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PAGE TWO THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS o s OF CURRENT WEEK Brief Resume Most important Daily News Items. COMPILED FOR YOU Events of Noted Feeple, Governments and Pacific Northwest, and Other Thing-a Worth Knowing. The American Farm Bureau feder ation announced Tuesday that it had indorsed the program of legislation asked by the American Legion of the 67th congress. "William P. Egan. formerly a clerk In the legal department of the prohibi tion bureau, was arrested Tuesday on a charge of bribery. Officials declined to discuss the case, but Indicated they had evidence against other ex-employes of the unit Oregon, 'Washington, California and Nevada will be freed of bootleggers within 90 days if accomplishments of John Exniclos, newly appointed United States prohibition enforcement agent for these states, meet his expecta tions, he declared Tuesday. Organized labor of America will call immediately upon President Harding, his cabinet and congress to bring about recognition of the Irish repub lic and protest to Great Britain against the "brutal and uncivilized warfare now being conducted in Ireland." The volcano of Stromboli, situated on the island of the same name, off the northern coast of Sicily, has burst into activity. The eruption began with a violent explosion, which was heard far from the island, and the people are abandoning their homes and flee ing to Sicily. The Gllliland Oil company of Shreve- port, La., has consummated a deal whereby the Foster Oil company, an Oklahoma concern, acquired all the interests of the Gllliland company in the north Louisiana oil fields, it is announced. The consideration is said to have been $2,500,000. The question of disarmament, parti cularly as to an agreement in which Great Britain and the United States might be parties, and the possibility of Japan joining in such a disarmament move, was brought up in the house of commons Monday ,by Commander Carlyon Bellairs, unionist member for the Maidstone division of Kent. The British coal mine strike, which has been In progress since April 1, has been settled, it was officially an nounced Tuesday. It was understood that Lloyd George, the prime minister, will ask parliament to authorize the granting'of a 10,000,000-pound subsidy to the mining industry. The miners will resume work generally Monday if the subsidy is granted. Thomas Mulhall, deputy United States marshal, of San Francisco, from whom Roy Gardner, mail bandit, escaped at Castle Rock, Wash., re signed his position Tuesday to become an investigator for the national fire underwriters' arson board. He has held his position for eight years. The resignation had nothing to do with Gardner's escape, according to United States Marshal Holohan. Establishment of peace by congres sional resolution reached its final stage Tuesday when senate and house repub lican conferees agreed upon a com promise resolution which they hope to have in President Harding's hands late this week. The compromise em bodies the house plan of declaring the ttate of war with Germany and Austria at an end and adds the senate provisions reserving American prop erty and other rights. Fear of strike complications bowled into the Chicago wheat market Tues day at the same time as the first big offerings from the 1921 harvest. Wild tumbling of prices followed, with the July delivery of wheat here showing an extreme loss of 9 cents a bushel, compared with Monday's finish. Si multaneously cash values for Imme diate delivery of wheat in Kansas City were reported as having dropped in tome cases fully 22 cents. RAIL PAY CUT IS EXTENDED Labor Board Arts on Later Petitions Stash Is $ 400, 000,000, Chicago. Employes on virtually every railroad In the country will feel the 12 per cent wage reduction ordered by the United States railroad labor board to take effect July 1, following a supplemental decision Monday ex tending the order to nearly 100 addi tional roads. The wage slash, authorised by the board on June 1 to take effect next Friday, originally contemplated 104 railroads, although not all employes were affected on all roads. Monday's addendum to that decision Included 210 roads, many of which were parties to the original decision, but which returned to ask reductions for classes of their employes not covered In the first order. The reductions authorized Monday were identical with those of the orig inal order, the only change being the addition of rates for marine workers In certain harbors and of a section