La Grande evening observer., July 17, 1913, Image 8

PA(J E1UGLT
LA GRANDE EVENING OBSHUtVKlt,
THURSDAY, JULY 17, i9lx
SOLE OCCUPANT OF BIG HOME
BARELY ESCAPES.
Awakened by Fire and Smoke Sam
Vandecar Flees to Safety.
North Powder, July H (Special)
Sam Vandecar's residence was discov
ered to be on ire about three o'clock
this morning by Mr. Vandecar. The
noise of the flames and the smoke wak
ended him and Im to find his
home a mass of flames which had
Rained such a headway that it was
impossible to do anything.
Mr. Vandecar was alone at the time
his family being in Baker, and he es
caped from the house just in time and
as it was he sustained severe burns
about the hands. The total loss is
about $3500, covered only by a small
insurance.
LAND
OPPORTUNITY FOB COUNTY GO
GAIN PUBLICITY.
be our motto. We would rather have
0 tew choice specimens from each
community than tons of inferior sam
ples that would be classed in the Land
Shows as mere junk.. Every commun
ity should, however, send something.
Will offer suggestions regarding se
lection and preparation of a few of the
more common specimens. Other simi
lar specimens will be handled accord
ingly. '
Wheat Sheaves.
" Sheaves of wheat should be gathered
before the grain is so ripe as to shat
ter badly, and yet late enough to be
properly colored. Great cire must be
exercised that the samples be selectee
at tho. most opportune time. Setect
large, well filled heads with as lung
a straw as possible, and grade wit!
reference to uniformity of the length
of hads. It is even better to select
shcrter heads if necessary in order tc
gain uniformity. Strip the straws
clean cf all blades, or wrappings and
arrange plumb at the tips of the heads
One effective system for securing an
even arrangement of the heads is to
select rt make a long narrow box witli
no top and with one end knocked out,
and by iaving the straws in the Ix
end gently jarring against the remain
ing end mid then tying, a perfect tr
rangenunt will be secured. The straw
ends may then be cut off squarely
with a sharp knife.
Tying Rules.
In tying great care must also be
exercised, and especially next to the
heads. Do not tie too tightly. Do
not tie with a hard, sharp twine. A:
large soft twine is much preferable.
If a sheaf is tied tightly next to the
top the heads will soon fall over ana
break off at the poin bound. By wrap
ping soft paper over the heads of the
sheaves you will protect against shat
tering and also from the sun.
. The Stools.'
Select a few stools of wheat and
other grains and pull out carefully
by' the rbots showing the -extreme
length of the straw and also the num
ber of stocks to the stool. These re
quire scarcely no arranging but should
be shown as nearly as possible in their
natural state.
Threshed Grain
Threshed grain should be bright
plump, and free- from all smut, dust
and weeds, and is more advantageous
ly shown in lots of a bushel or more.
Alfalfa Exhibits.
Alfalfa is a nice exhibit crop if
properly grown and selected. A fine
stem and a thickness of leaves are the
prime requisites of this crop. The
extreme length is, of course, also im-
er the stormy course over a municipal
election of this sort, no one seems to
presume or suggest, but if such candi
dates are advanced, they must come
to the front and dress to the right over
the usual petition route.
. Cnly one man appears to be circu
lating the Hall petition, and he is work
ing on the outskirts of the city prin
ipally, obtaining signatures where he
an in south and north La rGande.
WATER FAMINE STARTS
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MISS JESSIE WOODROW WILSON AND HER FIANCE.
Oregon Immigration Commission
Could Handle Fair Exhibit.
Union county by sections and col
lectively will have a big display of her
soil's products at the land shows of
the east next fall and winter if Rob
ert Withycombe, director of the state
experiment station at Union, has h'$
way about it. The scheme which Mr.
