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J -J 1 - THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND OREGON Monday; February 7. 1921. MILLIE TRUMBULL RMS POSITION KAY BILL BEATEN State House, Salem,. Feb. 1ZgSora Kay's bill to jrlve the secretaryship of the chiles welfare and Industrial welfare commiseions, . to the labor commissioner, and thus eliminate Mrs. Millie R. Trumbull, the present secretary, went down to defeat by indefinite postponement in the house this morning without a roll call vote, but with an Overwhelming volume of affirmation. , ' - Kay said' that the governor had rec ommended the bill in -his message, and that it had been said by him' that the enactment of its provisions would meart a saving of $10,000 a year to the state. He contended that the opposition to the bill came from those -who would lose their positions In case it became a law. j Stone opposed the ' bill, contending that the care of the women of the state who were forced to encase in -the walks of labor should be left to women who knew how to sympathize with them and their needs. ' , ' KUBLI OPPOSES BILL ' Kubll spoke against the bill, saying that the animus back of It was the personal desire of Borne .who had been offended . by the necessary adminis trative work of Mrs. Millie Trumbull and who wanted to get her out of the way. Lynn supported Kay and argued that the passage of the bill would eliminate the hard feeling that - now existed among those who were ' Interested in the women's and children's welfare work. He wanted the bill to be passed and urged that personalities be elimi nated from its consideration. ' Gordon of Multnomah said that he could not see where any saving could be made and that unless that should be done' there was no reason for consoli dation. Lee and Gordon of Lane opposed the bill and Johnston supported it.. Gallagher said he wanted to know what the bill had been Introduced for and he had con cluded that the real purpose of it was to effect the chance of the personnel. POLITICAL AJfGLE SEEK He also saw In it a fine opportunity for the labor commissioner to build up "a fine and well oiled political machine to function at the next primary election. He -thought it would be impossible -for a boiler inspector or a horseshoe Inspec tor, to go out and solve the welfare prob-v lems of women and children. ' ; - Kay, In closing, said that the motives of the governor could not be impugned in recommending the bill, that he was not trying to build up a machine. The bill would not hamper the power of the child welfare or women's welfare' com mission at fl.lL The labor commissioner now enforced the law outside the city of Portland and there was an overlap of authority. 3 New Buildings to Be Put Up at Salem From Eoad Tax Fund State House, Salem, Feb. 7. Three new state buildings are to be constructed out of funds derived from the one fourth mill road tax which is to be diverted from the highway fund for two years under a tentative agreement reached by the roads and highways committee and which will probably be approved by the ways and means committee tonight or Tuesday night. These new buildings include one for the - boys', training school to 'cost some $300,000 and which will, completely di vorce this institution from the state re formatory as contemplated In Governor Olcott's message to the legislature ; a new cottage for the girls" industrial school costing approximately $50,000, and a new girls' dormitory at the state insti tution for feeble minded. Estimates place the amount to be made -available for construction purposes - by the , diversion of this fund for the next two years, at approximately $50.000 which would leave approximately $200,000 for th building at the school for feeble, minded .unless a part of this is .diverted to construction work at some other institution which now seems altogether probable. Bill Gives Board Eight to Fix Price Of Public Utility State House. Salem; Keb. Purchase f of the property of a public utility by the municipality in which it operates and at a' price to be fixed by the pub fie erv ice commission of the. state, is provide! , for in a bill introduced this morning by Senators Kberhard