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OF CM! IE Brief Resume Most Importan Daily News Items. COMPILED FOR YO Events of Noted People, Governments and Pacific Northwest, and Other Things Worth Knowing. Thn ncnuto confirmed Wednesday the nomination of E. N. Hurley of Chi cago to be a member of tho American debt funding commission. Norway lias given tho llusslan so vlet government recognition do Jure, tho foreign office was informed In telegram received from Madame Alex andra Kollantay, soviet representative in Norway. Tlio (ieneral Electric company of Schenectady, N. Y., Tuesday announc ed receipt of a letter containing th log of a radio programme broadcast January 4 and received at Capetown South Africa, 7S80 miles away. The Warren Mi Fadden bill to ex tend tho llfo of tho war finance cor poratlon until next December 1 i ordered favorably reported by tho house bunking committee. It was passed by the scnule last Saturday, Democrats of tho house bound them selves Wednesday night by a party caucus to stand as a unit for tho tax revision programme proposed by Hep resentallvo darner, democrat, Texas, as u substitute for tho Mellon plan While helping hla son with work on their farm threo miles south of Amity, Or., Y. T. Komlg, a resident of Amity, was attacked and killed by a bull willed had escaped from tho barn and which Komlg had tried to drive back The Hev. William Montgomery llrown of Cnllon, ()., bishop of the I'roteslnnt Episcopal church, and known to his opponents as tho "bishop of bolshevlsts and uthelsts," faces trial on charges of extreme heresy, It became known Tuesday. William 0. McAdoo has announced that ho would leave to I he lenders of his movement In each stale tho qucs lion of whether bis employment as counsel by tho E. D. Doheny oil coin panics had made him unavailable as a candidate for the democratic preslden tlal nominal Ion. Ten years ago In Portland tho pur cliaso of a spring wagon was a simple matter but when II. P. Iloey, consult lug engineer on tho Eugeno Klamalh Kails lino of tho Southern Pucifl tried Wednesday to buy half a dozen fur uho In construction work bo found It almost impossible. M. If. Hand, ex partner of Senator Stanfleld of Oregon, was found net guilty at Welser, Malm, Wednesday on a charge of embezzling Jllioo from the Cottonwood Sheep company. Tin charge was preferred by Senator Stan field, who also accused Hand's falhi r in law, Ceorgo C. llradley, of helping In the fraud. Proposals of thn Johnson Immigra tion bill whli h "single out Japanese Immigrants for exclusion" nrn "Incon slstent" with thn treaty of lllll and should bo eliminated, Secretary Hughe Informed Chairman Johnson of Iho bouse linmlgr.itlon conimltte In n letter made public Wednesday at the statu department. I'lotallon of n Jir.O.OOO.OOO Japanese government refunding and rcconstruc tlon loan in tho fulled States was an nounced Wednesday by J. P. Morgan ft Co, who Willi Kulin, l.oeb ft Co.. the Nailoioil City company and the Klrst National bank, will bend a n.i llonwldo syndicate which will offer tho Issue later In the week, Final orders for Installation of a mooring mast on the fuel ship ltamapo at Mare Island navy yard, In prepara tlon for tho flight of tho Shenandoah on an Arctic exploration cruise this summer were Approved Tuesday by Secretary Donhy on recommendation of Hoar-Admiral Moffoft. chief of the naval air service. Hevlsed plans for tho mast eiiulpmeiit will go forward within tho next few days. Tho greatest discovery In tho his tory of Egyptology, even, many assert, in archaeology, was made Tuesday afternoon In tho sepulchral chamber of Tutankhamen In the valley of the kings. In tho presence of A gathering representing Iho elite of Egyptology, the lid of Tutankhamen's great pink sarcophagus was ruined and a stu pendously magnificent mummy case, covered with plates of solid gold, was brought to light. DENBY QUITS CABINET POST Navy Department Head Says Action Was Not Requested, Washington, D. C The resignation of Edwin Denby, as secretary of the navy, to be effective Marclj 10, was received and accepted by President Cooildge Monday. Tendered voluntarily by the secre tary for fear his remaining might "In crease the embarrassments" of the president and as an outgrowth of the senate inquiry Into the leasing of naval oil lands, the resignation marks the first