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3000 TROOPS TO
QUELL CAR RIOTS
INIIIDIAIIAPOLIS
THE EMPTY. MARKET .
WILSON JO PASS
ACTION IN MEXICO
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Present Policy, Is' One' of Se
, crecy, . But Rumors , Persis
Huerta Has ConveyeT Def i
sance to United States. ; , ;.
PRESIDENT AND BRYAN
HOLD LONG CONFERENCE
Naval DisDlav- in Mexican
. Waters Greatest Demonstra-
; tion Since Spanish War;
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' (Halted Prets iNWd Wire.) ' '
' "v (Washington, i Nov. ; . President . W1I
. (, son wllj leave it to congress to decide
' whether or not to permit the Imports
tlon of arma by the Mexican rebels,; It
, was learned on unimpeachable authority
today. -
. Tlie president haa power to suspend
" neutrality but prefers not to exercise it
- The proposition will be discussed, how.
-fver.' If he : and his advisers decide
peace would b hastened by giving the
t rebels a free' hand he probably will rec
ommend it to congress. This la aa far
;v, aa he will go.'' ' -v .
, In submitting the subject to congress,
it was expected that the president would
. oersonally address a joint session of
both houses, furnishing the lawmakers
with the fullest -possible information
and recommending the course he deems
it best to pursue. - ; ?- :;i - r
Policy Kept Secret.
' '.. Today's policy -was'' one of 'absolute
secrecy. .Only President Wilson. Secre
tary Bryan and their . closest advisers
knew the exact situation.
' Bryan visited tha 'president.' carrying
- with' him a buridle of dispatches . which
- arrived during the night A long con-
; . farence followed.: -w - ;.; .-
..Bryan waa asked.' on his-way to the
' chief executive office, if it were true
';- that Huerta had told Charge d'Affairea
jij O'Shaughuessy be roust continue In of-
, I flee, the people 'having tailed to- piect
a successor to; him. . To this Question
tb secretary returned ho reply.;
. It waa persistently rumored, however,
that Huerta had defied ; the , United
Htatea.. . , ..-
Outrages Ate beared. '
i The secretary of tale refused also to
v d Isruta tha fenort that William uayaro
""Male, who lnveitlnated conditions I in
Mftvlrn fo tha tn-asldent some time aeo,
waa !. communication - with fieneral
' Carransa. the rebel leader, and that the
administration. already hadireeeivea a
(ConMnued on Page Twenty-Ona.T'
BUSINESS PROSTRATED
15
Dozens of Failures Daily and
: Small ' Stores Close; - Coin
'; Reserves Gone. - .
! Mexico CJty, .Nov. 6. Business here
had. reached a point of - practically com
plete j prostration today. ' Many stores
- have closed up, their sale being, too
email to warrant the expense of run
nin g them., There; are dosens of , fail
ures dally, i President Huerta, by per
mitting; the 'banHs to issue currency
notes freely, regardless of the lack of
coin treaervea. to redeem them, -haa ag
gravated the situation.'
Shore Leave Cartailed. '
- Vera Crua, Mexico,, Nov. 6 Admiral
Fletcher; commanding . the ; 'American
naval force here, today denied shore
; leave to exneers or sailors, intense
' excitement prevailed as a result o Em
issary . Und'a confirmation of report
that President Wilson , had - notified
, Huerta he must retire. An anti-Ameri
can ..outbreak was"-; jteared.i'S'ln readi
ness to suppress It., there were seven
American warships here today. C Alml
ral Fletcher , had transferred his flag
it the Shod -Island. .v,ji.4., (A-t..:k. "v
The' member Of the special mission
' which accompanied General Felix . Dias
. abroad last summer, returned with him
' to Vera Crua lust before election an
. were arrested here.-left for the capital
; today, heavily guarded.
, ' ' Prance Denle : Intervention, ;
Parts, Nov.' ft. The- foreign office t'
day issued an official denial of , the
. story that. Huerta had asked French
mediation . between Mexico ' and th-i
United 8tates. One .'diplomat expressed
: the opinion ' that many false reports
i .were being circulated 'concerning the
- Mexican situation In an effort. to maici
President Wllson'a policy seem vacil
lating, i ;.:Vv: i; $ ;
IF ACQUITTED, BEILIS ,
. WlLLJLECTUREilNUlS.
