THURSDAY DECEMBER 28. 192«
OREGON NEWS ITEMS
; OF SPECIAL INTEREST
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Brief Resume of Happenings of
the Week Collected for
Our Readers.
Douglas county waa reMaved of the
reapoaslhlllly of maintaining ih" Rock
Crnek »'iireal letundary a«i f6wi of the
North Umpqua road It will' ha kept
In condition by the loresl aarricn un
til su< h time aa the road Is opened
through lo eastern Oregon, according
to notification given ih<- county court
The city commission Is Mill) walling
fir application« (or the position of
city muniiger of Astoria, according to
The new »2 800.090 plant of Ihe St Major Hellers. Allhuugh the office
Helena Pulp * P»i>«r company *»« wns declared vacanl us of Junuary 3
tout plvled #ml began operation laal some weeks ago and applications In
vlled, the only om- received lo dale
Hatarduy.
has boon llial of H. A. Young of Rea
Tim city o( Mar»hflel«l sold »74.417
side,
worlk of Improvement bond* •<> Port­
land buynr* at u premium of »33 30 » ( Joseph Buraln. a young farmer of
lutcoinh, was In the Lebanon hospital
tbnunuitd.
Turkey grower» of Vale expect 1«
•lllp 3000 bird» fur the Christina»
trad.
About lion were «old for
Thanksgiving.
C. 8 llelnllne. who for the pant four
yeara baa served aa poalntaater In
Itoaehurg, It«» been nominal ed by
President foollilg«- lor another term
Budget appropriations lotallnx Sir
030 504 havu been aulhorlxed by Hie
C ih ib county court for 1917. Thia ex
ceoils laat year'a budget |/y »574.473
The report of the chief of engineers
recommends to congress an appropri­
ation of »34,000 lor Tillamook bay anil
bar work for the year ending June
SO. 192«
Naomi, 3 year-old dauahler of Mr
and Mr« William Flacher of Maupin,
died In a Bend hospital a« the result
of «wallowing concentrated lye three
month« ago,
A lynx two feet blah and three feet
Iona waa trapped recently by “Brick’'
Whitehead on the north fork of Keep
creek II had five d a w s on Ita front
feet »nd four on It» rear feet.
Farmer« of Malheur county are
planning a rabbit drive, it being call
mated that more than »60,009 worth
of farm produce waa destroyed In that
county Ihl» year by the peat»
Due to depresalon III the lumber
business, the linker White Pine Lum
ber company haa anounced a 5 per
cent reduction In th e w age« of all em ­
ploye« receiving more than »3.40 a
day.
Twenty three peoplew are killed and
463 olhera Injured In 3212 accident«
on the highway« of Oregon during
Novmib^r. accordliiB to • report con»
piled by T. A Haffety. chief of the
state traffic «quad
Linn county's lax levy on the 192«
roll, necessary 1« meet budget requlre-
ruenla. will be 27 I mllla. the »«me
mlllag" aa the year before, according
to Ihe statement of the county aaaea
aor to the county court.
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An ulr mall light haa been Installed
m mil«-« east of Haloes. The light
1« a revoltring type of loon watts. If
on«- light burns out another globe au
tom atlcally 1» lighted. The light la
Visible al Baker. II mile» away.
Following a public hearing In Hood
River the county court and advisory
hoard cut Ihe tentative
budget
g2.hdl.84 and act the county'« as».-»»
nn-nl for in-xl year al «277.607.16. an
Increase of »10.37145 over that of
192«.
C. A Heed. 4«, switchman employed
In ihe Spokane. Portland A Seattle
yards In Astoria, was killed inatanlly
when he was crushed by a 75-ton
crane, which overturned on the main
line near Ihe Astoria Lumber company
plant.
No death« were recorded in the Cot­
tage (¡rove district during the month
of November, according Io C. E. Frost,
health officer, who luts filed his
monthly report. This la tin- first time
that an entire month has passed with
out a death.
A rock of about 50 pounds weight
crushed out the life of Basil ( ham
bent. -32. al the Hauser Construction
company quarry on Cooa river. The
rock loosened in the hill and came
down without warning, striking Cham
hers on the head.
