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VOLUME II
BOAKDMAN, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 1925
COAL MINERS QU!
WORK IN 20
STATES P
Union Officials Claim at Least
600,000 Workers Will Be
in Walkout.
LOCAL
J NOTES
NUMBER 9
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Indianapolis, Ind. Coal production
was stopped by the union coal miners,
who quit in the mines of 20 states
with the avowed policy of remaining
idle indefinitely in an effort to force
the operators to accept the miner's
terms for new wage contracts.
Officials at the headquarters here
of the United Mine Workers of Amer
ica declared that the suspension would
not only include a half million work
ers, but also that at least 100,000 non
union men would join in the walkout.
No last-minute instructions were is
sued from headquarters anil the only
significant conference held by John L.
Lewis, president, was with Lonnle
Jackson, president of the Kentuck;
union district, where 5000 union , sn
will continue at work because t :eir
contract with operators has another
year to run.
In a formal statement Mr. Lewis
declared the nation-wide walkout
would affect "hundreds of thottsai is
of citizens" not directly engaged in
the coal industry, and he relter; ted
his charge that the operators had
"forced the strike upon the miners."
Union men in Nova Scotia will re
main at work but those in the western
Canadian provinces were expected to
Join the suspension.
' CLOSED BY STRIKE
Seattle, Wnsh Complete suspen
sion of unionized coal mines in Wash
ington and British Columbia was re
ported at the close of the first day
of the nation-wide strike of the United
Mine Workers of America.
For Washington official est' mates
placed the number of men who joined
the walkout at 2000. In Brltfsh Colum
bia, between ?500 and 1000 mei went
otft. The striking W: ihlngton miners
were largtiy employed in nines sup
plying railroad fuel.
The principal fields in Washington,
where sht'.Mowns resulted I -cm the
st'ike, were ti e Rcsiyn-Cle Kium rail
road field, laigest in the state, where
npnroximnt ly 2100 men quit work;
the Centralis field, where 230 men
west reported out, an 1 the Belling
ha:n district, with 240 union men on
strike. In the Uoslyn-Cle Flum field
maintenance men also joined the
walkout and some of the mines were
said to be in danger of flooding.
Otto TTansen, 62, and presid- nt of
the Salem Title & Mercantile com
pany, was killed at Salem when aa
automobile in which he was riding
was struck by southbound Southern
Pacific passenger train No. 17.
Multnomah county has no legal au
thority to sill to private persons rocks
crushed by the county prisoners at
Kelly butte, unless the rock Is to be
used for public purposes, according
to an opinion by I. H. Van Winkle,
attorney-general.
Edward Magone, 70 years old, well
known native son of Clackamas coun
ty and familiarly known by his many
friends as "Captain" .Magone was
found dead in his home near Magone's
park. Death apparently wa- caused
from heart trouble.
After having opposed any appropria
tion for a new dormitory for b jys at
the Cbemawa Indian school, the house
conferees on the Interior department
appropriation bill compromised on an
appropriation of $50,000 subject to the
approval of the house.
Mrs. Harrison, of Portland, is Nit
visiting her husband. She is i en
resentative of the Near York 1 He
Insurance company.
Mr. and Mrs. Eveland, ofi Moro
visited Saturday night and Sunday
ai the Larsen home. Mrs. Evelund
was formerly Miss May, County sup
erintendant of Sherman county and
visited several time last year.
The C. E. had a candy sale Thurs
day mgni at ine scn oi house.
Do.'othy Boardman, and Doris Healy
had chaise of this and the candy
was sold almost as rapidly as it was
brot in.. $5.50 was made to add to
the C. K. treasury. A des k was
placed on the first landing and paper
streamers were stretched from tha
desk to the wall, and signs hung
here and there advertising the candv.
Mr. Lee and the committee arranged
this booth.
Mr and Mrs. W. H. Stewart were
Pay stayed with the Mays until his
parents returned.
Glen Hartley, of Ifardman, -came
Sunday for a visit at the Frank and
Earl Cramer homes. He is a Wrest
ler of ronie note and is a nephew of
Mr. F. Cramers.
Mrs. P. J. Dove relumed to her
home in Grand View, Washington,
last Saturday after spending almost
a mon;h at the Larson home.
In itie write up about the shower
ai-.'rhnson's it was mentioned about
Mr. Cr.mer taking a bus load of,
ladies out . u.ere hut nothing was said
about Mr. Warner going out and
bringing the ladies back to town in 1
his '.'speed Wagon", Since we he- 1
lieve in giving credit where credit
is due, we wish to speak ofhis kind-,
ness in this issue.
