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V olumi xii No. 6
©ributta
DAYTON, OREGON, JANUARY 6, 1923.
SUBSCRIPTION 11.75 PER TRA*
NEWSLEFS GATHERED
HUGHES OUTLINES
ABOUT COUNTY
AID FOR EUROPE
COURT HOUSE Independent Commission of
118 freight cars. Home of the fruit is
intended for reshlpment to European
countries, but much of it will be sold
In New York.
BORAH WITHDRAWS
CONFERENCE PLAN
rann Bureaus New Presiden»
British Flset Rushed Back to Turkey.
London.-—The hasty return of the
British fleet to Coi^tantlnople from Idaho Senator Informed That
Competent Men Is Sug
Malta attracts wide attention here
Harding Is Working Along *
Minor Matter of More than Passing
Nothing
is furthcoming from official
gested By Secretary.
sources to explain the move, but the
the Same Lines.
Interest
obvious assumption that it la con
New Haven, Conn.— A suggestion nected with the uncompromlaing atti
Probate Court
Washington, D. C.—The fight
that an Independent commission of tude of the Turka at Lausanne la
the
proposai of Senator Borah that
Dora M, Moor, an Insane person. men competent in financial affaire everywhere adopted.
President
Harding call an economic
Filed December 27, 1922. Htipulatlon. could accomplish more than a general
onference came to a substantial
International conference toward solu
Order, Order continuing hearing.
climax in the senate when the Idaho
♦ Charles H. Breeding, deceased. Filed tion of the European reparations tap-
senator
announced that he would
December 28, 1922. Petition for ap- gle was put forward by Secretary
withhold
his proposed amendment to
Hughes
here.
poir.'nient of an administratrix. Or
the naval appropriation bill on admin
der appointing administratrix. Bond.
The secretary, who spoke before the
istration assurances given by Senator
Filed December 30, 1922. Order ap American Historical association, add
Washington, D. C.—Benedict Crow Watson of Indiana that the president
proving bond Inventory and appraise ed that he bad “no doubt" that dis
ment. Filed January 2, 1923. Order tinguished Americans would be willing ell, assistant secretary of war under already was sounding out the situation
approving inventory and appraisement. to serve on such a commission, which, the Wilson administration and six in a way that might lead to some
Petition for order to sell personal
"dollar a year” men associated with movement that would aid the adjust
he said, might well be kept free from
property,
letters of administration
the council of national defense, were ment of conditions prevailing in Eu
any responsibility to foreign offices
filed January 3, 1923.
Indicted here by the special grand rope
or any duty to obey political instruc
James Whalen, deceased. Filed De
jury Investigating war frauds on
After Senators Lodge and Watson,
tions.
cember 27, 1922. Bond, letters of ad
charges of conspiracy to defraud the speaking for the administration, had
Referring to suggestions that the
ministration. Inventory and appraise
government in construction of war assured Senator Borah that the gov
ment. Filed December 28, 1922. Or United States assume the role of ar time army camps und cantonments.
ernment is now moving in the direc
der spproving Inventory and appraise biter in the reparations dispute, Mr.
The others Indicted are William A tion desired by him, Borah said be
ment.
Hughes said a sufficient answer to
Starrett, Morton C. Tuttle. Clemens had no desire to “retard progress"
J us iali C. Nelson, deceased. Filed that was the fact “that we have not W. Lundoff, Claire Foster, John H
and he announced he would not push
December 28, 1922. Vouchers. Final been asked." He went on to say he
McGIbbons, James A. Mears.
his amendment to a vote.
account. Order appointing time and did not believe this government should
The
indictments
charge
a
conspir
At the White House it was said the
*>lace for hearing final account.
take such a burden of responsibility.
acy to maladminister existing regula president regarded Senator Borah's
Throughout
his
discussion
the
sec-I
Annis Noe, deceased. Filed Decem
ä MTO-
ber 29, 1922. Receipt, Order. Order rotary recognized that the question of I tions, to control the giving of con action as a "wise move.” High of
discharging administrator. Publishers German reparations lay at the root I tracts to friends, associates and cli ficial* also said that the president
ents under the "cost plus” system, was not now contemplating the call
affidavit.
California.
of any economic settlement.
The
A. J. Stahl, deceased Filed Decem problem* abroad, be said, are world I which it Is charged resulted in a loss ing of a general economic conference,
choice of the American farm Bur-1 Bradfute is a stockman and farmer.
e;.’j Fcderauon tor its second presi ! living on the old homeplcxr Ln
ber 30, 1922. Final account. Affidavit problems, and could not be disposed I to the government of millions of dol but at present proposed American par
dent. Osc^ E. Bradfute, oi Ohio
of publication. Order appointing time of “by calling them European." He I lars and reduced the morale of labor. ticipation in an economic conference
grandiather settled on n
Actúa.
j I kcs up lise .7O.'k where the Fed
for final settlement.
on reparations. Adjustment of this
declared the United States would I
erat«€' 's Ärft p.eiident. ’J ,¡.m How- Ohio. He specializes in our.: bred
('has. Salftcky, deceased. Filed De- "viewZwlth disfavor measures which I
and of the allied debts question, the
ard. oi I o'- i leaves oil
He will stock He is liso oce of th- trustees
Five Railroads Merge.
