Ant , iL
plan fwo
IOIIIDDO MBWit.fiaviBW
HUBBCiUPTlON RAT KB
Dally, par vaar, toy nail... ;!.!
Dally, six months, by mail '
Bv carrlar. Dar month..
' rl.. A Pr.ll ! atXL'lUalTaly
atltlad to tha ua for rapubllcailoo of
ell jiawa dlapatcbaa credited to It or
ot otb.rwi.a credited In this paper
and aiao tha local nawa puollaiiad nara
r ... .!.. rannhlifi on of ana-
eUl dlapatehaa harain ara alao raaarvod.
.... . i mm .aM-nnd-eiatfa manor aiar
if 12U. at tha post oftlca at Koaaburg,
0ioDndar ttrict of March 17.
Koarburg, Oregon, January , t2l
ItAILJlOAD IMPROVEMEKT.
Thomas Dewitt Cuyler, chairman
of the Association of Railway Execu
tes, suy tha rallroada have no Inten
tion of asking for another general
Increase In rates. It might be an
swered that therein they show good
Judgment, because they would not
get It anyway. But the point Is that,
as Mr. Cuyler and other able railroad
men recognize, they do not need It.
There Is no convincing evidence yet
that the ratea granted by the gov
ernment are not high enough on an
average, however short tbey niay
come of providing a profit for par
..pillar railroads that are poorly man
aged or that have been niismanaged
In the paHt.
The railroads were restored to
their owners on March 1. 1819. Their
ten months' record Is an excellent
one, when everything Is considered.
Under private operation they have
moved a greater gross tonnage limn
they ever moved before. They hove
operated more efficiently as a whole
and In neiirly every Important par
ticular. The most obvious Improvement
has been the increasing miluuge and
heavlur loading of cars, making the
average load 30 tons Instead of 28.2
tons, and tho average movement of
a freight car per duy 28 6 miles In
stead of 22.4 miles. These gains
alone have furnished th eiiuivulunt of
several hundred thousand new cars.
The number of unmoved freight enrs
has been diminished by 811.0(10. Mr.
Cuyler estimate that the work ac
complished. If it had been dependent
entirely on new expenditures for
cars, locomotives, etc., would hnve
cost 12,000.000,000, which sum
would have had to be passed along to
the public. The actual expenditures
for Improvements and new equip
ment were only (COO, 000, 000. Thus
there Is Indicated a clean saving of
11,500.000,000 by the application of
greater energy and intelligence la the
operation of the roads.
It Is this fact which leads tho rail
road executives to rest content with
the present rates, though few of the
companies are yet earning as much
8 tiie 6 per cent profit conteinplnted
for the system as a whole when these
rales were fixed. They realize thai
they were slow in getting started last
spring, and that the volume of busi
ness has shrunk In recent months,
and believe they are In condition to
make profit enough when business
brightens again.
i iii r iii n
VALUABLE CO-OPERATION
The co-operation which we render is meeting
the requirements of our customers has proven
of value to them.
Let us be of service to yon.
Your Checking Account is invited.
TheRosebui National Bank
RoseburA.Ore.
rlculturally. It Is the opposite. It
bas merely dropped some of the less
profitable forms of funning and con
centrated on those that paid better.
It has been using more fertilizer,
better methods of soli preparation
and cultivation, of spraying ami
pruning and thinning out me or
chards. It 1ms been introducing nei
ter bred cows and Improving its mar
keting methods. So have nearly all
he other states.
They say the government faces a
prospective deficit of $2,000,000,-
1)0 for the current nscai year, neen
Dlavlng Simla ClaiiB to the world and
gone "gloriously broke" like the rest
of us.
A congressman proposoa a federal
tar ou all bank deposits, calculated
to yield $1,000,000,000 year. It
Ight work provided the depositors
left their money In the banks.
American shipbuilders broke nil
records in 1920. turning out 3.800,-
00 tonB. And now that we ve got i
all those ships, what're wu gonna do
with 'em?
HII.I)HI:N'S ItKAMNO.
