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Newspaper Page TextREVIEW CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS HEST SERVICE ALWAYS. Comult The Review first when look ing for an apartment nearly every thing U advertised here. Ron lr w readers and advertisers are assured ot the very best service. We always lead, all irays. "My Country Tis of Th, IhI Land f Liberty. VOL. XX. KOSKIU Itfi, mil'GLU OOVNTY, OREGON', SSATl HIA tVKMMl, Jl XK 2, 1917. No. HI. ROSERT IRC PARADEIM DISPLAY BAXXERS RKADlXli "DOWN WITH At THORITY; l.IX; LIVE THE SO flAL KKVOI.l'TIO.V lIMiED T lAHVV BAXKS. REMOVE CZ4R FROM PAIACE Minister of Commerce liiiovolunY Hju ItetdgtuHl oArcoimt of Iif ft'r eiicew Willi the Minister of UilM.r Clerk Strike. PETHOCUAD. June 2 Anarchists paraded the Nevsky-Prosnect, bear ing banners. "Down with authority," and "Long live the social revolu tion." The speakers urged the peo ple to loot the banks, and soldiery and suiloreoined in the demonstra tion. The arresttof the paraders was not attempted. The Workmen's and Soldiers' Council adopted a resolution approv ing the removal of the ex-Czar from the palace to the fortress Peter and Paul. Hussian criminals, released at the beginning of the revolution, are making Petrograd unsafe. A wave of robberies and violent crimes it sweeping the city. A millionaire mer chant named Oregorioff. was killed at his home by three men. Minister of Commerce Knovoloff has resigned on account of differ ences with the Minister of Labor. Six thousand Petrograd clerks have struck, demanding double wages, re troactive since the beginning of the war. " Lull Continues. LONDON. June 2.- The lull on the Ilritish front continues. Only the artillery is active. The French re port scattered local attacks and ac tive artillerying. The French suc cessfully raided the Germans in the Meuse hills, taking several prisoners. Ordered to Mobilize. WASHINGTON, June 2 The War Department has ordered into active service nine regiments of the engi neers' corps going to France. The regiments will probably mobilize for training before sailing. Four regi ments are filled to war strength. Fntuioen Are Indicted. CHICAGO. June 2. Fourteen men, including Baron Kurt Von Keis- witz, ex-German vice consul, and .lust a v Jacobson, were indicted by a Federal grand jury, charged with al leged conspiracy in connection with a plot to foment a revolution in In dia. Offensive Has Kiidcd. AMSTKKDAM, June 2. The Kaiser has wired the Kuiserln that General Von Ilindenburg reported the allied offensive as definilely rnded. DELEGATE CHOSEN TO ATTEND MEETING AT m iiiui At a meeting of the directors ot Ihe Incal lied Cross Society, be!d here last night, .1. H. lionth, presi dent: M iss A sines Pi trh ford, secre tary, and Joseph Micellt, treasurer, were sclerted as delegates to attend the meeting of th Ked Cross So ciety to be held In Portland next week. The meeting wart called by proclamation of President Wilson. Heause of business mailers which may require his attention in Hose burg. Mr. Mieelll will probably ask Mrs. William Hell or some other lady who has taken an ai-tive part In Ked ; r'r.iu. nrTitii'. In nlnml thi meeting The meeting wll begin with a bui- i.u... .ni.i.m a. tho .iilnti.l lintel Monday morning and will continue , lor several days STATE HATCHERY TO . BEGIN, SAYS ClANTON S. T. rtartrum. supcrtntpndent of the lioscburc forestry offires. this mornina re.eived a letter from H K Clai.tun. ninster fish warden, in whhh the latter Mated that artu.il erk cm the n'w iliitn to by cn- strutted at the North l mpi)ua tifh hat' hery mild hpnin Just as soon ns title to tho land recently ac quired by th! state near the natrn- ery He could ue esiawisne.. 