Cottonwood Chronicle Newspaper, February 18, 1921, Page 5

BILLIONS IN WAR CLAIMS EXPECTED Attorney-General Says Suits to Collect From United States Increasing. | Washington, D. C.—Millions of dol- | lare—and promises of billions—are | represented in the great tide of law- | Suits which is beginning to pour into the United States court of claims as ene of the results of the world war. | The court was expressly created to de termine legal controversies between | private citizens and the government. | The attorney-general says that the | @mount of war claims is enormous and | that indications are the influx of cases | has only begun. Actions upon claims | involving approximately $124,000. 000 | have already been filed. The ultimate | a@geregate of claims, it is estimated will reach between two and three bil: | Hons of dollars. These war claims are brought into the court by plaintiffs having claims against all departments of the govern ment. The war department has claims involving approximately $5,000,000,000. The bureau of internal reveuue now has pending claims for refunds and rebates aggregating $650,000,000. The | shipping board bas cancellations ot | contracts involving more than $850, 000,000, Claims for patent infringe- ment are estimated by the attorney- | General at $100,000,000. The railroad administration has differences with the railroads amounting to approxi Mately $750,000,000 VESSELS TO CARRY FAMINE AD SOUGHT Washington, D. C.—Congress will be | asked to enact special legislation au: | thorizing the shipping board to em- | ploy vessels to haul to China grain , donated by American farmers for the relief of the starving there and giving the navy department permission to pay expenses of volunteer naval re- | serves to form it was an-| nounced after a conference between | Secretary Daniels and Chairman Ben- | ton of the shipping board. The decision was reached after a committee, headed by Carl Vrooman, | ex-assisiant secretary of agriculture, liad said grain already had been given by farmers in the west and that mem- | bers of the railroad brotherhoods stood | ready to haul to the coast without charge for their services. Chairman Benson agreed to ascer- | tain what ships are available on the Pacific coast. crews, POPULATION CENTER MOVES | Growth of Coastal Communities Held | § Principal Cause of Change. Washingtou,—The center of popula- | tion as disclosed by the 1920 census is located in the extreme southeast | corner of Owen county, Indiana, 8.3 | miles southeast of the town of Spencer, | the census bureau announced recently, During the last decade the center | of population continued to move west- | ward, advancing 9.8 miles in that diree- | tion and about one-fifth of a mile north | of Bloomington, Ind., it was | located by the census of 1910. The bureau attributed the westward Movement in the last decade “prin- cipally to the increase of more than one million in the population of the state of California.” where Idaho House Passes Anti-Alien ill. Boise, Idaho.—The first decisive blow at Japanese ownership of land in the state of Idaho was struck with smashing force when the house passed the Van de Steeg anti-alien land bill It is one of the most stringent meas: ures before the legislature and now | goes to the senate for approval. If! it passes that body and is signed by| Governor Davis, Japanese not citizens or any other aliens owning | land in Idaho will be required to for-| feit, and hereafter aliens will be un-| able to acquire title. | | | now | cee | 250 Millions Voted for War Veterans. | Washington, D. C.—The sundry civil | appropriation bill was passed by the senate carrying $412,350,000, of which | amount $250,000,000 is for war vet-| erans. Among principal items was} $18,600,000 for new hospitals and en largement of hospital facilities for service men as requested by the Amer fean Legion. Funds for compensation and vocational training of the service | men also were carried. | American Wireless Rights Upheld. Washington, D, C.