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ROSEBURG. OREGON. MONDAY. APRIL 20. 1925.
VOL. XIII NO. 31 OF THE EVENING EWS
ENGLAND TO MEXICAN GULF
Church Roofs Blown Away During Services, Buildings
Crumble, Wire and Water Traffic Halted and
Trees Uprooted Snow Follows, Reaching
Maximum Depth of 14 Inches.
US.
POISONER
PERSONS
(AocitM Prwt Lnd wire.) from their moorings. Four and
CHICAGO, April 20. A severe jOne half Inches of snow fell at l)u
wlnd and rainstorm. approaching ' luth. The snow fall at Woodsville.
the proportions of a tornado
some localities, swept a destruc
tive course from the Mississippi to
New England yesterday. Several
persons were killed and in the
neighborhood of two score injured
while property damage was esti
mated at 11.500.000.
New England was deluged with
snow and low temperatures were
reported at many points.
Scores of building were destroy
ed or unroofed, trees were felled,
boats were beached and telephone,
telegraph and power service crip
pled while fire In some towns com
pleted destruction In the wake of
high winds and driving rains.
Churches were marked suffer
ers, the roofs or steeples of sever
al being carried away while ser
vices were in progress within, but
without Injury to congregations.
Two persons were killed In Peoria,
III.. In the collapse of a building,
while a man was- electrocuted at
Whitcornb when he picked up a
live wire blown down bv the storm.
Ten were intured at Wheeling. V.
Vn.. 15 at Pittsburgh: two at Mill
brook. Pa., nnd.a dozen others in
scattered towns throughout the
storm area.
In central Illinois, Peoria and
Pekin were hardest bit. In Peoria
where property damage was esti
mated at jr.oo.OoO, two night watch
men were killed when a five-story
block crumbled.
The stor mln Peoria drove fam
ilies to the streets In panic. A
Repetition of the recent storm that
swept through the southern part of
the state was feared. All through
the business quarter, plate glass
windows were "shattered by hall.
The storm In Peoria drove fnain
Kacine. Wis., when torn loose
N. H , was reported at 14 inches.
SOFIAN POLICE
m ALLEGED
nnun iiiiri nrn
mm mm
(Associated Pi-- Lootd Wire.)
WASHINGTON, April 20. One
hundred and fifty five officers
and men from the cruiser Denver
of the special service squadron,
were landed today at Ceiba, Hon
duras. They are under orders to
protect American lives and prop
erty that may be endangered as
a result of the revolutionary out
break. MANAGUA, Nicaragua, April
20. It Is reported that Hon
duran revolutionists have captur
ed Ocotepec, llouduraa, a village
fifty miles from San Salvador,
and arts marching toward Comay
agua, which is 37 miles northwest
of Tegucigalpa, the capital, where
the situation Is reported as criti
cal. t
Reports from Honduras, through
Managua said April 14, that gen
eral Gregorlo Ferrora, with 300
followers had started a revolu
tionary movement as a result of
which the government declared
martial law. The Ferrora move-
NTT AS!
III METHODIST JOLT FOR
Ul I KLAN LACKS 8 VOTES
TO BEhPi
L
Nebraska Woman's Story
Leads- to Conclusion Her
Mind Is Unsound.
i-rUtnl I-rrtM lmn.J Wirt.)
)I(TH ADAMS, Mass.,
eninatioii of the Ku
Kian was eliminated
from the report of the com-
millee on the state of the na-
tion at the close of the Troy
conference of tin .Methodist
Episcopal church, today by a
vote of 66 to 58. .
OWN BABE A VICTIM
Four Other Children, Her
Husband, Mother-in-Law
Killed Either For
Pity or Hate.
Aaoo.ud Pff. Lrurd Wire.)
VICE-PRES. BURT OF
N. P. RAILWAY DEAD
(An.v-late.1 Pn-M U-..-I Virrl 4
HELENA. Mont.. April 20.
A. M. Hurt, vice president
of the Northern Pacific, died
on his private car this after-
noon at Jamestown, N. !..
according to word received
here. Mr. Hurt was on an
Inspection tour. He had-auc-
ceeded the late J. M. linpelje
as vice-president.