break in the cabinet which Mr. Cooildge took over intact upon the death of President Harding. Expressing regret in accepting the resignation, President Coolidge de clared in a letter to the naval secre tary that "you will go with the knowl edge that your honoaty and Integrity have not been impugned." Mr. Denby, on the other hand, in formed the chief executive that "it will always be a gratifying thought to me that neither you nor anyone else at any timo advised me to resign." Although the action of the navy secretary at once started a flood of rumors concerning tho probability of other resignations, Assistant Secre tary Roosevelt, whoso name has been linked with that of Mr. Denby in the oil leasing cases, declared that he had not resigned. Upon learning of IiIb chief's action Mr. Koosevelt made an engagement at tho White House and conferred with tho president. After the conference ho authorized tho following state ment: My first reply to your questions Is that I did not know about Secretary Denby's reported resignation until 10:30 o'clock this morning. That an swers tho first question which I pre ume you would ask me. The second question is whether I am to resign also, and my answer to that is that I avo Just been to see tho president and I am not resigning." As for the question of a successor o Mr. Denby It was stated authorita tively that this had received little con slderatlon by tho president. So far as known there Is no plan In ndmlnlsl ration circles to promote Mr, Koosevelt to the post. Tho names of 'harles II. Warren of Detroit, who has accepted at least tentatively appoint ment as ambassador to Mexico, and f former Representative Patrick II Kelley, also of Michigan, former chair- mar, of tho naval sub-committee of ho house appropriations committee re prominently mentioned for the cist. Thero lias been nothing to in ic ate. however, that these are the only names before Mr. Coolidge and his advisers. In a statement mnde public late Monday Secretary Denby discussed Ills reslgnallon and pointed out that ho deferred dato of his retirement ft plenty of timo for Impeachment proceedings against him. Therefore," ho added, "anyone who says I am resigning for fear of lm achment simply lies." LRQAD'S GRANT SALES ATTACKED $136,000,000 Declared Receiv ed From Lands. ILLEGALITY CHARGED Forest Service Contends That North ern Pacific Failed to Meet Requirements. Senator Hat Relapse. Washington, D. C Senator (ireene f Vermont Buffered a serious relapse ter an operation lato Monday, his ondltlou being regarded as very crlt- al. Only a few minutes earlier yslclans bad declared his chances f recovery favorable. Ho apparently ad como through the operation sue- ssfully when ho suffered a hemor- iage of tho brain. Tho hemorrhag is quickly chinked, however. Some pe for his recovery was Indicated Accused Slays Judge. Lincoln, Neb. William M. Morning, it, veteran district Judge, was shot ml killed early Monday In his court- m by Walface (1. Walllck, who In urn shot anil killed himself. The nige was shot through the heart. alllck shot at C. K, lleln, attorney r his wife, Mutlldu Wallick, who was ing him for separate maintenance, ml at his wife. Neither of these ils took effect. Judge Morning led in a few minutes. Smaller Army Opposed, Washington, I). C Hearings on the iinual iiiiny appropriation bill, which have been In progress for two months. re concluded Saturday by a house uh committee. Members are agreed hat the present strength of the regu nrmy-lJ.VOOO enlisted men and wo officers --should be maintained r another year. Crime Drive Ordered. Philadelphia. --As a result of the ge number of holdups and robberies lorled Saturday, Director of Public fety Potior has started a concerted hour drive against bandits and Moves. ' Shoot to kill," was the order gave his lieutenants In outlining ant for the campaign. Everett. A sawmill that It Is prom ised will employ "S men is to open hero this week. The Sound Lumber company, associated with tho Sound Casket company, Is the operutor. John II. Maulsby Is tho manager. Washington, D. C A claim that the Northern Pacific Railway company has received a total of $136,118,533 from the sale of lands from Its govern ment grants, or nearly twice the $70,- 000,000 cost of constructing the rail road, is set up by the forest service as a chief reason why congress should