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HOTEL MAN LIMIT STUDY
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wo More Days of West's
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INVESTOR A.KD V UTERIS HOTEL EXPERIMENTS BY DOCTOR HUE
MAS IS DEAD. (.IYK DATA OX MOKW.
V. II. Ferguson III but lw Days
Willi Attack of roeuniiola.
Seized . with
Bevere cold last
Mental Ability May Br ArcnraU-lj
PttarmiBed la Time
How much a studen'. ran do in a
Thursday and forced to take to h! g,ven xime nM Deen tne u"Jec( for
bed. W. H. Ferguson, proprietor tf eats since universities began. Kv-
the Grande Rondo Valley house audi" Professor ot paychology has been I
an inventor wnnaa chief fear waa to workl"K on the problem and the re-
Improve the rotary snow plow, was 8"" nave not lwy been the saui-!
1 5th Amnmyal Clcaraince Sale
Jan. 31, the Last
Friday
Day
for'M to surrender a brief but paln
fv.I :ggle with pneumon'a lust
xtlghi at 6 o'olortc., No final arrange
r'i have buon: made for the funer
tu landing word from a relative In
St Paul. .
i ne demise wu guuiien and re
owing to the difference in men. Then
too,, the experiment have not cov
ered the field In a manner to mike
the data reliable. The following ex
cel pt from the I'nlverslty Missourlan
throw some Interesting light on a
a qust'on that baa been freely ilia-
moves one of the old buslnesa men 0f CUMed ln Grande of late:
3 a Grande. Aa bale and hearty as "The two Important questions to
ever a week ao' an today dead. Is ' consider in dealing w!th economic
the final chapter in the Teteran hoe-1 procei,ur ,n learning." aald Dr. W.
telry manager's life. Mr. Ferguson FyIa Derore tne Scientific, assocla-
Final Reduuiori in til
Lines foi last two days
WEST'S
THE QUALITY STORE
Dont Delay Your Pur
chases Another Day
was a aon of New Brunawlck, Can
ada, where he was born 65 years and
26 days ago today. ' Thirty years ago
he waa married and the widow sur
vives him, the recipient of deep-felt
sympathy from ber many friends. Mo
children were born to Mr. and Mrs.
Ferguson. ..'.,
Fourteen years ago Mr. and Mrs.
Ferguson moved to La Grande and
Hon Saturday night, "are: How long
a period can one spend profitably in
Intensive study and how often can
these periods profitably occur?1
Doctor Pyle had charts to show that
from thirty to forty minutes is the
proper time; and that there periods
can. profitably be repeated only three
or four times a day with half-hour
intermissions. This Is for hard mem
have continuously occupied the North ory work only.
Fir and Adama avenue site for a ho-1 Tl,e testa thut Doctor Pyle used in
tel. Four brothers ami a sister sur- raakln b!s charts were or speed,
rive the deceased, In addition to the 8Ucn a 'earning shorthand or type-
widow. They are:; .
Thomas, a .resident of St. Paul,
writing. Jn experimenting with flr-
but
teen minute periods Doctor Pyle
at present in the West somewhere howed that a person, having for in-
on a mission for a wholesale house tance elBht "ours of ; work to do,
and may not be advised of the demise loBe" 22 Der cent ln efficiency by do
here until too late to attend the fun- ,ng u ln Periods of fifteen minutes
eral; Christopher of Stillwater, Minn i eaoU Instead of periods of thirty
Harvey of Stillwater. Fraxler of Miles minutes each. If that person took-
City, Mont, and a sister, Mrs. Sarah Periods of forty-five minutes each ho
McKay of Miles City.
, would lose 17 per cent and if he d:d
SEES BRIGHT TBAJt AHEAD.
I It in periods of an hour he would
lose 30 per cent ln total efficiency.
I So If one has to learn hastily a new
Beat Estate Finn of Black A Clillder "'Phabet or to run a typewriter, he
should take a thirty-minute dose for
Optimistic as to the Future. " each meal ln the day and perhaps
V ' , - , . one before going to bed. He can
"Things Irak good for the future", then be confident that he Is working
. said ex-Sheriff Childers of the firm of about as fast as Is possible. '
Black & Childers, today. "I believe "Changing the kind of work," said
the county and the entire Eastern Doctor Pyle, "will do little to help
Oregon country Is destined to have a matters. For a short time, perhaps,
.splendid growth. . Things have pass- the Interest would increase the speed
d the spasmodic stage and from now but as soon as that wore off the fa
on we can look for permanent ad- tlgue woud be as great as ever and
rancement and an influx of people progress as slow,
who have come not so much to specu "However, a person might spend
late In western lands as to make half a day. in ordinary studying; and
homes." since we do not work at a high pres-
The new firm la listing a great sure the ordinary day's work is
deal of property. The ex-sheriff is probably of the right length."
