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About The Polk County post. (Independence, Or.) 1918-19?? | View Entire Issue (Jan. 17, 1919)
FRENCH BOY STOWAWAY PROSPERITY ERA IS SEEN FOR U. S. Dye-Waking and Building Trade to Help Boom Whole Nation. W ar Industrie* Centers Show Remark able Speed In the Transition From Munition M a n u fa c t u r e to Pea ce ab le P u rs u it s. New York.— Resumption of peace time pursuits, with the addition of new industries, such as dye-making and the boom expected in the build ing trades, w ill carry the United Spates at once into a period o f great a c tiv ity according to reports gath ered by the United Press. When restrictions on bullying trades are fully raised and the need for manu factured and raw materials in Europe becomes keenly felt, business depres sion which muy result from the stop ping o f war work w ill be rapidly over come, it is believed. Representatives o f industry in 34 states, just concluding a conference o f the advisory committee of the na tional council for industrial defense here, declare the nation is on the eve o f “ good times,” with jobs a-plenty fo r returning soldiers and men and women thrown out o f work in muni tion plants. Get Back to Peace Pursuits. Reports from Pennsylvania, Connec ticut, Delawure, New Jersey, Virginia, Ohio and other war Industries centers showed remarkable speed in the transi tion from munitions manufacture to peacenble pursuits. Dye factories of huge dimensions have been built by the Du Pont Interests to take the place o f monster shell and explosive pro ducing plants which made new cities In several sections. Philadelphia reported a surplus of jobs, with returning soldiers and muni tion makers being greedily snapped up. Steel plants at Harrisburg, Pitts burgh and other centers are rapidly returning to the manufacture o f build ing, bridge and other nonwar steel. Wisconsin's plants are being shut down, for the most part, but about 15 per cent o f them have been trans formed Into dye works. Indiana is turning baek to the build ing o f automobiles. Detroit, industrial center o f Michi gan, is gradually returning to old-time pursuits, with automobile manufactur ing leading. Ohio reported a surplus o f men, but at least fifty returning soldiers are be- Why do some portions o f the Uulted Stutes suffer from tornadoes, or cy clones, as they are generally but erro neously called, while others do not? The question Is answered, notes a writer In People’s Home Journal, by scientists of the United States weather bureau, who point to the topog raphy of uur country in explanation. Tornadoes occur in the Mississippi valley, anywhere from the Gulf of Mexico to the Canadian line. No por tion of this area is more apt to suffer than unother, the experts assert. This valley opens to the warm waters o f the gulf on the south and is closed in ou the west by the high wall of the Rocky mountains. Warm, raoisture- taden winds from the gulf move north ward in the spring and early summer International Film Service. nnd encounter the cold north and When the big transport Leviathan northwest winds that sweep down the docked at Hoboken the other day east wall o f the Rockies. When the opposing currents meet there is some there was one pussenger aboard who times formed one o f those rapidly re was not on the pnssenger lists. He was fourteen years old. Fernand volving. funnel-shaped clouds so de structive o f life and property. Dornler, form erly o f Verrons, France, Tornudoes travel southwest to north and later the mascot o f our boys at east, and. In addition to their terrific Brest. The little fellow ’s father was whirling movement, which Is too great killed at Chateau-Thierry. His moth to be measured, have a forwnrd ve er and little sister were inter killed locity of from 50 to 60 miles nn hour. by a bomb from a Hun airplane. L it Their path may be from a few hundred tle Fernnnd then east his lot with the yards to a mile in width. American troops near his former The word “ tornado,” at first spelled home. When the detachment o f which “ ternado,” probably was derived from he was mascot left fo r Brest to em the Spanish tronada, which means bark fo r home, he went along and thunderstorms. “ Tornado” may have managed to smuggle himself aboard grown out of nn attempt to combine the great ship. He Is now In charge this word with the Spanish word tor- o f the Children’s Society home In Jer nar, meaning to “ turn,” thus mnklng It sey City and efforts are being made to descriptive o f a storm that turned or find a home fo r him. twisted. I GREAT iACTIVITY EXPECTED Ing put to work each day la Cleve land. , New England and New York are ab sorbing returning soldiers and dls- churged munition workers with no dif ficulty. About one-sixth the normal number o f persons are now employed at“ the huge plunts at Hopewell, Seven Pine3 and Penniman, Va. The big United States nitrate plant at Mussel Shoals, Ala., will continue |in operation and the surplus nitrates probably will be used in the manufac ture o f fertilizer. A war department committee will decide what is to be done with the powder plant at Nash ville. Labor officials In Ohio believe manv women will leave their work soon, pointing out that they took it up mainly for patriotic reasons. In this state many government con tracts have not been canceled and work is going ahead. Father and Son Both * "‘Kicked” by Same Auto £ to u 2 to ?• * •» 1 ' O' Litchfield, 111.— Attempting to crank a delivery truck, Louis Hauser, Jr., hail his wrist brok- en when It “ kicked.” The next day his father tried to start the “ bucking broncho” and had the same fate befall hlna. £ * & * & * £ * & !& * & * & * & * & * & PLAN TO REFOREST DENUDED FRANCE American Forestry Association Will Aid in Planting Million and Half Acres. Washington.— A little bag containing all the Douglas fir seed to0be had in this country has gone to France to be offered to the French government as a help in reforesting France. P. S. Ridsdale, the secretary of the Am eri can Forestry association is- in charge of the project. There are 50,000 seeds The dismemberment o f Austria has revived the idea o f a Danube federa tion along the lines urged by Kossuth In the middle of the nineteenth century. According to the Hungarian patriot the states bordering on the Danube river had common interests economically and fo r the most part racially, and should federalize. The present movement toward a union o f the new stutes forming from the disrupted Hapsburg monarchy has hardly assumed any definite shape, but has been discussed nt Paris among the various representa tives assembling for the peace conferences from the Balkan region and to the north. Among the states grouping themselves racially as members o f the Slavic group are Poland, Czeeho-Slovakla. .Tugo-Slavls, the latter Including Serbia, Montenegro, Herzegovina, Croatia, Bosnia and Slavonia. Roumanla and Hungary, while not o f the Slavic race, would be expected to join the proposed federation for political reasons.’ Bulgaria also would be invited to Join as soon as the Sofia government had met the conditions im posed by the peace conference. Geographically such a anion o f states would form a barrier between Russia nnil Germnny, through central Europe, from the Baltic to the waters o f the Mediterranean and Black seas. The above map only approximates the boundaries o f the new states, as conflicting claims and local clashes are changing the unsettled frontiers. Restaurants in Other Lands Serve Meals at Low Prices; Show Good Weekly Profits American fried-egg financiers and pie plutocrats should take warning from abroad, suggests-Thrift Magazine. The national restaurant o f London, which was established {o expose the profi teers, shows a profit o f $350 a week or about 70 per cent on the Investment. Lunches and suppers are sold for 2? cents and tea and breakfast fo r IS cents. There is a profit o f about twe cents on each meal. The co-operative restaurant Idea also has taken root Jr Paris, where ten publicly controlled restaurants, each seating 1,000 per sons, are selling good meals fo r aboul 30 cents each. In the average American restnuranl today a man has to play a mean trlcb on his appetite if he expects to have much left out o f a dollar after main taining contact with a full meal. Statistics show that there are 9,000,- 000 persons who subsist In American restaurants from day to day. Among this vast army o f bacon-and-egg ex perts there are many, no doubt, whe would be glad to see the dally raent card speak In more conciliatory ac cents on the subject of hash und other luxuries. and the value of the trees will be about $1,000,000. The American Forestry association Is urging the planting of memorial trees In honor o f the sailors anil soldiers, and the suggestion is being adopted all over the country. The idea Is to plant trees along motor