Gold Hill news., March 29, 1928, Image 1

HII.I ME N», su.
Experts Study
Ore. Forest
Tax Problems
Study of the effect* of tux Inws,
method* und practice* touching upon
forest perpetuation, and adoption of
tentutivr Inw* thnt would encourage
the conversation and growing of tim­
ber, will be under tuken by u com­
mittee of government tux expert*
who will arrive in Oregon within the
next few month*.
The study was authorized under
liie so-called Clurk-MeNury reforee
tutlon law which wa* upproved ul a
previous session of congress. The in­
vestigation would be uationul in its
sco,it- und particular attention will
1 m given to Hie limber districts.
I.ynn Cronemlller, deputy stnte
forester for Oregon, in u statement
prepared here today said the Investi­
gation in Oregon probably would gel
under way h.fore July 1.
The work is now being enrried on
in the lake states under the direction
of Professor, F. H. Fairchild of Yale
University, read the statement, “lie
It one of the foremost tax aiitlioriies
In the United States and is con-
Vbraant with the reforestation prob-
Ithis.
“At outlined in the co-operative
program of the department of agri­
culture which was issued shortly aft­
er the Clark- McNary law was
adopted, the data to be collected
probatdy will full under three classi­
fications.
•'The firs, class of information Io
be secured will show in detail the
exist ng fores, lund and timber tax­
ation situiVion, und in o genernl way
the tax
ituation effecting oilier
foi ms of property. Specific data will
be collected on the taxation situation
ax regards the various types of for­
est land, such us mature timber, se­
cond growth and cutover lands.
“The second class of data is tliul
which will ten(| to show the effect
of the existing tax Situation on re­
forestation and timlter growing.
“The third class of data will in­
clude other information necessary to
work out modified systems of taxa­
tion and to check them on specific
sets of data representing actual con­
dition*. This will include contitu-
, iopul, adminitsrative and traditional
restrictions and handicaps which
hnve u large practical value in de­
termining both the form nnd extent
of feasible modification* in existing
law* and practice.
“It is not the plan of those who
are in charge of the investigution to
make any specific rfcommcnduions
or separate report for each stale
studied, but to make the report more
general, covering the entire country
as a whole. For this reason no re­
ports will be issues) until the entire
country is covered.”
Mr. Cronemlller said that it was
his understanding that the investiga­
tion would be completed ns soon as
possible in order that the data might
be placed before congress next year.
He said it wns generally agreed that
unfair mil basically unsound taxes
hnve proved one of the most effect-
tive (inrriers against the proper use
of forest lands in growing needed
forests for the future.
Mr. Cronemlller said the present
study, if successful, would eliminate
this barrier nnd insure refo'-rstalio'i
in all parts of the United State* un­
der sound nnd profitable conditions.
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A. R. COMER TAKES OVER
THE OLD NUGGET GARAGE
A. R. Comer of Kinmn'h and for­
merly of Pocatello, Idaho lias tak­
en posession of the Nugget garage,
fonner'y operated by Fred Hick­
man, now of Nampa, Idaho.
The new proprietor has bren busy
the prst week straightenin'? up the
work room nnd nlaeirg ft»» nn-ts
anil tools in repair nnd getting the
equipment ready -for operation.
Several change* were made in the
interior of the building. Mr. Comer
plans other improvements after he
gets located nnd operating.
Mr. Comer’s fainitv Ijrs not ye!
joined him but will in the very
near future.
m u .n HI i ' l , JACKSON COUNTY. OREGON. THURSDAY, MARCH 29 1928,
(IIAMBEIt OF COMMERCE
HOLM REGULAR SESSION
The regular inerting of the Gold
Hill Chamber of Commerce was
held Monday night nt the City Hull
there being u fair representation of
local residents present.
A statement for the dues to the
State Chamber of Commerce wus
preseflted and ordered puid so Ihut
the Gold Hili Chamber is u member
of the stute organization.
The matter of the building of a
telephone from the Dredging com­
pany on Foots Creek to this city wus
brought before the meeting and the
controversy which hus urizen there­
from discussed. Fred G. Guy *|>okr
upon the matter and stuted that hr
felt that the controversy that had
arisen wus muinly through a mis­
understanding.
