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4 J - 5 EADE 4- NUMBER 14 VOLUME! 40 WKSTON. OKKGON, fKlDAY. SKIT. It. ll17 WESTONf L OREGON NEWS NOTES OF GENERAMNTEREST Principal Events of the Wiek Briefly Sketched for Infor mation of Our Readeri. Ta Jar-hnoa county flr open flP tmbr II. at lh nataforluui In Med ford. Walter r. Kye. yer flrm. ml Ml lU were married al Palera. A return of 1116 from n cre of ppprmlt la reported by r. K Mrlln of Kuo. mrof operator In Portland, of whom thr are abou.1 have organic 4 a labor union. Construction work on ihe Pougla ro.mly unit of tha Pacific highway it III begin shortly. Tb pioneer of Jrkon county bl -tfeala annual reunion In LHhla rb In Athland Tbaraday. Beal OBllbof. 70. wit rruihed In 4an between two Urge spruce loga at tbo Had mill at Toledo. Ml Martba Bwbn bat been p mated countjr agent for Hood River. Waaeo and Bhermea rountle. Captain lnu 0. Krook. acting ouar (raaatar al Fort Steven, committed ulrlda by cutting bl throat lib a raior. Flrw entirely destroyed the Glenda ahlnilo mill and a Urge quantity of blngle Ibat were an band ready for hlpment. Tha outhro raelfto company re ported to lb public ervlc rommls lea a sat shortage on Ita Oregon line mi ear. Purine tba month of August 4S37 warrant were Issued by Hecretary of ftlata Olcott. Ihe largest number In th history of tba Mate. Tbat tba bran rrop of Douglas roun ty tbla yar will exceed lioo.ooo la tba statement mada by J. C. Kurd, county agricultural agent. Oregon' greatest agricultural and taduatrlal aipoaltlon the Rath an nual atata fair will open at Salem Kaptambar J4. for a week. (Ucretary Oloott haa Issued a tote meat bowing that on July 1 there vara ilt.tttt!) In unclaimed bank deposits In tba bank of the atata. Ret ween 1.000.000 and 6.000.000 pound of prune la the estimate of Pouglaa county preent rrop a niado by tba buyer who ar In the field Governor Wlthyrombe hat lifted the proclamation Issued by him several waak ago rloalng lha hunting season In lha timbered area be. aim of lorml fires Th" state high ay commission haa now under way 8" project of con atrurtlnn. ihe toiaf eatltnated and con tract prlcaa of which approximate IMnn.nno Holdler who hve been guarding tba foret of Oregon wib order to "ahoot to kill" all peraon detected la the act of aettlne fire, have been withdrawn. Bo great I the urarrlly of men In tb John Pay rallay that nearly all of tba women at Long t'reek are now working with their hiixhawl In the barveat flelda. Tba Oregon Kleld Trial club ha completed rrngement for the run ning of Ita thirty aerond annual trial September 1 17. ualng ground near Oranco atatlnn. Tbero hare bean no Area other than tbo atartad by lightning In the Caa cad national foreat tbla aummer. la tb artlon of Oydo B. SelU. auper ricor of tba fort. tana Haye. p-yaar-old daughter of Mr. and Mr. Robert Haye. of Walter wllle. waa drowned when he fall Into the Eugana municipal power plant aaaal, near tbat place. ' Naarly 140.000 la the amount appo tinned to tba atata of Oregon by tba fedaral toYrnment to be uaed In the eanitrurtian of trail and forect roada during tba coming rear. A flald gaologlat of tha United Stat geological aurray wilt be tent to Oregon to look ovar tbo propecta far oil and natural ga. at tha ollcl tetlen of Repraaeotatlvo McArtbur. Tba biggeit automobila how aver bald in conjunction with the Oregon tate.falr U to b ataged on the tate fair ground north of Slem from Bep tambar 14 to 29. Inehialva. thin year. Tha Ahland city council haa pur ebaaed 120 acre of timber land In the Ahlnd creek canyon aa matter ol pratattlon ta the wateiahed of Aib land rraab. which la the city water aupply. 'i Baker county b patltloned tha lata highway eommllon for the ur ur ( n4i trea Baktr, ont to Cornucopia and one ta I'nHv The county IH appropriate M0 l rd the cnnal tin lion of I In- t'ornu roala road and f 4 i toward die rjin alructloo of Hie I li 1 1 i"'l The a rorri.pinid''iH muiai a of the t'lilM-imir of ftf-giin In li'ah " lioul and coll-g mil'K'1" haw liw-n up' n l In iildl-ra lm r .iu.