Sherman County observer., March 12, 1920, Image 4

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OREGON.
March 12. 1921
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the firs t woman named as delegate to
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San Francisco.
LEGION TO. C 0 N Œ
‘B O N u f CUESTION
-Cobbler's Dozer»."
While in most countries thirteen Is
alw ays spoken of ns “the b ak er’s doz­
er»," In Italy It Is called “the cobbler’s
dozen." T here Is a tradition In Italy
th at form erly there was a law com­
pelling cobblers to put twelve nails
round the edge of a boot heel, and
th at when nails were cheap, a th ir­
teenth nail was driven In the center
for luck.
No Mystery About Them.
Poets are fond of alluding to the
picturesque tradition th at pearls are
made from the dew ° f heaven, but
the fact of the m atter Is that those
inllky balls Just merely represent the
efforts of the oyster to cover up an
annoying grain of sand and render It
less Irritating.
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. absolutely highest quality.
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A d justm ent basis— pet warranty tag
attach ed t o each casing:
Louisville, Ky.— F ra n k D’O ller, n a­
tional com m ander of the A m erican
Legion, announced here th a t a con­
ference of leg fo n n a'res of all sta te s
would be held In W ashington March
*?2 for reco n sid eratio n of the so-called
‘bonus question."
Mr. DTllier w as en route to In d ian ­
apolis from BirminghartT, Ala., w here
he atten d ed S atu rd ay a m eeting of
A m erican Legion com m anders of ten
so u th ern sta te s, a t which resolutions
asking th a t such a conference be
called w ere adopted. T he resolutions
N o . 240. Report of the Condition of also ask th a t congress delay action
The Farmer«’ State Bank, at M oro, ia the State ot
until a fte r th e m eeting. T elegraphic
O re<on, at the cloae of buaineaa February 28, 1920
calls to atten d th e m eeting were sent
to all sta te com m anders.
Reaqurcea—
T he reso lu tio n s asked reco n sid era­
Loan* and diacounta ............... .............. $239,884 81
Overdraft«, aecured and iHMggjvad.. . . ■ 1,433 95 tion on th e ground th a t .“ it w as the
Honda and w a rra n t« ................ T...............
5.410 00
W a sh in g to n .-A fte r four h o u rs’ <»»-! Stoc
U
800 oo announced policy of th e A m erican
cusslon of A m erican av iatio n efforts Furnilure and fixtures ........... ......... ,.......... 1,800 00 I^egion to ask only such tre a tm e n t as
d u ring the war, the house, sittin g as a Due from approved reserve banks . . . . . . 14,668 07 is co n siste n t w ith th e w elfare of the
com m ittee, reported to the whole house Checks and other cash items . . . . .......... 3.S32 58 whole co untry and a t th e sam e tim e
Cash on hand ............................... ................ * 3,813 30
Just and fa ir” to ex-service men. E x­
th a t It “ had come to no reso lu tio n ” on Expenaee........... ............................................
327 27
th e conflicting report^ of th e special O th er reaoarcee........... ............................. 1,000 00 pedition by * co n g ress of legislation
recom m ended by th e legion and pro­
investigating com m ittee m ade afte r
To tal ...................
$272,669 98
v i d i n g for land se ttle m en t covering
prolonged inquiry Into’ the a ir program
all sta te s, hom e aid, to encourage th e
L ia b ilitie s -
and its results.
Even this' announcem ent by the com- Capital aiock paid i a .................................... $ 25,000 00 p urchase of ru ra l or city hom es by
i Surplus fund• • • • • • • « « . . « • • • • • • • • • « • • . > •
5 000 OCT
m ittee of the whole did not pass
; ,odivldu-, dero. it. ,ubjecl to
M ex-service men, and vocational edu­
challenged, republicans and dem ocrats Demand certificates of deposit.................. 1,100 00 cation for all service men w as urged.
disagreeing as sh arp ly as they had , Tins* and savings deposits.........., .............. 35,718 09
d u ring debate on the In vestigating ' No,c* ■“d i»*11» redweounted....... ...... 40.509 76
BRIEF GENERAL NEWS
com m ittee r u p o s ^ — The--^Hepo«ltlon ReM:rved for .fttereH
............ , >700 «,
P resid en t G ray of th é Union Pacific
made, however, was tru e to th e pro- O th er lla b ilitie « .................. ! ..................
