COTTAGE GROVE SENTINE!., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1925
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PARANA IS MOST
ECCENTRIC RIVER
Tear* Down Islands and
Rears New Ones.
Alda Thrills Radio
Audience In Second
Victor Presentation
Washington.—Canada has a Kicking
Horse river; Argentina has the Para
na which performs that way, and just
now Is Indulging In lta perennial delta
trick of tearing down Islands and rear
ing up new ones.
A trip nn this beautiful, eccentric
stream Is described by William B.
Barbour In the following communica
tion to the National Geographic so
ciety :
"We left Buenos Aires one cod,
showery morning In December (early
summer) on the side-wheel, 12-foot
draft steamer Berna, and after being
out of sight of land for hours. In a
turbid, muddy sea, reached the con
fluence of the Uruguay and Parana
rivers and turned northwest up th*
latter. The stream was miles wide,
the color of coffee with cream, and
broken by numberless marshy Island*.
The shores on the left were covered
with plantations of poplar and willow.
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Argentina** Second City.
“Next morning we made our F*
stop at Rosario, the second largest
city of Argentina and a notable ship I
ping point for grain and flaxseed. It
1* located on high clay bluffs west of
the river along whose banks there lie
huge grain warehouse* and elevator*
which cut off our view of th* city
proper, with It* 260,000 people, a large
part of whom are Italians. The wa
ter beside the Rosario dock* 1* deep
enough for ocean freighter*, and ths
city serve* a* port of outlet for a
great agricultural section.
O«1 th* nro^mm w*rh
The joint effort of
Victor
“About sunset Imposing whits stuc Talking Machine Company and the Alda were Frank La Fw*e, ooua-
coed church towers came Into sight American Telephone and Telegraph poeer-pianist; the Florentine Qrarl
ahead, and rounding a great bend we ¡Company to present the radio pub ette, and the Victor Coooest Or
chestra, Ilnearto Bourdon. ecniksoA-
came to Parana, capital of th* prov lic. with programs of a higher mus tog.
ical standard had Its second test
ince of Ent re Rios.
It Is a town on January 16 when Madame
Victor radio recitals. wUfcft bn-
of about 60,000 people, and export* Frances Alda, prima donna of the «■.in with the McCormack-Bari aa*>-
large amounts of hide* and cereal*; Metropolitan Opera, sang to an un- cert New Tear** night, w*B ooss-
It* wharves are equipped with trav 1 seen audience of more than 6,006,- tlnue for a time to be g>ie n tertoe
monthly, according to offletato at
eling cranes and backed by solidly I 000.
The famous soprano, whose voice the company, to determine to
built concrete warehouses.
“When day came the character of has been characterized as capable what extent mn*te of th* htohast
the country had changed. On each i of remarkable color-shading, ap character, rendered by th* world's
most famous arttate, is desired by
side stretched endless reaches of low, peared before the microphone for the public.
In thts oauasetton.
the first time in her career of
partially Inundated country, densely many triumphs, and before the last Victor officiate haw frankly staled'
wooded with strange tropical tree*, notes of her final selection had that th*y hope to attwrateA* —'w
Interspersed with an occasional 'feath ttone out on the ether she had cient Interest hi th* record* *g
er-duster' palm. The wide flood was scored another triumph. In fact. these artists, sSnce thte is th* onto
dotted with islands, large and small, I long before the program had come return the pubfte can —*o the
among which the buoyed channel to a close telephone messages and artist, to inspire a wish on to* past
meandered.
Camalote*. which the I telegrams of congratulation poured of their listeners for constant con
Spanish dictionary define* a* ‘river Into the studio of station WEAF, tact with their favorites through
York, from which the prima
plants In South America resembling ■ j New
donna broadcast
' the medium of the phonograph.
floating island,' began to drift by.
Usually only a few would he Joined
together, but occasionally our boat
would swing abruptly aside to avoid
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patches which had collected about
some floating uprooted tree to fora
islands 60 feet acroaa.
Stranded “I •tend*’’ a Menaoe.
