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VOLTJMK XVIII
SIX PAGES
LA GKANDH, OHl'XJON, MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 1919.
SIX PAGES
NUMBER 81
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EVELT DEAD
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Noted Figure
Life Died
Nation Stirred to Depths
Death Was Quite Unexpected
OYSTER BAYL. I., Jan. 6 Colonel Theodore
Roosevelt, the twenty-sixth president of the United
States and one of the foremost and most picturesque
figures ever known in American public life, died at
his home at Sagamore Hill shortly after 4 o'clock
this morning of embolism, a blood clot having affect
ed the flow of blood from the heart to the lungs.
Although the colonel had been ill quite recently,
having been discharged much improved in health
but a few days ago from a hosptial where he had
been taking treatment for rheunfatism, his death
was entirely unexpected.
TU t.. 1 ...ill il
a nc lunnui win uk sincuy private
and will be held Wednesday, with ser
vices at the home and at Christ Epis
copal church. The body will not be
taken from Oyster Bay, but will be
buried in Young'f memorial cemetery.
The family have requested that no
flowers be sent.
So well djd the colonel feel -upon
retiring to his room last night that
his nurse did not attend him, and the
only person present when he expired
at 4:15 o'clock this morning was his
body servant, James Amon, who has
been continually in the colonel's ser
vice since his White House days. Th
former president passed away very
quietly in his sleep, simply ceasing all
at once to breathe. Mrs. Roosevelt
was the only other member of the
family present at Sagamore Hill at the
time.
The family physician, Dr. W. G. Fal
ter, was hastily summoned, but the
colonel had been dead some time be
fore he nrrived. After an examina
tion Dr. Faller made a statement at
tributing the cause of death to em
bolism, superinduced by a number of
maladies which the colonel contracted
during his last expedition to the wilds
of South America.
(Colonel Roosevelt had retired last
night about J0;:J0 o'clock, in the be.ai
of spirits and apparently feeling nr.
usually well. His body servant, who
has been sitting up in the colonel h
room of nights, said that the former
president was sleeping soundly and
peacefully at midnight, and that it wti3
few minutes after 4 o'clock thitj
morning when the disturbed breathing
of the colonel indicated that something
was wrong. The sleeper seemed rest
less, but did not awaken, and death
apparently enme to him painlessly.
The date of the funeral was not de
cided upon until word had been re
ceived back from the colonel's son-in-law
and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Rich
ard Derby, who were in Ashcville, S.
C. Archibald Roosevelt, son of the
colonel, was in Boston when his father
died.
Of the other sons, Major Theodore (
Roosevelt is with the American armyjhorn ln ukiah. Oregon, twenty-nine
of occupation, in Germany, and Cap- yeira aR0. His father and one
tain Kermit Roosevelt is with the
American expeditionary forces ini
France. 'Captain Quentin Roosevelt
was killed in an air. battle in France
some time ajo.
Mrs. Roosevelt bore up well under
the shock. Although her pricf is
profound and deep, she did not col-Up.-te
nor become hysterical.
PrefttUmt WihxMi NoH"iei.
1 WASHINGTON, Jan. fi. Notifica
tion of the death of ex-President Theo-
Acre Roosrtlt vvsj flashed to Pres'i -
dnt Wilson today by Secretary Tu -
nuliv. Tumultvftlso or(krd the flsrs
t th White House to h lowered to
half mast, and flags on all other pub
tie boildinet in Washington were also
InwerH in.rcvereiK'e to the great na
tional figure.
CdiarrSK AdJ'ittu
WASHINGTON, Jan. "
' 6. Con-
ftress aiLlo
urned tliln afternoon In
Taspect to Colonel Roosevelt, for
mal resAlutioiii." of sorrow nnd cwn-
ni..nnn tt-up.. 'ilmit-nri hv l!n!h h.iu -
i. Vlre rreal.lect Marshall ap -
piinfil a iimiiltee'bf'flfti acnj-l
tois to "aitend" th" faneralr A
house comniittr will tie ,..jppo.ntel
tomorrow: 'Senator,, Lovli'e! veteran
reoiilillcn leader, 'iroko down In
teaf a be atlenipfed to eulogize
Calonel Roosi"lt.e:.-ti ,5S
mtttM'lTH Cl..lt. SKAT jsays t!ia one(:liaee lg fiaand the vtitismtiavw ' iOo (rovergment mt-r-1
I'KAi'K t ONl'jr?;KX'K bodfis of more IhMt sixty women ;cnant ahipbuiltlr.p H Thursday.