probably one or the best posted men Doctor Pyle believes a way will be
in this country on values and loca- found to test the mental abltttes of
tlons of real estate and the firm will different persons with some degree of
doubtless do a big business. arcuracy. i
We handle the
"PEERLESS
PRODUCTS"
The name "Peerless'
signifies perfection in
Mazda and Gein Lamps
We sell
Westin'ghouse
Motors
Bvro - Jackson &
irrigation, etc.
We sell
American and Westing
house electrically Heated
Apparatus
Irons, etc. Guarantees .
for all time.
"Wje will wire your
house and take care of
repair work."
La Grande Electric
Co.
lVilejr Hotel Block Black SHI
ON
5
PUT DOWN
WILSOX PKAISE8 LA FOLLETTE
HATCH LASTS OVER AX HOIK,
HOWEVER,
Peudlcwn Fans, 8ee Interesting Bout
Between HearywelghU.
That Jackson, the -Pomeroy heavy
weight, put up a better showing
against Zbyszko at Pendleton last
night than his friends had anticipated
Is the word brought from Pendleton
by local fans who witnessed the bout
last night. The big Pole put Jackson
down In 44H minutes and again in
17 Va minutes which was within his
agreement. The crowd was lart,e
and local fans say the match was In
tensely Interesting.
Zbysiko's Whirlwind Trip.
The recent record of the Pole Is:
Threw Charley Cutler In Chicago
two falls in 47 minutes, Jan, 13.
Threw Jess Westergaard in St.
Paul, first fall 27 minutes, second
fall 31 minutes, Jan. 15.
Threw five heavyweights In Min
neapolis' in 32 minutes, Jan, 16.
Threw. Dr. Roller ln St. Paul, first
fnll 18 minutes, second fall 41 min
utes, Jan. 17.
Threw George Turner In Aberdeen
S. D two falls In 34 Va minutes Jan.
18. ' s
Threw Chris Person in Fargo, X.
D., two falls in 37 minutes and 30
seconds. t v
Threw John ICJorden, "the Police
Champion," In Miles City. Mont, two
fulls in 44 minutes, Jan. 22,
Threw Paul ' Domke in Billings
Mont, two falls in Gl minutes, Jan.
23. .
Threw Ole Peterson In Missoula
Mont, three falls In 84 minutes.
-Threw Jackson at Pendleton, Jan
?8, two falls.
the Columbia river."
Mr. Corbett said a 14 mile average '
would be extremely hard to maintain. "I J"" Wno Knows What He Talks
Mr. Buckley said to the commit- About" Declares Wilson.
tee: "It has lately been our order
requiring our passenger tralna not to Trenton, Jan. 29.-Senator La Fol
make a speed faster than SO miles an lette of Wisconsin is a man who al
hour," said M. J. Buckley, assistant ways knows what he talks about;
general manager of the. O. W. R. & th!, u tne tribute paid the soion oy
N., "and limited freight trains to not Woodrow wlUon foIlowlns the de
more than 35 miles an hour. I ,
"Ever since the TiUntlc .dlsas er clarat'on 'ast nlht at Atlantlc C1,v
there has beea a tendency on tho l"3ai favored progresaiveism irre
part of railroads of the country to spectlve of party. Wilson's Atlantic
reduce high speeds from a stand- speech Is regarded as a farewell to
point of safety." I members ot the iNew Jersey legisla-
Mr. Buckley was arguing that If I . . ,, . ,,
. y., , , e - ture and was delivered at a dinner
a bill, proposed by Senator Surgessi
of Pendleton, to require stock trains (a' whIcn wlIaon was the guest of
to make an average speed of 14 miles honor.
nn hnnr In nlpi nf 1? a a a4 rxrnm-
ent, were enacted, the result would
be reckless
stretches.
driving on the level
"For two years, the average of all SYheB ne concludes hia remarks.
stock trains has been 12.11 miles per la dlfflcuIt for anyone to vote aKainst
"La Follette," said Wilson, "is
strong because he studies every an
gle of a question. When, he rises to
speaii he Das the subject wen in
It
hour," said Mr. Buckley. "We con-
hlm, because Lo Follette has p resell t-
ed the case from the standpoint ot a
ord. At times to keep up even this man wno knowg lt
average, stock have been obliged to'--t
run 45 miles an hour on the level,
which I submit to you Is a very un
safe speed for a freight train.
la places over me mountains in
Eastern Oregon, these trains can on
ly make nine miles an hour climbing
up, and they are limited to 15 miles
an hour coming down,"
FASTER SCHEDULE OPPOSED
J. F. Corbett and Other 0..W. Officials
...
