Redmond
Spokesman
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REDMOND, CROOK COUNTY. ORK(¿ON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 6. 1914
WAR
IS liKGUN— KAISER'S
D ECLARA
$1.50 PER YEAR
MAN IS SLAIN
Bi EMPLOYEE
TBhe B A N K
PERSONAL SERVICE
H. L McDowell Shoots
and Instantly Kills
A. G. Scoggins
HKTTKR THAX
b w iiiw paring by check
than paying the cash.
MOST A N Y MOMENT— IT A L Y DECLARES
FROM SHOT FROM RIFLE
NEUTRALI-
O J0Í
la aafer
Open your check account with the
Kcdraopd liank of Commerce, pay
by check, be aafe, have an accurate
record.
HEAD BLOWN TO PIECES
M OBILIZING. DI K TO HK IN THICK OF R ATTLE AT A L
W AY
Safer became there la less chance
of mlatakca and because mlatakea
may be eaatty rectified
TION OF W AR TO CZAR PLUNGES A L L EUROPE INTO
CO NFLICT— ENGLAND FOR TIME IS ALOOF— FRANCK
TMK 01.1»
T V — G ERM ANY'S UNDERSTANDING WITH TURKEY A
N EW
\NY
FACTOR— FOR
AND
PRESENT SITUATION
AUSTRI HUNGARY
AG AINST
IS GEH-
RUSSIA.
ANCE AND SE R VIA— FEAR OF YEARS AT HAND
^ 1 «union dispatch <>f August 1 says: Events in the Kump-
an crisis developed today with strutting rapidity. The German
dti(M< um to Kussin. demanding Unit Russia cease the molnliza-
'„1 ion of her army, expired at noon and at 5:15 o'clock in the uf-
< ertioO' the German emperor signed a mobilization order.
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A t 7:S0 o'clock the German umltassudor at St. Petersburg, de-
i ivertri a derluration of war in the name of his government to the
" Rusal» government, and the entire stuff of the embaaav imme-
< Ratal) M l st P M in b o ff
Fear of Years at Hand
g¿a Although, after the warlike speechtM delivered by the German
tmpep i and the im|»erial chancellor at Berlin on Friday, no other
, vault could Is* expected. Hope* that the dread event might Is*
had ls*en raised by the intervention of King George in St.
(burg and the fact that tin* German Hicbstag was not to Is*
led until Tuesday
Hence the actual declaration of war
B«*> ls*en expected for another «lav or two.
New the die in cast ami Europe in to lie plunged into a general
% which has ls*en the apprehension of Kuro|s*nn statesmen for
it ions.
First Shots Exchanged
IV n German emperor and his advisers have maintained to the
' W t th at they made supreme efforts for the sake of peace, and
he la of the series of earnest appeals from Emperor William
r -O En.|s*r<>r Nicholas, a telegram repudiating responsibility for
'.he e* amity threatening the world, on grounds that while Gor-
'' many was engage«! in mediating with Austria-Hungary at Uus-
»la’a r«*<|u«*st. Russia by her general mobilization was threatening
(fidjAiny’s safety.
Th e first shots in the Busso-German war were exchanged be
tween patrols this afternoon, near Prosten, 120 miles to the south
west of Königsberg
Th** only redeeming feature of the darkest prospect with
which Europe has been faced for half a century is that Italy has
declat ! her neutrality. But how long that neutrality can be
1 "“ maintained is an exceedingly debatable question.
«».‘»I Gr«*at Britain's |M>sition already has l»een «letlned by Premier
ni Asquith in the British parliament. He declared she is under no
litl obligations to go t«> the assistance o f France in the event
Mi European war. The British government, however, has
full preparations in b«»th services for whatever may happen.
Th e present p«>sition, therefore, is that Russia, France and
la are arrayed on one side against Austria-Hungary and Ger-
on the other.
^|ow long the warfare will be confined to this plane it is im-
Ible to tell; nor ran it Is* foretold whether Belgium and Hol
land will be able to maintain their neutrality against their power
ful neighbor, or whether Great Britain will find herself compelled
to send an expeditionary force to attempt to preserve that neu
Dollar Wheat Is Now Pre
dicted if War Is a
Lengthy One
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trality.
Another factor which as vet has not been given much consid
eration is the attitude of Turkey, which, if she has sufficiently
!We*Y«-red from the effects of her late war with Italy, may be able
to throw considerable weight into the scale. It is generally un-
dtrttood that Germany has an effective umlerstanding with Tur
key, which may lead to interesting developemnts.
United States Sole fto-lietween
Germany, France, Great Britain and practically all the other
governments of Europe which may become involved in the strug
gle have asked the United States to care for their diplomatic in-
ats in those countries with which they may be compelled to
r relations.
The United States has accepted every re«piest
o f tills kind
V in thin way the United States Government, by acting as the
— noil channel of communication between the powers, mav (bid an
“ * opportunity to nssist in the settlement of the conflict by means
o f diplomacy.
