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: 8 V, FOREST RECEIPTS A U I'U U MIT ti r hi iiiuii 1 Ullit f Oregon Receives Over Mil lion, Washington Less In 17 Years Oregon hag recelred a total of 91,091,4 S2 and Washington a to tal or 1612,703 during the past 17 years from the 25 per cent , fund of national forest receipts Tnis information Is. given in 'pamphlet called "National Forest Receipts foif the Benefit of Roads jand Schools." ; i. This pamphlet quotes the act of congress nnder which 25 per cent of all national forest re celpts are annually returned to the counties In which the, forests are located tor schools and roads jalso the detailed figures for; all states that benefit under this Jaw, which has been ' effective .since 1906. f . The pamphlet also gives ide itatled figures covering amounts expended in all states In which I national forests are located under ithe 10 per cent act for roads and trails within the national forests, jwnicn law has been operative ,j since 1912. The district forester i points out that the amounts an inually paid to the states have been Increasing gradually each year; also that as the' resources I of the national forests become . ; more and more used that the i states will receive, added benefit, jand that since the national for ests are administered on a per manent basis that this annual fin ancial return to the counties will In ..many counties, far offset any amounts they, may have failed to receive in taxes had these lands been in private ownership. . This he notes, ,will be especially true In counties whose topography is such that they are fitted for; the growing of Umber solely. Benton County. Schools ; Report to Mr. Churchill E. II. Castle, county school su perintendent for Benton county, has submitted his annual report to J, A. Churchill, state snper Intendent of schools. 'He Bhows that the average salary paid men "teachers in that county during the school year of 1922-23 was 1129 a month and the average paid women $106. J Of 130 pupils enrolled in the 12th grade of the high schools for the year 120 were graduated. A total of 247 was graduated . from the eighth grade. Other statistics in the report are: En rollment in grammar schools, 2619; enrollment in high schools, 849; average daily ; attendance, 2270; number of teachers, 139; number of schoolhouses 65. Mayf ields Are Sued on ' Breach of Contract Charge : I:- : Breach of contract is alleged by D. W. Dunn in a complaint filed yesterday against M. D., C. H., Henry and A. Mayf ield. , Dunn, claims that last year he entered Into an oral agreement with M. D. Mayf ield to cut tim ber off the Dunn farm, about five miles south of Gervais. Under the arrangements Mayf ield was to cut the timber for cord wood, taking care' not to cut any limbs, block the roadway or to cross the field3. So far, Dunn complains, he has failed to pay for any of the tim ber cut and has broken other phases of the 'contract. Some time ago Dunn says he ordered MayHeld to cease cutting, but that he has continued V tres passing and is still cutting down fir trees and refuses to leave the premises.' , Damages to the extent of $450 SILK AND DRESS Clothes economy urges the thrifty woman to turn home dressmaker- i There is a wealth of suggestion and inspiration in this assemblage of : fine fabrics. Here in this assortment are the very materials you will re- ?. quire for your summer sewing at prices that mean considerable savings. ' : 36-inch ; 40-inch :t 40-inch : 36-inch L 36-inch 36-inch Silk Poplins ... Georgette Crepe Crepe de Chine . Chiffon Taffeta Cilk Messaline . Heavy Taffeta . for timber 'cut are sought by Dunn who declares that Irripar ble damage' will be done unless Mayf ield is $ restrained from cut- ing the timber. f T Supreme Tribunal of State Does Not Allow Recall of its Mandate Unless tho governor should in tervene, Dan Casey must hang in tho J Oregon, state penitentiary August 24 for the murder of W J. Phillips, a Southern Pacific po lice of freer, in Portland.!; The su premo court yesterday denied Casey's motion for recall of the mandate that upheld the convic tion and sentence of the lower court. : : J, .",!! The basis of the petition for recall of the mandate was the al legation that Casey's leading at torney was intoxicated during much of the trial, and that in a separate trial, John L. Burns, who was charged with complicity in the murder, j was acquitted. WEEK NEXT FALL 'j - r 1 - Change of Date Sanctioned to Conform to Annual . Armistice Day; NEW t YORK, July 24. A change in the dates of National Father arid 1 Son Week, so as to have the observance center each year around Armistice Day, Is en dorsed by, President Harding in a letter received at the New York offices of the International Com mittee, Y.; M. C. A. which origin ated the observance in 1917 and whose Boys' Work Committee continues to lead Its promotion. The change from the week of Lincoln's birthday, used for the purpose of tfie observance until this year, has been made In re sponse ' to : the . desire of national and , international Sunday school organizations. - The President's letter follows: i "My attention has ' been called to the National Father and Son Movement, which is to be launch ed during National Father and Son Week, November, 11-18. It Is a great pleasure for me to commend this movement, which has as its objective to draw to gether in a more ; intimate way the fathers and sons of America, and to strengthen and develop thij relationship, i ' !:" - " - . ' l . "The success of this movement during the past years has won for it a distinct place. Since the movement hag become world-wide In character, it is most fitting that it center around the date of world-wide significance,. Armis tice Day. Surely; the coming gen eration will need to be constantly reminded of their obligation to help maintain the peace of the world, for which millions of fath ers and sons have died in past years. "It is hoped that all individuals as well as constructive agencies, interested In the boy life of pur nation, will give this week due consideration and recognition by, bringing together fathers and sons inTschools, churches, clubs and other places, j and assisting the i boys of the community to their own inherent right of com panionship with their fathers." $i:i5Yd. l$1.88Yd. $1.98 Yd. .$1.49 Yd. $1149 Ydr $1.98 Yd. 36-inch 36-inch 36-inch 40-inch 40-inch 52-inch CASEY MUST HANG s s HIGH C GALE & COMPANY Commercial and Court Street SCHMALTZ SUED i? FOR LARGE SUM M, W, Miller, Contractor, Al leges His Character Was Ingured That his reputation and credit have been injured to the extent of $10,000 by a letter and an ad ditional $5000 by speaETftg false and defamatory words is the com plaint of M. W. Miller, who seeks to receive judgment for $15,000 from, N. Schmaltz. I I ' In a letter from Schmaltz j to Joseph Keber, ; cashier in the Mt. Angel bank, declaring that "I would irot have expected a bank er to bring an outlaw to any com munity to create trouble,"; Miller declares his reputation and credit are impaired to the extent of $10,000. J f ; Miller says he is a contractor, doinp business in Mt. Angel and Vancouver, Wash., depending great deal upon his good reputa tion and credit. A letter of this kfnd to a banker is disastrous in his line of business, he, declares Further causefor : action is taken by Mr. Miller when . he quotes a portion of a conversa tion between the defendant and a Mr. Bennett, when Schmaltz is alleged to have stated "that the plaintiff was a dead-beat, an out law and an undesirable citizen. Thishas Injured Miller's reputa tion the additional $5000, he de clares. . v : 1 1n addition to the $15,000 Mil ler seeks to recover costs and dis bursements of the case. Interesting Figures I; Shown in School Report School statistics filed with Mrs. Mary L. Fulkerson, county school superintendent, give some Inter esting facts. ' ; i , In the elementary grades for the school year just closed there were 3966 girls enrolled and 4340 boys. In 1922 there were 3783 girls and 4205 boys or quite a material increase in both sexes for the year. t K In the high schools there . were 1185 girls enrolled as against 1110 boys for the year just closed while In 1922 there were 111C girls and 1002 boys. Twenty-six men teachers and 2S2 women teachers were requir ed to superintend the Intellectual target practice ; In the grades while 29 men and 72 women lev eled the sights for the pupils In the high schools of the county. The average monthly salary for the teachers in one room schools for the year just closed was $96.54 as against $95.72 for the preceding year. The average monthly salaries' for assistant teachers L in buildings of more than one- room was $101. 