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VOL G7.
TODAY'S NEWS TODAY
EUGENE, OREGON, : FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 2, m")
TODAY'S M'.WS 'niDAY
NO. 154
HOME
EDITION
THE WEATHER
J Oregon: Cloudy east, unsettled
I fwith oocatlonal rain west of the'
(Cascades tonight and Saturday.
Moderate temperature, fresh
south and southwest winds. Tem
perature Thursday: maximum 49
'degrees; minimum, 40; preclplta
. llion .20 of an Inch; direction of
. wind, southeast. Stage of river,
feet.
Flan Special Trains
j'lh' rkuthera Pacific is arrangh,;
anctiul ttuins to bring University of
diegon students home for the holiday,
M is announced. Friday at 0:13 a
fecial train will be run from Tort
land for students at the Monmouth
aiatc normal and also at the same
tgine a special will run for O. A. C.
students, Tbc special to Eugene will
l.ivo Portland .Sunday evening at
fliO, as students of tho other insti
tions are asked to report enrl-rr for
rgistration.
Jural Schools Open
Many of the 'rural schools of tho
Siunty are in session this week and
thers will start Monday after the
lose of. the holiday vacation. The
Diinty schools of each district select
tioir own time, to open and close, the
otily requirement being that a certain
lumber of days of school be held dur
ing the year, is tho announcement
from the office of the county super
intendent of schools. ,
Leaves for Salem
E. J. Moore, county superintendent
of schools, left yesterday for Salem
wjiere he will attend the annual meet
ing of the state county superintond
: ents. Mr. Moore expects to spend the
next week at the sessions. The papers
' off the nppliduuts nt the recent conn-'
if teacher examinations will be graded
at. the meeting, it is unnounced.
Dance Hall Purchased '
YThe Veneta dance hull and store
1 which has been owned by J. D. Clan
' erier and which has been closed for
the past two months has been pur
chased by h. K. Bales and will lie
opened tomorrow with a dance. Mr.
Sales and family will move from here
tOiVeuetu to make their home.
Traffic Offlear Married i
liss Audry Fowler, school teacher
in Marion county, bt'eame the bride of
Melviu Turubull, county traffic offi
ce on New Yenr's eve at Sal.m. Mr.
. Ttjriibuirs duties did not ;enmt o
' honeymoon, so he fruok a day off from
hit work, nnd was back iigi'ii on his
patrol of rotida today.'
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Hare from Grants pass
, ilrs. L. 'I. rrcstej, formerly of Ku-
f ene and now residing atN Grants
l'ass is visiting here at the home of
her parent!, .Mr. and Mrs. Uyron
CuViieinuil, lolH) Columbia street.
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Hero from McMinnvllle
ill1. K, Kmcry, connected with the
pwtul Jim Ice at McMini-ville, is here
forii visit of a few days with rela
tives in this city. Mr. Kmcry is a for
mer resident of Kngcne.
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Her from Portland
"Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Mariiunf
IVt'tland are .here for the week-end
for njVinil with Mr. and Mrs. (idhert
Zacher, pmentH of Mrs. Martin.
Mr. Ayres la
- AV. A. A,vrcstw ng i. a slight ill- j
nc, was unable to he at his off ice at
the cuurt house today.
At San Francisco ,
S. Miifiladry. local lumlieriuitn.
U'at Siin Francisco on a business visit
for a few diiyi".
Russia Is Theme
i"liussia Kxperiment in Atheism"
will he the subject of the liev. Frank
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AMOUNT TO 55512
j'l'hn total nf fpps collected fnr ItuiM
Ing, plumbing ami e-lrctric permits in
19-4 was S.VH'J.TO, it w;is announced
. I0ly by W. II. AleiBmler, city In
pector of buildings- This includes
' ftes for buildintrs totaling an ppproxi
muled alne of J2,7.'U,OOo, and per
mits numbering Cti'J.
The total of fees received for Slo
plumbing permits waa $in7.".7o, and
for 812 electrical permits, fl4.i9.10.
tJ5uilding permits, and the fees, by
niontbs, were as follows:
Date io. Amt.
January oS fli.'4.7.
