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Subscription, $1.50 the Year.
Ouch! It Hurts
On The Other Foot
KU KLUX KLAN KOMPLAINS O F KOWARDLY K ARACTERS— LAN.
GUAGE IS HI’LKNDIFEROUH
What do you, g«itIo reader, think
of a trio of conapiratora who sneak
about I ha town, calling on business
men who advertise in the Wextern
American, urging them to withdraw
•ueh patronage and to boycott thia
paper? The Western American has
proof of such cowardly activities, on
the part of two littla CHEAl’-JOHN
merchants and a littla WOULD-BE
banker of the common THREE-BALL
type. Their efforts have been rein­
forced by a certain LITTLE lawyer.
There malignant LITTLE* MIS­
CREANTS have laid themaelvea open I
to criminal prosecution and to auit
tor civil damages under the laws of
the State of Oregon, 1-et them and
all concerned remember thia fact:
that the Weatem American hat
friends in every quarter and no GUM­
SHOE SNEAK can get far with hia
BACK STABBING
without
being
found out. Warning of auch attempts
comes quickly, so that the Western
American can take of itself.
Business men and others advertise
in this Journal because of its large
and SELECT circulation among the
people who buy goods and services,
solely for this reason, without regard
for the policy of the paper. They
advertise in this paprw, as they do
in the "kept’’ dailies, the Catholic
Sentinel and other publications, solely
for the purpose of promoting their
bus mses and not to promote any
cause for which the paper stands, or
which bears editorial indorsement.
The quartet of 2x4 SMOOTH­
BORES, BIN HEADS AND NINCOM
HOOFS, who SECRETLY (Ah! ha!
secrecy is wrong! have been busying
themselves In the manner stated, had
beet keep to their pantomimes, or the
Western American will name and
place them squarely in the spotlight
and publish an X-ray analysis of their
motives and their actions. (Done and
executed in the workshop of Klanish-
nesa, the Western American, a weekly
new «paper uf Ax'
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.MOB’S VICTIMS HELD ON DRY
LAW CHARGE
Surprise Party on Hinmans
A very pleasant surprise was given
the newlyweds of the neighborhood.
Mr. and Mrs. Hinman of 6239 Eighty­
fifth street, Tuesday night The en­
tertainment consisted of piano solos
by the Misses Ida and Eleanor Groner
and a vocal solo by a trio composed
of Mrs. Groner, Miss Ida Groner and
Mrs. Hinman. After the entertain­
ment refreshments were
served.
Among those present were: Mr. and
Mrs. Day and two daughters, Ruth
and Irene; Mr. and Mrs. Minott, Mrs.
L. Minott, Mr. and Mrs. Reed, Mm.
Grover, Misses Ida and Eleanor
Groner, Mrs. Shulse and two daugh­
ters, Nellie and Fern. Mm. Kildahl.
Mrs. E. Groner and I-e Roy Groner,
Mrs. Hyland. Mrs. Davis, Mrs. Kil
ford and Mrs. Kline.
Los Angeles, Cal.—Fidel and Matias
Elduayen, who were arrested Satur­
day following the acquittal of 35
reputed members of the Ku Klux
Klan of felony chargee growing out
of a raid on the Elduayen home at
Inglewood laat April, were awaiting
arraignment before United States
Commissioner lxrng today on charges
cf sale and illegal possession of
liquor and maintenance of a nuiaance.
DR. EMIL ENNA PLEASES
IN RADIO CONCERT
The recital by Dr. Emil Enns, Port­
land pianist and composer, broad-
«sited from the Oregonian radio
tower Wednesday night between 9
and 10 o’clock, and the first radio con­
cert by a single artist ever given in
that station, was listened to with in­
tense appreciation by thousands of
radio fans and won tremendous ap­
plause after each of the four groups
of numbers.
