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About Intermountain tribune and Linn County agriculturalist. (Sweet Home, Linn County, Or.) 1913-1914 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 25, 1913)
INTERMOUNTAIN TRIBUNE : AND=-=^ LINN COUNTY AGRICULTOR AUST. VOL. 35. 'NO. 2. SWEET HOME*. LINN COUNTŸ, OREGON, DECEMBER 25, 1913 $1.25 THE YEAR SAVES PENSIONS UNN COUNTY TO ORDERS OF POST $137,632 CHECK SHEDD MILL MAN SAYS NAVY LEAGUE MASTER GENERAL SPEND $180,000 BUYS WHEAT CROP TAKES OWN LIFE Leo E. Thompson, Aged 26 Years, Com A Record Individual Wheat Deal Has Deen Changes in the Weight Limit and in the Tax Budget Shows County Will Raise $78,- Instances Cited in Which War Would Not Have Happened if Country 000 for Schools and $4000 for Postage Rates For Fourth Closed at Walla Walla, Wash. mitted Suicide by Hanging Were Prepared Widows Pensions Class Matter -173,421 Bushels Friday Morning Linn County will expend more Washington, Dec. 22. :“ Four Order No. 7706. than $180,000 in road impravement billion dollars that have been spent On and after January 1, 1914, the limit of weight of parcels of in 1914. The budget of next year’s in pensions since the Civil War,” parcels of fourth-class mail for work, which has been prepared and says the Navy League of the United delivery within the first and second is being published, and on which States, “might have been saved if zones shall be increased from 20 to the tax levy to be made within a the nation had had a navy of suffi 50 pounds and in the third, fourth, few days will be based, shows that cient. size to smother the war of fifth, sixth, seventh and eightfl approximately this amount will be secession. The largest single appro available for the improvement of priation of the government, 'year zones from 11 to 20 younds. after year, is for pensions. If the The rate of postage on parcels the country’s highways. Of this amount $98,000 will be nation is sufficiently far-sighted it exceeding 4 ounces in weight in the .third, .fourth, fifth and sixth zones collected in the district road funds can save future billions for unneces througe a 2|-mill tax levied by the sary military pensions. A navy shall be as follows: Third zone,'—Six cents for the County Court in all of the districts sufficient to prevent any enemy; of first pound and two cents for each of the county. About $63,550 wifi the future from landing' on our additional pound or fraction there go into the general road fund for shore would accomplish this desired expenditures which the County Court result.” of. The nation has spent $l,373,0Q0,- Fourth zone.—Seven cents for will make on roads and bridges. the first pound and four cents for Approximately $20,000 more will be 000 more for pensions than it has each additional pound or fraction raised through special road«tax spent for its navy, says the league. levies which have been made in 10 It is spending 20"to 50 millions more thereof. Fifth zone.—Eight cents for the| of the '34 road districts of the each year for pensions. Had the American navy been sufficient, the first pound and six cents for each county. additional pound or fraction thereof The tax budget shows that Linn commercial war with France in 1798 Sixth zone.—Nine cents for the County will raise $67,000 for its would never havè occurred; Tripoli first pound and eight cents for each common schools next year and would never have dared to make additional pound or fractirn there $20,000 for high schobls. A total war in 1801; the British would never of $10,000 will be raised for the i have been able to land troops and of. burn the capital in the war of 1812 All regulations or parts of regu care of poor and $4000 for widows’ had not congress practically abolish pensions. Oteer items in the bud lations in conflict herewith are here get are: Circuit Court. $8000; ed the navy; thé war of the Con by rescinded. election expenses, $6000; County federacy would have been smother A. S. Burleson, Postmaster Gen. Court, $3000; Justice courts, $650; ed in six months with her ports so Sheriff’s office, $3000; Clerk’s office, blocked that she eould not get any $4100; Recorder’s office, $2800; ammunition. .It is these wars that Notice of Dissolution Treasurer’s office $2600; Coroner’s have caused the payment of $4,383,- office $250; School Superintendent’s 000,000 in pensions and that are Notice is. hereby given that the office $4325; Surveyor’s office $750; now calling for the paying out of firm of Goings, Tittle & Goings is Assessor’s office $4300; current ex- amounts ranging from $150,000,000 hereby dissolved, L. N. Tittle re penses, $3800; Courthouse $3580; to $180,000,000 each year. tiring. ■ J. H. Goings & Son will Countv jail $1700; indigent soldiers collect all debts and pay all bills For Sale Cheap—-An International $100, insane $185; reform school incurred by the late firm, high wheel automobile, in good con zommitments $75; ferries $1400; J. H. Goings & Son bounties oh\ wild animals $200; dition. If sold at. once the price L. N. Tittle teachers institute $500; library fund will be right. See E. H. Billings, tf. $800; for Willamette Valley exhibit Foster, Ore. on. We forget the brotherhood of for Panama-Pacific exhibition $706.- man, and use the fatherhood of God 19; miscellaneous expenses $2893,81; railroad vard, John D. Rockefeller as a cloak to hide the more sinister repayment of borrowed money W b Recommend “Ball-Band” worked up from poverty to stupend motives from the eyes of the trust Goods Because We Want to ous wealth. In fact, America offers ing one. Is it right? Surely there $10,000. Aside from receipts foY taxes, it See You Satisfied is something wrong with the system hundreds of such instances, and it is estimated that the county will Every time a customer goes out is the only nation on the globe of government that will permit the of this store we want to feel that receive $8800 in fees, the clerk’s wherein such things are possible. : making of paupers that the few may he has got his money’s worth. office and recorder ’ s office yielding We do not stop to think about become wealthy and revel in the $4000 each and the sheriff’s office the means used to gain fortune, opulence, of greed. The individuals $800. whose names become familiar to neither do we consider the circum stances that surrounded the upward every household are no more to Every day that you wear Ban On Spuds Holds a pair of rubber boots, flight in the world of finance, but blame than the rest of humanity. you wear them out just we point with pride and urge our We have been trained to think that so much. But with Washington, Dec. 22.