OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28. 1919.
Past 8
Ilil ARMY
REFUSE TO
VACUATE
TER
BERLIN, Feb. 22. German troops
defending the Posen front against the
Poles at Birnnaura, have addressed
a communication to National Assem
blyman Ohler, protesting against an
official order to vacate territory held
by them, In occordanee with the arm
istice conditions. The communication
declare:
"We propose to remain In the posi
tions he'd by us so long as we have
a cartridge left and so long as a spark
of fire remains no role will succeed In
Invading our lines. The path to the
point designated by Marsha Foch will
lead over the dead bodies of thou
sands of German men. It Marshal
Foch Is determined to force matters
to the uttermost extreme he will find
us ready. We will open the gates to
Bolshevism which will overflow Eu
rope." ' In a supplementary communication
the officers of the corps at Birn
baum declared that It is considered a
matter of honor "to hold the present
position to the last breath."
IAN SI
MUNICH, Feb. 21. Herr Auer.
Bavarian minister of the interior, was
been shot.
The shooting took place during a
session rf the Iandtaz. while Auer was
allcuing to the assassination of Kurt
Eisner, the J3avanan premier.
" Auer fell wounded In the left side.
Deputr Oael was killed and two other
officii! a were seriously wounded.
The shots wero fired from the pub
1? gallery and caused a panic among
1 the deputies.
COPENHAGEN, Feb. 21. Kurt Eis
ner, the Bavarian premier, was shot
and killed today by Lieutenant Count
Arcovnllel. as Eisner was on his way
from the foreign ministry In Munich
to the diet, says a Munich dispatch.
The shooting occurred in the Pranner-
strasse, and death resulted from two
shots fired from behind nto his head.
AUTHORITIES QJUM
RICH BOYS EVADED
MILITARY SERVICE
NEW YORK, Feb. 20. Federal of
ficers said today they were glad Sec
retary Daniels had ordered a sweep
ing investigation of naval frauds.
Some of them told stories of a million
aire's club made up in large part of
the sons of rich men who found their
way Into the navy uniform, spent all
their time In New York and never
went to sea.
"Just before the armistice was
signed,' said a federal official, "a
group of congressmen had prepared
a resolution asking President Wilson
to take 250,000 of these 'land' sailors
and either transfer them to the army
In France or send them back to civil
life."
Don't wait until your blood is im
poverished and you are sick and ail
ing; take Hollister's Rocky Mountain
Tea now; it. will drive oat the germs
of Winter, purify the stomach, regu
late the bowels nature's spring tonic-
cleanser. 'Jones Drug Co. Adv.
OF
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21. A resolu
tion designed to prevent President
Wilson from discussing publicly the
proposed league of nations until he
has communicated details of the plan
to the eenate foreign relations com
mittee, was introduced today by Sen
ator Sherman of Illinois, Republican.
Consideration of the resolution went
over under the rules.
The resolution declares that to dis
cuss the plan and the proposed con
stitution before submitting the details
to the senate would be "unwise, -an
diplomatic and calculated to promote
discord" between the government's
A WOMAN'8 RECOMMENDATION
Mrs. D. T. Tryor, Franklin ATenue,
Otsego, O.: writes: "Nino years ago
I was rery much afflicted with kidney
trouble. I bought different kinds ot
nedlcine, but all to no effect, until one
day I bought a box of Foley Kidney
Pllla. I realized bo great a benefit from
tie use of that box that I concluded
mvself cured ot kidney trouble. I feel
sate In recommending Foley Pllla to
any kidney ufferers." They relieve
hackache. Bore muscles, stiff Joints,
rheumatic pains and bladder ailments,
RITORY
ORGANIZATION
FORMED AGAINST
NATION'S LEAGUE
NEW YORK, Feb. 24 An organiza
tion ( Individuals and societies to op
pose the ratifcation of th league of
nations as proposed by President Wil
son Is being formed In this city, ac
cording to Henry A. Wise Wood. Its
list of members and statemtnt of aims,
he said, probably would be announced
after the president had explained the
constitution of the league to the con
gressional committee on foreign nela
tious who are to dine at the- White
House.
