15
OF PRIME
IMPORTANCt TO .THE
FARMERS 1WM
One -Creating -State Lime
Board and Other for Bulk
Handling of Grain.
LIME BILL SOLVES ISSUE
Beth Bills Ars Expected to Inure to
Benefit of Agriculture In upply
ing X.ong Tel Wants.
" Two measures of outstanding im
portance to the . agricultural growth
and development of the state were en
"acted by the legislature just closed.
One that should be the most Immedi
ately beneficial to the farmers of the
state Is the Hawley-Eddy act, , creating-
a state lime board and, prevlding
moans and machinery for the manufac
ture of agricultural lime and Its sale
to the farmers at cost of rosfnufac
ture. The other is tUe Pierce grain
standard bill, providing for bulk han
dling; of grain and hay products.
' ' The lime bill. If Us practice dem
onntrates its theory, will yield a two
fold benefit, for It not only will pro
vide agricultural lime, for which thou
sands of acres of land, particularly in
the AVHlamctte valley, have so long
beefi waiting, but it will go far to
ward solving the question of unem
ployment among the prisoners of the
Ortrnn m t m nmni t n i la rv
Promises of Uni Bill.
The act provides, in substance, that
a slate limo board. of five members,
one of ..whom shall be the warden of
the penitentiary ex officio, shall be
appointed by the governor. Three of
the board are to be appointed from
lists of names furnished by the Ore
gon State grange, the Farmers' Educa
tional and Cooperative union and the
State Taxpayers' league. These three
members, with the warden, .shall se
lect the fifth member of the board.
This board is given power to lease.
. purchase or condemn limestone prop
erty, to secure rights of way, to pur
chase and install machinery and to do
.all things necessary to quarry and
It is especially provided by the act
mm no ir mm pracucaoie mi won
' shall be. performed By convicts from
xne penitentiary, woraing unaer me
control and. custody of the warden,
and It is provided that the convicts so
engaged shall be paid not to exceed 50
cents a day for their labor.
' Price Merely to Fay Cost.
The lime, when manufactured, shall
be sold to farmers at a price just suf
ficient to pay the cost of operating the
plant from which it is produced, ln-
eluding a charge sufficient to meet
necessary depreciation on plant and
eou DmnL nuiH iu ipn, npr inn inr
xne esiaDiisnment or a sinning rund
for the purchase of new quarries and
should this sinking fund grow to a sUe
-.nUlt,i1 IIKnllln.la V. A I.PAJ
- i "'h rata., iiia cunvuu' vi
?the -original aDPropriation carried in
the bill, amounting to? $20,000.
It has been demonstrated that the ap-
. YlltOBtWUl ' kfl'DnlKiilll Km. t
?- farm lands of the Willamette valley,
;,ln many caaes,' will more than double
rthelr present productivity, from which
the far reaching Importance of the act
can be seen. Up to this time the cost
"of lime hafl been prohibitive, as fur
nlshed by private-owned corporations
4or companies.
I ? .Way. Bean B1U Failed.
Representative Bean of Lane county
f also introduced a bill in the house au
thorising the manufacture of agricul
tural lime by private corporations for
prof it, and the people back of this meas
lure, representing the owners of lime
J'stone deposits, maintained an active
Slobby at Salem throughout the session
,'ln an effort to put the Bean bill
iacross. it failed of passage, however,
partly because of the insistence of the
ttlobby, and also because It was believed
,the Bean plan meant the perpetuation
of the present system of prohibitive
. cost to farmers.
3' The other enactment of prime im
portance to the farmers or Ahe state
ils the Pierce grain standard bill, pro
viding - for standardisation of a- in.
isgraln products, hay and hay products,
and the regulation of warehouses and
common carriers In handling the same.
t . Standards for drain and Hay.
This act established the same stand
lards lor grain and hay as are promul-
gated and enforced by the United
talao places the grading and weighing
of grain and hay under the supervi
sion of the public service commission
fend gives that body ample authority
fand machinery for carrying out the
I purposes of the act.
1 In addition to these measures the
r legislature provided for an experiment
station in Hood River county, giving
fi - a maintenance appropriation of
lijlnd see iat
f V
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s.
