THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY AJORNING, AUGUST 15, 1920.
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NDUSTRY: THRIVES
IN SOUTHWESTERN
TOWNS OF OREGON
Curry and Coos; County Munici
palities Awake to Needs for
Grea
(In ; th
er Development.
ivnm nanvln mriM T?a1rh TPfttilott
of That Journal rtff, who t on m, motor cmr tour
of in tate wun onior v nttoriin. mui
Lis tiaptwui'nu of ths Mreral cot town In
Cwrrj and Kloo eounUe. J
By Ralph Watson
Bandon. Aucr. Down in the
southern -end of Curry county there
is a EUle town named Brookings. It
Is only eight years old, but It has
full "thrown enthusiasm and the most
modern sawmill but one In the state,
it not oh the coast,
f : f
Brookings was founded In 1912 by tho
BrooH trigs Timber & Lumber company,
which, sifter building the first unit of
its mill.
-pany,
The Ci
and the)
Sold to the C. & O. Lumber com-
& O, company owns the town
country roundabout. It has
60,000! aOres of fir and redwood In Curry
and Pel Norte counties, California fir
enough alone to keep the present mill
running to capacity for 25 years.
Thai ivflll keeps 450 men at work In
town ;amd in the woods. It has an an
nual capacity of 60,000,000 feet. Its
pond covers 14 acre and holds 1,500,000
board: ffcet of timber In the water. It
has built and. operates two boats, the
V. J. Stbut and the Necanicum, between
Brooklnjgs, San Francisco and way
points, j
The; plant Itself covers 12 acres, ex
clusive of the 14 acre pond. It has built
a dock out Into the harbor which has
23 feet of water at low tide. It gener
ates -Its own power and has one of two
electric driven unit package monorail
loading devices In the world, the other
being at the C. A. Smith mill of Marsh
field. ; f .! ; V;
MODERjr EQUIPMENT
The' Brookings mill also has the only
automatic sorting table in operation, so
far as known, the device being the in
vention) of James II. Owen, general man
ager off the company. This sorts the
lumberj as it comes from the saws into
dimension piles, ready for the monorail
crane (knd the ship's; sling. Its use cuts
-the yard force square in tvo In the
middled - i -
The c & O. company believes in the
home.Jowner. It Is selling lots to Its
employes, practically at cost, and on
long terms, and it furnishes the lum
. ber fob, the houses at cargo rates and
on eaky terms. As a result approxi
mately 75 per cent Of its married em
ployes own their own homes and most
of those on the payroll are married.
BAllfcOAD PLANNED
It ifias built a' $20,000 hotel for its
unmarried employes, electric lighted,
' steamj heated and- fully equipped . with
baths with a dining room having a
aeattnjg, capacity of ; 800.
In addition to this the company op
erates the Chetco Inn, a large hotel,
modern In every equipment from kitchen
and 4ld storage plant to furniture.
Brookings. is a coming town of South
western Oregon and will be mucM bet
ter known when the company builds its
contemplated redwood mill and extends
its railroad on out to reach the outside
world, which it plans to do along the
old ' Southern Pacifio survey between
Crescent City and the' Coos country.
AT GOLD BEACH i , '
' After Brookings we" came to dold
. Beach and Weddefburn, that ancient
battleground of the Rogue river fishing
controversy, where Colonel B. W. Law
son, farmer superintendent of the peni
tentiary, now manages the fish cannery
and e-ther Interests of the MacLeay es
tate. Here the gillnetters fight for po
sition along the "dead line" of the lower
river and gather in i as high as' $100
from a night's toil at their nets. .
Saturday night we spent at the Ari
zona Inn, a wayside paradise, snuggling
in a cove, and presided over by Mrs. F.
F. Frtant, a motherly lady who makes
real biscuit, hotcakes like you seldom
see (n these decadent days, and gives
you feal cream right off the pan. It Is
a place where the sun Is always shining
Inside and nearly always outside, where
the ljish are friendly and companionable
deer jeat the windfalls in the orchard, not
to mention the lettuce and the cabbages
in-the garden. j
WESTERNMOST TOWlT
Sunday we clambered over Humbug
mountain Into Port Orford, where Battle
rock still defies the sea. Just as it did
In 1$52, when Captain Tichenor, father
Of Dfeputy U. a Marshal F. B. Tichenor,
and Ihia lonesome band of adventurers
sought refuge on its rugged crest in their
last btand against hostile Indians. .
Port Orford is the closest American
village to China, perched as It is on the
mostj: westerly bluff along the coast to
hold a town. Carx Blanco reaches far
ther! West, but Port Orford is the west
ernmost settlement of the United Stales.
