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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 2, 1912)
T,A GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 19 7 AGE FOUtt ha THE OBSERVER BRUCE DENNIS VD1I0K A XI) OWXEB. X<red at the postoii'lce ut La Grande, Oregon, an second duns matter SlBsniUTIOX KATES. Sally, single copf 5c VitT wet 13c u!lj, per in on tli , 63c WTDi)0lt SPOUTS AX1 WOMEN'S MtESS. J. Nllsen Laurvik writes an article l "American Git la Out of Doors,' Jn the August Woman's Home Com iiion. The artlclo reports a great envelopment of outdoor sports la wo awn's colleges and boarding schools. This development, according to Mr. laorvlk, has closa relation to wo ea's dres. lie goes on to say: "This wide Interest In sports has had a decided Influence upon woman's 4ress. The divided skirt, the shirt waist, and the short walking skirt, as well as bloomers and the sweater, are Bht direct results of this Interest in oof-nf.-door life which has made for lesuty as well as good common sense fa woman's attire. The germ-laden train on street dresses, once so pop alar, is now banished forever with tfct heavy, cumbersome, ugly cloaks; and the drab gray onstumes of a gen eration ago have been replaced by airy, colorful concoctions that make possible free and easy movements that r as charming as tbey are healthful. AH has tended to a more sensible auvfo of living tennis and golf do at tolerate the constricted corset and ttie French heel that has had Its ln toenre In every walk of life; the working girl as well as the business , w.unan and tho society bud have ben efited tr this changed attitude In re gard to dress. "This change In dress has only been yniptomatlc of the general improve ment in hygiene brought about by athletics. Few girls, before entering 1a upon the course of physical culture so prescribed by all women's col Isge.a and boarding-schools, know -anything about tho care of their bod ies. They eat everything and any ititng they like whenever they like, and to the girl who aspires to a place n the school team tho regular hours, abstemious diet and hard, steady work required Is an experience that makes for a finer character ns well as Jrrmer muscles, holler circulation and more equable temper. tvTOjroBii.KS van HERDERS SHEEP. Common belief pictures the aheein .Winter of the great west as a lonely individual, maintaining a solitary ex .stejiee far from his fellowman, and Lfutferf to clvlllintion only by a re tentive memory and a semi-annual pact train. This view Is now open to ivvMilon, according to C. 11. Owen, a XkxI1, Cal., real estate man, who J.ist ffnlKlied a traas-contlnental trip In an vutumohlle. Mr. Owon says that tho nfieep-herder of today scoots about tbu range in a motor car. "Away out on tho plains of Idaho I taw n peculiar sight," says Mr. Owen. "At first it looked like a prairie s hoo:i mt mounted on an automobile ehnss 4: As it drew war, I recognized ! car like my own, except for tho body which was of a detachable tonneau type. The schooner effect was made by tho load, an Immense pile of samp le wool thai the owner of the car was taking Into Laramie. "I struck up a talk with the man who owned the car and found that the ar was one of a pair In dally ns" aJout the much. The car I saw wns wed for hauling all sorts of supplies t tH outlying parts of the ranch, and to town. Als longest t lip had been to Denver, aJh it brought bark a 900 lb. gabollne engine on Its return. "The other car Is of the touring type, and is used to whisk shearers and other help, about the ranch. "The owner of the place told roe tnaf Iheae two car had enabled htm ' to dispense with the services of 46 hones aa well as greatly length"iiig the working dr of his help who lose tut tittle time In thetr trips from one part of tho farm to another. Though the cars hare been In use for a long Hme.Jhey hare developed no mechan ical trouble, and are eared for by Verdera who bar had no prior motor tag experience whatever." itt kns rncKn irrkjation kdc CATIO.V. Wm, Hanley of Burns has written Governor West of this state, advising lie appointment of an advisory coui--.iltte of five or more to represeut Oregon In connection with the work of the national Irrigation conaregi, which holds Its annual session In Salt Lake. Sept. :fti to Oct. a. Mr. Hanley writes, "1 think thero Is wis dom In appointing this committee, as there can not be too much don' In our state to make better use of the water supply for Irrigation pur poses. There Is much depending up on organization and advertising to bring about a condition of working ii- Hentlment to educate people to (lie necessity of Irrigation, as" well, ns working out true principles of financing.'' Governor West lias been requested by the National Irrigation congress to , appoint his advisory committee and ' will announce his appointments soon. ; The request of .Mr. Hanley for ap-r polntment of the committee read in j part a.s follows: 'The annual session of the Nation-! al Irrigation congress meets In Salt Lake City, Sept. 30 to Oct. 3. Its de liberations and conclusions In con nection with Irrigation, dranago, con trol of floods, navigation, forestry, and home building will be of nation al Interest and importance. The offl- ers of the congress desire to co-op erate with th.e citizens of your atnte In making this meeting of the giol est benefit to Oregon." The Chicago pie manufacturers are claiming that people have