La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, January 18, 1924, Image 7

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Newspaper Page TextFriday, January 18, 1924. THE LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER PAGE SEVEN ATTACK GIRLS II CLOTHING School Principal Wants 'Eight to Forbid Girls ; to Wear See - More Clothes and Sheer Hose By C.KMrr 11. Halm, liitcmiilimiiil Svwh Nrrvku Stuff WJf' t'orrcispomli'iil, ByUAOUHK. N. y. A Ntuto wido caiupulKn to Imn Bhort uleuvwl, ow-necki'U gowni, Hhuer bilk HtuckiiiKH, freak Imlr Btylcs and thn powdtT purr uml lip .alick in the high hcIiooIh hua hwuhk un Uur wuy horo with lr. Mcrton P. Corwln, principal of JmnuHtown Hljrh Hchool, an itH louder. Mr-. Corwln, who outlined his campaign beforo thn concluvit of the AHHociuted Acudomic X'rlnol pala of Now York State, wunts BChool authorities to have, the right to bur girl ntudentH who ure guilty of conspicuous drens und uttire. Tho modern mot hod of clrcsa In theahigh school is one of the gruv eat -problems of tho high nchool principal today, ho maintain. Tho problem, he said, did not origin ate, in the school, rather It was forced upon tho Hchool by condi tions put before tho Rirla by tho motion pictures and the so-called younKfr social set of tho present generation. Uko "IlU1t Life" In most communities, Corwln pointed out, there in n strictly modern younger wt which glories In what it (terms 'Mgh life." Girls of high school uko, only a little younger than many of tho girls in that set, look up to their mode of living and dress and set out to mimic it us closely us possible, ho said, . Kach, trying to outdo tho other, brings tho stylo of dress be yond the bounds of common sense und close to tho point of Indecency Among things Corwln wants kept out of school are silk stock ings. However, ho explains, that doesn't meun that the texture of tho hoso must undergo an examin ation to determine whether it Is silk, cotton, or wool. Tho word fiilk, lie says, Is used to deslgnulo j tho too sheer hoso tho bright- j colored hose worn, us ho suys, to I uttruct uttenlion. j Scrtk-u Is Test - The test, he says, of tho proper dress to be worn by tho schoolgirl Is whether it is worn for service i or uppearunce only. None can possibly claim, ho Buys, that tho lliinsy excuse ior sleeves, the sheer stockings und the low-strupped sandals tiro purchased for ser viceable (tiullticB, Ho inslsta that school authorities have the right to deinund that the girl who comes to school rouged or with face uuuiilurully mado up should be asked to wush her race, ' -1 '" just uh the boy coming with face "Onlioirnrl covered with mud would be ro- UK3bt OCUevtU quested to wash his. In .ftunes town Corwln definitely burred tho bringing of powder puffs und Hp sticks to school. He said Hint if they ure brought in secretly the rule ut leust prevents their use in public. .1 NUKTIC l'OWIHIK (Special) (iiirli Too Costly. A dog belonging to Carl Johnson Too expensive clothes, he be-( was seen running wild the 'other llcves, should be barred from the : morning and by good Juck was school mi well us tt little clothes. I eorncreil and kept in a shed un- ' ' if 'I .kjl -lli jam i KKKKNTINU A SIIAIil' FKONT. Tire V. S. S. MarhlHir.iii Is khou, sliding iluwn (lip ways at launching (lure in Cramp's Hhipyards, I'hila delphlit. airs. Hannah Evans or MarhMipad, Mosft., rlirlslcntHj (I14 mainmulh cruiser which can develop 100,000 horsepower from l(s (nr. bine eiiRlnes. Reports are, though, that she dashed a liotde ol nqtia purx Justi-ad of cluunpaene, against the bow as the cables fell away 1 POWDER HAS II RABIES SCAR E to Have Heen Rabid, Is Shot; North Powder Sure of Baker Project. He believes girls and boys In high school huve u right to at lend clas ses, on an ciual basis with all the other pupils und not bo divided into classes by the stylu of clothes their parents can ufford to buy them, til a man got a gun and killed him. Tho dog was acting strange the night before and was shut up during the night but mado his es cape by breaking a window and getting away. lndir tho present excitement prevailing It is slruhgc 1 In spite of the fnct that Corwln 1 that the dog was not Immediately usks for serviceable dresses, ser- ' killed iusteiid of being to develon viceabU- shoes and stockings and the rabies. Two cows are reported a girls' original complexion in the as having to be shot, belonging to high school, he does not especial-j William Tally and Oliver Tally, ly .advocate the