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The O b server MORO. FRIDAY WALKER D. HINES OREGON. February 21, 1919 The price of The Observer it $1.50 per »ear, 75 cento for six months, 50 cent« fo> lour months—but if nsid in •<! vance we accept $2.50 in full »or 2 year«. Shorter term« than one year 12% cento per m onth. A Blue M ark here w ill answer an la- query, when entered upon our calendar, giving the date of the paper sa the date at which vour current subscription expires. PEACE CONGRESS MEETS IN PORTLAND Ex-President Taft and Other Prominent Men Attend Conference. OREGON NEWS NOTES OF GENERALINTEREST . Principal Events of the Wael Briefly Sketched for Infor mation of Our Readers. Portland, Or.—Unqualified endorae- meat of the league of nations cove nant. as promulgated at the Paris conference by President Wilson and his fellow councillors of the allies, was voiced at the northwestern congress for a league of nations, held In Port land for the states of Washington, Idaho and Oregon. For the purpose of crystallizing na- tlon-wlde sentiment in the league of nations ideal, and that comprehensive understanding be afforded of its prin ciples and purposes, ex-President Wil liam Howard Taft, champion of the cause, and many other notable leaders of national thought, ware In Portland to attend the two-day congress. Among the speakers of national prominence who addressed the con gress, and who also spoke at many churches and civic functions^ were ex- Presldent Taft, Dr. Lowell of Harvard, Dean* Brown of Yale, Edward A. Fl- lene, director of the chamber of com merce, U. 8. A.; Hon. Henry Morgen- thau, formerly ambassador to Turkey; Hon. Henry Van Dyke, formerly min ister to The Netherlands; Dr. George Grafton Wilson, Harvard university; Mrs. Philip North Moro, president of the American council of women; Hon. Frank P. Walsh, formerly Joint chair man of the war labor board. Portland staged’ the fifth of the series of national conventions of the league. Significance of the Portland confer ence transcended that of the four pre vious assemblies—Inasmuch as It fol lowed directly upon the presentation of the league of nations covenant at the Paris conference, by Preeldent Wilt son. For the first time In th«lr ooast- to-cosst progress, the speakers of tbs congress ware able te deal in discus sion with concrete facts, for the handi work of the league oonfereaoe la before them. For this reason their nxproa- sloas of opinion were of more than national Interest Astoria and Clatsop county are lln lng up solidly against the proposer creation of the Port of Columbia. Hopgrowers of the Sheridan seetioi are signing contracts for the hop crop for a three year period at 26 oenta. W. W. Poland of Shedd was elected W alker D. Hines, who succeeded W. president of the Linn county farm Q. McAdoo as director-general of rail bureau in the annual meeting held In roads. Albany. The cranberry growers of Ctatsot couriTy have decided to increase thr amount of their acreage 20 per cent this year. Students of Oregon Agricultural col lege who are entirely or partially self supporting form 77 per cent of the Paris.—The special commission of student body. the. supreme council charged with The Victory Rose Festival will be drafting terms of a definite armistice held In Portland Wednesday. Thurs which will hold good until the peace day and Friday, June 11, 12 and IS, It preliminaries are signed, has almost has been decided. completed its task. It is understood Oregon’s quota In the $6,000,000 that the terms will Include clauses by Victory drive, being conducted by tbs which Germany will be ajlowed to national committee of northern Bap maintain only 260,000 men ander arms tist laymen, has been fixed at $33,963 to keep order. All war material beyond what Is Work will start next week on a seven-mils extension of the Shevlin necessary to equip these troops would, Hixon company's logging railway near according to report, be placed under Bend, the Improvement to oost $100, control of the allies, who will also hold Germany’s munition factories. •00. . * To succeed W. B. Ayer, who resigned from the soldiers* and sailers’ relief TROOP MOVEWEWT FASTER commission. Governor Wlthyooanbe ap pointed Frederick W. Mulkey of Port Practically All Troops In the United States Hava Bean Demobilized land. Washington.