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OREGON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 1 91 9.
ESTABLISHED 1
OUTBREAK
CAUSED N
f SUFFRAGIST
ITCH EIRE
OREGON CUT PROVES LOYALTY.
Citizens Meet Obligations and Go 100 Per
Cent In Roll Call
IPANIC REIfiNSR
IN Ht lift AS
WASHINGTON, Jun. l.-An out
troiik occurred tonight In trout of the I
whim Mouse when soldiers, sailors
and eltlsens undertook to end
"watch fire" demoniirtatlon, started In
Jjifavotte Park by "sentlnuls" of the1
Katlona! Women's Tarty, m a protest
gulnxt the failure of the Senate to
liana the equal suffrage amendment.
Wunixn carrying banners were
knocked down by the charging crowd
and tnolr banners destroyed. An urn
In which the "watch flra" was burn-
Inf. was dostroyed. After the polio j
had destored ordr the women atartod
a now fire In one of the big urns to
the park and five of thera wera ar
rested for violation of park reguia
tlona. They refused to furnlah bond
and wro hold at a precinct station.
Oregon City went over the top in the Reel Cross drive
for Christmas Roll Call memberships. '
23 1 6 memberships were received and some more are
expected before the books are' closed at Red Cross head
quarters in the Masonic building where those who have
been missed can sign the honor roll.
The committee at the Hawley mill received 464 but
114 had taken out memberships from solicitors at their
homes, making 578 Red Cross members employed at this
mill and making the Hawley mill 1 00 per cent, including
office and plant.
The Oregon City Woolen Mill is also 1 00 per cent in
membership.
The committees in the house to house canvas all
worked hard and deserve a great deal of credit. All sec-ti-
Oft ' he city did well in proportion to to the popula-toS'W.
rrBul!nfa0J.CL ' Calavan. chairman, raised
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REDS ADVANCE
KAulNIi UVtK
COPENHAGEN, Jan. 1. Riga is
panic-stricken over advance of Bolshe
vist forces, which are only 18 miles
away, and many families are fleeing,
Berlin reports.
The Russian fleet will attempt to
leave Kronstadt and meet the British
in tha Baltic. Two battleships and
soma cruisers, manned by Esthon
lana and Lithuanians .tried to put out
to aea recently, hut were fired upon
from tha Finnish coast and returned
to Kronstadt.
PRESIDENT
THOUGHT TO
BE TIMELY
MIDDLE V EST
JP. .ter. chairman, n,lsed
wjflold, chairman, raised
Mrs. .
k, chairman raised .
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
HOLLY GIVEN AM '
AT STATE CAPITOL
WORTH $500;
Special Com.
Special Cora.
Liberty Temple
Mr. A. 14. o-lkles, cbnirman, raised
Mr. Frank Cross, chairman, ralsca
Miss Eunice King, chairman, raised
Mrs. George Swafford. chairman, raised.
Mra. Goorge P. Osburn, chairman, raised .
Mr. M. Amrlne, chairman, raisea
Mr. John Lewellyn, chairman, raised
Mr. P. J. Holton, chairman, rauea
mi r.i Pratt and Miss Wynne Manny, raised
W. c. T. U.. Mrs. Ella Shandy, chair., raised
Hod Cross Rooms Mrs. Gardner, chairman, raisod
Committee at Woolen Mill, raisea :
Committee at Hawley Pulp & Paper Co., raised -----
Committee at Willamette Pulp Paper Co., Oregon City a share
t 63.00
81.00
12200
75.00
148.00
. 48.00
. 28.00
88.00
. 77.00
69.00
73,00
63.00
277.00
82.00
30.00
250.00
464.00
300.00
PARIS, Jan. L Official dispatches
received from Bucharest say that
Bolshevik organization, aided by
Russian Anarchists and Budapest rev
olutionists, recently organized a dem
onstration in Bucharest and attempted
to cross one of the principal thorough
fares. The revolutionists fired On the
soldiers guarding the street. The
troops returned the fire, and as a re
sult of the fighting six persons were
klUed and 15 wounded. The ringlead
ers in the affray were arrested and
will be prosecuted.
LONUON, Jan. 1. "President Wil
son returned to France yesterday. It
was time," says the Manchester Guar
dian in commenting on the speeches
of Premier Clemenceau and Foreign
Minister Plchon and the difference in
the flew expressed by the French
statesmen and President Wilson.
