John Yoakum of Coquille was elect­ ed to the P o rt of Bandon commission H. H. BACHKE G. S. FERGUSON a t the m eeting of the board there last week. H e succeeds Philip Johnson, resigned. Mid-year students graduating from B rief Resum e of H appenings of Portland high schools will num ber ap- Hughes D e c la re s S ta b le G ov­ D epression of Land Values proxim ately 766, th e office of the the W eek Collected for ern m en t S ole P urpose in ¡and In crease of S u r­ superintendent of schools reported Of this num ber 356 a re boys and 899 O ur R eaders. N ic a ra g u a . pluses F e are d . girls. Jefferson high school, w ith 116 to receive diplomas, has the largest Mrs. Elizabeth Jan e F isher Robin­ outgoing class. H avana. — T he U nited S tates, fa r Washington, D. C.—A demand th at son, 87, a covered wagon pioneer of from h '.’boring im p erialistic designs congress bold in abeyance the devel­ Pacific university celebrated the Oregon and a resident of The Dalles upon Latin-A m erica, d esires to see opment of the Columbia river basin 74th anniversary of the granting of for nearly half a century, died th ere south of the Rio G rande independent, redam utlop project in W ashington .i t ch arter Sunday night in the col­ last week. stro n g and prosperous republics, Btate was made on behalf of the Na­ lege gym nasium a t F orest Orove. Raymond Walls, 26, suffered fatal huge w hite birthday cake with the C harles E vans H ughes, chairm an of tional grange. Injuries Sunday afternoon when struck span of years w ritten upon it—1854- th e A m erican delegation to th e Pan- I. J. Tabor, m aster of the grange, by logs in the three-m ile chute a t the A m erican conference here, told the made the demand In concluding a pre­ 1928—was served to the student body Ralph Davis camp on Bear creek in i and faculty mem bers. A m erican cham ber of com m erce of sentation before the house Irrigation W allowa county. Cuba a t a banquet. comm ittee against fu rth er develop­ W illiam H eltm an, 74, was kicked Egg producers of Coos county have T he ex-secretary of s ta te listed in­ ment a t thia time of irrigation and and tram pled to death by horses on reclam ation projects on the ground formed the Coos County Egg Produc­ dependence, stability, good will and co­ his farm n ear Dodge, Or., southw est th a t surpluses would be Increased. e rs' association with a total of 12,000 operation as th e four pillars upon of E stacada. One horse kicked him hens, the object being to find a home I under th e belly of the o th er and the "We bave no objection to survey- ( w hich Pan-A m ericanism rests. He de­ m arket for eggs. Ing the Columbia basin project and | clared: " It is th e firm policy of the j second horse then joined In th e attack. planning for Its development when U nited S tates to resp ect the te rrito r­ The first wool sale in O ntario for The man was dead before a doctor the additional acreage Is needed,” he ial Integrity of th e A m erican republics. 1928 was reported last week when could reach him from E stacada. said, "but we do object to its definite, W e have no policy of aggression.” Steve Woodward of W estfall sold the The total apple shipm ents from Imb­ im m ediate adoption as a reclamation B ut it is also th e policy of th e U ni­ crop from 1400 sheep to J. M. Jo h n ­ ler will be 250 carloads, according to project and to pledging the appropria­ ted S tates "to encourage stab ility in G. 8. Ferguson, democrat, from son for 35 cents a pound. E. J. Hazen, Union Pacific agent at tion of 1315,000,000 for Its irrigation.” North Carolina, who was appointed a The 1927 hop crop of the W illam ette th at point. Mr. Hazen has been agent I. H. Bachke, the new m inister from th e In terest of independence,” Mr. He argued th at the adoption of the member of the federal trade commis­ Valley is practically all sold, only a few in Im bler for several years, and has Norw ay to the United States, succeed­ H ughes continued, for th e form er Is project would depress land values Im­ sion by President Coolidge. “e ssen tial” to th e full enjoym ent of sm all lots rem aining in th e w are­ given