A onion high school district, to he
formed of 16 districts In the southern
P R IN C E A LBR EC HT
M IS S C O R N ELIA ADAIR
part of Tillamook county, was author­
ized at an election held last Saturday
when resident voters of the districts
voted 252 In favor and 107 opposed to
C o rp o ra tio n T a x is One of
B rie f Resum e of Happenings of the formation of the district.
Elwyn Miller. 14, of Gold Beach
the W eek Collected fo r
the M ain P oints of
thought quickly when a cow charged
him as he was crossing a field, sprang
Contention.
O ur R eaders.
at the animal, wrapped his arms about
her horns and hung on. The cow
The
Wasco
County
Pioneer
associa­
Washington, D. C.—The administra­
charged down a gully, where her bur­
tion will bold their seventh annual
tion tax-redaction program presented
den dropped off Into a creek.
reunion In The Dalles Thursday
to the senate last week by Secretary
Following a heavy hall storm last
May 3.
Mellon Is In for some severe knocks
week a gale tore trees and shrubs from
by the representatives of business and
Tbe state board of control obtained the ground and turned over two auto­
tbe automobile Industry, but the re­
deeds to approximately 20 acres of mobiles in the district a mile and
publican majority of the senate fi­
land which will be made a part of half west of Umatilla. Farmers In the
nance committee was confident of
Champoeg park.
Helix district reported their wheat
holding Its position for the Mellon
Voters of Hood River on April 20 blanketed under a two-inch fall of
plan.
will be asked to approve a bond Issue ■now.
Chairman Smoot of the committee,
of *850.000 for construction of a grav­
Joe Poulsen, about 15, and a pupil
who Is In charge of the republican
ity water system.
of the Wallowa school, Is at the bos
majority on the committee, announc­
William McVay, Coos county ranch­ pltal In a serious condition as a result
Prince Jaochim Albrecht, cousin of
ed that the previous decision for a
er, suffered two broken arms Sunday of being shot by a fellow pupil at the the former German kaiser, who ia in
12 per cent corporation tax was only
while attempting to save cattle from close of a play rehearsal. A revolver thia country to conduct orchestral
tentative. He Indicated strongly that
Miss Cornelia S. Adair, a native of
had been used for some part In tbe concerts.
an attempt may be made later to make Weet Virginia, is the new president of a barn destroyed in a storm.
this rate 12*4 per cent.
Salem's annual blossom day bas play and had been loaded with a piece
the National Education association.
The corporation tax is one of the
been set for April 15, according to an­ of soap.
Representatives from tho Scappoose
main points of contention In the bill.
nouncement made by King Bing Qul-
commercial club, the Vernonia cham
The house voted to slash this rate
sen berry of tbe Salem Cherrlans.
from 13*4 to 11V4 per cent. Mr. Mel­
A new postoffice for Klamath Palls ber of commerce and the Clatskanie
10633534
lon said this was too much. He fa­
to cost not more than *225,000 Is rec­ commercial club met In St. Helens
vored 12 per cent, and in Its first ac­
ommended In the final report to con­ with representatives of the St Helens
tion the committee tentatively accept­
Washington. D. C.—Legislation auth­
gress of the budget bureau, last week. chamber of commerce last week and
formed a Columbia county chamber of orizing construction of the Deschutes
ed this figure, but now Senator Smoot
Washington, D. C.—The story of the
School directors and clerks of Co­
commerce.
appears to be ready to boost It up to formation of the Continental Trading
reclamation project and the Umatilla
lumbia county will meet April 14 at
12% per cent because of other pros­ company, which government prosecu­
There were two fatalities due to In­ rapids pdwer project, apparently Is
St. Helens In the new high school au­
pective reductions.
tors sought to bring out at previous ditorium and perfect an organization. dustrial accidents in Oregon during destined to get nowhere at this ses­
The republican majority also Is trials of Harry P. Sinclair, wealthy
the week ending April 5, according to
Forest rangers report three feet of a report prepared by the state indus­ sion of congress.
standing pat for the 1200,000,000 limi­ oil operator, may not be touched upon
Both bills has been favorably re­
snow
at
Toll
Gate
In
the
Blue
moun­
tation on tax reduction set by Secre­ during the Sinclair trial which opened
trial accident commission. The vic­ ported In the house by the committee
tains.
New
snow
has
augmented
the
tary Mellon, but the democrats hope to Monday.
tims were Hugh Harbison. Falsetz,
depth slightly since the report was logger, and Ernest J. Fowler, Port on reclamation and Irrigation, but tbe
have their contention for a *300,000,
opposition of Representative Cramton
The oil man. It Is said will admit made.