Many teachers of Kngllsh, in mo
ments of discouragement, uuestloti
I lie. possibility of imparting a taste
for good literature to all children. II
sometimes looks ns though people
were born with or Without euch taste
and that without It to start with they
never acquire It. furthermore, some
of the teaching methods enused by
efforts to standardize high school snil
grade work to meet college entrunre
requirements have ucled as a cheek
upon Interest in good hooks. Any
thing which Is assigned ns a task has
a tendency to become disagreeable
to the youthful pupil.
The school department of Youngs
town. O., however, has I n brave
enough to try nn experiment In sup
plementary rending which Is now con
siders successful. About 40 good
books, adapted to the ages of pupils,
were plured In each room of every
grade In the schools, fcvery pupil
was required to lake home and resil
eight of these books in the course of
the school year. There were certifi
cates and gold reals for reading 10
books and for each additional five
past that number. And there was
i-enuiiy or two and a hair points on
the resiling grade for failure to rend
me eight. In spite of these nrhl
trnry rules, the teachers managed ti
keep the resiling out of the amies
phere of despUed tasks, and most of
the pun I In went to It with a growing
eagerness, liver one-fourth of the
read more than the eight hooks r
quired Many of them are happily
r-amiig goou u.ioss who had no
booka at home. They are fornilnr
reading nni.ua which will arow rath
rr than weaken during the years ti
come. It In not unlikely that they
win iniriHiuc. re reading In thei
mimes, luii. for It Isn't possible for
child to read book he enjoys thor
oughly without ti lling it to brothers,
smiera aim parents
11 general reading does promote
intelligence, as comiielent observers
assert, siuli wisely planned and
siiupiy rarried out supplementary
....... iiuitiu in Heroine customnr
in an our public schools.
Rtatlntic regnrdlng al.amlon
larnir 11. av t,,. inMeadlllg Thing
.., .. au a,.m
1 here, is New llutnnahlre, for In
iane... ii iIHis l.iit on the fare (
ii it.ai me atste had fMiit f,
iiiruia in imiii II,, m in Isio tha
there are sim.Ooe acie of akru'iiliiir
al land frankly al.uliilon.l and t hit
ma iT.Miuri.im or com. tmiate.a an
main sugar i.aa rterreuaeil 11..1 .t.
Country tleiilleman. all. r looking In
to me mailer a Utile furthe-, rail
aii.nnon to these farts: With a In
arri-agf n ull Ivaa In 1 91 than I
isn. New Hampshire produced !..
134 tons more hay, worth Ift.uuti.i.ii'o
morn money than th ll rr,,p
Wllh 721.130 apple tree in 1919, ,
produced Ssu.ootl bushela more ap
plea than II had produced wllh I -240.
IDS tree 10 year b. fore. It',
dairy eowa produced milk that anl.i
for more than twice as much In 19l
la 1901. The rooclualoa hs that
Mew Hampshire l not decadent ai
Myrtle Creek
High School Notes
REPORT SHOWS
Try to Locate
Site of First House
RPOKANR, Wash., Jnn 8 Definite
oration of tho spot where David
Thompson, trapper and trader of
ver one hundred years ago, built the
rst house In tho "territory of Ore-
son" which In early western times,
cniprlsod the whole northwest, Is
he object of a movement that his
icen started at Sandpolnt, Idaho. Tho
ouse Is snld to have been hullt about
wo and a half miles from Hope, Idi..
ml was used aa a tnidlng pod bv
Thompson who was In the employ of
e Hudson Hay Company.
Thompson, according to early west
ern histories, crossed to tho United
'sintes from Cnttftdn In 1809, mnklac
Is wnv over the old wild ho-se tniP
mm Hrlllsh Columbia, along the
rk Ulver. Lake I'end Orlelle nml
ho ni on li I ill n side of the Charles
ork river. On September 23 of the
snnie vear he embarked on the river
n Ijike Vend Orlelle in quest of a
railing post site, finally settling near
Hone.
According to tho hlstnrv of the
'territory of Oregon." which tells of
he time when this territory
'undo up of the whole northwest, the
nouso wnicn Thompson built near
lopo wn the first In te entire
northwest. At about the sm tlm
mother trading post was established
in Lake Knllsnoll, and In 1RI0. sue
vii nunt at Mpnknno.
