The Gate city journal., August 01, 1930, Image 2

T H E G A T E C IT Y JO U R N A L
OREGON STATE NEWS
OF GENERAL INTEREST
Principal Events of the Week
Assembled for Information
of Our Readers.
By ELMO SCOTT WATSON
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UK United States Supreme
court is soon to have a
HJ
new home In the National
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Capital befitting the dlg-
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nity of that important
H
branch of the federal gov-
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eminent, but the selection
of a site for this temple
L
—
of Justice has meant the
passing of one of the
most historic buildings In Washington.
For 115 years there stood at the cor­
ner of Maryland avenue anil First
Street, N. E., in the block adjoining
the Library of Congress, a building,
known as the “ Old Brick Capitol,” be­
cause at a critical period In our his­
tory It. housed the government of the
United States. But now It is no more.
It has been torn down so that upon
Its site may be erected the stately new
home of the national Judiciary.
M CnCD
The British made n triumphal entry
o f It on August 24. Entering the Ex­
ecutive Mansion, the British officers,
according to their own account, drank
the British king’s health In the Amer­
ican President’s wine and then set fire
to the building. Next they visited the
Capitol and Admiral Cockburn took his
seat In the chair of the speaker of
the house of representatives. Spring­
ing to his feet, he shouted, “ Shall this
hnrbor of Yankee Democracy be
burned? All for It will say ‘A y e !’ “
Shouts of “ A ye! Aye” filled the room
and u few minutes later the torch
was applied. Next they destroyed the
treasury building, set fire to other gov­
ernment structures, and when they de­
parted they left behind them a city
virtually In ashes.
Washington, with Its smoking ruins,
* For one thing, they counted on Fort
was In a critical situation. Many
McHenry to keep the Invaders from
members of congress bail never been
coining up the bay, and If the enemy
fully reconciled to moving the Na­
should attempt a naval attack on
tional Capital from old-established
Washington by way of the Potomac
Philadelphia to tills “ backwoods vil­
river, they seemed to believe that the
lage,” and after the scattered legisla­
antiquated cannon placed at several
tors had reassembled, a movement was
points below the city would hold them
started to abandon Washington and re­
ofT. It was no tribute to the Intelli­
establish the seat of government In
gence of the British leaders to believe
Philadelphia. Then a group of lead­
this and, as might have been expected,
ing Washington citizens got busy.
the enemy did exactly what no one
They determined to provide, at their
seeniH to have thought they would do.
own expense, a suitable meeting place
They launched a land attack from the
when the new congress convened.
other direction and so swift were their
It was this structure which for the
movements and so Inadequate the
next four years housed the government
preparations by the Americans for
guarding against such an emergency of the United States. President James
Monroe took the oath of office on a
Hint the red coats were almost upon
platform erected on the north side of
the city before they were discovered.
the building, the first outdoor inaug­
Then there was a great scurrying
uration ceremonies since Washing­
around and General Winder luistlly
ton’s In New York, and the one which
assembled a force of some 6,000 men
established the precedent for the in­
to halt the lnvuders. Five hundred of
duction Into office of later Presidents.
Ids men were sailors but the remain­
But even more Important during the
der were raw and undisciplined 111 I-
four eventful years of the Old Brick
lltin, and It was with this force that be
Capitol’s early history were the acts
faced an army o f 5,(XX) British, most­
of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth con­
ly sailors and marines, under Admiral
gresses which met In It.
Cockburn and General ltoss at BI 11 -
They granted a charter for 20 years
denshurg. Americans to this day re­
to that bank o f the United States
member with shame the “ Bladensburg
against which Andrew Jackson waged
races,” as the newspapers of the day
Ills famous fight. They appropriated
called the rout which followed. For
a million a year for eight years for
although the fit Hi American sailors
naval construction. They authorized
made a brave stand, the militia ran
the President to engage John Trum­
and President Madison, who was with
bull to make Ills four Mg paintings
the troops, was swept along with them
In their panicky flight. In the mean­ for the new Capitol that was to be.
time Dolly Madison, the wife of the They granted to Uevolutionary vet­
erans pensions of $20 a month to offi­
President, was proving herself a he
cers and $8 to privates, on “ proof
roine. When news of the Blndens-
of need.“ They enacted, on April 4,
burg disaster reached Washington,
1818, the law adopting ('apt. Samuel
most of the government officials and
Chester Held’s design for the national
hundreds of citizens fled Incontinently
with no thought of trying to save any­ flag. They ratified the treaty with
Gn at Britain for the restriction of na­
thing from the Invaders. But Dolly
val forces oil the Great Lakes. They
pelzed the Declaration of Indepcmt
authorized the President to take pos­
ence, the Constitution of the United
se slon of East and West Florida.