Unfortunately M.
D. Bowers, chairman of the investi­
gation committee was unable Io be
present at the meeting to render u
report. The committee was contin­
ued nnd considerable work Is ex-
pected to be accomplished before
the next meeting night, two weeks
hence.
Mr, Drake a member of the in­
vestigation committee addressed Hu­
mecting and stated there hud been
no trees removed or even defaced
along the company’s line.
Chairman itadtke of the Hoy
Scout committee reporter! that a
meeting of Hie scouts hud been ar­
ranged for nt his store on Wednes­
day night March 28.
Some discussion was had on the
mutter of signing the Sums Valley
cut-off Io the Crater I.akc. Action
of the club was deferred until a later
date.
Fred Guy railed attention to an
article commenting upon the local
Beaver Cement Company’s plant and
moved that a vote of thanks 1 m - ex­
tended to the Medford Mail Tribune
for tlie same.
JOHN F. KA I. US
l.ast Tursdxy evening saw the
passing of another Hogue Valley-
pioneer and native, John F. Halls,
who died quite suddenly a, the
apartment of Perry Knot,* over Hu-
Delta Confectionary just ns he wns
retiring for the night.
Mr. Ralls was burn at Willow
Springs, a short distance from Gold
Hill on November 25th, I860, he be­
ing nt the time of his death in his
(>8th year. He followed prospecting
nnd mining all his life having been
connected with many of the best
mining operations of the valley.
He never married.
Death came Thursday evening as
the result ofChronic tntersptiul
Nephritis and burial wus a, the
Jacksonville
Cemetery Bunday,
March 25. Many of his friends and
associates were present at the funer
at.
Mr. Halls is survived by a sister,
Mrs. Hudson of Grants Pass and
two brothers. Cliff of Corvallis and
Wm. of California. The first two
mentioned were present at the
funeral.
OLD MINER’S PAN REPLACED BY
CENTRIFUGAL SEPARATOR
To take the place of the familiar
pan in separating gold from sand and
gravel, a whirling bowl devised by
ii Nebraska man is operated' on the
srme principal as a cement mixer
or a cream separator.
A revolving screen removes the
eonrsc gravel before the material is
run inlo the bowl itself. This is
fitted with grooves tha, retain Hu-
heavy gold particles as the contai-
cr turns. The outfit is operated by
a small engine nnd there is a pump
to furnish water. A small unit will
handle from twenty to thirty tons
of material a day.
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A CORRECTION
I-osl week we were guilty of mak­
ing a mistake In the ad of the
Drake Grocery. We put' the price
on hulk coffee nt 25e per pound and
I, should have been 35e. Mr. Drnke
stocks a very good blend of bulk
coffee nnd the price o f'356 Is a very
special price considering the grade.
We «re making the correction in his
advertisement which appears on an­
other page.
Business Looks
Oregon Needs
Better O ver
People Most
* 12th District
Says Dr. Kerr
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In the uricultural areas of the
Oregon is still largly undeveloped, Twelfth Federal Reserve District
und she needs more people, In the physical conditions during recent
opinion of Dr. W. J. Kerr, president weeks have generally favored wint­
of Oregon Agriculture College, ex­ er planted crops and have facilitated
pressed nt the annual meeting of the spring farming operation*. A short­
Oregon Stute Chamber pf Commerce. age of rainfall is reported, however,
"The potential refoorce* here arc in California, Nevada, and Arizona.
very great,” said Dr. Kerr. “The raw
Sndrstriul activity during the past
riuterials for manufacturing are com­ month, although showing seasonable
parable to those of any other of the expansion, continued at a slower
fuvorubly situated states.
puce than in the corresponding
One thing Oregon needs is more month of 1927. A full seasonable
people, and the thing Oregon need* gain in building and construction act
most is the right kind of people, ivity has been evedeneed by marked
The larger Hu- population, relatively, increases in the value of building
the less burdensome the expense of permit* issued in principal cities and
government. There is a» overhead has been reflected in the growth of
charge that cannot be avoided, wheth output at lumber mill of the district.
er we have 566,666 po,illation or During February, flour mills of the
1.560,006. our resource* Io secure the produced a record volume o f flour
right sort of settlers, to that extent for Hint month continuing the strong
we are adding not only to the indivi- upward movement in production
uol prosperity of the people of the which began in January. Increased
state, but to the welfare of the state industrial and agricultural activity
itself. The chambers’ of commerce has been accompanied by a decline
work is primary importance in ob­ in unemployment.
