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ARBITRATION LAW'S
LEGALITY DOUBTED
Senator Borah Believes Com
pulsion, Such as Wilson Fa
' -L vors, Would Fail Test.
MEN HAVE RIGHT TO QUIT
Personal Liberty Contravened toy
Law Requiring One to Remain
In Service of Another. Col-
lectlvely or Singly.
- ORFGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, Dec 20. In the opinion of Sen
ator Borah, of Idano. Congress will be
unable to pass an effective compulsory
arbitration bill, such as President Wil
son recommended in his opening1 ad
dress to Congress, and such as he also
advocated last August. While Senator
Borah recognizes the ability of Con
gress to pass a law such as the Presi
dent demands, he does not believe It
would stand the test in court.
Senator Borah, in response to a re
quest, dictated tiie following: state
ment: '
"I do not see how those who are ad
vocating the Canadian arbitration law
for this country, or any law for ef
fective compulsory investigation and
arbitration, are going to get by certain
well-established legal principles.
Men Have Right to Omit.
There seems to be an Impression
that the whole thing is made easy be
cause we are to deal with a body of men
and not & single Individual. In other
words, it is supposed, apparently, that
while you cannot compel an individual
to work or to punish him because he
quits work, that you can compel a body
of men acting collectively or as a
union to work, or punish them because
they agree to quit work.
"To say that the concerted action of
powerful bodies of men shall not be
permitted to stop the Industrial process
of the nation does not meet the situa
tion at all. It is true, however, that
powerful bodies of men acting together
may quit work and may decline to ac
cept employment, and if their quitting
work has the effect of stopping the op
eration of trains, it is nevertheless
their right to quit.
"A man's Constitutional right, either
Individually or collectively, cannot be
measured by the amount of Injury
which the exercise of his constitutional
right may do to society. In my Judg
ment, employes have a right either
singly or collectively to quit work be
cause they are dissatisfied with their
wages or for any other reason which.
has to do with their -welfare as to sanl
.tary conditions, etc., as workingmen.
"It is Just as much an invasion of a
man's personal liberty and Just as much
in contravention of his constitutional
right to compel him to remain In the
service of another when be is a mem
ber or acting with his union as it
would be to compel him to do so if he
were acting individually.
Question Often Decided. . -
"It has been decided a number -of
times, and in one Instance by no less
an authority than Justice Harlan, late
associate Justice of the Supreme Court
of the United States, that members of a
labor union have a right to confer with
reference to their wages and to deter
mine as a matter of fact whether they
are satisfied, and if not satisfied as. a
result of their conference, to quit work.
I am speaking now, of course, of the
rights as between the employer and
the employe, omitting entirely the
question of interference with some one
else operating the train.
"But as between the employer and
the employe, the employe has a right
either singly or collectively to quit
work. In my Judgment, and under the
Constitution of the United States he
cannot be deprived of that right simply
because he acts collectively. Whatever
one party may do alone, he may do in
combination with others, provided they
have no unlawful object in view, but
the right to quit on account of unsat
lsfactory -wages can never be made un
lawful. Collective Bargaining; Lawful.
If you can prevent men from acting
collectively and as a union in regard to
their wages, to their sanitary condi
tions and to questions of health, sur
roundings and such things, then you
have, of course, destroyed collective
bargaining entirely, and have found
way to inhibit collective action upon
the part of labor, and it would bo the
beginning of the end of union labor.
"Collective bargaining and collective
action upon the part of capital and
labor are in accordance with the spirit
and principles of the age, and some
other way will be found to adjust these
matters than that of taking a back
ward step and destroying collective
bargaining and collective action as
long as the action is for lawful pur-
poses.
"I have never believed that compul
sory arbitration was either practicable
or legal under present provisions of our
Constitutions, both state and .National.
BILLS GARRY GUARANTEE
SENATOR CI1AMBERLA1V INTRO
DUCES RECLAMATION PLAN.
Doth Principal and Interest on Bonds
Issued by Districts Insured Under
1 Proposed System.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
lngrton, Dec. 20. Senator Chamberlain,
of Oregon, introduced today and Repre
sontative Smith, of Idaho, will Intro
duce tomorrow a bill which proposes
a new plan under which the United
States may guarantee both principal
andinterest on bonds Issued by recla
tion districts, and thus provide funds
for the construction not only of lrri
gation, but drainage projects in th
several states.
