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NAVY DEPARTMENT
Til BE INVESTIGATED
f a * VOTING FUCWCIS
DANIEL WILLARD
. *•
t
To Comply With Law Passed at
’
A ’ ,
ton a l
Congress
n in g .
SPRECKELS ACCUSES
FOOD ADMINISTRATION
5
totrator Hoover a vigorous attack on
Qf
ftec2g
tp 2 n
r l? e
» > ***•
to Probe E x p e n d i
duct of War.
thence north to the Colum bia
river, thence up the Colum bia
river to the m outh of the John
D ay river, thence up the Joh n
Day river to the place o f b eg in
Locust, precinct No. 2. Com
m encing at the ne corner of the
nw% o f sec28 tp2n r l7 , thence
south to the center of sec 4 tp ln
r l7 , thence w est one half m ile,
Daniel W illard, president of t
thence south one m ile, thence
Baltimore a Ohio railroad, appointed
east
one half m ile to the center
chairman of the war industries board
of aec9 said tp and rg, thence
by President Wilson.
south to the se c o m e r o f the
________ ____________
w i4 sec33 said tp and r g , thence
vest along the base line to the
Des Chutes river, thence dow n
the Des Chutes river to the Co
lum bia river, thence up the Co
lum bia river to a point w here
the section line between secs 9
Washington —Charges of an attempt
tp 9 n r l6 e intersects the
by the “sugar trust to saddle high
river, thence south to
prices on the American people for L I the se corner of aecl6 said tp and
years, through the Hoover committee,
rg, thence east to the ne corner
were made Is the senate investigation I o f sec 24, thence south one m ile,
by Claus A. Spreckels. "
thence east to the place o f be-
The witness charged the food admin
| ginning.
istration committee to be a “mere ad
Klondike, precinct No. 3. Corn-
Junct of the trust.” seeking to bind all m encillg where the east line of
American refiners to allow it to eon- 1 ^ 2 5 |p 3 n rJ7e intersects the
tract for future Cuban crops at its j ohn Day river, thence south to
own price.
____ .
the sw corner of s e c l9 tp2n r l8 ,
The charges drew from Food Admin- t| ie n c e w e g | to (he nw corner of
I _ ‘
PREMIER CLEMENCEAU
tures and Policies In Con
R ufus, precinct N o. 1.
m encing where the east
sec25 tp3n r l7 e intersect»
John Day river, thence south
the southeast c o m e r of
tp2n r l7 e , thence w est to
corner o f se c l9 tp2n rJ7,
;
F i v e C e n t«
D ecem ber £ 1 , 1 0 1 7 .
\
T H E B IG N A T I O N -
FO R
R E D CROSS
C A M P A IG N
FO BLTHE
S W IN G
O R E G O N ’S Q U O T A IS 2 4 0 ,0 0 0 M EM BERS
Your opportunity to serve your country “at home” is offered through
membership in the GREAT AM ERICAN RED CROSS: Some five million
members have already joined. It is insufficient to carry on the great human
itarian work of making th e hard, dangerous life o f “Our Boys Over There”
safer, brighter, more endurable. There should be tw enty million members.
Enlist “Your H eart and a Dollar” today.
CHRISTMAS EVE
DON’T WAIT
should find a R ED CROSS S E R V IC E
F LA G In your home, with a Red Cross
fo r each member of vowr fam ily. I t
will be an expression of the tru e Christ
mas s p irit
fo r someone to call 11 upon you to join. Os
and
direct to Red Cress Headquarters
J
* sign
‘
up fo r membership and a Red Cross flag.
Ifcwill be your greatest Christmas thought
and g ift fo r humanity— and patriotism.
R ed G ross C ampjusn H erdouarters
Georges Clemenceau, the noted
French journalist, who waa recently
made premier of France, a post he
eome years ago.
CONGRESS ADOPTS
DRY RESOLUTION
Washington. — The constitutional
amendment for national prohibition
was finally submitted by congress to
the states, for ratification or rejection ,
within seven years. The senate com
pleted congressional action by accept
ing the resolution as passed by the
house, 47 to 8, without roll call.
