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The Prescott daily news., 1919-10-08
WILL ADD VIGOR
 TO H. lC. L. FIGHT
Plans Adopted at Conference to Renew War on Present Prices Series of Meetings to Be Held in Country.

Washington, Oct. War against high prices on the necessities of life with renewed vigor to the country this month and waged through a series of meetings that is expected to enlist the cooperative efforts of fed+ |eral, state and local officials. A de+
 cision to adopt this method was reached today in conference held between Attorney General Palmer and a committee of the National As+
 sociation of State Attorneys General
 MT. Palmer, in person or by repre- sentative of his department, expects to attend all the gatherings, and will
 leave Washington October. 27 for a tour of middle western states, where the first meetings are. to be called.
 In each state according to the plans promulgated, the governor and the attorney general will call together district attorneys, mayors and memi bers of the local fair price organized tions. Actual steps which can be taken to curb profteering locally and in conjunction with the national eff fort will be considered. Attorney General Clifford T. Hill ton, of Minnesota, chairman of the |committee, advocated the passage by states of ofsuniform acts similar to that adopted in Minnesota, which vests state agricultural authorities with power and funds to investigate vio- lations of the food acts.
The Prescott daily news., 1919-10-08
.ARK'ANSANs GETS BIG
 ASSIGNMENT IN NAVY

.
 FLieut. David E. Cummins, United States navy, who halls from Pres colt, Nevada county, has been made navigator of, the cruiser St. Louis! This assignment is very compliment tary to Lieutenant Cummins as nayi- gators of such ships are usually se- lected from officers of considerable more experience and length of ser vice. He enlisted as an apprentice seaman at Little Rock in 1913. In 1914 he entered the Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md, as one of the an- nual appointees from the enlisted ranks, and was graduated in 1918. Before going to the St. Louis, Lieut.. Cummins served as turret officer on board the U. S. s. Missouri.
The Prescott daily news., 1919-10-08
QUIET REIGNS IN STEEL DISTRICTS
Troops Assume Active Com mand of Regions Threatened By "Reds" Inflammatory Lit erature is Seized.

Chicago, Oct. 7.-Quiet reigned in the Chicago steel strike zone tonight after day of raids on the homes of agitators in Gary, where regular army troops are in control. Indiana state troops enforced martial law in East Chicago and Indiana Harbor.
 The days chief developments were the charges made by Major General Leonard Wood of the central depart ment of the army, and Major Hodges of Gary, that Reds" had been at work attempting to foment trouble, and the raid by government agents.
 A number of men suspected of radl ical. proclivities were hailed before the military authorities and numer- ous others were taken on charges of carrying concealed weapons. None of the alleged radicals was locked up but some of those carrying weapons were still in the guard house tonight. Federal agents seized much in-
 fammatory literature and the activi. ties of military, municipal officers
 and agents for the first time since the strike began; took the minds of striks r CTS and others off the industrial strug Lgle itself. As far as the strike itself was con- Ecerned there was little change today. Several hundred men returned to work at the mills in Gary, Indiana
 Harbor, South Chicago and Waukel Egan The Illinois Steel Company at South Chicago was said to be operat- l ing on a 50 per cent basis. Union leaders declared the estimates were Igreatly exaggerated and that produc- tion was .at3a very low figure.
 l South Chicago, like the troop-guard
 ed Indiana towns, was quiet tonight lafter parade of several thousand lstrikers and sympathizers
 1 Pittsburgh, Oct. 7.--Conditions in
 hte steel workers strike in the Pitts
 burgh district were without marked
 change today. No additional plants lwere reported to have started up and the strikers did not announce any
 material additions to the ranks. The |Iworks that resumed yesterday in the | Donora- Monessen Field were report led as having continued operations to- lday, while strike headquarters re- lceived word from organizers that
 some men in the various works were
 not out, but there is little, if any pro Iduction.
 All the big plants of the Carnegie
 Steel Company in this district, which the strikers failed to shut down, are lcontinuing to operate. The company reports that men. are, slowly but lsteadily reporting for duty.
The Prescott daily news., 1919-10-08

