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OREGON CITY, ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1922.
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TO BE OBSERVED
0NDEMER28
Date For Ceremonial Here Is
Set By Committee After
Conference; Details Up
FARMERS RELIEF PLAN
OF NEW CONGRESS BLOC
WASHINGON, Nov. 24. A com
plete program of legislation to pro
vide relief for the farmers during this
session of congress was drawn up by
farm bloc leaders in the senate today.
This program will be submitted for
ratification and minor changes at a
full meeting of the bloc members to be
held next week.
Though extreme difficulties threat-
JAIL SENTENCES
PLANNED TO CURB
ROAD OFFENDERS
QUEEN CONTEST TO
BE MAJOR FEATURE
And West
Dignitaries
Linn To Vie;
Will Attend.
i on tn juiav annfrlv action bv either
To New Executive Group, i house on any of the proposals, farm,
leaders are organizing their forces to
push for action on the following meas
ures in the order:
1 Enactment of the Capper amend-mni-
tn th Ksch-Cummins act which
! would revise the powers of the inter-
J state commerce commission in settling
Candidate From Oreeon City railroad rates on farm prouucis ana
l C3 o l i L iwnfct w o
farmer. .
2 Revision of the farm credits sys
tem either by the Capper bill, which
would lessen the powers of the" bank
ers over loans or some other measure
to be designed for the same result.
3 Perfect the present marketing aid
system by pushing the Norris bill to
set up a new government -corporation
to finance the marketing of farm prod
ucts or some new measure to extend
aid to present cooperative marketin
organizations.
4 Disposition of the Muscle' Shoals
nitrate project to lessen cost of fer
tilizer to the farmer.
The primary aims, however, will be
to lower freight rates the problem
which Is now considered the most im
mediate need of the farmer.
Senator Capper is the leader in the
movement.
The opening of the Willamette River
bridge between Oregon City and West J
Linn will be formally celebrated on
December 28.
This was decided yesterday after
noon by the committee of 24 for the
city and various civic bodies which
met to consider the ceremonial. On
the date set the pavement on the west
side is expected to be completed and
the final work done on the new Pacif
ic Highway span.
One of the features of the celebra
tion will be the formal dedication by
a queen of the occasion, to be elected
through a contest,
The queen, according to the plan out
lined by the committee, will be chosen
to represent either Oregon City or '
West Linn. One candidate from each ! Tne "'y 0,nes
city will, be selected. ": oh, praise me not your talky sag.e
Mayor James Shannon, O. D. Eby j He often makes me think
and Wm. Andresen were named as the j That all the world's a monkey cage
committee to pick the Oregon City j With chattering apes that blink,
candidate. Harry Greaves, Charles j. -Shields
and John Ream are to select; I praise the hour of quiet thought
the West Linn candidate. Both com
mittees are to manage the campaigns
of their repective aspirants.
An executive committee to carry on
the work of outlining the celebration
was elected consisting of the chair
man, secretary and treasurer, M. D.
Latourette, E. B. Charman, O. D. Eby
and five other members T. W. Sulli
van, James Shannon, Harry Greaves,
Charles Shields, and John Ream.
-The numerous details concerning
the celebration here are being arrang
el. Committees have under advise
ment the invitation of other cities and
state dignitaries. The plan is to make
the bridge opening symbolic of the J
practical completion of the Pacific
Highway, considered one of the fin
est roads in the state.
And meditative ways
The spoken word I count as nought
Compared with soulful gaze.
Your talky sage may hold the floor
Ah me I often fear
They sometimes do us but little more
Than titillate the ear.
Wilhelmine Gill.
SMILES
The Sergeant's Order
"Right dress! That line will never
do.
It's about as straight as my cork
screw. If you have any doubt.
All of you fall out
And take a look at the line of you."
J Taste is a Uty V
tobacco ,
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Travel at a moderate rate of speed
and enjoy the use of your machine;
Travel at an excessive rate of speed
and enjoy the hospitality of our sher
iff is the announced policy of E. J.
Noble Justice of the Peace of district
No. 4, Clackamas county. This policy
no doubt is heartily concurred in by
all other courts having jurisdiction of
traffic violations.
After a personal survey of traffic
condition on the public highway for
the past several months the judge has
reached, the conclusion that vigorous
measures must be taken to prevent
an increase in the already serious
condition on the highway and to check
if possible the now existing menace to
life, limb and property.
