Morning Oregonian., October 11, 1916, Image 1

VOL. VT.I NO. 17,437.
PORTLAND, OREGON. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1U1G.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
GUARD CAPTURES
ESCAPED CONVICT
AMERICA REJECTS
ALLIED SUGGESTION
FARMER BOY IS
SHOT BY HUNTER
CHICAGO CITY HULL
FOREIGN SUBMARINE
SEEN OFF GEORGIA
TURN BACK
OFFICES ARE RAIDED
T OF SOX
HAND-TO-HAND STRUGGLE IS
FOUGHT AX- SALEM. .
BIRDSHOT WOODS LAD IN
HILLSDALE GARDEN.
VESSEL MAY BE ' MERCHANT-
' MAN OR C-BOAT.
BERLIN READY TO
GRANT ARMISTICE
ROBINS
ONSLAUGH
Peace Discussion On at
Shadow Lawn.
GERMANY WOULD HALT WAR
Evacuation and Restoration of
Belgium Proposed as Evi
dence of Good Faith.
ALLIES NOT IN ACCORD
View Taken That
Only , Desires to
Germany
Shorten
Lines in Northern France.
BT JOHN CAXjLAN O'LATJGHLIN.
NEW YORK, Oct. 10. (Special.)
Fraught with immense consequence to
the United States and to the world
are the conferences which are being
held in New York and at Shadow
Lawn, N. J.
These conferences have to do with
German moves to force peace upon the
allies and the submarine menace.
Germany Ready for Armistice.
Pursuing the course hitherto ob
served of giving the neutral peoples
the impression that the responsibility
for continued war rests upon the al
lies, the German government, whether
officially or unofficially is not known,
Is prepared to join with its enemies
in proclaiming an armistice prelim
inary to the institution of peace ne
gotiations.
As an evidence of good faith in con
nection withJthe proposal, Germany is
ready to evacuate part of Belgium and
restore the government of that coun
try to the Belgian people.
- Allies Will Not Agree.
. The allied. -powers, which" are aware
of Germany's plans, will not agree to,
an armistice even if Belgium should
be evacuated.
It is their view that . Germany
merely, desired to shorten her lines,
which the allied troops in Northern
France, by constant attack, have pre-
vented; to replenish her munitions
supplies and to prepare for an of
fensive "at the expiration of the
armistice.
Wilson May Be Medium.
" Moreover, it is pointed out that
should peace be restored as 'a result
of negotiations following the armis
tice, Germany would remain the mili
tary menace which the allies have
been endeavoring to, remove from Eu
rope. Just how far President Wilson fig
ures in the German plan cannot be
accurately learned. It is known the
Berlin authorities desire he shall be
at least the medium of communica
tion between them and the heads of
the allied governments. The Germans
would not object to President Wilson
acting as mediator under certain cir
cumstances. From time to time the
President has had dangled before his
eyes the possibility that Germany
would favor his service as mediator.
Allies Want No Mediator.
Therefore it is no news that the
Berlin government wishes to utilize
him in this capacity. But the allies
hold there is no need ftfr a mediator,
that the questions at issue lie be
tween Germany and themselves and
that it is preferable for peace to. be
made directly between the belliger
ents. It is quite true that Ambassador
Gerard is bringing no message from
Emperor , Wilhelm or Chancellor von
Bethmann-Hollweg - requesting Presi
dent Wilson to'use his good offices in
the interest of peace.
Kaiser Makes Desires Known.
But It is true that Mr. Gerard is
aware from the Emperor, the Chancel
lor and other German officials, that
Germany desires, indeed is -anxious for,
a peace which will safeguard her honor
and her interests.
The Ambassador explained to Secre
tary Lansing at a conference 'today
., his impression of the frame of
mind of Berlin, amplifying cable and
mail reports he had made to the State
Department. When the Ambassador
sees President Wilson at Shadow
Lawn, he will repeat what he said to
. ha Secretary of State.
Time Krlend of Allies.
It is not exptcted. in view of th
facts which have -come to the atten
tion of the correspondent, that any
thing will come out of the German
peace movement. The allies feel that
time is their best friend and Ger
(Concluded on Page 6, Column 1.)
Dash to Liberty by F. Hunt, Negro
Trusty, Cut Short by Bravery
of Walter Thompson.
