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0 THE STDAT OREGOXIAN, PORTLAND, FEBRUARY 12, 1922 GOTHAM GIRL'S BLUE CAT PROVES COSTLY Dyed Feline Episode Among Week's Blue Events. YOUTHS HELD SLANDERED Reports That Boys of Metropolis Are Avers to Marriage Are Declared Groundless. BY JESIK HENDERSON', fepyrirbt. l2X br The OreconiaB.) NEW YORK. Feb. 11. (Special.) Thing-a hare com to a prettr pass Then a girl cannot have any shade of cat ah fancies a matter which, by tka tit. helped to male this blue week. There was the Gainsborough "bine boy" purchased in England lor J730.00O by Henry Huntington of Xew York, which arrived a day or two aa-o and Is being dusted and cleaned for exhibition In the near fu ture. There was the bill Introduced at Albany making" it a misdemeanor to bass one's shoes shined on Sunday. And there wss Otto, the cat. Otto was br far the most striking; and the biuest Item which the week offered. Though, of course. Miss Owen was a trifle blue, also. It aeems that Margaret Owen has the cutest blue curtains and rurs In her three-room apartment downtown. To e-o -with the curtains and rugs sne bought a blue hat. a blue ault and blue stockings. But Otto wss a dis cordant note, a brindled and white spotted crash In the general harmony of shade. what, then, was more nat ural thaa that Mtaa Owen should dye Otto to match the curtains, which matched the rugs, which matched the suit, which matched the hat and pair or stockings? For a couple of days Otto was a bright blue cat. so well matched with the rest of the ornaments that when he lay on the bright blue ottoman you couldn't really teil which was ottoman and "which was Otto. But when Otto thrust aa Inharmonious little pins: tongue Into the color scheme and be gan to bathe himself therewith he speedily became mors blue than bright. Indeed. Otto lost bis vivacity completely, and Just when Miss Owen noticed this the humane society no ticed Miss Owen. roar Cfcldea Margaret. The magistrate called her a "spoiled child" and a "prima donna." using the terms practically aa synonyms. Then he made Miss Owen promise to visit her father In Florida and not return until she had a guardian with her who would see that she kept out of tho prima donna class. As for Otto, he stays with . the humane society until ke gets over the blues. Homebody meanwhile haa been maligning the youths of Gotham with the siur that they are not anxious to marry.- Somebody has been picturing them ss selfish and intent on dance i halls, toddle tops, business careers and anything but matrimony. It's all I a o x lie- Look at Theresa Katona, who has had ii suitors a day for the rat two days, not to mention letters dripping with love. Theresa offered t. marry the man who would provide 91000 for the support of her parents and her six brothers and sisters. "The" man, mark you. For Theresa had no Idea there were li of them a day. all willing to wed and all .possessed of M009 or able to raise It. Five young men rang Theresa's doorbell at one time and stood glaring at one another. The very young lady she is 17 has bought a card index and la listing her catch according to age. occupation and height. Old Ararasaeat Daahra. One thing at least has been shown to a skeptic world. In New York there are many young gentlemen who think JIO'jO none too high a bonus for a wife and home. What. then, be comes of the good old argument that Jaxa and fiappcrism have made wed ding bells aa scarce In New York as sleiRhbells? U must be discouraging to carry a 300-pound safe half a block, and then, after the trouble of cracking It. dis cover It contains only 1180. That ' what happened to a bevy of hard working cracksmen In Brooklyn the other Bight. The venture hardly re paid them for the expenditure of mtro, muscle and time. Fred Bohde. for example, showed a conspicuous want of consideration and regard for the ethlra of the game when his Madison-avenue grocery was heid up a few nights ago. Mr. Bohdle. who is 70 years old and not large of build, was supposedly alone in hit shop when two husky negroes entered with revolvers drawn and command ed him to throw up his hands. Yeggs Actually Caagkt. Looklner one assailant In the eye, Mr. Bohde obeyed. But he put up his bands with such enthusiasm as to knock the revolver to the floor. Not only that, but Mr. Bohde