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PACK RIGHT OREGON STATE NEWS OF GENERAL INTEREST Principal Events of the Week Assembled for Information of Our Readers. A bill to add a grant of land to the r r emont national forest in Oregon has been introduced in congress by Repre sentative Butler. The departm ent of agriculture esti m ates the production of w inter wheat in Oregon during the 1939 season at 20,088,000 bushels. The Parent-Teacher association at Oak Grove, with an attendance of 150, adopted a resolution opposing repeal of the two-mill elem entary school tax The steelhead season In the Rogue river closed last week and there will be no more fishing in the Rogue until the Chinook salmon begin to run in March. A number of country schools throughout Wasco county have been closed for more than a week and will not reopen until w eather conditions change. Free passage by ferry over the Wil lam ette river a t Peoria will be afford ed travelers from now on as the re sult of action taken by the Linn coun ty court. THE SPRINGP1ID-D N1W S The Anderson A M iddleton Lum ber company at Lethani, one of the largest sawmills in Lane county, is preparing to resum e operations March 1 after a shutdown of 13 months. Several hundred men will bo put to work. The village named . Service Creek. In Wheeler county, .h o n 'd be spelled that way and not "Sorvlcrcrcek'' nor "Sar- vice Creek.” according to a decision of the U nited S tates geographic board- The town is named for the service berry. jjy r THUR8DAY. FEBRUARY 21. 1929 ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ••♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ a ♦ THURSTON ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ a * lng e x istin g huww re g a rd in g n o m in a LOCAL WOMEN ATTEND tion and election p ro ced u re have been COUNTY P. T. A. MEET signed by th e governor. T h e amend T he recital given by the T hurston m e a ts cover such c o n s id e ra ,Ions as F ive local women u(tehil»d th e L ane o rch e stra on Tuesday evening directed th e tiling of ca n d id a te s d e c la ra tio n s county council of th e p a re n t te a c h e rs by P ro fesso r latndles of E ugene was and nominili Inn petitions, and (he fil a ssoclutlnn held ill Ju n c tio n t'lly la s t g reatly enjoyed by th e audience. Mr ing of (he certific a te s ef no m in atio n s i Saturday. T h e purpose of th e council u .nhrtrt ,,f S pr, HS4lstt>(, „„ o f ca n d id a te s for county offices, also ....... s amj ...... ............... ' u n its over Hie co u n ty to get to g e th e r the drum gave several solos on ro ta tin g to th e m a n n e r of a rra n g e m e n t I nnd com pare n o tes of th e lr a c tiv itie s the xylophone and Miss latndles of of ballot m u tte r and th e m an ,ter of ' and to 'd is c u ss m a tte rs p e rta in in g to Eugene gave hwo violin solos There p re p a ra tio n of the hallo,. th e grow ,li and efficiency of th e p a r were 18 different Insturm ents. . I 'p to K atorditv, F eh ru nrv 16. B52 ent te a c h e rs asso c ia tio n s Mr and Mrs. Charlie Gray left for house hilts, 10 house reso lu tio n s. 18 Crandall Brothers ef Lebanon last K lam ath Falls last Wednesday after Mrs. W W tluhrlal, of P o rtlan d , house Joint re s o lu tio n s an d ,1 coitpur- week shipped a carload of sav.t.i biuvs spending a few days visiting relatives w as th e p rin cip al sp e a k e r a , tlpy J u n c re n t re so lu tio n s had been p resen ted walnut lumber to Los Angeles. This tion t'lly m eetin g T h e memberg to T here was no school in th«< high before the house, and 80B se n a te hills Is the first carload of this kind of last T hursday afternoon and Friday go from h ere w ere Mrs U ral, tlo lv er- I 22 se n a te résolut lens, ID joint sen a te lumber to leave this part of the state. as th e haskethall Iraqis went to Eu son, p resid en t of th e local gro u p : Mra. re s o lu tio n s and 13 c o n c u rre n t Semite Several loads of black waluut logs re gene where they played In the basket P rnchlinw «eeretnrv p r o te in : M rs L. r eso lu tio n s h a v e com e b efore (he sell I» president of th .fr banks, «hr 1 u t cently have been shipped east, but this