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About The Ione independent. (Ione, Or.) 1916-19?? | View Entire Issue (Aug. 29, 1924)
w D HAPPENINGS L OF CURRENT WEEK Brief Resume Most Important Daily News Items. COMPILED FOR YOU Kvcnts of Noted People, Governments nd Pacific Northweat, and Other Thing Worth Knowing. Viscount Cray of Fallodon has re tired from the liberal leadership of the house of lords for personal rea sous. It 1 anuouueed Tuesday. Chicago will have the 1925 conven Hon of the Knights of Tythlas, win Sing over Los Angeles, 85 to 81 resolution to establish a magazine to serve the entire membership of 00, uuO was adopted. A severe rain storm In the eastern part of Iowa late Monday and Tuesday resulted In the loss of three lives, drowning of hundreds of cattle and horses, thousands of dollars' crop damage and flooded homes and farm lands. The house rivers and harbors com mission was called Tuesday to hear arguments of a delegation from Stock ton, Cal., seeking government aid to deepen the river channel from nine to 24 feet with 4 minimum width of 300 feet. ' Reduction of rediscount rates was authorized Tuesday for the Interme diate credit banka by the federal farm loan board. The new rate to financial Institutions Is 5 per cent and to co operative marketing associations 44 per cent. Miss Lucy Page Gaston, nationally known reformer and foe of clgarets, died In a sanitarium in Chicago Wed nesday. Iter health fulled several months ago after he was Injured In street-car accident, and a mulignant growth in her throat developed. After September 1 there will be no more rural mallcarrlers driving horses out of Eugene. On that date motor route C will be established, taking over the work of three of the present carriers, and pne postofflce, that at Pox Hollow, will be discontinued. E. Clifford Norman of Oakland. Cal who was stricken seven months ago with sleeping sickness and who has slept about three months, remaining only partially conscious for a further period, was pronounced cured Wed nesday and discharged from a hospi tal. The Brazilian federal troops operat ing In the southwestern part of Sao 1'aulo state, near the Parana border, arj continuing their pursuit of the rebels. The latter have been obliged to evacuate) I'lraju, according to of ficial advices from La Nacion's cor respondent at Santos. Kloting of a near serious nature Wednesday broke out between pro fascist and anti-fascist workmen em ployed by an American moving pic ture company which Is making a film production of "Ben Hur" a few miles from Roue. Carbineers were sum moned to quell the dlsiurbance. Unusual shows of devotion between animals have been capped by a Jersey cow belonging to N. J. Bevin, farmer living seven miles west of St. Helens, Ore. The cow has a calf three or four mouths old, but In addition to this offspring returned from pasture a few days ago with a 3-wetks-oId buck In tow. Disorderly conduct and flKhtlng were the charges placed agulnst Uni ted Ktutes Senator iJlal and John J. Mc.Malittn, stute Insurance commis sioner, who Is opposing the senator for renomlnallon and the two were arrested Wednesduy after a personul eucouuter at a campaign meeting In (Juffney, S. C. L. M. Karaghan, Itunnlun ambassa dor to China, bus refused to accept the conditions Imposed by the. United States minister to China relative to the delivery of the Russlun legation to M. Karakhan. The legation, since the passing of the czarlst regime, has been in the hands of tha dlplomutlc corps In Pekln. Adoption of a carefully planned pol icy for colonization of irrigation proj ects to bo constructed In the future was urged by Dr. El wood Mead, com missioner of reclamation, In a ipeciul report he submitted to Secretary Work Wednesday upon his return from a 9000 mlln Inspection trip In the west. Dr. Mead visited projocti In Utah, Nevada, California, Washington, Ore gon, Montana, Idaho, Wyoming and Nebraska. ITALIAN AVIATOR RESCUED V. S. Vessel Finds World Flier Whose Plane Drifts 100 Miles. On Bourd P. S. S. Richmond, oft Greenland. Tho United States cruls er Richmond, after being tossed about ou the bleuk north Atlantic oceau for S3 hours, and after hope had been given up for the safety of Lieutenant LocuU-111, the Italian aviator, and his three compnuions, picked up the ma rooned men from their damaged plane shortly before midnight Sunday. All members of the party were well but were exhausted from the trying ordeal through which they had passed Locatclll's plane was damaged beyond repair, and It was destroyed by fire on request of Its pilot. The cruiser. with Locate! II and his companions on board, Is proceeding toward Labrador to re-enter the naval patrol for the