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About The Maupin times. (Maupin, Or.) 1914-1930 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 18, 1921)
WORLD HAPPENINGS OF Brief Resume Most Important Daily News Items. COMPILED FOR YOU Event of Noted People, Government! and Pacific Northwest, and Other Things Worth Knowing. In the business district in Seattle Tuesday, a robber entered a candy store, held up a woman clerk and ob tained flO from the cash register. Legislation for regulation of the meatpacking industry, long before con gress, finally was made ready Tuesday for approval by the president. One dead and two wounded, all Chinese, marked the outbreak of a tong war In Seattle Tuesday night, according to a report to police head quarters. Riot squads were rushed to the scene of tho shooting. Approximately 700 Journeymen plumbers of Newark, N. J., have agreed to accept wage reductions of $1 a day. The new rate will be $9 a day until August 1, 1922, when the men will accept another dollar reduc tion. The fancy silk shirt, sporty box and loud, expensive cravats are doomed to give way to cotton lisle and plain knitted goods, because men are slash ing their clothing bills, Chicago haber dashers told the board of review when questioned about their personal prop erty taxes. The four big railroad brotherhoods In Canada announced Tuesday they would jointly contest the 12 per cent wage cut, which has been put Into effect on the Canadian railroads. They have applied to the government for a board of conciliation and a ten-day conference in Montreal. Lemons came down from a little price aviation trip Tuesday when, in the commission-house district In San Francisco, they were quoted at from $3.50 to 6 a box, wholesale. This is a drop of $1 for the best grade and $1.50 for the common grades. In the past few weeks the price soared to $10 a box. Reductions of approximately $600,' 000,000 in taxes and $520,000,000 in government expenditures this fiscal year were agreed upon at a confer ence between FreBldent Harding, Sec retary Mellon and republican leaders of the house of representatives, in cluding members of the ways and means committee. Federal agencies will co-operate with state officials In a fight to eradicate Rocky mountain spotted fever in Mon tana, it was announced Tuesday by the public health service. The situ ntlon has been under discussion be tween Surgeon-General dimming and V. F. Cogswell, secretary of the Mon tana board of health. Republicans of tho senate privileges and elections committee voted Sen ator Newberry, republican, Michigan, whose eloction in 1918 was contested by Henry Ford, democratic nominee, a clear title to his seat. Democratic committee members all voted in op position, and the long-contested case goes to the senate for final decision. The committee vote was 8 to 4. Dayton, Ohio, traffic policemen rub bed their eyes Saturday when a minia ture automobile sailed past all sema phores. There wasn't a soul in It. It was a driveriess radio automobile from McCook field, controlled by a radio in a car 100 feet behind it. The automobile Itself contained no wireless and Is said to be the first of its kind publicly exhibited by the radio air service. New York was Introduced Monday to the postage meter, a machine which makes every man his own stamp print er and does away with tho necessity of sticking them on. The National City bank has the first one exhibited. The machine, recontly approved by the postoftlce department, prints on the letters a little square about the size of a stamp, in which appears the words "U. S. Postngo-Pald 2c." Len Small, governor of Illinois, after resisting arrest on indictments charg ing embezzlement and conspiracy for throe weeks on the plea of executive immunity, or that "the king can do no wrong," as stated by his counsel Tues day, finally submitted to Sheriff Mester after the latter had beselged the state capltol with deputies for sev eral hour. The governor protested his arrest until the last, charging per secution and asserting his innocence. CURRENT TAX MEASURE UP TO HOUSE Reductions to Aggregate $350,000,000 Decision Due Soon, Washington, D. C The admlnlstra tlon tax revision bill was laid before the liouso of representatives Monday after the republican membership of that body In conference had changed It so as to make repeal of the excess profits tax and tho Income surtax rates In excess of 32 per cent effective next January 1 Instead of last January 1 This change, on the basis of pre vious treasury