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The Weather
OREGON: Tonight and Wed
nesday rain, hit-reusing southcast
eiiy winds.
IiOOAXi: Rainfall .12; souther
ly winds; cloudy; maximum 54,
minimum 40, set 4i river 8 feet
and fulling.
'r iera 1900. 4IM;
1920. 17.871.
ou r
14,181.
Bureau of Clrcu-
of And"
Press Full
ice
1 1-
tponea in
tier Use
ete to Ask for
I; Criminal
br Is Granted
luance
rh 8. A mo-
eH-trial im .
J' resulted today in
tohave been imposed
I after argua.- - -
heard.
Ll- K. U mis 31 1
, tbe &w IUI "
.. defense
ir time both to prepare
.i tn satin r new
lvr. Peetes law. i..
L. un0tl , llU'0 e! '''I -Mil. '
- .. J nlUi
L her guilt) last Sa!
tcotaniended a life sen
Id attorney
announced
vigorously oppose me
he defense.
Knton of rnoenix, aw,
r of the mining pro-
mother, Mrs. Sarah
former wne. !.-
I a largo crown saim-.eu
of Mrs. 1'eete.
cisco, Feb. 8. sentence
Rradv. criminal gang-
tedo(an attemiii to nt
ean Stanley, was post
anal Thursday fnllow
tduction of a defense af-
john .r Ofoinor,
Lrift, In whien .miss
, nileeed to have said
"did not touoli net
U as In inpport of a
innf triid and the con-
minted to permit the
tinner perfect this mo-
dor which Rradv was
(ill! for a sentence of
k lourteen years.
:Bread Is
UloAid In
i Fruit
Or, Feb. 8. ties
r Oregon will lie
1 1 1" ; :.' ; for prune
rill the convention of
Iirtail .Merchants asso
Ifltrnoon. km! is backed by the
kjl' Association of Ore
scent, John Wright of
(ting present. While hero
I lor the local bakers a
on o what can be done
I bread, much like
ws Che Talks.
business session of the
llhis afternoon was call-
' by E. P. Lewis. Rov.
lot the Episcopal church
yer. Mayor Duncan
ve an address of Wei
ll response tor the as-
f by Norman L. Crout
introduced the
the state association.
'Of r.oseburg. who gave
C. MeRearv e..H-
RwMncton state Gro-
Mf association .n.i
wart of Seat;U sec-
same
organization.
I the
organization work
fentsand secretaries of
uons of the state held
P Chandler hotel
I
up at the meet hie
( nnwal discussion,
"'tees Named.
of the convention
follows: Credential.
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Bulletins
Berlin, Feb. 8. The German government has accepted the
invitation to participate in the allied conference on repara
tions in London. March 1, it was announced here today.
Washinfrton, Feb. 8. Representations have been made to
the state department by the Hungarian government con
cerning the manner of deportation of undesirable aliens from
the United States.
Washington, Feb. 8.The army appropriation bill earrv.
ing approximately $329,000,000 and providing for a force of
only men in Vdii was passed today by the house and
senate to the senate.
Washington, Feb. 8. The senate foreign relations com
mittee voted today to ask the state department for a copy
of the agreement reached between Ambassadors Morris and
Shidehara for a new treaty dealing with California anti
alien land law.
Washington, Feb. 8. A negative report was ordered todav
I by the senate naval committee on the resolution of Senator
,Borah, republican, Idaho, asking for the committee's opinion
whether it was practicable or advisable for the government
to suspend naval building operations for six months.
Washington, Feb. 8. Brought up under a rule giving it
priviledge status, the Winslow bill authorizing partial pay
ment to railroads under the guaranty section of the transac
tion act, was passed today by the house.
Profiteering Charges
To Bring Fight Before
Irrigation Committee
Sheriff Forgets To
Hang Negro ::
Case Proves Puzzler
Baton Rogue. L. I., Feb. 8 Sher
iff T. A. Grant of Ourhita Pariah,
notified Governor Parker today
that heh ad forgotten to hang Lon
nie Eaton, negro, convicted of mur
dor, February 4. as required by the
.sentence and asked what to do with
the prisoner. The governor has put
the problem up to Attorney General
Coco.