uniform adopted j How many other uulmuls havo by so many schools. Hchool would 1 been bitten cannot be known. Tlic b a dreary place, ho thinks. If ' council has ordered till- dogs to every girl wore a bluo or brown f be muzzled or chained up. I'Yom middy, ho said. j present indications unless this or- f tho high-school authorities In '' is strictly enforoed there will each community would Insist on be more of this dlseuse. As mat th.e common-sense standard of ser- 1 ters stand now there Is no telling vicejibillty. ho says, the girls would 1 what cats and dogs have been in soon work out the problem of at- i ocu!alet trucfive clothes that still conform- ... iV leiegram irom v ongre.sjmnii i Sinnnt stales the fact that the ap- propriation Tor the Maker Irriga- lion project will be sure to go through. This project has been up for years und already two starts GIRL TO COLLEGE :h,lH-f; tt wlllli; that It would ho turned down this timo, but It shows every KNDI.K'I'ON Or. (AIM Mian evidence of tfolng through. The Whltsett of Henulston ' Jwikor projeet will brins intosj ul- plans to put hiTself IhroiiKh col- tiviitlon nnd under irrlBiitlon b lt- with the I nlnn I'ltciflc schol-I thousands of acres of land (hut Is nrsllip of $75 per year plus (hci of the best. It Is tho hill land and iirnfits of her aiilury of 3U colonies! very little alkali is found on this SPOKANE VALLEY WILL FIGHT THE "SILVER LEAF" KI'OKANti, Wash.. A1) i A vigorous cauipaiKii against stiver leaf disease and the leaf roller pest may be instituted throughout the Hpokane valley this year under plans sponsored by the Valley Chamber, of 4'oiiiuieree and in which various orchardists, the dis trict horticultural office und the plant pathology depart men t ol Washington Slate college have united. According to officials of tho Vul loy Chamber arrangements have beeu made with Spokane county commissioners to provide funds with which to conduct u survey of the valley to determine tho extent of the silver leaf Infection. Ir. K. D. Heald of tho Washington Htatn col lege would have charge of the investigations. The proposed plan of combating the menace calls for the formation of several "protection districts" in the valley, each under the supervi sion of a man who will direct the work of removing trees Infected with silver leaf and spraying the remaining trees that show signs of tho leaf roller. Kach district will contain from loot) to lfioo acres.. A small assessment per acre lias been suggested as a means of financing the campaign. According to John B. Wiley, dis trict inspector for the horticultural office, growers are hestltant about spraying their orchards for the leaf roll, when they do not know how many of the trees muy be dead from the silver leaf Infection, lie said Immediate action was nec essary. - FLOYD D. MOORE WILL RUN FOR SECRETARYSHIP SALKM. Or, It whs reported hero that Kloyd 1. Moore, county clerk of I'olk .'county, will be a candidate for secretary of slate at the republican primary , election next May. Mr. Mourn in president of the Oregon County Clerks asso ciation. He was hero yesterday conferring with the county judges and commissioners. Although lie did not malic any difinite nnnoumeinent regarding his future political aspirations while In Hulcnt, persons with whom he tulked said it wns evident lie desired to enler the content tor tho secretaryship. Iln has lived in Oregon more than -Hi years and Is now serving his second term as county clork la Polk county Other persons mentioned In con nection with the race for ecret&ry of state are Bam A. Koaer, Incum bent; A. H. Lea. former secretary of the state fair board, and Carl D. Shoemaker, secretary of the state fish commission. It was said that Mr. Shoemaker In a recont conversation with Mr. Hosier denied that he has any ln lentlou of making tho race. t , liOMM STOCK EXCnAJWK WIMj. llAVU COAT OF AKMH LONDON. (AD After having been In existence for. 180 years, th London Stock Exchange has real ized that it Is just as Important as most of the othor great city cor porations wit ion huvu their coats of arms so the trustees and mana gers have decided that tho Stock Mxchsngo shall have a coat of rm all to Itself. ' " The Collet of Heralds has sub mitted design to the authorities and should this be approved the great borgmlning house In Throg morton Street will have ' its own heraldic insignia. British to Experiment With Aero Engine Using Crude OH LONDON, AP) Experiments are shortly to be made, and big developments expected, in tho seml-dlesel type of aero engine which burns crude oil. Tests wero made recently with a 600 horse power engine with six cylinders which ran ' on crude oil, and now another erude-oll engine Is In the experimental design stage at Shore ; hara, ;)' . 