WHAT YOU NEED
' The other fellow may have; what you
have the other fellow may want Come
together by advertising in the Press. .
lie
Buy Your . Groceries From Your Home Grocer
BARGAIN DAY
Is every day with the Merchant who
advertises in the Press he ha some
thing to Bell and says so.
VOLUME XXVI.
ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY, OEEGON, FKIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1914.
NUMBEE 52.
A Vwnnt II
A T A W.U a,
Christmas
Gift !
f ALBERT EDWARD CONVERSE J
l-.-VS)a-.--fcJ
(Copyright bj Frank i, Mousy Co.)
1R. and Mrs. Jackson Smith
iTVyr I understood each other
I It 1 1 perfectly on the ChrlBt-
II HI mas present proposition.
1 I . .tat. rtf
affairs did not come about
the first year of their
wedded life, nor even the
second. The third Christ
inas waa almost at band before Mr.
Smith discovered accidentally, but to
bis Intense joy, that Mrs. Smith rel
ished his selection of furs, gloves, cur
tains, rugs, and so on, no more than
aid he her choice of smoklng-Jackets,
cravats, mufflers, et cetera.
"' That -their friends could not be
taken In on the combination was,
however, a thorn in the flesh of each
of them.
i "The worst has happened," said
Mrs. Smith, interrupting Mr. Smith's
perusal of the paper Christmas morn
ing. '
1 "A messenger Just brought a pres
ent from the Snlvelys, and I forgot to
put them on my list. It's a book and
we've got to send them something."
"Well, what are we going to do
about the Snivelysr growled Mr.
Smith. ,
"Jack," said she in a moment, "I've
had an inspiration. Why couldn't we
send the Snlvelys the book that Cous
in Lucy sent us? Neither of them
will ever know it."
" "By George! Well do it," said Mr.
vSmith, after considering the propo
sition. "Where is Cousin Lucy's
book?" .
"It's on the desk," said Mrs. Smith.
"Just put our cards in the book and
wrap it up neatly. I'll call ft messen
ger boy."
Half an hour later Mr. Smith hand
ed a package, addressed to Mr. Snive
ly, to a messenger boy and saw him
depart with it He was luxuriously
stretched out on a davenport when
Mrs. Smith came into the room a few
minutes later.
"Jack." said Mrs. Smith, holding a
book in her hand, "I thought you
were going to wrap this book up."
"Great Scott!" exclaimed Mr.
8mith, Jumping to his feet "I did
wrap up some book. The messenger
has already been here and I gave it
to him."
"How long has the boy been gone!"
demanded Mrs. Smith. " .
"About ten minutes."
"Get your things on. Be quick, and
maybe you can reach the Snlvelys'
before the boy and get that dreadful
book away from him! How could you
have been so careless?" K
Mrs. Smith was almost frantic.
Down to the nearest street car tore
Mr. Smith, fairly consumed with rage.
He had arrived at the down town
district when, with a thrill of Joy, he
spied the messenger boy. Without
waiting for the car to stop, Mr.
Smith Jumped off and started on a run
for the boy.
At the same moment the messenger
boy saw him, and, without knowing
why he was being pursued, he obeyed
Us first impulse and ran too.
In a moment a dozen had Joined
In the chase. Down the street came
the poor messenger boy, frantically
training every muscle to get away
trom the mob pursuing him. Bud
tenly two men from a cross street
ran in front of the boy. One threw
Us arms around the fugitive, hold
ing his fast; the other man seized the
package the boy was carrying.
"Why, Snlvely! This package Is ad
Iressed to you!" he exclaimed.
"Why, to it!" said the man who
lad caught the boy.
In a moment they were surrounded
y a crowd. A policeman rushed up
tnd took charge of the boy. :- -
"Hold on there, officer, the boy's
ill right!" cried Mr. Smith, who had
arrived upon the scene by this time.
"What do you know about this af
!air?" said the policeman respectfully,
is he recognized Mr. Smith.
- But Mr. Smith was standing as one
lazed. He had caught sight of Mr.
snlvely with the book under his arm.
"Hello, Smith," said Mr. Snlvely.
1 Just now caught this boy, and
bund him carrying a package ad
Iressed to me, so took charge of it
Do you know anything about it?"
