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Things .Worth Knowing.
America's historic old battleship, the
Oregon, went out of commission at
the Puget sound navy-yard at Bremer
ton. Waslu Friday June 13.
The cost of food in Paris continues
to rise, notwithstanding the attempts
of the government to keep prices
down.
Crarles F. Wyant of Minneapolis,
president of the Mortgage Security
company and of 14 affiliated state
banks, Saturday was convicted of ac
cepting deposits in a bank which he
knew was not solvent
Clarence Ousley, assistant secre
tary of agriculture, reported to the
department Saturday from Kansas
City that Kansas needs 100,000 labor
ers to help harvest the record-breaking
wheat crop in that state.
To preserve a natural flow of wheat
from the farm, a periodical premium
covering storage charges will be add
ed to the basic price at various
guarantee markets, according to an an'
nouncement by Julius H. Barnes,
United States wheat director.
Lester A. Reppert, a former bat
talion sergeant-major at the United
States disciplinary barracks, Fort
Leavenworth, Kan., was arrested Sat
urday as the fourteenth man charged
with .implication in the counterfeiting
scheme alleged by officials to have
had its source in the barracks.
Dr. Edward E. Llndeman, who
drowned Friday at Atlantic City, was
considered an authority on the trans
fusion of blood. He invented the
method of blood transfusion by which
blood was taken from the arm of one
person into a syringe and then in
jected into the arm of another.
Nation-wide use of narcotic drugs
for other than legitimate medical pur
poses is steadily increasing despite
vigorous efforts in the last four years
in the enforcement of the federal law,
was discovered by the treasury's
special Investigation commission,
which submitted a final report Sat
urday.
v Beers and wine of low alcoholic con
tent are not "intoxicating." On the
other hand they are healthful and their
sale under close state and federal su
pervision should be continued, de
clared D. Lambert Ott of Philadelphia,
addressing the American Medical as
sociation at Atlantic City, N. J., Sat
urday. Dr. Ott spoke on 40 years
observation among beer, wine and
whisky drinkers.
In full view of hundreds of persons
crowding the flying field at Eastmore
land, Portland, a private aeroplane,
driven by W. B. Hutchinson, wealthy
Walla Walla rancher, and In which
Sergeant John Milkowskl, of Mather
flying field, was a passenger, crashed
into the concrete sidewalk of East
Twenty-ninth street, following a sen
sational fall of several hundred feet
late Friday. Both men were killed
instantly.
John Colt Spooner, former United
States senator from Wisconsin, died
at bis home in New York early Tues
day after an illness of several weeks
He suffered a relapse after having
partially recovered from a nervous
breakdown.
: STATE NEWS
IN BRIEF.
Newport postoftice will be second
class after July 1. The advance will
require the clerks coming under civil
service laws. The marked increase
In business accounts for the change.
Walter Hamer Is postmaster.
Four more alien slackers were for
ever barred from becoming American
citixens by an order of Circuit Judgo
Eakln at Astoria Friday. Approxl
mately 20 foreign born residents of
this section have been denied citizen-
ship because they evaded the military
draft
To the tune of jangling cow bells
the stockholders and patrons of Mt
Angel creamery gathered Thursday In
a grove near that city for their annual
picnic An all-day programme includ
ing music, addresses and games was
enjoyed by the 400 people In attend
ance.
A total of IS fatal accidents was re
ported to the industrial accident com
mission for the month of May in a
statement issued Saturday. Final set
tlements in accident cases totaled S90
tor the month, while" 26 cases were re
jected for cause. The commission
now has 731 cases before It in process
of adjustment.
The famous old battleship Oregon
went out of commission June 11 at
the Puget sound navy-yard and will
remain there pending decision by Ore
gon as to whether that state desires
to take over the vessel for the Oregon
naval militia. Officers and men of
the Oregon have been assigned to
other duties or released from service.
Marshfield, North Bend. East Side.
Coqullle and Myrtle Point face a con
dition which may result In suspension
of electric power and light. If the In-
tentlon of the receivers of the C. A.
Smith property to withdraw permis
sion to the Oregon Power company to
operate the electric plant at the main
Marshfield mill is allowed to be car
ried out
The need for $125,000 worth of re
pairs, reconstruction and improve
ments on the central Oregon Irrigation
project. Is given as the chief reason
for an advance from SO cents to J2 per
acre, in maintenance fees charged set
tlers, the request for which Is made
In an application just filed by the
Irrigation company with the state pub
lic service commission.
