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Central Point Americani VOLUME 2 FACTS AND COMMENTS ON AGRICULTURE (C. E. Spence, State Market Agent) Why the Agricultural Unrest L. M. Rhodes, Commissioner o f the Florida State Marketing Bureau, published the following significant facts and comments in the State Bul- • letin under date o f July 15: Every time the sun sets the farm ers o f the United States have added $30,000.000 to the wealth o f the na tion, yet every day since 1910 the agricultural indebtedness has in creased on an average o f $1,450,- . 000 While only 4 per cent o f the farm ers and laborers on farms aré in the United States, they produce 70 per cent o f the corn, 60 per cent o f the cotton, 50 per cent o f the tobacco, 50 per cent o f the citrus fruits, 25 per cent o f the wheat, 20 per cent o f the oats, 13 per cent o f the flax and 7 per cent o f the potatoes of the world. This is undeniable evi dence o f efficien t and abundant pro duction, but the cash earnings o f the farmers are smaller than all Other workers. The average o f all workers is $1415 per capita. From 1914 to 1925 the deposits in all banks in the United States in creased from $21,359,842,316 to $51,892,932,000. In spite o f these facts there were 915 bank failures in 1924. which was 272 more than failed in the panic o f 1893, most o f them in agricultural sections. Farm ers are wondering if our present banking laws were intended to pro tect banks in farming sections, ard if our financial system applies to agricultural. I f not, why not? Many farmers in the United States wonder if it were fair or wise to make it easy fo r them to get into debt through farm loan legislation and deflate both the currency and the prices o f farm products, as was done in 1920, so they could not pay their debts and must lose billions in depreciation in land values. Farmers do not understand why our government will lend billions to foreign countries, and give them five or six decades in which to pay it back at from one-fourth to one-half the interest rate that is charged the farmer. In other words they want to know why foreign countries can be rehabilitated with United States government money at less than half the interest rate, and have twice as long to pay back as our own farmers. Being neither fools nor medicants, they wonder why congress would pass the Adamson law which short ened the hours o f railroad laborers from 10 to 12 to 8 hours and added $237,000,000 annually to their wages; and the Esch-Cummings act, creating a labor board and increas ing wages on our railroads $487,- 000,000 per year, necessarily in creasing freight rates on farm pro ducts. Also why after passing the immigration law, protecting labor, congress should quibble over farm relief measures, declaring them class legislation. They also wonder, when they read in the reports o f the Federal Trade Commission that one per cent o f the population o f the United States owns 59 per cent o f the wealth, and 13 per cent o f the population owns 90 per cent o f the wealth, while 87 per cent o f the population owns only 10 per cent o f the wealth— they wonder if everybody who creates wealth is receiving a square deal. Observe the Peíate Law I.ast year many arrests were made fo r violation o f the law requiring potatoes to be graded and sacks sten ciled. Convictions were secured in every case and the violators had to NUMBER 16 CENTRAL POINT AMERICAN THURSDAY, AUGUST 5. 1926 NO RECORD OF C O U N TY A T JA C K S O N V ILLE SE AT Jacksonville has been the county seat o f Jackson county fo r 76 years, and according to the Mail Tribune o f Saturday, no record can be found o f the county’s seat o f government ever having been established there. This was discovered by Chief Justice Mc Bride o f the supreme court in pre paring to write the opinion author izing the Jackson county clerk to certify fo r the ballot a proposal to move the county seat to Medford. A search o f the records was thor oughly made and found that neither the territorial legislature proceedings nor the Jackson county court fur nish any record o f how Jacksonville became the county seat. It is presumed that Jacksonville was made the county seat because there were no other towns at that time. -----------o----------- CO AST A IR M A IL D E L IV E R Y TO S T A R T SOON The Pacific A ir Transport com pany o f Portland will start within the next few days to carry out its contract with the government to carry air mail between Seattle and Los Angeles, according to Vern C. Gorst, president o f the company. The schedule calls fo r daily service six days a week. The entire trip from Seattle to Los Angeles will be made in about 13% hours. -----------o----------- T A K E T R IP TO CRESCENT C IT Y The latter part o f last week the Rev. Tully and family, o f the Pres byterian church at Salem, the Rev. Iverson and family o f Medford, with the Rev. and Mrs. Johnson and fam ily, also Miss Florence Hamrick, o f Central Point and a Miss Kemple, o f Salem, took an overland journey via the Oregon Caves to Crescent City to spend a short time on the sea coast. They report favorable weather conditions, and came home much enthused over the wonderful display made by Nature not only in the caves and at the beach, but in the great ness o f the redwood trees, said to be the oldest living things in the world. For lack o f ability to express our feeling on hearing o f these wonders we recall the words o f Joyce Kilmer: “ I wonder, could there ever be A poem lovely as a tree; Poems are made by fools like me But only God can make a tree.” The Endeavorers o f the Christian church gave a box social at the city park on Tuesday evening. Mr. Ray Henderson came in from Crater lake park to auction o f f the boxes. The young people will apply the funds raised toward- paint fo r the church building. Several games were play ed by the young people and a jolly time was reported. I. G. Shaw and family returned from Wildwood Springs Saturday. Mr. Shaw reports heavier weight than in years, and is again on the job. He says "T h e Biggest Thing in the Rogue River Valley,” is to start out again, the first Sunday in Septem ber “ with a bang,” and he is glad to be in charge o f things again. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Fox and Ger aldine, in company with Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Paxaon. drove to Pros pect and Union Creek last Sunday where they picnicked and enjoyed the beauties o f Nature throughout the day. Ray Henderson and w ife were over from Crater Lake fo r the week end. They made a trip to Roseburg to be in attendance at the wedding pay fines and court costs. State o f a niece o f Mr. Henderson, and Market Agent Spence urges farm returned Wednesday morning to the ers. dealers and retailers to observe lake. the law and avoid the expensive O. R. Pankey enjoyed an over Sun prosecutions. It simply requires an day visit from his two daughters. honest pack and will work fo r the Mrs. Simington, o f Dunsmuir, and interests o f honest dealers. Grades, Mrs. Stewart o f Portland. They were rules and regulations will be sent accompanied by their husbands, the anyone on request, 81$ Court House. entire party leaving fo r their respect ive home on Monday morning. Portland. PREFERRED STOCK; COPCO SELLING FAST D. G. Tyree, o f Medford, Secretary o f The California Oregon Power Company, spent part o f the week in Douglas county, at Roseburg and vicinity, assisting local members o f the Copco organization in caring for orders fo r Copco’s latest investment offering. Mr. Tyree states "C areful invest ors everywhere throughout the field recognize the value o f Copco Pre ferred Stock as a permanent invest ment. More than a thousand shares o f this security have been purchased by the investing public during the past few weeks through members of our organization and banks in the field served by Copco. Investors o f both large and small means are rap idly taking advaptage o f the present opportunity to ’ purchase this attrac tive security both fo r cash and upon the company’s savings plan. “ With Great Western Power Com pany’s Six Per Cent Preferred Stock now selling at $96 per share, and our new preferred stock selling fo r the price and yield announced in May, careful and well-informed in vestors in Southern Oregon and Northern California are rapidly se curing shares in Copco’s latest o ffe r ing while the chance still exists to obtain it at its present selling price.” o JIM ! JIM ! M YSTE R Y SHOT WOUNDS MINER ON G A LIC E T R A IL Rendered unconscious when struck by a bullet from an unknown source yesterday afternoon on East creek in the Galice district, Lew Larson to day is recovering from the effects o f the Wound. The bullet, apparently o f a small caliber, inflicted a severe scalp wound on the left side o f Lar son’s head. He disclaims any know ledge o f the source o f the bullet, stating that he knows o f no enemies who might seek his life. While it is believed that the shooting may have been accidental, the sheriff’s office this morning asserted that a thor ough investigation will be made. Larson, who is engaged in mining on East creek, was returning from Carpenter’s store where he had gone fo r his mail. He had stopped about six and a half miles from the mouth o f Galice creek fo r lunch at about 3:15 yesterday afternoon and was just straightening up from fastening on his pack when the bullet hit. He says that he must have been uncon scious for more than a half hour. He says was alone at the time and after regaining consciousness painfully made his way to the wagon road at Galice. Traveling was slow, due to his weakened condition from loss of blood, and he did not arrive in Grants Pass until midnight last night. “ I don’t know of anyone who could have wanted to kill me,” Larson de clared this morning, "as I have been working there for only a month and know few people. The wound was apparently made by a bullet from a small rifle.” Sheriff W. M. Hayes will institute an investigation immediately. The country in which the shooting occur red is extremely mountainous and chances for finding the person re sponsible are none too good.— W ed nesday Grants Pass Courier, SAMS VALLEY GRANGE TO HAVE PICNIC The first annual picnic o f Sam’s Valley Grange No. 666, will be held at the Club grounds near the school house, Saturday, August 14. The forenoon will be taken up with all kinds of sports. A t noon a big basket dinner will be served. In the afternoen the program will consist o f music, readings, and speak ing on farm problems. Brother C. E. Spence, State Market Agent, o f Portland and Brother C. H. Bailey of the Oregon Grange Bulletin, o f Roseburg, will be the main speakers. All farmers and Grangers o f the county are invited to come with their families and bring well filled baskets. Sam's Valley Grange will furnish coffee, sugar and cream. The boys around town have a good joke on Jim Ross, who left yester day with the Medford Legion boys for Marshfield, where the American convention o f the Legion will be held this week. Jim, in haste, who is in the drum corps, forgot his drum until he had arrived at Grants Pass and had to o make the return trip for it. Jim’s GREY COMES IN SEPTEM BER friends want an explanation. I f the drum had been forgotten on leaving Zane Grey is coming to the Rogue Marshfield no questions would have about September 6, he has written been asked. to Joe Wharton. Grey is now mak ing his arrangements for the trip, JACKSON C O U N TY GETS $12,535 and when he arrives here will spend only as much time as necessary get Jackson county will receive $12,- ting his steelhead supplies. He 535.29 as its portion o f the $385,- will then pack in from Almeda to 636.50 representing accumulated int Winkle Bar, where he now has a erest fo r a year on the state school crew o f men working. Grey recent fund, which has been apportioned ly made application for a water right among the various counties. The for use in mining and irrigation pur school census shows the number o f poses.