The Gate city journal., June 06, 1924, Image 1

T he G ate C ity J ournal
NYSSA, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 6. 1924
VOL.XXH. NO 31.
IDGE WILL
AID FARM RELIEF
FACT FINDERS’ RECLAMATION
BILL TO BE BUSHED BE­
FORE ADJOURNMENT
IDAHO SENATOR ASSURED
Senator Gooding of Idaho Offer,
Moat Encouraging Report on
Irrigatiua for Week.
COUNTY STATISTICS
Nyssa Improvement Co. to W. B. |
Hoxie et al, numerous lots in Orig­
inal Town and Teutsch’s Add to i
Nyssa. 1 1-30-23. $10.00
U. S. A. to John E. McLaughlin,
NEM SEti, S E K N E * Sec. 21; SW
HNWVi, NWViEWU Sec 22-17-38.
8-16-22.
Jose Yraguen et ux to Martin
Hanson, Lots 3 and 4, SV4NWM,
N '/iSW *. SEV.SWV*, and SWV,
SEM Sec. 4; NWMNEM Sec. 9-37-
37. 5.26. 24. -2000.
Martin Hanson et ux to Jose Yra­
guen, Lots 3 and 4, SWMNWM Sec.
4-
19-44.
5-26-24. $2000.
Geo. Reaume et ux to Mary J.
Hallock, NHNEMSEM Sec. 20-18-
47. 6-17-24. $1.00.
U. S. A. to Zora May Griner, N%
SWM, NW14, and WMiNE>4 Sec.
11-14-39. 8-17-21.
Sheriff H. Lee Noe to W. B.
Hoxie, Lots 1, 2, and 3, Block 54,
Park Add. to Nyssa. 7-16-19. $20.
Women Enlist in National War
Against Germ-carrying Flies;
Provide Millions of “Swatters”
SHERIFFS OFFICE BUSY
WITH MOONSHINE RAIDS
AVERAGE STANDS UP WELL
FUNERAL OF PIONEER
AT ONTARIO TUESDAY
State Market
Agent News
BRGGAN TRAIN
SERVICE CUT
-----By C. E. Spenca------
As long as the price disparity be
tween tho farm and the home
remains, the buying power of the ORDER RECEIVED FROM H H.
COBEY. CHAIRMAN OF PUB­
farms will be limited. The balance
LIC SERVICE COMMISSION.
must be restored before there can
be generally prosperous conditions
When the feeding industry of a
country is wasting toward insol
vency, business of the whole coun
try will sooner or later be affected
Mill Last Through Summer Months
Until September 30— Will Take
Canada is in even worse condition
Care of Perishable Freight.
thano ur country over the decline
of agriculture, and the government
is striving to find the cause and a
Train service on the Brogan
remedy. Low prices, high operating
branch will be reduced to three
und distributing costs, the levy of trains
a week effective tomorrow,
the middle interests and high rail­ June 1st,
in spite of the efforts
road rates are given as the principal made by the people affected by this
causes. E. J. Garland, member of service to hold the daily train into
parliament,stated in a recent speech their territory at the hearing in
at Montreal, that 70 per cent of the Ontario May 14th before H. H.
farms in western Canada had been Corey, chairman of the Public
taken away and now owned by tile Service Commission of Oregon.
banks and loan companies; that if
To September 30th.
all the assets of the farmers were
The new schedule will provide
liquidated there would be general train service on Tuesday, Thursday
bankruptcy. He recommended as u and Saturday, round trips each
remedy both co-operation and polit day, from June 1st to September
icai action, stating that neither alone 30, 1924, and will take care of per­
could succeed, but combined they ishable freight and livestock. The
railroad company alleges that the
could force a restoration of the amount and volume of business,
balance and bring the farmers' dol both passenger and freight, trans­
lar to par with the other dollars of ported and handled by trains oper­
the nation.
ated on each of the branches indi­
cated in their report or petition,
The Michigan Potato Shippers namely, the Brogan and Homedale
Association states that the strict lines, has been steadily and heavily
enforcement of the potato grades diminishing, resulting in a substan­
has profited the growers more than tial loss in operating revenue and
any other undertaking in years; that that a continuance and maintenance
of present train service on these
it has not only resulted in higher branches would he unprofitable and
prices, but has greatly increased unjustifiable.
the demand and made a reputation
The company further alleged that
for Michigan spuds.
the proposed train service would
probably and reasonably accommo­
Since March 1st, oleomargarine date the business, both passenger
has been outlawed in Canada. It is and freight, required or offered to
a crime to make, import, sell oi be transported and handled, and ex­
possess it. Sentiment against tho pressed a willingness to restore the
counterfeit was almost unanimous, train service, now in vogue on these
while in Oregon money and in­ branches at such time as business
fluences are striving to do away increased over what it is at the
with a law banning substitute but­ present time, to warrant additional
service.
ter.