the lo c a l'a p p le m arket careful ing H. H. Bryan, who was recalled. mediately, and estim ated th at 20,000,- th e latter. It w as while actin g on houses, for which a price of 20 cents study. H e also stated th a t 30 car­ 000 acres of farm lands have been this principle th a t the U nited S ta te s a pound is being offered. loads of potatoes would be shipped. abandoned In the past several years entered Santo Domingo, H aiti and Firem en answ ered 2028 alarm s, of W ithin 11 years, second-growth tim ­ which would come back Into cultiva­ lastly N icaragua, Mr. H ughes said, b u t which 444 caused a total loss of $731,- ' ber on Grand Island has grow n suf­ tion as conditions improve. In every case th e endeavors of th e 276 12, last year, Edward Grenfell, fire ficiently to m erit another logging off. A. 8. Goss of Seattle, m aster of the U nited S tates w ere directed tow ard m arshal a t th a t time, declared in his The land was com pletely cleared In W ashington S tate grange, also con­ th e earliest evacuation possible. annual report, filed recently. 1916, since when the alder and fir tended that it was inadvisable to We a re a t th is m om ent in N icara­ W ashington, I). C.—World produc­ Ten cougars In 10 days Is the record , adopt the project as a reclam ation W ashington, D. C,—W ithin the short have grown so th a t they are declared gua," th e A m erican chairm an said, tion of petroleum during 1927 totaled recently made by D elm er and Stanley to tfb equal to the product of 50 years space of a w eek's hearings by the measure at this time. but w hat we are doing th ere and th e 1,254,000,000 barrels, an Increase over Colegrove In th e P istol river region of norm al grow th. Logging operations house agriculture com m ittee, th e out­ , He said that many farm ers were be­ 1926 of 156,000,000 barrels, the d epart­ com m itm ents we have m ade are a t of C urry county. T hey were paid a will soon take place. ing forced to abandon other reclam a­ look on farm relief legislation has m ent of commerce announced. th e request of both parties and in th e bounty of $25 each for the anim als. tion projects in the west because they shifted, and the well-drilled house A serious epidem ic of scarjet fever, The United S tates led the world In terest of peace and order and a fa ir were unable to sell th eir products suf­ Members of th e Linn-Benton county with some chickenpox and Influenza, farm bloc, which la st y ear had the election. We have no desire to stay. with 905,900,000 barrels, an Increase ficiently high for them to m eet the of 135,000,000 over 1926. The Ameri­ Jersey C attle club a t th eir annual exists a t Valsetz, Isolated lum bering M cNary-Haugen bill passed has split We wish N icaragua to be strong, pros­ cost of production and pay the w ater can production was 70 per cent of the m eeting in Albany last week u nani­ town in th e coast range m ountains of into at least two camps. T he equal­ perous and independent. We en tered charges. mously indorsed th e proposal to re ­ w estern Polk county. Dr. A. B. Star- ization fee die-hards are under one to m eet an im perative but tem Dorary world supply. It was estim ated th at 9,800,000 b ar­ store a county agent to Linn county. buck, county heatlh officer, visited the te n t, and some of th eir ex-allies aro exigency and we shall retire as soon P ortland's infant m ortality ra te for place last T hursday and ordered stric t banded to g eth er to support a bill as it Is possible.” rels were consumed on leases or add­ If we had cherished an im peril® ^ ed to storage. R ussia moved Into 1927 was 46.2 to every 1000 births, a quarantine in homes w here the dis- which they believe would m eet adm in­ istratio n approval. second place as a producer for the “rate seldom attain ed by cities in our ease bas broken out. istic purpose,” Mr. H ughes told his F u rth e r crystallization of opinion Is audience, “we would have rem ained In first time since 1917, with a total of class,” Dr. John G. Abele, city health Nevlus hall, the fine new comm un­ 72,400,000 barrels, while Mexico <' -op- officer, declared in his annual report. ity house recently com pleted by the expected w ith continuance of h ear­ Santo Domingo but we w ithdrew .” ped to fourth place, with 64,2000,000, C. P. Ragsdale, stockm an and ranch­ Episcopal church in B aker on the prop­ ings. The United S tates will quit H aiti Ogden, Utah.