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M<w*o, S h e r m a n C o u n t y , Ô i t w m .
F r id a y , J a n u a r y
14
vised by the. chief of engineers that
no new project for the Improvement
MRS. CARRIE C. CATT
of Coos bay will be reoommended to
oongress until the local engineer can
determine the permanency of the
the second annual Morse shew, held
channel dredged during the peat seer
in the armory of Uto Oregon agricul­
son.
The
Rapid
Reader’s
Review
of
tural college In connection with Farm
With the opening of more than half
v Unes Are Ignored In Important Occurrences of Past era’ week.
y
Recent Reports Rewritten
the former saloons at Baker as tem­
The state board of control has ap­
Week Briefly Compiled for
rting on Ferri» Measure
perance resorts, Baker has gained the
proved the C h tid U ^ elfars commie
Work
preliminary
to
the
oonstrno-
name of the “sandwich city” among
Our
Reader».
to
P tw e r Bites
slon's plan to have feh&rts made for
tlon of the 8780.900 addition to the hoboes. They assert that there are
education of parent» In the care of
Hawley Pulp A Paper company at more sandwiches for sale In Bake,
children.
Oregon City began this week and will than In any city Its slse In Oregon or
John B. Watt, last year a student
bo rushed at the highest possible Idaho.
at the Oregon agricultural college, has
▲ petition of McNary A McNary,
speed.
been notified of hta appointment as
counsel for Governor Wlthycombe and
At
the
close
of
the
year
there
had
oounty agriculturist for Lincoln coun
bees reported to the state Industrial State Treasurer Kay, of the state high­
ty. Wyoming. £ ~ a
way commission, for a rehearing In
* The Joaephlng ta fe ty court has a a
the state highway engineer case In
psnsation
law
beoame
operative,
a
to­
thorlsed the appointment of an agri
which It was recently declared that
tal
of
7810
aocldents,
of
which
number
culturiet, who will be named by Cor
. *
t Lewis was highway engineer, has been
vallls egrieettmral college within the 101 were fatal.
filed In the supreme court.
Bo
great
has
been
the
demand
at
tag SB 0 m measure. Minority Leader I Ksgens will celebrate the comple­ next three weeks.
State Treasurer Kay has gone to
the
university
of
Oregon
for
additional
County and city officials at The
Mana was o a e e f its strongest sup- tion of the Willamette Pacific. Janu­
Minneapolis to look after some busi­
work
in
the
school
of
commerce
that
Dalles have announced they will not
portera.
Hie republican colleague, ary 80.
ness matters and, before his return,
enforce the Sunday closing law, be after the first half year of its estab­
Representative Mondell, of W yom ing,
Oaly one arrest was made at Pen­ llevlng the city without saloons la suf­ lishment additional Instructors and plans to visit the Minnesota prison at
and ether western repukUoane fengbt dleton during the first week of prohi­
Stillwater and the state oapltol at S t
courses will be added.
ficiently moral.
it. Insisting that federal oontroi would
Paul with a view of learning some­
bition.
After
June
1916,
no
certificate
to
Jlepresentatlve Hawley la urging
delay development of the sites.
The Oregon penitentiary's school the supervising architect of the treas teach In the high schools of thia state thing about the state’s manufacturing
Coatvol of the power plants under
for convicts will be opened within a ury to specify the use of Oregon brick will be granted to the graduates of a plants and other matters.
the bill would rest Jointly with the
The proposed bonding of Wasco
few weeks.
In the construction of the new federal standard college or university unless
state and federal governments; except
county
for the building of its section
the
applicant
has
completed
15
seme­
Forty students of the Oregon Nor­ building at Roseburg
by court order, lessee could not be
of the Columbia river highway and
ster
hours
in
education.
mal school at Monmouth will graduate
The second trial of Mrs. William
transferred without the oonseat of the
A. S. Miller, who owns and >perates the Improvement of trunk line roads
Booth and William Branson at Mc­
secretary of the Interior. States bav. In February.
