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4OÜNG IS
KILLED AT HERRIN
C. B. AITCHE80N
Friday.
STONE CONFIRMATION
BLOCKED IN SENATE
Attomey-at-Law
Office Phone Main 93
The Persecution of Senator
Wheeler Is Cause of
Opposition.
Four Dead as Result of Latest
Outbreak Between Two
Factions.
Oregon
Moro
Herrin, in.—With militiamen again
patrolling the streets of Herrin, order
prevailed Sunday after the latest out
,W!Ä break of klan and anti-klan warfare
Saturday night in which fogr men
were kiUed, including 8. Glenn Young,
klan liquor raider, and Ora Thomas,
deputy sheriff, recognised outstanding
Attomey-at-Law
loaders of the two factions.
The two others killed in the revolver
Practice in All the Courts
battle in a maid-street cigar shop were
of Oregon
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reputed klansmen and companions of
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Young.
BANK OF MOftO BUILDING
Young died from a bullet wound
Moro . . . Oregon « through ehe heart, although he was
also in the right breast. These
g shot
shots, according to reports, came
I from the two revolvers handled by
, Thomae.
When citizens entered the cigar
shop a few minutes after an ‘exchange
of 40 or 40 shots they found Young
DENTIST
dead and Warner unconscious. Thomas
slumped to the floor with bullet
Urrited Stales Dental Exam
wounds in his body and died on the
iner for this diatrict.
way to the city hospital.
Forbes lay dead on the sidewalk
outside, shot through the base of the
Office at
skull. Warner died in the hospital
about two hours later.
MORO, OREGON
I Versions of the battle vary. It to
I known, however, that the shooting
took place in the Canary cigar store
and barber shop operated in the front
of the European hotel.
Washington, D. r.—The senate Mon
day tied up Pres, lent Coolidge's nom
inations of Attorney-General Harlan
F. Stone to be A supreme court justice
and Charles B. Wirren of Michigan to
be attorney gdBtor.il.
After a pratonged secret session.
IRA « TE1HSIN
Dr J. R. Morgan
Dr. M. F. Froyd
Physician and Surgeon
Office and Residence
Hotel Moro
U. S, FAVORED IN
. DRUG CONFERENCE
•_ Geneva.—The league of Nations
anti-drug conference reached "a turn
ing point favorable to the American
g res» man Stephen Porter personally
vwww*^*****^*********** agreed upon the principal points under
discussion.
Dr W. N. Morse
Physician and Surgeon
Main 182
WASCO - OREGON
Dr. Pena £. Crua
attempt to find a suitable date to start
a lA-year period within which signa
tories will suppress opium smòking
and production and definitely limit
manufactured drugs.
Separate conventions will be launch
ed covering both subjects.
The conference was saved from a
break-up when the conferees unani
mously adopted the Finnish project
providing for appointment of a joint
commission not only to consider the
entire American proposals but also all
conciliatory projects.
to the judiciary committee for further
consideration. This move blocked ac
tion on the Warren nomination, which
the committee previoualy decided to
hold up until Stone’s nomination was
disposed of.
Sending the Stone nomination back
to the committee was effected with ad
ministration support to permit airing
the challenged action of Stone in ip*
Clyde B. Aitcbeson of Oregon, who stituting new criminal proceedings
has succeeded Henry C. Hall of Colo
against Senator Burton K. Wheeler of
rado as chairman of the Interstate
Montana.
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commerce commission.
Administration senators are confi
dent that Stone will justify his course
to his critics in ^eiret committee hear
ings. and that The nomination will be
permitted/fo go through later with
out opposition.
€>ftaln senators are storing up at
tacks on the Warren nomination, it to
Waahlngton, D. C.—President Coob.^ reported, but these will not be un
Idge to authorized and requested tb leashed until the Stone case is closed.
call a second arms conferencelufuder
an amendment to the naval appropria
tion bill approved by theAenate with
out either discussion or a record vote
before that measujer was passed.
