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THK OK R tl ( fN IS f AT M AN. 5 AtEaf , ft ft EGOT- "WEDNESDAY 'MOITNTNii; rirXF-XmEIV 2D. 1020 UOADOFFIGia DIES SUDDENLY Highway Commissioner Is Stricken While Alone .at ; Island City Home QLCOTT PAYS TRIBUTE i r- Successor Not Selectedbut Speculation 'Mentions ' . Several Names . f IXV GRANDE, Or., Dec. 28. KHward "E. Kiddle, state highway, cdnrinissioner and for year3 pro minently identified with business interests in this pert Ion of the Upte. died early thU morning from acute indigestion. Mr. Kid dle had remained alone it his su burban borne it Island City last night while members of his fam ily time to La Grande to attend a 'concert, and was apparently in the best of health. When the fam ily returned he was serionsly ill and died two boon afterwards Nfr. Kiddle had just returned from Washington. D. C. whither " he had cone with Governor. Ol cott; State Highway 1 Engineer Nunn and I. E. Bean in the in terests of the McArtbur bill for federal road aid; and was plan nfngV to resume touring Oregon on an inspection of road work. Funeral on Thursday. ' Funeral pians are still Incom plete, but it has been determined , to bare serTices here at "2 o'clock Thursday afternoon, : under Ma sonic auspices. . , ' Mr. Kiddle was prominently identified with many commercial lentnres- In this section of the ftiite. and was for many jears Resident of the PloneerHFlouring Mills company., rile ; resigned th!. position lat .summer when . ap pointed highway commissioner to fucceed the late J. N. Burge3spf Pendleton.' , ' Aslde I from 'his 'milling 'inter ests, Mr. Kiddle was a prominent lodgernan, bavin, held all offices of the local. Masonic order, and being as well past ? f rand com r.tander of the Knights Templar of Oregon, and past'woTthy grand patron. of the. Order-f the East ' ern 'Star for Oregon; He wafc grand i master, A. F. & A. SI. of Oregon "in 1908, and - grand high : priest R. A. ilasons in 1909. s . During the recent 'var JIK Kiddie, was active - iu all .drives usually underwriting Tnion coun ty's quota the morning the drive, opened, and th-n tak'uu; a kad ing part in Vecurin funds. also, took a. leading pari in the rairtpafctt for $i3o.rtt"0 'worth "of f ' toad lmn ds. voted by his county. - Mr. .-Kiddie. .-politically; a Re publican, was joint senator "from Tnion and Wallowa counties in 1916. '.He was always active iJi party organiyalion matters. . Hi klow and fonr' children piiivive him, the latter "bein;? Merion. . Fred and' Ieta ', Kiddie. und Mr.' Uob'ert ' Kakin. all 'bf Lit Crariue. V JUNIORHIGH TOBE MOVED LI Department Goes From Lin coln to McKinley Build ing, Board Decides HIS BEST ; ZIP LET'ERGO r- f The death of Edward E.' Kid dle of IsLmd Tity, has given rise tj speculation as to who is avail able as an appointee to succeed fcim bn the state highway com niission. f ; v , 1 Among those whose names have been mentioned is Fay S..LGrow, banker, of Athena, TTmatllla county. Mr. LeGrow is well ac quainted with the geography bf the, state, particularly eastern Oregon, and it is said his business affairs are such that he could g!ve the necessary time to the office, Henry W. Collins of Pendleton. successful business man as an other. ' Prominent mention also is made of Jay bobbins of Enterprise, neauuy siocKman. wno is presi dent of the Oregon Wool Grow ers' association. Others speculated upon are E. P. .Iahaffey, Jbrtnker 'of Bend: C. C. Clark of Arlington. z and County Judge Smith of Lakeview. Under the 'law the appointment necessarily must go to eastern Oregon. " ' Esteeaned by Governor. rue -passing of Edward E. Kiddle would be a distinct loss to the slate at any time, but it Is a greater loss just at this period when Oregon Is midway in a great road . construction program and needed his sane and ' sound business judgment in dealing with the Imoortant nroblm which come before the state high way commiMiion," said Governor Olcott Hia services as a mem ber of the highway pommissiftn were exceedingly valuable. Mr. Kiddle made a success of his private business, and he was putting the same constructive energy into his duties as a public oinciai. He approached everv question with an open mind and Fought only to serve the best in terests of his state. He per iormed his duties with an hon esty or purpose that Inspired con naence in all who came intnrnn. tact with him.' He will be missed hot only by the members, of his familv ..artd a host of nersnnal friends, but by everyone who is concerned in the advancement of urejron. - , Recent Tr RecalleO. "Only; Sunday-before last I had the -pleasure' of goins: with him irom wasnmgton, D. C. where lie was in attendace upon highway maiiers wun tilgbwav Engineer Xunn and Senator L.