estimates, would re sult in tho corporations and Indl vlduals with large incomes paying to tho government In tho next calendar year something llko $200,000,000 more than they would have paid had the administration plan of making the re peals retroactive prevailed. Total tax reductions for this fiscal year under tho bill as revised were estimated by some majority members of the ways and means committee at $350,000,000, as against approximately $550,000,000, planned by committee re publicans, and the total tax yield at ubout $3,200,000. As a result of the changes made by the republican con ference, majority committee members further amended the bill before its presentation in the house so as to make tho corporation income tax 12 per cent after next January 1 Instead of 15 per cent, as originally planned, and the manufacturers' tax on cereal beverages 6 cents a gallon instead of 12 cents. The bill proposes repeal of nil of the transportation taxes effective next January 1, increased exemptions to heads of families and married men having incomes of less than $5000, de creases in the levies on candy, Bport- ing goods, furs and art and art works; the substitution of manufacturers' taxes for the so-called nuisance and luxury levies, and other changes, de tails of which have been given in pre vious Associated Press dispatches. Additional revisions include exemp tion from taxation of the salaries of the president of the United States and the judges of the supreme and inferior federal courts and also amounts re ceived by individuals as compensa tion, family allotments and allowances under provisions of the war risk in surance and vocational rehabilitation acts. Farmers' Rights Avowed. Washington, D. C -American pro ducors must "oppose any effort on the part of the interests to place farm pro ducts on the tariff free list," said a telegram Bent Monday by five sena tors from western Btates to the South ern Tariff association, meeting at Greensboro, N. C. The telegram was signed by Senators Gooding, Idaho; McNary, Oregon; Capper, Kansas; Johnson, - California, and Nicholson, Colorado, and said it must be made clear to lenders of both political purtles "that agriculture and its af filiated industries are entitled to the same consideration as the manu facturers." Mexico's Case Debated. Washington, D. C Advisability of recognition of tho Obrcgon govern ment in Mexico was debated In the senate Monday. Senator King, demo crat, Utah, declared that no such step Bhould be taken while American rights in Mexico were ignored, and Senator Ashurst, democrat, Arizona, asserted that if any state had suffered at the hands of Mexico It was Arizona, whose legislature had unanimously petition ed for recognition. Juarez, Mexico. The chamber of commerce has received a telegram from the state department Baying that Alberto Paul, secretary of state, would pass through hero on his way to Wash ington, D. C. The message also said the secretary was going as a personal representative of President Ohregon on business for tho government, which was being kept secret. Stabilized Exchange Aim. Washington, D. C Assembly of an International congress of financiers at Washington possibly coincident with the disarmament conference in Novem berto discuss stabilization of foreign exchange is under consideration at the treasury, officials said Monday. The purpose would be to evolve a program which, by stabilizing exchange rates, would pave the way for a revival of confidence between the different na tions of tho world. Train Wrecker Curious. Dei Moines, la. "I have always wanted to wreck a train just to see how the cars would pile up," was the startling confession of Frank Walters, 16-yearold boy, now In the county jail, charged with attempting to wreck a Rock Island passenger train. ALLIES MAY Lin LIDO EL End of Economics Barrier Put Up to Germany. PAYMENTS IS FACTOR Question of Occupation of Right Hank of Rhine to Come Up Again At Next Meeting. Paris. The lifting of the economic barrier of the Rhlneland on September 15, providing Germany pays up the amount she undertook to pay under the London ultimatum and agrees to remove the boycott against French goods, was decided upon at the final session of the allied supreme council Saturday. It was decided, however, to maintain the occupation of Ruhrort, Duisburg and Dusseldorf until the next meeting of the council, which it was under stood will be held previous to the Washington disarmament conference. At that time Premier Driand con sented that the question of