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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 7, 1929)
Thursday, November 7, 1929 LA' GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, ORE. Tng Seven . i Next Spanish Armada Will Be Big Air Fleet-Commercial, Military 11 y (JoorRo M. Juluison (AwioolHtea I'ress Bluff Writer) MADRID (AP) Hpuln. under , Impetus from an enthusiastic cv crmiient, la pushing construction of another great Armutla a pow erful commercial mid in Hilary uir fleet. Through Urn d'-vclopinent -of ( coiiuuerclal airways Spanish avia tion observers Bee an Increase- In .Spanish mercantile power, which rcnturlcft ago inanifeHiod itHelf in hep great eolonlal eiuplv1, which has uineo dwindled to a few small . holdings in Afrlea and In the Can ary and Hulearie. islands. ?' Perhaps the. moHt fitrilting as pect of the movement Is the zest wlih which efforts are helnff made to establish u regular commercial dirigible service between Spain and Argentinu. This project, which has lung been under con sideration and which has received in Function of Spanish and Ar gentine governments,' Ik being hunl ened into , reality the while Us sponsors accliilm the recent round-the-world flight of the Graf Zep pelin as proof of its practicabil ity. :' - '. Spain Is honey-combed with ulr fields., Itccently an important airway was established from Bar celona -via Madrid and Hlarrif. to J'urls allowing an outlet to thur continents! lines. . .i While Kpiiln's sea progress has recently shown some minor activi-' ly, -aviation 'has hounded forward under the leadcrshly of military authorities. The army has bc:-n instrumental in establishment of aviation schools, plants to nianu facturo standard planes and parts at uniform prices and general lui-' provpin'ent In lunding facilities. The Spanish government is now making nri effort to form a union of leading foreign firms with Span ish companies and to effect estab lishment of branch factories in the country. Hgurcs released by the govern ment show that $3.8!M,U(ju huve been spent by the army in 1129 In acquiring tlv apparatus, and of this amount nine-tent ha was ex pended in Spain. Recently the council of ministers decided to. nc Hiilio 160 moro machines of Kronen design hut innntifuctured hern. I1' tights by Spanish aviators also have added impetus to the devel opment. Tho exploits of Cup t'ul us Jimenez and Iglestas in their trip from Spain to Brazil and the ad vontures of Major Itamon Kraip-o and his companions, who were, rencued from their plane near the Azores, have Horved to firo the in terest of the public in ueronnuUes. Aviation first commenced to flourish In'l!i2n, following disas trous defeats of the Spanish-army in Morocco. There Jus been a steady upward trend of develop ment. It is estimated that lu J 023 the government purchased SO mo tors and 40 bodies. against 2K0 and 450 respectively from foreien com panies. In J'.i2i Spanish factories Jiavo turned oyer to the govern ment 113 motors and IBS bodies compared with only two bodies and It) motors bought from other countries. .. my Gigaret Sales - Jump 10 Pet. In America Yearly -NKW.'YOUK (A If) One hun dred clgarets yearly for ev.ery man. woman and . child In tho United Slates is tht4 current Yate.of pro duction .In tho American -tobacco industry. . A-statistical cxanilnailon of tho industry, -sponsored by Clark, Uo-J-ge & Co., Indicates that the Am erican nubile, will pay more this year for little white rolls of shred ded tobacco thun for national de- ; fonsi '' - . The total amount In. estimated d $850,000,1100 for l!i:HI. Other au thorities havo ostlmuted as high as $ 1,000.000.000. . Many millions of dollars have been added recently to. tho vnlin of tobacco company shares. Hpee ulal Ive. interest. was revived by an announcement that wholesale clg ii ret prices would be. put back up - where they wore before the rec ent competitive "tobacco war." (tased on. figures for the past l.V years the consumption of t'Utarets will continue its gigantic upward fcwing for several years. Since .1 ii 1 5 the vannual Increase in the I'nitcd States has ranged frm; . 