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About The Maupin times. (Maupin, Or.) 1914-1930 | View Entire Issue (July 20, 1917)
Near Both Depot Absolutely Fireproof Hotel Hoyt Corner Sixth and Hoyt Su., PortUnd, On. Thoroughly Renovated & Decorated LOU HIMES, Manager. RATE8f-76c to 8. SPECIAL-Week or Month College of Neurology and Electro-Therapeutics, Inc., Fits Men and Women for a life of useful and profit able work as Drugless Practitioners F. A. BREWSTER, M. D., DEAN 712 State, Salem, Oregon. Agate Cutting rod MM W WILL CUT ANO MOUNT VOUR AQATK IN A tOLID OOLO NINO LIKE CUT. UNO SI2E Of FINGER ANO AGATt SHIP Veal, Pork, Beef, Poultry, Butter, Eggs and harm froduce to the Old Reliable Everting house with a record of 46 years of Square Dealings, and be assured of TOP MARKET PRICES. F. M. CRONKHITE i 45-47 Front Street Portland, Oregon HIDES, PELTS, CASCARA BARK, WOOL AND MOHAIR. We want ail you nave. Write tor prices and shipping tags THE H. F. NORTON CO. Portland, Ore.; Seattle, Wn. SCIENTIFIC ASTROLOGICAL Instructions: Forecasts, Readings, Books, etc. A general fore cast for 6 years with special indications for 1 year; or any particular question with advice, for $1.00, send full birth data. ASTROLOGICAL STUDIO, Portland, Oregon, P. 0. Box 826. STUDY bookkeeping, Bhorthand, telegraphy, salesmanship, English branches, at an accredited school; write, or phone Main 690 for catalogue; graduates guaranteed positions. Behnke-Walker Business College, 167 4th Street, near Morrison, Portland, Oregon. Kill All Flies! Thtt'd Placed anywhere,Dal r'y Killer attn. ,ta and kills all ftieg Meat, clean, ornamental, convenient, and cheao jriy.rtjure anything. Gnanui Y-J toed effactir. Atk far HAROLD SOMERS, ISO DeKalb Ave., Orooklyti, N. V. fuVi.. Murine Is for Tired Eyes. I MOVleS Red Eyes Sore Eyt.-i 5 " Uranulated Byellds. Rests 3 S Refreshes Restores. Murine Is a Favorite S S Treatment for Hyea that feel dry and smart 2 3 Give your Byes as much of yonr loving care S 3 as yonr Teeth and with the same regularity, s CARE FOR THEM YOU CANNOT BUY NEW EYESI 3 3 Sold at Drug and Optical Stores or by Mall. 3 Ask Murine tit Remedy Co., Chicago, lor Fne Book i filllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllinilllllliilllllllllliiilMiiillin Present Style. "I always call a spade a spade." "Well, just now it's not what you're calling one, but if you're using one that matters. "Exchange. Both Waiting. "Is your husband up yet?" inquired the early morning caller. "I guess he is," replied the stern woman at the door. "Well, I'd like to say a few words to him " "So would I. He hasn't come home yet." Boston Transcript. Literary Inspection. She I am tired of this manul labor of cleaning house. Did you look into that vacuum cleaner proposition; He Yes; there's nothing in it. Naturally. "What did he do when you told him he hadn't put a good face on the mat' ter?" "He changed countenance." Not Always. "Like produces like." "Doif t you think that short rations produce some tall thinking? 1.x change. A Wise Answer. She (fishing for a proposal) Do you ever find yourself hard up for words? He No, darling, but I'm far too hard up to express them. Exchange. Reduces Bursal Enlargements, Thickened, Swollen Tissues, Curbs, Filled Tendons, Sore ness from Bruises or Strains; stops Spavin Lameness, allays pain. Does not blister, remove the hair or I,.. .t. k.o ? nn e hnttle at druggists or delivered. Book 1 M free. ABSORBINE, JR., for mankind-an antiseptic liniment for bruises, cuts, wounds, strains, painful, swollen veins or glands. It heals and soothes. $1.00 a bottle at drug gilts or postpaid. Will tell you more if you write. Made in the U. S. A. by W. F. YOUNG, P.D.F., 403 Tempi St, Springfield, Mats. By boring direct from as at wholesale prices and save the plumber's profits. Write as to day yonr needa. We will give you oar rock bottom "direct-to-you" prices, f. a. b. rail or boat We actually save yon from 10 to 86 per cent, AU goods guaranteed. Northwest headquarters for Leader Water Systems and Fuller 4 