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STRENGTH TO JONES
FOR SPEAKERSHIP
PORTLAND, Nov.. S.frlien Hie
legislature convenes January 13.
State Senator W. T. Vinton of Atc
Minnvillo will be elected president of
the senate and Scvmour Jones of Sa
lem, will be elected sneaker, of the
house. , . ;
Senntor Vinton's election as presi
dent' was assured several davs neo.
and he clinched it 'today bv mnkine
public the names of his supporters
17 republicans and two democrats.
Sixteen are sufficient to olect.
Representative Jones' election was
assured bv the withdrawal last nicht
of Herbert Gordon of Portland, and
Benjamin Sheldon of Medford. from
tho speakership contest. Both with
drew in favor of Mr. Jones at a cau
cus held bv the supporters of the
three at the Portland hotel. Although
nil the supporters of tho three candi
dates were not present, most of the
absent ones were communicated with
and agreed to support Jones. None
of those communicated .with declined,
but there wero two, who could not be
reached either bv- telephone of tele
graph. When the nicotine adjourned
Mr. Jones had 8 written plcdues and
sufficient , oral, promises to make n
total of 33 votes.. Tliirtv-one votes
arc sufficient to elect, and Mr. Jones
and his supporters are confident that
in the next few davs thev will obtain
five or six more' written plcdircs. " - ;
Mr. Burdick'of Hedm6nd has been
the strongest opponent of Mr. Jones,
and for a week or more politicians
have been, unwillinir to prediet' who
would win. Yesterday Mr. Burdick
had 22 signed votes, and apprehen
Eive least he should muster sufficient
strength to carrv away the prise the
three other candidates called the cau
cus and reached n decision to rally
to the candidacy of Mr. Jones.
Mr. Jones was a member of the
house durinir the last legislature. Al
though a straunch republican, he is
a progressive in politics. He is an
exceptionally able parliamentarian
and also; a forceful speaker. Mr.
Iiurdick also was n member of the
house during the last, session, nd
whilo considerably vounger than Mr.
Jones, he demonstrated much ability
as a logisjator.
ADVISED TO LIST - I
UKRANIANS PLAN
TO BESEIGE POLES
VIENNA, Monday, Dec. 3. (By
Associated Press.) Travelers troin
Lomberg State that Ukrainian troops
are preparing to surround and starve
out the city of which the Polish
forces are In control. The Ukrain
ians are said to have cut the railroad
and are being reinforced by sufficient
troops returning from the Italian
front to make a tight against the
Poles.
Difficulties are also anticipated
between the Poles and Csechs over
the possession of Oderberg, a town
In Austrian Silesia.
Conditions In Gallcla and Silesia
are said to be worse than they were
during the war. The several newly
organlied republics are gaining re
cruits from soldiers returning from
the various fronts and are paying
them several dollars per day tor
fighting. Officers are also being
well paid. - v
MILLION DOLLAR
ORDER FOR APPLES
HOOD RIVER. Ore.. Dec. ,3.-11.
F. Davidson, president of the Hood
River Fruit company, today received
an order from a-company in London.
England, for apples to the amount of
over a million dollars. This is the
largest single order placed for apples
in the northwest. Mr. Davidson, who
left this afternoon for New York, snid
that he was going east to arrange for
shipping space. He announced that
the price offered bv the British con
signees was in every way satisfactory
and would leave a good margin of
profit after- all expenses were paid.
Mr. Davidson said that the greater
part of the apples would come from
Hood River. '. -.'
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MARCHING TO RHINE
... WASHINGTON. Dec. 3 American
citizens were advised In a statement
today by Secretary Lansing that they
should file at the state department
within .thirty days from December. 1,
Information concerning losees sus
tained thru German submarine war
fare,' either before or after the Unit
ed States entered the war. .
- Losses and details concerning them
covering cargoes or personal prop
erty or effects, should be submitted
where the property or effects was
insured or only partially insured, re
gardless of whether the property was
carried in American or foreign ves
sels, '.
REGISTERJFOR DUTY
V"
. , NEW YORK, Dec. 3. Boys in
New York state between the ages of
16 and 19 years are registering today
for military training under the mili
tary training law. It is estimated
that the number of registrants will
total 200,000.
Every boy will get a certificate as
signing him to an armory or school,
where drills will take place. Without
such a card a' boy cannot work or go
to school, or If he has decided to do
nothing he will be arrested as a va
grant on the antl-loaflng law. The
training will take up 1 hours a
week. . r . . .
ASKWHARGE OF
" WASHINGTON, Dec. 3. The nat
ional war labor board today decided
to.jask the Cleveland Railway com
pany to dismiss the 150 women em
ployes within . 30 days from ' today,
This action was taken after a hear
ing given Mayor Davis and Is expect
ed to end the strike of men employes
which began this morning.