"The difference In views, it con
tinues, "is palpably acute and cannot
be glossed over. It is better not to
elons It over, but to face It and to
have our differences."
Declaring that the allies had accept
ed President Wilson's 14 points in the
armlstce terms and that these points
were the policy of America and Great
Britain, the Gua.Jian concludes:
"It our friends among the allies re
ject it well, they will have to make
their own peace and dispense with our
assistance."
NEW MAYOR APPOINTS
Total
42316.00
I0DWF0RCI
F
RECOUNT ON VOTE
OF SHERIFF ELECTION
CHICAGO, Jan. 1. A blizzard
sweeping through the Middle West
rora Minnesota to the gulf, delaying
trains, causing great suffering and
sending the mercury down to as low
as 26 below In some sections, is due
strike Chicago today on Its way
east.
The weather man promises plenty
of snow with the blizzard.
Train service at Minneapolis is de
layed from one to nine hours. Kansas
reports heavy snowstorms seriously
tying np railway traffic .
The streetcar service at Kansas
City and other large Kansas centers
is tied up.
Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota
are burled under a heavy snowfall,
with the temperature at Grand Forks,
V. D.. hoverin between 20 and 26
below.
HOSPITAL
TR1SP0RI
mm. m
M fill If AFIfV
Mhini if iiii
SALEM. Or.. Deo. SO.-Hotly from
th tato capltol grounds for Christ
mas decorating purposes was furnish
ed free of charge to 600 or 700 per
sons, most of them adult The !
of tho holly was about soo. Distri
bution of the holly is an annual prao-
MANY ALIENS
BARRED FROM
CITIZENSHIP
PORTLAND, Jan. 1. Seeking to
. . - . . I .... till .. ........ I In t It a ITtittAfl
i... onxmiritMi b secretary oi emu eo ronumj "
ni., . I States by taaing aavaniaue oi
Santa Claus In this case," says Mr. clal provision applying w iuuju .
Olcott, "was George uunstora, super innurai tuuuui--
n,nrt,,n hftha canltol buildings ano service regulations, vt iiiodi ui
.rmniii. under the custodianship or state forever renounced tneir nauw w
. .. . m .lt-AK n4? A marlno Ktf M Vl.
. j vi. i.n bnri. On the capltol celling their first papers.
i Kit II " -I
I i t. Hra nnmlins tit lift Till I XT Tsllitlr BArotflr flf thft
f .1 ... nnm anil It .'R ftlt t if) ITl I . . n it a -v. - ffAHJnn
il 1ROI1HB nj v",B "" -" Riot lOUnCll Ol Uino, fliuuuH
Ifrom the mat conauiuioa mo uu
containing ap-
PRESIDENT OF FRANCE
-mada tin In packages
i vtiroilmately two pounds each of hoi-
fy. Those were distributed to an maa
I flin rcaucsts therefor, and numbered
t nn r 7fin mu kaues. aKKregat-
Pt'U'W , vvi vm - ' f ' "
in 1000 oounds. Computing this on
t ih- hnsls of the minimum roruanu
ouolation. or CO cents a pound. It wlM
be soen that the holly distribution had
monotary value of approximately
v 500. Tbe holly trees from which these
I cuttings came show small evidence of
, It. Tho holly thla year was extremely
eood and was the occasion of com
i mont as to Its remarkable richness of
' color and plentltude of berries."
completed the list of names of those
who took this step, and he contem
plates sending it to every naturaliza
tion bureau and State Council of De
fense in the coutnry.
Swedish and Norwegian subjects
were more free 1 nthelr declnratlon to
abandon their rights to become cm
sens than were those of other neu
tral countries.
RE
SPEECH OF PRESSINT
E
FRISCO ENTERTAINED
ON NEW YEAR'S EVE
MANCHESTER, England, Dec. 30.-
Presldont Wilson in an epochal speech
at Free Trade hall today served no
ting on th world that the United
Btutes will participate In no combina
tion of all those nations Interested in
maintalnliUf the peace of he vU'.d
The speech, which was received
with the wlldeBt applause, lonoweo
the conferring of the freedom of the corted on
citv unon the American president
The United 8tates has no Interest In
ICuronean politics, nor In any balance
nf nowar. President Wilson . said.
