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FARMS SCARC
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SAYS RAILWAY AGENT
C. C.!Gignoux, U, P. Coloniza
tion Agent, Says There Is
. Dearth of Good Properties.
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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.
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COQUILLE VALLEY IN
1916, SHIPPED VAST
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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. .
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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. Inskeep an
nounced thl morning that, the police
would be held responsible for the steal
ing of machines on thafr Kata
that they will be expected to report at
once every machine left standing on
mm streets in tneir districts.
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