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FALLS e iT Y NEWS VOL. XI MONEY MIXUP IF AMERICA FIGHTS an enem y alien, would have no access to th e c o u n try ‘a c o u rts to enforce pay m ent. T h e forty eig h t G erm an veaaels In terned In Ibis country, uppralsed as w orlh nearly «200,000,000, a re In a pe culiar sta tu s. lutcrm -d here because th e I*idled S tate* Is u m u tu al friend, they would suddenly !>« found to be In tb e com plete pow er of a new enemy. It Is explutm sl lluit tb e pecu liar ob ligation w hich th e United S lates h ss assum ed to w ard them raises questions not before broached w h eth er It would be violating ii very special an d unusual fa ith to a p p ro p riate tile ships uow If (bis country and G erm any w ere a t war. T h e procedure w hich th e au th o rities believe co rrect w ould Is* to uutlfy th e F o r t y -s ig h t Q . r m . n Ship* In A m e ric a n vessels Ih u t they m ust leave A m erican W a ta ra W o u ld H a v a to Flaa o r Bo te rrito ria l w a te rs an d to give them a fa ir ch an ce to dn so A fter th a t they S a iia d — T h is C o u n t ry W o u ld P r o b would I n - liable to seizu re by A m erican a b ly Q lv a T h a m a C ha n ca to Oat w ar vessels o r by tho vessels o f A m eri A w a y and L a n d W h a ro T h a y C o u ld . ca'a allies. Or. If th e G erm an s preferred , they W aahluKtnn.—T h e p iw la e li-gal at»- could decline to leave, th e U nited tun of tunny h u n d red s o f mlllloun, | ht State* g o vernm ent could ta k e posses hap* of blllloua, of pro p erty lu thIn sion o f and form ally conflsc-nte tb e ves country anil otliera w ould l>e brought sels and let th e w hole bu sin ess bo s e t Into question If th e I'n ltc d Hlntea were tled a fte r th e w u r’s end. to become Involved In tb e w ar lu Eu- Two Billions Owned by Aliens Here and In Germany. SITUATION IS COMPLICATED 4 ro|»e. 9 ¥ FALLS CITY. OREGON, SATURDAY. JUNE 6. 1915 Vnnt properties lu tb e U nited S tates of E uropean ow nersh ip would be liable to cun Iteration. (.re n t properties, though m uch less lu ag g reg ate value, ow ned by A m eri cana lu E urop* would be In th e sam e position. A tuerirau corporations would not I hi perm itted, It Is assum ed, to |>ay div i dends on secu rities held by citizens of the countries w ith w hich th e U nited S tate» w as a t w ar. T he G erm an ships now Interned In th is country w ould lie u n d er th e neces sity of leaving A m erican w aters a t tbo risk of lH-lng c a p tu red on th e high sens or else tielug confiscated lu th e porta w here th ey a re now held. In all th e history o f w a rfa re th ere has probably n ever been so co m p licat ed a financial situ atio n lu In te rn a tio n al relationship as th a t w hich would en- auo betw een th e U nited S ta te s and G erm any If the tw o c o u n tries by any chance should eugnge In hostilities. G erm aus have long been larg e Invest- o n In tlM l ulled S tates, p articu larly In secu rities of railro a d an d Industrial corporations. I t Is uow p re tty well know n th a t th ese In v estm en ts w e re to a considerable degree liquidated In th e last y ear In-fore th e w a r begun. D ur lug th a t |H>rlod G erm any w a s sy ste m a t ically tu rn in g Its In v estm en ts Into form s m ost av ailab le fo r quick use. and the conversion w as m ade so sk ill fully and quietly th n t th e w orld of business did not fo lly realize w h at w as afoot u n til th e w u r hud ac tu a lly b ro ken out. C onsequently It Is Im possible a t all accu rately to ap p ra ise G erm an hold Ings In th is c o u n try today, ft Is be llcved, how ever, th n t th ey a re largest In railroad secu rities, th en In In d