The Polk County post. (Independence, Or.) 1918-19??, September 17, 1920, Image 2

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    WORLD HAPPENINGS
OF CURRENT WEEK
Brief Resume Most Importan
Daily News Items.
COMPILED
FOR
YOU
Ev ents o f Noted People, Government*
and Pacific Northwest, and Other
Things Worthy Knowing.
General Semenoff, commander of
the remnants of all-Russian forces In
Siberia, has been seriously wounded
in a mine explosion in China.
T EN D ’ c IN KLAM ATH
F IR E
Hotel and Business Houses Burn W ith '
Loss o f $130,000.
STATE N E W
V O
S
IN BRIEF,
1 s
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Klamath Fails, Or.— Ten persons are I Albany.— September 17 has been fix­
known to have been burned to death, ed as the date for the official open
seven are injured, and several others, | jng 0j Albany's community house, and
two of whom are believed to be from plans for a big house-warming are be­
Portland, are missing as the result ing developed.
of a fire which destroyed the Hous­
ton hotel here Monday and also razed | Salem.— Frank Davey, candidate for
a part of the business district. Esti­ representative from Marion county at
mates of the number o f dead have I the November election, has accepted
been placed as high as 16.
a position as special claim investigator
The property loss was estimated j in the state industrial accident de­
at $150,000.
partment.
A ll those who lost their lives were
Eugene.— The outlet of Slltcoos lake,
occupants o f the Houston hotel, which
in the western part of Lane county,
was crowded with 180 persons who
will soon be made navigable for small
had come to Klamath Falls for the
power boats, according to R. S. Shel­
Labor day celebration.
ley, supervisor of tbe Siuslaw national
The seven persons who were hurt
forest, who has just returned to Eu­
sustained Injuries dr burns in at­
gene.
tempting to make their escape from
Salem.— The Guernsey Cattle Breed­
the flaming building. The fire rap­
idly ¿wept through the old three- ers’ association o f tbe Pacific north­
story building which almost at once west w ill hold a public auction in
was. turned to a fiery furnace. Many Portland on Novem ber 18 in connec­
of the patrons were forced to leap tion with the Pacific International ex­
from the upper windows. The flames position, according to announcement
in almost no time seemed to have made here.
19 RADICALS PLOT
PASSENGERS’ DEATH
Confessions
Betray
Plan to
Wreck Fast Train.
TO
KILL
SURVIVORS
Track to Be Torn Up Near 300-Foot
Cut and Coachea Hurled
to Bottom.
Springfield, 111.— Confessions from
the eight conspirators said to be direct
ly connected with the plot to wreck
the Diamond special of the Illinois
Central near here Wednesday night
Samuel Lehman, well-known musical
were obtained Monday night by Chief
conductor and author of “ Everybody
of
Police Morris and federal agents.
Works but Father," was killed in New
Officials declared their belief that had
York Sunday by an automobile.
the plan been carried out not one pas­
cut o ff all avenues of escape from
Portland.— Damages totaling $428,-
According to the London Daily Mall,
senger on the train would have es­
the hotel.
053.74 for alleged breach of contract
it has been decided to establish an
Th e hotel register was destroyed, are sought in a suit filed in the cir­ caped alive.
Arab parliament in Mestopotamla and
Nineteen foreigners are under ar­
making the work of identification cuit court recently by the Astoria
also an Arab cabinet with British
difficult, it was feared that in some Marine Iron Works against the United rest and all are declared by officials
advisers.
cases the names of the victims might States shipping board emergency fleet to be communists. The track, accord­
ing to the confessions, was to have
Both the Polish and Russian soviet never be learned. Five unidentified I corporation,
been torn up about 300 feet from a
delegations plan to resume tbe peace persons who were known to have oc­
Hermiston.— Owners of prune orch­ bridge near Bissel, so that the train
negotiations within a week, probably cupied rooms in the hotel are missing
at Riga, Letvla, says a wireless mes­ according to statements made by Mrs ards on the Umatilla project report would be plunged into a 50-foot ra­
that the crop returns w ill be very vine.
By H O W AR D L. RANN
sage from Minsk.
