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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 8, 1927)
Patre Eifrht LA CKANDK EVKNINC ' OKSKKVKR Saturday; January S. 11)27. I.BAUTQMQBI-tjE : MW8 S: ;eep road open i IS Sl'ATES' CRY; jSHagara, as the Tourist Seldom Sees It Icebound ," I now - Driven Middlewert 1 Enlists Armies of Men to FiRht Winter M the fa man natarnft fn ia kA.nf..i f CHTAMO, Jan. 8 ( AP) Virtu; I linies or i, n il, lc.lt 'i-lt'8 of power- Ill mofnr ilt-iii n'ou'ri nnil Inni- lues of "hmow fenee" have bf-i-n ' ilistt In ilif fit;l:t of mid-wrwi J lalt-H (o hfi'p tltt-lr highways open i y-ur 'ronnrj. Tnctcitfu-i hiiH traiilr nnd thA In. I si cnt i1ciiiuiiIh (ii automolilhi hvinrs for rlui' ioihM is chlffly .npoiiHll'lo. Allien Of Kihiw IOO MlnnoHola UiiH yi-ur will htm'iiiI urly f SOO.O'Hi In "hiiow flgndnK." nt" mitl "Kwii-pB" iiIuiib t hit Inttt's 7.IKI0 inllfK uf trunk liigli. ny urf K"unlcI by l.Miti.O'io feet Know ft-nr!. Coo )utrol(iin, unU T0 snow plow. Tim lliu of trnca i plucrd a f-w fttt liufk frohi ada unit pr'-ventM tin Know from rlflinK ov-r thn hiffhwuys. Bixlecn illMtrlnt Jn'iiUimrtf r dl rt th'i opiMUliuiiK of iw Malir pul olinbQ, who work on u p:irl-tlmt asl.i. Within un hour nflt-r a Ifthway 1h riport' In dunK'-r of clng' blookfil. iiiilpiimnt for , illos can ho rtmhr-d to the tttrat led spot. s. 'Rnow fltflillnff" roHl Minnesota 300 000 Inst yeur unU hiKhwny fflrials vxficct Iho rout to run loftfl to 1600,000 thlH yinr. Hold Hark IirlflH Wore thuri soo.ooo miU-H of mrt worn ooiiMtructed to hold ark tho drift ninonic N-lmilca' ouds. In th lurKcr cltU-n of tho :ai Klnnt rotury plows clear dnalks and paviunenlH. Wiflconnln's snow plow work on wo principle; on puhIicb tho 1 1 now to ono Hldo of-lhn rood, whllo country jn'oplt- In tho full. ;m other carrliH tho miow away ' It noon cnnm to hn realized that y cyntrlfUKul force. "Gradm Itnprnved roiidu diil noi yield nny lade" pIowh uro widely imod in tho XiIhk like thn maximum poHHthln lutes where tho drlftH aro not too 'ftnrn on fh InvcHlmenlH mode In eep. Thut typo of plow ha beou uecefisful agulriHt Klnch acrimi-lutlonM. Duco Paint Shop ' j Is Established I By Portland Man . A Duco auto paint shop haa been ' eatahllshed in . the Hohnenkump I K.ill.llno- hu . A . T It...! -n. cently arrived here from Portland, j Bee has had flevfirnl years experi ence with Duco, and In ftftid to be ' very xood In hiB'llne of work. ' ' Tho shorn whtt'h la iho author- ; ixed Iuco reflnUhiiitf . slut Ion. is' under the miperviaion of tin.' Du ' Pont company and in inB etd every few months by sonn'tuie ent ' out from that company j Heel ntwv h'aw llu; exclusiv! ' agency for Du Pont fMieo here. J Cimfuimiiu 1 Safety Johfinn and Helnrloh Mfilalin, 7 year old twin brothers, ore tho oldest twins In fi-rninny. TKATRZi nV MOTOH fiTAGE ;ruiide Tor Joseph 9 :Mi A. M. - 4 :0 P. M. ItaKcr nnd noln ' - 9:25 A.M. - 1 :2 P. M. lUker only - - ft:u M- ' Pendletcm 11:00 A.M. - 8:30 P.M. - 8:1AJ.AL OonntTtlon ot Pendleton for Walla WtMn. Pasco aud Port land; ut Portland ull polLts Houth and North. I Crnnde Hepol I'.'ioue 7U9 All Mutbru Chair Car HlAtfcw. tt..r.r1.. J t. ui luuuiuiiua ui pwpn see niagara Kaus every year but not many of them wimmji bmiu. mew pictures were uaen aitor w nter had Anally out Its erln on Map.r. At .ha i7 7u ,7A 1 . "D"ul,iU now clothed with the longest Icicles eouth of the Arctic circl " a T the rih it im tilA l.h" J Caw f h Wlnda'' j lean shoro.