THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS
WORLD PPEIIGS
OF CURREMT WEEK
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Events of Noted People, Governments
and Pacific Northwest, and Other
Things Worth Knowing.
Fifteen persons were drowned when
a ferryboat sank In the Cautln river
at Temuco City, 80 miles northeast of
Valdlvla, Chile, Tuesday.
The number of peasants threatened
with starvation In the Volga region is
now placed at 30,000,000 by a Moscow
wireless dispatch. Of this number
9,500,000 are children.
rians for inauguration of a daily
passenger and freight service between
New York and Washington were an
nounced Tuesday by a commercial
aviation company. Six limousine type
planes have been purchased.
An automobile containing Jewelry
valued at 150,000 was stolen at Los
Angeles harbor Tuesday while its
owner, Richard H. Nelson, salesman
for a San Francisco firm of manufact
uring jewelers, was inside a store in
the harbor district, talking to a pros
pective customer, according to his re
port to the police.
The population of England, Wales
and Scotland, according to the new
census made public recently Is 42,767,
530, as against 40,831,396 in 1911. an
Increase of 4.7 per cent. Greater Lon
don's population is 7,476.168, an in
crease of 3.1 per cent. By countries
the population is: England, 35,678,530;
Wales, 2,206,712; Scotland, 4,882,288.
The steamship Italia sailed from
New York Tuesday for Vigo, Spain,
with more than 200 recruits many of
them Americans, who had enlisted
here in the Spanish legion in the last
three days for service in the Spanish
army against Morocco tribesmen. They
will be trained at Vigo and then em
bark for Ceuta, on the coast of
Morocco.
The senate Tuesday was requested
in a resolution adopted by the house
by a vote of 181 to 3 "to take appro
priate action" concerning remarks of
Senator Reed, democrat, Missouri, dur
ing debate on the anti-beer bill last
week, which the house held were "im
proper, unparliamentary and a reflec
tion on the character" of Representa
tive Volstead, republican, Minnesota.
Selection of the town of Mansfield,
and the county of Richmond, O., as
the location of its five-year experi
ment in the development of children
was announced Tuesday by the Na
tional Child Health council. The Ohio
communities were picked from 80
which sought the distinction, as most
nearly complying with the qualifica
tions of a typical American commun
ity. Worthless notes, stolen bonds, fraud
ulent deeds of trust and forged certi
ficates of deposit running into untold
millions have been flung on the mar
kets of the country, federal agents de
clared Tuesday, after investigating the
operations of a band alleged to have
been headed by Charles W. French
and John W. Worthington. Banks, bond
houses, investment security brokers
and wealthy business men from coast
to coast were declared to have been
victims of one of the most gigantic
Bwihdles ever unearthed by depart
ment of justice agents.
Fred E. Sterling, lieutenant-governor
of Illinois, recently indicted with Gov
'ernor Small and Vernon Curtis of
Grant Park, III., on charges of em
bezzlement and conspiracy involving
12,000,000 of state funds, Tuesday for
warded a draft for 391,386.28 to Ed
ward E. Miller, his successor as state
treasurer. In a letter accompanying
the draft Mr. Sterling explained that
this Bum was "all the interest col
letted by me on state deposite since
May 31, 1920," and that it included
"Interest to date on such collected
interest items from the dates when
the same came to my bands."
BILLION TO BOOST TRADE
Senate Hill, Amended, Is Panned by
House Stimulus Promised.
Washington, D. C With a number
of amendments, the senate bill, which
would make $1,000,000,000 available
through the war finance corporation
for stimulating exportation of agri
cultural products, was passed Monday
by the house.
Only 21 representatives voted
against the bill, while 314 voted for it.
The house eliminated senate sec
tions authorizing the purchase by the
war finance corporation of 1200,000.
000 worth of farm loan bonds, and the
creation of a new bureau in tho de
partment of commerce to obtain In
formation as to trade conditions
abroad. The house also eliminated a
section which would permit govern
ment loans to accredited foreigners
engaged in exportation of American
farm products, but added an amend
ment providing for rigid restriction
of such loans.
