Friday, November 13, 1930
SOUTHERN OREGON MINER
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BATTLE ON FOR
HOUSE, SENATE
SPEAKERSHIPS
French Contribution to Touring
B, A. L. LIN'UBECK
QALEM The Oregon returns in
the recent battle of the ballots
were not without their usual quota
of surprises, not the least of which
was the astounding plurality
amassed by President Roosevelt.
While this state had been pretty
generally conceded to the demo
cratic candidate not even his most
rabid partisans had anticipated
the landslide which swept every
county in the state — including
rock-ribbed republican Benton
into the Roosevelt column Repub
licans who had conceded a Roose
velt victory in this state had
grudgingly estimated his margin
of victory at 15,000 to 20,000.
Democrats, on the other hand, hail
claimed the state for their candi
date by anywhere from 40,000 to
75,000, a few of the more wild
This overnight tent is carried packed up on ivp of the car and can
eyed partisans boosting the mar
unfolded and made ready for a comfortable night in ten minute» The
gin to as high as 100,000. The frame
"in'front »upporting the structure serves as a ladder for entering
voters gave him a plurality of
and
leaving
the tent The front flap has a zipper at each aide.
more than 143,000.
Only a little less surprising
than the huge total rolled up 1 lican. by a mere handful of votes |
by Roosevelt was the strength
The senate remains republican. |
displayed by Willis Mahoney, i 18 to 12. but with several of the
democratic
candidate
for ' majority members decidedly inde-
United States senator who, | pendent in their voting, anything
carried along on the crest of ■ might happen in the line-up on
the democratic landslide and
organization. Frank Franciscovich
with substantial aid from his
of Clatsop county has been an ac
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Townsendite admirers, came
tive candidate for the senate pres Jhe operations of the new budget
within 6,000 votes of unseat
idency ever since the 1935 session economy in all state activities and
ing the veteran Charles L.
and is known to have lined up to the operations of the new bud
McNary,
republican
floor
considerable support for the job get control act. At the same time
leader in the senate, and gen-
However there is a possibility that he warned against "any attempted
erally accounted an easy vic-
several of the republican members raid on the treasury" by pressure
tor in the race for reelection.
may refuse to support Francisco- blocs “for their own selfish in-
Alfred Dobson, democrat, who vieh in which event the majority terests."
was expected to give the veteran members may turn to Robert M.
I. H. Van Winkle a hard race for Durban of Harney county who is /CONSOLIDATION
of
state
the attorney generalship did so. in a receptive mood but not ac
owned
lands
in
eastern
and
coming within 11,000 of winning. tively campaigning for the honor. southeastern Oregon to increase
On
the
democratic
side
of
the
sen
One of the most unexplainable
their value for grazing purposes
results of the election was the big ate two possible candidates for has been proposed by State Treas
the
presidency
are
being
men
vote polled by the old age pension
urer Holman who has been as
amendment which came within tioned W. H Strayer of Baker sured of the support of Governor
and
Walter
E.
Pearson
of
Mult
5,500 votes of carrying and which,
Martin and Secretary of State
had it been approved, would have nomah. Strayer, veteran member Snell for his plan At the present
of
the
senate,
has
always
been
completely disrupted the state's
time the state's holdings consist
old age pension set-up. drying up popular with his colleagues and of scattered sections 16 and 32 in
the state and county old age pen possibly could win the honor if each township, set aside by the
sion funds and leaving nothing he goes out for it. Pearson has federal government for school pur
with which to match federal aid announced that he will seek the poses. It is proposed to transfer
presidency if Strayer does not.
to the aged.
