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VOL. IX., Nu. M.
'I FOUGHT FOR
DECENT LABOR"
SAYS HANSON
WORKWOMEN WERE MISLED I)Y
ALIEN AGITATORS, DECLARES
I SEATTLE'S MAYOR
. KEYNOTE WAS REVQL
Says Seattle llu Nothing to lk With
Shlyard Worker' Strike, But
Government MuH Kettle Thai
Beattlo. Wash., Fob. 11. In
Uleiiieut Uiu(l late yesterday
Mayor Hanson etpresaed no surprise
that the general sympathy atrlke baa
coma to an end, nor any feeling
ava that of good will tor the mem
ber! or organized labor, who he 'de
clares were nilslod.
"The attempted rebellion Is over."
Mid Mayor Hanson. . "The misled
union men and women are going
back to work. They struck while
under the Influence ot men who be
lieved rightfulness would terrorise
Brattle. We have no quarrel with
them. We are all for them. We be
lieve In the rights ot Ha workers.
Personally, I have alwaya stood for
the rights of labor. Every enemy 1
have In Seattle was made fighting
tbelr battles.
"I fought this battle for the de
cent labor or the country. They
truck this city proatrate for no fault
of Ita own. The shipyard workers'
strike doe not and cannot enter In
to the controversy. ' That Is a strike
between the shipyard workers and
the United States. Seattle could not,
if It would, grant their demands. The
leaders believed that with the city
helpless, the Industries and enter
prises of Seattle would one by one
be turned over to the soldiers', sail
ors' and workmen's council.
"They were mistaken. Thank
Ood, Seattle Is American through
and through and not Ignorant Run
sla.
"'Without a single United States
soldier on our force, without a shot
being fired we policed the city, con
trolled It every hour of the day and
ran our Industries."
IRE PROBLEMS SHOW
1 UP TO MIX AFFAIRS
Paris, Feb. 11. A committee has
.been appointed to study further
complex problems raised by the ar
mlstlce. The supreme council has
postponed the adoption of the condi
tions to be Imposed upon Germany.
MeIKK LINKS I P WITH
MO VI NO PICTl'llR PEOPLE
New York, Feb. 11. William G.
K McAdoo1, former director-general of
railroads, ex-secrotary of the treas
ury, and son-in-law of President Wil
son, who resigned his public posl-
' ' has accepted a position as noneral
council and logal advisor of the big
. five Griffith, Plckford. Fairbanks,
Chaplin. and 'Hart. A special dis
patch from Los Angeles confirms
this Information. ''
SALE OF LAND WOULD
. Salem, Feb, 11. Because the sale
of lands that form the watershed
'Supplying water to Corvallls, Dallas
and Oregon City threatens to destroy'!
the supply, a Joint memorial has
been introduced, asking -congress to
urge the passage of a bill to with
draw the Una from sale. ' 1
WATER SUPPLY
ALLIES AGAIN Ifl
CIPUT Hi
II
Ifefoat BoUhcvIk in ItuwiU In In-
fantry Attacks and Improve
Their Position ' I
London, Feb. 11. Dolsbevlkl
forces launched an Infantry attack
Saturday against the allied positions
near Sredmakrenga, southeast of
Archangel, and were repulsed. In
operations Friday in which Ameri
can, British and Russian troops took
part, the allies Improved tbelr posi
tions south' of kadlsh and the Bol-
shevlkl suffered iheavy losses.
SUPREME COIKT AFFIRMS
TWO J VOCES' DECISIONS
Salem, Ore., Feb. 11. The su
preme court has affirmed the deci
sion of Judge Davis In the case of
John W. Swoenoy vs. Jackson Coun
ty In a suit for accounting relative
to road construction on the Pacific
highway in Jackson county. The
court also affirmed the decision of
Judge Kuykendall In the case of the
Klamath Waters Users Association
a. S. B. Martin, in Klamath county,
n a suit to foreclose a Hen given In
connection with subscription to capi
tal stock. ' 4 '
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OF I
hf: m
irtCt I'MT (runs JU1
. Washington, Feb. 11. A broader
Held for thrift propaganda this year
than Jthf inirj selling Of stamp lias
been chosen Jy 'the. national , war
savings organisation, and its dis
trict and state branches. Thousands
of workers are Instructed, It was an
nounced today, to preach practical
reason for intelligent saving, wise
spending, avoidance of waste and
safe investment
.Here are soms of the mottoes sug
gested for thrift promotion:
"Debt are the poorest spectacles
through which to read advertising
columns. , '
"Look before or you will find
yourself behind." BenJ. Franklin.