Believing that the operators of mot
or vehicles are In need of an education
in the manner of using motor vehicles
on the public highway the judge is con
templation a new departure in handl
ing traffic violations and hence forth
the reckless driver need not be sur
prised if deprived of his liberty for a
period of time.
After expermenting with light pen
alties and finding that results are not
obtained the operators of motor ve
hicles must be brought to realize the
facts that the motor vehicle law must
be strictly observed, or they must
atone to the offended law, he says.
These are the rules laid dowii by
the judge.
"Always start in plenty of time so
that you will not need to hurry after
once started.
"Take plenty of time on curves and
keep to the right hand side of the
road. Remember that road signs are
placed for a purpose and have cost
money, therefor, read carefully and ob
serve the injunction given.
"See that your lights are in proper
condition before you start, whether
day or night.
"Signals are intended to be used by
every one not a few and should be
given at the designated times study
the requirements of the law in this
respect,
"Never attempt to pass another ve
hicle, whether moving or standing,
without due warning to the other op
erator. "After once starting make it a bus
iness to keep your mind on the pres
ent act of driving and not on some
business or pleasure at a, distant point.
Above all remember that others
are entitled to the use of the high
way as well as your self, so do not try
to hog the road or blind the other fel
low with your bright lights or unprop
erly focused spot and head lights.
Lastly read the motor vehicle law
carefully and ask your self if you
have violated any of its previsions ir
so correct the habit, or you must ot
be surprised or offended if a polite
and courteous traffic officer request
your presence in court
Its your duty to make a complaint
against any one who violates the law
so lets work together for the preser
vation of life, limb, and property and
a free enjoyment of onr costly high
ways with out the fear of some reck
less fellows putting us in the ditch
and maiming us and iniuryine our
property.
Heavy traffic conditions, wet
pavements and foggy weather are
some conditions that will not allow a
maximum rate of speed. Hence your
are not permitted to tra"vel 30 miles
(20 miles in incorperated cities and
towns) even though on a "straighta
way".
Always report accidents in writ
ing at once to the local police author
ities or to the sheriff of the county
where the accident happened. The
sheriff has printed blanks for your
convenience.
"You can never tell what the oth
er fellow is going to do, neither can
you tell what the judge will do, so the
.wise course to pursue is to always be
well with in the law and never flirt
with it or take undue chances.
"Safty First Think first and have
no regrets.
"The law provides a penalty of a
fine of not to exceed $400.00 in pris-
onment in the county jail not to ex
ceed one year or both in the discre
tion of the court and the court may
take your license for a period not to
exceed one year."
ELECTIONS
In U, S. and Europe
During Past Weeks
MAKE LITTLE
Changes In Affairs ;
No Fear Felt For
ALTERATIONS
By Robert E. Smith-
President Lumbermens Trust Com
pany Bank, Portland, Oregon
Liqqbtt & Mrxss Tobacco Co
Southern States
Have Big Program
Southern states have embarked up
on a road building program involving
the construction of several thousand
mues of new hard surfaced roads,!
most or which will be of . asphalt.
Florida, Texas, North Carolina, Ten
nesee arid Missouri, especially, . are
building great stretches .of asphalt
roads.
The extent to which Southern states
are appropriating money for highway
construction is reflected In statistics,
which - show that during the first
eight months of the present year 343
bond issues .amounting to $86,436,650
have been sold in the 16 Southern
states and the funds made available
for road construction. Bonds sold in
each state were as follows: (Alabama,
9,Bdu,uuu; Arkansas, $2,619,000; Flor
ida, ..6,036,000; Georgia, $2,906,000;
Kentucky, $1,193,0000; Louisiana, $3,'
786.500; Maryland, $2,319,000; Mississ
ippi, $1,821,000; Missouri, $1,846,000;
North Carolina, $25,202,500; Okla
homa, $1,073,000; South Carolina, $3,
262,000; Tennessee, $2,034,000; Tex
as, $25,436,750; Virginia, '$1,390,000,
and West Virginia, $681,000.
SMILES
We See Where Youre Right, John
"Johnnie, don't cross the Baby;
Yield to him in his play. '
Remember he's just a baby.
So let him have his way."
"But Mother, you couldn't let him,
If he yells 'till he is thin;
He's dug a hole out in the yard
. And he wants to bring it in."
