La Grande evening observer., February 23, 1916, Image 3

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1916. ' . LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
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SHERRY THEATRE Today Only
, Metro Presents
Mary Miles Minter, Supported By -Mrs.
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"BARBARA FRIETCHIE"
TOMORRpW Fox Feature "Her Mother's Secret".
ARMLESS MAN ON LONG AUTO TRIP
DRIVES MACHINE WlTHOtft ARMS
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Pictures Shows how Judge Corley,. Coming to La Grande Does the Trick
Next August La Grande will get a
glimpse at Quentin D. Corley. Many
will no doubt ask, "iWho is Quentin
D. Oorley?" ,
Well, tihat gentleman is iminusj
arms , but is going to run an automo
bile to the Northwest from his homo
in Dallas County, Texas, and will pass
through La Grande. He lectures on
over-coming difficulties such as this
end well he ought to know how to
overcome them. At the outset it
might be said tihat he doesn't charge
for his lectures, and is simply going
to tour the northwest in his automo
bile, lecturing as he goes.
"But how can an armless man run
an automobile from Texas to La
Grande, Oregon?1 i
Sanford Steele, connected with The
News, in Dallas, now on a vacation
was in La Grande yesterday and per
sonally gave the answer. Ho is ad
vertising the coming trip by Jpdgo
Corley. Here is his story i
This Dallas, Texas judge has no
hands. '
One arm (the left) ia gone between
the elbow and the wrist. . ;
The entire right shoulder was
crushed in the accident which .' dis
abled him for life. '
He, therefore, has 'no right arm.
And, yet Quentin D. Corley, without
hands, is in an independent, hard
working Dallas County Judge. - Still
a young man, he is cfuKwful, bright
and helpful to the many whose des
tinies he is called upon to influence.
It is a strange story, one filled with
astonishing facts,-omj stranger than
any fiction ever written, one m which
the sympathies of thj readers are
first enlisted, only ti change to ad-
j miration of the man in his dutermina
;tion to live as a normal man should.
And he does. ..
He writes a legible hand, folds up
letters and puts same in envelope,
puts penpoint in penstaff, turns leaves
ofi Ibook, uses . telephone, picks up
large or small' articles, takes money
out of his pocket, turns door knobs,
carries grips or other articles, puts on
collar and tie fastens buttons, bathes
himself, combs hair, puts on under
clothes, laces shoes, uses toothbrush,
uses knife, fork or spoon, in eating
plants, spades or hoes n glairdcn,
mows lawn, winds up plays phono
graph, strikes matches and builds fire,
runs automobile,, bowls tenpins, drives
horse and swims and dives. In fact,
does, these and many other things
with ease.
Quentijn D. Oorley (wias barn in
Mexia, Texas, January 21,' 1884. His
father moved the family to Dallas in
1891, where he entered the public
schools, graduating in 1901. During
his vacations he worked in a factory
where he learned a great deal about
mechanics. At his home he fitted up
a shop, where, during the school
months, he repaired guns, knives, bi
cycles and anything most that needed
repairing. This , experience and
knowledge later came to his rescue,
wnen ne lost his arms ana nana.
After graduating he become a stenojr
rapher and worked as such for three
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opportunity to tell the public of their merit and price, and giving
the consumer opportunity to read at his own fireside in a very
moment's information about intended purchases that would re
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years, during which time he spent his
spare moments and nights straying
civil engineering by correspondence.
The "wanderlust" seized him and
he quit stenography to get into his
chosen field of civil engineering and
with his savings he and a companion
started for New York. All went well
until they reached Utica, N. Y wlhero
he mot with tho accident which cost
him 'both hands. That was on Sep
tember 18, 1905, and was caused by
him falling under a train wfhen at
tempting to board it. ,
Recorvery Shows Vitality "
His recovery was remarkable, for
he iwas only in bed eleven days and
left the hosDital on the twenty tihird
day to go back to Texas. The doctors
attributed his quick recovery to the
fact that his physical condition had
never been abused bv the use of al
cohol or tobacco. His chances for re
covery were placed by them as one in
ten thousand, for his entire right arm,
shoulder blade and collar bone was
taken off, as well as his left hand.
Before Ihe left the hospital, he told the
doctors that he would make an appar
atus which would moke him again in
dependent of the help of others and he
did. . ,
Sees a Light
Corley apparently helpless and with
hut little money, went back to Dallas,
and after (his wound had healed, se
cured a job as a "straw boss" in
charge of a grading outfit. - He made
"good" and $1.50 a day. Later on he
took charge of the building of sever
al houses, which he successfully car
ried through. All the time Ihe had
been studying, out an apparatus for
his loft arm, and at the end of the
first year succeeded in fixing up a
hook with which he could write and
do many tihings. He then qualified
as a notary' public and began tho
study of law. One year later, in
November, 1907 he passed the bar
examination and became a lawyer.
He was elected Justice of the Peaca
in 1908, served for two terms and in
1912 was elected County Judge of
Dallas County. He was only 28 years
old and is the youngest county Judge
that Dallas County has had. He is
now serving his second term. He is
Juvenile Judge, Probate Judge and
the presiding officer - of the Commis
sioners' Court. iDallas County is tihu
richest county in Texas, and more
than one million dollars are spent
each year by the Commissioners'
Court over which he presides. Hm
salary is $5000 a year, whidh is the
largest paid any judicial officer in tho
County. -
In 1910 he married liss Hattie
Robertson. Two beautiful children
are theirs Hattie Louise,, a little
girl of three and a half years, and
Quentin D. Jr., one year of age.