these scattered holdings, totaling
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In the house there is a great I 694,730 acres to the federal gov
rpHE PERSONNEL of the next show of activity on the part of ernment for similar land in larger
1 legislature determined, the aspirants for the speakership, the blocks to form practical grazing
race is now on full tilt for the list including Bull of Union, floor I units. Such a transfer is provided
gavel wielding jobs in the house leader in the 1935 session: Hyde for in the Taylor grazing act en-
and senate. For the second time of Lane; Boivin of Klamath; acted by the 1935 congress
in half a century—the other in Hosch of Deschutes; Barnes and
• • •
stance being in 1935- the demo Alber of Multnomah. Of these
Among
the
new activities for
Hyde
can
be
expected
Boivin
or
crats will control the house organ
which the next legislature will in
ization with 38 members in that to receive the support of the state asked
to
provide financial sup-
I
body with the possibility of one administration as well as the votes
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be
that of a state mining
port
wil
of
the
conservative
republicans
in
more dependent upon the outcome
bureau. Sponsored by the state
of the race in Umatilla county the house in the event of a show planning
commission, this new de
where C. A. Moll, democrat, is down between either of these two
still trailing Carl Engdahl, repub- ; and one of the other and more partment will seek an appropria
tion of $50.000 to colter its opera
j radical members of that body.
tions
for the forthcoming genera
Several veterans of past ses-
The planning board’s pro
i sions will be absent from the tion.
posal calls for a governing board
I forthcoming session. In the senate of
non-salaried members
I Corbett, Lee and Bynon of Mult and three
a paid director to be selected
nomah; Wallace of Deschutes and
by the board. A similar program
| Fisher of Douglas all went down was
defeated by the last legislat
to defeat. Chinnock of Josephine,
session after a bitter fight in
Aitken of Washington, Hazlett of ive
which the opposition was led by
1 Hood River, Hess of Union and Senator
Strayer, democrat,
Zimmerman of Yamhill did not
Baker
county.
stand for reelection. Most serious
• • •
loss to the house will be the loss
of Hill of Lane, Snider of Lake
Six dead and eight injured was
and Wells of Multnomah, all of the toll of grade crossing acci
whom went down to defeat in the dents in Oregon during October,
democratic landslide.
according to records compiled by
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the public utilities commission
• Gustaf Hjalmer Hedberg died The October death list sets a new
November 7 at the age of 70 years high record for grade crossing
and nine days. Funeral services casualties in this state, topping
were held at 2 p. m. November 9 the May, 1936, record by one fa
at the Episcopal church, the Rev. tality.
• • •
Mitchell officiating. Interment was
in Ashland cemetery.
The stat/* has whittled $14,-
• Among those to spend the I 500,000 off its load of bonded
week-end in Ashland for home-
debt In the past eight years,
coming were Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie
according to Governor Mar-
Metz, Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Mills of
tin. The state's bonded debt
Talent, Bob Patterson and Max
reached its ¡teak at more than
ine Thompson of Medford.
$63,000,000 in 192«, the gov-
• Bill Edsall has returned to his
emor pointed out. Most of this
home in Reno, Nev., following two
debt was represented by bonds
weeks spent here visiting with
of the highway department
1 friends and relatives.
and the bonus commission.
Calling attention to the huge
bond issues floated by both
II IlilllHI |
,
California and Washington
during the past few years the
governor declared that Ore
gon was "riding high, wide
and handsome amidst debt-
REDUCED ROUNDTRIPS
ridden states."
• • •
For the third consecutive month
September gasoline taxes rolling
into the coffers of the state of
Oregon exceeded the million dol
lar mark. Revenues from this
source for the quarter ending Sep
tember 30 totaled $3,331,697, ac
S? proriding, in effect, - A« M'l through Cui,-
cording to Secretary of State
Fxample rounding mam line point,
Snell. This brings the total for the
nine month period to more than
$8,000,000 as compared to $9,150,-
229 for the entire- 12 months of
newyork
1935.
MARTIN URGES
TAX LESSENING
East via California
’Sfs m3 mS
Mtmphii, New OrleSM. etc^ «»•»'•
Musical Notes
By I.AUKKM K III BERT
State Capital New» Bureau of the
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PaJenger Agent, 705 Pacific Building, PortlandjOregon
• Mrs. Bob Pinson and son Bobby
of Dunsmuir are visiting with
Mrs. Pinson’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. John H. Hughs for a week.
• Mrs. Louis Dodge was called
Saturday from Portland .to Los
Angeles by the sudden death of
her brother-in-law, C. J. Raffety.
• Allan Prescott of Chiloquin vis
ited in Ashland for a short time
Tuesday.
