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VOLUME II
BOARDMAN, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 1022
NUMBER 12
GENOA CONFERENCE
DRIFTING ON ROOKS
New Demands of Russian Sov
iet Delegates Threaten
Deadlock.
LOCAL
NOTES
Genoa. The Genoa conference is
drifting toward the rocks Again.
Whether it can be kept from wreck
age depends on the possibility of ad
justing the new demands of the Rus
sian soviet delegates with the position
of the allied governments, who declare
they will stand steadfastly by the reso
lutions adopted at Cannes, on which
the conference is founded.
The situation is made more critical
by the French premier's frank warn
ing in his address at Rar-le-I)uc that
France will withdraw from the con
ference if she is unable to See that
the ideas expressed by the French
cabinet before parliament can triumph.
These French practical demands in
clude maintenance of the war repara
tions figures, disbarment of all dis
armament discussions and no chang
ing of the existing treaties at Genoa.
In addition, France insists on rigid
adherence to the Cannes resolutions
which call for the payment of Russia's
pre-war debts and the restitution by
the soviet of foreigners' property in
Russia.
The conference of experts on the
Russian question broke up and ad
journed sine die because the experts
representing the powers found the
Russians' new set of proposals abso
lutely in contradiction to the soviet
note accepting the allies' terms as a
basis for future deliberations.
Despite the serious outlook, the
heads of the various delegations have
not abandoned all hope.
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EVENTS HAPPENING DURING WEEK
Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Mrrgan, and
children were Sunday dinner guests
in Stanfield, at the home of Supt.
and Mrs. R. E. Orth.
Dan Culver, of Portland, while
here in the interests of the War Vet
erans' Bureau, was a guest at the
! W. 0. King home.
Mrs. W. O. King and Mrs. Christ
ensen were visitors at the Community
school on Tuesday, and had lunch at
the cafeteria.
N. A. and C. A. Macomber were
called to Pilot Rock'oii Monday to
attend the funeral of an aunt.
L. V. Kutzner and v:ife and fam
ily were visitors with Mrs. C. P. Darter.
ONE MASKED RAIDER
KILLED AND 2 SHOT
Los Angeles, Cal. One man wrs
killed and two others wounded, one
possibly fatally, in a raid at Ingle,
wood, a suburb, . early Monday of the
house of an alleged bootlegger by a
band of masked men estimated to
have numbered more than 250.
The dead and wounded were said
by county officials, who began endeav
oring to fix the responsibility for the
raid, to have been both peace officers
and members of the masked baud.
The dead man is M. B. Mosher, con
stable of Inglewood, and the wounded
were his sen, Walter Mosher, who is
his deputy, and Leonard Ruigg, a spe
cial deputy sheriff.
They were shot by Frank Woerner,
night marshal at Inglewood. when he
went to the aid of the alleged boot
legger and his family.
Court Orders Truth in Clothing Labels.
Washington, D. t'. Labels or brands
under which articles are sold, when
open to construction in the mind of
the purchasing public that they de
scribe the component inured., nts or
materials used in the manufa; ture of
the articles, must clearly and definite
ly describe them, the supreme court
held in an opinion delivered by Justice
Brandeis.
Mrs. Sylvester Attabury entertain
ed a number' of her friends lastThur
sday afternoon. The afternoon was
very pleasantly spent in conversa
tion and sewing.
Noiice was made in a recent issue
of the Mirror that hay had been ship
ped to F. L. Drown for use on his
ranch near Antelope. This peculiar
ranch i.- only twenty-four feet wide
and three and one-half miles long.
It extends from the little city of
Antelope to the top of the hill on a
five per cent grade. Being chiefly
solid rock, i( is of no value except
as a hit-hv r v for travelers, and has
been accept ad by Wasco county for
this pugpoae. Mr. Drown has movrd
onto another narrow ranch eleven
miles in length, in Sherman county,
Where he has the work of improve
ment well started. He says that
when he wiRhe.-; to be a real farmer,
lie wiil return to Board man country.
RAILKOAD GROSSING olilM.RKD
OV'KB TRACK A T BOULDER
25,000 Will Protest High Rents.
Chicago. Twenty-five thousand Chi
cago families will live in tents in the
forest preserves near the cits during
the summer to avoid paying high
Rentals, K. A. Potter, manager of the
Chicago Tenants' Protective league,
announced.
