La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, May 20, 1915, Image 4

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Newspaper Page TextPAGE FOUR, THURSDAY, MAY 20, 1915 LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER THE OBSERVER BBUCE IENNH, Editor and Owner Cnterd in the Tost OdU'e f U Grande, Oregon,- as second class . matter. ' ,;.'. Advertising rates on application. A.1 copy for display advertising must reach the office the day before the ad appears. AJor all communications to HUE OBSERVER, 1710 Sixth Street - SUBSCRIPTION RATES: and Union counties shows great pos-j itself with 10,000 cords of . wood on. siuiuues 01 development mat nave nana mat competes witn farmers and been '-neglected too long in that part wood dealers. r of Oregon. C. D. Lamsen, Gold -Beach, will Those three counties are nearly build a 30-room hotel at Brookings, half as large as the state of Iowa bull D. R, Wiggins, Portland, may opvr they have none of the state institu-jate the Glendale box factory, tions located within their boundaries.! North -Plains is struggling for n These counties have fine public ' cheese factory. ; '', buildings, such as court houses. North Bend L. J. Simpson will school houses, churches and business blocks erected from the native stone found within their borders. All three of these counties are very rich in mineralogical wealth that is practically untouched and deserves the fostering care of the state. - f ederal buildings are. being erect Pally, single copy 6c Daily, per week 16c Dally, per month - ti&c Daily, six months in advance... 13.60 Daily, per year in adyance... Daily, by mail per year, in ad- . - vance Weekly Observer-Star, per year in advance . Ied in eastern Oregon und in Portland, as well as state buildings, but no one .17.00 .14.00 .I1.W WAITING. Germany is taking her time tq an swer President Wilson's note. This may not mean that the-answer will be discourteous; , but Che general opinion seems to prevail that - Germany will not in any way change t her methods of warfare through .the entreaties of this country. Even this opinion, however, is sub ject to revision and it js really un fair to the Imperial German govern ment to hazard a guess on the reply until St is in possession of the Wash ington officials. In the meantime all America will wait and hope that the answer will be right. The meeting of western governors at Salt Lake certainly impressed the rest of the nation that we need coast defenses, anoV to the credit of Ore gon be it said, her governor delivered an argumentative speech settimr forth reason for advocating a greatei defense on the Pacific. ' is proposing to use eastern Oreeon building stone in their construction. The Pendleton Eastern Oreiron asylum was erected a few years ago oi nearly an imported material and finished with terra cotta brouglit from a long distance. . A new $300,000 wing is to be add ed to the Pendleton institution this year but we do not hear that any eastern Oregon building material : is to be employed in its construction. When beautiful cathedrals, taber nacles, hospitals and colleges have been erected from the native build inar stone of eastern Oreeon. what excuse is there for importing marble, There's bUild an 8000 dairy barn at Shore Acres. . -. : -. , ' . . ' A same warden closed the ' Rarrv Crab cannery at Empire on a tech nicality. . :St. Johns Star Sand Co. will erect ' oo.uuu aocK. . - Condon Contract let to Everett Logan for $2750 Congregational church. t Mr. U'ren is forcing another Single Tax campaign and says the four elec tions on this subject has settled noth ing. e win nave four more. . Litigation ended the Porter Bros, sawmill on the Siuslaw will begin operations at once. - L. J. Simpson who built North Bend and operates large - industries,- re signed as maVor and - will Wnm i candidate for congress. Raising deer for market is a new Douglas county industry. "' i Inman mine, Curry county made a clean-up of $15,000 gold, for winter'3 work. . , ... Uirene council refused tn onuxt prunite, sandstone ana otner ouiid-1 minimum wage law of $2,225 for 8 mg stone from the ends of the 'hours, but enacted