Woman, 50, Begins
30-Day Sentence
for Running Still
Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 8. Mrs. Sarah
Glass, 50 years old, from the moun
tains of I'ickens county, Ga.. today
began nerving a thirty day sentence
for operation of an illicit PtlU, and,
according to prohibition officers,
after serving her sentence will re
turn to be tried in the state court
tor killing the man who told on
her.
Clad in a gingham dress topped
by a gray shawl, the sturdy little
woman gazed defiantly at the "rev
erJoors" who tea titled against her,
and when the verdict was reed her
only comment was "they didn't tell
the truth."
Storm Damage
Increased In
Late Reports
Port. Townsend, Wash., Feb. 7.
Additional details of the storifl of
last week which inflicted heveral
million dollars damage to the west
slope of the Olympic peninsula in
Jefferson and Clallam counties,
reached here today.
The Lacey Lumber company es
timated that standing timber worth
$3, 000, 000 was uprooted on its ex
tensive holdings. However a large
M problems part of this can be logged. One
and these mattera! reBOTt was that one third of the
timber on the west slope in Clal
lam county was torn down by the
wind, which settlers described as
the worst they have ever experi
enced. Damage to the Olympic
highway, inflicted by falling trees
is estimated at $70,000.
Twenty six houses in one farm
ing community In Clallam county
were blown down, and sixteen In
dian cabins at La Push were demol
isred. Many head of cattle were
killed, but the loss in this regard
cannot be estimated.
There were no casualties so far
as known, but fears are expressed
for the safety of the family of D.
P.randenberry, a settler living 25
miles southeast of Forks. There
are five children in the family.
None of them has been located.
Hundred of elks are to have been
killed, settlers reporting that near
ly all of a herd of 200 were killed
by falling timber.
It was said here today on the
word of settlers that early estim-
fnn . I airs of 1OO00 00O property n
r'" be the subject on'"''" ProDabl' be substained when
Frederick 8. Dunn fu" llst the losses is tab-
fc, j . - "regon. will uieieu.
pni r-'"!ic library The area that was devastated
red th? 11 ' 0 c'ock It . onp of the most iso.'ated parts of
Is i " The the nation. Communication is pus-
ln( J"'r'''ed andjsible only over a single highway,
"stir?, is open extend iner from Port Townsend to
Mora, on the Pacific coast. This
highway ws entirely blocked by
the storm, so that settlers coming
lure for aid were five days in
hewing their way.
A party wasyfent out from here
today with food and clothing for
:he 100 families made homeless
and destitute by the hurricane.
They were equipped to cut their
way through fallen debris. It will
be at least three days, it is estm
ated, before they can reach the
storm swept area.
The Commercial club of Dallas
has given a bonus of $800 to tbe
Dallns Machine & Locomotive
works ftnd $500 to the Dallas
One of the real legislation figlr. a
of the session will open tonight be
fore the irrigation committee when
the clashing interests of irrigation
ists, bond houses, banks, promoter
and contractors will be given a
hearing and the charges of profi
teering aired.
It has been declared by the irri
gation members that not over GO
per cent on the dollar from the sal-?
of irrigation bonds lias been real
ized by the districts involved, tho
balance going into profiteers pock
ets. Mulcting the tanner.
It is also charged, that bond
brokers, though ostensibly purchas
ing bonds at not less than 90 per
cent of the par value, have a9 a
usual thing tacked a contingent fe -upon
their underwriting or con
struction contracts triat has ab
sorbed an additional D per cent so
that the districts at the jui.ipoff re
ceived but 85 cents on the dollar,
without any consideration of addi
tional contract cost, and this in the
face of the fact that the bonds hnv
been allocated by California banks
ro their correspondent and subsi
diary banks at 101.
The sponsors for the bills con
tend that they "are loaded for
bear"; that when the light narrows
down to the final passage or re
jection of the bills that they will
be "all ready to shoot" If necessary
and if that necessity ortses there
will be most interesting and even
sensational disclosures made In re
gard to the circumstances sur
rounding the irrigation work which
has been done in the past two
years.