1 Ifesldcn buildinc a new dam. Mr. lnnton nay a niiml-er of ponds mill h built, and other equally as lni : enemy subjTts ho have rompftdl port ant Improvements wiil be mad. ' naturalization and have had five Mr. CUnton spent a couple of days yearn continuous resid tp- In the here recently when he made a thor- I'nited Slates nisy he enltstcd upon ounh Inspection of the hatrbery ; proof of the above and tut I heir loy bullding and equipment. ialty." j r JA CARO DWELLING WAS THREATENED BY fiRE ON THURSDAY NIGHT A fire which might have resulted In the destruction of the duelling of Mr. and Mrs. Simon euro, on Vosiier street, had it not been for the quick and effective work of neighbors, occurred shortly before 8 o'clock Thursday evening. It appears that Mr. and Mrs. Caro had left the house but a few min utes when Mrs. Ellen Perkins, who lives uext door, noticed a peculiar reflection in the front window of the Caro home. She summoned a young lady employed by Mrs. Per kins and the latter went to investi gate. As she peered in the win dow, she noticed that a basket con taining a truantity of wood and sta tioned near the stove in the tront room of the dwelling, was afire. Hastening to the street, she halted an automobile occupied by Harry llildeburn and another person whose name could not be ascer tained. They crawled through a window in the Caro home, and after some difficulty su ceded in ex tinguishing the flames. Had the fire not been noticed for a few minutes, the dwelling would no doubt havi !tien badly damaged. The damage was nominal. 1A 10 BE RETAINED I't'lil.lO IIK..tltli WAS IIKI.D AT Wll.Hl lt TOKAY W 1 1 K.N TIIK MATTKIl Oh' AllANDOVIMi THK station tiikitk. was idnsiii i:i;i:i. RAILROAD OFflCER ALSO PRESENT flThe Station Will Ho I lot nt mil With .Miss Mny Wells, of llimr. Afi hitt s Ancnt IHMOiitiuiie Trtegraph Service. Following a hearing held In the school building at Wilbur today with regard to the abandonment of ibe" Southern Pacific station there, an agreement was reached whereby the telegraph service w ill be elimiu Jtexj fand in U1" of this concession on the part of the patrons of the station w ill receive practically .the same ser vice as under present conditions. Frank Miller, member of the Pub lic ServicR Commission, accompanied by his chief clerk; F. H. HurkhaJter, superintendent of the Southern Pa cific lines in Oregon; Mr. Miller, tho 'genera! freight agent for the com pany; representatives of the legal department of the railroad, and many ranchers and fruitgrowers of t lie Wilbur vicinity were present at the meeting. After a brief disenssion of the' peti tion asking for abandonment of tin sialion. O. C. llrown submiliivl a 1 upon it as a written book. There may brief showing the immense acregfjl be stniic things there, which per of fruit that is soon to come intot hum should not have been, but It Is bearing iu that locality. I'roof vas also civen 1h:it nianv newcomer are' arriving there and I ho country Is im proving rather than going into de cline. In di-fMise of their action asking for abandonment of the station, the railroad officials nMi-Red that more tlmn M er cent of the gross receipts of the d.'pot there were necessary to pay the operator and olher expenses. After both factions had presented their evidence, the railroad officinls and Mr. llrown went into conference and perfected a settlement wh-reby Miss May Wells, of Wilbur, will b employed as agent there at salary wliich U en ul.l 1 fui. In the fiint- pany. lioth passenger and freiglii.J traffic wil) hi. l,;.i,,ll,.,l from I he st n -1 tion as usual and the service will be The sivme as at pr.ent with the le fx s wlli cption that the freight amounts be made up In PortlHtul il or some.! nt 1 (I -" n 1 V orji other cnnvenint point The tele- Kraph busine-iM at Wllhu. T hits been quite limit!!. nd the Wtlbur peop readily aeret d to the elimination thi fprvir-. Mr. Hrown ssys all parlies con -nerted with t,!ie hesrln c were fair. .1 nd harmony prevailed thrntitf hout 'the meetipr. liffore roinc Into con- for.