000 figure bolstered up by experts that he gave ex-Secretary of the In­
land, brick mason.
and several of his allies, coupled with
Post office receipts at Portland In
who will appear before the commit­ terior Pall *233,000, part in bonds of
The Lane County Credit association, unfavorable reports from the depart­
March aggregated *266.000, the post-
tee In public hearings.
made up principally of Eugene mer­ ment of Interior, seems too great an
the Continental company, purchased
Even should the republican major­ with oil profits, and will Insist that office department announced recently, chants and professional men, unanl obstacle to be surmounted at this
ity In committee succeed in holding the payment was for one-third Interest Increasing 2.04 per cent over March mously adopted a resolution last week time.
the bill within the limitations set try In Fall’s Trea Rltos Cattle and Land of last year.
asking the city council to place upon
The fate of the Umatilla rapids pro­
the treasury, democrats believe they company In New Mexico.
The government forest service has the ballot at a special city election the ject, which lias not yet been given
will be supported sufficiently on the
Sinclair will maintain that the appropriated about *30.000 to be used question of allowing the theaters to a favorable committee report In the
floor to obtain repeal of the auto­
source of the bonds Is not material to on a new road into the forest above operate In Eugene on Sunday.
senate, is Inextricably bound up with
mobile levy of 3 per cent which was
the government charges against him Estacada. This road will connect with
The city of Myrtle Point will lay that of Muscle Shoals and Boulder
voted by the house but which Mr. Mel­
of conspiring to defraud the govern­ the Garfield road.
1000 feet of new water main In the dam. If the congress votes to have
lon wants to retain.
A check for *34,247.52, representing south part of town. The new main the government undertake develop­
ment In the Teapot Dome oil lease.
The prosecution contends that Sin­ the county's share of receipts from will be four Inches in diameter and ment of those projects, there is hope
clair gave the bonds to Pall as a bribe sales of government timber during will replace two-inch pipe, which has of the Umatilla rapids power bill in
after the latter signed the lease giv­ 1927, has been received by the treas­ been found Inadequate for fire protec its present form, but not until then.
urer of Klamath county.
ing the oil man the naval reserve.
tion or for giving to the residents of
That the government is ready to go
S. A. Blakely, logging superintend­ that district sufficient supply.
AUTO T H E F T IS HARDER
Into the Continental deal, should it ent of the Brooks-Scanlon Lumber
At a meeting of directors of tbe
find It necessary. Is Indicated by the company of Bend, was elected presi­ Klamath Falls school board last week More and More Cars Are Recovered
Washington, D. C. — Speaker Nich­ calling of Robert W. Stewart, chair­
dent of the Deschutes-Jefferson For­ an election was authorized to be held
By the Police.
olas Longworth and other house lead­
man of the board of the Standard Oil est Protective association.
April 26 to decide whether the school
Chicago.—Stealing an automobile
ers have announced their Intention to company of Indiana aB a witness. Stew­
The train on the Sumpter Valley district shall Issue bonds cf *105,000. and "getting away with It” Is becom­
force a showdown at this session of
art, with Sinclair, James E. O'Neill
congress on the Penn bill to reappor­ and H. M. Hlackmar, guaranteed to railroad was derailed Saturday. The Of this amount It is proposed that ing harder every year, according to C.
tion membership In the house of repre­ the late A. E. Humphreys of Denver engine left the track three times and *80,000 be expended in the construc­ A. Vane of the National Automobile
finally rolled down an embankment, tion of an eight-room elementary Dealers’ association in announcing the
sentatives as required by the consti­
the performance of the contract but no one was seriously Injured.
school.
tution.
result of a survey of automobile thefts
through which the Continental com­
C. E. Linton, president of the Ore­
The Penn bill directs the secretary pany purchased 33,000,000 barrels of
A retail credit men’s association for in 28 American cities.
gon Beaches Roosevelt Highway asso­ Union and Wallowa counties was or­
of commerce to reapportion the seats oil from him.
A total of 95,083 cars were stolen in
ciation, has set April 14 as the date on ganized In La Grande recently when the 28 cities last year, but of this
In the house every ten years, Imme­
More than 80 witnesses have been
which that association will hold Its 52 business men met In La Grande. number 87,186, or 91.7 per cent, were
diately after the federal decennial cen­
summoned to be in court when Sin­
semi annual meeting In Waldport.
sus. He is to use the formula known
A board of directors made up of La recovered.
clair goes on trial next week. Two
as major fractions and la to keep the cabinet officers, Secretaries Wilbur
Newport, R. I., had the only perfect
While Ike Dunford, Jackson county Grande business men was elected. The
total membership at 435.
and Work, and two ex cabinet officers, Jailer, was eating his breakfast Sun­ association has as Its purpose the co­ record of all the cities. Thirty-six
He Is to report his allocation of Edwin Denby and Harry M. Daugher­ day morning, a thief entered the of­ operation of credit and commercial cars were stolen and 36 recovered.
seats to congress and failure of con­ ty, have been subpenaed. Another fice In the basement of the courthouse Interests.
