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LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, ORE. Wednesday, January 8, 1900 Page Six FIRST PERMIT IS RECEIVED JAN. 3 D. F. Doherty Makes First Application of Year, For $150 Repair Job. Vto l. I1'. Doherty kooh tin' iioimr for rerelviiu,' t rii'Ml bulldliur permit IhhiigiI In l.n (Irundo HiIh vcur. Un .Inn. 3 Mr. Hoherly iip plled for u permit to niter (inl iv pilr his home on N avenue between Kirth und Hlxlh HtH'ftH, The work Jrt expected to ookI approximate ly f'ffiO. ' No other permllH were IhhuciI durintf the, opening week uf liUti, -ft ml observer do not espeef n great 'innnv In January, uh thin 1h uhuuN ly ,u diitl mouth In .construction her because of the winter weather condition. Homo work on the IflflO program of building, however, ban already been necnmpllshed. Hevorul proj ects have already heen announced, 1n eoHt urouml $4on,o(ni, find wnrk ; men have heen excavating on Ad-' ami' avenue he t ween Kir and , Uromnvoud on the L. MaeUey jproperiy, whore a new business j 'building Ih tot ho erected. j Improvement Gossip tcdocornHug W--i I'Vleherg Ih redecorating 1hri (, hi. llaclunan iipartmnts, llUVIiU'iil W'rk :y The II. and S. Kleetrlcal shot). 'Iiiih r.omi)lettd the wiring or the ;i"tallUes" and the installation of Die iienh sltfii at (he new Slate theater, itt'hti- work they are doiiiff at the Jtlito Mlntintain creamery Is also .-proft-ressInK rapidly. :Jn-tnll 1-1 renin n Kred Spaeth has Installed an Iron fireman In his home. 'fJahrfel' Ileailnjf IMaut ' U Jf, (. llerold on Ninth street htn ft (iahrlel hot air. furnace nt his iionie; 'J'his was Installed hy Nate 55welfel. . , IIAIt(.i:i) W ITH MritTlKK 7) McAITJON, Tex., Jan. 0 (AD ' Three charges of murder were filed today against M,imuel Zamoiit In 'connection with the discovery of the hullet scarred hodies of two youths In the Ulo flrando near 'hero yesterday. .Search was continued today for the.. body of ti third youth reported JiilHsIn'K. A fUMH pf small hoats werft at work. '.. . . 1 . ' WASHINflTON', Jan. 7 (AP) John M. Jones was nominated toi (lay to be poslinaster at Portland, Orn. Do Yo u Need Any of These? We've Got 'Em Nails Locks Door Sets Cloth Paint Varnish Kalsomine Shingles Cedar Shingles Lunll)eJ Plasterboard Celotex Doors , Windows Royal Coal Wallpaper Brushes Oak Flooring Maple Flooring Home Lumber &iCoal Co. Movement Aimed Against Unripe Fruit Marketing WAld.A, Wash., f A I ) .Ml effective program designed to prevent, the marketing of im- inatnre fruits and vogotnbleH In the j'aclfh' norihwesl will ho dratted t a meeting of thn pacific North- went Advisory Hoard romjuiittoo here jari. 13, The meeting of tin: committee lias hc.'ii called by It. (. j Alonuhnn of Milton, (diflrinan. 'omillltten lUninhflM appointed j hy J. A Stalwell, president of the hoard will convene with Si a I well, ThonifiM It, Hill of the Seattle ! chamber of eotiinjorco and II, J. Arneti, secretary ol" the advisory hoard. Several other interested parlk'H have been asked from each ' of , the six distriels. The committee include growers ami shippers, from Yakima, Wenn tehee, I l oud Hlver, liaise. K'cnnewiek and l.owlMnn. A copy of the Arizona state Ian j which placing upon the market of liiMimturt fruits and vegetable will he placed on display and It la hoped that an agreement will he) reached nn a uniform plan of legis lation in three stales WiiHhlngton, recoil and, Idaho. , .' : , ; BOOST OREGON I AND PORTLAND i; IN MAGAZINE rO(tTI,ANIt, (Ire., Jan. 7 May or (ieorf;e !:il;er, tf Portland., writing tiie leading article In the I'ulon Pacific .MaKaziuo lor Janu ary, lias starlcd the new year by honslliiK Portlami and un'iin In i very thorough )naniHr, The iiiat? alni'( featurinM: Mayor linker's ar ticle, (joes to rtO.oau .elnitloyes of the railroad, to chumhcrH of com merce, public, lllirai'les, principal universitlert and schools, and to hundreds of business executives In every state In (he. union. 