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ROSEBURG NEWS-REVIEW -MONDAY, MARCH 9,1925.
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FIRE TAKES HEAVY TOLL FROM OREGON
It is evident that Oregon continues to supply plenty Of
material for the flames to feed on.- Any doubt of this fact
is removed by the figures of the1 state's f ire1 fcaste during
1923, just issued by The National Board of Fire Underwrit
ers. From its Actuarial Bureau, the center of American fire
loss statistics, the National Board finds that to the grand to
tal for the United States, $533,32,728, Oregon' contributed
no less than $7,735,947. (The national figure includes 25
percent for unreported and uninsured losses.)
This fire loss which places Oregon eighteenth among
the forty-eight states compares with destruction of $1,840,
. 156 in 1918. It thus shows an increase in five years of $5,
895,791. Analysis of, the elaborate tabulation published by the
National Board establishes the fact that, of the twenty so
called Originating causes, ''Matches-Smoking" was chiefly
responsible for this monstrous wastage. Its share of the
damage inflicted was $296,453. Following "Matches-Smoking"
came "Defective Chimneys and Flues," with $217,310,
and "Steves, Furnaces, Boilers and Their Pipes," to which
was attributed $161,838 loss. At) three- fell within the
"Strictly Preventable" classification, which lends support to
.he contention of fire prevention engineers that fully 75
.percent of the country's perennial fire destruction always is
clearly avoidable, because to that extent it is due to public
habits of carelessness and to ignorance.
Turned to use), instead Of into smoke, such a sum as
Oregon lost in 1923 would have built no fewer than 77 mod
ern, fire-resistive school houses, at an individual cost of
$100,000. Applied to the construction of good macadam
roads, to the erection and maintenance of hospitals or to
any one of a score of public works, this amount of money
would have served the two-fold purpose of improving condi
tions and at the same time lowering taxes.
Furthermore, there were sundry incidental losses, apart
from the maim one, that should not be forgotten. All of the
property destroyed was automatically removed, at least for
a time, from municipal tax rolls; which, of necessity, meant
an! Increased levy upon Other property holders. The heavy
cost of extinguishing the many individual fires that resulted
. in Jne $7,735947 total Is one which must be reckoned with,
and; this expense, too, was borne by the public. . ,
' Regrettable beyond everything else,- however; and com
p&ely overshadowing the combined financial burden, were
tSetoss of life and the injuries from fire, which, in com
$Zuy with the rest of the spates, Oregori had to record. To
rtSlize that at least three-fourths of the life and property
sacrifice might have been avoided by the exercise Of care and
knowledge, and not to feel strongly the urgency of public
Instruction In the prevention of fire, is scarcely possible for
eyone who has at heart his own best interests and those Of
K native state. , . v
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Things are pretty lively for the average business man
aad property owner in Oregon just at the present moment.
During the month of February the county - presented its
"clients" with 1924 tax statements, the' government asked
.lot a cheeking of your income for the same year, with a re
minder that income taxes must be paid by March 15, this
year. And, for fear you might nave a stray penny in your
overalls, the state is going to collect that unpaid portion of
the 1921 state income tax. .They ought to find something
else to hang on the taxpayers just to keep them warm un
til spring arrives.
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A beauty parlor, costing some $2,000 was opened in the
Elgin state hospital for the Insane at Chicago today. Three
beauty experts will be employed! to "doll up" the female in
mate? of the institution. What effect the new innovation is
going to have on the women folks of the institution is not
made public, but presumably the new idea is to manufacture
flappers.
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The lid was taken off the Teapot Dome oil scandal again
today, and a momentous legal battle will ensue. Now that
the national campaign has long since ended the oil scandal
"kick" from a political standpoint has lost its force.
"The Oregon state penitentary has too many inmates
with a substantial waiting list. Business is picking up at
Salm since the legislature adjourned.
NAMED FOR TEACHER
tlonal figure on the cam pun.
Profossor Condon flntt cams' to
the Oregon country In 1852, anOmg
around Cap Horn In a clipper ahlp
from Now York to Han Francisco,
accompanied by hla young brid.
He t ame to Oregon aa a Oongrega
tlonal missionary and waa on of
the founders of the Congregational
church of Eugene. The new First
Congregational church of Kugene
named a chapel In honor of I'rof.
and Mm. Condon when tha church
waa dedicated this woo..