Goldie Hoi^ton, who managed the
—W h a t T h e y M ean
good
this year. Climate and soil are
W hatever
passengers
remained
hotel,
and
Harry
Jones,
night
clerk.
The French government has decided
proving favorable to the growing of alive, Chief Morris declared the con­
From the Houston hotel the fire
to appoint two delegates to the Ameri
DID YOU DREAM OF HENS?
THE MU FFLER CUT-OUT
prunes
and more land is being put into fessions said, the plotters intended
can Mayflower celebration in Novem leaped south across the street und
to kill and then “ to kick in the teeth
HE muffler cut-out Is an attach­
ber and December, one of whom will wiped out the opera house and other prunes eac^ year>
HIS is not a common dream but
of the rich.”
buildings
in
the
same
block.
The
|
Albany.—
The
mountains
of
eastern
ment which enables the automo­
It Is a most favorable one, par­
be General Neville.
The Diamond special was selected taking o f that generally beneficent bile to talk out loud.
flames jumped east across the sec- Linn county have produced this year
Women of Georgia have a right to ond street and destroyed the Argraves the largest and best crop of huckle- “ because only the rich ride on it; character which appertains to nearly
Until the muffler cut-out was In­
vote In the state-wide primary Septem upartrnents and two adjoining re*sl berries in many years. People from poor people don’t ride in sleepers.”
all bucolic visions. Dream-hens and vented the only thing about an auto­
ber 8, as well as at the coming gen­ dences.
A member of the gang was to be dream-chickens are equally of fortu­ mobile that would talk was money. It
various sections who have gone into
became necessary to get up something
eral election, R. A. Denny, state at­
stationed
at the nearest farm to kill nate omen.
The fire, which is believed to have the mountains are securing great quan
If the hens are making that peculiar that would take the owner’s mind off
torney general ruled.
its owner if he raised an outcry and
started from a refuse pile In the rear | titles of the berries.
noise called “ singing” then Is the the cost of upkeep, hence the cut-out
telephone wires were to be cut, ac­ dream more than ever propitious, ns It was Introduced, with the result that
General Semenoff, anti-bolshevik of the hotel, wus discovered about
Salem.— The state land board has
cording to the confession.
foretells thrift, many children and do­ Its raucous snort may be heard on
C'ossack leader in eastern Siberia, has 3:30 A. M.
signed a contract with the Salem Sand
“ In my 33 years of police service mestic happiness. If you see a brood every country road from coast to coast
That others lost their lives in the
applied to Leon Trotzky for permis­
& Gravel company whereby the cor­
The cut-out has a number o f de­
sion to join the Russian soviet army, holocaust besides the ten persons poration agrees to iem ove a minimum I have never known a moro carefully of chickens Instead of hens It is true
that you will probably have many pet­ cided advantages, however. When a
laid
and
diabolic
plot
to
destroy
life,”
whose bodies have been recovered
says a Moscow dispatch.
of 5000 cubic yards of sand and gravel
ty cares and worries before you will strong, fusty cut-out Is coming around
declared Chief of Police Morris.
was apparent by the grisly evidence |
attnln your good fortune, but you will a sharp corner with Its mouth wide
from the bed of the W illam ette river
Prince George Lotfalluh, personal
Direct connection between the men
of human bones which could be seen
eventually get there and all your wor- open It is not necessary to sound the
within a period of five years. The
friend of Emir Flsai, king of Syriu,
in custody and other communists who riments turn out to your advantage.
in the burned debris where the hotel
horn, as its language can he heard
stipulated price Is 10 cents per cubic
says that the king was willing to ac­
scattered leaflets here Monday urging
once stood.
Any one about to embark in a busi­ with perfect ease by anybody who is
yard.
cept a foreign mandate for Syria, pre­
destruction of the government and ness venture attended with some risk driving In the next township.
By
W ith so many persons forced to flee |
ferably American or British.
Portland.— More than $1,000,000 was support of the soviet regime in Rus­ should by all means dream of chickens, the Judicious use of this device the
from the hotel in scant attire or none
Kiitsu Kanayama, senior public pro­ at all, relief measures were at once I paid by Stanley Dollar of San Fran­ sia has been established, according to as It shows that his venture will turn life o f many a joy rider who could be
out successful beyond his expecta­ spared as well as not has been saved
curator of Japan, wus seriously wound­ undertaken by local members of the cisco for the Monarch mills in Nor Ut the authorities.
tions. For n young unmarried woman to the community, and the speed manl-
State and federal warrants charg
ed Tuesday when he was stabbed by Red Cross.
