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Arizona republican., 1918-02-28
BADGER CAME GETS PRINCIPAL SEVERE
 SENTENCE IN JAIL
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ATLANTA, Ga, Feb. 27.-One yearl at hard labor on the chain gang and a fine of $10O0-the maximum pen atty for a msdemeanor-was the sen- tence imposed in the county court here today upon J. w. Cook, a real estate agent. indicted jointly with Mrs. Mar garet Hirsch wife of II. H. Hirsch, an insurance man, for an attempt toI blackmail Asa c. Candler, Atlanta'sI sixty seven year old multimillionaire mayor for S500,000 Mrs. Hirsch will be placed on trial Friday.
 The jury deliberated less than half an hour and the trial consumed not quite eight hours. Before noon the state had virtually completed It's case through the testimony of MT. Candler, and Forest Adair. who acted as Cand- ler's agent in dealing with Cook and Mrs. Hirsch. The defense depended upon brief statement by Cook him self.
 Pending decision on his motion for a new trial. Cooks bond was placed at S3,000, in default of which he was remanded to jail.
 The court room was crowded, the spectators including many women and children. Mrs. Hirsch, who is 38 years old, entered court wearing a heavy veil, but after taking her seat with coun- sel for Cook, she removed it and smiled and nodded to those about her in an unconcerned manner.
 Cook told the jury that he at no time sought to procure any money from Mayor Candler, and that the two con- ferences he had with Forest Adair were at the latter's solicitation. He told of seeing Mrs. Hirsch go to the mayor 8 office on two occasions and watching through the letter slot in the door. He said he once saw them in a compro- missing position and that while he was at the door, Mrs. Hirsch rushed over and opened it. He saw a garment on the floor. which he picked up. He dis played to the jury what he asserted was the same garment. Mayor Candler told of meeting Mrs. Hirsch in connection with charity work and of her visiting his office to discuss such work. He said he had never had made any inn proper advances to her and that or her last visit, after she had removed her coat and hat and while he was Investigating her statement that a mar was looking in the window, he started to go to another office in the same building and met Cook outside the door
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with us for purely ambitious purposes. She was promised by Germany the possession of Egypt Would the in- terest and happiness of the population of Egypt be best conserved by Turkish conquest of Egypt?
 The Germans in the search for the greatest happiness of these populations would have restored Egypt to the worst rule the world has ever known. They would have destroyed Arab independ- ence and abandoned Palestine to those who had rendered it sterile all these centuries.
 lnconsiderate Policies
 T cannot leave von Hertling with out making some observation upon the Russian policy which he defines. That also is a demonstration of German methods. He tells us the recent ar engagements with Russia were made at the urgent appeal of the populations against the Red Guard and other bands, and therefore, undertaken in the name of humanity. We know that the east is the east and west is the west, and that the Germany policy of the west is entirely different from the Ger man policy of the east. The German policy in the east recently has been ulTeCteQ tOWdlu pltNClitiiiS dlioSAoiSo and devastation in the interest of hu- manity, while German policy in the west is occupied entirely in perform ing atrocities and devastations. Why this difference of treatment of Belgium on one side and other pop ulations on the other? 1 know of no explanation except that Germany pur- sues her methods with remorseless in- sistency and alters or varies the ex- cuse she gives for her policy.
 Two Kinds of Invasion
 If she invades Belgium, it is mili- tary necessity; if Courland, it is in the interest of humanity. It is inn possible to rate very high the pro- fessions of humanity, international righteousness and equity in regard tc these populations. which figure SC largely in the speeches. I am quite unable to understand how anybody can get up in the reichstag and clain that Germany is waging defensive | war"
 Secretary Balfour then contraste( the different methods pursued by Ger many and Great Britain in the expan sion of their empires and asserted tha Germany's policy has been more ce liberately ambitious than that of an. nation since Louis XIV.
 We can listen to von Hertling' criticism with perfect equanimity, he added, 'and we are ready to stant our trial at the bar of history. Hov could conversations take place if vol Hertling's speech represented the eX treme high water mark of German concessions?"
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 Fall in.- came the order. and ten or the men stepped into the front rdiIh' each carving his rifle and about ms waist a heavy web belt the pochets oL which bulged with magazines carryins twenty rounds each. Benihu nun stood his ammunition carrier, aiso belted, and with two cross peits sWli's- ing from his shoulders.
 As the little column swung away to- ward the range the riflemen swung their guns up to shoulder as easily as they would an ordinary slngle shot weapon. At-first glance there was noun ing to show the extraordinarily deadly character of their equipment. The llrsl firing was semi-automatlc, a feature first developed by the French III the Chauchat and which has gone far, IL IS said. towards revolutionizing trench warfare. Set for this action, the gun ner pulls the trigger for each shot, put he has twenty charges ready 10 seno at an individual enemy without dropping the gun from his shoulder. The targets flew into splinters as the squad got 10 work.
 Too Quick For Ears to Hear A second magazine was fired also 1 from the shoulder with the automatic action set. The ten guns delivered l twenty shots each in flare of sound, almost a single report, the firing was so fast. The targets and the earth around them were torn by 200 bullets, 1 no one of which was far off its mark. | Advancing fire followed, both auto matic and semi-automatic. The line moved across the field, firing from the hip this time, with gun butts resting in metal cups on their belts. The first twenty rounds were delivered as the men were taking three paces. new magazine, handed forward by the am munition carrier, was slipped in ano firing resumed as they took the nex1 two steps. The change took little more than a second of time.
 Representative Caldwell of New 9orl was the first member of congress to try the gun He fired forty rounds. botf semi automatic and automatic. Ht was followed by Senators Wadsworth Sutherland, Frelinghuysen and Reet and Representatives Kelley of Michi- gan. and Sisson of Alabama. The dir flew about the targets as the congress men banged away.
 Gun Has no "kick"
 The gun has no kick" Representa- tive Caldwell said. Tt feels when vol are firing it as though something wer, pushing steadily at your shoulder
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OPEN DOOR URGED
 AS POLITICAL IDEA
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-Chair- man Hays of the republican national committee was a guest of Washington newspaper men at dinner tonight and in speech reiterated his policy of conducting party affairs on the "open door, basis.
 The open door policy in political matters. in my opinion,' he said, mot only includes the equal, unhampered participation in the management of a partys affairs by the party member ship, but also frank, honest and full advisement of the public of the party's purpose, activities and accomplish ments.''
 Senator Poindexter speaking at the dinner, referred to President Wilson's speeches on peace terms and urged the republican party to declare against any further discussions of peace until a victory had been won. He also pro- posed a party declaration against what he termed the Bolsheviki movement in this country typified by the l. w. w.
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IWENTY-N|NE DIE
 ON SEACO|NC TUG.
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PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 27.-Twenty- nine men are believed to. have lost their lives yesterday morning when the sea- going naval tug Cherokee foundered in a severe gale fifteen miles off the Maryland coast. Ten survivors and the bodies of eight other members of the crew of thirty nine were brought here today on two British rescue ships and landed at the Philadelphia navy yard. No trace of the remaining mem bers of the crew was found. Among those missing is Junior Lieutenant Ed ward D. Newell, the commander of the tug. Ordinarily the Cherokee carried a crew of forty but one man was not aboard.
 According to the captain of one of the rescue ships, the primary cause of the disaster was the breaking of the steering gear. A fifty mile northwest gale was blowing at the time and the little vessel was at the mercy of moun- tainouS seas.
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DASTARDLY DEED IF U-BOAT TOLD
 BY 0NE SURVIVOR
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SWANSEA. Feb. 27.-The British hospital ship Glenart Castle which went down yesterday in the Bristol channel, was torpedoed, according to survivors, 34 of whom were landed here Nothing has been learned of the fate of the others. including Red Cross doctors, nurses and orderlies. There were approximately 200 persons aboard the ship, 150 of whom were members Of the crew.
 Quartermaster Shitler who was the last man to leave the ship. describing the disaster said:
 'I was on deck at the time. A few minutes before the torpedoing. the helmsman called attention to a dim light flickering on the surface of the water some distance off. It disappeared an instant later, but the officer of the dered the course changed. He then or dered the alarm sounded for lifeboat drill as a precautionary measure.
 The order was scarcely given when came the muffled sound of an explod- ing torpedo far below the waterline, followed by a shock, which told us that the boat was done for.
 Our action in changing the course availed little, because all of our regu- lation Red Cross lights were burning brightly and we were as plain a target in the black night as the Germans could wish for.
 Nearly All Were Asleep Almost everybody aboard was asleep at the time and most of the men tumbled to the deck in the scant- 1 jest attire. Few saved more thar | trousers and shirt, and probably nint out of every ten men were barefooted | The men assigned to the starboard life. boats found themselves useless, either boats or devits being smashed by thu shock of the explosion.
 Meanwhile a great difficulty wa: experienced in launching the lifeboat. on the port side. owing to the peculiar tllt the vessel was taking as it prepared to go down stern foremost. In sever minutes we launched seven boats, som, With only few persons aboard. other: oyercrowded
 A large number Of men were com pelled to jump into the sea with life belts and few of these survived. fo the sea was so rough that it was i'm possible to rescue them from the life boats. Nor was it possible even f keep the lifeboats together.
 Waves 20 Feet High
 Waves twenty fees nigh, churne up by the nasty cross current, dashe over our boat continuously, and " oailed for our lives. We made tn best course we could for a large islan which we knew was about fifteen mile off. but had made only slight prog ress when French schooner, seve hours afterwards, picked us up. W would all have perished from exposu1 had not our rescuer appeared The survivors said no submarine wa sighted at any time except for th lights seen by the helsman. The Gler art Castle, which had been under re pair since her return from the Mec iterranean three weeks ago. was c her way to France for wounded. The Glenart Castle went down i seven minutes.
Arizona republican., 1918-02-28

