Tuesday," January 10, 1928
LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
Page Seven
BUILDING SEASON,
OPENS QUIETLY
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Two Permits Issued by
City Recorder During
First 9 Days of Month
Tho 1H2S building your In T.ft
( Iran tlo has opened ratlur quiet,
with only one permit being issued
' ilnrlnu- llin fltwl niiht ilnvs of the
month. I
. On Jan. a- ' Wallace AndciHon
was granted a permit hy t'My lio
corder J. K. Ktenrns to erect an
addition to IiIk house to be used
for a garage and kitchen. About
$4.10 will he spent on t ho propoct.
located on tVdnr street
between-,
Grandy ami Jefferson avenues, j
The second penult of the your I
M'iili la he'll out yesterday morning, '
.Inn. U. when Ijo JInnsnn applied I
for permission to build a brick I
garage on Adams avenue between I
Halm and Willow streets. He ;
FLOOR
SANDING
Do your floors need
to he sanded? Let us
do your work.
we do ;
Cabinet Making
Window Framing
Door Frames
Glass Fitting
' Odd Mill Work
Our estimates are
reasonable
La Grande
Construction &
Supply Co.
Charles Harris, Prop.
1501 Madison
COMFORT
THROUGH
The MELLOW FURNACE
Will give you the very thing which all home
owners want Comfort The cost, installed
complete, is very reasonable. Come inwe shall
be glad to give you the details.
, Phone MAIN 170. - '
Karl W. Lynch
2164 Fir St.
iiKATi.Vfi - pi.r.Mmv; - vi:m fi.vn.vt;
Is Your Home
WIRED
for Convenience?
It does not cost you much to wire your home for
comfort. Put in lots of, outlets. Plugs in the
walls and floors are a useful convenience. Ask
for estimate.
We also do all kinds of electrical repair work.
If your e.lectric iron, range, or electric motor is
not functioning, bring it in and we will fix 'em.
H. & S. Electric
Frank Robinson, Prop.
Sommer Hotel BIdg.
estimates tluit tin; building
Local conl ractorst however be
lieve Dim l!t-K will 1k it good
building year in l.u Grande, al
though U is not expected t hut last
year's figure of more ihun $sra,.
OHO, Will ItO OXOOlll'lI. .
vi luminous iniuo-inu
una, will be excelled
n nd
homes lire expected lo ho built,
t among others a business structure
on the corner of Kir and Adams to
replace the present Grande Itoiuje
Valley house. - v
1927 Construction
Short of 1925, 20
It A K 10 It . Ore.. Jan. !. The cost
of new buildings in 1!127 was $.144.
l'imi, H Is announced, by City. clerk
I high' Alfrey. The amount is less
than one-third the value of permits
IsMioil either III l!IL." or liii'i;.
Tlio HiTi n'slrtoiM'p p r r in I t s
umoujitoil lo mi.Tiu iiml iho no
ItlishioMM liullilllm (ici'njitM tntnlod
$-H.i;kii. Tlioro wart nlioul an ninny
Hitinll Miililini; oroctoil In lllL'7 iih
lliinl inn (no rtooroaso in tlio ni
hil onnsl motion wart line lii the lark
of larirp liuilillnu projoots. A niun
lior. of larfjo business lmlltlinKs
worn orertocl in IHLTi and lH'.'ll.
l-'nllowln. is' iho' totals" liy.
months:
Month X'fl. . Value
January 1 ' 8,'jr.n
1-Vlirmiry 7 15,imi
.Miin-h si afi.r.riif
April 1(1 21,700
Amy 7 iMiaii
J iino 7 ' L'.xr.n
.Inly 1 I 1 l,2:il)
AllKlM 13 , 1 l.nr.ll
Scpioniiior 17"' l r,,fir,(i
oolohor in I'l.i'UO
Nnvonilioi- 3.u7.r
Doconilior 3 4 . o 7 Ti
125 f 141,2(111
To Investigate
Sterilization Law
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WAI.KM. Ore.. Jan. 10 (Al')
The oiM-ratioivor the Htate sterillzil-
tlon lnw- w ill he Investigated to-
day by I'ortland men who have
been invited to appear before tho
stale, board of cuironics. It Is
c-hai'K-ed that tlio Taw is unjUHllft
j-
applied In sonic cases. Invitations
l(vo n Konl lo nowspaprr Ho n
ami to Jii.Ibo Ulrhanl llolcll of tin.