1'rofeseor Condon waa the donor
B8RT6:BATCS .
oooo evENtNa folks '"'
Owing to tha fact
. And It'a a fact, too
That aevaral of thoee
Marehfield Clamdigger
; Art holding
A Legion convention today
They sent over to Roaeburg
For a delegation of
Ex-aervice man
To half them out.
And aa SERVICE
la an unknown quantity to ua
Several af Roaeburg'a
Quo tottera
Including ya erf.
Put on their helmeta
And started of tha eoaat
Thla morning
With tha Idea
Of returning home tomorrow.
But eometimea a fellow geta
An idea ha oan't work off.
' So, if wa don't get back
Right aide up with care
With our helmeta on straight!
'n everything .
You'll know
Wa fed In one of thoee holes
Made by a plledriver
For those picket fences
' Erected for tha purpose
Of keeping
Deep aea mermalrfa
From floundering
On tha docks
Before the sensitive
Eyea of a bunch of
Unsophisticated Buddies.
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' TODAY'S TINTYPE
Juat before taking our depart
ure for tha coast we had a tintype
executed of our chauffeur, who
flrivea our 10-cylinder car
with alx missing and a
flat tire. Wa hope to make
the trip without any un
due excitement other than
keeping; under the 30
mlte epeed limit and will
vrew the scenery to the
right going down, and ac
complish1 the came feat coming
back, providing we don't walk.
Thla hi my day off aa usual."
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We have spray outfits for all
size orchard and gardens. Whar
ton Broa.
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Makea cooking at borne aeon almost useless, so easy M Ik to
get up the daintiest meals when you order from our Delicates
sen. Everything cooked aa' you like It.
We Specialize fax Roasts, Pies, Cakes,
Salads and Tamalea
8ALf RISING BREAD EVERY THURSDAY
Just Phone in Your Otder and we do the rest -
TUESDAY'S SPECIALS
CLAM CHOWDER AND STEWEO BEEF WITH VEGETABLES
VOSBURGH & WIARD
Fancy Grocers
Phone 615.
LONG ILLNESS
OF MRS. PIERCE
ENDS IN DEATH
(Continued from ftage ! '
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PROGRAMS
.frost Pacific Coast Stations
J municipal sewer system begun.
Astoria 130,000 Wurlllzer or
l gan being installed In new Li
berty Theatre. I
St. Helens Otflctals approve
j site for new - Hawley caper mill
nere. dim su ue reauy tor opera
tion within aix months.
Gold Beach Completion of.
Roosevelt Highway to lioguo El
ver, promised this year.
., Bend Pacific Telephoneand,
Telegraph company to spend large
sum on local Improvements thia
year. . e '
Klamath Falls Faclflo Tele-
Feature for Monday, March
KLX The Tribune, Oakland, 509
meters 6 p. m. dinner concert; 7
p. nr. news items; 8 p. m- educa-
subjects, music by KLX Trio and:"000? "J ''P Cpmpany to
sole? features; Lake Merrltt Duoks. De?2 MA 'ca "ne-,
KturThn Rnlh.lln Run Wan. I -"" it, uok.u uu
r,..rark7eWu; a Hem night' ! -d. In Mussel Creek section.
; several miles Clayton Murk logg-
337
KNX-The Express. Loa Angelea I , ld l2"uu.000 In wages
7 metors-:k) p. m. feature pro-i ? r1B .,, 7"f
-,.i...i.f j 115.000 In salaries, during
JfTfi"". th- biggest year of it." his?
chestra; 11 p. m. Ambassador Ho
tel Cocoa nut Grove orchestra.
KPO Hale Brothers, Inc.. San
Francisco. 423 meters10:30 a. m.;, We8terll
UUIIOtlUB, 1V.1V
torv.
eat fir First new Southern
Pacific elation on Oakridge line.
opened here. Vveatfii1 la station
Lumber, company.
wirh naill thai to A.nls.u
"What's on at the theatres"; 1 p nuliare(j mea whe opened to
m. Fairmont Hotel orchestra; 4:30 1 nj,.; . "
p. m. the same; 6:30 p. m. child-i 'nrt ..., r-.. t,.
ren's hour; 7 p. m. Fairmont Hotel ' CoIn preparing to Install new
orchestra; 8 p. m. organ recital; ;iiei.tln. v8,em
p. m. vocal musical program; 10 p.
m. Palace Hotel dance orchestra.
