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EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER TEN PAGES TODAY. mm j Weather Forecast j ! J l'orthinj (AD l''alr to- J nlKlit una Friday. . ....J UKAIILQAU VOLUME XXII MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS LA GRANDE, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1923. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS NUMBER 19 (Iratt w . few uxna wm nwi FRANCE HAILS BUSH NOTE WITH DELIGHT Communicjition Cheers Tri color Element; Brings Accord, ENGLAND OPPOSES GERMANY'S BREAKS, Expresses Wish to Send a1 Joint Invitation, to U. S. to Send Experts. - I'AKIS (liy tliu Associated Press)- Tho ltrdlsh government through II a imbassador, I ho nr.. mills of Crewe, hh Bent two communications to the French foreign office which wem re ceived thero mi in happy accord with the conciliatory spirit shown ' by France' in recent Intercourse between 'tlw two countries. The first nolo drew the Kronen fore ign office's alti'ulioii to the juridical consequences which might be entailed iliy Ilia n-piiritinn of (.'.i-lliinny from certain provinces in Mini suc h pro-, t ,ree-net comedy drama will find vlnooH w ere not siitnalorli s of Mioi little winning In tliu acting and fl ftrealy of Versailles and so would notn"sse of the cast. .directly hav.. assumed obligation;) laid j All Hired new nro now memorized upon tho ri'leh hy 'hi-: tr.aty. i,v t1L. junior actors and actnuscH and Jt hail been reported that tho not.i u. finishing toiichcn am already bc contuiiLd vurimix slalcmi nts. . tni-lnil-jnK worked In. The play is to be re Ins criticism of certain maesures tu-i)(.nn November Iftth and 17lh In tho en by the Krelieh and ISeltflnus ! liifjli school aiidilorliini tiniler Hie U 'the zones or occupation, but. it can be rection of -Miss M ilicl Bennett. milil that tho note is limited to thc (lHretl: Pll.Rrp.KsliiK above declination based on the treaty i The operellii "The UypsS' Itovor" ior Versailles. An Ideiilicnl i-onimiiiil- wm nui )0 given until n'bout Hie rniil catlon was mado to tho liolKi.m tfuv-;,n of December. I'ositlve dates are Cifiiufu:. vt.t unselwted. UehearalH uro bi'lt.w lnilatiiiii tr. f. S. hehl. however, end both .the. chorun The Bccond note contained a pro-1,,,,,! t10 caal ,.ro workini; dlllir-etl i4)OSnl to the I'Yench Kovernmcnt. to A r,.v ineni'iern of tho cast , still vo -Bend a joint llrillsli-l'Yeneh-Itnlinn ,.,!,, . chosen but will bo shortly. anil nciKian inviiaiion 10 ine i niiv,, : , mlttee of experts which will iniiUe! on- economic InvcsliKntlon into (!cr miany's cnpin ily .for the' payment ir:ll Teparalions an. ho ineiins .erniany )iOHBeMea to I'nUill her ohliKatiotis. The joint fnvltutlon will exprena thankH to the I'nlted Slnien for Its coll-.iboratlon and hvK t hn govern im-nt I o appo!ti ; 'd'b'nraloo tliroiif-rh its observer mi the. reparation coiiiniision. '1'lmn it can I b m-ioi thai tiie Hrltlsh note neither j ' l" " J . : ' " ' , ' . fllllUt'lM IU njlUt-ll. -MM llltflitlUlli-, (Continued on J'at-ri l'ivu.) j ENQSU1W; War-Time Premier of Great Britain Returned to New York Last Evening. M ; W Y -1 1 K (A I') I a id I.I r y 1 1 George, war-timo premier of (Jreat Cllrllaiii. relurhed tt- Xev York W-d-'liesdav nighl. Ilm li'.st. slop of hit- tri- YD GEORGE ijiirhal tour of American jind t 'anad- j $r','."l( l-uionla chamitton Salurday. Ian ell les. lli.i train from Scran ton, ' - Iav reached IJoboken at 7:4 o'clock . j l-d.uid Spurn Itndhi. A -fairly good sized group welcomed' (H.AStiOW Inhabitants of HI. tln little Welshman, while a corps of.Kilda. in tho Outer Hebrides have re Hoiioken jioltco guarded the railway fused to permit the installation of ntjithm. w,r.