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OREGON CITY EN rElPRlSErTma7DECEMBITHT
Wright 's Bridge High and
Dry and Honeycomb Ranch
Is Carried Away By Flood
The Molalla river, on wild rampage
near Wright's Sprinks, has changed
its entire course leaving the Wright s
bridge high and dry and carrying the
summer home ot Charles Honeyman j Mr. Honeynian has not been occupy
of Portland, known as "Honeycomb j ing the place this winter but uses it
Ranch" off down the river in the direc-: as a summer home and public inn.
tion of Canby. J Undoubtedly the place caunot be re-
The action of the river at this point covered and the flood will result in a
is one ot the most unusual freaks ot j complete loss of the place to Mr.
the storm, according to County Judge, Honeyman. The buildings were worth
Anderson and Roadmaster Tom Roots , probably $2000.
who Tisited the scene Thursday after-j The Willamette river at Oregon City
noon. Following a turn in the bed j has been at a standstill since 9 o'clock
the Molalla flows west and thence : Thursday morning, the upper river
under what is known as the Wright's J gauge registering Thursday night 65.2
bridge at this point which is three feet ad the lower river 3S feet. There
miles this side of Molalla. j is three feet of water on the floor of
When the high water came early this ; the grinder room of the Crown Wlllam
week the orce of the waters cut out j ette Paper company mill and the ouly
the natural bend In the river bed en-1 part 0f the plant In operation Thurs
tirely and the river from a point about nay was Mill D, where the largest pa
a quarter of a mile above the bridge, jper machines are placed. Four paper
took a straight shoot off to the west j machines were down Thursday, but
carrying the Honeymoon summer home may resume operations today, as it is
and all barns and outbuildings along ' expected there will be a rapid fall in.
down stream. The river now runs just' the river by this morninir. Operations
beyond the lower approach of the
Wright bridge, covering the roadway
and the entire lowlands tor a could -
erable distance. While there still re -
.. . i.r iwiv t wtor in ,
deep holes beneath the bridge, there
is no force or current whatever.
It is the opinion of many that the
river course has been permanently
changed, and that It will be necessary J be given out at the main office Satur
not only to bridge the new channel I day between 10 a. m. and noon.
ARE TO SCRUM
ALL THE U. S. MAIL
WASHINGTON, Dec 24. Censor
ship of foreign malls, authorized by
the trading with the enemy law, now is
in full force under a board on which
the postoffice, war and navy depart-
menta thA war fmrtft hoard nnrt the
committee on public information are !
represented.
Through branch offices at New
York, the Panama canal zone, Porto
Rico and such other places as may i
be necessary, the board plans to carry !
on the work, with as little interfer-i
ence to legitimate correspondence as j
is possible. The work of the organi-1
ration was begun on November 1, and
at the request of the government the j
newspapers did not publish it at that 1
Ume. The government now has with-
drawn its request for secrecy.
The board is 4n close co-operation I
with the British and French censor-
ship. It will combine with censorship
of foreign mails the present censor -
ship of wireless and cables.
For more than two months the
United States mails have been cen-!
sored and millions of letters and par-!
eels opened and examined -without J
knowledge of the public until today i
when the information was given out i
by the government. j
More than J2.000.0000 has been spent ,
in the work and an army of men and !
women, sworn to secrey have been!
handling the censorship work in vir
tually every large postoffice in the
country.
Not one ot the 381,000 parcels that
went as Christmas gifts to the boys in
France went aboard the transports
without being carefully searched
twice. In Portland, tor example, ev
ery parcel was carefully examined
and contents checked. Then it was
forwarded, to the Atlantic seaboard,
where it was re-examined. The gov
ernment did not intend to take any
chanceB on explosives being sent in
the guise of packages. And none was
according to Information received in
Portland.
BRITISH CASUALTIES 17,976.
LONDON, Dec. 20. British casual
ties reported in the week ending to
day totaled 17,976 oficers and men as
follows:
Oficers killed or dtsd of wounds
331; men 3181.
Oficers wounded or missing. 1039;
men, 13,425.
ojt your
bathroom
Chases the chills in
a jiffy you bathe
or shave in com
fort. Portable. Fuel
consumed only
when heat is needed
no waste. No
smoke or odor.
