Gold Hill news., April 12, 1928, Image 1

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VOLUME No. SO.
GOLD H IL U JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON.
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THURSDAY, APRIL 12 1928.
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NUMBER 51
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Chamber o f
Commerce W ill
Discuss Publicity
DEMAND OF STATE
FOR PORTION OF CASH
PRESSED IN COURT
Itrurgiinicnts of attorneys were
heard by the supreme court Satur­
day in llie »nit brought by Sam A.
At the next meeting of the Chamb Roger a» secretary of »late, lo re­
er of Commerce Io be held April 2411» cover from Marion county a part of
the matter of advertising will per
the money it ba» received under the
bap» be the principal topic of discus m i called Oregon and California land
, »Ion. One thing Is quite evident,,
, ,„x rcfun(|
there are a lot of |M»sibllities in ami ,
.,rv ((f „ „ ,e con|end,
near this rily which we should make I,h„,
slll„. , ,
recclve
the wh.de world acquainted with. fr()n|
u ,,ir.
I
Chauncey Depew
Easter Services
Laid to Rest at
Attended well at
Peekskill, N. Y .
Methodist Church
8. P. RAILROAD AND GREAT
NORTHERN JOIN TO REBUILD
STRAHORN’S 40-MILE U N E
Decrease Farm
Bankruptcies
Shown in V . S.
Two great railroad systems, at
sword» point a month ago, have
Rustling New York paused in its joined hands in a joint project for
Easter services were held at the
Farm bankrutcies in the United
‘ their mutual benefit.
The Great
Methodist church in this city Sunday activites Saturday to pay its final tri­
States declined sharply in 1927, al-
1
Nothern
railroad
and
the
Southern
morning and a very good attendance bute to the memory of one of its old­ ! Pacific railroad, joint owners of the ' lhou*h ,he proportion per thousand
wa» Present. Quit a number of little est and most beloved citizens, Chaun Oregon, California and Eastern rad-1 faPm* r' rna'ne<< much hi«h r than
children participated in the services eey M. Depew, “tbe man without an read, have decided to reconstruct the ,Mrfore •ht‘ war- F'tfues compiled
und made u very favorable impres­ enemy.”
forty-mile line immediately and have by the United State» Department of
sion. The program was directed by
Fifth avenue was hushed in the instructed their respective engineer­ Agriculture show that the bankrupt­
Hie Sunday School teachers and vicinity of fifty-third strict as the
ing departments to prepare plans cy rate in 1927 was .99 per 1,000
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h “ * •"•e *« d
i „ , he re fu n d am i am ount o f I showed considerable work on the funeral services were held at St.
and
specifications for the project. farm«, compared with 1.22 in 1920,
the mining Io a great extent but that
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¡, W(,u|(| part of both instructors and pupils. Thomas* Protestant Episcopal church
Decision to rebuild the tine, which 1.23 in 19257 and t.22 in 1924. The
big industry ha» somewhat taken « ! hllV(. r,.(.t.iv<.(, (n
h:ld
, The .lay was a splendid one and just around the corner from the wa» originally constructed from number of farm bankrutcies per
attendr nee was very good.
The brownstone mansion where the 93-
back »cat for agriculture.
| railroad grant lands reverted to the
Klamath Falls east to Sprague river thousand farms in 1913 was only .15,
services impressed one with the fact year-old statesmen, railroad execut-
This doe» not mean that there is , government.
with
its ultimate goal at Bend, was or slightly more than the average
not a» much opportunity for mining ' The land grant counties have re­ that Gold Hill has some bery bright ve, wit and orator died on Thursday. reached at a conference here be­ for the decade 1905 to 1914.
here n* ev.-r. Much lo the contrary. ceived approximately $6,00.:,000 und­ and talented children und they only
Inside the church were gathered tween L. C. Gilman, vice-president
After the war the farm bankruptcy
Right now there ix more industry er the tax refund act of which need a little couching und encourage­ some of the most distinguished citi­ of the Great Northern and Paul rate increased nearly ten fold. In­
near this city in a. mining way than i amount the state claims it is entitled ment to make a very fine showing. zens of the county. They represent­ Shoup, executive vice-president of deed, an increase in farm bankrupt­
ed great business and social organi­ the Southern Pacific.
there ha» been for nuiny years. The , to $1,300,000.
cies was noted even during tbe war.
