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COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CROOK COUNTY
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CITY OF PRINEVILLE
VOL XXI
PRINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, SEPTEMBER 6, 1917
NO. 43
Crook
Coupty
CELEBRATE SALE OF
THE 0CH0C0
Hundred Join in Festivities
At Annual Picnic
HANY COME FROM OTHERTOWNS
Upton, Wiggins and Gervin, in
Able Addresses, Told of
Great Possibilities
Tim mu-oml annual Uurvest Festi
val wiiN a decided success. About
three hundred people motored out
from Prlnevillo to Gulluford'a grove,
eight tnllct north of tho city In con
nection with tha anual harvest plc
Ic to Join with the farmers of that
Section In celebrating the selling of
the Orhoco Irrigation bond.
Several cars rame from Bond,
Redmond, Paulina, Madras, Ijiraon
ts and tho surrounding country.
A picnic lunch was enjoyed st
noon after' which the band Rave s
abort concurt. Tho speaker of the
afternoon were, J. II. Upton, S. L.
Wiggins and Dr. J. II. Qervln.
J. H. Upton gave s very Interest
ln( talk on the Ochoco Irrigation
Project. Ho praised the men who
have by persistent and untiring ef
fort made a success of thla enter
prise. S. L. Wiggins, representing the
Union Pacific Railroad, was there,
ss he said, Just to land color, and
succeeded in doing so. He made a
few brief remarks concerning Prlno
ville, our new railroad and the
Ochoco Irrigation Project.
Dr. J. II. dervln helped put the
pie In picnic when he apoke In his
usual brilliant manner from the
subject: "What Prlnevillo Needs
s S Newcomer sees It."
He said In part "When God raado
men of other nations he mado them
at the dust, but when ho made the
Ben of America he mado them of
the best stuff ho had on hand and
placed the best of them In and
round Prlnevillo. The men of
America have more Inventive genius,
do things better than the peoplo of
any other land and the women can
talk longer and faater than the
women of any other nation. We
have the men, the women, the
money, hut we need a railroad, we
need water to make the land pro
ductive and these things are assured.
But we also need everybody boost
ing and everybody helping In the
work before us and ere long the
sage brush wilt give place to the
golden grain and the blushing rose."
Prises and Partial List of Winners
Inner tube for Ford, by Inland Auto
Co., for tho person coming farthest
distance to the picnic in a Ford.
Chan. Bernard, 00 miles.
Pair leather gloves by Ross Robin
son for winner of the fat men's race.
W. A. Foster. -
Blacksnake whip by W. J. Hughes,
for tho winner of the horseshoe pitch
ing contest.
Roscoe Kinkead.
O-Cedur mop, by 0. C. Claypool & Co.
for the oldest lady attending the pic
nic. Mrs. Lucy, Anderson, 78 years.
Alarm clock by J. E. Stewart & Co.
for the winner of ladies' nail-driving
contest.
f2.50 in cash by First National
Bank for the prettiest baby boy under
three years of age.
Lee Blcvins' daughter.
$2.50 gold piece by Crook County
Bank for the prettiest girl baby un
der three years of age.
$2.50 cash by the First Natl Bank
for the best public speaker, boy or
girl, under 10 years of age.
Ila Johnson, Maxine Wilson tie.
$2.50 gold piece by Crook Co. Bank
for the winner of the babies race for
babies under 5 years of age.
Season ticket to Oregon Interstate
Fair, by the Fair Ass'n, for the best
talk on the Fair. ,
Mrs. C. L. Shattuck.
Leather halter by D. H. Still, for
Continued on page 8
VISCOUNT ISHII
Viscount lihll, hsad of the Japanese
mission sent to bring about a bstter
understanding bstwtsn America and
Japan.
PRICE OF FLOUR
CUTJY MILLERS
Portland, Or. Flour will drop 40
eenta a barrel at northwest milling
points, which will make the market
price for No. 1 grades of patent flour
$11.2(1 a barrel.
This la tbs first practical effect of
the government's recent action fixing
12.20 per bushel as the basic price for
first grade wheat at Chicago and was
agreed upon by tho millers of the
Pacific coast at a session bore.
