La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, June 17, 1922, Image 7

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Newspaper Page Texttifcatita VOLUME XXV HECTIOX TWO LA UUAXIM'., OKl'XJON, Sahirdiiy, June 17, W2'2 M KM Ul.lt or ASSOCIATED I'llESS XUM B Kit 218 Bug Does $72,500,000 Damage To Forests in Northwest DEPRESSION ON I PACIFIC COAST IS NOT GREAT California Puts Crimp into Slump by Advcrlisiny;; -Ko&xt J ;). u (Jives Ke view. Thu following statement on busi ness conditions in the west was issued by Hoifer W. HuIihun, financial ex pert, whose advice in nuitUrs con '.eriiinu liitsire.s i-" s.ulit by nu:; in all parts of tlic United States, and who is jre tie rally considered one of the world's best in forme I im-n on finance: 11ES0TATO. HAVE PRIMARY InrtiHaiiuis Arc That Cam paign Will lie One oi Mildest m Kiveut Jlistorv !! Associated t'resa) ST. I'aUI., .iimi.t dune 17- 'Min nesotu'u eloctorato will uumiutUe parly candidates for coimreHsional mid Htnle ofiiceu In tho HUto-wld-k primary tbietion, Juno Jft, alter on of the mildest canm-aiigns lu recent yea is. Wliilo interest in tho primary was materially lessened by the workings ot tho new party law, uutU.r which Htato convent iuiiH of each of the major parties endorsed caudldatw for tho various offices, subject to the primary, yet tho appearance of a number ot women's names ou the ' 1 hi Mill w i ii hi ii it much hiiii-II 111 t inn Duiiijf the past year conditions as lo Ua rtlMlU , have been better on the Pacific foat . . . . than in any olher pari uf the cm,,,-' ''""" unilorwil by the parly try. ,Mr. liaison has explained ,his .v,-tl,.K un tho primary ball,,l hy showing that th.. present dopres- wlth 1:,,t B,""d '"lcr "ll;ir , started in ti e East in December. "i,mis' "" """ for V" ItUll, u-ai-hi-d Ubio in the latter part. Ki""e u""'ra "IB ''''' "'"-j of llr.'O ami is now' centered in tho "'H'micm cunumatcs lor tnu nui cxecp district, who Is opposed for renoiu Illation (in the republican ticket by IUuben Thoreen, Stlllwutur. tin. lut ter tha selcctlou of the district con vention, Mrs. Lllllrtu Cox (iaiilt, mayor of St. Pelor, In unupposod for the d ino cratlu nomination to congress in tho third district, and tha district cnu rentlou endoi-Ked her. This con vention adopted a "light wlno and br" resolution in Hie face of Mrs. tlaull's doclaratioii tint slio was unalterably "dry." Congressman A. J. Yiilst.-ad of tho Bereiilli district, aullior of the prohibition enforcement net. Is un-i oppuscsl In the primary, hat Is i pecUid to nivnt opposition in the fall election from Itev. O. J. Kvalo of Mctison, who has been cndorsttl hy tho democratic nl fanner-ln-iKir district conventions, and is ex pected to file as an independent after tho rprhnary. lion of :tlie northwest the depression - 'flue putties have fi'itd candi- THK (IKK AT KNK.MY OF THE WKSTfl'ir PINE K( liESTS, THE PINE UEETLi?, AND PICTURE SHOWING HIM IN HIS ACTUAL SIZE. (By Philip J. Sinnott.) KLAMATH FALLS, Ore, June 17. WW to 'the death is licing waged on the western pind beetle, which has the beetle's work. . If milled and converted into houses -using 35,000 feet lor each house this destroyed timber would have pro- done. $72,ii(Hl,0f0 damage to forests in vided a total, of 10n,Oi0 homes, habi- the northwest in 10 years. I tntions for half a million