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T I- o o o o o e o O O mxxrn . . . . , MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS . -B -?- . - LA GRANGE, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRfL 8. 1921 NUMBER 158 County Coutrt Decides On Cove-Um o , o 9 o o o o o e o r it um 00 0 CHARTER AMENDMENTS TO R BE SUBMITTED IN JUNE PLAN IS TO PRESENT AMENDMENT! AT SPECIAL ELEC TION IN JUNK FOR PUTTING CITY BEHIND IMPROVE I MEN! BONDS WILL SAVE 18 PER CENT. Adams Avenue Mat-ndum Would Be Replaced With Hard Surface, 'If Amendment Carries, and Old Improvement Districts Would j Be Revived and Paved Work to Begin Immediately After Election If Amendment Carries Districts Already Formed i This Year Would Also Be Included With Old Districts. ; . . LA GRANDE MAY BE THE I BASE MAJOR Ali.NOLl) TO CHOOSK BE TWEEN BURNS AND THIS CITY Timber Owners and Commercial Bod ies Urge La Grande to He Chosen By Department.". ' If l,a Grande is selected for the new air station of. the. forest service it "will mean that five government air ships will make headquarters here this summer while patrolling the for ests of Kastcrn Oregon for fires. Major .Arnold, who has been in Portland ami is tod "ty at American Lake, in his OcHaviland plane, stated to the Portland newspapers that the , choice-of the st-alions lavs between Burns and In Grande. last evening William Miller got in telephone communication with Col. Greeley, of Portland, in regard to the matter, but was assured that Major Arnold has the Handling of the air stations. 'Today the commercial bodies, tim ber owners, eitv manae-or anil i-imnlv judge wired Major Arnold at Ameri - can Lake .to visit this city at his voniencc and the matter of landing f ields and proper accomodations for tho service would be taken up with him by the people here. ATHLETES USE fl'GROUND Cramle high school has re ceived permission from the rily com- mission and the county fair bo.,rd,rii,r tha W()l,d ,mVe acting for the county court, to use the i ....i .., ,i. .,., ! acting for the county court, to use the i fair grounds for staging their track -inpcts-fiir this season. It is their in- . 1 '- r7r-. Ll t:- t i tention to put theHMt'k in first cl"s.i shape as soon as possible for the rac- j ..'lh:ii .-ire trion In tulrn lllace. Ill !'"- : der to du this vehicles of all kinds will ! ''OimniHsio... however, denid-d that be; prohibited from enterinc; v,n the(u wolli(I b morc I'tonomiciil to pave j, trat-lc, whether to rare or fur -i. rid: on a smooth lane. The city officials will see that this is etifureed and City Manager (larrett ."ays that no in fringement cf this rule will he toler utcd. ElTIill? TAIJItf. Apr. X.--'i'he Turkish 11:1 tionslit have resumed their ad vr.Hio in the Liush lie-tor of Asirt Minor, Talche acioriiing to ofrii-lal dis- exandicr llowalt, K insas mining un Fears are euiertaliicd for . uiwai. was today found guiltv of the safely of the iintil'i! (Ireek ex peililuni:irv force. The m;u:nHuf! of the Creek reverse is grcaiiiftan v.-ss at riral supposed. Presbyterians Will Plan Jb or 'New Church House At the annual meeting jf the I'rcs-1 )lyteli:m church last night, a building cotnniitlec. consisting of liohcrt Ka - t , u 1 i . , ,. -r 1 I kin, ( hai es Plavle, G'irrctt Taal, Wnv. I ' .' i Miller and Albert Hunter, was ap- I pointed n legin. preparations at once, lookirg toward the erection of a new' cliurrh 'buildin; It is not expected V-T.ttin me aaual work this season. Jhcy nn to sta.iy plans and look ,ut few a ile.