The Port Orford tribune., March 25, 1925, Image 1

The Port Orford Tribune
“Out W here The West Ends’
PORT ORFORD, CURRY COUNTY, OREGON, W EDNESDAY, MARCH IS, 1925.
Voi. 33. N o. 16
CALIFORNIA MAKES 6000 PROGRESS
SHARK ANO SEA UONS
PORTLAND JURIST SAYS
Getting Ready for Annual
BOTH DEVOUR SALMON
HIGHWAY INTEREST GREAT
WORKING STATE CONVICTS ON HIGHWAY
Track and Declamatory Meet
Deep-Sea Trolkr Tells His Experi- Judge Evans Returns Home After
ences—Favors Paying Fishermen
Holding Court for Judge Kendall
Bounty for Destruction of
NO DECISION YET AS TO WHERE
—Talk of Senator Hall for
NEW WARDER OF O. E. S.
Shark's.
EVENT SHALL BE H E L D -
Governor.
INSTALLED INTO OFFICE
MANY CONTESTS THIS
Contrary to the statements of cer­
(Morning Oregonian)
YEAR—FOUR SILVER
At the regular meeting of Curry
tain Curry county residents, who can-
CUPS.
By Lee Overman.
No. 135 ?•
O. E-
E. S-
S. Mrs.
Flor-
not be considered authority, however,! citizens now 'are niore’VnWrested *in chapter
chaptI r..Nt>'
Mrs- Flor’
In Morning Oregonian.
comes the report of William Ells- the Roosevelt highway thin in poli- t m G,” ln { rs ,
»«stalled as Warder
The fourth annual track and field
The Golden Rule Store will put on worth, a deep-sea troller living in tics, said Circuit Judge Evans vester- u I | C° » Pv t o ,tb* offlcers ro11- Mrs-
SACRAMENTO, Calif., March 12.—
meet of the schools of Curry county
(Special)—Other states with high­ its 3rd annual SILK SHOW Friday Portland to the effect that seals and day upon his return after a three
f ’ W ortby,Matron; by will be held on the third Saturday in
way construction problems, crowded and Saturday, April 3rd and 4th.
May, or May 16, with the declamatory
The two previous chows have been
penitentiaries and growing crime
contest taking place the Friday even­
statistics, might well investigate very successful in their purpose—that
ing preceding. .
California’s present system of util­ of acquainting our customers with says he has often seen a sea-lion come
But in just what place the meet
' .’f“ 'ih i”dRo'o«C.n! ^ S
“ T * 1 , 7 ’ »'<h
'»<«•
izing prison labor to build state roads the many pretty patterns carried re­ to the surface with a large salmon in S
and contest will take place has not
on a “day wages” basis.
gularly in stock, and giving them an his mouth. He takes a bite out of the will draw a tremendous colume of T
’ mak^ th® meetlngs of tbe yet been determined by the executive
In ten years, approximately 5000 opportunity to see the possibilities of belly of the fish and wasts the rest. traffic through the Coos Bay country^ £ X n i ‘ ?
t0 l°°k
committee, and it may be taken away
convicts passing through the “honor blending the various shades into strik­
Interesting, indeed,
is
the
further and residents there
-
-
--
—
mere
naturally
are
from Gold Beach, where it has been
ing
costumes.
camps” of California prison road
statement of Ellsworth that sharks off anxious that work on the road be ex- p r i f n i w j u d d b i c v u d o « • «
held each year, unless proper con­
builders have constructed 250 miles of
The store enjoys the privilege of the
Oregon and Washington coasts are pedited.
' FRIEN^ IS, l, RPRISE MRS'
M'
sideration
is given to the event. Up
difficult mountain highways, have representing one of the largest silk devouring millions of salmon each
Politically the county is quiet, said
GILLINGS ON BIRTHDAY
to this tune Gold Beach has not given
earned
more than
in state importers of America, and not only
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----- $5,000,000
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year.
It
is
Ellsworth
belief
that
the
Judge
Evans,
though
he
gathered
Wednesday
e
T
Z
d
^
Mrs
Wm
Gill
funds, and have saved the state $15,- has regularity in stock the very latest bountv ‘J*
t°Kld Pa y , fi%hr mt n 3 froni what discussion he did hear that ings was su rp ris^ l^ b y s S g h ir but casual and somewhat indifferent
thought to the big county affair, not
000,000, which would have been their | patterns, but can in addition price
for
the
nestmcri,ng
f Ph /
“ 60 * “ expect* 1 that Charles Hall, state home filled t ? capacity' by a host of even providing an adequate and satis­
cost of maintenance had they ndt them very reasonably.
for the Destruction of sharks.
senator will be a candidate for gpv- her friends, who came i n ^ m o r y of factory course for the running
been earning their keep.
