LA GRANDB-BVENING OBSERVER
."- "Monday-,- January H-1929.
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LESS BUILDING
ON COAST 1928
Permits for Year Show
Reduction of 11 Per
; Cent over 1927 ;;
AN PKAWIHTO,. Jan. M
Permits for new construn-
llon In ha Paeirie coast cities n
t compiled by Straus nnd Company
totalled 117, 045 for work to cost
4n.7ls74a for This Is a re
duction of approximately 1 1 per
cent from IU27.
'. HKty-ono California cities do
clino'd IS per cent, nine Oregon
cities 28 per coin, and two ArUotiu
t'JllCM decreased U lpr CCIll, These
doc I (new, with smaller ones In Utah
and 1 tin ho, worn partly offset hy
ifnlnH' In Washington mid f lilt inh
Columbia.
. ' h UtlAStWK TOTAL
Iji Gnihdo was one'orihn nine
Oregon cities to hIioh' ii decline,
this being due to (lit fact Hint
mora (linn hit if it million doliiu-H
were spent ilie previous year In
t building the Hacnjnwea Inn iitid the
M Urunde hotel. Jn 111! 7, count
In If In thn cost of tho two hotels,
tho building permit totaled KM),
628, the greatest figure In local
history. Jn 1 12K, with thn siuto
highway shops iut tho largest single
permit, the total wus $215,441,
which wn tho fourth Inrgoru build
ing your this city Iuih experienced.
- 1a Grande's total surpassed tb
. following Northwestern cities: Al
hnny $l'(iltf&, Astoria $lij.ii(iO,
Murshfleld (110.305, Hillings
00, Amirortcs l.'fis.i'U. and Tort
Angeles IHO.om.
t Other Oregon figures fnllntt': lin
ker $3IH,fl47t Eugene I,:J7G.(IN9,
Vlatnath Knll lUfift.Mn, Medford
$r6,7lf7, 1'ortland -'l,:i(fri.!t70 and
Kulem $1,0(12.4491. Tho total of ten
Oroirnn cltlo vn -:H,K27,H:t, i-op-rcHonthifr
a dccllm over of
iipproxliwilfly SH pop ccnl.
Construction In
yar Se Record i
WAHIIIMJTON, Jnn. J 4 Thu
ffriiitwt - volume of ronfdructlon
work fver wltncKwd In tho I'll I tod
Ntut'-H diirlntc a hIiikIo year whh
handled diirlnK ncfordlntf to
HtailhtlcH Jnxt compiled by tho Ah
MofluifMt (lenornl t'ontrnctorH of
AiuiMicii. Tlio llffiii'cM, nMniHcnt
Innr cnriNtriictlon oimiioiifi or nil
typiH, hIiow- nn fncmifio of nlniOHt
fvc per cfttt iilovc th iniitk wl
In 1:'7,
, . An ctttlfimted value of moco than
cluht Itlllloa doltat-H 1h placi d upon
tho JUJ' coiiHtrmtlon.
Tim year jtrnt cloMOd wnn tho j
Mcvcnih In Huccfwxlon tn wltricMH n
rlw In tho volume of conxt ruction ,
aCllvlllcM. Nut dilirn t!ln hny nn
nniiual total tdiown a dccllno from I
ihi flKut'cH net durlnv tha prcccilintf J
year. . i nn i :p.' tola i virtually h '
louldo thn 1!'M riKiii'o,
BRICK' COTTAGE OF ENGLISH DESIGN
Earth Shocks Hit
Orient A hd Italy
. TOKYO, Jim. 14 (API-Till.
lYiitrftr .Mi'tfOroliiRlfiil oIhoi-vii
lory nini.l.il Hn nrihqniikn or
thrci! Iionr-H at 7 i. m. IiikI nlfflit.
Till! I'pll'IWlliT Ullh thoiiKht to bft
Irk Kiiinchiitku.. iicniiiHiiln, Hlbpriu,
hut tin ri' hub no roiiririnntlon or
lllld. .
I.I'fO. Itnly, .Inn.' 14 (AD A
fllronK ai'tlniiiiitn Hlmck wn fr-lt
nlioilt A n. in. tmjny. It wan or un
(llllalory rllliniftitr. Tho poimlnro
riinlii'd lo tho mm-lH In aliirm, but
thori wan no iIiiiiiiik.