ball tournam ent. K Page, M rs W A llcm en w ay . nnd National « I IndnwiwWiu«, Mo., the t ute. T he g o v ern o r had signed 93 m eas is the first to be iu t into lum ber and Mrs. 0 O. F ish er The Ladies' Aid m eats with Mrs. CitMö * Natiuual ot F rankfort, K a n , uros m ost of them re p e a lin g or am end then shipped. and (he Kemper S u u Bank io B.s.u- Fred Gray on T h u rsd ay afternoon. A m ong o th e r th in g s ta k e n up nt lng e x istin g law s. vilX M a Joseph Baumgartner, of Long Pralr- i Mrs. Arch Shough and Mrs John Jv n c tlo n C ity w as th e m a tte r of fu tu re le. Swiss leader and Tillamook dairy ITtce motored to Corvallis Inst Sun m eetin g s and It iwns d ecid ed to hold LOCAL GUARD TO HAVE man for the past 22 years, was injured day to see P erry Price iwho was III BILL WOULD PLACE th re e Meetings d u rin g the school year, fatally when the team of young horses with influenza. ANNUAL INSPECTION one b eing d u rin g th e e a rly p a rty of TAX MATTERS IN STATE he was driving ran away, crashed l>r. W heeler lectured at the T h u rs N ovem ber, the second In F e b ru a ry through a fence, and upset the wagon. COMMISSION CONTROL M ajor A. M Jo n es, of th e 7th In anil th e th ird In May Dues w ore se t ton high school last Tuesday a fte r He died shortly after the accident i fa n try of the V ancouver b a rra c k s will noon on the sixth senses. House bill 198, glvlng ,he sta te tax Inspect the local H eadquarters com a, $1 00 p er v eer for a sso c ia tio n s hav Three children in the wagon with him , Mrs. M argaret Campbell w ho has , conin,Isslon en tlre control of thè ad pany 1st battalion 162 Infantry’ of lb« lng B0 m em b ers o r m ore and fifty were uninjured. c e n ts for a sso c ia tio n s h av in g less th an L W! t u ..ineU.1" 0" " “ " ‘- ‘n itlo n of tax lev le. and a s .e s . A half carload of turkeys, th e final able to retu rn to her home W ednesday National Guard In the arm orv here R0 m em bers. menta needs only thè governor * next T hursday night at 8 o'clock. shipm ent of the season, was dispatch- she has been staying .with her sister . sig n atu re to become a law T he sen ed from Medford recently by freight "W e want the public lo attend. Mr. Spend Sunday Here— Mr and Mrs. M” . n / l a t h e w s . since she retu rn , a t„ pass,„, , h<< b(|, S|Ul|r,,ay by the Farm ers Exchange co-operative, < from the hospital ■ C. K. Sw urts urges. "T he larger the P u rl W eber, of E ugene. sp,>nt S u tid av The law to an Idaho point. The shipm ent con gives ahtioal suprem e turnout the b etter the Impression that a , the hom e of Mr. and Mrs. F O. L eo ta Cole of Ja sp e r took dinner sisted of approxim ately 1000 birds, at Jo h n Edniiston's Tuesday evening power to the sta te tax commission, i , made upon the Inspector." F rese. chiefly No. 1 grade. The valley was It reads In p ar, th u s: "T he sta te tax ' I commission of the sta te of Oregon Is scoured for the shipment and there are few turkeys left. hereby authorized to exercise general Klam ath county property ow ners are supervision and control over the ml A band of 20 cattle was driven asked to approve a bond issue of $150.- m inistration of assessm ents and tax across the ice on the Columbia river 000 to construct two new school build laws of the sta te over county a s at The Dalles last week, the first time lngs and add additional rooms to other sessors. and county equalization In 23 years th at livestock has made structures. boards, In perform ance of Ihelr duties the crossing in this manner, according The Umatilla county library made to old tim ers. The cattle were driven relating to taxation und to do nnd a gain of 17.7 per cent in circulation from the Oregon to the W ashington perform any act to give any o rd er (For Limited Time Only) during the year 1928, as compared side. Sand had been placed upon the or direction to any county board of with an 8 per cent increase made in more slippery places. equalization of any property, or class the year 1927. or classes of property. In any county 1 Twenty-eight additional farm units Some opposition to the bill hns been Lake county chapter of the Ameri- of the Tule Lake division of the