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About The Maupin times. (Maupin, Or.) 1914-1930 | View Entire Issue (May 25, 1917)
OREGON NEWS NOTES OF GENERAUNTEREST Principal Events of the Week Briefly Sketched for Infor mation of Our Readers. A bumper fruit crop all over Lane county la looked for this year. Portland la to contribute an ambu lance company for aervlce In France. The biggest bean acreage In the hW tory of Polk county la being planted this year. R. F. Shull, a young rancher living ear Myrtle Point, waa killed by a falling tree. The Lincoln county fair bourd has aet the dates for the county fulr for September 18, 19 and 20. Deposits In Portland's 25 banks and trust companies have increased J14, 000,000 since a year ago. Eastern Oregon farmers are work ing every day and part of every night to get their spring planting done. The past week has seen several ma A dogs In Lakevlew, and it is feared that an epidemic is about to break out. Construction of the last wing of the receiving ward of the Oregon state hospital at Salem is well under way. Clay Burns, an Indian boy azed 14, was found dead In the woods near Empire, with a bullet hole In the body. The ninth annual commonwealth conference closed a three-day session at the University of Oregon at Eugene. Troop D, second squadron, Oregon national guard, sixteenth divisional cavalry, will be organized In Pendleton. United States Senator Harry Lane, of . Portland, is 111 at a San Francisco hospital, and is reported to be veiy low. Marion County grade and high schools held their annual festival and track and field meet in Salem Satur day. The Oregon grand lodge of the In dependent Order of Oddfellows held Ua annual meeting In Eugene, beginning Monday. A three-day convention of the East ern Oregon division of the State Sun day School association was held at Pendleton. Hundreds of delegates from all parts of the state gathered at Roseburg to attend the Oregon State Sunday School convention. Charles V. Galloway was appointed tax commissioner by the state tax com mission, under the law passed by the recent legislature. The fourteenth annual convention of the Eugene District Epworth league of the Methodist church held a three days' session at Albany. Erastus Jones, 56. years old, com mitted suicide at his home in Eug'-u.; by hanging himself with a strap in the cowbarn back of his' house. "Registration dny" in Oregon, under the army bill, will be declared a legal holiday, according to an announcement made by Governor Withycombe. D. M. McLemore, a California stock man, has Just shipped in 1300 head of cattle from southern California points to feed on the Klamath ranges. The first loan to be made by the land bank of Spokane In the state of Oregon will be made to the association organized by farmers near Molalla. Delegates from Oregon and Washing ton towns met In Monmouth at attend the 84th annual session of the Oregon conference of the Evangelical associa tion. Approximately $302,06.32 of the ap propriations of 1915-16, it is estimated by Secretary of State Olcott, remains unexpended, and will revert to the treasury. . The central Oregon tiaeft meet and field day was held at Beml Saturday, at which high school athletes from Crook, Jefforson and Deschutts coun ties competed. More than 2000 people of Medford and Jackson county joined at Modford In the largest and most enthusiastic patriotic demonstration ever seen in southern Oregon. The fifth annual Buyers' Week date has been set. The event marking the fifth anniversary of the merchants' conclave will be held during the week of AuguBt -ll at Portland. Midnight Sunday night all legisla tion passed by the recent legislature, save bills carrying an emergency clause, or referred to a vote of the electorate, became effective. The first strawberries in Douglas county, and perhaps the firBt native grown In Oregon, were brought to Roseburg by J. J. Betts, who was awarded a prize of $1 for the box. For the purpose of stocking small farms In New York, Fred F. Thomas of Albany, N. Y., has purchased 10,000 bead of yearling ewes of Dan P. Smytbe, prominent- Pendleton sheep man. Orders to recruit all units of the Oregon national guard to full war strength Immediately, by direction of the Secretary of War, were received by Oecrge A. White, adjutant-general of the Oregon national guard, from Brigadier-General Mann, chief of the bureau of militia