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LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 1914,
THE OBSERVER
BRUCE DENNIS, Editor and Owner.
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OIL DRIVEN SHIPS?
the geratest o3 producing nation of QJjjtjJy JR SlfiSLY
the world, will play in the naval and , Maihda'thii comfort u4ik
trade revolution likely to follow the &SSZSZ&
abandonment of the steam driven
ships,' is interestingly detailed by the xeveh fail. sou t n n.-it 8w. tar.
" llM'luifMfKMita'ii huBpE hm1i4 fREB.
writer. ; Addmt, Jlm . OiMtui, Le Hay, K. T.
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THE MUNICIPAL REFERENCE m " P0W. to
LIBRART jtir op intense public feeling but it
. is nsef nl and a practical thing which
Manieipal reference libraries hare :koaid appeal to practical men. It
. Tfennninr in Balti- deserves a better bpost from those
1907
they have spread who ttink-
throughout the country until today j
most of the' cities at all in the public t
eye for progress! veness tn municipal ;
matters have them.
The idea on which the municipal
reference library is founded is sen
ible and sound. No careful business
man branches out along new lines in
his work without at least seeking
j to learn if others proceeded him and,
(if so, if they have succeeded. The
i whole aim of modern science, in fact,
AN AMERICAN BOY.
A little
shaver was having the . j
time of his life coasting down the
, . j tri rt t , t I
aixui street niy.
been successful.
essayed the best speed of the morn- j
ing. He was coasting for a. record. ;
His start was good, but when hejj
came to the middle of the hill the lit- J
Several trips had j
On the third he'
t
succeeded or railed at . he shouted, "Oh, I aint hurt a bit."
Because our cities", unlike those of with he bbed a bnmp and went
some European countries, are not con- for wagon
r.tcted by some means of an organic . ' j ' .
national act, there has been only such j Electricity -has adapted for forty
interchange of ideas among them as two purposes about the household,
immediate local interest dictated. Un- When it got rid of washing clothes
til information was needed, and need- by the backache method it 'made
ed directly, little or no attempt was enough of a hit with the women to
made to keep in touch with one an- last a while',
other's activities. ' Constantly, there-' i
fore, it is coming with a shock of Don't worry. Women are getting
surprise to cities that what they look J there fast enough. A Portland worn
on as a momentous innovation is not n has installed a time clock in the
an innovation at all but a well-defined , ' Husband has to punch it when
accomplishment with the channel i n comes in at night .
safely marked and the danger points r :
made plain. Some never get this" The congressman who wants a Mon
wholesome shock at all, for the aim-,ore doctrine should be reminded
. ... ... .t. that we now have one every day in
, ,i pie reason uiai iaey ciing w uie uiea i -
temal coinbwttoii engine tfi Urge-i M , to . led J the year. . .
ry a matter of theory. The question wonopo there is no use loookingi . r.-T,- ? - ,
was answered when a Danish com- e,sewnm oT pointers. . J Ey trouble causes genius, say the
jpany which fcperatea a line from Co- munic;paj reereuca bureau is ' scientists. That's why so many men
penliagen to Singapore, completed and ! iealJ vusineS8 methods 'who see double recite poetry to the
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to the rtthning of a city. It puts at ! telegraph pole. ,
the finger tips of the man at the helm si
the chart and the code of signals j The tenth jg the lagt day pay
for the voyage. When information water rent with out 'penalty.
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TV. r.A,r rr iA, TT rn Ko 1 . . . 71.1 ftn' " i
... ,.t -r u to mirilmlze, SOjI .... hJm to roU out orcib, . The .
threshold of the '-ge of o.l," wntes Inevitable risks of expenmentat.on. n g j.
Lewis R. Freeman in the October mis is aone oy piacinK iTg and came to a sadden ha!t with
number of the- Review of Reviews. ' contemplating what he may think ft thud o the ront whee,3 against
His 'article presents a convincing a neW VetUre thev accomobt the stone. He got up, looked about
picture of the inroads that oil has P6"" f th5e Wh ,.nd saw others watching him. With
mad on stm nower. The mven- same th'mg Mt 8"d ve Uttle spirit; truly American,
tion of a crude oil consuming engine
has brought the non-steaming, motor
driven, ocean going ship into exist
ence, urf Britain lias decided to
equip all future ships of its navy
to consume oil exclusively. The
American navy already is. well ad
vanced on an oil burning program.
