HALSEY ENTEHPIUSE, HALSEY, OREGON, SEPTEMBER 13, l ‘r2S
HUGHES IS ELECTED
TO WORLD COURT
F o rm e r S e c re ta ry of State
Given P lace on In te rn a ­
tio n al T rib u n al.
OREGON STATE NEWS
OF GENERAL INTEREST
P rin cipal Events of the W eek
Assem bled fo r Inform ation
of Our R eaders.
What the tourist crop Is to the
state is indicated by the fact that one
Cottage Grove tourist camp, the Wood-
son camp, registered 25,000 persons
during the year, which ended August
3L
KELLOGG TREATY
WARMLY PRAISED
An increase of flax acreage under
contract to the state prison to 4500
seres for 1929, as compared to 3500
acres this year, was announced by
Colonel W. B. Bart ram In charge of
the state flax industry.
The Deschutes county fair board
and managers are completing plans
which will mean the best county fair
yet held. Managers of the depart­
ments are working on entries. The
fair will be held in Redmond Septem­
ber 26. 27 and 28.
League of N ations Speakers
A pprove N ew A nti-W ar
P act.
Geneva, Switzerland. — Charles
Albany college will open Tuesday
Evans Hughes, former Justice of the
G eneva.-P lain speaking of war and
morning, September 18, for its 67th
tu tte d States supreme court, was
peace, on the meaning of the K,liOg.
year.
elected a member of the League of Na­
pact and on the need of disarmament
tions' world court at The Hague. The
The state council of carpenters held
characterized a session of the aesemk-
court Is the world’s highest interna­
Its fourth annual session in La Grande
ly of the league of nations.
last week.
tional tribunal and might be called
Hermann Mueller, socialist chan-
upon at any time to decide a question
Fire of undetermined origin did dam­
cellor of Germany; Nicholas Politia
of peace or war among nations.
age estimated at »15,000 to The Dalles
a brilliant legal light of Greece,
Hughes was elected on the first bal­
Manufacture of socks has been add­
Elks temple.
Mlneichiro Adachl, Japanese ambas­
lot by the delegates to the league's an­
sador to France, led the delegates of
Harvey S. Hale, county agent, esti­ ed to the industries at the state peni­
nual assembly. He received 41 votes
50 nations Into storms of applause as
mates the purple vetch seed crop for tentiary, according to announcement
of a possible total of 48. There was
they eloquently pictured dire r suits
1928 in Coos county will amount to of Henry Myers, superintendent, at a
one vote each for Sir J. W. Wessels
i meeting of the state board of control.
18,000 pounds.
that might follow acts of International
of South Africa and Sir Abdur Rahim
Distribution of the socks will be lim­
injustice.
The
Pacific
Power
&
Light
company
of India.
ited to the state institutions.
Premier Mackenzie King of Canada
has received the contract for Installing
President Zable of the assembly at
Two Pendleton officers, T. B. Gur-
achieved a striking personal sc cess
the
new
lighting
system
on
Main
Lewis
H.
Fisher
was
appointed
chief
once announced Hughes' election to
dane and C. L. Lieuaiien, who arrested
when, in simple, but potent phrase»,
the court. Previously the league coun­ of the division of appointments, civil street in Redmond.
William Edward Hickman, bringing to
he held up as an example for thé
cil, or governing body, had decided service commission, to succeed Dr.
The Tillamook county fair from a close the man hunt for the kidnaper
world the long and untroubled reign
Thomas P. Chapman, who died sud­ September 12 to 15 looms as the big­
unanimously to support Hughes.
and slayer of little Marian Parker,
of peace between Canada and the
Hughes, If, as expected, accepts the denly. Mr. Fisher will serve as as­ gest celebration of the year in that were awarded 60 per cent of the »27,
Admiral E. W. Eberle, who was United States.
section of Oregon.
high post, will succeed John Bassett sistant secretary of the commission,
728.38 reward collected by a radio chairman of the general board and re­
The Canadian statesman said that
Moore, United States, who resigned
Morris Schnal, for 20 years a prom­ broadcasting station.
cently chief of naval operations, has that dominion's budget did not con­
from the court tw'o years ago.
inent merchant of Tillamook, died
A complete change In the Portland retired after 47 years in the navy, be­ tain a single dollar which could be at­
Coincident with Hughes' election
suddenly Wednesday while sweeping
city
administration will be In effect ginning at the age of seventeen and tributed to fear of aggression by the
to the court, Switzerland asked the
out bis store, the Men's Shop.
on Wednesday, September 19. The ending with his sixty-fourth birthday. United States.
assembly to refer to the world court
Douglas county will have approxi­ municipal government for that day
"Disarmament must come or the
a question of vital International lm
mately 75,000 turkeys for the Thanks­ will be in the hands of members of
league of nations will be a failure,"
portance—whether the league assem­
giving and Christmas market this the Order of De Molay, the purpose of
was a striking sentiment expressed by
bly and council could ask the court
Oslo, Norway.—Search of the Polar year, present estimates indicate.