A
meeting
of
Oregon
loganberry
a
fine dairy ranch at the Bagnell is again being discussed. It Is now
Minnville, accused of the murder of
lag public dllllty boards oould exer-1
juice manufacturers wae held at Port­ William Booth In October, probably Ferry, fodr miles up Rogue river from estimated that the highway can be
else their tall powers la regulating
Gold Beach, lost 11 head of hla fins built up over the hill from Mosier to
will be held In February
rates for power and the issuance of land Tuesday.
Hehvy* snow in the mountains has
dairy cows, all dying within the spaoe The Dalles for about 9100,000.
Albert
Were,'’
65,
was
killed
in
a
bonds. In states without each boards
The state of Oregon during the five
the secretary of the interior would 1 driven numbers of deer to the valleys anowallde which swept away seven or of a few hours from some unknown years ending with 1915 has sent 1226
In southern Oregon.
•
eight cabins at Bull Run, a mining cause.
exercise this power.
men to the penitentiary to pay the
All the pharmacies In Lincoln coun­ camp north of Audrey, and about 40
Of the 127 accidents to workmen re­
penalty for crimes ranging from mur­
Conciliatory A ttitude by Teutons.
ty except one have obtained affidavit miles southeast of Baker.
Youngstown, O.—Nine boars of riot-
ported to the state Industrial accident
der
In the first degree to simple lar­
Enoouraged by the conciliatory at­ forms for the sale of ethyl alcohol.
tag by 6000 steel strikers killed at
State Parole Office? Keller has re­ Insurance commission for the week
ceny,
and in the same period 1210
titude
shown
by
Germany
and
Austria
Governor Wlthycombe has Issued a ported that of 94 paroles granted by ending January 6, but one was fatal.
least one person and Injured 37, and
pardons, conditional pardons and pa­
swept away 91.000,000 of property in tn recent diplomatic exchangee with proclamation declaring January 17 to Governor Wlthycombe 29 violations Hugh J. Duffy, of Garibaldi, was kill­
roles have been Issued to these men.
East Youngstown, according to Mayor the United States, officials are con­ 22 inclusive, Oregon Letter Writing were reported and 17 men were re­ ed during construction work near
Delegates from Oregon. Washing­
sidering
requesting
a
definite
and
Cunningham's estimate.
turned to the penitentiary*
Week.
there.
*
ton.
Idaho and Montana, elected to the
The tenth annual convention of the
Practically the entire business dis­ comprehensive atatement pledging not
The oondltion of former Governor
Whether Lash's Bitters is an Intoxi­ general conference of the Methodist
only
Germany
but
all
of
her
allies
to
Oregon Retail Hardware a.id Imple­ Moody, who sustained a stroke of-par­ cant within the meaning of the prohi­
trict of the city of 10,000, covering 16
church, which will convene at Sara­
blocks, was swept away by flames respect la the conduct of their sea I ment Dealers' association will be held alysis several weeks ago at Salem, re­ bition law Is now for the state board
toga, N. Y., next May. held a special
warfare
the
guarantees
as
to
the
safe­
started by drink erased strikers’
, at Portland January 25-28.
mains practically unchanged.
The of pharmacy to decide, Attorney Gen­ conference at Portland Tuesday to dis­
ty
of
Americas
life
for
which
this
-
A
Eugene
bank
has
offered
to
lend
torches.
Smouldering embers still
governor Is Over 80 years old.
eral Brown having asked the board to cuss measures pertaining to the con­
whirled up to the sky when the mili­ government has contended through­ 100 Lane county boys 86 to 310 each
During Ute year of 1915 the total secure a bottle and make an analysis
ferences of the northwestern district,
out the entire submarine controversy. at low Interest without security as a number of licensee of Clackamas coun­ of Its contents.
tia traîna rolled Into the town.
which will oome before the general
Officials are particularly gratified start In the hog raising business.
