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THE 'i OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 6. 1921
WILL WHEAT MOVE
FEMININE RULE IN
SO-CALLED AUTO
FATHER BRINGS ORPHAN
TWINS FROM OKLAHOMA
WATER ROUTE MEANS MILLIONS TO FARMER
STATE
YONCALLA IS HELD
OF GREAT BENEFIT
MODELS MONSTER
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Clay Miniature of Recinstructed
Plesiosaur of Bygone Days Is
Made by Miss Rachel Husband.
OPPOSED BY MAYOR
1925? IT IS LIKELY
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Saving of $1,000,000 Each Year
New Sidewalks Have Replaced
Request for Elimination of One
Variety of .Olden Days; Town
Is to Be Cleaned Up Entirely.
Auto Stage Service, Made by
Another, Refused by Council.
Could Be Made, Thus Making
a Huge Terminal of Portland.
GIRL STUDENT AT
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MONOPOLY
FRMLY
DOWN COLUMBIA IN
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I By Marshall N. Dana
j Let ua say that the date is Decem
ber 18. 1925.
j The season has been exceptionally
prosperous throughout the Columbia
basin. It has brought particular ad
vantage to the wheat growing areas
which border oh the Columbia and
Snake rivers and also to Portland
and Vancouver.
j The two latter cities now one in lo
cation and mutuality of interest show
remarkable gains in population, port use
and Industrial expansion. Their prog
ress, as population centers is, in fact,
equal ta the agricultural advance of
tide Interior country.
1 The reasons are easy to find. Millions
of bushels of grain were routed via the
Columbia water grade to Portland and
Vancouver immediately following : the
effective date of the Columbia basin
rate decision. ' This alone established
more mills, brought more ships,) at
tracted industries and. Incidentally,
more people. The rate preferential
hich the federal . commission ordered
In recognition of the water grade ad
vantage has prompted the development
Of the Columbia basin in proportion to
"the enlarged interchange of business
between the interior arid its ports.,
JKEDISCOVEKV OP RIVEtt I
J The advancement of power and Irri
gation projects, such as the Columbia
basin, John Day, Umatilla and others,
juiso has had the effect of adding to the
genuine wealth of the great country
drained by the Columbia and of bene
fiting ail interests.
! " Hut not the least .of all the forces
powerful in building up business and
Sagriculture and the towns and country
of the Columbia basin is the rediscov
ery of the Columbia river. '
,J 'At no more distant date than Feb
ruary 6, 1921, many a recognized au
thority on transportation scoffed at the
'idea of organizing the land and the
j river' into a great producing, and trans
:jortaUon system..
I Hut those who ridiculed loudest are
fbuMeBt In this year of 1925 turning the
lieaulta of the system to their own ad-
vantage. w !
! How was it done? .
In the first plaoe .some of the far
i Kceing men of Portland, Vancouver and
j the Columbia basin, who have always
j urged that nature's waterway consti
tuted ai utility and established a right
which could not be gainsaid, matched
their ideas with their dollars.
They (organized the Columbia Basin
Cooperative Wheat Shippers' associa
tion. They analyzed the situation thor
oughly and-put in enough capital to
carry their plan to the success which
is now attending it.
BARGES BECOME WHARFS
They accorded the smallest wheat
farmer the same fairness and equality
of opportunity that they did the largest
investor.
They put on the river powerful tow
boats with barges ranging from 00 to
1200 tons carrying capacity. They ran
the steamers and barges like railroad
trains, spotting" the barges at loading
and discharging points like freight "cars
are "spotted." Kach "barge thus be
came a' floating wharf and the shipper,
could know certainly that on a certain
day at a certain landing it would be
there . ready for his . grain. And the
inland merchant would know' with equal
certainty that, the barges on upbound
trips would- arrive within a definite
period with his merchandise for prompt
truck transfer to his store.
Port districts were organized at im
portant landings so that handling facili
ties could, be provided out of the funds
of the districts. The building of feeder
roads for truck operation was success
fully brought about on both the Oregon
and the Washington sides of the Colum
bia through the cooperation of the
county and state highway authorities.