A number of persons on the pro
ject do not know that Dr. Johnson,
Of Arlington, makes two trips a week
to boardnian. Dr. Johnson is an
able physician and seems real inter- :
5sted in his work, and we feel sure
that he will establish a good practice
here. He comes to 'Boardnian on
Wednesbay and Saturday.
M. L. Morgan, who has been town
marshal this winter resigned the
position on April 1st.
Water from the spillway has been
granted by the Reclamation Service
to the following people on the Col-
umbia highway; Mrs. Harter, and
Messrs. Doardnian, Becknolt, May,
Donnelly and Stewart.
The regular meeting of the l adies
Aid was held at the home of Mrs.
Casper Snively. There were over
thirty present to enjoy the deli ious
luncheon served by the hostess.
A. T. Hereim has leased the Ad
olph Skottbo ranch, and will move
his family on lo the place. Mr.
Skottbo intends to make a trip to
Denmark.
Mr. and Mrs W. A. Murchie have
returned from Wasco and are prepar
ing to spend a few months in Board
man. A SPRIG POBH
I cough, I sneeze, I snort, I wheeze,
I'm in a perfect frenzy;
My hi ad is dough, my nose wont go,
Iv'e got the influenzy.
J. D. Beel-o, engineer for the. public
service commission, ha3 been employ
ed by the city of Canby to make a
survey of the lighting system of the
Molalla Electric company and place 'a 1
valuation upon it, following a dea I
lock in negotiations for the purchase
of the plant.
Dr. N. E. Wayson, bead of the Port
laud United StaUn public health serv
ice, against whom charges of mis
treatment of ex-service men were
heard recently, has been transferred
to San Francisco, where he will be
assigned to laboratory work, accord
ing to word received from Washing
ton. Officers of H. E. Wills Company, of
Pcitland, denlets in stocks and bonffs,
were taken in charge by State Corpor
ation Commissioner T. B. Handley. A
expert accountant was put at worn
on the company's books. Pending 8ts
report Handley said he would be un
able to estimate investors' possible
lossc s.
Robert L. Scutt, about 24 years or"
age, committed suicide at Astoria 1 y
hanging himself with his belt to a bej- ;
post In his room. The man, a ft (
months ago, was endeavoring to Haul
a million dollars in bonds In Portia. !
and Astoria to establish a "Con"y Is
land" just west of the Astoria tcr-j
minals.
The first high school girls' confer
ence ever held in southern Oregon v. ;
held at Medford under the e.uspices Of j
the student club of girl reserves of
the Y. Wf C. A. About 75 dekgnt.si
wore present from Clendaie, Graius j
Pass, Ashland, Gold Hill, Rog.;s
River, Phoenix, Talent, Central Pol ;t
and Medford.
The Klamath Forest Protective asr!-"!
elation announces receipt of bslegral .si
from Senator McNary and Itepr. s n i-
tfve sinnntt announcing that Secrets y
of the lntei lor Pall has signed tho I
agreement between the government!
and the private timber owners for the
pine beeile eradication campaign :u j
the Klamath district.
An effort on the part of the StCtS
highway commission to divert any .if
the 12,500,000 voted by the people
of Oregon at a special election in "May,
P'lO. for the construction of the Ru -i
vcit military highway, to the gene .Uj
highway fundi M meet with stv u-i
uojs opposition, Recording to E. " J
Jones, resident of Newport and officJfl
Of the Roosevelt Memorial highv y ;
asscclatlon.
The Rooseveli M"morla' Const Hi h
way a: nciation h .Ids out strong hoi -S
that It will win out In the fight fir
the coast counties in its efforts to
have the Roosevelt hivhway design. it
ed as a read of primary Important,
It is in receipt of Information fn m
Washincton stating that the designs
tion of the Roosevelt highway is h Id
up pending further investigation, a id
that the secretary of agriculture ,1
not act i'i the mi lter until a fun ar
report is made.
The navy department is preparing
for natlr.nal bout i action, according to
a letter received by George A. '. i: i.e.
adjutant-;-, n ral. from the bureau of
navlgat'.o:. at Washln ;ton, c., whi 'h-'
announei ; a policy el exp n in.' ,.:,y
ments should confess pass the bo sis
law at Its present session.. A ecmpli te
statement of th'e plan w.'i by O; ron
In setting up lis t'u.i' buvi y
is asked for by the navy depart ra i.t.