3Z as against $127.26 for 1922, a sharp increase in the : compensation of this class of teachers. The aver age salary of f principals was $131.98, as against $159.25 for 1922, or a shapr decrease for the higherups." The average salaries for super intendents was $3,000 a year. Police Chiefs to Confer In the City of Vienna VIENNA, JULY 24 Police ex perts and criminologists from all over the world have been invited by Johanan Schober, former pre mier and police president, to at tend the International Police Con gress which will be held in Vienna from September 2 to 7, The idea of an international congress orig inated in the United, States, and it is expected a number of Amer ican experts will attend. ' GOODS Silk Paisley Duchess Satin .... Silk Messaline Heavy Canton Crepe.. All Wool Cream Serge All Wool Cream Serge $2.25 Yd. $2.45 Yd. $1.98 Yd. $3.50 Yd. $1.79 Yd. $1.98 Yd. FILIPINO YOUTH ISieiHERO Sprinter Who Was Once Humiliated Will Partici pate in Olympics MANILLA, July 24 By winning the 100 and 220-yard runs at the recent Far Eastern Olympiad at Osake, Japan, Fortunato Catalon. Filipino sprinter, won the honor of. representing the Philippines at the Olympic games to be held in Paris in 1924. Catalon has covered the century in 9 4-5 sec onds, within 1-5 second of ths world's record held by Charles W. Paddock, II. P. Drew, and D. J. Kelly. . . : Catalon, who is a fanner boy from the interior of the island of Leyte in the Philippine archi pelago, failed in his first attempt to make a school track team, and was relegated to the kitchen as u cook's helper in order to defray his expense. His faiulre was in 1915 during the East Vlsayan ath letic meet held in the province of Cebu. " - The little Filipino continued his training and next year made the district team in the ihter-district for the provincial track and field team. This time he did not dis appoint his coach. He won the .100 and 120 events. It was not until 1917, however, that the Leyte boy won' permanent recognition as a sprinter. y In 1919, during the Far Eastern games in Manila, Catalon defeat ed Madono, the crack Japanese sprinter, and in the Far Eastern meet in 1921 in Shanghai, he won every event in which he started, earning his reputation of being the meet's greatest Individual star. : ' ' ':' This year, while he won both his events, the time was poor, due to a muddy track. Catalon's time for the 100 wasi 10 2-5' seconds, and his time for the 220 was 22 1-5 seconds, which ; lowered the former Far Eastern record of 22 4-5 seconds, despite the condition of the track." In both events, the Filipino defeated Takagl and Omura, crack Japan ese sprinters, wha took second and third, respectively, in each event. :V Heirs of Alice A. Kramer to Receive Share, Is Bush ey's Ruling r. Heirs of the Alice A. Kramer estate will receive their share of the $15,000 ordered by Judge W. M. Bushey upon a petition pre sented by Lauretta M. Kramer, administratrix, for a partial dis tribution of, the estate. - - Assets and the value ol prop erty belonging to the estate in Oregon are given at $30,320,21, with real property In Iowa to the valuation of from $18,000 i to $20,000. In addition 416.500 has been received from the payment of a note secured by a mortgage on Iowa property. Expenses In volved in straightening out the estate are given at $2727.20. Those receiving their share of the partial distribution are Henry Ernest Kramer, husband of the decedant, $7500; Lauretta M. Kramer, daughter, $3750, and to the guardian of Raymond Kra mer, a son, $3750. Economize or Face Deficit Wood Tells Filipinos MANILA. July 24. A general retrenchment policy must be adopted in order to avoid a de ficit in the Philippine govern ment finances this year, accord ing to a recent statement by Gov ernor General Wood. He declar ed that a number of projects which the last legislature autn orized must be heW in obeyance until the government is in better financial condition. l?y suspending a number of the projects authorized by the legisla ture, such as expenditures in con nection with the extension of the Manila Railroad and the building of hospitals, the governor general explained that the government will be well within its revenue re ceipts at the close of the year. 1 NEW CORPORATIONS ! .1 Articles of incorporation were filed yesterday by the Broadway Holding company of Portland, capitalized at $50,000. The In corporators are Pauline E. j New ell, Joseph E. Marcy and, C. Irvin Newel!. . . -.." " ' Notice of an increase in : capi talization from $2,500,000 to $8, 000,000 has been filed by