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UKANTH PANH, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON,
FRIDAY, DM 'EMBER ¡M, 11F2O.
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WHOLE NUMBER sine.
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HnnUng and Former l'rr«l<i«nt Have
< '••nforeiii e al Marton—Hluli Of.
• fire May He Forthcoming
Marion, Dec. 24.—(A. P.j- Presi­
HTAHVATION IH KXPMTHt TO
dent-elect Harding today conferred
REDUCE REGENCY OF QUA-
with WUllant Howard Taft on the
NERO WITHOU T FIGHT
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President of A inerirmi Farm Bureau
Federation Urgrw Artion Before
Joint Meeting in Senate
Presided Wilson Authorizes Proclamation as Christmas
to
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Then of American Withdrawal
Washington, Dec. 24.—(A. P.)— JAPANESE MOUNTAIN ERAITS
An extension of credits to foreign
AND MANY CAJSIALTIEH ARE
EXPECTED
governments
to
pay
for
American
world peace problem and details of
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farm products was advocated by
organizing the administration. The
coming of Taft has revived the spec­
James R Howard, president of the
Washington. Dec. 24.—(A. P.l — sumed in connection with Domini­ American Farm Bureau federation at
ulation about his possible appoint­
ment to some high poql under the Preliminary relaxation of American can affairs.”
a joint meeting of the senate agri­
rule in Santo Domingo was author­
coming administration.
The proclamation, which was is­
Taft spent almost all the forenoon ised today by the president.
sued today by Rear Admiral Snowden cultural and banking committee. He
JUval Camps Flooded With I’rm tarna­
■»resident Wilson directed Rear was in the nature of a Christmas gift suggested the war finance committee Violent Explosion Throws Ashes Over
with Harding and issued this atate-
tion* From 1-oadcr» <»f OpiMialng
Wide Territory—Display of Fire
qient before leaving for Cincinnati. Admiral Snowden, the military gov­ to the Dominican people and presag­ be made an agency for the extension
Forren—No < laolow ll<|»>rl<-d
and Smoke Follows
"I am much encouraged to think the ernor of Santo Domingo to issue a I ed the withdrawal of American con­ of such credits and mentioned Ger­
senator is working out a practical so­ proclamation announcing that the trol of the West Indian republic many and Russia as desiring to buy
lution for a world league which, United States believed the time had which began over four years ago.
ixindon. Dec. 24.—(A. PA atar- while It may not be wholly satisfac­ come when it might “inaugurate The state department said that com­ American products.
Tokio, Dec. 24.—(U. P.)—The
•vatlon Is expected soon to end “the tory to enthusiasts of either extreme, simple processes for iTs rapid with­ plete tranquility had existed for some
loss of life is expected to be heavy
stats of war” between the regency of of which I may be considered one. drawal from the responsibilities as- time throughout the republic.
Pow toff ice Bony Place—
as officials began checking the casu-
qi^arnero nt Flume and Italy. Italian It will satisfy those anxious to make
The local poetoffice has been a alties in the worst erruptlcn ln the
troops appear to havs settled down to progress and anxious to give the
busy place the last few days. Al,out history of Mount Anama. A terrific
•wait for hunger to defeat the forces United States the leadership it should
the time that the rush of outgoing explosion last Wednesday showered
of Gabriels d'Annunzio A barrage have In guiding all the nations to a
mail began to subside a little, the smouldering ashes over a wide terri­
of proclamations has been hurled l»ermanont i»«ace so far as that II
,'»octal force was overwhelmed with tory. It was followed by a great
into the rival camps by d'Annunslo practicable.*’
a huge amount of Incoming packages. display of smoke, flame and a num­
and General Cavtglla. the govern­
Only one extra clerk was added to ber of shocks Sparks from the cra­
ment commander.
care for the mail, but the regular ter started a great fire near Karu-
Marriage IJcrnar l-unl -
The
farmers
of
the
lower
valley
Big Springs. Tex., Dec. 24.—(A. force has been putting in overtime izawa and set ablaze a village at the
X marriage license was granted
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—Consecration of her future en- getting the packages out In time for foot of the mountain.
have
formed
an
irrigation
district
yesferdsy to Orin Sylvester Ruth
Christman, Each train bringe in its
and (Miss Vida Moore, both of this known a» the "Fort Vannoy Irriga­ | ergies to atoning to her family "for truck loan of lettera and parcel post
the
sorrow
she
has
brought
it
”
was
city.
tion District. ” The election of di-
matter.
rectors was held last W ednesday and avowed by Clara Smith, in an inter-,
view
with
the
Associated
Pi4es
cor-1
George 8. Eaton, Ed. Sine and C. E.