MEASURES
SHANAHAN'S
NEW STOMIE
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ton Street and. " The Store That Saves You Money . - J
123 Third StDekum BIdg.; S; W. Con and, Washington Sti;
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Charles Bolds, oldest living pioneer In Oregon and Indian war vet
eran, vrith bis twin
Ninety-five years younr, Charles
Bolds, oldest living pioneer In Oregon
and oldest living Indian war veteran,
will celebrate his birthday Tuesday
with a reception. All his old. friends
are invited to . call upon him after 3
p m. at his home in the Baron apart
ments, Fourteenth and Columbia
streets.
Mr. Bolds was born In Springfield,
Ky February 22, 1822. He removed
to Warsaw, Mo., in 1S40 and crossed
$5000 annually. It enacted the Thomas
hill, providing for the inspection of
orchards and places where orchard
products are stored, and declaring in
fected trees, shrubs and plants to be
public nuisances..
Importation aad Sale of Traits.
It provided funds for the continuar
tlon of agricultural experiments and
investigations at the agricultural col
lege. In cooperation with the federal
government. It gave the state board
of horticulture added powers over
the importation and sale of infected
or diseased fruit. It passed an act
authorizing county courts to establish
public markets for the sale of farm
produce direct to the consumer.
It enacted the rural credits act, pro
viding adequate machinery for put
ting the rural credits amendment into
effect. It enacted the Shanks bill,
fixing a stiff penalty for the larceny
of wheat or other grain, and passed
other acts of minor importance benefi
cial to the Interests of the agricultur
ists of the state.
INDEMNITY FOR SEVEN
CRAFT SUNK MAY BE
SOUGHT BY HOLLAND
(Continued From Page One.)
thousand troops and crew aboard. No
information has been received here yet
in confirmation, of this claim, from the
Italian minister of marine.
INDIGNATION VOICED
AT THE HAGUE WHEN
REPORT IS 'RECEIVED
The Hague, Feb. 24. (U. P.) The
aouteness of Holland's relations with
Germany was emphasized tonight at
general expressions of Indignation at
the sinking "of Dutch shi&s In the
German submarine zone. s -
The tension was accentuated by an
nouncement that Germany some time
ago had tacitly agreed to except
Dutch ships from attack up to Feb
ruary 22, "but could not guarantee'
absolute safety."
The seven ships sunk all went down
on February 22. They were the Hol
land-American liners Zaandijk and
Noorderdijk, the Rotterdamsche-Lloyd
liners Jacatra and Menado, and the
Kemland, Gaasterland and ? Bandoeng.
The total tonnage reoresented In these
seven ships is over 27.000.
Emphasis was laid tonight on the
fact that four of the ships .were not
bound for England, but were en route
home with cargoes of grain. Two
others were, en route for the United
States. The cargo of the Bandoeng
en - for Business :
eiriiocHini Prices
get
will take place as,soon as the weather permits " - i
fVEMSKIOR EVERYBODY
VVatchpaily Papers; for Announcements C
grandchildren.
the plains five years later, reaching
Ltnnton, Or., in October, 1846. He
later went to Oregon City and since
has spent his long life there and In
rortiand.
Mr. Bolds fought In the Cayuse war
In - 1847 and 184S under Captain
Thompson.
He has three living; children, nine
grandchildren and even great-grand'
children. His children are Mrs. N. C
Welch, Mrs. Josephine Hayne and C
Hd wards Bolds.
was reported here to be entirely non-
contraband.
Stocks on the Boarse reflected the
general feeling in Holland, dropping
off on receipt of the news.
Feeling over the submarine attacks
was heightened by an official state
ment tonight which claimed the seven
ships were torpedoed without tfee
usual preliminary examination of
ship's papers by officers of the sub-
marines.
Critical Period Is
.Ahead of America
President Is Expected to Address 'Con
gress aad Austria Jteply om Divers
Zs Expected.
Washington, Feb. 24. (TJ. P.) As
this government today entered its
fourth week of broken" relations' with
Germany, there loomed Immediately
ahead one of the most critical periods
in the nation's history.
President Wilson Is expected to ap
pear before a joint session of congress
during the coming week and discuss
the general foreign situation and
means of handling It after congress
adjourns.
Austria Is' expected to reply to this
government's virtual ultimatum on the
submarine question.