SALEM. Or.. Oct. 13. (Special.) At
the risk of. his own , life Walter
Thompson, a guard at the Oregon Pen
itentiary, 'tonight captured Farley
Hunt, a negro convict, who had es
caped from the prison while employed
outside' the walls as a trusty.
Hunwas captured by Thompson
only, after a desperate hand-to-hand
struggle in the darkness for pos
session of a revolver with which the
negro was .armed. Guard Thompson
finally wrested the negro's gun from
him and detained him -until Patrolman
Victor, of the Salem police force, could
come to his aid.
The battle took place on Twelfth
and Mill streets, near the Southern Pa
cific station, and was witnessed by
two small boys who summoned the pa
trolman. Hunt had been employed as a cook
at the home of Deputy Warden. Sher
wood, who resides near the penitenti
ary. He walked away tonight and, be
ing missed shortly afterward, guards
were sent out to search the vicinity.
Thompson came upon the- negro as
the latter, was .loitering near the' rail
way station to catoh a train. Calling
upon him to surrender, the negro drew
a revolver. Thompson immediately
srappledwith the convict.
Where Hunt obtained the revolver,
which was of 38-caliber. has not been
ascertained. . He was serving a term
from' Multnomah County for burglary.
16 BEARS! OR CHIPMUNKS?
Mr. Smith, of Merritt, Wash., Sees
'Em Thick as Fleaa.
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WESATCHEE, Wash., Oct. 18. (Spe
cial.) The best bear story of the sea
son comes from Merritt, and H. B.
Smith is the hero. Smith last week
shot one 200 yards off, wounding it' in
a- foreleg. The wounded animal came
dashing . down toward him and .when
within 100 feet, was brought down' with
an accurately-aimed shot through the
heart. Hardly had he fired the second
shot when a second black one poked its
head over a leg near by. One hot fin
ished it. Then bears began to jump all
around. Smith began a fusillade. He
emerged with four pelts.
Sixteen pears in all ' were seen by
Smith.
MODEL
SCHOOL IN USE
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Echodale to Install Gymnasium and
: to Teach Farming.
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OREGON CITY. Or.t Oct. 10. (Spe
cial.) A model school has been com
pleted at Echodale, east of Oregon City
in the Maple Lane country. The school
meets the -state standardization re
quirements, and is probably one of the
most modern rural school buildings in
the state.' f .
The school has a full cement base
ment, in which will be installed & gym
nasium, supplied with bars, rings and
other equipment. A nearby grove will
be used as a playground in- clear
weather.
Children at the Echodale School will
be taught farming, and class work will
be carried out in actual practice.
WEYERHAEUSER DIRECTOR
Late Millionaire's Son Succeeds
to
m Great Northern Vacancy.
ST. PAUL. Mirni., Oct. 10. Frederick
E. Weyerhaeuser, son of the late Fred
erick Weyerhaeuser, multimillionaire
lumberman, was elected a director of
the Great Northern Railway Company
to fill the vacancy caused by the death
of sJamca J. Hill at a meeting of the
board of directors held 'today in . the
offices of Louis Wk Hill, president of
the railway company. ,
. The meeting today"preceded the an
nual . meeting of. stockholders of the
Great Northe'rn. Railway Comifcny
which is -to be beld Thursday.
ALIENS ARE SAFEGUARDED
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Deportations Suspended Because of
Submarine Danger.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 10. Deportation
of aliens from any of the Atlantic and
Gulf immigration stations was sus
pended today by Assistant-Secretary
Post, of the Department of Labor. .be
cause of the submarine danger.;
It was explained that .the immlgra
tion authorities did not care to take
the moral responsibility of sending de
ported aliens into possible danger. .
DENTIST'S -"SHOT IS; FATAL
Dr. J.
B. Welntraub, of
Dies of Wounds.
Chicago.
CHICAGO, Oct. 10. Dr. J. B. iVeln-
traub, who yesterday was shot .three
times by Dr. Arthur McLaren, a dentist,
died today.
McLaren said he shot the physician
because he performed an operation on
him that prevented his marriage.'
EXCHANGE SEATS $74,500
Price Advances $4500 and Year's
High Point Reached.