Withycombe presents is for the choice
exhibits at the county fair here to
be boxed and shipped to Portland at
which place the Oregon Immigration
commission will take complete charge
of the exhibits and get them before
the land shows of the east. The cost
will be practically nill in this way" and
the result great. Union county cannot
afford to let this opportunity pass"
declared the experiment director in
arguing his case recently, and his
sentiments are voiced by Secretary C.
M. Humphreys of the local Commercial I portant,
club, and other clubs of the valley as
well. The plan which this scheme is
based on, Is set out in a letter of in
struction from the immigration heads
which reads :
Expense and Credit.
The local organiaztions and grow
ers are required to go to no expense
other than that of gathering the spe
cimens and getting them to the de
pot. We will arrange for them to be
shipped here, and will also attend
to the shipping east. Communities and
growers will receive the entire credit
. for the. exhibits from their sections.
Our plan will .be to maintain a tag on
'each specimen showing the name and
address of the grower, and the local
commercial organization represented.
Consignment Arrangements,
Consign all exhibit material to the
Oregon State Immigration commission
Commercial club building, Portland
Oregon. Shipping tags will be for
warded to the Commercial clubs later
to be destributed for this purpose.
Label with these and sjiip by freight
Packing Rules.
Pack with great care. These are
not ordinary shipments, but are the
cream of the country that are going to j
compete against the cream of the r nrrtu i n riiTiniiii
country from other stales, and Lh-y Mflly V ' HFCl I f H.T HNS
must not be simply thrown into a crate Mnll I JILUflLL LLLUIIUIlU
or chi promiscously. LaHt year man;- j
choice specimens had to be thrown.
away owing to the fact that they were j J!Il!l!Xi5iJL
broken and mutilated on account of,
tareless packing aml nt the ',lections the 1aw requires
Good Material Wanted. that the foes of the official nia'' in
Quality rather than nuantity mutt not more than 200 words- exPlain what
I the grounds are in this particular
case probably dealing with the crime
of incorrect usaire of "can't" and "can-
4 j not" as there is little material grounds
i to talk about, and the official thus
! attacked has the right to defend him-
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, tvn in nut iu excuuu uu wurus. nen
K i the election is called there will be. if
stom is adhered to, other candidates
the one obtaining the highest num
votes is elected, be he the old
Fruit Shipments.
Most fruits should be left on the
tree until sufficiently . colored but
picked 1 before thoroughly ripened.
Firmness is a great asset in keeping
fruit, do not pinch a piece of exhib
it fru. Do not polish exhibit fruit
Especially in the case of apples, a
natural wax that is a great preserv
ative is in this way removed, there
by deteriorating greately the keeping
qualities of the fruit. We will polish
the fruit just before placing it on
cxhibit.
Vegetable Exhibits.
Vegetables should not be bruised or
marred in any way. Leaf tops should
not be cut off closer than three or
four inches to the vegetable. Most
vegetables should be cleaned dry
rather than washing. In this way they
will keep longer and look brighter.
Potato Shipments.
Potatoes necessarily are the best ex
hibit material of the root crops. Above
ull do not wash potatoes. It is much
better to clean with a brush. .Select
potatoes of uniform size commercial
potatoes the kind the housewife likes
not freaks.
ir. ennitary problems even in a dR.v
caused the council last night to give
sober thought to the problem. A tri
fling f4re could become a conflagra
tion , ' .
Ihe ;ty engineer is now prsarin,
plans end specifications for the con
ruaiion of a reservoir that will lo
sufficient. The matter of " finances
came up last night and as the reve
nues of the water department will pay
for. the cost in about six months, the
estimated cost of the reservoir being
$12,000, it was the general opinion that
the city should no longer permit sub
jection of its inhabitants and property
to dangers by awaiting a bond elec
tion but start the reservoir immedi7
ately. Next week more details will
be worked out and it is likely that
construction will start soon.
Even during the few hours there was
a shortage last night some damage
was done, though fortunately the fam
ine came at night. The Blue Moun
tain creamery refrigerator was put out
of commission with heavy loss by the
failure of water to flow.
