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Established 1887
W.C. BRYANT
Attomey-Ät-Law
Office Phone Main 93
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Moi*o, Sherman * County, Oregon. Friday.
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Five Cents
January 28
1 '£ !
T MAKES RAPID
GAIN IN 10 YEARS
AMBASSADOR KELLOGG
Oregon Leads States ef Nation
in Percentage of In
crease.
AMERICA YET FREE
AGENT, SAYS HUGHES
Secretary Denies War Debt
Settlement Imposed Obliga
tions on United States.
Oregon
Moro
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Washington, D. C.—The public debt
Secretary
Washington. D. C.
of the United States, including that of
Hughes issued M nday a formal state
the federal government and all of its
ment asserting that the agreement
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subdivisions, multiplied nearly seven
reached in Paris at the conference of
times between 1912 and 1922, it was
the allied flnan e ministers imposed
shown in census bureau figures. At
no obligation, *1» gaily or morally,” on
the end of December, 1922, the total
the United States and that this coun
wan 130,845,626,000, while at the same
try remains
from commitments
period in 1911, it was but 14,860,460,-
in European matters as it ever was.
Attorney-at-Law
000. While the greatest increase ap
The statement said the full text of
peared in the federal debt, because of
the
agreement signed by Ambassador
Practice in All the Courts
the war, the debt Increase of states
Kellogg and the other American repre
of Oregon
was nearly three-fold and that of mu
sentatives would be made public is
nicipalities and other subdivisions was
soon as it was received here.
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Phone
doubled.
Mr. Hughes’ statement was said by
BANK OF MORO BUILDING
The greatest proportionate debt in
White
House officials to have the full
Oregon
Moro
crease was in the state accounts of
approval of President Coolidge, who
Oregon, where the increase of 339,952,-
it was said had been fully advised of
000 in bond issues represented 129,-
all angles of the controversy.
I
4HJ per cent
The resolution asking for a copy
. The federal government in 1912
of the agreement, proposed by Senator
owbd fl,«28,564,000, while in 1922 it
Johnson, republican, California, is
owed 322,155,886,000.
The total of
pending in the senate with the ap
state Indebtedness in 1912 was 3845,-
proval of others of the irreconcilable
942,000 while in 1922 it was 3935,544,-
DENTIST
veterans, of the Versailles treaty fight.
000. Other civil divisiohs owed <3,-
Frank B. Kellogg, former senator From these and other quarters the
United State« Dental Exam
1175,954,000 in 1912, and 37,764,196,006 from Minnesota and present ambassa
state department has heard charges
iner for this diatrict.
In 1922
dor to Great Britain, who has been that the Paris agreement signed by
named secretary of state.
Ambassador Kellogg, the secretary of
Salem, Ore.—Oregon’s ranking as
state designate, had drawn the United
first
among
the
states
in
the
propor-
Office at
States officially into an Involvement
tion bonded debt, as reported from
against
which it had been guarding it*
MORO, OREGON
Washington, comes by reason of two
self ever since the close of the war.
bond issues totaling >58,060,750 dur-
Ing the tei> years between 1912 and
1922, the biennial report of the state
treasurer reveals.
.
Washington, D. C.—Declaring dlver-
Ths total outstanding bonded debt
of the state is 360,118,490, of which •ion of alcohol the chief problem of
320,000,000 is in soldier bonus bonds, prohibition enforcement, James J.
and 388,060,750 in highway bonds. The Britt, counsel for the prohibition en
Washington, D. C.—Assistance for
Physician and Surgeon
latter do not constitute a direct lia forcement unit, has recommended to
the livestock Industry through exist
the
senate
investigation
committee
two
bility. outstanding against the general
ing financial agencies and through a
credit of the state in that special provi amend manta to the Volstead act de
new land policy to Arrant grazing on
signed
to
remedy
the
situation.
sion for their funds is made by appli
i
^appropriated public domain, were
One
amendment
would
limit
denat
Office and Residence
cation of the moneye received from au
recommended
Wednesday to Prt'sldent
tomobile licenses, which more thgn uration plants to alcohol distilleries |
Coolidge
by his agricultural commis
and
to
distillery
premises
and
the
c
’
a-
Hotel Moro
cover the annual demands for interest
er /ould give the enforcement agi ncy sion Ima rrelimlnary report.
and principal payments.
A later report will deal with poui
complete supervision of the dena.ured
alcohol until it goes to the consumer. Jble addition«! relief through revision
Roy A. Haynes, field marshal of en of transportation chargas and a pro
forcement since early In the Harding tective tariff. The committee said It
administration, seems likely to be re wished to emphasize now that “the
placed by someone who heretofore has welfare of agriculture also demands
viewed the government’s prohibition an early zand thorough revision of the
freight rate structure.’’
Washington, D. C.—The bouse pass activities from a distance and who will
Physician and Surgeon
Declaring existing agencies can han
ed the McFadden bill which would re bring to the service enforcement opin die the livestock financing situation,
ions
of
his
own.
rise the national banking laws.
