Wednesday, June 22, 1932
LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LAV GRANDE, ORE.
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Heated Airplane
Wings Eliminate
Formation of Ice
LANQLEY FIELD, Va. Vapor-heat-.cd
affplane wings have been found
to be one answer to thff problem of
Ice formation In flying.
By using engine exhaust gnses
either directly or to heat mixtures
of alcohol and water, scientists of
the national advisory comfolttee for
aeronautics say that the ice hazard
may be eliminated.
Tests conducted by Theodore
Theodorsen and William, Clay showed
It vWoe necessury only to heot the
front portion of the wing surface
to effect complete prevention.
The actual quantity of heat need
ed was In the order of one-tenth
of that available In the exhaust
gases. Direct distribution was found
practicable for "all-metal" wings,
while pipe lines and a boiler were
ueod in other types. '
On the upper surface It was also
found advisable to use a small slot
behind the heated section to col
lect the rain water from melted Ice.
This prevented the water from be
ing blown back ami forming into
Ice on the training edge of a wing.
Front Kept Away
BROWNSVILLE, Tex. A novel
scheme for frost prevention has
been devised on a large farm near
here.
Mounted on rotating bases, three
motors and propellers from old Lib
erty bombers used during the World
war will be set roaring full blast
whenever frost threatens. The the-
ory is that the huge wooden bladeB
will agitate the air sufficiently to
create an artificial "wind" and fore
stall frost on a 100-acre bean patch.
Last year airplanes sped over large
fields of beans in an effort to keep
ort frost, but the new plan Is ex
pected to be more effective.
Local Association
Of Dairymen a Big
Factor In Industry
An organization which has dona a
great deal to Insure the safety and
quality of their product as well as
promote the general welfare and
health of our city Is the la Oronde
Dairymen's association. A commit
tee composed of II. H. Anderson,
Oeorge Clark, Bert Grout, I. C. Ken
nedy, and Emll Gaertuer, met early
In 1928 and drew up a constitution
and by-laws for tho organization
which was to be known as tho La
Grande Dairymen's association. A
general meeting of the association
was then called on April 10, and the
following men were elected as of
ficers: H. H. Anderson, president;
John Rogers, vice president; N. II.
Nleliien, secretary - treasurer; these
men, together with Bert Grout and
George Clark constituted the execu
tive committee.
. The purpose of this organization
Is to Improve and maintain the high
.quality ..pf m.llk distributed to the
'homes of La Grande,' .'as well as settle
differences regarding tho' .industry
among themselves. As a. further guar
antee to tho people of La Grande of
the sincerity of the purpose of this
organization, they put forth every
effort In assisting tho city In ploclng
before the voters, the ordinance reg
ulating the distribution of their pro
ducts. Many important points re
garding the dairy Industry were
covered In this ordinance.
Just recently the association was
very active In agreeably settling the
price war which had been started by
several Independent dealers on a basis
which would insure the continued
cervine of only the highest grades
of dairy products.
The dairy industry is of great Im
portance to La Grande 'and the
Grande Ronde valley and Is rapidly
taking Its' place as a leader In the
agricultural field. Tho dalrymens'
association has taken no mean part
In tho development of this industry
to its' present position In the com
munity. At their meetings many mat
ters of Importance regarding the de
velopment and standardization of the
Industry, Improved and modern
equipment, as well as sanitation, care
of herds and feeding are discussed.
That the association has been suc
cessful and its future position In La
Grande assured, and that It is beno
flclal to the dairymen Is shown by
the steady Increase In membership
since the inception of the organiza
tion. Prom a membership of only a
few. It has grown until a great ma
Jority of the dairymen in this local
ity are now numbered among Its
. members.
The members of the association
have extended a cordial Invitation
to the public to Inspect their dairies
that they might learn the extent to
which they have gone In order to
Insure that dairy products of only
tho very highest quality arc being
placed In their homes.