Johnson Engines. STARK-DAVIS CO. 212 Third Street Portland, Ore roe. 200 Rooms 100 Bath S&iFSSisaf Daisy Fl Killer 4m Bslt.,- . - Kf Sold by dealer., or 6 aenl Si 3 tjn Dp Your Own Plumbing I P, N. U. No. 29, 1917. . W. W. ARE JAILED AFTER Mill Large Grain Elevator Destroyed at Klamath Falls, Oregon. GUARD PATROLS CITY Headquarters of Disturbers Raided and Members of Organization Placed in Jail -Damages $150,000. Klamath Falls, Ore. Klamath Falls is practically under matial law. Armed guards patrol the streets, in dustries of the city are protected bv special deputy sheriffs and I. W. W. are being rounded up like cattle as the result of a fire Sunday morning which destroyed the grain elevator and mill of Martin Brothers and 25,000 bushels of grain. The loss is placed at $150,- 000. Incendiarism is suspected. High wind fanned the flames toward the factories and cars of the Ewauna Box company, the Big Lakes Box com pany, the Standard Oil company and the Klamath Iron Works, but heroic efforts of the fire department saved these properties. Immediately after the fire Sheriff Humphrey communicated with Gover nor Withycombe, swore in 200 depu ties and raided the headquarters of the W. W., seizing papers and books and arresting 39, some of whom are thought to be local leaders of the or ganization." Every industry in the city is under guard and armed guards are patrolling every road leading out of the city. The sheriff intends to arrest every I. W. W. found in the county. Henry J. Weeks, of the Weeks Ab stract company, was one of the most prominent of those arrested by the sheriff. He is accused of treasonable remarks before a large crowd asem bled at the city hall. Larloads or provisions, iarm ma chinery and canned goods, destined for the Martin Brothers' store at Merrill, 23 miles south of here, were burned. I he hrm suttered a disastrous hre sev eral years ago. The fire Sunday was discovered at the north corner of the building, on the windy side and at a point farthest removed from the office, It was under great headway when first seen. DEPORTED MEN ASK DAMAGE Arizona I. W. W. Refugees to Demand Reparation for Exile. Columbus, N. M Mining compan ies, officials and business men in the Warren copper district of Arizona may be sued for damages by the men who were deported from Bisbee July 12. At the camp of the Arizona exiles here Sunday the men discussed plans for filing a blanket suit against the operators, officials and others who, the men assert, were responsible for the wholesale deportation from An zona of those alleged to be members of or sympathizers with the I. W. W. A blanket prayer for their release through writ of habeas corpus was also discussed, but the leaders disapproved of such an action on the ground that it would embarrass the federal govern ment, which is trying to find a solution of the problem involved in the deporta tion of the men. The exiles are anx ious to know what Washington will do in their cases, and messages urging immediate action have been sent to adimnistration officials. The belief is becoming general among the exiles that they will be sent back to Bisbee under heavy mili tary guard and will be protected in what they claim as their rights, even if it becomes necessary to declare mar tial law in the Warren district to at tain this end. The men say they will not be sent elsewhere, will not consent to remain here in a sweltering hot camp, and as they have not been charged with breaking any laws, they say they will stand on their rights and are pinning their hopes of returning to Bisbee upon the federal government. Sunday passed quietly in "Camp Wobbley," as the men have named the refugee camp. Potatoes and Onions Rot in Ground, Sacramento, Cal. Several carloads of California surplus potatoes and on ions, large quantities of which are re ported to be rotting in the ground in many parts of the state because of the inability of the growers to dispose of them at a price equal to the cost of production, may be sold to Arizona consumers through Governor Campbell, of that