SERVER
HERMAN
Price Five Cents
Mòro,. Sherman County, Oregon, Friday, May 15, 1925
Established 1887
HINDÉÑRUR6 MADE [
GERMAN PRESIDENT -
War
Hero
Takes ; Oath
PREMIER PAINLEVE
t*WI6 RUM ROW
■li
IS BREAKING UP
Close Blockade By Coast Guard
and
Almost Com^etely Stops
Swears to Support the
Landing of Liquor.
Washington, D. C —The war to the
blit between the coast guard and the
Berlin— Field Marshal Paul von
rum runners no spread out,into new
Hindenburg was inaugurated presi
sectors according to reports showing
dent of Germany Tuesday.
increased intensity of the fight and
Except for a brief shout of protest
effective blows by both sides.
from the Communists, the inaugura
Rum row off the New York and
tion was carried out according to
New Jersey coast has begun to break
schedule, the field marshal being
up, according to advices received at
sworn into office by Reichstag Presi
coast guard he^^uarters here. While
dent Paul Loebe before a crowded
some of the 43 bouts originally on the
Attorney-at-Law
bouse.
scene with liquor cargoes still are
The Inauguration took place in the
sticking it out by moving about in the
Practice in All the Courts
presence of the members of the Reich
same general area, others have head
of Oregon •
stag, whose Socialist membeft wore
ed south. Retreat northward was cut
red carnations. Many of the other
off by the sending out of a second
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Phone
Republican members wore the Repub
blockading fleet from New London.
BANK OF MORO BUILDING
lican 'colors. The entire diplomatic
As the rum ships scattered the
Moro . . . Oregon
Paul
Palnleve,
who
accepted
the
corps also was present and the gal
blockading fleet detached speedy,
premiership of France and formed a
leries were packed.
heavily armed craft to give chase and
In acknowledging Herr Loeb'3 greet new cabinet.
keep in close touch so long as they
ings, President Hindenburg referred
remain close enough to the American
especially to "the Republican consti
ooast to undertake contact with the
tution of August 11, 1919,” adding:
shore. Coast guard seaplanes also are
"The Reichstag and the Reich
kept busy scouting
president belong together, as both
The starvation blockade has result
are elected by direct vote of the peo
ed In almost completely stopping the
ple.”
liquor supply being run ashore. - Own-
United S 3»et Dental Exam
Washington, D. C.—With the Ger- .
The president’s voice as he replied
I era of rum row bouts in their despera-
iner for this district.
to Herr Loebe was firm and reso man and American delegations con- | , tlon to keep in tou< h with their craft
nant. He said he had solemnly, on curring, the International Council of have been forced to employ airplanes.
his word as a man. taken the oath Women adopted a resolution urging I
The - coast guard believes their
of the constitution and he once again its constituents to work for the in
Office at
I method of warfare is making rum run
affirmed that he would particularly clusion of all countries In the League
ning too costly for the “ehemy" to
MORO. OREGON
devote himself to the task of uniting of Nations.
. keep up their resistance for any con
The action was taken without de
the German people.
siderable length of time.
bate after the German delegation had
The «bootleggers ashore, however,
presented a statement expressing sym
are showing no signs of weakening
pathy with the high ideals of the
in their declared war of revenge and
league The statement was received
retaliation. Sniping at enforcement
with loud applause, particularly from
agents and patrol boat crews from
the English and French delegations.
behind trees and Jences has been re
. The council voted 247 to 99 to sup
sorted to on Lone Island.
Physician and Surgeon
Geneva. — The smaller countries port France In her policy of security.
The
council
decided
to
include
yin
represented at the League of Nations
International conference for the con the resolution urging a world dlsarm-
trol of traffic in arms and munitions ament the phrase demanded by the
Office and Residence
won a signal victory when they suc French delegation that no nation car
ceeded in securing general approval be expected to disarm until it
(i
Hotel Moro
of the principle that liberty of traffic, guarantees of personal safety
security.
instead of prohibition, shall be the
Vemi’'is, Tern. — Caught in the
This action was taken after a sharp swlri’ng, muddy current of the Mis
basis of the convention.