"These camalote* make their ap
pearance In time* of high water, being
carried out Into the current from the
adjacent swamps. They always ha*-
bor many snake*. In 1006 a great
flood brought so many of these 'to-
lands' down the river that they strand
ed on the banks near Buenos Air«*
and thu* constituted a public menace.
Thousand* of snakes, with an occa
sional wild boar or other animal
which bad become marooned, went K
•shots Into the thickets between
Palermo park and the river, and •
targe force of policemen armed with
machete* had to be put to work kto-
ln« them.
"By the third morning th* territory
of th* (liaco lay to the west of u%
Its largely unexplored swamps and
Jungle* covering an area of at least
900,000 square miles. In northern Ar
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gentina, wt-atern Paraguay, and south
western Bolivia.
Were It not th*
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home of the quebracho, that tree
which la so Important a source of tan
nin, the region would be even leas
known than It la.
“In the forenoon w* reached Oor-
rtentas. capital of the iwo’-lnc* of the
same name. It is a typlew.iy .Spar.lah-
looklng, sleepy old place, with It* one-
storied whitewashed brick homes
showing only blank walls to the nar
row, filthy, roughly cobbled streets.
“Immediately above the city the
river la vary wide, but, thanks to high
water, w* were able to stay close to
the west shore, behind a string of to-
lands Fresh water gulls, small crane*
and large, dull blue kingfisher* vied
for Interest with th* alligator* bash
ing on the sunny banks
"Boon we reached th* confluence of
the Perun* and Paraguay riven, and
continued up the latter.”
Be sure to watch the label on your paper.
City Paving Expected University to Offer
To be Extensive
Work in History
This Year
Of Canada
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For Women and Misses
Women and miss s who appre
ciate smart attractive style anil
exclusiveness will be delighted
■vitli this first showing cf
“ Palmer” made dresses for
Spri ig 1925 i—drosses that pus
scss the utmost in eharnfng
stylo—in favored fabrics and
colors of the new season and
'»rieed so reasonable that they
become exceptionally good
values.
Incidentally we are showing
ti e first of the new eoat anti
dress “ensemble” suit, new
attractive footwear is on dis
play as well as an abundaiye
of new Spring Millinery.
We especially invite you to
see the new dress, .spring coats,
new spring footwear and new
est models in millinery. Come
today, you are welcome.
The new
Palmer Dresses
are priced
25% to 50%
INTEREST
On Your Money
You would look askance at almost any investment
that offered you 25% to 50% on your money, but
you can earn that amount ou your money by
purchasing your printing in quantities, All the
work except the actual printing has to be done to
produce one sheet of the completed job. The
type has to be set, the proof has to be corrected,
the press has to be made ready for printing before
a sheet can be printed. After this work is done,
the only expense is for the paper stock and for
the operation of the printing press, By ordering
in quantities you save paying more than once for
the preparatory operations.
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Franklin would approve of this new
order of things because it’s thrifty.
Everv electrical device von use means
thrift of monev, time and labor.
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‘ ‘ Here it is,” indignantly con-
tinued tho public official, pointing
to a news item.
The item began: “William Binns,
who is encrusted with the public.
■Everybady’s Maga-
funds. . .
sin? for February.
By going on with his electrical ex
periments he started the electrical
hall rolling so that today the home
maker serves herself simply and eas
ily with her electric washer, ironer.
vacuum cleaner and other electrical
aids.
Makti. Utah.—Lee R. Tbotup-
sou. tbr>e-ye*r-old son of Mr.
and Mr* Ralph Thompeon of
this city. is believed t* be the
only boy in Utah and probably
In th* entire country who can
boast the possesal.m of four
(reet-grandmother*. all tn «X-
< aUent health. The four great
grandmother* are: Mr* Kenai*
Peacock of Manti, seventy throe;
Mrs. Jennie Frckelton of Eure
ka. eighty-four; Mrs Nebotuta
Edward« of Sterling, seventy-
elght, and Mrs. Elisabeth Thomp
son of Sterling, »Ixty-Ala*. Mrs
Frockelton and Mrs. Edwards
ar* ths grandmother* of Mr*
Ralph Thom;m<m and Mrs. Kan
äle IVacock and Mrs. Elisabeth
Thompson are the grandmoth
er* of Mr. Thompson.
