INTERMOUNTAIN TRIBUNE
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LINN COUNTY AGRICULTURALIST
VOL. 3.
NO. 18.
SWEET HOME, LINN COUNTY, OREGON, AUGUST 27, 1914
$1.25 THE YEAR-
Wheat is at $1 Mark
Death of John Woodruff
CONGRESS STAGES
BATTLE OF GIANTS
POPE’S BODY RESTS
John Woodruff, who has been
The unwillingness of farmers in
with cancer of the face
the Northwest to sell wheat has at
ITS OWN ROUND-UP suffering
BEGUN IN BELGIUM last
IN SACRED CRYPT
for several months, passed away
put the market up to the $1
Speaker Clark Issues Warrants For the
Arrest of All the Members
Absent
Washington. August 24—Speaker
Clark issued a batch of warrants of
arrest today for absentee members.
Sergeants raided the baseball park,
cool cafes, and other resorts to
bring in enough representatives so
that the House could go on with
business.
“Writs have been issued for these
absentees,” thundered Speaker
Clark from the nostrum after a long
standstill during the consideration
of the administration water power
conservative bill.
“The absentees are not treating
the House right and are not treat­
ing the people of the United States
right by staying away, especially
those who are lolling about town
and are not home for any reason.
Members do not seem to realize
that these delays mean that con­
gress will stay in session much
longer.”
“Later Democratic Leader Under­
wood made a statement on the
subject.
“A large number of the members
of this House,” he said, ‘are almost
continually absent. I realize that
some have been detained in connec­
tion with campaigns, but some
members of the House have been
neglecting their duties.”
He gave notice that he would
move tomorrow that the sergeant-
of-arms be instructed to notify all
absentees to return to Washington
forthwith.
However, the waterpower con­
servation bill was passed by the
House. It provides a system of
government leases of waterpower
sites off" public lands to private
capital, the revenue to go first to
the reclamation fund and then
to be used for other public pur­
poses.
last Saturday morning. It surely
was a relief, when one is afflicted
by an incurable disease of this
character, to both Victim and rela­
tives, for death to end suffering.
Mr. Woodruff was about 70 years
old and has been a resident of Sweet
Home and vicinity for many years.
He was an old time musician of
considerable local celebrity and a
good citizen in every way.
His funeral and bur rial occurred
on Sunday following at the cemetery
on McDowell creek.
WAR IS FORMALLY
DECLARED BY JAPAN
Verbal Promise is Given to Limit Sphere
-The Pledge is not Official
Record
Forces Engage on the Namur-Charleroi
Line-The Ground is Chosen
by Allies
London, Aug. 23.—After nearly
three weeks of mobilization the bat­
tle of giants has begun. Roughly
speaking, the Germans are trying
to work around the allies’ flank in
Belgium, while the French are at­
tempting to apply the same process
to the Germans in Alsace.
From the standpoint of the allies
the important feature in Saturday’s
developments is the great battle
which began in the morning on the
Namur-Charleroi line. This is be­
ing fought on the position chosen by
the allies.
An official dispatch to the Reuter
Company from Antwerp timed 10:50
o’clock Saturday night tends to
confirm the reports that a great
battle is on between the French
and the Germans. The dispatch
says: c
“It is believed that this morning
a great battle began between the
French and the German armies be­
tween Namur and Charleroi. It is
thought that it will last two or three
days. Precise details are lacking.”
A dispatch to the Reuter Com­
pany from Ghent says it is reported
that the Germans are marching to­
ward France by the way of Ouden-
arde, a town 14 miles southwest of
Ghent.
mark.
Since the beginning of the week
bluestem prices have been advancing
steadily, having gained about 6 cts.
a bushel in that time. With export
trade restricted, the demand for
wheat is not heavy, yet it has been
large enough, in view of the small
supply offered, to put prices up to
the highest point of the season.
Higher wheat of course means
higher flour, so consumers can look
for an advance in flour prices in
the next day or two.
MERCHANTMARINE
PLAN IS GROWING
Housebill is Introduced to Form Great
Company—The President is
Determined
Washington, August 23.—The
Washington, Aug. 24.—Plans for
Japanese Ambassador here announc­
upbuilding a permanent American
ed that a state of war has existed
merchant marine by r,he purchase
between Japan and Germany since
of foreign ships to be operated by
noon today and that a declaration
the Government went forward today
of war was issued at 6 p. m.
in Congress and at the White
Japan’s declaration of war has
House.
reached Berlin, according to official
In the House, Representative
reports received in washington late
Alexander introduced the Adminis­
tonight. Whether the declaration
tration bill for the incorporation of
was sent by cable or wireless was
a
$10,000,000 company to own and
not-indicated.
operate ocean steamers under super­
Viscount Chinda, in making his
vision of a shipping board composed
announcement, repeated assurances
of the president, the secretary of
recently given by Great Britain that
treasury, the postmaster general
Japan’s actions would be confined
and
the secretary of commerce. The
to the far East.
government would subscribe for
Aside from informal verbal ex­
not less than 51 per cent of the
changes between Viscount Chinda
Harvest, the busiest time of the capital stock by an oppropriation,
and Secretary Bryan in Washington
and between United States Ambassa­ year, is over and a good many people under Alexander’s plan, and ships
dor Guthrie and the foreign office are going to the hop fields for would be bought by the sale of $30,-
000,000 Panama canal bonds.
in Tokio, however, there is nothing recreation and profit.
