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Newspaper Page Texto o A dependent Newspaper PrinU the NswPthj Psy jt Happen! Phone The Obserw . the News i tad ! . ' e Min W. ' MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED R,RE SS V VOLUME XVITL SIX PAGES f,A (iRATiPK. 01?JE(i()NT, TUESDAY, AyiML 8, 1919. . SIX PAOEg NUMBER 103 J 1I0K ij REPUBLIC DEMONSTRATIONS OK PROTEST in Mi'NiCH broken vi liv , . TROOPS SPARTACANS APPEAR TO LEAD IN BREMEN Proclamation of Soviet Republic at Munich Is Received With Calm ness (icrninn Imperialism De nounced and Brotherly Connection With Russia ami Hungary Asserted (By Associated Press to Tlio Observer) COPENHAGEN; April 8 Demon strations have occurred In Munich against the new revolutionary gov ernment in Bavaria, according to Berlin dispatches. The demonstra tion was broken up by tlio troops. Berlin reports sny that that a po litlcal movement of gro'at importation Is developing in the region of Ham burg. It Is reported that Dr. Herts and Dr. Hiuffenburs, Spartacan lead ers, have almost succeeded in mak ing themselves masters of the situ ation and in converting Hamburg and the region between Hamburg and Bremen into a soviet republic. . Minister of Justice Arrested V COPENHAGEN. April 8. Herr Lindburg, mlnistor of justice in tin' national German government, was arrested at Magdeburg, capital of -Prussian Saxony, by members of reg iments stationed tlufre, it iB reported.. - Gen. Von Kleist, comnuinding the Fourth army and his stuff; were ul eo arrested. State of SclgiN Declared COPENHAGEN. April 8. A lnt er report says. that. LimHiing, min ister of justice of the government, waB released at Helnistad. As a result of his arrest a state or seige is declared at Magdeburg and troops will be sent to bring those responsible to justice. Soviet Republic Proclaimed NUREMBERG, April 8. The pro cUmatlon of a soviet republic at Munich Is announced in the newspa pers. The people received the pro clamation calmly. Enormous crowds gathered to rccclva the announce ment which declares complete sever ance from the old German Imperial ism and a resumption of "Ilrotherly connection" with iho Russian and Hungarian people is announced. WANT IT I ME l.MTED IX ITALY NEW YORK, April 8 The Ital ian wireless - carries a dispatch offi cially denying the recent report of tho Jugo-Slnv press bureau that the commander of the Interallied troops at Fiumo ha3 proclaimed a. state of niece, it wa3 announced by the Ital ian bureau of information here to day. A short tim-3 ago, added tho statement, tho people of I'iume, hold a plobescite and ufter careful deliberation, voted that the city should be reunited to. Italy and the Italian flag should be their symbol. WM. S. ltllKKM DIES SAN FRANCSICO, April 8. Ar rangements were tiday being made for the funeral of Wm. S. Rlieem. president of the Standard Oil com pany of California, ho died yester day while seated at a tahlo in a Santa Crus restiurant. Heart disease was the cause of death. ' BANDIT GETS $1300 CHICAGO. April 8. Four, very well dressed banditj, each armed with two revolvers, at noon today held up -five, employes and several customers In Bowes & Company real estate office ind e.caped with $1500 Id cash and $200 wcrtn of Liberty bonds. " HOSMTAL TO BE MONUMENT ' Overlooking lh 15,000 roofless houses of Rhejms and overshadowed by i batteftd' cathedral wfil stasd the first (frat memorial to the AnHP ican dead in France. This seems as sured by thVofficial advices that have reached the Paris neanquaneia ' ! the previous ar0 1 PSSEN(;!