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VOL X-, No. 17«
ORA NTH PAH«, JOHKPHINE COUNTY, OREGON,
TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 1000.
WHOLE NUMBER 2W1
mil .
num g
mill
—
Minors Not Able to 1* bm > tickets and
All Work in Alines Huspendi-d on
Accmuit of Strike
Higher Pay for Enlisted .Men and
4 onmndon officers Is
Granted
».. ....... Devastation Fellows is Wake of Storm ami Maay Lives
DKMA.NDH PRESENTED TO THE
operations in the .Butte district art. ,
NNWLY CKHATED BOARD BY
practical
I y suspended today. Only a
THEIR RM’HEMENTATIVE
COMPLAIMTS MAY BE FILED
few miners succeeding in passing the
pickets posted by the strikers, who .
are asking for a six-hour day with a '
»7 wage.
Lost—Mississippi Hit Hardest—80 Killed ii Tewis
Throughout the State
Birmingham, Alabama, Apr. 20.—
' Upwards of 80 persons were killed
Josephine county Pomona Grange
Atler Brief Esrs-wUvn S cvm I ou , Action meets with the • Fruitdale Grange and 10Q injured and much damage
done to property by tornadoes which
Will Be Taken On Grievance-,
Saturday at 10 o'clock. It Is hoped
today swejH portions of .Mississippi,
of Eni|doyes
that every Grange In the county will
Alabama and Tennessee and over a
be represented and make a report.
dozen
towns and villages felt the
Tilts will be the last meeting before
force of the wind storms.
Phila­
Washington. • Apr. 20.—Formal the primaries and a discussion of
delphia. Miss., with 12 reimrted dead
written demands that the railroad the measures to be voted by the peo­
and Meridian and Aberdeen. Miss.,
labor board give assurances of the ple at that time will come before the
eaoh with 10 fatalities were the most
award of a "living wage” to railroad members at the lecturer’s hour,
seriously affected.
men, and that employes now on . Come and get an understanding of
otrlke he returned to work without I how to vote upon these questions in-'
Birmingham, Alabama. Apr. 20.—
the Joss of their seniority or pre- telllgently and patriotically.
A number of persons have been kill­
Judiee were filed with the board to­
ed and great property damage done
day by Edward N. McHugh, repre­
by a tornado which swept across por­
senting the strikers in the Metropoli­
tions of Mississippi, Alabama and
tan district of New York.
i Tennessee today. The tornado start­
The board permitted the filing of
led in eastern .Mississippi and quickly
complaints after a brief executive
passed through that state into south-
session.
Grengo Will M e et
Washington, Apr. 20.— The army DECISION
»LADE TO ALLOW
reorganization bill passed the senate
HEARING BEFORE RAILROAD
today and now goes into conference.
LABOR BOARD
Washington, Apr. 20.—Increased
I
pay for commissioned officers and
the enlisted personnel of the army
em Tennessee. The known deaths and navy and the marine corps, pout
were placed at 18 with 5 reported guard, and public health service was
killed at Columbus, Miss., and sev­ agreed upon today by the house and
Presidon« of Organization ltefuoen to
senate conferees.
eral at Aberdeen, Miss.
Give Sanction to Any Unauthor­
Eight were killed at Glenn, Miss.,
ized Walkout
Serill, Spain, Apr. 20.—'Bandits at­
according to messages received here,
tacked
the
train
last
night
on
which
bringing the known total dead to 21.
Queen Victoria was travling from Ma
Chicago, Apr. 20.—The strike fa-
Hattiesburg, Miss., Apr. 20.—Four drid to Sevill in an' unsuccessful at­
tempt
to
carry
off
the
royal
plate
ver
among railroad employes suffered
person« were reported killed by a
tornado which swept Bay Springs, which the queen was taking with her. a setback when 30,000 railway
clerks and 8,000 freight handlers
the county seat of Jasper county to- ■
of the Chicago district announced to­
day. According to advices, the sher- |
day their decision to permit a hear­
iff of Jasiter county was among the I
ing of their wage demands by the
killed.
railroad labor board in Washington.
The district council of the Broth­
Philadelphia, Miss., Apr. 20.— j
erhood of Railway Clerks, which ln-
Twelve were killed and 25 injured j
| eludes the freight handlers, voted
w-hen a tornado struck the Beaver
Lumber camp, six miles north of
Pittsburg, Apr. 19.—Important in­ last night against an unauthorized
! walkout.
here, today.
dustrial cortM>rat1Uhs in the Pitta­
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burg district are financing home
I
Detroit,
Apr.
