OUR BOYS WITH THE COLORS
Newt Letter*/ and Stories of Oar Soldiers and Sailors in France,
STEADIER HOG MARKETS PUNNED
In the Training Camps, On the High Seas, and Everywhere
Gallant American Fighters Are Found.
Mrs. C. H. Lorens and Mrs. K. D. I the weather was cold and the snow
Cribble were here Saturday
with failing. He has been attending an
officers training school at Camp L ew is,.
Christmas cartons for inspection by
bat has just been transferred to the
the Red Cross committee. Mrs. Lor* i
Virginia Camp.
•ns's son is in the 117 U. S. Engineers ]
and Mrs. Gnbbles sons are in the air i
service and in the Marines. One o f . Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Miller have the
them was wounded seven times and is past week received very interesting
now in the hospital, Mrs. Lorenz had letters and pictures from their sons
a letter Friday (written October 18) ; George and Andrew Miller in France.
from her son Alvin, who was well,safe They mention the good work o f Chester
and happy at that date.
Giesy in the surgery o f Base Hospital
No. 46.
They also mention Russell .
Higginbotham as one o f the Hospital;
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Anderson have
"Cooking crew .” Mr. and Mrs,Miller .
received a card stating that their son
Arthur Anderson has arrived safely also received a letter from Lieut. J a s ..
overseas. They had a letter two or A. Miller, at Kelly Field No. 1, South |
three weeks ago saying he would pro San Antonio, Texas.
NYAL AGENCY
WEATHERLY IΠCREAM
FOR TH AT COUGH AND COLD
Hog Producers and Packers Confer With Repre
sentatives of the Food Administration and
Agricultural Department and Adopt
New Plan of Regulation.
USE
TROY COUGH TABLETS
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la accordance with the poller o f the Food Administration since Its founda
tion to consult representative men la the agricultural Industry on occasions
o f Importance to special branches o f the Industry, on October 24 there was
convened In Washington a meeting e f the Live Stock Subcommittee o f the
Aurora, Oregon
Agricultural Advisory Board and the special members representing the swine
Industry to consider the situation In the bog market
The conference lasted for three days, and during this time met with the
executive committee o f the fifty packing firms participating In foreign orders
Mrs. John Shepherd and her son-in-
pork product* and with the mem! Ders o f the F
Administration directing Avastock Subcommittee o f t he Agri
law B.R Wolfer were among the Wot-
cultural
Advisory
Board,
together
fign pork purchases.
11 ;ii special swine members and the fer Prairie people here Tuesday.
The conclusions <of the confortaice 1were as fo
epresenlntlves o f the packers, to I in- - The Pheasant Northwest Products
wove the present unsatisfactory sltu-
bo entire marketIn« situation hi
producer
Co. o f Salem is the largest Jelly, Jam
ition, which has unfortunately result
quate futi
changed since the September Joli
bably sail in a couple o f days.
and Preserve manufacturing plant west
'd
because
o
f
the
injection
o
f
uncon-
These
ugn
orders
are
placed
ference as to neciesitate an enti
Mrs. George White received a letter i
o
f the Mississippi River.
tollable
factors.
alterati« d In the plans o f price stabl- upon the basis o f cost o f hogs to the
We ask the producer to co-operate
Sidney Graham was among the Butte- Saturday from her son Fred J. W hite] fixation. The current peace talk has packers.
Mrs. Foster and Miss Smith, teacher*
As the result o f long negotiations vlth us in a most difficult task.
vi lie people here Saturday. He Bays at Camp Lewis, who has been very ill j alarmed the holders o f corn, and there
j in the Aurora school returned Monday
no recent news has been received from with the influenza, but who has so has been a price decline o f from 26 be!ween this body and the Packers']
I to resume work but the school was not
Committee, representing the 45 to 50
his brother Joe Graham Jr. When last much improved that he was able toi cents to 40 cents per bushel. The fact
THE SCOUT’ S GOOD TURN.
opened until Wednesday.
I packers participating In foreign o r -1
write. About two weeks ago Mr. and j
heard from he was near Paris.
that the accumulations o f low priced ders, together with the Allied buyers.!
J, H. Kraus o f Marks Prairie has
Mrs. White received a telegram from]
corn In the Argentine and South Afri all under the Chairmanship o f the
been here this week with hit power
the Camp hospital authorities stating j
ca would, upon the advent of peace Food Administration, the following un
wood-saw, "buzzing up” all the four
Mr. and Mrs. B . J. Grim have just re that their son was very sick, but no
and liberated shipping, become avail dertaking has been given by the pack-
foot
wood and limb-wood in town.
ceived letters from Kenneth Grim their further message came until Saturday.
able to the European market has cre era :
son who is on his way from Camp The good news o f their sons improve-
In
view
o
f
the
undertakings
on
the
Mrs.