URAIX COUNTIES OX BITER
The agents of the association went
directly to the wheat growers and con
tracted with them for the handling of
their crops. This r was easy, not only
because the growers were members of
the association, but because they could
be talked to in the terms of dollars
and cents economy.
The growers were shown they saved
II to $1.25 a ton from 3 to -4 cents a
bushel on all grain handled by water
and yet have a fair profit oh the opera
tion of the boats, barges and trucks.
Consulting the 1320 crop statistics
compiled, by The Journal's market de
partment, they found that a ottoud of.
. Oregon counties Gilliam, Morrow, Sher-:
man, Umatilla and Wasco close to the
Columbia, produced 12,575,000 bushels
of grain. The corresponding group of
' counties In Washmprton Benton, Colum
bia, Douglas. Franklin, Klickitat,-Walla
Walla and Yakima which edged on the
river, produced In the same year 11,
143.000 bushels'of grain.
Here were 23,718,000 bushels of grain,
a large proportion of it within easy
reach, of the river, that could be han-.
died by a boat and barge system op
erating only between Portland-Vancouver
and Pasco-Kennewick. A saving of
3 cents a bushel meant an economy of
1700.000 to the growers.
l.iOO.Ofii SATIS G
By Including the wheat producing
counties bordering on the Snake Asotin.
Garfield. Whitman and Adams it . was
found an extension of the service to
Lewiston, Idaho, added 16,090,000 bushels
of grain to the business presumably
available. In other words, the grain
production .between Portland-Vancouver
and the head of navigation on the
Snake was the startling amount of
39.S08.000 bushels, upon which, a .saving
could be .accomplished through water
transportation of more than (1,000,000.
It was reoognized that on a certain
proportion of this production the rail
roads would have first claim because
of established service and branch lines.
But at the same time the railroad traf
fic managers were ready to testify that
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they could never; compete with water
transportation in ! handling : bulky, slow
moving commodities either into or out
of the interior. :
An examination of the railroad rates
In effect February 5, 1921, showed the
following charges per ton to Portland : ;
Arlington, $3.60 ; Heppner junction,
$3.80; Umatilla, $4.10; Pendleton, $4.30;
Walla Walla, $4.30; Wallula, $4.10; Ayer,
$4.50; Riparia, $4.80; Swift. $5.40.
On the very face of things it was
clear that by hauling direct from points
of production to the river and there
loading aboard waiting barges, a first
saving of $11 in warehouse charges could
be applied to an increased length of
truck haul, while the minimum saving
of $1 a ton in freight rates in water
transportation was net to the shippers.
MATTER OF TIME
In the question as to which would
be the more important receiving point
for the grain. Vancouver had the ad
vantage of 14 miles in distance, but
Portland, at the beginning of the serv
ice, was the center of the jobbing houses
looked to principally for shipments to
the interior. ; , .
After a preliminary experience, how
ever, it is seen that these conditions
adjust themselves naturally and both
points get the added business to which
.each is entitled. In the same way the
boats and the railroads get the business
of the interior which is natural to, each.
The enhanced development of the coun
try has shown ' a marked tendency to
add to the tonnage the railroads were
handling before the boat and barge sys
tem was installed.
Both Portland and Vancouver, have
shown a commendable ; disposition to
clear away-cluttery old docks and In
stall efficient water terminal facilities
equal to the demands upon them. After
the boat system of wheat movement
was placed in operation .there was never
any further question of the value of the
1,000,000 bushel ; grain elevator at the
St. Johns 'terminal and new elevator
construction has taken place both at
Portland and Vancouver.
To return to 1921:
Does the above seem fanciful? I.t
him who runs read. That which the
economy of nature directs should be
done will be done. Small plans can only
delay, petty competitive influence can
only defer, lack of vision can only post
pone the time when the advantages of
the river and the land will fully profit
the people of the Columbia basin.
