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Ik Eef eJ it Wit 9 v , y VOL. XXXVII BURNS. HARNEY COUNTY, OREGON, JANUARY 12, 1924 NO. 11 Railroad Terminal Grounds and Depot Located in Voegtly Field Railroad Representatives Definitely Settle Site Saturday After Conference With City Authorities and Business Men; Satisfaction Expressed. Commercial Club Approve Depot Location. COUNTIES GET TIME FOR LEVYING TAXES La.it Saturday W It. Xrnistroug, assistant chief engineer m' tlio Ore gon Sliort Lino, and Illnlno Mullock, representing A C. Sponcur, uencrnl attorney of tho O. W. It. ti. X. Co. ninth the definite location of the do pot site In Hunts. It Is onn block west of M ii 1 ii street Instead of on the mint side ns originally planned. Tlio change was tnadu at the request of Mr. Ilorrlck ns lit; found upon vis iting tlio site when ho was hero re cently that tho former location wan ho close to thu highway that his log ging trains running from Roncn would block tlin hlKhway while standing at tho station. Tho loca'lon moots with general approval. During tho visit of tho gentlemen they held a conference with tho city authorities and officers of tho Hums Commercial Club in which they out lined certain plans they requested carried out in tho way of opening streets and roadn to give convenient access to tho depot and terminal grounds by tho public. Tho local men readily agreed to uho their In fluonco toward nnch Improvements, recognize their merit. Messrs. Armstrong nml Hallock dlHCtisHed tho future of this city and surrounding country with tho gentle men In the conference and asked that tho plans of development he given tho loyal support of tho com munity as It moans much to the growth of tho country and furthering of tho many resource of this big empire. Thoy pointed out the ad vantages of transportation, tho en larged scope of a homo market raado possible by Mr. Merrick's untorprlhcs with tho expenditure of largo sums of monoy and the bringing In of moro people to carry forward his un dertakings. All of this In fully real ized by homo peoplo and It Is their slncoro desire to work harmoniously ly to the desired end. Tho definite sottloinont of (ht de pot Hlto has cleared thu docks for Immediate slap toward eity liu provomout and thin will now go forward a rapidly an conditions will permit Water unit sver ayatcmc will be Initiated Just as aoou as nec emary prallmliinrle may be carried out. Stroots and roads will bo Im proved In accordance with tho re quest of tho railroad peoplo and ivory effort mado to give the big concerns nil poHslblo assistance Mr. Armstrong and Mr. Hallock spent all of Saturday In Hums nml on Sunday evening went to the Is land ranch us the guests of Hupt. A. It. Olson, taking the train out of ('ratio Monday morning. Doth gontlomon arc old time print ers and while In niirfiH gavo Tho Tlmos-Hornld oIIIco a fraternal call, Mr. Armstrong "Hnndpeggod" somo typo but refused to allow It to go In to tho edition, distributing It before It could bo removed from the "stick." Ho promised to show up lator and do somo press work, as that end of tho work npponlcd to him moat, but like mnny old time "prltiU" failed to show up on Mon dny morning. Mr. Armstrong and Mr. Hallock propnred somo data in connection with tho location of the tormlnal grounds and certain ImprovomentH which thoy submitted to tho mayor and commercial club, and as thlu in .i mattor of gonoral Intorest nnd wan read at tho mooting of tho club Thursday ovonlng, tho communica tion nnd data Is horowlth published: Burns, Orogon. Jan. 6, lf24, Mr. W, 13. Huston, Mayor, City of Hums, r. h, K. Hibbard, Pros. Hurna & Harney County Commercial Club. Oentlornen: Horowlth a memoranda covering "ur conforonco of yesterday. Wo appreciate your nttltudo in be Inu favorablo to taking hold of tho 'furlng of tho neceHsnry right of tvy and providing the nrojior ntr.oota nd roads so na to mako tho facllltloa convonlont for the uao of tho public and trust that thoso matters may bo concluded at an early dato. Very truly yours, V. It. AHMSTUONO, HLAIN HALLOCK. , At Hums, January 5, HUM. .Memoranda Illalnu Hallock, roprusantlug A. C. Sponcor. Oononil Attorney. 