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The Alaska daily empire., 1920-10-07
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The steamer Admiral Watson ar
rived from Western Alaska at s
O'Clock this morning. Passengers for
Juneau were: L.. NJ. Darlington, E.
G. Wilson, M. c. Rugg, G. l.. King
c. Currie, Frank Smith, II. A. Ander-
son, j. w. Quicker, Frank Parish,
Woodbury. Abbey, F. d. Liable, Sam
shucklin, Sam Guyot, Sig Mayer. ].
w. McCree, George Thomas, j. D.
lhcklen, Otis Ross, John Marionovich,
Sim Fender, L. B. Mcclure, Hamilton
Hoiton, R. f. Gilbert Gus Heller, E.
S. Guerin. C. Hubbard, A. Sicily and
sixteen second class.
The Watson left Juneau at 8
o'clock this morning taking out the
following people: Mr.. and Mrs.
George T. Snow, l.. c. Kelly, Mrs.
H. P. Karstens. Eugene Karstens,
w. Hoffman, Mrs. w. w. Casey, Jr..
Robert Casey, Mr. and Mrs. A. nm.
Minard, Bert Minard, Mr.. and Mrs.
l.. A Minard, l.. c. Arnstead, Paul
Walherg;' l.. E. Crazy, ]. Tollopsen,
A. w Erickson. F. Hennings,, l..
Lindross. NJ. Koski. o. Berg, Mrs. L..
z. Smith, H. Stedman, w. B. Prlt-
chett, and twenty one second class.
For Petersburg. ]. w. StedmAn. For
Ketchikan j. F. Coffee and ]. ]. Me
herin.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-10-07
Who s Here
And Where

Lucen S. Robe, mining engineer,
employed by the Admiralty Alaska
Gold Mining Company, at Funter Bay,
| is in the city on a business trip.
]. F. Coffee, assistant United
States Attorney, left on the Admiral
Watson for Ketchikan. where he is
stationed. Mr.. Coffee has been as
sisting United States Attorney J. A.
Smiser, during the absence of ]. L..
Backstrom on his vacation.
j. j. Meherin, of the brokerage
firm of Olson and Meherin, left on
! the Admiral Watson this morning for
4 business visit to Ketchikan.
j w. Stedman, of Petersburg, lett
on the Admiral Watson this morning.
He was accompanied by his son
Harry, who has been in the Dawes
| HOSPITAL undergoing treatment for an
injured hip. The young man will
-, continue on the boat to Seattle
VIM. w. Elmer, Slate Creek min
ing operator, was on board the Ad-
miral Watson going to his home in
the South after finishing the season
or his property.
s. A. Hemple, accompanied by Mrs.
Hemple, were Seattle passengers on
the Admiral Watson this morning.
Mr. Hemple is one of the pioneer
merchants and bankers of Valdez
and is now heavily interested in min
ing and other ventures near that city.
Mrs. w. W. Casey, Jr.. and son
Robert. left this morning on the Ad
miral Watson to visit for time with
relatives in the State of Washington.
Miss Helen Protzman, formerly Iio-
type operator on Fairbanks news
! napers. was on the Admiral Watson
this morning enroute to Ketchikan
A. N Mnard. superintendent of
the Sanborn Cutting Company at
Kake. left on the Admiral Watson
this morning. He was accompanied
hy his wife. son, brother, L. A. Min
ard, the latter's wife and number
of men from the cannery They wee
going to their homes at Astoria, Ore
/ "Heinie" Gohres, formerly Chief
of the Fairbanks Fire Department
and connected with it since 1903
when the town was started, passed
through Juneau today on the steamer
admiral Watson He is enroute to
The States This is Mr.. Gohres' first
trip Outside since he went to Fair
banks. He intends to locate at Sc
attic
Charles E. Naghel is on his annual
, vacation from the Surveyor Generals
office and will leave tonight for Kill
isnoo. He expects to spend two
weeks there on deer hunt.
At the lynda
F. D. Liable, T. B. MCGUIRE. L. A.
nannhing, Woodbury. Abbey, j. w.
! Mccall.
! At the Circle City
VIM. Thompson, A. Lindstron.N
At the Gastineau
J. w. Quicker, Sig Mayer, r. E.
Davis, Frank Parrish, j. D. Acklen,
Sam Shucklin R. o. Gilbert, H. A..
anderson. F. j. Blake, r. R. Pullen,
Jeff Wynon, Louise Wynon, John D..
Iedford. Mr. and Mrs. J. e. Gishart,
! c. C. Combs, L. S. Robe.
At the Alaskan
! Gus Halter, G. Shelley, H. B. Hol.
/ ton, Geo. ID. Thomas
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-10-07
APPLICATIONS FOR
SIX PERMITS FILED