States and other priceless documents,
They admitted Mis* s^ippl, Indiana
loaded them and other valuables of
and Illinois Into the Union; made or
the government In a farm wagon and
gaidzed territories of Alabama and
took them across the Potomac into Vlr
Arkansas and authorized Alabama to
glnia, where she was Inter Joined l»v
take steps for statehood.
the President, who was forced to hide
out In the woods ns the enemy
Perhaps most Important of all was
marched Into the Capital.
the long debate over the request of
The Old Brick Capitol came Into be­
ing as the result o f one of the great­
est catastrophes which ever befell the
republic— the burning of the Capitol
and other government buildings In
Washington by the British during the
War of 1812. As we look back upon
It now, It seems strange that our gov­
ernment should have been so apathetic
and the citizens of Washington so In­
different to danger ns they were In
August, 1814, when a British fleet
sailed Into Chesapeake hay and an­
chored off Fort McHenry.
If they
gnve the matter any thought at all, It
was that New York or Baltimore
might be attacked, but it seemed to
occur to no one that the National Cap­
ital was In any serious danger.
A special observance cf the cen
tenary of the covered wagon xx ill be
held at the Pendleton Round-Up this
year for the benefit of 15o New York­
ers who will attend the affair cur­
ing the first day as representativ
of the Oregon Trail .Memorial ase»
ciatioo.
NAVAL TREATY PACT
SIGNED BY HOOVER
H EA LTH Y
COMPLEXIONS
President Praises Support of
Political Parties.
Washington.— Lauding the London
naval treuty us un earnest of interna­
tional good will disarming suspicions
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of American Imperialism, President
H. Whittaker, son of the firei j troul the bi* orchards in the Valley Hoover signed the ratification of the
governor of Oregon, John Whiteaker. View and Fern Valley sections. Three pact.
Secretary of Stute Henry L. Stlm-
and a brother of Miss Anne White- , and four cents a pound and some
aker of Eugene, died suddenly at Sal , choice fruit selling lor a cents have son carried the instrument of ratitt-
, cation from the White House to the
been the prevailing prices.
mon, Idaho.
State department for transmission to
The
debt
on
the
Promise
grange
Hop pickers in the Willamette val­
London, where the ratifications of all
ley wiill receive one cent a pound this kali, contracted when tile hail was the signatories will be deposited.
year, according to a decision reached buiit in 1927, has been paid. - Proceeds
"It Is a mutter of satisfaction tliut
at a meeting of hop growers at Inde­ trom the two-day celebration July 4 this grent accomplishment In luternu-
and 5 wiped out the balance on the tionul relations has at all steps been
pendence recently.
notes. A part oi the ceremony at tile given united support of both our po-
The date for the annual community
Pomona to be helu in Promise sood 11 1 leu I parties," said Mr. Hoover in his
fair at Glide has been set for Septern
formal statement.
•
will be the burning of these notes.
her 11. This is always one of the
"W ith the ratification by the other
More
than
$2,oqu,ooo
is
being
ex
largest and best attended community
governments the treaty will translate
peuutd this year fur construction, im
in emotion deep In the hearts of mil­
fairs of the county,
pro.ement and maintenance of mar­ lions of men and women into a prac­
Mrs. Johanna Gangloff, one of the
ket roaus by the 36 counties of Ore­ tical fnct o f government and Interna­
mc£t respected of eastern Oregon pio-
gon, according to information received tional relations. It will renew ngain
neers, died at the home of her daugh- 1
oy the state highway department. the faith o f the world In the moral
ter, .Mrs. Mary Foley, of La Grande,
Multnomah county will receive $ 112 ,- forces of good will and patient nego-
at the age of 91 years.
j Motion as against the blind forces of
499.97 from the stale for this work.
I suspicion ami competitive armament.
The first new wheat from Union I
Marion county last year paid out a It will secure the full defense of the
county arrived at a mill at Island
total of $36.0uo for the transportation United States. It will murk a further ;
City from Fred Zaugg's farm near
of high school students who live out­ long step toward lifting the burdens
Mountain Glen. General harvest oper
side of high school districts, it was of militarism from the backs o f man­
ations will begin within a few days.
revealed at a meeting oi the county kind and to speed the march forward
The Harper State bank in Malheur boundary board Thursday. The couu to world peace. It will lay the foun-
county, with capital stock of $15,000 ly pays at the rate of Oil per year tor j datlons upon which further construc-
and surplus of $ 1000 , has closed its each student transported to high : live reduction In world arms may he
j accomplished In the future. We should
doors, according to announcement school.
by this act o f willingness to Join with
made at the state banking department.