J. W. Sadler was yesterday re-
ated a great deal of apprehension on
Lewis to Camp Humphries, Virginia. ment will be welcome news also to h is!
; elected as one o f the 21 directors o f
the part of corn holders. This decline part o f the Food Administration with
He wrote enroute, in Montana, where many friends here.
tegard to the co-ordinated purchases
j Willamette Chapter o f the American
has spread fear among swine growers of pork products, covered in the at-
j Red Cross, J. M. Poorman of wood-
that a similar reduction In the prices | Inched, It is agreed that the packers
MACKSBUHG.
idle celebration have turned realolutely o f hogs would naturally follow. More
; burn is one o f the directors.
participating in these orders will un
Mr. Baldwin has rented his ranch to | to the work o f raising products from over, the lower range o f corn prices dertake not to purchase hogs for less
The names o f Misses Emma J, Sny
j their soil, Knowing well that our na would, If incorporated In a 13-to-l ra than the following agreed minimum»
David Kauffman for three years.
der and Louine Kerr were inadvertent
tion will be called upon for the world tio, obviously result In a continuously for the month o f November, that Is n
ly omitted last week from the list of
The Mother’s Club is to met in the supply o f Life—necessities to a great
falling price for live hogs. In view daily minimum o f $17.50 per hundred
the solicitors for United war work
present week at the home o f Mrs. Sim er extent than ever before.
The op of these changed conditions many pounds on average o f packers’ droves,
funds.
excluding
throw-outs.
“
Throw-outs”
on Miller,
pressed people whom we have set free swine producers anticipated lower
to be defined as pigs under 130
Mr. and Mrs. John Damra received a
are
in
a
destitute
condition
and
it
is
for
The Mennonite congregation will hold
prices and as a result rushed their pounds, stags, boars, thin sows and
card Sunday stating that their son will
services in the afternoon and evening us to stand by them till they are in hogs to market In large numbers, and skips. Farther, that no hogs of any
Damn) had arrived safely over seas,
shape to help themselves,
o f Sunday, Nov. 25th.
this overshipment has added-to and kind shall be bought, except throw-
j
He
was probably on the Atlantic when
outs,
at
less
than
$16.50
per
hundred
aggravated the decline.
The Little Girls Sewing Circle will
I the armistid was signed.
pounds.
The average o f packers'
BARLOW
The
Information
of
the
Department
meet on Saturday Nov. ,30th at the
droves to be construed as the averag?
Anyone wishing a small quantity of
home ef Mrs. G M. Baldwin.
Mr. Wurfel is still confined to his bed o f Agriculture indicates that the sup of the total sales fn the market of all
ply
of
hogs
has
Increased
about
8
per
I choice nursery stock can secure the
but
is
improving,
hogs
for
a
given
day.
All
the
above
Services were resumed in the Luth
cent., while the highest unofficial esti
j same cheap by inquiring at the Obser-
eran church on Sunday, Nov. 17th and
Jas. Erickson o f Portland visited his mate does not exceed 15 per cent. In to be based on Chicago.
] ver office at once. If not ordered in a
We
agree
that
a
committee
shall
be
Does
One
Every
Day
and
Soma
He
schools opened on Monday, Nov, 18th.
parents .Tuesday.
creased production over last year. On appointed by the Food Administration
few days.it reverts to the nursery from
times a Thousand and One.
which it is ‘Sue.
A. A. Baldwin who is in business at , W-i
...... Tull has the Spanish influenza the other band, the arrival of hogs to check the dally operations in the ]
during the last three weeks in the various markets with a view to super
Seaside came on Saturday to pay a at his home in Portland.
SCOUTS "PUT TOWN ON MAP."
Only $89.60 was paid out by the
seven great markets has been 27 per vision and demonstration o f the carry
visit to his mother who is living on the
|
county,
clerk in October as bounties on
Our high school pupils all returned
cent more than last year, during the ing out of the above.
Baldwin ranch.
Boy scouts and the power o f adver ] gophers and moles. There is still $1800
to school at Canby Monday.
