La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, August 19, 1922, Image 9

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Newspaper Page TextTHE LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER PAGE THREE Deuces Wild in the Wild Waves BABIES, OLD III j windows. ' rt out on fire CftCApes or tJ loan ou? 1 "Curtaiiiiy thi was a ncctllt'fls loss.' windows.". cf lifu." ays tun health, ilopartmcnui Suny thi?. indicate grout ncgli I -Almost nii-!liiul of thesa deutlu oc. I nne:- an.l c.iIIb for active propaifltnda News of the Northwest Country (lencral Improvement of the Inland Empire Kworded. I . uu piI umong children under- livol " Mucato parent not to permit limn I yearn cf aw. In othev .t-d.. i!riri tot W "KK m such hasinlou' f oiir.s 1 1 littlo ehilji(!nwbo wero aliowr.l t;i(of play- ' 1W wJrttrfSfcJ Saturday,, August 19, 1922 a Expand' (J ruin Storage. POHTLANl, Aug. 19 Tho Gales Creek Loirieiiur company has been or-1 Kanixerf by the Uossert , Watwk ami OAVkNPORT, Wash., AuK- W. (.ates lumber interests of PoillaiuJ to Woi..mcu yesjdrduy comnliUd the log under contiact with the American-const, uction of Lhiee itddit ional jfrui-. learnt and limber comuunv of Dulu ni tt, r!t n.i.L t.t t,. itur i(.i,i i,i!i.. a tract of approximately 11,000 ucrvsj cujp.l any plant in this citVv The new on Cales creek, in AV-ashmi?Uni count v The timber, which is on the. Cabs Creek & Wilson Kiver railroad, now owned by the Creat Northern and Northern Pacific, contains about 500, uuu.uuu board tee. The tract sur rounds the town of Aagaurd, tht pres ent terminus of the railway. No indications of the amount of money involved in tho transaction was given out by A. K. Walzek in announc mr the deal; Watzek said the date or operations was uncertain Officers of the new company are: D; K. Stewart, president: K- C. Oioa- sett, vice-president; A. R. Watzer, secretary; u. W. liatei, treasurer; Philip L. Kay, assistant secretary. Dikes Give Deep Channel. tanks have a capacity of :l'),000 bush els, giving the mill a total sUrug capacity now of 512,000 buy h via, whit I) will obviate the necessity for stoiing grain in neighboring warehouses anl handling it several times. Wjrk in stalling additional machinery in the mill has begun and will be completed vviihin two weeks, giving the mill a flour capacity of 17u bairels a Jay. Plan Wider Channel. ASTORIA, Aug. 19. Presenting an urgent request that the channel of ine hiupanon river trom the Columbia liver to Warren ton be further ini- pitved. a delegation of W arret ton! citizens and officials appeaveil before the Port of Astoria commission last1 week. The commission concurred in the opmrn that the improvement must 51 4 '4 -?te-v tsh& iHrWf, PORTLAND, Aug. 19 Dikes con structed at Henrici bar on the lower Columbia river, the 'last of five bein ' built there lust year, have exe:tedbe made, but declined to take hasty such a current influence that for the action. It, however, directed iu en full length of the former dredged i ginters to prepare pians and-estimate area, tfhieh. measures approximately) cf the improvement on a permanent 10,000 feet, not less than MO feet at' basis. mean lower ipvv wuter is avauaui Water Plant Extensions. today. That means no dredging will be required there this season. 1 e .1... :i. , i...:u : inn and two in 1918, being located two n,,' .,,f'rr P,ant '??"" ,' "" ,iii.w ,.t ti,,J ?-No,K75 ale called for in the IW i fifth w"a placed on the Or'egun shore' J;"' ; cf fjYw'TT" midwav between the others. The structures were built by the' eM ,lt'IlUent w A- "lsny corps of engineer, United States army i f"a Sr'Ptu ?uVv Vi'"""?' Ad and Major Richard Park, in charge of! ft? South 'Jjf '."f ;nt'ficiary the second district, pointed out tha th Nwrth hide will receive th rult wm in. lina with that at- altentlLn nu1 wht t is planned tuined at the entrance to the Columbia liver through the building rsf the nortn und south jetties- In starting a dike a bucket d red gin,; gear is uved to dig into the bank of the river for a short distance fixed. The piling are driven usually not less aiv inViiia iinnH hilt, at titlliM the interval varied up -to about ninol to erect a new re-enforced concrete resei voir on the high ground nortiieast of the city at a cost of $140,000 fir structure, site and connecting supply mains. Pendleton Mills Leased. PKNDLETON, Aug. 19. H. W, inches. They am "staggered" so th itj Collins has closed a lease on the Ptn- a timber is made tart between uismi,M""" ." "' u.v mv ,i u k tf tu niiitwr -nn th-Kano flour mills, and the o dest