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X U'J'..- - Unsettled with ram; moderate u-tu.in.are; strong so'-th-' er!y winds ' rrcbatly reachirT' gale force along I' r t. .f-t"--'"-- .41: pr--r ' - . .. - - r s w An. advertisement i i; rvrs t! -:i a r it is a certified d-. 'z cf sat." 1 ;': them daily. . " , - i SALn, CT.IIGON, CU:TPAY OnTHNG; JANUARY 4, 1C23 I THAND NEV CIIURCII "in A M V. ' Recent Photosrjtph.of :iweca .Trclt'cyEsilc J War Lord cf Cczr.munisnv With Hi Wife in Moscow "V - SOLD -AT AUCTION IS ON WRONG LOT j (TO -1' t ' ' .--N-v.-- x. tlirjap iu Xfocaion of Baihlln .lie. . Z suits la ;Utlationi JJulIder jnpr " ' ri U ' tm m hm . -.-. ' I I, I f ft till ' iS r.OT YET RECEIVED Crridab r i-r!; -Tirrie; Ulti mate Arrr:;cr.t H-m- r4l - ' J . 3 Tcr . . WASHINGTON, Jan. 3. (By tr-s Associated Fress). The French r.'-; tlon regarding pay nent c the war debt of France ta the United Ct?te3 still wa3 awaitei er.xtausly.tcaisit'.by- he -Tash!ss- t "i "overcieat. No . answer to 'iry II u sties' cablegram re- . ' ag Anbassador .Ilerrick to ( -try -rd ,tbe text of the French communication placed in his hands had 'been jeceired when the work tlay ended ani Mr! JIubealeft hSa c::;:8 not to retura cattl Monday. i ' -'ay 'Arrive riontlajr - '' lleanw Lila o f f ic ials here could only mark time and hope that the delayed memorandum would ar rire Monday and would contain something that would Justify , this Hi v eminent la making it the bas:3 lor r.egotlatlons -looiisg to an ni trate i arraEsmcst for actual dett JnnilT". There was EQtllzs Kore than an expression of hope, ji0TeYer ; t-at V the memorandum would give the debt funding com mission, headed by Secretary He 1 lon, anything Uke a concrete plan cf settlement.. -' Z This "sei-psssimlstic ( attitude KZ3 explajaed ia part by Ambas r - "it Herrick's delay in dellver'ag ;.::;rzi. It'wia felt V t had the docneat Included a 6n3:stion .of such- iinportancej the amb::r f tr ialall probability could have cabled it several days ago. " - ' , '' ' i . ' : Cojncident with the receipt here or London, re ports that the British .government was .certain to bring up the question France's indebt edness to that nation next week while the allied finance "minister were meeting ' in Paris, the state department announced : that .Am bass?c!ors Kellog in Xiondon and llerrick-? in : Pari3, ' assisted by lames A. Logan, had been select ,fd to represent the -United States it the Farls conference. Rerrardlessof what the British may tell France on this point and as important as' It the British atti tude on -he question of the debts owed by France o the London and. Wasblztpn governments, the prima motive behind American; representation lies in the question! of war claims and not debts. ' Iitructlo-:3 to the American rrrre-entatires to the Paris meel-iz-will be es;IIcit. Congress ha3 placed war d ebt settlements In' tl.o Lands of the debt commission 'and no xne ottsr, than that . body is authorized to llsccss subjects with agents of other countries. . HTi:r.?Jio OiilulLU Resolution -Adopted Asks That All Cattle o Given . Tuberculosis Test . The legislature will be asked to pass a hT.drarn up by the Ore gon Jersey Cattle club, providing that allattle.ia .Oregrn, west of tbe Cas: 1c : -ft be te lad for tuberculosis. Tii law would not only' Include tbe dairy cows, but would ta-e .beef cattle a3 well. '.This resol'-t'aa was adopted at : the. meeting cf tt 3 executive com mittee of tb3 Cr a Jersey club held Faturey. H e meeting was called Tor tLa rurrcie cf arrang ing details for tt 3 annual Jubilee which .will . h.t cli .in May. A series of cow,ty f Sows Is planned, " and'tha""cOu. Lj already' lined up for tbs meet: t cr-s TTaricn, Polk, Linn' rr. I .C cl ..