Sherman County observer. (Moro, Sherman County, Or.) 1897-1931, March 27, 1925, Image 1

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    HE
Established 18B7
INCOME TAX RECEIPTS
TOLL OF DEAD IN
TORNADO OVER 800 BEAR OUT ESTIMATES
Exact Number of Casualties Official Reports on March
Payments Will Equal Per-
Probably Will Never Bo ;
Know.
MA M. rETEKSHN
Attorney-at-Law
Practice in All the Courts
of Oregon
Main Ml
Phone
BANK OF MORO BUILDING
Moro
.
. Oregon
Murphysboro, 111., heads* the Urt
with 189 known dead The exact toll
of the storm. Red Cross officials ad­
mitted, probably never will be known.
There were some victims actually an­
nihilated In the wind terror. Others
were removed to different towns. And
there have been scores of viaitors tn
the section who will not be missed
for weeks.
Saturday and Sunday the guant, hol­
low eyed survivors in the storm area
of Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Ken-
tacky and Tennessee stood solemnly
by the yawning death pits in their
last good-bye to wives, mothers, chil­
dren, sweethearts, snapped Into eter­
nity in a twinkling by the awful force
DENTIST .
of the cyclone. .
United Stale« Dental Exam­
Everywhere in the five states which
felt the death laden breath of the
iner for this district.
storm, the victims, many unidentified,
were committed back to the earth
from which they ^gi«—l*id to rest
Office at
separately, by twos, by threes and
MORO, OREGON
by dozens, in soldier dug graves. And
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$ I simple white crosses, conjuring up a
picture of other such symbols across
th« sea. stood forth to mark the trail
of devastation.
The total property loss ha« not been
compiled, but will lik«ly be more than
»12.000,000 in Illinois alone. With aom«
»8,000,000 In Indiana and about a
million each In Missouri, Tennessee
Physician and Surgeon
and Kentucky, the property loss is
likely to exceed »18,000,000.
Dr J. R. Morgan
Hotel Moro
Dr W. N. Morse
Physician and Surgeon
X,
Main 182
WASCO - OREGON
. Dr. Penn C. Crum
Optometrist
Specilist in the exsmining of
eyes and fitting of glasses.
Lens grinding shop in
,
connection.
Upstairs across from the l
Edw. C. Pease Co. store
Washington. D. C.—One of nature’s
most deadly and costly freaks —the
tornado—will never be understood or
investigated to the point where sci­
ence con accurately forecast Its begin­
ning or it« path, according to C. L.
Mitchell, forecaster of the United
States weather bureau here.
Mitchell said weather bureau experts
were frustrated on all sides in their
efforts adequately to acquaint them­
selves with the “whirls.” The only In­
formation they can now obtain about
tornadoes Is by: Investigating and In-
specting stricken areas.
“If we could be up in the sky,” said
Mitchell, “at the exact spot where a
tornado was about to be conceived.
there is a bare possibility that we
might in time be able to make a fairly
close forecast of tornadoes. But there
is no other way we could.”
Because of possible panics and riots
the weather bureau does not even at­
tempt to forecast tornadoes. The ex­
tent of the bureau’s predictions of tor­
nadoes now is limited to “unsettled
disturbances."
STATE
De Larhue
Optical Co.
Eyesight Special iMta
Manufacturing Opticians
Eyes Examined Glasses Fitted
Exclusively Optical
Complete Lens Manufacturing
Plant in Connection
OREGON
THE DALLES
15-16 Vogt Block.
4 mu I hu í i ii»i i inn H'*-]
JAMES STEWART
SHERMAN COUNTY
STOCK AND BRAND
INSPECTOR
Mm - - Oregon
DEPUTIES: L. Schsdewitz, Kent,
Oregon; Dr. Jos. Sa under«, Moro,
Ore.; W. H. Mcver, Weico, Ore
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RANCHES
S FOR SALE
F. T. HURLBURT
U m »« Maia Street, app. Garué
■ Conio. - - Orepan
NOT
Washington, D. C.—Instructions to .
examine the books and trading rec­
ords of all grain exchanges in the
country and those of a number of
large brokers were sent by Secretary '
Jardine to field agents of the kr. in
futures administration.
The settop constituted the agricul­
ture department’s first step in its In
vestigation of the causes of the recent
fluctuations in the price of wheat.
The orders went to Chicago, St.
Louis, Kansas City and other points.
The examination will cover tradfltg
accounts since the price decline began
a few days ago. Records of the ex-1
changes and brokers are expected to
show plainly whether buying and sell­
ing were ths result of abuse of trad­
ing privileges.
The right of the department to in­
spect such records Is held to be estab­
lished by the grain futures act. Offi­
cials here expect no objection.
LIABLE
Negligence of Officers No Grounds
for Action Against Washington.
Olympia, Wash.—A survival of the
theory that “the king can do no
wrong,” has placed the state in the
peculiar position of admitting negli­
gence in highway construction and
escaping liability, according to an
opinion issued to James Allen, high­
way engineer, by John H. Dunbar, at­
torney-general.
The modern rule of law is that the
state cannot be sued for tort, and is
not liable for negligence on the part
of its officers or agents, Mr. Dunbar
pointed out.
The question was brought up by Mr.
Allen after the Spokane, Portland &
Seattle Railway company had present­
ed a bill for damages resulting when
earth and rocks from the government
slide on the North Bank highway cov­
ered railroad tracks and necessitated
employment of watchmen and removal
of the debris by the railroad com­
pany. -
»II I M-H I I I I I H 1 I I 1 I 1 Î l-H“«
STOCK & WHEAT
HELD
SECRETRY JARDINE
ORDERS GRAIN QUIZ
Nebraska Dry Law Is Drastic. .
