La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, August 11, 1930, Image 6

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Newspaper Page TextPage Six LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, ORE. Monday, August 11, 1930 "3s i I-;.. 1 :i Three Permits Issued During Week, Total $400 Only three permits were lBued last week, the largest providing for new building valued at $25u, according to the building records at the office of the city recorder, J. E. Stearns. These permits follow: Aug. 4 W. Fowler, to erect minia ture golf course on Spring between Cedar and First, to cost $250. Aug. 8 J. T. Brlco, to erect gar age on Pennsylvania between Third and Fourth, to cost 976. Aug. 9 A. M. Chndwlck, to erect garage and woodshed on X between Depot and Fir, to cost $75. Crystal Jewelry For Jewelry crystal may ho re par (Jed us nny material which, when polished, nppenrs more or less brilliant, and Ix In the ordinary ssnse of the word colorless. It may he made from quartz or other ! transparent crystals, and the cheaper qualities are made rrom glass. The glass usually contains cnnslderahle lend oxide, which pro duces n liPjh Index of refraction with Increased brilliancy. . . Losses Cauied by Weeds The Indiana experimental sin (Ion Boino time ago made a survey of . tho Iohkos oeensIo:v."J by the frrowtb of words on hinilg pi apart-J .for useful eropi mid found the loss or reduction In yield In tlio enso of corn 10 be III por cent; tnmo liny, 3 to 10 per rent; potatoes (I to 10 per cent ; sprlliR grain. 12 to 15 per rent, mid winter Bruin, 0 to t pet cert. : Keep Trying Ho not itnenn.v, dlsoonrnced or out of humor, because prndtlco fnlls short of precept. If you hnppen to he lienten, return to the charge. Marcus Atirollus. ': Suit In History Knit wns known to nil Kuropcnn hntlons nt n very ent'ly period, rind (no word for salt Is-almost the . Mmn In nil ImiBiinuos of Hurope. There Is mention of snlt In the ear liest history of tho Hebrews, the Oreeks, tho Hindus rind the isgyp. (Inns. ..' When Salt Wai Scare 1 At tho beginning of the CI 'II war snlt was Imported V-om Knghinil ul most entirely,' nnd when trims- 1 portritlon beeiimn ililllciilt snlt lie enmo senrco. Anil so It wns nt tho beginning of the World wnr nn old Indy ordered nt ouco 100 pounds of snlt. Asked why, she said she wnsn't going to get cimglit the wny her mother wns caught In 18fll, Sho tieedn't hntd Worried. Blood Transfusion' 1,1 ; In 5n New York city, where there Is nn nssocmtion for llilsi purpose, wAmen nro not accepted ns donors of blood for blood transfusions. Some of the reasons Riven nro Hint their veins ro too small, they hnvo hot tho average strength of men, ntul nro not ns readily accessible. In Khglnnd women 1110 uiicepleil. Prolific Painter ' Thomns Sully was ' one1 of the best known of the early portrait painters In tills country,' lie wns extremely proline. There are over 2,000 listed Stilly poi'trftlls nnd fiOO t'lbject palming?. Brewing Long Practiced The art of browing has now been traced bnclt to 700 It. C, when brewing wns a common occupation of the peoples of the valleys of tho Tigris nnd Kupbrntes. Prolific Ant White nnts have been known to ny 8.000 eggs n day each fur 11 tuontli, Cupper's Weekly. Rati Travel Far According to Henry Pascal, n South African ngrlciillurl.it, ra!:i nnd nileo nro great travelers. Il marked mnro than 1.000 of them rind within n . few months t hoy tvero report oil to hnve crossed the Veldt, mid more thnn 200 o them went ns fur ns Iviiglnnd nnd Scot land. Early American Poet P. V. N. Painter In bis "Poets ot (hf. South" gives the honor of be Ing the first poetic wrller In this country to (leotge Snndys. lie camo to Virginia. In lll'JI. Sandys wns practically the only poet iu the South until the Involution. Not Much Advancement "Progress Is most admirable," mid III llo. the snge ot Chinatown. "Vet to explore tho sky with kites gnvo eur ancestors a more serene Innocent plensure limn we nre now deriving from airplanes." Wash Ington Slur. Hutoric Tapestry The famous Itnyeiix