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J ; -'.V. 'J-'' ,!-'?;''r?&--:''X-j SECTION TWO AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER - PRINTS THE NEWS THE DAY IT HAPPENS page cxe to e::::t it) X. , Volume xin. LA GRANDE, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 1,1914 NUMBER 172,: PUTSPERIfllT RECORD HIGH THE ANNUAL CLbANllMU. THEE HUNDRED AND ONE THOUSAND SPENT FOR ; BUILDINGS, 1913 When 1913 became history last mid night;,: building expenditures' in La Grande had reached the grand total tot $301329.00, approximately morp ,tha :n? 13,000 in excess of 1912. De cember was a brisk building month, '.being in excess of two other, months of the year,' , The permits issued dur- ing December were: Geo. Lyman, N avenue, dwel.i,. . V .', . . . :. . '.: ..!..-...$ 1,760.00 'G. M.' Curtiss U. ave, dwel. rep... , ........ 350.00 W. J. Church, rep. rooming house ffefferson ave?:.'.,. ';.t -. 499.00. ' Y. M. - C. 'A. basement, Elm and i1V:v':,:::,,v.:;.';:.. -S v o '.' ' - p ,; ,. .- '. : , , .!-Vmlson in Pittsburgh Dispatch. Wash. 2,000.00 Valley creamery ice house, Jeff. V6, .i.... ............ . ', 400.00 -Ed. B. Johnson, residence, Z ave. ...... 400.00 J. Greene res. N ave... 250.00 U. lottes basement ........ 499.00 , Total for Dec. ..........$ 8,248.00 , Total for . Januarp-: '... February'., . .... March. . . . .. April ' May June ......... July August September . ... October ....... November .'. December the year 1913: ...... ...$ 6,025,00 ;.v;t;:;:7; 3,450)0 .......... ' 14,600.00 .......... 61,725.00 ....... i.. 51,234.00 36,450.00 .......... 21,924.00 ...... :.V. 40,733.00 28,114.00 :. 23,274.00 16,550.00 .......... 8,248.00 Total for the year. ... .$301,329.00 . Increase over last year approx imately.., $13,000 A HUMOR OF A CANNIBAL fHe Enjoyed It Himself, but It Didn't Tickle the Victim. v ' A number of natives cauie to greet ns wheu we landed at Bnu, a FIJI Is hind, uinong them a few whom the consul seemed to know. Tliey volun teered to uot ns escorts for us and by various expressions tried to convey the idea that they were glad ta. see us. . A school forms, one side of the .square. Across from this stands the council chamber, built on the trench where the "bodies . were . roasted "for - their former feasts. 1 The old headstone against which Cacobau used to dasb the brains of bis victims still stands. . and the anchor and rudder of a French ship wrecked near Bau He beside it. . Beneath a picture of Queen Victoria I saw an old sword swinging. I exam ined It and found It was -a French weapon, no doubt the arm of the unfor tunate French vessel's commander. During the time this was going on Jim, Rntu Kndavu's servant who is a particularly good type of a large, mus cular race, approached me, ran his hand around my waist and , slowly down my thigh and smacked bis lips with a wicked smile. I laughed at this display of aboriginal humor, but not ' very heartily, for the sword of the French captain, still swung before my eyes. Christian Herald. 7 t ' 4- 4- 4- V V V V V V V V VI 1 w ttv ' IN MEMORIAM. King out, wild bells, to the wild sky, "The flying cloud, and frosty light; 1 ; Th year is dying in the night; Eihg out, wild bells, and let him die. - . " '' - ' ' - ' . Ring out a slowly dying cause, ; And ancient forms of party strife; " ' Ring in then obler modes of life, With sweeter manners, purer laws. Ring out the want, the' care, the sin, ' The faithless coldness of the .times; .,, Ring out, ring out my mournful rhymes, 'But ring the fuller minstrel in. .Ring out the old shapes of foul disease;' Ringvout the narrowing lust of gold; Ring out the thousand wars of old, Ring in the thousand years of peace. Ring in the valiant man and free, , The larger heart, the kindlier band; Ring out the darkness of th,e land, -Ring in the Christ that is to be. , ' (Tennsyon.) 44F4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4- 4 K BILL ALUriSON LOST IN FOREST OF PUSH BUTTONS. BELLS AND F1I101BLES In a letter to Mr. and Mrs. C W Bunting' of this city W. S. Allison who recently moved - to the Oregon metropolis for the winter,- describes the luxury of the modern apartment house as it strikes or.e who has not enjoyed the convenience of this new creation in the smaller city. ' It' is FACED A FOREIGN FLAG. A British 8earaanV Prank That En -i -.. ragad the Brazilian", The harbor of. Itio tie Janeiro Is one of the wonders of the world, i'ou enter a uurrow strait guarded by a towering conical mountain and discov er a glorious Inlaud vu surrounded on every Mr by abrupt and preclpU tous mountains, uiuuy of them with the mos( fautAstlu outlines. 1 should Iranuiutj, says Uie lion. Stephen Cole ridge lu "Memories," that all the fleets of the world mluht anchor there In safety. ' ' . ',';-.;'. In the early, seventies a couple ot English bluejackets In search of ad venture climbed to the top of the mountain that guards the entrance, hauled after them a flagstaff and a union Jack, set up the pole on the summit and unfurled the flag to tb breeze. ' '.