The petition of Morrow county on
behalf of A. D. Strait that a crossing
be made over the O. W. It. and N.
track-, at Boulder station at a point
where the Boulder-Alderdale ferry
makes its landing on the Oregon side
of the river to connect with the Col
umbia river Highway has been grant
ed by the state public service com
mission, and the railroad company
given 20 days in which to comply
with the order. Thi3 is according to
information received a few days ago
be F. E. McMenamin, attorney for
the petitioners at the time of the
hearing in Hermiston on the "Hi 6f
April. The order was issued on the
12th and the company will have to
get the crossing ready by the 2nd of
May, providing they comply with the
order of the commission, and it Is
presumed they will as they bare 00
grounds on which to stand in per
fecting an appeal, The completion
Of mis connection with the Columbl
highway will be pleasing to the peo
ple of the Alderdale section as well
as adjoining portions of the state of
Washington, and will also be of ben
efit to a largo section of country on
the south side of the river, on which
the Heppner section can be counted
a part. Mr. Strait is much pleased
over the outcome.
Heppner Gasette-Tlmei
C'i-: 3 mr ntrncZB" oT fEe" sea
son, the feed situation is causing much
worry to Tillamook dairymen, as the
grass has made but little growth this
year.
Charles Nickell, one of the best
knowfi pioneers of southern Oregon,
formerly editor of the Medford Tri
bune, dropped dead at his home in
Oakland, Cal.
The operating income of the Astoria
Souths m Railroad company was $20,
042.70 for the year 1921, according to
a report filed with the Oregon public
l service commission.
Trafton Doane, a farmer aged 211,
was killed at Cayuse, when a rifle,
which he was holding -between his
knees while riding in a wagon, was
aocidently discharged.
The first, carload of freBh broccoli
ever shipped out of the state to the
Atlantic coast by ezprMS, left Rose
burg Friday. The broccoli was ordered
by a New York broker.
The Pnion Oil company of California
has remitted to the secretary of stale
$16,698.13 covering the corporation's
tax on sales of gasoline and distillate1
In Oregon during the month of March.
Following instructions of the state
traliic department, Hood River traffic
officers are active in npproh.-nding
drive. s of motor vehicles alleged to
:e using illegally dealers' license
phues.
Janus Lewis, new warden of the
Oregon stnt" penitentiary, will assume
his duties May 1. He will succeed L.
F. Compton, who has resigned aB war
den of the Institution, to accept a posl
' ion at Seattle.
Nineteen patients from the state hos
pital at S.ileiu and five from the east
ern Oregon state hospital have bean
sent to hospitals In eastern and south
ern states where they r elded before
beins committed to the Oregon institu
tions. Experiments In cherry pollination
upon a scale in ver before attempted
anywhere in the country, and which
are expected to produce data of ines
timable value to horticulturists of the
nation, will be conducted in Waeco
county.
Divorces are showing a decld d in
crease in the circuit court of Pendle
ton, and marriage licenses have lakon
a ciu. ip So far this month 20 divorce
sultE have been flbd and in the same
time only 12 marriage licenses have
bes.n Issued.
Sheep shearing has been under way
the puft few days In the camps near
Pendleton. According to prominent
vool men, shearing is exactly two
months later than last s-ason and the
wool, though of t;ood quality and clean,
Is below weight.
RossLurg v.as host Friday to 250 or
more Epwoith league msmters attend
ing the southern Orosrou conference
meet. The district Includes all of the
slate scuih of SaKm and ,.asi of Kla
ma.h Fs'.ls, and about 46 leagues are
represented In the conference.
Survey crews will be pit Ci d at T1H r
! within a few davs to b' Kin survevliitr
Ute right of way for the California
On gon Power company's power line
between Prospect and Bugene, accord
ing to II. O. Sharp. ho is In charge
of the company's survey work.
There were four fatalities In Oregon
due to Industrial accidents during the
wtok ending April 20, according to a
report prepared by the State Industrial
accident commission. The let lms wire
Fred Rleman, rigger, Blind llough;
Harrison Commies, laborer, Port
land; William D lurnto, brak-man,
Deer Island, and Mike Daeoff, frller,
Bi!v rton. A to.nl of 374 accidents
were reported.
A new trestle ISO feet high at the
nighest place and 1700 feet long has
just been completed by Harry Me.Cor
maek, contractor, for the Columbia &
K I ulem River railroad above the
David creek logging camp. The trestle
has a reverse curve and is part piling
and part bent work. The cost was
Rightly more than $30,000.
