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PAGE TWO Till-: SPJUNTiFIKLI) NEWS OF CURRENT WEEK Brief Resume Most Important . Daily News Items. COMPILED FOR YOU Events of Noted People, Governnw ntt and Pacific Northwest, and Other Things Worth Knowing. Twenty-five hundred employes of Denver Tacking plants will bo affected by the 12s per cent wage reduction announced in Chicago Tuesday by the packing companies. President Harding instituted a policy of frequent meetings with the White House correspondents Tuesday, seeing them after the cabinet meeting for his first formal press conference since In auguratlon. The house of representatives of the state of Nebraska has approved a reso lution indorsing the world's exposition to be held in Portland in 1925, accord ing to Information received at the gov ernor's office. The general railroad situation af fords little prospect of general de creases in freight rates, Chairman Clark of the interstate commerce com mission Tuesday Informed Senator Harris of Georgia. Major General Leonard Wood has been detailed at the request of Presi dent Harding to go to the Philippine islands and make a study of conditions there in the light of Philippine aspira tions for independence. Rene Viviani, ex-premier, will sail - for the United States on March 19, on an official mission from the French government to President Harding to extend felicitations of the government and reaffirm its friendship. The dime is a fair price for coffee and rolls or pie, the Chicago council committee on the cost of living an nounced Tuesday. The committee is discussing an ordinance making it a misdemeanor for a restaurant to serve less than one-fifth of a pie to a cus tomer. John W. Davis, retiring American ambassador to England, has received a cordial letter from President Hard ing announcing that the president will comply with Mr. Davis request that a new ambassador be appointed as soon as possible, so that Mr. Davis may return home. Mrs. Kenneth Thornock of Erigham City, Utah, wrapped her baby son in a quilt and put him on the oven door of herkitchen stove Tuesday morning I while she went across the street to call upon a neighbor. When she re turned 30 minutes later she found the baby burned to death. Job seekers besieging the new cabi net officers were joined Monday by real estate men, all eager to provide nice, comfortable homes for the new comers. Three honored Secretary Mellon, armed with pretty pictures of homes they though he would like to buy, ranging from $100,000 upward. He didn't buy. Pictures shown in a well-known mo tion picture news weekly depicting an airplane crashing into a flock of wild ducks, which were taken near Colusa, Tal., last October, resulted in the fil- leave I'etrograd within three days, fail ing of criminal proceedings against J ing which the city would be bombard Louis HuU, photographer; Lieutenant ' ed. Harry Halverson of b'an Francisco; J.! ?r. Fetters, commercial aviator and j Many Generals Demoted. Kkhard Done. The complaint charge -s ; Washington, I). C Failure of the that the men hunted ducks in air j .(.,lut(. t0 r.0Ilfjr,n nomination pro in o plui.e;, ia violation of the migratory i tior,H of arlny 0fli(.(,r3 aiJ0V tl)(J runk L:nI U( t j of major resulted in the demotion of Aspects of t::e nation's foreign rela-: 1 1 major-generals to brigadier gen tioi.s and problem of administrative 'fals, 22 brigadier-generals to colonels, crganiza'.i'.ii vxre considered by I're.-ii- j "'7 colonels to lieutenant-colonels and dent Harding and his cabinet Tuesday M lieutenant colonels to majors, the at the first lue-jting. Afterward, an- j war department announced Monday. nouncemerit was made at the war de- i partmr-nt that in fijiniuliting its policy! Leip6ic Fair is Open. toward the Rhine situation this gov-J Leipsig, Germany. The Lcdpslc fair eminent is not r.ow considering a with-; wa.s opened Monday w ith 15,000 oxhib- druwnl of the American troops. It was learned that as another step to ward Pan-Ajnerican amity the presi dent is preparing to ask that the sen ate ratify at once tho Columbia treaty. ALLIES MARCH ON GERMANY French Troop Already Ar Within Six Miles of City of Dusseldorf. Itorlln. Tho first contingent of French troops assigned to participate In the occupation of Dusseldorf was reported to have arrived at Uonrath, Monday, six miles southeast of Dus seldorf. London. Negotiations over tho Ger man indemnity were broken Monday; action started Tuesday with the march of French, Prltish and Delglan forces into Germany and occupation of a hu-ge section of her richest