-b' station. Paving Work Halted ' By Inclement Weather; Stop Work Until Spring Improvement district No. C- was up for consideration at the com mission ne cling last night and .1. J. Mri t ugh ton protested against a sidewalk being laid on his side of the street stating that tt was a useless Improvement, lb-, joined John Melville in protest k rtli against the eily "charging the 1 Property nn ii-ts for an experi ment wit h macadam nn year and t hen ordering in hard sur face pavement the yenr follow ing." After S'jine discussion city Attorney I less recommended that this district in all details be put up to the bonding attorneys lor their d' Ision. and the mailer ' was laid over for one week. The application of ! d Nich olson for a rooming house ticens-. hlch had hcn ib-nted a I a forni' T inei llng. was reconsider ed and upon a bundle of letters of rernimncnda! ions iron post masters of I he port hw i sl w here Mr. Nicholson had been employ ed, (lie liens-- was granl. d. Complaint was ut registered a gains: the motorcycle cat-outs which re f r'iU'-nt ly t:.. d. In vsttiration w;ts ord'-r to the end of puiting a slop to lie ir use in the city. No one appc;trd to remrtn utrate against liitpruveiie nt dis trict No. from J t'i Sprlnir Uri'ft on tj'k. lllU Mlikl SlUItf. Thai tuning ba- -liaak a iui'.r iluc to weather -uatlltioiu was 1 8 Russians oentenced To Death Today MOSCOW (AP). Eigh teen persons were sentenced to death today, and 23 giv en prison sentences as the result of the trial of G8 charged with bribery and corruption. The prisoners were em ployees of the naval tech-; nicjil department and cot tractors. High School Students Prac ticing Junior Play, Glee Club Operetta and for Or chestra. Kclii-tirtiiilil of Mm Junior play 'Anm Whai'M Her Naini!" are iro- !t;rcsrtln nicely pihI tho.HL' wliii Imvu ! witnessed llm nrnctlcea arn tin1 opinion (lint tin; presentation of tin. Orswilriiw Onliftr In ailditlou to coaching tho. oper t lit. Mist: Isahclln Miller Is 'onpuii- Inf c. Mich school orehosln which has ,, KCVeraI practiced About .,)BlruK.IltH , , ,,robab0 izu to bo attulned- ZEV CAPTURES RICH EMPIRE CITY STAKE NKW YOlil. AI') MaUlne hla ,rirnt Mar Hlnef conHiierine; .I'npyrtm in I he International race, Zev ernck ItancocaH Htalde II -year-old Wednes day Avon Die $r,oao nuttiinn champion KfakcN at Kinplre 'lly In a. gallop. Ilracadale, a stable mate was second. I Harry Tayne Whitney Tryster took thi lead at I he start, lint was iniebly overhauled by Zev, which wap ' never In danger I hereafter, winning ty five lengths.. The belting wan I to la on Zev and Hracadalc, which were coupled in the wagering.. Karl Sunde, who rode Zev to victory over Papyrus was up on the winner. The time for Ihe mile waa 14ti 3-5. Tryster fin ished third. 1-adUin also ran. Zev worked out an extra furlont; after tliu race, negotiating the mile and un eighth In 1:56'. lb will be shipped Thursday to Latonla. w here he is slated to meet My Own tn llie made plain In.