Applications for six oil leasing
and prospecting permits were re-
ceievd this morning by Frank A.
Boyle, Register of the U. S. Land
Office. Among them was one from
a new district, Kamichak Bay, which
is situated southwest of Hanna,
where several claims have been To-
Gated and number of applications
for permits filed.
The applications received this
morning were from: Olive Gordon,
Anchorage. 1850 acres; Robert B.
Scctt. Kodiak, 1850 acres; William
Kent, 1850 acres; Annie E. Hal
ferty, Kodiak, 1850 acres; George
II. Lawrence, Kodiak, 1850 acres.
all located in the Cold Bay district,
and Frank r. Forker, Anchorage,
$500 acres. Kamichak Bay.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-10-07
CHOULS STEAL ASHES
OF DEAD ARISTOCRATS

BERNIE, Switzerland, Oct. !. 49,
Thieves broke into a cr}'4atory st
uated in Il. 1.e neal Ecrne. a few
nights ago enl stole a few 5cpul
chral urns CONTAINING The ashes Of
members of wealthp families.
Prominent fs'a.H 8 al Hrlne sa..
Zurich are receiving letters. offering
to return the urns for a considerable
amount of money varying from be-
tween 200 and 1000 franz. accord
ing TO the finalc.al standing Of TIE
owners
The police hope 10 lay trap fer
the gouls.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-10-07
ALTAR SOCIETY MEETING

The Ladies Altar Society Of the
Catholic Church will meet tomorrow
afternoon at the Parish Hall. Mrs
James F. Hurley will be hostess.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-10-07

say how much the transaction ccst
him. The police believe his story
that he had acted in good faith with
the ticket seeler
The police say this swindle runs
in waves croppingup every few years
but that at present it is being perpe-
trated on a larger scale and more
successfully then heretofore.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-10-07

NOTE: Observations Dutch Harbor ST. Paul
2 a. m. mel
m, meridian
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-10-07
OVER 500 DIALECTS
EMPLOYED In INDIA

CALCUTTA, Oct. TN a recent
survey of the different tongues spo.l-
en- by the natives of British India,
178 languages and 544 dialects have
been described and classified, says
the newspaper "Englishwoman."
Among the Unbiased are the seer
gypsy languages spoke nby wander
ing or criminal tribes. A puzzling
language called Burnshaki, spoken
by northeastern tribes, has 81 Far
defied classification.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-03-12
HANDLING A NEW LINE.

OF the many existing conditions. there
Is probably none any greater and what
may be considered a revelation in mod
ernizing the farm This is the object that
the General Motors Corporation had in
mind in designing and building their new
line catering directly to the farmer with
the tractor. iron horse, truck and tour
ing car at a price the farmer with five
acres can afford equally as we'll as the
larger farmer. This low price will be
maintained by dealing directly from fac
tory to dealer, eliminating the distributor
and jobber and giving to the farmer in
value in the product these discounts,
which were formerly enjoined by the dis
tributor and jobber. The General Motors
Corporation are the largest institution of
it's kind in the world today controlling
the we'll known automobile factories such
as the Cadillac. Buick, Oldmobile, Oak
land, Chevrolet, Scrips- Booth, and G. M
&C., trucks. The tractor which will pull
two fourteen inch plows and is designed
to replace the eight and ten horses on
the farm in appearance. efficiency and
as ability of operation, there is positively
no machine on the market at the present
time within several hundred dollars at
its price that will equal it, it will sell for
S940. Probably one of the most unique
editions to their line is the machine call
ed the Iron Horse" 1t can be driven
with flexible lines from the top of load
of hay, or can be hitched to a sprayer
and be driven the same as team Of
horses. 1t is equipped with a governor,
so that the speed is regulated at from one
to eight miles per hour This Iron Horse
| is going to be a great feature in the fruit
orchards for its ability to accomplish
what three horses will do. and it will turn
in its own tracks. 1t is a four wheel drive
given a twenty-four inch traction. This
machine will sell at $3.50 (. o. b. Oro-
Iville. about the price Of three good horses
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-03-12
A CORRECTION.

