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Gold Hill
C ra a ta a t N a tu r a i Haanurcaa
u f S o u th a m O rag o it i l On
b a u u tifu l N ag u a N iuar
Jackson Co.
One C o m m u n ity ot O p p o r­
tu n ity - R ogue R iv e r V a lle y ,
w h ere th e ap p le g a in e d ta m e
GOLD HILL, JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, DEC. 25, 1915
VOL. 18
MERRY CHRISTMAS FOR
THE "LITTLE FRIENDS’
t i l l Ills k in a re In ;>” - « ,-,-don o f
a store of goodies quite sulll
clent to carry th e m w . II th r o u g h
the holiday vacation.
MEASURE EXTENDING CHRISTM AS HYM NS
WAR TAX IS PASSED
BRITISH ABANDON
GALLIPOLI POSITIONS
|TTB Norwegian c ih I" u of p re­ Troops In the Suvla and Anzac
paring a Christum* illn tn r for
the birds by tying to the top of
Districts Reported to Have
a pole In the dooryard a largo
Been Withdrawn.
full »hoof of grain la now tw­
in s followed In many pbicea In
America, with vsrlatloua.
London.—O perations In o th e r sec­
Instead of the siiouf a little
tree Is dreeeed w ith Idls of su et to rs of th e fro n t on the Gallipoli pen­
and bread. Tbl» I* sot on u insula th an th o se from which troops
broad «half outahio the window. w ere announced to have been w ith­
• burlap foundation about It be­ draw n a re to be continued, It Is Inti­
ing liberally sprinkli-d with bird m ated In an official statem en t. The
eeed. chaff and tin > i I T b l* w ithdraw al w as effected w ithout the
p retty custom la
.
iu"iiti*<l know ledge of th e m ovem ent on the
In New York by ................... of
p art of th e T u rk s, It Is declared.
a kindergarten i i > i- n tr n l
T he B ritish troops a t th e Suvla and
[mrk. who arran p
Anzac d is tric ts of the G allipoli penin­
tlfu l Christmas •
su la w ere officially rep o rted to have
little gray s q u ir t
o f t t iu l
nelglita>rh<xML 'I
been w ithdraw n.
p retty th a t It bra
g on
The A lbanian po rt of D urazzo Is
On tho afternoon
aald to be the latest o b jective of th e
cloaca for th e t .'b -
T eutonlc-B ulgarlan cam paign In the
tlon th e children t
Ilalkana. S tro n g force« a re believed
•Ion nud uach i
b a sk e t o f u u ta. ci
it ml to be m arching across A lbania In an
su g a r biscuit, wb
i ,r w it effo rt to fo restall Italian occupation
Of th e coh ,(.
over the w hite i
grove w here the i- t la t o b -
Purls report« G erm any Is p reparing
spread.
two gigan tic stro k es, one ag ain st Ca­
No detail Is i
I Even lais, and (h e o th er tow ard Egypt, In
appropriate men
the hope of ending th e w ar by sm ash ­
and no Urlainl ■
ing blows ul th ese vital strateg ic
verses to Ilia R on
points. G erm an guns o re busy along
nud elm s w ith in - <
th e w estern front, but no fu rth e r evi­
th a n th e little | •
«
: ,-e |
dence has been received of an offen­
th eir rc»|Hinalbll i
lug a m erry «'hr
sive there.
aipilrrel friends.
Afl eMtei the
I’.erlln, via Kayvllle— C onstantinople
trees Is sp m td n
db ; atrh en st-.te th a t th e w ithdraw al
tlty of n u ts of -
of the B ritish from th e Anzac and
kind, and no ho t,
glvln
Suvla la y d is tric ts of the Gallipoli
dinner to honored .
la .- n i l I
tak e grinder p a in ; to ice Hi t pi • -insula d im e us the resu lt of a vio­
everything la dain tily and con len t offensive on th e p art of the
veidently arran g ed for the r T urks, v ho Inflicted heavy losses on
the B ritish anil drove them to the sea.
needs.
