Two hundred thousand pounds of
ooi were .sold with sealed bids at the
-ool s- e held in Condos last week.
Prices ranged from 31 cents a pound
o 22 M cents.
Klamath county's share of Oregon
S ix - Y e a r E x p e rim e n t With
B rie f Resum e of H appenings of ind California grant land tax refund
A m erica s T ra n s a tla n tic A v ia
was received by the county treasurer
S o viet Russia Com es to
the W eek C ollected fo r
to r W elcom ed by People
in the form of a United States treas
an End.
O ur R ead ers.
of Belgian C ap ital.
ury warrant for $111,855.03.
California-Oregon Power company
Eight Salem canneries will start op development work in southern Oregon
Brussels. — Captain Charles Lind
London. — Great Brit»in'« six year
erations June 1 on gooseberries. The under construction or ordered, will en-
bergh. America's transatlantic aviator.
experiment la trying to live la ordi
htil an expenditure of $5,000.000. This
•silled at the Evere airdrome. Brus
strawberry crop will follow.
D trj peaceful laternationaJ relation»
»•. -I
sels, from Paris, Saturday.
with soviet Russia came to »a end
Fire Insurance agents of Eugene ioes not include a proposed further
His shining monoplane, the "Spirit
Bator-lay
have effected a temporary organiza development that will mean an addi
if St. Louis." was sighted by the great
A note signed by Foreign Minister
tion and will organize permanently at tional expenditure of at least another
million.
throngs on the Held at 3:12 o’clock. (
Chamberlain was delivered to Chee-
the next meeting..
It began swooping downward a mo
ham House the soviet legation. eev
With 80.87 Inches of rain in Astoria
The state board of control has
ment later to land amid a great storm
tring official relations between the
jince the rainfall year started Septem
awarded
contracts
for
a
new
dining
two countries and requesting soviet
i of cheers.
room and ice plant at the state home ber 1. that city already has 3.88 inches
He was escorted from the Franco- '
Charge d Affaires Rosengoli to leave '
yf precipitation over the normal rain
for
the feeble-minded.
Belgian border by two Belgian army ; Cspt. Chas. A. Lindbergh, the young
the country with his staff iaside of
fall for the entire year. The normal
La Grande has no fear of a water annual rainfall in Astoria, based on
ten days.
planes. Trailing him were several American aviator, who made the non-
shortage this summer. The two new records extending back more than 70
The British public does not appear |
other planes which had acted as an »top flight from New York to Paris,
n
esc, rt from Paris.
to be srr«atly concerned over the sev I
wells and the Beaver creek supply are years. Is 76.99 inches.
John L. Kaul of Birmingham, Ala.,
King Albert of the Belgians receiv
erance of relatione with the soviet gov
furnishing 3,842,400 gallons daily.
Portland haa been named conven
»rnment. Most of the concern Is ex president of the National Lumber ed Captain Lindbergh at the royal
A site has been purchased and work tion city for the meeting of the Na
pressed In commercial and financial M anufacturers’ association, who has palace two hours after the transat
will start soon on a new armory at tional Tuberculosis association next,
quarters where there ta much curio supervision of the expenditure of 35.- lantic aviator had arrived here from
Baker, to cost from $20,000 to $30,000, year, according to word received front
Paris
sity over the extent to which the 000.000 to promote trade in lumber,
the money to be raised by popular sub Mrs. Sadie Orr Dunbar, executive sec
soviets will carry out their threat tc —
It was a meeting of the flying king
scription.
retary of the Oregon Tuberculosis as
divert the trade hitherto given Great ,
with the king of fliers, the Belgian , Wagbin(ft0B, D c . _ The Naflonai
sociation, who is attending the con
T.
M.
Gerow,
Eugene
architect,
is
Britain to other countries.
sovereign having spent many hours in Aeronautic asgociatlon approved plans
designing plans for a new school gym vention in Indianapolis, Ind.
Except In labor circle», It la agreed
the air.
| for an air race from New York to
Value of eggs handled by the Cen
almost everywhere that the govern
Lindbergh was also Introduced to Spokane. Wash., to start September nasium and auditorium at Marshfield
Bonds amounting to $70,000 will be tral Oregon Poultry Co-operative in
ment's action was fully justified.
Queen Elizabeth, herself an aviation 2o for prizes totaling $33,000.
