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The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-06-06
MIR. BAKER AND HIS FRIENDS

Recently there were reasons for
believing that Mr.. Newton D.Baker
had so thoroughly discredited himself
before the country that the time was
rapidly approaching when he might
be ignored completely. This assump-
ton was erroneous. During the last
few days February of this year, Mr..
Baker has set a new record. Con-
slider his attitude in the cases Of Cap
tain Hodgson and in that Of Archi.
bald Stevenson.
Under the head of Few American
Courts-Martial Like This" the Army
and Navy Journal prints the follow
ing:
At a court-martial convened at
Camp Las Casas. P. R., on Sept. 16,
1918, Capt. Samuel H. Hodgson. M. c.,
U. S. A.. was tried on charges that
are most unusual, and with a final
outcome of the case that seems equal
ly extraordinary. One charge was
that at camp headquarters mess on
Aug. 10, 1918, he made statements IN
the presence of witnesses regarding
his friendship for Germans and In ad-
miration of the German people and
favoring the cause of Germany, with
which this country was at war.
Among the remarks he was accused
of having made were the following:
"All my friends in Mexico are Ger
mans; 81 admire the work OF the
German spies; aouliFe
the patriotism of the German people.
AT the Union Club San Juan, r. H.,
ON June it was charged Captain
Hodgson when a civilian said to him.
Let us go to Mexico and kill some
Huns" replied: why not 90 TO the
States and kill some Americans"
thereafter remarking that ne had
found the Germans to be the best
citizens in Mexico and that he had
many friends among them. Another
charge was that on June l IN the
presence of a civilian he said ne De-
loved the German policy in Mexico
70 be the right one, and on the same
day said the motion picture, Inc
Kaiser-The Beast Of Berlin was
OVerdraWn, anu IiIdI 'ho -
gentleman" or words to that effect.
The court found Captain Hodgson
guilty of all charges except that IN
which he was accused Of having SAID,
"Wby not 20 to the States and XIII
some Americans?" and his reference
to "Kaiser-The Beast of Berlin" He
was sentenced to be dismissed from
the Army and confined at hard labor
for two years. The President con-
firmed only so much OF the sentence
as provided for dismissal from the
service. and this he commuted to a
reprimand to be administered Dy the
commanding general Of Camp Las
Cases.
The report states that I he Presi-
dent acted on the case. II he did SO,
we sincerely believe that. Immersed
as he was in grave international
,ouestions, he merely signed the order
| in a perfunctory manner, acting upon
such recommendations as were sent
m him by his secretary OF war. II
is absolutely impossible to believe
that the President would have taken
sucb action If he had been familiar
with the case, and If he had done so
can anyone think OF manly secre-
tary of war accepting his Judgment!
Consider the case Of Archibald Stew
enson He was attached to the mill
tary intelligence, and In line OF duty
he laid before the senate propaganda
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-06-06
TELL OF SALTS LAKE.

The following description of the
salts lake near Oroville appeared in
a recent issue of the Literary Digest
"On Kruger Mountain in the state
Of Washington, within few miles ol
each other, are two lakes, one on each
side of the international boundary
from which large amounts OF natural
Epson salts have been mined and
shipped, says a writer in The Mining
and Scientific Press OF San Francisco
March l.
Photographs Of the lake made in
connection with a study of the occur.
renee by Olaf P. Jenkins. suggest q
snow covered field with dark areas
nearly circular, and occupying about
half the total area The dark spots are
shallow pools Of brine, Immediately
beneath which are solid rock like
masses Of epsomite. The areas between
the spots are white and consist oi
efflolrescent salts resting on black
mud. During the rainy season the rise
of the water in the lakes causes the
SpOtlcu appear duCo W NoHioh' ho
smaller of the lakes is in Washington
and contains nearly pure mangnesium
.sulfate. The Canadian lake contains
sodium sulfate (Glauber's salts) mix
ed with magnesium sulfate. Other
lakes in the immediate vicinity show
a predominance of sodium sulphate
Rocks in. the vicinity contain pyrite
and pyrrhotite. These may, upon oxi-
dation, have produced sulfates, which
reacted with the magnesia and lime
OF the rocks. This view is supported b,
the fact that between the epsomitt
and the underlying metamorphit
rocks is a thin layer Of gypsum. A
point of much interest is the expan.
sive force with which saturated so
luton of the EPSON salts crystalline.
upon sudden drop in the tempcra
tire. This was sufficient to srst :
three inch iron pipe from end to end
7, was also found that crystailizint
salts could not be kept in wooder
tanks as the solution would work int
the cracks and upon crystalizatioi
would open the joints. Such tanks ha'
to be lined with metal"
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-06-06
vrssELMAN AGAIN

