La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, May 07, 1917, Image 3

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Newspaper Page TextMONDAY, MAY 7, 1917. LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVES. PAGE THREW NEW MEXICO OUR GREATESTWARSKIP Fresh STRAWBERRIES With Simple Ceremonies Giant Sea Fighter Was Launched. HAS TWELVE 14-INCH GUNS t, ih Standard Qtl or Mofar Cars ENDORSED BY PEERLESS MOTOR COMPANY because their technical department was "able to secure unl formly better results wi'th Standard Oil Company's Zerolene motor lubricant than with any other." That's because Zerolene is correctly refined from asphalt base crude by methods especially developed by tha Standard Oil Company. . Less wear and more power because 2erolene koeps Its lubri cating body at cylinder heat Less carbon because it burns clean and goes out on exhaust Zerolene is the oil for your car. Vet ult by dealers verywtrt ind II our Senile. Station STANDARD OIL COMPANY " (CALIFORNIA! Can Fire at Far a tha Human Eya Can 8eo, Although Ona of England'! Veaaela la Carrying Fifteen Inoh' Guna Burnt Oil Exclusively and . Equipped With Electrlo Drive, When the supordreaduought New Moxlco was launched in the New York navy yard tho other day the big gest ship In the United States nary took to the waters. There was a mark ed difference this time from previous launchlugs at the navy yard. The last dreadnought launched there was Ue Arizona In June, 1015, when thousands of luvltutlons Issued resulted lu a mul. tltude of spectators being on hand. This time tho spectators were confined to the naval olllcluls and tho governor's party from New Mexico, numbering only about 300 instead of the 30,000 Who saw the Arizona slip from the ways. The Arizona is 008 feet long am of about 1,000 tons less displacement than tho New Mexico. Tho New Mexi co has the sumo armament, however, In her main buttery, twelve fourteen inch guns. Her speed Is expected to be. better than twenty-one knots. There has been no dlspostlon on the part of tho navy department to con ceal tho facts about tho new battle ship, official announcement having been sent out giving ffifi principal measure ments of the ship ami particulars as to her complement, etc, StatUUct of the Warahlp. The prluoipul dimensions of tho new j dre&3linvlgt are as follows: Length, JC24 feet; breadth, extreme, to, putsldo of armor, 07 out 4Va inches;' displace ment, 32,000 tons; menu draft, 30 feet. tier nrinauieut. consists of twelve four- Red Cross Work in Portland, , Uortland, Ore., May 7. (United Press) Preparing for the days when American boys will be wounded on lliS bRrtleflelds of France, the work room of the Portland chapter of the American Red Cross was thrown open last week; and are ready to give in-1 teen ' J" gm,,.? today to all who desire to assist in making bandages .hospital linens and surgical dressings. Three classes of instructors working under the direc tion of Miss Maybelle L. 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They also have at their disposal the extensive selling organization and warehouse system of the Certain-teed Pro ducts Corporation, which ma terially reduces the cost of dis tributing and marketing. The result is that CERTAIN TEED Paints and Varnishes are high grade products, sold at lower prices than you would expect to pay for good paints and varnishes. We guarantee CERTAIN-TEED Paints and Varnishes to give satis faction. Whether you do your own paintingor hirea professional painter you wili find it to your interest to see that you get CERTAIN TEED. Any Rood dealer can Boll you C K ItTA I N-TK K D Taints and VamlBhea. It he does not carry them In stock be can get tbem for you. CERTAIN-TEED PRODUCTS CORPORATION General Roofing Mfg. Co., Gregg Varnish Co. Mound City Paint & Color Co. New York ClmUnd Milwaukee Kansas City Grand Rapids Pulath Chi caff O P.tttburtb Cincinnati SeattU NashTiUa London Philadelphia Detroit Naw Orleans Indianapolis Salt Laka City Sydney St Louia Buffalo Los Angelas Atlanta Des Moines Havana Boston San Francisco Minneapolis Richmond Houston W H. Bohnenkamp Company In an effort to turn the voters of Benton, Lnie, Linn and Marion Coun ties against the road bond bill, C. E. Spence, Master of tho Grange, is mak ing the unfounded assertion that none of the money raised from tho bonds will be exepnded on roads In the Wil lamette Valley south of Multnomah County; that all of the money Contrib uted by Willamette Valley counties In automobile licenses and in taxes from the quarter mill state road tax will be required and will he expended In com pletlng the Columbia River Highway, The plain facts are: 1st. Reliable engineering estimates secured by the Highway Commission agree that $1,750,000 will complete the Columbia River Highway from Astoria to The Dalles. 2nd. Multnomah County pays 37 per cent of the state tax and 40 per cent of the autamobile license fees but under the highway plan embraced In tho road bond bill not one cent of tho money so paid will be expended in Multnomah County. 3rd. Multnomah County will pay In automobile fees and state road tax ap proximately $2,400,000 which Is more than sufficient to 'complete tho Colum bia River Highway and leave a bal ance of $650,000 to be applied on other roads. These figures do not tiike Into account tho amounts that will be paid by Clatsop, Columbia, Hood Itlver and Wasco counties which..-will also bo available for completing the Columbia River Highway. The amounts paid into the fund by tboBe counties will further reduce the amount of Multno mah County's contribution to the Co lumbia River Highway and leavo a considerably larger sum than $650,000 to be applied on the 1'uclfic Highway and other roads contemplated in the road bond bill. 4th. Not one cent of tho money paid by counties of the state, other than that contributed by Multnomah, Clatsop, Columbia, Wasco and Hood River coumties, will be required to complete the Columbia River Highway and the other roads outside ot tho counties enumerated. 