Detroit led the list of cities in both
gress to upset his apportionment, bas­ prominent witness is Theodore Roose­ and took *200 from the jailer's desk.
the
numbers of cars stolen and the
“The egg business needs to be ad­
ed upon mathematical calculations,
Automobile thieves stole Patrol­ vertised," H. E. Cosby, Oregon Ag­ number recovered. The figures were
velt, ex-asslstant secretary of the
would see the reapportloninent go into navy.
man John Skelly's car in front of the ricultural college poultry specialist, 12,336 stolen and 11,000 recovered.
effect automatically.
police station at The Dalles. Tele­ told central Oregon poultry men at
California, Michigan, Florida and
Award Made for Lumber Slogan.
phone calls to adjotning towns failed a meeting in Redmond. "No qjhe?
B R IE F G ENERAL N EW S
other states which have grown tre­
to reveal any trace of the automobile. dally manufacturer of a perishable
Washington, D. C.—James E. Noble
mendously In recent years would gain
Henry William Hagemann, promin­ product leaves the matter of consump­ Jr., Sanatorium, Miss., was announced
Henry Ford is visiting In England
seats In an equitable reapportlonment.
ent
farmer and prunegrower of Logan, tion up to the buyer so much as the as the winner of the first prixe of
for
the
first
time
in
12
years.
It was pointed out.
*5000 In the "Slogan for Wood" con­
In
Clackamas
county, was killed In­ egg producer.”
The unveiling of the mounted statue
The last reapportlonment was made
One hundred and fifty disc maps test conducted by the National Lum­
stantly
last
week.
His
neck
was
of
General
Robert
E.
Lee
on
Stone
In 1911 on the basis of the 1*10 census.
broken when be fell from a load of for use of forest service fire lookouts ber Manufacturers' association. His
The population In 1910 was *1.641,197, Mountain took place Monday, the an­
throughout the 22 national forests of slogan was: "Certified by Centuries
straw.
while the population In 1*20, exclusive niversary of Appomattox.
Oregon and Washington are being pre­ of Service.” Six other grand prizes
A
total
of
2500
baby
chicks
have
Chile
has
offered
Commander
Rich­
of the District of Columbia, was 105,-
pared by the Portland forest service were awarded and 50 state and region­
271,200. The Penn committee point­ ard E. Byrd the cooperation of that been presented to the Children's Farm
offices under tbe direction of F. H. al awards of *1000 each were made.
Home
of
Corvallis
by
friends
of
the
government
In
forwarding
the
work
ed out that thus 13.631,852 persons are
Institution. This Is the beginning of Brundage, chief of fire control. The The total prize money was *15,000.
without "fair and equitable representa­ of his south pole expedition.
A belated winter snowstorm accom­ the poultry Industry for the Farm maps will be sent to tbe various for­ Approximately 400,000 persons entered
tion In congress.'*
est offices this week.
the contest.
panied by rapidly tumbling tempera­ Home.
It will be the policy of the state
tures swept over Kansas, Nebraska
The
35th
session
of
the
Willamette
K ID N A P GANG CAPTURED
and southwestern Iowa Saturday, Iso­ Valley Chautauqua at Gladstone park highway commission in the future to Pacific Northwest Dam ato ba Viewed.
construct paved roads 20 feet wide.
Washington. D. C.—Storage dams in
Wealthy Chicago Hotel Men, Held for lating several cities. Including Omaha. near Oregon City will be held from
Carl
Gray,
president
of
the
Union
July 10 to 22. New features and re­ Instead of 18 and 16 feet as has been the Pacific northwest under jurisdic­
Ransom, Found.
the practice in tbe past, according to tion of the Inferior department will
Chicago—Kidnaped and held a week Pacific system, has announced a bud­ vival of some of former years are announcement made at Salem recent­
be lnspocted Immediately by army
get
of
*90,000,000
for
Improvements
planned.
for *100,000 ransom, Thomas Kaynor,
ly by Roy Klein, state highway engi- engineer officers, under an arrange­
The O-W. R. & N. unit of the Union
rich automobile dealer and hotel own­ and maintenance this year. This is
neer. Mr. Klein said the new hlgh- ment between the secretaries of war
er, was rescued by Chicago detectives, *5,000,000 In excess of the 1927 budget Pacific system spent In Portland last ways
would be constructed on the and Interior.
