WOHLD HAPPENINGS
OF CURRENT WEEK
MACHINE GUNS KILL RIOTERS
Four Dead; 15 Wounded in Lexington,
Kjr.—Colored Prisoner Sought.
Lexington, Ky.— Martial law prevails
here. Six hundred federal and state
troops are patrolling the streets to
prevent further rioting, which during
CHARGED BY JURY
STATE NEW S
IN BRIEF.
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Salem.—The Kingman colony drain
age district, comprising several thou
sand acres of land in Malheur county,
has filed application with Percy Cup
per, state engineer, for certificates of
approximately $50,000 worth of bonds
to be floated by the distHct.
Costly Coat Is
in Great Favor
small round bat and round muff of
the beaver accompany the coat.
Another coat, of navy blue velours,
Monday exacted a toll of four dead
rich in texture and with a wonderful
and 15 wounded.
bloom In its soft surface is trimmed
The city was quiet but authorities
with opossum, which gives the effect
Salem.—Lucy’s Pride, exhibited by
of chiucllla and Is nlso tremendously
fear a recurrence of violence.
E. C. Naftzger of Gervais, was pro
effective In contrast with the soft
Lexington and all of Fayette county
durk blue velvety tones of the cloth.
nounced grand champion by the judges
were placed under martial law by
The coat under discussion is made
at the Duroc Jersey hog show and sale
Brigadier-General F. C. Marshall upon
held at the state fair grounds here Favorite Materia:» Are Lovely as on the simplest of lines and has a
large collar and large patch pockets
W ell as E pensive — Cape A r
Events o f Noted People, Governments his arrival from Camp Taylor with Advantage Said to Have Been Taken Wednesday. This sow later was sold
und
cuffs of the opossum. There Is u
rangements
Prominent
in
300 troops of the first division.
to Lloyd E. Ewalt of Gervais for $305.
and Pacific Northwest, and Other
o f Government Position to
narrow girdle of tile material.
Scheme c f Evening Wraps.
Rioting began Monday morning
Salem.—The Northern Livestock
Things Worth Knowing.
Velvet Wraps Are Lovely.
Boost Grain Prices.
when a mob bent on lynching William
Loan company, with a capital stock of
Velvet coals und capes of this sea
Frocks
arc
lovely
this
season
but
Lockett, a negro, who confessed to
$300,000, filed articles of incorporation after a careful study of the season's son are really lovely, und upon them
the murder last week of a 10-year-old
here
Saturday. The Incorporators are inodes one feels inclined to say that the designers have lavished their skill
Suffragists from all parts of the girl, Geneva Hardman, was fired upon
Spokane.— Wholesale speculation in
John
H. Town, Henry St. Rayner and the coat is the distinctive article in and inspiration as well as the hand
country began arriving in Chicago with rifles and machine guns by state
grain by milling companies of the Pa Albert E. Peak!, and the headquarters the season's wardrobe— coots are so somest of materials. There is a great
Monday for the national convention.
militiamen as the mob was storming cific northwest, among them three
variety of line displayed In these coats
of the company will be located In handsome, so varied, so altogether to
the county courthouse to get the negro Portland concerns in which Max H.
be
desired,
and
also
in
these
most
de
The second chamber of the Dutch
Portland.
during his trial.
sirable forms so expensive, says a
Houser, vice-president of the United
parliament has adopted resolutions ex
Salem.— L. F. Compton, recently leading fashion writer.
The attempt to lynch Lockett was States Grain corpoftition for the north
pressing satisfaction with the govern
One can buy a cheap coat, but un
made just after he had confessed to west, is declared by the report to be named warden of the Oregon state
ment's refusal to surrender the former
the murder and as the jury found him interested, is charged in a return made penitentiary to succeed Dr. R. Lee less pooketbook limitations positively
kaiser to the allies.
guilty of murder in the first degree, by a United States grand jury here Steiner, assumed charge of the insti enforce rigid economy, one is not like
tution Monday. Dr. Steiner, who will ly to buy a cheap coat. Temptation
A petition said to be numerously He was sentenced to die in the elec Saturday afternoon.
return
to the superintendency of the to extravagance lurks on every band.
signed by citizens of Portland, Or., tric chair March 11.