ASTORIA ATTORNEY ODT
zations with which M. Depew had
lime quarries and cement plant have
The suit originally wus filed in the
How extensive the project will be In 1917 the number per thousand
FOR
HAWLEY'S
L
RT1I
their foundation on our mineral re Marion county rircuit court where a
been associated for many years. was not revealed by the railroad ex­ farms was 0.30, or more than double
Every pew was occupied, and many ecutives. They refused to comment the number before the war. A de­
sourees. The huge new dredging decree wus handed down favorable
James W. Molt, attorney at law stood in tbe rear of the church.
operation on Foot» Creek right at , ((, >t.,rl(in (.(1„nlv. Th(. Mute ,hen
on persistent rumors to the effect cline nearly equal to the pre-war av­
of Astoria lias declared himself as
our very dooV promises to be the big
„ w ,„
any
Half in. sted flags, black-draped that a joint ext: nsion of the O. A. C. erage took place in 1919 and 192C.
a candidate for the office of Repre­ railroad stations and a sense of per-
g e t mineral operation ever under
handed down
Thereafter, however, the rate jump­
sentative in Congress, nt the will of scnal loss in the hearts of mi'lions A E. is contemplated.
token in Ore' on.
Marion county ruse would apply to the Republican parly at the May
The administration of the line ed. From 1924 to 1926, inclusive, it
Rut aside from the mining this oil land grant counties.
of persons marked the passing from was entirely reorganized.
A new reached an average of 1.22 per thou­
primaries.
valley ho(ds great promise of a
the world’s stage of one of its best board of directors was elected com­ sand farms.
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Mr. Molt was horn Nov. 12, 1881
future in many other regard». Some CLARKS OPEN CONFECTIONERY
loved and kindliest actors—Chaun­ posed of three Southern Pacific
Apparently the deqjine in 1927 in­
in Pennsylvania and moved with his cey M. Depew.
of the finest dairying, orchard and
dicated an approaching end of the
and
three
Great
Northen
representa-
parents to Oregon at the age of five
farming laud that lies outdoor» is
To the modest brown-stone house lives. Thomas Ahern, San Francisco abnormal wave of bankruptcies
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Clark have op­ years. He is a graduate of the U. of
within a few minutes drive of the
made inevitable by the losses of the
in
West
and Columbia University as w e ll,
. Fifty-fourth street where i ! was , named president of the „ line
city, Sam» valley and land under the ened a confectionery in the build­ O.
post-war agricultural crisis. This
as
graduate
of
law
from
Willamette
|
he
died-
•
«
«
«
»
’
of
condolences
and
also
a
director,
and
N.
H.
Boyue,
Gobi Hill Irrigation District arc both ing owned bv them and used as a
poured in from the great and near- Klamath Falls was appointed general does not imply that no improvement
wonderful stretches of fertile tillable home for the past year. A counter University, Mr. Mott is an cxservice great of all the world.
in agricultural conditions had been
manager.
and show cases have geen installed man having served in the navy dur­
land.
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made prior to 1927. Slow recovery
Hr was buried in the town of his
ing the world war. He served in the
and
a
supply
of
candies,
bottled
soft
began, in fact, as early as 1922. But
Then there is the tourist crop
A.
R.
SWEETSER
PLEADS
birth,
Peekskill,
N.
Y.,
Saturday.
drinks and tobaccos have been in­ state legislature and made quite a
changes
in agricultural conditions
that should be and is not being har­
FOR THE WILD FLOWERS
reputation for himself during that
An official of the New York Cen­
are not reflected immedtatly in the
vested h.re. With Gold Hill in the stalled.
time.