-R SKRVH'K OI'KNTT" the Atnovan iur.d for French wound- Tfce iMo 0f opyatir.i expenses .; A!,mmn-i'I..j."t is from ' ed to t!t effect "hat tlucr reach Kov-Itolal operating revenues was Pr 1 ,raff ,,. ofjr.-s ,,f th.. Spoked. l'o:t , ernmentpwijl deed to the fund eound',,, n increase of 14 per cent "' j ;f,ld k (;-atU. rilhv;.; it p iK n oin ti cfirons bf Rhn ob which a : 1;il7. VoUl operating revenues ln-jr gPrvlrP . i rin-vilU- rall.. (Treat Amerigwj, ho.-ptal0 Ki bejOT8s9,l $ir,,W!t;tl9, wh.le total oper ,e lrts,..ra, Al,4-n .,, a ereetr e atin(r expense? rose J J5,77fi,4:..mal( : mlU,r rjr. itio liiw. -rnffy built qV. W.Tomlin'on, nftunriization ex-mir3- nd licnd of the Portland of- - "yv n n . . . f wa ilk La Crando. today for a brief lir.ess He ijj v:Jtlnjr v?.riou? p.?inT5 in.a-,'.e.-. vii-s-ti. ENDED LIFE - WITH RIFLE BODY OF FHK1) rKEEKEUCOKN l'Ol'ND NEAR Sl'M.MEBVILLE Had Threatened Self Destruction and Had lleeu Missing From Ills Home Since Friday. Sherriff Wnrnlck found the body of Fred rfeffercorn about' half a inilo from the Pfeffprcorn home five miles northwest of .Summerville yes terday. The dead man lias been missing from his homo siuco Friday and on Suuday the sheriff went down with blood hounds to find some truce ol the. missing man but was not success fill in :he first attempt. Pfeffercorn had threatened to com mit suicide and the discovery thai he had carried out the greusome de sign caused little sllrpise. The body was found alongsldo a large log in tho woods back of his home with a 32-40 Marlin rifle between tho knees. The shot had taken effect under the right ear. Coroner Hal Bohronkamp wen down to tho placa yesterday and finding that all circumstances indi cated deliberated suicide no inquest was held. Fred Pfufforcoiri was Gorman born and was about sixty years of age. Ho has resided In the Suinnier- llle section for many years, and has been regarded at Units as being ec centric. Ho leaves a wife, daugh ter and two sons. The daughter Ip Mrs. Orlnndo Westenskow. of Im- bler. Ono of tho sons is in ittano and tho other in Massachusetts. It Is reported that tho son In the east is in the service. No funeral ar rangements will be made until com munication is had with the absent members of tho family. FEELING INTENSIFIED STATE OK SIEGE AT MUNICH BY Communists Will Not Collaborate With the Majority Socialists and Demand Their- Removal. IBERLIN. April 8. Dissensions have already arisen among the found ers of the soviet governments in Ba varia and the feeling is intensified by the proclamation of a state of siege at Munich, it is reported. Communists there have decided that they will not collaborate with the ma jority socialists and have demanded the removal of socialists trom tne new government which they wish to consist of communists and independ ent socialist's. ASSIGNED FOR EAKLY CONVOY WASHINGTON, April 8. Assign ment to early convoy of- evacuation hospital company No. 2, photo section No. 14 and aero squadrons Nos. l'JO nnd 648, was announced by the war department this afternoon. IX CONFERENCE WITH HINES WASHINGTON, April 8 lho heads of the big-four railway brother hoods were in conference with Rail ways Director nines this afternoon on the wage scale adjustment inai na hcon nendinir since last October. The men are seeking a sliding scale of in creases. W1M, MAKE I LIGHT LONDON, April ft The attempted transatlantic flight by the super- dirigible R-33 lll .ti.ke place, short- iv nfier Ka.ster. tin Evening -es stated today. NEW HAVEN 1NC.OME LOWER Statement of Eastern Road for 1918 Makes l oor no.n. NEW HAVEN, Conn., Apr'.! 17.