! SHOCKED CITY TO REBUILD
STATE N EW S
IN BRIEF.
MEMORIAL AT VALLEY FORGE
Earthquake Does $100,009 Damage to
Chapel Dedicated to Memory of Wash
ington and the Revolution Is Rap
idly Nearing Completion.
Los Angeles Suburb.
Los Angeles, CaL—The work c f re
Klamath Falla.—Voter* of the Kla
math Irrigation district ratified the building the business section of Ingle
proposal to enter into a contract with
wood, ten miles southwest o f here,
Agreement Made for Banks to pendlture
th* federal o f $225,000 tor the
tor Improre-
the ex-
ment o f the Klamath project lrrlga-
Cash Drafts.
tion'system .
Gold Hill.— The consolidation of the
Foots Creek school with the Gold Hill
schools carried, also the bond Issue
of $11,500 to complete the annex to
the high school building. The en
tire
Issue of bonds has been taken by
De
1 local people at par.
LOW PR IC ES O PPO SED
Maintenance o f Present
Level
dared Only Method o f Pre
Medford.— All Visitors can reach
1 Crater lake in their autos as the road
, is open to the lake rim. The hotel is
ready to take care of guests. This
Portland.— The federal reserve board news was brought to the city by Alex
has provided means for financing the ander Sparrow, superintendent of
woolgrowers of the country during the Crater National park.
present emergency in which there is
Salem.— The C. t O. Lumber com
virtually no market for wool.
pany of Brookings has filed with the
Warehouse receipts and hills of lad state engineer application to appro
ing may be used as collateral for drafts priate 2V4 second feet o f water from
drawn by the grower against his bank, Joe Hall creek for lumbering and
for such sums as the banker and grow manufacturing purposes and domestic
er may agree upon. These drafts will supply for tbe city of Brookings.
then be discounted by the branch fed
Salem.— Salem bricklayers at a meet
eral reserve banks. The paper must
Ing
held here last week decided to de
have a maturity of not over 90 days,
although it Is thought likely the board mand $10 a day. Tbe scale will be
will ultimately extend this period to come effective some time In July.
venting Disaster.
six months. Within that time the wool
market will be restored, bankers and
growers believe.
Announcement to this effect was
made by Dr. S. W. McClure, who until
last February was secretary of the na
tional woolgrowers’ association, and
who Is recognized as the leading wool
authority in America. Dr. McClure is;
Salem.—Governor Olcott has appoint
ed John F. Steiwer, a prominent farm
er of Jefferson, as a member of the
group of five to represent tbe citizens
of the state on tbe committee of 15 to
investigate changes in the workmen's
compensation law to be recommended
to tbe next session of the state legls-
lature.
now manager of the Cunningham, gend.— At a cost of $15,090 the Bend
Sheep and Land company of 1’ endle- water. Light & Power company has
ton-
completed the construction of a re-
Dr. McClure was in Portland on fcis serve plant two miles up tbe Deschutes
way back to Pendleton after attend river. The reserve plant is capable
ing a session in Washington last of supplying tbe city of Bend with
Tuesday of the federal reserve board 1500 gallons of water a minute, double
to hear a delegation from the na the amount consumed in tbe hottest
tional woolgrowers' association. Dr. weather.
McClure represented Oregon.
Monmouth.— At tbe National Angora
“ No extraordinary difficulty will be
Goat show, held last week at St. Nag-
encountered now In financing the pres elo, Tex., Riddell Broa of Monmouth
ent season's wool clip until a normal I won first and grand championship
buying market shall assert Itself," said ! prizes for a two-year-old buck. This
Dr. McClure. “ It was tbe firm belief o f ! buck was one of a consignment sent
the conference this would be within a for exhibition and placed In care of
very short time.'*
Lesie Riddle, the member of the
Wool buyers quit buying wool b e-1 family who resides In Texas.
cause of the furore against the high
Hood River.— The Hood River Antl-
cost of clothing, which disorganized i
Aslatlc association, composed of orch-
the wool market, said he.
ardlsts and business men, approved the
“ Wool Is now made an essential;
course of Governor Stephens of Cali
commodity.
It was the unanimous
fornia In writing to Secretary of 8tate
opinion that the wool market Is sound; ,
Colby and asking for co-operation in
that the supply of clothing was below |
excluding Japanese from the state. R.
normal and the wool supply not large. E. Scott, secretary of the local organ
It Is my personal opinion that In 90 ization, has written to Secretary Colby
days the market will reopen again," In support of the Stephens letter.
he asserted.
