Cottonwood Chronicle Newspaper, June 25, 1920, Page 5

Aes “1 Cottonwood, Idaho To-morrow 3 Is the Yes, that word “Efficient” as used for the title, means exactly what LAST you think it means. It means that the HUGHES Electric Range— 3 Day to —is competent to do everything that any range will do quickly and well. , —that you do your work with less worry and bother, while securin: nots va fh uniform ll , Pay —that the ye pres on the song 9 — — enables you to cook an entire meal without using the surface urners, —that the kitchen is easily kept immaculate because there is no fuel, Taxes refuse, no soot or vapors. z —that you will work in comfort because practically all of the heat goes right into the cooking operations and the temperature of the kitchen is not increased. | , Surely these reasons entitle us to call the HUGHES efficient. Let us give you a copy of ‘“‘How to Modernize” and tell you more about the HUGHES Electric Range. ; * . ° The Greatest Banking Grangeville Electric Light & Power Co. : santitiniantimecteiaia : Cottonwood, Idaho wae re “FOUND—Automobile crank : Inquire at this office. 25-4) ana Henry T. ; To Housekeepers Everywhere: ean RD RAIS IA NST ERT RE ENTS 4 We know you will endorse any sincere move- .. a ment to reduce the High Cost of Living. We believe you will welcome the announcement that Dr. P RE S aking Powder. Now made with Pure Phosphate Sells at about HALF the price charged when the powder contained Cream of Tartar ns Our methods of production make Dr. Price’s “Cream” Baking Powder the “cream” of phosphate Baking Powders. The same trade marks and the same name famous for 60 years 4 are your guarantee of scientific manufacture and perfect results in baking. a fo : a Pe - Here are the prices: 25c for 12 oz. 15c for 6 oz. — 10c for 4 oz. ; Contains no alum. Never disturbs digestion. E WATERPOWER BILL | SIGNED BY WILSON |New Law Releases Power for | Great Indnstrial Devel- opment. Washington—The waterpower bill Passed by congress just before ad- journment has been signed by Prest- dent Wilson. : Accompanying the announcement y | Was a statement that the president had %| acted after being advised by the at- * | torney general that adjournment of ¥ | congress had not deprived him of the 10 days allowed by the constitution for | the consideration of a measure. most unlimited industrial development in this country and is considered one "of the most important laws enacted during the sixty-sixth session. agriculture and secretary of the interior | is authorized to lease rights on all public lands, forest reser. vations, Indian reservations and on navigable streams for terms not ex ceeding 50 years. At the end of the lease period the government has the option of taking over ation or releasing or of leasing to some other concern. % | In addition to the waterpower bill the president signed several minor measures but not the resolution re | pealing wartime legislation and the | Underwood bill creating a commission to take up the print paper and pulp wood i caesnia with Canada. MANY GENERALS ARE | Washington.—Under a war depart ment order, twenty-three officers hold ing the emergency rank of major gen erals are reduced to brigadiers or col dier generals are reduced to ranks ranking from major to colonel. Prominent in the list of major gen erals reduced are Clarence R. Ed ] wards, who commanded the New Eng land national guard division overseas, and who is now commander of the handle near the slaughter house. Northeastern department at Boston, Allen, commander of revert to their rank of brigadiers Others reduced to brigadiers are Major Generals Omar Bundy, who commanded a fighting division in and who is now in charge of Camp Lee, Va.; Charles T. Monoher, director of the air ; William 8. , who commanded the Ameri can forces in Siberia; William M Wright, acting chief of staff in the absence of General March in Europe, and Samuel D. Sturgis, commanding at Camp Sherman, O. HOME ECONOMY France, service Graves 1S URGED More Labor-Saving Devices for Women Advocated. Modernization of farm homes and general usage of labor-sav ing devices as a means to prevent wastage of woman power are urged in a report made public by the depart- ment of agriculture, agents of which recently conducted a survey of farm homes. A reasonable amount of planning and well-directed investment in mod ern farm home equipment, the report | usserts, would prevent a large part of the present wastage of energy on the part of the nation’s rural home | makers, Washington siondoncerey Streets Swept by Bullets | London.