February 51 1 .V,7"
March OS 231.2.-1
Xpril 73 LW.O0
May .-.4 lLOO
jjme fi.-, 17.1.23
Jfuly 82 203.00
August i fiS 203.00
September "0 . 12!.30!
October 4; l:ii!.00
tyv-Mnhr W Nt."
IKeiubcr 40 104.2o
ffi ss
Tariff Group Inquiry
PLAN SPIES
F
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Resolution Is Offered By
Senator Robinson Of
Arkansas .
Investigation To Determine
' Whether Pressure Was -Brought
To Sear
WASHINGTON, Jan. '2. An
investigation of tlic tariff commission
was iftked today in n resolution of
fered by Senator Uobiuson '.f Ark
ansas, the democratic leader.
The inquiry would be conducted by
the Benote finance committee with a
view to determining whether any
pressure, hid been brought to bear on
members of the commission in con
nection with the sugar investigation.
Under the rules the resolution went
over for a day. Senator Itobinson
made no explanation beyond .having
the text read and its introduction led
to no immediate debate.
Follows Controversy.
The move of the democratic leader
is one in a long sequence of charges
nnd counter-charges revolving about
the study cf'sugar duties. The resolu
tion pointed repeatedly to reports, he
said, had appeared iudicatiug that
President Coolidge might undertake
to reorganize the commission because
of disputes within its membership. It
uHo declared Mr. Coolidge after "lung
delay" had failed to act on findings of
the commission.
"The act creating the commission,"
ifsaid, "does not necessarily contem
plate unanimity of views of the mem
bers." but provides otherwise.
"Notwithstanding the charges that
the commission is not functioning."
the resolution declared, 'tjie presi
dent had repeatedly proclaimed in
creases upon tariff rates, following
the receipt nf v n rinns fiidinRH of fact
prepared by the clllmKdrtl.', It then
aseits that the president had been
rpM'tcl1 ns f.tvorabing a chinge in
the membership ( amire unanimity
of- views.
t:ot Good Service,
"It is not in. tJie interest of good
pub'iiN service,' it Miys, "or hound
public p"licy fnr the members of the
1' idled St.ites tariff commission ns
an independent agency to be official
ly subjected to pressure to accom
iic'dite thir views of the law under
which they nperalc to tlm views of
others, except as the law itself nny
so reipiire."
An inquiry then wns a'ked into
'any pressure from whatever murce.
brought to bear on any members
thereof in connection with said sug
nr in' cstigntion or other investiga
tion." Treasury Moves
Toward Financing
Of Soldiers Bonus
W A S I II N J T N , Jan. 'J.-T b c
treasury today took the first step to
ward financing the o1durV bouun. in
vesting ?1Hr,(HO,iKi0 in speciaK treas
ury ppcuritiea at 4 per cent to meet
the first call on'the government funds
January 1. 1WIO.
Fire Sweeps Half
Block in Colorado
TUIN1IAI, Colo., J .in. 2.--Kir
thnt started early this morning by
daylight li swept through half a
block of Main street, in the bus tCM
district. Pamige sggreg.itirg f."t4if,.
rOO was d r,e. according to stimates
made by merchants.
The lodge snd club rooms of the
F-Iks were in the building dentroyed.
The building No boused the lodge
rooms snd paraphernalia of the
Hagles, Ced Men snd ends! other
organizations.
RDM CHARGES
SUGAR CAS
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Lumber Industry
Development Is
Seen In Action
llcfiuancing of the interests of
Stcrret and H6vey, owners of large
timber traefs in western Iane county,
'will probably mean considerable de
velopment in the lumber industry in
this county in the near future.
T. C. Sterret, one of the owners of
the tracts on which mortgages for
approximately $500,000 were filed
this week, stated today that there was
no announcement to make concerning
the next step to be taken but th-it
within two or three weeks there might
be something of interest to Lane
county to be made public.
j. The filing of the two new mort
gages, both by Mi.'higan banks, and
the deeding of life timber to the
Portland Trust company, arc a part
of the refinance phms of the owners,
Mr. Stcrret states. ,
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Although definite announcement has
not been made, word has been receiv
ed here that the Oregon Electric rail
way will shortly appoint an assUtan
agent for the Eugene office due to
the increase. in business on the l'nc.