stories of fable and nursery lore, will appear. There will be splendid and many groups of beautiful horses in jeweled trappingsf The army of clowns exceed all past records for fun and numbers. All contribute to the biggest circus in history.
The Prescott daily news., 1919-10-08
STATEMENT FROM PRESIDENT
 OF THE FARMERS UNION

a As president of the State Farmers Union and former member of the Conformation Committee on Cotton Seed and Seed Products" I feel that I should make public statement for the benefit of the farmers of the state and the public. 1 contended from the very beginning, and Jim G. Ferguson, commissioner of agriculture, agreed with me that the committee could not and would not consent to being used to bear down the price of cotton seed. I believe there is some force holding down the price of cotton seed against the law of supply and demand. Act ing upon this as my premises firmly believe today the producer should be getting $80.00 per ton for his seed, and Mir. Ferguson agrees with me.
 I believe it is wrong to figure from the top down, and when the producer is reached leave him out of the con sideration. If everything above must have a big and fixed profit, I believe the producer should have first con sideration and first profit. am go- ing to contend for this all the way through.
 Geo. L. Sands,
 r,.1aI ~ t L r-s--4..x
The Prescott daily news., 1919-10-08
AUCTION SALE
amended

October 18th. One wagon. One saddle. One automobile. A lot of blows. "A lot of new radish barrels. A lot of new bushel baskets The sale will be at the residence of Mrs. $. R. Young, east of Hi School, at 10 o'clock, October 18th, 1919.
 iO. s. JONES. FOR SALE Second hand Ford. Mir. Knowles, Ice Plant. 7d6
The Prescott daily news., 1919-10-08

Hemstitching Machine now installed at my !Ascsne. Work promptly and neatly done. Price 10c per yard. Mrs. ". R. White. IT, phone No. 57. If
The Prescott daily news., 1919-10-08

Geo L. Sands, President State Farmers Union.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-09-05
A RAILROAD IN PROSPECT.

Almost every one coming to Oro-
vile from the country across the line,
and especially those connected in any
capacity with the railroads operating
in British Columbia, declare that the
proposed railroad between Penticton
and OrOville is to be constructed as
rapidly as men and money can do the
work. Some even go so far as to state
that the grading will be an accOmp-
'ished fact before the end of the pres
ent year. This last prediction may be
slightly overdrawn as to time limit.
but there is no question as to the GER
talnty that the road to connect the
two best towns on both sides of the
border--Penticton and Oroville--is to
be completed in the very near future.
and that road is going to prove a very
great benefit to both towns. The peo-
pie of both towns have always been
on the most friendly footing. An event
in one place always draws crowds
from the other place, and those
crowds are always well treated,
whether they drive up from. the south
or drive down from the north. The
construction of this road is a matter
of mutual congratulation.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-09-05
DROWNING AT BOSSBURG.

Last Thursday shocking accident
occurred at Bossburg when car oc-
Icupied by DR.. J. B. Grain, president
of the Bank of Pasco, and his wife
ran off the ferry boat into the Column
bia river, the doctor escaping as by a
miracle and Mrs. Cain going down to
her death in the river c.. A. Dolan, of
lOkanogan, who resided for ten years
| at Pasco, and is a close friend of DR..
Cain, was in. Spokane when the acci-
dent happened, and at the solicitation
| of friends of the doctor went to Boss
burg to lend assistance in the recovery
| of the body. Mr. Dolan states that the
water is both deep and very swift
where the accident occurred and the
car was carried down stream some
100 feet from the ferry landing. Two
divers were at the scene from Spo-
kane, one an old man and the other
lquite young Neither of the divers car
led to risk going down and DR.. Grain
himself put on the diving suit and
went down twice. This action shamed
the young man and he went down, but
Twas drawn to the surface exhausted.
At last a grapple was attached to the
lear and it was pulled about twenty
fleet toward shore when the rope
broke. Mr.. Dolan left the scene of the
accident Monday before the car was
recovered and at that time it was not
known whether the body of Mrs. Grain
twas still in the car. DR.. Cain and wife
Ipassed through Oroville, headed for
British Columbia, few days before
1.-THE date of the accident.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-09-05
WHERE LIFE Is EXCITING.