The
ability
o
f
the
packers
to
carry
corresponding period, demonstrating
Using put the town of Keighley, Eng j left in this bounty fund, for anyone in
The weather is" most favorable for
Mrs. Vickers received word Tuesday the unusually heavy marketing o f the out this arrangement will depend on land, on the map of the world as a IIv<
I Marion county who will bring in the
there being a normal marketing of
the fall' planting. Already many of
lag lesson in the way to beat the U-
that their son Samp has arrived safely
available supply. In the face of the
hogs based upon the proportionate in
I scalps at 5 cents each.
the fields are bright with the promise
in France.
excessive receipts some packers havp crease over the receipts of lust year. boats!
o f next years crop...
Keighley has awakened to interna
not maintained the price agreed last The Increase in production appears to
Henry Pardey was a business visitor
Walter Howe was recently promoted month. On the other hand, many
tional fame because its 42,000 inhabi | here Tuesday. On his way into town
Mrs. J, Gibs >n has just received word I
be'
a
maximum
of
about
15
per
cent,
| to freight conductor and is running on o f the packers have paid over the
tants have voluntarily reduced theii j he picked up a fine big wagon sheet
that her son Will who was one o f th e !.. 5 J „ ..
and we can handle such an increase.
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the P. R. & N.
price offered to them In an endeavor
If the producers of hogs should, as bread ration to the lowest in the coun which he ordered advertised as“ found”
first o f our boys to repch France has I
try, namely, 3:7 pounds, as against 4
been injured by the German gas.
School was not opened Monday on ac- to maintain the agreed price. The re they have in the past fe\y weeks, pre
in the Observer.- About an hour later
sult In any event has been , a failure maturely market hogs in such increas pounds per head allowed by the food
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count o f several new cases of-Spanish
]
Fred M.,Keil called up the Observer
controller.
to maintain the October price basis
The Red Cross Auxiliary is awaiting T a
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Influenza. Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Hayes determined upon at the September con ing numbers over the above it is en
American advertising methods turn office to advertise for the wagon cover
a new supply of working material from :
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tirely beyond the ability of the pack
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are ill with it and Mr, and Mrs, Gum- ference and undertaken by the pack
ers to maintain these minimums, and ed the trick in Keighley. Posters in j as “ 16st” ,
headquarters and will resume its regu- !
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! mings and children are quite ill.
ers. Another factor contributing to therefore we must have the co-opera every shop window, advertisements in
lar weekly meesings at its rooms as ;
Randolph Woolworth o f Butteville
the break In prices during the month tion o f the producer himself to main the press, innumerable pamphlets—by
soon as the work is received.
! The Postoffice was moved to the Tull
!
was
here yesterday on business. He
has been the influenza epidemic; it tain these results. It is a physical these means the entire population had
Mr. and Mrs. Neff, who for over a jresidence last Wednesday.
Mrs. Tull has sharply curtailed consumption of Impossibility for the capacity of the been drawn into a hearty co-operation j was one o f the Butteville district work
yeat have owned and occupied the piacp j being appointed as postmaster with pork products and temporarily der packing houses to handle a similar with such astonishing food economy ers in the United war work drive, and
has consistently and strongly support
o f the late Milo Lantz, have sold the ] Mrs. Shippart assistant. Mrs. Crowley creased the labor staff o f the packers over-flood o f hogs and to find a market that the town has been officially held
about 25 per cent.
up as a model for all the United King ed the government during the whole
for
the
output.
The
packers
are
anx
premises to a Mr. Murphy from Mis- resigned in April and is well pleased to.
The exports o f 130,000,000 pounds ious to co-operate with the producers dom. '
war.
souri who is living there now.
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o f pork products for October com In maintaining a stabilization o f price
be releived of the office.
The boy scouts have also been en
Dr. B, F. Giesy has completely re
pared with about 52,000,000 pounds and to see that producers receive a fair listed in the war on waste, and report
The beautiful planet Venus which lights;
the evening sky so brightly in clear: Barlow has made good her record in October a year ago, and the price for their products.
regular all their discoveries o f still covered from his recent illness, having
(Signed)
THOS. E. WILSON,
useful things cast on the rubbish been out and around about two weeks,
Weather is to continue as evening star end is again over the top on the United export orders placeable by the Food
Administration for November, amount
Chairman Packers’ Committee. " j heaps. Not so much as a tin can or old -and will be ready to attend patients and
throught the coming wmter.spring and ] War Fund drive. Cur quota was $259,-
to 170,000,000 pounds as contrast
The plan embodied above was adopt piece of cloth Is thrown away in Keigh | answer calls next week, beginning
summer till she becomes morning star j 50 inc|uding. the additional 50 per cent. ed with the lesser exports of
ley.
ed by the conference.
