age Eight
LA UKANUU EVENING OBSERVER
Friday, June 1..1928
federal Experiment Proves Paper
: Mulch Is An Aid to Agriculture
' By Frank I, WVIIer - - .
'f ( Associated PrBH Knrm 3-Mltnr)
,tf ; At'woKA mixa vo. (ap
f Four ytara of earnfut pxporlmpntfi
1,1 on provo conohmlvAly to tho do
paptmpnt of ajrrlrultur that pa
per mu I oh has a definitely bnufi
' Olul and Important ftfOrt on crop
(h'VHlopmfnt.
' Dr. U IT. Flint, fo (U-ral phyalolo
flrlm, under whom- mipcrvlHlon tho,
tMtH were made, nuyn ihut In addl
Uon to inorvuHing yleldH, papor
mulch ellinltiatfin ull w.Htdlnir h-
twiM'ii row, fucllltati'H wpbdlnjr ho
, tw.m plant In tho row, and ilocs
iiwfiy with th necoHHlty Tor nultl
vntlnn. In regain rropH tho pow
or of Kcrnilnallon Ihih hwn In
rwnact), which i-fanlta In greater
liaNtcninfr of imttitrtty. and a mii
pcrlor crop product In point of
t&.f, quality and eh-nnllin-fw,
t. Tho govern ment'H ucclulin of pa
per mulch la tho mum or pxpei-l
jiH'tita Hlartod In IttlM, follow Inj; Iim
HjjrceHHful mho Jn. Hutvnllnn plni--
npplo culture, It ffrat ranw.lnto
. prominence In 1014 nn a rontrol
incaaure ajralnflt rank wok growth
on tin unlrrljrated mia-ar plantation
In Hawaii. Hy 1 022 It had becoino
NUfh an arknowledred- nurcpHs that
if 0 pnr er-nt of tho. J la wul Ian pine
npploN wpro grown under mulch,
I .out year the IndiifUry paid approx
imately $r00,ti00 for mulching pa
per. , , : ; , u
While ptitilln diirlarntlon of suo
cvtm wlih American crop hun l'n
)uUl In ubiyanr pending poalllvo
l ' rmutlon, teMtH at government
fs rim In Aurora II II If and elnc
whe. n in Virginia have Indicated
from the find, that reaponno to
mulch lu thia country la both cer
tain u.hd siilMtnntltil.
. r)lHRiiflfllng'Clio -1D27 trlnlfl, nr.
Flint atiya tho mulched pianU were
inn nrs tto germinate, being with jounced horn; that Mra.
certain crop fully four days In ad- gy J)nvin, Hkytcomlah, Whhn
vnneo or tho unmulched plant,. mlleM noriheaat nt he hn.i
! ' LY" - !.'
I MM KM : ' .. MM XfMS
Over the Valley
(Conllniled from I'age Seven)1
h Hceonipiinled there by Mm.
W. R. Iedhetter end daughter,
Marie, who mnde n brief viwlt at
the f,eontg home.
Drive I-Votn Ilmilliigtoii
Mr. and Mm. ( f, Flcltlln
drove down from lluntington Tiie
day for ft vlBlt at Union. tn Wed
nendity, accompanied by Mr. and
Mih. Tom Kloldln they went to
Kummervlllo and attended the won
derful dinner nerved there. '
and Chndwlck ranch JumI north of
Jlot Iike.
firarhw On VnctHkin 1
- Mr. and Mm. Mile Woodell are
leaving toiuoirow or Hundny for
f'ortlnnd, where for a few . day
they will vlit and nee Hlghtu before
going on to Jtuinirr to attend the
Mlate grange, Uuring the absence
of Mv. Woodell, who la rural mall
inri-li.K i. nt f...i.i U.i ..i n.ai.t II,. Ii(u
won. Uoyd Woodrl), will rover the
mull route.
hourte and beeauae of IU boldnetw
In coming no cloud thought It to
be a dog, which win bothering
Homo on bin place. Jie traced it
and the next day, eeefng It avaln,
uned hln gun and found It to he
a coyote and stopped Its ninrnud-Ingn.
