Principal Events of the Wook
Briefly Sketched for Infor*
mation of Our Raiders.
The carrier delivery system for mall
will be started la Bead o* April 1
Major James Bruce, ludlaa war vwt-
erau and pioneer of Oregon. Is d«ad at
M Minnvllle. at the age of *1 years
Christmas buaiuraa In Eugen* thia
season ••xc-.-ded that of last year by
loo, p«r cent.
A fuel famine has be«u avartsd tn
Rood Hiver and wood aud coal are
fairly plentiful at the present time
For the improvement of the coast
guard servie* at Biuslaw, a Itfoot mo
tor boat ha* been shipped to that point.
Th> annual winter meeting of th*
Oregon Jerweygnattie club wae held at
Oreg in Agricultural college. l*ecemb«r
31.
Oregon ha* an approitmat* total of (
Mx,7&b acre* la irrlgatsd lands. ae
cording to Percy A. Cupper, stats
glneer.
AI tian y voters, ft to 80. have ap
proved an ln< reseed levy for school
purposes ou the toto tax roll at Linn
county.
Charles Holstrom. for mor* than to
year» night watchman at the state cap
Itol. died after an lllneaa of about aloe
month».
The Hood lilver county court has
adopted a budget that will raise a tax
of |181.Ml 31. nearly >30.000 more than
last year.
Cr«wa «III begin work on the Hood
River Moaler stretch of th« Columbia
riv«r highway aa aoon aa the »now
clear« away.
Robert N. Stanfield and Whitney
Boi»«. both of Portland, wert» reap-
pointed members of the Oregon land
settlement commtaelon.
Engineer B R. Jonee haa eompletee-i
hla survey for the proposed Monmouth
gravity water system, which it la esti
mated »III coat IM.000.
Over >.'»0.000 for produce and labor
waa paid out by the Cottage Grove
cannery during the 1818 aeaaon
The
total pack »»a 38* tone.
Salem automobile dealers have or
gantzi-d and plane are being made for
a »bow to be given by the organisation
on February 1*. 10 and 31
Eugene will hold a special election
for th« purpose of voting >78.000 bonds
to furnish funds for an aviation field
and additional ftre apparatus
The Cottage Grove grange baa Join
ed the Commercial club la going on
record an opposed to the proposed Issue
of >2.<>'■■».tx.>0 tn county road bond*
K G Warner of Pendleton waa ap
pointed by Governor Olcott aa a mem
ixr <>f th« state livestock sanitary
1» i rj to succeed the late J. N. Bur-
ge«s.
Th,re was one fatality due to acci
dent in Oregon during the week end
ing December M
The victim was
Swan N. Bwanson. construction work
•r of Buxton.
Thirty Filipinos, representing th«
Filipino »tudent body in ftalem. Phil««
ninth and Corvallis, assembled at Ra-
l«tu Ik tuber 30 to celebntte their na
tional holiday.
8. T Kester»«n. fireman on the Cal
ifornia. On «on a Eaetrrn railway, waa
«•-veroly Injured al Klamath Fall»
wh«n he fell from hla engine and was
dragged 30 fewt.
Tony l-ettl* recently discharge!
from the penitentiary after nerving >o
months for alleged alien activities du.-
in* the war. la again under arroat, be
lieved to be Insane.
Johnson H Smith, deputy collector
of internal revenue at Portland, waa
appointed federal prohibition director
for Oregon, according to announce
ment from Washington, D C.
G. G Brown, clerk of the state land
board, haa recommended to the boar-t
that I.0O.OUS of the etale aehoul fund
b« invested In school district bonds
bearing st l«a»t 5 per cent Intervet
A bill to bold the attorney general
responsible for the operation of all leg
lalatlon enacted In Oregon will be eute
milted for the cooelderatlon of the
state legislature at its special saaaion
la January
Th- city of Scio haa filed applies
tlon with the state engineer for th«
ai>; <-r>r »tlon of 10 second feat of wa
ter from Thomas creek for the dsvel
»ptii'Ut of
horsepower for munici
pal purposes.
The Ph«s company, with processing
plants an»l bead offices In Halem. has
received from a New Yorh buyer aa
order for U carloada of apple cider
Io be delivered at the easier« eMff M
•ooe ae th« product eea he asks
The Douglas county lull »«« d< |»>p
ulated Katurdav nlgt ‘
11
when tb« four Inmates •'»•ap<'<J after
sawing their way out of the main case
and then droppin* from a wcond eto-v
window tn th« cround
Ail of th«- • «
caped prisoners but on« » re raptured
during th« day.
The confeaalon of Leon Grennan,
who aurrvnderi-d reeently to th. au
thorltie« at Dougin
that he robbed th« Hhaa'a l.lmlt-d at
Yoncalla on th« night of Jun« to. toil,
has cl.-ar.d m.........
mysteries In Douglas county crim« an
nala. according to Bhrrlff Quine
Harold Howell, who has been held
tn the county lull at Marshfield for
several months and p*»»«d through
two trials for the al!«*«.I murder of
Lillian lx>uthoid, a to year old girl of
Bandon, probably never will t«> con
vic ted
Jud*« Cok« d>»< barged the
Jury of the second trial after it was
reported that the jury could rra<h no
agreement
Indication* that the state nah and
gam« commlaalon will r«fur lo arced*
to Governor Olcott'* recommendations
that William L. Finley I m - reinstated
aa etal« blologlat and that th« com
mission will stand pat on lie action of
December 11, ousting Finley, an- con
talncd In letter* received by th« gov
ernor from Frank M Warren and I.
