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VOL. XIII
FALLS ÉITY NEWS
CHRISTMAS
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FALLS CITY, OREGON, SATURDAY. DECEMBER 23, 191«
Beligerent Asked
To Discuss Peace
The President Sends Notes to All
the Natlous at War Asking That
“THE BIG STICK”
No. 17
a thing, yet he ha« that power
under the Smith bill.
Safeguard la Rojactad.
Sanate By Pa?ty Vnte Paaeaa Bill to
To guard against abuse of ex­
Permit Shelving of Judg«»
ecutive power, Senator Suther­
A
land, of Utah, offered an amend­
ment which would have permit­
ted the President to retire a Fed­
eral Judge only when the Chief
Executive Can, if ao Inclined, Placa
Justice
of the Supreme Court cer­
Litigation In Manda of Juriata
tified to his unfitness or disabil­
Who Will Do HIs Bidding
ity. This would have taken from
the President the right arbitrar­
Washington, Dec. 19.—The ily to hold that any judge was
first hill to he passed by the Sen­ disqualified, as he can do under
ate at this session was one which the bill. The Sutherland amend­
gives the President arbitrary ment was voted down by a Btrict
power to appoint from 17 to 20 party vote, save that Senator La-
Federal Judges, at salaries of Follette voted with the Demo­
$7500 a year each. It adds to the crats. T h e Oregon Senators
Federal payroll a maximum of voted with their party to give the
President full power over Federal
$160,000 a year.
This legislation, though couch­ Judges.
Senator LaFollette, who refus­
ed in general terms, was drawn
to enable President Wilson to ed to come to the aid of Mr.
shelve several Federal Judges, Hughes in the late campaign, be­
unpopular with Democratic Sen­ cause he said that to speak for
ators, who have refused to retire, Hughes would be to throw away
though eligible for retirement. every Democratic vote he other­
One is in Georgia, and the addi­ wise would get, is evidently go­
tional judgeship bill was drawn ing to "tote fair” with the Demo-
and pushed by Senator Hoke crats who did support him, He
is starting out as the lone Repub­
Smith, of that state.
lican in the Senate to array him­
Republicans Oppose Measure.
self
with the Democrats on strict­
It was the contention of Re­
ly
party
legislation. But no one
publican Senators that the legis­
can
doubt
how LaFollette would
lation, in the first instance, is not
'
have
voted
five or six years ago
necessary. Democrats support- j
had
President
Taft asked Con­
ing the bill contended that some
gress
to
give
him
the unrestrict­
Federal Judges are now over­
ed
power
to
appoint
20 additional
burdened and need relief. The
judges
and
to
remove
other
answer was that where a judge
judges
at
will.
has more work than he can do,
GIVES
PRESIDENT
FR IE
HARD
This is the season of the year
They Submit Terms of Peaee.
when the genial spirit of man
Mediation Is Not Off red.. flood
should be made manifest. The
May Result
birth of a Savior, his sublime
teachings, his example and his
crucifixion should have a mellow - Washington. Dec. 29.—Presi-
ing influence, removing lli<* petty
Wilson has appealed to the
spite and vindictive feeling you beligerents to discuss terms of
may cherish against your fellow- peace.
man. All have an e<pial right in
Without actually proposing
the divine promises given and peace or offering mediation, the
judge not too harshly those who president has sent formal notes
may differ from you in opinion.
to the governments of all the
Christmas, the day on which
...... , . . 0
• • u
, , warring nations suggesting that
‘he birth of the Savior .s ubserved.
t,ar| oc, asiQn £ sotIiihl to
probably dates back to the reign ca|, out from the nationg now at
of Antoninus PiuB, 1 138-til A. D.) war such an avowal of their re-
The first certain trace of it are respective views as to the terms
found about the time of emperor upon which the war might to be
Commodus
, ... 1180-92
, .. A. D.) In the . concluded and the arrangements
reign of l)*°ctet.an
A*D*^» which would be satisfactory as a
w'hile that ruler was keeping court guarantee against its renewal or
at Necomedia, he learned that a the kindling of any similar con­
multitude of Christians were as­ flict in the future, as would make
sembled in the city to celebrate it possible to compare them.”
the birthday of Jesus, and having
Wholly without notice and en­
ordered the church door to be
tirely
contrary to what adminis­
closed, set fire to the building, and
tration officials have described as
all the worshippers |H?rished in the
flames. It does not appear, how­ his course, the president last
night dispatched the notes to all
ever, that there wax any uniform­
the beligerents, and to all neu­
ity in the period of observing the
trals for their information.
nativity among the early churches; |
Mediation Not Offered
some holding the festival in the
“ Meeting and Beating Competition*'.