TTSfiT at tho
riiivt "election.
1 i
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“The salmon migrates south to P
emor
the next
In the same interval, they cor!-
matches, nor for the jumping events.
Ca lfornia waters and north to British
Of conditions generally Judge her birthday. After an evening spent
tributed $50,110 in cash to person's SENATOR HALL NAMED
Brookings, through its teachers,
pleasantly
with
cards,
refreshments
Columbia
every
year
until
they
are
Evans
said:
ON IMPORTANT COMMITTEE
who formerly were dependent upon
sanctioned by its board of education,
were served.
mature and about ready to spawn,” he
“Both Marshfield and North Bend
them.
has extended an invitation to hold the
From Salem comes the announce­ explained.
Then they go into the seem to be growing satisfactorily,
California started utilizing con­
OLDTIMER
VISITS
TRIBi
NE?”
meet
there’ and 11 is understood that
“Th«a,HffJrehee C°aSt’ f u 1
tbere being consillerablp building ac-
vict labor on a “pay the prisoner” ment that State Senator Charles Hall
The first visitor to the new office! Po,rt Orford> which has always been
of
Coos
and
Curry
counties
has
been
The
different
species
of
sharks
are
tivity
in
each
communitv.
The
lum-
basis ten years ago. From the original
of The Tribune was Dennis Cunniff, a , avy conten'ler for every event,
schools oer
ber m
mills
wim these
mwe scnoois
ills are running with their usual
“honor camp” 47 workers hand­ appointed a member of the committee always traveling with
born in Curry county in 1857. He re-1 an<
. won the chief cup for two
authorized
by
the
last
session
of
the
salmon,
devouring
the
immature
forces
of
workers
and
are
turning
out
picked from among the most trust­
called the first issue of The Port Or­ successive years, is quite desirous of
worthy in San Quentin penitentiary, legislature to investigate and recom- fish- The larl?e salmon are better able approximately a million and a half ford Tribune by Walter Sutton in having the affair, and will doubtless
the number of camps since has been mend changes in the women’s com- to escaPe the green-eyed monsters, feet of lumber daily.”
extend an invitation to the committee
the spring of 1892.
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increased to six, with a total working pensation act was announced at One shark will eat hundreds of sal-1
Other visitors are invited in person, when it meets to consider the matter.
Salem.
mon,
and
there
are
thousands
of
membership of approximately 600. In­
Port Orford Schools
or by phone, which is on tap at all Brookings claims that it is well
This is an important committee,. ‘sharks.
cluded in this number are approxi­
times. We want the news, all the equipped to take care of the meet,
agreed
upon
by
all
interests,
after
“Many
sharks
are
caught
and
killed
mately 150 from Folsom penitentiary,
The girls of the Port Orford High news of this district as direct and as with splendid hotel accommodations
famous as “California’s big rock compensation legislation had become by tbe trollers. Every troller gets school are going to organize a base­ quickly as we can get it.
for any sized crowd, a large theater
as many as 100 sharks in a season.
house,” where only second-termers deadlocked.
for the declamatory contest, and a
ball
team.
We
hope we will be
able
This
work
of
his
is
of
im-
Other
members
of
the
committee
”
urn
U
I
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18
01
immense
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1
and other varieties of hardboiled fel­
good field for the athletic ev en ts.
MRS. CAROLYN CARTER
•
-
-
portance
to
the
salmon
industry
and
to
get
«ames
with
other
schools.
includes:
Senators
Gus
Moser,
and
w'.
l,,c
»»«non
mciusiry
ano
”
ovnuu
ons are sent.
V ia c V im il/1 k n
. x-__
(
A n P V P lf l'n c r t r o m o
k o to k n li
IS PLEASING HOSTESS Port Orford is likewise situated.
A day wage not to exceed $2.50 W. Banks, and Representatives Den- be sboubl be paid a bounty for every f An exc*ting game of basebal
Mrs. Jennie M. B. Cope, county
ton
Burdick,
John
Coffey,
Lloyd
Rey-
set
of
shark
teeth
be
secures.
The
Playe<f
last
week
by
two
teams
com-
n
.