The reply will bring the Austro
Amerlcan crisis either to an abrupt
nead or will serve to eliminate all
danger of a break for the time being.
It appears unlikely tonight the presi
dent will be called upon to announce a
break with Austria. In Austrian cir
cles it is freely predicted that country
will ' make such a reply as to make a
,-upture unlikely.
Terwilliger Folk
In Special Meeting
The Terwilliger Industrial asscla
tlon, consisting of business men and
property owners interested in ouim
ina? un the city south of Hamilton ave
nue. Is to hold a special meeting in
the auditorium of the new Terwilliger
school, Corbet t and Dakota Btreets, at
8 o'clock Monday night. George I
Baker, John Tait and others are to
speal:. W. I Walker is to sing ana
refreshments are to be served.
Trouble Follows Trouble,
f A sequel to the midnight ride of C.
Montgomery which resulted in his au
tomobile going over the bank on the
St. Helens road was his arrest Satur
day by deputy sheriffs, on the charge
of driving an automobile while in
toxicated. - .
your wants: supplied
Snanakan's xpri
: encod u sales poo plo
will be abla to as
sist yea in making
-yemr; purchases. -
NOTORIOUS BEAN BILL
IS NOW PROVED TO BE
Three Separate Acts on Part
. of Southern" Pacific Shows
. Its Fine. Italian Hand. -
ITS LOBBY RIGHT ON DECK
legislators .Arg-nnieata Shaped Blfat
'Alona; Ida ef The of
' Company Officials. .
Any lingering doubt possibly exist
nt that the. notorious Bean bill, as-,. .?
aerting the sovereign -right of -the
state to place the Oregon-California
grant lands upon the assessment rolls.
Is not. In furtherance of the eonten
tlons of the- Southern Pacific Railroad
company, If not drafted at Us behest.
is swept aside by the statement or
that company's position, made by B.
A. McAllister, its land commissioner,
to Louis Ia Sharp, chief of the field
division, . general land office, under
date of November 24. 191. And if
that statement were not sufficient to
settle all doubt, the protest of the
company, made June 30. 1918, under
separate enclosures to the -president,
to congress, , the secretaries of the
interior and of agriculture, and to the
treasurer and the attorney general of
the United States, would clinch the
question. And should the statement
and the protest be not sufficient, the
letter of William Sproule, president
of the Southern Pacifies written for
publication In the California press,
under date of March 10, 1916, would
make the whole controversy clear, and
plain.
Seat Itemised Tax Claims.
September 27, 1918, Louis L. Sharp,
In carrying out the terms of the Cham-1
berlaln-Ferris act. semt the itemized I
ssv 'tnS tathss
d"VVb?,f7?,?lino8J Li.! iVll
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If n TSJ881,0"? 8kinf he
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provided by the act. Subsequent to
that date. Sharp sent other itemised
claims from other counties, and under
date of November 24. McAllister wrote
Sharp, protesting against any payment
being made by the government and
outlining the position of the Southern
Pacific company as to the provisions
,ww.i, wufc oi u I
Claimed Payments Voluntary.
In this letter McAllister, speaking
for the Southern Pacific, wrote:
Tsam company claims mat no power
.v.1" t?itKn?.'m Unit!
ment of the title to the railroad corn
ran ys property in the manner attempt
ed by said act approved June 9, 1916;
that In the event the United States
pays any taxes on any lands granted
as aforesaid, suoh payments will be
voluntary payments by the United
States of taxes upon another's prop
erty and will not bo recoverable by the
United States from the owner of such
property." - - .
Attached to the letter was a protest
forwarded to all governmental au
thorities having; to do with the admin
istration or enforcement of the Chamberlain-Ferris
act, made under date
of June SO, 1916, and signed by the
Oregon & California, and the South
ern Paclflo Railroad companies, and
the Union Trust company of New
York, which has just filed its brief
on appeal In the United States su
preme court attacking the constitu
tionality of the Chamherlaln-Farrls
act.