When the little people trip
aw ay It la w ith III- eoiiselous
lies« th a t Mr. Grill
piirrt la n d
VILLA RENOUNCES
REBEL CAMPAIGN
Amendment to Add to Revenues
to Be Taken Up on Re­
convening.
4 .' ,
W ashington. — C ongress adjourned
for the C hristm as holidays a: r th e
sen ate had adopted the Joint
tion w hich passed the house, -
d
tng the em ergency revenue b.
< . •-
year, o r until D ecem ber 31, 1
sen ate adopted the resolution
• a
lively p a rtisa n debate, by a i
to 29, dem ocrats supporting
and republicans unanim ousi?
lng IL
Both houses will recon ver.
T uesday, Ja n u a ry 4, w hen tt
istra tio n program , including
for n atio n al defense, will 1
taken In earn est.
D uring th e two w eeks of t t
the only im p o rtan t leg islate :
extension of the w ar tax.
done to p rev en t a lapse of
D ecem ber 31, nexL w ith t i
standing th a t the law would
'
up for am endm ent, to incr
revenues as soon a fte r the hi
possible.
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El 1'aso, T ex.—U nder p ressu re of
his g enerals, th e w eight of his defeat
In Sonora, and th e counsel of tils wife,
CHANGE PLANS RAILWAYS EARN $7,379479
G eneral F ran cisco Villa Is on his way RUSSIANS
to the bo rd er and the U nited S tates,
T axes A ggregating $2.200,683 Paid to
B rin g in th e tr a ilin g fo rest m ots,
his title of com m ander In-chief .re ­ A ttack on B ulgarians Said to Have
V arious C ounties,
B rin g cedar, fir and pine.
Been
A
bandoned,
nounced and his d eterm in atio n to con­
A nd green festoon and w re ;.th and cross
London.—T h ere h as been consider- I Salem .—N et op eratin g revenues ot
tinue fighting th e do facto governm ent
A ro u n d th e w indow s
o t C arran za until death, broke» once able speculation in Lor. Ion for som e the 2» steam railro a d s in O regon for
A g a i nst th e w h iten ess of th e w a ll
tim e a s to w hat h as becom e of th e j ihe y ear ending Ju n e 30, 1916, w ere
and for all.
Bo liv in g v e rd u re seen,
At a co n ference of U nited S tates R ussian troops which co n cen trated on $6.225,508.36, according to the ninth
8 w e e t su m m er m om oops to roeall
m ilitary officials, sta te and city au ­ tho R oum anian border sev eral w eeks annual rep o rt of th e O regon public
A nd keep yo u r C h ris tm a s green.
th o rities anil rep re se n ta tiv e s of the ago w ith th e a p p a re n t Inten tio n of e n ­ service com m ission. In taxes, the re ­
port show s th a t the steam roads paid
I t is his d e ar m em o rial day
C arran za and Villa governm ents, held terin g th e B alkan conflict.
$1,472,677.01 to O regon counties. T he
W h o broke e a rth 's fro z e n sleep
R
ecently
an
ab
so
lu
te
lack
of
new
h ere secretly, It was req u ested by the
A n d w ho fo r her hope's gi ddening ra y
Villa delegation th a t G eneral F rancis­ developm ents reg ard in g the R ussian ro ad s’ freig h t revenue per ton per
F o re v a r b rig h t w ill keap.
co Villa ami his bro th er, H ipólito Vil­ plan in th is q u a rte r led m ost o bserv­ mile am ounted to 1.2008 cents. T hese
H e gives a ll loveliness t h a t grows,
la, financial ag en t of the Villa govern­ ers to decide th a t hopes for a R ussian roads received 2.4694 revenue per pas
T h e stro ng and g rac efu l tress.
m ent, be perm itted to cro ss the border in terfe ren ce Aero eith e r prem atu re or sen g er mile. T he to tal steam m ileage
T h e w in te r m ost, tho frosh June rose— u p h arassed by legal, crim inal or civil based on circu m stan ces since altered. operated In O regon during th e 12
T h o d e a r L o rd yavos ua }heao.