Bid3 will be opened In Portland
April 1. and 15. for the cons rut i-n
of approximately 215 miles of blhwiv
and eight brldgi b, aecardlng to air
aouncement nude by the state iii.n
way der rf nif-nt. Ti e cost of the pro
ji cir was estimated by the eonmlssigp)
at several millions of dollars.
Central Point claims to be the ouiy
town in tins state where one can buy
an old-fachionod buggy.
The talles municipal auditorium
will be formally opened on Friday,
with a fn o entertainment
Walter M. Pierce of La Grand1,
Union county, is a candidate for the
democratic nomination for governor.
President Harding has sort to the
senate the nomination of John A. Mo
Call to be postmaster at Klamath
Falls.
Dui ham A'right of Medical Springs
is to be a candidate for governor of
Oregon in the primaries it is an
nounced. A fire In Medford which started
from a kettle of doughnuts boiling
over, caused a total loss estimated at
$12,000.
The Epworth league of tlm southern
district of the Oregon conference will
meet in convention in Roseburg April
21, 22 and 25.
W. B. Barrait of Eieppner was re
appointed a member of the state high
way commission when his term ex
pired Saturday.
That the backward season is of bene
fit to hops is tlu opinion of John
Dunlavy, one of the leading grow
ers in the Brocks section.
A Wasco county pioneers' associa
tion will be formed May 2 at a meet
ing of residents of the county up tu
and Including the year 1882.
The annuel climb of the Ma.am is
this year will be to the top of the
Three Bisters, loo miles east of Eu
gene in the Cascade mountains.
A summer school and camp for
girls, 10 yea's of age and older, is be ing
planned for central Oregon this
year with Elk lake as the location.
Japanese lumbermen are now con
sidering the advisability of rafting
Oregon logs across the Pacific to be
cut and made up In their own mills.
There were 374 industrial accidents
In pregon in the week, ending March
30, according to a report prepared by
the state Industrial accident commis
sion. The state Industrial accident com
mit sion has mailed out several thou
sand pamphlets showing the value of
the workmen's compensation act to
farmers.
Dr. R, A. Parsons, government vet
erinarian in charge Of the anti-stab
campaign In central Oregon, will start
tho season b wcik at Powell Butt
and Alfalfa early this mouth.
Charles von Jer Abe was Indicted by
the grand jury at Pendleton on a first
degree murder charge as a result of
the killing of Mafhias Jepson, aged
government mountain recluse.
The volume of building permits Is
sued in Portland for March will ex
ceed the $.'000,000 mark and thus
break all records In the history of
building construction in that city.
Governor Olcott has announced that
he will reappoint EL C. Browne of
Portland as a member of the board
of state fair examiners. Mr. Browne's
present term will explrt this month.
Attorneys for settlers whose lands
lie under the Pilot butte canal BSVS
filed notice of appeal fiom the ruling
of the circuit ourt approving bond
election and district organization pro
e;e. dings.
Fishing and hunting on the Kla
inalii p. I ian Reservation by sports
men In general would be prohibited
under the terms of a resolution adopt
ed at a tribal council of the Klamath
Indians recently.
Building permits In Salem for the
month of M ,r h this year exceeded by
300 per cent the permit; IsMed dur
ing the same month in 1921. During
the mouth new residence permits ag
granted f$f,?00.
COUNT! At. EXT CALKINS
o DIVERSIFIED FARMING
We are in the same position of all
new projects. Alfalfa has necessar-j
Uy been the main crop used in re-'i
claiming the land. Regardless of
the future rotations that may be ad-:
opied. alfalfa will be our major crop.
Alfalfa alone was quite satisfactory j
even though the entire crop was sold
while prices were high. The returns j
are not sufficient with present alfal
t':: prices to make such practice pro
fit able.
After Interviewing a large number
of farmers a't Board man and lrrigon
we found that they are all pussled
as to what farming practice to adopt.
With alfalfa as a major crop, the
first step of Importance is to provide
;oino satisfactory outlet for that pro
duct at a good price. The feeding of
tin' hay to dairy or beef cattle or
Pet der lambs will usually net you
greater returns if in a position lo
do that feeding for yourself. It
leaves the manure on the farm which
if properly applied will greatly in
crease crop yeilds. The possibilities
along this line are well worth careful
invest igal ion.
The ordinary farm in going to
need some cash crop to augment the
income. Late potatoes on the SOett
binds offer perhaps the best induce
ment at this lime. We would not
recommend that anyone put ill a
large acreage unless quite familiar
with the raising of potatoes under
Boardnian conditions but we do re
commend thai small acreages be
tried by a large number this year.