Mr. Wood has sent a telegram to
ex-President Taft charging hiui with
not giving his audiences full informa
tion upon the proposed league. Dis
cussing his telegram Mr. Wcod said
that many influential persons were
ready to oppose (he league as read by
Mr. Wilson at the peace conference,
but that partly out of courtesy to the
president they did not wish to become
active until the president had boeu
heard In this country.
E
CAMP DIX. N. J., Feb.' 20. -Well,
at least we're on our way to Oregon,"
was the sentiment of the 400 .members
of the old Third Oregon as expressed
by one of the sergeants when the 162d
infantry arrived at Camp Pix. And
this desire to start for what the men
call "God's country and the folks" Is
the thought that is uppermost in the
minds of each of these sturdy dough
boys who for about 16 months have
been overesas with the American ex
peditionary forces.
The boys look well. To an Oregon
ian who saw them when they were
mustered in at Camp Withycouibe
they look a little older. They looked
mighty trim and fine when they
marched Into Camp Dix, and many
who had seen the troops come and go
said they never saw any finer troop
In their lives than Colonel John L
May's men.
OF ALLEGED WASTE
E
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21. A con
gressional investigation of charges of
extravagance against the United
States railroad administration was de
manded yesterday by S. H. Cowan of
Fort Worth, counsel for the American
Livestocl association, testifying be
fore the senate intertsate commerce
committed.
"There has been a veritable riot ot
extravagance in the government's ad
ministration of the railroads," he said.
'There has been a profligate expendi
ture that would amaze and ' astound
the public if the facts were known.
There should be an investigation by
congress into expenditures and an ex
pose of the facts.
UNITED STATES TROOPS
AT
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22. That the
demobilization of troops in the United
States is practically accomplished is
revealed in the fig-ores given by Gen
eral March today In his weekly confer
ence with newspaper correspondents
General March stated that orders
have been Issued to date for the de
mobilization of approximately 1,530,000
men, which are divided as follows:
Troops in the United States, 1,281,
000 overseas troops returned to the
United States, 249,000. There have ac
tually been discharged from this total
1,238,000 officers and men, of whom
74,313 were officers.
According to these figures there re
mained only 42,169 of the troops in the
United States designated for dis
charge to date and approximately
280,000 from overseas contingents.
SENATE PASSES
BILL INCREASING
OFFICE SALARIES
SALEM, Feb. 24. (Special) -The
Senate today receded on Its positon
as to the Clackamas county salary bill
and It passed that body in the same
form as It passed the house.
The offices affected by this bill are:
clerk, sheriff, treasurer, recorder, as
sessor, school superintendent and
commissioners.
The salary of the treasurer is In
creased from $1200 to $1500; tha
clerk from $1500 to $1800; the sher
iff from $1700 to $2100; the assessor
from $1250 to $1500, The salaries of
the commlflsoners" are Increased from
$3 to $5 a day but no mileage Is al
lowed and the school euperintendent
is given a salary of $1400 and allowed
$75 per month for traveling expenses.
This bill was introduced in the
house by Representative Cross and it
passed that body without a dissenting
vote.
HOOTED
by inn
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26. Repuubll
can leaders In the senate and house
believe they have found presidential
timber in Brigadier General Samuel
T. Ansell, assistant Judge advocate
general, who recently exposed the in
iquies of the court-martial system be
fore committees of congress. General
Ansell has not made up his mind to
try for the Republican nomination, biU
his friends report that he Is a recep
tive niood at least.