Testify Before Committee.
Chief Dispatcher J. F. Corbett has
returned today from Salem, where he
and other offlclals of the O.-W. ap
leared before the state railroad com
mission aud the senate and house
transportation committees., relative
to a bill Introduced from Eastern
Oregon Intended to force stock trains
to run an average of 14 miles an
hour. Instead of 12: The offlclals from
M. J. Buckley, assistant general man
ager down, discussed the situation
from the standpoint of one opposed
"Slower traffic brought about by the
speed mania leading to the Titanic
disaster," was the substance of the
the testimony given by Mr. Buckley.
Mr. Corbett In his testimony, told of
the dlfflcultlea to be overcome keep
ing these trains on schedule, espe
cially In winter. In the last 30 days
he said, a rotary snow plow had
worked 15 days trying to keep the
line open about Kamela, at an eleva
tion ot 4600 feet, where snow Is now
six feet deep.
"It sometimes take three' big lo-
oomottvee to bring a train up
grade." he said.
Could Shout for Joy.
"I want to thank you from the bot
tom of my heart," wrote C. B. Rader
of Lewlsburg, W. Va., "for the won
derful double benefit J got from Elec
tric Bitters, ln curing me of both a
severe case of stomach trouble and
of rheumatism, from which I had
been an almost helpless sufferer tot
ten years. It suited my case as though
made Just for me." For dyspepsia,
Indigestion, Jaundice, and to rid the
system of kidney poisons that cause
rheumatism. Electric Bitters have no
superior. Try them. Every bottle
's guaranteed. Only 50 cents at all
druggists.
TOO LATE FOR CLASSIF1CA- 4
FOR RiENT 6 room house, furnished
complete. tlii.OO. 1606 Sixth St.
Phone Red 461. l-27-4t
r.
Brlves Off a Terror.
The chief executioner fit death ln
the winter and spring months is
pneumonia. Its adraace agents are
colds and grip. In any attack by one
of these maladies no time should be
lost in taking the best medicine ob
tainable to drive It ttt. Counffess
thousands hare found this to be Dr.
King's New Discovery. "My husband
believes it has kept him from having
pneumonia three or four times,"
writes Mrs. George W. Place, Raw
sonvllle, Vt, "and for coughs, colds
and croup we have never found its
equal." Guaranteed for all bronchial
affections. Price 50 cents and (1.00
Trial bottle free at all druggists.
I PICKLES!
We carry a full line ot pickles,
MORRIS SAYS
A sweet head Is a head for
sweets. It's not our business
to furnish the heads, but
AS TO SWEETS
We have the finest in the land.
Made from True Fruit Flavors.
Fresh and sweet every day at
the '
1 SNOW FLAKE BAKERY. I
I , I
Sour
. Sweet
Dills
Chow Chow
Also green and ripe olives.
These are absolutely carried in
sanitary glass jars and kegs.
CUMMINGS
&
BLACK
THE
CALDWELL
STOffiiE.
COFFE
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WOMAN WANTS TO WOPK for par
ties leaving town. Call Red 581.
1-27 tf
STRAYED 1 year old brown yearl
ing heifer branded "H K" on right
nip. Halt crop out of right ear. up
per bit and half crop out of left
ear. Came to William Henry ranch
at Imbler about three months ago.
Owner may have belfer by calling
and paying damages. l-27-5t
FOR SALB Good incubator at a bar
gain. Phone Black 1241. 1-28-tf
Famous Stage Beauties
look with horror on skin eruptions,
blotches, sores or pimples. They
dont have them. For all such trou
bles use Bucklen's Arnica Salve. It
glorifies the face. Excellent for ec-
the'tenta or salt rheum. It cures sore'
To make up the lips, chapped hands. rMlV'it-it ' -v
time lost and maintain the average; bums, cuts and bruise fn- . -trains
have to run recklessly down sed for piles. 25e at V ii-.
By Their Works
Ye Shall KnowThem
That is the reason we equip
ped a real Dry Cleaning Plant
and employ a real cleaner. .
We Are determined to de
serve your good will. You wear
good clothes and we are pre
pared to save them for you by
the best methods and equipment
known to the science of cleaning
Cherrv'r New Laundry, Inc.
"T. MANAGOT.
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