ST. PAUL, Nebraska, April 20.
Mrs. Delia Sorensen, 28, of St.
Paul, who vesteniiiv confess..,! to :
I ment uegan in renruary anu was i me killing by poisoning of
RAINFALL F0PMD.VS
APRIL IS NEAR
TRE HIGH MARK
Most Rain Since 1886
Weather Bureau Report
States Today.
FROST WARNING OUT
Rising Barometer Indicates
Fair Weather Coming
Month May Beat All
Previous Records.
Former Military Officer,
Leader of Communist
Legislators.
REBEL PLOT EXPOSED
Arrest of Another Officer
Reveals Intention to
Have Killed All
the Cabinet.
reported to have gained strength
during the ensuing wevks.
persons. Including two of her own
children and her husband, prob-1
ably will never be tried on charges i
of murder filed against her Satur-1
day by County Attorney Dobrey of i
Seward county. Dobrey announc- I
ed last night that an (nvesHimtiiin
had shown that Mrs. Sorensen was
mentally unbalanced and that she
would be placed in the state in
sane asylum. It she should be
released from the. institution wlth-
wo or three years." the state's
attorney said, "the murder charges
couiu oe revived.
The Investigation into the series
(Aaoclited Tnm Leurd Wire.)
SOFIA. Bulgaria. Anril 2ft
Nlnkoff, said by the Bulgarian po
lice to have placed the Infernal ma
chine, which killed more than 160
persons In the Svetl Krai Cathed
ral Thursday,- was cornered by the
TnilRI IIITft INTO : ponce today and wh-a he was ar-
Un H Ul I I! fl I I II rested, was shot and killed. Nin-
nii 'i n I n m i iir " frm,?r nir w
linlll III I U nU 1 U. jn(.er cor sub-chief ,.f the
.sofla communist legislative
tral committee.
The leaders of the various par
ties summoned by General Voul-
. koff have given the war minister
assurances of their support In his
PAL-TON. Mo., April 20 Four" endeavors to maintain order In the
persons were killed here today fnce of the terroristic campaign
when Wabash passenger ' train ascribed to the communists,
number 2 struck an auto The dead: , Among the latest arrests was
Carl Kuhiman fill: huhlman s two ,hit of R man Wl.aring army of.
sons, 17 and 22, and Tony Vernol 12. ,,.., ulllform ana- carrying a
document giving the composition
of a revolutionary cabinet, which
was to have been set up, the au
thorities say, if, as the plotters
AT STATE COLLEGE Si
! Tl
OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL- -SrTwhThTJ ? P"10'1
LEGE. Corvallls. April lx.-(Spe- 'v 'w,hlt ed M"
' .hi..rf hi.h ..wi n ' ho.rengen TTFSt Saturday and
LITTLE DAMAGE
DONE SY RAINS
GODNEY STATES!
OFFECEB'S BELHifT
(AsfoclAtnl Vrrm l.eeswl WlrO
PORTLAND, Ore., April 20.
Wounded by a nhot In the leg,
when he attempted to escape from
two policemen, who reported they
had can Khl him In the act of
trying to break into a house last
night, Alexander Gerlich, JI, ad
mitted, police Haiti today, that he
had committed more than 35 ro li
beries in the northeast net-tion of
the city. He denied, however,
that ho had perpetrated robberies
which were attributed to a robber
who used an inch-and-a-nunrler
jimmy. Officers Baid loot taken
by Gerltch was not of the class
stolen by Inch-and-a-quarter
Jimmy.
Detectives Tackaberry and Phil
lips, assigned to question Uerllch,
insisted shortly after noon that the
man Is "Inch-and-a-quarter Jimmy".
PRESIDENT IS
kuost toxujht kohkcast
4 (AanrliMd Frtm Uurj Wire.) s
Little Injury Will Result if
Spray Can Be Applied
Promptly.
PORTLAND. Ore.. April 20.
