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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (June 26, 1930)
ii!:('f .Ji'J '(ill. ,vrIh'hHT Thursday,"June 2G, 1930 j4 ; . if i. i r',1 ; cf , ! r, '.VI LA GRANDE EVENING OBSEKVEi.. la grande', ore. 3 3: n I ' ALL GRAINS ARE FILLING SLOWLY Fall Wheat Headed, Bar ley Beginning to Head; Corn is Retarded. PORTLAND, Ore., ' Juno 26 (AP)-r-Tha United Stales depart ment of ugriculturo, weather bur eau division, issued Its summary of weather and crop conditions In Oregon for tho week ending June 24 yesterday. It follows: The warm weather a the be ginning of tho week was followed by cool and generally cloudy weather with some frosts reportr d from tho plateau and from bottom lands In tho northwestern counties. . Fairly heavy showers fell during tho latter part of the week, , in tho northeastern nnd central counties and ut scattered plucis In thu southwestern part of tho state. Sunshine was some what deficient. Homo hall fell but no damage was reported. ' Cereuls: Corn was again re tarded by the cool nights. Kali wheat Is headed nnd barley Is be ginning to head. All grajnB arc ; filling, out slowly; in tho north eastern and some central counties 'grains wero greatly benefitted by ' generous showers during the lat ter .part of the week. . ; . Krults: . Cherries are ripening slowly In tho north, being some-, what retarded by the cloudy weather. In tho southern coun ties conditions arc more favorable and some cherries aro being mar keted. .Other tree fruits aro mak ing a fair growth, but sunshine is needed In most, fruit districts. .Meadows, I'usturcs and Ranges: JIay .crops aro unusually heavy In the' western counties and lh some ;of tho' eastern counties; In' tho southeast, however. Bomo alfalfa and grain hay fields will bo pas tured duo to Lick of moisture. Mountain rouges ore drying but nro furnishing sufficient food. Livestock; Stock In general re ported , in excellent 'condition. Shearing nearly finished nnd sheep nro moving to the summer ranges, tihlpmcnts of lambs to markets are increasing. , Miscellaneous:; J Karly potatoes are In blossom and nro being mar keted In somo . localities. Truck crops are In excellent condition as ft result of tho cool weather but are maturing rather slowly. . Mint reportod making un exceptionally good growth. Child's Vocabulary i y ' Thero is no complete survey--as to "how fast a ' child progresses In Us vocabulary. It has been es timated that the vocabulary of a child from, two to three years of ago contains from COO to 800 , words. Children who have been in school two years liavo a vocabulary of about 1,000 words. A Bit Difficult' :..A snnko expert says If you see a -snake with nine scales on Its head, let It alone.' It's poisonous. Yimli. but what's the snnko gomin ' be doing while you nro counting the scales on Its head? Macon (Mo.) Telegraph, . Koulette 'The exact origin of tho roulette wheel seems to bo obscure. The game Is said to have first appeared In France," hemming very popular at the period of the First Consulate. In England It was known as Holy I'oly. . As early as 17-13 legislation was passed nguliist It. Dirt Usafully Employed - The dirt taken out when the Pan ama canul was dug was used to Mil In swamps lor the Gntun dam; also for building u causeway at the Pa cific end. The dirt was carried to the places desired by 300 dump trulus. - Titled Italians - The former existence In Italy ot so many scpurute sovereignties gave rise to a grout number of hereditary titles ot uohlllty. There aro many hundreds of princes, flukes, mar quesses, - counts, barons and vls vonnls, and many persons of patri cian rank with n right to the des ignation "noblle" or "signer," as well as certain hereditary knights or cnvulleri. Simply Co-Ordination Diligence Is a high-sounding word, but It menus merely the co-ordination of mind and body In our dully tusks. The diligent man never be comes a mere industrial machine. The thought he puts Into his work makes It a living thing. Grit. Singer's Advantage . Til rather bo a good singer dan a good talker," suldl'nclu Klien. "When you slugs, everybody kuows what's coiuin' air nlu' got no 'souse for glttln' mad." Washington Star. Blooming youth Keeping the complexion of childhood is largely a matter of right nourishment. There is probably no other food-drink in all the world so wholesome and delicious ns malted milk made under our special and particular process. Send ten cents for sample and mixer. HORLICK'S RACINE. WISCONSIN I- GANDHI'S FOLLOWERS RAID BOMBAY SALT MINES . , ? -.i. :,ri . -tf) .