preference law for I ,i - - nome moor. Flour is aroine 'from Seattle' tn Frisco via the Hill lino of steamers, i urants Pass Twohy Bros, expect Man Who Is Good News Here Particular About Clothes For The: . Equal assessment of property is n . job that even John Eaton of Union ' admits, is a huge undertaking. His - fa.ttlreaa voKfi'iluv tn the tn vnn irnie :.t indicates that his board is ready to tne 8tate , accept any proposition from the peo.; . pie that will clarify the atmosphere in the tax departments. world ? Whv should not the buildinir stone of one of the new public buildings at rortiand, like the new million dollar postofflce, be taken from the quarries oi HaKer, union or urant counties? Why should not the new $400,000 First . National Bank building of Portland, that is to be erected of stone be built of eastern Oregon mar ble, granite, or Baker county tufa ? . Nearly all these buildings are planned by eastern architects ' but certainly the people of Oregon who pay the taxes and furnish the bank deposits should have some recogni tion in this matter. The development of the stone in dustries alone would mean millions of dollars expended for labor and transportation within the state of Oreeon and promote the development oi tne inland r.mpire. The one industry is only one of many natural resources that are languishing on account of the indif. ferenoe of capitalists- who are en. riched continuously by this section Really, the suits' we-arc showing this spring are better than ever be forethe fabrics- are better, the tailoring is finer. There are both, extreme and modified styles some suits are English cut with patch ; pockets some " are easy feeling, conservative styles and others are the popular box-back models. There are all sizes, for cither short men, tall men, medium men, stout nuui, or extra sizes. , Your choice of cither. of these fam ous makes: "Society Brand," ' ' Beiijatnin, ' ' Ilii'sch-W ick wire, ' and "Fidelity," is in itself a guar antee of perfect satisfaction. A; modest outlay buys one of those good suits much less than it taK s to get a so-called made to measure suit, and everyone is guaranteed to be perfect, too. Will you take a look at them anvwa v. Here's a scale of prices $17,50 $20 $2250 $25 $27.50 And still there is no clue to the criminal in the Moon trairedy. Strange, very, very strange.. Her in juries were evidently not as bad as first thought, and apparently the base of the brain was not affected. Thinirs have to be pretty bum in Portland when George Baker cannot j land 010,915 bushels. 4 4 4 4 i 4 4 4 4 4" 4 4 4 J " INDUSTRIAL NOTE. v r r r J v r 4 4 4 v 4 Salm, May 17. Six boards and commissions on Higher Education cost for past two vears S14.806.02 The six boards hav i fifty jrsons con nected witn tnem. April wheat shipments from Port- break into city politics. NEW DAIRY LAW. . On May 22 Oregon's new dairy law goes into effect. : Aftei' that dntc It will be unlawful for manufacturers of dairy products or opcraloru of lJab cock tests on milk purchased on a butterfat basis for manufacturing ,- purposes to continue in business without securing a licence a;ul with out having their glassware examined and branded by the proper authori ties. 'Die law was enacted by t':-. recent legislature to prveent unlawful dic tT'f''nntion i. receiving an i purchas- - ing rr ilk and cieam for ma u1tu".ure. It provides that license to operate under its provisions may be secured upon presentation of a certificate of ability to make Babcock tests se cured from the chief of the division of dairying at the Agricultural Col lege. Glassware is also to be exam- ' ined by the College Dairy Depart ment. The ware should be sent eith er by express, postal route or freight charges prepaid. The inspection foe of three cents for each article in spected should be sent in advance. All article found conforming to the law win be stamped with the letters S. G. O., signifying standard glassware in Oregon. Notifications of examin ation will be ' published by circulars and through the press. NEGLECTED INDUSTRIES OF EASTERN OREGON. (From the Pacific Coast Manufac turer.) i A recent review" by The Pacific Coast