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EBERT IS SOCIALIST
PRESIDENTGERMANY
PhuKh nolle Annnitnro the
Result of Yesterday's Elec
tions to, Public.
VEILED THREATS DENIED
Japanese Statesman Says China is
Free to Pursue Her Own uourse
In Regard to Secret Treaties.
"flnfw Ilfkete4l.
(By Associated PresB.)
WEIMAR. Feb. 12. Priedrlch
Ebert, former chancellor, was chosen
president of Germany In the recent
election, feeling or cnurcn Dens an
nounced the reBUltB of the election
yesterday.
DENIES REPORTS.
T0KI0, Feb. 12. Vice Foreign
Minister of Japan, Kljuro Shidehara,
today declared that Japan, in men
tioning the secret treaties, merely
calledi "China's attention to estaDiisn
ed procedure, according to which
neither government has any right to
publish confidential correspondence
without previously consulting the
other. Japan has no Intention of in
terfering with any of the demands or
contentions that China .prefers to
present to the peace conference." Re
ports from peace conference yester
day, that Japan waB at variance with
China, evidently, brought out this de
nial from the foreign ministers office.
WILL disclose treaties.
LONDON, Feb. 12.Barn Nabauki
Makino, head of the Jajanese delega
tion to the peace conference, has been
instructed to disclose all of the un
published treaties between China and
Japan, according to d Reuter dispatch
front Tokio.
OFFICIALLY ACCEPTED.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12. The
United States has formally accepted
restoration of railway traffic in Si
beria. MINERS PICKETED. -BUTTE,
Feb. 12.- Picket activity
by the strikers was resumed again
this moraine after a lull In union
,. M.t. nnllnn all 'Aav VMtai.
day. Several organized bodies of the
pickets tried to reach the workings
today but were each time turned back
by the police. x It was found necessary
to call In the soldier guard but in
two instances where crowds had gath
ered and appeared determined . to
ignore the local officers. There was
no violence exhibited. Three union
miners were arrested for interfering
with strike breakers going to their
work. Comparitively few men are at
work In the mines.
LIQUIDATION COMMISSION.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12. Secre
tary of War Baker has announced the
appointment of "the United States
liquidation commission of the war
department," whose duties will be to
liquidate the business and financial
affairs of the expeditionary army in
France and England. Edwin B. Par
ker, of Houston, Texas, is chairman
of the commission. ;
REFUSES TERMS.
LONDON, Feb. 12. At a confer
ence of the Miners Federation of
Great Britain, held here, it was de
cided to refuse acceptance of the
terms offered by the government for
settlement of the demands made by
the federation. - .
MORE DEPORTATIONS.
SEATTLE, Feb. 12. Immigration
Commissioner white announced to
day that another contingent of Bol
shevists and labor agitators will be
deported soon. Between ten and fif
teen of the undesirable foreigners are
slated for a free trip to Europe.
STRETCH TRUTH TO GET
LONDON, Jan. 11. (Correspond
ence of the Associated Press.) In
cidents of men stretching the truth
considerably to get Into the British
army when England needed every
man and then resorting virtually to
mutiny to get out after the armistice
was signed, have been shown at Fol-
i. .1 .. .-I invBaHfrntlnn nf the
first demobilization demonstrations
there. After .several hundred men
had declined to embark for France
ot the end of their unristmas leave
the military authorities, began in-vaaHcratlnp-
oflph ease senaratelv. ;
One man who might be judged
anywhere from 38 to 60 years of age
appeared oeiore me examining um
.1. , wmnnA An vnn tfilnlr vnii
should be released now?" he was
asked.
(I T'm mnwt titan 11 vaa ra nf aero
he said replying upon the rule that
men of that age or more should be
Teleased as soon as possiDie.
1.11... , nmv hnnlr ohnvi vnn
enlisted fifteen months ago at the
age or so.
t "I gave that as my age to get In,
sir. I am 60 years old now."
"You will have to prove that,"
caine a quick reply, whereupon he
turned to a middle-aged woman spec
tator, his wife, who had anticipated
the situation and produced a birth
certificate. He will be released at
once and the method by which he
volunteered will be conveniently for
srotten.