W ith a vote of two-thirds required
for its approval, the result In the
house announced by Speaker Clark
was 282 to 128. or 25 more than re
quired.
When Speaker Clark announced the
result the viators were Joined by the
galleries In such a demonstration as
Is rarely permitted In the house. For
mer Secretary Bryan, aa Interested
spectator nearly all day, appeared on
the floor and joined In receiving
congratulations with Representative
Webb, of North Carolina, who led the
fig h t
The president’s approval is not re
quired, and the i U U legislatures may
act as soon as they please after the
signatures of the vice-president and
Speaker Clark have been attached to
the resolution.
T h a R e d C ro s s d o n o t a d w e rtia e f o r a n y p u rp o s e d
south to the center of sec
S h is
thence east one
Qjenc£ goyth one m ile,
Christmas at the Local Churches
CMiBty t t m rroceeam p
was inspired by the
a
e
thence w est one half m ile to the the nw corner of sec3 tp4s rl6 e,
administration cut profits la
center o f aec9 tp ln r l7 , thence thence east to the ne corner of
We cannot well use the word
Special December Term.
traMacW° nB
, r™
south to the se corner of the
1 »aid tp and rg, thence north
- I t require, no proo( f r n o w « “ ^ l 8w>/4 o f sec28 tp ln r l7 , thence one m n e to the nw corner of
merry”
with our Christmas greet
The budget, as advertised io the
M r Hoover, “ > 7
‘
r refiner « “ * * ° A*“ G r a “ VaUey creek’ sec31 tp3s rl7 e, thence east to
ings this year, for with all the sad
Sacramento, Cal.— An attempt to dy
“
Ithenee dow n G r^ s.V aU ey c r e e k ^ ne corner of sec 36 said tp Observer, wai adopted with a few
ness, hunger, and suffering of our namite the governor’s mansion to kill
changes,
as
the
financial
basis
tor
to the sw corner o f nw% s e c l8 and rg, thence north to the nw
fellowmen, with all the heartache Governor W illiam D. Stephens and his
would like to see it destroyed. I real
[>ln r l9 e , thence ea>t to t h e lcorner sec30 tp3s r l8 e , thence next year.
and doubt, mere merry making wife was made when a charge of ex
|*e that Mr Spreckels’ balance sheet
ohn Day river, thence dow n east to the John Day river,
T o comply with the new elec
plosive waa set off In the southwest
w ill not look so good next year as last,
the John D ay river to the place thence up the John Day river to tion law, making it mandatory seems out of place.
wall of the building. The rear, porch
for refiners’ profits have been regu
Yet,
remembering
that
even
o f beginning.
the place o f beginning.
was blown off and a large hole was
lated."
Monkland, precinct No. 4.
Grass Valley, precinct No. 9. that city voting precincts shall be from men’s folly God can, through torn In the brickwork of the building.
separate
from
country
voting
pre
Com m encing where the south All w ithin the corporate lim its
the H oly Spirit and loyal, brave Although Governor Stephens, his wife
II. $. TO HELP FARMERS line of s e c ll tp2s rl8 e intersects o f the city of Grass Valley,
cincts, all voting precincts were men and women, bring a perma and the servants were asleep In the
BRIEF WAR NEWS
the John Day river, thence west
Moro, precinct No. 10. All abolished and new voting pre
nent peace and that rich, full joy upper floor of the building, nobody
BUI Authorizing Purchase of Farm to the sw corner of sec9 tp2s I w ithin the corporate lim its of
cincts established. The new pre which is the result of the deep was Injured and the damage was con
The strength of the Austro-Oerman
Loan Bonds Favored.
,r l7 e , thence north to Grass Val- the city of Moro.
fined to the exterior wall of the build Invaders In Italy la placed by offlelal
cinct
boundaries
are
defined
in
Washington — The secretary of
] |Cy creek, thence dow n Grass I W asco, precinct No. 11. All
undertow of righteousness.
dispatches from Rome at 80 divisions.
ing.
treat nry !• authorized to purchase not 1 y a||ey creek to the sw corner of w ithin the corporate lim its of another column.
