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The Prescott daily news., 1914-10-02
TO PROMOTE EFFICIENCY.

The New York City Federation of Women's Clubs at a recent meeting, adopted resolution which we com mend to similar bodies the country over It reads:
 Whereas, all railroads now require abstinence from alcoholic liquors Of all conductors, engineers, firemen, train dispatchers and switchmen 1T the interest of public safety; and
 Whereas. the secretary of the navy has issued an order abolishing the of ticers wine mess aboard warships in the interest of efficiency; and
 Whereas, the commissioner of In dian affairs has set the example of total abstinence and appealed to all employees in the Indian department to be a personal object-lesson in tho enforcement of the laws forbiddiLe the sale of liquors to Indians; and
 Whereas, business firms are insist ing upon abstinence from the use oi liquors as a prevention against acci- dents, and because of it's relation to efficiency; therefore,
 Be it resolved that we appeal to the board of education to require ab- stinence from alcoholic liquors of all members Of the supervising force of the public schools of the city of New York. including superintendents and principals, of all teachers, clerks, janitors and their assistants, in the in terest of efficiency. and for the sake of the example set before the youth committed to their care.
The Prescott daily news., 1914-10-02
THE GREAT LONDON
 SHOWS ENLARGED

Bigger and better than ever, Howe's Great London Circus will soon be with us. Every depart ment has been enlarged. Five hundred arenic performers over a hundred cages contain the Mill lion Dollar Zoo, and the show is completely filled with new and absolutely dieffrent novelties. The Great London Shows Con- solidated is truely a mammoth institution. When one has seen it from end to end, outside and inside, and has formed an inven- tory of what he has seen and learned for a very normal fee, how. much real pleasure and be- neft it has been, he can easily understand why a big three-ring circus of the high standard of the Great London Shows occu- pies the enviable position in the amusement world that it does.
 The far-famed Dublin 6apple Grays, $25,000 Prize Winners, are also presented in conjunction with the Big Show.
 The Great London Circus will exhibit in Prescott, Friday, Oc- tober 16.
The Prescott daily news., 1914-10-02
Aeed Hare

About 500 years ago there lived in Agshelin, little town in Asia Minor an imam, or village parson, the Khoja Nasr-cd Din Edendi Harry Charles Lukach says that one day a camel passed alona tho street in which the Khoja lived. and enc Of the khojaf neighbors who had never seen a came before ran to as.; hin what this strange beast might be.
 Don't you know what this is?" saie the Khoia, who also had never seer camel, but would not betray his igno rance. That is hare a thoa~aro years ola"
The Prescott daily news., 1914-10-02
SALOON MEN CIRCULATE
 PETITION FOR LICENSE
Sixty Men Start Work of Can. vassing the City and Head
 quarters Is Established.

Petitions asking for a reopen ing of the saloons in Argenta for the remainder of the year were started in circulation by the Ar genta Retail Liquor Dealers As sociation yesterday. Sixty Nen were sent out to canvass the city for signers. This action was de- cided upon by the liquor dealers at the meeting yesterday morn- ing.
 Headquarters have been open ed in the Merchants and Mechan- ics Bank building at Second and Main streets,
 Special stress has been laid upon the circulators' getting as signers only bona fde adult res idents of Argenta.
 The saloonists expect to com plete the work in four or five days, and in compliance with the Going law vii publish lists of the signers in the Argenta News 10 days before making application to County Judge Asher for a re- issuance of licenses.
The Prescott daily news., 1914-10-02
RECEIVES S99S0 FROM
 UNITED STATES TREASURY

Gov. c. w. Hays Thursday af- ternoon received from the Unit ed States Treasury Department a check for $99S0, representing the amount due the counties in the Ozark and Arkansas forest reserve districts from the gov ernment. This is 25 per cent of the funds derived from the sale of timber by the government in these reserves during the past fiscal year. It is for use on the roads in the reserves, and for school purposes.
The Prescott daily news., 1914-10-02