Frost that 'a likely to do
some damage is predicted for
mot of Oregon tomorrow
morning. E. L. Wells, local
observer, believes It will not
be so bad in Portland, but
the Rogue .river valley, Sa-
leiu and points east of the
Cascades are likely to be nip-
ped to the point of consider-
able damage. Apples In the
Hood River district are not
quite so likely to be dumag-
ed.
cial.) Ashland high school won
first place in the high school typ
ing contest held here today under
tho auspices of the secretarial
training department of the school
of commerce of the Oregon Agricul
tural college. Ashland's average
was C7.6 wonts a minute, Medford
subsequently her confession,
which started three weeks ago,
following the serious illness of 2
small children, to whom Mrs. Sor
ensen is alleged to have given
some poisoned cookies.
in Her signed confession. Mrs.
high was second with 61.93 words Sorensen related how she had kill
a minute and University high of f two or her own children, a ha-
Eugene third, with an average of . D' 8na her three-year old dauch
61. 78, Albany, Corvallls and Eugene
high schools won honorable mention.
ter Minnie: the former because
her "crying and fretting" irritated
her and the latter because she was
111 with St. Vitus dance, and "I
could do nothing for her."
"I wanted to relieve her suff- r-
mg. she said. Her husband. Jo-
Warned to Seize First
Opportunity to
Apply Spray.
SPIRIT OF 1775
AI
ROW
OVER SHIP SALE
Coolidge Takes Cognizance
of Views of Dissenting
Board Members.
ILLEGALITY CHARGED
Letter to Chairman Asks
Information as Court
Rules in Favor of
- Dollar Concern.
AT LEXINGTON
150th Anniversary Marks
Annual Convention of
Patriotic Women.
NOTABLES TAKE PART
The RoseburK Hinh School did
not enter the contest this year, be
rmiKe Hip Senior cnnteHtants were
too heavily loaded to Rive the time -sepn Weiuam, she said she poison
necessary to insure a Rood show- d 8 ho result of a quarrel be
ing. Klva Wescott, Marion Nes me couple.
and George Hunt three out of the
five Seniors selected to compete
for a place on the team, are in the
Senior play, an activity which
takes all of the leisure of the par-
Mrs. Wilhelm William. Mrs. Sor
ensen's aged mother-in-law, died of.
poison, administered by the accus
ed woman, according to her con
fession, in the summer of l!t20
TODAY'S BASEBALL
ticipants. The other two who were she was feeble and childish and
competing were Evelyn Hawn and ' burden on my hands; I wanted
! Bernard Young. The Junior team Kt her out of the way," the
was to be selected from Lucille : confession continued.
I Koenlg. Marie Langenberg. Clara Two children of Mrs. Wetzell
' Hercher and Ray Wampole. It is Cooper. Mrs Sorensen's slster-in- , vantage of the first opportunity to day. the precipitation was .3! of an
nopeu next jear in Bcneuuiing o.u, unnun, Jirs. or- , alnly this sprav. Mr. ( ooney savs Inch.
The record of the wettest April
since 1KK6 was chalked up at the
cpAD IC nwt v rran local weather bureau Btalion this
OrtQ io rLHR morning by Win. Bell, meteorolo-
jgist, when he officially recorded a
! total rainfall to date of 4.36 inches.
' 1 In all of the 7 years that the local
Pear and Apple Growers weather station has been located
in uoseourg mere nave Deen only
two Aprils in which the precipita
tion has been heavier, and only
four In which the nilnfiill has sur
passed four inches. These records
are for full months, while there are
still nearly two weeks more In this
! month, so that it may pasa all rec-
T.ltlle dnmnffp tin heen dnnn hv 'ords,
the rains except .to make eondl-! 'rn' hardest April rain on record
lions right for the spread of fruit ' I" 12- h there was a total
diseases, according to Countv "f 614 Inches. In 1SS6 the record
Agent B. W. Cooney. who advises were 4.1 1 Inches and in 1x93 there
fruit growers to sprav their trees were 4. IS Inches.
nl the first opoorlunllv. The trmn. With ten days yet to-go. It Is
during the winter, caused some In- posslblo that the present month
Jury to Italian prunes nnd cherries, may break (he 1SS2 record and set
he reports, and there will be short a new high mark for rainfall,
crops In both of these fruits, but The heaviest rain of this month',
he anticipates a normal crop of occurred between 5 p. ni. and 6 a.