Is Bued to finance the building.
the first year of its existence amount
enthusiast; the Duke and Duchess of
The government's decision to break
The project is sponsored by Spo
Dedication of the Lane county cot ed to over $25,000. it was announced
Off diplomatic and trade relations with
Brabant
(the
latter
formerly
Princess
Lewiston. Idaho. — Representatives
kane business men. An invitation to
Russia was approved by the house of] of the public utilities commissions of : Altrid ot Sweden) and all the other compete will be sent to Captain tage at the W. C. T. U. Children's at the annual meeting of the co-opera
Farm Home at Corvallis will occur tive in Redmond. Verne Livesay of
commons after an exciting debate. Washington. Oregon and Idaho, form members of the royal household.
Charles A. Lindbergh, New York to
June 19. The building has been com Plainview has been re-elected presi
when the house by a vote of 357 to ing an executive committee for pro-
Paris flier.
dent of the Mid-state Association of
pleted and will soon be furnished.
Paris.—When Paris said au revolr
111 adopted a motion to this effect motion of a railroad from Homestead,
Prizes totaling $3500 were offered
moved by Gervais Rentoul, conaerva | Or., to Lewiston. Idaho, and Clarkston, to Captain Lindbergh there was a
Albert W. McDermid, 42, of Seattle, Poultrymen.
at the same time for a similar race
tlve. His motion was in the follow Wash., met here and agreed upon a great roar of voices, shrill tooting of from San Francisco to Spokane. ’ In
steeplejack, was killed at Baker
One-half of the $12.000 needed by
and honking
7 77
.
’ 77
. , _ 77"77~
Ing terms:
form of complaint to be filed with the . whistles
. ,
8■ of horns as the I both
events
entries
are ~ limited
to com when he fell from a smokestack on the McMinnville chamber of com
"This house, while appreciating the interstate commerce commission by Mrdman, swooping (town In a great merciaI planeg
pllota
the Oregon Lumber company mill 75 merce for the purchase of the Hunt
long forbearance of hU m ajesty, gov the.» three «U te.
* « « • from Le Bourget flying field, | Tentatlre plan< for the trana.con. feet to the roof of the engine room
cannery building and plant was ob
•rnment and their many efforts to The meeting was attended by J. C Pa8Sed over the Arc De Triomphe and ! tlnenta, race flx the route over the
The organization of a Reedsport tained last week by a solicitation com
maintain friendly diplomatic relation« Denney, director of public works of the plar«
La Concord, circled the north gectlon of the countr- wtth Merchant’s Protective association is mittee headed by W. L. Osborn, coun
with the soviet repuhlle. In the face the state
Washington; James P
Tower, and then headed straight 1
g requlred at Ch,
8t Paul definitely under way. Heavy losses ty assessor. After the purchase of
pf acute provocation, applauds their ] Neal, legal adviser of the department north for Brussels, Belgium, and new | F
N D and olendlveaD dB utte’ have been sustained by the merchants the cannery it will be used as the re
decision to withdraw diplomatic privi- of publl(. workg;
Coray, memb„ j triumph.^
M o n t other .tope may be made through improper placement of credit. ceiving plant for fruit during the com
which hare been ao rrarely Of the public service commission of
Heaped with all the honors that the
wherever the pilots see fit.
There will be a new Church of ing season.
abused, while at the same time putting Oregon, and W H Gibson, chairman French people and their government
Following the receipt of the su
The long distance events will be fol Christ building erected at Sweet Home
no obsucles In the way of legitimate „f the public utilities commission of could bestow on him, the slim son of
lowed by the national air races at in the near future. The officers al preme court decision holding that the
trading relations with Russia.”
Idaho.
the middle west who made the non
Spokane, September 24 and 25.
ready have had the blue print made. law passed by the recent legislature
A general committee representing stop flight from New York to Paris
This will be quite an improvement authorising the removal of the county
climbed
into
his
historic
monoplane
the various communities was organ-
seat to Medford from Jacksonville was
to
the town.
and flew to Brussels, where he was JAPAN P R O TEC TS N ATIO NALS
I ixed.
constitutional, at an informal confer
Grain
operations
on
Tule
lake
are
greeted
with
a
really
royal
welcome
B IT T IT
fllir n
nnnu
,n ,ddltlon 10 represenutlves of
Troops Ordered to Proceed to Shang seriously curtailed by high water I d ence of Medford city officials. It was
f*16
service bodies, the execu by King Albert of Belgium and his
tung as Em ergency , Exists.
U H I I L<. U l L I I D U U I | t)Te committee Is composed of R. C. people.
the 98,000-acre basin, and as a result decided to go ahead with preparations
Tokyo.
