Cottonwood Chronicle Newspaper, June 3, 1921, Page 7

PRESIDENT CONFERS WITH FINANCIERS All Parts of Country to Be Consulted on Business Readjustment. Washington, D. C—Bankers and fi- nanciers from every section ef the country are to be consulted by Prest- dent Harding before he concludes the series of financial conferences begun at a White House dinner when the eastern banking interests chiefly were represented. It is probable that a group of financial leaders from the middle west will be the next to be summoned by the president. It was indicated in administration circles that financial men are virtually unanimous in believing that the fed- eral reserve board holds the key to proper readjustment of general finan- cial conditions. Those consulted are understood to have told the president that in their opinion the board could go a long way toward restoration of normal conditions by exerting its in fluence to keep loans at a reasonable rate and on « sound basis. Removal of restrictive measures placed by the board on credit exten- sion, under the federal reserve act, was said to have been advocated by the bankers as a means of solving the problem facing the farmers. Progressive rediscount rates, it was contended, work a hardship on the agricultural interests because banks which are charged more for money merely pass the increased cost along to the borrowers, Legislation to permit longer credite to farmers through extension of the | Mmits fixed by the reserve act on agri- cultural paper eligible for rediscount | at reserve banks was said to have | been favored. The opinion was ex-| pressed that restriction of eligible ag- ricultural paper to six months was | too early a maturity in the case of many farmers. FEDERAL PAYMENTS MADE TO RAILROADS Washington—Government payments | to the railroads in loans, advances and reimbursements, under the provisions | of the transportation act now amount to $601,406,896, the treasury depart- ment announced | Since the passage of the Winslow | bill authorizing partial payments to | the railroads of the government guar- | antee the treasurer has paid out $138,- | 619,690 on such accounts. Advances to carriers in which cer- | tificates of final payment have not been entered by the interstate com- merce commission amounted to $263,- | 231,874. Other payments listed are: Reim- bursement of deficits during federal control, $1,307,144; final payment of guaranty, $1,311,700; partial payments of reimbursements of deficits, $528,- | 600; loan from revolving fund, $196,- 603,987. “CUSSING” CENTRAL LEGAL Missouri Telephone Users Aliowed to Talk Abusively Once. Jefferson City, Mo.—Telephone sub- | scribers have a right to use abusive language once to telephone operators when connections are not satisfactory, the state public service commission ruled in ordering the Carlow Tele- phone company to restore service to George H. Oxford, farmer. Oxford’s telephone had been re moved following an altercation with & young man in charge of the exchange at Carlow. The commission ruled that a single instance of use of abusive language was not grounds for discon- tinuance of service. Alleged Murderer of Rancher Caught. Eugene, Or.—Floyd Romane, ac- cused of the murder of Abe Givens, mountain rancher, 30 miles from Rose- burg, was arrested on a farm three miles from Eugene and was taken to Roseburg by Sheriff Starmer of thar city, who made the arrest. Romane made a complete confession, after be ing taken to the Lane county jail, ac cording to the officers. He said that he shot Givens after the latter bad | called him a liar. Chief Justice Leaves Wife All Property | Washington.—The will of Edward Douglass White, former chief justice of the United States, left all his prop- erty to his wife. It was executed June 26, 1915, and is contained in two sen tences, 51 words in all. New Bureau Is Proposed. Washington, D. C.—Senator MeCor mick, republican, [linois, introduced a bill to create a department of public works and public lands French Wheat Embargo Off. Paris—The French cabinet decided to authorize the immediate unrestrict- ed importation of wheat into France. ce | tective. MITTIN LLL Look Over Your Farm Machinery— See What Repairs Are Needed, and Order Them Now Naturally you will buy Genuine IHC Repairs for your International machines Hoene REALLY NO PROBLEM AT ALL | | Case Presented to the Great Sheerluck Bones Hardly Worthy of His Wonderful Brain. It was the office of the famous de- tective, Mr. Sheerluck Bones. The visitor, a man of rather small beight but liberal width, sat down. “Married!” snapped Bones. “How do you know I’m married?” gasped