La Grande evening observer., July 13, 1916, Image 2

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ES GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
I THURSDAY, JULY 13, 1916.
BERRIES
1 M
i BUCKWHEAT CI
BE GROWN HERE
Preparedness
or your Araeation trip is just as important as anything else. Our trunks, suit
cases and traveling bags are unmatched for reliability, convenience, attrac
tiveness and economy. A traveler who carries a stylish grip or suitcase is
eontribivting eonsid rably to his per-soniil appearance.
Traveling
Bags
Fiber and Leath
er Bags in (black
and tan, all sizes
$2.00 to $13.50
1? f-&SWe
Suit
Cases
Cowhide and pig
skin .Suit Cases
in black and tan
;ill sizes
$4.50 to $8.50
Matting and Fibre
Suit Cases
Made of very best grade material
heavy steel frames and corners, with
or without straps, all sizes
50c to $3-50
Trunks
A man when asked what he thought the most
convenient trunk, said: "The one in -which my
wife can find the things she thoiight she forgot
to put in after the trunk is packed and ready
to go." We have it. A place for everything and
arranged so that one can live in it all summer if
necessary .' ...$7.50 to $15.00
Hill's Department Store
La Grande, Oregon
BATH
E
CROW
EN'f EKTAIN M EST COMMITTEE
TURNS OVER $50.00
Substantial Expenditures at Park
Largely Met by Various Funds.,
The Indies of the old park associa
tion who have been serving the public
at the park booths during Chautauqua
for several years were the recipients
of a gift of $50. This is the last of
the fund raised by the merchants to
entertain the wholesale and retail
merchants' c&nvention held Ihere some
time ago. The committee who had
this fund in charge felt that the pub
lic would receive a great benefit from
the swimming facilities whidhi these
ladies were trying to provide.
As a result the new hath house is
ready and paid for.
Ninafir.fAiii. .Inllnvu nnil l-kicf irftir.
cents was turned over to the ladios
by the young men, receipts from a
ball game played several years ago
to start a bath house fund and about
$100 which was raised at same time
by the girls of tihe city by a tag day.
The rest of the fund with the excep
tion of $96 was money made at the
park booth in previous years. The
cost of the bath house as it now
stands togetiher with the Rwimming
pool, the wading pool and new sand
pile was $620.22 qf which only $96
was paid from the tax fund.
(Yesterday an addition to the little
dam was put in. where the water goes
into the swimming pool and the water
raised another 14 inches. Witihi the
money made this year at ahe booth
the ladies hope to improve the en
trance to the park, but no permanent
plans have been made.
If all who use tlhe pool will try to
help remove any snags or debris
which they may be able to find in it,
throwing them high on the bank
where they will be cared for and if
all parents will try.to make the chil
dren understand how dangerous it is
to find bottles and tin cans in the pool
it will soon be a good safe place as
the bottom is already becoming sandy
and no more garbage will run in from
the river.
SHERRY'S
Pearson-Patch Latest Feminine Fad.
Virginia Pearson, known as the
"Modern Cleopatra," who is starring
it's cool
down there at
NEWPORT
in the latest picture produced by Wil
liam Fox, "A Blazing Love," at
Sherry's today and tomorrow, is in
ventor of on innovation in society fads
which already has had imitators in
cities from coast to coast. From the
ordinary "beauty-spot" this talented
actress now appearing in "screen-life"
has evolved something with more art
in it.
This famed film beauty cut out in
black sillhouette the outline of a hu
man face. This she wears on her face
or breast as a "beauty patch." The
effect, as may ibe fancied, is striking
and may mean more than a mere
patch of black to bring out the color
of fair skin.
But it has other uses more practi
cal. For example, Miss Pearson is
asked to dine with an admiring male
friend. Shie has become so expert at
the art of clipping out likenesses that
alter a good look at her friend s face,
sne returns to ner quarters and quick
ly nips out his face from a sheet of
ordinary black courtplaster. This
shadow-drawing remains on the ac
tresses' dressing table until rihe
dresses for the dinner or dance. Then
it is stuck on where it most becomes
the gown or hair dressing on the
cheek, if the "he" is in slight favor,
or if greater is her interest, it is
placed down nearer the heart. Thus
did the maids of old express their fa
vor by placing a gift rose in the hair
or over the heart, a custom still in
vogue in Latin lands.
