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ITAX ESTIMATE HOLDS UP
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Brief Resume Most Important
Daily Mews Items.
Treasury Department Gains Feeling of
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Events of Noted People, Governments
and Pacific Northwest, and Other
Things Worth Knowing.
President Coolidge intends to go to
New Englund for a summer vacation,
but has not determined definitely
where or when he will go.
Sharp earth tremors lasting more
than three hours were recorded on
the seismograph at the University o
Chicago early Hunday, United States
weather bureau officials announced.
Enid Bennett, motion picture ac
tress, and her director-husband, Fred
Nlblo, became the parents of an eight
pound baby boy Friday afternoon.
Three-year-old Loris Bennett, nt the
same time, became a sister.
An earthquake o such intensity as
to set buildings trembling and frighten
the populace visited Saturday the re
gion near Quebec, where the more
severe quake of three weeks ago is
bettered to have had origin.
Cincinnati WU stirred Saturday
when It became known that 48 mem
bers of the city's police force had
been indicted by a special federal
grand jury on charges of conspiracy
to violate the national prohibition law.
Thirteen persons lost their lives in
a wreck early Sunday, when two fast
mail trains of the Southern Pacific,
railroad collided during a fog at
Ricohoc, La., between Franklin and
Patterson. Five were seriously in
jured. The General Motors corporation's
net Income for 1024 available for divi
dends declined to $4r,,:n0,887, In com
parison with 62,067,r.2r In 1923, the
annual report revealed Saturday Net
Kales uggregated 1568,007,459 In con
trast to 0!I8,(KS8,'J47 the year before.
Whether the Ohio general assembly
is to pass a bill making it manda
tory that the Bible bo read in the
public schools, will be determined this
week. The measure has passed tno
house and has been recommended tor
passage by the senate school coin
in it tee.
Stephen F. Sears, an instructor In
the English department ;tt the Massa
chusetts Institute of Technology, OOffl
mltted suicide Saturday by leaping In
front of u subway train In Boston,
lie bud been suffering from nervous
breakdown believed to have been
caused by overwork.
The Brown "tall lights for cows"
bill, before tho Nebraska legislature,
which would have required the dis
playing of red lights both In front
anil behind all cattle driven or allowed
to roam around on public highways
between the hours of 7 P. M. and 5 A.
M was killed by the house roads und
bridges committee.
The alien land ownership act. passed
by the house of peers on March 16,
wus approved by the lower house and
will become a law shortly. The law
liberalizes conditions under which for
eigners may obtain laud In Japan and
burs from land ownership citizens of
countries In which Japanese are pro
hibited from owning land.
Mrs. Dolores Wlnfree, a young
bride of Sun Francisco, who several
days ago caused the arrest of her
sailor husband, charging he had burn
ed his initials into her back with a
hot curling Iron, retired from public
unil Judicial notice, here when she told
Police Judge Jacks that the "brand
ing" hud been done at her own re
quest. Five New York persons, Including
two women and two children, lost
their lives early Sunday in a fire thut
destroyed an Eust Forty seventh
street tenement house occupied by 11
families. Four persons were injured
Fire department officials said the
bluie wus started by u pyromaniac.
who set fire to a buby carriage in the
ground hallway.
Motorists in 3,r states and the Pis
trlct of Columbia last year paid $79.
734.490 In gasoline tues. of which sum
$48,711,320 was used In state road
maintenance and construction. Much
of the remainder collected wus turned
over to county urn! locul roud funds.
The department of agriculture, In an
nouncing these figures, estimated that
only halt the motorists in the country
contributed to the fund, although all
but 13 states levied a gasoline tax. The
average amount paid annually where
the tax was iiuHsed was $10 30 per
vehicle.
Washington, O. C Official reports
on the March tax payments indicate
to treasury officials that their -sti-mate
of receipts for the quarter and
for the fiscal year ending next June
30 will be borne out.