Dr. Emil Enna is one of the fore­
most eompcaera of this section of the
country, and in hia playing specialises
on American composers. He is presi­
dent of the Society of Oregon Com­
posers, and recently completed a con­
ceit tour of Washington, Oregon and
California. During the tour he played
several times for radio, always giving
Individual recitals. He has made a
Study of the peculiarities of radio
music and for that reason was un­
usually successful Widnesdsy. Dr.
Enna played with tremendous power
and fine sympathy. Hia touch had
more than the necessary firmness to
provide good radio piano music and
requests for repetitions followed
nearly every number.
Portland Composers Played.
His first groups consisted of Ottcr-
rtrom's “Two Preludes," “Allegro con
brio,” from Sonata Opus 28 (SJogron)
and "Concert Etude” (Foote). The
second group was by two lx>s An­
geles composers, “Romance in G
Minor1’ (Aguilar) and Quincke’s “The
Distant Lake,“ “Drifting Clouds” and
“The Millrace.” Then followed three
numbers by Portland
composers,
’’Gipsy Dance” and “March of the
Dwarfs,” by Marie Chambers, and
"Valse,” by Henri Keates.
The last group consisted of three
of Dr. Enns's compositions, “Rutter-
flv Dance.” "Flower Dance” and
‘•IxivcrB* Valse.” As an extra num­
ber Dr. Enna played hia own ar­
rangement of "Annie I-aurie,” and
then repeated at the request of lis­
teners his first two numbers.
Modern Upholstery Shop Here
W. F. Weber 4 Co. have a modern
upholstery shop at Eighty-second and
Foster Road Mich now employes
four people in the manufacture of
high-grade davenports and chairs. W.
F. Weber, a pioneer uphostery man
of Portland, Is in charge. He for­
merly wna located at Eleventh and
Alder streetg a bi also at Union ave­
nue and East Morrison street. Now
he has his own building in this sec­
tion, where he formerly lived and to
which he plans to return as soon as
he can diiqiose of hia present home
and find something suitable here.
Employed with Mr. Weber are hi}
son-in-law, George Tapfer, Mm. S.
Boxler and Charley Anderson.
Mm. Hedge to Return to St. Joe
Mrs. L. M. Hedge. 5815 Ninety-
second street, plans to return soon to
her Pentecostal -mission work in St.
Joe, Mo. She has rented the lower
part of her home to Mr. and Mrs.
Parrish of the Cottage restaurant.
With her daughter, Mrs. Pearl Free-
targ, and niece, Miso Zola Hedge;
Mm. Hedge recently drove from St.
Joe to Portland, via Denver. Salt
Lake City, Estes Park and the Rocky
mountain parks. They played along
on the trip, taking 15 days to make
the distance. At one time they were
11,757 feet above sealevel.
Fordson Pulls Stumps on Church Site
Through the kindness of Armen-
trout-Wicke company, Ford and Ford-
son distributors, 32 stumps on the
land soon to be occupied by Millard-
Avenue church on Millard avenue
were removed Wednesday and Thurs­
day with a Fordson. The women of
the church served lunch both days to
the workmen.
Surprise Mr. Pitzer on Birthday
Mrs. Jack Pitzer asked a number of
Mr. Pitxer’s friends to help her sur­
prise him on his birthday. August 21.
Among those preaent were: Messrs.
>»nd Mesdames Fritz Wiese, Herb
Orton, Jesse Edmiaten, Chris Wiese,
W W Edmiston, Miss Evelyn Hunt,
Jack Kimmier, Miss Rose Crosswaite,
E. Hill, Misse« Daphne Edmiaten,
Blanche Marty, Dorthy Orton and
Helen West.
Well-Known Men Direct Bank •
Among the directors of the Citizens
tank. Grand nvenue and East Alder
street, are Joseph Pacquet, contractor;
N. U. Carpenter, president; E. A.
Clark, caahier; O. M. Clark, of Clark-
Wilson Iaimber company; A. W. Lam­
bert, of Immbert 4 Son; Joseph Sup­
ple, the shipbuilder; H. S. Saunders
and A. W. Livingston, assistant
cashiers.