MOBILE'S WIFE
HEARTBROKEN
AS DAYS PASS
'.fllUi'tfCM ItllhllMH
Kd Jumper went to liaUer yenter
lay Willi a load of IiIh lrc;t i fant
eieal, "Health NuggiH" entirely
l-epared by Mr. Jasper o
iim'Ii near Alice! and at )i!m
at Jxlan
To llav( Meal ( elcbratlnn
The Women'H 'hd) of m-e hav
ing completed the payment of
their lndohtednexii mi the Cove II-J
hrary, hi making extensive plannj
for (he next meeting, at which I
lime niilfiii exen-lReH In eonnerffon
with the burning of the mortgage
will ht held. TIiIh will come on
niH tho 14th of June nod will lie held j
:lant "n ltm AKeeiiHlon gronndH. Mr.
I'.OMB, Juno 1 (AD The
thoughts of llitly tbduy turned with
tenderncaa to Kignora ('arlotta No
blle. wife of (b.nernl Umberto No
hllle. and their little daughter,
Marin, as the days dragged on
without any Hign from the irozpii
north that the commander of the
ali'Hhip Jtaiia and hla crew
uh fe.
Until ycHtorday they received
t'lty. Mr. JflHner linn mild oniMtoek Ih noon to mrr,-eeed ,,. -., r.....i' 'i .
iIn product heretofore only lu Un- WrA, MrXelH an president of,''',, , " ' ' , lJ 7... "I
HIM HUM tVilllllWU I'nillUieH Mill IK ' " "' imib H'-Mru. f . I,'t,.t1t, 1.
A; N. ('arrhfr. 75, president
f the Ffr( National hank,
nrnar, Colo., who was shot and
illled in an exchange of oullelf
fc-ilh five bandits May 2:J,
gradually adding new territory.
M'iih Saw Mill
The (Jean & Kdwardfl saw mill,
belter known an the old Yade milt,
up (he Mill- creek road from the
Cove, wmh recently oprned up and
in running full time now.
Mr. McNeill hna nerved
for two yearn and has een much
good done during her regime. The
remaining f(Ml of IfidebtcducHM hatt
Sig-
nora Noblle. was overcome - and
locked hei'K'lf In her room and
i ,lll,r' "'in tlw k iilin w
Declares Shooting
nd'lltlon in kplrtR- itp other Huh
wink. Urn. T. '. Ilpfly will he
vlrn president, MrH. I-Ielenn Lin
coln, Hfrrtnry, Mrs. ThomuM, I'rir
rpMjKindlfiff BPrrotnry nml Mr. Unr
rlfl. IrwiHiirPr.
n'jitinn M llotni ; -
MiMK Murjorlf WalHliKrpr, 8fcrp-
ni vpffotutlve growth, with moil .rexxnil Hhe hud mvldemiilly nluit
iti-iiijh, kui UiJreumuir inuuvunce
of eropa on unmulfhrd umm. 'I'yp-1
Irul of thU Krowth wu tlio rit-1
aponM or pataiom, In wnrrh the
inulohrd planta rninci Into flowur
Inir from rive dy to two wenhn
narllfr. Twole dlrforent field onil
Knrden r.rOpn hovo hoen mulched
In more than one seimon. und In
l('ow ToslliiK Anmn'IiiIIoii
The lfnli.n (.'ounly Cow TphUhk
Msmi'latlnn Ih Kln rlKht ahinK,
wllh two more owner of dairy
herdK on Che Hat of contract Hlxnern ""'.v lir he office of the I'nlted
wllhin the Iiihi few dnyx. TIiIh HlnlM Investment Co. In l,n (Intnde
very nearly fllle the time of the lent her vacation, Memorial Day,
(enter, liana Helforn who haa heen "l "'' hoina near Alltel,
on the Job till thla month and haa n '
loniiileted lux flrat round of tent- ' Dinner (Jitcsti
XV ttn An Afiflnt'i"t J,,'"ih'' t the tmaoclatlon M.lt Lucy t'ane, nulrltlnrt expert,
VT un l tl lCCCUcf IV nre tiulle entliUHltiHtlc over the who was here over the weekend
work nnd the flrxt month of It n op- conihictitiK her clannea over tho
eratlon haa Heen thinKH KoInK along valley entertained at dinner Wed-
nenilay at the ll tlrantle hotel,
M t'H. ChrlM Flertach nnd MrH.
