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Port Orford Tribune “Out W h e re The W est Ends" Covers Northern Curry County PORT ORFORD, CURRY COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 1923. Junior Senator Back in State to Investigate Needs— No Announcement As Vet Voi. 33. No. 52. JUDGE KENDALL HAS BIG FINANCIER PORT COMMISSION NEW RAILROAD FOR G RINNELL CASE LOOKS FOR GREATEST GETTING BUSINESS OREGON-TO GOST SIX GROWTH PERIOD HALF MILLION SHIPMENTS OF LOGS AND LUM After spending two days in hearing BER FROM PORT ORFORD the testimony in the suit of Mabel While his friends and supporters calities that I can render the best Gillings and A. F. Woodyard vs. A. BEGINNING TO PICK feel reasonably sure he will be a can-1 service to the people and the state, E. Grinnell, ejectment proceedings to HEAD OF GREAT STEEL CORPOR UP—BOATS COMING LINE, 150 MILES LONG, WILL ciidate to succeed himself, United and this has been and is my chief oust the defendant from the Port ATION SAYS BETTER FEEL RUN FROM BEND TO KLAMATH States Senator R. N. Stanfield, junior desire. Orford Auto park, Judge Kendall, in ING BETWEEN CORPOR F A L L S—M E A N S senator from Oregon, who has just; “I expect to spend considerable of the circuit court at Gold Beach, took The Board of Commissioners of ATIONS AND EM- MUCH TO STATE. arrived in Portland from Washington, my time in my Portland office so I the matter under advisement last the Port of Port Orford held its PLOYS. D. C., declines to make any definite; may meet as many of the people as Friday, and thereupon adjourned regular meeting on Tuesday, May announcement at this time, and has ! possible. court. 5th, all members being present. Af As its May-day present Oregon re so stated in a typewritten statem ent! “I do not wish at this time to make Just before adjournment Judge In an address before the recent an- ter the regular routine matters were ceived the announcement of a new to the press. However, his plan calls' any formal announcement as tc Kendall issued a permanent injunc nual meeting of the New York Build- disposed of, the matter of space al- nlajn bne railroad approximately 150 for combing the state and inquiring whether I shall be a candidate to tion against H. Backensto as county ing congress, Charles M. Schwab, lotments was taken up, but owing to mj|es long from Bend to Klamath as to the needs of the people, and th is' succeed myself in the senate. But a treasurer, which, in effect, orders the chairman of the board of Bethlehem the fact that Geo. W. Moore, Jr., was Ea|iSi costing $6,500,000. will serve for campaigning, inas to whether or not I am a candidate county to cash the Curry county war Steel corporation, declared “I be- obliged to be in Marshfield during The new' mileage will be an exten- much as when the campaign is under does not affect my desire to render rants in order of their priority in lieve the next 20 years will see the “ ’a loading of a shipment on a Jap sjon of tbe o regon Trunk railway, way Senator Stanfield will be at the most effective service during the stead of paying the 1925 warrants greatest ¡accomplish merit /American boat, and Mr. Forsyth of the Western and officials of the road will be di balance of the 69th congress.” Washington. and then those previous to December industry has ever known.” W b‘te Cedar company could not be ,-ected at once by the parent line, the Senator Stanfield predicts the “It is to this end,” the steel mas- on hand until the following day, final Spokane, Portland & Seattle railway It is u n d ersh ^F th at among the’31 1924 as he has funds to take them Tevenue laws will be revised by the . Dlstrlct Attorney Buffington ter continued, “that God has en- adjustment between the two main system, to file an application for a next congress and the tax rate ma sections of the state to be visited by up- notified the court that he expected to dowed this country with the vastest shippers was deferred until they could certificate of public convenience and terially reduced. With the expendi Senator Stanfield, is Southwestern appeal the case, although it is under of natural resources and a people of ’e heard. necessity with the interstate com- tures of government reduced under Oregon, which will include a trip stood that the county treasurer is the most alert integrity, the bravest “ had >een expected that the ship- meree commission to permit construc- through Curry county, as the senator the sane and efficient economy pro opposed to any such move. Any ap spirit and the finest of ideals. ments of a number of operators could