deny the railway company the right to take over an additional 3,000,000 acres of public lands which It now claims under the original grants. A resolution directing the secretary of the interior to withhold his approval of the adjustment of the Northern Pa cific land grants and the Issuance of any further patents on them until congressional inquiry can be made has been Introduced In the house. It is sponsored by the Interior and agri culture departments and will be press ed. Asserting that the railway company is seeking acreage In the national for ests of Montana, Idaho and Washing ton, worth probably $30,000,000, the forest service, In a summary of the controversy which became public Sat urday, argues that the Northern' Pa cific land grants have been fully sat isfied. Moreover, It says an account Ing from the railroad, which congress has the right to demand, may justify the cancellation of the patents to all granted lands still retained by th corporation. To substantiate this claim the forest sorvlce contends: "That the land grants were mad for tho purpose of aiding In the con structlon of the railroad. The total gross receipts of the Northern Paclfi to June 30, 1917, from the sale of th lands from Its grant amounted to $136, 118,533. The cost of constructing th road did not exceed $70,000,000. The sale of lands has more than paid for the cost of constructing the railroad "That the Northern Pacific failed to construct 1505.21 miles of its railroad within the time required by law, there by rendering the granted lands subject to forfeiture. "That the Northern Pacific failed to dispose of certain of Us lands to settlors at not to exceed $2.50 per acre as required by law. That the Northern Pacific failed to dispose of hundreds of thousands of acres of Its lands at public sale as required by law. That hundreds of thousands : STATE NEWS ? f IN BRIEF. J John Day. Already the pioneers are making adequate preparation here for the big '62 celebration which is an annual event at Canyon City on June 19, 20 and 21. Salem. Three projects looking to improved conditions at the Oregon state penitentiary are now under way, according to announcement made by A. M. Dalrymple, warden of the insti tution. Salem. Hiram Johnson, through his Oregon headquarters, Saturday filed with the secretary of state here his declaration of candidacy for president of the United States at the republican primary election next May. Bend. Merle Alfred, 9-monthsold son of Mr. and Mrs. Merle Davis, of this city, was found dead in his crib by his parents Saturday morning. The child had apparently turned on his face and, unable to turn back, had smothered. of acres of poor land In the Northern Pacific grant were erroneously classi fied as mineral and turned back to tho United States, the railroad acquir ing mineral Indemnity rights there for which were applied In part on more valuable lands In the Indemnity limits. "That under a rule of law laid down by tho supreme court, the Northern Pacific has been erroneously allowed 1,500,000 acres too much land In the state of Washington That over 500,000 acres of land credited to the Northern Pacific should be deducted because of con fllct with the land grant of another road und the erroneous fixation of tho land grant limit lines. "Thnt the Northern Taclflc has been allowed to make over 1.300.000 acres of Indemnity selections In its second indemnity belt, whereas these selec tions should have been confined to tho first indemnity belt. That for Innds erroneously patent ed to tho Norrnern Faclflc the govern ment should be entitled to receive nt least what the railroad received from the sale of these lands Instead of $1.25 an acre. 'That the Northern Pacific, under the Mount Rainier park act of March 2, 1S99, relinquished to the I'nlted States thousands of acres of commer cially valueless land and received herefore selection privileges to the finest lands they could find In the states of Oregon, Washington. Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin." Ont Killed, Two Injured. Ollroy, Cal. The 8-year-old daught er if Mrs. Nettle Hrewer of Seattle, Wash., was killed, Mrs. Hrewer and I,. Hrewer of Toledo, Wash., were Injured perhaps fatally, when the automobile In which the three were riding was struck by the northbound Sunset Lim ited of the Southern Pacific railroad near here Sunday morning. The con dition of both was reported as critical. Mrs. Hrewer Is a resident of the city of Seattle. Bend. Bend's city council is taking up the question of construction of a city hall. This, with other develop ments, including the installation of a telegraphic fire alarm system, would Involve the expenditure of approxi mately 1100,000, it is estimated. Salem. The occupational represen tation proposal upon which W. S. U'Ren of Portland has been working for several years, will be submitted to the voters of Oregon at the general election next fall. This was announc ed by Mr. U'Ren during his recent .visit here. Salem. The state of Oregon, through Rhea Luper, state engineer, will appropriate $3000 to match a sim ilar amount of money to be raised by a number of Willamette valley cities, with which to make a preliminary sur vey of the Clear lake water site on the upper McKenzie river. Pendleton. Sheep sheds from Ar lington east to the Blue mountains are now the places where winter lambing operations are in full swing. The lambs began arriving about February 1. and now on many ranches there are hundreds and in some cases thou sands of frisking youngsters.' Seaside. Actual construction work on the new Broadway bridge across the Necanlcuin Is under way and traffic has been diverted to the Twelfth avenue and Avenue O bridges. Some 15 carloads of material have been assembled by H. A. Webster, contractor, and a pile driver, built on the Job, Is ready for work. Marshfleld. The Bank of South western Oregon In January cashed bogus checks to the amount of $639 with signatures which were so well duplicated that they deceived the of ficials of the bank. The forgeries were discovered February 1, but no publicity came until Saturday. Sher iff's forces have worked on the affair without success. Newport. The Pacific Spruce cor poration here Is loading the fourth boat with spruce lumber since Febru ary 1. The cargo will total more than 4,000.000 feet. The boats loaded in Newport will make a payroll here for longshoremen of more than $30,000 a year. Several families have located in the community with this work In view and are receiving 80 cents an hour. Brownsville. The Linn County Memorial association, which proposes to place a $15,000 monument here to the pioneers, met In secret session Saturday afternoon to decide upon a definite plan for raising the necessary funds. A plan was proposed, which A. M. Tcmpleton, president, Bald would be divulged after he had Investigated and assured himself of its practica bility. 1 Pendleton. A restraining order pro-1 hlbltlng H. O. Hawkes, county asses sor, and Zoeth Houser, sheriff, from including the market road levy of two mills on the tax rolls and from coll ecting the levy was granted In circuit court Saturday by Judge Phelps when a henrlng w'as held on the suit brought by C. F. Kennedy, retired rancher, of 'endleton, to test the constitutionality of the market road law. Marshfleld. The city council solved Die tourist auto camp problem here by entering into a contract with the Jack lltothers, who have leased the camp ground from the city for a period of five years and agree to maintain It and charge reasonable rates for the accommodations they will furnish. Several thonsand dollars will be ex pended in Improvements, among them the building of 10 or 25 cottages. Cresham. As a climax to the most successful Farmers' week in the his tory of Multuomah county, 600 farm ers and their wives were guests of the Cresham business men at a home products banquet Saturday noon in Masonic hall. The dinner was served by the business men, assisted by the home economics club of Union high school, and was made possible by the hearty co-operation of 28 Portland firms. lone Market GEO. W. RITCHIE, Prop. Wholesale and Retail Dealer in FRESH and CURED MEATS Your Patronage Solicited. Under New Management . IONE HOTEL IONE, ORE. Refurnished and Strictly Up to date. Com mercial Table First Class. A home away . from home, with best meals in Central Oregon. SAM GANGER, Proprietor. Nice Rooms. Good Service Farm Implements Vulcan and Oliver Plows, Superior Drills, Fairbanks Morse Engines, Myers Pumps, Star and Aermotor Wind Mills, Winona Wagons. PAUL G. BALSIGER IONE, OREGON A Good Time to Subscribe for the Independent Is Now! Advertise in THE INDEPENDENT It Reaches the People