Patterson Bond Biu. N
In addition to the Irrigation
measures now in rne house, Seuu
tor Patterson has one in the senate,
which attacks another angle of the
case. For example to buy about
55,000,000 of bonds of an Oregon
project, on which the state guar
antees interest. If the bank should
become insolvent, there might be a
moral obligation involved on the
part of the state.
Senator Patterson's bill provides
that irrigation securities, of ap
proved projects which the state ia
guaranteeing, must be deposited in
Oregon banks and that these secur
ities must be protected the same as
other states funds. Against the
Patterson bill there is an active lob
by representing California banking
concerns. There are Irrigationlsie.
however, who while fighting the
house bills, offer no objection to
the Patterson measure, admitting
that the irrigation bonds should be
safeguarded and if there is any
bank to make money on them
Oregon banks should have the first
call.
Important Deal
In Farm Acres
Closed Today
Sale of the 80 acre tract in the
Kaiser district for $25,000, form
erly owned by Clarence Poole, and
known as the old Wcodruff farm,
to Arthur F. Beardsley h- Just
been announced. The tract lies
four and one half miles north of
Salem and straight west fjjf.iii th
Kaiser school.
Soive of the land is rich river
bottom land and has been known
to produce alfalfa, while the upper
range has been given over to gen
eral farming and lcganberry rais
ing The loganberry crop was very
good last year, according to re
ports. The ownership of this land
makes Mr. P.eardsly one of the
most important farmers in that
district, he having n..-
other purchases within the las.
few rears. The transaction is
perhans, the largest which has oc
curred in this vicinity for some
time. "
The fortv acres owi.eu o -
ar.Ufn in Polk county wV
re
.. a ir, have been sold to
Mr
Berry, of Polk county, for $ 4.00a.
Onlv eight acres of this property
is said to be improved, the former
owner is going to buy his father s
home place, near Lincoln.
- : - MrP.evnolds holds the
honors in the big hog contest re-
the
i-ent'V held .-t UOliate
porker tipping
! .-' i e- fit v
,Hunds and selir.g
.50.
week is Oregon Prune week
Salem, Oregon, Tuesday, February 8, 1921
House Votes
To Reorganize
State Board
Bill Putting Emerg
ency Appropriations
In Legislative Mem
bers Passed
Although strongly opposed by
representative Frank lmvey of
Marion county on tho ground that
it was a dangerous and rovclution-
ary method of reaching the state
treasury, senate bill 12'i passed the
house this morning with only 13
dissenting votes. It provides for a
reorganization of the stati emer
gency board.
Under this bill, the board shall
consist of seven .neuibers the
chairman of the ways an.l means
committee of the senate and uf the
house and five other members to
be elected from the ways and
means committees of the senate
and house at a joint session of said
committees to be held on the last
day of the regular session of the
legislature.
The board is to pass upon emer
gency demands that come up be
tween sessions of the state legisla
ture. H. B, 207, by Kubli, increasing
state aid to dependent mothers and
children from $10 to $20 a month
for one child and from $7.50 to $15
for more than one child with $80 H
month as a maximum amount,
brought forth an interesting de
bate in the house of representatives
today. County members generally
opposed the measure as inflicting
an unnecessary hardship upon the
taxpayers and a bad precedent.
Adverse report of the committee
was rejected and bill placed upon
third reading.
An adverse report on Mrs. Kin
ney's bill requiring medicul certifi
cates from both male and females
before marriage certificate is Is
sued was also set aside and the bill
plai ed on the calendar for third
reading.
H. B. 47. by Belknap, relating to
deposits of estates of deceased was
iudefiniately postponed as was H.
B. 221, by Martin, relating to com
pensation to be paid widows and
children and H. B. 296, by Leonard,
and H. B. 5, by Gordon.
H. B. 129 and H. B. 130 on roads
and highway legislation were with
drawn. The latest move for readjustment
of salaries of county officials came
from tbe Linn county delegation in
the house this morning when it in
troduced a bill fixing a schedule for
Linn county officials as follows:
County .judges, $1800; county
iudges $4 a dav for actual time
served; treasurer. $1200; clerk.
$2000; recorder. $2000; recorder.
