LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, SATURDAY, AUGUST 5, 1911.
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WATCHES ON RAILROADS JIBE
Southern Pacific Has C,2J3 Watches That Do "t Vary 30 Seconds In
a Weew.'Acy 'Weather or Place Employe Invents Sew Station
Lamp.
San Francisco, August B Does your foreman, Is required to own a watch,
WAlCn Vary 'LC u eciuijua 1 11 u cu nujum no iu ' 1 l
hours? Does It vary 30 seconds In a of ten seconds In any 24 hours. The
week, whether In hot or cold weatb-! examining of each man's watch In-
r or if held upside down or other eludes the subjecting of the instru-
j iusual positions? The -watches of ment to a severe test of temperature
the employes oi me ouumern racirn; uuu um yiaviug ui w iiui " cv
company must show such a record -as eral different positions in an endeavor
the above. At any time that they may to discover a variation. To be retain-
ghow such variations they must be ea in serice a watcn must not snow a
regulated. But this regulation is only variation of more than 30 seconds a
a part of the tests that are made of week. All employes the term em-
the timfe pieces of the Southern Pacific ployes including officials are requir-
employes. ea to have tneir :ime pieces inspected
Every employe, who In any way at least four times a year. The watch-
comes In contact with the operation of es must be compared with a regulator
trains on the Southern Pacific,, be he every two weeks and tne watcn loaned
superintendent, signal man or section by tne Jeweler during repairs must be
( equally as good as tne one tjeing re
paired. ' "'
I The employes of the Southern Paci
fic company have taken an active in-
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''tereet in the "time service" work as is
manifested In the report of the watch
fnaoection for the first ouarter f the
' present yea'r.TWltnin itie jurisdiction
of E. E. Calvin, vies .president andj
peneral manager, 6,223 watches are
regularly inspected. During the first
cuar er '"of ; 1911 CC22 watches were
compared with standard regulators
and the general average of the time
kept by these watches shows a record
of nearly perfect. The superintend
ents of the company subject the men
to discipline if their watches are not
compared and Inspected regularly and
the sys em of watch Inspection on the
Southern Pacific 1b now almost per
fect. Trains meet trains exactly upon
the second at sidings, and arrivals and
departures are much more . perfect
an in former years as is demonstrat
ed by the recent report of the general
superintendent of the nor hern district
to the effect that for the week ending
June 10, 1911, out of 4,164 suburban
trains arriving at the Oakland pier and
Alameda mole of the company, only
itwo failed to connect with the ferry
boats. . . ; ' , ; ;.
for station. The arrangement is most
simple. The signal supervisor of the
coast devlsion has made the statement
that a saving of 75 per cent in the
cost of lighting is made at the sta
tions where the device is In operation.
The invention, which was approved by
T. Ahern, superintendent of the coast
division, is worked entirely by means
of the block signal system, which sys
tem Is in operation throughout the
Harriman lines. '
It has been found so successful at
six stations on the coast division that
it will soon be adopted at other points
along he line. With this automatic
device the lights at a station are burn
ing only when a train is approaching,
j standing at the station or departing
therefrom. The length of control of
the lights depends entirely upon the
distance between .he blocks at the station.-
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The system is flexible because If the
first block Is too close to the station
it can" be carried further on to the
next block. More lights can be used
with this device end at a less cost fcan
when there were fewer lights, the
cost being governed, of course, by the
number of trains and the ttlme the
trains consume while In the blocks.
Those who have Installed the system
and Who have paid particular atten-
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cost it is possible to have a , gTea,t
many more lights at a Station than
formerly. , . -,
PROFESSIONAL
DIRECTORY
PHYSICIANS AXD Sl'RGEOSS
N. MOLITOR, M. D. Physician and
Surgeon. Corner Adams Ave. and
Depot St. Phones: Offloe. Main 68;
Residence, 69.
A. L. RICHARDSON', M. D. ,
J. W. LOUGHLIN, M, D.
Drs. Richardson & Loughlln,
Physicians and Surgeons
Phones Office Black 13C2; Ind. 353.
Office Hours 9 to 11; 2 to 5; 7 to 8.
Dr. Richardson's Res. Main 55; Ind.
312. "- .. . ;
Dr. Loughlin's Rfs. Main 757; Ind.
1297.
C. H. UPTON, Ph. Q, M. D. Physician
and Surgeon. Special attention to
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Office
in La Grande National Bank Build
ing. Phones: Office Main 2; Resi
dence Main 32.,
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Retail Dept. Phone, Llain 8
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" 'San' Francisco, August 5. One of
the best examples of the benefits that
may be derived from the adoption of
ideas of employes is being demonstrat
ed on the coast division of the South
ern Pacific company lines, where tha
employes of the signal department
have invented and installed with great
success an 'automatic lighting device
DR. H. L. UNDERWOOD Physician
and Surgeon. Special , attention to
A diseases and surgery ,pt .the .eye.,,.
fnonesr office, Mam 22; Residence
Main 728. Ind. 631. " : ' 1
GEO. W. ZIMMERMAN Osteopath
Physician. Sommer Bldg., Rooms i,
8, 9 and 10. Phones: Home 1332,
Pacific, Main 63; Residence, Black
951. Successor to Dr. F. E.,Mooro.
SPECIAL WALL PAPER SALE
REDUCTIONS v
50 cent paper for 30 cents. $0 cent Oaf meals for 70 cts.
A Nice line of iO, 15, 20 and 25 cent paper.