Act Zs Violation of Propeitj Sights,
This protest said, among other
ings. that "each of the undersigned
thi
claims and asserts that that certain
act of congress, approved June 9,
1815, (the Chamberlain-Ferris act) Is
a violation of the property rights of
the Oregon & Calirorrua Railroad
company, and of the rights of each
of the undersigned; that the congress
of the United States has no power or
authority to pass said act or any part
thereof, or any aet'whlch assumes to
have the effect of revesting or vest
ing in the United States without the
consent of said Oregon & California
Railroad company, the title to the
lands or property of said company, or
any part thereof, or to any money
arising out of its grant lands, and that
said act as a whole is, and all of Its
provisions are, unconstitutional, null
and void.
The protest went on to say: "The
undersigned protest, and each of them
protests, against the United States
making or asserting any claim of title
or ownership in or to any of the
lands, the title to which Is, by sec
tion 1 of said act, declared to be re
vested in the United States or In or
to any of the money arising out of
said grant lands, the title to which
Is declared by section 8 of said act
to be vested In the United States or
against its Interfering with the pos
session of said lands by the Oregon
& California Railroad company, and
against any step, action or proceeding
of any kind being taken by any offi
cers or officer, or agent of the gov
ernment in furtherance or pursuance
of aid act for the purpose of carry
ing out Its provisions"
Jtad Sight to Sell Timber.
President Sproule, in his San Fran
cisco letter of March 10, 1916. said:
The position of the company is
that, being the owner of these tim
ber lands, and under no obligation to
sell them, and. in fact, it being impos
sible to sell them under restrictions of
the grant, it has the right of any
other owner to dispose of the timber
on these lands,' just as It would jdis
pose of any other crop on the land;
at the same time admitting that, when
It comes to sell the lands themselves.
it rfust do so under the terms of the lands was-ested in , the railroad com
grant.. The cutting of ' the Umber ' pany, notwithstanding .the provisions
from these . lands is. . in fact, a sten iof the Chamberlain-Ferris act, the
toward making them fit for settlement previous prayer of thef Oregon Xegls
so that they may be dlsoosed of under lature or the. present contentions of
the terms of the grant.'
The letter concludes:
; "The company therefore insists open
Its legal rights, as the - owner of
these lands, to dispose of the tim
ber thereon, and any fair adjustment
of this matter -with the government,
considering all of the facts, would
not deny to the company this right
a right which in a similar trajiaac -
tlon between private individuals would
not .be questioned for a moment,-
Why lobby vTis maintained.
With these statements in mind, it
can well be understood why the head
lobbyists for ; the Southern Pacific,
maintained at ' Salem throughout" the
session, were in the front rank among
the spectators in .house, and. senate
when t Mr.-; Bean was : presenting the
arguments in support of his bill when
IS RECIPIENT OF AN :
ODD FELLOW'S -JEWEL
it rrX 71H
1 V if
S J uugimiMinnsni mmnr J T" '
Thomas Gulnean.
Thomas Gulnean, a long time real
dent of this city and well known ex
hotel man. was last night presented
with a beautiful Jeweled em-Mem of the
Order of Odd FellowsTby Hassaro lodge.
The pin is the gift of Capitol lodge,
Sacramento, CaL. of which Mr. dulnean
was a charter member and has been
Identified with that lodge ever slnee.
never baring had his membership
transferred
Mr. Gulnean has the distinction of
clflc coastT ,
, . . ... .k-
rsjvi apss:
&nt are the figures "56" In diamonds.
n th reverse side is the Inscription'
"Presented to Thomas Gulnean by
Capitol lodge. No. 87. Order of Odd
Sacramento. Cal.. Jan. 1. 1917
65.'
In honor of the event a 'reception
was held after the work of the order
was completed at which Mr. Gulnean
was the guest of honor. The affair
was a complete surprise to Mr. Gal-
rrryiJ" i" TZZi .'Z T"." T,"u
aiA work thv u. dolne and for th
(beneficial effects the work must have
on the community at large.
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Villa Uraers Men to
Attack Two Cities
El Paso. Texas. Feb. 24. (U. P.)
Simultaneous attacks . against Juarez
and Chihuahua have been ordered by
Franclso Villa, bandit leader.
ViUlsta troops are now being con
centrated In the vicinity of both cities.
The vanguard' of the Chihuahua attack
ing force already has reached the out
skirts of that city and United States
government agents, closely -watching
Vlllista movements, predJct an early
clash. The force ordered to attack
Juarez is motdlizln at Padr Burke's
ranch near Bancherla, 60, miles south
of Juarez with Manuel Ochoa la com
mand. Villa himself Is reported to have left
bis headquarters at Bustlllos and. at
the bead of 1000 men, to be moving
northward Into the Casas Grandes
J country.
