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THE OREGON STATESMAN: JHTRSnAY. JAXUARY .rf, -1818 OPTED i BY SERVICE COMMISSION rrreCtlTe Januarjf 10. grades and tXtes for grading, Weighing and In citing potatoes i In Oregon have l-a adopted by the Oregon public : ;ce commission. , f " Ve commission has legislative au .vnrity to make the; grades and rul ;Cf"it requested by Interested per . n to do bo. Such a request was !'."H.tt by 'the commission acconi- by complaint that lack of a f .Eim wait working a. hard- chia on slw . . . . """V"T . i..A iMn ; fit her istatea . A t gli li' nrv. u".u - (Portland December -2 1 ' c rowwus " ' "w " J" , , th commission's ruling I is , ureely on data furnished in i meeting following grades are estab- I ' d by-the resolution oi me com r-0oH Fancy This grade shal , it . of sound ! ripe potatoes, of 'ar varietal characteristics and f- 'arm shape true to type which bright and of good color and 'rtically free from dirt or Other matter.; tfrost injury, eun- m, second growth, cuts, scab. '-ht dry ?0' an damage caused "disease Insects or mechanical fjfeans. -The minimum diameter! of it-. of the round varieties shall be two and bne-fouxth (2 Inches aai of potatoes of the long varieties two (2) Inches, ana tne minimum v-tnh of the long varieties shall be rS arid one-half (3) inches and tve maximum lengfh shall not; ex- Bven I7i incnes in oraer, to . for variations Incident to com c ?rcial grading and handling 2 per- ff linm hy. weight or any 101 may, oe rn"-r tbe. prescribed j.size, and, ,in E dition 3 percentum. by 'weight of V' j such lot may be below the other i v'nairements of "this grade ; provided, t at the total weignt; below any !re- r d ements of this grade thai I not ( '-reed 5 percent urn of the whole. Oregon U.- S. Grade No. 1 This '-aJeshall consist of sound potatoes ( f similar .varietal characteristics. y !i'ch are practically free from dirt f r other foreign matter, f rost- In j m sunburn, second growth, cuts, f A blight, dry I rot. and : damage cased by disease, insects or mo , a-i-al means.: The minimum df : ( : r of potatoes of the-rod nd .va r lt-3, shall be i one and seven i:h (1) Inches and of potatoes r jh long varieties one and three Hrtts (J Inches.' In order, to 'rw for variations incident to com rcial grading and handling. 5 per ;'sa by weight of any lot may.be lit the prescribed 'size, and In ad ;oa 3 percentum by weight of any f h lot may be below the remaining t ;irements of this grade. ? Oregon U. S, No. 2 This grade ri ronslFt of potatoes of similar r:ctal characteristics which are MczUy free from frost Injury and zfi and which are free from serir i damage caused by dirt or other : !zn matter, - sunburn. second ; rth. cuts, scab, blight, dry roti or r r Crease,' insects or mechanical t -s. 'ThQfmfn1txa''''aiameta' s ' te one-and .one-half -. la order to allow for varla-' : ; ircilent to commercial grading, ; 1 L- iling 5 percentum of any lot r -7 I i under f the prescribed slz, i I ia aidltion 5 percentum f by r of any lot may be below the r .s!ag - requirements of I this - -3 - - -.--. : :H ,, - - . i .1 ' '' " . : . I : t Crt -on Small Seed This grade : ;i consist , of ; sound potatoes of :r.ally uniform shape, tme i to ;e viich are practically free from rt crj)ther. foreign matter, frost in T, sanburn, second growth, cats, , '"sit. dry rot. and damage . I by disease. Insects or other 'cal " means. :' The minimum '':t of potatoes of the round .as shall be one, and one-half (1 r. - !i) inches and of potatoes of the T varieties shall be, one and one th ( I Inches, and the mlnl- length of the long Tarietias le two (2) Inches. In order to for variations incident to com reial mdin? and tiandllnr ten percentum by weight may, be f ht!y under the prescribed : slse, 2 I, la addition two (2) percentum j ' eiht of any such lot may be 1 "w the remaining requirements tf this tr&de, : : : i - RreqnlremenU Explained." j ';. -rplanatlons of grade reqnire-r- "ts are made as follows: ', Practically free" means that the s earance; shall not be injured to 4 "i extend r readily apparent ; upon r "ial examination, and that any c mage from the causes mentioned f a be removed by the ordinary pro- ses of paring without appreciable i crease la waste over that which , Id occur if the potato were per . QBsorthe outer skin epider YOU CAN TELL THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE IRON IN THEIR BLOOD -STRONG, HEALTHY; VIGOROUS FOLKS 1 tUr T OrdlMfr, XatKri Jrm "111 kmcw nuwa. IValK toe r erat Strsr la , ' ' ! Cum. XEW TORK. J1 T. "Ona eUaee la nough to tell which PopJ liav Iron their blood." said Dr. E. Sijuer. la phynician who has studied widely botli ,ia this country and, In reat European medical Institutlrtns. In thlt't."6 aiorse. They are the ones th i i?,"4 are- Th thrs r i ton7Une c'. Sleepless niets. ronRt,.orIlly? ovr wippos ailment. d?S2iJAiaiB with-- hebltVformlns m nrcotlc for nervous weak- and "t?Tnc. liver or kidney disease tron r? attt-mpt to brace up with i v" or otnr-r stimulants :re "nat keen th.M . .. . i loniB.c,vthem uerln and vi - U tf, 1 . Their real ti cut ,Ick "f h-on in the blood. V . - ..hi .uiiri IUA Uitv. vmu 9 trouo- Wlth thiir.;. mio living tissue nu inv lA 10tf1 rou eat does you out lf&: dn't uet the strength nhi k lu T!l foment iron la sup tor,. V multitude of dangerous symp-t!.rx.r.,?iMppar- I have seen dotes, of i- - .tl r"down people who were all 1 " V tfce time, double and tD triple i "lre.nsrth and endurance .and en- ' ret ria nr ... r.e A v :t rid of everv , I"? V" and her trouble In ti fourteen days' time rimpty , 5 lron the proper form, j im 1: r - , .. from by r thty had in some caes been mis) only shall not be considered as an injury to the appearance. . uiameter means . the greatest unuriwioaj ai rignt angles to thi longitudinal axls : v "Free i froia i serioaa damage' means that the appearance' shall not be. Injured to . tha extent of more than 20 per centum of the surface, and that any damage from the cans es mentioned can be removed hr th ordinary processes of paring wlth-t out Increase In waste of more than 10 per centum by weight over that which would occur if the potato were perfect,., ik-. i.-K. . 'Sound" shall refer to potatoes reasonably symetrical and true ' to type and reasonably free fro n shapes commonly known j as' "crookedI Vbcttleneck" and "rough."' ; . ! 'Cuts shall mean any cut or In jury caused by fork or other imple ment : In digging or : otherwise ''and any potato cut for removing diseased or rotten ends, but shall not be in- terpreted as cut caused, by removal of not to exceed two knots from an otherwise perfect potato. - ; ' Kales and Regulations Adopted, ' The following rules and regtila-; tions are adopted: "T . .j : Uule 1. All correspondence rela tre to fnspectloaof potatoes and all other questons affecting this de partment should be artdress4 to the public service commission, grain de partment. Tortland. Or. ' Rule 2. Inspectors shall "be ap pointed for each principal potato shipping district. Inspectors shall be men experienced " In the handling of potatoes not directly or-Indirectly -engaged In any . phase, of the po tato business while; engaged in In spection work. Inspectors shall be tindpr pond and nbJecttto the same general . regnlations as inspectoi's of grain orotber commodities. . Ttule 3. Th chief deputy Inspect nr,Qt each.point which i "maya'desl sr- nated ' as. an lnspeetiott":polnti"shall have, full Vharge of Ihe Inspection at such, point, -with supervision over all deputy inspectors, subject to the authority of the chief Inspector Rule 4. It shall be the duty of each chief deputy , to keep a com plete record of the condition of. All cars on arrival, .coming under his suDervision. ; He shall Tecord the number of all seals broken "br Wm: also the number, and- description or the state Beals substituted therefor. As soon as the can is inspected It shall be the duty of ihe inspector to sear the car and to record the num ber of the seal. . 1 Rule 5. A sufficient number of deputy Inspectors will be provided at Inspection points td properly and expeditiously grade all potatoes re ceived in the ordinary bourse of bnl- nes. District inspectors, with tne consent of the chief Inspector,, may arrange for assistant when neces sary at times of an ubusually large Ttnl . Insoector shall issnei certificates of inspection at time tn nectlon is comolcted. e copy oi ihe;rtflcateshaTire; tacked tn; a conspicuous place inside tne car near the door, and two", copies shall be fnrnlshed the: shipper.! . f ' Rnle.J.