Thje citizens there have formed a port
district and have voted $25,000 for the
construction of a dock, which is now
nearfy completed. Some day they hope
to have a breakwater built out from the
northern bluff to' form a harbor of
' refuge, easy of : access from the open
1 sea, fdeep enough for any vessel plying
along the coast, and - safe from any
i wlntfer or summer storm.
1 BA5yDOXS POET TROUBLES
And then we came to Bandon and to
i complaint. The people of Bandon,
through their port; district, have voted
and sold $64,000 of bonds for the im
provement of the Bandon harbor. This
sum the government has matched, dollar
for iollar, and the entire $128,000 has
been! turned over; to the government
engineers to spend, i -
J Till citizens of Bandon. the port com-
BUSY PLACES ALONG
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INVESTIGATION OF
MILK
DSPUTE
IS
SOON
TO
BEGIN
Mayor and Five New Commis
sioners to Meet Tuesday and
Map Out Plans for Inquiry.
Investigation of the milk difficul
ties of Portland is expected to begin-
this week with the first session of
the new, commission," named Satur
day by Mayor Baker. -
That the mayor had Chosen well" in
his appointments was : the unanimous
verdict of those interested in the milk
controversy, and representatives of both
sides are said to be satisfied . with the
selections and will give the commission
all the cooperation possible.
The milk controversy began early In
July, after the Portland distributors an
nounced an increase in "price to the consumers-of
from is to 14 cents a quart.
The rise was based on a notice from
the milk producers, through the Oregon
Dairymen's Cooperative league, that the
price of milk to the distributors would
be increased from $3.20 to $3.80 per hun
dred pounds. .
BAIBTMEX MAKE. CLAIM
The dairymen claim that the milk
dealers in Portland have refused to pay
this . increase but , have gone ahead
charging the consumers more for' milk.
- The- differences of these interests have
since reached the courts on suits filed
by- the dairymen's league for refusing
to recognize contracts held, against the
distributor by the latter with dairymen
who belong to the organization.
The first suit against the league was
filed Saturday morning, when Attorney
A. F. Flegel. representing the ' Nestles
Food Products company, which operates
two condenseriea in Oregon; asked for
a dissolution of the injunction against
the milk dealers ordered by ' Circuit
Judge Tueker on the complaint of the
producers...
The complaint, a voluminous docu
ment, sets forth charges of unfair busi
ness tactics said to have been enlisted
by the dairymen in their fight to drive
the Nestles company out of Oregon.
MEMBERS OF COMMISSION"
The members of the new milk' com
mission as named by the mayor are
Rabbi Jonah B. Wise, "William L. Brew
ster. W. B. Fletcher, A- L. Tetu and
Major W. D. Whltcomb.
Brewster served on the first milk com
mission appointed by the mayor during
one of the controversies occurring over
a year ago,. He was appointed the
mayor said, because of the knowledge
gained at that time. j .
Rabbi Wise was named as the repre
sentative of the women of Portland, and
was urgently recommended; for appoint
ment by the Housewives' council. Major
Whltcomb Is an expert" accountant and
will be able to direct the. auditing that
is to be done on the accounts, . both of
the producers and the distributors.
- Fletcher and "tetu were named by the
mayor because they arc business men
of broad : outlook he saidj able to de
vote the time' necessary to- an extended
investigation. j " .
WILL MEET TUESDAY
i mutlnir nf iha PAmmliilnniri ha.a
been called for next' Tuesday afternoon
at 4 o'clock, when the mayor .will go
over the matterj with them. After that,
the mayor announced, the commission
er. will be lefti alone to Scarry on the
investigation as they see fit. i
Mayor Baker In announcing his ap
pointments, said hone of jthe men had
been consulted," but he . was' sure they
would serve as a public duty.
Letters asking ; the appointees to ac
cept were mailed to them ! simultaneous
ly -i with announcement otj tne nai tsai
urdav. These letters were as follows:
a vou nrobably bav noted from
press accounts, j a controversy exists be
tween the milk! producer and distribu
tors regarding prices, responsibility for
nrioAn te. Without the (question being
given Impartial attention ! by those rep
resenting the consumer, it may lead- to
trouble that will not be beneflclaL to the
public, a condition which should not
arise because of the . importance of a
pure "milk "supply for the people and
particularly for; the children of the com
munity. - ' ' f , - .