the visitor. “By the samples of silk to be matched in your vest-pocket, and your hunted, haunted, expression,” replied Sheerluck, The man gasped. “It is marvelous how you know things!” exclaimed the man. “But it is about my wife 1 came to see you. She acts so queerly lately, She talks to herself all the time, stands before her mirror and talks to herself, It's awful! And she does the most ter- rible things. She'll put @ cake of soup in the soup and scrub the paus with the soup bone, talking to her- self all the time.” And the poor man wiped bis brow nervously. “How long has this state of affairs been going on?” asked the great de- “Oh, for about a week now. And, Mr. Bones, I can’t stand it any longer. It's driving me crazy. I'm afraid she'll sell the baby for a bundle of rags, or something.” “H’m! Er, isn’t it just possible that your wife is merely practicing and rehearsing her speech for the next meeting af the National Women's Rulers of Hame league? I see its meeting takes place tomorrow night.” “By Jove! You're right. She ts third assistant chairman of that league. 1 forgot It ad With a relieved cry, the little man rushed home, and even forgot, ip his glad relief, to pay the great detec tive’s fee.—London Answers. — MANY VARIETIES OF SHARK Some Sea Monsters More to Be Feared Than Others, but All Ferocious to a Degree. There are many families and varie ties of the shark. Some of these fam- ilies are smaller, more cowardly less successful as killers than other families, says the Kansas City Star. They are net especially og one th: that are bigger and strong’ teas The dusky sharks and the sand sharks are not believed to be man killers, but they are man eaters when arti’ the ives. ‘The largest and Gercest shark ts the and | great white shark. His GIspositiod 18 to kill and eat, and he is so large and strong and self-confident that he will attack anything that swims, and a man is little more than a minnow or a her- ring to him. The great white sbark inhabits the tropic and subtropic seas. The normal length of the teeth is ove inch and they are flat, triangular aod saw edge. Many of these sharks have been killed that were 30 feet long. ———__—— Microbe Factory. London, England, boasts & microbe factory. Biologists in general, and bac- teriologists in particular, are able to serve humanitarian interests only by @ close study’ of authentic strains of rec- ognized bacteria, carefully cultured ip their various species and classes. Yet it is only quite recently that the needs of medical workers in this respect have been fully met, For their sup ply of disease microbes for experimen- tal purposes, British scientists were very largely dependent upon the courtesy of colleagues ip other coun- tries, Before the war, for instance, a polite note to M. Binot of the Pas teur institute in Paris was quite the recognized procedure adopted by & medico who wished to start or add to @ microbe menagerie. Characteristically an effort to commercialize this all-im- portant traffic was made by Kral at Prague, but that source of supply was never satisfactory. ——__———— Saye Hearts Really Break. Poets and romance writers for ages have been on firm ground when they have pictured broken-hearted swains and maidens. According to Dr. Strickland Goodall, a noted heart specialist, it is « physl- ological fact that hearts do break, But he says, joy and not woe or bard work is more frequently the cause of 6 broken heart. In his long experience he has found that emotion rather thap hard work bas been responsible for broken hearts. “Don’t get Into ‘a temper,” says Dr. Goodall, “because It Increases the heart's work by seventy-two foot pounds, Ruoning upstairs is foolish, because the Increase !s 152 foot pounds. If map spends one day in bed weekly he saves his heart 988,400 foot pounds.” ———_—— A Son's Forecast. Old Roxileigh—You must be less ex- travagant. How do you expect to get along when you are my age? His Son—Well, father, | suppose by that time I'll have your wouey to get along with. EES EE We can print those butter wrappers for you. wants to see you at the Buy the Best Mow D those years when your hay fields and meadows are in and tangled every the worst sha heavy stand perhaps, ed way—then you have reason for being glad ged will your mower is * Gon wil bad Ok tnd sc eet hinted friction or ‘dealt poe 5 duced. Then, the extremely flexible cut- ter bar means smooth “sen or on hillsides an on ro pn joer leaves a close stubble without cloggi the inner shoe. The draft is parallel with the tongue. Your tilting lever gives you an un les. side draft. Width between wheels uadrant number of cutting