The campaign of the smaller coun tiff on the floor during which Mrs sippi as she^attetfipted to stagger
tries tor this point was inspired by Phillip Northmore, head of the Amer ashore, the
governipcnt
fear that they would be placed In ican delegation, announced the Ameri steamer XTman, whj overturned and
an unbearable position of dependency can delegates were hopelessly divided. lies in
fert of water Just below
The United States, however, cast its Coahcma Landing, Miss \ hth her in
on the great arms manufacturing coun
tries for legitimate supplies of arms vote against France. Germany ab n wateiy grave went more than a
»nd war materials if prohibition of stained from voting in protest against score of a gay excursion party that
Physician and Surgeon
export of such materials remained the the resolution.
went for an outing.
fundamental principle of the confer
Twenty-three persons ate missing
ence. The resolution proposed by the
and
it is believed the bodies of 20
BRIEF GENERAL NEWS
smaller countries and adopted by the
are imprisoned in the cabin of the
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conference provides that the basis of
Mayor George E. Cryer of Los steamer. ’
the proposed convention shall be:
Angeles was reelected at the muni
Of the dead 17 were engineers or
WASCO - OREGON
First, the prohibition of exports of cipal primary.
members of their families, who came
arms and munitions to individuals,
The navy department has awarded to Memphis to. attend the first con
and second, freedom of exports to a contract for erection of a mooring vention of the engineers ef the Mid
governments under certain conditions. mast for dirigibles at Pearl harbor, South. Other victims wer? members
of the crew. Two were negroes.
Hawaii.
The cause of the tragedy has not
"Uncle Joe” Cannon, ex-speaker of
SETTLERS
NEEDED ON LAND the house of representatives, observ been determined. It is believed, how
—
a snag
Anxiety Is Aroused by Desertion of ed his 89th birthday at his home in ever, that the boat struck,
which tore away the after part of
Danville,
Ill.
Government
Projects.
Optometrist
Sam B. Amidon. Democratic na- the hull and crippled the steering
Washington, D. C.—Completion of
Specilist in the examining of
tional committeeman from Kansas, gear.
settlement and acceleration on agri
—' eyes«and fitting of glasses.
cultural development arc the outstand-- died suddenly of fcoart disease in his
Lens grinding shop in
JARDINE IS COMING WEST
Ing needs of many federal reclama offieffe at Wichita.
connection.
Secretary Work has announced an
tion projects. Secretary Work declar
annual reduction of $555,000 in operat Secretary of Agriculture to Make In
Upstairs across from the
ed In a statement summarizing thé
ing expenses of the general land of
spection Trip to Coast.
Edw. C. Pease Co «tore
result of his recent Inspection tour?
fice through its reorganization.
Washington.
D. C.—In order that he
The secretary said the discovery
Room 10. Vogt Bldg.
Senator Lenroot. republican, of Wis may become familiar with the work
that settlers were leaving projects
The Dalles. Ore.
consin will seek congressional investi- of his department in the field. Secre
and farmers were falling to take their
gatlon of the recent failure of the tary of Agriculture Jardine will leave
places was a cause for “real anxiety”
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul rail- Washington on May 27 for a six weeks
to those who had the cause of reclam
^ | I Î * I H-! I 1 I ! I I- I-+1 " I ! I I 'M
road.
inspection trip through the west.
ation at heart.
The results of the Honolulu
Four-fifths of the 20,000 workers in
The administration is ‘‘committed to
games were said by war and navy the department are at stations scat
development of all feasible reclama
department officials to have illustrat tered throughout the country outside
tion projects,” Secretary Work said,
ed dramatically the deficiencies of the of Washington, a fact which led the
but he added that it should be re
secretary to decide on this early visit.
Eyesight Specialists
membered "no new project is feasible island defenses.