There is sn old tradition that the
man who ia indifferent to religion
usually attends church three time« in
his life: for his christening, weddinq
and burial. In the first and final of
these Instances he plays a passive
part, and gets credit, therefore, only
in the case of his marriage. A couple
in Chicago found a new way to avoid
even this voluntary attendance.
Though they live hedged in by
churches, they chartered an airplane,
a pilot and a legal gentleman and
were married In the clouds. The
fryrolous and flighty performance is
symbolic of the modern attitude to­
wards matrimony.
LOGAL HAPPENINGS
C. J. Timm of Estacada has taken
the Huston home.
Mis. E. J. Manon will spend part
of this month visiting in Seattle.
The F. W. Hustons moved last Sat­
urday to 112th street and Gilbert
Road.
Manager Bradt of the Yeager the­
ater ia installing a 82000 ventilating
system.
Mrs. A. H. Pearce visited last week
in Seattle with her daughter, Mrs.
Madson.
Dave Nepom ia conducting a stock
reducing sale at hia Laurelwood
grocery store.
Mi»« Marguerite Tifft and Mr. and
Mrs. William Anderson are vacation­
ing at Tillamook beaches.
Pearl Reed of 9319 Foster Road is
spending a three-day vacation hunt­
ing deer at Cottage Grove.
Joseph Kry low of Pittsburgh, Pa.,
was a recent visitor at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Krull, 8305 Foster
Road.
Mrs. L. L> Buley and Beauty Stan­
ton (Thelma Buley) of Eugene are
visiting Mildred V. Short. 9220 Fifty-
third avenue.
Mr. Barlow of the Star Electric
company tells The Herald that the
company had wired 45 houses during
the month of August.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Younker and
eon of California were recent visitors
ta the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. J.
Mason of Gray’s Crossing.
J. C. Mohr has returned from Sas­
katoon City, Saskatchewan, Canada,
where he visited Mr. and Mrs. Mohr’s
■laughter, Mrs. F. A. Weninger.
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Sts—U—
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SEPTEMBER 1 1522
Theodore Zehrung left the week
with C. Zehrung, 1065 East Twenty-
third street North, for Government
camp. He is scheduled to return to­
day.
II. J. Clark, shoemaker at Mr. Gog­
gins shop, has returned from a vaca­
tion spent at the beach. Mr. Gog­
gins is not planning on a vacation this
summer.
Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Sweeney are
newcomers it ■ pretty bungalow at
Arlens and Buckley avenues. They
are quite proud of their two talented
daughters.
George Cornea, son of the Kern
park groeeryman, ia working on the
West Kada, traveling through Japan
and the Philippines. When last heard
from he was at K4be, Japan.
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Barlow and
tbiee children left Tuesday morning
for a fishing trip along the Little
Nsstugga river, near Pacific City, Or.
They’ll stay as long as their money
lasts.
Recent birth» at the nurses’ home
of Mrs. R. M. Heacock, 10003 Foster
Road are: To Mr. and Mrs. R. M.
Cox, Auguxt 28. an eight-pound boy;
to Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Torrey, Au­
gust 20, a 9H-pound son; to Mr. and
Mrs. Murray Hunt, July 30, an eight­
pound boy.
Fire« in the peat bogs of Minne­
sota continue the year around. Buried
under the snow in winter, the fire«
smoulder, and in spring their pres­
ence is made know* by the smoke
which sifts through crevice« in the
baked soil.
Tlie leas one knows, the more cer­
tain he ia that what he knows is true.
yça,'
11
School Monopoly Bill
On Official Ballot No. 315, Vote No!
The following argument against the
School Monopoly bill, misnamed th«
Compulsory Education bill, has been
inserted in the voters’ pamphlet by
the Oregon and Washington district
of the Evangelical Lutheran synod:
“This bill if enacted into law
would be
A Terrific Blow to Personal Liberty
“Who owns your cl J id? The state?
Do not you? Who feeds and clother
your child? The state? Not while
you are living and able to care for
your own.