"Why why er yes," stammered
Mr. Smith, trying to collect his wits.
Ton see, I sent the package."
' "Well, why were you chasing the
toy?" asked the policeman, a little im
letiently. The perspiration stood out on poor
sir. Smith's forehead.'
11 was afraid I hadn't given the
toy the light address, and was trying
d stop him to find out" he blurted
a desperation. '
The policeman looked at Mr. Smith
nuiously. Be waa convinced that he
as lying, though with what object be
sould not imagine.
"The package has come to the right
allow anyway," said Snlvely, laugh
ng. "I'm going right home, so 111
ake it along with me."
"On, I couldn't think of allowing
ion to do that old man!" cried Mr.
Irolth.' "Just give It back to the boy;
he'k take It to the nouse tor you."
Nonsense!" said Mr. Snlvely.: "It's
a light package and I don't mind
carrying it a particle." i. .
Mr. Smith ground his teeth with
rage. How waa he to get that book
away from Snlvely T .
'Snlvely," said he, my office is only
a few doors down the street. Come
up and smoke a cigar with me. Vrt
got some good ones."
A few minutes later Mr. Smith ush
ered Mr. Snlvely into his office.
"Sit down here, Snlvely," said he.
offering his guest a chair. "Let me
have your package; I'll put It over
here on my desk." -- ' '
He took the book eagerly and put it
on his desk out of sight As he
smoked and talked, -.' he racked his
brain for a scheme to get Snlvely out
of the room without his book.
"Good morning, gentlemen. Merry
Christmas."
It was Smith's partner, Perkins,
who thus addressed them as he came
out of Mb private office, .
Suddenly a brilliant scheme took
shape in his mind. He proceeded im
mediately to put it into execution.
"By the way, Perkins, I have a
Christmas present for you." As he
spoke, he picked up Snively's package
and, holding it so that Snlvely could
not see it walked over the Perkins
and handed it to him.
"But but" Perkins protested.
"Take It and keep your mouth shut
or III choke you!" whispered Smith
fiercely. ; y
"Oh, thank you very much," said
the astonished Perkins. "Well, I muBt
be getting home. Good morning."
After talking a few moments longer,
Snlvely rose to go.
"Can I trouble you for my package,
now?" he said.
"Oh, yea," said Smith, going to nil
Searching First Calmly and Then With
Apparent Annoyance.
desk and searching first calmly and
then with apparent annoyance.
"By George! It isn't here," he an
nounced in a surprised tone.
Suddenly he sat down and began
laughing uproariously.
"Do you know what I've done?" he
said as soon as he had his mirth some
what under control. "I gave Perkins
your package. I forgot that I took his
present home last night, and my wife
sent it over this morning with a pres
ent for Mrs. Perkins."
"Oh, that's all right," said Snlvely,
laughing. "It doesn't make a particle
of difference."
They parted, laughing good-naturedly
over the blunder.
Smith arrived home soon after, con
gratulating himself on his generalship.
"Ob, Jack," ried Mrs. Smith, as
soon as he stepped Into the bouse,
hope you haven't had any trouble!
"Well, I've had Just about the most
strenuous time I've experienced In
many moons," said Smith. "I came
out all right though."
"I'm so sorry," said Mrs. Smith.
"Now I hope you won't be angry. Jack,
but you hadn't been gone but a few
moments when I discovered that you
hadn't sent Mrs. Snively's book, after
all. I found her book lying on the
floor by the center-table, where, in
some way, it had been knocked off.
The only book that Is missing is the
one that Mr. and Mrs. Perkins sent
us, so that must have been the one
that you sent to the Snlvelys."
Mr. Smith collapsed Into the near
est chair.
"Ding-a-llng-a-ling," went the tele
phone, i
Mr. Smith, still in a dazed condi
tion, rose and answered it
"Hello, Is that you, Smith r said a
voice. "This is Perkins."
Smith braced himself for the worst
1 didnt quite understand about
that present you , gave me down at
the office. When I got home I found
that it had Snively's name on It"
"Oh." ,
"I thought there must be some mis-'
take about it so I didn't open It'
"Ton say you didn't open It?"
"No."
"Thank Heaven!"
"What do you say?"
