La Grande evening observer., December 29, 1911, Image 7

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FOS0NA1S.
James Mutch of rortland registered
. at tbe Foley last night.
A. M. Meldrum of Athena registered
at the Foley yesterday.
Mrs. iletsler of Hilgard spent yes
terday In the cHy with friends.
Miss Edna Wlusliir Id hare from
Pendleton the guest ot . MIus Irene
Murphey for a few days,
Mrs. Atkinson of South M Grande
is reported' to be confine! to her
rooms with la grippe.
I Sprat Montgomery Is out ahoui. town
after a protracted lllnsss keoplng him
within doors for some time.
Clifford Kail went to Enterprise
this morning to. Join the La Grande
basketball team there.
GOCHRANTALKS '
oil lien
. 1
WATER Sl'I'EBIMEJWEXT
CUSSES THE SCIEJiCE.
I1S
, Miss Belma Reed went out to Wal
lowa this morning to spend a few days
with relatives and friends. ..''
George Clark and wife were here
from Stanfleld yesterday evening, and
stopped at the Foley. ' ,
Mrs. W. H. Bohnenkjmi and vrs. E.
Polack Journeyed to Union today by
automobile.'
. J.; H, Bawon of. Portland and H
Lowe, also of Portland, were at the
Foley yesterday while Mr. Bawon tran
sacted business with local Chinese
merchants. Mr. Lowe is a Chinese Interpreter,
WANTED Girl or woman for general
housework. ; Apply ot Mrs Geo. T.
Cochran, 702 Washington. " 12-29-tf
FOR RENT Furnished room with
bath. 1609 Wash. Ave. 12-29-6t
POOL ROOM IS
UNDER PADLOCK
CHEEK QUAHTEKS CLOSED l'EXD
ISO FUKTHEU ACTIOS.
Chief Clones Place Following Attack on
Campbell YcHterdaj'.
1 Padlock fixtures nave been added to
the equipment of the Greek i'ool loon
on Depot street today following the
assault on Harvey ' Campbell there
yesterday morning. Acting Chief o
Police McLachlen Is steadfast in his
determination to keep the pU..ce close'!
until the council acta on the mattei
and Mayor Richardson is backing th'
chief-elect in his attitude toward the
place. ; Campbell was quite badly in
jured there yesterday morniftg when
he was accused of stealing r. pack of
cards and fearing personal Inlury step
ped behind a chair. The Greek pro
prietor is said to have called in a fel
low countryman whom leaders of the
colony agree is a bad Greek, and no
sooner had the go-called bad man en
tered the place than ho struck Camp
bell over the head with a coal bucket
and then fled. He is still missing. In
the subsequent investigation the chief
found the Greek proprietor up on a
high horse, It Is said, and promptly
padlocked the place and 1' is still
closed.
It ls"un$tnown Just what the upshot
of itiifjil.$e but It will llkeiy be that
the cowJiiji "will either abrpgiYe the ex
isting license or allow it to be reop
ened later on.
' Knights of Zlon In Session.
' Detroit, Mich., Doc. 29. The Knights
of Zlon, a Jewish organization with ft
considerable membership throughout
the United States, began Us annual
invention in Detroit today. Tho chief.
aim of the organization Is to aid in the
movement for the return to Palestine
of the persecuted Jews of Hussla, Rou
mania and other couutrlcs.
We wish to .call; your attention to
the fact that most infectious diseases
uch aa whooping cough, dlphtherli
and scarlet fever are contracted when
tm rhlld has a cold. Chamberlain's
Address Heard Before the Walla WaU
. lit Society of Irrigation.
(Pendleton Eas: Oregonlan.)
George T. Cochran, juperin.endent
of water division No, 2 in this state,
gave a lecture last evening b?fore the
Walla. Walla valley society of engi
neers at Walla Wall?, in which he
dwelt upon northwest Ir'-Igatlon prob
lems that are now at Issue in this vl-
Iemsand upon several questions that
are now at Issue In this vlc'nuy. He
made statements that aie of particu
lar local Interest In view of tr fact
that he Is one of the board that must ;
adjudicate the local, rights end dar
termlne the duty of wvlir on streams
in this 'section.
,Mr. Cochran's addres In part was
as follows: ';..,,;;
Duty of M'alcr.
"The question of duty of water
should be sclentlrtcallj worked out
In' each ease. Experiments wi ll ac
curate measurements shoulj in all
cases' be made. Soil experts can be
used on soil molattirs Our agricul
tural colleges have ascertained that
you cannot put more ::than one and'
one-half ' acre Inches In the ft' at foot
of soil without "saturation or - hnvlns
excess water, and 'that three incites
for niost soils Is sufficient water to
put on the ground at one Irrigation.