Why do you feed and
clothe y*ou* child?
Because it ia
your child. If you don’t own your
own child, what in the wide world io
you own?
“Now if you own your child and
are in duty bound to feed and clothe
it, you certainly have ’some say'
about your child's education and its
teacher. The state has a right to
compel you to educate your child,
Juat as it has a right to compel you
to feed and clothe your child. But
the state has no more right to choose
the teacher for ysur child and the
school it shall attend than it has to
tell you where to buy your child’s
clothing and what style of clothing
it must wear.
"This bill, if enacted into law, will
deal a terrific blow to your constitu­
tional rights, confiscate your par­
ental authority, and undermine your
personal liberty.
“It also will seriously
Curtail Your Religious Liberty
"Under the constitution of the
United States and of the State sf
Oregon you enjoy religious liberty;
that is, the liberty to worship God
according to the dictates of your con­
science and to rear your child accord­
ing to your religion. If you see Gt
to send your child to a school in
which the religion of your choice is
taught, not one day in the week, but
every day, and the whole training of
the child is permeated by such reli­
gion, the state, under the constitution,
must not prohibit you from doing s<x
This bill, if enacted into law, will
prohibit you from doing so. This bill
is manifestly unconstitutional.
President Harding Warns
" ‘In my experience of a year in
the White House there has come te
me no other such unwelcome impres­
sion as the manifest religious intol­
erance which exists among many of
our citizens. I hold it to be a menace
to the very liberties we boost and
cherish.’
Ex-Vice-Presidcnt Marshall Says
’* ‘I have an' old-fashioned notion
that in a government where freedom
of religion is guaranteed to the citi­
zen, as the father of a child, I have a
right to train it along the lines of
my own religious belief.
"’I doubt that any officer, how­
ever gifted and high-minded he may
be, can have a tenderer regard for
my child than I myself possaaa, that
he can more sincerely desire hia
health, happiness and success.
" ’Unless I develop mto such a
brute as to be unfit to take ears of
my child and thus warrant society in
removing him permanently from my
custody, I should be let alone to look
after his health, care for his wants,
guide his education and instil into
his mind such religious^fiews as I
think will enable him to stand against
the temptations of a tempestuous
world.’
“The state has a right to set a
certain standard of education, to pre­
scribe a certain course of studies, one
that will qualify your child for in­
telligent citizenship. Rut where the
child shall get thia education, in a
free land such as ours, it is not for
the state to say. If parents see fit
to send their children to schools where
these just requirements of the state
are met and the children get a reli­
gious training besides, the state must
not interfere.
Would Send Taxes Still Higher
"There are some 12,000 children in
private and denominational schools in
the State of Oregon. If these chil­
dren were forced into the public
schools some 300 to 400 additional
teachers and a corresponding number
of additional schools would have to
be provided and financed. The already
burdensome tax rate would thus soar
still higher. And who would have to
pay the bill? You.
Let Common Sense Decide
“We make our appeal to the com­
mon sense of every thinking Ameri­
can. And we ask that the professional
agitator be made to turn to more
■vorthj’ tasks. We ask that he be pre­
vented from infringing upon the nat­
ural and inalienable right of parents
to provide their children with a reli­
gious education that satisfies their
ideals and their consciences. We ask
every good citizen to declare again
that the constitutional bill of rights,
which has stood the tests of genera­
tions. should be left as it is.
“In spite of religious, social, eco­
nomic and many other differences we
have managed to live together in
peace and harmony for many years.
For this blessing we are indebted
largely to our forefathers, who con­
tented themselves with bringing to­
gether the people of many creeds and
differences upon a broad but sound
platform, built of natural and conse­
quently inalienable rights. Let this
their basic principle of civil govern­
ment be sacred to us. Let ua keep
faith with them. Let us repel such
as would drive a splitting wedge be­
tween us by proposing an abridge­
ment of parental rights, of religious
liberty and of etiucationai freedom.