-nn nf rir (on alatlolird In pari t tin- amid Ihe naull of a ruling by Anonicr fiKneral Hmn Dial Hi' iti union i-ourara mav lie nff. ir.l in il'ii.-na b yoml the Imh Ji ra'nl lln- im'. A pHHInii niinieriiiialy riiiiiied waa preaentcil In tin' l.lin nlil OMinly court a.klilK that apeiUl ili-i'lloii h.- hlt for Hie purpiiM- of vnilng on a piopo all loit to lioml Hie count) l"t l-'nO,-0"i to Imllil ra'U Tin- rhlcf of i-iiKlm-cra limtrurtel the dlalrlcl engineer at rorlland to prorrr.l at mire Willi III'' work of deepening the link at Oregon t'lty. for ahlch work rongreaa rwenlly ap propruieti fun.oiio lhat the fire wbu-h ha been jut halted In lha Kort ll'x k aerlinn after burning over 2n.oo acres of yellow pin, waa undoubtedly of Incendiary origin, la lha derlaloii of ('. J. Muck, aalalant chief foreat er. At 0 o'clock TuewUy 7400 acr a of land known aa the licnhaiu Kail aggregation and located In the II. od. Alfalfa and I'owell Uutto vlrliiillcn. in Cnwk and Deachutea count lea. waa opened for homeatrad filing. Admiral Capp baa liifiiroied Sena tor Chamberlain that the ahlpplng board la conalderlng the prnpnaal of liobert A Miller, of Portland, to build ahlpa of concrete but la not yet ready 10 enter Into any contract. Dr. K. M. Ilrook. of Portland, form erly of Hllverton. waa appointed by Governor Wlthyeonibe to aucrei-d lr. M II. lareellti aa a mi tuber of the lata board of health. Pr. Marrellu realgned to enter military aenlce. pendlnton lead the cltlea of the tale In contribution of booka to the war library, according to a atatement made br Mia Cornelia Marvin. tto librarian. That city haa given 442 . volumes and about jooo magstlnes No mora commitment to the slate school for feebleminded v.ill be reeclv- ed from the slate at large until all feeble minded wards of the state now In other Institution ore rercd for. the atate board of control baa ruled. President Wllnon baa aent to the aenate the following nominations: Collector of customs. Oregon district, Portland, Will Moore of Pendleton, Or.; United Stntis marshal, district of Oregon. Gcorgo K. Alexander of Portland. u- v. tnr nearly 15 vrara adjutant general of the Oregon Na- i.....i ,-..r,i I,,, he.-n ui.mitnted a major In the Cnlted Slute army iitul ordered to report at onee to t'nmp Lewis. American Lake, for service with the new national army. This year's Pendleton Hound up. September 20. 21 ami 22. li. expected to break all records, both In attendance, and n the quality of the contents and exhibition. The people of Pettdleton am making arrangements to entertain 75.000 people for the three days. Circuit Judge n. V. Kuyk.ndull of lamath Kails has derided In favor of th atate In the Inst of seven case against F. A. Hyde anil his associates to recover lands which the state claimed were arnulred fraudulently, The seven rases Involved approximate- ly 40,000 acres. All but one were deeld- ed In favor of the state. Wheat that grows over five feet high and produces from 100 to 150 bushel to the acre Is on exhibition at the Mearom rommerc a. e.uo u , oc property of E. P. Hughe, of Josephine county. According to Mr. Hughes, this Is a Russia wheat of unknown name, uriginiiuy pern to u imuo-i m no gains, notwiiiisiHuuutu iuih ai. Ilolland. Josephlno county, by Con- tucks which hnve bwn preceded by gressman llawiey, four years ago. heavy artillery fire. Lane county la building twice tha amount of road this year expected when estlmntes were made this spring but expenditures for roads have not Increased. The cost of construction haa been reduced by replacing teams and wagons with a great caterpillar tractor and train of car. The 75 by the artillery, the statement Imll- horsepower engine, in a single load. Catcs. haul 32 aquare yards of gravel, equal There ha been considerable slack to average loads for 20 teams ol rnnK n the German advance In north horses, and travels over the road at Prn Kussla, due in large measure to about Ihe same speed. ho Russians making stands nt several Th ten men .elected for commi.