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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1915
SUBSCRIPTION
$1.50
PER
ANNUM
IN
ADVANCE
THE PRICE O f CORPORATE DISCOURTESY
UCHOLAS KOLEMENEN, one of the vast army of foreign
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Unsacvrvtlí I
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Troubla tnough
There’s troultie enough in lha world,
good lack! the(v,s IroObk- enough Fir *1);
ye» we lwm>» (he gray from a rainy day.
and muse where the sliadows fall. Il hut'»
Ute sorrow (bat comes to us, nor trouble
the nad tatea weave, ean pull us down to
a sigh and frown, or hid ua ail and grievu.
It's troultie we make lor aomtw ’• sake,
all on a rainy tholn—we caet.ot are that
clouds must be, o r ever the Spring in
bo«.
Tlwre’n troftble enough lit the world,
good la c k ! lltere'a trouble enough' to
spare; ho keep» his jjraee who lifts his
face to are the sunshine there. Il’s over
ttie hilU tit break p’ day the good glad
sun is thrown,' with j .yful pride lie takes
his stride to make Ute world his own It
must be fun id be the sdn and herd the
drifting utist—yet sometime« rwln Is good
for pain, and keeps the Springtime tryst!
laborers who tamp the ties, that palace car travel may be
smoother, is in trouble at Seattle. Incidentally, Nicholas is cash­
ing his last time check for the long vacation; which is, doubtless,
the easiest way out. His life, and another, is the price paid fof There’» trouble enough in the world,
good lack! llwru's troultieenough I trow;
an every day manifestation of corporate discourtesy.
let us borrow Ute gluaut from the early
I*
Nicholas worked on the track somewhere 1ft the Montana beam, and keep it always so. if ever a
countrv. His employer w a s the Northern Pacific railroad. sorrow should come to you, make sure
that you do not woo; U»en lift your eyes
Most of his ideas of equality and op p o rtu n ity -th e inspiration to the misty skies and bid the sun break
of American immigration—must have sloughed off in the sweat tltrougb- To each and to all there comes
a «d i, in every rainy hour—"O, be of
of his toil for the pittance of a section hand.
cbear, the sun is here! Who minds a
Before he mastered the twists of that strange tongue his litUe shower?”
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masters spoke, Nicholas was injured in one of the common acci­ I
dents of railroad work. The perils of his job took toll of our
BRIEF NEWS OF 0RE60N
hero’s capital—the brawn which earned his eats. Corporations
have no payroll place for crippled foreigners, as a rule. Any­
Considerable building acUvlty la ex-
how, Nicholas left the employ of the company, with one leg pected ta Lebane this summer.
shorter than it really ought to have been.
Linn county expended $111,943.95 In
He wandered to Seattle, where he discovered the Northern Improvement ot Its highways during
1914.
Pacific had preceeded him. Perhaps some one had told him of The Hood River comsssrclal club is
claim agents, and the customary dues of industrially maimed. Interesting itself la the Improvement
k
At any rate he sought the claim agent’s office and presented his of a city park.
case with the little English he knew. He was told that the jur­ A short court« for Klamath oousty
farmers and their wtvea Is to bs held
isdiction of the office did not extend to the Montana division, tbs. week of February 32 to. 27.
Bids for the ooasdnictiea of tbs
where his injury occured. Nicholas did not understand.
3132JOOO Pendletow postoftlcs wlU he
For three weeks he haunted the Seattle office with his im­ opened
at Washington. D. C„ March
portunities. It does not appear th at any of the numerous clerks 25.
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and officials endeavored to set him rig h t—to start the reel of red Fully 1000 a « , represent!«« 'Jte re­
tape that must unwind to pay a hunkie for a twisted limb. Cer­ tail tetereete o t th e-w h ale « U te of
Oregon, met .U PerUawd Monday to
tainly the claim agent did not concern himself with the affaire attend the a ea ea l eeavwatloa of the
of the Montana division. What fool would seek trouble for his Retail Merchants' eeeoclation.
corporate employers by dispensing aid to a supplicant for dam­ Seven tons of aeeUmaMA seed earn
will be dtitrtbuUd to Oregee farmers
ages?
slen g the ltwee e ( the O.-W. R. h N.
