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West ON-ILl iADER VOLUME 3U WKSTON. OKI&ON. I'KIDAY, JANTAKY U. l'Jl7 NUMBER 32 OREGON NEWS NOTES CF GE.'IERAL INTEREST wit placed al l.nnn.iHNi l Frank W. Hinllh. mi,rliilrnii'iil. Meniere ml, financial barker of I ho raleley Irrigation project, dirourae. by the decree of Judge Italy of Lake View holding that all III water of Iha DREAD OUR DAILY AMMUNITION t rlnclpal Events of the Week hewaUran nrr m t n, me . auran Tallin ini n -. hat thrown tricny axeicnea lor inior ration of Our Readers. The nfflrlal popu.ettnn of (land la IIM. Tha flral convention of Ihe pepper mini growera of Ihr alala w held al Albany. The l.lnn county row testing assort linn waa formed al meeting of breed era and dalrynteu held In Albany. F-mll J. Haehsher, retired, has horn ordered lo Portland for duly aa assist anl recruiting offlrer for I ho Arm). The state federation of labor III hold Ha annual convention In (talent Ihla year, runvrnlng on January 3. Cortland la let have another ahln building plant, marina II In all. built or projected, within Ihe city limit, The Oregon Retail Grorere' Asaorla linn will hold lla second annual In January IV 14 ami 2 al 8alem. Of ; aefldenta reported la lh alala Industrial accident rommlaalon 4urlng Iha past week, none haa been fatal. Will mollo university defeated Ok I horn a normal school by a arnra of H la II In a basketball gam at Ralem. Aflor lying hllo for 11 yrara. Iha fa moua l.on l,de gold mini', situat ed a faar mltea from Riddle, will re some activity. llaney Walla, Plate Insurance Cum wlealmier, a reappointed for four )rr term In thai position by governor Vllh)roiiibe. Mre Agnee Thrala Fair, a writer and speaker nn aortal tnplra, waa run down and kllM beneath an luterur ban train nrar Fori I and The annual conference of the mini lorlal Aaanrlallnn of ()rron Yearly Meeting of Iha Friend Church opened Monday evening al Kalrm, ' Tha annual convention of the Ore gnn Retail Hardware and Implement ftralrra" Association will bo held at Portland January 74, IS and I. A large proportion of the, 1917 I'mv lllla County grain crop la aald lo have bon contracted by Pendleton grain dealers during Iha paal few daya. In Iha flrat gam of tho season Iha , University of Oregon baakalball loam aa defeated by tha Oklahoma Htat Normal School by a ecore of 32 lo 12. Petlllona ara being circulated among tha rancher and atnekmen of Klamath county aaklng tha county court to place a bounty of f 10 on coy otca, railtlnna ara being circulated for tha calling of a new election for tho voting of I90.0H0 water bonda for tha bringing of an additional water tupply to McMlmmvlll. Waller Griffin, of Eugene, hat been dealgnated Senator from I -ana County with voice, but without a vole, by tha County Court and Eu(nt Chamber of Commerce. The I-ene County Bar Association will probably eubmlt a bill to Ihe State Leglalalure provHIng for Ihe elimination of certain expenaea In con nertlon with Justice Court caaea. R. 0. Johnaon of Dakar, ha purchaa ed f &00 head of aheap from 8. W. Faulk of Enterprlaa. White the exact amount involved waa not given out. It la known to be more than 160,000. A bill revising tha district Irrigation taw has been drafted by a committee appointed for that purpose by the Oregon Irrigation congress, and la In shape to be presented to the legisla ture. Petition have been placed In cir culation at Roseburg by the Gardiner Commercial Club protesting against the proposed passage of a bill closing the lxwer Umpqua River to commer cial flatting. The State Fish and Game Commis sion met at the Capitol Tuesday, at which lime It took up such legislation at Is before the fish and game com mittee of the two houses of the Legislature. The W. r. Prager Fruit Company, of Roieburg, shipped a car