Cracker Week To
lie January 19-26
I .T(ttr.-.r,
$65000 Fire Loss
At Forest Grove
r I'oniiHT oiiovi;, .inn. u
(Al'l Tlirnu InilUlliiKH, - (.liroo
tnickN. (wo alitiiinolillcH nml it law
amount or wlirat and Mni'k ri'ml
nun tlrHlroyoil by riro horn oarly
yi-Htiiiihiy, wlirn thn Kitrmoiii h'i'iMl
& Hlliply . coniiinny'n wnrnhoimi.
Iiuriii'il. Tlin Jos wiih I'niliiiiiUal
int'Ml.'" "" " I
Oi'iiohor wim'U Ih to bo nlmorvcil
iintlmially mini Jan. Jn to 2(1, nc
ronllnir lo iiiiniiiii.itmon ihi
wonk. It Ih xalil that t w roo.la . "Ic""''
pomoMi iih hlKh oiiprKy-ylrlillnit
vallloH iih tin crarkorH ami an ot.
fort Ih to hn' mailo hy IntnrnHtoil
pnitioiiH lo girthi r tho tiiw or riack
eTH. "ThotiK'h dainty In Hti'iirtiiro
ami ili'lli'iitn In flit -i- 11 mi aiHioar
annn, IiIki'IiIih anil i'I'ik'Iikih nin Htlll
ri!lallvily Innxin-iiHU-n hoiiiich or
piii'i-fry. fomiairliiK: ravorahly with
nur riiiuliinn miiiiitih or rnoil Hllp
ply." It l miltl, .
(!tl'l'l(lAI,l,V n,r,
rilHTbANII, fire, ' Jan. u
(Al') Tho roiiilltlon or Kilo V.
'JlaiiNi'r. raillnllHt uml hoti'l imin,
who hnH hfi'ii HorloiiHly ill hrro for
("iivcral woi'Kh. wn ilonri'lboil
iHt1iU tunny. , "
lly Climii'r II. lllMiue ,.
MoHt pooplo Hfciii to ailiulro n
OottnKO blTIIIIHu or ItH Hlmplidty
and tho rrnnkni-HH or 4tn ib niKii, In
that no atti'inpt Iuih boon mailt' to
Iihtpuho Iih upimront hI.
TIiIh llttllt Iioiiho will ho liorrorllv
at homo on olthor u eorni-r or lu
hIiIk lot fid root wlrto. ,
I ho oMrrlor wa.'U.aro or dnrk
rod wlro cut hrh'k with whlto mor.
tar JoIiiIh and la relieved by tho
eri'iim-coliniMl paint lined on the
uimlnu-H, ti-t'llia, cxiorlor 'cornices
and dnwiiHpoulH. Tho hlue-Kri'on
jihulterH ami tho vailo(rntiMl wood
or HHPhalt HlilliKli- roor romploto
.1 -
Tho Invlllnir trollled noroh Ih
flnorod with rotmli riair xiom s.
An luli'if-HiInK routuro or : tho
plan Ih In tho un iimiiilI lorntlcin or
tho eoat flowt, Kronen doorn to
puri'll and Htalrnoy. . JilHllnetlon
him bi eil Klien the latter- fmiturc
hy tho iminner In whli h the mora,
lul miihoKany handrail tormlnaten
In tho dellenti'ly innlili'd newel not
at the root iif tho hIiiIih. Tho bund
rail, newel ami Iii iiiIh are ntalnod
inahoKiiny while thn rlHi ra and bal-iiHlei-H'
aro painted old Ivory.
Hid Ivory paint Ih' lined 'on nil
Interior woodwork . occurring In'tho
lirliiclpal rooniH, .lind -also ..on tho
deileate wood inolillnir nroiinil ch
wj.lMrinM' Wmn-.-Wn XHrk-HHiiiiiiff
Ih iihimI Ih all 'rooiiin .oxeejit; kit-
hen alld balll. tho latter. heiliK
tile, the roriner linoleum.: An Iron.
Inic hiinrii Ih eoni'eiiled In tho klt
ehen wall. . '
K.aoh bedroom han ri'OKa ventila
tion and aiiiplo fiirnlliiro Hpaco.
All Interior plaHterlnir Ih rlnlnlied
Hiiinoth. iih n homo or thin oliariic.
lor would look bettor If papered.
