HALSEY ENTERPRISE, HALSEY. OREGON. X i n E M B E I V L s J ^ .
REPUBLICANS WILL
CONTROL CONGRESS
The 1928 W ashington county fair
ended with a surplus of several hun
W ALTER JOHNSON
dred dollars, according to a re to rt sub- |
MRS. W . J. W H ITIN G
m itted to the fair board by Mrs. Em
ma Bryant, secretary.
Roseburg has launched a drive to
G ain S even S e a ts in the Sen
raise $6500 for the 1929 comm unity ]
P rin cipal Events c l the W eek
ate and 3 0 in the House
chest budget, and six team s have been
Hopes T rip W ill F o s te r B e tte r
Assem bled for Inform ation
named and charged with the respon- j
of R e p re s e n ta tiv e s .
U nderstandin g B etw een
sibllity of raising this amount.
of Our R eaders.
A 2.000,000-candlepower revolving
N ations.
W ashington, D. C.—F inal congres-
aerial beacon is to be erected on the
} sional resu lts have been tabulated,
Tom Gurdace. veteran peace officer summit of Mount Nebo, ju st outside j
Tat* Alto, C al.— A good will trip to
and, although several recounts will be
of Umatilla cour.’y, was elected sher the city lim its of Roseburg, and there
certain Latin-Am erican countries Is
necessary because of close votes in
iff over bis younger rival. C harlis Hos will also be installed a flasher beason
proposed by H erbert H oover before ho
:
contests for the house, it is shown that
kins.
at the Roseburg airport.
retu rn s to W ashington, D. C., for bis
th e next congress will be made up as
The new Corvallis city am bulance
J. E. Sommer of the aeronautics di- ,
Inauguration on March 4.
I follows:
has arrived. Is paid for, and was put vision of the federal departm ent of
A nnouncement of the intention of
Senate—R epublicans 56, democrats
into official use for the first time commerce was in Salem during the I
th e president-elect was made alm ost
I 39, farm er-labor 1, vacant 1 (contest-
week inspecting possible sites for th e !
' November 1.
sim ultaneously at the W hite House in
| ed Pennsylvania se a t).
Receipts of the Salem postoffice for airport for which the city of Salem
W ashington and at the Hoover home
H ouse—R epublicans 269, democrats
has
voted
$50,000
in
bonds.
the month ending October 31 were
here.
) 165, farm er-labor 1.
$18,588.37, or «1128 in excess of*those
W ith six inches of snow at the era- j
•'I have had the suggestion of a
The composition of congress was as
ter rim, travel over the National P ark
of the previous month.
v isit to certain I^tin-A m erican coun
follows:
Application for a permit for the erec- highway has become dangerous, ac
trie s before me for some days," said
Senate— R epublicans 47, democrats
tion of an oil storage tank of 26,000 cording to word received at K lam ath
'.•'»Iter Perry Johnson, who recently | 46, farm er-labor 1, vacant 2.
th e statem en t issued by the president
gallons capacity in Eugene has been Falls Due to the fact th at the fall signed a three-year contract to pilot
elect. "It has been cordially support
House— R epublicans 231, democrats
has been open, late tourists enjoyed the Washington American league base j 193, farm er-labor 2, socialist 1, vacant
ed by P resident Coolidge and Secre
made by the Texas Oil company
many
trips
into
the
park
during
Octo
ball club.
Johnson was the star t 8.
tary Kellogg.
The slaughter house of the Carlton
The president-elect is hopeful th at
pitcher for the Washington club for
Meat company was entered and robbed ber.
Election to vacancies in the present
h is visit will bring about a closer un
Guy R. Mills was elected m ayor of 21 years.
of about $100 worth of meat and hides,
congress and to fill unexpired term s
d erstanding of the points of view of
give the following lineup for the ap
Mrs. William J. Whiting is the wife the second robbery of the concern Vernonia for the third term a t the
th e American nations which will work of the new secretary of commerce in within a year.
election Tuesday.