, New Vork? Nov, eReportg that;Mei-'
del Bellls will be brought dvthe . United
,T3Utea te lecture; If acquitted, at!; Kief f
on a charge of murdering Andrei' Mu
echlnaky In connectfcn with an alleged
. religious rite, we're confirmed here : to-
c day by prominent, local Jews. "1 . ;
. Bellls ) an ignorant man, but It was'
aid he probably could talk well enough
' to bring American Jews to a realisation'
of the manner In which-those of ' their
race in Russia are treated by Muscovite
officialdom; 'v'I'm .r
Should the accused man be convicted
Attorney Grdusenberg, .his lawyer, will
come Instead, giving the proceeds of his
' lecture to the Bollis family, which Is
dtstltut .
IN MEXICO CITY; BANKS
-ISSUE CURRENCY, NOTES
Dudley Field Malone. i
- New .Tork, Nov. t ft. John ."Purroy
Mltchel was delighted when told that
Dudley Field Malone was to succeed him
as collector of : the port of New Tork.
"Will be be a good man to lead the
fight against Murphy r a reporter aeKea
him. .-..v.'"; x r;''''
"Malone could, lead anything honor
able, fair and In the people's interest,
answered Mltchel. '"The ovation he re.
celved at Madison " Square Garden last
week when he repudiated Murphy and
Tammany showed conclusively that the
people are. wit,h him."
ARE -
I A, IS
Ti
if. j. . (.4...
As Result ;.of incendiary, Ad-
aress Anxi-jewi5n'uuiDreaK
Feared -at Kief f.-
? (CTBltea PreM leaMd-Wlre.). .
Kleff,. Russia, Nov, . An anti-Jew
ish, outbreak was seriously ' threatened
here ' today as a; result f ' Prosecutor
WiPPef'a; bitter denunciatlpn . of thv
race in- hla apeecb yesterday afternoon.
following the conclusion 'of testimony
in the Mendel Bellls trial.: : .
The prosecutor did not confine him
self to the charge that Bellls murdered
12-year-old ; Andrei ; Muschinsky. Hu
declared Jewish "ritual murdera" oon:
mon. He seemed to be doing bis bes
to stir the Christian population of Kleff
to violence against their Jewish fel
low, townspeople. : Hla address was an
outrageous One and It plainly had its
effect, for anti-Jewish muttering began
to be heard directly after Wipper hai
flniahed. : :'- . . ;'
There was a strong foroe of cavalry
in town, ostensibly to prevent a po
grom," but few considered it likely that
the soldiers 1 were - tinder orders to try
to protect the Jewish population. - ,
Arguments- were ? continued today at
the Bellls trial. Attorney Grousenberg,
for the defense, asserted that not a. acln
tills of evidence, had. .been brought out
connecting his-client 'With. the murder.
and ridiculed the atorleaiof human sac
rifices by the Jewa.
, The Jurore : listened,-; apparently - in
wooden indifference. It was tho gen
eral impression that the furors would
disagree but under, Russian law, a ma-.
Jorlty is suff Icientj f or a conviction or
an, acquittal. .The Individual on . trial
Is considered Innocent in case of a tie.
A verdict was looked , for, not later
than Saturday night w r,,A::::;-:-r:
Bellls plainly showed ' the effect ' of
the strain 1 he has been' under 'for ' so
Ions. He writhed nervously and- seemed
repeatedly on the point of another-col-
lapsev'iU. i --i-i t.i- :-ii--,',y.
STRAWBERRIES RIPEINT
WHILE AUTUMN WINDS
STRIP TREES OF LEAVES
No need any . lonaer t for" tha
hothouse of the Importation of '
" fruit from .the tropics or semi-.
; tropica. P. A. Sawdon, who Uvea
at Klghty-third f and 7 Tillamook
Streets. wcked - a? pint of "ripe
.. strawberries la; his - garden this
morning. A They were targe, red,.