Monday afternoon of, this week Nicholas again entered the company. eom m eacU * Masah L by G.
claim agent’s office. He said that he was hungry and asked for L. (“Farmer") Smith, a t that oompany.
Two boys, each about 1» years eld.
fifty cents. The busy clerks refused him. He sat for an hour, giving the names at. Jack Anderson
assembling his impressions of free America in foreign thought and Frank Riley, are In the eonnty
Then he arose and, without further parley, opened fire with a jail at Eugene charged with burglary
of the jewelry store of L. Weiss In
pistol. One clerk died instantly, another lies fatally wounded. Eugene.
Nicholas was riddled by the bullets of the police.
Captain R. W. Collins, U. 8. A .
When one seeks escape from Russia and finds that, to all Coast Artillery Corps. Instruction of­
ficer, left Eugene Monday for his third
practical purposes, his serfdom is still in force, it must afford a annual Inspection of the Coast Artil­
lery Corps. He was accompanied by
jolt of the severest so rt
White.
The company was guilty of discourtesy—if nothing worse. Adjutant-General
With six cuw testing association«
Nicholas is a dying murderer. But that doesn’t make any diff­ carrying slightly more than 3000 dairy
cows ou official teat, dairymen of Coos
erence to us, does it?
. un
BRIEF WAR
_____ NEWS
America’s objection to Germany's
principle of submarine irresponsl-
in this country, fell into, the sea. but
was pulled up by a British, cruiser.
Fr»“c*- Fl»M era and Alsace
' »here has been little or no fighting of
importance, so far as the official re­
ports disclose.
bility in British coast waters, is
the most serious war development
of the past week. Publication of the
DYNAMITER TAKEN
texts of the notes sent to Great Bri­ TIMES
tain and Germany, respectively, re­
vealed that both countries had been M. A. Schm idt A rrested in New York
A fte r a Search of Four Years.
warned in most emphatic terms from
New Y ork— M. A. Schmidt, object
menacing the vessels or lives of Amer­
ican citizens traversing the recently of a world wide search for more than
four years, in connection with the dy­
proclaimed sea zones of war.
Germany was advised that the namiting of the Los Angeles Times,
United States "would be constrained was arrested here. D etective William
to hold the Imperial government to a J. Burns, who, with D etective Captain
strict accountability” for such acts of William 8. Devy, of the New York po­
sts naval authorities as might result j lice department, made the arrest, as-
in the destruction of American vessels serted that Schmidt admitted his iden-
or the loss of American lives, and thpt I tlty a few minutes after he was taken
if such a deplorable situation should Into custody.
Schmidt was taken oft a fugitive
arise,” the American government
would "take any steps ft might be ne­ warrant. According to Burns, he is
cessary to take to safeguard American charged with being one of the three
men who bought 1000 pounds o f dyna­
lives and property,’’ , , _ , ____ ,
To Great Britain the United States mite with which the newspaper plant
pointed out “the measure of responsi­ was ruined and 21 persons carried to
bility” which weuld seem to be im ­ their deaths.
posed on the British government “for
Fanny Crosby is Dead- i n ■
the loss of American vessels and lives
Bridgeport. Coon.— Fanny GtJosby
in case of an attack by a German naval
force,” if England' sanctioned ty e gen­ writer of MOO sacred songs, died dn
eral m isuse of the American flag by her home here. She w as past 94 years
British vessels, and thereby cast doubt old and had been blind since infancy
on the valid character of the neutral
Money’s M anager le Now H i e ‘ W ife .
ensigns.