the occu pation of the right bank of the Rhine should be reconsidered. The decisions were reached after M. Driand, as president of the council, replied to attacks made by Lord Cur zon, the British foreign secretary, and Sir Robert Stevenson Home, chancel lor of the British exchequer, against what was termed the present expensive system of administering the treaty, es pecially as concerning occupation of the Ruhr region. This, Lord Curzon said, "is very costly; also irritating to German na tional sentiment and pride." The chancellor of the British ex chequer argued that continuance of the present system Impoverished everyone of the interested powers and that means ought to be examined for re ducing the cost, as the high expense meant less reparations. Ambassador Harvey took a more ac tive part in the three hours' meeting of the council than at any session since the deliberations were started, being asked for his opinion or taking part in the discussion of practically every question brought up, as America was directly Interested, especially in the Russian and Austrian situations, At this session the council decided upon the makeup of the International famine relief commission, which will deal with the famine situation in Rus sia. This commission will not be merely inter-allied, but Sweden, Den mark, Norway and other neutral coun tries will be asked to join. The nu cleus will be formed by the entento countries and the United States, each to appoint three delegates. DOMINION STATUS OFFERED IRELAND Loudon Official light on the status of the Irish negotiations was given by the government for the first time Sat urday In the form of a letter written by General Jan C. Smuts, the South African premier, to Eamonn de Valera, the Irish republican leader. This let ter, which was dated August 4, reveal ed that Premier Lloyd George offered 26 Sinn Fein counties complete dom inion status, subject to certain strate gic safeguards. It was also known by the text of the letter that Sir James Craig, the Ulster premier, has refused to negotiate with Mr. de Valera, and that Ulster is standing firm for re taining her present government. Fire Stirs Wild Beasts. Los Angeles, Cal. Fire at the Sells motion-picture studios on Mission road Saturday threatened serious loss for an hour or more, but was finally con trolled with loss estimated at $20,000, exclusive of the value of one completed unreleased feature, which the manage ment said was worth a large sum. The Selig Btudios have a large collection of animals which were in enclosures nearby. Until the fire was controlled panic reigned In the neighborhood, as the collection included scores of lions, tigers and other wild animals. Millions Won in Suit. Chicago. Edward W. Morrison, 82, known for years as the "mlllioulesa millionaire," Saturday won his long battle to prove his right to real estate valued at from $4,000,000 to $5,000,000 left by his father, Captain James M. Morrison. After years of lltlgatl n, Judge StougH affirmed Morrison's rights to the property. Control of the property was taken from Morrison sev eral years ago and the aged man was left In poverty. J t STATE NEWS t IN BRIEF. I Heppner. Fire starting from threshing engine spread Into the wheat field at John Pleper's farm near Lexington Thursday and destroyed 50 acres of fine wheat entailing a loss of around $2000. Dallas. Three carloads of the 1920 crop of prunes, grown in Polk coun ty, were shipped this week from the local packing plants of the Oregon Growers' association to England. Dallas. The Dallas Bchool board this week let a contract to W. J. Coy of this city for tho remodeling of the old Dallas college building, which has been unused for several years, into a modern three-room bungalow school house. School will open here Septem ber 12. Hulsoy. J. A. Mc Williams, while at tempting to move an extension ladder in painting the W. II. McMahan rest dence Saturday, was struck across the forearm by the ladder, which brok both arm bones. Ho happened to be lucky enough to carry a little acci dent Insurance. Salem. Polk county will have larger tonnago of dried prunes this year thun Marion county, and Yamhill more than Polk, according to the est! mates of the United States bureau of markets. Tho report was prepared by F. L. Kent, statistician for the market and crop department. Scappoose. At a special election held here Saturday to vote on the ac ceptnnce or rejection of the proposed charter for the city, a section provid ing for $30,000 bond issue for a water system was