crook oocxtt aooinal
At'dt'NT si, nun.
The City
Warren Yancey spent last week In
Portland.
Warren Brown motored to Madras
on business Monday.
Ralph Breese was business visitor
in the city Monday.
Jim Cram, Sr., was business vis
itor In the city on Tuesday.
John Curtis has gone for a two
weeks' vacation in the mountains.
Mr. and Mrs. O. C Gray ot Post
were visitors in the city Tuesday
Irvin Sleoman of Mitchell was a
business visitor in the cijj Tuesday.
J. J. Romberg of Barnes was a bus
iness visitor in Prineville last Friday.
E. E. Laughlin was a business vis
itor In the city the first of the week.
J. N. Williamson returned Wednes
day from a business trip to Portland.
L. Connell of Meadows was bus
iness visitor in the city on Wednesday.
Mrs. F. J. Warner of Roberts was
a business visitor in the city last Fri
day. F. W. McCaffrey of Powell Butte
was a business visitor In the city Tues
day.
R. G. Raymond of Post was a busi
ness visitor in the city the last of the
week.
Tom Miller and family ot Paulina
were business visitors in the city on
Tuesday.
Ray Price returned home Tuesday
from a vacation trip in the Willam
ette valley.
Lydia Laughlin of Mitchell was
visiting friends in Prineville the first
ot the week.
J. A. Rowell, brother ot F. A. Row
ell of this city, left Tuesday for Bel
knap Springs.
Ray Putnam returned Tuesday
from Salem with a Nash-Quad truck
tor the county.
T. H. Brennan of Paulina was at
tending to business matters in the
city on Tuesday.
Mrs. W. H. Belknap returned home
Sunday from a week's visit with rel
atives at Terrebonne.
Dr. Horace P. Belknap, Jr, of Port
land will spend the first week in Sep
tember in Prineville.
Mrs. F. A. Rowell spent the first of
the week visiting with Mrs O. B.
Gray on Crooked River
O. F. Wallenberg of Terrebonne
was attending to business matters in
Prineville last Friday.
Clark Paul, local manager of the
Telephone Company is spending his
vacation in the Willamette valley.
Lark Gage, of Mitchell was a bus
iness visitor in Prineville Monday,
purchasing supplies for his ranch.
Mr. Burg, the new engineer of the
City of Prineville Railway, has moved
into the house vacated by Dr. l. n.
Gove.
Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Thomas spent
Saturday and Sunday visiting at the
Johnson ranch on the Deschutes
above Bend.
Lon Newell, accompanied by Ray
Schee and H. G. Kenuard, returned
Monday from the Elks convention at
Klamath Falls.
Frank Weiner returned Saturday
from Belknap Springs, where he end
his wife have been camping for the
past two weeks.
C. J. Johnson and family returned
from their Deschutes ranch the first
. ot the week and began harvesting
their second crop of alfalfa here.
Judge T. E. J. Duffy and wife, ac
companied by Robert Zevely returned
Monday from the Elks convention at
Klamath Falls. They report a splen
did time with not even a puncture to
mar the journey.
LYRIC
THEATER
Friday & Saturday, Aug. 22-23
Gladys Brockwell in
"THE STRANGE WOMAX"
Charlie Chaplin, Mabel Nor
mand and Mack Swain in
"HIS TRYBTIXG PLACE"
Tracy & Carter in
MUSICAL COMEDY HITS
Sunday, Auguts 24
BUly Rhodes in
"HOOP-LA"
Harold Lloyd Comedy:
"ON THE FIRE"
Mon. & Tues&., Aug. 25-26
Camel Myers in
"WHO WILL MARRY ME?"
Wed. & Thurs., Aug. 27-29
Edith Storey in
"AS THE SUN WENT DOWN"
"Pizen Ike," "Faro Bill," "Pi
ety Pete." Do these names sug
gest tnyahing to you? Make
their acquaintance at the Lyric
where Edith Storey, the "Bern
hardt of the screen" will be
seen in "As th e Sun Went
Down."
