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.8 o, 1918. TTIE MORXIXG OKKG OXTA, TtJESDAY.' NOVEMBER MPT IDS i EXECUTIVE BEHEWED iGovernor Withycombe Shown to Have Started Land Suits. .records are produced I Paid Advertisement Attacking State Executive Refuted Attorney- General Maktis Statement - SALEM, Or.. Xot. 4. Special.) Of rficial records sh-ow that the Democratic ; State Central Committee, in a pat ad vertisement attacking Governor TVithy r combe today, deliberately stopped aa 'easily refutable eleventh-hour lie in an , attempt to besmirch the executive's ; action in recovery of public laods for the state. - The advertisement declares that Gov ; ernor "Withycombe ' "has never made " one move to recover a- single acre of ;the thousands of acres of public lands stolen from the state, but has con-- sistently blocked all law suits for that purpose," and further declares that "he ; opposed Attorney-General Brown and I for a lqng: time prevented him from gathering evidence against the Pacific Livestock Company, which holds large bodies of school lands in Harney Coun ' ty obtained, according to the atate " merits of the Attorney-General, by for i geries and fraud." Not only are these statements given the lie by the official records them ' selves, but Attorney-General Brown to ' day declared openly and in an author t ized statement that, "I have never known of Governor "Withycombe op- posing the gathering of testimony in the Pacific Livestock case."' Governor Started Action But, going further, the files of the I Attorney-General's office show that Governor Withycombe was the one who j set in motion the present suits to prose :. cute the Pacific Livestock land fraud cases after it was found that cases in- stituted at the request of Governor t "West would not have - recovered any lands for the state, but would p.ob 1 ably have placed the lands irrevocably into the hands of the Pacific Livestock Company. On April 11, 1917, Governor "Withy ' combe wrote to Attorney-General Brown, referring specifically to the Pa- ; cific Livestock cases in part as follows f I suggest that you, as Attorney -General of tho state of Oregon, constituted legal 1 advisor of the State Land Board, officially ; bring this matter to the attention of the t State Land Board, and I request that you i submit to the board at your earliest conven ; lence a written statement covering the situation and outlining your opinion as to n -what course you tleem it proper for the state, through the board, to pursue. With this in hand it will then rest with the board to take such action as its members tl should consider advisable. Board Pannes Resolution Records of the State Land Board show that on July 18, 1917, the State I Land Board passed a resolution, voted in favor of by Governor Withycombe, I State Treasurer Kay and Secretary Ol- cott, in which the Governor placed his sanction on the investigation of the Pacific Livestock cases and which in part follows: ? Whereas, it is for the best Interests of w the state that a thorough Investigation be had to determine if title to these lands was obtained by illegal and fraudulent methods, and if so whether the state could prob- ably succeed in actions to secure Its re- covery for the benefit of the Irreducible school fund of the slate, therefore be it Resolved, that the Attorney-General be authorized and requested by this State Land Hoard to investigate said charges and as- nertions and if he finds evidence showing that title to these lands was secured through fraud and illegal methods, and it is his T opinion and judgment that under the law r and the facts as found by him that the state can recover title, that lie enter and prosecute such court proceedings as may he necessary to have the deeds to these w. propertied annulled and set aside and the ?' lands restored to the state. Resolved, that the Attorney-General be advised that all expenses Incurred by him L and his assistants in the Investigation of Fa id charges, and the prosecution of actions for the recovery of these lands, will be al- lowed and paid from the school fund in m terest of the state upon presentation of proper vouchers, said expenditure, however, not to exceed artsuo. Opposition Not Shown, The