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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (July 15, 1916)
RA'flMtriA Y.JULY 15, 1916. rAGZ FOUR LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER SAFETY FIRST EXHIBITS VALUABLE mil: TRAIN IS 0UE !e iiim coaches and one baggage car to contain tho Government exhibit; a sleeping car and u dining far will cure i'or the odiccrs and employes of the Covernment. The interiors of the cars will be ar i allied by the various department of tiie Government that are to make the displays, embracing the Treusury Department, War Department, De partment of the Navy, Department of the Interior, Department of Agricul ture, Interstate Commerce Commis sion and American Red Cross society. The train will be exhibited without cost in the cities and towns named in the itinerary, and it is the hopo of the Government thut all people will view the exhibit and acquaint them selves with the full meaning of "safe ty first," a maxim of paramount sig nificance in the conduct of tine affairs of a great nation. Department of the Treasury The Coast Guard Service exhibit a modern, full size, self-bailing surf boat, beach apparatus wagon, rapid firing gun for throwing life lines to ships in distress, breeches buoy for life saving at sea. The Public Health Service, the branch of the government that is charged with the responsibility of keeping epidemics of dread diesase nway from the shores of tho United States, and of assisting in stamping out epidemics that occur within its borders, show by models and charts what this service is accomplishing for the health of the people. Department of War Both the war department and the navy department have cars devoted exclusively to display of apparatus and models of instruments used by those departments. These will give the citizens of the country a glimpse of the manner in which Uncle Sam is prepared to deal with any emergency UNION AND WALLOWA COUN. TIES TO GET KXHHHTS. Government's KOorts to lteducc Ter minal Injuries Shown. When the United States govern ment's Safety First special reaches 1m Grande, as it will ere many weeks now, Union and Wallowa coun rty dhnuld mako effort to see it. It -v..) be worth while. The United estates government through co-opera-xion of the Baltimore & Ohio, is en deavoring, for the first time to ac quaint the people of the United States with tlhe various methods adopted by the federal government to further 3personal safety. The special left Washington some iittie time ago and is gradually woikinc, towards La Crnnde. At various expositions and world's fairs that have been held in the United States, The Jederal Govern ment's activities along the lines of 2ife saving and property saving lhave been explained to those who were fortunate 'enough to attend those trreat educational affairs. Persons who have visited the Nation's Capital atlso have had opportunity to know what the Government is doing in tlhicse lines; but the great majority of persons have little knowledge of the -vast organization effected to protect Die people in peace as well as in war. The Government, therefore, intends to dhow this to the people who have not had the opportunity of seeing it. To this end, the Honorable Frank lin K. Lane, Secretary of the Interior, masked tho co-operatk'u of Daniel Wil- lara, i'resmeni 01 tne naitimore ac .v....n.ii c-, w .,, . . . . , .....i,,, u,,.J Ohio, for the free use of a comDlete I exhibited, or the different divisions ol i " '"" . ,.in f th.. Anmllthe armv , twenty million persons and add four! tocr of cars to transport tho exhibits, I Department of the Interior i iind tiivus assist tho Government in I 1 ne wavy Department snow models this unusual enterprise. ; uf the great guns that are on the bat- Accordingly, twelve steel cars ' titoi'ips, una nave men lrom tnc nnvy to explain their working, there is a modern machine gun similar to those now being used in the European war; also a rapid fire IloU'hkiss gun of the type formerly used by the navy. A (i pound gun of the latest design used on ships is also exhibited. An exact model of the pre-drendnought "Ver mont" type, and tho commercial r..ider "Columbia" ure shown; the latter is ail example of the obsolete type the scout cruiser now hiking its place. Perhaps the most interesting feat ure in the navy exhibit is a torpedo, the type of instrument that has caused so much death and destruction in tho European war. The navy men will explain that each torpedo costs from $4,000 