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W B Finney VOL XIII JACKSONVILLE, J ACKSON COUNTY, OREGON. .U A » 31,191). HARRY HAWKER AIR EXPRESS COYOTES MENACE BALOON LANDS IN CURRY ON HOTE1 NO. 5 INDUSTRIAL REVIEW IS PLANNED Manufadures, Enterprises ar.d Some Recent Happenings Grays Harbor to Se? Flying British Aviator Rescued Eradication Steps Fai!; Passengers Alight as Air Improvements, Providing In Various Parts Machine Service Estab Week After Given Up Shepraisers Offer Flocks Vehicle Conies to Stop. Paytolls and Promot of Oregon lished Soon. as Lost. for Sale. ing Development PICKED UP Woman travels as Brakebeam Tramp. Portland, May 26.—Much surprise was occasioned at police headquarters this morning when one of four hobos picked up on the streets at 3:30 a. m. after their arrival via brakebeam from California, was found to be a women. She is Luelia Rinehart, aged 15, mar ried to one Walter Rinehart. Others picked up were John Welsh, Christ Bannon and Harry Roberts. All were typical tramps. It was not until Mrs. Rinehart entered vigorous protest against being searched at headquarters that her sex was discovered and she was turned over to the woman’s pro tective division. Girl Phone Operator Decorated. Coblenz, May 26. —Miss Grace D. Banker, of Passaic, N. Y., has receiv- the distinguished service medal from Lieutenant General Hunter Liggett, commander of the first army at army headquarters. She is chief operator of the army telephone service here and has been overseas one year. Cleveland, May 24,— For the first time in the history of Hying in Amei- ica, a vehicle of the air was brought to a convenient stop in the heart of a large city when a dirigible balloon land ed on top of a iiotel here this euenirg to permit two of its five passengers to alight. The 169 foot dirigible, the A--*, I aided on a special constructed plat form 30 feet wide. The landing was made after seven attempts. The balloon, piloted by James Shade, made the trip from Wingfoot Lake naval air station near Akron, approxi mately 35 miles, in a little more than one hour. After a few minutes’ stop the other flyers sailed back to Akron. Armory Soon is Assured of Oregon. Hoquiam, May 25.—Grays Harbor is to have airplane pass nger and express service. This announcement was made North Portland- New wooden ware last night by James Walker, formerly plant of North Portland Box Co stars in the automobile business here, who operation giving employment to about nas been taking instruction «in airplane 60 men and women. It is only plai t in operation at the Being works in Seattle. state turning out complet 'd packages, Mr. Walker was very anxious to enter such as lard tubs, candy pails. firkins the government service wh-n the and etc. Unite.) States declared war. but he Northwest wheat crop estimated at was beyond the age limit by several 70,900,000 bushels. years and his application was rejected. Vale Road between here and On In an ascent last week with his in tario to undergo improvements. structor, their machine reached a Pacific fruit crop will be phenomenal, height of 6000 feet and in descending made the spiral glide. Mr. Walker will according to W. M. Dickenson, S in Transfer is by Mistake. bring a machine to the harbor as soon Francisco district agent of the Apple as his course is completed, within the Growers’ Association. Hood River, Or., May 26. -As a re- Irrigation Work in Highway between Albany and Jeff suit of confusion of orders, Harry Post, next two months. erson to be paved. of Dr. and Mrs. W. M. Post of Langell alley. son this city, was transferred, while in Halfway—New tlo ir mill to be in op France, from the 65th regiment of eration by September. Klamath Falls, Or., May 28.—The, coast artillery, composed largely of Contracts for new road projects cost first preliminary work for the irrigation ; Oregon and Washington men, to the i ing $1,500,(100 awarded bv state hign- of upper Langell valley from the waters 119th regiment, field artillery, of the I way commission in Portland, May 27. of Clear lake has been started, accord 32nd division. The young man, who I State guarantee uf interest for 5 ing to a reliable report, and, althrugh ! has just returned home after discharge, I years on irrigation and drainage bon s France will be decorated next Friday, there is much legal procedure yet to be i participated with his regiment in the anil Roosevelt highway bill should be under auspices of the forces of the gone through before this recla i battle of the Argonne forest. A horse passed by people as measures of great United Stales still in France. mation is fully assured, the residents ' he was riding, while carrying ammu General Pershing has issued a bul- are hopeful the work can be continued nition up to the front, was mangled by Hillsboro, Or., May 24. —A radical benefit to whole state. letin stating all American soldiers shall until the water is on the land. change in the method of selecting of Gearhart —I Ians being preDared for 1 a high explosive shell. participate in the Memorial dav exer ficers was made by the state grange big summer hotel here, This tract, which was formed into cises. President Wilson will speak at an irrigation district several months before final adjournment last night. McMinnville—Drilling operations for Campaign Work is Begun. the services in the American cemetery ago by vote of the residents, comprises Heretofore elections have been held at oil or gas in Yuinhill vallev to begin at Suresnes near Paris. H oik ! River. Or., May 27.