At the same tjttie. Senator McKellar,
democrat, T^iihfHHee, offered a resolu- -
tion requiting the president to in-
Washington, D. C.—Members of the
from tjte senate whether the last arms congressional farm group are consider
conference treaty limiting the navies’ ing -a plan to throw their solid
of the great powers was violated by strength behind some farm relief
Great Britain in the construction of measure with the hope of getting legis
the Rodney and the Nelson, which lation enacted
this session.
have been described In the senate a-« ( Jutt what form the bill will’take has
combination battleships and aircraft not teen'determined, but' an effort will
carriers. The resolution went c er be trade to produce k measure which
under the rules, but Senator McKellar w.ll receive BhsHiRlUlBUUAiJiiN wf the
said he would press for early action president’s agricultural commlssfoa...
bn it.
and the support of the farm group In
The amendment relating to a second
arms conference, which would deal
At a meeting at the capitol, called
with both land and naval forces, was by Chairman Norris of the senate ag
sponsored by Senator King, democrat, ricultural committee, senatdrE and rep
Utah, and accepted without objection resentatives interested In farm prob
by Chairman Hale of the naval com lems heard arguments In support of a
mittee. -
modified McNary-Haugen bill, which
While President Coolidge has indi was defeated in its original form at
cated that he favored a second confer the last session of congress, from
ence, administration officials have spokesmen for the American council
made it plain that he did not consider of agriculture.
the time appropriate.
25 OREGON CITIES ORGANIZE
Amendment to Constitution to Guard
Rights Will be Asked.
Optometrist
Portland, Or.—The League of Ore
Specilist in the examining of
gon Cities, with a charter membership
eyas and fitting of glasses.
of 25 municipalities, was organised at
Leas grinding shop in
a meeting in the council chambers of
coaneetion.
the city hall Saturday.
Dtowtly ovw « Corson’s Music
A definite program for work at the
Stove.
sthte legislature was adopted and a
legislative committee appointed.
Koom 10, Vogt Bldg.
Cities in the league membership
The D«Me>, Ore.
arer Troutdale, Gresham, Toledo, Gold
Hill, Drain, Tualatin, Hillsboro, Al
bany, Marshfield, Milwaukie, St.
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»I 4 II I M<l! 1 I I ! 11++ Helens, Astoria, Baker, Yamhill, For
est Grove, Beaverton, Oregon City,
Salem, Eugene, Silverton, * Cottage
Grove, Scappoose, Warrenton, Prine
ville and Portland.
Eyesight Specialists
. The legislative program calls for
/ Manufacturing Opticians
submission of a constitutional amend
Eyes Examined Glasses Fitted
ment guaranteeing to the cities of the
. Exclusively Optical
state full control df their own affairs,
Complete Lens Manufacturing
and restricting the legislature in inter
PlaMin Connection
ference with the home rule preroga
OREGON
tives of the cities.
THE DALLES
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■> il 1 »fi a fi <111 *+++ W. E. Humphrey Trade Commissioner.
Washington, D. C. — William E.
Humphrey,
ex-member of the house
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frem Washington, was nominated by
President Coolidge to be a member
of the federal trade commission, suc
SHERMAN COUNTY
ceeding Nelson B. Gaskin of New
STOCK AND BRAND
Jersey, whose term expired serenai
months ago. /
INSPECTOR
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DEPUTIES: L. Sehadewits, Kent,
i > Ore.; W. H. Meyer, W«»co, Ore.
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Wk« 1er Counties
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RANCHES
FOR SALE
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COMING!
The New Improved
Fordson Caterpillar Tractor
It will do the work in this locality under any conditions with reserved power.
Demonstrations will be heM on any land that is worked with horses or any lar^e tractor.
We will demonstratezrin your own land with no obligation to you in seeding, plowing, discing
harrowing or hauling.
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Fuel (disfillatof oil, depreciation and time will be all calculated before your own eyes. ‘The
Proopbi the Pudding is in the Eating.’
Whyzfwt make an investment that will give you economy, efficiency and satisfaction,
x or call on us for full intonation.
SENATE FOR SECOND
ARMS CONFERENCE
De Larhue
Optical Co.
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Five Cents
January 30
Wool Mon Re-Elect Idaho Man Head.
San Francisco. — Frank J. Hargen-
barth of Spencer. Idaho, was re-elected
president of the National Wool Grow
ers’ association at the closing session
of the 60th annual convention here.
He has held the office continuously
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since 1911.
Seattle Chamber Opens New Home.
Seattle, Wash.—Prominent men and
delegations from three states and
Canada gathered here Saturday and
felicitated the Seattle chamber of com
merce on the formal opening of its
mods! new building and headquarters.
