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TliE OREGON-. DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, FRIDAY DECEMBER 7. 1917. .
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Attorney ; General "Recommends
V "Prison at Hard Labor" ' in
Place of "Soft Berths.' -.
SPY. TRAPS ARE DISCLOSED
.0,, & C Land Grant and Coos
Bay Wagon Road Grant Cases
; Touched Upon irv Message,' ;
Washington, Deo. T-(U. P.) eteps
further to purge this country of Mm
.. 'and traitors, based on , President Wll
. son's recommendations to congress were
' Advised by Attorney General Gregory In
7 his annual report today. ... .
i Gregory recommended la wg to bobble
, : the entrance and exit of aliens, to make
violation of the president's alien enemy
regulations a "prison at sard labor" cf
1 (. 'fens Instead of an "Internment camp
and a nice soft berth affair." - ; '
"r " The vast extent and completeness of
me spy and traitor traps the depart'
f -ment ,. of justice has built up in this
. e : country since - war was declared was
. f revealed in the report for the first time.
F Sit rtha VhIu . V
Gregory disclosed that hundreds of
expert secret agents from every : ether
department ot the government have
. mobilised under Justice department of
1 f trials to meet the situation. . The at
f torney general paid high tribute to the
"very effective work" of the volunteer
1 spy and traitor-detecting organizations
I that have sprung up over the country
t to help the government wipe out that
' menace. He mentioned: especially the
4 American Protective league, which,' he
said, had proven invaluable.
BunlAif Haiders fl
-Have Coats Heated
WithlElectriqity
- London, Dec' f L N. R Walet
ftoet specially heated with electricity
were worn by the crews of two Ger
man airplanes that were" shot down'
daring th raid over London and the
southeastern oast Thursday. . The
.electricaUy ' heated garments ijwere
mads neoeeaary ey the extreme cold
at the altitude at which the airplanes
traveled. i--, -aS-.: t -. ; .-.
' It was learned today Chat England
had added super-dirigibles, construct
ed along the lines of Zeppelins, to the
air defense of Lndon. - -; ;.
RED CROSS WORKERS
GET ACTION Oil SALES
Checks Received in Response to
Requests Sent pot From Port-
p-Jand Headquarters.;-:'."--
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l i. "'Its membership, said Gregory,
"which is .carefully guarded, includes
leading men in various localities who
have voluntered their . services la se
curing any kind : of Information of
valuf to the Jiatloh.'t -St Vt?:.-'
- Gregory also highly commended ' Che
local and district draft boards and the
drafted men, declaring the number of
defections from - duty at all three
groups has been "veryVnalL" Ha rec
ommended: .-: ' or " '
- . &eeommenaatloa Are Vase
Extension ot the sUtute of limita
tions on bankruptcy cases to three
years, appointment. xf a priority . fed'
eral judge to do Ue work, of judges
; . over to, who refuse to resign bo-
I cause the constitution does not com
l pet them to if they behave themselves.
a law mailing extradition from State!
to state unnecessary on federal ; in-1
I dlctments ; : a iaw to prohibit commoa t
t carriers transporting materials - mined
I or made by themselves, Qd author-1
fry to sue any interstate corporation la
ny federal district. ;
4 Completion of factories at i Leaven-
worth and Atlanta prisons, payments
to prisoners or , their families for their
work and sale Of alt products to the
1 government was recommended.
I ; O. 4 C Land Great .gslf":C
I "In my last annual report, "after fe
, I tettlng to the act of Juno 1U (Public
I No.' 86), by which oongreeg revested, in
I the United State title to eo much of
' the -lands involved as remained unsold
4 prior to July 1, 1913. ' stated that the
supremo ooart had granted the govern-
menro moUon . to advance the case, and
It had been set for .hearing onFebruary
it, UUS said 3ngorr --n.i.?:r -
.?WhITethe ction. of the' drcult court
of - appeals in i certifying ' certain; c.u
tions -to the supreme ourt was taken
prior to June 9, Wis, and was therefore
without reference" to . the act of .that
date, the parties to the litigation joined
In asking the court to pass upon the
validity of the act, and the oourt did
so, holding in Its dedsloa of April 2X,
191? 2U U. a. 649), that It was within
the power of congress to revest -title to
the unsold lands in the United States.
