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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1916. LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER PAGE THREE We are doing our best to give you first guality work in our 3 specialized de partments. LAUNDRY DRY CLEANING CARPET RENOVATING STANDARD LAUNDRY COMPANY La Grande, Ore. Geo. Gilbert, Mgr. Do you start for the office on Mon day morning with a frown on your face and a glare in your eye that starts the whole force with a grouch? Why The Observer is popular it prints the world's news today, while it is news. o o o LOOK Over This List of Good Eats Then Phone Main 43 and order .your Fruit and Vegetables for New Year's Dinner Cranberries Grape Fruit Bananas Oranges Delicious Apples Celery Hubbard Squash Artichokes Brussells Sprouts Parsley Cauliflower Sweet Potatoes Head Lettuce Solid Cabbage This store will be closed New Year's Day We wish you all a Happy New Year J. G. Snodgrass Grocer Quality PHONE MAIN 43 Service Honest Prices HOW MANY TONS AND WHAT SIZE shall we include in your coal supply? Our yards are full of the highest grades of clean coal, but deliveries are being made rapidly and while we are at it, we would like to accommodate you with our best coal. Shall we send you a ton or so? LET US HANDLE YOUR TRANSFER WORK and it will be - done carefully and promptly. We have ample facilities for handling large quantities of goods and employ none but experienced, careful men. We shall be glad to call and talk about your work and to refer you to others whose trucking we do. HIAWATHA, KING and ROCK SPRINGS COAL CHAIN WOOD, CORD WOOD, FEED, TRANSFER, STORAGE THE J. D. LYNCH CO. Jefferson Ave., One Block East of Depot Fone Main 10 CITY PLANNING AIDS REAL ESTATE Brings About Mors Stability In Values and Better Prices. LOWERS DEVELOPMENT COST Benefit! Whieh Aria From City Plan ning to tha Community Ar of Vari ous Origin It Raprttanta Prapared- ' naaa, and Meant a Gain to the Raalty Intereatt. It seems to nie there are four eco uotuic reasons why the real estate In terests should look with favor on city pluuntng, said Charles Mulford Robin son lu a recent address. The first rea son is the general one that whatever Is of economic lienellt to the community us u whole, as city planning cluluis to be, Is advantageous to the realty Inter ests, for they tuukc up nil Important pari of the community, lu addition, realty interests eau prosper profession ally only in that degree us the com munity prospers. The benetits which arise to the com munity from elly planning are of vari ous origin. l'or the present It is enough to say that one of the proud claims of the operation is thut it represents pre paredness, preventing loss by the uso of foresight, insuring against waste of tearing down or of "running'' down, by the completeness of the civic adap tation to purpose which It provides. Undoubtedly It does, in at leust consid erable measure, have this effect. In so far as It does It menus u gain to the community and directly to the realty Interests. The second economic reason is tin special one, by which I mean that it has most concern with the real estate point of view. To see how far this is true we must ask ourselves just what in particular city planning does by way of exercising foresight. I'rimurily city planning designates what use shall be made of the various parts of a town. It does this in a very thorough fashion. It not only says, this area shall be a park, that shall be the civic center, here must be located the stores and olliees, there the facto ries, and that the homes over yonder shall bo safeguarded from the Intru sion of Inharmonious factors, but it de termines the use to be made of differ ent streets. This street, the city plun suys, shall be n main truffle artery suit able for business and for street car lines and made wide lu consequence; that one set apart for residences shall all Its life bo quiet, restful and beauti ful. Now, what does this nieau to the real estate business? It mentis this: The status of even cheap real estate is changed from a speculation to a gilt edged investment. That means, as we all know, a higher general average price anil more stability in values. The clement of uncertainty is taken out. The purchaser knows what lie is buy ing, the agent can truthfully state what he is selling. It is like buying a guaranteed stock, only now the city is the guarantor. The chances of loss are reduced through this operation by elim inating the op(ortunltlcs for unexpect ed changes. A man who puts his sav ings into a home with a luwn In front Is certain that a factory will not go up next door; that no grocery store will mar the sidewalk Hue; that no high building will shut off his light and rob him of air and sun and stars. The merchant who risks his fortune in the purchase of a store has assurance that business will not be lured suddenly Into an adjoining street. Or if you buy a tract on the outskirts of the city with the idea of subdividing there is no