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GOOD HOMESTEADERS MANY FARMS SCARC E, SAYS RAILWAY AGENT C. C.!Gignoux, U, P. Coloniza tion Agent, Says There Is . Dearth of Good Properties. TAPS SOUND -FOR' 6. A. R; VETERAN There are numbers of people In the eaet who meek. Battlement on western land, but that there Ik seemingly a dearth of attractive acreage in the form of homesteads. Such Is the opinion ex pressed hy i' ". G'.gno'ir, ansistunt mj1 oalzatton agent for the Union Tacffic yatem, with headquarters at Omaha. Mf. Oijrnoux reached Portland yester day for the purpose of going over tiie Oregon land situation and to obtain 4r5t-hand information as to Just what may bo offered to the prospective east ern homeseeker. While here Mr. Olgnoux will also visit 1 ne I'aiieg territory, with tne ob ject of bringing several Italian and Hungarian colonies to that section to engage in truck gardening. "We are informed that there in de mand by packing plants at The Dalles for increased production of vegetables and fruits. We can obtain for this ter ritory colonies of Italian vegetable gar deners, hardworking, but of compara tively small means, from New York City and St. Jouls. A colony of H.in garians can also bo brought west from the vicinity of Rochester, N. Y. I will look over the conditions at The Dalles, and if they are favorable, these colonies ttve area in that section. Thpy are a hardworking class of people and adapt ed to the burdensome toil of the truck garden. "We have many inquiries for west ern homesteads, but have not bfen ablo to meet all of them. I will go over that situation while I am here. There are many people in the cast who would gladly come west to settle If home ateads can be obtained for them." Mr. (Jignoux will go to The Dalles today. lmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm V? -&.A ft i lfritiiwnrymMri'Miiriw COQUILLE VALLEY IN 1916, SHIPPED VAST I DNNAGE OF PRODUC E Million and Half Tons of - Cheese; Fifty Million Feet Lumber Included, Major Nathan S. Wood. Major Nathan S. Wood, who died In this city on Monday, following a long illness from peralyM. was one of the fast disappearing Grand Army of the rail of President Lincoln to defend the I 2"l"2ILV. IL1:," v,a lyiion. Bandon. Or., Feb. 21. The fertili. productive Ooquille valley has no con troversy - with the Coos bay country, but local residents have taken to heart an Inadvertent headline staement In The Journal of February 13. which credited the "Coos country" with ahlp ments for the year 1916, which should have been credited to the Coqullle val ley. Kwjr a fact, practically all products of northern Curry county and this valley, except the milling materials of the Smith-Powers company, go out over the bar at Bandon. According to the annual report of Secretary C. M. Spencer of the Port of Bandon, more than 1, 500, 000 pounds of cheese were shipped over local bar last year. The snipments also included over 60, 000,000 feet of lumber products, 82.000 pounds of cascara bark, 786 tons of coal, 6277 cases of salmon, 78,056 pounds of butter and 16,461 pounds of wool. Other products were also shipped in smaller amounts, and, in addition, much went out of this community via the Co- Women Told to Pay Taxi or Go to Jail Xuby Calvert and Solly Thompson Had Machine Six Hours and Then Tried to Stall Off Driver. The use of a taxi cab for over six hours, during which the machine ran over 100 miles and consumed 10 gal lons of gasoline, cost two young women Just $10 this morning, but the money was paid to the taxi driver on a threat from Municipal Judge Langgutn that non-payment would mean five days in Jail for each defendant. Ruby Calvert and Dolly Thompson, with three men, according to the tes timony, hired the machine Saturday night to go to a. dance at Burlington, below Linnton. Reaching Uinnton. they found the dance had been called off. so they ordered the driver to re turn and go to a resort in Clackamas county. Later a roadhouse near Mil Waukie was visited, and the party then returned to a Portland restaurant. Thera the driver, Albert Garrison, was staved.