Coy
ote, Driven to
Bay With Truck, Is
Held Lamb Slayer
Roseburg Or., Feb. B. The coyote
killed Thursday by Peter Ballf. who
chased the animal down with a small
truck on the highway east of the city,
did much damage before his life was
ended. It had been roaming in the vi
cinity of . the tixon ranch, about six
miles from here,' and killed a large
namber of lambs belonging to -Ed Weir,
leaving but five of 22. It also killed
many, lambs- belonging to other resi
dents in that . district.
Thursday morning eight of the set
tlers, with many dogs, started in pur
suit of the animal. His trail Was
picked up about o'clock, and for
several hours he was .followed. He'
doubled, circled and played every trick
known, and at last, failing to evade
his pursuers, f apparently decided to
quit the country. The ' animal was
about three miles ahead of the pack
when it struck the mam highway,
where Ballf took tip the chase in his
truck, cornering the animal and kill;
ing it with a rock.
Commercial Club
Secretaries Are .
To Have Training
University of Oregon, Eugene, Feb. 6.
The school of commerce of the uni
versity plana to hold a short course for
commercial club secretaries, " beginning
March 28 and ending , April 2. . The
course .will be; given by the request -of
the Oregon Association of Commercial
-secretaries."... -t 7W '""' "
,' Small - communities and . their prob
lems will occupy an important place on
the program. Rural community prob
lems will also be considered..
In a theoretical' laboratory the or
ganization of the most effective working
club will be put up and torn down in
order to give each student a knowledge
of club tecnlque. The state convention
of the Oregon Association of Commer
cial secretaries will meet here at the
same time j
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Above ;River steamer taking on wlieat which was grown (middle pic
ture) in the upper Columbia or its tributaries for shipment at Port
land or Vancouver on great oceangoing freight carriers pictured at
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Sheridan Boy High
In Debate Tryout
At Willamette 'IT
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Willamette University, Salem, Feb. 5.
' Sheldon F. Sackett. junior, of Sheridan,
Or., carried off first honors In the try
outs for ' varsity debate teams Fri
day, pernard Ramsey, sophomore, of
Prineville, won second place; Frank
Bennett, senior, of Gooding,' Idaho, and
Robert, No tson of Salem, freshmen, were
the other successful contestants.
Four debates have been arcanged by
Forensic Manager Ralph Thomas for
the men's teams. A triangular debate
will be held with Pacific university and
McMinnville college early in March. The
team will meet Morningside college,
Sioux City, Iowa, at Salem, about the
middle of March and the College of
Puget 1 Sound later in the month. The
season : will be closed i in April with a
dual debate with Whitman college. ;
The semi-annual elections of the senior
class resulted in the choice of Edwin
Socolotsky of Salem as president for the
last semester; Myrtle Mason of Boise.
Idaho, vice president; David Lawson of
Blanchyard, Wash., j treasurer ; Helen
Satchwell of Shedd, secretary; Robbin
Fisher, of - Salem, athletic manager ;
Ralph! Thomas of Wenatchee, Wash.,
forensic manager, and: Paul S.. Flegel of
Portland, sergeant-at-arma.
Evidence Found of
Violence j in Death
x Of Coos Bay Indian
,! Marshfield, Feb. j 6.4 An autopsy es
tablished beyond any doubt that William
Wilson, known as "Indian Bill," whose
body was found on the mud flats near
the city, wu not drowned. One rib
was broken and death was caused by
a blow over thehearti which could have
been caused by' a fall or by some one
striking the man. On the theory- that
Wilson might have been the victim of
foul play, officials : are , making a
thorough investigation, but so far have
found no motive for murder nor is any
one suspected. A story that Wilson
$ad a large sum of; money a day or
two before he met his death, which
was not found in his pockets, is being
run down. -. 1 1
.. Philip M. Wilbur, one of the old
residents of Coos Bay. died at his home
here following 'an attack of apoplexy.