and Hall, which also provides such municipally-acquired utili ties shall be under the same "limitations and obligations in the delivery Of service to Its patrons as obtained while the utility was under private ownership. This provision, it .Is -understood, would place municipallyowned utilities under he. Jurisdiction of the - public service . commission on the same basis as are privately-owned Utilities. ? ' Purchase of the utility by a municipal--lty could only be made after a vote by a majority of tie people of the town or eity -airecteo. ir Uie price fixed by the commission for the purchase of the Utility- should not meet with the approval of tha utility. It would be given recourse to an appeal to the. circuit court and again to the supreme court for a review of its case In an effort to overturn,, the findings of the commission. - j. j t 1 To Get A. F. of Li. Charter '. Hood River, Feb. ; 7. Saturday ths skilled and unskilled workers of this city will receive their .charter from the American Federation of Labor, and a celebration in honor ' of the event - is planned. Charter members total about 125 and It is expected that many other workers wil join, at the .charter meeting. 'zjiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiuiiiiiui 1 Instmmerits 1 iced I . . rWEK UttOHt aiVEW. . H t:-;:t'-:V REMOVAL Mil " j'5 1 lilcDougall Iilusi c Co. 1 S -- - ZS ALDCR T6xT H SBKTWECN sixth Ana broaowat' REPRESENTATIVE t". - - .. l$L . " ' - f ' JiIII'- ' " " -J, H I .'', - - -"v r ' " . i f ' ' 'X::-:" i-- ! ... - ' ti I ' '""r': - I - "'.'-'' " lli I I ' a'':;''f-'-rf:--i:;;f.t5i;, v vfi if ' 1 J ., . . '- j j I i- "" : .M " " i. rr" " ' ...i' '" " ' ' ' ' f ll7V'- - ' - - ,t "- ' - ;jaw i Hi.' ' Mmmmf xy ikv '--' , . ... , r rr: "T7.v Mliiia-iit:tWiilftniin;irxV-il.i'rir..V.-x-V:.;ww I 1 nr r ( ) T i 11 H i if i r i I ill ll I 1 ifti I i - Tr sfate House,' Salem, Feb. 7. Bm'd men and farmers are in a clash over senate bill. 115, which compels as sessors to.assesa all state, municipal and local bonds and provides a Jail sentence for anyone, who shall fall to list his , bond holdings with the assessor. - i ? .. t Bond men nolnt out that the high rates of taxation In- some Oregon towns are greater than the total yield of the bonds and that ' if assessors tax bonds at the same rate as land "it-will. in some cases, maks the owner pay his entire "Income from the bonds in taxes. . ' ' i, The agriculturists answer . this t argu ment by saying that under . Uje. present law the bonds are taxable .and that when rich owners do not list their bond holdings- with the assessor they commit, per jury and should be punished. -Tbey say, that bond owners bought their 'bonds with a full knowledge that they -are. as sessable and tha ,he law makes s no change in existing . statutes except to provide a jail sentence for evasion . of the law. .i.-:,' - . They aver that, although farmers are losing money, land la paying 80 per cent of the taxes and the balance is paid by merchants who j add their taxes to the sale price and pass it on to "the consumer. They say that rich bond owners are bet ter able to pay 'taxes than farmers and propose to make them pay.heir share of. the cost of government. : Representatives of labor organizations have Joined forces with the farmers and are waging an act ive campaign in behalf of the bill. - SENATE BILLS Bills Introduced in Senate' ts. by Thomas' (by reauest) Amending statutes relatine to validation of tax sales. I S. E. 2 Tift. Kv Thnmm rhv ruil Amending statutes relating to aoquisi- uuii in mnua ior pars purposes. - ' S. B. 257, by Thomas To amend sec-; tlon 8S7. Oregon Laws, to enable cities to establish auto camp grounds. - ".. Cf t l - D Til is 1 1 1 o. a, tuo, uj i xiiiB rrovmine ior ex penses in addftion to salaries of Harney cotiifty Officers.! S. B. 259, by EHHs Changing the boundary line between Harney and Mal heur counties, i S.