-, of with' a promise of payment later. Tha money was not forthcom ing and Qarrison caused the arrest of the pair. The $10 was paid before they left the courtroom. Major Wood was born on a farm In 1840 in Now York state, and was a student in Genesee college (now Syr acuse university) when the war broke out.1 He entered as a private in tho Army of the Potomac, and was presenj. at the surrender of Iee at Appomat tox as a major on the staff of Gen eral Nelson A. Miles. During the war he took part in many battles, and was promoted 'for distinguished service rendered in successive positions of danger and responsibility. In 1866 he settled in Saginaw, Mich., establishing a practice at law. In 1870 he was married to Miss Kitty Paine. In 1910 he came to Oregon. Major Wood was a member of the Loyal Lregion, Oregon commandery. He was a member of the Baptist church from early youth, and In Portland Joined the Third Baptist church. Sur viving members of the family are his widow, - a daughter. Miss Harriet A. Wood of the Portland Public library, and a son, S. P. Wood, of Seattle. Funeral services were held at the family residence, 497 East Fifteenth street north, on the afternoon of Wed nesday, February 21, and Interment was at Riverview. J. p. FinJey & Son had charge of the arrangements. 50 More Submarines Provided by Senate Washington, Feb. 21. (I. N. S.) Fifty additional submarines were add ed to the naval appropriation bill yes terday by the senate naval affairs com mittee, making the total provision for undersea craft in the big naval budget 68. The new proposal would appropriate for 40 coast defense" sub marines and 10 fleet submarines. Twenty of the former and five of the latter would be built on the Pacific coast. Southern Pacific railroad to Portland and San Francsco. Snow Blockade on Oregon Short Line Salt Iake City, Utah. Feb. 21. (I. N. S.) One hundred and sixty men were at work yesterday clearing a four mile barrier to traffic on the Oregon Short Line railway in Bear River canyon near Wheelon. as a result of a snowsllde early today, following a blizzard which swept the northern part of Utah yes terday. In the meantirAe trains are being held at Cache Junction. It is expected that railroad traffic in this vicinity, will not become normal for several days. Head of The DaUes;; " Schools in Question B. W. Moor of Goodl&f, Idaho, Xays CSalm to Enaction Stat Buparin dant Churchill Qnastiona Credentials. The Dalles. Or.. Feb. 21. Although S. W. Moore of Gooding, Idaho, con siders himself officially elected, to the superin tendency of The Dalles public schools, basing his assertion on a for mal notification of the recent school board election, which he declares were sent to him by the clerk of the board. John Gavin, chairman of the board, says Moore has no more right to con sider himself elected to the position than have others whose names were mentioned as candidates at the recent meeting, because the election was ille gal. Mr. Moore, In a letter received by Chairman Gavin, stated he considers himself formally elected to the posi tion, and that he expects to "make Im mediate preparations" ' to accept the placet The. first trotrble over the election of Mr. Moore came a few days ago. when the local board was notified by State Superintendent of Public Instruc tion Churchill that Moore's credentials would not be accepted for a certificate. "I am very sorry we cannot certlfl cate Mr. Moore," wrote Superintendent Churchill to the board. "He does not, however, hold such credentials as will permit us to grant him a certificate. and I know you would not want me to do something that the law does not authorize me to do." Chairman Gavin says the fact that Moore's credentials were turned down by the office of the state superintend ent is enough to prevent hiir. from ne comdng the local superintendent, "un less there was some mistake on the part of Mr. Moore in not sending the proper credentials to the state office. However, Chairman Gavin claims the election was Illegal, anyway, as onty four members of the board of five were present. The election, according to Chairman Gavin, began as a "straw ballot" to give the board members a chance to show their preference before meeting formally and voting on