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PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY, DECEMBER 4, 191G.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
TWO LIVES LOST IN
GALE ALONG COAST
Sailor Blown Off Deck
at Coos Bay.
TRANSPORT, FULL
FINE STOCK GOES
AMERICAN LOAN TO
DARDANELLES ARE
PROMISED RUSSIA
AUTO GAS FATAL TO
ROBERT CORNELL
RAILROAD LAWS TO
TAKE FIRST PLAGE
OF TROOPS, SUNK
CHINA PROTESTED
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ON DISPLAY TODAY
BERLIN REPORTS DESTRUCTION
BRITISH, FRENCH AND JAPA
DEATH COMES IN GARAGE AT
OF 6000-TON VESSEL.
NESE SUPPORT OBJECTIONS!.
EAST SIDE HOME.
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WIND'S VELOCITY 90 MILES
Pedestrian Killed by Fallen
Signboard at Hoquiam.
STORM DELAYS SHIPPING
Rouses TTiiroored and Blown In at
Seaside and Newport Telephone
tines Demoralized Wireless
Mast at Astoria Broken.
DAMAGE TJO.XE BY GALE
ALOXG NORTH PACIFIC
COAST.
Newport Gale's velocity SO to
to miles; buildings unroofed;
wires demoralized.
Feastde Buildings unroofed;
city's "arch f welcome" wrecked;
trees blown across tracks.
Astoria Gale reaches 80-mlle
velocity; top of wireless mast
broken off; sidewalks over
turned; shipping delayed.
Hoquiam Man killed by blown
down signboard; property dam
age high; streets flooded.
Marshfleld Sailor on steam
schooner lost in gale; small craft
beached but saved; .iall dam
age extensive; wires broken.
Salem Streetcars tied up;
lights out.
Portland Damage slight. Ore
gon Klectrlc service impaired be
tween Portland and Salem.
MARSH FIELD. Or, Dec. 8. (Spe
cial.) The strongest blow of the sea
son occurred during last night and
was not accompanied by rain, save for
a few minutes.
One life was lost, Oscar Johnson, a
sailor of the steam schooner Newberg,
bring swept from deck while try
ing to secure lines holding the life
boats. The vessel . was damaged
slightly.
Considerable small damage resulted,
euch as demolition of telephone lines
In all sections.
m. ma v-oiisj. ijuara station at
Charleston Bay, all the mosquito fleet
of fishing boats, station craft and
private launches were torn from their
anchorage and thrown on the beaches,
but all were recovered.
Phone Lines Broken.
.tne oast uuard telephone line be
tween the station and the lookout was
put out by a tree falling on it. The
telephone line to the Arago .'(ghthouse
is stm out of commission. Lines of
the Coos & Curry Telephone Co
.mJ, unu aown Between the
bay and Bandon and Coquille, were re
paired by noon.
i no Barometer was below 29 last
night. This morning's tide was about
nine feet on Coos Bay. Numerous signs
in Marshfleld and North Bend were de
molished.
None Sen Seaman's Death.
1-i,ld"1 -aisen. of the steam
cnooner Newberg, which stood off
ioos nay last night during the wind
KnVA "Venn.. T 1 . .
- vo., ouimsun as me watches
changed at midnight, and it was found
jines on Board needed securins. Mr
Johnson said more work was necessary,
since the lifeboats were adrift, and
tne crew worked at making them se
cure. They had become loosened from
ine uavits. w nen the cr.ptain and
crew went forward, they missed John
eon. Nobody saw him when he was
lost. Johnson was making his first
trip with Captain Matsen and shipped
at ban n rancisco. lie was a Finlander
about 30 years old.
The Newberg was damaged slightly
and will be repaired by the Kruse &
odk snipyaras. iter guard was
sprung and two lifeboats were dented
and their keels broken.
MAX IS KILLED AT HOQUIAM
Storm Blows Signboard Over, Crush
Ing Pedestrian to Sidewalk.
HOQUIAM. WaeS., Dec 3. (Special.)
One life and property damage that
will run into thousands of dollars was
the toll of the wind and rainstorm
which swept the Grays Harbor district
early this morning. The storm was the
worst in years.