On account of the importance of th
question, I am Asking that you as a
representative eltisen, serve as one of a
committee of five to go deeply into the
.nhwt und o-lve the city the benefit ot
your findings. iThe Investigation. In my
opinion, should first , be i absolutely Im
partial as between the interests involved
In the controversy and should involve a
decision as to a fair price for milk, first
to the producer and then to the dis
tributor. 'It should go Into the subject
of unnecessary expense now a part of
the method of handling milk with a
view of eliminating ; whatever 'is super
fluous. . :! "' V ! - . .
whiia t .ronllx that a reauest of this
kind is a call upon considerable of youri
valuable time. : stui l xeei mm it m
civic duty and that you should accept
and that only i by yourj acceptance will
Woman Convict Is
Near Collapse as '
Eesult of Wound
- (Tnitwl Nwf) '
Milwaukee, ' Wis.. Aug. 14. If Grace
Lusk, Waukesha school teacher, serv
ing nineteen years In prison for mur
der, isn't given her freedom soon "she
won't last long, according to j her
father, Pr. A P. LusK. of Mosine, Wis.
In a letter to the Milwaukee Sen
tinel Dr. Lusk said she Is suffering
from nervous trouble and a wound In-.
fllcted in an effort to kill herself after
slaying Mrs. Mary Newvaan Roberts,
wife of Dr. David Roberts, on June 21,
1917.! as the climax of a love tangle.
Governor K. L. I'lillep, will be asked
to act in Miss Luck's behalf." She is
In prison at Waupln.
Courtship Nowadays
Held Too Lightly,
Says British Clergy
London. Aug. 14. (I. N. S.) Court
Ship is held too lightly at least in Kng
land and the clergy wants to do some
thing about It. Thirty-six blhops In
conference at Lambeth" declared court-,
ship should be lifted to a higher level.
, "Bethrothal should be presented to the"
young as a serious matter," the tithois'
said. "It Is Incumbent upon clergy to
visit the " betrothed and lmpresn upon
them the responsibilities of marriage and
sacredneas of the union." j ,
pity - to properly
so vital -to tne
it h ooshlble for the
protect Its milk supply
well being of children,
"Yours very truly.
' GJ30. L. BAKER, Mayor.
i Munition Plants Speeding Up
Berlin. Augf 14 -L N. S.) Despite
denials- of the - HungaHan - government
that Hungary Is mobilised for war,
press dispatches from Vienna today re
ported that Hungarian
f re working night, and
munitions plants
day. " ' :
Training for
Library Work
LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
OF PORTLAND
CLASS OPENS OCT. 4, 1920
Examination for admis
sion, $ept. 9, 192p
Candidates for admission must
be in good physical condition,
not under 18 or over 35years of
, age, and have at least the" equiva
lent of a high school education.
For further information apply to
Public Library, Tenth and
Yamhill Street$
General Offices, 2nd Floor
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Above, left to right -Homes in Brookings; Battle Rock, at
I nor, and small band of whites held off , the Indians in
1 people in mill and woods; entrance to Bandon harbor.
Port Crford, where Captain Frank Tichenor, father of Deputy U. S. Marshal Tiche-
1852. Below, centei C. & O. lumber mill at Brookings, which concern employs 450
BelowSenator Chamberlain and' one of his traveling companions.
missloners j at least, are . not satisfied
with the manner of the spending. The
government took $30,000 of the total to
build the dredge oos, wkilch now that
it is at work does not do the job it was
expected to do. . ' -":.-
j The Bandon bar, over which the mouth
of the Coquille pours ! its waters into
the open sea, is not floored with eatfd
but with gravel and boulders, a compact
carpet of rocks. 12 feet and more in
thickness, cemented together hard and
fast by the ceaseless surge of the ocean
an one side and: the out-running river
on the other. ;
j The ebb and flow have plied this
rocky "reef up like a submerged dam
across the j harbor entrance, which can
not be "scoured'f away by the tide as
the Columbia bar has been, nor can it
be dredged, as : the - government engi
neers are attempting to dredge it, so
tin port : commissioners contend. They
argue that the gravel ; will have to be
blasted loose and then hoisted out with
Te clamshell buckets of the dredge.
In the meantime the Coos is nibbling
away, hauling up a boulder or a bucket
ful of gravel at a time, getting nowhere,
rapidly as the -.money dwindles under
Salaries and general overhead,
i And to make the Bandon people still
more discontented, they contend that
tine surveyors have made a mistake.
which gives the harbor, on government
Charts, nearly two feet more of depth
tlhan exists in fact; something that
looks good in print and in published re
ports of I accomplishment, but gets no
where when the boats' try to sail in.
j These things were discussed with Sen
ator Chamberlain while he was here and
the port district officials will put their
case in writing so that he may take the
whole subject up with the government's
district engineer and maybe with the de
partment direct after his return to Port
land, f V- -I
Multnomah County
Fair Promises to
Eclipse Predecessors
Leces:
y fair to
i Mr. Watson's next article will have to
do with the Coos Bay district. '
4: :
British Soldier Killed Near Limerick
1 Dublini, Aug. 14. (I. Nv S.) A British
soldier was killed and two injured when
ai military lorry was overturned near
Ltmericlc today.