NCoieiHuSu lIOlll rage One) garding Alsace-Lorraine. He con- tinued:
 T could understand German talk Ing different view to the view of the French, British, Italian or Amer ican governments, but not a German discussing the principles of essential justice and saying: There is no ques- ton of Aisace-Lorraine to go before a peace conference'
 Regarding President Wilson's sec ond proposition we have had within the last few weeks a specimen of how von Hertling interprets in action the principle he so glibly approves in theory. To take one instance only, the cession of Polish territory to the Ukraine. We would like to know how the Germans came to make this gross violation to their principle. If von Hertling really wants to make the balance of power antiquated. he can do it by inducing his country men to abandon that policy of am- bilious domination. which overshad- ows the world at this moment. His Idea of Justice T return to President Wilson's third and fourth principles. Consider for a moment how von Hertling desires to | see the principles that the interest and benefits of the populations concerned should be considered in peace arrange ments. He mentions three countries 1 he wishes to see restored to Turkey, namely Armenia, Palestine and Meso- potamia.
 Does anyone think that it would be to the interest and benefit of the populations concerned, Won Hertling accuses us of being animated with purely ambitious designs when we in- vaded Mesopotamia and captured Jerusalem. 1 suppose he would say that Russia was similarly moved wher she occupied Armenia. But when Tur- key went to war she picked a quarrel
Arizona republican., 1918-02-28
TEXAS ID BUY b|G LOT FEDERAL BONDS
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AUSTIN, Tex, Feb. 27.-The state of Texas will shortly purchase s5,O0O,- 900 worth of United States short time securities.
 At the suggestion of Governor Hob- by the house of representatives of the Texas legislature this afternoon passed a bill which will permit the state treasurer with the approval of the at- torney- general and the comptroller, to invest the surplus funds of the state, not deposited in state depositaries, and not required to meet current expenses of the government. in short time United States certificates of indebted ness, heretofore or hereafter author ized by congress.
Arizona republican., 1918-02-28
K|DNAPPERS TAKEN ID WALL AND SHOT
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JUAREZ, Feb. 27.-Eight Mexican federal officers were executed at Chi huahua City recently after having been convicted of being members of a gang which had been Kidnapping young girls. carrying them away in automo- piles and detaining them for days, ac- cording to information received here late today.
 The practice of the gang was to have an automobile parked in front of the leading theater of Chihuahua City with two or more of the members of the gang waiting on the curb until the the ater was over. They would then seize a young society girl. hurry her into the
Arizona republican., 1918-02-28

