i World, National and State News ____________________l T re k in g N o r4 h w e » l„» r» l R eport« »how t h * t th e hou sin g s itu a tio n in O regon and so u th w e st­ e rn W a s h in g to n is ra p h ily becom­ in g acute a» the re su lt o f th e in flu x o f fa m ilie s fro m th e d ro u th areas a nd o th e r sections o f th e c o u n try , a ttra c te d to th e n o rth w e s t by its frie n d ly c lim a te and u n riv a le d na­ tu r a l resources, A P o rtla n d re la to r, o p e ra tin g In a su b u rb a n d is tric t, placed n in e new fa m ilie s w ith in a period o f th re e w eeks d u rin g Ju ly. T w o o f th e fa m ilie s were fro m Texas, tw o fro m Los Angeles and one each fro n t Iow a. W isco n sin . M ontana. S o u th D a k o ta a nd In d i­ ana. A c c o rd in g to a recent re p o rt issued by th e P o rtla n d c h a m b e r o f com m erce, w h ich covers th e f ir s t six m on th s o f th is year. 3 397 in ­ q u irie s co n ce rn in g o p p o rtu n itie s fo r fa rm in g and la n d developm ent were received T o these in q u irie s a le tte r and a q u e s tio n n a ire is s e n t F o u r h u n d re d and tw e n ty -fo u r o f th e o rig in a l in q u irie s , re p re s e n tin g a possible c a p ita l In ve stm e n t o f 31.8S9 330. re tu rn e d th e q u e stio n ­ naire. g iv in g fu ll in fo rm a tio n on th e typ e o f new lo ca tio n th e y were seeking and o th e r fa c ts requested on the q u stio n n a ire , C a lifo rn ia n s headed th e lis t o f in q u irie s . The b u lk o f the in q u irie s are f o r fa cts on w e ste rn O regon and th e Vale- O wyhee d is tr ic t in eastern O regon, • • • M ilk Q uality Handbook A condensed handbook c o n ta in ­ in g in s tru c tio n s fo r p ro d u c in g h ig h q u a lity m ilk and cream on th e fa rm is th e fo rm in w h ic h a new e xtension b u lle tin . No. 489. has been issued a t O. S. C I t lis ts the 10 c h ie f fa c to rs in vo lve d In q u a lity p ro d u ctio n . • • • S u it to T e s t V a lid ity o f T V A. A new s u it to test the v a lid ity o f the Tennessee V a lle y A u th o rity has been sta rte d in the fe d era l c o u rt a t B irm in g h a m . Ala. T he s u it is be­ in g b ro u g h t b y 19 p riv a te u tilitie s o p e ra tin g in th e T V A reg io n . C oun­ sel fo r th e u tilitie s in clu d e s such d is tin g u is h e d la w ye rs and a u th o ri­ tie s on th e c o n s titu tio n as N e w to n D. B a k e r T h e b rie f fo r th e u t ili­ ties p o in ts o u t th a t p riv a te In v e s t­ m en t in th e lig h t and p o w e r p ro p ­ e rtie s in T V A te r r ito r y a m o u n ts to m ore th a n $900.000.000^-m illio n s in ­ vested b y sto ckh o ld e rs liv in g in a il p a rts o f th e c o u n try . I t says th a t i f T V A is fin a lly held legal th is vast p riv a te in ve stm e n t w ill be d e stro y­ ed. T h e b rie f lik e w is e shows w h y p riv a te u t ilitie s are unable to com ­ pete w ith T V A . These u tilitie s pay o ve r $14,000.000 a ye a r In taxes— T V A pays n e xt to n o th in g . T he p riv a te u tilitie s m ust raise a ll th e ir m oney w ith o u t b e n e fit o f subsidies - th e T V A has the fe d e ra l tre a s u ry and th e w hole pow er o f the fe d e ra l c re d it beh in d it. T he p riv a te u t ili­ tie s m ust pay every cost o f o p e ra ­ tio n o u t o f th e ir ow n pockets— T V A receives p re fe re n tia l fr e ig h t and passenger rates, fr a n k s a ll its le tte rs ar.d o th e r m a il m a tte r, pays no w o rk m e n 's com pensation costs, enjoys ta x e xe m p tio n on Its gaso­ lin e and m o to r vehicles, etc. A n d m oet im p o rta n t, p riv a te u tilitie s a re s tr ic tly re g u la te d by th e state, and m u st m ake an adequate a llo w ­ ance f o r d e p re cia tio n . L a s t ye a r T V A a c c o u n tin g to o k no n o tice o f d e p re cia tio n w hatsoever, and its o p e ra tin g expense le d g e r a llow ed n o th in g fo r re tu rn on In ve stm e n t. In d u s tria l N e w , B ureau. • • • Careless Sm okers Cause F ire s O f 62 m an caused fo re s t fire s re­ porte d on th e 20 n a tio n a l fo re sts