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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 23, 1924)
r v. ; iaud. Thursday, October 23, 1924. THE IiA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER PAGE SEVEN NCIENT SHIP IS SALVAGED opper r astenings im mersed vv xears Yet They Show No Corrosion. MONTKBEY. Cal.,. (AT) Tin- listoric J'YtnL-h lou Natalia, Haiti liavtt vvm the vewmi on which Naimlcan escaped from exile on biu Island of Klba In lSlfi, wuh cIiik from tlx; surf sands of Montcn-y fe;iy hero recently. i'artH of the ,ld craft were kuivukcu lor niu- urn purposes. or the third (him In the last 2f. lira I lie tides hud exposed tin liulk. ut least what the waters of fc'-arly 10 years had left of it, und II. J- l.eppert, a hlacksinit h, took Iviiiitagu of the opportunity. AVHtlinfT out into the water he saw hat the nuntls slowly were eover- ng the tiinliers nnd realized that y inorninff there, prohahiy would iut he a trace, of the vessel in irht. Hu returned to tiis shop. irot a jackscrew and a crowhar and ir n listed the aid of t hrvti friends. frrhe four men worked until nearly nidnUcht. with the IiIkIi tide about Mhelr shoulders and necks, before it hey succeeded in forcing loose the Icakwood stumps of the Natalie. . Finally they assembled on the 'lwacll eleven "knees." fmir larpe timbers, 13 copper hulls, and smaller parts of the vessel. A re markable feature was the perfect jf preservation of the copper bolts, which showeu no sius oi corrosion after the tides of a century had washed them. The men reported that other portions of the Natalie were too deeply embedded to be removed. The Natalie was blown ashore hero In 1 Jilt's when the crew, a minx of smuKKlers from Mexico, aban doned her to attend a t'ascarone ball at Monterey. As the crew danced at the old Spanish fiesta, a storm aroso and the vessel was beached. She. was s"tfteUehlly dismantled and part of her timber was used to build the Abroffo house in Mon terey. Her bow is in the M. II. de Young Memorial museum in Gold en Oato I'urk. Han l-'runciHUO. Eddie". Sticks on in StocbYards - Uj . - U iers. an auditorium und a gymna sium, all of which aru cHcullul to tho new system. The branch li brary 1h ava liable, in tho next block, to the school. ( The only drawback to tho In st allul Ion of t he system In St . Johns would bu the necessity for rfoing buck and; forth between the Williams school and the James Johns school, a distance of about two blocks. The upper grades are housed at James Jo tin and t ho lower grades In Williams. The gymnasium, auditorium und sew ing rooms are at James John and tho library closer to thu other school. Letters Now Mm (Quickly lletwet.. Tokiu and Uuihiim Tho Prince of Wales may have difficulty remaining astride a Irorse "baclt In Croat Britain but during his visit to the Chicago stock yards Kdward 1 David Windsor showed them he could stick onf The man on the prince's 1 lit lit la Louis F. Swift, whose guest the prince was during bia 17-bow - -iMw in Chic"" Portland Favors New Platoon School Plan That the platoon system, wliii-li l.-cllnB " fir chief und iissistiints. 1 Dealers Offer Crown For Sale in London LONDON (AT). Tim mulket fop coronctH Is not whut it uHetl to hp in Knirlnnu. IteponiiiK in u Muyrnir untltiuary'H shop it u perfecllnc; good one wuilillf? to he restored to Itn rlirhtftil own er, or bo under .tho luiimuor to thu highest hidden nltliouKli neither seems liki'ly to appear. TIllM particular 1I ci: ut nil hut uhuolete lieaditeur Jin m had u slruim-e history und Iiuh heeli wild niu) resold Ijy nil sorts or !lo. many of whom didn't even Know that it was u coronet. Ha pres ent owner hud it from u man who offered it for milu us a "po tato linK." a product of tin. old Irish Boldainitha of the seven teenth century und curlier. Hut when it wuh polished up it. was found to he a sample of the work of 1'uul rilorr, tiieKieat- eit London Boldsmilh of the lust century, and tho hall mark allows that It undoubtedly was made lor the coronation of Kim," Ooiue JV. At tho coronation of the lale KIiib Edward fully two-thirds of tile peers present were without coronets. 