1 said that you did right It war
Just a little Joke on Snlvely."
"Is that sot Well, HI bring the
package down to the office with me
In the morning.
"Thank you. Good-by."
"Thank heaven," said Smith as he
hung up the receiver and once more-
settled himself in comfort "Christy
maa cornea but once a year!"
Mllll!lilllllli:!IIBII!liiail!!!IIIIIIHIIM!llllIllffll1ll
8Mk (Slum
tj A face wreathed In smiles Is
better than a mansion wreathed
In holly, . . m .
Better broken toys than broken
hearts.
J Never look a gilt object in the
price tag.' . . t
J Santa Claus by any other name
would cost as much and be
worth it, . , -J
Do not be satisfied with wishing
people a "Merry Christmas;" help
make It one. ... ... ..
J Lots o( men put on long whits
whiskers and think they look like
me when they look more like a
goat and perhaps they are.
J If Willie wants to see what is
Inside the drum, for goodness
sake let him. '
J You are living in Cod's own
country. What more do you want
for Christmas. w
J It Is a wise Santa who keeps his
whiskers away Irom the candles.
J Keep up the " Good will to man"
part of it right through until next
Christmas.
J It Is more blessed to give than
to receive, except in the matter of
offense. .i
a Fortunately for most of us, we
won't get what we deserve on
Christmas.
When Christmas glvlngbecomes
a necessity it ceases to be a virtue.
J There Is more joy in heaven
over a ton of coal given to the poor
than a ton of diamonds given to
the rich, . . s - , ., ;
iinmiiiiiiii
Song of the
ChristmasTree
By Gene Morgan .
I come trom northern forest lands
Where men would tarry never.
The seasons come, the seasons go.
But I am green forever. 1 ,
The flowers of spring bloom at my feet,
The shadows always spreading. 1
JJear by there runs a forest path
Where watchful deer are treading. ,
The summer passes all too soon,
And autumn winds are chilly.
Poor flowers, they wither, droop and die
Amid the woodland hilly
r .
From every branch, sad tears I drip .
In rainstorm's fierce endeavor.
The flowers may come, the dowers may
go, .. '
But I am green forever. .
Now hark I the woodman's ax Is heard!
A sister tree ne s reinng.
What can this cruel destruction mean?
The winter wind Is telling:
"Do not bemoan thy mournful fate, . . '
Tho' axmen wield with madness; . ,
Bedecked In tinsel, bright and line.
You'll soon bring children gladness.
"Thou canst not die, although thy trunk,
Harsh hatchet blows may sever.
Within the little children's hearts
. Thou wilt be green forever!"
Origin of Christmas Tree. -
The Christmas tree is supposed by
great numbers of people to have orig
inated in Germany, but from a re
liable source we learn that the Christ
mas tree came in the first instance
from Egypt, and its origin dates from
a period much earlier than the Chris
tian era. The palm tree is known
to put forth a branch every month,
and a spray of this tree with 12
shoots on it was used in Egypt at the
time of the winter solstice as a sym
bol of the completed year. ,
CARRANZA SENDS
WARNING TO E S.
Use of Force on Border Will Be
; Considered Unfriendly. -
Bryan' Declaration That Retali
ation Would Not Be Invasion
, : Is flatly Contradicted.
Vera Cruz "If the United States
employes force to stop the firing by
MexMans acroBB the International
boundary line at Naco, it will be con
sidered an unfriendly act, notwith
standing the friendly motives cloaking
the act"
In this manner General Carranza
made answer, in a statement to the
Associated Press, to the formal notice
served by the United States on both
Provisional President Gutierrez and
General Carranza that unless, such fir
ing ceased force would be employed to
protect American territory. '
Carranza s rerjlv to the American
note will be in general a repudiation
of responsibility for any shots that
have crossed the line, and clearly sets
forth that he and his government will
regard intervention at Naco as a hos
tile and unfriendly act -
t At no time since the receipt of sec
retary Bryan's note, in which atten
tion was called to the repeated wound
ing and killing of residents of the town
on the Northern side of the line, has
General Carranza appeared perturbed,
but he has had long conferences with
those close to him, and, in framing his
reply, it is said, he haa been careful
not to let himself remain in any un
certain light.