Weston were elected as the directors respondent while en route to. Ard-;
for the coming year. The territory more to face the charge of murder ln 1
comprising
the district embodies all connection with the death of Jake I
Bombay. Dec 24.—(A. P.l —
the farms below the 1-athrop ranch, j Hamon. She spoke freely on many!
«India Information Bureau)—Three
about
1000 acres being included in topics but avoided discussing the
thousand strikers at one mill In the
Washington. Dec. 24.—(A. P.)—
the district. The new district will tn I charge against her.
vicinity of Bombay wrecked the of-
Senator
Chamberlain was operated
I uo way conflict with the Grants Pass
flee of the factory a few days ago and
on
today,
It is reported at the hos­
New York. Dec. 24.—(A. P.l — district, as the ditches of the latter INDICTMENTS AGAINST
stoned a motor car containing police,
Libau. Latvia. Dec. 24.—(A- P. I — pital that the senator came through
organisation
extend
only
aa
far
as
the
Two
hundred
children
of
the
officers
BALL
PLAYERS
QU
ASH
Ell
severely Injuring one inspector and
Peasants are much mystified by the well, Physicians expected to per-
two soldiers. Before the police suc­ of General Wrangel's staff, sons and Lathrop ranch.
I^atvian government's land policy form a second operation within two
ceeded in dispersing the strikers, daughters ‘of generals, solonela and
Plans for the coming season have
Los Angeles, Dec. 24.—(A. P.) — and are unwilling to believe they can days.
they took to looting shops. A num­ captains, were among the 10#,000 been made, An adequate pumping Grand jury Indictments of William acquire land which formerly belong­
ber of arrests were made and the Russian refugees brought to Constan­ system will be installed to deliver I “Babe" Borton. Hal Maggert and ed to Baltic barons without getting a statement of old owners that they
tinople harbor by ships of the allied water to the farms, Very little ditch William Rumler. alleging that they
-mill district Is being picketed
tlQe from the old owners.
cannot sell the land has no effect on
Minor disorders took place else­ nations when the bolahevlkl broks work will be done, the land lies com-' had conspired to prearrange the de-
Where owners of land, whether the peasants, who refuse to believe
where In the city, some stoning of down Wrangel’s defense and overran ¡»aratlvely level An engineer will be clslon of the pBclflc roaat ]eague they were big estate holders or had > they can ever acquire title without
street cars being Indulged In at var­ the Crimea.
employed io start immediately on baseball games, were quashed by only small acreage, participated in paying the old landlords and getting
ious places. The situation became <, Many of them were orphans, iheir the project. Water will be delivered Judge Willis ln tbe superior court, any of the various movements de- a blue paper, or deed.
parlous enough for the commissioner fathers having perished while fight­ the coming season. If the present He held the indictment did not al­ signed to thwart the present govern-' Many of the Latvian estates were
of police to call the mounted police. ing the bolshevlki. One was the i plans materialize. It is estimated lege a criminal act. The district at­ ment. the government has confiscat-' so large and were cultivated in such
wl\<> charged the crowd in semi-circu­ daughter of the minister of finance 'that the cost will be from 120 to $25 torney's representative ln the court ed the estates and promises to divide | a way that small holders have ¿treat
lar fashion. The casualties have not . of the AV ran gel regime. All were: per acre.
I could'not say whether new indict- them eventually among the «.no.™
landless difficulty in cultivating the portion
been reported, but the crowd broke nearly famished when the vessels on
meats would be sought until he had peasants. *
assigned to them This is especially
up and fled Wholesale arrests were j which they had taken refuge arrived
But the poor i-eaaants have had true of estates where there were
Mr. and Mrs. O. W, McCollum ar­ conferred with his chief.
soon after made, «0 men being taken here, for the ships' larders had been
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much trouble in cultivating land al-J large-drainage plants, and where
rived yesterday to spend the holidays
exhausted.
in custody. • t
R A. Cooke, of Hornbrook, was lotted to them because of the lack of transportation was afforded by small
In
the
city.
Mr.