I T'lTpri VpTPlH Rp.ATPH
i X Ul U. w jx G1J-L UWi CD
Gymnastic Success
Featured by the Oberon, opera song
and nvmoh dance, the ninth annual
rymnastic exhibition of the Portland
Social Turn Vereln was staged in the
Heillg theatre last night before a
crowded house. Success crowned every
number on the lengthy program, which
was carefully arranged by -Professor
Richard Genserowskl. The audience
chowed its appreciation of his under
taking by continued applause.
Between 60 and 75 girls participat
ed in the Oberon. All were dressed In
white frocloa The color effects were
beautiful. The graceful movements of
each and every girl in the drill, com
bined with the toe dancing of Miss
Cornelia Ielck. made the number one
of fascinating attraction.
The tennis drill also waa very good.
The other numbers. which Included
the members of the youngest and old
est classes, were rendered In perfect
unison, ,
Paris, Tex., Doctor
Is Killed by; Wife
' Paris, Texas. Feb.' 24. (L TJ. S.)
Dr. Dan S Ashby was shot twice and
killed this morning by His wife at
their residence on West .Chetry street
Mrs. Ashby-was exonerated by a cor
oner's Jury being put under nominal
bond ' -
Nine " Arrested' in Raid.
The police arrested;' on a gambling
charge,- nine Greeks in a raid made at
28 North Fourth - street Saturday
night. About $35 and . gambling para
phernalia was taken as evidence. The
prisoners were released on lump ball
of 1220 - sash, -Sergeants. Van Overs
and Gberwood and : Patrolmen Shad
and Barker- took part in- the raid.
he declared the title to the grant
the United States government in sup
port of Us position In pending litiga
tion' before the United States supreme
court; . whit h position - the. railroad
company. Is now combating.-: .
BiU la Aid sag Comfort.
fWlth these statements la. mind it
can not be contended that the Bean hill
! was not drafted in aid and comfort of
i the Southern Pacific contentions. Fol
I lowing the reasoning of Mr. McAllister,
J t the protest signed by all the parties
! 15 .T! .L I!!,
, company and its officials into a long
preamble upon which to predicate his
statutory declaration of the sovereign
right of the state ' to tag the grant
lands. The Bean bill- is the comple-
tnent to the official arguments -of the
railroad . company against the govern-H
ment in its land grant litigation.
III
IK V lb I III I
CONDITION SAME BUT
B.- K. Clear Was With-S.D
, Roberts; Both Badly Hurt
- . When Mishap. Occurred.
' " BsaMmMMMe wa , 4 '
CAR:ANb?o:iN:CRASH
BlowBsss.la Amhalaace's Arrival Si
.. plaiasd hy Maaager aty Xas r
: , M9 AmotOaBoe. Vf Xka Owa. ' . '. ' .
Ths condition of 1C' Clear, ene of
the victims of' the autMtreetcar. .ac
cident 'at Glenn and ; Hawthorne av
enues early resterday rooming, re-
.malned unchanged t tbe Good Sa
maritan hospital last night, although
he was reported to be resting easily
under the Influence of opiates. ' His
condition is serious, and chances of
his recovery are considered doubtful
Kv ttnd1na nhvsiclana.
; Sir. Clear and Beth I Roberts, botb
public accountants, residing In the
same block on East" Stephens street.'
were riding to town In Mr. Roberta
machine. An . eastbound Hawthorne
car met the automobile at the Inter
section, and carried the machine 6
Th uto was wrecked.. Mr.
Roberts sustained several fractured
bones, but his condition Is not serious.
Clear's skull 1 fractured. -
There was much comment yesterday
on the fact that the victims of this ac
cident had to be taken to the hospital
In a police patrol because of delayed
ambulawce service.
a win? Belay Explained,
An occupant of the Glenn apartments
phoned the Ambulance Service com
pany immediately after the aooldent
oceurrtd. Ten minutes elapsed before
tha ambulance arrived, and in the
meantime the police patrol' reached the
scene and bore the victims away.
' It Wan renorted that the ambulance
company was notified three times of
the accident before its machine moved,
but this Is vigorously denied by Ben
Buck, manager of the concern. Mr.
