r i w CQGNTY LEADER OFFICIAL PAPER of LINCOLN COUNTY LARGEST CIRCULATION In LINCOLN COUNTY VOLUME 30 LINCOLN COUNTY LEADER, TOLEDO, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 13th, 1922. NUMBER 21 LINCOLN COUNTY COURT LETS COTRACT SILETZ BRIDGES Combined Bid of Portland Firms Accepted by Commissioners; Monson-Trierweiler Co. Gets Contract. Tha combined bid of Blytho, Whit-1 tier & Co., Ladd & Tllton Bank, Clark. Kendall & Co., Bend. Goodwin & Tucker nnd the Western Bond & Mortgags Co., was a.rupted by the J Lincoln County Court Friday as the highest and bast bid for the purchase of the fi3,000 bridge bonds for the. building of three bridge3 over tho Siletz River. The bonds were bid at par value plus $780, accrued Interest to date of delivery. Construct 3 Wooden Bridges For the construction of the bridges Monson-Trierweiler Co., of Portland, Ore., was the successful blaaer. The bid of this company was S40.C97 for the construction of the three wooden bridgos. This same company is con structing the steel bridge over, the Si letz river where the Toledo road crosses. The contractors will start founda tion work on the three new bridges Immediately. Call For Specifications The county court lias a'so called for plans and specifications from the State Highway cto;nm!ssion on 1ihe new bridge to be constructed over the Yauulna bay, near Toledo, to the SoutlisW.-). As soon as these are re ceive:! the 5(0,000 bonds voted for tho construction of the bridge will be sold and the contract let. The LumbC'. men's Trust Company of Portland were the successful bid ders for purchasing the $243,240 bond lsiun for the building of permanent roads in Lincoln county. PACIFIC SPRUCE MILL SAWS INITIAL LOG That the big mill being reconstruct ed here by tho Pacific Spruc.i cor poration is nearly ready to start o eratiens Is'signtfied by the fact that the first lo? wa3 hoisted from the bay; Wednesday and was put through tho i big saw. Although not ready to start; actual operation now it will only be a; matter of a f.iw days until one of the big saws will be put Into steady oper ation. All lumber sawed or the few! months will be used for construction purposes only. Toledo Asain Swamps Indians In Baseball Game Locals Chase Adams to Bench in Four Innings After Making 12 Hits and 13 Runs: Albert son Effective as Is Hall. The Indians came, they saw, but they did not conquer. The Toledo baseball team came near handing the Slietz Indians another shutout on the local diamond Sunday when they gave them a drubbing to the tune of 14 to three. The Indians scoring all came In the eighth Inning when two little singles, two errors on the part of Toiodo playcrn and a stol en base a'.lowed them to put three men across tho plate. With the exception of this one inning the Indians never jad a chance to score. Hall, pitching for Toledo, allowed but two hits up to the eighth inning and it ntire looked like another goose egs for the Red Men. However, the locals played a little loose in the eighth and the Indians managed to oave themselves a shut-out. Adams, Siletz pitcher, had it all doped out that he was going to get ven on the local team for the beating they administered to him at Newport On July 4, but in the four :nninga he (Continued on Page Seven) NEW CITY CLERK ftNOW IN OFFICE R. R. Miller was appointed city re corder at the last regular meeting of the city council to take the place of George Andrews,- resigned. Mr. Mil ler is well known not only In Toledo but throughout this section of the state, having held the office of county judge and has- alsp been connected with the county schools. Mr. Miller has held the office of city recorder of Toledo before. FIRE HAZARDSERIOUS SAYS. FIRE MARSHAL W. E. Dall, deputy fire marshal of this district, stated today that It was necessary' for every person to bs ex tremely careful wiih fire of any des cription due to the extremenly dry conditions now existing In all parts of 'the "-country. One of the greatest assets of Lincoln county Is its timber resources and one careless person could totally destroy It. AS TEDDY JR SEES IT Editor's Note: The recent tri umph of progressive Republican candidates in various states and upset of other Old Guard leaders brought forth the following com ment from Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., Assistant Secretary of the Navy, when approached by the Washington representative of this newspaper: I AM delighted with Gifford Pinchot's victory in Penn sylvania. It indicates a general trend toward progressive ideals. In this connection, however, it is necessary to bear in mind that since 1912 lines are blurred considerably on progressive policies. . For example, a very large part of the 1912 progressive platform has already become . the law of the land. In this, woman suffrage is a specific incident. Agricultural News Feature Appears In This Issue County Agent Cooter Contrib utes Material for Benefit of Farmers; Will Appear in Sec ond Issue of Each Month. On page 