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CROOK COVNTT JOVRNAt JU.Y U. 101. WHEAT GROWERS TO i BE PROTECTED I I t Buyers Agree With Govern- , ment to Reflect Guaran teed Price. Kew York. To settle the long stand tag dispute between farmers and grain buyers at to a proper price basts for heat, the United States grata Corpor ation has entered into a contract with buyers whereby the latter agree "to reflect properly to producers the gov ernments guaranteed price for vari ous grades of wheat," it is announced, i This contract, which places the gov ernment in the position of standing be hind producers to see they obtain a proper price for their wheat, provides that, tn case of disagreement, either farmers or buyers sre privileged to ubmlt a sample of the wheat in dis pute to the nearest tone vice presi dent of the grain corporation and from him get a review of the method of determining the price. The contract specifies that millers And dealers "shall purchase on the proper grade and dockage under the federal standards and shall pay there for not less than the guaranteed price based on such proper grade and dock age, at the terminal most advantage ously reached, less freight and less a reasonable handling margin." NATIONAL GUARD TO ! BE REORGANIZED I Washington. Final plans for the re organization of the national guard on Pe lC-division basis with divisional areas, following the same limits as did those from which guard divisions were organised for service against Germany srere approved by Secretary Baker. ' ' A maximum expansion to about 440, 00 men, or 800 per senator and con gressman. Is provided for, but the units for the time being are to be or ganized on the basis of 65 men per ompany of Infantry, as appropriations for the national guard for the fiscal year 1920 permit only the organization Of the guard on the basis of 200 men for each senator and representative, giving an aggregate strength of about 106,000. Among the state assignments are the following: Oregon, four companies coast artil lery, one regiment infantry, one bat tery field artillery, one company en gineers, one ambulance company, one troop cavalry. Washington, four companies coast artillery, one regiment infantry, one battery field artillery, one signal com pany (wire), one field hospital com pany, one machine gun troop. INCREASE RELIEF FUND President's Objections to Sundry Civil Measure- Met By Congress. Washington. Amended to provide 114.000,000 instead of S6.000.000 for the rehabilitation of wounded soldiers, tailors and marines, the sundry civil appropriation bill, which was vetoed py the president, was passed by the house and sent to the senate. The original measure was vetoed by the president on the ground that the 16,000,000 was insufficient to care properly for the country's wounded men. To meet bis objection, the house appropriation committee in creased the amount to $12,000,000. Carrying increased appropriations lor the rehabilitation and education of lisabled, the revised sundry civil ap propriation bill was passed by the senate. Forest Grove Hit By Conflagration. Forest Grove, Ore. Business prop erty valued at approximately $65,500 was destroyed, and two persons were Injured seriously in a fire which for two hours Sunday threatened to wipe out the entire down-town section of Forest Grove. Fire Chief Lenneville said that fully 30 blazes were burning before the flames were finally con quered with the aid of the Hillsboro fire department. Portland apparatus went to combat the fire, which was un der control before the equipment ar rived. Soldiers Drop Insurance Washington. Approximately three fourths of the lour iuillion officers and enlisted men in the military forces who secured government insurance policies through the war risk insur ance bureau during the war have fail ed to continue their payments, it was disclosed during the meeting's of the bureau's advisory committees of 13, headed by Charles Evans Hughes. Action, Not Inquiry, Wanted. Washington. Action instead of in vestigations to bring down the cost, of living was demanaea of congress by the National Consumers league, rep resenting thousands of housewives tfrrm.ji-out the Uriiled States. HERR GUSTAV BAUER . VW i ' " ' ' 1 Herr Gustav Bautr, who succeeded Schledemann as premier of the Ger man republic POWERFUL FLEET STARTS FOR PACIFIC Newport News. Va. The proudest ships of the mighty fleet which will henceforth guard our Pacific shores sailed out of Hampton Roads, bbund on the long journey to home waters. Six of the most powerful superdread noughts in the world. 