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■Í TI1OR|TY NO. 42 OREGON, FEBRUARY 19, 1916, ALL SINGLE MEN IN BRI- TAIN ARE CALLED OUT OF PLACE IN CABINET I V JACKSONVILLE. JACK ON COUMY, GERMANY WANTS OP TION ON CANAL ROUTE. rs /> Ll VOL. IX. » OuR OWN SFATE •. ~ .- Siine Recent Happenings Manufactures, Enterprises and Improvements, Pr.v ding in Various Parts of Compulsory Service Act In Secretary of Navy Does Between States and Feder- Payrolls ar.d P a mo’~ Oregon voked to Enlist Every < Offered Nicaragua Larger al Government. not Understand the mg Devet p i ent Available English- Sum Than U. S., De I Wonrin 92 Years Old Registers cf Oregon. Situation. man All the chatter about the respective clare Treaty’s Baker, Or., Feb. 12—“The other wo states hiving command of their own I men said it was too sloupy to go ou‘, militia shoul 1 cease. The federal g >v- ■ Backers. State Highway Com-r r.issi >n allows | London, F b. 11-An offieitl procla- so I came aline.” said Mrs, Ma ilda Pittsburg, Feb. 14—Secretary Dan iels was taken to tasa by S. Stanwood Washington, Feb. 14—That Germany Menken, president of the National Se had offered Nicaragua a larger sum curity league, in an ad Ircss at the an than the United States for an option nual banquet of the Officers Engineer’s On the Nicaraguan canal route was urg society of Western Pennsylvania here ed in the senate today as an argument tonight for plapning “to give us a for early ratification of the pending Dromissory note for a navy, payable in Nicaraguan treaty. ten years, with installments maturing Several senators said they had been about five years from the date of con informed during the course of the de gressional enactment.” bate that Germany had long sought an “It is apparent that the secretary of option on the canal route; that efforts the navy has not understood the situa first were made soon after France un tion as now sensei by the president,’’ dertook construction of a canal, and continued Mr. Menken, “nor has he has been renewed more recently. Mem- hud the inspiration or judgment to rec- bers of the foreign relations committee i ognize the greatness of his task and denied reports that there was any docu- bring to his aid industrial leaders cana- mentary evidence in possession of the ble of handling great enterprises, Mr. committee on the subject. ■ Daniels has shown no fitness for his i position, no title to continue in ic. I say this because at the present junc THE TOMB ture, with no politics but preparedness no creed but America, we must feel it the proper time to ask if American peo Firmer Resident of Jackson ple show their belief in Mr. Wilson by re-electing him; whether four years more of Mr. Wilson means four years County Dies in California' more of Mr. Daniels. “This is th j gravest moment to those of us who, while recognizing Mr. Dan Mrs. Arzie E. Haskins, wife of New iels’ many and amiable qualities and ton Haskins, who lived most of her political record feel his condition of life at Sterling, died at Miranda, Cal., the upbuilding of our navy and its January 12. Deceased’s maiden name was Arzie Esther Saltmarsh. She was personnel is a menace to national safe born near Lebanon, Linn county, Ore ty.” gon, April 2, 1859, being 57 years 9 months and 10 days of age at the time of her death. She leaves to mourn her British War Credits io Total loss her husband, four children, Wal Ten Billions. lace E. Haskins, Mrs. Isralena M. Swett, Oren Haskins and Mrs. Chris tina Morey, besides one brother and a London, Feb. 14 It is expected the sister, living in Jackson county. next vote of credit will be introduced soon after parliament reassembles to ---------- KB*---------- morrow. The statement is made unof Mail Shut Off For 10 Days ficially that the vote will be for £250,- 000,000, bringing up the total of war Canyon City, Or., Feb. 14-Grant credits to £1,912,000,010. ---------- ♦!»!« ■ ■ - county received the first mail from the outside world last Thursday, after be Booth-Kelly ¿Mills to Open ing isolated for a period of ten days. Eugene, Or., Feb. 15—The Booth- The sumpter Valley railroad, which operates between Baker and Prairie Kelly logging camps above Wendling City, was stalled on account of heavy resumed operations yesterday and the snows. As this narrow guage road mill will begin sawing again tomorrow brings the Grant county mail part of after a month’s idleness on account of the way, the postmasters throughout the deep snow in the mountains which prevented logging operations. this county had a short vacation. eminent is the sovereign power. hi Eaton, aged 92, of this .ity, when she $90,009 of high va fin d for improving When the q i.'stion comes of the de- i m ition calling upon the remaining sin went to register yesterday afternoon Columbia highway from Hood it ver to fense of the country, or the attack by gle men, un 1 r th ■ D rby plan a j t e at the county clerk’s oifiee. She walk Mosier. military service act, was posted today. the country, there can be no divided . Shill Oil Company's $•200,000 ph i t ed 14 blocks to register, answered ¡ill authority-the sovereign power assumes ' The call to the colors w.ll have the questions quick as a Ha-h, and returned about completed. effect of enrolling all single mail of its sway. home alone. She registered as a Dem i D. A. W. ite & Sons are building their The states have full control of the'r military age who have not been exemp ocrat