8 iaiid children Tortures in-! . 0 T
I'AItlS. J.i
ft' c The UolAi vIk
. The UoKbi'vik
.e.'filiiert of
Ruis". Intends toi
senil Ailoln jone. me iormer inn -
aheifk ambassador at gJIer.W. as
Its deienate M "lrIA' ' fIal "d"
mission to the pear conference. -
cording to the r.cho iff I'atfJ B3tur-
day.
In National
This Morning
DR.
SEE LEY'S VERDICT
ON CLOSING ORDER
Dr. Bacon, who is the new city
physician succeeding , Dr. A. U
Richardson, resigned, had a talk
this morning with Dr. Sceley of
Portland, who is head of the s'tate
board of health. Dr. Bacon se
cured the opinion of Dr. Seeley
on the efficacy of closing busi
ness places as a means of com
batting influenza, and he states
that Dr. Seeley's opinion is as fol
lows: "I believe that all places of
business, including picture shows,
but excluding dance halls, may be
kept open.
"All homes in which there is
influenza present should be kept
under strict quarantine, and per
sons who have the disease should
not be allowed out of quarantine
until two weeks after the fever
has left them.
POPULAR LA GRANDE .
YOUNG MAN IS VICTIM
OF THE INFLUENZA
The death of Robert Galo Sturdt-
vant, one of the most popular and
best liked young men of this city,
occurred at the Grando Rondo hos
pital last evening, after a short Ill
ness. Mr. Studivant spent Christ
mas in 1'endleton with his wife and
baby, - returning homo Immediately
after Christmas. He bad not been
very well but no alarm was felt for
his condition until Saturday, De
cember 28, when ho was taken to
tho hospitial. Ho died .0110 we ok
from that day.
Mr. Sturdivant has boon in La
Grando nearly four years and has
been an employee of N. K. West &
Co., during that time. About two
years ago he was warded to Miss
Fdn.i Wisslpr. then of Pendleton.
hnt fnrni(,riv of I.a Grande. Ho' was
brother Btill live there.
Besides his wife and baby daugh
ter, Eva Jean, he leaves to mourn
his death, his father, Robert E.
Sturdivant of Ukiah, and three
brothers, Ivan, who 1e In the army
service, Gloi:f of Hdhl, Idaho, and
Charles of Ukiah.
Tw remains will lie fn stale' at
tho Bohnenkamp chapel tonight
from 7:30 until'9 o'clock. They will
be taken on No. 17 tomorrow morn
ing to Pendleton for burial, and the
fnneral will be held froni the Kulsom
undertaklng parlors Wednesd)i al
i tcrnoon
MORE OUTRAGES
MaftsArro ArnanlaiiH in I-tiutl Effort
to Kxtermlnato Hacc.
LONDON. Jan. 6. Itls allthorlii-
tiely announced that cvldenre ln
been received that the Turkish armr
ltrwithflrawlnK from Invaded tnrrl-
tnrles In tde CauaaauiP rsnlon. has
1 mm lui 1 1 eri nuraeeft
:ims In splto of th3 termor the
at niUtice. It is reported that lav
rthiduil Turks have aiknowledBod
'ft to. De tneir inienuon 10 aeai a
'. final btow at tha Armenians and to
: consummate tha Tukish policy ffl ex-
terfninatini! that race. i
I An eye, witness reports iiavma
flirted upon the llvlt.fc he aay,
. flirted upon the llvlLjcV he say
u
; y sxuvm 1 niww w
: 'mH)fUt Jan. tniiorient Wilaon wilrw!udca h Itana
t-liert, and other msjontfo hoenmst
members iff" the Berlin eotttnmfnt,
resiirned today, according to the L.tP'iir,n of informal peace conferences on
arge Tekjf aph.
