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PAGE TWO THE SPMXGFIKLI) NEWS L OF CURRENT WEEK Brief Resume Most Importan Daily News Items. COMPILED FOR YOU Events of Noted Teople, Governments and rcific Northwest, and Other Things Worth Knowing. Ia the business district la Seattle Tuesday, a robber entered a candy store, held up a woman clerk and ob tained 10 from the cash register. Legislation for regulation of the meatpacking industry, long before con gress, finally was made ready Tuesday for approval by the president. The fancy silk shirt, sporty sox and loud, expensive cravats are doomed to give way to cotton lisle and plain knitted goods, because men are slash Ing their clothing bills, Chicago haber dashers told the board of review when questioned about their personal prop erty taxes. The four big railroad brotherhoods in Canada announced Tuesday they would jointly contest the 12 per cent wage cut, which has been put into effect on the Canadian railroads. They have applied to the government for a board of conciliation and a ten-day conference In Montreal. Lemons came down from a little price aviation trip Tuesday when, in the commission-house district in San Francisco, they were quoted at from $3.50 to $6 a box, wholesale. This is a drop of $1 for the best grade and 11.50 for the common grades. In the past few weeks the price, soared to 10 a box. . Reductions of approximately $600, 000,000 in taxes and $520,000,000 in government expenditures this fiscal year were agreed upon at a confer ence between President Harding, Sec retary Mellon and republican leaders of the house of representatives, in eluding members of the ways and means committee. Federal agencies will co-operate with state officials in a fight to eradicate Rocky mountain spotted fever in Mon tana, it was announced Tuesday by the public health service. The situ ation has been under discussion be tween Surgeon-General Cumming and W. F. Cogswell, secretary of the Mon tana board of health. Republicans of the senate privileges and elections committee voted Sen ator Newberry, republican, Michigan, whose election in 1918 was contested by Henry Ford, democratic nominee. a clear title to his seat Democratic committee members all voted in op position, and the long-contested case goes to the senate for final decision The committee vote was 8 to 4. Dayton, Ohio, traffic policemen rub bed their eyes Saturday when a minia ture automobile sailed past all sema phores. There wasn't a soul in it. It was a driverless radio automobile from McCook field, controlled by a radio in a car 100 feet behind it. The automobile itself contained no wireless and is said to be the first of its kind publicly exhibited by the radio air service." New York was Introduced Monday to the postage meter, a machine which makes every man his own stamp print er and does away with the necessity of sticking them on. The National City bank has the first one exhibited. The machine, recently approved by the postoffice department, prints on the letters a little square about the size of a stamp, in which appears the words "U. S. Postage-Paid 2c." Len Small, governor of Illinois, after resisting arrest on indictments charg ing embezzlement and conspiracy for three weeks on the plea of executive immunity, or that "the king can do no wrong," as stated by his counsel Tues day, finally submitted to Sheriff Meeter after the latter bad beselged the state capitol with deputies for sev eral hours. The governor protested his arrest until the last, charging per secution and asserting his Innocence. s RICH BRIDE'S BODY FOUND Mrs. Kate Mahoney Identified -Hun band in Seattle Jait. Seattle, Wash. Discovery of a mutl lated body, declared by Charles Ten nant, captain of detectives, to be that of the missing Mrs. Kate Mahoney, in a trunk in Union bay hero Monday afternoon was the culmination of tllv log and dragging operations which the police had carried on for more than a month. Mrs. Mahoney, wealthy and elderly bride, has been missing since about April 15, shortly after her marriage to James E. Mahoney. Mahoney has been in Jail here for two months on several charges of forgery, all filed in connection with an alleged fraudulent power of at torney by which he was said to have obtained title to some of his wife's property. Mahoney and his bride went east on their wedding trip shortly before the woman was listed as missing. St Faul was said to have been the last city they visited before the po lice began