THURSDAY, MARCH 10. l»n
YANKEE SAILORS I i MEASURE ‘CREPE RING’
EXPERT AT SEA
American Legion
Observations of Planet Saturn
Made by Harvard Astronomer.
Notes
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S. Merchant Marine Blessed
The Women’s Auxiliary of the amok» and flames of a fire in the
American Legion passed the 2000 town hall to rescue two American
With Officers and Men
unit mark by nine before the middle flags from post headquarters room.
Quick to Learn.
of February and was still going for Clutching the flags, he groped his
ward at the rate of more than fifty way back through the halls, feeling
units a week. Meanwhile the Legion his way out by a string that be had
la gaining at the rate of approxi tied to the back doo’- on entering
mately thirty posts a week, with a the building. Rev. Mr. Smith serv
ed as a chaplain with the Canadian Accidents to Ships Growing Fewer
total of 10,143 posts.
Because of Increased Experience—
The Minnesota Department of th( Black Watch.
Make Good When Emergen-
Auxiliary, with 149 units, has now
cíes Arise at Sea.
displaced the Massachusetts Auxili
The latest indorsement of the
ary for leadership. Massachusetts Is American Legion by a labor organi
Rotterdam.—Whatever may be the
second; then follow New York, low i zation came from Nevada, where C. ultimate fate of the American mer
and Pennsylvania.
W. Farrington, state organizer
of chant marine, the American Jack Tur
In percentage of gain within the the American Federation of Labor, i lias come buck to h!s own. This is
last three weeks, the Ohio epartment and a number of labor leaders pledg the verdict of constant observers in
leads the Legion. Missouri, Tex a?, i ed the co-operation of their organi the shipping department of the I nl-
at Rotter
Illinois and Oklahoma follow in rei zation w-ith the Legion in its fight ted States consulate general
for
dam, one of the biggest ports
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atlve order.
against radicalism.
American ships In Europe, to which
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come monthly thousands of American
By
arrangement between the
■ merchantmen.
American Legion and Bureau Of
These Yankee ships’ officers and
Presbyterian Guild
most
Commercial Economics, the
The Presbyteiian Guild met last j sailors, for the most part products of
complete and valuable collection of week at the home of Mrs. McNair, only two or three years of training,
educational and travel motion pic- After the business meeting, the la- have learned to handle their big
ture films in existence will be plac dies enjoyed vocal music by Mirs freighters with all of the skill of the
ed at the disposal of Legion posts for Orth and Mrs. Boone, and a recita windjammer crews of the old Yankee
clipper days. They do not, for the
free exhibition. Legion members tion by Mrs. Vierick.
most part, know how to reef n top
will order films from catalogs which
The next meeting is to be held at sail or do nny of the hundreds of nau
will be sent to all Legion posts. The the home of Mrs. Homer Mason, tical things for which there were rfch-
films will be sent from a number of with Mrs. Hoskins assisting, March soundlng terms In the days of the sail
ing ships.
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distributing centers, which will be 15, 2:30 P. M.
There in an Emergency.
designated in the catalog, One
This Is the last meeting for the
But when It comes to piloting a
thousand separate topics are em • year and election of officers for
braced in the films, which have been suing year. The committee on year big steamer through a heavy gale,
taken in all parts of the world.
book wish to have the membership stoking the fires of the coal burners
or turning to with a vim at any of the
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roll completed next meeting and any-
Wearing his army gas mask, •fi”|one desiring to work with the ladies emergency tnsks that may develop at
sea, the American born, American
Rev. F. W. Smith, commander of this coining year should add their trained ship's officer or "A. It.” (able
Ray Stone Post of the American Leg name to the roll In time to be repre • bodied seaman) in the language of the
ion at Shrewsbury, Mass., braved thelsented in the year book.
seamevi's resorts on the Schiediinmsclie
dyke here, "won’t take nutliln' from
nobody."
The big hooks of the consulate ¿ren-
oral, in which are recorded the his-
lories of the voyages of these Ameri
can ships and the complaints of the
crews, bear out Jack’s contention that
he Is ns able a seaman ns any who
sails the seven sens.