The trip of Secretary Jardine will
Manufacturing Opticians
unless it can be settled and that no
Eyes Examined Glasses Fit ted
old project from which the settlers Spokane Gets Northwest Greeters take him to California, with stops In
Exclusively Optical
Portland, Or.—Spokane was selected Kansas, Utah and Idaho 'on his way
aro leaving and to which new farm
Complete Lens Manufacturing
as
the city in which the 1926 conven west, and in Washington. Oregon.
ers cannot be attracted will ultimate
Plant in Connection
tion of the Northwest Greeters will Montana, North Dakota. Minnesota,
ly survive.”
be held, following a spirited contest Nebraska and Iowa on the return. As
OREGON
THE DALLES
between delegations from that city the tour is primarily for field inspec
French Debt Again Taken Up.
15-16 Vogt Block.
tion the secretary is accepting but a
*
Washington, D. C. — Informal con and Vancouver, B. C., at the closing limited number of speaking engage
session
of
the
Greeters
’
convention,
versations relative to a French debt
ments. *
settlement are again In progress. It held here. Following the custom of
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electing
principal
officers
from
the
Is disclosed at the state department.
Three Killed In Plane Crash.
Confirming the fact of negotiations city in which the next convention will
JAMES STEWART
Salt Lake City, Utah. — A. Glaron
be
held,
Harry
F.
Goetz
of
Spokane,
for the first time, the department re
Nelson, former superintendent of the
SHERMAN COUNTY
iterated that the Washington govern was named president.
western division of the air mail serv
ment had sent no formal communica
STOCK AND BRAND
ice, and two passengers, Grant Chris
Tobacco
Referendum
Petition
Ready.
tion on the question to Fi^hce.
tensen and Russell De Loge, both 15
INSPECTOR
Portland, Or.—-With between 14,000
years old, were instantly killed at
Moro - - Oregon
Trotzky Denies Change Inc Attitude. and 16,000 signatures gathered to their
Woodward flying field here when the
Moscow. — Leon Trotzky. former petitions Invoking th/referendum on commercial plane Nelson was pilot-.
DEPUTIES: L. Schadewitz, Kent,
soviet war minister, who h^s arrived the cigarette and tobacco taxing law, ing went into a tail spin and fell from'
Oregon; Dr. J ob . Ssunder», Moro.
in Moscow to take an actite part in the tobacconists of Portland have call an altitude of 100 feet.
Ore.; W. H. Mever, Wnco, Ore.
the soviet government, issued a state ed their circulators off the streets and
ment denying assertions made in for will be ready to file their checked
Alien Land Law Upheld.
I I I 111 1 I JI11 1 1111111 I W eign newspapers regarding his atti and verified demand for the referen- California
Washington, D. C.L-The provision
tude toward bourgeois democracy and dum of that act with the secretary
I of the alien land law of California im-
of state this Week.
the freedom of commerce.
ship the burden of proving that their
posing upon aliens Ineligible to citizen
f GaEam and Wheeler Connties
General Mangin Dies In Paris.
Finnish Runnem<>Frced on Charges. purchase of agricultural land was not
New York.—Paavo Nurmi and Willie for the purpose of defeating that
Paris. — General Charles Mangin,
■STOCK & WHEAT
Who commanded the combined French- Ritola, Finnish runners, and Hugo statute was sustained by the supreme
American army In the battle of the Quist, manager of Nurmi, were ex court.
onerated by a special investigating
Somme, died here Tuesday.
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committee of the Amateur Athletic Stetson Named Minister to Finland.
Ex-Governor Davis Placed on Trial. union of charges that they had de
Washington, D. C.—John B. Stetson
F. T. HURLBURT
Topeka, Kas.—Charged with solicit manded excessive sums of money for Jr., of Philadelphia, son of the hat
expenses incident to their participa
ing a bribe to pardon a convict, form
Upper Mais Street, opp. Garage
I manufacturer, has been appointed miu-
। er Governor Jonathan M, Davis was tion* in the Drake university relay Ister to Finland.
Condon - - Oregon
rwutlg.
placed on trUU h»r».
RUNABOUT
IHA M. PETERSON
dentist
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$10.00 in Labor
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Clarence Sparling
$4.00 in Oil
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W. D. Barnett
Ford Top Cover
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Midget Motor Meter
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Large Size Tire Pump
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Can Top Dressing
A. Rose
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Tire Cover...... Sigawe
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