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THE GATE CITY JOURNAL, NTfWA, OREGON. WATERPOWER BILL SIGNED BY WILSON permit presentation of his name to the convention, and that they were certain he could be nominated and elected. BRIEF G EN ER A L NEWS New L a w Releases Tcw er for Great Indnstrial Devel opment. Washington.— The waterpower bill parsed by rougreiiH just before ad journment baa been signed by Presi dent Wilson. Accompanying the announcement was a statement that the president had acted after being advised by the at torney general that adjournment of congress had not deprived him of tha 10 days allowed by the constitution for the consideration of a measure. The new law releases power for al most unlimited industrial development in this country and is considered one of the most Important laws enacted during the sixty-sixth session. liy its terms a commission composed of the secretary of war. secretary of agriculture and secretary of the Interior is authorized to lease waterpower rights on all public lands, forest reser vations. Indian reservations and on navigable streams for terms not ex ceeding 60 years. At the end of the lease poriod the government has the option of taking over the plants that have been built at an appraised valu ation or releasing or of leasing to some other concern. In addition to the waterpower bill the president signed several minor measures but not the resolution re pealing wartime legislation and the Underwood bill oreatlng a commission to take up the print paper and pulp wood question with Canada. U) n n it H u II n A sharp earthquake shock Los Angeles and vicinity. Many persons w ere awakened. ii The American Federation of Labor M endorsed government ownership of the railroads at Its annual convention. A Duluth. Minn., mob of about 5000 pt rsons lynched three negroes suspect a ed of complicity In an attack on a a white girl. J. J. Gilchrist, an official of the | Standard Sugar company of Pittsburg, I w. s sentenced to pay a fine of $10,- j 000 in federal court here for profiteer j log in sugar. Thirty thousand of the 400,000 I French war orphans supported wholly ’ or In part by America will parade In review on July 4 before the American ; ambassador in Paris. Detroit, with a numerical increase I and rate of growth larger than Chi- erigo’s and second only to New York during the last ten years, Is now- fourth largest city of the country. De- t ott's 1920 population, announced by a the census bureau, is 993,739, an in crease of 527,937, or 113.4 per cent. Chicago, with 35,154 converts, leads K all districts in the country in tho cen tenary evangelist campaign which to date has won Christianity 307,790 per sons. This announcement was made by George B. Dean, in charge of the division c f evangelism for the cen tenary conservation committee. a a a a a a a a a X X X s SPECIAL EIGHT DAY HARVEST SALE s X X u X X X X X X M IM IM M lia M M IK M iO lia M a iM M a a a a a X X Of Groceries and Meats a a a a a X * * * * * * * 219113 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxbxxl s xxxxxxxxxxxx^ Commencing Friday Morning, J u l . 25 Ending Saturday Night, July 3rd a X X X X X a x x X X X X W e will make some very low prices on *be merchandise x *4 a X a you will need most. Every item in this list is good, X a GREECE GIVEN FliEE a4 fresh clean goods, o f a good quality and backed by our x X HAND WITH TURKEY x in X X m guarantee o f “ Your Money Back,” if anything we sell X MANY GENERALS ARE Ei X you fails to give you satisfaction. a GIVEN LOWER RANK X a X Boulogne.—Greece was given a free hand in the military measures in Turkey which were decided upon at the Hythe conference according to in formation here. The premiers and their advisers found these measures were required immediately because of the grave sit uation resulting from Mustapha R e ntal's Nationalist forces reaching the Dardanelles. French and British troops and the British fleet will bo concentrated for the defense of Constantinople and the straits. The delegates to the Hythe confer ence, it is declared, were of the opin ion that the taking of these meas ures would be sufficient to deal with the situation. Washington.— Under a war depart ment order, twenty three officers hold ing the emergency rank of major gen erals are reduced to brigadiers or col onels and sixteen officers now briga dier generals are reduced to ranks ranking from major to colonel. Prominent in the list of major gen erals reduced are Clarence R. Ed wards. who commanded the New Eng laud national guard division overseas, and who is now commander of the Northeastern department at Boston, and Henry T. Allen, communder of the American forces In Germany, who revert to their rank of brigadiers. Others reduced to brigadiers are IS C H A N G E D Major Oenerals Omar Bundy, who E N C A M P M E N T commanded a fighting division In France, and who is now In charge of Civil War Veterans to Gather at Indlanapolia This Year. Camp Lee, Va.; Charles T. Monoher, Columbus, O.