Ex-councilman Bernard Logsdon
headed a group of remonstrances to
the proposed sewer on Y avenue, by.
claiming that on lower Y avenue the
cost had been $17.48 and the estimated
cost on the proposed project is $26
per lot. . Various taxpayers discussed
the subject and time for remonstrances
was held over until the next regular
meeting when the final action will be
taken.
A petition asking for Dollarway
paving on the alley between Third
and Fourth, Main and Washington
was presented and referred.
J. H. Rush served a demand on the
city for $700 damages in connection
with the paving of O street hill where
a big fill has been necessary and which
shuts off the Rush and Chas. A. small
properties. The judiciary committee
has the matter in hand now. " I '
Spring Street Up Again.
That residents along Spring street
actually want their street paved, and
paved CTiis year, became an established
fact when last night F. L. Meyers ap
peared before the council with a sup
plemental, petition and a solution of
the problem arising on that street at
the last meeting. It develops that 25
feet is all that the city gets for road-
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We offer at private sale'
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shades and lace curtains, kitefc.
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for housekeeping. AUnowtodj
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This is the first photograph ever taken of Miss Jessie Woodrow Wil
son, second daughter of the rresrd nt and her nance, r rancrs uowes
Sayre, together. The couple, who are to be married in the White House
next November, were snapshotted as they leffi the old South Church, Cor
nish, N. H., wher.e is located the summer White House. Miss Wilson will
be the thirteenth - White House bride, but she does not regard that number ,
as being unlucky. President Wilson was nominated for the presidency dur
ing his thirteenth year at Princeton University, and took office in 1913.
President Wilson considers the "hoodco" number a lucky one for him and fre
quently, from choice, sits in the thirteenth row at the theatre. . Miss Al
ice Roosevelt, now Mrs. Nicholas Longworth, was the last White House
bride. ...
of the objectors that will insure costs
and expenses to the city in case the
injunctions are brought without cause
is the purpose of the resolution. Coun
cilman Haisten objected, holding that
the property owners should not be
curtailed in their rights but the other
councilmen voted him down holding
that their legal rights were in no way
infringed but that the city should be
protected from lavish expenses in
cured through prolonged interest, by
the requirement of a bond of the ob
jectors. City Attorney Rusk pointed
out that such an arrangement merely
protected the city with the same de
gree that any other corporation or in
dividual is protected. The city attorney
can apply the rule in the future or past
Action to ratify the John L. aMrs con
tract on that project was also taken.
"Third Man" Order Exists.,
A resolution suggested by Fire
Chief Benham was adopted which pro
vides that the janitor at the city build
ing shall be made an assistant fire
man who shall draw a salary of $50
F:atem Girls on tSrike.
NOTICE TO WATER USERST
Notice is hereby sriven that fW
Beaver Creek Pipe Line is out S
mission, and WATER USERS .Afi
NOTIFIED, NOT TO IRRIG
ALL, and only use the wate- wat j I
absolutely necessary, until notified, bj i
publication in the La Grande Eveninr I
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Water Superintendent
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instead of $25. as now. and thus erive
way purposes at the base of Spring two men at tne f ire station at all hours
street between the Methodist church iof tne jay The firemen's situation
and the Fred Holmes property. To
dodge that problem, the property own
ers agreed mutually to have the Meth
odist church people build a five foot
walk and the city construct the 25
foot gateway. Mr. Meyers suggested
that where the street widens out again
tr.the regular 40-foot width, a small
park strip five feet wide might be
has been a sticker since the depart
ment was re-organized and the coun;
cil believes, that it has solved a man's
job problem by addinir $25 to an ex
isting salary.
Veto Is Overruled.