Roseburg.— A most prosperous year
“ The whole disorganized condition
Is the result of the politicians who Is predicted for Reedsport and the
have been making the high cost of lower Umpqua generally, according to
County Agent C. J. Hurd, who has re
living their battle cry.
“ Everybody who buys, wants to buy turned from a'Visit to that section of
at a lower price; and everyone who the county. He states that the finest
sells wants to sell at the same old crop of hay ever taken from the soil
Is now being harvested betwen Elk-
figure.”
ton and Reedsport and crops of all
kluds are looking exceedingly well.
POPULATION OF UNITED
Gold Hill.—The Initiatory papers
have been executed for the conveyance
Washington, D. C.—The population I of the Medford Jacksonville railway,
of continental United Slates is e.tl under l,Har t0 J- T-
of Med-
mated at 105.000,000 by J. A. Hill I ford,
ford- to
to the
the leading
1,adln* fruit
fru,t « growers
rower* at
chief statlstclan for the census bureau Ix)s Angeles. The deal will Include
the Gagnon sawmills and box factories
His calculation I b based on the com . . . .
.,
,
...
, .....
„ „ . I at both Medford and Jacksonville, and
blned population of 1406 cities and:
. . . .
.
,
several pine timber tracts on the Apple-
towns for which statistics have been
gate and between Gold Hill and Jack
announced.
sonville.
The increase over 1910 Is placed a t .
about 13.000,000, show ing (he growth
The Dulles.—The cherry harvest of
of tbe country has not kept pace with : this section is now under way. Several
previous decades. Almost complete early picking crews are at work har
cessation of Immigration during the vesting the crop. In’ ense activity will
war is the chief reason assigned for , begin In practically every orchard in
the falling off in growth. Other sug this section the first of next week.
gestions were the two influenza epi The Libby, McNeil & Libby cannery
demics, return of ulleus to their native has contracted for most of the Royal
lands and deaths of soldiers abroad Ann crop at u fiat rate of 15 cents
a pound, orchard run.
Tho black
} and ut home during the war.
cherries
will
be
shipped
to eastern
The aggregate population of the
cities and towns on shjrlt the esti markets.
STATES PUT AT 105.000.000
mate was made is 41,029,354. This Is
Eugene.—Colin Dyne nt. for the lust
an average gain of 26 per cent, com year acting secretary of the extension
pared w ith 35 per cent In the previous division of the State university In Port
decade.
land. was selected ns dean of the col
lege of literature and arte to succeed
T r a in C r a s h K i l l s T sn .
Dean Straub by the board of regents
Huntlugburg, Ind.—Ten
persons last week. A school of physical oduca
were killed and nine Injured probably j Mon was formed and Dr. John F
fatally when a truck carrying a loail| Uovsrd, formerly head of the depart
o f picnickers was struck by u pas-! men! of toology, elected as dean. Dr.
senger train one mile w est c f here I Richard B. Dtllehunt was elected dean
Sunday morning. The truck, which was of the school of medicine.
i .irt > ing u N M U 10 M ou.mg held
g . , ^ _ The American RaUwiiy
by the local lodge of Ihe Woodmen of I pn>M wblch opwate,
, u ,e
the World, stopped on the tracks and „ „ fllrU w|th tho 0 r w n pull„ , , orv.
traveling M
at j |ce commission application for an In-
the train
train traveling
was struck by the
a high rat* of speed. Scv •ral children | crease In rates equivalent to the
were among those killed and Injured schedule sought In petitions recently
submitted to tbe Interstate commerce
Seattle.— Proposals to am< nd city commission. The express company re
fire ordinances to permit the exhibi quests that no action be taken by the
tion of moving pictures In public Oregon public service commission until
s< hools of Seattle were rejected by the such time as a bearing has been held
public saftty committee o f tbe city before the Interstate commerce com
council.
mission.
which suffered most from the series of
earthquakes in Los Angeles county
Tuesday night, was under way Wed
nesday, practically the entire popula
tion of 3000 taking part.
Arthur Corey, city engineer of Ingle-
ood. said the damage there would
probably exceed $100,000. Losses in
Los Angeles and other points were
estimated at $25,000.