The Main street court- Portland, according to L. W .David,
to dream o f an old mother-hen sur­
a Japanese, who went to his office to house, an unoccupied building now in owner> who made the sale. The prop- ing conspiracy, attempt to commit a rounded by her chicks Is a sign that
GL a DW/N hot5 THft
interview him on legul matters.
MEAN THAT 'WE'tL
lltlgutlon, was commandeered by the erty wiU be operated by a company felony and counterfeiting, will pre­ she will be mnrrled before the chick­
have T o walk , up
vent any chance of liberty on bonds, ens have grown up to hentood, and the
Red
Cross
und
the
fire
refugees
were
P
f
which
Mr.
Dollar
will
be
the
head
G oose hill again
Search for Americans and British
chickens
of
Dreamland
mature
Into
like we did last
Fifty cots were but Mr. David w ill remain as man officials declare, and the eight men
subjects kidnaped by Pedro Zamora, •red for there.
h
S unday - O h meacv ?
s8* * 0
ager of the mill.
who have confessed w ill be held to hens about as rapidly ns other
placed
in
the
building.
the Jalisco bundlt, during his raid on
chickens. For nny one to see In n
A relief fund was started this aft­
Heppner.— Harvesting and threshing the grand jury. Deportation proceed­ dream a hen with n brood of chickens
the town of Cuale, August 20, has been
ings are probable.
about her denotes that there will soon
ordered by the Mexican war depart­ ernoon by organized labor bodies for were resumed on some farms Thurs­
the
fire
victims.
be a marriage in the family. It Is but
ment.
day after several days’ layoff on ac
fair to state that most authorities
count of the rain, and It is believed D E M P S E Y W I N S BY
It is reported at Trenton, Out., that
made it a prerequisite for success In a
that the damage to grain w ill be
July Exports Exceed 191!) Record.
business venture after dreaming of
a company with a capital of $31,000,-
K
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Washington, I). C.— Exports of the slight. Between Wednesday morning
chickens that the dreamer should have
000 has taken over a former large
Benton Harbor, Mich.— Jack Demp­
United States to the principal coun-1 and Sunduy morning 1.43 Inches of
with him plenty of determination.
munitions plant here for the purpose
tries during July totaled $651,381,827, | rain fell here. This is an August rec- sey, heavyweight champion of the
If your dream-hens are running
o f manufacturing drugs and chemicals
world, demonstrated Monday that he Rbout cackling as If they had Just laid
an Increase of $82,694.312 over the ord for this section of the state.
on u large scale.
still retains the terrific punch that one of those elghty-cents-n-dozen eggs
corresponding period last year the
Salem.— Marion county hopgrowers won him the title. H e knocked out we rend nhout It shows that something
Prompt acceptance of proposals by department of commerce reported Sat­
declare that the recent heavy rains had Billy Miske of St. Paul, a fighter as will occur to mar your happiness— Step on the Cut-out and Discover That
Italy and Great Britain, relative to urday. Imports for the same month
no harmful effect on their yards and big and game as himself, in the third probably the price o f eggs will go up
Two Cylinders Have Laid Off for the
Poland, by the Russian soviet govern amounted to $537,170,351, an Increase!
that picking of fuggles, or baby hops, round o f their 10-round match. Three still farther. Nor Is It good luck to
Afternoon.
ment was chiefly duo to the Polish of $193.424,281 over July, 1919.
started August 31st. In a few of the hard smashes were sufficient to win dream of killing n hen.
ac who drives on the loft side o f the
victory before Wursaw according to
(Copyright.)
For the first seven months of this
yurds the rain knocked the hops from him between $50,000 and $100,000, his
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road has also been entirely preserved,
a Rome dispatch.
year exports totaled $4,899,254,121,
the trellis, but these were not dam­ 50 per cent share of the gate receipts.
including his arrow-shaped
head-
compared to $4,626.109,266 In 1919,
piece.
