News Notes From
A ll Over Oregon
Gleaned by the Western
Newspaper Union
(I eoos mojj panujjuoQ)
Mrs. Mary L. Mallett of Portland
was re-elected atate president of the
W. C. T. U. at the convention of that
body at Corvallis.
Portland was the fourth port of exit
for wheat during the month of Sep
tember. according to a report of the
department of agrlcultnre.
One hundred persons, including
many visitor« from out of the city, at
tended a home products banquet held
by the commercial club at Cove.
Passing the 3000 mark the ninth
day of the term, registration figures
now show 3005 long term students en
rolled at Oregon Agricultural college.
M r. and Mrs. Henry Dewitt Corliee,
each 32, and the oldest living married
couple In Jackson county, celebrated
their 62d wedding anniversary last
week.
The recent rains in the W illamette
valley have started fall seeding of
grain with full force and present In
d ic a tio n are that a large crop w ill be
planted.
The number of teachers now em
ployed In the schools of Coos county
Is 280, or 17 more than were employ
ed at any time during the school year
of 1923-1924.
Campbell. Archer ft Davis and Slack
Brothers have purchased large bodies
of timber In I^gke county and will be
gin at once the erection of a sawmill
on Paisley mountain, between Lake-
view and Paisley,
Taxpayers of the Astoria school dis
trict w ill be asked to vote on a 3100,-
009 bond Issue to be used in erection
of a Junior high school in the east end
of the city at a special election to be
called November 1.
The Lake county equalisation board
has boosted the assessments on stand
ing timber in the county from 66%
cents to 80 cents a thousand feet. As
sessments on sheep are also Increased
from 36 to 36 a head.
Oregon pensions have been granted
as follows: Sydney J. Coleman, Ash-
land, 930: Louis A. Sorg, Indepen
dence, 12; Bertha Mead, Portland, 320;
Frank R. Stark, Salem, 913; Guy L.
Frasier, Portland, 312.
I Damage estimated at about 390,006
was caused by a fire that destroyed a
warehouse and elevator belonging tc
H . W. Coillns at Nolln, a email station
about 18 miles west of Pendleton. In
addition to the two buildings, (he O.
W . R. ft N. company lost a dpctlon
house and the small depot building.
There were two fatalities in Oregon
due to Industrial accidents during the
week ending October 9, according to a
report prepared by the state industrial
accident commission.
The victims
were Milo Shestak, Joseph, laborer
and F. J. Schults, Knappton, chaser
A total of 605 accidents was reported
Prelim inary steps toward organise
tion of some kind of a centralised
agency similar to the prune exchaDgt
to standardise the
tlon of canned goods and one central
brand for advertising purposes were
taken at a meeting of 25 represents
ttves of co-operative canneries ai
Salem
Fire losses In Oregon, exclusive oi
Portland, in September aggregated
3967,391.38, according to a report pre
pared by W ill H. Moore, state fir«
marshal.
The most disastrous fire
was at Psrry, wbdre a sawmill wst
destroyed with a loss Of 3169,000. A
total of 135 flree were reported, three
of which were of lnoendlaky origin.
F. B. Mitchell, attorney for the fed
eral prohibition law 6n9brcement of
floe at Portland, haa been appointed
special deputy district attorney ol
Lane county to prosegute a large num
her of liquor cases In place of Cfyde
N. Johnstep, district attorney, who If
suffering Worn a p ic tu re d skull re
cslved when an automobile he ws*
driving went over a grade.
The formation of a night highway
patrol in Clackamas county by stat»
and county traffic officer« has beet
completed and the oraisers w ill go os
the beat riding moterngelee and anged
with sawed-off shottslns. Numerou«
hold-ups, highway behdltry and th«
robbing of small sto.tes and bank«
throughout the county , within the paet
few weeks have led tp the form ation
• f the patrol.