Slight shocks were felt at 5 A. M
and 12:35 P. M. today, no damage
being reported.
When street car traffic on the lines
of the Los Angeles Railway company
was baited for half an hour, begin
ning about 10:35 A. M., company of
ficials stated they had word the delay
was due to an earthquake shock which
temporarily crippled a power plant at
Huntington lake, 70 miles east of
Fresno. Late Tuesday the officials
said they had another message that
the plant had a slight breakdown, but
that the cause was not stated to be an
earthquake.
The temblor that shattered Ingle
wood was southern California’s second
experience with earth shocks within
three years.
Inglewood is a town of about 3000
population on the Redondo beach
branch of the Santa Fe railroad and
is also reached by a suburban line of
the Los Angeles Railway company.
Laymen familiar with causes of
earthquakes In this state ascribe the
disturbance in southern California to
a slipping of the strata in a geological
fault
TRADE BALANCE NOW
$ 17 , 000 , 000,000
Washington, D. C.— Since the begin-
ing of the world war in 1914 the United
Flag of Washington
FOURTH
OF JU LY
1920
Ring the t u n e f u l hell* o f F r eed om ,
Let their music float a f a r .
L o o k a lo ft and see o u r banner
O f the g lo rio u s st ripe and s t s f i
C row n ed with v ic t ’ ry, bathed ia
sp len d or
U pon m a ny a field o f fa m e,
H eroes br a v e have died arou n d it.
Each with an im m or ta l nam e.
approximately
$17,000,000,000
against the world. This exceeds by
several billions o f dollars the total
balance In favor of the United States
from 1875 to 1914.
Department of commerce figures
Wenesday show the trade balance
made In favor of the United States in
the fiscal year ending in 1914, one
month before the war began, was only
$470,000,000. During the first year of
the war it was $1,094,419,600 and in
the next year, ending June 30, 1916,
it was $2,135,599,375. During the suc
ceeding year the total was $3,530,693,-
209.
Meantime the United States had en
tered the struggle and in the year
ending June 30, 1918— the first full
fiscal year of America’s participation
— the balance was only $2,974,055,973.
In the next year, ending last June 30
however, it was $4,136,562,618.
During the first 11 months of this
fiscal year the balance was only $2
788,451,602 but exports were larger in
those 11 months than In any other full
fiscal year In the nation's history, total
ing $7,474,193,349 as against the pre
vious 12 months' record of $7,252,282,
686 made during the last fiscal year.
At the same time that America's
export trade began to advance by
leaps and bounds tho Import trade
also showed an enormous Increase,
reaching a new high record of $4,685,-
741.747 during the 11 months of the
present fiscal year.
The previous high record was $3,-
095,720,068, last year.
Most of the favorable trade balance
of the United States has been against
the allied and neutral countries of
Europe. Many of the South American
and North American countries and
some of those in the far east have a
balance against the United States.
Lafayette, F ro m a
M a d e L a te in Life.
its f o ld s o u r father* tr i
u m ph ed
In the valiant days o f y ore,
A n d in battles f o r th eir c o u n t r y
T h ey that be a u t e o u s b a n n er b o r e ;
Not n star to d a y is misting.
Not a st ripe a tarnish knows,
A s it waves in c on s ciou s sple ndor
F r o m th e tu n lands to the snows.
Let ou r E a g l e g u a rd it aver
F o r the h o n o r it has w on,
As ha hatha* hit n oble pinion*
In tb e light o f F r e e d o m ’ s tun,
P r o u d to te e his e m b lem floating
'Gain st tha vau lted az u r e tk y i
H ear him shriek hit p r o u d ap prov al
E v e ry f o u r t h d a y o f Ju ly.
On tho land and on the oc ean ,
Far as human eya can see
U p s repeat the deathless story
O f tha B a n n e r o f the F r e e ;
B orn am id tha storm s o f ba ttle
N ot a sham e its g lo r y mars;
A n d new n ations wake to f r e e d o m
A t th e g litter o f its stars.
M irr o r e d in o u r crystal rivers,
S t re a m in g
from
our
m ou n tain
peaks.
L o v e d by f r e e m e n f o r its b ea u ty
It f o r Right and H om ela n d speaks]
T im a will n ever dim its g lory
W h ile in heaven shines the tun|
E v e r linked to to n g and story
It the F la g o f W A S H I N G T O N .
