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About The Boardman mirror. (Boardman, Or.) 1921-1925 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 29, 1924)
WOR 0 HAPPENINGS L OF CURRENT WEEK LET TARIFF STAND- MILLERS Disturbance of Present Relationship Would Aid Canadians. Brief Resume Most Important Daily News Items. COMPILED FOR YOU Events of Noted People, Governments and Pacific Northwest, and Other Things Worth Knowing. Chris Raumhaufer, a yard foreman at the Hecla mine at Hurke, Idaho, plunged 900 feet down a shaft to his death Monday. The daily average of tolls paid for use of the Panama canal from Febru ary 1 to 15 is announced as ?73,G8-4, exceeding the average for any month with the exception of December, 1914 Signing of the treaty worked out between the Washington and Ottawa governments for the suppression of illicit liquor traffic along the Cana dian border has been temporarily d layeU in order that a minor change in the draft sent by the Canadian author ities may he made. French francs Tuesday dropped to a new record low level at 4.25 cents, a decline of 12 points from Saturday's closing price. The fall was apparent ly based on the difficulties of the French government In forwarding Itt fiscal programme. "A high treasury official" admitted to him that treasury department esti mates of an ex-service men's bonus were "Juggled" to fool the public. Col on. 1 Thomas Miller, alien properly custodian, asserted in an address Sun day at a bonus mass meeting. Aided by a group of republicans most of them insurgents, house demo crats Tuesday eliminated from the revenue bill the Mellon income tax rutes. Hy a vote of 222 to 196 a sched ule advanced by Representative Gar ner, democrat, Texas, was substituted. Moro than 10,000 Japanese, at a mass meeting in Toklo Sunday, adopt ed resolutions demanding ut once the resignation of members of the Ki yourn ministry, then paraded the streets, passing before the Peers' club, l'ollco reserves were cnlled out but the demonstration was orderly. Ratification of the Cermnn commer cial treaty as now drawn was opposed Tuesday before tho senate foreign re lations committee by 10. F. Plummer, vice-chairman of tho shipping board, who said the most favored nation's clause seriously hampers efforts to rebuild the American merchant ma rine. Two sharks caught in the waters of Palm Reach, Fla., Saturday, have caused no little consternation among the bnlhers who flock to that fash lonublo strip of sand und water cm tv day at noon. Neither fish was a man eater, but both were capable of caus ing considerable damage to the human anatomy. Described by New York police as a "girl with the financial wizardry of a Ponzl or a I.lndsuy," Miss Helen Beck ett, a stockbroker, was Imprisoned Tuesday on complaint of socially prominent patrons of a Fifth avenue corset shop that she had defrauded them of 150,000. Sho was charged with forgery. Members of tho government's spe cial oil counsel, Oweu J. ltobcrts and Atlee Pomerene, Tuesday rocohi-d from President t'oolidge their Instruc tions and their commissions, estab lished their headquarters, and an nounced that no time would lie lost In undertaking diligently und urgently legal proceedings, both criminal und civil. Washington, D. C. Flour milling in terests argued before the tariff com mission Monday for maintenance of the present tariff relationship between wheat, flour and wheat products. They were unable, however, to produce pro duction costs of wheat feeds desired by the commission and adjournment was taken until Tuesday, when the commission expects to conclude the hearings on the costs of wheat, flour and feed production in connection with the application for a tariff in crease on wheat requested by the wheat council of the United States. The millers testified that Canadian millers were able to put down a barrel of flour in New York, after paying a duty of $1.53, for seven cents less than it costs American millers to place flour on the New York market. They pointed out that if the wheat duty were increased 50 per cent and a corresponding increase were not placed on flour, Canadian millers would be able to undersell American millers in New York markets to tho extent of 77 cents a barrel. Canadian flour was selling in Don- don a week ago for tho equivalent of $5.50 a barrel, one miller testified, stating that an equal grade of that flour could not be produced in Min neapolis for that amount. The Cana dian millers, it was stated, have crowded American flour off the Brit ish and continental markets and are making Inroads in the American ex port flour trade in the West Indies through their ability to sell at lower prices, and witn the aid or prereren tlal tariffs granted by British colonies. Only the American trade and such markets as they could develop in South