the Truscon Steel company of Michi gan. ' Notices of dissolution were filed by the Pheasant Cleaning workd of Portland and " by the Arcade Theater company of Day ton. Or. f;ji Five permits under the state blue akr law to sell ' stocks and bonds were issued by W. E. j Crews, state corporation commU-' KRAMER ESTATE ORDER ISSUED sioner, I Saturday. They were: Municipal Reserve & Bond com pany, . Portland.' $500,000 in bonds; Reservation Oil Company, Portland, $50,000 stock; Port-land-Tillamook j Stage, McMlnn vllle, $10,000 In stock; Jantxen Knitting Mills,, Portland, $250, 000 in stock; Miller Producta company,' Portland, $5000 in stock:- ! . . ' r 'X: The following articles of incor poration were filed Columbian Social club, Port land ; incorporators,1 O. F. DIU man, George A. LoTejoy, R. A. Dietr ; capitalization, ' $20,000. ; Dennis-' Mercantile company. Portland; incorporators, J. A. Dennis, H. G. Dennis, E. W, Eastman; capitalization, $20,000. Notice of dissolution was filed by the ; Simplex Cacuum Tank Sales company I of Portland, and by the Willamette Valley Acreage company of Hood River. Articles of - incorporation were filed yesterday by the Oregon Aluminum Manufacturing com pany of Portland, capitalized at $10,000. The incorporators are Roy H. Mollet, Chester K. Skill ington and Kile D. Gibson. ; The Rickenbacker Motor; com pany, a Michigan Corporation, fil ed notice of an increase in capi talization from $5,000,000 to$7,- 500,000. jA permit to operate In . Oregon was Issued to the Columbia-Des chutes Tqwer company, a Nevada concern capitalized at $7,000,000. G. C. Frisble of Portland is at torney-in-fact for Oregon. Declares Arctic Wastes;: . Good, Flying Terrain BERGEN, I July 24.-fGiving his opinion regarding, the. Arctic as a flying ! terrain, Lleutentantv Diet richsen Is quoted as follows by the Aftenposten: ! "Once one has risen above- the mountains, the mists vanish and weather conditions become extra ordinarily even and free of -wind pockets. The further north one proceeds the better becomes the possibilities of good and safe land ing places among; the vast flat tracts of ice and snowf ields." The ' lieutenant also expressed his firm conviction that 'the Polar flight was only -a matter of time. Lieutenant Dietrichsen is one of the airmen sent up to Spitsber gen by the Norwegian government In connection with' relief measures for Amundsen.; ! . , There's a fuss because some of the British seamen have been de serting the Cunarders for berths on the Leviathan and other ves sels Of the American Shipping board! It seems that the English tar can get along without his ra tion of ale, after all. The Levia than Is so dry that it squeaks when he steps on It. ICafoury " - i- t " These Linens are marked at special prices to intro duce them to every lover of table linens. You will never receive such an opportunity again. Breakfast Cloths - Tea and Luncheiu Cloths - Dinner Cloths Remember Jhey are adirect import shipment from Balgiuin. Plain ZJtCnCy .lUfnd yellow' whitc and Pmk, white and blue, white and red, white, pink and green. . ; Clothes 36x36; 54x54; 59x59; 59x79; 63xfi3; 63x79; 70x70 and 76x79 Priced 98c, $2.65 $3.48, $3.65, $3.98 $4.45, $5.45, $6.98 $7.50. HOW TONE HITS fj Professionals Less Cheerful About Europe and Rail road Earnings ' NEW YORK, July 24. Lack of buying support in the early hours today encouraged short selling in a' wide assortment of stocks and gave the market a distinctly heavy tone, Professional traders seemed, less cheerful over progress to ward'', settlement of European problems and inclined to be pes simistic over prospects for im proved earnings by western rail roads. The result was recessions from one to nearly three points over a large portion of the list. Steels and equipments came in for a' large share of the selling. Call money ruled at 4 3-4 per cent thofughout the day. The time money market was quiet with brokers bidding freely at 5 per cent 'and lenders: holding out for 51-4. Commercial paper was scarce with prime names worth 5 per cent and others slightly higher. German marks sank to $2.15 for one million. Demand sterling was unchanged at $4.79 1-16 and French francs eased slightly to 5.93- cents. Other rates -were relatively steady. WHEAT . ; , Minneapolis, July 24. Wheat cash No. 1 northern $1.03 2-8 $1.10 3-8; No. 1 4ark northern spring choice to fancy $1.19 3-8 & $1.29 3-8; good to choice $1.10 3-8, $1.18 3-8; ordinary