state. The state council of de fense has received inquiry from Gover nor Campbell asking the price at which a larcre suddIv of both potatoes and onions could be secured in California. War to Rule Hotel Menu. Philadelphia Philadelphia hotels und restaurants will follow New York's lead in omitting beef from their menus on at least one day a week in the near future. In addition, there will be no wheat rolls for breakfast and wheat bread will be baked from flour containing 10 per cent of rye, po tato, banana or rice flour. Calves' liver, brains or sweetbreads, young chickens, spring lambs and suckling BURNS pigs also will b barred. FEW NEED BE CALLED Only 717 Men to Be Drafted to Colon in Oregon; 7296 in Washington and 2287 from Idaho. Washington, D. C. Because Ore gon, in proportion to population, fur nished more volunteers for the Na tional guard and regular army than any other state in the Union, its quota, under the selective draft, is the small est assigned any of the 48 states. The fact only 717 out of the 62,618 young men of Oregon who registered June 5 will be drafted for the Ameri- army is, on its face, the highest official testimonial that can be paid the manhood and patriotism of the sons of Webfoot state On the basis of her population, Ore gon was required, under the law, to contribute .64 of 1 per cent of the total army of more than a million men. The gross quota of the Btate was com puted to be 7387 men, but on April 1 Oregon had in her National guard 2423 men, between April 1 and June 30 she recruited 2269 more for her National guard and in that same time 1974 Ore gon men enlisted in the regular army. The total number of men Oregon con tributed to the army since April 1, therefore, is 6657, and this number is deducted from the gross quota of the state in determining the number of men to be drafted. In the adjustment, however, Oregon is credited with 13 additional men and this number, added to the total number of volunteers deducted from the gross quota, leaves but 717 men subject to draft. The state of Washington, with a larger population, was asked to raise 1.1 per cent of the total army, or a gross quota of 12,768. Washington had in her National guard, April 1, 2240, and from April 1 to June 30, recruited 1764 additional, and also recruited 1446 men for the regular army, a total of 5450. Wash ington got, on adjustment, 22 more, leaving 7296 to be drafted out of 108,- 330 who registered June 5. Out of 41,150 men who registered in Idaho, 2287 will be drafted. Idaho had a National guard of 962, recruited 865 more, and recruited 711 men for the regular army, a total of 2538 to be de ducted from her quota, along with an adjustment of eight. Idaho's gross quota was 4833. Following are the net and gross to tals for the Western states; State Alaska Net. GroBS 710 84,846 California 23,060 Idaho 2,287 Montana 7,872 Nevada 1,061 North Dakota 6,606 Oregon 717 South Dakota 2,717 Utah 2,370 Washington 7.296 Wyoming...'. 810 4,1 10,423 1,436 7,737 7,387 6,864 4,946 12,763 Washington, D. C Uncertainty to lireece s status in the world war was cleared away Tuesday with the re ceipt of official information that the Greek government not only has severed relations with all four of the central powers, but is actually in a state of war with them. Information has reached the State department that the Greek minister in Paris has notified the French govern ment Greece considers herself a full belligerent and will act accordingly. He said it was not only necessary to issue a formal declaration of war, as the government feels itself bound by the declarations previously issued at Saloniki by Premier Venzelos, who took with him to Athens all the re sponsibilities and commitments of the temporary Saloniki government. As a belligerent Greece is expected to lose no time mobilizing her war re sources and joining effectively in the allies operations in .the Balkans. The strength ol the Venizelos army is placed at about 60,000 men, and the remnants of the former regular army, while not over 30,000 now, has at times