STANDARD OIL!
COMPANY
(CALIFORNIA)
WITH A Mr;
I Tr A TIT I I fry
PERFECTION
OIL HEATER
FOR SALE BY
Frank Busch
C W. Friedrich
i but to practically rebuild the Wright's
j bridge, which has been weakened by
the tremendous force ot the high water
; during the last few days
; n the wood mill and the pulp mill will
; probably be resumed Saturdav.
j p check, t Woolen ,
1
Ths Oregon City woolen mills are
'closed and while the finishing room!
j will start Saturday morning, the rest
of the plant will not resume until the!
day after Christmas. Fay checks will ,
OE
IN
IS STILL UNSOLVED
.
KANSAN CITY, Mo., Dec. 25. The
murder of Eddie Eckert, one-time cir-!
cus clown, who was dragged from a
closed automobile last night and shot
luruu6a 'ue ""a wim a revolver in
the hands of an unidentified man. was1
still unsolved today.
The spot where the killing occurred
Is sParseIy settled, but witnesses de-
scribed the assailant as a well-dressed
man ln a lonK overcoat, who shoved ,
hIs Tictim against a fence, murdered;
him an1 then leisurely drove off.
About five minutes later, the man re-j
turnea anl stooping over Eckert's ,
body said t0 one of the witnesses who j
remained with the body while the oth-i
er sought the police: I
"Well, Eddie, I guess you're dead."!
Just tnen tne Police automobile was :
j seen approacning ana tne mysterious
murderer clambered easily back into
,his car and disappeared,
j m ,
THE RED GROSS W0P.P
IS BEHIND ATTACK ON
BOSTON, Dec. 23. A statement j
characterizing as pro-German propa-l
ganda an attack made upon the Amerl-
can Red Cross "by so-called anti-vlvi-j
sectionists," because the organization
has given $100,000 to the medical staff j
of the United States army In France!
for research work, was made public!
today by James Jackson, manager of
the New England division of the Red
Cross.
"Such research work," said Mr.
Jackson, "may mean the saving of
thousands of human lives and may
mean victory in the war. Only weak
sentimentalists who value lightly the
responsibilities of citizenship can be
influenced by such clear and palpable
German propaganda at such a time."
SLAIN BY OREGON MAN.
STOCKTON, Cal., Dec. 25.-Willlam
A. Greer, real estate dealer and land
owner of Montana, and formerly from
Oregon, shot and killed Een Waugh.
W. JL Esle
Hogg Bros.
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WILLIAM HOOD
SUB Fin
TO HIS SOCIETY
SACRAMENTO, Cal.. Hoc. 25. "Co
to VII," was the solo comment of
William Hood, I, W. W. leader, charged
with complicity in the dynamiting of
the governor's mansion here a week
ago, when S. A. A. Goft Identified him
as a man he had seen hiding in the
capitol park the night before the ex
plosion. Although 34 of the arrested I.
W, W. have been turned over to
federal authorities In connection with
destroying crops and other acts of
vandalism, Hood and his partner,
George Voctter, today remain in cus
tody of the state authorities.
"The I. W. W. Is my country and my
soul. 1 don't give a damn who knows
It. and I'm proud of It," was Hood's
statement when a formal charge of
transporting dynamite was signed be
fore United States Commissioner
Welsh.
As a result of Questioning Hood nnu-.
! tically admitted stealing the dynamite
which was found in his poscssion from
the Pacific Gas & Electric company at
Smart, Cal.
CHILD IS STOLEN BY
SAN FRANCISCO, Det 26. The
family of John Cunningham yesterday
spent an unhappy day while police
scoured the city for 3-year-old Norma
I Helen Cunningham, who disappeared
In the company of a richly gowned wo-
jman during a municipal Christmas
tree celebration here,
M""s. Cunningham told the police
'hat the woman had asked to be given
the child for adoption. When she was
nuu m nuuuiu iuui tue nuie
girl under pretense of showing her
the Christmas tree, Mrs. Cunningham
said. The strange woman and the
child had vanished a few minutes
later.
PLUMMER IS LATEST
ASPIRANT FOR STATE
E
SALEM, Or., Dec. 25. O. M. Plum
mer, member of the board of school
directors, has formally announced his
candidacy for the Republican nomina
tion for state treasurer. Mr. Plummer
was formerly secretary and treasurer
the Portland Union stockyards. E.