Before coming to the Vend nrli.ll.
like region, thomnsnn Is sil.l to hnve
had a Ion gtrlp with the Hudson liny
rew of nnp Linkers throughout thr
weatern part of Cnnndn. At one time
iticr locating in the lVnd Orlelle
wintry, ho Is snld to hnve made .
rip to Winnipeg with two t,..
'nrs. Journeying the entire distance
hy nark horse and boat. He Is known
io have explored the entire P.....1
'ineiie I use rniintrr nnd cv.rv nH
wnnt Ik now the state of Idaho
Krertion of a monument to Thorn
n wnen me exact spot iiuon which
S first h..use was located hi.s been
MMciniiy iieiermlneil. la now being
....... .,,.-. , ne out trading post Inn
was founded bv him una i. ....
nnny year ago. j
o
Harry McClallen
Refuses Office
aiAKniiriKiiii. .inn. s At a meet
'iig ot me county court In t'ounllle
veslenisy. Mherlff K'llslligen nml 1Mb
'rut attorney lien 8 Klsher met with
ne nouy ami discussed the npimlnt
meni ot deputy sheriff who wonl
levote his enerrli'a to the Coos Us
usirici and possibly look after th
"oll.-eiion of the personal proper!
All agreed thnt the move wsa
ood one. but the question (f f,
in me ngnt man st a reasonnb).
xiK-ns wsa tne problem.
M l. MCI lallen. forme-1 . h.,if
ongias countT. and now amllior
(By I.og Dalley.)
Myrtle Creek schools opened on
January 3, after a week's vacation
For ClirlHtnlllS.
DurliiE the vacation Prof. F. C.
Kellogg attended the meeting of the
Oregon Teachers Association In Port
land. He stales that the moBt note
worthy feature of the program was
the address by Fred Hunter, presi
dent of the National Educational As
sociation. The school orchestra has been per
manently organized with Mr. O A
Klrby as instructor. In addition to
th'B organization a class of five will
take separate Instructions In violin.
Tho services of Mr. K H. Kuyken
dall, of the Millings, Mont., Business
College hnve been secured In the ab
sence of Mr. Weeks He will teach the
following subjects, penmanship, typ
ing, spelling, stenography and com
mercial law. Mr. Thomas Dooilng or
Oresham. Oregon takes the place of
Mrs Melendy. He will teach Latin
mathematics and history. We con
sider ourselves fortunate In securing
these tenchers at such a time, both
whom are men of maturity and or
experience
All of the high school boys were
dismissed for an hour Thursday af
tornoon to clean up the grounds
around the building, also to mil away
the equipment and move the basket
from the court. In the spring they
will nut In a clay surface for a tennis
court.
Tho football tenmB of Myrtlo creek
nd Hldillo met on the 24th of De-
mhor for their second match game.
s usual the game took on many of
he features of a water polo contest.
Moth teams showed considerable Im
nrovenient. Itlddln scored one goal In
the first hnlf and one In the second
Mvrtle Creek played in their oppon-
nts territory much of the time, but
were unable to score The Kiddle
ovs were particularly good at this
ilepaitmont of tho game. Willfred
'oriiult nlnyed a star game. For
Myrtlo creek, Floyd Wny, James Rice
nit Donald Tll.blls plnved a good
same. Mini or no mud, we hope for
more snort of this kind this winter.
he receipts for the game were about
,o.
Ileporls hnve' been received from
leulennnt Mars who came to Mvrtle
Creek to Inspect the wnter svstein
md take tests from the hydrants and
wells about town. The water In the
hvdrnnta was found to be pure, and
In nil wells except one, located on
one of the mnln streets Mnnv peonle
hud been using from this well. A
hlorlnnllon plant will he Installed
o correct any of the possible de
'ects In the city system and the ne
of water from the wells will be discontinued.
if
f the state Industrial Accident (
...., was tendered the position
ne mn in not make the change a
he present time. -y.
Waller Condron. of Msrsbfleld.
. .. . ... miKru m matter over
.ii. -ii. is ami io n,Tf divlibsl t
...... B candidate for the lce.
"""'. no action will protabl
las-n on ii tor some time.
JXni'Vm'.":..r?"'
One Bank Added Each Month
Throughout .the Past
Year."
ONLY ONE FAILURE
Failure of Bank of jacusmvuro -
Only I tank Failure Keportea in
the Slate of Oregon Since
the Year of 1013.