stopped eat ing pie, but It seems as though the politicians all line up at the plecount er ns of yore. An eastern woman offers to marry the man who will write the best obit uary of her first husband. Unfort anately all of the humorists are now married. A Little Ilock man dies because by mistake he drank carbolic acid in stead of Arkansas whiskey. But he probably didn't know the difference until be reached the shining shore. We suggest that hereafter Senator LaFollette publish his comments on the Dull Moose movement on asbestos paper. People eat too much, as John D. says. If they were not so ravenous, j they would have money to put Into' gasoline. A NIGH I VIEW OF THE SPOKANE INTERSTATE FAIR GRAND STANJI. In all the world's history there is uo episode more thrilling than Cortes' conquest of Mexico. I'rcscott's history of this Invasion is more fascinating than tii lion, and It seems incredible tbnt this little band of Spanish adventur ers could liivmle a populous civilized country, Inhabited by men as brave and courageous n s the ancient Aztecs, and by strntegem and pure nerve overthrow the Emperor Montezuma and assume the reins of government themselves. Whnt could make a more gorgeous pageant than a reproduction of this invasion with tho Spanish knights In armor, the Aztec Caciques in their gaudy feather costumes 11 ml ns a background the beautiful capita- city of Tenocbtltlan, with the volcano Iztncclhuatl overshadowing the weird temples of Mexltli and Ilultzllapochtl. where grewsome sacrifices were offered to propitiate these grim deities. The Spokane fair has taken this subject for the night spectacle to be given every night during the week of Sept 30, and It promises to eclipse all i jr 4r ''-' . . . j previous efforts In this line, even though the night show of UUI, "Pioneer Days In the r louse." drew almost s .large an attendance as did the day races. Four hundred performers will take part in this pageant, and it will be staged with absolute accuracy In every historical detail Tbd climax of the play, when the Spaniards have finally repulsed the Aztecs and burn the city, Is asld to be Intensely thrilling and la followed by a marvelous display of fireworks. $1,800 worth of glittering pyrotechnics being burned each night. Other night attractions Include band concerts, vaudeville program and three new contesta-vli. the log chopping contest, the firemen's tournament and the miners rook drilling content, in all of which preliminary entries in sure keen competition The night admission to the fair is only 25 cents and the same at the grand stand, and now ho.-e else will four bits buy as much amusement. Dr. SchoIPs Foot Specialities JUST AMVEDD - On Display In Window Today - "Specialties that correct all deformities and remedies to cure every ailment of the foot. Visit Qur Shoe Department and Let Us Show These Wonderful Foot Helps. "Ask for free booklet" N. K. WEST The Quality Store L Lawn note: The best style for grass this season Is a la mowed. Baking in a hot oven for a few niiu utes will add to the life of sachet pow ders. How She Managed It "How can you unmade to dress so well on a salary of $!l a week?" asked the woman who was always prying into the business of other people. "Well," replied t lie pretty giri at the ribbon counter, assuming u mysterious fllr. "if you will promise not to tell anybody 1 will let you Into the secret." "Speak out freely. Vou may trust die Confession Is good for the soul, you know." "Yes. I bare ben nl so. Well, you see. 1 make quite u uice sum of money aside from my regular aa!:;ry every wee'; ' ".Mid how?" "I keep it list of the question that foolish people ask me and sell them to ii literary man vc ho works them into his letnmiMus nrrlcles. You have no ltl"si 'ei'v 11:11. h miiti-rlMl I unin.ige to pick ' '''l!' ;l!'o llerjvd.Il M'l'd SZ323 COLORS JF BUOYS Spell the Same Words of Warn ing l:i All Our Waters. DAY GUIDES FOR MARINERS. The Simple Code That Governs Thess Valuable Aids to Navigation How the Whistl ng Buoy and Ball Buoy Fog Signals Are Operated. As everybody knows, there are black buoj'n u:.-i I' d bin.;, s. buoys wiih Uori zontnl black and red stripes, buoys with black and white vertical stripes, uot to speak of bell buoys iiud the much larger buoys that lie well out ui sea and are culled "manmioth buoys." Each of these aids to navigation has. of course, its own particular meaning. The place that each occupies is care fully chosen for it, aud Its arrangement Is governed by a careful system. Ituoys are called "day tunrks," In . .itraillstluctlon to the "night marks' -the lights and beacons. l-'or the purposes of the lighthouse board the coasts of the United States. Including the lakes and navigable rivers, are divided Into various dis trlcts, each district being under the charge of an officer who sees tbnt all buoys In bis district are properly cared for. For obvious reasons similar buoys In all districts mean the same thing. In other wordsv a buoy of a particular dis tiuguhblii color off the coast of Mi::. carries the same significance that 11 buoy of that same color has off the const of Florida. So the mariner who enters the New England iort Is guided and directed in precisely the same way as the mariner who enters a southern port, utid the same is true of ail other parts of the country. The government publishes const charts showing the colors and posi tlons of the buoys. The lighthouse board publishes, in addition, a