to good $1.04 3-8 (w. $1.09 3-8. DRIED FRUIT r ' NEW YORK. July 24. Evapo rated apples slow. Prunes dull. Apricots easy; choice 10c; extra choice 12c; fancy- 15c. Peaches slow. HAY SAN FRANCISCO. Julp 26. Receipts: Hay 230 tons, unchang ed.' It is a grave man who will in- dulge in a drink of moonshine. ENDIGESTION causes Moat In gnatiy pains that - crowd the heart constipation. Almcyt Smd TtBefimJ comfort im CHAMBERLAIN'S TABLETS No griping no nausea only 25 canta 's July Belg To see Pretty gay colors over the country Napkins to match some at $5.50, $7.50 doz. 11 MARKET AIMER DECK TAKEN BY WHEAT Downward Course of Securi ties Puts, Bull at Disad vantage Tuesday CHICAGO, July ' 24.Wheat dropped in price today to within a fraction of the lowest " prices reached thus far by the 1923 crop. Weakness of the New York stock market had much to do with the lowering of values here. Wheat closed unsettled at 1 3-4 to 2 cents net decline with.: Sep tember i.96 7-8 .to .97 cents and December $1 to $1 1-8. Corn fin ished at a xange varying from 3-4 cent off to a shade advance, oats 1-8 1-4 to 3-8 -cent down and provisions unchanged to a setback of 15 cents. . -.....-r At- tho outside pressure to sell was evident in the wheat market A sharp decline in Liverpool quo tations tended "to emphasize the effect of bearish, views expressed by. a leading Chicago banker as to the outlook for improved trade with Europe. In addition the downward course of securities in Wall street put wheat bulls at a decided, disadvantage. The mar ket later felt the weight of . per sistent commission house, selling and of increased hedging as well as unloading on the part of early buyers. : c ; The fact that receipts of wheat at Chicago were again heavy in contrast with exceptional small ness of arrivals in the southwest and west, where farm organiza tions are striving to have ; " as much, wheat as possible stored on farms, was apparently responsible for- some of the selling pressure here and so too was slowness of export demand. Announcement that harvesting, had already be gun in the Canadian northwest with-weather favorable and a big yield in prospect was effective al so in depriving the .market here of support. ' ; v Corn and oats sympathized with wheat weakness. At one stage, however, J-uly corn touch ed a - new high price record for the season, 87 1-4 cents. " ' Provisions ' were depressed by downturns in the value 'of hogs. I financial I .1 Total stock sales 461,000 shares. . , . . Twenty Industrials averaged 90.16; net loss 1.42. High 1923, 105.38 ; low 87.64. Twenty railroads ' averaged 79.45; net loss .53. High 1923. 90.63.; low 76.85. Clearaece - Safe Still in Progrecc A Large Import Shipment of mm ; Ji aoie them is to want them-You must see them! Hundreds of Lovely Beautiful quaint designs. They are the fad all You must at least have one set to be in style. STRICTLY FAST COLORS - Is is the greatest showing of color ed fancy linen cloths ever brought toSam and you cannot afford to iniss seeing theni Strictly high- T graded merchandise No, inferior merchandise. Salem Stored 460 State St. f PATENTS ISSUED - rnr i rCliri !; Dirigible Headlight for Aut mobiles, Vaporizer for Liquid Fuel Burners A United States patent was sued to Peter N. Andresen t Phillip J. Jeff way of. thla city ( July 10 for a dirigible headline for automobiles. A patent was also issued to ! L. Blackwood' of. Salem on J 17: for vaporizer for liquid L burners. " ' 'I ' V-:: Mr. Andresen is a farmer, l Jeffway- a' blacksmith, and ' I Blackwood is the manager oft Oxy-Gas Heating company. Both patents were'obtabt through the agency of Charles !; Chambers, a local patent attir ney. " ':t ' Measure Food Values In Hours of ULz:k VIENNA, Jnly 24. Austria government employees, tlghtl:. to gain payment for their late sufficient to maintain their fa illes, have presented their case i a novel way. Instead of relatl: that in the old days they cou! buy, for five crowns what no costs them 50,000. they have use minutes of labor as a measure unit, and produced an Interest!::. Uble. In 1 914 a. loaf of bread eo: 12 M minutes of labor; today tl cost is 49 minutes. A measure t sugar that cost 26 minutes nir years ago,' now calls f or, 102 mi: untes. Coal has risen from 1 br and 18 minutes to 12 hours asd 36 minutes, and a pair of shoes from 6 hours, and 18 minutes to 19 hours and 30 minutes. 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