FACE 4
M AY 12
RURAL E N T E R PRISE
KLRAL ENTERPRISE
P robably P a tte r so n
Published Every Wednesday,
The vencral prediction* no» be
iog
mad» by the political wiaeacrta
SUITOR AND PUBLISHER
and the ones who are io touch with
*1 a year in advance
i the »itualiou ia th at I. L Patter.
Arrearages 12%C a month
»on, aepiraDt fot the uoooinatioD
Advertising. 20c an inch ; no diacoun
,
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lor time or space no charge for com I for governor 00 the Republic I)
•motion or c lauges.
ticket will be nominated at lb»
ia T a lo - lo i P a ra g ra p h s ." t e a H a *
coming primary.
» • advertising d is g u is e d as a a w *
Incidentally it might be remark
ed in this connection th at tbe
splendid showing oi strength mad»
ny Patterson leave» no doubt of hi»
success at the general election, anti
that ba» been a strong element it
“Rome De Luxe”
hi» favor.
It baa been generally predicted
Sleep Sold Here
lor some tune that be wuuld get
W hat a glorious feeling
uvay with the long end of the vote
it is to escape from the
»o lar a» the Willamette valley it
deadening effects of »
concerned, and now it ia believed
s a g g in g b e d s p r in g .
he will carry eaatern Oregoo.
When you sleep with
M r . Patterson is a Willamette
your spine straight—
/alley
farmer and making the ra c
when you eliminate the
ou
a
platform
of progressive anti
p ressu re on d e lic a te
constructive
principles.
nerves— when the whole
B y II chart L. A lmo *
system clears itself of
fa tig u e p o iso n s a n d
every muscle and nerve
feels refreshed—th en
ou’ll ap p reciate th e
nefits which we offer,
you in Rome Q uality
De Luxe, The Be
springLuxurious. There
isonlyonegenuineRome
De L u xe—let us show
it to you. A11 sizes car
ried in stock. For wood
or metal beds.
In itia tiv e M easures
The Oregon official ballot it
November will be decorated with
two state income tax bill*, two bill»
jropostr.g »tale ownership of hydro-
lectric power, repeal of the law
□ acted by the last legislature pro
viding a tax on cigarettes, and a
new bill to produce more revenue
rom motor stage line». Another
initiative bill provide» for old age
pensions for both t
and won.ei
vho have reached three »core year»
»nil five, to be determined by an
ther commission, (¿uite a number
of other billa, all more or lees de
corative, will appear on tbe ballot.
Some seem to have merit, and Rome
therwise.
THE BEDSPRING LUXURIOUS
Th««1« *• o nly one genuin«
¿ i u t e « R o m e Q u ality D e L u x e an d
I t le m ede o n ly by T h e R o m e Com *
pony. ...............
W e aril the genuine and I n I o
um m eod U fu t h tillr**id t it t p *
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Hill & Co.
H ALSEY
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Patterson
F a rm ers a r e W a tch in g
The farmer» of every state in the
inion are watching congress to see
( anything will be done to help
gricuiture. For a long time tbe
tirmerfl have been »elliug produets
it cost of production or lea». Sucb
t program would soon wreck a
manufacturing industry and State
Market Agent Spence »ays it is
b itind to wreck tbe agricultural ir
d istry uules» some congresnoi al
action is taken to plan e in the
hands of the farmer such means of
-ucceesful operation as it ha» plac
ed in the hand» of other Industrie».
o f E o la — Polk C ou nty
Headline in newspaper ask»,
“ Will Bob S tay?” The article
that follows is not in regard to
•■'i nalor Stanfield's continued resi-
.lence at Washington, as one
might infer, hut refers to tbe
mighty problem of whether the
women will continue to have their
hair trimmed.
Editor O'Uonnel of the Garibaldi
News is a very conservative tnap.
He placed a value of $50,000 on
'be recent rainfall.
TH E MARKETS
R epublican C an d id ate
fo r
Governor
Reduce taxes by reducing cost of Gov
ernment.
place the penitentiary under Hoard of
Control. Make Hoard of Control the
Parole Board ; fewer pardons.
Enforcement ol erchihltton by officials
who believe in enforcing the law.
Hasten construction of Roosevelt H ig h
way.
Adequate provision for retirin g bonds.
Issue no t a i free bonds.
Fish sod Game Commission function (or
people and not as political machines.
F t * fair with r * wervire men.
M aintain high standard of public
school* and inantnti ms of higher
'earning.
I do not believe in taking any politi-
cal power from the individual vohr.