-nce. Mr Tlrown and tlm railroad ,,nrAu ,.nto'eri drive ihrninrh the (;ar,),. Valley vie'nitv. Thin Jaunt. as taken ti prnvr the apserf Ions set OIIt in tlP br(lf pr,.It;ir,.,i ty Mr Hrown. OKHI.K IS ltlHFI. Rrrruft Officer IUII, who h bee Ktationed here for wv-ral weks this morning rer.-tvrri the fullow ord r from Portland."" ' Former WILBUR REUNION CLOSED SESSION Till-: FIRST. HOME OOMINO OK TDK IMl'QLA ACWDKMV AT WII.UI K.WAS l'MSKI BY UK. 4 l.lTIOX UAST KVKXINti it4K) ATTKXhKD HKl'XIO.N. ADDRESSES WERE INTERESTING The l'nifei-nin romalne. Many Talks of Historical Interest Tribute Was Paid lo Pioneer Offi cers Art Chosen. 4. Tbe oldest students of the, 4. I'mpicua Academy .who were 4. present at the reunion at Wil- 4. hur yesterday were George 4" tiriiiine. or vviinnr: . n. nm. f of Wilbur, and G. W. Riddle, 4. of Kiddie, the surviving mem- 41 bers of the class of 18i4. The ) Academy was established In i the early part of that year. 4. 4- Judge Fuller! un was among A- the next 4- "i"i"r After a day that will long be re membered by pioneers and men and women of prominence, who had gath ered together from all parts of the tate, the flrM reunion of the stu dents and teachers of the I'tupqua cademy at Wilbur, came to a close on Friday evening. It is the plan of those assembled to make this the first reunion of many simi lar .reunions, and for this purpose an organization was formed, of which Hon. .1. 11. Hooth was chosen president. Mrs. O. C. Brown was made secretary and Mrs. (I. W. Short, treasurer. Tbe committee ap pointed to frame the constitution was Dr. William Kuykendall, Hon. Austin Mires and Hon. R. A. Booth During the day some very spln M( addresses were given by men wio recalled memories of ninny vtsirs. Judge J. W. Hamilton open il en ine priiKi miii nn nitui mm, whh-li he spoke of the occasion of ihe !av and schoolmates who had int ttet for forty or fifty years, Mrs. Marv Hill Short entertained wirJi slTtBins tbe old songs, and dur ing the rourse of the program she rendeied many that were familiar to her audience. The invocation was pronounced by Hon. R. A. Hooth, ' Klluene. Kueene, In an address of welcome. Mrs. Inez. Miller, whose efforts were large ly responsible for the reunion, stuied how pleased she was to see them all hroucht together for their first homecoming, whlrh she hoped would be the 1st of many sin h anth crinr.F iluls Hamilton heartily re sponded to the welcome. He said that it bas been 42 years since he hail left the academy, where his mother bad been a student before him. "Then life was before us," i'l said Judge Mammon. ow we im.n a privilege, pleasure and duly lo ne here. Tnis old Academy has nan iintrh Influence on our lives and Jiow well 1 recall the name nf the old pioneer here, the Chapmnna, II0.11I1S. (irnbbes. Ku kendalls. I'lnVstons, rilnkeiibeards and many oCJiers." iiimnri' ceneral nen. M. llrown. .1,.. . L .,1 , 1i..,l the hlstorv of the rmpnua Academy, spoke with his us ,,.,1 i.nracterlatir humor and said: It makes II fellow feel good to get f l. n. (1,A flfffl J 1)Hi'K. I commeneen ii' i- i ii nnd aradtiated in i ' .1.11.. ,11 ill. .rnilllH i. s::. 1 esriei-iany 11 i which Were then 1 1 front PVPIll. and rentemncr nn- speech wliti'b Aust. Mires' made on , l, I nernitua 1 started to scliool here on the first Monday in " 3 1 KsO, f. Peopl in onme m w minii m , arose earlier then than they do now. but I did nd mind waitinK f rt few hours for srhrfol to tase up 1 nai ..r t).u throe voungest in n tnnliirlinir .1 II n ill H tOOper Heed and myser.' J irw.niiiftlr.nii of Father Minur. V ho established the Academy In ' 1 b - hv Mr. hrown. Father Wilbur K of the first Missionaries of (in'Hun and rloselv nssofjaled with ,rlV history, lie said hr, had heard his father wpeau nf him. and how he moved up "n down the country anionz the minern lie came to Wilbur In 1M7. takind up a domation lann vimni. n fthe ftrFt MethHltst church in Poti i land, at a cost of helping to (' ere t it himnelf tbe H.lllHtlH w be a not too 4 uite tlinn to ,il erect it himself. On a Sunday, when were mien: wnn ntfu. too itood n go mere in i attend rMirch lion. H. A. Booth, of f.ugene .