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About The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 28, 1920)
1'ULIfl UJNTAltlU AK(i UB. ONTARIO, OREGON, THURSDAY. OCTOBER 28, 1920 KATICH'S LUXURY BILL ENORMOUS Rosy Complexions Cost $750,- 000,000; Billion Spont For Candy AGRICULTURAL CREDIT IS HELB AVAILABLE I I llll l Federal Rosorvo Doard replies to Protosts of Agricultu ral Conforonco. lt48'4 GOVERNOR PARKHURST Wnshln ton. Peachy complcxtlons, ruby lips i.ml fragrant personality cost the women or tills country $7o0,000,000 lust year, uccoidlng to luxury tax ro tut ti figures. Thin enormous sum was iM'tiukil for rouge, face powder, cos mules nml perfumery. Tho cost of cosmetics nml perfumery huh more tlmn twice that of women's furs -In n year when tlio fur prices wore the highest In years. The amount spent on furs was approximately 300, OUO.IiOO. Tlio women did their part In speii ling money on luxurks but the cxpi.idllures vcfo not 'confliicil to them, night hundred million dollars went up In clgurctto smoke, while $510 000,000 wcro burned up In tlio form of cigars. Jewelry cont $500,000,- 000. The grand totul was $22,700,000,- 000, liaudid out for other things than mcpisltl' m. A roui.d billion dollars went for can dy, Plcnos, organs und phonographs nt'-t (uliitit tlio people to thu tuno of $.'0 DOO 000. Automobiles cost $2,000, 000,000. I li-o arc somo of the high spots In I'm 'intlon's luxury bill: Hoft drinks, $."0,000,000; s6nps, $100,000,000' c'mw lug tobacco and snuff, $800,100,000; ico cream, $25,000,000; chow lug gum, $50,000,000; enko and confections, $350,000,000; "luxurious Horvlros," $.1,000,000,000; luxurious ford, $.'.000,' 000,000; resorts and races, $3,000,000,' 000. Frederick H. Parkhurst, Republican, who was recently elected governor of Maine. DISCUSSIONS OVER JAP ISSUE HALTED Washington. Conversations be tween tlio stuto dopurtmunts and the Jnpunosu embassy regarding tlio pro posed nntl-Jnpaucso land legislation In California havo. boon temporarily discontinued und will not bo resumed until after tlio November elections, In which thu California poopln will voto on tlio land legislation. Stuto department officials explain ed that postponement of thn negotia tions had been made nuccssury by tlio assembling hero of tlio International communications conference. Under Secretary Dnvls Is clialrmun of thu Amorlcan commlsslonors to this conference and much of his time Is Inkon up with this meeting. Tlio (onferenco Is to contlnuo sov oral weeks and It was stated that consequently tlio conversation with tlio Jupaurso ambassador could not bo resumed until uftor Novombor 2. ENGLISH COAL MINES IDLE Employes Guarding Mines Only Men Not on Strike. London. Tlio Urlllsh coal Industry Is nt a standstill. A million miners went on strike Saturday, cutting off the nation's fuol supply and threaten ing the country with Industrial paralysis. Aftor mouth's of negotia tions between tlio minors and the government, In which neither sldo was willing to coucodo the crucial points, tlio pits are closed and Great Ilrltaln seemingly Is facing days of Industrial chaos, unequalled evon during tho world war. ICxcept for tho pump men and other omployes who aro to keep tho mines freo from water and otherwise- In good condition for a rosumptlou of work when tho strlko Is ended, all the mines are Idlo. A fooling of pessimism prevails not withstanding the fact that Premier I.loyd George has stated that overy lli'iig will bo done to keep the great Industries of tho country going. U. 8. Tightens Liquor Lid. Washington. Permits for with drawal of Intoxicating liquors from bonded warehouses must be certified to state prohibition directors before they are honored, under an order Is sued by Commissioner of Internal Rev onuo Williams. At the same time the commissioner aunounced that all per mits to purchase intoxicating liquor of any kind for any purpose hereafter Issued shall not be enforced to ex ceed thirty days after date of ap proval. The only exceptions are pep mlts to purchase by physicians of the 1 homeopathic or eclectio schools. Williams Charges Interest Fixing. Washington. "Unjustifiable in- I terest exacted 'ou demand loans" by New York City banks has been an active contributing cause of