-3. .3 many more will ta '-ilttci as show a disroiltin t rc rin. A etas 3 ard rjro:;'rar;i vlli La worked out, altho-Jh - r :h E.cw will I 3 d:fforent.- the , -i;-5 will Lo f:": .nether n h, ' . t ;:iii : . ,:..,...li:r:, .. ,.y - . t' 3 ceral out- a : .' 1. ar 1 : t:C;ro t' i i t'!it i; 3 l '. -: . their - A F2rere l"rr.p in the i "rr!ar9 llct-r;c3 market "was.Tritr 1 In 1924.' Compared- with prcvlona years. .tradirg, in .hearts WE3 sit a stasd3ti:i. De.-rite bullish czthn slasm in September and Jurej the mark fell below ; that established ia-the three preceding years. In August, when ( the total .number ot licenses amouited to only 37, bear traders' .counted ;; ca .! a ' further slump, ,and were panic Btrlciea when 52 tickets, were Issuei in September. Total sales for the year amounted to 420.: - : - - - - r I 1 - .. - Despite the iactithat leap srear wastxaUei;(ar. jand? wide a year .of jQP2Qrtanitr.Ltew f seemed wililn g to take the initiative and the enfair advantage; Ancther iten, Trhieh would - seem, to indi cate that the time-honored "Jane bride" -will become a thing of. the past, is the fact that the June Ii- nsfi amounted to .only 49, while Eeptmbr led the list, with! 52. D;-cr iber. was third with 40, sJnly: !arth with 39. and. August land li n'LubdLii i !!EL0IEI Police Say'rio Attempt Vill Be.r..aa3 to.O-tJiin Con fession From iuan , OMAHA, Neb., Jan. 3. J. War ren Hahne, wealthy Omala 'con tractor, held without bail at the local polices station in, connection with the death of .his wife, i Mae B. Ilahne, -4 6, whose body with 12 gashes In the . head; was found in the ..-basement ; of their home j yes terday is .In san e t sod lao further attempt to obtain a confession; will Duseu said tonight. - ' " ' Mrs. rllahne's 'body j was t $nnd yesterday afternoon by Ilahne, and a plumber who Ilahne had taken to the hottse to "fix. a leak lo( the bath room." i A::'.'ik- "'J jr.!:: A blood-stained hatchet, 'matted with, hair, and a . small mechanics hammer are held by: the. police: and are believed to t the 4eath weapons. 1 i Hahne, replying to tne griumgs by the .police tonight, ! shouted: "Befor God, I'm innocent, and thanked the police fori the 'enter tainment." j . . ' 1 eiELlPlfflElL"! IIT D fSEli Dr. Stockwell Breaks rm When Machine' Is Wrccksd 'Near Monmouth ; J Dr. H. K. Stockwell. Salem phy sician, received a badly fractured arm late last nignt when nls auto mobile overturned near Mon mouth. . Though the machine plunged doyrn a 3 0-foot - embank-; meat the owner escaped witbj few Injuries." No' particulars oil "the accident could be learned last night.-; ;. j j ; .V'prd of the accident wasitele phoned to Salep and Drs. .5. A. Downs and ; Thompson -notifiad. The injured man was taken to the Salem hospital. - , , Dr. Stockwell came vtb r Salem les3 than a year ago purchasing the office equipment of -thlate Dr. pouthwick: - - I - 10. i.J'h: ' Li One Billion- Dollars Is f Cut From U3 Cbiisations, Officials Report ' WASHINGTON, Jan. 3. The treasury has shaved alnot a mil lion dollars off the jfet debt in the patt 12 most: i a-d by do!n? to bis ct tie c""-..tlr-.i cf f -s v : . i "5 r t e-i..th i...:. a they i .. . ,1 t ".'r r.:: cf ?2C I ust. 1- ' Tki 3 g-ev i ... . . t year with a I ah.. October were tied for fifth place with 3T each. " April was last with only 34.. : ' ' " : A total of 4l0 licenses was;is- sued 1 o r 1 9 2 4 e e 1 1 1 r g a lo w r ece rd mark iforitbe cast four years. -In 1923 the county, fierk "made out 482, in' the preceding year 461 were given, and la 1921, 451 tfere Issued. "A total of 1814 Is the re sult 'of the four years. 