- , , , The astounded and Indignant Braeil ians awoke' one morning to Dud an alien bunting Dying over their territory from Its most conspicuous eminence. Protests were lodged with the English minister, who, with the utmost po liteness, apologized for the thoughtless escapade of some entirely unknown persons and gravely told the Brazilian government that of course he1 would have no possible objection to the prompt removal of the flag and pole. The emperor, however, could And no subject in all his wide empire who would volunteer to mnke the ascent to "the summit of "the mountain.' which the people of Rio de Janeiro consider ed unscalable. In this embarrassing dilemma the Brazilian government determined to knock over the stall by shooting at it The Brazilian fleet ' was ordered to shoot the offending pole off the top of the mountain. Either tbey could not train their guns to the required angle of elevation or the target was too nar row for a successful shot.- At any rate, the English flag flying over the proud Brazillun city remained, braving the battle and the breeze, till It rotted away. full of observations and can be en joyed best by reading the letter as it is written. Besides all of the margins and the backs of each page are profusely illustrated with the de signs of the building, 'locations of the Innumerable push buttons, and many other "points that could be reproduced only by a 'cut; however, it is worth reading,' especially s it comes from one. so well known to "La Granders as the Allisons, whom everybody will miss during their stay in Portland: "We are nicely settled at Twelfth and , Taylor streets, ' care Villa St Clara, Portland, Oregon, in fine apart ment house. .. The building houses. 62 families and is up-to-date and mod ern. ; We 'rented a piano and sewing machine, so we are going to make noise. .. ; 1 ' . - ' " , "How to get in, if ym cajiPlrst go into the main Arena, then look for Allison's number on the. Mill boxes. Then phono Upstairs and I will, push & button from above and your door flies open. You are now through the first door. Push the elevator button on the left as you enter , and down comes the elevator to take you up. Get in and push the button for floor, three, the elevator door closes and up you go to floor three where the elevator stops, then Jump out and look for 302. ' Push more buttons, in you Sump and here we are. - "Our beds push under the closets when not in use. Our dressing rooms are up two flights of steps and when wo are ready for bed we look like a 10-cent vaudeville troup coming out to perfoym. -;' We have lots . of. fun getting used to living in these things. Our gas meter quit when we were get ting a meal and the janitor told us to drop a quarter' into the slot then we would have more gas. You can't beat them any on bills. But it is better than splitting wood. We have lots of callers, so it is not lonesome. Its like playing a piano, pushing but tons around here. Come down and take a laugh with me. ; "Qur bill is due; when you go down stairs again, the same thing occurs it's all bills and buttons. The dummy elevator comes up every morning at 7:30 withour bottled milk and a clean garbage can. . "My folks pushed a button and in rushed a policeman they pushed the wronjf button. . "Oh, they are so green! I watch them learn so they can't catch me at anything to giggle at. Oh, yes, each room has a deposit vault in the wall. : We thought it was a fire alarm o&tit we asked, I rode eight miles one day in the elevator going up and down . until I . was churned into butter. We pull our beds out each night and they look like two Ford autos coning . at you without tpa oiy them, t my, bed down. with rope iWm get in, as one night It started in with with ua. : -, But my now , would not slide under, it took a brink of it off, When we open our pantry door every- thing fliea a us. When I gefrln the bath tub I push a button and it starts iine rolling in the water., Then push one moro button and the gas dires you' off. 7 , We doht use towels hare, I will take one more before I twmo home in the spring. - -i-'" I My family always blow the gas u It's not safe, but let there go. It VtU get them later on, . . a c P, Terms here are cash before you get in. No dogs or catl,r no .JDttl7nOnola"alUt' 10 P. M.ft:I 'told the boss he would have a time -.ill. .. .n .L.n r.nA 1 (Some "pf the descriptive matter afoiind the" diagram of the rooms runs like this)! -',; "During day, bed Under the pantry; One button, more bells. Pantry, more bells. '.During day, bed undet "toilet. More bells; deposit vault; fire eape; phone, another phone, and more bells and butjflfcs;, here we gd for door. Another v button. Dummy elevator,; dummy waiter." I Surely domestic problems are be coming - complicated and soon , thera will be a school for prospective tenants of apartment houses. A short course in learning to push the right button.' What to do when the police arrive; when you push the Milk but ton. What. to. do when the.elevator won't stop. How to enjoy the Ocean waves in a bath tub. What to do when four bells ring at the same time. How to feed a balky gas meter. A shorf course on. emergencies. , How , to overcome the eltsicity of a spring in a folding bed when it has a tend ency to raise the fee first. .. ;-. 