Seasonal increases in distribution
taining settlers. They are equipped
to do the national advertising which sn<t trade were reported during Feb.
will bring the right kind of people 1928. Dollar value of sales a, whole­
sale trade gains in sales during the
here.
“I have been amazed, more parti­ second month of the year were larg­
cularly during former years, to find er than usual but sales at retail show
so tittle known about Oregon as one ed a slightly less then seasonal
travels across the continent, it hasn't growth. Carloadings increased dur­
been many years when one could get ing February, principally because
papers in nlmos, every city of the of heavier shipments of lumber pro­
country from here to Boston and not ducts, figures of total carloadings in
find in them a single item referring the district were larger than a year
to Oregon. Bu, in every smoking ago.
The general level of commodity
compartment you could hear Calif.,
referred to all the time. Tha, is no, prices has changed little during Feb.
A slight advance in grain
true to so great an extent a, present, 1928.
hut the fact remains that Oregon is prices and small movements in other
no, known throughout Hie country commodities, important in this dis­
and particularly, it is not known by trict, have been noted.
Bunkjngl arwt credit—Amok-rate
the people who would be most in­
increase in commercial demand for
terested in settling in this state.
funds has accompanied season:'I
“Are conditions fnvornblc for our
expansion in trade and industry.
securing more people? The United Commercial loans nt reporting mem­
States is the most favorably situated ber banks, however, are still smaller
country in the world economically
in amount than they were a year ago.
ami financially.
We hnve 56 per
Customers’ demand deposits have
cent of the gold money of the world,
declined slightly and commercial
and yet we have only 7 per cent of loans have increased. Concurrently,
the population, and this is not a
there has been an increase in dis­
mere accident. It is in accordance
counts nt the Federal Reserve Bank
with natural economic law. If i,
of San Francisco, largely on behalf
isn’t permanent it will be because of
of city member banks. Interest rates
bungling governmental interference.”
icmained unchanged during the
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nani.ih at about the levels of u year
HUGH S SOLDIER PAL
ago.
PAID »5500 FOR
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CAPTURE REWARD AMERiCA SPREADS
ITS WINGS AFTER
, QUARTER CENTURY
According to the district attor­
ney and sheriff’s office, the re­
Every day and every night com­
ward for the capture of Hugh De-
. .utrimont, Siskiyou tunned killer mercial airplanes, operating on
nJ bandit, has been paid to Sar­ regular routes, carrying mail, and in
geant Peck, who served with the some cases express and passengers,
oath in the army in the Philippines. too, are flying fur enough over Hu-
United States to equid a trip around
It amounted to $5300.
Peck nnd Hugh DeAutremont were the world.
On Jan. 2f„ 1928, the post office de
employed in the same department
nt l.os Banos barricks, near Manila, partnient had 8,711 miles of contract
and came in constant contact with air-mail routes in operation und an­
one another. Peck cniuc suspicious other 3,362 miles, to be started as
because of boastful remarks made quickly ns planes could be delivered
by DeAutremont who was enlisted and landing fields prepared, writes
under the name of James Price. J. Earle Miller. That is a total of
When Peck wns discharged he re­ more than 24,000 miles flying, but
turned to Sun Francisco and in­ some of the routes are covered twice
formed the Southern Pacific spec­ daily, and the New York-Chicago
ial agents and postal Inspectors. airway, a distance of 712 miles is
They acted upon his “tip” and the flown both day and night, and fre­
quently, to use a railroad term, the
arrest of DeAutremont followed.
