Crook County journal., August 27, 1914, Image 2

OREGON NEWS NOTES
OF GENERAL INTEREST
Events Occurring Throughout
the State During the Past
Week.
ADMIRAL VON TIRPITZ
BRIEF NEWS OF OREGON
Salem Rule May Changs.
&lem. A commission-managerial
form of government for Salem has
been recommended by a commitee ap
pointed by the mayor and ctty council
to make an Investigation. The report
xecommends a government by seven
commissioners, one from each ward,
to be elected at large, and the one re
ceiving the largest vote to be chair
nan or mayor.
A city manager would be chosen by
the commission.
Fifty-Cent Drop at Portland.
Portland. From Its record high
price In the local market of $8.05 per
hundred, which It had maintained for
everal days, cane sugar took a sud
den drop to $7.55. All other grades
also fell off 50 cents. Dealers say
they have not yet ascertained wheth
er the federal Investigation ordered by
President Wilson is responsible.
Widows' Pension Act is Upheld.
Dallas. Just before adjourning the
August term of the Circuit court here.
Circuit Judge Webster Holmes ren
dered a decision sustaining the wi
dows' pension act, and he issued a
writ of mandate to the Polk county
eourt, directing it to grant a pension
f $40 to Mrs. Maud Ena Zachary.
Widow Held in Jail.
Prinevllle. Mrs. Mollie Scroggins,
wife of Mail Contractor A. G. Scrog
gins, who was shot down in his home
at Paulina on July 31 by Henry L.
McDowell, was given her preliminary
tearing and held to the grand Jury
without bail. The grand jury will
meet September 8.
Cooley Case Before Grand Jury.
Xarshfield. The grand jury of Cur
ry county has taken up the investiga
tion of the case of A. R. Cooley,
charged with the murder of John Van
Pelt 15 years ago. The case was in
vestigated at the last term, but Detec
tive Doyle and an important witness
were unable to be present, and the
case was continued until this term.
EMPLOYERS CAUSE UNREST?
Association is Accused of Using Influ
ence Against Employers.
Portland. The. Employers' associa
tion through its anti-union activities,
responsible for much of the indus
trial unrest that exists in Portland
and Oregon, according to witnesses
that testified at the concluding ses
sion of the hearing called by the Unit
ed States commission on industrial re
lations at the central library.
"Men like M. C. Banfield are de
termined to crush labor and destroy
the unions," said George H. Howell
f the International Typographical
Union, referring to the organizer of
the Employers' association whose tes
timony was a feature of the hearing
Thursday.
"Their methods are merciless," con
tinued Mr.. Howell in his description
f those who direct the activities of
tlie Employers' association.
False advertisers who seek to di
rert immigrants into the northwest
were held responsible by several wit
nesses before the federal industrial re
lations commission for the unrest that
exists here. It is utterly impossible,
it was disclosed, to keep all of the un
skilled labor employed throughout the
year.
Hop Picking to Start.
Dallas. Hopgrowers are busy in
preparation for picking. The crop all
ever Polk county is going to be Bhort
this year. In many yards the crop
will only be 50 per cent of the usual
yield. In some yards the yield will
be normal. Owing to unsettled con
ditions In Europe, hopgrowers are
looking for a high price this year.
Albany Has Open Forum,
Albany. Albany will have an "open
forum" once a week or the discussion
f public questions by representatives
f different political parties or fac
tions. They will be held in connection
with the regular Wednesday evening
p.ublic band concerts here.
Five Die As Auto Dives.
.North Bend. Five persons were
tilled outright when an auto driven
y J. Bluford Davis went through the
tailing on the county bridge across
Sony Point and dropped 20 feet.
Cow Has Two Calves in Two Months.
Albany. A Jersey cow giving birth
to a full-sized calf just 30 days after
tfce had given birth to another calf
was the freak of nature whiii was re
mitted here.
An offer of $200 for the Jersey cow
giving the best yield of butter at the
Oregon state fair has been made by
the Oregon Jersey Cattle club.
Admiral Von Tirpitz, head of the
German navy department, who will be
chief naval adviser of the Kaiser.
BRIEF WAR NEWS
At the end of three weeks' conflict
none of the combatants succeeded in
delivering a serious blow. The honors
of the third week belong to Germany,
but no achievement on either side de
serves to be called a victory. The
French gained gratifying successes in
Alsace, and the Germans, by a steady
pressure, obliged a large portion of
the Belgian field army to retire on
Antwerp.
The German advance Into Belgium
was without serious check. Having
taken Brussels, the troops of Emperor
William forced their way steadily and
rapidly to the north and west and
overran the whole of northern and
western Belgium, and southeast of
Brussels they invested the fortified
city of Namur on the Meuse.
British and French troops are fac
ing a force believed to consist of the
greater part of the German army
along a battle line which extends from
Mons to the frontier of Luxemburg.
Operations in other sections of Bel
gium indicate that few German forces
are being spared from the great con
flict. It is said only a small force con
tinues in Brussels perhaps 3000 men
and Antwerp reports the country In
its vicinity cleared of Germans. Small
forces are holding the villages along
the line of march, to prevent Interfer
ence with the route of communication.
