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West EADER VOLUME 40 WESTON. OKEGON. FRIDAY. VZC 2H. 1917 NUMBER 29 on OREGON NEWS NOTES 0 GENERAUNTEREST Principal Eventi of the Week Briefly Sketched for Infor mation of Our Readers. Ths Crneh and fvarluiie rounijf .Mrlcullttrel rouitcll held a merlins In fldniond. There are H.2M rtiihlrcn between th nin fit 4 hihI Jn rn in .Molluo mih roomy Mr nll- MrMahan. 7 fr old. dld at Hat'lll Mil uimwil I III' III 4 lit Oregon In 1 It 41 Tb IfciiigU niiiiii) riiiirt baa proprltl IfiO.iNio i tiny IiImtIt bonds In bo liM a riiiirt bona luiul. Krtry on of lh 71 resident of lb loon of I . In (Irani imiuly. ha Joined th llm Cm... ii u rMirid. Frank Wln-rt. a young nmii, r-l-dent of All II'. droanril In lh" l.urklaiuiilx wltll blplus n drive of log A soon a Ih right of way between of hating raised more iimm Y pr rs Bnd anil Fort llork ran l aecured t,la ,,r (. y m i a finul ilian anv lb Hirahorn railruail alii brain con alrurlinn. Jaann Marhaitu, plunder rnrrrhaut of Voo lounly. I drad. II a rl(liit of Myrll I'ultil, whr li bail arcumulainl lara foriun. 'liona ar l-ln rlrrulali In nut vn arl of l.lnroln rnunty ili-maml ln rfII of Ciimiiy JiuIkr Mllli-r ami routmllonr Hurt ami Wnkrfirlil. A brrlln plant HI b ralalillabi'il III Albany In Mm to liamll ni rar crop of tra brrri. loaaiibi rrlc. plif onivnal hcrrl and oilirr aiunll IrulU. Ily vol of 194 III Imur In HI aaaliist. th i rnirnl nroauii Irrliiaiimi dlatrlrt formnl in lirni huim nmn Ijr at lh lwllon lirld on ilm projwi. (h ruiiniy dairy rm-n ilnlin licit mor (natoualibrril dairy iMk Iimk hn purcbaaH thi In lb" ll thn- far than In any olbi-r awtiun of tb tat. Th afoml and third rmnpMiilr of lh Orn rat artllbi y i-ri- ai 'i prntd ih a t hrlKtinaM trtfi of i pbnnoraptl by th !rla' boiiur Kuai I. of Kun. Th fdral anvrriiMH iii ha arnt Mia Anna llarrott aa ita ripninlit llv In fmd rnnrwntnn utk I" tr- son Agricultural rolKi' from Itrt-riu- br 31 lo January 5. MmlM-r of lh lynl Onl. r of M'H) In Oron ll orgaiilm' a alai fluid day aaaorlatlon at th" tlm of dHtraHnf th no MmiK ti'inpl In Portland. January 3, Blate Oamn Wardmi Shormnki-r Im laauvd an ordvr to rloa ruiniiirrri.il Tithing on Tall!"" !. n th Smith rn Tarlflo ra!l. r-iii lh I'mp qua and Hlualnw rlvr Th atat hlnhy drparlnirnt ha prpard for auhmlaalon to Hi gov rntnnl for approval a project for hard surfacing Jl mile of Hi I'ncifto highway In Marlon county from post road funds. contracts on these Job because of nl Th heavy rainstorm of tho. past UkiU discrepancies In bundling tho week did considerable damage In work. Lincoln county. Two bridges wer The Valley 8111 railway corn damaged on the line of the Corvnllls pany, which has Just comptetod Its 4V Kaatern railroad near llurrla on lino as fur as Valet, In the Sllet Mary's river. basin, will begin the operation of rrg- After s long and rcmnrknhly hrtl- ultir passenger and freight trains on llant rarr aa a nilnlstr of lh go- January 1. The road will operate be- pel, tn of which ho Mpent as pnntor iwi.cn Independence and Valets, and of th First CnugrgHtloiinl church, of w tap some or the richest agricul- Portland, Dr, l.ttthcr It. Uyott died el tuiul and timbor lauds lit western his home In that city. Oregon. Attorney Oenersl Drown has Inform- Hood River valley produced only sd the ts Industrial accident com- about two-thirds of Ita 1916 apple crop, mission that psnslon awards mado to according to a special apple report, eltlinns of Austria-Hungary sre sua- nsnded during th war on the ground fhst they sr. .lien enemlrs. that they B. D. Cuslrk, of Albany, state sena tor from I-an and Linn roiinllea. mis announced his randldary for th r. puKllean Homlnatlon for state treasur er. Mr. CtlSlcg I tne nrnt m"' ter Ibis office formally to declnre hi eandldary. Approximately lS.onn men are build- Ing ship In Oregon, according to Tfport which has been compiled by B. P. Bonham. Vnlted Stat Imnil- a-ratlnn 'Inannctor In