Fatty Arbuckle in
"THE BOUNCER"
8:15 & 9:45
10c & 25c
5 ftstfytA'yt,tftft!fyw
Dr. 3. H. Rosenberg and family, ac
companied by George Ealer, returned
Sunday from Klamath Falls, where
they attended the Elks convention.
L. L. Brings of this city recently
from Washington has been employed
as field representative for the Wos
tern Stock Grower and Crook County
Journal.
iness visitor In the city the first of
the week, coming flown to assist in
the formation of the local Post of
the American Legion.
C. W. Elkins returned from The
Dalles Tuesday with a new seven pas
senger Prem'er touring car f it K. V.
Raymond of Post. Mr. Elkins now
has the agency for the Premier a this
section.
J. A. Bostwlck, the new fruit deal
er on Main street has been doing a
rushing business since beginning a
tm Hv tin. He informs us that he
has averaged the disposal of fifty
cases a day of all kinds of fruit, es
pecially peaches and tomatoes .
t. A McPheinnh of Oakland. Cal..
of the Powell
Butte neighborhood, was a business
visitor in Prineville this week, look
ing after his land holdings here and
Investigating the conditions with a
view to returning here to live.
T. J. Mlnger and family motored to
Portland and Salem for a vacation
trip. They will visit Mr. Mingers
parents at Salem and return home
about the first ot September. Max
Wilson Is taking care of the Minger
Plumbing shop in the Interim.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Spake of
D....iin, nri Alontha Tavlor of Vis-
alia. formerly of this city, arrived In
Prineville Sunday on a visit to rela
tives and to look after their interests
here. Mr. Spake has lately purchas
ed land in Millican valley. They mot
ored over by Klamath Falls and are
returning Wednesday by way ot Port
land and the coast.
George Tackman, R. J. Engstrom
and Abe Hackleman are riding tor
beef this week.
Elbert Huston was a business visit
or at Barnes Sunday.
Dr. Tackman is doing some dental
work for Mrs. Elliott Huston.
Earnest Smith and Ralph Bennett
are working for Pickett Brothers in
the hay fields.
Albert Birdsong was on the Creek
last week shaking hands with old
friends, who were glad to welcome
him home from the service, where
he has been for the past two years.
Mrs. Myrtle Haas was taken to
Prineville by Mrs. D. B. Stewart last
week. Miss Haas having cut her
hand severely and . which received
sureical attention while she was gone.
j B. G. Demaris finished haying this
week, he will have considerable hay
to sell this year.
Ray Morgan took a bunch of horses
'to Prineville for the Dixous.
I Mr. and Mrs. Ira Cox and Ray
Morgan took a trip in the mountains
on account of Mrs. Cox's health.
CARNIVAL OPENS WITH
A G(K)I) ATTENDANCE
The street carnival which is being
staged in Prineville this week by the
Coast United Shows Co., opened on
Tuesday evening with a good crowd
attending.
The carnival covers the Masonic
block at the corner of Main and Sec
ond streets and consists of a merry-go-round,
a number of shows and con
cessions, and various booths at which
wheels of fortune and other devices
are to be played.
Music is furnished by the Prineville
Band, under whose auspices the show
is given and which is interested in
the success of the affair.
Tonight and the remainder of the
week will no doubt bring larger
crowds for the various attractions.
8. X. MORRIS IS PARDONED
S. N. Morris, who was convicted in
the local court on a charge of lar
ceny of a horse, was pardoned by
Governor Olcott recently.
Pressure was brought to bear on
the governor by friends who believed
there was a question as to the gulit
of the convicted man, and the chief
executive seemed to take somewhat
the same view of the matter in issu
ing the pardon.
STOCK SHIPMENTS HEAVIER
The Fall shipments of fat beef and
sheep to the Portland market are
gradually becoming heavier from this
section. The principal shipments be
ing made on Saturday nights in or
der to be on the Monday market.
Last week there were ten cars of
fine stuff from different parts of
Crook county shipped out and this
Saturday there are already schedul
ed for shipment twenty-five cars of
stock : fifteen of these to be cattle and
the balance of ten cars sheep.