SHOOTS AN "OSTlllCH"
AUSTIN, Tex. m When Miss
Hilda Urbantke of Austin scored a
2 on a par 5 hole In a Hot Springs
tourney, there was discussion as to
what the feat" should be termed.
Some said a "cuckoo," but most of
the authorities favored "ostrich."
Be Yourself
tt 1b i uTi'Mied Uilnp to live
. tlie fnnip of "titers. -Ji:'pn:iL
BARBEQUt
SHORT ORDKRS SERVED
ALL HOURS OF THE DAY
FRED'S PLACE
ACROSS FROM SACAJAWEA ANNEX
This imiilerii, wcll-eqnllcl rilling stutlnn Is located at the corner of Adams avenue mid Second stmt, anil
Is operated by the Ueasty brothers. They liundle Texaco products exclusively, mid huvo built up a repu
- r - tutlou fpr complete courteous service. . .
Love of South
Cost Joe, Lane
Popularity
First Territorial Governor of
Oregon Had Stormy Politi
cal Career After War
General Joseph Lane was Oregon's
first territorial governor.
Born In the state of North Caro
lina in 1801, General Lane retained
throughout his life habits of thought
and the bearing of a southern gen
tleman. This was in spite of the
fact that his boyhood and early man
hood was spent In the state of In
diana and his later years In Oregon.
After making an heroic -record in
the Mexican war. Lane was appoint
ed governor of the new Oregon ter
ritory In 1848 and left for the west
Immediately. This was at a time
when Oregon badly needed tho lead
ership of a hero. The Whitman
massacre had shocked "the country.
Tho Indians everywhere were in a
ferment as the strong luflucnco of
the Hudson's Boy company waned,
tight Mil a For the Job
General Lane proved an ideal man
for the position. He combined the
arts of a statesman with tho firm
ness and decision of a soldier. Lead
ing the territorial soldiers In per
son he directed the pacification of
the Indians. On one occasion It
was his calmness wlilch overawed
and defeated a plot of the Rogue
Indians to turn aj peace council into
a massacre.
Lane swiftly became the Oregon
hero. When his term as governor
expired ho was sent to congress as
the territorial delegate. After Ore
gon became a state he was one of
Its first senators. Both at home and
at Washington he was ft leader in
obtaining far-sighted and progres
sive legislation.
Favored Secession
Had It not been for tho Civil war
Lane's popularity might .have 'car
ried him to the greatest heights.
But Lano was a Democrat and at
heart a southerner.' In the Lincoln
campaign. Lane was the vice presi
dential candidate on tho Breckon-'
rid go ticket. In that campaign he
espoused the cause of the Union,
but when war was declared his sym
pathies ran back to the land of his
forefathers and he offered his ser
vices to the Confederacy.
When General Lane' returned to
Oregon In 1861 , many of Ills old
friends had turned against him. It
was with difficulty mien could be
found to handle his baggage at
Portland.
Hatted In Folly
General Lane, it appears, had been
Induced to undertake the leader
ship of a rebellion which would have
created a Pacific States of America.
He had with him arms and muni
tions for southern sympathizers.
The scheme failed when Lane was
accidentally Injured while crossing
the Calapoolas and taken to tli(;
home of Jesse Applegateifr
Applegato received General Lane
ns an old friend and talked him
out of his folly.
General Lane retired to a farm
in Douglas county where ho lived
till his death in 1881, - x
Popularity Destroyed
How the mnd feelings of the war
destroyod the popularity of the man
who had been Oregon's first hero
are described by F. M. Wilkins as
follows:
"When the first southern states
seceded from' the union and Presi
dent Lincoln issued a call for 76.000
volunteers the impressions rrade on
tho mind of a boy of 12 years were
such as to keep film awake nights.
