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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 13, 1928)
Monday, February 13, lOffl, Tape Six LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER Building, and ImprovemeE' i f j . (.' OREGON BUILDING FIGURE IS LOWER A PLEASING SPANISH DESIGN January Permits Only ; Equal $1,298,968 Win ter Given as Reason : 1 tut Ming construction for I pot away to a good start in the 1'aririn Northwest lust month. lJuUdlng permits Issued lit Wash- I lugton iiml Idaho plight ly exceeded tho permits is-iucd for (lit same monin lust your nnd WnshinKlon's toldl 1 considerably ahead of that for rc.ee inner. : Oregon foil (lio cffccis of n ('nil 1 tnii(l period ol' iitmmifil cold, snow and loo, permits dropping itmost $3,0nn,00n under those of Junuary, J f 2 7 , but tint roxlmal I un til a total for liiNl December. Tho major portion of thiH decrease was it-n In tho city of rortliind;'.. . While construction hi Wushing ton nnd Idaho already lum a head Hart on tho 1!i;'7 tlgureH. Calif ornia got nwnv to n V-,,,n.0(io loss. January mnnirtirtin in that 8tato totalod $21,369,272 an com pared with $23.2 ! 6.H.1U for tho same month hint yonr. ( Itoth Hpoknne. and He.iltln report 16 iior cent gain over January WATER POWER IN OREGON IMMENSE Government Survey Esti mated 3,665,000 Horse power in Existence WAKIIINOTO.V IVh. 13. IAV Tho fiotonltnl wnlrrpowor or Ore- iron amoiiniH to 3,ii5.0f0 )iorno. powor. tut- f'Htliiuitnil from tho itreuin flow availiiltto 90 por cent of tho tlrno. or '6.SPO.O00- horKo jiowor uh OHtfimttoil .from tho flow lor "0 por rent of tho tlino; if stor nifi' lH provided in foti8l)lo rnor volr nit on. ThlH in rrportod hy tho iritortpr il'pniiinoot on suhIIoh of ll li - (fK) i"10 o'oKloul Survey. Vr ftf !""'' Inup" Il'Hhoil by tho npnlo- 'l"iiB''l':" ' ffkil I Kli'iil Btlrvoy covorlllK 1,1174 mlloB i(IWJJt5i5--at of rlv. In Orowi. With tho ad writ of hiu'Ihk'. many thoro aro. whloh uva iiitoi'- OttLorl lilt he hiilhllnir nf 11 tinmr. n U27, and largo ruImn . ovop Doooui- t IIiaJorty of U0H0 pp(ipIn uro ,,Hl. bor flpnroH, . Seattle h total wnn 2,692(r:tO, morn than all pormltH iNHitod in OroKon and Idaho to (jtothpp. Honnlnm pormltH lanl month to tabMl i I r Ti . 7 f :i . iih noinparod with $4l,1.srt for the mime month luHt year and $2fi,42 for Irereiiiber. Olympic. Tort AnjroloH and Vakl nia' all roport HiibHtanfial K"inH. Tiioonia sluinpod. tho Lnmlier O'.'ipltarn total for tho month beta if dnly $3fl2,2rif, nn com pa red with 4944. nM for Ooooinhor nnd $rKl(. SIR for January, 1927. i Ilolan and LowlHton showed rmaparallvoly HiiliHtaullal Kit inn, while oonst ruction In bin ho KallH and Nnmpn, wan aliunst at a Htund Htlll. - j AHtnrln ami 1arshrield aro I ho : only Oregon olllos which roporti'd 'Important InoroaHeH. . J.a (Irrindo'H. total won $2.tjnn SPECIAL WOODWORK Stoic Fronts , Show Cases Counters Cabinets Buill-ins Doors Windows Estimates are gladly made. La Grande Construction & Supply Co. Charles Harris, Prop. 1501 Madison that havo novoi" built boforo; hoiiip no doubt, wilt h Knidorl hy tho oxpol'ionop of othorH, wbllo Homo, will build and loam. ThO HltOtt'll HhOWH II W HO 10 llOUHO, two HlOlleH, Willi Hllllple orriumontatlou. a most ooonouiioa! linino to build. Tho Interior Ix in cjfit lutoroHtliur, and will roveul many iiil1o.Ho and IntoroNtinK' f'a turoK. . . ; Kn trance 1h from a Hiiiipli- i o oosMcd doorway. Into a Hum II re ception hull, the floor of whloh Ik ik liltle hinder: I hull that of the IIvIiik room, typically Spanish. Tho phiMorod andioH, with wrought Iron rail Heparuiinfc tho hall and t ho llvliitft-noru Is uioHt pIpkhIiik. Tho flrophico wit h arched hoolt paHOH