been mobilized to a total of 200,000 men, and is capable of reach ing 300,000 if munitions are provided. The regulars practically were demo bilized by the allies when former King Constantino held the organization as a threat to the allies rear, but can quickly be called to the colors again. Commissioner Jonnart, whom the al lies entrusted with enforcing Constan tino's abdication, has reported that a Greek army of 250,000 will be raised to add to the 700,000 allied soldiers al ready in the Balkans. ' Bride in Khaki Sent Home. An Atlantic Port Somewhere in France is a sergeant in the American army who was married just before he left the United States and ventured to take his bride with him on the trans port which carried his regiment over seas. She went with him as a soldier dressed in regulation khaki and with her hair cut short Tuesday the young woman returned from France, her effort to pose as a "Sammy" having failed. Her husband, it was said aboard the ship, was a member of a regiment stationed in Arizona. Police Chiefs Suspended. East St. Louis, 111. The board of fire and police commissioners, after a meeting Sunday night, announced that Chief of Police Ranson Payne and Night Chief Con Hickey had been sus pended pending investigation of the police department. According to W. G. Watkins, chairman of the board, the suspension of the two officials is due to the recent race riots, and is the first step in an investigation that is expect ed to shake up the entire department GREECE ENTERS WAR ON SIDE OF ALLIES NEW LABOR BUREAU Agriculturist Will Try to Solve Prob lem of Distribution of Labor for Yakima County Farmers. North Yakima Lee W. Fluharty, county agriculturist, announces he has about completed the work of organiz ing the Yakima employment bureau, which it is hoped will solve the prob lem of the distribution of labor in this county." The organization is to work in connection with the federal employ ment bureau and Mr. Fluharty's office is to be made the clearing house for the work. The county is divided into nine units, each with an agent. Each agent works in his own community with a commit tee of three, and reports are made di rect to the central office. Each em ployer pays a fee of 25 cents for each man secured through the office. HARVESTERS' UNION TO AID Will Furnish Workers to Growers In Wenatchee Country. Wenatchee, Wash. The Wenatchee Harvesters' league has established temporary headquarters in the Pogue building. L. M. Hull is acting as tem porary secretary. The executive committee of the league met and mapped out a vigorous membership campaign. The valley has been divided into districts and a committee has been appointed to can vass each district. A house to house visitation will be made and an oppor tunity given the head of every family to sign a membership card. This can vass will reach from Sunnyslope to Malaga on both sides of the river. The rancher, by his membership, enjoys the use of the league's services in helping work out the labor problem. WHEAT HIGHEST IN AMERICA Home Price Is $2, Maximum Abroad is $1.80 Per BuBhel. Washington, U. U. Wheat prices abroad, where the governments have control of food supplies, are shown to be much lower- than in the United States, by a report made to the food administration Thursday by the allied wheat commission. While wheat is selling well above $2 in this country, the government prices in other countries, according to the allied commission, are as follows: United Kingdom and France, $1.80; Germany, $1.80; Belgium, $1.60; Aus tralia, $1.14; India, $1.35; Italy, $1.69. America's wheat stocks are lower now than they have been for many years. Estimates by the food admin istration give the visible supply as only 12,759,000 bushels, which is less than one-third of the supply at this time last year. $60,000 Payment is Made. Medford, Or. The final chapter in a mining deal of importance came Thurs day when the last payment of $60,000 cash was made on the Queen of Bronze mine by John Hampshire, representing the purchasing syndicate. The