Klam voiced by Lane county officials on the can Red Cross received the honor flag ath reclamation project are ready for last week for being the first chapter opening, the departm ent of the inter ground th at It will place too much - In Oregon to fill its quota In the 1928 ior announces, with the usual prefer- power In the hands of the sta te tax , 12th annual roll call. commission. ance right to former service men. This S tarting from a stovepipe th at was preference will run until June IS, The excise tax hill designed by the Latest Alamite System Luctui N Littaucr, mllhonairc re too near a wall, fire damaged the after which any units rem aining will solons to help solve the problem of i tired glove manufacturer, 70, has Orpheus theatre in Klamath Pails to be subject to general public entry. "old m an deficit" passed the house | nai'e a g ift of one million dollars to the extent of $1500. Ko one was in T uesday with an alm ost unanim ous One of the largest sturgeon taken "aid humanity." credited to one of the building at the time. vote. The blit provides for an excise many charitable organisations iouuled from the Columbia river at The Dalles This modern super-service station has been well received by this m 'Issuer». tax on banks and on oth er financial In-1 The oldest sawmill in K lam ath coun for many years, m easuring approxi stltu tlo n s and business, m anufactur- by the motoring public, We are equipped and plan to give the ty, erected by McCormicks 45 years mately 10 feet from nose to tail, was ago. is being moved from near Bray landed near S euferts’ cannery recent WEEDS PROBLEM BEFORE lng and m erchantlle corporations. The ^ e s t s e r v ic e to the Lorenz company's timber, about ly by Joe Estabrook, Indian. The - STATE LEGISLATURE bill fu rth e r provides for the admin- Istrtalnn of the act under the Jurladlc- 10 miles east of Bonanza. sturgeon was caught by a set line Hydraulic Hoist, Grease Pits. Wash Racks and all other Salem. Feb. 21, — Among oth er l *on ,bp *ta ,e tnx commission Harness and running races and a sunk to the bottom of the river, and The bill introduced In the house by modern Service Station conveniences, wedding every night in the grandstand was landed by hitching a team of 'weedy" problems tackled by .ie legis lature la one of haw tall weeds may R °blnsln reducing the resident require- ! will feature the Jackson county fair horses to a block and tackle. We Will Carry Exclusively which will be held at Medford from Only tem porary suspension of the grow and when they shall be cut. A «"«nts of a voter fram 90 to thirty days ! September 11 to 14 inclusive. activities of a bowl of gold fish at Me- bill, which provides th a t weeds shall Pr,o r to any election has passed both on,y ,hP «overnor" Ira Clark, one of Harney county’s Kinley school, near Ma“rs’hfleld" result- not *row ,o a hel)fht ln excess ° f >2 houw” an *’ best known pioneers, was found dead ed when the tem perature dropped to inches an<1 sbal> be destroyed and pre sig n atu re to become a law H ereafter It will be unlaw ful to use on the road about two miles east of 14 degrees above zero and the fish yented from seeding during the re- Crane, having been stricken with heart were encased in a solid cake of ice. m ainder of the calander year, has been the words, “stop," "caution.” "danger" They resumed th eir activity when the P ro d u c e d by Senator Edward F In roadside advertising, for house bill trouble while riding a horse. 327 relativ e to this passed recently During its last fiscal year the state Ice cake was thawed. The tempera- Bal,ey of Junction City. The bill. S enate bill 170. am ends by both houses was signed on Febru- game commission paid bounties of $25 ture was the lowest In Marshfield at several sections of the present law, ary 14 by th e governor. T he governor each on 254 cougars that were killed any time during the past 25 years. Springfield In Oregon. This exceeded by 95 the The 9:15 a. m. Pacific stage for relatin g to weed control d istricts and also signed on the sam e day the Southwest corner 2nd and Main Sts. num ber killed in the previous year. Portland was badly damaged near the exterm ination of noxious