-l evening v ben City Mnimycr Hnycs aiiiioiiittfsf thai nfler he hnd ordered Ihe Wrrcii Omolrtictloii In pni- two block on l'etins,vlnnln nemie he Is snilsrictl Ihe work wilt not hold mid Ihe elly cannot accept II. due to Ihe Mft bn-e fnim rc cciii wri wen I her. TbU practi cally rings down (he eiirtnln on furl her pax big this fall. Charlie Noycs appeared before tin- commission Insisting 1 hot ar ler luiproveinents liad been mad" on his property refuse had been hfl III such i tin tit Mies t ha I Ie could not get his car from his garage and asked to have th" HJime remuyed. Speeiators In Ihe council chamber assured Mr. Noycs that every day his car was ib tidie d In the garage h" n as thai much ahead, but this did not in lo have Its effect , for lb' rcijin-ai for easy access (o Ihe gasoline buggy was repented. Dr. W. II. Klley appeared lo proton! against it mud lode uhlch had been with him ever since tie dry summer evused and causes htm great Inconvenience in get -t ing to and from his residence on Madison, avenue. Kehoe of the find of a city v.at r duppty were inanl follow ing the ufficbtt metUng of He roin mission and there was con-std'-rahlc 'nthusiastn phown over the Sanders prlotfS Q'.kr Hum un rville. DRAMATIC IRK IS GOING AHEAD MASONIC MHUESEMMI Erection of Masonic Na tional Temple to Wash ington Observed. CORN RSTOxTe LAID ON FAMOUS PLOT Distinguished Pcrsonaged Assist in Impressive Cer emonies Held at Alexan-; dria, Va. The memorial tlcillrnthm ser vicrs ilcsri'ibed in the AssiMialeil I'lvss Mnry nee tiellia altenileil by (icorc 'r. t'oiiiran. of la a-iiiu1i, Ki'imili' iniister of Oregon .Mustm. AI.KXAM.IUA, VA., The corner- stone of n four million dollar Mason-Ik ie temple, n national Masonic niein- orlal In (ieorge Washington and a ahrlne for American Krcctnusonry was ; bdd liere today with impressive cere-'! monlcs. Treshb-nt (o(didjr-. nieinbers of the Cabinet, a large array of offl- elat personageH and repres -ntatives of 1 7.000 blue, lodges and other Masontc nrtrit ii i.-n iniiM n;i 11 ifiium-ti. I ih ii-iii- i - pl which Is fireek In its urehiteeture will be known as The (Jeorgc Wash-' Injrton National Masjiib- Memorial. The building will rise LMin fe,. above Khoolcrs Mill, on Ihe outskirts; of (his elly. which Ihomas .b-rierso,, and James Madison proposed for the site of Ihe capllol of t'niled Slates It will rcHemble and was inspired by tin- great lowera or ancient -Ci recce and limn from whose summits per-J manenl burning flares guided ma r in-, ers at wu and. in the wunis if II. W.-jity (irbe(, om of its architects, will repreHcnt to the world. Ihe guiding spirit of Washinglon in slales-.nanship and his revered precepta which for all time willnel. 'smnid-4'r w b1cti Hie Hfllp of Stale may direct ils coin:!" (Continued on I'ag'i J'ive.) 'I WALTON DENIED' -TIME EXTENSION. OKLAHOMA C1TY (Al'l .1. I'. , I'. O. i:., an- maklni; airiinit. iii. nln io Walton, suspended Kovernor of OKI-. Ullithile a larfc-e clans of lin n Into tin homa. was 1,'lven until ::!" o'clock i hnlu'e imiiKhl. The inlllalnry cere today to enter a piea to impeach-' ninny w!l be in connection with the ment charifes when his conns -I nUeil j regular ineetjn tonh;hl at the Klha for a ten days' cxletifiion of itine. iti nipl.-. Mill Creek is By Chamh - Water S DOPPE LOSES TO CfldAI NKW YOICK; (AP) Welk r C, run of l.os Augehs ruruislied Ihe S'll - j prise of Ihe world's IS..' balk Ilm-j billiard tournament Wedii'-sday night. ; defeating William !'. Iloppc Hie title holder, r.oo points lo :;.