"This department is preparing' to 1d
stituto proceedings In- thd district court
in Oregon fox the -purpose of securing
a judicial determlnatton of the amount
of money already received by the rail
road company on account of the land
grant. In aocordaaoo with - the provis
ions of section 7 of the act of Juno 9,
19ie. to .tho end that we may ascertain
what . further amount should be paid
to the comDany. ' When this has been
done, the amount due the company will
bo paid as rapidly, as the proceeds ac
cruing from -the sale of. the lands and
timber permit. -
: rCoos Bay TTagon Bond Case ' '
"When nr last annual report was sub
mitted, the case against 'the Southern
Oregon company. Involving what is
known as ttie Coos Bay Wagon -Road
trrant in the state of Oregon, was pond'
lng in the circuit oourt ot appeal for
the Ninth circuit on an appeal from a
decision of the district court -which sub
stantially, followed the decision of the
supreme oourt In the case involving the
Oregon v & California - Railroad land
aranU (238 U. a. 393.) Since then the
court of appeals on February 13 of the
present, -year- rendered, a decision ar
firmlng' tho deereo of the .district -court.
(241 Fed '.
- "The defendant has taken an appeal to
the suDremo eourt. where the case
now pending. . In this connection it may
be stated that -the defendant baa re-
duested a conference with repreeeata-
Uvea of this department for the purpose
of reaching an agreement : looking to a
settlement of the case oh; terms -to bo
submitted for the approval of congress.
OLD SCIO RESIDENT
V : . DIES IN PORTLAND:
Hall sale letters as a means of oelUag
Rod Cross Christmas seats Is no longer
an experiment in Oregon. . It was tried
with ncoass last year in Portland ana
this year 1300 . letters wera sent oat
containing from 31 to 125 worth . oC
Stamps. F-'i.',V;! S.y-,j'.j:r.i-rv-j V .V
Every , day .brings generous checks
in response to those lettersV
Tho Thursday mall included a check
for 325 from Mrs., Elizabeth, C Good
and checks for 120 each from Edward
Ceoklngham and W. W. Cook Ingham.
Thoso sending checks for $10? were:
Thomas Kerr, Standard Oil company,
A. C, Anderson Co, W. E. Cotnan,
Harry T. - Clark, JanoeS 'A. 1 Cranston,
Fred A. Kitohy. Wells Gilbert. Clark,
Woodard Drag company. Frank. A,
lira, Sarah E. Gainer
P.E.,L.& P. Asks '
Grant Land Patent
dfcSBJMSSSSBSSSSBSSBBBB- - t f ,
CoBgretsfliati XaArtksr latrsdoeoo B01
to Fix r Title to Freperty Veeded
U Han Xta radtrtaklig.
The bUl Introduced la , congress ' by
Congressman UcArthar at the request
of the Portland, Aght Power.. cbm
psny to patent to that comnanv tA
acres of O. C grant land In Clacka
mas eonnry grows out of the railway
company's acquirement of 'what title
was bold tn the land by the Orea-on A
California railroad through condemn
uon prooeeaingn in tho federal eourt tn
1914.. The jury-s award was 1(200, This
amount wis put up by the railwav com.
m 1 pany and held tn deposit at: n bank at1
1 4 per cent Interest under Judge Bean's
oroer to aoios tno -outcome of the O. A
C. Utlgatlon.
Under the terms of (ho Chamberlain.
Ferris bill this money went to the gov
ernment when the , supreme court de
cided the O. C grant land case In the
government's favor.- The railway com-,
pany has therefore paid the govern
ment $11 an sore for the land.
The land Is located on Little Sandy
river In Clackamas county and Is being
used by the Portland Railway, Light at
Power company as part ot the Bull Ran
development. , .
The fact that the land was needed In
this development prompted .the railway
turn
At Decided Reductionb:
:: SOLOMON'S
Great Christmas Jewelry
SALE
Urs. Sarah B. Oalner died la this city in.iunt. .s. m.. ,
rt t n V r .v. I m h,r hlllU TTT ult MM1WI - - .... - I
C.B. Bruno. Portland Flooring Mills, I wovemoer n, a ut age mi u owM The tract eoatalno the reservoir
Dr.- A. J. Glesy. R. I Olisan. J. B. I oorn in Anoraw ewwn. which accumulates the supply for Bull
Haxemne ot t, J. f. trenen. wuiuuaiuw h miuhiviv- w.- i nun nam.
rx; Wheelwright. William A. . McRae. 1" witn ner pexenis. m. uto
.vTUl Trv , Use where , : ... i near smsov ni wnw mum
Man sales are also to be conducted I -TP . .iT ,
. . .a . I mnrTSBU mmm srw . usuuoi aa osiew
SSsS r.'.r ' Bent, but Not -Broke
and King of Gamblers Is ,
gono out. from the local office Thursday. " "T'Ar of Port-
- The Overlook Woman's club and the 1 1. un. naxah Leaver and Lee Oalner
Corrlente club were in charge of the I -.k . u four stenchll-
ugwnionn wwut bm . annual muu i drn who moarn ner as tasir own mou-
Chicago, Don. . T-1. N. s. ) Jlra
OXeary. . "King- of Oamblera." , to not
close of the day. On Wednesday aZxAi'Zc. Oalner, Port- "7" 3f
was reausea xrum mo nusi cunuutioa jan(j . Urs. Eva Davenport, Craotree. .vv.wv wo arw a.w huht a i,vu
by the auxiliary . to company Third HamonShelton of Jordan Or, is the fnortgaga. 0Lary aars tftat transaction
Oregon infantry. Today the sale is in aurvtvinr brother. Many relaUves wms Just a legal formality in oonneo-
the Hands of the Peninsula club with fjn win remember her whom Uon -with the sale ot the property.