The March installment had been
calculated at $430,000,000 and receipts
for the fiscal year placed at $1,600,
000,000 in the treasury department.
Secretary Mellon and Under-Secretary
Winston also had expected that 80
per cent of the March payments would
be in the hands of collectors by March
21 for certification to tho treasury and
their figures, they said Monday, show
ed that the total on Saturday approxi
mated 80 per cent of the $430,000,000.
While the trend thus indicated has
given the treasury a feeling of se
curity as to the income for the gov
ernment in the current fiscal year,
no one, in the secretary's opinion, can
tell, at this time the full effect of the
reduced rates carried by the present
tax law and he regards it as unlike
ly that the treasury will be able to
compute its producing power until
after the June payment is received.
The fact that the treasury will not
know definitely concerning the present
law has not, however, delayed its
plans for going ahead with a study
of the changes in preparation for
further tax revision next fall. Tax
experts now are engaged in going over
administrative provisions of the law
in an effort to find ways of stopping
leakages and are drawing on informa
tion gathered by A. W. Orebb, assist
ant to the secretary of the treasury,
In his recent study of British tax ao?
ministratlon. Mr. (Iregg was the treasury's rep
resentative during consideration of
taxation by congress when the pres
ent law was in process of formation
and he probably will set forth the
treasury policies in the next one.
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SCHOOL PAIS A
Several Injured Die; New Body
Is Recovered.
BURIAL SERVICE HELD
Raising of Relief Funds Is Continued
Over Sunday. Area Bars
Out Curious.
TENNESSEE OUTLAWS
EV0LUTIAN.
Nashville, Topn. Tennessee Mon
day rang down the curtain on the
Darwin-Huxley drama when Governor
Peay signed a bill passed by the gen
eral assembly casting into discard the
theory of evolution.
The bill bars tho teaching of evo
lution in the public schools, normals
and colleges of the state. The gov
ernor in a message to the legislature
:m ( oinpanylng the signed bill declared
evolution "at variance with the teach
ing of man's creation as related in the
Bible."
The governor defended his deci
sion bjf declaring that the bill repre
sented a "distinct protest against nn
Irreligious tendency to exalt socalled
science and deny the Bible in sonic
schools and quarter! a tendency
fundamentally wrong and fatally mis
chievous in its effects on our children,
our Institutions and our country."
The bill contravenes neither "free
dom of religion" nor "strict separa
tion of church and stute," the gover
nor said, these being "fixed principles
in the country."
"It is manifestly Impossible," the
message continued, "for our school
system to omit all nttentlon to the
Bible and wholly to Ignore It."
Hearing Given Doctor.
Palo Alto, Oil. -A hearing Into al
leged objectionable conduct on the
part of Dr. Welcome Nlles Powell of
the veterans' hospital here toward
certain girl attendants at the hos
pital was held Monday by the control
office of tho veterans' bureau. Dr.
Powell, who resigned Saturday, an
nounced that he had withdrawn his
resignation. It Is said thut Dr. Powell
could not withdraw his resignation
as it was in the hands of authorities.
Phone Girl Saves Town.
Mupleton. Minn- Heroism of Miss
Dora Simon, telephone operator, who
remained at her post In a burning
building to summon assistance from
three nearby towns, saved the busi
ness section and probably the entire
town from destruction by fire which
caused a loss estimated at $100,000
here Sunday. Two persons were injured.
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insignia Output Large.
Wushington. d. C. Farther
deuce to support the churge
Americans are a race of "Jitters'
given in the report Sunday of the
census bureau of n survey of inaiiu
fncturers of emblems and insignia.
The 84 establishments engaged in
the industry had a gross output in
1923 valued at $10,500,000.
Healer Goes to Prison.
Winnipeg. Man -William Elder, a
Christian Science practitioner of this
city, convicted of manslaughter March
14, Monday was sentenced to four
months in prison.