(. In ilef. -at -lug Ifoppe, ( 'ochrall. t he yoiinireM' j player In the (out nanu ui . m.tde ,lie , highest nn. or the week. nii, and in finishing In l limbics sei up io- bes average, at-i-n;. iiopix-. tar oi r his game, never could get ii, e bans roilim; satistaitoiii. srba.rcr win-. z: - inline, TiHU I'l .1 In l:i IiimIii. SUI'ER TAX liOAKI) ACTING AT I'MON Th: tn" com er at hm am1 snpe.- - Ision commission, which ?-p' n. -linlHv In liohler i nd Kit: in condoc,- bng heariaus of the budgeis of ludder. iKIgili, Su Uiniers Hie and al j;o til school fti-itrk-tH, is In I nloii loda h- nr lug liie budgets of Ihe c tii-: of l iilon JCove and North Powder and udj.icciii Isi'hool dlslrict.'. )j, K. IIe noid a. rii.iiriM.iii, I Inn y Mcioldrick and C. I. 1 1 o tl 'ma n. tie ni- ln r.1 of I In- i olliiiilj'sioti. a la I K. . kevyoids. clerk, b'f I tor I aion the morning to conduct the h'-.tring. nnkr 1VI' hi Sfnln. JI.Miltlll (Al'l-- . sl,.i ri- . urtli-' 'I'rikf o'.'i-'urri-.l Moti'liiv :ii I 'mh jlln. li'Ci cnickH iijkmm'.I In tic roti'lK nil'l 11 Wlm u.-f'-MHirv tn f'ii! work in llio yioii-. .nn-rrlni Itf.'un; ol tli'j fil - jiburuul luiucb. "BEDS" MAKE DEMANDS ON Socialist Delegation Calls lor bharp Actum Against Bavaria CABINET IIELI) TO BE THREATENED Leniency Toward Saxony Is One of Demands That Stresemann Faces. ! HKMtl.l.V (lly the Associated l'ress) ' After, t: party caucus lasting seven iholirs. the fnited Soeialists reliiislai? !ilelei;atli?n Weiluesilay nliilH dnifted la pi-tmi-iuu of ilenianil;; upon which It tilKikcs ci.niiKelit Its further member ship ill the present coalition Kovern :ineiit. A'!iile Hie nature of Its com iiiiinleation 1o rhancelloi Stresemann u guilts a J4-hMir ult im iluni. tlie I reiehstag leaders believe thai Its ten- or ami contenta uro wholly dictated by ihcdt-side of the party's modcrntn leaders to appease Its clamorous rad- leal wing, which ha-t been i ndeavor- j ';; 1 stampede lid- party into de- (Vi'tloii from tho coulllioti. The Socialist ministers. Hoi ma an, linill.riieh tnd Sehmlilt. whoe wll h- itll;lal from cabiiict was under fad isenieut at Wedaicsday's caucus In formed their comrades that Iho gov ernment action against Shnohv had not been referred to the cabinet, but W"i! i ..(Mi'luillK.I ;nwl l.lll lulu .vii-ii. ;noi )(y h), f( ra -Tj1 Uu.y ,.,,.,,,,.,. , fn.HlJ,.ni iivwrl VuM Mu,.k.ri ,IIH lho rvWh i:otmi,ift- loner, )m t,ir ib inze. j Itudiculs Won Out. The irarly'.-i moderato wim; succee- j w;,iidng over the radical major- . sin port of the anti-secession jscnlinient, in view of the general In- , (crnal situation and the rurther fart jthal Hie. new Savon government re- iiulred aid from Merlin, which would i not, Dr'' ftnfffn7T':t1rriWllf WSl were out of Iho government. . . Thefic alro was strong Hiisplcion dis cernible in the ranks of Ihe leaders of lho modef'to section that a crisis pre cipitated by II Socialists at this time would prove a doubtful asset to tliu part 'a vrest ige -t his bi-eause Ihe Is-, (Continued, on I'ago l-'lvu.) EI.,KSTO INITIATE rk; CLASS THIS EVENING The l.a Cralide loili,-e .No. II. Visited How lo Reach Springs t Drive to Summer villo, then proceed north to the first road 'itm)in to I lie lilit; tiavel this road nearly half a mile and you will okseive a small house on the left-hand side of road Ihe springs are in front of the house. 