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About Intermountain tribune and Linn County agriculturalist. (Sweet Home, Linn County, Or.) 1913-1914 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 20, 1914)
INTERMOUNTAIN TRIBUNE : = and == LINN COUNTY AGRICULTURALIST VOL. 3. SWEET HOME, LINN COUNTY, OREGON, AUGUST 20, 1914 NO. 17. $1.25 THE YEAR PANAMA CANAL IS A REPORTER GIVES PRESIDENT WARNS ARTIFICIAL PRICES Î GOVERNOR CLOSES THE GERMAN SIDE OPENED FOR WORLD CHARGED FOR FOOD NOT TO TAKE SIDES HUNTING SEASON Proclamation Issued as Result of Spread The Statement Urges Restraint in Dis Department of Justice Adds to Force Almost Unbelievable Numbers of Germans Nine Hours Are Required by Ships to Cross Waterway-Zone Cele on Way to Northern Belgium of Investigations Into the cussions of War and Points of Forest Fires Through brates Event is Reported Cause of Rise Out Dangers out the State Panama, Aug. 15.—The Panama London, August 18.—A dispatch Washington, Aug. 17.—Reports Washington, Aug. 18.’^President Because of the danger of forest Canal is open to the commerce of to the Central News from Brussels to the Department of Justice tell of Wilson today issued a statement fires as a result of campfires care lessly left by hunters, Gov. West warning citizens of the United States the creation of artificial food prices says that a daring newspaper man the world. Henceforth ships may issued a proclamation Saturday, against taking sides in the European all along the line. A district attor has returned to that city after a pass to and fro through the great which became effective today, clos war in public discussions in the ney in Texas reported that granu trip along the frontier, between the waterway which establishes a new ing the deer hunting season. This United States. The effect of the lated sugar had risen from $4.60 armies, during which he actually ocean highway for trade. The steamship Ancon, owned by information has been officially ob war on the United States, he said) to $7.50 per hundredweight since a spent several days within the Ger the United States war department, tained. However, County Clerk depends on what Americans say and week ago; Swiss cheese from 25 cts. man lines. He says: to 38 Cts.; flour from $4.75 to $5.10; • “The Germans are bringing up with many notables on board, made Marks said this morning that he do. The president is understood to be beef ribs from 18 to 21 cents per almost unbelievable numbers of the official passage today which had not been officially informed of the proclamation. The governor, it deeply concerned because naturaliz pound; sirloin from 28 to 32 cents; men and quantities of artillery, signalized the opening of the Canal. was learned, issued the proclamation ed Ameri cans who came from the pork loin from 18 to 25 cents and horses and supplies along the line She left Cristobal at 7 o’clock this following a thorough investigation countries now at war have taken smoked ham from 20 to 22 cents. from Luxemburg to the northern morning and reached Balboa, on the Pacific end, at 4 o’clock this after of conditions and numerous confer sides? On previous occasions he has The district attorney suggested that limits of Belgian territory. “I do not believe the published noon, having navigated the water ences with authorities on the forest publicly spoken against what he small ^consumers are charged even termed “hyphenated Americans,” higher prices than the hotels and stories of atrocities by Germans, as way in nine hours. fire situation. The Ancon did not anchor at all Germans whom I met seemed to The chief executive’s action is the declaring that citizens of the United restaurants. A letter to the Attorney General not be the sort of men likely to be Balboa, but proceeded into deep direct result of a movement started States should be Americans only, several days ago among the various not Irish-Americans, German-Ameri- from the manager of one of the guilty of such deeds, although I did water in the Pacific, beyond the fire protective associations to have cans or other classifications of the largest livestock commission com not see them under the nervous fortified islands, where she anchored in the channal of the canal until her panies in the west reported that, tension of actual fighting. the season closed because of the sort. return to Balboa, when she landed ‘ <Most of the officers were well while hogs declined in Chicago $1 many fires alleged to have been per hundred pounds, and cattle de satisfied with the,, progress of the her party. started'by hunters. Our Taxes Will be Delin- The Ancon will remain at the clined 65 to 85 cents per hundred, fighting thus far. One of the offi Efforts were made by fire wardens Quent on September 1 Balboa docks for some time, dis dressed products to the consumer cers said: since Saturday to notify all hunters “We took Liege in a week when charging her cargo, this being the advanced several cents a pound. of the order and it is thought that The county treasurer has sent but we thought it would take three first commercial voyage made “ The packers claimed that reduc most of them were reached before the proclamation became effective. the second warning about taxes be tions were made on account of months. We are now in the heart through the canal. The Canal having been officially State Forester Elliott has confer coming delinquent on and after Sep financial conditions and money of Belgium, within a few thousand red with Governor West regarding tember 1. This leaves only 11 days stringency,” he wrote “but I don’t yards of its capital. We will take opened, it will be used tomorrow numerous fires said that while he after today in which taxes may be know what excuse they gave for to Strassburg many guns captured for the transfer of four cargo had not asked that the season be paid without