Purchases of grain at the govern
It is easy to be wise when folly does
The shooting temporarily dispersed ment fixed price, estimated by the re state hospital, expects to resume his
has been conveyed to the president
not wear alluring guise; but if a wom
through Senator Phelan of California, the mob and gave the authorities time port to total 85 per cent of the Wash duties there about February 10.
an gets into a coat shop this season
in which to rush Lockett to a secret ington state crop of 42,000,000 bushels
asking a pardon for Dr. Marie Equi.
Salem.— Preference In supplying box with more money in her pocket than
place of safety.
in 1919, by about half a dozen large cars over other classes of carriers for she intends to spend, the chances are
A record price for wheat was paid at
Fearing an attack upon the handful grain concerns is charged by the re bulk handling of grain has been grant that she will invest it all.
Walla Walla, Wash., recently, when of national guardsmen on duty, the
Cloths, velvets, furs, all of the ma
Joe Grote, a Eureka farmer, bought authorities appealed to Governor Mor port, which declares that by purported ed from February 8 to February 18, terials for the high class coats, are
5000 bushels of Early Bart for seeding. row for assistance. As a result 300 sales of grain to each other and inclusive, according to a telegram re both lovely and costly. In addition,
Grote paid $3.50 a bushel for the grain troops arrived at 3 o’clock on a special through "manipulation of the grain ceived at the offices of the Oregon tile modish coat is one of such ample
market centered at Minneapolis," and public service commission from R. H. fullness that it calls for much of that
Spain has agreed to defer for one train from Camp Taylor.
by other methods, they have advanced Alshton, regional director of railroads, same costly material. There is no
The federal troops immediately be the price to about $1 a bushel above
year payment of the French debt of
with headquarters in Chicago.
lodging high prices with that com
450,000,000 pesetas now due her, says gan the work of patrolling the streets the government price.
bination o f expensive material and
Salem.— R. B. Eshelman for the past
the Matin, which denies that France to keep crowds from congregating.
plenty of it.
The report charges also that the
Lockett, arrested last Tuesday night proposed plan for an appropriation by two years in charge of the flax in 1
Variety in Cost of Fur Coats.
has asked for a new loan of 100,000,000
and held in the state penitentiary at congress of $150,000,000 for European dustry at the state penitentiary, has
The smart fur coat varies in price
pesetas.
Frankfort for safekeeping, was indict famine relief Is for the purchase of submitted his resignation to Governor with the kind and quality of the fur,
Olcott to take effect February 15. Rob but even Hudson seal and caracul
The British steamer Bradboyne, ed late last week and was brought
wheat “ now owned largely by speculat
ert Crawford, who was in charge of mount up if freely used and trimmed
from New York for Cherbourg, is be here on a special train for trial. He
ors and in some cases by interests di
the flax industry at the prison during with other fur. These are two stand
lieved to have foundered in mid-At was heavily guarded.
rectly and indirectly connected with
lantic and some loss of life is feared,
Hundreds of farmers from the sur some of the officers of the United the Withycombe administration, has ard furs for the coat of more mod
been named to succeed Mr. Eshelman erate price, and, while the seal, which
according to radio messages received rounding country arrived to attend the
States Grain corporation."
as a matter of fact is dyed muskrat,
at Halifax, N. S.
trial, and sullenly watched the prison
Corvallis.— William Gellatly, Benton Is the softer and more becoming,
Reference is made to the reported
Lieutenant Melvin W. Maynard, the er as he was marched from the train purchase by Herbert Hoover, former county sheriff, has been deposed by caracul stands wear and weather
“ flying parson," winner of the trans to the courthouse between lines of federal food administrator, and Julius the county commissioners because of more sturdily. The matter of becom
continental air derby, will leave Min state troopers. When the trial opened Barnes, president of the United States a shortage in his accounts, said to ingness is settled by the big collar of
eóla, N. Y „ Monday on a 2000-mile the courtroom was crowded. Every grain corporation, of an interest In a total in the neighborhood of $6000. long-haired fur or contrasting short-
flight across the country in the inter one was searched for firearms before newspaper at Washington, D. C., and Mr. Gellatly, it was declared by offi haired fur that Is likely to be used
upon either the seal or the caracul.
being admitted. Hundreds gathered the report continues;
ests of army enlistments.
cials, acknowledges having taken $3000
Noted recently were remnrkably
in the street.