carried by vote of 85 for 38 against. The city has a voting population of about 147. Salem. The state of Oregon has power to assess and collect taxes on a stock of merchandise owned and kept by a trader doing business on an Indian reservation, according to I. II Van Winkle. aUornev-Eeneral. The opinion was asked by Bert C. Boylan, district attorney of Jefferson county Salem. Marion county farmers this year will harvest approximately 20 bushels of wheat to the acre, while Polk county ranchers will harvest 21 hushels from the same acreage, ac cording to reports received from F L. Kent, statistician with the bureau of markets and crop estimates, with offices in Portland. Medford. At the receivers' Bale of the Oregon Gas & Electric company's plant, held here Saturday, the proper ty was bought by the Anglo-California Trust company of San Francisco for $55,555.50. The bondholders were represented by Thomas D. Patch, re ceiver, and the trust company by its vice-president and cashier, Louis Sut ter. Salem. The first gun in the cam paign to organize the non-partisan league in Oregon was fired at Union- vllle, Yamhill county, Friday night. The meeting was uddressed by H. II. Steallard, national organizer for the league, and a number of persons were signed up. Meetings in other sections of Marlon county are now being ar ranged. Prineville. Crook county is sched uled to have a livestock meeting Sep tember 8 and 9. The first day's meet ing will be held in Prineville and the second day at Powell Butte. Topics under discussion will be "Newer Meth ods of Fattening Steers," and "Feeds for Wintering Cattle." Several of the foremost authorities on stock industry will speak. Albany. More rattlesnakes have been killed in Linn county this sum mer than in any single summer for many years. Some have been killed near Plainview, some near Browns ville, several in the Calapooia valley between Brownsville, Crawfordsville and Holley, and three were slaughter ed at a county rock crusher in the Charity grange neighborhood east of Harrisburg. Salem. One of the outstanding fea tures of the Oregon state fair this year will be the displays of the boys' and girls' clubs. Interest in these Indus trial contests has grown yearly during the six seasons that they have been held, and with the increased premium fund through the classifying of stock projects this year, it was anticipated that the big educational building on the state fair ground in Salem will house an exhibit the like of which has not heretofore been made. The club work is directed from the state department of education, co-operating with the Oregon Agricultural college and the United States department of agriculture. J. E. Calavan, industrial field worker, has just returned to Salem from a trip which included several counties, and which was taken to arouse interest among the juveniles In the coming state fair. The counties Included In the itinerary were: Polk, Yamhill, Washington, Columbia, Clat sop, Jackson and Klamath. SCHOOL DAYS W 7"'-,' -'JZ""?- ftrMBoak "TIs looking down that makes one dizzy. Id-owning. Don't worry when you stumble; remem ber, a worm la about the only thing that can't fall down. SUMMERY FOODS. DISHES easy of digestion and those refreshing as well as easy to prepare are those that Interest us dur ing the warm days. Creamed Chicken in Crown of Rice. For a crown mold holding one pint of material, wash a scant cupful of rice and cook In one quart of chicken broth, in whole or part. Salt, using one-half teaspoonful. When done but ter tho mold and pack in the rice. Set the mold on several folds of paper In a dish of boiling water and let cool until the filling Is ready. Melt one foilrth cupful of butter. In It cook one-fourth of a cupful of flour, one half teaspoonful each of salt nnd pep per, a scant pint of liquid, broth or milk, one or both. Fill the center with the creamed chicken and serve at once. Sardine Hor d'Oeuvre. Cut Boston brown bread Into rounds. Cut out a thin round one eighth of an Inch from the edge. Fill tills open space between the two with sardines skinned nnd boned, seasoned with lemon juice, salt and paprika nnd Worcestershire sauce mixed to gether. Salt a slice of hard-cooked egg at the center and a row of capers around the edge. "Coffee and Tapioca Trifle, nave ready two cupfuls of clear strained coffee and one-half cupful of pearl tapioca. Cook the tapioca with the coffee until well done. When done add one-half cupful of sugar, a pinch of salt, turn Into glass cups and fin ish when cold with