$1500; sheriff, $2000: assessor,
$1000; school superintendent,
$1200. and one stenographer at
$500.
H. B, 17, by Kubli. the criminal
syndicalism bill was recalled from
the governor to correct a clerical
error.
H. B. &2, by Wells, amending the
law defining a real estate broker
and licensing and regulating the
same. Opposition to the bill was
voiced by Allen of Lane as unjusi
and unequitable and the salary,
$3000 a year, declared exorbitant,
and as creating a new department
at a time when conditions do not
warrant it. It was defended by
Gallapher, Wells and Woodson. The
bill was passed.
The house concurred in senate
amendment to H. B. 98 for the pub
lication of legal advertising.
Britain Closely
Watches Moves
Of Harding Set
B) Kuril- C. Itii-ves.
London. Feb. 8. Britain awaits
the Harding administration with a
keener interest than has even been
shown in American affairs since
days of the treaty fight In the sen
ate. - Every move in Marion. Ohio, is
chronicled in the British press at
until,- t'UL'Tn. OnU lie. l-llll ""i,
a "lop page" prominence.
There are various reasons, oi I
which the chief are the League of
Nations and the navy controversy.
trie days of the treaty fight in the
senate. !
The Manchester Guardian, on th-
a -.nivt rsr.i of the league's forma-1
tion. put the average man's view !
of the league very aptly. It did
rot Hgree with The optimistic out- i
ool; of such men as Lord Robert
Cecil, but as nearly as a "foreign
rr" -ts able to euage the situation.
the Cuardian struck the nail on the
head when it said the case oi tn
League of Nations and that of Ka
UfllSsn Were analogous. The world
Oral n ide the mistake of consider
ing Napoleon a genius, and. later,
cf lool.ing unon him as a fool. Th'-n-r.rtd.
the Guardian considers, is
now beginning to refuse to take th
) ague seriously.
Crtainly. it would apx-ar. the
vieople of England stem to have the
view that the league is something
not very serious, a sort of experi
mental plaything.
Hence the keen interest with
which the outworkings of the as
vet hazilv sketched Harding Idea ot
an "association of nations" is
awaited.
Development of waterpower at
Umatilla rapids in the Columbia
rn-er is being urged bv irrigation
interests cf Umatilla and Morrow
counties.
Next week Is Oregon Prune week
v-. week is Oregon ITunt wetx
Next wee is Oregon Prune week. I
Chapman Again Target
For Verbal Attack By
Joseph On Senate Floor
Party for Wife,
70, Postponed;
Man, 70, Jailed
Kansas City, Mo., Feb. 8.
Ben Smason, 71 years old, will
not hold the party today that he
had planned for his wife's seven
tieth birfhday. Smason was ar
rested Saturdav for having five
pints of whisky and twelve bot
tles of home brew in his posses
sion, t
While waiting yesterday for a
friend to come and furnish the
$1000 bond set by the United
States commissioner, tears
trickled down Smason's cheek.
"1 only wanted to hold a little
party when my wife celebrates
her seventieth birthday tomor
row," he said, "and I didn't
know I was doing wrong."
fVnti-Frencth
Move Made By
Italian Paper
Paris. Feb. 8. Much concern is
being displayed by the French
press over a violent anti-French
campaign recently launched in
several Italian newspapers, led by
i he Tempo.
The campaign first took the
form of charges that France was
trying to get more than her Just
share of war reparations to the
detriment of Italy. Then it swung
to charges of militarism. Including
the allegation that France was try
ing to involve the Allies in a new
war by insisting upon strict appli
cation of the Versailles treaty.
Recently certain Italian news
papers reproduced the charge that
French colored troops in the Oer
man occupied zone had assaulttd
Herman women. They even print
ed cartoons depicting colored sol
diers dragging white women by the
nalr. French weekly magazines
retaliated by inquiring why the
Tempo's Paris correspondent is al
lowed to remain in France.
Should Rem n Aid
The fliornale d'ltlia, organ of
Baron Sonnino, former Foreign
Minister of Italy, tackles matters
from another angle in an editorial
uiging France to "renounce the
! roblei.iatical aid of the United
States and an alliance with Kng
land" on the ground that the
L'nited Slat'-s will never aid
France at all and that England's
assistance will be dearly bought.
