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About The Ione independent. (Ione, Or.) 1916-19?? | View Entire Issue (Oct. 8, 1926)
BUYING POWER OF THE STATIONARY BOUQUET Uf . Dor it Cuntel Sotihomort, loot High School "Say, niggah whose gwine t ' dat bouquet pecpin' up avail iK fence?" said Raitui. "If ah' aim mistaken ho. dat guy i mc," replied Anthracite. And o the trouble commenced. Ka-tu was a short, stout, malicious sort of colored boy who reminded you of a strutting rooster when he vii among his crowd, lie was like the saying- "dauntless in love, and V fearless in war," His companion was Anthracite who. was called, Anty" for short. Anty wu as opposite from Rastu as black is from white. He also ran opposition against Rastut when thry both tried to court Rachel at once. Andy wan gangly, iiiite humorous and always wore a faded straw hat which perched abruptly on his left ear. So it happened one day as the two were strolling down the bond walks of Supvillr, they came into vie of g lovely bouquet of flowers. The flowers seemed to be growing on the oppotite tide of a fairly high fence and were bobbing and swaying as a little breeze caught them. "l'se tellin' you Anty, dat bouquet gors to Rachel an' ah dun' mean maybe." "Vex, said Anty, about de time you'se grabs 'dem flowers you done get punch in de orbs. I'se don' mean to ttnrt 'nuffin ah can't finish." "Say, niggah, how 'bout 1 race to to dem nose gays. I done holler when to start an you wait till ah cat ches up wid you. Den we's gonna see whose de lucky pelt," said Rastus. "Alright, said Anty, you'se jes' This is the Ten percent of the farms of Oregon have electric service, , all from regulated ut lities. Less than three percent of the farms of Ontario, Canada, enjoy the benefits of such service. In Oregon the regulated utilities are extending their'lines as fast as business conditions reasonably permit. Grad ually but steadily that service to rural communities is increasing. Ontario, served in part by the provincial government, serves the centers of population. Government operation mean politcal operation. Political operation is after the votes. The Housewives Council "Water and Power" Amend ment gives an inexperienced board absolute authority to spend fifty three million dollars from the sale of bonds, for which all property in the state would be mortgaged. The farmer-taxpayer helps to guarantee the debt, but the Ontario experiment shows who gets the Service. . Don't Mortgage Your Property to Politics. Vote 337 X No! I'mJ AJv. by Orgon Public Utility Caomittee-Oprote J to tl Hou ive' Council ' W.iier wJ Power" BunJmg AmenJnwnt . ' 414 fVific BuilJj' ( PortlwJ. Oregon. watch mah' dut." "One, two, three, go," yelled Rastui. By the time Raitus had collected ' his number tens he noticed that Anty was already tithing for the bouquet which had disappeared beyond his haitv reach. iRastus came runnig up to the fence where Anty stood dangling for the vanished treasure. ' "Don' look like ah'rn gwi'ne to get de none gay, she 'done disappear, said Anty. Just then the bouquet appeared and both niggers made grab for it. A they did they heard a terrified screech, for up came a beautilul bouquet, a black hat, a peroxide wig and a couple doen hair-pins, and over the fence appeared the distorted face of a bald-headed woman. "De lawd preserve "., ns,w yelled Ratu, "Hell have no fury like a woman scorned" " Rosa: How do you like your new electric washer, Sanky? ' , ' Sanky: Oh, not so good. Every lime I start, to get into it the darn thing knocks me off my fect. ,, i ; ' , Guard Again$t Fire More than lfl.ooo lives are lost an nually by fire In the United State,, the statisticians declare. At least that number of persona are seriously Injured. U has been estlmiitod thut 0.) per cent of these fire occur In homes, and the greatest percentage of the vlctlma are women and children. The majority of Area, could be pre vented la their Inclplency If proper methods of extinguishing them were, , at blind. There Is growing need for every household to h equipped with some form of fire extinguishers. 