Batesville, Ark.-A. J. Bailey writes: 'I suffered severely with kidney and bladder trouble and was unable to work. tried different remedies but re- ceived no benefit until I tried Foley's Kidney Pills, which en- tirely relieved me of my trou- ble." For Sale by Hesterly Drug Store.
The Prescott daily news., 1914-10-02
LIv-vER Acts Surely, Safely

Just because you are feeling the illeffects of a torpid liver is no excuse for buying a harmful medicine that has brought phys ical decay to thousands. Calomel is dangerous and as everyone knows has very disagreeable and weakening after effects. Medi- cal science has found natural. vegetable remedy, GRIGSBY'S LIV-VER-LA that thoroughly cleanses the liver and bowels without causing any bad feeling. Children can take it with perfect safety. Every bottle guaran- teed. soc and $1 a bottle. None genuine without the likeness and signature of l.. K. Grigsby. For sale by Hesterly Drug Store.
The Prescott daily news., 1914-10-02

If you fail to get your paper this afternoon please let us know and we will send you one and see that you get it regularly.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-11-20

We have seen copy Of the letter
written by J. A. Blackler that was
used with such telling effect in encom-
passing his defeat on the very eve Of
the late election, the users of the doc
ument alleging that it pledged Mr..
Blackler to work for division of the
county in three parts in case he was
elected. The letter was written to a
person whom Mr.. Blackler thought
was friend, and is, read at the pres
ent time, without an interested inter-
his sinister purposes, very innocent
communication. 1t contained a re-
quest for the names and addresses OF
certain ball players living in the Wau-
conda country, and causally stating
that the writer was opposed to coun-
ty division at this time, as the state
would probably be reapportioned,
when it would be time enough to con-
slider division, or words to that eff
feet. There was not a line in the let
ter committing the writer to any
thing that fault could be found with.
The mistake was that MIR. Blackler
thought he was writing to a person
with some principle When the letter
was first displayed no immediate eff
fort was made to put it in circulation,
for any man of common sense having
As hours to think it over would reject
the statements accompanying it's cir
culation with contempt. This paper
would have published the letter gladly
any time during the campaign without
fear of its working any injury to the
writer. Only intelligent political
knaves. who could twist the language
to suit themselves, or those densely
ignorant could accept the letter as a
declaration of the writer to support
any measure whatsoever having for
its object the division of the county at
this time 1t answered the purpose
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-11-20

Optomistic democratic papers pre-
tend to believe that Wilson's policies
were endorsed" November because
the democratic majority in congress
was not entirely wiped off the slate.
They are deriving great satisfaction
because the democratic majority in
the house was cut down only from l41
to about score. Yet even that
meagre majority was saved only by
the vote of progressives, as for in
stance in this district, and the most
strenuous efforts of the administra-
ton. President Wilson did not take
the stump in person, but he did the
next thing to appearing in public ap-
.pealing for endorsement" for he
wrote open letters for publication ex-
pressing a wish that the voters would
support every democratic congress
man and senator running for election,
or reelection, in the country, as an
expression of confidence in himself.
Every member of the cabinet, and
every prominent speeler on the pay
roll of the administration, was sent
forth through the highways and by
ways to make frantic appeals to the
people to uphold the hands of the
chief executive. 1t was one of the
most thorough and exhaustive cam
paigns ever waged ON the part of the
democratic party during an of year.
Not only did the democratic leaders
leave no stone unturned to gain votes,
but they were aided and abetted by the
noisy colonel himself, who in his day
has been force attracting following
Yet in the face of all these efforts
the democratic party received one Of
the worst set backs it has ever suffer-
ed. From the result of the November
election it is evident that the people
are good and tired of democratic rule,
and will so express themselves when
they get another chance two years
hence
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-11-20