“The Oregon and Washington dis­
trict of the Evangelical Lutheran
•vnod of Missouri. Ohio and other
states,
Ry J. A. RIMBACH,
“Chairman of committee.”
VOL. XX, No 35
LENTS SEWER CONTRACT LET
Charley Shea Will Start Work Im­
mediately
The contract for the construction
of the Lenta trunk sewer was awarded
b> the city council Wednesday to J.
F. Shea, the lowest bidder on the huge
project. The contract was swwrded
on the basis of progress payments for
»893,110.10, or 88379.90 below the city
engineer’s estimate. The interest that
will accrue to the contractor on the
progress payments, should it take the
full 18 months to complete the proj­
ect, will amount to approximately
»29,000 additional, which is 81399.80
less than the lowest bid without
progress payments.
In addition to his regular bond
required on all public work, Mr.
Shea has agreed to furnish an addi­
tional bond of 815,000 as a guarantee
that the interest on progress pay­
ments will not exeeed the sum tabu­
lated for the 18-month period.
This project is the L-west sewer
job that has ever been let by the
City of Portland. It will begin nt
East Ninety-second street and con­
tinue to Sellwood, where it will enter
a tunnel and continue to the Willam­
ette river.
This sewer will connect with the
Foster-Road sewer and give both
drainage and sewage facilities to the
I-ents and Mount Seat: districts.
Mayor Baker and City Engineer
I.aurgaard held a conference with Mr.
Shea and learned that a large force
of men would be kept busy through­
out the winter season if the prelimi­
nary work could be done before the
winter rains begin.
For that reason City Commissioner
Barbur was requested to file hia re­
port in time for action by the city
council yesterday.
The report was not completed for
the regular morning session so that
an adjourned session was held, at
which time the report awarding the
contract to Shea was adopted.
Work to Be Rushed
Charles A. Shea, general manager
of the J. F. Shea company, stated
last night that he would have one
machine working within a few days,
and that within three weeks he would
have three large digging machines
and a large force of men at work.
"I will have just time enough to
do the preliminary work and get the
materials necessary on the job to in­
sure an all-winter’s run,” said Mr.
Shea. “I found it practical to work
during the winter on the Foster Road
sewer and I do not anticipate that
I shall have less than 200 or 300 men
at work during the entire winter.”
The Fly’s Tongue
The so-called tongue of the fly is
not truly a tongue, but a tube with
an expanded end, which the scientists
term a “ligula.” Through thia ligula
the fly obtains its nourishment. The
fly does not need to get down to its
food, but draws it upward by means
of this trunk or proboacis. Nature
recognized the fact that the insect
had many enemies and that it must
therefore take up in the shortest pos­
sible time the food it might- discover.
For that purpose the tongue is fitted
at its free end with a curious pad­
like modification of the ordinary
tracheal structure, which has puzzled
some of those who have studied its
use3.
Much discussion has arisen in re­
gard to the reason for this peculiar
formation of the fly’s tongue, but it
appears to be generally conceded by
entomologists that nature has pro­
vided these singular ramifications of
the instrument to assist in quickly
taking up the drop of sweet or other
fluid material. These narrow strips
of horny substance that form the
proboscis are curved, and are united
to one another by a membrane that
forms a tube split along the border
of the tongue whera it comes in con­
tact with the food.
KEEP ON KEEPING ON
If boys should get discouraged
At lessons and at work,
And say, “There’s no use trying,”
And all hard tasks should shirk.
And keep on shirking, shirking,
Till the boy becomes a man,
I wonder what the wbrld would do
To carry out this plan.
The coward in the conflict
Gives up at first defeat;
If once repulsed, his courage
Lies shattered at his feet.
The brave heart wins the battle
Because, through Jlyck and thin.
He’ll not give up as conquered—
He fights, and fights to win.
So boys, don’t get disheartened
Because at first you fail;
If you but keep on trying,
At last you will prevail,
Be stubborn against failure,
Try, try and try again;
The boys who had to strugle,
Have made the world's best men.