'There should be one at hand on each floor. While the fir department U rushing to the scene there are alwayi few minutes In which the occupunta can do something to put out the blase. Difference STOLEN MELODIES Irving Berlin, at a dinner party In New York, listened In alienee to number of harsh criticisms on the music of lllnnk, a popular composer. "Well, Mr. Berlin, what do you think of ltlirtik T" a woman asked. "I think It'e rather unwise to make fun- of Itluiik'i compositions,", said Mr. Iterlln, "for you never know who composed them." Pittsburgh Curon-Icle-Telegruph. A Hard Day "Wclk. aweeUe.: how bos "ipy little brl'le been all day?" asked Younghus bund on his return from his office. "till. George!" cried his wife, break ing Into tears. "A salesman came here and culled me bis dear nmdiim and I culled a police officer and now 1 have to go to court Wednesday I"- American Leglou Weekly, A MATTER OF COURSE Slier I wouldn't marry the finest man living. ' ' llo Tliwt, as ft mntter of course, that gives 1110 n chancn. ! ' A Portrait ' Ht's a chap with too much money, Una of tdl. wasteful life. He's no hero to his valet, Hs's a sero to his wits. I t X 4-4- Caut Enough "So you've quarreled with Charley Rrown. What was the cause, If I may ask" "He proposed to me again last nlht." "Where wn the harm Id that?" "Well, I bad accepted him tbe night before." Nxt Maxwell I hear you have been op erated on again, Munders Yea. "How many timet does that maker "Four. They're going to put a swinging door on next time." Rtmarriag table "Has Mr. Nexdore any marriageable dn lighters T" "Not Just now, but he expects to have In a couple of weeks; there seems to be no doubt about their get ting their divorces." LOUD "What do you think of my sultr "I can't aay that It listen well." Old Rhyme Du$td Off Willis to th elrous wsnt, He thousht It was Iminsnss. His littlt heart wsnt plt-s-pst, Ths excltemant was In tsnts, Oft SUZZALLO IS FORCED OUT ONJNIVERSITY Washington Board of Regents Demand President's Resignation. Seattle, Wash.I)r. Henry Su.zallo, 11 yearn president of Die Vnlrorxity of Washington, was put out of office Tuesday, the loner Id a fight of two years' duration between supporters of Suzzallo' educational program and Governor Roland II. Hartley. On the heels of this development came word of the resignation of the only two University of Washington regents not appointees of Governor Hartley. They are Mrs. Ruth Karr McKee of Vancouver, and John T. Hef fernan of Heal lie. Regents of the university, a major ity of whom are appointees of the gov ernor, Monday eight requested Suz tallo's resignation, effective Tuesday. tie declined to quit after protesting that no reasons had been given for bis dismissal and that he had no hear ing. The regents then gave' him a leave of absence and appointed David Thomson, dean of the college of liber al arts and dean of faculties, as acting president. Students of the university were In dignant at their leader's removal. Four thousand out of the school's 6500 en rollment held a torchlight procession through the campus, chanting "Strike, strike, strike." They gathered In front of riuzzallo's campus home, where he asked them to refrain from demon strations and return to their classes. Following their action the regents gave out the following statement: "The majority of the board of re gents, having an Increasing conviction that politics should have far less prominence in the president'! office of the university, and therefore In Its best interests, while fully appreciat ing the services and standing of Dr. 8uzzallo as an educator and adminis trator, feel called upon to ask his res ignation. Affairs of the university will be managed by Dean Thomson until a new president Is selected." EIGHT STATES WILL VOTE ONFRQHIBmON Chicago. Voters In eight states, at the November election, wilt have an opportunity to pass upon prohibition. The states are California. Colorado. Illinois, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New York and Wisconsin. In New York, Illinois and Wisconsin the referendum Is on the question of king congress to amend the Vol- :rad act. The question In California Is wheth er to repeal the Wright act. the atate enforcement law, adopted by the peo ple at a referendum In 1S22. In Colorado tbe question will be submitted as a proposal to amend a aertlon of the state constitution en abling the legislature to provide for manufacture and sale of Intoxicating linuors, such amendment to be Inop erative as long as in conflict with the laws of the I'nlted Hlales. Tbe Missouri vote will be on the n I T I ' f f 1,1 nf Pun..rillM ,Ka .'-. r.r. fn..m i m- nt laws passed in 1923. Thn Montana proposition Is on the : qu-stlon of repealing all state laws jreluting to liquor control, except the ' law forbidding sale of liquor to minors. The Nevada referendum Is In the form of a memorial to congress to submit the ISth amendment again 0 , the states. LIQUOR C0NVCTI0NS GROW Oregon and Washington Figures Show Violations Increasing. Washington, D. C Convictions Of I prohibition violators In the fejjeraldis t"k! court for Oregon Jumped from 172 In the fiscal year 1!25 to 278 in 1926, according ' --"v.