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LINCOLN COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER --ot LINCOLN COUNTY ! LARGEST CIRCULATION LINCOLN COUNTY VOLUME 30 LINCOLN COUNTY LEADER, TOLEDO, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23,1922. NO. 40 LEADER RESIGNATIONS ARE IN ORDER STATE HIGHWAY Others Will Likely Resigng; Sen atoriaT Fight Opens Under Peculiar Conditions; Hall Slat ed for Commission. ' Governor-Elect Pierce Takes Position all State Institution Heads Should Resign; Wants Free Hand. , It has been announced In semi-official form that all three members of the Brlto hjghway commission will tender their resignations, to take ef fect January 1, or as soon as the then Governor Tierce tan or. will accept them. , Within a few days after the result of the voting was known the members of the board decided that under all the circumstances it was up to them to quIU The result is that they wrote out their resignations without delay, and Mr. Pierce is at liberty to appoint new men the day he goes into olfice. This means that the threatened inves tigation of the department, which has been the talk ef the state since elec tion, will have little If any effect. Mr. Pierce will be able to put into force his reforms without the delay incident to getting the old commissioners out of office. Interest in this matter will be keen est in those counties that have uncom pleted highway programs, and there will be a rush to get contracts let be fore the men now in office go out. Just what attitude the commissioners wU take Is at question, but rumor has It that they are disposed to let all the pending contracts and so far as pos sible go out of office with a clean elate. In most cases the action to be taken has long been agreed upon, but there Is an Important matter pending in Polk County, there being about four teen miles of pavement to lay to com pletetke west side highway. This has been due to Polk county having, a county court that antagonized the com mission. At the recent election those favoring acting ln harmony with the commission prevailed, winning by a big majority. It Is believed that it will be possible to have the contracts let for this paving before the present highway commission goes out of of fice. , " Rumors Specify In Some Case. So many rumors were circulated during and following the election con cerning the highway commission that it would be useless to attempt to verify them all, and their narration would prove tiresome, but it remains a fact that the claims of extravagance of this department had much to do with the outcome of the election. It was claimed, for inctance, that all employes of the department are ovorpaid, and that in nearly all cases the contract ors were paid more for the completion of their work than their contract price called for. Stories floated about to the effect that contractors, finding that they were going to lose money, appealed to members of the board and were allow ed hugee extras; that roads built thru sections requiring little grading cost much more than the contract price and that in fact the . commission spent money with a reckless hand. Even be fore the voters were polled it was said that Mr. Pierce stood pledged to an investigation of the charges, and that if he found them well founded would proceed to remove the highway com missioners and put in new men These rumors of charges have gone to the point where there are many vot ers who would like to know the truth. The mere resignation of the commis sioners ln office will not enlighten those who would like to know. If Mr. Pierce and hjs supporters really be lieve ln the cli!rc?s made it would (Continued on Page Seven) CIRCUIT COURT TO SHORT T STARTING FRIDAY County Clerk Cildersleeve Re ceives Word from Judge Skip worth That Siletz Railroad and Title & Trust Cases to be Heard. County Clerk Carl Gtldersleeve re ceived a communication Saturday from Judge Sklpwbrth of the Circuit court, stating that a short term of the court will be held hare commencing tomorrow, Friday morning, at 9:30 at the county court house. . The jjudge stated that the receiver ship case of the Siletz Railroad Co. and the case entitled "Title ft Trust Co. vs Yaqulna Harbor