1 CABBAGE HILL CONTROVERSY ' ENDS IN JAIL SENTENG Time For the Actor to Stop. On the subject of playing the same part over nn indefinite number of times 'David Warfleld says: "There is no such thing as playing s part too long. The mellowing process should never cease, but If It does, if spontaneity foils. If the actor feels that he is becoming at all mechanical In the part be should abandou it at once for his own salvation. ' "The surest danger signal is half hearted applause. From this the actor knows that he has lost an essential quality of the character, and the trag edy of It Is be cannot tell what that quality Is or bow be lost It An actot . may tell a joke a thousand times and - provoke laughter, but suddenly It falls of response. That's the time for hbo ' to stop." American Magazine. v . Pendleton, Jari 1. (Special) As the latest development in a controversy that has extended over the past sev enteen years, 'Marshall M. Myers, well , knowty Oabbage Bill rancher, was today sentenced to 25 days in the county jail for contempt of court in refusing to obey an order to vacate the homestead, his right to which had been contested by Clifford J. Bellin ger Myers boldly told the court ; this morning that he would refuse to obey, the order and invited the jail sen tence. ... . . . ... Myers for a long time has lived on a piece of land on Cabbage Hill, but it is said he originally' secured it by contesting'' the title of E. L. Smith, who had made entry upon it In turn his title was contested by Bellinger and in the case the register of. the La Grade land office, the commission er of the general land office and. the secretary of the interior all handed down different opinions. The matter was, finally brought be fore Circuit Judge Phelps. The gov ernment had already cancelled Myers entry because of an alleged failure to I meet the qualifications and Bellinger won the decision from the court. By the order, Myers was given 60 days in which to move off the land He decalred from the first that he would refuse to budge and openly boasted that it would take U. S. mar shal to oust him, it i ssaid. , At the ex piration of sixty dajs, he was cited to appear in the circuit court on Decem ber 29 to show cause why he should not be held in contempt. He appeared 1 personally yesterdap and refused to secure an attorney. Judge Phelps - thereupon, appointed Charles H. Car ter to act for him and continued the case until this morning. Attorney Sarter announced that Myers had refused to take his advice in the matter. Myers, thereupon arose and flatly refused to obey the order of the court. Judge Phelps promptly sentenced him to pay a fine of $50 or serve 25 days in jail and warned him that upon a second refusal to obey the court's orders that he would re ceive a more severe penalty. Myers took the jail sentence. . Myers, is greatly exercised over the treatment he has received and it is said .that many neighbors who have known that he has lived on the land for years, are sympathizing with him It is feared that trouble ,,may ensue before the matter is settled. ' , la1rtll1ll : j Do You Comply With the I BUTTER' LAW r Handtl's Philosophy. Handel, when the curtain would rls upon n neat'y empty bouse, would say soothingly to his associates: "Aeb, never mind; the music will sound all the better!" Repartea. ' , Repartee Is made up of the bright things other people say while our own minds are running along about thirty seconds behind time. Toledo Blade. Fine Excuse. Collector Why haven't you paid youi gas bill? Consumer The light was so poor I could not read the bill. Call for nla Pelican. Human life Is governed more by for tuno than by reason. -Hume. If not, read the following law and have your Butter Wrappers nicely , printed, with your name and weight of "butter thereon. CAUTION! r ' ; CHAPTER 179, SECTION 3. "It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, association or corporation -to sell, offer or expose for sale, any short weight butter within the State of Oregon. All butter sold or exposed or offered for sale in rolls, prints or squares within the State of Oregon, shall be plainly marked: 'Eight ounces, ' , full weight,' sixteen ounces, ; full whight,' 'twenty-four ounces, full weight,' or 'thirty-two ounces; full weight', every roll, ; print or , square sold, offered or exposed for sale shall contain the ' number of ounces marked thereon; and any person, firm, association or corporation violating any of the provisions of this act, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine or not less than $26.00 nor more than $100.00, or by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than six months; or both such fine and imprisonment" . The Observer can furnish you with good parchment Butter Wrappers, printed according to law. We are printing for the best buttermakers in this valley, and would like to add your name to our list of satisfied customers. You can send your order by mal. Write plainly and state the size you wish. 1 The Evening Observer La Grande, Oregon t !