- B. 260 br Eberhard and Hall To give cities right to purchase public util ities and providing , for indeterminate franchise. - S. ft- 2S1, by Upton To amending sec tion 5291. Oregon Laws, relating to ap portionment to high-schools. S. B 62, by Farrell To provide for a survey of agencies administering chai i table, and public reformatory and puni tive relief and making an appropriation. SB. S63, by Hare Relieving counties of expense of : establishing grades and surveying market roads and placing same under jurisdiction of state highway commission, .. . . .. VS. B. 264, by tennis Increasing from 8ato 97 per cent the limit of cost of highway construction contracts- that may be paid by the state -before fcorhpletion and acceptance by the-highwav engineer. - S. B. 265, i by " Dennis Authorising state; highway commission to. submit moot tfuest ions to supreme CoUtt and requiring supreme court to dechi fcame and;- authorizing individual - persona to- iiib I'nrn in- sucn proceeamg. - : ' S. B. 266, by Dennis Extending state's time of liability. : - . , S. B. 267, by Hare Requiring county courts desiring benefit of market road act on or before November 1 of vear previous to year,in which improvements are to be. made to notify Jibe highway commission of its intention. - S.-B. 268. by Lafollette Providing for placing salaries of. superintendents of sxaie inbutntions into hands- of state board of control. . - j. . 4..3. BiUvWotddlRempel Limitation onPay h Of Institution Heads ? State House. Salem, Fen. 7. Removal of the statutory limitation on salaries of heads of the various state institutions and placing the same at the discretion of the state board of control ia.-nrovided fer.in a bill introduced today by Senator uaouette. i . . . Passage of ; the bill, . it is . believed, would pave the way - for Increases in salaries of several institution heads who are now regarded as laboring under very meager salaries, and some of whom reP Known to have turned down flat tering offers from other states in the hope that 'more- adequate r compensation would ber provided-by the- state of Ore gon. . -r : . , , Bill; Bars'."0heek To Cheek'! Dancing Boise, Idaho, Feb. 7. "Cheek to cheek and similar dances are barred In O bill introduced in the lower bouse Of the Idaho legislature Saturday afternoon. The bill calls for a health certify cate.tvfora : a person . is' MrmifM swim fn the Natatortum, and joy Hdes after 9 o'clock at night are prohibited. BOND DEALERS AND FARMERS N CLASH night are, prohibited. 1 G M. LAFOLLETTE; YAMHILL CO. Veteran Recalls Guster Fight Ex-CodyScotit Is Now Barber Wheeler, Or., ' tf'eb. E W. E. Knight,: a Wheeler ; barber, f is one of the few remaining Indian fight era of the old Buffalo Bill days. He was one of the youngest of the fa mous (Jody scouts send owned the ranch where General Custer lost his llf and men." f? tHe is an efficient Workman, ,deapite his 65 years, two broken arms and two broken legs, and, watching him at work In 1 bis little shop, it is hard to believe that be heard the guns of . Custer and "his -. handful of men as they fought their last fight with the Sioux ,hordos by the Little Big Horn; 'where he owned a cattle ranch.. v' ; Knight moved to the Dakotas in 1866, then a boy of ; 10 ' years. Ten years SCOUTS CELEBRATE - BY CHURCH-GOING In tceTbratiqit of tb anniversary of the Boy Scout movement, special services were held Sunday: In sev eral . cltyi churches with Scouts as special gnestav Tonight kt the First Presbyterian "church a , father-and-son vhanquet ,will be 'served, with cover; laid for 4&, ,6cout ..Execu tive Jajtoes E.'"Brockway will be toastmaster. Tuesday will be "moth ers" 'Say, when 'each Scout is ex- pected to. do a good turn for his mother. : .J Sunday services included a special ser mon e at the First Methodist 'church by Drt Joshua" Staftsfield. Marlon Strbup and' Leslie Oliver, masters- of scout troops-49 and S5. were present. E. T. Oruwell discussed ' the principles of scouting, t f r. Troop 40, 4 under Scout Master W. W. Knight. kM troop 67, under Scout Mas ter John , A " Read, attended evening Services ,. at Sunnyslde Congregational church. " Dr. J. J. Staub. the pastor, preached fon ""Knighthood and Christian Character."- Troops 17 and 18 attended Rose City Park Presbyterian church and the pastor, the Rev. , Donald; W. -Mac-Clure, spoke , especially on boys prob lems. 1 Troep ! 84 attended " Atkinson Memorial cTiUrch. Troops 42. 