records also show that Governor Z Withycombe. at a mectiiffer of the Emer- gency Board, voted in favor of the prosecution of tho cases against the Pacific Livestock Company and for an appropriation to further such prosecu- tions. Not a single syllable Is shown where I he opposed in any manner either the gathering of testimony or the prosecu- tion of the cases, but every instance where they are mentioned in the rec " ords show that he was the moving spirit behind such prosecutions, and be at hind a move to determine by invosti- gatiou whether there was sufficient J evidence to indicate that the lands in question were obtained from the state J through fraud. x Brown Kxptaina Delay. And Attorney-Oeneral Brown, in giv e Ing to the court the reasons assigned for excusing the state's delay in insti- tut ing the Buit against the company, said in part as follows: That the fir?t intimation the state au- thnrities had that the lands herein described were procured in the manner herein al , Ifged wan in 1910, but the suspicions of t'.ic btate officials were such that they won! i . not have been justified in filing this com i plaint until after the written report of the handwriting expert, hereinbefore referred to. was received. The suits were originally instituted ' at the request of Governor West on - the ground that dummy ontrymen were used. It is open knowledge that the C complaint in -the suits then was so drawn that the state would have been ' thrown out of court, and it is also open CUTICURA HEALS On Body. Kept Getting Worse. CausedLossof Sleep. "My whole body was affected with an itching and burning which kept getting worse all the time. It would break out in bunches that resembled blisters. They caused great loss of sleep and itched constantly and when they were scratched they scaled. The skin was sore and later on scales formed. " "I had the trouble nearly a year when I tried Cuticura. When I had used six cakes of Soap and eight boxes of Oint ment I was healed. (Signed) Miss Louise Bellach, Three Forks, Mont. Most skin troubles might be pre vented by using Cuticura Soap and Ointment for every -day toilet purposes. fcwl. Sua Tm t Mall. Addrea, poM-canl: -Catlcua. Dt. a. ." Sold arerywhare. Soap fcc UiMmant ft and SOc I ileum Sc. TCHIRG BURNING knowledge thai the livestock company j itself urged speedy prosecution of the cause under that complaint. 3Tew Complaints Drawn Attorney-General Brown discovered that the original complaint as drawn by hist predecessor would have no standing whatever in court and result in a victory for the livestock company against the state. In 1915 it was found that allegations of forgery might be used and that, tbve question of dummy en try men did not enter into it. In vestigations as pro-vided for in the reso lution already cited, resulted in the new complaint being brought, founded on the allegations of forgery. As a re sult it is shown conclusively that not untif 1915 were officials apprised of the- manner la which lands were pro cured' a-ncr in April, 1915, almost as soon this discovery was made. Governor Withycombe wrote t Attorney -General Brown asking him to bring the matter before the State- Land, Board so that some steps could be talcen for prosecut ing the investigation, and as soon as possible the Governor registered his vote in favor of providing funds for the investigation to be made. Company - fighting- Cases. While the Pacific Livestock Com pany was exceedingly anxious to have a speedy trial of the cases as brought at the direction, of Governor "West, it is also a matter of court record that since the new suits, as started at the. request of Governor Withycombe, have been before the court, the livestock: company is fighting them with every means- available, and has sought delay by filing every dilatory plea known to the law. SWIFT Ml SURPRISES AMERICANS' ADVANCE COMES WITH UNEXPECTED EASE. ew Positions of Prime Importance In Bombarding- Boche Main Railway liines. WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY ON THE SEDAN FRONT. Nov. 4. (By the Associated Press, 10 P. M.) The im portance of the new positions grained by the Americans, notably the height. south of Beaumont, may be gauged from a declaration by the chief of