By a vote of 196 to 136 the house
rejected a motion to recommit the
bill, offered by Representative Wlngo,
democrat, Arkansas, to reinsert the
eliminated senate provisions and to
add an amendment authorizing the
war finance corporation to make di
rect loans to agriculturists.
PANAMA IS READY
TO REPEL INVADER
Fanama. Panama is prepared and
ready to repel the Costa Ricans should
they invade the disputed Coto terri
tory. No definite action will be taken,
however, until it has been learned
what attitude the United States gov
ernment will adopt toward Panama in
the event the Panamans oppose the
taking over of Coto by the Costa
Ricans.
Cable messages sent by the Pana
man government to Washington, with
the view of ascertaining the Ameri
can government's attitude toward
Panaman resistance to Costa Rlcan
occupation of Coto, have not been an
swered. Armed men to the number of 150
have been ordered to proceed to Coto
from David. They will take with them
ten machine guns, which were pur
chased in the United States last April.
Secretary of Justice Alfaro has
given orders to Chief of Police Arango
to hold the entire police force of Pan
ama and Colon in readiness to march
to Coto. Identical orders have been
sent the heads of the police forces in
Interior towns.
Mayors have been ordered to revise
their volunteer forces and to advise
the men to be ready for an emer
gency. Legion Has Relief Fund.
Washington, D. C. One hundred
thousand dollars, collected by the
American Red Cross during the war
for soldier relief work, was turned over
by the society Monday to the Ameri
can Legion to be used by the latter
organization in searching out cases
of former service men entitled to but
failing to receive aid.
The fund Is to be used, together with
sums donated by the Y. M. C. A., Na
tional Community service, Knights of
Columbus and Jewish welfare board,
in the formation of "flying squads"
charged) with aiding needy service
men.
Red Cross Agent Short.
Washington, D. C C. E. Wilson,
second assistant treasurer of the
American Red Cross, was arrested
Monday charged with larceny follow
ing an audit of his books, which show
ed a shortage of about 14,000. Ac
cording to the police, Wilson admit
ted shortages of more than 113,000
and attributed his misfortune to gam
bling on horse races.
Burnt In New Position.
Washington, D. C. William J.
Burns of New York was sworn in Mon
day as director of the bureau of in
vestigation of the department of Jus
tice. Mr. Burns succeeds William J.
Flynn, who resigned last week.
IDS BATTLE
STATE UPPERS
Armed Forces Clash in West
Virginia Hills.
FIVE REPORTED DEAD
Logan County Citizen Are Eager to
Meet Invaders Union Will
Continue Stand.
State Police Headquarters, Ethel, W.
Va. Five men fell In an encounter
early Sunday between an armed band
and state troopers on Beach crock,
Logan county. Captain Brockus, com
mander of the state police, and deputy
sheriffs reported. Whether all the men
who fell were killed, Urockus could
not say.
The clash was at closo range, ac
cording to the captain. Prior to the
fight, he said. 11 prisoners had been
taken by the patrolling party, which
left Logan yesterday. Four prisoners
escaped. It was suid. and one was be
lieved to have betn killed. Captain
Brockus headed tho ndvanced guard
of troopers and deputies, and It was
this detachment, comprising 12 men,
that engaged the armed band. Urockus
said he had talked with a man who
came from Sharpies, ami that he said
"some miners were killed."
"We learned from Sharpies that
there were between 1500 and 2000
armed miners waiting for us to walk
Into a trap," he said. All along the
way. he explained, "pot shots" were
being taken at the officers from men
hidden in houses ami in ambush.
Union Wilt Continue Fight.
Springfield, 111. After condemning
conditions in the coal fields of Mingo
county, West Virginia, as "un-American
and Intolerable," John C. Lewis,
national president of the United Mine
Workers of America, stated here Sun
d9y night that United Mine Workers
would continue the fight against what
he termed the "mercenary gunmen" In
Mingo county until the last gunman had
disappeared, ami tb.e last mine work
er had been freed from present ter
rible conditions.
PARLEY TO BE ASKED
ON LABOR SITUATION
Washington, 1). C President Hard
ing will call a national confrencc,
representative of the country, here
next month to inquire into the unem
ployment problem, Secretary Hoover
announced Sunday night.