tion. gram of President Coolidge, announ desires to look over the harbor pos peal, if taken, wil have to be author “If I had my choice to be born pooled for shipment by one com- Directors Take Action, ces the senator, all special taxes sibilities at Port Orford, and also ized by the county court. There is again, I believe I would choose to be Pan>’> thus doing away with the Tbe news Came to Portland in a travel over the Roosevelt Highway should be reduced and reduce the tax a growing sentiment over the county, a young man today,” he told the necessity of assigning a definite space telegram from Charles Donnelly, on Incomes about 20 per cent. The from all reports, to the effect that architects, builders and workingmen *° eac 1 shipper, and negotiations are president of the Northern Pacific rail- committee on finance has not formally HIGHWAY COMMISSION the people are becoming very much attending the meeting. understood to be still in abeyance way> to A. D. Charlton, general pas- discussed the subject, but the senator OPPOSES REFERENDUM ON disgusted with the status of the Co-operation between competitors with that end in view. In the mean- senger agent, that directors at a is of the opinion that the committee BUS AND TRUCK BILL county’s financial condition, due to in industry and democratic relations there appears to be some possi- meetJng in New York last week de- Is in favor of substantial reduction. -------- the questioning of the legality of war- between employer and w’orkingmen b'lity oi one group securing- an adili- cjded bj. unanimous vote to authorize Early Revision Not Expected. rants, all of which has resulted in were points on which the speaker / 10 . boat, in which event a shipping tbe Oregon Trunk officers to proceed As a member of the Senate com warrant holders being unable to , dwelt. He prided himself that in his service would be arranged for logs, wjtb tbe appijcation for a certificate mittee on finance, Mr. Stanfield says]goes on record as favoring house bill realiz realize on their paper. long career, in which he had handled . „ m pei a , . c01’’m(” !t!®^ from and make at, once definite location he is confident that there will be no 443 and opposing the referendum Judge Kendall sustained the de- hundreds of thousands of working- ^ 01J Ol^ori to , os Bay’ w/ b some of the proposed line. It was said by general revisions of tariff laws dur- wbjcb the truck and bus operators murrer to the indictment returned men, he had never had a strike. likelihood of a lumber carrying run President Donnelly that the directors ing the next session. There should have started: “I believe,” he said, “that among froyn Coos Bay to San Francisco, and bad been considering the extension against Jack Douthit, for hunting be some changes and he is hopeful the workingmen of America there is f ro”? tbat po‘nt. to ^ ort ®r" for some time. i the house will provide a duty on The state highway commission de- deer in closed season. sires to state its hearty approval of A E- Hart> Leroy Mehlhorn and more of real sound morality more ford and other destinations. W. F. Turner, president of the Ore the attitude of the State Association Theodore Weimer, indicted for Iar- of real decent living, than among The Poit Commission is in receipt of gon Trunk and of its parent line, the o. Spokane, Spoka .F v .-F '6 . poB^.uiuvy ?*" Portland & Seattle railway, ; of County Judges and Commissioner. ceny, entered pleas, the two former many of those who rank themselves L T 'F J F - in its recent declaration against the of not ruiItv> and bond. ()f $1.OOo higher. I am glad they call me assistance in making arrangements latel. rPceive«l jojnt authorization for shipments from Port Orford _ to from thp two svstem8 that controj proposed referendum on the so-called were posted. Weimer pleaded guilty Charley.” Coos Bay, San Francisco, and particu- hoth roa<ls, the Great Northern ami bus and truck bill recently passed by and was sentenced to a term of not uariy to Portland, an.l this, coupled Northern Pacific, for the extension. the legislature. The highway system to exceed six years in t he state WAR MOTHERS OF with the persistent demand for in He expressed gratification over the OREGON MEET FAVOR of Oregon is not constructed and penitentiary and sentence suspended LASTING PEACE coming freight service, as well as the announcement announcement. maintained by a general taxation, but pending good behavior. _____ requirements of small shippers of i by fees in the form of license and At the first annual state convention commodities out of Port Orford - gasoline