st on Lead WE ER WESTON, OREGON. FMDAY. NOV. 21, 1919 NUMBER 25 VOLUMB 42 OREGON NEWS NOTES OF GENERAL INTEREST Principal Events of the Week Briefly Sketched for Infor mttlon of Our Readers. Ilia aonl eorn show st Coqultl waa big success. Ashland li suffering from a rather serious fuel shortage. The berry-growing propaganda Iim taken hold In Coo county. The Rend lode of Elk will onn be ln ih erection of beautiful now 115,000 tempi. Counterfeiters r flooding lb Coos II jr district wlib spurious half dollar nd dollar coin. Too county taxable property, accord log to tb board of equalisation, b a viu or $jj.sj.:i. Tb Reaver Portland cement pUnt at Oold Hill I milling preparations for operation a eoon a possible. Mor than 11,710 acre of wheat baa been certified for seed purposes In flhrtBaii, Union and Weaeo rounttr. Tb annual teachers' Institute of Lao county I to be hold at the Eu gene bleb achool November SI. IS and t. Portland I'd th rarlflc coat In tb valu of alia at Ita army quarter master ator for tb work ending No vember 1. Member of tb Marlon and Polk county medical aaolatton hv boost ed their to mt tbo steadily ad vancing cost of living. A big delegation of commercial club aecretarle of Oregon met at Halem Monday for tb aetnl annual conclave of association eecretarloa. Cannery companlea cannot hold growers to atrlct performance of their contract, according to a declilnn ren dred by tb circuit court In Baloiu. Aneroid lak. In Wallowa county, ii thrown open to hook and line tub ing during tb winter month by th Oregon flih and game commission. Illgheat honor In th national ac cident prevention drive In tb north wet officially have been awarded to tb Southern Pacific tinea north of Aabland. Attorney General Drown give notice that h will proceed to prosecute any on known to be guilty of violating the law against profiteering In food and other necessities, Oregon haa been selected a th meeting place of Ih next annual con vention of th Oregon State Hotel men' aoclatlon, which will bo held on December 6 and t, R. Hoefler announced at Astoria H. tbat wltblo 30 daya he will begin work on th construction of a new candy factory. Th cost of th plant will be approximately $50,000. Governor Olcott announced h would appoint George S. Sliemor as district attorney of Harney county to succeed in A Tllus. who haa reslaned. to tuk effect December 31, 191$. Antonio Hanlgaman, son of A. Han Igsman. Hood River orchardlst, haa attracted Indiana automobllo acces sory manufacturers by tho Invention of a map holder for motor totirlata. Tb Klamath Falla box makers' un ion baa decided to ask tho atate con ciliation board to conduct an Invest!- gation of wag condltlona and cost of living with a view to raising their wag scale. Presbyterians of Albsny, Lebanon, Brownsville. Mill City. Shelburn, Craw fordsvlll. Gate, Mehama and Mount Pleasant will attend a nw era con ference In the First Presbyterian church of Albany. In case of an I. W. W. uprising In Oregon similar to that which occurred at Centralla, Adjutant-Ocnoral Stafrln of tb O. N. Q. says h would b ablo to recruit between 1600 and 1600 men for immediate duty. H. Le Noe, of Vale, won the much- sought automobile llcene plate bear- lng figure one at the public drawing held in th offlc of the aecretary of state. License number 13 fell to A. 8. Harrison of St. Helens. J. 8. Howard, age 17, founder and first msyor of Medford. died In thnt tlty after a lingering Illness. Known Tor a generation aa the "Father of Medford," Mr. Howard first came to Jacksonville by oxteam In 1869. jr. p, Smith, proprietor of a confec tionery store at Meedy, a short dl t.neo from Oreaon City, wa fatally l -.t.. . niiita limn "Tnlod-d while he was filling It with air. He died later. The stors waa completely A dial "entailing a con.lder.t.ou of $lJooToO w I cloU M Astoria when the IiIkiIkkII company of Orand Rap I i, Mich.. ld 63u Vrea of Umber In i;. Knappa and Hlliid slouith I'lNirlrta to tlio fn It Timber com itny of Davenport, U. Hr. W. J. Plillllp. a wll n den Hat of North Hend, member of th board of education and relJ-nt of the chamber of commerce, auMuliied a fractured skull and I now lying