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The sun., 1919-09-25
SUES HOTEL AsToR FOR $1,51l
@. II. Blethen Demands Payment
for JeweIry Taken.

Suit against the Hotel Astor. Inc, was
begun yesterday In the Supreme Court
by Clarence b. Blethen. who demands
S1.511.60. and says this is the actual
value of jewelry taken from his room
In the hotel on February II. His room
was rified, says his complaint. at TO 7
p. M. or IL TO ~ p. M. while he was
absent.
Blethen declares all efforts to find the
lost articles have proved unavalling.
He says he arrived at the hotel on the
day of the robbery
The sun., 1919-09-25
$e,114,12e CURTIss BILL TO U. S.
House Measure Provides for That
sum. Including Plant.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24.-Payment OF
S6,114,1260s by Secretary Baker to the
Curtiss Aeroplane and Motors Corpora
ton In settlement of war contracts and
for the purchase Of the company's Buff
falo plant is provided for in a bill in
troduced to-day by Representative Kahn
(Cal.), chairman Of the House Military
Affairs Committee.
The sun., 1919-09-25
ALLIED LEADERS ARE
KEPT OUT OF FIUME
American Residents Taken
Aboard Flagship.
BY>the Associated Pr1ss.

TRIESTE, Sept. 22 delayed SO strict
are the regulations prevailing at Fiume
that 1t is impossible for even the allied
commanders to enter or leave the town.
American hsadQaartsrs has been ss-
The sun., 1919-09-25
Britain to Release Seized Mail

WARRINGTON, Sept 24.-The Brjt,,,
Government has decided to release =,
once great quantity of package mali
held UP in England during the wa,
This was announced to-day by the STATE
Department
The sun., 1919-09-25
Brazil Raises Paris Envoy.

RIO JANEpo, Sept. 24.--The Senate ap-
proved to-day a proposal to raise the
Brazilian Legation in Paris to an en-
bassy.
The sun., 1919-09-25
AMTSEMENTs.

ROTH ct Thea. mr.. B way. Evs. $40
~ Matinees Wed. 4 Sat. 2 80.
~ Gosmo Hamiltons Daring Comedy
CCHEERRRRSYs SCANDAL E EkkkkRRfHMlSFRE
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-05-23
OPEN ROAD SOON.

The road up the Similkaineen from
Oroville to Nighthawk will be open
for travel about June 1st according
to J. Park Douglass, who Is in charge
Of construction work. This Will be one
of the most interesting trips in the
state when the road Is open as it fol-
lows the course of the river up the
deep valley and through Royal Gorge
one OF the picture spots ofsOkanogan
county.
The scenic attractions Of the road,
however. Ia not the thing that inspir-
ed the expenditure necessary for its
construction. 1t is the commercial ad-
vantage to the people who will find
on it an easier and quicker way to
market and to the towns Of Oroville
and Nighthawk where the markets
may be found.
Construction Of the road has been
slow Of necessity because Of the
great amount of rock, work required.
Once built there will not be great ex-
pense in maintaining the road as
where 1t IL not through solid rock the
surface will be composed of = mixture
that holds the gravel like cement.
Neither traffic nor spring freshets are
likely to do much damage to 1t.
The money for the road was con-
tributed by the business men of Oro-
vile and by the county. 1t represents
a most commendable enterprise and
l..
the upper Similkameen valley from an
inconvenient trip in coming to Oro-
Vile or any other part of this valley.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-05-23

menacing point of rock in a bend that
arrests the attention of the lover of
scenic pictures by It's grandeur. This
big and abrupt point of rock with the
swift stream roaring under it also
arrested the progress of the propector
and placer hunters of early days and
they, more practical than sentimental,
vented their spite by branding the
place with name that expresses
nothing but their resentment.
Offensive and inappropriate as It
was, the name clung to this pictures
que place because nobody took the
trouble to re-christen 1t.
Henceforth. however, the old name
gives place to one more enphemistic-
ally chosen more fitting and more
expressive Of what 1t stands for. This
great canyon will be known hereafter
as the Royal Gorge of the Similka-
meen. ~
A sense Of the fitness Of things in
spired Jas. e. Forde, Chas. Powell and
s. T. Stanton to perform this COM
mendable act and also to choose this
appropriate designation. Last Monday
the three drove up the river over the
new road to Nighthawk, now building.
and posted the new name. printed
large upon placard, In cpnspicuous
place. The christening was done with
due ceremony, Jim Forde officiating,
Chas. Powell and Tom Stanton wit
Messing and confirming the act.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-05-23
WILD WEST SHOW.