,,..,s Musselman who murdered
','us Jameson, a girl OF nineteen, at
ssms m Of N. A. Doyle, near oro-
' N the evening of July b 1871
y, \ Two years ago, is again on
n = the county seat after having
!, found guilty and sentenced to
,morisonment on the 10th OF Aug
% ,a,r The new hearing is held
!. attempt to prove insanity.
....slman = murdered Miss Harme-
!. eold blood, following her here
Nc home in Douglas, North Da-
and shooting her in the pres
Il her sister, Mrs. N. A. Doyle.
\, having partaken of supper with
|. tsmily in the Doyle home. He
captured early on the morning Of
\, s 1917, following his attempted
ne from the Doyle ranch. was
"a on trial August 8. 1917, and
..d guilty on August 10th. There
no possibility of proving inuo-
~ and no attempt to shield the
,,dsrer on that ground. but now
n,s the plea of insanity. and the
,.ou, affair must be threshed over
bin IN court.
| 4 /, the duty of good citizenship
ssuect the laws as they stand
N L Objectionable to use the con-
|mtA means and methods of OBJ
|jnpg their repeal, but it is a ter
BE strain on ones sense of duty
I'm such a travesty of justice is
" possible by the law itself as in
n case of Musselman receiving a
Itcad trial. 1t is shocking to the
|use Of justice to think that he is
lrmitted by law to continue to draw
' breath Of life.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-06-06
JANMING THE PIE COUNTER

Recently this paper commented Oh
the fact that despit a deficit OF S4io'-
OOO. 900 in the fifteen months covering
the period of governmental control OF
the railroads $4,000 more persons
were on the payrolls in thai division
on the first of January this yH'r tnan
were thus engaged in Decemoe' lsi l.
This, too, in face of the fact that .he
administration attributed the deiici'
to decreased business. The duestlon
naturally arises if there is less pusi-
ness. why should there be more EN-
plves? There could be only one IN
ferpnce-that employment was pF'hs
afforded to the faithful. In the op'n-
ion of this paper, no greater hreach
of trust was ever brazenly flaunten
before the people, who must perforce
foot the bill.-Billings Gazette.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-06-06
committee a long list of ipernicious
pacifists and pro-Germans.

tou8 iiSt Ol fperu1ClOuS
pacifists and pro-Germans.
Many Of Mr.. Bakers friends were
on the list. They appealed to Mr..
Baker. He wrote to the chairman OF
the committee and attempted to dis
credit Mr.. Stevenson on the ground
that he was not connected with the
war department. as he claimed to be.
Senator Overman could not tolerate
the apparent falsehood and on the
senate floor produced correspond
ence showing that Mr.. Bakers state
ments were false.
But true to form. Mr.. Baker had
taken steps to protect his precious
reputation for veracity. Before he
wrote the letter to Senator Overman
he had ordered the abolition of the
particular branch Of the military in
telligence to which Mr.. Stevenson was
connected so that he could not be ad-
judged guilty of deliberately falsify-
ing an official communication!-
Harvey's Weekly.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-06-06
FROM FRANCE
Dofp. Frank Schultz. n