-ira'4p site, investigate costs of diffitcnt styles of buildti' as and building matvials, etc. This acliSn was .e natural re-ult of the splendid record the cbVrrli h;i? 1 made iT.ing the pt year' Ail re- ports ce mo-t encorragirg. The "u'l-'i p,n Mui'iwco ar -'T..n theeliminalion of all other wej of rai-tPg money except ictunl v.iig 9 to tr, Lord an-is t iui:h ha i"- ,n a most jipropm!'e mtnner by Mrs. ulfo-d in a very large in-irtam; In tncj Albert Hunter. 'Mrs. A. L. Richard-inc-ne of the church. All !cal bills 0n sang two selections, much ta. the . -ere paid promptly the Tint ef each deloht of everyone. This Ai foilow inonth.aOj the amount givenPo IWr.ed by an inf'jmal cepOon arouJ evjlTce n more thin !!C4 wbat tl-e ouiTlh bot. a Following discussion of tlio slrt-et paving situation at tho city 'com mission meeting Wednesday evening tho commission decided that a char ter amendment is to bo submitted to tho voters of La Grando at the spe cial election Juno 4 to ehunge the 'charter provisions regarding bond ing for Improvements so that the rity will get behind tho bonds, mak ing all improvement bonds a gen eral liability of tho city, which will result in creating a murket for the bonds at par while at present Ho Is all these bonds bring. For some time past improvement districts have been created for Hinall portions of paving here and there and tho commission lias been gelt hit; ready to ask for bids on this work, but tliis work will now probably all be temporarily delayed and included in tlie program of improvement work that is to be launched immediately after tho election. The saving on im worK- wnir Ping. macadamizing and cement sidewalks. is esumaieu ui i jut cciii uy inrurge Garrett, city manager. Wink AHei' Uleclloii The old ' Improvement districts which were created last year but where tho work was not done be- cuuse fjf-lhe iincalibiiity of tho bonds wllMSo resurrected and this work j X" ,,ft d"lie- A" the ainendment Is conT-'1''"cUcally certain to carry, juilKins 'ram tho sentiment expressed try tho property owners in all 'sections of the city, work will bo Rotten under (way within several weeks of tho el- ecllon.. Preliminary plans will be made ready in time for the election and in this way no delay in starting the work will be experienced. During the discussion, when All iums avenue was mentioned, phnts j for scarifying that street where it 1 is macadamized, .as well as si-arify- ini? other macadamized streets, it j was developed that It will be inl .. . . . et the county's scari- ,',',,,,,, hv ,' r!lv. '" ' ',. ",, ,.,,'.', I , ' ,, , s.!. isecured a scar r it attar uncut in t ; i the neighborhood of $1 ion. these stre'Ms, The ' inability of marlt'ethur Ini- Lj, provement district bonds Is Hhown.j.T, according to a Blalemenl 'made; bj'Uj Garrett at the nn-eiiiiK. by I be emi-j,, flit ion of the Warren eoimtrtictiou company. Thia firm recently in - In formed the city that it eon Id taki' on no more bonds of thin nature , ! eanso they were overloaded wit !i l Himilar ImukIh and could find no mar ket for them. The K-enernI obliga tion bonds of the pity, however would overcome tbiH. MIM.Yti p'OtXIMU'll.TV PlrrSWTKdll. Kan.. Anr. 8. Al- ontenipt- of court in ordering the strike of the coal miners two weeks ago. . llnwatt was sentenced to pay 'a fine of S'Jon. it has ever been in the past and ihcrc is a small balance in the "treasury t'i '1"" the new' year. . . The following officers wc,-e cle'.ted , , , . , . ;fnr the new church year: Andrew An- ;,,,. -, re-el tcd as on Kbljr, Xurtivn 1'reese wan re-elis-i'ed a Trustee, and Ix-c Keynolils ind II. II. Taylor were added to ttie boanl. J . The ro pion to the nw memlHTi