yearly list, distributed gratis for the benefit of navigation. In which each one of the thousands of buoys Is located and described. The pnMii:er standing at the rail ot the liner inning In from sea will pro), ably first notice a "mammoth buoy." These buoys nre used otily In special cases-as. for example, to mark the ap promhes lo channels over bars or Rhouls that lie some distance from the const tied and black buoys detktnnie the channel They lie on either side. The red buoys, which have even numbers, must be left on the starboard or right bund In passing In from sea The black buoys, nlwuys with odd numbers. nuiM be left on the port laind. When there are two or more chan nels these nre distinguished by a differ ence either in the size or In the shape of the buoys. . An isolated rock, wreck or any ob struction tbnt has a channel on either side of It Is shown by a buoy with red and black horizontal stripes. Buoys showing white and black per pendlcular stripes and lying In mid channel Indlcnle that they must be passed close to avoid danger. As an Indication that there Is a turn ing point In the channel we see buoys surmounted by triangles, cages, etc. There are buoys which are also foa signals, such ns the Ml buoy and the whistling buoy The latter Is Used eT the coast to show dangerous outlying shoals or other obstructions. It Is sur mounted by a locomotive whistle made to sound by the rushing through It of air admitted and compressed by the rising and fulling motion of the buoy Itself It has been found that these buoys nre particularly adapted to tur bulent waters, inasmuch " 'he more violent the sea is the louder the sound given out by the buoy The whistling buoy, a most unpleasant neighbor, may be heard a at distance of about ten miles L'nder very favorable conditions it has been heard fifteen miles. The bell buoy consists of the bottom section of a buoy floating iu the water on which Is mounted a framework bearing a Ml which, instead of the ordinary tongue aud clapper, shows a small cannon ball suported on a plat form Just beneath the bell's mouth This ball rolls to and fro with every motion of the sea. Bell buoys are employed In harbors and rivers where the water Is smooth er than In the roadsteads and where It is not necessary thai their sound shall be heard a great distance. The ordinary buoy, not of the whls tliug or the bell variety, is made either of wood or of Iron. Those of Iron nre hollow with air light compartments and are of three shapes, called re spectively mm. can and Ice buoys. The nun hnny Is almost conical in shape, the enn buoy approaches the cylindrical form, and the Ice buoy la very long and narrow, somewhat re sembling the spar buoy In form. The wooden or spar buoys are sticks ranging In length from twelve to sixty feet and painted according to the uses to which tbey nre to be put The lower end Is fitted for a mooring chain. Buoys have many vicissitudes and are exposed to many dangers. Passing steamers run down the Iron buoys and Hp them open or cut off big pieces of spar buoys with their sharp propeller blades. As the Iron huoys are made In compartments, they are seldom unk by such collisions, but their line of flotation Is often so lowered that they have to be replaced. Harper's Weekly. Didn't Sea It. "Now." said the lawyer, "please tell is how the alter.-atlon began." "1 didn't see any altercation." replied the witness "1 nr too busy watch In' the fight."-Chicago Itecord Herald. The First Touch. Ijuld There's your old friend De Broke coming across the street Dadd-Eh! That's right. Oh, yes. he sees me. I'll run ahead and meet him. I want to borrow a dollar. Back In a moment. He hurries forward and greets the coming man. Presently he returns. I.add Why should you ask De Broke for a dollar? "Because I knew he was going to ask me for teu."-cieveland Plain Dealer. A Soft Answer. "You seem to be an ablebodled man. You ought to be strong enough to work." "I know, mum. And you seem to be beautiful enough to go on the stage, but evidently you prefer the simple life." After that speech he got a square meal and no reference to the wood pile.-Dotrolt Free Press. A simple broiler Invented by an En glishman la a tent shaped wire frame in which pieces of meat are hung ov er a stove opening. The Husband's Choice. "George, lefore we were married you used to bring me flowers nearly every day." ' "Well, 1 can bring you flowers to day. for that matter, but If I do I'll have to cut out that new asparagus " Louisville riuirier-.Iournnl. Evading an Issue. "What Is your name?" "Epliraini Kiienezer." replied the small colored t oy. "How do yt'ii spell It? ' "'Tain' ni use to worry-"bunt dnl Jes' suit y.-.h '-if. 1 n!n" puiitic'lar " Washington Siar. Slow fj. Item -When iliil they start lite emu of chess in this .country? (ireem-r In 1 '. I think. "Well, they're through: by now, nr they not?"-Yonkers Statesmnn. The Gossard at $3.50 Is a Real Corset Bargain The Oossard front lace corset haa always sold at 6, ap to thla year. It la worth more than $5 te the woman who appreciate tht style and solid comfort the en Joya la the Oossard the one . right corset The great demand for the Oos sard has enabled the makers, by doabllng their oatpnt, to lower the price to U-S8, while keep M ap tht high qaallty that has ads the Oossard America's sa pram corset A complete Une always kaai. Pries t0 to M.EI. If yon aeed a asw eorsst tsls boas 84 am. IM. BOOT. FATTIM9 I
