STRIKE AT SEATTLE
APPARENTLY FAILS
Rhe will be succeeded by Mr* Bwsie
I> McComb assistant state leader, a
graduate of the University of Nebras
ka
The Oehoco Irrigation district has
closed a contract employing tbe I'uget
Principal Events of the Week Bound Bridge a Dredging company, Desertions in Union Ranks
at Seattle, to build a large hjdiaullc
Seem to Have Broken
Briefly Sketched for Infor* earth fill dam The work was under
Backbone of Walkout.
contract to Twoby Brother» corrpeny,
motion of Our Reader«.
of Portland, and was abandoned by
them on February 1. 1919. The pump
Seattle raced by deser'iona In uu
The ('lactam»« county fair will be work has been started and tbe slulc Ion ranks coupled with th« results
h«ld at Canby September 23, IS. 26 Ing operation has commenoed.
brought about by May.* O1» Hansons
and SI.
Lumbermen
th- I'a. t!i< northwest ultimatum that troop* would be used
A Baptist region»! confsrenc« tor have Iw-.-n . < ¡.--1
t-.. < t tn confer
If necessary to restore Beattie a bus'
layman of the church 1« to ba held In •nee with the Portland district freight uns» operations to normal channel-
committee Tuesday. Janiary 7». re the sympathetic strthe affecting 2«
raarj 21 •n<1 4
Vwteraag of Battery A. old Third gardlng the proposed new rates for 000 workers is apparently a failure
Oregon, celebrated the (3rd aonlver lumber and forest products This will
Th* strike shows signs of dlalni«
»ary of the organlMUun at a banquet be the hearing before the committee gratlon and even •>>»» radical um<-
upon protest of the Industry, from m«n were «mid to have admitted lb»
In Portland
After week» of a anowleaa winter which nurtterous objections have been the developments over Bunday woul
eaatern Oregon point» were again made to the proposed revision
end th« »trike regard!*»» u< auy actlui
Bupertntc . it -.1 Veters, of th» K’ats- the committee might take
»now covered, much to the delight of
' ksr.lt.« fl*h haithvry repor’s that
Conservatives and radicals silk«
wheatgrower».
Enrollment tn the achool of law of there are » ■ '.o " W salmon fry in the seemed to agree that the Street C*
the Unlvcrelty of Oregon ha» grown ■ retaining pond« which are healthy and men and teamsters unions b«ld th<
I’uriug the recent key to th« situation With th« »ir« < >
to 46. tbe hlgheat mark In the history ; growing rapoliy
j frv-'hr-t about 1.000 009 of tbe l.ttls car service back to normal and mon
of the university.
Senator McNary haa appointed Wil salmon were rel-ascd by the overflow- restaurants opening for business, th
liam 8 Biddle. Milwaukie, and William I Ing <>f th« dykes, hut this Is -of con man on tbe street • •• lnrttn*d I.»
The speak lightly of th« g*n*r»l strike
II Kendall. Portland, a» flrat and »ec- sidered a loss to the Industry
<>nd alternate» reepectlvely to West i fish were well advanced and had I«’on Th« »xecUtiv* committed of the team
tod tor two months.
Point
star*' union ordered the m«n to report
The decision of the Polk County
Charles Alien and James T-tnb, for work Monday morning, after the
Pair »»«»elation not to hold a county ' trwppctw bi . rht in o I r.<l by i-.s employers had agreed that all the men
fair In I>alla» In 1919 has boon recon : trtet (lame Warden Gorge Tonk'n. would be given their former pi». < s
dered and plana will be made soon pkaded guilty In justice court and under the conditions and wag«» pr*
to hold the annual »how
: were fined (l.'5 each f «r kill'.i..; t«-r vailing before lb« »trike.
All public school», most of which
Congrv««man Sinnott haa Introduced ; out of seus-xi
Mr Tonkin found 10
a bill In the house to extend the Ilin ! fresh dear skins, a quantity of venison had been cki»«‘l. opened Monday With
Ila of the (X-hoco national foreat Thia ' a id a beaver tall la ti. ir cabin. Th» conditions as usual The janitor» did
bill will add 6000 acrea to tbe present > veni—oi was presented to th« lb-nd not take formal aethm to return, but
area and will protect valuable water chapter of the Bed Uro«», to be dis voluntarily went back to work when
Informed that tli.tr position* awaited
tribute.! amor.-t tire poor of the city.
•ourcea.
John Plerdorff. of Hlllaboro. and
S.xtaea schools «»re op«u
.Milton A Miller, collector of Inter- them
Merrill Barber. of Twining, were ap i nal re -nue for Oregon, estimates cltl- throughout th« »trike.