However, there are srme sol's upon
which five acre inches can bo; put a',
one Irrigation without ' Injury, but
these soils do not'refiti,e so ma" Ir
rigations during the season. On this
basis It would tako only from 20 to
30 acre inches of water to Irrigate an'
acre of -land. '
"Again, actual experiments have
Bhown that it takes aboi-t 750 pounds
of water to produce one pound of dry
matter in alfalfa. Now, alMfa hay
is ordinarily about 10 per ceni water.
Five tons of alfalf.i pe racre per year
Is a very good crop, or 10.000 pounds.
Deducting the 11 per cent water
leaveH 8.B00 pounds of dry matter.
Multiply this by 7.0 n.id it glvos us
the number of pounds of water re
quired to produce that amount of dry
matter, which Is 6,73.000 pounds of
water. 'Now,- one acre inch of water
weighs 220.875 pounds.- Dividing the
weight of water required to produce
tno dry matter by the weight of one
acre Inch of water gives us the num
ber of acre inches required to irri
gate an acre, whirl: Is this caae la
21.8 acre Inches, or less tllon one
l.nlf a miner's Inch.
About Nf w nights.
"In obtaining new rights cue first
tiilu? that the stato must guard
atalnst Is monopoly. Our water sup
ply Is a natural resource. The great
eitt fortunes have buou bu!U oat of
the monopoly of natural resource?.. It
Is not right to permit soch to be done
Therefore, the law wisely says that
beneficial use shf.ll be the measure of
the right. It Is .impossible to Insti
tute a water right In a ahort space of
time. Hence the Initiation of the
right must be under soutb cntral'
control. The Oregon code places this-
supervision with the state engineer.
Applicationson b'.aiik lorma furul-'ied
by him is filed In his office, together
with maps and plii'nsVBhowliig the
proposed use of the water. T.'e law
then allows a certain time, not more
than five years, a designate.'' by the
state engineer, within whlcn th wa
ter must be applied to a bcoeficlat
use. Under certain conditions this
time can be extended. Tee use so de
veloped measures tiie right, and thnt
right by relation dates back to the
time of filing the application. In tha
administration of thij law, the date
U very Important. Now the sranttng
of the Initiation of th wtter right
of a water right la not absolute
compulsory. In certain cases the stale
engineer may deny an . appll-rt'on.
Our supreme court has passed upon
tho legality of these ' powers ot the
oitB i.nelneer In Ui3 cv of Ccoklnss-
DOST tXPEBIME.1T
You-Will Huke No Mistake If Yovf Fol
low Tliln
Never neglect your fcidneys.
. If you have pain in the back, urinary
disorders, dlzlnes and nervousness, It's
I time to act and no time to experiment.
These are common symptom ot kid
. ney, trouble, and you should seek a
remedy which Is. recommended tor the
kidneys.' .-, . " .,','' ' ' :
' ; Doan's Kidney Pills Is the remedy to
use. It has cured many stubborn cas
es in ths vicinity. : 7
; Can La Grande residents demand
further, proof than the following testi
monial? " -. ' ;.'. ;; ,'-' , -Mrs.
A. A. Crouse, Ureaka St., Sump
ter, Oregon, says: 4fTwo years ago I
first learned of Doan's Kidney Plf.s
and at that time found them veVy bene
ificial. I had a dull backache and pain
through my left hip and Joints, we're
stiff,. Dizzy spells annoyed me! and
the least exertion caused , me. to -be-come
all tired. out. The use of two
boxes pf Doan's Kidney Pills did me
a world of good and since then, I have
been In much better health." . ; '
For sale by all dealers. Price 60
cents. Foster-Mllburn Co., Buffalo,-
New York, sole agents for thej'United
States. ' v-. ':, i.:.- . t- ' r-r .'
Remember ' the name Doans and
Cough Remedy will quickly cure a cold hum vs. Lewis. This decision sustains
and greatly lessen the danger of con- tll0 law ln. evory respect and llbevally
traetlng theso diseases. TUIb reined; construe8 these powers."
Is famous for Its cures of colds. It .
contains no opium or other narcotic SMITH, PLEADS GUILTY.
and mar be given to a child with Im-!
Ullclt confidence. Sold by all dealers , After PeferrlnK Action Either Way, Ho
l oiliest rurnuiu nun i.iukj m
Treasurer's Cutl for Clly Wnrrnnts.