The findings made by the Com­
During the months o i January. mission upon the testimony and the
February and March of this year record were given as follows:
1. That applicant, Oregon Short
$9,379,000
worth
of
principal
agricultural products were brought Line Railroad Company, is a cor­
poration organized and existing by
into this country from other nations I virtue of the laws of the State of
to compete with our farmers for Utah; that it is engaged in the
markets and prices, These figures are operation of certain lines of rail­
in a special report to the state road from Ontario, Oregon, via
market agent from C. G. Gries, Vale, Oregon, to Brogan and Crane,
assistant
agricultural
siat'stician Oregon, under lease from the Ore-
Washington, D. C., under date of gon-Washington Railroad & Navi­
May 7. Over $3,000,000 worth oi gation Company; that said railroad
meats were imported to cut under is being operated by applicant as a
common carrier, and as such is sub­
the prices of home cattlemen who ject to the jurisdiction of this com­
are going bankrupt every week.
mission.
2. That the applicant furnishes
Thirty per cent of the flour mills daily
train service, six days a week
have quit since 1914, yet production except Sunday, on the Oregon East­
has increased 36 per cent. This is ern branch and the Brogan branch,
millers’ co-operation. The price of and three days a week on the Home-
flour in the northwest has decreased dale branch.
33 per cent. Wheat has dropped
3. That the service so afforded
55 per cent, while bread prices have is in excess of the reasonable de­
decreased 2 per cent. This is bakers' mands of the communities served;
co-operation that distances the mill­
4. That a just, adequate and
ers. Farmers co-operate in small reasonable service for applicant to
spots, but these and many other afford is to operate the train serv­
illustrations are teaching them the ice between Ontario and Brogan via
Vale tri-weekly, making a round
full way.
trip Tuesday, Thursday and Satur­
day, and on the Homedale branch
FACTS OF INTEREST bi-weekly, making a round trip
each on Monday and Friday effect­
Light travels 186,009 miles per ive June 1, 1924, and during the
second and radio waves 166,000 period up to and including Septem­
ber 30, 1924;
miles per second.
5 That it was agreed by appli­
More than 20,000 houses have
been built in Yokahama, Japan, cant herein that perishable freight
and livestock would be handled ex­
since the earthquake.
The law of compensation seldom peditiously;
6. That the branch lines in ques­
fails. The cheaper the reataurant
the sharper the knife served with tion were operated at a substantial
loss and that the shipments han­
the steak.
Looks as if the party that can dled averaged less than a carload
get the bobbed-hair vote will sweep per day during the year 1923.
The order granting the railroad
the country.
company their application, signed
Norway is celebrating the 900th
II. H. Corey, chairman, and
anniversary of the coming of Christ­ by
Newton McCoy, Thos. K. Campbell,
ianity to that country.
commissioners, is given briefly:
Mothers are people who remain
1. It is, therefore, ordered that
in the kitchen while daughter en­ the application of the Oregon Short
deavors to be the life of the party. Line Railroad Company to reduce
Vast tracts of potential rubber- mixed train service between On­
growing lands have been found in tario and Brogan via Vale to tri­
the Philippine Islands. Ninety per weekly, making round trips Tues­
cent of the world’s supply of rubber day, Thursday and Saturday and to
is produced by British colonial and redure Homedale branch service to
other foreign producers.
two trips per week, making a round
The first bathtub in America was trip on Monday and Friday, be, and
exhibited by Adam Thompson at the same hereby is granted.
2. It la further ordered, that
Cincinnati in 1842. It was supplied
with water from a tank in the attic ■vhencer there la required or offer­
and was strongly denounced as in ed for transportation or handling
one or more carloads of perishable
jurious to health.
freight, or one or more carloads of
livestock, on days other than the
THE RUB
regularly designated train
“My client,” declared the first herein
ervice days, the applicant, Oregon
lawyer, “is willing to do the right
Short Line Railroad Company, shrill
thing.”
“So is mine,” said the second law accept, handle and transport snch
•arload nr carloads of perishable
yer.
“In that case, matters ought to 'relght or livestock.
be easy.”
An observer in the hook-repair
”1 don’t know. The next ques workroom of a Phladelphia library
tion is, What is the right thing?” noticed that of bonks published in
“Well?”