Councilmen are
proaching short session, th e last of the
to the n atural advantage of all of the President Coolidge’s cabinet.
present congress:
On just one-half of the trip between Frank Hanson, M. E. McGraw, G. C.
countries, both in commercial and dip
Lakeview and Klamath Falls, the state Melllnger and J. B. Tapp, and treas-
S enate—Republicans 49, democrats
lom atic relations.
highway departm ent’s electro m agnet urer, J. C. Lindley. These men were
45, farm er-labor 1, vacant 1.
The Hoover party will sail from San
road sw eeper last week picked up 68 all nom inated at a caucus and were
House—R epublicans 237, democrats
Diego, Cal., on the battleship Mary
1 unopposed.
195, farm er-labor 2, socialist 1.
pounds of metal.
land, probably the la tte r part of next
The assessed valuation of Clacka
In the senate republicans filled one
Catania, Sicily.—A wide path of ruin
The death of Mrs. N. B. Griffith as
■week, for now th a t arrangem ents for
mas county property, on which will past the villages of N unziata and Pun- of two vacancies and captured demo
the
result
of
an
automobile
accident
th e trip are nearly completed, the
near Phoenix three weeks ago Is the j be based the tax levy for 1929, is $28,- talazzo and through the little ham let cratic seats from the following states:
president-elect desires to get under
Delaware, M aryland, New Jersey, Mis
W ashington, D. C.—Chairm an Mc seventh automobile fatality in Jackson 500,930, according to a sum m ary of the of Mascali m arked the path of an
way so th a t he may have at least a Nary of the senate comm ittee on agri
assessm ent announced by County As- eyer a(j Vancing fall of molten lava souri, Ohio, Rhode Island and W est
county this year.
m onth and a half in the United S tates
sessor Cook. This Is an Increase of which flowed from the crater of Mount Virginia.
culture stated here th at he did not
Property owners in road d istrict No. I
before his inauguration.
’ $259,180 over the assessed valuation : E tna down the beautiful Pietrafucila-
In the house republicans won demo
think an extra session would be neces
52 in Umatilla county will hold a spe
P resen t expectations are th at he
of last year.
cratic ceats in the following states:
sary to obtain farm relief legislation.
Vallonazzo valley.
cial
election
November
19
for
the
pur
will retu rn to his own country early
In the opinion of the Oregon sen
M issouri 7, Kentucky 6. Ohio 3, Vir
William Harmon, 17, of W est Fir,
Moving forward, crushing houses,
pose of voting a special 10-mill tax
In Jan u ary a fter Bpending his first
ginia 3, New York 2, N orth Carolina
ato r it will be possible to pass a farm
I was drowned in the mill pond of the vineyards and rich farm lands, the
C hristm as since his election either on
for road purposes.
relief m easure acceptable to President
2, N ebraska 2 and one each in Colo
] W estern Lumber company at W estfir main lava stream joined with several
th e high seas or in South America.
W. A. Root of Tigard has been chos when his automobile skidded from a others from the crater and was near rado, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland,
Coolidge within a week. He does not
H o probably will go direct from Ha
believe tlftit the consideration of such en m aster of the W ashington county j rodaway and plunged down an em ly 14 feet thick and more than a mile P ennsylvania and W est Virginia. In
vana, Cuba, to Florida, from which
a bill would endanger other legislation Pomona grange. Mrs. 8. A. D. Meek 1 bankm ent 25 feet into the w ater. He j wide. Houses crumbled under the in addition the republicans won the seat
sta te come many pressing invitations
held by the lone socialist, Victor Ber
pending before the short session. He Is grange lecturer and Mrs. G. C. was unable to extricate him self from ; tense heat before the lava reached
to establish his headquarters, there In
ger of W isconsin, and one of the two
wlTl offer a bill upon the meeting of Chase is secretary.
the car as the side curtains were fas them and trees w ere w ithered and
th e pre-inauguration period.
A resume of the Coos county assess tened.
farm er-labor seats from Minnesota,
j dstroyed while the stream was still
the senate broadly along the lines of
th a t held by R epresentative Carss.
the McNary-Haugen bill with the ment shows a falling off in valuation
All bids received for the Thanksgiv 1 100 yards away.
from $26,000,000 to $23,000,000 in the ing turkey pool formed by the Douglas
The damage will be trem endous and T otal republican gains 33.
equalization fee eliminated.
