JULY li. 142 J RURAL ENTERPRISE Mrs. gene. T. J. Skirvin visited Portland I last week. Mrs. G. Mitzner and A m anda. were in Albany Thursday. William Sylvester and wife have gone to Bend to reside. glorious American girl, aa you’ve never sean tier before, in ‘Chickie’ S with DORTHY MAC KRILL JOHN GOWERS I M. H. Shook was up from J HOBART BOSWORTH Z Portland the last of the week. MYRTLE STEDMAN • French’s official therm ometer • at Albany registered 95 Thurs- and other* The kind of romance and • day. drama yon leldom see ♦ Heavy pavement, 18 feet GLOBE So a. — M on.—Tuee. July 19— 80— 21 ••e a a e a ea a e a a a e e a a a ea e » » « H ilny Happenings (Continued from page 1) Mr. and Mr*. Beth M ill* home from their Idaho trip. i Harry Leeper of Eugene visited hie father, Frank Leeper, Sunday. Cleona Smith went to Eugene Monday for a visit of a few day* P. H. Freerkeen attended the thrasherman’a meeting in Albany Saturday. Tlte paving between H arris­ burg and Junction City baa been completed. The Orientals will make the welkin ring next Sunday a t a picnic a t the beautiful Browns­ ville park. The county court has received a consignment of sheet iron which is to be placed over the cage covering tihe cells and cor­ ridors of the county jail. This, it is thought, will make it quite inconvenient for the prisoners to use saws on the cage bars. If you follow the story "P ru ­ dence’s D aughter,” beginning this week in the Enterprise, you will learn how tihe daughter tames a shiek, not by being a lcud, wild flapper, but through a quiet, reserved and apparen­ tly antagonistic attitude, al­ though in one instance she hits him a whack—the knockout blow—with an automobile. The H arrisburg Bulletin tells th a t Boyd Newman of Widhita, Kas., and his wife, the latter, Mrs. Betty W arm outh’s niece, came to H arrisburg for a visit. Mr. Newman, spying a cord of fir wood, pitched in and split it all for the stove, rem arking. "Never enjoyed anything more in my life. Back in our country we never see wood like that, and if we have any wood at all it requires a stick of powder to every chunk. The Aumsville S tar tells that Mrs. Ralph Neal, of Linn county was nearly run over by a car at Silver' Falls July 4. Mrs. Neal was walking a t the entrance of tfie picnic grove when the (»rakes failed on ar. approaching car on a down grade. The woman driver a t­ tempted to stop but "stepped on the gas” instead. Mrs. Neal threw herself on the running board, grasping the fender, ane escaped unhurt when the cat crashed into a tree. The Standard Bearers nnd the Women’s Missionary society en­ tertained their H arrisburg sis­ ters at a picnic at Pence’s grove, near Rowland, Friday. Miss Kent, a Corean student a t Cor­ vallis, was an interesting guest. There was a literary program and ice cream and cake. Theodore Smith came up from Reedsport June 30th to spend the week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clark Smith. He was accompanied by Misses Rena and M arjorie Walker, who visit­ ed his sister Mary uixl other Halsey friends. With a few thousand others they celebrated the fourth a t Crawfordsville, returning to Reedsport the fol­ lowing Monday. Mrs. Albert Miller spent the week end with her daughter. Mrs. Robnett of Brownsville called on Mrs. J. W. Hussey Thursday afternoon. Three friends from Montana were visiting at the George S ta rr home a portion of las’, week. Henry Mitzner, from Kla­ math county, spent the fourth with his parents, G. Mitzner and wife. Clark Smith is assisting Mr. Amon of Brownsville in build­ ing the new school house in the Powell district. Cecil Dawson, who is work- ,ng for Clark Smith this sea­ son, is breaking saddle horses for his spare-time amusement. He is training one for 0 . W. Prum and one lor Mr. Wigle. In the first six m onths ot 1925 A. C. Heyman, formerly Linn county agricultural agent, wrote more policies for the Na­ tional Life insurance company ,f Montpelier, Vt., than any other agent. Henry a gallon a Missouri and at Mountain States Power Company b jlieves that it sbonld offer it* 7 per cent