Crook County journal., June 05, 1919, Page Page 8, Image 8

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MINISTER TO CZECHS T. ROOSEVELT, JR.
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WITH THE EXCHANGES
The situation a to the Stat High
way through I'nion appears moat fav
orable at the present time and will
be up (or tlmil confirmation bctore
the Highway Commiaaiou early Mil
June. Everything points to a confir
mation of the rou,le IhroiiKh Union
via Main street and from the wont
corporation line direct to Hot Lake,
the line running clone to the mounds
on the Townlcy ranch, near the lake.
The survey will be straight as a gun
barrel, from Hot Lake to I'uion.
Kaatoru Oregon Republican.
Walt Bennett has returned from
Spray, where he has been transacting
business for the past month. Mr.
Bennett brought bark a number of
horse. t
F. C. Logan returned from the des
ert recently.
Powell Butte
222 NEWS NOT ICS rjfl
i The flowers being sent by Mrs. Guy
Heirs of The Dalles, a former mem
ber, and Mrs. White of llitrrlsburg,
mother of Mrs. J. A. Kigg. A fine
program was rendered, followed by
the members and guests partaking of
a delirious luncheon, the table be
Ing also decorated with rut flowers.
A tew toaals were reaponded to, Mrs.
Geo. Truesdale acting as toaMmaater.
', New members were serurfd as fol
lows: Mrs. LeniKin, Mrs. Frank Mc
Caffrey. Mrs. Frank Foster, Mrs. Hen
ry Whllaett. Other visitors wors Mra,
Itoas II nun.-! t, Mrs. Jay Warner, Mra.
John Wkon of Powell Unite; Mra.
ItKuvea Wllcoxen. Ml. Hurt Iteynolrts
and Mr. Kolierls of lledmond. The
hoatcaso were assisted by Mia llnsol
llayne, Miaa Fay HusNott and Ml
Thatcher. Mr. Collin F.lkln ef
Prinevllle was ureso.nl and gav an ta
ut met Ive talk on "The Meaaures to
Voted on."
W. A. Moore, of Troy, has the rep
utation of raiaing the finest (ut hogs
in the county. He has again proven
it by bringing Into the Wallowa mar
ket lfi head, about one year old, that
weighed 5,000 pounds. These pork
ers were the admiration ot several of
the valley farmers who saw them.
The Willow a Sun.
Richard Crane, former private sec
retary to Secretary of Stats Lansing,
named first American minister to
Czech o-Slovakia.
'DRY' REFERENDUM IS
GRANTED AT OLYMPIA
Olympla, Wash. By a 5 to 4 deci
sion the Washington supreme court la
sued a writ ot mandate directing the
secretary of state to accept a referen
dum on the Joint legislative resolution
ratifying the federal prohibition
amendment. The resolution was adopt
ed by the legislature last January.
Supreme judge concurring In the
Majority ruling written by Chief Jus
tice S. J. Chadwlek are John F. Main,
Wallace Mount, O. R Holcomb and
Kenneth Mackintosh. Judges dissent
ing and holding the ratification not
subject to referendum are Emmett.N.
Parker, John R. Mitchell. Mark A. Ful
lerton, W. A. Tolman.
Under the Washington referendum
provision noting all bills, acts or laws
passed by the legislature subject to ref
erendum, except emergency measures,
the controlling opinion holds ratifies.
, tlon of a federal constitutional amend
ment by legislative resolution either
object to referendum, or Is void, a
the legislature cannot constitutionally
function otherwise than by enactment
f bill, law or act.
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr, who took
a prominent part In the newly formed
American legion at St ' Louis last
week.
LIFE TERM GIVEN SLAYER
Edwin Primrose, Who Shot and Killed
The Dalle Chief, Sentenced.