N Flelachner of Portland, member* *f
th« com mission
In compliance with a r«»o|utlon
adopted at a conference h«ld iti Pbrt-
land. Attorney General Itrowti will
draft the bill providing for an increase
In payment* to injured workmen under
the compensation act. according to an
nouncemeut mad« by member* of th«
state Industrial accident eommlaMon
The bill will b« submitted for th« co.
alderatlon of the l•*l»lstugr nt it* *|>
rial aeealon in January
Reports of e»ce«»ivc damage to th.
fruit and berry Industry of th- Wil
lamettr valley, due to the recent fr-< *
In* weather, were «mpbatlcally <J
. .I
at Salem by C I to'Wla. a. «rotary uf
the Oregon Growers association, and
V. W. Brown, secretary of the Polk
County Growers sssoelstlon
Special
ty does this denial apply to orchard*
which the experts stat« are practically
uninjured by the freete
Herau* of the present car ahortar«
which la said to be hamp«rln* many
Oregon Industrie« and throw In* thou
sand» of m« n out of employm«ni, Fr.-d
Buchtel, chairman of the Ore yon put»
lie service commission sent telegrams
to R II Alahton. regional director of
United Htatee railway* at Chicago, and
L. C. Gilman of Seattle, district direct
or ef th» federal railroad admlnletra
tloa. urging that they aid In relieving
the altuatlon.
W P Andrews, forest valuation rn-
glneer of the north west district, bu
reau of internal revenue, who ba»t» <-n
In Portland since last September & in
connection with quest ion na Irra by tim
ber owners, has completed hla work
and will return to' Washington. D. C.
The questloanalre« are now being
nt
to Washington and the valiiatloua
placed oa timber lamia and tlmlxr
product* will be mad« the basis of
Income and siceas profit* tags*
During tbs period between February
N and November >0, ISIS, enough gas
oiln« waa sold in Oregon to operate
each motor vehicle now licensed in
the Mate for a distance of approxlmat -
ly Moo miles, baaed on an aver*** of
It mil«* to each gallon of gasoline
consumed according tn a statement
laaued by Ram A. Koaer. asalatant esc
rwtary of state
Nearly SS.ooo.ooo *MI
ions of gaaollne was sold to Oregon
motor vehicle owners during the pert
od covered In Mr. Koter's statement
Profswsor C. | Lewis, on« of th«
staff of manager» for th« Oregon Grow
ers Cooperative association, who has
mad« a deep study Into loganberry cal
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wish to express our sincere thanks and
appreciation for all favors extended to us by
our friends and patrons who helped us make
our store and business what it is today.
We extend to you our best wishes for the
coming Christmas and the New Year, 1920,
with hopes that you will find us worthy of
your patronage in the future as in the past
IF»’
remain yours.
WES ELY S GROCERY
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SCIO GARAGE
Agvnt for
! D'saster” ¡Í
After-Wa.
firms Not
Solved Correctly
Predict« "N
Waahlngton, D. C -Peralatenl Ind»»
trv and «toady, co»* ■ ntiou« Mvtn*
must be depended ui-m to avert the
"national dl«a»ter" which lurk» in the
coat of llvln« issue. according to Pre»,
dnnt Wilson tmly ini-rvesed produc
Uon and real thrift. h<> «aid. can be
effective in redi mi price» and brlua
in* condition* back to a point whete
»a*,- end the -ust of nec* »Ries will
be properly balanced The President,
outlining the «•-oi.inlc policy upon
which the «overTin.nl la bavin* It»
fight to reduce price«, mad« it clear
that the principle» imhrlyl-.: the cam
palgn for thrift ret ducted by the Bav
in*» Division of the Treasury Depart
ment through the sale of War Bavin*»
Stamp« and Troaaury Bavin*« t’ertlfi-
rate* are the prln< pie« which muat
rescue the natlou t ••m condition» more
dangerous to the prosperity and life of
the people than the war H»elt.
Incroasin* wa. us wtU not meet the
situation. th« President mid Wage In
croaae In the *r«at Ind-iStri*» of the
country under pr> <nt condition» will
only tend to pual p tee» further and
further out of rw u’t and th« Prwldenl
asserted that wage r- odjuatmante muat
•alt upon the out me of the govern-
mrnt'i fight to pull down price*.
TXsmanda unwisely mad> and pgs-
alouately insisted ipon at thia time
menace the p. >u« and i*r<>»perlty of
the country a» Uothlnc else could. ' »aid
the Preaident "And this contributes
to brln* about the very result» which
such demand* ar« in:gnded to remedy."