roiiKh hewn boauiH agnlnHt tho rough tinted j)hiHtered wiiIIh. rich In offpot. Tho Mt airway too, miiHt not go unmontlonod, with Iih wrought Iron rail and balUHtot-H. Tht kit chen Ik nioHt coinjileU1. ,ln, itfl at polntmcntH, n broakfaul nook that Ih idoiit. Noto the PupboanlH. ro. frlgorator, Hlnk, location nf wtovo. all convonlontly arrungod. Tho gnulo an well iim tho rour floor. On tho 8'P0nd floor uro threo oliambctH. tho front nnd uniiHUiilly largo one. uooont mod 11 ting j T.J fatoncH Ji lIMtHO Pi)0M J :A ' i: " ii ft! HALL I -12 i.1 20- I I I ii j ji ' .T laa" CitAMBr.)i. JMH I 1$. 1 ' C.rtXw&t.R- THE GARDEN I'liAXMNU TIIK i.ltli: Willi the location of the vege table plot Melected, tho Uet tusk Ih liiylng out a pbiii. the mailt item in fireside 1 gardening 'whleh Ik tho IhinIh of a sound huilsIiIuo garden. Owing to Iho varying ondltlouH In different yards It i dltfieult to lay down a ulundurd garden plan. Kuril situation reu'ilres Individual varintlonH to suit ItM cmidltions. It k.jn j Ik host to plant In i-owh rather than beds, a largo closet with window, a. Iiuililn w ardroho, cedar lined, Tilod-ln bath. Tlio basement too. Ih poinilot(i In all dotailH Including furnaoo, Htorago iooiuh. Tho cost of thin homo Ih from Ift.UOM to 7,fnil exelu.Hlve of heat Lng nnd plumbing. vhh than for January last year. Oregon permits fur t ho mont h follow : nty Astoria Mugono - Klamath I''u11h I.a (Ira ndo MarHhlh'ld Modfonl Portland Salom In bedn for eaue of cultlvaMon. As a general rule the i-owh Hhoubl ' run north and south lor a more J euuable d 1st rlbnl loll of aim light. laundry. I hm 11 H tuore important irom ino ' I practical standpoint of making hocintr and rakliif; easy to run them ttie long way of the garden. Tho first factor to ho considered In planning tho crops is to locate them In tho garden plot so that the taller growing cropn wtll not shade the Inwer growers. Locate the directions on tho plan with re gard to stltilik'ht before planning the roWH. Draw the plot to scale and study the seed catalogues ami garden Imoks for proper distances apart tor the rows anil stick to It. Those distanced have been proved host by the practical experience of ex- Hotno Idea of what n'oniiy slv : million horsepowo,i of potential Jwatorpowor in tho rivers of Oregon inay moan to tho future of tho flat Pan bo gained from Iho fact that ho far only about throe, per 'cent of thpsp liorsopowpr resources jliavo been utilized. With rom ( ,doto , development the litstalleu jeaiiaolty of water wheels might (amount to about eight million horsepower or more. Some of tho largo rivers In, Ore gon for which ' recent estimates havo been matte "by the Geological Survey are listed below: Columbia river l,4Sn,0nO .horse power. Klu ninth river hasln I II 2 , 0 f i ft liorHepowor. rmpo.ua river basin Ofil.ftoo liorsopower. ' Uoguo river basin r32.ftO0 liorso power. Snake, river basin R23.000 horse power. " . Deschutes river .basin 734,000 horsepower. I The figures are based on floy I pert gardeners und they are as vniinMp 60 ,)PI. Pont of )ll0 tme, .closely jilacod uh the best develop- Tho fiRlirpK for ,ho Columbia river I mont of tho plants will permit. nml tlP Snake and Klamath river rropor spacing means oeuer crops ,mHiUH represent only Oregon's than crowded plants. Crowding ti,A rennre of tiiee intnimizoH i no nearing posHioiniieu. riV(.,. In city back yard gtinlens the problepi of sneeession itlunnlng Ih an ImportunL one as the soil must ho kept In continuous action. Suc cession props must bo marked into the plan. Pens, for Instance, aro an early season crop, i.ato cab bages, beets, turnips, kale or spin ach can be followed by tomatoes, egg plants or poppers. These