Mrs. W. W. Pearce, chairman., and
kiuv in sds vears a so. I ' folks want to know how much
money X have left." said OXeary, "Just
tell them I am down to my last million
and I hats to break Into It,"
- Productive Area of
WVUUUI a uu.w J U ww WJ mwmm I . ... T
aBsoctauon, airs. a. m. i-euii. presi
dent. . . .
Vdnftatlnaal Wark VntrMuM
The educational work, one of the most! TTv-i rn - To Tn ft-Q SOt
important phases of the work being I . . UX11UXX XQ XliUl wwuuu
done by the Oregon Association for the
carried on vigorously In both Port-1 """"
land . and ' the state. . Miss . Cartmell. I by Actios of Coaaty Cemmlssiesers m
teacher - of : English at the Shattuck I ; crtatlag Oread Bonse DUtrUU .X f
a minute and a hairs conversation on I La Grande, Or,' Deo. 7. More . than
the cause and cure of tuberculosis. tl tn qqq acres will be added to th pro-
Me Win twin the Wer
Thervfoce Iom UneW - Its year mrr dot.
Too Somt p auaiao teUurt while yea
Inb. Bar thrift
unntas at Ta itmrmU
smbm aad Sanass
si etioa, i
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Our personally selected stocks of high-grade Jewelry
now on sale. Practically every article in the store is
included in this .Great Price Cutting Event 5 pre
mium offered on all Liberty Bonds.
DIAMONDS
t Karat Bias Walts Fer-
;rrr"r.!.. 51000
im x. fuo cuam ecen
Cat DUsiead .... OOU
1M X. 1'Ui Clean S A flt
Cat Ferfeet Dlasi'4 VW
1 J X. Flae filae Walts'
Siamese, TU. e-JCC
faey vJOO
l-so x nae Ferfeet Diasteag
set la f aaey Tit
leey
$250
r.5220
1JM K. rise Bias
white serf set Die:
M.1M JU rue Blue C1CC
wblte serfeot DUs'iV"'
4.100 K. rtao Beaatlral
Celer XtiasioaA, - ioe
TUfssy , ".. V-
Oer sseelal las Dlasiead
Bisgs cant be beaUa, aad
new for ear rtattaaa. Die
asesd Dlaaer Blaga. ail sew
iMirt la seme esaeee,
rKCiAX. 10 ueeeaaw
assail SwUs..,. V I eOU
Hgl Wrist Wltcnes In 20.
en sale) at... $13.50
It-Jewel, verr osaaQ Wrist
Watefce - C t(
at...... VA-WsW
WRIST WATCHES
a. a k . . .
We Lave a very fla aa
serUaent tn a3 skipee nm4
olses fas sella geli, geU
fUlea, sterQnf effver ene!
gnssaeUl in prices tVosn
$730 oo4 np.
la Men's Wrist Watches
with. r Inmlaoms eUala, we
kave a very alee assort.
$4.50 $35.00
In Men's sad Beys' WatcKeo
ww carry most aO the leeeV
las; makes el gwar an teed
watcaee from 7 to 23
jwweU. . '
Wo nave a very line) assort
ment el Csmoo Rings and
Broaches, Stene Rmga la
aS nlrtnstonesa. Scarf
Piaa, Bar Pins and
. Breeches. -
N. SOLOMON, Jeweler
331 Morrison Street Opposite Portland Hotel
W6
- i
cash
premium
paid on
all Liberty
Bonds :'
presented
In payment
for goods ' '
ptircbased
in this sale.
Goods - ;
up to 75 of
the face value
of the bond
Must be
purchased '
literature for which was furnished by-1
dnetlve
of Union county oy the
VnarU with Ulustratlon. and tt'1' ".J? cSattOran1?
caption, concerning , personal hygiene I V, i?.", 1.$.
are now in use In 27 counties of thsl w""" rT,I 7.71-. fm
stats and the health crusade literature "lln"n 0
l.i . .v- 1 1 flood waters from the Orana Ronae
ib ' - wvtuB . w wsr www nan wuo a aa one - -. A
ohools.
Czernin Predicts
Af teivWar Alliance
GetTeva. Dee,' T. (I.; N. S.) Count
Czernin, the Austrian foreign minister,
in an address - to n delegation of Bun
garian notables, said he felt sure that
the German alliance would continue
after the war with both 'Bulgaria and
Turkey, ta It, said dispatch from
Vienna today. . , ... .