covering restaurant and dining car employes whose wages were ordered reduced by 60 per cent of all Increases received since February 29, 1920. With exception of a few subsidiary lines, whose parent owners filed peti tions for reductions, every railroad In the country affected by decision No. 2, the labor board's $600,000,000 wage award of July, 1920, has now been authorized to reduce wages an ave rage of 12 per cent. Most of them have received such permission for all classes of employes. In addition nearly two score other roads which voluntarily applied the Increased scale fixed by the board in 1920 also have received authorization to make a similar cut. Basing Its figures on the normal number of employes on all railroads affected by decision No. 2. the labor board recently estimated that Its 12 per cent reduction would lop approxi mately $400,000,000 from the nation's railroad bill, if applied to all employes. HOUSE VOTES BAN ON BEER FOR SICK Washington, D. C By a vote of 250 to 93, the house Monday night passed the Willis-Campbell bill to prevent the sale of beer to the sick and sent it to the senate with expectations of its final enactment before the end of the week. Briefly the bill would prevent use of beer by the sick on a physician's prescription; would prohibit manufac ture and Importation of liquor until the present stock held under govern ment supervision for non-beverage use has been exhausted; would limit the number of liquor prescriptions to be issued by physicians to 90 in three months and apply the provisions of the prohibition act to Hawaii and the Virgin islands. Opening the attack on the bill, Repre sentative Classon, republican, Wiscon sin, declared the American people did not regard violation of the Volstead law as wrong. "It is a game with them," he said "a game which gives them a bottle of liquor if they win; if they lose they shrug their shoulders and count themselves unfortunate. 'The demand for liquor exists today and so long as it does it will be sup plied by one means or another." Representative Gallivan, democrat, Massachusetts, declared be was not ashamed to oppose a measure designed to fool the people. "Egypt died because of too much regulation by law," he said. "It took more care of Its dead than of Its liv ing. Doubtless Mr. Volstead wants to be laid away alongside of Rameses I, as the two greatest examples of medical practice by legislation." Plymouth Rock Intact. Plymouth, Mass. Plymouth Rock was put together again Saturday. The boulder took on something of its original aspect when the three pieces into which it had split since the forefathers landed on it were taken out of a nearby building, joined on its former site. The rock, now en tirely exposed for the first time in years, will be covered with a canopy. 10-Cent Beef Held Fair. Chicago. Good pot roasts and boil ing beef should be available to the consuming public at the lowest price in ten years, according to an announce ment made by Armour & Co., Chicago packers, Saturday. TUFT APPOINTED CHIEFJUSTICE Nomination Is Contirmed by Senate, 60 to 4. , OPPOSITION IS NOTED Ex-President Is First Man in History to Obtain Highest Judicial and Executive Posts. Washington, P. C William Howard Taft, ex-president, was nominated late Thursday by President Harding to be chief justice of the United States and his nomination was confirmed by the senate In executive session. The nomination was not confirmed without opposition, however, and a rollcall was demanded. The opposi tion was voiced by Senators Borah, Idaho; Johnson, California, and La Follette, Wisconsin, all republicans. . On the rollcall. however, only four votes were cast against confirmation. Those were by Senators Borah, John son and La Follett. and Seuator Wat son, democrat, Georgia. The final vote was 60 to 4. The senate's doors were dosed for discussion of the nomination after suggestions that Mr. Taft be confirm ed in "open executive" session, be cause he is an ex-president and bad been rejected by his opponents. Senators Borah and Johnson led the fight on the floor In opposition to Mr. Taft, while he was defended by about a dozen senators. Including Knox of Pennsylvania, Kellogg of Minnesota and Willis of Ohio, repub licans, and Underwood of Alabama, minority leader; Smith of South Caro lina, Overman of North Carolina and Broussard of Louisiana, democrats. Mr. Taft Is the first man in the nation's history to be chosen for the highest office In both the executive and Judicial branches of the govern ment. For more 'than 30 years prior