A misstep caused Mrs. Phiiomena
aged. It is estimated that the crop
At the start of the fight, his first ln
while imports totaled $3,481,938,379.
The muffler cut-out is also useful
this year will be 80 per cent normal. 14 months, Dempsey peeled o ff the
Mustacl to full to her donth Tuesday in
compared with $1,954,257,362.
as a means of informing the driver
the huge bread mixer in her husliand's
Murshfleld.— Accounts of the great same worn and patched red sweater
July exports to Great Britain to-
whether his engine Is still in the car
bukery in Chicago. The police worked
or has dropped out through the crank
taled $128,894,945, compared with $206. sa,mon run ln the Hogue river toward that he wore when he knocked out
two hours extricating the body, nearly
Br GEORGE MATTHEW ADAMS
case. Thousands o f men drive along
233,921 last year; Canada $98,484,423. the c,ose ot the «eason Indicate there Jess Willard. His face wore the same
every hone In which wus broken.
ln fancied security until they step on
fighting
frown,
he
danced
about
the
imports from Great Britain totaled were moro flsh caine into the river
the cut-out by accident and discover
ring
with
old-time
lightness
of
foot
ISTORY
Is
a
marvelous
Teacher.
No morning papers appeared in $46,(33,662, Canada $42,720,420, Japan ,han nt any season in the memory of
that two cylinders have laid off for
From her pages speak events, ex­
*he inhabitants of Curry county. The and finished up by taking the fight in
Liverpool Monday for the first time $39.7?4,463.
the afternoon. The cut-out tells all
periences
and
thrilling
deeds—
all
Imports from Gurmany totaled $10,- reason assigned for the great rush the third round just as he did at T o­
In 112 years und no evening paper for
about this and also causes the engine
products of the human Brain.
the first time in 50 years us a conse­ 436,022, compared with $291,166, while 18 ,hat »»I'non which had been lib- ledo. The third round went one min­
to stutter like a span o f mules with
You
are
now
playing
n
part
of
the
the string halt
quence of a sudden strike of news­ exports to that country readied $28, I erated in other streams schooled into ute and 13 seconds.
future History o f the World.
In some communities the cut-out
paper compositors there and in Man­ 025,621, compared with $2,426,742 last ,be Hogue river
Even the humblest man or woman
Is so unpopular that the village con­
chester,
year.
| Medford.— The record price for Bart
has
his
part
to
play.
And
the
part
11 Killed. 70 Hurt in Crash
stable is hired to suppress its con­
played must needs be recorded.
lett pears ln the history of the local
Coal miners of five mines in the
Denver.— Eleven persons were killed
versation. Various attempts have been
The
work
of
your
days
and
life—
All-British Bond Urged.
I fruit business wus $5.65 average a and 70 injured when two interurban
made to silence the operation o f this
Springfield, III., district were on strike
whether for good or 111, In Its final
device, hut the only one that has been
Edmonton. Alberta.— Establishment box for a c*11,10“ *1 sold In the Chicago cars collided head on on a curve Just
Tuesday and others, Secretary J. J.
summing up— is as sure to mark or
Watts, of the United Mine Workers, within the > ear of u common council I market Wednesday. Another car In outside o f Globeville, a suburb, Mon­ Influence some phase of the entire found effective Is n fine of $10 and
costs and thirty days in the county
predicted would be out soon in pro- 1,1 London in which British dominions wh,cb tb® extra fancies averaged $5.62 day afternoon.
History o f Histories, as each act you jail.
test against the price o f powder, which would be represented by resident min- ll,u* tb*’ Lrt,iclea $4.10, was sold In the
A special car and trailer carrying perform today Is sure to give color
(C o p y rig h t.)
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was raised 40 cents a keg, by Ihe Joint I
was predicted by Viscount Bunt-1 8anH’ market, and a third car o f Rogue a load pf holiday pleasure seekers to and form to the final results of today.
Yes— you are now playing a part of
agreement recently made in Chicago. I bHni oi ,,u‘ ' upertal press conference River valley Bartletts sold for an Eldorado Springs, a resort, collid ed !
the future History o f the World.
dele atlon touring Canada In a speech | average of $5.30.
with a regular car returning from J It Is the realization of this truth
Negotiations between Secretary of
Hat t day.