'i'he January issue curries a cov er patio of Portlami and Mount Hood, a frontispiece of Multnomah Kails, Mayor linker's four pane ar ticle and a double pfiK'" spread o'f Portland views, supplemented with a photo of Mull Hun dam and a view of the Columbia Itlver high way at Nntchell Point. "neititf a cily of homes und home owners, Portland." Mayor' Maker points out, "is progressive, pros perous and substantial. It has a w.(11.( i. ,.iHt ...ol n nni-nose. Slvtv out of every one hundred families j the last of the 'principal war occupy their own homes-large tin-! lt,t; hr rancy.on wiimii tv Mi lawns, s iru i herv. now- cr gardens and roses roses that bloom in profusion fronrf May un til January. There are 77,il't4 such homes with the number In creasing annually from J 0 u 0 to 4000. , ; .:V ' : ;' . ; Tho mayor pets rigiit1 down t. facts and Ugurftn,, ll. slutes:. m ahefhhWVhs rifrinn'fMftiMii fcnit:ruiunyrrt l viMv papei-s. (is theateres, A:i hospitals and sanitariums, UDS churches, public, parks w ith an ni ea of i40 i acres, 14 .supervised playgrounds,! for children, U public ha thing pooln, 1!) golf courses with Hn; Jioles which are open for playing tho year around, 4 police stations, :(7 rirc MitilonH, II lire boats, ft I it firemen, 437 policemen. 411 ho tels, 2,S6a telephones, :tl hanks, 111 libraries, 7L! public schools and it high sehuls with I7l teachers and r2,S;Mi pupils." Kieckhef er Heats j Billiard Champion I NKW YOltK, Jan. 7 (AP) A surprising stand by Angle Kclck-, liefer, .Chicago .southpaw. has kmiicivcu unc. curiier mi i ue uiau- ; gutar race inr me national thre t'lirilM'IM IMIIilirUH CIMl IU IH IM.V II J I), leaving it a duel he t ween utloj Rclselt u( Philadelphia and Allan Hall of St. Louis. Al ter breaking even In his first ( jpnn Was In" an advantageous po two ganifs. Kelt Uhef.'r last night j Millllll hllll Hlh, 0MOsen lo restore her defeated Johnny l.aytou of St. j t.rn.m.v to a gold basis, some in Louis, defending champion, r.u to , t)inm, OIm, (-conoiul aulhoritles .i.t in aft inniiiKs. u was i.ayion s first defeat in three years of LournaiiMMit competition. Heine It aittl Hall still are uieleleatiMl, Yangtse Valley Cold Wave Severe HANKOW. Hupch, Jan. 7 (AP) -- Tho YantilMe river vallev Initav was gripped In the teeth" of the ! most severe cold ueather In manv ! yea rs. j The temperature ju're stood at t" ! I night. Many destitute pi'i'smiM ' have been found frozon to death. 1 i7 inrrr,itVAT miins I Portland, Ore. (APt-suty- seven varh lleM of birds were win tering In Portland the hitter part : of December, according to the an nual bird census taken by the t Oregon Audobon society. Sixteen, j new species Were observed Oils year, They wore llntn art the pp.d- j billed grebe, red breamed nap suck er, China phensant. Wilson snipe, . j California (ptall, I hit ton vitoo. j broad winged hank. On-Kun juneo. (h'egoti rulfed Kroilne. sleiub r billed .nuthatch. Callforin gull, red bieaKt ed inoTfcMimvr, nhort eared owl, hoveller, and ring necked duck. PORTLAND MAN KMJM'.h -McM INN VILI.K, Ore., j,i (AI'J Otto K. Hathaway, land liuturancu man. w.ih Port-kllb-d here vt-Kieribi v u ben t h.t blh. tinder which he wus working t-llppe.l from Hie jack and utruok his heail in such u nwnm-r that his neck h.m broken, Tho hody was found hy his fam ily, lie had been visiting rebuke. here. The coroner sahl there would bo no Inquest. Jt ijlwnyjt has been u puule to us why more butchers did not yo Into tlfc iVrliw light hot IhiMih- Sftliie'of those fclpVWM fiave v iy heavy hand!. CHANCE TO WATCH YOUR GARDEN i i 1 i p ' muti lly the AsMi-clan-d Press Moth living; room am) dining irooia i'aco a, garden In this plan :of a six-roojn (leorgiai) tyiie hume. The terrace, '.with, openings from holh .roiiimi also, should be cov. 