"fp' Frank Schultz, of Truck Co.
: stationed at Varennes,
.sA.e' Last week his father. Emil
'aulla' received from him a copy of
plOsram Of the first annual dance
'sa Oy Truck Co. 7 and also a copy
Is stars and Stripes containing
interesting description of the town
which he is billeted.
me dance program is unioue in the
ea gwen to the several numbers.
y1s n 'nem are Sammie's Parade.
NM. =, n, nag Barb Wire Tango, Corn
ras Dllde, Over The Top, Hob Nail
rsase Ta and cootie's Delight.
,,as mo interesting old town of Var
,,'a.. t+,s Is described in the Stars and
a,pss au as follows:
khs,. 'Ines the little highway town
Is,s LOUIS and Marie Antoinette
!. . 'ausnt In their flight from Paris,
4. arset for the shells all through
sn.s war, y. There was not a single
t,,e =. ielt sa. standing when the troops
n =, ~. 'o,n Division charged through
Soly s's september last. There were
ksla,s eN remnants of houses and
',s =. 70 provide a headquarters for
Ssula :. D'V'slon during the hardest
|nev 0Se A. E. F. veterans. ever
|.,,,,... ~ Varennes now is alive with new
Im ho,. little colony of good work
bsisonssspss There is a large camp of
!, ue's ~ neatly billeted in barracks
nennv see OF the road that leads up
hIon' way way There is a negro bat
be io,p pa'hed in the field alongside
|nin sst !, road where the ammunition
bed ~, ~ .ne SSnd Division was quart
wi SO many weeks
IA S H., cleared amid the wreckaee Of
Nd ISmss, som,s.., there has risen as trim
|spnd Ortaole anva,. camp as can be
he hom.' 'Nnere in the A. e. F. It is
'ad beosu Oh Truck 7, 2Srd Engineers,
nj unesr.s,,i.t srse t takes more than mud
lisa soos s'aty to shake their morale,
lolnt. tues tue, the wayfarer at every
'round !. % the smooth, well-rolled
Ne rli,ta.. - .ront' the trim box hedges,
'en'ns flagpole (raised in time
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-06-06
Serial No. 013336
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Department of the Interior, u. S. Land
Office at Waterville. Washington, May 3,
1919.
Notice is hereby given that Thomas
Dunn, of Oroville, Washington, who on
July 30th, 1914. made additional home
stead entry. No. 013336, for SEA SEA Sec
Twp' r % 40 r. T Range au 2s HN ~ w w Ne Ne has us
filed notice of intention to make three
year proof to establish claim to the land
above described. before John r. Fraser
Claimant names as witnesses: James
Rickett. Walter L. Bissell, Peter Thomp-
son, James s. Wheeer, all of Orovile,
Washington.
BEN SPEAR. Register.
First publication May 9. 1919.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-06-06

There will be ball game on the local
diamond Sunday. The Omak team. I'd
stronp nine is coming here to try ana
SranT The Oroyille winning streak.
botly contested game is assured.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-06-06

]. G. Hare. who has conducted a bar
ber shop on the south side of the tracks
for a number of years. has removed
from his former location to the New
Oroville hotel. His new quarters are on
Main street and he has installed two
chairs and a bath. He has room in
which to add to his equipment, both
chairs and tubs, as business justifies.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-06-06

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The Jasper news., 1919-05-08

Berlin.-Under the new republic the
departments of the army and navy
are no more, in name Mt least. The
republics name for them Is defense,
and they are placed under charge of
Gustav NOske, much trusted by the
government for his prompt action In
emergencies, and much hated by the
Spartacans for his relentless opposi-
ton when disorders break out.
Noskes appointment as head of the
navy, as well as the army, was regard
ed none too seriously, by Noske him
self, at least. When asked by news
paper man what he expected to do
about the naval affairs of Germany in
the future, Noske laughed and replied:
"Why worry about naval affairs, when
we haven't any navy"
There are still sailors in big num-
bers in Germany, however, and they
have been problem. During the revo-
luton the sailors played an important
part, and most of them developed such
u liking to land duty in Berlin and the
other big cities that they have refused
10 leave for Klel or any of the har.
bors. Now the sailors are used in the
guard regiments all over Germany.
along with soldiers.
Big Army Disappears.
The German army is in process of
reorganization. Immediately after the
armistice the army almost disappeared
as an organized unit and though there
were millions of men in uniform scat
tered all over the land, none was re-
sponsible to anyone, and officers were
not safe in uniform. In localities the
soldiers joined RED guard groups,
and some served and others misused
their privileges. Thus the army as 1t
was known in the old days practically
vanished, except for few divisions
under Hindenburg, camped behind the
Rhine, and the troops along the Polish
border.
Now the only army of the field that
Germany has Is In the east to guard
against the Poles. 1t Is commanded
by Hindenburg and Is supposed to be
not more than 10000 or 10000 men,
If 1t numbers that many. However,
government troops are scattered over
the country in every big city and in
industrial centers to guard against
disorders. The big problem Is keep
ing these troops faithful and Salts
fed, when Spartacan propaganda and
money is at large. Under Noske and
the minister of war, Colonel Reinhard,
The Jasper news., 1919-05-08
MADE STAlD BOSTON GASP |
Mackerei Adjoining Mllady's Bonnet
Caused a Sensation on the
Streets of Old BeantoWn.

