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BUDGET APPROVED
I McMInnville, Iee. 2. Teres hundred
: persona : attended the- county budget
meeting yesterday at wfcich - lively dis--cuselon
occurred.- . County Judge
Xganiels presided and at first refused
v to entertain . any motions or voting,
i but tbe pressure Was so atrong-- that
hhe toon rescinded his rder -
The first discussion centered ' on the
. J retention of the county norse. senti-
"r. mcnt being about equally divided. Mrs.
Sadie Orr Dunbar, spoke, ef the educa-
tional value to- the people' sn.t.the
: saving Vf money by the prevention of
ii epidemics. Miss EkiPaul.'county sure,'
" gave a report of her year work. Tbe
- r vote was against con tin u ins the office.
? .Roy Stockton of Sheridan had exam
. - ined the county records for the Grange
. and waa leader of the forces, for e-
trenchment all along the lincstrongly
seconded by Peter Zimmerman,- state
' ena.torlectf '
fSfHOOI. JLAW ATTACKED
v- Much discussion centered on the
county high school fund, which is be
" bming burdensome in many districts.
.-County Superintendent Duncan ex
: plained the law and predicted that it
. , would topple by Its own weight if not
I? amended. He recommended one of two
. caursyM. that districts make maxi
t mum charge of tuition o tbe county
be-cJviSed io?a f'yrvri l"'- ?
required to attend in their heme dis
trict. ' ( ' -
- A vote was carried that tbe . county
court stay within the published budget
f on - the general road fund .: On the
market - road - fund, ex-CommJsslonex
Allen of. Dundee spoke for apportion
ing according to the tax returns of each
district.: -with a halt when the money
is spent. This waa indorsed by vote,
. M. Corrigan ffolie for a. timber
cruise as a source of tax revenue.
Much discussion endued as to how to
raise -tbe expense. Among the speak
ers favoring was John 'Zona of . the
cruising firm of -S. IX Halley Co.
of Portland.- It waa decided by vote
to provide for a ' crulsa out of any
funds available. - -
A favorable vote was taken n mo
tion of Zimmerman to reduce the print
ed budget $7,O00 by reductions in vari
ous -Items, ; xf.'M j-V
;H. . The budget estimate for next year
totals. S55,M0 Tbe budget allowance
for last year -was J545.863.7J. ? If the
reduction voted -is accomplished, next
year's expenses will H about 3Q00j
Mft9 $MUZt ! - ; :- j--rc vs-,
The meeting is regarded ay onl ad
vlaory and results are left to, the judg-pent-pf
the county court. .; - r,,
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Dance Halls! Curbed
To Prevent Waste
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Berlin, -pec. 29. Berlin has become
a 5 o'clock town. Ia order to show on
position to luxury and, to bait waste
it has been decreed that all dance halls
where champagnes and liquor are sold
must be closed at 6 p-in. ,
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ICPLIi;! URGED
Oregon City, Dee,"$9. The State Edi
torial associatfon ' will present a bill
to hf coming session of tbf legislature
asking the abolition1 of tle voters
pamphJet and the substitution pf pub
lished notices covering the text of pro
posed measures, the legislative torn
mltteei in session here yesterday, de
cided.' The-meeting was attended, by
Elbert fBede, pressident of the wo-,
elation, of, Cottage Grove, and by the
leellative committee, composed by C.
B. tnaaJU, Corviliia ; Ual floss. Dra
gon City, seeretajry -of the association,
and E. A Koen. Dallas. .
It is tbe 'contention of the committee
that the voters' pamphlet costs $50,000
each biennium and that wider distribu
tion of th mcssssa could be attcurod
uuvua ixic wiuoiiB vk uio siKiv. press
at a cost of but ZS.HOQ.'"' .
The exact provisions Of t WH- will
not be-determined until, the ' Rropose4
measure is actually framed; but it 'Is
probable that it .will include the order
tit publication t -nly Of a the' measures
themselve?. wjth. pogsibl lezalinterprg
btton. Arguments tor or against tbe
measure are not included in the plan,
j -:. ' . mi .i . e ,
:ust fix m
Sidney Myers of ParVdale vai ar
reated and fined fill on a cbarga of
having- - deer ' meat in '.bis possession
out of season, according to a report
filed at the ' headquarters of the state
game commission today, Myers was
given trial at Hood River..
A. 0s Diircli, Freed
In MurderCase, Is
BQSgingWork6a4g
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TUoa Angeles, - Dee. SI. Arthur. C.
Bureh, acquitted defendant in the J.
Belton Kennedy murder case, baa gqne
"back to tbe solL 1
' Bunch, it was learned today. Is vow
boas of an excavation gang. - doing
grading work on suburban iota r.e&r
Beverly Glen, where Kennedy waa shot
to death as he started, to enter hjs
summer lodge. V
.'Burch, garbed In overalls, and Just
as "chipper" as ever; said that be tpok;
the lob because he needs outdoor work,
after hfs confinement for' more' than
a year in the county Ja. ' '
ladalynne Qbenchain. -co-defendant.
Is said to be living In Los Angeles with
friends. But her whereabouts ;Js stJH
a secret. Even the , police have 1
track of ber - . J ' . r 1 '
Betbrp Qitizenshifl
.Jo'VctSTMi of -War
' American - citizenship ..was restored
this morning to George Errql' WInterT
bottom, a Portland born youth,' py
Federal Judge C. E. Wolverto'n. "Wfw
terbottom expatriated himself in Hay
ills, when be. enlisted in he Utth
battalion, Canadian engineers at Van
couver. B. C ' He went overseas sopn
afterward and ' took part in all 4 the
large battles around Tpres, returning
to America in April, 1919. . WinterboU
torn; was graduated from the, Holla-
aay puoiic kiuhii avfff wiurt cmiqv
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IPZEiJGFOlD
Oregon City. Dec SSr TTitH .O.