—Embarkation of sol Astoria was selected as the next meeting place and Charles Brdton of diers from France Is speeding up. At Astoria was elected president of the the same time demobilization of sol Oregon Retailers' association, wfilch diers in American camps Is about end held a successful three days’ conven ed for the time being. Practically all that will be left In United States sta tlon In Salem. The employment situation In Port tions In a few days will be the "over Washington.—President Wilson has land Is steadily Improving, aocordlng head." which must be maintained for cabled a request to the foreign rela to the federal employment bureau. Be some time to come. These facts developed from Chief of tions committee In congress to defer fore the middle of March. It is expect debate on the constitution of the pro ed, Jobe will be available to absorb the Staff March’s press confsrenoe. Total demobilization has reached posed league of nations until hs had surplus In the labor market. To set dates, arrange the lists of 1,103,810 men and 71.236 officers. The an opportunity to go over It "article events and standardise rules for the embarkation of overseas forces has by article” with the members. "There Is good and sufficient rea annual central Oregon lnterscholastlc reached 806,306, of whom 68,000 em track and field meet, delegates from barked In the first 10 days of Febru son for the phraseology and substance Deschutes, Crook and Jefferson coun ary, and of whom 227,000 have actu of each artlole," declared the presi dent In his message, transmitted ally reached American ports. ties met In Prineville Saturday. through Secretary Tumulty. With a total of six points In Its favor Members of the senate and house and but two against, the Corvallis high Borah Déclinas Wilson’s. Invitation. foreign committees will dine at the school has won tbs lnterscholastlc de- Washington.—Senator Borah, of Ida ,bste championship of the west side ho, has asked to be excused from at White House on February 26, the dgy Willamette district. Beaverton is sec tending the dinner at the White house after the president is expected to land end. with five points In Its favor. at which Preeldent Wilson will discuss at Boston. This early meeting was In Sheriff John W. Orr, of Polk county with members of the foreign relations terpreted as evidence of the presi selxed a shipment of about 100 bot committee of congress the constitu dent’s determination to get the details tles of whisky at Ballston, a little tion of the proposed league of nations. of the new world federation for peace hamlet In the northern part of the He based his declination on two before congress as quickly as possible. Tke cabled Invitation did not name county. The liquor was packed In s points: First, that he and the presi steel vault and was skipped from a dent are fundamentally at odds re a data for the conference, bnt almost point In California. garding any league of nations plan, immediately the time was announced Final hearing on the proposed in and, second, that he could not allow and this was taken to mean that the crease In telephone rates in Oregon, himself to be bound by a confidential president would proceed here direct approved by the poatmastsr-geaeral, discussion, no part of which he could, from Boston after an address in that which were to have become effective use later In argument or public dis city. December 6, will be held before the cussion. TROOPS ARE WELCOMED Oregon public service commission on Monday, February 24. Taceman Named French Ambassador, Two hundred delegates, representa On Board the U. 8 8. George Wash 8lx*y-Flftii Const Artillery Given a Warm Greeting. tives of 140,000 employes of shipyards ington.—President Wilson has nomin Portland, Or.—The arrival here of and allied Industries, met in Portland ated Hugh C. Wallses of Tacoma, Monday when the Pacific coast meUl Wash., ambassador to France to fill the Stxty-flfth ooaat artillery on two trade workers convened for their an the vacancy caused by tbe resignation special traina was the oceaslon Mon day for a celebration such as the boys nusl session. The convention will of William Graves Sharp. have not participated In since they probably last about a week. -Federal money secured on farm Allleo Asked For Ships For Hoover. left Puget Sound for France last year. It was a glad day for Portland, for. loans through the Bandon-Curry Coua Washington.