Chicago. Conditions rapidly im
proved Sunday in the region swept
last Wednesday by the most destruc
tive tornado in tho history, of the
country, and the night of the fourth
day after the catastrophe saw the
burial of nearly the last of the 800
or more persons killed by the storm.
Relief work continued at a rapid
pace, turning to the establishment of
more permanent quarters for the un
hurt homeless and the transferring
of many of the nearly 3000 injured to
better places for treatment.
Even while every church was filled
with mourners for mass funerals re
lief emissaries proceeded with their
work in the hospitals and the tempor
ary shelters provided for the unhous
ed population of the score of cities
that were wholly or partly wrecked
by the wind.
Workers who could be spared from
the work of burial in the cemeteries
went on with the task of searching for
any person who had possibly been
overlooked in the hundreds of homes
leveled during the storm.
And hope sprang eternal in the
breasts of the survivors as they plan
ned for rehabilitation while still suf
fering the pangs of grief for friends
and relatives taken so quickly by the
fury of the elements.
The total death list for the five
states hit by the storm Sunday night
stood at 810. Rechecking may show-
that there are some duplications in
the total, but with a goodly number
expected to die of Injuries, those who
are in charge of the relief work said
that the toll would more likely re
main above 800 than sink below that
number.
Raising of relief funds went for
ward all through Sunday in all parts
of the country, largely In churches
and by radio appeals. One radio sta
tion in Chicago had raised $100,000.
Tile funds subscribed in Chicago have
passed the million-dollar point, and
other cities near the devastated re
gion are not far behind.
With the beginning of a new week.
establishment of permanent relief fa
cilities will be pushed rapidly and the
reconstruction of factories and homes
will bo hastened as tho more pressing
dtttlei of emergency help and burial
are out of the way.
Looking upward and onward, the
survivors of the tornado disaster of
southern Illinois and southern In
diana stood shoulder to shoulder Sun
day and prayed for courage to be
strong.
Memorial services for tho dead of
more than 800 in the stricken section
of five states marked the first Sun
day since the storm.
Railroad Attorney Quizzed.
Wushington. D. C. The congres
sional! commission investigating claims
of the Northern Pacific Railway com
pany to approximately 3.000,000 acrea
of government land Saturday examin
ed Charles W. Bunn, general counsel
of the company, as to the legal aspects
of the 1876 foreclosure of the North
Pacific. Railroad company.
Representative Williams, republican,
Michtgun, questioned him concerning
the mortgage given by the company
after its reorganisation in 1877, and
asked if its validity had been passed
upon by the courts. Dunn replied
thut the validity had been upheld at
the time of the second foreclosure In
1896, when the Northern Pacific Rail
way company had bought out the rail
road company.
Williams asked if the reorganization
now in effect abandoned the charter
given it by congress. Bunn answered
thut the mortgages given at this time
were based on the federal charter.
Woman, 113 Very Happy.
Albion, Neb. With her three bach
elor sons on their little farm u mile
north of Albion. Mrs. Rose Garvey.
boasts of "never" being sick a day."
Today Bhe said she was "well and
very happy.-' The sons, who have
been with their mother almost con
.Inuousiy since childhood, are Paddy,
a "lad" of SI. Mike, 73. and Tony, the
"baby," 69.
Sweet Home. A "flu" epidemic
broke out in the schools last week.
In the primary schools more than half
the pupils are affected. The "flu"
is in comparatively mild form.
Hood River. The Hood River
Guides, according to choice of a com
mittee of the chamber of commerce
and Hood River American Legion post
Friday, will be the name of Hood
River's new booster club, which will
function under direction of the chamber.
Salem. The Marion county grand
jury will reconvene here next week for
the purpose of considering the case
involving Clarence Thompson, who
is under arrest charged with appro
priating funds from the state treas
ury department.
Salem. Governor Pierce, in a letter
addressed to the state engineer, Sat
urday urged further investigation of
tha Umatilla rapids project in east
ern Oregon, to the end that more land
may be included in the development
and thereby reduce the per acre cost.