A..,-»
Principal Events bi the Wf«
Briefly Sketched for (nf(K-
mation of Our Reader.
Strike conditions are hampering the
marketing of the Wasco county peach
crop
Deer hunters la the mountains of
southern Oregon have met with de­
cided success this fail.
Mr» W. A Flower was burned to
death while making soap on her hue­
band's ranch near Halfway.
The Southern Pacific company is
placing naw 80-pound rails on the line
from Whlteson to Willamina.
After going for many years without
a county fair Union county people this
year wBl rejuvenate the fair and hold
it at Elgin.
A state convention of the newly-
created progressive party of Oregon
has been called to meet in Portland
September 5.
Flans are practically completed for
the second annual northwest hay and
grain show to be held at Pendleton,
beginning September 18.
H. L. Walther of Medford was ap­
pointed by Governor Olcott a member
of the Oregon state fair board to suc­
ceed C. E. (Pop) Gates.
The grain crop in Marion county is
about 25 per cent below normal and
will not exceed 75.000 bushels, accord
ing to reports compiled.
Marion county has constructed
more than 20 miles of paved highway
this season, according to a report pre­
pared by the county court.
Only 28 forest fires, the largest a
blaze of two and one-fourth acres,
were reported for the present season
by the officials of the Cascade na­
tional forest.
but better matured than usual at this
Coos county's grain crop Is short
season of the year. Ranchers cut a
great deal of grain for bay, owing to
the dryness of the season
Due to the scarcity of hop pickers
In the Rogue river valley, the opening
of the Grants Paas schools has been
postponed one week so that the school
children may assist in the harvest.
A systematic survey of the pine
timber of Deschutes county, with a
view to combating the pine beetle
peat, to be carried on by the forest
service and private owners, will begin
soon, according to A. J. Jaenicke, In­
sect control specialist.
The financial outlook tor the Sheri­
dan section of the Willamette valley
ia considered very good for thia fall.
The prune crop la ripening and If
rains do not prevent the crop will be
one of the largest and best in the
history of the county.
A* telegram was received at Salem
from Washington authorizing the con­
sideration of bids tor the erection of
the proposed new dormitory at the
Chemawa Indian school, located five
miles north otsBalem. The dormitory
will coat approximately 850.000 and
will provide accommodations for more
than 100 students.
Although strikes have caused many
men to be apparently out of work in
eastern Oregon, farmers are complain­
ing bitterly about lack of men for har­
vest work. Both in Union and Wal­
lowa counties threshing crews are
hard to fill and every morning ranch­
ers Invade the different towns en­
deavoring to pick up men.
The Salem labor council, at a meet­
ing held recently, refused to approve
a resolution adopted by the unionists
of Omaha asking the American Fed­
eration of Labor to call a general
strike of all labor unions. The strike,
if called, was to be a protest against
the«tre*tment accorded labor through-
out the country by the national ad­
ministration.
Mrs. Beatrice E. Townsend, of Port­
land. and her mother. Mrs. L. L.
Smith, were killed and Lloyd G. Jor­
dan. also of Portland, was taken to
the Eugene hospital as the result of
injuries suffered when the car in
which they were touring to California
plugged from the road when attempt­
ing to paas a northbound machine ten
miles north of Eugene.
Work has started on the construe
tloa of the new road on Shea hill, a
section of the Lebanon-FMter-Casca-
dia highway, which la being Improved
jointly by Linn county and the United
States forest service. The section
trow under construction Is 3.8 mile«
long and eliminates what has hereto­
fore been termed the worst piece of
road wav in Linn county.
Active resumption of construction
on the Strahorn railroad has begun
In Klamath County, and it is expected
that by September 8 the line will be
In operation to Hildebrand, six miles
beyond Dairy, the present terminus.