Petltes, while pears are exnecttd m. Saturday and Sunday, when the
to do well this year, except for precipitation was 1.71 inches. Of of Its forefathers who fought at
prevalences of scab. Mr. ( ooney tins umount 1.4S Inches tell between Lexington.
advises a lime-sulphur sp-ay for o- p. m. and midnight Saturday,
pears as soon as the weather During the period between 6. p. m.
clears. Growers should take ad- Sunday evening and 6 a. m. Mon-
(laoHatfd Prea Vnmi Wire.)
WASHINGTON, April 20. Thrt
government today won Its first
point at the. hearing on the Paci
fic Mail Injunction suit, when
Justice Hits, in the supreme
court of the District of Columbia,
decided to proceed with the mo
tion of government counsel to dis
miss the suit.
Lengthy argument by counsel
for both sides preceded the court's
Initial decision In the promised
legal battle growing out of the
sale by the shipping board to the
Dollar Interests of tire five President-type
ships, operated on the
California-Orient line.
Opposing immediate considera
tion of the motion to dismiss, the
counsel for the Pacific Mall urg
ed that It .be combined with the
petition for a permanent injunc
tion and the case be proceeded
With, "on its merits."
Meanwhile the situation was
engaging the direct attention of
President Coolidge.
Chairman O'Connor of the
V, ri i r vr.ll ' 1 iiHirmuii vj (.unnur oi int.
ice-President Uawes Will .board was understood to have rc-
Ride Over Route Taken
' by Ancestor With
Paul Revere,
wliW Pres Lernwrd Wire.)
WASHINGTON, April 20. Open-
Ing the 34th continental congress
of the Daughters of the American
Revolution here today, Mrs. An-I
thony Wayne Cook, president gen
eral, In her annual message, urged i
anew that ita members "work sol-:
Idly with the forces of the nation
ceived from the president a let
ter taking formal cognizance of
the differences within the hoard
and asking for certain Informa
tion with respect to the disagree
ment over the sale of the five
ships to the Dollar Interests. The
president, who previously had
Indicated he considered the mat
ter one tor the board's own Judg
ment, was snid to have addressed 1
the le.tter to the board chairman
after Vice-Chairman Plummer
and Commissioner Thompson, two
of the thrne members who oppos
sed the sale, had filed affidavits
with the court Saturday setting
that are building for maintenance forth ,h,olr , Th" "'J"nc"on
of a respectable, a hardy and a ; ,V, tit, m m
free people." Only thus, she said.
can the nation fulfil
brought by the Pacific
school events that Inter-school ac
tivities will be considered, in order
that such a conflict as this may
law, were slain.
ensen said, she had "offended
their aunt by gossiping about
her." The first of these, a little
The president-general urged tho I
delegates to a solemn recommit-;
meat to a national policy of safe
guard against "aggression by help-1
Ing to support and maintain, land,
sea and air forces, for our reason-
Mall
the heritage j 8,?,m,1.,,l,1 Company, ' the only
they now operate.
The ale was awarded the Dol
lar Interests by a four-to-three
vote of the board after cgunsel
for the bonrd had declared the
Pacific Mail hid Illegal.
In presenting their affidavits.
(Aanrtatrd Pre I,-r1 Wire.)
National League
At Cincinnati R; H. E.
Pittsburgh 4 S
Cincinnati 2 7
Batteries: Meadows and Gooch;
Rlxev. J. May and Hargrave
hoped, all the government mln- not hamper Roseburg High school ; Klrl. was killed In July. 191S. The
Isters were killed in the bombing
of the Svetl Krai Cathedral last
week.
1: Investigation of the Cathedral
2 ruins Indicated that an infernal
machine was placed on the roof
several days before the outrage
Commissioner Plummer and also
Thompson staled their views why
neither bid should have heen ac-
agaln. I second, a four months old baby.
