La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, October 19, 1919, Image 9

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Newspaper Page Text"V. o o o o o e , o o o . o - fir TTfTtpfi'ikTiO' . Otoo tiWrinnr THE tTTTVTTTK a ttr w A LOYAL PAP KB INDEPENDENT ' ON . ALL QUESTIONS jllCTION TWO. Sta&BlB Of THX ASSOCIATED FSXSS ' yolume xxin. mm- I EDUCATION REV. B. H. OOKER BPKAKS TO BVNDAY SCHOOL COXVE.NTIOX Minister Believes Thorough Kuowl '; tdge of The Gospel Moans ' . UfThls Is a great and Important (object. . It concerns God's glory tad man's salvation. But the im portant thing. It seems to mo, in or der to be more agresslve in missionary-work, is to have1 a thorough knowledge of the gospel. Knowledge la power In any line, as we well know, and the gospel Is "the power of God unto salvation to every one Uat believeth." i "The apostle declares that It Is tho 'gospel of God," and he means by (his that It Is of God, and from God is. the means of Its effectiveness Vfcho power of God." In Its true es sence, Il ls apart from man entirely, is to its sr-urco in power and knowl edge. It Is tho "gospel of God" and "concerns His Son Jesus Christ." It t' God's message of love In the sweetest, purest grace to poor sinful teas anywhere and everywhere un der the sun, to ttio Jew first and too to the Gentile, rich or poor, learned or unlearned, bond or free, tike, God's provision tor man's sin In the cross of His beloved son. The gospel is not only God's message of tors to man, but His judgment upon Bran's sin as well, and that judg ment falls upon Christ on the cross, fthe Just for the unjust," that God Blight be Just and the justltier of tin that believeth In Jesus. j God Socks All. ; f "Men are lost and have been lost ever since Adam was turned out of ins garden or Kiien. and it la, be cause man Is lost that God Is still Peeking him. And while God has ttwaya boon in earnest man has been Indifferent and "sought out ertny Inventions" to make hlniBolf (Continued on Page 8.) T 1 jReport of Red Cross SIGHT' PAGE8 LA GRANDE. OREGON. SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER -19, 1019. EIGHT PAGES NUMBER 14. to Keovr Bc4w of U. &. Arior BAN DIEGO. Cal.. Oct. 17. After a delay f two days, caused by wait ing for authorlsatloa -freni tho navy department for use of 8 warship, an army party left here Thursday for Angeles bay on the gulf of Cal ifornia to identity and bring back the bodies of Lieut. C. H. Connelly f.nd W. H. Waterhouse, American army aviators, who were lost while on border patrol duty two months ago. The trip to Angeles bay is be ing made aboard the deer toy or Aaron Ward, and is expected to consume about eight days. Those making up the army party are MaJ. R. F. Brattan, representing the southwestern . department; Maj. P. T. Farrar, from Camp Kearny. Pear San Diego; American consul Y. F. Boyle, of Mexican, and Joe Allen Richards, who found the bodies. A stop will be made at Ensenada wher Judge Justo Sastlllo will be taken aboard, ' so that an Inquest ran b held when the bodies are disinterred WILL PUT DITCH UNDER NEW LAW " ' Washington, D. C, Oct. 18, 1919. ; iOn behalf of the War Council of the American Red Cross, Mr. Henry P Davison, its chairman, today author ises publication of the first installment of the complete report of the activities of the American Red Cross during the war.- -The first installment ts as fol lows.: - -, i The war council of the American R4d Cross is now prepared to make a loinplete accounting to the American people of money contributed and ex pended, as well as the work done by the American Red. Cross during the period in which the war council was in control of its affairs. The war couir cilwas appointed May 10, 1917, and ' went out of existence February 28, 1919. j. ft was the practice of the war council to give complete publicity to its policies and finances, but it is only now that a picture of tho war period as a whole can be presented. It is th feeling of the war council that a re port in this summarized form should be made directly to the public which provided the money and gave the ef fort which made the American Red Cross a success. ! Immediately the armistice was signed the war council prepared to turn over-the direction of affairs to the executive committee as tne perma nent head of .the American Red Cross The war work proper, incident to the military effort, was on an extensive . scale Ions? after hostilities ceased, and as ' the spring months revealed th conditions brought about by war, espe cially in eastern Europe, the American Red Cross was face to face with obli gations of large proportiona on benall of humanity. There was widespread buffering which we alone were m a po sition to relieve. i A statement of 'the American Red fross effort and finances since the r council relinquished its contro' Will be made to the public through the!; j executive committee, and it is impor- : j tan, therefore, that the fact that thii ? ; report covers the period onl? until:!! March 1. should.be carefully noted. ' ! . Financial Results. During the twenty months' period $ .ndine February 28, 1919, th Red: I Cress as a whole received in round filrv:, I IIAnnMJVUl in VAlilar Mint ni. 2 Mrra w,u.n , ............ , . ktftions and subscriptions. Of this to- s : tat M2,000,000 came from membershipi; ; dues arfH $283,900,000 from the trrj: drives'. The remainder tame from Wu; many different sources mat speciiic nyntiPn is impos-oble in this repyrt. "On May 1, 1917, just before the ap pointment 8f the war councib then wire S2 Chapters with a membership of O9.0M adult membeo. t On February 28, 19li, there were o fi2 chapters with 17.186 branches Prairie Creek Farmers Organizing Mountain Sheep Irrigation District. The first irrigation district ever organized in the county, under the state law, and its largest single pro ject for watering farm lands, will be presented to the county court tomor row afternoon. The petition of farm ers on Prairie Creek for the organi zation of the Mountain Sheep Irrig tion District and the establishment of it boundaries wilt come before the court at this time. v The district as originally laid out includes about 8,230 acres of land, and the total to be served may run to 10, 000 acres. Half of this is now irri gated. The object of the formation of the district is to provide an abund ance of water for supplemental irri gation of the lands previously water ed, and also to furnish water to irri gate the remaining lands in the dis trict. .. . . - Under the state- law, heretofore not invoked in Wallowa county, ownr era of hind may petition to b,avetb,cir holdings, brought into, an irrigation district. This solution is heard by the county court which has the author ity to alter the boundaries a little to include other land which might Dronerly; be added. An election is then held and officers of the district chosen. ' They have authority to ad ister its affairs. r Bonds are issued to provide money 0UND THE WOCID WITH AMEHICAN RED CROSS. - - In Belgium. Hunger, disease and exposure were not all that Belgian children wert subjected to, for enemy shells constantly droppd Into what little of their country the Invader did not hold. In this picture Red Cross nurses are seen taking some of the fifty babies from the American Red Cross nursery at La Panne Into a bomb-proof structure as the Germans opened fire from the sea. to gather the water and distribute it over the lands of the district. Tneso lands are security for the bonds. It is estimated that about $100 000 will be needed to finance the ir rigation project of the new Mountain Sheep district. This will represent approximately $10 an acre for the land to be served, a charge so low that it seems only nominal. The dis trict will bo one of the wealthiest in the state und will furnish water at a much lower cost per acre than any of tho largo projects in other parts of the state. The plan is for the new district to purchase the stock and thereby ac quire the , property of thb present Mountain Snoop Ditch company. This includes an extensive system of ditc'n es now serving the territory embrac ed in the now district, the water being brought byttic -Mountain Sheep Ditch company from Big Sheep to Little Sheep. All this will bo taken over. The new work under way will be com pleted, and the ditches in the distri bution Bystem will bo enlarged to carry the added supply of water to be gained by tupping Dig Sheep creek. Sheep At present tho Mountain ditch' has a capacity of 2,000 inches. to dig the main and lateral ditches , The enlarged ditch will enrry R.000 inches. This quantity of water can be had from Big Sheep creek at times, and the future is likely to see the con struction of storage resevoirs up Big Sheep. Several sites are available. The first ditch of the Mountain Sheep company was constructed in IliO'l. F.ntflMera i havo ei. it. declare it is the 71.1.111st piece S. m ginccring done .iy rimers thi'w tS-.-y have eer :r.