and Central America, together with the orient, were left to the Amer ican millers. E BEATS TUX ON EXCESS PROFIT Hot Fight Delays Final Vole on Measure. ESTATE LEVY COMING Plan to Throw Out Democratic Sched ule Is Complicated by Satur day's Developments. Greek Government in Discard. London. The Greek government headed by Premier Kafandaris has fallen, according to an Athens dis patch to tho Daily Express. The government's defeat, it is said, Is the consequence of its refusal to accede to the demands of the extrem ists for establishment of a republic before a plebiscite was taken. Tin; fall of the government came as i surprise, as it was thought up to the last (hat the extremists would be defeated. Athens. -At a meeting Monday af ternoon between ex Premier Venizelos nd ex-Minister of Foreign Affairs Rousses, with General Othonalos, rep resenting the army, it was agreed that the downfall of the dynasty should be proclaimed in the assembly, but con ditionally upon confirmation of this decision by a plebiscite. Clothes worn by Abraham Lincoln when he was assassinate. I In Ford's theater, Washington, by John Wilkes Booth. Tuesday were sold at public auction in Philadelphia for $6500. They consisted of an old black suit, the collar stained with tho life blood of the martyred president, the trous ers wrinkled; a badly torn overcoat und a faded silk stock. Hudson Maxim of Lake Hopatcong, N. J., famous Inventor, who has de clared that under the 1 St h amendment tea and coffee are to be regarded as intoxicating and trnfflc in them pro hibited, announced Tuesday ho hud retained F.lmer King, a lawver ef tins city, to bring friendly suit against n w ell known hotel in Newark to test the validity of the amendment. II w said he whs entirely in earnest in bringing the action. British Dock Strike Settled. London. Tho dock strike, lasting ten days, was settled quickly Monday, when delegntes met in conference. Acceptance of terms was almost, unan imous, only two minor ports having object od. A feature of tho strike, which in volved many thousands of men, was complete absence of disorder, although the strike extended over all parts of the kingdom, nnd dockers generally ire regarded ns a somewhat unruly class of workers. The government is expected to an nounce immediately the chairman of tho commission to inquire into do casualUation, and ns the employers have agreed to the principle of main- teftUCW for men who are Idle during a part of the week owing to tie' pe cullar exigencies of dock labor, It may ho supposed that some remedy for this grievance will be found speedily. Billiardist Wins Suit. New York. William F. Hoppo. world's champion billiardist. was giv en n verdict Monday by n Jury In su preme court sustaining the charges he preferred against his wife, Alice Beatrice lloppe. In his suit for abso lute divorce. Tho Jury found that Mrs. Hoppe was guilty of misconduct last November with n salesman. Jus tice O'Malley, who heard the case, is expected to soon make known tho dis position of the Hoppe children. Washington, D. C The revenue bill withstood successfully assaults in the house Saturday, the most determined attack in the form of an amendment proposing a restoration of the excess profits tax being defeated 157 to 71. A stubborn fight for the amendment, which would have re-enacted the law repealed in 1921 with slightly different rates, so prolonged consideration of the measure that leaders predicted a final vote on it could not now be ex pected before the latter part of next wee'k. Representative Frear, republican in surgent, Wisconsin, submitted the amendment and was supported in de bate by Representative Oldfield, dem ocrat, Arkansas. Democrats, however, divided on the question, only about half of those present voting with the republican insurgents for it. Tho estate tax section was taken up but with another fight impending for Increase of these rates, final consider ation of it was put over until this week. Plans of republican organization leaders for any attempt they contem plate to throw out the democratic in come rate schedules in the bill when it comes up for a final vote were fur ther complicated by a development which it was feared might lessen the probabilities of several insurgent re publicans joining at that time with the party organization on the vote for a compromise between the Mellon and Garner plans. Representative La Guardia, repub lican insurgent, New York, who had asked Secretary Mellon for his views on a compromise schedule providing for a 40 per cent surtax rate and normal rate of 5 per cent on incomes uuove $-uimi instead or li per cent, as carried in the organization measure was informed by tho secretary that this plan would not provide sufficient revenue for a bonus. Mr. La Guardia who voted for the democratic income