EPIDEMIC TOLL
IS STARTLING
lll.OHK DKATIIS TliOM . "FLU"
l.V FOUTY-SI.Y STATUS.
Mortality Unto Ik Increased to 11). C
lcr 1000 llultiiuoro lias
Highest Hate.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.-The In
fluenza epidemic which swept the
country during the latter part of
last year caused iri,688 deaths in
the 46 largest citie3 and' Increased
the combined death rate for those
communities In 1918 to 19.6 per
thousand, according to statistics
made public Sunday by the census
bureau. Totul figures for the coun
try were not available.
Uultlmore with 2t;.8 per thous
and nnd Nashville with 26.4 hud
tho highest rates of the registration
cities, while St. Paul with 13.8 nnd
Minneapolis and Grand Rapids with
14 each had. tho lowest. Crand Rap
ids showed the smallest increase,
the doath rate for 1917 having been
13 j
There were 422,374 deaths in the
46 cities, tho estimated population
AO 4 ,1,1, J an r i J
620. Thore was no estimate of pop-
illation for the other four. Deaths
from influenza totalled 69,4 39,
with 4,14 9 deaths from pneumonia.
lilts 1 -largest 'it Irs.
The year's" total doath rato In
New York city was 18.8 por thous
and, compared with 15.2 for 1917.
In Chicago it was 17,1 against 14.9
tho year before and in Philadelphia
where tho influenza m epidemic was
sovoro, It was 24.2 compared with
17.1 in 1917.
Tho rate In- Cleveland was 10.0
for last your and 13.9 in 117; Bos
ton 22.0 nnd 1.4; St. Louis 17. (i
and 15. lr Pittsburg 25.4 and 18.2;
and Los Angeles 16 4 and 12.5.
In San Francisco the rato was
20.5 compared with 15.0 for 1917;
In Buffalo 2t.2 and lb.4; Milwaukee
14.4 and 12.3; Newwark, N. J., 19.5
and 14.2; Cincinnati 20. K and 10.3;
Washington, 23.6 and 16.8.
WILL CLEAN UP
OVKIt CONGRES8i
HOLIDAYS
BACK TO WOKK.
Ununually Heavy Calendar to He Gone
Through Before End of the
Session March 4.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6. With its
holiday vacation ended, congress will
settle down today to the task of clear
ing an unusually heavy legislative cal
endar before the session ends early in
March.
The peace debate was reopened in
the senate ttday with an address by j
Senator McCuTr.ber of North Dakota.
Republican, in support of a league of j
nations. Senator Hitchcock of Ne
braska, chairman of tho senate foreign I
relations committee, plans an address
qn the' resolution of Senator Johnson.'
of California, asking the state depart
ment for information as to America's
relations with Russia. Senator Hitch
cock conferred with Actjng .Secretory
Polk Saturday regarding Kusr.a.
Senate and house conferees' met to
day In an effort to compose differ
ences over the war revenue bill with
night acssiorts planned it necessary sr.
that an'enrly report may lie made.
Appropriatkm Committee Iii(! v.
The house appropriations committee
plans n bet'in consideration of Prcs-
ident Wilson's .recommendation that
SlUO.OOfl.ono be appropriated for tie
relief of demoralized civilian popula -;
tinns in Kurope outside of Cermany.
and'otfcer commitUes ilso will be'
An effort will be made enrlv in tn-
waek to have"the senate coni'er Ken-
ator Iliteheork's bill icKniizinp war
twntrarts w in oy nc u casurr o' pari
ment to inwlid becau tltv we-r
'niavlc Informally. In the house the
'"rivers .d harbors bill will be calk-
u dunne the week.
w rnvf'l.lMiES ITM.H S" THIP.
t: route with 'ii:K.sii:.B:
y4U l I A ll.lll.. Jan. t. re-.
trip today with an addrcsi at Turin
Efui wj arrive at Piiis for resump
.Tuesday.