20.—A walkout on
building operations by their em­
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April 28 on the part of the 100,000
ployes
to
relieve
the
house
shortage
Corvallis. Ore.. Apr. 20.—A po-1
in mill and mining communities. For members of the Brotherhood of
tent factor in the Improvement of the
! the general public, trust companies Maintenance of Way employes and
livestock industry of Jo«ephine conn-;
Denver, Colo., Apr. 20. With the ty is the Josephine County Livestock
: have adopted similar plans, and are railway stock laborers in the Chicago
main line rail transportation large­ .Association, which was organized in
1 now accepting what they term “in­ district will not receive the sanction
ly restored, a milk famine loomed the early fall of 1918 through the i
stallment mortgages" to encourage of the brotherhood. E. G. Gable,
president of the organization said
New York, Apr. 20.—Delay in re-
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today as the most serious result of I efforts of a few interested stockmen
Helena. Mont, Apr. 20.—Chief in­ house erection.
here today.
Saturday's and Sunday's blizzard. and Mr. Thompson. This association i Hoving the housing shortage ail over terest In the state presidential pref­
The moat ambitious program of
With only in per cent of Ute normal has for Its pur|M>«e the promotion,. this country is greater than in any erential primary election in Mon­ the lot is that of the United States
supply receive«l here yesterday. De­ the Improvement and protection of
tana April 23rd, centers in the re­ Steel Corporation. Under this plan SWITCHMEN ARRESTED UN>R
other form of building construction,
VIOLATION OF LEVER AOT
liveries are IniiMMsible because of the the livestock industry of the county..
publican race for presidential en­ an employe, who is willing to make
impassable condition of the streets. 1 At the time of its organization the 'according to a review of contracts dorsement. petitions have been filed an initial investment of 10 per cent
I-os Angeles. Apr. 20.—Twenty-six
association had 20 members. Now i issued today iby the F. W. Dodge in .behalf of five candidates for the of the total cost, is permitted to se­ men were taken in custody here, at
OVERALIJ4 NOW QUOTED
it has about 35. During 1919 its I i Company. 'Public works, industrial republican nomination while no dem­ lect from a large number of plans, San Bernardino and at Colten today
members
brought into the county, buiidingB and public utilities are be- ocratic presidential candidates have the kind of house that will suit his I under federal indictments returned
WITH RHINESTONE Bl « Kl.ES
family. 'He then picks out a lot, yesterday charging them with the
eight purebred Bhorthorn sires and ; ! ing constructed much faster than entered the race.
residences and are less affected by
The only democratic candidacy for usua ; near his place of emplcv- violation of the Lever act in connec­
Newark, Apr. 20 -Overalls at more than a dozen females, more
high wage« and-shortage national honors is that of Governor ment, and the corporation’s archi­
tion wih the unauthorized strike of
»43.50 a pair was tip. latest quota­ purebred ¡Shorthorns than could ‘be high prices,
of
material.
Sam D. Stewart whose name has been tects and builders do the rest. When switchmen.
tion In thu nation's war on high- found in the entire county previous
Contracts awarded for residential entered for the vice presidential the house is completed, it is turned
priced clothing. The advertisement to that year.
building
in the first three months nomination.
over to the employe who pledges him­ Automobile Re|ire>-entative Here—
Through the efforts of the county
of a local merchant today quoted
this year, vary from 14 to 29 per
The republican presidential candi- self to pay for it in monthly install­
agent
it
has
been
demonstrated
that
Robert E. Magner, field secretary
them at that high price with Rhine-
Hannchen barley Is the beet spring, cent of total building contracts in dates entered are Warrqg G. Hard­ ments covering a period of ten years, j of the Oregon .Automotive Dealers
atone buckles
barley that can be grown in the Illi­ different sections of the country. Nor­ ing. of Ohio; Herbert C. Hoover, the total cost being just what the association, is -in the city today con­
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nois valley. A. J. Falk and W. O. mally residences account for about California: Hiram W. Johnson, Cal­ cost has been to the corporation. Al­ ferring with the local dealers. He
FEDEIt \I. TH \I»E COMMISSION
¡30
per
cent
of
the
contracts,
and
in
ifornia;
Leonard
Wood,
New
York;
though the plan is scarcely a month will talk to the dealers tonight and
Kohler, both of Kerby, have grown |
MIT TO DEMIND HEHH1TN this variety for two years.