- stan a aecond lieutenants tn the United State army by President W. J. Kerr, of the Oregon Agricultural eolleg are: Lloyd D. Yates. Milton; Charlea A. Fertlg, Hood River; Fre- most V. Walton, Salem; William V. Clarke, Portland; Cyril L. Myers, Portland; Darrel D. Johnson. Cor vallla; Norval C. Crnle, Chicago; William J. ONell. Cloquet II. Cloquet. Minu.; VwiM L Bul(i 0rB" PM,t fl . BUCK at the on UltiLllHJ PENDLETON. SEPTEMBER 20-21-22 TKk on itit teat. I. 2. tl and 32: rJrti limit hot. M. via UNION PACIFIC SYSTEM Komid-Trip Fare (1 tft S. S. NEI30N from VtTON I.UU Ajscnt DIGGER AND BETTER THAN EVER BIG WAR TAX BILL PASSED BY SENATE Wanhlcgton -The big war tax bill I bark In the haiida of the houae. following Hit paaangv b the aenate. The tneanure paavd the bouae May 2.1 and now goce to conference. The aenate added more tban li00.000.ooo l.. .1... Lilt to the bill It la hoped that the differences be- taeen Hie two house, may be settled within two week, after which the bill will be laid baforc President Wllaon for his alKnnttire. The aenate approved the bill. 03 to 4. the negative vol. Iieliiu cast by Senator llorah. Gronna. La Kolktte mid Norris. The action came after the high tax group had SKaln sought to secure the adoption of Senator La Kollctto's substitute to mine J3.500.- Omi.ono more taxes. It was voted down. fiS to 15. As the bill now stands it totals about f:40fl.liti0.mi0. against the 51.- S;7.S7".ol In the hous- bill. t( the total si;.2on.noi) is to he raised by levies on Incomes, corporate and In- dividual, and H.OtiO.uOn.oOU from war profits. Levies on liquor, tobacco ana public utilities will make up most of the remainder. EUROPEAN WAR NEWS At various points on the front held by Fd Marshal llalg the Itritlsh ,roopa have delivered auccessful at- tacks, Austria has lost 120.000 killed. wounded and taken prisoner by Italian forces since August 9, when General Cadormt assumed bin great offensive, The French and Germans are en- caged In extremely beuvy fighting in ,, Verdun sector, with the Germans trylng , m0up their loswa of the om! f last week on the right bank of ,hP Mouse. the lino in Ho minuia the Rus- g,alis and Roumanians continue to noW the Austrlails and Germans for ltallun forces, says the Italian of- ftciul statement, are still energetically exerting pressure upon the Austrian jIu.g northeast of Gorilla t the San Ga- brui0 region), keeping them under an intensive barrage fire. The Carso fighting is being mainly carried ou olut8, partieulurly on the front of the r8koff railroad line lending eastward from jnga. Both Germuti and Russian opnon seems to think the new Ger- nmn invasion will not proceed much further this fall. The approach of the Wt,t Blld eoi,i aeasons militates against a pulib toward Pctrogrttd at prc- ent , . IVmllolon Round Up attendance it xjMctd to break all records. fSk $2.20 WHEAT PRICE WILL BE MAINTAINED Washington. The price of 2.:o a bushel for wheat fixed by President Wllnon will Ixi maintained, it aa nude clear by the food admlnUtra' ion. deitflte laolated protrata from farming Intereata that the figure la too low. lam llnlto ilia I a illtluHitia ' J k as w virtually the only objection of any consequence, it v.s said, has arisen In North Dakota, where the crop was unusually poor. Grain elevators began operating Monday under llrcnse restrictions prescribed by the food administration. Nouo will be allowed to store wheat or rye for more than 30 days, and each elevator is required to make weekly reports of lis transactions. Hour mills will be put under a 11- m-nslng system within a few days. They will be restricted to a maximum profit of 25 cents a barrel on flcur ake future sales more and cannot in than 3 days in advance. The mills also will bo required to bold their srnin accumulations to a 30 days' supply. MAKING OF WHISKEY STOPS COO Distilleries Are Closed and 8000 Men Lose Their Jobs. Washington. Manufacture of whis key ceased throushout the nation at 11 o'clock Saturday light, when the h,h,ve clnllsp of the food con,ro, bpcmp rflectlvp. importation of w-hiskey also stopped. Millions of bushels of grain which f(md ()mcia,s way wol1(, othrrwisP b0 ground up for whiskey will thus bo released for food. From one end of the country to the afreeted hv the drastic ordo(. Ovof 6()t, distiiories an(1 8000 m(,n wU, out of buslnrss. There are ;o3 niKlBtl.,.C(l distilleries in Ken- tueky. 