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Rot son E S H Keb . I RDMA MIRROR VOLUME 2 BOARDMAN, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPT. 8, 1922 NUMBER 31 TWO DRY OFFICERS RILLED RY INDIAN Bootlegger Escapes, Secures Rifle and Shoots Arrest ing Officers. local f? OREGON NEWS NOTES OF PRINCIPAL EVENTS HAPPENING DURING WEEK HOLD DA1HX MEETING - IS Portland, Or. Glenn H. Price and Grover C. Todd, federal prohibition agents, were killed and Phillip War ren, Indian bootlegger, slightly wound ed in a pistol and rifle battle staged on the streets of New Grand Ronde, Or., about 1 o'clock Sunday morning. The two officials had attempted to arrest the Indian on a charge of vio lating the prohibition law, and in the course of the arrest struck the prison er with the butt of a pistol. This angered Warren to such an extent that he made a dash for freedom, went to his home, obtained a rifle and returned to the scene, where he open ed fire on the government agents. Warren was later arrested by John W. Orr, sheriff of Polk county, and placed under guard at the Dallas hos pital. He will be charged with first degree murder. "They didn't treat me right," the Indian explained to Sheriff Orr. "They beat me up and I got them for it." The two victims are both well known in Portland. Todd was an old time member of the Oregon national guard and served overseas as captain of Company I, 162d infantry, of Wood burn. Price also saw extensive war service. ANTHRACITE COAL STRIKE SETTLED Philadelphia, Pa. The anthracite coal strike which has kept the hard coal industry of the country tied up for five months, ended here Sunday morning, when, after a three-hour con ference, representatives of the opera tors and officials of the United Mine Workers signed an agreement. In the settlement, the representa tives of the miners repeated virtually their victory in the bituminous fields when they forced an agreement on their terms. The agreement has the approval of President Harding and embodies the following provisions: Contracts in force March 31, 1922, to be extended to August 31, 1923. Production of coal to begin at once. Organization of operators and min ers to join in a recommendation to congress that legislation be forthwith enacted creating a separate anthracite coal commission with authority to in vestigate and report promptly on every phase of the industry. RELIEF GRANTED GERMANY No Further Cash Payments in 1922 to Be Required. Paris. The reparations commission has relieved Germany of the necessity of making any further cash payments In reparations for the remainder of 1922, but defers its decision on the question of a moratorium until radical reforms in Germany's finances are carried out. These include the bal anctng of her budget, reduction of Germany's foreign obligations, cur rency reform and the issue of foreign and internal loans In rendering its decision, the repar ations commission takes Into account the fact that "the German state has lost its credit and the mark has de predated continually." Prisoner Wanted to Explain Death of Wealthy Guardian. Oakland, Cal. Mrs. Clara E. Skarln Winborn, 28, wanted in Seattle in con nection with the death of Fo.-rilnand Hochbrunn, 72, wealthy retired realty dealer, whose body was found in a vacant apartment December 21. 1921, was arrested here at the request of Seattle police. Mrs. Winborn's presence in Oakland was communicated to the police by acquaintances who had met her in Seattle and who saw her in a local electric concern's offices, where she was employed. S. H. Boardman is absent on a trip to A;ihland and other Western Oregon points. Mrs. Frank Cramer and Mrs). Cib- ront returned from) Portland last week. J. Cox, of Hf i'P' er, was in town last we, K looking for a locilioo Mrs. W. O. King returned Sunday from a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tagg, of Gearhart. Have you seen the new cot that the P. T. A. hail purchased for the school house.? , - Mrs. Barner, of Bickleton, is here visiting her cousin, Mrs, T. Hen drick. Russell Mefford is ill with typhoid but is reported as improved. Mr. and Mrs. Graham were dinner guests of Mrs. Hereini, Mrs. Garrett and Mrs. Richardson. Mrs. Kutzner and Mrr( Weech at tended the all day Aid meeting on Wednesday. Mr. King and Mr. Christenson drove to Patterson Sunday for a pleasure trip. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Murchle are here from Wasco looking after busi ness interests. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Price and W. A, Jr., returned home from Hot Lake laitt Sunday. The Leon Kutzner family is oc cupying the Adolph Skoubo house, until they find a suitable location. Mrs. Lee has not been well since returning to Boardman, but is re ported to be improving. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Glea Mitchell and Mr. and Mrs. Tom Miller, motored to Patterson Saturday for fruit, but were unable to get It. They drove to Alderdalc on the Washington side and pro cured it. Glen R. Hadley moved one load of household goods last week, and is ex ported any time this week with his stock. He will locate on the Kutzner place. Mm. G. B. Leever and son Otto, of Lebanon and Chas and Adolph I n cman of Holton, have been the guests of Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Bonney ai the Highway Inn this week. . a irs. Watklns has not been able '1 her position as teacher this week, on account of Dale Watklns' illness. Miss Glatt was here for a v it with friends and consented to teach the first grades for a few days. The teachers' reception was held in the basement of the school hou r' T ui-sday evening in charge of Mrs. E. K. Mulkey, Mrs. Mead and Mrs. Herein, assisted by Mrs. Ballenger and Mrs. Goodwin. The lovely de- corations were under the supervision Of Mrs. Gibbon3 and Dorothy Board-, man. f . ' - Mr. Carroll, manual training tea cher, will appreciate knowledge of a plan where he can get board and room in a private family. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Lee, returned to Boardman last Friday from the Willamette Valley. They came via u Ford with Mr. Lee's parents. V'r. and Mrs. N A Maromtxr and Sybil Grace have returned form Pilot I k where they have spent the sum Bier. sir. Macomber la driving the West End school bus. Production of the 126 mills report ing to the West Coast Lumbermen's association for the week ending Au gust 26 was 4 per cent above normal, and new business was 5 per cent be low production. Shipments were 8 per cent below new business. Reports from the Portland weather bureau show that the month of Au gust was a comparatively wet one. The total rainfall during August was 2.06, and only three other Augusts ex ceed this record since the weather bureau was inaugurated in Portland. There was one fatality in Oregon due to industrial accidents during the week ending August 31, according to report prepared by the stats indus trial accident commission. The vic tim was E. D. Smith, carpenter of Forest Grove. A total of 627 accidents was reported during the week. The Oregon supreme court will not reconvene until September 11. One of the first issues will be the petition filed recently asking for a rehearing of the case involving Dr. R. M. Brum field, slayer of Dennis Russell of Douglas county. Brumfield is in the penitentiary awaiting execution. The Marion County Community fed eration, which includes more than a dozeii rural organizations in different parts of the county, has indorsed the movement launched by the loganberry growers of the Liberty district look ing to a minimum price of 6 cents per pound for berries during the 1923 sea son. Plana are being perfected by Fire Marshal Grenrell and officers of tlx Portland fire bureau for a general ob servation of fire prevention week, which will include a parade, public meetings, addresses before churches clubs and schools, and probably boiik spectacular public demonstrations 01 fire hazards. As soon as the water holding possi bilities of the Crane prairie storagt reservoir site are satisfactorily dem onstrated, 39,000,000 feet of timber only a little more than 7,000,000 (6i I of it saleable, must be logged from thf site, according to estimates of offi cials of the Deschutes national forest within which the reservoir will lie. Frank Redding of Tillamook, ffl years old, was killed outright, and Edward Arrnnce was injured so se riously that he dijd before arrivinp at a hospital when an automobile in which they were riding wbb struck by a northbound freight trjfn on thi Oreiron 'i"tr!c Ir-iri', nt a r--o 5 ing about five miles south of Salem. The state highway commission has paid $100,000 on the principal of state highway bonds issued and sold by the State board or control in 1917. The money received from the sale of these bon,!s was used by the state highway commission In co-operation with the forest service in imnroving the road through Cow Creek canyon, In Doug las county. A special committee at Astoria con sisting of Fritz Kankkonou, Fred Bar ker and Alex J. Somppi is making the awards in bounties for seal and sea llon scalps turned in by the fisher men. It is estimated that between 1500 and 1800 of these salmon de stroyers were killed by the gillncttara operating in the Columbia rher dur ing the past season. Bank clearings for Portland during the mouth of August led the total for the corresponding month of last year by more than $5,000,000, according to figures compiled by the Portland clearing house association. Building figures lot lot month also exceeded those of the same period of 1921, ac cording to the figures of H. E. Plum mer, chief building inspector. J. A. Churchill, state superintend ent of schools, has appointed a com mittee composed of J. E. Bexell, dean of the school of commerce of Oregon Agricultural college; J. F. Elton, prin cipal of the High School of Commerce, Portland, and Meritt Davis, head of the commercial department of the Sa !ii )igh school, to revise the com mercial courses in the Oregon high schools. Sales of gasoline and distillate in Oregon for the month of July, I'.tL'L', bowed an increase of 10 per cent ver those for the month of August, 921, which heretofore, held the record or peak sale.