To Guard Against Influenza -f'
Don't, let tho dread influenza get
you.' If you have even te slightest
cough or cold, better begin using Fo
ley's Honey and Tar at once. Henry
Willis, Sandy Point, Texas, is one of
many thousands who consider this
remedy "Just fine." Ho says: "I suf
fered severely with a bad , cough;
after Using four or five dollars' worth
of different medicines decided to try
Foloy's Honey and Tar. One bottle
gave relief. L'est medicine I ever
used." Contains no opiates. For sale
" CHICAGO. Dec. 3. Grover Cleve
land Alexander, the Chicago National
League pitcher, who went into the
armv soon after the club paid $50,000
for hira. is with the American army
of occupation now marching into Ger-
iruuiv. This information was received
by" Manager Fred Mitchell. It dissi
pates any hoiw the management had
entertained, he said, that the famous
pitcher would be available for duty
next season. ' '
ST. PAIL. Pec. 3. Newspaper
men were denied admittance, to the
opening session of the annual vou
ventio of the Nntioal Non-Partisnn
League hero today. The unlv avail
able report of the. proceedings avus
an unsigned statement given out ut
league headounrters supplemented by
a brief announcement from Herbert
E. Gaston, a member of the league,
both of which stated that the morn
ing session was taken up bv the nn-
nunl address of President A. C Town-
ley.
Mr. Gaston, who is general mana
ger of the Fargo (N. D.) Courier-
Newws, a Non-Partisan League news
paper stated that the annual elec
tion would take place this afternoon.
A president, an executive committee
and minor officers aro to be elected,
he snid. Tho statement announced
that 45 delegates from 13 states were
attending the convention.
SANTIAGO. Chile. Dee. 3. The
United Stntos, in agreement with the
Chileun government it is persistently
rumored here, will propose to Peru
and Bolivia that Chile cedo tho pro
vince of Tacnn to Peru and turn over
the province of Aricn to Bolivia, the
latter republic delivering to Chile a
frontier province. -
Tho mobilization of the Chilean
army, already begun in the northern
provinces, has been ordered through
out' the republic. The war niinistrv
explains that tins step was necessary
to keep down threatened labor troubles.
MUST SURRENDER WILHELM.
' (Continued from page one.)
The result will be published as soon
as the investigation is completed.".
French File Complaint
PARIS. Dec. 3. (Havas). French
citizens are lodging complaints with
Attorney General Lescouve regarding
crimes committed by the German ar
mies under William Hohenzollern,
the former emperor. Several persons
who lost relatives In the bombard
ment of Paris by the German long
range guns have filed their com
plaints. ' -
A decision with regard to the com
plaints against the former emperor
will be reached within a few days. If
If is decided that French tribunals
are competent to open proceedings, a
judge will be appointed.
One of the first acts of the Judge
would be to ask for the extradition
of William Hohenzollern.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 3. The war
department announced . today .that
the steamer Kroonland had sailed
from a French port on November 29
with 1349 soldiers. Including the
headquarters, and headquarters de
tachment of the 76th division.
In addition there are on board
headquarters troop ' 76th . division;
ambulance company 304; postal de
tachment 76th division; sick and
wounded 704.
10 BE SENT 10
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' WASHINGTON, Dec. 3. Plans
under which all wounded mou return
ing from Frnuco will go to hospitals
within three hundred miles of the
homes of their nearest relatives were
announced today by tho war department.-
To this end base hospitals at train
ing camps have been turned over to
tho surgoon-kenernl, providing 75
hospitals with tiuilUtles to care, fur
104,231 men. Fifty thousand men
aro expected to he sent to these Insti
tutions within the next four mouths.
Tho 75 hospitals to be employod
do not Include those at the ports of
debarkation. Now York and Newport
News. Thoro tho wounded will bo
rocelvod on their arrival from France
In 13 Institutions now ready for them
with a bed capacity of 2 a, DOS. From
tho ports the rnen will bo tukou on
specially-fitted trains to one of 16
localization hospital groups, whore
assignment will Jio made In such a
way that onch oKtho woundod mon
will go back to tho region from which
ho entored the service. Tho hospitals
serving tho Pacific const follow:
General hospitals Fort Douglas,
Utah, and Presidio, San Francisco,
and boso hospitals Camps Kearney,
Fremont and (fowls. .
USED WAGES FORI
FJ
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.-Jncroase
of ten percent ln tyece work pay for
men employed at riveting, chipping
and caulking, drilling and reaming
In steel shipyards on the Atlantic
coast, Delaware river, gulf coast and
Great Lakes steel-shipyards Is glvon
in an award today by tho shipbuild
ing labor adjustment board.
The Increase is effectlvo as of No
vember 30. Additional retroactive
pay tor these piece work org on a
basis of 80 cents per day for every
day worked f rqra October 1 to No
vember 30 also-te awarded.