highways, In connection with any memorials being planned, and in streets and avenues being named fo r war heroes. The as sociation o f which Chnrles Lathrop Pack is president urges the planting of a tree in honor of the man who o f fered his life to his country nlso. Many Organizations Help. “ In collecting the seed that France will want,” said Mr. Ridsdale be fore sailing, “ the members of our asso ciation, the forestry departments of the various states, the boy scouts and other organizations will be called upon to help. “ A million and a quarter acres of forest in the north and east o f France have been practically wiped out dur ing the war. They were cut down by the contending armies for use in trench building, fo r barracks, for roads, fo r Y. M. C. ’ A. and hospital buildings or were blasted to pieces by shell fire. But the sacrifice was not in vain, fo r the great defensive value A n E m b r y o H u m o rist. o f the forests materially aided France Mother (coming from pantry)— Rob and her allies In checking the Ger man drives and saving more o f France ert, did you pick all the white meat oil this chicken? from Invasion by the Huns. Bobby— W ell, ma, to make a clean “The service which the Amerlenn breast o f it, I did. Forestry association and Its members will consider nn honor to perform Is to T h e P ro p e r Kind. aid In the restoration o f these forests “ They say that pilot gunboats ought which France had to sacrifice under the pressure of war, fo r no war has to have signal guns when they go out ever made such n call upon the for In a fog.” “ I should think they could better ests for materials. "Almost a million French people thread their way with a needle gun." were dependent upon these forests for A D ra w b a c k . six months of the year fo r a livelihood, “ A woman can and the French government faces a make any man great economic problem In providing propose to her she them with resources fo r sustaining pleases.” themselves until the forests are re “ Certainly she stored." can, but some M e m o ria l T r e e P la n . women c a n’t In St. Louis, Park Commissioner please any.” Cunllff Is going to plant memorial trees along the famous Llndell boulevard. E n o u g h n e se . An “ avenue of the allies” lined with “ Dffi that burglar say: ‘Enough,* tfees in honor o f the nllled nations Is when you attacked him?” asked Mr. one suggestion coming from ‘ some cit Dolan. ies adopting the memorial tree plnn. “ O f course he did,” answered Mr. Another plan being woHied out Is for Rafferty. "W h y wouldn't he say, the planting of memorial trees along ‘Enough?’ H e had as much swag as the transcontinental motor highways he could carry and was trying to hold by the various counties through which on to every bit o f it.” • such highways pass. ¡The Lincoln * Highway association has taken up this The Reason. plan. In Louisiana memorial trees are “ There Is a great deal o f atmosphere to be planted, one every 40 feet, along the Jefferson hlghwny In that state. about dear Gwendolyn's letters." “ Why, Is she sending them by the This is the hlghwny that lends to W in nipeg, and the slogan Is “ From Pine air route?” RIDSDALE CARRIES THE SEED Secretary of Association Takes Only Douglas Fir Seed to Be Had in This Country to Offer to France. Topography of Our Country Responsible for Tornadoes, Explanation of Scientists. SCRAPS OF HUMOR U . S. 1918 Crop Valuation Is $12,272,412,000 Wheat Y ield W as Second Largest, Oats Crop Third; Shortest Yield o f Corn Since 1913. The second largest wheat crop, with 917,100,000 bushels fo r the United States, the shortest yield o f com since 1913, or 2,532,814,000 bushels, and the third largest oat crop, 1,538,359,000 bushels, are the leuiling features o f the government report on final returns for the year 1918 in the United States. Total o f wheat, corn, oats, rye and barley Is 5,483,751,000 bushels, a de crease o f 83,781,000 bushels, or 1.5 per cent from the revised returns o f 1917. Valuation o f the nation’s principal crops this year is $12,272,412,000, the highest known, nnd compares with that o f $11,058,032,000, based on the price paid producers December 1. There is enough for home requirements and for all the allies w ill need, leav ing a fa ir surplus for the people In other countries. O f wheat alone It is figured that allowing 470,000.000 bushels for domestic consumption, which 13 below the prewar average, there are 337,000,000 bushels surplus