MEDFORT) MXTL TRIBUNE. MEDPOHD. OREGON'. TUESDAY. JUXE 21. . 1921
PZGE THREE
AID FOR MiNERS
IS PROMISED BY
BILL IN SENATE
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Nearly $5,000,000 May Be
Available to Reimburse the
. Miners Who Lost Money
Through Aiding Government
During the War.
Small Wisconsin City to be Scene of
Great Elks Gathering June 28 to July 4
WASHINOTON'. June 21. (Tele
gram ' Washington Unreal!. 1 Senator j
Shortrldge has forced through the sen
ale a bill, which, If it becomes a luw.
and It has good prospects of passing
the house, will relieve thousands of
miners in California, Oregon and
Washington who developed tuuKSlon,
magueslte and other minerals needed
during the war. Many of the miners
who develoed these metals at the
urgent request of the government lost
a good deal of money and some of
them filed petitions in bankruptcy.
After the armistice there was no
demand for the metals needed for the
prosecution of the war and expensive
machinery and equipment were utterly
of no value.
Following tho war, congress appro-1
priated $8.01)0,1)00 to reimburse the
patriotic men for their losses. A
eomnifsslou was appointed to pass on
the claims and a total of j:i.(Hil,0oo
of claims were turned down by this
commission because, under a narrow
and technical ruling the claims did
not comply with the regulations laid
down by the commission. In brief,
the commission refused all claims un
less the claimant had been personally
urged by an officer or bureau of the
government to personally produce the
metal on which the claims were made.
Many of tho patriotic miners got their
Information from the press, which
was urged to get up the production of
war needed metals, but under tho rule
the commission barred all mich cases.
In some Instances miners delegated
one of their number to investigate
and he reported the needs of the gov
ernment and the group of miners who
sent him went to work producing
llie kinds of ore wranted. The man
sent to get the information got his
claim allowed under this ruling, but
all the others were disbarred. This
is but one of n number of similar cases
and Senator Sliortridge's bill cures the
difficulty by compelling the payment
of legitimate claims, no matter how
they received tho notice to produce
the war ihaterials and minerals. There
still remains in tho original fund of
IS, 000,000, $1,900,000 unexpended, and
all tho disallowed claims now on file
can be paid and a large balance will
then remain to be turned buck to the
treasury.
Chairman Sinnott. of the-. house com
mittee on public lands introduced the
BrViitwfe. fern. I
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WAR EXPLOSIVES
I0 BE USEO FOR
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CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis., June 21.
This small town is going to tackle u
big proposition and its citizens will
toll you now thai what thoy are going
to put over will be a howling success.
Chippewa Falls -Is to he tho scene of
the Elks' Mardl Gras and Historical
Pageant, scheduled for the week of
June 28-July 4.
There was some trepidation when
the Klks of Chippewa Fulls embarked
on this undertaking, for never before
did a small city tackle anything of
such major-league proportions. Chip
pewa Falls was admonished that It
was an undertaking commensurate
only wilh tho facilities to lie afforded
by such cities as Milwaukee and Chi
cago. Hut tho little municipallly on
the banks of the Chippewa river had
made up its mind, and the delegates
brought home tho favorublo decision.
The river town has been preparing
for the festival of the Klks for many
months, unit everything is reported in
readiness. Facilities have been found
to maKe comioriuoic me r-iK who
travels hither from tho furthermost
point on the map.
A. L. Putnam, IS. 11. Clark and W.
P. Cruse are members of the executive
committee which will have the Murdl
(Iras and Historical Pageant under
Its direction, William F. Kirk, noted
writer and- 1011;, is also uu official of
tlie Wisconsin gathering of his tribes
men. Miss Vera Harrington, a beauti
ful Chippewa Falls girl, Is a candidate
for Queen of the Elks' Carnival.
WASHINOTON, June 21 More than'
12,1)00,0(1(1 pounds of picric acid, one of
highest known explosives, accumulat
ed for war purposes and made useless
to tile war department by tho armis
tice, will ho distributed to farmorn for
agricultural purposes.
When the war ended the army had
on hand this Immense stock of picric
acid and In addition more thun 2t'i,oou,-
lino pounds of T. N. T. The latter was
distributed to various governmental
agencies for use in railroad construe
lion in Alaska, public roads in tho na
tional parks and various projects on
Indian reservations. None of the T.
X. T. was distributed to individual
and thus fur not a single accident has
marked the use or transportation of
the millions of pounds of tho high ex
plosive, according to officials of the
bureau of mines.
Tho qnontlon of what to do with the
12,000,001) pounds of picric acid puz
zled government officers for some
time and the war department had al
most decided to tow the explosive out
to sea and dump it overboard In the
interests of the public safety when It
was decided to institute a series of
experiments in an effort to find some
safe commercial use for it. The ex
periments were conducted by the
bureau of mines and disclosed many
ways In which picric acid could be
used safely and profitably on farms.
such as In blasting out stumps anil
rocks nnd breaking tip land. It was
according decided to distribute the
explosive, practically free of charge,
to fanners.