to his retirement from the preseidency in 1913 he had been almost constantly In public service. Twice he has served on the bench. having been a Judge of the superior court of Ohio and a Judge of the fed eral circuit court In the same state. The list of his other public services includes the position of collector of Internal revenue, solicitor-general of the United States, civil governor of the Philippine islands, secretary of war and president Mr. Taft is in his 64th year and is said by his friends to be in robust health, despite the fact that be has lost considerable weight since he left the presidency. Readjustment Goes On. Washington, I). C June business activities In the United States, al though showing an acceleration in price declines, were classed as "In conclusive" with respect to probable future developments by the monthly review of the federal reserve board issued Friday. The board concluded that "it Is evi dent the close of the readjustment period has not yet been reached," in some lines of business, notably iron and steel. , In iron, the board said, "it is now generally believed further readjustment of wages and prices Is likely to occur and that Increased activity In It will certainly not be noted before autumn." In several branches of domestic trade, the board said, the "month of June is usually a period of relative quiet and temporary reaction," and "such recession as has occurred is evi dently only seasonal." Employment continued practically unchanged, the report said, "with slight tendencies to betterment, no tably in agriculture." Soldier Aid Approved. Washington, D. C. Approval by the treasury department of the construc tion at soldiers' homes of five hospitals for the care of former service men suffering with tuberculosis was an nounced Friday by Secretary Mellon. The new buildings will cost $3,100,000 and are expected to be ready by Jan uary 1. r STATE NEWS t IN BRIEF. I Salem. Tho loganberry market opened here Saturday at 90 cents a crate of 24 boxes, Indications were that berries of this vorlenty would touch even a lower figure when the peak of the harvest is reached some time this week. Salem. More than 12,000 boxes or pears will be produced In the orchards of State Senator LaFollette, according to S. 11. Van Trump, counly fruit In spector. The earlier varieties will commence ripening next week, and the hnrvest will continue late In Sep tember. Medford. The city council has placed on the market for Immediate sale through all-licensed real estate dealers of the city, "0 Medford prop erties, mostly vacant lots, which fell Into the city's hands through unpaid delinquent city assessments of be tween $400 and $500 on each prop erty. Grants Pass. The tourist season at the Josephine caves has commenced and every day numerous parties from all parts of the country go through the caverns. The government has started work on the new highway to the caves and it is expected that this work will be completed this year, In stead of taking two years as previous ly Intended. Roseburg. Mat Ryckman of the fish commission arrived In Roseburg last week to start work on the state trout hatchery at Rock creek. The state has appropriated $15,000 for this hatchery, which is to be built within a few months. T. II. Mills, superin tendent of the first hatchery on the North Umpqua river, will be in charge of tho new hatchery when completed. Salem. Fire losses In Oregon for the fiscal year ending March 31, 1921, aggregated $2,185,329.01, while the Insurance of the risk totalled $29,675, 538.43. according to the annual report of the state fire marshal's department filed with Governor Olcott Suturday. FT re losses for the previous 12 months aggregated $1,884,871.55, showing a substantial increuse in the destruction of property. Baker. P. H. Hoffman, mining en gineer employed at the Bay Horse mine below Huntington and on the Oregon side of the Snako river, a sil ver property recently taken over by Spokane interests under leaso and bond, reports the Bay Homo is now under extensive and practical devel opment and that It Is making a re markable showing In values and ex tent of ore bodies. Condon. The second 1921 Condon wool sale will be held at the A. B. Robertson warehouse here June 29. Probably more than 300,000 pounds will be offered and a number of buy ers will be present. The first sale In Condon was held on Juno 10, when 20 Vi cents was the top price. It Is estimated that a million and a half pounds of wool will pass through the Condon warehouses this season. Salem. That a number of