Monday. Mrs. Giesy is now convalesc
and September 12th to remain so for ;
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¡1 he committee raised $228.50 which 98,000,000, for November, 1917. The
The Food Administrator has appoint
ing rapidly, and her friends hope that
the rest of the year 1919,
“
increased demands o f the allies are
she will soon be well and strong again,
put us over the top as the committee Continuing, and are in themselves ed a committee, comprising Mr. Thomas
E. Wilson, chairman of the Pack
The solicitors for the United War |
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j was mistaken in thinking that we had proof of the necessity for the large ers’ Committee; Mr. Everett Brown,
A. M. La Follett has filed his cam
Word Campaign whose work ends fo r !.
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paign expense account which says that
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! to raise the 50 per cent to get our quota production for which the Food Admin president of the Chicago Livestock Ex
the present, on this Monday evening
istration asked. The increase In ex change; Major Roy of the Food Adr
he spent $84.55 to secure" his election as
have fount} the ranchers and their f am - j
were requested to raise this port demands appears to be amply ministration, Mr. Louis D. Hall of the
strte senator fo r Marion county. How
iliès most responsive to the call for isuni if possible.
The committee w.ere sufficient to take up the Increase in Bureau o f Markets, to undertake the i
help from the noble organizations which i®*
biddings, chairman; J. McGowan, hog production, but unfavorable mar supervision of the execution of the ] Mr. and Mrs. Felix Isaacson were here much o f it was Democratic money and
how much was "Independent” money
are united in the cause of restoring the Mr. Hinkle and Mrs. Irwin, Our first ket conditions existing In October af plan in the various markets. Commls- ] | over Sunday from Portland.
was not stated. But it was a lot of
quota
was
$173.00.
ford
no
fair
index
o
f
the
aggregate
sion
men
are
asked
to
co-operate
In
j
devastated countries and relieving the
supply and demand.
carrying out the plan embodied In the , Mrs. Herbert J. Miller has returned money for Alec to dig up. It would
suffering caused by the war.
It must be evident that the enor packers’ agreement. It must be evi- ] j from a visit with here parents in Port have paid a lot o f taxes.
mous shortage in fats in the Central dent that offers by commission men to land.
MARKET REPORT
With deep regret we record the death
Mrs. J.W . Sadler drove ta Salem yes
Empires and neutral countries would Bell hogs below the minimum estab-
o f Edward Schnack who until about a
Immediately upon peace result in ad fished above is not fair, either to the j Henry Peter was among the Lone terday, taking the following Red Cross
year ago was a resident of our place
Egg per dozen, 63c
ditional demands for pork products producer or the participating packers. ! Elder farmers in town Wednesday on made articles to headquarters there: 7
when he moved his family to Portland.
Butter,. 2-lb. roll $1,10
which, on top of the heavy shipments Mr. Brown has undertaken on behalf \ business.
sweaters, 1 helmet, and 25 pairs of
Mr. Schnack leaves a widow with two
Spring Broilers 25c
to the Allies, would tend materially of the commission men in the United.
socks. Eight pairs o f these were knit
'David
Bachert
was
here
Tuesday
to
small children.
Both he and Mrs.
Ducks, 18c to 20<*
to increase the .American exports,, in States that they will loyally support
| visit his brothers Fred and Andrew ted by Miss Mary Zimmerman, whose
Schnack, who is the eldest daughter of
asmuch as no considerable reservoir of the plan.
Turkeys, old, 25c
infirmity makes it rather difficult for
our well known neighbor, Mrs. J. Gib
supplies
exists
outside
o
f
the
United
leese 15c
It is believed by the conference that ; Bachert, '
her
to move about, but who is an ex
States. It seems probable that the this new plan, based as it is upon a
son have won the friendship and esteem
Old Roosters, 14c
George Muessig, S. H. Stoner and J. pert knitter whose work will make
present
prospective
supplies
would
be
positive
minimum
basis,
will
bring
bet-
,
o f their entire neighborhood and all
Hens, 25c
i Victor Anderson were among the farm some soldier boy bless her skill.
Inadequate to meet this world demand ter results to the producer than aver
wish to conver most sincere sympathy
Beans 7c to 8e
ers here his week.
with
the
return
to
peace.
So
far
as
It
age prices for the month. It does not
to the afflicted family in their trouble.
Cascara, 13c
Miss Kuebler, principal of the Aurora
Is possible to interpret this fact, It ap limit top prices and should narrow
E, M. Hurst moved the household
Lard, 30c
school, returned Saturday, accompan
While rejoicing over the termination
pears
that
there
should
be
even
a
the
margins
necessary
to
country
buy
goods
of
Mr.
and
M
rs.W
.H.