Cusick, of Albany, announced his
candidacy for the same nomination a
few days ago and others expected to
enter the field are William Adams,
city treasurer of Portland, and T. F.
Ryan, chief deputy of State Treasur
er Kay.
ALLIES GIVEN TWO
MONTHS By RUSSIA
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STOCKHOLM, Dec. 25. The Rus
sian Bolshevik! have given the allies
two months in which to poin ln the
"general peace" they propose, accord
ing to a speech by Leon Trotsky, fore
ign minister, which reached here to
day. "We do not promise not to conclude
a separate peace," the Bolshevik!
leader declared. "We are not able to
make war for 10 years In the Interest
of the French Bourse and English im
perialism. History will condone a
separate peace."
Trotsky's speech was made to a
group of members of the left (Radical)
parties at the peasants' congress, on
Monday after the Bolshevik! minister
had been howled down by the conven
tion as a whole.
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DENIED BY PERSHING
TO BOYS IN
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WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, Dec. 25. All Alcoholic
beverages except light wines and beers
are denied to members of the Ameri
can expeditionary forces in France by
General Pershing in general orders is
sued today. Extraordinary measures
are being taken to insure sobriety and
a high moral standard ln the army,
and the officers have been Informed
they will be held to strict accountabil
ity for the fullest compliance with the
orders.
BRITISH AVIATOR8 KILLED.
FORT WORTH, Tex., Dec. 25.
Three British aviators ln training here
were killed this morning, when two
machines collided in the air.
Two of the men were in one ma
chine. The collision took place at a
low altitude, and less than halt a mile
from the landing field. '
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WASHINGTON. Doe. 25. -The fun
eral of Senator Francis G. Newtands,
who died suddenly last night, probably
FRANCIS Q. NEWLANDS.
Senator From Nevada. Who Died Sud
denly at Washington.
will be held here Thursday and burial
will be In a local cemetery.
A meeting of the Interstate com
merce committee, of which the sen
ator was chairman, which was to have
been held tomorrow to plan the forth
coming Investigation of the railway
situation, was today postponed.
Senator Newlands' senatorial term
would have expired In 1921 but no
regular election will be held in Ne
vada until the fall of 19 IS. Governor
lloyle has been In Washington sev
eral weeks, but left last night for the
west. He Is expected to appoint a
Democrat to fill the vacancy until a
successor has been selected.
GET APPLICATIONS
WASHINGTON, Dec. 25. The
total loan applications received by
the 12 federal farm loan banks to De
cember 1, ncording to a r -port Issued
today, is $219,760,710.
Of this sum $29. 92l.,"." actuMly has
been loaned and $10.".13r..r29 approv
ed. The Interest rate remains at five
per cent, but tlic new authorized rat
of 5'2 per cent will apply on the re
mainder. More than 1!" !0
federal farm loan
bureaus, through which all money Is
borrowed from these banks, have been
organi'vd.
The Wichita district. No. 9, which
Includes Kansas, Oklahoma, Color.id.i
and New Mexico leads in the number
of farm loan associations formal to
December 1, repotting 344 with ap
plications for j:!I.V.U,249 of which
$12,3:!5.M5 has l.e. n approved and $7,
r!no. 900 actually lias been loaned.
The Spokane district is second in
numb-r of bureaus with 25, but leads
in total applications. In that district
$:5.1,55tj.053 has been applied for. $15,
239 120 approval and $5,3(10,015
loaned.
Springfield. Ma s., district No. 1, is
low, with only associations; $fi,0S0,
6S3 applied for. $3,012,880 approved
and $"0SJ.",-, loaned.
The authorized capital stock of the
12 farm loan banks Is $9 000,000, or
$750,000 for each institution. During
the first six months of operation, $20,
000,600 more than the capital stock
has actually been paid out by the
banks without on! cent revenue being
received.
WASHINGTON, DEC. 25 To insure
large enough sales of bonds to meet
the demands of the farm loan sys
tem the premiums was reduced from
VM to of 1 per cent by the farm
loan board W.-dnesday.
