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OREGON
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REQUEST FAULTY
Assistant Secretary Vrooman De-
clares Request .for Aid - Did
Not Show Proposed Mail Use.
LETTER WAS SENT''SINNOTT
Pacific? Highway Links in Doug
: las and Josephine to Get No
. Federal Funds for the Present
' Washington. Dec. X. (WASHING
TON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL.)
The exact position of the department of
r agriculture In constrains the application
of the federal good roads act to the pro
posed expenditures for roads in Douglas
and Josephine counties," Oregon, desired
? by the state highway commission, but
- refused by the: department, la set forth
by Assistant Secretary Carl Vrooman in
a letter addressed to Representative Sln-
BOlt.
t - The explanation wae called forth by
- a plea made In behalf of the state high-,
way commission's view by S. Benson, In
-'which the Importance of -improving the
; Paclfio highway links through Douglas
, and JosepMhe counties was set forth.
. Mr. Vrooman declares flatly that no
evidence mras submitted which even
tended to show that the stretches of
- road : in controversy might within a
- reasonabTe time after Improvement be
brought Jnto use as post roads. In the
absence of such showing, he said, the
law does not permit the use of govern-
ment funds.
j --. -tetter Set Forth Views
' The only exception is Tor 2.4 miles, or
exactly half of -one of the two Douglas
-- county sections, the road for. this dis
tance being already in use for carrying
- the 'mall. : Mr. , Vrooman in his ' letter
says :
Thla department fully appreciates
the importance of the sections of road
embraced in these three projects. The
federal aid road act, however, makes
"' provision for aiding ,the states In- the
construction of rural post - roads and
CtlOEi ? 'ir-'iC; -2i -r n.v-;;
KtAbl UN HUN rUKUt,
i. .if ..
Coos Bay. Limited:
. -Is Blocted by Tree
Z'.f--'y?'' 1 1 .' -. -sp) i H '-
Trala, .Witt '-j Passeagers Mu&
Beaches Xarshf leld . It' Hears ; IU,
f e te ' ranisg Tlsiber. ; : .-. ;.
; Marshfield, , tv De-r iCoo Bay
has heen having a sample of the old
times, ' whens mall came . In - over - the
mountain by 'pack -horse. The Coos
Bay limited, due at t :S0 o'clock Thurs
day night, did not arrive and the pas
sengers 'and mall were brought In at
noon Friday, , IS hours, Ute. Air tele
phone .and.- telegraph" communication
was : cut off from Thursday morning
until Friday evening.
Th detention of the train was due te
a large tree falling from a great height
over the right-of-way, - three miles be
low Rlchardsofv on the Sulslaw river.
The track was torn up and' telegraphic
communication broken... so the Job of
clearing the right of way was difficult.
A train of-twe coaches took passengers
from here Friday morning and met the
limited at Reedsport, where- mail and
passengers ..were transferred.
COMMfUEE IS NAMED
, S." Bpelljaa . Helpisg to Arraage
? Etaltakle Distrlbatlea of Coal Sspply
la the Paeifie Torthwett SUtev.
" J. 8. SpeHman of Salt Xak Ctty.'direc
tor of the dfstrict car servlci bureau for
the Northwest-unit of the United States
fue$ administration,' arrived Friday from
San Franclscol' He Is on trip of - in
spection through the six states compris
ing his district.-, ' ; r.-rL-
Mr, Spellman says the "fuel situation
generally. Is dependent upon car supply.
Wyoming is the only state in the West
where- the supply , of fuel : is normal.
Kaatern Oregon and certain central dis
tricts are suffering from a slight short
age of, f ueL . s- , -4-fC-'""-
Mines in .: Washington ' are working
only part time because of lack of cars to
handle the output. Towns in Eastern
Washington have been, in the, habit of
using coat from- Utah and Wyoming and
it Is - Mr, Spellman's purpose to induce
them to order from the mines in Wash
ington, thus 'effecting a saving in cost
of transportation., Mr. Spellman left for
Seattle Friday night. .-
KPENDEN
FAMILIES
T
MAY KEEPSOME OUT
OF
MuTAkt
SERVE
E
Men Failing ,to? Report to Draft
Examination Boards Deemed
; Deserters From Army. .