Oregon will he s(A«ftleed In hnn
dreds of cities throu'gl^out the United
States next year at (ha expense of th«
government Motion pictures showing
scenery, farms and lqj lustrlal plant«
along the Redwood i and Roosevelt
highways were taken U at week by th«
department of agrlculti trs for release
to farm agents, offlclak i and highway
associations whtnh map desire to show
them free of charge.
A deal for
the P”/wh| se of 40
»
9
ot land five miles east of Pendleton
Just north of the t’ matllla Indian
agency, was closed hy the state game
commission. The laid vtaa purchased
from H. W. (Jylllns for 34000
Th«
game comtnleslor plans to make th«
farm, the third owned by the state
as big as the Bugene farm, which will
have a total output of 13,000 Chines«
pheasants this year.
I
Suit for 3300,000 damages was filed
In circuit court la Jacksonville against
Oswald West, ex-governor, and George
Black, members ef Oovemor Pierce’«
stock and bond investigation commie
tlon, by the Mart man Syndicate ot
Ashland. The suit Is the result of t
report made public recently by mem
here of the cemmlseloh, warning th«
public against purchase of stock la th«
Hartman Syndicate until further In-
vestlgation bad bees made.
Coolidge or Chao« Is Sole
Choice of Citizens as
Deadlock Menace
Threatens.
LITTLE DOUBT WHO
SENATE WOULD NAME
Analysis of Situation Shows
Danger of Nebraskan Go
ing to White House.
Coolidge or chaos.
That is about what the coming elec
tion resolves Itself Into. A vote for
Davis is a vote for Bryan. Is Is gen
erally believed that Davis cannot pos
sibly muster the necessary majority
of the electoral votes to be named
President. A vote for LaFollette Is
a vote for Bryan. It Is not claimed by
the most enthusiastic supporter of La
Follette that he could by any remote
chance be elected. What he could do,
however, Is throw the election Into
the congress, with the chances favor
ing the naming of Bryan as vice pres
ident. The bouse being nnable to give
a majority to any one of the candi
dates for President, as it Is at pres
ent organized, the senate, under the
Constitution, would elect a vice pres
ident and the vice president elected
by the senate would become President
on March 4. That Is why a vote for
Davis or LaFollette Is a vote for
Bryan, and a vote for Coolidge Is a
vote for Coolidge.
The official counting of the electoral
votes Is not done until February, The
Twelfth amendment to the Constitu
tion provides as follows for the con
duct of the congress In case the elec
tors! college makes no choice:
Conetltutlonal Provision.
"And If no person have such ma
jority, then from the persons having
the highest numbers not exceeding
three on the list of those voted for
as President, the bouse of representa
tives shall choose Immediately, by bal
lot, the President. But In choosing
the President, the votes shall be taken
by states, the representation from each
state having one vote; a quorum for
this purpose shall consist of a mem
ber or members from two-thlrds of
the states, and a majority of all the
states shall he fsceaaary to- g, choice.
Aod If the house of representatives
shall not choose s President when
ever the right of choice shell devolve
upon them, before the fourth day of
March next following, then the vice
president shell act as President, as
In the esse of the^Jesth or any consti
tutional disability of the President
"The person hgvlng the greatest
number of votes as vice president
shall be the vice president If such a
number be ■ majority of the whole
number of electors appointed, and If
no person have a majority, then from
the two highest numbers on the list
tbs senate shnll choose the vice pres
ident ; a quorum for the purpose shall
consists of two-thlrds of the wbola
number of senators and a majority
of the whole number shall be neces
sary to a choice."
Meets In February.
Complying with this provision of the
Constitution, when the time comes la
February for the Presidential electors
to report, and It Is itincovered that
there le no majority choice for Pre»
Ident then the house end senate will
begin to ballot. Bot this official re
port of the electors does not occur
until a month before it Is time for
the next administratif« to take office.
From election day. November 4, un
til eotne solution of the tangle Is found
—and the untangling of the knot can
not come before February -th e coun
try will ba facing the possibility of a
deadlock, or the putting of a man Into
the highest office of the land who was
not voted for as President, who wee
qot even selected by his party for
OCT. 13, 1924
HALSEY ENTERPRISE
Gourley to have dental work
done.