containing M.ono pounds of Douglas County prunes to Liverpool, England, from where they will be distributed among the allied armlet. January It and 10 have been fixed at the datea for holding the 11th an nual conference of presidents and fa culties of privately supported colleges of Oregon. Thla year's eonterenca will take place In Albany. More salmon eggs will be taken at the South Coos River Hatchery thla aoaaon than aver before In tha history up their haida. apnralrd lo Ihe deaert land board for i anrrllallon of their surety bn and aro preparing I lie in eeltra I, i tntlnii tnd'fiiiltrly along the lints of dry - far ming heretofore prarllred The Dallea l-and Offlro hat become so over rushed that It la now lo daya behind In keeping the reronla up with the eulrlra. Ihe rush la linrraalng dally and la esauming lurgn propor tions. To atop. If pnseltile, dlstrraalng do sirurllon of deer herda In drop aiow In the lllue Mountains near the Sonne of I j (ira lole s water supply, the (iov eruiuenl has aut a man and hound to the region to kill couaara. During the year 19l afll.lslt for hlskey and othrr aplrlluous lluuor filed In Multnomah county amounted In 14.1.11, arrnrdlng to the rt-pnrt o' County Clerk fleverldaje. Affnlnvlis for alf'ohol lu'ah-d 1 o.t jo for the tutnn period Tu hundred twenty three mrii h are on parole from Hie H'iiiii iiliry '' earned lll.slci f))r tlu'tn irlvra and their families during NotetnlM-r. cording to a rrtxirt fllrd with (iovcr nor Wlthycoiiibe by I'srrlo titfoer Keller rtenalor Ijine of Oreeon has faior thlo reportrd frtm the flsherli-a roirt mltlre ihe omnibus full hati hery hill, rerenlly paserd by Ihe limine. Ihe committee rut the appropriation for the Columbia Iturr and I ako Qulti Unit baUhvrlea from ISH.ucl to 40.UU0 rarh. Th Karwest Milk rrdurt Com pany, of Astoria, has Rltrn a trust ie to the Cortland Trust Company, covering Its plant and holdlncs In Astoria, to aerure an lue of iriO.noii in per irnt iHinds. The inonry Is to be used in opvratluj a milk condensing plant. Production and sale of mctsia In Dregon for ll were the grralrst Ince the early plarer dya of o yeara tgo. totaling approximately H.OOO.OoO, aorording to the report of the Oregon bureau of mlnea and geology commis sion, Including the non metallic, the amount I annul f.i.Roo.ooa. One of the larRest laud deal In t'matllla County for aeveral year waa rot:auinmtml when a syndicate of IVndletmi men, headed by Colonel J. II. Kaley. prominent Pendleton at torney, purrhased the 3600 acre farm of W, J. Kurnlah. of Portland. The consideration U given at 1200.000. Manager of the two flouring mill at Mt'Mtnnville, acting In conjunction with the warehousemen at Payton and Newburg, are negotiating for lho pur chase of a etcamboat of from 100 to 150 tone carrying capacity, to ply the Willamette and Yamhill River be tween Portland and McMlnnvllle. Part of Ihe Bumpier towtmlte ha been sold for placer mining In the sale of 00 acre of land for the purpoae by Henry Bpauldlng to A. Rodelaon. of Sumptor. The land Ilea In tho Powder River Valley, In the northern part and Immediately north of the city. The price la estimated to be mora than 115.000. Nearly 1,000,000 feet of fir loga. cut aeveral year ago on the right of way of tho Coos bay branch of the South ern Pacific company between Eugpii and the coast, havo been sold by Ihe compsny to the Willamette Valley Lumber company, of Dallas, and they will be hauled to that city as fast at they ctn be gt'hercd. While asserting that the superinten dent of the State Training School for floyt It doing everything posxlble for their welfare and betterment, the com mission to Investigate that school and the Industrial School for Girls, sharply ertttrlset conditions at the boys' school, but commends thosn surround ing the