Lane county politically was about
equally divided Democrats and Re
publicans or Unionists as they were
called. Such terms as "Black Re
publicans," "Black Abolitionists"
from the Democrats and "rabid Se
cessionists" and "Copperheads" from
the Republicans were hurled at each
other. Neither did they always end
in words. My thoughts and Impres
sions were moulded as I listened to
the names Secessionists and Copper
heads as applied to the scut hern
sympathizers and mjore erspecmlly to
General Joseph Lane from Oregon
who had been nominated as a vice
president running mate with John
C. Breckenridge. My thoughts were
that he was a man to be avoided
and seeing his picture in the papers
did not help matters a bit. My
firs, meeting with him was in com
pany with my father, Joe Smith)
and J. E. Holt In Eugene, where
some sort of a meeting was being
Special
Noon
Lunch
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HEASTY'S FILLING STATION
held In the Interests of southern
Oregon. To my surprise and morti
fication our crowd with others met
General Lane, shook liandB and In
troduced two or three boys. Most
of the crowd were Democrats. It
was like the meeting of long lost
brothers. Then, I "thought, that's
the way It is call hi mi a Rebel, a
Secessionist and Copperhead In com
mon conversation and In the news
papers and when they meet him,
tako on that way over the old rebel.
After reaching home I asked my
father why they did so. His reply
was that General Lane was one of
the old men and first governor of
our territory and we must forget war
at such a time. Not being a pious,
but a red-blooded boy and alt for
the union, my Impressions of Jo
seph Lane then and for years after
wards were not what they should
have been."
Exclusive Dealer
In Furs Has Made
Many Buying Trips
For the past 23 years Chris Miller,
the only exclusive fur dealer In La
Grande, has been buying and sell
lug both raw and ready made furs,
both wholesale and retail.
Mr. Miller is a lrfcoat unique char
acter and has had many years' ex
perlence in tho fur business. His
buying trips havo taken htm many
times to the far away fur trading
posts of Alaska during that season
of the year when travel to the far
northern country Is Indeed a peril
ous undertaking. Time has exact
ed Its toll from, him and he Is no
longer able to mpke his buying trips
as in the past but his memories
are still young and his mind Is clear
to recall many Incidents of a life
well spent.
He made his last trip to Alaska
during the winter of 1921, at which
time he made his headquarters In
Anchorage, a thriving - city of 3000
Inhabitants. Through the medium
of their daily newspaper, of which
they are very proud, he was able
to send word to the Inner world he
was there for the purpose of buying
furs from the native trappers. They
were delivered, to him, thousands of
do'llara ' worth, some conning by
train, others by dog team or some
such available mode of transporta
tion. Among the many furs wore
to be found martin, sable, mink,
wolf, silver fox, red fox, white fox,
red island fox, otter, beaver and
ermine, all of which were very plen
tiful in this fur-bearing country.
On this trip to Alaska. Mf. Miller
purchased a very rare silver fox fur.
His ability at Judging the value of
even so rare a pelt was proven when
he disposed of his prize to a New
York fur buyer.
While a large number of the furs
handled in the past: have come from
fur trappers in Alaska, many skins,
including coyote, skunk, mink, bob
cat. pine martin, boar, wolf, moun
Radiator Shop Is
Well Equipped
The La Grande Radiator Works,
established In 1024, is under the
management of Archie Halsey. They
operate a most completely equipped
radiator repair shop and with all
repair work they give their abno
lutc guarantee as to workmanship
and material used. A large and com
plete stock of radiator cores is car
ried. A repair department is also
maintained for repairing and re
building tops, upholstering and seat
covers. Their, shop Is located at
1304 Jefferson.
HENRY FORD SAYS:
"There is no living man who can
not do more than he thinks he
can!"
... all we need is
Confidence!
C0NFJDKNCE in ourselves and in our
fellowmen and in our ability to .
overcome the obstacles which lie in our.., .
way will enable use to re-establish our ,
economic structure and proceed with
"business as usual."
lie A Booster!
WESTERN STATES
GROCERY CO.
tain Hon, ermine and; numerous
other animals of the fur-bearing
type are now purchased from trap
pers in Oregon, Washington and
Idaho.
