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Newspaper
Independence Enterprise
Location
Independence, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1922
Page
2
The piece weighs Olcott’s tenure as Oregon governor, noting a salary raise from five to seven and a half thousand dollars, a Portland fair session that fizzled, and rising state debt. It questions his broader record, party loyalty, and whether he has earned a second term.
Fred A. Williams declares he will not seek another term as public service commissioner. He notes possible ballot appearance only if a recall of commissioners proceeds. Williams campaigned on Six cents is too much for a five cent ride and now faces recall pressure as pre election promises are treated as binding.
The Enterprise opposes shifting the public service commission from elective to appointment. It concedes voters may err, citing the current commission as an example, but argues that popular judgment over time remains superior to a single appointment.
Oregon experiment station tests show strychnine mixed in barley or oats as the cheapest effective method to eliminate ground squirrels. The bait uses 2 teaspoonful to a tablespoonful per meal, with one quart capable of 40 to 60 baits. Spreader travels by horse or on foot, horses preferred for speed.
The O A E Experiment Station reports sheep show little to no larkspur poisoning compared with cattle. Horses are susceptible but rarely poisoned on range. Sheep can eat two to five times as much as cattle safely. The station suggests grazing sheep on infested areas before turning on cattle where feasible.
Fargo North Dakota C Townley announced plans to resign as president of the National Non Partisan League at the Minnesota state meeting in Minneapolis on March 31. The move mirrors a previous referendum-required resignation. Townley, founder since 1915, faces opposition to his balance of power plan replacing party tickets with individual candidacies. Irish Free State bill clears third reading in House of Lords without division. Lord Birkeshead notes cautious outlook on Anglod Irish treaty prospects.
B B Stephens superintendent at the Moro experiment station and associates announced the development of smut immune wheat. Four distinct immune variations were produced and hybrids created by crossing smut resistant wheats with productive present varieties, offering new promise to Oregon and Washington growers.
Vilhjalmur Stefansson argues in World's Work that snowfall in St. Louis and the Scottish highlands outpaces Greenland by tenfold, while polar summers bring scorching heat and sparse ground cover. He notes long winters with little ground snow and summer temperatures reaching 100 degrees, followed by green prairies and meadows but with a plague of insects.
A New York Sun report notes fur scrap workers in a Greek Sixth Avenue enclave stitch together discarded pelts into luxurious wraps. A jovial insider says the crafts require patience, skill, and careful sewing, producing garments admired for appearance and durability despite bargain prices.
A historical reflection traces how clothing once signified the wearer but over centuries shifts to reveal the tailor and social custom. From Shakespearean doublets to Puritan influence and Lamb's Fleet Street tailor, authors note clothing moved from self expression to external control.
Washington report notes that 200 of 241 Annapolis seniors will receive navy commissions under the naval appropriation bill pending in the House. The measure shapes officer output for the postwar fleet, with confirmations expected as the bill moves forward.
Ten thousand textile operators in Lawrence walk out over a proposed twenty percent wage cut after bitter battles in prior industrial protests. The walkout signals a major labor conflict affecting mills and workers in the region.
Allied ministers present a preliminary peace memo to Athens, Angora, and Constantinople granting Turkey most claims. Adrianople remains Greek, Thrace partly Turkish, Gallipoli and Euphrates frontier zones shift, with Dardanelles free, and Armenia protected by the League of Nations under Turkish sovereignty.
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