"Intelligent savings looks to fu
ture wise spending and is, therefore.
postponed enjoyment
. "Money is eel-like; war savings
stamps sand will hold on to It.
"Real merchandising service as
sists the customer to get what he re
ally need. - ,
"Owners of war savings stamps
have a definite stake in their nation,
Which makes for practical citizen
hip.
"Which la the better citizen? The
thrlfter or the drifter?"
LOSES OUT IN CUBA
Havana, Cuba, Feb. 11. Obliga
tory military service, always bitterly
opposed by the majority of Cuban
citizens of all classes and agos, Is
now a thing ot the past In this- re
public. A bill passed by congress repeals
the military service law which made
military service compulsory on the
part or all male citizens, of ages 21
to 28, inclusive, and does away with
the office of provost (ftneral. "The
measure also grants amnesty' to all
Cubans of military age who fradu-
lently evaded military service, as
woll as to their accomplices,
The monthly wage of the line sol
dier is fixed at $30. , '
SOME OREGON TROOPS.
v ' ARRIVE AT ' NEW VORK
New . York, Feb.. 11. Transport
carrying field and staff headquarters
company of 63rd regiment, 41st
division, Including Oregon and
Washington troopp arrived late to
day, r . " .
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GRANTS PASS, JOSEPHINE COCICTY, OBKOON, i TCE8DAT, FEBRUARY 11. 1910.
JAPAN SEEMS
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IN TIGHT GRIP
II Kit ATTITUDE TOWARD MONGO
LIANS HAS DISQUIETING EP
' FHT AT CONFERENCE
SECRET TREATIES ARE STOLEH
Taken Prom Chinamen's Baggage
Wlille Iteming Through Japan,
and Latter Threaten War
Washington, Feb. 11. Japan's at
titude toward China In the peace
conference I causing grave appre
hension among the other ' powers.
Japan virtually ha threatened war
if China make public the secret
treaties between the two countries
and fall to carry out her agreement
to make Japan the successor or Ger
many In rights, property and conces
sions held by Germany at the out
break of the war, official Inform'
tlon says. ' '
China is relying on the peace con
ference where her delegate have
made an excellent Impression, and
he is seeking support of the United
States and England.
When the Chinese delegate arriv
ed at Paris they, reported their
copies of secret treaties were stolen
from tbelr baggage while passing
through Japan, consequently they
could not make them public at the
conference. - . ' .
WOULD APPROPRIATE
, WO.OOO.OOO FOR RECLAMATION
fv- , . ..V.
Washington, Feb. 11. Senator
Borah, of Idaho gave notice in the
senate today that be would seek to
have the rule set aside in order to
add to the rivers and . harbor bill
when It is called up an amendment
appropriating 150,000,000 -for the
resumption of work on reclamation
project In western states, suspend'
ed during the war.
Munich, Jan. 16. (Correspon
dence of the ' Associated .Press.)
"The purely military way or think
ing which plunged ua senselessly In
to this war," says Professor F. W.
Foerster, Munich university profes
sor and 'toW Bavarian minister in
Switzerland, "had, as consequence,
also a method or conducting the war
which was bound to end in a German
catastrophe.
"With a blindness bordering on
Insanity we called all the means
'military necessities' which, step by
step, were sure to call the whole
world Into arms against us where
by It came to be evident that . our
disdain of all political and moral
scruples was a shortsighted calcula
tion, even from a military stand-
point.
BRUTAUMETHOD OF COHDUCTIIIG VAR
r ' - - ' ' ' ." l (' 1A:
"To what dire need did our so- demand Is made with equal right be
called 'act of necessity' in lnvadtig fore thtB people can' be accepted
Belgium bring usT Those military
ways of thinking also bear the prin
cipal blame for the prolongation ot
the war. It Is impossible to con
ceive that we, at several turning
points - during the last few
years, could not have had an un
doubted honorable peace If we, in
stead of making general proffers
had suggested honestly and concrete
ly the Individual solutions which, in
the Wilson sense, would have put out
the old fires In Europe. The mili
tary people and the military way ot
thlnklngi however, would not admit
of such a timely and unequivocal
concession. That is all as clear as
the .sun now.