'J'lie war also has In tervened. briiiBlnB Krealer deinoc rary In the manners and the ex ercise of their preioKulivea hy peers. ' Tli late Lord A).lesluiy of "1'eliean Cluh" memories, once confessed that one of his first acts when he came Into the rum lly possessions was to pawn the ancestral coronet, and he never look, tho trouble to redeem II. W'lial on earth do I want with a coronet?" ho uaed to ask. known In Ja Grande this year. ia meetiiiK with favor in l'orlland may ho asaured by tho two follow ing atoriea, clipped from Ihe Port land Telegram, dated September lllth und October 13th, respectively: KnM re approval of the platoon school system, as In operation at tho new Ituckman school, was ex pressed by T. J. Gary, principal, after two weeks under thu room saving system. Thirty-two classes are accommodated in twenty-seven rooms, which would he Impossible under the present l'orlland system. Youngsters take turns using the the class rooms. One class Is play ing outdoors wiillo another studies and a third is reciting In the audi torium. An extru gymnasium teacher lias been added, und each class lakes a turn In the gym. Another Innovation Is the book room, where Miss Kinerol Slacy su pervises the reading of each class during one period a week. She recommends, and furnish is books, teaches the children how to use and judge a book and offers an intensive course in llbrnry meth ods, Kugllsh literature and ihe ap preciation of poetry, all in one. Kach class takes a turn In the auditorium about four days a week with public speaking, reading, en tertaining und thu pursuit of poli tics - , ' ' ' . ' We have class elections here." said Mr. (lary. "We let them cam paign and each nominee lias to make II speeeh. 'Tills week we II re TOKIO Al'). After a suspen sion of seven years, dating from the Holshevlk revolution in 1917. rapid mail service between Japan and Kiiropo by way of Siberia has been resumed with the di-t-patch of mails from ' Thu ruga fo Vladivostok, on their way to l-lu:-- ope. The reopened Siberian route will convey mails from Tokio lo London lu 2 1 days, to 1'aris in 1 days and Uerlin in IK days At the samo time normal mail service between Japan and Vladi-1 vostok, s ispended since early this spring when the Russian authori ties refused lo receive mail from Japan has been resumed. Furniture Fakes Are "Planted" in Homes LONDON (Ah. Of tho mak ing of many different kinds of fakes there seems to be 'no end. There have been faked pictures ever sineo artists first begun to use paints. There are so many faked Itembrundts In existence phut few prospective purchasers will complete a deal for one of the great Dutchman's works with out consulting an expert, .lust now an unusually active business In . faked furniture Is reported. "This Is an age or faked furni ture." said tho proprietor of a West Knd gallery. "One comes across It everywhere. It Is cer tainly more plentiful than genu ine furniture, "Most of It is sold In the first place for what It Is, accurate Im itation, but later U cornea Into the market In the ordlnury way to be sold as the real thing. Rome of the modern faking of Jacob ean furniture Is so good that It frequently deceives experts. The number of Tudor tables which are on the market Is enormouj. There Is about one for every six houses of Tudor days. Of courso, most of them are clever fakes," A favorite device of the mak ers just nqw Is to plant their reproductions, caref Jlly matured and dust-covered. In rural Kng lish homes, where they are eag erly snapped up by unsuspecting purchasers who go through tht countryside looking for antiques Sid Barbarian Given Decision at Detroit DETRIOT (AP) Sid Barbarian of Detroit was given tho Judges' decision over Nato Goldman, Phila delphia lightweight. In a slow If lie advertises It, ho know It's good! m JThe rich. f West CrOastDaiuevUiLhi We even hud a recall last week, when the class elected a boy who was later accused of using bad language on the school ' grounds. The class promptly recalled him and he took It like a man, loo. "Wo uns filled to capacity now. Tho popularity of this method is attested by the number of outside pupils who apply to me lor en trance in this school. i "On the whole, wy think the new system is going to work out very well Indeed. It will save the city much in buildings when we can Increase our capacity lo this extent, instead of adding five, more rooms to the building. "With a lengthened school day even more pupils could bo accom odated." . i ' i The announcement by Use school board that four schools will be put under the platoon system in I'Yb ruary will give the Williams school In HI. Johns an opportunity to se cure the new-system, provided that all conditions are favorable for Its adoption. , The school board Is Investigating the equipment of tho schools. The principal, the corps of teachers und the eommutiily, with a view to de ciding which four schools will have, tho advantagu of , the new system t , . 