THURSDAY, JANUARY, 24,
OREGON NEWS ITEMS
OF SPECIAL INTEREST
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Seventeen hundred end twenty
•«van »ingoing veaaela intrrad t»e
Columbia river during the 1113 aae
»on or navigation, according to a re
port leaned at the office of the deputy
collector of cuetam» at Aatorla Thia
Initneaee fleet rapraaaoted a net rag
latered taaoaga at 4,»88.680.
IN C O M E
TAX
IN
NUTSHELL
| EDITOR
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CRASS
WHO7 Mingle peruana who had
VALLEY JOURNAL PASSES
net Income of »1,000 or more or
William I W’eatTfleld. editor of the
groan Income of »6 000 or more,
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and married couple» who had I Grass Valley Journal for the pant 2«
Brief Resume ef Happenings ef
net Income of 82.000 or more years, died «udd' nly at hla home of
heart failure, at 7 o'clock Sunday
or groan Incom » o i »5,000 or
the Week Collected'for
evening. January 13. 1124. at the age
morn )mu«t die return»
Tha laat of the 1883 wool d ip of
WHEN? The niltig period 1« from of 60 year« and ana month
Our Readers.
loth« cauaty waa sold a law days ago
The funeral earvlces were held In
January 1 to March 15, 1124.
to Elseman NreUlnrs at 114» ca sts a
WHERE? Collector of Internal (he Grans Valley Auditorium Friday
Medford'» dr« damage during tha psund Thera were lie, too pounds af
revenue for the district In which morning at 10 o'clock, the Rev. E. b.
laal alas moalha waa only »40.396 7». wool In the 1st. which Included clip»
the person lives
or haa hla Jidinson. of the llapUnt church, con
I ha general Indabtedn««» of (ha city belonging to O'Keefe brothers, J. D.
ducted the services, after which the
principal place of bualneea
of Pmdlaton waa reduced by »24.000 Kelleher. J. H. Owen, O'Connor I HOW 7
body waa taken to Portland and laid
Instruction
on
Fo-m
brothers and J. L. Lyon
durln« 111»,
1040A end Form 1040; also th-« to ItM Anal rest by the «14, of his
Indication» of an early spring are i taw and reguatlona.
daughter In Riverview cemetery.
No automoblla nh«w will ba held
William I Wenterfleld was born at
la Kuaaaa thia winter or spring, ac­ seen In many parts of Rugane. Vari­ WHAT
Four per cent normal
L qfayetti, Yamhll, county, OAngon,
cordio« to a derlalou of dealira of tha ous bulb plants such aa hyaclnihs,
tag on (he flrat »4.000 of net In­
daffodils aad erstuaee are shooting
December 13. 1803. He came to Gras»
city.
come ln ercena of the personal
up through the ground, wild flower-
Valley In the fall of 1818 and took
A total of 417 accldenta In Oregon
exemption aaid credits for de­
charge of the Grass Valley Journal
Industries wars reported to th» «tata lug currant vines are beginning to
pendents. Eight per cent nor-
show
their
plak
blossom»
and
lilac
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[»nd ha« been actively engaged In Its
laduatrial accident commission dur-
mat tax on balanc of oet Income. I . . .
bushes are budding aad showing
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publication up to th e time of hit
Io« the week ending January 17.
Surtax from 1 per cent to 60
green,
. aflgHcdi rTft.
death
par cent on net Incomes over
Ona hundred aad twenty-flva man
Mr We»t-*rf)eld waa an active work­
The contravaray over lacrosse In »8.000 for the year 1123.
ara aow »agaged la clearing the right
er for all business and social activ­
of » a y far the gorarameat »action of grailag («as la national forests Is
ities that were of benefit to the com­
TIPS FOR TAXPAYERS
temporarily aattlad with a ruling by
tha Koe»burg-R»adsport_ highway. _
munity In which he lived and the
tha aerretary of agriculture agalnat
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tekaa by 18 high school
any change, according to Oaorge II.
