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Minor Matter of More than Passina
Interest
DIED
At the home of hia nephew Lynn
Gubser living in the Unionvale country,
John Christian Gubser.
He was born
in the tewn of Obrterzsn, St. Galen,
Province uf Sargana.
Switzerland,
November 12th 1834, and died Dec. 81
1920, being »6 yeara 1 month and 19
daya old at the time of bia death.
Glory Ikkrts lusta
At about ten years of sge with hia
parents, brothers and sisters be left
Switzerland, and by bur»« team came
across Franca via: Nancy and Faria to
ths purl uf Havre, where they took
passage on the Irish »ailing vessel
"Dublin” for Ilie United Steles, land­
ing at New Orleans, from which place
they went to St. Louis. Mo. After s
short time they went to Davenpurt,
Iowa, wehre they lived for eight years
and un April 27 1852 started fur Oregon
via: tbe "Ox team route," and after
many interesting and dangerous ox-
periences arrived in Portland. Oregon
in the tall of 1852.
Marriage licenses have been ieaued
as follows:- l<ouise G. Dahlgren and
Frank William Eitelgeurge, both of
McMinnville. Dec. 27. Mae Miller of
Springbrock and Jay Fullerton of Sa­
lem. Doc. 42, Maude Shir ley and Har-
ry Edwin Dey of Dayton. Dec. 28,
Eva Dower of McMinnville and Cy Hall
The deceased came to the town of
Daytun, and apent the winter of 52 in
tbe employ uf Gen. Juel Palmer un bia
faim near tuwn.
He with hia fathers
family
settled on the
Chehalem
Mountain north uf Newberg where the
moat of bia active life waa apent. He
practiced medicine many years and
of Burley, Idaho.
Will to filed
finally took up farming the laat
years of his life
Hu served in the
Yakima Indian war of 1856-57. He
was converted at the age of 18 and
since thst time has lived a devoted
Christian life.
He la aurvived by three brothers
Vartom (Him Ar« Mad«
Clifford O. Donnie, associated in the
practice of dentistry with Dr. Geo. 8.
Wright, baa filed his duntal certificate
with tho county clerk according to the
provisions of tho law.
J. H. Nelson has filed his notarial
commiaaion with the county clerk.
According to the provisions of the
assumed name law Irvin Gordan has
filed an affidavit with the county clerk
atating he is the owner of Iha Gordan
Motor Car Co , in McMinnville.
SUBSCRIPTION $2.00 PER YEAR
DAYTON, OREGON, JANUARY 7, 1921.
V olume x N o . 6
COST OR MARKET
INVENTORY BASIS
Important Concession Is Made
On Income Tax
Returns.
Washington.—Merchants and manu-
facturrrw may adopt "cost or markeL
whichever is lower," aa a basis for val­
uing their inventories for 1920 income
tax returns under regulations issued
by tho bureau ot Internal revenue. The
regulations also provide that the dif­
ference caused by the fall of price«
during the year may be deducted in
arriving at the value of stock.
Secretary Houston and officials of
the Internal revenue bureau were with­
out estimate« as to the difference in
revenues which may result from valu­
ation at “market” rather than "cost."
The belief was expressed In some
quarters that the difference would run
Into many millions of dollars. Inter­
nal revenue bureau officials explained
that the law permits of a choice of
basis and under present conditions
’’market" reflects more accurately th*
state of business conditions. To re­
quire inventories at a cost higher than
•■market," it was added, would be to
put a tax on Investment rather than
on income.
Inventories of taxpayers on what-
ever basis taken will be subject to in-
vestigayon, the revenue bureau an­
nounced, and taxpayers must satisfy
the bureau of the correctness of the
prices adopted.
According to the will of the late
Mary A. Miller, John Wortman, of Mc­
Minnville, ie named executor.
Four
children, Elnora Miller, George Miller,
Jeaaie May Miller, and Louie H. Miller
George of Rex, Oregon, David end Ben­
are boqoficiariea under the will.
edict of Connully, Washingtun, numer­
ous other relatives and a hoat of friends.
