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About The Boardman mirror. (Boardman, Or.) 1921-1925 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 22, 1924)
w 0 HAPPENINGS L OF CURRENT WEEK Brief Resurre Most Important Daily News Items. DENBY QUITS CABINET POST Navy Department Head Says Action Was Not Requested. COMPILED FOR YOU Events of Noted People, Governments and Pacific Northwest, and Other Things Worth Knowing. TIio senate confirmed Wednesday the nomination of E. N. Hurley of Chi cago to be a member of the American debt funding commission. Norway lias given the Russian so viet government recognition de jure, the foreign office was informed in a telegram received from Madame Alex andra Kollantay, soviet representative in Norway. Tho General Electric company of Schenectady, N. Y., Tuesday announc ed receipt of a lettor containing tho log of a radio programme broadcast January 4 and received at Capetown, South Africa, 7S80 miles away. Tho Warren McFadden bill to ex tend tho life of tho war finance cor poration until next December 1 is ordered favorably reported by the house banking committee. It was passed by tho senate last Saturday. Democrats of the house bound them selves Wednesday night by a party caucus to Btand as a unit for tho tax revision programme proposed by Rep resentative Guriicr, democrat, Texas, as a substitute for the Mellon plan. While helping bin 100 Willi work on their farm three miles south of Amity, Or., F. T. Romlg, a resident of Amity, was attacked and killed by a bull which bnd escaped from the barn and which Komlg had tried to drive back. Tho Rev. William Montgomery Drown of Gallon, ).. bishop of the Protestant Kpiscopal church, and known to his opponents as the "bishop of bolahovists and atheists," faces trial on charges of extreme heresy, it became known Tuesday. William (' McAdoo has announced that he would leavo to tho leaders of his movement In each state tho ques tion of whether bis employment as counsel by tho E. L. Dohony oil com panies had made him unavailable lis I candidate for the democratic presiden tial nomination. Ten years ngo in Portland tho pur chase of a spring wagon was a simple matter but when II. P. Hoey, consult Ing engineer on the Eugeno-Klamath Falls lino of tho Southern Pacific, tried Wednesday to buy half a dozen for use in construction work he found It almost impossible. M. II. Hand, ex partner of Senator Stanfleld of Oregon, was found not guilty at Wolsor, Idaho, Wednesday on a charge of embezzling $1-00 from tho Cottonwood Sheep company. The charge was preferred by Senator Stan fleld, who also accused Hand's father In law, George C. Ilradley, of helping in the fraud. Proposals of the Johnson Imtnigrn tlon bill which "single out Japanese Immigrants for exclusion" nro "Incon slstent" with the treaty of ItU and should be eliminated, Secretary Hughes Informed Chairman Johnson ot the house immigration committee in a letter made public Wednesday at tho state department. Flotation of n llf.0,000,000 Japam s.. government refunding and reconstruc tlon loan In the United Sfntes w is an nounced Wednesday by J. P. Morgan & Co., who with Kuhn. Loob & Co., the National City company and the First National bank, will hend a na tion wide syndicate which will offer tho Issue later in the week. Final orders for Installation of a mooring mast on the fuel ship Ramapo at Mare Island navy yard. In prepara tion for the flight of the Shenandoah on an Arctic exploration cruise this summer wore approved Tuesday by Secretary IVnby on recommendation of Rear Admiral Moffett, chief of the naval air service. Revised plans for the mast equipment will go forward within the next few days. The greatest discovery In the his tory of Egyptology, even, many assert, in archaeology, was mado Tuesday afternoon in the sepulchral chamber of Tutankhamen in the valley of the kings, In tho presence of a gathering representing tho elite of Egyptology, the lid of Tutankhamen's great pink sarcophagus was raised and a stu pendously magnificent mummy case, covered with plates of solid gold, w.ii brought to light. Washington, D. C. The resignation of Edwin Denby, as secretary of the navy, to be effective March 10, was received and accepted by President Coolidge Monday. Tendered voluntarily by the secre tary for fear his remaining might "in crease the embarrassments" of the president and as an outgrowth of the senate inquiry into the leasing of naval oil lands, the resignation marks the first break in the cabinet which Mr. Coolidge took over intact upon the death of President Harding. Expressing regret in accepting the resignation, President