dan ger that the next tract will he built over In a way that will destroy or greatly reduce the value of your tract, no possibility that you will be put in a pocket, unable to get Into or out of your tract, as recently happened to a man In Delroit. A third direction in which the real estate man, whether owner or opera tor, is helped by city planning is In the reduction of the cost of tract de velopment. Under city planning, since it becomes possible to foresee the use which is to he made of a street, wo can build the slreet lu accordance with its needs. All engineering fea tures, ns the size of sewers, the strength and width of pavements, can be adapted to actual needs, without the necessity of providing an extra ca pacity which s attuned to the roseate hopes of visionary optimists. Let us, then, remember this: The real city planner is interested not in designing theoretically a city through the use of T square and French curve, but In practically and sanely fitting a city to the uceds of those who live in It. He tries to make the city more livable as well as an easier place In which to do work efficiently. In so far as he succeeds In cither or both of these Ideals ho Is the real es tate man's best ally and best friend. 00000000000 ooooooooooo BE YYY! O merchant, in thine hour of M, If on this paper you should ccc Take our advice, and now be yyy, Oo ntrnlKhtway out and advertilf! You'll And the project of aunia uuu; Neglect enn offer no exqqq. Be wiso at. once, prolong your daaa, A silent business soon dkkk. London Saturday Journal. Make A Friend Of Your Face, Is Advice Margaret Mason Says New Year's Day Is the Day to Benin to Pay At tention to Yourself . BY MARGARET MASON. (Written for the United Press.) If Percy and Mabel Have had a 'small fight On New Years, if able, They'll make it up right. SMOKING MEATS ON THE FARM Proper Methoda Aid In Preservation aa Wall aa In Payability. I'repared by United Static department of agriculture. lroicr smoking will not only aid in the preservation of pickled and cured meats, hut also will add to their pay ability. The' preservative effect in smoking Is due to the formation of creosote by the combustion of wood, this substance closing the pores of the meat to some extent, thereby excluding the air ami also forming a coating ob jectionable to lusects. The most important dimension of the smokehouse is its height. This should be eight or teu feet to insure best re sults. The horizontal dimensions should be determined by the amount of meat likely to be smoked, (1 by S feet being largo enough for ordinary farm use. Ample ventilation should be provided to curry off the warm air lu order to prevent overheating the incut. Small oicnltigs under the eaves or a chimney in the roof will be suttkieut if arrang ed so ai to be easily controlled. A tire pot outside of the house proiier, with a Hue through which the smoke may he conducted to the meat chamber, gives the best conditions for smoking. When this cannot be arranged u lire may be built on the floor of the house, anil the meat shielded by tt sheet of metal. Where t lie meat can be hung six or seven feet above the lire, tills pre caution need not be taken. The con struction should be such as to allow the smoke to uiss up freely over the meat and out of the house, though rapid circulation Is at the exis-nse of fuel. lirlek or stone houses are the best, though the first cost Is greuter than if they are built of lumber. I.urge dry goods boxes and even barrels may be made to serve as smokehouses where only 'small amounts of meat are to be smoked. The care of meat In such sub stitutes Is so much more diiUcuU ni. i the 'results so much less satlvfnc'. r that a permanent place should be pro vided If possible. The best fuel for smoking meats Is Siveu hickory or maple wood smoth ered with sawdust of the satno mate rial. Hard wood of any kind Is prefer able jo soft wood. Resinous woods should never be used, as they arc likely to impart bad flavors to the product. Corncobs are the best substitute for hard wood and may be used If desired. Soft wood and corncobs give off largo amounts of carbon lu burning, and this Is deposited on the meat, making It dark in color and rank flavored. Juni per berries and fragrant woods arc sometimes added to the Are to flavor the meat. Meat that is to be smoked should be removed from the brlue two or three days before1 being put lu the smoke house. If it has been cured In a strong brine It will be best to sonk the pieces In cold water overnight to prevent a crust of salt from forming on the out side when drained. Washing the meat In tepid water and scrubbing clean with a brush Is a good practice. The pieces should then be hung up to drain for a day or two. When drained they may be hung in the house. All should be suspended below the ventilators and should hang so that no two pieces come In contact, as this would preveut uniform smoking. . A slow fire may then be started, warming up the meat gradually. Dur ing the winter months in cold