whipped sweetened cream. Green Peppers Stuffed With Mutton. Cold mutton chopped, some of the gravy or sauce with which It was served may be mixed with it, season ing well and use as a stuffing for green peppers. Cut the peppers In halves or remove the tops; parboil for five minutes ; drain and chill, then fill. Bake in a moderate oven bast ing with broth occasionally. (, X921, 'Wostern Nawtpaper Union.) O LYRICS OF LIFE By DOUGLAS MALLOCH . A PLACE TO TIE. I'VE noticed afloat and a-tramplng, I've seen it on river and land, The thing that the most You need is a post To tie to when night is at hand, Some sort of an anchor to hold you, Some hawser thn-t never will fall, Some piuce you can tie Till the storm has gone by, To help you to ride out the gale. o many go foolishly drifting While rapids ore roaring below, Afloat on the tide Without compnss or guide, Till down to disaster 'they go; e need of us all is an anchor, V painter to tie to the shore, ' Some place to make fast Till the tempest Is past nd the waters are rolling no more. - many nflont on the river, The turbulent river of life, Have only their own Poor resistance alone To conquer the trouble and strife, fellow needs something to tie to, His trail o'er the sea or the sod, Some friend that is tme Who will carry him through A woman, a pal, or a God. (Conyriiht.) ISM; THE ROMANCE OF WORDS "BLACKGUARD." IN OLDEN days the palaces of kings and the palaces of no bles were by no means as well furnished and as clean as they are at the present day, nnd it wns customary when members of royalty or the nobility visited encH other that the guest should bring with him all his kitchen utensils, pots, pans and even a certain amount of coal. The scullions and lesser retainers had charge of these goods, rode among them, were smutted by them and received the contemp tuous appellation of the "black guard." In time the word came to be understood as meaning any troop or company of ruga mufllns, and finally, when its original application had been burled In the lore of centuries, it was applied to a single per son as an epithet of opprobri umas being synonymous with a rogue or rascal who would Btop at nothing in order to gain his ends. It was In the earlier sense, however, that Dryden used the term as a stage-direction In his play "Don Sebastian." "Enter the captain of the rabble with his black guard at his heels," and Fuller likewise spoke of the "devil's black guard" In the Cru sades as menning the number of thieves, debtors and runaway slaves who Joined In the Holy war. (Copyright.) -()- Ulllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllli: THE GIRL ON THE JOB How to Succeed How to Get s s Ahead How to Make Good E By JESSIE ROBERTS iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMimiiimmn THE TRAINED NURSE. NURSING is going to be a grenter opportunity for the right woman than ever before in the history of medicine. There Is going to be better regula tion of working hours and an advance in salary. For the demand Is exceeding the supply and Inducements to take up the profession must necessarily grow more attractive. If you want to be a nurse it is your duty to take the training, for you are wanted, and your work waits for you. In some of our states there are no laws making the registration of nurses compulsory. -Because of this, un trained or partly trained women com pete with the trained nurse for private work. Laws must be passed that will alter these things for the better. The Ited Cross Is hoping to demonstrate the need of the properly trained nurse so strongly that every community will be led to demand a proper registration law and a certain degree of training for its nurses. In choosing your training school, be ?ure that you select a flrst-cluss hos pital. You will get Infinitely better treatment and your diploma will count for far more. Nursing is hard work, but for the woman with a vocation it Is work that she loves. A graduate nurse is a val uable member of the community. Her standing Is secure, and she enn be sure of a good Income. In her pro fessional life she Is thrown with men and women of high caliber. If you have any leaning that way, it Is worth much effort to get started. (Copyright.) (J Small House. "Somebody In the audience laughed during my death scene," complained the eminent tragedian. "Don't you worry about that," said his manager, soothingly. "I had the fellow put out" "But why did hs laugh?" "I don't know. If he were the man ager of this show he wouldn't laugh." Birmingham Age-Uerald.