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8 DIE COACH DROPSJNTO RIVER Victims Subrr.erged in Stream at Chippewa Falls, After Plunge of 60 Feet. Chippewa Falls. Wis. Eight per out wore killed and ven wtr In Jured when the hist conch of anast bound Minneapo'.., St. Paul & Saull 8te. Marie passouRor train plunged from the trestle over the Chippewa rirer here Into the Icy water 60 feel below. The dead nre: B-hara Spencer, baby; Mrs. Han Jcncs, Sioux City, Ia.j Charles M. Pardoe, Minneapolis; Miss Florence Hlgus, daughter ot Pardoe, also ot Minneapolis; Kenneth J. Henderson, Moose Jaw. Pask., Can ada; Richard W. Sharp. Toronto, Ont.. Canada; John Dunne, New York city and Miss May Morrisey, Stevens Point. Wis. The most seriously hurt were M. L. Spencer, dean of the school of journal Ism ot the University of Washington, and Harry Jones, Sioux City. Spencer whose wife's fingers were frozen and whose baby died in the frigid waters of the Chippewa, was Injured inter nally and his bands were frozen, i'liy alclans said, however, that he would probably recover Reports immediately following the wreck laid the cause to a switch bolt which, crystallzed by the IS degree! below zero temperature, snapped nn der the weight ot the train and allow ed the last car to veer np a aiding Thrown from the track by the split, the car bumped along the tlea for hundred yards before reaching tht trestle and then continued halt way long that structure before toppling ever the aide Into the middle ot thi river. - . RAIL BOARD ASKED TO ANNUIAGREEMENT Western Roads Declare Wage Settlement Would Make In creased Rates Necessary. Chicago. A committee of mnnngers ot western railroads will tile with the United States rail labor board a peti tion asking that the board annul an agreement entered Into Decern her Id by the Southern Pacific system and its engineers and firemen by which the men were granted an increase in wages. The petition alleges that the de cision was forced upon the railroad "under threat ot an interruption ot transportation" and declares that "other railways may also be forced, in order to avoid Interruption of trans portion service, to make similar settlements." The petition further sets forth that the settlement direct ly tends to make necessary an ad vance In railway ratea In western ter ritory. The managers call attention to an order ot the board dated November 29 covering the dispute between most ot the western railroads and tho Brotherhood ot Locomotive Engineers and Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire man and Enginemen, by which thj board awarded an Increase of about ( per cent In wages but mad this In crease conditional upon modification ot working conditions and rules which the railways contended were restric tive and unnecessarily Increased oper ating expenses. The committee says that the South ern Pacific settlement was made with out reference to changes In rule au 'provided in the detlsion of November 29. Search and seizure, returned all liquor I seized. I Following the return he handed Cap tain Anderson of the vessel a letter ot apology in which he admitted that he had made the raid "under a mis taken low of his own powers" and that he had no evidence of any law Violation aboard the vessel. : International complications loomed when It was found that Cleaver's un authorized raid had violated the treaty with England which was made last May, and known aa the 12 mllo treaty. BASIN FUND IS VOTED House Passes Bill Extending Tims for Columbia Project. Washington, D. C A resolution by Senator Jones ot Washington making the appropriation for investigation o. the Columbia basin project available after January was finally passed by both houses Saturday, after being amended In the house to limit the time to February 15. Jones stated that the report la expected to be ready by the middle ot January or. first of February t the latest. ' Senator McNary proposed to attach an amendment authorizing the use ot about 16000 left over from the Uma tilla Rapids project appropriation for further inquiry on that project, but withdrew It after Jones had express ed tear that this would complicate, matters. McNary will ask that this be done in another bill, with a view to further examination ot the feasibil ity of Irrigating some of the lower level lands excluded In the report ot the engineer. Notice of Stockholder Meeting Notice is hereby given that there will I e a meeting of the stockholders 6f the Hank of lone, Jone, Oregon, on January 8th, 1925, betw.-en tho Jiours of 3 and 4 P. M , for tho purpose of electing directors and for the runsuction of such business a may legally come before the meeting. " ' C. It. Gunzel, Cashier. DR. ROSS HEARING AT SALEM STORMY Salem, Or. Governor Pierce and Dr. Tom Roes, fish commissioner, al most came to blows at the bearing here to oust Ross from office. Dr. Rosa warned the governor that if hi introduced In the record the effldavil .hat Ross bad bought liquor from a policeman in Astoria that "111 teai your tongue out" Up leaped the gov ernor, bis face reddening and bis voice quivering and dared the fish com mis- slon to "do it now." "Take It back," threatened the gov ernor, "and apologize and shall bands." Dr. Ross recovered himself In as Instant, bands were clasped and tha apology made. Charging Dr. Rosa with extrava gance in the work ot the fish com mission, the governor, at the con elusion of the hearing, announced that be would make no decision at thli time. Two charges bad been brought against Dr. Ross by the governor one ot gross extravagance in the fisb department and the other the liquor accusation. This latter was aubse quently