j-eii, during the past year, of! 1 whom tr f rc nineiforty byj Inter tiwt t if ty nn coflfession of faith !! j-n: vt ry trlichjul feature of;' the vtr'inj. T.' pastor decljrated I j-ach fimi r as he cante in with j a carnation, so tVat all would know who they re. He maile .shiflt ad-ji uifs 01 welcome, cmpnamng wnalii it mVant to b Cbri.n aiul!i Ijbytcri. Thi warcsponde?.'; i j? ! b b 4 CLKAN-IT BEGINS TO.MOUKOW. The spring clean-up begins tomorrow morning, it is to be done by tho Buy Scouts anil school children, supervis ed by tho Neighborhood club members. Boundary lines of districts will be printed to morrow, showing each section of the1 city' All Scouts and V others who take part arc usk I cd to pet busy tomorrow S' v morning on the tusk of clcun ing up l.a Grande. "J .J. .J. KA1LKD lias Crmv cif Fifty Aboard: Cruiser Tilcoiim Kends IIoiii-iIIim Crew To Tukc Posses:- SAN I'ltANClSi: steamer WIMhlle, STEAMER GREW (IN imn i un i r 1 1 IU UL'll I till i I in in nnii-rmw mmwm l'KOM MOW YOlilfON 0,'Apr. x. Tin' jfccoinpanlcd by I tho Cruiser Taconuf, is stouinlng uplnlan promoted from a teaching posi thB California coast to San Pedro. Won in the IomI schools during the with her crew In mutiny, according to a mcssufic received here. Tr.o sicamer salleu rrom ew ) ork on March 5, via the eunal. She lias a crew of fifty. Tho mutiny was so serious that the Cruiser sent a boarding party to take possession of tho Wlllhilo. Tho mutiny occurred while Hie ve-t sel wus off La Union. Salvadure. ? I- 'l- -I- 'h "I-i L'HGKIt CHAIN (iROWKKS TO AJ'l'lLlATK CH1CACJO, Apr. 8. 'Hie northwest proup of jriam growers should maintain their present organizations, which provide for one hundred per cent pooling contracts, but should affiliate with the new national -; co-operative grain marketing corporation, which has adopted the plan of op tional pooling, said George C. Jewett, of Spokane,- gen eral manager of the northern wheat growers' association, today. The directors of district number one of the national co-operative grain marketing corporation, comprising the -4ttrs of Washington, Oregon, and California, as ehosen to day were Ceorce C. Jewell, of Spokane, and V. II. .Smith of Wasco, Oregon. M' j. . .J. .J. .J. 4. .j. .j. .;. .j. , D The ; V-' ?Z " fir : 1 m WTm- C n TnWIEQMNFRSW- Li U, IUMLLII " nn nil nTnur SUCCEEDS KLKCTKH AS I'KINCll'AL OK LA uamk ii Kill si iiooi, run THE VKAK 1921-22. THIRD MAN PROMOTED FROM LOCAL FACULTY iTcachcrs and Members of Board De clare that New Principal is Expect ed to Be Creditable Successor to Hois .Has Had Several Ycais of Administrative Experience. ( At a specinl mcetinif of the La (irnnde school board yesterday oven- ling K. D. Towler, he ld of the science department of the high school, was elected to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Henry M. lliiHois, principali who .recently announced will not bo available for the position next year. The election of Mr. Towler to the principilship is in lino with tho pol icy of tho board of promoting mem bers of the local faculties whenever the opportunity arises and teachers filling the requirements for tho high er administrative positions are found ill the faculty. Mr. Towler is tho third :Jmst several years. The others are -ir. duhois anu A. L. Hampton, su perintendent of schools. !Mr. Towler's election was unani mous and his salary was fixed at $2,- 000 for ten months. The principsl of the high school is hired on a ton months basis, while the teachers are hired on a nino months basis, the reason for the extra month' being that the principal is expected to do much work (luriitir the month ttf An. jjjust, in preparation for the coming school vear. H. M. Wat ho '; Kor the p'ist two years Mr. Towler I'! has been head of the science depart I'lment of the high school. Tho year I" previous ho spent in military serv 1'iicc, having been in an officers' train I I ing camp, failing to get his commis-I-'sion, however, because of severe ill- iinncu uhnrtlxr Itnf,,,,. hn u-au p,...,lt, . receive it. lie wis head of the history depart ment of the Kxoclsior Springs, Mis souri, high school from UUO to 1!HS ..i.l .i,.