Mnllnomali ronrt of rtomostlo rn-
atlon.s. .
:
.
ir vi .,... i-, . i. r hi.
!y win-less we hope it will not he
us bad as It now sounds.
THE
WINTER piV
.4- fa7 ' I
will I , ,
A SPANISH HOME ; , , . "
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lly V. W. Innly 1 jgg vggM -
j The livinK room if this Spanish "- -
lly V. W. limly .
The living room til ibis Spanish
homo ruiiH aero'sM the fruiit twlth
the entrance to one nuu; eununai
hiff the center hall and therefiire
iviHK the maximum spaee I'm llv-
The I'lreplaee has been placed ip
the end of (tie living room, opposite
the tlnor, with Krench doorrt on
eneh nide leading unln the si-reeneil
treh; at a- slllil addiiional ent
the por'h could he fluxed in, se
as to make a sun nin. auC mi ad
dttinnal fireplace atlded.
The dining room In natnl nizo,
well lighted, and the kllrhen should
prove to be a prize winner. The
sink under the windows, with cup
f hoards on either side, -nod space
; reserved I'm- the VaiiRC, as well as
it n electrical refriKn'a tor. The dln
iujr alcove is most convenient. The
Kraue entrance serves an the rear
entry as well, and from this grade
entranee, one -reaches the toilet, a
most convenient location for one
on the first floor.
"On the second floor are three
Koori wixed bedrooms, the front one i,
is lare enouuh for twin beds. ;
iienuiiftil hettnwm with four win
dmvs, and a good sized closet. ,
Th bun. in the rem- iaooa ti,o
!""" "" "(ivoiot to ,,l,o
pi mninni, o, m . '
Tho oxloiior wnlls aro of fiaino
onsli n.-lion. nslw a oomont Mock
fonmlat.on wall, with will,, oomont
!"""?'. .". ''r
.panisn i lie rooi. Jtnui imie trim-
fio.o- hf
throughout with the exception of
the kitchen which lr linoleum," a nd
tile In the bath. With full base
ment, laundry complete., this home Thero exists at the opening -of
should be bulll for from $7r(fl0 to "Hie now yehr a very, evident .de
$!ii"iUij, exclusive ut heating- and . riiaibi ?.! new bulldlPKH of various
plumbing. ' ; type w hich must 1 supplied, a de.
' mjnri .sufficient to keeji tho vol
Australian Hound
TlQ.lt Is JVrcIc(l
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Ml'NTOlC. Itanka Island Iulcb
West Indies. Jan. . in (AI') The
airplane Ited Uose In which ('apt.
W. W. I.nncastei- find Mrs. Keith
MlUer have been flying to Austen-.
Ha. from Knurbind, era shed "hern
this morning.
M rs. .Miller's nose was brbkcti.
f'apl. Lancaster's Hp was cut 'and
he sustained a slight concussion.
The plane was Ifadly damaged.
('apt. Lancaster and Mrs. Miller
b-ft Croydon, Knuland. Oct. 'H, on
a IS.oiMi-mile. flight to Australia.
They planned to malic the trip hy
easy stages.
When the JCing of Spain -is in '"""'y uu.iMHi,.wn.
Knftland. on of his favoring pas- j Analysts of the building indns
tinp'B is to mount a bus-top in- J try have found official reports of
rognito and ride about the town. building permits issued th most
. -t , I accurate Index of pending opera
I Governor John 11. Trumbull of
! Connecticut is now- entitled to an
! airplane pilot's license. He is he.
lieved to Ire the only (lying gover
nor. Warlike Workout
v,'--. -v i i .I ....mi
' ' (KCA Senlee. Atlanta Tureau)
They had a war-li1;o work-out with thlr afrlal hombn did Army
airmen when they r;izd this concrete liridite erected (or rxptrl-mr-ntal
engineering arroM th Dee rlv-r in Bowthro North
Carolina- The moment nf .detonation r.f one of their hi w inced
pallets of dtrur4ion ! cnught by the c:imera hr.
uncnm. 'rfS . OCAMM.I. (J0,
, :ONlKq foul -imih 1 1 ; ' 1 ' IZ "'.L
PotCrt - LlVINQ KXH4 : IQlf'. CI 1 T.nMOtV
1114 : li70l.' pSW O "L loma
' pi ' . . I r" . .