87 and 91 attended the Fourth Presbyterian church. wnere tne wnitneys Boys chorus sang and the Rev. Mi O. Everett preached. - Three troops attended services at the United: Brethren church, ahd the. Rev. E. Oj Shepard Spoke, especially to them Ulencoe and Mount Tabor troops at tended . Xlount : Tabor church. r Other troops attended Unity Presbyterian. ' , Girl Abducted at Midnight in Pistol Fight; Woman Shot White Plains, KY, Feb. 7. CUv P.) Fourteen fmed imen " abducted) Miss inn ;tClng here at midnight., after a gun fight tn which, one woman was A Slightly wounded. , j : i 4iMissKing, wh was a guest in the horn of Mr. -and Mrs. Lewis Albohns, was dragged from he bed by the men. The whola party escaped in two autos. One member ot the gang was; woman. "The leader of the party told Albohns that Miss King was his wife. : k . No trace of the kidnapers had 'been found tip to nqpn today. c . i , The attack on the Albohns house evi dently was carefully planned. Telephone wires were cut. . ; if" v The 14 men', and the one woman sur rounded the house .at midnight and be gan pounding on the doors. The leader, when Albohns opened a window, : yelled a him to :; surrender " "my wife, Miss King," ,-."-r.r ,-:,. : The men, evidently knowing the house, ran lo. the )Klng girl's bedroom, -The door , was locked. They beat, it down. The girt was haddled Ja bed. They dragged her outside, wrapad her night gown : around her head, muffled, her screams In "a blanket and bore ht?r to the: front door despite her frantic atrug glea. t--S.'-'-t t r, i: The party: escaped in two Autos before-neighbors Were aroused. Tha girl is believed to; have been carried to a hiding place in the Bronx, where the Al bohns and Miss King formerly lived. - t -K. t " ' 1 1 ' 1 ' 1 1 , t; , i Cnrry Cattle Suf fertng ?' Marshf ield, Feb. ?. Ranee cattl. In Curry county ara reported to be getting thin, as the weather has been bad and feed on the ranges scarce. Un4ess there is moderation of the weather soon. It oua losW TrT T frfi 8e?1 vr later he Owned the stock on 50 square miles of land leased from the govern ment. " It was" on this land, known as the E. K. ranch and within gunsbot of. the ranch " house, ".that Custer was sur rounded by the' Indians. Knight at the time was riding the range six or eight miles distant. --JSow- end then, when no customers are in his" litUe shop, Knigtrl wilt tell you the adventures of Ed Knight, the scout weird and terrible tales of Indian mas sacre and murder, exciting stories of herds of buff alo" that crowded through the streets of the small town of North Platte and held up traffic for an hotjir and a half ,with their passing, of" an exodus of grasshoppers that stopped a railway train, of prairie fires that drove man and beast to the -fiver tales that are In- strange contrast to the quiet little barber shop In Wheeler." Ukrainia Would Pattern After the. University of 0. Unlversiftr of Oregon, Eugene, Feb. 7. The new nation of Ukrainia, lo cated on Ortf south western, border Of Russia, seeks information about the University of Oregon with a view of - establishing similar institutions in Urainia. The request came through the Ukrainian diplomatic mission at Washington, D. C, from the minis ter of education ot thetUkrainlan people's republic v. SENATE RECALLS ; COAST ROAD BILL (Cnntinmd From Pae One) made in connection with the coast highway program, and expressed his resenthnent of the position, taken by the highway commission in opposition t9 the proposed coast roadg ' Hd denied , any i desire to interfere with the state highway program, but declared that, ij his bill was killed he would use every- means withiaj his power to prevent the diversion of the $2,50d,--000 authorized for expenditure on the coast road , by i-frote of the people to the general fund of the highway depart ment. This money, he ; Insisted, had been voted for use 09 'the proposed Roosevelt, highway and v could not.l be used in othe manner, f- V ' -EXPLAXATlOXSTMAfclS ' 1 l f - , The about-faoa of the senate on the coast highway program; was accompa nied by many explanations on the part of the individual senator, . who have foun occasion to Change their mlhd since -the bin was put throue-h th unn.. hous' last week. . ... benator Jones of Lahs county pref aced his vote for the recall with an e pression of confidenee in Commissioner Booth. i- i.. . - Senator- Eberhard declared that he was still open to conviction and only wanted such additional facts as might be advanced at a further consideration' of: the bill. Senator Lachmund insisted ' that e had been nersuaded to vote for the blH under a misapprehension of the facts while Senator Thomas admitted that be had gotten Into the wrong camp In lin ing up with the coast highway program and expressed his willingness to eat crow along with the rest of his erring colleagues. : ? FLtfHT IS XOOMIJfC ' .? 