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News Notes From
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JOHN F. STEVENS
H ot Fight Over
France Has Another
the _______
Sale of Ships
New M inistry
Price Paid For Vessels Too Briand Takes Post as Foreign
Low According to Affida­
Minister; Caillaux Runs
vits Filed In Court.
Finances.
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I wo hundred Knights of Pythias
from all parts of the seventh district
of Oregon, comprised of Hood River,
Wasco and Sherman counties, met in
annual convention in Hood River.
The battleship Oregon will arrive in
Portland harbor June 15 and will be
accepted formally by the state on
July 3. This was announced follow
lng a meeting of the battleship Ore-
gon commission.
Actual damage of approximately
35000 was done In a high wind that
H. E. Bryam, president of the St.
visited Umatilla county and gave peo Paul railway, who, with the board of
pie there the nearest thing to a corn director*, asked for and obtained a
belt tornado that this part of the west receiver for the railroad.
had ever experienced.
Nine bond Issues were voted on at
a special city election in Eugene and
tour were defeated.
Harry Knox, 87, tired of life, shot
himself at his bachelor home in Bay
Park, near Marshfield.
Medford and Ashland have joined
The regular spring meeting of the hands In another attempt to remove
Willamette presbytery was held In the the Jackson county seat from Jackson­
ville to Medford. The latter city of­
Presbyterian church at Mill City.
The southern Oregon conference of fers a free v ie and temporary quar­
the Presbyterian church held a two- ters lor a courthouse.
Prince L. Campbell, president of the
day conference In Klamath Falls.
Work on a modern sewer system University of Oregon has returned to
tor Monmouth was begun by Ek & Eugene after an absence of several
months spent at Coronado Beach for
Lind of Portland, the contractors.
his health. His condition was report­
Thomas J. McMillan, veteran of the ed to be slightly improved.
Civil war and prominent member of
Word Is received in Medford that
the G. A. R„ died at Rainier, aged 78
Colonel Frank H. Ray, principal own-
years.
er of the Rogue River Electric com­
Approximately 16,145,000 feet of tim­ pany and a pioneer In the develop­
ber will be sold at auction at the ment of electric power In Southern
United States land office In Portland, Oregon, died at Huntington, N. Y.
May 5.
Rapid work is being done on the
Miss Marie Swearingen has been
track faying between the rail head
elected queen of the annual May day
and McCred4e Springs on the South­
festivities at the Oregon State Normal
ern Pacific company’s new line over
school.
the Cascade mountains. About 100
Three pure-bred Guernsey cows be­ men are laying track and about 300
longing to J. E. Fisher of Oregon City are employed In all camps.
were killed by lightning as they stood
The actual shortage of funds in the
under a tree.
state treasury department due to
Mrs. Clarysss Numbers, 85, a resi­ the alleged manipulations of Clar­
dent of Oregon since 1844, died at the ence W. Thompson, ex-cashler, ag­
home of her son, R. E. Lackey, -In gregates $5000.08, according to Alex
Cottage Grove.
ander Hamilton, bookkeeper, who has
Mrs. Kexlah R. Veatch, 82, pioneer completed an audit of the books.
of-Lane county, died at the home of
A mass meeting was held by the
her daughter, Mrs. Adolph Benter, citizens of Cascade Locks to discuss
near Creswell.
plans for the building of a new high
A new automobile stage line bus school for this locality. It was de­
been established between Eugene and cided that the district school board
bytpleton over the new Willamette be asked to call an election to vote
Valley-Florepce state highway.
$200,000 bonds to run for 20 years.
Governor Pierce Issued a proclama­
There Is to be no letup in construe
tion urging the people of the state tlon work on the Roosevelt coast high
■of Oregon to observe ••American way, Senator McNary was assure«,
Forest week," April 27 to May 3.
by Colonel W B . Greeley, chief ot
Six men and one woman were under the United States forest service. Sev
-arrest at Klamath Falls, suspected of eral sections of that highway have
complicity In a series of safe blowing been included In the Oregon forest
■ operation during the last two weeks.
road system.