General Ansoll's stinging criticism
of the manner in which courts mar
tial are held and sentences are pro
nounced In the Ame.tcan army and
his exposition of the efforts he made
to mitigate the severity of the punish
ment that has been meted out to men
in the draft army was the subject of
wide comment throughout the coun
try. FOR RETURN OF
U:S.TROOPS!SGIVEN
PARIS, Feb. 23. American soldiers
will return home In the order of the
arrival of their respective division
headquarters In France, General
Pershing announced in general or
ders made public today. Dlvisons bear
ing regular army designations will be
excluded, however. The only other ex
ceptions will be made when availabil
ity of transportation or the military
situation renders it necessary.
Based on the provision of the gen
eral orders and taking Into considera
tion the importance of their present
assignment, divlsons would return as
follows:
March, 27th, 30th, 85th, 37th and
&lst divisions.
April. 26th, 77th, S2d, 33th, and 42d
divisions.
May,'32d, 28th, 33d. 80th and 7Sth
divisons.
June. 89th, 90th, 29th and 79th di
visions. By exception of so-called regular
army divsions the orders would Indi
cate that those units will be maintain
ed as the army of occupation aa long
as necessary.
PRESIDENT RESUMES
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23. On the
first day of his return to the capital
President Wilson put in more than 10
hours at his desk, signng 28 bills and
Joint resolutions, making a score ot
nominations, atscussing government
business for three hours with his cabi
net and winding up the day's work by
a conference on the legislative situa
tion with Democratic leader Martin,
at which the president announced his
declison not to call an extra session
of confreeg until after his return from
Europe.
Altogether It was one of the busi
est days In recent years at the White
House. President Wilson resumed
work with a rush, surprising executive
office attaches by being at his desk
when they reported this morning
From then on, there was ceaseless
bustle everywhere, clicking of type
writers, scurrying of messengers and
arrivals of callers, few of whom saw
the chief executive.
TERMS OF ARMISTICE
WARSAW. Feb. 21. The Ger
mans are reported not to be observ
ing the provisions of the armistice
agreement as to fighting In Posen and
It Is said skirmishes have occurred
at scattered points. The morale of the
Germans Is said to be low, a sevldenc
ed by the reported sale of a battery
of artillery to a Polish Catholic priest
the price being 6000 marks.
Colonel Haller, Polish chief of staff,
announced there is mlltary activity
all along the Galician frontier. Attacks
by Ukrainian troops have been re
pulsed In that region. In Lithuania
thousands of Bolshevik! have been
routed and 80 prisoners taken.
Two million pounds of flour have ar
rived from Danzig, coming through
by railroad without Interference from
the Germans. American officers will
supervise the sales of flour and will
prevent speculators from getting It.
There doubtless are large quantities
of food in Poland, especially of pota
toes, meat and sugar, but prices are
prohibitive for the poor.
ELK ANNOY FARMERS
KLAMATH FALLS, Or., Feb. 19.
Ranchers in the Fort Klamath district
are being considerably annoyed by the
herd of wild elk, liberated two years
ago In that section of the country
There are about 30 in the herd and
farmers complain that It Is next to lm
possible to fence them from the stacks
of feed. There are some fine spec!
mens in the lot, some weighing 1000
pounds.
JUDGMENT ALLOWED
George Brown was granted Judg
ment against Mary Jobbl et al on a
promtsory note for $2500 In the cir
cuit court Wednesday.
FOR mam
New Orleans Invited to
Adopt Thii Descendant
of Her Fust Governor
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If V VV '
kanmc enuvtut Mnrms
The war has not killed romance
Mine Jeanne de Bienville do Marxlts
has written from Paris to Mayor Mar
tin Dehrman of New Orleans that she
would be "profoundly pleased'' If the
city of New Orleans would adopt her
daughter Jeanne, eighteen years old
The mother is a direct descendent of
Jean de Blnvllle, tha first governor of
"Nouvelles Orleans," as It was known
early la the history of America. She
enclosed this picture of her daughter.
Wounded Severely
Lieutenant Thomas G. Ware. Spo
kane, Wash.
Private Ray II. Miller, Seattle.
Wash.
Private Raymond N. Shaw, Yakima,
Wash.