did the un sportsmanlike thing of throwing the yegg when the latter was no longer armed. Mr. Bohde wasn't actually alone. His son dashed out of the bookkeeper's cage, hurled himself upon the yeggs and drove tbemto the door, chaaed them on foot and In a taxi, and with Umentable lack of esprit de cwrps or Bonhomme Richard, or whatever It Is. actually caught thorn and turned til em over to lbs police. The status of Begging- Is not s good, either. Here was John Burrey. who went to a'.l the trouble of dress ing la his sister's clothes, rouging his face, acquiring a little phonograph and a tin pall and soliciting money on the Brooklyn rapid transit for "starv ing Russians." Burrey was grinding out "livery Little Bit Added to What You've tiot on the phonograph and bad col.ected SI 10 in the tin pail when a policeman noticed beneath the rouge a two-days beard. In night court Burrey said he hsd just put la the part about starving Russ.ana to make it sound weil. but that actually he waa collecting funds for his starv ing sister and nphewa. Jones and B. F. Lindas. Tho capital' stock Is fSOOD. The Hawthorne Hardware company, with headquarters in Portland and a capital atock of 110. GOO, as been in corporated by K. L. Mendenhall. J. A. Thurm and Bessie C Mendenhall. Nels Pearsbn, P. R. Cooper and J. P. Hurst have Incorporated the First Baptist church of Carlton. The prop erty of the corporation is valued at 10.000. Notice of Increase of the capital stock of the Beaver Gold Mining com pany from 120.000 to 110.000 baa been filed la the corporation department. STORM ABATES ON COAST Coos Bay Reports Weather Moder ating ; Snow on Hills. MARSHFIELD. Or.. Feb. 11. (Spe cial.) The weather moderated here today after several days of rain and sleet. Reports from various sections show that the storm was general It the coast district, and on higher ele vatlons much snow fell. Allegany reported 13 Inches In the hills and mountains. Powers bad four inches and the country about Powers eight to IS inches. The Coast range was snow-covered today. Marshfleld and other Coos bay points bad about an inch and a hair. Some damage resulted In the vl clnity of Powers. Where the Smith- Powers logging road on Salmon creek was blocked for two days by a land slide. Another small slide occurred near the main line tunnel north of Powers. Camps were closed yesterday at Powers and Davis slough and today the Tar Heal camp failed to work because of the slush. HISTORICAL TOWN BECOMES NEW RENO Staid, Drowsy, Dignified 0!d Alexandria in Spotlight. BAR IS INVESTIGATING Snow Melts at Salem. SALEM, Or- Feb. 11. (Special.) Snow, which started to fall here late last night, early today covered the ground to a depth of two to four inches. A rising temperature caused the snow to melt rapidly this after noon and tonight the white blanket had almost disappeared. Orchardists said the snow would prove beneficial to their trees and small fruits. MANNA SAMPLES HERE Food That Falls From Skies and IjOilgca on Oak Leaves Is Sweet. WASHINGTON. D. C. Feb. 11. (Special.) Samples of Turkish manna, supposedly the same substance upon which the children of Israel subsisted In the wilderness, have been received by the near-east di- -tion of the com merce department from Consul Owens of Bagdad. The product of the skies Is a commercial article in Syria, where it is sold and used as food. It was said at the department that the manna falls like dew during the months of September, October and No vember and lodgea on the leaves of oak trees. It immediately hardens and assumes the form of grain. The oak leaf retains the substance until It hardens, while that which falls upon the leaves of other trees or upon the ground is lost. The manna Is found only in upper Mesopotamia and Kurdistan. The manna Is gathered early In the morning by epreading sheets under the treea The trees are then shaken. The sweetness of the substance makes It a substitute for sugar or honey. the raw state It may be bought in lmlted quantities for 4a cents a pound. Three Inducements Cheapness, Noiselessness and Quickness -Are Offered bj Village. CHEAPER CEMENT DEMAND tight States in -Mississippi Valley Stand Pat for Reduction. SPRING FIEL1. 