NON-STOP OCEAN
FLIGHT SUCCESS
Newfoundland -to -Ireland
Trip Accomplished.
Ai
BRITISH VICTORIOUS
Run From St. Johns Across Atlantic
Made in 16 Hours and 12 Minutes.
Flyers Stand Voyage Well.
Strawberry harvest Is at Its height
in the Hood River valley now, and
London, June 15. The final goal of
all the ambitions which flying men
have ventured to dream about since
the Wright brothers first rose from
the earth in a heavler-than-alr machine
was realized this morning when the
young British officers, Captain John
Alcock and Lieutenant Arthur Brown
landed on the Irish coast after the
first nonstop flight across the At
lantlc
Their voyage Was without accident
and without unforeseen incident, so
far as could be learned. It was
stralght-away clean-cut flight achieved
In 16 hours and 12 minutes from St
Johns, N. F., to Cllfden, Ireland, more
than 1900 miles.
But the brief and modest description
which comes from the airmen nt Cllf
den tells of an adventurous and amaz
Ingly hazardous enterprise. Fog and
mists hung over the north Atlantic and
the Vickere-VImy biplane climbed and
dove, struggling to extricate herself
from the folds of the airplane's worst
enemy.
She rose to 11,000 feet, swooped
down almost to the surface of the sea
and at times the two navigators found
themselves flying upside down only
10 feet above the water.
Before coming to earth near the Cllf
den wireless station, Alcock circled the
wireless aerials, seeking the best spot
But no suitable ground was found, so
he chanced It In a bog.
The wireless staff rushed to the aid
of the aviators. They found Brown
dazed and Alcock temporarily deafen
ed by the force of the Impact. As soon
as they were able to be escorted to tho
wireless station they telegraphed the
news to their friends; then bad break
motorists contemplating a weekend
tour will find the Hood River valley
as interesting at present as during the
blossom season. Scores of tent-dwelling
crews may be found scattered
through the Oak Grove, Dee Flat and
upper valley sections. More than 1500
pickers are there, many of them In
dians.
The first forest fire of the season
In the Dallas district broke out last
week In the vicinity of Bridgeport, but
was extinguished before any damage
was done. W. V. Fuller, of Dallas, . a"
"That Is the best way to cross the
Atlantic," said Lieutenant Brown after
he had eaten.
Describing the experiences of him
self and Lieutenant Brown, Captain
Alcock In a message from Galway to
the Dally Mall says:
"We had a terrible journey. The
wonder Is that we are here at all. We
scarcely saw the sun or moon or stars
For hours we saw none of them. The
fog was very dense and at times we
had to descend within 300 feet of the
Every sausage making plant In San
Francisco was closed Wednesday as a
result of the strike that morning of all
members there of the sausage makers'
union. The men demanded a wage In
crease from $28 to 40 a week for an
eight and one-half hour working day.
Ordored by the federal director of
railroads to cut the month's operating
expenses to meet Juno income, tho
Louie vJllo & Naiihville Ilullroad com
pany has prepared to eliminate tho
names of 700 men, largely shop em
ploye; from tho railroad' payroll,
beginning Juno J Z,
supervising fire warden for the coun
ty, says that he has most of the tele
phone lines to the lookout stations
completed and that several crews of
men are now at work cleaning out the
fire trails.
After the most vigorous fight ever
known In the history of tho Mystic
Shrine of North America, the Imperial
council, in session In Indianapolis,
Ind., Thursday, by a vote of 359 to
142, decided on holding tho 4Cth Im
perial council session in Portland, Or.,
June 8 to 11, 1920. Portland's famous
band and patrol, assisted by the band
and patrol of Nile Temple, Seattle, and
aided by tho Shrine temples of the
Pacific coast and the northwest, was
a factor In winning the convention
fight.