—Secretary ‘Bail-Bahd” Boots the young men to follow in the footsteps it is all right, and so long as we can Houston issued an order today con wear and tear is lest of the greedy. We do not look at swim even in the little puddle, we because they are made tinuing the quarantine put tempor of better stuff. You the other side of the picture which do not care.1 get more days* wear for We worship, not the money, but arily into effect September 20, last, is in darker and more sombre colors, dollars out of “Ball- forbidding potato importations from Band” Footwear. for here we see the pinched faces of .the power that it brings, and we the British Isles, Canada and all That makes “Ball-Band” young and innocents children,, the would not like to make the posses cheapest in the long run. continental Europe. Every Rubber Boot with sion of wealth a disgrace, for we anguish of the paupers, who are the a Red Ball on the knee is This action was modified, how “Ball-Band” Boot, victims instead of the beneficiaries want to taste the sweets of the fou’ll see many of ever, by a second order under them because they of such a system that will 'allow power before the change is made, have the quality. which the quarantine may be raised some to grow sleek 'and fat and consequently we continue to instruct For Sale by the children to worship at the same under proper regulations and in others to die of starvation. spection from foreign countries or shrine: The system! What do we care districts which can show that they A. Scholl for the system? The possibilities • Instead we should teach that are free from potato wart and are there, and we ourselves strive knowledge^ and service to our fellow Sweet Heme powdery scab, the two diseases to scale the heights and urge our man is power greater than that of which the Department of Agricul young to- do likewise—no matter wealth, the world would be a hap ture aims to keep out of the coun- how but get there. The mad rush pier place in which to five.—Eugene Guard. of supremacy, in money-getting is (Continued on page 6) Walla Walla, Wash.—The largest Slipping a noose in the end of a rope suspended from the rafters of check ever issued in the northwest, the barn, about his neck and jump it is claimed, in payment for the ing from the platform, Leo E. wheat crop of an individual was Thompson, aged 26, a flouring mill- signed today by the Jones-Scott proprietor of Shedd, committed company and -was turned over to suicifle sometime yesterday after George DrumhpUer. It called for noon by hanging. The body was $137,632.24 at the First National not found until 6 o’clock by ,'a Bank, and was in payment for 173,- brother. Coroner Fortmiller and 421 bushels of wheat. This is a little over 144 carloads Dr. H. J. Kavanaugh were notified and hurried to the scene in a rig. of grain. The wheat was club, The body 'Jvas not removed until turkey red, bluestem and forty-fold,' they arriyed at 7:30 o’clock. De and was .bought on the basis of 75. spondency over ill health is believed cents for club, and 85 cents for blueStem. to be the cause. . Two years ago the Jones Scott Thompson, with his brother, oper ated the Boston flouring mill two company gave out a check for $65,- miles east of Shedd, taking over the 000 to Mr. Drumheller for his concern several years ago upon the wheat. This was the largest check death of their father. The funeral up to that time: The grain will go to Tacoma and was held Monday. Thompson has been sick off and on for four years Portland and shipment has already and it is believed that this preyed started. on his mind: He was unmarried. Just when the deed was committ The Power of Service ed is not known. During the after noon, Thompson was not seen about With the passing of multi-million the mill and was not at the house. aires it is the custom among "the When he failed to show up for American people to call the atten supper, the brothet conducted a tion of the young to the rapid rise search. Entering the barn, he was and success of subh men in affairs overcome to see the body suspended of the world. Some of these men by the neck from the rafters. started out in humble circumstances It is believed that Thompson care and passed into the great beyond fully planned the suicidé. The rope with just as little as they had upon used was an inch in thickness. In their arrivsl upon this .earth, but arranging the noose over his neck, leaving behind them great fortunes he had to reach out at an angle. and reputations for mdney-getting. Once he had dropped there was no The recent death of Montgomery chance to regain the platform as the Ward recalls the .fact that he was body was suspended in mid air at one time a day laborer on t;he several feet over a wagon. streets of Chicago. Jay Gould Was No other possible reason for the once a peddler, several generations suicide is given other than despond ago an Astor was in trade. Modern ency over ill health.—Albany Demo-1 instances are those of James J. Hill crat. who was once a switchman in a As to Governmenr Ownership In his annual report Postmaster General Burleson strongly advocates the government ownership of tele phone and telegraph lines, because the government has demonstrated its capacity to conduct public utili ties. He would have the postoffice department take charge of all means of communication at an early date. Continuing, he says: “A study of the constitutional purposes of the postal establishment leads to the conviction that the post- office department should have con trol over all means of the communi cation of intelligence. The first telegraph line in this country was maintained and operated as a part of the postal service and it is to be regretted that congress saw fit to relinquish this facility to private enterprise. The monopolistic nature of the telegraph business makes it of vital importance to the people that it be' conducted by unselflish interests, and this can be accom- ( Continued on page 5)