-:.... tk - lute. u ....... principal of that school. He had ' gradu-ited from the University of, Missouri in the sorimr of lu Hi. re- ceivinir a detrrcc of H. S. in education Prnvirtiix I,, hiv wiirlt in ill,. 11 i I "i sily, ho had attended the normal !" school at Cape Girardeau,, Missouri, ; and from J9I2 (o l!)H he was prin-i cipal of the Uloomfield, Missouri, 'j' high school. I'j His work in college wis directed '"j along several lines. The branches of J" education he di votcd most of his time'!" to were hislory, science, 'Knglish, ! .J. I Continued on I'age II I "i End. of a Perfect W W JL JPMU bU UN j I tit ON TUESDAY Al.li KITOltrS. AT KKCONC1MA T10N UV LlOXD UKOlltiK 1 .Ml, Givulest Industrial Controversy lu liiiglunil Will bo 1'icilliltated by Strike Tucadiiy Morning LONDON, April 8. All otfortB of Premier Lloyd Oeorgo to bring th minors and niliio owners loRetlmr jfo nettle th ccal strlko havimj fulli i', tho miners' executives went into co i feieuro this afternoon with tin Ir three partners in tho triple allium the transport workers aud the ra I wny men, ' to decidi when tho ayr i p.ithotlc strike should begin. This would precipitate tho great est Industrial controversy In Euglntfd I'm' years. Announcement of tho di- clsinn of a sympathetic strlko w triko wiis iler of tjiu T1 . L 1 1 1 -i 1 1 n b) J. II. Thomas, leader railroaders. Tuesday is Dalo Set The railroad men and the trans port workers decided tonight to strlko Tuesday morning In sympathy with tho miners. Unserves fulled l' Lloyd tioorgo has announced that tho government would call fur vol uutoors for the transport and other essontlal services. In view of tho res pective triple ulllanro strike. A roy al proclamation will call up tho army and uuvy reserves. rOKTLAND, April 8.--Tlie distri butors today met the producers prli-o of milk to grocers, but did not reduce prices to tho residence, which remained from thirteen to fifteen cents a iiart. Some of tho groeors lire selling at ten cents a quart. ! 'h ! "i' BHiGKST SHOW 01' ITS KIM), ,j. , IPAKKU, Apr. H. (Special to tho Observer) The Baker Automotivo and Merchant's Kxposilion is tho biggest thing of it's kind in the state. ,t. 1,hc nmmcipal na atonuni is beautifully decornted and the displays are fine. Thousands i . . , . , i -t. 'V 'H an" ' VC",H.' T the scene. The show will ,1. I Hose officially on Saturday evening. A real wedding on a raft in the municipal pool, is to feature the last night of the show. La tii-inde and Union county people ure es pecially invited. The doors will be open Sunday because of the immense ciowds. 'i ,J. J. . .J. .J. ,J. .... 4. 