;i riP -Juicy berries, that falflj
mae tna mouth water. &.:?.
'v; Inasmuch as the, plants bear a"
number of green ' berries ivand 5
k blossoms, Mr.- Sawdon, is ,antict-f
I pating shortcake throughout the
V of . the- Gold Dollar Variety and -
as large. as a. manVtaumb. :-x4,i'&4
Mr, Bawdon attributes the late '"
. growth of the berries to the fact,'
that ' he covered the . patch six '
i inches deep .with manure, and'
i' then -plowed it tinder .before the ' e
' plants were first laid out.'.Ber-
y rjes at'this.tlme'of. the year art
A something new in his experience,
Twenty Killed In4 Russian Wreck;
' .Moscow.' Nov.' 8. - Fourteen bersons
met instant death and 20 others were
injured by the derailment of an express
train between MobvOw and Kasan. - f
RITUAL
MURDERS
COMMON IN RUSS
PROSECU
'S
CLAIM
Martial Law to Be Proclaimed
in Indiana Metropolis as
'..Soon: as Sufficient Militia
Arrives to Keep Order. '
BUSINESS PARALYZED
.: BY. STOPPING OF CAjlS
Merchants Ask : for Militia to
' Guard : Lines So Service '
Can Be Resumed, i
- (United PrM tsaaU Wlrs.t
. : Indianapolis. -Ind., Nov. .3overnor
Ralston today called out SO00 sUte
troops to suppress street car strike riot
ins. On the , soldiers' arrival, - It was
announced, martial law would be pro
claimed. ! The local militia companies
had already been mobilised 1ut it was
deemed unsafe to attempt a resumption
of street car service under thelf pro
tection alone. r''y
Fearing trouble the moment state
troops taks a hand in the street car
strike situation Here. Governor Ral
ston this - afternoon, said, no soldldra
woufd be allowed to show themselves
until , the full, ,8000 were here, a suf
ficient number, he believed, to suppress
disorder quickly. . The Jocal companies
would remain in their armories, he ex
plained, and those from out of town
on board-their 'trains until the word
waa given. Many local militiamen re
fused to report for strike- duty.
The declaration of martial law was
delayed during ; the forenoon by non
arrival of the out-of-town troops. They
were expected in the course of the af
ternoon. In the meantime the five lo
cal companies waited in their armories.
They were supplied witn nan car
tridges. ' ' '-'.
The Indianapolis newspapers did not
publish extras to announce the calling
out of the troops, fearing to excite the
public. , The union leaders were protesting-
vainly against martial law.
' rrhs , Streetcar employee did not call
this so-called strike." said President
Todd of the traction company lh an in
terview today. "It was done by outside
agitators, led by. J. J. Thorpe of Pittsburg.-
A majority of the Indianapolis
rootormen and conductors were satisfied
with their 'waares and working condlt-
with thelt . wages , and working, jcpndj-
tions. ,Th--i were-' frightened Into qult
- "Since . Friday , alghf anarchy hai
reigned. When law and order are re
stored the company,, is prepared to re
sume operations." s r, ,
The decision to resort to military
methods followed an all night confer
ence at the capltol between the governor
and representatives of every important
(Continued on Page Two.)
M'COMBS TO MARRY
AMERICAN GIRL ABROAD
Washington, Nov. ft. Friends of Mrs.
John Williams today were notifed by
cable that her daughter, Miss Dorothy
Williams, would be married in London
tomorrow to William McCombs, chair
man of the Democratic national commit
tee. Miss Dorothy Is a sister of Mrs.
Joe Letter of Chicago. ,::: '., -- -,v . ,
CONGRATULATES NEW
YORK'S-MAYOR-ELECT
Washington, Nov. ft. President Wil
son today sent jne ronowing message
to John Purroy Mltchel,, mayor-elect of.
New Tork: '.