c-president. Dr W ut the Ohio State Cuivti s.iy
cember 2», 1922. Final account, Or- instead
have a-< hi
of
producing reparations I Cleveland. O.—Consolidation of the president was said to feel, are neces
der setting time of fins) account.
would threaten disaster," and said no I New York, Chicago and St. Louis sary before the administration can
Grace (I. Hawley, deceased. Filed
one could foresee the “serious conse- (Nickel Plate), the Chicago A State proceed with further steps in Europe's
January 2, 1923. Order of final settle
behalf.
quencee" which might ensue if for- Line and Lake Erie A Western, Fort
ment. Affidavit of publication.
Wayne,
Cincinnati
A
Louisville,
and
cible means were adopted to obtaln
Junie* Dundas, deceased Filed Jan-
the Toledo, St. Louis A Western
reparations from Germany.
GREEK ARMY IS ON MARCH
uaiy 2, ¡923. Petition for appointment
(Clover Leaf), was approved here by
of administrator, Order admitting
the board of directors of the five rail War Is Considered Inevitable Between
same to probate, Bond. Letters of
roads, representing an authorised ca
Washington, D. C.—Reduction of the
Greeks and Turks.
administration.
Our new City officers were sworn
pitalisation of 1105,500,000 and operat
maximum
income surtax rate from the in aad took possession of the city af
London.—A dispatch from Athens
(irteli Court
ing 1695 miles of track.
says the entire Greek army is moving present 50 per cent to not more than fairs Tuesday evening, Jan. 2, 1923.
Nellie M. Brown, plaintiff, va Jesse
toward Thrace, war being considered 15 per cent, and the closing up so far The following are the officers instal
is possible of existing avenues of es led. Mayor, F. M. Hord, Recorder,
Armenian
National
Home
Plenned.
H. Brown, defendant. Filed Decem
inevitable.
Washington, D. C.—Further aspects
Lausanne.—Plans for an Armenian
ber 27, 1922. Divorce. Frank Holmes,
The dispatch adds that former cape from federal taxes are urged by W. T. H.‘ Tucker, Treasurer, J, L.
attorney for plaintiff.
of the move for an American commis national home, financed with a pos Premier Venizelos telegraphed the Secretary Mellon in his annual report, Stuart, Marshall and Street Commis
Thomas F Linfield, plaintiff, vs sion to inquire into Germany's capac sible $30,000,000 appropriation by the revolutionary government advising it transmitted recently to mongress. No sioner, Jas. Wakefield, and Council
Marcellus K. Griner, et al, dependant. ity to pay reparations came to light United States congress or a popular to send reinforcements to the Thra general revision of the revenue laws is men, F. J. Randall, Herbert Baxter
W.
H.
Filed January 2, 1923. Suit to quiet when the chamber of commerce of loan in America in addition to funds cian front and asking to be informed proposed nor are additional taxes sug Paul Londershausen, and
Schell.
Hold
over
Councilmen
J.
8.
title. Roy Sparks, attorney fur plaint the United States made public a def from other countries, were presented
of the number of troops there.
A gested, Mr. Mellon expressing the hope Morin and W. 8. Hibbert.
iff.
inite request from German business to the Near East conference by the meeting of the cabinet followed and of meeting any indicated government
Appointments as follows:—
Mary B. McGregor, plaintiff, v» men that such a commission be ap American delegation.
deficit through collection of back taxes
the army moved.
Fi ance Committee—Randall Baxter
Cha*.
McGregor, defenuant. Filed pointed.
*
The reservists of the 1920 and 1922 and income from other sources.
and Londershausen.
Januaiy 2, 1923. Divorce. M. B. Bump,
The treasury secretary informed Fire Protection— Hibbert, Morin
The request was transmitted through
45 Implicated In Louisiana Raids.
classes,
the dispatch continued, have
attorney.
the German Industrie und Handelstag.
Bastrop, La. — Forty-five persons been called to the colors. War Min congress that to attempt alone to stop and Schell.
a
national
organisation
representing
were
implicated in the Morehouse kid ister Pangalos has been appointed the gape through which there Is an Judiciary Committee—Londershaus
Mvchanlr Lleno
German business interests. In reply naping and murders of last August, commander-in-chief in Thrace and has avoidance of tax payments to the gov en, Baxter and Hibbert.
A. W. Billings, plaintiff, vs Oregon
ernment would not be enough because Streets and Public Property—Lon
the chamber of commerce expressed according to two confessions reported left with bis secretary for Salonika.
Face Brick Co., delvndunt. Filed Do
the existing rates of surtax "put such dershausen, Morin and Schell.
gratification at the confidence shown as delivered by the department of
cember 29, 1922. Claims lien upon
Committee—Mayor
Hord,
heavy pressure on tbe*iarger taxpayers Water
In American business leadership, but justice men to state authorities at
same in the amount of $280 fur labor
Milwaukee Gets Mining Congress.