Salem.— A contract was received at Boulder to Denver on the Denver & ' by men and women that Inspires some
StHte Colby ami Ambassador ShUlihurn!
I VI count Burnham stressed th< the state forester's office here recent­ Interurban railroad. According to o f-! to become great and notable while oth­
at Washington have reached a solu­
n ec« sit) of empowering dominion! ly from the federal government ap- ficials In charge o f the Globeville sta j ers remain obscure. For Just as soon
tion ot the Japanese lmlgratton prob­
gov« rnmenta to “ take their proper I Proving the rocent application of the tlon, the conductor of the outbound | as people wake up to the fact that Re­
lem lit the United States, according to
sponsibility presses down upon them,
plue ?s in imp rial affulrs.”
state land board for an exchange of 50,- failed to obey orders to wait at Globe
a Tokio dispatch to the Nlppu JiJt, a
000 acres o f so-called scattered timber ville for the Incoming car. The ln they begin to draw upon their Reserve
Japanese paper in Honolulu, giving its
Power. And It Is Reserve Power that
Man. 8 feet 9. Gets Lost.
lands In the forest reserve for a com- coming car was two minutes behind
authority as the Kokumin Shlnbun
helps make History fascinating.
Chicago - Johanne Anson of I'umld- pact body of timber of similar area. scbedule and was running at high
• You nre now playing a part of the
Tokio newspaper, credit lug the report
hon. Norway, who is 8 feet 9 iuches Signing of the contract has been d e fe » speed to make up the time.
future History of the World.
to a reliable source.
tail ami weighs 603 pounds, walked red until the next meeting o f the state
It Is not necessary, however, nor is
Ultim ate ownership of the great into u police station Sunday and con­ land board.
It possible for ns «11 to become no­
Slavs Reach Agreement.
stockyards by livestock dealers and fided that he was lost.
table In History. History Is universal.
The police
Salem.— That thousands o f Oregon
Washington. D. C.— An agreement
And so Is tbe Mind that makes up the
producers Is proposed by the “ big five” captain directed him to his hotel
people are being swindled aunually by has been signed by General Semenoff
human Soul
You—doing yonr work
meat packing companies la a plan for Aason is with a carnival company and
Texas oil concerns operating as com­ and representatives of the \ ladivostok in the best way you know how— are
disposition of their yard holdings filed came here to buy clothes.
mon law companies is the report made government providing for unification as great an element in History as
C-FifzMwfb-
Tuesday iu the District of Columbia
here by A. E. Gebhardt, special ex­ o f the S^hienoff and Vladivostok Alexander, or Washington, or Crom­
supreme court.
Sale o f the packer I
Peace Recruiting Heavy.
well
or
such
as
they.
Study
History.
aminer for the stato corporation de­ regimes under a national assembly,
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Interests ln the stockyards was neces
Washington. I>. C.— Army recruiting partment, who returned to Salem re-
■i will arouse ton to big deeds. Live
Car Derailed by Handkerchief.
the state department is Informed. Un
sitated by a recent court decree com again broke all peace-time records ln centiy from W ichita Falls. Fort Worth | der the agreement Semenoff is re- is you would like to have History say
Nine persons were Injured when s
•n lived
pelting the packing companies to di I August, according to a statement by and other Texas cities, where he con­
scenic railway car at an amusement
ported as retaining his authority over|
-o -
park In St. Louis was derailed by a
vest themselves o f all ownarshlp of | Adjutant General Harris showing 19,- ducted an investigation o f several oil
the Cossacks and as commander of
A process for obtaining nickel and woman’s handkerchief, which had been
yards, terminal railw ays and m arket' 242 enlistments. July enlistments were companies which contemplate extend­
troops in the Trans-Baikal, but re-' .•bait from pit waters containing dropped on the track. One car Jumped
newspapers.
16.821.
ing their operations to this state.
iinquishing all other powers.
how* metals has been developed In tbe tracK as it ran over the bit of
•ertuahj.
muslin and another car crashed into It
Last Night’s Dreams
Rann-dom Reels
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