SALEM. Jan. 8 Oregon now has
a total of 284 banks. 191 atate ana
on national, as against ' 282 loa
state and 89 national banks a year
ago, a net gain of 12 nanus m mo -,.h.
Ten ne r state banks and 4
national banks were chartered during
the paBt year, whereas two banks
have gone out of existence in that
time, the Scandanavlan - American
bank, of Astoria, through absorption
by the Astoria National oang, anu
the Hank of Jacksonville Or., by fall
ure tho first bank failure in Ore
gon since 1915
Tio new state banks have filed
articles of Incorporation, but have
not yet received their charters. They
ure the Junction City Stale bank at
Junction City, capitalized at $25.-
iinii nnd the Bank or waiopori, in
Waldnnrt. cncltallzed at $15,000.
Fifteen stnte banks Increased their
cnpltal stock during the past year
with Increases aggregating sjuo.duu,
15 Join Federal lleservo
Fifteen stnte banks were admitted
to the federal reserve during the year
making a totel of 27 Oregon state
banks now In the federal reserve sys
tem.
Ceentrat Point State Bank, Cen
tral Point, October 29; Jackson
County Bank, Medford, Nov. 1.
. November ISUI Is Keviewcu.
Stabilization of biiBlnesa conditions
generally and market conditions In
particular, will find a direct resronse
In Increased bank deposits, according
to Will H Bennett, state superin
tendent of banks who predicts a very
prosperous year ahead for Oregon's
284 banking Institutions.
Total deposits in Oregon banks at
the time of the last call, November
15. aggregated $281,420,908.49, as
compared with the deposits of $306V
330, 743.22 a year ago, according to
a summary prepared by Superintend
ent Rennett While the total dcT OB
lts Bhow a decrease of 8.1 per rent
during the year, time and savings
deposits show an Increase of 11.7
percent, there being a total of $85,
814,101.73 In time and savings ac
counts at the time of the last call.
as compared to the time and savings
deposits of $75,911,923, a year ago
Offsetting the Increase shown in the
time snd snvlnga deposits is a slump
of 15.1 percent in demand deposits
which totalled $195,r.llR,806.76 at the
time of the last call, as compared
wllh $230,418,820.22 a year ago. a
decrease of $34,812,013 46 in the
years time.
ltwoiircos exceed $:!.V.HW,0O
Total resources of Oregon banks
show resources Aggregating $350,
532 940.01 at the last call.
Time nnd saving deposits in the
state banks Increased $5,6fi8.14B.79
during the year with a total of $41,
f.92.B09 KS r.r. deposit in theso ac
counts on Nevember 15. On the same
late, time and savings deposits in the
nations! banks of the state totalled
$44.121.492 08. a gain of $4,234.
031.94 during the year.
Third Lyceum Number
Canadian De Milk Quartet
Auditorium
- At
High School
An Exceptional Good Number
Tuesday Evening, January 11, 1921
Seats on Sale at Chapman's
Adults, 75 Cents Children, 55 Cents
Reservations, 25 Cents
llicy would pay 18 cents for 1902
coppers. The result can well be Im
agined. There wag a grand scramble
for the coins. In certain sections of
the country, especially In North and
South Carolina';- speculators bought
up every penny lfrVight. The prices
ranged from 3 to 10 cents, and In
some cases rose to 12 cents. Persons
having obtained a number of the so
called "valuable" coins Bent them to
tho Washington clothing store to be
purchased and It was not until thee
that the hoax was discovered, and
the "Joke" make public.
The store called upon to cash in.
mereiystated that they had adver
tised thar they would pay 18 cents
for 1902 1-cent pieces, or 18 cents
for $19.02 In coppers. The hoax gave
the store a wide advertisement and
the speculators a huge "Jolt."
Congressional Bee
Is Buzzing Now
New hair
for You?
Hair has been grown again, after bald
ness, in many casea. This is now acien
titically proved. Yours may be an amen
ablecaseibutyct.havenot beenusingthe
proper relief. S' do not delay in apply
ing Kotalko. Tie producers are so con
fident they offer yoo satisfactory hair
growth or your money-buck. Get
mall box of KOTALKO at any active
drag store. Apply Koinlko each day
watch your mirrorl Do kindly act, ,
thaw bald friends this uJwrimaS.