Wounded, Degree Undetermined, Pre
viously Reported Misting
Private James M. Baldwin, El ma
Wash.
Returned to Duty, Previously Report
ed Missing
Private Harry W. Hamilton, Chewa
lah. Wash.
Private Phillip P. Talnier, Seattle,
Wash.
Private Martin W. Peterson, Kll
gore, Idaho.
Killed in Action
Private Harry Gotfredson, Iiickle
ton, Wash.
Ki'led in Action, Previously Reported
Mi'sing In Action
Private Vern J. Cain, Colbert, Wash.
Private Walter W. Dllley, Yakima,
Wash.
Private Allan Malpas, Shelton.
Wash.
Died of Disease
Sergeant Walter IL Buckbee, Wels-
er, Idaho.
Wounded Severely
Sergeant Fred Gramann, Seattle,
Wash.
Hosea H. Hawkins, Seattle, Wash.
Corporal Arvld Olson, Deep River,
Wash.
Private James F. Ryan, Seattle,
Wash.
Joseph F. Teevin, Portland, Or.
Private Calvin E. Bernard, Milton,
Or.
Private Ingwald S. Berg, Oroflno,
Idaho.
Private' Thomas C. Nelbauer, Sugar
City, Idaho.
Private Charles J. Larson, Rexburg,
Idaho.
Private Otis H. Thomas, Echo, Or.
Private Willie R. Young, Tacoma,
Wash.
Wounded Severely, Previous'y Report
ed Killed
Corporal Chris Wick, Tacoma,
Wash.
Returned to Duty, Previously Report
ed Mling
Private Sterling C. Jones, Seattle,
Wash.
Killed in Action
Private Gudraund Rogene, Astoria,
Or.
Died from Wounds
Sergeant Random S. Anderson, Port
land, Or.
Lieutenant Louis N. Pinkham, Spo
kane, Wash.
Private Edward Doyle, Samuel, Ida
ho. Private Neal M. Buncel, Bruneau,
Idaho.
Died of Accident and Other Cause
Private Edward F. Parker, Grants
Pass, Or.
Died of Disease
Corporal Walter Pence, Salem, Or.
Private Earl E. Dugger, Ontario, Or.
Private Elmer A. Mills, Newberg,
Or.
Sergeant Thomas F. Martin, Castle
Rock, Wahs.
Private Thomas Thompson, Neepe
lem, Wash.
Wounded 8everely
Private Irving Balderee, Dallas.'Or
Private Albert D. Camp, Gresham,
Or.
Private Sam-iel W, Swank, Port
Angeles, Wash.
Private Clellle Arthue Van Horn,
Crescent City, Wash.,
Wounded, Degree Undetermined, Pre.
viously Reported Killed In Action.
Private Charles B. , Reed, Seattle,
Wash.
Wounded, Degree Undetermined, Pre
viously Reported Missing
Private Elbert Linden, Spokane,
Wash.
Returned to Duty, Previously Report
ed Mlssng
Private Ernest W. Fisher, Eugene,
Or.
ROLL OF HONOK
MEASURE WILL GIVE
SOLDIERS $60 BONUS
WASHINGTON, Feb. 85.-Pres.
dtmt Wilson signed the $6,000,000,000
revenue bill before rut I rug last night,
It was offtcally announced today.
Tha moasuiA besides providing for
greatly Increased taxes on Incomes,
profits and many of the everyday
things of life, carried a rider making
the national capital bone dry.
Income tax blanks have been mailed
out and the operation of many provi
sions of the law will get under wuy at
once,
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25,-Tha Unit
ed Stntes government owes nearly two
million nuu each $60, With the sign
ing by the president Monday night of
the great $6,000,000,000 revenue bill,
which appropriates a bonus ot $60 to
vory service man upon his bonorab'o
discharge, every discharged soldier,
sailor and thnrlue who has bwii hon
orably discharged is now eligible to
claim this amount from the govern
ment, it war announced at the (reus
ury department today.