Production for the 129 lumber mills
reporting to the West Coast Lumber­
men's association during the week
ending August 1» was 2 per cent
above normal and new business was
II per cent below. Shipments were
8 per cent above new business. Dur­
ing the week the mills manufactured
M.8&4.018 feet; eold 73428.987 feet
and shipped 77412487 feet.
The spring fishing reason on the
Columbia river closed at noon Fri­
day with the largest run of fish for
the entire season in the river, al­
though during the last few days the
quality of the salmon coming In had
deteriorated materially with a heavy
sprinkling of tallies among them. The
pack ts less than that of last year
and is the smallest tn many seasons.
Seven billion feet of timber In the
Malheur national forest, the largest
compact body of yellow pine timber
owned by the goverifment. to to be
opened for sale and development, ac­
cording to an announcement by the
forest service The timber region to
on ths watershed of the Sllvlee river.
It covers an area of 550,000 acres and
contains nearly seven billion feet of
mature saw timber.
There were three fatalities due to
Industrial accidents to Oregon during
the week ending August 24, accord­
ing to a report prepared by the state
Industrial accident commission. There
were a total of <14 accideata. Victims
of totalities during the week were:
John Monroe, quarry driller, Ross­
burg; John Young. material checker.
New York city, and Arthur Mapss,
dredge operator. Nehalem.
William H. Emrick, chairman of ths
counting board in precinct 201, 1«
Portland, was indicted on five dis­
tinct counts by the Multnomah coun­
ty grand jury as a result of the probs
into Irregularities in that district or­
dered by District Attorney Myers
when startling discrepancies between
the votes east and the ballots credited
to candidates were discovered In ths
course of the Hall-Olcott recount.
Loganberry grower» of the Liberty
district at a meeting adopted a resolu­
tion demanding a minimtun price of <
cents a pound for berries produced
during the 1923 season It was set
out In the resolution that this price
to necessary in event the growers are
to continue in business. Decision also
was reached at the meeting to send
letters to the growers in other dis­
tricts of Oregon asking that they Join
in the demand for higher berry prices
next year.
The work of preparing the ballots
for the general election to be held tn
November will start early in Septem­
ber. according to announcement made
by Sam A. Kozer. secretary of state.
The names of the candidates, together
with the titles of the initiative meas­
ures, must be certified to the county
clerks between September 28 and Oc­
tober 4. This gives the county clerks
approximately 30$fiays In which to
have the ballots printed and distrib­
uted among the voting precincts.
Suit to enjoin the secretary of state
from placing on the ballot at ths
general election in November the so-
called Interest rate amendment ini­
tiated by J. F. Albright of Oregon
City was filed In the circuit court for
Marton county. S. S. Johnson, Port­
land attorney, appears as plaintiff in
the suit. The attack on the amend­
ment is based upon the allegation that
8398 of the 13.448 names signed to
the petitions were certified to by
seven notaries public with offices in
Portland, who were not personally
acquainted with the persons signing
and had no knowledge as to the cor­
rectness of the addresses affixed to
the petitions.
The hunting season for grouse and
native pheasant, which opened August
20, was ordered closed immediately In
all counties in the Willamette valley
by the state game commission. The
season on grouse and native pheasant
was opened earlier than usual to give
the nimrods a chance .to hunt deer
and birds at (he same time. However,
according to the game warden, almost
ns many Chinese pheasants were kill­
ed in the valley as native pheasants.
The killing of the Chinese pheasants
necessitated the hasty action. Until
further notice from the game warden’s
office hunting of native pheasants
and grouse will be prohibited In Mult­
nomah, Clackamas, Marlon, Linn,
Lane, Polk. Benton, Yambill and
Washington counties.
The editor of a Kansas newspaper
says: "Ten cento per line straight
will be charged for all obituary
notices of business men who did not
advertise while living, and delinquent
subscribers will be charged 15 cents
a line for obituary notices. Adver­
tisers and cash subscribers will re­
ceive the best in the shop free when
they shuffle off. Better send in your
advertisement and pay up your sub­
scription now, as the hog cholera
ft abroad in the land.”