Under the bill, when a project is ap
proved by the Secretary of the Interior
a reclamation district, organibed un
der state law, may issue bonds to cover
the cost of construction, and these
bonds will be deposited in the Treas
ury. The Secretary of the Treasury
men win issue certificates or indebt
edness equal to the amount of the dis
trict bondB filed with him and from
the sale of certificates money will b
raised to irrigate or drain lands
in
approved districts. The work of recla
mation is to be done under the United
States Reclamation Service.
The bill contains numerous safe
guards to protect the United States
against loss and authorizes the for
relture or lands on which payments
are not made, such lands to be resold.
Public lands embraced in any such
district are to be sold at auction, after
the work of reclamation Is completed.
Electric smelting at Welsh tin mines
causes a loss or metal or about 1 per
cent as compared with 9 or 10 per
cent by older methods.
LATEST OFFICIAL WAR REPORTS
Russian.
PETROGRAD. via London, Dec 20.
Fighting has been In progress on
the west bank of the Danube,
nearly opposite Herxova, Dobrudja, be
tween Russian and Teutonic forces, the
War Office annonnced today. Attacks
on the Russian lines were repulsed.
Outpost engagements of considerable
violence also have taken place on the
Dobrudja side of the Danube. The of
ficial statement reads:
"Roumanian front Rifle firing and
artillery duels are proceeding.- In the
direction of Rimnlka-Buzdu successful
operations are being conducted by our
scouting parties.
"On the left bank of the Danube
enemy attacks have been repulsed.
"In Dobrudja, on the right flank,
fighting Is proceeding between advance
detachments and has attained more
than the average intensity on our right
fiank in the region of the village of
erna and In the center of the region
of Umachea.
On the Black Sea on Saturday an
enemy seaplane protected by a battle
plane dropped bombs without success
upon 6ulina (northeastern Dobrudja).
The battle plane was hit by one of our
aviators named Ragozyn and. fell Into
the sea.
Western front In the region south
west of Brody. Galicla, the enemy, after
bombarding our trenches with heavy
artillery for half an hour, conducted an
attack in open formation upon our
positions. He was driven into his
trench by our fire. Repeated enemy
attempts to attack our ' detachments
also were unsuccessful.
On the River Bystritsa, in the region
of Iezupole-Zletz and Bohorodczany
Stare, our scouts have broken through
barbed-wire entanglements, attacked
the enemy's advanced posts and pene
trated into Bohorodczany Stare. The
enemy, after several men bad been
killed, fled in disorder, leaving some
prisoners In our hands.
In the wooded Carpathians, recon
naissances are being made by our
trong scouting parties to the west and
south of Mount Botochu."
German.
BERLIN'. Dec 20. (By wireless to
Sayville. N. Y.) The War Office an
nouncement tonight states that the
hostile forces after retreating to the
Northern part of Dobrudja are again
opposing resistance. The text is as
follows:
On the western end eastern fronts
there have been no important actions.
In the most northern part of Dobrudja
the enemy, who retreated there, has
again offered fighting resistance. In
the Cerna bend (Macedonian front),
hostile attacks launched after a strong
artillery fire failed before our posi
tions. 'On the Somme and the Aisne. in
the Champagne and on the east bank
of the Meuse, in Isolated sectors, there
were at times strong artillery bom
bardments and patrol activity.
In Macedonia, the artillery was
more active at some places."
Italian.
ROME, via London, Deo. . 20. "In the
Arsa Valley our artillery fire dispersed
an enemy detachment and silenced
enemy batteries," says today's report
from the War Office. "In the upper
Astlco Valley and on the Asiago Pla
teau the activity of the artillery on
both sides was narked.
"On the Carso the enemy's artillery
was rather more effective against our
advanced positions. Our batteries dis
persed enemy troops on the march at
several points, while our infantry
drove off without difficulty an enemy
NIGHT BATTLE HEAVY
Artillery Engagements Con
tinue on Verdun Front.
PEACE TALK NOT LEARNED
Prisoners Taken Along Somme by
British Do Not Know of Kai
ser's Proposals Fighting in
Air Grows More Spirited.
PARIS. Deo. 20. Heavy artillery
fighting continues on the Verdun front.
the War Office announced this after
noon. During the. night the engage
ments were most spirited in the vi
cinity of Louvemont and Chambrettes.
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN
FRANCE. Dec 19, via London. Dec 20.
Out of a group of German prisoners
taken on one section of the British
front on Sunday only a non-commis
sioned officer had heard anything of 1
the German Emperor's peace proposals.