—The right of the COUNTY ERWIN-WILLIAM Slat Jojie LAT-TONE walls and ceilings are. dec- orative in the highest sense. Beyond that they are the most sanitary of all wall treatments, can be cleaned when soiled, are Hoene wants to see you at the restful to the eyes and wonderfully dur- able. Before you decorate look into Flat-Tone. Compare the cost with any other form of wall treatment. Then consider Flat-Tone and its other advantages. This is the day of painted walls and ceilings and Flat-Tone is a big factor in forwarding Let us demonstrate tones, its depth and its popularity. its rich, warm beautiful multi-color to you effects. Ask abort gur free Decorative Service. Hardware 0 SSS SS SSS SS SS SS SS SS SS Ss Simon Bros. Wholesale and Retail BUTCHERS Dealers in Hides, Pelts, and all kinds of Poultry COTTONWOOD, IDAHO COTTONWOOD AND TRANSFER LINE ROBBINS BROTHERS PROPS. Light and Heavy Hauling Done on Short Notice DRAY Not Torture, Just a Little Dental Work fm, = | Wash., and formerly a rancher ? : } { i The willingness with which most persons go to the dentist Is being “reg- istered” by Queenie, 900-pound lioness of the Prospect park zoo, Brooklyn. Park Commissioner John Harman, Dr. John F. Gillespie and Keeper Joho O'Brien, are at work pulling a tooth that had bothered Queenie for several months. —— EAT NEWS ITE} Mrs. Ada F. | Mrs. Dick Riggins, at Clarkston. Price, through|the past week visiting at the American Federal company to con-| her attorneys, Fogg & Campbell, | home of his mother, departed for struct a wireless plant at Shanghai | has filed in the district court of wi!l be supported by the United States | Idaho county government, it was learned at the | from Ivan W. Price, a stockman of the Boles country. state department, where it was said) the question had been taken up with | the British government. | The department has advised Minis ter Crane of tiie steps taken to safe @uard the American concern’s contract now is residing at Lapwai. home Thursday morning. En- route he will visit with a sister, S. V. Fullaway jr., for almost three years supervisor of the Nezperce National forest, with joffices in Grangeville, has re- Monte Jones of Cody, Wyom- | ceived notice of his promotion to divorce formerly suit for According to the complaint he soula, Mont. Mr. Fullaway will be in charge of wood products work in the district office. Liberty bonds to the tune of $550 pledged to the Grangeville Savings and Trust Co., by Dr. R. J. Alcorn, will be sold at public auction at 10 o’clock on the 15th day of February. There are five $100 bonds and one of the $50 denomination. The sale will take place at the bank building. Robert Riley, for a number of JUDGE LANDIS 1S IMPEACHED IN HOUSE Accusations Based on Accept- ance of Position as Base- ball Arbiter. Washington.—Federal Judge Kene- saw Mountain Landis of Chicago was impeached in the house of representa tives by Representative Welty, demo- erat, Ohio, who charged him with “high crimes and misdemeanors,” in connec- tion with his acceptance of the poal- tion of supreme arbiter of baseball at @ salary of $42,600 a year. Should the house decide to institute proceedings against Judge Landis on the basis of Mr. Welty’s charges, a formal trial before the bar of the house would be held and «@ decision rendered. Mr. Welty did not introduce a reso- lution proposing impeachment, as is the usual procedure in such matters. Instead, he arose to “a question of high personal privilege,” and an- nounced that he “impeached” the judge. Without debate, the Welty charges, on Mr. Welty’s motion, were referred to the judiciary committee for investi- gation and report. There were a few scattering noes. Senator Would Impeach Judge Landis. Washington.—Impeachment proceed- ings against Judge K. M. Landis ot Chicago were threatened in the sen- ate by Senator Dial of South Caro- lina, Senator Dial said he had sent to Chicago for the facts in the case in which Judge Landis is alleged to have discharged a youth who was charged with stealing money after the youth had testified that his salary was but $90 a month. “If I find these facts are true I shall seek the impeachment of Judge Landis," Senator Dial sald, SECRETARY IS SILENT ON JAPANESE TREATY Washington.—-The letter of Secre- tary Colby declining to transmit in- formation on the negotiations conduct- ed with the view to treaty action with Japan was received without comment by the senate foreign relations com- bowel trouble and constipation. | mittee. The letter was in reply to a Theo. F. Schaecher, druggist. CANE FOR MR. WILSON years connected with the Pacific Telephone company at this place, is recovering from a recent opera tion the naiure of which was not learned. While he is now able to get about the streets at Lewiston, he is still unable to re- sume his employment. Ben Long, who resides west of town Vv 2 visitor in the city Saturday. Mr. Long has practi¢- ly recovered from injuries he incurred last November when he was kicked in the abdomen by a horse. Mr. Long believes he will lbe able to get into the regular spring work on the ranch. Joe