During the last year of the war no
miners were allowed to join the
army. Their ranks already had been
depleted until barely enough coal was
being produced'. -
Another demonBtrator claimed he
should be released because he was a
miner. His. record showed he re
presented himself as a fish-monger in
order to Join the colors. When he
proves, he Is a miner, he will be re
leased, -
FAREWELL TO COOTIES
According to word received from
Dove of the 65th the "de-louring'
prceas will be something to be long
rememuerea especially slb long . as
they have their present clothing to
remember It by. As a result of the
steam treatment they state that their
clothes were ruined and that many
oi mem are oeing lorcea 10 return
home with clothing that is absolutely
unfit to be worn. Those who have
money are buying new clothes but
very few have sufficient funds for
that purpose. One of the boys, in
his letter, described the process us
follows: "We were marched down to
the building with our blanket roll
and all our belongings- then we
went in, put numbers on our belong
ings etc. and then threw them in
a big wire cage where for half an
hour they were subjected to an
enormous steam pressure. Our
clothes went through the same pro
cess and were completely ruined by
the steam and are full of wrinkles
that won't come out. The floe tors
examiped us thoroughly for coottes
and from there we went to the
shower baths and lathered from head
to foot with a chemical soft soap,
then into the hot water. We were
then furnished- with clean under
clothes and our clothes handed back
to us. My suit was a horrible mess."
It Is understood that an- organiza
tion in Eugene haB taken up the mat
ter of the boys being forced to re
turn home in their ruined clothes
and Jiaveeent imeasages -to "the Ore
gon congressional delegation. .
MURPHY WANTED BY
That P. R. Murphy, who operated
in this city as a timber buyer, oil
well owner, and several other thingB,
and who was captured in an attempt
to pass worthless checks, 1b wajited
at San Jose, Cal., on the same
charge, was the statement contained
in a letter received this morning by
Sheriff Quine from Sheriff George
W. Lyle. Murphy is now in the
county jail pending action by the
grand jury having waived prelimin
ary examination, but It Is possible
that he will be turned over to the
California officials as they seem to
want him .quite badly. The letter
received reads as follows: "In an
swer to your letter of Feb. 1, 1919,
in regard to P. R; Murphy, will say
that we have' a sure case against
him. He put over a check here for
154.46. I will be glad to send a
man for him and' have no doubt that
we will be able to place him where
he .will give no trouble for some
time." Murphy, alios Brantley, at
tempted to purchase land on worth
less checks and also to borrow money
on -his account in a Myrtle Creek
bank, the bogus checks having been
deposited to his credit.
A thoroughly modern motion pict
ure machine an9 stereopttcon are
being Installed, at the direction or
the school board, in the local High
School today. The machine is a mo.
tor drive, . Motiograph, one of the
beat model motion picture machines
on the market and Is being set up
by Rudolph Roller, of the Antlers
Theatre. At the time the building
was planned, Instructions were given
to prepare plans for an operating
room and it "was constructed in run
compliance with the laws pertaining
to such rooms. It is surrounded wun
a wall of asbestos and is lined with
tin so that there is absolutely no
danger from fire, while all electrical
connections are fully protected. Films
of a strictly educational nature will
be displayed frequently while the
stereopttcon will be used In lecture
work.
George Staley left for Oakland this
afternoon to attend the funeral of Joe
Bridges. , . ,
SPORTSMEN MEET
IT
Senate Bill 216 Will Be the
Subject For' Animated, . '
Discussion.
IT MUST BE DEFEATED
Measure Looked Upon by Very Many
People tut Pernicious. Calculat
ed to Give Commercial In
terests Sole Charge. j
There will be a meeting of the.Ump
qua Sportsmen's Club, tonight, at 8
p. m. at the City Hall. This meeting
Is called for the purpose of taking
some action on Senate Bill 216, and
several other matters of importance.
Every member Is urged to attend
this meeting if possible; all those
who are Interested in the protection
and perpetuation of our fish and
game, are also invited. Now that
the commercial interests on the low
er Umpqua have withdrawn their
"House Bill No. 120," a more dan
gerous one has sprung up at the
eleventh hour In the Benate, known
as "Senate Bill No.. 216.".. This bill
effects the whole stated It Is al
leged to empower the Fish and Game
Commission to dominate at will all
legislation and administration of the
fish and game resources of the state.
While It alms primarily at fish and
game, it would establish a precedent
that would, be dangerous to com
mercial life as well as state, govern
ment. It (proposes to set aside the
soverign right of the people and del
egate to a commission of five men
greater powers than our legislature
or the governor, or both combined.