The Dalles, Or. Edwin A. Primrose,
who shot and killed Chief ot Police
Ralph Gibons, pleaded guilty co a
charge of murder, and was given the
maximum penalty by Circuit Judge
Fred W. Wilson, who sentenced him
to serve a life term in the penitenti
ary. Dolph Lewis, who was also in
dicted on a murder charge, entered a
plea of not guilty apd will staid trial
Edwin Primrose and Dolph Lewis,
with the Tatter's brother Max, held up
and robbed tbe Clarke County State
bank at Washougal April 28. Subse
quently Primrose and Dolph Lewis
fled to The Dalles, where they were
apprehended. While being taken to
Jail Primrose ehot Chief Gibons in an
effort at escape.
PRICE-FIXING FLAN
IS HELD UNLAWFUL
Washington. All Industrie which
had agreed to co-operate with the in
dustrial board of the department of
commerce in 'revising price schedule
were released from their obligations
by George N. Peek, who with the other
members of the board resigned.
The abandoned price-stabilising plan
ofhe department of commerce's In
dustrial board was declared "unau
thorised by law" in an opinion of Attorney-General
Palmer to Secretary
Redfield dated Apyl 1, previous to the
resignation of tbe board.
The plan was held to be Illegal by.
the attorney-general on the ground
that it constituted price fixing among
producers in violation ot anti-trust
acts, a situation which was not chang
ed in legal aspect by participation of
the Industrial board, an agency not
created by statute. The attorney-general
also held that purchase by the
government murt be on the basis of
competitive bid.
PEACE TREATY POINTS
Complete Revision of Tariff Planned.
Washington. Chairman Fordney of
the way and means committee an
nounced 1b the house that committee
hearing will be held soon, "with the
rlew of a complete revision of the
tariff Preceding these hearings, Jie
aid, the committee would consider
the repeal of the various consumption
taxes.
Wool Consumption Increase.
' Washington. Manufacturer used
daring April 45,000,000 pound of wool,
aa Increase of 32 per cent over March.
Tfe Increased consumption Indicates
rapid return to normal condition,"
the bureau of markets declared In a
ttatemecL
Alsace-Lorraine ge to France.
The Saar valley will be temporarily
internationalized.
i Danzig will be permanently lnter-
nationalized.
j Germany renounces all territorial
rights outside Europe.
Germany recognizes the Independ-
ence of Poland and Czecho Slovakia.
I The German army is reduced to
I $100,000 officers and men, and conscrip
i tion within Germany Is abolished.
j The Germany navy Is reduced to 24
warships and no submarines.
Germany will pay an Indemnity, the
; amount of which is not yet fined, the
initial payment to be 25,000,000,000
marks, about five billion dollars.
Germany cede a large part of her
merchant fleet to the allies.
Germany agree to the trial ef her
ex-kaiser.
German troops and authorities must
evacuate Schleswig-Holsteln north of
the Kiel canal within 10 day after
peace.
Heligoland must be demolished, and
by German labor; the Kiel canal must
be opened to all nations.
All treaties and agreement with
bolshevik Russia must be abrogated,
as well as the treaty ot Bucharest with
Roumania.
German prlsener of war are to be
repatriated, but the allies will hold
German officer's a hostages for Ger
mans accused of crime.
. THE MARKETS
Portland
Oats No. 2 white feed, S52 per ton.
' Barley Standard feed, $63.50 a torn.
Cora Whole, J70; cracked, 172.
Bay Timothy, 136 37 per ton; al
. Ufa, $28.
, Butter Creamery, 58c per pound.
Eggs Ranch, 48c per dozen.
i Poultry Hens, 36c; broiler, 20 O
SSc; turkeys, dressed, 400 45a
Big Winter Wheat Crop Forecast
Washington. The greatest crop of
winter wheat ever produced in any
country is in prospect for this year's
harvest. The forecast of production,
estimated by the department ot agri
culture, placed it size at almost 900,
000,000 bushels, In exact figures 899,
915,000, which would make this year's
harvest worth $2,034,000,000 at the
government's price guarantee of $2.26
a bushel.
-- Beattl
Ray Eastern, Washington timothy,
til per ton; alfalfa, $32 per ton.
Butter Creamery, 60c per pound.