—The shipping board ty National Farm Loan association will ask that England and France pro Included In the regiment oompoeed fqr during the past year totals $112,400, vide vessels to meet future require tbs most pari of regular army troops according to figures presented at the ments of the European relief commis and national guardsmen from Seattle annual meeting held In Bandon. The sion headed by Herbert 0. Hoover, and Tacoma, were many Orsgoniana Every store along the Uns of march entire amount is being used in devel Chairman Hurley announced. of the parade presented a holiday ap oping the dairy Industry. pearance and a program of entertain Completing s contract for wupplylng Flood of Spruce Outfit Bide. ment was arranged which was to con the French government with 22 car Portland, Or.—Hundreds of bids vince the boys that the folks here are loads of an evaporated material for wore reoelvsd by the sales department glad to see them back. soup, the Wlttenberg-Klng company of Of the United States spruce corpora The Dalles shipped Its last carload tion tor various Items of the equip Holland Permits Passage of Troops. Saturday. One-half of the big order ment used In the getting out of army was filled by the The Dalles plant and Washington.—Minister Garrett at airplane stoek In various camps of one-half by the plant at Salam. The Hague notified the state depart the northwest and which the govern To prevent the district meeting .of ment that The Netherlands govern ment Is to sell. the Loyal Legion of Loggers sad Lum ment tyad oonsented to aid In the re bermea. scheduled to be held at the turn home of American troops by per F O Y E R S IN F R A N C E . mitting trans shipment to transports Bend Athletic club gymnasium, mem bers of the central labor council wait at Rotterdam of soldiers brought down Four departments ef tbe French ed on directors of tbe club, protesting „ Government have asked the American the Rhine. against the use of the gymasslum fer I . W, G A. t i open social and recrea . THE MARKETS that purpose. The labor representa tion centers for girts employed by tives contend that the L6yal I agios them—Finance, Commerce, War and Portland Is hostile to ualen interests. Labor. Barley—Standard feed, $44.60 ton Ualen» restrictive cesdltloos im Lieutenant Poncet of the Ministry Corn—Whole, $64066; cracked. $66 posed by the United States {allroad of Labor recently requested that thia Y. W. O. A. work be begun for girls In 068 administration are removed from the Hay—Timothy, $30 ©32 per ton; al manufacture of ties practically ill ef his offices after seeing the social and recreation centers which had been falfa. $26.60. the small mills of Oregon will be opened at the request of the Mlqlstry Butter—Creamery. 46c per pound. forced to suspend operation, according of War. Sixteen centers of this kind Eggs—Ranch. 46c per dosen. to the widespread opinion among oper are operated In six cities In France. Poultry—Hens. 30©32c; roosters. store At least one has done so al- Three of them ere In Perla 41c. rmdy. and others are apt to follow The last o f these Foyers dee Alllees 18c; turkeys, dressed, * -J----- ---- - - A Is for girts who are working In the De within a short time, It Is predicted Seattle p artm en t of Labor. It Is far <k we the M arch * 4 has been set by the Urns Hay—Eastern Washington timothy, till* county court as the date for a Seine, under the shadow of the Eiffel special election to vote upon the pro Tower, and overlooks theJJual d'Oreay. $28 per ton; alfalfa. $24 per ton. The rooms are bright end cheerful, Butter—Creamery. 60«. posed bond Issue for $1,066,666 with with chlnta hangings and cushions, Wgy— Ranch, 46©48c. which to Im p rove the principal high comfortable chairs, reading and writ Poultry—Hens, heavy dressed. 40«; ways of all parts of the county. If ing tables and a fireplace. A kitchen the county votes the bonds the state has equipment so that girls can pre light 38c; live, 36 ©37«; springs, highway commission will appropriate pare meals for themselves. They go dressed. 40c; ducks, live. 87©38e; than half a million dollars to to the foyer for their two hour lunch dressed. 86©41c; geese, live, S3©34«; eon time, for social evenlnge and for dressed. S8c; turkeys, dressed. 