tax paid by the individual of the American War Mothers of Ore- would warrant shipping companies in 1 motorists of the state. gon in Salem last week, Mrs. Florence thoroughly investigating the local The burden, therefore, should be Garver of Portland was elected presi- situation. ’ equally distributed. The initial heavy dent. The Moore Mill & Lumber compa- construction and heavy reconstruction The convention went on record in- n>’ has over 300,000 feet of logs now I costs are caused in the main by the dorsing the memorial tree movement, on the dock, anil the Mary E. Moore ! users of heavy motor equipment. I -------- Many of our roads will have to be Alth h it took morc, than seven child welfare work and the perman- is due Wednesday for one cargo for There are no new developments ■rebuilt and be constructed m a m an-,hourg tQ hear a„ tbp testi it ent filing of the records of the soldiers Coos Bay, and is expected to return . of the late world war. immediately for a secon.l cargo, at >" he a" alrs, °f ‘ ’e First National ner to withstand this equipment. In tQok thfi gchool boar(J of Bandon ]esg “As mothers,” read one resolution, which time she will take not only ex- bank of Bandon, cl°sed voluntarily our opinion this bill does not levy a tban tWQ minutfes to brj jn an un. confiscatory fee but does attempt ,n animQUS verdict of not ¡, a(faingt “we pledge our co-operation with all port logs but also mill logs for de- several weeks ago by its directors, working toward meritorious livery at Bandon. Several trucks ani1 ,l begins to look as though more a manner to distribute the burden the s rintendent o f the Bandon agencies service in behalf of democracy and are now hauling for the Western weeks will expire before any definite equitably among those who use the schoo,S( R H Watsoni wbo was White Cedar ami ____ company, _ _ two __ l>,ans have matured, • r else been act- | highways. , ebarged wjfb incompetency and the public welfare, ami universal and last week’s time will see log deliveries in et upon by the comptroller of the ing peace through justice.” -o— currency in that far-distant seat of ruse of profanity in addressing one of full swing. OREGON COMMUNITIES our national government, ie. Wash his pupils. COOS COUNTY HAS INTERESTED IN STATE-WIDE ington, D. C. NO WORRY OVER ITS Virtually every teacher in the SETTLEMENT PROGRAM The depositors’ committee is hold FINANCIAL CONDITION j school testified to Watson’s ability. shingles and hides and increase the I ing '.eetings from time to time, and It is undeistood that, although he prcsc.v uuv, x ..« — , beef —. — present duty .... on cherries, cattle ~ PORTLAND, May 4.—Major com-' hoy s in the very near future to have Coos county is in an excellent finan and hops. The great quantity of munities of Oregon are thoroughly bas a contract running through the a report anil a recommendation to cial condition according to the report hides coming in from South America sold on the value of the present state- terin of. scb?0,l> tbai; Professor present to the entire list of deposi and other foreign countries has all wide settlement program, according Watson has signifies his intention of of W. H. Wann, auditor, who has just tors, which will probably be done in a but destroyed the home market. A to letters received by the land settle- relieving the district frcm the ob iga- conjpleted a survev of the various by the Chamber of C0111- general meeting, as well as through iluty on hides, maintains the senator, ment department of the Portland d 10". Peihaps he is glad to get away bond issues. Mr. Wann has been en Sponsored , ., , ,, mail. The , action of the gaged by the Curry County Court to merce of that . place, Myrtle Point . is the , . , deposi- , . will help the cattle industry. The Chamber of Commerce following pub- f.rom a community that is willing to , , . the Fourth ., of i i July , - ., tors will then be communicated to to celebrate with present dutv on cherries, beef cattle/¡cation of the annual report of the llste" to every petty complaint ln- audit the books of this county. the comptroller of thf currency, when and- hops is not sufficient to protect department, in which it was mention- steady °f.,glVlnK. *tS- wholehearted SUp,' The auditor found that Coos coun a twc days blow-out. of the whole matter Writing to this newspaper concern- final be disposition the home market from invasion from ed that more than 700 families, bring- Port to the work o developing a good ty had a total valuation of $25,299,- the result, for the latter has 266, and a bonded indebtedness of .