This circumstance, coupled with the
fact that there have been no demon
strations from any part of the Ger
man trenches, caused much specula
tion among the British officers as to
whether despite the Emperor's address
to his troops, the new peace overtures
have been permitted to reach the men
actually engaged on the fighting line.
Documents captured within the last
few days repeatedly mention the au
dacity and initiative of the allied air
men and Field Marshal von Hindenburg
is quoted as having issued orders that
the supremacy of the air must be
sharply contested. According to these
documents, the German chief of staff
has ordered that where the German
lines are crossed by hostile aviators.
German machines must penetrate an
equal distance over the allied lines.
There has been only a comparatively
few hours of good flying weather in
the last week, but numerous combats
have taken place, 20 being fought on
one morning on a certain sector.
German artillery has recently Been
active and has responded more freely
to the continuous British fire. Accord
ing to prisoners, the preponderance of
British shells has depressed the Ger
man troops In the trenches who thought
that their own artillery was not sup
porting them with the same vigor as
the support the English gate to their
men.
LISTER TO QUIT MANSION
BE COMMENDATION FOB B1ENXIAL
APPROPRIATIOaf DISAPPROVED.
Governor Declares Intention of Renting
Private Home for Next Four Years
as Result f Criticism.
OLYMPIA. Wash.. Dec 20. (Spe
cial.) As a member of the State Board
of Finance, Governor Lister has re
fused to approve a recommendation for
allowing the regular biennial mansion
maintenance appropriation, and de
clares his intention of renting or
building a private home for the com
ing- four years.
His course is opposed by Edward
Meath, State Treasurer, who, with the
was attempting
vance.
British, Front In France.
LONDON, Dec 21. The official state
ment, from British headquarters in
France reads:
"During the night the enemy lines
were entered by us in the neighbor
hood of Gommecourt and considerable
damage was done. A number of pris
oners were taken in the course of an
other successful raid carried out - by
us early this morninjr against the ene
my's trenches north of Arras.
"In a patrol encounter this morn
ing north of Neuve Chapelle the leader
of the hostile patrol was killed, his
men were taken prisoner. The ene
my exploded a caxnouf let south of
Ypres.
"The enemy's artillery was particu
larly active on the right of our line
north of the Somme and In the neigh
borhood of Festubert and Ypres. Our
artillery vigorously replied.
"Enemy trench at Gommecourt and
in the neighborhood of Loos and Hul
luch were also bombarded by us."
French, -Macedonian Front.
PARIS, pec 20. The French official
report on the progress of hostilities In
Macedonia, given out this afternoon,
reads:
"There Is nothing to report other
than some patrol fighting on the Mace
donian front, where the rains And the
fog continue."
Progress of the War
ASIDE from the Roumanian theater
little fighting of moment is tak
ing place on any of the numerous
fronts.
In the northern Dobrudja the Rus
sians and Roumanians have faced
about and are giving battle to the Teu
tonic forces which have been pursuing
them. Just how strong the stand they
are making is has not yet been made
known, Berlin merely saying that they
"have again offered fighting resis
tance." V
Petrograd reports that attacks by
the Invaders near Parlitm, on the left
bank of the Danube were repulsed and
says also that operations successful for
the Russians and Roumanians are
being carried out by scouting parties
In the direction of Rimnlka-Buzdu.
In France the British near Gom
mecourt and Arras have carried out
successful raids against German
trenches and bombarded other hostile
positions at Gommecourt and . near
Loos. The Germans shelled the British
line north of the Somme near Festubert
and Ypres and south of the Somme
bambarded the French at numerous
points, the French replying ener
getical y.
Berlin reports the repulse of attacks
against the position of the' Teutonic
allies in the Cerna River bend region
of Macedonia.
In Galicla. southwest of Brody. the
Teutonic allies, after a heavy bom
bardment of Russian trenches, essayed
an Infantry attack, but were forced by
the fire of the Russian guns to seek
their . own trenches again. Petrograd
reports the breaking through of
barbed-wire " entanglements on the
Bystritsa River sector by the Russians
and compelling the Teutonic allies
there to flee.
The . Anstrians are again actively
bombarding the Italian advanced posi
tions on the Carso front of the Austro
I tall. in theater.
Governor, comprises the State Board
of Finance in the absence of C. W.
Clausen. Meath will probably make an
Individual recommendation for the
appropriatloin.