Manufacturer of Baker, Ornnt church oilvciton woiild improve street with concrete Bandon has sold $14,000 bonds for a new school house. , Forest Grove will improve streets with macadam at $1.00 to $1.50 a foot. Harrisburg Linn and Lane coun ties ar to build a $00,000 bridge here. Marshfield Perrv & Nicholson. large, new furniture store opened. Wherever made responsible as com mon carries jitneys drop out. Independence Valley and Siletx railroad will expend $300,000 on ex tension. To supply meters to all Portland water users is to . cost $1,000,000. Twelve measures-on the ballot at Portland city election all more or less calculated to increase cost of rov. eminent. Regulations of jitneys pro ceed atone, tnree linos: 'A month ly license, a surety bond to protect passengers against accidents, and a designated route of travel. A S20.U00 fish ladder at Oregon City that kills all the salmon instead of letting them come over the falls is an example of the state doing things. Engineer for Kendall Bros, design ing $000,000 sawmill. Eugene Two rooms and furnace added to high school. Portland A new St. Helen's Hall will rise on site of burned buildings. Lake, county will build a hospital at Lakeview. Thj Fort Rock Bend highway ts to be built. The new cannery at The Dalles is to be ready by June 10th, Portland municipal wood yard finds to built 40 miles of railroad this year Kep. Stewart says State Senate should be abolished. Oregon voted 1 "no" on that. Eugene people moving for a new twelve-room grade school. "Oregon Voter: Physical valuation ! of railroads as a basis of rate making J is costing tne government $15,000,000; and the railroads $35,000,000, accord-' ing to Senator Weeks. About- the; time this money is spent the valua- tions will be stale and some bright ' mind will discover that physical valu- j ation really isn't the right basis for' figuring rates. The whole nerfoi-m. ' anco is $50,000,000 added to the high ! lost oi government by well meaning men who itch to regulate. I $5000 to be spent on Grants Pass to crescent uity. - Florence voted $5000 to build addi tion to school house. Governor of Idaho may call special I session to enact state aid plan for ' constructing railroads. j Eugene Congregational church ' ; ; made 250 per cent on 50c dinner. 'jv the full benefits of this modern lamps are stronger and cheaper mm I for fi: all comers: $15.00,' Special Large Assortment of - Men's Hili Here: . The largest assortment of hat styles in L.a urande. 11 there is any special hat you want,: whether a straw or felt-WE AVE IT. Gordon Hats .$3.00 Stetson Hats . . . ; . . . .$4.00 Straw Hats $1.00 to $3.00 Panama Hats ...$5.00 to $7.50 ELECTRICITY FOR THE FARM Farmers who are consirlei-inir th installation of a small electric plant, where central station service is n,ir available, should remember that while it is practical to use a low voltage system for lighting the house and barns, it cannot be used for power purposes, such as feed grinding, pumping water, ensilage cutting, etc. ..eriainiy tne progressive farmer today will want to operate imiu of the following machines by electric power: corn grinders, ensilage cut ter, corn chellers, fodder shredders, wood saw, cream separatoi-s, churns, grind-stones, washing machines pumps for water supply, etc. If the electric service is to be used for power purposes, and it should be sol used, a motor is necessary to convert the electrical energy into motion. On account of the small demand for low voltage motors, thev have not been developed and standardized in the quantities and varieties of size, speed and type as have the standard 110 volt motors. For this reason many of the motors needed for farm pur poses, if operated on low voltages, would have to be specially designed, which, would mean an increase in cost. The housewife, too, will want to en- service by using labor saving appli- longor holds uui-ea in ner wurit, just as ner nus band uses improved machines to lighten his labors. She will want to have an electric flatiron, vacuum cleaner, coffee - pot, or.:J percolator, in tne case oi electric motors, tflese electric toaster, an electric fan and many other