CHOPPED HAY FOR WINTER USE
M. R. Biggs this week completed
the chopping of a quantity of hay,
which was blown into the barn as it
was cut. The hay treated in this
manner is better to feed than when
not chopped, occupies but one-sixth
of the space, and all of it Is consum
ed by the stock without loss. The
cutting was done by J. O. Powell
with his Papec silage cutter, and is
a new departure for this part of tha
country.
NOTICE TO PUBLIC
Anyone wishing to make sleeping
par rpflorvntfnna will nloacm enlt tlia
! agent before n ion on the day they
Barnes
: news notes rwSS j
HOARDED FOOD TO BE
FORCEDjNTO MARKET
Vigorous Ac'bn to Fnforce
Food Control Law Expect
ed This Week.
Washington. The government's
fight to reduce the cost of living is
expected to result in action In many
states this week to force hoarded food
on the market, while confess Is de
bating legislation dealing with the
question. '
Reports to Attorney-General Palmer
have Indicated that instructions to dis
trict attorneys to proceed vigorously In
the enforcement of the food control
law were being obeyed literally.
Instances of the seixure of food
stuffs in St. Louis, Chicago, Kansas
City. San Diego and the south, officials
here believe, will be multiplied in the
next few days.
Senate and house agriculture com
mittees probably will report this week
on an amendment to the food control
law providing a criminal penalty,
which hitherto has been lacking, and
expanding the law to cover clothing.
Cold-storage legislation also may be
acted on by the house interstate com
merce commission.
Consideration of requests by several
departments tor appropriations to car
ry on work iu reduction ot living costs
will be inaugurated by the house ap
propriations committee.
Closely akin to the consideration of
the living cost question will be the
hearings to be started by the senate
interstate commerce committee on the
Kenyon Kendrkk bills to license meat
packers. W. B. Colver, member of the
federal trade commission, which has
investigated extensively the packing
industry, will be the first witness.
LIVING COST UP
EIGHTY PER CENT
Cleveland. A 35 to 65 per cent In
crease In wages Is demanded for 117.-
000 firemen and hostlers on railroads
in the United States and Canada in
a wage scale adopted by 300 general
chairmen of the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Firemen and Enginemen in
session here.
Another demand to be presented to
the director-general" of railroads Is
that all coal-burning locomotives In
road service weighing 200,000 pounds
and over shall be equipped with me
chanical stokers and that two firemen
shall be employed on all such loco
motives until they are so equipped.
About half of the 80.000 engines In
the United States will come under
this proposal.
It is estimated that It will cost $200.-
j 000.000 to equip the locomotives in the
United States with the different m
ichanica! devices demanded by the fire
; men.
j Uniform deadhead rules for pay for
firemon when traveling from one ter
i mlnal to work at another and to be
j applied to all railroads in this country
j and Canada are demanded.
Another working condition demand
jed is that on railroads where firemen
are required to clean locom stives they
shall be relieved of such work and that
crop, it was learned from an unofficial
tools or supplies, loading coal, filling
lubricators, etc.
BRITISH DEBT IS HUGE
Lloyd George Tells House of Com.
mons War Cost 200 Billion.
London. The war cost 40,000,000
000 (1200,000,000,000), Premier Lloyd
George declared in his speech In the
house of commons on the financial and
Industrial situation. Most of this sum
was spent for purposes of destruction.
He asserted that the change from
war to peace conditions would take
just as long as the change from peace
to war. The first outstanding fact ot
the present situation was the alarm
ing adverse trade balance, he said.
The national debt, he declared, bad
grown from 641,000,000 to 7,800,
000,000. Huns Arrive In Lille For Trial.
Paris. German soldiers accused of
crimes in formerly occupied regions
are beginning to arrive at Lille for
trial, according to dispatches from
that city. Among those who have ar
rived is General, von Zolner, who is
alleged to have ordered the deporta
tion of young men and women from
Lille.
Walla Walla Wheat 8ales Heavy.
Walla Walla, Wash. Half a million
bushels of wheat have been sold here
during the past week. Sales were
heavier than at any time since the
season opened.
I. W. W. Speakers Kidnaped.
Walsenburg, Colo. Citizens of Wal
senburg kidnaped three I. W. W.
agitators scheduled to speak at a mass
meeting here.