Lee Clark, rancher of Ihe Hermis­
ton projeel since 1910. was burned to
denlh al his home when his clothe»
Ignited while he was dressing near a
red hot stove. Mr Clark was past 90
years of age and possessed all his fac­
ulties lo a remarkable degree.
A large female cougar that had been
preying on goals snd young hogs of
farmers soulhweat of Falla City for
some time waa «hot and killed last
Week by Alfred Ferguson
It mdas
ured six feet six Inches from nose to
tip of tall «nd weighed 116 pound«.
Mrs Henry Padjea of Ulster« haa
traded 11 sliver black foxes for a
band of 260 sheep, according lo word
received from Bend. Mr« Padjen la
aalri lo have raised Ihe foxes, and her
trade whs made with a Lake county
ran« her. At present price« the sheep
arc valued at more than »3000.
A proposed legislative measure pro­
viding for a super Irrigation coramls-
alon. to be known as the state reclan«
aflon board, veiled with broad pow­
er«, Including authority to «tap In and
manage tba affairs of say Irrigation
district that la In default of any of Ita
obligations, waa considered recently
at a meeting of the trustee« of the
Oregon reclamation coogr»«« In Port
-land-
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FLORIDA LEADS
RELIEF RECORDS
Heads Major Disasters of 1926.
Red Cross Active in 62
Emergencies in Year.
ALSO SERVES FOREIGN LANDS
Preparedness to Cope with Great
Disturbances Gives Good
Results in Action.
HIGH SCHOOL TEAM TO
PLAY ALUM NI' DLL-
following In order.
Potential first string men. as pick­
ed out following their display of tal­
ent In the Interctasa tilts, are E
Hqulres, F Squires, M< Murray, Dan­
ner. Roof, Redding, Cox, Thompson,
E. Hughe» and Orval Eaton.
In a warning issued thia week by
Fire Chief Jess Smitaon.
"It would be far safer If all trees
were lighted with electricity.” said
the Fire Chief "But realizing that
this Is Impossible, let me urge that
every care be taken to prevent fir«
from breaking out from the can d l«-
flames. Thia Is a common happening
at Christmas time, and mavy serious
fires have resulted.
"1 would also suggest that tba
trees be taken out of the house as
soon as possible after the candles
have been extinguished."
Hprlngfleid basketball fan:. will see
the high school team In action for
the first time on th< night of Dei-em­
ber 31. New Year'» Eve, when the
Alumni will be met by Coach F«-n
wtck’a unexperienced first-»! ringers.
FIRE CHIEF URGES CARE
Undismayed by the absence o f
IN LIGHTING OF CANDLES
letter men around whlc’.i to shape a
team, Coach Fenwick is choor.lng hie
Extreme care on the part of Cele­
m>-n this week and has arranged to
keep the potential first string prac­ brators of the Yuletlde in lighting
candles on Christmas trees Is urged
ticing during the holidays.
W eakness In shooting is present­
ing Itself us the chief obstacle to
Coach Fenwick'» optimism
Thia
was displayed during tin- Inteerclaxa
games, when the players on the four
teams made only 32 points out of
Take a heap of Happiness—-
a possible 475
And a lot of Cheer,
"This Is a surprisingly low average,
Mix
it up with Thankfulness
and shows a weakness which must
For a Happy Year
be overcome If Hprlngfleid is to have
Add a touch of sentiment
even a fair team." said Fenwick to­
With a lot of fun—-
day
"Drills on shooting will be a
Stir the dish—and
chief feature of the holiday piuctlce.’*
Here’s our wish
Fenwick's tah'e of Intcrclass scor­
Of Joy to Everyone.
ing shows tnat Thayer McMurray
topped the list with 20 points out ot
u possible 53. McMurray played for
j
the freshmen. Redding, a Junior, and
Danner, aophomore. placed second
Fred Frese, Prop.
and third, respectively. The fresh­
Perkins-Laxton Bldg-
Phone 66
men won the tnterclass tournament,
with Juniors, seniors and sophomores
;
Facing one of the largest rehablllta
Him effort« of Ha whole history, aa a
and head caused from a delayed ex­
result of the Florida hurricane, the
plosion <«f dynamite while blasting
American Red Croea already had he
slumps Fragment» of Hie «lump were hind It a record of service In «2 die
thrown into hl« face when lie «ought asters at home, up to the cloaa of
lo learn whether two charges hud the flscal year. June SO, 192«
been set off.
