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V s 1 MTON. OREGON. FBIDA CT. 12. I'Jlf 'i VOl.UMK 40' NUMBER 13 . West EADER OREGON HEWS NOTES OF GENERAUtiTEREST Principal Events if thi Wiek Briefly Sketched fer Infer millen if Our Retderi. " Oregon Agricultural College od Moedsy morning Th Otitoo Gun club reorganized a few day tr with II member. 'At eastern man. Mr. Van IUn. It I MarahfleM. arranging In drill for It r rerhrburg By f 2T ' OnM Hill Irrigation, dtatrlrl has decided in inu bond emetintlng to $B.w Th United State govrnmnt hai tgr4 te mall urvy of the coal ftelde tributary In MM font InttaJlaUon of nw equipment In lit adtetae) P elation liaa III' erd I' rapacity one third Tea third annual convention of th m'tr Walnut aMorlallnu Hl be btld la MrMlnatllo Nomhr 7 9. Tbe tblrtv tilth annual contention ef tbe Knight of ryfbla grand lodge of Oefon eoavanad Tuesday fn Fort- (ltd. Senator MrNary be ben admitted to prartlr before lb' I'nltrd Bleiea lupretne court aa motion of Clyde II. Alteblaoa Tba law drill ball built at the I'nl ralty af Oragoa la 4 by III ft, aad wilt permit military Inntrucilna at all aeatoae. Durfag Jla Oregon aold lumbar to tba ataount of i.aM.KT.oo feet. Uur lag IfM lumber aalea amounted to t.II.l.M0 feet. Vale groeara bave tlgned an agree meet to carry no fruit over from Bat rdey to Monday, but to sell out Sat ardaya at half price. Milton Bunderland. aged 7&. and one ef Ore gow s oldest and beat-known lenewrt. dl4 at his home In Portland after a abort nine . lira. Fraocaa Mwopt of rorfland waa elected president nf the nraaoo lata Womea'a rbrlatlaa Temperance aalea la eon vent Ion at Albany. Kttawtleti roiirses In engineering will be offered by the extension de partment nf th Oregon Agricultural college during the coming winter. Information of the af arrival In FTAnce of the Tenth regiment" ngl ' Been, forestry, compoaed of Portland aad Oregon men, haa been received. Buperlnteodent Churchill haa an aouoced tba offlrlal program for Fran el Wlllard day In the srhools. Tba day tbl yer fall on October !8 nndor the law. Governor Withycombe lias made J public addresses alnre the first of the year and ha tpoken to US.9R0 people, according to an estimate which he made. Tbe monthly report of the Industrial accident commission ahowa receipt for September amounting to 16,I14. 4. the largest in th" coinmlsaton't history. Captain Thorns F. Maglnnl. Tnlted Itatea army, retired, haa been choaen eommandant of cadata at the Oregon Agricultural college for the coming school year. Following bar disappearance after leaving boma to go to a moving pic ture ahow. the body of Haxel Pudoa, age IK, nf Portland. Vs found lu the Willamette river. Tba annual poultry and pet stuck ahow ttitl be held by the Oregon Foullry aod Pet Stork association at (he, public auditorium In Portland, December J to . 8o many fheep were brouKhl to Baker for shipment that It waa nece ary o bed more than 81)00 head In nearby r,ur, 'Knl varria could bo cleared. Barrett' grain warehmiM. rout in rare save aa to uniimuen ticgets nBanHl Krpe with a "reduced milts wet of Freewater, haa been and school children's ticket, the new 8tamUrd of llvR. with a pcnple groat dolng tueh a ruahlng business In grain fare for unlimited tickets being placed ,y disciplined in all direction." and fruit shipping that another target warehouae hat to be built. By a vote of 43 to S tbe landowner under the Grant Poaa Irrigation dla- trlct approved a proposal to bond th dlttrlct In tha turn of S290.O00 for th eontptetlon of their canal ayatem. Tbt valuation of the properties, tn Oraaon for rate-making purpose ol th Pacific Telephone ft Telegraph company la $12,428,507. according to an order of the public tervlce com Bilsalon. O. Edward Rom. tecrtry of th atate highway eommis!on. ha re turned from an Inspection trip hi highway work all over th slats, H reported all work progrslog tatla factorily. To eeetat .In th. extenclre work tUnnsii for thla winter In placing gravel on.county roada, the Linn coun- t Mwt )uu pucbaiid irrtl haur up I mm (iiiKH riiiii.irting of a tractor and three earn Mr. -:lnii Gtcgiut. of Pendleton, an found gulltv In Hi federal rout I at rurtlaiid of having til poisoned rand through Hi' mail