The Clarks expect to cater to a
tral railroad since 1863 and director
rate of farm bankruptcies. It usual­
center of the great scenic southern
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general refreshment business dur­
in some 20 other corporations at
In the current issue of the Oregon ly takes several years for prosper­
Greg >n this city should attract more
ing the coming season and will serve MAGNET SWEEPER TO CLEAR
his death, he left a fortune esti­ Motorist, A. R. Sweetser, Professor ity to reduce, or depression to in­
here. Ac omodntions to take cere
sandwiches, coffee, pie and other
ROADS OF NAILS, TACKS, WIRE mated between $5,000,000 and $15,- of botany at the University of Ore­ crease, the farm banruplcy rate.
of them acre are InadequnJe and
lunch goods ns well as deal In con­
000,000.
gon and member of the Highway
therefor furnishes an incentive for
In other words, the numerous
fections and ice cream.
Parks Coiuiuiitee of this state, makes farm bankruptcies of the last three
Constructed for the purpose of
persons with capital to locate and
the following pertinent remarks re­ or four years are a delayed reflect­
COOLIDGE HEARS MCNARY
clearing highways of tacks, nails,
provide for their cure.
DITCH WORK COMPLETED
garding the disapi>earance of the ion of the depression of 1921-1922.
scrap iron, wire and other materials
These fact» are foremost in the
ON GOLD HILL DISTRICT which puncture tires and moke driv-
wild flower from along the sides of In like manner the decline in the
minds of the Gobi Hill boosters and
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.
, President Coolidge discussed farm th mo4.ePn^ .,v ron(1,
. . ing dangerous, a road sweeping m ag-'
|plri , | n»|nn s»i„ntiv with Sem lne moocrn aa> roans-
through their organisation th"
The ditch cleaning crew under the
fi„ , ,lf if„ kin<1 llt<„, in nreonn
L
*
Saturday jx ith Sena- , „w |(h , he improvement of our bankruptcy rate in 1927 may be con­
sidered evidence both that the job
Chamber of Commerce, they expert
highways and the opening of parks, of clearing nwny the wreckage of
to bring the people of thi» land th •
their natural beauties have been : the depres, oa period is nearing
realization of the great qualities
more or less despoiled.” said Prof- completio’», anj a.,o that tbe last
which we iiosscss here.
aave U tu on the who,e
.
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.. . snops in Miiem ai me repuesi oi nou- Coolidge, but he indicated that he essor Sweetser. "This may be due to few
in p destruction
< |p « t r iic t in n attendant
n tto n ’ tin t n
n rtn the
th«»
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.
,
the
upon
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f .... ... < *M‘d ,,H‘ end "f 1 ,e dl,<dl ,o 11,11 ert W. Snwvcr, highway cominission-
a
period
of
agricultural recovery.
,y evening the matter of a. uqiiati noW evl.ry,hing is in readiness for (.r „ w i„ b(, fop use
,s ()f had been summoned to tlie White improvements theniseves, and so un­
day
parts
House and insisted that as far as he avoidable, or it may be the outcome
Farm bankruptcies do not fully
advertising of the community wa» . ,,|p co„,jng crop season.
the state.
was concerned he would “stand pat' of the increased use of these utilities reflect the financial difficulties of
merely broached and with the
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The powerful magnet will operate on the fundamental provisions pf the and ,ht. rcsuh q{ ,ha| pecu)iar ,us( agriculture. The number of farmers
coming meeting the several member»,, .UMBRR SHIPMENTS ARRIVE
»iis|N-ndrd
from the rear of a truck,
will have had time to give earnest
FOR DREDGE CONSTRUCTION witti the face of the mass of mag- MeNary-Huugen bill.
of possession resident In us all, be­ who resort to the bankruptcy court
The Oregon Senator indicated that lieving that a flower in tbe hand is is relatively smutl, even in hard
thought to this question an dbc pre­
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I netized steel about four inches from he would not be shaken by indica­
pared to take action.
worth two on the bush. Perhaps we times. A survey based on 69,000
Several ears of lumber arrived 1 ,,)e roadway. Power for the magnet
owner farmers and 26,000 tenant
tions
that
the
McN'ary-Haugen
bill
At the Monday meeting the matter io tlie local yards of the Southern „.¡|| J«, provided by a gnsoline-kiriv-
gather great handsful of the beauti­
it now stands contains provisions ful flowers, which too often are farmers in fifteen states of the Mid­
of signing the Sams Valley road lo Pacific Co. this week and were trans en generator, attached to the body of as
unaccepUble lo ,he president
dle West for the period of January,
the Crater I.ake highway was discus ferred to the scene of the dredging the truck. On its way to Rend coun­
whipped to pieces by the rushing of
sed to some extent but owing operation on th.' upper Foots creek, try the magnet will he taken over
our speeding automobile, or droop 1920 to January, 1823 showed that
the proportion of distressed farm­
LEGION HEAD VISITS
to the work being done on the road 'the heavy timbers arc to be used tlie Sherman county highway.
and become hopelessly wilted and
ers who Jost their property without
MEDFORD
EASTER
SUNDAY
at the present tin»»- there ure detours in the construction of the huge barge
are
discarded
by
the
wayside.