The largest area ever poisoned in 1 others In limiting armament have dis­
The old E. E. Johnson sawmill at Oregon tor federal laud work was missed from the mind o f the world
! Coquille will soon he ill operation treated during the year from July 1, : any notion that the United States en­
j after an enforced shut down of nearly 1929, to June 39 , 1930, according to tertains Ideas of aggression, Imperial
! three years, since the E. E. Johnson the annual report on rodent control power, or explanation of foreign na­
tions.”
Missouri to be admitted as a state. lumber company went into receiver­ of the bureau of biological survey,
The signing took place in the East
The request was not granted ut that ship.
completed by ira X. Gabrielson, direc- room of the White House.
time. Hut John W. Taylor, a repre­
The Oregon Electric railway filed tor of rodent control in the Oregon
Notables present Included President
sentative from New York, Introduced
district.
Hoover and Vice President Curtis,
an amendment to the bill for the ad­ a schedule of reduced rates with the
Secretary Stimson, Secretary of the
mission of Missouri, providing that no Oregon public service commission for
Deposits in the 229 state and na-
slavery nor involuntary servitude the transportation of livestock be­ ; tional ban lus and trust companies in Navy Charles Francis Adams, Sen­
ator Joseph T. Robinson (Pent., Ark.),
should exist north of the line of 30 tween Salem and Portland, effective
Oregon at the close of business June and Senator David A. Reed (Rep.,
degrees 30 minutes uorth latitude. August 1.
I
totaled $290,541,621.S3, the highest Pa.), members o f the American dele­
This lie was finally prevailed upon to
A permit to obtain $25,000 in pre for any midsummer call except in 1926, gation that negotiated the treaty, and
withdraw. But in the next congress
it was taken up again by Henry Clay organization subscriptions for estab 192. and 1929 since the establishment Senator Janies E. Watson (Itep., Iml.),
and was [tressed to adoption as the listment oi a straw fiber process plant j f the banking department, according majority leader of the senate; William
I at Salem was issued by the state cor to A. A. Schramm, state superintend­ E. lioruh (Itep., Idaho), chairman, and
famous Missouri compromise.
Claude Swanson (Deni., Va.), ranking
In the meantime, work was going ' poration department to 11. D. Wagon ent of banks.
minority member of the senate foreign
forward on the rebuilding of the Capi­ of Portland.
Ih e first time that prizes have been relations committee.
tol, and on December 0, 1819, Just four
The Wiliamina city council i e drill offered for working theep dogs at any
years and two days after the Four­
ing a well un the hill near the reser I county fair in the west will be at the
Washington.— Revision of the navy's
teenth congress assembled in the Old
Brick Capitol, the Sixteenth congress voir. It Is hoped to strike a goou Klamath county fair September IS, projected warship building program to
i9 aud 20. W. M. Downing, sheepman make it conform to the limitation of
assembled in the new marble Capitol, ilow of water to supplement the pres
the London naval agreement has been
the first unit of the great structure '•ut supply, which is Inadequate toi
d Malin, has offered three prizes for
ordered by Secretary of the Navy
which houses our government today. j preseut needs.
; i he best exhibitions of working sheep
Charles Francis Adams. This pro­
The Old Brick Capitol was turned over
I
and
will
enter
some
of
his
sheep
dogs
Postmuster Warren has Issued a
gram will Include vessels now build-
to the Circuit court for its use— an j
I n competition.
Ing, appropriated for, and authorized.
appropriate predecessor of the new j I report for the McMiuuvilie office indi­
The Owen-Oregon lumber company 1 118 well us additional ships needed by
home of the Supreme court which is I cating a 5 per cent increase in busi­
to be built on its site. Later the Old ( ness volume for the first six months supplying its Medford sawmill resum­ the navy but still unauthorized by
Brick Capitol became a fashionable of this year, compared to the same ed logging in the Butte Falls district congress.
Recommendations outlining the types
boarding house and served as a home time loot year.
recently. They will operate but one
and numbers of ships which the navy
for many notables during the next
Sheep ranges In Curry county arc- camp during the remainder of the sea­ desires included In a new naval build­
three decades. In it John C. Calhoun, j
son. The logging railroad from Butte ing bill slated for introduction In con­
statesman, senator and Vice President, i menaced by cougars. Though the
gress next fall will be prepared and
lived for nearly a quarter of a century, \ predatory animal hunters of that sec­ Falls to Medford has continued opera
and he died In one of the rooms on j tion are constantly at work, the dry Lion, drawing on the reserve of nearly submitted to President Hoover by Sec­
retary Adams. The size of the bill
the second floor in 1841.
weather has made tracking by dogs 19,000,000 feet of logs.
which will go to congress will rest
The Civil war brought to the Old ; practically Impossible.