Dear Mr. Dallam:-
I wish you would make this pub,ication
as correction Of your statmenr in the
last issue Of the Gazette In which YOU
state that the Civic League Ia now out OF
debt for the first time since the erection
of their library building some years ago.
At the time the League borrowed mon
ey on its note indorsed by the representa-
tive business men Of the town to complete
payment for construction of the building,
one thing was distinctly stipulated at the
time those men made the endorsement.
that I stay ION the job" until the note
was paid.
I promised and felt bound by that prom
ice. When I resigned as president last
November, 1919, the note had been can
celled, every dollar of indebtedness fully
paid, with a balance to our credit in the
bank, and two hundred and fifty-five dol
lars Of good money due US from the
Commercial club. feel this explanation
due me. that those men who so Loyalty
stood by us through those years may
know that l was true to my promise.
OLIVE X. SAMSON.
(This paper was hasty In not going into
more specific particulars as to the finan-
cial standing of the Civic League when
the statement was made that the organi-
zation was clear Of debt for the first
time. That the building had been paid
for for some time was of general knowl-
edge. but there was other debts that the
ladies made that were still unpaid, in
particular a very necessary furnace that
had been recently installed and as we
understood the situation the cancellation
of the old Commercial debt to the League
and the receipts from the Knights of
Pythias supper were sufficient to liquidate
that obligation, thus freeing that most
admirable organization that has done so
much for the town, from debt. No organi-
zation of men could have equaled this
most creditable record.-Ed.)
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-03-12
AN HONEST WORKER.

d. w. c. Smith arrived in Oroville the
where he is now making his home. Mr.
Smith spent many years in LOomis and
Oroville before going to the coast TO live,
but he has such an attachment for Oka-
hogan county, and this particular part Of
Okanogan county, that he makes frequent
visits to his old stamping ground. But he
is never allowed to take his well earned
rest from labor when he gets here for
Mr.. Smith is one of those old fashioned
man who believes in giving full days
work for a full days pay, and he hardly
gets off the train at this station before
his services are in demand. In fact on
this trip he did not reach Oroville until
he was offered job that would keep him
busy for weeks Mr.. Smith declares that
he is going to rest up for some days be-
fore accepting work as he has been dig
ging in steadily at a woolen. mill near
Portland for a number Of months and
feels that he has earned a brief rest Mr..
Smith is rs years of age, but Is as hale,
hearty and vigorous as a man Of 40, and
there are mighty few men of 20 that
can keep up with the old scout when 1t
comes down to hard, manuel labor. Mr..
Smiths stay in Oroville will be brief.
Somehow or other he Is nut for trav -
ing, and the money that he has paid out
in railroad fares would have made a
comfortable competency for him in his
old ase Ii he is ever going to reach that
period of old life.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-03-12
A LAND OF PROMISE,

Never before has there been such q
lively inquiry for lands in this part of the
county under the West OkanogAn Valley
Irrigating project as at the present time,
and never before has there been 50 many
transfers as are taking place. Strangers
are coming to Oroville and looking over
the country, and in every instance they
express themselves well pleased with the
land and prices. Mr.. Geo. H. Ellis states
that he came to Ooville this last trip
with some fifteen letters from people
wanting to invest In land under the local
system. There Is a reason for this In the
first place the land in the district Is a.
productive as any in the state, and more
Important than all else the district has
an inexhaustable supply Of water from
the Similkameen river. No matter what
may be the drouth the West Okauogan
Valley Irrigation district will never bo
short of water. Just for comparison We
can mention the water supply Of the We
natchee valley. There thousands Of acres
are dependent upon the Wenatchee river
Tor supply Of water. Here, there are
900 acres only under irrigation and
that territory is supplied from tho Silnll-
kameen river. "a much larger stream than
the Wenatchee. AS a reserve supply of wa
ter. should reserve supply ever become
necessary, the district has purchased
from the state the overflow waite: rights
Oh Palmer lake. A five foot dam at the
outlet of Palmer lake, which wound not
isise the lake even to the government
neander line, would supply an aero foot
Of water for this whole system, 81 1t can
readily be seen that the West Okanogan
Valley Irrigation district will never have
10 resort to expensive pumping for addi-
:ionel water supply, nor will there ever
i'e a shortage of the life-givtng fluid.
While there is really no necessity for q
reserve supply of water the dis-:.ct pro-
poses to take no chances, and 1t Is un.
derstood that five foot dam Will be put
In tho outlet of Palmer lake 1ext tan.
thus making the lake reserve reservoir.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-03-12
HORTICULTURAL MASS MEETING