AH of the battleships laid down with
in the last six or seven years are
equipped to burn oil, either exclu
sively or as an auxiliary. , It is
need exclusively " in four and as an
auxiliary on seven warships. The
last seven years use oil exclusively.
"Up to the summer of 1912," says
Mr. Freeman, "the superiority of the
ocean going steamer driven by in-
dispatched on its maiden trip a 7,000
ton vessel equipped with oil engines,
the first ship of great size ever put
into commission, using oil. That
steamer, properly-speaking one should 1
ay motorship, for steam has no part
bi driving its engines, has by this
time completed a number of Return
voyages to the orient, covering be
tween 100,000 and 200,000 miles, and
has so completely vindicated the most
enthusiastic claims made by its sup
porters that the European yards have
received orders for a number of ves
sels of similar type and even greater
tonnage."
The advantage claimed for oil over
coal is that, with less space taken up,
there is an increase in horsepower
results; it can bunker a large amount
of fuel, while cleanliness and the
absence of smoke add to its desirability.
The part which the United States,
oi. franchises, sewers, bridges, char- j 1-8, 2t t
ters, playgrounds, street railways,
ha!fh regulations or pavements in
other cities is wanted they can get
it simply by asking the librarian.
No time and effort are wasted either
in junkets or in dispatching a peck
or so of letters.
As a writer points out, however, it
WATER SUPT.-
HOMES OF THE SYRIANS. ,
Where It U Little Trouble to "Take
Up Thy Bod and Walk."
On the rijrht . yi enter tbe honse
stanils a simill structure of sun dried
brick, culled niekbduuli. It Is about
Ove fet-t high, six feet Ions and a foot
deep. On tbe Innnr Hide it Is divided
Into o:ienliip of different sizes aud
should be in the city hall, although un- i serves tbe iosiii..illt:in purpose of a
der the control of the public library.
In fact, it should be the bureau by
which the city exchanges reports, doc
uments and other detailed informa
tion with other cities. Today a great
deal of such matter, coming from the
Organized in 1887.
UKHIWXaTFD DEI'OSITORT OF UNITED STATES flOVERXMEM.
f'MTFIt STATES POSTAL 8ATIXG9 DEPOSITORT.
Capital 100,0.0
Surplus $HO,000.0
Total Resources $l.O0.0M.M
china closet, kettle cupboard, a place
for father's Turkish pipe (nargile) and
tobacco Mild wbiitever other little ar
ticles It may lie eonveuient for tb
moment to thrust Into It
The niuiikednb (tireplacel is at the
forward end of this structure. It Is
such n fireplace as you would biijld at
i a nicnie smiare. mien at tbe top for
other cities, is cast aside by city of- tbe kettle t set In and ut one side to
ficials because for the moment it is j aiI"lit tl,e r",-, " ls '",l!t "fc"miI-
led nitb straw niul line iiiarfi. Tliere
useless. jls no chimney. The smoke floats in
A municipal reference library is not the timip wish the snffertiwB of pub
lic opinion: The ii-inna Is OlacK and
shlrilnu. ns if li had heen varnished.
The eort hen ibmr Is painted frequently
with red mud ami n;Mxl with
smooth stone mull it shines. It Is fur
nished with straw units, cushions and
In the winter season soft aud UulT
nheepskins
There are ao chairs, uo bedsteads
The family sit ami sleep on tbe Uoor
The bed consists f u thick cushion
for a niuttress. stuffed wltb wool or
cotton, a pillow of the same material
and n uu!lt for a cover So when
Jesus said to the man he had healed.
"Arise, take up thy lied and walk." the
man did aot have very mueb to carry
In tbe daytime the beds are either roll
ed up. each one. iu a heap and left on
the Boor next to the wall or put In a
recess In the wall, constructed for the
purpose. Atlautlc Monthly.
HERE IT IS!
13
j Greatest Gorsbt
: ever made for A
: the price . . . ) '
'O.ME AND SEE IT!