When ihe hurricane struck Florida
An Indian woman, placed In Ihe wo­ with such devastation and lots of Ilf»,
men's ward of lh-i Pelidli Ion d ly Jail the Ited Cross National Headquarter»
was Just congratulating Itself that a
went on the warpulh. plied the tied
year had passed without a major dl»
«ling from two col« In the ward In aster within the borders of the couu
front of the ward door and aet fire to try. The destruction la Florida haa
It Over Indulgence In vanilla extract, been tentatively catlmated by Dlree
t ’hlcf of Police Gurdane said, was Ih'- lor of Dlaaater Relief Henry L. Baker,
cause of the woman's attempt io burn « of Ihe American Red Oroaa. In term«
of relief work ahead of the organisa­
up the city Jail.
tion Thia takes Into account all auf
Building In Pendleiqn during the I
fersra who must he cared for.
flrsl II months of 192« mon- than
Careful survey« by experienced au
doubled (hat done In the city during thorltliwi placa the Injured at 4.900.
ihe entire year of 1925, according to exclusive of Ihe stricken Gulf Coast
records at Ihe budding Inspector's o f­ cities of Moors-haven and Clewlaton.
fice
During the first 11 months of Of the 1.200 Injured sent to Miami
this year tl/hre were a total o' »165. hospital», 500 were suffering with ma­
49.3 45 In building permits Issued, while jor fracture« In two other east coast
communities the Injured numbered
for 1925 Hie total was but »73,«74.
nearly 1.000 The hom eless were con­
Oregon monthly pensions have been servatively estimated at 50.000. Ruch
granted as follow« Shady Pickett. figures akelch only vaguely the human
Portland. »3»; John E Coffin. Pori and material problem which Ihe
land. »30; Frunk Lechlelder. Portland American Red ('rose Is still doing Its
«HI Jolinsl, »2d; Carl <« Grill. Mil utmost to solve.
For comparison the other outstand
waukle. »2d; minors of Justus J Mur
rls. Toledo. »3u; U-ulse R Morrla, Go Ing recent dlaaater, the Midwest tor­
hie. »30; William F Oefeke. De-lake, nado of March IS. 1925. can be de-
acrlhed In more detail. In that catas­
»so; Wahunlka or Wahenake Warm
trophe the final check showed 300
Springs, »20.
dead. 3.000 Injured and «.347 families
Kxecuttve heads of ihe Northern Pa of approximately 30.000 men. women
olflc, Great Northern and Southern and children rendered homeless. The
Pacific reported to the Interstate com­ final relief operations of the Red
merce commission Inability to agree Cross were brought to a close March
on a plan of Joint use of the Southern IS, 193«. exactly a year from the day
Pacific line by the northern lines In the tornado »truck five state»
Bo terrible did the death and 6«
reaching Klamath Fall« A« a result, ■trutc.lon Impress Itself on the experi­
the northern lines are to ask the com enced Red Cross force« rushed Into
mlsalon to make »«me further order Florida that Chairman John Barton
to meet the situation.
Payne did not hesitate to call for ■
To develop the flax and linen Indus relief fund from the whole country of
try In the Willamette valley on a large »5.000.000. The Red Croes concen­
scale is the purpose of a »3.000.00(1 trated every resource In trained per­
sonnel on the stricken region.