There can be but one puruose in such
a law and that Is too obvious to de
tail here.
In discussing the proposed measure
D. B. Bubar, president of the UmpJ
pua Sportsmen's League, said: "It
Is the duty of every citizen to pro
test agatnBt the passage of this bill.
whether he is a . sportsman or not.
There will be something doing at
this meeting tonight, so come out,'
(By Associated Press.)
SALEM, Feb. 12. Because it was
reported that there have been sev
eral attempts made by prisoners to
escape for the penitentiary since
the Sheldon bill wasi Introduced? at
the request of Warden Stevens, fixing
heavy penalties for escaping or aid
ing others to escape, the house sus
pended the rules today and passed
the measure with an emergency
clause. . This makes it a crime to
attempt to escape and fixes a penalty
of ten yearB. The act also provides
that automobile thieves may expect
no paroles after the first offense.
Unless the receding waters of the!
South Umpqua again turn and rise
to an unusual height it is believed!
that the Alexander bridge, which has!
been threatening to go down for sev
eral days, will stand until summer
when repairs can. be made and the
structure put in a safe condition.!
The movement of the central pier,'
which has been slowly slipping to the
south, has been arrested, evidently
by striking a firm foundation, and
although the bridge Is dangerously
twisted and greatly out of line, au
tomobiles, and even a truck load of
wood, have been moved over in safe
ly. A petition is being circulated
among the residents of Alexander ad
dition and will be presented to the
county court asking for a new bridge
but it is not known what action will
be taken. The residents have also
placed the facts of their condition In
the hands of an attorney who will
attempt to make a court settlement of
some nature.
0. A. C. GETS THE FULL
AMOUNT FUNDS ASKLD
SALEM, Feb. 12. The big approp
riation of practically (300,000 for the
Oregoo Agricultural College has been
tentatively allowed by the ways and
means committee, and It Is expected
will be voted by the legislature with
in a few days. The exact amount
called for In the budget is (299.101.
This is in addition to federal funds
and continuing' state funds. The
amount allowed above the milage tax
for general maintenance Is $157, 5b6.
The senate educational committee has
reported favorably on the bill Increas
ing the per caiiita apportionment of
funds in sphool districts from eight
dollars to tej dollars. -.
A MEMOIW ONLY.
SEATTLE, Feb. 11. The last of
the thirty thousand sympathetic stri
kers returned to their work here at
noon today, and the great Bolshe
vist demonstration, stagedj It was
alleged by some of the leaders, as the
initial step in taking over the govern
ment by agitators, Is only a disap
pointing memory. With the excep
tion of a few longshoremen, who
claim they nave a separate grievance,
and are still out, nearly every union
man is back at work.
IKEJFJAGE CUT
(By Associated Press.)
JEROME, Feb. 12. Scores of min
ers are leaving here as a result of
trouble following a cut of 76 cents
per day -in wages of employes. The
copper mining companies ordered the
reduction, and strikes resulted ' at
TEA IS
A silver tea and vanentlne party is
to be given at the home of Mrs. J.
E. McClintock. 218 South Jackson
street, Thursday afternoon at 2:30
o'clock.- A very interesting program
Is being prepared including a. val
entine -hunt and a contest. A vocal
solo, Miss Ada. Collier; solo,. Mrs. A.
N. Orcutt; instrumental solo, Miss
Dorothy Veatch; duett Mesdames Or
cutt and Brumfleld'; piano solo, Mrs.
Ethel Marsters; reading, Miss Ab
rahams. . Refreshments will be serv
ed and a good social time 1b planned.
Come and bring a friend. Committee,
n.esdames Brumfleld, Lewis, Evans,
Markee, Butner, Woodruff ..and c-
uuniocK. . .. j,.-.j.u--.ife -'
SEATTLE PAPERS
PUT ON DISPLAY
Two Seattle "strike" publications,
displayed In the window of the News
office, have attacted considerable
attention today. The papers were
furnished, by D. E. Carr,- who con
ducts the Novelty Store on Jackson
Street. One Iff the first edition or
the Seattle Star, which was published
under police protection, shortly after
the commencement of the strike. At
the head of the page it bears In large
red letters, "Seattle, United States of
America," and In heavy, blackface
type a reproduction of Mayor Han
son's famous proclamation proclalm-
jng the ability of the city to handle
the situation and protect its citizens.
