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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 27, 1925)
Page Ten Friday, Novem1x;r 27 1925. THE LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER FIND DEFECTS IHITON WASHINGTON (Al). Defects lit the wur Mock of army ammunition-now held In reserve uru dis closed in the onnjul report or Major Ucneral o. C. Williams, chief of ordnnnco, mudo pub; A; yesterday. They uro due, It sai-J, not alone to deterioration in stor age, but to "hurried war dosiffn or hurried wur production." and have been discovered as a result of the- careful Inspection system Including laboratory teat a set up alnco tho war, About one-third of the reserve ammunition is overhauled annu ally,, the report showed, making a jro that the whole slock la In spected and tent fired at tho prov ing Kround In percentages of ouch lot every threo yenrs. Ooiierui Williams did not indicate the ex act, nature of the defects except lo tuiy thai deterioration of the "explosive clement la inot marked. "In connection with tho rapid production of tho ammunition lo meet the, emergency of the war," tho report pointed out, "It was necessary to adopt new types of explosives, tn permit new and mo lo expeditious inethodM of man ufacture of existing types, and to use tiicw methods In loudliiK the explosives." , 'J'lie condition of tho reserve utock of- ammunition has been a crowing source of worry to tin war department and a projeet for building up tho reserve through u lU-year replacement proffiittli Ii.ih been -worked o'Jt which involves around isoo.ooo.tioo. Kfforls during tho year lo de velop a cross-country, ditch-jump-inff cutapillur tractor ear for re connalsHancu work were without success, Oeneral Williams snld, but rornarkable results wore obtained with Mu Kord tourtiifr car chassis, equipped with balloon tires, buck et seats and a low speed auxil iary transmission. The machine "apparently rills tho military re quirements," tho report said, A "noteworthy achievement" through application of X-ray up- panitjH tn study tho structure of steel end other metals was re ported from Watortown, N. Y., ar senal, Defects not otherwise dis cernible liavo been discovered in dud I lifts running up4 to two and otic-hnlf Inches' In thickness, the working having been extended lo experimental testing for commc- elal concerns with the arsenal up-! pafttlus. Tho new high pressuic. ! steum power plant lino near Ho-f-ton was among those so examined. 'At th Aberdeen, Mr., provliur Ktqund, Qcnerul Williams said, Im uprtant research was helng con ducted by means of a eumura, ol sura ' In a scientific study of ljto flight of bombs -dropped by alrcrnft. The experiments wre A NEW KIND OF CATCH 7 X I ACT V iS muSVGOM. r't! ! mUf ' $ IVJusTaBjuTGWEM ' . if- up The ipeaof vjtz ) r 25 s Seein'MimCaTch . V . Pf. . V ANVhitQ BUT AUMM0W5 I 0 '' Jw started as an Incident to the tent ing Of I he , bombs bill have dis closed data which "will permit the plotting of the trajectory und development of a suitable inline table for use by ulrcratt troops. KLAMATH I K. HIS JtAltICK KKA.MATI1 FAU-H. Ore. lta- bles has broken out among coyotes ranging tho wooded hills und val leys of tho Keiio and Worden sec- Hon and as u result cattle und sheep or the vicinity are soriounly th reutened. This Is the word received from Grant Nelson, government trapper, und farmer of the Worden district. Mr. Nelson has already" taken one emergency measure. A the dogs in the neighborhood will be treat ed with Hie special preparation to render them immune from tho dlseuse. No wonder a mantel eann't go through the eye of a. needle. He's all tried out by the lime Jiu finds It In (be haystack. Work on American Rubber Project In Liberia Begins AKltON, o. A1) Clearing away the Liberia)) Jungle prepara tory to the planting of I.OOH.OIMI acres of rich African soil with 100, 0lMi,(M0 rubber trees has been begun by forces marshalled from the ends of the earth by llarvny S. l-'ireslone, president of tho Klre stoue Tire and Jiubber company. Hy January 1, 240 representa tives of the Akron company will be In Liberia, pushing forward the projeet which Mr, Firestone snld will be supplying, between 26 and 33 per cent of tho world's crude rubber within tho next decude. The leasing transactions already are completed with tho Mbcrian