| II Cecil, district forester. with hrad
quarters la Portland
Mr Ayer la
OREGON NEWS NOTES I chairman
of the committee appointed
time ago by Governor Olcott lo j
OF GENERAL INTEREST some
Investigate and devise plana tor con
serving the forests abutting Oregon's
areak highways.
“Capital and Industry-Keep Out!”
Kl»k l> Kerby and John L Hathle.
I convicted of flrat degree murder by
I a circuit rourt jury at Pendleton. were
I sentraced to b»- baaged at the atate
WOULD YOU, AS A PATRIOTIC CITIZEN OF OREGON. PLACE SU( II
Principal Evnnta'af tfu Week
Briefly Sketched for Infer*
nation of Our Reader*.
William Mlddlratadt waa severely In I penliphtiary Friday, December 3. by
jur«d at Corvallis when a bouse fell '.'trout! Judge l*helpa
With Bishop Hh'pard of Portland as
upon him Ho was moving the house
wh»-n a part of the mowr*a mechanism the principal speaker, formal services
slipped and kt the house fail upon attending in»- laying of th«- corner-
him. resulting In a broken roltertM»ne, Slone of the new 310.000 M-thodlet
two fractured kgs and a badly injured KplM-opal ehsreb were h* Id In ll- nd
Wednesday afternoon
kae»-«ap
The Pacific Power A Light com
F. J Hindi attorney of P<>ridand.
has purchased ‘he grand champion pany. with headquarters In Portland,
junior bull at the Oregon slate fair of has filed application with the Oregon
lblt. and has placed the animal on public aervlc«- commission tor permie
the Larrile farm at Twilight In Clark- slon to Incrwoae faros on ns tract loa
amaa county, the former homo of Mrs. lines at Astoria from 4 to 7 oeats
Judgra and clerks of election will
Mt ludl
The animal waa from Tilla
hereafter
r«x«-lve an additional com
mook rounty.
There waa one fatality tn Oregon pensation of (1 a day for their rarv-
due to Indue trial accidents daring the ices rendered 1a Douglas county, the
week ending October 7. according lo rounty court having ordered that thia
the report of the state industrial ac sum tn- given for meals In addition to
cident commission The victim waa the |3 provided by law.
Rsm A. K«»aer. secretary of state, baa
Harry Lund, camp foreman, of Coch
ran. A total of Ml accidents were sent to all county clerka In Oregon
Instructions to make provision <>a ths
reported during the week
Argument has bran bean! by the ballots at the Novt-mber clectloa for
state supreme court tn the suit of the election of n justice of the supreme
tho Union Fisheries rompany of court to succeed A. H Bonnett, resign
Astoria to enjoin the state fish and ed. and an attorney ieen*ral lo suicrad
itaiue commission from enforcing the George M Brown, who «as appointed
law regulating fishing outside the by Governor Olcott to fill th« vacancy
Columbia river beyond the threw mile oeuaed by Mr. Bennett's resigna'.ion.
Foetmanten have been appointed in
limit during the closed season.
Application covering the storage of Oregon as follows Maggie L ikmarta.
1400.000 aero feet of water tn theA Barnes. Crook OUBBly; Mln M. L»<ld.
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upper Klamath lake for the Irrigation Geneva. Jefferson county. Hldney E
Weal,
Lower
Bridge.
Ite*
hut«*«
coufr
of lands and development of power
In California has bran fUod with Tercy U-
A. Cupper, atato engineer, by Roy K.
The dfiv of the grmt naval review
Hwlgari. preetdunt of the Shasta valley
off Port Melbourtir. on the occasion
Irrigation projoot of Muntaguo. Cal
of the prince at Wale*' Writ, wna
The largest otwr-day sale . and the also metuorahlo in a minor way far
highest average price ever recolvvd the triumph of Victorian railmay or
for Rogue River valley pours was ganisation.
