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AMMM IATED 1’llKJwH b EK VICK
VOL XI., No. 110.
G KA NTH I’AHH, JOHEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON,
PLAN FOR THE
WAGE SCALE CUT
TO CAUSE STRIKE
I
A lirognllou of Agreement Hurt* to Re­
sult In At nIk-out I» Prediction
of Ijabor lleud
IN THE SENATE
FRIDAY, FHBRIARY 4, Iitfl.
WHOLE NUMBER 31»«.
BÏTHE IRISH
( lialrumn of Highway ( 'ommiMlon
Attacks Measure and Effort Will
Be Made to Reconsider
«JONFEKENC’E IS NOW
BEING
Chicago, Feb. 4 (A. P.)— Nation­ ELEVEN MEAKl REH BACKED BY RIDICI LE THE ASSERTION FROM
Salem, Feb. 4.—(A P.) - Senator ANNOUNCEMENT MADE BY THE
HELD AT M ADISON, W DMONHIN, al officers of the railroad labor
THE HTATE <X»MMDtfHON AKE
DUBLIN CONCERNING RECENT Vinton today moved to recall the
CHAIRMAN OF Hol SE NATAL
Roosevelt highway bill from the
ON IMPORTANT Al BJECT
unions have been called here to con-j
LOSS OF THE K-Ö
PRESENTED TODAY
AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
house. The motion was seconded,
elder labor's side of the controversy
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but when It was found that Senator
before the railroad labor board overj
the employers' proposal to abrogate;
national agreement». William Scho­
enberg. organiser of the machinist's!
union, predicted a general strike If!
<'redil Arrangement .N «weaeary in the board permits the railroads to Would Have Authority to Pave Story Says Tlial Electrically Propel­
Handling Producta of the Coun­
abrogate wage contracts.
Street» Through Smaller Town»
led Projectile Wan Hurled by
try Hay» Mr. la-ver
on Line of Highways
Irish Seacraft
Hall had gone to Marshfield and
would not return until Monday Vin­
ton agreed to table his motion until
then. This action followed a hear­
ing last night in which Chairman
Booth of the highway commission IriacuMdon of W orld Disarmament
Will Be Set in Motion by This
vigorously opposed the Roosevelt
Country, 1» Statement
highway bill.
Heavy N uom nt < Vater Intkt^—
LEWIS AGAIN' HEAD OF
Madison, Wis., Feb. 4.—(A. P.l —
Salem. Feb. 4.— (A. P.)—Eleven
London, Feb. 4.— (A. P.)—The
The depth of snow at Crater I<ake
Washington, Feb. 4.—(A. P.)__
UNITED MINE WORKERS
Federal roaerve paper with a nine rim Is 11 feet, and at Anna Springs bill», embodying legislation request­ British admiralty ridiculed the claim
Indianapolis, Feb. 4.— (A. P.)—A An International conference to dis­
months or twelve mouths period of camp five miles lower down. Is 10 ed by the state highway commission, reported from Dublin that the British
cuss disarmament will be called by
maturity would greatly assist the feet, according to word received this were Introduced In the senate today. submarine K-5, lost off l^inds End canvass of votes showed that John
L. Lewis has been re-elected presi­ the United States, Chairman Butler,
farmer and ovenom« to a great ex­ morning by Alex Sparrow' from
(Con tin tied on page 3.)
of the house naval committee, said
dent of the United Mine Workers.
tent the predicament th« tollers of Ranger Brown who la stationed at
when the committee met to hear
the »oil find themselves in at the pre­ the lake this winter. The depth Is
views of prominent naval officers. He
Portland. Feb. 4.—(A. P)— Cat­
sent time, according to A. F. Lover, five feet more than last year at this
indicated that he thought the call
tle. steady; hogs, weak. *10.50 to
member of tho Federal Farm Loan time and Indicates a later opening of
would be issued after the inaugura­
*11; sheep, and eggs, weak; butter,
board who addressed the Marketing the season than usual.— Mall-Trib­
tion of President Harding with whom
firm.
conference here today
une.
he Conferred recently at Marlon.
"The question uppermost In the
minds of farmers is what happened
9
EXPRESS RATE ADVANCE
to bring about the present situation."
Honolulu,
Feb
4.
—
(A.
P.
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—
The
San
Francisco,
Feb.
4.
—
(A.
P.)
—
SUSPENDED TILL MAR. 81
•aid Mr. Laver. "What has occtir­
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Forty-six times around the world is schooner Irene, with 902,000 feet of
ed to Justify a slump In prices of
lumber from Grays Harbor, arrived
farm products ranging from 50 per
Salem, Feb 4.— (A. P.)—The pub­
the aggregate distance of flying by here recently after
making the run
cent to 100 per cent within a period
lic service commission today again
army pilots from March Field. River- from San Francisco in ten days, an
of 12 months?
suspended until March 31st the pro­
wide, Cal., in the past year, according average of a little better than 200
posed advance in express rates.
’’Certainly there
miles per day.
to
army air service reports.
Topeka. Feb. 4.—(A. P.)—The
mouths to feed now.