—With the re-election It was th e equalization fee provi­ at any tim e it has reasonable expec­ Venezuela taking third rank with 64,- er of eastern Oregon, is the ow ner of erty adjoining St. S tephen's church of Prank J. H agenbarth, Spencer, 400,000. an artesian well th a t was tapped re­ on F irst street, Just n o rth of Broad­ sion in the M cNary-Haugen bill which tation of stability there, said Mr. Idaho, as president for his 15th con­ cently on his ranch n ear Jam ison th a t way, was dedicated with an in terest­ was held prim arily responsible for H ughes. M eanwhile it is trying to secutivo term and the adoption of a Is flowing a t th e rate of 270 gallons ing service last week. Bishop Rem­ P resident Coolidge vetoing th a t m eas­ establish this stability. resolution condemning any effort to INCO M E TAX BILL FIL E D an hour. ington delivered the dedicatory ser­ ure la st session, and th a t is the rea­ revise the tariff, the 83d annual con­ son given by some of Its ex-support­ mon. The hall cost about $12,000. T he stork was extrem ely kind to vention of the National Wool Grow­ Labor, Grange, Farmers' Union and ers for su rrendering It. Mr.' and Mrs. W illiam G ray of Pon- Conductors' Behind Measure. The large new dairy barn on the D. ers' association adjourned. The secession m ovem ent was led by Salem, Or.—Copies of a new state dosa, n ear Baker. They became par­ D. Longbottom farm about four miles Phoenix, Ariz., was selected for the Income tax bill sponsored by th e S tate en ts of trip lets born a t St. E lizabeth's w est of A lsea burned to the ground R epresentative W illiams, republican, 1929 meeting place. of Illinois. Fred It. Marshall, Salt Lake City, Federation of Labor, S tate Grange, hospital last week. They were girls. last S aturday night. F our horses, 30 As th e M cNary-Haugen bill now dairy cows and three young heifers was re-elected secretary treasurer, F arm ers' Union and Order of Railway all of them. stands, th is fee would be collected Conductors were filed with S ecretary were burned to death. All the con­ W ashington, D. C.—Illinois seem s w ithout opposition. T he annual m id-winter m eeting of from producers of various commodi­ destined to have only one-half of its O ther resolutions adopted included: of S tate Kozer with a request for a the Wing. Fin and Fleetfoot club of ten ts of the barn. Including about BO ties to finance m arketing of the sur­ constitutional rep resen tatio n in th e Recommending congress to appro­ ballot title prelim inary to the circuia- | Union county will be held In La tong of hay, a gasoline engine and a plus. P resid en t Coolidge questioned United S tates senate during the pres­ tlon of petitions for signatures to place new cream separator, w ere destroyed. priate $490,000 annually for more ef- G rande on th e evening of F eb ru ary 7, fectlve control of predatory anim als, on ,h '' November ballot. According to with clam s as the m ain item on the Six hundred feet of track was de­ Its constitutionality, term ing it a price- ent congress, unless F rank L. Sm ith fixing provision. and urging w estern states to en act Kozer- l,ie m easure will require 12.- j d inner menu. stroyed and two carloads of logs were resigns or m andam us proceedings a re S entim ent in the agriculture com­ j 228 signatures to complete the peti­ dumped a t Camp No. 7 of the Coos brought to compel th e se c retary of bounty laws sim ilar to th at of Utah. Miss Marie Iverson of Medford was m ittee now seem s to lean tow ard the Recommending federal legislation to tions. elected p resident of th e C rater Lake Bay Lum ber company a t Powers. This McNary-Haugen bill minus the debat­ sta te to provide for an election of a The m easure Is said to provldo for compel Identification of substitutes for union of th e C hristian Endeavor in the was the second