— Indianapolis will be director of the air service; William 9 the Beene of this year's Grand Army Graves, who commanded the Ameri >f the Republic annual encampment can forces in Siberia; William M. nstead of Atlantic City, which was Wright, acting chief of staff in the absence of General March In Europe, selected Inst fall when the encampment and Samuel U. Sturgis, commanding -vus held In Columbus. This decision was reached at a meeting of the na at Camp Sherman, O. tional executive committee. The encampment will be held the week of September 19. instead of September 25 as originally set. M'AOOO REFUSES TO BE A CANDIDATE Naw York.— William G. McAdoo is sued a statement In which he refused to permit his name to go before the democratic convention at San Fran cisco. McAdoo reiterated that his reason for leaving Washington was that he decided to "rehabilitate his family” and that the time has not come when he can conscientiously give his serv ices to his party He declared that he cannot afford a presidential campaign, should he be nominated, and that he would not wish his friends to furnish funds. “ This decision," he said. "Is Irre vocable, as the path of duty seems to me clear and unmistakable." His decision was made known In a telegram to Jouett Shouse, democratic dclegate-at large from Kansas, who had telegraphed Mr. McAdoo that sen timent throughout the country was rapidly crystallizing in his favor; that his friends would like to have him Price Fixing Agreements Unlawful. Washington.— Warning that agree ments between manufacturers and dealers, which prevent dealers from re during the selling prices of manu factured articles are unlawful, was sounded by the department of Justice as part of Its campaign to lower the cost of living. Oregon Restores Capital Punishment. Salem.—Capital punishment was re stored In Oregon by official proclama tion by Governor Olcott. immediately upon completion of the official ranvaae by Secretary of State Koser of the vote cast In the special election of May 21. There need be but one ahoe K every one knew. SRI^Z—Dny them at PARM A CLOTHTNO STORK HOLSTEIN COW- For sala —fives foar gallone of milk par day. H. D MONCE, two mile nerth w rit of Nyesa. a a W e reserve the right to fill orders at these prices—only as long as our present stock on hand lasts— as S3veral items on this list have advanced a a since we bought, to a price higher than we are offering these goods at x in this sale. a a a a C A N N E D GOODS COFFEE a Gellon can* as follows; n a a a a a a m a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a LAX PH AR M AC Y “YOU’LL DO BETTER HERE" per 3 lbran .. ......... Our regular 45c bulk coffee per l b ......................... 60c $1.75 QCy* ODL D R IE D F R U IT S 25c 20c 15c Large Fancy Prune* per lb .. Evaporated Apples per lb ----- Black Figs per lb .. ■ P IC K L E S 5 gal. keg sour ................. $4.40 1 gal can dills.................... 1.10 1 gal can sweets ... 1 .2 5 Lemons, large Sunkist per doz 3 5 c SO AP $ 4 .5 0 Toilet soap, per bar ■ • • • .... 5c Catsup per bottle 25c Cheese, Young Am erca's a verage 6 lb. each, per lb 37c Pineapple per can.... ...........$ 1 . 1 0 We have just received a car o f Bunch Grass Beef from the John Day country. They »re fat and fine and we bought them right. You know what the quality is. The prices below will speak for themselves: Shoulder Steak per Ib . . 20c Pot Roast per Ib . 18c to 20c Beef Stew per lb . . . . 15c Boil per lb . . 12 l-2c to |15c Pork Roaatpei Ib . . . 25c Pork Saugage per Ib . . 25c Hamburger per lb . . . 20c SMOKED MEATS Picnic Hams per Ib . , Bacon by the strip . . Regular Hams . . . . Apples per can...... ........... 95c 65c Blackberries per can... ...... 1 .1 0 Peaches per can: ............ .. 70c 65c Tomatoes per can...... .......... Pumpkin per can---- .......... Standard Sizes Corn per dozen cans... ...... 1.85 Peaa per dozen cans.... ........ 2 .0 0 String Beans per dez cans--- 2 .0 0 Tomatoes per doz cans ■. .... 2 .0 0 Carnation Milk doz cans.... 1 .5 0 Cane Sugar per 100 lbs $ 2 3 .5 0 Farinaceous Goods A strictly High Patent Flour Every sack guaranteed to give satisfac tion, per barrel. aa 4 sasks ....................... $ 1 1 .“ U 28c 44c White Beans per lb ............ 45c Red Beans per lb...... ......... 9c 10c Lard io 25-lb Cans, per lb. Jap, Whale Bean, Rice........ 15c 28c. 9 Ib eick Rolled Oats...... ... 70c 9 lb saek Germetta 70c Compound in 10-lb. pails $ 2 .7 5 .. ........ 5 For the accomodation o f those who cannot get in during ■ the day we will be open each evening during this sale 2 until 9 o’clock ■ a SODA A N D ICE CREAM “ The Better Kind” ib, ... .... Laundry 100 bars case 42 - 11 FIREWORKS what it in per a a a a a a a a FRESH MEATS M J. B. coffee. You all know The Indepent Market O N TA R IO PHONE 6 X X X X X X X X OREGON m 5
