Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 64, Number 21, Jasper, Dubois County, 30 September 1921 — Page 7

More Power to the WASHINGTON. Widespread ajproval of tlie proposal to give President Harding power to veto slnplc Items In appropriation Mils through the adoption of nn amendment to the constitution Is being manifested in scores of letters recti veil, says .Senator Kcnyon of Iowa. According to him the puhllc has heen quick to sense the value of this delegation of powvr not only as a measure of economy, but also In putting a check on the practice of adding legislative "riders" to appropriation bills. "Just as soon as I can complete the necessary examinpMon of the Constitution Itself and determine the precise phraseology that must be employed."

Uncle Sam and Railroads Negotiating

NEGOTIATIONS looking to the funding of the railroad indebtedness of approximately $S..H.0x to the government and the settlement of the claims of the railroads against the government are under full way between government oiliciaN and the railway executives. These negotiations hrve resulted In progress toward deli- J nite conclusions. Hallway otlicials estimate that the net amount due the red 1 roads from the government is somewhere between ."mo,1),(K) and $WM),00O,X. They admit that It is difficult to make a definite estimate of the total amount due because of the items in dispute. Uoughly, however, they place the amount yet due for the period of government control at $:.s:kOOO,ooo and for the guaranty period of six months after federal control at $-J-m.,(H'hVHK. Director (leneral Davis estimates ihat the claims of the railroads against the railroad administration will aggregate .S1.2."0HK),(KK). Fortyseven railroads have already settled with tlie government, and they were allowed approximately 'J8 per cent of the amounts claimed by them. The total claims of these roads aggregated SHM.tMO.W. of which &J j. tSd.014 was allowed. Applying this percentage in the total estimated claims against the railroad administration, railway ollicla'.s figure it would appear that the Is Uncle Sam Nov IS ITNCLK SAM penalizing marriage in the government departments? Miss Klsie Hill of the National Woman's party states that several of the government departments which are now reducing their payrolls have issued questionnaires to their women employees in order to find out which are married and which are single. A questionnaire sent out by the air service is evidently designed to gain further Information about the circumstances of the married women. It asks each of these to tell whether she Is living with her husband; if not, whether she is legally separated from him; whether the husband Is dependent upon her for support, and whether any members of her Immediate family are employed by the government, and if so. how much each earns. Hays Would Coax THKOrr.Il the postothee savings system Postmaster CJctieral Hays Is tryiug to run the American Stocking-bank out of business. II plans to take the money now hidden away and put it in circulation by encouraging the people to put their money in Fncle Sam's bank. As a banker I'ncle Sam Mands supreme. He has the confidence not only of the American born but of the foreign born. Half a million deiMisitors have funds In the posti Mice bauk. drawing but two jht cent a year interest. How many n.ore persons, particularly of the Immigrant classes, are there who are keeping their savings in t!:ir stockings localise the Interest rate is not very attractive? Tlie postmaster general is seeking to bring into circulation and profitable employment the $Ut0.04M" which tie claims is now being hoarded and therefore lost to industry. In order !o accomplish the end he has In view he Intends to have the postal savingsystem revised m as to make It more attractive to potential small deiMsj. tors. He makes eight suggestions, of which the principal ones are to ln-

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'said Ken von today, "I shall Introduce the amendment and press for its consideration. I h.ye hen surprised at the interest It has attracted. I have received letters from practically every section commending it and urging its submission to the people. The authors of these letters have been men from many different walks of life. Including doctors, lawyers, college professors and business men." Senator Kenyon Is copvinced that his amendment should be so drafted as to give to the President the right to veto "riders" where they occur In an appropriation bill as well as being empowered to cut out single appropriations without destroying an entire supply bill, the funds in which are appropriated for carrying on the business of a great department of the government. He reiterated his belief that the adoption of such a constitutional amendment would be of Immense value in the drive for economy and says that when the public understands the Importance of the matter, sentiment will be suflieiently strong in its favor to obtain ratification by the necessary two-thirds of the state legislatures. Due In Rati- JAroads - ' v railroad administration will owe tin railroads apprixomately $:ioS.(XH).(WK) for the government control period. The government owes the short lines about $2rMH),0oo, making a total for the government control period of $:is:;.ftK),OiK). It is further estimated that the 'government owes the railroads a total of approximately .(KIH.OOtMM.K'i for. the guaranty period. Of that amount $ 10.,00O,00O h:;s been paid in advance, leaving a balance due of about ?--.),- (.MM't.OOO. The government's Indebtedness to the railroad?, therefore, which is not disputed, is approximately SoK).(M)0,ikk. Secretary Mellon had that estimate In mind, it Is believed, when he said approximately .?."WKMXHJ,oH) would be paid to the railroads in the next six months, provided the funding provisions go through and the railroads agree to settle with the administration. Penalizing Marriage? Following the issuance of these questionnaires. Miss Hill states, a large number of married women have been dropped from the rolls of the departments, without regard to their elliciency. In many cases, she says, married women of long experience and established value have been dropped for no other discoverable reason than that they are married. At the same time, she says, the civil service is holding exand nations for employees of similar grade and kind. Tlie object of the various departments In dropping married women from their rolls is plain. They are compelled to drop those who will suffer least hardship as a result. Obviously, the married woman who has an employed husband Is los apt to suffer from the loss of her job than the single woman entirely dependent upon her own resources. The women recognize this motive and its practical Justification. They realize that the bureau chiefs are not trying to strike a blow at marriage. Ibit they claim that in effect it Is a blow at marriage, and als at the right of a woman to work and bo independent. It is this latter phase of the question which chiefly interests the women politicians. Out Timid Savings crease the rate of interest from 2 to 3 Ier cent, to pay interest on deposits held less than one year, to remove the restriction against depositors undtr ten years of age and to give greater facilities for this class of business by establishing savings branches in f0.000 postohVes Instead of the present G.314. Mr. Hays has no design to put the postal savings system In competition with private savings banks. He recognizes that that would be an unfair as well as a disastrous iolicy. As a matter of fact the growth of postal savings will inure to the benefit of private banks, for the money will be redeposited with them by the government. Hankers already consulted are In favor of the project now proposed.