Introducing the fish hat-latest
millinery creation Of staid old Boston,
home of the cod and mackerel.
fremont street was all agog when
Miss Lucretia Seymour, artist and
designer, appeared wearing the "hsh"
hat atop her castle clip. Girls nudged
their companions, dignifled matrons
gazed in horror, chauffeurs footed their
horns and things were all upset In
general as Miss Seymour walked Sc
renely down the street.
The object Of all this CONSERVATION,
envy, admiration, ETC., is modelled
after the mackerel. The color is
white. Fins are in evidence. Fishes
eyes CLEAN from the head. The tail
Is Just in position for swing under
the waves. Small celluloid petals are
used in the construction Of the head
plece.
Miss Seymour declared that It took
eight hours day for eight consecutive
days to design and construct the fish"
hot
The Jasper news., 1919-05-08
Aliens Quit Country

New York-EnrIched by war -'ork,
aliens are leaving this country Mt the
rate of more than 1000 n day, it was
learned here from custom officials, who
expressed fear that, with the POSSIBLE
fly that congress may limit immigra-
ton for the next four years, the United
States Will face serious labor short
age, instead of condition of unem-
ployment.
Since the signing Of the armistlce,
1t was said, Italians, Greeks, Spnu-
iards and Portuguese, have been pour
ing out of the United Stnes through
this port. Since November 1921 pass
ports have been vised at the custom
house, and since December, $4,000
aliens have sailed. Every ship clear
ing for Mediterranean ports has sailed
with full steerage, SO that rates have
jumped from $40 to $50.
Custom officials estimate that an
enormous sum has been taken out of
the country since the exodus began.
Each allen, 1t Is said carries with him
from $1,000 to $1,000 to enable him to
The Jasper news., 1919-05-08

IL was the announced intention Of the
DOlsheviki to exterminate.
The evidence dlscloses almost I'M
thinkable atrocities. A blacksmith, by
economies, had attained shop. He
was required to pay 5000 rubles; be-
cause he could not, he was shot. A
man was shot because he lived In
brick house. All attorneys and jurists
were killed, and doctors, whose serv.
were disposed of In similar manner.
woman whose husband and two
sons had been seized applied to the
commissar for information as to their
fate. She was told they had been
taken to Perm. After repeating her
visit several times she was Informed
that If she bothered the commlssar
again she would be shot, as they had
been.
The body of a woman was exhumed
and identified In the presence Of the
Americans as the wife Of general
through jewels sewed In the lining of
her clothing, Of which relatives were
aware. Another woman was compelled
to fetch a lamp and gaze upon her
murdered sons for the amusement Of
the slayers.
A wife required to pay 1000 rubles
for the release of her husband bor-
rowed 800 and paid 1t over; later she
returned with the remainder, and then
was informed that her husband had
been shot. There were scores Of SINH
lar cases. All were killed without any
form of trial.
The soviet called q meeting and pre-
pared lists of those to die. The houses
prescribed were visited by squads. the
doors were smashed In, and the vic.
Tins dragged to the edge of the town
and forced TO dig their own graves.
| Those who resisted were shot in the
streets.
| A survivor testified that he had seen
men thrown into pit and buried
alive. This testimony has been con.
firmed by bodies exhumed, the clenched
hands of which were clinging to the
mud at the bottom of the pit.
The only spark Of humanity discov
able was that in confiscating the be.
longlngs of the residents. In some In.
stances where there was family OF
small children, the family was permit
ted to retain one COW out Of several
Occasionally peasant was allowed t.
keep his worst horse.
The bolshevik attitude toward the
church was uncompromising. Priests
were hunted numerically. The evi
dence showed that men were slair
whose only offense was that the,
worked as sections or caretakers O
churches.
The Jasper news., 1919-05-08
Germany's New
Army Lacks Snap

the morale and discipline of the gov
eminent troops have improved tremen-
dously until great part of the for
mer efficiency is restored.
Depends on Peace Terms.
Germunys army Is in transitory
state. What 1t will become depends
upon the peace terms, the Germans
recognize. But there has evidently
been change in idea In the govern
ment. Early in the revolution Ebert
declared himself against conscripted
army, and 'Noske and Reinhard were
appointed to organize volunteer forces
serving for short periods, to defend
the new government. AS a matter Of
fact the troops used for interior de-
Tense are all volunteers, mostly young
men, serving for three or six months
at good pay.
The policy of the new republic will
he against CONSUMPTION in theory, de-
clares President Ebert, but there is not
The Jasper news., 1919-05-08
| sHAcKLEs HARD TO BREAK
Prisoner Really Not to Blame for His
Constant Return TO Place OF
Confinement.