Mill City had a heavy hail
Democratic Dope
j storm Thursday.
Miss Lila Dudley was an Al
I (Official P*fty utterance«)
bany shopper Saturday.
Mrs. A. C. Armstrong was in
Brownsville Thursday morning President Still W&nta Reduc
on business.
tion of Surtaxes on Big In
L. 11. Armstrong and family, I come«, aod Oppotee Estate
and Mrs. A. C. Armstrong were i
Taxes and Publicity
iii Albany Saturday.
at Returns.
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. McMahan
were guests of friends in Al- i Washington. D. O. —- Republican
bany Wednesday evening.
suoceaa st the polls on Norember 4
W. G. McNeil was a passenger would be regarded by President Cool
I to Eugene Friday where he idge as a ' mandate'' to substitute the
i visited his sister, Mrs. Simon. "Mellon plan" ol taxation tor the
Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Chance present Democratic law and thus de
and grandson Harry and Mrs. prive small taxpayers ot the generous
PAG E 4
High School Notes
(School Reporter.
Miss Sarah Williams has dis
continued her studies in this
high school.
Tuesday
Afternoon
Rena
Walker and her little niece,
Betty Jean, visited the high
school.
The librarians this year are
Melba Neal and Gladys Hadley.
Harry
and Hope Hussey,
students from Minor, N. p., en
tered school here Monday morn
ing.
The student body assembled
Wednesday for the second time
since the opening of school. Tho
•officers of this association are
Tinman Robnett, president;
Frank Koontz, vice-president;
Roberta Vannice. secretary;
reduction In taxes they now enjoy
and Instead give most ot the beuoflta
Chance farm Saturday.
to the millionaires and billionaires
Mr. Ooolldga and bis Secretary of the
Mr. and Mrs, George Chand Treasury have frankly favored In the
ler have a fine baby boy, born past.
October 11. His name is Rich
Partisan Republican newspapers,
evidently speaking with Inspiration
ard.
from ths W hite House, have repeat
Miss Cleona Smith, who is edly published the statement that Mr.
teaching in the high school a t , Ooolldgs's election snd Republican GeoiRo Croea, treasurer ; Agnus
, Sweet Home, spent the week control of Congress will bs the signal Hayes, reporter; Thomas Palm
I end with her father, W. L. i tor a revision of the new Democratic er, yell leader.
tax law and the enactment In Its
(The remainder of this article Smith.
Tliere is a burden of finance
of the Mellon scheme.
The for general necessities weighing
was accidentally priiuted in col
Mr. and Mrs. Warren Perry’ atead
umn 4 ef page 4, which went to of Cottage Grove spent the | President's own language In his iheavily upon us. This is to bo
ent accompanying hla approval
press before page 2.)
week end with the latter’s | •tatem
of the Garner-Simmons (Democratic) taken over by a committee of
mother, Mrs. J. T, McNeil of bill Is taken to Justify ths prediction representatives from each class.
Following are the members:
this city.
mads by Republican newspapers.
Halsey Happenings etc.
3
Mr. Coolidge declared his opposi seniors: Agnes Chandler; juni
William Corcoran has pur-| tion to the surtax rates, running to or, Roberta Vannice; sopho
(Continued from page II
a motorcycle and is using 40 per cent, to the estate tax of 40 more, Currin Miller; freshman,
A m issionary society w»s or chased
it as a means of transportation per cent., and to publicity for Income Carl Isom. Mr. English and
ganized at Peoria Saturday between Halsey and Corvallis, tax returns, among other provisions Mrs. Freeland both discussed
of the hill, and asserted that the
night. Ruth McNeil and Iona where he attends O. A. C.
the subject before the meeting.
measure did not "represent a sound
Albertson and her brother Earl
C. J. Shedd and daughter' snd permanent tax policy." In all
The viewpoint of the majori
were in attendance.