CALENDAR
Theatres Open Saturday
Owners Arrested, But
Obtain Injunction
EMBARGO
5 PI S
FOOD STI FFS Foil FCHOI'K A I
1IKLI I I'.
Striko' of Freight Handlers mid
Lack of Toiiiuige Ciino Ser
ious Congestion.
NEW YOKK, Jan. 6. Shipment
of all classes of freight, and partlc-
, iu.ouu.u un. -
llcan troops abroad and Europe a
i?,ta1r1vlns , pool,1; v;ns 'b'K03d
'""'y f" I'".0,'' P'" t" th
iiuuii&il HIV UI la Ul IIUB-
tnn, Philadelphia and Now York for
export by order of the froight truf
fle committee, north 'Atlantic ports
representing north Altantlc railroads
at tho tuiggcatiou, It was stated of
the federjl food administration.
Food and aupplioBl are accumulat
ed on the piers of Nqw York to such
an extent that It m Impossible for
it to bo handled or for cargo' space
to bo provideI for Hs transporta
tion abroad. Simitiir conditions are
declared to exist in Ronton and
Philadelphia, with tho situation be
coming mora serious
1 Strikes Proven t-lltfmMrmiri.
Threa principal causes are assign
ed. One Is the stiiko of freight
handlers, which w.is reported to be
spreading Friday. Anothor was a
disposition on tho pent of ship own
ers to put their vossols In drydock
upon being relieved from tho war
strain, instead of continuing the
ships in trade, still mother was the
holiday -season with consequent de
crease In labor facilities .regardless
of existing :itriks eruditions.
It was declined that vuhhoIm for
tiso by tho food administration had
not hecomo available In tho ton
nage that had been expected.
Tho embargo began Thursday on
shipments from Interior points In
Now York over tho New York Con-
tral railroad, duo to the striko by
height handlers. Friday virtually
every pier hero was a free ted.
Tho flight handlers- havo been
receiving 43 cents an hour for a 10
hour day. Their demand now Is 50
cen's an hour for no right-hour day,
with tlmo and a hair overtime pay
fur the ninth and tenth hours.
CITY SCHOOLS UKOI'KN
WITH IUU ATTKNDA.NCK
A. C. Hampton, superintendent
of the city schools, informed The
OI'Kcrver today thnt upon reopen
ing after the holidays a decided
iwprovorr.l nt in the attendance
is noted. The attendance at the
high school was the best today of
any time since the first month of
the school term. The ward schools
also showed a distinct improve
ment, this bring the case with
Central school especially, where
the attendance was quite low pre
ceding the holidays.
IMtttKIDKNT ,T Tt'KIN.
TURIN, Jan. fi. Prcsiilcnt Wilson
arrived here todr.y to receive mo inounii.-u ,n rnnn mm nn "
greatest ovation cfei tendered. ato the states and then to .Oregon,
! forelgnnr. Military and civil olTlrala
i received the I'msldent at the rail -
way station and the fcrmnl address-! Kon In framing Us plana and" carry-
es were excelled. This Is the lastllnK these U'to exccutli. Mayor
cily fhe I'lcsloent will vlallln Italy
Alonu the rn: 'he President hna.heada the coinnilttei nsndllnic me n,.IIC,. r,.fMN,. tn order the cIoIiik
been Blv ovation mid nffertionate detain of tho meeliriK, Is of th.f Mhiln'!is, dlsi rliiiinalliiK
pr-mincs. At (ienoa the I'resl- inplnicm that overytliiK should he nKiflml u s lo all 01 h-r .
ident visited the mini, or t;nristo -
narr oni us. in- insio.er ui
coiuitry over whlih the dlatinKuiab
ed visitor. Is now preider.t.
WEATHER WARMER
ll'Klwr
TenKlnlurei 111
eV le I Id let
CltlCARn, Jan.
th severo col4 In
of the country can
most
mote
sectlons. and St.yferday ninht
omfortiible pernt'Os wiij
reported. In ''hlciiiEO, where
.... .
minimum of 11 dtrrena below rero
the rnjdiwt thus far this winter
retTfrdd at t, a. m., reaction
has cairled tho t' :nperature
11 p-
taiid it degrees
In ljhnursO
Orders of Board
Defied By
The local moving picture
and Sherry s, were operated Saturday and yesterday in de
fiance of the rulings of the board of city commissioners.