The other Is a Strike Bulletin, pub
lished by the Union forces, and bears
a number of articles urging . the
strikers to "holdfast" andi berating
all employers in general.
TO
LIBEETY LOAN WORKERS
Ten handsome silver medals were
received this morning by County
School Superintendent Brown from
the Oregon Liberty Loan Committee,
as awards to the ten county winners
in the Fourth Liberty Loan. Gold
medals were given to the ten state
winners and silver to' the county
winners in the contest for the sale
of liberty bonds. Another contest
will be held for the fitth drive which
will probably come In April and a
greater opportunity win be given at
that time. The awarding of the
medals will be an occasion for a pa
triotic program and holiday In the
school. The medals are not to be
valued so greatly for their Intrinsic
worth but" because they are emble
matic of -high honor secured In a
patriotic contest while the country
was at war. The winners are one for
each grade of school above the
third and the ten In the county to
whom the prizes will be given are as
follows: Fourth grade, Eugenie
Krommlng, Gardiner; fifth grade,
John A. Irving, Wilbur; sixth grade,
Lois Orubbe, Wilbur; seventh grade,
N'elda Shcrk. Sutherlln; elgth grade,
Eva Fray, Sutherlln; ninth grade,
Elda Josepbson, Oardlner; tenth
grade, Viona Prltz, Gardiner; ele
venth grade, Arizona sawyers, Gar
diner.
County Clerk Ed. Lenox; left this
afternoon for Oakland, where he at
tended the Joe Bridges funeral.
FIGHT OPEN ON
NEW FISH BILL
Alleged That New Senate Bill
Give Complete Monopoly
to Interests.
ANNULS VETO RIGHTS
Said That Governor Will Be Com
pelled to Obey Mandates of Fish
and dame Oommissibn With
No Ohanoe of Veto. .
Emerging victorious from one legis
lative fight, upper river fishermen
find themselves confronted with ano
ther problem even more vexing- and
pernicious than the former, they
allege. While bofore they were fight
ing only to maintain their rights and
privileges on the Uinnaua river, now
It becomes a state-wide ffght, to pre
vent absolute monopoly, on the part
of the fishing Interests, of all the
salmon In the fish producing streams
or Oregon. . The new bill, as Intro,
duced in the Senate, it is claimed-
will put the. lawmaking power in the
hands of five men instead of In the
legislature as it now is and will aUo
force the governor of tho State to
comply with their wishes as it pro
vides no means -of veto or re-consideration.
The measure was intro
duced In the. Senate by Senator Far
rell of Multnomah County who is an
official in a number of large packing
concerns and It bears the title of
"Senate Bill No. 216". The text of
the proposed onaetment Ib as follows:
"Section 1. That the Fish and
Game Commission of the State of
Oregon, as deflnodi by law, is hereby
authorized and- empowered, when
deemed necessary by It for the pre
servation of the fish and game of the
State of Oregon, to declare, change,
alter and fix the open- and closed
seasons for hunting and fishing and
to prescribe andi regulate the me
thod of catching fish and the aolt-
ances therefor, in the waters lying
wholly within the boundaries of the
state or Oregon. , f ..
v Section 2: -, Until otherwise criang-
sion, the closed and open seasons for
nsmng and hunting, and the methods
and regulation of the catching of fish
In the waters of the State of Oregon
lying wholly within the boundaries
of the State of Oregon, shall remain
the same as prescribed by statute and
whenever the Fish and Game Com
mission finds that the open and cloBed
seasons and the methods and regula
tion of appliances to be used In catch
ing fish as prescribed by law be
changed, altered or new seasons or
regulations prescribed, it shall file
with the Secretary of State a copy of
Its findings which shall set forth the
open and closed seasons or changes or
regulations In the methods or catch
ing fish found by the commission to
be necessary.
Section 3. Within ten (10) days
after the filing of said findings with
the Secretary of State, the Governor
shall Issue his proclamation to the
effect that the open and closed sea
sons for hunting and fishing, or
changing or regulating the methods
or catching nsh, relating to the mat
ters covered by the findings of the
commission, shall be in full force and
effect thirty (30) days, or a less
period where deemed necessary by
the Governor, after the date of the
proclamation of the Governor.