Baxter, Randall, Londershausen, and
to
reduce
their
taxable
Incomes
’
*
that
New
Orleans.
deferred
a
definite
decision
pending
performed.
Cleveland, O.—Sidney J. Jennings oi new ones would surely be found. He Hibbert.
discussion of the reparations question
New
York was elected president of
Marr laxe f.leenaea
added that the high rates "sound pro
by the council of allied premiers.
Judge Coke Nominated U. S. Attorney.
the American Mining congress by the
ductive,” but that the fact remains
Only
one
allusion
is
made
to
the
I
Washington,
D.
C.
—
President
Hard
Dec. 27 Habe) Dell Young of New-
USE COMMON SENSE
board of directors here •: Milwaukee
berg and Leroy I jiw retire Frasier of fact that the plan has been discussed ing nominated John 8. Coke to be was selected as the next meeting place that they are becoming Increasingly
ineffective and are yielding leas and
also with officials of the interested United States attorney, for the dis
Salem.
The average man can earn or save
oi the congress.
less revenue each year.
governments,
the
cablegram
of
the
trict
of
Oregon,
i
from $500 to $1,000 every five years
Dec. 2» —Violet Viola Brown of Mc
How many men can make this money
Minnville and Artemas Juhu sun of German Industrie und Handelstag say
earn money? (Not one in ten.
ing merely that "the German govern
.Sheridan.
The average individual knows a
Doc. 30 Norma Ione Seitters of Mc- ment will be pleased to welcome such
good
make of shoes, a good make of
a
commission
and
open
to
it
all
Mluuvllle and Ivor Cecil Erwin of Mc
flour, a good watch, a good wagon,
Minnville.
sources of information."
a good piece of cloth, a good automo
bile, and so on and he buys these
FREE TEXT BOOKH PHOIMSED
SHERIFF JAILED FOR THEFT
articles by comparng their merits
with other article« of the same char-
A druggist in Portland vzishe to Alleged to Have Sold $30,000 Worth
acter.
have the state supply free public
of Liquor.
Not so with investments.
He
8 school books and will push a bill
spends
his money blindly with no
Des Moines, Iowa.—Sheriff Winfred
through the legislature.
knowledge of comparative merits of
The schools are suffering from too E. Robb was arrested In connection
various classes of securities.
with
the
disappearance
of
$30,000
many free things now. A state text
You would not go to a blackmith
book sytem force armful of books worth of liquor from the county jail.
if you wanted your watch fixed, then
Both Robb and his brother, George
why go to a speculator when you
™rW children,
free textbook system means Robb, a deputy sheriff, were taken
want to invest your money.
SA*
great contracta with booksellers and into custody on warrants charging
Go to your banker or a legitimate
txXrO*A
as things free are not cared for, them with larceny and illegal disposal
bond house who is responsible to the
stacks of books will be ruined and of liquor.
community for sound advice on fl
loet.
The sheriff was arrested by Coronet
nancial matters. Much loss an d
The present system is manipulated Clift, the only officer empowered to
misery could be eliminated if this
by the publishers to force the sale of do so.
simple advice were heeded.
as many different kinds of school
The erreet of the sheriff on the eve
books as posible.
of his retirement from office, follow
The free textbook system will un
WORDS OF WISE MEN
ing which he was planning to preach
load this whole mess of expenditure
a
"new
evangelism"
from
the
lecture
on the tarpayers, where big contracts
Remember your failures are but
platform, was the most sensational de
will enrich the manipulators.
your stepping atones to success.
If the managers of our educational velopment in the investigation of the
system wanted to do anything for theft of 50 cnees of bonded liquor
Fiction has a higher alm than fact—
It la the possible when compared with
the families of the poor they might from the top floor of the county jail.
the merely positive.
.
print the simpler texts.
Half a million dollars might have
Big Apple Shipment Reaches N. Y.
An able man shows the spirit by
been saved tn the last ten years if
New York.—The largest single ship
gentle words find resolute actions. He
the state had printed spellers, grade ment of apples this season from the
Is neither hot nor timid.
readrs and grammars at cost.
Pacific coast has just reached New
Free tooth brushes and dentriflee
York. It came by way of the Panama
Under all the false and overloaded
free soap anti towels, free milk and
canal in a ship equipped with cooling
and glittering masquerade there la in
lunches, free transporttion, free doc
rooms. The cargo, of 84,714 boxes,
every man a noble nature.
toring and hnrslng we have
Freo movies, free libraries, free was shipped from Seattle, Portland,
The art of using moderate abilities
textbooba.-othad things naturally fol-, San Francisco and other west coast
to advantsge often acquires more rep
low—all features of state socialism pointe. H«a the ooaM<uaaat boon
utation than real brilliancy.
»hippod by rail it would >»▼» rognirod
and piternallsm.
7 ARE INDICTED ON
WAR FRAUD CHARGES
COMMISSION DESIRED
BY GERMAN BUSINESS
SECRETARY MELLON NEW COUNCIL TAKES
’ URGES SURTAX CUT
OATH UE OFFICE
The Doctor