Tho eHtlmated eoHt or thin liotlao
Ih rroiii tri.UOll to (il.fillll exelUHivo or
liliimbliiH: and lioatlnir. .
WmS. to ' II tair i l id
f IJo'.ii , - , Ug.llo- h 15.. U. H..I5.
Franklin
and his
Kite
Opened the Way
For Thrifty Housewives
ELECTRICITY
the Modern Economical Servant
Electric Service Co.
1412 Adams Ave. Phone Main 12 K
)i1h brother, Nut linn Unron, on VrU
day...
A nlnn nound son arrived at th
liomo of yfy, nnd Mih. llosroo Kvoi-
Holo 'on Alpnday cvpnlntr, Jan. 7.
Tho-llttlt) ' follow. :wn named Don
ald Nathan. Mi-h.- Kvefsoh wuh
formnrly Minn Oladyn Duron.
Mi, nnd-Mm. Hoy Maker and Mr.
urid.-Mi-M. T. H. .Jnhnnon nre Hpond
luff the -wcrUenU hy linker attend
liiK'u convention of thn fOmepmon.
Mi'H. AVIIl I'l'tillcHhank Ih 111 at her
home hoi-e. Her mother, Mm. Hro
sliearK, Is carina, for her.
Mr. nnd Mm. Nell KIkM nnd
children and Mrs. Mary (Mmmhera
vlHited at the N, Daion homo on
I'Yiduy. , ,
The numher of millionaires has
grown to 4(.oiMi in tho InHt four
t'tn yt'iirM. tjulte n few of them
are reported to have made thetr
money oulnlde or Hie Ihinor hiiHl
noKM. . -
Farm Brothers Become 'AG', Deans
Will Cruikshank
Injured At Work
Hy Mm. .Noll Klttbl
(Observer ( 'urreHpoiuleilt )
l.OWKIt COVK, Ore. (.special)
Will I'ruikHliank met with an necl
dent lant week wlillo working In
hln Hhop. ' A red hot link or clmln
riew front I lie iinvll un which he
wan worklntr, )ilttinB lihn In the
eye. While the Injury wiih painful.
It Ih not expected to he permanent.
.Mr. and Mih. Klmer Duron, or
Inland city. vlHltrd ut tho homo or
When tho American Society or Animal I'ri.diictlun hunu in ItH
hull or rnmti the porlniltH or Kreileilck II. Munifurd (led) and
lleilierl ". llumrm-d, It-hiiluired two ral-lll hoys, brothem. who
liwe-Hldo by Hide lo the head or two ftreut aKileultunil collet;e.
Hie rurmer In dean of aKrU'nltuie at the fnlversltv of .MIkhiiiiI and
the latter- at tlio Vnlvei-Hlty uf IIIIiiuIh.
OUT OUR WAYi
By Williams
NOW
is a good time to plan that new
house. We have a lot of late plans
that will interest you. Come in and
see them. We will he glad to assist
you in any way Ave can.
Ilome Lumber & Coal Co.
Successors to Claude C. Pratt
Phone MAIN 218
VOL) REMIND ME OF A OME'ACRE
j- farmer wmo Puamts forty
iOvU" . ACRES ' UEvJCR -TrAMS t. I
))r I N HAT SHALL Tre VAPjesT BE?
HeRE-TUvS MlCrHT Aeup voo
( -To GET OOwm IM 'TimE Tb
V GOOD MORMiKjCr iMSIfeAO j v.''
1 ' i
Bank Officers
At Union, Ore.
Are Re-Elected
Hy Sr. lert Knl-ht
(Ohservfr Correspondeni) y
t'NJON, Oro. (HpeciuD Tho an
nual meeting: of tho Htoekholdertt
of the Klrst National Hank of I'n
lon wn held at the bank Tuesday
afternoon. The following officers
woro rn-eleeted for ttio ensuing:
year: O. V. Henson. president; J.
I'. Hutchinson, oaHhfer; Kred N.
Kox, 'aHHtstlng- cnMhler. Dlroetom.
(. W. ltenson, 1'homnn Riasher, (1.
I. HfffK, H. K. Miller, -Minnie G.
Elevens, I. A. Wright and- J. K
MutchliiKon.
'The residence' of Mrs, Opal
Meade Jn North I'nlon wan eom
plelely demroyed hy fire Thurnday
evening at about 9:.10 o'clock. Min.