BIG BEQUEST IS FOUGHT
Grand Nieces of James Campbell Seek
lo Break r manners Mill
Oregon
When vacation trips are being planned,
remember many people are enjoying
the cool sea breezes at Newport beach.
You don't have to swim or fish; the camp, the tent,
the big rim of the ocean horizon, the trees, the cool
breezes, the roaring (if the breakers that's all you
want.
A vacation at Newport costs little.
Tents or bungalows to rent. Low sum
mer fares are on sale daily. The return
limit is Oct. 31st. Go down this sum
mer Mr. Business man and take your
family too.
Write for booklets "Oregon Outdoors" nnd "Newport Beaches"
and other information
John M. Scott, General Passenger Agent
Portland, Oregon
Southern Pacific
St. Louis, Mo., July 3. A second
action to contest the will of the late
James Campbell, financier who died at
lireenwich, Conn., in 1914, has begun
in the Circuit Court by Mrs. Minnie
Jones Taylor, Miss Eva B. Jones and
Mrs. Lou Davis Jenkins, grandniece
of Mr. Campbell, all residents of
Wheeling, W. Va.
The first action, begun by Mrs. Rosa
V. Curtis, sister of Mr. Campbell, and
other relatives resulted in a judgment
for the defense after a sensational trial
in -which the contestants sought to
prove that Mrs. Iois Ann Campbell
Burkham was not the daughter of Mr.
Campbell. That contention also is
mnde in the action begun today.
Under Mr. Campbell's will his $10.-
000,000 estate eventually will go to
St. Louis University, a Catholic insti
tution. It is alleged Mr. Campbell was
influenced unduly in mnking the will.
It also is charged that the witnesses
to the will were not disinterested
parties, but were officials of the Mer
cantile Trust Company, trustee under
the will, nnd as such would benefit
from the fees the company would re
ceive for its services as trustees of
the estate.
About seven hundred million feet of
timber was cut on the National For
ests in 1915.
Exeriments with Jack pine have
shown that it is well suited for miikinc
draft paper. On some of the Nntionnl
forests this tree is used to plant land
which is too noor to crow othor lim.
her.
A new fire-fiehtine tool has hem in.
vented by a forest ranger in Ca'ifornin
wnien consists of an interchangeable
hoe and rake. It is said to be th
tool of the sort yet devited.
Buckwheat is at present grown in
this country almost wholly in the
states east of the Mississippi ' River
and north of the cotton belt. About
seven-tenths ' of the crop is sown in
the two states, New York and Penn
sylvania, but it is important in sev
eral other states, principal among
which are Michigan, West Virginia,
Virginia, Wisconsin and Ohio. In the
more northern states buckwheat can
be sown over practically the entire
area without reference to elevation,
but farther south it is confined to the
upland and mountainous sections.
Possibilities for this crop in Ore
gon yes in Union County are said
by those who have studied the ques
tion, to 'be fully as great as in the
east. The crop is new in the west
that's all. Government statistics show
that modern science has gotten a firm
grip on the production of this crop.
Some interesting facts and figures
scientifically compiled, have recently
'been sent out from the government
bureaus, lhe huuetin goes on to say:
Buckwheat should be sown on land
prepared as for corn. It is an ex
cellent crop to sow where corn has
been planted but where stand has
not been secured. Best' results are ob
tained where the land is plowed early
and is well prepared, but fairly good
results etat be obtained" by sowing im
mediately after plowing and harrow
ing. ,
Buckwheat should generally be
seeded at the rate of 3 or 4 pecks per
acre. If the soil is fertile and a drill
is used and the seed is of good vi
tality, as little as 2 pecks may be
sufficient. As much as 5 pecks are
sometimes sown. It is best to use a
grain drill, but this is not essential,
as the seed can be broadcasted and
harrowed in with satisfactory results.