Without the slightest discourage
ment he went to work to overcome his
helplessness, Mend every day since his
accident has been marked by some
new accomplishment.
Attachment On Arm
The (apparatus witlh which he does
most anything is the attachment for
his loft arm. A leather cuff fits on
the ajm above the elbow and another
below the elbow. They are hinged to
gether at the elbow and the lowor
one has a flat ateel end, into which is
screwed the hook he uses. .This hook
is a marvelously simDle niece of
mechanism. It is shaped . somewhat
like an anchor or double Ihook, one of
which is longer than the other. Each
hook has a smaller hook on its end
which serves many a useful pur
pose. lUnderneatfh the hook is a piece
of ifrring steel Iwhjfch holds Wght
against the hooks. This spring plat-j
is opened by means of a wheel at
tached to the hooks, whidh is worked
by a lever to which a string is at
tached, the other end of which is at
tached to the cuff above the elbow.
When the elbow is bent the lever is
fixed and the. straightening of the el
bow causes the spring plate to open
and shut. This enables him tfi pick
up paper, pins and anything ligfht. A
pencil or pen is picked up in this way
and Corley can write a better hand
than the average person with hands.
With the above apparatus he feeds
himself, using knife and fork, handles
his watch, buttons, laces shoes, takes
money out of his pocket, picks up
books and turns leaves easily, opens
doors, uses telephone, dresses lhimself,
with the exception of putting on his
collar and tie. whidh he Hops wif-h
another apparatus and does the many
other things enumerated in the be
ginning of this article.
Ihe apparatus with which (he puts
on his collar and ti0 can be fastened
on a chair or on his erin. In mnlcinw
this apparatus he had his hardest task
for he had nothing to get an idea
from. In order to e-et iAeaa that
might be helpful to him. tie visited
hardware stores, bicycle shops and in
fact various shops where any tools ou
small machines were kent. Mnnv nf
these he bouglht only to find later
tnat ne could get nothing from them.
Finally in looking over a "mail order"
cataloftue he saw a cut of an appara
tus which gave him an idea how to
start on Ihis task, but the apparatus
itself was of no value. With this idea
he began work and he made not less
than twelve or fifteen different ap
paratuses before he got one that was
successful.
Swimming without arms would
seem almost impossible to the ordi
nary person, but Judge Corlev has not
forgotten the fun at the "old Swimm
ing hole,'' and likes to go in swim
ing, and he really swims. He is fond
of diving off tihe spring board in old
time . fashion and dives and awims
with ease. He swims on his back,
using his feet to nronel his bodv
through the water.
He spent manv hours and 6nv
working on his madhines. and in all
has enent more than $1000 in perfect
ing tnem. Me is naturally proud of
them and claims he) can do more
things with greater ease than any
man in the world wfho only has one
arm and no hand whith which to work
and after seeing him do all thesa
things one just naturally believes he
can do it.
He runs his automobile with the
ease of a man with two hands. He
has been all over Texas in his car.
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Oi.r battery twice goes to the bottom f
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wrong, and corrects the fault. 1
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Ff tn$p9cttm of any Jittery at any timm
When you first start out with him in
ins car you are a little nervous, but
after seeing the ease with which he
?oes throuch tho . mtvpf nnw1u
streets down town, your fears soon
leave you. in all his driving of over
16,000 miles he has had but one
slicht accident. Ho
either with his foot or arm and has
no more trouble than if he had two
hands. He turns on his ligfht tank
bv means nf n Rnimrn tinla in 1,1a v.nnu
and is never bothered about losing
his key. . i
His latest accomplishment is that
of bowling tenpins. ; When Ihe decid
ed to bowl, he went to the machine
shops and had an apparatus made ac
cording to his ideas for that purpose.
It works on the same principle of ice
tongs, except that tihere are two
prongs on each side instead of only
cne. They are fastened to a ring
through which he passes his arm.
These jaws clamp firmly around tihe
ball and are held by a catch. When
ready to deliver the ball the catch
IS released bv a Alitrht. mnvamAHl nf
his forearm and tihe Wall speeds on its
way. While he is not an expert, nev
ertheless his bowling is good, when
one considers how he has to do it.
However, Die improves with practice,
and will soon be able to hold his own
with the majority.
condition is the well-meant, but mis-
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Our new s.tock of bulk seeds is now ready:
DIAMOND QUALITY SEEDS THAT GROW.
All tested for Germination and Purity. Out of
town patrons send for catalogue. Start cabbage,
cauliflower and many of the flower seeds now in
the house, in xobes or in a hot-bed.
Plant onion sets early for early green onions.
'Make out your list of seeds wanted and buy early
while; our stock is complete as more of many,
varieties are unobtainable.
Special discount. to truck and market gardners.
Special Offer
With each. $1.00 cash purchase of garden or
flower seed in packets or ounces we are going to
give you this season 25c in plants. Store or green
houses. We h!ave a few fine Cineraria plants that
sell for 50c, one each while they last on above offer.
Come in and see them.
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Full assortment of named varieties. Don't be
discouraged because last year was a poor season in
Sweet Peas try again.
Ti you want absolutely 'fresh seeds come to us
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Next to the Telephone Office.