1 S. Appelmau, present ngent of the
0. E. here at present is handling the
freight and passenger business iilone.
The O. E. company reported a
heavy deficit hist year in operations
and there was some talk that the line
would be abandoned. Itecent "Tail de
velopment in the state and the in
crease of Eugene as a strategic point
has evidently quelled these rumors of
suspension.
Two special trains will he run ovor
the O. K. line from l'orlland Sunday
night for the benefit of return ng stu
denst to the rniverstty of Oregon.
One train will leave I'ortlund at5:4.i
arriving here at about th'JO. The other
l rain leaves at 7 o' lock and arrives
here nt 11: 1.1, according to nnnounce
menl of Mr. Appelman today. These
ira ns will he fh addition to the reg
ular train leaving l'orlland at 0:0.".
F. G. LEWIS TAKES
F, G. Lewis, city passenger agent
of the S(iutl:n 1'ac'fic railway, his
taken over his n-.? 'r..:!on, nnd In
now lociterl at the S. V. d'pot. Mr.
Lewis siys he is making p'nns to im
prove the ticket service of th1 rail
road, although no immediate chans
will he mnde.
Robert 11. Holmes, of Salem, new
ly -nppotn ted traveling freight and
paMtenger ngetit of tiie Southern I'j
cific, whose offices will be in the
district (pinrtPM, Hampton building,
is m iking nrrangements to move to
Kugenc immediitely, nnd is expected
to be ready to sturt work next Mon
dny. He is to fill the -vacancy caused
by the promotion of Mr. Lewis.
Hunters Start to
Collect on Pelts
Nineteen twenty-five is starting off
bnd for predatory nnimuls of Lsne
county. Four bounty collectors were
at the officp of the county clerk to
day with pelts an evidence of their
skill. Four wild kitties and one coyote
were displayed.
The following hunters collected the
bounties :
Victor A. Miller, Leaburg. one bob
cat.
Fred John nn, F.ugene, one bobcat.
L X. Crusnn, Cottage drove, one
bobcat.
Cecil M. Heyerlin, Vidi, one coyote
and one bobcat '
SIX OFFICIALS
SUSPENDED BY
POSTAL HEADS
Funds Used To Influence
Pending; Postal Pay
Bill, Is Charge
All Of Suspended Officials
Were Long- In Service
bf Department
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2. Official
investigation into the use of money
to influence pending postal pay legis
lation has culminated in the suspen
sion from duty of six veteran offi
cials of the postal service, the dis
charge of an employe of the senate
pustuffic& committee and the resig
nation of the clerk of the house post-
off.ee committee.
All six of the officials, located in
as many cities through the country,
are members of the executive 'com
mittee of the National Association of
l'ost Supervisors and held some of
the most responsible positions in the
service. '
The suspended officials, whose ser
vice averaged more than 10 years are:
I'eier McGurty,' acting superintend
ent of mail. New York City; James
M. Greig. postal cashier, Boston; l'e
ter acting postmaster, le
troit; Harvey M. Tittle, assistant
postmaster, Springfield, Ohio; J. J.
Fields, superintendent of mails, Louis
ville, anil William Sanson), assistant
superintendent of delivery, Chicago.
The report of post a. 1 iuspectois,
made public in a statement last night
by Postmaster General New, charged
that E. H. McUcrot, tlfc discharged
ass. stunt clerk of the senate commit
tee, received $K)0 to work for the in
terests of the supervisors association
and that Frederick C. Itledesel, clerk
of the house committee, received a
"gift" of $1,000 from the association,
ftiedesel res'gued. .
The inspector s Veport, which gave
a c rcuniitantJal story of the negotia
tions between MrDermot and postal
officials resulling in the money pay
ment, was based on an investigation
undertaken ' after tin? department of
jus: im had found that technicalk no
law had ben violated il th transac
tions. 'The ''facts' lh connection with
i he justice department investigation
were revealed for the first time in
ihe postmaster general's statement.