mauu facturlng country. The penalties to be Inflicted on the Germans by tho allies for non-com pliance with the reparations demands will Include: Occupation of the cities of Duls burg, Dusseldorf and Ruhrort, iu the German Industrial area beyond the Rhine, by tho troops of the allies. Imposition by each allied country of such a tax upon German Imports as it may deem fitting. The establishment of a customs boundary under allied control along the Rhine. The territory to be occupied Is In the heart of the great Industrial region of the Ruhr valley with Kssen, city of steel and munitions, Its center. The three cities are commercial ports into which flow the traffic of the Ruhr Iron region. These cities adjoin the British zone of occupation at Cologne. The American zone Is at Coblenz, 75 miles farther south, and the French zone at Mayence, another 75 miles south. The proposed occupa tion does not Involve marching inland beyond the Rhine, except In the im mediate vicinity of the occupied cities. Germany will appeal to 'the league of nations against action of the allies in imposing penalties for nonfulfill ment of her reparations obligations. Dr. Simona in his reply to Mr. Lloyd George said: 'Germany is not a member of the league, but she has signed the pact of the league, and I therefore an nounce an appeal to the assembly of the league of nations against the sane tions with which we are menaced." Dr. Simons regretted that the Ger man proposals had been misconstrued. SPECIAL SESSION TO CONVENE IN APRIL Washington, D. C President Hard ing announced early Tuesday that the special session of congress would be called not before April 4, and might be week later. The announcement was made after White House dinner which repub lican leaders of congress attended. The conference lasted four hours and the president said the legislative program had been discussed. The president said this was the be ginning of a program of co-operation. Various subjects were discussed, he added, in an attempt to ascertain the most important to be taken up by the next congress. Cannon Sweeps Petrograd. Helsingfors, P'iniand. The revolu tionaries have begun bombarding Pe trograd and soviet batteries at Syster lek, Revonnea and Tarbovka were bombarding Kronstadt, said a dispatch from Viborg. The fortress of Krasnoya Gorko, the dispatch added, was participating In the fight, but owing to the fog, It was not known on which side. It was stated that General Kozlov ski, rebel leader, sent an ultimatum Friday ordering all communists to itors and 100,000 visitors, more than half of whom wero buyers represent ing 25 countries. There wero about 100 American buyers. The -Americans bought chiefly toys and novelties. The fair is the largest in 800 years. MOB ORDERS 3 TO 1 Details of Non-Partisan tack Are Bared. At- VICTIMS DISAPPEAR All Forced to Roll in Grass in Lieu of Feather and Don Clothe a Party Depart. Great Pond, Kas -Dotalls of tho anil non partisan league demonstration in Harton county Saturday night, which reached a climax In tho escort ing from Great Ilcnd of J. R. Ilurton, ex senator from Kansas, and tho tar ring of J. O. Stevlc and A. A. Parsons, revealed Sunday that Stevlc and Par sons were compelled to apply a costing of tar to themselves while undressed. After they had been forced by several hundred men to roll on tho ground, their clothing was returned and they were told to leave. The whereabouts of Stevlc and Par- sous, who are state organizer and state secretary, respectively of the league, were not then known. Neither had word been received ns to the whereabouts of Ilurton or of a Pro fessor Wilson, another organizer of the league. Ilurton and Wilson were on their way to r.liinwood to address a meet ing. When they did not appear Stevlc and Parsons came to learn their whereabouts. 'The latter two then were taken out of tho city and told not to return. When they reappeared they were tarred. t When word reached Lynons, a small town near by, that Stevlc and Parsons had returned to Elllnwood a crowd of about two hundred men gathered. Tho party left there about C o'clock. Inter rupted a non partban meeting at Kl linwood and brought Stevlc and Par sons to Great Rend. They took the men a few miles from town and ordered them to "take off your clothes." The nu n protested, but obeyed. When they had undressed, tar was produced and Stevic anil Par sons were ordered to "smear that on you." Shivering from tho chilly air, tho men obeyed. When they finished they were told to roll in the grass, that serving for feathers, members of the party