—Directed the annual session. Under the new W‘thin 60 days. between 16,000 and 20,000 acres. Il is At Romagne, near the Argonne, expected the water will be secured , by E. O. Blanchard as chairmen of a plan primaries will be conducted in Enterprise—State bank to make ex where the Americans snffered their by means of the United States recla 1 committee of local citizens, a campaign e ich subordinate grange at which any tensive improvements. heaviest losses, General Pershing will mation service, which has made an ■ will be waged to roll up a heavy vote member may be placed in nominatio . North Portland The Nicolai D.»or speak in the afternoon. At Thaincourt offer of the Clear lake water at a very here for all *he reconstruction approp The three persons receiving the where many of the heroes who fed at low figure, the farmers to dig the main riation bills to be Voted on June 3. 1 irgest votes will become candidates at Mfg. Co. is increasing its door manu- I facturing plant by forty-five thousand St. Mihiel are buried. Major General canal and the smaller ditches. • Simultaneously work of securing a the election held later in the granges. I square feet floor space and will employ Ely will preside. General Pershing ’ heavy turnout at the pules will be con It is now expected the district coun A resolution was also adopted con- I i 125 men. The firm has orders from will deliver an address in the morning cil of the United States reclamation ducted by the Roosevelt Highway deinning the use of the emergency I the east which will require the en at Dun-Sur-Meuse. service will b? here in a short time and I association of which Judge A. J. Derby clause by the legislature and asserting larged plant until October to fill. At Romagne a battalion of infantry, that a contract for water will be m ide is the head. that it takes from the people the right Astoria—Astoria Flouring Mills Co. a battery of artillery and a regimental of approving or disapproving legisla increases new mill plans to 4,0'M) bbls, band will do honor to the 2500 soldier tion. Eugene Hotel Defrauded. capacity per day. dead and similar detachments will par Loan Excess $750,000,000 ticipate in other large cemeteries. ! Cottage Grove, Or., May 27. The Echo—Famous artesian well ranch of Knights of Columbus The Graves Registration service and 1000 acres sold for $50,000. Washingron. May 26.—Total sub Oregon hotel of this city was victim the Red Cross will assist in decorating scriptions to the fifth, or victory liber ized recently by a bad check artist. lake in Fifty. Stanfield 40 acre alfalfa ranch situ the graves. ated on Echo road sold for 510,000. ty loan were announced today by the The swindler registered here as Sam Eastman, and said he was representing treasury as $5,249,908,300, an over sub Gresham Starch factory newest in St. Helens Shipbuilding Co expect scription of nearly $75*',000,000. the National Uter.sil company of Hoquiam, May 25.—A class of fifty, dustry of considerable size here. to build a double ender steam schooner Seattle, Wash. The check was for the largest ever known on Grays The Atlantic and Dallas reserve dis If anything could sicken the Ameri- with carrying capacity of 1,500,000 ft. tricts failed to obtain their quotas, $87.68, and was dr"wn on the Union Harbor, recruited from Aberdeen and [ can people of political control of private of lumber. National Bank of Seattle. Hoquiam, were initiated by the Atlantic by less than one per cent and The nation is awakening to necessity Dallas by-slightiy less, than 8 per cent. ' The same man is said to have passed Knights of Columbus this evening, j industry, the shipping fiasco has done of good roads, and interest is being This was the first war loan in which a similar check upon the Osburn hotel The ceremonies opened with high mass it. i Cot tage Grove -4 miles highway be manifested in every city, township, any district failed to subscribe its at Eugene for $86.25. He registered in the Catholic church and closed with tween here and Walker to be blasted tiiere as L. M. Baldwin. county and state. laid a banquet at which covers were I quota. • for 200. The address of welcome was out soon. delivered by Mayor Ralph Philbrick. Eugene —Survey for gas in Oregon Coos Has First Hobos. R spouses to the toasts were as fol to be made this summer. Marshfield, Or., May 27. The pro- lows: John S. Lynch, Our Flag”; Ed Spring Valley—200-acre tract fessional hobo and the seeker for ad- ward J. Walsh. “Our Slogan”; John be Dianted to prunes. venture and hunger who go about the I. O’Phelan, “The Knights of Columbus North Portland The L. Moore Dry country looking for hand-outs was Soldier and Patriot”; Major H. W. Kil» Mfg. Co. which is completing its two almost unknown on Coos Bay until Patton, "Self-Determination of Ire plant here has an order for six dry 18 and 21 years of age, trudged land.” 4 youths, kilns from the Weyerhauaer Milling Co. into the city the other night, enroute of Everett, Washington. from Los Angeles to “somewhere” Chief Justice of Silverton Women of this place make and asked the city pc lice for lodgings. Walter Bigler and John Noah had Washington Resigns erection of $39,001) armory possible. Dufur Practically all saw milis in been speeding northward along the this vicinity have started operations coast in intermittent jumps and some OlympiA, Wash., May 26. Stephen J. prepared to handle large lumber de work had been done along the route. They landed here without funds. They Chadwick, chief justice of the Wash mand coming season. were lodged in the jail over night and ington supreme couut, today sent his Corvallis Standard Oil Co. erecting the next morning referred to the many formal resignation to Acting Governor service station here. private and public works where wages Hart, to become effective June 1. St. H'.