No discount on the taxpayer a dollai
(Paid Advertisem ent!
J
Portland
Wheat —Big Rend bluestsm and hard
white. 31 35; soft white and western
white. 81.43; hard winter, »1 35; hard
federation. 3134.
Hay Alfalfa. 818 5091» ton; valley
timothy. 81 99 1*5 0; eastern Oregon
timothy. 391 »0922
Butterfat—41c shippers' track.
Eggs—Ranch. 23fl2Sc.
Cheese- Prteee t o. b. Tillamook;
Triplets. 17t4c; loaf. 2»Hc per lb.
C a ttla - Steers, good, »898.75.
Hogs — Medium to choice, »129
14.
Sheep— Lambs, medium to choice
8»«n.
Seattle.
Wheat Soft white, 11.41; western
white »140; hard wlater. Big Bend
bluestem. 31 85; westers rad. 11 31;
northern spring, 81 34.
Hay Alfalfa. 324 timothy. 833;
timothy P B, 820; do, raized. 824
Butler—Creamery.
tor
Egge- Ranch. l « 9 t ln .
Hogs Prime. 813 89914.1»
Cattle Prime steers. 88 9 8 84.
Cheese—Oregon triplets. 14c; Wash
Ington triplet».
119
11933c
li »’
•pakene.
Good. 311 79911 29
C a ttle
Frira» » te e n . 97
9091
OREGON NEWS ITEMS
OF SPECIAL INTEREST
MISS BELLE SHERMAN
More than 7,000,000 people in the United States own in-
vestments in public utilities. Such widespread Ownership in
dicates the confide: ce of in v ’stors in this type of securities. Here
are some of the way» in which they are protected:
The service they reader are indespensibie to municipal, state
and national growth. They are founded on public necessity.
They are backed by sound physical properties, staked to and
imbedded in tbe soil.
Explosion of an abandoned carbide
tank fatally Injured Tod Foster, 17
son of Fred Foster of tbe Ochoco pro-
Joct, four miles north of Prineville.
Andy W illis of North Powder was
appointed water master of water dis
trlct No. 3, Including Union county
and tbe North Powder river country
They produce and sell their services at the lowest possible
rate» commensorate with good service, thereby winning the
good will of the people they serve.
Stock fire Insurance In force In Ore
gon December 31, 192S, totaled 3683,
968,868. according to a report prepared
by W ill Moore, state Insurance com
mlasloner.
They are eafe-guarded by a well-established system of state
and municipal regulation, by which, in exchange for tbe limi.
tatioas of earnings, they are protected against unfair rates.
Large and well-established utility companies in particular,
receive the highest quality of financing, engineering and
management ability.
Jake Nlebert. Stayton, reputed to be
a well-to-do farmer, was fined 360 at
Albany after pleading guilty to a
charge of failing to give animals suf
ftefent feed.
Portland claims the oldest bride In
America. Mrs. Mary Jane Jenny, 91
Miss Belle Sherwln, who was named
was married to George H. Goehler
in a convention held In St. Louie again
79, at tbe home of tbe bridegroom's
to head the National League of Women
granddaughter.
Voters.
Warrnton high school won the de
bating championship of western Ore
The early season this year has
gon by defeating Grants Pass, 2 to 1
caused numerous Deschutes county
on tbe subject of free text books in
stockmen to petition more than a
Oregon school».
month in advance for permission to
Arthur Coffey of Cloverdale obtain use the national forest lands for graz
ed the contract for a new school build ing. according to E. N. Kavanagh, as
ing at Neskowin. Coffey's bid was sistant district forester in charge of
33700. The plans call for a modern grazing.
one-room school.
Oregon shipped by water 48,696.279
The first ripe cherries of 1926 were feet, or 18.5 per cent more Inspected
reported by W. R. Bailey, M ill Creek lumber for the first three months of
orchardlst In The Dalles district. The 1926 than for the same period of 1925,
cherries are ripe several weeks ahead according to the report for the first
of schedule, it was said.
three months of the year of the Pa
The Salem city council, at a meeting cific Lumber Inspection Bureau, Inc.,
there, authorized the Salem Street of Seattle.
car company to substitute busses fot
General precipitation in the central
street cars on what is known as the Oregon country has not only relieved
Commercial-Fair Grounds line.
the great fire hazard but has materi
Salem canneries have announced
that they will accept no cherries this
season Infected with the cherry mag
got. Cherry growers will meet May
18 to discuss control of the pest.
ally benefited forest range conditions,
according to E. F. Kavlnaugh, assist
ant state forester In charge of grazing,
who is in Bend for a conference with
local officials.
