ntlTIlH IM V . MARCH fi, 1924.
OREGON NEWS ITEMS
OF SPECIAL INTEREST
Brief Resume of Happenings of
the Week Collected for
Our Readers.
PAGE THREW
TH E SPRING FIELD NEWS
Indication* of activity In the wool
market aro evident In Klamath county
by contract* between woolbuyers and
sheepmen. A number of eontracta bava
been drawn with the price eet at 40
rents and ( 1 - a bead advance made
on the dip.
Mystery of Silk Underwear
Solved by Col. Harbaugh
Petty scandal »tori»» concerning
INCOME T A X IN N U T S H E L L
Albany may have a pickle factory
If pluna ot about 100 Linn and llenton County Commissioners Knimett Hharp
WHO7 Single persans who had
county furthers materialise. If su f­ and Nela Roney have been freely cir­
net Income of *1,000 or more or
ficient acreage la planted to cucum­ culated by those barking the recall
gross Income ot *6.000 or more,
morsment against the two officials.
and married couple» who had
Th» rmnbtno'l »»In* of p i port« from bers a California pickling company
One of the moat fictitious stories told
baa
guaranteed
to
build
a
factory
for
net Income of *2.000 or more
Portland for F«bruary rua< hod *3,741, 1
le tho "Mystery of the 811k Under­
processing (Item.
or gross Incom» of *6,000 or
966
wear" which coats ”*6 a ault," accord­
more ynust file returns.
John J. Roborts lias lot a root m et | The eastern Oregon basketball tour­ ing to the racaller». The "Mystery
WHEN7 The filing period 11 from
nament
to
decide
what
team
will
for s thr«« story nparttn«nt house In
of the Hllk Underwear at ,5 a ault,”
January 1 to March 16, 1924.
Hslom that will coal approxlnialoly1 represent district No. 1 has started. If ever silk unduiwear could be
WHERE? Collector of Internal
Ten
teams
qualified
to
enter—Ontario,
floo.Md.
Prairie City, (laker, North Powder, bought for that price, I* solved by
revenue for the district In which
Polson. planted maliciously In on» I'nlon. I.a tirando, Imbler, Wallows, Colonel J J Harbough. Juvm lle of­
(he person lives or has his
of thi* logging vamps noar Bond ro- ’ Enterprise and Joaeph.
ficer. In the following affidavit:
principal place of business.
cently. has causvd Uio death of 17
"1. J. J Hnrbnugh, being first duly
HOW?
Inwtruetlon
on
Font
The public service commission. In
valuahl« dog».
sworn, depose and say: That, acting
1040A and Form 1040; also the
telegram s sent Io the Interstate com
T»X»a In Mitflon imyity duo daring marce commission, has recommended ivider the direction of (he county
law and refutations.
1924, ba»«<l <n 1923 valuation», ag the Issuance of certificale» of con­ court of Lone county. Oregon, It la
WHAT. Four per cent normal
gr<-ttalo *l.61u,172.62. or *64.666 Io»» venience and necessity to the Mal­ mad« my duty to InvMtlgat». deter­
tax on the first *4,000 of net in­
than last year.
heur Railroad rompauy and the Valley mine the need and Issue requisitions
come In ercess of the personal
for
clothing
and
provisions
(or
per­
exemption and credits for de-
Du« to the fact that comparatively A Siici» Railroad company.
sons dependent on (he county.
Pindents. Eight per cent nor­
little hay has been l«d, a large »urplus
Portland's hank rbmrlng» for Feb­
"That I read tb s matter published
mal tax on balanc of net Inarwne.
will (>,' held by llvoatovb men after ruary esc«« dod those <o nny February
In the Morning Register, of Kugene.
the winter 1» ovur.
Surtax from 1 per cent to 50
In the history of the clearing house.