The Paris Journal des Debats. in
S lengthy editorial dealing with
the consequences of the Italian
n hih, ...
follows:
"So they want us to return to
the old scheme of things whereby
Fiance and Italy, closely linked,
should govern the world. What
folly ! France and Italy would be
absolutely incapable of this task;
they would go under in a great
catastrophe. Furthermore, for her
part, France has not the ambition
that seems to haunt some Italian
or.iins. She wants only to live and
lQ pJ. hf-r pal.t m ,he norllJ by.
ideas and by intelligence, j Italy
cn nourish the same legitimate
a.nbition. But she must not re
quire of us an alliance whieh en
dangers friendship with our com
mon allies. Both Italy and France
have identical interests in preserv
.ng the fri n l.-bip of England and
the United States."
Curb Enlistments,
Is Order Received
by Army Men
An order to immediately discon
tinue army enlistments in this city
was received this morning by
Srg-ant Charts iMvis. local re
cruiting officer, fiom Colonel Stev
ens of Portland vrhi is in charge
of this district
The order also ssys to reject ap
plicants on probation. Men now In
the service, and non-commissioned
officers may re-enlist within 20
days.
Boy, Page The Beauty
C. C. Chapman, publisher of the
Oregon Voter, was made the object
of a most viseious personal attack
on the floor of the senate this
morning by Senator Joseph second
ed by Senator Thomas, both of
whom had participated as princi
pals in a previous oratorical attack
on the Portland newspaperman.
C h a p m a n's, uncomplimentary
comment on the activities of cer
tain legislators which it was
Charged were prompted wholly by
mercenary motives were the di
rect cause of this morning's flood
of invictives which were hurled up
on the head of the Voter editor.
Joseph's remarks together with
copies of letters purported to have
been written by Chapman and ex
tracts from the Oregon Voter will
be printed in pamphlet form for
free distribution on action by the
senate following an attempt by
Joseph to spread his remarks upon
the senate Journal.
Next week is Oregon's Prune week.
Council Favors
Higher License
For Movie Men
Councilman OloRy's ordinance
regulating city licenses on theatri
cal shows, moving picture shows,
concerts or special exhibitions, way
passed by the city council at Its
regular meeting last night. IA
censei are fixed by the ordinance at
$-40 for one year; $120 for six
mouths; $65 for three months; $25
for one month; $1250 for one week
and $5 forone day. These fees do
not apply to entertainment fivan
for the benefit of religious, charit
able or educational Institution.
Another ordinance, recommend
ed by Chief of Police Moffitt and
having to do with tnxicab hire in
Salehl was declared to be an emer
gency measure and. after the rules
had been suspended, was passed
after the third reading. The object
of the ordinance, it was pointed
out. is to prevent stage drivers to
operate taxis in this ciy withou a
license for that purpose.
The council let the contract last
night for the summer band concerts
on the same basis as last year,
which will include 1 8 concerts.
Oscar Steelhammor and John Ors
br were granted the contract, the
former willact as director and the
Lattr OS manager of the band.
City Attorney Ray Smith. Dr. F.
L. rtter. J. B. Giesv and Mr. .lef-
f'ison were appointed by Mayor
Halvorsen as a committee to rep
reaent the city at a meeting of the
public service commission to be
held in the near future for the pur
pose of hearing of objection to
raising rates on the Southern I'aci
!'!n railroad lines. In connection
with this move on the part of the
railroad, Mr. Smith said he had r
celved information advising all
municipal corporations to stand
firm on matters of rate discour
aging an increase else th'-re In Qs
Kbta to be an Injustice done the
people.
City Attorney Smith received n
vote of thanks from the aldermen
for the efficient manner in which
ha had served th city in pressing
th' d-dino'ient t;ix lien foreclosures
to a sucf-essful conclusion.
Woman On Hunger
Strike Weakening
I. AriKelen. Cal.. Feb. 8 Health
Bnaj Aark r-hiropractoi , serving a
sentence of 90 davs in the city Jail
for violation of the state medical
n raflttjr showed signs of break
ink down under the hunger strike
ha instituted in protest nt the van
tenc, attaches of the jail r portid.