It should be sown from one-fifth of
an inch to 2 inches deep, depending
on the condition of the soil.
Best Crop for Poor Land
There is probably no other crop that
will produce better on infertile, poor
ly tilled lands than will buckwheat.
It is well suited to light well-drained
soils, such as sandy loams, and to the
silt loam soils. It needs but little
lime, growing well in acid soils with
out lime, where alfalfa and red clover
would not succeed. When the soil is
poor, it is profitable to use fertilizer,
out wnere good wheat or com crons
can be produced without fertilizer, it
is unnecessary for the buckwheat crop.
un tne poorest hill land a small ap
plication of nitrogen and phosphorus
is advisable, but generally nitrogen
is not needed. The plant responds
very readily to applications of phos
phates, however. Low-grade fertiliz
ers containing phosphorus and a small
amount of potassium can be used to
advantage on the crop where the land
is poor.
Three varieties of buckwheat are
commonly grown in the United States,
Japanese, Silver Hull, and Common
Grey, the first two being most gener
ally used. Japanese has a large dark
Solored seed, while the Silver Hill has
a smaller seed, glossy or silvery in
appearance. These two verities are
of about equal value, when yields are
considered.
A Cool-Weather Crop
Buckwheat is very sensitive to cold
and is killed by the first heavy frost.
It fills best in cool weather, however,
and so the sowings are deferred to al
low only time for the croo to mature
before frost occurs. Under the most
favorable conditions a buckwheat crop
will mature in 10 weeks, but the aver
age time is about 12 weeks. When
seeded the Inst week in June or first
week in July in New York and Penn
sylvania and about a week earlier in
Michigan and Wisconsin it is most
likely to escape injury from hot
weather, which, with drying winds
and hot nights, causes the flowers to
blast and fail to produce seed. The
seeding time for any locality is de
termined fairly accurately by allowing
it a period ot 12 weeks for growth
before the first killing frost is expected.
The farmer does not need exDensive
machinery for harvestinc the buck
wheat crop. An old-fashioned cradle,
although it requires hard labor, does
the harvesting well. The drop reaper,
however, is one of the most satisfact
ory machines for harvesting. Many
farmers use the ordinary binder.
wnicn practice is advisable where" it
can be followed. Cutting is begun as
soon as the first lot of blossoms have
disappeared, or often just before the
iirsi irost is expected. Buckwheat
will mature its seed in a few days, if,
nfter cuttinir. the croD is left in loose
bundles where they are dropped from
the cradle or reaner. It should then
be set up in small shocks and tied near
the top with some strands of the
straw bent upward from the sides of
the shock. The cut buckwheat is usu
ally left in the field in the shocks
until threshing time, when it is drawn
in and threshed either with the flail
or by machinery.
The fanner need generally have no
fear of this crop being damaged by
either insect enemies or fungous dis
eases, as the buckwheat plant is but
little affected by either of these. It
is nn excellent crop for destroying
weeds and for renovating and putting
the soil in fine mellow condition.
World's Best Salesmen Forming
Detroit, Mich., July 13. Permnnent
organization of nn international body
of representative salesmen and sales
executives of the world, to carry for
ward the work of "bettering business
by bettering salesmanship" is b"ing
effected at the closing session here
todoy by the first annual World't
Salesmanship congress.
At the same time the "Standards of
practice," a formal pronouncement of
the recovrnized ethics of salesmanship
as accented by the congress, will be
made public.
We are receiving orders now for berries to be
delivered within the next few days at the following
prices:
Loganberries
Red Raspberries
Black Caps
Blackberries
Currants, per crate .
...... $1.50
-$1.75
$2.25
$1.75
$1.75
Berries are ripening fast. We advise our customers
to buy now
Harris Grocery
PHONE MAIN 70 FARMERS PHONE B. 192
408 North Fir Street, Cross Track
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La Grande, Oregon. '
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