Meade liven alone nnd was down
town nt the lime the fire wan not
feed hy one of her neighbors who
Immediately turned In thu fire
alarm. The house burned to the
ground and. the firemen had a hard
light to nave other remiienceH near
by.
Mrs. Alma Jtohrlg left aevernl
day ago for Uerkeley, 'al., where
Hho exports to spend the remainder
of tho winter. Hho was accompan
ied an far um Portland hy her win
tor, Mhtg Agiicd Hrlen, who will
Bpcnd tho winter in that city.
Jnhn lreen returneil Thursday
from Portland where ho pent a
few days nnd attended the Mutual
Idfo JttHuraucn convention.
Jimmy MUIh, prominent dairy
farmer of Cove, whh transact lug
buxlncsH hero Friday.
The old time dance given Thurs
day evening hy the Sportuman's
club nt their club cabin was attend
ed by a largo crowd. Haudwlchex
and coffee wero served at 11
ovclock by Mm. It. H. Honney, na
HlKted hy Mr. Alex H later. There
wilt bo another old time dance
there soon.
Tho Ladles' Aid of the Presby
terian church met Friday afternoon
at tho homo of Mrs. Alex Slater In
Mouth Union, At 1:15 o'clock a
covered' dish luncheon was served
to 12 members. Follpwing lunch
eon, tho regu In r business session
wiih held with Mrs. Louisa Hurwcll,
president of the society, presiding.
A social hour followed the bust,
ness meeting. Itev. J. Oeorge
Wntz, of La Grande., visited tho
society during the business session.
The Women's Christ Ian Temper
encc t'nlon met Wednesday at tho
homo of Mrs. Aim Ira Kennedy,
Tho early part of tho afternoon was
taken 'Up -with- the 'Imsine-session,
during which time arrangements
were made for the Victory itally
day program to be hold nt the
Methodist church, Wednesday, Jan.
ltl, at 7:30 o'clock. After tho busi
ness meeting, a short program-was
given. Tho hostess nerved refresh
ments hefnro adjournment.
.. Members of tho C. T. club nnd a
few guests . enjoyed a no-hostess
dinner Tuesday evening nt the Un
ion hotel. A three-courso dinner
was served at 7 o'clock nt a prettily
appointed table where covers woro
placed for 12, Three tables of pi
nochle were nt play In the hotel
living room, following dinner. Miss
Louiso Hutchinson won high score
and received first prize. Miss Mao
Shanks secured the Consolation
prize,
Tho fifst meeting of the Womnn's
club In tho New Year was held
Thursday afternoon in the club
building, with 4S members present.
During the business session,, pre
sided over by the president, Mrs.
H, K. Miller, It wns decided that
each member was to give 25 cents
toward the scholarship loan fund.
The meeting wns turned over to
the program committee consisting
or Mrs. 1. 1L frouter. Mrs. Alex
Slater and Mrs. Karl Davis, follow
ing tho business session. The sub
ject for tho nflernoon was "liith
and 17th Century l.itprnture." Mrs. I
Croutcr gave the life und history j
oi .Minw, jMiKiian poet, ana aiso
lrva ii Hvnntiftla nt nun if Iilu u-rti-Li u '
"Paradise Lost.' .Mr H. C, ltees
gave tho life and lilstory of another
English poet, Lord llyron. ' Mrs.
Karl Davis read an arttclo about
tho Scotch poet, Kobert Uurns.
Mrs. Davis recited one of his poems.
"Tho Gloomy Night Is Following
Knst." The song, "Auld Lang Syne,"
written by Hums, was buuj? by th
audience, Miss Klhel Crouter and
Mb..- ....,t i 'router played two de-
lightiul duets, "Minstrel's Sere
nude.'Vby Jos Lou and "lnnce in
the Mountain," by KrlU Kirchner.
Itefreshments were served by tho
hostess committee, Mrs. K, M, Str
Klll, Mrs. K. P. cohurn, Mrs. Viola.
Parker. Mm. t Titus. Mrs, Lou
isa Hurwtdl, Mrs. Charllu i'isher
and Mrs. Selher.
The Woman's club sponsored a
dance Saturday evening, following
tho La Grande-Union basket bail
gume, ut their new club house in
North Union. North Powder or-1
chvstra furnished the music. A
large crowd was in attendance.