Oregon, on Sunday, February 24. 1*24,
per cent on net Incom«?» over
The .Melhiatlat Episcopal church and Wllh clearings for the month of *140,- by Elbert Rede, of Cottage Grove.
the parnunuav adjoining It In brown« 729.922. tho total was 9.72 per cent Oregon, wb »rein he made the state­ *6.000, for the year 1923.
vltle wore burned to tho ground with above the highest total for thia period
No. 9.
ment (hat the county commissioner*
which was ever set before.
a Io«» eatlntaied at **6.000.
Deductions for contributions to cor­
o f Lane county, Oregon, had on Jan­
I>«puty aaaoaaor* have received no­
The Curry county grand Jury at uary 3, 1024. caused Io be pprthased porations or organizations “orgagi-
tice that la iea will be reduced 9 per (Sold R, n< h returned a not true bill and paid for out of county funds, Iz.-d and operated exclusively for
rent In I'nlon county for the coming after hearing evidence on the killing on requisition No. 942. two suits of religious, charitable, scientific, liter­
year on all Improved farm land».
of Lawrence Hare by Paul Mumpower, silk underwear for a certain E ugeni ary. or educatlonel purpos e • • •
William D. W allace 39. Oregon plo state liquor ugept. A not true bill woman.
no part of the net earnings of which
near, died at Jasper. 11« W>| the »on also wae returned In the case of A.
“That 1 have Investigated the mat­ Inures to the benefit of any private
of Mr and Mr». Jnine» A. Wallace, E. Neill, who wae working with Mum- ter and find that I Issued requlstloi. stockholder or Individual” are deduct­
who cro»«ed the plain» to Oregon la power.
No. 942 on January 3. 1924, on Hamp­ ible to th» extent of 15 per cent of
1*62.
In 1923 the state fire murshul's ton's Dry Goods store for two suits th ■ taxpayer’s net Income for 1923,
(¡«or go Campbell, 12 year old Rend department, tinder the Jurisdiction of of underwear for Frsd Withrow 632 «ximputed without the benefit ot this
boy, accidentally discharged a platol Will Moore, slate Insurance commis­ Oak street, who was at that time deduction. Every church constitutes
which he thought wa» unloaded, tho j sioner, obtained confessions from 24 working for the county liquidating a a religious corporation or organiza­
tion for the purpose of this deduction.
bullet lodging In Iho musclos of hl* persons who were parties to the crime long term Jail sentence and fine.
of arson. Fires started by these per­
thigh.
"That I have In my possession a Donations to m issionary fund*, church
Roseburg'» city boautlful commit- sons resulted In losses aggregating receipted bill for two suits of men's building*, pew rents, assessm -nts,
wool undnrwe»r bought e t i requisi­ and due* paid to churches are deduct­
alon ha» »tarted a movement to elim ­ **4.000.
inate wooden signs, and unattractive
More wheat was exported from the tion No. 942 of Alton Hampton on ible.
Deductions for contributions to po­
awning» from the city'» business Columbia river during December. 1923, January 3, 1924. for Fred Withrow.
than from all of the other ports la
"That said statsm ent published by litical campaigns are not allowable.
streets.
The the said Elbert Bede, on said date
Forty p«r cent of Portland'* crime» thè United M ates combined.
And Why Mot?
during the month of February were December shipments from the Colum­ setting forth that th i county records
The
tough
young woman of heroic
bia
river
lotalod
2.566,6*3
bushels
»how that two suite of silk underwear
cleared up by the police, according to
the monthly report of the Inspeotor*' against 2,362,107 for the rest of the were bought end paid for by »aid proportions bad appli»d for and re­
United Slat«» ports.
’ county court, by requisition No. 942. ceived the Job of assistant cook and
division.
Five hundred thousand trout five for s certain Kugene woman, or that general factotum in a restaurant. Sud­
John L. Cooper, who for SO years
denly there was the noise of battle,
ba» guided tourist* through the fast­ and tlx Inches long were recently lib­ any allk underwear for any person
iund next morning she appeared in
nesses of the Cascade mountain*, died erated In the McKenxIe river above was bought and paid for by the coun­
court, unruffled and undamaged.
at Salem following an operation for the elate hatchery near Vida, accord­ ty court of Lano county, on requisi­
"What did you mean by knocking
ing to E. H. Goff, superintendent ot tion No. *42 or other. Issued by me
appendicitis
I those two helpless men unconscious?"
the
plant.