The editor of the Davenport Tribune
is one of the boys of the eastern
Washington press classed as a humor-
list The last best joke that he has
turned of was in the last issue of the
Tribune, when he facetiously remarks
that the election was not so bad for
the democrats after all. taking the
country over" The Tribune man
must be given credit for being a reg
ular Mark Tapley in coming out
strong under adverse circumstances.
OF course he does not mean what he
says, he is simply endeavoring to put
some stiffening in the backbone of his
stricken associates. The Tribune
thinks it is not SO bad but that it
might be worse. The worse is yet to
come Another crack on the demo-
cratic sconce can be looked for in 1916
which will finish up the donkey after
the solar plexus blow administered on
3.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-11-20

In another column of this issue is
published telegram which states that
all donations and contributions of food
and clothing for Belgium war suf-
ferers will be transported over the
Great Northern free of charge. This
reminds us that SO far Oroville has
lent no assistance to this worthy cause.
Our people are not rich in worldly
goods but an appeal for help coming
from a stricken nation made desolate
by the remorseless hand of war should
not be ignored. America is the only
country that these unfortunate people
can look to for succOr. So far the
United States has responded nobly, as
it always does, to the cry of distress.
But winter is coming on, there are a
vast number OF helpless to feed and
clothe, and the climatic change is 60
ing to cause more misery than ever
IL every means is not taken to sup
ply relief. The great affection was
forced upon these hapless people by
ruthless and more powerful neigh
bor hence the fault for the present
condition Is not with the people APP
pealing for aid. Oroville cannot do a
great deal, but every little helps in a
case Of this kind, End that little should
be Immediately and cheerfully extend
ed This would be work. and COM
mendable work, for the Commercial
Club, if the organization was in active
running order.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-11-20
MUNICIPAL NOMINEES

In looking over the names OF the
nominations for town offices made at
the caucus last Friday night one can
not fail from being struck by the good
Judgment exercised by the electors
present, and there were more OF them
present on that evening than at any
previous caucus held in Oroville. Evil
IDENTIFY much interest had been arous-
ed in what the caucus would accom-
plish, and those present unbiased py
any schism that has heretofore al
ficted the town report that the pro-
ceedings were conducted in a fair,
open. decorious and amicable manner.
1t was to all appearance an open field
for any one desiring to run for once.
Looking over the names no citizen
can very we'll find fault with the Sc
Lotions made. Every nominee Is an
active business man, deeply interested
in the present and future welfare OF
the town. so situated to benefit by its
advancement or suffer by its deterOra-
ton, should such a seemingly impos-
sibility ever come to pass. There Is
no criticism that can be raised against
any of the candidates, and as to in
telligence they will average up with
any citizens that could possibly be
named for the same offices. Some
residents may have individual friends
whom they would rather have seen
nominated, but beyond the feeling OF
friendship for the person who was not
selected they can not have word to
say against the personnel OF the ticket
named last Friday night. Most eX-
ccllent discrimination was exercised
in naming candidates in relation to
locality of residence, and that local
prejudice that has divided the town
for so long a time and shackled its
advancement can not be used in OPP
position to the gentlemen nominated.
IL commencing the wisdom displayed
| in naming this ticket this paper does
not intimate that there are not other
citizens, and many of them. just as
worthy, capable and deserving as those
who were selected last Friday night.
Ii has no favoritcs to play. In COM
mending the nominations already
made at the time of writing the editor
feels that he is only paying just tribute
TIC deserving gentlemen. He knows
them all, has had business relations
with them, has mingled with them So
cially, and if there are any people any
better he has failed to meet up with
them in a long and varied career.
n B. Since the above article was
put in type a meeting has been held
and a second candidate for mayor
placed in nomination, the other candi-
dates named last Friday evening being
| endorsed. This is the first time since
incorporation there has been so near
| ly uninimity in the selection of town
| officials. All that has been said above
il commentator of the nominees
made at the caucus will apply with
equal force to the person who has
been brought forward for the mayor.
ship An old citizen, and most ex-
celelnt gentleman, no fault can be
found with him personally. 1t Is a
case where no matter which candi-
date is successful the town will have
a mayor that will be a credit to the
community.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-11-20

