La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, January 06, 1915, Image 8

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Newspaper Page TextLA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1915, PAOK E JO HT COOffrV EXPERT TMES REPORT PUIII SMOKER AT EARLY DATE 1 FIW. JH?,'8 WORK PROVES COMMERCIAL CLUB MEMBER VALUE OF AGRICULTURIST SH,P T0 BE RECRUITED. : , Scale Ttesting and Fruit Inspection ' u ui m i . . Covered in Report Suitable Display , Wludow for "Home Industries" Sought. ; ' Completing ti)ie first year of work .. in this county as county agriculturist, Another of these enthusiam-creat-Clnud C. Cate, today submitted hisjiiig rally meetings is In store for the '.i ,theTork .tn has come un- members of the commercial club, and !er ns supervision. Union county is . , - ... .... one of ten in Oregon employing althe business men the city who a.e farm expert and Mr. Cate has proven 'not but hould be members. The himself of . so much practical benefit I meeting which is planned for . some io me larmera and orcwardists of this J time next week, the exact date not j T cou' fopm'M'oncrs yet having been decided upon; will be their budget provided for a contin- ' - , , ' ' ,, nation of the work for the next year, - "wi " k-k""" and the sentiment of the tax payers 'meeting for the purpose of infusing , j rum an pares 01 tne county standi a iite new me into tne organlza . Ixihand this - action of the commis-, tion and enlisting additional mom . sioners. .Mr. Cate in his reports cov- t,erg . - - . ermg- the testing of scales in the : .i,' i Y .V '" ""i county and as fruit inspector says: We want to ouW the present "Considering the diseased condition : membership if we can," said Secre . of many fruit trees due to what U,tary Clark. "We now have between commonly known as "fire blight," I be-! f.0 and 60 paying members of the the way of suppressing and controll- hundred good loyal boosters, and ing this dreaded disease. Once es--,we want to do something to stir up . tablished. .this, disease makes raniH a little enthusiasm iimnno- fho hnoi. Sains and is only held in check by.ness" men who are not now membe-s T&'S.'sz of this tran!zatT-MEr business . great deal of effort has been exercised n"ln .'" th.e clty should belong to the by the inspection force, , endeavoring club if it is worth maintaining at all. , to secure unity of action on the part A few business men should not 'be ? lLl"d Jr?ew-fpr '1 askBd ! keeP P an organization tTm;i7; nT;i '7r'r" .whlen i meant to benefit all.":. each will take on the matter : and urges all of' them to answer' by wire. Mr. Kiddle Answered ' immediately on ' receipt of the letter, as set out above. Accident Proves Exciting. ". Almost, but not quite, Senator Kid dle was sent to the hospital last night in which even he would have been unable to advise the governor in the senatorial appointments today- with such wisdom. Senator Kiddle . was coming from his Island City home to attend the Masonic lodge, : and his lights having given out, he attempted to find his way to town wihout them. Near the oil tanks, the machine skid ded into the ditch, completely wreck ing a new top. Mr. Kiddle, who was the only occupant of the par, escaped with only minor bruises and was able to proceed to the city on foot, After lodge some friends took him home in their car. The damage to the ma chine was considerable. MAY DELIVERY WHEAT SOLD Ten Thousand Bushels Bring $1.48 Per Bushel, on i'ortland Exchange. Sales May Go- Sales May Come-!i But The United Store Sale goes oir Forever in full swing seasonable wearing apparel at prices that make you' smile. Dig up that loose change and spend a little when you can buy the following gQds at such ridiculous YOU CAN ALWAYS DO BETTER AT pect to eradicate this disease from any , nuesiea utsmcc. , ; . 'Other serious pests that are gain ing foothold in the countv. besides the codling motfh. are apple scab, wooly npnis, musnroom root rot, cherry and , pear slugs, powdery , .mildew, and oyster scale. Apple scab and woolly ' aphis are very serious and expensive pests and preventative methods c rather than curative ones will prove more profitable, therefore, the policy of the Inspection Department for the ensuing year will be to devote more attention to these, destructive pests along the line of prevention in unin festcd fields as well as the best methods of control in the infested districts . . "Aside from the regular inspection worc, several demonstrations . . on pruning and spraying have been car- , ried on in' different sections' of the county. -..::.:::, y r'-n- ,yi .v'.