'ej ei( ulth a brightly-colored nwn- dlU-N An Inside lot Is 'the preferred lo cation for this plan but 11 is also suitable for a corner1 site, The owner's bed room. In this luxurious home. Is equipped with a private bath room and the, other two lied rooms' are conveniently located In relation to the second hath. Japan Going Back to Gold Basis After Interval Of Twelve Years My William 1L Hub its financial Kdltor . (Associated press Kent ur Service) NI'IW YOltK (AP) On Janu- """y M Japan will swing Into Itm 11 '''. In effect, she , agree to . redeem hor currency in gold on demand. Twenty-two countries preceded her hi stabilising their currencies since the war. Kight wore the so-culled new, post-war countries of Kuropo. - Lithuania, ItussliL.'jind "Uitvia ro- siuned Kohl payments .In ,v" Sweden and Ksthonla In I'J'Ji, Great Mrltaiu, Holland, Hungary, Albania and Imnzig in 1125, Ju-lgluin, Kln- land and ('.echo:SIpvaliia In lit- 11. JJenninrk, ! reecc,' Italy and Polainl In i;t-7. Krancti and. Mulgarla in I l't2.H ami Mumanhl lit till!'). The Japanese' government has boon preparing for months to hum pressure nn Us currency, expected January 1 1 when speculators and1 others wlm huld yen seek to con- -vert their holdings Into gold. i On November Ua tho Hank of . Janan arranircd a credit of annroxl- matelv $fo.niHl.iiiiO abroad, half in New York and half In London. This1 Is something like Insurance against a Tall In the yen -and, theoretically , at least, muv never be touched. j When tlreat Hritain rest or currency to a gold exe.hangi l! ' HfCt she arranged u. similar back-stopping credit of $:i'iu,a(Mi,. IH six times as largo, as mat which Japan considered necessary. I j The Pulled States removed lis Mid embargo In l!iD. At that, time i say. i She had gold stocks of approxl- ,K. 4 I linn lilHi mill i.lm.iul twill' jot" whlcli were hold abroad. Two 'years later. In lU'JI, the total had risen slightly und half or it slid re- rurlson and Packer w.-ro held on malned abroad. I;i matin act charge when author- Krom lhat time forward, how-1 ate said they discovered Packer ever, Japan's gold holdings In for- ami the girl remained In a Seattle eign centers melted rnpldly until hotel overnight following the acci last March they amounted to only dent. HM,t.0tH. M '"K ,0,lil inwhile, with a ris- .in favorable yearly trade balances, the Tokyo govern- m,'nt waited for n favorable oppor-1 You'll Enjoy Circulating Moist Air Heat with a Gabriel Oblong Furnace Wo iwomniund this furnace alxivc nil others bvcmi.se it is sealed tipht nnd eliminates nil Rases, dust und dirt. Come in let us explain in detail how reasonable in price nnd how easily installed. NATE ZWEIFEL 1311 Jefferson ; The unusually largo living room jiichtdcn a flrepht.ee,. as . does the master bed room. Ample closets, the spacious kitchen cupboards and thn well-placed entries to the kitchen, are special, features of appeal. 1 , Stucco or brick white-washed are suggested lor the exterior with a tile or slate roof. Thin typo of home can be built economically cunsldorlng Its hJo and conveniences. lOstlmaies for the larger cities range front' $M,onu to $ Hi, 00(1 and lower in regions where the wage scale .Is less. til nit y to remove the troublesome gold embargo. ; The fact Japan was not willing longer lo postpone such action rest ed - -o n a n u n i be r of f ac lo rs. I n l!i;il, for Instance, there falls due a sterling loan of which more than $Ut(i,00(),itO(i Is still outstanding. With li er currency on a gold basis she would be able to refund this obligation on more favorable terms. . .''"; Police Seeking Motoristyho Hurt Aged Man PORTLAND. Ore,, Jan. C (AP) While Police were searching one end of tho city last night for the lilt and run motorist who struck and probably fatally injured Sam .Pilsner. 