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letters and keepsakes are not the
least valuable of the family belong
ings and once destroyed by fire, flood
or thieves never can be replaced.
Besides protecting your papers and other valuables from
fire and thieves, our Safe Deposit Boxes provide abso
lute privacy, because they are fitted with Yale Locks.
These Locks have a double mechanism that requires
the use of two different keys. You have one key and
we hold the other. Both must be used at the same time.
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Christmas Post
We have just received a complete line of the latest
in Post Cards at the Beaverton Bakery, and can please
you with these inexpensive yet greatly appreciated
tokens.
W. L EVANS, Beaverton, Oregon.
Line of Christmas Goods Now In
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Where New Rigs, Good Teams, Perfect Harness and Careful
Drivers are combined tomake satisfactory service.
Courteous Treatment our motto.
Harness for sale. Horses fed by
the day, week or month.
Plumbing and Heating Work
that phases and we furnish estimates cheerfully. Wheth
er it Be complete heating, ventilating and plumbing instal
lation for a modern building or merely a pipe that is
clogged, the service we render will please you while our
moderate charges leave the smile that won't come off.
Superior Service is Our Motto.
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If you hurry to the nearest telephone and call us up, your
tire troubles will vanish like mist before the sun. We are
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Monthly AUCTION Sales j
in Beaverton. J
Every farm and home and store has many used arti-
cles of value which neighbors would buy if they but
knew where to find them. On the last Saturday of '
each month an auction sale in Beaverton will bring
buyer and seller together. Watch for date and list
of articles of first sale next week. Full particulars
in the next issue of this paper.
Harry Collins, aS Beaverton, Or.
GERMANS PLAN DRIVE
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN
THE FIELD, Dec. 12. Long lines of
transports Utterly swarming; with Ger
man reinforcements were seen behind
German lines on the northern British
flank of the Cambria section today.
"-" Great flocks of German planes en-
oeavorea unsuccessfully to pre
. rent British Aviators from search
ing out just such Information.
Early this morning: the Germans
developed a very heavy gunfire on the
British northern flank. Their concen
tration of air forces was the greatest
Beavertonuregon,,'
Cards
Manager.
the Germans have vet disclosed.
British aviators reported seeing
great lines of motor lorries bringing up
fresh German troops.
U. 8. ADVANCES MONEY.
WASHINGTON, Deo. 12. Two mil
lion dollars will be advanced by the
war and navy deDartmenta tn the
Bethlehem Steel comDanr on muni.
tions contracts because of the com
pany's difficulties in obtaining funds
from private sources to axoedit
liveries.
BEAMOil BBS
Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Peck spent Sun
day with the family of R. L. Tucker.
John Trachsel from Cedar Mllla
passed through town Monday with a
load of ehoioe timothy hay for Bylvau.
J. T. Melloy, of Sorrento, was trans
acting business In Beaverton Monday.
Stroud and Tucker report considera
ble activity In their rental department
this week, having leased a number of
houses and farms.
Last Monday H. L. Flints, of Scholls,
came to town with a bjga ton ' ta
and took away as big a load of mill
feed. Beaverton Is being recognised
as a good place to sell or buy.
We are Informed the rock road
south of town is now completed to
Boyd's corner. This Is a long felt
want and will be greatly appreciated
by those coming In from that direction.
M. Walton, superintendent of streets,
patched up the plank road running
north from the old mill, and It Is now
In fairly good shape. It la the hope of
the "city dadB" to get this Important
Btretch o froad rocked next summer.
G. W. Tefft has been confined to his
bed for several days, but we are glad
to announce at this writing he la re
ported to be on the road to recovery.
The Red CrosB ladieB have had such
big crowds and so much interest
shown in their work that they have
been compelled to borrow chairs,
tables, etc. They secured the loan of
a counter with many convenient draw
ers from 0. E. Hedge, wmcn neipa
them out greatly. This Is a good work
In which every patriot can boost. No
danger of any one doing more than his
share.
M. Welter, street superintendent,
has completed the Job of removing
fences, and sidewalks on the north
side of Hamilton street. All property
owners along this street cheerfully
gave consent to thus widening out
this street prepatory to the highway
which is to go over this street.