PEOPLE'S VOTE
DEMANDED ON
NATIONS LEAGUE
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21. Senator
Borah 'In tha senate today demanded
that the American people be given a
voto on tho League of Nations consti
tution before the government biuds
itse'f under the compact. -
"If the people do not have their
voice before this policy Is Initiated,'
he said, "they will take their oppor
tunity some time In the future."
He admitted that a nation-wide uU
on the Leaguo ot Nations wo.iid be
difficult to secure.
"Hut It should be done," be con
tinned, "because the Issues Involved
affect tluwo people for all time to
come."
"The American people have the ua
doubted right to change their form of
government whenever tlioy see fit,"
Borah asserted. "I concede their rl;hi
to make such chunges in as orderly
a fashion as may bo approved by their
Judgment."
PLOT AGAINST
WILSON CAUSES
ARREST OF 14
NEW YORK. Feb. 24. In the ar
rest ot 14 Spaniards, police today as
sert they have frustrated a plot to as
sasblnate president Wilson at Boston
The men were taken in an uptown
club Sunday. The place had been un
der secret service surveillance for
some time. The prisoners will bo ar
raigned before United States Commis
sioner Hitchcock today, charged with
publishing and distributing seditious
literature.
Secret service operatives said to
day evldenct had been secured which
would be used to prove some of the
prisoners had planned to kill the pro
Idem by throwing a bomb In Boston.
Neither bombs nor exp'osives were
found at the place raided.
The prisoners Old not carry fire
arms. According to the po'lee, the on
ly evidence found was lamina of a
Spanish weekly published here, mem
bershlp cards for the I. W. W., a
small machine that they did not un
derstand and a picture of Karl Lleb
knecht. GREAT BRITAIN
CONFRONTED BY
VITAL PROBLEMS
LONDON, Feb. 24. It la no exagger
ation to say that the ensuing week
will be the most critical Great Britain
has faced since the dark days ot
March, 1918, when Halg appealed tc
his troops to stand firm against the
onrush of the German hordes.
The whole Industrial fabric of Brit
aln. as well as the molding ot her
economical and social future hang up
on the week's great series of confer
ences between labor and th govern
mnt, and between labor and the em
ployers. A nation-wide strike of the coal mln
ers has boon virtually noted, though
the scattering returns are not yet it.
The strike is scheduled to begin
March 15. It It is not stayed by the
miners' executives themselves, it will
doubtless precipitate strikes In the
other two organizations of the "Triple
Alliance" the railway men's and
transport workers' unions.
Such an event, however, would sig
nalize paraylsis of the nation. In a
word, the whole complex problem of
industrial unrest Is coming to a head
this week, and before Saturday, Brit
ain will know whether Us carefully
prepared plans for the resumption of
industry and the spread of British
trade are wrecked or saved.
MUCH BOOZE NABBED
ASTORIA, Feb. 24. Approximately
40 cases of liquor were seized on board
the tank steamer Oleum by federal of
ficers Sunday. J. Fernandez, steward
on the craft, was arrested.
POLK'S
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Town snd MUlar.e lm Oregon and
YVunliinaloa, (lvlnc Dcucrlpllte
ffkctrh of tnrh plsr", Loratlim,
Hpln Facilities and Clunk.
Directory fit eacb Bosliicu
rrofesnlon.
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UNCLE SAM SEEKS ACCOUNTANTS
Good Salaries Offered to Men and Women
for Federal Service .
WASHINGTON, D. C Fobruary 24.
The Government has some big tanks
In accounting and a.nlltng on Its hnnds
as a result of the war, and Is willing
to pay good salaries to man and wo
men who are quallfod to perform
them.
The Income Tax I'nlt of the Bureau
of Internal Revemm, Treusury Dopttrt'
mont. Is In urgent need or 3ii0 travel
lug auditors and resident auditors for
the hlnhergiudo positions, which pay
entrance snlnrUw from $:t000 to $1000
a year.
