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1 CROOK COUNTY JOUNAL Page 2 CROOK COUNTY JOURNAL Train and Track. x Gl Y Lafom.kttk, Editor-Proprietor Entered t the poatoffice t Prineville, Oregon, at tecood-claM matter. The Journal nUnil for the best inter est ol Piineville and Croik County. I independent in politics. Published every Thursday afternoon. Trice $1.50 per year, payable in advance. In caoe of cuantreof add res please notify ne at once, giving both old and new address. SAM HILL'S NEW ROAD Sam Hill has laid out a highway straight south from his farm at Mary hill across the state of Oregon, through Prineville to Lakeview, says the Oregon Voter. He claims that his route is freer from winter snows than any other, especially the old road from Bend to Lakeview via Fort Rock, Silver Lake, Summer Lake and Paisley Old settlers in Lake County are making fun of -Mr. Hill's ideas, and Lake County taxpayers are keen ly objecting to the county spending money to improve the road along Mr. Hill's route. Our experience with Sam Hill, based on years of close study of his methods and talk, and based on all the information we have been able to secure concerning him from peo ple who have known him for years, is that his ideas are not to be sneez ed at with ouick contempt. As a rule he'has"aprettyt good'foundation for an'assertio'n,? especially on f actsof ti:"u.. i".,i;tr"Vo"iiAn'u want to be pretty sure of our facts before concluding finally that the set tlers who live on the ground are right. They ought to know what they are talking about they live there, but it always is humanly pos sible that they are actuated some what by local loyalty and a disposi tion to make fun of Sunny Sam. We are not ready to follow Mr. Hill, as we find him so wrapped up in his ideas and himself that his lead ership often proves disastrous, but neither are we ready to chortle with glee because an assertion of his is apparently disproven. We will have to admit, though, that on the face of it, the people who live on the ground seem to have the better of the controversy. Then, too, the road via Fort Rock, Silver Lake and Pais ley has had a lot of money spent on it, it is in excellent condition most of the year, and it passes through an intensely interesting country. CAN'T SELL "EM Forty to fifty carloads of peaches are ripening near Grants Pass. They are in prime condition, but there is no market. Dried peache3 are bringing so low a price that the local growers feel that under the present conditions it will not pay them to install an evaporator.. This situation is repeated in thirty three fruit centers in Oregon and the Pacific Northwest. What are the growers going to do? To tell them what they can't do helps them some, for it keeps them from inventing more money into fail ure, but the bigger question is, what can they do to help themselves, and what can we do to help them? The above from an exchange. We suggest that a few car loads of their fruit be shipped to Central Oregon. LATIN AMERICA IS INVITEDJO CONFER Lansing Asks Representatives of South American States to Discuss Mexico. Washington. The United State has decided to ask the cooperation of South and Central America in the next step to restore "peace to Mexico. The ambassadors from Argentina. Bra lil and Chile and the ministers from Bolivia. Uruguay and Guatemala, have been asked to confer with Secretary Lansing here. While the state department charae terired tho conference as au informal one, the sentiment has been growing among American officials that the next step in the Mexican situation should be one which would meet the approval of the world and should be taken in concert with the nations of Central and South America, even If In the last event the trend should be to ward military action. The conference Is the step President Wilson and the cabinet had in mind when a few weeks ago a statement was issued to the American people on the Mexican situation, and intended for the Information of the Mexican leaders themselves. This statement declared In forceful language that the patience of the United States was be coming exhausted with three years of revolution and chaos, and that unless the Mexican leaders themselves found some way to accommodate their dif ferences, the United States, as Mexi co's next friend and neighbor, would be constrained to decide what means should be employed to restore peace. AMERICAN SAILORS KILLEDJY SNIPERS Washington. Two American blue jackets were killed In an attack by na tives on Port-au-Prince, Haiti, held by Rear-Admiral Caperton with 400 men from the cruiser Washington. The at tacking party was beaten off without having approached closer than the out skirts of the city, and order was main tained In the city itself. No sailors were wounded and the loss of the at tacking force was not reported. The dead are William Gompers, sea man, of Brooklyn, and Cason S. White hurst, ordinary seaman, ot Norfolk, Va. The attack came at 8 o'clock in the evening, the bluejacket battalion bear lng the brunt of the fighting. From the brush, beyond the last houses, snipers opened fire on them. The fire was returned and the attackers driven off but not before Gompers and White hurst had been killed. With the consent of the United States, French marines have been landed at Port-au-Prince. A detach ment from the cruiser Descartes Is now guarding the French legation. VILLA EXECUTES MERCHANTS The Bend Press comes to bat this week with the following: Our friends at Prineville seem to be somewhat pertubed over Bend's quietness in regard to county divison, and just to allay their fears we has ten to inform them that we have given up all idea of division, for Crook is a grand county and we are reluctant to sever the tie that binds so many good neighbors. We like to 6ee these neighbors on our streets, and to encourage them to come often we are going to provide a place for them to do their courting here. JAY II. UPTON Lawyer Office on Court Street formerly occu pied by T. E. J. Duffy Piiuevllle, Ore. Six Put to Death for Refusing to Give Funds to Rebel Leader. El