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Nine * Delegates Going
'Po O. A. C. Meeting
“If yon would have a servant that
you like, serve thyself”, said Ben
Franklin whose birthday anniversary *
we celebrate this month.
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Mountain States
Power Company
Instead of buying 500 statements at $4.60, buy
1000 at $6.55, and possibly add the second 1000
at $4. If you buy 2000 statements in lots of 500
at four times during a year the price would be
$18.40. If you buy 2000 at one time the price is
$10.55.
Quality reductions in the prices of other printing
are in the same proportion. There are no ands,
if or buts about making 25% to 50% on your
money this way.
1t I* • Sood investment to buy a year*« supply of
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stationery when you are ordering
You get your dividend
when you pay for the
printing.
I .et Us Show You the Electric
Washer You Need
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Spring’s Newest
Ordinances providing for the pav-
University of Oregon, Eugene,
ing of approximately 4,000 feet of
Feb. 18.—(Special.)—A eourse in
the streets of the eity were or
dered drawn at the meeting of Canadian history will be offered
the council held Monday evening. for the first time at the Univer
In all instances this action was sity of Oregon in the fall term
with Dean Colin V. Dyment of the
taken following written or verbal
College of Literature, Science, and
petitions from a part of the tax
the Arts as instructor. The course
payers affected by the proposed
will cover the history of the do
improvements.
minion from the time of Jacques
One project which the city ex Cartier, early French navigator
pects to take up during the com and explorer, to the present, in
ing summer is the pavement of cluding the French discovery and
south Sixth street from the end occupation, the conquest by the
of the present pavement to the English, and the political, military,
city limits.
It is also planned and social development thereafter.
to pave east Washington from The relationships of Canada
Tenth street to the city park. the United .States will be an
Both of these streets will be fin portant part of the course.
ished with hard surface paving
according to the present plans
fore the council.
According to the ordinance or
dered drawn by the council al
the meeting Monday the entire
length of Chestnut avenue, from
Oregon Agricultural Collpge, Cor
G to L streets will be paved with
class A macadam. The oriiinance vallis, Feb. IS—Six students and
has already been passed providing three faculty members of Cottage
for the paving of an alley in Grove high school will attend the
Shields addition between Seventh educational exposition there Febru
and Eighth streets. This will be ary 21 to 23 as official delegates.
They are O. W. Hays, superintend
class A macadam.
It is the intention of the council ent, Miss Myrtle Lay, instructor
not to advertise for bids on any in domestic science, Miss Maud
of this paving until it is definitely W.amson, instructor in domestic art
Bettger,
Dolly Pitcher
settled whether the proposed street Bonita
improvement now under considera Kathryne McQueen, Dana McCar
tion will be carried out or not. gar, John Bartels and Dale Miller.
While on the campus the dele
A bettor bid is expected from
contractors where a large job is gates will be entertained at fra
advertised than where the contract ternity and sorority houses. More
than 600 high school student dele
is let out in smaller portions.
In order to kill a measure pro gates . and faculty members
viding for paving it is necessary tended the exposition last yi
for two-thirds of the property and indications are that fully
along the street to be represented many will attend this year.
in a remonstrance against the
Early to Rise.
work.
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The chief—‘ ‘ H'm, late again
Smith!”
That Proofreader« Again*,
Smith—“I’m sorry, air, but Inst
‘•What do you mean by implying
that I have dishonestly covered night my wife presented me with
myself with tho people’s money f” a boy.”
Chief—“She’d have don j better
demanded the city treasurer, ns
he rushed into the office of the to have presented yon with an
alarm clock.”
local paper.
Smith—“I rather fancy «he has
“What’s the troubled” causally
sir.”—ffhe Passing Show (London).
queried the city editor.
Ben Franklin
Solved the Servant
Problem
; Boy Boasts of Four
Great Grandmother« :
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