"These records show, ," said oi e of
the consular officials, "that
American
that Arne
ships’ officers are as efficient ns Brit
ish, Dutch or Scandinavians trn'ned
; long to the sea. They show that the
young American sailor can learn Ills
work quickly, that a boy whose nauti
cal experience three years ago wn»
i confined to pumping water for the
cows on the farm, or bathing In tin
' old swinimin' hole, can adapt himself
to Ids ship ns well as a Norwegian I
Ind who Ims been trawling for Ils'
since he first wore trousers.
CREWS
Different Now.
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A. HUDSON GARAGE
“For n short time, because of lncl
of proper charts and much experl
ence, accidents to American i ships
seemed much more frequent than to
those of other nationalities. Now, this
Is changing.
"Ainerhmi-born, newly-trained cup
talus have no more trouble wltli their
er'-ws than the masters of ships flying
other tings, or masters who have be
come nnturallzed A.... .
In order
to get nn Aniericnn ship, hi fact, in
iniiny eases they have less.
“Not long ago, an American cu ji
lain who was only 27 years chi,
brought his trump freighter all around'
the world, making money on the voy
age. and his crew luid not a single
complaint to record against him.”
STAMP-DUE MAIL RETURNED
(,
Postmasters Instructed to Send For
eign Matter Back If Not
Fully Paid.
Washington. — American business
concerns and Individuals who mall for
eign letters without sufficient postage,
thereby causing the recipients to pay
a penalty double the amount due be
fore they may receive the mall, are
offered n remedy by the posioffice de
partment to prevent such negligence.
Complaints reaching the department
of commerce through American consu-
lar# representatives say foreign busi
ness concerns and Individuals greatly
resent having to "buy" tlmlr American
mall and these have resulted In efforts
to prevent the practice.
Postmasters have been no! I fled that
till mall destined abroad and which
bears printed, written or stamped no-
teflon readings "Dispatch only If
postnge Is fully prepaid" or similar
direction, shall. If underpaid, be re
turned to senders for affixing of addi
tional postage stamps required.
BARON GETS EVEN ON NAME
British Authorities Refuse First One.
He Takes "Ystwyth of
Tan-y-Bwich.”
THE LONG ARM
OF THE NATION
The strength of every nation is meas
ured by its sea power. In war the navy
is the deciding factor. In peace it is the
most powerful insurance against future war.
Little-known facts of intense interest concern
ing our navy are told in one of the series of
stories about Our Government which we are
sending out each month.
To receive with our compliments this story
and al! those issued before, merely send us
your name and address.
Tillamook County Bank
London.—Mr. Viiughan-Dnvles. mem
ber of parliament for Cardiganshire,
one of the five recently created peers,
has discovered that a mere baron can
not select any title he may desire.
lie wanted to call himself baron of
Cardiganshire, which he has represent
ed In parliament for many years, and
«o notified the authorities that have
charge on such matters.
He was told that he couldn't have It.
Nobody under the rank of earl could
choose the name of a county or a coun
try town for his title. So he has elect
ed to be known ns Baron Tstwyth of
Tan-y llwlch, which nobody but a
Welshman knows how to pronounce.
An authentic reproduction of what
ct'iall' happens back of the curtain
line on the opening night of a new
Broadway show, is most truthfully
presented on the screen in Katherine
MacDonald'i l«tst photoplay, "Cur
tain!" This picture of theatinial life
Is technically correct in every detail.
•’Curtain!" will be shown at tl.e Rex
Theater Wed. March 16th
It la a
First Natloual attraction.
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Find» That the Inner Rins or "Crepe
Ring,” as It Is Known to Astrono-
mere, 1» 2,000 Miles Th>ck.
Cambridge, Mass.—Tl.e “iner rn”
[ of the planet Saturn, known to astron
omers as the "crepe ring" on account
of tin- fact tiun it Is much less bril
liant B all the o.oers, lias u thickness
of 2,000 mile.-, while the other rings
are very uuci. thinner, according to
observations uwe by Prol. Willtatu
H. Pickering ot Harvard nt the Har
vard Astronomical station at Mande
ville, Jamaica.