The
latest
report
concerning
Leon
I
year an average of (34.360 for every
who captured four of the alleged kid­
Trotxky, once leader of Russian red business day of the year, according basts of 10-foot units, so that in case
napers.
of widening operations it would not
T H E M ARKETS
Gaynor »#» seised by three nu-n as army but of late months exile In the to annual reports Just compiled by
be necessary to disturb tbe entire
Portland
he walked from a garage to his home. farthest reaches of soviet Russia, says I the company.
width of the highway.
he
and
his
wife
are
In
Latvia.
Recent
Wheat—B.
B.
bluestem, »153; hard
He was tkaen to Schoen's roadhouse,
The 2.300,000 young silverslde sal­
Banking resources in Oregon In­ white, federation, soft white, western
near Dundee, and held there until his rumors that Trotsky had been assas mon reared at the Klaskanlne river
captors, learning they had been be­ slnated are scouted by the Moscow hatchery for the past 16 months were creased (3.377,628.26 In the period be­ white. »1.43; hard winter, *1.34; north­
tween the bank call of February 28 ern spring, »1 35*4: western red, *1.34;
trayed by one of their men. bundled government.
given their freedom last week, when and March 28. 1927, according to the
Hay — Alfalfa. »18@18.50; valley
Gaynor Into an automobile and drove
they were released Into the stream by
abstract
report
of
A
A
Schram,
state
timothy.
*180 18.50; eastern Oregon
Canada
R
.m
o
v
e
.
T
o
u
r
.*
Good.
Ban.
L
w
H
|ck#y
,
up8rln,
endent
40 miles to Crystal lake.
Confessions obtained by police from
Victoria. B C.-Customs regulations
Thre,
mlIe, of loggln, superintendent of banks. The report timothy. *20.50@21.
shows a gain of *3,738.263 in resources
Butterfat—45c.
three of the seven men arrested In have been revised to permit tourists
road, to tap a big stand of virgin tim­ of the Portland banks. Indicating a
Eggs—Ranch, 19@24c.
connection with the kidnaping of the to enter Canada from the United
ber, is to be built from Coquille to loss In resources of the banks outside
Cattle—Steers, good, *11012.35.
wealthy automobile dealer and hotel States with golf clubs and other sport­
beyond the Al Powers operations on of the city Deposits in banks of the
Hogs — Medium to choice, *7.90®
owner, showed the gang had definite ing equipment without making a mon­
Yellow creek. Engineering forces are state increased from *284.952.426 on
.25.
plans for abducting a score or more ey deposit on such paraphernalia The
on hand, and the road is to be com­ March 28. 1927, to »292.175.388 on Feb­
Lambs—Medium to choice, *13016.
Chicagoans for ransoms totaling *1,- ruling calling for a deposit on such
pleted by August. It is said.
ruary 28. a gain of *7.222.912.
Seattle.
000.000.
goals while the tourtst was in the
One hundred feet from shore and
Wheat—Soft white, western white,
Glenn Morrison post of the Ameri­
country reused much irritation in
German Sets Mark for Glider Planes. Victoria and strong protests were safety two Gar'be’dl mill hands re­ can Legion was Installed at Kerby *1.44*4; hard winter, »1.34; western
leased their hold on their capsiied last Wednesday by State Commander red, *136; northern spring, *1.38;
Berlin — Ferdinand Schuli Sunday made to the Ottawa government.
skiff, attempted swim in and were George E. Love of Eugene. This Is bluestem, *1.53^4; dark northern
established a new v o M gliding rec­
drowned in the storm tossed waters the second poet to be organised in spring. *1.54; dark hard winter, *1 61.
ord, ascending 1758 feet In a 45 minute
Pasco Free Bridge Movement On.
of Tillamook bay off Garibaldi last Josephine county. Don R. Morrison is
Hay — Alfalfa, *24; timothy. *28;
flight in a motorless airplane utilis­
Walla Walla. Wash.—Movement for week.
commander.
P. S . »24.
ing air currents.
a free bride over the Columbia river
Members of three Bend civic organ­
Butterfat—46c.
The windstorm at Corvallis Monday
has started and petitions here are isations last week voted to place on
Eggs—Ranch. 22 @ 25c.
ready for circulation this week, ask­ the ballot, probably for the primary lifted the roof off a business structure
Cattle—Steers, choice, *11012.
and threw it partially over an adjoin­
ing that (he state take over the Pasco-
election, the question of changing ing building Chimneys fell and win
Hogs—Prime. »9 256935.
