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I CENTRAL POINT AMERICAN A i Independent W e e k l y P ap er Published at C e n tra l Point, O r e g o n , and E n t e r e d Thu rs da y o f each w eek in tke P o e t o f f i c e t h e r e o f a* S ec o n d Class M atter JOHN B. SII ELK Y and N E T T IE B. SH ELEY, Editor« CLARENCE SH ELEY, Business Manager SUBSCRIPTION RATES Six M onths .............................................................................. $1.00 One Year ............................................................. .............................. ..... $2.00 All Subscriptions Must Be Paid in Advance Advertising THURSDAY, CENTRAL POINT AMERICAN PAGE TWO K ate s G iv e n on A p p lic a tio n THURSDAY, JUNE 24. 1926 Oregon News Items of Special Interest B r i e f Resu me o f H ap p en gin s o f the W eek C o lle c t e d for O ur R ea de rs The 12th annual sweet pea and gar found on the ocean beach at Marsh den s' a » will be held at Rainier, field, uas been identified positively as that of Wilbur Elliott, 19, son of Mr. June 3C. and Mrs. M. P. Elliott, of Newberg, One hundred delegates attended the who was drowned while swimming at annual convention of the Oregon Statu Neskowln May 23 last. Press association at Prinevllle. Despite reports from some quarters With an abundant yield the farmers that the operating lumber companies and fruit growers of Linn county are were bent on a program of curtail working overtime in harvesting their ment, 108 mills for the week ended crops. June 12 produced 116,147.029 feet of Weil balanced labor conditions pre lumber. New business booked totaled vail In Oregon, according to a report 118,162.904 feet and shipments amount of the Pacific division of the United ed to 122,077,569 feet. States employment service. The Oregon public service commis following general election can be ac | man, was knocked down and dragged cepted by the secretary of state and several feet by an automobile at used in referring the question to the Uartlett and Main last Thursday a ft His injuries were painfu electorate at the general election in ernoon. November of this year. Is the qoery but not serious. An excellent concert was enjoyed that haa been referred to the attorney- bv .several thousand people in the general for ronsideratio» city park by the 186th Regimental The bureau of public roads will I Band under able leadership o f Frank recommend that J. A. Tertcling A Lucas o f the Seiberling-Sucas Music 'company o f Portland. Sons of Moscow» Idaho, receive the The Elks’ Flag Day exercises were contract to construct the Sox section held Sunday afternoon in the city of the national forest highway In park with a very large atendance. Giant county, known as the John Day- The feature o f the program was a Pilot Rock highway, the company's splendid thirty minute concert by the figures being the lowest submitted 186th Infantry Band under the lead ership o f Frank Lucas o f Portland. «hen bids were opened at the offices The sousaphone and com et solos of the bureau of public roads In Port were especially enjoyed by the large land. The bid of the Idaho men total crowd present. Colonel Wm. S. Gil bert, chaplain o f the 162nd Infantry, ed $101.410. O. N. G. was the speaker o f the day. Oregon pensions have been granted He gave an excellent address that as follows: William O. Ash, Portland, was very interesting to all. $20; Thomas G. Sefton, Portland. $25; Professor and Mrs. C. T. Roan and Fred F. Gossman, Portland, $30; Elkin daughter are new comers here from They have opened a L. Queeenberry, Portland, $30; Minnie California. dancing school on the third floor o f Hems worth, Portland. $30; Everett V. the Medford building where they give Borden, Portland, $20; Frank L. Cam- dancing lessons daily and private erson, Portland. $25; Frank J. Alstott, dancing parties every Tuesday eve- Cottage Grove, $20; George M. Bur- ning. C. C. Clark, well known auto JUNE 24, ! t 2 t saleiman, is giving public dancing parties in thi« hall every Thursday evening. Last Monday evening Talisman Lodge No. 31, Knights o f Pythias had the biggest night they have had for some time. Service Lodge o f Port land put six candidates through the Knight Rank. Service Lodge consists entirely o f ex-service men and have made quite a reputation since being organized in exem plifying the ritual istic work o f the order. A t the end o f the session delicious refreshments weje served in the banquet room. Knights were present in groups from Grants Pass, Ashland and Northern California points besides a large number o f the National Guard boys from different parts o f the state. Nearly 250 Knights witnessed the ceremony. The 162nd Infantry Band, under the leadership o f bandmaster Camp bell o f Portland, gave a splendid program in the city park on Monday evening before a large crowd. A Ison on Monday evening the Medford Post o f the American Leg ion gave a free dance in the Arm ory which was L e e fo r everybody. A