u stri als and tlnnlly In real e sta te and m is cellaneous form s o f p roperty. On th e o th er h an d . A m erican p ro p er ty In terests In G erm an y a re la rg e r th an Is generally understood, because In re cen t y ears a n u m b e r of A m erican In d u stria ls have been forced to estab lish p lan ts In G erm any. I t w as estim ated th a t «2.000,000,000 w o rth o f v arious alien ow ned In v est m en ts In both co u n trie s w ould be In- volved If tbe tw o co u n trie s should go to w ar. W h at w ould be th e ir s ta n d in g ? T h is question Is decidedly Im portant to peoplo on both sides w ho have such holdings. U ut It Is ea sie r answ ered th an th e n ex t one. W ith th e tw o co u n trie s a t w ar u n n atu ralized G erm ans In th is co u n try w ould liecomc, lieforo th e law , “ alien enem ies." No m n tto r how loyal to th is cou n try or how d eterm in e d th a t th eir conduct to w a rd an d in th e ir adopted co u n try should be exem p lary , th a t w ould be th e ir legal position. T h is class of people ow n g re a t a g greg ates of property In th is country, and to Involve them In an y general conflagration m easu res w ould be so farreach lu g In th e ir effects th a t It Is recognized ns q u ite Itirnoaslble th a t any such w ould be u n d erta k e n . T he d eclaration o f w a r In-tween tw o countries tins th e effect, u n d e r long e s tablished In tern atio n a l p ractice, of aus pending, h u t not w ip in g out, d e b ts of 'a s ta te or Its citizens to th e citizen s o f an o th er state. T h e reasons a re m an ifest. In th e first place, to pny d e b ts to a foreign s ta te d u rin g w a r w ould be to fu rn ish th e sinew s of w a r to th e enem y. In th e second place, If th e d e b to r declined to pay, th ere w ould be n o ch an ce to enforejt collection, becau se.IIm d ebtor. g o v ern m en t puyable by d r a f ts on New York. In tb e beg tuning sp ecu lato rs an d business men Jum ped Into the fe m e, ta k in g large c o n tra c ts or su b co n tracts. T b e ruling prices fo r tb e g ra d e s d e sired w ere «100 a n d «1.5. su b je c t to Inspection, w hich w as very rigid, and a large portion o f each sh ip m en t w as rejected. R a th e r th a n c a r r / th ese back to th e w est tb e d eale rs acid th em a t th e p oints uf sh ip m e n t for w h a t they could g e t 'lliu t th ere are horse tra d e rs la Eu- n«|M- und d eale rs w ith sh a rp ey eteeth w as proved by tb e fa c t th a t a num ber of th ese rejected a n im als w ere ship ped to Europe, tb e p u rc h a se rs being go v ern m en t ag en ts, w ho took this m eans of allow ing A m erican d ealers som e tric k s In horse buying, p u rc h as ing In (he guise o f c o n tra c to rs w ho de sired th e a n im a ls fo r tb e no rth w est. T he fa c t th a t th e g re a te r p a rt o f tbe supply In th e w est h as «already been p u rch ased o r is lu tb e b an d s o f sp ecu lators, holding fo r th e raise th ey feel c e rta in will com e w ith a co n tin u ance of th e w ar, has led to a lettin g dow n o f th e Inspection bars. H u n d red s of a n im als th a t fo rm erly w ould have not received a second look a re now going FINDS W IFE BY TAPE. through. T h e sta b le boye say th a t th e fa t ones a re given th e preference. W o rc e ste r (M a s s .) S c ie n tist D eclares W hite au d g ra y horses a re taboo U n h a p p y M a rria g e s N s s d N o t E s is t. ttecause they a re sh in in g m ark s on the Iloatou —Inco m p atib ility In m arriag e battlefield. T b e one th in g tb e bu yers Is soon to be a th in g o f tb e p ast, ac- a re p a rtic u la r a b o u t la tb e wind. T hey 'eordlng to Ur. Max Huff, th e W orces req u ire sw ift galloping for a block or te r sc ie n tist an d fo rm er fellow In tw o before th e Inspector decides. psychology u t C lark u n iv ersity , who anno u n ces th a t be h as discovered how HIS NAME NOT NEWLYWED. to m easu re tem p eram en t. W ith n othing m ore th a n a tap e However, Hs W ouldn't Fir« a t B urglar m easure, he says. It Is i>oss!ble to hud Lest Baby Ba W aked. one's ulllulty and be positively su re S cen d ale . I'a .