-The statement of the affairs-of the New York. New Jiaven "ar""' SOVIETS HAVE DISSENSIONS road company lr in )' !morning. Judge Ilevelbr' condition.' .ember Jil 1918 ma.fe public Sunday o . night by Presutant E. (.. liufkland, M (o hu the r(.sull ;,f dxivn that the nt income was ti.;t ..... . 04:j - j a declioe of :iC0,oiU Irom,' way operations of $9,207,141. e, tne npc inp in nei revcour In 1918 the rainoau carried iq.., ' - ... . tons rQre of freiirfd '.y.irom J'.'l i .The numW of pafer.Oer ciried wa o,4i-,v-o lesj man io HOPEFUL FEELING PRESIDENT WILSON WAS UN ABLE TO ATTEND THE SES SION' THIS MORNING PLACE REPRESENTED- BY COLONEL HOUSE Question of a Tribunal to Bring to Trial the Ex-Kaiscr, Crown Prince and Others Who May lie Kegurdoii an Iking Kc sponsible for Hringinp on the War. (By Associated lross o Tho Obsorver) PAKIS, April 8. The council of four met today at Moyd George's resi dence. President Wilson was unable to go this morning but may be able'to attend later in the day. The overnight tension in the peace conference has not been dispelled but it was felt the session today would serve to clear the atmosphere. The first question taken up was that of procedure, in an effort to facilitate the work. Colonel IIous represented President Wilson. The afternoon session will be de voted to the responsibility for the war. including the question of a trib unal for the trial of the former kaiser, the crown prince and others. The commission on reparation has agreed on the main ' features. A more hopeful tone prevailed as the day went on. ANZACS FKJHT DISLOYALTY Bombay Dealers Attack Office of As sistant -Food Controller. LONDON, via Montrenl, April 8.- Discontent among retail dealers in grain in Bombay, India, has resulted in rioting there, Reutre's correspond ent at Bombay reports under date o March 27. Two thousand dealers at tacked the office of the assistant food controller and several of ' them as- l-saulted that official. The police ar holding an inquiry. No arrests have beeen made. KIEV IS -MENACED BUDAPEST, April 8. Forces com manded by Simon Putrura, peasant leader of Ukraine, is said to be men acing Kiev and that they are within a few miles of that city. (By Associated Press to Tho Observer"! SPOKANE, April s. The police have published a letter they declare was found on Mary W. 'Wicks, of Portland, who is under arrest here or the charge of disloyalty and violation of the Mann act. The letter refers to a meeting of the "C. C. C." which arc the same initials that were signed to the threatening letters received by Governor,. Stephens, of California, be foro the executive mansion at Sacra mento was damaged by bombs. WILL CONSl I.T SPECIALIST NEW YOKK. April ST. Judge lien B LjI1(j3cy f the Denver juvenile court has been suffering from Htom- ach trouble and came here to consult a specialist, he himself, said toda, but otherwise he is ''all right;' It had been feported he was critically ill. ST.VHHF.I1 11V AX EDITOR rtt-wii.xMi a o ;,..: p. J;,,,, ,jf th,, citv g ,tor of the Richmond Conservator tan i, ,, t. ..r r.r ...n., j,!,,, 119 mil- eto a jstn'-llon with ll(m nrcron Trunl ana I Ct hu'' ..... .... hrrnch of the O.