A southbound Southern Pacific log
glng train of 40 cars was derailed last
week in what was reported to be one
of the worst wrecks ever experienced
on the Weed-Klamath Falls-Kirk line
The Oregon federation of women’s I
Through an issue of 30,000 specially
illustrated dining car menus, the
Southern Pacific company Is giving
unusual publicity to Portland. The
menus will be distributed for use on
‘ he company,i 1'mlted trains operated
between Chicago, New Orleans and
Pacific coast points.
clubs closed its 26th annua] conven
tlon In La Grande with election of o f
Cherries in commercial quantities
fleers, making Mrs. G. J. Frankel,
prominent Portland club woman, head are on the market. George J. Henry
ot Freewater has sold 41 boxes of 15
of the state federation.
pounds each of early purple variety In
Seven thousand more automobiles
W alla W alia last Thursday. The ship
are using the bridges across the W il
ment is about two weeks earlier than
lamette river in Portland this year
normal and fruit Is of good size, full
than traveled them last year, accord
color and unusually sweet.
ing to a traffic count just completed
Skating almost continuously since
by O. Laurgaanl, city engineer.
Monday morning, two Seattle girls
A severe electrical storm south ot
Ethel Bessey, 21, and Billy Keyes. 19
Baker Thursdsy afternoon brought
reached Grants Pass late Friday after
death to Toney Hupprich, 44, and tor
noon In a state of exhaustion, complet
a short time terrorized ranchers ot
ing their 477-mlle roller skate journey
the entire Bear valley section, many
from the Sound city In approximately
of whom had never seen its equal in
60 hours actual skating time.
Oregon.
i ne orooas-acanion cumber com
Lloyd Carver. 20, ''Jitney" driver at pany announced the purchase of 12,000
the plant of the Westport Lumber acres of pine timber, located 30 miles
company, was burned to death last north of Bend, from the Alworth Wash
week when baby clothing hanging be burn company. The purchase Includes
hind a stove caught fire and caused 200.000,000 feet of pine which will be
destruction of the Carver home at milled in Bend or used by the Brooks
Scanlon company In blocking up other
Westport.
tracts.
Independent fishermen of the upper
There are 242.000 official "native
Columbia river filed in the state de
partment at Salem an initiative bill sons and daughters" of Oregon. For
prohibiting the taking of salmon from this Is the number of births officially
any stream In tbe state of Oregon by recorded by the state board of health
use of fish wheels, traps, seines, trolls since the beginning of the registration
, service In 1903. according to an an-
or trammel nts.
nouucement of the board. More than
Another bond Issue to provide funds
l 15.000 little Oregonians are "tagged"
for extension of the Eugene water
by the state each year the report says
mains to outlying districts Is being
Mrs. E. C. Saunders of Empire, born
discussed and plans are being laid for
calling an election, according to Carl in Coos county 72 years ago, has ob
A. McCtain, superintendent of the city tained a hunting and fishing license
such as are issued to pioneers. The
public utilities.
county clerk. Robert Watson, comply
The heavy rains of last week
ing with Mrs Ssunders' claim for top
brought smiles of satisfaction to rail
honors, attached a gold seal and a blue
way men and bankers of Portland
ribbon to the license, the only one of
Freight traffic representatives almost
Its kind that has been Issued. Mrs
In chorus referred to it as a "million
Saunders waa the first white child
dollar rain," and financial men »poke i born
, h# county
of It with enthusiasm
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.
.
.
Scottish Rite Masons attending the
Operating Incom, from the Oregon [ caramonlea at the Scott(i„ Rlte cathe.
lin e, of the Oregon-Wa.hlngton Rail drat
dra, in Portland
PortlaDd witnessed
wltn#aaad ,
.
road 4 Navigation company during
slve. dramatic work when the 20th de
1935 totaled 84.423.789 39. according to I
gree of the rite was exemplified for
the annual report of ths corporation j
the first time In Oregon. The team
filed in ths offices of the public sen |
conferring the work waa headed by
Ice commission at Salem.
