The
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MORO.
FRIDAY
WALKER D. HINES
OREGON.
February 21, 1919
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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.
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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,
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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