peo., I'tfrtcial and slate governments nrei How Beetles Attack. co-operating with p, ivate, owners of Attacking pine timber in swarms timl'r lands in an extensive cam paigp. They are spurred to every effort by fear" that the beetle may spread from its r.rc.scnt locution and destroy, tlic lnigcsti body of western pine in America- Large stretches of the Itlack Hills fore;t in the Dakotas -were swept en tirely clean of western pine before control methods were devised. Iliir Arcs Threatened. Tiie threatened timber belt is esti mated a- one-sixth of the standing western pine on tlic earth's surface, li o-rnd f-'im Central Oregon into Central California. rir.e, one of the most used vnrictiis i.f lumber, is becoming sca'cer every year. An area of 1,-00' 0 aer, eont'iiin in lli billion f'et of fine limber, has been swc:it, of ten per cent of its I rocs in til- bist ten years through the beetles "bore into the tree and pierce its living bark before the tree ah protect) -itself by exudintr piMi The females and larvae then bore galleries in thfljjujl living bark.. In this way, the tree Is" sooh "jflnlled.TftintiS fffnvUnt u firtc area has not been felt to anv great u"lus ,ul 1116 li:',iuary: iepu,iea. extent on the Pacific Coast. This, he democratic, and larmor-iaoor, tne hvs, is tin, primary rea -.on whv Cal- lllst '"' Including factious allien ifoinia is still prosperous. 11 how-.wil" uaU""l Nou-ivtrllsan lea ever, gives another icasuii which 1k'ui- wnic" lirovious eampalsns illustrates, as follows: "A real es- llus "K''l to eaplu-.a the repuull tate man from Los Angeles was tiav-;-"" iioiulnalions. eling in one of tie southern slates. '"" 6l"llu c"st,,i liidoiiend lle hapiicned to be in a small town in Cl"8 ll,lvu for immiuaiious in which a funeral was I icing held for "Pl'osu.o.i lo conveulion-endorscu one of the leading eitize-.s. Out of re- "iiiui a. oi.iy on ouo ouiei; uie spcet to one of his friends who was Liiiteu s..u uvnuturt.il democratic going to the funeral he went along nomiuatiuii-is u close figlil looked also. After the local , pieachtr ha.l 'r i-eneral.y. read the service and ninile si. ue lau l- Mrs. Anna Dlekiu OIosbii of Clo aiory lemaiks regaiding the decerscj ',,ei, eauorsed by thy (IcmoeratU he followed an old cusiiun of asking bi.iio comentiou lor the aiiialorial any one present to add such words as nomination, .has the opposition ol they felt moved to say. No one senm- io ind peiutents," Humor Morris cd to be "moved". lo add anything to:oi ,Iii,o .jiuus au.t Tnomas Molgh the eulogy.' (After some' inoments o'tieu of l'.eston. Parly loadors bo-cinlmrias.-ing silence, the slianger lievu tlie real coutciii lies .betnouu from California rose and spoke as'.urs. Oitscn and .Mr. .Meighen. follows: '1 uo not kiiow tiie ncvascil i Mrs. Oleseu, ireseuled with a and hence cannot say anything lor oi snuii e.;.iiu niitoinobilu tiy friends against him, bul I do know California! in Minneapolis, is making an cner nml J want lo take Jhis .opportunity ol aetKajniialiiU whlfU .iJL cuntiaue Like a person whose spine is severed, the tree begins to Hie. In less than three months' time, the eggs laid in the bark are hatched, developed, and tho increased Bwhni, flips on to attack olher trees. Traces of the beetle's work have been found in California, .Washington, Idaho, Montana, Colorado and New