Governor Lister's declared reason for
abandoning the executive mansion Is
the personal cost of keeping it up to
gubernatorial, expectations and criti
cisms of the State Auditor's department
and opposing newspapers on household
expense items, many of which were
raised as Issues in the recent cam
paign. The state mansion cost $35,000 and
$15,000 for construction- In 1907. It
contains 22 rooms and the state al
lows $4500 biennially for upkeep of
Duiiaing and grounds. the occu
pant bearing all other expenses. Gov
ernor Lister has a family of four.
GREECE FILES PROTEST
ENTENTE AID TO REBELS ASTON
ISHES GOVERNMENT,
Many Islands In Archipelago Seized by
Revolutionists, French and Brit
ish, Declares Athens.
ATHENS, Dec. 19. (Via London. Dec
20.) A . note was presented by the
Greek government to the entente pow
ers last evening. It reads: .
"The royal government learns with
astonishment that a large number of
revolutionists under command of sedi
tious officers from Salonikl, landed
several days ago on the Island of Syra,
despite the blockade the allied fleet
maintains, arrested all the high
functionaries and many notables, and
committed every sort of outrage, since
when it has continued to terrorize the
Inhabitants of the islands.
'Later a British warship landed a
detachment and arrested the chief of
police.
"The revolutionists spread their ac
tivities to other islands in the archi
pelago, where they committed depre
dation's, made arrests and abolished
the legal authorities, whom the gov
ernment could not rescue on account
of the allies' blockade.
"The government is most astonished
to see the allies' warships permit the
revolutionists to perpetrate these acts,
since, by its reply to the ultimatum on
December 14, the government gave the
strongest proof of its good will to
ward the entente.
The note further recites that the
French landed at Zante, where they
threatened a bombardment, and that
the allies are making preparations to
land on the Sporades Islands and the
coast of Euboea, The note protests
vigorously against the "allied naval
authorities' tolerance of the extension
of the seditious movement and the
occupation of the islands of the king
dom by the allied authorities."
SEDITIOUS MOVE IS DENIED
London Surprised by Note of Pro
test From Greece. "
LONDON. Dec. 20. The receipt of th
Greek note respecting the so-called
revolutionary movement in Greece, has
occasioned surprise.
The allies, it is said, cannot admit
the Greek contention that the Venizelist
movement is in any way a seditous one
and it is added that a majority of the
populations of the Greek islands have
voluntarily thrown in their lot with
the Greek provisional government.
Many Noblemen Fallen.
LONDON, Dec 20. The new
Almanach Da Gotha's list of nobility
fallen In the war includes 258 counts,
667 barons and 1465 lesser nobility.
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BASIS UP TO BERLIN
Germany Can Have Peace, if
Wanted, Says British Press.
ENTENTE REPLY APPROVED
Chancellor Betrvmann-IIollweg's At
titude Mast Be More Modest and
More Explicit, Declares
Manchester Guardian.
LONDON, Deo. 20. Premier Lloyd
Georg-e's reply to Germany's peace pro
posal meets with a chorus of approval
in the British press and the general
comment is that if Germany really
wants peace she will, when the Joint
reply of the allies is received, state
terms which can form a basis of dis
cussion. The Manchester Guardian
E&ys:
"Premier Lloyd Georare has not shut
the door on peace with that resounding-
clans for which some of his less
balanced supporters in the press have
been listening. It is true he Insisted
on the impossibility of accepting the
German Invitation as it stands.
'In this he was ably seconded by Mr.
Asquith and will be approved by the
country . . . The German Chan
cellor must be both more modest and
more explicit before he can expert any
favorable answer to his Invitation.
Snare Declared Avoided.
"But the real danger in the situation
which his offer created was that the
allies, this country in particular, might
be led Into an abrupt and sweeping
refusal, not merely of the actual invi
tation, but of any proposal to discuss
peace terms. This snare Lloyd Oeorge
has avoided."
The Guardian says that as the speech
Invited Germany to be more explicit.
'we do not then cast out every idea or
settlement and the neutral world can
not take exception to this attitude."
The Guardian notes that the speech
contained no hint of the crushing of
Germany, but says discussion of any
matter is conditioned on restitution.
In the truest form. It continues, repara
tion is impossible, for the deepest
wrongs cannot be undone.
Security la Required.
"Security we certainly require," the
Guardian continues. "The best se
curity is the firm, unbroken front of
the alliance fortified when the war
ends by a universal league to enforce
peace. In such a league America would
play a great part and her presence
alone would be no small security."