0. W. It. & N. W. H. Armstrong. Asst. Chief IJngln- oer. O. S. 1.. In connection with location of du pot and other facilities at Hums nnd particularly with reforenco to mat ters of Mr. Merrick's letters Decem ber 2Uh to II. V Plait, W. It. Arm strong and Mr Hallock requesting that tho depot at Hums bo west of tho Main Streot Instead of Just oast of Main Street ns idiown on O. 8. L. Drawing No. 1M70C tentative plan for trackngo and terminal facllftloH layout at Hums mado In accordance with Mr. Piatt's Instructions after viewing tho situation on tho ground about Novombor 24th. Complying with understanding reachod at Conforonco between II, V. Piatt and A. C. Hpencer at Poca tllo January 2nd, that Hallock and Armstrong should go to Hums nml make n final location of depot, ntreets, etc to comply with Mr. Her , rick's roquosls and also to secure i ! friendly acceptance of l ho location nnd plan by tho people of Hum or j the depot location requested bv Mr. I Horrlck. With Mr. J. W. Olrnril nn.l Mr C. H. Foley of Mr. Herrfck's oftlcr, thu ground waa looked over. It was considered that thu depot could be located about 3G0 foot westerly along the line of tho railroad from tho west line of Main Street, serving same from a spur house track from tho west and changing the location for "Industry Sites" from west to oast of Main Street. This to bo ilono without changing plan as to location of Wye. Kiiglno house. Stockyards mid other facilities. loiter conference with W K Hun ton. Mnyer: J. 8. Cook, City Att'y of llurim; Dr. J, K. milliard. I rail.' dent. J. J. Donogan, gtwralnry of Hums und Harney County Commur rkl Club. Mr llarrlek's ruquotita wer (upUtiitM! Tho location to moot with reiiMt wero noted on print of Drawing .So. 31 700 and thoroughly explain!. Tlnw gentlomuii wore very agree r.ble to making the changes roquuHt- j ed by Mr. Herrlnk and to actively t tako utops to secure the land for tho terminal and to endeavor to open up the streets as requeued so that there will bo a direct route from Main Street by the Depot and westerly by the stockyards to Mr. Ilorrlok'H saw mill site also to open up necessary roads or streota ns Indicated on the ' print to Hecuro freo access to the stockyards from all directions. Mr Hallock to furnish the necos sary description for land for Right of Way and tormlnals to above men tioned representatives of Hums so that thoy may sccuro und furnish samo to 0. W. It. & N. Mr. AruiHtrong to prepare the noc essary rovlslon of Plnn 2I70C nnd furnish samo to all concornod. Representatives of Burns express cd thomsolves ns bolng moro than pleased and anxious to go nhoad with tho abovo arrangomentn ho that all might work to tlio common ond of securing a compact, convonlont ter minal layout to sorvo tho community. (Signed) W. R. AltMSTIlONQ. ( Thoro was n meeting of the Hums and Harney Count Commercial Club held at tho court Iiouro TIiuih day ovonlng, Owing to many of our citizens attending tho Installation coromony of tho Odd Follows and Kobekahs on tho Bame ovonlng tho attendance at the club meeting was not so large. However, n good rep resentative crowd was there, v Tho particular purpose of cnlllnr. tho mooting Thursday evening was to hear tho roport of tlio committee on constitution and by-laws. Thlr roport was mado and (ho draft was found satisfactory In every respect ami adopted. The name now Is the Burin and llnmoy County Commercial Club and all residents or Harney county aro eligible to membership. Tin con stitution sets out the objeoli of the organization which aro wldu In scope anil representative of