-.. i' .:i.r,-.. r' , - .-' taaotioK.ii Ives tlioto . Followers of Mahatma Gandhliln.the-elvll disobedience campaign In India are shown here raid ing the Wadala -salt plant, near Bombay. 8corei of the salt lawbreakers were Injured In skirmishes with police throughout a daylong f"1..',. ....... j . i ...,.;.. . .j Strango Corel '- Ground .mummy, (lust from Egypt was a favorite drug of Europe unT til tho Eighteenth century, and the absurdity -of this remedy makes a modern smile. ; No- less Strang, says a bulletin of the National Geo graphic Society, hut more seriously true. Is the filet that the pulverized frozen spinal cords of rabbits, s!!!o4 !n Cleveland or Indianapolis, will savo the life of n Chinese bit ten by a mad dog in SlinnghuL ... Gospel Writings , " The synoptic Gospels are Matthew,- Mark and Luke, and are so named on account of. their many agreements in- subjects, order nnd lunguage. These three Gospels eou slst largely of fucts and chronicles. The Gospel of John differs from them in being given up to narra tive and records of the discourse of Christ... .Community Chests '. Denver was the first city In the United Stales to have u community chest for charity. That city insti tuted a .community chest In 1888. Cloveland next adopted the plan In litis. .Since the World war many cities have adopted this plun for raising funds for charity. . Geographical Society In 1788 Tho llrst society devoted exclu sively to geographical discovery was the African association, found ed In London In 178S. It passed on. Its. functions to the Itoyal Geo graphical society, which was estab lished In 1830, with a worldwldo outlook. It had a roll of 0,000 fel lows - In 10118. Kocky Mountain News. Origin of a War Custom . During the Fenlnn rising In Ire land In. 1807, the British troops bagged too many prlsonors for them to handle, i VToko away their braces nnd cut off the buttons from their trousers," was the command er's orders. . This practice was often resorted to during tho World wnr In similar circumstances. , Monkeys Eat by Color Monkeys enn be tuught to dis tinguish color, according to an an nouncement of the lierlln Physio logical Institute, where experiments have been made. The tests were made with smnll Java monkeys, which come instantly when a yel low light Is shown, but lguore all other colors. Life an Experiment . Do Hot -be 1-too tlinld ' and squeamish nbont your actions. All life Is an experiment The more experiments you make the better. What If they aro a illtla conrse, and you may get your cont soiled or torn? What If you do get fnlrly rolled In the dirt once or twlco? Up ngulu, you shall never bo so nfrnld of a tumble. Ralph Wnldo Kmersou. Lord of the Isles , The title Lord of the Isles was borne flrst with greatest distinction by Donald of Itluy. who In 1WU re duced Hie Uehrldes under hla sway. It had Iwen borne by others ceu turles before aud was also as sumed by his successors. . .- One of Sir Walter Scotf s metrical ro mances 4s so-called. The tltlo Is now borue by the prince of-Wales. , Cfffibc, fb.CSil'd .CMclago Killings , , Makes And Breaks Police Chief J.CHICA.OO, AP)-A vave of Cjivic revulsion .against;., hoodlums and , gangster ;swQPt. William-,!'" IlasaelU, into-J office (us s Chicago's police, commissioner,, and a second wavo of. popular Indignation wash cdt hiii out, t,-: t. The clamor against his admin Istrntlon, -. which- resulted, in his resignation, uroae .after tho. fatal shooting of Al Ungle, Tribune re porter and intimate friend of Hua- 8011... , ; , ... i Qenial ''Bill", Russell, before his retirement from the commission er's' officer never had gone back ward In the 30 years of his police service .,. ' In , August ; 1928, r he became Vboss" of the department. . There had been gang killings;' reform ', ; Roman. EqueitrUns. c In the eurller ages the .Ilomans Dsed neither saddles nor stirrups. Saddles were Id use in the- Third century, t and - are mentioned as made of leather In 804 A. D. -They