He was 64 years old and long a resi
dent of Coos county, having been in
the mercantile business in Empire and
later in Marshfield. j i
Rural Carrier Loses
Outfit, Due to Storm
' Weston, ' Or., Feb. I S. Weston Moun
tain region was Tecently visited by ; a
terrific wind, storm in which Roy May,
rural : mail carrier, j was caught His
buggy was turned upside down, fright
ening the team, which ran away.- May
was dragged a considerable distance un
til the tront wheels t were . torn f loose
He suffered painful Injuries. One horse
ran toward Milton and the other was
found on the mountain the next day,
stm mtcnea to tne rront w nee 13 by oneiwitn 11 ana xxicnoison witn 9 leatured
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Care of Cow Is Not
Brutal, Court Told,
So Man Is Eeleased
L. V. Hulit, who wasitried in the mu
nicipal court Saturday afternoons on a
charge of cruel and inhuman treatment
of a cow, was discharged by Judge
Rossman.
Hulit was alleged to have kept a cow
in a 'lot at Thirty-seventh street and
Sandy boulevard, where the animal was
unprotected from the weather except for
a packing case in which its head was
kept while feeding. Out of 15 witnesses,
all cattle men, who appeared in. court,
only one testified that there was any
thing at all cruel in the treatment to
the cow.
The other 14 said Hulit's method of
keeping the cow was not particularly
commendable, but that there was noth
ing cruel about it. A blanket and
tarpaulin were kept over ,the cow.
Judge Rossman made a special trip
to the lot where the cow had been kept
and. was apparently satisfied with the
conditions, for Hulit" was released The
cow was taken in charge by the Humane
society several weeks ago, when the
case was first brought up. The court
ordered the cow released, after Hulit
stated he had provided a barn for hous
ing it.
Civil War Veteran,
89 Years Old, Dies
At Home of His Son
Forest Grove. Or., Feb. 5. John Har
ris, a veteran tf the Civil war. aged 89,
died Friday at the home of his son,
W. A. Harris, near Gaston, where fu
neral services will be held Sunday at
10 a. m.. conducted by Rev. O. P. Burris
of the Forest Grove Christian church.
Four sons, W. A. Harris and Fred
Harris of Gaston. J. L. Harris of Corne
lius and George Renzo Harris, whose
address Is unknown survive.
Cars Jammed About
Fire Bar Apparatus
Wenatchee, Wash., Feb. 5." Fire orig
inating from unknown cause Saturday
destroyed the barn and packing shed
owned by Albert Wilson. The shed was
used by the Wilson family as living
quarters. The fire department was un
able to fight the blaze, as tne road was
jammed by automobiles of those who
drove to the scene. The buildings were
outside the city limits. Two. trucks, 2
tons of baled hay, . a power sprayer and
a large quantity of tools were burned.
The total loss Is around $10,000. .
Mount Angel College Loses
' North Pacific Dental college's basket
ball team won from the Mount Angel col
lege .aggregation Saturday night in the
Christian Brothers college gymnasium.
The final score was 32 to 16 and at the
end of the : first half the Portia nders
were leading 22 to 7.. Between periods
the student followers of Mount Angel
staged several novel stunts, which were
well received. Gallagher high man
I for Mount Angel with 8. while Peppin
-. J for the winner.
University of Oregon, Eugene, Feb.
5. -Rachel. Husband, a geology ma
jor and a member of the paleontol
ogy class, has qualified as a sculp
tor. Her latest work: is a replica of
a reconstrueted plesiosaur, a cousin
of .the mosasaur, j which ., paddled
through the deep seas of Kansas sev
eral million years ago.'
The replica is about five Inches long,
formed of modeling clay. ;
The original, according to Dr. Pack
ard of the geology department, was
more than 30 feet in length. The model
shows the relative size of the great fins.
evolved from feet to accommodate the
reptile to the changing environment, and
the elongated neck, which tapered out to
triple-hinged jaws. Dr. Packard - ex
plained that in all the fossil remains
yet excavated there has ii been found
nothing com por able to the many-hinged
jaw of this ancient water lizard. . .
Several fossilized bones of s. mosasaur.
obtained by Dr. Condon, are on exhibl
tion in the readjusted geology museum.