Estate David C. James, deceased,
His Isat sickness was only t.buut a week
petition for appointment of administra­
or ten days duration through which
tor filed; H. Hinshaw appointed.
time he exhibited much patience. *lhe
President Wilson
Washington.
Eatate Mary A. Warren, deceased,
funeral was conducted by Rev. F. t. signed the Ashurst mining bill, grant­
will admitted to probate; John Wort-
Fiaher at the Evangelical church at ing an extension of six months on
mar appointed executor.
Unionvale and burial made In the the time in which the 1920 assessment
Eatate of P. R. Fendall. deceased; Hopewell cemetery.
work on mining claims can be done.
Psul Fuodman, J. Forrest Wslton and
Under the old law the holder of
T. B. Stone appointed appraisers.
mining claims would have had to com
COUPLED WITH A IHREAT
piete |100 work of assessment work by
Estate of Emma Zwick, deceased;
midnight Dec. 81. Although the time
Inventory
and appraisement
filed
"The sugar beet growers want half
is now extended, holders of the mining
$24,835.50.
of the sugar production from their
claims must file notices with county
Eetate M. B. Gray, deceased; peti­ beets or there will not be any beet» recorders showing that they claim ex­
tion for «ale of personal property filed; next year.”
emption under the bill which became
"What we want is a contract pru- operative at once.
order as prayed for.
posal we can stand back of the threat
Hundreds of mining claims in the
Prokale MaUers
of putting in no beets unless the compa­ west are affected by the measure and
the late Niels Frederick Larson,
senators and representatives from that
who died November 19, leaves an es­ ny accepts."
The past year growers got $12 a ton. section have been overwhelmed of late
tate of $2,842 according to appraise­
Sugar companies say they cannot oper­ with telegrams asking as to what ao-
ment and inventory filed Dec. 9.
ate on the $12 a ton and eliding scale Uon was to be taken In the matter.
Tho value of tho estate uf the late
contract if sugar goes to six or seven
Louis
Shortridge, who died on Nov­
IRISH HOMES ARE BURNED
cents.
ember 25, is $4,258.
If the sugar beet growers cannot
The late Mary A. Baker, of McMinn­ grow beets without the threat cf a Governor Orders Reprisal Because of
of Ambush of Police.
ville, left an estate vauled at more general etrike to produce no beets at
Cork.
— Seven houses in nearby
than $8,500.
all, they better quit.
towns and their contents were burned
It is an un-American bolshevistic by the military as a result of an am­
C. C. Mct'orke of Grand Ronde col­ proposition and will lose them the bush of th« police near Mldleton. it
lected a $4 bounty on a female coyote sympathy of the conaumera of sugar was announced. The story was relat­
who after all are entitled to some of ed in a statement issued by military
akin on D«c. 28.
authorities.
Former County Commissioner W. S. tbe sugar consideration]
"As a result of an ambush of the
As for demanding a fifty-fifty divis­
Allan of Dundee, was a recent court
police
at Midleton and near Glebe­
house visitor.
He is a prominent ion of the earnings of the sugar
house,” it stated, "the military gov­
factories, we suppose they would grant
prune grower at Dundee.
ernor decided certain houses in the
that if the giowea of beets would also
County Clerk Wilson was in Portland
vicinity should be destroyed, as inhabi­
share the possible losses factories
tants were bound to have known of
Wednesday on business.
suffer.
the ambush.
Fourteen marriage licenses were
At present, however, the factory
"A notice was handed each house-
Issued during the month of December.
takes all tho loss on a failing market
District Attorneys to Mert
and the growers gets his $12 a ton re­
District Attorney R L. Conner of gardless of condition.