Chancellor Mueller. He followed this
which Is the education of youth in the
for an ‘■advisory” opinion If a major­ ice fields for traces of Roald Amund-
An appropriation of »10,000 has been principles of Masonry.
with a plain warning that Germany
ity of delegates desired; or, whether a Ben and his five companions of the
made
for
the
Wallowa
national
forest
could
not go on indefinitely under the
Harvest
is
in
full
swing
throughout
unanimous vote by all delegates would Nobile rescue expedition has been
to complete the 11-mile connecting Baker valley. For the first time in
limitations of armament imposed on
be necessary.
abandoned. This was decided at a
link between the Imnaha and Lick some sections the combines have en­
Atlanta, Ga.—Shortage In the South­ her by the Versailles treaty, while
This question was one of the prin meeting of government officials and Creek roads.
ern
Baptist home mission board ac­ other countries were permitted to
tered.
greatly
expediting
the
harvest
cipal ones that kept the United States polar experts at the ministry of de­
C. J. Lisle, for many years employed and preventing losses from rains when counts administered by Clinton S. build up their land, sea and air forces.
from accepting Jurisdiction of the fense.
Conditions never were less favorable
world court in international disputes.
Search will be continued, however, as a reporter on Salem newspapers, the grain is left In the field. Good Carnes, missing treasurer, probably
In some cases, under league pro­ along the Norwegian coast in the hope has been appointed probation officer crops are reported In practically all will reach »1,000,000, a statem ent of for war, he added, and he gave hearty
church officials said. Carnes dlsap- approval of the Kellogg-Briand pact
cedure, one nation alone can block ac of discovering more relics of the sea­ for the state training school for boys section of the county.
on behalf of his government.
peard
August 15.
at
Woodburn,
tlon by all others.
Portland area Boy Scout member­
plane in which the six men were
Criminal court proceedings were In­
A most unusual theft is reported ship passed the 3000 mark this week
traveling when disaster overtook them.
A pontoon from the French naval ma­ from Eugene, a thief last Friday night for the first time with 2143 boys reg­ dicated in the announced determina­
chine, discovered a few days ago off entering the yard of Mrs, Dorinda istered in city troops and 860 in troops tion of Assistant Solicitor General Ed
Tromsoe, convinced officials that the Crosby, a widow, and carrying off outside the city limits. There are 88 A. Stephens to begin grand Jury pro­
three stands of bees.
men were dead.
troops in the city and 47 in the area ceedings against the mission treasurer
outside.
Nearly 500 men are engaged as soon as practicable.
Van Armitage. 11, is in the Seaside
There was little to Indicate what
In
Boy
Scout
leadership.
hospital with a fractured skull as the
APPROVE BANK MERGER
Portland, Or.—Because of what is
Carnes could have done with the
Olympia, Wash.—Fire swept through
result of being hit at Cannon Beach
Dean C. Smith, ex-La Grande boy,
the west wing of the old state capitol Consolidation W ill Give Chicago Sec by an automobile and hurled 30 feet In and whose relatives still make their money he allegedly obtained during declared to be an emergency fire sit­
the period of the accruing shortage, uation, all national forests in Oregon
here and was checked only after the
the air while playing in the sand.
home there, will be eastern Oregon's
ond Largest Institution.
which was estimated to be several are to be closed, effective Monday, to
entire Olympia fire department and a
The fair at Sprtngwater In Clacka­ only representative on Commander
Chicago.—Merger of the Continental
Tacoma engine company had fought National Bank & Trust company and mas county is to be held September Richard E. Byrd’s antarctic exploring years, possibly eight. Nor was there public use and travel except at regu­
the blaze for two hours. Damage to he Illinois Merchants' Trust company, 14 and plans are being made to make trip. Smith will pilot one of Byrd's any word of the missing treasurer, larly established camp grounds and
the building Itself was estimated at described as a billion dollar combine, It more than surpass In every depart planes. He was cue of six pilots se­ who vanished after telling his chauf­ along regularly used roads.
The order, coning from C. M.
feur he would not be at his home for
150,000. A check of various state de was approved by the directors of the ment other fairs held in the past
lected from among 15,000 applications.
dinner on August 15 because of a bus­ Granger, district United States for
partment papers which the building two banks In separate meetings.