the entire country The membership roll Is now more than I (10 and three nioin heirship rolls aro out, ono at Crane, another at Drewsey nnd ono at Sun tex where many moro names are ox poctcd to bo added. When once un der way and properly functioning this organization In going to bo n powor for the advancement of Har ney county. Following tho adoption or tho ro port or this committee Presldont Dr. Hlbbnnl nnnnunccd tho standing committees called ror In tho by-laws. They are: Finance W. H, Huston, chair man; K. Smith, A. A. Hardwoll. Kntertalnment B. J. Muslck. chairman; (Jrovor .V. Jameson. W. M. Sutton. Development ami Industrial Ham Mothershead. chairman; I.con M. Drown, P. 8. Wolttonhlller, Dr. ItOKCon C. Ward, A. A, Traugott. Publicity Charles W. Kills, chair man; Obll Shattuck, Julian llyril. Some communications wero read j that the secretary deemed or par- ' tlculnr Importance and under tho same head the communication rrom j Mr. Armstrong and Mr. Hallock, representatives or the railroad In- I torests, were presented by Mayor Huston and a resolution passed by tho" city council in connection with II was also read. Capt. )0. m, 1 Duiirrtn then presouted soiio reso lutlons prepared on, tho same sub ject Mr the adoption or the club mid after thoy hud bou read thoy wero Hilopted and copina ordered sent to the railroad paoplo and also Mr. Ilurrlfk. J S. Cook, elty attorney, ravlawml the whtor and miwer subject from what had already lioun done by riiu elty authnrltlw , thin brought ravoniblo eommenl roni iwveral or thoso proaent. The fuel that we ht forced to Install these systems nnd tho further fact that thoy are both iiBsentlnl to tho welfare of this city Law Setting December 1 at Limit Merely Directory, Rule State Official. Supply of Dairy Product Keeps up Well. (Continued on pago flvo) (Orogonlan) flalem, Ore,, Jan. (Special ) Dosplto that tho supremo court ! dared void the amend mom to the 1019 act or the legislature extending to coiiiiIIivi other than Multnomah oporatlon of the tax supervlclon Mid conservation commission, count lun and other tax-levying bodloi which failed to publish their mllmiitei for 1021 under provisions of the old budget act iitlll have time to comply with the law. This was set out In an opinion pre pared here today by the attorney general at tho request of Wlllard Wlrtz of Crook county and miuiy other olllclalrt throughout tho mto. District Attorney Wlrtz, In bin query, asked If the provisions of (ho tax law requiring taxes to he levied by counties during thu Docember term or tho county court .r.!d by other taxing bodies betoro Decem ber 1, are mandatory or merely di rectory. The attorney-general held that the provisions or tho law aro directory. The local budget law, according to tho opinion, requires that all tax levying bodies shall publish their budgets and provides that any tax attempted to be levied without com pllanco with tho provisions or the act shall bo null and void. Similar laws, tho attorney-general said, have been upheld by the su promo court as to be maudatorv m to like provisions. It was held by the attorneygen eral that the county assessor has until IC days before April C In which to extend taxes on the tax rolls and deliver the same to the sheriff. Con sequently, It I r,t ,,, ,ft( for counties and other tax levying hdil-' les which failed to publish their ds tlmnteH to act, the attomey-gennral said. Tho atiornoy.genoral suggested, J however, that proceedings bo exped , lied, since delay may not permit of time extension or these taxes upon the tax rolls. Taxing bod lex that published their iHilmntoH and levied taxes .r.i. lug to the budget law as It exited, without reference to the tax mi per vlHlng comuiiiwlou amendment, coni pllfil with the Inw. It was tald that litindmN of tax Uvylng bodlea In tho statu are af. fectod by tho attornoy.gonoral'B opinion and will be