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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 23, 1921)
IW NOSE OUT B IS 19 T0 10 Hunter Stars For Visitors Gillette is High Point Man li The Idaho Vandals defeated the Willamette Bearcats at basketball on the armbry floor last night In ' one of the evenest matches of the .Reason by a score of 19 to 18. The game was In doubt unt.l the last gun for the score was lied three .times and the hair ended in Will amette's favor, H to 8. The game I was one of strong driving offen sive playing on the part of both t teams, fast checking and accurate passing. From the standpoint of fouls the game was a clean one. ; I being called on Willamette and "13 on Idaho. The Bearcats were . only bested! in the department of shooting. Idaho making seven field baskets and Willamette f.ve. .From the foul line Gillette chalk ed up eight! counters out of 13 tries. Huntier. converted five free "throws outjof five chances. I ' Ten minutes after the first whistle had sounded the board , registered a tie score of 3 to 3 .With but four minutes left of the first half Idaho took time out when the score was 7 to 7. Then Willamette took the lead and toss- i fd four counters wile Idaho was ' converting ione. The second half t Idaho sent In several new recrjits who livened up the Vandal of , tense' and SMoe and Fox broke 'through the Willamette defense for baskets. Idaho forged ahead. " gaining for; a moment a four point lead on thd Willamette cohorts which was j gradually cut down until there was but one point sep- . arating the' scores of the content ing basketeers. Idaho made a '. valiant attempt to keep the ball in ' their possession and succeeded af ter tries from Wapato and Jack son failed to sl;p the ball through "the hoop, j Hunter manuevered his quintet fin efficient; style and played a heady safe i game in the last part ' ' of the second half in order to keep, the Bearcats from scoring. ' Fox was high point man for the Panhandle staters with 8 counters ' to his credit. Gillette j played a fighting and speedy game for the Bearcats and . was responsible fori ten of the , Cardinal and Gold supporters ' , points. Gillette played the floor '.well and tossed with accuracy. DImick converted two field at . tempts into counters for the lo cal and broke up many close tip ,t passes under Idaho's basket when ..a score- was almost inevitable Every man t on the Willamette 'quad played sensational baskot- tall bat Jackson and Wapato had fate against them for their usual j dead shots falld to materialize. ; Rarey, playing at back guard. ; functioned i In excellent style in -' breaking up Idaho attempts for .the basket and in capturing the .fball from the visitor. The Dearcats will engage id a .' two game 1 basketball fray with .' Whitman on the armory floor Thursday and Friday nights. -The lineup and scoring follows: salary of district attorney for Til lamook county and declaring an emergency. S. II. 3 SO, Banking committee Relating to conditions and limit upon loans: S. It. 29G. Upton; Strayer, Den nis To regulate issuing by car riers of bills of lading and live stock contracts. S. B. 381, Vinton-r-Providing for extradition of paroled con victs. S. B. 384, Judiciary committee Providing for release of dower or curtesy of insane persons. II. H. 34 6, Joint committee on roads and highways Authorizing state highway commission to con struct or pave streets of cities or towns and providing for payment of costs. 11. B. 336. Korell et al Relat ing to medals for Oregon service men. II. B. 339, joint highways com mitteeMotor vehicle code. H. B. 99. Sheldon Requiring rounty treasurers to file certain financial reports. H. B. 325. Wheeler. Sherman and Gilliam, county regulations Relating-to experiment station for arid land agriculture. BILL SCHEDULES fHINGS THAT NEVER HAPPEN ARE CHANGED Johnson Announces Ameri can League Readjust ment of Games HERe WlFF.lS riy PAY EtlYfMPE SENATE GIVES WOMEN RIGHTS AS JURORS (Continued from page 1.) uies, retorteu senator tauy. "where did we get that wonder ful army of four million young CHICAGO, Feb. 22 Several changes in the American