NEW YORK, Oct. 10. A seat on the
New York Stock Exchange was sold to
day for 374.500. an advance on the last
sale of $4500. ..- .
Today's sale marked the high record
for the year,
Surprise Expressed at
Submarine Notes.
LIBERTY OF ACTION RESERVED
Right of Belligerents to Deter
- mine Rule Denied.
NO CIRCUMSTANCES CITED
Nations at War to Be Held Respon
sible for Any Conflicts Between
' Their Cruisers and Neutral
- '. Underwater Vessels.
WASHINGTON. Oet." 10. The Ameri
can memorandum " on use of neutral
waters by belligerent submarines, the
text of which was made public by the
State Department tonight, declares the
allies have failed to show why such
vessels should be denied entrance, to
neutral ports and that no circumstances
have been set forth rendering the usual
provisions of international law inap
plicable to . underwater craft. The
United States reserves complete liberty
of action in dealing with belligerent
submarines. .
No specific menuon of the Deutsch
land is made in the memorandum, al
though the allied communication is
understood to have been prompted by
the failure of the United States to
consider that vessel as having any
characteristics making her status dif
ferent from that of the ordinary
merchantman.
Surprise Is Expressed.
Surprise is expressed "that there ap
pears to be an endeavor on the part
of the allied powers to determine the
rule of action," in respect to the use of
submarines and at the. suggestion that
there is great danger, in permitting
neutral submarines to visit waters that
may be'-visited by. belligerent sub
marines. The Government , declares
that "responsibility for any conflict
that- may arise '. between belligerent
warships and - neutral submarines on
account of the neglect of a belligerent
so to distinguish between these classes
of submarines must rest entirely upon
the negligent powers."
The memorandum, originally sent to
France, Great Britain, Russia and Ja-
Jan on August 31 in reply to their Iden
tical memorandums of August 22. later
was sent also to Italy and Portugal.
While the allied communication was
published some time ago, the American
reply was not given out until today,
when the recent .TJ-boat activities
seemed to make a public statement of
the Government's position imperative.
Four Nations Send Protests.
The text of the memorandum is as
follows: '
The Government of the United States
has received the identical memoranda
(Concluded on Page 5. Column 2.)
Careless Nimrod Is Beaten by Victim,
but Gets Off on Payment for
Gun- Miss Dosch Hit. .'
Kurt Koehler, 'son of a farmer near
Hillsdale. Or, was wounded in the
throat and cheek yesterday by a hunter
who fired two shots over the garden,
where the - lad was digging potatoes.
Mr. Koehler, who is 20 years old. dis
armed the hunter and beat him so
severely that the man fled, to the
woods, but later returned and redeemed
his shotgun with $10 and a promise to
pay Mr. Koehlejr'a doctor bill.
Deputy Sheriff Christof ferson
searched the woods for the. hunter, who
disappeared without leaving his name
or address after he obtained th. shot
gun. ,
Miss Marguerite Dosch. daughter of
Renry E. Dosch. was sprayed with bird
shot last Monday while she was sitting
on the porch of her father's home near
Hillsdale. She was not injured. Mr.
Dosch says that another ctrarge of
small shot was accidentally fired into
the wall of his home last Sunday. Other
residents of the vicinity have nar
rowly escaped injury from stray shots.
11 U-BOAT VICTIMS SAVED
Nine Perish In Arctic and Others Aro
Rescued After Month.
LONDON, Oct. 10. A report that 11
men from the Norwegian steamship
Ravn, sunk by a submarine in the Arc
tic last month, have been rescued, is
said by the - Exchange Telegraph's
Chrlstlania correspondent to have been
received by the Norwegian Foreign
Office. Four other men perished from
exhaustion and a boat containing five
men was lost.
The Norwegian shipowners' associa
tion has demanded that the govern
ment take' measures to protect Nor
wegian steamers.
T. R.'S ITINERARY REVISED
Colonel Leuves for West Sunday to
Speak for Hughes.
CHICAGO. Oct. 10. Theodore Roose
velt will leave New York Sunday. Oc
tober 15. for his Western speaking
tour In behalf of Hughes and Fair
banks. He will deliver addresses at Louis
ville, October 16; Albuquerque. N. M.