accident in a few days ed fee section, although Chairm an senator. a graduate income tax ranging from virgin wool in fabrics. G overnor Sm all’s announcem ent annual convention of th e southern when logging cars took a downward Haugen, a firm believer in the fee, th a t he would refuse to recoginze the Requesting congressional action to two per cent on the first $1000 to six Oregon d istrict, which was held in trip to destruction. Loggers ran to safety as the cars, heavily loaded has said th a t it would be useless to action of the senate in declaring divorce the affairs of the federal farm per cent on taxable incomes in excess G rants P ass last week. with logs, careened down the Incline. report the bill "stripped of everything Sm ith's seat vacant m eans th a t Illin­ lean banks and the federal Interm e­ of $9000, It provides exemptions of A com m ittee of Medford business C onstruction of a m odern milk con­ essential to Its operation.” diate credit hanks, on the ground that $1500 for single persons and $3000 for ois will have only one senator a t least men is considering a proposition of densing and powdering plant will bo the form er deal chiefly with real es­ m arried persons with an additional ex­ until December, 1929, unless an elec­ E. C. Miller of Portland, to erect a ten- em ption of $400 for each d ep en d en t undertaken soon by the Lower Colum­ tate and the la tter with livestock. B R IE F GENERAL NEW S tion Is forced in Illinois this year. story modern office and sto re build­ bia C o o p erativ e Dairy association, The senate declared vacant th " seat ing in th at city to cost $325,000, local H a rtley Decides to Open Capital. Brigadier-General Frank R. McCoy, to which th e people of Illinois elected stockholders of the organisation de­ GENERAL GOETHALS D IE S In terests to furnish $75.000. Olympia, W a s h —After having re ­ cided a t th eir annual m eeting in As­ who has been delegated by P resident Sm ith by a vote of 61 to 23—m ore F o rty hotel m anagers of southern to ria recently. T he stru ctu re will be Coolidge to supervise 1928 presidential than a tw o-thirds m ajority. Won Fame a t Chief Engineer of the fused for months to allow the new capitol to tie occupied. Governor Hart- Oregon and northern California were n ear th e business center of A storia election In Nicaragua, has arrived at Twenty-one republicans and the one Panama Canal. ley announced (hat the building would guests of th e Del Rogue hotel at and will rep . resen ___ t an investm ent of Corinto. farm er-labor sen ato r joined w ith 39 New York -George W. Goethals, be throw n open to use after January , ' ^an,,, P ass when the southern Ore- more than $50,000. The Norwegian cabinet of Ivan Lyk- dem ocrats In voting to declare S m ith's cleaver of continents, who literally 30. The liulldlng will be occupied by 11 brancb of the H otel Men's asso- ‘ F or construction and Im provement ke, whic^ assumed office in March, seat vacant, while two dem ocrats moved m ountains to bring true a seem ­ th e chief executive, the secretary of c,at,on waa formed last week. of roads in and adjacent to the na- 1926- resigned as a result of conserva- joined w ith 21 republicans against ingly hopeless dream , the Panam a state, th e state auditor and the sta te An excellent outlook for th e dairy ttonal forests of Oregon. $621,000 has tlve losses In October elections, when such a declaration. canal, died a t the age of 70 In his treasu rer. I industry of the northw est and of th at been allocated for the next fiscal year, the labor party won a striking victory. home here ufter a lingering llluess. ----------------------— ---- I section in p articu lar was pictured to to g eth er with $453,000 for roads re­ W ith tw o ex-United S tates senators Mrs Goethals und two sons were F L IE R HOYT DEAD M eredith W ill Not Run for President, dairym en who attended the annual quired m ainly for forest protection —Lenroot of W isconsin and Thom as of w 'th the famous engineer at the end. Des Moines, la Edwin T. Meredith, m eeting of the E astern Oregon ___ Dairy- and adm inistration. Colorado—as th eir spokesmen, public Oregon forest On February 26. 