Till thlcknes of ti e rings of Saturn
is a n.attir which has long attracted
the interest of astronomers.
This
planet is surrounded by what appears
through a small telescope to be a
single flat ring of exceeding thinness.
Through u larger telescope this is
seen to be in reality three concentric
rings.
Every sixteen years or so the earth
passes through the plane of these
rings, which are then in a position
edgewise to the earth. So thin are
they that for a while they disappear
and cannot be seen until the earth
moves out of their plane. This phenom
enon occurred on November 7 and
will occur again on February 22 and
August 3 of this year, after which
there will be no opportunity of ob
serving It again for sixteen years.
Professor Pickering reports that he
observed the rings just before and
after the November transit and found
the Inner ring to be thicker than the
others, estimnttjg It to be 2,000 miles
thick. He also reports that in the
outer edge of the second ring the
meteors seem to be more concentrated
than elsewhere.
Astronomers believe these rings to
be composed of Innumerable small
meteors revolving In dense swarnis
about the middle portions of the
planet.
Professor Pickering is also engaged
In studying the "canals" on the planet
Mars anil in searching for the still
undiscovered plantt which is believed
to revolve around the sun fur outside
the orbit of Neptune, the outermost
plnnet yet discovered in the solar
system.
EDITS 1921 “PGOR RICHARD
Department of Agriculture Revives
Franklin’» Almanac, in Spirit,
to Assist Farmer.
Washington.—Uncle Sam
vivcil Benjamin FmnkJIn’s "Poor Rich
ard," in spirit at least.
Publication of a- farmer's almanac,
much after the style of Franklin’s
epigrammatic homilies, to growers was
announced by the Department of Agri
culture.
"lieware of false prophets." de
clared one caution. "Don't plant b.v
the moon, but get the best seed and
prepare the seed bed, then plant when
soli and moisture conditions are
right."
"The owner of a scrub bull shrnild
have a leather medal—made from the
bull's hide.” Is another.
The book contains seasonal advice
on all farm topics aud Is designed ns
an Index as well to available govern
ment publications on any sjieclflc sub
ject.
BRITAIN BREAKS SHIP RECORD
Builds 618 Vessels, 2,055,624 Tons,
While the United States Shows
Falling Off.
London.—All records for the con-
struct Ion of merchant vessels were
broken by the yards of Great Britain
in 1920, when 618 vessels, of 2,055,624
tons, were completed. The total of
1911» was exceeded by 435,182 tons and
the previous record, figures of 1913
by 142.371 tons, says Lloyd's Register.
On the other hand, the figures given
on the 1920 output of United States
yard»—509 vessels, of 2,476,253 tons
—show a decrease of 1,599,132 tons,
compared wltli 1919. this decrease tic-
counting for over 92 per cent of the
total reduction In tonnage launched
abroad during 1920.
Newest Styles for Easter and
Spring
Daily Express brings us the latest in styles
from New Yoik City. These garments are sei
lected by om experienced buyers, and they are,
we believe the biggest values ever offered in
Tillamook, City.
Seperate Skirts
Sport models, striped serges, novelty plaits,
plain and pleated silks and wools. Colors: Navy,
Black, Jade, Rose, Tan Taupe and Nile. Note
these low prices - - - -
3.98 to 10.90
Beautiful Blouses
Pretty styles for spring & summer wear. Tre
mendous savings in the prices of these New
Blouses, Georgettes, Mignonettes and Crepe de
Chine. Our Price: $2.49,3.50,3.98, 4.98,5.90
6.90, & 9.90.
Charming Dresses
in silk and wool at prices unheard of before
Tillamook. They are all well tailoied, and
suitable for street and dress wear
312 Stores
«xiunti March 20th.—3-10t2.
Dr. and Mrs. J. G. Turner motor-
The County Court xvent to Nehal
to Sheridan last Saturday where
em this week to confer over the pro they viBited the former's brother ind
K.
posed road around Neacahnie moun .wife who recently moved from Tilla
tain.
mook to a farm near that city.