4 of this issue will be found our new Agricultural News section. ' Material for this page will be pre pared under the supervision of Coun ,ty Agent Cooter, and we hope will . be of interest particularly to our rural readers. We believe this new depart ment will add value to our paper and Mr. Cooter thinks the public will ap preciate it. Mr. Cooter will continue to provide material for our regular Issues as he has in the past. A large number of . sample copies will be mailed to our non-subscribers each month. Mr. Cooter says "I have prepared material, for your July 13th issue and hope to provide you for each Issue with material or suggestions that will be of interest to our farmers. I am sure they will appreciate your offer to us of this space and I hope this cooperative publicity proposition will be of benefit both to the farmers and the Leader. I hope the readers of this page will feel free to criticise or contribute." FORMER EDITOR OF LEADER VISITING RELATIVES HERE Mrs. Ada E. Soule of Portland. Ore gon, "and a former owner and editor of the Lincoln County Le-.der, is vis iting at the home of Mr. Geo. Schenck of this city. Mrs. Soule and Mrs. Schenck are sister3. She will take an extended visit here. toledoolay" waldport sunday The Toledo baseball club will cross bats with the Wulduort ngtrrpciatton at the local diamond nnvt Sunday af ternoon at 2 p. m. Waidport has de feated the Indians twice this season nnd have also defeated Toiodo once. The game will likely be a pitchers' battle between Coleman for Waidport and Hall for Toledo. Co'.eman struck out 1-6 of' the Toledo men In the game here but Toledo won the con test by a score of 9 to 4. " Woldport has lost 3 out. of seven games this season while Toledo, hag lost only 2 out of a like number. It should be a real contest. f a hm ....... . .m.r I Highway Meeting Now Being Held At Crescent City Delegates Reach California Town After Coast Trip Filled ' With Wonders Natural to Ore-' gon Coast Trips. Two States Join Forcss to Put Over Roosevelt Highway; Seven Counties of Two States Represented. CRESCENT CITY, Cal., Ju!y 10. The big Roosevelt-Re .Iwood coast highway meeting got. w.rl under way today, following a trip through some of the most picturesque scenery found In the west. Mucli enthusiasm pre vailed as the session opened, and from all appearances the gathering will be an epoch-making one. ; The purpose of the conference Is for the purpose of building the Roose velt highway In Oregon and to pro moto tho completion of a coast high way through the two states. There are seven coast counties in Califor nia and seven coast counties In Ore gon, and the two highways that tha 'conference will duscuss are the Rod wccd highway In California and the 'Roosevelt highway In Oregon. As a result of the conference, It Is expected that a strong organization will be formed of the coast counties of tho two states, to promote and assist In every possible manner the completion of this most Important highway which will greatly stimulate the tourist tra vel into Oregon, as well as afford the people of the state an opportunity to visit all parts of the Oregon coast at all seasons of the year. Each of the seven Oregon coast counties are represented at the con ference by delegations made up from : commercial organizations and county ccurts. The same thing applies to the delegations from the California counties. i As Curry county Is one of the last . (Continued on Page Eight 1 Sheriff Slayers Hang at Salem jKirby and Rathie Pay Penalty I for Taking Life of Til Taylor; Both Proclaim Innocence. SALEM; Or., July 7. Elvle D. Klrby and John Rathte paid with their lives on the scaffold here today for the mur- ider of Sheriff Til Taylor of UmatKla county, In Pendleton, two years ago. All appeals, attempted injunctions and writs of habeas corpus sought by their attorney, failed, and Governor 01 cott refused to Intervene. I John Rathie dropped through the trap at 8:30, end was pronounced dead thirteen minutes later. Elvle D. Klrby was placed on the scaffo'.d at 8:48, the trap was sprung at 8:50, and he was dead twelve minutes later. I Both men protested their innocence, 1 and both voiced forgiveness of all con nected with their going to death. During the hanging, the penitentiary prisoners were turned into the prison yard by Warden Lewis, as during the Nell Hart execution they beat at their eel! bars and howled dismally. They I did not witness the execution today. ! Father Roche and B. B. Wedaic, -Meunonite, accompanied tne doomet, ;men to the scaffold. Neither of the men required assistance in the march. ; Rathie, visibly nervous, muttered I prayers while the black cap was being adjusted, but Klrby, wearing a new ! suit and collar, chewed gum as he . looked over the small crowd gathered to see htm executed. I Rathie, when asked if he had any thing to say, in a clear voice ans wered: "All I have to say is I am in nocent of this crime I am hanging for and hope God will forgive those that