1 Al(dit fifty members of the Chamber of Commeicc made a Lt.'p yestciday afternoon to the Sanders spiii'g:f on iMi.II creek a lew miles north of SummerviHe to observe the water supply vhieh is bein' (.onsidered ftjr the city of l.a (Iiande. They .found three fine springs all converging into stream of water which has been known as Mill creeli ever since the Grande )j: lfl - settled, and which for many yeiii.s furnished ' water to run the mill at SummerviHe. Allurement of the stream showed between six and seven I ;ui JMoh g.ilhdis of watt'i" in tweutv-fiiiir hours. The water is U - leai' as crvstal, bubbles up frnm a gravel dome and ii cold. iiy it is vy .,.- r...- a has m u, u, I l;l mi Dated. , .1 i I Ell uiai'Kts u ic i.aum in'fi ABainsl .Naval Olhrcrs v,;'in.'.(;Tf), ne nl and f..nil I Ai') l:.id Jodg- navigation on ..Ine of 4 I ;:.itfH.(ioM m I a a .. !(.. ,.!. l-i.h.1 I :i I -ill. I limber's, tlie In-. id of 'inquiry de.'uilder i f'l'iivity flow. TIlOSC rl.ir- d ia Itu fm tl report I H''''rHar' .,i ii,,. I'll tin- r.-i,i, Mullilill i"l,M nl i.;.i,l I',:;.!. I-..I w :i r, I II. "" i.n.l.-i. I. n.,1.1 T. IMnl.r.,.., .11.1. in-.' Hlpll. !.'. nl. I.:,wr, -n. lor ,;l !,' Ii. lj'i ,i:bI,iii iimi !.,. I, r if . w ;,rK.:i ut in;,iiiiii nidi 'i.'.'i' o. "ii J.'ii. .'"Ki'hi lnr i:! ' ii'.i I nM-. -i I'.- t( 11(1 ill. in. II 1 a o: a . m;im ! M n. r whi'li ft;: .1 in tlie t;iila.-.lriiih.' will fac . ir icl MRS. STOKES IS ON STAND IN DEFENSE Portland Nude Woman Frieze Is G ensore( I'OHTIi.lNO. (Al) The "A-Si'i- Ntm't Art ;nllcr.v, five base relief flgiircs of. nudo fcinlniite foiiiis, adorning (lie facade of n new building, are In disappear Iki-hii4 id' piddle prolest. Mclm las M. l unar, the building owner, nnnoiiiu'ed lute loilay. I'Olt'lliAM) (A I') At imkiii (Mluy a large sign was hung up owr the stiinc ladies on the ra cude un Alder Mm-t on Ihe I H gar building bearing Ihese Kmicli woiils "luad sidt qui niitlly pence" (eil to him who ell thinks). x The prevailing uproar against publicly displayed nude sl allies and friezeii now receiving much notice through (ho I'niled Slaleti p resit has hit Portland and the flvu f email) figures in stone, on Ihe tacade of tho new Lngir building, on Alder stieet, wero frowned upon yesterday by tliu elly diul.i and an order for their removal is expected ut any mom ent. ' .lust how Ihe eily fathers" will enforce an edict to remove lho plaster ladies, who seem lo shock tliu more sensitive clement of the city, h is not yet been determined but City Attorney (iranl Is busy thumbing through (he eily char ter, itlackstone's works ami other authoritative cot u unci in order to furnish I ha city council i wll until'. legrd met hoi! oi ordering, (he nude figures In out of lho cold weal her-'-anil from lho cold glances of those whom the frleo shock.'. According (o Mil. morning's ' rcgoniau, .Mayor I taker, has - tho following lo y iy, "personally, f don't believe (hat the figures on (Continued on l'lg') 11 ve.) 1'iNloN (Special) -Tho I'nlon Con cert band, which has been disbanded for (ho past year, was re-air reeled aga in and i:i now undergoing heavy rehearsals la order to lake part, In the Colon county Armistice, day cele bration to be held here Kovembei ll'th. Tho boy Hcouffi are also drilling for th(-r part hi lho parade and members of Ihe local pott are. making arrnnf;c menl.'i to have u decorator deck tile ltii:-ltii" i seel hip Oi (he city. e Ciin ISc KroiiKlit in. T(, ,.V(,1T