Lucile of Shedd called at the T. the objections he raised against the ty is tihat the high school
I. Marks home Monday evening. new law, Mr Coolidge explained. Sec started her season of social func
I Mrs. J. B. Schroll and family
Dr. and Mrs. T. I. Marks at retary Mellon concarred with him.
tions this year with real spirit
I from Cushman arrived Thurs tended
Harvey’s Paper Hints Plan
Eastern
Star
at
Shedd
j
and
genuine good fellowship.
day for a short visit at the G. Wednesday evening.
The Washington Post, whose edi
Much credit must be given the
tor In chief Is George B. Harvey, Is
F. Schroll home. They left on
class, under the
the early Saturday morning
W. O. Simmons and wife and rogarded as ths most knowing spokes sophomore of Mrs.
Shotwell. The
train for Rector, where Mr. son John of Albany had Sunday, man of the W hite House on political guidance
subjects. This paper on June 4. two students are anxious to continue
dinner at the A. C. Armstrong' days after President Coolidge reluc this
Schroll is depot agent.
good spirit by starting
home. Mr. Simmons is operator tantly signed the new bill, published early on their plans for the
According to a proposed plan of th«
for S P. company’s works at a news article In which appeared the Hallowe’en affair. The com
Albany Klwanls club, several college
following paragraph:
boys attending Albany college w ill be Jefferson.
mitters are appointed, and I do
“ The statement [sent to Congress
"adopted" by the club for the school
The Kings Heralds held their
date
is set for October 31, since
by
Mr.
Coolidge]
Is
accepted
as
a
dec
year and, In accordance with the self first meeting of the .year at the
laratlon by the President of an elec no other night can be substi
help program of the college, w ill b« M. E. church Saturday after
tlon Issue, and in this regard it Is tuted for this time of celebra
kept In work throughout the year by noon and elected officers. Mrs. ]
considered likely that If a Repub tion with so good prospects.
the club.
i Sidney Smith is their superin- , lican Congress la elected and Mr j
tendent. Mrs. J. C. Standish Coolidge Is returned to the W hite
i Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Gourley ■served refreshments.
House, he will call a special session
and children drove to Albany on
of the now Congress after next
(Continued nu page 6)
several days last week. Mrs.
March 4."
What President Coolidge and Secre
tary Mellon demanded of Congress
Who W ouldn’t
By M A R G A R E T BOYD
i
was a reduction of the surtaxes, on
Sm ile Happily the Incomes of millionaires from a I » . . - - . - . . . .
, ^ - ^ - ^ - . .>3 I
maximum of 60 per cent, to a maxi
by M »rr*rs< Hoyg.)
upon opening a box of these de mum of only 25 per cent., thus cut
" . . . the King
licious candies? The wonderful ting the taxes of those with lncdtues
assortment, various flavors and of 960,000 and more by many thou W ill hind thee by such vows at l i a
shame,
tempting appearance of these sands a year at the axpense of tho
should not bo bound by, yet the
“ lumps of delight ” win to us all smaller taxpayers. This Is shown by A man
which
lovers ef good sweats and judges Uie fact that the "Mellon Plan," If Ne man can keep.”
of confectionary excellence. Try adopted as Its author and Mr Cool
------ Idylls of the King.
them once and see if we exagger ldge urged, would have benefited 6109
Io view of the seer's statement that
Income
taxpayers
more
than
the
Dam
ate the perfection of these goods.
do man could keep Ihe half dozeo
ocratlc bill, while the latter has act
ually brought substantial relief to vows that Arthur required of hla
knights, It la Interesting to consider
3,656.067 persons more than the Msl
Benjamin Franklin's experiment la
Ion schema would have benefited,
perfection.