111.. Feb. 11. Eight states In the Mississippi valley are standing pat for a further reduction in the price of cement for bard road I building. Colonel C R. Miller, di rector of the state department of public works and building, said to day. "A reduction has been offered by the cement companies," the colo nel said, "but It Is not enough." Highway officials of Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio and Wisconsin are standing together. Colonel Miller said, with the intent that cement costs shall come down to a reasonable figure. He said the cement companies had offered the Illinois highway department a reduc tion of li cents a barrel. BY RALPH BURTON. (Copj-rllht. 1922, br The Oregonian.) ALEXANDRIA, Vs., Feb. 11. (Spe cial.) No one ever would have sus pected it of staid, drowsy, dignified old Alexandria, in the center of which stands Christ church, of which George Washington, father of his country, was a vestryman. One could forgive Reno for that sort of thing, for Reno is in a new country, where laws were quickly and perhaps loosely drawn, an out post of the later centers of the coun try with a shifting population of ad venturous spirits. But that Alexandria, 227 years old. steeped in the historic lore of revolu tionary days, should suddenly have been exposed and held up to publio contumely as possessing one of the most high-powered and rapidly re volving "divorce mills" In the entire western hemisphere, has proved shock from which tho old dominion wilt not recover for many a long day. Divorces Are la vest Igated. Here in Alexandria. -just six miles aown the Potomac from Washington, a committee or the bar association investigating the charges that di vorces have been obtained without any actual residence in the state on the part of the petitioners and upon tne mmsiest sort or evidence. The situation has been no real sur prise to those actually conversant ith conditions In this citv durfna- the last few years. The surprise has Deen mat the outside world has been so slow in finding Alexandria out. Xhe reason for this, however, as al ready stated. Is that no one ever would have suspected Alexandria, witn its wonderful old colonial homes, Its ivy-covered churches, its wide streets and stately trees, and its seemingly sleepy old courthouse. But three large inducements have been offered by Alexandria cheap ness, quickness and noiselessness. Let s take them in order. Market Quotations Vary. .first, cheapness. Market quota tions ror divorces vary from day to day. but the range is not wide. One authority is quoted as fixing the fig ure at -izuu and a nightgown": an other makes It '$150 and the cost of fixing, the costs cited amounting to about 25. In general a man or woman of economical turn of mind ougni io maice siio or JZ00 cover the whole cost of the fight for free dom, judging from such data as have been pried . loose by enterprising newspaper sleuths during the last few days. Now as to speed. The man or woman who wants a divorce wants It In a hurry, particu larly when he or she expects to meet No. 3 outside the courtroom. Speed, therefore, is Important. The resi dence requirement in the state of Virginia is a year, but H. O. Wells way." Those who take the trouble to investigate may discover that its term of life on the gilded ways was about six weeks. In, the same way the usages of divorce compress the calendar year into very moderate ccmpass In Alexandria. From 41 to 50 days is said to be ample time to accomplish a year's residence and to satisfy all the other requirements es sential for getting a divorce. But isn't there any danger that the world will learn about the speedy divorce and that friend wife or iriend husband may succeed in throwing a monkey wrench into the nicely oiled legal machinery? Maybe so now. But a month ago nothing could have worked more smoothly or noiselessly. Proeeaa Not Complicated. The process isn't anywhere near so complicated aa one might think. The divorces are granted in the cor poration court. The fact that they form a considerable part of the court's business is indicated rather over whelmingly by the statement that of cases Nos. 1141 to 1241. inclusive fairly recent cases taken at random only one Is said not to have been a divorce case. The investigation of the "divorce mill" in Alexandria indicates that the seeker of freedom finds the way nicely smoothed for htm if he patronises lawyers who specialise in that sort of work. He