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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 14, 1925)
-A SHE OREGON STATESMAN, SATO.!, 0EEG01 IT HMD AY-MORNING, AUGUST 14, 192a USELESS HOIS Hearing Ordered, to Deter mine Valuation of Pow V. er Company Holdings WALLA. WALLA, Wash.. Aug. 13. Figure tending to Bhow that "unused and useless plants in the Walla Walla-Yakima district are parried out the books, of the pa- ; clllc Power fc Light company at , a value almost equal to the rate base figures for the district, were presented at the power and light ratv. and valuation hearing' before , the state .board of- public works . i ; hene today. , ; ,V -. " ; r1" - j - j Kenneth G. Harlan, electrical engineer, employed by muulcipali - ties Joining in the action, was the . principal -witness, . - , He gave the value- of unused or useless plants in the' district as of December 31, 1919, as $1,- 175.377,74. . ' - -V v Property In Oregon,! which It is claimed should not be Included, is . carried at a value, of $762,729. Operation of various plant in the district has been , carried on at a -heavy loss, Mr. Harlan said as the company purchases additional Washlngttn Waterr Power ' com 1 power 'under 'contract with the pany at a fraction of the cost of manufacture at Its own plants. '"The average cost of energy pro , 'ducfed by-the''- company' in these 'plants In '1922 wa!21 cents per kilowatt- hourYMr. Harlan' testi fied, 'while -the- company -bought - it the ame year from the Wash ington Water Power company for t.0T3, per kilowatt hour. . In 1923 .energy produced by. the, company icost 59, cents per kilowatt hour, while it rwas purchased at .0 1 1 7 per. kllowatt'hOur. The company , 'bgan buying substantial amounts -of power In 1918,' and since that time btherfplants haVe been little used, eo'alnce that date they could hare little rvalue, : Mr. Harlan said. '- '-tr - BclgtensDebt Commissioners ' , - Reive Way for Payments to U. S. 0 - f . s h i f: I Arraiu land adapted to flax growing.'.The early flax, as a rule, was extra good, while the late flax was poor. The early flax averaged from two to two and a half tons per acre, at. $38 per ton. The late flax averaged halt a ton to one and a half t6ns per acre at a price that will not pay for the expense of growing , and harvesting. Flax pulling costs' so much per acre, good or bad,', and, the state uys it at so much per ton, so It be hooves the farmer to " raise as manv tons, as - possible on each acre - of groona. . nana cost 20; by machine. $17.50 per acre. . The flax puller has. proven a big success: even pulls cleaner than the average hand puller. Several parties in the Turner and Marlon district have bought ma chines and are running them, on a commercial basis. " They; will pay for themselves In two years' time If all goes welt. Ball Bros. have pulled 230 acres this season with Gale Bros, next in line with 160 acres. V - ' V Memorial Tribute to Mrs. A; D. Croasrhan ' . - w -1 - -- . ... ! he AVm Kaslly the Bello ami Darling of the Younger Set ia Salem - " I : of Her Time It Would Be Impossible to Describe, or , . ) ! i j Imagine More Lovely Character tP. GUARDS' FUNERALS, SET ' " .. . .. - MEN KILLED : BY. COXVIOTS ' W BURIED SATURDAY ' Funeral services for J. M. Hoi- . There passed on stage of existence, recently a daughter of pioneers who was one of Oregon's loveliest women char acters Linnle McCuIly Croaswain of Salem and Portland, She was pulling tne wlfe 0f A. B. Croasman, a Sa lem merchant and later a resident of Portland, who .was for two terms postmaster, and survives her. . Mrs. Croasman -wasTth.ird child of Mr. and Mrs. Asa McCully of Harrisburg, who were later Sa lem residents, and very , promin ent in social and. business affairs and who helped 'mold the earlier history of. the state. Mr. McCully engaged Iq-operating steamboats on the Willamette river, and other large enterprises. Linnie McCully was. educated at Salem, attended Willamette university, and . early in her. young womanhood became a " leader In church ' and social work, her naturally lovely disposl tlon, grace and charming manners opening aU doors and she was fements. for the refunding of Belgium's 'War debt to th ' U. S. are expected to be completed shortly'. 