O S. Blanchard, a member of the
Captain Gustaf Carlson, master oil story told in the brief cablegram re-
The March Field statistics prove
1920 was not unusually large!
state bureau of mines, has just re­ Interesting when compared to Jules the Irene, .said that while the clip­ , ceived here by Dr. Charles M. Shel-1
"Tho starving children of Arme-. turned from Portland and Salem,
nla need your wheat and corn and where he conferred with other offl- Verne's hero who made the trip per ships of the old days did the trip don. editor of the Christian Herald.'
livestock, but they have nothing étais of the bureau, He says that around the globe In 80 days, as forty- in better time, he believes his craft from Charles R. Crane, American1
with which to pay for It. The do-1 elaborate preparations are being six times around the world in 365 has set a new record for lumber ambassador in Peking stating 10,000
people in Northern China are dying j
me«tic consumer of farm products, made for the holding of the Third days would reduce the time for one schooners.
Is on a buyers' strike He Is refusing annual intern itional mining conven­ circumnavigation to seven days, 26 , With a moderate gale behind him^ dally from famine, has lent impetus
to buy at the exorbitant price» de­ tion. to open In Portland on April hour and ¿6 seconds according to one , Captain Carlson said his vessel made to the movement inaugurated in
Kansas to contribute corn for these
Saskatoon. Sask. Feb. 4.— (A. P.)
256 miles in one day.
manded by some retailers, except a* 5th. and continue for five days, This statistician.
starving
people.
—Liquor valued at millions of dol­
he must buy to meet Immediate convention will bring together the
"Twenty car loads of corn already lars is being shipped into Saskatche­
needs
leading authorities on mines and
have been contributed." said Dr. wan at the present time by whole­
"The domestic manufacturer. the mining In the world, and the pro-
Sheldon, whose home is in Topeka. sale liquor concerns, according to a
wholesaler and the jobber, because gram will be rich In valuable Infor-
“We expect to send at least a hun­ statement made by the Saskatche­
of the uncertainty of the price of the ! mation and discussion
dred car loads of corn from Kansas. wan liquor commission. There Is
raw material and tho demand for fin­
H M Parks, director of the bu-1
It will be shipped from Tacoma, i! enough whiskey in the province at
ished product, are. aa it were, danc­ reau of mines. agreed with Mr.
am advised by grain men that thor- the present time, it is estimated, to
ing tho hesitation, and they too are Blanchard that he would come to
! onghly dried corn can be shipped j take care of all the export require-
in tho market only to fill tmtnedlate Grant» Pas» on Saturday, Fehruary
without danger of deterioration. We «nents
(
of the whole of Canada tor at
Ixvndon. Feb. 4.—(A. P.l—Fiction
Honolulu, Feb. 4.—(A. P.)—Bet­
demands.
1 2th. to take up with our miners and
find that the appeal for corn meets j least two years.
In
1920
ran
first
in
public
favor
tn
ter feeling between 15,000 Filipino1
"There Is a terrific strain upon the prospectors the arranging of a Jose­
with approval among farmers who '
Members of the commission antici­
finances of the country at the crop phine county display of minerals for | the United Kingdom as it did in plantation workers in Hawaii and the
are long on corn and possibly short pate that while this liquor remains
1914.
sugar planters for whom they work
moving season. Also an Inefficient the big convention. He will meet
on ready money just at this time.”
in the province it will be a menace to
Sociology now comes second, in­ was predicted recently by Francisco i
and expensive system of transporta­ with all who are Interested In Jose­
The appeal for corn was sent out the putting into effect of the prohi­
stead
of
religion,
which
held
that
Varona. special labor commissioner in cooperation with J. C. Mohler. *
tion. There Is an uneconomic and phine's mining resources at the
bition measures which became effec­
of the Philippine government, who'
ttnwlse strain upon the buying and (•hamlier of Commerce asembly room place in 1914,
secretary of the state board of agri- ■ tive. February 1. There will always
Juvenile
literature
has
displaced
has
been
here
some
time
investigat
­
absorptive powers of the purchasers at 1:30 o’clock on the day of his vis­
culture. Dr. Sheldon Is one of the, be a certain amount of leakage with­
of farm producta Under this system it when all details for the making of science for the third place, and tech­ ing conditions.
American committee of 130 which in the province and will be until the
nology
comes
fourth.
A
new
policy
to
be
adopted
by
the
we are asking the buyers of farm a comprehensive display of our mln-1
has undertaken to raise *8.000.00« vast quantity has been finally dis­
Then follow, in order, religion, planters toward their Filipino labor­
(Continued on Baxe 2»
eral wealth can be arranged
for Chinese relief.
posed of, they declare.
science, poetry, history, medicine.! ers. according to Mr. Varona. In­
description and biography. Litera- cludes free transportation for work-j
ture comes last in the list or 12! ers and families back to the Phll-
loading subjects.
ipplnes after three years’ work here. I
In the year just ended. 11.004 new better housing conditions and more (
books were published in the United modern arrangements for fuel and
Kingdom; an Increase of 2.382 com-j water.
pared with the previous year. This'
Filipinos were the first planta-!
brings British publishing almost! tion workers to go on strike here;
back to pre-war level. The forego-. last spring and were followed by
Hamburg, Germany. Feb. 4. (A. ports
During the first 11 months
Washington, Feb. 4.— (A. P.) — 5 years, reduced to one year. The
Despite lack
tonnage, short­ of 1920, 4,369 vessels of a tonnage Ing analysis was compiled by the Japanese. The combined walkout1 Reduction in the number of dishon­
maximum where weapons are usegt
Publishers Circular and Booksellers’I tied up the sugar plantations of the J
age of coni, latior troubles and a de­ of 3.899,240 arrived at Hamburg, as
orable discharges from the army and still is 5 years.