government. The construction Of wharfage facilities begun nt Mon rovia, the Llberlnn capital, ami the planting of tho first CO, 000 acres is under way. This first planting will be com pleted within the next six months and a quota of ut least . tho sumo size will bo completed In the six months following. The Siberian .acquisition and de velopment by. tho American com pany is certain to bring down rub ber prices which have bounded up wards In the last several months, In Mr. Firestone's opinion. "riunters tho world over have hud the feeling that America haa only been bluffing In Us rubber projects," Mr, Firestone said. "It lias appeared to them that tho United Slates manufacturers have not been willing to Invest money with n return no nein-er thnn five or six years. They belloro they have noted nn American desire to cash In on Investments at once and that thcrcforo tho Americans are not Inclined to make any thor ough development. This attitude is rapidly changing now as our work goes forward In Liberia," Following tho entry of tho Fire stone forces Into tho little African republic tho company's head an nounced that 3&.000 acres had been acquired In Tobasco on the Isthmus of Teh ua ute pec In Mexico and that rubber already was being extracted from trees planted there by other Intercuts several years ago. In addillon to these enterprises, Mr. Kl rest ono capped his world wide rubber quest with tho an nouncement that Ito was, seriously Considering entering tho Amazon basin in Kouth America where mil lions of ucres of rubber lunda arc undeveloped. Three concessions have been ob tained by tho Firestone company from the l.lberlan government. The first was the b ase of 2000 acres of land, previously held and partly de veloped by llritish planters. Twelve hundred acres of this land, now planted in rubber trees, Is produc ing rubber and is to be a nursery and experiment project for the larger American project. J'ho second least-, which Is the mllliuu-acre acquisition, gives tho American company not only the right to plant and produce rubber on that acreage, but gives It all other rights, such as mineral,-subsoil und timber rights. Tho timber rights are given the company; tax- lrco, - A .third grant by tho l.lberlan government gives tho company the right to construct its own lines of communication within und without the plantation for private use, without taxation. In addition lo the planting, care- taklng, and collecting or rubber, I he Firestone company is Improving the harbor at Monrovia, the seat of Mbcriun government. From the harbor, roads will be constructed lo t'udlalo Into the hinterlands. In Iho entire area of tho country, which is 43,000 aquure niileti al most exactly that of the state of Ohio there are but "100 miles of passable highway. This mileage Is segregated and unconnected. Hospitals also 'will bo built und laborers' huts will be constructed for the housing of tho natives who are to be brought from their pagan villages Into tho modern sanitary areas of American-built towns. Provision Is being made for the Importation of foodstuffs to replace the local production that will bo lost when the natives cease culti vating their own farms and go to work on tho rubber plantation. Several thousand of these labor ers will shortly be at work, for the American concern, employment be ing made on the basis of ono man to every- two acres. Thus, if 60, 000 acres uro planted wilhfn the next six months as Is contemplated, Zfi.ooo natives wlll.be employed for that, tract. Tho plantation development con sists of several operations In Its crop aspect alone. First, the ground must be cleared of the jun gle Tho brush Is heaped high and in burned In sections covering sev eral hundred acres, over which the fires rago for a week or more. Fol lowing the burning, the area Is staked off, ono stake for each rub ber tree. Holes are drilled after each stako is pulled, and either seeds are planted or young trees aro set out. It will cost $100 an acre to pre pare tho ground und to plant tho trees, Mr, Firestone estimates. It Requires five years for the rubi ber trees to reach the stage at which they should first bo tapped for rubber sap. The trees usually live to bo 100 years old, furnish ing rubber throughout this period. For several -yewrs, tho shipping facilities "at present provided