< > . an.l Pon.leil indehte.lness ot ing the big event> E j, Schneider, .T" " outside I inE with them an agregate capital in school system, and we cant blame countv has authorized mv«- as^ sa^- Senator Stanfield formal state-' excess of $2,000,000, had been brought blm- Life is too blamed short to . 102.625. ... . __i Coos _______________x .-, president, says. _, , x x two days, 1 . 1 ... There many still ■ feel con- We will celebrate July t that ,, are , the v , who . affairs ment follows- here during the past year. spend it in a place that is controlled only three bond issues for a total of . , ... . . , . , x- xv fident banks ar> not $662.000. The entire group will be 3rd, and 4th, into which time, the “I have enjoyed the work in the “Personally,” writes Lloyd J ., by a faction that wants to continually naid by 1930, with interest totaling committees are crowding a diversifie. so complicated, nor conditions so had senate, particularly as a member of Crocker, president of the Roseburg rule or ruin- but what they can be untangled, new $252.950. entertainment. It is our intention to capital interested, and the bank re- the finance committee, which is con- Chamber of Commerce, “I think the ~ , include with . xx xv sidered the most powerful and per- work done by your department was 4i'* * * 'i1* * * * * * * * * * « « * < i'* * * * * . , x Convention, -, the regular x- „ celebration • this X. • a opene stronger an.l . v better than ever. Miss Inez Lusk is visiting in the ,,T Loggers and 1 in haps the most desirable committee in more directly responsible for the £ --------- o- home of W. T. White, Jr. She ha» regard, it is planned to have scaling the whole of congress. large number of settlers we received w . lust finished an eight months term M A SONS TO MEET. , , 1 barking con- “I am very glad, however, to get in Douglas County than any other, j jadjes> Ajd ^Wednesdays. Port Orford Lodge No. 170, A. F. of school at lllahe, and is to spend , , , ,, -xv , her people . A wd, bo,d g statpd communi- back to Oregon. I expect to remain agency. We received more real Civjc i mpr0Vement club—Thurs- the summer with near tests, and other competitive sports in which all loggers may participate. cation Saturday evening, May 9th, at in Portland most of the time until farmers, that had some money, than days Mvrtle Point. Another feature of our celebration wbjpb time considerable business will special commit- we have before in ten years, I think ' ’ September, when a spec: Port Orford Lodge A. F. and A. M. will be a two day rodeo, in which rP.,uire attention. The lodge is also tee which I have named, as chair-, I am safe in saying.” , , No 170—Saturday Mav 9 there will be entered twenty bucking pXpecting two or possibly three can- man of the committee on public “We certainly think the people of W ’ 1 h 1 lay, May J. A PLEDGE. horses, a number of cattle, in addition di(lateq for dpgrPe work, and besides lands and surveys will hold hear-: Southern Oregon should appreciate Chamber of Commerce meeting— 1. Matches—I will be sure my to a chariot race, and the usual cow- baving a numbpr of applications in ings in several of the western public your efforts in settling up this part May 12. * match is out. I will break it in land states. The purpose of these of the country,” writes J. W. Lucas Dance in Fromm hall—Bandon boy stunts. hand for action at the present, nieet- * two before throwing it way. Myrtle Point has not celebrated ¡ng ¡s a,s0 ¡n receipt of additional "hearings is to secure first-hand in- of Grants Pass, representative o f, orchestra, Saturday, May 9. for four years. We solicit your sup petitions. * 2. Tobacco—Iwill warn smokers formation with reference to the pres- large undeveloped holdings under the| _______ 0_______ port an.l ask you to join with us. You ent administration of the public lands, Grants Pass Irrigation district, in re- Twenty-five per cent, or an annual * to be sure their pipe ashes, cigar will enjoy a real celebration at both reserved and unreserved, and to porting the names of 30 new settlers, item of $50,000,000 has been lopped * or cigarette stumps are dead be- f HAMPER TO MEET MAY 12 Myrtle Point. devise ways and means whereby the “I am very positive that a few years, off the bill paid by the American mo- * fore throwing them away. I will The Port Orford Chamber of Com public resources may best be con- of this kind of concentrated effort torists for tires, as a result of dis * warn them not to throw these in- merce will hold a regular meeting LAWYER HEADS GOOD served and utilized with the least ex- along