Salem. Rev. Ward Willis Long
pastor of the First Presbyterian
church here, received a telegram Sun
day to the effect that his mother, Mrs.
J. F. Long, had died at Farmland, Ind.
Mrs. Long visited in Salem during
iv&a anu was wen Known to many
residents of this city.
Salem. The state of Oregon, ac
cording to a report prepared here Sat
urday, has loaned to the farmers in
the frost devastated districts east of
the Cascade mountains approximately
$289,331. The loans were made under
a so-called relief act approved at the
recent session of the state legislature.
Forest Grove. Thieves profited
from the efforts of the chamber of
commerce to make the city park a
modern auto tourist park, inspection
of the property this week revealed
during the winter gas stoves and pip
ing were removed and vandals de
stroyed tables, benches and sheds con
structed on the grounds.
Mill City. The new school house
at Detroit, which has been under con
struction for several months, has been
finished and will be occupied by the
students within the next two days.
The building cost approximately $3500.
With the completion of the new high
way into Detroit this summer, making
it an ideal location for a summer re
sort, a building boom is expected.
Salem J. H. Putnam and W. A.
Zoglmann of Suntex have filed appli
cation with the state engineer cover
ing the construction of Gum Boot
reservoir for the storage of 2000 feet
of melting snow water and the appro
priation of water from Thornburg
creek and the water stored in Gum
Boot reservoir for the irrigation of
600 acres of land in Harney county.
Portland. Painted milk bottles are
causing prohibition officials grave con
cern. Two such bottles have been
brought to the attention of Director
Linville. They stand on his desk
and from them arises the unquestion
able aroma of moonshine. The bottles
are painted cream color at the neck,
and a lighter, or milky shade, on the
lower portions. They were taken off
a truck.
Salem. Any locality seeking a
murket road from the Marion county
court must present to the court free of
churge the right of way, with all
curves, angles and changes provided
for if they want to have such a road
established. This was the announce
ment made Saturday by members of
the court, after considering applica
tions for the construction of a number
of these roads.
Forest Grove The city of Forest
Grove plans to proceed at once with
the construction of a storm sewer to
dispose of the flow of Council creek,
which runs through the city. Con
struction probably will be of concrete
pipe and the work will be under the
direction of J. O. Boar. Portland engi
neer, retained by the city council.
Baar made early estimates of the cost
at about $40,000.
Klamath Falls. Foundation of the
case which the Hill lines will lay be
fore the Interstate commerce commis
sion March 27 supporting their plans
to extend the Oregon Trunk railroad
south from Bend to Klamath Fulls was
laid last week in Klamath county by
a representative of the northern lines
who was here to gather data on pres
ent and potential tonnage available In
the Klamath country.
Salem.--There were five fatalities
in Oregon due to industrial accidents
during the week ending March 19. ac
cording to a report prepared by the
state industrial accident commission
Saturday. The victims were: Albert
R. Walker. Salem, wagon helper; M.
Furdy. Portland, laborer; Charles
Carlson, Astoria, wind fall bucker;
James P. Iresnell. Knappa, head rig
ger, and Custaf Anderson. Portland,
foreman.
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IS IT GREGORY?
'"pHIS name can simply be classified
as being derived from a first name
', a first name once more popular than
It Is today. Gregory is a name of
Greek origin, coming from a lute and
! corrupt Greek won I meaning watch
man. It was borne by several bishops
and one pope In the early church and
hence had popularity among Chris
tians both in the East and West.
Later it was borne by fifteen other
popwa who did more or less to popu
larize it.
It might be supposed that the Scotch
name MacGregor was derived from
this. But such is not probably the
case. That name Is derived from
Grig or Galrig, meaning tierce. Prob
ably where Gregory appears as a
Scotch name It Is really not from the
old Greek Gregory but from Gregot or
Grig.