weeds, m easure am ending the Inheritance lux “It m erely stiffens the present law 1 laws m aking a step-child a lln»-ul ile- - - — .... . , ...... The lambing season opened a little F orest Grove recently ln a collision with an Oregon Electric train at the We?d ex™ n atl"" a" d P»t» ""m e scendent. too soon this spring at Sweet Home, teeth in It," was Senator Bailey’s ex Eight m< asu res by Robison amend many lambs were born during the cold Pacific avenue railroad crossing. The planation of the bill. est weather, feed was scarce In many driver stopped the stage before reach places and several lan bs and many ing the crossing, but his view was ob structed by a small waiting station BAPTIST CHURCH WILL old sheep are dyin on the Pacific university campus and HAVE SUNDAY SERVICE While crossing a bridge at Klamath he failed to see the oncoming train. F alls a few nights ago, Thomas Carl A laym en's m eeting will feature the The exereme cold w eather of the son was attacked by three men, rob Sunday m orning service at the local bed of $50 and thrown into Link river. past lew weeks has spread havoc Here are tom e WONDERFUL "BUY6”. Come In and tee the M erchandise— H is cries attracted three other men, in local orchards a t The Dalles, re B aptist church. A fter Bible school which convenes a, 10 o'clock In the (We can ’t begin to portray the values In cold type) all we aay is, th a t you should ducing the potential 1929 peach crop who effected his rescue. to about half of normal, affecting the m orning, the services sta rt a t 11 by all m eans partake of these specials during the last 6 days of our F rank Craig, 68, who died in La U. M. Grande last week, was born In The cherries and touching pears and ap- 0 clock, being conducted by Wood and H. E. Wilson of the Eugene Dalles an u was the son of the secono rlcot3, according to a report from B aptist church. Their them e will be w hite fnmily to locate In that city. His County Fruit Inspector Ralph Hazen. "S h arin g C hrist with the W orld." The loss is virtually confined to the parents were both attached to the mili Dress Pants, all wool serge nnd Cheviot, finely tailored, positively values up to Special music at the evening se r bottom lands, where the most extrem e tary post at The Dalles. $12.00. Snappy, up to date m erchandise, a Real opportunity. Per Pair, vice hv th e choir under the leadreshlp cold aattled. The Southern Pacific company ha3 of W ilford Cook will g've the gospel The Bank of H aines at Haines, was MENS DRESS SHOES, Genuine Vici, leather, made by famous m akers of high n o tiii.d the public service commission m essage In song T here will also grade footw ear. You will find th is type In shoe sto res a t $5.50 and $6.00. We th a t on and after March 14 direct held up by two unidentified men re b° solos, duets, a male o uartet. choir have priced them during our Sale, for ................. term inal rates will be in effect on cently. Hugh LicCall, ta .'.ii.r, and elections, a young ladies' quartet. Melvin Heard, a - *s ' '- f a m products between Deschutes : I o th e r musical features. Dolld le a th e r , High Top Shoes (16 In ch ). For sports anil general w ar, a real ed down the cu in. • / io county and California points. Ju n io r and Senior young people's closing the day’s I. - . . u else "H uy"— Your c h an ce to stive $5.00 on a pair. S hoes like th e e re ta il a t $12.50 ft» pw Forty Columbia county sheep grow to *18.90. S ale I 'm , J ) / » /O was in the bank when t..e robbers en societies will meet at G: 30 p. Ti. P ray erg mat at Rainier a few days ago and tered and imm ediately proceeded to er and Bible study m eetings are every organized the Columbia County Sheep hold up the employes. The robbers T hursday at 7:30 p. m. M’-n's ami Y ouths’ Scout S hoes, co m fo rta b le and d u ra b le , o l i d le a th e r to p s w ith ■« and Wool Growars' association, with got about $3000, accord::.:; to esti- ■Iron* seamletM vamps, Special (or xD 1 J- W. Todd of Goble as president and mate3 made by the hank o.iiclals, and LOCAL MEN ATTEND G. E. McDonough secretary. M en's ex cellen t CANVAS G LO V ES, w ith blue knit w rist. 2 P airs for escaped after tleing