0.5.8 to J7.8. pcr,; cent,: svUU Sil$ exception oCa. J 0.71 pd cent de cline. Ip I 'JZO:' v - l'or 10 years the rise has main tained Itself at an average rate or hiorn I ban 10 per cent caeh year. Consumption has doubled since the w'aj-. At the present rate of In crease for I Ibis year will show a rise of moro than 18 per cent oyer l',2S. Wasted Salt Water May Prove Valuable OKLAHOMA CITY (AD Halt v;itpr. a iHtrenniul bugaboo of oil f fold qpcrutora. may contain I'hem , li'als with a value cotnparalile lo Hid oil It rrcnienlly ailulliMatos. Okliihoiua (.'lly'R now oil field is Uiu silo of a plant Dr. Otto V. Mimln, a chi'mii-nt engineer. In building to recover valuable ma terial from water that many, oil companies Klve aa'y f worthless. Ir. Martin contends that salt water, properly utilized, is worth more than oil itseir. The problems of rfcoverliiB and pilrilyim; chem icals In the brine, he nays, havo , bcon solved. ' . ' 'Those brines loner have been houn to contain nserill chemicals." b" explains, "but their eeonoml .onl recovery ami particularly their liuiifieiitlon mid form always havu . presented u. problem.' A supply of brine Is believed lo undefly the Oklahoma I'lly field. Chemists say II wilt yield not bnly. u lilsh Btade. of common salt, but niaKiieshifti. broinlne, iodine and other chemicals. Vhose chemicals can be broken up Tor roconibinutlnn Into still more varied products. IToxImlly to natural j(as resources also, makos possible production or other irusen ind chemicals, such as chloro rortn. throuKh .coinblnallons ,of chemicals with natural, gas. Tests or suit nlcr, In other fields. Ir. Martin ra'ys, have started plans Tor plants in Eolith .Mnerica. (Jntario. California. Ohio and Kansas. BITTER POWER FIGHT AHEAD OF WISCONSIN MADIKON, Win. (AP) On the clear issue of slate ownership and opet'ution of. electric power plants, j Wisconsin's elections Vill bo fought ; ill 11131. .. ., , . ' KlKhllnK for public ownership! wlll. be the l.u Kollotte republleau i faction, to which belotltf Wiscon sin's two United States senators, Robert Mi' La Follettu and John J. I Ulalne. ' ' '. I . Allied will be the socialist party I which controls- Milwaukee and Joined With, the l,a l''ollctto croup In tho last'seasion of the legisla ture. ,- ' I Against public ownership will i bo the relubllcan' conservatives, j although many prominent conser- j vatives an; expected to side with the socialists and" progressives. This was true In the lower house of the legislature during the last session when that body, by a large majority., approved a proposed con-, stitutlonal amendment which would enable the stale to recapture its waterpowcr . sites; now. leased to, private companies. , Tho'iiiit'cndment -further author izes. tiie tale lo enter the business of generating, and selling :olectrle Ityj wliJchVwould lie brought nljoiil by condemnation of )r'lvatcly own ed plants."- ' ' ' ,''' : . NUIKM'K Sll)WS I'AI'A KKAI.IiY Ill lilOS CKADI.U CHICAGO (Al) Mania's hand ! inny rock tho cradle but papa's voice calms the child, providing his voice is not a situeaky tenor. Hass voices, and not too har monious.. Flng the best lullabies, I according lo Dr. John J. '1.1. Mor-i 'gun, psychologist ot .Northwest- j urn university, who bus been 111-I vcstlgating responses ol Inrauts to various tones, I f'uio tones are best, he round I and those or low frequency arc less disturbing lo Infants than others. ' A(iKl SIH IDK I'OUTLANIJ. .Ore., Nov. 1 (AI'l Tw aged men were dead today by their own band, apparently de spondent over ill health. SVHHiim Crow, 71, leaped out of an upstairs window ut the home of his niece. Mrs. W. II. Squires and I). Obni'dl, fin, bad been dead 20 hours when he was found in n lodginir house mom. He had turned on the gas. Cold in Head, Chest or Throat? RUB Mmtcrote well into your chest . and throat almost insranrlv you feel easier. Repeat the Mustcrofcrub once an hour-for five hours , . , ; what a glorious relief! ; Those good old-fashioned cold reme dies oil of muitard, menthol, camphor i arc mixed with other valuable ingrc- j dicnts in Mustcrolc. 't , , a Jt penetrates and stimulates -blood ! circulation and helps to draw out in fee ! tion and pain. Used by millions for 20 ; years. Recommended by many doctors and nurses. Keep Mustcrole handy jars, tubes. All druggists,' To Mothers Mttstcrotc is also ' made in milder jorm jor babies i and small children Ask jor Chit' dren's Mustcrolc, ! Regular $1.50 Cheney Ties for $1.00 Saturday is the Last Day of Falk's 61st Anniversary Sale 16A A siiniiveirsaFy Festival To celebrate our 16th Anniversary to make this the greatest November in our history to undersell all competition and give the public the benefit of our volume purchases, is the object of this underselling: festival at this time. The largest Fall business in our history proved to