Report on Estate
Probate Compiled
One hundred and fifty-four estates
were probated in Lane county
through the local court during the
past year, according Ihe records
filed with the county clerk by Judge
('. P. Unriiurd, probate judgf. Of
these cases ill amounted to more
tluiu $10,000 nnd the state! inherit
ance taxes were paid on(this number.
The annual report from Lane count y
has been compiled snd sent to the
state officials.
A. W. Winter Pays
First Fine of 1925
A. W. Winter wasjbo first person
fined in municlpo'i-court in 1 !-".
Mr, Winter appeared before Judge
tieorge A. iiilmore this morning to
answer thargca of driving his auto
mobile ( past a streetcar discharging
pairtcngers, and pleaded guilty to the
offense.
"Five dollars plea-e,' said Judge
Gllmore.
The offender was released up
payment of the fine.
Chinese Proclaim
Civil War Amnesty
IT.KLNO. Jen. 2. OP)-The "( hi
neie government has proclaimed a
general civil war amnesty, upecfficully
eicppting, however, Former I'resi
dent Tsno Kun and his parliamentary
followers.
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DELEGATES 111
UNTY RE
State Lawmakers From
Lane Have No Pet Meas
ures To Introduce
Doubtful If Meeting: WilLBe
Held, Is Opinion As Ex
pressed Here
Lane county's delegation composed
of two senators and uhree represen
tatives will enter the openiug of the
legislative session Monduy, January
with no pet measures to offer, ac
cording to the opinion of the coming
law makers,
"There seems to be no measure In
sight that would have a bearing on
Lane county in particular and it is
doubtful it the Lane delegation will
meet previous to the state session for
any concerted action," is the opin
ion of Judge E. 0. Totter, member
of the lower house.
Replies from each of the Lane dele
gation are that there are do hilts now
cdntemplated that originated here.
v That .Senators Fred Flsk and J. S.
Alagladry of ane will fare well lu
the assignment of committee posts Is
Indicated by reports received here
from authoritative sources that han
dle these matters iu the upper house
Mr. Magladry Is slated for a place
on the roads and highways committcu
nnd the industries committee. Mr.
Fisk, according to s present indica
tions, will be on the ways and means
committee ni:d the' assessment and
taxation committee. These four com
mittees ore considered among the"
major ones of the stntc senate.
Of the 30 senators in the upper
house there will be four democrats
and Lone county Jins the honor of
possessing one, Senator Fred Fisk.
Men in Hospitals
Get Pay Reduction
Luuc county disabled ex -service
mcjn who are single, and have been In
government hospitals since July,
J IU I, automatically have dhcjr com-
peiisatiou reduced , jfL'O a month, ac
cording to a ruling of the world war
veterans act, says Miss Grflce Norton,
Red Cross secretary.
This applies only to men without
dependents, it Is pointed ' out, and
the first reductions mart this month.
Several of the men who have depend
ents but who have not made claims
for compensation will have the ad
vantage of making claims from the
hospitals. ,This is done m, that the
act will not work to the disadvantage
f any disabled man who has family
responsihilit iVs.
Judge Listens to
Ldmunson Case
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c.tipst asking for a writ of hnb-1
ens corpus for the relmse of Leon It, j
F.flmunson from the Lane county jail ,
Paul C. D- rmiirer. I'orthud ottorii- j
ey, w is heard by Judge (1. F. Nkip-j
worth in circuit court itero- today. Th.: j
judge announced that he would take
the matter under advisement and th.it j
a decision will he handed down lomor-j
row morning at lUtO o'clock. Fdinuti- j
on la serving sen(etic on Ibprnr
charges.
Local Girl Takes
PostinMedford
Miss Amelia Metxen, leaves tomor
row for Medford where she will be
assistant to Newton C Chauey. new
district attorney of jA-kion cuntj. j
.Miss Metxen has just complehd four
years work here a nssintant to I'is
trict Attorney Clylle X. Johnston.
