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lounty Munugcr Amendment
By Htate Market Agent
A committev
reprvnentiriK
th«
.Starting of grass over most of the
('Imkamaa County Grungu-chamber state has been delayed by lack of
of Dimmerc« conierance ha* completed rains.
Feeding will start a little
it* draft of an amendment to the Or«- earlier than usual. Most of the stock
iron constitution providing for the in Southern Oregon ha* been moved
buaine»» manager form of county gov from summer ranges to fall pastures
ernment.
The committee, of which earlier this season than usual.
Pros
Louis A. Henderson, Oregon City ab pect of shortage of pasture through
stractor, is chairman, will ask the out the range districts are evident.
192!' »into legislature to submit the Despite the long dry range period the
amendment to the people of Oregon cuttie are generally reported in al
for adoption or rejection.
Other most normal condition throughout the
members of this committee were Jack state and in better relative condition
Watt". Heavercresk, A. G. Cogswell, than sheep. Oregon lambs are gener
Kaglecrcek, M 8. Schrock, Milwau ally running a little light this season
kie, and O. D. Eby mid E. A. Koen, and arc mostly shipped out of the
both of Oregon City. According to state. Some reports show lambs five
Mr. Koen's Oregon City Courier, Mr to ten pounds lighter than last year.
r...—— ■
Henderson "did nearly all the work
relative to the proposed amendment."
Inspection of Canadian wheat to
The complete text of the suggested date indicate that the effective supply
constitutional
amendment,
which of Canadian bread wheat Lorn thia
would be section 2-B of Article XI, year’s crop
may
be no larg
follows:—
er than from last year’s crop,
of
the
de
"The legal voters of every county Secretary Jardine
arc hereby grated power by initiative partment of agriculture has an
and referendum procedure, to adopt, nounced.
It Is becoming more ap
amend and repeal a county charter in parent, he says, that the frosts seri
the manner now provided or hereafter ously damaged the Canvdiuii cron,
provided by law for the exercise of and doc kage is reported to be unusual
the initiative and referendum powers ly heavy. Consequently, a Urge poi
of county or by the charter
The >llon of this year’s crop is below con
charter shall provide only, directly or tract grade und much more «¡oft when*,
by it* authority, for the number, elec than lust year is being classed as feed.
tion or appointment, qualifications, Mr. Jardine still thinks Ameiican
organization, tenure, compensation, growers should hold their wheat for
.
and inter-relations of county officers better prices.
and agents who shall among them ex
The rate on carload shipments of
ercise all the powers and perform all
the duties, a« distributed by the char eggs from the Pacific coast to eastern
ter or by its authority, now or here points is to be reduced from >$2.60
after by law grunted to or imposed u hundred pounds to $2.25. 1 he min
upon the officers and agents elected by imum weight, formerly 26,000 pounds,
the votes of the whole county and the has been raised to 30,000 pounds.
officer* and agents, appointed by such Thia reduction represents quite a sav
officers and agents, except members ing to producers on the Pacific coast.
of congress, members of the legisla The five co-operative associations here
tive assembly, circuit judges, county in the west have vigorously pushed
judges in their judicial capacity, dist the request made to the railroads for,
rict attorneys, coroners, county clerks this redution, and were it not for the
as clerks of the circuit court and of united manner in which the producers
the county court acting in a judicial were able to act through their asso-1
capacity, and sheriff's, and who shall ciations no reductions could have been
exercise such additional powers and secured, says the Eggsaminer.
perform such additional duties’ of a
Farm automobiles in Iowa during
purely county chaacter, not contrary
<o the law of the state, ax may be 1927 exceeded the number of Iowa
grunted or imposed by the charter or farms. Automobiles registered to-'
Iowa farms totalled
by its authority or by the voters of taled 212,973.
the county under their authority to 210,108. There were according to the
enact, amend, or repeal all local laws census taken by the state department
for their county by initiative and of agriculture 2,865 more motor ve
referendum procedure; provided, that hicle* owned by farmers and used on
An
the relations established by law be farms than there were farms.