"The object of the conference,' he
said, "will be to Inquire into the
volume of needed employment, dis
tribution of unemployment, to make
recommendations as to measures that
can be taken In co-ordinated speeding
up of employment, and a study of
economic measures desirable to amel
iorate the unemployment situation
and give impulse to the recovery of
business arid commerce to normal."
He said it is intended to Invite rep
resentatives of the greater groups of
industries and thought.
"While the business situation Is
steadily Improving," Mr. Hoover stat
ed, "some sections of the workers may
have exhausted thlr savings by win
ter and they must be a matter of ex
treme solicitude."
Spaniards Rout Moors.
Madrid. Native Moroccan villages
along the coast southeast of Melilla
have been destroyed by bombardment
by the Spanish warship Bonlfaz, ac
cording to a message from Chafinas
island, off the Moroccan coast Sunday
night. The fire from the warships
also caused numerous casualties and
forced the Moors to flee to the in
terior. Federals Fight Rebels.
Managua, Nicaragua. Heavy fight
ing between government forces and
rovolutionlsts was reported at El
Sauce, 50 miles north of Leon. The
government now has a largo force of
men under arms. Many persons have
been arrested for political activities.
I STATE NEWS f
I IN BRIEF.
Salem. Tho Oregon Growers' Co
operative association haa announced
the salo of three carloads of tho new
pruno crop. Buyers wcro reported a
actlvo and prunes aro in demand at
prices quoted by tho association Fri
day. Salem. Tho state highway commit)
slon Saturday won tho first heat in
litigation brought by resident of In
dependence, Polk county, to enjoin tho
state from proceeding with tho im
provement of certain sections of tho
West Sldo Pacific highway.
Prlnevlllo. During tho past week It
carloads of cattlo wcro shipped over
the City of Prlnevlllo railroad to Port
land by the following: W. I. Dlshman,
two cars; 8. Rogers, two cars; James
Cram, three cars; Baldwin Cuttlo t
Sheep company, four cars.
Klamath Falls. Residents of tho
alfalfa growing section around Midland
aro considering the organization of an
alfalfa meal factory. Low prices and
high freight rates have placed tho al
falfa grower in a position where it Is
impossible profitably to dispose of hU
surplus.
Salem. Thero will bo more men
teachers In the schools of Oregon when
the fall term opens In September than
at any time slnco tho outbreak of tho
war with Germany, according to re
ports received recently at tho offices
of J. A. Churchill, state superintendent
of public instruction.
Albany. J. W. Miller, county school
superintendent of Linn county, has re
signed tho office, his resignation to
tako effect September 1. Last Jun-
Mr. Miller resigned but upon request
withdrew the resignation, lie has now
filed a formal resignation and expects
to rctlro as soon as a successor is
chosen.
Hood River. A. W. Stone, general
manager of the apple growers' associa
tion, says that estimates of the season's
apple crop for the valley, based cn
observations of inspectors of tho aJ
soclatlon who arc familiar with condi
tions in all parts of the district, now
place the tonnage at an approximate
1,600,000 boxes.
Hood River. The inspection depart
ment of the Apple Growers' sssoclatloj
has announced that tho district's an
nual apple packing school will be luM
on tho week beginning September 12.
The school will bo characterized by
afternoon lectures by members of the
association's Inspection department
and by experiment station experts.
Nyssa. W. I Clbson, tho potato
king of Malheur county, and ono of
the directors of the Potato Growers'
association of Idaho and Oregon, was
a Nyssa visiter recently. Mr. Gibson
stated that 30 carloads of potatoes hav)
been shipped from hero up to date.
Tho price received was $2 and better.
The entire lot brought more than J7000.
Salem. Between 1800 and 2000 pick
ers will start work In tho hopyards of
the Willamette valley this week. When
picking of the later clusters starts Sep
tember 1 twice that number of plckeri
will be In tho fields. The cost of pro
ducing a pound of hops In 1919 was
estimated at 24 cents, which growers
said probably would be the average for
this year.