staff hardly an hour before the news came that the Germans had begun to retreat from their positions. Sunday noon the correspondent had asked as to whether the American long range bombardment of the Mezieres Longuyon railway bad ben effective. The officer gave it as his opinion that a further advance of from nine to ten miles was necessary before bombard ment could become vitally effective. Nor did he anticipate that it would be pos sible seriously to disturb the German communications for days to come, for he pointed out, referring to a large scale map, the infinitely difficult ter rain lying to the north, with its su'eces sion of ridges, ravines, hills and for ests. The enemy, he said, though driven be hind his previously prepared fortified defenses, had abundantly shown ths ability to utilize each knoll and clump of trees for echeloned machine-gun po sitions which had to be wiped out indi vidually before an advance was "possi ble. Within an hour the German retreat had begun, contrary to the conservative officer's most sanguine expectations. and during the day that followed more than 12 miles had been gained. IDAHO FLYER KILLED IN 1 EXTRAORDINARY HEROISM OF AVIATORS REPORTED. Lieutenants Kalile, of Pittsburg, and Hill, of L,cwiston, Fight Off Xine Boclie Planes. traordinary heroism is reported by Gen eral Pershing in announcing the awards of distinguished service crosses to members of the American Aero Squad rons. "First Lieutenant Clarence C. Kahle, pilot. Ay Service, 99th Aero Squadron, with Kirst Lieutenant Raymond C. Hill, observer, were directed to take photo graphs of the old Hindenburg line near Lachausse, France, September 13, 1918. They were accompanied by two protec tion planes. After they had taken some photographs the protecting planes were driven off by hostile aircraft, but Lieu tenant Kahle and his observer contin ued their mission alone, until in the vicinity of Lachausse they were at tacked by an enemy formation of nine planes. Lieutenant Kahle put up a gal lant fight in which his observer was shot through the heart and killed. Although pitted against overwhelm ing odds. Lieutenant Kahle. by his pluck, determination, skill and courage, brought the photographs and the plane back to his aerdrome, the enemy keep ing up a constant attack upon him back to our lines, riddling the plane with machine-gun bullets." The address of Lieutenant Hill's wife is 1411 Tenth street. Lewiston. Idaho. Lieutenant Kahle is from Pittsburg, Penn. COUPLE TO WED BY PROXY WIRELESS COURTSHIP ENDS IX MARRIAGE ANNOUNCEMENT. ItriIe-to-Be Is Daughter of High Italian and at Present Is i Stationed In Egypt. GREAT LAKES, 111., Nov. 4. After a courtship by wireless, a wedding by proxy, with the bride thousands of miles away, will unite Miss Emily Orsi, of Cairo. Egypt, and Lieutenant Ru dolph Winzer, of Chicago, at the Great Lakes naval training station tomorrow morning. The romance began In Egypt when Lieutenant Winzer was assigned tothe United States ship North Carolina Miss Orsi is the daughter of an Italian Marquis and her mother was English. The marriage license was obtained in Waukegan two months ago and a copy mailed to the bride, who obtained a sim ilar document in Egypt and sent a copy to this country. At the ceremony -the bride will be represented by Miss Grace Belle Reams, of Chicago, and the service will be read by Chaplain Charles W. Moore. A blue jacket orchestra will play the wedding march. At the close a wireless will be relayed to Egypt and Mrs. Winzer will start at once for this country to meet her husband. Tank Aviator Injured. FORT WORTH. Texas. Nov. 4. Lieu tenant Gottschalk, an aviator at Ca ruthers field here, was seriously in jured here today when his plane fell several hundred feet. A cadet flying with him was slightly injured. Lieu tenant Gottschalk's initials and address were not obtainable at the field tonight. FLUX PROJECT HELD SUCCESS BY GROWER Statement of Democratic Com- mittee Flatly Refuted. GOVERNOR IS VINDICATED Oregon Rancher and Leader In Flax Industry Declares Outlook Is ' Distinctly Encouraging. SALEM. Or, Nov. 4. (Special.) The statement in a, paid advertisement Placed by the Democratic State Central Committee that Governor Withycombe has made