Condemnation proceedings are now
in process to condemn right of way
through Muesslg and Vogl tract, and
it won't be long till there will be an
established road to Hlllsboro all the
way paralleling and adjoining tne b.
P. R. R. H. G. Vincent, A. Rossi and
Geo. Hughson has been selected as
viewers to assess damages in the
Muesslg and Vogl "tracts, and they
are to meet for that purpose at 10 a.
m. on Monday, December 24, 1917.
Otto Hrickson la around this week
aolicitina- subscriptions to clear right-
of-way for highway to HtllBboro, and
we understand he Is having fine suc
cess. Other members of this commit
tee are working along other parts of tne
road.
Miss Nellie Tefft, who had been at
Hood River for some time has returned
home on account of the illness of her
father.
Mr. Bchoenbachler of Hazel Dale,
district was in town buying lumber the
first of the week for further Improve
ment.
At the last meeting o fthe city coun
cil a levy of ten mills was made to de-.
fray the expenses of maintaining ugnis
and other Incidental expenses In the
town government.
Ere long the town will be decorated
with a "lot" of disc railroad crossing
signs. The last legislature having
oassed a law that such a sign must be
placed 300 feet from each crossing.
Judge Reasoner is making the pur
chase for the town along with others
for county and we thus hope to get
them at a minimum price.
Regular meeting of BChool board
was held In high school building Fri
day evening. All members present
but Mr. Hacken. No business trans
acted except payment of teachers and
janitor for third months work, and the
usual miscellaneous bills.
Mrs. H. S. Lane and Miss Christina
Linebarger, of La Grande, two of
Miss Zola Hedge's chums and co-work
ers at Hot Lake, Oregon, stopped over
Saturday night with Zola on their way
to South Bend.
Mr. 0. R. Hill of the Stipe garage,
has Jessed the M. N. Lewis place in
Sorrento and will move there as soon
as the painter and workmen have fin
ished repairing the house.
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Colby, of East
Beaverton, were the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Jacob Stroud Sunday. Mr. Colby
says that he feels mighty good over
the decision of the highway commis
sion, In establishing the Bertha Beav
erton route for the new highway, and
thinks that such decision Is one of
Justice to the greatest number of peo
ple affected. Mrs. Colby left for Cali
fornia Thursday, on the B. S. Beaver
for a visit with her parents.
There are a great many farmers J
bringing in cull potatoes to the starch I
factory this week. Manager Griffith I
Bays they have something over 1501
tons on hand now.
Mrs. J. E. Berst was a pleasant call
er at The Times office this week and
cheered us on our way by saying that
she appreciated having The Times
each week. She subscribed for the
paper and thus showed that her ap
preciation was real. Thank you MraJ
Berst.
It is really gratifying to see the In
terest taken in The Times by our sub
scribers as was shown by the large
number of callers inquiring as to why
they had not received their copy last
week. This was an unavoidable delay
which we will do our best to keep from
occurring again.
STARCH FACTORY DELAYED.
J . F.Griffith, manager of the Starch
company says that the company is be
ing delayed with their building opera
tions considerably, owing to their in
ability to get building material, but
that they expect to get everything In
Bhape to begin the manufacture of
starch, shortly after the first of Janu
ary. '
He says that he is meeting with
great encouragement among the farm
ers in getting contracts for growing
potatoes signed up. At the present
rate of co-operation It will only be a
short time until the company has all
the acreage signed up that they start
ed out to get, and the opportunity for
growers to become Interested in this
splendid Industry will be closed.
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BAN ANTONIO, Tex,, Dec. 11 Thir
teen of the negroes of the 24th In
fantry, United States army, found
guilty of complicity In the riot and
mutiny of Houston on August 13,
were hanged on the military reserva
tion at Fort Sam Houston at 7:17
o'clock this morning. Announcement
of the carrying out of the sentence
was made at headquarters of the
southern department at 9 a. m.
The men who paid the penalty of
death were:
Sergeant William C. Nesbltt.
Corporal Larnon J. Brown.
Corporal James Whetley.
Corporal Jesse Moore.
Corporal Charles W. Baltimore.
Private William Brackenridge.
Private Thomas 0. Hawkins.
Private Carlos Bnodgrass.
Private Ira B. Davis.
Private James Dlvlna.
Private Frank Johnson.
Private RIsley W. Young.