Further reductions are promised by
the millers as soon as (bey begin buy
ing new-crop wheat at the new prices.
While the federal grain bureau has
not attempted to fix the price of
wheat In the northwest. It Is generally
assumed that the local price will be
governed almost absolutely by the
Chicago price.
On a basis of $2.20 at Chicago, first
grade wheat would bring $1.90 In the
Inland empire district, where most of
the grain of the northwest Is pro
duced. This differential Is deter
mined by the freight rate of 30 cents
a bushel from the Inland empire to
Chicago.
In tbs same way the price la Port
land would be set at $2 a bushel, as
tho freight from the Interior to local
terminals la 10 cents a bushel.
An analysts of tha new law shows
that tho basic price of 12.20 at Chi
cago, which the government guaran
tees to pay to growers, la eqaally
blading upon Individual millers and
other grain dealers and serves to fli
an absolute maximum on the prlos.
WASHINGTON LABOR UNEASY
Prevention of 8hlpyard Strike, How
aver, Is Prospective.
Seattle. Labor Day found great un
rest among organised workmen in the
state of Washington. A strike of II,
000 men employed in the Seattle ship
yards was called last week, but post
poned pending a conference, with a
prospect that the strike will be avert
ed. A majority of the sawmills and
shingle mills In the state have been
closed for several weeks by a strike
of workmen tor the eight-hour day
and higher wages. The employers
say that owing to the dull market for
lumber they can afford to leave their
plants idle. The building trades
throughout the state have decided to
refuse to handle lumber made In ten
hour mills. Electrical workers era
ployed by the telephone companies are
about to take a vote on a strike for
higher wages.
Ford Gives Red Cross Half Million.
Washington. A gift of $500,000
from tho Ford Motor company to the
Red Cross was announced by the wai
council, in the form of a credit on
the Ford factories for half a million
dollars worth of automobiles, ambu
lances, parts, etc., as the Red Cross
may designate. i
Milwaukee, Wis. Governor Philipp
telegraphed Sheriff McManus that
should delegates of the People's Coun
cil of America for Democracy and
Peace arrive in Milwaukee they should
be informed that it was his wish that
no meeting be held.
SENATE AGAINST
HIGH TAX SECTION
Amendment to Take Huga War
Profits is Defeated On
Test Vota.
Waahington. In tho first test of
strength between senate radicals and
cniiHt-rvatlves on war profits tsxation
the radicals were defeated when the
icriale rejected the maximum amend
ment of Senator Johnson, of Cali
fornia, for a gross levy of 80 per cent
on war profits. Tho vote was 62 to
17.
Senators voting for the high taxes
were: Ashhurst, Borah, llrady, Gore,
Gronna," Mollis, I lusting, Johnson, of
California, Johnson, of South Dakota,
Jones, of VVaahlngton, Kenyon, Klrby,
La Follette, McNary, Norrls, Thomp
son. Vardaman.
Both sides claimed victory as a re
sult of the first test vote, which was
was preceded by spirited speeches. In
cluding Senators Johnson and La Toi
lette for the high tax group and
Lodge, Simmons and Penrose of their
opponents. The so-called conserva
tives were confident that the La Kol
lette amendment and others proposing
higher war tax profits taxation all will
be rejected.
Although determined to continue
the fight thla week tor higher rates,
many of the radical group privately
conceded defeat. A few thought it
possible they could carry an amend
ment for a flat tax of 40 to 60 per
cent but others admitted the commit
tee provision probably would stand.
French Sweep Part of Alsns Front
Paris. French troops on the Alsns
front opened an offensive In the Hur
teblse region. In one sweep they
carried alt their objectives on a front
of more than three-quarters of a mil
to a depth of more than 800 yarda.
German Press Comment is Hostile'.
Amsterdam. President Wilson's
reference, in his reply to Pope Bene
dict's peace proposals, to the German
autocracy as distinct from the Ger
man people. Is commented upon un
favorably by the German press.
THE MARKETS
Portland.
Wheat Club. $1.96; bluestem, $2;
rod Russian, $1.93; forty fold, $1.91.
Barley No. 1 feed, $48 per ton.
Hay Timothy, $27 per ton; alfalfa,
$24-
' Butter Creamery, 44c.