Lumber Co." will be heard The county clerk is "under the impression that other cases will be heard also All attorneys of tire county Inter ested ln the cases at court have been .notified. COLLEGE HAS NEW IM OF SWAGE Demonstration at Oregon Live stock Exposition Proves New Method to Be Valuable Asset for Logged-off Sections. Oregon Agricultural College, Nov. 21 A new stump burner method of land clearing was shown ln the Ore gon Agricultural college display at the Pacific International livestock ex position in Portland last week. A huge stump with its complicated root sys tem, appliances, and explanations of the method were on exhibit. This method has been under investigation by the Oregon experiment station for the past 'seven years. Many visitors inspected the exhibit and the many questions asked have shown the in terest uroused. The stump exhibit showed the mas sive root system usually bidden be low ground, and the methods of apply ing the Zysset burner in destroying the stump and roots complete. A ser ies of illuminated photographic trans parencies showed each step in the process and the conclusions of the ex periment station regarding the coBt and practicability of the method. H. D. Scudder. professor of farm manage ment at Oregon Agricultural college, prepared the exhibit and has con ducted the Investigations of the meth od "The stump alone weighs nearly 4000 pounds and is tpylcal of these found on thousands of acres of agri cultural land in the Pacific northwest, which now may be successfully clear ed with this new burner method," says Professor Scudder. Coorge W. Cable, of the O. A. C. ex tension service, will start some time this month to demonstrate the new method in the stump land counties of Oregon MISS IRENE ALTREE WINS HONOR IN RECITAL Miss Irene Altree of this city play ed before the faculty of 'he school of music at Philomath college last Thurs day afternoon with marked success ac cording to a report from the college. She also aappeared cn the weekly re cital program the same evening win ning second place in the contest for a number on the commencement pro gram in June. Other Toledo students will appear on the program at the col lege from time to time during the year. The selection played by Miss Al tree was "The Robin's Departure," by Fisher. LEWIS GETS RIGHT TO OPEN OYSTERBEDS, YAQUINA BAY George Lewis of Yaqulna, passed through Toledo on Tuesday's train on his way home from Portland, where he has teen hi attendance with tne Ore gon Fish Commission. Mr. Lewis is chairman ef the Oystermen'a and Fishermen's club of Lincoln county. A short time ago the Fish Commis sion saw fit to close the natural oyster beds of Yaqquina Bay. Mr. Lewis was Bent to try and have them reopened which Tie is reported to have been successful in doing. The public oyster edi -will e open "until further notice as a result of bis efforts. PAGED!! STATE CHAMBER OF 1 COMMERCE TO MEET .5 Delegates From all Commercial Bodies to Gather at Rose City Meeting; Plan Bjg Oregon Development Campaign. Portland, Ore., Nov. 20th January 5th has been selected as the date of the annual meeting of Oregon staie Chamber of Commerce, according to an of the 0 Buttermakers associa ber of Commerce accorsing to an-;tlon heW in portlHnd on November nouncement by State Chamber officials 8 and 9 Tne ,ocal creamery recelv. today. De egates from every commer.ed f Bcore wlth tne exception cial organization of the s ate wlllof one lnstauco and tlmt l3 a minor gather in Portland on that date for dls-;fault that can be cttBlly corrected. cuBsion of development plans and for1Th. i,,hat .