Slate Hoard of Control. For the purpose of opposing tho pro posal to divide tho tribal lands of the Vmstllla Indian reservation among the .children of the present allottees, Chief No Shirt, of the Walla Wallas, haa gone to Washington. D. ('.. to take up the matter personally with the In dian bureau. The Indiana are much divided over the controversy. Kfforts of the Oregon bureau of mine and geology during the ensuing two years will be directed toward In vestigating the nltrato and potash de posits of the central part of the state and encouraging production from Idle metallic mines In the eastern and aouthern sections, working In conjunc tion with the federal bureau of mlnea. AUorney-Qeneral Brown, In an oplrt- mm Iftf t fc Cssars in York Evening Post. that under the slnP' it'-m vi ti amenl mint to the ronMltuttoii, i)m,1 by the electoral" at Ihe Inut general elec tion, the a.inie procedure Is to lo fo lowed as on a veto of nn entire bill, and that no real lirrenlty exists for filther leglalatloli to make It effective. Four nie:i rrr Inju' -d. a p.i't of the liiiKliiess n-etlon ef Or'nn City . rocked as If by an rarilKjimk. and the hardware and s .oiid hnud etore of Tolpoltir w.ih partly rer! el when . iiunntlty of powder exploded In tho Tolpolar stero. Tho rnHtc fnrt of the store waa blown Into the street, and the danta-e Is estimated et severul hunilrrd dollars. Memher of lho Stnte XavA Hoa'd. of the Orange and oilier Interested In advancement of rural credits legisla tion held a meeting at Slate Treasurer Kay office and formulated tho plan for legislation desired to place the rural credlta amendment In operat m aa soon an possible. The rule and reiu'atloR governing loans under the Srt.enilmcnt will be left lnri;c!y tlla crellonary with the Land Hoard. 'Germany and her allica ae f'rhttng In? defense of e xlatenre. I.nte;ilc, nc cueed of intent loll to conquer Alsace Lorraine and several Prussian prov inces, to humiliate Aurtrla. partition Turkey and mnUUiie Fiulriaria As Jest of sincerity oft-nUnti.- profession Germany mentions fate of IrinU m-i plc. destruction of Boor republic, suu JiH'atioii of northern Africa, euppret sion of liusi-lan alli-n nations and vio lation of Greece. War of starvation of Germany also mentioned. I'ae of olored (riHipH in Kurope denounced. Germany held to have tuado honest effort to end war. SHORT NEWS NUGGETS BUFFALO BILL" r i i - V' t"'- " : I f .. --e Jk Wayne MaeVcagh. attorney-general In lho cabinet of President Carficld. and brother of Franklin MacVtah. former ' secretary of the treasury, is dead. Cnlted States militiamen will be bark in their home by March 1 and General Pershing's roluinu will be on tho American tide of the tt.der. ac cording to reports. Villa has succeeded In eluding the government troops thrown out south west of Chihuahua City by General Murgula to stop the bandit chief's northward movement. Dy a vote of 79 to 1 the house of representatives of Oklahoma passed the McCoIllater antl cigarette bill, prohibiting smoking, giving away or Belling cigarettes in Oklahoma. The senate tanking and commerce committee voted to recommend the Shafrotb bill, amending the fetieral farm loan bank district, comprised of Colorado, Wyoming. Utah and New Mexico. Tho Mexican-American Joint com; mission, which failed to effect an ad justment of the questions at Issue be tween Mexico and the United States after a series of conferences that be gan four months ago, was formally dlssolred Monday. Interpreting the Mann "while slave" law, the United States supreme court decided that prosecutions under the law tor transporting women In Inter state commerce are not limited to eominerclallted vice and Include per sona! lmmor.il escapajes. Conviction of K, Drew Camlnettl and Maury I. Dtggs, of Sacramento, waa affirmed. ttscit