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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 18, 1923)
TOE LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER Saturday, August 18, 1923 ELECTRICAL PAGE )!irVULQif-K-)l-J'iif fifirf: w sm v7 m U r-nr & DEMONSTRATE !How the Calendar Influences Quantity Electrical Current COOKING BY ELECTRICITY H.,Iiss Beryl Mashburn of Chicago, to Be in La Grande Next Week Un der Auspices of E. 0. L. & P. Company. ElectHcut cookinK will bo tho sub ject dlHciiHHcd and demonstrated in La Giunile next week, by Miss llcryl Mushbliru Q( OhlfiiKO. who hau been Beeured by tho KuMern Oregon l.iKht and I'ower conpany, dlrevt from tlio east, to explain the benefits of elec tric cookery, Miss .Mashburn ban been culled "The Housewives' Kimmclliutor" be cause Biio hua convinced so many men that It was not necessary for their wives to spend ten hours each day in the kitchen to be Rood cooks. This cookinif expert will hold classes and give 'actual cookinif dem onstrations each afternoon at the sample rooms of tho 8ommer hotel and bun come direct from the Edison Hotpolnt-Hughcs electric range fac tory to demonstrate that electric cookery is correct cookery. All the latest recipes which have been gathered and tested bf Mlwl Mashburn will be given Ul (..ramie, housewives and tho Kiuil-.-rn Oregon ; Light and J'ower company wants every housewife to becouto acquaint ed with Miss Mashburn. ! Miss Musliburn hau been secured for four days, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and l'"llilay. and will bu at. tho demonstration quartern during1 those days. The actuiU cooking , classes will bo held from two until four-thirty p. in. I "The electric range Is fast being dc-; manded by the American housewlvee se Hint thoy may be up-to-date with I their conking tools. Tho Installation j of- an. electric range in the homo meum; a new lite for many a house Wife who formerly had to stand guard over a hot rango" Miss Mushburu says. When Bprlng weather cornea along each year and tho furnace Is excused for the summer, we heave a grateful jsigh and say. "Thank heavens, no jmoro coal bills for a while." ' And then in October we light tho fire and shoulder Jhe coal bill again uo a mat ter of course. We know that the cost of our coal is bound to rise and fall with the seasons. , Because our bills for electric light 'are so small In. dollars compared with jour coal bills, meut bills, grocery bills, and the other regular fixer charges of 1 housekeeping, we don't pay much at tention to them. Hut along about llocembcr we're surprised to notice that this light bill Is much bigge. than usual not In dollars under stand, but Inporportlon. "How's this?" we say. "Here's this bill for two dollars. A lltllo. whllu ago. I remember. It was only one dol lar." So we Investigate and wo fiml that it la the calendar up to its old tricks. We all reullze that there aro more hours of darkness each day of Decem ber, than In June. To be exact there are liii per cent of them dark In De cember to only 37 per cent of them dark in June. -runt what wo are con cerned with Is not tho whole day, but tho electric light hours, the period be. Iwnen Husk and bedtime, when tho i lights are being used. And that's a dlrferent story. How the electric light hours change with tho seasons Is shown in two dia grams. Because bedtime remains fix ed tho year 'round (lo p. m. wu havo (Contlued on Page Ten) LA GRADE BUILDINGS ELECTRICALLY WIRED Approximately 90' Per Cent of Buildings in This City Have Light and Power Service Now. Nearly no pereont of tho buildings of l.a Orande me wired for the uso of electricity, where but 3 years ago (here wan no electric light and power service whatever. Tho- rapid ad vancement in Hie use of electricity liu'i como quietly and swiftly and the electrical age i:i here. When electricity wa first advo cated tor lighting In I Orande. each Individual consumer had to be sold on tho merits of such lighting, but todav everybody lo convinced of tho advan tage!: of thH modern lighting system, and people upon taking possession of a building immediately demand clcc llglit. Tho electric iron ban almost cntiro ly replaced thu old stove iron, n cheek liero showing 14 Irom to every 15 homes, and the washing mnehlno and vacuum cleaner aro fast driving out the scrubbing board and old fashion ed broom. A recent check made by thosu who sell electrical appliances In jl-a Grande, show the demand for elec tric cooking fast incroaaiiiK. i uw n. & H. Electric Co.. the IJi Orando Elec tric Co., the Benham Electric Co.. and tho W. 11. Bohncnkump Company, all report a rapidly Increasing dc nui nd for nil approved electilenl ap- ,.ii,.en