D em ocrats in the house captured
"It Is not necessary for us to have past year, and taxes appear certain to County T urkey G rowers’ association already is estim ated to have reached
republican seats as follow-s: One each
more hearings," he explained, adding: be higher in 1929.
Twelve thousand are
were rejected by the directors in th eir 810,000,000.
in Indiana, Rhode Island and W est
"Wo already have all the information
The first carload of bulbs from the official board meeting a t Oakland. homeless and little homes of laborers
Virginia, total 3. The net republican
we need as to what should be done G rants Pass section of Oregon was Bids varied from 38’/4 to 40V4 cents , In the district have been obliterated.
and as to what would be acceptbale shipped last week by P. H. Jew ell to per pound and were subm itted by rep
gain in the house is 30.
Chlcago.—Two of the most outstand
to P resident Coolidge. We should the United S tates Bulb company at resentatives of eastern firms. The di
WAR
CURB
PLANNED
ing women in the nation opposites
therefore act promptly and can well Mount Clemens, Mich.
rectors are of the opinion th a t the
in political faith. Mrs. Kuth Hanna Mc
afford to put into operation the ma
Five dozen Rhode Island Red and coast m arket will be stronger than Gathering in W ashington Next Month
Cormick, republican, and Mrs. Ruth
chinery of a board to handle the ex four dozen W hite Leghorn chickeui- 1 that in the east and th at higher prices
Authorized.
Bryan Owen, dem ocrat, will sit in the
portable surplus, provide funds for were stolen from C. E. Shadier, whose will be received at a later date,
W ashington, D. C. — Next month
71st congress in W ashington.
financing co-operative associations and poultry farm is on the road between
The state treasu rer received from representatives of th e U nited S tates
Mrs. McCormick, daughter of Mark
other provisions which have also re Dayton and L afayette.
| (he federal forestry departm ent $171,- and every Latin-Am erican republic
H anna, late Ohio political leader, will
W ashington, D. C.—H erb ert H oover
ceived the approval of President-elect
»38.19, representing Oregon’s share of ! will meet in W ashington to participate
rep resen t Illinois as a congressman-at-
The third annual K lam ath potatc
will be elected president of the United
Hoover and let this m achinery get Into
he funds received from the rental of in what is expected to be the m ost
large, and Mrs. Owen, daughter of the
show was held in K lamath Falls with
S tates January 2.
full operation in tim e to handle the
appropriate ceremonies. The exhibí!
orest lands for a year. In 1927 the im portant conference ever held In this
late ‘Commoner,” William Jennings
On thdt date the presidential elec
next harvest. Nothing could be gain
hem
isphere
for
the
purpose
of
m
aking
date received $189,293.90, while in
Bryan, will represnt the Fourth Flori
is designed to promote the in terests o.
tors named will m eet in each state to
ed by postponing action until a special
' 1926 the state's share was $194,287.76. w ar less probable betw een American
da congressional district.
the K lamath potato industry.
cast th eir ballots.
session in the spring. We can get the
'hese funds later are apportioned to nations.
The total feminine representation
Robbers
a
few
nights
ago
broke
inti
The ballots will be forw arded to the
m easur through this winter, and I can
Th object of the m eeting, which was
he counties, based on the proportion
In the next congress, practically com
.
the Eskridge hardw are store a t Sher,
secretary of the United S tates senate
plete retu rn s from the election show-
» ° reason for delaying action
called by ScCioiary Kellogg a t the
'
vhich
the
area
of
the
particular
for-
dan, wheeled the safe from the built
and to the secretary of state, but the
st reserve within the county bears to direction of the Pan American confer
ed, will be seven. Four women incum
ing and broke into It, obtaining abou
actual
election under th e term s of the
1 ho total area of the forest reserve i ences held at H avana last w inter, will
B R IEF GENERAL NEW S
bents, Mrs. Rogers of M assachusetts,
$75. Nothing else was m issed.
federal constitution is completed when
be
the
drafting
and
adoption
of
appro
-ithin
the
state.