They
On a five mile stretch of road in
which might only tend to agitate the upon which the dredge will be float­ Idaho, a magnet picked up 150 lbs.
have added little if any to our en­ foreclosure or bankruptcy is larger
than the proportions that lose it
tourists so the matter of signing Ills ed. Work is progressing very nicely i f nails, bolt, and scrap iron.
Commander Spafford of the Am­ joyment and have reprived those through such proceedings. More­
road was postponed until such time and construction wilt be expedited
who
come
after
us
of
a
share
in
our
erican Legion arrived at the Medford
over, many insolvent fanners retain
as the rond i» ill better condition.
ns much ns possible so that work can
PRUNES WILL BE FILMED
air port Sunday at 11:31 o’clock o’­ delight.
their farms throuh the leniency of
“As
a
result
of
the
unthoughtful­
It was reported that the boy scouts be started.
clock after flying from Reno, Ne­
creditors. Thus, the fact that the
were now being taken care of and
Methods of prune growing and flax vada, in the record time of two ness of some people, many of our rate of business bankruptcies is
TO HOLD /SiSTITUTE
native
plants
are
becoming
rare
or
that Wednesday night was the time
cultivation in Oregon will be the sub hours and twenty minutes. Instead
much higher than the rate of farm
of their meeting» an.| they will lie
jects of new “educational movies” to of taking the usual air course, uo altogether disappearing from our bankruptcies is not a measure of re­
The last local institute of the year be filmed by the bureau of agricul­ the Feather River canyon of Calif­ highways and parks.”
cared for nt the High School Gym.
To remedy this situation, Profes­ lative farm and busines conditions.
About fifteen boys have made known will lie held nt Engle Point on Satur­ ture.
ornia. the Legion commander wen*
Farm bankruptcy statistics are
their intention of affiliating with the day, April 14th, at the school build­
Officials of the bureau tiave grant-' lls (he crow flies, arross country, sor Sweetser preposes conservation,
nevertheless a valuable indication
and
legal
protection.
ing.
Quite
a
large
group
of
teachers
ed the request of senator McNary und landed nearly two hours ahead
local troop.
“By education, get into the con­ of general and also local agricultural
Reports were given on the tele­ who have not attended a local insti­ that both those agricultural topics of schedule. A crowd of 500 greeted
sciousness
of thoughtfulness folks changes. It is significant, for ex­
tute
this
year,
are
planning
for
this
tie made the subject of motion pic­ the distinguished visitor, being ap
phone situation and the committee
the
beauty
of
the native wild plants ample, that some of the States where
one.
Miss
Marsters
and
Miss
Hales
tures,
in
order
that
farmers
through­
prised
of
his
coming
by
blasts
from
was continued.
of the normal faculty and three sup­ out Oregon and other.» states may the fire siren. At the field, com­ in their natural habitats, the impor- the bankruptcy rate was the heaviest
Prof. Rluett addressed the meeting ervising teachers of the practice
tance of protecting them and a spirit fronJ 1923 to 1926 had the sharpest
mander Spafford made a short ad­
nnd called the attention of tbe club school will be on tlie program, study them.
of co-operation by refraining for our decline in the rate in 1927. This is
McNary
lias
had
urgent
calls
from
dress in which he told of his air trio
to the Importance of maintaining which alone guarantee n valuable
selves and so preaching by example true of the Northwest states, which
Chas, Orr In the local school and »tat day for discussion» and instructions. Oregon for films showing the best from tlie middle west. He was of the precept and doctrine of conserva showed the greatest increase in bank
methods
of
flock
and
range
manage­
ficially greeted at the air field by
ed that with a small raise in salary
ruptcy in the postwar depression
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ment for production of beef cattle Horace I.. Bromley, commander of tion.
that lie could be induced to take
period. On the other hand regions
DON'T FORGET TO REGISTER
nnd
sheep,
and
movies
on
those
sub­
the Medford post, and escorted to
over the work of the scouts and con­
PUREBRED DAIRY COWS EXCE1. 1,ke *he States east of the Missis-
jects are being distributed in the the Hotel Medford.
duct physical training classes for
. sippi and the Cotton Belt west of the
Next Tuesday is the last day upon west. Another film of Oregon Inter­
In
the
evening.