Sentenced me and have mercy on their souls. I forgive everybody. I have no hard feelings Ggalnst anybody." When Warden Lewis asked Klrby if he had anything to say, he replied, '"No Bir," but urged by Father Roche, finally said: ."I forgive everybody; I '.am Innocent; everybody knows that." Guard W. E. Lamb officiated at both executions, which went forward without a hitch. He r.lso hanged Nell Hart, executed for the same offense. Several Umntilia county officials at tended the executlcnB. I FAIR BOARD TO MEET j SATURDAY AFTERNOON I The Lincoln County Fair board win hold a special meeting in the Cham j ber of Commerce rooms at 2 p. m. Sat urday at the call of Peter Frederick, president, according to Lieutenant Patterson. RTr. Patterson is busy this jweck Eliciting advertising for the ; fair book, and he states that the mer chants and others are responding nicely. ' All members of the fair board ! should be present at the meeting 1 Saturday afternoon as Important business will be discussed relative to the progress being made to make the big show a success this fall. Feels Spuds and Asks for Senate Vote V v From spuds to Senate is quite some hurdle, but the confident Mrs. Annie p. Olson, of Minnesota, is not afraid to pose in kitchen frock Jn asking the voters ot the state to end her to the U. S. Senate in place f Frank B. Kcllog, the present Re School of Music Opened in Toledo ; Bv Prof. Norton Students Who Enroll Will Be Given Credits the Same as Students Attending Philomath College. , department of music h.is been estab lished here in Toledo and will ba known as the Toledo School of Music. Headquarters will be at the Liberty Theatre and Instruction will be given In piano, voice, and all orchestra In struments. Prof. R. T. Norton, head of the music depar'ment at Philomath 'is taking personal charge of the work here and will be assisted by Lester I Wurman, also Instructor at Philomath, i Quite a number of students are al ready enrolled and as the time is lim ited to two days a week, Mondays and I Tuesdays, it would be well for appli cants to register without delay. All instructions are persona! and credits will be given the same as at Philo math College, so that a student may take advanced work at any college and receive credit for work done here. .We believe Toledo Is fortunate in get ting such an institution started here, i Among those who have already en rolled as students at the Toledo School 'of MurIc are Austin Altree, voice; Irene Altree, piano; and Julia Easton, voice and violin. FOURTH JULY RESULTS IN FORTY DEATHS NRW YORK, July 6. Approximate ly 40 persons were killed and 260 in jured in the nation's Fourth of July celebration. New York, where the children fir ed hundreds of thousands of do:'.ars worth of firecrackers, led the country with 11 dead and 45 injured. Drownings at bathing beaches In various parts of the country added to the toll. PREPARE YOUR EXHIBITS EARLY The Lincoln County Fair will be her the first week In September. You ma think that on account of the poor year you won't have very good exhibits, but just remember everybody else is in the same boat. Plan for the Fair. 1 MHrlilVi fcurcpe Greets Former Pres. Taft '. Former President Taft made no flamboyant announcement of his trip to Europe this summer, still he is being received with enthusiasm and interest at every eenter visited. In London he was honored at state affairs and dinners in a way befitting his ability. The fact that he is now chief Justice of the United States impresses Europe. The tour is developing into triumphal trip not unlike that tendered other presi dents on visits there. Picture shows Mr. and Mrs. Taft arriving in France. It also shows how the former president has lost in weight 'TOT I, ftfirm v 1 publican Senator. Mrs. Olson does not let her campaign interfere with housework, as one wide awake photographer found when he called at the home. Political wiseacres say Mrs. Olson is piling up hundreds of votes in her campaign. Jersey Men to Hold Meeting Here July 29th F. B. Astroth, of The American Jersey Cattle Club, Will Speak and Show Jersey Motion Pic tures; Big Eats. The Lincoln County Jersey Cattle Club will be assisted in Its campaign to make Lincoln County famous for the Jersey and. her products by Mr. F. B. Astroth on Saturday, July 2!Hh. The election of officers for the com ing year and the preparation of a program of activities for the coming yenr will be accomplished between 10:30 and 12 o'clock. Then a Jersey luncheon arranged for by a committee consisting of W. R. Stokes. V. D. Graves and Tony Jacobson will be served in the Chamber of Commerce rooms. Mr. Ray L. Jenkins was named on the publicity committee, so watch out for the verbal bombardment. It's coming. L. A. Jersey Hulbert is on the entertainment committee so If you aren't cared for Jump on him. Mr. Astroth will speek at a public meeting at 1:30 o'clock and at 12 o'clock will speak briefly to the Calf Club mem bers, after which all will retire to the