"General Hill, who ib commanding
the constitutionalist forces at Naco, is
on the defensive," continued General
Carranza, "and since his back was to
the line it is difficult to see how he
could be responsible for the firing in
question. The fact 1b that Maytorena's
men have been the attacking party and
therefore it appears reasonably clear
that they, and only they, could have
been to blame.
"As a matter of fact, I do not know
that the rights of the American citi
zens have been violated. . It seems to
me that it would be well for the State
department to investigate this ques
tion in order to fix the responsibility.
"I remember similar instances at El
Paso, where the Maderista forces were
attacking there. . In that ease those
shot were for the most part the impru
dent and curious individuals who flock
ed to witness the fighting as if it had
been a spectacular show staged for
their benefit.
"As to the ubb of force, of which
Mr. Bryan talks, that is something the
gravity of which I fear be does not
fully appreciate. He says it would
not mean an invasion of our territory
nor a violation of our national sover
eignty. . It would. And, moreover, it
would more certainly be an act against
the constitutionalists who hold the
town and in favor of the Villaistss,
who would be left free to continue
their operations. It would be simply
tying General Hill's hands and leaving
Maytorena free.
"I sincerely hope that good friend
ship of the American people towards
the Mexican people will prevent the
consummation of Secretary Bryan's
threat .
SEASONABLE PRICES.
Mow doth the Christmas shopper i
With happiness .late, ' - f
Buy something that waa fortv-elne.
Marked up to nlncty-elght. n ?
Battleship Oregon to Be
Bead of Canal Parade
Washington, D. C Not only will
the battleship Oregon lead the navies
of the world through the Panama Ca
nal on the date of formal dedication
next February, but Bhe will carry on
her bridge the President of the United
States. ....... (
Thus the opening of the Panama Ca
nal becomes a gala day for the old
warship, which gained such distinction
in the Spanish war. All doubt on this
score is cleared up by Secretary of the
Navy Daniels in his annual report. In
a .paragraph devoted to the opening ef
the Panama Canal, -Secretary Daniels
says:
"The great maritime powers of the
world have been invited, and a number
of them have accepted the invitation,
to participate in the exercises incident
to the opening of the Panama canal.
The international fleet and the ships of
our own navy escorting it will assem
ble at Hampton Roads in February,
1915, where they will be reviewed by
the President of the , United States.
After the review they will sail for
Cristobal thence they will proceed to
Balboa, on the Pacific side.
Fortune Tellers Barred,
Lubeck Fortune-tellers now are
forbidden to practice In any part of
tbe German empire. Soon after the
war broke out they began to do an
enormous business with relatives of
soldiers in the field, who wanted to
know how things were going with
them. Visits to the fortune-tellers
often had tragic consequences, as many
of the callers were in a high state of
nervous tension. The uncertainty of
relatives regarding their men folk at
the front has been aggravated by tbe
muddle of field postal organization.
Child Drowned in Milk.
Modesto, Cal. The infant son of
Gregario Yrigogea, a Swiss dairyman,
fell into a tank of skimmed milk Mon
day on the father's ranch and was
drowned. The child, unable to walk,
crawled to the tank. The top was
only a few inches from tbe ground.
The milk was about 18 inches deep.
Efficient, But Not Large
, Army Advised by Wood
New York Organization of a de
pendable volunteer army through col
lege camps, Federal control of the
militia, increase in the Regular army
and provision for adequate armament
are essetnials for meeting the audden
attack of any hostile power on the
United States, the members of the
Merchants' association of New York
were told Wednesday by Major General
Leonard Wood and Henry L. Stimson,
ex-Secretary of War.
It is not a large army, but a fully
efficient army that is needed, General
Wood said, and in filling this need the
college camps must play an important
part in training volunteer officers, for
it is on the volunteer army that the
country must ultimately depend.
The plan of the general statr to
bring the army forces up to 600,000 is
only a stop-gap, he continued, while
the full citizen army is being organ
ized. , ' ....
'You might as well, under modern
war conditions, try to organize a big
reserve without previous preparation
as to try to organize a lifesaving serv
ice on a shipwrecked vessel that is
going to pieces," Baid General Wood.