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may be paid under the California law
unique social superintendent, who is chairman of
fishermen
waste
much
time
and
lose
posed
of
Grade
and
High
school
sfu-
.
u
r,
01
,
,
,
most
to honor prisoners who help to build nolds and W. V. Fuller.
a (z r fw f a m r .iin f n f
p T ltS .
T h o rp
’o r o
-fr v u w
a great amount of money V by . . catching d dents-
There U were
four girls «■».
and .1 L U P - t l O I i n O ° I i t" “ s®?son was held at the executive committee, announces
state roads. The present wage is
the
sharks.
,
five
boys
on
each
team.
The
catchers
u pome
Mrs- Carolyn Carter on that few changes have been made in
$2.10. Out of that, the convict must CURRY COUNTY SHOULD
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the rules for the meet this year.
I were Ray Dean and Clarence Bechtol.
, S®veateentb
Ireland.
pay his own hoard and other upkeep
TAKE.PART IN THE FAIR MEDICAL STUDENT DISCOVERS The pitchers, Don Curl and Lex
Il;vltat!°na read thus: “Now sure, However, instead of holding sectional
as if he were a free man. He must
?***** t& c' ,m* an<i *>• W « « * . meets as has baen tha custom,,each
The Coos and Curry County Fair I
CAUSE ° F SALM0N PO,SON Fromm, "he teams were termed
also contribute a percentage of his
Ray’s” and “Clarence’s.” Nine inn- p ? • Vl® 7 * ° t the cb.llders on St- school will have its try-outs add its
earnings toward the camp’s recreation association has set Sept. 23-24-25-26
Sir; this wee
wee ,Irish
Irish successful contestants will enter the
D’scove’’y of the cause of salmon ings were played. The score being Patrick s day, S’r!
fund, toward maintenance of guards as the dates for the 1925 exhibition
9
to
16
in
favor
o
f’the
“Ray’s"
team
r
t
h
’T
o
on
p“y
sir’
‘° whole-county contests, which will
at
Myrtle
Point.
Curry
countv
which
polsonlng-
wh,ch
c’alms
‘he
lives
of
and toward an “escape fund,” which
have the effect of increasing the num­
The
game
planned
for
this
week
w’H
*
7:30'
P“
8T
ordl’-
**
a" d ° / the
goes to recapture any escaped prison­ has not been represented for a year or " “X s°o f
two and then ¿nlv
a lf - ^ r te d
has been made by be
account of a dis-
n r prepared ln the ber of contestants that have here­
onlv in
in 'a a 'h half-heart»,!
°f rem<My’
remt dy’ .has
ers.
tofore taken part. And it will bring
His net earnings may not exceed •
a larger gathering to the place where
75 cents a day. The average is 60
the meet is held.
cents. While the prisoners pay the
iTwo silver cups will be given this
Salem
in
October.
It
will
be
but
an-
t
“
?
°
disC°Ver
tb*
«rades,
about
her
experiences
in
the
porch
hit
of
<
rrt
expense of maintaining guards in
pub- ta
ta^tv
T " Wh ** k “ 8?? vth® m<”
m°r"
other effective
effective means
means of
of proper
proper pub-
'litv a / n n d ’ ' th
" ^,outhwest country, especially in New Pf jol^e made ’em e l i j j e to kisi 7he year each for High school and Grade
each camp, the latter are present other
tality and
and the
the means
means by
hv which
w hich the
th o dis-
d ia_ S Mcvicn
oithn
kn>- talk C°Vered _____
made a"d
em en'terJ
eiig.uie
kiss tnp winners, thus segregating the two
u h f u p p
tality
iCm ;re
th° her
a g0°d . ? ' arne>: stone
the to decorated
more as representatives of the state licity,
schools.
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ease might be cured.
and for moral effect than for any
Each Rchool has been sent rules and
He showed that a chemical sub­
.f
.
y
,h,„k
other purpose. The so-called guards
Additional
regulations
governing this year’s
stance
in
tbe
flesh
of
the
fish
is
re
go about unarmed a t night. Honor
Orford Locals.
r Port -------------------------------
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. ’Pnnsible for a poison which causes historv. for thev sureiv will remember m
“ , “ T
aPPeare<l in meet, and the children are busily at
convicts sleep in tents with no watch
Geo. W. Axtell is painting the front a clogging up of the respiratory o r - ( what Mr... Smith said for a longe, ^ asq" t rai ® C°3iU,ne a"‘ San^ ’.danced’ work practicing for the various
kept over them.
of the Battle Rock garage and ma- ?ans.
nerind th a n
di „
. ongei anri )oked, until an extra nailing was events, indicating that greater in­
For every two days he works the chine
shop for Leutwyler Bros.