Mr. L. F. Allen. State Livestock
| Watch Pennington’S, windows Sat
D. T. Werschkttl of Cloverdale was
Club Leader from Corvallis, will be In
urday for specials in Suits, Coats a
Tillamook visitor thi3 week.
Tillamook county next Monday, Tues
and Dresses.—Adv.
day and Wednesday.
Conferences
Watch for "Miss Cherry Blos
A meeting of the American Legion
are being arranged with those inter
soms/'—Adv.
ested in the boys’ and g'.rls’ livestock and the Women’s Auxiliary will be
Give a look at the prices of can
held this evening in the city hall.
projects.
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Meet “Kokemo" at the High ned peaches, pears, salmon and ber
Miss Blanch McNair rf Tillamook
ries at the Burge Grocery—a cut cf
School "Gym” March 18.—Adv.
25 per cent.
12-23(1
was registered at the Hotel Portland,
Portland, this week.
Mr. and Mrs. O. F. Turner have
moved here from Tillamook and will
make their home on the farm
at
Red Prairie.—Sheridan Sun.
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New shipment of Coats. Suits.
Skirts
and Waists from San Fran
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cisco at Penningtons.—Adv.
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Bold Robbers Rifle Bank;
“Mis
Cherry Bl< st .ni,” musical
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But
It
Had
Failed
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comedy *o be given by th? H gh
School March 18.—Alv
The -hcrlff of Moline. Flu-
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Easter Millinery Opening at M’-w
Is searching for one or more
Patterson's Saturday, March
12th.
sadly disappointed bank loot
I Millinery Creations in all the new
ers who broke into the state
bank nt Moline and carried
materials and best shades
for
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spring.—Adv.
i away the safety deposit boxes
i to Inspect them In the privacy
Have just closed contracts for
The bank
i of distant woods.
"Black Beauty.” taken from
the
è had failed four month« before
world-famous book hjr Anna Sewell,
the robbery, and there was no
and this picture is pronounced even
I loot.
better than the book. Another one
is
of the reasons why you should at
tend the Gem. for we -.’•."'w the big
Snow Saves Man'» Life.
pictures that are really worth-while
Casper. Wyo.—A thick blank»« nt
The J. V G. Club met at the
snow on the ground here saved she
life of F. E. Waggoner, World war home of Mrs. Henry Helsel this week.
veteran, who has been deeortuwl for An egg hunt was enjoyed, each girl
bravery In France.
having to do a "stunt” the number
An explosion resulted In Waggonet on h<y called for. The delicious re
becoming a "human torch," when his freshment» and decorations wets
clothing was sonked with ttemlng gn«-
carried out in Easter’s honor, The
olltw. Rushing from the building
where the explosion occiurenl, the for invited guests were Mesdantes R. A.
mer service man rolled tn the snow Leonard. Alva Williams. E. S. Glay
until the flames were extinguished sler and N. Anderson. The Chin
He suffered severe (unis, but prob meets with Mrs. George Hanslenuv.
ably will recover.
on Apr« IS.
Wn». Farnum in “The Settler«,”
teh
big sea picture at Gem Tuesday
William Duncan has a strong r>lf
M*reh 15th.
in "God's Country and the Woman."
Monday Musical Club meets ev-
He is plunged Into mystery from the ¡ery Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock
moment he meets Josephine until the ‘at the home of Mrs. E. E. Koch. VI«
final close out. He is forced to fight I Itors are welcome.—3-10t2.
Harmony and History class la
his way every inch of the film. It is
organized now and meets every
a spectacular production of the coun-
urday afternoon at
2:30 o’clock
try north of 51. One of James Oliver Thia is for students who are In tb»
Curwood*» best stories. At the Rex last half of the third grade and up
Saturday, March 12th.
in music. Open for new members
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your Spring and Summer requirements and get-ting—
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one Ton Tested” Tube, of corresponding size, with
every Vacuum Cup Tire bought at our store. Act
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