compolled to levy tholr taxcw uiidor the budget not. Information given out by Manager IlnsmusBon of tho Harney County Creamery dlsclosos tho fact that tho nupply of croam han not fallen off hut vory little during tho past two wlntor months. Ho had expected a porceptlhlo decrease during the winter on tho local dnlry hordn had not been so arrangod to freshen dur ing tho fall or wlntor nnd vory few arranged for green reed, hut tho rail ing off ban been very ullght and the raw material Is coming In at n rato that Is most encouraging. Willi Hie coming year this will be changed with provision mado for bettor condltlnos In thu way of reed lug and housing dairy cows -and also to rresheii. The dairy business Is go ing (o be one or the leading Indtia tries or llainey valley, and It Is get ting a very fine tdnro with u cream ery established here to tako rare of tho product right at home. The finished product Is nuothor feature of satisfaction as It Is tho best creamery butter now on tho market In this section. ' o - 1. 0. 0. F. LODGES HOLD JOINT INSTALLATIONS Large Gathering of Members Witness The Ceremony; Banquet Follows. ANTM.NTO.MK TAX CA.MPAKl.V TO HTAUT (Oregnnlan) Salem, Or., Jan. 7 '(Special.) circulation of petitions preparatory to roforrlng to tho voters or Orogon at tho gonoral election In November an Initiative measure looking to the repeal or the atato Income tnx law will bo started within tho next row weeks, according to Inrormatlon re ceived at the exiwutlvo department here today. The original petition wan riled with the secretary or state here sev eral week ago by C C Chapman editor or the Oregon Voter. It will require nproxlmatoly 1 4,000 signa tures before the question or repeal lug the tax can bo referred to tho voters. It wiim said here today that more than 1 00 Individuals and corpora ' tlous have subscribed to a fund to bo used In circulating the petitions and meeting other expenses to con nection with the election. Mr. Chapman. In a recent state ment, Mild that the books of the nponwrs of the election will be open to the public at all times, and no at tempt will be made to conceal the names or the subscribers or the amounts. The state hiroiun tax law was en acted at thu ! suaalou or the leg- IslHturo, but uhiequoully was at tacked by the lrtrtniidiiin. The referendum wit mihiulttoil to the voters at u apodal alactlon hold last November, with th roaull that It was approvad by a majority or Ap proximately f.OO votot). J. O. Cecil was over rrom Silver creek during tho week. C. J. Woltors, Mtoult man ami rnnohor or the Wagontlre section. wiih among our business visitors dur , Ing this week. OUR 1 924 INTERVIEWS WELL YOU CA.N SET ME POWN AS EXPECTING A BUSY YEAR AMEAP- OUTQPE G? KEEPING MY EYE ON THE FELLOWS IN WASHINGTON- I'M (SETTN6 REAPY FOR. MY 0I6 PARTY IN NOVEMBER., V"v MY 0I6 PARTY IN AT N 0OLP , t l) AJOVeMBER., TYPE PlELjK Just say that pollap. J please say that in WHEAT ANP SIX CENT sy ' I9fcf I EXPECT TO BE J UOG5 PIPN'T PLEASE -A . I AS POPULAR. AS EVER. d&S . ME A LOT BUT V 7ar?1 V ANP THAa" ' tT THINGS PONT TO A g&s. SURE BO90EP HAtR. W , BETTER YeARAHEAP JImP l6 HERE TO yvV YOU CAN QUOTE ME AS SAYlNCj THAT ITS MY CHIEP PESIR.E TO CARRY OUT THE WISHES OF THE FOLKS BACK' HUM". POT THAT IN 0OLP TYPE PLEASE j Died Friday, Jan. 4, A. II. fiaun- doru, aged CI years. Mr, Haundera lived on a homestead In Virginia val ley, a fow miles south and east of Crane. Ho had beon ailing for somo time and Ills death was due to a complication of nllmontii. He wbb nn undo to Harold Saunders, woll known young man of this vicinity. Tho boy wan brought to IJuru-j nnd proparod for Hhlpmont by U. W. Clovonger and thon waa uont to Port land for burial. Doconaed had boon married, wn nndnrRlninl liui i.r.,1 nono of his 'family with him horo. j Thursday -'night tho olllconi qC Harney Lodge No. 77 and Bylvfc It, I), Lodge