Buildings not razed by incendiary
ty, Including hunters’, anglers’, com­
In apportioning the state highway conference.
over
Germany's
latest
note
on
the
de­
The plan for an Improved highway bination of anglers and hunters and fund for 1916 the state highway aom-
flames were looted and wrecked. Four­
The State Dairymen’s association in
teen saloons, the poa toff Ice, the Inter­ struction of the American ship Wll- | through the north end of Umatilla Civil War veterans, amounted to 4870. mlsslon awarded 110,000 to Crcok
convention
at Oregon agricultural col­
national bank building and 20 foreign­ 11am P: Frye, because of Its accept­ oounty to Cold Springs landing on the * Since November 5. 1913, when the county on condition that the county
lege, following assertions by J. D.
ance
of
the
principle
that
the
mere
Columbia river Is being agitated
er«' homea-were included In the wreck.
workmen’s compensation law became appropriate a similar sum to be ex­ ’ Mickle, of Portland, state dairy and
If plana Inaugurated by the Hood operative, employers, workmen and pended in experimenting with volcanic
With the arrival of the militia, the placing of non-combatanta In lifeboats
food commissioner, to the effect that
rioters went back into places of hid­ before a prise la destroyed is not a River County Game Protective asso­ the state of Oregon have contributed ash for road surfacing.
large city creameries formed combln-
sufficient^ guarantee of safety.
ciation materialise, the Oregon hear 8911,807.09 for the work of the indus­
ing
Fire in the American Brewing com­ * atlons detrimental to the success of
This
concession,
coupled
with
the
I will be protected as a game animal.
When the situât'oa seemed uncon­
trial Insurance commission.
pany’s plant at Baker caused from 1 the small operators and fanners, plan
That Linn county will do a great
The city of Roseburg has started 810,000 to 812.000 damage. Beer worth 1 ned an Organisation of the co-opera
trollable authorities summoned the offer of Germany to pay indemnity for
militia, and when reports of thia ac­ the Lusitania victims, has contributed I deal of road work In 1916 la shown by action In the circuit court to obtain 83000 will probably be poured out bv ’ tlve creameries for the protection of
B
greatly to the feeling that a satisfac­ the fact that It road districts have rights of way for the proposed Rose­
tion came, the strikers quieted. .
cause the bottling works was destroy­ the dairymen.
One bridge was burned so that riot­ tory solution of the entire problem I made special levies for road lmprove- burg A Eastern railroad, which will ed. The plant may be rebuilt to man­
Secretary Fred Fleet, of the Klam
ers could not enter* Youngstown might be near at band. Thia hope la
extend west from that city to the line ufacture temperance drinks.
ath
commercial olub, Is Just in re­
strengthened by Austria’s deference
Portland's Sunday-closing law, at­ of the Umpqua national forest reserve.
proper.
Representative Hawley has been ad ceipt of a letter from Senator Harry
in the second Ancona reply and the tempted enforcement of which la in
Lane at Washington, D. C., Inquiring
assurances of Baron Zwledlnek, the
concerning
the output, price, quality,
T. R, DECLINES TO
Austrian charge here, that If It devel­
etc., of yellow pine lumber in that
oped that an Austrian submarine sunk
county, with a view to Inducing if
the liner Persia be did not doubt per-
possible the use of Oregon yellow pine
> aonally that full satisfaction would be
for flooring and other inside finish­
; klV®11-
ing for government buildings to be
8 u ff rap lets Win Feint In Senate,
erected in this and other Pacific coast
i
The Susan B. Anthony amendment,
states.
providing for woman suffrage, was re-
m petted favorably to the senate by the
i suffrage oommittee.
