soo somo advances from this tlmo on.
ITho Flrostono Tire and Rubber Co.
of Akron, Ohio, has already ad
vancod wages 10 per cent. Other
concerns which aro temporarily
short of labor nro offering moro
money. It is, howovor, Interesting
to noto that tho labor unions woro
y
not successful in holding up wages
at the time of the declino and are
not forcing Increase at this time.
History Is simply repeating itself.
Tho law of supply and demand de
termine wages as it determines
prices. If business begins to pick
up this summer, as I anticipate it
will, the demand for labor will in
crease. Owing to the fact that Im
migration has Been cut off, this
will necessarily cause employers to
bid against one another and wages
will again go up, for a time at least.
Considering a long period of years
into tho future, the trond of wages
may continue downward, but a tem
porary upturn would not be sur
prising.
"The Babsonchart on business con
dltions is acting In a very peculiar
way and is suggestive of a turn for
tho better within the next few
weeks. The, time Is fast approach
ing when one half of tho preceedlng
area of expansion will be set off.
When this time comes, it can be
truly said that we have turned the
corner. This does not mean that
wo are about to enter a period of
prosperity, but it does mean that we
are on the home stretch and have
seen tho worst. Tho Babsonchart
index today stands at 17 per cent
below normal. This is 'tTue to the
Increased building which is evident
thruout tho country. Moreover,
this building boom Is only begin
ning. "We may expect", concluded
Mr. Babson, "a real scarcity in cer
tain classes of labor during the bal
ance of the year."
son, Louis.
Mr. and Mrs. H. V. Elms and Mrs.
H. C. Elms motored to Ontario and
Vale Monday.
r Miss Ruth Lackey of Ontario, and
little nieco Evelyn of St. Anthony,
aro visiting the former's sister nnd
family Mr. and Mrs. Ray Duncan.
Miss Thompson of Vale, returned
home after a few days visit with
Miss Ora Lawrence.
F. Smith pf Brogan was in this
vicinity Morxday looking for men to
work In haying.
G. R. Deckson made a business
trip to Nyssa the fore part of the
week.
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Elms returned
Tuesday to their home at Unity.
H. M. Rutherfdrd nnd family,
from the Malheur district, spent
Sunday here.
Jesse and Frank AriTterson were
visitors here Sunday.
Fred and Walter Lawrence and
Elmer Moltham went to Flag where
they will do some fenclngon their
homesteads.
Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Plummer
motored here from Portland for a
visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
B. Plummer.
Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Elms motored
to Vale and Ontario Monday, return
ing) the same day.
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Miss Violet Whipple of Nyssa, Is
helping at theKygar home through
haying.
Mrs. Otto Schwelzer, who has
been visiting her son , Oce and
family, went to her home at Cald
well Monday.
Mrs. A. C. Bradley visited at the
Pullen home MondSy.
Cora Elliot of tho Kolony, was a
guest of Evelyn DeBord, Sunday.
J. P. McGlnnis and family weie
guests at tho Peutz home Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Smith enter
tained a Jolly crowd at their home
Friday evening. The evening was
onjoyably spent In music, games,
etc.
Mrs. J. S. Glascock of Ontario, Is
at the ranch this week.
Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Lowe and a
number of Kolony people called at
the Chas. Schwelzer home at the
Hot Springs Sunday.
Choir practice will bo at Fisher's
next Saturday evening with Mr.
Larsen leading.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Glonn and Mr.
and Mrs. Geo. Skinner called at the
Robt. Elliot home Sunday.
Mrs. Chas. Schwelzer was called
to Vale by tho County Supt. to
grade the Juno examination papers
for tho eighth grade, Monday and
Tuesday.
Mrs. Oce Schwelzer went to the
Bend Monday for a visit with her
sister, Miss Lois Russell, who left
Tuesday for an extended visit with
her brother, Lawrence Russel and
family, of Milwaukee
Chas. Bradley mado a business
trip to Ontnrlo Monday.
Znck Walker who has been farm
ing the old Overstreet ranch on the
river, has made a trade whereby ho
becomes an owner of tho garage in
Now Plymouth. Tho name of the
purchaser of tlfe farm has not been
learnod. Tho Walkers' are moving
this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Alvln McGlnnis and,
son. James and Oscar Pinkston, re
turned home recently from tho
mountains near Baker where they
resently completed n timbering con
tract. '
Clifford, Fields of Nyssa, is visit
ing nt tho Fenn ranch this week.
Mrs. J. S. Glascock gave a birth
day party for her 7 year old daugh
ter, Alice Maybelle, Thursday. Re
freshments of ico cream, cake and
candy wero served. Games and
swimming In the river wore enjoyed
by the youngsters.
Evelyn DeBord attended a meet
ing of the Canning club at tho
Elliot homo In the Kolony Thurs,
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
IN "tfHE COUNTY COURT OF THE
STATE OF OREGON, FOR
MALHEUR COUNTY
IN THE MATTER OF THE ES
TATE OF JOHN A. KENNEDY,
DECEASED
Notice Is hereby given by Fran
ces E. Kennedy, administratrix oi
tho Estate of John A. Kennedy, de
ceased, to the creditors of, and all
persons having claims against said
estate to present such claims with
the necessary vouchers according to
law, within six months after tho
flr-af nnlillrntlnn nf this notice, to
Frances E. Kennedy , administra
trix of tho Estate or Jonn a. Ken
nedy deceased, at tho law office of
W. H. Brooke and P. J. Gallagher,
In Ontario, Oregon.
Tho first notice hereof is pub
lished this 25th day of May, 1922.
ADMINISTRATRIX of the Estate
of John A. Kennedy, ueceaseu.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
IN THE COUNTY COURT OF THE
STATE OF OREGON, FOR
MALHEUR COUNTY
IN THE MASTER OF THE ES
TATE OF P. J. CONROY,
DECEASED.
Notice Is hereby given by John
F. Conroy administrator of the es
tate of P. J. Conroy, deceased, to
the creditors of and all persons
having claims against said estate, to
present such clalmB with the neces
sary vouchers according to law
within six months after the first
publication of this notice, to John
F. Conroy, administrator of the
Estato of P. J. Conroy, deceased at
the law office of W. H. Brooke and
P. J, Gallagher, In Ontario, Oregon.
Tho first notice hereof is pub
lished this 25th day of May 1922.
John F. Conroy,
ADMINISTRATOR of the Estate
of P. J. Conroy, Deceased.
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The Ironside ball team defeated
Unity by a scoro of 11 to 7 In a
game here last Sunday.
J. W. and Harry Marshall of Se
attle, formerly pf this place, nro
here tor a few weeks camping and
fishing.
Bruce Wnltors was hero Tuesday
from Ironside mountain, for a load
of supplies.
Jesse Simpson of Rlvorsids Hill
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Mrs. Pratt, who is teaching in the
South Fork district, was called to
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