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SECTION TWO
AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER - PRINTS THE NEWS THE DAY IT HAPPENS
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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
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: , , .!-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.
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' 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.
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. 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.)
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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
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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. '
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: 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
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