THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS
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OF CI1EIIT WEEK
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Events of Noted Teople, Governments
and Pacific Northwest, and Other
Things Worth Knowing.
Several persons were Injured and
considerable property damage caused
by a tornado at Roseboro and Long
Branch. N. C late Friday.
King Alfonso and Queen Victoria
of Spain escaped injury Friday when
their automobile overturned while they
were going to the Hippodrome to at
tend the races, said a dispatch from
Madrid.
A 40 per cent Increase of salaries
was granted Sunday to the principal
cfficers of the United Brethren church
by delegates to the quadrennial con
ference. Thirty officers will receive
the advances.
One hundred men employed In the
sawmill of the Beardmore Lumber
company at Spirit Lake, Idaho, have
gone on strike as a result of the com
pany's attempted institution of the
nine-hour day.
A referendum covering IS questions
of an agricultural nature pending in
congress will be voted upon by ap
proximately 2,000,000 farmers, it was
announced Tuesday. The call for the
national referendum was Issued by
the American Farm Bureau federation.
From his desk in the White House
President Harding Tuesday opened by
telephone the first annual California
Orange show at Anaheim, Cal. The
president spoke a few words of greet
ing to the show Officials at the other
end of the wire and wished the en
terprise success.
The senate finance committee was
asked Tuesday by James B. Garfield of
Cleveland to exempt from federal taxa
tion incomes from scientific, chari
table, religious and educational trust
funds. He also asked legislation which
would free bequests to such founda
tions from estates taxes.
Final statistics placing the total pop
ulation of continental United States
at 105,710,620, or 27,517 more than was
announced last October, when pre
liminary figures were given out, were
submitted to Speaker Gillett of the
house of representatives for appor
tionment purposes by the census
bureau.
Injunction against local branches of
six maritime associations and unions,
in Seattle, restraining them from
picketing or trespassing on shipping
board vessels, and from "other acts
of violence," has been asked in a suit
in equity filed in federal court Tues
day by United States District Attorney
Saanders.
Mrs. Emma C. Bergdoll was sen
tenced Tuesday to pay a fine of $7000
for the part Bhe was convicted of tak
ing in the evasion of the draft laws by
her sons, Grover and Erwin Bergdoll.
If she refuses or fails to pay by June
13, Federal Judge Dickinson imposed
the alternative sentence of one year
and one day in federal prison.
Senators Borah of Idaho and those
associated with him in the senate oh
questions of naval policy, virtually won
their fight Tuesday for Incorporation
in the $500,000,000 naval appropriation
bill of the Borah amendment request
ing the presidept to call a naval dis
armament conference of the United
States, Great Britain and Japan.
. The United States railroad labor
board late Tuesday announced its in'
tention of revising downward wages of
more than one million unskilled rail
workers, effective July 1. The amount
of the decrease will be made public on
June 1. The board also announced
that It would hold bearings June 6 re
garding proposals by the roads to de
crease the wages of other classes of
employes and would also make its de
cision in these cases effective on the
same date. , A similar decision on skill
ed workers would affect approximate
ly two million men.
I1
MUflNT
AURORA CAUSES FLAMES
Telephone Exchange Burned and Ca
ble Communication Hindered.
Brewster, N. Y. A fire which de
stroyed the Central New England rail
way station here Saturday night was
caused by the aurora borealls, in the
opinion of railway officials.
Telegraph Operator Hatch said he
was driven away from his instrument
by a flare of flame which enveloped
the switchboard and ignited the build
ing.
London. Telegraph and telephone
lines in the British isles aid through
out all northern Europe have been ser
iously Interrupted by the great mag
netic storm which virtually paralysed
wire transmission In the United States
Saturday night and Sunday. Cables
between England and the United
States were affected early Monday
morning and transmission was badly
delayed.
The disturbance was believed to
have caused a fire which destroyed a
telephone exchange at Karlstad, a
Swedish town about 160 miles west
of Stockholm. The building was de
stroyed. New York. Damage to the Western
Union Telegraph company's trans
Atlantic cables by the electrical dis
turbance accompanying the aurora
borealls Saturday and Sunday nights
may necessitate raising of the cables
for repairs, Newcomb Carlton, Its
president, announced Monday night
Traffic on thacables was inter
rupted from time to time during the
disturbance, he said, and serious dam
age caused by the stray electrical cur
rents. "The magnetic disturbance," he said,
was much the worst ever experienced.