America, he explained, Is interested
jWy in the penco of the world.
I Brilliant and Impressive scenes
marked the ceremonies at the hall
The lord mayor, attired in red robe
and wig, led the way, followed by the
president and Mrs. Wilson. The en
trance of the presidential party was
the signal for an outburst that lasted
three minutes. ,
great pipe organ in the back-
H'f pealed "The star spangiou
,i 31 ill LUMUumviurs
lv r'M i--itt?TTT? A 1VT"TVITT?"D
SERIOUS BLOW
SAN FRANCISCO. Jun. 1. San
Francisco dedicated last night's ob
servance of the New Year's advent in
a noisy, spontaneous outdoor and in
door demonstration to greeting return
ing soldiers and sailors, welcoming
the advent of peace and In observing
what is believed to be the last "wet"
New Year's In California.
Soveral contingents of wounded sol
diers were met by reception commlt-
tAo and Red Cross nurses and es-
a tour of the city. Soldiers
PARIS, Dec. 31. President Poln
care is planning to visit the United
States after the peace conference. He
revealed, this today during an Inter
view In which he forecast that France
the United States and the allies in
general will enter the conerenc al
ready agreed on the basis for peace.
No dates and no details have been
fixed for Polncare's visit, but June or
July have been tentative suggested
to him.
"Naturally." he said with a smtie,
as president of the country where the ger, Green, Tobln
conference will be held, I will be un
able to leave before It la ended."
Reports of material differences
among the allies, Palcare declared-
then reiterated are mere fabrica
tions. "I do not foresee the slightest trou
ble in arriving at complete accord,
even to the details," he said. "We are
already In harmony on general lines.
Th details will be settled as soon as
the delegates got down to work. It
will takn some time, of course, as
there Is a tremendous amount of de
tail."
rolncare early directed the conver
satlon to President Wilson's presence
in France In an evident desire to
show his appreciation of the Ameri
can executive's visit.
Roswell L. Holman, who takes over
the office of Mayor of Oregon City on
New Year's Day, Tuesday night an
nounced his appointments for the new
year at a supper which he tendered
the eight incoming, members of tne
council at the Electric hotel.
George Woodward will be the new
chief of police, 7 succeeding Henry
Cooke, who will be given a post on
the nlcht force, and Ed Surras will
be retained aa night officer. v
Martin Christiansen succeeds' C. C
Babcuek as soprinitadeut of streets
The mayoralty supper to the new
administration was a get-acquaintea
affair, at which matters of Interest to
the city were discussed, and Mayor
Holman announced tho appointment
of the following standing committees
of the council:
Finance Tobln, Kruger, BrldgeB.
Streets and Public Property Km-
TOPEKA, Kans., Jan. 1. Kansas
today is in the grip of one of the
worst snowstorms recorded and rail
road traffic Is demoralized, especial
ly In the western part of the state
The California limited of the 8anta
Fe is tied up at soma unknown point
Rock Island and Union Pacific trains
are either cancelled, blockaded or run
ning many hours behind time.
Telegraph and telephone lines are
down in all parts of the state. Sev
eral points reported a shortage of
food supplies as the roads had not
been open since last week's storm and
supplies in stores and homes away
from the railways have been con
sumed.
NEW YORK, Jan. L The 8,000-lon
nospltal transport Northern Pacific,
which formerly operated in the pas
senger service between Flavel, ty
and San Franciscr ran aground in'a
heavy fog on the shore of Fire J
land, at 2 o'clock this morning. !
The big steamship has 2500 return
ing soldiers on board, of which VTi
are wounded men.
. Efforts to float the ship at high tide
this morning failed. The ship Is on -an)
even keel, hard and faBt on the sand?
shelving beach of Fire Island, about
40 miles from New York bay.
The hospital transport Solace Jle
standing by and the 1744 wounded sol-
dlerg will b9 transferred to her if Itja
Impossible to pull the Northern Paci
fic Into deep watet
The positon of the Northern Faelw
is believed to be good. The shore 3a
rocky In places but she escaped strik
ing the reefs.
t ill
r j h a m
! ill
and sailors, many of them wearing
service and wound chevrons, were
conspicuous among the merry-makers
and were commnndoered by civilians
and pressed into service In adding to
New Year's family parties.