purchase price was $150,000, the syndicate being formed by Colorado Springs mining men. A corporation will be formed and the property oper ated on an extensive scale. According to the owners, $283,000 worth of ore was shipped from the mine in the past year. . NORTHWEST MARKET REPORT Portland Wheat Bluestem, $2:15 per bushel; fortyfold, $2.10; club, $2.10; red Russian, $2.05. Millfeed Spot prices: Bran, $32.00 per ton; shorts, $35.00; middlings, $42.00; rolled barley, $48.00; rolled oats, $50. Hay Producers' prices: Timothy, Eastern Oregon, $26.00 per ton; alfal fa, $18.00; valley grain hay, $16.00. Vegetables Artichokes, 80c per dozen; tomatoes, ifl.ou (fl) 1.85 per crate; cabbage, 22Jc per pound; lettuce, 8540c per dozen; cucumbers, 4590c per dozen; peppers, 8040c per pound; rhubarb, 22Jc; peas, 8 5c; spinach, 6Jc; beans, 37c. Green Fruits Strawberries, $2 2.25 per crate; cherries, 812c per pound; apricots, $1.501.75 per crate; cantaloupes, $12.75; peaches, 90c $1.25 per box; watermelons, 2J3c per pound; apples, $2(52.25; plums, $1.602; currants, $1.601.75; rasp berries, $1.752; plums, $2.10. Butter Cubes, extras, 36Jc per pound; prime firsts, 36c. Jobbing prices: Prints, extras, 38c; cartons, lc extra; butterfat, No. 1, 38c; No. 2, 36c. Eggs Ranch, current receipts, 31 (ft 32c per dozen; ranch, selects, 34c. Poultry Hens, 1617c per pound; broilers, 1820c; turkeys, 20c; ducks, old, 15c; young, 2022c; geese, 10 12c. Veal Fancy, 1515Jc per pound. Pork Fancy, 1919Jc per pound. Hops 1916 crop, 36c per pound. Wool Eastern Oregon, fine, 58 61c per pound; coarse, 68(0-610; valley, 72J75c; mohair, 6065c. Cattle Steers, prime, $8.5010.00; good, $8.008.25; medium, $7.50 7.75; cows, choice, $7.007.75; me dium to good, $6.007.00; ordinary to fair, $5.00 6.00;heifers, $5.008.00; bulls, $5.007.00; calves, $7.509.50. Hogs Light and heavy packing, $15.8516.10; pigs and skips, $13.00 13.50; stock hogs, $12.5013.50; rough heavies, $14.7515.00. Sheep Lambs, $10.0012.76; year lings, $8.50(u,10.00; wethers, $8.00 9.00; ewes, $5.008.00. The Cooler f Hot Weather Is In the Bottle! A Brew that Stands Alone. Made by our patented process. Ask your dealer. If he has'nt it in stock, ASK US. Portland Brewing Co., Portland, Oregon. But Not ofthe Tracks. "What Is the occupation of the old man who Is always asking at the li brary for books on Indians and Egypt inns and Orientals and the like?" "He gives people tips on the races." A Still, Small Voice. "Our friend, Henry Peck, says he has a voice In the manrvement of his household." "Yes, Just a voice. That's all bis wife allows him." Widespread Use of English. Of all the letters that pass through the post offices of the world two-thirds are written by and sent to people who speak English. Just in His Line. "My sculptor friend can't do any thing at all with his backyard vege tables" "That's odd. A seulpter, of all men, ought to be able to carve out success from a model garden." Ex. Woof! Woof! Percival Will you be annoyed if I enjoy a weed in your presence? Patience Not at all. I look at to bacco in the same light as hay. I don't eat it myself, but I like to see others enjoy it ;The Punch Bowl. With the Fingers! Says Corns Lift Out Without Any Pain You reckless1 men and women who are pestered with corns and who have at least once a week Invited an awful death from lockjaw or blood poison are now told by a Cincinnati authority to use a drug called freezone, which the moment a few drops are applied to any corn or callous the soreness Is relieved and soon the entire corn or callous, root and all, lifts off with the fingers. Freezone dries the moment It is ap plied, and simply shrivels the corn or callous without inflaming or even ir ritating the surrounding tissue or skin. A small bottle of freezone will cost very little at any of the drug stores, but will positively rid one's feet of every hard or soft corn or hardened callous. If your druggist hasn't any freezone he can get It at any wholesale drug house for you. Life as An Inspiration. There Is no greater Joy than the feel