1 ' With li of the0' senators stlii loyal w m nooseyeit nignway program the next move promises to develop into a real parliamentary entanglement. While some or the senators Insist on their right to table the "bill in event their failure to reconsider the "move, others contend that such a course la not open except when a bill is up for consideration. Failure to reconsider tha vote of the , senate will automatically send tha bill back to the house, it is contended. . ; - HOUSE-PASSES $ 100,000,000 ' ' FEDEJIAI, AID IIOAB filttr Washington, Feb. 7. U.. P.)-By 'a vote of 278 to 68. the house today ap proved the bill making available during the next two years 100,0O0,0OO. as fed eral aid to the states in road building The bill also authorizes the -allotment from the treasury of any unexpended balances due tha states for appropria tions previously made. The additional money will be allotted to the states proi portionately, provided the states supply an equal amount. The bill was passed after 49 mimics' debate and without amendmept. Jfc was opposed ' by con gressmen from the Atlantic coast stjif CODS BAY CITIES HURL THREAT IM FIGHT FOR IAD Marshf ield, ; . Feb 7. Threats to turn all business from Portland to San Francisco re ibelnit made by business . interests because of the fight againstvtbe Roosevelt lilghway bill. . . i The entire, district from the Umpqua river south through Coos j,a$d Curry counties is united in the fight to get the highway, which is regarded as the most Important improvement yet' proposed for-l thls locality The commercial bodies -of MaihJCUlSortlkBend,' Coqutlle, 'Myr tle Point, ? Powers,B.andon, Gold- Beach Port Orford and Reedsport have joined in the movement to fight for the bill. Telegrams have been sent to all of the Eastern Oregon members of the lower house of the legislature galling attention to the fact - that the. 'coast has always stood by Eastern Oregon, and appealing for support of that section for the- high way bill. . "...- In the past 'year San Francisco held the bulk of - the business from Coos and Curry counties ' and still offers better shipping facilities, bat the Portland trade has been gradually built Mp. The senti ment expressed by the majority of the business interests here now Is to take trade away from Portland and giv it to Sat) Francisco if Portland- interests continue-to make a fight against, the highway bill. 'It is argued that the people of the stats once voted in favor of the Roe velt highway and that this-section ia entitled to it.. Baid in The Dalles Made on Evidence EoundinfioodEiver j v v : Hood River, Or., -Feb. .Police of ficers and sheriffs deputies made a big cleanup here Sunday morning when Ber.t Hopkins,, Jack and George-McOin-nis were arrested on charges of breaking the prohibition laws. At, the McGlnais homes whiskey and largsquantities of partly manufactured liquor - were found, but no stills. ' They were lodged In the new city Jail and, as a result of information secured, the local officers wired to The' Dalles; where the home of a man named Haines was raided and more than 50- gallons of mash and a large quantity of bottles were seised. The younger Haines was arrested, but his father, who is alleged to be the ringleader, escaped. Local officers. . who engineered the raids here. Were -Sheriff Johnson, Mar shal Hart, Special Officers Murray , and Bloat an. Nlgjit Marshal Webster. Fire Starting in. Wood1 Box Spreads And Damages Home . Ashes deposited- In . .a woo box- in the. garage at the residence of Pred, Sykes, 427 Harrison street, two days . ago, sUrted