38 25
has announced the system has bought
gram of republican leaders.
T h eir
To tal ............................................. ..$272,669 98
|6,000,000 of locomotives and >4,000,-
spokesm en declared the only purpose
of Oregon
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00U of refrig e ra to r cars.
was to m ake know n the facts of the State
County of Sherman 1 **
A nother bill providing for a federal
w artim e av iatio n “ failu re.”
I, Edgar A . Race, caahier of the aR>ve-named
Dem ocratic speakers pictured A m eri­ bank, do solemnly (w e a r that the above etatemeni budget system was introduced by Sen­
is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
ato r King of U tah and referred to the
can aviation effo rts a “success” th a t
Edgar A . ltn c e , Cawhier.
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special budget com m ittee.
Subscribed
and sworn to before me thia 6th
gave th e allies p r e d o m in a te of the
day of M arch, 1920
A bill designed to prevent all Am er­
air. 8 uch “ m istak es” as w ere ad m it­ { 3 L a } > .
R. J. G inn, N otary Public.
M y commission expires August 26, 1920.
ican im p o rts into D enm ark unlesB
ted by these speakers were said to be
Correct, attest:
W H . Ragsdale, J. C.
sanctioned by th e financial council was
only w hat were to be expected in so
M cKean, O L Belahe, Directora
Introduced in th e D anish F olkething.
novel and g igantic an enterprise.
Im m ig ratio n into C anada from the
N o . 216. Report of the Condition of United S tates fell off 43 per cent d u r­
HOUSEWIFE HAS REMEDY t The Hank of Moro?at M o ro , io the state ot Oregon, ing the last fiscal year, according to
I at the close ot business February 28. 1920.
a rep o rt of tho ¿Canadian d ep artm en t
M eat Prices Can Be Reduced By
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of Im m igration.
Resources—
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Careful Buying.
W hile the U nited S ta te s oontinued to
W ashington.— P lans for reducing the I Loans and discounts.................................. $391,616 11
secured and unsecured..........
410 37
pile
up a trad e balance ag ain st Europe
A m erican fam ily’s m eat bill were a n ­ I ; Overdrafts,
Ronds and warrants ....................................
5,541 57
nounced by th e d ep artm en t of Justice, Furniture and fixtures................................... 1,852 50 in Ja n u ary , South America, Asia, Afrl
which will urge housew ives to tu rn Due from approved reserve banka............ 30.734 46 ca and Mexico increased th e ir balances
from the high-priced cu ts to less cost­ Checks and other cash item s................... 1,193 58 ag ain st th is country.
Cash on hand ............................................ 21,531 60
S ecretary D aniels asked congress for
ly portions of th e steer.
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pan
ap p ro p riatio n of >1,000,000 to con­
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$452,880
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F a ir price com m issioners in every
stru c t a fle e t, l a n d i n g place iUid a sup­
Liabilities—
sta te will be asked to d irec t an edu­
Capital stock paid in .................................... S 25,000 00
cational cam paign, w ith the co-opera­ Surplus fund .......................T.......................... 25,008 00 ply storehouse a t San Diego, Cal., on
land to bo donated by the city. .
tion of retailers, w holesalers and pack­ Undivided profits, leas expense« and -
The A m erican farm bureuu fédéra-,
taxes paid ................... , ........................
5,314 07
ing com panies and th e d ep artm en t will
tlon
at th e closing session of its first
Due
to
hanks
and
bankers.......................
24,001
64
u n d ertak e to see to it th a t th e con­
Individual deposits subject to check . . . 259,053 58
sum er receives good m eat at idw prices Tim e add Savings deposits ....................... 61,110 90 annual m eeting In Chicago adopted a
and th a t no abnorm al p ro fits are taken Notes and bills rediscounted ..................... 53.400 00 resolution denouncing th e attem p t to
ally the a g ric u ltu rists of America with
on the lower priced portions.
O th er liabilities .......................... • • ............
4 95
the radicals of th e In d u strial world.
“T he housew ife holds in her own
HOUSE FAILS TO
PLAGE AIR BLAME
Vacuum C u p Cord T ires9 ,0 0 0 M iles
T he Sable Philosopher.