It Is reported th a t the Rns»lqn force m onths w as 2918.57. N et operating
action.
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,
/
Is
being w ithdraw n from th e R oum an­ revenues of electric railw ays totaled
W h o oaves us fro m the piteous w reok
The C nrrnnza de facto g overnm ent
$1,649,134.36, w hile tax es paid w ere
O f souls a d r if t in sin,
Is In official control of th e form er Vil­ ian border.
$723,879.32. N et op eratin g revenue of
8o no t alona th e chufches deck,
D
ispatches
to
the.
T
eleg
rap
h
from
la sta te of Chlhna.hurt by v irtu e of an
B u t peaceful homes w ith in —
ag reem en t betw een OeneralH Roberto R otterdam quote th e B erliner T age­ both steam and electric roads in O re­
Simon, M anuel Bnmla, L ieu ten an t j b la tt to th e effect th a t th e g re a te r gon for the y ear w as $7,876,479.57,
M a d e peaceful by hia constant love,
■ L e f th o u g h ts flf him abide. ,
Colonel rtlaviano Paliza anil Colonel . p a rt of th e R ussian arm y co n cen trated while $2,200,633.27 w as paid in taxes.
T o find us ou r lost hom e above
Eduardo A ndalón, and C arran za Con­ in th is section h as been alread y moved The rep o rt slo w s a falling off in op­
H o homeless lived and died.
front Reni northw ayd to B ukow ina e ratin g revenues of $1,177,430- from
sul A ndrens (Jarcia.
the y e a r preceding, while tax es paid
. T h e ag reem en t g ra n ts am n esty to and th a t all plans for a tta c k in g the
W e ke'ep th e "bright hom e fe s tiv a l
A nd , w it h 'a c h ild lik e ' cheer,
all but G eneral Villa and his brother, B ulgarlaus have been abandoned in show a slig h t increase,
N et operating revenues of electric
favor of a new offensive a g a in st Bu­
H is an gel u s h e re d b irth d a y call
H ipólito.
T h e m e rrie s t pf th e ye ar.
kow ina.
i u tilities for the y ear ending Ju n e 30
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la st totaled $2,'287,380; gas U tilities,
J-'oon M ear: 'Will Ansian S li ts L ea*.
Yes, m e rry C h ris tm a s let it bs,
$780,495; telegraph utilities, $3180;
U.
S.
W
ill
P
e
rm
it
V
illa
to
Enter.
A day to lovs and give,
S a l.m .—.’at i C. Moore, of New
telephone utilities», $834,413; w ater
W
ashington.—S
ta
te
d
e
p
a
rtm
e
n
t
of­
Since every soul's beat g ift is ho
York, has definitely agreed to asst,"
utilities. $163,832.
, W h o cam o th a t we m ig h t live.
ii.K leii ip ef S um m er and A bort hike.- ficials have decided th a t G eneral Villa
will
receive
the
asylum
accorded
a
to a co rporation to be formed under
A nd a ll th in g s b e a u tifu l are his,
M e ch an ical T o y s A re N o t N e w .
the law s of O regon, and to tak e more political refugee should he e n te r the
A nd his ho m aketh ours,
In nil ages of th e w orld's history chll
U
nited
S
tates.
T
his
decision
w
as
sen
t
So b rin g each bud th a t b u rs tin g is,
elab o rate te s ts of th e w aters of the
dren have loved toys. H istory record»
A ll C h ris tm a s bloom ing flow ers,
l ikes. C. A. Sheppard, of P o rtlan d , to G eneral Funston by th e w ar d e p a rt­ the fact th n t tlgnres of anim als, such
M o o n 's atto rn ey , consented to the m ent for tran sm issio n to Villa or his ns horses, gonts and dogs, w ere found
A ll blossoms th a t in w in d o w s shine.
among the toys m ade of pottery years
p -oposal of tho sta te land board, ami rep resen tativ es.