46© the oounty expenditures state highways. . WILL STRIP GERMANY OE FIGHTING POWER CONGRESS ASKED TO DEFER DEBATE RortuflU«« Csmetsrlsa Instead of headstone» au<| monu ments, the cemetery of Liebop shows rows and rows of tlay chapel» ranged m Ion< avenues bordered by cypress cress. The Portuguese are reluctaat » I to bury their dead out of sight, sad Last Week of Session Begins these chapels serve as mortuaries for the coffin» which are placed on the With Work in Both Houses shelves within. Through the lrqa grills the eye diacerue «mall altars and flow Badly Congested. ers gleaming through the »ubdued Ught of the Interiors. Selena.— Tie present legislature la Ohe respect at least has followed pre* «Taka It Easy.* oedent for it started out on the clow A great many young folk» make lng week of the session with the legis hard work of things that should ba per lative hopper clogged with undisposed fectly easy, and as long as there are of business. Both houses are badly plenty of really hard duties to be done. oongested with work and the closing It seems a pity to make bard work of days will witness the usual confusion, the rest One of the arte of Ufa is to learn to .do our work In the easiest way, hsatsd arguments and strenuous ef saving on the simple tasks strength forts to save pet bills. It seems to be to apply to the hard duties. the habit of legislatures to frittet awpy much valuable time during the early days of the seeelon with useless Teacher»* Examinations discussion oa unimportant bills, while January 23, 1919. the money and other Important meas ures are held hack for committee tlnk T o Colinty Superintendent»: ering and then rushed through during The state superintendent of the closing hours when there Is little schools has decided to hold an time fer consideration. examination in all of the counties Anti-Trust Paving Bill Passed. Stormy times are expected over of the state in all of the subjects road legislation this week. The house required for a one-year certificate and senate started the weak at logger on February 26,27 and 28. Should heads over the anti-trust paving bill a five-year paper expire before which passed the senate last week af next June the holder of such may ter an extremely hitter debate. Strong opposition developed against lave the matter adjusted by writ the senate anti-trust paving bill when ing to this office regarding it. It reached the house and the ire of Very truly yours. house members was sroused by **" * J. B. Churchill. threats of certain senators to defeat Supt. Public Instruction. the 810,000,006 road bonding bill un less the house enacted the senate hill. Notice is hereby given that the Local Autonomy fer Counties Fevered. County Superintendent of Sher By adopting senate Joint resolution man county, Oregon, will hold a 14. Introduced by Senator Farrell, the regular examination of applicants agnate went on record In favor of tak for State Certificates at M oro, as ing from the legislature authority to Increase the salary of any state of follows: ficial during his term of office and of Commencing W ednesday, Feb. referring all county salary Increases 26, 1918 at 9:00 o'clock a.m„ and to a vote of the people of the county. continuing until Friday Feb. 28, . Session of 60 Days Proposed. A proposed constitutional - amend 4:(0 o ’clock p.m. W ednesday Forenoon—U . S. ment submitted to the senate by Sen ator Jones of Lane county contem His’ory, W riting(penmanship). plates several changes in the provis W ednesday Afternoon—Physi ions governing Oregon’» legislative as ology. Reading.------ semblies. Thursday Forenoon—Arithme The most Important proposal would extend the session from 46 to 60 actual tic. working days, for which members Thursday Afternoon — Gram shall receive $200. It also provides mar, Geography. that In case an extra session is called Friday Forenoon—Theory and by the governor it must not he of Practice. Orthography (Spelling.) mors than >0 day»* duration and the Friday Afternoon—School Law. members shall he paid at the regular rate for every day of such extra ses Civil Governm ent. sion. J. A. Churchill, It provides that all bills must be Supt. Public Instruction. Introduced during the first 20 day» of the session. Notice ia hereby given that I, the Absent Voter Bill Passes the House. undersigned, of Sherman county, Ore The house passed a bill Introduced gon, residing near Monkland, Oregon, by Representative Knbli which will on what ia known as the M. L. Hoe- enable qualified voters who may he kinaon ranch in said eounty and state, sway from home on election day to have thia day to-w it; December vote. 19th, 1918, taken up one white geld The hill provides that voters who ing pony with unknown brand do left are absent from home but