So even in this sad hour we
Pro-German agents or sympathisers
Further extension of the British
exceeding iioo.ooo.ooo of farm loan nwtyi sec 18 tp ln rl9 e, thence I the city of W asco.
Warrants were ordered drawn may. as earnest thoughtful God are blamed by the police for the out Unee beyond Jerusalem was reported
bonds each year for two years upon
-
~
in the official statement from Oeneral
’
knowing people, turn to each rage.
to pay the following claims:
(^commendation of the farm loan J tjience Up the John Day river to
Police said they were convinced the Allenby.
other
with
a
greeting
of
that
joy
board, In a bill favorably reported by the place of beginning.
|, J. fi. Morrison Jr., had his Jury Fee« and Mileage in Circuit Court:
damage was caused by a heavy charge
Generals Kaledlnea and Pototaky
the house banking and currency com
3.40 which comes through at know of dynamite, probably five pounds or and staffs have been arrested by Bol-
Erskine, precinct N o. 5. Com- left leg broken above the ankle J F Henkle
iqittee.
m encing at the se corner of the ¡a8t Friday afternoon w hile driv- J C Hockman................................ 3-20 ledge and trust in the wonderful, more, because the force of the blast shevlkl force«, It was officially an
Requests for the legislation oame rte’4 o f 8ec30 tp2s rl7 e, thence
3 00 counselor, prince of (ultimate)
stock from the field. In
A Hardin
nounced In Petrograd.
was Inward.
from the farm loan board, which plana north to the sw corner o f sec 8 m aking a quick turn the horse
5 00
Ernest Eslinger
"According to my Judgment." said
The Oermana already have begun to
peace — the Redeemer of Men.
to resume within a few weeks the sale said tp and rg, thence east; one he wa8 riding fell with him Gus Engstrom.................................
5.40
Governor Stephens, “the bomb was obtain fata and other aorely needed
of bonds, stopped December 1. when m ile to se corner of said sec 8, | j ame8 waa fortunate to get
3 00
Martin Hansen
At the M onkland Presbyterian thrown from the alleyway about 40 supplies from Russia, according to In
a telling agreement with private bond thence north to Grass Valley loose from the stirrups before
3.40
L V Moore . . .
The special Christmas feet to the rear of the mansion, snd formation from Petrograd.
dealers expired. Authorization of pur- creek to a point where the south the horse got to his feet. W ith
5 00 church:
W E Howell
The agreement for an armistice be
did not light as far under the house
dha3e by the treasury Is sought in or line of sec 26 tp ln r l7 e intersects the aid of crutches he was out I N Lemon .....................................
5 00 services of the Bible School w ill aa its owner had Intended.”
tween the Bolshevikl government In
der to stabilize the interest on th
7 00 be given at the church next Sun
said Grass VaHey creek, thence of the house by Tuesday ant C A Happoid
Ruseis snd the Teutonic allies ha«
bonds and to enable bankers to have west to the sw corner of the se% back on horseback driving the
7 00 day ' afternoon at 2:30 o clock, Teuton« Swoop on Convoy, Sinking 11. been signed. It will run from Monday
L L Funk
time to float them instead of throwing sec28 tp ln r l7 e , thence south ¡farm stock and horses,
W K Haggerty.............................
9.00
London.— One British and five neu until January 14 and then w ill eon-
donkland church, also, w ill ob
them on the market under emergency one m ile to the sw corner of the
4.20
E R McMillin..........
tral merchantmen, a British destroyer tlnue In force automatically unless
serve
the
“
white’
Christmas
this
conditions with high interest rates.
se% of sec 33 said tp and rg,
John Hasting«.................................
4 40
snd four mine sweepers have been •sven day«' notice of it« discontinuance
The bill as reported limits the inter tte n c e west along the base lin e ,
year. A cordial invitation is ex sunk In the North sea by German la given. Upon the signing of an
M
Thcatrc ou n ex,
Malcolm N esi.................................