-,, i,t with him a recorn oi u Aisilemy. thai ran nolo amusin lie sooke on "The tor.l and ItellKinus influence of the! and plana were outlined for the V-adeiny " Introdm in droll bits or work of the viewers during tho com (CootlDuea on iy Hit.) Ing lunimer. LOCAL COMPANY MAY . 6E AEfECTED UNDER THE RECENT RULINGS Although Ihe coast artillery com panies will be dratted into service before August 5, that does not mean lha! all will have been ordered to divisional traiuipg camps at lha! lime, according !o word received in Koseburg till morning. It is pre sumed, however, that tbe best equip ped and recruited forces will be made ready first for duty abroad, but there has been no announcement as to the process lo be followed. According lo Ihe letter received here today, more than 60,000 of the guardsmen are now engaged In police work, guarding bridges, factories and other structures and that work will have to be kept up. Whether tbe members of the Koseburg com pany will be summoned inlo irainlng following Ihe issuance of Ihe draft order la merely a matter of conjec ture at Ihe present time, .jATK VXITKO STATKS HKNATOIl 4IAIII.Y I.A.XK LAI IKI HKiHLY HV KHtMKIt Itl.SlDKNTS OF DOK.I.AS COCXTV, NOW HKMI DKXTS !' POKTI.AND. WELL KNOWN IN ROSEBURG Ifciuulas Onmity Association I'asswl Itesidiiiloiis in Wliicb Condol ence In F.Ktended lo I hi' llereavcil l-'iiiuil)-. At a recent meeting of the Douglas County Association, which Is com posed of lnoo members, Ihe follow ing resolutions of coudolcnce were adopted : Whereas. The Inexorable call has summoned from this life one who has honored and lieen honored by his native state of Oregun, the Honor able Harry Lane, Senator from Ore gon, and Whereas, The passing from this life to the Itcyond of one who has served his fellow men and rountry with more than ordinary fidelity. nutfaon ml nnwap nf nun uIwiro nets Lnd Q1.PU!, embodied the spirll of the ........... ,.,!., nnH nnmniMnrAallh In community and commonwealth in which he v.as reared and dwelled. should be stamped upon the memory of those anion k whom he has lived and labored, Insofar as written words may serve; and, Whereas, The PourIur County As sociation of Portland has lost an honorary member, it is Incumbent upon us to mourn the d;ith of a friend who championed the cause of tho towntrodden of this earth and others all have admired bis direct and straightforward nature, and re gret that at the height of his use fulness and In the full of his strength and manhood, his great work should he left unfinished; and. Whereas, Those who were nearer to him, the family or the lute Sena tor Lane, have suffered a personal bereavement which till may renp-ct and understand. The members of our association have fond recollec tions coupled with personal associa tions Among bis futlier and grand father's people, the traditions of whose honored napie he maintained Be it Resolved, therefore, 'that the Douglas County Association of Port land, Oregon, and lis membership, are now reminded of the unflinching integrity, singleness of purpose and honefty of our late member, Harry lane, and our members are urged to give silent tribute of renpert to the man who has been wilh tis and of us, while yet his influence liven and before the effert of his acts and deeds passes into the rcttlm of mem ory. Resolved, That the Douglas Coun ty Association of Portland extends lo the family of Harry Lane Us heart elt condolence, and 'offers to them slncerest sympathy In thin, their time of mourning Adopted May 2't, 1 ' 1 T K X KCl'TI V K 'OM ! I TT K K. Klla Wilson Hurt. Chairman ; Anna Cooper Stark, Mrs. F. J. Sulli erlin (Jallagher, A. 1(, Cantor, C Ixiuls Harzee Attest: I.on 1.. Parker. Scy, of the Douglas County Assn. of Portland Hoiul Viewer Meet j In purspnnce to a call