LiQua.T is found GERMAN SEA RAIDER IN SOUTH ATLANTIS Ctlzurct en the Steamer Kilburaj Cscttd IS03 Quarts. Portland, Or The aleamer K. A. Kllburn, raided when she docked on Ihe Portland waterfront, la proving a prolific source of contraband whisky. Iteputlee of the sheriff s office, with city detectives and federal agonta, un covered approximately I40O quarta of whisky In their continued search Sun day, according lo Walter Y. Ceren, special agent for District Attorney I vans These set jure are In addition to IC'J quarts of liquor taken on the Ini tial night of raiding, when the ship, shadowed by the Portland police pa trol Ix at from the mouth of the river, as boarded by a swarm of itaioue officers. Ten Boats Sunk, Two Taken as Prizes off South Ameri can Coast Bene Dry C ill In Oregon House. Salem. The model dry measure wliirh was constructed by Dr. J. E. Anderson, of Hood River and Waaco, and Senator II. L. Kddy of Douglas, wl'h the assistance of Attorney Gen eral Drown, was introduced 'lo the lower house of the legislature Mon day, lta principal provisions make It unlawful to "receive, Import, possess, transport, deliver, manufacture, aell. give away or barter" intoxicating li quors, save under certain drastic re strictions set forth lu the voluminous set. En SenJtcr Foster Dies. Taeoma, Wash Addison G. Foater. former Uullxd States senator from Washington, died at his home here after an illnesa of several daya. THE MARKETS. Portland. Wheat Club $1 58: bluestem $1 65; red Russian. $1-15; forty fold. 11.60. Parley No. 1 feed, 138.50 per ton. - Hay Timothy, l-'l per ton; alfalfa. $1S. Ilutter Creamery, S4c. KgK lianch, 3,c Wool Eastern Oregon, 36c; valley, 35c. Hopa 191 crop. 68 Vic. London. The following announce saent waa given out bar officially: "For soma time paat It had beea assumed that the following British and French merchant ahlpa, which had long been overdue, had been aunk by a German raider. "Rrltlah Dramat.'at, Radnorshire, Mi nted, Netberby Hall. Mount Temple, King George, Georglc, Voltaire, French Nantea and Aanleres. -Definite Information ha now been received from Pernambuco confirming Ihla aaaumptlon. "Ou the evening of Monday the Jap anese steamer Hudson Mara arrived off Pernambuco, having on board the masters and 237 men of the crew a of aome of the loat vessels which were sunk on various dates between Decem ber 13 and January 12. "In addition the steamer 8L Theo dore waa captured and a prtxe crew put on board; and the steamer Yar rowdale was captured and aent away with about 404 men. the crews of oth ers of the sunken vessels who were to be lauded." Moat of these boats when last re ported were In the South Atlantic, in dicating that the German raider has been at work off the South American coast s The latest German sea raider, on the face of dispatches, apparently passed a record in destructivenesa of commerce, only exceeded by the ex ploits of the famous Emden, Ger many'a prise raider. The Emden. ac cording to best estimates available, aank 23 merchant veaaela beside a Russian cruiser and a French destroyer. Seattle. Wheat niuestero. $1.68: club 11.59; forty fold. $1.60; red Russian, $1.57; fife, $1.59; turkey red, $1.64. Karley -$39 per ton. Putter Creamery, 38c Eggs 3Sc. GERMANS CLOSE TO CITY OF GALATZ R. L HE.NRY V -k of 1 glsnasiai . j AR IS -iiAefA V k- A v V P : "Mi 1 -iii TiiTiiinisinrr T- Berlin, by wireless to Sayvllle. Strong attacka were made by Russian and Roumanian troops on the recently captured Teutonic positions north of the Suchitxa valley, on the northern Roumanian front. The official an nouncement says the attacka were re pulsed. Field Marshal von Mackensen'a out posts are now planted only six miles from Galatx, the Important Roumanian port on the Danube end of the Sereth line, the Teutonic