Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-03-30
Oregon
dissertations

Marshfield-W. b. Boyer. engineer
on a logging train at the Smith Pow
ers logging campo t Sumner. was in
stantly killed when he attempted to
jump from an engine which was run
ming wild, according to word brought
here.
d. A. Davis, 10, fell from the tear
er Dispatch, on the Coquille river,
while engaged in loading milk cans
at a local wharf Monday. Nobody
saw the boy fall into the water anG
he was seen just as he was sinking,
100 feet away from the boat where
he had been floated by the tide.
Portland-Frank Davis. who. while
asting as a prohibition enforcement
officer. was arrested last wee k on q
train near The Dalles. on a charge If
{. drunkenness, was fined in the federal
court lereMonday and sentenced 60
serve Is days in Jail. on conviction
of contempt in having failed to APP
pear against a prisoner accused Of
violation of the prohibition law.
Portland-The $500 ton steel ship
Arcturus will be launched from the
Ways of the G. M. %Standifer shippuild
ing corporation at Vancouver. Wash :,
Wednesday noon, according to plans
announced by officials OF the ship
building company. The vessel is the
first of five steel ships to be launched
for the Green Star corporation. Four
others are now on the ways.
Heppner-Mrs. James l.. Yeager.
wife of a merchant here. died Mon
day from the effects of injuries s,;s-
tanned in an automobile collision on
the road between here and Lewiston,
Idaho, March 10 last. She was 81
years old,
Newport-Newport port commits
sion has passed a resolution declar-
ing its purpose to take over the va
quina Northern Logging railroad OF
the United States spruce production
corporation, which skirts the north
side of Yaquina bay running from
yaquina through Newport to Spencer
creek, comprising 16 miles of main
line ana reaching eighteen billion
feet of. timber in adjoining territory
Portland - Oregon's congressman
are of the opinion that the Tongue
Point naval base appropriation hi.
soon will be passed, according to tel
egraphlc information received by the
Portland chamber Of commerce from
w. d. p. Dodson, executive secretary
OF the chamber, who is in Washing.
ton.
Portland-Twenty two children II
one dwelling was the phenomenon di'
covered by internal revenue officer
when they went to 554 Front stree
here to hunt for a cache Of wire
Angelic Virchere, who was placed he
hind the bars Of the county Jail OF
the charge of having 100 gallons o
grape mash stored at the From
street residence as well as a good,
quantity of wine, said he was tn
parent Of nine OF the children. !
woman of the place, who vehement
~ dlsclaimed any ownership of tn
wine, showed the officers her 10 off
springs. all tucked in bed for til
night. The two families live there rel
ularly, they told the officers.
Newport-The run of herring
Yaquina Bay this month has bee
SO great that the fishermen have bee
fishing only two or three days a wee
The herring are frozen and stored
be used later in the year for haltbu
bait and are not cannedor p;cGl9
for eating purposes.
Medford ~ Medford's growth an
prosperity along with the expect z
great influx Of tourists passing thr
Oregon has resulted in a reporte
project by outside capital Of ereotin
the largest modern hotel In souther
Oregon. with $50 rooms, on the r.
cific highway. In addition John 4
Westerlund announced that he HI
plans IN foot to build a four floo
steel and concreet addition to the II
tel Holland which add 80 more room
to the present hotel structure.