Among his most prized possessions
are his many medals whloh -he has
won at exhibits in various parts of
the United States. He takes a great
deal of pride in exhibiting the first
prize won at tho World's fair, held
in St. Louis, Mo., In the year 1904
for the largest and most elaborate
display of fursf and antiques.
He conducts his business in his
home located at 1510 Adams avenue
and carries a very large assortment
of rare furs which he stores In large
cedar boxes made especially for that
purpose. : . ' .
French Intellects
Cavort on Track
PARIS The sight of dignified
authors and playwright cavorting
like collegians met visitors at the
Bols do Boulogne where a "recently
formed club of French men of let
ters held its first meet.
Jean Fayttrd, winner of this year's
Goncourt prize, was one of the con
testants. He managed to clear four
feet nine inches In the high jump,
but fell four Inches short of the
Jump of Andre Gonnet.
Gaston Rougeot, retiring president
of the Society of Men of Letters,
and Jose Germain, distinguished
novelist, disappointed admirers by
falling to appear for the 100-yard
dash. Starter tor the event was Tris
tan Bernard, well known playwright
and humorist. i
Other events included the shotput,
a basketball game, and a tennis
match In which two writers defeat
ed a pair of actors.
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PLOW INSIMItEH II NN Kit
- BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (fl-Henry
Brocksmith, Indiana university's mil
er and two-mller, started in track
because he had followed tt. plow on
an Indiana farm,. Going to school,
he found too close application to
hie studies was not agreeing with his
physique accustomed to open air. So
he donned a track ault,.ior "oxor-
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Fast Developing
Nation Must Look
After Its Resources
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great Rcky mountain territory. In
the main the area Is sparsely for
ested. It Is rather distinctly divided
into two parts. The northern divi
sion in characterized by tho Western
yellow pine, lodgcpole pine, Douglas
fir and Englemnnn spruce. The south
ern division has for Its principal
trees western yellow pine, juniper,
pi non. with some Douglas fir and
Englemann spruce.
The Pacific Const forest occupies
the territory west of the Sierra Ne
vada and Cascade mountains, and
extends into Eastern Washington,
Northern Idaho and Wostcrfi Mon
tana. This is the most densely for
ested area in the United States and
contains some of the largest and most
valuable commercial trees in the
world. The principal commercial
trees of the region are Douglas fir,
western red cedar, western hemlock,
Sitka spruce, western white pine, red
wood, and sugar pine.
Progress or Forest Uemoviil
Oregon's economic position with
reference to the lumber Industry and
to a national and state forestry pro
n
gram will be better understood after
brief consideration has been given to
tho progress of forest removal in the
United States, and to the amount of
standing timber which remains.
The great pine forests of New Eng
land and the Lake states are prac
tically cut out. The remnants of
these one-time splendid forests are
being rapidly logged off from Mulne
to Minnesota, The northeastern
United States including New York.
Pennsylvania, Delaware and New
Jersey, now brings In from other for
est regions about 80 per cent of all
tho timber It uses. Douglas fir from
the Pacific Northwest now dominates
tho New England market. The Lake
states region, which, during the
eighties and early nineties, supplied
more than olio-third of the lumber
produced in tho United States, now
consumes 50 per cnt more than It
produces. The idle forest lands of
the Lake states could produce more
timber than the entire region con
sumes. The -Southern yeVow pine region
for the past IB years has been pro
ducing about 40 per cent of the lum
ber consumed In tho United States.
The South however. Is past the peak
of production. Had tt not been for
the Inferior second-growth stands,
which have been cut far in advance of
maturity, the South would have been
decidedly below the Pacific Northwest
as a lumber producing region. The
time Is not far distant when, like
the Lake states and the Northeast,
the South will be using all the lum
ber tho region produces. The re
moval of some of the largest south
ern, pine operators to the Pacific
Northwest Is a sure indication- that
tho end of the great lumber industry
In the South Is In sight.