Wordttngtonaqd Frajifc Burton undar
arrest, charged ..with manufacturing
liquor. Sheriff gfflson Believes- that bis
office has broken into one ef the best
organised liquor rings in the state. -
Tbe two men were arrested by Dep
uties Long . and Hugbea "when their
plant, a mile south of Oswego, was dis
covered secreted in a dusout "bidden
beneath shrubs and trees.' v v, -? '
An electric signal, operating when
anyone approached : within 150 yards
of the sUll. warned tbe moonshiners
of tbe approach of the officer J. The
two men were' taken after a phase
through the brushl , SVorthinjton sur.
rendered when Long fired two shots a
bia direction and Burton, circling, was
anticipated by i Hughes. nd on , cut
ting back ran directly into tbf denT
nty's arms. -
The men were Put In the county iail
in default of 1750 bondr each. Tbe
boiler on the still.- which was in oper
ation at the time, send a. gallon, of
moonshine were brpugbt here" for; evi
dence. Twenty-five gallons of moon
shine and 609 gallons of mash were de
stroyed. " " - i j : .
August E. Saupt,
KimouaKiug, Pies
From Sleep Pptiop
(Special Wirelws IHspatck to Tnt looroa V4
Chic so Daily Newt.)
Tokohama. Pec. - August R
Haupt,' widely known througbout tbe
United States and Japan ;nade-thf
sobriquet of "The Kimona King," died
suddenly at S o'clock Thursday aft
ernoon in his apartments at the Gratad
hotel. Physicians report that Hanpt's
death was due to an overdose of sleep
ing powders.
Haupt. who was the largest shipper
of klmonas In the world, was the head
Of a Japanese garment importing com
pany with offices at No. 448 Fourth
avenue, New York". He had.dlvtded his
time during the last 20 years between
America and Japan.
Idaljo Falls Asks
Portland to Help
Trde Relationship
Encouragement of closer trade rela
tlonehip between Portland And the In
terraountain territory is sought n a
resolution received today by the trade
and commerce " department ef - the
Chamber of Commerce from' the Idaho
Falls Chamber of Commerce. ;
The resolution arged That we urge
upon our people the importance of
using goods manufactured on the Pa
cific coast when they cannot be pro
cured from local manufacturers,; and
that" we in turn ask the,, citizens of
the Pacific coast to' use our products
to the exclusion of -product's of. states
further east, and that . we Invite Pa
cific coast canlta! to investigate our
many undeveloped resources, such as
Undeveloped irrigation projects, water-.
power, mines,' cerear mills, dour, mills,
woolen tnllli pape'r . mills, creameries,
cheese factories and varied industries,
including the urgent nee of additionr
aj transportation rgcuiqea" , - ,
Rafli6"Assooiation .
Members Matter at
Banquet and Dance
Nearly 200 members of the North
western Radio association, their
friends," wives and sweethearts gath
ered at the Idas $ide Business Men's
Ciuerooms nursaay nigut or ue an
nuat "banquet and' dance of the organi
sation. TV.
Jack iTa'it presided oyer th banquet
as .. toastmaster. Lieutenant Com
mander Mathes. from hQ Brem
erton ' navy yard, gave the principal
talk" of the evening, O. W. Mason,
Kortbweatara . traffic manager of the
American" Amateur Relay league., also
spoke, as did Walter Ruff, president
Of the association.
After the banquet the dance was
held. - . - -
Astoria Relief Fund
Continues to Grow
An addition ot UK to the Chamber
of Commerces-Astoria relief fund was
announced today following the receipt
or a naif aosen more -contributions.
The total amount in tbe fund today
F 5,Hff,Pl. Several thousand dQl
bxrs tn?r r expected to je a4d
to the fund during the next week.
The new contributions were :
Kos City Me Vo. tl.. .";..,.. S JS.0
T L 8. P. O. E. F. C: 8. Thomas. xJ'
Audenes.
Western 8ls Ce.'. ,T.T. 8.e
WtUa Gilbert 25. OO
fh Bacdia Mf. Co .... IS. 00
ilitchelt. Um A 8ter Co...... 250.00
leha Helm . . V2.0O
ffTDKS PEL4T ?pyS5I50 J
Reopening ' of the Pprtbnd,'. Astoria
k Pacific railway" line between Wilkes
boro and Vernonia will be deiayed until
llonday or late because of a new
(andslide and a ruined embankment
on tbe . lhie. The Jiew slide occurred
Thursday about nine miles' beyond
ff ilkesboro and at - about the same
time a portion or an embankment was
swept -out by flood waters near Bux
ton. Service on the line was annulled
last Saturday because ot Slide. '
REDIMAVK Beat DC aJe . '
SMtiMiy Sullt to CnSure."
Drive yonr or into roar n sans
tt auaht ftt ee Va. m .t -
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that began with Christmas
atv4 willt fox many a ypar,
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cpneert stage n'4 ope& JiQuse opening
directly into your home, remenber that
the oiily limit to your enjoyment is the
limit to your recordse ' '' '
A splendid Victor record pewce. is
imaintained by this store- Trained cem
ratprs are vays. happy tpplayVktor
records for you.
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