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VOL. XXIV
PLANE BEATS PIGEONS
RACING TO CALIFORNIA
Gov.
Olcotl
lo. LINN COUNTY. OREGON. APRIL 14. 1921
NO. 36
Accompanies Major
Arnold in Test of Birds
from Portland.
San Francisco. April 11.- Major
Arnold, nir >wrvice odicer, and Gov
ernor Olcott of Oregon landed here
on their airplane flight from Port
land. Or., in a race againat six navy
carrier pigeon«. Their actual flying
time was 5 hour» and 30 minute«.
The pigeon«, rvleaned 10 minute»
before Major Arnold took off from
Portland, had not landed early to
night. The distance by rail :«etween
San Francisco and Portland ia 772
miles.
Pigeon fanciers ef Portland, con
sulted last night, declared that al
though the pigeons will eventually
reach San Francisco, they will be
many days tiehind the airplane.
“There won’t tie any contest be
tween the birds and the airplane."
said Joe M. Rieg, prominent pigeon
fancier. “It ia the «ame thing as
running a high-powered automobile
against a horse. A motor in an air
plane can develop a lot of energy.
A poor little pigeon that weighs only
seven or eight ounc s is going to
have a han] time of It. Such a bird
simply can’t race with an airplane."
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Medford, April 11- Major Arnold
ami Governor Olcott landed here at
10:46 today and after obtaining gas
oline and oil left at 11:50, exjiectmg
to reach San Francisco without an
other stop. The governor was en
thusiastic-over the flight and said:
“This is my third flight down the
coast and it is the best yet. We
reached an elevation of 7500 feet
over the Umpqua divide and the
view above the clouds in the brilliant
sunshine wm gorgeous.”
Harold Hauler io Germany.
Farm and Home Reminders.
From the O. A. C.
I
11.75 THE YEAR
Fata! Swim (or Clarence A le trader
•
BANTI AM
FARM TOPICS
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Clarence Alexander, whose home
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Oregon farmer»' week, since many
i«
near the Sanderson bridge across
Newton Crabtree has sold his 52-
farmers have reported through the acre farm to hi« three daughter«, the south Santiam. was drowned last
county agricultural agems that they they paying off a S1000 mortgage. Sunday just tielow the bridge, fiis
Transportation, Taxation, Tariff,
want It then, will be he'd at the
Uidy ha* not fo-en recovered.
A Mid affair occurred at Sander-
state agricultural college June 13 19.
Clarence, with about 30 other
and Credit« Basic Problems
son bridge Sunday. A large crowd
The date was «sleeted bueause it
converts at a recent protracted
gathered to witness the baptising of
(or Congress to Solve.
is a relatively slack season on the
some 30 people. when the 15-year meeting at Crabtree, were to l>e
farm. Roads are fine for m.
old Alexander boy went into the baptized in the river Sunday after
and all nature is at her prune for river to swim, was swept away by noon, With others hr went in bath I Washington, April IL—Lower
travel and camping. Thisshort and
ing about an hour before baptismal transportation charges, economy in
the current and drowned- The bap
taxation, equal treatment under any
snappy seosion of the college will tie,
services were to begin.
fixing was postponed.
in charge of Dr. A B. C< i iL-v. • .u
Clarence attempted to swim down tariff law. and »hort-tlme credits,
Hilly South of Lelmnon, who had
df agriculture. The whole college
th«- river under the bridge, Hu was were imong subjects representative«
hi* leg broken the fourth time, is
staff from "Prexie” down will join
a good swimmer, but for some rea I of farmers In 30 states began dis
visiting hie old uncle. S. W. Gaine*.
in making the stay of the rirai folk
son, probably cramp from the cold cussing today, preliminary to mak
Elmer
Griffin
is
interesting
him
a ^continuous round of profit and
water, ho called for help when lie- ing up a pros’cam of agricultural
self
trimming
fruit
trees
for
David
pleasure.
low the bridge, but before his com relief legislation to lie asked of
Homburg.
rade* could reach him from the ’ congress.