"To bring our forces up to 600,000 we
shall have to have 12,000 additional
officers. For this purpose we must
have college camps, . such as existed
last year at Gettysburg and Monterey. '
'ThiB year we probably shall have
2000 boys in four of these camps. The
boys made a better record last year
and this shows what you can do with
intelligent men in a short time than
was made by the best company of the
Fifth Regular Infantry for the same
ranges. Over 60 per cent developed
into marksmen. 1 At the end or tbe
five weeks' training period a board of
our own officers examined these young
sters and recommended 129 of them as
fit for volunteer officers in the lower
grades. , '
"Now this is the kind ol system
which I think can be applied in ti.is
country. I hope that eventually it will
grow into a general movement, em
bodying, say, a six months' enlistment
broken into periods of two months
each, to be taken during the economic
and educational vacation, so as to in
terfere as little as possible with the
work of the young men who are in
business and the educational work of
the boys who are in college.
"I think if we can do that there will
be developed a large number of trained
youngsters as officers of volunteers and
a still larger number as trained men to
form the nucelus of volunteer compan
ies in case we are so unfortunate as to
become involved in war. Some such
method as that must be adopted, be
cause when war comes it will come
suddenly and unless we are the aggres
sorwhich is highly Improbable, it
will come from one who is holly pre
pared and who knows when he is com
ing and where he Is comj' t ;
Warships Will Be Sent ,
: lo Panama Canal Zone
Washington, D. C President Wil
son and his cabinet decided Wednesday
to send American warships to the ca
nal zone to guard againBt violations of
neutrality there by belligerent ships.
Just bow many ships, and whether
destroyers or cruisers or battleships
shall be dispatched, will be determined
after a full report has been received
from Colonel Goethals, military gover
nor of the canal zone, and Captain
Rodman, naval officer at the canal.
Both Secretary Garrison and secre
tary Daniels made It clear that the de-
lav in acting on the request of Colonel
Goethals for two destroyers was due
to a lack of information.
Mr. Garrison explained that the
colonel hag sent two messages, one
asking for the destroyers, without
specifying the purpose of thier use,
In reply to a message of Inquiry on
the latter point Colonel boethals ex
plained that the wireless regulations
were being violated in canal waters,
and referred to the misuse of the canal
zone as a base of supplies.
The War department again asked for
specific instances of what bad oc
curred, but no further information has
been received. f
On a full explanation of conditions
in the canal zone depends exactly what
action will be taken and under what
departmental jurisdiction.
War Threatens Gould Kin.
. Breslau The Breslaur Zeitung de
mands the confiscation of the principal
ity of Sagan, which stands in the name
of Prince Howard, of Sagan, son of
Duke Helie and the Duchess of Tally
rand. The Duchess was Anna Gould
of New York. The confiscation is de
manded as a reprisal against the a!
leged confiscation of German property
in France. The principality of Sagan
embraces the castle of Sagan and 60,
000 acres. Duke Helie renounced his
title of Prince of Sagan in favor of his
son at the time of his father s death.
Injured Give Advice to
Industrial Accident Board
' Salem Numerous unique replies
have been received by the State In
dustrial Accident commission from
beneficiaries of the compensation act
to the question asked by the board :
"How in your opinion could such acci
dents be avoided?" " -
E. A. Dahl, employed by the Pacific
Brick company, lost 14 days from
work because of an injury to an eye
caused by a fellow workman striking
him with a mud ball. "Such accidents
may be avoided," he writes, "by
workmen attending to business and
not playing when they should be at
work."
"Don't follow a dump-cart over the
dump," is the suggestion of. John
Kelly, employed by the J. W. Sweeney
Contruction company, who with his
cart tumbled down hill and was inca
pacitated for work for several days.
C. C. White, an employe of tbe
Gambrinus Brewery, suffered injury to
four digits on his right hand, causing
permanent stiffness, by allownig his
hand to be caught between two beer
kegs which he was rolling. He
thought such injuries could be avoided
' British Lose Sea Chance.
Berlin Among the items given out
by the Official Press Bureau wore the
following: "The English naval peri
odical Nautilus reports that the form
er first sea lord. Prince Louis of Bat-
tenberg, planned to cut off the Ger
man fleet in Norwegian waters the
night of August 1 to 2, but that the
wavering of the British cabinet frus
trated his plan."