Mr. and Mrs. Halph Hutchinson
and small daughter and Dr. and
Mrs. T. M. Gilmore lift Thursday ;
by auto for California and Mexico
whero they will spnd tho next
three or lour weeks touring and .
sight seeing. Thry were accom- i
pun led us rur as Portland by Mrs.
Hutchinson's brother, Nell Jones
Thos from her attendlnr the
Sportsmen's banquet at liaker
Wednesday evening were H, If.
Uooney. "Doc" Green. LcsIIa Reu-i
ter. "Hed' Ierbey. Charlie Hens-
Icy and George Puckett. All re-1
port a most enjoyable time. i
W . O. Hnrrerty. iroirlftor of
(the Union CuMi grocery, has been
tinflnei to hts hom the past two
d bcause of lllneiw. .
Mhw Helen S bniHtr. Kovllnh and
. htMory teacher In the high
sctMofc- nibfm irvns her kebovf
room Thursday and Friday because
of illness. .
D. M. Hoots is reported as ser
iously ill at his homo In North
Union, '
Mrs. Mark Phy nnd Mrs. Dudley
Iloyles, of Hot Ijike, were Union
visitors Thursday nnd attended the
Woman's club meeting.
L. A. Wright, member of tho
game commission, returned home
Thursday from Portland Where he
spent a few days on business nnd
auended a meeting of the commission.
Mrs. WyHe Hlancett, of Hot IjiUo.
was a I nion visitor i humility
afternoon. '
Tho ftvo ffitis who represented
the Union High school nt tho high
school conference'held in Kugene
last week have returned home and
report a very pleasant trip. They
were accompanied by J.. W. Mas
ter, manual training teacher hero.
Those making the trip were Peggy
Weaver, Kathryn Kellbloek, La
I Verm Clark, Vivian Jory nnd Le
ona Spray. ' '
Mr. and Mrs. Kd Mitchell have
as their houso guest their daugh
ter, Mrs. Jack Jlandnihnn, of Mel
Beautiful Old Age
Old ngif h grucerul nnd benutlful
nnd liiled wiih tho love of frletuM
only in proportion ns self Ims been
forgolteb. Clunies II. Mn.vo,
Cstop r
OUGHINb
Almcwt Instant relief
8j0 with otio Bwallow of
THOXINE
GOOD WIRING-
Is Wise Spending
For it gives
Safety . ' , 1
Convenience' - . '
Usefulness .
That last for years.
"You Phone for us
, We'll Wire for You."
II. & S. ELECTRIC CO., Inc.
Frank Robinson, Prop.
Somnier Hotel Bldg. Phone Main 127.
( B6TTC.fl. JANy
AT ANY 5 TlM6
The
Modern
Home
is the
Thrifty
Home
Modern Plumbing
and Healing
Pays big dividends in health, happiness and
convenience- ' , '
Modernize your home in 1929! Let us show you
how, at low cost.
Fred Spaeth
Next to Montgomery -iVard & Co. ,
SPLINTERS
No. 7
Offielnl Publication of
THE VAN PETTEN LUMBER. CO.
VoI.'S
Nowadays we ca n
read most of the
music by senndn-.
light.
There Is quite n Utile
winter, left yet.
NTMETAJ weath'er--Mrips
on that out
side door will stop
the drafts, and the-What's dnt nigger?
would he surprised
:it the small cost.
Call up your favor
ite carpenter and go
right at It. 1
Dat gal of mine fiuah
tio know how to
love.
Ah, say SHE DO.
com to low.
Experience is some
thing you get while
you are looking for
something ele.
Ke-flor right over
your tld floors with
ilt fh-nrlng. You
Ah. say DO SHE?
Don't forget t call
Main 732 when your
coal bin gets empty.
There is nothing fik
VAN PETTEN
LUMBER CO!
is.M'.u.i k p r t ns
Cnnyon foal, ns It
linlds fire longer.
Itnve you honrd tho
InlPst Scotch sonp:
"Lrt the ri.it of tho
world ko buy?".
Wo carry o stock of
CEDALIXE. Klx up
the closet so you enn
put away tho coon
skin coat ami not
have to worry ghoul
the moths next mim
in r.
Who remembers
"hen the bootblacks
usl to put a clamp
on ladies skins?