In line with the statement of their intentions in Satur
day's Observer, the proprietors of the theatres opened up
Saturday afternoon, or at least tried to open up. As soon
as the tune for the commencement of the shows drew near,
Chief of Police Rayburn, acting under instructions from
the commissioners, appeared on the scene, ordered the
doors closed and the shows
proprietors to accompany him
The proprietors, Mr. Trull
leased upon their own cognizance, however, as they had
filed complaints against the
Injunctions were issued by Judge Phy for the relief of the
complainants and under the protection of these the theatre
proprietors put on their shows Saturday night and yes
terday.
The eases of the proprietors wcro to '
have been heard in police court thisipiTy PUYQPAN
morninpr, but on account of the illness w ' ' T 11 I OlVjInll
of Judito Knowlcs, the nitor of the
injunctions issued nnd the demurrer
filed by tho board of commissioners
could not be decided today. Until
Judt;e Knowlcs is nblc to nttond to
thut matter, therefore, their cases ure
being held over.
HiisineHH Men Offend.
The Observer understands that com
plaints were nlso laid against proprie
tors of several stores in the city for
alleged violation of tho closing regu
lations by allowing their stores to be
come overcrowded auiurciny nignt.
Trial of these cases has been post
poned also, it is understood.
MEETING DATES
PLANS . Hill
VHXTION
i'oi:ti,am ro.v
CO.MI'LKTIOI)
Important Work to lie Done Witll
out Delay yuick Action Very
Necessary.
Oregon's
tion, to bo
nry , 10
rRConUfiictlon convon-
h?ld in 1'ortlund, Juiiu
ami 11 will result In
ovi;ry definite plans to hucomo of
foctlvo liniiicdiatoly In conoocllon
with Oregon reud juftnient from a
war to a, nacc ba.its. Tho ronven
tlon'will not ho a K?ii''rul tnlk-funt.
thoso In cliarKo of tho mcuting hav
ing iiiutlo careful nclcctlons of tho
Kpeaiteun.
Subject h aynlfir d to Din r,m k
oia will load to rtnen;to plans and
! programs In various linen of Indus
try, whirl; will lie pubmftted to tho'
delegates In attmntai.eo from ovory I
section of the state for approval
With the ttiinounri-.nifjiit that the
old 'j'lilnl Opi'ijixi Unit Is about lo
; r ueinouinzaiion, ronies inn neeu
for ijuick aeMon on th pail of Ore -
Owirito linker, of roilland, who
,reay mr um'So. numuia uiion
1 heir return.
' "Wo must be ready to
jnoys a 10 tiding v.4!cjiu."
,irlvo iiui
be says,
"but
that.
e must do i'n morn tlnui
S'o taunt t t."isiicli aetlitu
now.
ascwlll cuiratitko condlllons
DRAWING
Middle:0 absorb our boys back fnto civil-
Ian life, and ut tho same Time r.Wn
lior taviusanils who may soon become
Ytellef froii 'unemployed 'iirnui;:i the eanccUa.
nestern half IWon " war c"",r:,'-
Saturdcy Inf "Or'n h ib niiiii to waste
evni" minute will rntint-giml tile
reconstruction conv.ilon" Is 1 1 nf
l....un .f t.pl,.l,V l.lt.a.tl.u II.,.'
thought of the statel!o oulllne nw'
coujireheWive plan, fJlcll will soro
ut liirt'iil probla
lt. ee
that .oconstrg'tlou
ment."
of Commission
The Proprietors
houses, the Arcade, the Star
called off, and requested the'
to the police station.
and Mr. Meyers, were re
action of the commissioners.
PIVPC IIP IfiR
VJI I IVJ J I JVUI
lit, A. L. I!l( II AIUIHOX 'i i:M)i;it-
Kl ItKHHi.NATlON TO CITY
, MANAOUIIS HATULDAY ...