•chem t President Favors
IA A A A A A
Franklin tells us that when hs was
The reduction of 60 per cent In the
a young man he "conceiv'd the bold
surtaxes on an Income of 95,000,000.
and arduous project of arriving at
advocated by President Coolidge and
moral perfection." He listed thlrteeo
Secretary Mellon, would have meant
virtues— "all that at that time occurr'd
a saving of 91.100.000 to that Ion»
may communicate with Ensign Lee of the Salvation Anny at the
to me as necessary or deslrahls." Ths
taxpayer
At the same time, had
thirteen were: temperance, silence,
White Sbi
Shield Home, 565 Mavfalr avenue, Portland, Oregon.
their plan been adopted, the saving to order, resolution, frugality. Industry,
1,(66 taxpayers with an svsrsge In
sincerity, Justice, moderation, claanll-
come ot 93.000 a year each, aggregat nssa, tranquillity, chastity and humil
ing 18,000,000, would have been only ity—a longer list than Arthur required
335,000
The Mellon scheme with of his knights and s mors difficult
Charter No 49
Reserve District No. 12
which the President wants Congress
R-port of condition of the
Franklin felt he could not hope for
to replace the present Demorrstlc success In his project unless hs could
law, would have saved more money to make each of these vlrtnes a habit.
a taxpayer with an Income of (100,000 He knew he eould not form so many
at Halsey, ia the state of Oregon, at the close ol business October 10 1924.
a year—and there are upwards of a habits at once, so be devoted a week
R ES O URCES
thousand la this class—than It would at a time to each virtue. The first
1. Loans arMdiscounts, including rediscounts shown in items 29 and
have saved to 40 taxpayers whose In
week he tried to make temperancs a
JO. if any ........................................................................................................ 3154.805 58
habit; the second week silence; snd
163 89 comes averaged (10.000 each.
1 Overdrafts secured and unsecured........ .................................... - ..............
Bmall taxpayers who are now get so on through tbs list. Wlivn he had
3. U. S. government securities owned, including those shown in
ting the benefit of tax reductions finished his thirteen weeks, he started
2,100
Rems 30 and 35. if a n y ----- • -------------------------------------------- ----------- -
given to them by the Democrats of In again with temperance, thus going
4. O ther bonds, warrants and securities, including foreign govern
Congress have a special Interest In de through his conras four limes a year.
m e n t stste. municipal, corporation, etc , including those shown
16,157
46
in items V) and 35, if auv
feeling President Coolidge and Repub
In time be felt It necessary to go
6,467.00
Banking house.32.74J ; furniture and fixtures,33724------ . . .
-------
tl:an Senators and Representatives at through the course but once a year.
(ah) Cash on hand in vault and due from banks, bankers
tbs election la November The power Ister but ones In several years, snd
snd trust companies designated and approved reserve agents of
ful Interests which have been attempt finally not at all.
this h a n k ----- ---------- -------- ------------ . . . ---------- - ------- ------------------ 46,252 26
Ha made himself a little book of
ing to force the Mellon plan on the
Total cash and due from banks, items 8, 9, 10 M d 11, 346,252 24
225.946 19 I people will succeed If Mr Coolidge and thirteen pages, allotting oot pegs to
a Republloan majority In the Senate each virtue. He ruled each page with
I.IA IL 1 T IE S
and the House era chosen It was only a column for each day nt tbs week
Capital stock psi 1 in ....................... ............................................ ..
.
20, ooo no the Democrats, with assistance from and a line for sack virtue of the Hat.
Sr.rp’ ua fu n d ___ ____________
. . . — ............................... - ......... ..
15. 000 00 certain western Progressives, that pro- Each night he reviewed hla Ilfs of the
(a) U ndivided profits . . . ________________ _____________319,315 65
day, and marked a black spot In hla
3.487 40 vented the enactment of the Mellon
(hi Less current expenses, interest anil taxes paid . . . . . . 6.828 2“'
book for each offense of the day.
scheme In the recent session of Con
D h w a v d D e p o s it s , other than lianka, auhject to reaerve
Franklin says he acquired the vir
gross
Ind ividu al deposits subject to check, including deposits dne the
These millionaires and billionaires tues Io an Imperfect state, having had
state of Oregon, county, cities or other public funds . . . . . . . . . . 118 181.541
279 581 for whom President Coolidge and Sec especial trouble with order and humll-
Demand certificates of deposit outstanding------------------------------. . . .