Hans Reim, steward on the Govern
ment dredge Col. Micjiie, was crus'jed
to death under a huge signboard, which
blew down on him as he was passing
along Eighth street, the main thor
oughfare of tire city. ' Tie board blew
down about 2 o'clock, but no effort was
made to move the wreckage until the
storm had moderated, about 8 o'clock,
and it was only then that the body was
discovered.
The wind is estimated to have
reached a velocity of 70 miles an hour
here. It was from tie south-southwest
and accompanied by a heavy rain. All
the lower parts of the city were flood
cd. but little or no damage was done by
water. Windows were broken and sign
blown down. One automobile was
caught by the wind as it van turning
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French Steamer Karnak, of 6000
Tons, Crowded With Men for Sa
lonikl, Attacked Near Malta.
BERLIN. Dec. 3. (By wireless to
Sayville. N. Y.) The sinking by a Ger
man submarine of a 6000-ton French
transport filled with troops was an
nounced today by the Admiralty. The
announcement follows:
"A German submarine on November
7, near Malta, sank the French trans
ort steamer Karnak, 6000 tons. The
Karnak was crowded with troops des-
ined for Salonlki."
The Karnak was owned in Marseilles.
She was a passenger liner, last reported
her arrival at La Ciotat, August 8.
Last January she reported on her ar
rival at Marseilles with a large Dinn
er of passengers from Alexandria and
Malta that she had been pursued by a
ubmarlne.
HATTER WANTS RABBIT FUR
Request Made of Representative Sin-
nott While in New York.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash-
ngton, Dec. 3. Representative Sinnott,
of Oregon, arrived in Washington last
evening, after spending Thanksgiving
with his family in New York. While
n New York, Mr. Sinnott was asked
by a prominent hat manufacturer to
procure for him a dozen Oregon jack-
rabbit pelts, so he might experiment
nd, determine for himself the. sua
bility of jack rabbit fur for felt hat
manufacture. The New Yorker had
heard of the hat made for Mr. Sinnott
last Spring.
Mr. Sinnott has ordered sent from
Oregon a large number of pelts, and
he will send samples not only to the
manufacturers who are interested, but
to others, for he is now convinced that
he has found a market for the fur, and
wishes to do what he can to build, up
a demand.
DENTAL PARADE PLANNED
Students to March and 25,000 Tooth
Brushes to Be Given Children.
CHICAGO Dec. 3. Seventeen hun
dred dental, students from Northwest
ern University, the Chicago College of
Dental Surgery and Illinois University
will parade through the city tomorrow
to a downtown mass meeting at which
dental week, proclaimed by Mayor
Thompson, will formally be opened.
Arrangements have been made to
present 25,000 tooth brushes to needy
school children. Dentists will hold
public clinics for Instruction in the
care of teeth, and teachers wilk direct
special attention of school children to
the needs' of cleanliness.
WOMAN TO BE SECRETARY
Appointment Announced hy Miss
Rankin, of Montana.
HELENA. Mont., Dec 3. Announce
ment was authorized today of the ap
pointment of Miss Belle Kligelman,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. Fligelman,
of Helena, as private secretary to Miss
Jeannette Rankin, the only woman
Representative in Congress.
Miss Fligelman has been a member
of the editorial staffs of the Milweu
kee Leader and tne Helena Independ
ent and later was editor of the Mon
tana Progressive, which position she
held until taking over publicity woik
incident to Miss Rankin's campaign
for Congress.
TRIP LONG FOR SHORT JUMP
Family Travels 800 Miles to Get to
Toint 108 Miles Away.
KLAMATH FALLS, Or.. Dec. 3.
(Special.) Because the road be-
tw?ei. Fort Klamath and Crescent. Or.,
Impassable, Joseph L. Ringo and
family, of Crescent, were compelled to
go north to Bend, and then travel by
train from there to Portland, thence
to Klamath Falls, a distance of ap
proximately 800 miles, in order to ar
rive here.
Klamath Falls is 108 miles from
Crescent by road, but no stage run
and the road becomes blocked with
the first snow.
STOCK SHIPPING RESUMED
Government Lifts Embargo From
Kansas City Xards.