Mrs. Norton of New Jersey, Mrs. Kahn
the ballots are cast and counted in
For the 24-week period ending Oi
The Poincare cabinet, which has
of California and Mrs. Langley of Ken
Resources of Oregon banks a t the priate treaties of arbitration and con each state.
tober 20, the capacity of the Cottag
ciliation
to
supplem
ent
sim
ilar
pacta
tucky, were reelected. Mrs. ltuth P ra tt been In office since July 23, 1926, re
lose of business October ¡!, 1928,
The la st congress enacted a new
signed in a body after four radical Grove lumber mills was 46,228,60
of New York is the seventh.
cached a record total of $357,417,269, now in force. Ita announced purpose
law
changing the tim e of the electoral
feet, while production was only 23
socialist
m
inisters
offered
th
eir
resig
Old-timers who recall the colorful
ecording to a statem ent Issued a t Sa is the form ulation of m achinery for
college m eeting from the second Mon
415.641 feet, or a 49.3 per cent redu
nations.
the
pacific
settlem
ent
of
disputes
be
cam paigns in the days Mark H anna
in by A. A. Schramm, state superin-
day in January to the first W ednesday,
William McAndrew, formerly super tion.
and William Jennings Bryan were
indent of hanks. T here are 244 banks tween American nations.
which moves this particular election
intendent
of
school
at
Chicago,
was
Clearing right of way and ditchil
The proposed conference is the
forem ost among political orators on
derating In the state. On October 10,
up from aJnuary 14.
awarded
a
life
membership
in
the
Na
on
th
e
Dayton-Salem
m
arket
road
1
direct
outcome
of
a
resolution
adopted
th e "stum p’’ for th eir respective pol
»27, the resources of the 252 banka
tional
Education
association
for
serv-
progressing
between
the
Unlonva
itical parties, rejoiced in the election
len operating aggregated $361.839,- a t the H avana conference last Feb
ee the daughters of these two g reat Ices he has rendered the organization. store anil the Lynn Gubser residenc
AIR M A IL IN C R E A S E S
73.87, as against $300,447,528.81 on ruary.
Mrs. Smoot, wife of Senator Reed where work will term inate for tl
eptem ber 6, 1921. There were 286 j
Weight for October 10 Per Cent Over
Smoot of Provo, Utah, died in W ash present.
inks operating in Oregon in 1921, ac- ; Crown Upheld in Mineral Land Claim.
That of September.
ington, I). C. as the result of a gan-
London.—Gold and silver in Hud
G rant Conley of Cove has begu ' yrding to the report.
S M IT H RETURNS TO ALBANY eral breakdown which has kept her an farm ing his 320-acre grain ranch 1
“ W ashington, D. C —Air mall pound
son's Bay company lands is owned by
Income of the Oregon state game
invalid for two years. Mrs. Smoot | Lower Cove, operating a caterplllr
the crown in the right of the Domin age for October, 1928, totaled 476.422
Reports Fail to Draw Him Into Dis
immission during the past fiscal j
was 62 years old.
ion governm ent, under a ruling of the —an increase of 10 per cent over Sep
plow daily, with George Coons on tl
cussion of Issues.
ar,
which
ended
Septem
ber
30,
was
P resident Coolidge accepted the night shift. It is to be seeded to fu
judicial com m ittee of the privy coun tem ber.
le largest in the history of the com
Albany. N. Y Governor Smith has resignation of Owen J Roberts as one
For the first tim e the New York-
cil. The council dismissed with costs
wheat.
ission,
according
to
a
sum
m
ary
m
ade
\
returned to his office at the capltol to of the two special governm ent oil i
an appeal of the company from the Chicago double daily service exceeded
The
golden
wedding
anniversary
<
uhlic by Harold Clifford, state game
resum e the adm inistration of state af counsels. Atlee l’omerene of Ohio, co- |
in poundage the Chieago-San Francis
Canadian supreme court’s decision in
arden. The total income was $409.-
fairs. He was asked in his first press counsel, will rem ain to clean up the Judge and Mrs. C. G. G illette was hel.
co route on which a single daily flight
favor of the Dominion.
at
G
rants
Pass
recently
and
was
at
85.11,
an
increase
of
nearly
$50,000
conference what he believed would he few legal m atters pending.