Japan.—Orders
were
Issued
the
annual crop will be below that of for construction of the new city hall-
Beach and Oeorge E Ern, Eugene;
|
for
2000
Japanese
troops
to
proceed
last year, Klamath County Agent C. courthouse building at once.
Port Townsend, Wash.— A huge octo- A. Cox, Lewiston, and F. P. Lint. Lee I
Residents of Oregon must watch
from Manchuria to Tslngtao, China, A. Henderson reported.
pus. hearing In Its tentacles the body Morris and E. J. Doyle, Clarkston.
for the purpose of protecting Japanese
of one of five men who went down on
The interstate commerce commis their steps a little more closely from
The executive committee was au
lives and property In the Shangtung sion designated Portland as one of now on, if they would escape an argu
05811762
the tug Warren, gave up Its human thorized to constitute a general com ]
railway zone. The troops for the most three western cities in which hearings ment with the courts. Last Saturday.
prize after an hour's battle 50 feet I mlttee to he composed of representa-
| part will be concentrated at Tsing- on western livestock rates will be 370 new laws enacted by the last leg
onder water with A E Hook, a diver I fives In each community affected by '
Bend. Or.- Oregon Trunk construc anfu, capital of Shangtung province.
Hook related the adventure here the project.
held within the next two months by islature became effective, the 90 days
since the close of the session elapsing
tion
crews
have
started
work
In
upon arriving with his body.
This development was said to mark
the commission's examiners.
at midnight Friday. These 370 new
London. — Dispatches from Tokyo
The diver was under water repair the first instance where three states I Klamath county north of Sprague
Between 700.000 and 800,000 baby
tng a fish trap, he said, when he sight- | have united to ask construction of a j R iW land,ng' ‘herwby safeguarding emphasized that the government was chicks were shipped by Salem baby laws are in addition to 81 emergency
measures passed at the last session,
i their "D”
survey into Klamath Falla sending troops to China merely for
.......
ed the devilfish making Its way along specific railway line.
chiuk hatcheries during the last year, already effective.
and eliminating any probability of protective purposes In the event of
the bottom of the sound with the body
according to figures prepared in Salem
In Its embrace.
Joint use of the Southern Pacific emergency.
Douglas county will enjoy a reduc
recently. This year’s shipments will
SHORT
N
E
W
S
NUGGETS
trains from Pauntna Into the objective
Seizing a pike pole, Hook attacked
The government is said to be pre exceed 1,000,000 baby chicks, it was tion In general taxes of more than 25
Ike sea monster.
per cent as a result of the payment
pared to send a naval force to Tslng said.
Prof. Thomas G. Masaryk was re city.
Information received here Indicates tao, In Shangtung, but the warships
Centering his thrusts on the middle elected president of the Csecho-Slovak
by the government of the Oregon &
The city of Ashland has filed with California tax refund, it Is estimated.
that a Hauser Construction company will not he dispatched unless there is
portion of the spider like demon, Hook republic.
the
state
engineer
an
application
for
literally cut his tentaeled adversary
Douglas county's share of the initial
Early production of a new Ford force is working under the very nose need, the government being determin
to ribbons before the death struggle automobile In the low-priced light oi the Southern Pacific's chief ally I ed to adhere to its policy of nonin permission to construct the Reeder payment was the largest to be re
gulch reservoir for the storage of 800 ceived by any county of tbe state, a»
was ended.
car field, has been announced by the in Klamath basin, the Strahorn line, | tervention
acre-feet
of water in Jackson county.
forestalling any argument over coin
The octopus sank back, apparently Ford Motor company.
It has more of the revested lailds than
The Tokyo correspondent of the
The estimated cost of the project was
mon
user
rights
in
the
rich
Weyer
any of the other 18 counties concern
Dally
Mall
says
the
Japanese
foreign
* ound,d; nnd lay ,,n ’b*1 | Dr Robert K Speer of New Jersey
$350,000.
muddy bottom of the sound while was elected the new moderator nt the haeuser timber areas.
ed. Douglas county’s check amounted
office Is drafting a stern warning to
Portland is suffering from an epi to $1,471,640.66.
Additional evidence that the Ore the northern and southern Chinese
Hook pried loose the tentacles from Presbyterian church of the United
demic of measles, according to figures
around the body.