~ and Mrs. j. B. Jones have re-
ohtly had letter from their son
tlules ). Jones, who is serving on the
AngIlsher, mine sweeper, engaged
= the exciting work of clearing up
ne scnool OF mines that the English
~ american navy sprinkled thickly
~ he coast of Scotland and England
vsring the war as = safeguard against
@e raid of Hun submarines. The
ansilsher is said to be one of the
Wy and most efficient vessels of the
Ano IN the service, and during the
VA was very active patroling the sea
- submarines. Young Jones ran
sway from home and enlisted in the
navy at the declaration of war when
ne was only II years of age, and was
1sisned to the Kingfisher. He is the
Vaiy one of the original crew still
rnn the vessel. The young man tells
y . very narrow escape the vessel
Aaa while engaged in searching out
sua removing those mines. While 60
ms over the water carefully feeling
VI tnose fearful monsters, string
y 'lem exploded very near the
,ap' The Kingfisher was actually
n''eo out of the water, and when il
uopped back the ship was almost en-
su'led. A number of seamen were
'ssned overheard and the balance re.
ss''ed a thorough ducking. Fortunate.
= no lives were lost, and strange tc
NY the ship was uninjured.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-09-05
STREET IMPROVEMENTS.

The summer has come and gone and
many of the Improvements so conf.
identity expected in the spring have
Ifailed to materialize. Still, there has
bDeen some building and the chief i'm
lprovements that will tend to beautify
the town and make it better place in
which to live are yet to be carried out
ana carried out at once. 1t has been
GENERALLY understood that another i'm
lprovement district has been organized
this year, embracing that section of
the town lying norths of Central ave-
nue. and west of Main street, but the
beginning of work has been SO slow
that it was feared that the contemplate
ed street grade and Sidewalk building
could not be carried out before winter
Iput an end to such improvements. One
OF the delays has been on account of
the difficulty experienced in securing
an engineer to fix the grades and draw
up the estimates. Engineer Zediker
has been so busy looking out for the
Interests of the irrigation district that
1t was impossible foe him to devote
Iany time to municipal work, and the
council has hesitated at sending out
FOR an engineer, hoping that Mr.. Zedi-
ker might be able to find time to per-
from the required work. AS time be-
came limited the council at last decid-
led to secure an engineer from the out
side, and were able to engage the SER
vices of Arthur Wadhams, of Spokane.
VINO is now here busily engaged in as
sembling the required data. Mr.. Wad-
hams is surveyor and engineer of
large experience and for a time held
the position of engineer for the town
lof Hillyard He is thoroughly compe-
tent and well equipped through long
experience with similar work to per-
form the duties required Of him. Just
how long it will be before he is ready
to submit his report and figures we
are not prepared to state, but are in
formed that it will be in ample time
to carry out the proposed improvement
before cold weather can interfere with
proceedings. Besides preparing plans
and specifications for the Improvement
district mentioned Mr. Wadhams will
Survey and fix the grade for the pro-
posed cement walk to be laid from
Main street east on Central avenue to
Bridge street, and thence on Bridge
street to the bridge across the Okla
|nogan river. This walk is to be five
fleet wide and is to take the place of
the rickety board walk, that has serv-
led its purpose for several years, and
is now in such decfipit condition as
to be fallingsto PIECES Fhese-two civ
ic improvements are going to add
most creditably to the general appear
ance of the town and will certainly be
lgreatly appreciated by the inhabitants
thereof. 1t is only beginning that will
encourage property owners in other
parts Of the town to petition for street
improvements, and by the end of an
other year Oroville will be taking on
1.-THE appearance of city.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-09-05
THE BAN STILL ON.