Is scheduled, the postoffice depart
tended
by
200
friends
of
the
couph
ver the last fiscal year, when the In-
the future of the Issues debated In the
Franklin D. Roosevelt, dem ocratic
Trainmen Blamed for S. P. Collision.
m ent said. Poundage on th e New
some of whom were at the weddin
o
n
e
totaled
$362,119.13.
During
the
,
campaign.
candidate for the vice presidency In
York-Chicago route was 126.040; on
-W ashington, D. C.— Im proper flag
ear $390,83S 57 was expended in the
"E very man, when elected to office, 1920 and former under secretary of 50 years ago.
protection caused the rear end colli the Chicago San Francisco route 124.-
evelopm ent of the state's game re-
A 200 horsepow er shovel which wil
Is entitled to a full, fair chance to the navy, will be the next governor
sion betw een two Southern Pacific
501.
ources and other expenses, leaving
throw six yards of earth per minut'
make geod. and Mr. Hoover should of New York state. He was elected
passenger trains at Cortena, Cal , on
Out of 772.316 m iles of service
i balance of $18.746 54, compared with
have every assistance from every cltl- by a plurality of 27 024 over Albert has been put to work excavating to
July 29. In which 67 passengers and 53 scheduled for Septem ber, 749.156 were
27.77
left
over
the
year
previous.
,
the
canal
of
the
Eugene
municipa
aen,” the governor said.
O ttinger, republican.
railway employes were injured, the
actually flown. Sim ilar figures for
Fattening a four-point buck deer bureau of safety reported to the In-
He replied to th eir initial question
H erbert Hoover’s vote was 20.812.- electric plant on the McKenzie rivei
October are not yet available
concerning his health by saying that 912, the largest ever polled by any near Leaburg.
with cows' milk since last spring, and terstate commerce commission.
The third highest num ber of pounds
silling it when the season opened, is
be was "feeling well and haven't lost candidate. Alfred K S m ith s total
The assessed valuation of proper!)
for October was shown by the S alt
told by a Douglas county game warden
in Clatsop county is p in e d by the as
u thing.”
vote was I t . 626.80.1. the biggest vote
THE MARKETS
Lake-Los Angeles route with 45,045;
" I’m going to take a little vacation." ever polled by a dem ocratic candidate. sessor at $28,067.172, which Is nearly on Frank Feigh. a rancher on Em igrant
Portland
the fourth by the Chicago, Dallas
be said "We are beginning to look Mr. H oovers plurality on the tabula two million less than in 1927, due to creek above Talent. The buck was
W heat — Big Bend bluestem. hard
route, with 30,750; and the fifth by
around to see where we are going to tion of returns was 6,186.109.
tax foreclosure sales and a drop In the first seen last spring ranging with white. $1 44; soft white. $1.15; w est the New York-Atlanta route, with 19,-
Feigh's milk cows and very tame, ern white, $1.15; hard winter. $1 09*4;
live."
value of hank stock.
125.
"It’s like getting m arried all over
Long Bell Firm Wine Ouster Suit.
Mr. and Mrs. A. 8. Sholes of Corne loiter it was discovered that the buck northern spring. $108’i ; w estern red,
was
suckling
the
cows,
helping
Itself
again," he added after a moment of
Jefferson City. Mo. The Missouri lius observed th eir 59th wedding an
Canada Asked to Accept Immigrants.
$1.09H.
lilierally to the milk when hungry It
atlence.
niversary at th eir home last week
suprem e court sustained and adopted
Hay — Alfalfa. $18® 18.50; valley
London.—The governm ent is nego
the report and recom m endations of The m em bers of the family were kept this up all sum m er unmolested timothy $17®17 50; eastern OregoD
tiating with Canada to accept British
Oil Well Shoot« Fire; Heavy Lot«. Fred L. Williams, special commission
guests at the anniversary dinner, and by the rancher, and on the opening of timothy. $20 50® 21.
