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LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, ORE.
Wednesday, Januai'yl, 1030
SCIENCE LISTS
MANY TRIUMPHS
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Year of 1929 One of Ac
complishment, Hundreds
Of Advances Made.
liy Jfmvnnl W. lJlakcslec
Hcience KM it or
(Associated Press Feature. Service)
NEW YORK (AP Krom Mynl
and Wllkins aloft In planed over
Antarctica und JJndberKh over tliu
Mayan JuiikIch to such non-spec-tueular
achievements us that of
two young Oernmn chemlwts who
N)Ut hitherto Indivisible hydrogen,
earth's simplest element, science
niad0 hundreds of udvuneea in
1929.
Most of them ate considered
routine by scientists with Die time
Htlll years awuy when their Im
portance may he evaluated.
In evolution Dr. Austin If. Clark
ot Washington udvunced data to
show that new species can com
inio exisicnco quicKiy, winie ui
Curneg I u Institution, HI. Louis Unl- i
versity, the University of California
and many other places, radium und
X-ruy emanations were shown to
ho an influence in producing
changes in species.
Among very practical develop
ments were finding of better mine
k'oa protection by the U. H. bureau
of mines, an Improved egg preser
vation method at Cornell, a means
of keeping fish fresh for a year In
Canada, a non-cxploslvo film mude
of cloth at Pittsburgh, a caterpillar
tractor two-boat on tho Tennessee
river, the Hporry rall-1'lssuro de
tector ' traveling over tho major
American railways, and a tele
phone dial that speaks numbers.
Health research provided many
advances. At Yale, a method of
treating pneumonia by carbon diox
ide was announced. At Harvard,
Michigan, Kentucky Agricultural
experiment station and other places
better or cheaper remedies for por
nlclous anemia were fouhd.
'; Europe and America developed
numerous advanced cancer treat
ments, without finding a remedy, '
and in tho United Hlnten the path
ologists of itockofeller Institute re-
ported ovidence that they are a
llttlo closer to tho extermination
of tuberculosis In a cooperative re
search carried on by 17 American
scientific institutions.
Dr. KiHeher In Oermuny made
Uifl red blood corpuscles syntheti
cally for the first time. New meth
ods wore reported of extracting
hormones useful for delaying the
ravagos of ago in men, and prom
Islng relief for some feminine Ills.
Kludy of light produced a sun
light picture screen In Kngland and
apparatus by Halrd to materialize
before tho eye, things hidden by ,
darkness or behind fog. The use of
ultra-violet ray spread so widely ;
that medical authorities warned i
tho public not to overdo.
Tho Eastman Kodak company
took motion pictures willi tho aid i
of invisible intra-red rays, the IT.
H. bureau of standards developed !
artificial daylight us "real" as that1
of a Juno day, and (be General
1'Jleclrlc company produced light
that changes Us colors with flue. ;
tuntlons in the electrical current. I
At tho University of Iowa and j
numerous oiln-r places voice vlh
rations traced In light were used
to train musicians. Ktmilar trans-
latlons of sound into tight were
experimented with for helping the j
deaf to see what they cannot hear.
Yale established an Instilutu of i
human relaliuim to tie In all i
branches of science with human
u I fairs and Cornell launched an
undertaking of the same order.
A few of JUL'tt'H developments to
indicate the range of scientific ex- ,
ploratlon are smokeless tobacco, ,
nou-tnflaiiimablo papi-r. gasoline J
made electrically at the Unlversily ! i
of Minnesota, gasoline made from !
fir trees, bromine made from sea Ml
water, a silver water filter, weigh
ing of eatheu dams at Massachu
setts Institute of Technology, soud
to make heart beat and sound hi
reveal chemical composition ol
liquids.
The IT. S. naval observatory has
a new imthod of determining lime,
Kinsti'ln said that gravllallou and
electricity are related, u Canadian
underwater listening device heard
icebergs six utiles distant, and the
Roosovclts brought a new bear
from AhIii.,
KNOW Tllllllt AI TOS
MADRID (Al' Alfonso an. I
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iltffurcnl i:ui-h IiIiik ami im-inti'i- bc
cumo cntuiiKli'il In irufrir. Kiuli
KH out. inatlo KlKmilti, imli'ivil currf
Jilt hor mill yon anil noon IiikI af
fairs rnnnliur Hinoothly iuiiitIi Hi
tho rolli-r or KOlno illHtiuMH'il iolli-t--HK'll.
.MILLIONS WA(il:ltl:l)
B ALT I. Moms (Al') Tliu Mali
rueiliK roiiinilyslon lias tulmlutt'd
tliu total amount waiii'rril tlirout;h
lmrl-nitltiii-l inai-hlni'H in l;"'.l at
J'lllillro. Laiit-il. Ilavrr li- tlrnci'
and Uuwlu at t bi.i l'J.OSU.IiO.
