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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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