-, according to a report i re pared by the secretary of state. !n July the state road tax on gasoline intl distillate saies produced $137, 179.49. During August 1921, the taxes i'roin these sales were $125,123.34. The fall fishing season on the Co lumbia river will open at noon Sun ay, and, while it is known that sev ral of the canneries will operate, the rice to be paid for chinooks and III i rsides has not been announced. The ilanta on the Washington side in ,-ivet are paying 13 cents a pound tor i ei sides caught by trolle. i'side hj three mile limit during the .jed season on th'i Columbia. A dairy meeting was helu at the J'. R, Johnson farm onWednesday afternoon under direction of Prof. N. S. Jameson, of O. A. C. and County agent C. C. Calkins. Dairy diseases and their control and stock judging were discussed. Thursday a tour was made of the Irrigon section in an attempt to meet each man on his own farm and discuss his particular problems. INJUNCTION ISSUED AGAINST SHOPMEN Drastic Step Is Taken By Attorney-General to Keep Cars Moving. lltlN'XKYS gi'lT HOTEL L. S. Bonney and family, who have been operating the Highway Inn at this place for the past five months are turning their lease back to the owners, Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Warner, who will again take charge. The Bonneys' are 'leaving! Mondajy (ifor their former home at Lebanon and wiil visit Bend en route. A I EE FORDS' HAVE XEW BOY Mr. and Mrs. George Mefford are the proud parents of a boy, which has been christened Harrison Wyatt, Mrst Root was in attendance on Mrs. Mefford. The day the child was bortt, Vesta Mefford broke her collar bone. It was set by one of the Hep pner doctors. Mrs. Boot brought the child home with her and after coming here cal led Dr. Ulslej, who found the. bone was not properly set and had to be re-set. SCHOOL OPENS School opened on the 5th with an I enrollment of 111, whi-Mi is 11 more t! an tlie first day of la-.'t year. . Tcv new teachers were tendered a re- cfp'ion by the school ,,i . on i- the e ining and .Her refresh ti a musical entertainment by ih-3 in Ptoss family wai enjoyed by all. The De Moss musical family came I Tuesday and entertained the people in the evening. The concert, was first class, and well attended The numbers on their program showed the highest talent. Tli it reader or Impersonator gave two readings Ihat were very good. She i ..i U, l sonated an Italian lady trying to become Am ericanized, also an import o. ition of of little boy's story of a bear hunt. Chicago By one of the most drastic steps ever taken In a strike situation, the United StateB government obtained a temporary federal order restraining striking railroad shopmen, their offi cers and affiliated bodies throughout the country from interfering in any way whatever with the operation of the nation's railroads. The restraining order, hearing on which was set for September 11, was Is sued by Federal Judge Wllkerson, up on the petition of Attorney-General Daugherty, who came here from Wash ington to argue the action. The underlying principle involved in the action, the attorney general said, In concluding his argument for the order, Is "the survival and the supre macy of the government of the United States." Declaring that his request was not aimed at union labor, the attorney gen eral said that the step was necessary to the preservation of the unions themselves. At the same time he as serted that the government expected to use lis authority to prevent the "labor union from destroying the open shop." "When the unions claim the right to dictate to the government and to dom inate the American people and deprive the American people of the necessities of life," he warned, "then the govern ment will destroy the unions, for the government of ihe United States Is su preme and must endure." J. C. Ballenger made a business trip to Portland on Wednesday. Miss Vesta Mefford Is, staying with her aunt, Mrs. L. V. Boot, while at tending school here. AH Pveady But The Horses i y y -.v '.. ' 'Sy-y,ss'tey vts- :- , 1 CHIEFS TO DISCUSS GENERAL STRIKE Washington. D. C Inflamed and aroused by the most drastic restraint order ever issued by a court In an in dustrial dispute, organized labor pro jected the menacing snadow of a gen eral strike across the country in an swer to what Samuel Gompers bitterly and contemptuously described as "gov ernment by Injunction." From being merely a strike of 400, 000 shopmen, endangering the trans portation system of the country, the strike has now been magnified to the point where It threatens to affect all organized labor and engulf all In dustry, labor leadurs privately de clared. The executive council of the A re ' can Federation of Labor, rep between 3,000,000 and 4,000,0' ers, will meet In the national OS September 9 In what promises to be the most momentous gathering of labor leaders witnessed in years While the council has not the power to call a general strike Itself, It is the governing body of the federation and its advice usually Is taken by the rank and file Pi the federation. Reclamation BUI Support Asked. Phoenix, Aril. Governor Campbell wired 47 state gOvoAOTSi asking their Influence and support for the Mc Nary Smith reclamation bill, which is now In conference as a rider to the soldier bonus bill. The governor's telegram urged support for the bill on the grounds that It will provide re clamation for vast areas of the south and west. Big Steel Merger Is Held Illegal. Washington, I). C. The federal trad. 0 SimlUlOfl issued a formal com plaint, charging that the proposed merr r of the Mldvale. I: public and Inland Steel companies was In viola tion of the law in that it constituted sn "unfair method of competition." l: I Winter Wheat Is Under Average. Washington, D. C.--This year's win ter wheat is 4.1 points lower In quality than the ten year average, and 48 7 per cent of the crop is below grade number 2, according to reports and estimates announced by the depart ment of agriculture.