Commander
Spaf­
IN ECONOMICAL PRODUCTION , Mississippi) which hw, , he ,owest
men and do other labors whleti which you enn register to vote at
est deals with co-operative market­ ford was the guest of honor at a
I postwar bankruptcy rate, experenc-
would make him a very valuable the coming primary election. There
ing of Pacific coast eggs.
banquet at the Hotel Medford, at­
Thc statement is some times made ed the least change in the rate last
asset to the community.
is no chance to have your name
tended by 75 I.egionatres, at which that grade dairy cows produce as year. Generally speaking, the mid-
The élut» went on record as being .»worn in nt tlie polls now and unless
Ladies Aid Meets
Horace Bromley, acted as chairman. much milk and butterfnt per cow as die general farming states, the dairy
In favor of Mr. Orr’s retention nnd you register tiefore Tuesday you
C. E. Gates, representing Governor purebreds. Even when it is admitted states (except Maine)’ the Cotton
placed themselves behind the school will tie disfranchised. Those who
Tlie Ladies Aid of the Methodist Patterson, gave an address of wel­ that purebreds produce more than
states (except Georgia), nnd the corn
board in wlmt ever notion they take voted nt the last county election, Church met Inst Thursday with a
come.
grades, it is some times claimed that' belt (except Iowa), had a lower
fo secure his services.
need not register.
fair attendance. Many plans were
Commander Spafford, addressing the grades produce more economical-! bankruptcy rate in the depression
The matter of advertising the eoni-
discussed, a good program carried the gathering, told of Legion tegis- - ly. Such
- - conclusions,
• -
••
according
to period than the states farther west.
munity was brought to the attention FISHING SEASON W1LI
out and light refreshments served. lation now pending in congress. Me. Dr. J. C. McDowell, have as a rule | They are now experiencing a more
of the club nnd was held over ns un­
OPEN SUNDAY APRIL 13
Mrs. Orr, the mother of our genial Spafford stated during his address been based on general observations gradual decline in the rate. Where
finished business.
conch visited the Aid and reported that the Legion was the greatest fac­ or on a comparatively small numebr the wave rose highest it has fatten
Next Sunday will he the first dnv herself ns well pleased with the tor for good in the United States to­
of records.
most.
BANDON COUPLE PARENTS
of fishing season and from nil ap­ work.
The Aid invites the other day,” and said that the need of the
As a matter of fact, after compa--
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OF TWO SETS OF GIRLS pearance), tlie condition of the river women of the town to become mem­
hour was to “educate, not to legis­
Oregon has more improved high­
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| will be idenl. Retter get out the bers. The meetings are held on the late.” A universal draft bill, gather­ ing the records of 29,397 purebred
cows and 71,745 grades in dairy-herd ways per ear capita than has any
Mr. nnd Mrs. Sam Reyno'ds, Sun- hackles nnd hoots and get into the 1st and 3rd Thursday.
ing into the service money as well improvement associations. Doctor other state in the Union.
dnv were parents of two pairs of procession for the river. We will
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as men, was stressed by the speak­ McDowell finds that these purebreds
twins, nil girls.
give a years subscription to the
M. S. Johnson, of Toledo, Oregon, er.
excelled the grades In both produc-
A new broom lasts longer when
The second pair w ts horn one nnd proof of the biggest fish story on the visited the first of the week in the
Cominander Spafford left early (he , tion and in income over cost of feed soaked in strong hot salt water be
one-half years after the first.
¡opening day.
city, looking after business.
next day for Portland.
by 7 lo 10 per cent.
fore using. This stiffens the straws,