'ihe Air Ministry Is anxious to develop this type, and the newly formed 16,000,000 Air : Transport. Company has tins sama. object In view. cd to the standurds of decency, SCHOLARSHIP AND BEES WILL SEND I'KN Gladys of bees. kind of land. This land does not The uward was given her by the ' winy iro.-n nKe railway company for her showing 'ow,r und hence can raise in Mm linvM nm ifi rls e u i work J . v e,.. n.r for the past yeur. while the bee colonies were presented to her by her father. She plans on enter ing Oregon Agricultural college in the full of rj25. i fuls that cannot be raised clse- where. It is reported that tho hill land Is good for lettuce and this seems to be one of the coming money makers for this section. Tho foil experts will soon bo hero to test the ground. Xortli Powder Lodge, No. 88. I. O. O. installed their officers for tiie ensuing year ut their regular meeting. They were Charles Iirent, X. C.:; 1'itrley Newman. V." O.f Italpii Hutchinson, Secretary: ' friHRultv Increases Hi Ireland IH UI.IN. (AP) Tho problem of the lnsune In Ireland Is de manding uttenlion. In lsfil with u population of fl,52,3S there were U.HKO persons certified as Insane. In 11)21 with u population of 4,3yo.,M,o there ; John M. Gilklnson, Treasurer, and were 25,4 ;S7 lunaiies. i no propur tiun of Insane to the total popula tion has Increased in 70 years from 1 in C&7 to 1 In 154. It Is believed however, that the comparison Is less serious thun It looks and that some part oi in Increase, though 'eliapllu not all or it. Is due to more string ent modern methods of estimating Insanity for statistical purposes. Conductor; Klliot Mullory. .Ward en; I.. .1. Graffe. I:. H. N. o.; Mark Gilklnson, U S. N. G.; James ltiggs It. S. V. Ci.; Oscar Gorhain. L. H. V. C.; Kloyd Hobbs, It. S. 8.; Wil liam Oallon. L. H. R; Harry Hlat-r. George Myles, f. G. H. K.. nnd A. Hlevens O. G. The offi cers w re installed by district Fe puty Grand Marshall Uen F. Kv- an. I The Masons enjoyed one of their i social evenings on Thursday eve ! ning. I'ive tables at "6oo was the ; main feature, with Mr. and Mrs. i Chris K. Johnson w inning the high icore. Before adjourning a lunch school ulso has two tuums. One is made up of boys from the fresh man class and the other Is boys from thn other grades. Tho two teams met on Friday night, and tho frcshtcu wero beaten, although they put up a splendid fight. On Thursday night of next week the high school team will moot the team from Muddy Creck. and: .the, town will meet tho town team from Huntington on Haturday night. The gumeH prumlHO to be quick und snappy und If fallhlul practice spells unythtng both teams will be ublu to give a good account of themselves. Thre treasurer and recorder re port (hat the city will be out of debt in , twelve months more ex cept the bonded Indebtedness. One of the water debts will be taken up and It Is planned to take up another If It can possible be done. It. K. Williams bus asked for a reduction of the license of the pool hulls, which ut present pay $ 100 per year. The matter was tuken under consideration. Carl H. Forest rom, of Portland, is paying a social and business trip to North Powder. Mr. Forest ro in has lived In North Powder at dif ferent times und has been engaged In business here. He Is now mak ing preparations to move back here and take part in tho manage ment of the store that he has owned ever since he leU to make his homo in Portland. North Pow der people always return no mat ter how far away they get. H. L. Kekelberry left the first of Ihe week for his old homo in Derby, Iowa. Ho will visit his mo ther und several brothers that live in nnd around Herby. It has been a long time since he has been in his homo town and. Mr. Kekelbcrry Is anticipating a good time .with friends and relatives. Mrs. Andrew Willis returned froiii Uaker hospital last week af ter being there for several weeks. She Is recovering from an opra tlon and expects to be as well as ever n a short time. Lcona McPheo celebrated her seventh birthday at the home or her parents on Wednesday evening Several littlo friends were pres ent to help enjoy the event and a good time Is reported by the Utile people. Mrs. Herman White has gone to Port land to help her friends Mr. and Mrs. Harry Mondey