- Tho inaet chows tho Ice mountains flt the basa of the Amwlca? falls U1 look,n l0Ward the Aer 30 TAKi; PAItT 1 Highway offlclale In HO "snow lutes" nport a proKTinn of open oads for the snow fMMison of ljt2(l ;7 aKKreRutlnfc H,7fti miles. In ho winter of 1 2C-24t the. road nlleago cleared of snow In them lutes wnw uhout tho same, coui- ari'd with C2,IOfi miles In Iho .Inter of- lb24-'2h. Thi-lr expenses round traffic. AceordfriKly, the de. purtnient la si udytns; snow removnl I'XpeiiHe in various states to a.s certain the. best and cheapest methods. th-fii unless they wero open to I ruff in during' the entire y-ar. It was also fHt thut costly motor vi-hieh-H. without roads to carry them, tied up much capital unpro fltably. , Tln :ifi snow states in 1U2R had .'I7rj,774 miles of ur faeed rural roads, and IG,13f),KTi9 n'Klslerrd motor vehicles. Krom liil to lliafi, inclusive, th-y ex- pi'iidiM) about three, and one-iiiar- billion dollars on highway linproveineiit and mulntennnee. In the ht-avy snowfall urea. or snow removal work lust win-re snow removal is not don, tWnter w'ie in the neiKhborhood lh advaniaKi-s of paved roads and ' f Tour mllliJhi dollars. Knthusl- motor v-h1clee may be Interrupted ism for kefplng roads open for f(r three or rour months each Inter traffic Is so keen in somo winb-r. ProKresslvo rural populu- '"U2. nut ux Ijwy"rw Insist on ttons Willi a lars;n investment in now removal even If the funds tfuud rouds and motor vehicles are -MUlred for that, purpose curtail becoming" b'ss and less Inclined to oad eonstruclloil work. tolerate this condition. ; In a study of snow removal prob- Ho strong is the demand from 'ins, the department dlwusscs tho tux payers for more extensive ,,M' U " i- hiiow n niovai prngrams. thut the ! summer months bring th,, youth of a pie. longed for years fur , ..y ' m pHumrni or ugricuiiure. believes t lie clt y out Into t h highways that of bis own a cn.stle like the old f farm piodue s !o the cities was It will imt be many years before are uwiln arteries for motor travel, mediaeval towers of Kurope anlv Iseontlnued during the winter all paved roads and their con- Many nf the highways are within modernized and made more home- '.outhsand necessary commodities nocilng; Heetlous in the I nited the city limits and the ordinance like. ' jowcum-ii iur ruiiHiiiiipuuii uy ninies win be jiepi open for year- I will apply wllh full fore Spent $2,000,000 On "Air Castle" And Is Now Too Poor To Live in It TORONTO. Out.. Jan. 8. t SKA ( fan try regiment. He commanded A palace more goreou and pal-1 the anadlan contingent at the cor aiial than any eastern potentate j ..nation of King Kdward and has ever built hImh.Ih on a high hill al- liepn aide do camp to various Can- j most in the center of Tot unto. It ! jidian governors-genenil. and. There Is a regimental barracks In one of the husemeitts of the citMile, a fine nhooling rnnge and feet long, three howling alleys, a pool Few Drivers Nabbed In Spooning Cases IIHTUOIT. Jan. H fAPl- II mnv MMWlmiM, limullriil- lin 1 Ik. woiiIIht or It limy Do """"' law. Wliutvir It l, lliiiri) h'avn ! "i-ycvu-.i It lum liwn ..n Hie mm. l)H..i fi w urn-sl for vluliililiir lliu '" " "Villi. Xu iilii h:i yl clutifwt In IHtroit' ni'w trafflo or- con,e Hlllllt r'''h oniiiiKh lo huy anil f KymniiKluni and HwlmmhiK dlnnnri. that pnihllill. drlvInK un m""""i" !l elalmrntH man- pi-inlly for xoldlc-r Kel untoinolillo with moro th-n two por sonn In thn nimit iwut with thn Wo t11 pfoili of Toronto, when driver or Vpoonlns" In tho front ',py look u, and n its pi-jiy stone m-at. Announcement Bill's Place is now under the active management of W. H. Coffey from Heppner. He is ready to serve all the old satisfied customers as well as the new patrons with All Veltex Oils and Grease. , walls and tiled roof, Hhrug ami re- The law specifies that a motor: ln"r17-11'l'f;1,a"'" ''"'V'-' 1st ! , Tlie iorgeouH Sijihtcs Perhaps the lord's funcy played more freely in the stables than even elsewhere. over ihe entrance Ik a vaulted dome. Tho stables cost l.UM.IMMt. I liven the water buckets are of I'fenkwood with hoopH and handles of solid bt'jisN. A I'pllalf'H l.'ollv" it ituu I'nll.nt'u '4innot drivo with ono arm ,i..Aim r,..vn a .1 u... u.. around anothor p..,on or w , the fal.v' mad.. ,.,", u o-aiid that " i".