San ' Francisco, Dec 1. Men of 'mil
itary age with, families dependent upon
them - stand a ' very - remote chance of
being called upon to bear arms for the
Untted States in the near future. .
This fact became increasingly evident
Friday- When" western army department
orders disclosed that two regular army
sergeants .have been discharged from the
service because their families are de
pendent upon them for support.
The pay of a sergeant varies from $60
a month to 1 80, depending upon the
length of service. Inasmuch as each non-
commiHiwora oiuccr is ai no expense
fnr "hiwl and hoard. at leant two third'
of this amount, is available for support
y??ef? d-e..P.lr!"l!nt," -96r?.CUf framont, there Is provided a government
' the act the entire road, at the time fed-
.: :. erai aid is requested, must- be used for
' transporting the malls in order to make
it eligible for improvement, or satisfac
tory evidence must be submitted to es-
" tabiish ' a reasonable prospect that the
parts ; of the- road not used for trans-
" porting the mails will be so. used imme
diately or within a reasonable time after
: It is improved or constructed, unless such
unused parts constitute an unsubstan
tial part of the whole, and-, the facts
warrant a finding that It would be un
economical - to construct the parts used
" for? carrying the ' mall without at the
same time, constructing the parts not so
t used. .' ' .4
"Under the facta submitted the de-
- partment did not feel that it conld prop
,r - erly- do otherwise than disapprove two
of - the projects and approve -the other
only as to that part that is being used
for carrying the mails." '
l J " . "Man Factory" Planned
" Washington, Dec " 1. Somewhere in
j. Oregon a reconstruction hospital, for
the care and rehabilitation of soldiers
" who are -invalided home,, will be es-
tabllahed. This Is practically certain.
' Further than that the officials of the
. surgeon-general's office of , the army
J will not go. They cannot say Just when
or where. They are investigating varl
? ous sites, they say, with a view to their
-. adaptability, but! reports are not com
. plete, and they are not willing to state
exactly what sites are being considered.
jr i Several weeks are expected to elapse
-. before the. plana take much more defl-
- - nlte shaoe. The total - number - or boa?
pitals has not been decidedaftnd many
a features are yet, to be considered. That
" Oregon will have one of the hospitals.
. however, is said to e practically as-
-sured.
- ; , The tentative plans call for a hospital
4 of not less than 600 beds, .with room
for ready expansion to, -double that
v number. The use of existing buildings,
? such as hotels and apartment houses.
which can be purchased or leased, is
? being considered.
allowance of from ; $20 to upwards of
$40. monthly, varying with the aise -of
the family. - - " '
TMls gives a'sergeant a minimum of
$60 a month for his family, after his
own needs have been taken care of. "
Men failing to report to the draft ex
amination boards on the bay at the hour
specified by the board are deemed de
serters by the military authorities. -
.This moot ftoint - was made clear to
western department officers Friday in, a
memorandum received by Major General
Arthur Murray from E. T. Conley, ad
jutant general in Washington. In the
memorandum deserters are divided into
Hhree classes.. - :,
The first crass is composed, of regis
trants who have never appeared before
their boards, . or appearing, have refused
to submit to physical examination or
have been inducted into the military
service by order -of the adjutant gen
eral and hay failed to obey the order.
The second class is made up of regis
trants who have appeared for physical
examination, have been found physically
unfit forXservice and not exempted or
discharged and who have failed to re-
"; '-. '- Grain Hearings ; Set
T : Washington, Dec L At hearings
; in IT cities the department of agrlcul-
3 ture - will listen to . suggestions for
1 changes in the official grain standards
?. which became "effective ; for corn last
t December, and for wheat in July and
J August of this year. -
I "It is believed the standards and the
j rules and4 regulations have been in force
, long enough to afford substantial basis
- for. consideration of modifications or
-1 amendments," says the announcement.