-, rPPVeA t the rem- the election of State Chamber officers for the ensuing year. The outstanding feature of the an nual meeting will be consideration of the state-wide development program proposed by the Oregon development board. This program has already been adopted by the Portland Chamber of Commerce and the campaign to raise a fund of $300,000 for development and advertising purposes for a .two-year iperfod will be under way on December ,6th. I While this $300,000 development I fund will be raised entirely among the buemessnterests of Portland, it will;local product and know they are g8t. be expended In advertising the re80urc-,tmg quaUty for tne,r mone es of Oregon Investigating and TnQ Bcore Bheot of tfle ,ocal cream. strengthening existing marketing or-ery wae ag follows: gunizauuns, mnu seiuemeni sua '-j Chamber has been designated as one of the organizations to undertake the actual. work proposed under the de velopment plan, it Is expected that the coming Annual Meeting will be one of the most important in the history of the organization. According to the by-laws' of tnu State Chamber, all commercial or ganizations In good standing are en titled to representation. Invitations are being sent throughout the state urging such organizations to appoint their delegates so that each section of the state will have a voice in the pro eedings of the annual meeting. GRANGERS TO MEET II TOLEDO DEC. 9 Arrangements for Entertaining State Organizgation at New port Next Year Main Topic of Discussion. A meeting of the Toledo and Po mona granges to be held in the county seat on Saturday, December 9, is claimed by the officers of the two organizations to be the most import ant meeting of its kind ever held in the county. It is expected that every grange in the county will have repre sentatives at this meetng due to the fact that arrangements for the enter taalnment of the state organization which holds its annual convention at Newport nextt May will be planned at tnis meeting. State Master Spence will be present at the meeting here in December. It is hoped that delegates 'from every organization in the county wil: attend the meeting here. t S. T. Louden, master of the Pamona grange, was ln Toledo Wednesday on a business mission connected with grange work. . LOCAL CREAMERY MAKING BUTTER In Competition Wilh Other Creameries of State Local Institttion Makes Excellent Showing. That Toledo made creamery butter is of the best to be bad on the market in the state of Oregon was demon- ol.nlnH a, ,hA 19th Annuo! Pnnunlllnn vention for quality buttermoklng was received by T. M. Burghura of Portland getting a grade of 95 per cent perfect The Toledo creamery received a grade of 93 per cent Two other creameries were in between the mentioned grades V. M. Collins of Albany received 94 3-4 and Fritz Kueeht of Portland received a grade of 94 Vi The Corvallin creamery was fifth with a grade of 90 per cent. J. Swearingcn, manager of the local concern, Is proud of this record and well he should be. Lincoln county peo ple can well afford to Gemand this Flavor possible 45 per CQnt ..38 Body possible 25 per cent 25 Color possible 15 per cent 16 Salt ipossiblee 10 per cent 10 Package possible 5 per cent 6 93 The score was perfect ln cleanli ness. Mr. Swearengn attended the conven tion in person. COLVIN'S STORE CATCHES FIRE EARLY SATURDAY The shrill whistle of the fire "Blren" aroused a considerable part of To ledo's population at about 2 a. m. last Saturday morning when a fi-o was dis covered .i' the roof of the Colvla'e general merchandise store located on tha Wntar funnt nam ta Tnlniln tinlnl 4 A grand-rush was made to the fire hall by several promising firemen and an attempt made to got the city's fire apparatus into action but, it is re ported, they become stuck in the mud and before they reached the scene of the fire Mr. Colvm had "skirted'' the building in his "nightie" and had the blaze under control. Reports also have It that the volunteer firemen be came lost in the darkness as the lights had "ceased to glimmer." The fire was caused by the "burning out" of a sooty chimney. Night watchman. Fred Taylor dis covered the fire. SHERIFF-ELECT TO SOON BECOME CITIZEN TOLEDO Sheriff elect O. H. Horsfall of Nor tons ' was a Toledo business visitor Monday. "Mr. Horsfall Is endeavoring to find a place to 'live in the county seat and will move his family here nag ana oaggage " to make his ruture some. He has rented his farm at Nortons to his son-in-law. He gave It out Monday that be had not yet appointed a deputy to serve with him in the sheriff's office and has not the least Idea as yet whom he will select n U In 1 1 III BE RAISED TO SAVE FARMERS OF WEST Farm Bureau Federation Finds -ruA a i ii -a- A . : hi - That Agriculturists Are in No Condition to Liquidate Debts March 1st, Written Sepcially for the Leader. By