This Ordnance I)eparttnut of the
Army newds at ouco 2T.0 lenlor cohI no
countants nt entrance salaries from
$2,200 toi $4,200 a year, and 250 Jim-1
lor cost accountants t $1,200 to $2,000
u year.
The Interstate Commerce t'ominU -
alon wauls DO examiners of accounts,
Theso are ununlly appointed at
entrance salaries from $1,800 to $2,100
a year, the hUhcr-salarlcd portion
paying from $2,200 to $.1,000 a year or
I
BOSTON, Feb. 24.-Ambassador
Fruncli, home from RtntHla for the
first time In two year, hud several
conference with President Wl'son
while coming over on the George
Washington and made several rec
ommendations tor action on tho part
of tho allied and American govern
ments for meeting the Bolshevik men
ace, Mr. Francis probably' will dis
close them later beforo ono of the
congressional committees.
"A reign of terror Instltu'ed by the
llolshetl&l with the purpose of main-
laming tnemseivea in power is pre
vailing In fctitral and Northern Huh
sla,' said the ambassador "The out
rages they have commltteed are In
credible. I think it Impossible to re
store peace with chaos prevailing In
Russia. In fact, with Germany prac;
tlcally uninjured Indtistrlul'y, I am
persuaded that If a peace is negotiated
with Bolshevik rule continuing In
Russia, Germany In 20 years or a dec
ado will bo stronger than she was at
the beginning of the war. She 1
familiar with the Russian character
and for a generation has been study
ing It to Influence tt. If this turns out,
Germany, Instead of having been do
feated, will have gained a victory."
LOCAL JUSTICE IS
DEFENDANT IN CASE
IN PORTLAND COURTS
PORTLAND, Feb. 20. Georgo A.
Hall, a local attorney, and John N.
Stovers, Justice of the peace at Oregon
City, are asked to return $20,000 In a
suit brought by Mrs, Permclla L. Ty
ler, which came to a hearing yester
day before Circuit Judge Morrow.
Hall represented Harry Henderson In
the $100,000 alienation suit against
Mrs. Tyler brought following' the ar.
rest of Ethel Henderson and William
Tyler on a statutory charge. Slavers
represented Tyler. Both collected the
stock certificates, worth more than
$20,000, from the aged woman, she
said. The Hendersons have left tho
state.
GOOD CARE TO
BE TAKEN OF
WAR PIGEONS
SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Feb. 23.
Carrier pigeons are to be recognlzod
for the valuable work they did during
the war. T. Edward Cordis of Long
moadow, secretary of the Highland
District Carrier Pigeon club, has re
ceived word from Washington that
birds that did duly under flro will bo
given homes In the Smithsonian gar
dens in Washington. Homers which
have performed distinguished service
also will bo given gold bands to wear
about their legs. Other birds, not cit
ed, will be taken care of at the army
cantonments.
DEPORTATION
OF BOLSIIEVIKI
IS FAVORED
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 24. Two west
ern governors are on record as favor
ing immediate deportation of all Bol
shevikl and other ultra-radical agi
tators. Speaking at San Bernardino to
returned soldiers, Governor Stephen
of California appealed to every citizen
of the state to help drive such agi
tators from the country. Governor
Campbell ot Arizona, accepting an ap
pointment from the National City Ed
itors' association on an anti-Bolshevik
committee, declared immediate de
portation of agitators Is tho best
course for thtf United States to fol
low.
PRESIDENT 18 GRANDPA
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. U. Presi
dent Wilson's new grandson and Mrs.
Francis B, Sayre, the president's
daughter, are both doing well. The
baby was born at midnight Sunday In
the Jefferson hospital, News of the
birth of the grandson was wirelessed
to the president.
mora uulttf filled r.ile r Ptumh
Hon.