In an unconaclou and prerarloua roudltlon at th Mrcy hospital a a coinninco of an alterratlon and flit In encounter with Mayor lleury Kern. Uovernor Dlcott'i recent action In removing Tliuma Nelson of Astoria a a member of the ataia board of pilot rommlaelonir as regular and auj thorued by Hi" Oregon statutes, ac cording to a h'Kal opinion given by Attorney (iurat Ovurgo M. Drown. The Vale Commercial Hub haa aent roplea of reaolutloua adopted by that body recently to tlio Oregon public ervlcn commission urging that an In crease In ratea be granted Ih'- Mal heur Home Telephone company, which operate In that eectlou of the dale. Pufur cltUeua are Im-i-oiiiiiik aroused by Incuralnua of bloodthirsty coyote Into herd of sheep and pig and flock of chicken. County Agent Fluharty hat received an appeal to help ranch er In that vicinity. Th coyote ar reported unuiually ravenous this year. Acting on th petit Ion aubmilted by 73 rancher In the Tuinnlo ectim. the )cchutt-a county court aet Decmbor 20 a tlio data for an Irrigation dUtrict organisation election. The contem plated district Include the land now within the boundarloa of the Tumalo Irrigation project. The building of a highway to the Joxphln county cave I to proceed without further delay. The foreatry department baa approved the project and Issued Inatructlona coverlug the location aurvey preliminary to letting the contract a oon a grading la po- ))) j ln gprUg A. C. Uarbur. atate Insurance com missioner, haa started a aearch for W. II. Jackaon. alia J. K. Clark, who la wanted by officer in varlou part of the atate for collecting iiiiuranco premtuma under tho pretenae that b a authorUed agent of an eattern in auranc corporation. A total of H1&2.35 derived from S per cent of the aale of public laud In Oregon wa apportioned among tbo several count lc of the atate. Harney county. which hna 6,307.120 acre of these land, received $431.40, while Multnomah county, with 2S8.640 acres, received only $19.69. The work of preparing tho slste menta certifying to tho various county clcrka or Oregon the atate and district officer to he nominated at the pri mary election to be held next May la progressing rapidly under the dtrec- tlon of Sam A. Kotor, assistant secre tary of statu, and should be completed this week. All officer and every agency at tho command of the state will be used In preventing In Oregon nn outbreak of radicals, according to a gtgteuient la sued by Governor Olcott. All snoriri. district attorney, mayor, chief of police and other officer will be In atructed to use every effort to stamp out radical elemcnta. To Insure tho permanenco of the Herman creek salmon feod grounds, one of tho largest fish feeding points maintained by tho state, the state IhIi and gamo commission at its last sea- slon requested tho atate attorney gen oral to ask the state to begin condem nation proceeding for the purchaae of the property, which hitherto baa been under lease. By unanimous decision of a special board of arbitration considering a acale of wagea for the Portland street car men and other classified atreet rail way employes, platform men wcro ralacd from a maximum of 68 centa tin hour to a maximum of 62 centa an hour and thoae of other classified employee to a scale corresponding approximately with that figure. A shipment of narcUsus bulbs from Amoy, China, consigned to a Eugene atore, waa found to contain a number of Argontlne anta, an insect much dreaded by all agriculturists The anta have never appeared In this atate be- fore, acoordlng to C. E. Stewart, county fruit Inspector. The Inspector caused 12 crates of these bulbs to be Incinerated to prevent the spread of ants. To assure a navai oaae ai me muuiu of the Columbia, a slto of 2500 acres at Tongue Polut, valued by Ita own era at $100,000, muBt be donated to the eovernmcnt. according to a tele- gram received from Representative C. N. McArthur by B. K. Stone, president i ih A it nr Id tmrt rnmnilHHton. A campaign to raise the $100,000 for the nurch.se of the site q that It can be Royalty 3J Tnitm w mi iiMt rii s ID jj RESERVATIONS WOULD NULLIFY FEACE PACT Washington. Prealdcnt Wilson will pocket the peaco