A miniature Stampede or Wild West
show was staged at the old Bog Gar
rett place in the Sinlahekin valley
near Loomis Sunday afternoon. Hans
Richter, Paul Lowdon and Ferris
Ford made the arrangements for the
show and superintended the perform
ance.
The stunts consisted in riding not
only locoed horses, but crazy steers
and fit full cows. The exhibition was
crammed with thrills for the spec
tators and surprises for the perform
ers.
Among the horses that the reckless
riders tried to subdue was one that
earned the significant title Of mo
Mans Land" and he made good on
his name. Several attempted to mas
ter him, but he threw them all with
neatness and dispatch.
Incidental to the exhibition of
ground and lofty tubing via horse,
steer and cow back, interspersed with
very fine riding, was some mighty
clever roping displayed in rounding
up the animals that managed to free
themselves of their riders and then
endeavor to make off with the saddles,
brides. etc.
Between 500 and 5000 people were
present at the show, people from all
the nearby towns driving over to see
the events. Among those who went
from here were Mr.. and Mrs. w. e
Grant, Mr.. and Mrs. M. L. Reed, Dell
Hart and Family, Emil Schultz and
family and Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Perrizo
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-05-23
FARM MANAGEMENT.

On the recommendation Of Dean q.
c. Johnson and President e. o. Hol-
land, of Washington State College. at
Pullman, the board OF regents have
approved the organization OF q de.
partment of farm management in the
college of agriculture and experiment
of this institution.
In the college the department OF
farm management will teach the cour-
ses in farm management. In the ex-
pertinent station studies will be made
of the farm business and of methods
of farm organization that prove profit
able in the different agricultural zones
of Washington.
How to organize the farm business
for greater efficiency and profit Will
be given careful attention. The cost OF
producing farm products will be given
special consideration. The investiga-
ton now being planned in the cost
of producing dairy products In tho
dairy sections of the state, and In the
cost OF producing wheat in tho grain
growing zones, will receive first con-
sideration.
George Severance, vice-dean of the
college of agriculture here, has been
named as head Of the new depart
ment of farm management. In Wash
ington he has had seventeen years OF
experience as teacher Of agriculture.
Investigator, superintendent Of the
Western Washington Experiment Sta
ton, at Puyallup; and as acting dean
and director of the college Of agricul-
ture and the Washington state expert
mental station.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-05-23
ROYAL GORGE.

Up the valley of the Similkameen
short distance from Oroville, there Is
a deep canyon or gorge through which
the turbulent river rushes on its im-
petuous way to the sea.
This gorge. cut by the restless ana
action Of the waters thai
have come tumbling out OF the noun
ta;ns TO the west through the ages, Is
an impressive and beautiful piece OF
natures handiwork. Here the noun
tains towering above the valley thrust
ont great rocky bulwarks to stay the
course of the impatient waters. IN
The contest that followed between the
irresistable and the immovable, the
waters finally won a victory without
naace The rocky bulwark yielded
erudginglly and only so little as per-
n,itted the river to force its way IN
wrath between high and frownine
walls of rock that rise above 1t ana
cast their threatening shadows across
the narrow gap and over the foaming
surface of the rushing enemy below
In forcing its way through the STUB.
horn barrier, the river dug for itself
a tortuous course and at one point
,weeps around particularly high and
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-05-23
STRONG BID
FOR CANNERY
Oroville Meets All the
Requirements; Hope
for Success.