Haddon Heights. N. J.. October ,, 1917. was commissioned yesterday. Cadet Geisse's home was not announced.
 Officers termed Geisse's escape from death miraculous. The wind was blow ing in heavy gusts and caused loss of control of the machine When it fell into the tail spin the men were not high enough up to regain control. The airplane was demolished and Lieuten- ant Elllotts body was mangled.
 Cadet Geisse in his report of the &C., cldent said it occurred so suddenly that ne did not realize anything was wrong until, virtually, the plane had crashed.
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automobile and drive away with her before she could give an alarm.
 The scheme was discovered by three young lieutenants who hid in a nearby store and obtained the evidence against their fellow officers that convicted them. The subalterns were given the commissions taken from three of the convicted men before they were exe- cuted by order of General Francisco Murguia.
Arizona republican., 1918-02-28
A|RPLANE PUPILS
 KILLED IN SMASH
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HOUSTON, Tex. Feb. 27.-Second Lieutenant Hammitt K. Elliott, 19 years old was killed and Cadet J. H. Geisse was slightly injured today at Ellington Field, when the airplane in which they were flying fell into a tail spin and crashed $50 feet to the ground
 Lieutenant Elliott, who enlisted at
Arizona republican., 1918-02-28
CANADIAN PREMIER
 HOLDS CONFERENCE
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-Sir Rob- ert Borden. the Canadian premier. called on President Wilson today and spent many busy hours conferring with American, British and Canadian of ficials.
 The purchase of war materials in this country is understood to have been discussed by Sir Robert with Bernard Baruch of the war industries board. Tonight the Canadian premier was a guest at dinner given by Secretary Lane in honor of the Earl of Reading, the new British ambassador.
Arizona republican., 1918-02-28