must, of course, be In a position to prove that be has had a residence in Alexandria for a year, but ex post facto residence is not difficult to arrange. A receipt for a year's rent is the big item. The pre vailing price for that is about $30. figure which indicates that the high cost of Washington apartments does rot extend to the territory across the Potomac It isn't necessary to spend even one night In Alexandria. A Washingtonian need only take trolley or taxi, go over to Virginia long enough to pay the rent and get receipt and start the legal ma chinery. Kigktgowa Bang 1b Closet. "Hanging a nightgown in a .closet somewhere" is given by one reputed authority as a part of the process of acquiring residence in Alexandria. "When your year begins its up, you're all through." was the lucid ex planation advanced by a man said to be prominent in the "divorce ring" in discussing the phase of residence re quirement. In- other words, payment of a year's rent today is payment for the "year preceding the date, not fol lowing it. No wonder rents are low in Alexandria. The notice of divorce must be ad vertised in an Alexandria paper once a week for four weeks. That's why It takes 42 days to get a divorce- about SO days are spoiled right there. But the Alexandria paper doesn't have verv laree circulation and seldom does a copy get outside Alexandria. The person from whom the divorce is sought will in all probability never see it. One Judge Gives 10OO Decrees. Of course, notice also has to be sent to the "last known address" of the respondent. But husbands and wives are strangely forgetful as to the domicile of the other halves of their matrimonial teams. A man who has lived all his life In North Dakota may be served with a notice in Ten nessee. His wife in applying for I divorce would somehow be unable to remember Just where he lived. So he would nver contest the proceedings and friend wife would soon be rid of him. Instances have been alleged where a husband would kiss his wife good bye before leaving on a short trip and return home to find that he was single again, his wife meantime having ac quired a year's residence In Virginia and havincr Droved that he had de serted hV" for three years. One judge in Alexandria, it is said, has given 1000 divorces in two years. SOCIETY OF CAPITAL SETIC FAST PICE No Rest to Be Taken Even for Today. PARLEY THING OF PAST Rounds of Dinners and Luncheons Follow Functions at Arms Limitation Conference. FIRE DESTROYS CHAPEL Damage at Baylor University Is Estimated at Half Million. WACO, Texas, Feb. 11. The F. L Carroll chapel of Baylor university here wss practically destroyed by fire which broke out In the dome of the building todsy. The loss was esti mated at a half million dollars. The fiames were discovered In the dome, which collapsed a few minutes later, several students narrowly es caping injury. Students attempted to fight the flames before firemen ar rived. A number of persons received burns while removing articles from the building. School authorities ssld tonight that at least II0O.00O worth of equipment had been lost. The origin of the fire is undetermined. and his time machine never took any such liberties with the calendar as have been taken by those who have been freed from matrimony bonds in Alexandria, Calendar Year Compressed. Sometimes a show comes to town. blaring the announcement that it has played "one entire year on Broad- Camp Lewis. Youth Held as Deserter. ALBANY, Or., Feb. 11. (Special.) C. A. Strouse, 19, of Royalton, Pa., is held In the Linn county jail on a charge of army desertion. He waa ar rested by Chief of Police Catlln Thurs day and probably will be turned over to army officers. Strouse Is said to have enlisted at Harrisburg, Fa., a year ago and to have deserted April 30. 1921, from the 6Sth infantry at BY BILLY BAXTER. (Copyrisht, 1822, by The Oregonian.) WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. 