La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, January 19, 1917, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextXET EVERYONE BOO'ST FOR THE BIG CATTLE AND HORSE RAISERS' CONVENTION TO BE HELD IN LA GRANDE, APRIL 24 AMD 25. A .A A .A A A AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER PRINTS THE NEWS THE DAY IT HAPPENS VOLUME XVI LA GRANDE, OREGON. FRIDAY, JANUARY 19, 1917. NUMBER 181. L SEMESTER PRO VARIETY OF COURSES ARE OF. j FERED MID-YEAR FRESH MEN. STUDENTS ARE SENT TO CLASSES TODAY 'Practical Knowledge Is Aim Sought How to Cook and How to Sew, How to Drive a Nail Book Contents Are Tied Up to Life. The program for the second semest er of the La Grande high school has been so arranged as to accommodate the regular students without conflict of studies as to years. Provision has teen made for beginning classes in Algebra, English, Science, Manual Training, Penmanship and Spelling, Domestic Arts and History to accom modate the class entering this mid year. The following is a synopsis of .the different courses offered: The mathematics course consists of "three semesters' work in Algebra, two semesters' of plane Geometry and one scmeter's of solid Geometry. In all mathematics courses emphasis is placed upon thoroughness and drill j unon the essentials. The aim of the ; GRAM HE department is not only to prepare the prevenljon legislation. Lee regret students for higher work in the sub-1 tcd the Rajiroad Brotherhood's action iects, but to make the work as prac tical as possible. The work in geome try is especially aimed to aid the stud ent in a practical way for the me chanical drawing work. Commerce Department. In the commerce department a pen manship class for next semester end spelling for beginner.1: in the com mercial course, hr.ve In en provided. The commercial course us outlined gives the student an opportunity to get a foundation in English and mathematics and to take some history and science in the first two years, letving the last two years of his high school course for strictly commercial subjects. Every effort is being made by this department to make it func tion directly into tho life of the com munity. Some of the students are doing part time work in down town offices for which they receive school credit and in addition the student is able to receive some pay for his work. English Department. With the entrance of s new class of Freshmen, conies the formation of new English sections to accommodate members of this mid-year class. In order that tho wo.k may be done thor oughly, i'.iu' that tlnre nviy be vo over crowding in the classes, two sections of beginning English lire to be found on the schedule, one in the morning with Miss Howard r.nd a-iother in the afternoon with Miss Gu:id'.r;:on. These sections vill need tvi t-xt hcoks, Abernethy's Ame'ican Literature J'nd Brook's English Composition, Hook 1. Ir addition to thi:; work, American and English clr.rsies will he studied. The September Freshmen will find three section of English awaiting them on the new schedule one with Mi:;s Howard and two with Mr. Niles. For the remaining classes in Eng lish there :re practically no changes. Three sections of Sophmore English ore available, one with Miss Howard, a second with Miss Gum!e:-son and n third with Miss Smith. The first cassic of the semester will be Pnrk rr.an's historical novel of the north west territory. The Oregon Trail. Two sections of Junior English and two of Senior English, all mdcr Miss Smith, will appear at the same time, on the schedule,' as they did last semester. In the former class, the beauty of Mil ton's Minor Poems will be discussed, vhile in the latter class, Shukospeart's Macbeth will he taken up as an in troduction to his heavier tragedies, flans are made for even more atten tion to be given to oral composition in the advaiSL'c.l classes than has been the case the preceding semester. History Department. History I: Brief history of Oriental countries and the history of Greece. Histor I (2) : The history of Rome. (Open to students who have credit for history I (1).) History II: The history of the mid dle ages from 47i-1500; the religious, economic and intellectual development of Mediaeval Society 1(2) leading to the formation cf present countries. (Open to students of Sophmore atand irf.) History II (2): Tho history of the Modern Age from 1500 to present timo: A continuation of History II, emphasizing the growth and territor ial expansion of Europe. (Open to (Continued on Page Two) . , . IN HALTS SEARCH FOR MISSING ARMY Heaviest Downpour in Three Years Is Falling Twenty Outlaws Known to Be in Territory. Calexico, Jan. 19.