Commissioner Frank Mitchell came
ia from Okanogan Saturday, where he
had been with his associates on the
board of commissioners for the pur-
pose of selecting a site for the court
house. The people of Okanogan had
offered five sites 20 the county to Sc
lect from. The commissioners did not
finally decide upon a site Saturday, as
two or three were favorably located
and it was somewhat difficult to reach
q decision.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-11-20
The American people may 60 off at

The American people may 60 off at
a tangent at times. and temporarily be-
come willing tools of demagogues, but
the craze does not last, and they can
be depended upon returning to a safe
and sane mental condition. 1t was a
cheering and healthy sign of return of
civic consciousness when the frothy
Ole Hansen was turned down at the
polls. Two years ago his fenzied
would have been accented
as the gospel of progressiveism and
he would have been elected to the SEN
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-11-20

scheming politicians that circulated
it had in view, and so that is the end
o. it. 1t should be a lesson for candi-
dates to profit by in future campaigns.
They should place no faith in any
man, and under no circumstances
write even to a grandmother upon the
most casual happenings in the family.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-11-20
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The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1914-02-05
r. G. Vowel Called hY Death

The death of R. G. Yowell, who has
been i'll for a number of weeks. suffer
ing from a stroke of paralysis, oc-
cured at his home here on last Friday.
MIR. Yowell was 49 years of age. He
was born in 1865 al Paris. Monroe
county, Missouri MIR. YowelI has
been a resident of Oregon for 28 years.
He came to this city from Portland
eight years ago, and since then has
conducted a harness and saddlery store
here.
The funeral services were conducted
last Saturday by Rev. W. B. Young,
pastor of the Methodist church, after
which the body was inferred at Idle
wild cemetery.
In addition to his widow, Mr.. Yowell
leaves surviving four children, one of
them, Mrs. Geo. Warner, of California.
the daughter of a former wife. The
other children are: Mrs. Earl M.
Spaulding and Ernest and Wilson Vow
ell, OF this city.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1914-02-05

| can handle your hogs. Call Psi. j22tf
j. H. Koberg was a business visitor
in Portland last week.
Mrs. c. S. Jones visited friends in
Portland last week.
County Commissioner .Hannum was a
Portland visitor the first of the week.
Mrs. D. L. Murphy. of Gresham. has
been visiting Mrs. c. A Bell.
Miss Abbey J. Mills is in Portland
this week on professional business.
Mrs Geo. Stranahan and Mrs. ]. W.
Critics, announce a series OF lessons in
the new dances. Phone 1888. is
Ii. j. Frederick spent the first of the
week in Portland on business connected
with patents that he recently secured.
MIR. and Mrs. W. f. King left Tues
day for Portland, where they will re-
main for some time visiting friends.
Edison Wax 4 minute Records reduc-
ed to 20c each. When played 25c; many
records you may never get again. "Get
busy" "Waggener wants your trade.
Mrs. A. o. Lindis, of Silverton, was
here last week visiting MIR. and Mrs.
+. 0. Blanchar. Mrs. Lindis was
formerly resident of the city.
Geo. A. Clough, who has been ap-
pointed deputy sheriff, is assisting
Sheriff johnson in his Office at the
court house.
DR.. E. d. Kanaga has removed from
the First National bank building and is
now occupying the Office of DIR. Nal.
colin Bronson in the Eliot building.
Mrs. j. f. Welland, who has beer
spening the winter in Wisconsin with
home folks has returned to her home
here.
Mrs. II. ID. W. Pineo, who recently
hospital, has returned to her home or
Cascade avenue.
Chancey Angus, son of MIR. and Mrs.
W. F. Angus, sustained broken arm
Sunay. He was brought to the Cot.
tage hospital.
MIR. and Mrs. H. M. Francis have re.
turned to their Oak Grove home, MIR.
Francis having completed his work OF
assisting Assessor Jasper Wickham.
On exhibition in the windows of the
Electric Wiring 4 Supply Co. has beer
display showing the taxidermy skill
of Fred Rand. The exhibition consists
of two large stu fled owls.
Mrs. Geo. A. Stranahan and Mrs. j.
W. Crites,s who are conducting the
Hood River Dancing school, were
hostesses at a dance at Heilbronnel
hall Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Clarke, Miss
Violet Palmer and Culver K. OsgooC
we're visitors in The Dalles last week,
havingkgone to attend dance given by
the Bachelors club.
Lyle Mclsaac, son of Mr.. and Mrs
R. J. Mclsaae, of Parkdale, was here
last week with his father, having come
to receive treatment for finger thai
had been severely cut.
C. l.. Rogers was up from Portland
yesterday on business. He and hiI
family, who have just returned from
Long Beach, Calf, will spend the re
mainder of the winter in Portland.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1914-02-05