chargo at Port- iand for forwarding to the depart- i i.h. IjUWllt Ul I WW. . Discovering that the Southern Pacific has t are In lh firewood serv- ics wllh racks lhat will only hold from .l.hl l .Inn r.inlR Of WOOl I. rilOUC Bervlce Commissioner lluchlel wrote Ul company asking that It Immediate- ly remedy the situation. Farmers living near Harrlsburg have formed a romperatlv assurlatlon anl propose to build 25 barrel mill st that city. Plsns for the structure v ' i. ..j Ar.wn iid and the mill Snifi lw nl farmers living in thai section. Hank alii In bu ami li In mii farm who IrIi In join "pig iIiiIm" I lirli'4 iikiikiiI fur iliinualiiiiii llu- tir oy I. (I Alli'S. li Kil'T III pig I lull WOlk. I'mli-r i In- i-iiihImIiiIik HrimiN'il by Mi. Allen III Imlika agree to li-lul Hip rli'l In ii inning lur iiirrliiig piKH or IiUHMI SflWa Ml ( H T I Mil Illli li'Kl Only iui i-lii ill aux-k mat be rli-d oy I In' t lull iiii'IiiIm i Tin' ihlldiru hat niii'iliiKK aMl ili'iiuuiiiili ii ami are ommiKi'il Ihiuogli llu' mI1 u( aeboul official. William Alders, c. r, chapman and W II, INmImmi. (if Pnrtlliil, rr IttUlfil by (JmiTli'ir Willi)! iiiiiIh' aa liif-lndirs of a riiiiuiiUMuli In luteal Igali- t ri-a'li-rry ami tlalrvliiK i iiiiilillniiH In III alale. 1'lii'W' i ii Kill ml villi I'Klrv ami h'lnul rniiiiiiluiliim r Mlikli- end W. K Ni'i ll. W. K Ni'Wi ll. ut Portland, saalatsnl ('Ii rul f'Hul Hilinliilitiruiiir fur rKi, Will go to Washington, I. '. lui'Ki iil at a nuifi n un' ( alati nl m In li rul in h In lir In li thirr January I ami ! Hi- mill n urra. ii I W. II Ayr. aliili' Mil ml n li I ul'ir. who lull riniilly ri lunu il from a aliullur airalmi. Muiiitiiiulh It at It arhiiul hiia Hie honor Oilirr blah m IiimiI In the atalr, anurd Ink lo (iKun-a Juat maii publlr by lln ainin oricanlialliin. Willi an apportion nif ii I of no I In- arhiMil ralmd t'M. or 3'i4 prr rent of llu' guma akrd for. llurlni tb pan I wrrk tu Induatrlal arrlili'iilK mrrw ri'purU'd l th alai linlualrlal acrldrnt rnniuiinr lun. (if tbia numlKT fuur Mrr fatal, ua fullii: Adolph Apluiid. Hrappoo, loaning; Alfnd llm-l. I'owrr. loit Klnii; Carl Kvrri'ul. I'ortliiuil. tol nurkK, and M. Ilanai'ii, Wralport. null. nrnKun vlll promih t'balrman llurli'v. of tlii I iuli'il Htair alilpplim iMianl. Dial .'! vkkhIiui bull ran bo riiiiipli'tnl In I'.'IX fur Kowrnuirnt pur pimm In juriln aluiiK Hir Wlllaiiii'lii. and Columbia rivers and thoae at Or Kn ruaat wirl On a baala of 3&UO ton. ddi'l:bt for acli ablp. that III tin-all l:i.Ht tuna. Cn plain W. A. Arnold. hu hna Iwn oikhiiUIiik tli 1'HK ' and lilinlH-r worki'i uf t'iMw iiuiiily. linn vlhllril h'I bill our. luKKliig rump In thr i-iiiitiiy and hna algm-d appronimnlrly 1 1 5 mr mix i In I In- Ixiyal lct.ui of lz ((rii und I.iiiiiIm'i- Wuiki r. All romp ritirn'd iirartkally joo n-r rrnt of bt i-mpluyra an ni'-mlM-ia. Th aiato board of t-iiBnlr, whlrlt comprlaoa im iiiIktu of Hit' atai Imard of luallti and aupfrinlt-ndt'iita of both luatiii aayltinia, wnrdrn of th pi'in- tontlnry and uprrlw-iid''iit of tho In- atltuttun fur fi-t-blo inindrd. hna ap- proved for atvrllltatiou ai'vorul raura i nl(t Orguu atale hoapltal for tho liismto and at th atnto peiiitentlnry. Slut IliKhway Kni;lnei'r Niinn baa started saaembllng a fore of men to reaunt work on the Bvcuaen and C'lat akanle Job on the lower Columbia river IliKhway. Mr, Niiiiii haa aorvotl uolien on tho Warron ( onntruetioit i. oompany of th termination of the jlmi Msued by the bureau of crop cm , ,... A boiler showing ... th ret , 'f ,., .,. tends to make up for this decrease, although the state as a whole, will fall a lililu short of lust year, producing .ri0.000 barrels, or 1,950,000 boxes. In 1H1". Governor Wlihycnnih bas en nounced thnl nl lh rwiuesl of Mayor Ilntkett, of Oregon CHy, and Sheriff wUhoii, of Clackamas county, about half of the fore of special agents that have been stationed In that county to ai-h for troubles which might arise because