to Ml May Carter, alleged affinity nf her htia hand. arl Gregory Indication" tin Mlierslde run In ( 'Mir la tln tail will I f greater otiminerrlal talu Hun usual Tim prelltulnar) fishing lin the fish ar later (ban common and llicy ar atr-nifln !' I'ouii'U Th Wlllami-H ally l.nmbrr com pany, of iMllaa. haa rrrolvfd a larga nrdor from lh t'liltrd Htatra aoverti mrnl fur IioiikI.1i fir lumber to ba uaH In lh r.minic ilmi of aToplanx for lha armt in Krmi ' Thr prtxlut llmi uf ulivlli'd baaoa In Oregon lhi yoar will - itriitly lu airi-na of lht of tail yinr It In r tlmatrd that lliln '-r ptodiirllon III ha from :oi in .inn i arluuda. whllo laat r It aa only 41 to iO arlnala Monajr available for tho rural rri-dtta fund in On'Ki'ii I" in nail y rx hauatnd. only a fftr hiimlrod dnllara balnc lft. and It la rhatt that (her will ti no nmro mono in that fund o loan In th farmnra for some liitii' Th new by product (at tory ( Marshfield haa turned out Its first rliarroal from old cedar log and stumps, wiih a considerable quantity of oil, proving that lh Industry ran bo made a great commercial tueress. Th movement of wheat from Hi Interior la Increasing aiiice the gov ernment akumed control of On- wheat supply ami dotk and and rehoiie. which hav been partially unoccupied for tbe paat two year are again filling up Prnrlaniationa bae been signed by the president restoring to hnmrstead ntry &.' rr of laud In the Wal lowa national forest, Wallowa county, and about rM.lK acre In (he Fremont national forest. Lake and Klamath counties. A petition waa filed with the I'nlon county court asking for formation of a drainage district, the boundaries of which Include 44.000 acres nf th rich eat land In the Grande Ronde valley. Owner of more than 2&.000 acres signed It. Pacific college at Newberg haa per fected plana for the next step toward a permanent college ad'-iiuately support ed. Aa anon as normal conditions aro restored, the Quaker InMltiillcin will open a campaign for U'bO.OvO of ad ditional funds, lloyt 8. Gale, a representative of th I'nlted States geological survey, haa been In Polk county, having been aent by the government at the solici tation of ( onun-HhiiiBii Mi Vnluir to make an Invest leal Ion of tbe supposed oil and gss fields, A license fee of 50 cents per horse power for motor cars In the state of Oregon Is favored by K. J. Adams, member of the slate highway commls alon. who has Junt comptnted a study of the licensing of automobile In tha various elites of tba United Slulci and In Canada. I'p to September 30 Oregon col lected tlNO.S.I.VMI In automobile II cense laxes, according to a alatemeut Issued by Secretary Olcott. The total Dumber of automobiles securing li cense this year to that date waa 47, 087: motorcycles, 3Sfo; dealers, 372, and chauffeurs. 331 1. To aid In tho distribution of seed wheat thin fall and thus forward the movement to raieu more and better crops, aa requested by the food ad ministration, county agriculturists are acting aa go-botweena for former having good seed wheat to sell and those desiring to buy. Tho public service commission In the flcent fare case of the Portland WT. rower company on- nlcd the application for an Increase at 5 cent each and for children tick ets at 4 cents each. Senator Chamberlain referred tn tha war department a letter from the Aa- torla chamber of commerce urging that quarter be erected at Fort Ste- yen for housing durlnjs the winter, 1500 toldlera now stationed at that post. Unlets temporary quarters are provided these men will he obllgod to spend tne winter in tenia. Not more than SS per cent of th '"P 1" h '" Prairie country south of Pendleton will be left in lha hills during the winter. The ranchers are not soiling, despite th high price for feed, hut hare made arrangement at various parts or the lowlandN to winter their tock, and will driv down at the first sign of winter. Now York -The Giunta liavo evened tho world'i icriaa with IU box. Fill In Picture Puzzle No. 21 XT hi J6. .10 4i S 86 .40. pit'65 .'ItK, children, you tot a dog In hi kennel In the laat picture. Trmmp keep away from thl place, don't they? That dog keepe clow watch on thlnen uliiln ih farmer la In town and whan everybody ia aaleep. Now 'it your irnrll