Section 4. The open and closed
seasons, and changing and regulating
the methods of catching fish, as fixed
by the said commission and as set
forth in the proclamation of the Gov
ernor shall have the same force and
effect as though prescribed specific
ally by the Legislative Assembly." '
L RECEIVE
NO SEALED BIDS
' No sealed bids will be received by
the sales board of the United States
Spruce Production Corporation for
the sale of any of Its property after
next Saturday, February 16, that
being the day upon which receipt of
bids will cease. Ten million dollars
worth of machinery, equipment and
material, brought together for use
In getting out spruce stock for air
planes during the war, will be sold
as advertised.
A systematic campaign of adver
tising throughout the United States
and Canada, designed to acquaint the
public with the situation, has resulted
In the receipt or thousands or bids
from all parts of these countries.
Every mall Is laden with them, from
large and small bidders, wishing to
purchase all or some portion of the
lot.
Milling and logging machinery and
equipment, much of which has never
been unpacked because of the sign
ing of the armistice, Is stored at
Vancouver, Wash., where It Is dally
being Inspected by representatives of
Interested bidders.
Final arrangements for the rapid
segration and tabulation of the bids
have been made end It is anticipated
that it will not be long after the
closing date for receipt of proposals
before announcement of results 1b
forthcoming.
'' MRS. SHIPLEY DEAD. '
' Word was received today by Mrs.
George E. Houck, of the death, of
Mrs. W. J. Shipley, who died at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. George
Breck of San Anselino, Calif., a few
days ago. Mrs. Shipley was well
known in this city having resided
In Roseburg for a number of years
while her husband, who died some
time ago, was commandant of the. Old
Soldiers' Home.
ARE HORSE TRADERS
(By Associated Press.) ;
MUNICH, Jan 10. (Correspond
ence the Associated PresB.) The re
turning and demobilizing nrmies
here, in groat part, come quietly
home, put down their arms and dis
band without trouble. A sm.iy per
centage of the unruly element, such
as compoBO the Llebknecht-Spartacus
anarchists group, however, has made
as much trouble as possible, and has
Bhown special fondness for crooked
horse dealB. .
The Peasant's council of Munich
makes public a report to show that
hundreds of returning soldlors have
been permitted to keep a horse as
a souvenir. The permission natural
ly does not come from the military
authorities, but from underlings, and
the soldiers have then put tho ani
mals thus secured on the market at
ridiculous prices.
One regiment that should have had
800 horses returned with but 80, the
rest having been sold, In many-cases
It Is feared, for slaughter an easy
way of 'Concealing all traces. The
city authorities recently confiscated;
97 animals that had been sold in this
underhand way for slaughter. The
Peasants' Council haB organized a
guard of 40 men to help put down
tne. evn(l .- .
In order that each discharged sol
dier may find employment upon his
arrival lit his home town, the Gov
ernment has Inaugurated a Bcheme,
working in co-operation with the U.
S. Employment Service and which
has proven very successful, There
are 37 camps In the United Stntes
that are being used as demobliatlon
camps. Camp Lewis discharges all
men from the States of Oregon,
Washington and part of Idaho and all
men for those states must go through
the Camp Lewis' offices unless they
secure a special discharge. Before
each man leaves the camp a card Is
filled out stating his age, name and
qualifications and mailed to the Em
inent Service office, the man Is told
to report there If he desireB work
and the Superintendents are In
structed to give preferrence to the
men whose names appear on these
cards.
MAYOR ILL LEAVE
FOR CHICAGO TONIGHT
Mayor D. J. Stewart, leaves tonight
for Chicago In response to a message
announcing the serious Illness of his
father, who Is 89 years of ago. From
Chicago he will go to his father's
home at Rockford, 111., where he ex
poets to spend several weeks. His
father has been failing In health tor
some time and It Is feared that his
condition, at the present time and at
his advanced age, is very serious.
During the absence of the Mayor the
city will be in charge of the president
of the city council, Walter Hamilton,
who was elected to that position at
the laBt meeting of the city fathers.
I
The month of January proved very
profitable to the State In the amount
of revenue derived from the salo of
Hunter's and Angler's licenses ac
cording to the tabulation made at the
office of the county Clerk. During
the month the local office took In
(H4.60 from the sale of Hunter's
licenses, (GO from angler's licenses
and (106 from combinations, making
a total of (229.60. Of this, amount
the County receives a commission nf
6 per cent which amounted. to (11.47,
leaving a tottnl of (218.03 which was
remitted to the State Treasurer.
