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About Malheur enterprise. (Vale, Or.) 1909-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 29, 1914)
.'i !? ; i : t Start a Savings Account for the Baby PARENTS who will open an account of $1.00 or more lor babies entered at the Better Babies Contest we will also contribute $1.00 to each account. This account must be opened tor one year or more, as our contri bution is made for encouraging thrift and saving qualities in the children of Malheur County. 5 per cent interest will be paid on this account semi-annually. UNITED STATES NATIONAL BANK VALE, OREGON School Department J Umkr Direction of FAY CLARK, County School Superintendent J-4.4 I C1 into home for the Manual-Train- injr department and gymnasium. This iH a derided improvement over the old plan of having the Manual-Training work done in the mime building where classes are being conducted. INTERESTING STATISTICS OF SCHOOLS STATE APPORTIONMENT Amounts Received and Ex pended, Grades of Teach ers, Number of Students and Other Important information. According to the reportn made by the various district, clerks, the total amount Hpent in maintaining the schools of Malheur County during the year 11(13-14 was $K:i,Ji:iG.(i3. The total amount received by the districts was $118,173.47, leaving a balance on hand of $34,63(.84. This docs not include the County library apportionment of $1,()(K). s There were 98 teachers employed in the schools, of whom 6 hold life certifi cates, 13 Hvc-year certificates and .r8 are teaching on one-year papers. The census shows that there were 3013 pupils of school Bge in the county Nov. 25, 1914, 1600 boys and 1413 girls. Of this number 2393 were enrolled in Hchool last year. The number of organized districts in the county is 57. The number report ing is 54. In these 51 districts there were 95 school rooms in operation. The amount of State funds appor tioned to Malheur County for the com ing year is $5571.05. This will mean an apportionment of $1.85 per pupil. STANDARDIZATION Those who wish to know more about the standardization requirement de manding three features of play appar atus may secure the new Recreation Manual, published by the State De partment, by writing to the county of fice. These features of play apparatus are easily constructed and will do more toward solving play-ground discipline than anything yet suggested. THE PARENT-TEACHERS ASSOCIATIONS NEWS OF THE SCHOOLS OF VALE ' The Vale schools will open Sept. 8th. Twelve teachers have been employed for the coming year. A number of im provements are being made on the two school buildings. Three new rooms are being finished in the brick building and the stone budding is being convert- The Oregon Congress of Mothers and I'arent-Tcacher association extends a cordial greeting to the teachers and parents of Oregon. We want to serve you and to give you an opportunity to serve us. We want you to tell us what things of value are being done in your community. If you have a Parent-Teacher association in your school, we want to help you with your pro grams, and suggestions on the prob lems that confront you in your school. If you have not such an organization we want to help you form one. Write us at the headquarters of the Mothers Congress, 551 Court House, Portland, Oregon. Yours in the joy of service, Akistknk N. Fki.ts, President, Oregon Congress of Mothers. GENERAL FRENCH r ' i 6 f . t ' "k---"'.. : General French, commander-in-chief of the British troops now aiding the French and Belqians. PROMISE POLAND AUTONOMY Russia Promises Religious Freedom and Restoration of Polish Tongue. St. Petersburg. The czar has issu ed a proclamation confirming the Grand Duke Nicholas1 promise to re store the ancient kingdom of Poland, if the Russian, German and Austrian Poles would stand by Russia in the present war. Polish autonomy would bo re-established, the czar guaranteed, and all former principalities would he reunited under a lieutenant governor to be named by himself. Thn people, h" added, would be granted territorial int'-Rrity. local au tonomy, religious freedom and would be unhampered in the use of the Pol ish tongue. Fruit Statistics Sought. Albany. Gathering accurate utatls tics of Oregon's annual fruit crop is being planned by the state board of horticulture. E. C. Roberts, of Leban on, president of the board, says that the board hopes to outline a system that will aid it to discover and rem edy causes for poor fruit yields. The plan is being tried this year for the first time in Polk county. French Sink Two Austrian Warships. London. A dispatch from N'ish, Ser via, says: "A naval battle between French and Austrian warships began off nudua, Austria, in the Adriatic, at 9 o'clock Sunday. The French squad ron, coming from the southwest, at tacked the Austrian warships. Two Austrian Ironclads were sunk, one was set on fire and a fourth fled north ward toward Cattaro. The fight last ed more than an hour." the elated Extension Bill Pleases. ti..t-iuinn The people of Fi.iHtilla project are greatly over the final passage of (he 20-year extension bill that has been signed