KF90 Angelus Temple, Los
Angeles Silent.
KUO General Electric Company
Oakland, 3UI meters 9 a. m. mu
slo and lectures by California
State Department of Education;
10:40 a. m. Classroom instruction
of Oakland public schools 11:30 a.
m. luncheon coiteert; 3 p. m. stu
dio musical program and speaker;
4 p. m. HalsteaU's orchestra; 6:30
p. m. children's program; 8 p. m.
educational program of popular In
terest; 10 p. m. Halstead's dance
orchestra. , i
KFI Earle C. Anthony, Inc., Los
Angeles, 467 meters 5 p. m. hour
lighting system.
Hood River Plans under rway
for construction ot adequate com
munity hospital.
Eugene Application Is being
made lor new theatre to be built
near University.
. Grants Pass Fourth street to
be paved and C and Fifth streets
improved; many private walks to
be laid.
Corvallls Hurd ft McKenzle
to build one-story block.
Eugene iyeavey Hop Island
ranch contracts 60,000 pounds of
1V25 hops at 17 cents a pound.
Wood burn ' - Perry Seely and
Kunze Brothers sold $18,600
worth of onion sets from 12 acres
of beaver dam land; 10-acre tract
UNIVERSITY Of OREGON, Eu
gene, March (.. Formal requoat
baa been mail" to the board of re
sents by the University of Orison
faculty that the new 1100,000 science, of a hlithly valuable collection of
building, which will bo ready for geological specimens of the Oreaon
occupancy some time next term, country to the University. Thla
be named Condon halL In honor of cullectlnn was the result of years
Prof. Thomas Condon, wbo 1nu;h'Q"t geological research In the state
'-at- frer-on from 1S78 until his
death la 1907. He Was one of the
bent known geologists of the west.
When a little group of students
mmired in the first sesxlon of the
trnlverslty In U7, Prof. Condon
wss one of the three teachers who
comprised the fscnity. He took
ever the classes In natural Mutory
and geology. For mora than (0
years he waa professor of geology
and be became one of tbe lrau
and Is one ot the moat complete
exhibitions of lis kind.
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Tho J. W. Tollman Real Estate
aeeney report the sale of the
Walter Kms property, eonslxttng
Of Ma S and 4, In the Henry
Andrre ail. Ill Ion to Riverside, to
Mr. and Mrs. Carl W. Ohman.
by h.
Kayso spreaders for sale
W. ileuger.
(AsncUM PrtflS LMasd Win.)
CHEYENNE, Wyo., Mar. .
The government's suit to annul
tne lease or Teapot Dome to the
Mammoth Oil company, one of the
Harry F. Sinclair group, opened In
federal court here before Judge
Kennedy this morning.
Atlee Fomerene, associated with
Owen J. Roberta as special coun
sel for the government, opened, the
trial In a statement which review
ed briefly the transactions which
led up to the granting of the lease
to the Mammoth company.
Mr. Pomerene declared the gor-
ernment would aeek revocation of
the lease on two grounds: first,
that It waa without any authority
of law became It waa hn to the
Mammoth without competitive bid
ding and without having been ad
vertised; secondly that the leaae
and contract waa entered Into aa a
result of a conspiracy of Sinclair
and the secretary of the Interior."
The alleged conspiracy Mr. Pom
erene said, waa against the -Inter
est of government. He charged
that through fraud and Vecrecy
the details were kept from the pub
lic and government officials.
Edward C. Finney, assistant
secretary of the interior depart
ment and the first witness called
by the government, testified that
he wss not Informed by Albert B.
Fall, former secretary of the Inter
ior, of the signing of the Teapot
lease until several days after It
had been In effect.
Previously he had testified that
under the custom prevailing in the
department leases relating to gov
ernment reserves had been submit
ted to him for approval.
Finney said thst advertisements
for competitive bids on the Tea
pot lease had not boon made.
Under examination Mr. r inney
said that Fall had Issued an office
memorandum requesting employes
of the Interior department not to
give out details of the contract. IA-
ter this contrsct was made public
nfter a resolution requesting In
formation concerning It had been
Introduced In the senate by Sena
tor, Kendrlck.