Miss Jacobs, typing Instructor, 1 was put to death In August of
says that she feels confident had 122. "Everytime I gave poison
the students not been engaged in one of Mrs. Cooper's children. I !
other activities and could have .said to myself, 'now I'm getting ev- i
given the requisite time to prepara
tion, that R. H. S. would have car-
CHICAGO, April 20. Hartnett, and that It must have weighed I rled off the honors this year.
catcher, knocked hia sixth home from 40 to 50 pounds. I o
run of the season today. Rogers The explosion sent a column of
Hornshy, St. Lonli National sec- smoke 450 feet Into the air.
ond baseman, also hit a homer. The bodies of a young girl and
All other games postponed; bad her fiance, supposed to have been
weather.
SUNDAY'S COAST GAMES
(AiMncUtrd Pre lulled Wire.)
murdered by communists because
they had learned some of their se
crets, were found yesterday.
Bulgaria Asks League For Leave to
Increase Militia
AT Salt Lake-Portland, no
game; wet grounds.
At Sacramento 6-7; Seattle
6-3.
At Oakland 2; San Francis-
co 4.
4 At Los Angeles 1-14; Vern-
on 0-6.
PARIS. Apr. 20. The Bulgarian
government has asked the allied
council of ambassadors for permis-
sion to auu lo.uou men to lis mm-
tla.
1 The request follows the dlsord
4 ers attributed to communists. In-
eluding the attack on King Boris
, and the bombing ot tne Hona uain-
Myrtle Point Men Here
H. F. Mccracken and W. L.
McCracken, well known Myrtle
Point residents, arrived here Sun-
en with you (Mrs. Cooper) for
what you have said about me," "
i the confession said.
On the twentieth of February.
1923, came the last of the slaylngs
'attributed to Mrs. Sorensen. This
waB the death of Ruth, baby
daughter of Mrs. Christian A.
As a result of the freeze there The excessive rainfall has swol-
Is a great deal of brown rot In len the streams to extreme high flble protection," and rigid support
prunes and cherries, the acilcul- water mark. The South I'mpqua jf 'he Immigration lavs.
iiuoi nuja. i ... . . ,. inn in ni iiuuu Binge, anu IS ai- u.i,iuo ui u.uvu ut-iegaieB aim ..,. iiw - j
fining rains are Increasing the most as high as at any time dur- alternates are enrolled for the con- CT' i-. ni- .h
anrpnil nr 111 s ,1 sense and COnrtl- Inir fhu hi ftwul In , k -., irrena whlf-h w II hour on .,l.ln "J, i,,-, - . "-i
Hons aro richt for a great deal Great quantities of driftwood came tonight by President Coolidge j
more damage from this source. down yesterday. i Hearing greetings from tho
French prunes, however, appear At Sutherlln the water was back-' American Legion, James A. Drain,
to he setting heavy, and a big crop P( ,,,, OVPr the low lands, but tho
highway was not under water. Sev
eral or the streets in Sutherlln
were flooded. t
Mr. Hell stated this morning that
Hiiintin.ien on page six)
with excellent sizes' Is expected
The pear growers have prospects
of a heavy yield of large sized
fruit, and the "market is better than
in many years past. Buyers are
now In tho field offering $r,2 to
3fi7 per ton, i.nd prospects are that
day from that place to spend a i Brock, whom Mrs. Sorensen con-j the price will be even better.
short lime in this city on business
Pulpit Calls
edral with the loss of 160 lives.
English Awaiting 120 Per
Cent on U. S. Booze Shipment
Receive Only Deuced Bad News
rAMnriatH Pres. lM wire.) less schooners land goods at pre
T.ONInON', April 20 The Dally ent Impossible owing to Intensive
Mall asserts that Sir Broderlrk i campaign. Returning soon as pos
llartwell left England a month ago slble. Communicate to Inquirers
to superintend dellverv to an j with deepest regrets."
