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About The Maupin times. (Maupin, Or.) 1914-1930 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 21, 1924)
L OF Brief Resume Most Important Daily News Items. COMPILED FOR YOU Events of Noted People, Government tnd Pacific Northwest, and Other Things Worth Knowing. The sonata confirmed Wednesday the nomination of E. N. Hurley of Chi cago to be a member of the American debt funding commission. Norway haa given the Russian bo vlet government recognition de Jure, the foreign office wag informed in a telegram received from Madame Alex andra Kollantay, soviet representative in Norway. The General Electrlo company of Schenectady, N. Y., Tuesday announc ed receipt of a letter containing the log of a radio programme broadcast January 4 and received at Capetow.n, South Africa, 7880 miles away. The Warren-McFadden bill to ex tend the life of the war finance cor poration until next December 1 is ordered favorably reported by the house banking committee.. It was passed by the senate last Saturday. , Democrats of the house bound them selves Wednesday night by a party . caucus to stand as a unit for the tax , revision programme proposed by Rep resentative Garner, democrat, Texas, as a substitute for the Mellon plan. While helping his son with work on their farm three miles south of Amity, Or., F. T. Romlg, a resident of Amity, was attacked and killed by a bull .which had escaped from the barn and which Romlg had tried to drive back. The Rev. ' William Montgomery Tlrnwn nf HnHnn O . lilnhnn nf tllfi Protestant Episcopal church, and known to his opponents as the ."bishop of bolshevlsts and atheists," faces . trlnl nn phnrirna nf PYtrpmfl horflav. It became known Tuesday. ' William G. McAdoo has announced that he would leave to the leaders of his movement in each state the ques- tion of whether his employment as counsel by the E. L. Doheny oil com panies had made him unavailable as a candidate for the democratic presiden tial nomination. Ten years ago In Portland the pur chase of a spring wagon was a simple matter but when H. P. Hoey, consult ing engineer on the Eugene-Klamath Falls line of the Southern Pacific, tried Wednesday to buy halt a dozen for ub6 in construction work he found it almoBt impossible. M. H. Hand, ex-partner of Senator Stanfleld of Oregon, was found not guilty at Welser, Idaho, Wednesday on a charge of embezzling $1200 from the Cottonwood Sheep company. The charge was proferred by Senator Stan- fiejd, who also accused Hand's father-in-law, George C. Bradloy, of helping in he fraud. Proposals of the Johnson immigra tion bill which "single out Japanese Immigrants for exclusion" are "incon- ' slstent" with the treaty of 1911 and should be eliminated, Secretary Hughes informed Chairman Johnson of the house Immigration committee in a letter made public, Wednesday at the state department. Flotation of a J150.000.000 Japanese government refunding and reconstruc tion loan In the United States was an nounced Wednesday by J. P. Morgan & Co., who with Kuhn,' Loeb & Co., the National City company ftnd the First National bank, will head a na tion-wide syndicate which will offer the Issue later in the week. Final orders for installation of a mooring mast on the fuol ship Ramapo at Mare Island navy yard, In prepara tion for the flight of the Shenandoah on an Arctio exploration cruise this summer wore approved Tuesday by Secretary Denby on recommendntlon of Rear-Admiral Moffett, chief of the naval air service. Revised plans for the mast equipment will go forward within the next few days. i The greatest discovery in the his tory of Egyptology, evon, many assert, 'in archaeology, was made Tuesday afternoon in the sepulchral chamber of Tutankhamen in the valley of the kings. In the presence of a gathering representing the elite of Egyptology, the lid of Tutankhamen' great pink arcophagui was raised and a stu pendously magnificent mummy case, covered with plates of solid gold, was brought to light. . D HAPPENINGS CURRENT WEEK DENBY QUITS CABINET POST Navy Department Head Bays Action Was Not Requeued. Washington, D. C The resignation of Edwin Denby, as secretary of the navy, to be effective March 10, was received and accepted by President Coolldge Monday, Tendered voluntarily by the secre tary for fear his remaining might "in crease the embarrassments" of the president and as an outgrowth of the senate Inquiry into the- leasing of naval oil lands, the resignation marks the first break in the cabinet which Mr. Coolldge took over intact upon the death of President Harding. Expressing regret in accepting the resignation, President Coolldge de clared In a letter to the naval secre tary that "you will go with the knowl edge that your honesty and integrity have not been Impugned." Mr. Denby, on the other hand, In formed the chief executive that "It will always be a gratifying thought to me that neither you nor anyone else at any time advised me to resign." Although the action of the navy secretary at once started a flood of rumors concerning the probability of other resignations, Assistant Secre