“In our opinion, every principle up-
» ea wMeb ualvoreal manhood suffrage
i rests demands the extension of its
fty Horse Power
passenger S IX
Retirement Declared a Com
píete Success With All But
a Few Guns Saved,
mas." eaid the report “They era sub-
ject to the laws, see taxed for the sup­
port of We >eaarnmant and subject,
with men, to a oommon political dee
French Claim Offensive » Failure, j ttayZ
The report wae signed by Senators
Paris, via London.—The French of­
ficial report «tetes that the German Thomas, Owen and Hollis, democrat«;
offensive, undertaken on Sunday in and Sutherland, Clapp and Jones, re­
Champagne by at least three German publicans. Senator Ransdell, demo-
divisions, was a complete failure, the erat voted for the report but hla name
Germans being driven out of all the dees not appear oa i t Benatdr Ca
positions wbicb they had seised, with tnm, republican, of New Mexico, dis­
the exception of a small rectangle to sented. and Senator Johnson, demo­
the west of Maleona de Champagne. ’ crat, of South Dakota, did not sign
the report
Woman Shot and Killed by Admirer. Mall Seizure« Bring Formal Complaint 1
Portland, Or.—Mrs. Minnie Lee, 26
Thia government has formally pro­
years old, tras shot and • tailed by Al­ tested British leisures of mail from
bert Gabel, a^cd 35. her infatuated steamer» touching at Great Britain's
suitor. He la held in the elty jaU pqgta.
charged with murder, despite' hla as­
Much American mail has been held
sertion that the shooting^was acciden­ up recently. One suggestion was that
tal and that he placed the rifle against Great Britain ha« been seeking to get
Mrs. Lee’s breast in jeet. z
bonds and fther Qerman documents
being forwarded to America after hav­
British Battleship la Sunk.
ing been setxed Ifl France and Bel
London. — The British battleship gtaau Thn nelauree have caused loss
King Edward VII has been tank after and daisy to I m atting business
striking a mins. The entire crew waa ho'tees and have called forth consid­
saved. This was announced by the erable complaint
admiralty.
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Excitement Over Rotations Allayed.
After a week of open discussion in
the senate and house, congressional
excitement over the foreign relation«
P o r tla n d
Wheat—Club, 97o; blueetem, 81.08; of the United States has been consid­
ted Russian, 95c; forty-fold, 81-00; rod erably allayed. Administration lead­
ers appear to have succeeded in pre­
fife, 98c.
\
Hay—Eastern
Oregon
timothy. vailing on most of their colleagues to
adopt a policy of patient waiting for
817.50; alfalfa, 817.
complete Investigation of recent war
Butter—Creamery, 10c. -
tone incidents, In which American
Eggs—Ranch, 38c.
Wool—Eastern Oregon, 35c; veiley, lives were sacrificed. Eventually the
foreign relatione committee of the sen­
Me.
Hope—1915 crop, 9©10Hc p erlb . . ate will undertake deUberation of all
matter, pertaining to the European
conflict which have come before i t
. Seattle.
W hist—Blueetenr 81.02; club, Ole;
Steel Men Get Wage I «crocee. "*
rod Russian, 95c; forty-fold, 99o,r fife,
/
New
York.—Because of the prosper­
87c.
ous condition attending the steel and
Barley—828 per ton.
iron trade the finance oommittee of
Hay—Timothy, 818 P«r b»®!
the United States Steal corporation
»17 per ton.
Butter—Creamery, 28c.
decided to increase the wage« of ita
ra t its Price
Most
I t is the O N L Y Z-paBBenger, F I F T Y
Horae Power. 0 Cylinder car. w ith a
3 ^ - in c b bore x 5-inch stroke motor
that has ever been offered in A m erica
or E urope for fess than $1450. A nd
it to the M O S T P O W E R F U L c a r
for ft» w eight that any automobile
m a lte r ha» e v e r p ro d u c e d .
In
P O W E R ? flexibility of performance
and economy of operation, 4t stands
A L O N E in the 1916 m a rk e t
a i m for every dollar of the price
than an y other 6-cylinder car in the
h isto ry o f th e industry.
F ar • man owning and driving hta own car
ta and round N ew York, there is no better
ogr on the market
It has the P C W K R
that the country round N ew York oemanda
— U has all the style >tnd comforts and con­
veniences that Fifth Avenue desires Como
in and S E E thia Studebaker SIX that baa oat
a new Standard of Value in »-cylinder cars
* F eu » C y lin d er
Modal*
P rice ha» been reduced from $1450
to $1050— 8 R E D U C T I O N of $400.