AS result of the strenuous efforts
Oh N. j. Emory and the hearty and en-.
thusiastic cooperation of the far.
mers and the business men Of tb,,
community, Oroville was enabled to
meet all the requirements of the
sumner Cannery company and the
prospect for securing a cannery for
this season seem very bright.
After rapid fire exchange of tele.
grams with Mr.. Paulhamus and the
assistance Of Fred w. Graham, indus
trial agent Of the Great Northern, who
took the matter up with the Sumner
people personally, the cannery COM
pany was convinced that this place
was In earnest and capable OF supply.
Ing the products desired In the neces-
sary quantity.
Wednesday afternoon Mr.. Emory
received a telegram from Mr.. Graham,
then at Sumner, in which he said that
the Sumner people were convinced of
the good faith OF this place and so In.
terested that they had wired to New
York about securing the machinery
for plant at Oroville and had order
ed 8. B. Coon. their district agent at
Spokane. to come up here and person.
ally investigate the situation. Mr..
Coon was expected to arrive the day
the Gazette went to press.
Arrangements have been made for
securing the tomato plants that viii,
be required for the acreage to be
planted and as soon as the assurance
is received that the cannery will be
installed this summer the plants will
he ordered and the acreage prepared
to produce.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-05-23
WILL NOT APPEAR.

Oroville's plan for a gala week in
the latter part of July with chautau-
qua performances as headliners is
not to be realized owing to the with
drawal of the Ellison & White Chau-
tauqua circuit, of Portland, Oregon,
from their contract.
The artists Of this circuit appeared
in Oroville last winter and gave a
highly satisfactory series of perform
ances. In fact the entertainment
proved so popular that the Com
mercial Club arranged to have them
for a week in July and rs their part
of the contract agreed to guarantee a
sum to insure them against loss.
Thursday last L. L. Lewis, a busi-
ness agent of the Ellison & White
concern. appeared before the Cham
ber of Commerce at their weekly
luncheon and explained that since 1t
had been impossible to make any
bookings between some place in Idaho
and Oroville, the company desired to
withdraw from its agreement to ap-
pear here this summer. The club
was loath to give up the program
arranged but agreed to permit the
withdrawal from the contract
The people of Oroville and Of the
surrounding community will be dis
appointed to learn this news, as the
program for the week contemplated
not only the entertainments Of the
chautauqua performers but a number
of out door events and fair besides,
The business men Of the town have
not as yet decided whether they will
attempt to substitute some other form
of entertainment during the summer
or not
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-05-23
TO ALL SOLDIERS.

The following invitation is issued
to all veterans of the Civil War, the
Spanish American War and the recent
world conflict, to be present at Oka-
hogan on Memorial Day:
To all Civil War veterans and Civil
War widows living within the pre-
cincts OF Okanogan county, greeting:
You are most cordially invited to
be present at soldiers grand rally
in the town of Okanogan on Memorial
Day, May 30th next.
All Civil War veterans and the Wild
ows Of deceased Civil War vetrans, al
40 all Spanish-AmericaD War veter-
ans and all returned soldiers OF the
late world war living within the con-
fines of Okanogan county are expect
ed to be present.
II will be a purely soldiers day and
perhaps the last great meet TOT some
of the old comrades.
Owing to the fact that the town OF
Okanogan might not be able TO prop
erly entertain the crowd We Deg 10
venture the suggestion that 1t might
he we'll to bring along your luncn
basket.
Upon your arrival in Okanogan
please report at the court mouse
where the committee on reception
q A. r. COMMITTEE.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-05-23
DEATH TAKES
J.CLAUDE SEXSON
Young Business Man
Dies After Short
Illness.