capacity crow», v t l j in attendance. W aite’s orchestra furnished the music. lingham, Kerry, $25; Jay G. Wood ward, Chemawa, $30; Riandina Sand ers, Scotts Mills, $30; Harry &. Stiar row, Milwaukie, $20. One instructor in botany and five students in agriculture and forestry from the Oregon Agricultural college will work in the Cascade mountains this summer, studying the distribution of white pine and its relation to cur Succeeding H. L. Plumb. R. L. Prom- sion has requested the interstate com rants and gooseberries. One student me, now acting public relations officer merce commission to reopen the case will collect data from nurseries on cur in the district office in Portland, is to involving the proposed Central Ore rants and gooseberry cultivation, aa be supervisor of the Deschutes na gon railroad development program to these are host plants for white pine the end that testimony may he intro tional forest. blister rust which has now been found The county court of Washington duced looking to the construction of in this state. Inspection points will an east and west line across the state county has offered a reward of $500 be located for the State board of horti for information leading to the arrest as sought in the original proceeding culture. of the dynamiter of the W. H. Milne of the Oregon commission. Official canvass of the votes cast at house In Forest Grove. The highest price paid for Oregon the recent primary election haa been The airplane forest fire patrol will range wool so far this season was at compl -led by Sam A. Kozer, secretary be started in a few days, according to the Condon sale, when 31 \ cents was of state. Formal commissions have H C. Miller, lieutenant in the army pnld for one clip. Fifteen separate lots, been mailed to the successful candi reserves, who will be senior officer In aggregating 144,300 pounds, were dis dates. The official canvass showed that Charles A. Benson and Edward charge of the patrol base at Eugene. posed of at this sale. The 140-acre Irrigated pear orchard Dunnigan tied for the democratic nom Eastern Oregon sheep are now on the Umatilla national forest range. The four miles southwest of Medford has ination for representative in the leg forest was openeu to sheep grazing been sold to the Rogue River company islature for Marion county. Each can June 15. Cattle and horaes were per-1 f ° r $100,000, Dr. Clancy retaining this didate received a total of 33 votes. mttted to enter the forest for grazing year's crop, valued at $40,000. The The contest will be settled by a pub new owners will take possession Octo lic drawing to be held In the stats de May 15. partment at Saleu. ber 1. Sam A. Kozer, secretary of state, Citizens of Cornelius and Gaston has advised S. C. Morton, secretary ot MEDFORD NEWS the St. Helens chamber of commerce, have sent petitions ot the public serv that St. Helens has been made a ice commission protesting the increase Bliss Heine registration point for automobiles from In water rates proposed by the Port American Fruitgrowers, Inc., a land Electric Power company. Mem national marketing agency o f fruits other states. The annual meeting of the Oregon bers of the commission said the pro- and vegetables, are erecting a pack ing plant 160x70 feet at Eleventh Congress of Parents and Teachers will po* e<* new tar,ff would be suspended and Front streets. They operate pending an investigation. be held at Salem next October, ac under the well known Blue Goose « cording to a decision announced by There is no prospect for additional trade mark. Earl Coe, fruit packer the executive board of the state par reclamation development for the next and grower o f White Salmon, Wash ington, is the manager o f the local ent-teacher body. four or five years, is a statement made plant which will be equipped with the in a letter by Dr. Elwood Mead, United latest fruit handling machinery. Last Camp fire permits will he required In the Cascade and Umpqua national States commissioner of reclamation, to year this company handled 40,000 carloads o f fruits and vegetables. forests on and after July 1. according Joseph N. Teal of Portland, chairman Friday the Medford stores will of the executive committee of the to Nelson F. Macduff, supervisor of the close at noon to enable everybody Cascade forest. The rule Is already Umatilla Rapids association. to attend the big parade and inspec in force in the Deschutes and Santium A few hours after they had sawed tion o f the National Guard a Camp Jackson. All o f southern Oregon forests. their way out of Jail at Prinevllle, Joe and northern California is expected Salem hopmen. who have examined Hunt and Pete Jordan were captured to turn out to witness this event. On Wednesday evening o f last yards all over the Willamette valley, In Juniper canyon by Sheriff F. W agree that the fuggle hop crop for Yancey and posse. Four jailhreaks have ■ week the Oriental Gardens opened under the management o f Alex Pow 1926 threatens