"Why not therefore admit this
nndenrable German natlonaf confu-
WOULD OFFER
Alii SJl
TO SETTLE RS
PROMOTERS HAVE LOBBY AT
SALEM TRYING TO SWIPE MAL
HKt'B LAKE FROM OREGON
IS A UMiTHiSIRO RETREAT
Biologist Flnley Make Appeal to
People Crime to Offer Such Soil
to Settlers ... ,
SUte Biologist W. It. Flnley is
making an urgent appeal to the peo
ple oi uregon to frustrate a promo
tion scheme and' preserve Malheur
lake in eastern Oregon. Mr. Flnley
writes the Courier as follows and re
quest citizens in general to ask the
present legislature to pas House Bill
No. 178, ceding the lake to the fed
eral government and ' thus save
countless thousando of birds: '
"Theodore Roosevelt was the most
far-sighted president this, country
ever had In saving our wild bird
from extermination. He said that
wild bird -were absolutely necessary
to future agricultural development
In the United States, because they
are the natural check on insect and
other pests that take $800,000,000
annual toll from the farmer. '
"He saw the complete extermina
tion) of the myriads of wild pigeon
of eastern North America, because
these bird were not protected on
their breeding ground. The com
mon people were thus deprived of
food supply. ' ' .; ;.1 -:( .y .
"Aagust 18, 1008, President Roose
velt Issued a special proclamation
creating Malheur lake as a federal
wild bird preservation. ' It I recog
nised as the greatest wild bird refuge
In Korth America. " It t one of our
greatest memorials to Theodore
Roosevelt ' ' - ':V' .'''',
"Promoter under the guise of In
creasing agricultural land In. Harney
county, have a lobby at Salem 'to
(Continued on page 4)
Ion instead of trying to make It
appear as though all were guilty and
as though new witnesses still were
necessary to get at the truth? JSvery
people goes through its hard moral
crisis or life; ours was the belief In
the sword since 1866 that cannot
be wiped out, and if we admit It to
ourselves and the world we grve a
moral guarantee that we have thor
oughly cleansed ourselves of a way
of thinking that prevailed during
the past decades.
"He who has done his tellow men
a grave wrong Is expected by civi
lised society to admit,' to be sorry,
to pay the penalty voluntarily; and
likewise from a great people which,
because of the desperate confusion
of Its leading classes bears the chief
blame for a world catastrophe, the
again In the community ot confl-
dence of other peoples.
"In the midst ot a colossal break
down only complete truth can save,
We can gain the right to make a
moral appeal only In the degree In
which we are ourselves honorable In
going Into court." . :
- Professor Foerster brought down
the wrath of hi colleagues upon
himself early In the war by publish
ing In Swiss newspapers sharp crltt
clsms of Germany. Owing to his per
sonal popularity with the ' students
of tba Munich university the author
ities permitted him to retain his po
sition In that institution, . despite
protests by other members f th
faculty. '!.;" n. "ftWl 4- V
LOCAL RED CROSS
WORKERS
fir
Many Local Red Cross Workers Have
Devoted 800 to 2,400 Hours
to Cause
The executive committee of tbe
Red Cross met at luncheon at the
Chamber or Commerce this noon,
this being the first meeting since the
beginning of the influenza epidemic.
There were nearly 40 present ' and
while, seated about the table the
matter of tbe Red Cress as pertain
ing to the local chapter were dis
cussed. Chairman Blanchard reported that
$500 had been sent to the Seattle
headquarter and hereafter good
for the fUllng of allotment will be
shipped to the local chapter without
Charge. There Is a fund, of $2,500
in the treasury for supplying local
needs, including civilian . relief. A
total, membership of 2,260 for the
county was reported, ,
: The matter of a reception for the
returned soldier was discussed and
a committee appointed to formulate
plan. Geo. C. Sabln and Mr. C. I
Swinden were appointed on tbe com
mlttee. , ,
Mrs. Jennie Moes, secretary of the
Home Service section, reported ex
tensive work, including personal vis
it to many families, the supplying
of funds to eight families, scores of
letter written, and much good ac
complished. -
(Continued on page Four)
SCHELL
ma mm
8. S. Schell, who waa awarded the
contract for paving from the bridge
at Grant Pas to the Jackson coun
ty line, la now in the city making
preparations for the work: ' His first
business is to rig up the Schell rock
crusberoi the river bank a halt mile
front the bridge... The machinery of
which' has been in storage for the
past three year will be overhauled
and put In position. ' "
Mr. Schell state that he expects
to commence active operation on
the road in 80 to 60 day, depending
upon the weather. He -will com'
mence at the bridge and work south
for the first mile, and then wlli prob
ably commence at the county line for
the next mile. If l expected'to com
plete the entire distance, 6H miles
by September 1.