tary Roosevelt, whose name has been linked with that of Mr. Denby in' the oil leasing cases, declared that he had not resigned. Upon learning of his chief's action Mr. Roosevelt made an engagement at tho White House and conferred with the president. After the conference he authorized the following state mont: "My first reply to your questions is that I did not know about Secretary Denby's reported resignation until 10 : 30 o'clock this morning. That an swers the first question which I pre sume you would ask me. The second question is whether I am to resign also, and my answer to that is that I have Just been to see the president and I am not resigning." As for the question of a successor to Mr. Denby it was stated authorita tively that this had received little con sideration by the president. So far as known there is no plan in administration circles to promote Mr. Roosevelt to the post. The names of Charles J3. Warren of Detroit, who has accepted at least tentatively appoint ment as ambassador, to Mexico, and of former Representative Patrick H Kelley, also of Michigan, former chair man of the naval sub-committee of the house appropriations committee, are prominently mentioned for the post. There has been nothing to in dicate, however, that these are the only names before Mr. Coolldge and his advisers, In a statement made public late Monday Secretary Denby discussed his resignation and pointed out that the deferred date of his retirement left plenty of time for impeachment proceedings against him. "Therefore," he added, "anyone who says I am resigning for fear of im peachment simply lies." Senator Has Relapse. Washington, D. C Senator Greene of Vermont suffered a serious relapse after an operation late Monday, his condition being regarded as very crit ical. Only a few minutes earlier physicians had declared his chances of recovery favorable. He apparently had come through the Operation suc cessfully when he suffered a hemor rhage of the brain.. The hemorrhage was quickly checked, however. Some hope for his recovery was indicated. i Accused Slays Judge. Lincoln, Neb. William M. Morning, 56, veteran district judge, was shot and killed early Monday in his court room by Wallace G. Wallick, who in Jurn shot and killed himself. The judge was shot through the heart. Wallick shot at C. F. Rein, attorney for his wife, Matllde Wallick, who was suing him for separate maintenance, and at his wife. Neither of these shots took effect. Judge Morning died in a few minutes. Smaller Army Opposed. Washington, D. C Hearings on the annual army appropriation bill, which have been in progress for two months, wore concluded Saturday by a house sub-committee. Members are agreed that the present strength of the regu lar army 125,000 enlisted men and 12,000 officers should be maintained for another year. Crime Drive Ordered. Philadelphia. As a result of the large number of holdups and robberies reported Saturday, Director of Public Safety Butler has started a concerted 24-hour drive against bandits and thieves. "Shoot to kill," was the order he gave his lieutenants in outlining plans for the campaign. Everett. A sawmill that it Is prom ised will employ 75 men is to open here this week. The Sound Lumber company, associated with the Sound Casket company, la the operator. John 11. Maulsby is the manager. Happenings of to Folks of Farm Conditions Aired Washington, D. C Farming condi tions in the Pacific northwest came in for a complete airing last week before the senate committee on agriculture, when west coast wheat growers ap peared in support of the McNary Haugen export corporation bill. Harry E. Golds worthy of Rosalia, Wash., rep resented the Washington export com mission league and the Washington Wheat C rowers' association, and A. R. Shumway of Milton, Or., spoke for like organizations in his state. The McNary-Haugen 'bill was de scribed by both men as the most im portant farm measure ever considered by congress. The committee was told that wheat growers and cattle men of the west coast were looking to its passage for relief from a financial de pression which otherwise would result in the ruin of the farming sections of the coast. ' "The wheat growing sections of Washington have united in support t the export commission plan," said Mr. Goldsworthy. "For the first time in the history of the state every or ganized Interest has rallied to a single measure. Farmers, bankers, business and professional men are a unit, through the Washington export com mission league, in urging the enact ment of the bill." Mr. Shumway told the committee that the Oregon co-operative grain growers had developed the export sales plan from the original idea of C. A. Harth of The Dalles, a director et the organization, and had passed favorably upon it long before the Mc Nary-Haugen bill was written. He also presented to the committee the Indorsement of the agricultural com mittee of the Oregon Bankers' asso ciation. ' ' W. R. McClure of Bliss, Idaho, pres ident of the western tariff league, also appeared before the committee to urge a favorable report on the bill. Mr, McClure carried the indorsement of organized wheat and woolgrowers, the result of a meeting recently held at Pendleton, Or. Flight Party Arrives. Seattle. With the exception of its head, Lieutenant B. H. Wyatt, a party t officers and men of the United States navy, en route to Alaska to prepare the way for a flight by the dirigible Shenandoah, arrived here last week. The party will leave here on the steamship Alaska, and take the Alaska railroad at Seward, going to Nenana or Fairbanks, in the interior ef Alaska. An airplane that Lieuten ant Wyatt is to fly to Nome, Alaska, which is to be made the base of the Shenandoah expedition, has been shipped to Nenana. 