of )ic countv Mirvcvuir. the member of j the biard of road viewers. Includ ing J. ll laiige, of Hiitherlln. and John Chapman, of Wilbur, met at . tlie offices of the former il the court-1 house here this morning and spent l seveittl noui u i"' ' ters. Tim illnrussion wan general ELECTION WILL BE T I'F.usoss cuisi: in Toit'ii with THK SITIWTION AltK THK oriMON THAT A Hl-WVV Vo l K Wil l. UK lol.l.i:il THItott.il Ol'T IIOK.I.AS I'orXTY. IMPROYED ROADS ARE DESIRED The Tolls Will H'ii at 8 o'Clo.k In the Mnruinu and Will Iteiiiuiii nt the IMsmimiI of Voters I'ntil N in Kvening. Kegardlexs of the. fact that (he farmers are unusually busy at hub i time of the year, persons clone in I city Is clean and attractive, and your touch Willi the measures to be 1Mb- municipal Improvements compare niitted to the voters of Douglas well with those of tho larger towns County at the general election Mon- Uf the state," was his comment. Ilav day are of the opinion that not less 1 hK ,,. friends here. Judge Denson than a per cent 01 ine registered vote will be polled during the day. Probably the most Important Measures on the ballot are those re lating to the Issuance of state road bonds in the sum or $6, DUO, 000 and the county road bonds in the sum of $555,000. While there has been dome opposition to the bonds in varl cous sections of the county It is be lieved here that both measures will carry by a handsome majority. The people of Douglas County have grown tired of the mud and they now propose to join In the movement to Improve the highways and there by assist iu the development of this section of the state. The polls will open at 8 o'clock In the morning and will remain at ihe disposal of the voters mil i 1 H o'clock In the evening. Because of the small ballot, when compared with those of previous elections held in Douglas County, it is possible that the returns will be completed by midnight. The qualifications uf a voter at this election ate Ihe same as at any other general election held in Oregon. Tbe Roseburg voting precincts are as follows: West Koseburg Dwelling house across tbe street west from Free Methodist Church. Soldiers' Home In library room at Soldiers' Home. PajTOtt In 'Lowen" house on Kddy street, Miller Addition. Mill Fair grounds pavilion. Kdeiihower Tollman store room in Fdcnhowcr. Benson- Off ice of Page Lumber Company. Bellows James Fletcher resi dence, 2"l South Flint street. Caro Christian Church. Deer Creek- Couri house. Hamilton - In residence of Mrs. D. IL Brown, 725 West Lane street. Hermann 421 South Jackson St. Lsne - Cafeteria building on Cass street, west of (i. W. Young's real estate office. I'mpqua -- Patterson carpenter shop. North Jackson street. Roseburg City hall. Woodward - Roseburg Hotel. lUtf l,oaii Tendered. WASH I Md'H iN, June 2. A loan of J I iMl.ooii.noit has been tendered Fiance by the Fulled States. Kalian 'Intro Advance. ROM K, June 2. The Kalians ad vanced a quarter of a mile across the front of over a mile south of Castag imviza. It was otftclally reported. It be i iiinpiiluii Planned. PORTLAND, June At the ur gent request of the President, repie sf ntative men from the Northwestern states will gather here Monday and outline a campaign for a great Red Cross campaign. PLOTTERS ARE TAKIN BY THE GOVERNMENT; MORE ARRESTS MONDAY WASHINGTON', June 2 fiver HHl alltl colisi-Mplioiiii-ls and anil regis tration plotters have been barged lo dale. Olher urn-sM ale ahead The pollers' actislll'- seenieil dulled li fear of tin law The (iov ern men I lias evidence that Mnlidav will s w loutb'iislH Attorney ileiieral (in-gory is inclined to lake a mure oplliiil-llc i new Mnce Hie ololtlllg stalled The I officials estimate thai the ll il in her ' failing lo regibler will be almo-l m-g- 1 hvilile when i-olnparid Willi th I number subject lii registration. o CAKiHT IIK.t.l sT SALMON. Mr Clark, a n-oddit of Ibis cllv. Mils morning caught Ihe biggest