Los A ngeles.—Francis J. Honey,
The greatest number of aircraft ever
assembled during the war was that progressive candidate for the United
which, under the direction of Flight States senate In Califomta, at the last
Commander Grahame-White, thirty- election, and Mrs. Edna Van Winkle,
four in number, raided the towns on his campaign manager, were married
the Belgian coast, which the Germans here.
are attem pting to convert into a sub­
marine and airship base against Great Guadalajara Falls Before Villa’e Men
El Paso, Texas.—Guadalajara, the
Britain. The raiders are reported to
have gotten away without loping a ma­ second largest city In Mexico, was
chine, although two were h it Gra- captured by the troops of General VII
harne-White, well known as an airman la, according to advices reaching the
Villa headquarters here.
county lead all counties of the United
States In this progressive plan of
building np the dairy herds.
Forty-eight accidents were reported
to Labor Commissioner Hoff during
the week, but there waa no fatality.
Fifteen accidents occurred among the
men ’ engaged in lumbering apd log­
ging. and 13 among railroad employes.
The house has appropriated 9363,000
for the Umatilla reclamation project,
and 9377,000 for the Klamath project.
Twenty-five thousand dollars has been
appropriated for fire protection of
lands Involved In the Oregon & Cal­
ifornia land grant suit.
George Isackson, of Portland, has
received the contract for the erection
of the postoffice building at The Dal­
les, at a price of 979,658. The con­
struction will be of sandstone. The
building will be two stories above a
basement 70 by 78 feet.
The success of the Powder River
Gold Dredging company In Its opera­
tion of dredges in the Sumpter dis­
trict, has led to the adopting of this
m eans of savin* the values, a t several
Old placer properties, Including that
at Oold Canter ta the Sumpter district.
Taking the remarks of aa L W W.
speaker as an Insult to Americans, M
J, Paresis, a. soldier ftrom- VMcuwver
barrack», knocked She speaker from
hta stand at Fifth and Alder streets
Io Portland and started a small riot
which was only quelled by the timely
arrival of the police.
>• l!'-
Governor Wlthycombe baa granted
a conditional pardon Ur Earl Shortgen,
17 years old. who. la In the Marlon
otmhty jail. He was arrested Febru­
ary 4 on the charge of stealing a pul
ley and log ahaln which he »old for 90
cent». Ha was convicted and sen­
tenced to a term of 80 days.
’
T h e district forester at Portland an
nnnnces that during the fltaal year
1914. there were 821 tim ber sales made
from the national forest» In Oregon
and 142 from the forests In Washing-
E X T R A V A L U E « IN
B leach ed M uslin
Lo wnsdale Sheeting- -12c Fruit o f Loom- -12c
Hdpe- -10c
W E H A V E JUST R E C E IV E «
a perfect» substitute fot* t»he D. M. C. Km-'
broidery Cot»t»on, in all leading shades
We have the Celebrated GETMOR. Sox fo r
men, 6 pair guaranted for 6 months - - $ 1.00
ButXerick Patterns--Call and get yoitr
Fashion Sheet
A CARLOAD OF WASHINGTON
SPUDS IN FIRST CLASS CONDITION
NO FROST OR ROT - GUARANTED
Our prices are right on Feed and flour, try us
LANCE & COMPANY - The Home Store
ton. This represents 24.394,000 feet
board measure for Oregon and 199,-
143,000 feet board measure tor Wash­
ington.
The largest property sale closed last
week In the »tale Involved the trans
far of the Ben Harrison mine, located
In the Greenhorn district not far from
Baken to »he American Smelting A
Refining eompany for a oonatderatlon
understood to be about 9600,000.
About 40 men have bean employed at
the mine, whloh produces approxi­
mately 913,000 a month when In opera
tlon.
As spring comes on It become« m o r e
and more apparent that there will
have to be more reseeding In Umatilla
county than was thought a few weeks
ago. Farmers whose first examina­
tions led them to believe that their
grain w as not damaged by the cold
weather are now admitting that some
of their fields will have to be reeown.
The laok of moisture In the ground
resulted In much freezing out during
the cold snaps.