Elections have held the -boards and
the public interest both at home and
abroad for the past few weeks and all
other affairs have been for the time
being in abeyance. We have now had
time to accept the results of our own
election with rejoicing or with resig
nation, according a3 they pleased or
disappointed us inlividually, and, while
.Never, probably, lias there been an
election held but that certain pessi
mists have looked for the fulfillment
of hysterical predictions made by
zealous electioneers that, if So-and-so
were elected and if such- and-such
.measures passed the country would go
straight to the dogs. Time after time
the "dangerous'' candidates been el
ected and the 'vicious" measures been
passed but apparently the country i3
as far away as ever- from that myster
ious locality called "the dogs", which
indeed must be a sorry place, compos
ed of countries like Austria and Rus
sia and inhabited exclusively by dere
licts such as drunkards and d. t.'s,
both of the pro-Volstead period and Of
the later and now common or garden
variety of victims of moonshine, of
forgers, defaulters, hold-up men, all,
in fact, of that horde of social out
casts who can be said to have "gone to
the dogs."
Well, for weal or woe, the election
is over, we say- it with a sigh of re
lief, and, wisely, or unwisely we have
constructed a new Congress, although
some of its component parts remain
the same. The President in speaking
of the achievements of the persentj
Congress said that they "have been, so
helpful to American welfare that they
will not fail to appeal to the approval
of the American people," but we think
that Mr. Harding would not find many
who would give their unqualified ap
proval to these achievements. Could
the new Congress measure up to the
standard set and maintained by the
President himself, of whom Mr.
Hughes justly says that he has con
ducted the government "without usur
pation and with the proper influence
and power of effective and constitu
tional leadership," then indeed would
the voters who elected it have cause
for slf-congratulation. The situation
which confronts the nation in its re
lation to world problems is unparallel
ed. The country's wisest and most ex
perienced men will hardly be wise
enough and experienced enough suc
cessfully to cope with the situation as
it exists, except after the most seri
ous study and with the sernest con
ception of duty, -i ' I
Developments in Europe '
The stabilization of the mark is the
sine qua non of Germany's financial
rehabilitation, and the German view
is that final stabilization of the mark
cannot be brought about until the rep
arations question has been definitely
settled in accordance with Germany's
capacity to pay. Meantime Germany
concedes the necessity of a provision
al adjustment, but insists that even
for this foreign aid must be forthcom
ing and she modestly demands that
she must be freed for three or four
years from all payments in cash or
in kind as laid down by the Versailles
treaty, although, so far -as deliveries
In kind do not increase her floating
debt, she will continue to make these
to the devastated regions.
A minimum of 500,000,000 gold
marks is the sum Germany would ask
from foreign banks, and press dis
patches report that a group of power
ful international bankers British,
Swiss and Dutch have planned the
formation of an international consor
tium for the stabilization of the mark.
This plan is said to have formed the
i heart of the "recommendations sub
mitted to the German government and
was a part of tne new German pro
posals submitted to the Reparations
Commission. The hankers behind this
plan are said to be in favor of disre
garding the difficulties'which persist
between Germany and the Reparations
Commission, and are said to Intend to
inject themselves into the situation
and plac at Germany's disposal large
gold credits to be used, together with
part of- the Reichbank's gold reserve.
In a decisive .effort to save German
exchange from going the way of Aus
trian, Russian and Polish finances and
precipitating an economic and Indus
trial catastrophe.
Feuds Rend .Colony ..
A letter, to the New York Tribune
describes the difficulties and dissen
sions which nave . characterized the
starting of the "Kuzbaz Autonomous
Commune," the American and hyphe
nated American colony beyond the
Urals. Hundreds of men from the
United States', went to the colony , to
work in the mines which, it is said,
the Saviet government . allotted. . . to
William B. Haywood, the American I.
W. W. leader, and number of Russian
and American associates. "Now some
of them are beginning to come out and
they bring tales of turmoil which fbey
they say obtains at the two towns
where the colonists have settled. Both
at Kamerovo, where the coal fields
are located, and at Nadajenski, where
are the steel works, there is nothing
but confusion, say tbe men who have
quit. Some hitch has developed as
to the concession, they declare, as a
result of which, the promised produc
tion has been turned into wrangling
and jealousies. The leaders or tne
Kuzbaz colony are striving - to hold
their men together, and say they
hope for actual production this win
ter; but, according to those who have
succeeded in leaving the colony, most
of the men would be glad to get away
and back to the United States if they
had a chance to do so. Many of them,
however, are without money. The
first group, composed of thirty per
sons, left the United States last
March; another of seventy persons
$1210 DAMAGES
ASKED AS RESULT
OF AUTO WAP
Suit for $1210 damages as the re
sult of an accident near Canemah June
12, was filed against Clemens Dietz
Friday by Carson W. Chapman, mill
right at a local paper plant.