Predicts 1928,
Sound Building
Year on Coast
lly W. K. IVnwcs - '
( Vlr.r T'iv.tilI.,nt W Mtninmrn 1
yuntX Wlll,m. ln ,hu i,tuii,.r '
,rirt,J,(py ,irl7.,1m oniniiTyoar,
h In.lioalo.l l.y nil tlio faflora on
h .,,,.,, unv
. fm.,.cas, ' it Is -ilolUumi It'
' 11 !!,
tloninnnrl-aoirio foast Vl.lo!.,,r.
, t . J1 ... , ' " '
win exceea inat or iu
by f any subHtantlab- uniotinl. but)
there is probability of ; any n duc
dtiction. ". ,., 1 -' ,
ume of construction up to tttut of
i:itT, at least, In. all of tho West
-oast Centc
In certain. dt4es it
lH olvio,,K is n Hurri"" f
certain-types of structure, hut such
excesses are -ipilto. luUiinced, hy
shorii'es of Ot hi r ' types; '
Tho last two years have shown I
u steady slowing dowfi of bbild-i
ing activity llirouKhoul the conn
try in Kcncrn),' altii.ouwh not to ho
tfi-eat a decree , In the so' Western
'cities as elsewhere. - Thr total of ,
new construction for which build
in permits were termed in 14 I'a
cific const cities reported fti tli
National .Monthly Itilildtug Kurvey
of S. W. Htraus . Co., for- ,1921
wa.s $.L.:t:,2.na, and fop i:i2 was
iUi JiWW. The 1 !!7 total Is not
, yet compiled, hut an estimate
based on Hi
record for the flr.-d.
ill months indicates a figur
tions, clearly and b pf ndably tore,
casting labor employment and de
mand for financing and for ma-
terials. l-'or the railed States, as I
la whole, building activity has I
For Army Airm,en
; ;x!
: M
slowed ilown dwrinir by an-
j proximately Kl pen cent, while ih: j creasltiK nuiuher of consumers.
' reduction alontf the Pacific Ooast I With each succeeding year In
has been less that? seven per rent. Mlciilliijr that the uiilltb s and
j This Imlances with the fact that their customers require or ask for
there wa much lews danger from lews and leva assistance or reKUla-
overbuildiUK" In this area ut tho'tiou from thn stutft department.
betfitmnins of the year than was (
the case In Knstern cities.
:
Favors Anti-Crime
".""i Vi. . '
: . U HlOn III UMCafJO
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CM,t,:A:o. .Ian. 10, (API-Th,
'toy. A. I l.oano. lor.l l.lshop
lnf
of Aberdeen, Scotland, has suhTst
ed the organization In Chicago of
a protective union among Kangsters
to outlaw the murder of one iinolU- I
er.
The lord bishop is on an Amort- (
can lour.
WtlXCKTOV oti:s
CIliCAflO Take note. Harvard,
tlw; awful things ndng on at
rrincetnn. J. A. Murdoeke. luro
pean style experr, said that at a for
mal Princeton affair only two stu
dents had tall coats; the rest wore
dinner coats, which In ugtaud
would be an affront.
HaHiall-umpires on their vaca
tions often resort, to ' unusual
On ties. One 1m ii florist fiiid an
other Is. a toy maker and seller.
ArrowK tiniiitinir north have beer.
painted on l.'t lighthouses on the '
cast cuast to guide aviators.
We suppose that when that h'v-
''"-' man leaves Iowa and goes
houtn ne ii ih? just miuuiiu ,
"3
Here ftois Iho hiM tul fur sfuue
111 lie time, efttt w hat irur kid
hmllier, the Jwople's ftwil, will put
in.
An vlft ffejjflcmuji i-ante in (ta
Hiid tibt us tlinl. iHir ItimlH'r ymt
liHiiifil on I.n (finmlii's idil i'lr
ni unniml-. 'I'luit (indmldy iu'
( mi nt n for Us (ill I tug up m llUinj
t api'i but itMialiy iirfHUul rln-w
Kif miihN they I ry to sbiMl-cbuJigc
M opli mid c ii(N- we lietiT gel
. tbJtt Miif of tt eJn-ie.