- The inspector jnaii m case or cars coniatniBR, wu one grade or variety of potatoes. , In dicate on the certificate the amount and grade of each lot tn the ear. Role 8. The inspector, shall keep a record of each lot or car inspected showing the name of th parties f ur nisjiing the potatoes, the' name of the shipper, the actual number of sacks opened, the grade established and the name and number of the car and seal, ji' copy of which reconl shall be forwarded to the chief in ' spector. """.rf ' " ; ' x:r''2."':'-J'1?' :Z " Rule 9. When samples are sent for"' Inspection "requesting ai grade, the chief inspector or the chief .dep ' - m dm n uty at the jKInt sent to may inspeci such samples and If reqaested, issue a certificate showing the grade for the- same. The certificate shall be marked - "Sample Inspection." - A charge of 75 'cents will be made for each Sample so Inspected, to be paid by party requesting same. ; Rule. 10. Any person jfeellnjf, .ag grieved over the grades plaeeds by any chief deputyi or inspecting depu ty, may ask for reinspection to be made by the chief Inspector. The chief Inspector shall make such rein spection and Issue reinspection cer tlflcate showlnghU findings. The fee for t Inspection ihall be ihe same as for the original Inspection and shall be refunded If; the original inspection Is not sustained. t Role 11 i Unless specifically stated otherwise la .the contract, the gross weight of sacked potatoes, rather than -the net weight, shall govern. -Riile 12. ' Sacks used as containers d'.etoring for months' without ny ben- you are not string- or well you owe It to yourself to tnalce the follow ing test: 8e how JansT you can work or how far you can walk without b Mminr tired. Next take tws five-gTain tablets .of ordinary nuxated Iron three times per day. arier? -meais- xor iw weeksJ Then test your strength aa-ain and see for' yourself how much you have gaiiMML - Thera- Is nothing like rood old Iron to put color In y our cheeks and. sound healthy flesh on your bones. Put. yo must take Iron In a form that can be easily absorbed snd assimilated, like nuxated Jren If you want It to do you any grood, other Wise It may prove worse than useless, t NOTHr-N uxated Iron, .recommended above by Or.E. Saur. ls cno of the newer or Iran Ic .Itron "compounds. - - Un like the older Inorgraaic Iron products, it is easily assimilated, does not Injure the teeth,- and make them black, nor upset the stomach r on the contrary. It Is a most potent remedy, In nearly all forms of India-estlon, as 4veH a for nervous, i run-down conditions. The Manufacturers hve such great confi dence in Nuxated Jron that they offer Uu forfeit $100 to any charitable In stitution If they cannot take any man or woman under CO who lacks Iron and increase their etrenrth J00 per cent or over in four weeks time -provided they have no serious orsranio trouble. They also offer , to refund-money it IvT.ao-" not at least double your strength and endurance in ten days time. It. Is d!s- pensed . in : this city by Daniel J. ry and AU-4ther .dmgglsva. - 4 shall be clean, sound, and of uniform size,, well filled, and securelr sewed and, marked with grade and initial or mark of grower or packer with let ters not less than one and one-half mcnes nigtu ; r . ., - j Rule It. i Cars of potatoes.. shall be loaded with potatoes of uniform grade and variety 'from bottom to top bq each lot will be readily acces sible to the inspector, and in case any loader fails to comply with this regulation, he shall pay the sum ac tually expended in rendering such lot or potatoes accessible, for in spectlon. ':.......;"-, ,.-: ... . ' Fee for Inspection. Role 14. : The regular fee for in spectlon shall be until otherwise pro mulgated, three dollars (13.00) for each Inspection of -carload lots or parts . thereof, when Inspected - for car. shipments, except as- hereinafter set forth t; or; ten cents (10c,) per ton tor warenonse storage, in any quan tity, not less than fifteen ton lots. For ' Inspection .made on load lots only, twenty-five cents (25c) per ton or fraction thereof. If state inspec tion of tock Is requested at some point i distant - from . state inspection center, there shall be charged In ad dition to the regular fee, a sum cov ering the tactual transportation and hotel s charges Incurred in , making such trip for inspection purposes. - Rule 15. Shippers purchasing po tatoes shall pay the regular - Inspec tion ree . to the inspector. Persons calling