— Grants Pass Courier. persons in the state between 4 and --------- o--------- 20 years to be 252,000, making the James McDowell is enjoying a apportionment $1.53 per capita. Last visit from his brother G. W. Mc year the total amount was $ 3 7 3 , - Dowell, o f Echo, Umatilla county, 273.50, or $1.50 per capita, with the Oregon. The brothers have not met school census 248,249. since G. W. was 15 years old and --------- o that was over 30 years ago. He is Captain Gay o f the Salvation in the garage business and says he Army o f Medford, left Wednesday is pleased with the looks o f southern by auto fo r Victoria, B. C., fo r a Oregon. He would consider moving two weeks’ vacation. He was accom to this section if he could sever busi panied by his mother and sister, Mrs. ness interests to advantage in Uma Martin and children, who have been tilla county. visiting at the Gay home the past month. They expressed themselves The Leever Hardware store has on as delighted with our climate and hand the latest thing in the way o f scenery and enjoyed their stay here a circulating heater which is made very much. fo r burning wood, pieces to be cut from 16 to 18 inches in length. They The highway commission has put a are an excellent stove for regulating crew o f 80 men to work on the Pac heat and will keep the floor at prac ific highway in the Siskiyou moun tically the same temperature in all tains south o f Ashland, where they parts o f a house. Mr. Leever ia will be employed until the rainy making a special price on theae in season sets in. The work consists order to introduce them in the Weat. o f widening the highway in many places and straightening the numer George Wallace ia now enjoying ous sharp curves. hia 15-day vacation. With the fam ily, the first three days o f this week The heavy smoke pall hanging ovet was spent at Crater Lake, returning the valley, caused from forest fires by way o f Fort Klamath. Saturday in the surrounding foothills and the Wallace family will leave f nr a mountains, is said to be a benefit few days outing at Crescent City. to the valley fruit, as it had been Mrs. Guy Tex ia carrying the mail reported as suffering from hot sun during his absence. rays, which are now more or leas Mrs. WGthington, Mr. and Mrs. subdued by the haze. Alex Sparrow and daughter o f Tolo, Mrs. Mattie Parker is home from accompanied by relatives from Cleve Portland where she returned with her land, Ohio, spent Monday at Crater little granddaughter who has been Lake. The Ohio visitors are de visiting here for several weeks. Mrs. lighted with the Tofo community and Parker visited in Eugene and Rose- scenery in southern Oregon. burg on the return trip with friends. Ira Love who le ft Monday fo r Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Isaacson were Roseburg and Eugene is expected to return today. visitors in Jacksonville Sunday, G IR L F A IL S TO SW IM ENG LISH CHANNEL Clara Bell Barrett, New York swimmer, after swimming forty miles o f the English channel, gave up after a brave but futile effort. The fog was heavy and the sea rough. She had been in the water for 21 hours and 40 minutes. She will probably try to swim the chan nel again in the spring. K E A T O N ’S A R M Y FIG H TS FIR E Buster Keaton’s company, that film ing "T h e General,” at Cottage Grove, sustained a $50,000 loss and nine men were injured in fighting fire and being injured when a fright ened team became unmanagable and threw two National Guardsmen from a cannon cart. Fire which started from a wood burned over a large area and destroyed a camera valued at $3,500. A ll men are expected to recover.— Glendale News. Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Stoltx o f Sac ramento were visiting relatives and friends here this week. Mrs. Stoltx was Miss Claudia White, who spent a year here in high school. Mrs. C. B. Rostel had friends in for her birthday Tuesday. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. C. E. I jingo and their daughter Hildegard, Miss Mary A. Mee, Miss Murray o f Medford, and the Rostel family. Mrs. Billy Thompson and M r^ John Sheley have completed the six weeks' Normal course at Ashland and have returned to their homes. Wilma Sheley will remain fo r the next term. "T h ey say” that two o f Central Point’s fair daughters will soon leave the ranks o f their maiden sis ters and assume the responsibility o f ordering the groceries and other incidentals. Ain’t love grand? Donald Snyder, son o f J. H. Sny der, form er insurance man here and resident now o f Salt Lake City, was a visitor in the city last night enroute to Santa Cruz, California, from Klamath Falla where he has been employed in a lumber mill. Mr. and Mrs. Jake Myers were among the Central Point people in the Applegate district picking black berries Sunday. Mrs. Emma White, Mrs. H. A>. Bromley and Miss Mary Bebb o f Medford, visited relatives here the first o f the week. W. E. Morris o f the Table Rock district has been enjoying the viait o f C. W. Rasey o f Santa Barbara, California. Mr. and Mrs. Jeeae Richardson motored to Klsmeth Falls on busi ness Monday and returned early Tuesday. M. M Kindle left early this morn ing fo r Marshfield where he will at tend the American Legion conven tion. He expects to return Saturday night