B. V. Nichols ot Riddle arrived In
this city today to attend to business
matters.
DBS BEING FOUND FOR
DISCHARGED SOLDIERS
DESCRIBE DEATH
OF TILLER MAN
Relatives of Trapper Found
Dead In Woods Make
V . Statement. "
WAS INJURED IN FALL
Sustained flash in Head and Shot
Through Body as Result jot Ac
cident Prior to Ending Life
:' : With His Revolver. ..
. The relatives of Frank Acusta, who
was found dead near Tiller, a short
time ago, have furnished, the follow
ing account of his death which oc
curred while he was visiting , hla
traps in that vicinity. '
"Frank Acusta was born at Perdue
and lived In the vicinity of Perduo
and Tiller his entire life. His older
brother, Wm. Acusta, was one of tho
victims of the disaster at Umpqua
Ferry, some eight or nine years ago.
when Beveral - workmen were killed
by the collapsing oT the bridge. For
the two clilUucn of his brother l.e
had particular sffeotlon, and after the
marriage of his nelce, PanUa, to
JameB Dumont, he usually made his
home with them. . '. '.
He and Dumont were trapping to
gether about 16 miles back in the
mountains from the home ot the lat
ter, and had come out for supplies.
Dumont stayed tor a tew days to
work in a nearby mill and Acusta
went back to camp on Saturday, Jan.
26. He was to visit his trap line.
and If he found fur was to come out
at once, where hlB nephew, Thomas
Acusta, ' and William Wells were
camped on the Ackers' place where
they were employed. He would stay
! there for a day or two then come
down visit nis traps again ana come
out, then he and Dumont would re
turn together. His plans were known -to
both Dumont andi Acusta and when
he failed to arrive each throught he
was at the other place. - - '
A week later his nephew on the
way put stopped at' a -relative 'who
lived between AcuBta's camp and '
and home and learned that- he had
not passed there on the way out, He
and Wells went back to Acusta's
camp and searched as well as they
could, It being quite late.
The next day, Sunday, February
2, they came down, gave the alarm,
and a posse of eight or ten relatives
and friends quickly gathered - and
went to his camp that night. At
dayllgh tthe search was begun and 1
about 8 o'clock a. m. the body was
discovered, the first one to see it be
ing the nephew, Thos. Acusta. Those
who found him and were familiar,
with the dead man and the vicinity,
think that he had vlBlted part of the
traps and started to set another. The
condition of the camp would indi
cate that this was on Sunday. Ha
had evidently trlppod, and endeavor
ing to regain his balance the gun
struck on the rocks andi was dis
charged, the bullet entering his side,
as stated In the paper.
The gun was fitted with a "safe
ty" device which was In place, but
the Impact discharged It, shattering,
the stock.
The surroundings showed that he
had endeavored to drag himself to
ward) the camp, but was too weak -only
going about 20 yards In all and
had stopped several times. - It- seem
ed he had made an effort to start a
fire, had discharged all the cham
bers of his revolver, save one, in an
attempt to summon aid.
, Immediately after finding the body
several ot the searchers started for
Tiller. The coroner was notified and
upon arriving was taken to the
scene of the accident. None of the
searchers think he was frightened,
but that after lying for a couple of
days, helplesB in the cold, and be- :
liovlng It impossible to live until aid
should reach him, he wrote the note,
"I have shot myself In the side; I
cannot live," and' then fired the re
maining bullot through his head.
- Aftor the coroner had made his
Investigation and the body was being
prepared tor burial, a deep and se
vere gash was found In the dead
man's head, above and back ot the
ear. A cut had) been noticed In his
hand, this evidently being caused by
his fall among the rocks.
He was burled Wednesday morn
ng, Fob. 6, In a Ilttie cemetery about
four miles from Tiller.. .
Another niece, Mrs. Searles, lives
at Carnes. John Johnson, ot Per
due, was alBO a nephow of the unfor
tunate man. -! .
MASONS TO GIVE LUNCHEON.
Commencing with tonight and con
tinuing Indefinitely, the local Masonic
Lodge, will have a 6 o'clock luncheon
for all members proceeding each re
gular meeting. This has become
necessary on acount of the groat
pressure of Initial-)' work and the
members are all greatly Interested in
the new arrangement. The Masons
will hold their regular mooting to
night at which time the first of these
lunchoons will be given and It Is
expected that a large part of tho
membership will be present,