These bones were - found In the chalk
beds of Kansas, once covered by a great
sea. Dr. Packard said jj the Rocky
mountain uplift and the consequent dry
ing up of the inland ' seas probably
caused the extinction of the water adapt
ed creatures, biologically in their old
age. x v ii
The plesiosaur and the mosasaur were
formerly land-living animals, like huge
lizards. The fossils embedded, in rocks,
which can be seen in the geology muse
um, show the peculiarly hinged jaw.
Oregon camels and three-toed horses,
engravings of flying fish in petographic
prints. Pelee's pyroclastic whiskers and
similar items of interest had a .place in a
strange procession which j moved them
from Johnson hall to the dim recesses of
Deady hall and other places of Stygian
darkness. Crowded conditions at the
university made It necessary to use part
of the museum as a classroom.
Professor J. It. Whitaker's class in
i merchandising is preparing a 3000-word
report on a wide range of subjects con-
cerning Oregon's merchandising possi
bilities.
Twenty students whose homes are in
Washington initiated into the Washing
ton club Wednesday, night. The club
plans a dance for Washington s birth
day. J
Forest Problems
To Be Discussed in
Portland Session
Twenty-four forest supervisors 1 of
Oregon and Washington will meet at the
Multnomah hotel the week of February
14 to 21 for all day sessions to consider
national ' forest problems and policies.
The meeting will be the first to have
been held In Portland for: several years
No regular program will be held, but
the conference will be open to general
discussion on operation, personnel, fires,
forest management timber sales, graz
ing, land exchange, recreation and other
subjects of similar import Each day
will be devoted to some special phase of
forest service activity and the heads of
the various branches of the forest serv
ice In the district from the Portland
office will preside on the days their
work is to be discussed. :
One day will be devoted to a visit of
various industrial plants. A few eve
ning sessions may be held, to be ad
dressed by C jJ. Chapman of the Oregon
Forest Fire association on -fire coopera
tion, and by E. T. Allep, secretary of
the- Western Forestry and Conservation
association, if the latter! will have re
turned from Washington! by that time.
One-half day will be devoted to reports
of committees.
On Monday, February 21. C E. Rach
ford, grazing inspector from Washington,
D. C, will speak, 1
.Chairmen of various Committees are
as follows: General administration, Al
bert II. Sylvester. Wenatchee ; personal
problems, R. M. Evans, Baker, Or. ; im
provements, It S. S., Helley, Eugene :
fire, F. H. Brundage, Portland ; grazing,
G. E. Brown, Lakeview ; forest manage
ment W. G. Welgle. Seattle; lands. T.
H. Sherrard, Portland ;', entertainment,
E. N. Kavaugh, assistant district for
ester, Portland.
Commission Urges
Safer Signaling
At Bail Crossings
: Salem, Feb. 5. The public service com
mission today Issued to all railroad su
perintendents a letter dealing with the
efficiency of automatic Warning signals
at grade crossings of railroad tracks
with highways, and asked for betterment
of this service.
The commission says the automatic
signals, from various causes, "occasion
ally; if not frequently," fail to perform
the servlcelfor which thy. are installed,
and constitute an extreme menace to
travelers who rely on i their supposed
infallibility. The commission believes the
signals should be placed on the same
plane of efficiency as automatic block
signalsand asks cooperation in an effort
to 'make the devices more perfect, the
filing monthly with the commission of
all failures of such automatic' warning
devices, their locations,' time of failure,
duration, etc. and all details that may be
of assistance to the commission and the
carriers in more adequately safeguarding
the lives of the traveling public.
Man Who Molested
: Married Woman Is
Sentenced; Paroled
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Patrick Walsh, who is alleged to have
met Mrs. A. Kreuger on the street and
after following her home to learn her
address. - is said to have later tried to
force his attention on her in her own
home, was 'given a sentence of CO days
In ' .the city jail . by Municipal Judge
Rossman Saturday. Sentence was sus
pended on condition that Walsh refrain
from annoying the married woman
again. , Mrs. Kreuger recognized Walsh
on the : car while she was riding with
ber husband several days after the epi
sode. She and her husband followed
him until they met Sergeant Schad and
Patrolman Fair, who arrested Walsh.