flour- riverbed, rock and gravel are placed. !mff plant in Pendleton will be opera t- the latest figures tho nuvy had , tacked by gun-fire In dummy from spacing uetween tne piun(f pernuwt "V" l" U,I"!T Ul ! , IW" ."s"""!; "'" NKW YORK, Aug. 19 P:ibies who weie t'o young to realize danger, and hi inon who colu'.ln't move (juickly enough to avoid it, sWolled the total of accidental deaths to ;t,iH:i in New t V- rk t-ity last year, health dcpait ,ment reports loveal. This represents a decrease of 400 from the acciilent.tl dealhs of 11 li. i Only UK7 of the "victims were fo- j mules, while 2,49ti vre males. Even! I among the infants the death into for IrimliU was by far the higher, probably,! uccoili:ig to the health office, because ! noy-babifr-s often come to grief through j inqiiisitiveness and a natural tendency! i to set k adventure. j I "The most important cause of ae-i U'iuentiil death t'ltun a numerical stand-j ) point i:i tho automobile," tho report: j coiitimicu. "Last yenr 844 persons I were killed t tliis city as the result of' jautomcbilo accidents. This is equiv-i l;ilent to a ratio of almost 15 per 100. !u00 of population and represents n '" ' 1 diet iiu'icoso of one per 100 since llKy.i night and scattering poison and ill-1 "We must not lose sight, however, 'sense Knus on our cities, and huv-jof the fact that the number of fatal 'Ing our food mipplies chl off by at stieot accidents has not kept Pace with' Hacks on the Ira lo routes. The two i the inci'oase i the number of vehicles capital sh!i;iH would be of little uso luring the streets- If Uie same ratio i wurdiiiK off such raiders. ' Mr. Amerv. financial Hecretarv the admiralty, answered some quos-, fatuities Wiiuld be many times groat- Itlous about recent experimental aUei'. so that in reality a big saving ni "tucks by airplanes n warships in lite lias ueen enecied iniougu reguia-i s chiiniml. According to publish-1 tu n oi name aim ine oiosiug i ; HenunUoiinl reports, he said, tho streets for ply during certain hours i lacks were completely successf ul, i of the uav- ud if init io in real warfare would ; AlniorX 12 persons per 100,000 : have cmnplett-lv wiped out a con- numbering 0H1 died in falls, said th'j sl(!erablt portion of the Ilrlltsh icpirt: 103 from scaffolds and bifl-!-1 Flit lU'O NilVv" Will LitKO lojnnvy. The maiioeuvers wore not of ; ings and 1JIH from fire csrnns ad a wholly novel character, but part con- t ' Cullulc1 cards ihcv Moat. Hnce. Hormuu. Afuilo CruitJuD. Uorottiy Crandall und Mcul- 'i t iKlit) thow lwv it played in a swimming pool at u GREAT BRITAIN mm 1 STBEIIHI (between accidents and vehicUj obtain tn 'ed today a3 in previous years, the UK' ,AI1, S.1VS ,lPl.im B1,,e8 of valuable and 'Yim-nilllf f'lirzoll ill J louse. """''" xrclB which have been 1S( (Mllll- V IIJ .til I 111 J .j out- for BOliin I linn. It is of ( 'omilKlllS ill NilVill J)lS- "t trae that tho airplanes throw lout smoke screens. Tho torpedo-1 (Mission. carrvitie ni rnltnien wnrn Hiebtiul 1 fi niiuutts before iirlu (h(dr lorped-' oes. They were under dmmny kuu 1 fire. ) (My A wioc luted Press.) LONDON, July 2. (Hy Mall I. "Tho navy of the, future must tukti ..T.0 j great dtrfaronce bu to tho uir: otherwise it will uj t)l0 effect of dummy khu at a hopeless disadvantage," Haiti .fr0 un,i ri run-flre, on tho mo Oaptnln Viscount Curioti In tlm rne aml the steudlness of a flyer House of Comiuons when tho naval jWH, ..,( w nlllludri at tho 1110 estlmates came up for i Mscussion. :,, of (Udoiiareluu torpedoes," tho pointed out that acconlluB '"ispeaher continued. "They wore at- Ho T-A-X-I Call Main 580 Imperial Billiards If IT CHEN OMFORT LIAY EE OBTAINED THESE HOT SUMMER DAYS BY THE EMPLOYMENT OF Electric Cooking Devices You would be surprised to know the size of j. meal l hat. may be prepared with a few simplo diwiees. The eot xt operation is trivial in comr narisdi with the eonvenienee and comfort ob tained. Call and See Our Line of TOASTERS, PERCOLATORS. HOT PLATES GRILLS Eastern Oregon Light and Pover Company the water to pass through, but checli1 the current. When the dikes in a de fined1 area are completed material U dredged from the channel and deposit ed on each side, between the dikes, so the effect is to narrow the flow of deep water. 