Private Pat MacWhorter.
Only army officers and Sheriff
John Tobln, of Bexar county, were
present when the sentence waB car
ried out by soldiers from the post.
No newspaper men or civilian spec
tators were allowed, the time and
place of execution having been kept
a secret.
"Good-bye, boys of Company C,
were the last words uttered by the
condemned men as the trapB were
sprung and they dropped to, their
death on the scaffold which had been
erected last night.
Men of Company C, 19th Infantry,
have been guarding the negro prison
ers since they were brought to San
Antonio to stand trial before a court-
martial for complicity In the riot at
Houston on August 23 last.
The execution took place In an
arroyo about two miles east of Camp
Travis on a great scaffold which had
been erected during the night by en
gineers from the post
A column consisting of approxi
mately 126 cavalrymen and '100 Infan
try soldiers assembled at the cavalry
guardhouse where the negroes were
confined, at 6 : 30 a. m. today. Trucks
were provided to convey the prisoners
to the scene of the execution.
Colonel Millard F. Walts, post com
mander, was In command of the col
umn and led the way to the scaffold.
The column arrived at the scaffold
at 6:20 a. m. A flood light had been
arranged to give light for those In
charge of the actual work of prepar
ing the nooses and adjusting them to
the necks of the condemned men. The
cavalry and infantry guard assembled
in hollow square formation around
the scaffold and the prisoners were
given the order to march upon the
death traps. ,-
Without a tremor they stepped out
with soldierly tread and singing a
hymn they walked to their places.
Prayers were said by a negro minis
ter and by two army chaplains.
GE1RAL STRIKE OF
SEATTLE PROSPECT1
LONDON, Dec. 10. The counter re
volt in Southeastern Russia, under
the leadership of Generals Kaledines,
Dittoff and Kornitoff, apparently is
aimed at seizing the authority in that
region and in cutting off food supplies
from Siberia, according to the proc
lamation of the Bolshevlkl govern
ment. General Kalendine's forces are
menacing Ekaterinoalav, Kharkvo and
Moscow. In the province of Oren
burg, the Bolshevik! have been over
thrown by Genera! Dutoff.
DRY LAW UPHELD.
WASHINGTON, Dec. lO.-Idaho
decrees upholding the validity of the
state prohibition law and declaring it
a reasonable exercise of the state po
lice powers, were today sustained by
the supreme court.
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The National Drive lor Red Cross
members which is to be made a Christ
mas event this year beglnB on the nth
of this month. In this drive Clacka
mas county Is made a separate and
distinct unit and O. D. Eby, an attor
ney of Oregon City, has been appoint
ed campaign manager for tne county.
Letters are being sent to each school
district in the county appointing cap
tains for the district as a unit, and a
meeting has been called at the Com
mercial club on Saturday, December
16 at 11 a. m at which all the district
captains and all other persons who
can possibly do so are urgently asked
to attend.
At this meeting the plan of this cam
paign will be fully explained and lit
erature given to the captains and they
will be asked to Immediately there
after organise their respective dis
tricts for the purpose of securing mem-,
bers.
The plan Is for Clackamas county
ho enlist 12,000 mon and women for
the membership of the Red Cross for
1918, the membership fee Is $1 and
each person becoming a member will
be entitled to a certificate of member
eUp In the organization.
All over Clackamas county the peo
ple are organizing In their local com
munities and are earnestly employed
in the Red Cross work and it is believ
ed that they will respond instantly
to this membership request.
The expense to each Individual Is
small but taken as a whole It will raise
a large sum of money. Clackamas
county has responded nobly In the
past to every request made on the
part of the government In the sup
port of our nation in the contest
against autocracy and for the freedom
of the world, and the management of
this campaign is looking forward to a
spontaneous response to the request
of the Red Cross organisation that the
coming Christmas shall be one of self
sacrifice of our people to the great
Red Cross work.
The great effort will be for $1.00
memberships but In addition to this
the following memberships are provid
ed for any who may wish them:
Subscribing or magasine member
ships 2.00 ; contributing member.
15.00: sustaining member, $10.00. ai.
annual payments; life member, one
payment, $50.00, and patron member,
one payment $100.00. All member
ships over the $1.00 Include also a
subscription to the Red Cross mag-
sine by which It Is hoped to coordinate
all Red Cross activities.