‘‘We now note daily newspaper ar of it at odd times to pay personal ac
Mrs. Marie Donoho, 60, secretary of
The cry “ let's get him” from a ticles which seem to Indicate that a counts, but says he is unable to ac smart-looking coats of caracul dyed in
a bisque or tanish shade— and In about
the Rebekah lodge assembly, was brawny farmer on the outskirts of the propaganda is being carried on througn count for the remainder.
three-quarter length or even shorter.
burned to death and 32 others received crowd turned the crowd into a mob the newspaper by Mr. Hoover urging
The collars were draped In loose folds
Burns.
—
By
agreement
with
the
which
began
surging
toward
the
build
burns and other injuries in a fire which
the financing on a huge scale of wheat
or made, ns one especially noted, In
destroyed the Berkshire apartments Ing. Soldiers and police dropped back and flour shipments to European coun state, the Pacific Livestock company lioodlike shape nt the back. These
will put on the market 10,000 acres of
into close formation and trained their tries.”
at San Francisco early Monday.
models were unquestionably intended
Harney valley land, and first choice for rather dressy wear.
guns on the mob, which never hest
The report opposes such a plan, de
Mrs. D. L. Mansfield of Oakland,
will be given soldiers and sailors. They
tated.
But, to return to the subject of
claring “ sales to Europe will benefit
Cal., was killed by an interurban elec
will have 90 days in which to take up coats of exquisite cloths and velvets,
only individuals, and the consumer will
tric train Sunday night, but saved the
the option of settlement. A. R. Olsen so closely allied nre these nmterinls
pay the bills.”
life of the 3-months-old baby she was
manager of the Pacific Livestock com that in some instances one can scarce Satin Frock Trimmed W ith Marten
carrying by throwing it from her just
pany, is having the acreage platted ly tell whether It Is the cloth or the
Fur and Gold Galloons.
before being hit. The child was seri
fur that is the foundation material for
and subdivided.
the wrap. Especially is this true with and beenuse of the suppleness of the
ously ftijured.
Salem.—Officials of the Grants Pass regard to the coats of the more ex material It may be manufactured in a
George Dyer, 101 years old, died at
Detroit, Mich.— Orders directing 300,-
irrigation district have filed with the pensive type.
variety of ways. Such wraps invaria
Beloit, Wis., Monday. He was a log
Washington, D. C.— President Wilson state engineer resolutions outlining a
Smart Models Pictured.
bly show a large fur collar and many
000 mombors of tho United Brother
driver in Connecticut lumber camps
plan
of
reclamation,
request
for
cer
ways of 'introducing fur trimming.
Saturday
accepted,
effective
March
1,
One
coat,
handsomely
trimmed
with
when young and later was proprietor hood of Maintenance of Way Employes the resignation of Franklin K. Lane, tification of approximately $400,000 in fur, was of velours in a beautiful Often tlie collar Is so large that It
o f a hotel in Washington, where he and Railway Shop Laborers to suspend for nearly seven years secretary of the bonds voted for development work, dark brown tone with quantities of covers the shoulders like an enormous
had as visitors President Lincoln, Pres work at 7 a. m. Tuesday, February 17, interior. The necessity that after 21 and application for state payment of beaver trimming. The body of the fur cape. Again, there may be n vel
vet collar with wide fur band trim
ident Garfield, General Sherman and were going out Monday night to the years of public life he must “ think of interest on these bonds. This district
ming.
Another new and effective
General Grant.
comprises
about
8000
acres
and
is
lo
other
duties”
was
the
reason
assigned
various locals.
model of velvet bad a large fur hood
The United States circuit court of
Decision to order the men out was by Mr. Lane for his withdrawal, and cated in Josephine county.
falling down over the back of the
appeals at San Francisco has affirmed announced by Allen E. Barker, grand In reply Mr. Wilson wrote his hope
mantle. The lower part of the wrap
Salem.— Two carloads of Salem
n decision of the federal district court president, following a meeting of the that your future career will be as full cherries will be shipped this week by
was banded by the fur.
o f Portland, Or., imposing a fine of general chairmen. The strike can be of honorable success as your past.”