tapestry, now In the ansiMtin nt ltnyeut. I'mnro, Is 2:10 feet long nnd 110 Inches wide, nnd sets forth In detail the his tory of the Norman conquest, thus furnishing nn uiieiiunlcd record of (bo customs of that period. Safe for the Present There Is consolation In , the thought Hint the North nnd South poles will never he knocked down jiy reckless drivers. lies Mulucs Trlbiine-Cnpltal. Classes of Preacher Archbishop Mefioo said: "There Ore three kinds of preachers first, , the pronrhers you can't listen to; I second, the preachers you can lisle:: ' to; third, the preachers you can't 1 help listening to." . Center of Bui Traffic j More thnn 1.1.000 omnibuses pass , ll j through Trafalgar square, London, ;. every day. London Answers. But What a Difference Ilefore mnrrlnge he's her flnnre After marriage he's her llnaiice. SIMPLE LINES ' -fl-D1NIG KIT r5" I 60 H 60 ; I I CI I TIL - c 8.M " - 5tl,v,no li ' 1 Hfl lly the Associated I'rrss Reminiscent or the finest tradi tion ot tho English Georgian period Is tills bouse of ruro clmrm. Not only docs it poshciis atmos phere and dignity, but it lu very economical to build. The simple,' rectangular outline, being vitbout set-bneks or angles, makes for straightforward, rapid work. Tlie compact room arrange ment also aids In giving the person who builds this type or homo the most for his money. Tho flrut floor contains a well proportioned living room nnd dining room, a spnclous entrance ball unci a convenient kitchen. Tho second floor comprises three ample and airy bedrooms with an easily accessible bath. Select common brick or Harvard 1 City of Contrasts Diidnpest has nn nren of SO Ripinro. miles , nnd s iiilinteil on holh sides of the Danube river. Six bridges' connect the two hanks. It Is formed Xrom I wo old towns Iludn, on llio right hank, and Post, nn the left. The ulinnsphcm of Hilda Is that or did world iiulolude, and Hint of Post, In conlnist with Ibis, bus thivhllsUo of Ihe New world. Budapest Is considered one of tho most beuulltul capllals In. hurope. ' 1 m noaion for Mcoven : j " a nuina relieb h hb;lier than bx grasp or what Is henveti for?.-, Amerlfnn Magazine.' ' BETTERS WOMEN'S 17 HI W V Florenco Lowe D.irneu ol San Marino, C.H.. sitting on the wbn ot tho lovv-wlnged monapl.mo In which the bettered the rcconnlird sp'ccd n.?.- W.mc" tr:lv!'i"a "".ID miles on hour at Los- Annclca. Record was formerly held by Amelia Earhart. 1 STRIB NOW TREATS THEM ALL AS vt if FT-1 v --j mm f4p in1 . RVft '-,Vy KtM? STARTED J M)Mlif BOWLING 'EM v ;' .vy NMtW over as tho -V' f HE REALLY I : W V : MEANT IT VSTRIBLSNG 0 U . . I,. 'Nouns' stiihllne nealn .iape up a-, a heatineielit e..iilender two battles n mode ol nllark uliK U em.imp.ie, -.1 IKSluK InMr.iil ot CUT THE COSTS brlrl: will give the exterior a color and texture both characteristic and plcnslnr;. The roor should be alato with tile ridges. This type of bonne Is ndnptablo to the lalrly narrow lot. The landscap ing should he restrained and simple. A good foreground to the building is supplied by the sheared hede, with pci'haps n boxwood or other round, formal style of bush at each i side of tho door nnd vines clinging to 1110 urlolts at two or three or the cbrncrs. A rew lilac bushes would add much to tho charm. The garden should bo formal, but not elaborate. Tho lot size is 50x100 feet, or, tr necessary, 40x100 reet. Tho cost, varying with local lnvor scales, will rango between $8000 and. eicooo. Noah's Wifo History wns the subject which the class was sliidylng, and pres ently tho lonelier nsked : "iN'ow, can nny of you tell me who Joan of Are was?" Profound silence. Then a hand went up. and a small boy shoaled . gleefully: "Please, lonelier, Noah's wife." Tito Churchman. Vcneorlng Ancient Custom lie tin llrlllsh museum In London Micro n ro examples jf Mgyptlan veneer work Hwit are many thou sand' years old. Pliny says that Veneer t-'nitit; r Into general , uso In Lome In ha d'l.v. ,,fl ublnlned great poulni'lly , in llio Netherlands, I' 1:11111:0 ilivl .ttnglotid In the Eight eetilli century. ... t, 'SPEED kuCORD ' i'Kflt!l I'K.V. ',,,. - ..... A Better to Return to Earth D. L, Moody was noted for his practical common wense nnd ids iippllcatlon of ChrhUhn principles to everyday living. He once met a well-known evangelist, junt he fore On Important election. "What do you think of the political out look?" Moody asked. "I don't krmw anything bout the political oullo'ik," was the reply. "My citi zenship Is In heaven." "He t tor get It down to earth for the next sixty duys,' wns Mr. Moody's wise an swer. The Churchnmu, For Dog Ownen It Is one thing to lovo a foolish little pup that cocks one enr when yon speak to him, nnd another Ihlng to love a mere collection of blue ribbons. The next time n man tnlks dog to you, note whether lie discusses his dog or bis dog's ances try. Country Homo. Secondary Metals .lewehy nnd dental wn.sie provide the world With Ihe Inrgest supply of secondary gold and silverware, nnd photogrupliic waste the largest amount of secondary silver. Sec ondary metals lire those distin guished from metals derived di rectly from ores. Easy for Pilgrims Knrly Indians were not really the savages they were called In Kiirnpe. Tho Pilgrim I'nlbers were lucky when they landed at Plvnioiilh to llliil bind that had alrendy been cleared by the Indians for the rais ing of corn. Co :ntry Home. Freak of Naturd the Orent Stone Knee about which llnwtliorno wrote Is the "Old Man of he .Mountains" In the While mountains of New Hampshire. It wns discovered In 1805 by Francis Wbltcoiiib and l.uke llrooks while working on the Notch rood. It was first described by (leri. Martin Field who visited It In 1S27. From the base of I lie projection forming tho chin to tlie lop of Hint forming the forehead llio vertical distance Is ,18 feet. 'J'ho projection Is mainly of granlto. First Homestead Entry The original homesiead law was approved :uy -0, ISli", by Presi dent Abrabaiii Lincoln, to become ell'ecllvo .lanuaiy 1, 1S!:!. On the Inller date the I. rot homestead en try was nii'.Ue at the Ib'ownvillo (Neb:) land olllce by liaiilel Free man for Kill nercs. Tho nppllearion wus iiumhereil one. Final pi-oof on tlie entry was olTerod .lan'.-.iry 20. 1S1JS, nnd iti.il eoi'tlllcaln Issued on llio same day. The entry was patented September l.; ISO!!. Ice in Arctie Ocoan Tlio entlro Arctic ocean is prac tically covered by permanent lienvy leo or lee pnclc of nn nverngo Hilckness of six or seven feet, but through pressures nnd iinderrun nlng It may ntlaln or exceed SO feet In plnees. Tlio nverage mnxl 11111111 thlclaiess of sen Ice III tho Arctle ns determined of eighteen yen in at fifteen different stntlons was 70 Inches. Inexorable Law No nntlon wns ever predes igned lor world lenderslilp; nono ever Riven n Kiinrnnteo Hint it would remain in the sad dle oneo It bad ellinbed there; none ever returned to Ihe sents of the mighty oneo It hnd tum bled to llio dust. Dr. Kay l.'ooper Cole. Use of Lacquer Tho biiroou of standards savs Hint Ineipier v la' ued to cli-e paper n Rlossy. water-resistant tin Ish. It Is usually applied with a fiuruy pun. One of Mark Twain's When Murk Twain visited .lerlehn. he said, "I liin where my enmd tnotber has wished me 'ninny a time." That Payment Plan There nro few people who nren't looking forward to sumo day own in sx something they've already been usIiik for niontlis. Arkansas Ga rotte. 'PALOOKAS' alter ilrmonliatlnt. tn his , lul. l,l,iB. - VICTIM. SLAYER i-v. jfc.' 1 Gloria Utter, 5, (right) will not be prosecuted by Denver authorities for shoot in-j Rcce Mac Ethridgc, 6, (left). The shooting occurred in Denver and followed a dispute over a rag doll. DROUGHT TAKES one. ( h 2 'iM'Mw. ri" V pS5f I An enormous toll has been taken by heat and drought In tho nation's tnrm areas. Shaded portion of map above shows areas molt seriously affected. TYPHOON CREATES HAVOC IN JAPAN 'f ' f.s: c I :-.-:: ..j t. 3 .t.c t o II.-:5a!:i (uiipcr) v.'a.i wrecked. Steamer ; it f a.-j Hov.'C: ) svsinperf and v.