the candidates. Later a motion was made that, an Immediate vote be taken. Moore received three votes. dispatches, formerly lived in Portland. According to Victor Chapman, secre tary of the Portland branch of the Order of Eagle at 26$ Madison street. Miller had presented credentials to him of bis membership In the Spokane branch of the order, and had made the club rooms his headquarters- That was ovef a period-of perhaps several months as near as Chapman can re member, terminating two years ago when Miller left for California. Miller did not have a steady posi tion while in Portland. Chapman said that he gave Miller a couple of Sun day shifts tending bar in the' Eagles lodge rodtns. "Miller was fond of games and would alt In for hours at our tables." Chapman asserted, "but he was 'neat as a pin with liquor, limiting- himself to an occasional kIass of beer. ; I r celved a letter from blm. from ? San Pedro after he left but from what h ever told me or from his manner oT . living I had not the slightest intima tion of the fortune that lay . In store, for him." - - -. COUNTY COURT NEWS Judge Tazwell of the JuveniTe court complains to the county commissioners that he has only $9.95 left for emer gency expenses until March 15. He says the allowance of $150 a month is entirely too small and asks for an ad ditional $100 to be used. If needed. The bill of expenses of Mrs. Lola Baldwin for taking Minnie Brennan to the state industrial school for girls on November 25, amounting to $5.50, was ordered paid, after Judge Tazwell of the Juvenile court had passed up the opportunity to pay it out cf his $9.93 left in his emergency fund. Mrs. Bald win expended $1.30 for taxicab hire. An extra steam radiator in the cap tain's room of the quarters of Com pany C has 'been allowed at a cost of $25.50. Blank books issued to retailers of al cohol will be redeemed by the county clerk when intact and from which none have been taken. This is because of a change In the law relating lo the sale of alcohol. . QTAR lss THEATRE r ?" 151 ONLY UNTIL SATURDAY! The million-dollar king of gladness tint 7 w 'p-lf it A. W.vii" u-' ! " C ... BSBSiSBJSBllSSBBBBBBBBSBJSJSJBjBBJBBBBSSM CVV'A c In his funniest, newest, never-before-shown comedy scream, Easy Street His antics as the cop who gets the re form bug are simply side-splitting. Also last times today: Kathlyn Williams In the powerful 5-act photoplay : Redeeming Love Tomorrow's feature, in additiori to Chap lin, will be "The Martyrdom of Philip Qtrrvnrr" viriVi n n 11 i. T i from 10 A. M. to 11 P. M. Mat except holidays, 10c. Kiddies always a nickel. TAR WASHINGTON AT PARK ri -l j-f ( , is; j Forget "dull care" tt the Star (Clipping From Monday Oregon Journal. Fob IS.) . . aid Hasel staton frou. Harry Stato. m -s 1-d Aid -'e. t .y d to t 24 un r. of aid d to e .a ery by Y .lt- nd id It lat d f Motor Thieves Got Away With 5 Sunday Portland Man Heads Pacific B'nai B'rith David V. Mosessohn, Prominent Lo cal Publisher, Is Elected Grand Presldeat of Big Organization. San Francisco. Feb. 21. (P. X. S.) Election of officers occupied the afternoon session today of the fifty fourth annual convention district grand lodge Independent Order of B'nal B'rith. David N. Mosessohn, Portland publisher and past grand vice president, was made president. Richard Outstadt of this city, son of the late Herman Outstadt. former ly grand president of the order, was elected first vice president. The convention closed last night with installation of the newly elected offi cers and Initiation of the class of candidates to the order. Grand Presi dent Mosessohn made the address. . Plans were made during the morn ing session for developing the appro priation fund for the relief of Jewish war sufferers in Europe. San Fran cisco district has contributed more than $5000 to this cause during the last year, independent of the large amounts sent abroad by the Jewish residents of the city. Plans for a lecture bureau, for the development of Jewish propaganda, social service and immigration, to gether with a course in question of current interest, were also f urmu lated. Among those taking a prominent part in the debates of the convention