KANSAS CITY. Mo, Dec. 3. With the
receipts Saturday from Washington of
an order lifting the embargo on ship
ments of livestock from the Kansas
City stockyards, local shipping condi
tions iave begun to resume their nor
mal aspect after-a cessation of 10 days,
due to an infection believed for a time
to be the foot and mouth disease. Di
agnosis showed the disease to be stom
atitis, a comparatively mild malady.
MISS HILL AIDS BELGIANS
Late Railroad Builder's Daughter
Leads Movement to Get Funds.
ST. PAUL. Dec 3. Miss Clara Hill,
daughter of the late J. J. Hill, will
lead a movement for the collection of
funds to relieve suffering children in
Belgium, headquarters for which will
be opened tomorrow, and the work will
be carried on vigorously for 10 days.
Miss Hill says there are 600,000 children-
in Belgium dying from tubercu
losis, anemia and kindred ailments due
to the labk of food and Qare.
Many Exhibits Arrive at
Union Yards.
SHOW TO CONTINUE ALL WEEK
All Previous Similar Exposi
tions Will Be Surpassed.
STUDENTS TO HAVE PART
Three Northwest State Colleges to
Be Represented In Judging Con
testNumerous Blue-Rib-boners
Will Be Shown.
The tented city is up. . The pens and
the stalls in the tents are filled. The'
grounds are swarming with judges
and exhibitors, and everywhere is heard
the lowing of cattle, the bleating of
sheep and the grunting of hogs. The
annual conclave of the International
Association of Blooded Animals is about
to open for a week's session.
Almost every class of cattle, sheep.
hogs and horses will be on exhibition
and each animal is to be counted as
a possible winner. There will be blue
ribboners that have shown here before
and there will be mew animals from
old and well-known blood that will
outstrip former winners.
The annual exposition to be given all
this week at the Portland Union Stock
yards promises to surpass in every
way all previous shows.
Students to Judge Stock.
Several of the Judges, who will han
dle the hundreds of animals, and a
number of the exhibitors have already
arrived from all over the United States
and are housed at local hotels for the
week.. Many of them were out at the
stockyards yesterday putting the fin
ishing touches to their exhibits and
getting a line on all entrants.
Besides a number 'of the judges that
will handle the cattle, sheep and hogs.
classes in animal husbandry from three
Northwest state colleges arrived yes
terday and took up their headquarters
at the Imperial Hotel. These students
will compete in stock judging today.
From Washington State College have
come C. B. Howell, T. Morgan, R.
Cowan, R, Nelson and " Fred Russell
William Hislop, one of the judges, also
accompanied the students.
C. W. .Hickman. A. H. Wilson, O. W.
Johnson, L. S. Plato and Charles Ficks
are the students who came from the
University of Idaho, and a class of 14
in animal husbandry from the Oregon
Agricultural College have also arrived.
Stock Breeders to Meet.
Among the exhibitors who have ar
rived Are Henry Thiessen, of Sweet
water, Ida.; D. H. Looney, of Jeffer
son, Or., and others.
W. H. Roe. of Kentucky; Charles
L. Hill, of Rosendale, Wis.; Frank
Brown, of Carlton, Or., and others are
(Concluded on PaKe 7, Coiumn 3.)
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Washington Believes Terms of Previ
ous Agreements Have Not Been.
Violated by Bankers.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 3. The British,
French and Japanese Ministers at
Pekin. it became known here today, are
supporting the bankers of their coun
tries in protests to China against the
13,000,000 loan arranged by that -government
with a Chicago bank. Mem
bers of the former quintuple group
complained recently in Pekin yiat the
new American loan violated ine agree
ment of 1913.
The information today that the bank
ers were being supported by their gov
ernments caused surprise at both the
State Department and the Chinese Le
gation, neither of -which had official
confirmation. It was explained, how
ever, that practically all loans or finan
cial agreements with China were liable
to some sort of complaint by other
Interested parties, and that in the
present instance every care was taken
not to violate previous agreements.
Section 17 of the agreement, which
is alleged to have been violated, refers,
it was pointed out, to loans based upon
the salt tax, while the present loan
was secured by the tobacco and wine
taxes, and is for industrial purposes.
Therefore, it was felt here that there
was no good basis for a protest, espe
cially as with the coming of the Euro
pean war the quintuple group virtually
was destroyed through the withdrawal
of German bankers and the inability of
the others to meet many Chinese re
quests for loans.