-.v-:v- ; "Total number of inspections made in union county, lZOO. So fur Mr. Clark has been unable Portland, Jan. fl. Ten thousand bushels of May delivery Blue Stem l wheat was sold at $1.48. The sale I of 5,000 bushels of February deliv 'ry Blue Stem at $1.41 was also recorded, Veterans of Civil War Elect. Baker, Jan'. 6. H. S. Buck, veteran iof the Civil War, recently elected to the command of the Joe Hooker Post No. 20, G. A. R., but unable to quali. xy because oi membership with i nost at St. .Tnsenh. Mn.. tnHnv raoaivL i ki. Tm ;":::.'.:' Wr Femlniet Party.' """V. vY .., o . l.uuCi ,1,., ',.n .nn,on fn post at Baker and will now be able to parliament was organized closeon 2.000 , prices., ' 'v.: " mmimmmmmm Indies' twopiece cotton underwear . . . ... . . 25c Hair pins per pkg. -. . . ; . . . , , .... . . . . . . . , lc Hose .'. . .'. . . . . . . Sc - Ladies' unions ........................... 69c Misses' unions . .............. . . ........... .' 49c lied Seal Ginghams.., ' .................. 10c Calicos i ; ; , . 5c . .. '. 'V-,.--' i '"" -- Percales 6 l-4c ' Outings, colored ..r.,..i,;,..!..,,,u : 5c Outings, white . . . . ......... , 10c Embroideries 10c Laces , v, .-, 3c Aprons ... ....................... 25c .issatk"; Men's hats tthl,.,'. '. , . . 98e $1.49 Men's suits $7.90 $9.90 Men's dress sox ...... , , v, . , .... . . . . . , . . . .... 5c Men's work sox . 5e Men's work shirts". . .Vf. , 25c Men's woo shirts 98c . Men's extra heavy wool sox . . ....... I -. . v. 39c Belts '. : . : 25c Overalls ,'. .-. . . . . '. . . . .. . . . . 25c : Arm bands . 2c Bandanas . . . . . . . . . . .i'.' ... ;v. . ... . 5c , Razor strops : . .. u.y . - . .,. 1 49c Boys' underwear . . . . . . . . ; 25c The UNITED STORE v ' 70 BIG BUSY, STORES; J. C. PENNEY C. qualify. He today issued a; call ioi a meeting of Joe Hooker Post No. "JQ the di;nLr.,p",r.!!ito heW hn n..i,.: '..:.r " , y afternoon, January; 8, at 2 o'clocli ovwv auivuoie winaow m m. t..v a.. - will be started to increase the mem bership of the post. There are now 17 members but Mr. Buck said today that there are at least 20 other Civil War veterans in the Baker district and an effort will be made to have all affiliate themselves . with the. .. post nere. . ; . . t the business section of the citv is occupied and the secretary is "up against it to carry out the plans of me ciud tor boosting the "patronire home industry", campaign. However, it is expected that it will be possible to arrange for a suitable disnlA dow in the very near future. found llhat gave three pounds extra ?" fv.fy rfraft, and the owner figured .. n iu cost mm about f 1000.00 in the last two years as a great deal of wheat had been bought over this scale, and afterwards sold in Portland, and, invariably, the weights received from jruruiuna were less than hern. Thi- Veteran Editor Arraigned, W. A. Maxwell, nnhlisli - r. . " vreKon ocout at union, was today ar- o-kiicu in circuit couit on a grand jury indictment charging a violation oi me corrupt practices act in the publication of a statement party was inclined to accuse other state Senator C. A. Barrett, of Ath- oi swinnimg him when it was,3"?- g the late political cam ma own scales. . paign, years ago.. Under the triumvirate of Augustus, Antony and Lepldus It was proposed to tux the property of 1.400 wealthy Rouiiin matrons in order to meet part of the expenses of the civil war' then raging. They refused to submit to this imposition and sent Hor- tensla, one of their number, to plead acalnst it before the senate. In the course of ber speech she asked, "Why should we be compelled to pay for a war into which we bad no wish to embnrk or for the support of a gov ernment whose policy we have no means of controlling?" This argument proved so effective that the tax on women was reduced to one-tblrd of the amount originally proposed. London i Tatler. CLOSING "OUT OUR STOCK OF SWEATERS BIG REDUCTION ON ALL OUR SLEDS W. H. B0HNENKAMP v Furnitare on Easy Payment, CO. ,11 Napoleon and the Balloon. When Napoleon was u young cadet he went iii imp tiprKKinn f vlhiuH Maxwell was given a reason-! the asceilt of a balloon lu the