American svndkste of his seventh I The Daily Mall remarks that the
and largest shipment of spirits. "00 persons who supplied the
hut that the consignment has met I funds to purchase the whiskey are
with a series of mlsadveiAires hardly likely to get much return,
and most of it Is now In the hands ! Sir Broderick Is expected to arrive
of the American prohibition ail- In London today or tomorrow,
thorities. The paper prints a tele- I It Is recalled that the Baronet's
gram alleged to been recelr- circulars Inviting the public lo par-
-J
fessed she had poisoned, "because I This In the best outlook pear
il Mt sorry for the poor child, be- ! growers hve, had for several
i cause Its mother did not care for years, nnd th'y are well pleased,
it." ; The most serious outlook, Mr.
"After the death of my little ! Cooney says. Is Ihe possibility of
daughter. Minnie." the poison slay- J scab developing on apph s nnd
er said. "I had a fceiinir of elation pears in the event of the conttnu-
nnd happlmss. Then after I Kt
to thinking about what I had done
I was afraid and trliie to hide It.
Deep Mystery
had this same feeling after the
death of every one of those I pois
oned." Mrs. Sorensen said that she hnd
made her confession voluntarily,
'because I want to tell the truth
and because I am sorry for what I
have done. I want to be sent to
some Instltltlon when I can he
treated and return to my children."
BLOODSHED AHEAD
OF WALES ARRIVAL
ance or the rain. It is now lime
for the third spray on par and
the calyx pray on apples. Tnle
this spray can be applied within a
week serious damage is apt to re
sult from scab.
The Tain Is doing no damage to
berries, grain and other farm
crop.i, Mr Cooney savs, and on the
other hand the moisture Is apt to
he of much benefit.
BENrTsAFE "YIELDS
YEGGS ONLY $43.13
TtKNn. Ore . Anrfl 2V The
safe in tlie loral offire nf the Ore-ron-'p"hlnrtnn
lisllrond nnd
Xavlat ton Company was Mown
earlv thi mornin and $43.13
REV- S.B.EDMDKOyOM
IU-OKMKONTFIN. Ornnire Free
State, South Africa, April '10 -A
serious situation exists in the
nntlve quarter here, where, a't'T land a lorked emptv Iron box from
disturbances, the polic fired a I Inside the safe tr.ken. Sunday
volley Into a crowd of 4.000. The jnlirht Is th1" nnlv time during the
number of casualties has not yet j whole week, when a clert' Is not
been pseertafned. The ringlead- , en rtu'v, according to Arthur K.
ers of the disturbances, have been Shtirerl. nfent. through whoe
I
f t A
f
f'jt - -OS, 'I I
I ft 4T l"l"lv. .,.'
j v. , i
ed from the baronet by bis London
o'flee nn follows:
"Vlflt dlclne appalling situa
tion. Over rt ooo rasen ne1ed.
iulanee insferred to three
schooner. At present safe but
cannot reach or communicate.
'Few thousand unloaded but re
uniting funds paid out for charter
ing vessels. No funds available an
ticipate in bis venture promised
profit of 120 percent. I
i The reported failure of his ex- ;
pedttlon causes another paper, the
Star, to remark that "precious lit
tle sympathy need be asted,". on
him and his supporter jMlng: 9
"We believe most of the Knsllsh ,
, people will regard It as quite a 1
satisfactory situation." '
lief. Stuart B. Kdmondson. pastor (
of the First Methodist Churib of
l,k Forest, Hi., a suburb
arrested snd the citizen
forces called out.
Chicago, gave up a tl0.0M-a-year
buaineiis position to follow tii
cloth at a yearly salary of 13,0'mj.
Among the members of Kev. Ed
tuoDdson'a parish are such promi
nent people at LouU I. Swift,
Cyrus Mccormick sad A. B. Dick.
mnryiTiMnv rn.,t nf
I the Orange Fn State. 1. on1 f
the
Hte sehed'lled to be ViH J
hv th l'rin'r of V.B'es. durin?
bis African tour. He l to rmr-
Capetown April 30. and thereaf
ter will travel through Cape pro
vince, the Orange Free State and
other sections.. 1
military v(vnt oTflee entrance to the of- ;
'flee was made. liefween fvoo 1
'and It "00 nns r'-mltted by the
'oe) of' re Rrtfttrdnv nlcht, Shu- j
gf-rt s:id this rnornlnr. j
- , . V- J
o 1
8utiertln P.on't le
fMr a'''! Vr R-nl. Schmll and,
imliv we-e Hosebiirr callers Sat-;
nrriav. and spent I'l- afternoon
visiting and attendlt. to business
matters.