-W. II. M. it '. hs- jtem aboutaincc iil LETTER FOUND GN ANARCHIST h cifeRi d mond. i SYMPATHY III DEBS CASE ATTORNEY OENEHAL WILL or l'OSK HIS RELEASE Says Defendant Opposed tho.' Pro gram of tlio Coiled States In Prosecuting lho War. WASHINGTON, April .8. Attor ney-General Palmor announced In a taloment yesterday thut ho would oppose Bironsly any efrort to obtain executive clemency tor Eugene V. Debs, tho socialist lendor, sentenced lo 10 years' imprisonment for vio lation of tho espionage act. The attorney-general said ho had revived several communication- urging him to recommend clemency for Debs. Mr. Palmer said ho believed his duty in tho Debs case to ba clear nn.l was convinced that lie "wiild be doing a grievous wrais to the coun try und striking a blow at law en forcement" should he adopt "any course which would interfero iwith the normal -administration of jus tice In this case." Statement is Issued. The statement isuicd by tho at torney-general follows: 'Eugene V. Debs has filed no pe tition with either lho presidont or tlio attornoy-general unking for the exorcise of exocutlvo clemoncy. Tho facts In his caso aro audi that until uch ptillon be made by him I should not feel called upon lo consider mak ing any recommendations l.n his case. Debs was convicted not because of his political or economic views, but because ho plainly violated the laws of tho land." On Juno 18, 11118, during the most criticul perloil of tlio war. Dobs mado a public speech ut Can ton, Ohio, In which ho urged that wage-earners refrain from giving my aid to tho Amorlcun nation In lho war, asserting that tho war was brought on and conducted solely In the Interests of capitalists, told his audience that they needed to know that 'they were fit for Boiiichlng bet- ler than slavery and cannon fod- ler,' held up to admiration as martyrs to tho' cause of labor a nuuiber of persons wl:o had been con- ietod for violating the draft act, and urged wago-ciirncrs. to stand togoth- as a class, to prevent tlio suc cess of our couutry in tho war. WILL VOTE ON REPEAL Hi-b.scito Onlerwl in J'rovincfl of mi KimH tiding Tem perance Act, Ontario' TORONTO, Ont., April 8. The province of Ontario will hold ji Plebiscite on Hie repeal of tho On tario temperance act and upon measures perml'luiK tho s;ilo of li- Hiors, it was .nmoim-cd la lho leg islature today by I'reuibjr Hearst. The date will be announced liter. QueHtions io be voted an aro: 1 -Repeal of tho Onlruio temper- unco act. 2 Salo of light br lb sea'e-J packages under ' government con trol. If Srtle of liht beer over -tlio lnr 4 Restrictive sale nf spirit uotis Ibiuors generally ta.'ler BO"cniiiierit control. iti;rn;i:i) from fhancm m i- it ...u.. . i i-:..i..,. months 'in France with the Sunshine ,..;., I in iki .r,r,,ir, for a brief visit with friends. He m ,.n hi In I'lcin h..rn h ro.ldwl it the time he entered the service, and ho expects to make his home there igain. Mr. Homme is remembered as well known musician who was for some time a member of the La (jrande band. SOI.IHCIiS ItKDKKM l'l.l:l)(.i: BriMfklyu YiiiillrH Keep I'lonilse, lie. turn l-'roin War tit Plead ullty NKW YORK, April 8. Three llrooklyn youths appeared In th county conrL tcday. to redn'in , a pl'd-e made a year and a h.ilf ao that tn-y would leturn to face a ictiarce .l erand l.ircenv If they were perliiittid Ui aii for France ;.fiswer lo lln-ir country's call to run, Three of them fulfilled th pledge, but wlien the name of tho fourth wui c;:!lis) a j:i iiy-hn,i reil man o'oi'bV up to explain his son's ab . He r.if?l l W't' hi eee I: ill' 6 i ?iiion. The liri.e wh. (iini ic4 . Mil ii.l tf. Tmert, 0 yeirs old:n(,. Ilonor (iue.-Hon m.iI li r. port on .f.A-tltl Miiilica.n, Hi. n llfiinia Cll.,U". Ul Tin. tiiit'iBi, vi..,li whs Jaimn Mi.'-''!. 