month of May or April, others in Sumarized in the president's
January. It is, nevertheless, al­ own words as contained in the
most certain that the 25th of Dec­ notes, his attitude is as follows: judges from other districts or
other circuits are detailed to
ember cannot be the nativity of
"The president is not propos­ assist and relieve him. There are R ETU R N O F OREGON
the Saviour, for it is then the ing peace; he is not even offering
M EN AGAIN ASKED -H -H-f-f-t-H-f-f-H-H-H -f -H-l-l-l-H ¡-l -i -l-I -H-H-H -H-t -l-l-l-H-H-M
height of the rainy season in mediation. He is merely propos­ nearly always some judges who
Judea, and shepherds could hard­ ing that soundings he taken in have leisure, and in addition,
ly be watching their flocks by order that we may learn, the there are available five circuit
judges, formerly on the Com - 1 GOVERNOR SENDS SECOND URGENT
night on the plains.
G E T YO U R
neutral nations and beligercnt, meree Court -that court having
PLEA TO WASHINGTON. , *
Among the causes that cooper­ how near the haven of peace
ate in fixing the 25th of December may be for which all mankind been abolished—who are always
B U TTER W RAPPERS
as the prot*er one, was that al­ longs with an intense and in­ available ior just such detail. In Executive Is Incensed at Failure of
extraordinary
cases
Congress
has
most all heathen nations regarded creasing longing. He believes
War Department to Act on His
I
■ P R IN T E D A T T H I S O F F IC E .
the winter-solstics as a most im­ that the spirit in which he speaks the power and has authorized the
Letter of December 1.
appointment
of
additional
judges
portant part of the year, as the and the object which he seeks
beginning of renewed life and will be understood by all con­ in districts where work has
Salem, Or.. Dec. 16.—Incense<j k ^- h -:- h - h - h - h - h - h - w - i - :- : - h - í ' ¡ -¡ - h -- h - h - i ■■ i i h m i - h - i h h - h *>
activity of the powers of nature, cerned, and he confidentally grown beyond the capacity of a
at
failure of the War Department
and the gods, who were originally hopes for a response which will j single judge.
to take any action upon his for­
Notwithstanding
the
fact
that
merely the symbolical personifica­ bring a new light into the affairs
investigation in the event of a employment has been all to the
there are today five judges doing mer request to withdraw from controversy is not to the liking of detriment of the principle.”
tion of the«?. In more northerly of the world. ”
nothing but detail duty, and the border Troop A, Oregon Cav­ labor unions. The right to strike
countries, this fact must have
It is beginning to develop that
This
latest
development
in
the
others
who have leisure, the alry, and Battery A, Oregon Field is the only defensive weapons they
made itself particularly palpable-
Wilson’s
old antipathy for labor
Artillery, Governor Withycombe
hence the Colts and Ormans, rapidly moving world events to­ Democrats, bent on creating ad­
have and to deprive them the use unions is breaking out in an ag­
jammedetoday forwarded a telegram to
of this is the blow that "killed gravated form.
from the oldest times, celebrated ward a discussion of peace was ditional judgeships,
bill.
The Newton G. Baker. Secretary of
not
permitted
to
become
known
through
the
Smith
the season with great festivities.
daddy.’’
To deprive a man the right to
At the winter-solstice the Ger­ until tonight when the notes were President, wishing to prevent a War, urging prompt measures in Samuel Gompers, president of quit work when he believes his
connection with those troops and
mans held their great yule-feast, well on their way to the Amer­ certain case from boing tried be­
asking that they be returned to the American Federation of Labor, inetrests were not conserved
ican
ambassadors
in
the
belliger­
fore
the
judge
before
whom
it
in commemoration of the return of
* their homes from Calexico by who played such an important would be to bring about enslaving
the firey sun-wheel; and believed ent capitals and probably already naturally would be heard, may
part in the Wilson campaign says conditions that the American
appoint a new judge, and thus New Year’s at the latest.
that during the twelve nights in the hands of some of them.
that
he will fight against such leg­ worker will not tolerate even
The executive wrote to Secre­
reaching from the 25th of Decem­ British embassy officials de­ sidetrack the judge in question.
islation
with as much vigor as he though his refusal should bring
tary Baker on December 1, but
Power Could Be Abused.
ber to the 6th of January they clared they were utterly taken by
fought
for the passage of the about a revolution.
has received no reply to his re­
could trace the personal move­ surprise, were wholly unable to
What is more, the President,
Adamson Law. He says:
quest
for
removal
of
the
troops.