SALEM SALESMAN
FACES BAD CHARGE
(AiiwhM Prws Ud Wire.)
DM nrt . March Hurt
Cslnl, saleanmn for a number ot
local fox forms, was arrested here
today by Sheriff llower on a war
rant for Colfnx, Wash., charging
him with grand larceny. The
warrant alleges that Laird sold
mining stock to Iwls Cochrane
of Colfax In tho Delaware MlnlnK
Company of Baker. Ore., In ex
change for Cochrane' 16.000
pronilsory not. It hi alleged,
Cochrane as unable to read and
l aird made the negotiable note
payable to his brother, Kills Laird,
rather than the party from waom
the mining stock was supposed to
Lav been purchased.
of newa bulletins; 7-p. m. HeraM;0f this land recently sold tor
piuitiaui, o f. in. sK.-itu program; i,tou an-acre.-
10 p. m. Examiner program. I Corvallis Additional cottage
to be built at Children's Farm
The evolution of a loaf of bread Home.
Is exemplified in a nut brown loaf Eugene Two sewer
of GRIMM BROS.' MILK BREAD.
Phone 133.
OREGON WKfcKLY
INDUSTRIAL REVIEW.
Portland Contracts let for
70 01)0 U'tiin, annrtmenla nn
rvlng street, between 19th and v""s i-u jr.
contracts
finished at cost ot 834,600; two
additional contracts to con about
816,000 'more.
Grants Pass Building con
struction since February 28, 1924,
totals 8248,000; half million dol
lar record expected this year.
Albany Twenty blocks of city
20th,
Bend Both big sawmills runn
ing to capacity, Shevlln-Hixon
with 1335 men and Brooks-Scan-lon
with 1100 men.
Astoria Nine vessels handled
cargoes through Port of Astoria
in one week.
St. Helen' Mowatt & Swift
operating new shingle mill with
ftnnhlA Hhlfta umiilnvinr 10 Tier.
uaim u. v. . i ,1, , i, ,t ,1, sons,
build large sawmill, capacity 70,- I GarlbaldH-New city water sya
000,000 feet a year, to cut timber I tern now in use, furnishing pure
recently bought from national i spring water.
'"' .' I Marshfield Roosevelt Highway
Portland Under Interior de- to California line expected to be
partment supply bill before eon- completed by 1926.
gress, federal land offices at Florence 100-horsepower Die
Burns and La Grande will be ' ael engine being installed n local
abolished. I power plant.
Marshfield Plan being pre- I Falls City K. F. S. Hansen of
pared for completion of large Mendocino, California, secures a
theatre building. 1 permit to bring 95 Augora goats
Portland Pacific Telephone ft ' to this section.
Telegraph Company will spend I i Sutherlln Pacific Telephone ft
33.OuO.000 in thla district thla I Telegraph linea to be rebuilt
year, including 8100,000 in Anto-t through city.
rla. 8600,000 In Portland, 150,- Eugene Fifty-seven new homes
000'ln Salem, and 830,000 In Al- to be erected at cost ot 8284,026.
bany. Sutherlia Oil and gas found
Olendale Olendale Lumber I at 900-foot depth in oilwell near
Company Installs 200 horse power ; here. '
In electric motors for saw and I Astoria Combined resources of
planing mills. ! Astoria banks total 89.4 12.967,13
Stayton Santlam Cheese com-1 best record since great lire ol
pany has made 63,000 pounds of ! 1922.
cheese In seven months. Product I Albany Evening Herald and
for 19'35 will be larger. Albany Democrat consolidated af-
M rile Point Lundy Cheese 1 ter 60' years rivalry.
Company builds addition to far I Astoria Reconstruction work In
tory, and celebrates with com-j city, since fire ot 1922, fotakv
munrty picnic. jsi.ouu.oov.
.Medford New sand and gravel Wallowa Work started on ur
company will spend 810,000 to facing highway east of town,
develop gravel plant. i Salem Pacidc Telephone eom-
Ione Hotel lone being rebuilt ' pany to spend 8600,000 In Port
and modernized. '.land and 82.60u.0OO In the state
Oregon City postal receipt i at large for extension and iiu
for 1924 show 19.4 per cent gain i provements.
over 1923. Salem Marlon county to pave
lone Machinery on way ' to about 20 mllea of market roads
start prospect well for oil here
during 1925: forest service to
be drilled, rock-surface new Niagara road.