Oregon corporation. Just organised
The New Jersey munition» explo­
The Pacific Flax & Linen Mllla will sion, In July, while terrible as a spec­
be the biggest activity of Its kind In tacle. could not compare with either
the west The plan calls for several of these other two disasters in final
srulchlng mills and these will prob destructiveness It gave the Red Croes
shly he located al Aurora. Eugene an opportunity for service In which
Red Cross nurses treated 36 Injured,
McMinnville and Albany.
and during the height of the erne«
A disease known as "red water."
gency fed between 700 and 300 peo
which causes the bUnsI of caille lo pie driven from their home«. More
clot, has been responsible for tin than 400 cases were registered with
death of a number of cattle In the the Red Croea after the explosion«
northern part of Lake county. Th> tor aeahrtance In regaining their hold
malady la said to attack herds which on life through rehabilitation work.
are being fed In low, marshy land and Thia latter 1« a regular part of the
has been experienced before In War­ Red Croat relief operation« In all dis­
ner valley and Klamath county. Trent asters. and means a task continued
long after the country has ceased to
ment consista of vaccination and a
think of the occurrence Itself.
change of feed and water.
The year has seen a new measure
The prune growing industry ot, the of disaster relief preparedn.-ea inau­
stale of Oregon, which has gained Im gurated by the Red Cross, under
portance as a leading horticultural In which a trained reserve of medical
dustry. la th r e a le a e d with demoralisa­ and other relief exports Is constantly
tion as a result of failure to develop on call for any service. This prepar­
markets and to hold others, according edness Justified Itself In both the New
Jereey explosion, and In the Florid»
lo a resolution adopted by Ihe Oregon hurricane. In the latter the Rod (Toss
State Horticultural society al a recent had at call more than 300 experienced
meeting In Salem The society urges disaster worker« with a network of
growers and packers of prunes to Join prepared Chapters all over the coun­
In a concerted effort to remedy this try. This preparedne.se. constantly
demonstrated. Is cited aa material as­
altuatfon.
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Marlon county la the first of the surance that the country la better
protected today than ever before from
beneficiaries under Ihe Oregon-CalD
the suffering such misfortunes engen­
fornla land grant tax refund act to der.
have It« claim Increased Instead of re­
Bad as were domestic disasters In
duced liy Interior department auditors both the last flscal year and recent
who are going over the figured sub­ months, some of those abroad In the
mitted by county tax officials. Secre­ same time have been comparable, es­
tary of Interior Work recommended to pecially a flood In Mexico. Altogether
the secretary of the treasury that Ma Ihe American Red Cross served In the
rlon county be paid »119,365.6« In­ name of the American people In more
than 15 foreign catastrophes.
stead of »119,305.97, the amount set
The Tenth Annual Roll Call for
forth In the claim submitted.
membership to maintain such activi­
Another slump in the production of ties will be held from November 11 to
lumber for 100 mills waa noted for the 25, and ta an opportunity for all to
week ending December 11 in the enroll themselves In the American
woekly report of the West Coast Lum Red Croea.
bermen's association, which showed
the total production had declined from
103,234,347 feet the week previous to
Marriage Licenses Issued
93,017.941 feet. Shipments also »bowed
a derllno of from 90.456,19« to 32,181.-
During the laat week marriage lic­
935 feet, but the demand was on the
upgrade, new orders boohed totaling enses have been Issued by the county
William
81,1««,437 feel compared to 78,074.994 clerk to the following:
Wray and Norn Blanton, both of Eu­
feet the previous week.
gene; Eugene Buehner, and Lena
A total of 961 miles of public high­
way had been completed by the state Nugent, both of Walton; Paul Dodds.
of Oregon at the end of the laat riacal Eugene, and Theresa Purcell, Los
year with federal aid. according to the Angeles; Harry Frost and Nelrentha
annual raport Issued by Thomas H. O I b ss , both of Cottage Grove; Frank
MacDonald, chief of the bureau of Edwin Maxey and Marjorie Neale,
public roads In Washington. D. C. The both of Eugene; Grover Reese, Drew-
mileage completed with federal aid In aey, anil Dorothy Parvln, Dexter;
Oregon haa coat »17,«11,868, of which Everett Harrington and Della Long,
»8.945,203 haa been paid by Ihe federal both of Mapleton; Sherman Gibson,
government. Of the Improved distance Fall Creek, and Vera Raines, Eugene.
132 miles wan completed during the
year 192«. while 104 miles were under
Steel tape repairing correctly done.
construction aud 22 more miles had Hoyt 321 Main at.
tf.
been approved by federal and state
authorities.
suffering from wounds about (•— face
P age thr B<
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Christmas Week
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