a failure of the flax Industry is emphatically denied by P. E. Thorn asen, of Turner, one of the leading flax producers In the Northwest and prob ably the best-posted flax man on the Coast. Instead of making a failure of the flax plant, the Governor has made an unqualified success of It. said Mr. Thomasen today, and he presented fig ures to prove it. Not only, he asserted, has the Governor made a success of the industry, but he has done so in two of the most unfavorable seasons for all crops the valley has ever seen. Weather Conditions I du.d.I. "Any farmer will tell you," declared Mr. Thomasen, "that the last two years were almost unprecedented In the val ley's historv for poor crops and bad growing weather. Conditions that kept wheat and oats down to the minimum hit the flax growers also and hit them hard. But in spite of that, every flax growing farmer has been paid off, $17. 000 worth of flax and seed are on hand and between $5000 and $6000 worth of material of last year and the year be fore Is ready for sale. The machinery has been paid for and the outlook, for the flax industry is bright. "That doesn't look like failure to me, and it doesn't look like failure to any one who knows anything of the flax business. Recently a man who grew flax in 1916, and who refused to sign up last year, came to me and declared he wanted to sign up for next year. 'I failed with wheat and oats and you fel lows" made good with flax, despite the bad year," he told me. State's Interests Guarded. "Give me a market and tomorrow I can sign up over 10,000 acres of flax for next season. In a fair season from two and one-half to four tons -to the acre can be raised, and in 1S16 I raised flax which went as high as 250 pounds over four tons to the acre. "A few good seasons and the industry will be recognized as one of the most important in the Willamette Valley. It has been fostered and 'put over" by Governor Withycombe and It is not a failure. The farmers have been treated leniently and fairly, all have paid ud. and at the same time the interests of the state have been guarded. "After the war, thousands of boys are coming home crippled and in need of work. Oregon could grow CO.OOO acres or flax ami produce every pound of flax needed in this country, excepting, per haps, some of the finer grades. Oregon now raises about six times as much flax as any other state in the Union except r Michigan, and could outstcip -.ncnigan n tne tarmers could be as sured of a market. "With a small appropriation, the Gov ernor has made a success of this in dustry. He has launched an Industry which is almost immeasurable, and we should allow him to go ahead and de velop It. CHECK FORGER IS CAUGHT Long Trail or Worthless Paper Scat tered Through Middle "West. ST. LOUIS. NJV. 4. George D. Phil lips, arrested here Nov. 2 when he at tempted to establish a shoe machlnerv factory on an alleged spurious sight urait. lor aou.uuu drawn on a Seattle, Wash., bank tonight according to po lice, confessed that he Is Wlllard J. Portr. wanted in tnany cKies for pass ing worthless checks and' whom the Government lias been seeking for posing ii - ci 1 1 1 1 m i (i i winter. He admitted, police say. that he passed spurious checks In Quincy, strcator. Galesburg. Aurora, and i;icrln. III.. Hammond. Ind.. Indianapolis and Terre Haute, Ind.. Cincinnati. OMo. Omaha. Neb., and several towns in Mon tana, Minnesota and both in North and South Dakota. FORMER POfcTLANDER DEAD Ray Whitman Succumbs to Influ enza at Reno, Ncv. RENO. Nev.. Nov. 4. (Special.) Ray M. Whismkn. coach ot.the University of Nevada, died of Spanish influenza at the Army training camp there, where he taught athletics to the soldiers and was also physical director for the Y. M. C. A. Toung Whisman formerly played baseball with the I'ortland team of the Coast league. He was 39 years of age and is sur vived by his widow and daughter. He was an Elk and a member of the Cof fin and Keys fraternity. MRS. STOKES IS ACCUSED Woman Is Charged With Registering Illegally for Election. NEW YORK, Nov. 4. Mrs. Rose Pas tor Ftokes. convicted in Kansas City last May of violating the espionage act and whose appeal is now pending, was arrested here late tonight by State Superintendent of