j. A. Elliott, who has charge of the
survey of the Columbia river highway
in this county, is now at the Mount
Hood Annex. Mrs. Elliott and child
are here with him.
The friends of J. M. Culbertson who
recently underwent an operation for
appendicitis, are glad to know of his
quick recovery. Mr.. Cubertson re-
turned to his home here Monday.
Mrs. J. F. Miller, of Frankton, was
painfully injured Monday, when her
horse became frightened and ran away
on the State road near the home of j.
r. Nickelsen.
The Mothers club will meet Tuesday
afternoon. February 10, at 3 o'clock at
the home of Mrs. James Stranahan, 5l4
State street. An interesting program
is being arranged.
l.. A. Wilson, of Baker county, and
T. Wilson and Mrs. Evelyn Wilson
Duncan, of Union county, brothers and
sister of Mrs. R. G. Vowel, who were
called here last week by the fatal i'll
ness of MIR. Yowell, will return to
their respective homes today.
DR.. M. Z. Welch received letter
last week from his son, Frank M.
Welch, of Richmond, Iowa, who an
nounced the birth of son on Sunday,
January rs. The young grandson of
the local man was named Frank Morti-
mer. Jr.
Mrs. Mary Higgins. of Rock Rapids,
Ia, who has been here spending the
fall and winter with her daughter,
Mrs. S. A. Mitchell, and family, left
| Thursday for Sanger, Calf, where she
will spend the remainder of the winter
with relatives. Mrs. Higgins expects
to return here in the spring and be
with her daughter again before return
| ing east,
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1914-02-05
MeigS BartmeSs Hears Billy Sunday

Meigs Rartmess, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
S. E. Bartmess of this city. who re-
sides in Pittsburg, Pa. recently heard
Billy Sunday, the noted evangelist.
whose summer home is in this valley.
Mr.. Bartmess has written to his father
as follows
81 went down to the Sunday meeting
with bunch of 1000 Westinghouse
men, and seats were at such premium
its most an all days job to attend one
service. His subject was. 'Boozer, Get
on the Water Wagon, and il was fine.
Took the house by storm. The whole
press bunch came out in a stand for
temperance, and since then two of the
leading newspapers have taken the
stand of receiving no more liquor adj
vertisement, cancelling what present
contracts possible and renewing none.
Everybody is talking of the meeting.
Such stir up the Smoky City never
had before"
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1914-02-05
BUSINESS IS GOOD. -..ITHBETTER
THAN lit HAS EVER BEEN BEFORE
January, 1914, Shows a Net Incl ease
of More than 80 Per Cent
Over January, 1918

At the Banquet given by the business men of Oregon
at Portland last Friday night to Secretary William G. Nc
Adoo and Secretary David F. Houston these gentlemen
assured the assembly that never again will it be possible
for pancs to take place in these United States and fur
thermore '%from now on business resumes"
Oregon Life is one of the extremely few life insurance
companies big or little young DID, that has never made
rerogressve step in any department of its large
and ever increasing business.
The year 1913 was the most successful and biggest
year in the history of Oregon Life
1914 the ninth year of the company, starts more brill
liant than its predecessors January business shows net
increase of more than so per cent January of last Year
Oregonians rightly claim Oregon Life as their very
prosperity as they rejoice the prosperity of Excu
svely Oregon institutions in other lines of endeavor
L. M. BALDWIN, Dist. Mgr.