In making out hla Income tax re- county at large.
bay» under the direction of automo-
He was a member of Odd F d low s
Cecil,
district
forester
at
Portland,
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turn
for tha year 1123 the business
Mla d ealy« avowed that »84 of 171»
The continued depression of the live- man professional man. and farmer a°d Encampment lodge« of Grass
famine« Ir Attoria own automobile».
stock Industry la given as reason for will be required to use Form 1040, Valley.
The January campaign agalnat ae th» action
Resides his wife he leaves a son,
» m m
regardleaa of whether hla nM Income
cldaala carried an by the employe»
The Oregon public earvlca commie- wa" or
Bot *n «xcaaa of »5.000 Floyd C. of flpringfleld, Oregon, two
"4 the t'rown-Wltlametta paper mill» »Ion ha» coat urred wltk the Idaho pub- The sm aller form. 1040A. la used for daughters. Mrs A lvina Phodall and
at Oregon City haa proved a big auc-
lie service commission In filin g the reporting net Income of »5.000 or lens Miss Vtda of Los Angeles. California,
caha.
valuations af tha Idaho Power com d'rtved chiefly from salary or wagm two brothers. George of Portland and
Protest haa bean made by W il­ paay for rate maktag purpose« It waa
A*l Itetea of gross Income must be Alexander of McMinnville. Oregon,
lam ette valley farmer« over the new necessary far the two commlaslooa reported In the case of a «torekeep- and a host i f friends throughout
rail rat«» on hay from «astira tira­ ta ranalder the valuation« jointly In w cro«s income usually consists of Sherman county who mourn hla loss.
gas ta W illamette valley and Coo» bay that the company operates extensive­ the groan profltn on sal m. together —Grass Valley Journal.
potata.
with Income from other sources The
ly In both Oregon and Idaho
The prohibition force for Jackson
Repeal of (he law making It possible return inuxt «how the gross sales,
county, whoae »«pen»«» have been
FARM REMINDERS
for (be governor to send special lurch»»««. and coat of goods sold.
running from »»»(> to »1800 a month,
The professional man. lawyer, doc­
prosecutors Into aountlea of the slate
ha» been reduced by the county court
to supplant district attorneys, or tor. dentist, must Include all fees
(F ro m 0 . A. C. E x p e rim e n t S ta tio n )
to three men.
amendment to the present law auth- and oth ir compensation for profes­
The 1924 spray program which is
(tame movement In hop« I» again la orlslng an appropriation with which sional services Th« farmer must re
evidence In (he W illamette valley, but. I , 0
permanently a man for thia por* a"
Income the proceeds of off th epress may be obtained by writ­
accord isi to dealers. It Is la the tia w«rk will be submitted to the ligia "al* or •,*chan«n of products raised ing to the Oregon Agricultural college
ture of a flurry and promises no por- (sture at Its next aeealon by 1. H. Van on th“ ,arni an<l
profits from the
s a li of 'products purchased by h im 1 During the breeding a* noon exam-
manent results
Winkle, attorney-general.
end resold
Ho must also report Iine ll>e male bird frequently to see
Sam A Koaer, since May 23. 1920,
Juat when Oregon m o lo r l.l. will b . Mr()gg ,n(.(ime from
g(>urTeg that he is in good flesh. A tomato
secretary of state, has announrad that held subject to arrest for not equip­
Taxpayers, In order to take full can wired to tb> side of the pens
he will be a candidate tor reeloctlun ping their cara with 1924 license
advantage
of the deductions to which Just out of reach of the hens makes
at the republican primary contest to plates has not baan determined by the
,
they are entitled, arv advised to study a good place to feed the male and
be hnld May 18
J secretary of etate. accord a , «0 an- car
, he lB(,tn|(.ltong on lhe form,
Insures him getting his necessary
Crows are being assembled at Dee, noun cement Approximately 3000 ap-
feed.
where work will be etarted soon on plications for Ureases are being re­
nos» or profession '
construction of a new concrete dam calved dally, aad It la because of thia
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j Growers that have pe-chea suscep-
across Hood River by tbe Oregon fart that the secretary of state has
Dr. 8. Ralph Dlppel, DentlaL Vitus tlble to leaf curl are urged to »pray
Lumber company
been lenient with car owners.
building. Springfield, Oregon.