WELL KNOWN
MEN ARRESTED
EARLY SUNDAY
Early Sunday morning Sheriff Wil
son and Deputy Meads stopped a car
at
DR. MARIE EQUI
GIVEN SENTENCE
AND $500 FINE
prraTLAND. Dec. 28. Fir lumber
tiroducers of Oregon and Washington
have beon struck another blow under
the belt by Influences of the Bouthern
pine mills operating . through the
United States railroad administration.
The latest assault on the Pacific
Northwest industry is aimed directly
. mnnnfortiirAra of ties and other
material needed by the railways of the
country, formerly the market for fir
lumber used by the railways practical
ly was nation-wide, but bureaucratlo
centralized purchasing now places an
arbitrary cower In one man ana ine
market of railway material has oe-
.come grotaly restricted at depresses.
PORTLAND, Deo. 31. Three years'
Imprisonment at McNeil's Island, or
such other prison as mignt be deter
mined by the government, and a fine
of $G00 was the sentence imposed up
on Dr. Marie Equl by Judge Bean in
the United States court this morning,
as the sequel of her indictment, trial
and conviction for sedition.
Immediately following the pro
nouncement of sentence a physical en
counter ocourred between Dr. Equi
Mrs. Harriett Speckart, her friend,
and William Bryon, chief of the Unit
ed States secret service, .when the
trio met in the corridor outside the
court room. In the scuffle both of the
women were thrown to the floor, and
Dr. Equl filled the air with, her out
cries as Bryon made a hasty but tem
porary exit down the elevator, while
United States Attorney Haney herded
the excited woman into the United
States marshal's of flee where she told
him. In the course of her explanation
of the encounter, that her brother
would be In Portland In a short time
the foot of the South End road
and arrested J. E. Pomeroy, former
Justice of the peace at Sandy, and
Lee Porter, of Portland, and confia
cated seven suit cases of whiskey.
When Meads flashed his light on
the car one of the men called nirn
by name and asked what was wanted
The deputy informed him that they
were after the load -of booze.
The men were released on ball and
at the hearing they pleaded not guil
ty to the charge of bootlegging, say
ing that the whiskey did not belong
to them but that they were hired to
carry it and the real owners Jumped
out of the car just before the officers
appoared.
The men will be given a trial Fri
day morning.
Fire and Water Bridges. Wood
ward. Albright.
Health and Police Kelly, Green
Woodward.
Cemetery Scott, Albright, Tobln.
Tobln, by reason of his experience
and especial interest in municipal at
fairs, has been placed on three com
mlttees, the important posts of
nance and streets, and was also given
a place on the cemetery committee
as he has been in close touch with im
provements that have been placed for
the city cemetery. In making up his
committees, Mayor Holman was care
ful to place not more than one coun
cilman from any single ward on the
same committee. Of the eight mem
bers of the council, Tfobin and Bridg
es are the only onee who served dur
ing the past year. Tobln, Kruger,
Bridges, Scott and Kelly are given
chairmanships.
Citv Recorder Loder and City At
torney Story, who were reelected last
November, have Qualified and will
serve during 1919-1920, as all pity af-
fleers are now chosen for two-year
terms.
The council is expected to , have
short meeting today for the pur-
of effecting formal organiza
The long and tedious work of the
recount in the election of the sheriff
started Tuesday morning on the com
plaint of Henry R. Koehler, defeated
Democratic candidate.
Attorney Hume, of Portland, consul
for Koehler and Attorney Dimick, for
Wilson, Judge Campbell, Clerk Har
rington and R. &.R3nyon ar, doing
the work and Tuesday they counted
25 precincts.
Out of this number very little q-
ference was shown oil the original
count. Koehler won a vote or two and
several were laid aside for further
consideration.
Attorney Dlmlck stated that he
thought they wouid be through within
three days at the rate they were go
ing.
NEW YORK, Jan. 1. A southwest
storm warning from Jacasonmie,
Fla., to Eastport, Maine, was ordered
holBted at 10 o'clock today by the
weather bureau.
"A disturbance of considerable in
tensity Is being experienced over the
Great Lakes and Is moving eastward,"
the bureau also announced. "Southern
sales will prevail this afternoon, ahltt
uig to westward Thursday morning."