Dr. Sun Dead, Cable Reporta
Shanghal.^-Dr. Sun Yat-Sen, one at
China’s most noted political leaders,
is dead at Peking, according to a die*
patch received here.
FARM DLOC PLANS
RELIEF MEASURE
BRIEF GENERAL NEWS
BROOKHART IS REPUDIATED
Senate to Be Asked to Declare Office
Is Vacant.
Dee Moines.—The republican party
of Iowa through the state central com
mittee officially repudiated Smith W.
Brookhart, United States senator, and
moved to have the seat to which he
was elected as a republican candidate
last November be declared vacant on
grounds of alleged fraud and deceit.
A resolution adopted by the cen
tral committee which met here direct
ed the chairman, B. B. Burnquist of
Fort Dodfle, to propose a bill of com
plaint for filing with the senate, charg
ing that Senator Brookhari, prior to
the November election, posed as a re
publican until it was too late for the
committee to bring out another candi
date, then aligned himself with the
La Follette movement denounced the
republican national ticket and divorc
ed himself.
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Costa Rica has filed her resignation
from the league of nations.
Herbert Asquith, formerly premier
of England, has accepted an earldom.
J. M. Rapelje, vice president In
charge cooperation for the Northern
Pacific railway system, died suddenly
following an operatión for appendi-
cltis.
By a vote of 36 to 26, the lower
house of the Idaho legislature passed
a bill to place in the Idaho criminal
syndicalism law a definition of sabot
age, "with teeth.”
The United States and the Nether
lands have entered into an agreement
to submit to arbitration the question
of the ownership of Pamas island in
the Philippines. Both nations claim
the island.
The senate formally called on Secre-
tary Hughes for a copy of the much
discussed Paris reparations agreement,
together with such information con
California Teachers’ Fund Short.
cerning its negotiation as “may be rel-
Sacramento,
Cal—The teachers’ re
Its
evant to a full understanding of
tlrement and pension fund of Cali
terms.”
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fornia is insolvent to the extent of
Canada and America to Fight Dope. >30,000,000, Governor Rlchgrdson said
Washington, D.1 C.—A new extradi In a special message to the legislature
tion treaty with Canada, tightening the asking some legislation at this session
government’s barriers against the to “rescue the plan.”
illegal narootilb' trade, was favorably
Seattle to Vote on Manager Plan.
reported by the Senate foreign rela
Seattle, Wash.—Mayor Brown sign
tions committee. The treaty will give
either nation the right to extradite all ed an ordinance passed by the city
persons connected with the peddling council, placing on the ballot in a
special election March 10 a proposed
of "dope.” ‘
charter amendment for a city manager
form of government which would
Unvella Tablet Honoring Wilson,
Washington, D. C.—Before a crowd abolish the office of mayor.
of Sunday morning worshippers which
Missouri Bill Aimed at Japanese.
filled the little Central Presbyterifcn
Jefferson City, Mo.—A drastic move
church here to overflowing, President
Coolidge officiated at the simple un against Japanese immigration to Mis
veiling ceremonies of a tablet to . the. souri was started in the senate when
memory of Woodrow Wilson, for 11 Senator A. L. McAuley presented a
bill which will bar all Japanese from
years a member of the church.
owning property in the state.
Cabinet Members’ Salary Boost Asked.
WasbiBgtoML, D. D. — The annual Hsvman Taylor Namad Idaho Justice.
Botee, Idaho—Herman Taylor of
salary eT members of the preskjent’s
cabinet would be 117,500 Instead of Sand Point, judge of the eighth judi
$12,000 -’under u bill Introduced by cial district, and . ex-lieutenant-gov-
Representative Ftoh. republican, New eraor was appointed; - by Governor
Moore as justice of the Idaho supreme
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court, succeeding Robert Dunn, who
died
recently.
America Cheer*d In Polish Diet.
Warsaw.-rÀiiétidn’s popularity as
May Wheat 12.00 at Winnipeg.
a creditor Was evidenced In a noisy
Winnipeg,
Man.— Wheat touched >2
demonstration tn the Polish diet when
the Polish American debt funding a bushel here Friday tor the first
time sines the World war.
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agreement was presented.
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All work done in shop or service depart
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The last few months, operating on this
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soundness of this proposition. ,
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