In the neighborhood of 500 carloads
largely with the President. Tims far
Brick Capitol Its second era of fame, j
of
apples
will
he
shipped
out
of
Union
The Columbia Gorge Mining com­
Mr. Hoover has not definitely stated
Commandeered by the War department j
county this year, according to present whether or not he will approve ex
for use as u house of detention, It be- j pany, a $75,000 syndicate backed by condition of the crop there.
The pendlture of sufficient funds to hulhl
came known as Old Capitol Prison and Idaho men, will In about 30 days begin
fruit is sizing well and growers are up and maintain all the ships permit­
sinking
a
shaft
to
take
out
the
:
lver
held within Its walls scores of so- ;
encouraged, hoping for good prices ted by the treaty.
called “ prisoners of state"—blockade ore deposits under the golf course of
due to the national condition of ap
runners, foreign army officers cap- j The Dalles Country club.
pies. The crop thie year will be 20 Closes Plant and Gives
t,ured while serving in the Confederate j
La Grande 1« more book-minded to 25 per cent more than the average
forces, conscientious objectors, Union
700 Employees $700,000
deserters and Confederate spies. Un- I this year than ever before, and from ! yield, growers say.
New Brunswick, N. J.—J. H. Mlch-
doubtedly the most famous of all these the number of volumes circulated by
Smokers beware! The state traffic elin, tire manufacturer, offered to
was the bet witching woman spy for the public library during the first
cops will get you if you don’t watch make available to 700 former employ­
the men In gray—Belle Boyd.
part of 1930, indications point to a
out. An oraer issued by Hal Hoss, ees a gift of $700,000.
While Belle Boyd was Incarcerated i lflO.OOO-mark year, the first In history. secretary of state, direct*; all state
T lie gift wo 3 made some time ago
there, after her first capture, she was
The Jackson county road oiling pro­ traffic officers to enforce to the letter to employees who nad worked at the
accustomed to give a concert In her ,
gram will be started by August 1. The the state law making it a misdemeanor company’s plant In Milltown until It
room every night for the benefit of
Imd closed about two months ago, hut
other prisoners, and this invariably | first hot oil will be placed on the un­ to throw away any lighted tobacco, it was not to be distributed until tire
began with the singing of “ Maryland, j paved portion of the Ruch highway cigars, cigarettes, matches or other end o f three years.
My Maryland.” She was released In | and the Sams Valley-Medford highway. lighted material on the public high­
In the event the employees who
exchange for a Union general and sent j It in planned to apply oil where ways during the closed season from would participate do not desire to take
South under a flag of truce. But she i travel is heaviest and dust thickest. May 15 to October 1.
their share now Michelln said they
was soon at her work again, was again
All city fire fighting equipment, the
The entire plant of the Anderson & would receive It at the end o f three
captured and once more sent to Old '
Southern Pacific’s equipment at Klam­ Miduleton sawmill at Latham, one I | years with accumulated Interest at Q
Capitol. During this period the prison
per cent.
ath
Falls and the crews of the Ewauna mile south of Cottage Grove, was de- i
was also the scene of one grim event— |
the execution of MnJ. Henry Wlrs, Rox company and the Big Lakes Box | stroyed by fire. The estimated ices
Average of $1,347 Per
keeper of the Confederate prison camp I company were called *o fight a I is said to be approximately $ 200 , 000 ,
Head for Jersey Cattle
at Andcrsonvlile, On. Tried by a mil- j fire destroying the crowded lumber which included the mill, planing plant
Itary tribunal, presided over by Gen. yards of those two firms In Klamath recently operated by the W. H. Daugh­
Toronto, Ont.— At a sale of imported
Lew Wallace, later famous as the au- ! Falls.
erty Lumber company, lumber in the and locally bred Jersey cattle on an
thor of “ Ben Hur,” Wire was convict- j
yards, offices and residences occupied estate at Brantford, Ontario, $82.175
THE M ARKETS
ed of conspiracy to undermine the j
was realized on 61 head of cattle. The
by employes. The fire originated in
health of Union prisoners and o f vlo- j
Portland
average price of $1.347.10 per head
the
drysheds
and
is
believed
to
be
of
luting the rules of civilized warfare
was believed by the head of the es­
Wheat— Big Bend bluestem. $1.05)4:
and was hanged on a gallows In the ' soft white, western white. 91*4c; hard I incendiary origin.
tate to he the highest of any sale In
prison courtyard on November 10, I 860 .