time of the opening of the polls.
 City Attorneys Opinion
 City Attorney Sloan, when he heard of the situation, at first was not sure that an election could be held in the absence of the Great Register, but later he. believed that it could be held if there was list of the registrations at each polling place, with the original affidaVitS of the regiStrants.
 In the meantime the printers were trying to find way to complete the work. and they then learned that the n-point type was not required by the election law. The printers also stated in the evening that they would be willing in the extremity in which the city was found to remove the bar against the type that had been set in the nonunion office, but they feared that to do so would imperil their charter.
 A little after g o'clock last night an arrangement had been agreed to by which the Great Register might be fin ished in time for the opening of the polls on Friday morning. It was de- cided to use eight-point type and elim- mate two of the slugs, leaving in the printed page of the Register only the mater required by law.
 The statement appeared in this pa per yesterday morning when there was yet a hope that the great register would be barely ready for the opening of the polls tomorrow morning, that it had been found to be physically impos- sible to comply with the election law which requires that the registration list shall be made up 10 days before ! the holding of the primary and that within five days thereafter, a printed copy must be posted at the front door of the city hall, five copies must be in the office of the city clerk for inspec- tion by the public and that a certain number of copies shall be in readiness for the election officers, the remaining copies to be available to voters.
 Depends Upon Workers
 | whether or not that is impossible de- bends upon who is doing the work The county has never found it impossible to comply with the law which up to the I point of sending the great register to the printer is practically the same as the city law. The preparation of the list must be begun ten days before the primary and five days before the pri. mary not only must the list be in the hands of the supervisors but there must be precinct list for each of the seventy-seven precincts of the county The law as to counties does not provide for printed copies. But instead of 56O( names as in the case of the city regis tratlon, and registers for the six pre-. cincts of the city, the county registra ton contains 10000 names, to be dis. trlDuted through seventy-seven pre- cincts scattered oveH a county larger than some ot the eastern states.
 In order to accomplish this tasl
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CITY ELECTION
 IS ALMOST OFF
 BY LAUNDERING
time of the opening of the polls.
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BROWNING GUNS FOR
 ARMY TESTED WHILE CONGRESSMEN WATCH