5 Cents Loganberry Basis. Salem. Willamette valley logan berry growers will not dispose of their fruit unless' they receive a minimum price of 5 Cents a pound, according to a resolution adopted at a meeting of the members of the loganberry ex change held here recently. All grow ers were urged to comply strictly with the provisions of the resolution. It was brought out that at least 60 per cent of the loganberry Vines In Marion county were destroyed as a result of the cold weather a few weeks ago, which will curtail materially the 1924 crop. Meetings have been scheduled for Sublimity and Albany. Lumber Stocks Gaining. Seatle. Stocks of lumber held Jan uary 1 by mills in Washington and Oregon belonging to the West Coast Lumbermen's association were 28 per cent below normal, the association re ported recently in a bulletin to mem bers. These stocks were H per cent below normal January 1, 1923, and rose to 38 below normal by July 1. Bishop Keator Burled.' Tacoma. Bishop Frederic W. Kea tor, for 22 years head of the Protest ant Episcopal diocese of Olympla, com prising western Washington, was buried here last Tuesday after two funeral services that marked his high standing as a churchman and a citizen. Wheat Seeding Begun. Pendleton. Wheat farmers in Uma tilla county have disregarded the cal endar and are taking the performance of the weather as a sure indication that spring has arrived. Spring seed ing of grain has already been begun in some sections, and in many locali ties plowing is under way. Wheat has made a growth since it was seeded last tall. This is charac terized as remarkable by experienced growers. Importance the Northwest Canned Salmon Held Unfit. Portland. Destruction of 1600 cases of canned salmon, much of which was shown to have been spoiling before being processed, was authorized by verdict of Jurors in federal court when they found for the government in Its action to libel the fish, This quantity of salmon ordinarily has a value of more than $5000. It was the property of Jeldness Bros. & Co., of Astoria. Jurors in the trial arrived at a ver dict in Just IS mlnuteB. Government prosecutors were highly elated, de claring that the decision means much to the salmon Industry of the state. "This will mean, more for the in dustry than may seem apparent at first," said Fred D. Sllloway, assistant solicitor from Washington, D. C, who helped prosecute the case. "It Is bound to deter cannors from putting out discreditable and unwholesome packs in this district. I expect to help prosecute a big batch of such cases in Seattle and hope we can do as much for the industry there and in Alaska." Superb National Highway Vlsloned. La Grande. Members of the Old Oregon Trail association from 25 Ida ho, Oregon and Washington points basked In the warmth of La Grande's hospitality when they gathered here last week at the annual meeting of the association. Following a morning session at which time preliminary or ganization was effected with Walter Meacham as chairman and after lunch lng as guests of the Union county chamber of commerce, the delegates met in the city hall building, "The Old Oregon Trail is the high way," A. S. Dudley, manager of the state chamber of commerce, said, and his statement was typical of the feel ing of the association. Ardent en thusiasm in the development of the Old Oregon Trail movement was man! test on every side. Mr. Dudley pledg ed the support of the state chamber to the Old Oregon Trail association specifically In regard to publicity work. William Duby of Baker, of the state highway commission, discussed financing problems and said the com mission would assist the trail move ment in every way possible. Attorney's Trial Set. Boise, Idaho. E. R. Dampier, prom inent Rupert attorney, pleaded not guilty before Federal Judge Dietrich to an indictment charging htm with sending obscene letters through the mails. His trial was set for February 25. He was represented in court by Guy Bissell of Gooding. The indictment against Dampier charges that he sent anonymous let ters through the malls to Lillian Van Antwerp in which he endeavored to strike up an acquaintanceship. The letters, copies of which are contained in the indictment, are alleged to have made Improper proposals. The young woman, it la said by authorities, turn ed the letters over to the government Mr. Dampier is well known in south ern Idaho and has taken an active part in politics. Line Approaches Mountains. . Klamath