' Kaiser's Doctors Anxious.
Paris A Madrid dispatch published
in tbe Journal says: "Reliable news
received here says that Emperor Wil
liam's condition, although recorded by
the bulletins as improving, is giving
great anxiety.' His doctors speak of a
serious sore throat, following diph
theria, which the emperor contracted
during a visit to tbe Eastern front."
by persons keeping their hands away
from beer kegs. v
C. P. Mason, employed by the Coos
Bay Times Publishing company, sat on ;
an oil can, puncturing the sciatic
nerve. "Be careful where you sit,"
was his answer to the question. -,
"Wear wooden shoes like the Bel
gians," was the reply of an employe
of the Nlcolai Neppach company, who
crushed his feet by droppnig heavy
timbers on them, and was unable to
work for several days, . ,
J. A Allen, an employe of the Union
Meat company, while attempting to kill
a hog, was kicked in the stomach by
the animal. "Kill 'em first." writes
Allen to the commission. ' . . . ;
' "Keep away from the business end
of a mule," is the suggestion of L. I.
Griffith, employed on the Tumalo Irri
gation project, who was seriously in
jured because he did not heed his own
Injunction. , '
. A man injured while working in a
sawmill blamed a co-worker, who was
of foreign birth. He Baid Buch acci
dents could be avoided by "keeping
the foreigners out of the country. ".
Hopgrowers Would Form
Co-operative Association
McMinnville At a meeting of hop-
growers and business men of McMinn
ville and vicinity Thursday afternoon
In the Commercial club assembly hall,
the Oregon Hopgrowers' association's
representatives thoroughly aroused the
interest of Yamhill hopgrowers in the
co-operative feature of this organiza
tion.
About 100 hopgrowers and business
men attended. W. T. Vinton, state
senator, presided, and Walter Kirk-
wood assisted.
After a morning session, at which
the purposes of the association were
stated briefly, the afternoon session
was given over primarily to H. L.
Mahan, temporary president, who
spoke from a business standpoint on
the necessity of co-operation. Mr.
Mahan opened his addreBS by saying
that the present plight of hopgrowers
was the excuse for this organization.
Then, step by step, he clearly laid
before his hearers the necessity for a
farmers' association that would take
care of and control 70 per cent of the
hops of this state, to act in conjunc
tion with like organizations in Cali
fornia and Washington. A number of
hopgrowers interrogated the speaker,
and all of the advantages of the asso
ciation were brought out Local busi- .
ness men and ' bankers endorsed the
movement, including W. C. Hagerty,
W. B. Smith, D. M. Nayberger and
Ralph Wortman.
' Many subscriptions were obtained
for stock In the organization, which
will be incorporated as soon as the
required amount is taken.
"The meeting here was enthusiastic
and encouraging," said E. V. D. Paul,
Of Polk county, who has been assisting
the committee in its work of enliBting
the moral as well as financial support
of hopgrowers' throughout the valley.
Fruit and Vegetable Dis-,
eases to Be Discussed
Oregon Agricultural College, Cor
vallis Results of recent spraying ex
periments in apple and pear scab con
trol, will be discussed by Professor
H. S. Jackson, plant pathologist of the
Oregon station, at the O. A. C. annual
short course, January 1 to SO, 1916.
Laboratory and field experiments have
been carried on extensively during the
past year and it is the purpose of the
department to give to the short course
students the benefits of the additional
information secured. ' Other subjects
to be treated by Professor Jackson are
fire blight of apple and pear, apple
tree anthractnose, apple mildew, peach
leaf curl, and California peach blight,
brown rot of prunes and other stone
fruits, gooseberry mildew, and other
gooseberry and currant troubles, mil
dews of grain crops, dealing with both
cause and control, important diseases
of clover and alfalfa, and the rust of
pear and quinces a new Western dis
ease, frofessor Jackson will also .ex
plain the methods of potato seed pro
duction with reference to diseases and
disease control.