( C o p y r i g h t , 1 k20. W e s t e r n N e w s p a p e r U n i o n . )
P lc t u rs
He cam e to fight fo r F re e d o m 's cause
A g a in s t a ty r a n t 's power,
Afhen W a sh in g to n at V a lle y F o rg e
H a d reached hia d a rke st hour.
Hla a rm y fo u g h t beside o u r own,
And, w hen the ta sk w a s done,
Vnother n atio n had been born,
F o r v ic to ry w a s won.
Neath
States has rolled up a trade balance
of
Talley Forge, that historical center
which vtU always be identified with
tbe heroic efforts o f tbe Colonial
troops in their straggle for liberty,
now has the distinction of possessing
one of the most representative and ex
pressive memorial balldings in tbe en
tire country. Taking the form of a
chapel, it is dedicated to tbe memory
of Washington, and at tbe same time
typifies the entire period of the Revo
In tion. It is intended to boose a col
lodion of mementos, almost every one
of which is connected with some In
dividual or event of the Revolutionary
period.
Tbe complete group will consist o f a
cloister, chapel and building, contain
ing rooms In which patriotic societies
may meet; a library of documents per
taining to tbe Revolution, and a tower
overlooking the encampruenL
The cloister is divided into 13 bays,
each representing the officers and men
from one o f the thirteen original
states. The interior of the chapel Is
rapidly approaching completion. Forty-
eight panels represent all tbe states of
tbe Union and symbolize the final
achievement o f the national group. Tbe
glass windows will constitute a na
tional history in tbemseLes. They
tell the story of the discovery, settle-
inent, and development of the nation
k b oy In ye a rs— a m an In heart—
S o n of a m ig h ty race,
H e w rote hlz nam e in m ig h ty deeds
T h a t tim e sh a ll not erase.
H s b ro u g h t new hope, and faith, and
stre n gth
In tim e of b la ck despair,
A n d freedom triu m p h ed on o u r soil.
F o r F ra n c e w a s fighting there.
Fa ca d e
and M a in E n tra n ce
M e m o ria l Chapel.
of
the
In a progression leading up to the
west window, which will represent
the life of George Washington as
told In 36 medallions.
The various
leaders of the Revolution. Including
Robert Morris, John Paul Jones.
Thomas Jefferson. John Hancock, and
others, will be depicted in other win
dows.
Tbe choir stalls are of carved wood.
The figures In the niches at the top
of these stalls represent the uniforms
of the Continental commands, anti
above them will be hung fac similes of
Ihe colors carried hy the troops. The
complete series will consist of 16 flags,
including two of the French regiments
that served In this country during the
war.—Popular Mechanics Magazine.
A n d then a cro sa the m any years,
B y h is t o r y 's g lo rio u s chance,
A g a in s t o p p re ssio n ’s h e avy hand
O u r so ld ie rs fo u g h t fo r F ra n ce ;
A n d w hen the la st hard fight w a s won
W e w ell had paid the debt
T h a t a lw a y s had been o u rs to pay
T o F ra n c e and Lafayette!
frxdcpeji itcnce
~ 7 (a il
A TRIBUTE.
American's Creed
I believe In the United States of
America ns a government of the peo
ple, by the people, for the people,
whose Just powers are derived from
the consent of the governed ; a democ
racy In a republic; a sovereign Na
tion of many sovereign States; a per
fect Union, one and Inseparable, es
tablished upon those principles of free
dom, equality. Justice and humanity
for which American patriots sacrificed
their lives and fortunes. I therefore
believe It Is my duty to niy country
Envoy to Greece Named.
to love It: to support Its Constitution;
Washington. D. C —Edward Capps to obey Its laws; to respect Its flag,
of New Jersey was named Wednesday and to defend It against all enemies.
by President Wilson a^ minister to
Greece, a recess appointment.
S.
Parker Gilbert Jr., was nominated as
assistant secretary of the treasury. Dr.
Capps is professor of classics at
“ United States of America.”
Princeton university. He is a native
Tbe
name wus original with Jeffer-
of Illinois and has written many books
sou, and appears In tbe final para
on Greek literature and drama. After
graph' o f the Declaration of Indepen
being graduated from Yale university, dence, ns follows: "We, therefore,
he studied In Athens.
the representatives of the United
States of America. In geneml congress
avsembled, appealing to tbe Supreme
Pets Held College Pest.
