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THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS PAGE TWO WORLD HAPPEIIGS OF CURRENT WEEK Brief Resume Most Important Daily News Items. COMPILED FOR YOU Errata of Noted People, Governments and racific Northwest, and Other Things Worth Knowing-. Two unmasked men held up the bank at Fall River Mills, Shasta county. Cal., late Tuesday, and procured 11038 la currency and silver. Recommendations relative to the Is suance of a peace proclamation prob ably mill be submitted to President Harding within the next week. Attorney-General Daugherty has announced. Construction work on the battleships South Dakota, Indiana, Montana, North Carolina, Iowa and Massachu setts and the battle cruisers Ranger, Constitution and United States would be stopped under a bill Introduced Tuesday by Senator King (democrat, Utah). Belief that the J50.000.000 bankers' pool for loans to the cattle Industry would prove Inadequate to meet the needs of the stockmen was voiced by members of the executive committee of the Southwestern Cattle Raisers association, meeting at Fort Worth, Texas, Tuesday. Governor Small, from the office of one of his counsel In Chicago, was re ported Tuesday night, according to word received In Springfield, 111., to have offered to surrender himself with out resistance to Sangamon county au thorities on warrants charging embez tlement of state funds while treasurer of Illinois. The Commercial Cable company an nounced Monday in New York an ex tension of Its cables from London to Antwerp, Belgium. This extension gives the company facilities for direct transmission of messages from New York to the Belgian city and brings the United States into first-hand con tact with central Europe. Mrs. Annette Abbott Adams, the first woman to be an assistant attorney general, will sever her connection with the government andreturn to private practice In San Francisco August 1, it was said Tuesday. She resigned some months ago, but remained to finish up pending cases in her office, under which fall all legal questions involv ing prohibition. Reduction of the United States army to a peace-time strength of 150,000 men will be accomplished by July 31, in accordance with the decision of con. gre6s when it refused to appropriate funds for pay of a greater force after October 1. With the reduction, Secre tary Weeks announced there will be a general redistribution of troops, practical abandonment of seven great war-time army cantonments, place ment of many organizations on the in active list and skeletonization cf others. Dr. W. E. Stone, president of Perdue university, Lafayette, Ind., who, with his wife disappeared from Walking Tour camp at the foot of Mount Assinl boin at Calgary, Alberta, July 15, was found dead late Sunday at the bottoni of a very deep precipice, according to advices received Tuesday night. Mrs. Stone, for whom organized parties had also been searching for the last few days, was located alive on Sunday at the bottom of a 17-foot crevice, accord ing to word received shortly before the message of Dr. Stone's death was received. Secretary Mellon has offered for sub scription two new series of treasury certificates, the combined offering be ing for about 1300,000,000. Both issues are dated August 1, one maturing In six months with Interest at 5 1-4 per cent and the other maturing in one year " with interest at 61-2 per cent. With this issue the treasury, it was believed, would be in a position to meet any demands made on it by the war finance corporation in connection with settlements with the railroads under the plan submitted to congress by President Harding. ASKS FOR BIG CREDIT POOL Railroads Farmer and Exporters Would Be Helped. Washington, D. C. Broadening of the powers of the war finance cor poration, making It the great govern mental agency for bringing about the necessary economic readjustments, Is suggested by President Harding la a special communication to congress. The special letter, It has been an nounced, will deal primarily with the proposed financial settlement between the government and railroads. But. according to statements by adminis tration leaders, It probably will go fur ther and recommend not only that the war finance corporation take charge of the railroad settlement, but also that It be placed In direct and prac tically sole charge of farm credits and export financing. Secretary Hoover said that he had recommended such a plan and that his recommendation had been ap proved by Secretary Mellon and Eu gene Meyer Jr., managing director of the war finance corporation. Investigation, he said, had convinced him that the broadening of the finance corporation's powers through legisla tion permitting It to handle adequately the triple problem was the proper course to pursue. Funds for speeding up business, he asserted, could be made available by the corporation without a great drain on the treasury. The corporation is empowered to Issue bonds up to six times Its capitalization of 1500,000,000. However, according to finance cor poration officials, that organization has an account with the treasury of more than f300.000.000, so that a bond Issue will not be necessary until that sum Is exhausted. Payments to the roads, however, are expected to clean out quickly the account with the treasury. In connection with the necessary government financing to meet the first call for funds for the railroads It was Indicated at the treasury that an Issue of treasury certificates would proba bly be made August 1. It was not thought, however, that the next Issue of the treasury's new short-term notes would be floated until September.. THREE-CENT STAMP REVNUE PROPOSAL Washington, D. C Plans for build ing a new tax law took more definite form Monday as preparations were completed for the actual beginning of revision of the revenue laws by the house ways and means committee. President Harding heard details of what bouse leaders proposed to do from Chairman Fordney of the com mittee and information leaked out In dicating that the 3-cent