The state inheritance tax depart­ iness trip to Raleigh, N. C. He was ester at Portland, follows closely on
Miss Anne Whiteaker of Eugene
housed showed that only a few obso
The consolidated institution will be daughter of the first state governor ment has received a check for »190,000 never seen at Raleigh or elsewhere, Governor Patterson's proclamation,
lete records were destroyed.
known as the Continental Illinois
in payment of the tax on the estate
deferring the opening date of the hunt­
Most serious damage was caused In Bank & Trust company, and will have of Oregon, was elected president of of the late Mrs. Elizabeth C. Good of so far as has been determined.
ing season.
the offices of the traffic and engineer­ combined total resources exceeding the Lane County Pioneer association
Portland, who left approximately
The closure is the most sweeping in
ing sections of the department of pub­ 41.000.000,000, the official announce­ at Its annual meeting held In Eugene, »862,000. This is .the third largest In­
B R IE F GENERAL NEW S
the history of the national forests of
The 15th annual Wasco county fair
lic works, where many records were ment said.
heritance tax ever collected by the
was held in Maupin last week,
ilagi.lgeil bv water.
Elizabethton, Tenn., has been select­ Oregon, involving as it does 14 na­
The merged bank will become the
large crowd was In attendance and state, according to State Treasurer ed by Mr. Hoover for the only speech tional forests of a total of 13,216,000
Built originally as a Thurston coun
Kay.
second largest financial institution in
acres.
he will make in the south.
ty courthouse, the building was taken America, second only to the National the largest number of displays ever
Crater
Lake
national
park
reached
Granger declared the measure nec­
shown
In
Wasco
county
was
on
hand
The Chinese Nationalist government
over by the state in 1901, at which City bank of New York.
its 100,000th attendance last week. announced its decision to adhere to essary as "the forest fire situation
The
Roseburg
cannery
has
Just
In
time a wing was added to It at a cost
Capital of the merged bank will be
of $825,000. The old capitol housed $75,000,000, surplus 465.000.000, and a stalled additional equipment valued at The 100,000th visitor was Mrs. D. G. the Kellogg - Briand pact renouncing now existing requires unusual action.”
“Forest fire conditions are critical
»12,000, giving the cannery more than Dollle-MacNoel, an English woman of war.
the legislature from 1901 until 192
reserve fund of »10,000,000 for contln
Golina,
Mexico,
whose
husband
is
Brit­
throughout
the state," he said. Some
Governor
Smith
will
carry
his
presi­
four
times
as
much
capacity
as
in
the
and has since been used as quarters gencles.
past. The plant employs 160 people, ish consul of Mexico. Motion pictures dential campaign into the west the of the largest and most disastrous
for administrative departments nol
were taken of the event. Attendance
fires in the northwest have occurred
yet accommodated In new state build Church of Canada Bars Lady Paatora
Mrs. Isabella El wick of Corbett was at the park last year was 82,000 and week of September 16, with three
during
the month of September, not­
speeches
in
Nebraska,
Oklahoma
and
lugs. It was the old courthouse proper
Winnipeg, Man —Ordination of wo elected president of the Eastern Mult­ in 1926 It was 86,009.
ably the coast fires of Oregon and the
Colorado.
that was damaged.
nomah
County
Pioneers'
association
men as ministers of the United Church
Portland was one of 23 of 50 of the
Ellsworth Jeffrey, secretary of the Yacolt and Lewis river forest in 1902
of Canada is unlikely in the near fu­ at the 13th annual meting of the or­ largest cities in the country to show civil service commission of Cleveland, In Washington.
ganization
at
the
grange
hall,
Corbett.
AVIATOR PAID TRIBUTE
ture, It appeared at a session of the
an Increase In postal receipts last O„ was elected president of the assem­
church's general council. Thirty two About 300 attended the meeting.
month over August, 1927, according to bly of civil service commissioner»,
PASS BANK TAX LAW
Funeral Services for Air Crash Victim presbyteries voted In favor of ordlnat
The Coos bay park commission has a tabulation prepared by the postoffice
which closed Its 21st annual conven­
Held in Spokane.
Ing them, 34 were opposed. 23 advised announced that it will ask the war de­ department. The receipts at the Port­ tion at Denver recently.
California to Collect 4 Per Cent of
partment for a large appropriation at land office last month were »256,638
Spokane, Wash. — Hundreds paid delay and 23 made no report.
Net Income.
the next session for the park, which
homage to the memory of Paul V.
as compared with »253.661 in 1927. an
Sacramento» Cal. — The California
Thirty-one
Nations
Renounce
War.