No, 43 wore Installed by a Joint ceremony In the prcnenco of u largo gathering of memhern of tun Odd Fellow orders and a tow friend. It waa tho find, lltno tho Joint euro monies had ever been uhci) by tho local lodges and was moro Inter esting because of being dlfferonL With the two uts of olllcor appear ing together and tho attendant ban ner hoarurn or thu Itehekah lodge, tho handsome drossim and divided, duties of tho Installing ofllccrs. It gavo added color to what baa hero tororo been moro or I una monotonia repetition of coremuy. I). I). (3. M Hyrn Terrlll or tho Odd Follows and I). I). IresldcHt Iiurtlui Hmlth shared tho hoiioni an Installing olllcera and were assisted, by Mrs. Coldlo Ileal and J3rnot Hmlth, acting as marshals: MrH. Eart Craham, Miss Violet Terrlll, Kllon and Olivia Whiting acted as ban nor bearers. These rour accompanied each sot or o Ulcers hh they vroro brought rorwurd for obligation ami lecturo. Tholr wand llko stafrs boar lug bright colors, together with tho attractive marching order mado tho ceremony very pretty. Mrs. C. IL I Leonard played the piano for the l marches and coromony. Tho olllcors Installed for tho Ito bekahs for tho coming term are: N. C, Mnry Uennett; V. ., ihdea I Hlggs; recording secretary, Illuncho iCoodmiiu; financial secretary, Men- riimu liggienioii; ireiisurer, Cold Ir Htahl; warden, (loldlo Hhattuck; conductress, Violet Terrlll; outalrio gunrdlan, Augustu Crahain: Insldo guardian, Lydhi Sylvester; It. S. ri. ., Hortha Smith; L. H. N. ., Mro. W. M. Sutton; It. S. H., Opal Downs; L. H. S., Krrio (Ion Id; Chaplain, Mnu Drake; It. S. V. (J., Oulillu Iteed; U K. V, (I., Manile Could Musician, Madge Leonard. The olllcers Installed ror tlio old FoIIowh w.'i-o: .V (., kIIIh MeimeU; ( V. (S., James Itlchanbuiii: rm'nrdlug secretary. A A Hardwoll ; financial secretary. 11. S. ItoyuoldK; tnmaurur. Leo Miller; warden. Lou MelNiermin; conductor. I Car I Oraliam; lualdn j Kunrdlan. J. 8 Tayl6r: ouUtdo yuardluii. M. L. Ilarky; II. 8. N. .. IC L Smlih; L B .V (J., Obll Slimturk: II. S. V. o . Ji.hw Ilmlilur; L. S. V. f.. Dmiabl Hotchklan; K, K. S., Frank Huh; L. S. S., Paul KrUU. ger; chnplalu. II. p. silrr. A short progrnm fnlliiwiid fh in. Htallatlon which was moat enjoyubbj; Mrs. Leo Clnrk gavo a vocal solo but would not respond to an encore. Mrs. Clark has a sweet voice that In not heard very orton by her frloniln In public and therefore that much morn appreciated at tho raro Intervahi In which she Is Induced to sing. Mra. Obll Shattuck gave a delightful saxnphono solo, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Kggleston on tho violin nnd plnno. She responded to a gen eroiiH encore. Mrs. W. M. Sutton gave ono of her much upproclated readlncn nml also responded with a huniorous iiolectlon to a hearty eucoro. Kill Honnett rendered a barltouu iolo and wo compelled to rcHjiond. Kills lot his friends know for tho first time that he has a vleaslug barttono voice. TIiIh concluded the formal pro gram and tho guests wero then glv- ou an opportunity to mluglo to gothcr and have a good Hoclal time. They danced nnd had a gonoral good tlrao before tho serving of n most olaborato banquet. Tho guests woro bo ninny that tho banquet room was taxed to capacity In rolays. Howovor, tho food wnrf plentiful and excollont ly proparod nnd uorvod. Whllo aomo woro nt the bnnquot tnblo tho othor guosta woro onjoying thoinr.olvcii lu tho largo linll nnd nwnlted their turn to bo Korvod, Tho Joint Installation or tho Odd Follow ordora hna bocomo an annual afTnlr nnd brings out largo gather ings of tho moiuborshlp with a fow friends. Tho hall was crowded with tho largest gathorlng ovor progont on a llko occasion and tho affair waa both a fraternal and nodal suocopa. u Troatley Smyth was ovor from lih Diamond ranch homo tho other day. t i 1 m i!iiij.iimii."iiiiiM,''Jft''ti'l1i1i"'i"Vwin'iw:iniin!