20. They eie li r with lnTiiiiO a BUtoia,iille a-.iilnB 4iie ,i.rmissiv W 'be owni "TO" three , rnvors BI"ii"b eulliy todav and .e.iiioiily dls mlr'ed. SHIPYARD REJECTED IRON TRADES COUNCIL FOR THE ' BAY REGION DO NOT AP PROVE PLAN FIFTY THOUSAND MEN ARE REPRESENTED Executive Co m mi live of Trades Coun cil Is Instructed to Draw I'n a New Agreement to Be Submitted to the Shipyard Executives Who Aro in San Francisco. (13y Assoc. ntcd Tread to Tb Obsorvcr) SAN FRANCISCO, April 8. The Iron Trades council here, representing over fifty thousand workers in the Bay region have rejected the new working agreement for the Pacific Coast shipyards as drawn up by the reciMit Washington conference. The council instructed the executive committee to draw up a new agree ment to be submitted to tlte shipvard executives here. WILL 11. HAYS FATHER II.I, SULLIVAN, Ind., April 8. The condition of John T. Hays, father of i (Will H. Hays, republican national! chairman, who was stricken with a ! cerebral hemorrhage followed by -two additional attacks yesterday, rem at nr. unchanged today. ' He is partly par-! alyzcd and is in a precarious condi-l Hon. Will H. Hays is at tlio bedside of his father. SPAIN'S TROUBLE SUBSIDES Strike Conditions in Barcelona ami Valencia Improving;. WASHINGTON, April 8. Advices to the state eepartment today from Madrid say that strike conditions in Barcelona nnd Valencia have greatly improved in the last two days nnd the situation throughout Spain has quieted down. It has been definitely established, nc- cordirg te these advices, that (Jcrnian propagandists nnd syndicalists were active in -connection with the strike in both cities. Twenty-five German have been arested in Barcelona, $100,000 LOSS BY FIRE CHICAGO, April 8.Fire, tho or .inn of which has not been determined as yet,, caused damage estimated at $100,000, at the plant of the Inde pendent Packing; company here early today. L E Illy Associated I'ress to Tho OliBSrvoM WASIII.N'CTOX, April 8. The 'lameHl ciimi 01 wnuer wiiciii. vvki th f"r Vr y tiic agricultural department, basing jthe estimates on the conditions 'of April I. 1 HC CnorniOUS VIUIU Ol -vl,- 000,000 bushels is announced which at the Kovernment jjuarantccd prirt! of $2.20 a bushel places the Kalue of the' wheat crop of 191!) at $ 1 ,H9 1 ,V20,000. ROIIHERS STEAL SAFE " HEAVER FALLS, Pa., April 8. A :I00 pound safe containing between $1 100 and $1200 was stolen from the office of the American Railway Ex press company some time duriny the ni(;ht. The robbery was .not dis covered until this morninit and the police are without a cjue. l'ltOIIIIllTIOM iTS CO.VKKfl PARIS. April 7 A conference held durltiB llin pist ihre. days' at the j Invll.-n ion. of the l.itoe Natloniile Injaiul by request of the Anil-Saloon league or A'lnerlca was presided over by S"wator Hli.rrlod, Ltnd D'AIrnon- afid tlio Belgian mini .iter ,.f liiull,,. I.inil Vitlrli ff ill'. I. ci'i'll ..,.ifnlri,.'wi.Ve ri ori-ii'ii'e.r. Iti'siMotloiu w-n- :MitnJ HMiue.il i... 1. .A n-.l....i t pt.rnUili IIIK--!..- i" -u ' 1 a !- riiminl buieaii .r I lic.sBidy or i the eieclsi liM'loi on Ihe liuiuall ' 1... ....A II, i. r,. mltu. .'hlfiilti'il ed , rink lek'lslal inn. 'lb" ruiolull bo pr-i"! lHie p. 1111 ' forence on ruesday BlshiO. .I11O" ,r.Tijiion of Hu hmnnd, t ie " - IChti uPTeiin'-ss'n! 'eok JiiTre 1 jOiminoiit .iiOii the rliOi URGES! CROP VER GROWN HIGH REC11FID ON ROADWORK API HOVAI, 1 1XI0D 'TO 103 1'KIV lOltAli All) PROJECTS This Was for tlio , Xniitll of .March Which Kiumls as (ircnttu- Than any Pivylu"a Month. WASHINGTON. D C. Anrll 8. DnriiiK tho month uf March tlio Sec- ivluiy or Ar.rlcutiirnl .apnrovod 105 fcilcnil ;iiil projects, Involving the improvement of 1.1 48.03 miles ot roul. at a total sllmatoil cost of $ I l.ri25.;i;7..'lN. ami on which filim. al Hid In the. amount ot $ 5,4M, 6 li 6 .