Two Crane Creek Lumber company the world during the past year.
winter, northern spring, western red.
After tlie war the old Brick Capitol 89 %c.
loggers turned high climbers recently
was remodeled and converted into j
when a mad steer ran amuck in the 2 Dead; 17 Hurt on Roller Coaster
Hay—Alfalfa, new crop, $17.50; val
three private dwellings, which were <
Omaha.—Two persons were killed
ley timothy, $20.50®21; eastern Ore i woods where they were working. The
occupied by Associate Justice Field of
and 17 were Injured here when a
gon timothy. $22.50@23; clover, new steer chased the men until they were
tlfe Supreme court. General Dunn and j
roller coastei train at Krug park
forced to seek safety in trees. It was
Mrs. Condit-Stnlth. In this period It crop, $14; oat hay, new crop, $14; oat>
plunged off the track and dropped 35
found dead a short distance away by feet to the ground.
was the scene of one more event of and vetch, new crop. $14.
Forest Ranger L. L. Smith. Its brain,
Butterfat — 28® 31c.
historic Interest. In one of the draw­
when examined, showed it afflicted
ing rooms Miss Louisa Condit-Smith
Eggs-Ranch, 20® 23c.
Iowa Democrat« Have W et Plank
became the wife of MaJ. Gen. Leonard
with a positive case of rabies, be­
Cattle- Steers, good, $ 8 ®S 50.
Des Moines, Iowa.— Iowa Demo­
Wood, soldier, territorial administra­
lieved to have been caused by bite crats, In state convention, adopted a
Hogs —Good to choice, $10011,
tor and candidate for the nomination
wet plank In tlielr state platform.
front a rabid coyote.
I at mils Good to choice. $ 6 ® 7.
fur the Presidency.
Seattle
The 2-year-old child of Mr. and Mrs
In 19-1 Mrs. O. H. P. Belmont
Father Drowned Three Children
Wheat—Soft white, western white, Sumner Houston, residing near Rob­
bought the building and presented It
Martinsburg, \V. Ya.—The bodies of
hard winter, and northern spring. 92c; erts. was accidentally poisoned and
to the National Woman's party for Its
three small children of Taylor Hott,
national headquarters. It became a western red. 91c; Big Bend bluestem. died within an hour. The child had
thirty-five, Martinsburg laborer, were
$1.05.
gone
through
the
barn
and
had
evi­
gathering place for the feminists, not ,
found In a quarry hole in which the
Eggs
Ranch,
22®30c.
only of America but of the whole
dently eaten a mixture used to poison
father confessed to having drowned
world, and there was carried on the j Butterfat -33c.
sagerate.
them.
work for the freedom and equality of i Cattle—Choice steers, $7© 8 .
A rattlesnake 2H feet long was
women. Finally the government, In \ Hogs— Prime light, $11.10011.50.
killed near La Grande by Mrs. Charles
Find Woman Beaten te Death
seeking a site for the new Supreme
Lambs—Choice, IS.50® 7.50.
Baxter. Returning with friends front
Detroit.—The unclothed body o f an
court building, selected this one, Instl !
Spokane
a huckleberry trip in the hills six unidentified woman, about thirty-five,
tuted condemnation proceedings two 1
Cattle—Steers, good, 17® 7.50.
miles out. Mrs. Baxter saw the snake was found in a room at a hotel here.
years ago, anil this year the work o '
H ers -Good to choice. $10 75rtIt
glide across the path and followed it Coroner Berg declared that the woman
rasing It began.
Lauits Medium to good, $5® 5.50
I The snake had four rattle«.
had been beaten to death.
bjr W *«(tri Ntwapaf r l’ -ion 1
A big crop of apricots will be
harvested in the Ashland district, the
major portion of the crop coming
come from healthy systems.
Free the body o f poisons with
F ee n -a -m in t. E ffective In
smaller doses. All druggists sell
this safe, scientific laxative.
FOR CONSTIPATION
"O n Top o f the W o rld "
The "steepest railway on earth"
will he completed to the top of the
Royal gorge at Canon City, Colo.,
according to the builders. The rail-
road will take sightseers up a steep
grade over a third o f a mile track
to the amusement park at the tup
o f the gorge.
Not Good at Figure,
“ I lent you two eggs yesterday.
Mrs. Brown. You only brought one
back.”
“ Only one I Then I must have made
a mistake In counting them.”— Lus­
tige Kölner Zeitung, Cologne,
Economy Is mostly practiced, not
from principle, but because one
hasn’t the money.
A fter lending an ear the charitable
man lends a band.
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