for Inspection at other than inspection points shall pay transport ation ' and; hotel charges of . inspector and these charges sbaUJSe collected by the inspector. . .; ; British Rett Alarms i ; AmtricanJlanulactartr, LONDOV, Jan. 2. The represent atives. of American manufacturers In England are much. alarmed over .a bill pending in parliament providing that If 4he proprietor of a . word trademark so uses ;hls mark as to lead . the public to regard Itaa Che name of an article it shall be 're moved from the register of. trade marks, v f . ; . : , It is pointed out that If the bill were passed many American, articles which have : become popularise-l through name c trademarks., would probably be Imitated under the same name i and : : that Americans : would have, no redress, thus enJallinEr un told loss to them. financially if not the ruin of their business In Bng-. land. .. . : . Epigrams Mark' Sermon by Evangelist Evans . -, - f, "Zachaeus wso too little a man to see -Jesus.' That is the trouble with a good many people today. They are too little to see Jesus. A hypocrite Is about the smallest man on earth but if you are trying to hide behind a hypocrite you are certainly pretty small. ... , . i ., : i, .......... i, "To be a Christlaiv is a full-sized man's Job. . No man with a piece of raaccarcml for.a back bone-can be a Christian. It is harter to do right man wrong in this OK world.1 This Is "because the world la in the power of the prince of the air, X mean the devil. . ; . ., i These are some sparks from the sermon hy. Brace yvans at the Baptist chnrch last night on 'The Man up a Tree."; With wit and etery and ep igram and sharp thrusts of truth and practical wisdom. he held the close attention of the large audience. . 5 The first meeting Xor boys and girls was 'held yesterday and the throng that crowded - the - Sunday school auditorium, showed that ilr. Evans baa already won the hearts Of ? the children.-. The , meeting. , for boys and girls this afternoon will be held in the main auditorium, With Mrs. B. McClnre at the piano. Captain G. L, Hall to direct, and a large chorus choir to .lead, the song service went, off with a swing. . . . " -..vi HED AS RESULT OF FIRE Federal Agents Continue to Round Up Suspicions ' ' . Characters NORFOLK, Va.. Jan. 2.- Depart ment of justice agents and naval pa- irois continued today to round un suspicious persons on this side of the felieabeth river as the result of yes terday's mysterious fires In Nor folk s' ' bnsinees district and the city of Portsmouth across the river, prac tically was placed under, control of the naval authorites as a precaution ary measure. r.,.4 Norfolk authorities today "seemed less Inclined to attribute yesterday's fires to an enemy plot to destroy tho city in an attempt to cripple war activities here, s but federal agenta and the naval patrols did not relax their vigilance. A score of persons unable to. give satisfactory accounts of i themselves were ; arrested. Many were released but others were held for further examination. 1 Patrols on duty In the city 'gener ally were 'reduced today, but a cor don of sailors and marines continued, on guard around the lire-swept dis trict and guards were maintained la the down town r section . and on the waterfront, Hide and Leather Supply Reviewed by Government , WAHINGTON. . Jan. 2. A com plete census of the hide and leather stocks in the United tSates is beng made by the federal trade commis sion, preliminary to beginning, its in vestigation of th-s hide and leather industry which will seek to deter mine the f JusUflcaUon of pthe pres ent ''exceedingly .high" prices of shoes i and other leather ' products.! Much information regarding hides in storage already has. been obtained by the commission's investigators in connection .with their work on the packing inquiry. .'