by the president. This new law gives the settler 20 years without Interest to pay his wa ter right charges to the government. The payments are also made small In the beginning. Douglas Invests Million In Autos. Rosehurg According to figures compiled here, Douglas county citi zens have invested more than $1,000, 000 in an'- 'obiles In the last seven years. T. does not include many cars which were purchased by parties who subsequently located in this section. n 1 o) D) GOING OUT OF BUSINESS ! For Sept. 3, 4, and 5, During the Carnival, we have the following to offer. The balance of our Suits at 50c on the Dollar, sizes and prices as follows: One suit, size 35, regular price $15.00, this sale $7.50 One suit, size 36, " 16.50 " 8.25 Two suits, size 38 " 16.50 " 8.25 One suit, size 35 " 18.50 " 9.25 One suit, size 36 " 19.00 " 9.50 Two suits, size 40 " 18.00 " 9.00 One suit, size 42 " 18.50 " 9.25 One suit, size 39 " 18.50 " 9.25 Two suits, size 37 " 20.50 " 11.25 12 Styleplus suits, the same price the world over, reg ular price 17.00, at this sale 8.50 Following are the sizes we have left in Styleplus: One 42, five 40's, one 38, three 36's, and two 37's, Two corduroy suits, sizes 39 and 40, regular price 12.50, this sale 6.25 Similac Carnival Bargains in every line in the house. Be sura and visit THE HUB while in town, you will find what you want at the price you like. DIGESTER TANKAGE Made by the UNION MEAT CO., North PorUdOrT Now on Sale in Vale Whether you raise three hogs or three hundred you cannot afford to overlook this famous hog food Read what J. M. Fruitts, of Joseph, Ore. says: about Digester Tankage: u Joseph. Oregon, Mar. 45 UNION MEAT CO. 1 9 1 4 North Portland, Oregon. Dear Sir: In reference to the results obtained from your Digester Tankage; I have found it to be a profitable nnd satin factory feed. It has no superior as a feed for brood sows" Its high percentage of protein makes it a great developer for the unborn pigs. It makes strong boned pigs with nice glossy coats In the show ring it has no equal to my judgment. During the past winter I have fed tankage to my young pigs and have never met with greater success. Yours truly, (Signed) J. M. Fkuitts Digester Tankage is made from fresh, whole some pieces of meat. It develops bone and muscle and makes pigs grow. Endorsed by all the leading Agricultural Experiment Stations and by the best breeders and feeders in every state. It's a meal in form, fed wet or dry, mixed with other foods. Digester Tankage can be purchased from our store. We have bought this hog food in large shipments and can give you the benefit of this sav ing in freight, Place your order with us now. Interior Warehouse Co. VALE, OREGON BRIEF WAR NEWS that There are persistent rumors Italy will join the triple entente. A dispatch from Rome says the Montenegrin troops, aided by the in habitants of Herzegovina, are success .'ully invading Austria, whose block ade of the Montenegrin coast has prac ticiilly ceased. The reported purchase of the Ger man cruisers Goeben and Dreslau by Turkey for $20,000,000 has been made pihe occasion of action by the British, French, Belgian and Russian allies, which call Turkey's attention to her duty ns a neutral. Stem measures are being resorted to in Germany to compel military serv ice, according to a dispatch via Lon don. It is reported that Dr. Karl Lieb knecht, the famous German socialist leader, has been shot to death for refusing to join the army. Oth-r nations threaten to become involved. Germany Is credited with a plan i reach St. Petersburg by way of Fii land and to have armed Finns for u; rising. Italy has mobilized 250.- n.en on the Swiss and Austrian 000 f m 1? "ana 1 14.90 4.90 EYES! EYES! During the three days of the Grand Carnival, I will properly fit lenses and give the best gold filled mountings for $-1.90. All work thoroughly guaran teed. M. II. Doolitlle. EYES! EYES! OREGON NEWS NOTES OF GENERAUNTEREST Events Occurring Throughout the State During the Past Week. 4.90 Apple Packers Trained. Mood lilxer. ItefciniiliiK the second week in September, the annual pack- ins scnooi oi tne Apple Growers as sociation will hold its sessions. A portion of the bin warehouse of the iissoeiatlon will be fitted with packing tables and expert puckers will l-i.'.triict the amateurs, who will come from all parti of the mid Co lumbia district. The annual puckinn school are al wa well attended. Many of the growers of the vmIIcv, whone orchard are i'oiulnit Into bearlm:, attend ith ' ihclr and finillie to learn th Liter i mi tlimU of packtnM rai l U ely I he li lie, width will MMiil be in.ilur luii u I'urcciusr nome or its steamsnips in American waters, valued ut $'0(00 000. costly Imbler HreT La Grande. The mill, elevator mid warehouse, together with 70.0ml bush els of wheat and IIOOO barrels of flour belonging to the lnihler Flouring Mill i K,','a, waterway becomes ' free PANAMA CANAUS OPEN Vessels of Warring Nations Must Pass Without Halting. Washington. With the passage through the Panama canal of the war department steamship Aneon, the anil frontiers and is holding the passes of the Alps. The