6
est on the bonds that the treasury may
*°
’ ‘hr
day w ill present “Southern Neil M cD onald.............................. 3.10 tended to the entire community naval forces. The losses were the re latlce peace negotiations are to
purchase to 5 per cent.
up the Des Chute» n v er
“ I Justice,” an entertainm ent creat- Edw Merrill..................................... 5 00 and to the people of M oro to sult of an attaok on a convoy bound
Notwithstanding the terrible
^ „ ‘ „ ^ . t ^ e ^ V h X ^ h k by Lynn F. Reynolds from L E Langford................................. 7 00
they have sustained, the German aad
from
Scotland
to
Norway.
Sir
Eric
attend the service.
Frank Goteh, Ncted Wrestler, Dead.
.........................
3 80
Geddes, first lord of the admiralty, Austro-Hungarian armies in the
a sim p le story of life in a W E Newton
Dea Moines, la.— Frank A. Gotcb,
B H a ile y ......................' ...........
T.°?
At the M ethodic church: The announced. The total tonnage of the talnous region of northern Ita ly
Kentucky village.
Free fiVnn
retired champion heavyweight wresV
tlnue their efforts to break the Italian
J
C
Msthisa.
crim e or villainy, as the Rey
preparations for Christmas pro' lost merchantmen waa 8000.
ler of the world, died at hia home, ginning.
line and open a passageway to the
W A Morn«.
nolds
plays
alw
ays
are,
there
5 Humboldt, la., of uraemic poisoning.,
gram have been limited to the
Michigan,
plains below.
F S Lsmborn...............................
1 Congressmen to Fay Tax.
He had been In failing health for tv o
East of the Brents the Teutons have
dosing half hour of the Sunday
Washington.—The house ways and
Grand Jury Feet snd Miles»^:
years.
beom-able.
by throwing huge volume«
School
on
next
Sunday
morn»
means commit tee has directed Chair
Chsa Golliher................................
of men Into the fray and seemingly
man
Kltchln
to
draft
an
amendment
¡¡ng.
At
this
time
the
children
M L Evan« ...................................
Dual of Boys Fatal.
disregarding the enormous casualties
„ »“ « i l vistas w ill set the entertaining Clarence Mer«inger ......................
and others will bring their gifti to the excess profits section of the that are being Inflicted on him, to ad
Oregon City, Or.—Leslie LeDoux. tip the ~
Des Chutes river
episodes in a fram ing of great
war
tax
hill
that
would
d
e
a
r
up
any
or the needy. These gifts may doubt as to the tax on the Income« of vance on Caprllle hill, domlnatto*
aged 14 years, waa killed in the bilia m outh of Buck H ollow , thence j attracdvene88. Myrtle Gonzalex C W K in g ....................................
back of Parkplace when four boys, up Buck H ollow to the m outh I
Qeorge Hernandez w ill play F E Fortner......... .............. •; • • •
?e canned goods, clothing, toys, professional men receiving 26000 or point at the head of the San Loreaao
three of them armed with 22-caliber of Finnegan H ollow , thence up I
principal characters with an O B L oom i«.........................j* • • •
money, or any gift that will bring more a year being applicable to mem m lley. which lead« to the Venetian
rifles, deliberately arranged and car I Finnegan H ollow to the sw cor- a^je . supporting com pany to C A Gilmour.................................
plains. Here, however, he haa
joy and comfort to some one less bers of congress.
, WitneM Fee«, Grand Jury
ried out what they termed a “duel."
u ic u c c I I „ p p y skV story t ihm
b r n nuh
n a k to
foroed to atop under the terrifle
<ier of sec34 tp3s r l6 e , thence
to a a
fortunate. Gifts will also be re*
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IrnSt
stoi7
least to
to the
the se
se corner
corner of
of sec
sec 36
3 6 | 1 carry .the ^ qu
^ u tnro«8h to a Ines Southwell ...............................
feh«e of the Italians.
Canada Votes for Conacrlptlon.