to Liberia will be sufficient, Mr. Fire- stono believes. Ships now ply regu larly coastwise from London and other Kuropean ports to Monrovia and from New Orleans and New York to Liberia, VIION.NKSK INFLLKNC'H AGAIN' FKIjT IN KOMK NIGHT liH-TJ HOME AP) The influence of Vienna, before the World war- a 25 Ounces i rof5cents jor over TEARS. rival of Paris as tho cu filial of Kuropean gny.i'ty. nsain Is making itself felt in tho night llfo of Homo. Vaudeville "turn" and cabaret p.rforniers from Franco und Eng land gradually aro giving way to Auatrlans. Aa a result, tho aoft Viennese German is heard more frequently than French In places where ltomans go to amuse theni selves. . NO DOCTOKS, NO CEMKTEMMS IS TUIS UO.UE-COORING TOWN CJAKWN'D, Cal. AP) Newark, a town with a population of 1000 people,' situated near here, has never had a doctor, dentist, under taker, ambulance, drug storo or a cemetery. Mayor Louis Ituschin, uuthorlty A SMALL HEATER. ' With. Much Heat. Tho Westinghouso 'Co;5y Glow" electric heater will take tho chill out of these frosty mornings. Just ut tach to your lamp socket the current consumption is small und the initial cost is very lo1". II. & 3. ELECTRIC Soninicr Hotel Ilulldlug. When the orchestra stops its surge of music and the applauding couples begin to leave the floor when you join the good fellows for jolly talk and friendship have a Camel! -m'- . WHEN die orchestra gives you encore after encore, but finally stops. And the couples glow ing with happiness reluctantly leave the floor. When you join the men for jovial talk until the next dance begins have a Camel! For no friend so enhances the jbys of life as Camel. Camel . makes every happy occasion happier, adds its own charm to every festive day, every blithesome evening. Camels contain the very choicest tobaccos grown in all the world. They never tire your taste, no matter how freely you smoke them. They're so skilfully blended they never leave a cigarctty after-taste. Rolled into Camels is every good feature you have ever wished for in a cigarette. So, when you're waiting happily and confi dently for your time to rejoin the dance taste the smoke that's known and loved by the world's experienced smokers. No doubt about it, you'll never know how good a cigarette can be until you dvc a Camel! Camels t,,,,tam ihc vrr, choicest tobacco gto in all the Purl J. Cameh are Mended by the wor ds mo,t expert blenders. Nothing is too cood for-Camel. In the making tins one brand ne concentrate the tobacco knouledee and skill of the largest organization tobacco exferts in the world. No other cigarette made is like Camels. Ihey are the ovcrnhclming choice of experienced smokers. Our highest wish, if you do not yet know Camel quality, is that yon try them. We invite you to compare Camels with tiny cigarette made at any price. R. J. Reynold Tobacco Co. for tho statement, attributes the health at the community to homo cooking. Newark also is without a restaurant. illSii EiH'i'i''l,Mj,',',-l,(,l. FEED ItnllMl Oats . ltirflfil Hurley. Wholu Com Tracked Com Wlmliv Wheat Mil! recti Haled Alfalfa llalitl Timothy llnlixl Straw (irit V.gK Slakcr rjemtch .Fetal Ask Our 1'iiees. La Grande Warehouse & - Storage Go. Main 792 APPLIGATIpNS For a limited number, of Student Nurses will he considered in order to fill our ctass commencing: January 1st, llf-C. Qualifications, four ycurs h it'll school or equivalent. For full purtleulurs call ut Hospital or wille SuiHiiiitcndcnl. The Grande Ronde Hospital A New Product Relish Spread Made by tho Gold Medal manufacturers. It's a winner. It's a sandwkh spread un like any other. Ask Your Grocer! v Union Creamery Company 1112 Jefferson Avenue La Grande, Oregon. Phone Main 122 ARCADE OMi' M1JHT M.NLY bATI'lllMY Curtain at 8: 15 NOV. 28 SENSATION OF Z CONTINENTS SYEARS-UALYS TH EATRE NEW YORK 2YEAR-PLAYH0USE i year )! 'H' im, I YEAR CORT THEATRE CHICAGO A.4 W-t , TT.i .a f. yi 'STRONGER MORE. LOGICAL PLAY THAN RAIN'V.)f 7rejrrn J f. A a vivm i-i.ay oi 'i,ovi: i. tiik uioncs THE CRITICS ALL AGREE! 'A ChHitlliurHt of snallinnllnr' "The lUft riajr of the S-ar'........ (irtmt. So Other Wool Will Ho".. "TlH-atrr ItcMMlluleil Willi Hurrahs" 'A Wunilfrful l'lajr Tnin lo I.lfc" X. V. Ileralil X. V. TrilHiiic X. Y. XfTs X. Y. Ainerhnii . 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