W o re the end of thia month. Chances
lll'ls for the Improvement of approx­
A ir w kind of pocket gopher ta
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of failure Increase rapidly after the
im ately 94 miles of road will be opes making Its appearance In th« W il­
O M flpague. Mutual Life Insur- fore part of February because the
od at a meeting of tbe state highway lam ette valley and threatena to be­ •n ee Co., Eugene. Ore. Phone 877 tf'tlp a of the bud» come out then and
commission to be bold In Portland come a aerleus pest unless It la check­
February 4 and 8.
ed immediately, according to Ira N.
A favorable report has bean mads Gabrielsun. rodent Inspector of the
by the eenatn commerce committee on United States blelnglcal survey. The
the bill giving the consent of congVasa dlatrlct south of Oregon City haa been
to the construction of a bridge acroea vlalted by tbe rodents. The gophers
are shout (he atie of a mole and are
the Columbia at Cascades
North Powder's financial standing more destructive than the common
seem s to be good. The treasurer and variety of pocket gopher.
recorder report that the city will bo
Ralph R Lewis, poult ryman of
out of debt In a year with the ex ­ Odell in Hood River county, received
ception of the bonded Indebtedness.
word from the officials of the Puyal­
II. C. Topping, sheriff of Jefferson lup. Wash., laying contest that hla
county, ntisalng for aeviral weeks fol I entry of five Mingle Cotnb Rhodn la-
lowlng the discovery of a 32000 sh ort-, land Red birds stood second among
age In hla accounts, has sent his all entries and first among all heavy
badge and keys to the county »eat at breeds for the month of December
The pen laid 133 eggs or about 86
Madras.
Stenographers nt Salem are address­ per cent. Thl» Is declared to estate ;
ing more than 70.000 envelopes In llsh a world's record for the breed '
for one month's laying at a public ;
which will be enclosed Income tax
contest
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return blanks under the state law
The public aervlce commission ha»
enacted at the laat session of the leg­
islature and approved by the voters. announced the establishm ent of Joint
through rates, affective February 19.
Freight and passenger traffic was
suspended on the Southern Pacific between Gypsum, naatern Oregon, on
line between Eugene and Coos Ray tbe Oregoo Short Line, and points on
when logs rolling from a train In tun­ the lines of tha Southern Pacific south
of Portland on carload shipm ents of
nel fifteen, at Canary. Jammed tbe
wall plaster, land plaster and gypsum
tunnel and brought down some of the
rock. The new carload rate on a SO,
walls
000-pound car of land plaster to Eu­
Application tor authority to con­ gene Is 3*44 cents for 100 pounds, a
struct a three-mile branch line In reduction of 744 cents (or 100 pounds,
Umatilla county, extending from Its or »46 per car.
main line to Umapine, waa filed with
Reductions In automobile Insuraace
the Interstate commerce commission
rates which anay result In a saving of
by the Oregon Washington Railroad
as high as »100,000 In premiums to
A Navigation company.
the motorists of Oregon In a year
According to the official report Is were made public when aew Insurance
sued by Dr. J. F. Rankin, dairy berd manuals were received In Portland
and meat Inspector. Clatsop county ia Tbe reduction In vat van about 90 par
practically free of bovine tuberculosis. cant of the laaurance companies do­
Of the 8818 head of cattle tasted by ing automobile coverage In Oregon.
him during 1923, only 1 83 per cent According ta the new manual. (Ire aad
■reacted to the tuberculoslR test.
theft lasuranee has been reduced an
Acquisition of between 800,000.006 average of 18 per cant. Liability In
and 1.000,000.000 fent of timber In the auranen rates. It Is estimated, have
eastern part of Tillamook county by boon cut 20 per cant on tha average,
the Hhanghat Bulldlag company, fed while colllaloa Insurance haa bean cot
«rally Incorporated, with headquartnra 50 per cent 00 th e average.