MNICMffill
IS Sl BY Bit
BERLIN, via London, Dec. 10.
Signing of an armistice, affecting the
lines between the mouth of the Dnies
ter and the Danube, was announced in
today's official statement.
The section named constitutes the
Russian southeastern front and af
fects the line from around iLemberg
down through Roumanta.
Stockholm, Dec. 10. Germany has
signified her willingness to enter In
to peace with Russia on the basis of
no Indemnities. This principle, the
paper said Is favorable to both coun
tries.
It is reported from Petrograd that
the Bolshevlkl government would ls
Bue formal proclamation Thursday re
pudiating Russia's loans.
Free entry for goods for 15 years Is
reported one of the German demands
of Russia. .
Haparanda, Dec. 10 The Bolshevlkl
are ready to agree to a coalition gov
ernment, acording to the word brought
from Petrograd by courier today.
Returns from the Russia-wide elec
tion showed the Trotsky-Lenine gov
ernment that they had been over
whelmingly rejected by the Russian
people at large.
The majorities in Petrograd and
other large cities were completely re
versed in the rural communities.
Faced with this knowledge, the
Bolshevlkl, It waB learned, had agreed
rp to be given at
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Otto Ericksoh
Beaverton
to submit to the authority of a can
tral committee of workmen and sol
diers and peasants, combined With
representatives of other Russian politi
cal parties and trades. The new So
viet committee was said to have ap
proved a constitution and evolved a
new ministry. One of the main points
In the new constitution, it was de
clared, was a strict regulation that all
people's commissaries, appointed by
the Maximalists, should subordinate
themselves to the representatives of
the war offices and that all measures
and acts must be approved by repres
entatives of the central committee.
COLD IN KENTUCKY.
LEXINGTON, Ky., Dec. 12. Car
lisle, Ky., is the coldest spot in the
state today, reporting a temperature
of 30 degrees below zero. George
town reports 26 below and Bfaysvllle
20. This is the coldest weather ever,
known In the state, ..
PERSHING NEEDS AIRPLANES.
NEW YORK, Dec. 10. "Send all the
airplanes possible and as quickly bb
possible," is the message from Gen
eral Pershing to the American people,
brought here by Augustus T. Post.
GENERAL STRIKE CALLED
ST. PAUL. Dec. 11. All union men
in St. Paul and Minneapolis will be
called on to quit work at 10 a. m.
Thursday in sympathy with the dis
satisfied street 'car employes. , .
Earl Paddock, formerly an Oregon
City high school lad, and now a mem
ber of the United States navy, was
aboard an American warship In foreign
waters that sunk a German submarine
and fired upon a second under-sea craft
forcing it to dive and disappear. This
news Is contained In a letter received
from the young man by local rela
tives following his return to a United
States port. The young man enlisted
in the navy in April.
Plymouth, England, ' where Pad
dock's crew enjoyed a 16-hour shore
leave while on the cruise, was an in
teresting place, according to the let
ter. During the 16 hours there, the
Oregon City boy and his friends went
WOODWARD
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and Hillsboro
inland to Davenport and saw all the
sights their time would permit In
the English restaurants, Paddook
writes, the tars were permitted to or
der only tour ounces of food, and were
not allowed to use sugar for any
thing. Upon bis return to a home
port, the young man visited at Camp
Mills, Long Island, where he was mat
by several former schoolmates who ,
are members of the old Third Oregon.
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PARIS, Dec. 12. Louis Loustalot,
member of the French chamber from
Landes, who, with Joseph Caillaux,
the former premier. Is the subject of
requests for authorisation of proceed
ings, it is understood is charged with
having relations with the enemy, M.
Caillaux is accused under the penal
code condemning to death anyooe con
spiring or having dealings with for
eign powers or their agents, 'engag
ing them to commit hostilities or to
make war against France, or. conspir
ing with enemies to weaken the fidel
ity of officers, soldiers and sailors.
It correspondence with the enemy
has not the above crimes for Its ob
ject, but results In supplying the en
emy with information injurious to
France's military and political situa
tion, the law says that those holding
such correspondence shall be pun-,
lahed with Imprisonment. Crimes
against the allies of France are liable
to the same penalties aa those against
France.
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