Omaha, Neb.—Nebraska will be drier
than the driest bone dry state in the
Union, state officials predict as a
result of the celebrated “pint of liquor
law,” which passed the Nebraska leg­
islature. Under the provisions of the
bill, possession of more than a pint
of liquor will be prim a facie evidence
that its possessor is a bootlegger.
13 Killed In 8. P. Train Collision.
New Orleans, La.—Thirteen persons
were killed and five seriously injur­
ed Sunday when two Southern Pacific
fast trains collided head on in a fog.
The accident occurred near Richoc,
ra. The official report of the acci-
»>t said that the east bound train
,.
a signal in a fog.
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Frigidaire
to treasury officials that their esti­
mate of receipts for the quarter and j
for the fiscal year ending next June
30 will be borne out.
TORNADO FORECAST
f IS NOT POSSIBLE
Room 10, Vogt BMg.
The Dalles, Ore.
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Washington, D. C.—Official reports
ealrwli^wi «8 »434.000,000 and receipts
for the fiscal year placed at »1,440,-
000,000 la the treasury department.
Secretary Mellon and Under-Secretary
Winston ateo had expected that 80
per cent of the March payments would
be In the hands of collectors by March
11 for certification to th« treasury and
. their figures, they said, showed that
the total on Saturday approximated 80
per cent of the »430.000,000.
While the trend thus indicated has
given the treasury a feeling of se­
curity as to the income for the gov­
ernment In th« current ficsal year,
no one. In the secretary's opinion,
can tell at this time the full effect of
the reduced rates carried by the pres­
ent tax law and he regards it as un
likely that the treasury will be able
to compute its producing power until
after the June payment is received.
The tact that the treasury will not
know definitely concerning the pres­
ent law has not, however, delayed its
plana for going ahead with a study of
the changes in preparation for further
tax revision next tall.
Five Cents
Marcii 2V
ANNOUNCING
wi th« March tax payments indicate
■ Dr. M. F. Froyd
Office and Residence
centage Forecast.
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Chicago, Ill —Casualty totals report­
ed for the tornado which swept
through southern Illinois, Indiana.
Kentucky and Indiana after lashing
•.W» •astern Missouri showed 638 killed in
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Friday.
M oro, Sherman
with Cabinet
only
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ERE is a new model of Frigidaire at a price within the
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be earii / moved—if you move to another home» ?
of the standard makes. If so
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you entircb’ independent of an outside ice supply^ It
rrriectlv,—preserves the flavor : or meats,
the freth juiciness of fruits, the crispness of lettuce, the
sweetness of milk, cream and butter. It safeguards
health. T‘ makes ice cubes and delicious frozen desserts., That’s aU. Your refrigerator
Its c^er^tion, in your home, will probably cost you less
becomes cold and stays cold.
You have Frigidaire electric
than you now pay for ice. .
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There are Frigidaire models for homes, apartments, stores, restaurants,
clubs, schools, hospitals, etc. Come in and let us tell you more about them
‘ WILLIAMS MOTOR COMPANY,
MORO, OREGON
AGENTS FOR SHERMAN, WASCO AND GILLIAM COUNTIES'
GEN E RAL^t^
Frigidaire is a product of The
General Motors Corporation,
is made by the Delco-Light
Company, and 1* backed by a
nation-wide organization of
trained sales and service repre­
sentatives, whose business it is
to see that Frigidaire always
gives you the kind of service
you expect.
FARMERS LOANED $289,331
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Applications for Seed Wheat
Loans Have Been Approved.
Salem, Or—The state of Oregon, ac­
cording to a report prepared here, has
loaned to the farmers in the frqst de­
vastated districts east of the Cggcade
mountains approximately »289,331.
The loans were made under a so-called
relief act approved at the recast ses­
sion of the state legislature.
Under the provisions of the law
the money borrowed from the state
must be used for purchasing seed to
rehabilitate lands which were devas­
tated of crops as a result of the un­
usual cold weather that prevailed in
eastern Oregon a few months ago.
A total of 436 applicants for thqse
loans have been received, with an ag
gregate of »327,613.49 involved. Of
these applications 402 have been ap-
Drovefl. t .
402
Federal Court Reverses Rum Case.
San Francisco.—The United States
circuit court of appeals held that a
peace officer cannot arrest a man
without a warrant for carrying a sue
ptclous package, even if the officers
suspicions are Justified. Ernest Brown
had been arrested by a policeman in
Portland, Or., for carrying a pack­
age which a policeman suspected con­
tained liquor. The policeman^ was
right, according to the evidence, and
Brown was convicted of a Volstead
law violation.
1924 Crop Value Exceeds 12 Billions.
Washington, D. C.—American farms
produced »12,404,000,000 in .1924, ac­
cording to estimates prepared by the
department of agriculture, Indicating
an Increase of »56,000,000 over 1923.
The department attributed the in*.I
crease to higher market values for
certain crops, as contrasted with the
reduced value ofJ livestock products.
Cereals accounted for »6,220,000,000 or
45.8 per cent of the total, compared
with 39,8 per ceht in 1923.
Coolidge Holds Up More Guard Funda
Washington, D. C.—Appropriations
of 13,074,000 for the national guard
in excass of the amounts recommend-,
ed to congress were ordered held up
by President Coplldge pending an In­
quiry to determine ths necessity for
the expenditure.
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Closing .April 30th
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Educational Picture
Show
c
PUT ON BY THE
Ford Motor Co
Depicting many phases of Industrial Life, including ä trip
through the Large and Varied Plants of the Ford Motor Co.
MORO OPERA HOUSE
Tuesday Evening, March 31»t, 7:30 p. m.
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