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8 T r'- - L m . "N. i .v:' r 'Ji i v t-' hv id .. . .v v vt . Native Womtn ProrM by the National Oeot,'rahlc Society, Washington. D. C.) Hut a .step from lands first anO longest known In the. history of the world Egypt, Habylon, , Talestine Arabia remains one of the world's most unknown regions. And in one of its least known comers is the Independent state of Oman. Historically, politically and geographically, Oman has always been isolated from the rest of Arabia. Kver since the days of the caliphate, so far as communication, with other Arabs is concerned, Oman was practically an Island, with a sea of water on two sides and a sea of sand tlie great Arabian desert on the other. As a result, the people are even more primitive in their habits than the Arabs generally; and only recently have other towns than Muscat, the capital, opened their eyes to the world. Oman is a relatively narrow strip of coast, bowed around the irregular eastern tip of Arabia. To the northwest it extends half way along the southern shore of the Persian gulf, into the head of which empty the historic Tigris and Euphrates rivers. From there it extends in a crooked, unbroken strip of varying width for nearly 1,(XK) miles, Its southwestern extremity reaching almost to the mid point of the daring south shore of the Arabian peninsula. The state has an area of SLUX) square miles, almost twice that of Pennsylvania. Although generally actpted statistics place the population at SOO.tXH), Colonel Milei, who lias seen more of the Interior than uny other recent traveler, estimates It at over 1,000,000. Tlie capital, Muscat, and the adjoining town of Mutrah, have together about 25,000 inhabitants. The ancient capital, Uostak, which is inland, declined in importance after the Portuguese, during the remarkable growth of their colonial IKiwer in the SIxtenth century, pushed around the Cape of Good Hope and northward and eastward, occupying Muscat. The Portuguese remained In possession of this metropolis of Oman from IMS until the middle of the Seventeenth century. Was Almost an Empire. Tlie conquerors of Oman who gave It its present ruling family came from Yemen on the other side of Arabia, Ahmed bin Sa'eed, the leader, captured Muscat in 1711. Tlie present sultan, and iman, who came to the throne in HUH, is a descendant of this Eighteenth century conqueror. At the iH'ginnlng of the Nineteenth century, before European powers had determined upon the almost complete parceling out of Africa, Oman was almost an empire. It extended over a large part of Arabia, the islands to the north of Arabia in the Persian gulf, a strip of the southern coast of Persia, and a strip of the Indian ocean coast of Africa from the northeastern iH)int near the entrance to the Ked sen almost half way to tire Cape of Good Unite. This African territory. Including Zanzibar, "comprised large parts of what later became Italian Somaliland, British Kast Africa and German East Africa. It also Included tlie important Island of Socotra at the mouth of the Gulf of Aden, now under liritish con t itl. At that time the slave trade was flourishing, and It was the Arabs of Oman who explored the great interior of Africa long before the days' of Spike and Livingstone. On the death in IST of Oman's "Alexander' the Sultan Sa'eed, the empire be.?an to break up, one son becoming sultan of Zanzibar and another sultan of the Arabian territory. Subsequently all Asiatic possessions outside Arabia wen lost, except a. few islands In the Persian gulf. About this time Oman came under the virtual' protection of Great Hritain through the Indian government, and n Ilritish consul and political agent has since been maintained &t Muscat.