These
trout
are
longer
during
my
service
under
said
court,
Pending an Investigation. <he public
demanded the magistrate.
service commission ha* »u»pended the than those usually liberated, being is an unqualified falsehood without a
! "Well." answered the athletic lady,
shadow of Justification.
new tariff filed by the Klsmath Tsle held over from last year.
I "the cook told me to beat up a couple
"J. J. HARBAUGH.
Sale by public bidding ,o f approxi­
phone A Telegrsph company until Aug
"Subscribed and sworn to before of eggs."—American Legion Weekly.
mately 7*0.000,000 feet, board measure,
ust 30 of thia year.
Robbers entered the store* of Peter ot ripe western yellow pine and other me this first day of March. 1924.
CAl«L AND SEE Dr. N. W. Emery
"CKARLBE M STEVENS.
McDonald »nd D. L. Vandlelo at St. species of timber on the Klamath In­
on prices on plate and other work, tf
"Notary
Public
for
Oregon."
dian
reservation
of
Oregon
has
been
Paul »nd appropriated M doien egg»,
and a large quantity of »hoe» and approved by tbo secretary of the In­
W ithout Malic
terior. The timber Is the tribal prop­
other wearing apparel.
Ham. Impaneled for Jury service at
erty
of
tbs
Indiana
living
on
the
reser­
The state highway commission will
a muni .»r trial, had seem ed a lltUe
receive bids for paving the Albany vation.
' r i d your system o f Catarrh or Deafness
Corvallis section of the Pacific high “ There wore two fatalities In Oregon too anxious to serve.
"Do you know the accused?" he was ' caused by Catarrh.
way at a meeting to be held In Port­ due to Industrial accldnnts In the week
S M »» 4r»ss«O fr r
*C
ending February 26, according to a asked
land on Monday, March 10.
"Yassah—dat Is. nosRtih," h e re­ F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. Ohio
report
Issued
by
the
state
Industrial
The national guard unit* of the state
plied, realizing that If he made an af­
are so nearly recruited up to strength! accident commission. The victims
firmative answer h» would he dis­
were
A-
K.
Aldridge,
Heaverton.
log­
at the present time that the advlsabll
barred from serving,
Ity of »topping rbcrtilllng in the near ger. and James McGraw, I-enevo. hook-
“Have you mad« up your mind as
tender. A total of SIS accidents were
future Is being considered.
to his guilt or Innocence?"
reported.
Dr W^JI »Lytle, state veterinarian.
"Oh, no. suh."
The Roseburg chsmber of commerce
Is In California, where he will spend
"You think, then, that you could
wllhdrow
from
the
United
M
ates
10 day» or two week» assisting tho
give his case a fair hearing?”
chamber
of
commerce
after
a
member­
nuthorltle» there In their fight against
"Yaaauh," replied Sam. "bsastw ays,
WS
ship of a few days, when members of
tho foot and mouth disease.
the local post of the American Legion ex fair ex de ole scamp des?rves."—
At the request of a large number
presented literature bearing the namo American l egion We<kly.
of resilient» of Yoncalla, the city eoun
of the United States chamber oppos­
ell ha» passed an ordinance requiring
Dr. S. Ralph Dlpple. Dentist, Vitus
ing adjusted compensai Ion for world
a license fee of *20 for all public
Building. Springfield, Oregon.
war veterans.
dances given In the future.
Although Oregon frequently has
Oregon pensions have been granted
been charged with extravagance In
as follows Sarah A. McCanui. Day |
the operation of Its educatlonr.1 sy s­
ton. *30; William 8. Conine, Roaoburg.
tem. ^figures In possession of J. A.