- ts villi. It cairle? water from Littlo Siicep arou id he Prairio creek. Recent years, particularly the last three summers, have givon tho fni-m crs a keener sci.e of the value of wat er and so the construction of a new ditch to Dig Sheep creek wnt deter mined on to increase the supply. This new ditch, which is now under con struction, is four miles long. It tukes tho W'lior of Big Sheep creec over to Littlo Slieep, above the point wnerc tho old .Htch lMds out of tho hitter stream. Four crews are now working on tho ditches of the company. Tho farmers believe that the now irrigation district will occupy a most cnviablo position. It will have prior rights nnd tho sole and undisputed rights to the waters of Big and Little Sheep creeks. There will be no chance for a controversy with any other us- ers, and the supply can be deluded on to be adviuate and tolerably, con stant and uniform in quantity. Organtzation'of a ditch project un der the state irrigation district law is much to be preferred to ranning it aa a private corporation, ii the belief of A. W. Schaupp, who is directing the formation of the new district. When a -corporation owns a ditch, tho stock seldom is held in tho ratio of land owned and watered. The man who owns more stock than his acre age would represent is entitled to re turn on his investment, in the wnv of a dividend. This creates a situation where.his interest might call for high er rates for water than others might think fair. Mr. Schaupp believes that the ditch companies should be brought under the control of the state public utilities commission, or should change to irri gation districts. The state commis sion could establish rates for the use of water which would be considered fair to patrons and which also would give a return on the investment. If, however, the ditch companies sell their property to an irrigation district covering the territory served, the financial burden is distributed equally upon all users. Each acre in the district bears its proportionate share of tho financial burden. The lawyer believes that the ditch com panies will find it desirable to turn their business over to the irrigation districts unless a satisfactory solu ton 1b found in supervision by the Public Utilities Conimission. The farmers petitioning for inclu sion of their lund in the new Moun tain Sheep Irrigation district arc: Frank Roup, Ed Borland, (William Freudenborg, Elmer Roup, L. Knnp per, F. L. McCully, E. D. Peal, E. P. Hegcr, Ira Hoskins, J. H. Bui'hunan, 1). G. Tucker, A. W. Kinney, William Wilkins, Frank Kernan, C. h. Hnrta hom, E. I. Buchanan, W. II. Gibson, C. A. McClain, 11. L. Hunt, tarottu Hunt, W. W. McCluin, A. 11. Meek, C. Down, Effie D. Gorslinc, Guy L. Uor sline, Harry L. Simms, Kichnrd Clnl brnith, W. H. Andres, Stone 'Bulncr, Ben J. Meek and F. H. Guulko. GERMAN PRISONERS CLEARING BATTLEFIELDS Military Efficiency Prevails and the Work is Proceeding Satisluctorlly. 'orreBPumltmco of tho AhbocIbIoiI Pre DIXMUDE, Belgium, Sept. 25. Scattered over the low-lying country ( between Yprcs and Dixmudo, scene Jj of many a battle, are thousands o j i German prisoners under guard of Uri J tish and Belgian soldiers as well as(l civilians who have been called intoi1 the gigantic task of clearing up the I Farms for Sale . WHO WANTS THIS? Ten acres, half in alfalfa. Nice six-room bungalow, built-in kiti-licn with con venient -collar, screeued-in porches, back and front; franco, woodshed, pjnod bam, chicken house and park. Creek runs through the center of the place. Less than three miles from La Grande. The price is only fM)0. -The initial . payment required is $1000. Adjoining land is worth $200 per acre,' and Ihe r buihiingB cannot be built today' for $2500. This sounds mighty nice, but the. property will look better when you investigate. " An Improved 80-Acre Farm. -.-,--------- Uav is a real home Tann. EiirhtJl acres 'of land witli amide water, which is piped into a modern house, eight rooms with basement, bath and toilet, hot and cold water; water is piped into, tho ty; also into the hog house and "oh wired. Nice lawn with hydrants R. F. D., on tire established liighwi miles from La Grande.- The price on balance. Permit me to show y nave sold tor recently, lliis is no of citr and country combined. Jul Grande. barn, which is one of the finest in tho ooun ckon yard.