-(United Press) d: uui A.,. i. tJ. Rain today halted the search for Hunt, Bishop and Robertson, missing army aviators, the heaviest down pour of several years is failing. Three army captains have been de tained at base camp 28 miles south of the border. Twenty outlaws are known to be roaming the district where Americans probably alighted. George M. Reynolds Again Honored. New York, Jan. 18. (United Press) George M. Reynolds, president of the Continental & Commercial Nation al bank of Chicago, was elected a di rector of the Continental (Fire) In surance company, of New York, at a meeting of the board of directors of this company here today. Burglars Get Big Haul. Portland, Ore., Jan. 19. (United Press) Mrs. Emily Porter reported that burglars had entered her resi dence last night and stole a thousand dollars worth of jewelry. "No Naj ' "-'de Strike." ,y Washington .n. 19. (United Press) W. G&fSel presii'.Sit of the Brotherhood otLKailway Trainmen, YrnttiH in thp House todav the nro- nncoil aft inn nf tin Interstate Com- ,,.,. pninmittni. in vpimnl to strike rescinding the strike order after the Adamson Law had passed. In an impassioned statement he said: "I be lieve there never will be another na- tion-wide strike." Chicago Probes Po lice Scandal Today) Chief Charles C. Healey Said to Make $20,000 Yearly on His draft "Busi ness." Chicago. Jan. 19. (United Press) Charted with being the Invisible czar of a graft squad which systemat- icallv combed the dives and brothels I of the underworld for weekly tribute, Washington, D. C, Jan. 19. (Unit Police Chief Charles C. Healey was to od Press.) Senator Pomdexter of appear in municipal court for prelim- Washington introduced suffrage con inary hearing here today. stitutional amendment in the senate On the heels of Healev's arrest on today. Bill provides that nobody may a warrant sworn out by State's Attor- be prevented from voting on account ney Maclav Hoyne ten days ago came of "race, sex or color." revelations ol ner.iey s aiicgcn xysLvm of police graft rivaling disclosures of police rottenness in New York after the murder of Herman Rosenthal by Lieutenant Becker's gunmen. Hoyne, who campaigned and was elected on a "clean up the police plat form, and who has waged bitter and relentless war on Healey ever since, harges that Healey, with the aid of (Continued From Pr.gc Four) Russians Claim Many Captures For 1916&n,Bm,Brr Petiograd, Jan. 19. (United Press) The Service Journal declared the Russians have captured 420,000 Ger man soldiers and 8700 officers in 1916. The paper gives details of capture of ,r)00 cannons, 1800 mnchiners, 400 trench mortars and nine throwers. ART JORGENSEN BURIED YESTERDAY The funeral of Arthur H. Jorgen sen, the young man killed in a r.ii.road accident near Baker on January li was held at the Pearson Undertaking parlorR. Russell street and Union ave nue Portland, at 2 p. m. yesterday, Rev. Ed Cofer offciating. Interment was at Cofer officating. Interment wci nl Rose City cemetery. Mr. Jorgcnxen was 21 years of age and the son of Mr. and Mrs. Rasmus Jorgensen of 545 Roselnwn avenue, and tho broth er of Esther, Blanch, Maria. Alga nd Harold Jorgensen. CHARLEY MLRCHISO.N VERY SICK LAST NIGHT Charley Murchion was taken very seriously sick last night with an at tack of acute indigestion. For a time the physician wus not certain that his patient would live but Mr. Murchison is reported as considerably improved this morning. NOW BELIEVED TO BE THREE RAIDERS IN SOUTH ATLANTIC Daring Adventurers Six More Ships; Buenos Aires, Jan. 19. (United r V ti ! 