of differences between paper- nim employers and employes will tie ...mined for a time at least. " .... Oregon students will visit und speak t nearly every high school In the 8(to during the university Christmas hl III I1VS BIUI eitrOUl'UKO ton IIIIIIIIS 1U rntniio their education rather thiin gV It tip at the end of their high school course. All boys under tho ,iraft age will be urged In enter col- ,.R(. and prepare themselves for moro fflrlent service when they are called or neeiieu. The Pacific Telephone Telcsranh mw ka AM. .it th. pojoiQ )4dvantages Are J WitKm Reach of the Farm -J ' with this V 35 mMsm Horsepower iiaim mrm mt hmmi Tkt (ana affm UnKao OK (My axa mrm. H 0ilx4 Im Im (aaMlr m4 kkm U la mm thm mmt INaat fa. Ua tatam t faaaly. laliy aM tot Out Omton4 mm rwr life fall ami nuipitw (wtf aanabn af yvur family Mi twty day tsaiinro 0m- Wua Dr. S. L. KENNARD, fM'Mi-i' r H.imlKKlon a pronoHnl fur tin iiHlHlniilit of a lira Kvati'm of loll 5 illhiam-f iata In (trgon. Ihu propositi aiKii'iu to It i-kialilialii'd on llu- tmii or I. Im k IiiikIh, almllar to the kvkU ni UHnl by tlir ti'lramph and i x prosit cum pMtilra. It la stan d thnl. under tlio propoKnl. If It l accepted by the com tnliutlon. a n-durtlon will be shown In B3 per rent of the rates, while about 22 per cept will remain tho aant and th balance will ahow Increases. Keclamntioit directors of the federal government have approved the reclam ation of th lower Klamnth lake inarrh lautln by use of a gntu Installed at the Southern Pacific company'a crossing ovnr Klamath strait. This marks the end of five years' effort devoted to providing reclamation for s tract of 'tr...'7' E i i. ! . JB Mi . . . ToU4o tn4 nC thtmn 4lhoutM 64.000 acres of the most fertile land the capital oi a large torce ot reieaseo. 0enera Allenby In Palestine was re in this locality. It Is probable thnl Gorman war prisoners, to whom arms porte1 ln a statement issued by the 40.000 acres will be available for past- are being handed over, according to Brttisn war department Since the urage next year. The gato already some of the reports. Referring to these Turkg were driven out of Jerusalem la installed. An effort will be made rtt rumors, the l'etrograd correspondent tney nave been conducting guerrilla Washington to have the national bird reserve now on this land removed to ground unsuitable for agriculture. t Hunt la Leaally Arliona's Governor. Phoenix. ArU. Ending a bitter po- lltlcal fight of moro than a year, the supreme court of ArUona handed down a decision holding George W. P. Hunt Is legally governor of Ariiona. The decision displaces Thomas E. Campbell, who has been acting gover- nor alnce January 23. 1917. Halifax Dead are Estimated at 1500. Halifax-Tho latest estimate of dead , In the Hallfux disaster is 1500. THE MARKETS Portland. Ouls No. 2 whit feed. $57 per ton. Barley Standard feed, $55,50 ton. Com Whole, $75; cracked. $76. Hay Timothy, $27 per ton; alfalfa, $24. Butter Creamery 49c per lb. Eggs Ranch, 45c per do. Potatoes 11. 254.11.50 per hundred. Poultry Hens, large, 20c; small. 18c; gees. 14t l8o; ducks, 20c; tur- keys, live, 2.Vij2r.c ' Seattle. Butter Creamery. 65c per lb. Eggs Haurh. 54c per do. Potatoes $32t 35 ppr ton. Poultry Hens, 22S?25e; dressed. 14628c; broilers, 30c; turkeys, live. mi . WHO. . Al I' kM .V "( vark fat lr mn. Mlti k tan am. ).M t)til M) li 4 tmir ' 'aaulr tM iwm.it iuri fit4 iWr aa nhrfaal k4 mtW MM them Only n OvrUM tivt teH tKc vnt )M lamily Md (n manor cm M iht pnrv it H ntdom topty. No Mhrr givn turtt roomy com tnrt, ouch prnvvr fund rtfxwmy. such hrauty nd modern rqwpmmt l tiyHrrr nrtv hr ptrt. Its fr.nrwj uphot(iry ftnd lorf HrribtK "ofd otra rooui and pdwfl Cocnlort fat to ialM4. ihut all fuxa h4ian4 b.ppBuRi ihaitW Ort aa Orflan4 ai4 ktp hi lauch w.lh sFltft. bolh buml n4 IOC Mil HHjilodalrl aa 0rUn4 ya tt tM Agent GERMANS REPORTED NEAR PETROGRAD TeiltOnS Are Pushing Commer- cial Interests to Their Utmost Limit. London. Many