SHirs yOT Al'UAll
N1SW YOUK (AI')-Ludy Itlcli
niond Itrowu, who eonfeMe nhe Is
frightened to death at a motive,
but l not afraid of anything In the
Jungle, ia a member of an expedit
ion setng Hhurtly to unexplored re-
glena of (.entral AiuerUa.
TAT WOMAN" l'AVS HOI IW.i;
ST. I.OUJH, (AT) A Htout wein
nn pusHenger on a service ear vol
untarily paid double lute because
alio occupied two (seats.
The HiriKle fare Is :Ti eeiitu, but
the woiran handed tho driver fu
ceutH ii m who edged out of tho car
Mdewaya.
"Hire's your chanue," tdioutrd
(ho driver aH iho womun turned to
alk uway.
"Never iiiftul," Hhe replied, "I oc
cupied two Heats ami I'm willing,
to pay lor theuu"
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The holiday season always calls for new
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materials and colors await you at this
popular price, $17.95. The flare the
silhouette the slightly higher waist
line all reiuisiles of the newer mode are
included in this group.
NEW ARRIVAL OF
Lovely
Child's Munsiny
Half Price
A discontinued group of child-rens-
rayon Mousing Wear in
several garments to clear at
half price.
250 YDS. OF $2-50
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$" .75
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Luxurious plain eolur silks in all the most popular
Winter shades ranging in size from one vard to one
and seven-eights in length and selling at $1.29 vard.
Many of these lengths may be had in the same colors.
UNTIliE HOSIKRY STOCK NOW
Reduced 20
Complelestoeksor Allcii-A, Kayser and Hollywood Hosiery in every weight
and style, limn the sheerest of chiffon to the heavier service weight. Also
included in tins aie five popular styles of brown and black heels.
PelerPan
39r
That serviceable, easily laundered
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you at this clearaiue price. Many
bright new patterns from which
to choose.
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LA GRANDE
STORE
$65 LADIES' ?
COATS
Luxuriously furred in the newest
of midseason styles, these lovely
coats arc typical Falk values at this
astonishingly low price, $34.95.
you would expect to pay much
More for Ihese smart fabrics, sup
erb tailoring and newest styles.
MISS SPOKANE
wash frocks
Child's Hose
40c
A popular rayon and wool
mixed childrens hose from (i
to 10 sizes. Ideal for school
wear.
to $4 SILKS
$-j .29
Cretonne
45c
That sold regularly to a yard
in a number of weights and many
attractive patterns in the more
popular color combinations. Priced
for clearance at '15c.
.95
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Clearance
CO.
FAMOUS
Black Kid - Black
Brown Kid
All Children's Shoes
Reduced 20
Pied Piper Roberts Johnson and Rand and
Stickles children's slippers oxfords shoes
and boots are offered you at this reduction. Buy
Now And Savo.
Broken Line Shoes
$3.95
In this bargain group are shoes that formerly
sold to $10. Broken lines and sizes of popular
makes in patent, kid and calf skin.
THE FLORSHEIM SHOE
Young Men's Oxfords
Young men's square toe oxfords in
Hooth makes in tan and black. All
but not in all shoes.
b '( 1
480 PAIRS OF
ENNA JETTIC SHOES
$n .95
Suede - Black Calf - Brown Kid - Brown Suede
and Calfskin - Medium and Low Heels
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All regular $10 Klorsheims now $8.85 and all regular $11
Florsheims $9.75! The additional style and value is worth
it for Florsheims give more miles per dollar. Come in and
slip on a pair and pocket the difference.
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Florsheim and
sizes are here
An Outstanding Group of
100
Men's S
That Sell
Think of that men! Regular $10 suits for $27.50 and loo of them to
choose from. Smart 2 and 3 button styles in notched peak lapels in fabrics
of twists, worsteds, cashmeres. Good-fitting new winter style's you can
wear the year around. '
Men's Shirts
300 lieu. $3.50 Shirts
On Sale Now At
$.80
Fagle Manhattan Shirt Craft
Shirts, 000 of thenj, in new Mad
ras, English Prints, P.rond Cloth
and Oxford Cloth. Shirts that are
tailored to hold their shape and
wear well
High Style Footwear
$5.85
The newest of snappy Fall and Winter styles in
both black and brown colors with high and med
ium heels in strap and pump styles.
Arch Preserver - Red Cross
$7.85
Short lines of the famous Arch Preserver and
our entire stock of Ued Cross shoes is included in
this group. Patent leather and kid in black and
browns.
100 pair Shoes and Oxfords
$2.95
Shoes ideal for semi-dress or work in black, brown
and tans in calf and kid leather, exceptional values
at this price of $2.95.
Regular to $40
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