Faculty members of the medical history lesson
r mem er an> a" tb at. kep t the roof from rising. terest win be taken in the affair than
honor convict has one day deducted
M. L. Roberts, who opened a barber school and Dr. Thomas W. Ross of the I As an addition to o u r lih™ ™ w .
* ‘
r ? ° m ( ?°.rS w ere th en ever before.
from his prison sentence. Careful ac­
in the Port Orford hotel, is now state fish commission, regard the dis- have a five-volume set of “American ^ n i^ o n 0 a*? hl “ ‘ alnt.y . PccP31*'1 The executive committee comprises
countings are kept of his earnings, shop
associate!! with Roy Ostrander. The covery as one of great importance Short Story Classics” p r e s s e d bv X l . „ l \
t «npcopnatety decor- the following in addition to Mrs.
and in hundreds of cases where con­ double chair shop is a convenience ani' tbey bave commended the young Mrs N H 'l arson ’ P
1 by ‘,tc,l> and at each plate was one of the Cope as chairman: Miss Geraldine
victs have been discharged from pris­
| W Dean has a badly sprained, but ¿ S V X " o f „ S n o T " * B0” Purdy, Langlois; Mrs. Mary B. Rice,
on after shortening their prison terms k Uinh v o ^ ed h6re SinCC b°bbed h air| SCientlit
Pori Orford; Mrs. Vernon I. Cooke,
through road construction work, theijr
JoeCam m le from Illahe is em-
BANKERS INVITED.
X n k in ^ W s’ X r . He’^ stiirsm iiin g
Wedderbum; Prof. J. F. Santee, Gold
average of savings has been between
GO GET ’EM, BOYS!
Beach; Miss Florence Hill, Brook­
$93 and $100. In one case a convict ployed for the present at Bennett’s
tho’..
ings. and F. J. Huntley, Gold Beach
Curry countv’s bankers are being
left the honor gang and prison with i hotel. He is an early riser and a good
Many improvements are being made
The Oregon State Game commis- and M. T. Wright, Port Orford.
invited to attend the April meeting on the school grounds. An outdoor
$247 in earnings instead of the usual story teller.
,
V ........................ 'on bas sent out not'c«s to the effect
Neer of Alturas, van-1
Cali of the Coos and Curry County’s Bank- , oasicetDaii
$5 which is handed prisoners in must - Mrs.
. ; Anna ------
basketball cou
court is being erected. We that additional bounties will be paid
forma, is here for an extended v isit, pns’ association, to be held in Marsh- hope to have “ tennis court before by the commission, effective April 1, RAPID BUILDING OF
states upon their discharge.
April 21.
iong,
HIGHWAY IS SEEN
All of the highway construction with her daughter, Mrs. W. T. White,
as follows, these being in addition to
work of convict honor camps is in the Jr. Mr. White drove to Bandon t o ,_______ __________
those bounties pa«.J by the various
(Coos Bay Times.)
mountain regions where the tempta­ meet her Monday.
counties: Wolf, $25; cougars, 25; wild
Completion of the Roosevelt high­
Mr. and Mrs. M. T. Wright have
tion to escape is considerably re­
cat. $1.50.
way from Marshfield to California by
duced. The convicts themselves, how­ been confined to their home with
Hides must be presented to the the end of 1926 is a strong probability,
ever, help to maintain each of the severe colds, but are now able to get
County
Clerk
of
the
county
in
which
according to R, L. Macleay of Port­
camps’ “no escape” rule. Where it is out and enjoy the spring sunshine.
the animal was killed and affidavit of land, of the Macleay Estate company,
Mrs, Sabin and baby are getting
thought that a brother worker con­
such killing be made and forwarded to which has extensive holdings in Curry
templates making a get-away, the along nicety, friends will be glad to
the State Game commission.
county. The highway, Mr. Macleay
word is quickly passed and frequently learn.
All wolf hides must be forwarded said he had heard, would be com­
Mrs. Dick Quellen has not been very
honor prisoners keep close guard over
to
the
State
Game
commission
for
pleted much more rapidly than gen­
those whom they suspect of plots to well the last few weeks.
identification.
erally exepeted.
Mrs. Rachel Marsh, Miss Price,
flee.