-E. TJean. to an. verr.on and Alexandria. Vn tnd sbendlng the entire day in ine om nome environment of Gen era i ueorge Washington Par. tictilar pleasure was had In th time spent in the .The junior hish'schriorof Lin coln school wirt"lf tmoved'to the McKinley school biiirdins, accord ir.gto action taken by the school board at the meeting last night upon a motion by' W. C..AVinslow. The change "will be hiade at the beginning ' of the second semes ter, but will hot include the do mestic science department of the school. ' ' Immediate work will be conr raenced on the McKinley "building to put it in shape for high school work. The fixing and repairing will be done under the direction bf the school board, upon request o the hospital board, who will meet, the necessary expenses in curred. ! Much of the eouipment placed !n the building by the hospital board will be purchased by the school board as a saving of money for both Boards will thereby be made. ' ' The board agreed last night' to Increase the salary of substitute teachers l a day, as at the pre vious rate it was difficult to se cure competent teachers. Unlijae Holiday Tarty r t . Takes Place -at Dayton . . . : ."TV.. ,' "t . ' - OAYTON'. lr, te. Th" wast uniuegaiherlng of the fc-a-nn was U-l! In the Aillsan hH ir ih;.t -liy C'hriHtina;. tfay in the' form cf a fainilv reunion f tlu i Chapman. Horde.' Snydrr, Haxler. .-am, Mellinger. Spangle. Seilter. i Pine, llerry. Hole. Martin, lloglej and McDonald families. all re-! lated. , f DOZEN BABIES ARE EXM1INED fourth Thurriay of each "month. m!I applicatlr nn for registration to iad with Mrs. II. L. Mathewa. phono 12IX-M. .Vatont of 'cbIM rfn shuld. lH nnt in as early ai pi..ilile each inonlli. Mi t:.Kl-y to have a Pr-' if r . rl J biatH-iit ffice. prtiitMlily in the' marion v.uumy uuuurcns irlly ,,.,. wiure she win revive iiiotli-r and their habit's each Saturday Mficrnxn. and the Ut met'k of every mcnth. Children who have ben exauilnetl at the Il-ltii tf Siu FrjneiM-o l I h-' r rilt.-.I ttt.. Will 1 rtMcivp iT p.r r-nt i.f the tei.to b-n 4 a !-tuet.iA t r-latlvt-, and fiiends totaling mre thaa'll. ttMtt.Hwil are al.rtist. Bureau Plans Activity for Coming Year AIMit a dozen babies wt-re ex- Tliere were three sets of fonr i aniined at the iioxtponed eugenic -n.rall..i.s each The total nur.- . t;nf , tU(, Mi,rlon cnunty Chll :cr present was r... and i 1a?An.n- bur.-au in the Commercial was neineo oy Mr. ana Jirs. Kenry Chapman of this plae (club yesterday, afternoon, Dr. A. l'omeroy,- It. F, -"r- t l oil hiti ! V Chapman Is SI years ol.l. while , ,;o,ni ad Prank K llrowll MH. tTe youngest perron was a a -lall llugh..e of Mr. and Mrs. Hay I.axter. 1 year old. The entertainment censisted of a lare Christmas tree from which gifts for all were harvested rrd a sumptuous banquet. Sea Planes and Navy Oil for Canal Zone Two Opinion? Axe Handed own'by the Supteme Court Only two opinions were'handed flown -hy 'the supreme .court y'es- ierday." They were: ' ' t Ray Keller vs. Charles A. John ston, appellant,' appeal ft op Uma tilla county f' action for damages caused by alleged. unlawful byrd- : of sheep upon 'plaintiff a land: Opinion by Justice Johns. Jud?a Gilbert W.' Phelps affirmed. 5 ; W. TV, ..Hosteller vh. R. S. Ec clcs, 'appellant; appeal frpra Clackamas county; action de manding reimbursement for seed and labor on land which plaintiff had 'delivered to"defcmfa"nt as' re run of "action "of rdfeible -entry and detainer. Opinion by Justice Burnett. Judge J. U. Campbell jf versed and case remanded. . . SAX DIEGO. Cal.. Dec. 28. Fuel steamers and mine sweepers which will take a prominent part in the plans for the navy's big flight from San Diego to' the Panama canal zone, starting on Thursday morning, began leaving for various stations along the Mexican and Central American coasts today. More will move south tomor row In advance of the '14 sea planes. Officers In charge of the flight expressed eagerness tonight to be off on the trip, dangerous though U is admitted to be. . slsting. The child welfare work of the organization, that appeared in Jeopardy for a while, owing to the proposed ' discontinuance of the connty health nurse, will be continued with renewed zeal by the came group