to he a failure due. occurred during Sheriff Yancey's term j ell with Larry Simpson and his fam probably, to premature blooming caus of office and In each instance the ous 11-piece orchestra furnishing the •d by exceptionally fine weather In prisoners have been captured. finest dance music ever heard in the early spring. Payment of federal income taxes by Medford. Their style is symphonic jazz or harmonized jazz which made The 39th session of the Linn coun individuals and corporations in Ore a derided hit with the nearly 700 ty pioneers convened at Brownsville. gon from June 1 to 18 of this year, people present. This orchestra ap red Gold bullion amounting to more than exceeded by $228351 the payments peared in nifty uniforms o f $100.000 haa been* brought out front made of these taxes for the entire coats and white trousers and played the most elaborate array o f gold In the Robertson mine, 14 miles west ot month# June, 1925, according to an struments west o f Chicago. Also Gallre, the scene of Josephine county's nouncement by Clyde G. Huntley, col the new cooling system recently in latest gold strike. lector of Internal revenue for Oregon. stalled created very favorable com ment. If the Southern Pacific agrees to 1 The Central railroad of Oregon, a The Medford Ice & Storage com- Jolht user rights of Its new line south j 16-mlle line connecting Union and mny have been granted a permit to from Paunlna. the Oregon Trunk will j Cove with the O.-W R. R. & N. com ■rect a new $26,000 ice plant and be In Klamath Falls five or six months pany road at Union Junction, will re- va re house at the com er o f South after construction work is started. W *ume operations in time to move the Front and Eleventh streets. The new 'lidding will bo three stories high F. Turaer. president of the Oregon | Cove cherry crop, aecorcling to an- tnrt 77x91 feet in dimensions. Trunk announced at Bend. ' nouncements by Manager Charles E. Auto tourist travel has very sud- Utilization of natural storage re»' r More, who has a number of workmen lenly increased in numbers. The Treichlor Motor company has voir sltea along the Coquille river In busy repairing the1 line. moved from Gordon Stout's garage Oregon would make possible the pro The Benson Ttmbc»r company, oper tn 2 2 !» North Riverside in spacious duction of 3(. 1)00 continuous horsepow ating a camp near Clatskanle. has four tew quarters. tjuite a number o f fires occurred er. the geological survey has been In rafts ready to be s-nt to the company's formed by engineers who conducted a mill at San Diego. Cal., this summer n Medford the past week, damage n every case being slight. power survey along that stream and one more will be completed aa The first train o f its kind to visit With the strawberry season prac soon as possible. The company, since Irogon was the Raymond Whitcomb tically over Forest Grove canning com it first began operations there in I9rtg -and Criuse train that passed panies report that 250 tons of the has sent 74 of these gigantic rafts com trough Medford last Thursday eve ning enroute to Portland and Seattle. berries have been parked In sugar and posed of fir logs south. This train inrludes an entertainment barrelled for Ice cream makers and ar with a fully equipped gymnas- Announcement that the Umatilla preservers, a larger amount ibre ever project in Oregon will t»e transferred um. shower baths, a .lance hall, before produced in western Washing to the water users shortly under a m*>vie auditorium and a library with nearly 200 volumes; also a special ton county contract already approved, was madu ar with bedrooms and private baths. Miss Edith Starrett of Salem. at the office of Dr Elwood Mead, com- Another o f these trains is due to Uharlee Campbell of Dallas and Mo*s mlssloner of reclamation, shortly bo- arrive in Medford later in the sum mer to allow its passengers to visit Leona larra bee head of the Latia de- fore Dr. Mead left Washington. D C-. Crater Lake. part nient of Lincoln high school. Port- ■ n tour of the west. The romintn- The Sperry Flour company has laad. will leave soon for Philadelphia «loner docs not plan lo vlatt any Orw- made plans for building a new ware house in Medford in th« near future where they will represent the state of gon project on this trip. and when moved into the new struc Oregon at the Sesqai Centennial ea- Whether petitions circulated la 1924 ture the old one on West Main street position July 4. requesting that the question of nbol- will he rased and the site sown to The body, rlad In a green bathing 1 tahtng the capital punishment law la lawn and flowers, which site is next •J it which was washed ashore and ¡ Oregon he referred to the voters at the to tthe railroad tracks. B. F. Gilbert, well known Medford Drink ICE COLD TACOMA BREW On Draught at the # Damon Cafe All O ur Drinks are Cool and Refreshing For New Brides and Old “Sunbeam Electric Iron” The Everlasting Gift W. C. Leever THE 71 rINCffESTER st o r e