Entire Line of
Henderson
and Nemo
Corsets Reduced
Silk
Dresses
For -Spring
Have Just Arrived
Through resident buyer in-New York we
have arranged to have the advance styles in
Spring Garments shipped us as soon as they are
shown. We did not expect this shipment to ar
rive before February 1st, but now that they are
here they must all be included at reduced prices
during our Annual Sale.
All Reduced 25 Per Cent
SEE THEM IN OUP- .WINDOWS' AND
READY-TO-WEAR DEPA&TMSNT
, f
Entire Line
READY-TO-WEAR APPAREL
Reduced 25 to 50 Per Cent
Not one Garment in our Entire Line Reserved
MEN Save $5.00 to $7.50 on a New Suit.
Save $5.00 to $10.00 on a New Overcoat
Includes all New Styles in such famous
makes as "Benjamin," "Society
Brand,',' "Hirsch Wickwire," "Fidel
ity" and '"Kenyon."
Every Article in the Store
at Deep Reductions at
-
Wesfs 16th Annual
Clearance Sale
La Grande National Bank
For twenty-six years, in all kinds of financial weather, we bare
successfully catered to the monetary wants ef the peeyle of La
Grande and the Grande Ronde Valley.
We respectfully solicit yeur buds
La Grande National Bank
La Grande, Oregon
Hig Oun Bend.
One of tbe most serious problems of
army and navy enirlneers Is tbe bend
ing of great (runs by tbelr own weight,
wire wound suns belnu tbe worst of
fenders in this particular.
Ambluttov.
"You remember I mfctsed yon several
rimes last year "
-Yes." said the rnlae
lVell, I'm n better shot bow.m Lou
nvllle Courier Journal.
There In n vast difference between
'hose who have soim'tfilnfc to nny ana
those who want te Miy somelhliu:
fo'in Tlinol'.v !toim
" Pasted on Autographs.
During an Interral in London W. OL
Scully, so be tells in "Fnrther Hem
Inlscenres of a South African Pioneer,"
bad roomsjn Plmllco wltb a landlady
of snobbish tendencies, who made a
cult of "superior persons." He tells
this ainuslnc experience:
"1 bad been for a short visit te
Rudyard KiplInK at Rottintidean and
bad brought back a bunch of roses
from his garden. Seeing that Mrs.
Wand was so proud of her celebrities.
I thought I would let her know that I,
too, knew a celebrity, so when she
came to set the breakfast table next
(uornlng I pointed to the flowers and
a!d:
" 'There; Mrs. Wand, you would nev
er guess where these roses came from.
They cauie from the garden of tie
great Mr. Kipling.'
" 'Mr. Kipling? 'Oo's 'eT
" 'Good grui lousr 1 exclaimed. 'Sure
ly you know who Mr. Kipling Is. Why,
tils' autograph is worth a guinea T
"Mr. Wand left the room without re
plying. She returned a few minutes
Inter with n look of skepticism on ber
face and, as she put down tbe toast
rack, remarked:
" 'Well, 'e ought to be good lookln' at
that' "
Monument to a Quack.
That the men who make great med
ical discoveries and who perform woc
dcrful surgical operations are honored
in life and tbat imposing monuments
Jo their memory are reared when tbey
have passed away seems only ttlng."
says a writer In the Hamburg Frem
denblatt "but that a quack frbose
name as surh has for generations been
known In Germany should be taws
honored is remarkable. There are not
many children In Germany wbo do not
know tbe song wbicb begins thus:
"I am the Dr. Eisenbart.
ZwHleHlewllkomoa!
I cure the people br my art.
Zwlllewlllewilkoinowl
The blind 1 treat so that they ,
And the lame I teach to talk.
ZwlllcKillewllkam helrassa,
Zwlllewlllewllkom bom I
"A stately monument showing Dr.
Elseobart extracting a tooth from a
writhing boy, the work f Prefeaaw
Eberleln. has been erected at Hann
Kfunden, where the 'wonder doctei
was kern."
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r
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It's The Time
For Good Resolutions
We know of no better nrat-ef-the-year resolution than
that ef resolving to do your stationery trading with us. This
has the double advantage of being a resolution yon can keep
and also one it win pay to keep.
There Is every reason for making inch a resolution and
no reason foe not doing so. We hare the goods yon want, of
the quality yon desire and we are sure to treat yon right in
every way.
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