"It has been commonly reported here
.r. that some of the departmental, stand
ards for wheat' have not been found
practical,; and for that reason the food
.administration, in making basic prices
ror wneat. naa m large degree aiare-
v garded the federal standards." f
Hearings in the Pacific northwest are
- to be at Spokane on December 10, at
Seattle the following-day, and at the
Multnomah hotel in Fort! and , the day
after that.
i DONT FUSS WITH .
; MUSTARDWASTERS!
-Musterole Works Without the
.plister Easieiy Quicker
: t There's no sense In mixing a mesa
- oi mustara, nour ana vrater when you
can easily relieve pain, soreness or stiff-
l nesswith a little clean, white Musterol&f
- Mosterola is mada-of Dura on of
. tmistardd other hdDfulmsredienta.
cotabined in the form of the present
wrute ointment, it takes tne place of
s mnstard plasters, and will cot blister.
1 - I.Iasterole tisnallv gives prompt relief
; ftoia sorejtliroat;broiicMtiattonsiliti
- croups stiff neck, asthma, uemolrfa.
headache, congestion, pleujisyhettma-
tism, iurnDago, pains ana aches of the
back or lointSf sprains, sore nmscles,
" bruises chilblains, frosted feet colds of
.'. the chest (it often prevents raeuaonia)
SHiU VUC JOTO OOSpUSLl SIZC A)UL
i
Prominent Meix Die; :
I Dallas Moitrns Two
SAYS CORRESPOND
EOT
With Soldiers Thinking of Ceas
; : ing-Battle,1 Time js Ripe to
: - Strike Hard in West
; St. Paul. Mlna, Dee. : lv "It blows
back -upon the,, senders, this poisoned
gas of peace propaganda that is disab
ling Russia. W. O. Shepherd. ' United
Press correspondent, who Jvas returned
It row the eastern front. : said FTtday.
"Kvery .German and Austrian who has
fraternised rwith the Russians on - the
eastern front, or the Italian front, has
been as much poisoned by the peace Idea
as were the Russians themselves.
This statement is based upon infor
mation which I received, in Russia and
in the Scandinavian countries. An arm
istice between . Germany and Russia at
this time would do more to put into the
hearts of the German soldiers the hope;
of peace than any settled propaganda
that the allies might introduce into Ger
many.' ' . , " ' :
v Troops Are Demoralised ' ;
"Military men of the United States
and of the allied forces understand what
a deadly thing It is to let a group of
soldiers get it into their head that the
time to quit fighting is at hand. '
"If Germany permits the publication
In Berlin of the Russian proposal for
an armistice, v German troops and the
German people will drink in every word
of the peace idea, and German soldiers
will be ruined from a military viewpoint
as- rapidly as they might be ruined in
a drive on the western front.
' . Time to Strike at Has . .f
"If Berlin is not giving the press free
rein in publication. of this news, we may
be sure, nevertheless, that the German
and Austrian, troops of the eastern -front
will know ef it and that no matter to
what other front, they are removed .the
peace poison will take strength.
"Never was there a better time since
the beginning of the war for the allies
to go hammer and tongs at the forces of
the central powers. They are weakened
and they will be even more weakened by
Russian pour parlers. The hope of peace
is the thinr that has weakened Russia
and in Germany this is a growing hope
that will disintegrate German strength."
FOR
NORTHvEST
DRIVE
FOR.p CROSS ROLL
. . - 1 . - :
C. C. Chapman Is Oregon Mem
ber and County Assessor Reed
v Will Manage the State.;
Tariffs for fias
Raised in Tacoma
. Olympia. Wash- Dec 1. The state
publia-service commission Friday went
on record against the "ready to serve"
charge proposed by gas companies. In
a decision handed down tne commission
set aside the proposed Tacoma tariffs,
which were to go into effect Saturday,
carrying such a provision, and instead
advised -the company that it might in
crease present rates about 20 . per cent
to meet increased expenditures for ma-1
terlal and labor. A sliding scale of rates
was fixed by the commission for . Ta
coma. Rates for Olympia, Everett.
Snohomish and Monroe, which were pro
posed by the companies, also carrying
the "ready "to serve" charge, were sus
pended until the commission can work
out a sliding scale for those cities.
port for mobilisation when ordered to
report by their local board. , '
Class three is made up or registrants
who have reported for mobilisation and
thereafter deserted.