The French developed an Imposing
encircling movement in Lorraine, try
ing to drive the Germans back toward
Strassburg.
This was an offensive movement,
containing possibilities of much dan
ger, because of the enormously strong
German fortifications in the area of
operations. French troops gained half
a dozen towns after several days'
fighting, but the Germans suddenly
took the offensive themselves and the
French quickly retreated across the
boundary, gaining nothing by their
work.
St. Petersburg announces officially
that the Russian army is advancing
along the entire Austro-German fron
tier and at the same time successfully
maintaining the offensive at every
point of contact with the enemy.
The Russian advance into Prussia
is following the line of the railway
from Eydkuhnen toward Konlgsburg.
Opposed to it is an entire division of
German Infantry, heavily supported by
artillery. The Germans are stubborn
ly defending their positions. Forced
from one line, they move back to an
other already prepared, carrying their
artillery with them. The Russians are
forced to charge and take each ad
vanced line of trenches at the point of
the bayonet f
The main invasion of Austria is
through the Styr river valley. Sweep
ing successes are reported in this sec
tion. The army from the mobilization
triangle of Dubno, Revno and Krasne,
has penetrated 35 miles inland in the
general direction of Lemberg, capital
of Galicia. Practically continuous
fighting has occurred, In this fight
ing it Is declared that an Austrian di
vision was completely routed and that
17 guns and more than 1500 prisoners
were taken. The Russians are report
ed as following up their advance and
to be pushing on toward Lemberg.
A German official statement says
that troops under the command of the
Crown Prince of Bavaria, fighting be
tween Metz and Vosges, took 10,000
prisoners and fifty guns. It adds that
the French troops opposing the Ger
mans comprised eight army corapa. A
Paris statement declares this Is ab
surd but admits reverses in Lorraine.
Reports from the Austrian-Servian
boundary say that the Servians have
won a battle on the Drina, which mili
tary experts consider highly probable,
as the Servians have a comparatively
small army but one which has passed
through two years' actual war and
therefore has the advantage of veter
ans fighting against amateurs.
Eugene S. Cothrean, of Portland,
has been appointed Inspector of the
geological survey service at a salary
of $1500.
The speech of A. L. Mills, president
of the First National bank, made at
Portland August 14, was ordered
printed by the senate as a public doc
ument Negotiations are afoot In Harney
oounty for the location of a Mormon
colony on lands now owned by the
Oregon & Washington Colonisation
company.
Another epidemic of dog poisoning
has broken out In Pondluton and the
indignation among dog owners Is such
that big rewards are being offered for
the apprehension of the guilty per
sons.
That a snake will commit suicide
to escape torture was demonstrated at
Silver Lake, when two cats, the prop
erty of a homesteader near the lake,
herded a big diamond rattler Into a
hill of red ants.
Charging that title to the land was
acquired by fraud, the government has
started suit through the federal court
to cancel patent for 640 acres of land
now owned by Stephen Harrer, a
sheep rancher of Grant county.
Circuit Judge Kelly sentenced Roy
Carroll, convicted of killing John Zol
ler, marshal of Gervals, to life Impris
onment in the penitentiary. Carroll's
attorneys signified their Intention of
appealing to the supreme court
That the European war presents a
golden opportunity to Oregon to de
velop its mineral resources and add
millions to the wealth of the state is
the belief of C. W. Clapp, a mining
man of 30 years' experience, who late
ly came to Portland from Nevada.
The Bale of 87,500,000 board feet of
timber in the Crater Lake national
forest has been authorized by the for
ester at Washington, D. C. It Is esti
mated that the sale will bring over
$250,000 into the national treasury,
35 per cent of which will be spent lo
cally on roads and schools.
One mile of fruit, 12 feet high and
eight feet wide, weighing 3,000,000
pounds, Is the estimated record of the
Milton Fruit Growers' union to date
this year. This lloes not Include local
or express shipments or fruit sold to
peddlers. About 14 carloads of prunes
are going out dally at the best prices
in many years.
Thomas Brunk, of Eola, state rep
resentative from Polk county, and a
prominent livestock raiser, left Mon
day to act as judge of livestock at sev
eral fairs in Washington and Montana.
He will go first to Chehalis, Wash.,
then to Spokane, and later to Helena,
Mont., where he will attend the Mon
tana state fair.
Joe Knowles, the artist-nature man,
who has just completed his 30-day
primitive man experiment in the Sis
kiyou forests, 60 miles southwest of
Grants Pass, has returned to civiliza
tion. The return was celebrated as a
gala day in Grants Pass, and practi
cally the entire citizenship turned out
to greet Knowles, when he arrived.
Having been put out o the saloon
business because of the bad reputa
tion of his place, W. Marguillis of
Portland says he will open the largest
coffee bouse on the Pacific coast for
the purpose of giving men out of work
meals for small cost. The coffee
house will be In the building formerly
occupied by the saloon.