Record.
Island
of
Oahu
for
several
weeks.
predated currency, German ship­ compared with 1,85 4 vessels and
a grading down in the severity of
The maximum for obtaining under
ping interests have begun an Inten­ 1.303,629 tons In 1919, and 13,875
courts-martial sentences are expected false pretenses money or property
sive campaign to revive pre-war sfa vessels of 13.006.4 26 tons tn the first
by the judge advocate general’s de­ valued at $50 or more is reduced
trade. Millions of murks have al­ 11 months of 1913.
partment to result from an executive from -5 years to 3 years.
ready gone into Important ship-build­
The majority of these vessels,
I order limiting military peace time
“The executive order will not re­
ing contract*
punishment which goes into effect to­ sult In a radical reduction of penal­
however, are sailing under foreign
Hugo Btlnnes, reputed to be the flags.
morrow. The order follows wide agi­ ties.” Colonel C. A. Kreger, acting
wealthiest man in the new repub­
tation over courtmartial penalties judge advocate declared. "Punish­
lic, «nd a heavy shareholder in a
during the war period
ments fQr offenses In the army have
London. Feb. 4.—(A. P.l- Slr Al-
number of shipping companies, is re­
A memorandum from the presi­ been based since 1914 on a consen­
fred Booth, chairman of the Cunnrd
ported to be attempting to extend
dent attached to the order directs sus of those fixed by different state
Shipping Company. Is of the opinion
hl* Influeu e, which Is now tlie con-j
that maximum punishment and dis­ laws tor similar civil offenses. The
that up to a certain point Germany
trolling factor In the German East!
honorable discharges be imposed executive order reduces maximum
is bound to recover her shipping po­
Africa line and the Woermann line. I
only in aggravated cases. This is ex­ penalties for such offenses as fraud­
sition.
and an important factor In tho affairs:
pected to have more effect in reduc­ ulent enlistmen desertion and others
"While It is true.” he stated In an
of tho Hamburg-American lino.
ing penalties, it was stated than the peculiarly military In nature, hnt
Regular steamship services with! interview here, "that Germany has
actual order, which reduces punish­ maximum penalties seldom have
America, South America. East Afri-j to start, again practically from the
ments for 21 different offenses un­ been awarded for these offenses.
ca. Mexico, Cuba, Spain. Portugal.1 beginning, ft Is also true that the be­
der the military code
"The
president’s memorandum
Australia and Mediterranean ami . ginning has already been made."
The old maximum of 18 months calling attention to the articles of
Scandinavian ports, have been *rees | /’The newly Issued German ship­
confinement for desertion by men war which provide for a grading
tabllshed, and tho North Sea, Baltic' ping annual tells the world that nine
less than one year in service has been down from maximum penalties where
and Rhino traffic has assumed a new German stenmshlp lines are again at
reduced to one year, and in cases of cases are not aggravated probably
and lively a»i»ect. Handicappod by work plying to the two Americas and
more than 6 months service.from 2% will have more effect In Ugh tenir g
ahortnge of ships the German have to Mexico, to Injlla. and the Dutch
years to two years The period of punishments than the red u et lin»
turned their attention to conversion Indios, to Senntflnnvln, Cuba and the
absence for which desertion penal­ which he actually orders, His tuem-
of warships to commercial usages, to Mediterranean, tbe Baltic, even to
ties can ba in , used Is Increased from orandum however. ]>ut stresses what
consttuctlon* of motor ships out of Antwerp and to England
30 to 60 days.
Is already a part of mllltarv law."
"The rumor that a further 200,000
Since 1899 the president has 5)een
snllRig vessels, and to the study of
The maximum penalty for fraudu­
oll-tne’l as a substitute for the more tons of shipping Is soon to go to
lent enlistment has been reduced authorized by congress to fix the
Germane may ho hut a rumor," add­
expensive coal fuel.
from one year s imprisonment to six limit of military punishment by
seven prominent physician
•< ho-Slovakm.
Ing a
Revival of German commerce Is ed Sir Arthur.
months.
The greatest reduction of executive order and several such or-
tour of tl.e Uniteti States, under the direction of the Rockefeller foundation,
"Certniniy (►-•» pnrttf by bien I
IndUaterf by the Increased number of
maximum confinement is for assaiflt ders have been Issued from time to
for the purpose of studying new methods of sanitation.
•hips «tilling nt the more Important
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without deadly weapons, which was time +>y different presidents
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