Her new position in .Lick-on coun
ty waa due in' large in en mi re to the
valuable experience slip po-Mmuft ns
a result of hi-r duty in lite prosccu-
COUNTY READY
put m wins.; iu abuv .vumj j
Winner of Wilson Peace Award
4. .w "s
Lord and I.ndy Robert Cecil came to America, the latter to receive
Ihe $25,000 Woodrow Wilson peace a-jard, which the TVoodrow Wilson
foundation presented to him on December 28,' the birthday anniversary
of the former president. Lord Cecil was adjudged the individual who, dur
ing the past year, achieved the most in efforts to end nil war.
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BY RECEWT FLOODS
' After at Inspection of the flood
damage to roads and bridges In the
vicinity of the Pacific highway north
of the city today, Clinton IlurJ.
county commissioner, reports that at
least fiv small bridges have been
carried out. "They have- disappeared
and it looks as if they have passed
clear out of the jurisdiction of the
court on the crest of the flood," the
commissioner states.
These spans are on loop roads 1
and 2 between the highway and the
river. The roads are also cousidef'
ably damaged. Itepair work bn the
bridges has started and these will be
open again in the near future, is tho
report.
Edwin Tuller, county road superin
tcmlcnr, spent the day Inspecting the
routes in the vicinity of Santa Clara,
Irving and Cheshire to determine the
toll taken by the flood.
Two building permits,, one for ft
new $lft00 residence and the other
for fLTtflO in temodeling work, were
the first issued this year by W. IL
Alexander, city inspector of buildings.
"Not so bnd f'r the first day,"
commented Mr. Alexander, "particu
larly as we're setting out to heat last
year's record--which was some rec
ord." Tho new home will bo built by Flor
ence K, Hcott nt 8!0 Adams street,
and the remodeling will be done on
tho, Oregon Machinery company's
plant at Fourth avenue nnd Lincoln
wtrept.
Last building permit of 1H24 was
isNtied !nte Wednesday afternoon, and
added ?'J(H)0 to the total figure of
f'.'.T.'l-.Wfi reported by Tho (Juard
for the year. Il was Issued to Theron
Ithhmond. for a new -residence at
l"t"!l Sixth avenue west.
Aggies to Launch
Memorial Campaign
Oniric It, Hull, representing- the
CiiHiiiixn rooii to he luoni-hrd hy lire
gnu Axrifiilliirul rnllene for $.00,000
for lite erertiitn of a new mciii.ritil
liiiildinir in memory of Oregon men
wlio lost their livrs in the Npnnifli
Ainerimn and world wiirs, wns in
Ijif(inc .ventiMiliiy. .Mr. Hall met with
members of the O. A. C. club, which
will carry on the drive among alumni
and friends of the college in I.unc
county.
"ftmbnts of (). A. C, business
men of ('ornvllis ainl otliers In Tlcu
tou county expect to raise npproxl
mstely jV.JO0.ihk tuward this build
ing," snys Mr. Hall. "This will leave
f'.'iHI.IXK) to be raised throughout the
state, amt II Is Indicted we can do it
in four months. I'laifs are being made
to have the building uuthorized as a
state memorial.'
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SALEM, Ore., Jan. 2. Search of
the peraon or an individual suspected
of having intoxicating liquor in his
possession by peacs officers, except
where, such officers are duly armed
with a search warrant or where the
subject of the search Is legally' under
arrest btfore the search la made, is
illegal and the 'evidence secured In
such a search is not admissable In a
trial nt court.
Such is the decision of the Oregon
supreme court, handed down In the
appeal of F. A. McDanicl from the
circuit court for, Benton bounty this
morning. The decision wag written by
Justice Flpea and is concurred In
by Justices Bean, Hand and Brown,
with Justice Coshow writing the dis
senting opinion with the concurrence
of Justices Burnett and McBride.
The decision is the first passed
rlown by the court on tho legality of
liquor searches without warrants.
The case involved the forcible
search of McDanicl by officers who
testified at his trial that they amelled
liquor on his breath; that his over
coat was buttoned awry; and that his
fao was flushed, and also concerning
Ihe admissibility of the testimony of
the officers and a chemist derived
from an examination of the, whiskey
seized In Ihe illegal search. Teatimon;-
rlovclopcd tho fact that McUaniol was
seized iy ono officer white another
searched him. Following his arrest
and prior to his trial McDanicl filed
application for the return of tho
liquor, alleging it to have been Illeg
ally seized. In tho justice court the
petition was denied but it was grant
ed by the circuit court, which held tile
search Illegal.