Wheatley, pilot of the 111 fated air mall Governors W ill Confer in New Orleans is now a military reserve. The park increase of »2976, or 1.17 per cent.
Washington, D. C.—Declaration by tax commission's constitutional amend­
plane which crashed at Pocatello.
Lincoln. Neb — The 19th national overlooks the entrance to Coos bay.
The
Union
county
court
prepared
a
Turkey
and Lithuania of Intention to ment relating to taxing of intangibles
Idaho, last Tuesday, killing Wheatley governors' conference will be held In
A new paper bag factory, with an
certificate of necessity to be placed adhere to the Kellogg treaty renounc­ and net incomes of corporations and
and six passengers.
New Orleans November 20 to 22, It annual payroll of not less than »150,
banks in the state was adopted here
The ex Spokane boy was buried with was announced here hy Governor. 000, will be established in St. Helens on the November election ballot ask ing war as an instrument of national
when the senate and assembly unani­
ing
that
»100,000
be
authorized
for
a
policy
was
announced
by
the
state
de­
full military honors. Airplanes cir Adam McMullen, chairman of the within 90 jays. It was announced by
mously passed an amendment support
courthouse to replace the one partly
cled the cemetery and scattered flow executive committee.
Max Oherdorfer. general manager ot damaged by fire at La Grande August partment, making 31 nations which ing the commission's recommends
have
officially
communicated
their
In­
era over the casket as it was lowered
lie St. Helens Pulp & Paper company.
21. The proposed building will cost tentions through the United States, tions.
Into the grave. At the same time a
Mexico to Get Air Mail.
Chamber of commerce secretaries about »150.000. but »50,000 is to be the depository of the pact and instru
The act provides that banks and
firing squad from Fort Wright fired a
Washington. D. C. Air mall service representing Ashland, Klamath Falls, raised outside of special taxation.
corporations
in California be taxed on
ments
of
adherence.
farewell salute.
between the United States and Mexico Grants Pass, Marshfield and Roseburg
a basis of 4 per cent of their net in­
Frightened by loud claps of thunder
will be inaugurated October 1. Post met in Roseburg recently and dis
and Jagged forks of lightning. J. Prison Guards Kill 6 Fleeing Convicts comes and intangibles on a basis of 4
Paralysis Serum Believed Found.
master General New announced.
cussed matters relating to mutual in­ Smith, a sheepherder. near Klamath
mills.
Baton Rouge. La —Six convicts are
Palo Alto. Cal. — Discovery of a
terests of southern Oregon com muni Falls, drove his sheep into a compact
known
to
have
been
killed,
another
serum which he believes will effective
ties.
the m arkets
mass under a grove of trees. A min­ convict is believed to have been fatal New Figure Wins Wisconsin Votes.
ly counteract the germ of Infantile
P ortlan d
County Treasurer W. W Everhart ute later lightning struck into the cen­ ly wounded, and eight men were less
Milwaukee. Wis. — A new political
paralysis was announced by Dr. Ed
Wheat
Big Bead hluestem. hard | of Clackamas county has received a ter of the flock. From the lightning
figure,
W alter J. Kohler, industrial
seriou
ly
Injured
I
d
a
pitched
battle
win W. Schult», head of the barter
vhite. »131; soft white and western check for »25.603 02 from the United
and in the resultant stampede 70 sheep at Louisiana state penitentiary when leader with a platform of a “business
lology department of Stanford univer
vhite. »1 13; hard winter, northern States treasury as Clackamas county's
were killed. Smith was knocked down a number of convicts attempted to es c.m inistration for the state,” has won
ally. After months of experimentation ■prlng and western red, (1.08.
) share of the 1927 tax on the revested and stunned by the lightning bolt.
the republican nomination for gover-
cape. There may be more dead.
with Indian monkeys, the doctor says
Hay — Alfalfa »16 50017: valley Oregon and California railroad grant
n tr of Wisconsin. His victory is with­
Three
industrial
fatalities
were
re­
he has found some that do not re
Imothy »17017 50; eastern Oregon ) lands,
ported to the state industrial accident 13 000-Foot Parachute Leap by Woman out precedent in the history of the
»pond to the action of the germ, anti
mothy (211i 21 Lu
The oiling of The Dalles California commission for the week ending Sep­
It Is from these he has obtained the
Tulsa, O kla—Mrs. Petrlcia Moore, »Late. A novice in the political arena,
B u tlerfat 64c.
highway has been completed, the last tember 6. Workmen reported as los­ 22-yeur-old mother, dropped from an Kohler defeated two seasoned oppon
new serum.
Etgs Ranch. 290 10c.