theatre where Jersey motion pictures and slides, Incidentally showing pic tures of a lot of Oregon's World Cham pion Jerseys, will be adequately ex plained by Mr. Astroth. Farmers and business men interest ed are particularly welcomed to at tend. It's all free. o , STOKES KILLS BEAR AT NASH BROTHERS Several bear have not only been whipping out Nash Brothers dogs, but have been feeding on their goat flocks for some time. With the advent of the government hunt ers a bear hunt was staged on Nsssh Brothers farm and after a hot chase participated in by Nash Brothers,. J. E. Cooter, Mr. Wil liams nd Jackson of the Preda tory Animal Department, Mr. Ja cobson of Pioneer, and Mr. Stokes and Mr. Alexander of Toledo, Mr. Stokes proved the best long dis tance runner and bagged tha bear. t JMSl' 4. STAND A KD OIL WILL INSTAL STATION HERE Council Passes Ordinance Grant ing Company Right To Oper ate Distributing Station in City. At Its adjourned mooting held in the council chamber Mnnilnv ov,nlnr the city couni-il passt'd un ordinance, which nnntMrx In another rnlnmn In this issue, grunting the Standard Oil company the riftlit to operate a diB- tnnutlns station in the city limits of Toledo, after itl telephone meBrLge from A. C. Barber, state flro marshal, assured them that the installation of the oil station would not crate a higher rate of Insurance for mljaoent buildings. There is a distance of ap proximately 300 feet betwoi n where tne oil tanks will bo stationed and the nearest buildings. The building Bite for the distributee station In Alt lOf blork three of Graham's sixth ad dition to Toledo and a small parcel of land adjoining. It Is understood the Standard Oil company will Immed. lately Install the distributing station. Telephone Line To Dam. The city dads also took up the mat ter of building a telephone line to the new dam site on Milt rrenlr A t.r. ephone will be essential to the watch man at the dam after It is completed. Several Bouthslde people have signi fied their willingness to install tele phones providing the line would be built and a few were present at tut, meeting Monday. The bul'.dlng Jof the line was turned over to City En- (Continued on Page Eight PETERSON BROS. ARE TURNING OUT HENRYS Hank Ford will have to change hla slogan of "One Million Cars Per Year If all hiB thousands of agents, scat tered over the country, do as we" at 'disposing of "Tin Lizzies" as the Pe terson Bros1. Garage, local Ford agents. Thla firm has, during the past week, sold seven cars to Lincoln county citizens. . The following purchased! .touring cars: Judge James of the Lin- ' .coin county court; Peter Frederick. F. W. Stevens, general manager of the Pacific Spruce Mill, all of Toledo; I Art Baldwin and V. P. Mitchell ot Waidport; Gideon Koblelskl of Slletx: 'while Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Fowler, local restaurant proprietors, are the own ers of a new Ford sedan. Legion Post to Conduct Regular Saturday Dances War Veterans Will Open New Hall to Public; Dances to Be Conducted Under Supervision of Committee. The Alden Abbey Post, American M Legion, held a meeting In the law of fice of Attorney G. B. McCluskey Tuesday evening and decided to hold public Saturday night dances In their new club house at the fair grounds. In the absence of Post Commander Hi. Stocker, Mr. McCluskey presided over the meeting. The dances will be held every Saturdny night, com mencing . with next Saturday, July 15th. A committee consisting of tha following "vets' was appointed ta manage the affulrs: Roy Swearlngen, Ralph Gordon and Frank Updike will act as floor managers; Henry Camp bell will be responsible for the hall; E. F. Hall will take care of the pub licity work and Lieutenant W. K. Paterson will look after the music. The dances are being held mainly to help pay off the Indebtedness of the moving of the club house. The floor is one ot the best in this part of the state; a local orchestra wilt furnish the music and to those who enjoy "skipping tho light fantastic" attending these dances under the aus pices of the legion boys should be real treat. An admission price was decided up on at $100. Lndley will bn ndmttted tree. All gentlemen spectators who do not care to dance will be asked to take sejjts In the balcony. Gentle men spectators will be charged an admission price of 25 cents. The war veterans guarantee that these dances will be conducted In a decent, respectable manner and the general public la Invited. MERCHANTS SHOULD LOCK PLACES OF BUSINESS Night Marshal Geo. Schenck report ed at the council meeting Monday , evening of finding five different busi ness houses left open during the month. On June 4th and 24th, the planing mill was left open; on June 9, the depot; June 12, Bateman's Fur niture house and June 14, Arthur Nye's plumbing shop. Burglars might reap a harvest one of these fine days unless the mer chan'.s of Toledo are more carefel about locking their places of buslneasi after closing hours, In the future.