"nbimes. Vnb'mc 1 Invariably bad
“And I fear it will take a long ‘n be repaired but Volume II and III
lawsuit to settle that.” Houston
Post.
EFFECTIVE JUNE I, 1924
In the flurry and clashing among
the individual members of the two
departments of Congress regarding
the adjournment of the present
session, the outcome of the big, im­
portant measures over which heated
Marriage Lecenses.
contests have been waged for
Thomas Beeson and May Tucke.
months is a matter of conjecture at
this date. Regarding the reclama­ Complaints Filed in Circuit Court.
Rector Arnwine vs. S. D. Merry.
tion bill, the most encouraging and
26-24. Appeal from justice court.
the clearest report during the week 5-
Malcolm Corrigall vs. A. A. Der­
comes from the Idaho Daily States­
man’s bureau in the national cap­ rick etal s. 5-26-24. Foreclosure of
ital, given in their issue of May 29, Moortgage. 1000.
in which Senator Gooding of Idaho
during a conference with the presi­
dent Wednesday, broke the jam that
was holding up reclamation relief
legislation in the senate when he
got from the president assurance
E v e ry fly sw a tte d a t th is seaso n tim e n ta lity .
I f you sw a t a t
that he would aid amendments to
of th e y e a r p ro b a b ly w ould h av e a n d by som e seem in g ly p ro v ld en
the deficiency bill providing for new THREE RAIDS IN JUNTURA
b een th e f o u n d e r of a d y n asty If tta l In te rv e n tio n
of a sw inging!
projects in Washington, Oregon and
RESULT IN TAKING IN TWO
allo w ed to live o u t Its a llo tte d tim e. d o o r you m iss him , you m a y lm ag -'
Utah. As a result, Chairman Mc-
MEN AND A WOMAN.
T h e g e n iu s of F ly d o m , th e N a­ Ine th a t P a te h a s d ecreed h e sh o u ld
Nary will call his committee Thurs
poleon w ho w ill le a d h is arm ies, be sp a re d . L ik e a w h im sica l C all-
day to take up the fact finders’
la d e n w ith th e d ead ly g e rm s to d e­ b an y ou m ay ch o o se to le t th is p a r ­
bill, and the Idaho senator is confi­ Pool Hall Proprietors Draw Heavy
stro y th e p u rity of m ilk a n d po llu te tic u la r
fellow
su rv iv e
becau se
dent the bill will be speedily report­
c le a n a n d w h o leso m e food, Is y o u 'v e ta k e n a fa n c y to h im . H ig h
Finea of $500 Each and Four
c ra w lin g a b o u t th e u p p e r w all of p u rp o se sh o u ld k n o w no se n tim e n ­
ed to the senate.
M onths in' Jail.
y o u r k itc h e n to d ay , a h a rm le ss, tality .
D o n 't c u ltiv a te Intlm aclesi
Farmer Relief Urged.
| a m o n g even th e
m o st engaging,
e
asily d e stro y e d y o u th .
Senator Gooding, while talking
S w at h im I W ith o n e s tro k e you flies. S w at on e, sw at all.
with the president on farm relief
The sheriff’s office was busy
will w ipe o u t pageB a n d pag es of
A m illio n a n d a h a lf fly sw a tte rs |
legislation, told the president that this week with moonshine raids
h is to ry a n d th e m illio n s of his off­ a r e b e in g d is trib u te d Ju st no w 1
neither he nor the Republican party making three raids in the city of
s p rin g w ill be n o th in g
b u t th e th r o u g h o u t th e c o u n try by th e Met
can carry the west in November Juntura and bringing back to the
ro p o llta n L ife in s u ra n c e C om pany
m ig h t-h a v e -b e e n s of Action.
S w a t e v e ry fly w h e th e r he seem s a s a p a r t of th e h e a lth c a m p a lg i
unless congress passes a bill for re­ county boarding house a prisoner
to show p ro m ise of a g r e a t c a r e e r of th e ir w elfare division. Definite
lief of agriculture.
urged the from each read, two men and a
o r n o t.