treaty If It contain the Lodge reaervationa, he told Sena tor Hitchcock at a conference at th White houae. "The president ha read and con sidered the Lodge reservations," Sen ator Hitchcock said, "and he consider them a nullification of lb treaty and utterly Impossible." The program outlined by Senator Hitchcock after he bad aeen President Wilaon will bo carried through la tb senste. Mr. Hitchcock said. This con templated defeat of the ratification resolution, with th Lodge rescrvatlona attached, and the offering of a resolu tion for ratification without reserva tions. With th defeat of tbla resolu tion a deadlock would follow and com promise sought "1 find th president la very much Improved sine I saw him last, the senator said on leaving the White house. " He look better, talka bettor and l much mor aggressive. "1 find that he has read and con sidered the lANlgo reservations and that be consider them a nullification of the treaty and utterly Impossible." WAGE SCALE SUBMITTED Hints Make Proposal to th Railway Brotherhoods for Increase. WarfhhiRton. Director General Hlnea submitted to representatives of the four railway brotherhoods an In nreased wage scale amounting approx imately to $3,000,000 a month. Tho proposal, laid before represent atives of the brotherhooda at the clos ing session of the wage conference, was taken uuder advisement. Tho Increase would affect trainmen, firemen, engineer and conductors, but more particularly those employed In the slow freight train service. Thcro are many other questions af fecting working conditions of train men which have not been decided. These will be the basis for further conforencea between the brotherhood heads and members of the director general'a stuff. Plonty of Wool In U. 8. A. Washington. Wool Btocks suffici ent to supply America for more than a year were on hand at the close of the quarter ended September SO, said an announcement by the department of agrlcui tur; given to the government Is to bo in stituted at once. A special election has been called by the Salem school board for December 8. when the voters will be asked to au thorise a total tax levy of 8.3 mills to provide funds with which to Increase the salaries of the ISO teachera em ployed In the local schools. Because of the steadily, advancing cost of living and the Inability of the school board to Increase toachorS' salaries, consid erable difficulty has been experienced In obtaining competent Instructors for the present year. Immediately following receipt at Sa lem of two carloads of military equip ment for the Oregon national guard, Adjutant-General Stafrln atarted the work of apportioning the supplies among the several companies In the state. Besides 28 transport wagons. 25 machine guns, several hundred mod ern rifles and large quantities of am munition, tho consignment included a number of tents, bedding and msny .other article, attendant to the com fort of th, guardsmen. in America ARMORY GUARDED DURING MEETING Salem. Or. Guardsmen with fixed bayonets wore stationed about the Salem armory Monday night while a mass meeting of patriotic organiza tions waa in progress because of a threatening letter received by F. A. Thompson, commander of Sedgwick Post. O. A. ft., warning the war veterans to beware of a repetition In 8lem of the Centralla massacre. The meeting waa a gathering of veterans of all war called to plan concerted action against any uprising of red that might occur In tbla com munity. The meeting waa undisturbed and a strong resolution was adopted denounc ing the reds and pledging action to down radicalism when necessary. HAWAIIAN SUGAR GONE Pacific Northwest Must Rely Upon Beet Sugar San Francisco, Cal. Exhaustion of tb Hawaiian cane sugar crop baa made central and northern California, Oregon, Washington, northern Idaho and Nevada consumers entirely de pendent upon the remaining beet augar crop, the Pacific coast office of the sugar equalization board stated In an announcement that a price of 10 centa a pound for beet augar at the factory would be effective. The new beet sugar price is an ad vance of 1 cent over the price at which tho refiners sold cane augar and makes possible a retail figure of 12 cents, as wholesalers are allowed a profit of half a cent a pound, while the retailer may charge IVi cents additional. Governor Asks for Co-operation. Olympla. Wash. That membership alone In such an organization as the I. W. W. Is sufficient to constitute a felony under the criminal syndicalism atatute of Washington la indicated by Oovernor Louis F. Hart in a letter addressed to all organisations and In dividuals requesting co-operation with officials In driving disloyal and an archistic elements from the state. Haney Accldently Shot by Comrade. Centralla, Wash.