Visit Relatives
Miss Alvlra Lewis left last nlrir
for Dillurd to spend the week ml
with relatives. t
-o f
Week End in Glendale J
Mrs. II. O. Hamilton and daughter
loft last night for Glendale, when I
they will spend the week end viBliiij'
with relatives. )
pointment and also because Philip
had held up some of Goodman's bills.
Goodman declared this was untrue
that Philip, to the best of hiB know
ledge had not opposed his appoint
ment and .that none of his bills had
ever been held up as long as Philip
was commissioner.
I'hlllrv uretended to be a very good
The Portland Oregonlan has the jren(i 0j niine," declared Goodman.
following to say in a news article
concerning several Btate senators,
among which is mentioned Hon. B.
L. Eddy, of Douglas County.
"With 10 percent of the members,
each nourishing a fond hope to go to
congress, It is apparent that this
large proportion will be decidedly
active in looking after their own In
terests when the redisricting of the
state comes up.
Among the senators, those strong
ly suspected of entertaining congres
sional thoughts are President Rlt-
ner. Jay Upton, A. W. Norblad, W.
G. Hare, Charles M. Thomas, B. L.
Kddy and Louis Lachmtind. In the
house, speaker Bean, K. K. Kubili
and Ben C. Sheldon are finder sus
picion. By the time the legislature Is
n action for a few weeks, gome of
the members who are now serving
their first terms will probably have
ne nuncn that thep should serve the
state at Washington, for the con
gressional bee generally stings legis
lators.
rriii.ir aution.
Saturday afternoon. Jnnuarv 15
it 2 o'clock, at Empire barn. One f
venr old hay mare, ono 14 year old
bay Imrse, clean and sound, other
persons hnvlng slock for sale can
bring It In for this sale.
M1IS. J. .1. ltl'SSKt.I,. Owner
M. V. ItADAllAHOH, Auctioneer.
THE OltHilN TiMtM OF "tt)lK-
SF.I MII.K AMI M Al.TKI) MILK."
The process for condensing milk to
a Bern 1-1 U n lt form, wllh cane sugar
ns patented In France in the year
i i ii, iij- lie neine
Newton, of England. In the
m .i.i mm iis. ii in,, vacuum nroceas
tor condensing milk with cane sug
ar, i ma nun was in seml-liquld form,
nnd others hnve merely elaborated
on this process.
Ilorllrk. of Rnclne. Wisconsin, af-
rt.erimcilling tor several veiira
Uncovered In 1S33 the nroe-sa fnr
evaporating full cream milk with the
xtrs. t of malted grains, reduced to
I dry powdered form, without the
oi rune sugar or other nreserr.
lives, which Would keen In anv -H
ninte Indefinitely, and name, I n i..i.
-ii iiuia. mis wna a rpv,.ln..,,
'mem. neing me first time in
history that full cream milk was re
duced Io a powder that could be car
ried In a dry, soluble form i..
part of the world. When this powder
Is stirr..! aiih water f, a fw
mis. an tne eonstluients of fresh
full-cream milk a.t- available. It
'"' palatable, nourishing food-
.... , ,,, su-sneaa or oealih
from Infancy to old age."
o -
Citiira Thla diamine
Mr.nn Mr. l. K. Hie and son
. " n. nnTf Potn i. a
Where do All of
Our Pennies go
Who knows where a tTie jennies
go?
Every year eighty million or more
of these coins are made and put Into
circulation Some of them return for
redemption,-but the most of them
are never seen again
They are not extremely smooth nnd
slippery, and their slight value
should gain fnr them more care than
Is given ordinary pins. Ono reason
given is thnt they chnnge hands more
than ordinary coins and are therefore
subject to accidents, and owing to
their villus are treated carelessly.
The first American cent was coin
d in 1 ,S7 and looked similar to the
coins of the same value of later years
in size and casting.
Ihe rarerst coin of the cent value
Is that of the Issue of 1799. It Is now
said Ihnt the scarcity of that Issue Is
Hue to the fact that a firm In Salem
Mass.. which was then engaged In
me slave trade, procured a large
quantity of them, nnd after boring a
large hole In them, sent to Africa.
wnere tney were given to the chiefs
in exonnnge for slaves.