continuation of the flight of Lleuten ants Lowell II. Smith and Krlk Nelson from Ivtgtut to Labrador. Locatelll, who started from Iceland tor Greenland last Thursday with Lieutenants Smith and Nelson, was forced down by motor trouble at i P. M. Thursday. After repairs had been made to the plane Locatelll was unable to make a take-off from the water. The plane drifted from a point near the I-nbrudor coast 100 Inlles to where It was found 125 miles due east of Caoe Farewell, the southernmost tip of Greenland. The discovery of the damaged plane was due to Signalman Willis Pinkston, who, from the bridge of the Richmond, caught sight of green flares sent up from the plane. RAILROAD MERGERS !. WOMAN GOVERNOR OF TEXAS PROBABLE Fort Worth, Tex. Texas stands a chance of having the first woman gov ernor In the history of the United States. Mrs. Miriam Ferguson, wife of the ex governor, who was Impeach ed, has received the democratic nom ination, which heretofore has meant election in Texas. She received the nomination by one of the largest majorities ever received by a gubernatorial candidate in Texas. According to the official returns Mrs. Fergu-ion, out of an 830.000 total vote. led her opponent, Felix Robertson of Dallas, ty; more than 80.000. Mrs. Ferguson's nomination prob ably means the passing of the Ku Klux Klan as a dominating factor In Texas politics. Robertson built his campaign on a strictly klan platform and In his ad dresses admitted he was indorsed and was being supported by the Ku Klux Klun. On the other hand, Mrs. Fer guson, whose campaign was conducted by her husband, ex-Governor James Ferguson, conducted a strong fight against the klan and one of her prom ises to the voters of Texas was that he would use the power of her office s governor to drive the klan from Texas. The nomination of Mrs. Ferguson was the outcome of a series of clr- umsunces. In 1917 James Ferguson was Impeached as governor of Texas. He was charged with misappropria tion and misapplication of state funds. also with the acceptance of a bribe, presumably from the liquor Interests, which at that time were conducting a strong fight against prohibition In Texas. Governor Ferguson was brought to trial before the state senate and pro nounced guilty by a large majority nd as a result his impeachment was ordered. Mud Buries Railroad, Redding, Cul. A torrent of mud from a glacial disturbance on Mount Shasta continues to pour down Ash reek and over adjacent territory eight miles long and one-half mile wide. burying a railroad, highways and bridges In Its path. The mud flow bus darkened streams and has made he Sacramento river muddy for sev- rat miles, McCloud la having a hard f'ght to maintain Its water supply, Grapevine Feeds Apple. Sclo, Or. A freak of nature, an ap ple growing on a grapevine, was dls- :overed in the orchard of W. II. Hart- ,-tt Tuesday. The apple had fallen from the tree Into the grape vine be- ow and In some manner a twig of the vine twined around the stem of the pple and nurtured It. Tha apple Is ow full grown and rite. Famous Humorist Dead. New York. Charles B. Lewis, 2, well known as a humorist under his pen name of "M. Quad," Is dead at his home In Brooklyn. Among the hum orous characters he created were Mr. nd Mrs. Bowser, Brother Gardner of tho Lime Kiln club, and the Arizona Kicker. MAKING PROGRESS Hope Hampton Consolidations Made Without Waiting Law. GET STOCK CONTROL Systems Are Grouping Themselves While Federal Commission Works on Pluns, Washington, 1). C Despite the fact that the Interstate commerce com in Is slon has not announced Its plans for consolidation of thu ruilroads Into a limited number of systems and con solidatlona are forbidden until thai plan has been announced, substantial progress has been made lu ronsolldat lug the railroads since the transport!) lion act was passed lu 1920. These consolidations have been and are being effected under a provision of the transportation act authorizing the commission to permit one railroad to acquire control of another either under a lease or by the purchase of stock or In any other manner nut In volviug the consolidation of such cur rlers Into a single system for owuer ship and operation. Under this part of tho law, the ma Jorlty of the commission has author tzed a number of railroads to acquire control of other ruilroads. It has done so over the protest of Commissioner Kastman of Massachusetts, who holds that a number of the control cases involved nothing short of consollda tlon of the railroads. The consolidation provisions of the law provide that consolidations must be In harmony with the complete plan of consolidation required to be pro mulgated by the commission "as soon as practicable." The