1 Eggs Ranch, 50c per dozen.
, Poultry Hens, heavy dressed, 40 O
42c; light, 3840c; live, 83039c;
broilers, dressed, 40c; roosters, drea
ed, 27c; dueks, live, 3940c; dressed.
IVf 42c; geese, live, 33 34c, dressed
38c.
Price Stabilizer "Without the Law."
Washington. The abandoned price
stabilizing plan of the department of
commerce' industrial board was de
clared "unauthorized by law," In an
opinion of Attorney General Palmer
to Secretary Redfield dated April 1,
previous to the resignation "of the
board, and was made public.
Norway Seek Indemnity.
London. A wireless dispatch from
Christiania state that the foreign
minister ha sent a request to the
peace conference at Paris seeking an
Indemnity from Germany for Norwe-.
glan vessels sunk by the German.
Haying will start on the Thompson
ranch at Butler Crook the first ot the
week, according to Allon Thompson.
Some cutting has alroady startod on
the Carlson ranch, but this was bo
cause of there being grass mixed with
the alfalfa, which made it necessary
to cut before the alfalfa ys quite
ready to harvest. Echo News.
The first forestftre of the season
was reported ths morning when Fire
Warden J. I). Bowman was advised
that a small blaze bad broken out in
the Rock Springs timber In Jeffer
son county, eight miles north ot Sis
ter. The fire 1 ot uncertain origin
and Is not thought to be dangerous,
but it isln a heavily forested urea,
and Mr. Bowman lift Immediately to
take charge of the situation.
The timber in the section where
the fire has broken out is a part of
the Oregon & Western Colonization
Company holdings. Bend Bulletin
tor May 27.
East Lake Is fairly swarming with
tlsh and the road will be open within
a week's time, is the report tf For
est Supervisor N. O. Jacobson, who
returned last night from a trip to the
lake with A. M. Pringle. Steelheads.
which were planted years ago.
have grown to such an enormous size
that It Is no longer possible to hold
them, Fred Shlntatfer, who lives at
the lake, told Mr. Jacobson. The
ish are weighing over 40 pounds each
and one ot them hooked recently by
Mr. Shintaffer actually towed the
angler's boat tor some distance anu
finally tore loose from the steel barb.
The huge size of the steelheads. is ex
plained by the abundance ot vegeta
tion in the lake, affording excellent
feed. Eastern Brook) trout, however,
are plentiful and should be biting
well within another week, Mr. Jacob
son believe. In reaching the lake
the car in which Mr. Pringle and the
forest supervisor made the trip was
stopped by the snow and the remain
ing six miles were made on foot. Mr.
Jacobson believes the snow to be five
feet deep in some places. Bend Bul
letin, .i
H. A. Monday finished the Job ot
shearing four hundred sheep this
week. Mr. Monday has hi own el
ectric shearing plant and the harvest
of wool was completed in four day.
North Powder News.
The stock of government wool held
in Portland will be disposed ot by the
last of next month, according to the
present plans. The third public auc
tion will be held in Portland June 10
at which will be offered approximate
ly 2.000,000 pounds of fine and fine
medium and 750,000 pounds of half
blood and lower Oregon, Washington
and Idaho wools of all classes. The
wools to be offered are suitable for
local mills and other coast interests.
Mr. Ward, formerly county agent,
spoko to the hoys and girls at Com
munity Hall Friday afternoon about
the I'lg Club that the Firm Nott.miil
Hank of Bond is financing under the
management of Mr. Ward
Mr. and Mrs. K. A. Kuweit and
family Joined Henry Young a family
at Itodmond and they all motored to
Opal Springs, where they H'ont the
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Foe and Mm.
For' mother visited friend at Pow
ell Hutte Sumlny.
Norris Kl Hot t and sinter, Miss Sar
ah Klllott of Cottage Grove, are vis
iting at the home of their slater, Mrs.
George Wbltaott.
Mr. and Mrs. S. Lewis from, 'an
couvor are visiting at the. homos of
Henry Whitsott, and tehrgo Whit
sett, brother ot Mrs. Lewi.