Coolidge de clared in a letter to the naval secre tary that "you will go with the knowl edge that your honesty and integrity have not been impugned." Mr. Denby, on the other hand, in formed tho chief executive that "it will always be a gratifying thought to mo that neither you nor anyone else at any time advised me to resign." Although the action of the navy secretary at once started a flood of rumors concerning the probability of other resignations, Assistant Secre tary Roosevelt, whose name has been linked with that of Mr. Denby in the oil leasing cases, declared that he had not resigned. Upon learning of his chief's action Mr. Roosevelt made an engagement at the White House and conferred with tho president. After the conference he authorized the following state ment: "My first reply to your questions is that I did not know about Secretary Denby's reported resignation until 10:30 o'clock this morning. That an swers the first question which I pre sume you would ask me. The second question is whether I am to resign also, and my answer to that is that I have just been to see the president and I am not resigning." As for the question of a successor to Mr. Denby it was stated authorita tively that this had received little con sideration by the president. So far as known there is no plan in administration circles to promote Mr. Roosevelt to the post. The names of Charles I!. Warren of Detroit, who has accepted at least tentatively appoint ment as ambassador to Mexico, and of former Representative Patrick H. Kelley, also of Michigan, former chair man of tho naval sub-committee of tho house appropriations committee, aro prominently mentioned for the post. There has been nothing to in dicate, however, that these are the only names before Mr. Coolidge and his advisers. In a statement made public late Monday Secretary Denby discussed his resignation and pointed out that the deferred date of his retirement left plenty of time for impeachment proceedings against him. "Therefore," he added, "anyono who says I am resigning for fear of (ta pe achment simply lies." RAILROAD'S T SALES ATTACKED GRAN t STATE NEWS IN BRIEF. Senator Has Relapse. Washington, D. C. Senator Greene of Vermont suffered a serious relapse after an operation late Monday, his condition being regarded as very crit ical. Only a few minutes earlier physicians had declared his chances of recovery favorable. He apparently had come through tho operation suc cessfully when ho suffered a hemor rhage of the brain. Tho hemorrhage was quickly checked, however. Some hope lor his recovery was indicated. $136,000,000 Declared Receiv ed From Lands. ILLEGALITY CHARGED Forest Service Contends That North ern Pacific Failed to Meet Requirements. Accused Slays Judge. Lincoln, Neb. William M. Morning, fit!, veteran district judge, was shot and killed early Monday in his court l'oi.m by Wallace (!. Walilek, who in turn shot anil killed himself. The judge was shot through the heart. Wnllick shot at C. F. Rein, attorney for bis wife, Mutllde Wallick, who was MiuiK him for separate maintenance, and at his wife. Neither of these shots took effect. Judge Morning ilied In a few minutes. Smaller Army Opposed. Washington, D. C. Hearings on the annual army appropriation bill, which have In ii in progress for two months, were concluded Saturday by a house subcommittee. Members are agreed that the present strength of the regu lar army 125,000 enlisted men and daily i.uuu oiucers annum oe maintained for another year. Crime Drive Ordered. Philadelphia. - - As a result of the large number of holdups and robberies reported Saturday, Director of Public Safety Duller has started a concerted M hour drive against bandits and thieves. "Shoot to kill," was the order he gave his lieutenants ia outlining plans tor the campaign. Washington, D. C. A claim that the Northern Pacific Railway company has received a total of J136,118,53S from the sale of lands from its govern ment grants, or nearly twice the $70, 000,000 cost of constructing the rail road, is set up by the forest service as a chief reason why congress should deny the railway company the right to take over an additional 3,000,000 acres ot public lands which it now claims under the original grants. A resolution directing the secretary of the interior to withhold his approval of the adjustment of the Northern Pa cific land grants and the issuance of any further patents on them until congressional inquiry can be made has been introduced in the house. It is sponsored by the interior and agri culture departments and will be press ed. Asserting that the railway company is