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lip ' v cf Oman. One of the most picturesque parts it'. nur-. s th so-called Pirate coast. Just within the great point of land which almost closes the mouth of the Persian gulf, the sailing ground of Sinbad the Sailor. This region was a base of operation for pirates as troublesome in the first half of the Nineteenth century of the Indian and Persian trade as were the Caribbean pirate nests to the ships that plied between Panama and Europe a century or so earlier. The inhabitants of I he Pirate coast were extremely fanatical as well, which added to their trouble-making qualities. British gunboats, with the assistance of Indian forces put an end to the depredations, and the one-time pirates of this region have now mostly turned to pearl diving for a living. Trip Through the Country. A journey from the Pirate coast across the base of the great point of Oman to Sohr or some of the adjacent ports, a trip of about 100, miles, gives an excellent idea of the back country of this little-known state. Caravans making this trip usually travel at night and rest under whatever shade may be found during the day. On the second day one passes villages and cultivated lields and at night sleeps surlounded by thousands of sheep and goats, driven in by liedouin lasses from their mountain pastures. Evtn among these shepherds one finds readers, and colporteurs sell books wherever the camels halt long enough to strike a bargain. In entering the narrow pass of Hitta, the guides go ahead mounted, with rifles loaded and cocked. Travelers arc not troubled with the heat at night, but during the day it is intense, and It is refreshing to come to an oasis (common In this part of Oman), where water bursts from a big spring, and trees and flowers grow iu luxury. In the mountainous parts of Oman the roads run almost invariably along the wady beds; sometimes these are sandy water courses; again deep, rocky ravines or broad, fertile valleys. Vegetation generally is tolerably abundant. Tamarisks, oleanders, euphorbias, and acacias are the most common trees and shrubs. Some of It Unexplored. Although some travelers have reached the edge of the Oman desert, all the country beyond is still largely terra incognita. No one has ever made the Journey beyond the range of mountains or solved the mystery of western Oman, which Is still a blank on the best maps; nor is anything known of the land 100 miles southwest of Muscat save by Arab hearsay. The most populous and fertile district of the highlands of Oman Is Jebel Akhdar, which is also the best known. The fertility of this region is wonderful and In striking contrast with the barren rocks of so large n part of the coast. With a semi-tropical climate, an elevation of 3.ii0 to o.Om feet, and abundant springs, the wadys and oases of Oman have awakened the delight and amazement of every traveler who has ventured to explore them. Water, the one priceless treasure In all Arabia, here issues in ierennial streams from many iixky clefts, and is most carefully husbanded by the Ingenuity of the iK'opIe for wide Irrigation by means of canals or watercourses called faluj. Exiept along the Pirate coast the Arabs of Oman are remarkably free from fanaticism, simple In their habits, and wonderful In their ho-pitality. Most of tl.em belong to the Abadhl se-t. which has many beliefs in common with Christianity. Did She See It? He (telling a joke) -Do you ee the point? She If it's what 1 think it is 1 don't, and you're no centlem.'Ui-

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I rn What Will Indians DULUTH. Chipiewa Indians on the Net Lake Indian reservation in northwestern Minnesota, who recently received approximately $.V0.ot0 for timber sold from their reservation, will make good use of the money. Instead of disposing of their fortune for blankets, beads, tobacco and possibly whisky, as the Indian of old did, these Chlppewas will build schools and homes, outfit their farms with modern machinery and stock, aial undoubtedly made rapid advancement from conditions which have gained for them the name of the most primitive of the Chippewa nation. So believes Chief Wa-na-bo-sho, Carlisle graduate, and better known as Joe Nortbrup, -who Is devoting his time to helping the Indians become better civilized and to encourage

"Texas Bill" ancl His Way of Courting

BOSTON. Something new in tlie line of courting has been introduced by William ("Texas Hill") Cunningham, famous Dartmouth football star, who proposed over long distance telephone to a girl he had "seen only once In bis life, and then for less than one minute. The story dates hack to last November. "Texas P,ill" vas playing center for Dartmouth in the Dartmouth Cornell football game at the Polo grounds. Miss Doris Wilde of Attleboro, Mass., was in the grandstand accompanied by a Cornell student. She noticed the bang-up game her future husband played. After the game. In the lobhy of the Pennsylvania Hotel, a mutual friend introduced them. Their interview lasted Just 4.1 seconds. That was all Miss Wilde and "Texas Hill" saw of each other until their wedding day. After graduating and Joining the staff of the Dallas News, Mr. Cunningham began a correspondence which at first reached the mark of only a fortnightly letter. The correspondence was gradually increased until some days five letters were received bv each. Many telegrams and Hot Summer Nights CHICAGO. This town has been Invaded by pirates. Three exponents of the persuasion of "Long John" Silver came out of the darkness at the Jackson Park lake front, held up the occupants of a half dozen dimly lighted automobiles parked on the boulevard edge and disappeared toward the lake as silently and mysteriously as they came. Many automobile parties have Invaded this section of the beach, near the German building, of late. With cars parked at intervals of 100 feet, they have spent many hot night hours, "cooling off," they say. At 2 a. m. three modern pirates, their faces covered by handkerchiefs, their right hands gripping revolvers, came "up from the sea" and approached one of