lm.M,.,v r tiu. ',,.,,,. r Collim,lc, vml ill i i ..i 1 1...1 toe viiu;r jstiity vi ,a m-iuni l'-'iIit Oil the Spot, piovilll'd it i can la; brought t'i Ii (tiaiid'- unskilled in cnniiicerin;,' can Iiiiily hazard a k'ic.s.s as to the jlMiKxiliilily of this uiidci'takinar. !" ll 'HnW!l 111 aireany i riDiin, a'Coidinf!' to those m jc!'arj: indicate s tkit the Isprinijs are more than 7n feet i aljove I.a Crande and that the i l tween l.a Graiult and the 1 (i;ulilillUI:U Oil fJW : l-'iNC.) UNION BAND IS IJIB.Il upply Of Own Defense in Divorce Trial Taken Up by Wife of W. E. D. Stokes NEW YORK (AP). Mrs. lloltm El wood Stokes took tho witness stand today on her own defense at the retrial of the Stokes divorce suit. IbMtics Allegations. MAV YOlik. AP) Mrs. Sink cm reviewed her ncipiaiut- ii nee with Ddgur T. Wallace, eo iisHiudeiil, ih'tded her husband's allegations and denied today (but she had cut vlslicd Wallace itt Ibiticelon, Missouri, as Stokes had alleged. She (hs-lured that she was al ways rhiiperoiicd In her Uslts ( New York before the marriage. Appln week, ushered into ( iregon yesterday unit to continue until No vember 7. lr. being observed in Ia Grande In e. qnietbu; nevei theles ) effective, manner. Tho entire ulatg hi celebrating the reign of tho kin oi frull i (hit! week and in no way la U; (Iramlo failing to support the boosting of Ihe "fruit that Kvu brought Into pronilncner. Merchanls tu I it Ih city and In otlp-r elllcs In L'idun und Wallowa counties are giving apples a prominent space In their displays and pushing tho sale of them, following one of the slogans adopted "Have You Kateu An Apple today '!" Social and civic, fund loan are like wise slressiug Ihe uso "of tho frull. Chief among (he luncheons this week was that held by Ihe Chamber of Coin merco Tuesday wllh u menu in which apples wero uioru than plentiful. S, I1. Honoring Week, MAN I'MtANClSCdtlregon'a flue;:l. apples from Iho Uogue. Wlllaiuelto and I'uip'iue ftfvcr 'Valleys and ollic, famous apple producing centers o' tho slato are featured on all S''i:'.je:u Pacific dining ears ilitrlng iNatiouat Apple Week (telober I lo Novem ber 7. fu announcing (his, John M. Scott, asslslant passenger traffic, manager for tho company at "Portland, staled Hint, all assistance possible wotdd be rendered by the Southern Pacific In giving wldo publicity to National Ap ple Week which began Wednesday nelober. III. Keei( lnlerc:il Is being displayed by dining cur stewards and chi fa In I he preparation of menus featuring regoi!':l luscioicl apples. Allan I'ollok, superintendent of the railroad's dining car service, stated i hat hundreds of Iiom's of juicy ,Ww- iown rippins italdwins, I Mlleioiis, .lonot Jin ns, Kings, r.a pa and ol her lieu I uvl;i. Wine- lothsome varieties 'APPLE IEK ON IN LA GRANDE of apples raised In Oregon will hnjll.eird any real damage according lo . erved on Ihe railroad's dining cars (reports thin morning, and In general operating throughout , the whole Pu-jlhe evening was devoted to social uf clflu Coast. , bairs by Ihe adulls and prankish, yet Aiiioiii; lho m:ny ways in which j harmless tricks, by lho youngster;:. iregon apidea will bo featured on (hoi Spooks and goblins, dressed tliu railroad dining cars will be baked pirt, roamed tho city soaping win apples, apple fritters, apple turnovers ,'dows, searing (occasionally) soma apple cobbler, apple dumpliUKX, appio : persona iteliilging In lho mat of ttio sauce, apple cider, apple pudding, lick-tack and .iuck lnutern, und slut apple cake, apple . muscovlle. npph liar juvenile pastimes lint eotueldu jell', apple sherbet and a pple ice j wit b I lallow'eu. cream. In fact, Ihey will bo boiled, Ibae mid there a woodpile wao stewed, frbd. Inked, Jellied, faladcd, lipped over, no article of furniture, sauced, cocklaib'd, competed, ga rn j so Icly anchored in f. tree-lop, :, vof l.