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1 OREGON NEWS NOTES OF GENERAjUNTEREST Principal Events of the Week Briefly Sketched for Infor mation of Our Readers. The city treasurer of Salem reports a total of I64.B41 In the city treasury. The niter supply of Roseburg was shown to be chemically pure when In spected. Portland has been made western headquarter for the Democratic na tional committee. Rev. 1. Groachupf. formerly of Spo kane, haa been Installed aa pastor of the Lutheran church at Baker. The fund being subscribed at Co qullle for a new Methodist church has already passed the 6000 goal. Thirty-eight portable school build lnga are to be constructed Immediate ly for use of the Portland schools. C F. Hartwlg of Bend claims that he can lure electricity sufficient to develop 60,000 horsepower from the air. The Gale tract of 10 acres adjoining the University of Oregon campus at Eugene has been told to the univer sity. Miss Cella Gavin, city attorney of The Dalles, has been appointed a mem ber of the Democratic state central committee. The U. S. S. Birmingham and a division of sli destroyers paid a visit to Astoria during the American Le gion convention. Permanent headquarters of the American Legion's Pacific coast com mittee to combat radicalism have been established In Portland. Work haa been begun on the three story fruit packing plant of the Ore gon Growers' association at Myrtle Pnwk In Douelas county. St Helens shows a growth from 74J In 1910 to 2220 In 1920, and Clatskanle from 747 In 1910 to 1384 In 1920, ac cording to the census figures. The state fish commission made an investigation of property near Rose- burg with a view to selecting a site for an exclusive trout hatchery. with the coming of the haying sea son, the Bend lumber mills are losing many employes who are leaving for work on Oregon and Idaho ranches, Portland railway officials report there is some Improvement in supply of cars for loading lumber and other products from the Pacifle northwest Nearly one hundred young people representing Presbyterian churches throughout Oregon have met in At bany to attend the summer conference. The city of Hood River has let a contract for the construction of a com- hlned cltv hall and firemen's head quarters at an estimated cost of J33,- 174. Following the wrecking of their church, partly destroyed by fire, the Baptists of Bend are planning to erect a new fireproof structure to cost i5, 000. The annual eneamoment of tile oloneers of Wheeler and Gilliam coun ties was held at the Julia Henderson pioneer grounds, 13 miles southeast of Fossil. Dr. Clyde Mount of Portland was elected president of the Oregon State Dental association at the business ses sion, which concluded the annual ses sion In Portland. Manufacturers and public service corporations in the Portland district use sawmill refuse for fuel to a great er extent than any other section of the United States. The Buehner Lumber company at North Bend has begun construction of a monster smokestack. It will be of concrete 110 feet high with a diameter of 10 feet at the top. The orchard of George Webb at The Dalles, one of 'he finest In the entire state, has been leased to Japanese In terests. This orchard consists of about 650 acres of bearing fruit Ths Roseburg city council unani mously voted to fight the new rates granted by the Public service com mission to the Douglas County Light ft Water company of Roseburg. Josephine and Grant counties both shew decreases, according to census reports. Josephine county, 7655, de crease of 191J or 20 per cent; Grant county, 5496, decrease of 111 or 1 per cent. Attorney-General Brown has sub mitted to the state land board a pro posal to transfer what are known as Hyde-Benson lands from the United atatoa irnvarnment to the State of Orefron. Recent rains have damaged consid erable hay in Lincoln county, but the loss is more than offset by the In creased yield of later crops. A bumper crop of berries and potatoes Is now aatmrpd. ProDCrtv owners In Brownsville who have property abutting on Main street and Spalding avenue In the district which the city council proposed to pave lave filed two petitions asking the circuit court to grant Injunctions against the contract entered into be tween the council and L. B. Herold, The report of the Clackamas county superintendent of schools