Farmers having land to clear may
The executive committee was ad
Mrs. Jennie Lovejoy of Dallas is shore he tank to rise no more. Hu
be able to get a supply of picric acid
over visiting with her mother, help bodv evidently was carried down the dressed by A. F. Laver, of the fed-
for explosives from the twelve mil
1 oral farm loan board, and held a
ing her clean house, knock down a stream in the «wifi current.
lion pound surplus now held by the few cobwetie and wasp nests.
Thu.baptismal services were post* round table discussion with Governor
war department. The state agri
As the court turned down the road poned and the congregation gave its Harding of the federal reserve l»oard.
cultural college has been asked to
Secrets ry Wallace was expected
around Franklin Butte, we expect attention to an endeavor in rccover-
consider the distribution if enough
to
meet the delegates tomorrow to
it to cut down the hill at once. We 1 ing the b<Miy. which has not yet lieen
to last till June. 1922. The aci-l is
| go over th«« tariff situation. He an-
are anxious to see the Unn county s found. Clarence wusuluiut 13 years
InouncvM that n commit tee of live
said to be a safe and reliable explo
court get in and show the blood of I of age.
sive for land clearing and its cost
stock men in the West was taking
their fathers.
to users will only tie the bx;>eb~s of
I up the question of developing a
John Griflln was up Wednesday
cartridging and packing,with freight
marketing organization on the plan
SHEI EURN ITEMS
and storage charges. The college it from Salem saying he and hia wife
of the grain marketing committee
now at work finding out what these had separated after a year’s «ad ex
of 17. which was ratified at Chicago
Shelburn. April 11.
will be. If the plan is feasible dis perience. The wife 1« suing for a
Inst w ek
O. M Baker of Kingston was a
tribution will be undertaken, ami divorce at once as »he ia no such a
This action, Mr. Wallace asserted,
Shelburn visitor last week.
through the county agents. Further woman as to want a man,
would be "rm tiring" to those who
Rayne Russell of Salem spent the had feared the farmers were trying
announcement will lie made.
Mrs. Rebecca Monk of Scio came
week
end here among friends and to “develop a c >rn«-r" on their own
out Monday U> visit her sister, Mrs. i
relatives.
To control apple scat) and mildew 8 W, Gaines.
products.
Western Oregon fruit grower»
Melvin Arnold and family called
Mrs. Lulu Mulligan and daughter-
Farm Bureau Meeting.
«hould apply the delayed dormant
Sunday al the H. (J. Shilling home.
called at the Santiam hospital to
lime-sulphur spray. 1-30, juAt as
There was quite a crowd at the
visit her two aunt«, also her cousin,
There will tie a farm bureau meet
soon as the cluster of undeveloped
dance
Saturday night given in the
Mrs. Lovejoy of Dallas*
blossom bud» are e*p>»M.-*f to view.
ing at I he «chord houae Monday ev
Chamberlin hall.
It pays to advertise. The Tribune I
ening April IK, commencing at 7:30
<>>ver everything thoroughly with
James Smith is reported to be o’clock. It is understood that J. H
printer sent a phone message to the
this spray.
old one-eved gardener for two sacks quite siek at the home of his daugh Cornett of Shedd will give a talk on
Slugs, cut worms, aphids, plaat
ter, Mm. Bilyeu, in Scio.
of his 50-cent potatoes.
the proposal of a mobair and wool
bugs ami root maggots abound in
grower«
aaiKKiation in thia vkinity.
Mm. J. J. Ransom was an Aums
Anyone wishing a fine cow and 5-
dead grasa, weeds uul rubbish
ville and Salem visitor last week
around the edges of the fields. Their dav old calf for 970, call on the old
man.
The
cow
is
fat
and
a
good
Quincy Grumes and sun Harry
A change In the hotel manage
work is noticed by border* of dam
made a business trip to Salem last ment ia a surety in the near lutare.
aged crops around the outer edge at milker.
the field. Avoid this by cleaning up
Mrs. Nina Myera and young son week.
RELIEF LEGISLATION
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all such rubbish in the spring.
have lieen visiting the past week
with her parent«, .Mr. and Mr«.