■President Wilson has not lost hope that a general conflict can
b « avoided. Some of the official dispatch«« have suggested that
th« military measures being taken hy some of the powers were
p ** uutionary and not definitely indicative of any determination
«filially to engage in hostilities.
French and Germans in Rattle
■ A hatt’ie between French nnd Germans was reported in prog-
FM» Monday at Longwy, a fortified town a few miles on the
FPnu h side of tin* Belgium frontier.
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REDMOND BANK OF
COMMERCE
Paulina Resident, Coming Home
COAST LOCATION W ILL HE
H E LPFU L TO PRODUCERS
With Russia Fighting It Is Es
timated Normal Wheat Crop
of 900.000.000 Hushels Would
Shrink to One-Third
Prosperity for th<* farmers of (he
United Statasi, ami particularly those
of the 1‘ arlfir and Atlantic coarta, la
predicted by the varlou* trader» and
broker» of Portland, »ays the Port
land Oregonian
Wheat »till be
worth about I I » buahel, accordlns
to the seneral opinion In trade clr-
etas in Portiaad
" I f Russia remain» In thla war un
til spring." an Id one grain trader. "It
will mean that American wheat will
he worth more than f t
and what la
the more Important point. It will
hold
It meana that the bumper
crop of American farntera thla fall
will pul more ready caah Into circu
lation than ever before. Proaperlty
for the farmera meana proep«*rlty for
everyone
"Ituaala la the great wheat produc
ing country of the old world." he
continued
"It produced on the av
erage about 9 0 0 . 0 0 0 .0 0 0 buahela of
wheat a year, which la wore than
the t’ nltcd produce», the average of
thla country being about 750.000.-
Contlnued on Page S
FOR USE OF COUNTRY
Unexpectedly, Shot by Person
Whose Life
He la Said to
Have Sought
INTEREST PAID ON DEPOSITS
A Prlnevllle dispatch save Henry
McDowell shot and killed A. O.
Scoggins three mllea weet of Pauli
na at * 00 o'clock Friday morning.
July 31
Scogglna waa a mail contractor
and owned the stage line between
Prlnevllle and Paulina
He recent
ly had been to Portland and return
ed uneip«H-tedly a couple of days be
fore the shooting
When passing through Prlnevllle
he la said to have made threats
against (he life of Mcltowell. and on
reaching hla home reiterated the
threat, and also threatened the life
of hla wife. It is asserted Thursday
night laat he arose from bed three
tlmea and awore he would kill Mc
Dowell. It la said, but Mrs Scogglna
prevailed upon him to return to bed
Mcttowell. who works for Scog
glna. waa sleeping In the next room
and aaya he overheard the conversa
tion.
Friday morning when Mc
Dowell entered the dining room he
accosted S<'ogglns. asking
"So you
are going to kill me. are you?"
Scogglna answered "Y es ." Mc
Dowell drew a gun and killed him at
llie lahle
McDowell telephoned to Sheriff
Klklns to come and get him.
The
35,000 STEEL HEAD SPECIAL ELECTION TO
TROUT PUT IN RIVER AMEND CITY CHARTER
KISH CAR "R A IN B O W
AUKIVKS INCREASE
HKKK MONDAY MIGHT
Cline
Kall»
Tetherow
and
At
the
Bridge
WAR DOUBLES PRICES
ON OREGON CAYUSE
War In Kurope has already doub
FINANCIAL CONDITION
led the price of the Oregon cayuse.
and for blooded horses the Increase
In price is even higher, says a recent
Issue of the Portland Evening Tele
gram Re«*colectlng the money made
IVealilcnt Alinomi' **» Tht» Country by horse buyers during the Boer war
everybody who has a horse or can
I» Preporrei to Xleet Situation
get a horse regards the animal as
Caused hy Foreign YVar
being of much more value than he
was s few days ago.
Not many
horses are being
sold because
everyone Is holding on for war pri
ces. and the war demand has not be
Washington, Aug. 3
By a vote come tangible yet.
Mules are now regarded as being
of 331 to 6 the House today passed
the Senate bill making available Im able to bring even better prices than
Kxcept for mounts, the
mediately the unlimited millions of horses.
currency In the United States treas mule I* better adapted to war than
ury. The Senate bill was amended the horse because It can »»and more
so as to remove the limitation of hard work and can pull bigger gun
9500,000,000 and authorised Secre carriages than the same ailed horse
tary of the Treasury McAdoo to use Horse dealers say that If even two
more If necessary to stay a panic In of the big powers engage In a war of
any length both horses and mules
America.
The Senate was expwted to ac will be higher In price than they
cept the bill aa amended by the have been since the conflict In South
Africa.
House.
It waa reported that ranchers
President Wilson appealed today
through the Washington newspaper who have been allowing tbelr bron
correspondent», to the p**o»» of the cos to run on the range are corral
country not to publish any sensa ling them bo they will be In readi
tional or unverified statements. He ness If fancy prices come.