Oregon cherry growers have been
States of America by delegates to the gon Trunk realized that Its rights in factions that Japan will defend the
In Port Townsend the body was Presbyterian general assembly in San the Klamath basin had been jeop lives and property interests of her na contained In the weekly report of the invited by the United States tariff
ardlzed by a possible northward ex tionals. will not tolerate molestation state board of health for May 21. This commission to send representatives to
partly Identified ns that of H. Healey, Francisco.
shows Portland had 196 cases of rneas
Cook on the III fated tug
An application by the Northern Pa tension of the O. (W & E was pre of her subjects or interference tn any les. In the remainder of the state Washington, D. C., to attend the hear
sented
by
the
speed
with
which
con
military
movements
she
deems
neces
ing June 28 in connection with the
cific railroad for permission to con
were 122 cases of measles.
cost Investigation of cherry produc
struct the 62-mtle extension of Its structlon crews were organized to sary.
S IZ E S OF B ILLS CUT
Assurance that a station of the Pa tion now being conducted under the
present lines from (»endive to Brock- start building north from Sprague
TF
cific Co-Operative Poultry Producers' commission's direction. Pacific coast
Endeavor Society O rganizer Dies.
Seoretary Mellon Says Saving to be way. In Montana, was approved by the River,
The right-of-way has evidently been
Newton, Mass. — Dr. Francis E. association will be established in Eu growers had requested an increase in
Made In Currency Co el.
| Interstate commerce commission
preempted
by
actual
moving
of
dirt,
Washington. D. C.-— A reduction In
Clark, 76. founder and president ol gene was made coincident with the an the present tariff rate of two cents a
leaving the Oregon Trunk In a posi the world Christian Endeavor society, nouncement that Lane farmers con pound on cherries, in order that they
the size of paper currency was approv-
Washington Chambers Agree.
trolling more than 100,000 hens have might better meet foreign competition.
cd by Secretary Mellon, who announc
Seattle, Wash. — Relations between tion to bargain on equal terms with died at his home here folowlng an ill
ed that the first of the new form of the Washington State chamber of com ,he ° C & E for cornmoD uaer
ness of a month. As pastor of a church signed up with the organization.
Peach growers of the Brogan vicin
Grading ot the athletic field at the ity report that prospects for a bumper
money probably would be ready for merce and the Seattle chamber of ' southward In exchange for similar In Portland. Me., he called a meeting
circulation In about a year.
of young people In 1881 and started an Rainier Union high school was begun crop are very good. Fear was felt
commerce have been maneuvered privileges northward.
organization that spread throughout last week by John L. Brooks of St. earlier in the season that all the
The bills will he reduced about one over the shoals of discord and Into a
the world. From 40 persons the so Helens. The work of putting the field peaches were killed by the heavy
and one third Inches tn length and temporary port of safety. Officers of
F IL E P E T IT IO N ON LAW
into shape will be completed by Aug
ciety grew to (our million.
Hire? quarters of an Inch In width. | the two organisations have reached an
frosts in April, but orchardista now
ust 1. It is claimed for the field that say that only a small percentage was
wrllh a lowering In manufa- urlng "agreement In principle,'' wherein the Assessment Measure Must Face Refer-
It
will
be
one
of
the
best
in
Columbia
THE MARKETS.
Costs of about $2 000.000 annually.
Seattle chamber holds to Its opinion
endum In Special election,
injured and, barring further loss, the
county.
Portland.
Changes In designs of the notes will that the state chamber should not J Salem. Or.—The so-called property
yield will be up to normal. There is
Dot he material.
Wheat—Big Bend bluestem, $1.60;
greatly expand scope of Its activities, assessment law enacted at the Inst
Actual construction work on the more water in the Willow creek reser
but leaves the state chamber free to I legislative session will be attacked by hard white, $158; federation. l.SOVfc; new nurses' home at the Oregon state voir than there has been at any time
Lindbergh In Line for Promotion.
solicit funds for Its support In Seattle ; referendum at the special election to soft white and western white. $151; hospital will get under way within in the past three years.4 so no loss
Washington, D. C.—President Cool without open objection or protest from be held June 28. This was determined hard winter and western red. $1.47; the next two weeks, according to an from drought is expected.
idge made It known that ho had the local body.
when completed referendum petitions northern spring. $1.48.
nouncement made in Salem by Dr. R
A bullet accidentally fired from a
Hay — Alfalfa. $20 50621; valley E. Lee Steiner, superintendent of the
directed that an Investigation he made
■
■
were filed In the state department by
run
in the pocket of James F. Toney,
to see what appropriate promotion can Bakers Accused of Killing Sheriff. L. 11 Smith, secretary of the Greater timothy. $200 20.60; eastern Oregon institution. It will cost approximately
Redmond city marshal and Deschutes
be given Captain Charles A. Lind
$150,000.