Chapman, according to the complaint
was walking along the side of the
Pacific 'Highway one mile south of
Canemah when he was struck by an
automobile driven by the defendant.
Carelessness in the operation of the
car is charged. Chapman claims that
he was unconscious for three hours
and in the hospital for two days, be
ing prevented from working for nearly
two months. Permanent injuries were
sustained for which $1,000 was asked,
the remainder being for the time lost
from his employment while he was in
capacitated.
To collect in a promisory note the
First National Bank of Woodburn has
filed suit for "$162.23 against T. P.
Bierly and wife.
, Probate: Estate of Arthur E. Brad
ford, Mary A. Bradford appointed ad
ministrator. Estate of Anna Ahalt,
will admitted to probate naming Alice
Barnett as executor.
RUNAWAY SCHOOL MISTRESS
By Florence Wilkinson
left in April, and three other groups,
totaling in all about 500 men, .women
and children, had arrived up to Sep
tember and been divided between the
two colonies.
One member of a group which left
New York on May 13 on the steam
ship Rotterdam, said the trip was a
continual row from the statue of Lib
rety to the Urals. The practical en
gineers and mechanics, "who came
largely for the adventure 'and possible
fortune of the thing, found their com
panions mostly radicals, more inter
ested in arguments on politics than
real work. "The whole trip was noth
ing but one dispute after another,"
this man continued. "Meetings were
held every day, but what they -mounted
to, no one knew. When the crowd
finally reached Petrograd, every one
was criticizing the other. Haywood
spoke to us at Petrograd, after the
Red army had welcomed us, and the
first thing he wanted to know was if
we had brought along any money. We
left Petrograd for the two colonies in
box cars, women and children and all.
Mr. Doyle, a practical engineer from
Texas, was supposed, to be in charge
of the Nadajenski" group, but the
theorists blacklisted him, and .the
whole trip on the train was one squab
ble after another.
Men wanted to quit, but could not,
because they had put all their money
into Kuzbaz. Sixty-five per cent of
the colonists want to return to the
United States. Nothing is being done.
There is not a" concession. People are
forced to live under the worst condi
tions, and will be forced to remain un
til such time as a concession actually
is granted. As for me, I sold all my
clothes and am beating my way to
Moscow. Kuzbaz looked like a beauti
ful dream, but is a nightmare."
Furry silver . of the frost-touched i
leaves will fall;
I Sparkling down will find
Shamefaced asters blackened by tne
wall;
From the schoolhouse on the windy
hill
The. first school bell will call;
Spongy school books like crumpled
toadstools will lie .
On slipper desks and a pellet ready
for the teacher's eye;
The identical dunce. will be grinning
by the wall
111 not be there, I'll not be there, I'll
not be there at all.
Between my lips I've had the sweet
ness of the city dust.
I love It, and I'll stop my ears and go
Where cheeks are painted pink and I
shiny motors flow. -I'll
buy a baker's crust
I'll wear my soles to holes on pave
ment stones
I'm mad to go, I must, I must. -
Toppling hay will rumble to red barns
tonk, tonk!
The red wine-saps will gleam smash
ed in the ruts -By
cider mills and copper pulp will
turn
Grasshoppers drunk.
Old men will gather nubbly bags of
butternuts;
The deacon's hulking boy wilr loathe
his Latin
And, as usual, flunk;
Chinese wiggly writing wild geese
in the cold.
Good-bye! honk, honk!
I'll not be there, I'll not be there, I'll
not be there at all.
New York Times.
RECONCILLIATION
OF HERMAN AND
WIFE? FAILS
First Spouse of Professor
Blows Up At Thought of
Return of Affections to
. Prevent Man's Prosecution.