1907, Major Coe- secretary of agriculture, is not a men'» association at H aines last week. | roads thus are granted approxim ately utilities corporations came out iflto Body Found 10 Miles From W here tliais was appointed chief engineer ef Plane Crashed In Canyon. candidate for the presidency. He gave Pneum onia took the g reatest toll in 9 ,-07500° out 07 a total of $7.500.000 the open before the senate in te rsta te tlio Panam a canal and had the honor Boise —The body of Fred Hoyt, lo st this assurance to slate party leaders, Portland In many weeks when 15 avallable for all the national forests, commerce com m ittee in opposition to of finishing the great work. In an airplane en route betw een S alt in session here, after a proposal had deaths were reported for last week by I Mrg- E lllab etb Gaston Lyons cele- any blanket inquiry into th e ir indus­ The task which confronted hint Lake and this city, was found 10 m iles be. n made that Io w a dem ocrats get Dr. John G. Abele, city health officer i brBted ber 101at birthday in Eugene try. whan Roosevelt and T aft elected him west of w here his plane crashed in a behind Mr. M eredith as a “favorite sou and th e total of 101 d eath s from all Iaat week Mrs. Lyons, oldest mem ber Myron T. Herrick. American am bas to finish the canal was one of stag ­ candidate.' causes also was an exceptional week s ° l L e" ls and c la rk chapter. Daugh sador to France, returning to his post canyon 20 miles northw est of Hol­ gering proportions. F rench engineers --------- -----— - record. j ters of th e A m erican Revolution, of a fter a long sick leave, was received brook, Idaho. The body was found by had failed; private co ntractors were T H E M ARKETS S tu d en t, in agriculture In th e co 1-1 ' T n " ? r 1‘ “ ’T ,* 011/ " ' of Lieutenant- like a conquering hero as he landed a rancher in the open country and w as floundering, and n ature herself seem ­ Portland lege In C orvallis have Joined with f , R<>be’‘t Ga8,on' cap- on the soil of France, m ilitary bands brought into Holbrook on a sled. ed bent on balking this attem pt at H olbrook Is in the extrem e south­ W heat n It bluestem $1 42; hard o thers of the Institution In favoring i t r ‘‘glm ent of minute men in Playing national airs and steam severing the two continents she had white, $1 32%; federation. $129; soft th e use of the designation "Oregon ,b " r**olutlon*r ’r war aad « mem ber w histles of harbor craft at H avre Join­ eastern corner of Idaho n ear the U tah Joined together. Disease and the white, w estern white, $128% ; hard s ta te college," |„ preference to th e jH n,e7 COmml,,e* °f -«fetjr. ed in shrieking welcome. A rrival in line. The exact cause of death h a s sh eer force of tropical growth and the w inter, $1 24 Paris also was the scene of enthusias not yet been determ ined, but from th e rust of Its m ists were the chief en­ w estern re ,d n n u ' “ *Pr,n“ ” 2 5 4 ; A gricuìt'und' Z teg T o , klU** ' , ' ■ ' ' i n s titu tio n coflege, 2 £ ‘Ìy I * „ Tl“ — r , MD — i * T * , O durine k . tic reception. location of the body it Is assum ed th e Oregon during , the emies. G oethals had to fight. His Hay aviator abandoned the plane a fte r th e A lfalfa. $19018 50; valley been known. m onth of December, according to a victory was a victory of sanitation, as crash and died from exposure w hile timothy, $t8iJ18 50; .a ste rn Oregon report prepared by T. A Raffety, chief W o m in Accused of Census G raft. well as engineering The first com m unity auction sale Imothy, $20 50021. seeking a settlem ent. ----- Inspector for the state m otor vehicle t,tu> i. i Albany. N. Y. — C rim inal action H e retired In 1914 to p riv ate life, B utterfat - 50O54c th r t " v " * J”’PUlar wl,b ,arm er» departm ent. Approximately 466 per- against Mrs. Florence E. S. Knapp, only to be recalled for war duty, serv throughout Yamhill county The Idea u ie . w)n, were lnJured Th„ county. The Eggs Ranch, 32037c. Labor Asks for Real Beer. Ing la v irio n s capacities. accused of m aladm inistration of the of th eir getting to g eth er to sell goods C