There will be horticultural mass meet
ing at Oroville, March 10th In the after
noon and evening at the Civic League
building. The primary purpose of these
meetings Is to secure adequate horticul-
tural inspection for Okanogan county
We have been fortunate In securing the
services Of the following specialists to
speak at these meetings.: 1:3O--Edwin
Smith, bureau Of markets, Washington,
d. c.; Farm Storage and Cold Storage '
2:3O e. S. Robinson, horticuitiiralist,
Washington State College. horticultural
Practices" 3:15 Geo. Zundel, Plant Path
ologist. Washington State College, Plant
Disease Control" 400 NJ. l. Dean, chief
division of horticulture. Olympia. WASH,
Horticulture in the State of Washing
ton." 1880 M. l.. Dean, Relation Of In
spection to the Horticultural Industry"
$3.50 p. s. Darlington, district horticul-
tural inspector. Wenatchee, Securing
Horticultural Inspection"
Mr. Fruitgrower you cannot afford to
miss these meetings. Now Is your chance
to get into direct touch with the chief of
the horticultural work in this state and
secure tne inspection that We are 50 bod
ly in need Of At the same time you can
secure advice from highly train. spe, ial-
lists IN regard to handling your oroh1rd
problems.
Inc Afternoon meeting will commence
prh1Ltly at 1870 p. m. and the evening
meeting AT 20 p. M. For furth.r ineor-
n, ttio" v-f'te to r. w. Dorsey Caurty
Agricultural Agent Okanogan, Wn.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-03-12
BIG INDUSTRY IN SIGHT.

Paul Mohler informs us that he has re-
ceived word from Mr.. Chase manager Of
the Sheppard Fruit Products Co., at We
natchee engaged in a Process of fruit
evaporation which Is not exact evapora-
ton but much on the same principle, that
Orovile is being considered as the loca-
tion for plant and the same will be in
stalled when fruit tonnage can be assured
which the manager believes will be next
year. What the company wants Is soft
fruits such as peaches, apricots, prunes,
etc, and there is no section of the north
west, or the Pacific coast for that matter
where the crop Is surer or that class of
fruit better. The company will enter into
contract with land owners to take all the
soft fruits that can be raised the con-
tract covering a period of seven years.
insuring the highest market price for
that fruit, with fixed price established
that will yield a fair profit to the grower
There Is no limit to the quantity of fruit
that the plant will accept, so that IL con-
tracts are entered into there is no danger
whatsoever of overproduction. Those in
terested, and that means every resident
of the valley under the West Okanogan
Irrigation system, are not going to let
this matter drop. Every inducement that
can be put forth to gain this plant, which
means more for the district than any one
other enterprise, will be offered to land
this new and wonderful industry.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-03-12

and harness. This new line will also con-
sist OF three quarter ton farmers truck
designed to give the farmers SO ia per
cent more body space than any other
truck on the market within $4,000 Of its
price. In appearance and ability, the
average buyer would place price on
this truck of about $500. but due to the
large capacity Of production, this truck
will sell at $775 (. o. b. Oroville, and Is
equipped with 4 1-2 inch pneumatic tires.
There Is a trif1e heavier truck with a ton
and quarter capacity with the same
body arrangement with 1-2 pneumatic
tires. and viii sell at $1,195 (. o. b., Oro-
Vile. Probably their greatest development
that has created a sensation Is their "All
Family" passenger touring car with
specifications Of 1872 inch wheel base,
man top adjustable wind shield extra
Goodyear tires, electric lights and starter,
cylinder valve in head motor, high ten
sion magnetic, and a car In appearance
the average buyer would estimate the
be about $S50.00 T. o. b., Oroville Another
trio plant Of 10 volt capacity. This will
enable a farmer to entirely illuminate his
place. and the pice will be +. %. b., Oro-
Vile $3.50. Great interest centers In the
fact that the Ooville Motor Company viii
be the direct factory dealers for this ex-
tensive line for Okanogan, Douglas and
Ferry counties. Samples of This new line
will be on their floor about the 25th Of
this month with the able assistance of
r. j. Frank. their general manager. who
Will cheerfully answer any questions and
explain the operation and magnetism Of
this entire line.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-03-12
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