news dispatches from l'etrograd speak of (he supposed Impending arrival of the Germans there, which Is said to be the universal topic of discussion in the city, but every one seems to have a different version. Many of these stories center around reported concentration near or me rost says tnai unquesiionaoiy thousands of German war prisoners are flocking towards l'etrograd from alt parts of Russia, but he believes that at present a more important Phl,8 ot ,,,e situation is the active d thorough manner m which tne Germans have been pushing trade with Russian since the frontier was opened. ' reports they are making the most or a commercini opportunity nui-ii aa the world has never seen before, in- "much as Russian industries are near- Vf deed and th Germans have no com- petition. Bolsheviki leaders, the IVtrogrsd correspondent of the Morning Post innn.. In ho litu-nillllllT emiselnilS says, appear to be becoming conscious of hopeless failure, while the corres pondent of the Dally News writes: "There is a tremendous and growing opposition to the Bolsheviki among all classes. Men who formerly sup ported them are turning against them and 'German hirelings' la a common twin of denunciation, In consequence of the postponement of the peace negotiations at Brest Lltovsk, because the Germans were not ready to reply to tho Russian terms, the Russian delegates are re- ported to be returning to retrograd. where .apparently tuey are expectea to await tbo arrival of the delegation from the euemy powers which Is to participate in a conference for discus- 8IOII Ot tne political aspitta ui aa eventual peace conference. A It Is getting so now that n mun can tlo almost as much with mnchluery as awoiuwsswiuiairvlflik. TuFm LibrrtJr uprrabsjndawre of psysjur Ml IM JS i p tn Nor Motor. 4 KOUlt mr prut- AJto. ttsxtrte etsjrtkM lkM- tf4 eytletn. 0MsPttX etmiiiiniffy urns 11 s mcb tar AIM. me iprcd; 111 iocs, wboflbootl brtMity and ktaury. Now yo Know wky yoJ Met grt yosjr order mi at oaot to ioi droppoaotaMnl. Weston. Oregon. BRIEF WAR NEWS In the Champagne around Moron triUlera. French troops carried out suc cessful raids. Suraklur in the house of commons David Lloyd George, the. British prime minister, said that the margin of losses at sea was narrowing. The sinkings by submarines, he declared, were de creasing, while shipbuilding was in creasing.' The situation in Russia continues obscure, although such reports ss are coming through indicate that the Bol shevik! movement is losing ground In the face of the opposition from tho Ukrainians and the followers of Gen eral Kaledlnes. Further progress by the forces of warfare in the north and east of the city, splitting up into numerous small bodies to attack British outposts. Not only are the Italian lines hold ing in the Monte Asolone region, on tne norUlern front, where s threaten inJ( gaent was drlven in them e,rly ,a8t week but practically all the lost gr(Jun(1 wa8 reCovered. The Italians hRve liegatived much of the enemy ad- vanc(i ana- even the German accounts , the ,..( concede that foTKhe prwnl tne a8sre88lve on tUe ltal. ian slj0 wlth the Asolone heighU the objective of repeated attacks. TOIICT RAISED PRICES I Utlll IIIUMI War Used ss Cloak to Cover Advances in Meat Stuffs, Says Heney. Washington. That a food trust or ganized by the big beef barons used the war-made opportunity to boost prices. Is alleged by Francis J. Heney, federal trade commission examiner. Subject to the mandate of this se- eret merReri he deciared. are prices of meat, poultry, dairy products, leather,, grain and canned goods. Heney promised to uncover the track of this food merger in a series of public bearings to follow the com mission's sessions here last week, which disclosed the financial legerde main by which control of tbe Chicago ,tockytrd8 was obtained by the big pjj,,,, n,. tmiiiii.i with so much of our 8lweei, tj,nt the donors Insist .. Jt t nU wnicrfc a .. . . CROZIER BLAMED .03 