23 destroyers and three supply ships formed the naval procession which left at full tide under command of Admiral Hugh Rod man. But before the fleet passes through the Panama canal and begins moving northward in the Pacific prob ably SO ships will be in line. From every port on the Atlantic seaboard fighting craft of the Ameri can navy will meet up with the main fleet Others will travel along and within six weeks or two months there will be massed along the California, Washington and Oregon coast line nearly 200 war craft of every descrip tion; a fleet which will remain per manently in these waters and provide absolute protection for every exposed spot slong the Pacific coast. BELA KliN OVERTHROWN Budapest Taken by Terror Troops and "Ragged Proletariat" Given Guns. Berlin. A new reign of terror ex- jlsts in Budapest, according to a dis I patch from the Hungarian capital, j The dispatch says so-called "terror I troops" are now masters of the capital land that they have stormed the. garri son, disarmed the troops of the Bela Kun government and distributed arms to the "ragged proletariat." The leader of the "terror troops," who was Bela Kun's personal guard of honor, publishes an appeal for volun teers and the people's commissaries Varga and Szamuely and vice-commissary of foreign affairs Mosselapary, the new leaders In control, have sent an ultimatum to the "moderate" city commander, of Budapest, Habrich, or dering him to give up office and turn over the city to them. Germans Attempt to Kill American. Coblenz. Two Germans attempted ; to assassinate Major George Cockrlel, provost marsnai of he American forces in Germany. The major was not injured. The Germans escaped after firing several shots. THE MARKETS Portland Oats No. 2 white feed, $57 per ton. Barley Standard feed, $59.50 ton. Corn Whole, $76; cracked, $78. Hay Timothy, $32 per ton; alfalfa, $23.50. Butter Creamery, 53c per pound. Eggs Ranch, 43c per dozen. Poultry Hens, 2627c; broilers, 27 30c. Cattle Market steady; steers, best, $1011.25; good to choice, $8.50 9.50; medium to good, $8.50 . Hogs Market steady; prime mixed, $2222.25; medium mixed, $21.25 21.50; pigs, $19.25(320.25. Sheep Market steady; prime lambs, $11.5013.50; fair to medium, $910; yearlings, $88.50; wethers, $77.50; ewes, $67.50. Seattle Hay Eastern Washington timothy, $3536 per ton; alfalfa, $29 per ton. Butter Creamery, 63c per pound. Eggs Ranch, 4749c per dozen. Potatoes Yakima, $4550 per ton. Poultry Hens; heavy dressed, 35c; light, 30c; broilers, dressed, 3035c. Hogs Prime, $22.7522.85; medi um to choice, $22.50 22. 75; pigs, T20.5021.35. Cattle Best steers. $10.60 11; medium to choice, $99.50; best uows aud heifere, $89; calves, $714. RESERVATIONS ON LEAGUEJUTLINED Middle Ground is Sought by Senators Opposed to Peace Treaty. a.thlngton. Although administra tion leaders both tu executive and sen ate circles discount the possibility of President Wilson accepting any reser vations in the ratification of the peace treaty and league of nations, some re publican senators who have told the president In their conferences that a majority will favor interpretative res ervations are discussing what middle ground may be found upon which the opposing forces may unite. The discussions among the republi cans seem to range around a tentative set of reservations which might be out lined this way; , That nothing In Article 10 shall be construed to obligate the I'nlted States to enter war without a declara tion of war by congress; That nothing In the covenant shall In any way Impair the Monroe doctrine or curtail the nation's prerogative of administering It as a purely national policy; and. That it shall be understood that In accepting the covenant the United Stales does not subtract from Its sov ereign right to determine purely do mestic problems, such as Immigration and the tariff. These and other similar reservations designed to give additional guarantees of the right of Independent national action without vitiating the fabric of the league, might satisfy, it is figured. considerable group of republican sen ators who are favorable to some aort of a peace league. (The administration leaders declare these propositions al ready are either set forth with suffi cient clearness in the present coven ant or else are the natural corollaries of the league principles. The objection of such reservations as expressed