165 in California. 6S in Inn- 8J.,vaniHi i4 ln Ohio. M in -Maryland ,,Ilrt Misaourl. and 20 in New York- thj 8taU,g ariU,at hlt Argentine People Arcused. nnenos Aires. The official an nouncement issued by the state do- partment at Washington that com- munications from Count Luxburg. rio-m.n ri.arce at RupnoB Aires, had . n ., f ., offl(.e (nr0U(,u the Swe,lisU legation here in cipher caused a sensation, and was the niook road near Sheridan before the wnicn passea mrougn me oweaisa ia principal topic of discussion through- fall rains set in. the state highway gation. sent by the German charge ta out the city. Smith vVanta San Francisco Cleaned. San Francisco. An affidavit nam' Ing about 100 hotels In San Francisco , , ......,.,,,,,...,, ,h.. poses by the Rev. Paul Smith, president of the State Law Enforcement aud Pro- tectlve league. Sapleigh's Estimato. SnpieiRh "I hoin. Miss Ethel. 1 nra not tnkiug up too much of your vnlu- uMe time." Miss Ethel "Oh. I assure you. Mr. Snploigh. that the time I spend wltu you U of no value whatever." ITALIANS CONTINUE ATTACK Coru.a Battle le Deadlock With Vie- tery App.cn.ly .mpoMlb... irdlne, Italy. The fight agalnat Ihe height northeaal of OorUla continue bight and day during good and bad e.ther. The rontinuoua conteat eeni IO me cill'Tirr 10 vw ainniaiini by auperhunian forre. tba Itaiiana and tha Auatrlana ronniantly engaging In baud to-hand etioountera. A airange altiiatlon li. brought about by the two fnrcea, virtually einial In number, utrriigth and determination. ulrJKKling for eupremary In a circumacrlbcfl grc KhiF. I ! Imrwulljlfl for all!ier aide to employ more men or artillery. Gap. In the rank, .re Inat.ntly filled and thu the contending forcea remain o balanced that victory apparently la Impoaaible to cither aide. 11200,000 Spent by Red Croaa. . U'aiailtlnaTfnn A nnm ( m taf tl 11. 000.000 for war relief work in Europe will have been expended by the Amer ican Ked Croaa in the first aix months bIirc the United States has been at war with Germany, according to a re- ru.rl Hflreua.1 "To the Aiueriesn Peo pie,- by Henry P. Davlaon. chairman of the Red Croaa war council. American Victim of Raid on Hospital. Waahington. The death of Kirst Lieutenant William T. Mtisimmoas, medii-sl corps, 1'. S. A., killed Thurs day wbeo German aviators bombed hoiipitals behind the lines in France, was announced in a dixpatch received by the war department from the American embassy at London. French Cain at Verdun. Pails. The Vrench troops made gains on the right bank of the Mouse. Verdun sector, occupying important poslti-ins and capturing more than 500 prlnoners, according to the announce- mcnl of the war office. No Slides in Panama Canal for Year. Panama. Saturday completed a uafn; ran. aua canal was not stopped by slides. The channel now ia in fine shape. Home Rule Framers Make Progress. Dublin. Fixcellent progress is being made by the Irish Home Rule conven tion, it was stated on good authority. German Drive is Slackened. Copenhagen. Leading German mill tary circles consider that with the cap- ture of the important naval buses of Rips and Duenamuende, operations on the Riga front virtually have been ended, says a Berlin dispatch to the national tiaenuu Munitiona Inquiry Ordered by House. Washington. The defective muni tions sent to General Pershing's army In Vrance will be investigated by a bou.c congressional committee. THE MARKETS Portland. Wheal Club. $1.96; bluestem, 2; red Russian. lonj-ioiu. n.vs. Barley No. 1 feed, 4o per ton Hay Timothy. $27 per ton; alfalfa, K4. Butter Creamery. 43c. Kggs Ranch, 3Sc. Wool Eastern Oregon, 60c; valley. 