Mexico. Skilled timhornieti Patrol thorough ly every part of infested arras, watch ing for tiees that have been attaclici- A tree "spotted" as infccUd, it is marked for a c ting crew. This Ml the tree, peels the bark from it, and by bin, ling the bark, destroys the beetles. ; I jPaint Withj I Air ; Consider (lie iuiiorl;iiier of iain(iii your I'linuJ J iHiihliiiK'sf-.K'iriiyt'ii under J liili pressure it i r tl i s J ! deeper than linir, and is J S elieaper. ! j J. A. Rankin ; Kes. ILiOl 0 Avenue WHO ARE YOU? N1NETV-NIN1-: chances out of a hundred you are tho man whoso second fingur ou tho right hand is cxiiert In pressing electric buttons. An electric button is a pritly small thing. Hy It wo make elevators rise, and fall for us, we give orders, wo sum mon uiplueii, wo start big machinery whirring, we turn the light on ami off, we could go on Indefinitely, lint remem ber, It Is not the In-It-inch button that does uM this. Thii'o Is tho tr.Mnenilous power liehlnd tho button; the huiie diiuis and water turbines tin easo Of wall r power) or the uormous boilers, turbines, engines and generalors (ill steam planisl; Hie wires of high tension transmission lines, and tiie iiiuuineralilo smaller wires stretching like a wob from your very bedsldu out over tho whole1 cotiulry. I.-K'O.ihmi people have invested 'their earnings in tho so euiilles or the olectrle light and power industry, llcldos lueso KiriisliJileil iltlze-ns there are tlm InveHtineiils of In surauee eon,piuiii..s and tho loans niadu by banks. They mnku pussiiile "the button" that your finder presses moritiui:, noon and night. Thirty-five million others enjoy thu same instantaneous servieo. Therj are still M.otlii.ntKi homes In tbotl'iiited Slates romaliiiug to be wired. 14.uoo.iioo unuinil homes mean that millions of people aro without thu buuulit of .eioctrle light and power lu their residences. Cradually most of these residents will demand electric service, and the eleetrlcal iuduslry 'with tho support of tho public, will find tho means to extend this aervfru to lllesu prospective patrons, su they, ton, will bo nhlo to press that halt-Inch huttun. Eastern Oregon Light & Power Company sllle il is. lie tnoreunun spent lo minutes it tabulating the assets of his state. ; "I his simpb story foaiMy illus (rates a K-rc-at factor in the prry.per ity of the south Pacific Slates. I'h: people of California believe in adver tisinjf. They have oiirani:d associa- nomination and election lions to Heli this stale and its pro- Lmideen of Aliniieanolls, up to luimary cleeliou tKiy, aha do claru.s. Slie drives turn town to trwn, filling her Huuukfug cntfuno incnts. Km nk li. KoIIoxk, Junior senator from M muesoia, whs oudorscd b. the republican convention fur re- ;rnorit former ducts. We have been taught to eat , onKi LSriimui, and Itichml R TUub, tahfntnm oranges instead ot -.orufi r Minneapolis, have filed Independ-orans- We eat ( aliform;! ra.Miis UlUv rir iU(s Silm omiatloii. THE HOME GARBM Kftui iivtliv irifiivui W VW will . Thinning Oul. I Lightly and often i.i tho molt i The earlier vewiaoles which were Once e.ny two we.'.ls duilng the ea. planted in .