The forests of the Rocky mountain
area are widely soattercd. Much of
the timber Is In comparably Inacces
sible localities. With the growing
development of this region, it la un
likely that, with the exception of
Montana and Idaho, much more tim
ber will be produced than will be
required for local needs. The forests
of the Pacific Coast region, includ
ing Montana and Idaho, carry a
stand of 1,141,031,000,000 feet of saw
timber, an amount which represents
more than ono-half of the remaining
saw-timber In the United States.
This statement alone Is sufficient to
show that the Pacific Coast region
is destined to be the great timber
producing center of the United
States.
Pacific roast Forests
The stand carried by the Pacific
Coast forests, as noted above, is 1,
141,031.000,000 feet, board measure,
of saw-tlmbcr. This Immense vol
ume of material Is distributed as
follows: Oregon, 305.800,000.000; Cali
fornia. 208.325,000.000; Washington,
282,250,000.000.000; Idaho, 81,300,000,
000, and Montana, 50,010,000.000.
Douglas fir. one of the most valu
able timber trees In the world, makes
up more than one-half of the total
timber stand of the Pacific Coast.
The most recent estimate gives Its
volume ns 068,671,000,000 board feet.
Oregon' Future As Timber
Producing State
The three Pacific Coast states car
ry over one-half of the remaining
standing timber in tho United States.
Of those throe states, Oregon has
LA
E. P. GAERTNER
JOE HARRISON
M. T. GRAY
F. A. EPLING
J. A. BLAHNIK
GEpRGE CLARK
J. T. GRAY
A. L; PARKER
LA
SERVICE
f MAnayy. mmx V TJ I I liL. till
Thin Inrce, completely ciUliiel service station, owned Uy IM Mnyle Oil Nimniiny, nml liionteil nt tile cor
ner (if Allium avenue nml (ircemvootl street, hnniUes Texuco priMliHtu, mill Hwclntlr.en 111 prompt trnstllnf,
' gfWMlnn, anil tire repair service.
approximately 40 por cont more tim
ber than Washington and an equal
per cent more than California. Com
pared with the entire United States,
Oregon has practically one-firth of
all the- standing timber of the coun
try. This vast stumpago resource,
300.000,000.000 feet, board measure,
lies very largefy' west of the Cascade
mountain divide. Under normal con
ditions, less than 1 per cent of this
amount Is being cut and marketed
annually. Should this rate of cut
ting remain the same, It Is evident
that Oregon's timber Industry should
continue operating at the present
rate for' a hundred years. If this
could be assured, the forestry prob
lem, as far as Oregon Is concorned
would not be a .pressing oner Ore
gon,, however,, must play an Increas
ingly Important part In. supplying
tho timber needs of the nation. In
performing this proper economle
function, it Is evident that tho rate
at which the stuirjpage is being re
moved will greatly Increase Thore
1b no reason to assume that tho his
tory of the lumber Industry la Ore
gon will differ materially from that
of tho other forested regions of the
nntlon, In all casos tho beginning
was gradual. A crest in the wave
of production was Inevitably reached
and as Inevitably, an ebb followed,
accompanied by all the economic and
social disasters which trail a transi
tory Industry.
The annual timber requirements of
the United States approximate 40
billion feet, board measure. Close
students of the entire situation do
not believe this annual requirement
OAL THREE Fast Developing - .. ..
opportunity for speclhllzatton a
will bo decreased. Wood 1b one of the
great' economic necessities. People
will do without It for certain uses
only under the pressure of extreme
necessity. ' It Is true that the per
capita rate of wood consumption In
tho United States la decreasing. This
is a natural sequence of the 'pass
ing of the pioneer stage In national
development, and with tho approaah
to the maximum, or regional economic
development. In looo the per oopitn.
ra to of wood consumption waB 525
Members of
GRANDE DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION .
DAVID
GRANDE DAIRYMEN'S
ASSOCIATION
STATION OF PLAYLE OIL CO.
feet. In 1013 It had fallen to 433
feot, and In 1018 to 310 feet. Wnr
conditions, and high prices no doubt
contributed to the rapd decrease
from 1013 to 1018. In 1025. the rate
was 325 feet. Offsetting - very large
ly : the decline - In per capita con
sumption. Is the rapid Increase In
population. .While the overage, per
son Is using less, the numjber of con
sumers Is Increasing nt a sufficiently
rapid rate to maintain the average
annual rate of consumption for the
entire nation. , All. this 1b proving
out In spite of the huiny substitutes
for -wood. - A - forecast of lumber re
quirements in the . United States IS
well stated In a report made to con
gress by the Federal Forest 8ervlce.
, "The experience- of Industrial Eu
ropean countries :g!vcB: some- Indica
tion of. what- Amorloan future re
quirements for .lumber will-be. In
England, for example; during .the 60
years froml 1891; to lOlli the con
sumption of lumber Increased - from
40 board feet to 120 board feet per
capita, although 03 pel- rent of her
requirements must be met through
Imports at high cost. Similarly Gor
man home production at least dou
bled during tho 60 years between
1840 and 1900. Industrial develop
ment made It necessary to Import
constantly Increasing amounts of
timber, and, In spite of the cost of
Imported mnterlal, the per capita
consumption at the outbreak of the
war was about 160 board feet per
annum. -
"Tho United States Is still a new
country. Wo still have largo areas
of undeveloped agricultural land.
In much of our territory first con
struction was of such a character
that replacements on a larger and
better scale will be desirable if not
absolutely necessary. Our popula
tion is growing rapidly and there
1b no reason to believe that It will
not continue to grow. Industrial de
velopment in many socttons has
hardly bogun. How large tho per
capita consumption In Industrial
centers is may be Judged from tho
fact that in St. Louis the per capita
consumption Is over four times that
for tho entire country, In Pittsburgh
HEALTH
IN
MILK
Pure milk contains every element
required by the human body. Our
dairies are operated with careful at
tention to sanitation. We recom
mend pure, natural milk to you;
unadulterated, unstandardized. The
best milk ever sold in La Grande is
produced by the La Grande Dairy
men's Association.
MRS. C. HILDEBRANDT
J. I. RODE
JAMES SMITH
L. W. DIXON
N. H. NIELSEN
C. M. NOYES
M. MICHAELSON
L.V.DUNCAN
HUTCHINSON
three times and In Chicago at least
double.. i ; - ! .
"Even with large allowances tor '
the substitution of other materials
for timber, It seems hardly possible
that our annual demand for lumber
for years to corns will fall below 39
billion feet. This It 6 billion lest
than in pre-war average of approxu
mutely 40 billion board feet. Even
this .will require a gradually reduced
per capita; consumption as popula
tion Increases,- For many yearn -we
shall find ourselves unable to satisfy
our requirements with anything ap
proaching the per-, capita consump
tion of either England or, Germany,
It follows that any. future lumber
production falling below - approiU
mately 35 billion feet, unless we can
make up the difference by Imports,
will result in hardships to . many
classes of .consumers and to many
Industries, like that experienced with
in the post few years, Any such re
duced consumption will unquestion
ably be the result of economic, pres
sure from lumber shortages and high
prlceB rather than of economic con- .
venlence. We have had our warn
ing In the present situation.''
As has "been Indicated elsewherei
Kew England and the Lake state :
have ceased to be Important factors
In the lumber producing business,
Tho South has passed the peak of
Its producing activity and som of
the foreslghted lumbermen, as well
as forest experts, believe that In a
few years It will cease to be an ac
tive competitor In the lumjber pro
ducing game outside of its own ter
ritory. The Rocky mountain forests,
with the exception ot those In Idaho
and Montana, will hot be able to sup
ply nhy considerable amount of
material for the great lumber mar
kets of the country. The conclu
sion Is inevitable that the Paclflo
Coast states will soon be called upon
to supply a large portion of the tim
ber required in the markets ot the
entire nation. Oregon is now the
greatest timber state In the nation.
In a few years It will be the most
Important lumber manufacturing
atato In the Unlon.--Oregon' Com
mercial Forests. '
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