Buck stated . last night that he bad
carefullv investigated the matter, and
found that his driver received a call
from a Mrs. Thompson, asking for the
ambulance. As the machine left the
garage, the phone rang again and the
police notified the ambulance people
of the accident.
Buck explains the delay in his serv
ice by stating that the ambulance en
gine failed on the Hawthorne avenue
hill west of Grand avenue, neeessltat
Ing a stop of several minutes for re
pairs.
B. F. Boynton, claim agent or the
P. R. L. A P. company, stated that the
streetcar men went to the apartments
immediately to call an ambulance, but
did not do it on learning that someone
else bad already called.
City Bas Ho Ambulance.
"The ambulance Company has no in
struction from us to wait for a call
from our office before responding to a
street railway personal injury acci
dent." said Mr. Boynton. "Our crews
are ordered to summon an ambulance
Immediately, before they do anything
else. In the future they will call the
ambulance whether or not anyone else
has called. I regret as much as any
one else yesterday's delay."
The police department Is to be con
gratulated on the prompt manner in
which its patrolmen took the victims
to the hospital, but with the congratu
lation goes a regret that the city does
not have an ambulance of its own to
go out on emergencies. Those Who
know aver that the patrol wagons are
rough riders under the best of cir
cumstances. Faculty Austerity
Hidden Under Desks
Seed College Professors at Party Sa
turn to Kappy School Says of Seat
jumping aad Book Throwing. .
Back to the good old "golden school
days" went the Reed college faculty at
the annual Washington's birthday par
ty held in the college assembly hall
last Thursday evening. They put on
a "stunt" which was the feature of the
evening's entertainment because of its
merit. They portrayed vividly the or
ganisation of the faculty children's
fcchool which Is conducted by students
at the' college.
President William T. Foster, who
represented his small son. Barrie. and
Professor Norman Coleman. In the role
of his son. Frank, were the prize act
ors. President Faster rolled over the
desks and turned somersaults with an
sgility that spoke well for intra-mural
sports. Professor William C. Morgan,
with his scanty hair brushed straight
up. was Indispensable in the amuse
ments, being active in throwing books
at President Foster. The Other mem
bers of the faculty,' who bad their
share of the fun, were Miss Eleanor
Rowland, Miss Mai da Rosslter, Miss
Florence Read, Miss Susan Bacon,- pro
fessor Frank I Griffin. Professor
Harry B. Torrey, Professor Joseph K.
Hart, Professor Hudson B. Hastings.
Dr. C S. White and Mrs. Harold O.
Merriam.
Besides the faculty "stunts" one was
put on by the dormitory students and
another by the day stddents. Dancing
and refreshments were enjoyed, and
small American flags were given as
favors. '
Astoria Veterans ,
With the President
Astoria, Or., Feb. 24t Members of
Edward Toung camp. No. It, United
Spanish War Veterans of Astoria, at its
meeting, tonight, decided io' send the
following message to President Wilson:
"Edward Toung camp. No. It, regu
larly assembled, resolves to heartily
commend your decisive ' action in the
present international crisis, and unani
mously pledges to the nation the same
loyal support f nd allegiance to the flag
as in 1M.
A. If. Martin Dies.'
Albany. Or., Feb. .24. A. Hi Martin,
a. prominent resident of this city, died
yesterday at the home of his daugh
ter, Mrs. ;W: M. Parker. He was 76
years old." lie. was born in Michigan.
December 22, 1649, and lived there
until' 1888, when he moved to Oregon.
Most of the time had been spent in
Albany..' Besides hi daughter, Mrs.
Parker, he I survived ""by two grand
children, Edmund Martin- Parker of Al.
beny aad -Mrs. .-Claire HV Corson of
Cottage Grove. The funeral will, bt
held Monday afternoon. - . - -
on iwnii
IIPTIMIC
UULLIOIl
0
RECOVERY DOUlBTFUL
Clerk of ; District r
Coiirt HadEecord
Day l?riday Last
According to the records of tk
.District Court Clerk Heraesey
Ttr Friday was the second largest E
day since the establishment eC
the office. The number of com- t
plaints filed was 44. together
with five small claim a . The 41
total amount sued for was
IM09.1.