A ll Colors in Vogue.
the Oregon Packing company under
Mr. Lane's resignation was submit
$10,000 and three years’ Imprisonment averted only if the railroad adminis
contract to the government. There
All the dark velvets are used for
on Henry Albers, a Pacific coast mill tration before Saturday grants wage ted last Thursday, bis letter shows, but will he 48,000 cans of cherries in the
afternoon coats. Black, of course, lias
er, on charges of violating the federal increases demanded last summer, Mr. it had been known for many weeks he shipment and the consignment prob
first place because of Its adaptability;
intended this action as soon as Presi
espionage act.
but very dark browns, the dark
Barker said.
ably will be distributed among the
greens, grays, prune, dark blue, the
"The orders have gone out,” he de dent Wilson could spare him. In dis several army camps in the United
Deaths from eating canned ripe
castor tones, amber and sulphur yel
clared, "and we would require two or cussion of his probable successor, Mr. States. This is said to be the largest
olives, which caused ptomaine poison
lows and various shades of reds ap
Alexander T. Vogelsang, also of Cali
three days to cancel them.”
midwinter
shipment
of
cherries
to
ing. were increased to five at Mem
pear in the display of afternoon coats.
The strike, In addition to wage in fornia, was mentioned.
leave Marion county for several years.
phis, Tenn., Saturday. Two other per
All of these, without exception, are
creases requested last summer, is to
fur trimmed—some in dark, long
sons, guests at a luncheon at which
Heppner. — Preliminary steps were
Havana Has Big Fire.
secure a uniform rate from coast to
haired fur like skunk or itt cheaper
the victims also were present, are
Havana.—Fire destroyed the princi taken recently for the organization of
coast. It would affect storehouse em
relatives. But any and every effec
critically ill. Health officials are en
the
Moro
County
Fair
association
by
a
ployes, stationary firemen, stationary pal buildings of the American Agricul
tive type of peltry from sable to bea
deavoring to trace the shipment of
engineers, steel bridgeworkers, cinder tural & Chemical company and their Joint committee, appointed for the pur
ver is pressed Into service.
olives.
Among the velvet coats much origi
pit men and oilers, as well as other contents at Regia, near here, Friday, pose some time ago by the Heppner
with a loss estimated at more than Commercial club and the Moro county
nality in sleeves, as well as in collars,
Mineral land leasing legislation, members.
farm bureau. The committee held a
is possible. The dropped shoulder is
which has been pending in congress
A committee of ten left Monday $ 10 , 000 , 000 .
emphasized by lines of fur and the
The flames are said to have origin conference with the county judge and
in one form or another for ten years, j n|Rht for Washington. The commtt-
sleeve wrinkles softly from elbow to
is expected to be moved nearer its tee will remain there until the time ated on board the American wooden commissioners. The fair will be In
wrist. The collar may be of velvet
• Inal enactment at once, through adop set for the strike. It has full authori freighter Brookland, laden with ni corporated as a joint stock fair asso
and banded by fur.
tion by the house of the conference ty to enter Into negotiations with the trate, which was moored at the Regia ciation, with a capital stock of $25,000.
C'npe arrangements nre seen upon
docks,
in
Havana
harbor.
The
Brook-
report on the bill, leaving only similar director general. Mr. Barker said. With
some of the chic velvet coats, ns well
Salem.— St. Benedict's Abbey, with
action to be taken by the senate before the departure of the committee the land is a total loss. Numerous explo
as upon cloth models, and enter Into
sions spread panic among the inhabi headquarters at Mount Angel, has filed
the measure goes to the president for conference here came to an end.
the scheme of benutiful evening coats.
approval.
But the evening coat is another story.