- 110 wan renucutod. Is ruproHeiitii lho. largest total csllinnteil cost and tho Ki-eateat anioiiiU o( fodornl aid requested for projjets approved dur inK any month since tlio paeaago of tlio federal aid road net. s- lHiriiiK the month aKreemonlH worn exueuted by tho Hoerelary and state highway dcpailiiioiilti to covor 41 proJectM, InvolvliiK 890.34 miles o! road, as n total or.tlinated cost o ?:t,r.3.0G::.:tl. and on which U," 472, 110.4(1 federal aid was request ed and set nsldo In the troasury. Aurnements for 37 other projects were pluccd In process "f oxocutlon. Up to and Including March 31, a lolal of 1H!3 projects had boun ap proved, Involving 3,!lli2.(!7 miles, a total oHllnmlcd cost of $77,850, 035. 84,' aild it total of 2!l,4li0,4'82.68 project agreements had been exocut ed Involving 4,10ti.7 iiiiles of road, o total estimated cont of (34,335.851, and n total 'of $ 13,391,4112. 69 feder al aid. THE WKATHEIl. PORTI.ANO, April. 8. Kulr, light fo heavy frost in tlio morning, gentle, varinble winds. 40 IMS TO- BE DEPORTED warrant si;uvi:d by immigra tion OFFICER Men Will Be Sent Out of the Country at Soon as Present Terms Have Expired. LKAVKNWOItTH, April 8. War rants callinir for tho deportation of 40 I. W. W.'s serving Bontenco foi sedition was served by an officer from the immigration ' department , today. The men are-'to be deported after they have completed their terms in the iK'iivcn worth penitentiary. SYDNEY STRICKEN BY l'UJ Hundreds of New Cases and Many Deaths Reported. ' VANCOUVER, II. April 8. Hun dreds of new cases of -influenza are beinK reported at Sydney, N. H. W-, nccordlliT to a siiecial cable received hrrc today by the Vancouver World. Ninety deaths occurred last week. "The government has closed schools, theatres, picture places and race courses," the ruble said. "Hotel cus tomers arc allowed to remain only five minutes in the bars. Masking regulations have been extended t.nd meetings are prohibited." TO PROCEED 'IO MURMANSK LONDON', April 8. Tho United Slides navy has instructed tho com manders of two Runlioals, carrying Cnl. Richardson, U. R. A. nnd 70 en gineers, to proceed to Murmansk, it was learned this afternoon. The comi mnnders were under oiders to land their crews if rcinCorcernents were needed. . CO.MPIIOMIHK CALMS lll'XS Aureeinelit on Transfer "f PolUH 1 rooM SatiufHctur)', Mats , ' KrlM-rit'-r. SPA, Belgium, April 7. Thu :ni:ri'eiiieM on the transfer of I'ollsli irootis fiom 'ranee 10" I'ol.-ioil sisnul Nine Friday n lie lit HI "lli German hlftli Ic ooiliiiiii. UitlilnS t:i-ylitfi.r illu- rLalimi'li fit I , .4 4:ir.Niii iiinl ' iii , maiinb.sliiii,''' d.-elnred In an3U ....... C.,..r.l-. -I ..... u w.' . n"r ....... 1 re iiitailti. bowii-. -.ir. nld that the iWiil Hint thel'l-li,. n:ia.es I'l'ad p.siice of Hi , l'oll.d, p 1 OpH(,i'Jtraln I. , I hinimh iny nui-'ht profiitn bv.n,,V, bv 'oo'iibl" win re the poinilay.in Xs M 10, .x, . ,p if su.n, liii iS.'iitifc, occur!. - I1.1. ii.lili.l (llin nil i.ms. woiilil I'lnloi ilii.eii-.-;i,.,., rl W.n TlnineieaillP. a. uur-w tight ij, I 1 tut 0,1 1 ((11 'ops at Daii !,:. fl.