-"o 0.01 00. or nor arm bronchi him financial .IlKaxtpr. aroun.l tho driver." I . ,,,, w, . 'I'hn rlaue nKulnut amoroiiH or- a broker al 15 and rose to lieioinv 'r,le 'ahlo roof in of a rare tile tlvltl.-s. HponKorH Huy, will work its a wealthy power magnate, a fin- whieh haK the jheen of fine jeweln. KTreatcnt xood when Ihe nprlnir and an. ial Riant with a Honor In many I writer of mystery I a leu could usile rue a nunureu plots ii-om the strange secret passageways, pan elled walls, and hidden rooms thai Sir Henry built. Through one n0 foot underground tunnel an aulo could be driven. ' " t'asa Iotna that's the tutme Sir Henry gave it- has hail parties at which Sou were served in the great conservatory. i:ut what will become- of the war he be- Shortly before the 'gan to build It. Tree Itclu lo Ills Fancy No expense was npared. Sir Henry gave free rein to his fancy. nnouncmg Kveryihing that he bad always wanted in his house was built.' Fifty rooms the big mansion con tains. There are IT) open fireplaces. 1 5 hat h rooms, n library wherein ami people could sli ml ono time, three howling alleys, a gymnasium, a 1'iia-fooi rifle range, a swimming pool, a monster conservatory ' with a stained glass roof, a main hall way through which an automobile could be driven. There nre three bronze doors thai cost $14, UUO apiece. There are bed rooms of every shape square, cir-j culsr, oetngona); there are $l5tui mantle pieces, and a kitchen, as Sir Henry himself expressed It, ' "big enough in feed a regiment." j That remark provides a clue. In cidentally. Sir Henry for years) was commander of iho CJueen's' Own llifles, crack Canadian in- great mansion a veritable Arabian Nights structure? Who can afford to revel In Its magnificence? Not Sir Henry, he h.-is found. His castle cost him about all he had. .Suggestion 1i1.il It be turned In to a museum or an apartment ho tel have been made. Hut none has materialized. So the glorified house with Its SOU windows shuttered ngainst the sunlight walth vainly for a tenant mate symbol of a great' and rich man's dream of home gone awry. Kittle Jarvls of Cnrnberwoll might be called the 'plod plperess' of Camberwell as she helps her bit her to catch rats for a living and assisted him lit taking . 2mi live rats for thet film "I'kd "Piper of I lamolln." BILL'S PLACE Cor. Second and Adams. Scarred But Victorious PAIGE has sharply reduced prices on many of its models, including the closed cars on the 6-45 and 6-6S chassis. Instantly recognized as the sfy leaden of the industry, these Paige seduns are now unquestionably the biggest dollar-for-dollar values on the market. You simply cannot find on chassis like these at prices ao tew such charming bodies with two and three tone color combinations choice mohair upholstery over deep nested springs walnut steering wheels that, match cleverly inlaid walnut-finish panels clus tered instruments glowing in reflected light twin smoking sets, silken toggle grips, luxurious arm rests. Come in any time or phone a demonstra tion entails no obligation whatever. HARRIS F. FRENCH MOTOR CO. ; Phone 305-W, Open Evenings 1414 Adams V ft t, V i' tt ' 't S it ''O ,S ' U Si Sie. j! The last ship to escape from the urip ot the Ice Klnp on the Ore.t Lakes, the steamer FV.Htcraltl, makes port after beltn Imprisoned In the St. Marl's rlvr, between Ijtkrs Huron una Superior, for two wetks. N'ots how the upper works are sheathed In lea. 1 Is. r a, 2f ml v - r"i I I , ill K & I "SsUi" Worthy of Merit Is the service performed every day in every locality by "CATERPILLAR" tractors. For earth moving farm work, logging, and countless oilier tasks "CATERPILLARS" are unexcelled. BUNTING TRACTOR COMPANY lralcr "Cnti-rplllMr" Trnrtors 'ttiill" ('.iiiihliml tiarv.-.tcr!i Ji'tfi'ivon anil I lin sinfts X, 11 Jr-"" '"rf t