ROBERT "FULLER. Chicago, Nov. 21 A wholesale bank ruptcy among Midwest farmers threat ens on March 1st, 1923, unless im mediate steps are taken to provide machinery for advancing a long time credit to agriculture. Whatever happens on March 1st, it cannot be a liquidation of present debts, according to a statement just ssued by H. W. Moorliouse, dlractor of the Research Department of the American Farm Bureau Federation. A new credit arrangement will save farmers from bankruptcy and permit a refunding. Mr. Moorliouse points out that the total farm mortgage debt Is now esti mated to be around $8,000,000,000. This represents an increase of 132 per cent since 1910. The biggest col ume of loans is ln Iowa. Fifty-eight Der cent of the loans are outstand ing in the twelve East North-Central and west North-central states. A great part of these loans are ln the form of five year mortgages and were taken out during the early days of the war in order' to make pos sible the necessary expansion to meet increased food requirements for the armies. ln discussing the present credit system, Mr. Moorhouse's report shows that the Federal Farm Loan System has served very effectively in fin ancing small land farmers. Federal Land Banks 'at present can loan but $10,000 to one person. "This limit ation bars farmers operating the most economical farm units In the greatest food producing areas in the United States. The Federal Farm Loan act does not limit the amount of the loan that cun be made by the Joint Land Banks, but the Federal Farm Loan Board has imposed the limita tion ef $10,000. - - .,- "The Federal Farm Loan system provides for loans on farm land for a maximum period of forty years and for the payment or the loan ou the in stallment basis spread over the entire loan period. The Initial stock of the twelve Federal Land Banks was sup plied ln the first instance by the United States government, but has gradually been purchased by the bor rowers from the banks until the amount of stock owned by the Govern ment in about one-eighth or $4,000,000 out of $32,000,000." Mr. Moorhouse emphasizes the nec essity for passing legislation which will remove the $10,000 loan limit from the Federal Farm Loan Banks. "With the removal of this limit farm era can make their loans through this agency and will be able to ro finance their business. On a total indebted ness of $8,000,000,000 the farmers are paying an average yearly interest of 7H per cent. They are paying ln interest $C00, 000.000 a year. With tho $10,000 loan limit removed from Fed eral Land Banks and farmer loans tansferred to this agency thero would be a saving ln interest rates alone of over $200,000,000 a year." EX-SISTER LUCRETIA CONDEMNS CATHOLICS IN LECTURE HERE- Ex-Sister Lucretla, alleged to have served 31 years as a nun in Catholic institutions of Portland, Ore., spoke to a c-c wiled house ln the Methodist chuich here Tuesday evening. It Is estimated that 250 persons heard tho lecture. The meeting was for men only. The house was crowdiid at 7:30 and at the scheduled time for the speaking to start every available space was taken up, many being com pelled to stand throughout the loc ture. The "ex-slater's" talk was a de nunciation of Catholicism in all Its workings. She claimed to havo proof for all her statements and dofled those who opposed her to prov) tha1; ho is at fault ln her statements. She ended her talk by urging support of the Ku Klux Klan and Orangemon as remedies for the "menace. "Ex-Slater" Lucretla talked to a fl'Liwripfl hnilqo nf wnmAn Wwlnoarfn v flftni-linnn nnrl will aiutilr (nilnv Tli.tra. ' day, at Newport. She will speak at Waldport Friday at an aftornocn and evening meeting. MUST RECEIVE PERMIT FROM "CITY DADS" TO BUILD IN TOLEDO NOW According to en ordinance passed by the city dads at their meeting Mon day evening it Is necessary that any one wishing to construct any kind of a building within the city limits must rirst receive a permit from the coun cil The present administration are en deavoring to get all city business in excellent shape to turn over to the new administration wtien It takes oath of office on the second Monday in Jan uary. Other than the regular routine of business, and the passage of the