Mi 18L iP nil 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 1 r ill 11010 lUIL E VENTS HAM OF PRINCIPAL rl'IIUr. mm DURINGWEEii 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. T' ' ,A"-LE rLT- r , ' K- V- ( 't.o'ce 1 Y6S, I WAS" TALK.NS. TO VOUT V HE CtRTA,ML- "Th'I T"" ' 3