Elections Marshall on a charge of having registered illegally for the elections tomorrow. She was released on $3000 bail fur nished by her husband. Mr. Marshall asserted that because of her conviction. Mrs. Stokes had lost her franchise and bad committed a felony by registering. HORSEMAN DROPS DEAD John W. Blackman, of Miles City, Mont., Well Known on Coast. ST. PAUL. Minn.. Nov. 4. John W. Blackman, a well known horseman and trainer, of the Northwest, dropped dead here tonight. After vorious successes on the Hamline. Minn., track, Mr. Black- raan moved his stables to Miles City Mont, In 1910. Since then he had been racing his horses at Montana and Pa cific Coast fairs. A widow, one son and a daughter, living at Miles City, survive. Chaplain Called for Service. First Lieutenant Russell Mors Brougher, son of Dr. James Whltromb U.nnohcr rnrmnrlv m f n- n f t V. TV'kii. Temple, will leave for France as chap lain oi tne r oruein Artillery witnin a few days. Lieutenant Brougher has been engaged in Y. M. C. A. work since graduating irom cciaeniai college, 1 Los Angeles, CaJ. TO g M an ajnaaag V V To answer that, you have to remem ber just what Armour's work really is. And to do this, you can't think of Armour and Company as simply buyers of livestock and farm products. Nor can you regard them only as operating a score or more of plants, at production centers to prepare foods. Nor can you consider them merely as carriers owning refrigera tor cars. Nor is it right to say they are just wholesalers selling foods to retail dealers. For Armour and Company are, spe cifically, none of these. It is only when you realize that Armour's busi ness is to collect and distribute foods only when you understand that this work can be done most econom ically and efficiently as a whole and not piecemeal that you can really Don't Sell Yonr TURKEY TO RECEIVE HELP AMERICANS PROMISE AID TO STRICKEX COUNTRY. Committee AVU1 Be Accompanied by 100 Keller Workers and Mill Take Xeedcd Supplies. NEW TOHK, Nov. 4. Dr. James L. Barton, chairman of the American com mit too for relief in the Near Kast. will nail soon for Constant! noplo with a. m in- Hion composed of prominent men to as sist the work of rehabilitation and or ganization of Industry in Turkey, it was announced here tonipht. Tho .commission will be accompanied by more than J0 experienced relief workers, many of whom have resided In Turkey, and will also take a larpe quantity o( supplies, including 15 farm tractors, to take the place of domestic animals, many of which are reported to have been exterminated. "The surrender of Turkey ma ken Children Cry p - U r A rz The Kind You ITr Always Bonprht has borne the Mfrna ture of Chas. II. Fletcher, and lias been made under his personal supervision for over Stt years. Allow no one to decrlTo yon in this. Counterfeits, Imitations and 'Just-as-grood' are hut experiments, and endanger tho Health of Children Experience, against Experiment. What is CASTORIA Castona is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, l'are jroric. Drops and boothincr Syrups. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other narcotio substance. For more than thirty years it has been In constant use for the relief of Constipation, Flatnlency, "Wind Colic Aid Diarrhoea: allaying Feverishness arising therefrom, and by regulating the Stomach and Bowels, aids the as similation of Food; giving healthy and natural Sleep. The Children's X'anacea The Mother's Friend, The Kind You Have Always Bought S7 Bears the In Use For Over 30 Years thk eiw i same si HY do Armour and necessary to operate house here for ship their products here and supervise their own Liberty Bonds They're the Best Investment on Earth 935.000 refurs accessible to the Amer ican committee for relief work." Dr. Barton said. "Many of these people have been reported as far aa 1000 miles from home. We aim to rehabilitate them In their own homes. Of these des titute people 40f.n00 people are orphans whose fathers have been killed ly mas sacre and whose mothers perihhed by deportations." . FEDERAL HEADS TO RETIRE Men Now Engaged In War Work to Seek Private Enterprises. PHTUADKLPIIIA. Nov. 4. Ftecaunr of tho Immlnenew of pnce, some of th department head of tho Kmerirency