71, another motorist, Paul Zlehsimtz, 112, struck and killed AL'rs. Susan Whisett, 70, in the op posite section of the town. Xichsiint was held without hail en ; Al rs charge of manslaughter after Whisett died en route to the "hospital of a. fracutretl skull. The motorist was first held on a charge of reckless driving and driving with defective brakes, Kyowltnesses to the accident In motorist paused momentarily and I hen drove away from the spot where tho man lay on the pave ment at a furious pace. Despite, another lengthy grilling yesterday, Joe Packer. 23, arrested Saturday as the hit and run sus peot In tins killing of 1 l.ermau Brandt, (0. watchman, refused in admit ho was responsible and thai ltti hud any connection with the case. i Packer was arrested at the home j of .Miss Vera Carlson, 17, where pollen found an auloinobile which tallied with the description of the j one which killed I'randl. Miss . A professor says the radio should help to cut down divorces. It puts- marriage on a sound basis. Coast Guard Is Headed By Stern Former Educator My I,. A. Mn.phy AP I'Valui-o Service Writer) WASIilNti'luX (A I) A phys- ! lea lly compact former h acht-r, ; given to saying thinKi succinctly, j is Item Admiral i' i '. Millard, cum I iiiamhiui of the coumi guartl. Palters on ills desk jiggled as taps if it n cmpliasiy.hie; finuer pnnc ! Iiiattd remarks about his now fa- luoiia statement that the cna:U j ututrd will imL tine "n in la Me lin en in Htoiing liuiioi ! glinv. snuiH- The Millar d pronouncement i dropped Into tho rest less sea i,f sub-commit tec. ! controversy ovor prohibii inn en- "There is ip limitation of any ; lorcejaeut,, " en lined uhlely va rylng ' U iml as to what gases may do in ; ciiinmeiil here and liitmght u new the future." he said. I focusing of national nUontlon on ; "So far as wiping out popuhi j the coast guard, its work and its lions is concerned," lie titld the nn-n. "The coast guard Is Jndoetrl- nati-d witli the Idea of doing any-ionl eonciuitrations of whicti could i ,ioh given to ll expeditiously, ef- be placed to . aceoiiipU.-di the des I flciently, and fairly," Admiral Mil- traction of the population of a city, lard said. - preventing Ib-nor smuggling is (he most dlii'h till task that ever has .confronted the coast guard, or any, t-i a force, for that matter. "We are going and we have gone about this thing strictly within the law. If somebody gets hurt, we re- gieat that. Mill, we cannot help It If they violate a. fundamental law of t he country which charged wil h enforcing." Doing Us job well'ls religion with j as possible, he said, "he would uso Hit' coast guartl and Us commander high explosive -not gas." "(las sees lho task of preventing liquor j would be theAmire huniune.of Hie Muiiggllng as something that must two," (ilhdirist. added "and I be. he accomplished to keep the his- ! Ucve it would lie the more efficient torlc. record of the , service free j0f the two in bringing the inhabi from failures. ; Hints to terms on account of the The iiioHt important duty of the j eonfuslon It would create, servh'e, In peace limes, Is saving '-j. have never heard," he assert-, life and property at sea. and in mail :od, "that any attack on unproteeu it rescued from peril or Hived thejd civilians would be contemplated lives of 4?,Tb ponnnH.. tor countenanced. I am sure that Admiral Millard, directing thojw.( as a civilized people, would not widely spaced torces against liquor smuggling, was mimed command tiling, however," he declared, -that , dual of the coast guard In just Wc should be prepared against, and i :t0 years to, the day after he on- j n vllHt, oi- Witr tmv people should j tercd the. scrvicn as a cadet. His,c earned and instructed in the J Koa-wiinkled eyes have seen plenty j way they should act. in a gas at- of service. jack." i There was the timo when the I, j i t. S. Aphrodite, of which lie was . - - , - i In command, bumped a mine In iu' i North sea. and her stern crumpled. - Hut she made port. Her comman 1 dep was awarded the navy cross for service in Kuroponn waters, ; Admiral Hlllard left a. teacher'a : desk