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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 13, 1909)
t r TtTIKLT BSERTF.RXA GBAITDF. OFFOOx SATURDAY, 50TFJTBZ3 13, MSI. 1 he is cnv: crs'za,,2gyryiy'.l'.w;!w"" y EXTRA CHOICE " DRIED FRUIT PACKED IX FULL TWO P0U3D KET WEIGHTS... DROTMOXD W. BRAND PRUNES, PER PKG.. ........ 25e FIGS, TER PKG. . ;. .. .. .. . ..3"e PEACHES, PER PKG. '. . .. .. 30c APRICOTS, PER PKG. ....35e A TRIAL WILL COJfYIXCE YOU OF THEIII MERITS. FIIOXEi MAIX 43 INDEFEXDEM 252. smtmy hkiLlU 11 k SAN7 MY 01 is' R II -, 1 Si H If u J 5 1 ; 'I'. j f i !S5 OPINIONS ON STATUTES Ld Grande, Oregon, November 13, : To the Editor: Several announce- ments have appeared of late in the Ob- ) server stating the determination of the j local fruit inspector to enforca the ! law .against the selling of wormy and diseased fruit in this county. . I think the local Inspector, Mr. Oldenburg, is mistaken in his construe j tioo of the intent of the lav in some f of Its provisions. I take It from the reading of the law and ita various nmMt; .-..--1 Ij be obtained la to prevent the spreading of ruit pests and the disease of fruit and trees. He Beems to think the Intent of the law is to prohibit the sale of worm eaten fruit and to prevent the consumption of the same In the in terests of pure food for the people. This law has no connection with the Question of pure food, and In the matter of. inter-state business the Jurisdiction would be vested id federal officials. The sections of the law relating to the selling of shipments of infected or diseased fruit are as follows: Section 4194. .It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to nport or sell sny infected or dioejBi'd fruit of any kind in the Btate of Ore gon. . Section 4195. Every person who packs or prepares for shipment to any point within the state, or delivers or causes to be delivered to any express agent or railway agent or other per son, or to any transportation company o v corporation for shipment to any l...nt without the state fruit or fruiU either fresh, cured or dried that is In fected with insect pests or diseases injurious to trees, shrubs, plants fruit or vegetables is guilty of a mlsdomean or. i' - The violation of the law largely de pends on the definition of the word "Infected." We are infected with mos ; qultoes and flies when the little biters Are fcere and when fly pap r is in de mand. Thi country la infested with an enemy when its armies are on our ' v .- i It V U . V" " -'" . .... shores or its navy is bombarding our fortifications. It signifies an act in the process of being consumated. It means the present and not the past tense. At this time of the year it Is well known that the worms have all gone out of the apples and they are no longer Infested. They are only scar red and have small holes in them where the worms have' been. The worms are like the enemy departed 't " ii'iiiminj -. . . ..iCf, 11W . . ..... ,-3itJV-s!aUBS5 that we have a line of Hardware of quality, and at prices that should attract careful buyers. Harness that will pay you to examine, and our usual complete atock of up-to-date FARM IMPLEMENTS, ETC. o people of small means who cannot af ford to buy the "fancy pack" at .prices i 3 and flies and mosquitoes gone to their winter quarters. It Is the habit of the worm to make its escape from the ap- , ranging from $1.50 per box when they pie in about two weeks after it has', -n ur.M0 Tt i rn,. that some peidlo.vj tll tht'Je npp.c? by the box for "r coa.s fur the l).:x and charge nothoi'i for tlio apples They do not wish to get into trouble with the officers. A conversation was overheard where one of the must re spected citizens 0' -a Crando said to a fruit grower "bring me m the jp plet and I will iee that the fruit in. sptctor don't know any thing aXiu t. I can't afford to buy those high priced apples." Every twllt and turn Is mode to beat the devil about the bush. Ard it is a crying shame to pu j euple u.t -j such a hypocritical position in roer that they may get wnar thv miy r ally need and have a right U h6e. One warehouse-man says to a t arty waiting fruit that has b6ja ci.l':id vtit la shipping: "Thero U the fr:f. tke it along when you ko .ar.l le:iva the money on the tab!e. Ton know thtt I am not allowed to U Jf Such "nior,- entered.. Then it crawls down the limbs of the tree to a hiding place in the bark or the ground. It is the orch ard that is infested after the apples hove matured. In this view of the case most of the worm eaten apples have been disposed of in one way and another during ah of the seasons past, and there is but little doubt but that tney will be dis posed of this year. They have been shipped to Walla Walla and other places in car loads. They have been sold by. the ton to the fruit dryer. The vinegar man has bought up large quan titles of them. Farmers have come In from the country from eight and ten miles around and have bought, wagon l.Bos of them Peddlers nave taken the mby the wagon load and sold them in the mines and camps and townB In every direction. People of humble means nave filled up their sacks and Daily Observer, 65c per Month boxes and have laid up a plentiful ' key business" and sk-illducgery is j.! won 8 supply for their winters consumption. The Inspector can probably find In a ' thousand homes In Union county ap-! jue sauce tnat Has been prepared by the thrifty housewife from apples that h;ve been ".afopted" by ths effect loti of the codling moth. The apple is care fully peeled and the small hole that has been made by the worm is cut out with a knife so that the refuse matter that is deposited by the worm is re moved so that nothing goes into the pot or the apple "sass" but the pure part of the apple. This does not hold true in making cldar, vinegar, dried or evaporated apples, and other food products wherein the apple is ground or cut up in the process of preparing products for food or drink. If the question hinges as a matter o- vure food tlie wing of worm eaten apple in the preparatln of family food has all the other methods of manufac ture "skinned to a frawle." Besides, where such a large percent tg the worm holes out. ant cook and e :he balance t.r 'he appl it ii clnn to.be a hard matter of any Inspector be he ymt 8oMi;, j ,Uf off the npnl? r ?fc cjtnsnd keer-s I.S tit (Continued on Page 7.) Good Many Books THAT WERE $1.50 LAST YEAR Are Now ' , Only 75c iT FERGUSdN'S Nothing is Trouble" WMawSSSaSyZ ' H J ' " J''" ' rgfflrg:Miftf -i'l-1 , Lines 1 hat Stands k ! t for Quality HATS The Stetson The Berry SHOES Florshiem Meier CLOTHING Kuppenhiemer No Better Made Vie Shoe With a WIDE TOE. , Wide Reputation ; "Brotherly Love For Each Toe Garments Bearing this brand have workmanship & quality c C X '.LI "WW 1 3 3i 1.4 i 1