A great many fuses were blown out on
our land lines and we had great dif
ficulty with the submarine cables.
The oceanic currents accompany
ing the aurora searched out the weak
spots in the cable insulation, aggra
vating them and interrupting service."
GERMANS OBDURATE,
MILLERAND ASSERTS
Little, France. With Germany still
disclaiming responsibility for the war,
there is no other course than to deal
with her as one who must be compel!
ed to make good her misdeeds, de
clared President Millerand In an ad
dress delivered Monday in the pres
ence of King Albert of Belgium.
"If the citizens of Lille and northern
France and Belgium are too generous
to claim revenge," he aald, "they
nevertheless, in accordance with the
remainder of the people of France and
the allies, demand justice against the
government and the nation which
brought on the war, and which,
throughout the hostilities, pursued a
systematic course of ruin and devas
tation toward the mines and Indus
ries, employing pillage and arson as
a means of insuring their own indus
trial and economic ascendancy upon
the coming of peace.
"As long as Germany continues to
deny the responsibility which her
plenipotentiary acknowledged at Ver
sailles there can be no real peace.
"It Is not to the democracies, eager
for work and peace, that one must
look for imperialism. We cherish no
ambition other than to assure to fu
ture generations liberty, fraternity and
peace, in which individual happiness
shall be the fruit of disinterested devo
tion to the right and the ideals."
12 Die. In Train Wreck.
Toulouse, France. Twelve persons
were killed and 60 injured when two
express trains coming from Paris jump
ed the track Saturday night witnln a
few miles of one another. The fact
that In each case eight coaches were
derailed and the locomotives and their
tenders remained on the track caused
the ordering of an investigation. In
each instance the coupling between
the tender and the first coach snapped,
Collma Is In Eruption.
Mexico City. The volcano of Collma
in Jalisco, long inactive, was in erup
tion Sunday. Smoke and ashes were
coming from the crater and the phe
nomenon was accompanied by strong
rumblings. An earthquake of 20
seconds duration was registered Sat
urday night throughout Jalisco.
MEXICDTO BETDLD
ill
Recognition of Obregon Will
Depend on Conditions.
STATEMENT DEFINITE
Americans and Their Interests Must
Be Safeguarded Before U. S.
Will Resume Relations.
Washington, D. C. A definite state
ment outlining conditions on which
the United States would extend recog
nition to the Mexican government has
been prepared for submission to Presi
dent Obregon. This statement, in the
form of a memorandum, It was said
Sunday night, will bo delivered to Ob
regon by George T. Summerlln, coun
selor of the American embassy at Mexi
co Ciry. who is expected to leave for
Mexico this week.
Conditions for recognition, it is
understood, are practically identical
with recommendations made by Sec
retary Fall in his report to congress
as chairman of a subcommittee of
the senate foreign relations committee.
The communication Is said to insist
that Obregon must sign a document
giving assurances that Americans and
their interests will be safeguarded in
Mexico before the United States will
consider resumption of formal rela
tions. If such assurances are given,
It is believed Henry P. Fletcher, under
secretary of state, who was ambassa
dor to Mexico under Wilson until he
resigned, will be designated to repre
sent the United States in drafting a
treaty.
The communication contains noth
Ing which can justify its being char
acterized as an ultimatum, but It is
understood Obregon will be left In
no doubt as to tho determination of
the American administration to see
that American Interests are not in
definitely discriminated against. It Is
said to have been prepared in collab
oration with Secretary Fall.
Conditions set forth are:
Elimination of provisions of articles
27 of the Mexican constitution relat
ing to the nationalization of the sub
soil rights insofar as they affect tenure
of land to which title was obtained
prior to the adoption of the constltu
tlon in 1917.
Elimination of the provisions which
deprive Americans of the right of
diplomatic appeal in cases where prop
erty is acquired.
Modification of the provisions which
prevent American acquiring and own
ing property within a certain zone
along the Mexican coasts and interna
tional boundaries.
along the Mexican coasts and inter
national boundaries.
Assurance that article 33 providing
for the expulsion of "pernicious
foreigners" will not be applied to
Americans without filing charges and
opportunity of a fair trial.
Modification of the provisions gov
erning religious worship in such man
ner that American clergy shall have
the right to exercise functions usual
In their denominations.
It is- also suggested that the two
governments agree to the creation of
a mixed court for the adjudication of
claims.