Vancouver. Wash. — Luther Baker, Oregon association, with headquarters timothy. $22 0 22.60.
county deputy sheriff, killed hts 4-
Butt erfat—39c.
bergh. Secretary of War Dnvls later 5»; his brother. Kills Baker, «7. and >“ Portland.
Construction of ten miles of logging year-old son, James. In Redmond last
Eggs- Ranch. 19 0 20c.
said that he had Informed the presi Lewis (Ted) Baker. 21. son of Ellis,
The petitions contain 13,389 slgna
railroad at an estimated cost of $100,- week. It was believed that a knife
Cattle—8Ieers. good. $9 35610 00.
dent that he probably would lie able alleged moonshiners, were charged turee, or approximately 8000 signs
000, will be undertaken Immediately in the pocket pressed against the
Hbgi Medium to choice, $9 500 by the Shaw Bertram Lumber com-
to award the distinguished flying with first degree murder of Lester M lures In excess of the number requir
pistol trigger. Toney was seated in
cross, a ne
army decoration for | Wood, sheriff of Clark county, last ed to place the referendum measure 11.00.
pany of Klamath Falls. It was aa a chair In his home, hts two small
Sheep—Lambs,
medium
to
choice,
bravery, to I’aptaln Lindbergh The week In an Information filed by Coun on the ballot.
nounced^ The logging road will Up ' sons. Bobby and Y a n ies.' playing' on
The law under referendum provides $9 50 011.50.
captain la now an officer In the re ty Prosecutor Dale McMullen.
timber holdings of the concern in the ! the Boor, near their mother. The
Seattle.
serve forcée.
additional powers for county assessors
Squaw F!al district 40 miles east of | bullet passed between two of Toney'»
Wheat—Soft
white,
western
white,
In determining property valuations
Lewiston, Idaho, Postmaster Oise.
Klamath Falla.
fingers and pierced the boy's heart.
Congreeelonal Medal tor Lindbergh.
Lewiston, Idaho—Hansom M. Co- and gave the state tax commission northern spring. $150; hard winter,
\\ ithin two or three wo<*ks motor-
$149;
western
red.
$148;
Big
Bend
Coinciding with the June 28 special
St Louis —A hill to confer the con hum. postmaster of Lewiston, died authority to reassess In cases where
Ists may again pass entirely around state election, a special county and
gresslonal medal of honor on Captain suddenly at hit home here He wes the valuations fixed by county as bluestem. $159H; Big Bend dark
Mount Hood on the Mount Hood loop city election will be held in La Grande.
Charlee A. Lindbergh will he Intro- •7 years of age and a native of this sessors were declared to be unfair or northern spring. $ 1.53 V»; Big Bend
That was the news H B Van lluzer Petitions already are being circulated
dark
hard
winter.
$1.613$.
dtP-ed tn the United Staten senate city, and was serving hia second term unreasonable.
Hay—Alfalfa. $25; timothy, P. A, of the Oregon state highway cotnmls to place a measure on the ballot pro
• lia i It reconvenes Senator Harry as postmaster.
slon received from the commission’s posing to reassign $398.000 in un
$23
It Hawes announced here
S P. Authorised to Aegulre Lines.
snow removal crew
Butter—Creamery. 42c.
spent road bonds for construction ot
Three Power N iv a l Perley Called.
Washington. D. C. — The South. t4
Improvement of the Chllolqnln new county h.ghways. including a 21-
Eggs
-
Ranch,
23026c.
Ohleego Plane for National Convention
Washington. D. C.— The three-power Pacific company was authorised by
Cattle—Steers. choice. $9 50 0 10.00 Klamath agency road became a cer mlle road from Union to Medical
Chicago, III -Chloaao Is planning to | naval limitations conference railed by the Interstate cotneree commission to
tainty wtth the receipt of word from
H ogs-Prim e $1101115.
Springs, and a Summerville Elgin
support It» bid tor the Republican President Coolidge will convene In acquire the Oregon A California rail
J. H. Scott, state market road engt
Spokane.
connection with the Toll Gate road
An I Democratic con»»n I Ions In 1918 Geneva on June 30. Secretary Kellogg road and the Marlon A Linn County
neer. that the state highway commit
Cattle—Steers, good. $8 750925.
over the Blue mountains to connect
with a new civic auditorium sealing informed the British and Japanese am railroad and to Issue $61,194,000 first
tion had desitnated the thorou«hfar»
Hogs
Good.
$toJ5O10
50
with the Umatilla county road via for«
38,000 and costing $13,900.009.
, naaaadura.
mortgage bonds.
as a market r ad.
sst service highway.
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