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' Government Points the Wsy to Get
Rid of Weed Pests
.Washington, June 2, More Import-
- ant than killing weeds, says the Agrl
pnlhim Dpnartmont 111 a recent Un
nouncement, is (o avoid having weeds
to kill, audi evmence m muue pos
sible by observing t'10 following
the important principles: 1. iPrevent
weeds from going to seed on the
farm) 2. Prevent weed seed being
brought to the farm; 3. In the case
. .of perennial - weeds, prevent "them'
from making top growth and thus
finally starve out the underground
parts. . -.-
Annual weeds live only one year,
maturing their seeds and then dying
- Biennial weeds live two years during
' the first year they grow rather slow
ly, producing usually year they send
up 'flower .stems that produce seeds
. and then die. As the biennial and the
annual weeds propoxate themselves
by seeds alone it is necessary to ob
' serve onv the first two of the princi
ples stated above in their control.
Perrennial weeds, on the other.
hand. Droduco each venr underground
parts, which live over the next year
una produce topgrowtn. xnese weens
moDoirate themselves by tneir un
i dcrground parts as well as by their
seeds, and even, lr prevented irom
eoin? to seed, keep on erowinar. ' In
.dcrling with perennials therefore, it
is nceessary to observe an tnree prin
. clples. ' . '. : .
About 12,000 worth of farm cropi,
home grown needs, farm stocks, etc.,
were marketed within Fremont
county Wyoming, in December and
Jr.nuary through the medium of the
Farmers' Exchage bulletin of the Ag
griculturnl Department.
There seems to be no controvert
ing the fact that n given variety of
appe for the most successful growth
within its general region,' requires a
certain kind of condition of soil. A
wldo range, of conditions with attend
ant results aubstantates. It seems to
. depend on the water holding capa
" city of the soil. And the capacity of
thes oil to hold water depends on .the
soil texture, meaning the size of the
grain, the soil structure of the group
' ing of those tiny grains into clusters,
the amount of humus in the soil rnd
the degree of soil tilth, which s the
. combined effect of tho foregoing and
uunge. .
To gain a useful byproduct of hun-
oroun oi tnousnnds or cases of grape-
fruit which. now are wasted the Aerrl-
r i tu re Department suggests a -aim.
pie method of bottlinir the luico. In.
vestigntlons undertaken for the bene
fit of Florida growers who were los-in-
an immense amount of valued
fruit were, respomnble.
All that is necessary, according to
the government specialists is ' to
bring the grnpejuico to the boiling
point in a porcelain lined or enamel
ed kettle, pour It while It is s
into bottles, which are then hermnti
cally sealed. Experiments show that
(it is highy important that tho bottles
be completely filled so that no layer
of air be left between the top of tho
iuice and tho cork. Where air touches
the juice it changes color.
Virginia man was shot by a person-'
nl friend. ; There is such a thing as
becoming too personal in friendship
as well as in anything else.
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The FRONT LACE CORSET with
The VENTILO Back
FRONT LACE CORSETS
Give the wearer a beautiful back,
proper abdominal support, and ex
treme style witfh perfect comfort.
There is a model for every type of
figure. Come and be fitted to "La
Camlllo" and you will be convinced
of its supremacy.
PRICES $2.00 AND UP
Mrs. Robt Pattison
Corsetiere '-
J Phone R. 3221 Res. 1702 Oak-
signal Honors Bestowed Upon HJm
. y senior uaes ai irregun.
University of Oresron. June SI- An.
other of La Grande's students has
brought distinction to himself and
lengthened the list of accomplish
ments of those who hail from East,
em Oreeon. ., ,
Merlin Batley, L. H. B. '12, has
been chosen to weild the gavel for
next year's Senior class, in - the
election held last Thursday, Mr. Bat
ley received 42 of the 72 votes cast,
there were two other candidates for
the office.