"I congratulate you with all my
heart.; '
RIVER DEVELOPMENT DECLARED INCOMPLETE
IF CONRNED TO IMPROVING NAVIGATION
Opening of ,Upper Columbia Well Nigh Useless Unless Project
inciuaes cringing i erniory
Productivity; Appeal Is
Water transportation : In the Colum-
bla basin is not being developed scien
tifically, declared JoBeph N. Teal, presi
dent of the state conservation commis
sion, In an address before the, Progres
sive Business mena club - this aftef
nooh.- ... . i '''', ' ..- i
Methods, he added, are tne reverse ot
progresalve, , being in : erceci reirogreB
slve. Investments made will not be
realised on for this reason, and; Port
i.nri hniTMiu men: should actively . in.
terest ' themselves to make 'real devel
opment" of water transportation equal
- .riiMrmv toi railroad -development
Citing the River Rhine andAhe Kibe In
Europe, and the "Boo" canal in Ameri
ca. Mr,.. Teal .showed. boW. Important to
' ' . x. M it.. a nd m skit
the oeveiopmeni m-iu-ww .w ...
the territory ' drained Uy the Columbia
Is sclentif IcaUy -direoxea enon. .
( Mr. Teal seia inai ww
the .parting of the ways in river im-
provements ana im ww mivwu i
those familiar with the subject, speak
ing generally, that the work of river
and harbor improvement haa not only
been carried on in-a desultory and halt,
n raahion ' but there has" rtfcen little
attention given, to 'corelatlng- the vari
ous projects, and that in considering: a
plan for. the Improvement of a water
way a'ttentlon has been directed only to
the. use for navigation. -. vv-.-i--v;jr
' What . is rtw of Importance to the
public.' he declared, is whether the pres
ent methods areto continue.- Under, a
logical system of waterway improve
ment a number of things - should . be
considered, amongst Others the folldw
ing: The waterway in its entirety, in
cluding harbors, terminals and .wharf
L BE
OFFERED TO PUBLIC
BY THE GOVERNMENT
Currency Committee Agrees toJ
Public Sale of 60. Days and
Government Control.
vJi;vl.'!.1-'- -.
(CBlted PrMS Leaied Wire.) .
Washington, Nov; ft. Under a provi
sion adopted by the senate banking and
currency committee, now. considering
the Glass-Owen currency, bill. $100,000,
000 worth Of regional, bank stock, bear
ing either 6 or per cent interest, will
be offered to the public. It also was
provided that the banks must be absolutely-under
government control.
' The stock, according to the provision
adopted "by the committee, will be of
fered to the public for 80 days, and at
the end Of this time the banks must
subscribe for the unsold balance. '
Despite tho fight Waged by Senator
O'Gorman, - the amendment removing
regional banks from the control of mem.
ber banks was adopted by a vote of 7
to 6. Senators Reed and Hitchcock,
Democrats, favored this plan. Under the
terms of the amendment adopted by the
committee, tha government reserve
board will appoint six of the nine region
al bank directors instead of four, there
by giving the government control.
An open break between President Wll
son and those senators opposed to the
Glass-Owen currency bill .seemed today
to be certain. It was stated that the
president disapproved of tha : radical
changes proposed in the measure by the
(Continued on Page Twenty-one.)
uomiguous to us runesi ;
Made to Portland Men,
'j
facilities; the Improvements contem
plated with reference : to -connected
waterways and related projects the
character bf the Improvement; the vari
ous uses to which a waterway may be
put and the advisability of coordinat
ing such uses. - . . .-; -v ,' ,
In other words, -It would be of but
little real service to Improve the up
per reacnea or, a river and leave the
outlet or mouth unusable or of limited
use. It would be .of but little service
h a river were improved and the har
bors land terminals Ignored. Railroads
with capacity to give dispatch are an
other , essential . .' j
, ' Vresent XeUods Obsolete, 'v '4:
Mr. ' Teal, 1 declaring that, type5 and
character, of river improvements - will
have.to be changed, said that scraping
the gravel bars, building of wing dama
and blowing out of rocks here and
there, and characterising this work -as
river improvement, should be a thirl?