B u t nothing except the price ha» been
reduced
In P O W E R , size and
quality the car has been G R E A T L Y
IM P R O V E D
And to-day it gives
the pitifuleet kgnltaaimal free
WALTHER-WILLIAMS GARAGE
aoemts
.
T h e D a lle » ; O re g o n
- - X
London.—It la officially announced
that the complete evacuation of the
Gallipoli peninsula has been success­
fully carried out ,
General Sir Charles Monro reports
that only ona British soldier was
wounded In the evacuation and that
there were no casualties among the
French, and that all the guns were
saved except 17 wornout ones, which
were blown up.
A semi-official report from Constan­
tinople, according to an Amsterdam
dlapatch to Reuter's Telegram com­
pany, asserts “the capture by the
Turks of a great enemy camp and nine
guns and the sinking of an enemy vaa-
ael with troop« near Seddul-Rahr.”
The official communication aaya:
“General Sir Charles Mohro reports
the complete evacution of Gallipoli
has been successfully carried Out
“All the guns and howitzers were
got away with the exception of 17
wornont guns which were blown up
by us before leaving.
“Our casualties amounted to one
member of the British rank and fils
wounded.
"There were no casualties among
the French.”
ERNEST 0 . HOLLAND
’ Ernest O. Holland, newly elected
President of the Washington State
Agricultural College, at Pullman.
BRIEF WAR NEWS
The oonscription bill passed the
first reading In the British bouse of
commons by a vote of 403 to 106.
Emperor William’s condition con­
tinues to be a leading topic. All mas­
sages from Berlin declare hla throat
ailment la only slight, while rumors
from other countries report It dan­
gerous.
The battle continues between the
Russians and Anatro-Germans In Gali­
cia and Bukowina. The Russians as­
sert further gains, and the Austrians
maintain they are holding their
ground. The Austrians have mads
determined counter attacks along the
middle Strips and northeast of the
town of Caernowitx.
On the west and east fronts there
hava been no developments of large
Importance. The German communi­
cation announces that the Germans
have completed the recapture of posi­
tions on Hartman’s-Wellerhopf taken
by the French a few days before
Christmas. Paris admits iqgs of a
summit to the south.
With the withdrawal of the British
and French forces from the southern
tip of the Gallipoli peninsula, after the
evacuation of the Ansae oove and 8uv-
la hay positions on the western eoaat
in the middle of December, there has
come to an end a movement that was
begun with expectations that it would
have a great hearing on the outcome
of the war.
Conflicting reports from the Meno*
potamia district were received, state­
ments from German sources being
that the Turkish forces had surround­
ed the British army, which, was said
to be In retreat with a force of 10,Odd
left at Kat-Bl-Amara to oover the re­
treat. On the other hand British ad­
vices were that the allied forces ware
pursuing the Turks, who wars said to
he In full retreat
SHORT NEWS NUGGETS
The Right Rev. Richard ScanneU,
bishop of the Omaha dlooeaa, died of
pneumonia, aged 71 years..
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson was unani­
mous!? elected honorary president of
the Women’« National Demooratlo
league.
A petition asking that the name of
ex-Vice Proaidant Fairbanks he plaoed
on the Indiana primary ballot for the
republican nomination for president
was filed.
i
Moro than 40 school administrative
officer« from Oregon, Washington and
California assembled in Portland Mon­
day for the biggest conference of pub­
lic school administrative officers that
has ever been held in Portland.
8. B. Williamson, chief of oonatruo-
tion of the reclamation service, re­
signed hl» 98600 job because of fric­
tion. Charges ware made that Wtt-
llamson usurped the powers of Dtroo-
tor Daria sad of the reclamation serv­
ice commission.
The Washington state public earriee
commission complained to the later-
state commerce commission that pas­
senger rates from Chicago to Paolflo
ooest pointe generally are mere taver-
able to Ban Francisco than to Seattle,
Taooma and ether Washington petals.
The bureau of immigratlen ratai
that Americans who enlist untar a
qualified oath In the fighting fweee