the "huge shrinkage" In all security values dur ing the last year, Controller of the Currency Williams declared. He charged that call money rates la New York were the biggest in the world and that "renewal" rates fixed dally by a small "coterie" of stock ex change brokers governed the "Interest charged on brokers' loans in nearly nil New York banks." CKAR8E OF KILLING HAITiERS MODIFIED Washington Denial that ho had In tended to convey tho Impression there had Jwcn "promiscuous killing" of tin- tlvu llnltluns by marines during the American occupation of tho Island bo-tw-Mi ii; -,,,, jjjn mis mado by Ma jor General George Harnett, ex-coin-mandant of mnrlnes. In a statement which he said was Issued nt the re quest of Secretary Daniels, General Harnett declared that thu statement In his letter of October 2, 1010, to Col onel John II, Russell, commander of tho marines in Haiti, that "statement of counsel showed mo practically In discriminate killing of natives had taken place" was meant to exprtbs "without duo process of law" and "not ns scnis now to bo misinterpreted us 'promiscuous.'" Tho letter written to Colonel Rus sell nftcr General Ilsrnott, tho com mandant, had recolved n report of tho counsel In tho court-martial of two marines charged with the killing of natives, was contained In tho report of American activities In tho Island, recently mado public by the navy de partment und which resulted In board of inquiry being named to in vestigate tho charges of Illegal execu tions, I Washington. Uauk credit "hn been steadily avallablo for the succ sslvi scusonnl requirements of ugrlcu iure," according to a statement by the federal reserve bonrd, designed ns n reply to agricultural objections whleli nppinled to the government for a further exte slon of agricultural credit. Ilccent disturbances In price and de mand which have been manifest In agricultural markets arc "Inevitable and unavoidable consequences of tho economic derangements occasioned by the war," the statement said. It ndded, however, that the gradual mid regular movement of tho crops was to bo ex pected. "Dotween Jnnuary 2 nnd October 1 about 800 lending member banks, which report their condition weekly, nnd they represent approximately 70 per cent of membor bank Resources, have increased their loans for agricul tural, Industrial nnd commercial pur Poscb by nn amount exceeding $1,800, 000,000. This great lucrreso in the credit extended has In the main been postlblo by the nccomnudvlon extend cd member bunks by thu fcdcrnl re serve banks." After consideration of the statement It-sued by thu fidcrnl reserve board, tho Joint committee of tho recent ng riculturnl conference left here to deal with thu matter submitted In a report to Chnlrman Chnrles H. llnr'ett of the conference, In which It was stated; "The statement Issued by tho fcdernl reserve board not only docs not at titnpt to meet the situation and will not alter conditions, but Is even couch ed In terms to support tho prince de clines, Tho board's declaration that present disturbances are Inevitable nnd unavoidable is Indefensible In Ibis crisis. "We ndvlso that tho noxt mooting (of tho full conference) 1) held hero on Oeiulcr 28, In complete plans already discussed In exccutlu sisslon." BRIEF GENERAL NEWS King Aloxandcr of Oreoco Is criti cally 111 from a monkey blto. (loueral Felix Dim, Mexican robot leader has been exiled from Mexico, Mexico Is utixlous to comply with her International obligations, accord ing tho Provisional President do la Huertn. Continued success along tho South Itusslan frouj. by Genoral Wrangol's forces Is reported. Application of the railroads for authority to increase demurrage charges on flvo days' notice was de nied by the Interstate commerce com mission. Hcflnod chaulmoogra oil, which ex perts of tho government public health servlco 4.1 y has arrested tho progress of loprosy, will soon be usod by them In the fight against tuberculosis. Tho experiments with tubercular patients will bo conducted In Hawaii. Preservation of America's forests by replanting and raoro rigid protec tion against devastating fires Is con templated In a bill to be printed to congress In December by Industries using tlnUior resourcos, DRY LAW TANGLES UP DEPARTMENTS Wnshlngtori