Louise Bailey, of Eugene, was elec
ted Vice-President, Erna Petzold, of
Oreon City. Secretary, Roy Stephens,
of Eugene, Treasurer, nnd Joe Tomi
naga, a Japanese student, Serjeant-
at-Arms. The newly elected officers
will become active next year. ;
Merlin Batley has always been pro
minent in college activities and has
become well-known through' his work
on the University Glee club, of which
he has been a member and stunt-
man for the past two years. .. Mr.
Batley is also President of this organ
ization, having been elected this
spring, to supercede Henry Helden
rich, Jjlso of La Grande. He is a
member of the Dramatic Club, and of
Friars, the upper classmen's society.
He belongs to the Sigma Nu frater
nity. ' .
In high-school, Batley acted as
Yell-leader, represented L:i Grande at
the Eastern Oregon oratorical con
test in Ontario in 1912, and he was
Editor-in-Chief of the first issue of
The Omnannus.
The college paper "The Emerald''
had to say of him:
Merlin Batley registered three
years ago from La Grande, and from
that day to this he has been will
ing and efficient worker in evervthinc
the class has under taken to do. A
class hour committee was not to be
thought of without Batley as a mem
ber. Every class danci has been rs
plete with evidences of his work.
Whenever an artistic touch has been
planned, Batley is the man who could I
bo depended, unon to come throuirh
with something good. And not only I
nas he been indispensible to hiB class
but to the Student Bodv as n whnla
ne nas Deen Hardly less serviceable.
OREGON .NEWS
(L. C. McShane, Editor Hubbard En'-'
' " terprise)
lAs a prominent factor of ' the
Great North-West, Oregon is lead
ing the way into fields of industrial
devejopment that is sufficient in
these times of stress, wars and rum
mors of wars, to be a solace during
the trying circumstances of the psst
three weeks.
In your quiet hour be thankful you
live in America, first, and Oregon
next. We have a great present and
a tremendous future with all our
forces directed towards develop
ment and conservation.
Another is the stand the citizezns
of the state have taken in the af
fairs of government that have the af ..
ed them on hicrh nlnnn nnrl imnnn
'the foremost states of the Union. It
is high time to appreciate more than
we have been our fortunate circum
stances.1 . Here in Oregon with' our last leg-'
islation a principal feature of the
session wbs retrenchment nnl
that alone is an added
enjoyment to the quiet hour after the
day is done, as appropriations come
out of thep eople's pockets .in the form
of taxes.
No laws aimed at utility or trans
portation companies were counte
nanced, radical labor laws were not
enacted, no statutes were placed on
the books to harass any established
industry and no further regulatory
powers were established and that a
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You have heard a great deal about sample shoes. Both from us and our friendly competitor, wnu
would lead you to believe that sample shoes were not worth carryinghome. But why should he take
this stand and continually knock them if they are so worthless. ; It is not natural to fear the harm .
less. All this talk about quality and buying factory outputs is mere wind uttered to raise a cloud of
. dust to obscure a fancy profit. The output of an ordinary shoe factory, one that is in a position to
name prices is from twelve to twenty thousand p airs each working day. How would 83 small stores
. dispose of that number each day. Sample shoes are the best efforts of any factory as to that there
is no question. They are created by the hands of the most skilled mechanics, from selected stocks.
They are the face of the factory and upon their construction and appearance the - manufacturer
must depend for his season's output. Is it likely that he would send out trash. Would you. These
shoes are on the road from four to six weeks then returned to the factory, mated up and sold. A
good many are sold to some of America's largest r etail establishments. We are under contract witlr
two well known high grade shoe companies, The Gotzian and Foot Schulze, taking all of these sam
ples. Their shoes are bought at an enormous discount. We also get a discount on regular stock
equal to that given to any other concern. By mixing our samples with these we are able to quote
prices on all shoes that cannot be equaled. No two or tihxee styles pushed out for baits. In our ad
vertising we have made no effort to impose upon you glittering descriptions of what we can do. We
have stuck to the truth and we do not believe you c an read our ads without forming the conviction
that we have not indulged in exaggeration. They are intended to be a plain and simple statement of
facts which will appeal to earnest energetic and thoughtful people who will grasp-the force of an
honest argument and derive the advantages that come from it. These controversies are distasteful
at the best but we have not been the aggressor in this issue nor have we ever attempted to belittle or.
besinire any mercantile house in this city, That is not our policy. We have asked for a share of
your business on business principles only. " i
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Famous for Samples and Lowest Prices, La Grande.
something else to be thankful for.