should lie considered in planning tho vegetable crop for tho season. Tho main utility of a garden plan definitely on paper is to speed up tho actual work of plant ing as the average elty gardener must count his hours nnd nutke j ho most of them. - Displaying Three New Refrigerators The W. K. Itohnenkamp com pany is displaying threo of tho newest General Klectrlc refriger ators which are the first of the General Klectrlc electric refriger ators to be shown In this city. Throe different models nre being shown by tho local company and are drawing considerable, com ment, they say. With Searfiioe Al f'apono out nf Chicago and looking around for a town' to ealt his honfe. Isn't, it .strange that some chamber ' of commerce doesn't offer him ji ii -i ii- dueement?. .Inst look at the pub llelty he got for Clileuffo! . 1 dies on account of (rouble with her eyes. Km nice Courtney visited Sunday nt (. p. Carper's. YOU'LL BE AGREEABLY SURPRISED to learn the low cost of a Modern Plumbing and Heating Job i i i J'k'fs f I ! It will cost much less than you might anticipate. We gladly furnish esti mates on an installation that will j make your house into a modern home. PHONE MA IX .r)S(i FRED SPAETH Plumbing and Heating Amount 22. ana j u.sr.o 311.1011 , 4s.i ir. 1 1 S.liuO ' PROMISE PERSONALS nop orr today CAIIIO. Kgypt. lVb. 13. (AP) Pert Mlnkler, Itritlsh filer, en route to Australia hopped off from llasra, Irak, for Karachi, India, today. 1 1 inkier left Ramleh, Palestine. Sunday, arriving at llasra that eve ning. II und reds of New Yorkers paused watch t ho skyscrapers sway In PltOMISK (Special) Kalph and Itoy Carper wont to Wallowa .Mon day. They made the trip horse back. (lr. and Mrs. Ilex Williams were at C. P. Carper's Saturday on bus iness. Agues 1 tank head, Pert ha Heed, Hoy, Lillian and Lewis Carper vis ited Sunday at Andrew Kleslimun's. Mr. anil Mrs. (iorhctt and fam ily visited Sunday with Mrs. Phil lips and .Mrs. Nellie hieshman. Lacy Trump and faiplly visited Saturday and Sunday at Hill Car per's. The weather has been quite warm and springlike and the snow Is go ing fast. Sleighing here Is about a thing of the past. Mrs. Henderson has received word from her daughter, Mrs. Alice Chenoweth, who has boon attend- the recent high winds. Isn't New Mug college at Albany, that stio lins York enforcing that curfew law? hf-Hi compelled to give up her Mu- Ileforo 1 got home from Spokane ono of IIm' drivers lost a span 'oft the big: I too ami we have put in (M'verul notice in the lost .'column but nobody bns returned it so fur j and 1 find Hint no reward has been offered, so whoever found the the ail) I rim If you will ret mil If to tin Pratt Lumber C.mipaiiy there Is 2. uniting; fm you. bin please don" t bsr any time horniisr we need the lire. , We have a hog house nil ready for Iho old sow to move, ,hi. and start housekeeping:. It also lias ft little lot in fioiit or it whore she ran run out and lake a look lit the si i n and inside of Iho hog botie there aro fa crowing strips to keep tho old mother sow from lying down on her children. Those. $2. Kfl heavy common clear shingles are moving fast. ' If you want (o shingle (hat big barn you will have to hurry up a little. Itnyal coal is not common coai, We are expecting our wallpaper in any day. Paint is beginning to sell now. Things: in geneial are starting to pick up. Our sash ami door fac tory Is now running. Put your or ders In for any size from 12 inches wide up in I I foot long and the Mime In helghlli. Claude C. Pratt Lumber Co. We Sell For Cuh . Tho Poor Mftn'i Friend" Near Foundry. Phone Main III No Snorter Badnea y Total . 