climates It Is best to keep the fire going contin ually until tho smoking Is complete, holding tho temperature at about the same point. If the lire Is allowed to dlo down the meat becomes cold and the smoke does not penetrate readily. This results in heavy smoke on the out side ami very little on the Inner por tions of the meat. During the spring months and in the summer a light tire may be started every second or third day for two weeks, the meat being al lowed to hang in the smokehouse until sufficiently colored. When the fire Is kept going steadily and nu even tem perature 1m maintained, twenty-four to thirty-six hours will be required to fin ish one lot of meat Smoke will not Icnetrute frozen meat, and it will be necessary to extract nil frost from It before filling the house. The house should be kept dark nt all times to pre vent files enlerlng. As soon its smoked sufficiently the meat should be cooled by opening the ventllntors or doors. When hurd and Arm It muy be can vased or pocked away for summer use. ' If hair and complexion Should quarrel and fight The rest of your face Just make it up right. New York, Dec. 29. Since New Year's day is the day of days to patch up all differences, cover up all the disagreeable features of the past and make up end be friends, why not be gin with your face. Anybody can make up a quarrel and everybody can patch up a'difference but it takes a real art ist to patch up a face and make up a complexion. 'It may surprise you to learn that there still are few benighted and mn devial monster husbands in the world who won't let their poor wives use a powder rag or a speck of rouge. Just fancy! ' Yes, and there are actually some doormat wives who obey theja same benighted and medieval monster husbands and go through life with shiny noses and yellow skins, Pretty Girls Attract, Then they wonder why same hus bands don't make a fuss over them but have an eye for every pretty girl on the street with the healthful glow of rouge on her cheeks and her lips pret tily rubylincd. Other wives, who suffer with be nighted husbands have a secret little, cache for the trusty powder rag and the lip stick and put the make up on the sly and also on the nose and lips. In this case to paraphrase that fa mous line of "The Darling of the Gods" that "It is better to lie a little than be unhappy much." "It is better to deceive a little than to bo unattrac tive much." The best way is to come right out in the open witli an open face and if you have any latent artistic ability don't waste it painting china or candle shades but touch up your own. viva cious visage. All the successful and. smart women from Helen of Troy and Cleopatra down to our present galaxy of femalo beauty have looked upon both the rogue and henna when it was red. In David Graham Philips "Old Wives for New" you all know how the wife lost her husband's affection by letting herself go, getting sloppy and sloveuly and how she won another husband again by resorting to a goo:) corsetiere, a good dressmaker and above all a good beauty expert. It is really much better however not to risk losing a perfectly good husband at all but to resort to the beauty expert at tho getaway. Nowadays with all tho wonderful new beauty specialties and inventions, the creams adapted to ev ery purpose and suited to every type of skin, the powders matched up to cveiy complexion to a nicety, the nuges, the lipsticks, the eyebrow pen cils, the wrinkle eradicators, massage, mud packs, muscle oils, permanent linir waving, etc., why should any wo man be plain? That is of course if she ha., the courage of her convic tions, Painting the Lily. That old wnoeze about not painting the lily or gilding the rose has been knocked out by our enterprising flor ists with their emerald green carna tions, their mauve and salmon chrys anthemums. Who says you can't im prove on nature. When woods are overgrown don't the forestry experts clear them out and when land is bar ren and treeless don't they plant seed lings and set out embryo forests. Then when eyebrows are bushy and ever grown why not tweek them out to a fine and becoming line with the handy tweezers and if they be scant why not apply the ever ready eyebrow pen cil, black or brown? A judicious uso of the rouge that's red on lip and cheek will make a woman fairly re dolent of youth and charm and re member one touch of powder makes the whole world's skin. So for beauty's sake and your own when you swear off all your bad hab its on January 1st, 1917, swear on all the cosmetics that you need and re member above all things that 'twere better even to have a tarnished repu tation than a shiny nose. Silo Anchors. These anchors are used to secure wooden stave silos to a concrete base. Two forms are shown. In each of which I i mm iimii lJ u 'm the aruis are at an angle of sixty de grees to each other. They are bolted to each stave and are fastened to large bolts Imbedded in the concrete base. Agricultural Digest. ITALY LEARNS WAR (Continued From Page One) to France