to send notices broadcast on the disappearance of Mrs. Ma honey. Soon after Mahoney's arrest here, the police announced they had evl dence indicating that Mrs. Mahoney's body was in Lake Union, and alnce they have continued the search. Union bay, where the trunk was found by the tug Audrey, is an arm of Lake Union. When the trunk was hauled aboard the tug, it was found to con' tain three rugs. Beneath them was the body of a woman. Mrs. Mahoney was killed by a blow on the head. Two inches above her right eye there was an oval hole in the skull, such as might have been made by a hammer. There was also a dent in the back of the skull. Slash Taxes on Luxuries. Washington, D. C. Agreement to eliminate the taxes on fountain drinks and Ice cream and the so-called luxury tax on wearing apparel is understood to have been reported Monday by' re publican members of the house ways and means committee, sitting in ex ecutive session. A reduction of one half in the 10 per cent levy on sport ing goods also is said to have been agreed upon. The total loss of revenue from these proposed changes would be slightly less than $50,000,000, and the reductions are the first to be passed upon by the majority members in their effort to carry out the announced pro gram of republican house leaders to cut $500,000,000 from the nation's tax bill. Miners Accept Pay Cut. Tonopah, Nev. Mine electricians, blacksmiths and hoist men, on strike since April 16, have voted to return to work, according to announcement from the unions Monday. They will accept the new wage scale which calls for a reduction of about 12 Va per cent. The action of these crafts, it was said, practically brings to an end a strike which greatly hampered min ing activities in this district. Stone's Body Recovered. Banff, Atla. The body of Dr. W. E. Stone, president of Purdue university, Indiana, who was killed in a fall on Mount Aenon, was recovered Sunday according to a message received here. A. E. Wheeler, a member of the party which has been searching for the body, sent the message. Maple Leaves Falling. Harrlsburg, Or. The maple leaves are falling here now. The old-timers assert that it is the earliest the leaves have ever fallen and they say this Indicates a bad winter or a very early winter. The streets, sidewalks and the grounds of the various residences are covered with dead and dying leaves. Dodgers Get Publicity. Washington, D. C More than 17,000 names of alleged draft evaders were published Saturday in the Congres sional Record. The names are those issued by the war department between une 5 and July 4. Unemployed Start Fire. London. Disappointed over their failure to obtain jobs at a timber yard in East London which advertised for 50 men, 5000 unemployed laborers Monday broke into the premises and set fire to a stock oMumber valued at 1,000,000. ALLIES Iff LIFT LID Oil RHINELAHD End of Economics Barrier Pu Up to Germany. PAYMENTS IS FACTOR Question of Occupation of Right Hank of Rhine to Come Up Again At Next Meeting. Parts. The lifting of the economic barrier of the Rhlneland on September 15, providing Germany pays up the amount she undertook to pay under the London ultimatum and agrees to remove the boycott against French goods, was decided upon at the final session of the allied supreme council Saturday. It was decided, however, to maintain the occupation of Ruhrort, DuUburg and Dusseldorf until the next meeting of the council, which it was under stood will be held previous to the Washington disarmament conference, At that time Premier Brland con sented that the question of the occu pation of the right bank of the Rhine should be reconsidered. The decisions were reached after M Brland, as president of the council, replied to attacks made by Lord Cur zon, the British foreign secretary, and Sir Robert Stevenson Home, chancel lor of the British exchequer, against what was termed the present expensive system of administering tho treaty, cs peclaliy as concerning occupation of the Ruhr region. This. Lord Curzon said. "Is very costly; also Irritating to German na tional sentiment and pride." The chancellor of the British ex chequer argued that continuance of the present system impoverished everyone of the interested powers and that means ought to be examined for re ducing the cost, as the high expense meant less reparations. Ambassador Harvey took a more ac tive part in the three hours' meeting of the council than at any session slnco the deliberations were started, being