5alem was well represented la the .lists. , Women, ZzrnK 3 Ycrrc A&q Diss at Hems in Ur.icn, Drc. i UNION, Ore., v Jan. 3. Mrs Elizabeth -Godfrey, died at .the home qt, her iianghter. Mrs. Saral Richer, -this - morning at , the age of 105 years, ight months and 16 days. 'Mrs.' Godfrey was. born lri what is now; the state of TJaJne on April 5, 1819. The l"t fifty year? of her life were passed on ths Pa cific ' coast ; between . Oregon and California. : " ; . tv ruir'pp inn kiUUiJDJ Employes of U fMunicipally owned institutions Sub ject to flew Law ; -WASHINGTON.'- Jan. 3. All employes of municipally owned In stitutions acting In a proprietary capacity rather than serving gov-J ernmental purposes such as water, light and street railway companies are subject to Income tax on their compensation.'. . s v Tney will have to cay taxes on thefr Jtot-?, far back as 1918 aiid the bareau cf Internal reven ue has. no titled collectors of ; In ternal revenues to. compel the fil ing of returns over those years. ..; . SEATTLE, ..Jan. 3. Approxi mately 2,8 00 employes of Seattle utility departments who have heretofore .regarded themselves as exempt irom federal taxes will he required to nay tax levy and iack taxes, , nnder. the new ruling an nounced by , the United States bur eau of internal i revenue today. Uct Ct:i3 of 12C3 r.:Ho Ccr.02 Trip Is Ccrr.plQtqd - ILWACO, Wash., Jan. 3. Amos Burg, Jr., . arrived here today on th last stages of his 1268-mUe canoe trip down the . Columbia river to the sea. Tomorrow I?urg will cross out over the Colurab river entrance to complete his trp which he began October 23 last,, at Canal Flat, Columbia lake Ja British Columbia, the sourc t the Columbia river. In his; long Journey ;by canoe Burx fivercf me many dangers,; espeei: ly between here and Bridal Volt, ';Cr a dis tance of '140 Smiles.. being1 forced to ;padile through huge ice Jams whiea blocked hia ray. Burg Is a resident of Portland, Or.. : ElGSilESHIK n LIME!!!:! Receipts From Incomes and . .Profits tri 1 924 Smaller - ;Thanj for -1923 . ; h WASHINGTON, v Jan..' 3. Ti e American people . paid ',$1,773, 509,732 in taeS on their Incomes and rofits inrthe calendar, year 1324, or. abopt 1 21OQ0,Q0O less t!: an, they, tarred in to the federal treasury la -the "year-19 23. r ; , Fiz 'ires. ma"de public .today by the trc .-ury H-"-closcd that In the first-mentis 1924, the receipts fro a. Jn corse and, profits ; taxes were $782,585,020, while in .the last half of the year the receipts from the Esne source aggregate! SS,324.eS2. ' ,t ' For comparison. It was shown that- 'income--and profits taxes yielded $S19, 387,373 H the tint rlxKonthsof 1123 .-:::1 ?374.SS, ZZZ i.i tt s las;. -If cf iv i sans yt r. C r - i Kuj IZStr D12. i T J t " " : 12 " "th3 Z3 Milium . . ? . . , . -. i nHv'-'P,"",'r"1' rI"tf1 Last-Ycsr, Vill Csj::-:t-ed Declares f.lcrr.bcr of -park Cocrd- KpRS jrpr.ovEME'iTr : CEiuG COriTEKKLAIED Community -Hall Is Pec: . Adiitica ; ,IL' S. Poisal tp . Jlave. Charge of Camp , . ,We want' lolJ'do '.anything, to help Salem," said Itomer II. Smith ., i I . r .1. . . In an interview- with : a Statesman reporter' tlast -jnigit. "!An aatq park should .nrver - be allowed 1 to fall, into ti a?b,ands of private, in terests," he went on. "It Is an institution operated for , the con venience of tourists, and) as an set of courtesy to them. There Is no question that an auto park, pro perly managed,' will afford . this convenience and courtesy, and at the same time be. a big power for goad in the community. It is with this thought in view that the parka board has proceeded fwith "its de velopment of the city auto park." Jiembers Work Hard ..,.' . The words ojf Mr. Smith are cer tainly true, and Salem should eel well ' pleased with - her goo 3 for- tnne -in having such, members on her parks hoard as Mr. Smith, Miss Edith Hazard j and I. P. Aldrlch. These members Ii.av.8 .given un stintedly, of ;tieir .time and lz. vor In. their eagerness to do their 1 It for the city in which they live. X Iast year ;16- new e tent Lol.:s were erected at the auto pari:, at a cost of 1 800. The receipts th rent'. p" aid by tourists 'ct houses during the one season or than paid for the cost of erection. This year the - buildings ! will : be (Oontiaaed oa Tr S) Hill SiLTllO Trial vJudge Takes -Defend- ' ants ito Task or Fatal -Poisoning 'Episode MOUNT VERNON, 111., an. With the declaration that she was equally, as responsible as her pas tor lover and warranted a sentence equally as severe,- Judge J. C. Kern,, today over ruled motions M a new trial rf or Mrs. Elsie 6weetin snd Lawrence M. Hight, deposed pastor, convicted ot the murder Qf her f husband, Wilford Vt Sweftln, and formally, sentenced, the man; to life imprisonment andj the woman to. years, . - .:,:v, h "" v Jlight.wm be sent to the south ern Illinois penitentiary at Men ard tomorrow, while' Mrs. Sweetip will be taken to the penitentiary at StateviDe Monday, according to plans. -- "'"j f . . .The judge, in passing sentence. took - both defendants - to task for their part in the poison plot, tell ing Mrs, JSfweetln he was convinced she CwaS voT stronger mind than her co-defendant and .Informing IllgnV that ihe' believed he wa of fufricient .mentality to distinguish between Tight tand wrong. . t Andy King, Veteran Leather-Pusher I g f 0 nill Scpry in Spite oiHlf Azo Former Northwesi FeatherweiffM TitToIIolfler Haa Fought More Nrhan 1C lUi j DatUes, WinEtag Over .'Third by Kpockcmta . Years ago when boxers met In the squared ring their, activities were) not limited to 10, 15 or even 20 rounds of fancy stepping with occasional gentlemanly taps of soft pillows tied on -, the end ot their arms. 1 1nstead the "lighters of,the.old days met and continued to do so until one ot them was able to met ho more, and hard bare knuckles were tha only sofa cushions that thry hrew. Of each as these Is i Andy King, iforiner bolder of the northwest feather weight titla. tmanagcr and sports man, who is leaving tbe.:Pssthne c! ::r store '.to. enter new- fiel.'s in Portland uslc bo makes per- minent.' corsnectloBS 'with eome-; t ' '- x to do in a!er.i. I5y traae A, . Hi-- !i 7n z tr3 -wci' r. lis r-;y . ' ..t 1 '.-:.:." Kir z - 5 . I'r, .t! r.i . 1 c: -i .-:t y . iTACOMA! Jan,3.rA'new hrick church . edifice?: constiag abot ? 11.0 00,, today came Into the pos cession of P.. C. .Walesby, a -contractor, .when ' the church was auctioned to the highest bidder by the county i sheriff. ki JTha' church was erected by the Congregation 4C the" National Polish Independ ent 'Catholic church, and its sale at auction was the result of much Utigatioji In the : county courts. The lawsuits f resulted "from the fact that the congregation .bought two -lots for the church and - then by mistake designated two other lots across the street as the' site on which ;the contractor should build the structure! The church was completed before the mistake was dlscoYered.', '. t iThe purchaser was 'the 'contract tor on the work,' ho had, a claim, of $ 5,Q 0 0 against ;it. and ; he is now "trying to find a buyer for an. entirely 'new' . chu rch , with a bis Bteepla and all .he other extra but oa th vrong lots . '. v ? ;-- . j jf-,. '' . ,;? CHARGES DENIED f MONTICELLO. Jan. 3.