The contract through which the
city was to pay for the street flusher.
resently purchased, and the ordinance
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Calcutta, July 17. Officials admit-! J
ted here today that they have taken
steps to prevent any possible demon- j J
stration of militancy by the Hindoo 'J
and Mojiammedon women of Calcutta, j J
Tireing.of perpetual confinement in'i
the "zenana" or closed quarters set 'ij
apart for their use, the females of ' J
scores of high caste Indian house-' I
holds recently got up a petition ask- j J
ing that a park or public square be
set apart for their use. The petition
bore 300 signatures. A committee of
the Municipal commission favored the
plan on the condition that the place be
surrounded by a high fence and that
a heavy police guard protect the in
mates from prying male eyes. The
commission, however, vetoed the pro
ject on the grounds that to grant what
the women want might encourage
them to make "similar demands to the
women of other countries." Immedi
ately the ruling of the commission was J
made known, the 300 women threaten
ed to escape from their households and
walk in public with veils off. The
authorities, horrified at the plan, have
placed special guards in the thickly
populated districts and in the vicinity
of the houses where the would-be-militants
are quartered.
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J.H.PEARE&SON
La Grande's Leading Jewelers j
and manufacturing Opticians. J t
You are trusting yourself to a
store of ' twenty-two years' 1 1
standing which should satisfy j
you that you will be treated I
right. 5rsH
built to reduce the harshness of the fol. which action was vetoed but passed
sudden break in the street. Mr. Mey-j.ovpr the m3yor's veto, came up last
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5 GALLERY FOR SPECTATORS J'nnd
Zk PARENTS ESPECIALLY IN- 'A j ber of
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official or substitute. Who shall be
mayor, who shall shoulder the expense
of a personal campaign for a probable
term of 40 days, and who shall weath
ers said that the property owners
were anxious to have the work done
this year. As the council meets in
special session next week it is prob
able that the final details will be at
tended to at that time.
N Avenue Project Drops.
A proposed expenditure on street
improvement, and sidewalk construc
tion on N avenue pushing into the
sparsely settled tracts west of the
city, was cropped last night on grounds
of popular objection and bids for con
struction that ranged around the $10,
000 mark were not even opened last
night but ordered returned to the bid
ders. The M avenue proposition, how
ever, went through the details of open
ing bids. The bids were referred to
the street committee. A. S. Geddes
headed the objections on N avenue
with a verbal discussion of the situa
tion. A resolution was adopted which em
powers the city attorney to require
protection to the city in the string of
lawsuits that are promised on North
Second or any street. It is freely
rumored that the objectors on that
street intend to obtain injunctions as
fast as they are dissolved until they
night and was railroaded into real ex
istence. The mayor had refused to
sign the contract even after the ordi
nance had been passed over his veto
on the ground that the city has far
exceeded its legal debt limit and that
the contract would be void if it was
signed. On motion of Councilman
Davis the council ordered President cV
the Council Campbell, who was presid
ing in the absence of the mayor to
sign the contract immediately and he
so did. Men who are familiar .with
the situation claim that the contract
is worthless.
The city has leased the disposal j
tank property to Ed Harding for $100,
a year. . , j J
The tool house will be moved to the'i
McCall site on South Eighth at a
yearly rental of $200. This makes
room for the new city library at
Fourth and Pennsylvania.
Call when you desire anything J
in the jewelry line or are in I
need of glasses. i
The best fitted Optical Parlors j
in Eastern Oregon.
WE GRIND OUR OWN
LENSES.
J. H. PEARE
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Trespass Case Heard.
John Murchison of Summerville, was
charged in circuit court today by Alex
McKenzie of trespass and after hear
ing the preliminary evidence, Justice
Williams sent the case to the circuit
j Drugs that j
you know are right j
Every item that leaves our store Is guaranteed. This guaran
tee is as broad as a customer may wish to interpret it. On wf
part it means that we insure absolute satisfaction.
If a customer is not satisfied in every particular we want to
know it, because he is entitled to entire satisfaction.
We are ready to take back goods, refund money or do any
thing else necessary to show hat our guarantee is a valid one an
that is represents a straightforward policy that we enforce in every
department of our business.
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