Electric trains carried I
tnnde in New York, when II cars 3A.(MM> «Ighlraera. In about four and
were sold for |37,Mt. or an average one half hours, to and from Port Mel
of nearly 13000 a car. Ono oar of bourne, a total distance of four ml lee.
Aujous from Rear Creek orchard said Only live tmlna w«-re utilised for the
whole service. yet It waa p-raltile to
for |38tia. or an average of I* a halt
maintain a acrvlc* of trains at Inter
bo>..
vals of lean than three minute«. Thus
A hoavy wind storm which struck the huge crowd was bandied without a
Shelburn wracked a prune dryer, twist
hitch.
ad the Catholic church there partially
off its foundation, damaged two other
buildings, blew down a silo, uprooted LONG LOST USE OF WINGS
about 100 fruit trews and snapped or
Mew down a number of fir and oak 0 round Parrot. Found
Zealand. Intsreattng to H
trees. The total damage is estimated
deal of Evolution.
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at nearly 34tWO.
Seven hundred and three names ap
Tim wingless birds of New Zealand
pear on Oregon's official slacker list, are particularly Interesting to the na
which baa been obtained by George A. ture student as Ulu.tratlng the prmesa
While, adjutant general of the stats, of evolution. Nowhere hut In tlictr
from the federal government.
The native land could three hints hare
list is being checked with all available survived, anti, therefore, nowhere else
state roc»rda io remove any posetbltlty would they have boron»» wingless.
of injustice when the names are re New Zea Is nd Is the only region <>o
earth where there are no destructive
leased for infomiutlon of the public.
animals Iking unable to fly, the birds
Employ ineut of an inspector to as
could not, of -ourae. have escaped
sist In eliminating a disease commonly
from any swift «hunting animals such
known as sour brood, which threatens as abound in all other lands. It is tn- i
to destroy the bee Industry tn Marion foresting to note that the kakapo. or
county, wag sought by a committee ground parrot, once had the ura nt Its
of prominent Turner and Silverton wings, hut being a tr»o seed feeder
meti who conferred with Comt Judge and finding no enemies on the ground
Bushey
It Is said that tn some in gradually rouM-d to fly and eventually
stances whole aptarlea have boon de loot the »«• of Its wings entirely,
though It ran rim very swiftly. Those
stroyed
The constitution for the projected bird« are so gentle and so unroitactona
of having any enemies that If a per
Oregon Farm Hur.au Federation has
son sits down near one and keeps qui
bran worked out and will be submitted
et It will presently tuck Its head un
for ronwlderallon at a convention of der Its wing and g»» to sleep. Tin-
rounty farm bur»an officials to be call knka|«> brvv-da but once In two years,
ed by Peal V Maria, director of the and the mother hint carefully hides
agrliultural cnlkse eltenaioa service, 1 the newt from her mate, though why
to meet In l*<>riland not later than No »hr does an Is unknown, the male
vember 13. This is the second step Showing no desire to harm the rgga or
rwerntly taken by representatives of young hlriia. In this Infrequent breed
the county farm bureaus to unite the ing la demonstrated nature's thought-
county organ last Iona In n state-wide fulness- having no destructive cue-
»** the kakapo would multiply to too
association.
great tioml-rn If the breeding sen »on
Outstanding features In the working
occurred as frequently as with other
eat of the new scheme of national de birds.
fense as affecting Oregon are—Assign
ment of headquarters of the 41st divi
Raising Bamboo In Louisiana.
sion to Portland; assignment of brad
The <i*f»y imeni of arriraltnro iella
quarters of an Infantry brigade to Or*
th* |M»ple»f th>« -ouiitry that et pert-
gon. with the entire brigade, lass one own t> tn l^»u'«lana «I mi « I ha I (Yiliw-a*
battalion, to be located In Oregon, sad I ami Japan**** tmintwa« may Im grown
command to be reposed In a qualified there and that (hr cultivation of onme
Oregon officer; twelve additional In »ariette« may he prodtahle.
fantry units, an observation squadron,
M.ntlon I» umde. for In «in nee, of
with 13 airplanes, several artllkry Phytlootrnhya pitlwM-raa. which ono
may rat as a aalad when ihr skoals are
units end smaller headquarters com
paay and formations of special troopa. ala or elrht In- hra above the ground,
or which may I» tuu-d for limber later,
Including a motorcycle company.