The 5 per cent interest rate to the
borrower, originally fixed by the fed
eral land banks, was predicted on the
k.'iIo of 4 1, per rent bondn at a prem
ium. With o re !i.'(t;,m In the pr'ml mi It
was decided that the difference be
tween tlie bond rate and the lcndin
rate, winch (overs the expenses of
tl! system, should be Increased to
1 per cent. Accordingly the lending
rate was advanced to 5 per cent.
RICH MINISTER DIES.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Dec. 25. Rev.
L. P. Gilbert reported to be the high
est paid Methodist minister, died here
Monday. He served extended pas
torates In New Haven and Cleveland.
He has written several well known
books and was editor of both the load
ing Methodist, publications.
Strike and Lockout
Lost
Working Days
Half a Million Gone
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26. More than
a half million working days the equiv
alent of the labor of 20,000 workmen
for a solid month, have been lost -to
the government's shipbuilding pro
gram through strikes and lockouts,
R. B. Stevens, of the shipping board,
today told the senate lnyeatigating
committee.
EMPEROR WILLIAM GOING
TO RUSSIA TO PERSONALLY
HAND
LONDON. Dec. 24.- A dispatch to
the Exchange Telegraph from Copen
hagen says:
The llorllner Zoltung aaya Kinperor
William has informed his government
that ho contemplates going to llreHt
Lltovsk If the diplomats arrive at an
agreement, in which caso ho will en
deavor to assemblo all the sovereigns
and regents ot Europe in a peace con
ference, as was done after the Napole
onic wars.
The emperor Is credited with hsvlng
declared that everybody wants peace
and that the future offers so many
great tasks that nil states must co
operate In them.
Peace without annexations and
without Indemnities, the formula
Adopted by the German relchstag lu
Its peace resolution las July Is the
Keynote of the Russian pence terms,
now being discussed at Urest Lltovsk.
ARE AWARDED TNE
Ti
PORTLAND, Ore.. Dec. 24-Now
contracts afor Uie construction of
more than 20 steel steamers, aggro-j
gating In value between J35.000.000;
and $40,000,000, have been awarded to1
the Northwest Steel company and the
Columbia Ulver Shipbuilding Corpora
tion by the United States shipping
board. This Information was given
out this morning by oseph It, Howies,
president of the Northwest Steel com
pany. who returned from Washington,!1"1 ,umK 11 "''fvice flag on the pulpit
D. c., last night. 1 111 taht'nmiie. Ills son, lleorge, Is
The transaction represents the larg-1 "ow 11 Htiiuut In the aviation corps,
est volume of government business to AU,"",Kh ll" wa ""'"I'lcd on account
be awarded to local firms since the in- "r hu nlr" nml Uo rhildrt-n. Ueorge
auguratlon of the ship building pro- j en,l,el ''
gram. The new tonnage will be ready ' """ h" fwt ,hil1 l'",ll"r
for delivery In 1918 I m''ll''1l bim." siild Hilly. In describing
Alfred Smith, president of the Co-' lhn l"rl,u,n'- "m 1 ,,,u' " ' l'
lumbla River Shipbuilding Corpora -
thin, annmim-ful Ihl. innrnlnv ih,. M,
i company will erect another machine
shop and make an extension of the
way and dock facilities at the plant.;
When the yards are running to capac-j
Ity ho expects to have from 4500 to
5000 men on the payroll, or more than
double the present force. j
The new machine shop will bo equip-!
peil fully for the production of nil'
kinds of ships parts and marine work
generally. The company has a lurge
boiler plant where boilers
are con
structed for the steamers It is build-J
ing. When these improvements have
been put ln it will be among one of
j the most complete and modern ship-
j building plants on the Coast.
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II PROBLEMS AT
0. A. C CONFERENCE
OREGON AGRICULTURAL. COL
LEGE. Corvallls, Dec. 25- C. E. Spence
master of the state grange, will dis
cuss lime and the Oregon fanner, at
the agricultural lime conference Janu
ary 1. 1918.
The application of lime to the soil
has enlisted wide Interest among the
armors of western Oregon during the
past ten years. High freight rates
have been the great obstacle to Its
maximum use, but by united efforts
a reduction is now In sight. The state
llmo board will report to the confer
ence progress in the establishment of
a state operated plant, the use of con
vict labor, methods of securing the
product and other subjects relating
to the Industry.