Crosby Heads Inter-AHIed Council.
jj fp a n d r g th e n c e n Q r th J j a a t i s f y i n g C O n d u iiO D .
ceived at the evening service.
G A S im on...................................
Ottawa. O nV —W ithout the asaist-
Mr. Spreckels.
thence
An open Intimation la mads y M r, | 4
Hoover that Mr. Spreckels test mony L
is d o n a t e d b y t h e O b a e r v e r .
Washington.—Congress haa extended
Its investigation of the admlniatrar
tlon’a war preparations to the navy.
W hile the senate m ilitary committee
oontlnued Its army hearing the house
nkVal committee unanimously decided
to begin Immediately a general ln-
qulry Into naval affairs.
v
I t waa officially announced that the
purpose of the naval Investigation
would be to ecrutlnlz» past and future
expenditures and policies aad Insure
greater co-ordination between congress
the executive departments In the
conduct of the war.
O n graea la determined to smoke out
Incompetence, greed or any other fault
which might seriously interfere with
speedily putting thia country’« war
alma across and ending the war.
“Congress la not trying to ’get’ any
body," said one senator. “Some <n-
dividual oongresamen doubtless would
like to unseat some Individual mem
bers of the government. But congress
g whole has but one idea In Investi
gating the government— to learn how
things are going and. If they are going
Itadly, oorrect by whatever means la
necessary."
An Investigation of the shipping
board la also planned by the house
committee. The “Inside" of the Den-
man-Ooethals row and of Admiral
Cappe’ retirement w ill be aired. Chair
man Hurley will be called on to show
how much speed le being made to
launch S.000,000 tons of shipping In
1918. Details of contracts with the
oountry’s leading steel magnates will
be sought. And the old wooden-steel
ship controversy may be opened.
GOVERNOR’S HOME IS
DAMAGED BY BOMB
?
L
London.—The
Inter-AlUed
Council, p ja ce o f heg in n in g .
Rutledge, precinct No. 7. Com - « ___
.
.
, sureirs
m encing where the north line of I- W a r s a v in g stam ps and t h r i f t
t
ri8 e intersects the «tam ps a r e -t h e latest mean»
£)ay river, thence w est
by the governm ent
j
nw corner o f sec 17 tp2s I
rai8^, m °n ey to finance the
r l7 e , thence south to th e « w cor-|^Lar- The thrift stam ps cost
T H C M ARKETS
ner of the nw% o f sec29 said tp
cents each and carry n o in-
and rg, thence w est one m ile to |? er^sl eaI2 È ^ ’ 7 ^ 5 ^ PurP°Jc
the nw corner «-<
of the
s e c 3 0 |,s to enflble Small investor» to
Portland.
Oats— No. 2 white feed, >57.50 ton.
|p nnd rg, thence south to I accum ulate sum s that w ill Stt-
“ » ] the .w corner o f iw c 3 0 tp 3 .r l7 e , |? ble ‘¡«’•n • » J » * * . ’ ? •?’ :
Corn— Whole, |84; cracked. 28».
thence east to the se corner of *?£ stam ps which se ll « h irin g
Hny—Timothy, 227 per ton; alfalfa, sec25 tp3s r l7
I7e,
north « “ » m ? llth , n ? “ e x ‘ at
e , thence north]
the
ne
c
o
m
e
r of f° r “ » ^ m p valued at m aturity
M 4-
m
ile
to
one
Butter— Creamery, 45c per lb.
sec25, thence ea st to the J o h n , ^ ^ n five years at $5, These
Eggs— Ranch, 48c per dot.
one
! Day river, thence down the John »tamp8 increase in price
pr
Potatoes— 81.4001.85 per hundred. Day river to the place o f b e g in -|cen i
m on lh during « the
Poultry—Hens, large, 20c; amaU. ninfl.
year. Four per cent interest is
18o; geeee, 14©18c; ducks, 20c; tur
Kent, precinct No. 8. Com- PaWH T
m encing at the m ost se corner n uarten y.
