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COUNTY BUYS
-CERTIFICATES
Idle Public Money Invented
in Govt. Securitieg; Plan
Widely Noted
EL CKNTHO, Cal. (Special) A
million and thru quarters of idle mon-
?y, mostly the proceeds of bond Is
ue, hai boon invested by Imperial
County In United States Certificates
of lndthdness, which will net the
county $72,000 a year or (0,000 a
, month ai long at the money la left In
' tha Certlneatea. '" " . '
Owing- to a California ftatoj pro-
' vldinf that no bank ahall receive pub.
lie fundi to an amount In excess of
fifty par eeni of Ita capital and aur-
. plua, tha money had been lyltuj idle.
Imperial County'a Innovation will,
Ij adopted by other counties and
school dlatricta throughout tha 12th
Federal Reserve District which have
county and diatrtct funda lying idle
becauae amall banks In outlying eoun
, tire are unable to receive for deposit
'proceed from band iaau.ee.
Truant Pigeons Back
, After Jaunt North
The two homing pigeons that flew
back to their homo lofi at Camp Lew
is some time ago, and were Identi
fied as belonging to the R-Jgeno loft
have been returned. They arrlver
Tuesday and will be kept In eonfin.
meiit,' '
" It Is expected thai quila a number
of young ones will be hatched this
Winter and spring and they will be
trained to make flights from the Eu
gene loft. It Is difficult to ween an
old pigeon away from its flrt loft and
for that reason as many young ones
as possible which will know no other
loft but the one here will be raised
aitd trained. Eugene Register.
NOVEMBERS RISE
TWO M CENT
Living; Advances Slightly in
Month, Labor Statistics
Bureau Finds
According to reports received by
the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the
U. S. Department of Labor from retail
dealers in 60 cities, the retail cost of
22 staple food articles increased two
per cent In November aa compared
with October. The foods upon which
this comparison la baaed are: Sirloin
ateak, round steak, rib roast chuck
roast, plate beef, pork chops' bacqn,
ham, lard, coffee, flour, eommeal,
eggs, butter, milk, bread, potatoes,
augar, cheese, rice, coffee, and tea.
The articles which increased during
. tha month from October to November
REFUSED TO
ACCEPTGOODS
Lapidary Sending; Stones
Back to Owner Through
Mail is Arrested
(Euges Register)
Although his sentence of a fins of
SHEEP SNIPS
' SCALE FIXED
17 Cents Per Head for
Sheering Adopted by
Meeting in Idaho .
BOISE, Jan., . A uniform wag
scale agreement of 171) cents a head
and board was entered into between
th Idaho Wool Growers' association
and' the "Sheep Shearers' Union of
America today at tha final aession of
the two-day convention of tha wool
growers here. This scale will apply
throughout Idaho for 1920, according
to the agreement.
Tha scale last year varied from 16
to 22 tt cents head.
President William McClellan of
Butte. Mont, represented tha sheep
shearers In tha negotiations. Hugh
Sprolt, president; Jack Skillern, vice
president, and John Ridenbaugh, sec
retary were re-elected by tha Wool
Growers' association. The wool grow
era adopted resolutions urging that
congress and tha federal trade com
mission give the Palmer plan of sep-
I f m esea
125 waa suspended, W. O. Baker, anting the meat trust from other
agate cuUer, yesterday, after hia trial packing business a chance
In Justice court on tha charge of lar- to frort t, merits,
ceny by bailee of three agates, filed
notice through his attorney, H. M.l
Brownell, of appeal to the circuit
court.
After testimony In the case waa
heard Judge Wells pronounced Mr.
Baker guilty and fined him $26 but
suspended sentence with the . usual
"good behavior" admoltlon.
Mlas Alta Br la tow charged Mr.
Baker with the larceny of her agates.
Mr. Baker admlu that he misplaced
the stones in his shop but later found
them, but Instead of giving them to
her he mailed them through the post
office C O. D., but Misa Bristow re
fused to take them out of the office,
25 Percent
to
50 Percent
Reduced
January Sale
-OF-
25 Per cent
to
50 Percent
Reduced
DUTCH STAND
IS BARED
I LADIES SUITS
To close out the remaining numbers and clear the hangers for new spring stock,
we have made an extraordinary price reduction of
1-4 to 1-2 off
' ON LADIES' WINTER SUITS
This gives you an unusual opportunity to cut the H. C. L. Only a limited num
ber of these stylish models left. Make an early selection and a liberal saving.