Roseburg. ' Or., Feb. 5.- That the
feminine government of Toncalla,
Or., has brought about wonderful
changes In the affairs of that city
within recent months is the state
ment of Toncalla visitors in - Rose
burg. ' 7 7 . "-".v;.
Prior to the change in government the
weaker sex" , made numerous lneffect
ive complaints to the male government
that the sidewalks were in a dilapidated
condition, unfit for travel. The women
decided to take a hand in the govoern
ment of their "home town" and elected
a complete city ticket
Immediately after thev assumed office
they began a campaign to beautlfuy
xoncalla. with . the result that brand
new Bioewams nave replaced the an
cient variety and the streets present a
more citified appearance. The improve
ment .campaign is continuing, and the
women officials declare that it will not
stop until Yoncalla has been entirely
cieanea up."
County Commissioners ; Weaver and
Long inspected the road leading from
umpqua fark addition on the west side
of the Umpqua to the Oak street bridge.
in the event bids are too. high to war
rant rebuilding of the Alexander bridge.
wnicn collapsed some time ago, it is
probable the county will improve the
road and place it In condition for auto
mobile travel. Other towns in the coun
ty are opposed to the building of the
bridge with county funds and "a peti
tion was received, here Friday remon
stratlng against It. A suspension
bridge may be placed across the Ump
qua to accommodate the citizens in that
isolated district.
aiyrtie creek win soon have a new
method of purifying the. water used by
th town. The city council, at -a meet
ing, decided to install a chlorination
1
ant to eliminate typhoid : fever.
Twelve candidates were initiated into
Union encampment No. 9, I. O. O. F.,
Thursday night The Odd Fellows are
in their new three story building.
Railroad Work Halted
Willamina. Or.,. Feb. -5. A1J activity
oh the Willamina-Grande Honde rail
road has ceased, due to the inclement
weather, officials say. .Cooks, bosses,
timekeepers and even superintendents,
have been discharged to make reorgan
ization possible when the spring work
opens up.
Newberg Defeats Dallas
Newberg, Or, Feb. 5. The Newberg
American Legion basketball team won
its eighth straight game by defeating
The Dallas ex-Yanks, 21 to 17, here to
night ' Elliott was high man with 11
points for the winners,' while Hart made
six for Dallas. The visitors were lead
ing. II to 6, at the end of the first
half. The officiating, was very ragged.
February Furniture Sale ;
Great Reduction In Prices
We are giving the people an opportunity to supply every household neeid at a
small expense. We of f er the entire stock, which fills our 4-story building, North
east Corner First and Yamhill Streets.
The LOWEST PRICES On Furniture
We Have Ever Offered
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100 full size Comforters filled with pure cotton, fancy covering. Special for I0 I P
the entire next week. Regularly $5.00, at cmly .;....-.. DOX.O
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25 dozen only shades, green
Regularly $1.25. Our price
week
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36 inches wide, 7 feet long.
lOO Cotton Felt Mattresses'
40 pounds, rolled edge, extra fancy ticking;
regularly $12.00. Our Feb- tfjj? QT
ruary Prices, at only....... iDVoUO
If your intention is to buy your Furniture, get
busy and come early to supply your wants at ur
great
FEBRUARY REDUCTION PRICES
Great sacrifice sale on Linoleum, Pabcolin and
; , Congoleum beautiful patterns. .
You Can Make Your Purchases
at Any? of Our Three Stores :
454 Washington St., S. E. Cor. 13th 206 West Philadelphia St., St. Johns
174 First St., N. E. Cor. Yamhill
FELDSTEIN FURNITURE CO.
174 FIRST ST., N. E. COR. YAMHILL
, All Mail Orders Will Receive Prompt Attention
. Gerald ana Tyrcll O'Brien 1 ' ,
Cottage Grove. Feb. 5. E. J. O'Brien
arrived recently from Marine, Okla
with his twins, ? Gerald and Tyrrell
O'Brien, born October 2. Their mother
died the day following their birth.