ing that some net of ours has Inspired another to be brave and strong. One of the beautiful things about right do ing Is thnt It Is Inspiration to others. No life Is a real success which has not scattered inspiration all along the way, Girls' Companion. Important Possession. A boy may think he owns nothing In the world, but here he Is mistaken. He owns his own character a most Im portant possession. THE BEST BEAUTY DOCTOR Is Cutlcura for Purifying and Beauti fying the Skin Trial Free. For cleansing, purifying and beauti fying the complexion, hands and hair, Cutlcura Soap with touches of Cutl cura Ointment now and then attorn the most effective preparations at the minimum of cost. No massaging, steaming, creaming, or waste of time. Free sample each by mall with Book. Address postcard, Cutlcura, Dept. L, Boston. Sold everywhere. Adv. ' Had Courage of His Convictions. Francis Bueon, who was born In London January 22, 1500, hpd an aver sion for dueling, a practice prevalent In England In his duy, observes a writ er In the Washington Post. He lived from 1500 to 1020. The great essayist made an address against dueling, In star chamber session In proceedings against two men. one for writing and sending a challenge, the other for de livering It. Bacon was then king's at torney general Does Your Skin Itch and Burn? Or Is your appearance marred by patches of eruption? There Is no need of enduring such discomfort when Restnol Ointment usually stops Itching at once and quickly makes the skin clear and healthy again. Doctors have prescribed Reslnol Ointment for years in the treatment of skin affections. So you need not hesitate to use It, nor to recommend it to skin-tormented friends. Sold by all druggists. The Drink That Fits ANNOUNCEMENT VAUGHAN'S PORTABLE DRAG SAW wA..IW$135t,fcw$145 The Lightest and Strongest Drag Saw made Can be Operated by One Man and Carried by .Two Men. Vaughan Motor Works, PORTLAND, OREQON Can't Be in Both Places. 1 declare it is simply outrageous all they demand of women." "What's the matter now?" "On one hand, they .are calling on women to come to the front, and the next minute they want them to work hard in their back yard." Education. "Your boy Josh continues to interest himself in football." "Yes," replied Farmer Corntassel. "When he gets to explainin' philo sophy an' mathematics I have to quit But when he talks football, I can un derstand every word he says." Wash ington Star. Just for a Change. Crawford The janitor of our flat is going to give an entertainment. Crabshaw For your Bake, I hope it will be a housewarming. Judge. Not Being Done. He What did you think of the play? She It wasn't true to life. He How so? She Well, the wife continually asks for money, and gets it The Lamb. Misleading Influence. "Do you think a sensation reformer does any harm?" "No," replied Senator Sorghum. 'But he is liable to cause a number of individuals disappointment by making them think it doesn't require any spe cial gifts to charm a crowd." Don't Rock the Boat. 'They say there's a great wave of prosperity sweeping over the country." Guess that s right! I know.it takes all I can earn to keep from being swamped." Boston Transcript Sympathetic. "I haven't had a bite for two days," whined the tramp. "Neither have I, responded the summer boarder. "Rotten fishing around here." Louisville Courier-Journal. Doesn't Have to Buy Grain. Teacher Thirty-three eggs at 85 cents a dozen is what? Pupil Outrageous, pa says. Ex. Sense of Neatness. "Dosen't it annoy you to be obliged to get under your automobile and try to adjust the mechanism?" "No, replied Mr. Chuggins, "I don't mind that part of it. But I don't think it's right for my wife to make me stay there in hiding till dark so that people can't see how mussed up I am," Washington Star. The Lack. "There does not seem to be so much enthusiasm about baseball this year. How is it?" "Well, you see, men being in de mand and in a way scarce, fans can't afford to kill the umpires." Balti more American. 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