Til
OF COMMERCE TO
BE
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3. Formal
protest was riled with the shipbuild
ing labor adjustment hoard today by
the AtlantUfCoasrStrlpbullders asso
ciation against -tho board's action in
making Its award of October 34 fix
ing uniform 'wage scales retroactive
to October 1.- v-. i . ,
'The Medford Commercial club will
shortly moot to select a delegate to
.attend tho organization of a state
chamber of commorco to be crontod
ait a convention of commercial clubs
iat Portland, December 13, 13 and 14.
Tho movoinent for tho state-wide
organization had Its Inception at
meetings held at Albany and Sulem
8.01110.111110 ago, whom resolutions
wero adopted, calling upon tho Port
land, chamber of commerce to devel
op -plans for tho formation of such
an' organization, Tho Portland
chamber thru Its development bur
eau undertook the work.
Every commercial organization In
tho state has been communicated
with, and In localities where thero Is
no formal organization to handle
community affairs, roprewntnllvo
citizens wero appealed to. It la ex
pected that tho convention will bo
attonded by tho representatives of
about 40 communities.
Tho Portland chamber, tho Oregon
land Settlement commission and Ore
lion Agricultural college have out
lined a plan which will be presented
by 'Whitney L. Ilolso, roprosontlng
tho Portland Chamber of Commerce
and the Orogon Land Sottlemont
commission, and II. D, Scudder, rep
resenting tho Orogon Agricultural
colloga. to the officials at Wanning
ton, D. C, within a few days.
Tho offices ot Governor Withy-
combe and ot W. II. Crawford ot tho
Industrial dopirtmont of tho Port
land Chamber of Commorco are
flooded with requests for Informa
tion .from soldlors and sailors In tho
U. S. army and navy regarding tho
land settlement possibilities In Oro
gon. With national legislation pond
lng Oregon'ls ready to step In and of-
for her unlimited resourcos to tho
American soldier and citizen as soon
as tho program is launched.
SIX BILLION FRANCS
DAMAGE TO BELGIUM
BRUSSELS, Dec. 3. Tho central
industrial committee of Melanin
aftor an Investigation on est I mat
of damage caused thru military occu.
patlon and- seizures ot macblnory and
raw -material at 6, 000, 56 0.000 francs
e public is wise !
y 11 ions, a
; Princes Can leave
LONDON. Dec. 3. The German
government has consented to permit
a number of the Hohenzollerns
princes to leave Germany on condition
that thev leave their fortunes behind1
them, according to an Exchange Tele
graph dispatch from Amsterdam.
Thev have accepted the conditions, it
is said, and expect to proceed to
Switzerland. Denmark or Holland!
WILSON LEAVES FOR FRANCE
(Continued from page one.)
so vitally the Interests of the Amer
ican people.".- ,
Resolutions in Congress
WASHINGTON, Dee. 3. Senator
Cummins of Iowa, republican. Intro
duced today a resolution proposing
that a senate committee of four dem
ocrats and four republicans be sent
to France for the neace conference to
keep the senate Informed on ques
tions arising there. ' '
"WASHINGTON, Dec. 3. A Joint
resolution Introduced by Representa
tive Rodenburg of Illinois, republi
can, proposes that congress declare
'President Wilson's trip to Europe
constitutes an inability to discharge
the powers and duties of tho office
of president and that so long as he
Is away from tho country, the vice
president act as president.
The resolution was dropped Into
the bill box without discussion on
the floor. It was referred to the Ju
I
V;-
Recent demand
for "the well known
ready- coo ked food
Grape-Nuts
m
shows how "the "first
use of a f ul I -worth
food is followed by
continued repeat
orders;
Nothing made of wheat
and barley has so much
of attractive taste and
stand-by nourishment
as Grape -Nuts food.
"Theresa Reason
CATE REQUESTS
LOCAL
OF POULTRY F,
The Southern Otcuon Poultry Asso
ciation hhould receive the support of
nil the local people of Mod ford unci
vicinity. In fuel the pontile of the
entire county should lie iutoroHteil
in this association anil should suit
port it bv becominir members to the
oraunir.ulion.
There is no nnimnl thai produces
better feud I'nr human lieiinr than
the lowlv ht'ii. Kvorv farmer mid r-
rhurdist should have n Clock of hiifli
ouir producinir Jiwih, and if these hcus
urt handled properlv, a nice profit
will bu made from Ihcin ciieh sea
son.
More attention is beiuir eiven to
poultry these dnvs nml u ureal deal
lias heen learned relative to 1'ooclinu
for eirir production mid hrvdtiiiir tor
the sumo bv culliiiK out Die non-lav-
ere. lhe association 1ms been in
strumental in ndviiiieiim the best
known methods of poultry mixing
and should be irivcti credit for fouler.
inu the interests of the poultry raisers
of this country.
The uuhliij should respond itiuro
liberally for the huiiiuiH of tho oom
imr poultry show, which is to bu held
ill Medford on DeiVmlier ID.
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havo died but for my neighbor's ad
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ody. 1 wish I had tho money hack
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of llvlna and working too
much or too suddenly.
Go on li'tlldlnn uo those ac-
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Opportunity knocks on your
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