tween the officers und agents subject other interesting fact gathered in the
to the charter and other officers und same census was that there are 45,-
agents, and all powers of control over 195 tractors, slightly less than one'
officers and agents subject to the tractor for every four farms, used by
At the date of the'
charter vested by law in state ad Iowa farmers.
ministrative officers and in the ju census, it shows 75,056 radios used I
diciary shall continue, until otherwise on the farms, which was an increase
The in
provided by law, over whatever of over 1926 figure of 10,566.
ficers and agents may be substituted crease in tractors was 4,583.
by the charter or by its authority,
The Western Walnut Growers’ as
and that, until otherwise provided by
law, election officers and jurors shall sociation and Western Horticultural
bi- affected by the charter or by its Society will hold a joint meeting in
authority only by such substitution Vancouver, December 5, 7 and 8, at
Plans for the meet
of other officers or agents, for those Memorial Hall.
now having relations with them es ing und program are in charge of C.
tablished by law. The legislative as E. Schuster of Corvallis.
A few small cargoes of wheat are
sembly may effect, by general, but
not by special laws, the provisions being handled in Portland harbor ear
authorized to be made by this sec ly this week, but there is not much ac
tivity in the export trade. The mills,
tion.”
however, are grinding on full time
and here is a brisk movement in flour
The “Solid South"
The term “solid south” is usually going abroad.
An authority claims that the quali
applied to the states which passed
ordinances of secession in 1860-61. ty of dried fruits will be preserved
They were Alabama, Arkansas, Flor much longer if the fruits are kept in a
ida, Georgia, Ixiuisiana. Mississippi, dark place to prevent the light af
North Carolina, South Carolina, Ten fecting color, and in a dry, well-cov
nessee, Texas and Vrginia. Of these ered vessel to prevent entrance of
Hoover carried Florida, North Caro mold.
lina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.
Government Tmher Bought
At a sale of government timber held
in Roseburg, November 19, Link &
Shaw purchased 40 acres in section 9.
township 2, range 5 west, in Yamhill
county, price $2337.50.
Charles S.
Nelson purchased 40 acres in section
17, township 2, range 5 west, Yamhill
county, price $1470.
In a suburban bank in Chicago, a
mouse nest made of $250 bills was
found.
Triplets were born to Mrs. Ada
Furwell, aged 52, of London, her first
children.
I
Homesick
Tax the Loafer
Theoretically, the perfect tax would
be a tax on inaction.
The proper
man to tax would be the loafer, not
the worker; idle land, not used land;
inactive capital, not active capital;
lack of enterprise, not enterprise.
Such a tax would not be practical,
but it would be a just tax.
Our present taxes are based on an
opposite theory.
We tax thrift, action, capital, enter
prise.
We levy taxes in proportion to abil
ity to pay, which means that the
harder a man works, the more we tax
him; the'more thrifty he becomes,
the more we soak him; the more ef
ficient he grows, the more we knock
him down.
If a man saves his money and buys
a house, he is taxed; if he wastes his
money in extravagant living, he is
not taxed.
None of our states encourage pro
duction by the simple process of dis-
couraging idleness, shiftlessness, in
efficiency.
The devil himelf could not do a
neater job of hobbling the race.—Fort
Atkinson, Wisconsin, Journal.
Ruth Ellen was making her first
visit nlone to her aunt, who fins no
children. The aunt visited the library
and obtained the most modern author-,
ity on child diet. The menu for the
child s first evening was planned with
cure, but the five-year-old refused to
eat.
"I'm homesick for something," she
stiid.
"What Is It? Mnybe we can find
some here." said the solicitous aunt.
"I think It's doughnuts and cof
fee," replied the child.
Too Many Messages
There are too many messages: we
waste valuable time in considering
them. A man comes to a town to lec
ture. and the chairman Introduces Idin
by saying he brings a message. Then
the speaker talks a lot of stjnfT we
have heard a thousand times before;
and got little out of It—E. W. Howe’s
Monthly.