-rr Vjizherg -Aid he beliovc-d .ti,.. isn: nr 'if tli.. troops woub1 'ak 'A.vo luonfi RIME-: UTAiLU.. Ellin' HOARD OK D1HHCTOK9 FOR XKW oiltiAMZATIOX KLKCTED-AT LUNCHEON - 1 " VOLUNTEER FIREMEN i VOICE GRIEVANCE Itesiilt Was That Meeting Adopted ltcxolullon' Unfin City Commls glonerH (o Act al Onco to' Put Flnsr Uepnrtinent on Moro Efficient Hiwts. nuslnoss qtinn unusually varied.; nature camo up at the business moo's lunchoon today, und F. K. Nowoll. who had a musanKe to give regarding the organization of the State Chatn bor of Commerce found hlmsolf crowded nearly out ot the prograui. Tho completion of the organization W tlio now Ad Club'wiis one of the most Important parts ot the program, but the troubles In the fire department also got an airing, und the coining Victory. Loan, the lubor question, and matters lii regard io tho live stock industry all weri. discussed. Tho lunchoon, which was bold In tho Y.. M. G. A., whs somewhat late In starting, and tho session consequent ly ran about, halt an hour over the usual time. Wm. MUlor, as chnlrman, announc ed as tho tlrBt speaker E. E. Kiddle, county inanuger of tho Victory-Liber ty .Loan campaign. Mr. Kiddle ex pressed his confidence that Union county would be right up with the first ot them In going over the top nnd the applause that greeted hla brief statements showed that every , business ninn pre30tit was ot the sauio opinion. Volunteers' Orlcvanco The state of affairs In thoadty fire department was thon brought under discussion by Put; Foley, who Is tho captain of tho volunteer fire men. Mr. Foley doclured that with ' no chief at the station, affairs are in a bad way there, and he said that wbllo. tho volunteers have consider able prldo In tho city's flro depart ment, they did not intend to become parties In Its Inefficiency through what ho termed tlu negligibility of tho city officials. The volunteers, he snld, would resign In a body. Mr. Foley no sooner resumed hla soat thnn II. 10. Dixon nroso to of fer a resolution to the bourd ot city commissioners, ..expressing dls-. satisfaction with conditions In the fire department and urging thorn to net ut onco to remedy thorn. Whut tho city will save by employing poorly paid ,111011, he ualdi will be 111010 than offset by -the groat In erinHO In Insuruno') ' rates that is sure to result If the department Is not plnced In a more efficient stato and maintained there. Common la borers, ho said, go', moro for a few hours work thnn tho city's firemen get for a twenty-four hour day. John Collier, tho city manager, was present and took tlio floor In defense n( I lie city administration. The statements mudo against tho milinbuia of tho fire department rorco, ho said, wore misrepresenta tions, for ho was ouRo confident that lho foicu yv." thoroughly efficient nnd capable to handle uny emergoncy that might arise. The city appre ciated thu work thu vnlunteors have done, ho sulil, and Is trying to se cure the services of a good mall as chief. Ho did not wish to- see lusty action tukon In the way. of sending the prnpo'sod resolution before the 'cominlsloners, iui he held that they wero doing what tiioy thought bost for tlib city. The resolution was strongly em- meniled hV F. J. lfoillU-8, llOWVr, kind It was adopted by a unanimous .vote. The resoIiiilcnwiu 00 pui sented at the iiietli.n of th commis sioners tomorrow evening isJ will convey to them th. idea that the.clt rzrns ol I d Orandu want real service In their fire ilnparf.-cnts if.lt dueife mean somewhat hlg'.ftr ti&es. a IVisitl of linmlors .viuieji fUe report of the noiijjnatisg com Mltea w.is presented by Ij, t.. ...III iw..v... ria olilllielldis V II mos of ts enty-f Ivo ptsjinlneiil citizens for ,.r .1 i 11. -I OTd Of the Cltlb. U"" " , . Prim names rrau ""re ns ' ' ,n i.l I! t. l.lirlSOll. J j W. ?.son O. I tttotlsrui). W H .31 I , .1. Parkor Vincent P. 11. , Fred I'almer, (?Jmer vtiii'durd. tSulllin ni. Bruce Poml' K0j,.v ft. K. Klu!hatt. Aineri nuiii ur, (ieorge lpkllif, Chas. i Is, (Continual from r.o 1) 63 CO ,o,o e o o C3 o o o o t' o e 0 9 O o o O . O o