-ipni uy this time will 1 i.ulle.lng sl.e.il,ie p. opo. tltn.s. Ntnv u tne lone lo see mat mey a e thinn-d eui iiio.erly so loal lney will nave cnar.LC m ucvelop. l;:r..jlip, carrots, tuinii s ard various root cops in par ticular should he thinned out as i! tney ale letl c.owilot ill thv rows none oi lie loots will nave propyl o nortuiuty to develop iy gioixiug season will oe'suiticie. I. Even this may r.ot be ir.e led an:i thiee weeks apart may no the busi ,ess. The plants respond quickly and their condition will indicate whether there is need for further application. Tillage, Tillage is the main Uisk of the sucecsstul trardener at this stage el rkets need thmniu- be-ause it isjthe season and the amount of woih implies. ,.le to sow them thinly, each 1 devoted to stirring the soil aid de "eeii,'' w inch is in realitv a l'i uit, cm-i troying the weeds will measure the tainillg sevelal ,-eeiis so that oung ; productivity of the vegetables. At beets almost invariably grow in i this time the advantage of a whe-il huncl-.es. Study diicciions as to tiie hoc will be appieemted, unit lor gHr- instead of Louisiana rice. We looK toward ('alifeima lor the perfect cli mate, when sevelal o.her locnlities doubtless have eli:nates jul as g'tod , : "In i-pile of 10 per cent loss of then crop, due to a fic-zc last l''eo:uar.v and CO per ce-il loss in tourist crop ' due to (he de;uess:oll in the ('ii.--t iiione. distances apart for vegetables ami aili ere to the,n strictly, Head lettuce ill p.irlieuler, if it is to hoad, n.usf lie given room. Too close nuaitcrs is oi.e of the chief reasons for failuie to hi ad. Tne plant-, should have six invhes either way and should b.iiely tou.h their neighbors when full grown, Summer Plant I'euling. .l.ir'r, applications of Cninirrrial feitii.e- at the present season hoeo in or ment On the siaio ticket, llovurnor J. A. t. I'reiis and all other Incum bents subject to parly nlllitnci., will, exception of clerk of the su prellli. rolllt, were cmloisol hy Itic repohlh-aii eoiiveullon. l or clerk of tl-jj supremo court. Iln. ...mi nut I.... i..n.i vii.... California has kept on advertising. ,.. K, .,.,.,.,. r , t.t v , , , wh Ib Instead of going into a ne.tous de , ti , ,,,,,., ',. pressmn ,t has managed lo execute ,., ,,,, ,. sidewise movement. alfl) w(h Nollhlll.tl!Ulll lu.1(.uu . "Wa.'hington ninl Oregon have not ,rs,.m..rit, fared so well during tne past yea. ; , rMr'l0..,r ,y hll8 tlM Conditions in these two states have n ,,,,,.,,( S,iw( , .vnn,polls for lustraleu once n,o,c the fiiudamerilar te !,.,, Wlll.H ,,,. ,,,, w., law that depressions st,;,t ,n th. ,h(, u,1!i,1,.,.(,f(((r nM(t(! r lh(. north and cast arid continue to work .N(n,(,,,.tiHill, ,..;,,.,., ,. ,.,. south and west. I.umbeiieg, nechic: () f(ii. t(o ,,,,,. in.lustiy of the-e i tttes, I as for some ..,,, ,,-,, nomination. The farm time been in a depression. It h is b. e , , iMjr ,.i1I,i(,(lu, .,.,. Mta operat.ng as low as ,0 per cent oi iu w stageb. rii. Ite.l wing for . normal capacity. . ,.,.tMrv nf !jUau m( Mlm ,,,Mi The ebb tide ill this pa:t.eular in- .:v;ln, (.nilnKi Sl ,,, fol. Btl,t,. dustry lias been caused by unfiivor- ail(jl()r able building conilitioi-s and the fact , Ulu t..ii::ressional field, the that me ueignt lilies ave iiol eipjii .,l,lr The himlier inililsltv in tills .11U.. , i f , ,, man section IS over iuu.'.' LO nun s ii.M. its laigcst markets. The rail rate increases of 102(1 gave tremend' us ad j!SSg::;i:i:i:;::iii;ii;::i;i:i::TBSgpi' vantages to the soothe, n lunmermcn (yj in markets long share 1 with U em -interests. Some a Ijustnn lieen made, to b" sure, anil of cii;,..