Both j | view of existing means, the review and Frank IO. ixiwden, Illinois.
old. the bureau in charge of building I explain the work of the national as­
An added complication has arisen is already swamped with appiica-| sociation. and the working plan of
state that it yields about eight btl-l i 1 says, residences should represent
Washington, Apr. 19. The right shels more than the ordinary six-1' iabout 40 ]>et: cent of the total con- in the republican primaries through tlons
the state association which is affili­
the filing of petitions for eight can­
The Westinghouse Electric & Man­ ated with the national organization.
of the federal trade commission to j rowed barley and that Hannchen out' , 1 st ruction.
roqulre monthly cost of production I weighs the latter type (by six pounds I In New York state end northern didates for delegates to the repub­ ufacturing company also has a build­ The Oregon association was formed
reports and oilier data from mining to the bushel As a result of the ex- New Jersey 14 per cent of the con­ lican national convention, all pledg­ ing plan, and has just completed and at Eugene a few days ago when
companies and other Industrial con- I porlence of 1hese men tho use of tracts In the first quarter of the ed to vote for the nomination of sold to employes 50 houses at cost. about 50 auto dealers from different
represented residential build- Senator Johnson the state election They too are to be paid for on the in­
corns, was denied today by the Dis­ Hannchen is rapidly becoming more year
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parts of the state met. A permanent
*'a matter of serious concern.” law requires that national convention stallment plan. Another and much
Ings,
trict of Columbia supremo court.
general in that part of the county.
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organization will be formed in the
■ says the review, "as it is probable delegates shall subscribe an oath to | larger program is in preparation.
next few months.
I that the housing shortage is more "faithfully carry out the wishes of j
I acute in this territory than anywhere his political party as expressed by
I else.”
his voters at the time of election.”
In the territory east of the Mis-
There are 19 other candidate's to
souri river and north of the Ohio, the republican national convention
i residential construction was 19 |»er and 21 candidates for delegates to
I rent of the total, in New England 23 the democratic national convention,
1 per «'ent, in the district of Philadel- The democrats have four candidates
■ phia, Baltimore and Washington 28 for presidential electors but only
Lincoln, Net»., Apr. 20- The "wot” has announced that if he is elected per cent; in the Pittsburg district 19 three republicans filed for this office,
Tampa, Fla., Apr. 20.—Whether clothes in lieu of overalls—just so
and "dry" Issue has been brought he will not support Senator Hitch­ per cent; in the Central West, 18 per it is expected that another will be
the wearing of overalls and calicos they don’t buy any new stuff.
cent,
and
In
the
Northwest
29
per
cock
because
ol
his
opposition
to
selected
¡by
the
voters
writing
his
to the. fore in Nebraska's primary
instead of blue serges, native Palm
name on the ballots.
submission of the federal prohibition cent.
When the men organized the wom­
at which both republican and demo­
In no district is contemplated
amendment
and other reasons.
The state primaries at which state beaches, homespuns, roils and other en took up the battle, the New
crats tomorrow will express their Should the state instruct for Hitch­ building construction as high as 30 and county officers will be nominat­ expensive, clothing will bring down Thought and Unity Club headed by
the high cost of dressing is an ex­ Mrs. Clara I-awton Metcalf, pledging
choice for presidential candidates, pock, Mr. Bryan has declared he ‘will i , per cent.
ed. will be held August 24th.
periment and now spreading through its membership to calico dresses.
name 16 delegates to the national allow an alternate to act in his place .
all Florida and through Alabama. AU of this had its first public demon­
convention of each party and nomi­ when the democratic convention be-i
The whole country now knows of it I stration on Easter Sunday.
nate candidates for congressional an«l gan balloting on presidential nomt-!
^and has characterized it as "the
state offices. Under a partial «suffrage nee«.