All of these positions are opun to
both ninn mid women, except position
of examiner of account In the lutor
those positions at any tlma until furl
er notice, Full Information and ai'l'l
cation blanks may bo obtained by call
lug mum th secretary of the local
ftato Commoreo Oommliwlon, which
are open to men only.
Tim I'nlted Slates Civil Servlci Cum.
intuition wli recnlvn application for
board of civil servlco enaiiilunrs at the
customs house or postotflco in an !
itortant city, or ly communicating
with the United Htales (, ivll Horu;o
CommUnlon, WiiNblngton, I), ('.
Applicants will not be niotembled for
I a written examination but will be rat-
ied upon their sworn statement In
their applications as to ducatiou, en
perlence, etc., ami upon corroborative
evidence adduced by the Civil Hortlce
CommliiHlon - II, H. Civil Hervb e Com.
mlHHlmt, Washington, l. C.
PACIFIC HIGHWAY IN
THERN PART OF
STATE PROGRESSING
ROH Kilt ltd. Feb, 24. -Work on the
Pacific highway south of this city U
progressing, according to the report
of the superintendent of construction.
It Is about nine miles in b" i.th, has
Its stalling point at W :':, five
mi'es south of this elt,, .ml follow
tho hunk of the South l iiip i u to near
Dlllard where a pew bridge Is being
built to cross tho river, thence along
the west lunik of the river for a few
miles where tho road crosses the river
again, necessitating the construction
of another bridge. This climnutos Rob
ert mountain, tho one great menace,
to tourist travel on lite old nmd. More
accidents have occurred on tills moun
tain than In ull tlte rest of the county
combined. The new road will be ready
for travel when tho lo.irlst sonson
starts and tho upper bridge Is com
p'eted. This new -cutoff ellmnstes
eight railroad crossings snd brings tho
tourlHt Into Myrtle Creek from Rose
burg with but two rull road crossings.
SIXTEEN IN LOST
NEW YORK. Feb. 24. Sixteen men
were lost when tho Atlantic fruit line
steamer Grit lis fjord snd the French
salting vessel He'ene crashed together
in a heavy sea f0 miles southeast of
Winter Quarters shoals lute Saturday,
according to Captain Lee of the fruit
liner, who arrived here today. Both
vesse'a sank In a few minutes after
the collision. One lifeboat containing
16 was turned over and tho occupants
lost. Eighteen of the Helena's crew
end Captain Let and tho mombers of
the crew of his Vessel were brought
to this port Bundny by the steamor
Glen Eden. Tho Ilelcno was bound
from Baltimore to Nantes, the Grans-
fiord from New Ynt-k In Pnlinnua
IS
ROBBED OF LARGE
T-
CAT H LA MET, Wash., Fob. 24. The
Waklakum county bank, of this city,
was looted by burglars last night and
the safety deposit boxes In the vault
were robbed of all their contents, the
vault doors having been blown open.
The coin safe was not entered, the
burglars apparently falling to get Into
It. The vau't contained many private
fundH In tho surety deposit boxes and
in private boxes placed there by the
smaller patrons of the bank, and large
sums In Liberty bonds wore held In
many of them, the bank vault having
always been used for the savings ot
the local people. The Burns detective
agency Is sending an lnspoctor down
today und stops wl'l be taken to run
down the porpotrntors ot the robbery.
Y COAST CITIES
REPRESENTED AT BIG
PORTI.AIND, Feb. 22. With nearly
1000 onthuBlustlc Rotarluns from
eight northwest cities In attendance,
the "victory conference'' of the Twen-ty-eucond
Rotary district opened In
Portland with a keynote of hopeful
optimism that the Rotary slogan of
"Service-Not Self," would rule the
world In the readjustment period that
follows military victory.
WHEAT GUARANTEE BILL
WASHINGTONTFob. . 25,-The
house bill appropriating $1,000,000,000
to maintain the government guaran
teed price of $2.26 for the 1919 wheat
crop was ordered favorably reported
today by the senate agricultural com-mlttee.