Printing of the first of the 18 sep
arate pamphlets containing the state
ments of ill" various republican candl
dat s for state and district offices at
the primary election May 19 has been
completed. Copies of this pamphlet
weiv mailed to voters in Baker, Gil
liam, Grant, Harney, Hood River, Sher
man, Wallowa and Wheeler counties.
Declaring that hog production In
the northwest falls far short of sup
r.1 ing the local demand for pork, C.
M. Mi . Mister, special representative of
fhe Portland Union Stockyards com
any, was in Redmond conferring with
Comity Agent Jamison. The company
pi na to cut out all good female stock
ought at the yards and ship to north
west points.
The body of Frank Bowker, Portland
musician, was found in the Oalapoola
i'1'e r, near Albany. The river had been
ffrarged since Russel Hecker, foruior
Albany youth, told the police he threw
the body into the stream from a
bridge. Hecker, who Is held on a charge
of first dearoe murder, Is accused of
having killed Bowker Sunday night
wi He on a trip from Portland.
Letters to the Portland Chamber of
Commerce asking that organization to
r. f.tid its action in indorsing the
move -lent started by the park bureau
to include Diamond lake in the Crater
. :' e National park, have been written
by Rcieburg business men, who stab
,; i ,t the placing of Diamond lake un
der tie jurisdiction of the park service
is a blow to Douglas county. Its
withdr&wsl would take some of the
finest stock range away from the
stock, en of the county.
Continued improvement In the lum
ber industry of the northwest In Jhe
last week Is shown by the roport of
the West Coast Lumbering's associa
tion. During the week new business
was 22 per cent above production,
reaching the highest tide of the year.
Production was only 4 per cent below
norm. 1 and shipments were 11 per cant
below new 1 ..si-ess The 120 mills re
porting to the association for the week
eudir ; April 15 manufactured 7s,r57,
81o ti t of lumber; sold 7,lM,67f feet,
and si ippad f6,278,275 feet.
The state Irrigation securities com
mission has rejected the contract aub
mltted by the Jefferson water conserv
ancy district, formerly tho north unit
of the Deschutes project, providing for
the slo of $h,000.000 of bonds at 82
cents on the dolla. and eon .trucMm of
tho irrigation vo Ub at an estimated
cost of approximately $6,000,000. The
c mmisslon sufgwe ed that the. district
present another contract. The dls
trlct compulses 106,000 acres of Irrig
able land, and Is one of the largest
Irrigation projects !a tht northwest.
Tlrj bureau of the census has an
nounced that the cost of government,
for tho stote of Oregon for the fiscal
y ar cndHg Sr'-'.cmb -r 80, 1120,
amounted to ll,011,l, which wau a
per capita cost of $21.74. In 1917 the
per capita cost was SC. 82 and in 1014,
$3.40. The per capita ces s for 1980
consisted of experts of guneral de
partments, $8.47; ptyttentS for Inter
est, 66 cents; and lor outlays, $17 80.
The total revenue receipt! In 1920 were
$10, 846,614, or $13.79 per capita. For
the fiscal year the per rapi'a exces.t of
governmental costs ov r revenue re
ceipts wss. therefore. 113. Si.
loviKin is B h : ;!: v t i :r
HIGHWAY BOOSTERS
Wednesday we had the pleasure of
meeting a delegation of Poosevelt
Highway boosters who were on tin Ir
way home to Portland H. J. Oppen
heimer, J. P. Yeager, Sidney Vincent
and 1 red Volger, who also represents
the city of Portland in putting over
the 1926 exposition. M. L. Morgan
and O. H, Warner accompanied them
on a trip over the project and they
W re very enthusiastic In their praise
of what they saw. They visited the
cheese factory and were treated to
all they could eat. A beautiful
luncheon was served for them at tht
Highway Inn, under the new manage
mont, and it was plain to see that
they were not eating at a Washington
street cafeteria. They departed high
in their praise of Boardman's hosplt
altiy. Arthur Chaffee, while playing ball
at school last week had the misfor
tune to break his arm.
T E. Broyles is in Colfax this week
it' ending to some business.
WILLOW CKKKK ROAD LOCATED
It has been finally decided to lo
cate the O-W Highway In Gilliam
county down Willow Creek, along
the fool of the bluffs. The original
survey thru the creek bottom cut
up several alfalfa fields, making the
right-of-way costly to the county. Re
locating the tome near the bluffs
laves HiL cost to the county, as the
commission so located it with the
understanding that all claims for
right-of-way damages be waived.