McMinnville, plans to attend the meet­
TO HELP SMALL SAWMILLS
ing of the district attorneys of the
stat« to be held in Portland, January
To help small sawmills on Southern
18 and 14, to discuss proposed changes Pacific lines of railroad a "milling in
in the prohibition enforcement laws tansit" rate has been established.
and in the regulations governing
By this means small sawmills can
^7 PROMISED TÖ
divorce.
send logs through from inland points to
MEET ME
be cut np al larger mills and then have
HERE
the
lumber
go
to
its
ultimate
mirket
NEWSPAPER MAN FOR 48
on one rate much less than combined
YEARS DIES SUDDENLY rates.
WILSON SIGNS
MINING BILL
hold«r stating why the houses were
destroyed. Each resident was given
an hour to remove valuables and the
houses were then destroyed. Nothing
apart from the houses and the furni­
ture was destroyed."
RESERVE BANKS CUT BALANCED RATIONS
DOWN WAR PAPER
‘Balancing’ atock ratlona ia as sim­
ple as setting up a wagon adjusting a
A cart is ‘balanced’ when
1500 Millions Decline to 1141 csrburetor.
it has one tongue to two wheels, and a
Former German Chancellor Die«.
Millions, Says Federal
wagon ia ‘balanced’ when it has one
Berlin.—Dr. Theobald von Betk-
tongue to four wheels.
Just so. very
mann Hollweg, German ex-chancellor,
Report
died after a brief Illness, on bls estate
young atock need one pound of protein
at Hohenfinow, near Berlin. Dr. von
to three pounds of esibo-bydrstea; half­
Washington.—Holdings by federal
Bethmann Hollweg was chancellor of
grown atock need one pound of protein
Germany from July 4, 1909, to July 14, reserve banks of paper secured by gov­ to four or five of earbo-bydratee; grown
ernment var obligations declined from
1917.
nearly 1500 millions at the open­ atock reed only one pound of protein to
Any excess of
ing of the year to 1141 millions on aix of carbo-hydrates.
7al«M In Ireland, Says Secretary.
either
is
wholly
unused
and
goes to the
December 31, said the annual review
New York.—The mystery that for
issued by the federal reserve board. manure pile, with more or lesa damage
several weeks has surrounded the
At the end of the year, out of a total to tbe animal. How foolish to have an
whereabouts of Eamonn De Valera,
of 2719.1 millions of discounted bills, extra tongue or wheel alwaye dragging
president of the Irish republic, was
about 42 per cent was composed of along behind your wagon. It is equally
cleared up here when Harry Boland,
paper secured by United States war fooliab to feed either too much protein
his secretary, announced that Da
obligations, against 87 per cent of a
or too much carbo-hydrates. To rich a
Valera Is in Ireland.
total of 2231.2 millions held on th«
gaa mixture will heat your engine, foul
first Friday of the year.
Meredith's Order Halted by Junction.
your spark plugs, cylinders and valves.
The gold reserve, according to the
Kans«« City, Mo.—A permanent in­
review, shows little change at the A standard ration, for a cow giving 40
junction was granted in the United end of the year, as compared with the Iba. of milk, ia bay, 18 lbs., ensilage,
States district court here restraining conditlon 12 months earlier. Although 35 Iba.; grain. 12 lbs.; all ‘balanced’ to
the secretary of agriculture from en­ considerable gold was exported to a ration of 1 to 6.
A fooliab farmer
forcing his order restoring the war South America and to the orient early
will aend to Nebraeka for his corn; to
time commission rate for handling
in the year, it is explained, gold ship­ Yakima for his alfalfa and to some
livestock.
ments from England in anticipation end-of-the-earth place for his ensilage.
' of the maturity of the Anglo-French - But a wise farmer will either grow or
British Press Wants Navies Limited ^^g on Qctober 15 were responsible
London.—Insistence on the desir­ In a measure for a subsequent recov- have bia neighbors grow his feed, thus
ability of restricting naval armaments ery, at* that on December 30 the saving $15 to $20 per ton freight and
and the holding of a conference on the amount WM only 3.3 millions below commiaiiona. Moat ‘proprietary’ feed .
have 300 to 500 pounds of oat bulls per
subject by the United States, Great the total shown on January 2.