seeking acreage in the national for ests of Montana, Idaho and Washing ton, worth probably $30,000,000, the forest service, in a summary of the controversy which became public Sat urday, argues that the Northern Pa cific land grants have been fully sat isfled. Moreover, it says an account ing from the railroad, which congress has the right to demand, may justify the cancellation of the patents to all granted lands still retained by the corporation. To substantiate this claim the forest service contends: "That the land grants were made for the purpose of aiding in the con struction of the railroad. The total gross receipts of the Northern Pacific to June 30, 1917, from the sale of the lands from its grant amounted to $136, 118,533. The cost of constructing the road did not exceed $70,000,000. The sale of lands has more than paid for the cost of constructing the railroad. "That the Northern Pacific failed to construct 1505.21 miles of its railroad within the time required by law, there by rendering the granted lands subject to forfeiture. "That the Northern Pacific failed to dispose of certain of its lands to settlers at not to exceed $2.50 per acre as required by law. "That the Northern Pacific failed to dispose of hundreds of thousands of acres of its lands at public sale as required by law. "That hundreds of thousands of acres of poor land in the Northern Pacific grant were erroneously classi fied as mineral and turned back to tho United States, the railroad acquir ing mineral indemnity rights there for which were applied in part on more valuable lands in the indemnity limits. That under a rule of law laid down by the supreme court, the Northern Pacific has been arroneously allowed 1,500,000 acres too much land in the state of Washington. That over 500,000 acres of land credited to the Northern Pacific should bo deducted because of con flict with tho land grant of another road and tho erroneous fixation of the land grant limit lines. "That tho Northern Pacific has been allowed to make over 1,300,000 acres of Indemnity selections in Its second indemnity belt, whereas these selec tions should have been confined to the first indemnity belt. "That for lands erroneously patent ed to the Northern Pacific the govern ment should be entitled to receive at least what the railroad received from the sale of these lands Instead of $1.25 an acre. "That the Northern Pacific, under the Mount Rainier park act of March 2. 1899, relinquished to the United States thousands of acres of comeier- valueless land and received therefore selection privileges to the finest lands they could find in the states of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin." One Killed, Two Injured. Gilroy, Cal The 8 year-old daught er of Mrs. Nettie Brewer of Seattle, Wash . was killed. Mrs. Ilrewer and I.. Ilrewer of Toledo, Wash., were Injured perhaps fatally, when the automobile in which the three were riilin wmm Everett A sawmill thnl It w nmm. 1 .... . ... KirucK oy me nonnnouini rmnSOl Llm- ised will employ 75 men Is to open ttHi ot the Southern Pacific railroad hero this week. The Sound Lumber nonr here Sunday morning. The con- .oiupany, associated with the Sound .iitlon of both was r.-ported M critical Casket company, is the operator. John Mrs. Rrewer is a resident of the city H M.iulshy Is tho manager. of Seattle. J John Day. Already the pioneers are making adequate preparation here for the big '62 celebration which is an annual event at Canyon City on June 19, 20 and 21. Salem. Three projects looking to improved conditions at the Oregon state penitentiary are now under way, according to announcement made by A. M. Dalrymple, warden of the insti tution. Salem. Hiram Johnson, through his Oregon headquarters, Saturday filed with the secretary of state here his declaration of candidacy for president of the United States at the republican primary election next May. Bend. Merle Alfred, 9-months-oId son of Mr. and Mrs. Merle Davis, of this city, was found dead in his crib by his parents Saturday morning. The child had apparently turned on his face and, unable to turn back, had smothered. Bend. Bend's city council is taking up the question of construction of a city hall. This, with other develop ments, including the installation of a telegraphic fire alarm system, would involve me expenuiture of approxi mately $100,000, it is estimated. Salem. -The occupational represen tation proposal upon which W. S U'Ren of Portland has been working for several years, will be submitted to the voters of Oregon at the general election next fall. This was announc ea Dy Mr. U'Ren during his recent visit