60c. .,..in..nt rhnrehill has re- ived reports from several school boar()s ,hat tra(.h.,r8 Rre resigning without giving the notice required by lnw. Thl9 notiro must be given prior ,0 30-dav period before the opening ol srhool and under a new law failure to" give such notice is cause for revoking a teaching certificate. No certificates have so far been revoked, but Super- iiitendent Churchill is writing to the teachers warning them to fulfil their contracts or such action will be taken, Because of the urgent need of com- niotin? mrk work on the Siskiyou :, nf p(-itic hishwav and that part of the McMinnvllle-Tilla . . ; i cimmlsslon. at a special nieemm Portland, decided to put Into effect temporarily a ten-hour day on thes two jobs. However, the basic day's work Is to remain eight hours, as at , , , bp lo ... lh rfitini tt hours, Returned th Compliment. Gruff Bachelor (lu restaurant) I am glad to see jour baby haa kept still at last, uiadiiiu. Mother Ves, sir. Xw are tbo only thing tbat has pleased him since bo saw the anlmaU eat at tha goo. life, 5 LEGAT10H ,ft nrnillll I CrUT $ GERMAN AULllI , ACCUSCO Of Having Transmit M German Official Tele- grams to Berlin. Waahington. The government' ax poaure of bow Sweden' legation la Argentina acted aa a aecrct channel of communication for Count Lniburg, German charge Jn Buenoa Atrea, aad ,he r,,B ' otti( r!f,fa m """0 b"rb matic corp and all official quarter almoet to the exclualon of all other ubjecta connected with the war. Aa a revelation of the machlnatloaa of German diplomacy It take rank aecoud only to the celebrated Zlmmer- ttann ote lott," . r Uoited State and Japan and Meileo. No break with Sweden la erea thought of tit tbla juncture. At tha present atage It la wholly a matter between Argentina, Sweden and Ger- ,th ,he Vt,iiei 8uu"' ker nd th of e WOT,d ed onlookers. Copies of three brief dispatcher made public by the atate departmeat revealed the Swedish foreign office la mn nr. ron 1 1 v mn lirMeh Af neutral ity and diplomatic Impropriety. They were meaaagea to Berlin trvm Count Luxburg. the Germaa charge at Buenos Aires, forwarded by the Swed ish legation there aa Its own eommaat cations. Besides advertising that' aa ronceasions be granted Argentina la the submarine controversy, they aa gested that the South American eeaar try'a ships be sunk "without leaving any trace, and gave information aa . . .,.,, Tpg(,B 'The'departmenfs announcement Waa sent to the Argentine embassy and tha Swedish legation here at tha time it was given to the public ' EVIDENCE AGAINST I. W.W. ACCUMULATES Washington Numerous Indictments for conspiracy to thwart the govern ment's war plans appear to be la praa pect as a result of the nation-wide raid , TnrtllB,r,., vf0rkm at the Wortei otflce8 by depar-m.nt of Ju8tlc. Evidence la said to Ap fast aeetiatw lating to support theiflief that a gt- gantlc conspiracy has listed for time to cripple the government In dec rying on the war. that Ita ramifica tions have extended into virtually every state and that numerous anti war activities which appeared to eman ate from many sources In reality had their fountainhead in a single grasp of conspirators. The government's hands have aaaaj greatly strengthened by the seliure af papers in contemplated proceeding against persons Identified with tha I. W. W. and others who activities haw uw" lur l,u,c. """" ";" of the department s bureau of fnvea- tigatlon. Many of these documents are sa!4 ta relate to labor disturbances in tha west and the Pacific northwest. Federal officials are said to have obtained information that the I. W. W. has a national membership of S0.M0. of w hom 12,000 to 15,000 are in Chi cago. ... culmv WILL NOT RECALL ENVOY Swedi.h Foreign Off.c Uphold As- " Stockholm Baron Lowen, the Swo- ""' "'s"""- "' bo recalled, according to a statement made to the press by Admiral Llml- man. minister of foreign affaire, The foreign minister told the news- papermen that Baron Lowen waa act blamable for the tenor of the message lha TlArlln frriffn nffintf. and mn lia ' -- - had acted in good faith and did not know the contents of the dispatches, he woutd not be recalled. It ts me general impression, em 8U10g the rtrongly opposed' pc political parties that Sweden acted In good faith in the matter or tne uermaa telegrams, but public opinion, never theless, is stirred by the fact that code telegrams of German origin were permitted to be forwarded without givjg the Swedish officials tha key t0 tbe code. Buenos Avres -Argentine mobi ajC atoning the German consulate.