President Kerr, of the Oregon Agri­
cultural college, has announced the
appointment of guides for the Oregon
building at the San Francisco exposl
tlon. These men were selected by a
com m ittee, which took Into consider­
ation the scholastic record of the ap­
plicants, their appearance and person­
ality and the knowledge of the state
of Oregon as Indicated by the answers
given to questions asked in a recent
examination. Lectures were given by
a number of members of the faculty,
preparing the applicants for the ex­
amination. Out of about 300 men who
applied for appointment 120 were al­
lowed to take the examination and 33
were appointed. In addltloc, 22 alter­
nates were ehoeen.
For Sale: 77 acre» on Gounty K»a»l
within 21 iniles of Gold Hill, about 60
under culiivation, go<al land, (Ine »pring
which could la' pipati !<• house and barn,
some fruii tree», an ideai dalry ranch,
lor quick «ale (or only $69 i»-r acre. For
parlieular» cali or addres»,
—C. s . Redfkld,
Gold Hill, Oregon.
ROH SALE—(WO Uno fanning amnia in
a compact body, nearly level and nearly
all under high state ol ctlllivalioe
No better la’id lor Imi», grain
or alfalfa anywhere. Very cheap, Hub-
irrigated, every -34» aere» is ahoke. Well
located and only ft mil« « from K. R. sta­
tion. F’or particular» call uism or write,
—C. S. ItKorixiJ), Agent.
FOR SALE— Eighty acre improved
farm within two mile» of Hold Hill, all
good land, along the Pacific Highway,
hoiM- and barn and some fruit. $100 per
acre. Terms f cash, very easy terms
and long time for the balance at 11 jiercent,
consider lids choice.
. —C/H. Redfield,
Gold Hill, Oregon.
Wood liy tier or cord nt lowest market
price, delivered at your abed. Finest Hr,
pine, laurel and oak. John J. Ritter,
Phone 3F21.
Wanted to trade—IJgbt driving team
for 1200 lb. work hon».
D a K u n o
A
H oimikh ,
Gold Hili, Oregon.
044#l
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
D k p a R t m x n t n r t h k I n t k b io h
U. 8. Land Office at Roeeburg, Oregon,
February 11, IVlft.
NWTIOB is hereby given that George
F. Fry, of Trail, Oregon, who, on April
20, 1U0H, made Additional Homestead
urn
Entry, Herial No. 04491, lor the SI-2 of
NW1-4 and NE1-4 o( N'Wl-4 of Section
«2, Township 34 S. Range 1 W, W illam­
ette Meridian, bs» filed notice of ioten-
i tlon to make Final Five-year Proof, to
establish clatto to the la»d above de­
scribed, before W.. K. Canon, U. H.
Washington. — General Veaustiano
Commissioner, at h is office, at Medford,
Carranza, a» first chief of the cojuti-
Oregon, on the 2«th day of March, 1916.
tUtiopaUst army, notified the world
Claimant names as witnesses:
that all communication» to his govern­
Alax. II. Rainier, of Trail, Oregon.
ment from outside source» must pass
Ed, Foster,
of
”
through him.
Perry Foster, of
Carranza's decree reached W ashing­
Emil Kirehgessner, of Medford, Or.
ton through Rafael Zubaran Capmany,
—J. M. U pt OM,
His minister of the Interior, Who tele­
2-20-16
Register.
graphed it to JEltsea Arredondo, Car­
ranza’s local rapreeentative. The or­
der apparently will make It Impossible
W ashington.—Over a atrenuoue pro
for diplomatic representatives of for­
teat from Majority lea d er Underwood,
eign governments to deal with the Car-
the house In passing the naval appro­
riinsa government except by going to
priation bill retained pnovialon for the
Vera Crux, ^hlch they have been un­
construction of two new dreadnoughts
willing to do leet such action be con­
The bill, as It goes to the Senate,
strued aa fannal recognition
carries 3144.346, »02, and authorizes
Already moat of the diplomats at
the following construction program'
Mexico City have asked their govern­
Two battleships of the largest and
ments for permission to leave when
most powerful design, 97,800,000 each,
the situation becomes Intolerable and
exdnalve of armor and armament.
some Of them have been advised to
81x torpedoboat destroyers, 9825,000
Use their own discretion.
each.