Ilclcne l.lneotn of near the Cove.
,M1hh t.'aae left yenterday for linker
where Hhe will reaitine her work In
connection with the exteiiHlo-u de
liartment of o, A. t.'.-
nt to St. rete
and npent a lonr tlmcIn prnyiuK
nt tho grave of 1'opo I'ltm XI In the
crept. Speedy recognition of her
other worHhlppcrn, however, made
the purHtianco of devotions there
ImpOHNlhlP.
Ifcnilllnea yon never see:
HKKIJ (iCITH HACK.
.IIM
HKATTI.H, WhhIi., Juno 1 (AP
Kherlff Clauile (1. Ilannlck au-
lillte Htuoothly
To I'lay At llfllicr
Tho rieaHant drove Krango liano
hull tbam 'goea to linker Suiulay,
death tleorgi i-'owlcr, il, aon of ul wl"'ro wu' I"" ""' x 'Nin
llrooklyn, N, .. ohyalelun. on the I "f lhl" "'
highwuy near her plttPi WedneH-1
day.
The body of (he youth wan found j
j.Moven To Xi'iv llilnch
oil the rond near the reaorl. Hearch I, ,,' V .,
wna helng made for the woman an 'S rh"v" ,.rTn"y '""V"" "'"k
the woman wan known to have '"" , " n ranch
, i . ..i near .North I'owdcr, to tho Ileum
eueh of tho 88 trlllla Involvlnir thenn " L.. ' .' ... . .. . V ." ' . . 1
,., . , . , ,'it. "ii" wan luiniii in me irunil vr. ..
crop tho mulch Increnned tho '.....i i...,.i ' -
ylld. . ' ......
wifh ,T,!uHn'tinn n,t",m1"llf1,ln,,nM The city of Mnnlton, Colo., Haa
e J L I. 1 Vi'". "Sl,uVn. 0( lllntM Kml needle, honk
cotton m far north tm Wnnh nvton. .... .. , J M .
tmnrnntliinlil nn.l.H a. Il. ! lll lioriin. ngw II DW I1IHJ1II
dlllonn, cotton furmlna; wax made
poMlhlo through trie poVer of
mulch to haatnn maturity. It la one
of the poaBlbllltlea; openlallnts nay,
that with mulch the cotton belt of
the aouth may he expunded. Far
many other oropa tho dlHudvnnttigo
of a luto ncunon may bo overcome,
; their northern range widened, ond
In certain Heetlona two nropH tiiny
lie grown In n alnHle season,
i Vr. IPllnl'a Mperlmpnta Have to
-do only with tho benefits of mulch,
rather thnn with the economics of
Its line. Tho extent to which It
will Inlil n placo In gardening ami
agriculture, lin says, can he deter,
mined only through wide Indlvldu-
ul experimentation, Practical use
will depend lara-ely on Its oeono.
my as affected by labor require
ments, the market, the particular
crops concerned, anil climatic conditions.
(join Cttyofc
Clem McKJnulH, who lives on the
nlde hEil out from Wummervllle has
a fine- large coyote to his credit.!
Mr. McKinniH now Home animal a l
few days nfio In the road near hin:
the neighbor's chickens? .