4, .r Day ILK PRICE IS REDUCED IRK EXPECTED 10 BE UNDER 1Y IN TEH DAYS1 CO-OI'EIUTION OF COMMUNITIES IS I'ROMISED TO TUB ! COURT ON EIGHT-MILE P1ECK OF ROAD BETWEEN UNION AND COVE. ' More Road Work Will Frobnbly lie Done This Year Than Again ; In Any One Year, Declares Commissioner Work On State Koad Projeutti Will He Under Way In Several Weeks, It I , Now Bclieyd Cost of Koad Estimated nt About $1300 a , nine, jjtciuclinK liradintf, Uraveling and Installing Lulverts. C ove canie to Ln Grando yes' tcrday over 100 strong, with in tentions of returning homo in the evening with a promise from the county court that a road passable tho year 'round will be built this year. When they went home they hud as surance that within about 10 days grading oT tho road be tween Union and Cove will be under wayJtho co-operation of Union Hurt Cove making possi blc this decision of the county court to get work started im mediately. The decision to build this road im mediately does not, by any moans, af fect the building of the Ln Ornndc Covc road, but moans that Covo is to havo a passable road At tho earliest possiblo moment, only a gravel road now, but later, when the roud to La Grande is built, thero Is a strong pos sibility that a paved road will bo built immediately. Tho proposed road will bo about 8 miles in length.. Tho Covo people agreed to do $2,000 worth of work on ;tho road, while tho Union people i agreed to do $1250 worth of work on I tho raid. Ono mile Is now rocker, so that the county will havo only ubout I M miles to gvndo and gravel. ( Low font Estimated. The cost of tho road is estimated at about $1:100 a mile. This includes grading, graveling and Installing cul verts. Representatives from both Cove and Union wore at the meeting of the court yesterday when the agreement was made. County Commissioner J. F. Hutch inson declared this morning that more road work will he done in Union coun- ity this year man will prooiuiy be iloiic again in many years, during uny !..- . U..l 1.. ... 1.. iU mi: yi-m. in n 1", umiv un mv t'igin anil Mimennc i.reeK market roads and for several weeks u crew has been working near Union on a small pieco of road. Many Contracts to He Let At the next meeting of tho stain highway commission, in Mo, v. it is bc- n .i .1... 1,1.1. : 1 L..t . h. ncveil mat mils will lie openen on ine ti... t ..I.- 1,..: 11 ..F ,U. ,11.1 ii'il. 1, inr-u moil unn ui Hie iiu Oi egim Trail, on I 'fi miles of paving through the city of Union and on the ... gravelling of the Union-North I'ow ,, der section. It is possible, however, ... 'that the paving through the city of .j. itlnion will be let a month Inter as it. .j. j might not be possible to get the speci .1. jfications and plans ready in. time. u:ii.;.. ...... .......i.., 11 iu i...iiua.i that, work on the Klgin-Minnm road will tin- rMiiruMl. 1 hi contract vn h'L lust July ami the enn tractor h'ts Vent )uh homlti up ko thnt it could no Iw rc ht. 1 hi Hniount for which this conlmct wiik Irt in $H4,0()0, The mut (pr wan rloliiypd Hwaitiiiff a ilrciKioit of Oip ttp to financp thft projpft, ;tiikinif itn pny from thn county In bowlM for that purl of tho work ttic county ih to pay for. i It !h hIko pxpprtcH th t work on 'On road from hnn to Kamcla will hotfin within Im than It') dnyH. 'nun work will he donp in two wctum-i, thf contrActs for which wpre let Wcdnci- Jay hv the ittate hinhwny commissi ut a prir much below Uin CHtimutc of tho ' utaUi hiehway ruKhu'era. The jph-cp of road nlonjf tin rouln fro(r i I Oandp to Ililard, (i.!t niilfj in U'nalh will f cnide liy Kojctli; nd Wintt-r for $:tH.Mtu. Tho fiKunj o') thin rontrnct wfre prroncously rnport rd fn prrm dispatchH ye-itcrlay as Thf KamclH-Hilirard filrctch will hr radfd Uy Klliott and Scrotririn for 5I72.07K. Thin fifitre i.