The Lame Girl and the Faith Healer

DENVER. Mary KInny, beautiful, lame, wants to be healed, but the "miracle woman," Mrs. Almee Semple Mcpherson, cannot pray for her because Mary Is ambitious to dance. Horn lame, Mary, who is a cashier in a downtown drug store, was left an orphan three years ago ami now lives alone in a Denver hotel. Her two sisters are busy in other cities, winning fortunes on the .-tage. Mary would give worlds to join them; she Is fond of music, and just crazy to dance. Since the first Denver case of a cripple who claimed to have been cured by the prayers of Mrs. Mcli i Ts -n hf-rame known. Mary has been one of the vast crowd that Wied the municipal auditorium. "It's awful to think." she said. "You see, it's this way: Mrs. McPherson says that the prons who come to her to be cured by faith mut tear up the jazz muic. must give themselves up to a life with Christ. mut Mudy the Hlhie. must do anything but go on the stage. Hut 'U s-e why I want to l e cured. I want to go on the stage. Hut what if I were to ho nred by the prayers of Mr Mcpherson?

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c jr VT Do With $500,000.00? legislation which would rele.e to the Chfppewas millions of dollars said to be rightly theirs, which i being held In reserve by the go eminent Indian bureau. Living in wlh Chief Wn-!:a-bo-sho describes as "w rot bed conditions," the Net Lake trib of the Chipjwuas gained fame In recent years by their primitive habits. Many of the older chiefs and squaws of the t'hippewa nation retired to the Net Iike reservation several years ago ami practically luvame outcasts from their nation. They refused to recognize J be tribe's general council and in the past, according to Wa-iia-bo-sho, they have repeatedly turned down öfters f assistance from their fellow tribesmen. This situathm was brought about. Wa-na-bo-sho believes, becau the Indians were d'stltute. He belies tb Net Lake Chippewns will now join their fellow tribesmen In the upward trend to the modern mode of living. l'arly In .lune contracts with tb Chippewns and the Northwestern Paper company. Chxpiet. Minn., "wore signed, whereby the lumbermen will pay the Indians approximately .SOt000 for from 20.0oo.ti00 to "o.Ooo.On feet of saw tlmborland pulp wood in the vicinitv of'Nor lake. special deliveries came in between letters. So it was that one night Mr. Cunningham grew lonesome. He n!!ed up on the long distance telephone. The call awoke her at :",0 a. m. Mr. Cunningham talked to Mis Wilde for more than a half hour. At the end of that time" he had achieved two things a tremendous phone bill and Miss Wilde's consent to marry him. Mr. Cunningham shortly afterward was assigned by his paper to cover the Dem psey-Carpen tier fight In Jersey City. He telegraphed to .Miss Wilde and the wedding imitations were printed. Luckily the lovers were able to recognize each other at the Hosten depot. Start Something New the automobiles parked at the curbing. "Stick them up," commanded Hie pirates. From one machine to another went the pirate crew. Nne of the nutolsts offorcd resistance. They appeared relieved that the visitors were pirates rather than inquisitive police. The pirat's were tall, slender, blond and young. Two of them removed the handkerchiefs from their faces to get a better glimpse at the girls. Perhaps the police never would have heard of the affair had the pirates not held up the car of Jack Wolf, bead of an automobile storage battery concern at S.T7 K. Forty-seventh st. Wolf lost 2?20 and his d-sire t cool ff. He reported the affair to the police. With Wolf, according to the police w enMrs. Hazel Van Peener, ,rÄi0 Maryland avenue and Miss Lottie Harvey, uho rooms' with her. Mrs. Van IV rer, who runs a candy shop said she was robbed of $.7). Members of the Wolf party said they saw the pirates visit at least six other cars, so they knew that ol tiers had been robbed. Yet none of i'iese reported to the police. The other man in the Wolf party did not appear at the police station. Wouldn't my conscience h:.ra-s me o eternity because I bad been cured by a faith healer and had gone on the stage?" In speaking 'f Mary Khmy' as, Mrs. McPherson said. "After the Lord haied. He ifd: 'Co thou in peace and sin no more ht a worse thing otr.e upon tlo. Mary, as I uinh-rstaed it. has not sinned.' but she wants to be cured In order that she might tread a path that is beset with temptation. It may b- ih.v sh was !orii lame because tli' Ird desinI to hold her buck. Surely, I ou'd not consistently pray for lor cure if she wants to be made winde in order to lb stnire and dance."