T a le n t ta k e s s tra n g e re a liz a tio n of th e d isease d angei
president to get behind the McNary- woman. The men, O. D. Acton and
tw ists a n d th e p u n y little fellow fro m flies Is ev id en ced In th is a n ­
Haugen bill and insure its final Lloyd Edmonson, each running a
A th o r o u g h ­
th e y g av e u p f o r dead a s a b ab y n u a l d istrib u tio n .
passage. But the senator added it pool hall and cigar store, were
m ay
develop
In to a G lad sto n e. g o in g fly -sw attin g c a m p a ig n a:
was also important that reclama­ given heavy sentences for posses­
C sesar w as a n e m ic In h is y o u th — th is seaso n of th e y e a r Is fo stered
tion relief be enacted by congress, sion of intoxicating liquor, and the
p ro b a b ly , a n d Sclplo. a s a ch ild , by p riv a te an d p u b lic h e a lth ag en t
and, coupled with that, he said, it woman, Mrs. Mary Kelly, wns fined
h a d to hold on tig h t to th e ra ilin g s cles. I t h a s m a n y tim es th e value!
now th a t It w ould h a v e la te r.
was desirable that congress author­ for manufacturing.
w h e n th e w ind blew .
S w at th e flies! Sw at th e m n o w |
S w at th e fly Irre sp e c tiv e of se n ­
ize six new projects which the fact
Edmondson had a jug behind the
finders and Secretary Work had bar in his establishment when ap
recommen i*d. The senator assured prehended and drew a $500 fine and
the president if those new projects four months in jail. The residence
were taken care of, there would be of Mrs. Kelly was the first to be
no difficulty in getting the fact entered and two small stills and
finders’ bill reported by the senate five gallons of the finished product
committee and passed by the sen­ were confiscated. She was given a
ate. In response, President Cool- fine of $150 and 90 days, while
BEAUTIFUL SKINS OF FOUR
idge assented to amendments to the Acton drew the same as the other
WHITE BEAVER ON DIS­
deficiency appropriation bill, pro­ pool hall proprietor, $500 and four
PLAY PAST WEEK.
viding for four new projects.
months. In the latter place eight MARGARET MARIE ANDERSON
or nine quarts were located in a
Will Push Measure.
FIRST IN COUNTY WITH
When Senator Gooding returned rubbish pile in the rear of the
Scarcest Fine Fur in World—Await­
GRADE OF 95.7.
building.
to the capitol and reported the re­
ing Report From Eastern
sult of his conference McNary
Wholesale House.
ON
TO
HIGH
SCHOOL
THROUGH
agreed to call the irrigation com­
mittee Thursday to consider the
DIFFICULTIES.
fact finders’ bill which Senator May and June are red-letter months
F. B. Glenn has been displaying
Gooding had introduced.
Aside
the past week the furs of four
for
thousands
of
farm
boys
ond
from Dr. Mead, Senator Gooding
Wallace R. Johnson and Marion F. white beavers which he purchased
thinks no other witnesses will be girls because they have received
from a trapper a few days ago.
Boswell Rank First Among
diplomas
entitling
them
to
enter
heard, and it is his prediction that
Everyone has been trying to tempt
Vale Students.
the committee, in short order, will high school, ihese have usually
him to part with the beautiful skins
report the bill favorably.
been presented by county or town
but so far he has resisted all offers,
Chairman Smith exerted every in­ superintendents, in the presence of
To Margaret Marie Anderson of intending to wait until he knows
fluence Thursday to speed up action parents and schoolmates, at appro­ District No. 8, Ontario, with a more about the price of white
in his house committee, and feels priate exercises held inbonor of the grade of 95.7, goes the honor of beavers on eastern markets.
the day’s work was the most satis­ occasion. The slogan has probably making the highest average in the
"In all of my experience as a
factory yeta ccomplished since the
county for the eighth grade state fur buyer and even what I have
been:
“On
to
high
school.”
bill was taken
up. -
examinations. A close second was heard my father speak of his own
Whether many of these boys and Lee Johnson of District 46, other­ experience during all his years of
girls do go on to high school next wise known as Wade school, whose handling furs, 1 have only heard of
September depends very largly upon average was 95.1. Others ranking one white beaver being on the mar­
the attitude of their parents towards high were Walter Plummer, District ket. That was fifteen years ago
education and their ability to solve 67, 95; Iola Presley, District 6, and the report of it was scarcely
94.9; Marian Roberts, District 46, authentic,” said Mr. Glenn when
difficulties. If there is no high
asked concerning the probable mar­
school within walking distance of 94.6.
ket value of the skins.
County Grades High.
home
and
no
train
or
bus
service
“I know that the white heaver is
JOHN ZIMMERMAN DIES OF IN­
According
to
the
report
of
Mrs.
some
way
will
need
to
be
devised
FLUENZA AT AGE OF
the scarcest fine fur in the world,
E.
M.