the employes se LEGION MEETING Plans are being made for the con curely. struction of a dam on the stream Mr. and Mrs. M. B. H untly and J. Men's Silk Four In Hand Ties, all new, colorful p attern s for Spring. A big FX A ssistant P ostm aster General Glov which connects Siltcoos lake with the er hag given Franklin F. Karell, rep M. Larson last n ig h t attended the d is assortment to choose from .. .......... Pacific ocean in order that the outlet resentative ln congress, every assur trict Legion m eeting held in Monroe. Men’s Blue Cham hray Work S hirts, triple stitched, full cut, have 2 pockets, fast may be kept open enabling salmon to ance th a t the Salt Lake-Pasco air mall Among the m a tte rs brought up was color, strong fabric, O /C* enter the lake at all times. line will be extended to Portland early the discussion of the Junior baseball leagues and the m atter of com m unity Clinton Kelley, 32, a moonshiner, next summer, according to W. D. B. Men's soft finish H em stitched, fine white C hainbric H andkerchiefs, Dobson, general m anager of the w elfare. The local men learned a t the was shot to death by a state prohibí p0- " tion officer at Toledo last week after Portland chamber of commerce. The m eeting th a t the Pacific coast leagues ' Union Suits, all wool, super quality, W right'« famous 100% twool garm ents. Dark a gun battle in which L. O. McBride, chamber’s plan is to develop air mail have offered $25,000 to be used In and medium grey. Always sold at $(¡.50. W oodsmen and others who w ant real 4» - XX deputy sheriff, narrowly escaped business via the Columbia gorge, covering th e expenses for the Junior protection in wool garm ents, will find these Just right. Sale Price eh ¿ /J death. The bullet th a t killed Kelley which will be lighted and protected leagues which will be sponsored by the j wa3 fired by J. J. Zimmerman, state by beacons If the air mall service is legions. A banquet was had a t the 50c Seem less wool Socks, good weight, very serviceable, assorted colors to choose *XZX m eeting. dry agent. extended as contemplated. (ram. Marked down ta ............................................ « > 7 7 ^ It w as voted to have the next dis While Val Kavlc, mill w orker at Clifford Williams walked out of jail Empire, was felling a tree in his yard at Marshfield recently a free man. tric t m eeting at Lebanon on F ebruary OVERALLS, blh or w aist, made 01 Indigo blue twist. Denim, special tacking a t zj» « rXFX near North Bend, his son, Edward, 2. Hut his grandmother, Mrs. Rosa Rus 27. Lebanon delegates requested this. points where the wear is g reatest, full cut, high grade garm ents. BUY NOW, Pair ran directly under It as it was fall sell of Bandon, was minus $1182 with ■\ good representation from th e legions | W ork and Sem lzlress Pants, best tw ill cottonades In n eat striped p attern s, blue, zH 4 XX O lng. It fell on the child, fracturing which she paid his fine, levied for all over th e county were present. black and brown. It will pay to buy several pairs a t Ibis price. PAIR J) | ¿JQ his skull, from which he died shortly violation of liqu >r laws. "I need him LIONS’ LADIES TO HAVE afterw ards. on the farm ,” Mrs. Russell said. BANQUET FRIDAY NIGHT At a meeting of the W heeler city H arvey E. Inlow of Pendleton, new council recently an order was given ly elected president of the Eastern Lion's I,adies night will be held nt for 300 additional feet of fire hose, Oregon Normal school a t La Grande, nozzles and w ater pipe. This equip was in La Grande recently making a the Woodman hall h ere tomorrow m ent will be added to the fire fight preliminary Inspection of tile school, night at a banquet and entertainm ent. ing m aterial and will m aterially lessen which will he completed in May, and Club features which will Include stu n ts by mem bers of the club will be the fire hazard in Wheeler. conferring with local educators. FORMERLY THE FARMERS EXCHANGE given. • -•4¡r Special Greasing Price Complete Chassis G R E A S IN G 5 0 c RED CROWN GASOLINE New Zerolene and Moboliol I. R. JONES SUPER SERVICE SIATIOH 12 BIG SPECIALS FOR MEN F E B R U A R Y C LEA RAN C E $5.90 $3.95 25c v ________ 95c KAF0URYS \ -