The circuit court, however, permit-
led Ihe officers and a chemist who
examfned the seized liquor to testify
as to the contents of the bottle.
'An officer has the authority to
search the person of a man when he
holds a soorcli warraut Issued to hi in
hy a magistrate or lie may search
a man who is in his custody by virtue
f a legal srrest to answer some crim
inal charge pending or in contempla
tion," says tho majority opinion of
the court.
County Road Crews
To Repair Highway
After an inspection of the roud be
tween Shortridge and Londou aprings,
I1, M. Morse, county engineer, states
that there will probably be no con
tract let for work on this route as
was recently contemplated but thnt
the county road crews would do all
the improvement work thnt will be
planned for the coming yeur.
"I'lanl were mads for the cutting
of a corner of the present mute but
this move will probably be abandon
ed," tho engineer states. About one
half mile of improvement' Is planned
for the road in the spring, is fho' announcement.
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COMMITTEE IN
SENATE GIVES
ITS APPROVAL
Rate Increases Reapportion,
ed To Aid Second Clas3
Mail Matter
Zono Rates Changed For.
Mail With Advertising
Matter In Plan
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2. P The
senate postoffice committee approv
ed today the administration hill pro
viding for increases in postal salaries
and rates.
Bate increases recommended by the
postoffice department, lowcver, were
re-apportioned so that second class
mail will be charged considerably less '
than originally proposed.
The bill would be effective on April
15, this year, and terminate Febru
ary 15, 1920. It provides, however,
for creation of a Joint congressional
committee to conduct hearings on the
rate Increases and report to congress
by the first week of the regular ses
sion, . Flat Rate Provided.
The new meausre provides for a
flat l'ic a pound rate on all second
class mail devoted to reading matter,
instead of two cents, as proposed by
the postoffice department. The pres
ent rate is l'c on all matter except
that devoted to religious, educational
or non-profit material, which is now
charged IVic a pound.
The eight zones for mail with ad
vertising matter are grouped under
the new bill into three divislono with
rates of three cents a pound in tho
first three zones, six cents a pound
in the fourth, fifth and sixth zones
and eight cents a pound in the last '
two zones.
Zone Rata Changes,
This resulta in a slight increase on
the first two zone rates over the
present law and a reduction in the
last three zones from the proswt law
and Is less on the latter zonea than
proposed by the postoffice depart-;
ment, " i
The proposed Increase of half a
cent on drop letter and poatsl cards
is eliminated but private moiling
cards and souvenir postal cards are
advanced from one to two cents. '
The limit on weight of third class
mall reduced from eight to) four'
ounces and the rates Increased in this
class proposed by the department re
tained.
Washington Walks
To Work Because
Of Fall of Snow
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2. Wash
ington for the' most part walked to
work today with trolley traffic badly
crippled by a fall of snow. Except for
Pennsylvania avenue from the Peace
monument to the treasury, street
railway traffic was most intermittent
and for hundreds of government em
ployes it was a case of walk or stay
at home.
Mrs. C. S. Jackson
Declared Sole Heir
1'OltTLAND, Ore., Jan. 2. Marin
O. Jackson, widow of the late C. S,
Jackson, is made sole heir to the bulk
of tho eatato under Uio terms of tb.
will filed today by attorneys and ad
mitted to probate by Circuit Jiui
Tazwell,
One tnousand dollars aro willed to
Phillip I,. Jackson, his son, and f 10il,t
to C S. Jackson, a grandson, and the
will provided that Julia Hobday, nam.
rd with .Mrs. Jackson and Pliillip 1,.
Jackson us an rxecutor of tho e
sate, shall bo paid $,"(KH) for her ser
vices. Tho will was nude September i,
lOlfl, and witnessed hy Joseph '.
Teal, and David H. Smith.
In their petition tho heirs sta;e
that the value of the catnte Is tin
k .own to them, The principal prop
erty is the proprietorship of the Ore
gon Daily Journil, whuh C, & Jack
sou control