Soldiers Are Guests
i At Ben Hur Court
Cards, Wsle, Dancing and ThasktglT-
inr Dinner Are. Features of Estertala
neat for Men From Yaaeoareri
Cards, musie, dancing and a sumptu
ous Thanksgiving dinner filled the day
for . Ben Hur court No. 9, which .enter
tained informally Thursday lodge mem
bers, their families and 24 army1 men
from Vancouver barracks, in their lodge
room, Alisky building. Cards were
played during the afternoon until 6:30,
when tne dining nail, containing three
long tables, was thrown open to the
guests. -. " - , . ..
Following the dinner, musical num
bers were given by Mrs. Sarah Black
man of Oak Grove and three members
of the G. A. R. Veterans quartet,-Professor
Z. M. Parvin, M. V. Morris and
Vr J E. Hall. All of the numbers given
were written ny lira. Biaca-man, assist
ed ? by ' Professor Parvin. During the
dinner .hour a committee from the W. C.
T. ' U. presented ; housewife ' kits - to the
soldiers. Prises : for those winning at
cards were awarded, which . had been
donated to the lodge by the Hudson
Arras store. Eastern Trading company
and Fifteen Cent store and Thrasher,
27 Morrison. Floral decorations for
the tables and hall were sent by Mrs
Strubel and Wilson Auction house.
After -story telling by a . number' of
the lodge members, dancing was in
dulged in until a late 'hour. ,
' '.f."f' ;"JsSSSSSsSSMSSSSiSMS SWS , I,, 1 ,
GDvernment Nips
; Railroad Project
'I'i ' " : ' ; -
Baker, Or Dec. 1. -Prospect' for an
other railroad project for-Baker county
was nipped in the bud Friday by receipt
of word, at the Minam national forest of
fice of refusal of the government at this
lime to eell 25,000 acresof timber land
in the Sparta' section. SSokane parties
were the prospective buyers and sale of
the timber meant a railroad from Baker,
a distance of about SO miles with a prob
able extension to the Panhandle section,
and another large mill for Baker. Use
of ' material and labor needed .for -war
purposes Is assigned as the reason, for
the government's refusal to sanction the
sale. , That- the project. will be carried
out after the war is certain. , i . ; -.
,V.- V s.; v; ''-
Barge for Chelan Bnllt;- '
Washington-" Dec-'l. "- Practical - de-
velonment of ..inland waterway service
at ; a . remote ; and unexpected point
comes in a statement from the i forest
service, - which tells f the- construction
at its suggestion of a barge ; for the
transportation of sheep on Lake Chelan,
Wash by which , means 47,000 sheep
were placed during the- last season on
national forest range which .heretofore
has been almost toaeceMlbl ; r v
i Jext season, it- is-sald. another and
larger barge - will be put- Info service by
the sheeprafeera? cThe forest v service
says that in -addition ! to utilizing the
forest graaring lajid, the route up ' the
lake shore opens a way to a largo ad
joining: area la British Columbia which
Enemy Alien Cannot
Sue, Declares Judge
j - - - ...
District Judge Bell yesterday held
'ftat W. Chypki could not prosecute a suit
in the civil courts because he is an alien
enemy - under the federal act of Octo
ber 6.
E. I McDougall, an attorney, had
sued Chypki for $35 on a claim for -at
torney fees. Chykpi resisted the action,
filing a counterclaim ror S75, tne coun
ter claim involving an entirely different
transaction. t
Judra Bell 'allowed the S35 claim of
McDougall's but held that the federal
statute estops Chypki from pressing his
claim while the war is in progress.
This is the first decision of the kind
in Multnomah county.
Lumber Shipments
Short to November
" Astoria, Or.. Dec 1. Lumber ship
ments from the. Columbia river, reached
a- low ebb In November, according to
figures complied by Deputy Customs
Collector Haddtx. t Twenty-one vessels
loaded in the lower Columbia' district,
their cargoes totaling IS.727,601 feet.