Today was the sixtieth day of his
:trk-. Previously he has walked
:'tMut his cell. Today he remained
in bed.
12-Year Old Girl
Speaks 4 Tongue's
Pittsburgh, Feb. . Yvonne
v' ir-r, 12. has established a record
in the public schools here. She
graduated from public school as
class vsledletorian yesterday, she
j speaks four languages and leaches
1 nhvslcal culture and dancing In the
! high school class.
Judges
Seen In The
Crime light
Salt Uake City, Utah, Feb. 8.
City Detective George P.
Hamby vvus shot dead by Tom
Burns, 30 years old, at a local
hotel today. Chief of Police
Joseph ED. Burbidge, who head
ed the raid of police officials of
the man's room, shot Burns.
The later is dying.
San Antonio, Texas, Feb. 8.
Four bandits held up Night
Watchman Paul Menu nt
Boerne. Texas, early today,
entered the State Bank, dug
their way into the vuult and
robbed a number of tin safety
deposit boxes of $10,000 or
more in liberty bonds and $300
in nickels.
Wichita Falls. Texas, Feb. 8.
Henry .1. Toussaint, 33, was
in Jail today and according to
the police cop'essed having
slain his father whom he
charged with responsibility for
the death of his mother and
for the son's separation from
his wife.
San Francisco, Feb. 8. Dis
missal of a robbery charge
against Carl (Babe) Holllng.
former pitcher of the Oakland
club in the Pacific Const
league and now under contract
to the Detroit Americans, was
rdered by the court today
when It was notified (tint the
complaining witness, Mrs. Ira
Woodworth, refused t,, prose
cute. 8-Year-Old Piano
Wizard Is Found
In Great Britain
London, Feb. 8. Selby, In York
shire, possess.-, a child musical
prodigy. Her name is Freda Hall.
She is only eight years old, but she
has Just carried all before her In
the senior grade examination at
Hull, in connection with Trinity
College of Music, London. She
competed against the most ad
vanced students and passed five
points over the honors mark.
When she is at the piano her
feet dangle fully fifteen inches
from Ihe ground, yet her masiery
over the keys is astonishing, and
anyone hearing her playing with
out seeing her would at once con
elude that a grown master of the
piano was performing.
Britton Wins
Over Kid Lewis
New York, Feb. 8. Jack l".:l
ton. world's welterweight boxing
champion, fought his four hundred
and thirty-second battle last night
when he successfully defended his
title against Ted I Ki ll Lewis in
England. Today he said "I'm rot
through yet."
His bout last night was ihe ntne
teenth with Lewis. IP ill n has
passed his thirty-seventh y-ar and
Is the oldest holder of a ring cham
pionship. Houston Claims
One Nation Asked
Debt Be Cancelled
W . ah i -tgt on, Keb. 8 . Secret n ry
Houston disclosed to the fenate ju
diciary committee yesterday that
one antion" had requested th
l'nited States to cancel it w.r
loan to that pawer.
'What Nation?" demamlrd S.-:r-U
F Heed, democrat Missouri
"I prefer not to say," Mr. Hous
ton repd.
Recently published remarks of
J. A aajtl n Chamberlain. Hriti-b
chancellor of the xchepir thar
such a proposal had len mad' t..
the United States and r fused,
prompted the question that drew
Mr. Houston's statement.
Narcotics and
Booze Taken In
Chinatown Raid
New York, Keb. 8. In a aeries
of raids conducted early today and
during the night In Chinatown,
police and federal officers seized
narcotics valued at $135,000, de
stroyed a moonshine iUH they
found In operation and arrested
seventeen men.
Price Three Cents
Secession Is
Issue of South
African Ballot
General Election To
day to Decide If
State" Is to Be Inde
pendent of Britain
London, Feb. 8. No lesa KaI as
issue than the secession of an im
portant state of the British empire
by ballot arises in the election to
day of a new legislative assembly
in the-union of South Africa.
Broadly, the question ia whether
South Africa, comprising the vtav
Incea of the Cape of Uood Hope.