"MAIL ORDER BRIDE"
IS SUDDENLY JILTED
'I Hate That Woman
Rightful Mate
Over Blanche Brimmer.
r '
Rage
THE REALM OF YESTERDAY
INTERSTATE HIGHWAY
IS PLANNED BY STATE
PORTLAND, Nov. 24 An interstate
highway from Flora in Wallowa coun
ty to the Washington line, which will
not only tap Washington but make a
connection with Lewiston, Idaho, is
under consideration bythe state high
way commission. Thismatter will be
taken up -with the federal officers
in a conference. The government is
not asking the state for funds.
Washington has built its road to
Antone, which is but 18 miles from
Paradise, Or., and the road between
Antone and Lewiston is partly, con
structed. The forest department
wants to make this connection and
is in position to aid materially in the
financing. If the road is approved
Idaho traffic from Lewiston can flow
across a corner of Washington into
Wallowa county and enter La Grande
through the Enterprise-La Grande
highway. The road in the Wallowa
section will be through typically Swit
zerland scenery. ..
. The department of agriculture also
wants the highway commission to
adopt the Wallula cut-off, from Uma
tilla to Wallula to connect with a road
which Washington has adopted. The
cut-off has been a bone of contention
since its first proposal two years ago.
No action has been taken by the high
way commission yet.
The road from Drain to Scotts
burg, in Douglas county, built by
county funds, will be designated on
the auxiliary map, which will enable
the forest department to contribute
toward the cost of finishing the three
miles not financed or under contract
between Drain and Reedsport, This
road will be the shortest, best and
most scenic connection between the
Pacific highway and the Roosevelt
coast highway.
The proposed route from the mouth
of Bear Creek, in Crook county, south
to a connection with the central Ore
gon highway, about three miles east
of Millican, has been ordered adver
tised for the "December meeting. This
road will eventually connect with a
route running south from near Milli
can to Lakeview on what is consider
ed a no-snow route. Crook county's
money for the Bear Creek road has
been acceptd by the commission.
Rahin A. Walker
Sometimes when the sky is gray
I wander down a quiet way,
Over -a road that winds afar,
A dream road where my children
are,
Back where the laughter rings more
gay,
Into the realm of yesteray.
Into the realm now tinged with gold.
Back where the mystery tales are
told "
And the. hills are touched with deep
est green,
Back where the world ' is peace se
rene. Into the land where the mists hang
low
And the wonderful flowers of the
meadow grow.
I smile at the songs so gayly sung.
And sigh aTtne sound of the school
bell rung.
Down through the lane when the day
is cool
I meet "gay friends on the way to
school.
On till the curfew tolls the day,
And my comrades silently steal
away. .
O lad, as you trudge your homeward
way
And dream of the man you'll be"
some day.
Your castles fair may tumble down.
Your dream man sever know re
nown.
But none can touch in the after hours
Vandal hands to your gay dream
flowers.
Calling each comrade bac& again.
Sailing your -ship on a phantom
main,
Treasuring all like a miser's gold
Counting each friend as a wealth un
told, Free as a wisp on the breeze to play,
Into the realm of yesterday.
Kansas City Times.
SOUTHBEND, Ind Nov. 27. The
reconcilation of Professor John P
Tiernan and his wife blew up with a
bang today when Mrs. Augusta Tier
nan began to suspect that the pro
fessor had returned from affinity land,
where he married another only to
avoid the pressure of a charge of
bigamy.
Mrs. Tiernan telephoned Attorney
George Sands to drop proceedings to
have the professor's cross bill against
her suit for divorce dropped.
Professor Tiernan had only a few
hours before jilted his "mail order
bride" and returned to his first and
legal wife, Augusta Tiernan. v
Tierhan's second wife, Mrs. Blanche
Brimmer of Aredale, Iowa, whose
marriage to the professor was declar
ed illegal nine hours after they were
wedded in Crown Point, Saturday, re
turned to her home in Iowa, admitted
ly disillusioned.
The professor, who wooed and won
his second wife and married her two
hours after divorcing his wife, by
correspondence, forsook the widow
for his fist love when he learned she
had been the' central figure of at least
two former marriages and divorce en
tanglements. "That women deceived me,'' Tier
nan said. "She told me Brimmer was
dead, and I understand he still lives.
I hear also she has another husband in
Pennsylvania."
Tiernan admitted, however, that the.
lightning action of wife No. 1 in secure,
ing nullification of their divorce and '
her own desire for a reconciliation
played no small part in bringing about
their reunion.
The Tiarnana were in their little
home for awhile preparing to start
life all over again.