Meantime It has been revealed at the commission declared the federal
The bill, the banking policy of
intermediate credit banks "should .as
which had been indorsed by the Na the White House in the most authori sums the full responsibility by ag
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tative
manner
that
President
Coolidge
tional Association of Credit Men and
gressively and sympathetically under
the American Bankers’ association. would like to see federal agents give taking to cover the field and thus sup
WASCO -, OREGON
their major attention to bootleggers
Is designed to put national banks on
port’ and supplement the normal fi
a better competitive basis with state and not to hip-pocket flasks and that nancing of livestock paper.”
he dose not favor a bill reported by
institutions, particularly with regard
The only legislation suggested was
the house judiciary committee making
to maintenance of branches. As report
it mandatory for courts to impose jail amendment of the agricultural credits
ed to the house, the measure gave na
sentences on those convicted of break acts to eliminate the provision that
tional banks the right to maintain
prohibits rediscounting by federal in
ing the Volstead act.
intra-city branches where state banks
termediate credit banks of loans nego
are permitted to do a branch bank
tiated by federally chartered agrlcul
ing business, but the amendments put
Optometrist
tural credit agencies.
BRIEF GENERAL NEWS
forward by Representative Hill, repub
Specilist in the examining of
lican, Illinois, which the house accept
Daniel G. Reid, the “tinplate king,1
eyes and fitting of glasses.
ed, placed restrictions on the mainten died in New York of pneumonia. He HOOVER DECLINES TO SHIFT
Lens grinding shop in
66 years of age.
ance of these branches.
Prefers Present Position as Head o1
connection. ,
qjyg high price for cash wheat
Commerce Department.
Directly over Corson’s Music
paid on the Merchants Exchange
FAVORS
LOANS
TO
SETTLERS
Washington,
D. C.—Secretary of
Store.
when fct. Louis No. 2 red seld for 12.10
-
Commerce
Herbert
Hoover has de
Alonson B. Houghton, present am
Room 10, Vogt Bldg.
Approval Is Given Senator Kendrick's
dined a suggestion of the president
bassador to Germany,- will succeed
Bill by President Coolidge.
Th« Dalles, Ore.
Frank G. Kellogg as American am that he transfer from his present post
Washington, D. C.—Administration
to be secretary of agriculture aftei
approval of the bill Introduced by Sen bassador to Great Britain.
Eleven powers- participating in the March 4, be announced.
“I appreciate deeply the confldenc«
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I 1 H i 4 1 1 I I I I ! 1 l"H ator Kendrick, democrat, Wyoming,
proposing government loans to settlers Paris conference of allied finance min the president has shown in ine,” Hoov
of reclamation projects now under isters signed the protbeol for dlstribu er said, “but I have told him that I
construction, was transmitted to the tion of the Dawes plan annuities in believed it would be to the best inter
senate reclamation committee at the which the United States' shares.
ests for me to decide against the sug
Great Britain does not take ti^e
opening of hearings on the measure.
gestion, which I have done.”
Eyesight Specialists
Secretary Work gave his support to viewpoint that the United States
Hoover said Mr. Coolidge thought
Manufacturing Opticians
the measure and Director Lord of the would be a party to any enforcement the present need of the department
Eyes Examined Glasses Fitted
budget, made It known that the pro necessary to make Germany carry out of agriculture was for an adminlstra
Exclusively Optical
gram did not conflict with President the Dawes plan, the British foreign tion in which emphasis should be giv
Complete Lens Manufacturing
office has made clear.
Coolidge’s financial plans.
en the solution of farmers' marketing
Plant in Connection
After weeks of wrangling and indeci problems and that, therefore, the pres
Under the revision, the measure
OREGON
THE DALLES
would propose loans up to |3000 for sion, the senate passed finally the ¡dent had asked him to become secre
15-16 Vogt Block.
settlers on the basis of 60 per cent of Underwood Muscle Shoals bill. The tary of that department.
the improvements made by the settlers final vote was 50 to 80. The bill now
He added, however, that he believed
goes to conference between the twe be could serve far more, to more ef
or cattle owned.
houses, where differences between It feet, by attempting the solution oi
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Oregon Prohibition Probe Under Way. and the Henry Ford'offer accepted by problems affecting the whole dlstribu
the lower chamber must be ironed tion system of the country, industrial
jambs stewa t
Salem, Or.—Legislative probe pt the
out.
and commercial, as well as agricultur
SHERMAN COUNTY
state prohibition department and the
igl,
as he now Is doing as the head oi
enforcement of the state dry law start-!
AND BRAND
Ask Fèdera! Aid for Lumber Porta the department of commerce.
ed Monday night. After inviting sug
Portland, Or.—Unified action by leg
gestions from anyone Interested, from
islatures Of Oregon, Washington and
Canon Bliss of Seattle Dies.
the
governor
down,
the
committee
Moro - - Oregon
California in memorializing congress tc ' New York.- Canon William H. Blist
plans an executive session during
make an adequate appropriation for de of Seattle died at St. Louis hosplta
which the scope of the probe will be
DEPUTIES: L. Schadewitx, Kent,
velopment of lumber'harbors, on the pt heart disease. Canon Bliss, wh(
outlined.