attle -Steers, good. $1176012 85. Miami, Fla —The American Federa- ed that there were a total of 3363 ac­ last state census, and against four ---------- w uu a n a a l i i n i IU U T v v ---- Hogs—Medium to choice, $7.75® in a cooperative sale seem s to appeal, cidents reported during the month. other*. was recom mended to Governor Labor will demand of both Illlnote Governor Scores Senate. and num erous listings have been re­ J 36. Of these 1369 were due to carelessness Sm ith by Randall J. Le Boeuf. who m ajor political parties the inclusion of Chicago, III - Illinois has received j I-amba — Medium to choice. $11 60 ceived. Household goods, live stock on the part of drivers. A total of 246 was appointed by the governor to in­ 2 75 beer in their campaign platform . an unw arranted affront from the 013.00. and farm im plem ents are the moat accidents were due to speeding. In vestigate the charges. Mrs. Knapp la This announcem ent was made here U nited S tates senate In Its refusal to , frequent entries. Seattle. 75 ca se , the d riv er, were intoxicated. dean of women at Syracuse university by President William Green a fter th e recognise Colonel Frank L. Sm ith as ' W heat Soft white, w estern white, Sweet Home and F b ster have quite D ate for a special election at which and was the first woman ever to be legislative council of the federation one of its senators, Governor la>n ; $1 30; hard w inter, w estern red, $12«; a few new residents The people are the K lam ath Falls electorate will vote elected secretary of state In New had heard the plea of the U nited Small del lared In a formal statem ent n orthern spring. $1 29; bluestem . mostly those in terested In the high- I on the $300.000 sew er bond issue was lo r k . It was as secretary of state Brewery W orkers, presented by Joseph In which he served notice he would ! $1 46, dark n orthern spring, $1 43; bU“ ,lln’ They h,T e ' b7 ,b * d t7 tor F ebrua“ th a t she had charge of the 1925 cen­ Overfeld. refuse to recognise the senate action i dark hard w inter. $1 42. I f o r c e d In many cases to •-* locate I •»- •* • 28. It ia proposed by the city to sus. H a y — A lfalfa, $25, tim othy, $28; In private homes for accommodation. build a new tru n k line sew er and dia- i Cuban Decree Lim its Sugar Producers. Rich Seattle G lri and Reporter Elope. P. 8 , $22. Miss Betty R arkleff, p retty tele­ posal plant. H avana -President Machado ha„ Vare Files Statement Denying Charges Seattle, Wash Deaplte the strong phone operator of R eedsport, receiv­ B utterfat 63c. signed a decree lim iting Cuban sugar The Miles Linen mllla, which were objections of th eir parents. Miss P a­ W ashington. D C -G e n e ra l denial ed shock and burns last week when established In Salem two years ago, Eggs Ranch, 36039c. Production to 4.000.000 tons a year. m ela Leonard, daughter of A W l eon — e Coos - v urry telephone teippnone office ornce | now are on a sound financial h . n ‘ h-intcs of fraud and 1'irruption and C C attle Steers, choice. $11 50012 25 th I nlted S tates consum ers may be af­ ard. m illionaire S eattle traction mag offtce w w deetroyed by fire The blaze and will pay dividends on fu tu re“V WiUtam ^B W U ^ Z ° PP° Dent’ Hogs Prime. $9 10 0 9 36. fected by the lim itation, designed to nate, and Ransom 0 . (M ike) Foster. l U r l e i m , , “ • 1P,'” ,<’B *" * * ’ ood- | •w o rd in g to a report filed th e a n . . . r flied w lth ^ h e *“ stabilize prices and bring higher re­ Spokane. S eattle new spaper reporter, eloped burning stove used to heat the C attle Steers, good. $11012. with the d irecto r. M th eir annual William S Vare republican turns to Cuban producers. Of the lim­ and were secretly m arried. m artere Hugs Good, $S26u9OO. I meeting la Salem eecentlv. , P can »’ “ « o r ited production, 3.300,000 tons will go j elect from Pennsylvania. to the United Statee. U. S. HAS NO POLICY OF IMPERIALISM OREGON STATE NEWS OF GENERAL INTEREST BASIN PROJECT IS OPPOSED BY GRANGE II. S. LEADS WORLD IN OIL PRODUCTION FARM RELIEF FORCES SPLIT ON FEE PLAN HAGENBARTH AGAIN HEADS WOOL GROWERS SENATE REFUSES TO SEAT FRANKL SMITH i ",,e