1. T, Van Titie. for lin years principal of the Williams 'school, has favored Ihe platoon system j since Its Inception here, '"lie school is equipped with sewing and cook ing rooms, manual training quar- We Offer 50 LOTS 50 At I' rices ami Terms Never Ileforo Given tho Pwpic of Ia (irando llavo you seen tho posters iu our windows? H not, you, sure ly must stop nnd read them, 11 is to your advanlago to como in nnd let us" givu you all of tho information you desire,. Tho lots aro selling. Como In and get yours, from La Grande Investment Company BONDED REAIJTOItS Reliable Agents for Ilulubl . Insurance Oonipnnlefl. (201 Atlanta Are. Mala 7S3 HYATT HOLIER HE AR IN O NEW DEPARTURE BALL PEARIN08 H tfEW DEPARTURE Hyatt and Timkin Connecting Rod and Main Bearings Fan Belts Springs GearH A full lino of Replacement Parts Leighton's Welding & Machine Works (Automotive parts) Those "Delicious" Fancy Pepper Pan Roasts ' Are Now Being Served At- The Silver Grill Trts Tor Aii-omitum- Airanaiil for Niiv. i:t-H MAV TOUK (AP) I'jiinina tions for cerlifleil imlilie. aeeounl iirilH will he helil In 3:1 Klnle's on .oenilier IS-14. They will Riven hy the llonrila of Kxuinlllen" of the slates In quesllon eooperat inu wilh tho American I nl II un- of Aeeonnlant.s. The tesls nre ire h.'ireU by Ihe inslilnle and. when ever deHlrcil. eanclhlate.H may try for utliniHsinn lo the institute Well us Tor stale ileurees tliroimli Ihe one examination. II Is esli hmleil that ll"0 candhlales take k1he eliminations tbl f:ill. I I 1 1 wS Hi tkm4 ' We Am Not Id tho Automobile Uiulnoau HUT VU DU HKlih EDISON MAZDA AUTOMOBILE LAMPS Vou use tliom In your homo why not In your car? Do you carry gparo lamps? Wo furnish a kit tree In which to carry your spare lamps. H.and S. ELECTRIC Thone 393-W. 107 Depot St Used Cars i i o;i ixiixii-; toiium; I IB23 BUCK TOlltl.Mi I IB2I 1-OltK TOI ItlMi I 1021 ooix.i: koaim'i:ii 1 Clll:VllOI,l.T TOIKIMI Will (five a dollar worth o.' ervico for each ilollar at . wliicli wo liuvc tliein priced. SMITH'S GARAGE A New Day in Rural Kitchens The old fashioned belief in the hard lot of ihe country woman has been swept away by this modern Perfection oil range. She can now have gas slovo service willt kerosene quick heat, clean heat, abundant heat, instantly regulated and always dependable. She can also enjoy the additional cook slovc con veniences that city women have ample si.c, plenty of shelf space, a beautiful stove, and one which is simple to operate. The introduction of this finer Perfection oil range has brought $ year 'round ease of city cooking to the. rural kitchen and lifted from woman's shoulders tho hard work of chopping kindling, carrying coal and cleaning out the ashes. The Clfvf.i.an!) Metai. Products Co. (iahlani Hranch, 4jth aa llollii Streeti See your dealer today, lie carries all styles and sizes of rerjecttnns and will be glad lo demonstrate. 33 j n w m t m ill lor !( warmtk. xrhnnvr anil wktmtr II Fr htil rrsulll w Prrfrrlm fkvrit im -j.j-tl..lmi,miirrrfttttmtMHattr. frrictm Stmt. All sljla aid . MOOH f or quirk, abundant hot wattt without gat, gtt a PerftcUon kerostne Water Utattr. HAVE YOU TRIED OUK Cocoa Bread If not, usk your grocer for a louf today. It ntidtes Delicious Toast. Gwilliam's Electric Bakery 10-round bout bore Monday nlglr- ' Rum boat blew up ott the At lantic coast' and didn't hurt halt as many as If It bad landed. If ho adverUoee It, be know It's good I For The Benefit of the Well Dressed Man Wc are pleased o an nounce thai we are in a position to take care of the wants of anyone wishing to be properly fitted in the latest styles of Oxfords and Dress Shoes. We are also prepared to fill the wants of any one desiring good Work Shoes; also Hi-Cuts at moderate prices. The Bootcry Inc 206 Depot Street Fhone Mail 118 "A Paradise for Tired Feet" Home of the Arch-Aid Shoe for Men and Women GRGVER SMITH. Mgr. HUDSON SUPER - SIX COACH For the first time in history , Closed Car Comfort at Exactly Open Car Cost! The easiest-steering and riding HUDSON ever bui; Ledbetter Garage I'MMI Aitama Avvntio , ' ' ASK FOR PURITY BREAD First for Quality La Grande Bakery K. J. McWilliams PURITY BREAD SUPERFINE BREAu Blue Mountain Oregon LUMBER COME AND SEE if wc Iraven'l the very thing you need in the way of lumber supplies Bowman - Hicks Lumber Company MAIN 8 FOR DRY CHAIN AND COX WOOD PHONE MAIN 547 J. L. MUNHALL THU KIND OI'' TIRE DOES NOT oIATTEK All look ullko to us when It comes to vulcanizing. Smooth treud, or non-aklilit, or "brio or cord tires can all bo effectively repaired and mado over by our vul canlzers. Iet us provo this to yoa and suvo you a lot o( tiro money. OIlEflON Tilt 15 A HATTERS CO. 107 I'lr St. Slain Sl IIIUHIS Cfen.CdrrS' 7ieinonahvi; ORDER THAT MONUMENT NOW We have made a pro found study of monument building, and an order placed in our hands is sure to receive faithful, intelli gent execution. We Will Gladly Furnish ,J: Estimate Blue Mountain Marble Granite Company lsoa 8 Are La Grande, Orecoa li1 tjfij la 3V, JJ Oil Cook Stoves and Ovens