take care of their mother, Mrs. Martha Hoo ver, who is reported to be critical ly Hi at (hat place. University of Idaho To Have New Building MOSCOW, Idaho. AP Con struction of a new t-'uu.uuu buibl ing on the I'niversiiy or Idaho camptiH. which Is to be devoted' entirety to branches of Ihe sclenc- department, will be started this, 1 spring, probably in April, accord-! Ing to the announcement of tht university's executive committee which recently approved plans for the structure. The science hall will be of thr story design and will be built from plans drawn by Professor Itudolph Weaver, head of the department o architecture at the Institution. Th structure will house th depart ments vt chemistry, agricultural chemistry, botuny. entomology. Tot Milt Is Started. HALK.M. Or. A friendly pro ceeding has been filed in Ihe state supreme court by the Iluth-r & Thompson company, uppcllanls. iut tt,.. eiiv of Ashland to de termine the right of the city to in- na nerved and Everyone declared ; Punt Pathology und bacteriology crease Its water supply by tuKtng , ul.afi.l ini.k. not- water irum """" - withstanding the rights of Ihe Tal-, Ucd in tor" ent Irrigation district to that known b' 4 llUU kUC they hud a goor ne. Two uthl't S were organ - . Tney are of Athbti It was announced. Funds for th' building were! made available through a mill tax' tvy passed by the lutt Kiiou of The high, the slate legislature. January Clearance $1.00 As First Payment Buys $10.(10 Worth of Furniture V- ! i $5.00 As First Payment Buys $50.0.0 Worlli of Furniture I J $10.00 As First Payment Buys $100.00'"' Woilh of Furniture t i The Most Sweeping Price Cutting Event Attempted in Our History. Items Are Here is a Furniture Sale such as Eastern Oregon has nevor seen greater in -extent, broad er in scope and with more im pressive money-saving possibil ities than any we have ever had immeasurably ' greater than any similar event ever known in this section of tho country. If you are think ing or luriushing a room or entire home, the saving you will make at this sale yfll pay sev eral months' rentym your house uhdreds arkedat of lOK!k.M:a.Mm.,u.i.t-,ie.Xr-M XU To huiulicds of folks Mo have bccn; deferring the furnishing of their home or the buying of a single piece, this big Janu ary Event brings retail prices on Carr's Quality Furniture' down to a new low price level. That the careful shopper real izes that Carr's sales offer a genuine opportunity to' save is proven by tremendous ' response this sale has already had. Wo list a few of the many items below that are reduced Ono Third below Carr's "lowest in the city" prices. ne-Hiird mi $2.50 As First Payment Buys $25.30 Worth of Furniture ; I J r-v i $7.50 As First Payment Buys - $75.00 Worth of Furniture Here Jre 15 high-grade RcJBWff?naes in Mahogany and Walnut from Grand Rapids Inn iin'il 111 iiiiil nini1!" 111I1 made ui) of different number of pieces to BUit your-.pailicular requirements. ' If you are antieijiating buying a new l)ed room suite, this sale' affords a wonderful opportunity of securing a high-grade suite at a price less than what you -ordinarily would pay for a cheaper one. Suites that' were $325.00 to $598.00, are now $216.00 to $132.00. ' 9 Dining Room Suites Are Reduced One-Third An assortment of high-grade Grand Rapids Dining Room Suites in all the new periods and finishes to be closed out during th.i January Sale at exactly One-Third Off of Carr's "Lowest in the City" prices. A small deposit will hold any of these until such time as vou are ready for it. Buy now and save One-Third. Suites that were $293.00 to $050.00 are now $195.00 to $433.00. 4 Living Room Suites Are Reduced One-Third These are the finest Living Room Suil.es 0 n our floor, made by Karpen. ' All are 3-piece suites, consisting of davenport, chair and lai;c fireside chair covered with the finest grade of mohair in shades of taupe with rose or gold background. - Karpen construc tion is beyond doubt the best that is possible to put into a living room suite. Suites that were '$185.00 to $740.00 are now $313.00 to $193.00. 25 Chairs for Hall or Living Room One-Third Off Ik-re is an opportunity of securing that odd chair for your hall or living room. An assortment of high-grade chairs such as is seldom seen jn Eastern Oregon high-back cane chairs, others in solid walnut or mahogany with upholstered seats and backs. Chairs that were $37.50 to $120.00 are now $25.00 to $80.00. $15.00 As First Payment ; Buys $150.00 Worth of ',. . Furniture stixaiu.