were known In- Kngland about 000 A. i D. Anne; fluocn of - It (chard II, Introduced Blde-siuldlea fur ladies. v-i : Forgetful Humanity . : Judging from the articles left be--hind In trniiiB In Kngland women are more fdrgat fill than men. There, are 00,000 articles a year, ranging from . bicycles to - crutches, left in trains; of these 20,000 nre claimed by and returned to their owners. i Woman Only 1 Experts agree that women's sense of Intuition Is a sex-gift con ferred by nature, probably to bnl flnco disabilities, In the same way that nature- gives a' greatly in creased sens of touch to the blind, v . .; 'Truth .... Fandameutol" truths should be both clear and famlllur truths ; self evident truths are as solid founda tion for reasoning. Simmons. Small "Territorie" Throe of the' Pacific lxlnnds. dw indled territories of the 1TnIt Slntes. have nrens of one squar? mile each. New local service station for the Brake Lining that Stops Quicker! . HOW ARE YOUR BRAKES? WE HAVE just opened a new service station for Rusco Brake Lining the brake lining that stops your car quicker and brakes equally well in wet or dry weather. We are equipped with special machinery to render expert service in toe inspection, adjustment and proper relining of your brakes.. (We countersink all rivets.) . Rusco Brake Lining costs us more than other brake linings but we are cliarging motorists no mare for it.. . . '. Drop in le t us adjust your brakes and tell you what it .will cost you to have your car Rusco-equipped. PERKINS F1UESTONE ONE STOP . . SKKVK'E Corner Adams and Hemlock La Grande, Oregon RUSCO BRAKE LINING organizations complained the city was. "wido open," that vice was rampant, .,.,.. . ,v, They.demanded and got; the of ficial head of "Mlko".. Hughes, whom -Mayor - William Hale Thompson had called upon . the year- before to "rid" Chicago of, crime. v . , ; . . Scarcely had Hussell comfort ably fived his bulk jn the commis sioner's chulr wheu Tony. l,om bardo, a leader In Biolllan-circles, was killed in daylight, downtown. Russell then began the practice he followed for the next Xwo years rounding up all the known hoodlums and tossing them in jail. And nt the six-month mark of Httssell's tenure, tho St. Valen tine's dny massacre of seven was enacted. -, "Prohibition's ; to . blame," shout ed -the commissioner, nnd he ex plained that the profits in illicit liiiuor was tho pawn of the rival gangs. Twenty years ago, when Russell was walking a beat, he became a friend of Al . IJnglo, who devel oped, into a crimo reptvter, ; : . When Single was shot, Russell said: "I loved him as a son." Tho commissioner did not have any children. 0. "I'm glad to get out pf this mess," mi Id Russell as' he-handeil in his;reslgnation, and ho looked it. During his term Russell insti gated campaigns tio provide clean er stage and movlo shows, and to stop "jaywalking." After a week of. activity tho "Jaywalking" ordi nances wero repenled. Stomach Sufferers If many foods do not agree with you, and you suffer from gas, heartburn, bloating, sour stomach, and dyspepsia, whnot make the JJlotox 15 minute test?.- Diotcx is harmless, yet works With "surpris ing speed. One Ingredient has the power to digest 3.000 times Its own weight. Dun't give up. Get Dlotex at any drug store, rut It to the test. Money back if you don't soon feel like new, and ablo to eat In comfort. Only 60c. Red Cross Drug Store. Adv. Thirteen States . . In West Benefit ; From Road Bill WASHINGTON, -I. .C., June 26 AP) Thirteen western states would benefit by the Oddie-Colton bill just signed by President Hoov- ei. It authorises federal cooper atlon In construction of : roads through unreserved public and Indian lands, , . . , . Funds authorized under the act will be available only to states which have more than five per cent of their area in non-taxable federal lands. - Tho eleven so-called public land states that would receive tho greatest benefit, and tho propor tion .their unreserved public and Indian' lands bear to" total ' area, follow-; ; , ,, . .- , -I, ... . : .. , , Washington. 30.6; Oregon 45.G; California 40.7; Idaho 67.3: Ne vuda 84.2; Montana 30.8; Wyom ing 61.8; Utah 66. 