Plowing under the cover crop ia Thomas Smail.
best done when the land itself is in
George and Elmer Griffin made a
good plowing condition. If the cover
lash for Selo Munday to aell a dozen
crop is not burned under «oon enough
«•gg* while thev are cheap.
it becomes rather woody and does
John Ijee and wife of I-ehanon are
not rot easily afterward. It will act
much as straw, keeping the furrow down on a vialt with his parent«.
Elmer Chamberlin was a Iwbanon I
visitor one day last week.
Mr. ami Mrs Ira Trexler were vis
Under date of March 21, Harold
iting
relatives here Sunday.
Hastier writes The Tribune from
Mayen. Germany, hia impressions of
Flugene Bowman of Gate« spent:
thst country from which we make
Sunday here with his father.
extracts:
Daphne Ranson«, who Mattending'
'The people are very odd, they
school in Albany, spent Sunday at I
dross just like the people did in the
the home of her parents, Mr. and
Parmer« are having the time of Mrs. John Ransom.
States 20 years ago and wear shoes slice from joining the furrow bot
with big nails in the bottom of them. tom, causing the land to dry out their live« fighting clods and wishing
Will liirona and family were Al
“The women work just the same badly. Another danger in delayed for rain.
bany visitors Friday evening.
as the men and a lot of them work plowing is that the cover crop plants
Many thanks. Mr. Editor, for the
C. V. Ashbuugh visited at the
I
harder. About all they eat is pota will take out much of the moisture box of nicely printed envelopes.
home
of J. J. Ransom Sunday.
toes and black bread and their main in their growth .hat »houid be con
PIE EATER.
Theron Russell and family of Sa
drink ia coffee. Why they drink So served for the growth of the fruit
lem
spent the week end here among
trees
<>r
crop
plants.
much coffee 1 can’t figure out, as
New One on Barghduif.
relatives
and friends.
they have plenty of good beer, wine
Mr.
and
Mm. Lee George visited
M««
rirai
and some stronger drinks.
While in Portland last week Printer
home „t Grandma Trolilnger
“These people do not have imple
Hrant heard of a story told by Cap-I over Sunday,
In All any. April 6. by Judge Vic
ments to farm with as we have; they
tain Rurghduff, fish and game war- ¡
u«e oxen mostly, though some of the , tor Oliver, David Jam«*« Leland and i
I Mrs. Ernest McCrea and son Ar-
den. with the joke on himstdf.
' .Mi«* Gladys Pepper of Sein. They
ichie visited al the home of H. O.
richer unw have horse«.
.
While strolling along the Clacka
Shilling Friday.
“They raise more potatoes than will make their home in Albany as
mas river he saw three fellows Ash
anything due and everything cheap. Mr. Leland is an employe of the AU
Miss Elsie Peeler* la at th« John
ing. About the same time they saw '
A shave and hair cut eosts about 5 bany Furniture Exchange.
Lentz home coring for her «later.
him and one man. dropping every- ¡
cents; a good meal 26 cents.
Mm. Bentz, and little daughter.
thing, started to run. Burghduff I
Al The I'raplr* Thratn
“We gel good service from the
Mias Wright, a student at O. A. >
took after the man and Anally came
Y. M C. A, and Salvation Army.
For thia week. Saturday and Sun
C.,
and Mm. Pearl Waahbum and
up with him. Said the captain:
They have such games a« pool, bill day evenings, at th« Peoples Theatre
I
eon.
Brice, visited at the home of
“Have you got a I ícen se’”
iards and bowling; also movies and will be presented Douglas Maclean
Mrs.
A.
P. Hirons Sunday,
“Yea,” «aid the man producing It.
vaudeville.”
in “Chickens.”
Harvey McLain came up from
“What did you run for?”
“Well,” said the man. “but the Salem Saturday evening, returning
Three-grain seed onta for aale by Advertise ia The Scio Tribune and get
F. T. Thayer.
36 2t
: Sunday evening.
other fellows haven't any.”
result«.
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