Clyde E. Lewta. venerable gTand mas
Rains on the Vm attlla national for 1 ter Scottlah Rite Masons from nearly
eat, mixed with the snow, have don" 1 every city in Oregon a'tended, and
much to assure plenty ot range tor cat there were eeversl from Washington
tla and sheep this spring and summer j
There haa been collected in motor
according to J F. Irwin, forest su
fuel taaee la the state of Oregon, a
pervtaor Grass In the low hills had
total of 911.494 134 20. of which amount
been drying up before the rains
9411.979 99 has been refunded to indi
The poetofflce department notified viduate and corporations exempt from
Representative Nicholas J. Slnnott of i payment of the tax. according to a re
The Dalles that the contract for deity port prepared In Salem by Sam A
ery and collection of mall between Koier. secretary of state. During the
Condon and Prairie City over the John month of March tbe tax on gasoline
Day highway under a new fast ached and distillate eales In Oregon totaled
tile has been swerdd Louis Wolden 9260.379 61. or an Increase of
per
burg cf Canyon City, veteran delivery ren’ when compared with the returns
«extractor.
for the month of
JSCA.
13
M.
How Utility Investments
Are Protected
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5k
F 72*
1 he wide distribution of u tility securities among many invest
ors assures an active and etable market.
The 7 per cent preferred shires of Mountain States Power
Company are protected in accordance with these principle. You
may invest for as little as $5 a share per month.
Mountain States Power Securities Company
Office
Mountain States Power (°
Albany
Co.vallis
Cottage Grove
Independence Junction City Lebanoa
K err’s
Dallas
Springfield
Eugene
Stay ton
Chick Starting Milk Mash
Baby Chick Scratch
Egg Producer
Triangle Egg Mash
Attractive prices on Shell, Bono Meal
and Fine and Coarse Grit
O. w . F R U M
R e m e m b e r T h e E n t e r p r i s e fo r J o b P r i n t i n g
Stanfield Gets Favorable Report
On His $5,000,000 Refund Bill
Restoring Taxes to
18 Counties
Senator Stanfield's b ill to re
fund $4,907,000 of O. & C. grant
land taxes to 18 counties of Ore
gon was reported out favorably on
May 8, 1926, by his Senate Com
mittee on public lands, for pass
a g e in the Senate.
Besides re
storing this big sum to the coun
ties affected, the bill provides for
the annual payment of $500,000
hereafter, which w ill very greatly
reduce the burden of the taspay-
ers of Oregon.
Winning Fight for
Resources
Senator Stanfield maintains
that Oregou's resources belong to
the people of Oregon and is m ak
ing s determined fight to secure
for them all of the revenues de
rived from the utilization of pub
lic lands in Oregon, and to m aterially reduce taxes. H is Grazing b ill,
reported out fevorably by the Committee on public lands, ia the entering
wedge ot his campaign toward that end.
Stanfield for Port and Shipping
U. S. Senator M cNary wired Bert Anderain, republican county chair
man ot Jackson countv, on Mav 4
" I am busy assisting in tlie hearings before the Senate Commerce
Comm ittee on the attempted tale oi the O rieutial line by the Shipping
board to the Dollar Intereats. Senator Stanfield ia assisting me in every
way he can."
W riting Favorable report on Lincoln Co. Refund
As ranking member oi the Senate committee on claims, Senator Stan
field it drafting the report of that committee recommending the passage
cf the M cN ary b ill for the repayment to Lincoln county of over 14S non
in back taxes on the U. S. sprues lands.
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Insists on Early Comple
tion of Roosevelt Highway
Senator Stanfield reccgnizea the economic and strategic value
Roosevelt highway and m aintain, tb .t it should he comp eted
earliest possible moment, because of the great development it w ill
particularly to all of Western Oregon.
“ ” «‘°pm en, it w ill
ol the
at he
hon«.
bring,
Helped Pass Original Federal Highway act
Senator Stanfield, as a member of the committee of Post « A - . .
Toat roads. gave material ,,d in w earin g , he p a ,.»7, of t b 2 ™ . «-?
000 000 Federal H.ehwav Act. Senator S t a n f i r i " ^ ? L , L "J?,“ “
the Townse»d b ill of an appropriation of $15 OOo.OoO tor forest r M d i° °th e
first large appropriation for forest roads ever made by Congress
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More Federal Funds for Rivers and Harbors
i
SincO Senator Stanfield hat been in the Senate <7 U a iw i
n a a
nnd. have been «cured for the nnproverueoTof , n e r i ^
Oregon
A . . member of the powerful F m . n « c o m - " , 4 V s . o ^ 7 ,
field insists upon larger appropriations lor river and harbor im provem lnm
in Oregon and is in a position to render valuable aid in securing
•
just share ol government money for this purpose
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* ° * * on a
Stanfield a high rank on Senata committee helps Oregon.
take yoars for a sew man to attain his rank in the Senate.
I , would