' In reviewing the causes of the war
the Austtian foreign minister said that
the government recognised the necessity
of "preventing -a greater Serbia" ' from
springing jafi. 1 ; V ; :.; v-1 - ''
N. Yv Women Voters
Hold Convention
river and its tributary streams. The
greater part of this land la already tn
a stats -of cultivation, but Is subject to
flood about every other year, when
thousands of acres of wheat , land are
Inundated and the growing crop laid
waste.'-.
The Improvement entalla the widening
of the channel of the river nt certain
new x org. use. ijrrr turn rirst time 1 mint. ja tha construction or canais at
since - fitw iwk wvinen nave oeeni other points.
rK.iik.Bu nm TDie uii new xpra . laty
vI?.i.-5.i?uf? Home Gnnrd Equipped
and cit Afflem. Wmm Mr o.mt I - t Ofande. Or, Dec t. La Grande SI
it.- w I battalion of home smard Is now eoulppea
of the credit for the recent suffrage "d ready for service. The
MrfM. i. .111 ..t, . w ai I for - s-uns. 100 rifles of the old style
hattan norengn convention." Chairman Springfield type, erere dlstribnted to the
for the various boroughs of the city will men at regular drill Tuesday night, lack
be elected, as well as minor officials, of ammunition for the riflee Is not wor-
Later a city convention will be held. It Ting the guardsmen, as the extra long
i. .in .rntii rhat thm win k. havonats with which these rifles are
opposition to the candidacy of Miss Hay equipped are considered sufficiently tsr-
xor reeieciion. . rujun i
be eaiiea upon to cope wiuu iq nanuu
ot arms will receive most ot .the drill
time from now, on.
- You have seen
'The Spoilers,"
The Ne'er Do
WeU," and ."The
Barrier." 'Hero b
the story thai is
tllfferent the
greatest of them -alii
The first
time - yeei 'over
:aaw a Rex Beech
, f r 4 m c ties - at
roe ular -- prices.'
- Begins tomorrow. ;
Starring Rubyo.
de Remer,' former
stair ' of Ziegfeld
Pellies. now
known as. Tho
Vemi of ths
FUma. '
Note: The tact
that we offer you
this supremo pro-,
duetlon, which
'costs ' us a small
fortune at regular
prices, ; ' Is . further :
demonstration of
our policy- o( ths
biggest v" and best '
that ' money can'
buy always. -
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, Fire Hazards Investigated
Ia Orands. Or- Dec 7. Deputy Are
marshals -are In La Orands this week
engaged In a systematic and thorough
survey, of the fire situation in this city.
Jobbers Must Have " .
'Wholesale License
All : retallerg engaged - In s7 Jobbing
I business are classed as v wholesalers,'
and will, accordingly, have to take out
a wholesaler's license, say official In
structions received today by W, B.
Aver, federal food administrator ' for
Oregon, from national headquarters at
Washington, D. C. ' '
Applications for licenses-wUl be ra
! celved at the Portland offices- of . the
food administrator at 401 Northwest
ern Bank building. I '
Because ot uncertainty . as to the
classification ot the retailers doing; a
Jobbing business,-the Portland admin
istrator asked for definite Instructions,
The rule as laid down widens the scope
ot the foodytdmlnlstretors.- i
Aberdeen Postal v .
Receipts' Gaining
" Aberdeen. Wash. Dec'. T. The re
ceipts of the Aberdeen poetoffico for 1
the present fiscal year will show s
largo Increase over, the previous rear.
accordln to Postmaster Carney, who
accounts for the increase oy the fact
that ail mills are running, some - of
them overtime, and that shipyards havs
Increased the poetoff loe business. Post
master Carney figures the increase will
be t J l- per cent. V - .
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VAUDEVILLE!
THRZER1AN0S
T)lscipte$ of Darwin'
V -CO GET EM ROGERS- , .
"J tut 1 Dark Maa'f PoolUhnCM,
- CORTY SISTERS . -
I - , JCUETTE DAT v -; . j
S ; , r to Th iUlabow- Orf 4 .
. Week-Dey lists. "
SEAT 10c
laWing- War Tax
UROM Great Coats to Chesteields, every typ
! Jw5and; Style: of overcoat finds representation in
I this group of Kirschbaum garments at $25 . .
; Not die slightest dwiation cfe
! standards the same' uhaDmpromising insistence
j iipon all-wool, thesame qare.' and T skill focused
,. upon every" detail of. the. making . v . In a time
: oi increasing clodimakihg
ciate fhis opportunity to 'Seqire'an : overcoat- a
;1 Kfedibaum : tailored overcoat - at; this popular
' old'time'pri'
PHEGLEY & CAVENDER
C O B. N E R. F O URTH AN D A ID E R' STR E ET S
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