Ten vessels loaded 10.183.07S feet at
up-river mills, making a total of r 26,
910,674 feet shipped from the Columbia
river during the month.
Six Hurt When .
' Auto Tips Over
. Gold Beach, Or., Nov. 30. Ash Moore
was seriously, if not fatally hurt and
five others were more . or less bruised
last evening when an auto driven' by
Moore skidded, on a short turn below
Gold Beach and went over a 40 foot em
bankment. , Amdnjt" the passengers were
District Attorney Buf f tngton mnd Sher
iff Tollman. , .-; ;,.,,;
Seattle. Dm L-C D. Stimson. di
visional manager , ror the Northwest of
the American Red Cross, announced Fri
day the personnel of the Christmas
membership drive committee , of the
American Red Cross for the northwest
division. ' i
. C C." Chapman of Portland has been
appointed the Oregon menfber of the
committee. Mr. Chapman will supervise,
in addition, the campaign.
The balance of the committee consists
of Hervey Llndley, Seattle, chairman;
A. W. Dewey, Nampa. Idaho ; Charles
E. Peabody, A. B. Stewart and E. .
8tuart. Seattle, : and William Howarth,
Everett. Hasen J. Titus, Seattle, was
appointed campaign manager.
The committee was called into imme
diate session In Seattle for Saturday
morning, when plans will be. devised for
carrying out the Tvorthwest part or tne
membership campaign, which. Ik to triple
the membership of the American Red
Cross, increasing it from 0,000,000 to 15,-
000,000., i . -
The campaign has been set for the
week preceding Christmas. It win end
Christmas eve, The memberships will
take effect on January 1.
"Make it a Red Cross Christmas,'
will be the cry of the campaigners.
Mr. Chapman is editor of the Oregon
Voter. He hi - well . known throughout
the entire state. In the recent Liberty
loan campaign he was vice president of
two of the most Important committees.
those on publicity- and speakership.
i Before leaving for Seattle to attend
the committee) meeting Friday, he ap
pointed Henry E. Reed, county assessor.
Oregon campaign manager.
In addition, he Issued a call Friday
night by telegraph for a convention of
the chairman of all Oregon chapters of
the Red Cross at the Hotel Portland
next Monday He requested each chap
ter chairman to appoint a district cam
paign manager also to attend the con
ference. Primary Election
Is Being Planned
Salem, Or- Deo. 1. In preparation
for the primary election, which will be
held next May, Secretary of State Ol-
cott. is sending to the county clerks
list of, the registered voters from their
counties so they may check the list and
thus eliminate the names of all dls
qualle4 voters. This action was pro
vided for by a law passed by the last
legislature and will be the means of
reducing the expense of mailing elec
tion pamphlets, as when the lists are
cleaned of all dead matter, the pamph
lets will be mailed only to actually rer
lstered- voters whose registrations have
not. been canceled on account of failure
to vote, removal from the state., death
or otherwise. -
San Francisco, .Dec 1. (I. N.
What is Interpreted by local - saloon
men as an ultimatum to' them either to
abandon the sale '. of spirituous liquors
or go out of business, is contained in a
big display "ad" published in the news
papers Friday over ths signature of the
United' States Brewers association. -.
The association , embraces in Its
membership all of the state brewers'
in the country.. The "ad" ends with
this significant statement :
"Freed now to -sneak for the rreat
moral truth of . temperance .that we
have long realised, was ours, and heart
ened by the action of congress and the
president, we welcome the opportunity
that is thus afforded us to promote
true temperance. Further, we pledge
ourselves ; to- co-operate with the spirit
of the law by adding our utmost efforts
to dissociate beer from distilled liquors
in every way. In popular thought and
in the saloon." . . .
After reading the advertisement. - a
number of local saloonmen said that it
meant that the brewers had decided to
abandon them, and that - they evidently
were going to support either the Rora-
lnger bill or some other anti-saloon
measure up at the next state election.
Secretary Schults of the California
State Brewers association said that the
advertisement had been sent to the
local newspapers from the national
headquarters of the United States
Brewers association.