becoming delinquent. advancing the dressed arttcles. with the greatest ease from the ships, which will thus shorten their On account of there being con There is little beef or pork im vaunted artillery of France. routes. closed, he felt that it was a good siderable misunderstanding as to ported.” The trip of the Ancon was the “We can afford to lose a million thing. He said there had been Additional special agents of the men as the price of victory, but the fastest yet made by a large ocean several reports of forest fires hav the manner in which the new law ing been started by careless hunters. applies to the paying of taxes, the Department of Justice were dis allies cannot afford to lose thous steamer, the locking operations be The season started August 1, officials are constantly called upon patched today to Cleveland. Provi ands. The perfectly welded mass ing quicker, owing to greater ex but for the proclamation of the to clear up confusing matters re dence, Baltimore, Pittsburg and of the people-of the German empire perience. The steamer went through garding the different payments. Buffalo to assist-in the nation-wide is bound to overcome the badly the Gatun locks in 70 minutes, a executive. speed never before equaled The Although there have been many investigation of the increased price united troops of the allies.” Mr. West said open’season would The newspaper man continued: other lockages were equally rapidly be declared any time before the statements regarding the difficulty of foodstuffs. United States District Attorneys “The German government has no made. regular closing time if there was that people were experiencing in Colonel Goethals,. builder of the a sufficient rainfall to obviate all securing the necessary money to all over the country have begun in quarrel with the United States and Canal and Governor of the zone, pay taxes with, County Treasurer is doing all in its power to impress quiries and in many places grand danger. Sportsmen declare that the order W. W. Francis reports that he juries already are at work. At the officials of the necessity for watched the operations closely and would be a big blow" to hundreds of believes the taxes will be paid up Buffalo, John O’Brien, the District extending facilities to Americans was manifestly pleased at the im hunters, many parties having start as well if not better than usual Attorney, will direct special efforts who are trying to get out of the proved handling of the locks. He declared that even this would be ed for the woods the past few days. by the time that they become de to ascertain the cause of the rise in country.” made much better with time. Capt. linquent. | the cost of flour. —Albany Democrat. Rodman, superintendent of trans- Fred Robertson, District Attorney Mayor A. E. Ziesing . portation, who directed the trip, A cutting scrape occurred at a at Topeka, Kans., reported today Dr. Ivan E. Bellinger Died Thursday Night voiced similar sentiments. dance at Holley, last Friday night, that “the unusual circumstance of in which one party used a knife on wheat going down on the market Dr. Ivan E. Bellinger, recently’ of The residents of our little city three others. We are unable to Portland, has purchased Dr. Wilson’s and the price of flour going up has were shocked this morning upon learn the particulars, So far as supply of drugs and medicines and stood out prominently in the Kansas learning that Mayor A. E. Zeising we know, no arrests have been succeeds him.in his office in the City daily newspapers for several had passen away last Thursday night jsnade. days past.”. He is investigating. Slavens building. at 11:30 o’clock. He had another Dr. Bellinger comes to our town severe attack of heart trouble Wed Wanted! Wanted highly recommended. He is a nesday about noon while at his place grandson of the late Judge Belling of business and was taken home in er, of the United States District Hop pickers at J. W. Seavy’syard an auto. This was the third attack I have about 1200 bushels court of Portland. He is a gradu one mile south of Corvallis. Good of heart trouble he had suffered of peaches at my orchard ate of the Willamette University camp grounds, straw, camp tables, within a week.. He rallied some and in the southeastern edge Medical department and has had horse pasture, good water, sawed was able to converse during the of Lebanon, consisting of several years practice, the last of stove wood and baskets furnished. afternoon but lost consciousness in Crawfords, Muirs, Cham which has been in a Portland hospi Will move families in and out after the evening and grew steadily worse pions and Charlottes tal. He has a wife and is a young hop picking, Register early as we until the end. The prices are as follows: man and of fine appearance and ex only want enough pickers to pick Mr. Zeising was a native of Ger First class per bushel $1.50 cellent reputation. all day. Will begin September 1. many. He came to the United Second class “ “ $1.25 Dr. Wilson expects to take a post W. L. Butler, manager, Phones States when young and resided in Culls “ “ .50 graduate course in a San Francisco Independent 1190. Farmers 1F1 or different states before coming to Delivery will be made at medical college, next winter. Oregon about 14 years ago. He was write me at Corvallis, Ore, the orchard, you to supply 54 years of age and leaves a widow the box. Picking will Quite a number of the fire fight John Lawrence having completed and an adopted son, Roy Zeising of commence about Aug. 12. ers came home Sunday, though they the sale of his store at Foster, mov Waterloo. He was an excellent HELEN V. CRAWFORD are expected to be called back at ed his family and household fixtures citizen and a faithful member of the Lebanon - - - Oregon any time. to this city last week. Christian church.—Lebanon Express. Peaches! Peaches!