domestic appliances. As appliances are not made to any great exient ior low voltages. Even if the owner does not care at present to make anv other use nf lilc electric plant than to secure light, there is no argument in favor of low voltage, except nossiblv the fact that. a storage battery increases slightly in urice us ine voltage increases. Thy slight increase in cost, however, ia immaterial compared to the many ad vantages of the higher over the lower voltage. For instance a battery cap lable of operating five 16-candle-power Mazda lamps at 32 volts will cost $61.22 and at 1225 volts 78.21, a difference of only $16.98. The absence of danger, frequently referred to by the low voltage advo tates, has no foundation on fact. And besides, if the wiring is done accord ing to the Fire Underwriters' rules, which are the same fnr an on tut , . ' " W MO 'Ul 11U vons, mere is absolutely no necessity of anyone coming in contact with the WHOtl, The old argument that low voltage CN GUISE OF DAN CUPID SOCIETY GIRL DANCK rUK tULLLlit DONS. LA GRANDE NATIONAL BANK Capital $200,000.00 Resources $1,000,000.00 Surplus $50,000.00, OFFICERS: Fred J. Holmes, President C. C. Penington, V.-Prest. F. L. Meyers, Cashier Ear) Zundel and H. E. Coolidge, Ass't Cashiers DIRECTORS: Fred J. Holmes A. T. Hill H. E. Coolidge C. C. Penington J. F. Conley A. Blockland . F. L. Meyers J. G. Snodgrass H. S. Brownton What This Bank Aipis to Do To promote our customers' interests as we would our own; v : To do all, we can to make their relations here profitable and agreeable to them; To contribute to their enterprises, the co-operation, fore-v-. sight and timely assistance which a good Bank can v." properly beetow.' - '; nnnnnnpof'1! . : r' S n'l true, the new Mazda ' wire-drawn filament lamp being fully as strong and just as cheap as the lamp of lower voltage. Furthermore, it central station power should at any time become available, a change over could be very readily made with only an exchange of motors, while with low voltage, a complete change of equipment would be necessary. Thus, it can .be readily seen th the low voltage plant, if installed, has many disadvantages, the most serious of these being that t mak:S absolutely ;io preparation for the fu ture expansion of the improvement which every farmer will wish to use as soon as he becomes familiar with the immense advantage derived fro"! ohe use r.f o'eclric power. Eefre installing a farm power plant the proper s ze should be carifjlly sclectd in r.ed to secure thi trivit- est economy .If the plant is to be used for lighting alone, - the maximum mt')i!,er of lights in operation e-io iin.e will de'ermine the siz- r.f the engine and grenator. If however, it is u.suen to operate some of the farm machines w"ih electric moto-s. horse power of the plant should be sunnily in uxcess oi mat required liv the largest motor. This will enable a few lights to be burned when the mntnr is running. In connecio,, wiih the above plant, a small storage bat tery will be sufficient to operate lamps in case of an emergency, or late at r:ght. ' . . CLIMATIC DATA A f 4- 4 Climatic data, based on read ? 4 ings for 24 hours ending last 4 r.ight at 6 o'clock: 4. 4 Maximum, 58; Minimum, 44 4 Temperature av J2:30 today. 64. a 4- 4. 4,44- 44'44444'4 4 EYE Protection Protect your eyes" from over strain. If . they distress you.' have them examined, as PROP ER GLASSES may be what they need. EXAMINATIONS HERE will be made by an experienced and competent person. IF GLASSES ARE NEEDED they will be supplied here for considerably less J;han the usual charges in places where you can depend on the character of the work. .. ... . ,- My Equipment is the BEST in Eastern Oregon and I GUAR ATEE SATISFACTION. Several leading physicians of La Grande are now sending ALL their patients to me when they suspect eye strain. ; Any lens duplicated in a few minutes.. ' : I GRIND, ALL MY GLASSES. HEACOCK EYESIGHT SPECIALIST 3rd Floor New Foley Bldg. X ' MISS HILDA CARLINO,. NEW YORK SOrtPTV rtpi im n.,..- Wanted I will he in La Grande at the Stock Yards Saturday, and will buy all kinds of horses and pay market price. A. Kolman ft .