-; tlANY NEW YORK CITY STILL SUFFERS Coal Supply Inadequate and Near Zero j Weather Hurt Situation NEW. YORK j Jan. 2. New York City today continued to suffer from a combination of near zero weather and inadequate coal supply. . .Spurred by weather bureau warn ings that a storm was bearing down upon the city. , Fuel administrators and those in charge of transporta tion facilities .were able to give as surance that the situation is rapidly clearing. Inability to transport fuel across New York bay, because of labor and weather, conditions had balked relief measures of city, state and federal authorities. East Side residents wjio have been dependent for fuel on yards where coal is sold in bucketful quantities, today attacked truck driver! at four of these places after being told there was no coal for sale. At one yaid the rioters forced their way through the gates and carried away five tons ot coal before police could Interfere. ORDNANCE WILL BE REORGANIZED Experienced Easiness Men to be at Head of Important Divisions ' - WASHINGTON.Jan. 2, General reorganizatldn of -the ordnance bureau, with experienced business men at the head of important divi sions under the chief, of ordnance.' was announced tonight by the war department.. i - .. The new plan under which it ' is proposed to make the bureau a great working unit modelled somewhat af ter the British ministry of. munitions. was outlined to the senate 'military iviic:gv vifiri va viyuaur;, w as j was being sharply questioned con cerning delays and . deficiencies in supply rifles and cannon - It now has been approved by Secretary Bak er and put Mnto effect. ' v, , General Crpsler, .whose. renomloa-J lion is penoing in me senate, con tinues as chief, and no change Is made In the assignment of Brigadier General Wheeler as acting , chief while-General Crosier serves on the war counciL . ;: ; . Colonel arauel Roberts, formerly executive manager of "the National City bank of New;. York. Is named chief : of the procurement division, pne of the branches Into which the business functions of, the bureau are (divided.' and the name of a clyillan to head the production division will be announced In a few days.' SVM3ING f WILL ; GO AS : USUAL fSwimming Fans Vo See Many Good Contests Dunn; Coming Season ; i SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. It -AI though Mars Is making ap the Schedules and occupying the box of fice, spring sports on the Pacific old fair to go along with the same old swing as of yores t f I The swimming fans may expect to, See Miss Fannie Dnrack. the wonder ful Australian swimmer, contesting, for the elusive 600 yard title with the Frances Cowells and the Mabel Greens of the Pacific slope, i . There Is talk already! of Importing fast $wlmmiag teams, to Honolulu and vice versa. Although Pacific Coast conference rerattas have- been cut down in numbers, the trackmen will more -than make up the dearth of rowing. The basketball artists of Stanford university and the universi ties of California, and Nevada and many minor institutions are already whipping a schedule-into shape, t BasebaH will continue to be a ma jor -sport in the colleges despite the draft It Is figured thatjthe retrench ments forced on the professional leagues by the war will make the fans all the moreaimotnrto turn SENSATION OF TH2 ? SEASON. "DRAFT 258" Every Patriot Will See; This FRIDAY and v SATURDAY MABEL TAUAFERBO lUj MDCAFT2587 fi.-.i m l pry f1" 1 4 i .;- ' v ' .. Yyt '. .' 1 1 1 i ' t ' ft-- !-' i Cfr 4 mi ':'.:'i..-v' J ..XV ' ACT lXOK FOR. THE PROTECTION SEAL-IT 13 WOT RBAL GRAVELY out to the college and other amateur games. What the Pacific TJoast con ference will do In regard to baseball has yet to be announced, but a II rely season In this sport Is expected. ' Goats Are Said to Prevent , 4 Fires in National Forests El Paso. Tex.,; Dec. 29. Goats are a means of fire prevention In the na tional forests, .W. II. Chapline, of the United States Forestry service .tobi the executive committee of the Na tional Mohair Growers' . association which was In session here recently; Mr. Chapline gave .the committee men an outline of the facts, as he bad developed them In extensive stdies pf the use of goats,in the forest re served. . His theory as advanped to the goat growers was that the mo hair growing -animals would keep th. undergrowth grazed so closely the danger ot fires spreading, from tree to tree through' the medium of this undergrowth would be eliminated. on the forest reserves asf a means of Increasing the nation's food aupply in war time. ' 1 1 CAPTURE FilADE 1 BY SFRATEGE1 Fiji Islander Hears Enemies Talk and Informs Amer ican Officers SUVA, Fiji Islands. Dec. 31. The guile of a Fijian named' Piufou brongbt about the capture of Count Felix - von . Luckner, commander .of the German raiding cruiser Speed ier with five of ! his officers' late in