The Booth-Kelly mills at Wendllng
Fire destroyed the old stern-wheel
•and Springfield have gone back to er Wlnema, relic of the early pioneer
a five-day working week. The crews days of Klamath county and took with
had been working but four days a it a dock and warehouse on the shores
week.
of the upper Klamath lake at Ship
The Federated Clubs of Polk coun­ pingtou. The old boat had ceased ac
ty came Into being when representa- | tive service ’on Klamath lake and had
lives of 17 aommunlttes of the coun­ been used as a dwelling.
ty'm et at Dallas and formed an or­
Ben Dorris of Eugene was relieved
ganization.
of his commission as a member ol
George Sylvester Sardam, 72, for 11 the state game commission by Gov
years a resident of McMinnville, died. ' ernor Pierce. Mr. Dorris had served
following an illness of 16 days, dur- ; on the commission since June 18, 1923
lng which he suffered four strokes His term would have expired February
25, 1928. Mr. Dorris was succeeded
of paralysis.
Group 1 of the Oregon State Bank by M H. Bauer of Corvallis.
Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Hoppe and then
era' association, Including about 150
hankers In the eight northwestern three children, Vernon, 17; Ruth, 13
-counties of Oregon, will meet In As­ and Herman, 11, lost their lives in t
fire which destroyed the Noble build
toria May 1-3.
Two large millstones that came lng In Marshfield, containing a gro
around Cape Horn to Corvallis, via eery store and a cafe in addition to
Portland. 60 years ago, are being erect­ four occupied apartments on the
ed on concrete pedestals In the Cor­ second floor, with a loss of more than
$50.000.
vallis city park.
Representatives of about 20 Oregon
Miss Anna Miller, 63, of Ashland,
and Washington creameries met In
was burned to death In a fire which
destroyed the residence of W. H. Astoria for the first session of mem
•Welaschenck In Newcastle, Pa., where bers of the newly organized North Pa
cific Co-operative Creamery associa
she was visiting.
tlon. Creamery problems were dis
The number of business concerns cussed and announcement made that
operating In Oregon has been Increas­ a meeting would be held next month
ing steadily sines 1*19, until on Jan­
In Portland.
uary 1, 1*25, It totaled 19,361, a new
Sales by mills of the West Coast
high record for the state.
Lumbermen's association In the week
There are 2963 regularly enrolled ending April 11 were materially high
stugjsnts attending the University of er than output and shipments. Book
OrefhWt at Eugene for the spring term, j lngs for the week were 109,874,470
accoatfipg to figures given out by feet, which was 8 per cent above the
• Carletqn JB. Spencer, registrar.
output of 101.978.762 feet. Shipments
The first of a series of schools con­ were 104,147.792 feet, or 5 per oent
ducted by tip- state traffic department below new business.
tor the purpose of explaining the pro
Alyout 94 members of the Brown
visions of the new stats automobile sinead community, 20 miles east of
lighting law was held In Roseburg
Astoria, have signed a petition asking
county authorities to <t>-operate with
them in drtvleg every vestige of
moontblnlng and bootlegging opera
tions from that district, following the
death of Elmer Hill. Brownsmead
rid your system of Catarrh or Desfnea
rancher, from acute alcoholism.
caused by Catarrh.
Oregon pensions have been granted
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CHENEY &. C O ., Toledo, Ohio j as follow»; Kenneth Clark, Falls City,
Hall’s Catarrh
Medicine
H. E. BYRAM
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$18; August N. Pariett, Portland, fT7;
August Pederson, Portland, $15; Wil­
liam Laing, Salem, $13; James Wil­
son, Portland, $12; Calvin F. Patton,
Salem, $15; Helen K. Tate, North
Portland, $20; Naomi E. Bower, Eu­
gene, -$12; Charles Rathbun, Hood
River, $15.
Two boys were injured by glass,
the roof ef the Condon public school
was blown off, heavy window panes
in the high school building were blown
in, a lumber warehouse was toppled,
garages and homes damaged and a
barn demolished by a heavy wlpd
storm of cyclonic character which
struck Condon. The total damage was
estimated at $5000.
Tillamook county suffered defeat In
a court action brought by the Ore­
gon American Lumber company to re­
strain the tax collector from collect­
ing a special district tax in road dis
trict No. 1, for $20,000 to construct a
road around Neahkahnie mouRJain
which It was hoped would eventually
connect with the road from the Car
non Beach section and make a ns*
coast highway.
Five Killed In Eastern Storm.
Chicago, 111.—A severe wind and
rain storm, approaching the propor­
tions of a tornado in some localities,
swept a destructive course from the
Mississippi to New England Sunday.
Several persons were killed and In
the neighborhood of two score Injur
ed, while property damage was estj
mated at $1,500,000.
John F. Stevens, noted American
railway engineer, who was awarded
the John Fitz gold medal, moat covet­
ed of engineering honors, at the Engi­
neering foundation In New York.