—R a th e r th a n w aken th a t one Is m arry tu g th e rig h t m an or the baby by tiring his revolver. P ra n k woman. W eiss, a tailor, s a t on a sta irw a y In hla I»r. Ilaff h as had u n d e r observation hom e and w atch ed a b u rg la r ra n sack M assach u setts' tiest know n bachelor. tb e din in g room. T b e In tru d e r’s m ove G overnor I>avld I. W alsh. H e recently m ents w ere plain ly visible th ro u g h a announced th e kind of a w ife th e gov transom . e rn o r should flud lu o rd er to be aaaur- W hen th e b u rg la r found a pocket- <sl of p erfect happiness. H e re a re th e specifications, th e re su lt of scientific book lu n d ra w e r and tra n sfe rre d Its c o n te n ts to his pockets W eiss' grip on observance: She m ust l>e from five fe e t th re e (he revolver tig h ten ed , b u t hla w ife tugged a t his sleeve an d w hisp ered to Inches to live fe e t six Inches tall. She m u st w eigh from 141 to 140 him not to shook Mrs. W eiss, a f te r fo u r h o u rs' ordeal pounds. w ith a fre tfu l baby, had succeeded In She m ust be tactfu l. She m ust be ch ee rfu l a t all tim es, g e ttin g It to sleep w hen th e b u rg la r cam e especially before b reak fa st. She m ust be sy m p ath etic. She m u st be am bitious. SCHOOL DISTRICT No. 57, She m u st he able to sing. It Is e ssen tial th a t sh e have a mezzo- POLK COUNTY, OREGON soprano voice. FAVORS STUDENT CAMPS. S e c re ta ry G a rris o n W ill A s k C o n g rsss F o r A p p ro p ria tio n s . W ash in g to n .—S e c re ta ry o f W a r G ar rison h as not abandoned plan s fo r the e sta b lish m e n t o f < am p s fo r th e m ili ta ry In stru ctio n o f college a n d u n iv e r sity stu d en ts. C om ptroller of th e T re a su ry D ow ney h as ruled th a t th e re w as no w a rra n t fo r th e ex p e n d itu re o f g o v ern m en t fu n d s for re g u la r officers an d troop» nt such cam ps. A reco n sid eratio n has been ask ed by S e c retary G arriso n , and If th is Is u n fa v o ra b le th o se c re ta ry will urge legislation by congress a u th o rizin g app ro p riatio n s. GERMANS CONTINUE TO BUY AMERICAN HORSES How They Send Them Home Is a Deep Mystery to Dealers. Lincoln, Neb.— R ep re se n ta tiv e s o f all Of th e principal n a tio n s a t w a r In E u rope a re com bing th e w est for horses for th e arm ies. (Several o f th e horse b u y ers b e a r title s; tb e m ajo rity of them aro m en w ho have Itecn a t tb e head of g re a t e stab lish m en t? In B el gium a n d F rance, w hich form erly su p plied A m erica w ith d r a f t horse s ta l lions. One w ho w ns recently In L in coln w as paid «2 n d ay an d ex p en ses fo r his work. B efore th e w a r he d re w «10.000 a y e a r ns m a n a g e r o f a g re a t breeding sta b le in N orm andy. n o w th e few G erm an b u y e rs g e t tb e lr p u rch ases th ro u g h ts a m y stery , nnd they refu se to elu cid ate. T hey m ake It plain th a t th a t is th e ir ow n business, nnd they keep on buying. Some o f th e la rg e st d e a le rs lu tk ls section h av e been ask ed to bid on a 20,000 head sh ip m en t for th e .G e rm a n No. 40 W EAR OUR GOOD V0U WILL BE PLEASED WITH STYLE AND QUALITY. AS WELL AS PRICE. OUR DRESS STRAWS ARE THE