Asquith
to
Wool, 60
ied by her little brother to open school
stronger demand for pork products ers in more variable markets. It is
of the war the ranchers with their
Mohair 45c
Portland Sunday.
after the war, and therefore any a (arm believed that the* plan should work out
Monday, but Saturday night she be
families not contenting themselves with j Potatoes, $1.50
John and- Lawrence Murray were came ill with the influenza. Hence the
o f hog producers as to the effect pf close to $18 average.
Swine producers of the country will •among the Butteville people here on opening o f school was again postponed.
Grow Raspberries, Gooseberries and peace is unwarranted by the outlook..
MRS. MACK DEAD
In the light of these circumstances contribute to their own interest by business Tuesday,
Currants. We need them in our busi-
The case seems to be a mild attack,
it Is the conclusion of the conference not flooding the market, for it must be
' ness. The Pheasant Northwest Pro
Martin Moshberger was here this but, of course, it will be some days be
that attempts to hold the price of Hogs evident that if an excessive over per
Mrs, Alice Mack died at her home
ducts Co. o f Salem will contract them to the price of corn may work out to
fore Miss Kuebler will be able to re
centage of hogs is marketed in any week from Woodburn to visit at the
north of Aurora yesterday afternoon of for a term o f years." They are money
sume her work. The other rooms be
the disadvantage of pork producers. one month price stabilization ar.d con home of his "uncle” Louis Webert.
pneumonia, at the age of 61 years. She makers.
gan their work yesterday with Mrs,
It Is the conclusion that any Interpre trol cannot succeed, and it is certain
williard Carothers was hère yester Clara Atkinson teaching the intermedi
tation of the formula should be a that producers themselves can contri
had been sick but a few days. ■ She is
day from Needy on his way to " the C. ate grades in the place o f Mrs. John-
broad
gauged
policy
applied
over
a
bute
materially
to
the
efforts
of
the
survived by two brothers, W. L. White
DR. de LESPINASSE
long period. It is the opinion of the conferences if they will do their mark D. F. Wilson home where he will stay a ne3on who did not return from Portland
anc Geo, P, H. S, white and a number'
DENTIST
tew days.
conference that in substitution of the eting in as normal a way as possible.
until the 10 o’ clock train arrived, not
o f nephews and nieces.
previous plans of stabilization the
The whole situation as existing at
The funeral will be held at the Mack
Mrs. Diana Snyder and son Henry having received work until late Tues
Live Stock Subcommittee of the Agri present demands a frank and explicit
Phone United 6 3 1 9
residence tomorrow (Friday) at 12 T^j-linger Bldg
cultural Advisory Board, together with assurance from the conferees repre- I went to Portland Monday for a couple day night that school would open Wed
o ’ clock.
H ubbard , O regon
the specially Invited swine representa sen ted—namely, that every possible j of days visit with relatives and to do nesday.
tives, should accept the invitation of effort will be made io maintain a live shopping.
the Food Administration to join with hog price commensurate with swine
Mr. and Mrs. Will Askin returned to
the Administration and the packers in production costs and reasonable sell- |
¡I
Wm. HEINZ
? determining the prices at which con ing values in execution of the declared j Astoria Monday. Mr. Askin is em Get the Genuinç,
and Avoid
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AUCTIONEER
trolled export orders are to be placed. policy of the Food Administration i ployed in the- George Rodgers shipyards j
Always in the market for old
! *
Waste
at
that
place.
Copper, Lead, Zinc, Iron, Brass,
This will be regularly done. The In to use every agency In Its control to i
I Live Stockand Farm Sales a Specialty
Old Newspapers and Magazines
fluence o f these orders will be directed secure justice to the farmer.
G. A. Ehlen and W. A. Eh!en have
T erms R easonable
(neatly folded), second hand sacks,
The stabilization methods adopted
to the maintenance of the common ob
received news o f the death o f th eir,
and junk of all kinds.
for
November
represent
the
best
ef-
|
je c t—namely, the stabilization of the
I Phone Canby T 3 -15 (Mail— Aurora Route 1 ) »
uncle Chas. Ruch, aged 79 years,at The
AURORA
- a
OREGON
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price of live hogs so as to secure as far forts of the conference, concurred in !
Dalles, last Saturday.
i
¿ a it is jjosslble fair returns to the by the Food Administration and the 1
AURORA DRUG STORE
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ÜJmmt S o p ita
E. M. HURST