This probably disposes of the pro
, ior.nl to locate the O-W highway
from Rhea siding to a point on the
John Day highway south of Arlinc
ton. Tho settlement of the matter
appears to be satisfactory to nil con
corned. to the Willow Creek pea
pie, to Arlington, to Morrow county,
and to the Gilliam county court.
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The practical certainty of a river
Iteamboat freight service from Ast
oria to The Dalles, operating in con
Election wilb smaller boats tapping
points in the Inland Umpire east 01
The Dalles was announced at tht
Pint of Astoria commission meeting
Tuesday by it. D. Piuneo, guar
traffic manager.
Btlch si rvice, il is considered
here, would effeellveh remove tht
rail rale differential of about ti centi
a hundred maintained against Astor
la on wheat from the Columbia basii
south of the Snake river by the Inter
stall commerce com in ission rutin;
sstabllshlag 10 par oeat diireren
tiai in Favor of Portland and Vancou
ver over Astoria and Pugi t Sounu
eit ies.
A: toria shipping concerns am'
wheal producers Of the Inland Km
pile are said to be interested in lb
project and to have taken steps whlc
will insure a steamboat rate whlcl
will effect iv. ly overcome the presen
tariff handicap on wheal shipment
from Astoria. At the same lime lb
wheal growers In the basin south o.
the Snake river will be afforded :,
large marketing range, enabling
then better in compete with sur
ro;indlng territory, it l said.
Shallow draft vessels will bt; usei
east of 'i be Dalles, ascordlng to tie
plan and larg -r steamers, togetbei
wild barges will make tht! run wo.s
oi The Dalles,
WAR FINANCE BOARD
TORE INVESTIGATED
9MNATOR STANKIKD SAYS BONUS
AND TARll'F DILLS WILL
BE PASSU)
Senator R. N. Stanfield In an In
terview in Poise predicts that c.ong-
ss will pass the soldier bonus bill
and that an adequate tariff relief
unsure will be sent to President
Harding. He made it clear that the
agricultural industry should he given
greater consideration from the War
finance corporation and that he in
tendfi to make a thorough investl-
,ii ion of this matter when he re
tUrns to Washington to aee if It can-
ioI be brought about.
"1 realize that considerable Inter
est is evident in Idaho and in Heine,
which is the center of the sheep In
dustry in the interniountain country,
in the tariff measure" Bald Senator
Stanfield when interviewed.
" The present bill as returned by
the finance committee provides for a
:t: cents per pound tariff on wool.
That wool is commonly known as
Bcoured, but In reality is on the
pure wool content. The statement
seems io have been circulated widely
by, 1 might say, unscrupulous ntanu
facturera, that it is something more
than the Payne-Altlrich bill and some
thing less than the emergency tariff.
Through their spread of this prop
aganda they hope to create sentiment
against the bill to its harm. The
emergency act provided for a tariff at
15 cents a pound on greased wool,
Which means $15 a hundred poundn,
since approximately 40 per cent of
he greased wool is grease and dirt,
and not wool. Importers are paying
115 on til) pounds of real wool or at
i lie rate of approximately 26 cents a
lOUnd. With the new tariff fixed at
33 cents a pound It can be seen that
I will be in reality approximately 8
:enta higher than the emergency tar
iff on clean wool.
"The present bill Is a little higher
than i be emergency bill and double
I bat of Hie Payne Aldrlch bill. It Is
in honest bill and will do much when
l is put into effect. As near as we
an Judge it will about even up the
inference between the cost of raising
he wool here In order to compete
.villi foreign exportatlons.
"As to the soldier bonus measure I
irmly believe that It will be passed
oon. At Hie recent Republican Cau
IUS there was a decision of 28 In
favor of it to nine SgStBSl, I'or this
reason as well as numerous others,
I believe the bill will be passed and
1 think the President will sign it. He
will sign because he bellevco In the
Udgment of cougresH and If there Is
difference of opinion i beiu-ve he
ill give way to the Judgment of
ongress.
"through the deferred payment
llan I In- ex service nu n will be glvun
lertlflcatos by the treasury which
iay lie presented to tht? servlct men.
i hear in nu n may borrow money on
lie Certificates from the national
tanks "f the country who will turn
heir paper over to the federal rus
tic banks The passing of thm inea-
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