Source of Progrese
French Atr.can Colony
Tardy Tr bute Paid
to Unknown Teacher
I sing tbe praise of Ilie unknown
teacher. Greut general» win cum
pulgns, but It 1» the unknown roldk-r
who wins tii« war. Famous educators
plun new systems of pedagogy, hut It
Is the unknown teacher who deliver»
nnd guides the young. For Idin no
trumpets blare, no chariots wait, no
gohleu decorations are decreed, lie
keep* Hie watch along the borders of
darkness and maker the attack on the
trenches of Ignorance and folly. Pa
tient In his dully duly, lie strive* to
conquer the evil (lowers which are the
enemies of youth. He aivakens »leep
lug spirits. He quickens the Indolent,
encourages the eager und »tiiidle* the
unstable He communicates Ide own
joy In learning and shares with boys
und girls the best treasures of til*
mind. He lights ninny candles which
In luter years, will shine buck Io
cheer him. This Is Ids reward.
Knowledge may be gained from books;
but the love of knowledge Ir trunsmjt-
ted only by |M-r»oniil contact. No one
tin* deserved better of the republic
than the unknown teacher.— Henry
Van Dyke.
Th« Ivory coast 1» a French West
African poxw»>don situated belweet.
Liberia and the British Gold
Its urea Is 121.970 «piare m le« and ft
has a population of 1.545,UM). of whom
1.053 are Kurnpenne.
Not Leghorns, Anyway
Satisfying Hubby
Ry minili« thought en the folly ,,f 4»
Hare you heard of the young wife
ov-tiding on «tremala: Dosit eri*et
• hn cooked three egg* nine inlnmes
ioni «hl< ken» io tie aristocratic he Ihetanse her fu»«y husbrnd wumed
nm-c Hl» egga war* batched ta a Sir*
each egg cooked three minutes? - The
mil. I arm and Fireside.
Outlook.
Wt7e Impressed by
Force of "Argument"
One day a rough looking Slovak la-
borer dccompnnled by hl* rotund wit-
visited a second hand clothing store In
New York. The wormin was looking
for a plush coal. She hud evident I v
drugged tier tin band from one state
to another. The woman tried on on"
coat after another. She could not lie
suited. The mini, losing all patience
picked up one at ruudonn und said:
"I like.”
The woman shook her head, saying'
"1 DO like"
But the man handed the garment to
the woman, repeating:
"I like."
“I no like," insisted hl* better half
An<l eo tbe debate continued. Final
ly the sturdy foreigner drew back hi*
Open palm and slapped Ids wife with
a violence Hint knocked her down.
The woman slowly rose to her ftet.
reached for the coat, turned to her
husband, and said :
“Me like, too!"—Pathfinder Maga
zine.
Impolite
A little girl Ilves near a dog which
Is loved and cured for by a childless
woman. The owner of the dog came
to call on the little girt's mother.
"Mrs. Blank.” she said, ”1 think
Mary Is changing so much. I don t
want to have any hard feelings, but
I reully thought you ought to knew
that I overiieard her being very Im
polite.”
"Sure. I want to know, and thank
you for calling my attention to the
mutter. I shall speak to Mary about
It What did .Mary say?” asked the
agitated mother.
"My dog was out In front as she
went to school and she said, 'You
dirty rur, don't you dare touch me."’
Breaking Ocean Cables
Researches with reference to ’h*
breaking of telegraphic cables have
revealed the facts that there are
parts of the ocean tied, particularly nr
Heep slopes along the edges of the con
tlnents. where great changes frequent
ly occur The importance of properly
selecting the location of a cable I*
shown by the fact, cited often In this
relation, that the military and naval
reserves were culled out In Australia
once, when the simultaneous Interrup
tlon of two cnliles cut off communlea
Hon with the rest of the world for I’.1
days and gave rise to the fear that
war had broken out In Europe.
Gas Once a Curiosity
Unionvale
(Mrs. C. L. Fowler)
Mnt. Charley Stoutenburg of Port
land was delightfully surprised when
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. K. Sit
ton entertained 27 ladies of this vi-
I cinit y at their home here Saturday
. evening.