Cashier's check* of this b«nk outstanding payable on demand . . . .
2, 389 95 I rotary Mellon have fought so hard In Ity. He, however, attributes «11 his
Total of demand deposits, other than hank deposits, subject
the last fourteen months rould well success In life to tbs measure of vir
to reserve, items 23. 24, 25. 26. 3121,151 05
afford to spend millions to control the tue he did acquire through this experi
TtWK AMD S a v m o s D m f o s i T s , subject to reserve and payable on
elections In November. The saving ment, together with the blessing of
demand or subject to notice :
God.
428
18
they could thus obtain through the re
T im e certificates of deposit outstanding............................... ....................
34
Franklin planned to embody hla own
Seringa deposits, pavsble subject »o notice . . . -------------------------------
31. 879 56 Auction of thalr normal and surtaxes
experience In a aorf of textbook of life,
Total of tim e and aavtngs deposits pavable on demand or
at the expense of thousands of smaller
to tie ealled “The Art of Virtue,” a
subject to notice, item s 27 snd 28, 366,307.74
_
taspayers would make thelf contrlbu
book that "would have ahown the
Total
»K 5 946 19 (Ions to Republican success a fins In
means and manner of obtaining vir
892427663
vestment
of Oregon, county of Linn. sa.
tue, which would have distinguished It
r
that
the
„ L. D
. . Taylor,
> a r> v , cashier of the above-named bank, do solemnly
More milk at lean cost by the silo from the mere exhortation to be good,
• statement is trne to the best of my knowledge and h rh rf
mate.
that doee not Instruct and Indicate the
L. D. T aylo r. Asst Cashier.
s e e
means"; but private and public bual-
Correct— A tte s t: C. I I . Koontz D. T ay lo r, Directors
Let
part
of
the
sweet
clover
pasture
aaaa kept him so busy he never go«
■scribed and sworn to before me this 14th day of October. 1924
reseed; the land and Hrs stock both his booh written.
Amor A. Tusamg. Notary I ’nblle.
Tygh grade, for years dreaded by
motorists who traveled over The
Dalles highway. Is no more. The new
grade of the hlgbw&y. leading down
Butler canySh oh an easy Incline, has
been completed and surfaced by th«
contractor and opsfied to travel. The
connecting link from Dufur to Kings
ley has not been completed, however,
and the old roiul I t still being used
Work It being rushed and It Is expect
ed that this stretch w ill be done be
fore snow flies.
.
G . O . P. Propaganda
President.
I f LaFollette could secure enough
votes to keep Coolidge from having a
majority of the electoral votes, throw
ing the election of the President Into
the house, the house and senate would
act independently of each other In
their votes. That is, the senate doee
not await the result ol the effort of
the house te elect a President before
proceeding to the selection of the vice
president.
Vote le by States.
As each state, no matter how large
Its population and Its representation
In the bouse, has only one vote. It Is
obvious that those states having a
majority of representatives of one po
litical faith will cast the vote of that
state for their party nominee.
As
there are 48 states, and a majority
of all of them is necessary to the
selection of a President, a successful
aspirant must have the votes of at
least 25 states.
It should be emphasized that it Is
the present house of representatives
and the present senate that vote for
President and vice president In the
event of the election being thrown Into
the congress. New congressmen and
senators elected this fall will have
nothing whatever to do with It.
The present house ef representa
tives is so mude up that there Is little
likelihood It can make a choice. Dem
ocrats make up a majority of the
Lvie Chance drrove to the H. W. !
With the High
School Classics
Clark's Confectionery
r~
Any Girl in Trouble
L
halsey state
omtniseion expires 3-12-21.
bank
need I t
z