Don’t w orry 'bout when nn’ w hnr tie
long lnne’ll turn, but Jes keep good
holt er de hosses no’a de ‘wagon'll
m ake de tu rn w ithout aplllln’ you In de
brlerpntch.—A tlnnta C o n stitu tio n .•
8avage Heads Oregon F air B o ard.'
Salem, Or.— W. H. Savage of Cor
vallts was elected p resid en t of the
sta te fair «board here to succeed M. L
Jones, who will re tire from the board
a t expiration of hia term on April 1.
A. C. M aratera of Roseburg was named
vice-president.
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O rego n
State of Oregon
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County of Sherman / M
1, K .A . McPherson, cashier of the above named
hank, do solemnly swear that the above statement
*1« true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
K. A .M cPherson, cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me thia 4th
day of M arch, 1920.
J. C. H arper, N otary Public.
M y commission expires Feb. 1, 1924.
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Correct, stteet:
L . Barnum. R. C. A tw oo d, Directors.
NATION
LOSES
REVE,
Supreme Court Rules Stock Dividends
Untax able. .
W ashington.—C orporation dividends
d istributed as stock do n o t co n stitu te
“Income” and a re not su b je ct to fed­
eral income taxes, th e «upraise eo d rt
decided in a flve-to-four dsolslon.
Provisions or th e l i l t federal lneome
tax law levying tax es on steok divi­
dends w ere d m l seed unco n stitu tio n al.
The decision also nullified sim ilar pro­
visions of tb s p rese n t law and will
Involve g reat loss In ra v sn u a s to the
governm ent and refunds of such tax es
already collected.
Unionizing Is B srrod By Canada.
O ttaw a, Ont.—T he rig h t of em ployes
of the dominion governm ent to Join
Dutch Indorse League of N ations.
labor unions was denied in a le tte r
T he H ague.—T he first cham ber of sent by the cabinet to th e dom inion
the Dutch p arliam en t voted, xl to 2.
trades and labor congress.
for the ad h eren ce of Holland to the
league of nations. T he second cham
Wlloen Rides In Ops« Automobil«.
her cast an affirm ativ e vote on Feb
Washington—President W ilson went
n iary 18.
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riding Monday in an opas automobile
other 17.
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V u lc a n iz in g
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Freight and Express
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Can be ordered by mail far
the whole fam ily. The easi­
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A Real Corrective Shoe.
GROUND . GRIPPER SHOE STORE,
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7M Bt ■ « ta M Ave.. Terew e. WaeAiiw«m
At the Observer office, Moro.
Why BrunswickTires
W in Preference
„ T h ere are tw o m ain r ea so n s— one, th e n am e itself,
Which certifies superfine v a lu e — th e oth er, th a t tim e
te lls th e sam e story.
T h u s reputation and perform ance u n ite in g iv in g
y o u all y o u e x p e c t— and m ore.
Y e t B runsw icks c o st n o m ore th an lik e-type tires.
M any m otorists w ou ld pay m ore readily, b u t th e
B ru n sw ick idea« is to G IV E th e u tm ost, rather th an
t o G E T th e u tm ost. A n d th is has'been true sin ce 1845.
»You can appreciate w h a t B runsw ick Standards m ean
b y try in g O N E .B r u n sw ic k T ire. I t w ill be a reve­
lation. Y o u ’ll agree th a t y o u cou ld n o t buy a better,
Regardless o f price.
A nd, lik e oth er m otorists, y o u ’ll decide t o h a v e
A L L B runsw icks. T hen y o u ’ll kn ow suprem e yaHa^
faction from your tires — lon ger life, m inim um
trouble, low er cost.
THE BRUNSWICK-BALKE-COLLENDER CO.
Portland Headquarters: 46-48 Fifth Street
T o t a l ............................... . ................. $452.880 19
hand th e rem edy tor very high meat
prices,” * said the d ep artm en t's an ­
nouncem ent. "By tu rn in g from the ex­
pensive to th e inexpensive cu ts she not
only will low er her own m eat bills, but
will drive down the price of tho choice
cuts."