6th. In other words, under the $6, i . . I P.-itiH l,....rt - - 4 -m nutuuu iim wornrooms will oe, '"-iJ"u"- .f, PHM trill open from 10 to 12 and from 1 to 4 on Suus nud two torpedo i.?- JV, 1 Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays . and be m,lmcil by GO ollicers and JAi-J" Qh Fridays each week. The rooms are Tlj0 New Mcxlc Is a sister ship of located in a down-town department i tho MississPl'l. recently launched at store. tl10 yards of tho Newport News Ship- building and DrydoeU company, and of the Idaho, still on tho ways at the works of the New York Shipbuilding company nt Cumden, N. J. Tho kee3 of tho New Moxlco was laid on Oct..H, 1915. Although her construction has been mnteriiilly delayed, due to dllli culty mid delays tu obtaining material and tho scarcity of skilled lubor. It is expected to finish her within the thirty. six months allowed by the contract When launched she was about G7 per cent completed. Tho navy yard is a busy plnco these days, with between 0,000 and 7,000 men employed. A short timo after the launching of the New Mexico prepara tory plans for the construction of the new supcrdreadnnught Tennessee were begun. She will be still more powerful than the New Mexico. The New Mexico will burn oil exclu sively and will be the first battleship built by any nation equipped with tho electric drive. This system of propul sion has been thoroughly tried out lu service on the collier Jupiter and has proved extremely satisfactory. It has been pointed out by naval critics tlint the main battery arma ment apparently 1b not ns powerful as that of tho Queen Elizabeth and other' modern fighting ships of the British navy, but that an Inch differ ence in the big gun cnllber could not have an appreciable effect In a great sea tight. Gun Shoot Far Enough. It Is admitted that the fifteen Inch guns of the Queen Elizabeth have a greater range than the fourteen Inch rifles of the New Mexico by something less than a mile. But according to naval experts the New Mexico's four teen Inch rllles will shoot as fur as the spotter's range ilndcrs and fire con trol olllcers cun see, and when a battle ship Is engaged by tho enemy at sea. what Is the use of additional range when It is Impossible to spot tho shells as they fall or record hits when tho aim Is right? Officers sny tho fourteen Inch guns of tho New Mexico will throw shells as fur ns the result of the shots can be noted. If this Is true, they ask, what Is tho use of too much range during a naval engagement? Tho ves sel armed with tho heavier guns would have to come Into range of the one carrying guns which shoot us far as tho spotter can see. The New Mexico will have a con centrated bow and stern fire of half of the guns brought to bear lu her broad sides. When she tires a broadside It will cost about $12,000. The estimated expense of firing a fourteen inch rifle is $1,000. The naval constructor In charge of tho building of the New Mexico Is Fresh Asparagus Cauliflower Rhubarb Spinach Beets Turnips Cabbage Radishes Green Onions Head Lettuce ' Hot House Lettuce Fresh Peas Celery Now is the time to Make Garden- Pf all kjtads -We have Seeds The City Grocery & Bakery "v The Home of Fancy Groceries PHONE MAIN 75' ens I I I I I I I .., I ' L... take a few of McCarthy's imperials ALONG when you go out. YouU not ' bo likely to run against many luck good cigars as MtfS. YoU surely won't meet tiny bettefi Buy our cigars by the box. It i is the most economical way . and it enables you to keep your pockets filled and to have first- class cigars in the house when your friends call. W. D. MCCARTHY attention! LADIES Did it ever occur to you that no two faces, thumb prints, or figures were ever ex actly alike. . Why therefore, should you compress your vitally delicate organs into a stock or ready made corset? Bearing this in mind why not be fitted with a Barcley, the only Custom Made Corset in La Grande. . Mrs. C. H. Scranton Residence 1703 Second St. Phone Black 481 '000,000 road bond plan, Multnomah Captain G. 1L Itock. Ho has done his County automobile owners and tax payers will not only pay sufficient funds to complete the Columbia River Highway but will also contribute to the fund that will be expended on the Pacific Highway and other roads In the Willamette Valley and In other sec tions of the state. The family of Mr. Mayo, an employe of tho light company, moved to their homestead near Medical Springs, yes- the navy yard gates. work during one of tho busiest periods of Amerlcnn naval construction, and tho New Mexico Is regarded as one of tho best examples of modern marine architecture ever devised. Hear Admiral Nathaniel It. Usher, commandant at the yard, made strict police regulations In connection with tho launching, and no one who could not show proper credentials was al lowed to approach within 100 feet of OUR SPECIAL POULTRY AND CHICK FEED will make them thrive as they never throve before. These feeds aro of especially selected ingredients which combined form a perfect food in all re spects. Try some and the re sult is bound to prove that the use of our special poultry feeds is a profitable investment. IF YOU ENTRUST YOUR SHIPMENTS to us you can count confidently upon prompt, careful Bea-vice. We handle the transfer work of some of tho biggest houses in town. We refer to them as to the character of our service. Our facilities ore such that we still hove room for additional work. We shall bo glad to es timate on yours. The J. D. Lynch Co. One Block East of Depot Phone Main 10 "1 j teirday.