ments and interferences on earth explain it, and were emphatic in by boldly abusing the power re­
"It took four years of sanguin­
In his telegram he said:
of their great deities, Odin, Berch- their statement that no exchanges posed in him by the Smith bill,
ary
war costing hundreds of Form er President T a ft
"Receiving no answer to my
ta, etc. But the church sought to whatever had passed through the can in effect retire any judge
thousands
of lives and untold
combat and banish-and to a embassy here as a preliminary, over 70 years old, regardless of letter, dated December 1, re­ treasure to reverse the "Dred
M a k e s W ar Prediction
large extent was successful—the The wish and hope of the Ger- his qualifications and his ability questing withdrawal of Oregon Scott” case. It is my purpose to
troops now held in Southern Cal­
Fall River, Mass., Dec. 21.—
deep-rooted heathen feeling by man powers that President Wil- to serve, if he (again the Pres­
ifornia, and being besieged with prevent another such a revolu­ William Howard Taft, speaking
adding-for the purification of the son would intercede in some w ay ident) is willing to say that the
inquiries concerning them, I ven­ tion.”
heathen customs and feasts, has long been known and has judge has been rendered incom­
” 1 understand the intent of the for the League to Enforce Peace
ture again to query you as to
Hence also originated, at a later conveyed in different ways to the petent by age, illness or other
suggestion.
It is to stay the men here yesterday, piedicted that if
what action is proposed, Cannot
period, the Christmas-tree adorn- White House. The attitude of cause. It is a vast power; one
from
acting
in concert until a the machinery of war continues
they be returned before the new
ed with lights and gifts, the cus- the entente allies as expressed bv that could be abused, and one that
commission
has
made its investi­ to grow, the next conflict will
year?
tom of reciprocal presents. Thus, their statesmen and certainly un- would enable a President, if so
gation.
In
the
mean
time a con­ find the United States a partici­
"They have done their duty
Christmas became a universal til recently in official advice to inclined, to shape decisions of the
certed
quitting
of
work
would be
and made big sacrifices. Citizen
social festival for young and old, the American government has Federal courts. That this power
unlawful
and
punishable.
Invol­ pant.
soldiers, intended for emergen-
"All nations, when the curtain
high and low as no other Christian been that a peace offer by the would be exercised hy a Presi:
. .
, ,
. .
o
cies only, should not be made to untary service can not be enforc­ falls upon the terrible panorama
United
States
would
be
consider­
dent was not charged in the Sen-
a
f
,
.
festival could have.
...
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suffer because regu ar Army is ed under the Constitution of the of strife and bloodshed on the
ed almost the next thing to un­ ate debates,
but the possibility . .
, .
is there
inadequate to cope with situation. ITnited States.
friendly.
"You may make strikes illegal European battle fields, will be
.
Such treatment will underline
Ban an Sm oking at
AH that, however, was before
To illustrate, when the Adam- possibility, of enlistment ih future and may make them criminal, but looking to us, " h e said. "They
you'are not going to avert strikes will look to us to prevent a repe­
M c M in n villa C o lla g a ! t*1G ^ erman a^'es ° f their own ac son railroad law was taken into emergencies." -
1 cord brought forward their pro­ court, had the Smith bill been in
^ __
when strikes are necessary in tition of the terrible catastrophe
order to express the needs of that has shocked the world and
Smoking by the students will posals for discussions of peace- effect the President would have
not be tolerated at McMinnville President Wilson specifically say«| had it in his power to appoint a Wilson And Labor America’s workers for a higher all but prostrated nations. This
college, either on the campus or in the notes he is somewhat em­ Federal Judge before whom that
and better consideration of their places a trust upon us. It is a
elsewhere, according to an edict barrassed in making the sugges­ case was to be heard whose views
President Wilson’s plan of pre­ rights. The experience of coun­ trust to help if we can. the less
of the college authorities. Stu­ tion at this particular time "be­ he knew in advance. He could venting strikes is not meeting with tries who have tried compulsory fortunate brother.
"If the machinery of war con­
dents who do not wish to con­ cause it may now seem to have have so made the appointment the approval of the labor unions arbitration and the enforcement
form to the wishes of the faculty 1 been prompted by a desire to play that the case would have to go that were responsible for his re- of compulsory award, and the ex­ tinues to enlarge and grow more
in the matter of smoking have a part in connection with the re- before the judge of hia selection. election. The idea of forcing men perience of countries in which terrible, the next war as Pres­
been asked not to return a fte r, cent overtures of the central It is not charged that the Pres­ to continue in the employ of a compulsory investigation and a ident Woodrow Wilson has said,
ident would do so extraordinary company pending a government stay of the workers from their will be a war with no neutrals.
the holidays.
'powers.’’
MERRY CHRISTMAS
ANDA
HAPPY NEW YEAR
To You One and AIL
SELIG’S, Cash Price Store,
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