rates, had been counted among those BXpact ad by the organization to sup port a compromise. However, Mr. Mellon declared also that neither the Garner schedule now in the bill, the original Mellon rates, nor those including miscellaneous tax changes reported by tho ways and means committee, would raise suffi cient revenue for a bonus. Meanwhile Mr. Longworth said ne gotiations had been held up on the fight against incomo schedules as a result of delay in consideration of the bill. Several minor amendments, none of which were passed, proposing to allow taxpayers more time in which to correct returns questioned by the treasury, were defeatod in short skir mishes prior to the fight on the excess profits tax. Fireman Is Suffocated. Now Orleans Jules Pujol, assist ant fire chief, was suffocated when trapped In the warehouse of tho Murks Isaacs company Canal street department store, which was destroy ed by fire Saturday. Five other firemen, two of whom may die, wore hurt by fulling walls. Preliminary estimates placed the loss at J50.000. Navy Ruling Protested. Washington, D. C. Protest that the navy department had refused to per mit circulation among Its employes of a petition setting forth opposition to the tentative reclassification of feder al workers, was embodied in a letter left at the White House Saturday by l.oren H. Wittuer, chairman of an or ganization known as tho departmental pretest classification committee. Winner asserted in his letter that the navy department by its refusal was violating the law and denying eonsi itutional rights. Indiana Mill Is Burned. L'vansvillo, Ind. The plant of the Kelsuy Burns Milling company, form erly tho Akin Frskine Milling com pany, one of tho largest mills of its kind in the central states, was de stroyed by fire Saturday night. The less will reach the half million dollar mark to the mill alone nnd the sur rounding property within a three-block radius suffered an additional fZS.QM loss. Firemen fought tho blaze for 3 hours before it was under control. Still Explosion Fatal. Pour Men Burn in House. San Francisco.-William Miller. TS,I Pittsburg. Pa. Four men wore burn- was fatally injured In the explosion ed to death in a fire which destroyed of a still at his homo here Saturday. He died a few hours later at a hos pital. The still was operated by a kero sene burner, which is supposed to liavo gotten out of order. a three-family dwelling house at L'tna, near here, early Sunday. Two other men escaped by jumping from a sec ond story window. An overturned oil lamp was believed to have started the fire. ! STATE NEWS X IN BRIEF. : A A A A A A A A . . .. A .. Falls City. Eugene Starr, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Starr of this city, leaves within a few days for Schenectady, N. Y., where he will en ter the plant of the General Electric company to study and work. Salem. Judge Bingham, in a state ment given out here, said he had dis covered a decision of the United States supreme court which apparent ly releases all state judges in Ore gon from paying the Oregon state in come tax. Salem. -Milton A. Miller of Port land, who is a candidate for United States senator at the democratic pri mary election next May, is appointed a member of the state textbook com mission. He will succeed Harrison G. I'latt, who has resigned because of ill health. Albany The Albany Retail Mer chants' association has adopted a reso lution requiring all solicitors to obtain sanction from the association before soliciting for subscriptions is allowed. The officers and board of directors will act as a committee to pass on all solicitors. Roseburg. Roseburg business men will not subscribe the money neces sary to drill a test well at the Rose burg Gas & Oil company holdings east of Roseburg, it was stated Sat urday in a report made by a com mittee which has been investigating the project for two weeks. Salem. Robert Crawford, in charge of the flax industry at the Oregon state penitentiary, returned here Sun day from California where he spent two weeks investigating various kinds of hemp machinery. The flax plant at the prison is being reconstructed, and new machinery probably will be ordered within tho next few weeks. Astoria. An illustration of the un precedented number of royal winter chinook salmon in the Columbia river for this season of the year was fur nished Saturday when the Vendsyssel Packing company received two tons of these choice fish and today it pur chased over a ton, all caught by the tew gillnetters who are operating. Salem. Salem, with the exception Ot Portland, spent more money for building work during January, 1924, than any other town or ritv in tho state. Salem building permits in Jan uary, 1924, aggregated $115,500, as against $40,000 in January of last year. Eugene's building permits in January, 