Men and women, correctly garbed
Tampa idea.”
act Nebraska women for the first
Delegate candidates representing
to harmonize with ;the new idea,
time will vote in a presiden­ the rival camps of Generals Wood
The new style movement, its orig­ gathered in the courthouse square.
tial primary. Republicans entered and Pershing. likewise, are seeking
inators say, is dictated in the spirit Addresses were made, new pledges
for presidential endorsement are election, blit, ail of them have pledg­
of public duty and necessity and received, and petitions signed ask­
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Generals John J. Pershing, and leon- ed that if they are chtvsen they will
does ntrt indicate any lessening of ing city, Btate, and national officials
Sacramento. Cal., Apr. 20.—Wil­ desire on the part of either men or to take notice and give aid. Mer-
.Honolulu. Apr. 20.--‘Robert W.
ard Wood and United .‘Mates Senator, abide by the preference vote of the i
Hiram Johnson of California, United people regardless of their personal Shingle; territorial senator and mem­ liam I-eslfe. an actuary of the insur­ ■women for good and stylish apparel. -hants looked on and frowned, and
ber of the legislative commission but ance department of the state of New They think, however, that it is worth later announced that their sales had
States 'Senator Gilbert M. Hitchcock choirs.
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AB of the delegates elected, the recently returned from Washington, York, has been engaged by the Cal­ while to try to popularize overalls for not fallen off a bit. They are not
has been t presente«!
candidate while Robert 'Ross of I-ex- j attorney general« office has held, are In an open letter to bho'Pacific-Cbih- ifornia state board of education to men and calicos and ginghams for the only ones who smile knowingly
tnglon, INeb., will run on both tick- only morally bound to adhere to the merdal Advertiser published here to­ begin an investigation that will gov­ women and it is no secret (that the at the movement and predict that
wlah of the voters and have power day dfi-lnrcd that many congress­ ern recommendation affecting the feminihe experimenters are stiU Just as the foregoing of the luscious
•ta.
The I liquor question was brought I to change their vote« at the conven- men opposed opening of public lands state teachers retirement salary fund looking for the return of silks, sat- porterhouse steak and choice rib
ins. organdies and the like to the roast Increased the cost of brisket,
out by the democratic contest for | tlon If they feel circumstances Just- in 1Iaiwn.lt to homesteading ibecauae to be made to the next legislature.
The 1919 legislature passed an act limitation of their purses.
of Japanese In the territory obtain­
«hop and rump, the abandonment of
control of the states delegation to I fy much action.
requiring each teacher to file with
One feature of the stale contest ing American citizenship.
So it came about that Hafford beautiful wilks and ail wool garments
the S«n i Francisco contention. Sup-
"United States congress is almost . the board of education a confidential Jones, secretary of an insurance com­ »ill raise the goat of denims and cal­
porter« of William Jennings Bryan will be the result of the vote for
and Senator Hitchcock are the oppos­ democratic nomination for secretary unanimously adverse to the granting re|>ort covering age and other per- pany started the Overalls Club of icos.
ing forces, eaoh faction lias a list of of state, two women have entered of homestead privilrdges on highly jaonal details and these reports will Tampa. Each member pledged to
This overall business is only a
.basis of Leslie's
la?slle's Investiga- wear overalls as a regular thing un­ fool’s Joke.” saj-s one of the leading
delegate candidates in the field and this race for the first time in the developed land in the territory of ¡be the .¡basts
til clothing prices tumbled.
Hun­ otothiers. “Just as long as folks who
each has a candidate for national state's history, they are Miss Anna Hawaii, because it is Ivy no means (tlons.
E. Yokel, of (Beatrice, and Mias Mi­ satisfied of the complete sincerity of. There is at present a surplus of dreds have Joined and many are work for wa^es demand »15 silk
committeeman.
-Mr. .Bryan opponent of what he llan U. «toner, of Osceola, they will Americanism In the growing class-¡about »9'50,000 in the retirement making good. Others say they are shirts. »3 elik neckties and »2.50
says are efforts to raise the legal lim­ contest with E. A. Walrath. of Osreo- Citizenship in these Islands," the let- fund according to Will C. Wood, keeping the pledge Just aa faithfully silk socks, they will get them. And
state superintendent of public in- by taking advantage of the clause while they're buying that sort of
it of alcohol in beverages, la seek­ U, and L. IA. Banion. of Frontier ter said.
fCo«t1n"«d on Fate 2)
t Continaeà oa ^ajt'e 2)
which allows them to wear old
ing a place on the delegation and county.
RETIREMENT FUND IS