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.
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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.
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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
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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
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.-,
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 £
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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|
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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
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December.
trip to Bandon, Tuesday. He was * 4. Leaving Camp—I will never
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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
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* 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.
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granddaughter, Dolile Mvrtle.
* ranger or state fire warden at
information an.l first hand knowledge.
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.
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.
.
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DEPOSITORS’ COMMITTEE
WORKING -NOTHING NEW
BANDON SUPERINTENDENT
DECLARED NOT GUILTY
MYRTLE POINT TO HOLD
TWO OATS’ CELEBRATION
a
l
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