Expressing the opinion that Chancel
lor von Bethmann-Hollweg will admit
on reflection, that the proposals of the
entente allies, as outlined by Mr. Lloyd
George, formed a basis for discussion.
the Guardian says:
"There Is In this, as in all countries
at war, a great volume of opinion, too
little vocal, unfortunately, in favor of
a serious effort on the part of Europe's
statesmen to put an end to the carnage
which Is destroying the whole genera
tion of the young."
ROAD FUND DEMANDED
DOUGLAS TAy AVERS PROTEST DI
VERTING S5O00 TO EUGENE.
Supervisor System Indorsed and Pres
ent Laws Governing Highway
Management Are Favored.
ROSEBURG. Or.. Dec. 20. (Special.)
Adoption of the county budget, de
feat of a motion abolishing the road
supervisor system, and the adoption of
a resolution protesting against the pro
posal of the State Highway Commis
sion to divert $5000 appropriated for a
survey of a road from Roseburg to
Coos Bay to a fund with which to build
a similar highway from Eugene to
Marshfleld, comprised the hief busi
ness transacted at the annual meeting
of the Douglas County Taxpayers'
League held here today.
Because of the demand for better
roads most of the day was passed In
discussing plans whereby the present
method of constructing highways might
be supplemented by a more modern and
economical system.
Many suggestions were offered, but
it was finally agreed by resolution to
retain the present laws which vest the
control of bridge and road construction
In the County Court. Binger Hermann
led. the fight against changing the east
ern terminus of the Coast Highway
from Roseburg to Eugene and intro
duced a resolution recommending that
the State Highway Commission, the
Legislature and the. Douglas County
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Court Join in constructing the proposed
road from Roseburg to Coos Bay. The
resolution was adopted.
A motion Introduced by S. C. Bar
trura, local forestry supervisor, asking
that the present state tax on automo
biles be increased to 11.60 a horse
power was voted down.
ROBBERS DEFY QUARANTINE
Two Leave Bag of Rope and Escape
With $200 In Diamonds.
Quarantine proved ineffectual against
the visit of burglars to the home of
Mrs. Minnie F. Miller. 419 Rose lawn
avenue, early yesterday morning. The
thieves escaped with $200 worth of
diamonds.
The Miller home has been quaran
tined for smallpox for several days.
Mrs. Miller was awakened by noises
in her room. As she sprang from bed
she saw two men. vaguely outlined in
the dark. They fled, leaving a sack
of clothesline behind them.
When Mrs. Miller took stock of her
valuables she found that two diamond
rings and an unset diamond had been
stolen. Detectives Hyde and Abbott are
Investigating.
CAPTAIN IS EXONERATED
Government Inspectors Pass on
Death of Glacier Seamen.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 20. George
M. Fouratt. master of the Southern Pa
cific Company's stern wheel steamer
Apache was exonerated by Government
inspectors yesterday of blame for the
sinking, in this harbor on November
25 of a launch In which members of the
crew of the Navy supply steamer
Glacier were returning to their ship.
Three of the Glacier's men lost their
lives as the result of the accident.
The Apache was lying at the end of
a pier with its wheel revolving. The
Glacier's launch was carried by the
tide against the turning wheel and was
capsized.
$1 RENT ARGUED IN COURT
Teacher Freed on Payment of $7
Damages to Plaintiff.
The delayed payment of $1 for room
rent, was the basis for an argument
between landlady and lodger, which
was heard in Municipal Court yester
day afternoon. Miss Beatrice Casey, a
school teacher, was charged with as
sault and battery by - Mrs. Winifred
McCoy, the elderly mistress of a boarding-house
at 663 East Washington
street.
Judge Langguth declined to find Miss
Casey guilty, but strongly censured
her. The case was continued indefi
nitely upon the payment of $7 damages
to Mrs. McCoy.
RUSSIANS ATTACK TEUTONS
Germans Report Holding Lines on
Xorthern Roumanian Front.
BERLIN, Dec. 20. (By wireless to
Sayville. N. Y.) Several attacks were
made yesterday by the Russians along
the Northern Roumanian front, the
War Office announces.
These attacks were without success.
Farm Loan Association Formed.
ROSEBURG. Or.. Dec 20. (Special.)
One of the first farmers' organiza
tions to be effected in Oregon under
the provisions of the rural credits law
came Into existence here yesterday.