CALL and LOOK THEM OVER
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MUTT
Phone Red 971 next door t
Observer, office,
Paul Wllstach's drama, 'Thais," Is
i be produced by Sir Herbert Beer
fchm Tree at his majesty's theatre, in
bndon, with Tyrone Power andCon-
lance Collier in the leading roles of
leplay. V,'.V' '.,,'.r. 'VA'.f,'
Right In your busiest , season when yon
have the least time to spars yon are most
likely to take diarrhoea and lose several
days' time, unless yqn have Chamberlain'!
Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy at
iand and take a dose on the first appear
ince of the, disease. For tale by all dealers.
JOHN DYER '
Cement Cmtmdor
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Cef my figures before building your sidewalk. You can
mild a cement house as cheap as frame. 25 Years
experience. Phone Main 96 ,1 : ; ; "
Washington, D. C, August 5. The
week is expected to see the end of the
special session of congress and the
departure of the president and the
members of both houses for their be
lated summer vacations. The vote on
the Arizona-New Mexico statehood
bill, the last important item on the
legislative calendar, is flxed for Mon
day. , '' - ', .
, Admiral Togo, the famous Japanese
naval commander now visiting the
United States, will spend the early
part of the week In Washington, where
several notable dinners are to be given
in his honor. He-will go to Philadel
phia Wednesday and after a visit of
one day in that city he is to become
the guest of New York City.
The department of agriculture crop
report showing the condition of the
principal crops on August 1 will be Is
sued Wednesday afternoon. It win
announce also the preliminary esti
mate, of yield and quality of winter
wheat, the acreage of buckwheat, hay
and rye, and stocks of oats and barley
in farmers' hands on August 1.
The Michigan school of mines at
Houghton will celebrate its quarter
centennial during the week.. Presi
dent Taft has designated Secretary of
Commerce and Labor to represent the
administration at the celebration.
Astoria, Ore., is to begin a notable
celebration of the 100th anniversary
of the arrival on the Pacific coast of
the expedition sent from New York
by John Jacob Astor, which formed
the first American settlement at. As
toria and gave tne United States its
strongest claim t6 the Oregon country.
The celebration Is to last an entire
month and will be conducted on an
elaborate scale. . ' ;
G. T. DARLAND, CHIROPRACTOR,
not Drugs, not Surgery, not Oste
opathy Consultation free. Room
20, La Grande National Bank Bldg.
J. C. PRICE, D. M. D. Dentist. Room
23, La Grande National Bank Build
ing. . Phone. Black 399.
-: ;G. ;;T. f Darley. yM3
: ' Cement Contractor j
Consult Him before letting your sldsvallr
DR. P. A. CHARLTON, Veterinary Sur
geon. Office at Hill's Drug store,
La Grande. Residence Phone, Red
701; Office Phone, Black 1361; In
dependent Phone 53; Botn Phones
' at Residence.
MM,
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Talce ; fwpTthirds.. of a glass of cold
sparkling SAM-Q, add one-third of
my of .the following fruit juices:
-ernon, Orange, Pineapple or Grape
"iTeastfre It right and mix it together '
fs good for what alls yon in this kind of weather." ' '
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ATTORXETS AT LAW'
COCHRAN & COCHRAN Attorneys.
Chaa. E. Cochran and Geo. T. Coch
ran., La Grande National Bank
Building. La Grande, Oregon.
T. H. CRAWFORDr-Attorney at Law.
Practices In air the courts of the
' State and United States. Office in
La Grande National Bank Building,
La Grande, Oregon.
D. W. C. NELSON Mining Engineer.
Baker City, Oregon, i
For summer diarrhoea In children at
ways give Chamberlain's Colio, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy and caator oil, and I
speedy cure is certain. For sale by all
COLUMBIA COLLEGE
MILTON, OREGON
; IS THE PLACE TO SEJiD TOUR ROTS ASD GIRLS.
Christian, but not sectarian. Grounds and buildings valued at $75,006.
A select school for young men and young ladles, who seek for the
highest Ideals in Manhood and Womanhood. ,
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piano, voice and stringed instruments; elocution; art.
Dormitory refitted, refurnished, steam heated, electric HgMdl coin
ortahle, attractive, gymnasium, good athletic field " )' r
Beautiful for Situation. A land of fruits and flowers. Mountain water.
Pure air. ..Healthful conditions. Six passenger trains daily. Electric J
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PLATS AD PLATERS.
Anna Held has arranged to start
from Paris next week. Her tour will
begin in September, i
John Drew will open with "The Sin-r
gle Man" at the Empire theatre, in
New York, on Labor day,
Under the title of "The Mysterious
Jimmy',", a French version of "Alias
Jimmy; Valentine" is arousing curios
Ity in Paris. ; ,;':.,'. ' f
r Gus HH announces he will sent out
a real "old timers", minstrel show next
season, containing . a number of per
formers pt the old days.. ;
Jane Kelton, leading woman of the
American Stock company at Spokane,
Wash!) has played 2H parts since the
compnay was organized six years ago.
Margaret Dale and Elsie Leslie will
Support George Alias In bis fortbcom
lng productlota of Louis N. Parker's
"Disraeli" at Wallack's theatre, New
York, In September.
Harrison Grey Flske has gone to
London to complete arrangements for
the production next season at one of
the New1 York theatres of Edward
Knoblauch's 'Arabian Nights play.
I "Kismet," now running at the Garrlck
theatre, London., ;
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