T h e governm ent
keys, Uve, 20©22c.
o f Sherm an county, thence along
upth?
Seattle.
the south boundary o f said Sher-
?°_
h
Butter—Creamery, 48c per lb.
*■
m an county to Buck H ollow , I • ta^lP ®ac*c at
Eggs— Raneh, 54c per do«,
thence dow n Buck H ollow to the
» ¿ J ] 1? u ,
potato««— 232 ©35 per ton.
m outh of Finnegan H ollow , 1 * 2 * ^ Mlvcst,n tn t
a
Pouttry — Hen«. 22©2»c; dreeaed,
thence up Finnegan Hollow t o | erty Bond.
Which la to take up questions of war
purchases and finances, met in Lon
don Saturday. Tiacar T . Crosby, as-
aistant secretary of tht> United states
treasury, was elected president.
24©28c; broiler«, 80c; turkey«, U vk
MW lSc; drewed. 800120.
F R Axtell.....................................
W D Seott............ .......................
O N Fraley...................................
W M Walker ................................
Earl H Barnett................ ..........
Incidental Expetuea:
aaoo of vote« from Canadian soldiers
17 Americana Missing In Franaa.
At the Presbyterian church; The overseas, the union government and
Washington. — Seventeen
special Christmas exercises will be Its platform of conscription is winner men of the United Stotoa army
m sain« to
given Sunday evening at 7:30 p.m. to the dominion’s general election. Sir neer corps were
Robert Borden
Borden's administration has a action by Oeneral Parahlnc to
4
Robert
The leading feature of the exer
majority of more than 40 seats In par patch to the war department iiw y
cises this year will be the “ Manger
were missing November 20, the day of
J M Perry, «tamp« for assessor.. . .
Service” which introduces the liam ent
the German turning movement a t
” clerk.........
Cambrel, aad are believed to have
Manger
surrounded
by
Shepherds,
Shipbuilders
Given
Increased
Pay.
Moro Transfer Company, drsysge
Angels, and The Wise Men. The
San Francisco.— Increase of wages fallen Into the hands of the Gsrmaas
Hattie B Lawrence, pauper.........
smountlaa
to 220,000 a day for the
Christmas Carols will be sung by
Eleanor Shaw, court reporter . . .
Swiss Ready to F ig h t
shipyard workmen of the A e lflc eoast
J M A xtell, court b a ilif f .,...........
a hidden choir.
.
Washlngtoa.— la thanhlag the H a lt
was
one
of
three
concessions
granted
Sherman County Observer, adver
This is to be a real -*white
Iron trades crafta workers by th« gov- ed States far the declaration to atotoS*
36 55
tising and printing...........
the aeutrality
Christmas.
All
gifts
are
to
be
„ament a e w d ta g to labor orgaalaar ly observe
, .
_ _ _ _ of
_ _ SwltMT*
J C McKean, «Banff expenses.. •. 2$30
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•z-f government expense 16.75 given to charitable institutions tloa representative« who returned here land, the Swiss confederatlomi
oommunloatloa made yvhllo hy
Bring your gifts of food, clothing, from Washington.
state department, dealpraa It w«l
toys, or anything that will cheer
maintain Ito neutrality hy Ito «um
Beard Denounces Wool Profiteer«.
A bond for $500 of the 2d. Lib the hearis of those who have no
Profiteers In wool are forces aad will repel a violetto« of Ito
erty loan iMufe, number 88486. has father and mother, or brother, or subjected to a scathing rebuke In a frontiers.
been lost. Payment of principa sister, to provide for them. Pleaae statement Issued hy the war trade
and interest has been »topped anc bring no presents for your chil board. No Justification, according to Norway Haa Last SOOO Sailer« Us W to
London.— It Is stotod officially that
ow nenhip will be traced. Any dren or friends who are to be the board, exists for the advance to
Norway Ima tost WW
one having information, please present The public is invited to price« to 200 par cent abovs pre-war j the w , a dtw*t* ®
J share our Chriatmai cheer with ua.
call at the Bank of Moro.