Schwab and Uncle
Sam‘Lock Horns
New York.— Suit for $9,744,899.94
was filed here by the Bethlehem Ship
building corporation against the Uni
ted States shipping board emergency
fleet corporation, claiming the amount
as balances due on account of con­
struction of 86 vessels during and Just
after the war.
The filing of the complaint In this
-suit In the United States district court
here was simultaneous with the gov­
ernment’s filing of a suit for approxi­
mately $11,000,000 against the Bethle
hem Shipbuilding corporation and sub­
sidiaries In Philadelphia, In accord­
ance with an agreement by opposing
counsel.
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Both Charles M. Schwab, chairman
ef the board of directors of the Beth­
lehem Steel corporation and the Beth­
lehem Shipbuilding corporation, and
Eugene G. Grace, president of the
former concern, Issued statements in
denial of the government’s suits In
Philadelphia that Mr. Schwab, as
director-general of the emergency
fleet corporation from April 11 to De­
cember 12, 1918, misused his powers
In favor of his own company.
TT nh Candy Co., First street,
Blain Clothing Co.
^y/^lbany -^/^irectory XT door to Noon
lunches.
Washington, D. C —Separate affida­
vits opposing the majority shipping
board's sals of the five big President
type nnera to the Dollar steamship In
tercets were filed la district supreme
court by Commissioners E. C. Plum
mer of Maine and Frederick Thomp
son of Alabama, minority membert
who opposed the deal.
The filing of these separate aftlda
vita emphasizes the bitter differences
that have split the board Into two
hostile ramps on the ship sale.
Flatly contradicting the majority
membership of the board wbo assert
the ships were sold at their approxi
mate worth, Plummer's affidavit said
the ships were worth $2,500,000 eacl
and could be sold for a higher figure
than the $5.625,000 offered by Dollar
for them all.
Plummer denied the majority asser
tlon that the ships were losing money
citing a surplus of $7,939,220 over op
eratlug expenses for the year ending
In February of thia vear
The petitioner» »ay they will
take the tight to the federal su­
preme court.
Portlander to Search
for North Pole
Washington, D. C.—Lieutenant M
A. Schur of Portland. Or., and Chief
Boatswain Earl fiber of San Diego.
Cal., were selected by the navy depart
ment to' accompany Lieutenant-Com­
mander Richard E. Byrd of Winches
ter, Va., on the MacMillan arctic ex­
ploration expedition this summer.
The three officers and throe enlisted
men will oomprtse the flying personnel
of the expedition. Andrew N. Nold
of Nappanee, Ind, and Nela P. Soren­
son of Menominee, Mich., chief ma­
chinist's mates, have been selected as
two of the enlisted men.
Lieutenant Schur was born at Myrtle
Point, Or. Since the war he has been
flight Instructor at San Diego and
Pensacola. Hs was a member of the
team of navy pilots In the Interna
tlonal air races In St. Louis, Mo., In
October. 1928.
SENATE PASSES BIBLE BILL
Measure Provides for Reading Ten
Verses Dally Without Comment.
next
Columbus, O. — Amid tumultuous
scenes like those that marked Its
passage In the house, a bill providing
Home-made candy and ice Cream.
for compulsory reading of the Bible
This is good advice: "It you liv e 1 IM P E R IA L CAFE. 209 'V. First In the public schools was passed by
in Albany, trade in Albany ; if you live
Harold G. Murphy Prop.
the senate, 21 to ll.,
in some ether town, trade in that town." A
Phone 665
Because of a minor amendment
Jut in these automobile (lays many re­
W k nbvbr closk
siding elsewhere find it advisable to do
changing the title, the measure has
it least part of their buying in the M A G N E T O ELECTRIC CO.
to go back to the house for concur
larger town. Those who go to Albany -I’X
Official Stroiubcrg carburetor serv. reuce In the change before It will be
to transact business will find tbe firms ice station.
Couservative • prices. Al, submitted to Governor Donabey. ‘
lamed below ready to fill their requitt-
work guaranteed
119-121 W. Second,
nents with courtesy and fairness.
It provides that at least ten verses
of the Bible are to bo road dally In
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Estey organ, good as new
Used Pianos.
f? astb u rn 3ros.—Two big grocery
Mores, 212 W. First and 225 South
Main, (rood merchandise at the rijfht
prices.
show that 16b persons were killed In
the exploeloa of an Infernal machine
In the cathedral of Svotl Krai during
TVTiss Sue Breckenridge
i ’A Hemstitching. Stamped goods the funeral of General Georgehleff
33J West Second street, Albany, Oregon Six general and 30 other officers
Phone 452R were among those killed In addition
to the large number of fatalities, it Is
C TIM 8O N T H E SHOE DOCTOR estimated that about 260 persons
O Second street, opposite Hamilton’s were wounded.