explained. Then their clothes were returned to them, they were warned not to return and the mob turned back to town. Stevic was told that his treatment was the result of violation of a, prom ise to remain out of tho county. Beer Permit to Stand. Washington, I). C Tho ruling of ex Attorney General Palmer permitting the practically unlimited manufacture of beer, wines and whisky for medical purposes will stand, despite protests, Solicitor General Frlerson said Satur day, unless the treasury department should ask for Its reconsideration. Such a request Is not contemplated, It was said at the treasury. A review would only bo made, he said, on motion of the department orig inally making the request and a change made where an error of law was found. Regulations to provide for the use of beer medically will be Issued when they can be prepared, prohibition offi cials declared. Under this most recent Interpreta tion of the prohibition law, officials declared jt would appear tli.it a pa tient for whom beer was prescribed! could obi a in it by the cuhe, as it would probably be ordered as a tonic and it would appear unreasonable to require n person to procure only one or two 1Ottles. Legion Advises Caution. Indianapolis, Jnd. National officers of tlio American Legion Saturday tool: steps to protect men who may be w rongl'ully -pissed as draft evaders in the list to hi; issued soon by tho war department and to mal;o certain that none guilty of evading military Bervlce escape. All posts wero notified that they should aid in establishing the cor rectness of tho list. STATE NEWS IN BRIEF. f Salem. Tho A. M. (lolllsplo Com pnny, Inc., organized under tho law of the state of Washington, has made application to operalo In Oregon. Tho capital stock Is $72.o00 and Oregon headquarters will bo maintained In Portland. Eugene. Tho Homo Science club of this rlty Is arranging to hold a free carnival April 11 to advertlso Oregon manufacturers and product. A largo room downtown has been engaged, d it Is planned to make It x booster day all over the city fr Oregon products mi loin. mo Utah Sales company, organized under tho laws of Arizona, has asked permission to operate In Oregon. Tho corporation Is capitaliz ed for $3,000,000 and W. Y. Masters of Portland, has been named attorney In fact. Oregon headquarters will bo In Portland. MeMlnnvllle. Tho stato gaino and fish commission has consigned 72 Chi nese pheasants to M. F. Corrlgan of this city. Tho birds will bo liberated on the farms of Mayor Houck. W. 1). Duorst and If. W. Jones. Local snorts men nro pleased with tho action of tho stato commission. Salem. Letters received at tho gov ernor'a offices during tho past few days acknowledge tho appointments of I. N. Flelsehner and Georgo 11. Kelly of Portland, M. A. Lynch of Redmoud, Illulno Hallock of ISaker and Pert Anderson of Medford as members of tho new state game commission. Salem. D. W. Davis, governor of Idaho, has telegraphed tho executive offices here that the lower houso of tho Idaho legislature Friday unani mously Indorsed the world s- exposi tion to bo held in Portland 1925. Tho telegram added that similar action probably would bo taken by the sen ate Klamath Falls. WholcsaIo ship ments of livestock nro having a serious effect upon tho local hay market. Usually hay is in demand for winter and spring feeding, but stockmen seem Inclined to sell, even at present low prices, rather than add to their ex penses by feeding their stock for sev eral months, with possibly no better price then. Medford. With tho establishment of two construction camps near Jackson ville and Central Point this week, the! building of tho new Medford district irrigation system Is employing about "U men and about tho same number of teams. Other camps will bu establish ed as tho weather gets settled. The force will bo Increased until 300 men are employed . Kugene. Alf H. Sanden of Portland Thursday instituted suit In the Lane county circuit court against Lester Stickles of this city, seeking damages In tho sum of $5000 on account of anegea injuries sustained wnen a car driven by Stlckels struck Sanden aB the latter was standing at a filling station on Hurnsldo street in Portland some time ago. Salem. Members of tho Oregon pub lic service commission met In Port land on March 8 to consider applica tions of tho state highway commission for the elimination of 14 grado cross ings over the tracks of tho Oregon Washington Railroad & Navigation company between Pendleton and Hunt ington. The cost of these eliminations will aggregate $000,000. Salem. James A. Shaw, attorney