A member of a prison commission,
visiting a penitentiary for purposes OF
studying the conditions Of prison life.
CHANGED to be in the Office as one
young fellow was being discharged.
"Why," said the sociologist to him,
don't you live quietly at home with
your family. instead Of committing
crime that sends you right back to
prison Just rs soon as you get Quit"
"Well," said the young fellow, with
n grim smile, "that's Just the point
It's my love Of family that gets me
into JAIL"
"How so7"
"Why. my father and mother are
both In prison. But we can never
meet. They 60 in. come out! They
leave, I go In. It's regular thing.
and It upsets our family llfe."-Car.
toons Magazine.
The Jasper news., 1919-05-08
1000 Murdered
by the BOlsheviki

Omsk.-Indisputab evidence Of the
massacre by the bolsbevlki Of more
than 1900 civilians in and near the
town of Osa has been obtained by
Messrs. Simmonds and Emerson and
Or. Rudolph Teusler Of the American
Red Cross, who have just returned
from Perm, Osa and other re-occupied
Russian territory. Approximately 500
persons were killed at Osa and l,5OO
in the surrounding districts.
Osa, which had population of TO-
600, was so denuded Of males by the
,bolsheviki that General Casagrande,
upon the occupation of the town. was
obliged to telegraph to Ekaterinburg
for men to administer civic affairs.
n addition to securing verbal and
documentary evidence the American
Red Cross officials witnessed the ex-
huming of scores of victims from
trenches, where they were buried
sometimes several deep in graves re-
vealed by the digging Of dogs.
The murders were without provoca-
ton, and the victims were largely of
the thrifty and intelligent classes or
servants of the church, which latter
The Jasper news., 1919-05-08

much hope of putting the theory into
effect, for 1t Is pointed out that Ger
many will not abolish CONSUMPTION un-
less the neighboring nations do. Since
the Germans do not expect their neigh
bors to depend on volunteers, plans
are being worked out for new con-
scription army. serving shorter periods
and modelled more after the Swiss
than the old Prussian army. The
militia idea is popular, but is consid-
cred idealisuc.
The German army of Interior de-
Tense, which probably numbers around
hundred thousand men, or possibly
few thousand more, is an expensive
proposition. Volunteers have to be
paid we'll to keep them from being
won over by the Spartacans, who offer
more money. Food and equipment Ia
good.
The new army has n rather slack
discipline, and none Of the old Prus-
sian snap Is seen when officers ap-
pear. Familiarity and almost inso-
lence are seen on every hand. The
German trooper has changed lot with
the revolution, and If appearances are
ut all indicative, the government
forces in Germany today are not to
be feared outside Germany.
The Jasper news., 1919-05-08
They Knew.

"Children." said the teacher toward
the close of the geography lesson on
Australia, there is one animal that
no one has mentioned. 1t is quite tall,
and does not stand up on Its legs all
of the time. 1t cannot walk like other
animals and people, and takes funny
little skips. What is itT' Charlie
Chaplin" yelled the row of movie
fans on the front seat.
This Is from boys composition on
"Babies:" 1.-THE mothers heart gives
4th Joy at the baby's LIST 9TH"
The Jasper news., 1919-05-08

live in his native land in greater ease
than he ever enjoyed before. Since
April 2, when all outgoing passengers
were forced to pay their income taxes
before leaving, more than $GS,000 has
been collected.
Byron II. Newton, collector OF the
port, who has been asked by members
Of the United States senate and house
immigration committee to reduce the
exodus TO statistics, said today more
than 90 per cent of the aliens are
Italians, and that something ought to
be done to check the outflow"
The Jasper news., 1919-05-08

shown by the fact that more than 5000
French women have been wooed and
won by American soldiers within one
year. The majority of the French
girls who have become Americans
through marrying American officers
and men are stenographers, salesglrls,
teachers and sprinkling of peasant
girls and those of the middle class or
bourgeoisie. The romances are In most
cases very similar.
The Jasper news., 1919-05-08
Getting II Right.

Mr.. c. Archibald Sbarpe-Newpop's
little boy Is dead.
Mrs. 81 didn't know he had boy.
"He hasn't. l tell you the boy is
dead"
~ mean I didn't know he had the
boy before he died."
"Who said he was dead7 It was
the boy that died"
The Jasper news., 1919-05-08
Less Than 1000 Yanks
Lost Arms or Legs.

Washington, D. C.-Nearly a..
600 officers and enlisted men in
the American expeditlonary
forces lost arms or legs in the
war with Germany, according to
statistics furnished by the bu-
.reau Of war risk insurance,
which is now interested in bring
ing about changes in the law FIX.
ing compensation for malmed
soldiers, sailors. and marines.
The Jasper news., 1919-05-08
CUPID BUSY DURING WAR
Six Thousand French Wom.n Were
Wooed and Won by Yanks in
One Year.

Paris, France.-That Cupid was
nearly as busy as Mars with the men,
beers of the American expeditionary
force and that romance bloomed In
France In spite of wars alarms Is