September. After the cruiser had been wrecked on Mopeha island in the Society groap. Von Luckner and the other five Germans put out In an armed motor launch for Fiji and landed-on Wakaya Island. In the cen ter oX the archipeligo, the home of Piufou. They told him in English that thC7 were castaway British sail' ors. ' . - --.' - --' Piufou. who : readily understands German perceivct at once that the were enemies, i When - he had learned enough: about them he to id Macpherson,. a half caste also 11 via? on the island and Macpherson set out in a sailing cutter for Levukar fifteen miles distant, to notify the police.;. Not long after. Von Luck- n.er and his party were taken pris oner by dint of "bluff" by two white constabulary officers in com mand Of six unarmed Fijian police men. 1' 5- 1 V" .''r BRITlOfPAY FULLi WAR DEBT A.r Bonar Law. Derionnces Rumor Country Will Kf y':: pudiate Liabilities London, aturday, Dec. 25. Great Britain will not repudiate her war debt, declares A. onar Law,rthe chancellor of the exchequer. In an open letter which he has caused to be published and in which he de nounced rumors that the "country would fail to meet some-of the li abilities Incurred in the war. ' In his letter the chancellor states: "I am glad to have an opportunity of dealing with the rumors that are, I find, current! throughout the coun try with regard to the possibility of the government repudiating its li abilities. - I should like to state, and to state as strongly as I can, that In my pplnlon, no British government, pres ent and future, will seek to break faith with those who hare placed their flnanial : resources at the dis posal of the state in this crista of its history,. Such a policy would not only mean that the government of the United Kingdom was In the hands of men who were blind to ti considerations - of national honor, but would, to my mind, involve the overthrow of any government that adopted it" 11 "I t looked over my . shoulder at Hallowe'en. . "WeU? . - " " "But I didn't see my future hus band." , "Keep looking over your shoulder, girl. You may catch somebody yet. Louisville Courier 'Journal, "The Germans,' said Baron ' Mon- cheur of the Belgian mission at -a New York reception,' "are'- putting hark in their war breaa now. He smiled and added:. "Of course. they always did put it in their sausage."- Washington; Star. - Ponl gGRfiVELYS r H ; Chewing Plug ULL-JoJ TV BANKERS AND SHIPPS LEAD Commercial Basketball League Opens Winter Season at Y.tLCA. Standing of Team. Capital National bank . ... ... .1.000 Watt Shlpp company .", L . .V. 1.000 Bishops . . .000 Hauser Brothers ..... .000 ' : Before a large "crowd I of specta tors the Y; MC A. "Commercial Bas ketball league; opened lt fourth consecutive season in Ihe Y A. gj'thnasinm last, nlpht, . A muh faster class of basketball marked the opening games than was anticipated and while somewhat rough at times the. games were Interesting thjrongh out. " - ; " - 3 . y ' In the opening half of : the first ra me between" the Bankers and the ilaurcrj Hrotbers the- game was nip and tuck, the half end'ng- In favor of the Bankers who had the adrant age oft a -one-pQlnt lead, the scon being T to 8. In the second half the bankers took an early lead and with consistent basfcet shooting from the field werebenabled to roll up a final cor of 21 to 8. The first half of the second game ended practically the same as the same half In .the first game, the score at the end of the half being Bishops 5 and Shipps C. The Shlpps made- several baskets in rapid suc cession at the beginning of the sec ond half and roa'ntalned a good lead throughout the half the score at the end of the. game being Shlpps 16 and "Bishops' ia-r.;-Vv.' - ;; Unenp and InOltidua Hcore. Capital Natl Bnk Hauser Bros Ifsrra fit) .. . Welsh " sr. ;.