—Civil war conditions pre- vail in Londonderry and the authort- tiles are powerless, an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from | Londonderry. Several additional per. sons were killed in Monday morning's rioting there, according to this mes sage. The firing is being maintained intensity. Business is suspended and the postmen are de clining to deliver mail When the troops stop the fighting in one zone, the dispatch adds, firing breaks out in another. with desperate New Leader of Marines. Washington.—Appointment of Major General John A. Lejeune as major gen- eral commandant of the marine corps, | to succeed Major General George Bar- |nett, was announced by Secretary | Daniels. General Lejeune commanded | the famous second division when it | broke the German line in the Meuse- | Argonne offensive. | | Oregon Restores Capital Punishment. Salem.—Capital punishment was re- | stored in Oregon by official proclama- | tion by Governor Olcott, immediately by Secretary of State Koser of the vote cast in the special election of May 21. ee * |. The new law releases power for al- | By its terms a commission composed | of the secretary of war, secretary of | the plants that | ¥ have been built at an appraised valu: | GIVEN LOWER RANK onels and sixteen officers now briga- | the American forces in Germany, who | it {9 declared in | | upon completion of the official canvass | GEO. W. PERKINS Geo. W. Perkins, noted financier, who died in a sanitarium at Stanford, Conn. waterpower | ‘M'ADOO REFUSES TO BE A CANDIDATE New York.—William G. McAdoo {s- sued a statement in which he refused to permit his name to go before the democratic convention at San Fran- cisco. McAdoo reiterated that his reason | for leaving Washington was that he | decided to “rehabilitate his family” and that the time has not come when | he can conscientiously give his serv- | ices to his party He declared that he cannot afford a presidential campaign, | should he be nominated, and that he would not wish his friends to furnish funds, “This decision,” he said, “is irre- | Vocable, as the path of duty seems to me clear and unmistakable.” His detision was made known tn a telegram to Jouett Shouse, democratic delegate-at-large from Kansas, who | had telegraphed Mr. McAdoo that sen- timent throughout the country was | rapidly crystallizing in his favor; that | his friends would Iike to have him permit presentation of his name to | the convention, and that they were | certain he could be nominated and elected, | | BRIEF GENERAL NEWS | A sharp earthaudke shook Loe Angeles and vicinity. Many persons were awakened. The American Federation of Labor endorsed government ownership of the railroads at its annual convention. A Duluth, Minn., mob of about 6000 versons lynched three negroes suspect- ed of complicity in an attack on a white girl J. J. Gilchrist, an official of the Standard Sugar company of Pittsburg, was sentenced to pay a fine of $10,- 000 in federal court here for profiteer- ing in sugar. Thirty thousand of the 400,000 French war orphans supported wholly or in part by America will parade in review on July 4 before the American ambassador in Paris, Detroit, with a numerical increase and rate of growth larger than Chi- cago’s and second only to New York during the last ten years, is now fourth largest city of the country, De- troit’s 1920 population, announced by the census bureau, is 993,739, an in- crease of 527,937, or 113.4 per cent. Chicago, with 36,154 converts, leads all districts In the country in the cen- tenary evangelist campaign which to date has won Christianity 807,790 per- sons. This announcement was made by George B. Dean, in charge of the division of evangelism for the cen- tenary conservation committee. Alleged Profiteers Arrested. New York.—Frederick Gimbel, first vice-president; C. D. Slawter, mer- chandise manager, and J. J. Dowdell, buyer of Gimble Brothers, were ar- rested by agents of the department of justice on a warrant charging them with profiteering in violation of the Lever act Department of justice agents declare they have 185 counts for profiteering against the firm. The warrant charged that Gimbel Bros offered for sale @ suit of clothes for $20 which cost them $5.50, and another | suit for $75 for which they paid $33. is to be Sent Out. Washington.—Distribution of 4,766,- 000 Victory medals to members of the army, navy and marine corps who were In service between April 6, 1917, and November 11, 1918 will begia Monday. Dolby Won't Take Chair at Convention. Washington. — Bainbridge Colby, | secretary of state, declared in @ state- ment that he was not even “a recep tive candidate” for permanent chair- man of the Democratic national con- vention. we 2a” 27. ee a