fo r export and carrying over from July 1, 1918, to" July 1, 1919, or 2112,000,000 bushels above the prewar average, o f which 115,000,000 bushels have been exported to December 1 this year. « Returns on com were a surprise, being reduced 167,000,000 bushels from the November figures and 532.400,000 bushels under the revised yields o f last year, which w ere 3,065,233,000 bushels, or 94,000,000 bushels less than orig inally issued. The yield per acre was 24 bushels, compared with 24.2 bushels last month and 26.3 bushels Inst year, nnd a five-year average consumption o f the Inst flye years, which Is 2,723,000,000 bushels. An oats crop o f over 3,000,000,000 bushels more than previously reported was not a surprise and Is only 54,400,000 bushels short o f lust year’s bumper yield, and was far above consumption, leaving nn abundance for export. The rye crop Increased 28,958,000 bushels to the best known, and barley 44,616,000 bushels over last year’s revised returns. Buckwheat returns more than 1,000,000 bushels Increase, while flaxseed Increased 5,493,000 bushels. Rice Increased nearly 6,000,000 bushels. Pota toes, although 40,942,000 bushels short o f last year’s record, are a big crop, aggregating 297,676,000 bushels, and sweet potatoes are almost 3,000,000. bushels above the record o f 1917. H ay shows a shortage o f around 8,000,000 tons tame, and wild fell off 757,- 000 tons, due to drought. Cotton yield o f 11,700,000 bales, although 304,000 bales In excess o f last year, was below the five-year average. WHO’S WHO ON U S. PEACE DELEGATION America’s Representation to Conference The president of the United States heads the American representation to the peace conference. R O B E R T LA N SIN G — Secretary of state since June 23, 1915. Born nt Watertown, N. Y „ In 1864. Was asso ciate counsel fo r the United States In the Behring sea arbitration ense In 1892-93 and solicitor for the United States in the Alaskan boundary tri bunal besides having been honored with other government commissions. An authority on International law nnd counselor fo r the state department prior to his appointment as secretary of state. COL. E. M. HOUSE— Born In Hous ton, Tex., In 1858. Active In Demo cratic politics in Texas but was never a enndldate fo r office. Has been close friend nnd adviser o f President W il son, and his special representative In Europe In 1915 and 1916. H E N R Y W H IT E — Diplomat, born in Baltimore In 1850. Ambassador to Ttaly from 1905 to 1907 and to France from 1907 to 1909. Hns held numerous consular posts abroad. H e is a resi dent o f Washington. Represented United States at international confer ence in London In 1887-88 anil at Inter- latlonal conference at Rome In 1905. MA.T. GEN. T A S K E R IL B LISS— Born In Lewlsburg, Pa., 1853. Grad uate o f the United States M ilitary jeadomy, 1875, and honor graduate o f the United States Artillery school In 1884. Held many Important military posts. His home Is In Rosemont, Pa. Sakura, Cherry Blossom, Is National Flower of Japan "N o flower has entered Jnpanese his tory, literature, arts and religious thoughts longer or more richly than our sakura or Japnnese cherry," snys the Tokyo Herald o f Asia. “ It was only natural, therefore, that foreign visitors to this country began to call It the land o f the cherry blossoms and that we have Chosen snkurn ns our natipnal flower by common consent. Our army has adopted the blossom as Its Insignia o f ulways being ready to die fo r a cause, after the manner o f sakura, which fnllh In the heigh« o f natural glory nnd humnn admiration without the slightest desire to linger in the sordid world.” Why Paper Will Turn Yellow When It Is Exposed to Light Origin of Word “Yank ” Applied to Americans in the W ar Against Germany The nickname "Yank,” as applied to the American expeditionary force sol diery, has something o f charm in the tradition o f the word, says a w riter in Stars and Stripes. Persons Inter ested In the history o f words may have noted with interest a footnote In Cooper’s “ The Deerslayer.” It Is singular there should be any question concerning the origin o f the well-known sobriquet o f “ Yankee.” Nearly all the old writers who speak o f the Indians first known to the col onists make them pronounce the word “ English” as “ Yengeese.” Even at this day It Is a provincialism o f New Eng land to say “ English” Instead o f “ Ing- llsh,” and there Is a close conformity o f sound