sal mon thai lias been fallen lioin the river at W imM-i'-r for ninny years The lish weighed 7o pound-, end measured shout six feet. I. J. Norman will leave for his home at lirew lonlgbi. afler a few days spent here. JUDGE BENSON IEAYES TOR STA1E CAPITOL; FORMER RESIDENT HERE Henry Benson, who occupies a seat on the Supreme bench, at Salem, left for bin home this morning after pass ing yesterday at Wilbur where he at tended the reunion of the former teacher and students of the old I' mpqua Acdemy. Judge Benson ia probably one of the best known men In Oregon and is a brother of the late Governor K. W. Benson, who conducted a law r iimiiuiluin hi urn Mljnill'lliy, uuu H number of men prominent iu the af fairs of the Pacific Northwest at the present time received their education under his direction. Attorney (ien erul tleorge M. llrown, of Salem, Is one of Ihe men who attended the academy at the time Judge llensun was instructor there. Judge llenson slated last night that he was much Impressed with t tie rapid progress made in Koseburg uurlne the nast few veara. "Vnr Wna t1P guest of honor at a sort of an informal reeeptton in the lotihy of the I iiipqua Hotel IhmI night hit. i.koiu.k i:. noi t k is ,r- I'OIVI'KI) t Hli:i-' SI IK. COS UK ol!i:(;o NATIONAL (il Willi, WITH IIANK Oh' .MA.IOIt SAL AKV IS ri'.lt .MONTH. PROMOTION MUCH APPRECIATED lie. Ilimek Was l'iii'iiierly 'itilaln of the Oregon .Nntiolnil (luiril anil Saw Seri'leo on the Mexleail Itonler Kerently. Iir. Cenrgc K. Ilouek, one of the liKt known physician in DoukIio. County. tlilH nionilnx received a let ter lo the effeit that he hail heeh iHiiiiinteil from Captain of the Meill- i-.il Corim lo Chief Siirxoon of the Meiliial lieiiarliuenl of Ihe Oregon ailonal (liianl. willi Ihe rank of Major. TIiIk nwiliiin earrlen a nioiillily Malary of $'jr,tt. Iir. Hoik k Iuih been aitlve In ml II laiy affalla for many years anil re tinneil to KomliuiE only a few molltllH alto afler Hpeliilltll! nome time at Calexlio anil other iiointa on the Mexhan lioriter. IIIh netvlien tlieif were very Hiilisfartory. anil It was le.ailso of thin fait that he u all-en the well earneil iiromntlon. Tho letter r Iveil by Iir. Iloin-k wan very brief ami nollililK was naicl i.'lliiiiliiii; the ilate on whlill the lilnsli ilin will be i-iilleil into nervier. Me believes, liowever. tliat lie will be ealleil to Hie lolum eiim iirrent with ihe ili'paitine of tlie inast artilery Hi.opi. wlilih will be on July 1.1. Mr. limn k him no lilea whelher he will be wnt lo Kianre to aerie, with the allien or will be aHsililleil to mime post in the I'nlteil StllteH. Ah ll remill of bin llneierteil pro iiiDllnn. Mr. Ilouek tmlay reieiveil tbe i onaiMtiihiiionn of liln many rrleliiln. o I.l'l I OH VAM OI I II. l'lile Cnrnotin anil Kay Wllllamn. I,il li n siili nln of lioselmri!. left lant nit-Ill for Valiiouver. Wanh., where llli-V Will bel'lllue lili'lllberH oT iiillilnry liaml of tlie Infiinlry. huyn wi re reerulteil by Mr Hall, In niiikint: bin lieniiiiarlern at lininil lliiiel. sI'oki; 111:111111-: l l. Ass. tlie 1 he who the Attorney flcncrsl (leo. M llrown. formerly of lliiscbntg, on Thursday i tulked before the Willamette Culver any body at Salem on tbe subject of "Hood Citizenship " llelng one of II. e best oratms In Ihe slate, Ihe at li.rney general held the closest at-' ii ill ion of bo listeners o - - , I 4 Moltl-: IIIIY SfOKIiS. z Mothers of Hie fl nllowin-i reietit 4 babies, enleted in the Kiigenics contest held III con Junction wilh the Strawberry Carnival. Ihl afternoon called at Hie home of Nils. MeMer like and received llielr seme , w I I I il I d Kenneth 1 -: , i r kn .cored IIJ ; I lladvs Mn 1 1 llablke. scored s:! I'lovd Hvson, !' l. and tola My- ) sun, !' i points. LOCALPHYSICIAN GIVEN PROMOTION MKMltKltS OF U.ASM OF 1017 KK t'F.IVK FINAL IIONoltS IN Ilk; Al lHTOKU M OF KW Itl'll.D INti I.AIUiK CltOWII WAS IN ATTKNIIANl'K. TALK ON