of the past . i
The speaker expressed the opinion
that little progress had . been" made in
the past SO years, and that the underly
ing reason was in lawa, traditions and
practices which have required the engi
neers ; tO ' largely close their eyes ..to
all .problems save -one, and have made
cooperation, between governmental de
partments almost If not; quite; Impoa
slble. -i-i-'v-H.' ,' fi-'i tX'-'Z ;' i,v
Mr, Teal said there has been senti
mental as well as. dogmatic opposition
to the Idea of considering all the unes
to which a waterway may be put whn
Its improvement for navigation is under-
lanen. But it . is becoming plain that
BANK
STOCK
(Continued on Page Five.)
FORCES WILL
WORK TO KEEP SALEM
IN THE W COLUMN
Plan Injunction Suit on Ground
That Yesterday's' lection
"Was Not' Legal. '''
(ftalem Bdreii of The Jeurnat.i '
Salem, Or.; Nov. ft. Information waa
obtained today from .an authoritative
source .that the liquor jlnteresta , will
bring an injunction suit against County
Judge Bushey ' to restrain him' from
Issuing an order declaring Salem to' be
dry aa a result of the local option elec
tlon Tuesday. The suit will be brought
on the ground that a local option elec
tion. cannot be held legally except, at
the time of a general eleotlon, or when
a regular 'City election, falls on the. first
Tuesday after, tha first Monday or -November
in a . year whem there Is no
eral election. ; The "wets" contend that
Tuesday's election was a special and not
a general election. . . r, .
Attorney W. H. Trlndle. leader of the
"drys,": said he has Investigated this
question and in hla opinion the "wets'
have not a peg to stand on with such a
contention. - He declared that the su
preme court has held that a local option
election can be held in any year on the
first Tuesday after the' first Monday
and -at no other time. He said 'It would
have made i no difference If there . had
been 'no special state election Tuesday,
the; locals option election I would have
been held Just the same, i - " ' -
t According to the contention of the
liquor men when a local option election
is. beld at the time of , a 'general state
election, the state election machinery Is
used, and when .held atthe time of
cltyi election then the city election ma
chinery must be used. . - They contend
that-, as .the Salem city election does not
c6me 'In .November, no. local option elec
tion could be held here . legally this
year.; , v. '...- :i '--.
But regardless of the outcome of the
local, option, election., the ."drys" have
another , whack at the saloons, and this
Is also causing aome Interesting spec
ulation on the part of the ''wets." An
lnltlatlvramendment to the, city chaster
has been filed, prohibiting the city
council, from Issuing any more saloon
licences, and . this , will be, voted on at
the city election uecemeer i.y it - it
carries- the amendment will go into ef
fect- immediately, thus abolishing "s
loon on that date. All saloon licenses
now "expelre" December ;1.
This" would iclve the Prohibitionists" a
double hitch on the "dry" regime, with
the ' city charter amendment preceding
the local option by one month.
, And If the "drys" fall to pass the dry
ehartef amendment,' the saloons will be
abolished the firat of the year anyway
unless the local option election Is de
clared void. With this possibility com
fronting them. It was stated today by
leaders of the ,"drya" that they would
mate sure of passing the charter amend
ment ' j,C " '
CUTE BEFORE MARRIAGE. .
, SPANKED v HIM. AFTER
"i" .-,'''-' :.' V " ' l-
' San Francisco,- Nov. . Edward Qulve
was -granted an absolute divorce from
Sophia' Qulve. ' Qulve, five feet tall,
weighed exactly 0 pounds, and S6phl-i,
who loomed' head knd , shoulders above
hmv acknowledged .180,.'.;.."':' n
"My wife called -me a Tom Thumb'
Qulve told Judge Sargent. ' "But before
our marriage she used to'say, -I -was
cute. Time and again she has slapped
my face spanked me,, locked me out of
the house and Insulted my relatives." '
,,Mr '.Qulve did not denyi the. allega
tions, and the, application was granted. A
.. Wreck Victims' 72. . : z ;r -Paris,.