within the stifle, with two black spots on hips, state may notify his county or city both eyes wh’te, weight about 760 clerk, as the case may be, 30 days pounds, aged about five years; that before election. The clerk will then said pony has been on and around my forward an official ballot, which the premises for several months last past; absentee will sign, together with a that said pony, unless redeemed, w ill certificate, which will then be return be sold at public auction at the above ed to the clerk, who will cast the bal named ranch east of Monkland on Mon lot fer him. The bill was designed day, February 24, 1919, at the hour with especial reference to students of 10 a.m. of said day. 0 . E. Baker. and traveling salesmen, but also ap plies In all other cases of necessary Notice far PaUicatioa - absence from home on election day Department of the Interior, U . 8. Land Legislative Brevities. Office at The Dalle«, Oregon, Janu The house also passed a bill by Rep ary 30, 1919. resentative Cross providing that suits Notice ia hereby given that Aaron S. tor divoroe must be filed In the county Noyes, of Monkland, Oregon, who, on December 9, 1913, made Homestead En Is which the plaintiff resides. ▲ Jqjnt resolution, calling for a bill try No. 012318, for ; Lot 2 S W X N E X . Sec* 2, Town. 2 South, Range 18 East, to be placed on the ballot providing 8 W X S E X , S E X S W X , Sec. 35, Town. for compulsory registration and vot 1 south, Range If f East, W illam ette Me- redian, has hied noitce of intention to lng, was adopted by the senate. Death came to the Oregon military m»ke final three year proof, to establish claim to the land above described, before police when the hill to keep the or Register and Receiver, U . S. Land office, ganisation alive under the measure The Dalles, Oregon, on the 12th day of Introduced by Sehator Orton was March, 1919. Claimant names as wimesses: George killed. W . Davis, of Grass V eliev, Oregon; J .H . With but eight opposing votes. Sen Elliott, J. O . Elliott and Herman Nichols, ator Dlmick’s resolution providing for of Monkland, Oregon. H . Frank W oodcock. Register. a submission of the capital punish ment amendment to a vote of the peo ple, was adopted in the senate. Notice for Publication Delinquent tax notices will not be Department of the Interior, U . S. Land sept to the owner» of property on Office at The Dalles, Oregon, D e which tke delinquent tax -amounts to cember 9, 1918. Notice is hereby given that Bert Owens, lads than $1, according to an amend ment to the delinquent tax notice law of Ajax, Oregon, who, on M ay 23, 1913, made homestead entry N o . 011725,andon passed by the senate. June 8, 1914,made additional, N o .013264, The prediction that the consolida for lots 1. 3. 4 E % W % , N W X N E X M o tion programme for the session was tion 18, township 2 south, range 19 east, virtually killed when the house killed W illam ette Meridian, has filed notice of intention to make final three year proof to the department of agriculture bill, establish claim to the land above described was fulfilled when the committee before J. D . W eed, U . S. Commissioner, at Condon, Oregon, on the 15th day of withdraw all of Its bills. ▲ house bill by Senator Gill, pro March, 1919. Claimant names as witnesses: Harry viding for compulsory surgical treat Palmer, Charlie Allard, George Owens, ment of all school children afflicted Albert T a'e, all of Ajax, Oregon. H . Frank Woodcock, with diseases of the eyes, ears, nose, Register-. throat or teeth, was defeated after a stormy debate, which was featured by Provision” for reestablishment of Notice for PaUicatioa— Isolated Tract the straight Australian ballot system Public Lend Sale. 016370. In the stats, with party candidate« Department of the Interior, U . 