1. 1 a xi " '7" oeeveu vm o.o three German commerce raiders op erating in the south Atlantic, Moewe, St. Theodore and Ortega. The St. Theodore and Ortega are former Brit ish ships. The Ortega is an 8000-ton P.ucnos Aires, Jan. 19. (Coiyrii;ht by United Press) An unconfirmed Rio Janeiro report says the German raid er sunk six additional sflidps. No names Avere Riven. Tim Tlvitislt steamer. "Radnorshire's loir Graphically de . .. , scribed the operations of the lo-'s entries are: "Sighted vessel ahead at Kh.Ju p. m. j a resolution of sympathy, regret January. T. We were unable to es.apo and sounded tho JtJt Z alarms. All donned life preservers. ; President an.l members of the be- "Six German officers' and twenty men boarded us. jionved family. They seized our coffee cargo and considerably food, gave us time to pack our personal ei toots. Homos wero,tho KUI, instead r the hunter. The then planted 011 both Sides of fl 111 "We saw vessels sunk on captain of the Radnorshire. "A German movie operator calmly took motion pictures of all sinkings. The German captain said lie had orders to spare all passengers on big vessels. "We were confined to the port bow compartment," continued the captain. "The compartment was airless and we were cramped in with Hindoos and Coolies. How ever, we were finally transferred to the Hudson Mam and given barely sufficient water and sea bisruit io reach Pernambuco." Nine American Survivors Are Landed Washington, Jan, 10. (United Press) American Consul Stuart, at Pirnambuco, reported that nine Amer icans had been safely landed follow in ft the raids. Survivors stated the Late Wires Poindexter Introduces Suffrage Bill . ,..,. Kariy navigator mea looay. Nelson, B. C, Jan. 19. (United Press) Captain John Clancy Gore, for ten years superintendent of the Canadian Pacific railway's iidand lake and river service, died suddenyl here I today of heart failure. Gore was an j parly navigator of the Columbia and Willamette rivers. Danube Bridges Have Collapsed. London, Jan. 19. (United Press) Pclrngrad wirelessed today: "Dis aster has overtaken the enemy. The Danube bridges have collapsed. Rus.so- adv?ncing on a wide Sherman Whipple, "Ixak" Counsel. Washington. Jan. 19. (United THE LANDLESS FARMS WITHOUT HALF CASH Farm Loan Act May Be Utilized By Giving First Mort gage As Security for Half of Appraised Value Pay Owner Half and Give Him Second Mortgage For Other Half. If Landholder Has Will Take Second Mortgage. Don't Overpay for Land, HY FRANK R. WILSON ,piT cent of tho appraised value of the (Of the Federal Farm Ian Bureau, land, and this is written on the ns Writton for the United Press.I- sumption that the tenant will not pay Washington,, Jan. 19. The epios - tion has been frequently asked, "How! can a renter who has not saved 60 per cent of tho purchase price of land make use of the federal farm loan act. To furnish a concrete example: to get land of his own?" 'Suppose John Smith, a renter, wants The answer is, by means of a first to buy 100 acres of land, valued at mortgage given under tho farm loan ?50 an acre: The total purchase price act for 50 per cent of the purchase would be $.r000, but John Smith has price provided this docs not exceed not the money to buy it. 00 per cent of the appraised value Under the farm loan act, Smith and a second mortgage given to the would 1 entitled to borrow $2500 of former owner of the land to a bank the appraised value, if this appraised or private money lender, for the bal- lvalue should be the same as tho pur ance. ' chase price. This would leave $2500 It must be borne in mind that the to be handled by a second mortgage. amount which can be borrowed under - - - - - ,w the farm loan act is limited to 60 ' (Continaad on Page Five) May Have Sunk Spare Passengers vessel and is the speedier of the two. Sailings have been indefinitely postponed from Santiago, Chile. The Brazilian press denounces the rt ids because of the interference with commerce. i i. mi commerce destroyer. 