1924, totaled $155,175 and Astoria $26 -375. Woodburn. The board of directors of the Woodburn Fruit Co-operative association Saturday sold its 1924 pool of soft strawberries to Baker, Kelly & McLaughlin of San Francisco at 66 cents. There will be about 150 tons and they will be barreled in a ware house, which the association will con struct, employing 125 women during the busy season. John Day. One hundred men are reported at work on the highways leading out of John Day and Canyon City. Motorists will find the road way better for summer travel. While tho John Day highway remains closed, every effort is being made to improve the market roads and insure proper means for the heavy travel anticipated in the near future. Hood River. Checks aggregating $70,000 were forwarded by the Apple Growers' association Saturday to its iffiliated growers. The money re presented distributions on fruits ns follows: D'Anjou, Bosc and Buerro Easter pears, 50 cents a box; fancy Gravenstein apples, 25 cents a box, and the final distribution on all other varieties of pears. Pendleton. The wholesale price of wocd bags, as well as grain bags, has been gradually mounting upward dur ing the past few weeks with prospects that it will continue, according to some of the sheepmen who buy in large quantities. A surplus of hay will be held by livestock men after the winter is over, due to the fact that comparatively little hay has been fed. Salem. Judge Bingham of the Marion county circuit court Saturday handed down an opinion In which he held that the Woodburn high school district was illegally organized. Or ganization proceedings wore attack ed on the grounds that second and third-class school districts were in eluded in the union high school dis trict, which was not authorized under the law at the time of the election. Pendleton. With one of the most favorable winters for their business practically a matter of history, sheep men of the eastern part of tho state have turned their attention to lamb ing and wool problems. Tho lamb crop has already arrived in sufficient numbers to assure at least a normal supply and the yieldNof wool probably will be better than it was last year. according to statements of a number of growers. i i I-I--Z--I-I--I--1 1 1 1 fr 1 1 1 1 1 1 m 1"-P THAT HONEYMOON By DOUGLAS MALLOCH H'l'H 1 MH illl M-t-H illl M-H A HONEYMOON we meant to take; We never took it, did we though? Mountain or ocean, woods or lake, Somehow we always meant to go, Somewhere we always meaut to see. Somewhere that now will never be. There wasn't anyone to blame: We meant to save, we started to; But times were poor, the children came, And other things we had to do. i'outh went so fast, age came so soon. We never hud that honeymoon, And yet I wonder? Maybe we Who never went so very far, I Who never got across the sea, Nor westward where the wonders are, We may have had, who never roam, A. sweeter honeymoon at home. I We never walked a castle wall, We never passed a palace door, To make our cottage seem too small Or wealth a thing to hunger for, No, never far afield we went. But stayed at liome and were content We know hut little of foreign lands, But, oh, how well we know our own 1 We made this garden with our hands, In ev'ry wall laid ev'ry stone. However fur men's flags unfurled, Here was our harbor, here our world. That honeymoon we meant to take, Perhaps we had, nnd did not see. A lot of wealth I didn't make, But I had you, and you had me. Some other lives grow dull so soon, But ours was all a honeymoon. ( by McClure Newspaper Syndicate.) o PROFESSIONAL CARDS DR. ALEXANDER REID rhysician and Surgeon UMATILLA OREGON G. L. McLELLAN, M. D. Physician and Surgeon Fraternal Building Stanfield, Oregon DR. F. V. 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Husbands and wives have been known to live together scores of years, endeavoring all that time to under stand each other and to be understood, but failed In their effort. They were strangers living In har mony, adhering punctiliously to the finer rules of courtesy and given in public to the use of endearing ex pletives, yet in heart dwelling as far apart from each other as the North star Is from the Southern cross. This failure to understand one an other is an Incomprehensible trait of numan nature. It is a source of much unintentional Infelicity. Each day the divorce courts give evidence of this prevailing condition in society, which Is not by any manner of means confined to any particular set. It Is a common misfortune afflicting all the peoples of earth, like measles or hay-fever, regardless of their social status, accomplishments or wealth. A poet writes a noble poem which Is rejected time and time again, until it finally Is cast aside as being unworthy. 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