Indifference Shown to Allied
Demand for Extradition
of Wilhelm
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 Through
fearing that after aha had paid tne 0fflca) Information not heretofore
chargea they might not prove to bej-villlble BM bc, fc.med that bat
hers. ' ' ' ' l-summer when an apparently reliable
At the trial Friday Mr. Baker was report Mm, from Ho,n(1 th,t o,,
ordered to bring the agatea into court ( f German crow prince had escaped
yesterday and Misa Baker said they f .. . . . internm,., ,. Wierin.
were here.
itn rrom uciodct 10 novemrjer an-1 r I r
Eggs 13 per cent; onions and $350 Reward t Or
augar, 10 per cent, each; raisins, 9
per cent; butter 6 per cent; storage
eggs and prunes, 4 per cent, each;
canned salmon, fresh milk, and pota
toes, 8 per cent, each; rice and ban
anas, 2 per cent, each; evaporated
milk, oleomargarine, cheese, lard, cria
co, bread, flour, and macaroni, 1 per
cent, each; tea and coffee less than
five-tenths of 1 per cent. Nut mar
garine, commeal, rolled oats, corn
flakes, cream of wheat, cabbage, cann
ed peaa, and tomatoes remained the
same price aa in October.
The following articles recreased in
price: Pork chops, 6 per cent; ham 4
per cent; bacon, 8 per cent; round
ateak, pita beef, hens, navy beans, and
oranges, 2 per cent, each; sirloin ateak
rib roast, chuck roast, lamb, baked
beans, and canned corn, per cent,
each.
gen, tha supreme council precipitate
ly demanded that ca-Emporer Will
iam be turned over to the entente
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jock me nugger ... -.- .
.note sent to the Dutch government
u The reply of the Dutch government
Commerce Chamber
Has Been Organized
For Klamath Falls
KLAMATH FALLS, Jan. 6. Klam
ath County Chamber of Commerce la
to be tho name of the new boosting
organisation or this county organised
by and subscribed to by leading bus.
ioess men of Khmath Falls. Sever
al thousand! of dollars will be raised
with in the next few weeks to put the
chamber on a firm financial .basis.
Cnptain J. W. Siemens, president of
the First State A Saving bank of
. this city and a leadinaf retidene, will
act as president of the new bodk.
Oiptaln O. A. Applcgate, one of Klam
ath county's oldest and best known
rosldonUpwM assume the duties of
'secretary.
Mayor Ferguson of Marshfleld hi
offered a reward of 1360 for the ar-1
rest of tne man wno asaauiua miss
Ruth Anderson Friday evening.
Tha young lady waa on her way
home when an unknown man stepped
out of tha darkness and attempted to
wind a towel saturated with either
about her face. He also had a knife
in his hand. Miss Anderson scream
ed and fought off her asailant the beat
she could, scratching hia face, and
kicking him about the kneea. Eo ef
fectively vsgre her efforts that she
Anally managed to free herself, and
the alarm brought aslstance. At this
time tha thug fled in the darkness and
haa not been seen or apprehended.
Coos Bay Harbor.
Roseburg Plans Church
To Cost Over $25fi90
ROSEBURG, Jan., 6. According
to announcement made here the Me
thodist Church south will begin the
erection of a $25,000 church edifice
early in the spring. Negotiation for
a suitable site are pending.
W. L. Cobb, chairmon of the build
ing committee, stated that the the
meeting Tuesday night about 126 per
sons attended and there was great
enthusiasm. Rev. J. E. Condcr will
assume the leadership in the work.
Kidnapped Own Son -Is
Charge Made
SALEM, Jan., 5 That E. L. Hill
kidnapped his own daughter after
Confession Attacked;
Drug Use Charged
TACOMA, Jan 6 With tha allega
tion that Nellie Hartford, 22, pleaded
guilty to charge of forgery Mon
day because she was under the influ
ence of morphine given her by John
Strickland captain of detectives, her
attorney today filed a petition in sup
erior court to have the plea set aside.
To complicate matters further, the
young woman, who was sentenced to
.port of the escape of the ex-crown
prince was erroneous and that every
precaution was being taken to pre
vent such an issue. ' The official in
formation available today is that
there' was no attempt made by the
Dutch to answer the demand other
wise, so that the probable action of
The Ilag-je authorities, in case such
a demand is pressed can only be inferred.