Tho Kland of tho board of city
commlKHlonorH lu uJckin to tholr
arbitrary i iillns vUh ruspoct to
closing of bun i it en j and nioutlnK
plu,:fM wrh coiiRldrably, wnakonod
Baturday whoa Dr. A. L. Richard
sou, oily puyHfclau and lieu It li ofrl
cor, Informed thoinjjint lio did not
consider tholr ruling Juut and would
not support nor try to onforco tholr
orders, Klvln.; notlro nt tho snmo
tlmo that ho witdiod IiIh roaigmttlon
to ho accepted ut ouco
Dr. HIcliardtioii'H. lettnr, In which
was contained notico of his Inten
tion to quit, was as Tollows:
JOHN COLMKK, C(ty Mananor,
ha (Iniiulo, Oroon.
Dear Sir: I horcby tendor my
ryuiKnatlon as city physician and
city health officer of tho city of 1-a
Craiidu, to tako elToct at onco,
lu taking this nlcp I deem It ttd
v!sallo that I r.hmiid mako en e
planatlon t tho city ominlsslout
the city luanaKor nnd to tho public.
In tho first placo I understand that
tho city coinminissloii has Isiiucd nn
order for tho co tttnuntton of the
clfinltiK of picture snows, r.nd In
that older have Instructed tho city
attorney and tho city health offi
cer to see that tho Miler Is obeyed.
First, I decline to enforce HiIh
ordf r, becauso I deem It u
sary to close one bnHine:iS p.nd per
mit all other bun In ens to remain
open. The con ki -egaHon of crowds
tliereln Ih a tiiwl menacu to tho
: HpreadiuK of . iiifrtieu.a as are the
jpfilrcn;i of the plrtuto shows.
On uum-'rens oc;;kIoii8 I have
'publicly expretr.(d iry belief that If
iany ban pr iitaranilne against Influ
ienza was produrtlvo of ;otl renulls
II would be one of n most drastic
nature. The nine dry 8 past have
thnrmiL'hlv ridfitfitiKt I'll lei to In? Hat-
; ,,,.., f,,,., ,,. ,,r,.,,.M1. f n
pl-M-rs of liiiKineHH has bad a boae-
pjf.,,i elleet,
, ,,.,: l(mn
Tgday there are not
llfty per rent, of the
, ,.
iniariintlnerl that llleio worn
' ,t ,,. ,KnnnK of tho ban, and I ho
l,yHlul:iiin are not helnu 1-alled to
.,,,lt ,1K wh,.rn n,ey were
tri.0ll(! , or ,,,, ,rme tho han.
, , YAur very truly.
v A L. JtlCIIAHUSON.
I ji Or.-trde, Januaiy 4, IHI'J.
ih. Homiii Is Su cesi.r.
The po' i'lon iftf ell physlclwi waii'lieiause of neglect m duty onctfie part
tendered l- elty manacer "to lr. jof the naVal officers n chnrire of
(;, I. llU'ti-r. followiiiK Ur. Kirli
jargon's r'siciijtlon. The Observer
: iindersl."U. Dr.Jlll-'irei s. however
:w'uldsnAt ic,,.pt unless the duties
- ; heallhilflcer Vo aIo sadill'l
!npn flilef t, Polie lu'yluirii.
- j Dr. V T 1larn;i was tln ap-
prooneu anu lie ucertra uiu 011 ice.
LONDON," Jim. C AH mOnWia of
ICIflllll L III ' ll.ll.
the I.rituh cnlnnefc gl.ve res vicu
lord,. r I., irive Premier l.lnvd Oeorire
afid readju free hand in select'cn orie new min i Poles. numL-rlniel S54 men. recruit
liatry, the Daily E.trress stated teOy. Icda AmeiHi, for Qe Polish army.