At the session every phase of the ap
plication of lime to tho soil and the
increased profits to be derived will be
discussed.
These discussions will deal with
soils, crops requiring lime, cost and
method of application, co-operative
shipping and related topics by a staff
of speakers representing tho state
llmo board, the railroad companies,
manufactures, farmers, and the grange
and union.
BILL CARRIES TOTAL
OF
WASHINGTON, Dec. 25. The army
appropriation bill for the next fiscal
year, on which tho house military
committee was to resume hearings
January 3, probably will carry clime
to $5,000,000,000 for the whole mili
tary establishment exclusive of forti
fications and field artillery guns,
which will be provided for by the ap
propriations committee. The bill Is
expected to be ready about February
1. The total army appropriation es
timates sent to congress by the war
department aggregates $0,010,000,000.
"The military committee will give
the war department everything that
it reasonably can convince the com
mittee it needs," said Chairman Dont
today. "We will call up the bureau
chiefs and then ask Secretary Baker
to appear to go over his military poli
cies. The sessions will be executive,
because of the military secrets in
volved." '
WAR APPROPRIATION
5,000,000,000
DOPE TO BOLSHEVHG
the KuhhIuii tonus have been submit
ted to the representatives ot the cen
tral powers, who have taken them
under consideration.
No compulsory annexation of terri
tory seined during the war, und tin
mediate evacuation of It and no con
tribution to be hotwired from bellig
erent countries are proposed by Hun
sin. Russia suggests that countries
deprived of their Independence during
the war be reinstated and national
groups not Independent before the
war, shall decide their status by a
referendum.
Peace Negotiations Begun
AMSTERDAM. Pec. 24. A dispatch
received here from Rrest Mtovsk,
Russia, dated Saturday, says:
Today at 4 o'clock In the afternoon
the peace negotiations were begun at
a solemn sitting. The meeting was at
tended by the following delegates:
ATLANTA, Dec. 20,-Hilly Holiday
!' ' r "nTTlvl ul"1 l children
1 w"l,'l ,l" P"""- N' ' having a
; '"'f'' "2'" ,,llly. Jr " ,7' r,'"",
,.,. !. ""-e airp.unes go ai.out
1.'.". miles an hour, but at that they'll
lie too slow fur tieorge."
DALLAS JEWELER
TAKES OWN LIFE
AT INSTITUTION
SALEM. Or., Dec. 73. William
James Gardner, a Joweler of Dallas,
()r- wno tw ('y RO voluntarily had
himself committed to the state hosplt
al for the Insane when he felt his mind
failing him, committed suicide early
last night by fastening his head In
a bedstead and turning a somersault
ln such a way as to break his neck.
OF
EOR ENLISTED MEN
NATIONAL ARMY
WASHINGTON, Dec. 25. In tho
face of a startling lack of clothing
supply thousands of men will be (ail
ed to tho colors by December 31, Quar
termaster General Sbnrpe admitted to
the senate military committee thlH af
ternoon. This refers to tho 25 per
cent of the last Increment of the first
draft not yet called out.
At present Hharijo declared there Is
not enough clothing for the men In
training, and American troops scut to
Franc are going over In uniforms 27
per cent lighter than those worn by
tho French and Hrltlsh troops.
He advised the English system of a
"purveyor general In supplies" to or
der ordnance, food and clothing for
the drmy.
Sharpo said one uniform each had
bo n Issued to 1,640,000 men now, al
though a small part of thoso uniforms
were cotton.
Switching tho subject of overcoats
committee members began grilling
Sharp on complaints of overcoats
shortages that had been coming In
from camps. A table submitted by the
g1ierul snowed 2,000, 000 overcoats
had been eomplcteed by December 15.
"How does It come then," asked
Hitchcock, "that with only approxi
mately 1,500,000 men to equip and
with over 2,000,000 overcoats made,
tho men had Do -n without coats?"
"Tho bulk of thoso overcoat deliv
eries came luto In November and De
cember" Sharpo replied. "Prior to that
tlino wa didn't huvo coats for all the
men."