Brockman of Opportunity, lin the Ferdinand country was in trangeville the first of the week Mr. Brockman recently returned 'from two months’ stay in the Texas oil fields, and expressed himself as not pleased with the outlook there for small invest- ors. Mr. Brockman had bought oil stock and went to Texas to) investigate conditions. | Grangeville Commercial club lat its regular meeting Wednes- |day noon, unanimously opposed {any measure which tends to de- |prive Idaho county of a part of |her territory and annex the ter- |ritory to Lewis county. A com-| mittee comprising A. F. Parker, Frank McGrane and J. C. Safley| was appointed to draft resolu-! tions to be forwarded to Senator | Seth Jones and Representative |Lloyd A Fenn, of Idaho county, voicing opposition to the bill. MANY WOMEN USE GLYCERINE MIXTURE | Cottonwood women will be | surprised at the INSTANT pleas jant action of simple glycerine, buckthorn bark, etc., as mixed jin Adler-i-ka. One _ spoonful |relieves ANY CASE gas on |stomach or sour stomach. _Be- cause Ader-i-ka acts on BOTH upper and lower bowel it often cures constipation and prevents appendicitis. One lady reports ing, who has been in the city for the district forest office at Mis-' herself CURED of a bad case of ‘ Representative L. Texas, in front of the White House, holding a walking stick of light brown with a gold head which he recently presented to President Wilson on be- half of the Democrats of Wise coun- | W. Parrish of ty, Texas. The stick was made of wood, cut from the heart of a Bois d’Arc tree, planted in Texas tu 1876. The head bears the inscription, “Pre- sented by the Democrats of Wise County, Texas, as an Indorsement of Your Stand on the League of Na- tions.” Individuality. A philosopher once said: “The man of spirit rebels against this universal attempt of society to make all men look and act alike. Wild animals are alike, and with them there Is no pro- gression. You cannot tell one wild pigeon from another, and in jackrab- bits all personality is completely ironed out. This is what society is constantly trying to do for her mem bers—make them revert to a type,” RANCH FOR SALE. On Craig mountain, 480 acre stock ranch, 70 acres under plow about 1 million feet timber, write Dan Munro, 1904 Wash. St Olympia, Wash. 8-3 Subscribe for the Chronicle. communication of the committee, for- warded at the instance of Senator Johnson of California, requesting in- formation on the subject. Secretary Colby said in his letter that the record of the negotiations was “practically that of a preliminary comparison of views, coupled with recommendations still the subject of examination.” “Substantial progress has been made toward an ultimate agreement,” Mr. Colby added, “through informal con- versations conducted by Roland 8. Morris, ambassador to Japan, and Bar- on Shidehara, Japanese ambassador.” RAYMOND BARS RADICAL Elmer Smith, From Centraila, Refused Permission to Speak. Raymond, Wash—Elmer Smith, radical speaker, was prevented from speaking at an advertised meeting which was to be held here Sunday afternoon at the Arcadia hall. City officials and leading members of the Raymond post of the American Legion met Smith at the station when he arrived from Centralia. As he got off the train he was told of the useless- ness of his attempt to speak. Mayor Lawler, at a special meeting of the city commission Saturday issued a proclamation prohibiting the speech, Smith insisted on going to the build- ing. When Smith arrived at the Ar cadia hall City Marshal Pederson would not let him enter, Girl Talks Over Week. Chicago.—Miriam Rubin, 8-yearold victim of an illness which has baffled | physiclans Sunday slept silently for | an hour. The girl started talking more | than a week ago and Sunday was the first time her conversation had ceased in more than 212 hours. After the nap, however, she began talking. Jalil Sentences For Bootleggers. Portland, Or.—Federal Judge R. 8. Bean announced from the bench that hereafter he would sentence to the penitentiary persons convicted of vio lating the national prohibition laws. He made the declaration after he had sentenced a man to three months in jail for illicit manufacturing of liquor. Humptullps Flood Washes Out Tracks. Hoquiam, Wash.—The highest water in four years in the Humptulips river washed out the bed of the Northern Pacific railroad from underneath about 1000 feet of track. Chamberiain Resumes His Seat. Washington, D. C.—Senator berlain had suffictently recov from his recent illness to appear the floor of the senate Saturday, —