from the administration point of view is that they might ne cessitate renegotiations, encourage other nations to make reservations, cause delay and confusion and finally endanger the whole league plan. Pres ident Wilson is said, in talking with senators, to have described the pres ent political status of Europe as a field in which it may be very difficult to carry on such a re-negotiation. PRESIDENT WILSON IS REPORTED ILL Washington. President Wilson re- , turned to Washington early Monday j from a week-end cruise to Hampton j Roads and was Immediately ordered i to bed by his personal physician. Rear ! Admiral Cary T. G-ayson, who an- ' nounced that the president was sut- : fering from dysentry. ', Admiral Grayson said the presl- I dent's condition ,was not serious, but j that be probably would be unable to ( receive callers before the end of the ' week. Engagements which Wilson bad ; with a number of republican senators I to discuss the peace treaty and the ! league of nations were canceled. ' The president had been complain- i lng of feeling badly for several days and it was supposed he was suffering with a slight attack of indigestion. ' MONTANA DROUTH UNUSUAL Missouri at Great Falls Never So Low, Cities Fear Water Scarcity. Helena, Mont The year of drouth which has precipitated a grazing cri sis under which tens, of thousand of cattle, horses and sheep are to be sent to Minnesota, Wisconsin and Nebras ka to graze is said to be the most re markable in the annals of the state. The dry weather has caused serious forest fires and worse are feared, as AugUBt is a more critical month than July, while September and October are often the worst of all. The rivers are low. The Missouri at Great Falls never has been known to be so low. The drouth is wider spread than at has been heretofore. Not only the so-called dry-farming counties, which ranked as semi-arid In the past and were used chiefly for grazing, but the fertile valleys of the south and west have felt the heat. Even irrigation has not always assured good crops, for water for that purpose has begun to run low. Philippines to Be Made Dry. Manila. The Philippine legislature purposes the enactment of a prohibi tion measure for the islands In the event it is held that the national pro hibition amendment recently ratified in the United States does not apply to the Philippines. Agricultural Bill Passed by House. Washington. The agricultural ap propriation bill, without the daylight repeal rider, passed the bouse by a vote of 203 to 111. EAMONN DE VALERA ifvf Eamenn De Valsra, president of the "Irish Republic," who Is now in the United States. MEXICO PROMISES TO PUNISH OFFENDERS Washington. While the state and navy departments awaited further In formation In regard to the attack and robbery of a boatload of American sailors from the United States ship Cheyenne In the Temesl river, nesr Tampico, Mexico, July (. the Mexican government through Its embassy here informed the state department that It would "omit no efforts In the prosecu tion and punishment of those respon sible," for the murder of John W. Cor rell, an American citlsen, and the at tack on bis wife, In the Tampico dis trict late last month. The message from the Mexican gov ernment, replying to representations made by the United States Immediate ly after the attack on the Correll fam ily was reported, however, did little to lessen the gravity of the situation. Officials made no attempt to mini mi le the seriousness of the situation resulting from the assault on the sail ors who were dressed in American uniforms and were In a motor launch at the maHthead of which was an American flag. BRIEF GENERAL NEWS The railroad administration's deficit now exceeds $400,000,000. Herbert Quick of Berkeley Springs, W. Va., has resigned as a member of the farm loan board. The Prince of Wales will sail from Portsmouth August 6 on his trip to Canada and the United States. The Inter-allied council has refused Italy's request that Austrian conces sions at Tientsin, China, be transferred to her. An epidemic of strikes appears to be sweping the nation, according to re ports made to the labor department In Washington. The Qerman national assembly baa rejected a Socialist party motion de manding the complete separation of church and state. Four million children In Europe are being fed under the auspices of the American relief administration. One million are being fed In Poland alone. Resumption of mall service between the United