W ith leaves to lig h t u n fu rle d ,
before the C hristian era. Even the mo
In m em o ry of th a t F lo w e r D ivin e
to Insure th e perform ance of the agree
chanlcal toy is not a new Invention, foi
W hose fra g ra n c e fills th e w o rld .
i ient by Maore, will hold $4000 of the
E x p o r ts A re $180,000,000.
In ancient Greece, w here moving stnt
New Y orker's money In tru st. T his j New York. — N ovem ber exports nary astonished or am used both rich
Be a ll old custom s honored so
m ount will be forfeited to th e land- through th is po rt broke all record« by and poor, there w as scarcely an Athe
T h a t good to others m ean,
board if Moore fails to keep his p art i exceeding $180,000,000 In value.
B rin g cross and g a rla n d fro m tho snow
nlan house w hich did not possess a me
A n d keep yo u r C h ris tm a s green.
chanlcal toy of some sort.
of th e ag reem ent.
And Keep Your
Chris; □a is Green
— Lu oy L arcom .
NO. 24
¡H E earliest C hristm as hym n w as
undoubtedly tbe “Gloria In Ex-
celsls." which was probably on«
of tbe hym ns which tbe Chris-
Gans w ere singing tu church a t
C hristm as In Nlcomedia. when
Diocletian, tbe em peror, ordered
the church to be closed and the
whole congregaUon. young and
old, burned to death.
I t is strange th a t while we
know th a t C hristm as and tb e
Epiphany were celebrated by
th e singing of hymns, no an­
cient carols have come dow n
to ns.
•
T h ere la an old carol dating
from th e fifteenth century w hich
has tbo»“Gloria In Excelsls” for
a refrain. It begins:
A b a b e w a s b o rn a ll o f a m aid
To b rin g sa lv a tio n u n to us.
N o m o re a r e w e to sin g a fra id
V eni c r e a to r eplrltus.
One of th e best carols of the
E lizabethan period Is th a t by
R obert Southwell, a Je su it priest
who w as sen t to convert Eng­
land, but who w as seized by her
P ro testan t M ajesty Elizabeth
and Im prisoned in the tow er for
three years, an d then, a fte r suf­
fering the to rtu re of the rack,
was executed Feb, 2, 1594. I t
begins:
Behold, a sim ple, te n d e r babe
In freezin g w in ter n ig h t;
In hom ely m a n g er tre m b lin g lie s ,
A las, a p iteo u s s ig h t’
S en ato r Sim m ons, c h a lrm -n ef t h e '
finance com m ittee. In res
to
D uring the protectorate of Ol­
ivet Cromwell the observance
questions from th e republic::.. . s;.id
of C hristm as w as forbidden,
he understood it to be th e a-.
a-
and y et there is a C hristm as
tlo n ’s plan to p ro p o s e f u r t h i
carol from the P u ritan pen of
legislation a fte r th e boMdays a - 1 '.'rat
George W ither, who w as en­
his im pression w as th ere would be no
riched an d promoted by Crom­
issuance of bonds to defray increased
well and throw n Into prison by
expenses of th e governm ent.
Charies. It begins;
A nother Note S en t A ustria.
As on th e n ig h t before th is h ap p y
morn
T he new A m erican note to A ustria-
A blessed an g el u n to sh e p h erd
H ungary regarding th e sinking of the
told.
Italian steam ship A ncona is u n d er­
Bishop C hristopher W ords­
stood to have been cabled to A m bassa­
w orth o f Lincoln has given us
th e hym n beginning "King. i h
dor P enfield for p resen tatio n to the
slug, th is blessed m orn:' .lam es
V ienna foreign office.