affairs at Washington M ij.ir Elliott J. Dent, United States lini'liici rs corps, nt Poi tlund, Is trans fi iv. d io 8i utile and will be sucvtetled by Colon;.! Gt-ore A. Zlnii, now com iMiiiillim the mound regiment of ni;.liit-i m. Father K. V. O'llara, chairman ol Hie state Industrial welfare commis sion, which administers the women's minimum wage luw, has tendered his 'csli nation to Governor Withycombe, effective June 1. Out of 325 accidents reported to the Industrial accident commission for the week from May 11 to 17, inclusive but one was fatal, the fatally Injured workman being Joseph Gordon, a log ging employe, of Gravel Ford. E. B. MacNaughtou, an architect of Portland, was named Ly Governor Wlthycu.ubo as a member of the in dustrial wclfuio commlivilon to suc ceed Father E. V. O'Hara of Portland, who has submitted his resignation. D!ds for contracts for paving the Siskiyou highway from the summit of the mountain to the California line r.re Lrlns advertUi d for. Work Is to he Blurted Immediately and finished this sunuiur if the money holds out. One of the most Important mining deals In the history of southern Ore gon was cbeed wUh the giving of a bond on the 20 claims comprising the U.vyback copper mine on Greyback mountain, about 13 miles east of Sel rca. With the business streets of the city gaily decorated with carnival celors and patriotic tmbltnis, the citizens of Hoseburg entertained several thousand people at the festivities attendant on the celebration of the ninth annual strawberry festival. ?o great Is the demand this year for canned. fruits and vegetables that the Eugene Fruit Growers' association hes leased the cannery at Creswell and will operate it cs an auxiliary to the large plant in Eugene and the smaller one at Junction City thl3 year. The entlrj extension division of the University of Oregon has been turned over to the Red Cross and will be uocd ty the government relief agency ts organization and Information cen ter for all war activities In the Btnte of Oregon for the duration of the war. The food survey campaign being conducted in Hood River, Sherman, Gilliam and Morrow counties by the extension department of the Oregon Agricultural college, under the direc tion of the United States department of agriculture, is progressing rapidly. The government, in an endeavor t get as much land as possible under cultivation within the Klamath and Uir-tilla irrigation projects, has come forward with an offer to landowners within these projects to supply water tit actual coat under a three-year lease. Special premiun.s will be offered In the sheep department of the state fair by the American Shropshire Registry association, the American Hampshire Sheep association, the American Ox ford Down Record association and the American Cotswold Registry associa tlon. The referendum petition directed against the GUI bill of the last legis lative session was filed with Secretary of State Olcott by the Clackamas Fish ermen's union. The petition contains 16,160 names. The Gill bill would Close the Willamette river between Oregon City and Oswego to commercial fishing. J. H. DrlBtow, probably Lane coun ty's oldest native son and one of the first white children born in Oregon, died at his home on the farm near Eugene where he was born 68 years a?o. He was a son of A. K. Bristow, who headed one of the early Immi grant trains and who settled on this farm in 1S48. Every unmarried man between the ages of 21 and 30, inclusive, who lives in Port Orfoi d, Curry county, the west ernmost town of the United States, already has volunteered for service In either the army or the navy branch The volunteers from the little town of 250 people number one-third of the adult male population. Contracts have been virtually closed by the United States shipping board for tlie construction of 12 wooden cargo steamers in Oregon yards at a coat of approximately $6,000,000. Six will be built by the Peninsula Shipbulld lng company, of Portland; four by the Coast Shipbuilding company, of Port land, and two by the C. A. Smith Lum ber company, of North Bend. WilMam Rig&in, aged 37 years, con vict at Salem, serving time for larceny In Yamhill county, and now In the county jail at Hillsboro for investiga tion of another case, made a voluntary confession, claiming that he killed William Booth near Wlllamina, Octo ber 8, 1915. Mrs. Booth, wife of the murdered