The Multnomah County fair to be held
at Gresham, October 4, is expected to
be the greatest -of the 14 j annual shows
held heretofore, according 'to C. D. Min-
ton, manager, who has ijust returned
from a tour of the state to close negotia
tions for exhibits, etc. He says the prob
lem from now until the show will not
be that of finding attractions but that
of finding room to crowd In all the un
usual features that have been arranged
for. . ' I ' '
"With a good prize list this year,
said Minton yesterday, fthe farmers,
stock raisers, manufacturers and others
are taking a keen interest! and are nurs
ing along their choice staff for exhibit
purposes. I have- found that many parts
of ; the state that have I not exhibited
heretofore will be represented this year.
owing to the : attractive prize list and
the growing importance of the Mult
nomah fair as an advertising medium
for the state's resources The fair is
really developing this year into more
than a. Multnomah county fair. We will
have exhibits from all over the North
west." -j
Minton Is now at work! on the finish
ing touches of a big speed program to
include both horse racing and automo
bile racing. A string of fast horses has
been signed up and several other com
petitors are expected toi send in their
entries within a few days. He promises
some real speed demons in the auto
racing line. : ;! if. . J i - ; : "
JAZZ CONCERT at WINDEMUTH
vthis afternoon, from 2 to 5.
Come out and swim to music. -
LAUNCHES AT FOOT OF MORRISON BRIDGE, OR "
TAKE BROOKLYN CAR TO WOODWARD AVENUE
Dolores! Fernandez
Is Fined $100 for
Sale I of - Narcotic
' Dolores Fernandes. 390 Everett,; was
fined $100 Saturday morning ; in the
municipal court for selling a narcotic
whose -: scientific name is Canabeas in-
dicus. commonly known as Mexican
hemp,-' i 1 .;. -.-.. s..-.: 1 '"-''.
ot the three purchasers " the lease
against K. L. Summers was continued
because Summers professed not to nave
known the character of the weed he
purchased, but F. Summers and Mavi
nieno Mendex were each fined $20.1
Mrs. Fernandez was arrested Friday
afternoon by Inspectors Collins and Cole
man. charged with selling poison drugs.
When arrested she had in, her possession
a quantity of the Mexican plant of the
narcotic branch. The plant is similar
in effect to the "loco" weed. ; . I
Mendes and. the two Summers brothers
were arrested at Park, and Davis streets
and held in connection with the investi
gation of the possession of the narcotic
leaves. Mendes is alleged to nave pur
chased a small quantity! of the leaves
-"Dolores Fernandes maintained " Chat
she was entitled to the leaves, because
the plants grew wild near her home,
close to the Union station. , She showed
the police where they grew. ;
There Is apparently no law preventing
her having the plants in her possession
but there is a state and federal law pro
hibiting their sale, , . - ; : ,
British Premier and
Northcliffe ! Getting
' On Friendly Terms
; j , j. ( " , !
London, Aug. 14. A Reconciliation be-!
tween Piymler David Lloyd George and
Viscount Northcliffe, the mighUest
newspaper publisher in Great Britain, is
under way.- j
During the past week Northcliffe has
displayed stronger and stronger sym
pathies with the premier's policies than
he has shown since the armistice! The
Times has just published an editorial
advocating doubling the premier's salary,
now $25,000, and also granting a pension
to retired premiers.
A tremendous interest is aroused in
the two strongest men In England get
ting back to pulling as a team after
their bitter estrangement.
Instead of backing France in every
difference of opinion that has developed
between Lloyd George and Premier
Millerand, the Northcliffe papers - are
now lining' up with their English con
temporaries .in supporting the English
government head.
Wickham Steed, editor of the Times,
and credited with lining up the North
cliffe press In support of France. - Is
expected to be replaced soon as a result
of the overthrowing of his policy". "
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11 Points in Range Construction
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'The Lang lot Blast is Unsurpassed"
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Woodlark Building
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contains two large food boxes.
Spaces provided for two quart
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This beautiful piece of lucrgage is constr
frame and covered with black enamel Craftsrti
hat compartment. ' ? Lined in Cretonne.
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Week-End-Trunks
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Price $31.00
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also pocket In top.j Lined in moire..
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