The wage demands of the men aver- tants of the village of Regia. Several suit in the United States court In
Afternoon cape coats having wide
ago 40 per cent, Mr. Barker said, add firemen are reported to have been In Portland to test the validity of the law
Denial that mutiny has occurred on
jured.
sleeves or just a wide encircling band
passed at the recent special session
ing;
any war department transport is made
of fur sewn into the sides of the gar
of
the
state
legislature
making
it
un
“ There aro more than 100.000 of our
Ex-Governor Is Guilty.
by Secretary Baker, in a letter tp
ment are one of the smartest things
lawful to print, publish, circulate, dis
members who receive less than $3 a
Montpelier, Va.— Horace F. Graham,
Chairman Kahn of the house military
this season.
day. More than 100,000 mechanics, ex governor, was found guilty by a play, or sell or offer for sale any news
committee. Mr. Baker said charges
A charmingly picturesque cape
consisting of carpenters, masons and Jury Friday on 66 counts charging lar paper or periodical in any language
coat is of this type and made of blue
In a resolution introduced by Repre
painters, are receiving an average of ceny of State funds while he was state other than English unless the same
velveteen. The deep yoke is trimmed
sentative Britten, republican, Illinois,
55 cents an hour, which Is about one- auditor from 1913 to 1917, when he be contain a literal translation In the Eng
with several bands of fur. The lower
of "inefficient, unseaworthy, mutinous,
lish language of the same type and as
half the wage received by the same came governor.
part
of the wrap is attached to the
dangerous and almost murderous oper
class of labor in the building trades.”
shaped yoke with fullness. The arm
Counsel for Graham announced that conspicuously displayed.
ation of transports" were "unjust."
slips through wide fur-trimmed bands
the case would be taken to the supreme
Klamath Falls.— A record price for
at the sides.
Early ratification of tho peace treaty
Mine Tie-Up Threatened. .
court. The penalty for larceny may standing timber was offered here at
An extremely smart coat and skirt
with reservations acceptable to the
Salt Lake City. Utah.— Approximate be 10 years In prison or a fine of $500, the government sale of 10,000.000 feet
costume is made of brown velours
republicans and democrats in the sen ly 2000 copper miners employed at or both. Sentence will be Imposed at of white pine on the Klamath Indian
trimmed with dyed squirrel of a dark
ate was urged In a memorial presented Bingham. Utah, and holding member- once.
reservation, the high bidder, I. H. Lar-
er tone. The bodice o f the coat is
to President Wilson Monday through .nip in metal mine workers’ union No.
rather snugly fitted. Fullness Is In
key, bidding $6.33 per 1000 feet, and
Secretary Tumulty by a committee rep- UtO. I. W. W „ will strike next Tues-
troduced at the hips and trimming
Virg in ia H its Suffrage.
$2.82 per 1000 feet rental for the Kirk
resenting the League to Enforce Peace [day. unless their demands for a flat
Richmond, Va.—Virginia Friday re sawmill, where the timber will be Coat of Navy Blue Duvetyn Trimmed consists of bands of the squirrel. The
and other organisations with an ag wage Increase of $1 dally and better jected the federal suffrage amendment
With Opossum.
long shawl collar of fur fastens at the
manufactured. Two other bids were
| waistline with a large button.
gregate membership of 50,000.000, It ment of working conditions are met. by a vote of 24 to 10. The action fol
received. The previous price record
coat was built upon straight lines but
Fur is introduced on frocks and
was said. President Lowell of Har Notice to this effect was served Mon lowed an all-day session marked by
was the successful bid of the Macotn- given the modish width at the hips suits in nil manner of ways. It edges
vard university, Oscar 8 Strauss and day by union officials upon the eight stormy debate. This make« the sec
ber Savldge company of San Francisco, by shaped pockets o f the heaver, which openings, is Inset In panels, and bor-
Clarence J. Owetts composed the com companies operating mines at Bing ond defeat of the suffrage question In
which last fall bought 125,000.000 feet extended from the waistline to tae ders «emi-fltted long-wnlsted bodices
mittee.
*>
ham.
the Virginia legislature.
of reservation white pine at $5.33
coat hem. There was a large collar at the lower part and various other
and cuffs of the beaver. A youthful. 1 decorative uses are made of il
Brief Resume Most Important
Daily News Items.
COMPILED
FOR YOU
M. A. Houser,, Herbert Hoover
and Others Involved.
USE FUR, VELIET AND CLOTH
ALLEGE W HEAT‘DEALS’
300,000 RAILROAD
MEN ORDERED OUT
Heavy Outer Garment Is Distinc
tive Article in Season’s
Wardrobe.
President Wilson Accepts
Sec. Lane’s Resignation
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