for tho Pacific Telephono & Tele graph company, in a letter received at tho office of tho Oregon public service commission Friday, said that tho corporation ho represents would comply strictly with the order provld tig for an increase In rates ami would enter upon Its expansion and Improve ment campaign wllhln the next few weeks. The Improvement' contemplat ed by tho corporation will entail ex penditures aggregating more than $j, 000,000. Salem. Thorn were two fatalities in Oregon due lo industrial accddeiits In ho week ending March 2, according to a report prepared by the state Indus trial accident commission. Tho vic tims were lien Kmerson, switchman, Portland, and Oeorgo Gardner, l.uh mill contractor, Portland. Of the A.'A accidents reported, 404 were subject to the compensation act, IB were from firms ami corporations that have re jected tho law, and 14 were from pub lic utility corporations not subject to benefits under the act. CONDITIONING BIRDS FOR POULTRY SHOWS Stand Better Chances (or Win ning if Well Trained. Poultry Specialists of United States Department of Agriculture Give Suggestions for Prepara tion of Fowls, Although tbo linger poultry show are usually held In l bo full, smaller ex hibition nro sinned throughout I ho winter mouth. Tho following ndvlco In training and conditioning birds pro loii lo n show, given by potiHry spe cialists of the fulled State Depart ment of Agriculture, Is good Iho whole year round. Tho bird Hint has la-en properly trained nnd prepared will stand a better chance every tlmo of winning a prl.e Hum niiolber bird equally good, but wild or easily fright ened, or "whoso plumage Is soiled or dirty. Afler tho birds nro selected, remove them from the rest of tbo llork nod place oncb bird In mi exhibition coop for nt least n part of curb day. Fowls no conllned will become iiceusioinod to tbo coop. Handling (belli that K re moving tliein from i lii' coop eneli day will have tho effect of milking tbetn tame. In bundling tho birds ami re moving mid reluming them to and from tbo coop, move quietly mul bun dle tho birds gently so as nut to frighten them. LmiiiiIiio tbo plumage so tbnt tho fowl will become accustomed to such movement when being handled by the Judge. Likewise, attempt to compote Hie bird by Mnootblng mid stroking tbo utit tie gently; Ibis seems to have n soothing effect on tbo fowls, litid when done frequently nn-l properly they come to look for It when one approach es tho coop. I'.lrdi lo bo exhibited should not be conllned to tbo exhibition coops for too great it period, iis long, continuous looping may cause them to gel out of condition nnd therefore unlit for show. A satisfactory plan In to contlne the birds for a part of ouch day or every other day nliermitely up to a few days before sending them to the show, when they should bu conllned until ready to ship. EXERCISE FOR SOWS NEEDED Feed for Animals Should Be Scattered Around Floor to Compel Them to Huitle. Sows duo to furrow In April or Mny ought to have some bulky feed. Prof. 11. Sbeoerd of the North Dakota Ag ricultural college reports that the hcrtlMiiiiu ut the agricultural college feeds a pound to ii pound nnd n quar ter of grain per loo pounds weight of sow nod a Utile ii I fa If ii liny to give plenty of bulk, He also advises tank- Prize-Winning Poland China Sow. Ing tbo kows take exercise, scattering their feed n round on the lloor so they will have two hours or more of work In picking It up. Another good thing about alfalfa buy Is that It keeps tliein on their feet quite a Utile while. I'igs from hows which have had plenty of exercise and bulky feed are usually much stronger tbnn thusu from fat, luzy sows. ROTTEN EGGIS UNDESIRABLE Many Farmers Do Not Seem to Care or Bother About Clean Nests for the Layers. No one likes a rotten egg, conse quently no one Is going to buy one not even Iho commission dealer. Many farmers do not cure whether I heir hens Htenl their nests or not nnd do mt bother to bunt for the eggs until mar ket day comes around. Once u week Is sometimes ns often ns eggs are Unkod for. Any eggs Hint bnve come from mi idd nest or (but In any way look suspicious Miould be candled lit home before sending them u market. Make Friends With Animals. Mvcry farm nnlnuil should be so fciillo It can be easily iipproaehci! and petted anywhere in (lie Holds. H doesn't pay to have wild nnlnmls around, unless one plans to start ii menagerie. Don't Stunt Pigs. Feed the plgn all that they will clean up twice dally. Don't stunt them and they will return a profit. m' ; ' fX x -'J j?$f aV 'v. ' . ,-