Job being the spreading of heavy oil ing their lives during the week were airplane 13.000 feet above the earth ents in the state primary elections by
Cattle—Steers, good. »11 50Q 12.25.
on 22 miles of highway through Jef­ Dave Armstrong. Vernonia; Robert here to celebrate her birthday with a majority wjiich approached 25,000
Navy to Build Two Giant Blimps.
H ogs Medium to choice, »11.50(1
ferson county, and covering with grav Folk, truck driver. Salem, and Freh what she believes is a world record votes. Wisconsin electors showed a
Washington. D C Contracts foi 513.25.
ed. The Dnlles-California »ighway now lyn H Phipps, Medford A total of parachute jump for women.
disregard for factional lines in the
construction of two mighty dirigible
Lambs — Good to choice. (10.759 is one of the fastest and best roads
846 industrial accidents subject to the in Washington show the highest pre primary, and. although they defeated
airships will soon be awarded th • navy <12.25.
in the state. Tourist traffic has aver provisions of the workmen's compen vious jump was 1500 feet.
his canaidate for governor, they turn­
department announced following tub
Seattle
aged more than 59 cars daily over a satlon act were reported to the com
ed to Senator La Foliette for the aom
licatlon of the bids and a report from
Wh -at Soft white, western white. !lke period of last year.
inatioa
for re-election.
mission
a In ard of experts on design. Th** twi
Bishcp Hartzell Dies of Hurt».
L t4 'i; ham winter, 1078k; western
Canby's outstanding water bonds
ships are to cost slightly less tb»'.i »3,
Formal dedication of Pilot Butte
id, »1.09; northern spring. »108;
Cincinnati. O.—Rev. Joseph Crane
Dollar Watch Maker Dies.
were reuuced to »11.900 recently when park, volcanic cone near Bend, which Hartzell, retired bishop of the Meth­
000.000 nnd will h ive a gas capacity o.
duestem , »1 35
Denver, C olo.-R obert H. Ingersoll,
S 500,000 cubic feet e a ih — approxi
Hay - Alfalfa. »24; timothy »30 City Treasurer Eld mailed to the Na was recently given to the state high odist Episcopal ihurch for Africa, died
ional Security company in New York way commission as a memorial to the at Christ hospital here. His death was who as a Michigan farm boy went to
m ate ly trip le th a t of the d irigible Lo«
S »24
Angeles.
l
«heck for »5489, which retires 10 late T. H Foley of Bend, will be on due to injuries received when he was New lo rk to seek his fortune and
Hutterfat— 61c,
bonds and pays the semi annual In September 30. wllh Governor Patter bound ami beaten by robbers tn hts proved that reliable watches could be
Eggs Ranch, 29®40c.
sold for a dollar, cied here. Ingersoll's
rest to date.
Young Coolidge Gets Rail Job.
son listed as the principal speaker.
home at Blue Ash. near here. June 1
C attle-P rim e steers. »11.760 12 <11
dollar watches had made him wealthy
J«hn H .ilrirk of Portland was shot
Superior. WIs John Coolidge ex
The Shevlin Hixon picnic park at
Hogs Pr me. »12.90.
.nd killed In Pilot Rock last week 1» | Benham falls on the Deschutes river
pects Io go Into the railroad business
Lambs Choice, »11 25012 25.
German Girl Sets Air Record.
Labor Condemns "Canned" Mus e.
> gun duel with George Carnes and south of Bend was a mass of flames,
making his start In the freight depart
Spokane.
Bitterfeld. Germany.—Germany hail
Atlantic City, N. J. — a resolution
ment of the New York. New Haven
Hogs — Good, and choice, »12 25 0 \'ewt Royer. Pilot Rock business men. forest service lookouts reported. Orl ed a new "flying frauleln” when Adel
biacklisting all forms of "canned"
vho endeavt rid to capture Hedrick gin of the fire, which
* Hartford railroad. It was l.’arne«
J 35.
was racing j held Noell of Berlin remained aloft tn music was adopted at the 50th annual
her«.
after
he
had
ro
lb
.d
three
business
hroug;i the scenic ground» on the
Cattle S u r a . good. »1101176.
ballocn for 26 hour» and 42 minutes, convention of the New Jersey State
eitabl.sl.rn« nta.
Deschut-s, had not been determined
reccrd for Germany.
F-deration of Labor.
OFFICIALS SURE THAT
AMUNDSEN IS DEAD
CHURCH TREASURER
SHORT SI.000,000
FLAMES DAMAGE OLD
CAPITOL AT OLYMPIA
OREGON NATIONAL
FORESTS ARE CLOSED