M ontgomery, who w as consid­
C ertain portions of th e te x t of th e
ered one of E ngland's m ust emi­
new note w ere said to be nearly iden­
nent poets by no less an au th o r­
tical w ith portions of th e first. T he
ity th an Lord Byron. Is tlie au­
dem ands of th e U nited S tates, w hich j
thor of the carol beginning “ An­
a re re ite ra te d , a re for disavow al, pun­
gels from the realm s of glory.”
ishm ent of the subm arine com m ander
M ontgomery was born of Mora­
vian parents and dedicated to
and re p a ra tio n by th e paym ent of in­
the m inistry, but be took up
dem nities for the A m ericans killed
new spa|)er work Instead and be­
and injured.
cam e em inent in general lit­
A ustria-H ungary’s re jo in d sr to th e j
e ratu re as well us in poetry.
first note contained an im plied req u est
P aul G e rh a rd t to whom we
for d etails regarding the A m erican cit­
a re indebted for tlie E aster
izens who w ere killed or Injured. T he
hym n. “Jesu s Lives," lias also
sta te d ep artm en t, it is said, h as been
given us a spirited C hristm as
unable to secure all of th ese nam es
carol beginning “ All my h eart
this night rejoices.”
and even though it has som e of them ,
In tbe m idst of the w nrlike
they probably have not been furnished
strife betw een King C harles
to the A ustro-H ungarian governm ent.
and bis parliam ent in the y ear
The U nited S tates is rep resen ted as
1629 John Milton found both
being determ ined not to e n te r into any
leisure anil re|s>se to w rite his
discussion of such details, this ; >vern-
hymn, “On the M orning of the
m ent being prim arily concerned w ith
N ativity,’’ In which there are
the principles and the violations of
evidently references to the dis­
law and n eu tral rig h ts involved.
turbed condition of thlugs a t
Tlje note, it is understood, will
th a t time— for exam ple:
No w a r o r b a ttle sound
broadly Intim ate th a t th e final w ord
W as h eard th e w orld a ro u n d .
of the U nited S tates has been spoken.
C oast D efenses S hort 21,250 Men.
C hristm as T urkeys Are Shipped.
W ar d e p a rtm e n t bureau rep o rts
R
oseburg.— From p resen t indica­
made public disclose th e following
tions
Douglas county’s C hristm as tu r­
facts about the arm y of the U nited
key crop will reach nearly tw o-thirds
S tates and its coast defenses:
The system of coast defenses is th e j the am ount shipped for th e T h an k s­
moBt form idable in the w orld, hut ts giving trad e. The average price be­
sh o rt 530 officers and 10,828 men o$ ing paid is 19 cents, which is two cents
the re g u lar estab lish m en t and 271 of­ less th an w as paid T hanksgiving.
ficers and 9891 men of the n ational Most of th e birds a re being shipped
guard to m an all fo rts and mine de­ from the county. Of th ese it is e sti­
fenses.
C ongress has ap p ro p riated m ated th a t about 4000 will go from
$176,000,000 to estab lish th e system , O akland and 3500 from R oseburg, and
but a t p resen t b atteries w hich cost som e from D rain and Yoncalla.
$41,000,000 a re w ithout train ed p e r­
Two Lads Are T richinosis V ictims.
sonnel to m an them .
T he full stre n g th of th e arm y on I P endleton.—Two cases of trichino­
Ju n e 30 la s t w as 105,993 officers and sis have been discovered in P endleton
men, 68,258 of whom w ere In the j by Dr. T. M. H enderson, U nited S tates
U nited S tates, 14,840 of this num ber ‘ governm ent doctor for the U m atilla
being on d u ty on or n e a r the Mexican Indian reservation. The victim s, R us­
border. V acancies in th e enlisted , sell C arden, aged 12 years, and F ran ­
force w ere reduced from 9573 in 1914 cis N arces, aged 14 years, who are
to 1786, th e year having seen 48,813 stu d en ts a t St. A ndrews Indian school,
recruited, of whom n early 90 per cen t , a re confined to the hospital.
w ere born in the U ntied S tates.