- The fees taken In ' amounted
to $u. je.-i,-;..4,.-.- w
;
ft'
RbbbemaDeaths
ui Rgea raiiruzzie
V, Zadioatloas of , TTnnatnral' Death
rooad aad House Xs Beocrely Toeked,
But aXavusackea.. " - ? -
Hoo'pstoi. llVFb. J(tT,P.)--Po-
lice tonight 'are stilt baffled over the
deaths and 'robbery disclosed today
when the bodies Of Mr. and. Mrs. I F.
Fdundersmlth, each 75 years old, were
found In bed at their home here.
There were no indications of unnat
ural death, but the house had been ran
sacked. Drawers were emptied on the
floor and valuables, and between $7000
and $1060. the savings of a lifetime.
believed, to have been .kept in the
house were missing.
The doors and windows were locked
and a nephew, who discovered the
bodies, with the assistance of police,
bad to break Into the house. -
The sheriff and officials have ques
tioned re latlves of the aged couple,
but tonight had been unable to secure
the slightest clew. Both wer appar
ently in good health when last seen
several days ago.'
Man Who Chastised
Small Boy Convicted
chaaJng ?omi,nut.
i-year-eia cnua, was zouna guilty or
assault and battery by a Jury in Judgs
Tucker's court 'Saturday.
The boy was punished. It was eon
tended by the defense, on request of
Mrs. 8. Sollara. who 1s earing for him.
Witnesses testified - that the lad had
marks oa his neck that shewed he had
been tihoked. This was denied by both
Ocmand and Mrs. SoUars. The defend
ant testified the punishment was In
flicted with a rasor strop, in good
faith and for- the boy's good.
The maximum punishment provided
Is a year's Imprisonment in JalL
Verdict for Defendant.
A verdict was returned for the de
fendant in the trial of the suit of
Mathilda Lesslng against the Com
monwealth Insurance company of New
York, to recover 11750 on an Insurance
policy covering a hotel at Whlteson.
which was destroyed by Ire. The ho
tel was operated by the plaintiff. The
Jury was out only a short time
The
case was on trial two days before
Circuit Judge Kavanaugh.
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MADE RIOHT
GERMAN FORCES ARE
IMPROVING POSitlQNS
ON EASTERN FRONTS
Tactics of Local Advances
Continue and Armies' Con
ditions Are Bettered. . .
Berlin, via Sayville wireless, Feb. J4."
(U.. P.) German forces are - con
stantly Improving their positrons
against Russian and Roumanian forces,
according to a review Issued tonight
by the official press agency. -
"Fighting activity on the east front
was livelier during the past few days."
the statement said. "To be sure, no
large operations are possible during
the winter, but the latest German
success near Mestcast! Is of especial
importance, since It made an end to all
Russian attempts to lay band oa the
German positions In the Golden Bis-
trlts valley.
"Also In the Oitoa valley. Russian
counter attacks were repulsed, while -
the advance of our armies near Blanlo
was successful. The tenacity offered
by Russian forces in this Instance was
due to secure rear guards.
"The condition of the central pow
ers' armies In Roumanla has been
much Improved during the wtuter by
repair and extension of railroads and
roads. Meanwhile, the German tactl
of local advances continue, . ", 'V'
"A successful Interruption into .. a
position near Radulercl on the Putna
front was followed by ad verges .east
of ZIocszov and southeast of Bresany,
during the first of which 359 prison
ers, three officers and two machine
guns wer brought In. These advances
were characterised by careful prepara
tion and splendid cooperation between
arthlevy, mine throwers and-flyers
with rapid success and small losses."
! Another Note From
Oruger Girl Found
Pltteburav Pa.. Feb. 54. (U. P.)
"They are taking me to Chicago. Save
met Ruth Cruger." . - .
Those were the words scribbled on a
scrap of paper tossed from a window
of Baltimore A Ohio express No. 1 ft, as
it flew through Schenley Park tonight,
en route to Chicago.
Polloe believe the message a fake.
Civil Service for
Postmasters Lost
Washington, Feb. 2i. (U. I'.) An
attempt by Senator Polndexter to place
all postmasters under civil service
failed today, polndexter's bill had been
i offered as an amendment to the legls-
I latlve bill. Tne legislative mil passed
without the amendment.
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