Picric acid, a highly crystalline
powder having n lemon yellow color Is
IS per cent stronger than 1(1 er cent
straight nitroglycerin dynamite, ac
cording to the bureau of mines. It
should never be used in hulk, officials
Bay, and its use should he restricted to
re-dipped paraffined paper cartridges
The 12,0(10,000 surplus stock, located
at Sparta, Wis., and Wlngato, N. M..
will be distributed to farmers through
the bureau of public roads of tho de
partment of agriculture. Tho only
cost to the farmer, it Is announced.
will bo freight charges nnd a charge
of six cents a pound for placing the
powdor in.the necessary cartridges. It
will
July
ready for distribution about
same hill in tho houso nnd expects
early passage. Several hundred claim
ants In California, Oregon, Idaho, Utah
unci Arizona will benefit by this measure.
Prior to 1913 the world's entire sup
ply of radium camo from Austria.
JakKeecheius m the heart of
the Cascades, Washington
On the motor road from Seattle
to Tacoma and the East, the
motorist passes through many
points of unusual scenic interest.
Lake Keechelus is one of these.
It is over six miles in length,
having the appearance of a great
river, and is situated at an eleva
tion of 3,000 feet in the very heart
of the Cascade range.
Motorists will find this region
a most enchanting country dot
ted with beautiful lakes and
mountains and huge fir, spruce
and cedar trees measuring in
some instances six to eight feet
in diameter.
And all along the route the
motorist can get Red Crown Gas
oline the all-refinery motor fuel
that insures quick starting, rapid
acceleration and more power.
Look for the Red Crown sign.
STANDARD OIL COMPANY
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FARM PROBLEMS
TOPS!
RATjRM, Oro,, Juno 20, With only
Curry nnd Harney count Urn minshis
frnm t1i official compli-lo election
return for the sinnial election of
Juno 7, the. women'H Juror bill Iuir a
Ical of UH7 votes. The totals in the
jeoretury oT state'a of fleet with tho
two counties missing, Khow 511.2 1 :t
votes for the hilt and fiK.fi7t! against
it.
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but 4wq me a Camel
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I'm through cxperimcntinrr. Jro ncro switching.
JJo more trying thij and that. Its Camels for. me
every lime.
They ' re so refreshing ! So smooth 1 So mellow mild !
Why? The answer ir Camels exclusive expert
blend of choice Turkish and i)omesiic tobaccos.
There's nothing like it.
No other cigarette you can buy giyos vou the real
Bure-cnowgh, all-day satisfaction, that comes from the
Camel blend. Camel is the quality cigarette.
Give Camels a t ryout. Buy a pack today. Get your
information iirat hand. You'll tie to Camels, too.
R. J. REYNOLDS ToUcco C.
WUulgn-SaLw. M. C. - -
Tho ranrkptliiK of whoat, wool,
uulry product!) as well as all commod
ities which tho farmer raises Is the
most important topic before the gen
eral public today. To see that the
fanner gets a larger uhare of tho
coiisumern' dollar is most Important
to every agricultural section.
Greater advnucuuioitt has been
mnda by tho farmer within the past
six months to get IiIh Just proportion
for the commodities ho produces and
no man has been cluior to thlB niovo
nient than Gcorgo A. Mansfield,
president of the State Federation of
l"arm Bureaus, and therefore it places
him In position to give the members
of the Medford Chuinber of Commerce
first hand information on this sub
ject, which he will do at the forum
tomorrow noan at tho Medford hotel.
. SPORT FLASHES
NKW YOHK ,lo Lynch of New
York will defend his world's bantam
woiK.it chunipioiiBhin tn.-. In a ten
round open air bout Hero tonight
against Sammy Snndow, of Cincin
iiu'J. Other ten round cuiiUxlH will
bring together I-each Cross, veteran
New York lightweight, and dene liel-
niont, Memphis; Jack Sharkey, New
York bantamweight and Joe Uurman
ot Chicago; and Kddio O'Dowd and
Joe lilllon, flyweights.
NKW YOllK Ceorges Carpentler's
sparring partner.! were so severely
punished In Brooklyn bourn lust night
that tho rereren stopped both con
tests. Paul .lourueu lor.t In the fifth
round of a 11) round bout to Charles
Wulnnrt, Newark Heavyweight, nnd
Italian Joe dans lolit to Angle Kutner
of New York In tho tenth round of a
1-round bout.
niUDC.EI'OKT. Conn. I.ouls Ho
gash of Urlilguport scored a technical
knockout over Soldier lUrtfichl of
Brooklyn In the third round of a
scheduled l.'i-round tiout Inst night.
I'lTTSIMJKC i'rank J. Shea clou
ed his rareer as a I'nlver.iity of PittB-
burg athlete Inst Saturday when he
won the tpiarter mile event at the
National Colelgiate A. A. meet at C'bl
caRO. Ilcrontcnirlales partlcipatluK
in I lie liutii.'ial amateur uthletic uu
on i lianipiniishis at Paddor;k field,
I'usadina, Cal., beg.nuiug July
The Tartars -fdnce aneienl . times
have prepared n beverage called kou
miss by fermenting mare's inilli.
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TAKE NO OTHER DYE
Unless yon ask for "Diamond Dyes"
you may get a poor dyo that streaks,
spots, fades and ruins your goods.
Every package of Diamond Dyea con
tains simple directions for home dye
ing or tinting any new, rich, fadeless
color into garments or draperies of
any mnlerial. No mistakes! No
failures! Adv.
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