Purchase by the stats o< aa Irra as the **«hia>ta" r«ch a height of from
gular atrip at timber land along the (JO io 7«* fret in «atro woeha.
The t>anif>oo, we are told mar ho
Seasida Cannon Beach highway from
axed la Imi Mina operation« or for trie
tbs Crown Willamette Paper rompeny
phone pole» or |«ara, henra II 1« rre-
and other owners aa tbs moot at otnnietidrd an a enure.- of wraith to
festive means of presorving tbs scenic thane who lire In «mtthern IxmlMana.
beastie« of that highway waa Us It may he prolltaMo to them, hot folta
recommendation contained la a report la the North fret that the l^mlainna
submitted to W B Ayer of Portland realdi-nta «III find II more profitable to
by F. A. Elliott, stela forester, C. ■. continue to ralra sugar cane aud the
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A siGN ON 1
RORDERS OF THF. STATE)
That is einctly whnt you will help to do if you do nothing to prevent the pnssagv of measure
No. 814 an<1 SIR on the November Itallot cntillml, "G>nstituti<>tial An»emlment Fixing lx>gal Rate
of In let eat io Oregon.’*
This measure prop»Mw*s to limit the rate of interest in Oregon to S per coot. You can. by
law, flx the rate of interest in Oregon, but you cannot, by law. force the loaning of money in thin
state, when a much higher rate can I m - secured elsewhere. The itaaangc of this measure would force
the withdrawal of the millions of foreign capita] which is today loaned on factories, business nnd
real estate in the state and send your local money owners outside the slate to better inveatments.
I’asnage of this measure would mean foreclosure of thousands of mortgages, would result in
financial paralysis, ami would mean w.4.-s|>r«-ad unemployment.
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You, no doubt, understaml tlw> vtemusm-sn of this measure, but have you tn Ike, I tn your
neighbors ami friends about it? We urge you to do everything you can to defeat this measure.
Oregon's reputation as a sound state for investments requires that this measure l»e overwhelmingly
defeated.
Vote 315 X NO
AND URGE YOUR FRIENDS TO DO LIKEWISE
Baid Adv.
STATE TAXPAYERS LEAGUE
This Trade Mark H
Represents
n
Threaded Rubber
Thia Stiu Better Willard is the
only battery which hag Threaded
Rubber Insulation.
Every battery has to have some
sort of insulating material between
the plates inside the cells. This is
In order to aepnrate positive plates
from negative to prevent the
active material from coming into
contact nnd causing six rt circuits,
which w<»uld ruin the battery.
The superiority of Threaded
Rubber is in its durability. It
lasts as long as the Flatts. Ordi
nary ii.sulation does not. It wcura
out and haa to be renewed.
Re insulation is never wholly
aatisfuctory, even if tbc plates arc
found to be uninjured, but often
we find that they have already
been damaged.
Why wasn't an Idea! material
like rubber used before? It was —
but waa never found practical for
general adoption in starting and
lighting batterica till Willard found
how to make it poroua by piert ing
it with tiny thrends. Thus the
acid solution can extend through
the insulation, «flowing free po»<
sage of current.
Any Willard Service Station will
be glad to explain in detail.
No other battery has this “armor
pl;ted” protection against insula-
ti< n troubles. Therefore be sure
< i the trade mark.
STORAGE
BATTERY
I
prtco atf sugar. ramarks tho UarUorS
AUTO ELECTRIC SERVICE, Albany, Oregon