11 (Special.) Lord Rlddell. one of the outstanding foreigners of the arms conference, was particularly amused with a word which he said was typically American, which he said he heard "every time I turned around.' It was the word "reaction." Well, reaction is what Washington society has suffered from this week after a week of intense mourning a-nd brooding and inaction because of the Knickerbocker theater disaster. Society during the last seven days did not waste a second, but enter tained literally morning, noon and night, until you would think the Poor people would be dead tired and glad of the excuse that tomorrow is Sunday and they mignt rest. But no, they won't stop, even for Sunday; there are all sorts of parties sched uled for tomorrow, including a musi cals which Representative and Mrs. Samuel Winslow of Massachusetts will give, and. a full dozen other functions. Parley Thing of Past. The arms conference, which nearly set Washington crazy for a while, is at last a thing of the past. When it opened there were all sorts of con jectures as to how long it would last, the guesses ranging from three months to three years. I am sure three months was the minimum. Well, let's see, it lasted almost ex actly three months to the day. Prac tically the last conference delegates have sailed for home, both the leaders and the lesser lights, with the ex ception of those who have gone, to do a bit of touring. There were a number of farewell parties for the departing delegates during the week. The French am bassador gave a luncheon for the departing Frenchmen. Tho Japanese delegation gave a dinner for the Chinese delegation a return favor. for the Chinese delegation gave the Japanese delegation a dinner several weeks ago, a party that caused a bit of excitement, for nothing of that j nature had taken place here in many a day. Smoking the pipe of peace, as it were. Dinners Are Given. Then the heads of the Japanese delegation gave a farewell reception Wednesday evening and Thursday evening home of the Japanese em bassy attaches entertained for the delegates. As each group departed they were escorted to the station by the state department officials In quite a formal manner. Other Monday parties of particu lar Interest were the dinner given by Mrs. Henry F. Dimock and that given by Mr. and Mrs. Mark Reid Yates in compliment to the governor of Dela ware and Mrs. W. D. Denny. The Norwegian minister and Mme. Byrne entertained at dinner, asking their guests to meet the British ambassador and Lady Geddes. The big event of Monday, however, was tho southern relief ball, an annual event of peculiar interest to Washington, which is dis tinctly a southern town. Vice-President Feted. On Tuesday's social programme was la dinner to the vice-presiaent ana Mrs. Conlidsre. given bv Senator and Deschutes Hay Sold. PEN'P. Or, Feb. 1L (Special.) eighteen hundred tons of Deschutes county bay are under contract at Hi. t. o. b. cars, according to local repre sentatives of the Oregon Hay Grow ers' association. Of this amount COO tons have already been delivered or are In transit. Embesxlc'ment Is Charged. .SPOKANE. Wash, Feb. 11. Under a superior court ruling made today. Walter J. Ntcholls, former head of the defunct brokerage firm of Walter J. Ntcholls Co.. must stsnd trial on grand larceny charges. It Is alleged that he embexxled funds entrusted to him for investment. SIX FIRMS INCORPORATE C, Taylor Company Files Ta pers at Salem. AT.Tr, Or. Feb. 11 (Special) TTie Fred C. Tsvlor eomnanr. with a capital atock of $15,000 and head quarters in r-on.anu. nss Deen incor porated by J. W. Chandler. C R. Mad- dock and t red C. layior. Articles were filed in the state corporation depart ment ncre touay. The National Tea company has been Incorporated br Alfred L Wilcox. Iorval Z. lrvln and A. C. Emmons. The capital stock Is IIS. COO and head quarters win oe in roritAqa. George Berry. Harriet Berry and Walter SommerfeltU have Incorporated the Minaird juro oranlte at Stone eompaay. neaaquariers wui re in Portland. The capital atock is 15000. The Medford Tire company, with headquarters In Medford. has been ia- iorvetiift ii i-. u. jane, ttaei j. CARDS OF THA.VK9. We wish to extend our thanks to the relatives and friends for their kind services snd sympathy shown In "ur recent bereavement In. the death of our dear mother and for the beautiful floral pieces. Adv. 11 R. AND M RS. C. A. HANCOCK. We desire to thank our friend and neighbors for their many acts of kindness during the Illness and death of our beloved husband, father, I'.altl uar Zeoh. We aioo in to tbank members of the Plumbers' Local, No. ill also are we deeply appreciative tor tne many beautiful fioral tributes. M K S. M A KI E Z KCH. -VHAKI -LA PEXlUHSOS. Adv. Liiii. ZECH. We wish to thank our many friends In our recent bereavement In the death of my wife. Agnes V. Watson of this etty. Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. Zellman. sister of Mrs. C. G I'eterson, brothers. . Craig and K. L. Craig of U. R. navy; uncle II. Craig, aunt Mrs. C. Moriey, all of Tacoma. Adv. F. R. WATSON. 8. ft H. green stamps ror cash. Hol ms a Fuel Co. coal snd wood. Broad war 0-l Adv. BeUlnghara Lump Coal now 112.50 per ton delivered, call East taut. Adv. Bead. The Ores,omaa classified ada. Tj3 1 a $1 Package of Compound ilLao Yeast Vitamine Capsules (Each Capsule the Potency of a Fresh Yeast Cafe) With Every $1 Bottle of Liquid Nux With . This combination treatment of yeast vitamines, together with Liquid Nux with Iron is producing the most phenomenal results the iron being the bloodmaker and the yeast vitamines the flesh producer. IMPORTANT NOTICE: Do not take V it amines unless you wish to increase your weight Compound Yeast Vitamine Capsules are simply wonderful for women who are thin and scrawny, and for men who are angular and emaciated, or, in fact, for anyone wanting to put on flesh. Liquid Nux with Iron is the blood builder, energy producer ' and strength developer; producing rich blood, firm tissues, ruddy com plexions, and a vitality necessary to enjoy good health. These preparations are really foods more than medicines. Vitamines are more prevalent in the hulls, skins and husks of vegetables and grains which we throw away. Bull Run water does not contain a trace of iron, although this valuable tonic is generally supplied through our drinking water. ' : EEMEMBEIi We are giving away 1000 packages free of charge (they won't last long) to demonstrate our claims for this wonderful combination treatment. FURTHER THAN THAT:- The treatment carries the Stout-Lyons guarantee of satisfactory results, or money refunded without a question. Don't take tablets as a substitute, as they are often compressed so hard that they do not dissolve, and con sequently do you no good. Get the Liquid Nux with Iron and Compound Yeast Vitamine Capsules! This offer it good at any one of our stores. MAIL ORDERS FILLED AND SENT POSTPAID SfoM ;p mm mm wmfmi Northern Pacific Pharmacy, Third and Merrison Oregon Hotel Pharmacy, Broadway at Stark Perkins HoteJ Pharmacy Washington, Near Fifth Mrs. Lawrence C. Phipps. Walter renegree gave a dinner, while Mme. 1'anaretoff gave another luncheon, one - of the series she is giving just now. The secretary, of the navy and Mrs. Denby were the guests of nonor at a dinner which the director of the con sular service and Mrs. Wilbur J. Carr gave. The Xieiibys and Carrs are Michigan people, you know. The next day. Thursday, was the day of the congressional reception at the W'hite House, when the members of both houses of congress and others were entertained by President and Mrs. Harding. The last one will -be for the army and navy. Other parties of particular interest last Thursday were given to Princess Lubomirska, Sir Auckland and Lady Geddes by Mrs. Henry C. Corbin and several others. Tonight there was to have been a dinner at the Roumanian ministry by Princess Bibesco for the latter's mother, Margot Asquith, but both women were taken ill in New York, and all of the functions and Mrs. Asquith's lecture had to be postponed. THYE THROWS GARNEH OXE FAIit EXOUGH TO DECIDE TJXDER NEW KCXES. Newspaper Men Hold Meeting. CHEHALIS, Wash., Feb. 11. (Spe cial.) Group No. 6 of the Washing ton .State Press association held an important business meeting- yester day afternoon at Kalama. Professor Kennedy of the department of jour nalism of- the University of Wash ington and C. Ellington of Chehalis, who Is regional director of the organization, gave talks and buying home products and Washington manufactured goods were urged. About 20 newspaper men were pres ent from Cowlitz. Clarke and Wah kiakum counties. Veterans Benefit Success. CENTRALIA, "Wash., Feb. 11. (Spe cial.) A benefit programme held at the Pe Ell high school auditorium for the benefit of the town's newly or ganized library association, which will establish a public library as a memorial to the Pe Ell bqys who served in the world war, was a suc cess. Admission was by book or- sil ver donation. The receipts