ROBERT MORAN
WORKS FOR
AND EARNS IT
SEATTLE, Wash., Dec. 25. Robert
Moran, plonoflr Seattle shipbuilder,
has been appointed iiltilo director of
the United Slates public sorvlco, and
within a few days will undertake, ths
task of card Indexing tho skilled la
bor of Washington for the purpose of
assisting industries engaged In war
work to socuro tralnod workman.
Mr. Moran's salary will be $1 a your.
FRENCH ELECTIONS POSTPONED.
PARIS, Monday, Dec. 24 The Cham
ber of Deputies adopted a resolution
extending terms of all elective officials
In France until the end of the war.
BILLY SUNDAY'S
SON ENLISTS IN
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ARMY WHILE ND
CARES FOR WIFE
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Germany - Dr, Richard vtm Kuchl
nuuin. foreign minister; llerr von
iioHt'ithorg, Huron von I loch, General
Hoffman and Major ltrlnckmaaa.
Austria Hungary - Count Cstirlna
foreign minister; llcrr von Mereyre
Krelherr von Winner, ('mint Collorddl,
Count Osaky, Field Marshal von
CltlslerKS, Lieutenant parity ai4 Ma
jor von Gliilse.
HulKurln -Minister Popoff, at Sec
retary Cosefr, Postmaster deneral
i-Unyanovlch, Colonel (lantjlff aid Do
Aresiiisoff. Turkey-Kx Minister of foreign
Affairs Nesslmy Hey, Ambassador
llukkl. Under Foreign Secretary Heka
mlt Hey and General Zekkl Pasks.
Russia -Joffn Kamlneff, ftlaonko
Pokrosky. Ksrakhan Lublnshy, Well
mitn Pawlowlch, Admiral Altvater
Tiimerrnl. Colonel llokkl, Colonel
Zepplett and Captain l.lpsky.
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IlALTl.MOllK, Md., Dec. Id. -Cardinal
Gibbons, respoudltiK to an Inquiry
us to what he believed the moit emicn
tlal thing to be done to end the war, Is
sued the following utatemeiit:
"1 believe that the best way to end
tho wur enrly In tho coining year Is
for Ihn central powers to make a defi
nite proposition and one thst will cm
brace all (heir alms and demands.
"On the part of the United States, I
believe that tho best governmental ac
tion would be for the officials to put
themselves lu a receptive mood for lh
generous consideration of any peace
offer that might come from the Cen
tral powers.
"I think that all Americans should
put themselves 111 a position to sym
pathetically receive and consider any
offer embodying fundamental conces
sions that would commend themselves
to the allies, and to ponder over these
propositions In a dispassionate ami
broud minded way."
AUTHORITY OF OFFICE
TO
PHOENIX, ArU., Dee. J5.-Thoiuas
K. Campbell turned over tho governor
ship of Arizona to Governor George
W. P. Hunt shortly after 10 o'clock
this morning, In obedience to the man
date of the supreme court of tho
state, which found that Governor
Hunt Is the legally elected governor
by a plurality of 13 voIcb.
The ceremony was almost feature
less except for the circumstance of a
change In administration under such
unusual conditions, anil of the knowl
edge that tho transfer marked the
end of imo of the most remarkable
election contests In tho history of tho
state.
BECOMES A TRAGEDY
MOTHER AND SIX OIE
GREENWOOD, S. C, Doc. 25.
Tragedy stalked among Christmas fes
tivities hero today. Instead of tho holi
day celebration they had planned. Mrs.
J. L. Whitman and her six children,
ranging In uges from three to 13 yoars,
are dead.
They woro burned to death In their
home early today. Tho orlgli of the
fire is not known.
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CLEVELAND, Doc. 2(1. A plot to
poison Red Cross bandages and spread
wholesale death among tho soldiers
of America und her allies has koen ex
posed and frustrated hero.
Revolution) of the conspiracy were
made today when it bocnine known
that department of Justice agents wore
hunting the perpetrators of the deed.
AND TAKES HIS LIFE
NEW 1UU1NSWICK, N. J Doc, !(),
Sharpening his lead pencil while hold
ing it against his body, John IMU, 9
yoars old, pupil at St. Johns school,
punctured his heart Wednesday and
died Instantly. His knll'e Hllpped.
SCHOOL BOY'S KNIFE
GOES TO HIS HEART