MARINE WORKERS
ACCEPT WAGE CUT
Washington, D. C Acceptance of
the 1$ per cent wage reduction for
marine engineers demanded by the
shipping board, but with modifications
as to working conditions, is understood
to be Included in an agreement reach
ed here Saturday at conferences be
tween Secretary Davis. Chairman Ben
son of the board, and representatives
of the Marine Engineers' Beneficial
association. '
Separate agreements, it is under
stood, will be signed by represent
tlves of the radio operators and the
seamen.
The changes in working conditions
and overtime, it was. indicated, would
bring the actual reduction in wages
to somewhat less than 15 per cent
IHATQUC M QTnn
Mini urn- Miuui uu
STATE NEWS J
Baker. Advertising for bids for Im
provements to be made at the tourist
camp grounds will be started soon.
Mayor Gardner Is getting specifica
tions ready for bidders.
Wlllamlna. Miss Freida Yates Is
one of the few eighth grade pupils In
the county to win the Palmer graduat
ing award In penmanship. She Is, In
addition, a talented musician. Miss
Roxlo Carter won first honors In pen
manship In the high school.
Albany. An eagle's nest containing
two young birds was found on the
limb of a large fir tree felled by wood
cutters on the farm of William Evans,
five miles north of Lebanon. One of
the birds was killed when the tree
fell but the other was captured.
Bend. Petitions filed recently re
sulted Thursday morning In designs
tlon by the Deschutes county court of
June 7 as the date on which a fCO.OOO
bond Issue will be voted on. It ap
proved, the bonds will finance cooper
attve work with the state highway
commission.
Bend. Snow has been receding rap-
Idly In the Deschutes national forest,
forest officials report, and scenlo roads
Into the mountains will soon be open
for use. It will be possible to reach
Odell lake, one of the largest bodies of
water In central Oregon, In two weeks,
it was predicted.
Pendleton. The first big sale of
wool by Umatilla county growers this
season became known last week, when
It was announced that Alfred Smith.
Tuesday disposed of a clip comprising
about 60,000 pounds' for the J. E. Live
stock company, to the ' Studley &
Emery company of Boston.
Astoria. A naval officer Is to arrive
here'ln the near future to take formal
possession of the Tongue Point naval
base site, which will be the first step
of the department, leading up to be
ginning actual work in the Improve
ment of the property and the estab
lishment of the naval base.
Salem. Road work, already con
tracted since January 1, 1921, and pro
posed through awards to be made at
a meeting of the state highway com
mission in Portland May 27, exceeds
that for the entire year of 1920 by
20 miles, according to a report prepar
ed by Herbert Nunn, state highway
engineer.
Dallas. The Polk county highway
controversy was definitely settled at a
meeting here Friday between state
highway commissioner Booth and Yeon
and the members of the county court
By the terms of agreement, the com
mission' will resume work at once on
the Salem-Dallas highway, Including a
mile within the city limits of Dallas,
Salem. The California Oregon Pow
er company has filed with the state
engineer application to appropriate
2100 second feet of water from the Kla
math river, for the development of
70,000 horsepower. The site of this
water appropriation was investigated
by the state several years ago In con
junction with the United States recla
mation service.
North Bend. A. II. Derbyshire, sec
retary-trcasurer of the Coos Bay farm
loan association, had but (22,000 allot
ted here for farm loans In 1921. Rules
and regulation of getting loans were
given In Mr. Derbyshire's announce
ment, and it was stated that the rate
of interest had been increased from
6 1-2 to 6 per cent. Since the loan plan
went Into effect, the Coos bay associa
tion usually has used Its limit yearly,
Salem. Thero were six fatalities
due to industrial accidents In Oregon
In the week ended May 12, according
to a report Issued by the state Indus
trial accident commission Friday. The
victims were: John Johnson, fuller, In
dependence; John Anderson, wood
splitter, Portland; Lester Goodwin
laborer, Buena Vista; Ray Thompson,
raftsman, Nehalem; Frederick We
gener, longshoreman, Astoria, and
Walter Saka, logger, Black Rock.
Salem. A big crop of loganberries
and strawberries Is promised here
this year, according to S. II. Van
Trump, county horticultural Inspector,
who recently completed a' survey of
the berry sections of the county. Peach
trees, be Bald, had not yet recovered
from the freeze In 1919, but the crop
will be much larger than that of last
year. The Italian prune crop was
somewhat affected by recent rains and
Mr, VanTriimp said it was too early to
estimate the damage.