-recltcd at her pier in Nagacki. Improvement Gossip WlrliiR Work Th. c., , . . . , Tho Electric Service store Is doing the wiring for the Dora VI dress shop S-PL-I-NTER-S OriU lal Piilillcntlon of T1IK VAN ViriTKN I.VMIlKIt CO. It will soon be time "Pious!" he answered, make me give It back to store your winter's aftcr the viators arc supply of coal. Don't gone, will . you dad- Ward Fowler Is put- lorBCt our KNIGHTS dy?" ting tn a midget golf Sning Canvon Coal. 1 course on the corner It holds fire longer. cf Sprtng and Ccdari Balsam Wool saves you cash money on The teacher explain- "D'"M m" 1 h your fllc, bllls. ond dime?" asked George cd to the class: besides you have the after lie had been in "Wcrrts ending In added comfort of a troduced to the guests oils' mean full: ns. or alnni,r house easy to heat. 'Joyous', meaning full Dad obllgcdj with a Let us explain to you of Joy. 'Vigorous' smile. the advantages of this means lull of vigor. "This time you won't wontterfui nsulatlon. Now. wilt someone you can UM BL,am give another example Woo, , your pnseat ct such words?'' lAli home. "It tucks tn." The boy with the nCTTCM scratch on his nose 1 ij 1 1 Lli 1 raised his hand. JJJJ ER CO T Api"' IN RAG DOLL FIGHT . ' . Aim , i HUGE FARM TOLL : - II r:j; or CjO,C3D.CJ3 was done bv a tvoboon in Jnoan In' the former location of the La Grande Im-cstnient company. They are Installing the lights nnd fixtures. This store aio stnrtcd the wiring or the seventh floor of the Sacajawea annex. last week. I latins Farm nnlldliiRs H. W. Beldon, or Noahs Paint shop, j ,8 painUng the house nnc farm bul.;m : lnga for E. Miller at Imbler. I'alntliiB I L. h. Wilson, of Noah's Pa'nt shop, I Is doing some painting at the farm home of George Stoddard. ISnlhlliiKs KpIiir CompJotwI The several largo buildings that were only visions or blueprint pirns last spring are fast becoming con . crete facta. The B icajawca annex 1 reached Its seven stories some time I ago. nnd now the Inij'ide work 1? ' stnrting such as wiring, etc. The nev depot, although not so far progressed, I Is beginning to take shape and show i promise of tlie large structure it is ; to become. Ite'-nmlltlmis floor I Chas. E. Hildebrand, local roofer, S has just completed reconditioning i the roofs on the Perkins and Chrysler garages and has applied a new roor on the elevator of the La Grande .flour mills. I. i i New Oil Burner Nate Zweifel has lnsta'lcd a Deo 2 Hart oil burner for the municipal building. He has also InstPlled n steam heat plant in Walker's Funeral Home, a new type Kewanee resfdonci boiler, the first of Its kind to be In stalled lrf La Grand?, r.lso a D 1 Ha:t oil burner. Wiring New nnlldliis The Electric ScrviC3 store started Monday of last week pn the wiring ot i the new Sacajawea annex. How They Love It All human beings enjoy feeling n sonvo of power. It helps us to bear disappointment nnd discourage ment and tends to give us faith in ourselves. Woman's Home Companion. A Time Payment Plan that puts Modern Plumbing Fixtures in Your Home! ! i OW would you like ing fixtures in your provement on a time payment plan that gives you as long as two years to do so? We have such a plan. It is offered you in connection with your purchase of the famous "STANDARD" Plumbing Fixtures. May we tell you more about it? EVERYTHING IN PLUMBING & HEATING SHELLW0RTH-G0ECK Plumbing & Heating Co. A gmjee That's Different" 212 ELM ST. ' LA GRANDE We Heard who wouldn't re-roof during dry weather because then the roof didn't leak. When it rained he wouldn't re-roof because it was too wet. That wasn't you, surely! .', '".!.' Now is tlie best time to apply a good Johns Wan villo composition roof. A variety of colors give you a beautiful roof, and one that will turn the water for many years to come. Let us give you prices and show you samples. HOME LUMBER & COAL CO. 1802 Cove "QUALITY AND SERVICE" ? t TORRID ZONE AND EQUATOR Gas Steel See about novNfor NATE ZWEIFELS 131 J JEFFERSOX MAIN 84 LYNCH PLUMBING CO. Repairs :Jor Alt Makes of Stoves and Furnaces 214 Fir St. Phone Main 17'9 to rnodernize nil of the plumb home and pay tor the im of A Man Main 248 - Tight Furnaces your Furnace this winter.