Disclosure of n num ber of prohibition snarls in which throe government departments and membors of tho diplomatic corps aro Involved was mado when the state de partment Issued u statement suylng It "ossumos that no official of tho government would attempt to pry into the baggage of a foreign diplomatic officer." Tho unusual course of tho state de partment In making what appeared to be u public nppoul to other govern ment offlculs was adoptod, It wns learned, after the treasury had amend od customs regulations to require bag gage of diplomats to bo examined and liquor removed. Dack of too action of the treasury department, it was dis closed, was un opinion rendered by the attorney-general. It was said to hold that the Volstead Act withdrew from the diplomats the exemption from customs examination of their taggngo heretofore accorded. Diplomats havo made no formal pro test. Thu state department, however, has seou ovldenco of Irritation among them. Vote for the Wife and Mother of a Soldier Men Who Gave Life and Health for Your Country 1 EPFIE IV!. CRAIL Republican Candidate for School Superintendent is a graduate of Bellingham Normal School, with fourteen years of successful teaching experience, the last two years of which has been in the Vale schools. Her husband died from tv.e effects of service in Hie Spanish-American war, nnd .she is now Supporting an invalid son who served in the navy in the recent war in defense of Anierien. Airs. Crail is intensely interested in her School work, is well equipped by education Und experience, tactful, considerate, and well liked by all who know her. She will make an excellent official of which the county will be proud. REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE Paid Advertisement. foii4i BONUS PARADE IS HELD Auto Dives Into River; 5 Missing. Portland, Or. ITve Portlund men aro believed to have been drowned at 8:30 o't ock.. Sunday night when an automobile containing savon persons wentflBff tho Columbia river highway and phinsoJ down a 40-foot bank Into the Sandy rlver'just beyond the bridge from the Automobile club. Two others escaped with slight ln.'urlo3. The five men of the party-belleved dead are: M. D. McDonald, 62, musician; Walter McDonald, 25, laborer; Alex McDonald, 30, musician; Rlchsrd Mcintosh, 25; Kdward A. Harty Jr., 27, baker. Wilson Asks About Harding Speech. Washington. President Wilson has directed inquiries to both the French government and Senator Harding as to the Republican candidate's recent statement that he had been "approach ed Informally" by a representative of France and asked to lead In tho for mation of an association of nations. Irish Hunger Striker Dead. Cork. Tho first death among the 11 hunger strikers In Cork Jail was Sunday night. Fitzgerald died at 9:45 o'clock, having fasted 68 days. The ton other hunger strikers In Cork Jail pausd the 6Sth day of thler fast In aa wctrtnriy weake-nod condition. Service Men Don Uniforms for Demon stration In New York. New York, Thousands of former sailors, soldiers and marines Saturday put on uniforms again to let the coun try know they want the national bonus. 1'aradlng up Fifth avenue with flags and military bunds, the veterans form ed the largest column of uniformed men assembled here since tho divi sions camo home from France, Tens of thousands lined the gayly decorated thoroughfare. Leading was Captain R. O. Wood side, commander-ln-cblet of the Vet erans of Foreign Wars. American Legion posts and other organizations of world war veterans were followed by taxlcabs carrying wounded and dis abled fighters. John Reed, Radical Writer, Diet,. Portland, Or. John Reed, ex-Portland man, a magazlno writer who had been Ideutiflod with radical move ments for several years, died In Mos cow, Russia, from typhus, according o a cablegram received by his rother, Henry O. Reed. Tho message as sent by Mrs. Louise Dryant Reed, .8 wife, an ex-Portland girl. (ecognltlon of Mexico Will Be Asked, Washington. (Jeorge Creel, former lialrnun of tho committee on public information, Is returning to Wasnlng- on from Mexico City to work for the inmedlate lurof.nltlon of the present 'jovcrninent or Mexico, according to advices from the Mexican capital. 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