- $1!'J Tower Iban that bid. by tho nvmivM compirt it.orthp ijhuwr firm, which bid S17l?, 277. Tho biddintr on thin sp'ion ox well a, on othorn whh very tccn nnd I'ontraetorn fitrurpd cAt to a pretty 'rhino fiitiiri. juditijr frnm thn bid. (.Thin niu of gradift? is '12.75 nlea in liHftTi, Cory ail. I AfcukulH I'OIITI.A!), AprlJ 8. The Joeiil mrkct rept ku"o cattle, euk. lK. sheep, ex a a, and butler, steady. Weal lor ''urecat Tonight and Ttaturday, fair, warm - er in the eastern portion othe stutt n Saturday. LltOl frosts In the morning, - i . 5 ARE SCHEDULED LOCAL niCII SCHOOL IS TO HAVIi MANY CDNTES A, BUSY SEASON. I Penlhnlon Will De Held at the Fair ! (i rounds Tomorrow, Contestants , Being Men Now Out For Track Tho schedule of tho track team of , the La Ornndo high school hai taken on definite shape within the laat ' ' week mid something ia promised for every Snturdny from now until the Annual Knstcrn Oregon Moot,- which will be held ut Union on May 14, Tomorrow tho local team will stage ' ii penthalon nt tho fair grounds start ing promptly nt 2 o'clock. Although tho pcnthulon is something new to the j followers of truck and field sport of this city, it should prove very inter esting to them duo tb the wide var- i ' iety of events. Tho versatile athlete ; will havo tho decided advantage over his competitors as tho 100-yard dash, javelin throw, hroad jump, shot put, ' and mile run are tho events that ap pear on tho program and oich man must compete In each event II nls score is to count. ' On Saturday the 10th tho annual' class meet will settlo tho dispute as , to which class will curvo their numer- ' al on the Faculty Cup. Union cornea hero for a duul meet on tho 2.1 rd and tho local team goes to Pendleton oil the SOth to try for honors thoro. On tho 7th of May. tho Baker- team will put in tholr nppenranco here to en- dcuvor to iepe.it their win of last season. ' Captain Thciscn is leading a team that is just as determined that La - Grande shall hive tho turgor score at the end. (In May Mth, Union will he the meeea to settlo thn champion- shin of the pustern part of the state. Forty men arc turning? out regular ly and, aeiording to Ivirl Koytiolds, -there is Bonio promising material to . ho found among them. Almost an entirely new team must be built up this year, hut with the right kind or support La Gnindn expects to carry off moro than her shnro of tho prizes. l.VCKIM AfTMIIKK TO UK AT .lljlill Ht'llfX)!, Home I Ine Talent ltrpreent la Ihn Progi-mit of fho Ijellor'lJght ! opera Company LIGHT OPERA T0MDHH1 The Letter Light Opera company, will appear hero tomorrow evening ' nt Urn hlKh school auditorium In a , uinnher of selections from classical 'and popular llKht opera. A modern Unlit opera, "Thn Philosopher and the Lady," will also be put on by the rompauy, which ranks very high. This company will appear here un der the nuspUea of the local lyceum buresu In a post-season - number which was decided on In order to raise funds for. taklim up the defi cit of tho course, llecausa of the eo-operatloii of tho t:illsoo-Whlto lycmivi' bureau It will bo possible to put this number on for a' popular price of 50 cents, tlio usual price for the company's program being from f l.Gil l la.UI). . All of tho numbers presented will be glvoii lit costume. Afalr idea of the entertainment that La t-ands ; Jneplo havo In stirn for hem to- , inorow evening can bo gained by Rlaiicing over the program wljlch includes fleelions from the follow Inm ' Iho Mikado," "La loheme ' "Kohln Hood," and "II Trovatoro." Thn company Includes e follow intr sixers: ILu'-l liuutl, eon trufto.ean artist of riccgiionaj abll- otv and for some years soloist in tha 'irnt Congregational Churrfe c BX- Mocioiw w. Ai-nrina v;ook, soprano. 0a a voire of remarkable purity 0 and OlexliiilOy, 8ho was presented IT lnunuea oo lags .), 1 O t? ' 1 . I