Mrs. Tiernan made no effort to con
ceal her jealously of wife No. 2
"You left me for that Blanche!" she
screamed at her husband. "How
could you You used to fling those
letters in my face, you even showed
me her picture, but I never thought
you would marry her.
"That woman! I hate her," ,she
sobbed.
THE GOD SLAYER
RECIPE
Shrimp, Corn and Tmato Stew
Grate 1 dozen earn corn; peel 2
dozen tomatoes; fry them in 1-2 cup
butter and add 1 tablespoonful Wor
cestershire sauce, and salt stria pep
per as desired. Stew for half an
hour; add 1 large can shrimp and
cook 15 minutes longer.
A savage stopped on te desert sand,
Where his blistered feet on the
sagebrush trod.
And he turned and lifted a threaten
ing hand .
In the fact of his awful god.
His shadow waved in the furnace air.
His eyes were cut by the blinding
glare.
The sun's fierce rays like a hammer
beat
And th far hills danced in the shim
mering heat
That smote him like a rod,
Till wild rebellion seized his soul.
And he turned to strive with God!
He fitted his arrow without a word,
And long he aimed at the cruel sun,
Then loosed the shaft and the bow
string whirred,
And the awful deed was done.
The- arrow shot to the shining mark,
A flash. A roar. And all was dark,
And the gloom that over the moun-
.. tains stole,
Fell thick and black on his savage
soul. ,
Night came down on its condor
. wings,
Night and the ash of the blasted
skies,
Night and the . end of all fair things
That ever laughed in a lover's eyes.
The Indian crept with" a quaking
tread,
Seeking the tents of his quaking
, tread.
Seeking the tents of his tribe again,
That brother and friend might strike
him dead.
For bringing doom on his fellow
men.
But the tribesman whispered: "Let
men be kind
To the wretch that a god has stricken
blind!" Charleston News.
WOMEN ARE QUIZED IN
I
CHICAGO, Nov. 25. Numerous wo
men were quizzed today by police in
vestigating the murder of "Handsome
Joe" Lanus, millionaire automobile
dealer, and bachelor.
Lanus was found shot twice in the
back with his own -revolver in a gar
age at 7 o'clock last night. A full
length woman's glove lay near by. He
was still alive when 'found, but died
without regaining consciousness.
Just as Police Sergeant Lee Conley
arrived at the scene, Lanus' telephone
rang. Conley answerd.
"Is this Joe?" a woman's voice ask
ed. "Yes, this ia Joe," Conley replied.
"No, it isn't," the caller replied and
hung-up the receiver.
All efforts to trace the call, which
police believe would aid greatly in
solving the murder, have failed.
The chief clues on which authori
ties are working were furnished by
Miss Alice McArdle, a bookkeeper for
Lanus. She said he had many women
friends and gave the names of some
of them.
Lanus was a frequent cabaret vis
itoc and a well-known figure in the
night life of Chicago.
Another theory that was advanced
by police was that Lanus might have
been mistaken for his brother, also in
the automobile - business. They bear
a startling resemblance.
"Handsome Joe" didn't like women
individuallq," Miss McArdle said. "He
was't satisfied unless he had a whole
bevy of them around him. This fre
quently aroused jealousy among some,
of his women friends.
Reichstag Approves
New Cabinet Policy
The Silent Folk
Oh, praise me not the silent folk:
To me they only seem
Like leafless, bird-abandoned oak
And muffled, frozen stream.
I want the leaves to talk and tell
The Joy thats in the tree,
And water-nymphs to weave a spell
Of pixie melody.
You silent folk may be sincere,
But still, when all is said
We have to grant they're rather dear
And maybe too, they're dead.
Charles Wharton Stork.
BERLIN, Nov. 25. By an almost
unanimous vote,' the reichstag today
approved the new .cabinet headed by
Chancellor Wilhelm Cuno and accept
ed his declaration of policy. There
were only 15 opposition votes.
The Social-Democrats the party of
President Ebert -although opposing
Cuno at the time of his appointment,
voted in favor of his government pro
gram. Resignation of Minister of Food Her
man Mueller was forced by the Soci
alists even before the reichstag had
a chance to vote upon the chancellor's
declaration of policy. ,
Socialist leaders in the reichstag
centrated their attack against Muell
er, asserting that he was active in
behalf of the separation of the Rhine
land from - the rest of Germany. It
was this attack -which forced the food
minister out of office.
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