Other believe that motor cars will
dfwlared that the United State» was
prepared to meet any financial situ prevent any big demand for horses
ation which might arise from the and mules. They say that In Eu
Kuropean war. Unfounded newspa rope the roads are so good that even
per reports, he said, might cause un In the districts where the fighting
would occur motor trucks and auto
reasonable alarm.
The Prosldent told the corres mobiles could be used Inrtead of the
Others, however, maintain
pondents that America could reap horse
great and lasting glory by "seeing that every officer, at least, will have
i to have a mount.
that no one lost his head."
NBM
IXDKHTKD-
TO »45.000
Kl»h Are Plante«! Above amt Below l'or« of Xloney to Be I w d for Put
W. 8. Rodman, prwtdent of the
Redmond Commercial Club, receiv
ed a letter Sunday night from the
Came and Fish Commission saying
that the fish car “ Rainbow" would
arrive here Monday night with 35
ten gallon cans, each containing
1000 Steelhead trout, and asking
that the car be met upon Its arrival
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here and the fish taken and placed
In the river with as lltt'« delay as
possible.
Mr Rodman put the matter be
fore the members of the Commercial
Club at the Monday noon luncheon
and secured enough volunteers, «'ith
autos, to meet the train and trans
port the fish to the river.
The fish were taken to the Des
chutes river, four mllea west of the
Some of them were placed
XII LES W IL L ALSO BRING M U H city.
above Cline Falls, a portion below
the Falls, and somt placed at Teth-
HKTTKR PRICKS
row Bridge. The fish wore In good
condition, and It Is expected they
will thrive well In the waters here.
Fish that were placed In the river
llorwe» Being Corralled All Over the here two years ago have shown a
rapid growth, and by next year will
State ami Held In Prospect
be large-enough to be caught under
the legal slxe limit.
of High ligure»
THK I NITKD HTATKM IS IN GOOD
BONDED
ting Municipal Water Plant
In ( i ,n<lit ion
A special election has been called
for August 15. 1914, for the purpose
of voting on a proposition to amend
the charter of the city to Increase
the bonded indebtedness of Red
mond from $35.000 to 945,000.
If the election carries 1C is pro
posed to Issue 910,000 of bonds
bearing 6 per cent Interest. This ex
tra 910,000 Is needed by the city for
Improvements In the water plant and
for other municipal purposes. It Is
stated by Mayor Hosch that by bond
ing the city for 910,000 additional
the taxpayers will be saved the dif
ference between six and 10 per cent
In Interest on the above sura. The
city could Issue warrants for the
910.000 needed, but these warrants
would bear 10 per cent, and it is
the aim to cave four per cent that
the bonding of the city for the addi
tional money is put up to the tax
payers.
It means a saving of 9400 a year
in Interest to bond for the 910.000
needed, and the matter is up to the
taxpayers whether they desire to
save this sum or not. The 910.000
has to be raised, and here is a good
chance to save a neat sum in inter
est in doing IL
American Tourists
Planning To Have a
Are in Dire Straits
Stock Show Exhibit
All Who Have Money Enough Are
Ailxlse«l to Go t«> Belgium and Potato Show Managers Expect to
Holland; Some Penniless
Add a New Feature to Event This
Yewr— Working (»ut Plan»
A Berlin dispatch of August 1
says: The United States embassy
was filled with American tourists to
day; many of them were women.
Travel checks were being dishon
ored and most of the refugees were
penniless. All who were able were
advised to go to Belgium or Holland
and several left for one or other of
these countries by automobile.
The embassy. It was stated, would
care for thoae who had not the nec
essary means to leave.
The embassy staff was at the point
of prostration from exhaustion. Am
bassador Gerard s wife was assist
ing In caring for her countrymen
and country women.
FOMENT EIRE
A large forest fire last night was
reported to be burning on Gr«*en
Ridge near Black Butte, about 25
miles northwest of this city. Those
who are familiar with that section
say It is a bad place for a fire ns the
ground Is covered with much under
brush. which will spread (Ire quick
ly. It was expected the fire would
be gotten under control today. This
section was enveloped In a haxe of
smoke all day yesterday.
At the meeting of the Commercial
Club last night the question of hold
ing a stock exhibit In connection
with the Potato Show to be held
here In October was discussed at
some length. Plans are being out
lined by the committee In charge of
this matter to sec what arrange
ments can be made for caring for
the stock here during the show, the
amount of prtxea to he given, etc. It
was pointed out at the meeting that
a stock exhibit would be a good
drawing card for the show, and In
all proballty the project will he car
ried through.
Cecretary R. L. Schee stated he
was of the opinion that as much
money for prlxes could be raised
this year as was given lost year.
J. R. Roberts and R. L. Schee
were appointed on the Publicity
Committee In place of R. C. Immele
and J. W. Brewer, who are out of
the city at present.
George M. Bailey, president of the
Northwest Townslte Co. of Philadel
phia. told what his company was do
ing in the way of advertising Red
mond and this part of Central Ore
gon.