Paso, Tex. The confiscation of the property of merchants doing busi ness in Villa territory and the execu tion of six of 42 Mexican merchants, Imprisoned by the northern leader after a conference at which unsuccess ful efforts were made to raise a forced loan, was reported by persons arriving here from Chihuahua City, where the conference was held. During the con ference it was said General Villa said: "The American government can go to hell if It does not like my actions." Foreign merchants, It was said fur ther, were then ordered to leave th country. Villa is quoted as having charged the merchants with exacting exorbi tant prices for their goods, and is said to have given this as his reason for the confiscation order. The tnteniRttonnl and Great North ern railway, Texas, Is about to spend ft.000,000 for Improvements. In a now type of Interurbnn car the euglne runs at a constant rate, the speed of the car Mug governed by friction drive, which Is applied to each of the eight wheels Independently. Without stopping his trnlu an en gineer can move a lever In his cab and omn a newly devised switch to enable him to enter a siding, the switch auto matically closing when the last car has passed over it The Royal Box. The Prince of Wales, It Is said, after the war will give his atteutlou to agri culture. The kajser Is entitled to wear tho uniform of every regiment tu the Ger man army. Every year the king of Slnm sends a contingent of Siamese scholars to Eng land to be edticnted nt his expense. King Victor Kmmsuuel of Italy Is gretit numismatist and possesses a col lection of over 20,000 coins, which Is until to be the fluent In Europe. Big Strike Cloud Passes. Bridgeport. Conn. With the ratifi cation by the machinists of the agree ment reached between the labor lead ers and the Remington Arms A Am munition company and the Stewart Construction company, the strike at the arms company's plants virtually came to an end. . Short Stories. Luxemburg covers 1,000 n,iinre miles and litis a population of SiiO.OOO. The total circulation of money In the United States last year was $3,419,103. 80S. Uruguay hns suspended speclo pay ments unUI the close of the European war. V '"X German-American Alliance Meets. San Francisco. From all parts of the country delegates arrived here to attend the eighth annual convention of the National German-American Alli ance, which opened Monday. Arizona Drys Win Ruling. Los Angeles. The United States circuit court, sitting en banc, denied application for a temporary Injunction to restrain the state authorities of Arizona from enforcing the prohibition amendment to the constitution. The court held that "near-beer" was alco hol, and its importation into the state was a violation of the state constitu Miss Purola Say 8 : " You'll never know how soft and velvety your face can be un til you use our MARSHMALLOW CREAM!" Full directions with each bottle. Money back if not satisfied. D. P. Adamson & Co. ill Japanese Cabinet Retires. Tokio. The crisis In goverment cir cles brought about by charges of bri bery against Viscount Kanetaka Oura, minister of the interior, led to the en tire cabinet led by Premier Okuma tendering their resignations. Viscount Oura's resignation was pre sented and accepted by the emperor. Oregon Trunk Central Oregon Lines Special Fares For SUMMER TRIPS iFrom Central Oregon Points to the Seashore Resorts, Clatsop Beach, Eastern Cities and the California Expositions Cool, Gay Gearhart and Seaside Clatsop Beach Inexpensive Hotel, Camp and Cottage Accomodatons, Manifold Amuse ments and Surf and Natatori um Bathing. Round trip From Redmond $13.25 Direct or Circuit Routes to Any Point Daily until Sept. 30- Return Limit, October 31. Chicago, direct. $72.50. Minneapolis, St. Paul, Duluth orWinnpeg, $60.00 St. Louis $71.20. New York, $110.00. One way via California with stopover to see Ex positions, at slightly higher rates. Oregon Trunk, North Bank and the Floating Palaces, S. S. "GreatNorth- ern"and "Northern Pacific" Sail ing every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday from Portland, and San Francisco. $40.53 round trpfrom Redmond, includ ing meals and berths on ships. Rail rates same without meals or berths. Ask for Exposition Folder. D. Keller, Agent, Redmond, Do You Know You can buy a new size 16-jewel ELGIN WATCH FOR $5.50 At My Place! Send me $5.50 by mail and I will send you one of my New $5.50 Elgin Watches L. KAMSTRA Prineville, Oregon It Always Pays to Read My Ads DON'T BE SATISFIED. The man who must depend on physi cal strength for a living finds many looking for the same place. He earns as much at 20 years of age as he will at fifty. Young man, profit by these experiences of others. Get a business training and be prepared for the job that pays the salary. Do not let the few dollars you can earn per week, and a little pleasure, keep you from securing the training that will put you in line for the positon. Do not put it off. Make the start to-day. Remember, "Business Education" is the name of the shortest road that leads to the "City of Fortune". Write The Dalles Business College for full information'about your start. The following is the coarses taught and the rates. COMMERCIAL Bookkeeping Business Correspondence Ri.pid Calculation Business Law Penmanship Business Methods Salesmanship Business Arithmetic Should be completed in sixjmonths SHORTHAND Gregg Shorthand Spelling Business English Legal Work Touch Typewriting Penmanship Office Practice Filing Requires four to six months to complete. WHAT IT COSTS Tuition payable in advance DAY SCHOOL One month $15.00 Three months 40.00 Six months 75.00 Twelve months 125.00 NIGHT SCHOOL One month $10.00 Three months 25.00 Six months 35.00 The Dalles'Business College The Dalles, Oregon Crook County Fair, October 6, 7, 8 and 9. SELL YOUR CREAM TO THE Ochoco Creamery Prineville, Oregon If you like Square Dealing and Prompt Payments L. B. LAFOLLETT, Proprietor r, Fresh Fruits AND Vegetables always clean and a good selection Dry Goods and Second Hand Goods J. M. CULVER GO. Successor to Maddux & Co. Give Us a Call! 'J