WELL KNOWN CORDON. YOU WILL BE PLEASED WITH STYLE AND QUALITY— ALSO PRICE. N. S E L IG ’S FALLS C IT Y D EP A R TM E N T STORE budget made up for 1915 and 1916 as submitted to me by the BUDOET FOR SCHOOL YEAR 1915-16. above School Board. J. C. T albott , »■4 - Amount to be For whal purpose Clerk District No. 57. raised to be raised $7,405.00 Teachers’ salaries 237.00 Fuel and lights 600.00 Janitur 300 00 Chemistry 100.00 Encyclopedia Supplies for Domestic Science and Manual 100.00 Training 400.00 Interest 100.00 Water Other miscellaneous 500.00 expenses 1,500.00 Notes to be retired $11,242.00 Total to be raised Less Credits as follows: From State and High School Funds estimated at $4,079.12. Balance to be raised by tax 67,- 162.88. Total valuation as shown by assessment roll, $895,360. Unpaid warrants and bills to be paid for year 1914-1915, estima ted at $2,650, which will be cover ed by uncollected 1914 tax. The above budget adopted at the regular meeting of the Board of Directors of School District No. 57, held at the J. C- Talbott Furniture Store, Wednesday May 26th, at 8:15 P. M. J. J. Sammons, N. A. Lunde, ORDINANCE NO. 130 An Ordinance for the preserva tion of trees, shrubs, vines, bushes, flowers and other plants set out and planted for ornamen tal purposes, and providing a penalty for a violation of the pro visions hereof. Falls City does ordain as fol lows: Section 1. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, company,or corporation to in any manner cut, pick, break, or otherwise mutil ate, injure, or destroy any orna mental tree, shrub, vine, bush, flower, or other plant, or any part thereof, growing in any public park, square, opening, street, al ley. avenue, park strip, thorough fare or way within the corporate limits of the city of Falls City, without first having obtained the permission therefor from the Street Committee of said City. Section 2. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, company, or corporation to in any manner cut, pick, break, or otherwise mutilate, injure, or destroy any ornamental tree, shrub, vine, bush, flower, or other plant, or any part thereof, growing upon N. Selig. private ground or property with A ttest : in the corporate limits of said J. C. Talbott, Clerk. I. J. C. Talbott, Clerk of Dis City of Falls City, without the trict No. 57, hereby certify that permission of the owner thereof. the above is a true copy of the { Section 3. If any person, firm, company, or corporation shall violate the pro\ isions of this Or dinance. or any thereof, then such person, firm, or company, and in case it be a corporation, then the manager, clerk, or other officer or employee of such com pany engaged in the work or act wherein said Ordinance, or any of its provisions, is violated, shall, upon conviction thereof in the Police Court of Falls City, be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished by a fine of not less than $5, nor more than 625, or by imprisonment in the city jail not to exceed ten days, or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the Court. Read the 1st time June 1,1915. Read the 2d time June 1, 1915. Passed by the Council, June 1, 1915. Approved by the Mayor, June 1. 1915, H. J. G riffin . Mayor. A ttest : C. E. M c P herren , Auditor and Police Judge. ANNUAL SCHOOL MEETING Notice is hereby given that the Annual School Meeting of Dist. No. 57 will be held at the school house of said district at the hour 7:30 o’clock on the 20th day of June 1915 for the purpose of elec ting 1 director for 3 years; 1 clerk for 1 year and to levy tax for 1915 and 1916. Done by ordqr of the Board this 26th day of May 1915. J. J. Sammons, Chairman, Attest: J. C. Talbott.