mail travels in “sections,’’ for more
The reward for the furnishing than one plane is necessary to
of information leading to the ar­ Iransport the load. Other countries
rest of the twins is still undecided. in some cases have longer mail routs
But the list of claimants has been France operating one of 4,060 miles
red,,red to 21, according to Dis­ from Paris to Senegal—but the Unit
trict Attorney Newton W. Chancy. ed States leads the world in both
The original list consisted of about total mileage and volume of mail
66 residents of Stuebenville, nnd carried. A single one of the thirty
Hanging Bock, Ohio, including the four contract mail routes last year
chief of police and members of the carried more mail than all the air
police force of Stuebenville. A re­ lines of Germany combined.
ward of $5306 rests upon each of
With the worlds greatest regularly
the twins.
scheduled nir traffic, the United Stat­
Two women residents of Hnng- es, however, has been slow to turn
irtg Bock, the tiny Ohio hamlet to the air for passenger transporta­
where Bay nnd Boy lived for mouths tion. Within the last year, or rough­
c.nd where Ray met and married his ly since Lindbergh climed aboard' his
wife, are reputed to l»e slated for plane alone and started his flight for
the larges, share in the $10,666 re­ Paris, there has been a marked
ward. They saw the circulars con­ change. After years of waiting, the
taining photos of the pair, made com land where the airplane was horn
parisons nnd communicated their has begun to try out its wings, and
suspicious to local officer* Instead found they are safe.
of federal authorities.
NUMBER 49
*200.000,0‘»0 TAX CUT
GETS COOLIDGE FAVOR
New tax reduction recommenda
lions are to be made to congress by
Secretary Melon on April 3 and Presi
dent Coolidge expects to endorse
them.
The treasury secretary’s
figure is expected to be around $266.
666,(Mg).
Although the President has held
that congress could reduce taxes
$225,(8)6,606 is it kept down ex­
penditures that figures have been
qualified to make it dependent on
the final reports of the March 15 in­
come tax payments.
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HEARST’S PAPER IN
OAKLAND QUITS
The Oakland Times a morning
newspaper established October 22,
1925, by W. It. Hearst, suspended
publication today. Three new lino­
type machines arrived yesterday
for installation in the newspaper
plant, followed by the sudden order
for suspension of the paper. No an­
nouncement was made as to the rea­
son.
The Times, during more than two
years, appeared in connection with
the San Francisco Examiner, being
published in the Examiners plant.
On January 31 of this year the Times
appeared in separate idenity.
DAVIS ON UNEMPLOYMENT
In a signed statement in the Wash­
ington Post, Secretary- of Labor Davis
says that reports of unemployment
are greatly exaggerated, and that the
situation is not alarming. Many in­
dustries, including farming are pick­
ing up and will absorb most of the in
voluntary unemployment.
MRS. MARY F. NOE
The remains of MTS' 'Mary F. Noe
a former resident of this part of the
state was brought to Gold Hill for
enterment. The funeral was held
at the Rock Point cemetary, Tues­
day afternoon. Mrs. Noe had many
friends living in this vicinity, she
having resided here for many years.
Her demise came while living ai
Newburg, Oregon. Mrs. R. L. Darl­
ing of Fort Klamath was a daughter
of the deceased, and was present to
lcok After the arrangements for the
funeral.
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WOODMEN ENTERTAIN
The Modern Woodmen of America
held a house wurming in their new
lodge hall on fifth street. The
building owned by Dick Walker and
John Ritter has been remodelled by
them and placed in good order so
that it makes a very cozy and com-
fortSble quarters for the lodge. As
an opening entertainment last Sat­
urday night a box social was held
and paricipated in by quite a num­
ber of the local people and a good
many visitors from Medford and
Ashland. There was a scarcity of
boxes however and those that were
put up for sale netted the lodge a
handsome return. Some sold as
high as $7.00.
ways, 5, 682 passengers were carried
in 1926, but more than 3,596 of them
took short hops at the Philadelphia
exposition. The first half of 1927
saw only 1,891 passengers carried
on regularly established air lines—
and 1, 687 made the short trip be­
tween Detroit and Grand Uapids,
most of them, probably, purely for
pleasure. The business side of com­
mercial flying during that half year
showed 318 making the thousand-
mile hop between Los Angeles and
Seattle; 231 between New York and
Boston, and 147 over the most beau­
tiful air-way in North America—
the Los Angeles-Salt Lake City trip.