prevents The Deering New Ideal Mower is the sturdiest and most durable made. It will last through many haying seasons. Come in and see how well it is built. INDIANS NEAR TO EXTINCTION Descendant of Osages Says Intermar- riage Has Weakened Them 60 Much That End le Apparent, John R. Spurrier of Oklahoma says that the Indian will be extinet ip a gen- eration or two, dir, Spurrier, who is @ descendant of the Osage Indians and whose wife is aise of Indian blood, says that constant intermarriage is so weak- ening the tribes that the nation which numbered over a million at the tine this country was discovered will soon be only a name. “The extinction of the Indian is only @ matter of a short time,” said Mr. Spurrier, “Intermarriage is proving fatal to the tribes, and they cannot long survive it. With intermarriage comes the Americanization and the In- dians who have adopted modern meth- ods live in extremely comfortable style. “The richest small group of people im the world are the Osage Indians, whose reservation is in Osage county, There are 2,200 Indians in this tribe, 900 of them heing of full blood who still wear their blankets, but the re- mainder bave forsaken the ways of their ancestors and have become ex- tremely American, The reason for the great wealth of Uffs tribe is that thelr lands happen to be situated in the midst of the largest oil flelds of Okla- homa, and the yearly annual income per capita averages approximately $2,- 500. “The Osage Indians are the best educated tribe the country, and also the best physical specimens. It was from this tribe that Buffalo Bill chose a number of bis famous chief- tains, The reservation of the Pawnee Indians adjoins that of the Osages and this tribe oumbers 3,600, many of them prosperous and well educated.” TOOK OATH ‘BY THE PEACOCK’ When Philip of Burgundy and His Knights Vowed to Engage to War for Holy Land. In 1453 Philip the Good, duke of Burgundy, vowed “by the peacock” to go to the deliverance of Constantino- ple, which had recently fallen into the hands of the Turks. At the conclusion of the tournament and banquet held by the duke at Lille, Holy Mother Church, in the guise of a lady in mourning seated on an elephant and escorted by a giant, approached the duke and de- livered « tong versified complaint, claiming the ald and succor of the Knights of the Golden Fleece. The herald advanced, bearing on his fist a live peacock or pheasant, which, according to the rites of chivalry. be . - Hardware presented to the duke, At this extraor- dinary summons Philip, a wise and aged prince, engaged his person and powers in the holy war against the Turks. His example was imitated by the barons and knights of the assem- bly; they swore to God, the Virgin, the ladies, and the peacock. In this connection will be recalled Praed’s brilliant charade, “The Pea- cock and the Ladies.” As the Lawmakers Slang It. “*a woman on the industrial board’ was killed,” announced Mrs, Stella 5. King, acting secretary, at @ recent meeting of the Legislative Council of Indiana Women. As she read the last word, she realized what she had said and started to laugh, It was in the text of the minutes of the preceding meeting, at which Mrs, King had not acted as secretary, and came in the account of legislative council bills which had been passed, advanced, or “killed.” As it happened, it was a mistake after all, for it was another bill per taining to the industrial board which had been killed, not that creating @ woman member of the board. But for a moment the legislative council for- got its dignity and giggled.—Indian- apolis News. France’s Oak Trees Threatened. While endeavoring to recover from the ravages of war the forests of France are also struggling from the ravages of parasitic growths which seem to be especially disastrous to the vaks, These are the country’s most valuable tree, constituting nearly 30 per cent of the forest area. This tree seems to suffer especially from the fun- gus Oidium, which appeared in the province of Champagne about 1907, and is doing such damage that the ex- termination of the oak in France Is foreseen. Young trees—particularly coppice shoots of the current year— are most susceptible to attack, though seedlings up to ten years of age have been destroyed. No remedy has yet been discovered. —————EE Carrete for Lunch. As I lived far from school, I had to carry my lunch. One morning my step mother asked me to go to the grocery store for some carrots, as we bad some pet rabbits. When I returned I set the sack on the table and burried to finish getting myself ready for school. When I had finished she had my lunch ready and told me it was on the table. That day at noon I opened my sack and to my amazement I had the sack of car- rots, Of course the girls all and had a good time over it, but I sure it was the most moment of my life.