-Iohn Haney, T nlno possenian, who waa shot in the hunt for I. W. W. murder suspects Saturday ifteruoon, died from the fire of his own comrades, through an acci dental brush between separated parties, It was learned when the body of tbo deputy was brought to this city. Three Judges O. K. Volstead Law. New York. Three attempts to pre vent enforcement of the wartime pro hibition and Volstead enforcement acta failed in federal courts here. Federal Judge Learned Hand, John C. Knox and John O. Rose of Baltimore, each In a different case, upheld the consti tutionality of the law. Southern Pacific Loses Oil Land. Washington. The government by an opinion in the supreme court won its fight to have canceled patents for 600 acres of California oil land valued at $10,000,000 alleged to have been ob tained through fraud by the Southern Pacific company. Wilson Vetoes Federal Rail Rat Bill. Washington. President Wilson veto ed the bill restoring to the lnterstat commerce commission its pre-war rate making power. A SCHOLAR'S PROTEST. "Ah I A Romeo and bis Juliet," re marked Mr. Dubwaite, as loving pslr strolled past "My dear sir," said Professor Dlggs. "I hav a great admiration for Romeo and Juliet ss portrayed by th Im mortal Shakespeare. Apply Oi names of thos graceful and romantic figure to a bow-legged young man In a ' waist line' coat and a calcimlned young woman wearing a bobbl skirt does (rest violence to my feelings." Going th Round. That new nursemaid of lira. Stylet em a very obliging girl," said tb lady In th sutlo Jumper. "What make yon say eoT" asked her friend In the purple gingham. "Well, yesterday morning I saw her ont with Mn. Style bsby. In tb afternoon with Mrs. Style' dog, and In tb evening with Mrs. Style's bo, band." London Answers. HER QUESTION. "For the past decade." declared tba grouch, "women have been neglecting the home more or less." "Well," said the woman, "If we keep that up about 6.000 years, well b about square with the men, won't wet" After considering a while be did not attempt to refute ber statement- Boost Him. I'm verr fond Of William Black. II navar talk .Behind my back. Hr Mistake. Annt Ton should take mora Inter est In what Is going on. Wby dont you resd the newspapers so that yoa can converse Intelligently with your husband. Young Wife I tried to, but I mad a mistake. I read about the League of Nations Instead of the baseball news. Easy Picking. "Why doe this convicted stock swindler shed tears over th prospect of spending five years In the penl tentlnry. That Isn't a long term." "It seems long to him. He's afraid by the time he gets out all the boobs will be separated from their liberty bonds." Merita of the Professor. "I've Just been introduced to Pro fessor Smart. Such a charming man to talk to; he doesn't make one feel like a fool In spite of his cleverness." "Ah, my dear, that's because of his cleverness." The Sugar and the Fly. Vestryman (at meeting) We must now take up the problem of getting our boys to church. New Minister That problem will solve Itself If we can get our pretty daughters to go. In the agitation to which the English language has been submitted, even the hyphen bus been stirred up again. The oyster Is hailed as a nonvege table food product which does not re quire a long career of expensive feed ing. One of the problems that should claim study Is the unlimited supply of munitions available to Mexican gun men. In theatricals, as well as In baseball, some of the tensest moments of sus l'nse take plnce In the managers' of fices. It is said thnt divorces hay doubled In