man, and William Brtnsor, are now serving time In the state pris on for the Booth murder, Trree members of the state land board, created by chapter 397, laws of 1917, have been appointed by the gov ernor, as follows: Benton Bowers, Ashland, recommended by the taxpay era league; B. G. Leedy, Corvalllt, rec ommended by the State grange; John Shimanek, Crabtree, recommend cd by the Farmers union. The warden ef the state penitentiary is an ex officio member of the board and thea (our will select the fifth member. RUSSIA IS AGAINST 1 A SEPARATE PEACE Reorganized Provisional Gov ernment Declared United in Policy. Peliograd, via London. The reor ganized provisional government de clared that It was united la the re jection of a separate peace and thai It adopts as Its aim the re-establish- inent of a general peace which will not tend either to domination over other natlouy or to the seliuri ot tbU natural possessions a peace without annexations or Indemnities. Particular significance may be at tuched to the announcement rejecting a separate peace with Germany, be cause the three ministers who con trol Russia's part In the war all so cialistsagreed upon such a pronun cianieuto. Prince Lvoff, the prime minister, after declaring that the nation had been brought to the edge of an abyss, said: The, government considers that it is its duty to proclaim clearly and definitely its desire for the conclusion of a speedy peace; but, In speaking of peace without annexation or In demnities, the government declare It is not a question of passive defense. Free Russia will not consent to leave unJer the yoke of German militarism territories which were abandoned ow ing to the criminal negligence of the old regime. 'Neither can Russia remain Indif ferent to the fate of Belgium, Serbia and Rouinania, nor forget its duties toward them. Russia cannot hand down to future generations a dishon ored reputation. "The existing armistice at the front, which gave the German chan cellor a pretext to formulate his Idea of a separate peace, dishonorable to Russia, must cease. The country must speak its Imperious word and send its army out to fight." Irish Frame Constitution, London. It was announced by Pre mier Lloyd George In the bouse of commons that the government pro posed to summon immediately a con vention ot representative Irishmen In Ireland to submit to the British parlia ment a constitution for the future gov ernment of Ireland. Uncle 8am Has No Seed. Washington. No seed for free dis tribution nor for sale is at the dispos al of the United States department of igrlculture. Wapinitia Items (to Itti f t last week) Peveral line showers fel here the past week which is of great bene fit to the orop. Mrs. Fanton who has been with her daughter, Mrs. L, A. Rice, ft hero Wednesday for Bend. Jamie Abbott who lias been quite sick at Portlund returned to his home here Saturday. Mrs. and Mrs. Chas. Heialer ot Dufur and Mr. and Mrs. Powell of TNgh visited at the J. M. Powell honH here Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Barzee at tended t he ball game at Grafs Valley Sunday, arriving home early Monday morning. They went in their car and had seven teen punolures and blowouts, and had to leave their car at Mnupin. laine Harnian brought them Innn'. Pvobert Tapp returned to his cli'ol ut Dufur Sunday niter as dntii'g his father the last two veeks with farm work. Mr French of The Dalles was leni'Hutraiii p the Hud-iou car on the Flat las- week. J. P. Abbott made a business trip to The Dalles last week. Ln K lv aud Mr. Shattuck ol Manpin vieie in our community Monday working in the idterest of the new Warehouse. Four more of the boys left here Monday morning to entist in the navy; they aro Arthur Rice, Ches ter Crabtree, Lit and Delbert Mo- Joy. Mr. Selts Miller of Criterion ma vidting nt the home of her father Newton Crabtree the first 'it the Week. We understand that Wpinitia to have a garage in the netr 'nt ure. Quit a number from here at euded Ihe picnic at Tygh Satur lay. All wire well pleased. Ermn Sn,i,L left here Sunday II II I 'VV CVSEIMBTbrmblat 1 v-"4r- IE, " iT 1 Farmers Everywhere Prefer Case Threshing Rigs Three threshermen buy Case thresher ris each year to one who buys any other make. others prefer Case, there must be a reason why you should. Their chief reason lies in the quality produced by Case experience of three-quarters of a century. That