Champs "It i8 hot OORSible Bt thlR wrltino. I "It I. diffl,H f :i . ahlo m i T- t " """""" j tii I . i! , ; ' i . . ; " v. w "cciJ u" pujnps au-T "'"v., u cuter a pica ioi ae niu rs. ue enieroa, uniiereelred the to record actual number of trees, Justed so that they wifi deliver ,,,... the charge. : .. ,..,.. m,.,u , "11 ..Tf.' " mai nave oeen aestroyea on account ate measures at all times, i mc iiugui,. n. very large percent age of the old pear trees have been destroyed, and very few pear trees are to be found in the county that are absolute y free from bheht. "Wood dealers should bear in mind v "During the year practically all of that "Bulk Heading" will be docked t?ie scales and measures have been, from 15 to 25 per cent, and when tested. ' There are only a few nubile I bulk headimr is ni un v(ra - , . " . ' HIIIUUIll It is very likely that a ulea of ey snouia oe .tested fre-''" wl" D entered by Mr. Max The greatest disci-onim, well to the charge, in which event; art quently, Khe qiientiy.. ihe greatest discrepancy i. T ,"."""hs ma ine nan-gallon oiiui t. on live canons. ? scales that have not been tested up to date. . Union county, as a whole, is ; equipped with very credlitable scales. of wood is required to make up this uiiivieiiuc. , ... ... - "The following afjitomonf u 01.1110 KnuaiiuivB own conaemnea ano amoum ot work for the last year -ordered removed.. : Others were found. Scales inspected' ..... 'ooa inaccurate but -were adjusted. Of the i Scales found O. K. and sealed 1 19 .'inaccurate scales, about an equal per-1 Scales adjusted and sealed ...... 32 'centage were registering overweight ' Scales condemned and use forbidden 19 : as comparea wiiu. underweight. inaccurate weights condemned ""Some public scales were being used , and confiscated 54 where it would require 60 pounds to ; Liquid. Measures Tested. " bi-eak the scales. Other wagon scales Pumps, gas and oil 21 were found 'where farmers bought and Pumps found accurate and sealed 12 sold stock and produce where 100 Pumps adjusted and sealed 7 pounds oniy registered 90 pounds or Pumps inaccurate and condemned an error of ten per cent. , Another until repaired ............... 2 scale was tested that registered 120 i Measures (Liquid and Dry) pounds for every 100 pounds placed Measures found correct ......... 29 m the plat-form. One scale was Measures condemned 3 -v Measures (Linear) i Measures, accurate 13 Measures adjusted to standard tape G KIDDLE FOR LAW AND ORDEK. attempt will be macte to prove the statements made regarding Senator carreii in tne article lit question. wanted by March 1st To rent larm dive location, condition, size : pnd terms Address J. H. Blank. r. O. Box 197, La Grande. vl-6-3tp. Our Own Grinding Plant " The mechanical work must be equally as careful as the examina tion itself. The prescription must bo filled with Scientific Precision. This is done in our own Laboratory on the Premises, where we grind all of our own lenses. We guarantee our, lenses to be absolutely correct, scientifically and mechanically. ' Fitting and Adjusting. The f?l&SftPn inllRt. io, mtkAtt un ... frames or mountings that wUl be milieu to eacn, individual case. The appearance of the glasses, when worn, must be considered. We provide mountings to harmonize witn mo ieatures ana give hand some ana stynsh effects. . '''V . Specialties. We Drearriho tnrio rln BaAB whan their use addb comfort. When iVlA Airnc -Bv.n.. !. l.tT. - . lenses for ner and distant vision. wo suppiy tmocais witn an invisible dividing line, so that only a single pair ,of glasses is needed. W have all kinds of specialties lit frames and nose pieces, shell frames, special designs and shapes to suit and fit all requirementa. V J. H. PEARE tt BON, U Graatfa'a lHag Jewetet sad Optometrists (Continued from Fage 1.) from the state executive soliciting advise from the legislators on the matter of appointing a woman sen ator from a Willamette valley county where a vacancy occured. Governor West sets out in his letter to the senators of the state, that he has nnniAH n InHv as a aamiln fmn. nn ' nf ho vnlloir tiofvinfo tn fill o ...i. "J -.