Tho order iftay alao affect the activ­
One eca-golng submarine torpedo-
ity of American consular representa­
boat, 91,400.000.
tives, who heretofore have dealt with
Eleven submarines, 9560,000 each.
the de fa d o government, whatever It
One oil fuel ship, 31.140,000.
happened to be.
CARRANZA ISSUES
DEFIANT DEMAND
I
Notice
XoTiii* in l>vrebj given tliat the City ol
Gold Hill, Orvguu, hereby calta Ipr real:
ed pro|*OHaU (or II«* huttailalion o( a street
ligiding ayrioui and furnishing elwtric
current (or a petiigl p( bin year»- Maid
stn v l ligliilug sy»u«i| to be iua»aU«d and
electric curreut furnished h> he according
io plauH and »»ex•ideation» »n lib' and ol
record hl Ilk- otttvoof U|" lUwordtM «»( the
City o( Gold Hill, wtych »aid plan« aud
an> nub>rt to lu»|wi-lion,by
(„•noms ixiiiU-niplaling making sucji pro­
posal.
i
<
The City Council of the City of Gold
Hill also vslls fur st alvd pruposals fur ill-
Mtaliiug flectrh- pumping s y s t e m for
piiinping water l<> supply said Vlty of
Gold IliU and (urniahiiiH idisjtrlc current
to o|s-rate said pumping system for a per­
iod ol t e n years Said e l« lric pumping
system to Is-install'd and electric current
famished accoadiliK to plans and sperill-
oatiuM on til« aud of record in tlw office
of lls Retorder of die Ctly "f Gold Hill,
which suid plans and siaa'illiwliolis are
subject to inspection liy persons coutem-
pjnting making such proposal.
Escli pro|s'»al must lieacigimpanied by
a ivrlified clicck on some State or Na­
tional Bunk «( Ute Stale of Gregon, pay­
able lo tlw City ol Gold Hill, in the sum
of Hix Hundred Dollars (WUO.OO), same
to tie forfeited as llquldati .1 damages in
case tlw proposal acc<im|mnying it I si ac-
aiptod and liie person or ,s r^ons making
»Kid proposal shall fuil to enter into c<Ml-
traet and to furnisli $6090.01) Bond on
each uontraat within ten days afUr being
notified of aucli acivptance, ami to 1« re­
turned in ease said pro|sa»l is rejected.
Connell reserves the, right to lejeet any
and ail proposals.
Such proposals will Is- received by the
City Recorder at any lime ladore 7 I*. M.
on the 1st <lay of March, 1915.
Date of first publication, January 30th,
1916.
B. O. HARDING,
City Recorder.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
D kpaktmxnt o r m a I htbkkik
04441
U. H. Land Office at Roseburg, Oregon,
January 2(1, 1915.
Noni'k is hereby given that Cissis O.
Welch, o f Aslsjstos, Oregon, who, on
March 2, 190H, mad«- Homeetend Entry
No, 14796, Herial No. 04441, for the N*
of 8WJ<, NWJi of 8E U and HEli of
SWl* o f Heetion 10, Township 34 8,
Range 2W, Willamette Meridian, h a s
filed notice of intention to make Final
Five-year 1‘roof, to establish claim to the
land above described, twfqre G. A. Gard­
ner, County Clerk of Jackson County,
Oregon, at his office at Jacksonville, Or­
egon, on the 8th day of March, 1916.
Claimant names as witnesses:
J. B. Welch, of Asbestos, Oregon.
Jack Walker, of ”
Ed I’eile, of Trail,
Joe Mayfield, of Beagle,
—J. M. U iton ,
1-30-16
Register.
20 hard-working men desire positions
in ilio country at reasonable wages. Ad­
dress Portland Commons, 196 Burnside
8t., Portland, Oregon.