Crail,
county
superintendent,
of overcoming the obstacle of dis­
so scarce in fact, that the price will
EIGHTY YEARS.
tance between home and school. the grades as a whole and better have to be made especially for the
than
they
have
ever
been
before.
sale. Silver fox, one of the most
If there is a high school within
Many Friends From AH Over reasonable driving distance the Those obtaining an average of 90 or valuable furs of the animal king­
more
are
Dale
Maxell
Parkinson,
County Attend—Leaves Wife
solution is easy—the family can fur­ Juanita Yturri, Hugh S. Skinner, dom, sells commonly from $250 to
$1200 and there are scores of silver
and Two Sons.
nish its own transportatin. If there Flora Everett, Catherine Powers, foxes to one white beaver.”
is no high school within driving Wallace R. Johnson, Marion F. Bos­
The report from the eastern
Many people from Westfall and distance the child must either be well, Viola Blodgett, Houston Duna­ house through which Mr. Glenn re­
Vale as well as from surrounding boarded in town or the family must way, Agnes Swan, Margaret J. tails his furs is being anxiously
Mona
Becker,
Lena awaited.
communities went to Ontario Tues­ move to town. If the family income Crockett,
Meda
Dearborn, Lenora
day for the funeral of John Zim is small there must be considerable Shuler,
merman, one of Malheur county’s sacrifice on the part of both parents Jones, Max Vergil Halloway, Lewis Says Nysaa Is Prosperous—
Charley Thompson, well known
pioneers, who died in that city May and children. But if there is a will Cox, Claudius Christiansen, Fred
18th at his family hi me on the there is usually a way. Many a Lees, Clyde Scholes, Jack Keep, citizen of Nyssa, was a business
Anna Phelan, Rowena L. Glenn. visitor in Vale Monday. Mr. Thomp­
east side. Death was directly at­
tributed to influenza, but Mr. Zim­ country boy and girl has exchanged Garada Mary Elliott, Elizabeth L. son is optimistic over conditions in
merman had been in failing health domestic service for board and room Kaylor, Philip York Barrett, Mary the Gate City and says there is
for some time prior to his last ill­ while attending high school. Cham­ Fretwell, Vernon Carter, Winono every indication of a prosperous
bers of commerce, rotary clubs, Y. Alvina Carpenter, Edith Margaret year for farmers and business men.
ness.
Mr. Zimmerman, who died at the W. C. A.’s, and other civic and Joseph, I.eora Martin, Gayle Duff, —Malheur Enterprise.
age of 80 years, was one of the religious organizations are glad to Clifford Earl Putnam.
The state of Michigan a year ago
pioneers of pioneers. In an ox help worthy boys and girls find a The highest averages in Vale were placed >15 imported Norwegian rein­
those of Wallace Johnson, son of
wagon in 1866 he crossed the plains job.
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Johnson, and deer in a northern part of the state
from Hancock county, Ohio, where
Parents who fail to provide an Marion Boswell, daughter of Ms. in a country similar to their native
he was born in 1844, settling the
habitation Only seven >f the herd
first year near Westfall, where he opportunity for their children to and Mrs. John Boswell. Over 600 are left. Lack of calcium composi­
engaged in the cattle raising busi­ secure a high school education pupils took the pre-high school ex­ tion in the Michigan moss is said
ness, where he became one of the handicap them in the race of life. amination.
to cause paralysis of the hind
best known citizens of the range Within the last two years the high
A delegation representing the quarters, resulting in death.
country. Ih 1893 he married Miss school attendance in this country
Emma Kendall in Payette, and she has been increasing at the rate of Chinese Association of Tokio re­
A persimmon that will not pucker
cently called on Foreign Minister the mouth has been found in Japan.
with their two sons, Russell of
200,000
a
year.
Between
1910
and
Matsui and presented a memorial
Westfall, and Leonard, who is a
Figures issed from Hollywood
1920 its increase was 100,000 a protesting against Japanese ex- last summer indicate that the films
student at O. A. C., survive him.
year. Boys and girls of the present elusion of Chinese, declaring that which paid the best during July
Archeologists excavating in Old day will come in contact with mre the Chinese expect the same con­ were most wholesome pictures ever
Mexico have discoverd fragments educated people than did their par­ sideration from Japan that Japan made.
of human skeletons, pottery, and so ents. They need, at least, a high is seeking from the United States.
on, which they are convinced belong
Small bladed knives were used in
Guatemala grass introduced from
to a race and civilization antedating school education in order to compete Centra! America and Mexico is now the olden days to rppoint the long
with
the
generation
in
which
they
the
race which antedated the
being used on a large scale by dairy­ auilb used fer pens, hence the name
are to liva.
Toltecs.
men in Southern Florida.
penknife.
ONTARIO GIRL
$1.50 PER YEAR
F. B. GLENN PURCHASER
OF RARE BEAVER FURS