at Shanghai. China, wns announced In
Farrolaslaa to build 32 mllas of rail
Portland Nearly »4,000,000 Is Involv­ road from Crane to Rums In tbe Ore­
ed.
gon timber section waa granted the
Parents of children under eighteen Oregon Washington Railroad & Navi­
who are nllowod to roam the streets gation company by the Interstate com
after 9 o'olock at night «re to bo ar­ merce romosLston The new road al­
rested and proancutod uudcr charges ready under consttuctlon, Is being
of contributing to tbe delinquency of built to bring out the timber In the
minors. It waa decided at a coaforence Malheur national forest In northern
of all Juvenile law enforcement of Malheur county purchased by Fred
fleers la Portlrmd.
Herrick. Mr Hcrrfrk has been coil
The total bonded Indebtedness of ducting gradl«« operations and the
the »fate of Oregon on December 31. work will be carried to completion by (
1923, was »60,246,830, according'to tlie the Oregon W ashington Hal I road &
annual report of O. P. Hoff, state Navigation company. The read from
treasurer. H.ghway bond» up the Bit Crane to Rurns will connect with a
with obligations asgri gating »38.395,- logging roml of 80 miles from Burns
260. World war veternna state aid north to iteneca in tlm heart of the
herds total 720,000.0 >0, district In timber to be milled. The 80-uille link
tareat l> >mlit »1,101.390. und rural In io be tt common carrier,-and it t.lso
)« under yon-tructioti liy Mr. Herrick
«.lcilll l> utlfl. HDJ.iPI.
the infection Is likely Bordeaux mix place for the birds,
ture In the proportion of 6-6-50 la tha
spray used.
Considerable alfalfa will probably
be plant jd on the river bottom and
One rooster to 18 to 20 hens with other warm, well-dralned »oils of
tha lighter breeds, and 10 to 15 birds western Oregon next April and May.
of the heavier bre><!» la customary Planning to secure the a«-«d of th e
This should give fertility and hatch- genuine Grimm alfalfa aJed before
ability. An extra rooster Is more de­ stocks are depleted and to anticipate
needs for landplast'r which usually
sirable than one too few.
helps In getting a stand of alfalfa, 1«
Bev-dral farmers growing potatoes recommended by the station.
on Weston mountain thia year got
a 1244 per cent Increase In yield by
February Is the month to sow red
using landplaster on the cut potatoes and alalka clover. This planting ta
This treatment appears to preserve usually made on fall grain the la st
th e seed pieces In the soil and 1« es­ two w eeks of the month. Light frees-
pecially effective
In rather cold, Ing and thawing, or rains, usually
damp tolls where sprouting Is alow serve to cover the seed. The clovvr
seed bualneea demands pure seed,
be planted
A larger proportion of bone nreal consequently asad to
and oyster «bell Is consumed by the should be free from buckhorn. Tha
pullets when they start laying than experim ent station seed laboratory
later In the season. P ellets start lay­ makes need tests free of charge, so
ing before they have reached matur­ anyone can know whether hla seed
ity. and minerals are needed for both is good.
growth and egg production until they
are mature Keep a supply of these
CAI4L AND SEE Dr N. W. Emery
n-’cesssry materials In a convenient on prices on plate aad other work, tf
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EUGENE, OREGON
We Can’t Be Beaten
For Quality and Price in GROCERIES—
No matter where you trade
Community Cash Store
W. M. Green, Prop.
Just two things havemgda it possible for ud to givo t
you this 20% reduction on Tuxedo:
1. A reduction in the cost of Kentucky Burley
tobacco and in package materials, as «veil.
2. The consolidation of three of our big plants
• into one. (M r. Ford may not be in the
tobacco business but he is right about
consolidation.)
Y ou know that it is the desire and policy of The
American Tobacco Co. to extend to its customers the
maximum of service.
Reducing the price of a great favorite like Tuxedo is
our idea of delivering this service.
Tuxedo is always F R E S H . Every package is—
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