a fire at '630 o'clock this mbrn lng which, burned through the pantry into an upper bedroom and through the roof, causing $500 damages. Captain Day, assistant fire marshal, announced this morning, that a warrant, would be issued for the arrest of .Sykea. charging violation" of the city, ordinance prohibiting the use of wooden depositories for ashes. .The two story frame residence 01 Frank Patflla. Linnlon road and G street. was completely destroyed at 10 :50 o'clock Sunday night. ' The fire is believed .to have started ftora an overheated air- tight-stove, which had a box of kindling by its' eide.y ana. ioss- is .esumaiea at Sunday Schools' to Have 2-Month Drive For " Chinese Belief ( Sunday school workers 'of Multnomah county, meeting' in the Y. M. C. A. cafe teria at noon today, took format action to put on a drive for. the Chinese relief fund in all Sunday schools ii the county between. now and Eater. .Representa tives of all denominations supported the movement. Episcopal leaders explained that they already had Lenten program outlined - for their children, but - that they would be glad ta start thework before Easter and complete it afterward. Oregon Sunday schools made a 'hnilar effort- dyriftg the. fall months for a Christmas- offering , for the"! Near East andratsed 813,000. V J ' . , --vr' ; r't;-r - The .Belgian government has resumed experiments with the use of palm oil as fuel fn Internal- combustion motors in the Congo.. ;,. GrapeNuts i a blend of vvheet . 4 i and malted barie i With a particular- V iVpleasinrf taste j . and rwiinshirW opal-1 itythatJnvltlsycu ' toeait; ; j Again and Again r Ready to servo j "irbm package ; Sold by grocers: - everywhere. 'PIANOS!-: New and Second-Hand Pianos at inviting prices and on convenient terms. -..I-, 7 ,:-.-H,-r--'-.- :,: ,...' s' 8EVEJCTH FLOOB 5 i BITTER FIGHT IS WAGED FOR RULE " IN OIL INDUSTRY y Lloyd Allen ' London. Feb. 7. (LV P.)-1-The "rut.hlessness, of" the' -struggle be tween American and European in- terests for control of the world's oil supply ia causing great International bitterness, "when ; everyone should know thla f ighi; can best be settled by strlotly business methods," an Of ficial Of the Anclo-Persian Oil com pany declared' to tha United" Press today. , . - . - r. The . Anglo-Persian groups controlled by tha British government believes- the Standard Oil group is-receiving support of the American government, iij ita ef forts at world domination of the petro leum situation, v ..... COL03IBIA3T RIGHTS CRABBED "As an example of the Standard Oil's agility," this offioial said. "It has Just grabbed off in Colombia, concessions to an extremely rich oil feld of 8,000.000 acres.. . . This was acoompliahed by forcing the Colombian govertrfnent .to cancel a Brit- ish concession obtained by Lord Cow dray., jvho, cooperating .with the Koyal Bank of Canada, accomplished the mia sionary work' in the Colombian fields. The American government is the most powerful influence in Colomblav" ; In .other quarters of British oil circles there are broad Jitats that the same maneuver ; was accomplished in Costa Rica, where tha 5 government of that country is alleged to have been induced to cancel a British concession on hold ings totaling 6000 square miles in a par ticularly rich field. AMALGAMATION DEJtlED ' Officials of - the ''Anglo-Persian com pany flatly denied to the United Press that thelr concern has been or will be amalgamated with the Royal Dutch Shell group to fight the Standard Oil for world supremacy. They said the only connection between r the two corpo rations is an agreement of long, stand ing'Whereby the Royal Dutcfi refines a maor portion of the Anglo-Persian crude prodjuct. This agreement expires tn 1922. . The Anglo-Persian,- they said, its now constructing ,& huge refinery in South Wales to handle its own oils. - i "Inquiries regarding such an amalga mation have been made frequently of late," said on official. "We don't know who Is circulating the report. Obviously the Standard Oil would be most affected by 'each a consolidation, which would create the greatest oil company in the world greater even than the Standard." It was pointed out that at present American oil, concerns are producing about 0 per cent of the world's output, while the British are producing only 4 per cent, wfth undeveloped resources about equally divided between the op posing groups. .