-lei’s— Cream ry building now Having been previously apprised of range from $4 to $5 per day for the ready for occupancy. Judge Chadwick ’ s determination to re most unskilled. Columbia City—Logging camp west ¡tire, Governor Hart had selected Jesse B. Bridges of Aberdeen to fill the va of here will reopen. Coast Road is Assured. State Utility Commission in all parts cancy, and immediately announced his Eugene, Or., May 27.—That the appointment. Mr. Bridges is one of of county granting permanent inert ase dream of years of a through road be the most prominent attorneys of the to water, light, gat, power, telephone tween Eugene and Florence may be ¡southwes*, having served as president and other utility companies to permit realized within a month, according to i of the state bar association and upon them sufficient income to meet changed E. R. Spencer, Lane county commis I the state board ot law examiners. conditions and earring on needed de sioner, who has just returned from a He will serve out the remainder of velopment work. trip over the roads in the extreme I jU(jge chadviek’s term, , which expires Porttan 1 -19 steel steamships, ag western era of the county. There has in 1921. By the supreme court rule of gregating 159,809 dead-weight tons, been a road between Eugene and the si c si >n Ju 'go Holcomb automatically will be la inched at. Pacific northwest little city by the sea for several months, becomes chief justice on June 1. shipyards during May, according to es but some of it will not be passable for timates of government officials. Of a few weeks vet, said Commissioner these ships Seattle is expected to launch Alaskan Road (lets Aid. Spencer. 8, Portland 7, Tacoma 2 and Vancouver Wagons and automobiles making the Wash., 2. The previous high record ot trip from Eugene to Florence have for Washington, May 26. - Decision was monthly launchings was made last years been compelled to ferry from reached today bv the house appro June, when 14 vessels of 112,300 dead- Mapleton to Eugene, about 15 m les. priations committee to include in the weight tons were delivered. general deficiency bill an appropriation Growing demand for lumber is in for $2,000,000 for immediate use in con evidence largely due t» general build- Forest Fires Set by Canyonville Workers. struction of a government railroad in irg work ill East uni Middle Welt. Alaska. Members of the Alaskan en- Canyonville, Or., May ’4. — Men burn . gineering commission said that con Retail Road Prices Gain ing brush on the right of way for Con- gtruction would be interrupted unless tractor Tolson, seven miles south of nvmej was provided soon by congress. Washington, May 26.—Retail prices i 'anyonville, let the fire spread to the The commission’s request for an in- for food in the Uniteli Stat'S durirg md limber and about 1009 acres are on | crease of the original $35,000,000 au April was 3 per cent lesi than the high e. Between last night and 10 a. m. thorization for ouilding the line, of 'mu.-, reache I last December, accori lay 17 trees fell across the Bell Tele which $31.000,000 has been spent, will i-.g to a stat.•meat to lay by the bureau phone company's long <1: »lance lines, be considered by the committee in of labor statistics. Prices during the I wrecking them. No other damage is framing the new sundry civil appro- month, however showed un advance of | reported. | priation bill. four per cent over those in March. London, May 26.— An official state Marshfield, Or., May 24.—The coyote ment confirming news dispatches of . menace in Curry county is likely to the rescue of Harry Hawker, who had i take from that uistrict one of the most been given up for dead after his start i important agricultural pursuits, shcep- across the Atlantic, and Lieutenant i raising, which, next to dairying and Commander Mackenzie Grieve was salmon packing, is the prime source of issued last night. It said: j wealth. Coyotes were first 3een in “Harry G. Hawker and Lieutenant ' Curry county five years ago, and de- Commander Giieve were rescued in i spite the most strenuous efforts to latitude 50 degrees and 20 minutes j eradicate them the pests have increas- north and longitude 29 degrees 30 min j ed, until sheepraisers in certain sec- utes west. They alighted close to a | tions nave decided to dispose of their steamer owing to a defect in the water I flocks to prevent big losses in near circulation of their motor. Both men future. Coyotes are more numerous than are in perfect health. The airplane ever before, according to latest ac was not saved. ” There was a merry party in the counts, and the Elk river and Sixes home of Hawker, near Surbiton, last territories are having the most trouble. night, many callers, including Thomas | The animals cleverly escape killing. ----------- ------------------ O. M. Sopwith, head of the Sopwith Aviation company, builders of the Will Decorate American machine in which Hawker attempted Graves in trance. to cross the Atlantic, going to the house to congratulate Mrs. Hawker. Many airmen were among those who Lyons, France, May.—The graves of called. 70,000 American soldiers who died in Marshfield, Or , May 26. Major A A. Hall, of the Oregon National guaid, advices the Marshfield armory com mittee that work on the structure will proceed at once. Men will be on the ground to make final surveys and start work this week. 1 he city council an I county have complied wi h all the terms required by the legist iture and til le to the site in the northern part of the city has been secured. The local men interested in the armory hope to see it rea ly for oc- cupancy before next winter. I ELECTION PLAN CHANGED. Primary System is Adopted by Oregon State Grange.