6 The Belgian' debt commission is now in Washington for conferences with, treasury de partment officials. The fccads of, the icommisision Q?M t,) It. Emile' Francqul vice : goverrioip of iSociete Generale de tBelgiqueV M. Theunis, former, premier and Bron Felician Cattler are seen in Ihe capital.! ' v'-.':i:u i' : : . ; :v man and John Sweeney, guards I easily the belle and darling .of the killed at the state prison Wednes- r younger circle of her time, f day night wljl be held here Sat- J ' She was a devoted member of urday. it was announced jrester-1 the ". Oregon Native Sons and dar. Those for Holman will be I Daughters and was always an held from the Rigftm mortuary I active participant In pioneer gath I at 10 o'clock, the interment being I eringa. Of 'her parental 'family in Dallas, -and" for Sweeney at the another there' are livinga'slster. Mrs. AHca M. Crane, two brothers, J. D. Mc Cully of Condon and A. 1 Mf- Cullj.of PortUnd, Oregon.. Of her own children there are Alice L. Dustln of Portiana. ana uuin Croasman Sinclair of New York. She was" married to Allan Croaa- man at-Salem, a prominent and succeStful young business man. The files of the Statesman show her marriage was a social event In western Oregon, as such occasions were made a great deal of - In earlier dayal ' Linnie Croasman.- McCully. as he was always knd wn to her friends, possessed and demonstrat ed the most perfect Christian char acter" In all her relations with her family and friends. It extended even to perfect strangers who sa her but once her face illuminat ed with smile of gracious good will and . radiating a cordial sin cerelty of manner, that was cap tivating with young and. old., In the more Intimate contact i with her family. and a wide relation ship she maintained and never for got to show all the courtesies and refinements of life and they 'were ' . A i many and - continued, .over the years. i W-ith new mechanical device accurate atudy xffi the jqblor qf hay to, determine, UsVvalue is possible. Judge Will Give His Decis- ion on uouDie uecree- possible. I Within. Five Weeks coo .MONGOLIA BIRDS LOOSE NEAR SALEM f n tASAMTS j ARL ; FRttP alpena, Mich., Aug. is. (By LET I son Congressman Frank Douglass Scott thinks he. should have a di Vorce. . and the counter claim for a Three hundred . Chinese pheas- j decree by . Mrs. Edna James Scott, ants were turned loose yesterday I all are In Judge Frank Emerick's hy Henry Stevenson of Salem, de-1 possession tohight. ' ' Arguments putf game warden. t They were I ended today and 4 0 days were SO: REPORT GROWERS IN THE Xy'ebb tunerarpariors at 2 o'clock. Hoiman. is survived . oy iour children. Hdmer, Robert, Meda and Dflrothy-Holman; four sisters, Mrs. A. M. Dalrymple. Salem; Mrs. JF. jEl: Myers and' Mrs. I." N. Woods) ttIJongtteach, Cal., and Mrs. Edwin Jacobsen of Portland. Also a brother, A N. Holman, of Opposite Portland-He-was 60 years, old. Sweeney, a prominent member of the Masonic order at Dallas. Is of, several . persons. Scott's signature were the words: Bon Sewer" Bon Is a French word meaning I survived by his widow, Mrs. Lu- cille Holman; a son, Jobn Jr., and good." Mr. Peck shouted, "and anybody knows what 'sewer is in English. - And that's just what that party "was at' Kingston, Ja miica a good sewer." ' i ' Today's testimony for. the most part swung around two deposl tions which have received particu lar emphasis at the present session of the case; the depositions of Floren Dallaw. for-the defense. ana reaericK Slips lor Soott, Both deposition) hinted broadly at indiscretion on : the part of one or 'the other of the litigans a aaugnter, iieien, au oi saiem. He was 65 years old. Heads National Biinal MMtinen FLAX SEASON IS OVER XtbertW Iff Polk county, between t given