Falls. Fifteen miles of rugged mountain survey from a point beyond Oak. Ridge ' to within seven miles of the summit of the Cascades, calling for 22 tunnels and a maximum grade of 1.8 per cent is all that re mains uncovered by construction con tract on tne new Klamath Falls- Eugene railroad, and as far as It ie in the power of the Southern Pacific officials, this is their last ' barrier to the fulfillment of the long-delayed Harriman pledge of this railway de velopment for Oregon. Irrigation Charge Hit. Boise, Ida. Addison T. Smith, rep resentative in congress from the sec ond congressional district in this Btate, has introduced a bill in congress to remove one of the so-called unjust burdens from the shoulders of settlers on federal reclamation projects the overhead expense of the Washington office of the bureau. Speaking of the situation which this bill seeks to relieve, Representative Smith said in a letter to one of his constituents here: "There has already been charged to the settlers for main taining the Washington office about 3,500,000 which should have been paid direct from the reclamation fund or from the federal treasury." Veteran, 80, to Seek Office. Olympla. George Hazzard of Ta coma, who was democratic candidate tor secretary of Btate four years ago, has indicated his intention of seeking the democratic nomination again by writing Secretary of State Hinkle, ask ing for two copies of the filing blanks, saying he might spoil one in making it out, Mr. Hazzard also told Mr. Hinkle some time ago he intended to run again. Mr. Hazzard is a civil war veteran, about 80 years of age. STATE NEWS l IN BRIEF. ? f f t ww www ww ww www ww ww wwww John Day. Already the pioneers are uiuking adequate preparation here for the big '62 celebration which is an annuul event at Canyon City on June 19, 20 and 21. Salem, Three projects looking to Improved conditions at the Oregon state penitentiary are, now under way, according to announcement made by A. M. Dalrymple, warden of the insti tution. Salem. Hiram Johnson, through his Oregon headquarters, Saturday filed with the secretary of state here his declaration of candidacy for president of the United States at the republican primary election next May. Bond. Merle Alfred, 9-months-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Merle Davis, of this city, was found dead in his crib by his parents Saturday morning. The child had apparently turned on his face and, unable to turn back, had smothered. Bend. Bend's city council Is taking up the question of construction of a city hall. This, with other develop ments, including the Installation of a telegraphic fire alarm system, would Involve the expenditure of approxi mately $100,000, it is estimated. - Salem. The occupational represen tation proposal upon which W. S. U'Ren of Portland has been working for several years, will be submitted to the voters of Oregon at the general election next fall. This was announc ed by Mr. U'Ren during his recent visit here. Salem. The state of Oregon, through Rhea Luper, state engineer', will appropriate $3000 to match a sim ilar amount of money to be raised by a number of Willamette valley cities, with which to make a preliminary sur vey of the Clear lake water site on the upper McKenzie river. Pendleton. Sheep sheds from Ar lington east to the Blue mountains are now the places where winter lambing operations are in full swing. The lambs began arriving about February 1, and now on many ranches there are hundreds and In some cases thou sands of frisking youngsters. Seaside. Actual construction work on the new Broadway bridge across the Necanicum is under way and traffic has been diverted to the Twelfth avenue and Avenue G bridges Some 15 carloads of material have been assembled by H. A. Webster, contractor, and a pile driver, built on the job, is ready for work. Marshfleld. The Bank of South western Oregon in January cashed bogus checks to the amount of $639 with signatures which were so well duplicated that they deceived the of ficials of the bank. The forgeries were discovered February 1, but no publicity came untl Saturday. Sher iff's forces have worked on the affair without success. Newport. The Pacific Spruce cor poration here is loading the fourth boat with spruce lumber since Febru ary 1. The cargo will total more than 4,000,000 feet. The boats loaded In Newport will make a payroll here for longshoremen of more than $30,000 a year. Several families have located in the community with this work in view and are receiving 80 cents an hour. Brownsville. The Linn County Memorial association, which proposes to place a $15,000 monument here to the pioneers, met in secret session Saturday afternoon to decide upon a definite plan for raising the necessary funds. A plan was proposed, which A. M. Templeton, president, said would be divulged after he had investigated and assured himself of its practica bility. Pendleton. A restraining order pro hibiting R. O. Hawkes, county asses sor, and Zoeth Houser, sheriff, from including the market road levy of two mills on the tax rolls and from col lecting the levy was