between “ English” and "Yen- geese,” more especially if the latter' word, ns was probably the case, be pronounced short. The transition from “ Yengeese,” thus pronounced, to "Yankees” Is quite easy. I f tho form er Is pronounced “ Ynngis” It Is almost Identical with “ Yankees,” und Indian words have sel dom been spelled as they are pro nounced. . . , The liquids o f the Indians would easily convert “ En” into "Yen.” Banks of the Nation Shew Good Increase in Business During Last Fiscal Year Aggregate resources o f the 28*880 banks in the United States, state and national, last Jnne 3,' amounted to $40,210*000,000, o f which $22,371,000,- 600 was credited to the 21,175 state, savings und private banks pnd trust companies, and $17,839,000,(XX) to the 7,705 national banks. This was shown by a report o f Comptroller o f the Cur rency Wllllhm8. Deposits o f the state banks amount ed to $18,567,000,000, and loans to $12,426,000,000, showing an Increase o f 5 per cent In deposits over the record o f the yenr previous, and 0.5 per cent in loans. National banks showed $14,021,000,- 000 deposits, an Increase o f 9.8 per cent. A ll banks, state and nntlonal, had $32,580,000,000 deposits and $22,040,-*- 000,000 loans. \ .i. i, inci Tea Drinking Increased 36 Per Cent in Past Y e a r' Tea drinking apparently Increased 30 p er ceift In the United State* during the year ending last June 30, fo r 148,084,- 000 pounils was imported, as compared with 105,984,000 pounds the year pre vious, rt customs report showed. Near ly 237,000 pounds were rejected by offi cial ten examiners fo r containing too much Japan dust or woody stems, and 3,930,(XX) pounds were exported. Strict regulations o f ten examiners have re duced the Importation o f artificially colored tea to practically nothing, It was reported. Few people know why pnper which Is exposed to the light turns yellow. Recent Investigations by Dr. Klemm have demonstrated that these changes are due mainly to exposure to light. Tn wood-free papers the failing Is found to be due to formation o f sonpllke com pounds o f Iron with rosin nnd fatty to Palm.” L e a d e r s o f O p in io n . substances. The greater the amount In many parts o f the country “ What is your opinion— ” o f these compounds present the more churches are to plant memorial trees Gun Barrel Life. "Can’t tell you now," replied Sena marked the yellowing o f the pnper. A in honor of the members who fell In tor Sorghum. “ I may hav£ to go hack mixture o f ether (tw o parts) and al battle. A rather Interesting side light on home and Interview my constituents cohol (one part) will remove the sonp- the question o f gun barrel life is a personally to find out what my opinion like matter. IM M about anything is.” determination o f tho actual length o f time to ■fc-hleh n good shotgun barrel ;; Mistake Bag of Sand Is subjected to the force and burning i; for Actual Hun Bomb effect o f the powder charge during Its WORDS OF WISE MEN “L i v e lifetime. I f 100.000 shots are fired Pensacola, Fla. — When a learn." • from a shotgun the Inside o f tjie bar H e who lives upon the fruit o f heavy bag o f sand crashed “ Huh?” rel Is actually exposed to th* flame his own labor escapes the con through the roof and passed on “ Now I under o f thol p(iw«ler charge fo r about four tempt o f haughty benefactors. through the floor o f the home stand why the kai minutes. Better than getting ahead o f . i. of Stephen Gallers, the family ser didn’t declare your enemies Is keeping abreast fled into the yard and listened war on Holland.” o f your friend*. Value of Observation. for the “ explosion” o f what they The more a mnn accomplishes thought was an aerial bomb. It the more he may. An active tool D e s p e ra t e M e a su re s. Tot become Educated we must learn later became known that a naval never grows rusty. Edith (visitin g )— I didn’t know you dirigible balloon, at a great to observe. Observation gives us facts, The inan who goes halfway to Hied classical music, hut I see you height, had thrown out the sand- d a ta ; from this we rise to deduction; have a number o f pieces. meet fortune Is more likely to then we generalize and make universal hag. find her than the man who waits Maine— I hate I t ; but sometimes one application. This heightens and M -M H 4 «4 I ♦ M44 M •• «44 ■ * has to play It In order to get a man fo r her to knock at his door. straightens both our reason and Imagi to go home. nation. j HH