Oregon; Dr. Jos. Sounder«, Moro,
Pacific epast, giving them -sufficient was 49, was stricken returning front
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Ore.; W. H. Merer, Waseo, Ort J • •
depth and safety to provide facilities broad in December. He was taker
Washington Wool Chief Re-elected.
for the shipment of the lumber in from the Leviathan December 21 tc
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Ellensburg, Wash.—Thomas Drum modern vessels to all r parts of the the hospital. Cano« Bliss, one of th<
heller of Walla Walla, Wash., was re world, is expected to be. the outgrowth best known Episcopal clergymen ir
elected president of the Washington of a conference called at the Cham the country, went abroad to serve a»
Wool Growers’ associatldn here for her of Commerce by Governor Pierce unofficial representative of the Uni
GiUiui uU Wbeler CraatiM
McG riffle. to consider a program of port develop ted States at the International con
his eighth term.
Yakima, vice president and Joseph E. ment and a plan tor demanding fed Xerenee on opium at Geneva.
Sears, Yakima, secretary, were also eral aid in the work.
re-elected.
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Trotzky Is Ousted by Soviet Council
Coolidge Names. New Secretary.
’ Moscow.—Leon Trotzky was rellev
Washington, D. C. — C. Bascom ed of his duties as chairman of th<
Conviction In Horsy Case Sustained.
Slemp,
secretary of President Coolidge ^evolutionary war council by the cen
Cleveland, Ohio—The review court
of the Protestant Episcopal church will retire from that post March 4 and tral pgecutlve committee of the com
unanimously affirmed the heresy oon will be succeeded by Representative jnunlst party. The communist part)
victlon of Bishop William Montgomery Everett Sanders, republican of Indiana is the most powerful political body U
whose term expiree with the present Russia.
Brown of Gallon, Ohls.
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Stop!
Look!
$1500 in prizes heel
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W/iaf is your standing in
Waifs Profit Sharing Campaign
Closing on April 30lh, 1925, when the prizes will be awarded
HA M. PETERSON
RUI J ABOUT
Dr J. R. Morgan
ASK AMENDMENTS
TO VOLSTEAD ACT
Dr. M. F. Froyd
Dr W. N. Morse
MEASURE TO REVISE .r
BANKING IS PASSED
Dr. Penn C. Crum
De Larhue
Optical Co.
5 %
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INSPECTOR
STOCK & WHEAT
RANCHES
FOR SALE
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COMMISSION GIVES
LIVESTOCK AID PLAN
STANDINGS JANUARY 1
Points
Standing Number
t 140 "
' 6450
1
5800
559
2
5150
281
3
4400
130
4
4200
577
5 '
3900
481
6
280
3450
7
161
3300
8
!
8
3300
168
136
2650
9
2550
.
505
10
<
2500
* 50
11 -
1
12
284
2300
¡I
13
134
2150
194
u 2050
1
I4
57 .
1850
15
107* s
1700
J 7 16.
II
17
1650
47
52
1500
II
18
54
1500
18
166
<
1500
18
1400
579
19
II 20
1300
242
243
1300
20
1250
571
21
1150
138
22
153
1150
22
1100
75
23 -
1050
135
24
1050
572
24
1000
504
25
1000
555
25
900
74
26
850
27
65
850
184
27
750
557
28
700
170
29
700
.513
29
650
51
30
650
59
30
650
82
30
650
83
30
r550
63
31
550
77
31
550
133
31
550
561
31
500
70
32
500
106
32
450
524 ‘
33
*
400
73
34
400
164
34
400
283
34
350
46
35
350
‘ 67
35 '
350
72
35
300
575
36
250
61
37
250
573
37
200
53
38
200
171
38
200
4 289
38
200
570
38
150
49
' . 39
150
108
39
150
159
39
150
291
39
150
293
1 39
150
556 *
39
150
560
4
39
150
574
39
100
40 i
100
81 •
40
100
84
40*
100
* 85
40
100
169
40
100
549
40
100
576
40
50
56
41
50
62
41
50
68
41
50
79
41
50
80
41
50
142
41
50
162
t41
Note: There are at this
time only 41 prize places list-
ed, but there are 84 contest
ants.
When all prizes are
listed, there will be 50. There
are now a number of contest
ants not listed who have points
under the above point^stand-
ings.
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Repetition of the Rules
of Contest
Coupons are given for
Purchases in the amount of $25 or less,
1 per cent
This protects the smaller purchaser and
gives him an opportunity to realize on
his buying
Our Shop and Service
Guaranteed Policy
All work done in shop or service depart
ment is guaranteed by the man doing the work
and also by this company.
This gives you absolute protection for all
work turned out.
This also applies to our used car sales.
The last few months, operating on this
e
plan, has assured us and our custo
soundness of this proposition.
A satisfied customer is a friend and a
booster.
Therefore we aim to serve and satisfy.
Williams Motor Co
Moro, Oregon
Authorized Ford Dealer
Everything for Autos, Delco Lighting Systems,
Electric Refrigeration, Farm Power Batteries.
Service Day and Night, night man sleeps in
garage and ia paid to 'wait on you at any time.’
Walt Sells to Serve and Satisfy
t