Im m igrants w ithout stipulating th a t
W hittier, Cal With a roar that was er of the court. In the ouster suit filed
were received by the.couple. Mr. and the season Feigh shot the buck In
B utterfat—65c.
they he farm workers. Sir A rthur Steel
order
to
save
It
from
other
hunters
heard for miles around, a bluet that against th e Long Bell Lumber com Mrs. Jessie Kilgore, longtim e real-
Eggs Ranch. 28®48c.
Maitland, secretary for labor, announc
shattered hundreds of windows, and pany by Attorney General N T Gen denis of Cornelius, also observed their and in order to keep the venison for
C attle Steers, good. $12® 12.50.
ed in the hou r of commons.
Sir
his own use.
a 200 foot flash th at was visible front try In December. 192«. The William«
59th wedding anniversary last week.
Hugs Medium to choice, $7®8 76.
A rthur revealed th at it was hoped
The highway was completed last
Los Angeles, the Bellevue oil well No
report, filed last June, recommended
L a m b s—Good to choice, $11®12.
from 3009 to 4090 urban w orkers might
Sixty three persons served by the
1, In the Santa Fe Springs district, , the attorney generals’ application for
Seattle
go to Canada in the next six months.
s’a r mail route from Baker to Malheur week at Sweet Home, where the Slate
•'came In" and 10 m inutes later was ouster be denied, upholding the activi via Bridgeport have «ig'ted a protest construction crew was at work. Many
W h e a t-S o ft white, w estern white, Also, he said, it was hoped to send
In flames. Nine wooden derricks and ties of the lumber company in the de against a proposed change of the route of the men who were employed on the $1.16; hard winter, w estern red. $1 10;
Canada 5000 to 6000 w orkers from
a ecore of steel rigs crumpled under velopment of the tow nslte of Long
which. If made, would have the mail job have turned th eir thoughts to northern spring. $1.0t; bluestem. $1.46
agricultural training ren te rs In the
th e scorching heat of the blast and view. Wash.
H ay—Alfalfa. $22; tim othy, $28. sam e period.
leave O ntario and Vale instead of farming now. hut the ground Is almost
damage mounted to nearly $500.000 Io
too wet to put in the crops.
B u tterfat—54c.
Baker.
Fred Tedrtck. 47, - ell known city
two hours after the ftre started.
Haywood Ashes Buried Sunday.
Eggs Ranch. 29® 45c.
The new steel bridge over Catherine
Houghton, Defeated, Goet to London.
Chicago III Half of the ashes of creek, near the 8. E. Miller sheep employe of Medford, lied at hfs home
C attle—Prime steers. $11® 11.75.
W ashington, D. C. — Alanson B.
as a result of ptomaine poisoning, be
Arbitration Treaty Signed by Finland. William D. I’ HIg Bill") Haywood, i ,-anch. was eonipleted last week, and
Hogs Prime. $9 25® 9 35.
Houghton, defeated for the U nited
leader of the 1. W W movement when adds greatly to the convenience of the lleved caused by a glass of grape Juice
W ashington. I> C. »’Inland has rati
Lambs—Choice. $1101150
States senalorship from New York,
Spokane.
fled the arbitration and conciliation It was a t Its height, were buried here farm ers In that section of Union coun which he draflk three hours before
will return to London as am bassador
Hogs — Good, and choice. $9 0 9 10
treattea with the United States signed Sunday by the communist'« former ty. The old bridge gava way under an His wife end daughter« had refused te
He made thn announcem ent after •
drink after noting a m old/ taste.
h ere last June, the atats departm ent comrades. Haywood died in Russia overload of stock.
C attle Steers, good, $10.25,
conference with P resident Coolidge.
announced.
last May IS.
OREGON STATE NEWS
OF GENERAL INTEREST
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TO SOUTH AMERICA
M'NARY SAYS QUICK
FARM AID POSSIBLE
LAVA FLOW BURIES
ITALIAN VILLAGES
BRYAN'S DAUGHTER
WINS CONGRESS SEAT
ELECTORAL COLLEGE
WILL MEET JAN. 2