-:-s received at tbe department i ; it'ee. The Oregon di .U ". court also Im posed tines aggregating SS3.S95 upon convicted, violators, and "padlocked" six places In which liquor had been Bold by issuance of permanent injunc tions against them. Federal convictions of persons ac cused under the dry luw Increased from 427 to 794 In western Washing Ion during 1926. with sentences aggre gating 167 years and fines totaling $219,024. In eastern Washington con victions dropped from 137 to 110. Sen tences aggregated 31 year and fines $33,i29. Democrats Pick Woman for Congress j Holse, Idaho The democratic state j central committee named Mrs. Mary I George Cray, Ha!lcyv os the party a 1 congressional candidate in the second I rilalHot liiltlne tin. hlnnn nt P 11. .r. Uoss, TocatcHo, who resigned. Columbus Day Not Legal Holiday I'ortlam1!, Ore. Frank C. Hi am well, sluts Biipnrlnletidcnt of banks, has re ceived opinion from the attorney gen eral that October 15, Columbus day, is dot legal holiday In Oregon, con trary to general belief. FARMER SLUMPS. Whole Price Level Drops, But Farm Products Fall Farthest. Washington, D. C The fall In price of cotton, wheat and fruits, the depart ment of agriculture announced, ha brought the general Index of purchas ing power of farm products down from 93 In August, 1925, to :!2 this August, the lowest point reached In 26 month s. While the whole price level ha been falling, the department said In It October report, farm products bav fallen faster. Of the four chief money crops, cot ton, wheat and fruit were described as large enough to "depress price somewhat." "1'otatoes, on the other hand," th department said, "are neither a large acreage nor have early diggings turn ed out very good yield, so that price remain relatively strong." The report added that the total acreage of 21 cultivated crop wa about 2 per cent above that harvested last year. Unofficial monthly crop summaries Indicate that tbe total yield of corn will be about 2.724,000,000 bushels and that tbe crop condition Is around 74 5 per cent. These figure, which are based on returns made immediately prior to and Immediately following the frost, were Interpreted as meaning that the crop outlook ha Improved, and that the amount of soft or un keepable corn will represent only a small percentage of tbe total crop. WORLD COURT AGAIN ABSORBS CAPITAL Washington, D. C American adhe sion to the World Court of permanent Justice bobbed np again a a subject of discuHsfon in tbe nation' capital. While President Coolldge know of no movement for withdrawal of the I'nlted States proposal to Join the court, Representative Theodore Bur ton, republican, of Ohio, who returned from the session of tbe lnter-parlia-mentary anion at Geneva. Informed the chief executive that European na tions are Just as likely to accept tbe senate reservations as the senate 1 to change those conditions. Meanwhile Senator Claude Swan son, democrat, Virginia, who drafted the reservations, returned from Europe with doubts a to the success cf the disarmament conference In Geneva or of payment of tbe French war debt to the I'nlted States under the term of the Mellon Brenger agreement. President Coolidge was pictured a regretting that the recent Genva ad visory conference did not approve out right acceptance o! the American con ditions. Representative Burton In formed him that an Impression pre vailed in Europe that the United States already had been granted too many concessions and that American membership conditions should be mora acceptable to European power. FIVE-DAY WEEK IS GOAL Program Definitely Announced by American Federation Council Detroit. The five-day week for all workers came to the fore as a definite goat of the American Federation of Labor program In the final meeting of the executive council of the federa tion preliminary to the 46th annual convention, which opened here Mon day. President William Green and hi cabinet, composed of international of ficer of affiliated unions, agreed upon the five day 40 hour week as the car dinal point in tbe advancement pro gram of organized labor and determin ed to recommend the policy to all af filiated organitatlona as a basis of ne gotiation tor contract renewal and employer. "The 40-hour week Is In evitable In American labor," Mr. Green said In a public statement after the meeting, "for the simple reason that It 1 economically sound and prof itable. It is profitable for the worker, and for the employer and ha been tremendously luccessful in numerous crnfis in which It I already partially effective." Queen Marl Get t-'S.OOO Film Offer Hollywood, Cal. Queen Marie of Rumania, who will visit the United States this month, was offered a con tribution of $25,000 for the relief of the needy children of her kingdom if she will appear one day In the role of a queen In the film now bolng made here by Edwin Carewe from Count Leo Tolstoi' book "Resurrection." British Rum Agreement In Effect Washington, D, C. The now rum smuggling agreement with Great llri tain, negotiated at the time of Assist ant Sucratnry Andrews' visit to Lon dod last summer, ha been declared effective a of September 89.