Judge of the world for the rectitude
Stanford University, Cal.—College
of our Intentions, do. In tbe name of
men cannot render any service to so the good people of these colonies, sol
ciety until the colleges are freed of emnly publish and declare, they these
'pampered, petted, cushioned and colonies are. and a right ought to be
ctgaretted darlings,” Rabbi Stephen tree and Independent states.”
S. \\ lee of the Free synagogue of New
M a d e Jefferson Im m ortal.
York told ths graduating class at Stan
The Declaration of lnde|H-nrien<e
ford university Wednesday.
« i n drawn up hy Thfliaa* Jefferson
« h o was only thtrip three years old.
One hundred rases of cholera have This remarkable manifest««. Into w hich
been discovered In southern Japan, It has been said Jefferson •*poiire«l the
some victims of the disease being «vul of a continent.” was a«t«>pted a*
found In Tokio.
he had drawn IL with the exception
of a few unimportant vhangea.
T h e years are but as m om ents, and
y o u r spirit, L a f a y e t te ,
R em em bers , a t you c o m e to ut, the
m ighty men you met
In the epic d a ys a f o r e t i m e when you
stood, at we tod ay.
W h e r e the breezes fa n n e d ou r f a c e t
f r o m the b o s o m o f the bay.
Joy was then within the soul o f you,
and y ou th was in y o u r eyes,
A t the flag that c o n q u e r e d ty ran n y
was flaunted to the tkiett
A n d there, mayhap, a vision f o r a
m om en t c a m e to you.
A n d the F u tu re told the w on d er o f
the deeds w e w e re to do.
Independence hall came Into exist
ence without any thought of the part
it was destined to play In the birth
of the nation. Necessity really cre
ated It. It appears, from documents
well authenticated, that the Provin
cial assembly of Pennsylvania had
been meeting in a house, annually
rented In Philadelphia, until May 1,
F a r across a sea o f peril you, a
1729. It was shortly after this date
knightly sw ord, had fared.
that the assembly voted £2.(XK) to
A n d em b a lm ed in t o n g and story ward the purchase of ground for the
are the valiant feats you dared;
building and Its construction. It was
Y ou w ere C hiv alr y in action, with a designed by Andrew Hamilton, a bar
sp len d or in y o u r gaze,
rister of Philadelphia, who In making
A n d o u r fathers, v ict o r fr e e m e n , his plans, provided for two wings, one
In 1732
c r o w n e d y o u r y o u t h fu l b r o w with of them Congress hall.
ground for the building was broken,
bays.
but the construction dragged on for
some years before the work was fin
Did y o u see that y ear the f a c e t of
ished, although certain rooms were
o u r h eroes ba ck f r o m Fran ce,
used for some years before the whole
A n d the light o f hagh e n d e a v o r that was completed.
was shining in thair g la n c e ?
Construction of Congress hall began
Did you tee ou r bold crusaders who In 1787, and was completed In 1789,
h sd crossed the sea you tailed
and the remaining wing of Independ
T o fight f o r f r e e d o m fa r afield, and ence hall, known as “City Hall," was
hy their might p r e v a ile d ?
started In 1789 and finished In 1791.
Ah. then, you ta w y o u r very soul io
eyes that gleam tod ay
W ith d ream t that led you, L a fa y e t te ,
u pon y o u r splendid w ay ;
W hat they have don e f o r stricken
F ran ce, in that heroic past
Y ou did to save a nation that hat
paid it* debt at last.
— E d w a rd S. V a n Z.le.
A Patte rn fo r the W orld.
The signing of the Declaration of
lndepcn<len«‘e. on July 4. 1776. marked
the birth o f this nation, which stands
today as the world's n«*>«t potent fac
tor In upholding the doctrine that all
men are created free and equal.
C o lo n ie s' Second Petition.
In 1775. on the 8th of July, the see
ond Continental congress adopted the
second petition to the king. This con
gress. which was held at Philadelphia,
was the same which later adopted thè
Declaration of Indepen.lente. On the
same day of the same year Lord Dun-
more. the royal governor of Virginia,
fearing a general uprising of the colo
nies. tools refuge with his family on
board the Fowney, a British warship
stationed at Yorktown.
In 1776. on the 8th of July, the Dec
laration of Independence was pro
claimed from the steps of the state-
house at Philadelphia, and read aloud
to the army at New York.