preferred etock to its customer* when new capital is required to build extension* and improvement*, inetead of offering those securities to far-off investor«. This is the reason why the company 1* now extending the opportunity to ita patrona to become profit-ebariug partner*. Subscriptions may be made for ca*h or on a convenient partial payment plan requiring but slew dollars a share a month. • Complete Information on Request. i M O M STATES TOWER SECURITIES COMPANV • Address office of • MOUNTAIN STATES POWER Co. J Albany • 5 Corvallis Eugene Cottage Grove Springfield Junction City Lebanon Dallas Independence Stayton ial troops, now In Ruhr and France, to Morocco. General Naulin, recent- ( ly appointed to supreme command ot • the French forces In Africa, will have about 100,000 men at his disposal when he takes charge of the campaign ^»llowatone against the Moors, July 18. IS HOLDING Hills a n im a ls o f in sect pests Odorless and colorless Is a protection Against wounds N o stockowner should be without it RINGO’S DRUGSTORE A Chance for All to Invest Mountain States Power Preferred Stock to Its Patrons OFF Government Would Not Dleturb Tangier Zone Neutrality. London.—It Is learned authorita­ tively that tbe British reply to the Spanish suggestion for co-operation In Morocco depredates any action Toledo, Or. — Twenty Japanese, which might be Interpreted as violat­ trought here to work as green chain- ing the neutrality of the Tangier rten In the big mill of the Pacific sone. The British reply says this zone -pruce Corporation, were deported Sunday afternoon in a riotous demon- does not seem to be In any immediate itratlon which culminated in several danger and that British cooperation ’1st fight*, and almost resulted In with Spain might have a provocative effect. The British government ex- (hooting. Mass action was resorted to by cltl- i presses willingness to continue to ten* of the community after negotla assist in policing territorial waters inns with officials of the company but cannot undertake any more ex­ iver employment nt the Orientals had tensive operations. This British note replies to a Span - oeen broken off last weak. The arguments over this Issue have tsh communication which never was been warm, with practically every published, but in which it is under­ man In town taking part, on one side stood the Spanish government invit­ or the other. Numerous mass meet­ ed Joint action by France, Great Bri­ tain and Spain to Insure the neutral­ ings have been held. , Despite the spirit of resentment, the ity of Tangier and to police the waters company brought In several small of the Tangier sone. quotas of Japanese. Before the excitement had calmed Harrison to Direct War Finance Body down, the sheriff appeared on the Swampscott. Mass.—Floyd R. Harri­ scone and arrested alleged leaders in son was appointed director ot the war the outbreak. finance corporation, succeeding Frank Leaders of the riot will be prose­ W. Mondell, resigned. Harrison has cuted to the fullest extent, declared been assistant to Eugene Meyer. Jr., E. B. Conrad, district attorney. managing director of the corporation and served as secretary to former Sec retarles Wallace and Houston of the BRIEF GENERAL NEWS- department of agriculture. A cyclone hit Sturgeon Bay, Wls.. Saturday, with one casualty. A decrease of 182,000 In the farm Ten Lott Tribes' Convention population last year was estimated by Ten Tribes' Convention. the department of agriculture. In column 6, page 4, of the Reduction ot taxes on farm prop­ Enterprise of July 1 was the erty and of railroad freight rates were favored by William M. Jardine, eecre statem ent th a t a million people tary of the department of agriculture, were in an organization which in an address at Ames. Iowa. believes the Anglo-Saxon and Southwestern Montana was again Celt races are the "ten lost disturbed by earthquakes that were tribes” of Israel. felt at Helena, Great Falls, Three Now it is announced that Forks. Manhattan and Billings. No convention Aug. 15 and 18 ai. widespread damage was reported this