4 Rush Building; Demand Heavy. in cc; 1 1 by iho capacity of the Collins mill is lUUUl trust with tlj 8G possessed barrels daily and the out plant will United States navy. run about oU0 barrels duily. Both To offset the allegation of Cap- planU will he operating soon to manu-ltain Curzou, the air ministry has factum export flour. The Collins mdlltssued a statement do larlng the has hcen m nning at full capacity for some time. $l,n00,0UO Highway Hands. SAI.EM,. Aug. 19. Bids for the construction of a-1.2 miles of highway, live linages and for the sale of $i,oUUY WENATCHEE, Wash.,. Aug. 19. -Demand for living quarters continues to equl or exceed the supply, although Q40 new homes; were built during the first six months of 1922. Hents w'il n,.l .U,linn mnlorlJlllv. Office ttiull a otnw, .,toie will nl nnr. di:pinp. iil-lhighwiiy construction ' will be in Hur though 1000 feet of new business ney, Umatilla. Lake. Hood River, frontage has been built this year or Washington and Yamhill counties and is under construction on wenatcnee; uuukc i ut- n wmu..., m,., Uritish navy to he butter equipped with iiirplunes than that of any other power and claiming no few er than 98 fighting air niachiuos In 'commission, with n liirge iium beV of reserves. Georgo Lambert, a former Civil Lord of tho Admiralty, exprtmsuo British navy U0U state high bonds will ue openecl,im nnlnimi tlmi ihi by the stato highway eommissionatt WQa Vwry inudeoiiately iuionwd wiili meeting in 1'ortland I August 1 he, aircraft. "Can tho navy sav tb.it and Mission avenues and the down town side streets. Persons desiring office and store space have offered owners of buildings under construction a premium for a One man offered an owner of a build ing now ging up $1000 bonus for preference on a lease on a corner ground floor store room, Gilliam, Yamhill, and Baker counties. Erect $1,000,COO Elk Hotel. SEATTLE, Aug. 19 An up-to-dnle HOO-Jlooin hotel is included in plans for a $1,000,000 addition to the present Elks' club building here, an nounced today. The addition will be Desoite the runid increase of houses i elected on the lot adioininir the pres- and the fact that applications for 100 j ent building and will occupy the site families aie on file, rents continue-jnf the oid Lincoln hotel, higher. Figuring $10 monthly per: xh auditorium in the new build- 100' of investment, a $4000 house should rent for $40 a month, accord ing to dealers, but actually doe., rent for from $t0 to $70 a month Two thousand dollar houses are renting for $40 a month. W. K. Powell, member of the city council, says 800 families live in shacks and tents. In the E S. Uussell tent , colony there are 52 fumiliei South 'Mission street, South Chelan, South Methow, South Walker, Kerry, Cas cade and the streets east of Okan ogan avenue and in the south end of mg is to have a seating capacity or more than M000. Its size is made no ccssaiy by the big membership of the Seattle lodge, in excess of flf00. from" tho defensive point of view tho money of the taxpayer is beiii spent to tho best advanlaos he asked. "You are going to spend 10.0UO.000 pounds on two new bat tleships but it Ih use I (ib to spend money on capital ships unless you havo sufficient aircraft for tho ships you already possess." Llnutenunt-Coniuiaiidor K i worthy emphasised tho grtmt need of strengthening the air fleet. "We arc exposed to two ureal dangers from the air,'' ho said, "massed attacks hy fleets of airplane's flying by linhl. cnilHuTH and destroyers. The attack developed under fuvornblo conditions. We could not use real couiiter-nu-aiiiires. The attack thus developed Its full offensive effect, and a number of hits wore record ed under the. most favorable con ditions. 1 do not know the exact number of hits, but I, am informed that from tho admiralty staff point of view U was not consldorod to he at all large, or in any way be yond what was exipetted." r Exide Batteries Rnttnrles in stock, jiattorlos for rent; Batteries recharged. Batteries Watered Free. Batteries of all makes repaired BONCH MAQNKTO HHHVICK STHOMUKItO CAHIiUUKTOIt KKKVICfO Fit lOt) IHIItUICHH, Prop, In Lciglitoirs Machine Works i Silos Offrrrd to Yeomen. A'PE'RDFlEN,. Wash., Auf. 19 J Choice of three sites in Grays Harhirj, county, on near Montesano and ths other two near llma, has been offered jj .through the agency of the Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce to the Brother-' "Bw' v-'.u- ... nooa 01 rtmencan I eomen lor h piu- , town are dotted" with tents and small; H n:i,liiir humn to cost S10.0AD.-i temporary dwellings. 