I The people defeated 25 out of 29
measures submitted for referendum
nnd by this same vote served no
tice that they were weary of politi-
,' cal nostrums ' and interference with
industrial and commercial progress.
j (From the Dallas Itemizer.)
! When one stops and looks about
' a bit, or reads a little, it does not
; appear as if it ought to be hard to
understand "Why is the high cost of
i living?" A recent report is to the
effect that the public in the United
States pays more than. $175,000,000
! to see the movies" which was
1 $75,000,000 more than the estimated
! D-ninn nf farmnrs from the hiirher
prices of grains. Down in Portland
a couple of weeks ago we counted
forty automobiles in one city block.
It is safe to say their average cost
was $1,600 each a total of $60,000.
Ten machines in one city block
would have been a curiosity six years
ago. :':.
Coyotes Versus Rabbits
The folly of the State spending
hundreds of thousands on coyote
Military Leaders in Italy
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bounties is shown by this from the
Heppner Herald:
William Kummerland, for over 30
years a resident of this section, told
us last Saturday that he was not in
favor of maintaining such a hio-h
bounty on coyotes. 'The coyote is far
Deuer to nave around thoir the rab
bits. Last year when I planted my
potatoes the rabbits got into the
patch and dug them up and when I
plowed the garden I only found two
potatoes. . it tsaimost impossible to
raise any garden truck at all at the
present time and it will be still
harded with the extraction of the
coyotes as they kill off the rabbits
in large numbers. I say, let the
coyotes live."
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Duke IAbruni
Gen. Cadorna, Chief of Staff
The brother of the King, the Duke
D Abruzzi, leads the fleet, and Gen
eral Cadorna, chief of staff, leads
the army. The duke is well known
to Americans because of his attempt
to wed the daughter of a millionaire
member of the United States Senate.
He didn't wed because the royal fam
ily would not think of permitting
American blood to be mixed with
royalty; and he did not make up his
mind to defy his royal relatives.
General Cadorna has arrived at
Viccnza, near the Austrian frontier,
and at once assumed charge of the
Italian forces. There he with other
officers of the general saff awaited
word to begin war on Austria.
Their Care
When Normal
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ENLIGHTEN
ENTERTAIN
.You watch this space and from
time to time we will give you
information on the proper care
of your eyes not generally
known.
We have absolutely the only
plant in Eastern Oreon that
grinds and polishes the sufr.ice
of a lense.
We have the most up-to-oaw
fitting parlors and manufactur
ing departments in Eastern
Oregon. Call and examine our
plant and compare with others.
Tho firm that tries to deceive
you with fictitous advertisement
is unreliable, beware of them.
Special Sale For
Saturday
FIRST PUBLIC MARKET
Harris Block Phone & Delivery
MAKE A NOTE of the f..ct that an abstract is an absolute
necessity when you purchase real, estate. No matter how well posted
you might be-you don't have a full history of the parcel, Y. you
dc when we make an abstract of it Accuracy guaranteed. '
THE ABSTRACT & TITLE CO.
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ANOTHER PROOF 0FTHE EFFICIENCY
OF ELECTRIC RANGES
J.H.Pear&Son
. La Grande's Leading Optometrists.
The new Darland apartment houses on Fourth
Street will be equipped with Hughes Electric
Ranges throughout. The installation of these
ranges will make these 'apartments the most
modern and convenient furnished apartments in
the city. -'
Why not have an electirc range in your home?
Our meter readers are distributing a pamphlet
IZ t l i n f U,at' our office where samples
aie on display, for further information.
Eastern Oregon Light & Power
Company
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