Nov;; . Thlrty-twd .dead nd
40 injured, many fatally,, were given of
ficially this afternoon , as - Included . in
thv list of victims of laat night's wreck
of . tha Paris-Marseilles . Express Dear
Melun. . . . i j l.
LIQUOR
TO
ES OF THREE
. POPULAR MEASURES
University, Workmen's Com
pensation and County At-
torney Acts 'Favored, -
- v-vX ,,d
..atesu or-xnesasys) seiereaanni
e Majority for university repair,
e I7,i., . - . , -,v . a
a . Majority , for University new
w ' buildings, rlJ,0ll. ;r .
Majority against Sterilization,
S S.61I.- . '.-.'' v. '-.' - ';:-
ftv . Majority- for Workmen's Com
pensatlonS6,6J7. , ; - . .
' Nearly , comolete ' returns ; from ' the
large, counties ana partial returns from
the smaller and remote ones as received
and complied by The Journal but add to
the majorities in favor of the university
repair and building,' the workmen's com
pensation and county attorney meaa
urea voted on at lastTuesday's referen
dum election. '; ''; .1,'' s-.;.:" ' '
In like manner the majority against
the eerllliatlon measure increases. '.
neiurns received, up to noon gave xne
(Continued, oa 'iage Two.!?
EMPIRE BUILDER" MUST
' t HAVE FELT 'PEEVISH"
-. (' . , -i .; ;.;-, I - w .
Seattle; ; WashiJ Nov.i ft. It nettled
James J. Hill, the railroad builder, to
be asked .here today to confirm a rumor
that Carl Gray, president of .the Greet
Northern railroad,, was soon to be re
tired 'and' HIU himself, was to get Into
active' harness again. v.' ' "
I' "Just for asking such silly questions."
said, Hill to the reporter, "I don't want
tiy-talk to you at all."
Hill Is accompanied by J. H. Hanna-
ford, president of the Northern Pacific:
Louis W. Hill, chairman of the board
Of directors of the Great Northern, and
a.; number of other railroad men and
bankers. He will make an Inspection of
the local terminals and Will go to Van
couver, B. C, Friday.
P. L. WILLIS WAS IN
- INDIAN WAR OF 1856
. , , I, . . .,
Parish I WilllsJ a 'well known Port
land attorney, who has Just been
granted a pension of 1 20 per month for
service In the army. Is " an Indian war
veteran, having served 1 In the Rogue
River Indian wars In 1856. He served
for four months as a ' private under
the command . of Major Xatshaw and
Captain P. C Noland. Willis received
no injuries during his service and has
never before applied for a pension. : He
has resided in Oregon since 1S5. ,
STATE DEPARTMENT"
WONT CONSIDER CLAIM
i.i ,i ' ., .1., i ,ii;,..V'..:,r''ii.-!jy;
rwhlnaton Baieaa of T JournaLI '
V Washlneton. Nov. (.The state . de
partment Informs Secretary Lane It will
not receive? the claim' of the Castllloa
Bubber Plantation company of Portland
against the'Unlted States, on account of
the action or ' tne Amenoan consul - at
Froutera; Mexico, In. advising its em
ployes, to ': leave Mexico. It suggests
claims against - this government must be
presented to -congress. o.!- , ' , , v
CHAMBERLAIN ADDED TO
SUFFRAGE1 LECTURERS
,'! - '-- :' I I , ii ,, V'..,:,. ' ' -
5f VWMMiitoii Pur.au of 'Ph. JcurnnM '
Wasklngton. Nov. 6. Senator Cham
berlain .has 'been added , to the list' of
lecturers . at. the. Woman's Suffrage
school, to be started here December 8.
LATE RETURNS ADD
MAJORITI
Dock I Commission " Wrestles
With the Problem Covered,,
by City I Ordinance; Safe
guard for Public Is Sought.
COUNCIL REQUESTED TO. -ISSUE
$900,000 BONDS
Series Would Run 30 Years at
Rate" of 41-2 Per Cent .
Interest. 4;v.