President Wilson reiterated his
of record so far to commit the
If we do not have rain soon the
determination to urge the ship­
Japanese to this limited field of late gardens will be a failure.
purchase plan, and said he expected
war.
More clearing of farms by fire
The impression prevails here has been done this summer than for it to be in operation within two or
among diplomats, however, that the many years Dast. No damage yet, three weeks. Reports that he had
considered the advisability of aban­
statement of Chinda taken in con­ so far as heard from.
doning the project, he said, were
nection with the speech in the Japa­
Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Moss, of Ash­
nese Diet last week of Count Okuma land, and Mrs. W. J. Moore, of without foundation. The fact that
The Tribune was in error last
the Japanese Premier-, is quite suffi­ Lake county, are here on a visit to private capital had shown no indi­
week in stating that the High school
cient to bind the Japanese govern­ relatives and friends. Forty years cation of a desire to act unless the
would begin September T4._ The
ment to a strict performance of its ago Mr. Moss was a resident of government guaranteed securities,
date is two weeks later, or Septem­
obligations in regard to the return Crawfordsville and this is his first he declared, merely made it neces­
ber 28. The Public schools, how­
of Kiau-Cfiau to China and of thé visit during that period. He sees sary for the government to take the
ever, begin September 14, as then
limitation of the field of hostilities great changes since his removal. initiative.
Stated.
The President believes the Govern­
definitely set out in the British Uncle Billie Robinett, who formerly
ment will be able to develop new
statement.
owned the Walt Yates place, near
No mention was made by Ambas­ Crawfordsville, was his grandfather. trade routes and make the project
sador Chinda in today’s conference They enme iir their touring car, desirable to private capital, and to
of the status of the railroads, in prepared to camp wherever night meet that possibility the bill would
I have about 1200 bushels
provide for sale of the Government’s
Shan-tung province directly or in­ overtook them.
. of peaches at my orchard
stock in the company at any time
directly controlled by the Germans.
This dry weather is cutting the
in the southeastern edge
It was said at the Japanese em­ «milk and cream short, unless the the shipping board deemed that
of Lebanon, consisting of
bassy here that in all probability dairymen are provided with plenty advisable.
Crawfords, Muirs, Cham­
Other plans for fostering Ameri­
the Japanese army would content of green feed.
pions and Charlottes
can
shipping made little progress.
itself with the seizure of the rail­ The grass in the pastures is all
The prices are as follows:
roads running inland to Tsi-nan, dried up making grazing for stock The war risk bill, which already
First class per bushel $1.50
about 200 miles in length, because of little value. We do not remem­ passed the senate, was halted in the
Second class “
“ $1.25
this was German in every respect. ber of ever seeing grass so ary in House by the failure of the rules
Culls
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.50
committee to get a quorum.
It was not expected that a.ny at­ our long experience in Oregon.
Delivery will be made at
Representative Alexander later
tempt would be made to take pos­
Murray Barrett
the orchard, you to supply
introduced a bill to authorize a
session of the system of railways
the box.
Picking will
This office has quite a number of special rule for immediate consider­
lying between Tien-tsin and Nank­
ation of the measure with debate
commence about Aug. 12.
unused
hunters license for sale. limit to one hour. An- effort will
ing because, although these were
HELEN V. CRAWFpRD
financed by Germans, they were The stock of fishing licenses are be made to get action on it tomor­
Lebanon
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Oregon nominally Chinese railroads.
about exhausted.
row.
Peaches!
Peaches!
Impressive Final Rites Are Said Over
the Remains of Pius X at
Vatican
Rome, August 23.—The entomb­
ment of the late Pope Pius X took
place this evening at sunset. The
great basilica of St. Peters was in
semi-darkness. A flickering light
came from the perpetually burning
tapers about the shrine of the
apostles and the candles in the
chapel.
Those who witnessed the ceremony
numbering about 1000, came by
special invitation and included the
diplomatic representatives accredit­
ed to the Holy See; the prelates and
members of the Roman aristocracy.
The procession formed in the
chapel of the Blessed Sacrament,
where for hours the body of the
Pope lay in state.
This evening the bier was remov­
ed and placed on a low platform on
wheels. At the gates of the chapel
the archpriest of the basilica, in
violet robes and surrounded by the
chapter, joined the procession. First
came a jeweled cross held aloft,
then the cardinals and high prelates,
each carrying a candle.
The solemn cortege marched into
the crypt where the body of PiuS X
will have its final resting place.
The body of the pontiff lies in a
cypress-wood coffin on which rests
a gold cross. This is encased in
zinc and finally in an oak casket.
On the casket is the inscription:
“Here lies the body of Pius X;
born June 2, 1835; died August 20,
1914.”
A monument to Pius X 'will be
erected in the crypt.
Cascadia Man Arrested
Ed Greenwood, of Cascadia, was
arrested and brought to Sweet
Home Wednesday at the instance of
John Settle, of the same place, for
making divers and sundry threats.
Deputy Sheriff Slavens made the
arrest and Justice Daugherty com­
mitted the defendant under bond
to appear before the grand jury.
Hotel
Sweet Home
MYERS & ROSE, Props.
Clean and Airy Rooms and Beds.
The tables are supplied
with the best the
market affords
Special Orders——Special Prices
Feed and Livery Barn in
connection with Hotel
Prices are Reasonable. ’
SWEET HOME
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OREGON