of' women who originated the work here, now that the services of Miss Lillian iGodsff y, county health nurse, have been retained. '-Clinics will be held on the clinic may h returned for -re-exininathin ! MIsm Codwy. who will Ix glad lo anxwer any ques tions perta!nim to the child' luallh and general welfare. She U particularly qualified to adfhw un, t proMr feeding.. YOUR RHEUMATISM IU-nMHe VtMir IUmL ISirif) in Lr-TIIIIIRSIAX IHU OAKLAND, Cil.. Iec. 2. Frederick G. Talbot, lumberman, who died March 10, 1919. left an estate valued at approximately J3.022.0S3, according to an ap praisement filed in court hre to day. The holdings Inrlnde a $2. OOo.OOO Interest in the " Puget Milt rnmtunr. An adopted daughter. 5ylvla T.'ment. ecoaomiral and effeetiye. One .f the iut imporlint duller of your system i lo burn up reruia substance no longer of ne In your lx;y. One s urk acid, now generally bl4 to the rattle ot rhubiatira. It iu flames the Joints, stiffens th-n;UiK-lts. riows pains, aches, and liineness. The system it helped to dis pose of this tronblesotue n In stance, ard rheuniatim Is per nianenily relieved, by Hood's arsparilLa. the one true bl';od purifier. It I aided in many cases by Hood's rills. hkn ia sn-all dose are a gentle laxative, in larger dosea an active cath artic. A grand conre of treat- American Legion . ;f Commander Talks 1i) i . .. . . i jjirsi-umuuu ui iur fWr xv t- A,exndrla I the legion commander. " of e"l as?lngto" on. .'Ted leading and designed to as grand master. Mr. Kiddle was an ardent Mason, having beeh past grad master, and extreme pleasure was secured by him from this Intimate association with the tallowed relics of Washington. , "A successor to Mr. Kiddle on the highway commission has not been chosen, and no selection will be made for several days. I hope to be able to find for his succes sor a man of the same ability, in tegrity and position In nublie confidence. At this time I have iu une in mina. JACK PICKFORD 'THE MAN WHO HAD EVERYTHING" TODAY -TOMORROW YE IJBERTY Watch For Oar Bpectal Selected , y Happy , New Year Show 1 - FREDDfK TTEIiH COMES BACK NEWARK. X. J.. Dec. 28. Freddie Welsh, who retired after losing the world's lightweight boxing; championship to Denny Leonard in 1917. returned to the ring tonight and scored a techni cal knockout over Willie Green of Boston after four rounds of a 12-round match. - Green refused to respond to the bell in the fifth round, - claiming he had injured his shoulder. The former, title holder showed only flashes of his old-time form hut had little difficulty, in out- . .boxine -his .opponent. : WASHINGTON, Dee. 23. Tes timony by Secretary Houston of the treasury; before the senate fin ance committee yesterday placing the cost of carrying out the pen eiui: adjitstej compensatioa or foldier bonus bill at $2,300,000. 000. was characterized by F. W. Galbraith, national commander of the. American legion, in a state ment tonight as "a scuttle-fish skirmish to muddy the waters so that the principle Involved can be clouded in-a lot of tigures thai mean nothing." Mr. Galbraith estimated the maximum amount the bonus bill would cost ' the government at ?1,S7S,8.00,000. "Secretary Houston's whole presentation of the matter," said was mis- designed to frighten the country into a repudiation of it? obligation to ex-service men. The general Impression 'was con veyed by. his testimony that th passage of the. adjusted compen sation bill would entail the im mediate appropriation of billions cf dollars by the government and seriously cripple the financial con dition of the treasury at present. The. facts are that appropriations necessary to carry out all feat ures of the bill, except' that of cash, compensation, would be negligible for this year and sev eral years to come, and that 'ap propriations for cash 'compensa tion are not asked 'until July, 1921, and are to be spread over two years." Bandits Steal Safe and '$7000 Currency (' WICHITA. Kan., Dec. 2S. While expressmen were loading packages on Santa Fe train No. U. at Arkansas City, .Kan.. .early to night, two bandits broke into the express office, of the station, car ried away a safe containing $7000 in- currency and escaped in an automobile, according to word re ceived here by Sheriff Simmons. . :- - . T Uniform Compensation Laws Are Proposed PORTLAND, Ore.,' Dec. 2. - With a view of - obtaining more uniform compensation laws in the western states, the committee of 1 named by Governor Ben W. Olcott to make recommendations