The present , loan was said to have
been oversubscribed three times before
the books were closed, and a second
loan probably will follow shortly. The
Pekin Parliament, in approving this
transaction, authorized American loans
to a total of $30,000,000, the amount
understood to be desired by China.
RED TAPE COSTS PROPERTY
Man Loses Homestead Claim When
Government Refuses Check.
SHERIDAN. Or., Dec. 3. (Special.)
William H. Dtnsraore, of Sheridan, will
lose his claim secured at the Colville
land drawing last Spring. Mr. Dins
more sent his check for the first pay
ment, which was due, and the Govern
ment refused the check, demanding
cash.
Mr. Dinsmore was not notified until
it was too late to deposit the required
coin, and was Informed he was out of
tho race.
The claim was an exceptionally fine
one. adjoining cultivated land on two
sides valued at $100 an acre, and Mr.
Dinsmore feels the loss keenly.
7-HOUR WORKDAY URGED
Mine Workers' President Says Time
Is Ripe for New Move.
CHRISTOPHER, 111.. Dec 3. The
time has come for union labor to seek
a sven-hour workday, in the opinion
of John P. White, international presi
dent of the United Mine Workers of
America, who spoke today before rep
resentatives of the eight miners'
unions in this field.
"Such a move is necessary if we are
to conserve our economic and social
welfare." he said.
SHOP NOW AND AVOID THE RUSH.
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Constantinople Also Is
"Ceded" By Allies.
HELP IS SENT TO BUCHAREST
Muscovites Redouble Effort to
Turn Roumanian Tide.
NEW ATTACK IS LAUNCHED
Pressure on Extreme Flanks of Ar
mies of Central Powers May
Make Entire Change In Com
plexion of Campaign.
LONDON, Dec. 3. An event surpass
ing in far-reaching importance the
actual military operations of the 'war
came today in the public announce
ment by the new Russian Premier.
Alexander Trepoff, that, by an agree
ment concluded in 1915 and subsequent
ly adhered to by Italy, the allies defi
nitely established Russia's .right to
Constantinople and the Straits.
Simultaneously, with the fate of
Bucharest still hanging in the balance,
came the news that Russia was mak
ing heroic efforts to turn the tide or
events in Roumanla in addition to ex
erting vigorous pressure against Von
Falkenhayn in Moldavia, where the
Russians have gained a footing at
Kirlibaba.
New Russian Effort TlMlble.
The new Russian effort was visible
south of Bucharest in an important at
tack on Field Marshal von Mackensen's
rear, which, according to the Russian
official report, was accompanied by
some success, the Germans and Bulga
rians having been driven from Tzomana
and Gostinari. The Russians are also
successfully applying pressure in Do
brudja. These Russian attacks on the two ex
treme flanks of the central forces may
change the complexion of the Rou
manian campaign, as there is no indi
cation as yet that the central powers
have succeeded in cutting off any con
siderable portion of the Roumanian
armies.
Advance on Bucharest Continues.
According to the German report, the
Germano-Bulgarians are steadily press
ing toward the capital. In the Argechu
Valley they have crossed the river and
have outflanked and defeated a Rou
manian force which had attempted to
advance southwest of Bucharest. -
A semi-official Roumanian statement
has been received to the effect that be
fore the commencement of the war
Bucharest was deprived of the charac
ter of a fortress and that when the
danger of occupation presented itself
steps were taken for the evacuation of
the city by the military forces. This
would seem to indicate that the Rou
manians are fighting to delay their
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Victim Found by Servant Who Goes
to Summon Employer to Din
ner Pulmotor Is Fseless.
. Robert Cornell, aged SO years, of 556
East Forty-second street North, was
asphyxiated with carbon monoxide gas
yesterday afternoon while working in
his garage with the engine of his auto
mobile running.
Mr. Cornell had gone Into the garage
to work on his machine late In the
forenoon. He took his small child in
with him, but about noon Cook the child
to the house and "resumed work on the
machine. Both the doors and windows
were closed in the garage.
About 2 o'clock in the afternoon a
servant went to the garage to call Mr.
cornel! to dinner. She opened the door
of the garage and discovered Mr. Cor
nell sitting on the running board of
the machine. She called to. him. then
shook him, but she got no response.