Haynes station, near Forest Grove,
will bo the location of the new Ma
sonic homo for aged members and or
phans, according to report of tho com
mittee In charge of building operations
at tho session of tho grand lodge of
Orogon, meeting last week In tho Ma
sonic temple, Portland. Tho alto se
lected comprises 15 acres, offered by
tho Forest drovo lodgo. It Is prob
able that 1C or 20 mora acres will ho
purchased, making a tract of 30 or 35
acres in all, Tho t)o Is near both
tho QroKon electric and tho Houthern
Pacific and 1 on tho stato highway,
23 miles from Portland on tho pavo.
taunt,
'For four hours our machine was
covered with a sheet of Ice caused by
frozen sleet At another time the fog
was so dense that my speed indicator
did not work and for a few minutes It
was very alarming.
"We looped the loop, I do believe,
and did a very steep spiral. Wo did
some very comic stunts, for I had no
sense of horizon.
"The winds were favorable all tho
way, northwest and at times southwest.
We said in Newfoundland that we
would do the trip in 16 hours, but we
never thought we should. An hour
and a half before we saw land we had
no certain Idea where wo were, but
we believed wo were at Galway or
thereabouts."
Mexico Shies at League.
Washington, D. C Mexico will not
seek admlslon to the league of nations
"for tho present," General Candldo
Agullar, son-in-law of President Car.
ranza and head of a special mission
to the United States, said Sunday In
replying to a question as to tho atti
tude of Mexico toward tho Monroe
doctrine.
Mexico, General Agullar said, will
not attempt to obtain admission to tho
league of nations "for tho present an
It Im tho opinion of tho Mexican gov
ernment that Jho league of nations
could not bo formed upon solid am
conoluslvo basea until after peaco I
adjunled and consummated between
tho bolllKereit powen." j
FARM HOME SURVEY
IS MADE IN OREGON
Steps Taken to Improve Rural
Home-Making.
Kitchen Arrangements, Labor
Saving Devices, Etc.,
Are Factors.
(Prepared by Oreson Aerlculturat Coltrce)
The amount and kind of work dono
by tho farm woman in farm homomak
Ing, the number of hours sho works,
the labor-saving equipment sho Is sup
piled with, and tho social opportunl
tics she enjoys or lacks, will bo de
termined in a survoy of representative
farm communities conducted by tho
U. S. department of Agriculture and
the stato agricultural college exten
sion service. Tho work In Oregon will
be under tho direct supervision of
Mrs. Jessie D. McComb, stato homo
demonstration leader.
It will bo Impossible to conduct this
survey In every homo because of tho
oxpenso and labor Involved, explains
Mrs. McComb. Tho partial survoy
will be mado representative, howover,
by selecting typical farming communi
ties In several different counties, and
Including every farm homo In thoso
communities. Nearly 800 farm homes
are expected to report the information
sought In the survey.
Benefits of this preliminary work
for farm home betterment begin to
appear from tho very first. Ono woman
reported that In studying the survey
forms to determine the Inquiries and
tho answers In her homo her husband
was so struck by the Inconsistency of
running water In the barn for horses
and cattle but nono in the houso for
Its human inhabitants that h de
clared then and there he was going to
put in a homo water system. Other
farmers were similarly affected by
contrasting tho power machinery thoy
have for tho strong men with lack of
It for the weaker women workers that
they announced their purpose of In
stalling somo of the most needed home
labor saving appliances.
Ono farmer took measurements of
the dlstanco kitchen fixtures wero
placed In a remodeled kitchen because
ho wants to arrange his kitchen In
tho way most saving of labor In pro
paring meals and serving them. His
wife's health ho explained was not
good, and doctor bills from overwork
wero Increasingly heavy. By proper
arrangement of the kitchen and In
stallation of some labor savers he
thought sho would bo able to do tho
work without overtaxing her strength.
few women have felt abashed at
the lack of consideration shown them
n contrast with tho advantages other
women enjoy, and rofuso to answer
somo of the questions In tho survey.
Indeed It has been found that it Is
rather more difficult to enlist tho co
operation of somo farm women In
creating a demand for bettor house
keeping facilities than to enlist that
of tho men in making tho necessary
purchases.
In recommending rearrangement of
kitchen and installation of labor-saving
devices tho homo demonstration
agents always glvo careful considera
tion to existing conditions. Tho ability
of the farmer to Incur tho oxpenso,
tho commercial value of tho homo kit
chen as determined by tho number of
persons to bo served, and conditions
of sanitation and health, aro mado
tho bases of tho recommendations.