to enter the coast guard. He was commissioned an ensign . In ISdH, lie has served on all the coasts of the I'nited States and In j Alaskan, Hawaiian and West Ju ; titan waters. Laboratory Period Is Held In The Air i:ir;iONlC, Ore., (AP) Thn first college laboratory period ever held In the air Is now In progress at the Pniverslty of Oregon. Might advanced geology students are en rolled In the course which is being conducted from .the cabin of an air plane. .Major ('!. J I: Kekerson of the Springfield a irport is cooperating with Or. Warren D. Smith, head of the university geology department by giving students special rates for the use of one of his planes. The sltitlenis observe the major struc tural features of the country about Kugeno and interpret Its lopo- graphy, noting the valley floor and other special features. The dif ference! in formation of soil as It show's up in various colors also is studied. Ambition One trouMe with human life that the hoy who known his onions too freipuMilly Is Inclined to fool wilh orchids.I.jifiiyetle Journal am) Courier. SPLINTERS OCficlaJ Publication of THE VAN PETTfclN LUMBER CO. No. 37 The past week bus been pretty windy in l.n Or;mde nnd vi cinity. Ones t h e wind rattle your window? it ml blew ill around the edges'.' Ni'M KTAL Veath erstripw will remedy lhat condition. They are e;tlly instnlb'd withnm tiikiitK out the wish. It was the first time the b.iseball player had ever p 1 it y P d j-elf. He hit nue stiaiiilit duwn the fairway, then sh"Ut ed, "which tt;y do I run." " v I lavo you t r i e d KXH'l (IT'S S i i' I UK Canyon t'oal this t winter? We btdieve that the preparation Is better than rv'. so the next time the bin KetK low, cull us up and let US send you a load. The story ithoni the Arizona limn wlm embezzled over n hundred bales of chiton makes us bo llev the story about the orehestret player that lost bin bass VAN PETTEN LUMBER CO NO FUTURE LIMIT ON POISON GASES War Department Believes Gas Situation One of i Most Important Things WASHINGTON. Jan. 7 (Al' Tiie war depnrinieni m-c.s no future limit upon the line of poIhuii gam-n. Major (leneral Harry I.. Cilehrlut, chief of Hie chemical warfare ser vice, characterized tint gun situa tion as "one of the most important things facing us at the present line" in testimony he fore the house war deiai tim iit a)pioirlatiins com in tit ec, i-eteri-iug to present gases, "I know of no gas. suffi- (iioald any military commander hv 'mo foolish as to desire imch n ; thing. . "(las would create confusion. It i would disrupt business and .social activities and oh an unprepared . and untrained populace, would ': doubtless cause casualties." (ins .More Humane If a commander wanted to des- arottroy buildings, public works, and factories, and hil! as many peoplo inlom lo such a attack. It Is some tlUSOUlUl MVlUliapea Near Milwaukie PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. (i (AP) D..L. Ifoward. 35, who three weeks ago was struck by a hit and run motorist wlm never was ap prehended was in an Oregon City hospital today suffering from ex posure after he is sahl to have j been kidnaped from his apartment and found on a road near Mllwau j kle ear ly today. j Police sahl Howard, who was paralyzed an the result of the auto i accident, accused '"Itud" "Matsori iW' ntcring his apartment and forcing him lot accompany him. Howard, police said, accused Mntson of alienating tho affections of Mrs Howard. Authorities said they believed Howard was the victim of a mnrlt.il tangle Involving several triangles and lhat he was kidnaped, to keep him from contesting the divorce action brought by his wife, Doris Howard. Time for filing an answer to the suit, expired today. t . Howard was found on the road, clad in pajamas, by a newspaper truck driver and taken to Oregon ; t.'Uy ! Sl'lOini-'. AM) .Ml lIDKIt DKS MOINKS, la.. Jan. (I (AP) The fix year friendship of l-'aye Itelnap. ".':!. and