Britain and Japan has been renewed
A newi-
Increases In capitalization of exist­ ton, called oat by-products.
by London newspapers.
psper
article
does
not
afford
space
for
ing member banks and accessions of
new members were responsible In part a discussion of qusntities and percent­
Two-Cent Fare Law Unconstitutional for an Increase in the paid-up capital ages, but s prominent memter of tbe
Des Moines, la.—Iowa’s 2-cent rail of the federal reserve banks during Grange, W. H. Kautman, R. F. D. No.
road passenger fare law was held tc the year from 87.4 to 99.8 millions.
2, Belling tarn, Wash., baa prepared
be unconstitutional by Judge Martin This corresponded to an Increase of
some circulars containing tables snd
J. Wade, of the United State« district over 411.0 millions in capital and sur­
formulas which make all these matters
court.
plus of member banks.
perfectly plsin. These circulars will
be sent to any one who requests them,
Famous “Regent” Diamond.
stating how msny be wishes to distri-
The Regent or Pitt diamond, consid­
oute among bia neigboors, and enclos­
ered the finest and most perfect hril-
linnt In Europe, which was bought by
ing stamps for postage. Multiply $15
Mr. Pitt, governor of Madras, In 1702,
| or $20 by the number of tons of “store
for about 8100.000, Is the next largest
. feeds" and hay you buy, and you will
to the Koh-l-noor. He bought It In
Washington. — Further decline In see how much you are losing by not
London. had it cut as a brilliant and
prices, coupled with Increased unem­ growing your own feed.
sold It to the duke of Orleans for
Louis XV. for 2 500,000 francs (nor­ ployment, accompanied the continued
mally about 8500.000). It was sent to progress In business readjustment dur­
Berlin nt the time of the first French ing December, according to the federal
BACK TO THE SOIL
revolution, but reappeared in the hilt reserve board’s monthly review. The
of the sword of state worn by Napole- price decline was placed at 81-2 per
Tbe cry of "back to tbe soil,” start­
on I. This stone underwent two years cent by the board, which added that
of constant manipulation at the hands the decrease was mainly confined to ed all over America and especially in
of gem cutters before It was complete. commodities which had shown a de- tbe great crowded citiea, a few years
cline previously rather than an exten­ ago, is gaming strength, and is no
Idaho House Officers Selec ed.
sion of price-cutting to other commod­ longer a fad or a joke, but a real dead
Boise, Idaho.—At the 16th legisla­
earnest wish on tbe part of millions of
ities.
tive house caucus, Peter G. Johnston,
The decline was reported most people who find themselves pinched by
Bingham county, was selected for
marked In agricultural products, tex- tbe high coet of living.
speaker by acclamation; Dave Bur-,
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FURTHER PRICE
DECLINES NOTED
“d lr“ “d
Jn. of L. «»»«,. «01« elcrh; ««
Arthur w. rruuch. or MM count,, .n
»MlM.
ex-service man, was the unanimous
Hnaa
.
. . stated cut operations in many lines
choice of the caucus for sergeant-at B
from 40 to 75 per cent of normal and
arms.
brought unemployment The shrink­
age of demand, th« board reported,
Dobbin Appointed to Highway Body.
also was responsible for wage cuts as
Salem, Or.—Governor Olcott ap
high as 25 per cent
pointed Jay H. Dobbin of Joseph, Wal­
lowa county, aa a member of the state
highway commission to fill the va­ ROOSEVELTS HOME SHRINE
cancy caused by the death of the late
E. F. Kiddle. Mr. Dobbin is a promin Blrthplac« of Former President In
New York Dedicated.
ent livestock man of his section.
New York-—The house In which
Theodore Roosevelt was born at 28 East
Lane Under Clinic Obaervation.