to $8,000 and that many of them have been used in tho present war. The navy has obtained from one of its submarines a portable wire less outfit, which will be carried with the train and will be in working ord er at all stopping places. Messages- will bo received and sent daily and visitors will bo permitted to witness the actual working conditions. Department of the Interior The bureau of mines looks after the safety of more than a million of miners. It is engaged in teaching them first aid to the injured; and ov er 30,000 miners are especially trained and well equipped to render aid as members of any hospital corps. In case of war these men aio available for hospital service. The exhibit includes the various ap paratus for the saving of life in mines, inventions permitting wearers to en ter places filled with poisonous gases, having telephone connections with the outside world, life-saving cam.ry birds, oxygen pumps und cylinders, safety lamps, aneroid barometers, psychro meters, anemometers, galvanometers, radium signs, a gram of radium salt, and Innumerable devices used in min ing operations. The reclamation service, the home- making bureau of the national govern B Wfcnf .wo,r DMUn Tk ....... ,l....fmi..,t- prcsent, in as much detail as possible, 'JV0 ,' shows metn.ods of recmiming an exhibit of all branches of thut I '' !esert wastes and preparing them I service; and officers and men of thefor. th,e Km't1"" of. m?n' 11 18 ?,stl" armv are on hand to furnish anv in- matc1 tth.at '.ne, C'rei!'. American Des- I format: j on desired as to the nnnnratus r. " . . "l'rat ""'V1' LITZ ON TAP The Great Summer Beverage, the Beverage that makes you Smile and Call for More. B. WVHughes Sporting Goods Store "BO" ing any sum for which demand ha? not been made within a period of 90 days after delivery. Under present conditions the shippers must pay the carriers for undercharges at any j time. Potatoe Beetle at North Yakima. A vigorous campaign has been au thorized against an area three miles long and a mile wide in North Yaki ma which is infected with potatoe beetles. were taken from eulnr service and placed, at the disposal of the Govren iment. In this equipment there will NUTTER - - . : NUTTER Wo give service; we have the floods; mil' work i.s host; our prices can't he heat. The only exclusive paint paper House wa Graiitk in and La Main 69 will send our auto after you NUTTER'S STORE The Only Exclusive PAINT & WALL PAPER HOUSE in La Grande Only an Occasional Look in the furnace will bu -ecos-sary if our coal bo tho. fuel. HIAWATHA COAL burns so steadily 01. ! evenly that the fire will nec4 very little looking after, once it is started on its Winter's work. If you have not yet secured your supply, we advise you to place your order at once. Better too early than too late. Summer prices on now. bliliuii dollars to taxable property, and one hill ion dollars in annual crop re turns. The Nationa Park Service presents a picture tfalleiy of the matfnii'ieen scenery of the Yellowstone, Yosemite, Mt. Rainier, Crater Lake, Glacier ami others of our fourteen national parks; Scenery that in iiualily and variety jfar exceeds that of the Alps. The pictu.ei are enlargements tiom pno tographs and are beautifully colored. Department of Affricultur The forest service exhibit- is de signed to show the conservation of life and property, and how it prevents, detects, and suppresses forest fires destroying scores of human lives and millions of dollars' worth of finest timber. The weather bureau shows the in tricate apparatus it uses in determin inu the weather conditions and the ap proach of storms and floods, and will demonstrate how in time of tress millions of dollars of property values have been saved by its timely warn inps. Interstate Commerce Com mission An elaborate exhibit is prepared by this department which shows all the safety appliances approved by the United States government for trans portation service. The exhibit in cludes various designs of hand brakes, car couplers, uncoupling levers, sill steps, ladders, hand holds, running boards, signals, block signals, etc. In i the exhibit is a miniature locomotive complete and built to scale. A loco motive boiler under steam, with glass openings, will illustrate the circula tion of water under working condi tions. The American Red Crows Society The first aid division, American Red Cross, is operated under the direction of officers of the medical corps of the i United States army, and has a staff I