Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-04-09
0regon
observations

La Grande-John W. Biriew. focal
~yardmaster and for is years In the
service OF the oregon-Washington
railroad and navigation company
here, was killed In the yards here
Wednesday when run down by 4
string Of cars as he stepped In 20
make a coupling. No one saw the ne
cident The dead man is survived BY
a widow and several children.
Albany. - Although ~ e~onstabies
and ten Justices OF the peace must be
chosen I'm Linn county at the primaries
May 81, no candidate has thus far filed
or otherwise signified an intention TO
enter the race.
Portland The Oregon faIl-sown
wheat crop is estimated at $4,000
bushels less than last year by +. l..
Kent, field agent.of the bureau Of crop
estimates. whose monthly report issued
said that the wheat condition in this
state Is at 81 per cent with an indl-
Gated probable yield Of IS. zoe. 900 bush
els. @lara@s
Poriland.-Bishop Earl Cranston,
retired, % Washington. d. c.. and
Bishop G. p. Mitchell OF st. Paul.
MINI. will be In attendance here al
h funeral next Saturday Of the late
Bishop Matt $. Hughes, who died sud
denly last Sunday In Cleveland. Ohio.
OF pneumonia.
Portland.-orcgon's foremost palnt.
ers and photographers OF natural life
VIII be represented In the second an
nual exhibition OF wild birds and flow.
ers OF h state to be held April 1913
In central library here under the auspl.
COS OF the Oregon Audubon society
and the University OF Oregon.
Portland.-Instead Of a sllpshod
valuation being placed on the standsne
timber Of Douglas county as It alleged
10 have been the case IN past years, a
thorough cruise Of all the standing tim
Der IN the county is being made and
The valuation will be based on this
cruise according to information receiv-
cd by Secretary Quayle Of the state
chamber Of commerce from County
Assessor i. l. calkins Of Douglas coun
~.
Medford.-Mlss Marion n. Towne Of
Phoenix, one OF jackson county's best
known young women. was rescued
from the Lincoln hotel fire nj Seattle
early Wednesday morning, but lost all
her personal effects In the fire, accord.
ing to a message received here.
Portland Petitions were being cir.
culated for signatures here today with
The object OF having the name OF VIII
Ham Howard Taft placed on the Ore
gon primary ballot for Endorsement by
republicans OF the state as their candl.
date for president. According TO Chas.
w. Alderman, u merchant who ia &c.
1--WE ~ the circulation OF the petition,
y VII be filed about April ie.
E~ugenc-The University Of Oregon
VIII not enter a track team in the am
nhal indoor meet which will be held M
Columbia university in Portland satur.
day according 10 announcement of
Trainer Bin Hayward today. Instead
The trainer will enter i team Of twelve
freshmen watch he selected after a try
out this afternoon. The team VIII be
headed by Arthur Tuck, sensational
Redmond, Or athlete, who holds sew.
eral state intercollegiate recorda as
wen as the national amateur record
for the iavpiin throw.
klamath Falis-narbers hero hive
advanced the price OF hair cutting
from 40 to rs cents and slaves from
70 to 81 cents. Shampoos have gene i'm
nom 90 to Ga cents and baths. which
were W cents, q cost a dime more
The Increase was made necessary. the
proprietors say, by higher cost Of ma.
terials and increased wages.
Roseburg Attempts OF persons IN
Portland to secure the parole of John
kafis, recently convicted here and sem
fenced to 30 a at hard labor for
MS share IN the sensational robbery at
seoitsburg several months ago. have
been blocked by the district attorney
Douglas county, who has recently
laid the case before Governor olcott
Newport--Lee Doty Is reported to
have leased the Alsea southern logging
road from the United States spruce
corporation for 81 a year until the
is needed for other purposes
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