asked for his opinion or taking part In the discussion of practically every question brought up, as America was directly Interested, especially ia the Russian and Austrian situations. At this session the council decided upon the makeup of the international famine relief commission, which will deal with the famine situation in Rus sia. This commission will not be merely Inter allied, but ftweden, Den mark, Norway and other neutral coun tries will be asked to Join. The nu cleus will be formed by the entento countries and the United States, each to appoint three delegates. DOMINION STATUS OFFERED IRELAND London. Official light on the statu of the Irish negotiations was given by the government for the first time Sat urday in the form of a letter written by General Jan C. Smuts, the South African premier, to Eamonn de Valera, the Irish republican leader. This let ter, which was dated August 4, reveal ed that Premier Lloyd George offered 26 Sinn Fein counties complete dom inion status, subject to certain strate gic safeguards. It was also known by the text of the letter that Sir James Craig, the Ulster premier, has refused to negotiate with Mr. de Valera, and that Ulster is standing firm for re taining her present government. Fire Stirs Wild Beasts. Los Angeles, Cal. Fire at the Sella motion-picture studios on Mission road Saturday threatened serious loss for an hour or more, but was finally con trolled with loss estimated at $20,000, exclusive of the value of one completed unreleased feature, which the manage ment said was worth a large sum. The Sellg studios have a large collection of animals which were in enclosures nearby. Until the fire was controlled panic reigned in the neighborhood, as the collection Included scores of lionn. tigers and other wild animals. STATE NEWS ai MlUAM i m Salem. It was estimated Saturday that approximately 1000 pickers will bo needed In Marlon county to hand! the hop yield now coming on. Cottage Grovo. The cannery hero ling sold $23,000 of Its future pack for this year and could dlfposo of a large quantity wero there a certainty that It could bo delivered. Salem. Chlnn pheasants are more numerous in Marlon county than for many years, according to reports re reived here from the rurul districts, Quail, too, nro numerous, as are other species of birds that Annually attruct the hunter. Salem. Practically all logging camps In Marlon and Polk counties are now in operation and moro ramps will bo opened before fall, according to U, G. Holt, manager of the logging de partment of the C. A. Spauldlng Log glng company. Salem. Tho entire crop of pears controlled by the Oregon Growers' Co operative association in the Wlllam ette and Umpqun valleys has been sold at $65 a ton f. o. b. shipping point for the best quality and $35 a ton for the second grades. Salem. A permit for the construe Hon of a new Oddfellows' building here was issued Friday. The At rue ture will cost aproxlmatcly $35,000 and will be used as an automobile terminal. Tho building has been leased by a Seattle company. St Helens. The St Helens roun ell will build a public market so tha the farmers living In nearby communl ties can dispose of their farm products direct to tho consumer. The market will be on a vacant lot near the court house and in tho center of tho city Baker "Strikes" of high grade gold and silver ores are almost .dally an nounced from tho old mining camps In the vicinity of Sumpter in Baker and Grant counties. Since tho an nouncement that the Sumpter smelter will be reopened, tho camps are taking on new life. Salem. Loans and discounts of the 87 banks operating In Oregon show a decreaso of more than $32,500,000 since June 30, 1920, acordlng to a report pre pared here by Frank Bramwell, state superintendent of banks, based upon statements received from the various Institutions at the close of business June 30, 1921. Albany. A large portion of a grain field on the farm of R. C. Dunran near Shedd was burned over Saturday, when the grain caught fire from the sparks from a threshing machine en glno. Many people went from Shedd to assist men In the neighborhood ex tingulsh the fire, which threatened considerable grain. St. Helens. The annual Columbia county fair will be held September 21-3, Inclusive, this year, and the fair board, which met here, decided to make extensive improvements to the buildings and grounds. An attractive premium list is being arranged, the county court having doubled the Bp propnatlon of last