attorneys tor file' briefs. Suver and Monmouth. - s , These are young ' birds, and they are ' turned loose -' to make room for younger Stock coming on - at the state game farm near Cor vallls. . .There will1 be : more 'to turn loose later "In 'the season.' ',4-. Last week, Mr. Stevenson liber ated 300 Chinese pheasants north of , Salem, between , Chemawa" and Waconda." They were eight weeks old.' y ?r f s::-.,-:' : 1 : Mr. . Stevenson is deputy for Marlon and Polk counties. There were over'lOOO young pheasants liberated ; in these ? two counties last year, and about the same num ber will be turned loose this year. Sportsmen last year liberated :, 22 dozen on the Horst' ranch, in Polk county. These pheasants are being lib- erated in , the other valley coun-l ties, too, of course.. They are variously called Chinese, Mongol Ian or Denny pheasants. The first birds of . the breed sent - to : this country were secured in China by O. N. Denny when he was United I fetates minister to China.: He was a. Marlea-cpaaty man.r The first birds, were released In Linn coun ty, in the early eighties. J ndge Emerick ' said his decision would be made within five weeks. Irving Scanfield, : attorney, for Congressman . ;Scott, summarized his client's ground for a, divorce decree, thu sly: 1 That Mrs. Scott In the fall of 1 9 22, just prior to the separation, had been guilty of 'serious legal and moral, indiscretions." 'That Bhe had conducted herself Captain Wilbur ("Jaxzbo") Sum ner of the United States air serv ice; Harry Wyckoff, a clerk at the Wardman r Park apartment hotel. Washington, 4 and : with "an un known man" whom she is alleged to have 1 met . while ' traveling Tnrhar! j 1 That she wis guilty of 'such ex travagances as would constitute adequate grounds for absolute di vorce." -'vr:'- ;'::v : . ' 'There ( has been; no proof of adultery offered or introduced in this case," Mr. Scott's counsel said." :And adultery is not chargf e4,i We do charge, however, that Mrs, Srott h&s ' been rulltv of B course of conduct that would nai turally lead to.the breaking up .of a i home; . such conduct as to cau.se ! - VICINITY OF TURNER pi.iuwpie mat urives i and. to mane him iil.' a ,.J, Mr. . Peck,; . arguing for ? Mrs Scott, ; charged : thar Scott 1 could not ..accuse j his wife " of , liquor drinking when he himself, if- the i testimony were trne also drank on occasions. ! He spoke of the menu card of the Myrtle Bank hote, Kingston JamaicaV iound fn' Scott's scrap book and on Which were the names the Cerman rotor ahlo. anw air Plane propeller has two cylinder's! in place of hladt turnln In ho opposite direction to their shaft's A Statesman representative was in ithe Turner section yesterday and he brought In flax news like the- following: ' . The largest flax crop ever har vested in the Willamette valley is coining to a close.' The flax on an average has been good; 'some sections, have -been better than others; some land wlll.' not pro duce enough to pay . for" the seed. neither would it;. have produced this year enough; oats or wheat, In every j case the writer knows of where the land ;was put in, good shape, the flat' sown, reasonably early . and the soil fertile to com mence with, the returns have been satisfactory. These' same people will grow flax more successfully another, year, and are' notworrled about the condition ; in which the flax has left their land. . The growers v in general . feel ' they should receive at least 1 4 5 , per ton' for the best ferade, owing to the heavy' risk and "chance they are. forced to take on the' season from year to year r.Thls year the ouiiooa m tne spring, for growers wai never better, ! but continual dry spell of 50 d4ys or more cut the crop SO per cent. '-TVAi great many farmers will sow a smaller acreage" in ,126, but will also reap a bigger harvest,' be cause they are going- to select, the -' ; ' W :.r :.: :.-.- . . '1 : j - -:vv : wv t "v A ; Cjn v ; -v N..