withdrawn. Simmered down, the extravagance consisted of employ ing Carl D. Shoemaker at $500 a month to be business manager of tht commission. CONGRESS ADJOURNS Muscle Shoals and Postal Salary Raises Muddlsd. Washington, D. C. Congress ad journed Saturday over the holidays. Three of the nine annual supply bills were passed by the bouse and sent te the senate where committees bars completed consideration of one ol them and are well advanced with th work on a second one. The senate passed two important measures the 1100,000,000 bill for modernizing the battle fleet and the construction of eight additional light cruisers, and the 9186,000,000 de ficiency bill, carrying funds for putting the soldiers' bonus Into operation and enacting a new reclamation policy. On Muscle Shoals and the postal' salary raises, the senate got into lucb a muddle that none of the leaders caa foresee the outcome. PROHIBITION CHIEF APOLOGIZES FOR RAID I Portland, Or. George L. Cleaver, state prohibition commissioner, who led a raid on the British vessel London Merchant, seizing a quantity of the ship's liquor, and who was charged by the federal government with illegal Wm. Green Is New Labor Chief. New York. The American Federa tion of Labor executive council elected IVIlllura Green, one of Its members, aud treasurer of the United Mine Workers of America, to the presidency ot the federation, left vacant by tha death of Samuel Gompers. Green Is a resident ot Coshocton, Ohio, Is SI years old, and has been a miner since he was IS. lW LEFEVER NlTPO- Special only $29.00 kV W Wtll nmh.d . 3 V .'-"n '.i A run r...i "i. contidvrinf prtc Bulll to ihcKrt nJ mna m 1 mm tht 1 tpntst UH. MasJlJtlN l(K'aV4Vaf put 1ft 1 fan nrn lack flri vr with n ei- JlV h v treme load. f,:its'' ;. !un built oi!vtK 0 a-.: In., uiiil : 1.4 A l-sa.Mand.il In l'h .X J 4 In. stock and about ltd f ' -Vtf n. drop. A i-efevcr won "',Xi. ha worlit'a i fcsinnlnniihln f V 11 ma intuit- o iritinra in ondn. Lefe . r ha. etood (r i.-rvl' and durability for nvrr feft yi-ira. IKnte for v. atalogut LEFEVER ARMS CO. BOX A ITHACA. N. V. We ask the public to aecept Jumetf Hotfurd arrived In town our apologies lor the very poor Saturday to ftpiwl bin vacation presentation of the Huni'hbnck I with his patent M '. and Mrl. I of Notre Dame. The American J Howard. James Ii a itudent Lt'gion. Ht Lin field college. One Pint Whisky Limit Upheld. New York. The I'nliml States cir cuit court of appeals here unanimous ly upheld the constitutionality of that provision of the Volstead act which limits the amount of whisky a physician may prescribe for a patient. One pinr every ten days is the limit flx.-u F. H. Robinson Attorney and Counselor at Law Will practice in all the Courts I0NE. OREGON i , Clyde "R.Walker.M.D. Physician and Surgeon Office In Drug Store. IONE, - - OREGON Call for Bids mm mmm A Is broadcasting to nil the M-e World this season "Come! Wt art batter prepare than ever ! entertala jrwa as4 awake vaur vlatt a ihmiSwwiI i.iiIi.ii If you have never been to California It should be the rltort of your life to go. Whan you are ready to plan the trip let the Union Pacific h lp. Brfwl wort! to thm unitoilfrvml by pkont, m Mil m tn. 1 will tftv yini ttt betwtit uf my miaiMsil hrsnwatvla tkl pxfttrtrfk. trf will 4 ym tlM t lMlrft rriniMsl mattmr Iw k lie4 I amrt wry mult, twry urn, ovrry kuui ttl BMu(Mntul sMxi th aairt roerl. I wife en ui yvu wlevptnaj rut av i BtnirVBrteMusnA, prtWKJw ytM Wih an injtitrM at ymu trip, aiitl rlrhvoff yuut tirkttt, Touhsmb rvu rvc ytntr hoftie uf ftmr olAc to linl to atbartatnsl 1 liav Hi Iimi inn to, wmI U aIiaU b jrur) Us Nkunwnl I kmm jrtHi 4nm it. J. W. IIOWK, Ajjcnt, lone, Ore. By the way- Sealed bids will be received by the Board of Directors of School District No. 35, lone, Oreiron, for the sale of the old school house, bids to be on the new part or on the w hole build ing. The Board of Directors reserves the bell, stoves and black boards and school furni ture. Bids will be received up to and including Dhc. 22, 1921. The school board reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Bids should be filed with Mrs. Corson, School District Clerk. DELLA M. CORSON. 1 Clerk, School District No. 35. ;IIMHHMIIIIHMMIIMUimiMMMHmMMHI t f Attention Farmers ! To our Consumers We're holding down the fuel prices! J Why buy your fuel efcewhere at a loss when it is so easy to make a saving by buying your supply of fuel from the Farmeis Elevator Company. Oregon Highways Cost 75 Millions, Salem, Or. Gross expenditures of the state highway commission since 1917 aggregated $76,855,0101, accord ing to the biennial report of the department. Oregon State Tax Total Is 17,492,781.47 Halem, Or. The state tax levy fol 1926, as computed by the state tax commission was fixed at $7,492,761.47, This if $32,591.47 In excess ot tbs levy for the' current year, $7,467,170. Ousted Atlanta Prison Head Indicted. Atlanta, Oa. A. E, Bartain, deposed warden of Atlanta penitentiary, wal Indicted by a federal grand Jury tor bribery. 1 .We quote you prices as follows: Royal coal per ton $12.50 Slab wood 16 Inch 8.00 Fir wood 16 Inch 1250 Oak wood 16 Inch 13.00 Call and see us before buying elsewhere, as we can talk it over with much better results. If you are in need of a larger quantity of coal at a considerate price See Us. Farmer's Elevator Co, lone, Oregon. Have you laid in that supply of Wood and Coal for winter? We have a large stock on hand at reasonable prices. Iaterially yours, Tum-A-Lum Lumber Co. SEEMEmiFOUKTIIKFiRE II. C. WOOD RICAL KSTATK & IXSUR NCC IONE. - OREGON HEPPNER TAILORING CO. 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