of physicians und a life saving cx : pert, who are available for detail as intsructors in mines, camps, railroads, telephone and electrical concerns, fac tories, and other large industrial cor poiations; also for police and fire de partments of cities, V, M. C. A., Y. W. C. A., Hoy Scouts, etc. The exhibit in cludes transparencies showing activi ties in various fields, with charts and first aid boxes of every description. Wholesale and Retail Disributors of LEHIGH PORTLAND CEMENT, ABERDEEN COAL Lehigh Portland Cement Lime Ilnrdwall Plaster Finish Plaster Keens Cement Beaver Board Enameled Face Brick Ornamental Terra Cotta Pressed Brick Mantel Brick Fire Brick File C!ay Aberdeen Utah Coal Kenimerer Coal Hock Springs Coal Wood Hay Grain Flour Dairy Salt Half Cround Salt Rock Salt Sulphurized Salt Produce Potatoes Hearth Tile Floor Tile Porch Tile Storage PHONE MAIN 17 Sawyer-Clark Co. ! IUpdrt'orsets 'ljp IF YOUR GOODS PACKED ARE as carefully as we handle them they will surely arrive at their destination in first class condition. Caro is a ruling feature of our trans fer service. We permit no rough handling, no matter how great the hurry. But we can hurry too. Experi enced help only are employed who know how to hustle and be careful at the same time. Astoria Case Affirmed. In an opinion by Justice Bean, the Supreme court has affirmed the judg ment of Circuit Judge Kakin in the case of Norris Staples against the city of Astoria and others in wtoch the appellant sought to enjoin the city from issuing $50,01)0 in municipal bonds. Thu bond issue was assailed on the ground tlu'.t tho special elec tion was void becaust the notice of election was insufficient. Cement Combine Alleged. The Port of Astoria Commission has authorized the chairman to begin suit to break the "cement combine" maintained against Astoria. This commodity costs 'J8 cents a barrel more in Astoria than in Portland xil though most of tho cement, sold in Oregon comes by water right by As toria's wharves. LYNCH and STEWART Jefferson Ave. One Block East Depot. Phone Main 10 Swifts Visit Oregon. Two memliors of the firm of Swift Brothers, who revcntly purchased large land holdings from the Corbetts in Harney county, Vavo been in the state for a few days. They claim they may cut up the tract into small holdings and they may put on a large number of Mexican cattle continuing the land as a stock ranch. MODART This Name Should Mean a Great Deal To You THE MODART Corset has at tained a degree of popularity that tells very plainly the story of appreciative MODART wear ers. Its style its graceful lines the poise it gives its wearers the comfort the exquisite ma terials all spell satisfaction to the purchaser. All MODARTS are created by Jennings generally accounted the foremost figure in the world of corset designing. If you have never experienced the pride of exceptional poise, and comfort of easy freedom found in every model of this master designer, you must try on a MODART Corset in our fitting room. Change in Law Is Sought. Upon request of the Oregon Public Service Commission, N. J. Sinnott will endeavor to secure an amend ment of the interstate commerce act i U'hnroliv -airvnr will 1 renuireu 10 : . demand, at the time of delivery, all I SoHlTlCr Hotel Bldg charges due from the transportation a of property and stopped from collect- """""" PaulineLederle FIXING UP SOME at your place? Then don't fail to start right by getting the right lumber, shingles, etc., and that, of course, means getting them here. You'll appreciate that fact more and more as time tells the quality of our lumber. Ours is seasoned be fore it goes into a house. GEO. PALMER LUMBER COMPANY Retail Dept. Phone Main 8 4 A Real Automobile Bargain m f)1-l far, define limits and starter, motor overhauled and car guaranteed . in 1st class shape; good tires, run 6350 miles. M Call CARL EVANS, La Grande Garage. BERRIES Lvgo's Currants . . . Raspberries . Black Caps . Dewberries . Blackberries ....$1.50 ....$1.50 ....$1.75 ....$2.25 ....$1.75 ....$1.70 The above quotation is good for a few days, only. Orders will be delivered in order they are received. F. E. BORNEMANN Corner of 8th and M Avenue, La Grande, Oregon Phone Black 1032 "Telephone It" Why waste time and energy when a telephone will save both. The greatest amount of work accomplished correctly, with the least amount of energy, in the shortest possible time is EFFICIENCY A Telephone will do this. See us about it. HOME INDEPENDENT TELEPHONE CO. t m X J : !