McCollum
la
in
the
For more than two months now ' So hard pressed were all the refu­
registered last night at the Josephine animals, machinery and seed, and the: railways so arranged as to serve the
the city of Bombay has been witnes­ gees to obtain food that they threw lumber businese in Klamath Falls.
hotel.
government has been unable to give estate as a whole. Such estates pro­
diamonds
and
weapons
or
any
other
sing a series of strikes In the mill In­
j them material help.
vided their own fuel from wood-lota
dustry. on the street cars. In gas valuables Into the boats of traders
Where the peasants have been suc­ on the premises and had exception­
from
Constantinople
in
payment
for!
works and the postal service. The
cessful and have acquired money they ally well-arranged facilities for get-
tension has grown every day more anything lo eat.
frequently approach the former own­ lng products to distant markets. In
A
graphic
story
of
their
arrival
at
serious especially on account of gov­
ers of the land and want to arange a many cases the peasants have asked
ernment refusal to arbitrate the var­ Constantinople and how an American
! cash payment on the land to insure the old owners to return as managem
ious disputes An all-Indla Trade destroyer took the 200 children of.
that the old owners will not eventu-: in the hope of restoring the old or­
Union Congrea recently held in the Wrangel’s officers off the refugee
j ally take it away, from them. The1 ganization,
foremost Industrial city has given vessels and landed the#» at the tra­
further Impetus to the laboring choma orphanage maintained by the
Near East relief is told In report re­
ranks.
The Bombay strikers have sent a ceived by that organization In this
It reads In part:
cable to )x»ndon asking for financial city.
"The harbor Is a wonderful and
support from the British labor move­
sad sight. One hundred thousand!
ment for their cause.
Russians are on ships there, some of
them
dying. The best of the old Rus-i
KRUVOBKY CONVICTED
FOR ARRAIT7T ON GERIR elan families are among these refu-|
Peking, Dec. 34.—(A. P.)—China Premier Chin. "The mandate was
If
goes, the men who fought for Wran-
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needs a new parliament and a for­ entirely free from such a desire. On
gel.
crowded
,
and
sick
and
without
Ran Francisco. Dec. 24—(A. P.)—
eign loan to reorganize the govern­ the contrary, it was only after this
Edward Kruvoaky. the second gang­ food except what the relief people can
ment, Premier Chin Yun-peng told unity and in view of the govern­
got
to
them
and
\he
bread
and
water
ster to be tried for attacks on girl»,
the newspaper men at the capital re­ ment’s measure for reorganization of
given to them by the French.”
was convicted last night.
cently in .a verbal statement. The the whole country that a necessity
premier outlined to the correspon­ for the loan arose.
"The idea of a foreign loan was
dents a whole program of reorgani­
zation which the government hopes only to spare the people from making
WHEN THE YKAIl IS <»V«*
to put into effect. The parliament, that loan themselves to the govern­
he said, should draft a proper con­ ment. Capital from abroad might be
Eveçett Earle Stanard
stitution for reunited China, now brought Into the country and thus
that the mandate of the president save the people from using their own
has gone forth declaring peace be- capital already earmarked for their
tween the Northern and Southem own Individual undertakings.
The premier declared, however,
factions.
The premier m M, the government that tbs Chinese government would
When the year ii sear and the wodda forlorn, and the
desired to reorganize and reduce the not make a foreign loan, although
swallows have fled away, when the crowi In the draggled
army and to separate the civil from the necessity was pressing, except on
fields of corn hoarsely call through the dread day—then- Is
military jurisdiction. This last, he such conditions as would not endan­
the time we are needing ..cheer, and that's how It is that we
said, might appear ridiculous to for­ ger the sovereign rights of the coun­
always hear, faintly and faintly and far away the tinkle of
eigners but he added, in China “the try or involve any danger to its po­
bells on Santa’s sleigh, and his shout on the air so cold, and
military have overstepped civilian litical status. If the loan could not
that's the reason the reindeer prance, scamper and caper and
powers so that one finds difficulty in be made on such terms then he be­
briskly dance. And the giving of gifts will give us rest and
drawing a clear line between the lieved the Chinese government could
add a new and a livelier zest to men and women and chil­
rely upon the people themselves to
two."
dren too, who have toiled for self the whole year through,
The premier referred to a report come to Its assistance.
and the gifts will point to the cross and tree where the
Everyone is aware of ths govern­
that the main reason for Issuing the
Christ-man died for you and me. The dreary old earth needy
mrndate announcing a reunion of ment's difficult position with re­
Santa’s mirth, and henrts grown sear need Christmas cheer,
the north and south was the desire of spect to finances, he said, Many of
and that's what brings Kris Krlngle bark, year after year and
the central government to secure the troops have not been paid for
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year after year.
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loans from foreign countries.
"I several months and government de­
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emphatically state that the govern­ partments were almost unable to pay
ment has no such thought," said their staffs.
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PROCLAMATIONS ARE ISSUED
VILLAGE FIRED 8T SPARKS
CLARA SMITH WILL
MANY ORPHANS TAKEN
ON ALLIED WARSHIPS
LATAVIAN PEASANTS
And Santa, Be Sure and
Don’t Forget -
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