for the past year, shows an Increase In salaries paid teacher tn 1S20 of from J12 to 14 per month over the previous year. Due to the faulty diet In most In stances, 30 per cent of fifty six chil dren examined by doctors In connec tion with baby conferences In two Ben ton county communities, were under weight. Attorney General Brown has ad vised State Treasurer Hotf that he would not pas on the legality of the lleppner $100,000 water bond Issue until all the proceedings attendaut thereon were supplied. Frank Pavey, who will represent Marlon county in the next legislature Is preparing bill providing that spe cial sessions of the legislature can consider only measures specified In the call of the governor. Portland's 26 banks and trust cc-ni- naniea aggregated 1152.268.515 at the close of business June 30, this year, reports the state superintendent of tanks. This Is an Increase of over 20 million dollars In a year. ' The Astoria realty board will form a holding company to purchase the property to be used as naval base site and deed the property to the govern ment according to a plan which has been adopted by the board. Rev. Father Arthur Lane, rector of the Albany parlsn of the Roman Cath olic church, has received notice that he haa been appointed by Pope Bene dict XV, a prothonotary apostolic of the church with the title of Monslgnor. The body of Mrs. Eddyth Knox, young Wichita, Kan, woman, who dis appeared near Albany, was found in a ditch near town. Suicide, prompted by despondency over the death of her husband two years ago, is believed to have caused her death. The contest of the will of the late Henry L. Plttock, founder of the Port land Oregonian. who accumulated a fortune that reaches nearly 18,000,000, will be carried to the Oregon Btate supreme court by Mrs. Caroline P. Leadbetter, daughter of Plttock. B. W. Kern of Portland is in the Benton county Jail awaiting a grand Jury Investigation on the charge of grand larceny. Kern Is charged with having stolen 11055.62 from the Amer ican Railway Express company, for whom he was a railway messenger. Prominent residents of southern Oregon have petitioned Governor 01- cott to extend executive clemency to W. E. Butler, under a penitentiary sentence for the killing of McDonald Stewart In Jackson county. It is claimed that he acted In self defense. Reorganisation of the child welfare commission of Oregon presages a prompt and thorough investigation of Portland baby homes with a view to ascertaining the reasons three such homes had refused to accept recent charges from the Oregon Humane so- clty. Mrs. Edward F. Mathus, operator of a children's nursery In Portland, was found guilty of a brutal and vi cious assault on three-year-old Edua Romansky by a municipal court. Judge Rossman sentenced the woman to six months' Imprisonment in the Mtv tall Marshfleld was named as their con vention city for next year by the members of the Oregon Stale Elks' association In session at Salem. No other city was a candidate for the honor. Dr. J. H, Rosenberg, of Prine ville, was elected president of the association. Unless the state emergency board Is called into session to supply funds for the' ooeratlon of the state livestock ?anltary board, payment of indemnity for the slaughter of diseased cattle will cease, according to information sent out in a circular letter by Dr W. H. Lvtle. state veterinarian. Hereafter patients committed to the state school for feeble minded by coun- tv court and brought to the Instl tution before the superintendent has notified the court of his readiness to accommodate additional patients, will be returned Immediately to the county from which committed at the county s exoense. After examining every phase of the nresent milk controversy, United State. Attorney Lester W. Humph reys of Portland announced that the eovernment could not prosecute any of the Interests concerned for manipula tion of prices or violation of the anti trust laws. Humphreys salcr his in vesication, personally conducted with the aid of special agents of the de- Dartment of Justice, had satisfied him that the government has no cause of action against the producers, the dis tributors or the producers-distributors. Portland officials will await fur ther Investigation before they take too seriously the plans for the con struction of a 350,000,000 