•tore.
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Father, Sen Die In Fire.
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Chehalis, W ash—Beo Jackson, 43.
utors and dealer» for Maxwell, Chai and his 13-year-old son, Thomas, were
niers, Essex, Hudson & Hupraobile cars.
Accessories, a pnlies. 1st & Broadalbin. burned to death L b their home at Pe
Ell. The origin of the fire was un­
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Jackson lost his life In a
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FARM MACHINERY sen of Danneborg. near bare, who
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Courteous, efficient sendee.
We make our own candies.
bought, sold aod exchanged at all times confessed to County Attorney Dobry
W. S. D csca X.
and newspaper men Sunday that the
had poisoned eight persons, seven ot
B E N T. S U D T E L L
Ipilm s developed and printed.
whom died, will be taken to the state
A We mail them right back to yon.
Phone 76-R. 123N. Broadalbin st., Albany
Woodworth Drug Company, Albany, Or-
insane asylum at Hastings In accord
egon.
ance with a ruling by the Howard
county Insanity board.
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FARM LOANS
Parle.— After arduous negotiation»
Paul Paialeva succeeded In constitut­
ing a ministry. M Palnleve himself
tehee the post of minister of war. as
well as president ot tha council, while
M Briand assumes the portfolio of
foreign affairs and Joseph Calllanx,
whose political career was thought to
have ended when in 1*20 he was sen­
tenced to Imprisonment and ordered
expatriated, will have the guiding
hand over France's finances.
The only member of M. Herrlot's
cabinet who remains Is the ex-finance
minister. Anatole de Moule, to whom
Is attributed tn a measure the down­
fall of the Herrlot administration. He
becomes minister di public instruction.
Parliamentarians described the cab­
inet formed by M. Palnleve as com­
posed of the safer and saner elements
ef the left groups, as compared with
the Herrlot government, and with pro­
nounced leanlnga toward the center
and right parties. The new ministry
will continue the policy of conciliation
toward ex-enemy countries, relying en­
tirely on the operation of the Dawes
plan far the collection of reparations
and. It wae declared, will make an
earnest attempt to reach some agree­
ment with Great Britain and the Uni­
ted States on Interallied de^t*.
So far as Internal affall's are con­
cerned, the Idea of a levy on capital
haa been abandoned.
Appeals to People
for Senate Reform
Boston. — Vice-President Dawee, In
Boston for the celebration of the 160th
anniversary of the battle of Concord
and Lexington, In a speech at a lunch­
eon of 1000 Boston business men. re­
newed hit attack on “senate rule“
which he launched In his Inaugural ad­
dress March 4. Denouncing the pres­
ent rules of the senate he said he
would continue the battle for reform
throughout his four years of office. /
ITe w u greeted with cheers when he,
called oa those present. Including Sen­
ator William M Butler, to show their
desire for a change by rising.
In the Old North church In the bel­
fry ef which lanterns ware bung on
the eve of the first battle of the revo­
lution u a warning that the British
troops were on the march, the vice-
president Inaugurated the formal pro­
gram of the Concord-Lexington cele­
bration by an address In which ha
termed the constitution a guiding
light for the nation.
More Dangerous in
Peace Than in W ar
San Francisco.—One of the moat
grueling tests ever Imposed upon the
navigation and watch officers of the
United States navy Is being under
gone by the men who are directing
American fleet on Its present planned
attack on the Hawaiian islands, It be­
comes apparent every night as the
vessels of the mighty concentration
stream toward tha setting sun and
darkness falls.
Night Is a time of thrills aboard
every vessel. The darkness not only
curtains the vision against possible
enemy submarines and destroyers, but
also Involves a severe task in pre­
venting collisions between the 117
units which are elothed In blackness
sa the order, "darken ship," la en­
forced.
The danger of collision la believed
to be greater even tbnn was that
attached to directing a convoy across
tbe Atlantic In the days of the world
war. Then a convoy usually consist­
ed of not more than ten veeeele,
steaming all tn one direction. The
assemblage now on Its way to the
island* comprise* 127 craft, moat of
which ire performing Intricate, com­
plicated and highly dangerous man­
euver* during tbs night.
An Indoor pnuip might deprive ooe
of some outdoor exercise, but where
l* tli* fanner who would nites that?
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