Oregon money lenders have approached vet erans of the late war and advanced the proposal that the veterans assign to them claims for cash bonuses to be paid under an act passed at tho last session of the leg islature at from 50 to 75 cents on tho dollar, was the arcusutlon made here last week by Henry Boyd, commander of Portland post No. 1, American Le gion. Cottage Grove. That tho possibili ties of the Bohemia mining district have never been ovcradvertlsed Is In dicated by samples of pure gold brought out this week by William Ed wards. He and Ralph Aubrey had been working at the Peek-a-boo prop erty on Jackass ridge for 18 days. They have but a one-stamp mill and rather crude equipment but they brought with them partially refined gold of a value of about $200. Salem. Walnut growers of western Oregon this season expect the larg est crop In many years, according to Earl Pearcy, president of tho Oregon State Horticultural society and promi nent member of the Oregon Growers' Co-operative association. Mr. Pearcy said the walnuts promised to be of ex cellent quality and that market con ditions are favorable. Mr. pearcy said the people are beginning to real ize the superiority of the Oregon wal COMFORT FOR SITTING HENS Give "Broodlts Nssts Whsrt Thsy Will Not Be Disturbed During Period of Incubation, (Prepared by Iln fulled HUies Pepsrt lnent of Arliultur) There are several ways to tell when a hen I becoming broody and wants to sit. Soft, downy feather nr left In the nest; tho lieu Mil) on the nest longer when laying. (Mi being ap proached she will remain on the nest, nuking u (hui-klsg hoIno itinl rultllntf her feather. When one I reasonably suro tlutl the hen I broody, mid her breast feel warm to the hand, she Is ready to be I rn inferred to tho net previously prepared where she U to At this tliuti It I advisable to dust the hen thoroughly with Insect powder. In doing so hold tin hen by the feet with the head down, working the pow der well Into the fen I hers, fKc Itilly those nrouud the tent and under the wine. The fitting hen should be dusted again on or about the eight een! h day of Incubation to be sure that no lice are present when tho chick are hatched. Powder should also bo sprinkled In tho nest. Sodi um II nor I (I may be used for the pur pose. When Mslhlo the nest should be III Some tUt of the u ii y place, whero the ben will not ho disturbed. Night 1 the best time for moving the ben from the regular laying liest to tho one she I to sit on. Hie should be handled carefully. A china villi r two should he plncel In tho Host, anil a board or a covering may be placed dcr the liet no that (ho ben will not get off. Toward tho end of tho second day go quietly to tho nest, leave some feed it ltd water, and re. move the covering from tho top or front of the nest, so that she cnti como olT w hen ready. Tho best food for tho sitting ben I whole corn or wheat, or both. Should she return to the nest after feeding, replace tho china egg with I luxe to be Incubated. Tho nest should bo slightly dark ened, a the ben I then not ho likely to become restless. In cool weather It I best ll"t to Dusting tha Sitting Hen With Insect Powder. put more than 10 eggs under n hen. Later In the spring, however, from 1 o IS eggs can be set, according to the size of the hen. I'xiiiiiIiio mid clean the next care fully, removing any broken egg and washing those, that are soiled. Nest ing material soiled by broken egg should be replaced with clean straw, buy, or chaff. Nest containing brok en egg soon become Infested with mites mid lli-c. which will cause tho hen to become uneasy and leave tho nest. Him w likely to lie the cause of the Ions of valuable silting of egg. ' F.gg laid Into In winter or early In spring are frequently Infertile, and for that reason It I advisable to set several hen at tho same time. After from Ave to seven days' Incubation, the time depending somewhat on I ho color nml thickness of the shell, tho egg should be tested, tho infortllo ami dcnd-L'orm egg removed and tho fertile ones returned to tho lien. Thin In many Instance all tho egg re maining under several hen may be placed under one or two, and the hens from which tho egg were taken may be reset. For Instance, !U) egg are set under It hen nt the same time, that I, 10 under each ben. At the end of 7 days, at which time tho eggs should be tested, It may U found that 10 ure Infertile or have dead germ, leaving only UO fertile egg. These i!0 egg run then be put under the two hens, and a new sitting pluced under the third bet). .. .