Eggs Rrnch, S6c.
Wool Eastern Oregon, 60c; valley,
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PACIFIST'S MEETING
IS HELD IN CHICAGO
Assemble Under Police Protec
tion in Defiance of
Governor.
lucsijo. After being driven from
three states, the People's Council of
America for Democracy and the
Terms of Peace perfected a formal
organization at a public meeting In
Chicago Sunday
The session was held under protec
tion of the police, acting on orders
from Mayor William Hale Thompson,
which were In defiance of Governor
Frank O. Lowden. Four companies
of national guardsmen, rushed from
the state capital on a special train to
prevent the meeting, arrived after It
had adjourned, It purpoae accom
plished. The clash In authority between
Mayor Thompson and Governor Low
den came as the result of the action
of police in breaking up the pacifist
meeting Saturday on orders from the
governor.
When the mayor, who was at his
summer home at Lake Forest, heard
of this be declared that the governor
had exceeded his authority and im
mediately instructed Chief of Police
Scheuttler to permit the meeting and
to give the delegates every protection.
When the pacifists heard of the
mayor's action, immediate prepara
tions were made to hold the meeting
which had been prevented in Minne
sota. North Dakota and Wisconsin,
and had been forbidden as unpatriotic
and disloyal by tho governor of Illi
nois. In the meantime Governor Lowden
bad been notified of the defiance of
hla orders and immediately called Adjutant-General
Dickson, of Illinois, In
to conference, and four companies of
the Ninth Regiment of the Illinois na-
fHonal guard who had not been ftder-
alixed, were assembled at Springfield
and started for Chicago.
One 8hlp Every Two Days.
Washington. Contracts for approx
imately 258 fabricated steel ships
have been awarded by the United
States shipping board. All the ves
sels will be standardized. An Idea of
tho rapidity with which the construc
tion program will be carried out la
contained in the statement of one of
tho successful bidders, which promises
that one complete 6000-ton ship will
bo turned out every two working days.
British Win Naval Victory Off Jutland
London. Four enemy mine sweep
ers were destroyed by British light
naval forces off the Jutland coast, tho
admiralty announced.
Never Forget
"WE tAV VOU 'WHIpPEb
TR6 ToNA-lO'&ULLy
VICTOR MURDOCH
Victor Murdock, former Kansas con
gressman, appointed to a place on
the federal trade commission.
NEW LIBERTY LOAN
ABOUT OCTOBER 1
Washington. The next Liberty
Loan campaign will be launched Octo
ber 1, according to present plans of
tbe treasury department. It ia ex
pected that the issue will be for about
$3,000,000,000 and that the subscrip
tion books will close November 1.
The amount, the Interest rate, tho
denomlnationa of the bonds and other
details will be announced after con
gress disposes of the pending bond
bill.
Under the war revenue bill, passed
last April, $7,000,000 was made avail
able for expenses ot floating $5,000,
000.000 in bonds and $2,000,000,000
In short term certificates or indebted
ness. It is reported that about half
already had been disbursed in con
nection with the flotation of the $2,
000,000,000 liberty bonds first offered
and the certificates of Indebtedness,
put out in advance of the loan.
In announcing the tentative pro
gramme for the second campaign Mr.
McAdoo appealed to liberty loan com
mittees to perfect their organizations
and prepare for the next campaign by
getting in touch with the varioua fed
eral reserve banks.
EUROPEAN WAR NEWS
Greece will have Its full military
strength In the field with the allies
within three months.
The American aviation service has
opened its headquarters near the
front
The Italians have taken more than
$7,000 prisoners since the beginning
of their big offensive along the en
tire Austrian front
The British forces in Palestine at
tacked southwest of Gaza on a front
of 300 yards, it was announced of
ficially. Tho Una was advanced 200
yards.
The headquarters of Major-General
Pershing, the American commander,
have been moved from Paris to a
point near the training camps.
Tho latest communications from
the Roumanian battle front report
tierce resistance, often favorable for
Russo-Roumanian forces, against vio
lent enemy attacks from the region
of Oltus, Ocna and the valleys of the
Sereth and the Putna. The losses
have been heavy on both sides.