WAR BY DR. SHAEEER Flowers nml Beauty of IliiihlintS Make frlvcellent S'tliii hn Throngs Fill Sttiriiclure for Ihe First Time. The bent wan none too good for the graduates who lant night received their diplouuiH from the high nchool and. In tho tinnl program of ,-oin- vnencemenl every factor that could In any way lend brilliance to tho occa alon neeined prenent for the nolo pur pose of more greatly extolling the virtuea of this year's clans. On the stage of the new high school auditorium, which for the lirst time had been opened to tlie public, the 42 members of Ihe class of 1 !i 1 7 were a splendid picture or manhood and womanhood which In Ihe future nation they were later pointed out to represent. Manses of flowers more beaut Iful than those brought In any olher year, mingled their beauty with the lights anil tinting of the spacious room and car ried out a conspiracy that was a most magnificent tribute to the achievements of such a deserving group of graduates. The hall, whose sealing capacity Is estimated at Hun, was crowded to (he limit, while throngs filled both the huge balcony that extended on three sides of tlie auditorium and the main floor that In the assembly room for the student body, was un doubtedly one or the largest ever ut-ii-uillng a school runrtlon in thin city. Tlie light blue walls with white trim mings and ornamentation and tlie llghi fixtures which were of unique mil dainty design gave color lo tho scene that was both a surprise Btid a pleasure to the big audience. To most of those' annembled tlie high nchool graduating exercises took on a new meaning. Kvrryoue felt prlilo ill tlie new structure. After an overture by Vrof. Appel lor's orchestra, the class took Ihelr places on the stage, while the musi cians played a inarch. An Invoca tion that was an eloquent apprecia tion of Ihe gilt lo the educational force of the Nation was then given by itev. J. C Spencer. A duet fol lowed by Misses Marion and Merrill Itosegrant, and they responded to a lo-arty encore. Then followed some remarks by Supt. K. II. Hamlin, which weni mainly Introductory to the presentation of l)r. Joseph Shaf fer, of tlie I niverslly of Oregon, who was the speaker of the evening. Mr. Sliafrer'rt theme was "Tho "I'nited Slates In War." and deall Willi Ihe raunen anil Issues which were developed in each of the neverul great conflicts. Afler discussing Hie preceding wars, which were treated from the siiuiilpoiiit of a historian, ihe educator then took up the situa tion resulting rioin tlie present war. "The war Is being waged ill the cause of humanity," said tho speaker, "although tlie great Immeilliili' cause I would say is the submarine." Since a weak nai lull with Hie aid of such a tool might wreck the commerce of all the other nations on llie globe, he declared the submarine should fur ever be put out of commission. He belii'Veil the war may be ended in a lew years, although il was possible that It might last an many an ten or more. . Following tlie address, wliich was given tbe closest attention llitourji out. i'rof II O. lli-ntlL-lt, as principal of the sibiiiil. linn ili'liveii-d the scholarships which hud been won by j three members of the class. That to I Whitman Colli ae. at Walla W alla. (Continued on Page Six.) PRUNE CROP LIGHTER THAN PREVIOUS YEAR SAYS A EOCAE BUYER Iter Hutheiland. a local 4 prune lnier, stated tills nioin 4 in i liat he had made iiniie a p ruiMpiele r.illvjiMS nf the rural J. ni tri ot 1 1-in n 1 av Co nil y f. and Is ronvimed thai the t pi tine crop tor this seasnn will 4- t n it exrei'd half of that or last 1 year. .mi. Miineiiui ai X J men the IlKht rop til If fit J t ' iihnnrmal produi'th Sut nei Mn allriti- asiin .t. in the ahimrmul production or 4. last year, nnd not to the cold 2 rains ef the sprihK- The prune J. crop 1.1 ear was ahnermal, 4. an nnllntc to Mr Suthei land. and hroiiKht more money Into J limmliiM Cinmtv than e.er he- fme.