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 u 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 _ atlve order. against radicalism. American ships In Europe, to which • • • 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. -« 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 • • • 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. I $ tiupmobile 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. «....- 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. I 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. Í Local News J New shipment of Coats. Suits. Skirts and Waists from San Fran­ •4 cisco at Penningtons.—Adv. è Bold Robbers Rifle Bank; “Mis Cherry Bl< st .ni,” musical ♦ But It Had Failed I comedy *o be given by th? H gh School March 18.—Alv The -hcrlff of Moline. Flu- i 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 • 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 hlf 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 REE! : I l¡¡ \ ’ll i Cut down your tire and tube expenditures by anticipating your Spring and Summer requirements and get-ting— Absolutely FREE one Ton Tested” Tube, of corresponding size, with every Vacuum Cup Tire bought at our store. Act ?u»c*/y. This offer is LIMITED. Once it expires, e“ly •«** I i