-:rt: '.' , - ; State Legislator to Feed Rock Crusher Salem, Feb. 7. Good roads talk at the state legislature has filled Representa tive Earl Fisher of Beaverton with the spirit of the road builder and while on a - week-end visit at his home In Bever ton he was offered and accepted bis old summer job of feeding a rock crusher in the hills a mile' east of Beaverton. John Trachel offered him the post . , Broccoli Prospects He viewed Roseburg, Feb. 7. The growers of broccoli tn Douglas County have received a detailed ' statement concerning the prospects for the marketing of the 1921 crop, froni John H. Fra2ier, assistant sales manager. All shipments this year will be eastern acceptance onlyaccord ing to Frazier, and no shipments will be accepted at the shipping points, as the buyers, will not . stand for the loss in transit.- A , - . , - . - "t -r". SUITS, WERCOATS, RAINCOATS $45. $50 and $60 Grades . -.,.": ' ..... v .' .- : -.;:-.'- :.. ". - We've taken broken lines of our best sellerg and put them into this special marvelotisly low priced group. A full range of sizes in the lot, but not many of a kind THE BIGGEST Savings of the vear get yours early r Thm new Spring Kuppenheinnr Good ' Clothe are arriving daily, See them in our Morrison windows -at the new price leVel-J440, $45 and $50. EXCLUSIVE KUPPENHE1MER HOUSE IN. PORTLAND ' . ' Momson ; at: Fourth MEANNESS OF SON PROVES BOOMERANG , (By United Newt) I Beatrice, Neb.', Feb. 7. When Henry Reck, a farmer, sued his mother, Mrs." Mary Beck, for $60 to cover a board-'tur ahe ran op on "vislti to bis" home' and was awarded tho money tn Judge Kills' court, be reckoned "not the consequcncca. . . : Tlio mother has now v started enlt against her eon, asking $83,000 for clqthing, food and care from bis , birth . until he at tained manhood, Fruit Ranchers of ; Wenatchee Attack Local Gas Company Wenatchee, Wash., Feb. 7.- -The Wen atchee fruit ranchers are up in arms against the local gas and electrlo com pany, charging at a publio hearing that tha company has overloaded, its lines; causing': shortage of power at critical times, during the,-irrigation season; that the company was the direct cause of lafge losses In failure of crops, due to lack ef power for pumping; - that the company charged, rates based on - the maximum power but when the maximum is demanded it cannot furnish It ; that It has repeatedly made sanguine prom ises It has not kept. The ranchers de manded what guarantee the concern could give that the same conditions wilt not prevail next season as Mast. The meeting attracted 100 ranchers. A committee meeting of soils leaders, representing all the farm bureaus In Chelan, county, will be held here Febru ary 11. Conferences will be held with a soils specialist relative to plans for soil improvement .work and soil and orchard cover crop demonstrations dur-. in g the coming season. 1. ; : 'A mass meeting of all the community farm bureaus in Chelan county has been called - for March 4 to be held at the Commercial club hall, at which time It is planned to organize a county farm bureau. A constitution and - by-lawe will- be adopted. A county president, ylce, president and secretary-treasurer will be elected. t .Temporary quarters have been rented in the - city by the Skoohum Packers association for the opening of Its offioes, which -are to b moved here from Seattle.-:.. . . " Qpunty Aid Needed When Mills Close Moscow", Idaho, Feb. 7.- The effect of the closing down lumber mills and log ging camps in Latah county last week is being felt here. Three applications for aid have been received at the county auditor's office. " Sam C. Stewart. 