000. An inspection committee is ex-:J pectcj to arrivd here, next month.;, Browngville Hoods Improved. Over 300 sites have been offered in i valious parts of the United Mates. Insects Use Tools. In Intelligence the Insect world ranks next to humankind. Two nai-!! BROWNSVILLE, Auk- 19. Road leading to Brownsville are receiving; considerable improvement this sum-j mer. On Market road No. 11 crushed being laid on a five-mile stretch, nnd' u f ' seclim a wasp closins l this will join with gravel surfacing! a hole In the ground lending to a food ;, laid last season. This road is in tnei eni ne ny laniping uie enrin iui a Ash Swale district, between Albany small pebble It had seized In Its man and Brownsville- Graders and trucks' diMes. Heretofore man was supposed have also been at work on the to lie the only tool usor. Out at Grays It ...... ;il-U,..richurfr lYtnH. VfW i ...ii.i i I ui wwiia. i, tv-. i . . iiarnor, iikii., uaiiuu wuu pniihed rock and gravel are being: , .,, i,t.. Mnu haule.1. This is kndvn as market road; u 0 lh(.lr hlvcs ,n l(. fci..k, i.u mrUt. rod No. 13. andi one -third of the domestic honey path TAXI 243-W Boston Lunch 200 Fh- Street ' 30c Meals and Up Served from 6 a. ni. to 1 a. m. Midnight Chinese Dishes Also , 1 TAXI 287-J Noodle House 1005 Adams Ave. First class Noodles and Chinese Dishes from 11:30 a. m. -until 1 p. in. All kinds of pi sandwiches and coffee. WONG SING, Proprietor Both Places i i i Better Than Medicine We have a model to suit you ranging in price froni $65 to $750. SEE THEM HEAR THEM and .you will want them. Terms as you like. Dotting well goes faster by far with a Brunswick to help pass the tedious hours. And while It amuses It trains tho ear to an appreciation of true tones. Mittdciuns recommend The Brunswick to aid In the musi cal education of children. Brunswick Kecorda are also unique In the artistic beauty of . their Interpretation. A Brunswick, on a Brunswick this is tho height ot musical achievement. Brunswick Eastern Oregon j Music Co. Coal Bought Now is Heat Insurance Spring Canyon Coal Best "Conl doesn't ent any bread!' and a supply in youreellnr now insures heat and comfort this"' winter. Surely won can get Coal later too, but when' the streets arc covered with, snow and ice and everybody is clamoring for service, deliveries," are impaired.. Then, too, there are other contingencies that have before curtailed the Coal supply in Win ter we luipe they won't aain, but they might!: Let us deliver yours today. The Grande Ronde Lumber Co. Exclusive Representative of the National Buildsrs Bureau ji -jl ! 1 grading for improvement is going on there. Plan $50,000 Dormitory. SALEM, Aug. I'J. Saiem Indian J school is soon to have a new dormitory , to cost $f0,000, and to accomodate bi- J tween ISO and 200 boys. The school J officers have been looking almost ev- I cry day for the arrival of the call for bids on the new structure. They hope r to have the work begun in time fcr J the building to be completed before J winter sets in. jl The historic old Brewer hall, nam- ed after David Brewer, for so many , years practical mainstay of the scho.d, I is to be removed, and the new dormi- J tory ere:ted in its place. i New" Hosuital at Everett. ig cred In this district. Insect clvillza tlon seems right np-to-ilnte. f EVERETT. Wash., Aug. 19 The J board of trustees of the Everett Gen- oral hospital, to be built here, last J Tuesday authorized A. H. Bi Jordan , to lit the contract for the structure, I an 80-bed hospital to cost from I'AW 000 to $275,000. Of this sum $160,000 has been raised by popular subscrip- J tions and a sit purchased. The build- , ing is to cost more than exreted as t it has bean decided to add anoier J rtni to increase its capacity. To help make up this deficit, members of I the trustee board personally subscriu- J ed an additional $i2,000. j- Paint Withj Air Consider the importance' of painting your farm; buildings sprayed under J high pressure air d i g h J deeper than hair, and is S cheaper. ' J. A. Rankin j Re's. 1304 0 Avenue FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY We have the garment tliaf will give you un told service. A sweater is light weight but car ries the warmth of a much heavier material. The children need them for school. Mother needs llicm fur early fall outdoor wear, fa 1 her finds them very convenient. Mi. re comfortable and less expensive than a coat. Our fall milliner,.- just arrived. ANDREW S VARIETY STORE j D.O Official Decorators EMB LEMS Fast Color Flags Fast Color Bunting W. A. RICHARDSON & CO. 1116 Jefferson Ave. Official Decorators Store Fronts Buildings Streets. Eto. We supply fast color decorations for all purposes on a rental basin. We put tlicm up and take them down and do it cheaper than you can buy poor material and try it yourself. Let us estimate your work. Our solicitor will call on vou in a dav or so.