8. Land segregated on the ballot and the voter Office at The ^Dalles, Oregon, January 9, 1919. given the right to vote a straight tick Notice ia hereby given that, as directed et by checking the circle at the top of by the Commissioner of the General Lend the ballot over the party of his choice, office, under provisions of Sec. *2455, R. 1» made In a bill by Representative 8 ., pursuant to the application of James A . Clauses, serial N o. 016370, we will of Lewis which passed the house. . RESUME OF WORK OF OREGON LEGISLATURE THE NEAR EA5T TO CIVILIZATION * SAVE MY CHILDREN • 10V . LYNCH URGES WEST TO LAST BIG LOAN DRIVI Ta the Citizens of the Twelfth Federal Reserve District: The Fifth “ Victory” Liberty Loan is in sight Let us thank God that it is not just the Fifth Loan. Victory means the end of the war, the end of Ioann, the dawn of peace JAMga K. LYNCH Governor, 12th Federal Reserva District and prosperity. It means that the market price of government bonds will soon stabilize at par or better. It also means that commercial, agri cultural, and industrial affairs will stabilize, and that the Hun-inspired clamor will cease. We were advised that the war would lest through 1919, probably through 1920. so we were prepared for that; to nave done lees would have been suicide. We prepared to crush the Hun oa his own ground, and he prudently quit It oost ns some money but it saved the lives of half a million of our men. Was money ever better spent Y Now we have bills to pay, prom ises to make good, our men to bring home. This will take from five to six billion dollars. Let us get ready and raise i t A big task, "but the last, and therefore easy. All to gether, shoulder to shoulder, and the loan goes over I The “ Ninety-first” is the Pacific Coast Division; remember their achievement, and .honor ourselves by living up to it. J ames K L ynch , Governor, Federal Reserve Bank o San Francisco; Chairman, Lib erty Loan General Executive Board, Twelfth Federal Reserve D istrict Our Allies in the Near East By C hajuxs E vans H ughes Probably at no time in the history of the world have there been so many fatherless and mother less children as there are today. Tens of thous ands, probably hundreds of thousands in Ar menia, Syria, Caucasus, Persia, Mesopotamia and'Palestine are not only without parents, but are without any strong parental government to give them the help and protection which orphan children o f other lands enjoy. American Consuls and missionaries cable the American Committee for Relief in the Near East, almost daily* regarding the situation. ’ One message from the Russian Caucasus pleads for the support of 10,000 children at an average expense of two dollars per month per child. Another from Tiflis reports 40,000 children in one region waiting for an answer to a previous cablegram requesting help. Reports from other points indicate similar conditions. Among the many appeals it is possible for this committee to assume responsibility for only the most pressing cases, and it is upon these that the committee would focus the attention of the American peo ple. Splendid help has been rendered the little ones in other lands, but these in Western Asia are no less human than those who have already been aided by Aroerit of Americans, as wel to this great opportunity _ _ best civilization that Western Asia has developed. All expenses of administration for this relief are privately met, »0 that every dollar sent to the a c c o r d in g _________________ . report», receive the full benefit of the funds sent them. Out o f the horror and nightmare through which these people have passed cornea the gratify ing word that we can be of assistance; that our efforts will prove availing, and that we can share with these orphan children the bounty which we, as Americans, have enj’oyed for years. TTie work done hv this committee has been most unselfish and effective under conditions of great personal sacrifice. May America respond to their appeals. A 14 Philippin» Horses, The horses In the Philippine Islands are ponies containing a mixture of the blood of ponies and «ma II horses from northern Ooms, French Indo-Ohlna and Mexico,\ with a considerable ad mixture of Arab blood. There are about 215,000 horaea In the Islands. Zoological Notoe. Another thing we can’t understand .Is how a women can he a perfect cat and yet be scared to death of a mouse. —Cincinnati Eoqalrer. fer at public sale, to the highest bidder, but at not less thee $2.50 per acre, at 10:30 o’clock a. m .. on the 18th day of March next, at this office, the following tract- of lend: S W X S W X ,S e c tio n 2 6 .W X N W X Section 35. Township 1 South Range 15, East, W . M . (containing 120 acres. The sale will not be kept open, but w ill be declared closed When those present at the hour named have ceased bidding. The person making the highest bid will be re quired to immediately pey to the Receiver the amount thereof. Any person claiming adversely the above described land ere advised to file their claims, or objections, on or before the time designated for sale. I. A JtfVYTH