New Face
Powder Popular
MRM.O-fll.O In a wonderful new
shade ynulh color. I'ernpirallou
hardly nffects it and It will not
leave the nliln dry nnd drawn. Try
thin new l-Yench Process Knee
Powder and enjoy lin umrvelouH
heaullfylllK iiuallllen. Ktlckn well,
stays on longer and does not clog
tho pores. You will surely love
M rci-l'.o-oi.tVrj-nN 'Drii'ft.'fffc; 1
Adv. -J
L.L.. -l.i;...JJ J L1.il1' ' l. ill.. . I
Open Today
New Drive-In
A & R Root Beer Stand
In Center of
Playle's Super Service Station
Rohr's Market
a lima AiUm
'I'Ihwo MAIN 28
Wlioro Vour $ liuy tho Mmt
NO COI,n CTOKAUK
Baked Salmon
Cut up fish in small
pieces and place in
hake pan. Sprinkle
with catsup and a few
drops of Lea & Per
rins sauce, juice of
lemon, salt and pep
per and 1 bay leaf.
Place small bits of
butter on top and
bake 20 minutes.
BROTHER SAYS
That the wisest
thing: he ever did
was to start sav
ing when he
started working.
He's still saving,
too.
U. S. National
Bank
Member Federal Reaervo
System
SPECIAL! '
As a special for Saturday, we are of fering you
any of our varieties of Cookies for 17c per dozen.
These cookies sell regularly at 20c per dozen, and
we have added some new ones to our list.
Gwilliams Electric
Bakery
Home Of The Golden Crust
Oppo. Observer on Adams
"Western Auto"
BAKING
POWDER
Same Price
for aver
35years
25 OimccsforTQ cents
Guaranteed Pure
and Healthful
Our Government:
used millions of pounds
ctSSfflKBDSI
rracrrvE mat aa to sept.
BE TURN LIMIT OCT. 31, lx
BOUND TM TO
omaha
kansas city..
Vl.S MOINU
sr. Louis
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t7.lo Low fareanll parts ofmid-
west, soutn ana east.
: T:i" Fie fast trains.
i .
RS.OI A tlfrro ttopow
.104.67 (V Wit
loa.is ' "i
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1 1 40 5r,nd C4m4) Nafl W,.
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uaincd imiow.
UNION RACIF
.1. IT. RKIfNEY, Aurnt,
I Orntulis Ore,
m
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
JUNE 1 & 2
The W. K. Gilbert Co.
Successors to F. L. Lilly and the Oregon Hardware
DAY
1S
9 SvWwell BaflootiSlli
-- I 19X4.401 JIX5.1S IU
; 6SjIi,jjr
l I
1000
THIN PRESSED TUMBLERS
3forl0c
A wlrle f.sNnrt.nmit of nlinpen nnd piilterns In
thin hlKh Rirxle ware. Iltehed jmt.emn nnd
the new whirl hlown piitternn. TIiIm reKnlnr
Ifle leim Is a voiiilrful value nt 3 fur 10e.
100 BERRY SETS
49c
Miieh set ennftifttfi nf 12 qunrt Console Ttowl
it ml fl ilerry Dishes, parked In an Individual
rarloii. The 7 pleneH for only
49c
50 "BEE VAC" ELECTRIC IRONS
Horn In ii roRtilnr 15.00 linn, nnnl nnrt Htnnil with n 10-yenr Rtinmntco for tho lowest iirioo over
iifl'orcil fur Hiii'h n aiiparlnr nrllrl. FlKtn'e It out nn lion for Im thnn 30p n yenr. .
$2.98,
4aflfe
Dollar Values
The items listed below and their value is instantly apparent.
$1.75 Fenton Glass Console Bowls
$1.50 Crackle Tea, Water and Wine Sets (18 pieces) ....