Barber shop» opened Monday Milk
pointed midshipmen to Annapolis by I tens of this slate will pay Into the
' tentative Hawley on report <>f , United States treasury not I«-«» ib.i- wagon driver» were on the job bright
competitive examinations held at the j (tx.ooo.ooo tax on Incomes for th-- and early Monday morning, ami milk
Unlvcrelty of Oregon
! year 1916 The new rev -nue law has for breakfast’ was the »b-yan In B«al
Taxes for 191» are uow due and i undergone »..me modification». but tie homes Both newspaper» and uew»
payable
Tbe first half of the taxes I aside tr tu the change In rales for boy» were back al work and reported
may be paid to and Including April 5 the normal tav>-s. there are no radical buxine»« a» usual
without Interest The second half of changes
Income tares collected In
the taxos may ba paid any time before Oregon last y< ar totaled more that*
October 5. without Interest
(12.000.000
The government will hold an auc
With the object of inducing the gov
tion sale of wool In Portland on March ornmetit to appropriate a sum of
1 to take care of the requirements of money »ufflc'ent to eliminate debris
local mills The mills will then have left In Oregon forests by sprue*
at their disposal enough wool to last camps, a committee, appointed by the
Tacoma. Wash The general »trike
them until the new northwestern clip sprue* production division and the to Tacoma «nd«d at » o r I k M nday
la ready.
state department of forestry, is now | morning
It wan officially called off
The first unit of returning Oregon making an estimate of needs In the by the general strike commute*
soldiers, the Sixty fifth Coast artillery
several counti»« where camps wore
Th« threatened disruption of th«
will arrive In Portland on the night located. It will I»« nacesaary to re central labor council of Toom» wax
of Bunday. February 1«. or the morn move the debris as a precaution believed to have been one of th« thing»
Ing of February 17. and will be allowed against forest tire».
Influencing th« general strike commit
stopover time for a parade on the way
Kepres-ntathe« from eight of the tr* In declaring the suppoe-d general
to Camp Lew la
10 Portland draft beards, the district strike off
A (50.000 milk producing plant Is to hoard for Multnomah county »nd the
The metal trad«» strike remains In
be erected In Portland Immediately as district board for Columbia county, al the status previous to the general
a result of a meeting at which 25o a meeting In Portland adopted resolu strike call of the entrai labor council
dairymen and milk producers were lions calling upon congress to forever According to metal trades offl-- re.
present. The plant will be erect».! on bar from citirenship and deport all Joint action with th«- Beattie m*tal
the cooperative plan, the entire slock , registrants under the selective service trades council will be awaited
Tt>«
being subscribed at the meeting
act. who. after having declared their cancellation of th« general strike re
Three principals and nine alternates Intention to become American cltixens, leases those member» of metal trad.*
will be recommended by R<g>re»«nt* had knowingly claimed exemption union» In Tacoma who are not ship
tive W. C. Hawley for admission to from military service on lb« ground yard workers or In shop» tied up with
the United Staton Naval academy at of being alien».
I the shipyard*
Annapolis by March 4
Candidates
Perfecting an organisation o pro
The general strike in Tacoma proved
should send applications at once to i vide employment for returning sol a failure from th« start, although th.
the president's office. University of , dlers throughout the stale, selection walkout of the streetcar nx-n Thursday
Oregon. Eugene
i of August 14. 15 and 16 as the dale gCernoon gave It »«me ap|«-aran<e of
The 69th regiment. Coast Artillery . for its annual state convention at geliilng strength When tbe ear m«n
corps, composed of 37 officers and | Klamath Fails, and selection of a com fxxnd that they had b««n tricked, as
I7ox men from Oregon, sailed from mlttee to m-ir.oriallxe the Oregon con they claim-d. Into the walkout again»’
Bordeaux on February 4 on the Iran ■ gresslonal delegation to do Ils utmost the express order* of their int.-rna
»port Mercury, the war department ■ in securing the passage of legislation tional officers, they promptly repudi
has announced. The transport Is ex for the benefit of the discharged sol ated th« strike
peeled to arrive at Newport News. dier*. were among th« Important re
Virginia. February 16.
sults of a special meeting of th» Ore SOLDIERS
HALT STRIKERS
In the person of Joseph Nemchlck. gon State Elks' assoc.alion held in
aged SO. of Harrisburg. IJnn county Portland.
Ea Soldier Agitator* Ordered to Take
boasts the oldest angler In the stale
A special session of the Oregon leg
Off Army Uniforms.
He secured a fishing license for 1*19 Isiature proltrbly will be called by
Butte. Moat Btrikers In th« mln«»
at the county clerk s office In Albany the governor in May. when there will
of Butt« who object to th» recent re
last week He also secured a similar be referred to th« people at a special
duction of (1 » day In wag»» and who
permit to fish last year, so evidently election to be held in June such re
are Insisting on th« abolishment of
Is a consistent fisherman
construction measures as a commis the rustling «tard »y»t«m were halt
A tentative road paving program tor sion of 15 members may prepare. Tbe
•d at the foot of the hill leading to
Marlon county, contemplating the ex plan ’Is contingent on the evolving of
the mines by g-Ards of United Stalo»
pendlture of (1,000.000. was announced a practical program to give employ
soldiers. Those men who wished to
by the county court after a conference ment through big development or
go to work were permitted to pass
with business men of the Mount Angel building Work. Irrespective of the
th« cordon of soldiers which guarded
district
A chain of paved highways amount of bonding necessary for fl
»very approach
connecting all Incorporated cities and nanclng and If conditions In tbe coun
Discharged »o'Jlors who still wore
towns of the county Is the plan
try are not improved.