Complaining that the management
of several railroad companies in the
state allowed passengers during the
recent warm spell to remove their
shoes, and that the atmosphere of the
cars became unbearable, a resident of
the state, whose name Is withheld,
has asked the state railroad commis
sion to issue an order forbidding pas
sengers from indulging In the practice
In the future.
The secretary of agriculture advises
Senator Chamberlain that the depart
ment will not go further In coopera
tive tuberculin tests as requested by
Patrons of Husbandry of Forest
Grove. The department Is arranging
tests of pure bred cattle throughout
the country under signed agreements
with owners, believing this plan will
be more efficacious than promiscuous
tests.
Pomona Grange, which includes ev
ery Grange In Douglas county, Is plan
ning to hold a "good roads" meeting
In Roseburg on Saturday. The pro
gram will Include addreses by persons
well versed in road building, as well
as musical numbers and a general dis
cussion. Good roads enthusiasts from
all sections of Douglas county will
take part In the general discussion,
which wfll be one of the features of
the program.
Saturday, September 19, is the date
set for the third annual Hood River
county Industrial School Fair. Ten
industrial clubs have been organized
in the various school districts of the
county and keen rivalry will exist
among the boys for the trip that Is
offered by the Commercial club to the
two boys Rcorlng the highest In any
two projects proposed by the state su
perintendent of instruction. The suc
cessful youths will be entertained In
Salem by the state fair association.
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(Limited in Supply)
; Only a Few Left for 1914 Delivery
If You Want One You Will Have to Hurry
Free service guaranteed when you drive a
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PRINEV1LLE, OREGON
AGENTS FOR CHALMERS AND BUICKS
Fred W. Noble
.Notice for Publication Isolated Tract
.Public Lam Sale.
Department of the Interior,
U. S. Land Oilke at The Imllen, Or.
July 22. 1U1I.
Notico it hereby given that as directed
by the commissioner of the general
land office, under provisions ol act
of congres approved March 28. 11112,
(37 Stat, 77), pursuant to the applica
tion of Granville II. N'e
Serial No, 012:160. we will offer at pub'le
sale, to the higlies: bidder, but t not
less than 2 00 per acre, at 10:15 o'clock
a. m , on the 11th day of September,
1914, at thin otllce, the following tract
of land : NwJ, sec. Ill, T. 18 S., R.1S K.
Willamette meridian.
"This tract isordered onto the market
on a showing that the greater portion
thereof is mouotainous or too rough for
cultivation."
Any persona claiming adveriely the
above docritftd land are advised to file
their claims or objections on or before
the time designated for sale.
8 6p 11. Frank Wooik:ock, Iti-glnter.
Notice for Publication Isolated Tract.
Public Land Sale.
Department of the Interior:
U. S. Land O I lice at The Halle, Ore.
July 21st, 1014.
Notice is hereby 'given that, as direct
ed by the commissioner of the general
land oflice, under provisions of act nf
congress, approved Miirch 2S. 11)12, (.'17
Stat., 77). pursuant to tlie application of
Thomas N. Hickman
Serial No. 01 1803, we will offer at public
Hale to the highest bidder, but at not
less than f 2 00 per acre, at 9 :45 o'clock
a. m., on the Nth day of September,
1914, at this oflice. the following tract
ol land: WJ pel, e) sw, sec. 3.r), T. 18
S.. K. I!) E. Willamette meridian.
"This tract is ordered into the market
on a showing that the greater portion
thereof is mountainous or too rough for
cultivation."
Any persons claiming adversely the
above ueccrioea lanu are auvintxi to nie
their claims or objections on or before
the time designated for sale.
8-6 p H. Frank Woodcock, Register,
Lower Prices on Ford Cars
Buyers to Share in Profits
Effective from August 1, 1914, to August 1, 1015,
and guaranteed against any reduction
during that time:
Touring Car. $490
Runbout 440
Town Car 690
F. O. B. Djtr'oit, all cars fully equipped. (In the
United Slates only), For 'further particulars
regarding the low prices and profit-sharing plan see
C. W. WILSON
1-15 Crook County Agent, Prineville, Ore.
Garage Opposite Pott Office
Notice for Publication.
Department of the Interior.
U. S. Land Ollice at The Dalles, Ore.
' July 31st, 1914.
Notice is hpreby given that
William T. Walters
of Brothers, Oregon, who on July 17th,
1911, made homestead entry No, UVZ-H,
for Kli section In, township 20 south,
range 18 east,, Willamette meridian, has
filed notice of intention to make final
three year proof to establish claim to
the laud above defcrined, befoie II C.
Kills. U. 8. commissioner at llend, Ore
gon, on the 10th day of September, 1!)14.
Claimant names as witnesses, William
F. Schultz, Joseph Stenkamp and Ansel
Vf QtAno.t .f Umtnma A .,..,.., an1
Otis O. Ilenkle, of Rend, Oregon.
8 6 p II. Fbank Woodcock, Register.
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Ice capacity; three doors, movable
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