ucam at No. 1 and you'll draw a uneful houarhuld article. When winter conwia it la cold on the farm. But In tha farmhouee It 1 cheerful. The bourbold article that you vrlll draw make It eo. Explorera would Ilka to have a couple of hundred of the artlclea around tha north pole. FRESIDENT WILSON COMMENDS CONGRESS Washington The work of the con grraaloual wasion wns piais'd by Pres ident Wilson 1n a statement saying: The m-eda of the army and navr0 bv C"""".'" ''"c wrecked bave been met In a way thut assures the effectiveness of American arma, and the war making branch of tbe gov ernment lias lecn abundantly equip ped with the powers thut were acces sary to inokii the action of the nation effective, The sixty-fifth eongri'HS now ad JournlnK." the president added, "de-acrvi-a tho gratitude and appreciation of a people whose will and purpose I believe It haa fallhiully expressed. One cannot examine the record of Ita action without being Impressed by Us completeness, ita courage and Ita full comprehension of u great lusk. "It aeeuia to me that the work of tli Ih remarkable session had ( not only been done thoroughly, but that it also hue been done with the utmost dis patch possible In the circumstances, with a full consideration of tbe ex ceedingly critical matters dealt with. Dent of all. It has left no doubt aa to in a,,irt and determination of the country, but linn affirmed them aa loyally and aa emphattcnlly aa our flno soldlera will ufllriu them on the firing Hue." MUST SAVE FOR AFTER WAR Industrial Competition Will Make Thrift Necessary In Amerloa. Washington. America must save for tho "war after tho war" as well ua for tho present conflict, the food administration declared. Tho Industrial competition follow ing riem'o will be determined in a large part by the response tha the American people make to the coining food pledge week campuign, says an oppr, tt, the pll,,,i(, Tm, Vniu states, after the war, will bo pitted in trade and industry Tho food administration pointed out that a saving of 6 centa'per day per person In the United State will amount to IJ.OOO.OOO.OOU a year. Book Lauding Kalaer Removed. Seattle, Wash. "Im Vaterland," a finnan textbook containing lauda tory articles concerning the kaiser and pralslnK tne patriotism and love , fatnorltta shown by Germans n frl,1(.u roi,tru , was ordered tn- kpu , o( ,0 ,,,,,. n.iuwn of 8,.ttt. t,u ,)V tho M, ,rd. Army Buya Jackrabblta Hulchlnaon, Kan. Tho war depart ment has contracted for ten carloads, of Kansas jackrabblta to bo delivered at four army cautonmenta. It was an- nounced here by Koon Book, a gamo collector, who obUisod lha cuutracC, V PIP a Mm-f 4 47 54 0 RAILROAD WRECKS AND FIRES PLANNED Washington. Germany' general ataff. in furtherance of Its campaign of woeid domination, nought In I'.'ltf at several points. Again It plotted aabotage in the I'uited States and Can ada which would burn factorlc sup plying munitions of war. These two new points in Germany's ruthless sys tem of Intrigue were brought to llKht by the stute ilriiarlmeul in correspond ence forwarded to the Teuton emoy Bernstorff In January. 1M6. At the ame time the department published a third telegram Bernstorff cut his foreign office in September, Iflltf, ilecluriiig that the embargo con ference, planning to away congress to the side of Gvrmany. needed "further aupport." The first two messages show- that the Irish traitor. Sir Roger Casement, provided the names of men who could give information on the sabotage sub ject Including Jeremiah O'Leury, Irltdi propagandist, whose name has appeared several times lu recent ex poses. Tho German embassy was ordered to provide necessary fuuds for the Canadian Pacific railway work and presumably accomplished its purpose, inasmuch as tunnels on that Hue were wrecked early In 1910. BRIEF WAR NEWS Tho Italians and Austrian arc en gaged In battles for supremacy on the alopea of Monte Sun Uabriclc In tho Gorilla sector. Tho army of the Gorman crown prince In Champagne again has en deavored to dent the French lines, but again haa failed with considerable 1 ...sea in men killed or made prisoner. Approaching cold weather on the western front Is forecast in the appear ance of snow In the Vows mountains. In Flanders