On
IN
OPPOSE PLAN
K KIT Kit ATM OIUIXTIOXS TO
XAJSO (iUVKUN.MINT C'OSTUOIj
I'oIiUh Out KvilH of Prolonged Op
era! lou by i vera men t De
fects lui-slly Cured.
rHILADULPUIA, Jan. 6. Oppo
sition to a prolongation to five
years' government control of rail
roads was roitoruted Sunday at a
session of tho association of -railway
executives. Nino-two por cent
of the miloago of tho country was
represented t tho mooting and
pracitcully ovory rullroad had Us
president hero.
An alnborulo prosoutation of tho
contention of tho ruilroud has boon
prepared and this will bo laid be
fore tho senate interstute cominorco
commltloo ut Is hearing next Wod-
nesday. A committee ot six will
thou appear on behulf of tho com
panies, T. Dowitt Taylor, Pennsyl
vania railroad, chairman of the as
sociation of rallyway executives; Al
fred V. Thorn, counsel of the asso
ciation; Howard Elliott, president of
tho Northern Pacific; Julius Krutt-
Kchulll, president Scuthnr l'ucillc;
Samuel Hen, president the Pennsyl
vania, and Daniel Wllllard, presi
dent of tho Ifultlmoro & Ohio.
Adopt JitUm's Views
Mr, Cuyler mudo public Sunday
night a letter from Otto H. Kuhn of
Now York, In which Mr, Kuhn stutes
his objections to a policy of perma
nent government ownership und op
eration of tlia railroads and to Di
rector Cienoral McAdoo's proposal
to continue tho present government
control for tlvo yoirs.
"Mr. Kuhn'B ltoor," commented
Mr. Cuyler, "clearly and conciBoly
sumniarl7.es the views hold by the
association of railway oxocuttvoo.'1
The h iter In part fullws:
"From tho point of view of tho
mouelury interest of tho investor in
railroad securities the prospect ot
government ownership und. oiA-ra-tton,
which would relievo him f
risk und muke his ...
and secure, may bo attractive.
Kvllf, of (i(ivoruiuoit Operation
"From tho national point of view.
however, I consider governmont
ownership and opcrutlon us gravely
and fur-ruachlng detrimental, bocI
lulty, economically und politically.
It is Incompatible with our system
and methods of .government and
with tho 'genius of American Instl
tiitlrr.s. "It would moan lessened effi
ciency mid leud to stagnation and.
rotnigrcHHlnu. It would mean tho
sotting up of a hugo hureuueratic
machine, pel I teal wire pulling and.
log rolling, largely In creased cost to
tho merchant and farmer, Indeed
largely lucronsed cost all around
and many other evils.
150 MILE TRIP
GROWS TO
1600.
Short Trip Madn' long Iletwccn
Klamulli und lleml to itet
I'riNonerH.
KLAMATH FALLS ..Ian. 6. Some
idea of the lnadefiiato railway fa
cilities of Kustorn OreKon Is Indi
cated in the trip of Constable Fred
Moreloy, who left yesterday to se
cure two prisoners held at Dend,
ItiU inllea north, and will travel
about 10'JO miles In making tha
trip.
Raymond Frost, Diida Mrs. Tot
teraiin are accused' of having stolon
between 3IH) and SI U0 worth of
Kooils from t'ho Randolph. resident
In Crescent, ln the northern pirt ctf
the count,', und are fcoported tni
have had some of tho stolen gooda
In their posseMHlon when appro
hioided nt Dend s
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(SIAIIOK NK'il.WT OF DUTY
WASIIIWITUN, Jan. 6. Through
inve tinatlon ot me charge aiieReu to
;haoJieen made By army omci and
Jf.roops aboard the transport Northern
I Pacific that the vi0sel wejjt asho?e
- llhe l9;tt, as the aftermatk of .T New
, Vears celebration, 'fcill be conduct
By aim, navy
pnrWnent, VecreTary
I'iliels annoM'c
he today.
POLjS Q0ING H0&E
llalliillon lteen5(e.l In P? 8., Sail
Jiiyg I'elMi Army.
NKWiltK. .1aaf.. Tho French
line steamshlpia'ianco. Olcl(Qftlled
n ' Saturday, carried n battalion of
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