was Dr. A. Tilser of Portland. Cache of "Squirrel" Whiskey Uncovered William AJptn of Wood burn start An swer to Grand Jury for Kaklng Boose and Selllag it. Salem, Or., Feb. 21. William Aplin of Woodburn was arrested Monda afternoon by Sheriff Need ham on a charge of manufacturing "squirrel" whlsKey on Tits premises. He was brought before Justice of the Peace Hays and released on putting up J 2 50 bondj for his appearance before, the grand Jury. Armed with a search warrant. Dis trict Attorney Gehlhar and Sheriff Xeedham went to Woodburn and searched the house of Aplin. The house revealed nothing. The barn was then raided. A pile of hay was removed from the floor with a pitch fork and the cork of a bottle dis covered. Under the boards a cache of liquor was found. It was confis cated and taken to the courthouse. Aplin Is alleged to have made the booze from chloral hydrate and al cohol, and a partner, who disappeared before the officers arrived, sold the stuff at 50 cents a six-ounce bottle. Seek Whereabouts Of Despondent Man The police today were asked to search for J. D. Johnstone of Hoqutam, Wash., who disappeared from the Del-Ma-Joe hotel, 149 North Sixth street, last Friday. Mr. Johnstone was re ported to be deeply despondent at the time, and it is thought he may have committed suicide. He is described as being 33 years old, 5 feet 10 Inches in height, weight 150 pounds, smooth face and, brown hair. He was dressed in a blue serge suit, with Mack hat and black shoes. Elmer Epson of Hoqulam was at headquarters today and asked to be notified If anything Is learned. Suffrage Act Passes Indiana Legislature Indianapolis Ind. Feb. 21. (U. P.) With one dissenting vote the report of the Judiciary committee, recom mending the passage of the Maston woman suffrage bill, which has al ready been passed by the senate, was approved by the lower house of the legislature yesterday. Heir to Part of Big Estate Lived Here Charles at ("Dusty") MUler, Who Shares ia: $9,000,000 legacy. Id Ted Quietly la. Portias 1. Charles H. ("Dusty) Miller, .who recently fell heir in Kureka, Ca! to a quarter of a S9.000.600 estate left br his father, according to telegraphic Only Two of Them Sad Been Bsoot red by the Police up to 10 e01oek This Poreaoon. Five automobiles were stolen in Portland Sunday, according to reports made at police headquarters, and at 10 o'clock this morning only two of the machines had been recoverej. The machines taken and places from which they were stolen were as fol lows: O. W, Radke, 689 East Star street, license (283, taken from WeSi Park and Alder streets; August Peter son. 169 Morris street, license 26(44. taken from Fourteenth and Couch streets; R. D. Smith, 721 Kerby street, taken from Falling street and Missis sippi avenue; 1. E. Craswell, Oresham, license 18100, stolen from Fifth street, near Taylor; ana Washington license, 4 2678, Studebaker touring car. takes from Fifth end Stark streets. Of these machines Peterson's and Smith's have been found, the former at Tenth and AlJer streets, the other at s Williams avenue and Fremont street. Both machines were in fairly good condition, and apparently nothing j had been stolen from them, although both bad been run a considerable dls ' tance. Evidently, they were taken by "Joy riders." The other cars are still out, and probably will be located en some country road out at the edge of the city, with the chances more than even that they will have been stripped The auto thievery since the first of the year has become -.o persistent that the police now fully realise the serl ousness of the situation, and are really working hard to curb it in some way uetectives raaaocic ana smith are .-orklng on auto theft cases exclusive ly, and other detectives are put to work on individual cases every day. An intensive system of checking up stolen machines hac been instituted, and a huge blackboard was Disced In the assembly reom at headquarters to- fday. On this blackboard the descrlD j i tions of stolen machines will be prom- iow ! inently displayed, and the minute a vile i i a icyvuru 11 will 99 at OnCO marked up. Captain C A. 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