Oetober 19; Phoenix, Ariz.. October 21;
Denver,' October" 24, and Chicago, Oc
tober. 26, according to a revised Itin
erary given out tonight by the speak
ers' bureau at Western Republican Na
tional headquarters.
FRENCH CAPTURE VILLAGE
1200 Prisoners Taken In New
tion South of Somme.
Ac-
PARIS. Oct. 10". In fjghting south of
the Somme River today the French
troops captured the village of Bovent,
the north and west outskirts of Ablaln
court and also the greater part of
Chaulnes wood. Prisoners to. the num
ber of 1200 were taken, according to
the official communication issued to
night. Spirited artillery fighting occurred
last night in the Denlecourt-Llhons
sector.
THE GREAT NATIONAL GAME OF
Correspondence on
Vice Is Demanded.
INDICTMENTS ARE EXPECTED
Offices of Mayor, Chief of Po
lice and Aides Entered.
STATE'S ATTORNEY STRIKES
Complete Data on Gambling, Slot
Machines, Sunday Closing and
Disorderly Houses Required
' by Subpenas on Officials.
CHICAGO. Oct. JO. (Special.) May
or William Hale Thompson's office.
that of Chief of" Police' Charles E.
Healey and that of Second Deputy
Funkerhoueer were entered late this
afternoon by four, assistants of the
State's Attorney and 16 detectives as
signed to the office of State's. Attorney
Hoyne, armed with 'forthwith" duces
tecum subpenas ' directing those three
officials and their assistants Xo turn
over to the grand jury all books, rec
ords, letters and papers bearing on
gambling, slot machines, Sunday clos
ing and disorderly houses received
there since April, 1915.
It was an unprecedented and sensa
tional move which threw the City Hall
Into excitement bordering on a panic
Sensation Is Created.
The raid was made while the City
Council was In session with the Mayor
In the chair and created a sensation in
the City Hall.
When Mayor Thompson was advised
of the raid in the Council chamber he
said: .
"It was not necessary to send all
these fellows over here; a messenger
boy could have taken over the stuff
that Hoyne wants. I do not believe the
grand Jury wants It, anywiy."
- Others besides the Mayor and Chief
against whom the subpenas were di
rected are: Charles Fltzmorris, the
Mayor's secretary; William Luthardt,
the Cillers secretary, and' John J.
Naughton. sergeant in the office ot the
Chief in charge of records. - -
Immunity Bath Removed.
In the subpenas the word "testify"
was stricken out. showing that it Is
the Intention of the prosecutor not to
permit any of the men summoned to
appear before the inquisitorial body, a
proceeding which would almost auto
matically give them immunity should
any of them' be indicted.
The Assistant State's Attorney ap
peared at the Chief's office at 4:30
o'clock with the detectives and served
the Chief with a subpena duces tecum,
ordering the police official to tarn
over to the bearers all letters and
communications sent -to the Chief of
Police by the commanding officers and
(Concluded on Pas 2. Column 4.)
1916.
Navy Department" Says No Tnlted
States Submersibles Are In Vi
cinity Ships Are Slow.
SAVANNAH. Ga, Oct. 10. The pres
ence of a submarine of undetermined
nationality off Tybee Bar. off Savan
nah, today was reported to local Cus-tom-House
officials and to the British
Consul here. It was learned tonight.
Officials at both the Custom-House and
consulate refused to say where their
Information came from; but each em
phasised the statement that It was
"entirely unofficial." No American un
dersea boats are believed to be In these
waters
It was reported in marine -circles here
tonight that the naval-yard at Charles
ton, S. C, had been advised by wireless
of the presence as early as Monday
afternoon of a submarine off Tybee
bar. Custom-House officials and those
of the BrltUh'consulate said tkelr in
formation was that a submersible was
off the bar this morning. Several al
lied merchant (ships are In port here,
and officers of 'several acknowledged
that they were "slow in loading." al
though all declared reports of subma
rine activities would not prevent their
departure.
Although the submarine was reported
some miles off the coast, marine men
pointed out tonight that the Georgia
coast affords several excellent places
where an undersea craft might seek
shelter. They mentioned Warsaw and
O&sabaw Sounds, two bodies of water
seldom frequented by tther than pleas
ure craft.