the land settlement line will coveries made by chemical research * to brush, leaves or needles. Tuesday evening, May 12th, and ROADS ASSOCIATION Making Camp—I will secure pense to the government, yet ad- make Oregon one of the bes' states workers. In addition to this saving * members are being notified to be on ministered justly toward the people on the Pacific Coast.” tires and tubes have a longer life * a camp fire permit before build- J. T. Brand, prominent lawyer of hand early, as a number of mattpre who have occasion to purchase tim- Other letters of a like tenor have than heretofore. Such is the statement * ing a fire. I will build only a among Marshfield, has been elected president require prompt attention. ber, grazing permits, or in anywise been received from Chambers of ¡of William G. Greer of Akron, Ohio, •small camp fire. I will scrape them the proposition of whether or of the Coos Goo.l Roads association, deal with the administration in this Commerce officials in practically all in a report to the American Chemical * away the trash from all around it succeeding J. E. Norton, who has been not the convention of the Spanish * I will build it in the open, not major districts of Western and East Society. respect. its head for the past two years. J. E. American War Veterans will he held * against a tree or log or near “These hearings will probably con ern Oregon, according to W. G. Ide, Snyder, North Bend, was re-elected here this summer. tinue until congress convenes in manager of the department. W. T. White, Jr., made a business * brush. secretary-treasurer. CLINTONS RETURN HERE -----------o -------- December. trip to Bandon, Tuesday. He was * 4. Leaving Camp—I will never ---- ------ o ........... .. Theodore L. Clinton ar- Needs to Be Studied. MARSHFIELD TO BE accompanied by his sister,. Mrs. * leave a camp fire unattended, Mr. Forsyth, one of the Western . , an.l family , , HOST TO TWO LARGE “I hope to visit most parts of the Whit. Cedar company, spent Wednes- " ved Mr’"'lay to take up their res.- Marion Zumwalt, and Martin Larson. * even frr a short time, without * quenching it with water and then | dence in Port Orford for the season, STATE CONVENTIONS state during the summer that I may day in P rt Oi ford and vicinity. confer with the people in the various Captain Edward Skog, of Coos * covering it with earth. The “Mary E. Moore” arrive.' while Mr. Clinton acts as representa _______ with reference to the im- Marshfield is becoming re 1e con- Bay, former master of the “Cleone,” * 5. Brush or Clearing Fires—I localities about 6:00 \. M. Wednesday morn tive for the Western White Cedar in this area. provement and development of our vention city. Among the big state visited with his Port Orford friends * will never build brush or clearing ing, and lost no time stowing a cargo con p-iny -----------o----------- * fires in windy weather or where rivers and harbors highwavs, na- gatherings to be held on Coos Bay Sunday. aboard. * there is the slightest danger of ' baby boy was still bom to Mr. tional parks. Oregon caves, federal this summer are the Oregon Woman’s _______ ________ * their escaping from control. Knapp Wednesday buildings desired and needed in sev- Federation in June and the Oregon e.v n . .v«ru The Northwest is the nation's la t u Mrs. Orri * 6. Fighting Fires—If I find eral of the cities and othrr things Federation of Labor in August. Both A « ARD I HANKS woodlot. Forest industries bring nig’'t, April 29th. Funeral services in which our p"- ole are viully inter- meetings will attract not only several We wish to thank the people for * a fire, I will try to put it out. If prosperity. Prevent forest fires. It we held Thursday hv Rev. Smith, estpd hundred delegates, but a large num- their kind and liberal contribution of * I can’t I will get word of it to the onlv 'he immediate family attending. pays. "It is onlv by ha- mg the fullest ber of visitors as well. beautiful flowers in the burial of our * nearest United States forest Mrs. Knapp is convalescing. -----------0----------- . -----r> ■ granddaughter, Dolile Mvrtle. * ranger or state fire warden at information an.l first hand knowledge. ---- . There are 48,531 millionaires living Wear a V. F. W. Buddy Poppy J. W. HURST * once. wherever possible, concerning the Don’t forget your comrade in dis- , in France. and FAMILY Memorial Day. needs and wants of the various Io- tress. Buy a Buddy Poppy. . -- ----- DEPOSITORS’ COMMITTEE WORKING -NOTHING NEW BANDON SUPERINTENDENT DECLARED NOT GUILTY MYRTLE POINT TO HOLD TWO OATS’ CELEBRATION a l 1 , ■.