That was in the first half of the
year. On July 1, the post office
went out of the air mail carrying
business between San Francisco and
Chicngo, turning it over to a private
contractor who started a fleet of
ships, each with room for two pass­
engers as well as mail. On Septemb­
er 1, the Chicago New York route
passed into private hands, also with
accommodations for iwssengers.
From then on transcontinental trips
in thirty-one hours, instead of four
days, became a possibility, and bust
ness began to pick up very consid­
In scheduled flying on civil air- erably.
Soil Is States
Biggest Asset
Says Dodson
“I take the responsibility,” said W.
D. B. Dodson, manager of the Port­
land Chamber, speaking of the state
chamber dinner, “of acknowledging
inyself as one of the fathers of the
state chamber. We believed when
we cooperated in the organization
at the beginning that the thinking
men of the state needed to take stock
of what we have in Oreon. There
was too much breaking down thru
contention. We hope and pray that
you will come in larger numbers
with a better messags, with more-
definite constructive plans each year
and that as a result of your coming
here we wjll be inspired to do more.
“The work you have done in the
past two years in land settlement ha*
been very helpful. It is along a line
the state needs exceedingly. But
you have only touched on the potent­
ial wealth the state has in her soil.
I believe it i the biggestsingleasset
we have, at least for a generation or
two. Certainly, it is the most easily
realized upon. I dislike to make
reference to a sister state iq a way
that disparages us not in a spirit of
envy, but in admiration of success-I
refer to Idaho. A few years ago
there was an appalling situation in
Idaho’s agriculture. But the people
of Idaho said to themselves, agri­
culture is the big outstanding thing
we have.’ Agriculture makes Idaho.
Mines and lumber mills are big, but
they don’t compare with agriculture.
The chambers, the bankers, the rail­
roads, the farmers, the chambers of
commerce, went out in a definite,
constructive program that is now
making Idaho forge ahead of Oregon
in agricultural production.
This
success is based on nothing more
willing to come together to work
than that the people of Idaho were
together, and there hasn’t been
much factional differences there in
the last few years.
“Oregon b~- ’"ore advantages than
Idaho. It
m t dependent wholly
upon sgrPuliure,
Y-'u in Oregon
shouldn't be surpassed by any inter-
mountain state. I entreat you people
to resolve that you want to develop*
your own state for yourself and for
your children, and to determine to
study fine outstanding examples of
the success of others. It is a reas­
onable, rational program.”
MISS CHERRY BLOSSOM
PROMISES BIG ENTERTAINMENT
Mrs. F. G. Guy has been working
overtime on the production of the
operetta, Miss Cherry Blossom
which will be held at the high
school auditorium tomarrow even­
ing.
This is the first year that music
has been taught in the school for
several years and the work of pro­
ducing an operetta and caring for
all the details surrounding the prop
er presentation of the show has
given Mrs. Guy and the students
much more work than they perhaps
anticipated. However from all in­
dications the showing will prove
thnt the efforts were well worth it.
Those thnt are in a position to know
state thnt the operetta will be a fine
entertainment and it is expected
that a capacity house will be pre­
sent. Miss Daphne Mathews of
Foots creek takes the lead as Miss
Cherry Blossom and others in the
cast are: Ruth Dufer, Rurnel David­
son, Woodrow Shaver, Maxwell
Marvin, Warren Kelsoc, Seth Coy,
and Lysle Childers.
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JIM WILLIAM JOHNSON
Jim William Johnson passed away
at the home of his parents, Mrs. and
Mrs. Geo. H. Johnson in Sams Valley
Thurday evening, March 22, 1928.
The young man was 25 years 5
months nnd 17 days old having been
born Sept. 5, 1962.
Mr. Johnson
was unmarried and lived with his
parents in Sams Valley. He was
very popular with the people of that
loeality and his funeral which was
held Saturday afternoon wits attend
e(| by one of the largest groups
ever to essentble an the valley. He
was layed to rest in the Sams valley
Cemetary. The cause of his death
was given as Infantile Paralysis,