for changes in the workmen's compensation act ot Oregon has proposed that the governors of Oregon, Washington, California. Idaho and Montana appoint dele gates to a joint conference to be held some' time during the next few months. . As a committee to1 represent Oregon, it was recommended that two members be named from the employing group, one from organ ized labor, one from the Loyal Le gion of Logges and .Lumbermen and one to represent the public. Read the Classified Ads. Back to Pre-War Prices The same rade quality we have always handled. Colors: Black, White, Old Rose, Plum, Nary, Green, Copen, Beige, Taupe, etc 36 inches wide, per yard $1.00 Note We start inventory this week. All odds and ends and broken lines below cost Commercial and Court Street . Co. . Formerly Chicago Store m m 4 LADD & BUSH BANKERS V EsUblishcd 1863 General B&nkin; Bnsinesa Office' Honrs from 10 ta. to 3 p. xn. OrxziAattd bv HOMJCK Fresh, full-cream milk and the extract of se lected malted grain, reduced to powder form. Th Food-Drink for All Ages. Used successfully for over 13 century. , XZTSupzrior to tea, coffee, cocoa ' . A quick lunch readily digested InYigoratlrij;, flonrishing, Delicioos Ask for Horlick"! at All Fountains I ITALY EXCITED OVER HUME v Disturbances in Larger Cit ies and Hostilities Con tinue Around Flume 1:1 IS IT GOOD? ''. E5 . m I-OXDOX, Dec. 2S. The Ex change Telegraph's home corre spondent says that.' according to news from Fiume, the Italian reg ular forces hare occupied the Danubian shipyard, the oil refin ery, the whitehead torpedo w6rks. the public gardens tnd Monte ealvario. On the Susak side 'the line re mains unchanged, owing to the destruction of the bridges Admiral Simonettl. commander of the Italian fleet. yesterday gave the destroyer Espero. which recently (lcsertml in rvtnniin?fn w - . v . m- u mm r p g t- : 15 minutes to Tejoin .his squad- ron. After the, refusal of the Espero's commander, the cruiser Andrae Doria opened fire at 00 jards, " disabling the Esperio's propeller and causing an explos ion. . A dispatch from Trlest today said that thus far 150 wounded, chiefly Alpini and Carabineeri, have arrived in Trieste. The Red Cross is sending field hospitals to the scene of the fighting. The executive committee of the Milan Nationalists has passed res olutions pledging nationalists lo immediately rise np against the government "which alone ' is re sponsible for the : crime perpe trated against Fiume." Here is a sample of the replies we are receiving from almost .-.-' . - ' all of our customers in response to a recent letter we sent them asking if they found the coke satisfactory. Prepared in a moment by briskly stirring the powder in hot or cold wsftr. Keep at home or when traveling. Ask For and Get thus Avoidins Imitations x - SUBSTITUTES -Cost -YOU Sarno Price Wifta for Cra 5an;pl tolXorSckVIXfpt. Bj'RaClae, yrtUT The Old ReUable Round Package United Stales :and Mexico Resume Traffic XEW'TORKDec. 28, Free In terchange of traffic between the railroads of the United States and Mexicowhicb has . been :rn abev ance ,for a" year will be resumed January the American Tailrcad association ; annoaacea -corujai. M I ill ' Light and Power Co. Dear Sirs: . I. wish to say that I'm having unusually good suceevH with tlie coke that 1 iurcliascd from you. I find it gos much f ui liter llian ;oal :ml liolds I lie f ire longer. It inav ho of interest to von to know know that I am an old heating expert have used and tested various o aU for mure, .than eitrhleen voar--and I can k.iv that I am more than satisfieil with. the eok. ' . . Yours verv trtilv. 44:$ N. Front ' - M. K. TROrTV" 1 M i-i n , ,1 1 ii Hi M -. 1 ;,i . I : 1 mt -1 f - y r i e ' r. r - Why Mbl. fry It Yourself i 9 rjrtlani Railvay Light & Pover Co. 237 North liberty l: r- f r t t i i 1 ARE YOU SAVIWG 10MEY ? Special Prices -for- This Week altHe 8 Cash Store C Burton Dufdall s s Use SHycr King Cof fee, "a 55c valae, 39c per pound, 3 poundi $1.00 M. J. B. Coffee, per pound 39c j i American Gab Cof- j fee, per pound 33c Royal Club SHrimps, 2 cans 64c 25 Sugar Peav,7 cans...L ;.$l.dO 45c Pineapple, 2 cans 58c 2 cans Camaticn Borden's Milk 24c 2 cans Caroline Milk.. 21c 2 bottles Royal Club ! Catsup 1...48c J Arm ic Hammer So- da, 1 pkf. ..5c j 75c Good Broom 42c 21 bars Wbite Laun dry Soap....$1.00 pkjs. " Kellojg's 'j Corn Flakes....27c Sago, per pound 9c Tapioca, per lb. 9c 10 lbs. Rice :.72c s s s s Farmer's Cash Store C Burton Durdall 247 No. CommerclJ