Fleet Corporation sro looking: forward to resiarnlnar sn reMimtnir activities in their varloii" lines of business. Some of the official. It Is said, have already informed Kdward N. Hurley, chairman of the United States Shipping ftoard, that they sntlcipata resisnlnar within six months if peace Is concluded by that time. Amonir those is Charles Pies, vice-president and general manager of tho corporation. Tho only "dollar a year" man In th fleet corporation i Charlew M Srhwnh. for Fletcher's T rTi I l Signature of wsmm T! Company their own dealers? Why to their own organization distribution to retailers? understand the true function of this organization. Through this Branch House here and all other similar Branches Armour not only exercises care in selection and preparation, but in transportation and delivery. The Armour products which you buy from your dealer are delivered to him, not by some transportation com pany or middleman, but by Armour and Company themselves! Foods go direct from Armour's temperature-regulated storerooms to 'your dealer's store and Armour assumes FULL responsibility for their quality, dependability and value. That is why we have a local Branch House and why I am sta tioned here. James F. Furlong, Manager Portland Branch House Telephone Broadway 13S0 director-general of the organiiation, it is said. GOLD BULLION IS FOUND Sunken Steamer l'rlnee Sophia (Jives I'p Valuables. JlWEAl. Alaska. Nov. 4. A diver working for the salvage steamer Tees today recovered m, box of Bold bullion from tho wreck of the sunken steamer Princess Kophta, lying on Yanderbllt reef, in Lynn Canal. It was believed the bullion amounted to $100,000. One body was found between decks before squalls Interrupted the diver's work. Oregon City lias Death. ORECIOM CITY. Or.. Nov. 4. tPpo- lrll- tr. M. O. Strickland. County Physician, of Clackamas Cotintv. re- A CLEAR COMPLEXION Ruddy Cheeks Sparkling Eyes Most Women Can Have Says Dr. Edwards, a WeH-Known Ohio Physician Dr. F. M. Edwards for 17 years treated scores of women for liver and bowel ailments. During; these years he rave to his patients a prescription made oi a few well-known vegetable ingredients mixed with live oij, naming them Dr. Edwards' Olive Tablets. You will know them by their olive color. These tablets are wonder-workers on the liver and bowels, which cause a normal action, carrying off the waste and poison ous matter in one's system. If you have a pale face, sallow took, dull eyes, pimples, coated tongue, headaches, a listless, no-good feeling, all out of sorts, inactive ' bowels, you take one of Dr. Edwards' Olive Tablets nightly for a time and note the pleasing results. Thousands of women as weS as men take Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets the suc cessful substitute for calomel now and then just to keep in the pink of condition. 10c and 25c per box. All druggists. IN STEP' V aW C IaW Wr .asaat TTdeal 11 BREAD TO find it supply do thev Ji ports 29 new casts of 8pnlh influrnr in the county iinc Sunday mornincr. Ir. J. V. Norrin. City Health Officer, reports "9 new cases 4"or .Sunday and Monday. One death In th county was reported to the county, M rs. Vfrda Simpkin. of it I.inn. M r. Simpk in n wan about years of ace. and was born near "Salem. ttie came to Wot Linn with her husband two years ago, where he has at nee mad her lioni. Relief from Eczema j Don't worry about ecrcma or other skin troubles. You can have a clear, healthy &kin by using a little icmo, obtained at any drug store for 33c, or extra large bottle at 51.00. Zemo generally removes pimples, black heads, blotches, eczema, and ringworm and makes the skin clear and healthy. Zemo is a clean, penetrating, antiseptic liquid, neither sticky nor greasy and stains nothing. It is easily applied and costs a mere trifle for each application. It is liways dependable. The . W. Rose Co.. Cleveland. Ot Beautifies I Rrndn to the ktn a delicately clear. pearly whtta cnmpitiw Bnoattbacklhe s aoft amooCh appearance o4 youtn. RewIrA are taataat aa4 lmprweaeM constant. Couraud't 5 Oriental Cream VI ra ISe hr Trial Him. VtRP. T. HOPKINS St SON. N York Butter Ihil EXICAD is GOOD bread. INSTANTLY PELIEVEO WITH s CRRCXir REFUNDED ASK AN DkJ&ClSt ,'