• Mr. and Mrs. W. Walkemeyer
of Victoria, B. C., have arrived in
Ashland to visit with their son,
William Walkemeyer, for several
weeks
• Mis Alice Willits, pianist of
the Orchestral society, is confined
to her home with the flu It is
hoped she recovers light away so
she can try the new high-pitch
piano that Lew Hansen is install
ing In our house at the demand of
the wood-wind ami brass players
of the orchestra.
• Lew says that it's going to
cost money now but that if we
hail called him before election he
might have done it for nothing,
thus producing a few more votes
That will be remembered!
• Betty Adams, one of the young
er violinists, played two solos at
Sunday school the other day It
was her first appearance In pub
lic and we hope the beginning of
a long string of triumphs for the
young lady
• Carl Isivelaml, well known as
the former Ashland band and or
chestra leader, is now teaching
music in public schools of San
Luis Obispo. Calif
• Matt Dennis, brother of Billy
Elharl, is the piano player with
the orchestra of a well-known
Hollywood night spot.
• Alicia Applegate stood for a
solid half hour in front of a local
barber shop recently debating
whether a certain young flute
player was to have her beautiful
locks shorn or whether she was
to let them fly to the breeze until
more fortitude would force her
through the doors of the cut and
clip fraternity. Fourteen tri|>s
were made between the shop doors
and the curb and as her puzzled
expression faced the curb once
more the observer left, not know
ing what the momentous decision
had been!
• Mary Roberson is getting all
primed to present another violin
recital for the benefit of the local
music lovers. Of course her legion
of friends are looking forward to
the event and. to those who don't
know, let it be said that she al
ways puts on a peach of a per
formance.
• Flossie Thompson, pianist who
will play the accompaniments, is
reported to be slowly but surely
losing weight over the many in
tricacies they present.
• FAVORITE TUNES Dorothy
Briggs' first request always was
"Cetito Lindo“
Ward Howell
never wants anything but "La Gol-
indrina" or "La Paloma’’- Corrine
Robinson always manages to drift
into "Pale Moon" and some col
umn or other in this paper Ethel
Houston (Mrs. Ward Howell to
you) swells the ranks of those
who love "Star Dust." Alice Jonas
romances over "The Waltz You
Saved for Me" and after much
thought and deliberation La Verne
Roberson chalked up one for "Did
I Remember.”
• Rosa Franco, former waltz
queen saxaphonist, is employed at
the Bedell store in Portland and
is reported to be slowly waking
up Portland's clothes conscious
ness. She would!
• Ruth Hardy, waltz queen, com
plains that she always has to
climb in on top of the pile when
the boys and girls go places and
----- ■—■ • their
»--<------
—...... will.
in
overloud
cars, —
as >■
they
Ruth is going to buy a spare au
tomobile seat and put it on her
front porch just to see how it
feels to ait on cushions again
• Mrs >1 S Aikens, pianist, has
organized what should be a pretty
nice string quartet, judging from
the musielaiiH she la working with
String quartet playing is recog
nized as the highest form of en
semble music and she Is to be
complimented on thia attempt
which not only will be a delight
to listeners but will be of inestim
able value to those who perform
In it. The members of the organi
zation are Mary Roberson and
Francis Aikens, violins, Andrew
Johnson, viola, and Paul Iccn-
howcr. cellist
• Violin strings are not made
from cat gut but are a by-product
of the sheep Industry. The hugest
manufacturers of violin and gut
strings In the world Is the Armour
Packing company!
• CODA: Two tomcats were sit
ting on the fence the other day.
Cat No. 1: Hello Bill, where's
your brother Jim who used to be
around lust year?
Cut No. 2: Haven't you heard?
He's III the first fiddle section of
the I'hlladelphlH symphony this
seusoii!
• Mrs. H. C. Galey and G>uis
Portland
Dodge returned
Monday
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day! The old-fashioned flat iron necessitated
countless trips from stove to ironinq board
from ironing board to stove But this
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longer necessary The modern housewife can
sit down and rest her arms while an auto
matic ironer does the work Just a touch on
the hand or knee control is all the labor it
involves It's so inexpensive! Why not let
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show rooms and see the newest models.
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