fourth warehouse in Salem. ted. militia in time of general peace, and Single man who did not attest under Gran’s Pass box factory again oper in the handling of their own militia ating with 52 men. when trouble comes in an individual the E irl of Derby’s plan are subject to Wine is Poured into Sewer. Medford’s building activity f >r 1915 state, but we often see the governors compulsory military service, with cer tain classes of exemption under the Tillamook. Or , Feb, 12 Sheriff totaled over $300,000. of such states calling up in the general government to help put down insurrec terms cf the act passe 1 at the last ses- Crenshaw late yesterday turned live I. M. Morgan of Ione figuring on tions, an:' then we always notice that , sion of parliament, which went into ef barrels of wine into the sewer, the pro starting creamery at II ppner. perty of John Toiler, who recently a company of federal troops is more ef fect February 10. Geo. W. Moore Mill at Bandon opens ____ __________ ____________ pleaded guilty to violating the prohibi ♦ • . ♦ — ' fective than a regiment of state troops. March 15. tion law and was fined $300. Quite a This is because the trouble makers be Mills continue to op -n on Coos Bay lieve that the members of ths militia LANE WANTS IN Di A NS TO i number of people witnessed tlrsdes- an I new industries start locating there. struction of the wine, which Toiler had do not want to clash with their own MANAGE AFFAIRS Coos Bay plans monster celebration made from evergreen blackberries, and neighbors, and that if any arrests ai e I which when the dry law went into ef- July 4 th, to celebrate completion of made the trials will be in the civil courts, whereas with the regulars, they Would Abo's'n Present Bureau I feet he began to sell at 25 cents a bot railroad. tle. Interstate Commerce Commission al know there will be no hesitating about lows railroads to reduce rates on hay shooting to kill, an 1 if any trials are and Subiti u e (onmis- for 30 days in order to give relief to ordered, the court will be a military Leg Crushed in Woods court with no foolishness. s:i3 rf Three Men stock mon. The respective aut hoi ity of the gener British steamer loading 3,000,000 ft. Lebanon, Or., Feb. 14—Thomas Sny al government and that of the states is der, a young man of the Sodaville com lumber at Portland for London. perfectly defined. Washingt n, F< b. 14 —Senator Lane munity was hrought to this city for $5,090,000 corporation organized to The state should train its militia for today intro h ceJ 'a bi’l to abolish the treatment of a badly fractured leg operate «’earners between Port I nd, i its home use, but every autumn there present In liar b ireau and replace it lie Was engaged in handling lugs when Oriental and Australian ports. sh > ild be joint maneuvers, where the with a commission of three men select- the cable b'oke; one end striking his A tepresentative of Libby Packing militia ai.d regular troops should be ed from five nominees chosen by a left leg, crushing one bone. Co speaking at The Dalles urged far joined and all under ’he direction of council of Indians, to be under the di- mers to raise more vegetatdes a.s well the higher authority, and in the event rect control of congress and with in i as fruit to keep cannery running most of war the sovereign authority must structions to close up the nation’s suo- I ervision over Indian affairs. His bill Oregon Pioneer Dies in Seattle of year. have exclusive direction of events. Pendleton —Application made to de Any other system would swiftly leid a'so would prohibit the sale of intoxi Seattle, Feb. 15-William A Tem to utter demoralization. —Judge Good cants to Indians. pleton. who crossed the plains from velop 9000 additional horsepower on win. Missouri to Oregon in an ox cart in Umatilla streams- ---------------- ----------------------- Corvallia -350,000 volt transformer 1847 and was reared with his parents Two Boittes of Beer Seized oil a homestead near Brownsville, Or., from Panama Exposition installed at 335 Applicants Draw For 12 died yesterday at his home hero, aged O. A. C. in Police Raid. 71 years. He had b sen a memtier Salem Oregon Public Utility Com Homesteads in Yakima. of the Oregon legislature, He leaves mission demands that books, accounts a widow, the daughter of Ezra'Meek- and records of municipal plants hand Centralia, Wash., Feb. 15—Saturday er. ling water or light be made public. North Yakima, Wash., Feb. 15— night the local police raided the Cen Harriman —Union Pacific system has Drawings among 335 applicants for ten tralia Cafe in search of liquor. Two Nicholas Steele Buried at Salem 200 men putting on finishing touches on 40-acre homesteads in the government’s bottles of beer were found and confis- Salem, Or., Feb. 14 Funeral servic branch into Harney County. Sunnyside reclamation project, took c .ted, but the fact that. II. Knäbel, Klamath County reduced county debt were held here today over Nicholas es place here yesterday at the federal land proprietor of the cafe, has secured a by $125,577 Out of debt in 3 years. office. The winners were announced liquor permit has complicated the case. Steele, aged 35 years, a native of Ire Portland—City Commission votes to as George Etta, N. A. Gilman, E. E. The local dry ordinance provides that land. He is survived by the widow Dillon, Ole Rystad and E. G. Dahl, all liquor cannot be kept in places of and the following sons and daughters: build duplicate water plant at S’. Johns of North Yakima; A. E. Gilbert, Rich business, but Knäbel also uses the cafe Mrs. Isabella Hildebrand and Mrs. Jes refusing to pay price for private plant land; E. E. Bryan, Sunnyside; Leonard as sleeping quarters. Information which sie Stewart, of Monmouth; Mrs. Effie fixed by State Utility Commission. Ashland-$15,000 mineral water bot Giles, Benton City, Knute Hill, Wal resulted in the raid was given by a d s- Young and Mrs. Daisy Kays, Salem; George Steele, Portland; Robert Steele tling plant to be erected here. lace Blake and O. P. McClure, Pros charged employe. Twin Falls, Ida. ¡Arthur and Edward ser. Clay manufacturers held state con Steele, Sever, and William and Donald vention at Albany Feb. 9. Sale of National Forest Timber Steeie, this city. Burns-Swift Packing Co. said to r) have bought 130,000 acres land here. IS H WE have the celebrated Spen cer Sweet Peas, in solid colors. ÏI 11 ii H il II li h Íí H 3Í Also a fine assortment of fresh Garden Seeds P I Shop at Home! 1.1 in no ¡ii Lewis Ulrich 7 he Pioneer Store Jacksonville, Ore IS The Forest Supervisor at Albany, Oregon, has just opened bids for 615,000 feet of timber on the Santiam National Forest. The Albany Lumber Company of Albany were the success ful bidders. The timber is iocited on the Santiam River in Sec. 17. T 10 S R 6 E, W. M., ane consists of 1,432,000 feet of Doug las fir, 108,009 feet of western hem lock and 105,000 feet of red cedar. The advertised prices were $1.55 p<r M for Douglas fir, $1.70 per M for rid cedar, and 50 cents per M for hemlock. Two bids were submitted,—one by D. S. Livesay of Woodburn, and the oth er by the Alb,.ny Lumber Company. The latter submitted the highest bid at the rates of $1 70 per M for Doug las fir and red cedar, and 5'1 cents per M for hemlock. Oregon Assessors in Convention WAR AND PRFPAREDNESS Salem, Or., Feb. 15 To consider tax problems assessors from all parts of the state assembled in convention here A Few Thoughts Along this forenoon. Governor Withycombe in an address dwelt upon the import Lines. New ance of the assessors’ work and the necessity of the officials becoming con- vserant with all tax questions. Twen When President WilHon finishes his ty-five assessors are attending the ses western tour, he had better slip down sion. to Brazil, studying Portuguese on the Voyage, and make a few speeches on the need of preparedness there, for the S. Seely Killed in Logging Camp greatness danger of war that threatens our country today is that we may be Forest Grove, Or., Feb. 15-Seth called upon to maintain our Monroe Seeley, a son of G. L. Seeley of Bux doctrine pledges five thousand miles ton, was killed in the woods near that from our coasts. place yesterday while working at the There are calamities worse than a logging camp of the Standard Box Com war with a foreign power or a combi pany as hook tender. The accident nation of foreign powers. A foreign was due to the parting of a cable, one war draws the hearts of a people to Tenino Sawmill Resumes Work end of which struck him. He was 32 gether and makes each one a unit in years old. The funeral will be held the country’s defense, but if there are tomorrow with interment at Banks. some millions of people in a country who want work and a reasonable re Centralia, Wash., Feb. 12—The Mu ward for their work and can get neith tual Lumber company’s mill and camps in Tenino, which suspended operations FEDERAL OWNERSHIP er, then there is not only danger, but a perpetual menace to peace and to love during the inclement, weather, started INQUIRY IS FAVORED of country. up again on Wednesday morning. Are we not half as well prepared The Doty Lumber & Shingle compa against that menace as we should be? ny has installed a new cross-arm ma That expert who testified in Wash chine in its planing mill with a daily Advisability of Government ington what the navies of Europe could capacity of 4800 cross-arms. The com Ownership of Public do to our eastern coast, forgot some pany has just secured an order for 34 thing. carloads of cross-arms. Utilities is Consid- He might have added that should the sun load the moon with dynamite and ered. Registration of Voters in Ore- drop it upon our planet, under our pre sent state of unpreparedness, there gon is Very Slow. Washington, Feb. 15—By a vote of would certainly follow a large explo Salem. Or., Feb. 14 —Announcing 39 to 23 the senate today went on re sion. One proposition would be just that total registration so far was only cord as favoring congressioi'al inquiry as sensible as the other. Goodwin s 33,431, Deputy Secretary of State Ko- into the advisability of government Weekly. ter today expressed apprehensions that ownership of public utilities as against unless registration progresses much government regulation and control. It 21 Children in One Family faster in the next two months, a c in adopted such an ame 1dm mt prop >»od Ro-..burg, Or.. Feb. 14 Henry Ty- gestion will result. At the last elec , by Senator Borah to Senator N • tler al the Lead of the-South tion the total registration was 305,000 land’s resolution to direct inquiry into I »on. a and it is estimated that it will increase adequacy of railroad legislation .and | Umpqua river, is the father of 21 chd- from 15 to 20 per cent this year, and the Interstate Commerce Cuinmis [dren. The you igest child is now 12 i •ion. years of age. the books close April 19,