68, who has been making his: living around the logging camps for six years, Satur day was admitted to the county poor farm. : Elizabeth Klnsella, a Widow with one child, living at Potlateh, has applied for temporary assistance ffom the, county. Wade II. Wynne, living in Cora precinct, near Potlatch. has also asked the county for assistance.; He has a wife and 11 children, the oldest under 15 years of age. A11 of thesa had beeni malting their living directly or indirect ly from .lumber and logging Operations. . ' 1 t in 1 j ; j Revf .Gre8man to Ijeave . Spokane, Wash. Feb. 7. The Rev. W. A. Oressman, pastor of : the Pacific Avenue Christian- church for the last year and a half, has resigned to accept a call to the Christian church at Pendle ton, Or. The Rev. -Mr. Oressman will close his' work . at the Pacific- Avenue church Sunday". -? ; .. '- ' XL stamps Given HUNTER MEASURE II IS BAGKED IN 111 ' - i - '''- XlbanW Or.. Feb. 7. Passage of the Hunter county farm bureau bill was urged, by the Linn county farm bureau Saturday, when more than 300 members heard and took part in the discussion. At 'this meeting a constitution and by-laws were adopted and officers were elected. W. W. Poland of Shedd was reelected president.', , Percy Stearns of , Lebanon Vaa named vice president, J. W. WllBon Of Albany secretary and Lu E. Arnold of Lebanon, formerly secretary," was eelected treasurer. The members of the executive committee jwill be the officers and J. A. Daugberty of Brownsville. J. B. Cornett of Bhedd and t. J. Jackson of Halsey. - . . Neither a county agent nor an Indus trial club, leader was elected Saturday, as had been Intended, C. J. Ilurd of the Oregon' Agricultural college extension service and assistant county agent lead er, reporting that material is not avail able. George A. Mansfield, prerldent of the State farm bureau, told how necessary cooperation has become to the farmer and commended the Linn county bu reau upon its successful materialization -of the 1000 $10 membership plan. C. J. Hurd explained the purposes of the" Hunter bill. After a debate regarding the relation of the business man to the farm bu reau, the meeting voted four to one in favor of enlisting members among bust-" ness men to the extent of not more than 20 per cent of tho total membership. Linn county's good roads, association Saturday passed a resolution urging the legislature to Increase salaries of county judges to $3000 a Vear and of county commissioners to 12500, in face of pro tests, from County -Judge W. R. Bilyeu and Commissioners IX II. Pierce tn4. W. - D. Butler, who voiced the opinion that they are already expending their ' greatest effort In behalf of county bet terment and would be unable to meet the requirements that they feel an In creased salary would make incumbent upon them. The meeting "was attended by more than 200 members. State Highway Com missioner R. A. Booth spoke. Officers elected were : R. W, Davis, president ; A. C. Schmitt, secretary-treasurer ; F. J. Miller. P. A. Young, Dr. A. W. Mc Cormack, W. R. Scott, A. M. Reeves, C. i E. Stanard, E. C. Peery, C. H. KoonU, W. W. Poland. Riley Shelton and O. H. Ruasell, vice presidents. Commissioner Booth told the associa tion that : because tha grading of the Albany-Tangent sector of the "Pacific highway - has hot been completed to Drivers Crossing, paving on this portion will probably be delayed until late in the season. The county commissioners re ported that this work will be completed early this year. ' County Judge V. I. Kinney of tten ton county upoke in- bhalf of the- com pletion ' of the Albany-Corvall la road to afford a through paved highway to Ku gene from Portland, via Monroe, Oor vallls and Albany, after next summer, while paving in Polk county is btlng held up. ' ' i , " . Commissioner Booth said h prMn aliy favors the construction ot a better road between Lebanon and Cascadla and between Albany and Corvallls, and urged that Benton and Linn counties present to the -commission a statement of the extent to which they will cooperate with 1 the state In thla work. - , A. resolution pledging each patrolman to exact $1 worth of work for every l paid" to rdad workers under hi employ waa -passed unanimously by 30 Linn county road supervisors Saturday. At the meeting the county commissioners an nounced that tha wage scale Will be 10 cents an hour less this year than last, if workers can - be-, found who will accept be cut. ; -' For Men and Young Men See This Big $25 Special in Oar Fourth St. ' Window FOR FARM BU EAU VALUE STAMDS in the main.