England since the war. Trolinbly the habit of fighting is too strong. A new aviation nltitude record cant expect so much attention these days when prices are breaking altitude rec ords daily. Thnt man who has Invented a dust proof sugnr container would have a better tblng If there was any sugar to put Into It. Fntlier.'who pays the Mils, reports that the difference between a "fall dress" aud "autumn apparel" is about $20 a stilt. TEN RESERVATIONS ADOPTED BY SENATE Speedy Action on Treaty Fol lows Invoking of the Cloture Rule by Senate Leaders. Washington At last clamping down the lid on it paaca treaty debat. th senat ubstltuUd action for discus sion with a vigor that quickly ad vanced th ratlficatloa fight into ita final stages. Working under cloture for U first tim la history. h'aU adopted la five hour 10 more of th reservations written by the foreign relations com mittee. Republican and democratic leaders worked together to Invoke ciotim, pil ing up a majority which far exceeded the two-tblrd necessary for adoption. In the count of 7$ to 1 th two parti contributed about evenly. Majorities ranging from 11 to 21 marked the adoption of the tea reser vations. Tbey related to domestic questions, th Monroe doctrin. man dates. Shantung, international com missions, expenses of the league of nations, armamenta, the economic boy cott and alien property rights. . In every case except one the repub licans voted solidly for the commltt proposals. They were Joined oa every rollcall by from four to nln demo crats. The sole defection from th re publican ranks wss on the Shantung reservation. Senator McCumber of North Dakota swinging over to tho opposition. Four of the 12 democrats who balped put th reservations through voted with h; raonbiicsns on every one of tho 10. proposals considered. They war Senators Reed, Missouri; Gore, Okla homa; Shields, Tennessee, and Walsh, Massachusetts. Senators Chamber lain, Oregon, and Trammell, Florida, voted for two each and Senators Owen. Oklahoma; King, Utah; Kirby, Ark ansas, and Myers, Montana, for owa aca. . House Passes Railroad Bill Washington. The Each railroad bill, providing for private ownership and operation of rail carriers, nnder broad federal aupevision, waa paaaod by th house, 203 to 159. The meaaur goea to the senat but It will not b taken up there until the regular session In December. By a provision of th Each bill, th Interstate commerce commission win hav authority over Intrastate ratea to the extent that it might order re moval of any "undue burden" on in terstate commerce. - Railroad workers scored a complet victory through incorporation of their plan for voluntary conciliation of labor disputes In the Each bill. The house rejectees a plan of compulsory arbitra tion, including an anti-strike provision. In brief, th plan divides the rail road workers into three clause nod for each it establishes an adjustment board and an appeal commission. N penalty against strike or lockout ii imposed and membership on all sis boards would b restricted te th work ers and their employers and divided equally between them. HE'S GOT MONEY "He's got money." Admit that Whsi rou har that said of a man y in itlnctlvely look him over look hint sver pretty respectfully as a rule. Whether you want to admtt it of not, rou have a bit of admiratloa for hint, Why Because ha la a man abov th gtt iral run of human beings. H la a masj who is independent a man who look th otbr tallow In th y and tail aim to "go to-aell." He can't b bul lied. He know hi right and la III position to demand them. Hi xaoney gives him that power. independence Is the open doorway to happiness. Only th possession Of noney or of things worth money can rive independence. Ther 1 only oa legitimate way to get money. Earn It and aave It All th capital la the world today wa first earned and then saved. You everyman and everywomna ran be ladependeat. lack wk r nonth take so much out of your wag ar salary envelop and tnvst in Thrift and War Saving 8tamp. Lv what la left. Meanwhile the meay put Into th govsrnmaat aeenriU go to work oaralnf Pr cttt inter est compounded quarterly. Make them tay "H' got SaT whan ran go by.