PLANS MADE FOR
CONVENTION OF
REBUILDING
M1I0RISTSARE ;
SENDING TO SALOJ
FOR El LICENSES"
SALEM, "Dec. 30. With the receipt
of 1800 applications for motor vehlclle
licenses last Thursday, and 2000 more
Friday and Saturday, the usual annual
congestion of business In the auttano-
bae dep&rtmehl 'i-S the seomteTy" m '
state's office H Iwnw developing
Fob the last month the employes la
the department have been working
overtime at night to keep pace witB- .
the business,5 but the bis congestion-;
IN GREAT WAR the first part oi January is a result -
of the taraiaess 0:. bo many auauuu-
(XACKAMASEEAD
YOUNG AVIATOR
a
pose
tlon.
DESERTER TAKEN
THURSDAY BY
LOCAL OFFICERS
DEMAND IN THE
ORIENT KEEN
FOR LUMBER
TACOMA, WASH., Dec. 28.-Aus.
tralla, the Orient and South America
are short millions oi feet tt lumber,
according to J. H. Bloedel, Seattle
lumber manufacturer, and aB a result
the lumber Industry of the Pacific
Northwest will prospdr' tnormously,
This assertion was made at the meet
ing of the West Coast Lumbermen's
association here Friday evening.
Astoria applies ofr appropriation of
water from Bis creek at estimated
Carl John Newberger, an Austrian,
who registered here and was called
for service September, 1917, disap
peared and had not been heard from
Blnce. wag captured Thursday by Of
ficers Meads and Joyner at the home
nf frtfinda a short distance out of
town. ,
When questioned he claimed to have
been traveling ever since leaving here
and had been In Wisconsin and Art-
iona. In the latter place he got into
some trouble and then registered un
der the 81-year call, using an as
sumed name, . ...
After the war was over he decided
to come back and straighten the mat.
ter out with the local board but had
not made his appearance before De
bit captured. :
He tried to place the blame on a
lady friend here who did not want him
to go to war and he did not want to
fight against his country. He admit
ted he was a deserter from the Aus
trian armv. having left because he
did not want to fight.
Whiln here bofore he waa employed
tt thn cal mills and lived at the
Willamette hotel . . ; . u
H waB takett to Vancouver Wed
nesday and timed ovw to the author-
Definite plans of action in connec
tion with Oregon's transformation in
dustrially from a war to a peace basis
will be formulated at a Reconstruc
tion convention called by Governor
Wlthycombe, to be held in Portland,
on January 9, 10 and 11. Representa
tives; business men, industrial lead
ers, representatives of both organized
and unorganized labor and delegates
from all organizations interested in
the development of the state will at
tend. Mayor George L. Baker of Portland,
who is handling the details of the
meeting has arranged for the atten
dance of several federal representa
tives from Washington. D. C, who are
familiar with some of the problems to
be brought before the convention for
solution. Members of the Oregon leg
islature have been invited to attend.
Nothing is deemed as important at
the present time as the solution of the
nroblems which are a port of the re
construction- period. To properly han
dle these problems provision for the
expansion of Industries, plans for new
projects which will both aid in the
state's development and provide em
Dloyment to large numbers of men
Recognized leaders in every branch
of endeavor, including agriculture,
stock-raising.' mining, fishing, ship
ping, shipbuilding, road building, etc.,
will attend and take part m tne con
vention program.
From this convention will come s
definite program which will insure the
state against unemplowment. provide
employment for returning service men
and bring about the greatest state of
development in Oregon's history
Clackamas county can boast of hay
lug one of the youngest aviators In
the service in France during the war.
This Is Robert Ewalt, son of Mrs. L,
J. Ewalt, of Clairmont, near Oregon
City. The young man, who has been
Buffering from Influenza in France, ar
rived safely at the Marine Barracke,
Norfolk, Virginia, on Monday, ac
cording to word received by his moth
er.'
Robert Ewalt reached his 19th
birthday anniversary March 16, 1918.
He enlisted for four years service in
the United States regular army, leav-
ing here a year ago, and first taking
up ht3 duties at Key Port .Wash., ten
miles from Bremerton, where he was
euardine the wireless station. There
were nine other young marines sta
tioned with him at that time. On June
8, 1917, he waa transferred to Phila
delphia navy yard. He waa placed in
charge of seven motor trucks, and
Lieutenant Murray in charge of seven
other trucks, there being fourteen in
of
bile owners tn making applloauDna
for the new license tags. .