In Flanders tbe British guns are
again thundering the threat of re
newed infantry thrusts against the
German lines. The French, while
comparatively quiescent in the Ver
dun region, are giving another display
of their successful dashing tactics in
the Aisne region.
SHORT NEWS NUGGETS
Meat prices must have a drop, was
the ultimatum said to have been de
livered to the packers by Herbert
Hoover.
A federal district Judge at Greens
boro, North Carolina, has held that
the child labor law passed by con
gress on the urgent appeal of Presi
dent Wilson is unconstitutional.
The "People's Council" has been de
nied the right to hold its peace con
vention in Minnesota and at Fargo,
North Dakota, and was driven out of
Hudson, Wisconsin, by indignant citi
zens. The Journal $1.60 per year.
GOVERNMENT TO STOP
SETTING OF TIRES
A warning has Just been Issued
from the war department, which ia
self explanatory. It reads as fol
lows: "All persons entering the forests
must be extremelj careful At this
time about lighting fires. This ia
not the Fire Marshal warning of the
usual type. There is a very argent
reason for this warning. The wood
Just now are filled with military pa
trols with rigid Instructions to shoot
public enemies caught setting Bra
to the forests.
"Therefore, It is doubly necessary
to be careful as military patrols,
while Instructed to exercise every
precaution, might possibly make a
mistake.
"These military patrols are oper
ating in every part ot Oregon whero
forests are to be found. Their lo
cation is not revealed for obviona
reasons. They move from place to
place and keep to cover as much aa
possible. Their task is that of
hunting down public enemies who
have been firing the Oregon forests,
and they are under orders from the
Western Department of the Army
to deal instantly and vigorously
with such public enemies.
"So if necessary for you to go
into the woods, be careful abont
lighting fires. No doubt it would
be better to keep out of the wood
unless you have urgent busineaa
therein.
Chairmen Are Appointed
Plans are rapidly being shaped up
for the meeting ot the State Feder
ation ot Women's Clubs which wilt
be held in Prine ville, October 15v
16, 17, and 18. .
On Tuesday of last week at a
meeting held" at the home of Mrs.
Collins W. Elkins, the chairmen- of
the various committees were given
their final instructions.
These sessions will be attended
by 150 to 200 delegates and a large
number ot out of town visitors will
come to our city during that week
in addition to the club delegates.
It has been decided to hold all ot
the sessions in the Methodist church,
and all meetings will be open to tha
public.
An appropriate prize will be give
to the club sending the largest dele
gation. GRIMES-SIMPSON NUPTIALS
A very pretty wedding occurred
at the home ot the bride's father,
seven miles east of Prineville, when.
Alvin Grimes and Agnes Simpsons
were united in marriage, Dr. J. H.
Gervin, pastor of the Christian
Church officiating.
The bride was attractively attired
in blue silk with tulle trimmings.
There were no attendants.
About forty guests were present
and were invited to partake ot a
sumptuous repast.
The Journal joins with their
many friends in wishing them a
happy married life.
POST ITEMS
(By ; our Regular Correspondent)
Mr. and Mrs. Taylor left Monday
for a trip to the Rogue River valley.
Mrs. Stover is home again after
an extended visit with relatives in
Bend. ;
Miss Ethel Miller is visiting home
folks at Lebanon. ,
Dr. NeWsom and family are vis
iting at S. J. Newsom's.
Roy Gray and family and Mr. and
Mrs. Wm. Smead spent the after
noon Sunday at Q. B. Gray's.
Mrs. S. J. Newsom Sr., and grand
son, James, have returned to Prine
ville after spending the sumer on
the ranch.
J. R. Post took his father and
mother to Prineville, Sunday, to
stay a few days.
Mr. and Mrs. Norton went to Red
mond, Sunday, to meet Miss Mary
Hansen and Miss Ethel Wheeler,
whose schools began the first of the
week. Miss Hansen is teaching the
Post school and Miss Wheeler the
Maury Bchool.
Ernest Gunter has sold his hay to
O. C. Gray for $15.00 per ton.
Mr. Groff has sold his cattle and
hay pasture to J. W Johnson and
expects to go to Redmond for the
winter. .... .