Idaho Ju ry Convict« Ona A lleg e^ R ed
Sand Point. Idaho.—T he jury trying
the cane of 18 I. W. W. (b arg ed with
crim inal syndicalism , a fte r d elib erat­
ing lea« \ h a n fohr hours, retu rn ed a
verdict of guilty ag ain st one of the
defen d an ts and not guilty ag a in st the
Vacuum C up F ab ricT iresb,0 0 0 M iles
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M oro
There are houaes of all types, from the
smallest two and three room cottages, to
602 Biooktynft.
7*ottlatdOtv.
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Washington Teachers to Meet During
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uncertain costs of the ordinary way.
big handsome homes of 10 and 12 rooms
REQUEST REFUSED
Special Session.
Olympia, W ash.—E fforts to lim it the
work of the extraordinary session of
the legislature called by Governor
Louis F. H art to convene March 22 to
the minimum required to ratify the
federaf*suffrage am endm ent and pro­
vide for continuing the sta te educa­
tional in stitu tio n s received a decided
setback when Mrs. Josephine Corliss
P reston, sta te superintend en t of pub­
lic instruction, refused to comply with
the governor’s req u est th a t the state
oonference of county and city superin­
tendents and city principals of public
schools called to m eet in Olympia’ on
the opening day of the e x tra session
to press legislative action to m eet im­
perative needs of the public schools
of the sta te hrt def^-red one week.
A ll of them, you css build yoursslf, with
unskilled labor, at a big saving over the
—and all designed on the “ better home
for a reasonable cost** system. |
W ashington.—Im m ediate and ex ten ­
sive enlargem ent of naval docking and
basing facilities on the Pacific and
legislation to provido a naval reserve
force of at least 200,000 w ere advoca­
ted before the house naval com m ittee
by S ecretary Daniels.
The se cretary asked au th o rity to
sta rt construction of a new naval bate
on San Francisco bay below Man-
island and urged th a t >10,000,000 be
made available a t once.
Among the recom m endations m ade
by the secretary w ere:
E stablishm ent of subm arine and de­
stroyer bases at P o rt Angeles, Wash.,
and A storia, Or.
• Mr. Daniels requested perrotshion to
accept a tra c t of 115 acres of land
from the city of A storia free from
Incum brance on which to build the
proposed destroyer and subm arine
base.
E nlargem ent of the naval base at
Brem erton, -Wash., to perm it of caring
for a larg er quota of the fleet there.
“This yard should become one of
the m ain repair and docking yards
for capital ships,” said Mr. Daniels.
E xpressing - the belief th a t in the
next w ar as in the last the United
S tates would send its troops into the
enem y’s country, Mr. D aniels said a
large navy and strong naval reserve
were “absolutely necessary.”
HART’S
built, comfortable houaes.
O vlja Drives 4 Devoters Crazy.
M artinez, Cal.—A craving for tho
revelations of tho ouija board, which
p ro m p te d " th em to neglect food and
sleep until th e ir em aciation showed,
plainly in th e ir faces resulted in tho
com m itm ent to sta te hospitals for the
insane of Mrs *S. B ottlnl, her 15-year-
old d aughter, AdeUne; .Mrs. Joseph
Soldavlnl and Mrs. E dw ard Moro, resi­
d en ts of El Cerrito, n ear here.
Dutch Insist Upon Keeping Ex K aiser
T he HaguA— H olland’s-..refu sal, to
su rre n d e r the ex k aiser is reaffirm ed
in the reply to th e allies second note
reg ard in g th e form er w ar ’ord. which
was m ade public. T h e Dutch govern­
m ent sta te s th a t it is unable to depart
from th e conclusions reached and set
forth In H olland’s previous note.
Japan Recognizes A rm enia as Nation.
T art«.—Ja p an has Informed th e coun
cil of a m b ia ssd o rs th a t she recognizes
A rm enia as a de facto governm ent.
Heaver and McAdoo Put Stop to Boom.
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w « n F rancisco.—Selection of nn un­
pledged group of can d id ates for the
s ta te ’s national convention delegation
and th e reading of th e telegraphed an­
nouncem ents of H erb ert C. Hoover,
W illiam O. McAdoo add U nited R tates
S enator Jam es D. Phelan th a t they did
not wish any convention delegation
can d id ates pledged to ¿hem, featured
th e special m eeting of the dem ocratic
s ta ts cen tral com m ittee here.
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Guarantee Basis
J. A. Hardin, Moro, Oregon