TOE LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
Saturday, August 18, 1923
ELECTRICAL PAGE
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DEMONSTRATE
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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.
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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
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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
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