ORDNANCE SHORTAGE Inventor of Lewis Gun Telle ef Controversy With Chief of Ordnance. Washington. Responsibility for ord nance snd rifle shortage In the Astert Icen army was laid en General Cre slr, chief of ordnance, by Colovel Isaac Lewis. Inventor or the Lewis ae cbine gun, in testimony before tte senste military affsirs com mitt. ' ' Colonel Lewis repeatedly stated H the committee thst General Crester sttltud toward him snd his leveatiee) was the result of prejudice sad per sonal animosity. He declared Oeneeei Crosier wee autocratic, reepoBslble for alleged failure to properly eawlf th American armies and for allefed lack of progress in Americas ord nance. Supporting Colonel Lewie' testi mony. President A. B. Borte, of the Savage Arms company, which hee tke exclusive American license right te mske the Lewis gun. slso told ef tho refusal of the war depertsseat e adopt the Lewis gun snd the echieee ments of thst weapon. Both he end Colonel Lewis predicted thst sofflei ent numbers of tbe sew Brewnhs gun, adopted by the wer depertmea. would not be svsllsble for the Assert csn force. Other menofaetarers her testified that the production would be sufficient. Developments ef InveetigetieN. Investigating committee members, ssked to sum up their Imsreeeleae ef the several lequlrlee. gsre their views of whet bad bn dve!opd thus: The mllitsry Inreetlgetlen bas shown beyond question thst the war department did not sveil Itself of tress 40,000 to 60.000 machine guns It might hsve bed. because the Browning sen hsd been purchesed for snore then , $1,000,000. This gun ass never hsd s field teet All tbe machine guns Per shing's srmy has were famished by France, snd csntonmeats In this coun try have s few French gone with twe makes of American guns. Foresight of riflemskers who sew the wer coming before the wer depart ment did. hes resulted In Insuring the rapid snd continuous rifle production from now on. although there wee much delsy because of officisl hesitation ta decide on minor chsnges In rifle de sign. This official heeitstion. coupled with departmental red tape, caused a long delay in furnishing Initial ship ments of rifles, so thst thousands at men in cantonments are still wlthest arms. Artillery Delivery Delaysd. Artillery delivery hss not yet beta snd there is no assurance when It wM begin in quantity. For many months to come tbe American army abroad must depend on France (or artillery. Thoussnds of troops ln eaatoaaeemv have been given shoea and overcoat too small for them and months peseed before the department took steps te correct the condition. The council of national defense has virtually taken over the purchasing; power of the quartermaster depart ment and has delayed some deliver! In tbe Interest ot getting lower price. Feud Among Sugar Refiner. Sugar Inquiry haa disclosed that a bitter feud or long years' standing among sugar refiners bss bee con tinued since the food administration took over the regulation of the sugar business lsst October. The beet sugsr farmers of the west are refusing to plant beets because they declare they are not being give a "living price" tor their beets. The shipping investigation revealed that Chairman Hurley or the shipping board has discarded by-laws under which the board and the emergency fleet corporation operated independ ently ss to suthoiity snd responsibil ity, snd centered In himself complete control over both bodies with the re sponsibility for construction snd op eration ot ships. The work of shipbuilding hss gens on steadily. In the opinion ef Chair man Hurley and bis sidee, progress from now on will be steady sad satis factory. Canads to Increase "Amerlos Dry" . Ottawa, Out Canads hss bee add ed to tbe dry territory on the Xortfe American continent Importation ot intoxicating liquor into Canada after Christmas eve wss prohibited by order ot the prime minister. Mssutectve ot intoxicants in Caoads will also he prohibited at a date to be deUrmiMd ty UvsUUa.