terminal ex change building and the unification of the terminal in Portland, Seattle and Vancouver. B. C, as presented to the city council by A. P. Gillies, president of the Consolidated , Amerlcanaaian Terminal association. The association will construct and finance the build ing and the whole project which will Involve a total of $150,000,000, states the president. The matter has been referred to Commissioner Barbur, wno ws turned It over to O. Laurgaard, city engineer, for Investigation. The New Electric Shoe Shop onC Street, Independence Shoe Work neatly done with Firl Class Machinery Shoe Laces mid Shoe Polish of all kinds. Ladies rest room in connection. R. E. Hereford, Proprietor Indigestion yO YOU ENOW that indigestion can be cured, permanently cured, so that you can eat any jV -' of food that you crave? It has been done net oitty once, but in almost every case when Cham- bcrhin'a Tablets are used. An instances Mr. J. Pomin. V, Stillwater, Minn., who had spent ever $2,ooe for medicine and treatment was perma nently s. led by these tablets. CHAMP U. S. ATHLETE FROM KANSAS mm i WW Monmouth Herald Monmouth. Ore, Au H 1920 I'Bk'O 4 DR. F. R. BOWERSOX PHYSICIAN 0 SVRGEOS PHONE NOi. OFFICE MM HOUSE , 4IM I am here to saw wood No raise In prices at present 3. H.Hinkle, Phone 2411 "Going All Around" tayi the Good Judge HIHKtlHttW H-H-H H i 1 I I H-H"M 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 r MONMOUTH MARKET Fresh and Cured Meats Pure Kettle Rendered Lard Fresh Fish on Fridays J. B. Hill & Son Former place of CityMarkut HHHHH-r HK-H-M 'l M 1 1 I 1 1 I 1 I I I I I 1' !' ft 41 I A fcif IMS UlKiHUl 'J onthcHcadWhcnHi Hits the Sail f mm tff &S& For the iake it. n t '1J . f - A 111 loeaper 10 ouim i uaragc vi V.... A TL.- t. D. f. A.. lour wo man iu ij iui nr other or to Ruin Your Car" The turn you pay monthly (or gar age rent would just at well buy lumber and labor to build your own garage. Alter that you save to much a month. And a good garage is insurance on the looks and life ol your car. I find men are taking to the Real Tobacco Chew. The ood, rich taste lasts so much longer that you find It saves you money to use this class of tobacco. Any man who uses the Real Tobacco Chew will telf you that. Put up In two ityltt RIGHT CUT Is a short-cut tobacco W-B CUT Is a long fine -cut tobacco 3 OUT OF A CLEAR SKY Our Help Free Protect your car from weather and jrour putie (torn expense. Your own gaiage, built after our plans and luggeitions, will do it. The service is (tee. We are prepued to supply alt the neces sary building material (or fiitt-claii job. And we assure you our prices are (air tod square. of econ- taftly look thu now 0 Willamette Valley Lumber Co L. W. Waller, Local Manager. L C. PRICE, M.D. Office and residence Kurre Apartjpents Phone 1903 Mon mouth and Independence Auto-Bus Schedule Uara Monmouth Lmym lndep.nd.nc. 7 ifi a m. North Bound 8.16 a. m. EDW. J. HIMES Civil Engineer and Surveyor Phone 403 558 Leveni St Dallas WALTER G. BROWN Representing the "PENNSYLVANIA" Fire Insurance Co. of Philadelphia Notarv Public Blank Deeds, Mortgages, Etc South Bound 1.60 p. m. i.15 " 10.00 a. m. 3.15 p.m. " " 40 " " RAYMOND E. DERBY Fhons IC04 2.26 p. m. 5.43 10.33 a. m 3.51 p. m 112 Propristor J. 0. MATTHIS Physician and Surgeon Phone 573 House 696 Office: 409-10 Bank of Commerce Bldg, Salem, Ore. STEVENS & CO. Dealers in Second Hand Goods C St. Independence " Phone 1421 1 I K-4 COME RUNNING The BIGGEST coniidaabon with ths swsge country loop, per the nutter of PRKL PRICES sslied for merchandiM in. this up-trd-oW to and community ofounwlbs found knwnpiN MOST FAVOR ABLY with prices wyvW-W thm is w adatd nowlm for 9 "rL merchants rarely CUT pfma,lieeauMthyinn9tinlht habit of INFLATING them. Hiey look foi ttwir profits Jonjg.faMightae) LIXS--())mjA , holding their customer! on QUALITY and good hormt SERVICE. The SPIRIT of this town of ours is to PLAY FAIR and fo la FRIENDLY FEELING. . Your dollar wl GO FARTHER here. MW the TEST snd see for yourself. YouH U dealing with body of buimest men who win beat you bantam tost will make you FEEL LIKE COMING AGAIN., . , , They'll make your SHOPPING TRIPS to out tow V 0 the P()OETBOOK-id PLEASVWTFORYOU. S3rkupcratd(upeadC0lrffi0N!N-Moto - .1 . J III ID ( .1 ! I , . . ours we nsiurai nuo or inn re pen.: 1 KA 't Salem contractor. -J