year. Salem. Hop picking in the Salem district will begin August 20 and in the Harrlsburg section August 25, ac cording to announcement made here Saturday. It was estimated by dealers that approximately $500,000 would be expended for picking within two weeks after the harvest starts. The price for picking has been fixed at CO cents for the box of 50 pounds. Salem. The program for the Ore gon state fair for 1921, September 26 October 1, will be largely influenced by the fact that this year marks the 16th anniversary of the annual event. More than ever before. the week's gathering will partake of the nature of a big homecoming, with pioneers and sons and daughters of pioneers meet ing on the old camp ground that ud- lolns the state fair cround in ,n capital city. Salem. A survey of conditions In Salem as they affect labor and tha purchasing power of a dollar was com pleted nore Saturday. The ronnrt showed that labor has declined ap- proximately 10 per cent durlnu the last year and a half, while the price for commodities have declined an averace of 30 per cent Taxes, based on an assessment of $1000. have increased from $31.20 two years ago to $48.60 ror tins year. GOOD FENCES ARE REQUIRED Fowls Running at Largs Dtttrey Oar. dsns and Flower Beds Confine Them In Yards. (I'rnmrnl .y tti t'nllil Kmtr l)r.rt nun I of Astlcultur Confine the backward Hock; oilier. vvUe the hens will alrny Into heigh burs' yard und garden, whero they may (mine damage ami two utmost sure to rnnu III feeling. The yard should be Inclosed by u board or wire feme. Wire fencing Is preferable, at It Is cheaper und the hen nro less likely to fly over It. y poultry spo clullNls of tho fulled Ktutc lepurl meiit of Agriculture. If cuts prove troublesome, where one I ruining chickens. It limy bo necessary to cover (he tup of the yard wllh wire u !. A hoard should not bo used tit tho top of a wire fence, ns this gives tho hens a visible plnro to ntlght nnd tends to I inch them to fly over. A 5 foot fence Is high enough for most condition, but If the hen show a tendency to tly over such a feme tho flight feather of one wing should be clipped. Leghorn need u C f oot fence. The larger the yard which run be provided the better tho ben Mill do, us It not only gives them greater opportunity to exercise, but also niukes It possible to maintain a sod on the ynnl. In most cum nut enough lumi will bo available so thut u sod cuu be maintained. If the jurd It fairly InrgV. It can bo divided Into two part und green crop, such n out, wheat, rye, or 1'wnrf Essex riie allowed to Mart In one ynnl while the hen are routined to tho oilier. The green crop should bo sown very thick, it fx I tho following quantities will bn found satisfactory for a yurd IS by 30 feet: Wheat. i'Si pound; out. kuii!; rye, 3U pound, rape, 5 ounce. Whuti the growing Muff reache n height of 3 to -I Inches the hen ran be lurried upon It n tnl the other yard be simi larly sown. Where It I Inadvisable to divide the yard It I possible to keep a sup ply of green stuff growing by using a wooden frame '.' or 3 Imhe high cov ered with 1 Inch mch wire. A frume made of 1 by i.' Inch lumber. U feet long and 3 feet wide, with mi addi tional piece ncroHH the center to imp port tho Mire when the hen Mtnml on It, will be found desirable for u small yard. A part of tho yard a large a thl frame I spaded up and sown, the frame placed over It, und the mate rial allowed to grow. A soon n the green sprout reiuh tho wire the hen Common Poultry Netting Makes a Very Satisfactory Fence. will begin to pick them oft, but since they cannot rat them down to the roots the sprouts will contlnuo to grow nnd supply green material. This frame can be moved from place to ilace In tho yard, nnd In this way different parts cultivated. The ynnl should bo stirred or sptided up frequently, If not In sod. In order to keep It In the best condition. Thl will not only tend to keep down any odors which might oiImc, but iiIho allow tho dropping to bo absorbed Into the soil mure readily, nnd, there- ore, keep the yard In better condl I on for the helm. Although It Is neresNiiry to keep the ion a confined to their yard most of he time, It U sometimes possible to et them out where they may rnngo iiKm tho lnwn for nn hour or so In the evening when some one can bo nt utnd to wutrh them or nt certain sen- sons of the year to allow them to run in the garden plot. This will be en- ivy : oyed greatly by the hens and will be very beneficial to them.