the army un-lorm w»r* among those
Baker enjoyed the heaviest snowfall
A two day convention of the Went doing picket duty for the strikers and
of the year, varying in depth from six orn Walnut Growers' association was
they were singled out by the regular
Inches In the city to more than four closed at Portland after electing J C.
army m« n ar. I ordered immediately to
feet In the mountains
The miners Cooper, of McMinnville, president, and
discard their .. f ■ us or cease par
In that section had been apprehensive A. M Meade, of Orenco. •«- retary.
ttcipatlug In the atlempiod picketing.
that there would be insufficient snow J A Quambc-rg was elected first vice
In the hills to furnish tbe desired president and Professor Lswls. of Ore
Washington —• I ondltlons
undec
amount of water In the spring, but gon Agricultural college, second vic*
which soldiers or aa.lors now holding
that fear Is now rem -red
president. The annual convention will government life lr*urancc may con
Miss Anna M. Turley, state leader be held In Portland again next year.
vert the»* policies within five years
of h»m ■ d -monstration agents al ths Fifty two varieties of walnuts were »*•
Into other furms w»r* announced by
Oregon Agricultural college, has re hiblted at tbe conventioa Promltu-nt
Colonel Henry D l. ndsley, of the war
gigrmd and will go to Columbia uni growers say the climatic conditions
risk Insurance bur. «u. Kate» will b*
versify. where she will inks special are ideal for grove* tn the Wiliametl*
nt.vde public soon
OREGON NEWS NOTES
OF GENERAL INTEREST
TACOMA STRIKE
IS CALLED OFF
When the Fat Year» Return
WIN $3 A WORD
BY WRITING A
VICTORY SLOGAN
Good
Victory
Uberty
Ixxn
slogans are wanted by the general
publicity romiuitt.-e of th* Twelfth
Federal Hc-crve District with head
q-ia ter» In San Fvancleco
Th« committee will pay aa high
aa (3 a word
(Tret prise will he (10 second
prix« (50. and third prtia. (10.
Slogan» »hould be limited to 10
ar It word».
Bend all slogans to HI XXI AN
EDITOR. Room ¿01. 430 California
Htrect. Ban FrancUco. California.
The contest cl«»«» Saturday,
March 25
The » are no Liberty Ixvans ahead
of you after tbe Victory lx>an »o
mortgage your future for Victory
Bonds Thousand» of our ao’dlers and
sailors mortgsg.-d their futures.
By F. C.
Ambulance 1 86. W n»t»r* Front.
i
When the fat year» return, and. rich
and fro*.
You half forget, as men have »v»r
don».
Th» pric* once paid for your security,
Thinktug too much of fortune lost or
won.
Too much of prtd» and laughter, food
and ease.
Or of »«me public favor cheaply
earned.
Oh. then turn back the page and think
of lheae
Who gave their N m II»» for freedom
to be bunted
For these lived, too. th»y. too. loved
ea»« and laaghter.
Bunllght. the green earth
All that
you still keep
They bad. ami mor* vision. If you
come after
knd dare t->r««t them buried so
young, so deep.
And d»re for/ot this faith for whl-h
they stood —
Ah. but you will not. being of their
-The Outlook.
blood!
tttart figuring now on your personal
Your boy will be a better man than
you are If you give him a weekly al quota of Victory Uberty Honda. If
lowanc« for Thrift Htampa Di him you don't, »tart figuring »n tncrea»»-!
late».
buy them biinself.
MONTHLY WAR STAMP QUOTAS
FIXED FOR TWELFTH DISTRICT
The Tregaury Department ha* aanigtir«! to
K.-s. rve Di-.tri.-t the following monthly quota*
Having* Statuita during 19151 :
January
..........................
February
.................
March
\|>ril
May
........
J tine
Julv
............
A ugnai
September
()etol~-r
November ...
Dgccnilver ....
Total
...........
th.- Twelfth Federal
to be raised in War
1 4.300,000
4 BOG i>00
5,400 000
6.000.000
fi.iiiki -100
7.200 (MX)
T.MXl.tXM)
H 400.000
9,(
10 «MN) OOO
12’000,000
is^nojxxi
*95 000.000
total to be raised throughout the country i* li bilo
t
Scio Produce Company 1
Wants Your Business
Will pay Cash for Egg*. Poultiy. Veal. Hogg, Hide*
!
I
Will buy Cream in any quantity and pny
the highest cash price foi it.
Let us get acquainted.
If you have a grievance
make it known and we will endeavor to rectify it.
Bring Us Your Catcara Bark
We will give you a Square Deal
FRED G1SELMAN, Proprietor
.a ar- ■ rd
J. LiX.I
FUNERAL DIRECTORS
FULL LINE OF
CASKETS AND FUNERAL SUPPLIES
All fuiieml* attended to piomptly and at rc.'ixmalile
price*.
WESEEY hXI’A'I’K
S< io. OREGON
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