and England, The imme diate and most radienl result of the chunge was Italy's declaration of war against Germany. The despatch o Italian troops to Salonika and France as well as a more intimate ministerial contact with the people followed. In the last twelve months throo great movements stand out from Ita ly's land fighting. They include her j counter-offensive against the Austri- ans in the Trentino, her Isonzo offen sive and her Carso drive. Superior in men and cannon, the enemy unexpect edly poured through the valleys of tho Adigo and Brenta last spring. They were stopped only within sight of his toric Veneto and slowly pushed back along the road they came. They still hold a rooky square of 100 miles along the Trentino border, their only foothold on Italian soil. In mid-summer the Italians concen trated their resources for an Isonzo offensive. It culminated in Gorizia's fall during tho first days of August. In late September preparations for a new drive in the lower Carso were completed. It began in early Octo ber nnd has already brought the fierce fighting 'Italians within several miles of Triest. . Winter Aids Austrians. Winter, however, is apparently now conspiring with the Austrians against the immediate capture of the "unre deemed city." Almost 4,000,000 soldiers played ac tive parts in these three theatres of war. The Austrians, it is estimated, lost almost a million in dead, wounded and prisoners. The Italians losses, though admittedly heavy are consider ably loss. Moreover, Italy today holds about 3500 square miles of Austrian territory, embracing prosperous towns and fertile valleys. Meanwhile, over the sky-scraping peaks of Carnia and of the Dolomites the Italian arms wore also slowly ad vancing. Stragetic positions like the mountainous Col di Lana and the Cris tallo fell to King Victor's men through mining and other engineering opera tions. In the processes of these cap tures entire enemy regiments were often jellied. Besides, Cadorna's troops have oc cupied Argirocastro and Delinno in Epirus. Both are on the road to Ja- ninn, which is one of the principal towns in Albania. From Vallon they have advanced east to Koritza and with the French took Monastir, Mace donia's key. Austrian Fleet Bottled Up. Cooperating with the army Italy's navy has bottled up the main Austrian fleet at Pola. Several times the Ital-' ian have made daring excursions against Parenzo, Durazzo, Porto Buss and Pola, bombarding military and naval works apparently with disas trous effects. They have captured or sunk several enem; transports and sab marines. In addition, the battle cruis er Viribus Unitis is believed to have blown up in the harbor of Pola, fol lowing an Italian air raid. Italy's losses at sea include the Benedetto Brinand the Leonardo da Vinci, destroyed through internal ex plosions and several transports and torpedo boats, said to have been sunk by the enemy. The Italian airmen have reinforced the land and sea fighting. They have boon responsible for successful aerial bombardments on Trieste, Pola, Cat taro, Tomezzo, and Sebenico. On the other hand enemy aeroplanes have carried death and destruction to Vero na, Padova, Gorizia, Spezia and Ven ice. They have been followed by Aus trian submarines, which have bom barded 'Bari, Brindisi, Savonna and Napoleon's island at Elba. 'Italy's financial and economic arms against the enemy are now well or ganized. It is costing Italy more than $8,000, 000 a day to do her bit. Economies Are Forced. Governmental decrees, closing the cafes and theatres at 11:30 and stop ping the trolley cars at the same hour are a part of the economic program. The candle power of the street lights also have been halved and extrava gant expenditure for dress, luxury and pleasure frowned upon. Living was approximately 20 per cent higher last January 1 than it was before the war. It is about 60 per cent higher today. Clothing has in- Creased from 40 to 70 per cent in the. meantime. The reasons for the high er cost of living tre not entirely trace able to the war, which has occasioned a lack of imports and exports and ex tensive military sequestrations. Pri vate speculations plays a large part. the women are taking their share in wartime industries and economies. Within the last twelve months the fe male workers, who have replaced men, have increased from 35 to 70 per cent, it is estimated. Thoy aro found plow ing tho fields, gathering the harvests nnd making the wines or turning the Inthes in munition and gun factories. There aro femalo doctors at the front, a radical departure for "conser vative Italy." How to Prevent Croup. In a child that is subject to attacks of croup, the first indication of the disease is hoarseness. Give Chamber- luin's Cough Remedy as soon as the child becomes hoarse and the attack may be warded off and all danger and anxiety avoided. Adv. aW- TASjtf Your Money and Your Temper Wo jrpiiifl our own leases Broken lenses duplica ted the same .Factory on Premises J. H.PEARE&SON OOOOOOOOOOO ooooooooooo