plan not having been Issued, Commissioner Eastman holds, what practically are consollda lions under the guise of "acquisition of control" are not lawful. Farm Income Too Low. Washington, D. C American agri culture, since the slump of 19-4, has not yielded a commercial Interest re- urn on Its Invested capital or a fair wage for the average farm operator and his family. This conclusion reached by agricultural department experts, probably will be one of the first to be placed before l'resldent Coolldge's proposed agricultural re lief commission here. Other conclusions arrived at by the departmental,, experts, who recently completed a series of studies of farm income, also are expected to serve as a basis of data for the committee which the president, in his acceptance peech, said would be appointed for the purpose of helping agriculture to a basis of economic equality. This Information gathered by the xperts shows that the low point of the agricultural depression was touch ed In 1920 21, with some improvement the following year. In the lust two years the Improvement has been quite noticeable, and the department asserts Indications are that It will continue. As a means of gauging how the ugri- ulturnl depression has affected farm standards of living in the four years ince 1919 20, the department points out that In this period wholesale prices of all commodities declined 25 to 30 per cent, retail prices of 22 food articles 20 to 25 per cent, while the farmer's Income declined as much as 60 to 72 per cent. Span Pageant Planned. Hood River, Or. November 11, Armistice day, Is the tentative date set for dedication of the Wuuknmu interstate bridge over the Coluinhlu here. Chambers of commerce of Spo kane, Seattle, Portland, Yakima and urnerous smaller cities will Join with food lllver chamber in the cere monies. It Is proposed to present a water pageant, depicting significant ,'olumbla history from the time of ,ewis and Clarke to the present. Oil Tank Fires Street. Jamestown, N, D. Three persons were Injured, one probably fulally, and heavy damage done when an ftooo gallon tank of kerosene exploded lute Saturday and sent a river of flumlng oil down one street. Residences In the vicinity of an oll-fifUng station were burned. Three Die In Family Feud. Tulsa, Okla. Throa men were killed and one was wounded Sunday after noon on a public highway, 21 miles east of Tulsa, In a fight which cli maxed a family feud. The trouble started over an argument between hlldren. V.-;-' - a- This is ths very Utsst ploture of handsome Hope Hampton, the "movie" star. Howovtr, she Is not posing for a "movie" shot Just as a fashion mod I for sho Is wsarlng on of the latest "scarab" hits "In turquoise blue and brown, which she brought ever from lurope rocontly" so the fashion note siy. O I CfhcWhy 1 Superstitions j By H. UUINQ KINQ ! REVENGE ON BACKBITERS TP YOU have reason to believe that people are slsnderlng you bite the corner of your apron and the back biters will bite their tongues. This Is for women. Another wsy, applicable to both sexes, Is to pinch your ear and the person who Is "talking about you" will bite his tongue. These charms work, of course, by sympathetic magic like causes like. Your apron Is a substitute of tlie slanderous tongue of your trsducrr: you bite It and the slanderer, by reason of the magic sym pathy set up, rtionds by doing actual ly what you have done Immltatlvoly. Pinching the ear Is a good simulation of biting the tongue and react upon the backbiter in the desired manner. It Is. moreover sn especially appropri ate art of simulation In such rssea because of the connection between tingling ears snd "people talking about you" a superstition which has already been dealt with in this series. These superstitions are widespread as are all the superstitions connected with ympathetlc mnglr. It Is worthy of note that while the doctrine of sym pathetic msglc was one of the earliest results of the efforts of prim itive man to establish a relation be tween cause and effect so a belief In that same magic Is the most universal of superstitions tndsy. McClura N.w.papar Byndlcata.) J A LINE O CHEER J i By John Ksndrlck Bangs. J ; 2 OBJECTIVES SOMH folks would go To Tokyo. And to fir Psru; ' Noma to lUrlln, , or old pthln, And sonts to Tlinbuctoo. 1 Poms fnvalars stk J Thi Arctlo hlalc. I And othirs quaint Japan, And soma thara bo Who think Farta ' Tha fslraat oal of man , And I admit i Thara's much In It ' I, too, rffjolra to roam, Rut I oplna ' Thaia t'tl of mlna , Ara kiapplxat sat for itOMEl i (S), McClura Ntw.papar Smdicata ) , XuL'iura H.a-apapaf Braiat ) lone Market GEO. W. RITCHIE, . 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