Old alfalfa land should be aged,
Crapes will no doubt be a good
future crop. a. b. Capp, of Grand
' View, Wash., is selling one year old
Concord plants at 8 1-2 mrnts. Those
plants are as 'arge aB two year olds
I and are a bargain, the most of the
plants sidling at from 10 to 15 cents.
His supply is about exhausted, how
ever, Strawberries and cane fruits
as well as asparagus will do well on
some of. our soils In limited acreag
Partners inclined along these lines
COUld Well be tesling these out.
Wind breaks are Important lor
small fruits and vegetables and
: should be planted at once.
With alfalfa as your major crop, j
be careful about gelling other ormps
, that will Conflict with the major
j crop which requires most of your
lime. Feeding of live stock or rais
ing late potatoes fit in well. Lim
ited amounts oi the other crops man-
I tloned can also be worked in on I lie i
average farm. Study these crops as
the appear on Hie project llns .war.
Wo teamed much from Yakima
farmers last week in our little tour
there. Wo hope it will be possible
lo get back in the early summer be
tween hay cuttings and think it will j
pay several of our fanners lo plan1
to make the trip.
C. C. Calkins.
The Boardnian garage was enler. d
Saturday night thru a window and a
Ford car belonging lo Pilot Rock
i parlies dismantled of windshield and
tires and several new tires and acces- !
sories taken form Hie office. A des
cription of I be loss was forwarded
to surrounding towns and suspicious
characters have been rounded up in j
Pendleton and members of the gar-1
agt firm are leaving today for lh'
purpose of Identification of the sto-
The rid, tiers were traced to Pen
fib-ion and were later captured near
Cabbage Hill by the sheriff The!
thieves confetsed I hat they had sto
len i he things from the Board man
garage and the car which they drove
In Los Angeles. They are now in
be eouniv jail at Heppner awaiting
trial in May.
ORDER PROBE OF
ENGRAVING BUREAU
Harding Removes Director and
28 Chiefs Tor "Good
of Service."
Washington, D. C. Department of
justice agents have been instructed to
make a thorough investigation into the
bureau of engraving and printing,
from which James L. Wilmeth, its
director, and 28 chiefs, superintend
ents and foremen were removed by
executive order of President Harding,
it was announced by Attorney-General
Daugherty,
Official Washington was dazed at
the suddenness Of the president's re
organization of the government's giant
engraving plant "for tho good of the
service,"
The reorganisation of the bureau of
engraving and printing was explained
On the grounds of "efliclency" by Sec
retary Mellon. No charges Involving
the honest of any of the dismissed
bureau officials have been filed, the
secretary of the treasury said.
Mr. Meiion's explanation of th
sweeping changes made in the ad
mtnistratlte personnel of the bureau
was the first official liirht thrown up
on the president's action since the
announcement of the order at the
W hile House. Meanwhile speculation
Iris been rife In official circles over
the itldden removal of the officials,
and resolutions were Introduced in
both the settatd and house seeking to
ellcll further information from the
president.
The dismissal of officials of the
bureau of engraving and printing by
.' SSidtnl Harding involved no desire
"to refil l l upon the character of any
government employe," It was said by
Secretary Christian.
In a letter to John J. Devlny, one
of the dismissed executives, Mr.
Christian declared the president re
gretted that "insinuating publicity"
had attend d the dismissal order.
Parking conditions
show improvement
W ashington, D. C. Acting Director
Davis "I the war finance corporation.
In a statement noted "marked Im
provement in the condition of the agrl
Cultural industry and a better outlook
for business generally" on the basis
of April 1 r. ports from corporation
agencies. "Livestock producers and
farineiH generally," the statement said,
"are reported much more confident
because of Improved market condi
tions. "Hank deposits have Increased in
many agricultural communities, and
Ho country banks are generally In a
Stronger position than for a long time.
I' t of all, confidence Is returning
and with It the trend of business Is
toward a restoration of more normal
conditions."
Dp to March 31. the statement said,
the corporation had approved loans
aggregating sii,ttMv, of which
214,l7.7ll was to banks, $r,8,387.816
to cooperative and MJS0,1M for
export purposes.
House Won't Pay Anybody $35,000.
Washington, i. c. The house put
Its fool down firmly on a proposal U
pay salaries of 111,009 to four ship
ping hoard officials, refusing by a
Unanimous vote to approve the con-fen-nee
report on the Independent of
ficers' appropriation bill, which would
have authorised payment during tho
e.iming final year of salaries of be
tween 1 11,000 and $2S,000 to six em
ployes, In addition to the four wue
could receive $35,000.
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