Rochester, Minn.—Franklin K. Lane Thirtieth street, in New York City,
former secretary of the interior, 1 b un­ will be dedicated as a national shrine
der observation of the Mayo clinic foi Thursday, the second anniversary of
a general breakdown. It was said his death.
In the presence of foreign diplo­
here.
mats and Americans of many walks,
Major-General Leonard Wood, a warm
friend of the ex-president, laid the
J. Juyeerand,
cornerstone and
French ambassador, will deliver an
address.
THE DATE
More than two-thirds of the sawmills
on Southern Pacific lines will be helped
by the new rates to market their pro­
ducts, which will he effective on stste
and interstate lines.
In Lexington, Nebraska, Monday
December 20th 1920 B. F. Krier, of
heart failure. He was confined to his
home about three weeks, but bis illness
was not looked upon as dangerous and
The railrosds end the lumber indust­
when the news came that he was dead.
It was a great shock to the community. ry ar« th« olggsst employai« of labor
Ho was tho oldest newspaper man in in the west and the railroads are the
tho state in point of continuous service largest individual buysrs of lumber
on one pepor, serving 48 consecutive «nd must do all tr>ey can to help the
year« as proprietor, editor and manager sawmills as the sawmills are the larg-
uf th« Dawaon County Pioneer. He
Individual «hippere.
was well known by all the Diwmn
Tb« co-operation of then lntar««t« is
county people living in Dayton and vital to the prosperity of the went and
VKInitv wno Will regret to hear of hi' while railroads have had rates Increaa-
death. HI« age at the time of hie ed, tho lumber Industry I« struggleg
ooath was 76 year- 4 .nvuihs and 5 days, with • declining mirketi
That the trust are the caoae of moat
th. Xu« of this unpreceded and uncalled for high
Irish Reprisal« Shock British.
London.—Public opinion received a
shock when the details of the burning
of the Irish town of Mldleton, Satur­
day, were made public. The shock was
particularly felt in quarters where it
had been supposed that martial law
in Southwestern Ireland would put an
end to such reprisals. Nowhere is
there outspoken approval of the pun­
ishment meted out to the Irish village
by Major General Sir Edward Strick-
land, and there evidently is some
luctance to indorse this method of
keeping order.
Building Up a Practice.
"My boy," said th« elderly physician.
Tm afraid you will never get rich in
th« profaaalon.” “Why notr’ asked the
young doctor. “Ton told one of th«
richest women I d town h«r complaint«
were Imaginary,’* "And so they are,”
"To he «ure, but you should have told
her to In medical term« «he couldn't
understand, and put her down for at
least two vlalta a week,’’—Binnlar
ham Age-Herald,
prices of necessities, together with a
defective system of distribution of farm
products, is also true, but while all
these causes will no doubt be remedied
by tbe legislation now being demanded
by an awakened people, it ia going to
take years to get it adjusted as it
should be, for tbe money aristocrscy
has an iron-clad grip on our people, and
our induatriea, and on the whole country
and it ia going to fight bard for tbe
retention of tbe special privileges it
has waxed fat under, and will die hard.
In tbe mean time tbe only remedy
known is for a man to raiae a part at
least of what he consumes. There ia no
other way out of it.
Therefore it ie
"back to the soil,” and the slogan is
being taken up by countless thousands
everywhere who find it almost impos­
sible to support their families out of
their wages and maket two ends meet.
NATION OF OIL USERS
As individuals the people of thia
nation seem to have at last awakened
tc the fact that oil is about as necessary
to out present day existence as electric
light, transportation or the telephone.
Aslo the public begins to realize that
years of antagonism on the part of
public officials toward the oil industry
has not produced oil but on the contrary
has curtailed production and injured
industry.
Public sentiment has forced a change
in our national oil policy which will en­
courage production here at home on the
one band and on the other band see
that American capital geta a snuare
□eel with other interest« In foraipn
lands.
Failure of out oil supply
would la-
jure this nation more tbsnjsny other r«
we us« a much greater quantity of < II
per capital than any other nation,