The dock commission faced this morn
ing Its first serious test of an ordi
nance passed more than a year ago re-'
quiring the demolition of buildings
more than 40 per cent deteriorated be
tween Front street and the rivar. The
city building "inspector called the com
mission's attention to the serious con
dition of two buildings belonging t
H.' L. Plttock and E.' W. Leadbetter. one
at the corner of, Front' and Jefferson,
the other adjoining, at 263-270 Front' -
A corroborative report was at- tha
same time filed from A. H. Abel, the
commission's chief draughtsman, saying
that the inside building, used "for a junk
hop u and a : lodging house, rested on
wooden posts that had rotted, that tne
floors in - some rooms had . settled it .
Inches, the building slanting toward
Front street, the halls are on aa incline
and the building generally is in a dan
gerous condition. - The structure on t'S
corner, it. was reported, : rested ,on a
stronger foundation, and while at least
40 per cent deteriorated, could not be
called dangerous. t
- The action of the commission was not
to accept the) evidence of the experts
until its members had made personal in- '
vestigation. - '
. "Are the owners pecuniarily able to '
comply .with an order made .tinder - the
terme of the ordinance; would it be
neoessary to stop work on the-Plttock
block 7" inquired Commissioner' Charles
B. Moores. i -' -. ' '
-' VI move that the inside building' be
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NATi GOODWIN'S IMS
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it
Collectors ." . Distraught Over
Who Shall Pay the Tax on -
I Various Alimonies, -
v Washington Nov. t. Treasury de- -partment
officials : were puasled today
ever the income tax question; and Nat
Goodwin, the' marrying comedian, -was ,
at the bottom of the problem. . --W
"If ,,Nat - Goodwin pays more than
$3000 annual alimony to his former
wives," the treasury men asked each'
other, "must Nat or his wives pay the
income taxT i -
-: Hundreds of other ex -hubbies awaited
the decision with interest , -
ONE MORE CHRISTMAS'
CELEBRATION FOR THEM
. Washington, ' Nor ft.-rTha i Interstate ,
commerce commission today announced
thatJt had postponed to February 1 the,
date for the - sweeping reductions - or
dered In express rates to become effec
tlve. The order originally was sched
uled to become effective December 1.
No reason was assigned for the post-
ponement. but it wss understood the
companies'- convinced -the commission .
that they had not been given sufficient
time to prepare-for the change. - The "
companies .were; Ordered td file their
new tariffs not later than January ,10.
Temple ' Dorr, Dead at Saginaw.
Saginaw., Mich., Nov. ft. -Temple Dorr.
worth from B, 000,000 to $10,000,00, and
an extensive timber, land owner in Cali
fornia, died here today, lie was SS years
old. , f ' - . -'
Ludwlg Crowned King.'
Munich, Nov. B.--Prlnce Ludwig. lonr
regent for Otto,' the mad Bavarian
king, was crowned today, succeeding the
Royal Lunatic, deposed.
Want Ad News
" LOST Between - Ladd ave. and
7 y Morgan bldg. a pocketbook, con-
talnlng coin. Liberal reward f "
returned to" 409 Moraan bldg.
' A BKINDLE bull dog, license ,,
. ; male, short tair and clipped
. ears, four white feet Return to
826 $d t. Reward. - -1
LOST $10 in guld in a small;
purse; belongs to s cripple eHrt
. Finder leave at . Journal office.
U Reward. ..- .'!;.'. 'tiV-'--"-- - :
LOST-A " bunch of Vevs. between
Broadway and Kugenr sts. uil
' ITnlon ave. Reward. 181 int.
LOST Two rings, one, set with
two fliimonan, me ir , wnu
'one diamond and- one ruby.
Re-
. ward,- Main ei
', LOST November 1, black lynx
' - neckpiece.- Return to Uncom
mercial U or Itoberls liio.'
store. ' . ' -', ' n"" ' : -. .: '.. .
LOST Oood. dark buy home witii
ha'ter, 1 strawberry rin mm.
Both ' shout 13U0 IhM, l.t k-'i
Mat and tillnan. Kfwnr'l f.rr
Information. ' Xl'hoiic W .. ', i
16 46. C.1097.
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