totaled 60 booKs and a neat sum of money. Match Is Livened Up Bit by Altered Regulations Three Other Falls Are Averted. Pinky Gardner, New York middle weight, failed dn his second attempt to throw Ted Thye last night at the Hellig' theater. Wrestling in a re turn match . under the new White rules, which call for the wrestlers to go ten-minute rounds with a two minute rest between . rounds, Thye gained the only fall of the match. which came in the tenth round. They had been wrestling 9 minutes and 65 seconds of the tenth round when Thye clamped a wristlock on the eastern grappler. From the wristlock Thye swung into an arm scissors. Gardner's shoulders hovered for a few seconds above the mat, but he could not break the hold and was slowly pressed to the masr Under the White rules, when there lias been no fall in the first nine rounds, one fall after that decides the match. As the one fall occurred in the tenth round, the match ended when Thye pinned 'Gardner to the mat. While the new rules livened up the match considerably as the two grap plers would come back fresh after a two-minute rest, the rules also pre vented there being more than one fall. In three of the rounds there would have been a fa.ll, but the bell saved one or the other of the con testants. 1 In the second round Thye was pun ishing Gardner with a toe hold, but , the bell rang before he could com pel the easterner to quit. In the third session Gardner worked the head lock to good advantage, but again the bell prevented a fall. Ted brought his deadly wristlock into play in the fourth period, but before he could spread Gardner to the mat the bell again broke up the rally. Gardner tried- time and: again to work the beadlock and the body scissors, but Thye was too strong for his fast opponent. As usual, Thye was depending largely on his wrlBt lock to gain advantage. There was little weight difference between the two men. Thye's weight was an nounced at 165 and Gardner's at 164. With the exception of the one fall, there was little to ch'oose between the two mat men on aggressiveness Basanta Singh, the Hindu middle weight, showed his class over Rich ard Kanthe in one of the prelimi naries by throwing Kanthe with a toe hold ill 1$ minutes 27 seconds. In the first preliminary Jack Larry and Walter Arndt wrestled 15 minutes to a draw. ARMS DELEGATES LEAVE French Conferees Leave New York for Home With Attaches. NEW YORK. Feb. 11. The French arms delegation, headed by Albert Sarraut, French minister of colonies, departed for home today. The party included a score of military attaches. under-secretaries and clerks. M. Sar raut, in a statement, said: "I shall cherish the memory of the confidence which has been welded be tween America and France. I am very proud to have been able to bring my co-operation tosxhe great arms con ference in Washington, which I con sider to have bad the best results in reaching the ends sought. I am confi dent that the conference has succeeded in fulfilling the wishes of the Amer ican government and the other nations of the world. All the provisions in the limitations of armament have been very good measures. 1 feel sure that the example set will be followed by the other nations of the world." Moonshiner Fined $250. A fine of $250 waa Imposed by Dis trict Judge Deich on Joe Despot, 390 East Tenth street, In whose posses sion deputy sheriffs found six gallons of moonshine. The Largest Retailer of Shoes West of Chicago Here Are SHOE VALUES The four shoes pictured and described here are representative of 200 different styles included in our greatest clearance sale a sale of unprecedented price re ductions $1,65 to $8.25 on every pair F-2220 Brown calf oxford, suitable for street or morning wear, with a solid leather welt sole and leather Cuban heel $ey.j5 B-1612 Brown kid two-strap. Also in black kid with one' strap, welt sole and leather Cuban heel . ' B-2220This shoe may be had in mahog any brown calf; either oxford or one-strap ppmp with perforated ball-strap and tip; welt sole and leather Cuban heel 2220 This sturdy oxford made of tan grain calf is representative of ten separate lines of oxfords -and pumps which we are selling at the one price $5 Los Angeles 362 Alder Street, Between Park and West Park 308 Washington Street 270 Morrison Street Sat Francisco Portland Detroit