pressure having re sulted in another gain when the town of Vadenl waa taken. Vadeni la a scant two mile south of the Sereth river itself, on the railway between Bralla and Galatx. On the northern end of the Russian front, in the Riga district, the ad vances recently scored by the Rus sians appear to have been maintained In the face of heavy counter attacka by the German. Twice on successive daya Petrograd haa announced the re pulse of heavy assaults. The operations on the Franco-Belgian front are confined to" the most part to artillery. "BUFFALO BILL" IS BURIED Col. William F. Cody, tha famous frontiersman, known at "Buffalo Bill," who died In Denver tact week. CELLIGERENT NOTES Robert L. Henry, chairman of tha Potitleat Harmony Session Fall. I'0UM ru,e' "". which la Invea- JvVw Vork.-Efforts to bring about 'S-"" pr0.,oens peace nou harmony between republicans ' and progressives here produced as the first couspiciimm result a stormy pro test from George W. Perkins and Ev- leak. The entente reply to President Wil ton 't peace note condensed means: Restoration of Alsace Lorraine to France and of Tronlino and Trlest to Italy. Constitution of tha .avmilo provinces of Auntria Into a separato state. Transference of Transylvania from Hungary to Roumanla. Restor ation of the ancient kingdom of Bo hemia. Creation of a united Poland under Russian proteetorato. In addi tion, the expulsion of thi Turks from Europe, the liberation of tho Armeni ans, Arabs and Syrian from Turkish rule. U. S. Now Owner of WesNndlea. Washington. The Danish West In erctt Colby, prosresslve leaders, that dles passed Wednesday under the aov republican leaders were not acting in good faith. Later a statement declar ing the charces unfounded was Issued by members of the republican committee. Germuny'a statement to neutrals. In ol tu iubUtuaat. mi ttmUatU ion isnyo Qgvcraar WII&yco&ivo. avid brc Bart Llqurr Adt In Mall, Washington. Transmission In the tnnila of liquor advertisements, in cir culars, newspapers or otherwise, Into state which prohibit such advertising r scllrita'Joh. Is barred by a bill by fc. nntor I'ankliend, of Alabama, pass ed by lho Kt'iiule. It now goca to the house. erelgnty of the United Statea. Neg tlatlons continued for over half a cen tury came to a conclusion with the ex change of ratiflcationa of the treaty of cession by Secretary Laustng and Daulsh Minister Brun. Two Governors, Many Other Offieiale, Army and Great Company Join. Denver. The west . Sunday bade farewell to all that waa mortal of Col onel William F. Cody ("Buffalo Bill") and the west. In its own words, "did itself proud" in its parting with the man who helped to make lta history. Two state governors, a lieutenant governor, officials and legislators from three statea. the United Stateg army, fraternal organlzatlona of w hich he was an honored member, former cowboys, the Grand Army of the R public and men, women and children, thousands of the latter, paid tribute to the llluatrioua aon of the prairies, , Waimar weather U predicted. . Admiral Dewey la Dead. Washington. Admiral Dewey, the nation's Spanish War hero and bji pri ority of grade the ranking naval offi cer of the world, died at hit home here In hia 80th year. General breakdown, accompanied by arterlo scleroala Inci dent to old age, w aa the causa of hit death.. Navy Shell Contract to British Firm. Washington. The United Statea government has been forced to go to one of the belligerent countrlee to se cure Ha 16 and 14-inch shell for tha navy. The navy department awarded to Hatftelds, Limited, of London, con tract for 3000 1 Inch shell, at $613 each, and 4500 14-Inch shell at $35 each, delivery In 16 months. American flrma submitted much lurger bids, and demanded much long er periods for deliveries. EttUu. hag decreed beer ttuiiu