- Congressman Allen lloore denied emphatically . ,the charges . made againat.hlm . fcy . Jdrs. . Edna J ames 3cQti Jn .her testimony .initbe di Tdrce suit - tiled by her husband. Frank ,D. Scott of Michigan,. whch she Js contesting. . ; ! ; HQMEStEAD prnciiASEO KELSO, Wash., Jan. 3. pr. IV S. .Roach of Kalama, Wsh.-today purchased the original homesite of Ezra. Meeker, .Washington pipneer and Oregon trail' ' blazer. The home waa located on te jpresent site of Kalama. Thrcs f.'ot Tru3.:Pins Re S turned Saturday; (State - r Jnstitutfpns VisitooT i f ElghUtrue bills; two secret in dictments and tare not true bUls were reported by the Marion coun tr, grand juryto Judge Percy R. Kelly Satutdarr A visit to the state institutions was also made and In .'in a-ral . report, . the Judge said,- ai; were found to he in" fine condition.. :.-?v,h't..Ji- - I V True hills were returned against I la Oakley assault x upon Mary Martin on December 9, attacking and wounding the latter; William Harper, assault with a dangerous weapon on ;Harry Christian, Octo? ber 19, iwonnding the latter with a anile; cert Brown, larceny, oi mohair and wool from Roy King on August!! 10; h Myron k January; forgery. He passed a check, on the MUler store, f signed -by Jack Blair; i on November 24 ; - 'John Chilcott' and Don Morrison,, burg larly hot i in a 3 dwelllng,i4? goods stolen'-front the t Shafer harness shCp ', otf 'November . 21; Warren Welton and Louie Fox, larceny of a suit of clothing from the home of Tara Singh,' September 1 9 and two bUIs J, against Thomas , E. Brown, 1 obtaining j money i under false pretenses, from the Man's Shop and the A. 'A. Clothing com pany, NoTember 1.' 1 ' - "' Not true bills were returned in favor of Victor Phillips, accused of the larceny of a $30 dog from li. Steinbeck ; '- Harry Jensen, on trlbutlng to the delinquency of jft minor and J.jH, Wheeler, larceny of produce from Sarah L. Hnlen. years old, and one pf the engage ments of hich he Is the cost proud took. place In Nevada a. few years ago when King was one mile short pf the half-century" mark. That a man of this age should be able to ester the ring is remark able in Itself, but when his oppon ent was only 28 years old, a youns Californian, this handicap Is ap preciated. : King surprised not only the fans," -who" .were feeling sorry "(for the old nan," but hU opponent as well, for the "Native son" llnenedita the 'birdies Bln in the s aeon 4 .round. ' r-j , The5oId. leather-pusher has been la more than 150 battles and crd d over one-third of these by clean mockouts, all comln? in les t'ian :jht rounds." TIJj ia lt:c!f.i re-,-.sr Lable for,tr -r V I rti',- -I:a fi-ters cc-.tiaued ucti? on lilJhJlbltlJ " ?3 Jlifi 1 Trotsky's ' virtual eM ! ln he Crimea is tne reun w -i discredit the War Minister e-,6ov-let: Jtussia i and, . clate t Gregory ZlnoTieff bead of the ,Thlr.d lntr jUaUonaU- and Kameneff. heaa p irnni" UnLHIIIIII, Installation of Officers and initiation of TJew Memr 4 : bers Will t5e,Feature The Cherrlans are to hold their annual banquet Tuesday night at C;15 o'clock.; . Committees - in charge have arrnged forenter-f tainnient . of various sorts, and - a good time ,is, assured for nil. The committee In';, charge ; of stunts and entertainment, consists ot i-'rank Durpan,-Jr., chairman; Carl Gabrielson, Fred Williams L..