She then called Mrs. Cornell and sev
eral physicians.
A pulmotor was used, but all efforts
to revive Mr. Cornell proved unavail
ing. "Petro-mortis," as death from
auto gas has . been termed, is said by
doctors to be extremely sudden.
Mr. Cornell was a member of the firm
of Hesse-Martin Iron Works, of East
beventh and Belmont streets.
ills body was taken in charge by
Coroner Dammasch. and later removed
to the Holman undertaking parlors.
SHIP SOLD AS JUNK IS RICH
San Francisco Buyer Finds Valu
able Metal Fittings.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 3. (Special.)
Tom Crowley was the most surprised
man along the waterfront today when
he put the steamer Governor Stern
berg on the ways and found the ves
sel was copper sheathed and construct
ed throughout with copper fastenings,
besides having a large amount of brass
ana copper in the crart s machinery.
Crowfey recently bought the Stern
berg -from the Government, for $310
He will realize more than $5000 from
the petals alone.
HORSE PLAY" FROWNED ON
Greek Letter Societies Advised to
Curb Rough Initiations.
NEW YORK, Dec. 3. The elimln
Hon of "horseplay" at Greek letter
fraternity Initiations has been recom
mended today at the eighth inter-fra-
ternity conference held here. Thirty
seven national fraternities were rep
resented by 15 delegates.
Walter B. Palmer, representing the
Phi Delta Theta fraternity and chair
man of the committee on public opin
ion, read a report which urged the
abandonment of roughness at initia
tions.
Baron Burlan's Duties Modified.
AMSTERDAM, via London, Dec. 3.-
A Vienna dispatch has announced that
Emperor Charles has relieved Baron
Burian. Austro-Hungarlan Foreign
Minister, of the portfolio of the Min
lstry of Finance, which he held provi
sionally, and has appointed Prince Con
rad von Hohenlohe in his stead.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, BO
degrees: minimum. 44 degree.
TODAY'S Occasional rain: southwesterly
winds.
War.
German submarine sinks crowded French
transport off Malta. Page 1.
Lloyd George expected to resign from Brit
ish cabinet. Page 4.
FiEhting cam in Athens, but allies are
rirm in demands. Page 4.
Allies promise Dardanelles and Constanti
nople to Russia. Page 1.
Mexico.
Carrsnza forces re-enter Chihuahua after
Villa leaves with loot. Page a.
National.
President puts railroad laws at head of
Congress legislative programme, rnjc --.
American loan to China meets foreign ob
jections. Page 1.
Domestic.
Hearings in intermountaln rate cases to be
gin in San Francisco toaay. page a.
Federal Jury- disagrees as to three- land
fraud cases. Page 8.
Berlin professor says idea of arbitration I"
gaining ground in Germany. Page o.
Defense of girl reporter emphasises theory
that murder was Instigated by others.
Page 2.
Diet squad to eat oleomargarine today.
Page 3.
Sport.
Oregon Sportsmen's League In annual ses
sion oday. Page 13.
Gordon Roberts, of Vancouver, leads hockey
players for lndltfdual work. Page 12.
David L. Fults reports on Increased strength
of baseball players' fraternity. Page 12.
"Big Four" of Coast conference to appear
in Portland.. Page 12.
Marineu
Tiverton arrives for lumber. Page 13.
Pacific Northwest.
Gale along Pacific Coast costs two lives.
Page 1.
Sigma Chi convention declares scholarship
plan is failure. Page 7.
Move to change fiscal year may come up
again in Legislature. Page 5.
Portland and Vicinity.
Italian section hand killed by fellow worker
in quarrel. Page 16.
Robert Cornell killed by gas In garage at
home. Page 1.
Stock show opens today. Paga 1.
Duty to living is theme of address at Elks'
memorial exercises. Page lt.
Tribute paid to Christian women by Rev.
R. H. Sawyer. Page 11.
Captain Mears. of Alaska Railroad Com
mission, visits Portland. Page 9.
Campaign for Christie Home fund opens to
day. Page 11.
Small woman routs robber and recovers
loot. Page 13.
Old clerks expected to have state legislative
posts. Page 7.