o f O regon and W a s h in g to n f o r th e 10 days e n d in g A u g u s t 1, careless sm okers caused 34, careless ca m p ­ ers 15. ra ilro a d s 7, lu m b e rin g op­ e ra tio n s 3 and brush b u rn e rs 3. ac­ c o rd in g to th e U. S. fo re s t service. . . . O regon B eef P ro d u ctio n . O regon Is one o f 20 states w h ich produces a s u rp lu s o f beef, w ith a p p ro x im a te ly 40 per ce n t o f th e p ro d u c tio n here being sold outside th e state. T h e re is no shortage o f beef in prospect. T he sla u g h te r fo r th e m o n th o f June th is ye a r was th e la rg e s t fo r a n y June in h is to ry . T h e re ta il p rices a re re p o rte d as b e in g fro m 7 to 32 per c e n t lo w e r th a n those o f a y e a r ago • • • C ra te r L a k e ’» F u rm a ro le e . C ra te r I-ake P a rk . Aug 11. • Special )- A lin k betw een th e v o l­ c a n ic past a n d th e q u ie sce nt pres­ e n t o f C ra te r la ke is num erous fu m a ro le s subm erged n e a r W iz a rd Isla n d , ge o lo gic evidence o f tre ­ m endous pressure m a n y ce n tu rie s ago w h e n th e isla n d was an a c tiv e v o lc a n ic cone fo llo w in g th e des­ tr u c tio n o f o ld M t. M azarna, th e a n c e s tra l m o u n ta in o f C ra te r lake. A lth o u g h su b m e rg e d fr o m 50 to 100 feet, th e gas ve n ts can be p la in ­ ly seen th ro u g h th e c ry s ta l cle a r w a te rs a n d a re one o f th e fe a tu re s o f th e d a lly la u n c h e xcu rsio n s a ro u n d th e la ke , a cco m p a n ie d by ra n g e r n a tu r a lis ts G e o lo g ists say th e fu m a ro le s w ere a c tiv e lo n g be fo re C ra te r la k e cam e in to e x is t­ ence, e p o u tln g f o r t h v o lc a n ic w ra th o n th e slopes o f W iz a rd isla n d , w h ic h , Its e lf. 1« a cone o v e r 2000 fe e t h ig h . N e a rly tw o -th lr d s o f its h e ig h t is n o w su b m e rg e d in la ke w a te r. T i ll ItMDAV, Al'Ul'M T I*. IMA THK M CNT'lftBI. OOTTAil® «1RGVK. O H IM O F FAG K RIGHT. Business A/t’ll S Alliance Makes Power Proposal The Business M e n s A llia n ce sub­ m its th e fo llo w in g proposal: The H o n o ra b le M a y o r and com m on c o u n c il o f the c ity o f C ottage G rove, th e M o u n ta in S tales D ow er com pany. C ottage G ro ve o ffic e G e n tle m e n : W H E R E A S . th e vo te rs o f th e C ity o f C ottage G rove. Iatne coun­ ty. O regon, on th e 4th day o f A u g ust. 1936. voted a g a in st <143 F o r 435 N o l a u th o ris in g th e com m on c o u n c il to pass an o rd in a n c e g ra n t­ in g a fra n ch ise to th e M o u n ta in States Pow er com pany, a D elaw are c o rp o ra tio n , its succeaaors and as­ signs. the rig h t, p riv ile g e and f r a n ­ chise to erect, m a in ta in and o p e r­ ate In th e C ity o f C ottage G rove Lane co u n ty. O regon, an e le c tric lig h t a nd p ow er eyetem. and to use th e stree ts and a lle ys o f said C ity fo r said purpose, and said fra n ch ise to be g ra n te d fo r th e te rm o f te n years, and fo r th e p a ym e n t to the c ity as co n sid e ra tio n th e re fo r a gross e a rn in g ta x o f tw o percent, e x c lu d in g sates to th e C ity . . . " W e o f th e Business M en's A lli­ ance o f C ottage G rove w ho have c o n trib u te d m uch to d e fe a tin g th is proposed m easure do w ish to ta ke th is o p p o rtu n ity and m eans o f p ro ­ po sin g a plan o f m e e tin g the s itu a ­ tio n fa c in g the com m on co u n cil, th e M o u n ta in States Pow er co m ­ p a n y a n d th e vo te rs o f the c ity o f C otta ge Grove. W H E R E A S , we are w o rk in g fo r a lo w e r schedule o f lig h t a nd power rates W H E R E A S , we w ish to b rin g about a f a ir and e q u ita b le se ttle ­ m en t o f th is question. W H E R E A S th e Business M e n s A llia n c e represents and Is backed by a m a jo r ity o f the vo te rs o f the c it y o f C ottage G rove we do p ro ­ pose th e fo llo w in g system be set up to b rin g about co m p le te and ju s t i­ fia b le r e c tific a tio n o f the s itu a tio n a fo re m e n tio n e d . Section I. A com m issio n , board o r c o m m it­ tee o f a rb itr a tio n be a p p ointe d in th e m a n n e r h e re in a fte r provided. 