- C.xl , y.v-ier," -and -"'Ralph ..Dinne and decorations for-the banquet. and the occasion are car ed for.by Frank Myers; chairman; Carl Webb, and L. S. Geer, - . , ,The bajnqnet Js. In v honor of the Incoming King Blng and, his cab inet of royal officers..It is strict-, ly stag affair and. the annual din ner of .the prg3nizauon. ; ; r: ' The officers of the Cherrlans for the coming year are J." C; Perry, King BIng; Harley O. White, Lord Governor . Wood C. " E. ' Wilson,- chancellor of the rollsr" Oliver My ers, keeper of the orchard;. Frank Burbar, Jr., King's jester;: Ralph Cooley-Dukebf Lambertr George Arbuckle, -Queen 1 Ann's -Consort; I?red . De Lano, . Archbishop 9f Rlckreall; K. F. . Smith, . Marquis of Marischero; and C.'Van Patton, Earl of Waldo. : ;. ' : Members of (the' Cherrlan band are. to be the ; guests: of therCher rians at - tbe . dinner.- About -125 members are to be present .in uni form." :;"., i : ;m: uogeo o;i Ml RATE BILL i Measure to Provide Raise in . Salary Rate for . Workers 1 . a r-A All.' t!. : W ASI I ING TON. r- Jan.; . 3 . -Fal I ing to obtain Immediate senate action today on ,the administra tion measure ' to " increase v postal salaries and rates, Senator Moses, republican, New ; Hampshire, in charge of tbe bill gave notice that he would press for action Monday before there is opportnity for con sideration of President Coolldge's veto of the salary -bill, passed last session,"- w! A -': ' . : V 1';. With many senators favoring a straight out test first, on the ex ecutive's yeto; soirie leaders were doubtful, that the majority 5 le- quired to bring up the new ad ministration measure could be ob tained. ' .1 ' - ," When Cenatof Mosea, after ex plaining in Retail the . provisions for rate Increase asked unanimous consent today for immediate -consideration of the bill, Senator Nc r ris, Nebraska, objetced. 5 He pre viously, bad asked the reasons for action on V i measure before the veto' was acted upon.;.. V ; '? .,Meanwhi,i SenatorUOddle, re- putacan, i- .;vada a memoer pi the postofrice committee, scrvp i rotice,b' .'v ?u!1 .make a fijht tainst 1 a p- -vsed one cent a l-'jund i ,t 1 .-;..' oa adrertisir ; .. - t , FEED I uESDiii ilHT 3 f LI AAA ,T-. Vrt of. the Council of , Comroassarlps, Ienla'a - old posiiioo. a.tho true followei-s jof .Lenin.' Thls;.p'heto graplu'Linsjde in Moscow; '.shows Trotsky with hie tv-ife.'vTh whits barded man U a. church dignitary. Interior, .Agriculture, and -Post Office Treasury rjiassprne Up : 1: ' . ; ..WASHINQTQN.; Jan. . STwo more of the annual supply hills. , those for I. the Interior and agri -culture departments, 'were report ed today -by the senate , appropri ations r committee, ' making three now -awaiting, senate action. .The other Is j the ' postoffice:treasury measure,; reported yesterday;, - 4 The bili'carries a total of 23S, S91.403, an Increase of 1,140,- 477 over the house measure,' while the agriculture -bill ' provides for I124.78S.478 an advance of S125, 4M5 over- the "house total. " f t. The bill for the inferior depart ment Is 'approximately '$30,000, 000; under the- appropriation'? for this year and less" than' 1 1,0 6 0,0 Q0 under thef budget estimate. ' . i 'The agriculture bill is S5'9.974.- '842 in excess of the appropriation ror tws year but 32,963,522 under the budget estimate.;; The' T in crease oyerthis year Is due largely to appropriations .for good roads. jrrincipai increases ,in " the .In terior bUl oyer the house totals are $.500,000'' for the Spanish Springs f extensJon.;.Newlaads , pro ject, Nevada, eliminated in the house; .$10 0,Q 00 for the Salt Lake basin project; Ctah; $ 3 1,000 for the.Bofse project. Idaho, and ,$25,-. Q00. for.the Williston numnmr pro ject. North Dakota ;U i -' vOther. additions toy. the senate include -$ ? 