States and Germany, effect ive Immediately, is announced In an order Just Issued by the postofflce de partment. Representative Lang of Massachu setts has introduced a resolution In congress authorizing the president to appoint a commission to investigate the high cost of living. Lieutenant General Hunter Liggett, former commander of the third field army, has been assigned to command the western department with head quarters at San Francisco. Permanent rank of general In the regular army for Gen." Pershing and Cen March, chief of staff, and perma nent rank of admiral In the navy for Read Admiral Sims and Admiral Den son, chief af operations, were asked of congress by President Wilson. Drop Dowsey Death Probe. Seattle. That the verdict of the cor oner's Jury ended the case as far as their Investigations are concerned was the statement made by Major M. G. Game, In charge of government agents who have been working in connection with the death here May 2 of Freder ick A. Dowsey, special agent of the Upited States shipping board. A cor oner's Jury returned a verdict that Dowsey died of natural causes and was not murdered, as had been alleged. Wilson to Visit Coast In August San Francisco. President Wilson "fully expects" to be In San Francisco August 15, a telegram from Unitad States Senator James D. Phelan to Mayor Rolph said. Bolting points are vaporising points. The full, uniform chain of boiling points Is Mrnaary in high quality gwoliM. RvdCmwa bu them. Look for the Red Crown wga bsfore you 611. ' STANDARD OIL COMPANY (CaUiMtU) ff!Kls IV JL. I V C. K. MARTI .V, Special Agt IRELAND'S City Transfer & Express Auto Delivery to all Part of the City and Vicinity Phone me for quick service at Hugh Lakin's Red 951 Is Your Money Supporting the Government? At this critical period In our history our manufacturers are offering their mills and our young men are offering tbelr services to the United States government Would yon like to do your share and help, by potting your money where it wilt support the new rederal Reserve Banking Bystem, which the government baa established to stand back of our commerce, Industry and agriculture? Tou can do this by opening an account with aa as part of every dollar so deposited, goes directly Into the new system, where ir will always be ready for you when wanted. Member Federal Reserve System FIRST NATIONAL BANK I The Journal does Modern Printing on Short Notice When you cannot find what you want advertised in The Journal, write one of the advertisers and they will get it for you if it is manufactured. All advertisers in the Crook County Journal are known to us to be reliable. v ARMY BILL IS COMPLETED House and Senate Conferees Corns to ; An Agreement Washington. With the average size of the army for the coming fiscal year fixed at 325,000 officers and men, house and senate conferees, following a long session, reached an agreement on the 1888,000,000 army appropriation bill. As finally agreed on the bill will permit the war department to com plete negotiations fur real eHtate upon which cantonments or government buildings have been built, or to com plete the construction of buildings al ready commenced if within the gov ernmont's interest to do so. The conferees reduced to $40,000, 000 the senate appropriation of $05, dOO.OOO for the army air service. Coos county was given the honors In an exhibit of sewing club work at the Oregon Agricultural college In con nection with the short course for prize winning club boys and girls of the state. ' . . Vernon H. Vawter, recently appoint ed by Governor Olcott a member of the board of regents of the University of Oregon, is probably the youngest nan that bas served on that board. He Is 28 years of age. An active campaign against Canada thistles has been started In Linn coun ty, and efforts will be made to see that owners of property on which thistles are growing cut them before they are allowed to go to seed. The retail price of milk was raised 1 cent a quart on July 1 by Portland distributors. The advance cam as a result of the action of dairymen In announcing a rise in the wholesale orlce from S3 to 3X0 a hundred. w-w f A f Redmond, Oregon The Journal does modern printing on short notice. roa DODGE BROTHERS MOTORCARS SEE It B. MoCLl'llH Address Kox 173 P1U NEVILLE, OttK. DR. TACKMAN DENTIST Room 2 Cornett Building Member of Preparedness League of American Dentists id y L COFFEE Has No Bqnal No Rival No Substitute IT IS THE BEST J. E. STEWART&CO m rr m