Notice Is Hereby given that there
are now funds on hand to pay all out
standing warrants on goneral fund of
Ia Grande city p to and Including No.
9327. Endorsed
Interest on all warrants on general
fund from No. 9021 to No. 9327 Inclus
ive ceases from this date.
La Grande, Orogon, Doc. 14, HU.
ROY W. LOGAN,
, ; City Treasurer.
Charles Smith, indicted Jointly with
George Kvnns for the theft of some
grain from T. T. Glenn, who deferred
his pleading at the time thnt Evans
ploadod not guilty, yesterday asked to
be allowed to make IiIb plea at onco.
This granted, ho admitted his guilt and
sentence will be pronounced later, no
take no other.
WINGED RASCALS.
Bints That Are .Accomplished and
HOW A GULL ROBS A PELICAN
It Works Clever Trick on Its Clum
- ty Victim and l In Turn Fleecad by
' the Llghtning-IIke Frigate Bird Vil
lainy of the Butcher Bird.' ..
. The system of living at tbe expense
ot Bomebody else- and in torn affording
a living for another parasite la us com
mon In tbe animal world as among
men, and as a chance example of it
we may take the mosquito, which,
feeding on man's Ufeblood, Is ln i's
turn preyed upoa by a tiny insect
which sometimes ennses its death.
One of the most common instances of
living by robbery In tbe animal world
ls that of the osprey. which- Is de
spoiled of Its fairly caught fisb by tho
more powerful but also lazier eagle,
for tbe eagle can catcb its own fish
and does so- when It ; cannot steal
tbemi . i i .
But a much more interesting case Is
that of the flying fish. ; Pnrsraed by its
enemies in the water. It leaps Into the
nlr and Is caught by the pelican. When
tbe pellcnn has got Its pouch full of
fish It wins its way to land and pro
ceeds to eat. The ponch Is a bag of
skin hnnglnirfrom the-under mandible,
and ln order to-get a fish out of it tbe
hlrd must open Its mouth and by a
toss of the- head throw a fisb out ot
the pouch.
The gull, knowing this and being a
lazy fellow,, watches the clumsy and
rather stupid pelican until it goes
ashore to. feed1. Then the gull, with
the impudence whfeb comes so natu
rally to, villainy, actnnlly perches on
the long lleadl f the pellcnn and waits.
Open , yawns the great mouth, flip
comes up- a scaly morsel, wide gapes
the hungry throat of tbe pelican: but,
alas for It. the fish la already In the
Jaws ef the (.till, which, with a wild
8,-renm. hit mounted aloft to enjoy its
stolen meal.
Rut the sharp- eye of the lightning
like frigate bird baa been watcblna
tbe whole- game, and the .moment tbe
tanchbig- gntl has thought; to begin lt
fimoutt.sr. stronger and a quicker
bird MjteCftsietf s. drirtIps;to.ward! . It
lVkei' airb iWitb a" tftirlek of din-
gnstciUttf lUh1 -in flropped. and. with . a i
grn'i t n cftueht by thp
last thief of all
A sneak thief ta the owl. It lies
concealed all day and only venture!
abroad when Ha victim is. asleep and
when its movements caunot be seen
Its body ami wings are covered with
downy . feathers, that as It goes
Ihrough the air It makes noue of tle
rushing noise which characterises tue
swoop of the; hawk;, and therefore its
sharp- talons are buried deep Into the
body ef Its prey before tbe latter Is
aware of Its presence.
There IB a Ifttle bird called the
shrike, which for fta canning and ac
complishments deserves a blgh place
ln the rogues' gallery. It Is not swift
euough to catcb many ef Us feathered
fellows in fair pursuit, so H sits ln
ambush and Imitates the fry of a
distressed bird until a tender hua
band or a solfitouB wife flies to the
spot to lend tfte aid supposed to be
wanted, 'whereupon' the wicked crea-
Jure- pounces on the bvgutled bird and,
If not hungry enough- to- make a meal
at one, impales fts prey oo a thorn
Almost as great a villain as the
butcher bird, as tbe shrike1 is usually
called, btbe bee eater of Africa. It
Is very fond of bees, but Is some
times too- mzy to' bunt for them. It
sits on a bush and waits-for a bee to
come alone. Hut if none should come
tbe cunnlug fellow ba still a chance
left, for bere- comes a more industri
ous bird wit hi a . bee ln Its-bill. . Now
tig the rascal' opportunity. .The jdo4
If ment the uewoomer is near It it fllea
up- with - a cry. as If pursued by a
hawk. 'The-newcomer Is immediately
put in a i 'frtglir.. drops- its prey and
sends.- away - fotr- safety.- Ther tfilof
then picks up tile-bee and enjoys It at
leisure. . ,. :. .,'-'
It must " be saldl for most, animals-
that they toV of murder for the pur
pose of getting food, but' bere and
there is a thoroughly depraved, fellow
who iBteals for the flan. of It. One of
these Is the, wolverene-... It is very fond
of foUowing.i.a trapper; at a.Bafe-dia-;
tanca and, after the roan "has carefully
baited all" bis traps - to ; steal ait , the
bait quite .as carefully. :' Sometimes it
will wait until-a fos' has been caught.