I want mi ti treat dm Ufd bn
tl.fT pn'tly giHul, ifrw-efw he tf
ivii Lrijt fnt and mi's yoiir fild nuut,
MNl-lie, I Iiom' I wi bai-k.
Chude C. Pratt
Lumber Co.
fell Ftor Crtl
Ttm Pont Hint rrleof
Kiw Faoodrf. Pbona Wtfn 1U
V liakf Bulaa
i
Light and Power
Utilities Chalk
Up. New Record
With the except inn of mat tern
involviiK disputes amon some of
the opera torb themselves, t Ireon
liwht utbl power utlllllen establish
ed another new record for ilecrciM
tUK" represeututinu In lltlKiitiut.H
hol'oro the oomniisslon. .The elec
tric utility,. OeUet tit the end of
the' yo.ui.. just 7assod contained hut
a very -few',' new matters, all of
which' wre ' minor In charactt r,
and iih fof tlie. forum) complaints
recorded for the period there In
but two in which the consumer up
lyHirf tiM idaintiff.
In formal matters submitted to
the commission this year were, to
u, laiw ex top L, In the nature nn-.l
appllcutlonH deulliiK mainly wlCi
questionH- 'of et.ensitm st nice.
I lowc-vor, . Inasnutch as I he opcr-
ittorn (ronplly avve tliesc nutters
iinjuetjiute imd elTicleiii attenilot..
the t 'oinmlKslou found no neces
sity for uetlnn ol her than cur
sory Investigation, Next in nun -hir
of Infoi'innl proceeding In
volved matters pertalulttK to ral;i
and ru I cm Kovcrnlntr electric heat-Ihk-,
eoolili)r, etc. These ucllvitlc
arose mostly .(hroHirb'.lho .desire
of eustomdrH for , furt her advice
in regard ;to Hticlt service.
Vlewlnir: (he year's, n't-ord as a
whole InHofur (is. It tipphe to elec
tric operations, utilities of this
class havo conducted their respec
tive businesses In a manner niost
satisfuclory ta the- Reneral public.
A study of tlin commission's rec
ords etindiiiK' buok lo 1 D 24 show
that at the end of each year the
tin in her of elect rlc utility ease
have been steadily red need "despite
t he fact t hat t ho development of
(ho Industry has ml vn deed very
'rapidly aloiiH with the wer-lu-
t-heredt hp apparent reason for be
lief hut what tho operators are a.-
suinltitf their full share and mor
of the respouslblMlies ror a better
tindersluudliifr with the public and
the development of udiuato ser
vice. i'ir a rrnsonshle cliarwe. In'
any event, If regulatory records
j can ho ret if d upon us indieatlnn,
' t)i elect r,lo enpHiinilntf public of
Oregon Is qufte satisfied with the
( treatnietjt It Is recelvlns' at U."
bunds of the' i utilities. Otherwise
tho files of the comnilsslnn would
bo overflowing with complaint i
anil petftlons-frotu Oregon I'uo-
lie Servjce Bureau llulletln
hi: io't uixt: a
fVKW ViUtK Full text of an In
terview wllh Henry Kurd about bis
wealth! . -
"Are you realty a ldlllonalre?
What Is the pxtent of your riches?"
"1 don't know ami J don't care
a da inn.''' :- - ,
The sti'ii'Uht anil narrow path is
more than, wide enoutrh for the
tral'l'lu It- lutH to onrry.
The tot (if tho foniilB fonrl itiiiioh
In tin' toninlial downpour. I
Polish Your Floors
by Electricity!
Here Is a wonderful
new invention that
Ukea all the work
out of keeping fltfors
beaut if ul and makes
thii hoUHthold tank
pleasure. Ten t imci
faster than present
methods, it enablet
you to polUh all the
Hofjrs and linoleum
(n your home in the
tiineit formerly took
to do a sinnle room.
Sturdily built to lust
a lifetime and cuar
snlecd absolutely.
JOHNSON'S WAX !