From the fact that renorts h,..
reached this office that few ma,,
|o"hing guns have gone forth s,roo
the issuance of the governors nroc,.'
NATION extending the closed season
IN definance of that mandate which :.
tne law, thus taking ADVANTAGE of
those who abide by the proclamation
ana refrain from hunting, we callaa
|up deputy Game Warden Farver
Wednesday evening and he stated IN a.
the proclamation had not been rac,r-
ded and that hunters were not orIv
breaking the law by shooting rame
Dut were liable to punishment. that
ne would enforce the law unit, tbe
pan was removed. which might be at
any time now. 1t will work no hard
snip on the man with a gun to hold off
exercising his desire to kill until sucb
time as the killing is lawful. and n
seems unfair for a few to shoot game
when those who are really sportsmen
are willing to abide by orders of tho
authorities. Oroville has a gun club
ana 1t Is presumed that one of the
objects of the organization Is the nro-
lection Of game and to see that the
game laws are complied with. 1t would
be well if that club would see 70 n
that the proclamation issued by the
governor was enforced.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-09-05

There was very marked change in
the temperature Monday morning
after the rain Sunday. Monday morn
ing it was almost cold enough for
frost, and the cold was felt following
tup the long siege of hot, dry weather.
1t now will be the wood problem fol-
lowing the ice problem to put the
Iskids under the dollars.
R. c. Crandall, travelling manager
|of the Pacific Coast Telephone and
Telegraph company came in Monday
evening on one of his occasional visits
to check up the business of the local
office. Mr.. Crandall spent some time
city about the hottest place this side of
hades.
Monroe Harman is busy assembling
materials for the new mill at the old
Ruby Mine, and hopes to have the mill
up and the machinery all installed
| by the first of the year. Next year is
going to be a lively one at the mine,
and the prospects are that before 1920
runs it's course the plant will be pay
: ing dividends.
James Accord, of Brewster, who had
his back broken some weeks ago by a
Hog rolling off a load upon him, is
still at the hospital with little hopes of
his ever regaining his normal siren
9Th. He is still paralyzed below
1.-THE waist. An operation was perform
ed but so far it has failed to bring
about any improvement in the unfor-
Itunate man.
|Okanogan Valley Power company s
dam, had narrow escape from a SER
liOus accident Friday last. A heavy
sack of cement coming down the shoot
at speed of about 100 miles an hour
Jumped the track and struck Mr.. Ar
sino on the leg. Fortunately no bone!
were broken, but the young man was
pretty well shaken up for time.
Street Commissioner Hoose had the
town grader out Monday leveling of
Central avenue and Bridge street
along the sides of the stone coating
hCiC SoHoldhl use ny duLOS UdO
Icut up the roadways until they were
Jas rough as a corduroy road If drags
lcould have been put on all the county
|roads following the rain they coult
have been very greatly improved.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Calvert left 70,
Seattle Monday for the purpose o.
consulting their family physician
,relative to the condition of their youns
son Frank, Jr. The lad has been &
sufferer from a growth back of the
left eye, that has forced the eyebal
out from the socket. Local physicians
believe that slight operation will re
lieve the boy by removing the cause.
There were labor day celebration
at both Penticton and Hedley, B. c.
Monday and as usual residents o
lOroville flocked to both towns to hell
to swell the crowds and enjoy the pro
gram of sports that had been arrang
ed to amuse the people. Oroville neve
fails to do the handsome in the wa.
of turning out whenever any of tn
Ineighboring towns bill an attraction
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-09-05
SORELY AFFLICTED.

Tom Pierce was brought over from
Loomis Friday last to consult DR..
Webb, and the doctor returned to
Loomis with him and remained two
or three days. Mr.. Pierce has been a
grievious sufferer from some ailment
that has baffled physicians, and for
some time has been confined to his
bed. The pain has been so great that
he has been unable to sleep, and as he
is afflicted with weak heart he Is
unable to take opiates of any kind to
relieve the pain. The ailment centers
in the first joint of the big toe of the
right foot, which is much inflamed.
swollen and discolored. DR.. Webb has
pronounced the ailment gout, but as
Tom has not wasted much time dur
ing his twenty-five years residence at
not entitled to the suffering without
having enjoyed some of the pleasures
that usually are responsible for bring
ing on that disease. However, accord
ing to authorities, gout is not neces-
sarily the offspring of gluttony. Any
how, whatever the cause Mr.. Pierce,
large man that he is, is and has been
suffering excruiating pain from the
Iailment that afflicts only very small
spot upon his anatomy, and moreover,
lis in very serious condition. All
those who know him, and he knows
about all the older residents of tho
county owing to his years of residence
| at .Oomis truSt that ha will ovontu-
| ally recover and live long to laugh
over the time that he went to the mat
with old gout.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-09-05
PRETTY TOUGH BIRD.