Natal, Transvaal and Orange Free
State, Shall continue allegiance to
the king of England aa one of the
self-governing dominions of Uie
empire, or whether the South Afri
can Union shall set up as an inde
pendent republic.
English sympathies naturally ai'
with the loyalists. Both section
are, however, admired for their de
cision to settle differences by the
ballot lather than by more drastic
means.
At the head of the loyalist sec
tion is General J. C. Smuts, former
Boer general, now prime minister
of the union. He is better known,
as one of the leading advocates ot
the league of nations. Opposed to
him is General Hertzog, also 'a, for
mer Boer military leader.
In the general elections of March
1920 the Hertzog party obtained 4 1
seats In the legislative assembly,
thus becoming numerically the
largest party. It was supported in
Its opposition to the Smuts govern
ments by a labor party of it.
The result today Is said to hinge
on the success of the thir or bal
anoe of power party, (hat of tabor.
Bngllsh political observers expect a
small but working in ijority for
General Smuts.
Confusion of issues iiaa artan as
a result of the nationalist)) tnabillty
to agree upon the time of thi es
tablishment of a republic. Radi
cals insist upon immediate rutting
away from the British mpire,
while others make the time inde
terminate. General Hertaog's opinlo.i Is Miiit
to have been expressed in siieech
when he declared for South AVrlca'aj
right to secede from the Hrltiah
empire. In spite of ihe net of un
ion, he Is quoted. South Africans
have the right to alt",- their consti
tution to gain independence. If the
king should refuse to alter the con
stitution, he would be approached
again and again and in the end Ihe
king would be convinced that it wws
better to have an independent
friend than a dependent enemy.
Prune Men To
Learn Whore
Markets Are
"All nrune mowers who have
their prunes op hand should meet
at the Commercial cmo room.
Thursday night in conunction
with the Oregon Prune committee
for tin- purpose of learning where
they cun find markets for their
oducts," said T. K. Mc.Crosky,
cretnry of the commercial club.
this morning.
"There are a large number or
prune growers not belonirfag to.
.v- iniranizzatioll and still havinu
their prunes on hand who are In
anger of losing a great oeai oi
i.Kinev ll liliirkeln cannot ne
found." said the secretary. "The
I'.iniln. nial dug and the Oregon
P
une committee are not interest-
. .1
In any panleular brand or
unes, but want to see all Ore-
in
go ll
uriine men Kit rid of tnelr
reps as soon as possible,
"rtartnlta information will he
furnished to prune growers as M
wln ie ibes- markets run oe rounu.
and how to reach them. The
committee made up of men from
Salem and from other cities are
familiar with these markets and
are making every effort to assist
the prune growers," stated Mc
Croskey, "and It Is imperative that.
the growers be at the meeting at
8 o'clock."
K. a. Gurtz, president of the
Oregon Prune campaign commit
tea will be present at the meeting
and will perhaps be the principal
speaker.
Th" Importance of this meeting
to (trowels can net be over esti
mated' fun her Mated .McCroskej.
1 urge every one who is Interested
to be present at the meetimc-"
Members of the committee ar-:
.las It. Linn, Fred A. Kurts. K. W.
Hazard, Hen W. Oloott, Sam A
K'o.ezr. Fred S. Ilynon, William It
Walton, Phil .Metchan, George 1.
Bakar, and fjsotga l'utnam.
Man No. 1 Has Man
No. 2 Arrested- Then
Judge Arrests No. 1
Cleveland, Feb. S -William Ked
mond of lioffalo loot William Tel
sky arrested for Issuing a check to
defraud.
"For what purpose was the cheek
given''" Jud'.-e " "ii- asked bin
wh'-n he testified.
"It was for some liquor I no' I
hipi," R.-dmond replied.
"fine." r ponded the judge
"Mr. Clark, Issue a warrant."
The order was obeyed and Red
mond was placed under arrest tn
the eourt -oum charged with sell
ing and UamS porting liquor.
Next week Is On iron (Tune week.
Net week Is Oregon Prune week.
Next Mreefe is Oregon Prune we
rT' r
week creamery.
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