government of Holland has officially given the French gov ernment renewed assurances of neu trality and its intentions to make this neutrality respected. Sixty thousand Dutch troops are on the line of the frontier and large areas of land have been flooded. The first dispatch direct from Ber lin uncensored by the authorities of the nations at war with Germany was received by the Associated Press through the medium of the Gold schmidt Wireless company's station at Tuckerton, N. J. The message con tained the important information that during the fighting at Mulhausen con siderably more than 1000 French of ficers and soldiers were taken prison ers by the Germans, who also captured four cannon, while in another fight with the French at the border of Lor raine, further to the north, the Ger mans also took 1000 prisoners. The beginning of the third week of the great Kuropean conflict found scarcely a German soldier in France. That Is regarded as a most significant fact in the military situation. ABide from the attempt to capture the forts around Liege, the fighting is regarded as merely preliminary a"ndmo8tiy"bn post affairs, with the French and Bel gians disputing every inch of the ground. That the Germans are forcing their way through Belgium is indicated by the Brussels report that German cav alry is approaching the Belgian cap) tal, that measures for the defense of Brussels are being hastened and that the seat of government has been re moved to Antwerp. The royal family has left the city. The French- war office announces its troops have occupied the town of Schirmeck, in Alsace, and that it cap tured several important pieces of ar tillery. It says French troops have taken the heights to the north of the Alsatian frontier, in German territory, ana tne French line now passes through Abreehevillier, Lorquin, Azou- dange and Marsal. 1 lie German emperor, t lie crown prince and two other imperial princes are at the great fortress of Mainz, The emperor's departure from Berlin for the front has evoked enthusiasm in the German capital. Apparently the Germans' plan of campaign has so far miscarried that Ihey are eight or ten days behindhand In the design of smashing France by two or three terrific and immediate blows. The meeting of these reconnoiterlng parties In force has resulted in severe fiehtine. In which, according to French and German official accounts, the allies scored further successes. Strong French forces are now in Dossession of all the nassps of the Vosges mountains, from the west, as far as thoBe leading down to Colinar. nepresentatlve Sinnott's bill, pre viously passed by the house, permit ting homestead entrymen to divide, their five, months' nnnual leave of absence from their land into two per iods, passed the senate. Under the existine law the homesteader must take his leave in one continuous per lod. When the cadet regiment of the agricultural college visits the Panama Pacific exposition at San Francisco next fall It will be in the high classifi cation known as class C. This is a technical rating adopted by the war department to designate those cadet regiments in wbich military interest and proficiency la very hleh. onii-any, at Imbler, 15 miles norlh east of here, were deslroed by fire Sunday morning, causing a losr. of 11 25.000, about half of which is rov red by Insurance. 4. 90 Girls of 16 Di in Creek. Marshfield era Harry and May Willey, two girls of 16, were drowned in u creek at Brewster valley. They were bathing in a small stream and got lie) oild their depth. Chloroform Kills Girl. SalemMlsa Mem Smith. 15, daughter of Mrs. O. G Smith, died from the effect of an anaesthetic nlv en for an opemilou for tonsilitls in the oKice of r II. I'lemeiits open to the vessels of commerce and!? war of all nations on terms of entire! J equality," in accordance wtth the pro ! visions of the Hay Paunrefoie treaty. Vessels drawing not more than SO feet of water may now make the pas sage. It would be possible to put the big American dreadnoughts through 1 at any time. 4 Any of the foreign warships now in ihe Atlantic and Pacific waters could ' t also make the trip. Kxcei.t in cas i of absolute "urin Ol Del- ' hgerents must make uninterrupted passage through tb,e canal. They may ! not real, revictusl or embark or dis ' r.n.mr troops In the csnal rone. I ' TRADERS DA Y For September 5 only I will sell Lard at Pure Home Rendered I mttftttHMMmmmmmMiM mm tnt Hiii'liurg Anifiuiii Vis rer N ik II, r iUiiiliMg i,,4 I l all lllif l.tutil Sl.Uiilwul. i i' i i' M I "in It r i mi U i ", ii i 'it I Artilleryman Are duty. Knsibuiti Melllliers ot the hn- ouip.iii), riMH nitHI. n, ho luir . I' n m l- lt lii uu pail in the j Ol l.Hll lllif ( Ullipt I ll ll i Hi l4 ' rm on i i Ut itni. me nuking dill) in ptliitloM for ffi,t Double Csieorttion u ri4. Grant Pass - ;rania l'UH ,0 b.ne,iblg double, Hfbntu,,,, hf,eatl, Hi V tLL.r. ill , w . . ' "t-l'itinir ; , Uiir j ' ""..'ieuo.t ut in (i it j, I f,i I I II lllll.a. I Mil. I .1. . .. . " in i imr t, 12c per I Only one 10-lb pail or less ii to each customer City Meat Market A. II. (IIDSTI'lt. IW. '"MMIOlHlMMiHMmt!HjiHMHMMUtl