The President. smpha- tin« th« aert-
ouaneaa of the cond.n ma which con
front the country. «>id
“We are face to fare with a situ
a.ion which la more likely to effect
the happiueae and prosperity, and
even the life, of our people than the
• ar Itself
We ha»« now got to do
nothin* Ice» than brtii* our indus
tries and our labor b i k to a normal
baala after tfe gr< t«et upheaval
known to history, and the winter
Juul ahead of ua may brio* Buffer-
in* Infinitely groai r thap the war
brouKht upon u* If we blunder or
fall In the proc.- -<
An admirable
aplrlt of aelf-aacrllii «, of patriotic de-
notion, and of rominunity action
guided and Inspired »* while the
A*htln* waa on
We «hall need all
the»« now. and i
I them In a
h«l*hlen<-d d-grt»« if we are to ac
complish the first task» of peace
They are more difficult than the
tasks of war
n re complex, lea*
easily underalood md r« quire more
Intelligence, psllance and sobriety
We moblllted our man power for
the fi*htln*. let u» now moblllie our
brain power and our consciences for
the reconstruction
If we fall It will
mean national dlaaater
Th« pri
mary IIrat step .a to Incresae pro-
duetion and facilitate transportation,
ao aa to make up for the deal ruction
wrought by the war. the terrible
erarrltlea It created, and so aa anon
aa poe«!tde relieve our people of the
•ruel burden of high nrl. ee "
Pointing out the thrift remedy for
the situation now before the people,
the President aald
"Only by kc«plnr the coot of pm-
<t net Ion on It» present level, by In-
creasing prodort'-.n and by rigid
economy and Mvlng on the part of
the people ran we hope for largo
decrease« la the burdensome coot of
living which now weighs ua down."
Ray W A H
w >1^3
The Government will continue Thrift
and War,Saving» Stamp nalea through
1*20. The 1*20 aerurltt«* are I* the
bande of the engraver
FWWU1
Hartford lires, Overland Carsand
Panhard 1 rucks
All Repair Work < »iinri'iitopil
Short anti long <li»tanci» hauling job« m <»1 i**i t«*<l
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OUR GROCERY DEPARTMENT
<•!< o.
lino of
Tea, (’otter, Spires,
Canned (foods, nini in
fact, everything
for the table.
KIBLER 8 GILL GO J
ALL KINDS OF HAULING DONI
Short and Long Distance at
Reasonable Prices
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6AM STOLLER Expressman
Scio Produce Company
Wants Your Business
Will pay Cash For EgRg. Poultry. Veal. 1 log*. 11 idea
Will buy Cream in any quantity anti pay
the hiuhrnt cash price lot it.
Let us get acquainted.
If you have a grievance
make it known and we will endeavor to rectify it.
Bring Us Your Csscsra Bark
We will give you a Square Deal
FRED GISELMAN; Proprietor
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OREGON NEWS NOTES
OF GENERAL INTEREST
R N Stanfield, well known sh-ep lure, advise» loganberry grower* here
man of e*at«rn Oregon, baa closed a after to delay placing their vinca on
lauaa with the Warmsprln*» Irrigallcn the trellis until »prin* to prevent
Lew 1» advocated thia ssver-
district whereby be »»curve for *• freezing
Th«’- *ubh>ct baa be n
year» the »bore line of th« district - al year» 'ago
large roaervotr at a reported «»»«Id ‘brought sharply to vh- attention' of
r.v.nt unusually cold,
»ration of Mdotx»
Th« rrwvrvolr or grower» by lb« fr
lake will cover thousands of acre« and weather »hlch frnae many aerr* of
In mldaummer and early fall the water vinca In the Willamette valley that
will raced« and «ipow» eev»ral hundr, I were on th« tt«lll»-w
Aa a phase of th« purchase of more
acre*, which »III afford «arwlleat craa-
iti* and give acrewa to plenty of water than 13.00’» aerca of potato land be
tween Powell Butt and Prineville bv
In the dry acaaon
Approximately l<& bridges and cut George L Hurtt, «me of th« biggcat po
v*rta. roprweentln* a roet r.timated al tato buyer» on th« coaat. and aaaocl
ll.kX.777. were un ter > ni'». I >>r ad atra In r«ntr»' Orvjoti and «laewherv.
vertiaed for construction during th« th* De*rhu’»e Valley Heed company
t'apl
year l»l». acrordln* to lb. annual filed article« of lticort«.ratlon
report of C II Mct'uH ->i*h. ancimwr tai at>-eh 1» listed at ISo.ooO. The In
rorjuirator» art- Guy K. Dobeon, Red
for the atat« highway department.
Becaue* of the <|U«ailefa. ■ Ion «» m»nd banker. Mr Burtt and <l««irgw 1»
A wld« ran*« of acrlcultural
preoaed by con»um«ra with retard I» Held
rate* char*«d by th> |k>u«laa t'ounly udlvltlr* 1» made pMutlblv by the aril-
Water * l.lght «• • i ?any a n< >i> n nt rice, bitt It la «tad«refund that th* com
pany'a work »IH !«• chiefly the pro
<• on foot at R. -
ur* to v< ’. I-
in the sum of approximately »•. .!•>>•■ duction of Netted G,m toil for the
with which tn install a municipal plant t‘»llfornia market