0,0.0 0 for the Ydevelop ment of oil shale and $35,000 for irrigation Jsystems in the(Flathead Indian; reservation, C&Iontana, ;., . : The main senate' increases in the 'agriculture .bill are. $90,052 for, collection, publishing and dis tribution ' iof s marketx information, and $19,540 .for the investigation and improvement . of -cereals. The.toUlfor.the Boise, Idaho, reclamation: project was '.raised from $408.000, to -$439,000.' The total for; the ; Salt Lake basin pro ject in Utah .was raised . from $900,000 to $1)00,000. IB L":.'E!LG TO HE TIE? j Exercises Will Bb Held - in ; House of Representatives; L ! Public Is Invited?; Unveiling of the American t state flags jn both the senate t id ill to H- the house of representatives be featured with appropriate ( empales at the carJtcl Thurs nisht at 8 o'clock, the exerci c be held in the house of rcpre?' atives.1 , - . . . Justice George M. Brown, cf l supreme "court, will be the r ri pal . speaker 'while ? specI ' tx wilt be - 'furniirhc'd :ty t! ; t' -I ore'. : -i f I " fror-i tko I'ir :: ; t: I. in THREE BILLS HIT. , ; - - 1 . j . .: , - E!:hty-C:vcn P:r C: 1 1D77f;Trc::d !d I T.:r.rt:d Lr.:t Vcr . Lc::ncnour:iT' ALL FOPi.' . Hdns IIclJ Off Urf! I : -Carelessness or hur:-,n f caused $7 per cent or 1T7 c forest fires In Oregon ! t '; according to Frank I : : forester, , while the lc i i i C Is placed at $970,2 01." 2. total number of fires, 1 ed oyer 252,251 tr - . ,. . which 26,804 acrci 1 antable timber and tl.3 i 195,099 acres were sc-ccr 1 burned, cut-orer, brush edJ i land. . The greatest los3 was fared by logging operator?, millmen through fires orisSrist in or near their holdings. Of t total loss destruction of 1: equipment and Imp rove rn c . $701,735.52 were borne ty t' lumber -industry, and the rer.: lng $270,000 to settlers and r: ers. ; : . ' ' . . . Drought Breaks Keconl Alfformer records were trc in th?;leDSth .and lnte-Tlty.of t dryness, of - the fire season an , I was not until - late in Sep ted' when the heavy rains set in, t protective organizations were ? taxed to capacity In c:' : ' the situation. Eone fir : j vt r rortei'as .late, n .t -' ' ' OetoL-::r' iicm-("'' '-ti : -era Cretan. ,jb-r- : ; extend 'over .a '.per.'r.l " . months, the loc ;:st ly : I weeks of any jpiml?ar.r?rii '. history of organized for- tr." J the state. The report took in consideration - that portion of I state coming' under he jari - : tlon of .the "state board ' of r . estry. ' " ' ; ' : : ;Fc inner Los.ees C rc - ? J In spite of the serioustic j the season, losses in rierchanta' timber, Vas les3 than in some fcr mer years, for -While .there wcr 194,910,000 feet, board ns":r destroyed and damaged, 122,4: T, 000 ;hoaxd feet.I. salvable.,1? itl : a' total loss , ot only 72.421,' oard f et valued at . $ 1 ? . i " ' . Z uOf -the 1888 fires -f;u--t I members of the .state cr -..;.: tion.t lightning caused 311 cr 1 per cent "of the total ar .1 tls i malnlag 84 per cent, cr 1 . fires, Wf re caused by er---3 ' emergency. j Principal, c-" fires, . as listed by the i-U : ester's 'cf f ice, are ir.--- " 317;' ,:lightning, : 311; - i 290;, 'campers, 16S; tla ! 131; land clearing, 10 6; .. ' . lhr' A J i- iJ1 i If The house debated t approrriation till. - Offirials declicJ cot ment ca the French dcv t ? untll-all of the facts were ' them. Senator llosea, .New liar:;' announced the new postal r was tatlsTactory to T'l Coolie'.: 3. 7 ''-- ' Ag-rfrate .net earcis ' 12 feJaral reserve bar.l. f: - were x.?ced at $3,70 0.0'. 3 I reserve hoard. - 'Senator' Rial. Couth C .- democrat, declirf 1 ' " Keml r: ri of con.rrr it:)i J. f tie r:utt ' r ha . Davi. '" Cor : i ': . ..'.j-.il I - ' t . .:: c-,ctr..- -:t c! t.ier. i ct t : -.; ; Ar 5 t ( matter t first r : t0 L J 'V" austed and tt.cu, -ft! th3 i . 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