Portland Crown Willamette
Paper Companjr to erect wrapping
paper plant with capacity of 60
Three test holes to
atartlng March 1st.
Marshfield City to sell 851,
000 Improvement bonds.
Roaeburg Itiilldina In sight : tons riallv.
for 1925 already aggregates I Portland $1,360,000 veterans'
s.iuu.wuu. principal activity will hospital to be erected.
be in business structures.
Klamath Falls Klamath Falla
building for 1924 was 313 per
cent above 1923 record and H
per cent above 1913. Total for
1924 was $1,628,779.
Eugene Total of 663 bulldincs
costing 83. 714. 716 In 102 at ;.
3S per cent over 1923 and 1SJ
per cent over 1!2 records.
The world crop of wheat for
1921 la estimated to he 4to.0no..
008 bushels short, and the total
rye crop n 820. 000.000 bnnhels
short of the 1933 yield of 1.494,
6KK.OO0 bashe.s.
, Reedsport Work of laying
The proot of the pudding Is the
eating of It. Try this old sdage on
one loaf of (JlllVM BROS.' MILK
11 UK AD, aud see what happens.
Phono 133.
Learn Telegraphy
DAY AND NIGHT CLASSES
Roseburn Telegraph Institute
Room 224, Parkin Bldo.
i-inalrnnrifn-ia
with her own chetx.
She was s member of the' Meth
odist church, becoming converted
at Walla Walla In lsss. Her circle
of friends waa not large, but tbose
whq knew her best prised her
friendship very highly. During tbe
sessions when ber husband, Walter
M. Pierce, was stato senator, she
always came with blm from east:
era Oregon and wa one of the
well known ladles of the state
senate. She waa present the night
her husband waa inaugurated aa
governor, but wa never able to ea
ter the state house afterward.
Mrs. Pierce took a deep interest
In her husband political career,
sttLuugh she seldom appeared. He
waa away from home much, both
because of hi interest in Mat af
fairs and because hla farm and the
cattle on the range took boa. But
there was tha must complete har
mony of interest between them.
She had not been strong tor some
years prior to her severe illness,
and Governor Pierce's solicitude
for her at all times was extreme.
During hi campaign for the nomi
nation two year ago he went to
his home tar La Grande and back to
western Oregon many times Just
because he wished to see how she
waa getting along and to have a
few houra with her.. While the
public did not know this, he took
these night rides and put in many
extra boars, some of them valu
able for campaign, work, because
be could not bear to be away from
her any more than was actually
necessary, while she suffered aa
only he knew she did.
When Mr.; Pierce waa elected
governor the' newspaper reporters
soon found that Mrs. Pierce's ill
ness was very serious and ques
tioned the governor about it To
them he confided the truth that It
was a hopeless case of cancer, but
he asked them to say nothing
about It and to not mention her
iHness except when absolutely
necessary. The newspaper men
recognhted the fine sentiment in
the governor's wish and respect
ed It To Mrs. Pierce the governor
spoke hopefully right up to the day
of her death. Long after she real
ized that there waa . no hope he
'.ould not admit It to her, but talk
ed of the time when she would be
welt again and they conld go out
together. When he was In the hos
pital last summer, for an opera-
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thn, he found a nurse he consider
ed especially , competent and he
took her from the hospital at
greatly advanced salary, to care for
Mrs. Pierce. The expense of these
two years has been tremendous,
km that has not counted for a
moment with him. To alleviate her
suffering in the slightest degree.
When affairs ot , state crowded
pon him, be would say to ' a
friend, "all this is nothing. If only
my wife were well again,
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The price of this Company's present issue of
7, Preferred Capital Stock, which has been
offered at $98.00 per share since its first public
offering seven months ago, will be increased to
, $100.00 per share on April 2, 1925. .
No change is to be made in the present par
tial payment plan, adopted for- the convenience .
of those desiring to arrange their investments .
in this security on a 20-payment basis with in- " .
terest at 6 allowed on all installments paid
Effective April 2
This increase in price is made necessary by
an active demand and strong financial market .
for this type of security throughout the country
It is further justified by the satisfactory progress.
which is being made toward the completion of
the Company's new important developments.
v These projects, when completed, will materially
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