The contract which amounts to
$118,717, specifies asphaKle-eoncrete
with S H inch mixed base and 1 H
Inch asphalt top, a 16-foot road bed
with two feet of gravel on each side.
Mr. Jkhell expects to employ about
25 men besides several trucks.
Other road work in the vicinity
of this city will furnish employment
to many more men. '
O.U.
THE lie-IH HS
Corvallls, Ore., Feb. 11. "Semes
ters" are ended at the Oregon Agri
cultural college and the bld-fashlon
ed "terms," begun last tall, are here
to stay. At least tor a while.
Both high schools and colleges In
Oregon have been run on a semester
or hair-year basis tor many years.
When the federal 'war . 'department
virtually took over the management
of the colleges to speed up the pre
paredness program, ' the colleges
were put on the three-term plan. The
O. A. C. faculty, having tried it out
and tound It to possess many ad
vantages, have decided to continue
It' .
- The plan provide tor more inten
sive work tor the students. It brings
the first inter-term vacation on the
Christmas,, holiday and, the' second
in early spring. , It has lsa been
adopted by many , leading education
al Institutions of Oregon and" the
Unite. Stt.'t) c S'-.v ' 'jv.y;' ;
CONFER
WHOLE Kt'MBEB 2388.
Alttlli
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DISTURBERS
ROl XDED UP XX
WEST ABE AT ELLIS ISLAND. '
FIGHT THE POLICE
HANSON'S mm COMPLETE
Quiet Reign at Seattle and Taoomm,
but Soldier and' Machine Gnn
Are Sent to Butte ' '
New York, Feb. 11, The alien
born anarchists and L W. W. from
the west were taken to Ellis Island.
tor deportation today. They had a
fight with the police on the immigra
tion boat and a the boat left ' the
pier they chanted In - unison, "To
hell with America.'? , ,
little Trouble t Butte
Butte, Mont, Feb. 11. Only min
or disturbance occurred today la
connection with the L W. W. and '
metal workers' strike. ., , . A,
Machine Guns Are Ready
TacomA, Wash., Feb. 11. Twelve
men and one officer left Camp Lewi
last night tor Butte, Mont, - when
they will Join forces with unit ot
the 44th Infantry, now on atrlke.
duty at Butte. All those sent were
expert machine gun men. Eight ma- 1
chine gun- were also sent to Butte..
Striker Lose All Poorer :
Seattle, ,Wash.V JFh.H-The "ui-
MB
tempt of the general strike commit- .
tee' to have all' unions return togeth- .
er failed."' Those "already working .;
continued to do'soVA :t? 'in- a .v
' Strike Ends in England
London, Feb. 11. All strikers In
the Clyde district have been In
structed by their leader to return to
work' tomorrow; 'j.v( )-t ji,-
Seattle, Wwh., Feb. 11. The last
of the 80,000 sympathetic striker
returned to work at noon with 'the
exception of some longshoremen' who
claim to have a separata . grievance
to consider,, and are still out,, Near
ly every anion man Is back at work.
BY
.1AHJES
Copenhagen, Feb. . 11. England
and France have sent notesto En-
berger, president of the armistice
commission, dealing with Germany's
failure to deliver the locomotives
and agricultural machinery as agreed
to in the original armistice - terms.
The notes are reported to virtually
constitute a threat to Germany., A.
similar note b expected from the
United States.
JCIX3E HAMTLTOX REVERSED
' Salem, Ore., Feb. 11. The su
preme court , has reversed Judge
Hamilton on an appeal from Douglas
county and held that the state insur
ance commissioner has authority to
contract with a third party for audit
ing ot county books. W. R. Macken
zie and son, accountants, brought the
suit - .
E
Washington, Feb. 11 Four trans-'
porta and a cruiser, are bringing
over 10,000 troops from France, in
cluding tbe infantry ot the 41st di
vision composed ot National Guard
troops from 'Washington, 'Oregon,
Montana and North Dakota, ,
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