The cent Is the barometer of busi
ness, and It Is at least Interesting to
note thnt during a financial depres
sion, a large number of these coins
accumulate In the treasury. Even a
nig storm or a strike will rut down
tne number of pennies In circulation
for Ihe penny spending .nubile la In.
doors, or else Is forced to save for
ratny days" that threaten It Is
sure sign of prosperity when large
numbers of pennies are In elrrnla
tion.
' In 1902 a remarkable hoax
perpetrated In connection with pen
nles. The rumor waa ent ont thai
when the 19nl pennies) were In the
masing. a large quantity of gold va
spilled In with the coener anil th.
me government was anxious to get
was in
temrlatna atnr. i
Ex-Commissioner
Is Facing Trial
Philetarian Lodge
Installs Officers
Philetarian, lodge I. O. O. F. hold
Installation of officers at the regular
meeting Friday evening. The cere
monies were in charge of F. E. Erick-
son. D. D. G. M.. with E. S. Cockel-
reas as grand marshal. The new offi
cers are: H. W. Shaw, N. G.; A. Red-
burn, V. G.; A. J. Geddea, It. S.; J. B.
Bailey, F. S.; J. E. Pickens, TreaB.
M. M. Meredith, War.; F. P. Miller,
Con.: G. W. Young, Chap.; V. J.
Mlcellf, U. S. N. G.; Victor Boyd, L
S. N. G.: O. H. Pickens, R. S. V. G.;
Geo. Radabaugh, L. S. V. G.; S. J.
Farnsworth, R. S. S.; A. L. Bloom
L. S. S.; R. Rltzman. I. G.; J. D.
Iteese, O. G. Refreshments were
served at the clooO of the lodge ses
sion.
LUMBER YARD
We manufaatur ear own lumbar
oa bsv bulu rough sad di auad
lumber at yard. If you want lum
ber, see us. ' PHONE 334.
NORTH SIDE GROCERY
aa . - -
MARSIIFIULD. Jan. 8 Archie
I'hillip, former county commissioner
and son "Mike" are belnar tried be
fore a Jury In Justice Joehnk's court
n b afternoon on charges of moon
ihlning at the PhillD homo on I.nrson
Inlet. The hearing was adjourned to
the Firemen's hall, and a big crowd
was present to hear it. ' -
The tr ul w;iB Just aottlne a enod
start this afternoon wllh Constable
v.w,,, ui me iirsi witness. Good
man told of the trips of nimself and
Special Deputy Bryant to the Philip
nome and ot finding mash and liq
uor which tested 7.28 nereent ni.
cohol.
On the cross examination r v
McKnlght, In behalf of Philip, tried
to show that Goodman was sore at
i n in i u p. oecau.ie I'tilllu,
commissioner, had opposed his np- again.
Railroad Lines are
Opening Up Again
Word wag received at the Southern
Pacific ticket office in this city Ibis
morning to the effect that the Tilla
mook branch is again ope nfor trav
el, after having been closed for some
time owing to washouts. Passengers
for Tillamook must go on the Yaq
ulna branch, transferring at Summit.
The Coos Bay line Is now open from
Eugene to Coqullle, but there Is no
service between Coqullle and Myrtle
r-oint. rnis line also hag been closed
for a short time owing to slides. The
iri-weemy night train between Port
land nnd Marshfleld haa also heen
discontinued!) until further notice.
mis information will be of Interest
to many who have been detained i.i
mis city and at other nninls ni.MI
as a county j;he tracks should be declared open
CHANCE TO SAVE $ $
WASHING
When your Car
Needs it
Run 'er
DOWN.
We are fully equipped,
even to experience
SLICK UP
USED CAR
BARGAINS
1918 Dodge touring. $975.00
1917 Dodge touring. $975.00
Buick 4 touring $600 00
1918 Chevrolet $395 00
Ford truck, short
' body $225.00
1918 Ford touring ...$395.00
All In Good Condition.
BRICK
1.600 White Pressed
Will sell at 9c each
J. O. NEWLAND
Batteries
at a
New Price
Level
9
Effective ?. with the
publication of this an
nouncement, Willard
Batteries will be sold on
a new and materially (
lower price level. .
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same authorized Wx-.
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Auto Electric Station
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