- Baker (101 .... Socolofsky ...... Robinson . . . .". . -fMofre.l 4) .. Brooks (2) Townsend (2) ,. .... Bergef . ... . Hull Purvlne : Final score: Capital National hank 23: Hauser brothers S Bishops Watt Shlpp Co NIst" . ... secor im Utter (5) ....... ..... Shafer 4 Cooper ...w. ... .. JaskoskI (6) nvnn (2) . De Lapp Koff 1Z, Radellff Stefver . . . v ......... . Clark Final core- Watt Shlpp company 16; Plshons lO. T ,-i - - Officials: Arthur Ross, referee; J. II. Farrar, timer! Oscar B. Gingrich, scorer. - ' s , HiU Says No Big Change to Occur in Train Service ST." PAULv Jan. S A conference Of executive officers of Northwestern railroads with headquarters in the Twin Cities wll be hd soon to dis cuss pans for coordination of service In the part "of the country they serve, it waa announced today, i According to L. W. Hill, president of the Great Northern railroad, no widespread changes or to be made in train ser vice and the usual advertising of na tional parks and other attractions for tourists will continue. a-- German to, Catch German Is Plan ol Cbief White SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. i: A ros ter of the German speaking officers in the San Franelsco police depart ment is being made up by Chief of Police D. A. White. The chief has announced that the men will be formed into a squad for the arrest and questioning of Teutons who may be caught In the commission of acts detrimental to the best interests of the city and county. . - j ? Company commanders have been asked to prepare a list of the Ger man speaking officers la their com mands and to forward sack, list to Chief White: ... lie Is now trying to find an appropriate name for this rquad. . . , SIR CECIL RICE TO LEAVE-U. S. y ' - ..j ;' j British Ambassador Inf orris i State Department New j A Policy Evident j ' ' WASHINGTON, Jan, 2.---Str Cecil Spring Rice, who has been British ambassador In Washington since May 6, 1913. called at the state de partment today to say that he was going home on - leave of absence. 1 t f '; t BttM stie4. ,. , f A Uttl Chw Is CwS ; . km H LsU Wbll . i. The G4 Crsrl-Tsts ;usts.t. A lOe. POUCH IS PROOF OP IT. 1-1 PIPE HIS EXPRESSION! HE U THINKS HE IS HAPP WITH THAT BIG CUD OF HIS -BUT YOU'VE GOT ITAU. OVER HIM. YOU CAN READ MY BILLBOARD AND CHEW f- GRAVELY! ' WITHOUT THIS SEAL That was as far as the official state ment on the subject went, but it 'Is' known that further information to be given oul from London will con firm the'ieports that come through English newspapers of a general and sweeping change In the British diplo--matic representation io most of . the larger capitals. . The purpose of the reorganiza tion, it H learned, touches tho per sonnel of the embassies father than' the-policies of the BriUeh govern ment in its relations wit': Its alliP3, and.it is. expressly stated In an au thoritative quarter that there Is to be no change In these iwlictes con nected with the prosecution of the war. . j i Sir Cecil has desired for some ttmfr of be relieved of the heavy du ties .f the Washington bmliassy as soon. as such a change coild be made without detriment to the service. It Is known now that when Fore gn Minister Balfour came to the Uni ted Ftates last spring the, ambassa dor tendered his resignation to take effect at the convenience of tho for eign office and has been awaiting Us acceptance rlnce that tme. OUCH I LAME BACIL ;RUB LULIBAG0 OH J BACKACHE AWAY Rub raln Right tWMfith Small Trial Bottle of Old "St. Javroh Oil. Kidneys jcause Backache? v No! They, have' no nerves, therefore can not cause pain. "Listen! Your back ache is caused hy lumbaeo, sciajioa or a strain and the quickest relief is soothing, penetrating "St. Jacol) Oil." Rub It right on your. painful back, and , Instantly the. soreness, stiffness, and, lameness dlsappe.-ir.,. Don't 'stay crlpnled! ' Get "a -small trial bottle of "St" Jacobs Oil" from your druggist and Umber up. . A moment after It Js applied you'll wonder wh?t became of the back- Rub old. honest 'St Jicnha nil" when you kave sciatica, neuralgia., rheumatism or sprains, as it is abso lutely harmless and doesnf burn the skin. Utah Leeds Production ofSHverIorYearIM7 I WASHINGTON, Jan; 2. Utah led the silver producers of the country for 1917 .with 14.315,300 - ounces. California led all the states in gold production with 1,006.963 ounces ac cerdlng to the report pf the bureau of mint and thegeloglcal survey made , publio tonlghU '" , , Production of both gold and silver la 1917 fell slightly below the1916 output Sliver production amounted to 74,244,500 fine, ounces as com pared with 74.414,802 cunces in 116. Gold production was 4.0R5.58!) ounces valued at 8,45G.C09 as compared with a value in 1916 of SS2.590.300. LAST TIME TODAY MARY PICKFORD : -:K:'' IN V.. - Us LM3 Process fl WEEKLY , COIILDY Starting' Tomorrow - . "DBAPT 258" Starting' Sunday " IIAEGUEPITE CLAIin a mm::