BOY
SCOUTS
(Conduct by Niioiml Council of ths
Hoy cou of America
SCOUTS SOW GOOD HABITS
Scouts everywhere art Interested In .
gardening and forestry. Iu a went
Issue of IlojV Life, the chief scout
executive remind the boys of the
movement thut there Is another kind
of planting going on all the time,
whether they are conscious of the
process or not, Mr. West nays:
"Hoy time Is essentially planting
time. The habits you are forming now
ore the ones you will reap me nr"'
of when you get to manhood. And
that Is where scouting comes In as a
sort of expert gardener to show you
what to plant, ond how and why to
....
"One of the accusations mai i
sometimes mnl'. H me Justice.
cainaf American iteniite, H a
whole, Is our luck of thoroughness, our
tendency to be 'Jacks of niuny iritucs.
expert at none. This charge sitotiKi
never be allowed to (It or Ml a scow.
Tiinrni!L'liniK Mini the doing of a given
taMk, 'pon honor, to the best of our
ability should be. mid I nm glad to
say usually I. characteristic of boys
who are scout. KVeii ir u i a nuu
thing In Itself, like learning to tie
a certain kind of knot, keep at It until
you have the trick completely mus
tered, ami enn tie Him knot any Hoe.
any plnce. Just right, ns speedily and
deftly s possible.
"Take the matter of first Sid. when
you are learning to make bandages
and . tourniquets, studying and prsc- .
tlclng what to do In cuse of a certain
accident or how to prevent that acd
dent from hapitenlng. put your whole
mind and skill Into It. I-rn to do
It, not 'any old way,' but Just right,
so that If the time conn when you
are called upon, In the flush of an
Instant to put that knowledge to prac
tical use, you will not be found want
ing. "Be prepared. Sow habits of en
ergy, patience, perseverance. Train
your mind and body to work together
In splendid alliance. Live clean lives,
think clean thoughts, read great book,
follow true heroes, like Abraham Lin
coln and Theodore Roosevelt. Hunt
for tomorrow and manhood."
MESSAGE FROM SPANISH CHIEF.
In connection with the new Interna
tional scout magazine representing all
the scouts of th world, the chief scout
of Spain makes this slntement:
"To create an International Journal ,
which shall be the expression of the
common Ideals that flourish hcuenth
tjo boy seouts' Hug throughout tho
world; and with Unit Journal to currry
to the farthest corners of the earth
the common desire for physical and
moral redemption for which men of
goodwill In all climes are striving, will
he to endow with u new strength, with
the winged and powerful strength of
written thought, this gigantic rrusndo
of universal brotherhood which alreudy
binds with strong links the youth of
all countries, without distinction of
race or frontier,
"The boy Bcouts of Spnln, who are
working for their country and for their
well-being, follow the Inspiration of
Haden-i'oweU'H Immortal doctrine,
cannot forget that they are port of
Unit enteriTlse, or that In all nations
they have brothers with the same de
sires and ideals; and for this reason
they rally with enthusiasm to the
work of their common publication,
which will tlnd In us fervent propa
gandists If It serves, as we hope, to
strengthen and encourage the noble
scout alms."
ELECTION OF SCOUT OFFICIALS.
At its annual meeting, March 7, the
National council elected the following
new officers: Honorary president,
Warren G. Harding; honorary vice
preiUdent, Woodrow Wilson ; vice presi
dent, Harold McCormlck of Chicago.
New members of the national execu
tive board are Messrs. Richmond Dean
of Chicago, Mr. McCormlck, ond Mr.
James J. Phelun of Boston. Former
ofllcers re-elected are os follows: Ex
ecutive board members, Daniel Car
ter Beard, Alfred W. Duter, Lewis b!
Gawtry, Walter W. Head, Jeremluh W.
Jenks, George D, Pratt ond Mortimer
L. Schlffj honorary vice presidents,
Hon. Wlllium II. Tuft, Daniel Carter
Heard, Hon. W. O. McAdoo; president,
Colin II. Livingstone of Washington ;
vice presidents, BeJumln Duluncy of
Bristol, Tenn., Arthur Letts of Los
Angeles, Cul., Milton A. McRae of Do
trolt, Mich.; Mortimer L. Bchlff, New
York City; Nutlouul scout commission
er, Daniel . Carter Beurd; treusurer,
George D. Pratt, Brooklyn N. Y.
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