- The house is plastered and I'ixed for irrigating. Near school; plione, v between La Grande ynd' Klgin, eight i's J 2,000; the terms aro'-fliOOO cash, time U this property and wjiat adjoining farms farm.' but all tho comforts (it nn ordinary 2.'i,niiiiute auto ride to La . -t ' Another Desirable Farm. s One Jiundred and. sixty acres with a running crock-. Splendid land, and well improved. A large, commodious hoirso substantially built. Two largo barns,' blacksmith shop, muohiiicrv sheds, hog houses and chicken house and park. TJie price is $20,000, and worth every dollar of it; $700.) will Itandh! this. . ' "-" A Dairy Ranch. . Hawi'7 ' r ' Three hundred and twenty acres, 80 in cnltivjition 'plenty if vat.erand pas ture and wood.' Mountain ranch five miles f Grande. l'ric4 sjU'iOO; ' small payment dowii will handle this; something like sj'SfK) or $1000. If you "want a arm o'n tin? Sandridtie, see me.. I h;j,ve one of tin bosf buys on the market, and tific temw will suit anyone, who is ajile U own a farm like., ibis. -i 0 4 v' f s wjtZS$&fo vr? GEORGE H; CURREV battlefields and once more making it fit for habitation. They are stack ing shell holes, recovering brass cas es and burying the dead. .There s a military efficiem-y about their work and the progress Uiy are making is most gratifying for all the govern ments concerned, ' One may still see the ruins of many British and Belgian tanks, caught in tho German shell fire, now twisted and broken wrecks. Now they lie rusted and neglected, mere shells of tho once powerful machines which went intrf action. Some of them are almost buried in the mud, others' hang precariously on the edge of dilapidat ed trenches, while still others stand high in tho fields where they were abnndonod by such of their crews as survived. Many of tliem are torn and riddled as though their heavily armor ed sides were little more than paper. Perhaps the most impressive fea ture of this dead and blackened land scape arc the trees. Gaunt and stark, stripped of every limb and branch they stand out against the skyline, so many lifeless sticks. Whole villages have disappeared, ground by the big guns into mud or dust without one vestige remaining to mark their location. This is true of Poelcappclle, whoso former exist ence would not have been suspected had not a Belgian major volunteered tho information that here his battal ion1 had once held its main street for three days. Many livo shells still remain in the fields, and today as a party was pass ing within a few miles of Dixmude they were started by the explosion of one of theso "duds". Reconstruction is going forward a vhell having ripped though its side and exploded in the "interior. From one side of the tank to that humblo shack, stretches a clothes line, and on given days the family washing is' hung out to dry. Children of that fa"mily play in tho broken tank, enacting, as they have' often heard related, the grim-story of the battle. That is, they play when they are not at work, for Beligum is using eVen its children to rebuild-it homes. ' Tlll'MIl IMI1XT8 IX OIIIXA The use of thumb prints- as means of Identification was tho method used In Oil In a hundreds of years ago. The mercnants of th030' days made Impressions with thetn thumbs In lieu ot signatures. In tho interior ot China to this day tho thumb print Is used on logal docu ments, especially wills. In place of the written name. The uso of fin ger prints was transferred from China to India, whore the British' adopted the aystem as a means of identifying troops. From India' she Idea was taken to France, where it was used by tho police In : the identification of criminals, and tlnce that time It has been taken up in nearly all countries. Scientists claim the finger print system to be, Infallible, Keeping the Color. ' A clever woman recently Invested a dime In a package of brown dye. This he dissolved in a small nmount of boiling water and then bottled It for futuro use. Now whenever she washes he children's tnn stockings or the boys' khnkl suits she adds a few drops of the dye to the rinse water nnd to the starch. This keens tho tna gar- vnni. ihn huk reared bv one thrifty Belgian who has returned to the site I "etit a good even shade, of. his former home is a disabled tank,' ' CHERRY'S FLORISTS 8 CALL Ap INSPECT OUR . ; !' i ...... NEW STOCK OF BASKETS . ! . i and ' ' FERNS AT THE STORE. ! Foley Hotel Building, , !. iTReres.tAe $rtxck for my business MORE than 5000 farmers and businesa men fcayetepeated theB words then acted they purchaHcd Oldsmobile Economy Trucks. The OldHmobile Economy Truck has been on the market but seven months; yet, in almost every line of business, it has proved a success. The reasons for this are plentiful: Fewer: speed; low upkeep; low operating, expense; internal Rear if) drive; sturdy, 4-cylindcr, valv;c-in-hea motor; deep channel irame; compwiw clectricdl system; 35 x 5 pneumatic cord tires; extra long, neuuie, Bciii-cuij"sw springs and a 22 years reputation behind it - r-n '" w. h: BOHNENKAMP CO. tfn-f'rift nr T" pa