The growers of small fruits and bush
fruits will be especially Interested In
Professor Bares' treatment, and logan
berry anthracnose and other cane fruit
diseases and some of the common and
destructive diseases of cherries, and
mushroom rot as a disease in fruit
trees, will also be bandied by Profes
sor Barss. ,
Vegetable diseases, such as potato
rot and wilt, including rhizoctonla, po
tato late blight, and common potato
scab and powdery scab will be dis
cussed by Professor Bailey. Other
vegetable dieases, as of onions, celery,
cabbage and tomatoes, will be treated
from the standpoint of cause and con
trol. .
Curry Levy to Go Higher.
Marshfield Curry county has pro
vided the expense budget for the si
son and it Is said the levy will be a
little heavier than for 1914. One item
which adds to the 1916 expenditures Is
the provision for reconstructing the
Elk River county bridge, four miles
from Port Orford, at an expense of
$6000. The County court at its recent
meeting agreed it would be necessary
also to allow a considerable increase in
tbe bills for clerk hire, as the county is
growing and the official business is in
creased greatly In some lines.
Gov. West Will Practice Law.
Salem Oswald West, governor of
Oregon, has announced that after his
term of office expires early in January
he will engage in the practice of law
In Portland. He and Claude C. Mc-
Colloch, ex-state senator from Baker
county, and Governor West's lieuten
ant on the floor of the senate at the
1918 session of the legislature, have
formed a partnership to be known as
West ft McColloch.
Lady Gets Good Job.
Salem Governor West has appoint
ed bis private secretary, Miss Fern
Hobbs, a member of the State Indus
trial Accident commission, to succeed
C. D. Babcock, whose term will ex
pire January 1. The term Is four
years and the salary I36UO a year.
Jackson County Spends
t ; , . $500,000 On Roads
Ashland Jackson county has spent
nearly $600,000 on roads in 1914. The
Siskiyou unit of the Pacific highway
has cost to date $160,000, or $12,000 a
mile. From Ashland's western out
skirts to the Poor farm, about five
miles, the expense has been nearly
$12,000 a mile, or a total of $62,000.
This stretch has , an asphalt wearing
surface five inches thick, and was con
tract work.. From the Poor farm to
Medford, Ibbs than seven miles, the
cost was $74,000, divided between
county and state, averaging $11,000 a
mile. -
The Central Point unit was the most
expensive, costing . $16,000 a mile.
This, however, includes the cost of
machinery and material, the entire ex
pense over this particular area amount
ing to nearly $66,000. - About $26,000
was applied on new construction and
grading, while the maintenance of tbe
roads throughout the county in general
cost nearly $90,000. The foregoing
figures are semi-official as given out
by the county court. More than half
of the paved surface completed on the
Pacific highway to date has a concrete
base.
Sikh Road Unit Near.
Dallas It is practically certain now
that the much-talked-of permanent
road between Falls City and the Sileti
will be started within the year, Road
District No. 21, of this county, in. .
which most of the Siletz road la lo
cated, has voted a special tax of 6
mills for this purpose. The county
court has signified its intention to give
the diBtrict, in addition to this special
levy, all of the money raised on the .
general road levy in that district, to
gether with other money from tbe gen
eral road fund. When improved the
distance between Portland and New
port will be cut down about IS miles
and a highway given to tourists that
will equal anything In the . West from
the standpoint of scienlc beauty. The
Lincoln county court has commenced
work on the Lincoln county end of the
road. : '' ' " .-..'
Judgment Levy Denied. .
Salem Circuit Judge Galloway de
cided that Mrs. Grace D. Barnes held
title! to valuable property In this city,
and that A. B. Spencer, of Los An
geles, who obtained judgment for $70,
000 against her husband, Li S. Barnes,
could not levy on It Judge Galloway
characterized the decree of the Cali
fornia court awarding Spencer a judg
ment against Barnes as a "lightning
flash of snap judgment." The suit re
lated to profits in a mining deal, plain
tiff alleging that Barnes kept money
that should have been divided.
' Buena Vista Bops Sold.
Buena Vista Owing to the loss last
year by growers holding the crop, hop
growers in this vicinity have sold the
greater part of the 1914 crop. The
hops were held for several weeks in
hopes of higher prices, but as the
prices rose slowly, the growers decided
to sell. The crop waa much smaller
than usual this year in the Lucklamute
valley and in many other sections of
Polk county, but the hops were solid
and of an exceptionally good quality.
A greater acreage is planned for next
year.