Ono farm homo was equipped with
slmplo and inexpensive water sys
tem by means of a barrel on tho roof,
force pump on tho porch below, and
suitable plumbing. Slmplo as It was
It saved many stops In preparation of
each meal, literally miles of travel In
tho courso of a year.
Tho amount of farm work performed
by women about tho barn and In tho
fields aro among other Itoma to bo
reported.
SHIPBUILDERS
WIN
TOTAL SURRENDER
Hurley Throws Up All Foreign
Contract Authority.
EMBARGO IS LIFTED
Indication of Possible .tosses to Ship
yards Through Hoard's Attitude
Brings Surprise to All.
Washington, D. C. Tho complete
surrender of nil authority of tho ship
ping board over foreign contracts of
fered to American yards mado by
Chairman Kdwnrd N. llurloy, of tho
board, at Tuesday's hearing before
tho commerce commlttco of tho sen
ate, was almost as much of a surprise
to Mr. Hurley as to the members of
tho commlttco.
It was plain to bo soon that Chair,
man Hurley had not come before tho
commlttco with any Intention of aban
doning tho board's asserted right to
approve or reject foreign contracts,
but ho becamo lost In the tho cross
fire of troublesome though at times
courteous questions. Ho had jock
eyed himself Into an uncomfortablo
position by offering as excuse for tho
board's attitude the fact that tho gov
ernment had on hand about $75,000,000
worth of materials which It wished
to dlsposo of to American yards.
"Don't you think," asked Senator
Chamborlaln, "that tliero would bo
greater economic loss to tho country
If tho American shipyards should bo
forced to closo down than there
would bo If tho government lost $75.
000,000 In salvage?"
"Wo aro not closing down yards,"
Mr. Hurley answered.
"But," said Senator Chamberlain,
"they will closo down In tho next 30
or CO days If they cannot take tho out-
sldo contracts."
-Chairman Hurley did not seem dis
posed to arguo this point, and a ques
tion from Sonator Hdge, of New Jer
sey, Immediately afterward was tho
ono which drove hi in Into agreeing to
lift tho ban. Senator Kdgo's question
carried the Insinuation that tho
hoard's attitude seemed but llttlo olsu
than an attempt to hold up the Ameri
can shipyards to pay tho govern
ment's own price for tho loft-over ma
terials. This brought tho unexpected answer
from tho chairman of tho shipping
hoard that ho would lift tho embargo
on tho builders without delay. Senator
Jones, chairman of tho committee,
was determined that tliero should bo
no misunderstanding and obtained tho
positive assuranco from the shipping
board chairman that ho would wrlto
a letter to tho shipbuilders at once,
waiving all claims to tho right of tho
shipping board to upprovo or roject
foreign contracts.
Tho Klamath dralnago district Ih
tho first dralnago corporation In tho
stuto to file with tho atato engineer mi
application for water Irrigation pur
poses, Its application for tho appro
priation of wafer from tho Klamath
river was filed Thursday, It propones
to construct an Irrigation ayatoin for
20,046 acre at an intimated coat of
mufioo.
$750,000,000 Railroad
Measure Passes House
Washington. D. C By a voto of
305 to 4 tho houso Tuesday passed tho
bill authorizing an appropriation of
$750,000,000 for tho railroad adminis
tration's revolving fund. Domocrotlc
momhors urged a larger amount, but
did not press any nmondmont for an
Increase, whllo republicans declared
the fund would bo sufficient until later
In tho year whon futuro needs would
ho known. Tho mcasuro now gooH to
tho sonato whoro lenders plan curly
action
Votes against tho appropriation
wero cast by HoprosontutlvoB An
thony, Kansas; Itainsoyor, Iowa;
Woodynrd, West Virginia, ropubllcnns,
and Thomas, Kentucky, democrat.
Nono of thorn urged his objections to
the hill during tho dohato which was
marked by tho Injection of consider
nhlo political discussion,
Chairman Good of tho appropriation
commlttco, In chnrgo or tho rail bill,
explained that tho reduction from jl,.
200,000,000 requested by Director-Gen.
orul Mines was decided on by tho
commlttco because It won admitted
that exact needs of tho futuro woro
problematical, The now fund, ho said,
would inuko a total of f 1,260,000,000
Krunlod tho administration aluco I ho
rail linos woro taken over by tho ov
eminent,