The rooms were made at-
. tractive with gorgeous full bloom
chrysanthemum plants. Games were
enjoyed.
A shower of good wishes
were bestowed upon the honor guest
and was an interesting feature of the
evening when many dainty gifts were
received. Light refreshments were
' served.
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McMinnville
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Mr. and Mrs. C. Countiss were hosts
' to Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Dower, Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Matches, Mr. and Mrs. Har
ry Sherman, all of Dayton and Mr. and
Mrs. Arnold Brown, of Portland, at a
500 party at their home Saturday
evening, honoring their daughter’s,
Mrs. Brown’s birthday.
High score
was won by Mrs. Dower and Mr. Sher
man won consolation score. Refresh
ments of birthday cake and coffee
were served by Mrs. Countiss.
Harry Gray, rural mail carrier on
route one out of Dayton post office
and serving patrons in this vicinity,
made the initial trip in his new Chrys-
' ler coach Monday.
He purchased it
‘ Saturday.
Will Christenson, farmer of this lo
cality, returned Tuesday after two
months spent in the Veterans surgical
hospital in Tacoma, where he received
treatments for injured hip received
during sheep shearing time last
spring. He is much improved.
The rain of several days ago has
put the unplowed fields in perfect
condition for a speedy wind up on fall
grain to be sown in this locality. The
harrowing and drilling arq, being kept
up with plowing so that none of the
fields will be left unseeded when rain
begins.
Early sown fall grain is in
excellent condition farmers report.
Be Reasonab e
“Sww| reason;iMrtiass'' is one oi
When the first gas lights were in
th« gifts most enviable, moat to b.
trodtK'ed In Baltimore. In IS10. they coveted ami cultivated Goldsmith say*
were placed on exhibit In the museum of hie village scho<4master chit. “evet
there and crowds pnlJ admission to Ihuu^
vanquished, he could argu«
nee them. Newspaper accounts de
•till.” a sure sign that this high n* k
scribed them ns marvelous "light« tlonim fellow was In quest of victor.'
without oil, tallow, wick or(smoke' . rather tlmn truth - Exchange.
The exhibit proved so successful that
—
a gas company was formed the next
Use fot Mouse’s Whiskers
year, and the streets of the city were
soon lighted by the lamps. This was
Not mil) «re the eat s whisker« fn
one of the first commercial installa mous. but the mouse's hirsute adorn
tions In the United States.—Poputai
nent Is having It« distinction Paint
Mechanics Magazine.
era have found that In the appllcntior
of majolica a very delicate brush is
required, nnd that the best material
Endurance Riding
'or It Is Hie whiskers of mice
The bureau of animal Industry says
that, according to endurance rides
Think l( Over
held under the direction of a board of
He Is greatest who«, -t, -ngil.
sponsors, made by the representatives
ries up the most heart*
Hi- altri
of the various horse nnd Jockey asso
ciations. fit) tulles a day is the distance tion of his own
permitted for five consecutive days.
The maximum time permitted on any
day Is nine hours. The maximum time
allowet) for the entire ride Is 50 hours.
The horse Is usually currying from 200
to 225 pounds.
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"Red-Hots”
At a recent musical program, only
three members of tbe quartet ap
poured on the stage while the fourth
entered from the front door In cos
tume with a fiery-red wig He caused
a little excitement, especially for the
children. Little Vera Gene, age three
remarked: "Mother. I bet that man
has been eating 'red-hots,' for he
surely has red-hot hair."
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FUNERAL DIRECTORS
MSM1NNVIU.E. OREGON
AMBULANCE SERVICE
ESTABLISHED 1904
Shrew Needs Much Food
All valuable Inventions are not con
Smithsonian Institution says that
ceived In the laboratories of big bust
the shrew, for Its size, eats a greater
ness. So-called free lance Inventions amount of concentrated food* than
afford the basis for new and Independ any other mammal
If deprived of
ent enterprises.—Woman's Home Com
food It will die of starvation within
ne n I on.
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half a day.
McMinnville, Ore.
Phone 168 W