Charter Granted to
New Klamath Bank
Deaths Among U. Si
Troops on Increase
Washington, Dec 1. (U. r P.V One
hundred and fifty-seven deaths oc
curred among national guard and na
tional army - troops encamped v in" the
United States 'during the week oridingJ
November -23, as compared with 96 the
week previous. - " . -
River TJp Seven Feet
r FoUbwing Big Rain
Higher-Rates Wanted
By Heating Company
Salem,' Or".. Deo. 1. The publlo serv
ice commission received Friday from
the Portland Central Heating company
a new tariff increasing its rates for
furnishing heat from 35 cents, per foot
of radiation per; year to 52 cents.
The new rates will become effective
December 10. The company asked - for
authority te waive the statutory : time
and ' put the rates Into effect at once.
but . this was not granted.
, - .
.His Proper" Calling
-" From tbe Pith finder
. "Whaf- will they do with that eldest
son of theirs? I heard nis ratner say so
had neither 'judgment nor foresight.'.
; "Then why don't they . make him
weather, sharp TV ; " - . r
Victrolas
NAT10NA
L BRBVERS
lOlderBovs
ASSOCIATION
ARMS
! ? Honors Lads Afield
COMING
REFORM
Saloonkeepers Either Must -Quit
Handling. Spirituous Liquor
'f or Sale of BK x
Salem. Or., Dec 1. C. G. Sarzent.
superintendent of banks, today Issued
charter to the Klamath State, bank
of Klamath Falls. The bank has a
capital of $50,000. O. D. Burke is presi
dent and Ida M. Momyer is cashier.
The directors are Mr. Burke, C F.
Stone, 'E. S. Terwllliger. C B. Crissler
and J. A. Gordon, vice president.
Cenvemtlo atXagene . Hears Letters
T Frost Mem la Servlee mt UTatioa at
s Casta and Over ThereJ! - -f -J
Eugene, Or Dec 1. The Western
Oregon older boys conference convened
here Friday afternoon. ' The first ses
sion being devojted to hearing letters
from delegates to last year's conference
who are at present in the services of
the United States.' Letters were read
from five i delegates and the names of
43 ; were placed on the- honor ' roll as
bemg now in service, some in the United
States, some on the high seas, and some
"somewhere in France..
A.- P. Patton and -C. K. Ostrander
talked to the boys, telling them that
theyowfd it to those . who had enlisted
to live lives which would bear evidence
to the world ef the influence of those
who had gone before. '.. "
. The . feature of the evening . session
was a patriotic address by Dr. Pence
of Portland. President P. -1. Campbell
of the University of Oregon, was chairman-
A service flag with 38 stars was
presented by the, Eugene delegation. .
Two Children Will
. Get $18,000 a Year
Riverhead. N. Y- Dec lv N. a)
Jean Stewart, 6 years old. and her sis
ter Myrlam, a little older, are to have
$18,000 a year to be spent on themselves,
the application to make this expendi
ture filed' by Martin Taylor and Lean
der La .Chance. '- their guardians, be
fore Surrogate Selah B. Strong Friday
being granted. The two girls are the
children ef John B. Stewart, the in
ventor of Centerport and Chicago, who
died, last year at the former place.
War Is Declared
Against Loafers
Washington, Dec 1. Representative
Ramsler of Iowa Friday declared war on
the lqafer. He said he would introduce
at the 'coming session of congress a bill
that would keep men busy- He believes
that men should engage in some-occupation,
particularly at this time when
everyone can do something. Maryland
and West Virginia have laws prohibiting
Idleness . and Representative Ramsler
wants a federal law passed, to the ef
fect. '
Wben wrhiBC te er caDlng oa sdTsrtlMis plasst
mention Tbs JaarnsL f
ESSES
PORTLAND WITN
llTlilHESSll
LIBEL SUIT IN BAKER
They Tell Trial Jury About Visit
- Plaintiff Made to City. Witi 7;
' . Gienna Record. N .
Baker,' Or, Dec 1. Several Port
land witnesses, including ' a hotel:
clerk and a telephone operator, tes
tified Friday In the libel . action
of . Judge Messlck against ' several
defendants who worked for his recall.