Kennewick span which, since Its build­ from the present common council form
Spokane.
dows In business buildings and striae
ing several years ago. has been a toll
of city government to the managerial lures on the Oregon State college
Cattle—Steers,
good. *11.25011.60.
structure.
system
campus were tjlown In.
Hogs—Good. *90 9 10.
FIGHT OVER MELLON
TAX PLAN FORECAST
OREGON STATE NEWS
OF GENERAL INTEREST
GOVERNMENT STARTS
TEAPOT DOME TRIAL
WOULD REAPPORTION
SEATS IN THE HOUSE
RECLAMATION BILLS _
FARM RELIEF BILL
AGAIN FACES VETO
P re s id e n t B elie v ed to be S till
Opposed to E q u a liza tio n
Fee.
Washington, D. C.—President Cool­
idge and farm leaders In congress ap­
parently are still at odds on farm re­
lief, and despite a significant confer­
ence between the president and Sen­
ator McNary, author of the pending
senate measure, those close to the
White House believe another veto In­
evitable If the controversial equaliza­
tion fee is retained in the legislation.
However, there were some who be­
lieved Mr. Coolidge would give his ap­
proval of most of the other provisions
of the pending legislation, and If he
returned another McNary-Haugen bill
he would do so with the suggestion
that it be repassed without the equali­
zation fee.
Passage of the pending agricultural
measure, with the equalization fee, la
confidently predicted by Its sponsors.
Furthermore, Senator McNary an-
onunced after the White House parley
that he was "standing pat" on the
bill’s provisions. What luck he had In
his conversation with tbe president
about the bill was not revealed.
Friends of the president believe he
cannot go behind the ruling of Attor­
ney-General Sargent last year that the
equalization fee Is unconstitutional.
The modified McNary-Haugen bill now
before both the senate and house still
would resort to this fee as an alter­
native proposition for raising funds by
a tax on commodities to market the
surplus which might develop for any
commodity.
President Coolidge Is said to enter­
tain serious objections to the Jones-
Reid flood control measure. His ob­
jections are two-fold, namely, against
having the federal government bear
the whole cost and against the situa­
tion which would compel the federal
government to buy at elaborate prices
large tracts of land along the flood
lone.
HOOVER AND SMITH
AHEAD IN CONTEST
Washington, D. C. — The political
croBs-winds of April are sweeping
away some of the clouds that have
made it difficult to size up the trend
of the presidential campaign, but con­
ditions still are too unsettled for ac­
curate June forecasts.
Two-thirds of the republicans who
will hold credentials at Kansas City
nine weeks hence, and 75 per cent of
the delegates to the Houston conven­
tion two weeks later, remain to be
selected—and this factor adds to the
uncertainty.
As It stands now among republican
contenders. Hoover is out ahead with
164 instructed and claimed delegates.
Lowden, in the lead until this week,
has an even 100, Curtis, 23 and Norris
16, with the preference of 66 In doubt.
Of the democrats. Smith is far to
the front with 186 instructed and
claimed convention votes. Reed of
Missouri has 36 and George of Georgia
28, with 38 in doubt.
Generally it Is agreed that, barring
upsets. Hoover will go into the re­
publican convention with the most
delegates, and that the New York gov­
ernor will be In the same position at
Houston.
CHAUNCEY
DEPEW
B U R IE D
Famous Citizen Now Rests In Village
Where He Was Born.
New York. — Bustling New York
paused tn its activities Saturday to
pay Its final tribute to the memory of
one of Its oldest and most beloved
citizens, Chauncey M. Depew, “the
man without an enemy."
Fifth avenue was hushed in the vici­
nity of Fifty-third street as the fun­
eral services were held at St. Thomas’
Protestant Episcopal church. Just
around the corner from the brown­
stone mansion where the 93-year-old
statesman, railroad executive, wit and
orator died.
Following the church ceremonies
the funeral cortege, escorted by po­
lice, proceeded uptown and through
the Hudson river towns to Peekskill,
his birthplace, for interment in the
family mausoleum just outside the vil­
lage. Peekskill suspended all activi­
ties during the Interment.
Multi-Lateral Pact Given Powers.
Washington. D. C. — The United
States' proposal for a multi-lateral
treaty among world powers renounc­
ing war will be submitted formally to
Great Britain. Germany. Italy and Ja­
pan. state department officials dis­
closed.
Bond Total *64.750,310
Salem. Or.—Outstanding bonds Is­
sued by Oregon now aggregate *64.-
750 310. according to a statement is­
sued by the state treasurer here.