$1.50 Grape Cut Water Sets (Jug and 6 Tumblers)
$1.50 "Lightning-" Hand Saws
$1.50 "Banzalui" Fire Proof Jugs ,
Aluminum "Peres" "T-Kettles" and "Roasters"
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
Just in timer Ywr-Summer Requirements
Thousand of motorist are' flocking to our stores to
equip their cars for the vacation season, at the big savings
ottered by our New Keduced r rices on guaranteed We:
ern (-riant and Wear-well tires... Keduced prices
rhade possible by our tremendous purchases
to meet the unprecedented demand tor west
ern Auto" tire . . . ,
These are the same rugged, long-wearing, trouble-free
tires of which last year, car owners pur
chased nearly half-a-million . . . The same high
quality rubber. .. same selected carcass materials
...same scientific design and superior construc
tion... and backed by the same guarantee of
mileage and satisfaction ...
And Hare's Mora Valna.... Extra value that only
"Wejtern Auto" with more than 150 conveniently lo
cated atorea. can oner...aervice
at any of our itorca, to back our
Iron-Clad Guarantee and our
"Customer la always right" policy!
mlmmmx
B28 9 x .40 i 3lsis 1
Kf 15 FfiH S.IIC.A I Full S.M I
Wear-well Balloons
Guaranteed 8000 Miles
Extraordinary savings are offered In
these full biiHoons with broad, rib
biij, non-skid treads. Look at these
new low prices. ..and remember our
trade-in allowance on your old tires!
Jie Oar N.u. tow Price
29.v4.40 Balloon ... $ 6.65
30x4.50 Bulioon . . , 7.2S
30x5.00 Balloon . . . 9.23
Vt'iU Ht 2WA.9J
3 1x5.00 Balloon . . . . 9.55
Will fit 30T4.Q5
30x5.25 Balloon . 10.15
31x5.25 Balloon .... 10.95
30x5.77 Balloon . . . 11.95
33x6.00 Balloon .... 13.90
deduced
Tlrt
Prices!
100
HOUSEHOLD
69c
SCALES
llw la n m!cr value in n llouwhnlil grain
Ihnt enulilfs anyimr to liava Una item. Kin
lnheil In hlue with n ronvct Mce. Hi-i:lstii.i
1'iiiinilN nml la ailjustulilc.
to
SO 2-ELEMENT HOT PLATES
$4.95
npttuliwt "Kvry Tiny' pim ran teed littet. with
NMrhrnnifi Elfmcnt. Flnlshp.t In Mtif. A
fino slove tit a now low pi'lrp.
50 "Bersted" Waffle Irons, $4.95
Guarnntofcl for 1 yeai- finished in nickle fiundmple plate. Standard in
every respect. Genuine Nichrome elements. A super value at $-L95.
Wear-well CorcT
JOxJCIl 32x4 lrta
rt.;ul.f Siir SiOvwiitf MM
Guarantied Cuaramttd 4wfkW&.
sooomj,, aooonie.. .ytfX
Tires Mounted
FREE!
Wear-well Cords
Guaranreed 8000 Miles
Our new Low Prices on these full
standard weight tires with 'thick,
tnuiih, road-gripping treads, offer
tremendous savings to car owners
of the "West. Allowance for old
tires, tool
5.45
. 5.65
5.95
. 7.40
. S.95
. 9.40
9.95
11.40
13.90
14.95
Sits OHr Ntw i
30x3 CI. Regular She .
30x32 CI. Regular Slic
30x3'6 CI. Oversise . .
30x3y S. S. Oversize .
31x4 S.S. Oveniie . .
32x4 S. S. Oversize . .
33x4 S. S. Oversize . .
34x4 S. S. Oversize . .
32x4Vil S. S. Oversize . .
33x4'4 S. S. Oversize .
These 4-ply tires are full standard
size and weight.new.freah stock,
wall made and fully guaranteed.