here. Salem. The state of Oregon through Rhea Luper, state engineer will appropriate $3000 to match a sim ilar amount of money to be raised by a number of Willamette valley cities, with which to make a preliminary sur vey of the Clear lake water site on the upper McKenzie river. Pendleton. Sheep sheds from Ar lington east to the Blue mountains are now the places where winter lambing operations are in full swing. Th lambs began arriving about February 1, and now on many ranches there are hundreds and in some cases thou sands of frisking youngsters. Seaside. Actual construction work on the new Broadway bridge across the Necanicum is under way and traffic has been diverted to the Twelfth avenue and Avenue Q bridges Some 15 carloads of material have been assembled by H. A. Webster, contractor, and a pile driver, built on the job, is ready for work. Marshfield. The Bank of South western Oregon in January cashed bogus checks to the amount of $639 with signatures which were so well duplicated that they deceived the of ficials of the bank. The forgeries were discovered February 1, but no publicity came until Saturday. Sher iff's forces have worked on the affair without success. Newport. The Pacific Spruce cor poration here is loading the fourtli boat with spruce lumber since Febru ary 1. The cargo will total more than 4.000,000 feet. The boats loaded in Newport will make a payroll here for longshoremen of more than $30,000 a year. Several families have located in the community with this work in view and are receiving 80 cents an hour. Brownsville. The Linn County Memorial association, which proposes to place a $15,000 monument here to the pioneers, met in secret session Saturday afternoon to decide upon a definite plan for raising the necessary funds. A plan was proposed, which K. M. Templeton, president, said would be divulged after he had investigated and assured himself of its practicability. Pendleton. A restraining order pro hibiting R. O. Hayvkes, county asses sor, and Zoeth Houser, sheriff, from including the market road levy of two mills on the tax rolls and from col lecting the levy was granted in circuit court Saturday by Judge Phelps when a hearing was held on the suit brought by C. F. Kennedy, retired rancher, of Pendleton, to test tho constitutional y of the market road law. Marshfield. The city council solved the tourist auto camp problem here by entering into a contract with the Juck Biothers, who have leased the camp ground from the city for a period of five years and agree to maintain it and charge reasonable rates for the accommodations they will furnish. Several thousand dollars will be ex pended in improvements, among them the building of 20 or 25 cottages. Gresham. As a climax to the most successful Fanners' week in the his tory of Multnomah county, 500 farm ers and their wives were guests of the Gresham business men at a home products banquet Saturday noon in Masonic hall. Tho dinner was served by the business men, assisted by the home economics club of Union high school, and was made possible by the hearty co-operation of 28 Portland firms. Claire Windsor ,., , , mmm '"'"Tl!!!!""?!1!!'""!"""'"""" Claire Windsor, who has been called the "best-dressed woman in motion pictures," was born twenty-five years ago In Cawker City, Kan. This "movie" star never was on the speaking stage, but was given work on the first day she applied to a director. Her blonde beauty and talent soon attracted at tention. She was pushed to the front and now is a favorite among the regu lar patrons of the picture houses. "What sin a Name? By MILDRED MARSHALL Facta about your nam i lu history ; maaoinsi whence it w derived; sig nificance; your lucky day, lucky jewel LExVH 'THOSE who regnrd auto-suggestion as a potent problem, should refrain from bestowing the name of Leah upon their children. For Leah signifies "weary" and suggests the depressing Influence of heavy burdens to bear through life. It Is a good old Biblical name, however, and comes originally from the Hebrew word lawah, which means weariness. The Biblical Leah was the sister of the beautiful Rachel. She called her third son, Levi, from the same word lawah, because she hoped that her husband would be more closely de pendent upon her. The French omit the final "h," call ing her Lea, and from them Italy re ceived the graceful Lla. Dante em ploys the latter title when lie makes the Biblical Leah the emblem of ac tive and fruitful love at the same time that he terms her Sister' Rachel the symbol of meditative love. The garnet Is Leah's talismaplc stone. 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