organization will hold » The Frnech war ministry has decid W ann.ta Springs. Colorado, to ed to transfer three divisions of colon Animal Spray 212 East First a., Alb, av, near tbe |skating rink Rhone 379 Outgoing M ail Going south, 11:10 a. m. 5:20 p. m. and To Brownsville, 6:20 a. m. and 12 m. Morning stage to Browns­ ville goes on to Crawfordsville, Holley and Sweet Home. Paid-for Paragraphs (5c a line) Card of Thanks We wish to thank our many friend* and neighbors for thair kindness and sympathy in our recent bereavement of our balovtd mother, Mrs. Mary E- Bassett. Tbe Family. partner. Upwards of 80 per oeot A G EN TS W A N T E D — F u ll or part time to sell Blaucka Thermostatio of the company’s employees are Automatic Carburetor Control already investors in the organiza­ for Ford Cai* and Trucks. tion. GUARANTEED to inorease The Mountain States Power mileage 50 to 100 per cent. Write company has forged steadily ahead immediately for R IG P R O F IT under Mr. Brewer's immediate offer to P. O. box 171, Oregon direction. Many additional prop­ City, Ore. erties have been acquired and tbe company is now a large one with Old papers fur sale at 5c a bundle increasing business and earnings. The latest property to be added is at the Euterprise ottice. the electric light and power com­ pany at Casper, Wyoming, a city G. Hoffman is slowly recov­ of 30,000 and the center of tbe ering from the blood poisoning Wyoming oil field*. Complete financial partnership with its customers is to be the aim of the Mountain States Power company according to an announce­ ment made by C. M. Brewer vice president and general manager. In the past the company has sold its coupon gold note* to its service patrons but for some time no se­ curities of this kind have been available owing to over subscrip­ tion of the last ¡ bsu *. The company bas now decided to offer its 7 per Spokane, Wash. — Discovery of a cent cumulative preferred stock to user* of its service and thus to ad­ □etrifled forest of giant oak trees, be- mit all who wish to iuvest to full ieved to be the only one of its kind shareholding privilege* iu the or­ in the North American continent, has >»een made near the confluence of the ganisation. Mountain States Power company Spokane and Columbia rivers in this is one of the many utilities super­ (tate. E. M. Tardy. United States vised by tbs Bvllesby Engineering ichool Inspector for the Indian de­ and Management Corporation and partment. now located on the Colville it is to tbe latter organization that Indian reservation, announced the a great deal of credit has been giv­ find, which was made by Dr. W. A. en for the oustomer-ownersbip Johnson. Owing to Its difficulty of access, movement t iroughout the United States. The Byllesby people «tart- tbe forest has not been fully explored. ed to make shareholders out of Put is known to extend for half a their electric and gas customers mile along the south bank of the Co­ ten years ago. Now they have lumbia. The trees are two to five nior* than 70,000 home share- teet In diameter and some 60 feet tall. "The forest, of what apparently was holders receiving in dividends not less than $4,200,000 annually. ‘ Krowth 8lniUar to our oak»- ire» Thesse dividends, instead of going ->n one ° r the fir8t of the eisht flows to investor* in far-off places, re- ,f ba8alt that partially covered that main in the 850 communities ;part of ,he 8ta,e of Washington,” Mr. served by the Byllesby companies lardy 8,ld- "The trees then were and contribute to local prosperity -overed by subsequent flows.” «nd upbuilding. Even tbe capital which the 70.000 home sharehold­ ers have supplied has been kept at home and invested in u tility plant* and distributing systems. M r. Brewer say* that the Mount­ ain States Rower company waited for seven yeaia before offering ita preferred etock to customers, in order thst tbe safety of the invest­ ment be thoroughly established by the regular uninterrupted payment of dividends over that period. A new company, to be known a* the Mountain States Power Securities h.s been organized to »