1 lie the Hiliip. She sunk at 2 :4.) j January 9 and .10," said the! Varrowdale, Georgic, Mount Temple, Volture, Snowden Granite, King George, one British schooner and one Norwegian vessel were captured lie comber 112th. Pressl Sherman Whinnle. Boston lawyer, has been appointed counsel in! the' leak probe. He conferred with committeemen today. House officials j are seeking the second most import- oi -iMdxa fou I -u ;iuoav xt 'ksouum lint i produco her on Monday, tifies Monday. Morgan tes- State Convicts Will Give Minstrel Show Salem, Ore., Jan. 19. (United Press) It was announced today that the state convicts would give a min stiel show February 9. THE WEATHER Portland, Ore., Jan. 19. (United Press) Today's forecast: Partly cloudy, occasionally threatening. Warmer with easterly and south enstcrly winds. Weather Moderating, 'fhe weather has boon moderating throughout Oregon last night and to dry. Reports from points along thu O.-W. in Eastern Oregon are all above w.ra, where a few days ago they were 10 to HO below zero, CAN OBTAIN Confidence in Purchaser He ' more for his land tnan it is actually worth, or, in other words, its apprais- od value as contemplated under tne farm loan act. SENATE PASSES JOINT MEMORIAL ASKING THREE Legislature Will Visit University of Oregon Sweeney Would License Gun, Not Hunter New .Motor Ve hicle Hill Presented. .Salem, Ore., Jan. 19. (United Press) The Senate today unanimous ly passed Leinciiwe-ber joint me morial urging Congress to appropri ate $3,000,000 to build u navul base at the mouth of the Columbia river. The Somite voted to accept the Eu gene Chamber of Commerce's invi- jtntion to the Legislature to visit the i University or Uregon. Senators Stray- ;e: nun lutriunu opposea, saying visit was merely a waste of time. c: and Garland opposed, saying the Senator said that many evaded hunt l1"1 mini-', ing licenses but the gun permit would Lull all evasions. Senator Minturn presented new mo tor vehicle registration law, fixinjt license fees on steam and gasoline vehicles at fifty cents per hundred weight and fifty cents per horse-power. Electric pleasure vehicle tax was placed at ten dollars; the motorcycle tax at eight dollars. Elk Rehearsals Come Thick and Fast Now General Orchestra and All Participants Asked to Be at Arcade Sunday Morning "Gnzoot" Flourishes. Hehearsals for the Klks' show, "A I Night in Bohemia," arc coming thick and fast these days and are well at tended. Tonight there will be a big rehearsal at seven sharp, which will continue until 8:!!0, after which most of those present will attend the big Charity 'hall. At 9 a. m. to morrow the kiddies will meet and go through their cuto songs and dances. Toinor- row evening will he devoted to solos and the big specialties, "Drummer Boys," "Girls, Girls, Girls," "Salva tion Army," and "Since Mother Gocs,wju wln probabaly not be opened for to Movie Shows." Sunday at 10 a. m in tho Arcade theatre there will bo a general orchestra rehearsal for every body. Every singer is requested to be on hand at 9:80 a. m. Jack Hughes, who is handling "The Gazoot," reports that most of the leading merchants are placing their ads in said funny paper. The spirit of cooperation being re ceived on every hand is typified in the action of John Wells, loyal Elk, who walked 12 miles on snowshoes one day this week to telephone Adna Rogers, secretary of the local Elks lodge, that he would participate in the show. Wilson is Strenuous; Takes Teddy's Way Congressional Callers Call Collective ly Can't Consume President Pel soually. Present Practice. Washington, D C, Jan. 19. (Uni', cd Press) The Roosevcltian practice of seeing a maximum number of con gressmen in a minimum space of time has been adopted by President Wilson, Members of congress aren't very keen 'about the new system. Instead of going in individually and spending from five minute to half an hour with the president alone, rep resentatives and senators now go in to the president's office in a group Of from three to twenty. Roosevelt adopted this practice when he was : president, I The president passes from one to i the other disposing of all ot them in jig time, as compared with the old system. In addition the president sees his callers now in the afternoon making ! it ,ov,.n more difficult for congress mon ( Kl,t in for they have to leave the floor of the capitol in order to confer with the executive. But tho president is behind in his work and he has to clear up the call ers quickly in order to get to the stack of government papers piled high on his desk. lirynn in Indianapolis Today. Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 19. (Unit ed Press) William Jennings Bryan came to Indianapolis today to help the dry forces in tho campaign to nbolish saloons in the IIoonier state. He will address a state-wide gathering of dry Democrats. WILLAMETTE 'IT MOURNS LOSS OF DR. EATON BODY INTERRED YESTERDAY BY REV. MR. CULLISON WITH SIMPLE CEREMONY. ' ' DEAN ALDEN REPRESENTS SCHOOL AT UNION FUNERAL Resolutions Expressing Regret f Faculty and Student of Sale School Read at Sendee Tweaty two Nephews and Nieces Said to Survive Wealthy Citizen and Phil anthropist. The funeral of Abel E. Eaton o Union, who died in Portland Monday, .,.., lwlM i, . ... IT u' . J" WZ'rZ the Methodist Episcopal church con ducted the services. George H. Alden, dean of Willam ette university of Salem, represented the fuculty of the university at th funeral. Mr. Eaton was a trustee of the university and had been given the degree of "doctor"' by the school. He was donor of the $50,000 which made ' possible Eaton hall at Willamette. Oean Alden bore copies of two reso lution of condolence one from the fac ulty of the university and one from the associated student body. Other out-of-town people who were in Union for the funeral were Jesse Eaton of Gooding, Idaho, a nephew of Mr. Eaton; Ed Eaton of Baker, a nephew; Mr. and Mrs. John Shaw and child, Mr. and Mrs. Alex Shaw and Stanley Shaw, of North Powder, rela tives of Mrs. Eaton; und Mr. and Miu. I). N. Baird of I,a Grande. The body was interred in the Union cemetery beside that of his first wife who died in 1894. A double monument had been placed over the grave by Mr. Eaton. It is understood that 22 nephews and nieces survive Mr. Eaton. These relatives live in Oregon, Washington, Idaho and the eastern states. What disposition of these relatives, if any, is made in the will is not known. The some time. Friends of Mr. Eaton estimate the value of the estate between $500,000 and $700,000. (Continued on Page Eight.) Mercury Drops Out of Tube at Meacham Pendleton, Ore., Jan. 19. (Special) Out at Meacham, when the thermom eter drops down to worse than noth ing, the people go inside, build mon strous fires, and enjoy themselves, ac cording to Superintendent I. E. Young and John Hailey, who returned from there last evening after visiting tho Meacham school. They found the thermometer 38 be-" low zero, and everybody in a happy frame of mind, despite the fact. The snow was between three feet and four and one-half feet in depth, they stat. ed. But Thomas Fitz Gerald said that he could go them one better on the weather subject. Ho said that one time in 1882 he reached Meacham, via a sleigh stage, after an all night trip from Umatilla, and that the thermom eter registered 51 degrees below. That was in the days when mail through this country was carried by wagon ami stage. He said that he came from Portland to The Dalles via the train, and then up the river from Celilo by boat to Umatilla. From this point through to Granger, Idaho, thu trip was made overland. It Takes 503 Years; Applicants Desired San Francisco, Jan. 19. (United Press) It will tftko 503 years to make a complete survey of tho waters of Alaska, California, Washington and Oregon, according to estimates made by Superintendent E. Ixsstcr Jones, of the United States coast and geodetic survey. The estimates are baaed on progress made with the present facili-' ties. It will take 3.13 years to com plete the survey of Alaska water and 170 years to chart the waters of Washington, Oregon and California, he says.