- li'rtnelpal eoulest Involves Congress- Cllas. II. Ilavls of lite third doners who have vegetable planting of anv extent, this handy tool is al ll.. Thn i..rlf 1 iiliolll onu thiid that of hoeing by hand and tho situation will be oven'.u diy ng.v ! it is done even more efficiently b til- ' the wheel hoe than by the old-fash- "Agriculturally the PecHV north-! ioned'hand tool. west has lieen doing very well. Wheel hoes rim so easily that a ( n n- ,lf4S!.,;,i is have be: n woman can keep a garde in a rmc ,,k is. Wash . state f cultivation with only a little. ' n. , effort. The wheel hoes have a nuin- 1 " i n iv . k" ..f uii.ehmpnlj. for various nu--- country, and a e th.. onlj ap .ukn.Mn with the teeth attach ,n l.- i,.th servimr to nits that I snov of whnh are s.,1.1 s of a wheel hoe will do wonder j,, ',),,. si tjrre(l after the weeds' uniler the brand name, which the pub ibermen fill - . - fUi e w s- t CwiVmchfUtiiliL (vi ill both the vegetable and the flowel j havp 1(.c cul ,ow ),y the hoe blade lie has belli ailvcrtisinir en I has beer. Hone meal, nitrate of soda I attachments. fin Hi and the balained feitilinrs are alll jn jJ(I1 hws there are a number excellent tor tne purpose, i oe num.- (lf ,OW ,(t,viecs, all ol wnicn aie es fr shortest nven ano me ro,.iBv tuclul w mnali iwiii'i". mi ill the n o-t lusting of the con,. . (iv(1t(,r' teeth, rake teeth on the lia. k of the plade, triangle-shapnl noes lo; making rows, others with narrow blades to go lirtwpcn narrow rows mere! a, fei tili.ers. Lilieral dressimr of piil'i ri.ed sheep manure or sh ed lied cattl" manure are also ixeellenl 'I he last two havp the advantage of adding lo the textlllP of thp soil. If the weithir is dry it is a good plan t snr nlle aftrr applying thp fer. tili.rr. but it should be a libeial arp Mime taught to uk for. The sluing pom in favor of thp roast farmer is tin,' he practices a wide dive, -iliea'.ion o( eroiis and is not i -ifpicii I v a sharp declinp ill any one line. Sum 1 1 herd of eattlp are seen ever w iiei -. Ilany ing has developed along substanl in' . of the disigns which will bel lines. In si ien'ifie power f-irming is found useful in keeping the gulden In shape. Once thp weeds have bi"':i destroy ed, and right row is when tbe.y flour- ilrenehmg to wash me teriiiizer I'll; . . . ,,,. luxuriance, it the soil and render it readily available, simI,, ,), ( ru over the galden for the plants. j(h h t hoc aI lu.pp the soil - flv-.n.' -vni'iiercial fertili7,cr- Which are usually in powdced form, sprinkle at a little distance from !' stems of the plants, at least onp inch or so. Apply lightly as it is a mistake to put on if.ese conetntrated fert'li?- stirrcd. ;.SSKI IN LIN Kit CAIIIN. PLYMOUTH, Eng Two Venezuel Thp plants ran use an u iris on their v ay to Paris to stud: a , r.. c.n,a ..r ,K..m music Oio-p HilItiK-Htfi on iMmril then i iv.i n.-o sttongiv.' r !..v M liner by fui- from a fir? in an ad- can fcit maintain a !,, .'""'4"? cido'i li.nt almost universal. .In-' at present "creral bus-ness in Washirurlon all'' Oregon is about '" per rent of no--mal i-ompaied with California, which i is running 05 per cent. ! undame'ital conditions favor lh two northern states hecause thev have in-en thiough the worst of their deprcs-ion mil should see a giadual and -teady im prnvpment later on this spring. Ca! ifornin, w'oiie relatively in a bette, pnsition i'i-t now, must n'"et th.. worst of the rtepn-sdon and a le si .:"V.M. Move- Jfcwm buccal? Wir j'-iur rpnirlunilv n Inttirs PR-ur.