The hotel employes told of occupancy
of rooms by, Messlck 'and his wife and
Gienna Record, the girl with whom
plaintiff was charged of misconduct by
affidavits . of Mrs. , Lola Baldwin and
J. a. KUpack. The bills were paid by
Messick, who gave the hotel clerk, or
ders to give the Record girl what she
wanted. i
E. S. Trask and Victor C Mbses of
Corvallls testified that Messick brought
the girl to their store and authorised
them to give .her credit, and Introduced
her as his step-daughter and ward.
Norman Elliott, one of the defendants,
late in the afteraoen took the stand and
denied in full the testimony of Frank
Leatherman. a witness , for : plaintiff,
that in circulating the recall petition
and affidavits he had accused Messick
of misconduct toward the girl , or even
mentioned her. Similar testimony was
given by W.-W. Lovelace, who was pres
ent when Elliott, presented the petition
to Lea therm an. '
J. G. KM pack testified as to Messick
bringing the girl to the Boys' and Girls'
Aid society in Portland, and later tak
ing her away. . On cross-examination
he admitted that the county court of
Baker county had cut off an appropria
tion for his society., but said this action
had no influence in. causing him to
make affidavit.
It is not likely the case will go to
the jury before the middle of next week.
Three-1 Man Disappears
Davenport. Ia, Deo. 1. (I. N. 8.)
James T. Hayes, vice-president of the
Three-I league and well known in
middle western baseball circles. has
been missing from . his home since
Tuesday night, it was announced yes
terday, and a search for him has been
instituted. Hayes was in poor health
and grave fears are entertained by his
family and friends.
Lo! Fleck, Pioneer ef TWameok asd -.:vrilliaia
E. Greeawood Are Called te -j
Best Parts g. Week, V -: - " -V , -
71 Dallas... bri DeclTwof prominent
citizens of Dallas ' passed away durir.g
the past week.. Louis Fleck, a pioneer of :
Tillamook county, but who has resided
in this dry for nine yearsC died Novem- '
ber 24. after a long illness. . He was
born in Alsace-Lorraine In 1141 and as
a young man served in the French army
la 1S70 he came te America and settled'
in Tillamook county. He was married,
there: in 187 to Miss Klsie- Simmons, V
who died about a year ago. Mr. Fleck .
is survived by seven children. ;C ; .
William E. Greenwood, who has been -a
resident of Oregon since 1190, died at
his home here Tuesday night. He had
been in falling health tor mors -than a
year. - Mr. Greenwood was born in
Illinois. -January 13. I860.- He is sur
vived by' his widow, one son. his par
ents and seven brothers and sisters.
Funeral services will be h14. tn this
dty- Sunday. .-- - yrj
Convict Airaignedjll
; Trial Set on Monday.
Albasy Cesrt to Hear Cats of Ispri-
esed Mas oa Charge ef Attestptlsg to
K1U Peace Officer. - :
Albany, Or, ; Dec L Judge P. R.'
Kelly Friday sentenced Ted Clay ten.
aged about 45, to from one to IS years
in the state penitentiary. "Glayten
pleaded guilty of the charge of improper
conduct towards small boys of this city.
Two other' similar indictments against
him were dropped upon motion of the
district attorney. , - . ; . .. .. -
Jeff Baldwin, a convict, was brought
from Salem and arraigned before Judge
Kelly. Baldwin pleaded not guilty to
the . indictment charging him. with at
tempting to vklll Deputy Sheriff J, R.
Frum and larceny from a dwelling. .His
trial was set for Monday morning. He
refused the court's offer , to provide
counsel. ''
An old charge against Francis Ward,
who Is serving a jail sentence; for boot
legging, was dismissed - oa account of
the absence of a material witness. .
Judge Kelly set tbe following cases for
trial : Tuesday morning, R. L. Gllson :
against O. L. Evans, suit to replevin an .
engine ; Wednesday, J. Al Pattison
Lumber company of Portland, against
Charles Liggett to recover damages for
non-performance of contract J Thursday,
3k K. Weatherford against i F. ; W.
Schults, to recover money.
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