building permit ordinance, nohlng of consequence transpired at the meet ing. . .. , , FIERCE ASKED TO ADDMMT PnUPT M HIGHWAY KU Governor-Elect Urged bv Com , - P.J mercial Organizations and Roosevelt Hichwav icon Give Coast Representation- At a meetlnff nf iha rniinwi,, o - ....... -" , It I gait'S irom tllO KooseVfi t HiirhuM,, ,,. Bociation and from various commercial j organisations of the coast counties held at Portland, Oregon, Sunday, (November 19th, among other business i ransacted a resolution was passed ask ing Governor-elect Walter Pierce, when naming the state highway com 1 mission to appoint one commissioner jfrora the west coast counties. Lincoln county was well renresentcd at thn meeting. The counties and tho men who represented them are as follows: Clatsop county, J. Comellous, A. W. Norblad, Fred Johnson, John Frey, J. un. mou, j. ti. Korean. I Tillamook county Rolla Watson, H. ,H. Rosenberg, J. M. Smith, W. Wal lace David Kuratli, .C J. EdwHrds. . Lincoln county B. F. Jones, O. R. Dlclcenson, Peter Frederick, O. E. Franzke, Lester Martin, O. W. Peter. ion. WlMLim Klou.-.irili J Lane county Mrs. Fred Assen- ihlemor. J. W. Kvln l Douglas county Fred Assenheimer. I Coos county John C. Kendall, C. W. j Parker. Curry county Col. B. K. Lawson. I Columbia county Charles D. White, LeBter Soeley , I Polk County J. Hirsburg. j The resolution asking Mr Pierce to appoint a coast man on the high way pnmmloolnn vaota n ..11 ....... . Hon. Walter M. Pierce, Governoreloct, iauranue, urogon. At a meeting held this evening at the Imporlal Hotel of twenty-eight nersons. flelnctnff tn ronraannt tha in. dustrlal and commercial Interests ot all the Oregon Coast counties. A reso lution was unanimously ouoptoa that we earnestly request, you as the governor-elect to name an actual resident of one of the Const counties as a mem- Der or tne new Oregon state Highway rnmmlRntnn t n Ka Rnnnltitad vv vn and thai we suggest that you- advise us if fposslble if we may hope that our request will meet with your ap proval. Signed, C. A. NORBLAD, Chairman. EDNA ASSENHEIMER, Secy. ISP )U Lllfi costs, sir VISITORS OF ALBANY Mrs- E. S. Geer and Mrs. Wilroa Long Tell Albany Paper of Rapid Strides Being Mado by Lincoln County Seat. Toledo and the ontlre scope of coun try ln which tho employes of tho several-million dollar logging and lumber ing corporation are active are booming unbelievable, for those who havo rot seen such sudden growth. Corts of living, are mounting rapidly t:.ero as tney do In all booming fields. Such Is the report brought buck by Miss Edna Geer, Linn schools suner- Intendent, and Mrs. Wllmer Long, hor daughter, also of this city, who speni the Armistice week end ln Toledo wjth, their husbands. K S. Geer und Mr. Long are both employed as carpenters with the Hoover and McNenl construc tion firm and report much building go ng rorward. Crews are installing machinery In the mill and completing sections of it. while the pi.rt that js running saws about 200,000 feet of timber daily, ac cording to reports. The mill will saw ab0ut 600,000 feet daily when r.i'inlng a capacity on completion, It is under stood. This city, like most boon towns shows some queer contrasts. In parts of Tolodo, the conveniences are most rudimentry with water to bo carried far. deep mud jus? ott tho pl:inlt(7i? streets and sidewalks, Poor electric lighting or oil lamps only. Compared with these are the modern, water-piped, electricllgbted, furnace heated, hardwood-floored comforts of manv homes in the logglns camps for cor poration executives end overseers. The Lincoln county courthouse shows this difference, beln? a rr.th er old and unpretentious building. The offices In It will probably not be ade quaate for the work of tho county officials, if the boom continues to bring ln population, .t Is thought. Albany Herald. , LEADER WILL BE ISSUED WED. OF NEXT WEEK Owing to the fact that Thanksgiving day comes on next Thursday, Novem ber 30, the Leader will b published on Wednesday, the day previous. The Leader office will be closed aU day Thanksgiving Day. " j Advertisers who wish to hart n ad ln this Issns will be compellei $o get their copy ln Tuesday eveihtfl before 5 o'clock to tnsnrj pubUcsHon. 1 I