Oscar C. Hyde
TEMPERATURES VOi WEEK
Following Is the weekly record of
: daily temperatures, furnished by D.
j P. Adamson, Cooperative Observer:
I ' High Low
i August 13 84 4 2
! August 14 85 4 2
! August 15 'J 4 41
August IS 86 Gl
August 17 .". 96 4 9
August IS D4 45
August 19 84 43
WAR RISK KIKK.U1 LETTERS
The following are extracts from
some of the letters received by the
War Risk Bureau:
"Please let me know If John put In
an application for 1 wife and child.
You have taken my man- away from
me to fight and he was 'the best man
I ever had. Now you will have to
keep me or who in hell will?"
"My Bill has been put In charge of
a spittoon, will he get any more pay?
I ain't got no money since my boy
went sailing over the top."
"Bureau Risk Insurance, Dear Ris
ky: We have your letter I' am his
grandmother and grandfather and he
was born and brough up In this place
as per your letter."
"Dear Government: Please send
me my wife's form."
"My mother Is dead on both sides."
"Your relation to him: Answer: I
am still his beloved wife."
"We were married under a' con
sumed name."
"I have been In bed with one doct
or for 13 years and now I Intend to
try another."
"My son, Alphor and Omego is in
your army."
"We have another baby in the
house now, how much more do we
get?"
"I am a poor widow and all that I
have is in front."
"I am returning the check. M
and I have been living together for
three years. I ain't his wife, we are
Just close friends."
"Please return my marriage certi
ficate as my baby has not eaten any
for 3 days."
"I am In the Y. M. C. A. writing
this with a piano playing in my uni
form." "He U my supporter and he was
SEPTEMBER
6
f
(TTTWE HAVE received a lipe
j of Fall Suits and Coats for
Women and Children.
Lots of New Fall Silks, Waists
and Cretonnes are now on our
shelves.
New arrival of Stetson Hats for
Men.
discharged from the army he t. d
a guitar on bis neck whirl: It - wast
sent home on It." !
"I have not heard from lo!in .nc
he whs sent to the coiisUputiua i ,..i
i In Germany." ;
j "Mr. President: As per Instructions
I on pink slip, I have gtvou birth to a!
j baby girl."
".My son hasnt writ for sometlmo, '
lis he liven or dead and If so whut Is
his latest address." j
(Note These Were actually tak-'
en from letters.)
SUNDAY ONLY AT THE LYRIC
BIlliR Rhodes, the sprightly dnrk
eyed little star who hns created a
plquunt stylo of comedy all her own,
has a remarkably clever vehlelo in
her latest picture, "Hoop-La" pro-
iduccd by the National Film Corpora
tion and released by Exhibitors Mu
tual, "Hoop-La" Is a beautiful young
girl who is an all-round star in a
FRUIT
AND
PRODUCE
Fresh Every Day From
The Dalles
Place your orders NOW for can
ning Peaches and other Fruit.
I buy all kinds of local fruit and
produce.
J. A. B0STWICK
PRINEVILLE OREGON
3
iii" ring circus playing county fulr
und small towns. She rides bmvback
does thrilling trapeze acts and a!s.
"doubles" as a lady clown. Ilei mir
1 :i i;nd faithful friend Is Old Tood
Ium, a clown with tho circus, who
"brought her up" from a baby,
"Hoop-La" volunteers as n Jockey
and wins a race for Joe McG' e, a
cheap horseman wlio wants to imtrry
her. Tony Burrows, scion of a wettl
thy family sees "llnnp-Lu" perform
and fulls in love with tho beautiful
equestrienne. Wheu Hoop-l,a learns
that her father was of the Charters
family, wealthy wuohs, she nmrrles
McUee to save herself from huving to
live a dull society life. She repents,
however, and Induces McUee to leav-
her on promise of keeping him sup
plied with money,
McGee In a drunken debauch starts
a fire In the circus tent and Is killed
when the tent collapses. "Hoop-La"
marries Tony and goes to live in ber
own home, her father's Inheritance.