3; Colorado 82.2; Arizona 6G.S; New .Mexico 37.7. ,., . . , South Dakota and Oklahoma also come under the provisions of the net. , , . - . . . ThQ house road committee, re-' porting favorably on the bill, said: "It has long been recognized ns most desirable that some means bo found to hasten completion of the main' roads that cross these untaxed; federal reservations In states whoso resources are limited and which derive very little direct beneflf from the construction of highways across these , lands own ed by the fertorift g:ovemment,-it 'Coming events . cast their shadows before" LI TUNE IN The Lucky. Strike Dance Orchestra, every Saturday and Thursday evening, over N.B.C. networks. Your Throat Protection against irritation against cough sent that smoking Cig Jettes wffl bring uSJ that when tempted to do yourself too well, if you will "Reach for a lucky insteadyou thus avoid over, mdulgence n, thtngs that cause excess weight and. by avoiding over-indulglrfce. maintaj a mcSrtcefut form. Is believed passage of the pend ing bill will be of real assistance In that regard.'' . The net carries no authoriza tions for this year but Snnator Oddie, Xevada, co-author, Bald annual authorization of at least $3,5(10,000 would be asked at the next session. He explained that the money. would be used on fed eral highways crossing the unre served public and Indian lands. ' ' Rosemary From England It Is said that (irnce Sherwood of I.ynnhaven parish. Kncluml, car ried rosemary across the sea In nn eissholl to IMnress Anne county. Virginia, where the shrub still ex ists. " . Uncle Ebcn ' "When you bus work to do," sulci Uncle Ehen, "don't net like yon tlionght If wis nn enemy. Trent It like u friend dnt helps IjtUe enre of you." Washington Slar. .-Early Furniture A mule chest was a chest stand ing on a base and having three or four drawers. This Seventeenth century piece of furniture was about halfway between a chest und u chest of drawers. Latin Derivatives . It -tins been estimated that .K pcf cent" of 'English words Is derivei from J-ntin.. This Includes those re ceived through the French. . j. . And Muihrooms . Two tr.'tmes of chance that nre net prohibited by law nre inntrlmony nnd cnnlelnuiies. tuilsville Tlmn.. iWtMti' i ' - IfSt A Georgia Peach " ' Asaodateti 're. I'holo Emma Thomas of Atlantt wai voted the fairest co-ed on the cam pus at University of Georgia. ,. Table Talk Table tnlk Is said to be declin ing. We hardly know whether tJ lay It to Interference from soup, cel ery or. radio. - .- oasted .. .Xogicai ' . The unansvi-arable logic of ronii, children frequently confounds thi best meant .efforts of growniiiJ This story concerning a small C who had been particularly uan-htl II day long and bad almost von out lils mother's pntlence. At (? time Ills mother took him severe, to task, nnd when she thought him sufficiently chastened, sh0 a. "Now, Harry, tell me ! What must we do before our sins can be for given?".. "Sin," sold Harry, Dustbag for Vacuum Cleaner, The bureau of standards says It S possible to make a dustbag fot i vacuum cleaner without the 0S4 jf chemicals. The materlnl is u,,. illy made from a warp heaTii, sized before'' weaving nnd lii tlie n-eavlng operation a very cloic light fabric 'la constructed, making he interstices between the threaOj rery small to prevent the escape o( Just from tilt bag. Chemicals may tie used to shrink the fabric and make (he interstices smuller. . Take Your Choice "Bunk," something to sleep 0 something your friends try to , you to sleep Willi, Florida TIinej Union. ' American "Common wealthi" The term "Coniiiionwealih" lj h,, ofiielnl designation of Jlussa'diu setts, Pennsylvania, Kentucky' , Virginia, j ',; Lengthy Diary A Londoner who has kept a dlnn for the last C5 years has writtei over half a million words, or thi equivalent Of half n dozen noreli HINT When tempted to over-indulge "Reach for a l I: lucky instead Be moderate be moderate, irr all things, even in smoking. Avoid that ' future shadow by avoiding over indulgence, if you would maintain that modern, ever-youthful figure. "Reach for a lucky instead." Lucky Strike the finest Ciga-; rette you everA smoked, made of the finest tobacco The Cream of the Crop "IT'S TOASTED." lucky Strike has an extra, secret heating process. Everyone knows that heat purifies and so 20,679 physicians say that Luckies are less irritating to your throat.