the weather has been most unfavorable, but, official reports Indi cate no let up In the artillery duels. The British are probably using tho new positions won last week aa a base from which to harass the Germans In tho lowlands between the Passchan-dnele-Gheluvelt ridge and the Roulera Menln railro.nl. In preparation for a new stroke in tho plan to outflank the German positions in the north. The diminution In the righting spirit of the German troops along the Yprea battlefront is generally admitted by prisoners and has been evidenced in the tactics employed recently. One German officer said that the worst effect on the morale of the Germans was occasioned by the British artillery fire, which he characterized aa too terrific for words. Wisconsin People Want Resignation. Madison. Wis. At a 'conference here of representatives of 71 county councils of defense in Wisconsin a resolution waa iaed calliag tor lha fa I rrnik'iiaiiou of natur Kotx-rt M. I,a rnllilti- and d'-rlarlnic thai bla att. tudn toward qucailona of the ar la 'aldltiK and atx-ttinn thr rnpmy." Thla city la the home of Hcnator La Kol-leftc. Kalara Navy Plana Ravolt Amatrrdam. A revoliitlonary plot In the German navy, almilar to that which broka out In the lluaaiao Baltic fleet rcrenlly, waa dl I'lii-d by Ad- nilral von aii-llc. mlnlmer of mt- line. In a apeerh before the rclcbatag. Von Cappelle dixlared that tbe plot bad been auppreaacd aod claimed that aocUllkt meinbra of the relcbatag were Involved. ANOTHER PEACE OFFER TO COME Amsterdam. Germany and Auatria Hungary have agreed to make an other peace offer to tbe alllea. tbe iMutsche Tage Zelluog of Berlin Bay It learoa on Rood authority. The offer will have aa ita basia no territorial aggrandizement, the aur render of Delglutn and Preach terri tory, the renunciation of poaltive ter ritorial acquisitions for paymenta in money and no Indemnity on either aide. The German preaa ij filled with comment ou the criaia which Micbae II now facea in the German parlia ment The resignation of Vice Chan cellor Helferich waa freely predicted In aomc comments. The Socialist organ Vorwaerta boldly asserted that not only Heifer- Ich but Michael! had both proved to be failures ' aa well aa the bureau- cratic ytcm they represent." WAR INSURANCE IN EFFECT Ocpendenta of U. S. Soldier and Sailora Provided For by Law. Washington. War Insurance for America soldier and sailors and pro tection for their dependents will begin at once, under the terms of the act aigned by President Wilson. From now on men entering the army and navy and those who bave already been drafted or volunteered will have the comforting assurance that their loved ones at home will not be dependent upon chances of charity. PreparatiouB for administering the law, which provides for family allow ances, compensations and life insur ance, wero begun several months ago. Greece Will Put Army Into Field. Washinstou.-rA largo and effective army is to be put into the field in the Balkana to co-operate with the entente allies, who are rapidly equip ping the force, according to an an nouncement made here by Minister Roussos, representing here the pro visional government at Athens. French Make Gaina. Taris. French troopB in the Bel gian front attacked in conjunction with the British army the German positions Bouth of the forest of Hout hoist, between Draibauk and Weill dendreft The French official atate ment says that the struggle is con tinuing and is developing favorably for the French arm. Italian Submarine Hit by U. S. Shell. Washington Vlcc-Admlral Sims ca bled the navy department that an American patrol vessel, on duty at night in the war r.one, had fired on an Italian submarine which failed to answer recognition signals, killing one officer and one enlisted man. Uruguay Severe German Relation. Montevideo. Uruguay has severed diplomatic relations with Germany. A presidential decree announced the rup ture, following a vote in favor of it by the chamber of deputies, 74 to 2i. Eleven Suffragette Pirketa Arreated. Washington. Kleven picketing suf fragists were arrested at the east gate of the White House. Crowds looked on and laughed as the arrests were made. THE MARKETS Portland. Barley No. 1 feed, $50 per ton. Hay Timothy, $27 per ton; alfalfa, $1'4. Butter Creamery, 46c. Kgcs P.anch. 45c. Potatoes $1.6t'ir2.25 a hundred. Seattle. Butter Creamery, 47c per lb. Eggs Ranch. 