-h or nierlngued (o suit (he lastn of or some other domeslic animal tied ;, critical public. bo s'an'lnl '-i porch, and :,o on. Late News FJasjiQS No .JiidKt', No Ik'uriiiK. , I'OKTLANI). (Al") licciiUKU of iid juiltic, nu hearing' was held todiiy of tho statu tfi'anjtt! uit to compel disclosure of tliu income tax referendum league Imoks. Nora Kllis Waives Hearing. I'KNDr.CTON. (AT) Nora Klli.s waived liearinj,- until tliu j'land jury moists, when she was arraigned today on the charge of killing lier foimer sv.eetlicarl, Ciordon iMellie. She was calm in court. I'riine Dciimi alialiim Kciiirdirs )isi'us.ed. ' SAIiKiM. ( Al') l'i iiik! packers and liankeis today discussed rcniedies for the deiiiorali.al.ion of Ihe prune market and lo de vise means of combatting the price ruttine; ly private packine; corporations. l nine Nose Krlains Title. HALIFAX, N. S. (Al") lainenlmrjr schooner, P.lue Nose, to lay defeated Coluinliia of (ilmicester, in a ID mile race, thereby ivtainiiiK the championship of the North Atlantic fishing' flecta mother year. S. I'. Vive-I'icsidenl Succumbs. j SAN FRANCISCO. (Al')-K. 0. McCormiek, vire-in'cdileut if the Soulheiii l'acilic, died today of heart disease. Siht Suspects in New Mexico. , AI.IUHil'I'-I'.'iUK. N. Mex. (Al')-llay, Hoy and lliiisli Do Auliemoiit were seen in San Fidel and Cubeio. small town in New Mexico, according to today OUTLINE THE JURISDICTION OF EXPERTS Premier Poincare Recog nizes Four Points on Which Committee May" Act COINCIDES WITH 1 AMERICAN NOTE) Poincare Considers Ger man's Debt to the Allies Is Unchangeable ; New Methods of .Payment Are Mentioned. 1'AltlS. (AP) Premier Polnearo In a speech today at Nevers recog nized four points as within the juris diction of the committee of experts which Is lo make reparation Inquiry as lo (he result of recent negotiations of Kuropean chancellories und tho Washington government. ' The, four poltda are: c'lrsl : (jci'muii.v'H present ca pacity for payment. Second: New 3 let bods of ny inciit. Third: Keiiowillon of (icr ninny's Ihuuice. I'ourtb: A monetary system. The foreign office points out thai Mils Is in line with that Indicated in the American note to London. Poin care, it h dee la rial, considers Ger many's debf lo the Allies was fixed once and for all and cannot be chang ed, any more lhan the total amounts advanced by Ihe I'nlted States to the Allies during Ihe war can be changed. (owns ICiiii lo J'olnls. New York. Some of (he evculn.T row as rim sl ri kingly to points. In white silk ciepo, ihe skirts are orna mented Willi -puinlH oilHined 'In 'blued bead In-;. The hems are In sliurp points, und Hie neck Is a deep V. Celebrants Confined Them selves to Prankish Tricks and Mimicking Snooks. One of the quiclli-t Hallowe'ens, h i far as actual ilamaKo lo property, wua passed last evening, according lo mi ( Hi or II h s Hi's inornlng. No one wa;r lodged in lho city bastlle. no one In- reports. IHALLDWE'EN iETINCITY