Mr. Oliver Powell and Mm. Vern
Soars of Prinevllle (tune out with
Miss Pauline Truenlnle, who had
boon visiting -ith them and (pent
the day ylsiting at the Geo. Truosdale
home.
Carey Foster and Mis Hazel Hul
livtnn of Prinevllle visited at the
Frank Foster home last Sunday,
Mr. Ad Rldeout visited her cous
in, Mrs. Henry Whltsntt Monday and
Tuesday.
Mrs. Crahtree visited with Mrs.
Wm. Arnold the first of the week. On
Tuesday Mr. and Mrs. Arnold and
famll ywith Mrs. Crabtree visited
the Orhoco dam.
George Truesdale was renovating
and housecleanlng for his bee last
week. Mr. Truesdale market much
honey every year.
Mr. and Mr. J. A. Rlgg expect to
leave soon for a trip through Wash
ington and to Portland and the Wil
lamette valley In their Overland. They
will be gone several week.
George Shobert ha purchased a
brand new Ford. ,
Roy Roberts recently lost a valua
ble milk cow. . '
Mr. Arthur Wurzweller and Mr.
E. H. Stewart went to Prinevllle on
Tuesday. Mis. Wm. Wurzweller
accompanied them home and will vis
It her son, Arthur and family.
One of the most pleasant times that
It has been the pleasure of your cor
respondent to chronicle waa held by
Powell Butte Sorosls at Community
Hall Wednesday, May 20, when they
observed Mothers' Day in honor of
tbe mothers -of members. Quite a
number of new women In the com
munity were visited also.
The hostesses for the occasion were
Mr. E. A. Bussett and Mr. John
Drlscoll. The ball wa beautifully
decorated with rugs, easy chairs etc.
and with flowers banked about the
room and hug vases ot cut flowers.
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A TP I A OT I A T I A CT I 8
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C. L. STEWART & CO, Sales Agent
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That the snow line Is still 7.3 mile
from the summit of McKenzle pass,
Is the report ot County Judge W. D.
Barnes and Commisioner H. C. Miller
who motored through Sisters to in
spect the highway. They were able
to drive a little more than nine miles
from Sisters when they ran into five
feet of snow. Judge Barnes believes
that the summit will not be cleared
for about three weeks. Bend Bulletin.
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Barnes
; Wg) NEWS NOTES WgjJ ;
The farmers of, this section were
greatlyplea-jod with the rain that
teli recently.
Miss Eula Bennett Is bome from
Priueville, wher-3 she has been nttend
rig high schf o'. Hor frl imls were all
gli.d to welcome her back to the val
ley. Mr. McNaa.ara was a pasenger on
tdf stage for Kite reoontly.
Miss Mildred Ammons wa a guest
it the home ot her aunt Mrs. B. O.
rt marls last yak.
Little A1U DemarlH is on tbe sick
list.
Miss Eleau'-r Hackleman who at
tended the iTlnevilli' high Hchu-il.
is again at hor home on the croek
Miss Hory'i' Hacklmnan visited
f lends in Trine.', Ue recently.
Kay Mori ii working for 0 A.
Sherman.
John Combs the county sheriff was
( Barnes ou lMit'.i .m
Howard CtM'lborn. who ha been
employed at tbe Joe Street farm, was
a passenger on last Monday's stage
enroute for California, 1
Calvin Scammons passed through
Barnes with his tractor enroute for
Prinevllle to have the machine over
hauled. Mr. Scmmon has plowed
a number of acres since buying the
tractor two months ago, and statea
that It does good work.
Ernest Smith who spent the winter
in Spray, Oregon, is again on the
creek.
V
Mfo farmer
WE ARE PAYING
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40 Cents in Trade
for Your Eggs
We can use all you can send or
taring. We will always give you
2 the market price on receipt of
same. If you cannot bring them
send them, we will mail a credit
by first mail.
Michel Grocery Company
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P. S.: The season for canning Strawberries will soon
be here. Let us have your requirements.
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