us that there is a reason: satisfied customers of one day spend more the next. Huge selections of high-grade men's apparel for. Fall wear are now ready for your approval. Hundreds of high-grade Suits and Overcoats. In our different stores you will find Hart Shaff ner & Marx, Oregon City and other good 'brands. , i-A- - 4 mm The Stints Pure virgin wool suits for men and young men, ihade by Ore gon City and others at guar anteed savings of $5 to $10 per suit............,.....:. High Grade All-Wool Suits For men and young men, all the new patterns. Many two trouser. suits, '$29 Our very best Suits the fin est tailoring and exclusive fab rics at r S34 $39 The Overcoats -Top Goats A special purchase of pure virgin .wool Coats made by Oregon City, guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction and to be worth $5.00 more at ... . . You always f huT a big selection in any of our stores. Every fab ric that's new. Every style that's new. All priced for volume sell ing $24 $29 $34 $39 $45 jCccusij wo, buj jjuryuj-.. kenta in case lots we are. S ' ...... .. ' '' ' : . able to undersell all compet ition. 1 Single robes,, in fancy col ors, part . K9 WOOl tPI ZfO Sheet blankets,,- in . plain colore and fancy plaids. Double, regular flQ QC $2.95 value (pLOt) Supremo Nashua plaids, 66x80 tfQ 1 r double .....:......:. tPO.xD Part wool -double blankets 66x80, regular dQ Q FT $4.85 value ipO.Ot) Extra heavy partwool, largo size double blankets, values .. $4.75 jAII-wool extra quality 66x80 double blankets, reif ular $9.50 on eyr seller tp t Oregon City all-wool full size double "J QP blankets pi A.tO Oregon ' City $8.50 single blankets and (PfT DP robes tpD.OD A II-Wool '. single robes in plain colors reir. a $5.85 sellers mams New Fall Caps $l.y,rv : Schoble Hats $5 to $7.50 I h e greatest s h o w rn g of high e r a d e hats ever dis played m our stores. A spe cial showing m all the new col ors at V:' $3.85 Stetson Hats $8.50 Fur Flap Caps $1.25 and $1.50 SHEEP LINED COATS AND, MACKINAWS Heavy quality moleskin coats with sheepskin lining and a big beaverized collar - $7.50 Oregon City all-wool mackinaws ' ' $9.85 ?.:;.':- Pendleton Bob Coats . $7.75 Blue Bob Coats and wool Trousers All-wool trousers. A ate!i",..bt...... $3.85 All - wool heavy and medium weight trou sers at $4.85 $5.85 iMa'oiie Ijoggcr Pants $7.50 &i;p Wool Sweaters Heavy wool ruff neck coat sweaters, in navy, red, tan and mottled colors at $2.95lf $3.85 Extra quality shaker knit sweater, in navy blue red and g5 white at K Other all-wool work sweaters $5.85 . & $6.75 Lumberjacks Kxlra quality all-wool fan cy plaid blazers, also buck skin blazers, in gray and biown. Imitation leather trim- QC mcd pO.OU Heavy weight, water proof ed all - wool blazers, in checks and plain colors $6.75 HEAVY SHIRTS Cotton and wool HJ mixed shirts P.A " it Wool mixed shirts &ty QC in plaids PAi.IJ All-wool shirts, beautiful plaids,.. Oregon City all wool plaids $3.85 $4.85 Special Purchase Pendleton all-wool plaid shirts $5.00 $5.85 Special Purchase Pendleton Pendleton and Oregon City all-wool rain- &f rrpT proofed shirts .... $U I O Itainproofed, double front, sleeves and back stag shirts, in green, red and AA gray plaids . v"" Hirsch-Weis a 1 1 - w c a t h e r Coats, at., $12 Pajamas Warm pajamas of extra fluid ity outing CM OK flannel tpLiO Heavy wool and wool mixed Work Sox 25c 35c 50c 75c Star Brand Shoes $3.95 $4.95 $5.45 What You Can Buy at ThisStore for a Dollar Men's Winter UNIONSUITS Heavy wool and wool-mixed Men's ecru cotton ribbed union suits ....... Part wool union- suits '., $1.00 : $1.45 Swiss ribbed part-wool ' ribbed union- 7K ; PJL.4L suits Swis ribbed blue silk striped unionsuits. Ileg. (Pf) Qff $8.50 value pUp Rayon and wool (1Q Off mixed unionsuits iPtJ.Ot) Silk and wool blue (T A nr random unions.... ipt'Oll Extra qualiiy siik and wool i $6.50 value Heavy cotton- unionsuits $1.00 Natural gray army -cashmere sox, three - G!"i A A pair Good Neckties, two for . . $1.00 Rayon fancy sox, Q i A A 5 pair M.UU Public collar at tached shirts Outing flennel gowns .-. $1.00 $1.00 Boy's Overcoats and Mackinaws .unionsuits. Ileg. rtjp" Qt ..... f-JJcJ.OfJ All wtiol unionsuits. ribbed color ... 84.85 Wright's all-woo', first oual ity. Dark gray Qr or random color.:... pHktt Tuc Stone For Eyenv Man Ages 3 to 9 : Rlun Chincella i Hoys' Coat Extra quality Uib Overalls Boss of the Road Overalls ,:. Levi-Stmus ' ; Waist Overalls ... . $4i85 . $5.85 ! $1.25 SI .75 $1.95 i