"We are registering today arouri
24,000," said Secretary of State Vf
cott "As there were registered for the '
current year 63,325 machines it wllUe
seen that considerably less than tne
half of the automobile owners have-
so far responded to our several ur
gent requests to eend in their applica
tions before January 1, to the end that
we could be sure that everyhpuy
would have his plate by or soon fol
lowing that date. '
1!
NEuMILCOIS
AMERICA'S BiG FLEET
NEW YORK, Dec. 26 America's
victory fleet waa jven a tumultunus
welcome . upon Ua triumphant return
todav. EmertrinK from a gray mist that
the division. These two. young men epread lit the city's gates, where the
had charge of th6 driving of these 1ft al Baanaiiehu arrived ma-
trucks from Philadelphia to Mineola,
GERMAN MOBS
ARE PILLAGING
IN FRANKFORT
LONDON, Deo. 80. Pillaging on
large scale is being carried ' on by
authorities are powerless to prevent
mobs in Frankfort, Germany, and the
it. according to a Central News dls
patch from Amsterdam. Troops
the city refused to fire on the rioters
GENERAL. PERSHING WILL REST
NICE, France, Deo. 30. General
Pershing arrived here Saturday. He
will take a rest, remaining over here
I.. (New York), where Robert
Ewalt was chief mechanician, and
where he took up flying. He also had
charge of the motor trucks for a short
time. He learned to fly in January,
1918. From that place he was transfer
red to Gerstner Field, Louisiana,
where he also took up flyins and in
May was sent to Marni, Florida. He
was also acting in the quartermaster
service at that place. On August 10,
1918, be was again transferred, this
time going to Hoboken, N. J., and
August 17 left for overseas duty. At
ter his arrival In France he entered
the First Marine aviation forces,
where he has been thoroughly enjoy
ng his aerial experiences, many ot
which were exciting. Since entering
the service Ewalt has the distinction
of working on all kinds of airships
Uncle Sam has had. Having a head for
mechanics, he has found this to be
most valuable since entering the ser
vice of Uncle Sam. . ; ,
If Ewalt Is given the privilege, of
enjoying a furlough, he will visit his
home in Clackamas county.. He has
been suffering from effects ot Influen
za since November, and word that he
had arrived in Virginia was some
what of a surprise to hlB mother here,
as he had not informed her of his ex
pectation of leaving France. 1
Mrs. Ewalt received a letter from
her nephew, Higby Ewalt, Who makes
his home with his aunt, on Friday,
telling her to be sure and have plenty
ot pie and cake for the New Tear's
dinner that he wished to enjoy upon
his return from France. As the young
man Is with the Twentjr-Eshth Divi
sion, the amy of occupation, the probi
ability is that Higby will be oompelled
to partake of his New Year's' dinner
In France of some other cwtrfi
nesday, the fleet steamed into Jhe
harbor amidst the greatest popular
ovation in the hlstojry of New York.
Just before the fleet steamed into
th harbor snov began to fall, addpg
a touch of winter to the inipogtog
spectacle.' ; v !:
The immense crowd ; which ' fllltld
every vantage point In Battery park,
gamely stuck to Its ground despite the
blinding snow. The snow fell so thick
ly that the statue of Liberty coura
scarcely be seen from lower Manhat
tan; .; . ,; ;' "
With bands playing, flags fluttering
and peace, guns reverberating, there
was patriotic thrill added ' tq the In
spiring demonstration that surpassed
the acclaim with which previous na
val spectacles were heralded.
ELECTION OF ENGLISH
PRliSlEPiNfi
coaliUbn
1 politlciil.
LONDON Des,;,28.-rThe
parliamentary, -candidates, ;
supporters ot TremtBr Lloyd George,
had a 4 to 1 lead, according tdce
turns from the general election -on.
December 14, niade public up to.thmrj
todays -.- ' x-e; ;t ;
General TIHet an Independent,-jva i
overwhelmingly returned to commoni.
Colonel
was
As further returns came In Prenvl"
Lloyd GeorEe'H toaHtion forces mn
tinued to show trains. The l'ne-'J;
3:22 o'clock thla artemoon follow; "
' Coalition Unionists, pi-, ecav'
Liberals, 81; coalition labor, C; s.
)lonel Lynch, an Irish Natiqna.iiit,
defeateLl ' "."( - l! -
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