Wasco tires are specially recom
mended for the motorist who
does not require a tire for very
hard service, and who wants to
make a minimum Investment.
Guaranteed again Aajtau tor 5000
MUa.
Make Your Savings Even
Greater . . . Trade In
Your Old Tire
Put new, ully fiiaraiueni Western
Giants or Vear-iutUs all around,
and use yam old, snoni tires as pan
pOYment on tAem, at mnj "Western
Auto" store.
WKStESS GIANT
Also Seduced
...Western Giant Truck Tires...
built to carry the overload ... are
the most economical commercial
tires msde. With added rubber
in the exrra thick, non-ikid tresds
and the arrain-reeianng aide walls;
the very finest quality catcais
cords.. .extra heavy breaker strips .
... and safe, rim-fripplng bf ads...
they will be revelation to you
In long, trouble-free mileage . . .
With out more than 150 Truck
Tire Service Depots . . . and the
added savings ottered by our new
reduced prices... they are even
greater values than ever.
All Other Sixes Proportionately R$tuctu.
Western Giant Balloons
Guaranteed 12,000 Miles , (
Extra heavy throughout . . , built to
give extra mileage under the most
exacting service. At our new low
prices, they offer unequalcd tire econ
omy. Trade-in allowance makes
these prices even lower.
SU Our Nm Low Price
29x4.40 Balloon ... $ 7.65
30x4.50 Balloon .... R.SS
30x5.00 Balloon . . . U.45
31x5.00 Balloon T. . . 11.95
Will fit 30X4.
32x5.00 Balloon . . . 12.65
30x5.MBalloon3r . 12.95
31x5.25 Balloon . . . 13.43
30x5.77 Balloon . . . 14.85
32x6.00 Balloon, 6-ply . 17.95
33x6.00 Balloon, 6-ply . 18.75
32x6.20 Balloon, 6-ply , 20.75
Reduced
Tire
Prices
JWMW
'tVfestern Giant CordX
30X3sC T 3ZX4 - I
Rtgjjr sue i S Ow'tUe I
Guarantee! Guaranteed f
lOOOO milts 12XHOinilc. I
Reduced Price on
Tubes too!
"Wettm Auto" tube enjoy
wotrdciful (vpuO'itT bcui
(hey ic noTt limn Mtwio
ton rvlM. At out facw ro
d kh! 'kc, our EUue rXtbeoe,
tube lor irrv-Ur tervtct. ttvj
our juniKt Lxti Heavy Dty
tube ic the krM rub vmktM
you can bo4.
More than 150 Store In the Wst.
2 Wfestmi Auto
bupplyCa
lUVi Adams Ave.
La Grande - Oregon
Western Giant Cords
Guaranteed 12,(700 Miles
(Reg. Site 10,000 Milj)
Massive, extra heavy duty super cord
tirca at the lowest prices ever. ..Suc
tion tread gives "re .iter traction and
safety. . . . extra rubber gives longer
wear. ..and our trade-in allowance
oners extra savings.
Si" Our Neu- Lou. Pn
30x3$ Regular Site CI. $ 6.45
30X3'A Extra Oversize CI. 6.97
30x3',i S. S. Oversize . . 7.90
31x4 S. S. Oversize. 6-olv 10.94
S. S. OversizeV-ply 1 1.85
S. S. Overiirc, 6-ply 12.45
S. S. Oversize, 6-ply 16.25
S. S. Oversize, 6-ply 16.75
S. S. Oversize, 6-ply 1 7.90
S. S. Ovenize.S-ply 23.35
5. S. Oversize, 8-ply 23.85
The World's Largest
Retailers of Autn Sue,.
plies . . . Serving the mo
torist since 1 909. Guar
anteed lines of Acces
sories, Tires, Camp
Qoodt, Got Equipment
and Radio.
Open Saturdays
Until fas.au
32X4
334
32x44
33x4V4
34x4'i
33x5
35x5
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