,16; Charles F. Foster. Portland. *12;
Churchill, state superintendent of
Margaret M. Hate». Portland. *30.
schools, show that Maryland is the
Robert Crawford. In charge of the only stale that spent less than Ore­
flax Industry at tho Oregon sta " peni­
gon for eduatlon In 1920. based on
tentiary has returned from California, total expenditures.
where he spent two weeks Investigat­
Just as the highway commission was
ing various kind» of hemp machinery.
shout to open bids for paving with
Nearly *110.000 more in construction concrete 10 miles botween Albany and
work Is going on now In the city of Corvallis, an opinion was received
Kugene than wna on the schedule a from the attorney-general that the
year ago, according to the record» In advertisement for this Job was Illegal.
We stock all of the new
the office of the city building Inspec The Illegality cn n slsled fln advertis­
drugs and keep posted re ­
tor.
V
ing for one typo of pavement, which
Jean Simpson, manager of the state prevented competition.
garding all of the new rem ­
game farm nt Corvallis, and F. C.
Investigation resulting from the an­
Slellmacher, president of the Santlam nouncement by Governor Pierce that
edies so th a t we m ay pro­
Fish and (lame association, liberated he Intends to go before the legislature
vide anything w orthy that
200 pheasants on the reserves at 8clo at Its next session and urge nn In­
and Tangent.
creased appropriation for the conduct
is called for. We do not
McMinn »lllo voted at a special elec of the sitile prohibition ^department
wait for you to come in
tlon Io atnepd tjie city charter so that has revealed that tho entire *26,000
It would comply with the stale law allotted to the department fur Iti first
nnd call for it before plac­
on holding and conducting municipal year's operations was spent In less
ing it in our order book.
elect Iona. Five other proposed amend tints nine months.
manta were defeated.
Tho Indian school enrollment at
An ’appropriation of *1000 *o abl Chenuiwa will be reduced npproxl-
the promotion pf the so-called Uma m.ttcly one thlrd and more than 300
Conte here finK for new
(Ilia llapltlsJ Irrigation project. sn*the| uludeAts now attending the Inslltu-
drugs usd chemicals.
Columbia river (»blow PtmdlcNin, war lion wig be prevented from totniwu
aiUtiorixad by the directors of the) Ing their eltaeatéon there If logisia-
Uen now pending before eoagress Is
Portland enggnber of commerce.
Th« pi«4i ‘ Service commission Mod net blocked. 1 'h^twueu 1»s Jufiorted
.1 srov.liion In t h e a t e r b A 4 ‘HHt«iu»nl
b< the cCcklt court at Hulutn in
*»tli pr< hll islsg AMs<k*di..<™IU»-e*i Areni
*n»-w r I* tko fit' bruaglit
8» >»to.Lie, > ’;<■' Ohumawa InstU-uMou
nsP, e ids -ourat4mg In
dR w jv',^196-1 'wUlch Uh' seudte had
J<. a tho
<alb*lo4i from patlj#
■<V e / l . bat S en t tor McNary 9i
« r .c t low jr xrafci rales, r w f .
WA«,.'
..i wee tat I’l l nt! ilMempt will be
•rA .wU sjuU ^H l.lbe ptrldlr w tW » thi
«
<4
.
ft»'have
It
ìMtisdrtsd.
ptagsoTs-l a f»^ wftwk* .¿k«-
H a ll's C a t a r r h
Medicine
_
Rare Drugs
and New
Remedies
<*
■i»a»«s».
Miss Dorothy Parvln was la from
Dr. 8. Ralph Dlppel, Dentist, Vltu»
[Jasper Friday.
|bslldlng, Springfield, Oregon.
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FREE DELIVERY 9:30 a. m. DAILY
Holverson Bros, Props.
Farmers Exchange
SPRINGFIELD
We
carry Shoes
from best
United S tates
whole family
W e s h tw you the n e a te st and th e b est m akes the fac­
tories can produce— we are here to serve you.
We buy the best fo r the least to please you. All we ask
you is to give us a trial.
In this establishm ent every pair of shoes is guaranteed
e
to be 100 per cent leath er and to give satisfactory service.
In Shoes— We Lead
Others Follow
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—
Springfield, Oregon
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