1. T h is com m ission, board or c o m m itte e sh a ll consist o f One a r­ b itr a to r to be a p p o in te d by th e M o u n ta in States P o w e r com pany, w h o sh a ll he a m em ber o f the C o t­ tage G rove o ffic e s ta ff o f th is co m ­ pany. One a r b itr a to r to be a p p o in t­ ed bv th e com m on co u n cil, w h o s h a ll be a m em b e r o f th a t txid y One a r b itr a to r to be a p p ointe d by the Business M en's A llia n c e o f C ot­ tage G rove, w h o s h a ll be a m em ber o f th a t g ro u p A n d th e S tate P u b lic U tilitie s C o m m issio n e r sh a ll a r t o r a p p o in t a person to a ct fo r h im . The C o m m issio n e r o r his appointee s h a ll a ct as te ch n ica l, legal a d viso r a nd to see th a t th e a c tio n o f th is com m ission, board o r co m m itte e o f a r b itr a tio n be k e p t on a fa ir and e q u ita b le basis a nd to th e best pub­ lic in te re s t. T h e above m en tio n e d a rb itr a to rs sh a ll be a p p ointe d w ith in tw o weeks o f the date o f acceptance of th is p la n by th e co m m o n co u n cil. Section II. T he above ap p ointe d com m ission, board o r co m m itte e 's d u tie s s h a ll be: 1 T o in v e s tig a te th e schedules o f lig h t and p o w e r rates. To b rin g ab o ut a re d u c tio n in the a m o u n t o f k ilo w a tt hour» o f lig h t and pow er to be consum ed in o rd e r to take a d va nta g e o f a lo w e r rate. T h is re­ d u c tio n to be m ade th ro u g h o u t the schedule. *b» T o b rin g about a b la n k e t re d u c tio n o f ra te schedules In re g a rd to "mass con su m p tio n '* e n b u r g o f C o tta g e G ro v e In v is it in g at th e H e n rv Rohde hom e A lv a W a lk e r o f P o r tla n d v is ite d a t th e M F B a b c o c k h o m e o v e r th e w e e k e n d . M r W a lk e r Is a b r o th e r o f M r s B a b c o c k M r a n d M rs . K u r t R u th an d d a u g h te r r e tu r n e d fr o m S an F r a n c is c o S a tu rd a y* to th e C E R u th ho m e. They- le ft S u n d a v f o r S e a t­ tle . a c c o m p a n ie d bv t h e ir son R lllv w h o h a s been s ta v in g a t th e C. E R u th h o m e f o r s e v e ra l w e e ks, to m ov t h e ir h o u s e h o ld goods to C a lifo r n ia , w h e re th e y h a ve w o rk B o v d A lle n w e n t to K la m a t h F a lls w it h a n u n c le H a r o ld A lle n . T h u rs d a y n ig h t o f la s t w e e k a n d r e tu rn e d M o n d a y . T h e N e ig h b o r s F r ie n d s h ip c lu b m e t w it h M r s F r a n k O v e r h o ls e r la s t T h u r s d a y A la rg e n u m b e r w a s . p re s e n t a n d a s p e c ia l p r o g ra m w a s g iv e n b v th e c h ild r e n M rs E v a H e m e n w a v o f P o r tla n d a r r iv e d a t th e W’ . A. H em enw av h o m e S u n d a v f o r a v is it F A I R * IE W . T h e H e n r v C o o p e r f a m ily o f D o- re n a spent W ednesday e v e n in g w ith .Mr a n d .Mrs O h o V a n Scho* la c k M rs . E d w in Voss, M rs . F re d K e lly a n d M rs O th o V a n S c h o ia c k a tte n d e d th e M t. V ie w d u b p ic n ic W e d n e s d a y a t L a y n g g ro v e . The p ic n ic w as g iv e n h o n o rin g th e H a p p y C ir c le c lu b o f D o re n a a n d a p o tlu c k d in n e r w as se rve d at no on a n d a b a ll ga m e b e tw e e n th e tw o c lu b s w a s a ls o a fe a tu r e o f th e da y. L i t t l e L o is R a e D a w le v o f D o ­ re n a s p e n t la s t w e e k w ith her g r a n d p a re n ts . M r. a n d M rs . B e r t D a w ley. M rs . J o s ie V a n S c h o ia c k and d a u g h te r V iv ia n a n d a s la te r A n ­ ri» • e A n d r u s s o f R e e d s p o rt a re s p e n d in g s e v e ra l d a y s w it h fr ie n d s in th is n e ig h b o rh o o d . M r. a n d M rs W a r r e n K e lly v is ­ i t ' d M rs . I» a w re n ce K e lly a t n E u ­ gene h o s p ita l S a tu r d a y S he Is re ­ c o v e rin g fr o m a re c e n t o p e ra tio n . I » w r v E n g la n d v is ite d S unday a t th e h o m e o f a s is te r. M rs . M a r i on L a b o w a t L y n x H o llo w . Km