Howell Trials Have
Cost $4 00; Another
MARSHFIELD, Jan. 6. A state
ment waa issued today by the clerk
of the circuit court of the cost of
the two trials of Harold Howell, the
Bandon boy accused of having alain
Lillian Leuthold. a 16-year-old girl,
last July. The first trial cost about
$2,000 and the second trial about
$2,500..
The prosecuting attorney has ap
plied for' a third trial, which will
probably come up at the opening of
the February term of the circuit
court. The boy haa been in jail aince
last July and must remain there un
til the next trial, bail not being al
lowed.
It Is computed that 10.000 threads
of the web of a full-grown spider are
not larger than a single hair of a
man's beard.
SALE ON MILLINERY
Classed Into Three Lots
Lot
No.'l
$1.79
Lot
No. 2
$2,49
Lot tfce nr.
No iVUsVV
Reduced
Prices
On Coats
M.Sternber
Reduced
Prices
On Coats
LADIES SHOP
DIRE WINTER
FACES AUSTRIA
People Filled with Forebod
ing; Economic Situa
tion is Bad
VIENNA, The Austrian republic
faces ita second year with foreboding.
Both the political and economic situ
ations are believed here to have grown
daily worse since early Autumn.
The holiday season found Vienna
with a reduced bread ration, virtually
no fats and without fuel. The expect
ed supply of coal from Cxheco-Slov-akia
has not been received and public
utilities were kept partly in operation
only by great efforts and economies.
High hopea had been entertained
from the visit of Chancellor Renner
to the Supreme Council at Paris. The
people expected that Austria would
obtain sufficient credit, food, fuel and
raw material for the resumption of
their industrial life. Now that the re
sult of his journey has become known
the newspaper sound a not of de
spair. One of them remarks that the
decision of the Supreme Council that
Austria means that that province
is conemned to suffer along with the
rest of Austria until the ordinary na
tive wilt have hardly sufficient for
food and clothing becomes a luxury
for even the comparatively well-to-do.
Oil May Follow Gas
Pocket at Amity
The people of the neighborhood of
Amity, on the west side of the Wil
lamette river, and north of Albany
lesa than 20 milea, are enjoying the
sensations of an oil boom.
Portland capitalists who are bar
ing for oil there have struck a pock
et of gaa 1600 feet below the surface
and experts say this la an infalli
able indication of oil. '
It has been known for a long time
that there were seepages of oil in
the St. Joe neighborhood, west of
Amity, and the oil there collects on
leaves and renders them easy to
burn.
' The Burmese and Maoris have no
wedding ceremony, marriage being I All animals use their hind-legs to
regarded by them as a business part- J moove them along, the fore-lega sup-
nership.
j plying the balance.
I
Prize Winning !j
ho gained her release from a local .from one to 16 years in the peniten
school on the rise that her gdandfath-
er wns'lll and in fleeing with the
child to part unknown, was the charge
made- to the police here todaybyMrs.
Hill.
Mrs. Hill is of the opinion that Mr.
Hill eventually will locate in Seattle,
tlary, managed to escape from the
jail and has not been found.
W.
Warranty Deeds
' Geo. E. McNeil and wife to J.
McNeil, lands in T 13 S. R. 4 W.
't - James A. Burnes and wife to M.
Cummings and wife lands in T 14. S.
R. 4 W.
, Mabell L. Mills to A. Schlmmcp-
Famlly Reunion
u ! XI rm inhn FnriMtv return
i A. tol. .ft., .ttendlno- a family tenng lands In block 6 Tangent
re-union at the home of Mr, and Mrs. Geo. W. Wilson and wife to F,
.. ' - a I J I M 4 e m 11 T
3. W. Newman at the St. Charles ho-V-owe" '"" "
B.
tel. This is the first meeting of the j
W. Rutherford and wife to August
T 12 S R.
family for 24 years, and was held lnL"" nd wifa lands Jn l
nonor at Geo. Force, father of Mrs.' I.W. 1 " '' " "I'C
A. L. Ramsev and Mrs. Newman and . W. R. Mealry to J. M. Rice and
Prise Winning Ranges Three
Times Successful at . Oregon
State Fair ,
Orban de Luxe -and
' Ideal Ranges.
Large size, polished-top, 18 inch
oven, pipe concealed in rear of
stove. High class range, six
$65.00 .
Practically the aame range in 4
cover, site at -$54.00
Small Range at $35.00
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215 & 217 Lyon St
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