- Tvi.Jt; v :V I rotation. Richest Bachelor in400" Denies He's Love Victim rf'T" fV" s. - J ,'with ,Var ' t T 5, ty IL'e. Lr.kij ci Lis name frrcnJ - ftf ir!rs," Harold r cf the I isle c-r I i ' trrr r 3 c:: try A cior t 'XJ ;; thj ictioneers 4 j The two who have caused much pain They have: bow opened op for lusincss In tho'vlty of Sutuihine arid. Rain. ,.YoU have, no doubt heard all nbout us; though We have not Advertised mnch. But leave that to some Of the titers who aro trying to' get Uf in Dutch. We have sold many sales 'round the country and iuite ' few, Jin aronnd town.- . Our. name stands : for: good satisfaction which in some? cases is ot found. -'Anywhere you may roam this conntry,- yon Will hear of Woodry & Woodry; Who have come, to 'th"e city of Salem, and do not Intend far to roam, -Ftor'we hate novt laVcn over m big. store and are gmn to make halem onr home. t oil no doubt hare heard of woras kels, and hre wondered just what '.we were like, So when ever yon come to the city, yon stop at 271 -North Commercial. You'll get tl.a 'Auctioneers, l i:V.rtyav.'"rtci;tht yoa'U ' : ! never mrrct ... A. P. Lana:, Pleasantville, O.. twUl be proposed for a fourth ' term 1 as president 1 of National Kural Letter Carriers Associa- 1 tionat the. annual convention in, Vicvciiqu, Aug, V r Tjutiiranteei Quality Foodstuffs V w-"V ..23c 3 lbs. Banrtnas .......r. 25c Lemons, fancy; Sunkist, per doz.... 29c 5 Fancy Large Cantaloupes 4 lbs. Tomatoes .......................r....25c Watermelons, per lb. ..3c Golden Bantam .Corn, ier doz. 10 tfoz. sack foVcanning: For one t two :score f ; Tela- Uvea' it was heC cnsiwa.w with her- own hands an. Angel cakft to commemorate their birth days, i Unklndness ,ln any lorw .. foreirn to her naiure. neren but once In a long and ac tive career referred a requesi help la, any form from auman being. She once laughingly iiUA tn friends the instance: A neighbor woman wanted to epnd the afternoon at a movie, ana asked Mrs. Croasman to look after her alx children. In all the duties of Ufa she -manifested a courage ous spirit, meeting "the slings and rnw. nf nntrareous fortune with a hopeful fortitude and the armor of ateadfast belief that' all works to a' good end for the Individual grpun,ded In principle. t,ven. m the last hours of her brief illness, she was solicitous for the trouble she . gave ! others, and regretted that she could not be with" them longer to oar for and cherish them In' any future hour of need. Wlth- out.fear for herself, she was wor ried that she could, not' assist and care for those nearest to her, and now t they would ever, get along without her all-embracing love.' Mrs. Croasman'. was for mmy years t librarian and attended all the duties of the Christian. Science reading room In the Northwestern bankibulldfng at Portland. She established the first senire ol this denomination at her sumtaer home at Newport," Orejon, la4 maintained" it for several year, until an association of nn,,!. was. formed. - Her funeral u fi to have had the largest attrad ance ever given any woman ia th city of Portland. This reeoesi. Uon came from all walks of isfe and all denominations participat ing. It would be impossitls to describe or, Imagine a more love ly character than that nunltctei by our departed friend. -Mr. and Mrs. Col. E. Hcvr. Salem, Ore., Aug. 12, 15;; PRO0E TO BE MADE INTO 'FATAL'BREAK AT PRISON - " (CotliTQed ffom page 1) Lvicts bo captured alive ther vni face first degree murder ch-r? here. Under the present lav con viction without recommendatioa automatically means death on the gallows'. ' HAD COLDS t j . MtinspoOcrjtnhalavapon; U appiy xriy op ooatrus. V. VAPORUb 15c -1.45 Crawford Peaches for panning, box . S 1.98 Leave your 6rder we arefilhnfi: them f." VI ; as fast, a3 possible ' " 3 lbs. Macaroni l . 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Suqwball 49 lb. sack. 4 sacks . $1.95 $7.70 $2.39 .$2.49 $2.15 $8.40 NAVY BEANS 5 lbs. 48c MACjARONI 4 lbs. 25c BEST RICE 5 lbs. ;.. 48c C. O. D. Orders Given Prompt 171 North ('onrncrcial Street Phone In - .Your PrSflaspiC!W v