1 ,2!s.!r,s snivel. int: iiomi; Tito linino nriMipli'il hy t'npt. I-:. W. Kly, on M nvi'imc iinir Ouk I Htrci't, Ih liclnif ro-shlntf let!1 thl. i wook, , j III II. DIM! A11I1II ION I An Uililitlon Ih l.olnw Imilt onto Iho two-Hloiy rooinltif; 1imio on tho cornor of I'Vttrth Hlrcot n tt I N'nln nvrmio. T KT us figure on that wiring and fixture job before you decide to place your or der. Wo have saved money for others; we can do the same for vou. WorKmanship (iiiaranteed. H. & S. Electric Frank Robinson, Prop. Sommer Hotel Bldtf. SCAT ! 0 1 'r imk.Mr;i 4x L v Polish Your Floors by Electricity FREEDOM Sixty-five years ago, Lincoln gave that priceless gift, freedom, to a race of people oppressed by slavery. Today Electricity wants to give that same gift, Free dom, to the slaves of drudgory. Why be a slave any longer, let Electricity free you from bondage to the old sad iron, broom, w'ashboard, or hot stove. By the use of Elecerical Appliances and Convenience Outlets in the home you can cut your work in half, have more leisure for recreation, keep your health and beauty, live longer and enjoy life belter! .' , , ' ' Convenience outlets today are a necessity not a lux ury. They are reasonable in pi ice and can lie installed with no muss or bother. Let us give you an estimate, no obligation, just call Electric Service Co. TALBOTT HELVtf Service Our Middle Name Phone Main 121 1112 Adams j I Here is a wonderful new invention that takci all the work out of keeping floors beautiful and makes this household task a pleasure.Ten times faster than present methods, it enables you to polish all the floors and linoleum in your home in the timeit formerly took to do a single room. Sturdily built to last a lifetime and uar anteed absolutely. JOHNSONS WAX &Uctric floor 'Polisher Thii marvflout new f IfctHc labor wir roiti only 14 i. SO and we in cludePRKKlSl.SOjohntonLambV wool Mop and half allon () 0) Of the famou Juhnaoo't Liquid Wu, Ask for a demonstration Try The Oregon Hardware First SPLINTERS No. 16 Official I'ul.lknti.in of TIIIC VAN' I'KTTKX UWIilKn f'O. Vol. 1 Kver notice? When a man reaches t he afte of about thirty five he heRlna to wear rubbers. If yon nre polnff to neeJ nny oak floor ing soon, wait; for our car to come In. We have a Inrpo car coming and will havo quite n few grades to pick from. History fwiys that tho plow Is the most Important im plement of civiliza tion. Next tn that comes the ran open er. If you pet started right on PKAOcK coul you will always le n satisfies) custo mer. We w 1 s h people would learn to sinn their names 50 w e can read em. These sprinR . like days make a fellow want to mart hin building npenttinns or ko fishing. 'liiinj-s AVnrtli Knouiiig Men living in cer tain porllnn of Ilus Kia lind it difficult to r v 111 o v e tln-ii-sIhh-s without first unlacing (hem, ScicntiHts b:ivc nev, er yet discovered a wointiii who can yawn w i t h her mouth closed, KsUimns nnver use mi la. I forks. -nd by fur the most important Is the fact that now is an unusually good time to buy paint. Tim Mt. fii,.n I,. D. S. church Is putting in the finishing touches on its new building. I1KAI.TH NOT!: The exorcise ihat reduces the waiM- llne most quickly VAN PETTEN LUMBER CO. i-onsists In pl.ioillK j l)otli haiuLs on the taltlo nml iiti.slilng liark. Tho r K Tl T A I N -TKKI PlnsliT Wall Unaiil is. movlngr nirt'ly tlipfio clnya. At the price we nre soiiiiiK It, no one enn uffoicl to he without it. Tlioic's a small hoy in this , town who says he wants lo be a retire.! farmer whin he prows up. The wnrhl loves n lover, hoosts n boos ter, quits a quitter, and kirks a kicker. It will soon be lime to pet out tho paint brush nnd doll up the house. Don't for- e-t that we huva n stock of rtioiI paint, and our prices nre riRht. I