Citizens of Marshfield, he declared
That the convicts regard highly Mrs. Wc.-ixin Zumwalt, Mrs. Fred
SENATOR H IL L AGAIN
would lie amazed at the extent of the
their pledges not to escape is evi­ Marsh, Don Marsh, Paul Leutwyler
STATE
MOTOR
DIRECTOR
benefits that would accrue to the city
denced by the records of the United and Nick Marsh, went to Bandon and
as a result. It had been estimated
States forestry officers at Merced the Coos Bay cities Saturday, return
Coos, Curry and Douglas counties, that 3090 cars daily would pass
last fall, when forest fires were ing Sunday.
comprising District 4 in the Oregon through here with a resultant large
sweeping severe' parts of California.
J. B. Curl and his son, Ralph, went
State Motor association was again amount of money being spent.
A forest fire broke out in Merced Monday to work at the Hull mill.
honored last week by the re-election
Mr. Macleay is in the city today
river canyon, near a big convict road
Miss Clark and Mrs. Rice were
of Charlea Hall of Marshfield as its and will go by stage to *Vedd»rbuTn.
camp. One guard with 87 convicts visitors at the Baker ranch during the
director. Joseph E. Dunne of Port­ He will stay there about a week.
hurried to help fight the fire. The past week-end.
land was re-elected president.
honor prisoners stayed on the job
Although business at preser1 was
The Warms moved into their new
not to bright, he expert»d an Im­
continuously for three days and home on Ninth street Saturday. Ax
Cl'RRY BEATS 1923
provement, he said. His company was
nights.
tells mov»d the same day to their
In the interval many men became apartments in the new theatre build­
RECORD IN SEAL SALE turning out chair stock at Wedder
Topping its 1923 I ecord by a few bum but the market for such a pro­
separated from the guard. Being ing over Tbe Tribune office.
dollars at least, Curry county, in 1924 duct at present was exceptionally
clad in overalls and their ordinary
A- F* Wnodvard was a business
bought $260.78 worth of Christmas good. The company did not contem­
clothing, they could easily have es­ visitor in Gold Beach Friday and
seals, according to a report just made plate extensive development of its
caped with hundreds of other volun­ Saturday.
public. The state of Oregon bought a estate this year, he said.
teer fighters who came into the moun­
County Game Warden John Adams
total of $45,000, Marion county lc*d
tains to fight the forest conflagration. was in Port Orford the last of the
ing with $2186.18 and Lane being next AL MARSH RANCn
Not one of the 87 failed to return to week, departing by stage for the
with $18O8„30. The city of Portland
LEASED FOR FIVE YEARS
camp.
Brookings district.
reported $16,714.36, while the public
Tbe AI Marsh ranch on Elk river,
While convicts are building high­
White and Huli are having their
schools sold $5052.15.
In Northern Curry county, hn been
ways at lower labor cost than if they lot west of the postoffici graded for
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leased to R. M. and J. L. Kvlc of
were constructed with the hired labor a buildine about 50x60 feet. A R.
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• • • • • • •
Marshfield, who have already taken
of free men. they are not competing Grinrel, is doing the team work.
Calendar of Coming Events
• posression. The ranch about five
with free labor,
for the work The galvanizad iron for this store and
• • • • • • »
• a
miles from Port Orford, is considered
which they are performing is in re­ for the Marsh service station is ex­
Indies’ aid on Wednesdays.
one of the best dairy and stock
gions where it is almost impossible pected direct from San Francisco!
Civic Improvement club on Thurs­ ranches in this county.
to obtain and keep ordinary hired on ons of the Moore boats the last of
days.
labor. Considering this fact and the this week.
Dance In Fromm hall Saturday,
TO DEEP-SEA FISH.
rehabiliation work which the “wage
Tbe schooner Pt. Reyes moored at i
By the tern - n t t h e w in
i,
7~
March 28.
Three men are here from Powers
system has made possible, approval the buoy in our harbor Tuesday n ight and, her three d .« s are to r J e r e ? . ’i “''u?
**
I-™* la-
Satellite dub fancy food sale, Sat­ md Coquille, preparing boats for
of the system has been giv»n by or departing early Wednesday morning maintenance. The «om-in’s moth» H
X allowance of
each for their
leep-sea fl«hlng. More will be told of
ganized labor throughout California. for Rogue river.
• «»other, shown
with the dogs. wa. left »10 urday, April 11, at the Blue Bird.
his promising industry for Port Or­
'»nd us your Job Work~ordere.
ford in a later Issue.
LEE OVERMAN TELLS INTER­
ESTING STORY OF WHAT
HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISH­
E D -E F F E C T ON THE
PRISONERS.
BANDON STORE TO HAVE
THIRO ANNOAL SILK SHOW
Dogs Left More Than Her Mother