O'Brien took all the care of the twins
on the way to the home of their grand
Darents. fMr. -and Mrs. James O'Brien
of this City. They have gained two
pounds each since their grandmother has
charge of them. .- ?
Albany Eliminated
From Taking Part
In State Debate
Albany. Or.. Feb. 6. Albany was
eliminated from the state lnterscholas-
tic debating contest Friday night, when
Salem defeated the Albany orators in
both negative and affirmative debates.
The Albany affirmative team, consist
ing of Harold Sox and Muriel Gilbert
argued e in favor of abolishing the Ore
gon state primary law. against Ralph
Littler and Robert Emmons, Salem's
negative team. . "
The judges were Dr. J. B. Horner,
Professor JU B. Baldwin ' and E. B.
Lemmon, all of the Oregon Agricultural
college. Their decision was unanimous,
as was the decision at Salem against
the Albany negative team, which con
sisted of Clifford Rich and William
Blair. Miles McKey was chairman at
the local debate.
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Two hundred booklets containing- in
formation about Albany and Linn county
have been sent by the local Chamber
of Commerce to Mrs. Winnie Braden
for dlstributionr at the National Edi
torial association at its meeting in At
lanta, Ga., next month. 7
The annual meeting . of the Albany
Bapttst congregation reported . that the
membership gain was 56. in addition to
those who were affiliated by letter. The
treasurer reported that $9000 had passed
through his hands. Officers were elected.
2-inch Continuous Post Steel Bed, one extra good Spring
with, support and one 40-pound Cotton Felt Mattress;
regularly sold anywhere for $36.00. Dur- (gOCj CA
ing this sale only.;. .... ... ... ........... X&00J
These Beds are in white, ivory, or brass-finish. Full size
or 3 feet B inches.
or cream colors.
for the 70
100 of our famous specja Break
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Size 36x36 inches'. Natural finish.
... i , or square.
Declaring he would not be . party
to using the power of the city coun
cil to assist in establishing a monop
oly in the aito stage service, - und
intimating that they 'were doing so'
Mayor Baker opposed the motion of
Commissioner Iiigelow, seconded by
Commissioner Pier, to- put J. p.
Wright, a for-hlre car operator and
owner, of his stand on Sixth street
near Broadway, "because Frank
Sheppard. manager of the Tyrrell
Trips compnj objects' to the com--
petition of Wright."
Sheppard had applied to the council
to deny Wright the privilege of operat
ing a forrhire car from hiM present;
stand, giving as his reason the fact that i
Wright formerly worked tor his com
pany and- was enjoying a patronage that
hfs company would get In the event the:
council complied with his request.
TNOT MUCH," SAYS MA'TOB
"Captain Lewis of the traffic depart
ment has pointed out clearly that Shep-
npard.ls trying to et the council to put
a competitor out of business, and Shep
pard even admits it He will not gel by ;
with that stuff if I can prevent t" the
mayor, added.
Commissioner Bigelow insisted upon .
vote of the council, and with Commis
sioner Pier voted to remove Wright.
Commissioners Barbur and Mann; who
had supported the mayor in hia stand ,
and in his statements, voted with him to
permit Wright to continue at his pres
ent stand. .
OTHER DRIVERS M'.iRXED
"There are other automobile operators
planning to attempt the same iWng be
fore this council, but I warn them they
will not have any luck in their efforts
to use this council In establishing a
monopoly. This Is an American Institu
tion," Mayor Baker announced.
Three other for-hlre stand cases pre
sented at the hearing were referred to
Captain Lewis of the traffic department
and will come up for a final hearing at
the next regular Wednesday meeting of
the council.
Missing Boy Sought t
Mother Is Crippled
Win -ii. n t
Roseburg, Or., Feb. 5. Word of the
whereabouts of George Carls, a young
man reported to have left - Roseburc
for the hills with a prospecting party
about five months ago. is requested by
his mother. Mrs. M. F. Carta, 3619 Ar
lington avenue, Los Angeles, Cal. Mrs.
Carls described her son as 5 feet 7
Inches -tall, dark complexion, brown
eyes and brown hair. A recent auto
mobile accident has left her badly crlp
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