and' then coolly walk- up and kill tbe
fox, tear it from the trap, eut as much
as it - wishes', bury the rest and go on
r A I t
Ah? 4
1 .
Painted China
Special Sale of
Hand
At About Half Price
That's It exactly, just about half price is wft we are asking for the
"left overs" of our decorative china. '
Plates Plaques Vases
Candelabra Cups Saucers
There la quality, beauty and workmanship in every piece ot this aolect
llueof china goods. , ' -
This Is certainly a chance to make yourself a present at comparative
ly little of tio cost.
Wright Drug Co.
i I III' i.. Ilr. ...
per n:!'e tile
i.s i -r i iiinse the trail
wol'pro'iM n ud try ti
intcb It. bui Jt 1 an expert trnpper
thnr crn An It, : All , sorts of devices
hnre teen tried, but the wolverene
sewn to Know ail' aww tinfw auu
how to avoid them. . One- mnrr nwae a
mosrt elnhornt' and eompllr-n red series
of trnps. laying roms about tne ap-
f roaches to the bnlt so- frrat tbe most
wary man would have- bee suro to
atumMe on one and pU!l;fB trigger of
a gun placed so thur It would' shoo
the disturber. The next morning I
visited his trap and found' ail the-cord
bitteo through and the bait gone: y, -
Thought He War 8'marfc' .' V.'
Mrs. Benbam What isi tbe' meanest
thing woman can say to-ai man-?- Ben
bam "Yes" when he ls-fool' enough to
propose. Town Topics.
Give a boy address and: accomplish
ments mid you give hlif tbe mastery
ef palace Emerson.
USE ALLEN'S F00TEASE.
The aniiwptlc puvrilor to be eUiicon into tho thoes;.
If you want rut nd comfort for tired, aching,.
sivoil Bweannif irt, nao Allen's ront.tUHO; ox
lit'Vfs curus uU bunions of ail pain Biid-prevents
Diiuierft(iruiincuiioiiBi.poie. uuki iiio LUinu ir
J)itnriiiif I'uitU't, I'atmit Jxiiitlier Kltntut, ami for
Brejikitifrin NewSlioes. It ia the oreata-t comfort
ditcovtn'f tiieaire. Try It fo-tn. Snlil everywhere,
tftntt. Vin't mrrnt any nuhtttttute. For KRIOK trial
puuauigo,ailxlL4a Ailuutt. Oliodted, Ix Uty,,,lS,.ii..
Savoy Hotel
EUROPEAN PLAN
The rooms are good and
Steam heated only one
. , block from depot .
D. C. Brichoux, Prop.
J. H. Richardson E. S. GrrenV
L S. Givens
Investment
Co.
Rear La GrandeNat'l Bank
Real Estate,
Loans,
Insurance.
High Class Invest
ments and Securities
lerril . McQregor, who appears . as
- "Gale,", iri "The Barrier,'; coming
to tha Steward Saturday, Dec. 3D.
For
WOOD AND
COAL
Phone Main 6
I Buy Heinz
Mince Meat
j for your pies
Prepared in clean, model kitch
ens, under the most rigid in
spection, ' -
; Fresh prime beef.
The best suet, '
Selected Apples, .
Washed Currants and Raisins,
handled Fruits and Peels.
The delicious taste Is always the
same. 20e a pound.
Far Sale ky
Pattison Bros.
Phn BUak 81.
STEWARD
OPERA HOUSE
Saturday, December 30th
First Transcontinental Tour of A
THF RARRIRR i
rm ,
REX BEACH'S MASTERPIECE
' A Thrilling, Heait-Gtipping Story of ihe last Front er '
i "''''"'-''' 1 "' '
Direct from Its Long Run at the New Amsterdam
Theatre, New York City
PRICES: $I.OO, 75c and 50c
date having beon set at Ihlg time,