&lectric floor Volisher :
TtJ oiwtlotit nfw rtef-trle tabor
avtr rnctl quly tJ.fiOaiid wr in
elude rpKKitl. JfjhiitrmLttnb't
Vl) Hop mni b1f k1Iod ($2 40)
of tbcfimoui Jubnoa'tLicuiil Wu,
Alk for a dtmon$tratlan
Try
The Oregon
Hardware
First
T?estforHie
weary i
FOR HOME COMFORT
have-lots cf eiecti'ieai outlets', including floor
and wall plugs. The costs are:SQ reasonable that
you should have it done today. Let Electricity
Do Your Work! . ". 'V '; ; - - .
Wc shall be glad to ''help yo plan for electical
usefulness. See us today'; , ; ' V . '' ".'
Electric Service Co.
TAL150TT , HELVJf
. Service Our Middle Name
Phone Main 121 1412 Adams
WARM-AJR
SAVES YOU ON FUEL COSIES
The Sunbeam Furnace, wiit.. Of
save you irom la 10 M per cem
on fuel costs. It is economical
leaving no waste and, it gives
'more heat;,',":;'; '');"
l''''Thv'Stin'be:anirins&
warm home. ,It is a heating sys
tem, a ventilating system all in
one.
PHONE MAIN 586 :
FRED SPAETH
Plumbinff and Heating-
SPLINTERS
Official I'tiblhrflttpn of
T1IK VAN I'KTTKN UTMHKR CO,
i
No. 11
Itosy cheehs, they
say are a sign of
health. If tl al's Ihe
'case, we saw u girl
yesterday who was
healthier on one side
than siie was on the
ol her.
".lust before we ffot
to , the railroad
crossing." explained
the vhtlm at. the
hospital, "wo , had
Idled down to lift
milcH fin' hour." .
If the house is go
ing to n ed painting
in the spring." now Is
a good time to start
in rtgurlng on It. We
have lots of goo d
paint, and would be
u ful glad to give
you an estlnutte on
your materials.
We have a car of
larh-e rplit iii;i) TR
IM It fence posts or
dered, II you want,
any of these posts
and w III haul t hem
dlieel fioii) (he car,
m e ill imike you an
alh.ielive price.
Teacher:
rle, you
class wna! II is thai
elephants hae that
no other animal
has."
firacie: "I.lttle elephants."
Spi-liKtllg Of speed,
we read I his morn
ing about Ihe darby
who ran so fast out
of t he melon patch
that he round buck
shot ii' t day In the
Soles Ol his feel.
We tiro still selling a
llltln HUNI.IT V.
(Hush now and then.
It'a fine for poultry
houses and screened
In porehes.
Now that your
fbrlotuius
Ull pub), the pHxt
event will be tb In
come tuv
Sjii'l Is u hard artl-
n In get urouud
lu re during the win
ter. e we li.iv nr
ilered a ror and wtll
be In shape to rjHI
you any niuuunl.
from oun suck on
up
VAN PETTEN
LUMBER CO.
ri
Ai
i
FURNACES
8unbem F n f
fincct lv bf
built ilnce 184
by The Ko rut
nace Company, one
tof Hit country"!
oldMt nnuft'!ur
en of Warm- Air Cie
culatlnu yieni
When most of us
men folks dress up.
all we; need is a
Clothes brush.
CKUTAIN - T K K l
Piaster Wall Hoard
makes n warm room.
I'sed With the wall
hoard putty it makes
a c,iinlcn wall that
can be either paint
ed or kalsomlned.
A man In I his town
bought a stove pipe
the other day uud
when he got it homo
It wouldn't fit. The
hole In the rang"
was oval and the
pipe tt as perfect ty
round. So he took
the pipe back to the
store and asked for
an oval shaped pipe.
Tim clerk took the
pipe In bis tun
h u n d s. g ' n t I y
Squeezed t he sides
to make them ova!,
and "Try that." And
now the least said
about the eplso'lo.
the better it Huiltf
the customer.
"Now lira
may tell t heJ
bills tire
Lay an oak floor
over t Im old one.
'uv tittrri-: oak.
We h;t it In u va
riety of grades an 1
sites. Winter
tu ontii give you
plenty of ttmo to tlx
up the old homo.
'M M.