John Desaivo. JS. today was broken by murder and suicide. Their bodies were fount"! last night In an automobile in De salvo's garage. Police declared their deaths to be the climax of a long-standing tpiarrel. Vol. 2 Winter time Is fix up tinijc. Why not make an nddiliunal room In the attic with IMnslcr Wall Hoard. It Is easily und tpiiekly applied. The treasury depart ment reports that there are quite a few emmlei-fit hundred dollar bills In circu lation toil we're not worrying any. Try our "NI'M P.Kit flan" varnish If you want ii varnish for (he drain board or i'lm-i' -it ean't turn white, The pt-ce is lea! ivas'iuab!.'.' New Envoy To ! Germany Quiet I Briar-Pipe Fan My Held Mou tort I (AP Pcaltirc Service Writer) i WASHINGTON ( A P) - A (Uh-t, suci esS'iil business man has been ' nominated as America's next am bassador to Germany. , ! lb' is Senator Krederlc M. Sack fell of Kentucky, transplanted na ! tlv son of Mhode Island, whose : iiaiiu- has been sent to the senate for confirmation by President Hoo I ver. lie likes briar pipcH, big Cigars, the feel of a driver against ; a gdf ball, boating and bohving. tif meilliim heiMhl. Senator Sacli ' i it has serious gray eyes and brown , hair which shows little silver de . .-.pite his (it years. I l:("erved of manner, he. always i dresses conserva t ively, almost fn j variably wi'aring a -dark soil. In i fact, ho i co welded to dark ! clothes lhat - ICs arrival at the of I flco in the Kiini'mer occasionally I garbed In pongee is an occasion for j comment among his co-worker.. I rivlr,g his -autoinoliile aroiuul I Washington affords him' a great ' fktck." lie likes to bow I but would just at! soon play golf and Ills com- paiiloiU'. say he Is prof Idem in both sports. Wherever he is he gener ;ally has a bria r pipe a long, anfl sees I to ii ihat his Inane and'Offlce have an equal" distribution of. them even if be has to move three or four to' bring- this about. No Matter How You Fire It Your Furnace Must Be Right You may have an oil burner, an automatic coal stoker or you may five wood or coal into your furnace by hand if makes no difference your -furnace must be in perfect order lo give satisfactory nsults. We are experts on any kind of furnace work dirty; leaky furnaces fill the house with dust and gases. Let us make a check-up of your furnace you'll have a cleaner, healthier house this winter. LYNCH PLUMBING GO. J' 4 RESOLVE NOW: to Paint Up.. c 1930 and see the difference, other people will. "Don't Put It Of f Put It On" IB QJ (BO PAD NT Cfl). Senator and Mrs. Saokett, who : have no children, have traveled .x. lenslvcly, ' making " trips abroad : nearly every year fur many years. They often have la en to Oerinuiiy. The sou of J a w oalthy Khodf Island woob-n inn nn t pet urer. Sen ator Sacl;elt w'uh educated at Mroyn ; jiniverslty ami Harvard law school, "lie entered .the coal business In Louisville dheetly after his collej-l-aie days. . ' Ashlo from being a member m lite Kentucky state, board of chari ties for lour years and a federal food administrator two years. Sent , tor Saekeit never belt) 'public office until elected to the 1'ilHed States yenatc four years aiiO. ,, j i Ih laconic comjnent on that race was, "I ran and won." Although no orator in the. popu : lar sense, h" always has come to the senate, floor armed with, facts, and his friends think well 0,1 his legislative accomplishments. INSPIK T Ni:V PLANK " ! I .(IS ANGKlJ'IS.'Jun. )i (AP) Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh to day will inspect his new, and roi roily built, Lockheed monoplane, which has ln-eu eipiipped with fuel tanks with 4:n-gallon capacity so the plane can "stay "up all night.'.' Colonel and' Mrs. Lindbergh arriv ed here yesterday from Klngmai Avy.., on the last stage of a leisure ly trans-coittiiKiiial flight, oii which the flyibg-colonel inspected t.rans continental air . transport routes and alrp"rls. in