postage stamp might be resorted to as a revenue producer. The return to the 3-cent stamp was understood to have been discussed at a conference Saturday between Secre tary Mellon and Mr. Fordney and other republican members of the ways and means committee. The sugges tion will be taken up with the post office department before any further moves are made, however, it was stated. In the search for methods of raising 14,000,000,000 a year, members of the committee were declared to have talk ed also of a stamp tax on bank checks, but that suggestion was understood to have been frowned upon by the treasury. Other stamp tax proposals may get some consideration In the committee, but members said they feared the reaction from them. Charles Eyed Closely. Vienna. The rumored intention of former Emperor Charles of Austria to make another dash for the throne has caused the authorities to order a vigilant watch along the Danube and on the Swiss frontier. Officials do not appear to be concerned, however, pointing out that the Swiss authori ties are keeping close guard on the former emperor at bis castle in Her tensteln, near Lucerne. Terrier Drives Off Bull. Harrisburg, HI. After being knock ed down and gored so badly by a bull that he became unconscious, Loy Bar ter, 23, farmer, probably owes bis life to a small fox terrier which drove off the bull, biting it so severely that it was necessary to call a veterinary. Barter suffered a broken Jaw and two broken ribs. SS AGREES TP FREE AMERICANS Famine Aid From United States Readily Accepted. SEN. FRANCE IN RIGA Resumption of Trade Relations Advo cated; Both Lenlne and Trots ky Are Interviewed. Riga. Soviet Russia has agreed to release American prisoners and to ac cept famine aid from the American relief association Just at the moment Joseph I. France, senator of Maryland, has returned here from Moscow deter mined to advocate renewal of trade relations and perhaps diplomatic rela tions between Russia and the United States, and bringing with him one of the prisoners, Mrs. Marguerite E. Har rison of Baltimore, who was freed by his efforts. Senator France, who entered Russia skeptical of the advantage of Imme diate diplomatic relations with the so viet, but believing trade relations were advisable, has returned an enthusiast for both. Senator France declared that the Lenlne government was starting a new line of development In Russia, which "cannot backslide Into radical com munism." Asked whether the Moscow bolshy vikl were trying to revolutionize the world. Senator France said: "I know nothing about the third In ternationale. But no man worthy of any attention ever believed propaganda could start revolutions. Conditions are not propaganda, history shows." The senator talked with both Lenlne and Trotzky and was Impressed by them. "I found that the Russian govern ment Is handling the situation In a statesmanlike way," he said. "Lenlne is much interested In American rela tions. Russian factories have not all ceased operating; many are working well. They are short of raw material. Farms are prosperous where they are not In the famine and drought belt." The senator mentioned furs as a possible product of trade with the United States and asserted that there would be plenty of exports when fac tories were supplied and agricultural Implements were supplied from abroad. He thought a commission of American experts would be welcomed, but con tended that Russia should have the right to send one to America. "I am convinced Russia will carry out any guarantee or concessions mado In return for credit," he declared. He Bald he was free to move about and see what he liked, and the offi cials admitted bad conditions where they existed. The senator secured Mrs. Harrison's release Independent of the Hoover and Hughes notes. Exports Get $63,471,700. Washington, D. C. In summarizing the export financing handled since the resumption of activity last winter, the war finance corporation showed In a statement Saturday night a total vol ume of business of 163,471,700. Of thlB sum, the corporation said $32,696, 700 represented advances already ap proved, while the remaining $30,775, 000 represented business In process of negotiation, of which 93 per cent cov ers agricultural commodities. The corporation's largest transactions re lated to cotton, agreements flavin, been reached to advance $16,560,000 to finance exports of the commodity. Women Off for Jungles. New York. Two women and a child were members of the party that em barked with Carl Akeley on the steam ship Baltic Saturday for a trip into the Jungles of Africa. Mr. Akeley 3 going in the hope of obtaining a gorilla family for the American museum of natural history. 40,000 Employes Affected. Connellsvllle, Pa. Forty thousand employes of the 11. C. Frlck Coke com pany in the Connellsvllle coke region will be affected by a 10 per cent re duction in wages, according to an an nouncement Saturday. The new scale became operative August 1. r STATE NEWS : IN BRIEF. I Salem. There were tlx fatalities in Oregon due to industrial accidents during the week ended July 21. accord ing to a report prepared by the state Industrial accident commission. Salem. Another carload of prunes left here Saturday consigned to Eng land. This was the 29th car of prunes to be shipped abroad since the "Mist land" label was adopted last fall. Medford. The Rogue River Can ning company Is installing the ma chinery in Its new plant on South Front street, and will be ready for operation within a week or ten days. Salem. C. IL Oram, state labor commissioner, left Friday night for Pendleton, Baker, La Grande, Hunt ington and other eastern Oregon ci ties, where he has a number of com plaints awaiting investigation. Astoria. The county fair board at Its meeting Saturday changed the dates for the coming Clatsop county fair to September 19, 20 and 21. One object of the change was to permit the exhibits, particularly those by the boys' and girls' Industrial clubs, to be sent to the state fair. Independence. Rev. J. W. Osborn. a pioneer of Oregon, a Baptist