granted in circuit court Saturday by Judge Phelps when a hearing was held on the suit brought by C. F. Kennedy, retired rancher, of Pendleton, to test the constitutionality of the markot road law. , - Marshfleld. The city council solved the tourist auto camp problem here by entering into a contract with the Jack Brothers, who have leased the camp ground from the city for a period of five years and agree to maintain it and charge reasonable rates for the accommodations they will furnish. Several thousand dollars will be ex pended In improvements, among them the building of 20 or 25 cottages. Gresham. As a climax to the most successful Farmers' week in the his tory of Multnomah county, 600 farm ers and their wives were guests of the Gresham business men at a home products banquet Saturday noon in Masonic hall. The dinner was served by the business men, assisted by the home economics club of Union high school, and was made possible by the hearty co-operation of 28 Portland firms. RALROAD'S GRANT S ATTACKED $136,000,000 Declared Receiv ed From Lands. ILLEGALITY CHARGED Forest Service Contends That North. ern Pacific Failed to Meet Requirements. Washington, D. C A claim that the Northern Pacific Railway company has received a total of $136,118,533 from the sale of lands from its govern ment grants, or nearly twice .the $70, 000,000 cost of constructing the rail road, is set up by the forest service as a chief reason why congress Bhould deny the railway company the right to take over an additional 3,000,000 acres of public lands which it now claims under the original grants. A resolution directing the secretary of the interior to withhold his approval of the adjustment of the Northern Pa cific land grants and the issuance of any further patents on them until a congressional inquiry can be made has been Introduced in the house. It is sponsored by the interior and agri culture departments and will be press ed. Asserting that the railway company Is seeking acreage in the national for ests of Montana, Idaho and Washing ton, worth probably $30,000,000, the forest service, in a summary of the controversy which became public Sat urday, argues that the Northern Pa cific land grants have been fully sat isfied. Moreover, it says an account ing from the railroad, which congress has the right to demand, may Justify the cancellation of the patents to all granted lands Btlll retained by the corporation. , To substantiate this claim the forest service contends: "That the land grants were made for the purpose of aiding in the con struction of the railroad. , The total gross receipts of the Northern Pacific to June 30, 1917, from the sale of the lands from Its grant amounted to $136, 118,533. The cost of constructing the road did not exceed $70,000,000. The sale of lands has more than paid for the cost of constructing the railroad. "That the Northern Pacific failed to construct 1505.21 miles of its railroad within the time required by law, there by rendering the granted lands subject to forfeiture. "That the Northern Pacific failed to dispose of certain of its lands to settlers at not to exceed $2.50 per acre as required by law. "That the Northern Pacific failed to dispose of hundreds of thousands of acres of Its lands at public sale as required by law. x "That hundreds of thousands of acres of poor land In the Northern Pacific grant were erroneously classi fied as mineral and turned ,back to the United States, the railroad acquir ing mineral indemnity rights there for which were applied in part on more valuable lands In the indemnity limits. 1 "That under a rule of law laid down by the supreme court, the Northern Pacific has been arroneously allowed 1,500,000 acres too much land In the state of Washington. "That over 500,000 acres of land credited to the Northern Pacific should be deducted because of con flict with the land grant of another road and the erroneous fixation of the land grant limit lines. "That the Northern Pacific has been allowed to make over 1,300,000 acres of indemnity selections in its second indemnity belt, whereas these selec tions should have been confined to the first indemnity belt. "That for lands erroneously patent ed to the Northern Pacific the govern ment should be entitled to receive at least what the railroad received from the sale of these lands instead of $1.25 an acre. "That the Northern Pacific, under the Mount Rainier park act of March 2, 1899, relinquished to the United States thousands of acres of commer cially valueless land and received therefore selection privileges to the finest lands they could find in the states of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin." One Killed, Two Injured. Gilroy, Cal. The 8-year-old daught er of Mrs. Nettie Brewer of Seattle, Wash., was killed, Mrs. Brewer and L. Brewer of Toledo, Wash., were injured perhaps fatally, when the automobile in which the three were riding was struck by the northbound Sunset Lim ited of the Southern Pacific railroad near here Sunday morning. The con dition of both was reported as critical. Mrs. Brewer is a resident of the city of Seattle.