Information as to whether the under
sea boat said to have been sighted was
a merchantman or warcraft could not
be obtained. Marine men are quite cer
tain that the vessel could not have
been the U-63, which wrought havoc
to allied shipping off Nantucket light
ship last Sunday, as the' vessel would
not have had time to get this far south.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 10. Navy De
partment officials said tonight that
'.here was no American submarine in
the vicinity of Tybee Bar.
W. F. M'COMBS STRICKEN
Acute Throat - Trouble Develops.
Stopping Trijs to Shadow Lawn.
NEW YORK. Oct., 10. William F.
McCombs, Democratic candidate for
United States Senator from New York,
while on his way to the Pennsylvania
station today to visit President Wilson
at Shadow Lawn, was seised with an
acute attack of tonsllltls which com
pelled him to return to his hotel.
He has been suffering from throat
trouble for some time.
INDEX - OF TODAY'S NEWS
Tb Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 73
degrees; minimum. 45 degree.
TODAY'S Fair, cooler, westerly winds.
Politics.
Texas not alone In Democratic funds scan
del. . Paso 2.
Mr. Hushes replies to Dr. C. W. Bitot's In
dorsement o( President. Pass
War.
British Royal Commission to provide bread-
tuffs. Pas so.
Official war reports. Paso 3
Berlln ready to grant armistice. Page 1.
Mexico.
Troop A to begin target practice. Page SO.
- Submarine Rata.
Three U-boats In raids. Norwegian captain
saya - Pag S.
America to Insist only on safety of persons.
Pas o.
America rejects allies' suggestion regarding
treatment ot belligerent submarines.
Pag 1.
Strange submarine alghted off Georgia coast.
Tag 1.
Foreign.
Nw Premier of Japan disclaims militaris
tic tendencies. Pag 2.
Domestic.
State's Attorney- Hoyne-s forces raid Chicago
City Hall. Page 1.
Sports,
Pacific Coast League results: Portland 3,
Salt Lake 5: Vernon-San Francisco gam
ca!!d on account of rain: Oakland-loa
Angeles series to start today. Oakland
traveling). Page 13.
Brooklyn, upsets Red Sox and wins. Pag 14.
Robins turn back ' onslaught of Red Sox.
Page 1.
Waverley goffers entered for punch bowl
tourney Saturday. Pag 15.
Races at Lexington ar hard fought.
Pas '..
Columbia Vnlverslty beats Commerce High
SI to O. Pag 1.
Fast card In arranged for Friday night
smoker. Page lo.
Pacific Northwest.
Halibut.- steamer Independent sinks In
Alaska; crew escapes. Pag 20.
Clubwomen tak plung at Seaside. Pag e.
Herman Ros?1 tolls court of life's effort to
. redeem wife. Pag S.
Road Cralnag advised In Claskamas County.
Page IX
QuMn Muriel Is brld at Pendleton, Pag 6.
Oregon penitentiary guard capturea escaped
convict after hand-to-hand battle. Page 1.
Secretary of War thanks Oregon Guard.
Pag T.
Visit of Portland party to Coos Bay dig
nified trad survey. Page 3.
1 Commercial and Marine.
California demand lifts oats In Oregon mar
kets. Page 2.
Chicago wheat market recovers Monday's
loss. Page 21.
Low-priced railway Issues active la Wall
street. Pag 21.
Portland and Vicinity.
Ines Mllholland BanUsevaln reaches Port
land In campaign against President Wil
son. . Page 4.
Programm for women'a Hughes campaign
party arranged tor Saturday. Page 4.
Weather report, data and forecast. Pag 10.
Perjury cases In connection with liquor
law being Investigated. Pag 11.
Henry ' D. Kstabrook. of New York, will
speak her Friday night for Hughea,
Pag 13.
Mr. Dterk to ask again for $6000 sewer
extension. Page li.
Allan I Benson ' denounces both Wilson
and Hughes. Pag 7.
Careless hunter wounds ' farmer's son dig
ging potatoes at Hillsdale. Pag 1.
Sr. Percival Lowell declares unions ar
sad commentary on period. Pag 17.
Farewell recaption for Dr. Frank L Love-
- tana Is neia. fag 17.
Multnomah Hotel opened. Pag S.
Women explain purposes of party. Png 4,
Weather report, d-ta and forecast. Pas 2L
Daubert and Olson De
liver Lusty Swats.