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BALFOUR FINDS NO
 HOPE OF PEACE IN
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The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-04-19
LOCAL TALENT OpERETTA
PlEASES LARGE AUDIENCE

"our Minister'S Honeymoon"
was presented with unqualified sue.
ccss Saturday evening To a capacity
audience at Weston opera house.
under auspices Of the Saturday AZ.
ternoon Club.
Since everybody and his wife
and children were there and like
wise "his sisters and his cousins and
his auntS"- u review Of this bright
and amusing little opcrctta would
be- supcrtluous. Showing the effect
Of capable drilling, all members Of
the cast enacted their roles with
complete understanding Of the ~.
auiremcnts. and the costuming was
also n delightful feature. with bi.
xarrc touches In the comedy parts.
Music by the Weston orchestra
enhanced the pleasing nature ~ the
operetta which WAS declared by
many to be the best amateur pro.
duction they had ever witnessed
in Weston. As this is n community
which has reason to be- proud Of lis
amateur talent, such a compliment
possesses an added significance,
Special credit for the success Of
the affair is due Mrs. j, II. vii.
liams, director: Mrs. u, ID. Watts,
pianist: Mrs. \. NJ. Smith. business
manager. and A. w, Lundcll. d.
rector Of music,
Gross receipts were Sl0i. Part
Of the net proceeds goes TO the
Weston band. and the balance will
be used by the club ladies' for war
work.
The Weston players will so To
Athena next Tuesday evening. the
23d. and present the same attrac-
tion in the High School auditorium
there. The Weston Concert Band
will accompany them. and street
parade Is announced for z p. m.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-04-19
CANDIDATE |. ]. SIMPSON
MAKES UNUSUAL TOUR

When l.. j. Simpson. candidate
for the Republican nomination for
Governor. finished his recent tour
Of Central and Southeastern Ore
gon, he had made one of the most
unusual Journeys ever undertaken
by n candidate for office In Oregon,
In many places he was the FIRST
man ever 10 appear In the interest
of election 10 the highest oillcc in
the state. This was true at Lake
view and at other points in the ex.
treme south which formerly were
reached only through long journey
by rail through other states,
His campaign was carried to the
people Of Oregon directly and in
all the territory which he covered
he was able to see more than 10
percent Of the registered voters.
His system ON this Is rs unusual rs
his tour.
Before leaving Portland he had
in his pocket schedule which told
him exactly how many people he
was 10 see in each city. he made
il point not to leave town until n
small pocket indicator which he
punched regularly showed the re-
quired quota.
The appearance of candidate for
governor all covered with mud at
the tiller of a small auto led many
to believe that Mr.. Simpson was in.
deed in earnest in his endcayor to
reach most Of Oregon before elec-
tion time.
His journey covered more than
ll00 miles in this light car and was
made at Tins when the roads for
the most part were considered i'm.
passable. He crossed the state first
from The Dalles 10 Lakeview and
then went directly east TO the Idaho
line, disposing of his small car at
Ontario. where Il was rafiied for
the benefit Of the Red Cross chap
ter of that place.
In the ten days that he was en-
route he made himself known and
talked over his principles with more
than 1900 individuals. besides talk
ing on the Liberty Loan before
audiences numbering in all more
than 5000 presons.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-04-19
To Keep Track Of Fuel

Although no limitation has been
fixed on the amount of fuel that
may be stored. Fuel Administrator
Holmes has completed arrangements
for registering every fuel purchase
in the state Of Oregon. Within q
few days every purchaser of wood
or coal will be compelled to file a
declaration as to the amount of fuel
used last year, the quantity re.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-04-19

Oakland has the unenviable dis
tinction Of being the only Oregon
town that on last Monday had not
subscribed its quota Of Liberty
Bonds.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-04-19

everyone would have subscribed
anyway, the declared intention Of
the newspapers to print this list un-
doubtedly had its effect upon few
confirmed tightwads and secret Ger
man sympathizers. To be published
as a Stacker throughout the length
and breadth Of Umatilla county, is
not pleasant alternative to doing
ones plain duty as citizen.