Salem. It will cost approximately
1,C50,000 to harvest the 1921 bop crop
In Oregon, according to Durbln &
Comoyer, who handle a large amount
of the hops produced in tho Willamette
valley. It was estimated by this firm
that the Oregon hop crop will aggre
gate 55,000 bales, nearly half of which
will bo harvested in tho Willamette
valley,
Klamath Falls. Sale of the $200,000
Klamath Drainage district bond Issue
will bo assured and funds will bo
available for diking and reclaiming
the lands of the district if tho govern
ment contract for water rights, a copy
of which baa been received by tho
directors of tho district, proves satis
factory after scrutiny. The board now
has the contract under consideration.
Salem. In tho prune district south
of Salem many prune trees aro infested
with leap spot, caused by a fungus
growth, according to a report made
here by S. II. Van Trump, county frul:
inspector. Many trees are shedding
their leaves as a result of the disease,
and unkss there is a proper spreading
during the month of May, the trees
eventually wlll.be seriously damaged,
he said.
BOY
SCOUTS
Con1uct4 ty N(l"nl fcunrll of the Moj
Scout uf Ainsrlra I
SCOUT LAWS IN CAMP.
L'very boy scout nttriidlng tho Whlto
Plains Council camp this summer, Is
given a little folder uh the application
of tho scout law In rump.
Here nre n few of llm paragraphs
discussing the different laws:
A Scout Is Trustworthy. A scout's
honor Is trusted In rump ns well a
elsewhere. The things you brought
to rump belong to you and wluit tho
other compels brought belong- to
them. Do not take nil) thing (but doe
not belong to joii without asking per
mission of the owner. If lt loans yoii
anything, you are trusted with It and
arc exeeted to return It In n good n
condition n when token to the pliico
or person from whom borrowed. Voii
are responsible for nny rump tools or
equipment you limy uo which nre tho
property of tli rump. He careful with
them and return them to their proper
plaeo. When on il lilk with other
scouts or oloin', you are on your honor
It ml expected to behave hi n scout.
A 8cout Is Chssrful. Smile. smile,
smile. No long fiu- In rump. It will
cheer you up mid also the other fel
low. Do your work rheerfully and
don't grumble lit hardship lor shirk
your duty. There lire- duties to W
done In rump; go it t theiu with n smllo
nml you will work better nod quliior.
Time Is situ-d by doing our tn-k tho
bent It run be d'Mic. Don't consider
It done until It is ib'iio In the wry
best way.
A Scout Is Thrifty. Tin' rump
i-qillpmelit bus eost II great ib-ul of
money. It belong to the scout. Ilowr
long It I in IN, depend n grent deal on
how you use It. A sroiit doe not de
stroy any property whether It belong
to himself or to another. Itcpcct tho
rights of others by using their things
In the right way. Make good use of
your time In rump by learning some
thing that will 10 of use to you. It
Isn't tieeessury to spend all your
money bemuse It bus been given you
or you have earned It. To nv It
from being lost or recklessly fpent
the camp bunk Is oM-ruted. Deposit It
there.
BROTHER SCOUTS.
Chief Manaboiho (Mohawk) and
Scout Charles Holly (Manhattan) at
Lake Kanohwahke (Boy Scout Camp,
8pncr, N ,Y.)
BOY SCOUT WORK IN ALBANIA.
The flrt troop of boy scouts to bo
organized In Albiinln has recently been
min ted In Tlrniiii by mi American Red
Cross woman. The hoys lire deeply
Interested, mid lire quite as eager to
do their dully good turn us their Amer
ican brothers. They wear a mil form
similar to our own, but their cap Is a
picturesque nffnlr of black felt, with
n tartan bund of red mid black, tho
Albanian national colors, u round tho
edge nml bunging down the buck.
Mont of the boys are Musselmans nnd
iniiHt wear u hrlmlcsH hut, so that
their faces may never be conceulcd
from Allah,
THE ISLAND BEAUTIFUL.
Davenport (In.) boy scouts are de
termined to make Petersen's Island, a
fuvorlto cmnplng point, tho most
beautiful IhIihii) on tho Mississippi.
They started out with n general clean
up, eliminating nil cans, bottles mid
other1 unsightly rubbishy
TO P
Millie