preach er for more than CO years, and a man well known throughout the Willam ette valley, died Monday night at his home a few miles south of Independ ence, where he and his family had resided for about 20 years. rrlneville. For the purpose of ex amining the fossilised flora of the district In which the Blue Mountain Oil company will soon begin to drill. Richard Russell of Berkeley, Cal., and Dr. R. W. Chaney of Iowa City. la., are In Crook county. They represent the Carnegie Institute of Technology Salem. The Standard OH company has reported to Secretary of State Kozer that during the month of June the company sold In Oregon 3,108.868 gallons of gasoline and 105,777.5 gal lons of distillate. The tax paid under the motor fuel act of 1919 was $31,' 617.56 and under the 1921 tax act $32,146.45. Eugene. Carl E. Fischer states that the big mill of the Fischer Lumber company at Marcola has been in oper ation during tho last week, employing a crew of about 125 men on an eight hour shift The orders have been coming in Just about fast enough to take care of the output, Mr. Fischer says. Very few of the larger mills of this section are In operation. Pendleton. The shortago in Uma tilla county road funds due to alleged peculations for which K. C. Amann, clerk In the roadmaster's office, was arrested Friday, will amount to be tween $3000 and $4000, It was learned from an authoritative source Satur day. The employment of an expert accountant will bo necessary to deter mine the shortage, said C. II. Randall, deputy district attorney. Grants Pass. A map showing the location of the various features of the Josephine caves has been pre pared by the local forestry office. The map shows the lights that are to be used In Illuminating the caverns when the highway Is completed. A small hydro-electric plant will furnish the power to light the caves, sufficient water power being near the caves to warrant the installation of a plant of this type. Salem. Multnomah county has re mitted to Governor Olcott, through the attorney-general, a check In the sum of $77,790.15, covering Us Indebted ness to the stato resulting from the construction of the Interstate bridge spanning the Columbia river between Portland and Vancouver. At the time the bridge was built the state ad vanced funds, with the understanding that the Indebtedness should be paid from the revenue derived from tolls. Grants Pass. The farmers of Jose phine county have Just completed a two weeks' drive against the gray dig ger squirrel. The drive was planned by the county agent's office, assisted by Russell Ferguson of the United States biological survey. A total of 12,565 acres of non-resident land was assigned and covered with the poi soned barley. Government land with an acreage of 7213 acres was covered, making the total lands covered In the county 21,778 acres. SCOUTS (Codca by NMIoBkl Council t the f Sooate ( America.) Co-operate with scouts In connection with the boy scoot c operation In the national observance of Forest Protection week last May, the state forester of Minnesota wrote as follows to the national council I "I bave always tern very much In terested n the work of the boy scouts and will gladly avail myself of any opportunity to co-operate with (Ms organisation. While in the past there has been a certain amount of co-operation between the scouts and the forest service, I think It Is pos sible to greatly Increase this. In my opjulon, this la one of the best men lis of educating the public In regard to the conservation of our natural re sources. The boy scout of today Is the voter and business man of tomor row, and his actions In the future will he determined largely by the training and education he receives now. The forest ortWrs in the state serv Ice are all very much Interested In boy scouts. In fact, some of our men are scoutmasters and others act In an advisory capacity on matters pertain ing to woodscraft and forestry. We frequently give talks to scout troope and meetings f scout masters. At our recent rangers' meeting we asked some of the scout masters to take an active part In the discussion. This they did. and some very valuulJe ideas were worked out "We are furnishing some 1.800 small trees which are to be planted and taken care of by the boys at their sum mer camps. These plantations will he In the nature of boy scouts forests." SCOUTS THERE WITH FIRST AIO. When On of Their Troop Meets With an Accident, the Others Know What to Do. SCOUT PREPAREDNESS. It certainly pays to be prepared. A scout mny work bin fingers nearly off on flrnt aid practice and never have a chnnre to put his skill to real, sure enough rescue work, but then agnln when ho least experts It tho oppor tunity may be bis to do a real Job of life unvlng. Here ts a case In point. A boy and his little sister were nlme In a bonne The little girt, running across tho room, slipped and fulling forward ran her unn through tho win dow pane, severing an artery. What would tho average boy doT Run for help? Telephone for the doctor? Well nnd good. But, In the meantime, a severed artery menus terrific loss of blood, arid even death unless it Is checked Instantly. There Isn't time for ordinary precautions. It Is a case of Instant action. Luckily In the In stance here cited, tho boy was a boy plus, that Is, a boy scout and he took charge of the situation himself, im provised a tourniquet to stop the flow of blood and then sent for the doctor. When, the latter arrived he declared that tho boy's prompt action undoubt eadly saved the child's life. 6COUT TRAINING SAVES LIFE. Little Mildred Cannon, a five-year-old youngster, started a little camp fire of her own In her back yard. Her clothing caught fire and tho child ran screaming toward the house. Her brother Eugene, a fourteen-year-old scout, heard the little one's outcry and rushing to the rescue rolled her In the sand, extinguishing the flames, undoubtedly saving the child from be ing burned to death. Another inci dent which goes to prove that a scout really is prepared and doesn't lose his heud in tlmeo emergency. . -