Following an illness Of but few
days. J. Claude Sexson. of the Sexson
Bros. Hardware company. youngest
son of Mr.. and Mrs. J. C. Sexson. died
at the Oroville General hospital last
Saturday. Death resulted from gen.
eral septicemia, following accute ton
silitis.
Besides the grief stricken parents.
the deceased leaves three brothers.
w. B., P. ", and J. H. Sexson. all OF
Oroville. and sister, Mrs. e. e.
Noble, of Chinook, Alberta.
News of the death of this young man
was received with profound sorrow
throughout this community where hs
was held In the highest esteem by all
who knew him.
The funeral was held Tuesday At
ternoon at 2 o'clock from the Barnes
undertaking parlors. The services
were of the simplest in keeping with
the desire expressed by the deceased
before he died. The burial services
was conducted by Rev. r. r. Martin
of the Methodist church. A large con-
course of people Of the community
were present and followed the re-
mains to the cemetery. Throughout
the day flags in the town were flown
at half staff and all business houses
closed from 1870 to 8 o'clock out Of
respect to the memory OF the young
man and the bereaved family. The
floral offering was the largest and
most beautiful ever seen here.
The pail bearers, ex-service men,
were Walter Hart, Thornton B. Coll
ier, Steve Naggy, Jr., Louis Drummer.
Geo. H. Jackson and Leslie Stansbury
comrades of the deceased who served
at Camp Lewis from June 1918 until
his discharge in February Of this year.
J. Claude Sexson was born June
23, 1895, at Reardan, Washington. and
died May II, 1919, age being % years.
II months and 4 days at time Of his
death. He was educated in the public
schools at Reardan and later took
business course at the Jenkins Instl-
tute, Spokane. For a time he was en-
ployed in bank at Reardan then he
worked for a while at Mansfield.
Washington. from whence he came to
Oroville early in the year 1917. To-
gether with his brothers was formed
the Sexson Bros. Co., which purchas-
ed the H. J. Desmond hardware store
here, and Claude, with P. v. and J. H.
Sexson managed that establishment.
During the war the interests Of the
company were cared for here by P. v.
Sexson. the other three brothers all
being in the service.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-05-23
OROVILLE MAN
is SENSATION
Shooting of Hedger at
Spokane Astonishes
Northwest.

{. Hedger was the salsatioa Of
the fourth annual Inland Empire trap
tournament at Spokan. Monday and
Tuesday Of this week, and by his re-
markable shooting won high recog-
milton for himself and definitely and
conclusive'y settled all doubts as to
the superiority Of the Oroville gun
club, which won the Spokesman Pc
view northwest telegraphic tourna-
ment this spring.
On Monday Hedger broke all rec
Ords and astonished his competitors
by what the Review describes as his
miraculous shooting when he made
a score of las out of a possible $50.
thereby winning over professional 3 aad
amateurs alike. On that day Chas.
Powell also of the Oroville team did
some classy shooting. Three times he
tied four other expert shots for the
DR.. ]. A. Riemer trophy which was
finally won by Lee Kimmell of Kali
ispell.
c. c. Hedger, Chas. Powell and ]. G..
Hare represented the local gun club
at the tournament in Spokane. As they
were new and unknown men to the
other trap shooters there no attention
was paid to them at first, or even after
they made good showing in the Sun
day practice shoot But they sat up and
took notice after Hedger got under
way, even then expecting him to blow
up" BY the time he finished with his
record breaking score the bunch
thawed out completely and before the
end of the shoot.ss1ny of the trap men
said they had heard the stories that
the Oroville club had won the Review
tournament by questionable scoring.
They came to the Oroville shooters and
frankly stated that they we're con-
vinced of the falsity of that rumor
and had no further doubts about the
local club winning on merit. And they
further predicted that Hedger would
be high man at the next years tour
nament.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-05-23

Wednesday night Dr. D. H. Lewis.
assisted by DR.. f. e. Elmer, operated
on M. ]. Williams, of Bridgeport. Mr..
Williams was hurt recently In an auto
mobile accident, when he received in
turies that resulted in couple Of
broken ribs and broken collar bone.
At the same time blood vessels In the
bowels were ruptpred and this made
necessary the operation. Considering
the seriousness of his condition. the
patient is doing wonderfully we'll.
H. J. Schwenee received telegram
Thursday morning from Genesee.
Idaho announcing the death ofMra.
Henry Schlerth. mother of Mrs.
'Schwenee.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-05-23
SERIOUS OPERATION.