Doep mystery lurrouiuit the dli
covery by State troopers of the
burned body of Anns Itlchardson tn
a secluded portion of Ilroad Monn
tain, about ten miles from Potts
vllle, Pa. It Is believed the woman
was held captive for shout a week
before her murderer covered her
with oil soaked rags and set them
sflrt.
its national commander, called at
tention to the Legion's drive for a
five million dollar endowment
fund for disabled veterans and or
phans of former service men.
"We who have the right to pride
of descent from the long lines of
American ancestors will do well to
read the lists of the dead and those
who distinguished themselves In
our military forces during the
world war." Mr. Drain said.
"Many of the men had but
newly known America, but Intely
met and taken the American spirit.
, Hut they fought and died as gal-
i lantly as any. The spirit of Ainerl
1 ca ruled them."
Spirit of 1773 Reigns at Concord
In Battle Anniversary.
CONCORD. Mass., April 20. A !
salute of lfio guns today began a
spectacular celebration of Mi If.oth '
anniversary of the battle of Lex-'i
Inglon and Concord. Although
preliminary observances were h' ld
yesterday, tho actual anniversary
of the baltle. the main event
were reserved for today, Vleo
Pref blent Dawes arranged to vlsl; 1
Concord, 1exlngton and other;
lo.vns which figured In lh sil
rlng scenes of 177". )n pl'nrd
to ride In All AlHornohl'e, a.
piinl'-d by (Jeneral IVr-hlnir. nv t
the loutn followed on horseback,
tv hl! ancestor, William Pan' s .'r..
who with Paul Revere, wi rnd 'n
hHiiltants of the approach of the
Itr.ttnh troops.
Vir'M.I'roHlfti'nf Tlnwes part ed tn
greet at Lexington two hn-sfback!
riders Impersonating Revere and
V ()'I(ims Dawes.
At Concord the feature vns a
reprnduclbtn of the ftght s' thv
rgh brblf e nvr the Concr )
rier, National truardwtitfn were
detailed to show how th. minute
m n and th nillltla march d tU nn
to the hrldpe and drovo br. k Hie
itlh regulars.
awarded, wai Illegal.
I The action of two dissenting
members In thus carrying their
contentions. Into court, with In
i (locations that it means a full air
ing thereof the boards differences,
apparently caused th'a president
j to abandon his hands off policy,
i Complete alienee has heen main
tained, both at the White Hou'e
and the shlppnlg board concern
j inn tho letter suid to have ben
addressed toithe chairman by the
1 president. It Is understood, how
.ever, that It Is In the nature of
'an Initial move lo obtain form
ally tile already publislred names
of the three commissioners who
! voted against the sule. Commi
' sioncr Benson being the other
member, and their reasons for
opposing it, as a starting point
for consideration of the entire
shipping hoard situation.
WASHINGTON. April 20.
The Injunction suit by which the
Pnclflc Mali Steamship Company
sought to block a1e of the .-hlp-ptng
hoard's Orient line to tho
Dollar Interests ws dismissed to
day in the DNtrtct of Columbia
supremo court.
Nathan Fullerton left yesterday
afternoon for Portland on business.
He will return tomorrow morning.
The Weather
Highest temp,
yesterday 55
Lowest temp,
last night 38
Probably rain
tonight, Tuesday
genenlly fair;
heavy frost In
morning: con
tinued cool.
Fred Parrot t was here Saturday
from fiaiden Valley and spent sev
Jeial hours trammeling business.
Spring has Indeed arrived. A
motorist driving In from the conn
try reports seeing two robins and
a new detour sign.