52c. PgUtoet $50g60 per too, DEBATE ON LOYALTY' CLOSES G0NGF.ESS Accomplishments of Special Session Most Momentous , in History of Nation. Waahlnpon. la tba mldat af at day'a tbrllllnj debate on alleged die- loyalty of ticoalor La Pollette. of Wbv euoslu. the extraordinary aeaaioa of cougn-aa. which began April t tad general regarded aa tbe moat avv tuentoua In American hltlory, waa ad journed aina die at 3. P. M. Batnrday. t Vehement critic lam of tba Wlacan aia aenator and bla own defenae, oe copyiog virtually the entire day. marked tbe cloae of the war aeaaioa. vltb other caatomary adjournment and legislative procedure. Including President Wilson' attendance at the capitol. Tbe uual eleventh-boar grlet of legislation waa put through follow lng all month of Important war ac tion. Senator Denounce La Fallatt. Senator Kellogg? of Minaeaota. and Fall, of New Mexico, republlcana. aod Roblnaon of Arkaaaaa. democrat, re plied with criticism of Mr. La Fed lette'a public atatement. They de nounced what tliey termed hie aapa triollc aland. Senator Roblnaon as serted that if he held such oplniona he would aeek a place la tbe Genaaa Bundei rath. Statements accredited to tbe Wiecoa- m memoer in nia m. fsui epeecn were ,la,Iy contradicted, eapeelally that re- ending former Secretary of Stat Bry- "n knowledge of ammunition being n he Ltuitania before she tailed ea ber fatal voyage. Reord ''7'rt u"""-","f- A record of achievement probably unparalleled in world-wide lefielatlve hlatory was closed with adjournment of the war aession of congress. . Writ ten into the natlon'a atatvtes In six months are law in numbers, ecop and importance unsurpassed. Marking the session psssing Into his tory were Ita war declaration; prepar ation for quick and large Increase in the nation' fighting force on land, sea and In tbe air; appropriation ef more than $20,000,000,000; measure of taxation and credit to meet tbe fi nancial drafts and vesting the- presi dent with vast powers. Important Measure Paaaed. Looming ahead for dispoaltlon at the December session are further eaor nioua appropriations for thia and neat year, great tax and bond billa and mass of other war and domestic legis lation with congressional primaries and elections closely following. Among the most important meas ures enacted were: The army draft law, two war credit measures, authorizing loans to the al lies and sale of domestic bonds; the war tax, appropriations of )S40,000,00t for airplanes, the espionage act. eoa -trol of foods, feed and fuel; the trad ing with the enemy act, including au thority for the president to embargo Imports; tbe soldiers' and sailora' In surance act and two war budget bllla. The principal dlsputea of the ea sion were on the draft, food control and war tax bills, with opposition cen tered in the senate. Cloture waa twice resorted to there on the food and war measures but it actual Imposition was averted after a month apent en each bill. Besides prohibition of further manu facture or importation of distilled bev erages and authorizing the presideat in the food control bill to stop or ear tail that of beer and wines, the senate by a vote of 65 to 20 also passed tbe Shepherd reaolution, proposing na tional dry amendment to the federal constitution. It ia pending In the house for action at the December aea- -sion. Houae Named Committee en 8uffra. The house created a special commit tee on woman suffrage, while the aea- ate favorably reported the Susan B. Anthony amendment, proposing aa equal franchise amendment to the con stitution. The latter .will be.preaaed next session. . several bill passed the senate and house, but failed of joint approval, and remain pending - on the calendar. Among them are tbe soldiers' and aall- ore' civil, rights bill, the daylight-eat ing measure, the Wbb export bill, tbe measure regulating tbe killing of mi gratory birds, and the national prohi bition measure. The proposed Colum bian treaty for payment of $26,OOO.O0t in satisfaction for her loss of the PeaV ama canal tone, also failed of treat rsUficaUoa tad la on. tbe calaaHv.