Clyde Hicks was able to leave the
hospital at Princeton and return to
Oroville last week, accompanied by
his wife daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. E.
c. Martin. 1t was a pleasant surprise
to see Mr.. Hicks able to walk about
town. He is not doing any walking
matches but the mere fact that he is
alive and able to be around on his
feet is matter of cOngratulatiOn to
himself and wonder to all knowing
the circumstances of his recent mar
row escape from death. A few weeks
ago Mr.. Hicks was the chief sufferer
in an automobile accident that occur
red some miles west of Keremeos. The
car went off the grade, and when Mr..
Hicks was dug out from under and
his anatomy inspected by doctor it
was found that he was suffering from
"a broken collar bone, four fractured
ribs and the ribs pressing on the
lung. His physician had little hopes
of Mr.. Hicks recovery after ascer-
tanning the nature of the injuries, but
the young man has constitution Of
iron and greatly to the surprise OF
those familiar with his injuries he
refused to kick the bucket and in a
few months he will be in his normal
health and strength.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-09-05
A WEIRD BALL GAME.

/ they have a ball team up at Allenby
Is. g., a railroad station west of Prin.
ceton that is in touch with the B. C,
"copper" holdings, that is some ball
team. That crowd of ball tossers has
made an enviable record this season.
Teams from all along the boundary
nave tried to take fall out of the
Allenby aggregation. and in every in
stance the opponents of that invicible
gang have come to grief. Labor Day
Hedley put up purse for a ball game
among other attractions, and that
smooth old ball player, Tom Daily,
conceived the idea that he could as
isemble nine that could and would
yank down the bacon, even if Allenby
was the opposing team, and of course
Allenby was entered for that purse,
for those boys looked at it as being
as easy job as purloining candy
from blind man. Daily cast about for
material and selected five players
from OrOville to fill out the ranks of
the Keremeos team. Those selected
from this place to do battle on the
diamond were Redhead, Powell, Baum
|gartner, Snyder, Mallory, all of whom
have won reputation as ball players.
The selection was good and the re-
suit would have probably been differ
lent from what it turned out to be but
when telephoning in the names of the
players that would represent Kere-
meos Mr.. Daily overlooked the name
of Mallory, than whom there is not a
better pitcher in wide stretch OF
country. When the teams met on the
diamond the Allenby crowd put up a
roar when Mallory was suggested as
pitcher. Those fellows were within
i, their rights, and the consequence was
that Mallory had to sit on the bench
while Daily did the twirling for Kere-
meos. Allenby had faced Daily before
and had his measure, and also his
goat. They got mis- goat again in the
latter part of the game, and at the
close they cut another notch in their
bats, as they had taken Keremeos'
scalp, and also the fat prize. During
the front part of the game Allenby
was Dduly Ill lHC hOiC, anu ~ AOOA>SN
most promising for the keremeos
lplayers. At the opening of the 9Th in
ming the score stood 8 to in favor
of Keremeos, and the game looked
like a walkaway for Keremeos. In the
9th inning the sun of Keremeos went
into eclipse. In that inning the Allen
by sluggers fell on Tom Daily most
shamefully, and when the smoke
cleared away had piled up seven runs.
That was the beginning of the end.
The Keremeos gang went to pieces.
Errors were fast and furious ana
,,Allenby kept on pasting the ball.
When the agony was over Allenby
lhad won by a score of 13 to 10. 1t is a
oinch this would have been a different
story had Mallory been permitted TO
OCCUPY the mound for Keremeos. Ana
yet you never can tell. Allenby travels
with a rabbits foot