MIGHTY STICK WORK WINS
Coombs Gets Credit for Fifth
World-Series Victory.
BROOKLYN'S ATTACK FIERCE
Home Guard Maintains Offensive
and Leads In Defense Pfef fer
Steps Into Breach and
Holds Boston at Bay.
(Copyright. 191. th Tribune Association.
Registered In scenrdanc with th copy
right law of Canada.)
BT GRANT LAND RICE.
BROOKLYN. N. T.. Oct. 10 (Spe
cial.) At 2 o'clock today, shivering In
the biting October Kale that blew
across the Brooklyn field. Frofeasor
Bill Carrigan was softly humming; a
well-known requiem of nursery days:
O. th north wind doth blow and w shall
have snow
And what will the Robins do then, poor
boobs.
With their Ivans and Jakea and their other
mistakes.
With their Sherrods and Larrys and port
fids Rubes?
Almost precisely at this moment the
Kennebunk express crashed headlong
into the Red Sox special, and when the
scattered debris
had been removed
the Kennebunk ex
press was a trifle
dented, but still on
top. Score. 4 to 3.
snd Boston didn't
win.
tisme.
The Kennebunk
express was no
other than John
Wesley Coombs.
Old Ironsides, from
the ancient days
when Connie Mack
was A h k o o n of
ti rant land Hire.
Swat and Ruler of an Bmplre greater
than that once patrolled by Cyrus In
the M. and P league, meaning- Medes
and Persians.
John Wesley failed to last out the
afternoon assignment, but before he
had retired In the seventh his mates
were leading. 4 to 1, so he gets credit
for his fifth world-series victory and
for the game that put the reeling Rob
Ins back In the fight at a moment -when
defeat meant utter annihilation.
Brooklyn, cheered on by the friendly
squawk of the home-town fan and by
the veteran prince of Coombs, who has
yet to loso his first world-series game,
drove Carl Mays and his underhand
delivery from the field within five
rounds.
Olaoa's Wallop) Decisive.
This fierce assault was led by Jake
Daubert and Ivan Olson, who between
them ran up three singles and a brace
of triples, but the decisive wallop of
the chilly combat was Olson'a triple In
the fifth, a sonorous smash that came
with two on and two out and that gave
Brooklyn the exact margin she needed
for & winning drive.
Daubert' s triple came within less than
an Inch of being a home run. Jake
struck this blow from the pitching arm
of George Foster, who had supplanted
Mays In the sixth. The drive sailed far
Into left field and as Daubert turned
third with his legs working Ilka the
piston rods of an engine, a home run
looked as sure and certain as death
and tie grave. Fifteen feet from the
plate with Scott relaying the throw.
Jake slid for the rubber with Thomas
on guard. But Jake. Instead of shoot
ing along to certain safety, pulled up
with a back spring as he hit the
ground with most of the impetus lost.
Decision Reversal Stirs.
As It was. Hank O'Day first called
him sate and then reversed the decision
when Thomas claimed that Jake's
quivering toe was still an Inch outside
of port. This decision reversal stirred
up a storm, as, Daubert claimed that
Thomas had pushed his foot away, but
Hank refused to switch again. The
two big mistakes made on this play,
that might have been a wrecker, were
made by Daubert and O'Day. Daubert
made the first mistake in not leaping
promptly to bis feet the second that
O'Day called him safe. As It was. Jake
lay there as if he had fallen on the
field of battle, never to rise again.
Hank's mistake came in giving his de
cision before he saw the play com
pleted, for there was time enough later
on for Thomas to push away Jake's
foot and thereby upset the evidence.
Chills Are Several Kinds.
But as Brooklyn won, anyway, no
harm resulted where otherwise there
might have been a healthy young riot
if this had been the deciding tally of
the bleak afternoon.
When the third battle swung under
way at 2. o'clock there were, two dis
tinct chills. One came from a nipping
Autumn wind and the other came from
long rows of vacant seats in the upper
tfer, the vacancies being due to the $3
tag attached, the -i being figured ex
actly 12 too much by the horny-handed
sons of fandom. who refused to stand
the tax. But those who favored Brook
lyn's cause warmed up Immediately
when It waa seen that Bill Carrigan
tCuncluci.-u 'U lato li. luUi.in 3.)