-.v. v a... . ..van- t.v, uui viio jcovurnor uumiis ne is not certain what the constitution requires in the matter. He says that if the senators will not support him in the appointment, he will have to call a special election in that district which he does not desire to do if it can be avoided. Hence he seeks advise from each senator, asking what position REX HALL DANCING ACADEMY New Management ' Regular dances, each Woc&ies day and Saturday 60c, 75c General Admission 10c Wraps Checked Free Dances' conducted strictly in ac " cordance wrth city ordinance HALL FOR RENT Prices on "Application Phone Red 1091 ' PROMINENT CITIZEN. We inow him in his tall silk hat. His long tailed eoat and white cravat (See "citizens lu carriages.") He is on liuud for each parade, For every cornerstone that's laid. For funerals nud marriages. He forms a background, plain, ' but sleek. When ' prominent spellbluders speuk, ' , ' Commercial or political. He leads the dignified applnuse " And frowns upon all loud guf : fnws' And people coarsely critical. . At banquets, too, be is the deft. Bland "gentleman upou my left" With whispered hints most sedulous, Toastmasters, too, on him rely To pralso the wit and "extra ..,' dry," , , ' . , He Is so blooming cntiuloust We know him, but know not his name. Alas, soeta Is the end of fumet He may have no biographer. But wneu he goes to Peter's gate He'll pass right iu and grab a a plate, And pose for the photographer! Chicago News. tnclysure which contained the balloon, wpicb was tben very nearly full and about to ascend, and requested the aerouuuf to allow him to. enter the car. TTbe request, however. . was re fused, the reason given being that the feelings of the boy, might embarrass the aeronaut. Tbougb 1 am young. I fear neither the powers of earth nor of the air!" Bonaparte .is reported : to bare ex claimed.": On beiug requested to retire, the lit tle eitdet. enraged at the refusal, drew his sword and, slitting the bMloon !i several places; destroyed the apparatus which bad been constructed with InfK nlte labor and ingenuity. Such was Napoleou's first and hut attempt to ascend in a. balloon. Dr. L. J. Weber and Staff Are Here r'tTTuriDririToT . , live ;ixaiiK in live minutes eacn. cowiUNiiy SILVER. no blold. Examination Free. lih Foley Hotel. Room No. 2. V&: ,to 8. Adv. ' Lord Kitchener's Way. Lark . ot funds was upon one occa sion ihe excuse brought forward by a Head ot department as the reason for not proceeding with certain public works at Cairo. Lord- Kitchener, with characteristic terseness, scrawl ed across the official document in blue pencil. "Find the Money." Needless to say. the mouey was found. . Another time when the question oi making a roadway from Cairo to He louau, a distance of fourteen miles, was broached Kitchener asked the re sponsible, engineer if the road could be completed by a certain dut-May 1. He was told it could scarcely be done. "But is it possible?" asked Kitchener. "It's possible, but" "Very well, then," came the Napo leonic reply, "I shall drive my car from Cairo to Helouun over that roAit on May 1 " 4nd lie did.. The Almost Sterling Kind Guaranteed SO Years : G. S. BIRNIE Jeweler " ' .'M jf !!''flwll';--''' 1W1 ' Ingrown No pain. uttice Hours 15 2t I " . Front LanArf v Front L&cedL -$3.50andup j PaulineLederle J Red 3141, Next Door to Western S Union. ' '!..: : v" '..'. . .-. 1....... ............. ..... A Daring 8kUr. ' Shortly after; the Bght at Jena la 1806 Napoleou: dispatched an offlcer to Marshal Morticr requiring htm to seize certain Important towns without de lay. When the officer arrived at the mouth of the Elbe, where the river is seven and bue half miles wide, he wa threatened with serious losa of time. The river was Just covered with Ice; therefore to' row over waa out of th question He could not cross by the nearest bridge without going twenty miles out of bis way on roads heavy with snow. So he resolved to kkitt across the thin, freshly formed Ice. Had he tried walking be would turn snnk at once, but by skimming along on bis skates at the top of hla speed be sot over the river both dry and on harmed. By this daring deed ha saved Ix boors, did what Napoleon bade Ola do and won great credit for hla bold and clever exploit JANUARY - CLEARANCE - SALE If in doubt follow the crowds you'll find our counters full of the newest ideas the newest goods and the lowest prices ; ; ' N V HALF! Women's Coats L PRICE HALF Womem's PRICE HALF ALL TRIMMED WOMEN'S HATS PRICE Suits HALF Women's Dresses PRICE ENTIRE STOCK REDUCED IN PRICE MERCHANDISE 5 (G" 2EL I ffi 11 , '.....:. Department Store RELIABLE METHODS