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OREGON NEWS NOTES
OF GENERAUNTEREST
Events Occurring Throughout
the State During the Past
Week.
Admit Killing Babe.
Prineville. D. K. Sheldon, a young
mill worker, arrested here on a charge
of having slain his own day-old babe
while Its mother, in ignorance of what
was transpiring, lay In the next room,
made a dramatic confession.
Sheldon said he wanted to get the
babe out of the way so that his wife
could help him earn a living. He
waited until his wife was asleep, he
(aid, and then gave the babe a big
dose of poison, later placing the little
body by his wife's side.
Gila Monster Bites Man.
Medford. James King, a carnival
snake charmer, was bitten by a Gila
monster in the presence of scores of
women and children, dozens of whom
fainted.
King became hysterical and fell In
a collapse In the pit Attaches pried
the reptile's jaws apart and rushed
King to Sacred Heart hospital. His
life is despaired of.
Boundary Plan Proposed.
Albany. A plan whereby all con
fusion over county boundaries owing
to changes in river courses will be
obviated, Is being developed here for
presentation at the next session of
the legislature. It is planned to se
cure the enactment of a law changing
all such boundaries now existing and
providing that In the future the boun
dary lines shall shift with the river.
$250,000 Option Is Taken.
North Bend. John R. Smith's black
sand holdings on South Inlet, 12 miles
from this city, have been optioned to
a syndicate of local men and others
for 20 days for a sum around $250,000.
Demonstrations and showings have
been made which Indicate the deposits
are rich In gold.
Medford Society Women Give Skin.
Medford. Seven Medford society
women, whose names are withheld,
gave 150 square inches of skin from
their bodies to save the life of little
Sarah Green, aged three yars, who
was seriously burned while playing
with matches at the 401 Ranch, three
weeks ago.
JOSEPH B. F0RAKER
Joseph B. Foraker, former United
States senator from Ohio, who is seek
ing the senatorial nomination at the
primaries.
People in the News
Mayor Curtis of Portland, Me., won
the democratic nomination for gover
nor by a good margin.
President Wilson named Mrs. Grace
B. Caukln, an original Wilson sup
porter, receiver of public moneys In
San Francisco.
The British government has order
ed a warship to Durazzo, Albania, to
insure the safety of Prince William
and bis family. Other nations will
send war vessels to the scene, it is
declared.
John P. Weyerhauser, oldest son of
the late timber magnate, was elected
president of the company at the an
nual meeting held at Tacoma, Wash.
Admiral Fletcher, who has been In
Mexican waters for more than a year,
will return to Washington to confer
with Secretary Daniels and the presi
dent Arrivals at Vera Cruz from Mexico
City said President Huerta and Sir
Ltonel Carden, the retiring British
minister, bad quarreled. Huerta for
merly tried much of Sir Lionel's ad
vice. The estate of the late Adlai Steven
son, which is valued at $100,000, will
be shared by the three children of the
former vice-president of the United
States.
FRUITMEN FORM COMBINE
New Organization Will Sell Through
Distributors.
Portland. A combination of fruit
growers In the Willamette, Rogue Riv
er and Columbia River valleys was ef
fected at the commercial club to pro
vide future co-operation in cultivating,
harvesting, packing, shipping and
marketing the orchard products of
this territory.
The organization will be incorpor
ated as the Western Oregon Fruit Dis
tributors and will operate in co-operation
with the North Pacific Fruit Dis
tributors of Portland and Spokane, or
ganized a year ago.
The western Oregon organization
will confine Its efforts only to the
preparation of the fruit for market
The actual marketing will be done by
the North Pacific Distributors.
The principal objects of the new
organization, as outlined at the meet
ing, are:
To procure stability and uniformity
of pack and grade.
To provide the ability to market in
carload lots and to pool cars.
To eliminate the middleman.
As soon as the secretary of state
grants a charter the new organization
will be placed on a permanent basis.
Temporary officers elected are:
President, Charles E. Brand, of Rose
burg; secretary, J. J. Conger, of White
Salmon, Wash.
BUICK
The Car that
Sells by the
Train Load
Women Horsewhip Man,
Canyonville. W. G. Smith, former
minister and would-be promoter of a
modern Utopia at Wolf Creek, was
horsewhipped by women at Wolf
Creek. The women resented an al
leged slanderous attack made upon
their morals.
Overturning Car Kills.
Myrtle Point When an automobile
returning from Marshfleld and driven
by Joseph Schilling, Jr., overturned
two miles this side of Coqullle, Doles
Davenport, aged 22, was Instantly kill
ed. The other occupants, Ivan Rose
and Lloyd Jarvis, as well as Schilling,
escaped injury.
Excitement Kills Woman,
Pendleton. On the eve of her de
parture for the mountains Mrs. Henry
J. Latourelle, sister of George Bar
veau, proprietor of the Hotel St.
George, dropped dead from heart feat
ure caused by excitement.
Shaniko Wool is Sold.
Shanlko. About 200,000 pounds of
wool were sold here, cleaning up all
wools in this territory for the season.
The Buick Car Sets Mark in a Run
. Twenty and One-Tenth Mile Made on One Gallon of "Ga"
Twenty and one-tenth miles on one gallon of gasoline by a eix-cylndor Buick carl That's
the mark that the Buick Motor Company may advertise to the world bh an oflicial performance.
Not only did the Baick "Six" set this remarkable economy mark on January 14, but the
Model B-25, under similar running conditions, made 22.7 miles per gallon, while a third ma
chine, a Model B-37, with no gravity feed tank for the measured gallon of gasoline, made 17.07
miles. The later two models are fours.
With F. E. Edwards, former American Automobile Association technical expert and one of
the most conscientious officials in the industry, in charge of the technical committee and with
Darwin Hatch, St. Clair Couzens,,, Reed Parker and E. G. Westlake to furnish the affidavits as
passengers in the Buick cars, the machines were taken to Thirty-third street and South Park
avenue, Chicago, where the attested Warner speedometers were set and officially recorded by
Messrs. Edwards and Hatch, engines were run until they had sucked the gasoline leads dry and
the technical committee carefully supplied each car with one gallon of gasoline that rated 02 in a
temperature 65 degrees Fahrenheit.
Soon after the maohinea reached Jackson Park, where a two-mile circuit at and near the lake
shore was utilized for a testing ground, the wind set in off the lake, the roadways became sheeted
in ice and the temperature fell to 32 degrees. The southwest wind, that blew 23 miles an hour at
the start, shifted off the lake and became raw and cold, offering great resistance to the machines.
The Buic "six" weighed 4550 pounds, with four passengers and equipment, the "25" weighed
3300 pounds and the "37" 3780 pounds, inclu ling four passengers and equipment. The "six" has
an engine 3 3-4x5, the "25" has a bore and stroke of 3 3 4 each, while the "37" is 3 3-4x5, The
gear ratio of the "six" is 3 3-4 to 1, while the others have a 4-to-l gear ratio
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