Minutes of the regular meeting Of the
town council. March s, 1920.
Present Mayor Beale, Councimen Hart,
Covert, Frank, Powell and Samson.
Minutes of the previous meeting read
and approved as read.
Letter in regard to fire hose Rad and
clerk was instructed to answer same
Letter from county auditor in egard to
registration books read and referred to
town attorney.
Committee from Commercial club ap-
peared before council asking that some
steps be taken to enforce the laws in
regard to curfew ordinance and gambling
Motion was made and seconded that the
curfew ordinance be enforced and that
the mayor appoint a deputy marshal or
night watchman. Motion carried.
Motion was made and carried that the
ordinance in regard to gambling be en-
forced and that the clerk be instructed
to notify the county prosecuting attorney
of this action asking him to define gamb-
ling and asking his cooperation in the
enforcement of the laws in this matter.
The matter of bids for local improve
ment district No. was then taken up
and there being but one bid this matter
was laid on the table.
On motion the following bills were al
lowed and ordered paid:
Current Expense FUND.-. r. Hoose.
salary and expenses $90.75; Judson MUIR
ray, police justice fees $50; w. b. Mish-
Ter, salary, S.94: Okanogan Valley p. and
l.. Co. light. 71.5O; Oroville Commercial
Co.. ral<es, $50; City Transfer and Dray-
age, 125; Dell Hart. clerks bond $50;
Mrs. o. b. Miller. typewriting. 500; VIM.
Allen, teaming, 1900; Ed. Burden. assist
ant marshal. 2.20
Water Works Fund
e. r. Hoose, salary, 1900; John Collins
labor 14.00; Hughes & Co., supplies, 4.02;
Okanogan VallayePower Co. power, 52.45; |;
Woodbury. Lumber Co, coal, 12.40; Stand
ard Oil Co., oil 21.76
On motion council adjourned.
e. r. HOOSE. Clerk
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-03-12
DISCHARGED FROM THE NAVY.

Irwin Wentworth surprised his father,
Will Wentworth. and his friends by ar
irving in Oroville Saturday after sixteen
months service in the United States ma
rine corps. Young Wentworth enlisted In
Seattle for the duration Of the war, but
getting on the high seas and over in the
Orient he was held in service until the
return of the vessel he was on last week
when he was discharged. Irwin left Oro-
vile nearly two years ago an awkward.
hobbledehoy and he returns a well set up,
muscle hardened fine looking young man
almost, If not quite as tall as his father
and all the male members of the Went
worth family run very much to height
showing the great benefits of military
training for the young. The marine corps
is pretty well made up of big fellows.
and among those big fellows Irwin would
take place in the front ranks. During
his service Mr.. Wentworth was enabled
to see very much of the world on the
other side Of the globe He was at Homo
lulu. Kobe, and Nagasaki, Japan, Manila
Philippine Islands, Vladivostok, Siberia
and touched at Guam on the return trip
thus having made the grand rounds Of
the Orient and the islands of the Pa
cific.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-03-12
ST. PArRick's DAY DANCE.

1t Is hardly necessary to remind the
public that the ladies of the Civic League
are to give swell dance in the Liberty
theater on next We lnesdiy evening,
March II. for every love- # that pastime
has already made a nota of the forthcom.
ia, event and are making preparations
t.. he on hand. The fact t.ii; it Is in
Charge of the ladies of tue Civic League
is All assurance that the dance will be
cizyy round of pleasure to all who par
t',fate. Through the cour',sy Of Mr. and
Mrs. Van Alta the regular Wednesday
evening show has been declared off and
they have given up the use of the hall to
the ladies at considerable sacrifice. as
they also cancelled a dance that they
were 20 BIN for the 18th of March. but
they make vhis contribution to aid q most
worthy caDse. The dancers are thus as
sured of perfect floor upon which to
and the music will be the best
that can be procured. The supper to be
served by the ladies will be temptinsly
and not the least enjoyable
feature of the social gathering. Even If
you do not dance buy ticket and help
out what Is one of the most important
assets of the town. the Civisc League.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-03-12
CHASING DEER WITH AUTO.

Beverly Powell had a very odd and I'M
usual experience Sunday night while
driving an auto down from Penticton Mr.
Powell had taken Miss Stewart, the
young lady nurse who has been in charge
of Chas. Powell, Jr, during his late ill
ness, to her home at Penticton in order
to permit her to make arrangements to
return and enter the local hospital as an
assistant, and had her for a passenger on
the return trip. While on the way home
five deer appeared on the road in front
of the car, and Mr.. Powell chased those
deer along the road for a mile. The ami
mails did not break for the timber, but
appeared to be dazed by the headlights
Once in a while they would swerve from
the road but Mr.. Powell, enjoying the
strange chase, turned from the road and
followed them. After long and exciting
sprint the deer at last broke for cover.
During the run of a mile Or more the
car was at times within twenty feet of
the deer.