The local branch will be known as the
Roseburg National Farmers' Loan As
sociation. Fifteen prospective bor
rowers were present at the meeting
and $30,000 was pledged for the first
loan. As soon as the location of a re
serve city for the Western District is
known formal application will be di
rected to the proper officials. The law
becomes operative January 1.
$85 Claim for Cows Disallowed.
SALEM, Or., Dec 20. (Special.) A
claim filed by William Meier, of Salem,
for $85 has been disallowed by Secre
tary of State Olcott. Meier claimed
that one of his cows was killed and
another Injured on the Oregon National
Guard rifle range at Finzer. The seo
rotary states that no provision Is made
In the law for payment of this class
of claims, and it is returned to the
Acting Adjutant-General with the ur
gestion that he submit it to the next
Legislature for its consideration.
San Francisco Recruits 2 05.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 20. San
Francisco led all other reculting dis
tricts throughout the country, in pro
portion to population for recruits for
the Army during the month of Octo
ber, it was announced today at Army
headquarters. The 19 recruiting sta
tionq In the San Francisco district en
listed 295 men in October, according; to
official statement.
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with a change, however. Strong musk, civet and sandal bases
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and Tropical blooms. Our showing includes those fiSJous
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FRAUD IS CHARGED
Builders Accused of Mailing
False Statements.
2 ARRESTED, 6 SOUGHT
Federal Indictments Charge Loan
Association's Former Officers
Reported Investments Made in
Improved Property Only.
LOS ANGELES. Dec 20. Two former
officers of the Home Builders, a build
ing and loan association with an au
thorized capital stock of $1,150,000 and
4500 stockholders, were arrested here
today and six others are sought under
Federal indictments charging conspir
acy to use the mails to defraud.
James S. Green, ex-secretary of the
corporation, and H. C. Galloupe. gen
eral agent of the Home Builders' Gen
eral Agency, a subsidiary company,
were taken into custody. Warrants
were issued also for Joy A. Winans,
ex-president of the Home Builders:
William B. Judson. ex-treasurer; Sam
uel H. Garrett, ex-vlce-president of the
Home Builders General Agency: Harry
W. Peterson, ex-f lnaitctal secretary of
the subsidiary, and Rex De Barr, ex
auditor of the Home Builders. Garrett
Is in San Francisco. It was said all
would surrender.
It was alleged by the Government
that false statements were sent
through the mails. The corporation's
alleged representations that dividends
had not been protected out of money
received for stock and that It had not
bought unimproved property were the
basis of the Federal indictments, it was
said.
The Home Builders were allied with
the Los Angeles Investment Company,
now reorganized, against officers of
whlrh the Government conducted a
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OPEN TILL 9 P. M.
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AnEIectricChafingDish
For Winter evenings after the
theater or dance an Electric Chafing Dish is
just the thing;. Quickly and sociably you can concoct
innumerable, palatable delicacies as well, as staple
dishes, and enjoy a cozy time in the privacy of your
home.
A Useful Gift for Any
, Young Girl
An Electric Chafing Dish will strongly appeal
to daughter, sister or sweetheart. A Chafing Dish
supper is a delightful way for her to entertain her
girl chums.
PRICES
ELECTRIC
:0
A. G. Wright
Lazelle
Rogers & Gallet
Imported Farina,
85 and Mount
Hood Cologne,
75, $1.40
preferred by thousands who cling
and refreshing product of bygone
number of prosecutions for fraudulent
use of the malls which resulted in sev
eral convictions two years ago.
After the scandal incident to the case,
the Home Builders effected a complete
change in management and Federal au
thorities said today the present case did
not involve In any way the present
management otthe Home Builders or
itd associated companies.
Veteran "Unci Sam" Is Dead.
CLINTON. Minn.. Dec 12. II.
K.
Stephens, well known through this sec
tion as Uncle Sam. Is dead at his home
here He was a Civil War veteran. He
did much to promote the livestock in
dustry in this county.
Read The Oreponian classified ads.
F. ABENDROTH
DIAMONDS
WATCHES
JEWELRY
SILVERWARE
ETC., ETC.,
Moved to
146 BROADWAY
(Eilers Bldg.)
Formerly 313 Morrison St.
Honest Goods Honest Prices.
My regular
mm,
prices are in
many instances
lower than so
called special
6ale prices. I
will prove it.
Reduced Rates
New Perkins Hole!
FIFTH AND WASHINGTON 5T5.
Wkct the City U(e Oaten."
POBTLAMh OHJSGO.
Jackson, who has served this county
11.00 AND UP
STORE
ELECTRIC
BUILD LNG
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