—Chicago By ELIZABETH R. GREENE. | (@ by McClure Newspaper Syndicate.) They were a guy little company that descended the steps of Hill Crest Farm to the waiting for the twentieth time that morning Mariana wished she But it was always how Mariana could be quite on time, and been affectionately dubbed bright morning. “Couldn't you come later, Mariana?’ coaxed Bettina, loitering behind the others, Mariana shook her head. “I can’t,” nang aay “I've got all my packing to do.” “Couldn't I help you tonight?’ gen- erously proffered Bettina. Mariana dimpled. “Thanks, Betty,” she smiled, “you're a dear; but I can't go, really.” “Oh, come along, Betty,” called Pol- ly from the hay rack. “She'll come at the eleventh hour, same's she always does 1” Slowly Mariana went back to the neglected packing. Tomorrow they were all going home, “All” meant Marlana’s five girl friends, Miss Kent who chaperoned the little party, and Mariana. Leaving ber unfinished packing she donned the pretty white dress thrown over a chair. Her vivid imagination pictured the delighted surprise of her friends when she should join them and —yes, it must be admitted, the whole of the vision was glorified by the trem- ulous hope that she might see “him.” A radiant vision was Mariana that morning, and pessereby turned to look admiringly at the trim, white-clad lit- the Bgure tripping gaily along the dusty roadside, But as the sun rose higher and the heat incressed Mariana’s enthusiasm waned with her lagging feet. How beautiful it was out here though! Somewhere in the green branches overbead @ bird carolled joy- ously and in the distance came faint sounds of the haymakers. Some- where, too, in this enchanted land lived The Man. Oh, it was shameful that she should think of him so! But since that morn- ing when she had chanced to be at her window in the early dawn end caught a glimpse of bim carrylag a dew-wet burden of lettuce and cucum- bers to the farmhouse door below she had been unable to put the strong, sunburned face and stalwart form quite out of mind. And this was her last day of free- dom, Her chance of knowing bim ended today! Tomorrow meant noisy, smoky Brewster and—Aunt Amelia. Mariana sighed dismally. However, being a cheery little person, her gloom soon vanished as she caught a glimpse of the big, ripe berries near by. “Blueberries !" she exclaimed, rising and beginning to gather the tempting fruit. Presently a glance over the stone wall revealed more berries be- youd in the pasture.” Laughing ‘softly, Mariana scaled the wall with pretty grace. “Oh, dear!” sighed Mariana, ber eyes following wistfully the distant shadows of froest trees. If only she might rest in those cool woods awhile! Wearlly she plodded on under the noonday sun, reaching at last the wel- come shadows of the wood. Throw- ing herself down upon the sweet pine needles, she drew deep breaths of the pine-scented air. Presently her tired eyelids drooped lower and lower and she slept. i . eo = = . & Mariana sat up and rubbed her eyes. It was sunset. The prospect of night overtaking her in a strange wood was not at all pleasant; besides, what would Mise Kent think? Mariana rose and hurriedly retraced her steps through the forest gloom. Suddenly she paused—terrified. Near by, dimly outlined in the gathering shadows, loomed the huge black bedy of an animal, Breathiessly she stared back into the gleamiug eyes regarding ber. Thea above the beating of ber beart came the sound of a merry whistle from the pasture, Sobbing with relief, Mariana fled toward the welcome tones. Hurrying feet crashed through the underbrush behind her, briars caught and scratcbed ber, but she sped blindly op, When the hot, panting breaths were close beside her, a man's voice called suddenly, then—oblivion. When Martana opened ber eyes she looked into the face of The Man. “The bear, has—has he gone?” she stammered, attempting to rise. The Man threw away the remaining water that bad not been used on Mart. aoa's head. “You mean Rover, there, I reckon?” he smiled boyisbly. Her eyes followed his gesture. There on the ground beside her stretched a big, biack dog! “Oh!” gasped Mariana faintly. “I— I guess you'll think 'm a “traid-cat I” she smiled tremulously, the lovely col- or coming into her cheeks in her coa- fusion. But the man didn’t tell her what be really thought until six months later, Then—weil, it ouly concerned Mart ame, anyways