Father Black scores manipulators of food
prices. Page 11.
Poultry on parade today. Page 10.
Man who blames woman scored In sermon
on "Why Men Go Wrong." Page 11.
Symphony concert pleases. Page 10.
Women in earnest to boycott high-priced
edibles. Page la.
Weather report, data and forecast. Page 18.
Wilson Outlines Con
gress Programme.
DETAILS ARE NOT DISCUSSED
President Calls House Leaders
Into Conference.
EMBARGO NOT MENTIONED
Hiph Cost of Living, However, Prob-
ubly Will Receive Attention of
Congress and There Slay Be
Message on Subject.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3. Speaker
Clark and Representative Kitchin, ma
jority leader of the House, assured
President Wilson at the White House
conference tonight that they would do
all they could to hasten the passage of
railroad legislation at the short ses
sion of Congress, which begins tomor
row.
The President summoned the House
leaders to discuss the legislative pro
gramme and to secure their co-operation
in expediting important measures.
He asked that supplemental railroad
legislation take precedence over all
other general legislation. The Presi
dent asked the House leaders if they
thought there would be time for en
actment of new railroad laws before
March 4. Both believed there would be.
Clark Opposes Holiday Recess,
Speaker Clark reminded the Presi
dent that Congress would have to pay
strict attention to business and asked
him to help at the outset by elimina
ting the usual two weeks holiday.
President Wilson did not discuss de
tails of the railroad legislative pro
gramme with the House leaders. He
merely desired to get in touch with
them on the subject. He spoke briefly
regarding other important measures,
among them the Webb bill to permit
domestic corporations to maintain col
lective foreign selling agencies. the
corrupt practices bill and conservation
measures.
Embargo Xot Mentioned.
Proposed embargo legislation and is
sues raised by the high cost of living
were not mentioned. In tho opinion
of the House leaders, however, this
subject will receive the attention of.
Congress.
Within a few days the President pro
poses to talk with Senate leaders re
garding the legislative programme,
but the conference probably will not
be held until after he has delivered
his address to Congress Tuesday. Sen
ator Kern, majority leader, will ar
rive tomorrow in time for the open
ing of the new session.
Scores of members of both Houses
reached Washington today and tonight
and a full attendance tomorrow is as
sured. Coist of l.tTlng: Message Favored.
No flr-.l plans have been made for
delivering a rpeclal message on the
high cost of living to Congress, but
Mr. Wilson is understood to faror tak
ing such a step.
Mr. Wilson will go before Congress
Tuesday personally to read his annual
message. Ho will entertain William J.
Bryan and Mrs. Bryan at lunch in the
White House Wednesday and Thursday
night he will give a dinner in honor
of Vance C. McCormick, chairman of
the Democratic liatlonal Committee, to
which have been invited members of
the Democratic and Progressive cam
paign committees. Soon after Congress
onvenes the President will make nomi
nations to the Tariff Commission, the
shipping board and the board created
by Congress to administer the, work
men's compensation law for Federal
employes.
OTIIEK EMPLOYES ASK RISE
President Urged to Support Move for
Necessary Rate Increase.
DENVER. Dec. 3. A telegram to
President. Wilson asking him to sup
nort a Detition to be presented to Con
gress requesting authority for railroads
to raise all rates sufficiently to cover
a substantial advance in wages of
1.500.000 railroad employes not affect
ed by the Adamson law, was sent to
Washington tonight by the executive
committee of the local organization of
nonunion railroad employes.
According to the telegram, framed
at a meeting today, the new organiza
tion is to be known as the National
Association of Railway Employes and
the plan contemplates the circulation
of a petition in every Congressional
district in the country. -
Emnhaslzinz that the matter of a
wage increase is the sole purpose of
the association, the telegram says It
will "in no wise be a union of menace
to the peace and prosperity of the
country."
BOY KILLS LITTLE SISTER
When Gun Is Pointed In Play Over
looked Cartridge Explodes.
HARDIN. Colo., Dec. S. William Van
Wyke, 11 years old, pointed a gun at
his sister Nettle, aged 6. and a for
gotten or overlooked cartridge was
discharged, killing the litvle girl.
They are the children of Jan Van
Wyke, a farmer living aear here.