experience means satisfaction to them and to you. We can oupply you with any size tractor and thresher you need, but the Case 12-25 shown above is one of the handiest models. It will run a 26x46-inch or smaller Case Thresher and will do almost any job on the farm. Aslc for catalog or inquire of us for full particulars. W. MethfcBlcftl licallcnct tin Wortt 0Ttr illllllhlllllllilllllllllllltlllllllllllllltllilllllN WHITE ft- Every Sack Guaranteed Bring Bock to us any part of an unsatisfactory sftk of White River Flour and we will refund the full purchase price. Hunts Ferry Warehou e Company Local DiitriLutors and in employed nt tlip .;jjoine of Mr. and Mrs. Henneghan, Mr. Hedin entrrtliined hnr Snndav school c!ann at her hnnif lust ThurHday evening. Refrcuh mentB wer servd mid the evening was cpi'iit around a Initio bonfire pin yi n(; ganits, all lepoit a splmidid tim. O. J.,. Pnqnet completed aw-eiw iiig Monday. A bard f i e z ; who fxperb nff-d here Tuendav night, injnrini; some of the early gardmii-; cimiim t ttdl yet whether the fruit U hurl or not. Captain Murphy of The Dalle spoke to the cohonl here Tuepday evening. He was accompanied by F. 8. Gunning of The Dalle and pvral other gentlemen. Captain Murphy ii working in the interest of Y. f. C. A. - A ciniiinitte coii aiating of M. H, Stainep, Mr V). Woodaide and L. B. Kelly Viuh chosen to canvat this community to seenre funds to help in this ereat work amorg our eoldier h v The last report 1130 had I um riied. School closed here Friday, Lealer McCoikle1 returned Fri -diy from a week's tay in Cortland Mr. Harrington, Farmer Smith and A. It. Chase visited our school hre Friday and (-poke to the pupils urging them to plant gar dens and corn. Free Bte-dg werft distributed to all who fould plant them. The eighth grade examinations H. STAATS &. AGENTS "The Best is the Cheapdt" RIVER will be held here Thursday and Friday of thin week. Mrs E Hartmiin was rit.ing hereon Lincoln in The Dallee (lie last of the !;, Several weekj ago Joe O'Bren found a ileau rowite in hi hbei p died. Not irini'h wiih thought ol it at the time n its lie-id win full "f porcupiiiH ci 1 1 i 1 1 h . and it was lb'iH!ht, Ihut it had dii-d from ibe effect of thi'in, but. onie lime agn two of hi diepp dunvc'd y'giiH if being mad and they were iniioi di alelv killt-d, and one bet d w ? (lent to Pi.ri bind, hut III" ili. eane bad not developed Mlflieii'iii ly to Hud the geriiiH Id a few day .mother one of the sheep showed 1 .mi of being mad and Mr. O'Brien tied it up. It lived dx d iys, when it died the h-iid whb sent to Portland and the dim-overy made (hat it hid died w til rallies. Tba reat of his djepp ure alright and it is believed do other cne will develope an it has beea tome tin e eince this happened. Jackson Rice is plowing for V. A. Dane at Pine Orrve this eV. N. G. Hedin nude a trp to Manpin het week, taking Mrs, Henry Richardson to a;e the doctor. Chester Crabtree visited rela tives at Ciiterion last week. John Waid and Mark fiollmnn returnrd the lat uf the week hoiu an extended i-hinit trip to Crooked River and Metul.u. They rej ort t me very geod enfehw. CO. ft ll.ch.nlcd ES0.11.DC u.. World FLOUR Crystal P;att of Wumic wan eiillii g on friends here Saturday evening. 1 l.eniird wilcon, Mr. and Mrs.. Wdch and Mr. Livingston, of th erlaiid company were all out fr m The Dalles last week deliver i k and (Icmnntdratiiig cars in this MM 14111. IVail Evick whs a visitor to The fh les the lust of the week. I. Wright left here last week f ir Britidi Columbia to purchase mules for the government. Mr. aud Mrs. Olsen made a trip to Criterion Sunday to visit Mrs. Olsen's dster, Mrs. Walter Driver Their son Ivan remained for a two week' visit there. Joe Graham is in Portland for a month's stay. Mrs. Bessie Aubrev of Criterion visited Sunday at the home of Mrs. Belle Delco. Ralph and Louis Ddlco accompanied her borne. Dr. and Mrs. Irvine went out to the Worm Springs last week. Doc is reported improving. Mrs. Ir vine returned home. Mrs. Albert Hammer took her little son Alv to The Dalles last week ui... had his tonsils removed. M '. 1 . Woodside entertained J. T. 11 r'v of the Oregon Trunk R. R , l u e!ly and D M, Shattuck of vl ,u in lor dinner Monday. Mis Celia rilnn is employed at the home of Mrs. Hagey. Mas Ioes Hartsman eft the middle of the wtek fo a two I week's vi?it with relfltijes Wn. K-.:L.:...jT I lit chin leal