Mrs. D. H. Lewis, wife of DR.. Lewis
underwent serious operation at, the
Oroville hospital Monday and while
the anxious period has not passed,
she is reported to be doing nicely and
making good progress toward recov-
cry. The operation was performed by
DR.. Fred J. Whitaker, Of Spokane, and
DR.. E. e. Elmer of Oroville.
Mrs. Lewis was taken i'll while Wis
iting at Keremeos last week and re-
turned to her home here last Friday
evening suffering intense pain. Her
condition was such by. Sunday morn
ing that DR.. Lewis decided an opera
ton was necessary and he telephoned
that morning to DR.. Whitaker at SpO-
kane, who had but recently returned
from Service in France, where he was
a major in the Spokane Hospital Unit
that had charge Of Camp Hospital No.
at Joinville-lePont, near Paris. DR..
wis also notified his brother. Arthur
Lewis, sales manager of the Washing
ton Water Power Company Of Spo-
kane.
Mr.. Lewis. DR.. and Mrs. Whitaker
and Miss Frost, nurse, started by
automobile from Spokane at one
o'clock Sunday afternoon and drove
to Mansfield, where they were met by
Revie Frank, who drove from here in
a new seven passenger Buick. Mr..
Frank left Mansfield with the party
after midnight and reached Oroville
about six o'clock Monday morning.
The operation was performed be-
fore noon, and Tuesday morning DR..
and Mrs. Whitaker Miss Frost and
Arthur Lewis returned to Spokane.
taking the train to Brewster, from
where they were driven to Mansfield
going from there in the car they had
brought from Spokane.
Maj Whitaker is an old friend of
DR.. Lewis and they were classmates
in medical college at the st. Louis
university. MAJ Whitaker lived at Re-
public for several years where he
conducted hospital He is now estab-
lished in his profession at Spokane.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-05-23
LIFT BAN ON SILVER.

The federal reserve board has lifted
the ban on the export of. silver at
$1.O11a per ounce. This establishes
free market for silver in the United
States and throughout the civilized
world.
Heretofore exports of silver were
permitted only for civil or military
purposes connected with the war. The
occasion which required the limita-
lions has passed and will make tre-
mendous demand for the white metal.
Under the Pitman act 100000, 900
ounces of silver dollars have been
melted down for shipment to India.
1t is altogether likely that silver will
Ego to a higher figure than the present
since restrictions are removed
1t would not be surprising with the
|expansion of commerce and the re-
building of Europe to see silver go to
81 20 an ounce.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-05-23

ment of Christian missions in Amer
lea. AS part Of the centerary plans,
there is being raised campaign fund
of $105, 100000, which will be spent on
gigantic program of rebuilding the
world OF this sum $40,000,0O0 will be
spent on educating and Christianizing
foreign lands, $40,000,O00 on the home
mission field, consisting of common
sense programme of city and country
community churches, and $25,000,000
ON direct war reconstruction work. OF
this latter sum, $4,000. 900 has already
been expended by the dispatch of
missionary ship to Europe, loaded with
plows and tractors, seeds and tools
for cultivation, portable houses and
motion picture machines and lots of
other things not usually thought part
part of missionary parapnernalia.
Information concerning the Metho-
dist centenary and the essay contest
may be obtained from the superintend-
ent of the nearest Methodist Sunday
school, to whom would-be essayists
are urged to apply for information.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-05-23
THE CENTENARY.

THE centenary of Methodist mis-
sions suggests consideration OF deep
import. We are on the threshold OF a
new era. In profoundly significant
sense, the world must be reconstruct
ed. The history of the church through
out the centuries has been marked by
we'll defined periods--periods signal
lied by providential indications. Some
times these periods have been epochal
in their nature, but unfortunately
they were recognized only in retro
spect after it was too late to seize and
improve opportunities. Sometimes
leaders who were wise to discern the
signs of the times have made these
periods memorable by advance move
ments which have created eras of con-
quest and victory.
Nothing could be more timely than
the celebration just now of our Mis-
sionary Centnary. 1t is full of inspir-
ing possibilities and should be glo-
iously fruitful in results"