and that the sale of one piece lot equipment which proves satisfac tory, quickly brings anoiner uppuu ,.,... k,,Ih. As soon as the houswlfo finds out the economy of lime, labor and operation, she wants all tho other standurd device ' Growth of tho pastern Oregon (, ,mH Power company's demand and supply of electrical current shows also the increased uses lo minu elec tricity Is being put. Now that houses uro being wired for- the-permanent uso of electricity, people aro demanding standard wir ing In l.a Grande for their homes and aro palronlalng those dealers who do good work, thus eliminating the dangers which might couto from de fective wiring. Electrical dealers aro enthnslastlo because of the, grout field which has scureely been touched. A chock on Ui Grande and vicinity Indicates that despite the fact that thousands of 1eetrli-.il amillunccH have been sold In it.. ....... rA... ,...uh n.,.t fl,u rlolil Is at ...r i..,.-,. j : present only about three per cent sold. Healers Interviewed yesterday aril pleased with their lino of work be cuuse In so many cases the sulo of u piece oi electrical equlptnieut. espec ially In the home, meuns that some housewiro's iubk 1" mucn ngnier. I nusunlly wnen u women sceim linmugeB in u nreucii-ui-iMviinou . suffers more dutnuge from tho Buit than rrom the broach. ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo I ELECTRIC COOKERY o o o O' n I o o o o o Is Correct Cookery $10.00 DOWN Places an Electric Rantre in your home. Sec them on display at - H. & S. Electric 107 Depot St. Sommer Hotel Blclg. Phone 393-W oooooooooooooooooooooooooaooooooooooooooooooooooooo Monday Morning Blues , You have heard of all sorts of jazz blues glad bluc3 and blues on the moaning saxophone but the saddest blues of all are the Monday morning blues as played on the old wash board. BtiitRird, the electric ctothtj washer and wrinprr, docs away with Monday morning hints forever makes a new day out of Monday gives family lots of snowy white clothes with minimum time and effort. If you will come to our store we will be RlaJ to show you what HlueHird will do In your home to save money for your household. It will pay you to investigate. W. A. BEN HAM (rundo Oregon, M'v l-'olry lluiltlint- ELECTRIC CLOTHES WASHER A CLASSIFIED AD WILL DO IT SAFETY RULES Do not touch any firu that iu down on thu Ki'ound, hunslnj; from a pole, j with nuiia or laoi, or any pari ui um body, no mutter whether or not H is an electric, telephone, or g-uy wire. IC you ilnd u wire down on thu ground, havo aomti portion guard it und notify j the Life-lit and i'owur company ut once. In an emergency, a. wiru iiuiy bo moved by using a rake, pitchfork or sinilhir tool with l."Mi, i m y ; WOODKN HANDl-K. keeping the full length ot thu bundle between your-, y' w wire. t Inaido Iioubo wiring should bo ur- r: . . i. not HOrfsihl' t' stand !n u bathtub or bu in contract with water or steum pipe, und touch any elect r.c Hwitch or any portion of an electric circuit. Kven low voltages luivi been known to jflvo serioiiii shock If received by persona in a bathtub. It is advisable, to huvo lampii or twltflien placed so thut they cannot be reached while standing on u ce ment floor, iih this given u direct ground connection, und u contact witli wires even at the usual low volt age of 110 Id apt to be unpleasant, (i onnii'-ii on I'liif ipni Qhe VSmElcctricIrontr Why Iron by hand ? Thislhorlroner irons shirts, dresses even ruffled things DOWN WITH DRUDGERY. Let these electrical servants 'do your work. We carry everything electrical. Have you seen our new Electric Refrigera tion. Plant for the home? Let us do your next job of wiring. Expert electro dans at your service. La Grande Electric Co. Successors to Milne Electric Co. 1306 Adams Avenue. Phone Main 121 It BEATS... as it Sweeps as it Cleans W. H. Bohnenkamp Co, Four Floors of Fine Furniture You Arc Cordially Invited to Attend the LECTURES AND DEMONS! -ON- Direct from Chicago this 5 Company has secured Miss ! Mashburn, who will give to j ! our customers the very lat- 5 ! est information on the im- ! pnrtant operation of the j J Kitchen. ELECTRIC COOKERY Sample Rooms, Sommer Hotel, Cor. Washington and I Repot " IiTTnir MISS ItEUYL MAS1IIULRN. DEMONSTRATOR R THE LDI RN(;i;S WILL HE OiN THE FLOOR FOR FOUR DAYS TO TELL LA (,RAML HOUSEWIVES I lib LATEST LN COOKERY. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday J Actual Cooking Denionstra- (ions. AUGUST 21 - 22 - 23 - 21 Regular CooKinjv ("lasses Personal Exi)Ianations of Eiectric Cookery.- Come any lime or phone the office lor a special Appointment. WASHINGTON AVE. EASTERN OREGON LIGHT & POWER "Cook By Wire Not By Fire" CO PHONE MAIN 31 v