-.t. cmb.irrBKtnrj crt tri in 'tilling, pr-inunci trin ind poor crnke nf words. Knnw tli: msBfiina of p'lzlina wr.r termi. Int.TPc your efficiency which iciulUin p3cr and jjcccm. WEBSTER'S NEW INTERNATIONAL DTCTiOVARY n nn nil-know-ifji icriclicr, a ii'iivf-tfi.tl fiu:.,i i-Hi (jt:-wiTi;rt niid'j to irr yeir ti'f d'. I), i ( in d dlv A by hundreds cf thoinandnrf V - l.1 li Ii;;,t 'i;ii II 1 Ii : u(f t, i , 4M.Bl0Woni. ?7.flrf4-, II-liitratlrn-. I2.WXI P.-ur .ipi) jl l.n Uies. J't.coot.eottr.tphicul .Sunjeiti. tmvPPRlE. fHi.-'. I A -ird I'tfllll.. I -1,1 l.i-r ..p.,,, PH,I I AH arid 1DU TAPLR tWni. t :i . CftC.MZiAMCO,, -1). in tb M, Man., L. h A. (0m .i...;:.t.nt..iI.iimtaB 11 1 L:'sS2l We Offer Twirjjo hnnse of 7 rooms ami bulb.' Ituated in Ktod resident Hnetion on ! jot Bi.e r.Oxl 10 feet. Cood lawn, , woodhouKH, Thfa house Is partly , furolshed. Price $5000.00 Tcruri ! flit nil cash, baliinco terms to bo ar-1 ratted. Vrtcaiil Its In most any part of clt. Two Heron, a stun II houno, bsru, hen hotiRP. I'l h e JllJiH). . JODU cash. ha lance' ou UrniB. , , If It is ii fur m you wiint, do not 1 fail lit all V"''tb',l(trH about tlilfj one. fin acres, mltH from Sum j mervlllo, TiO hcmcs under cttltival lotu 15 acres limliVr, 0 rooms in house' Itirn holds 11 heud stock. HulldlUK ill fair colidillon. School within ouo mile. Prlen $4.r0U.0U. JliUUO eu:di, ; bitlunco lung time.- j La Grande Investment Company 1201 Ad.ims Ave, 1 hone, Main tb'l IteHtthle Aents for Kellablo Insurance t'ompaulcH EXCURSION FARES EAST Lower than Ever" This Summer not M tkip Ticklers itoi ti;i ovi.n tiih UNION PACIFIC SYSTEM rettiriiiiig siiiiip in any ilirecl line Yellowslime Park ... ?2S 10 St. Louis $7fi.MI ' Sill Lake City 9 40.4 a Clnetniiall flul.llU llenver Oil Phlladelplr.a $ll!l.!ir. Kainaa City H7.uu New York $142.10 (luiaha $li7.0ll lloslon $15;:. 3S Chicago .'. $S1.00 To olher uillna In .propo, lion Ticket S:ies DAILY until August Hist ! Ili-turn limit Orlnbir II 1st The lilllon Paeillc oiierales Hie only TlllllU'CIl SOLID T1IAIN between I'ortlnnil aiel Chleiuro, "om:(iox-w.sin noiiin i.imi i i;n" Leaves I'ol'llanil 11:110 ,. .11. Arrives ( lilcnuo II: . M. (Hilril ilay) Throiii:h renlie also on "t'outineiital Limited." Every loot of Hie track Is prot.ieleil by APTOMATI'I SAFETY SMIN'AI.S. Eiiuipineiil Is tile best lu tile t ransom tat Ion world. Iiiniug mi- s.etiire the very maximum ol' linn, an skill and art. Thu sorvce as -., whole repr sentu the siij-reuiH eflort of tho mauae ineut lo ile;n.e ami satisfy pulrn lis. ('all ou our ni;ulil when Jim are- ready lo fo and he will do the rest. . ,1, II. Keele-y, Agent La Crande, Ore. in. lrMtirrny, eral l;issine-i.- A,;el,t Portland Or-.-eim A iui.Nll..'!. '.-'li,t',i.".!V'i,.l. -7rsi-r.-'i-'.':.S 1 SEND.IT to the modern laundhy "Send your laundry to The Modorn Laundry, Mary. Tlioy'ra efi'icio.ut and dcpendablo. I have been using The Modern for quito a while, and find, them entirely satisfactory." I shouldn't know what to do without them." MAIN 77 THE MODERN LAUNDRY . o " o o o I ...