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THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS
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OF CURRENT WEEK
Brief Resume Most important
Daily News Items.
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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.
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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). .. .