The French form is Gregolre, which
Is found as a surname as well us first
name, and the German Gregor and
Gregus both have given surnames.
One of the Interesting families of
the name here is of French origin
bearing originally the name Gregolre.
The founder of this family was Rene
Gregolre, a French soldier who set
tled on a coffee plantation In Santo
Domingo with his bride, Agnes Ifciu
heau or Robue. They hud 13 chil
dren, all of whom save Caspar Rain
say Gregolre were killed In a great
massacre. Caspar, who was born in
1785, escaped to New Jersey, where
he settled down, eventually marrying
a widow. He was persuaded to spell
his name Gregory. He had two chil
drenHenry Duval and Caspar Ro
bue. Of these Henry Duvul was a
very able and well-known Greek und
Latin scholar and an educator of
note.
The other Gregolres seem to have
come from England r Scotland, Eliot
Gregory, an artist and writer of some
note, was descended from Gilbert
Gregory who came to this country
from Fngland, settling In Connecticut
In 1640. James l'enniniore Cooper
was a grent uncle of his. John Milton
Gregory, born In 1822, came from
English ancestors, settled In Norvvalk,
Conn., who probably came originally
from Massachusetts and ultimately
from England.
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T AIN'T just sure just how to do,
Not all the time. You head into
Some sort of situation noo
That ain't exae'ly like the rest;
And that's the time you git your test
And have to Bggar what Is best.
Bill I git through. I'll tell you how;
I ain't so big of brain and brow,
I'm handier behind a plow;
But ever since I was a lad
Three counselors I always had
That I could ask. And one was Dad.
And one was Mother Mother she,
She was the second of the three
I always had to counsel me.
Yes, three advised me ev'ry rod
The road of life I had to plod.
The third? The third of these was
God.
Of course, my mother's gone, I know,
And Dad before her, long ugo,
But things are still exae'ly so
As when I used to come at night
And kneel there by the candlelight
And ask them three to set me right.
I hope I know It uin't a sin ;
But, any worry I am in,
I git down on my knees ag'ln
And prty, Just as I always had
When I was just a little lad,
To Gad, and Mother, too, and Dad.
( bv McClure Npwspuppr Syndicate.
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The Appleton Family
Mr. Lyaandrr John Appleton
Mr. Lyaander John Appleton
Miu Payaey Mayme Appleton
Matter Ctiauncey Devere Appleton
A white sign post, similar to those
which railroads put up at country
crossings, has been erected In Mrs.
Lysander John Appleton's back yard,
ten feet from the kitchen door, and It
bears these mystic words, "Stop and
Whistle." The sign Is a warning to
the Ice man, the butcher's boy, and the
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The young ludy across the way says
the troubls Is that the law Isn't en
forced and people should he made to
understand thit patronizing the boot
legger tH be followed by Impunity.
( by McOlur Nwipr Syndic..)
mun who delivers the groceries, and
the farmer with turnips and eggs, that
they must stop and whistle here, thus
giving :,'rs. Appleton time to put on
some clothes and save them from the
terrible spectacle of catching her cook
ing, Ironing and washing in just two
pieces all told.
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When Day spy Mayme Applpton does
anything, she leavps nothing to regret,
nothing undone and this explains why
the Memory Book she started a month
ago weighs fifteen pounds. Other girls
pressed flowers, samples of their
dresses, locks of hair, etc.. In their
Memory Books, but Daysey Mayme
once found a horse-shoe at the close
of a pleasant dnjj, and put that In her
Memory Book as a souvenir; also a
fence railing to mark the day when
she sat on the fence with the preach
er's assistant, and the pen with which
she refused seventeen proposals of
marriage, and similar tokens calcu
lated to awaken memories dear.
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When Lysander John Appleton falls
sick he knows what Is expected of
him and does his duty like a man, tell
ing every caller that his wife feeds
him too well.
(Copyrlxht by C.orf. Mtthw Adnv