league schedule, released February 12. were announced today hy Presi dent B. B. Johnson, who declared the changes were made necessary because the sanies in three east ern cities did not balance. Tin; chrutge are: Washington: Philadelphia's second series has been reduced from five to four games by the elimination of July 1. Boston was scheduled on Sep tember 10 and 11. This has been changed to September 9 and 10. Philadelphia is ut Washington September 11. At Philadelphia: Detroit is scheduled in Philadelphia on its last trip September 17. St. Loirs takei Detroit's orig inal dates in that city and is I scheduled in Philadelphia Septem ber 19. 2H, 21 and 2 2. , At New York: Philadelphia is scheduled in New York City July an open uate in toth the Amer it ArtPtPfirtD IT on Pi Coop Tine rtExr wkk IVe GOT CHOUGH MONEY,. To po WEEK coin GETS IKE American men? This bill is cam ouflaged like the notorious Louis-, ican and National league sched ules. Willamette 18 .Jackson 2, J DImick 4. 19 Idaho . ... .R Fox . . . 8 A Fox . Thompson . . . . 2 Cader . . .5 Hunter Wapato 2. i ... .F Gillette 10 J... .F. .C. G, ., Rarey ...... . .O. i Substitutions: Willamette Mr Kittrick for Gillette. Idaho Ly tnan for A. Fox. Moe (4) for Ly- ; k man, R. Fox for Thompson. ' , . Referee (-Ralph Coleman of O, iA.C. - iana lottery of some years ago. and It is not for us to try to make vice respectable by legislation. It is camouflaged in the garb of charity.. This is the kind of thins that would encourage the gambl ing spirit and causre the. employe to take money from his employ er's till to gamble with." Moser moved a call of the pen site. The vote on indefinite post ponement was: For postponement Dell, Eber hard, Eddy, Edwards, Ellis, Far relL Gill. Joseph, La Follett. Nickelsen, Norblad. Porter, Smith, Staples, Strayer, Vinton. ' Against postponement Dennis, Hall, Hare, Jones, Lachmund. Mo?er, Patterson. Robertson, Ryan, Upton, Ritner. Absent Banks, Hume, Thomas Salary Mm Beaten. The bill to increase the salary of the secretary of Plate from $4300 to $6000 a year, was Intro duced by Senator Hall, who with Senator Lachmund made a vigor ous fight in its favor. They re ferred to the great amount of work In the secretary's office and to the efficiency of the incumbent. The bill failed to get the votes of majority of the members. The vote was: I For Banks. Edward?. Hall. ! Hare, Jones, Joseph, Lachmund. Moser, Nickelsen. Norblad. Rob ertson, Staples. Vinton, Ritner. Against Bell. Dennis, Eber- hard. Eddy, Ellis. Farrell. Gill. La Follett. Patterson, Porter, Ryan. Smith. Strayer. Absent Hume, Thomas, Up ton. ' Other measures were acted on as follows: H. B. 236. Hyatt Revising the salaries of district attorneys, In definitely postponed. H. B. 334, Marion county dele gation To provide a revolving tund for district attorneys Jn boot ltgging cases: failed to pass. 9. B. 29 To repeal the law res quiring medical examination of men applying for marriage licen ses; withdrawn by Joseph because obviated by other legislation. : St. Louis' second trio to New York is made a four game series i by including July 26. September 8 vith Boston is eliminated. Boston is scheduled in New York September 11 instead of Phila delphia. St. Louis will close in New York September 16 and 17. Detroit is scheduled for Sep tember 18. 20 and 21. September 22. originally sched uled with St. Louis, is eliminated. 1 m yz fBmm li'.'V m BSBBB1 irW r . mm mrf M r S S S S I CJ i ii' " .. Jitney Lines and Freight Trucks Placed Under Commission INTERNATIONAL CARTOON -CO. Y positions that included lecturing professorships at Wisconsin, Har vard, the universities of Califor nia and Washington. He has been professor of history at Washing ton since September, 1918, and last year was editor of the Pa cific Review, a national quarterly published by the University exten sion department. LABOR UNIONS IE APPROVED F.U'LTY KXGLISII. PROHIBITION OUT 2 POLITICS AFTER FIGHT Heads Draft Bill to Legalize Rights of Organiz- ation IMSLOW BILL EASILY PASSED I (Continued on page 2.) 'the appropriations committee de- clarlng enforcement agents open v vly are winking at the law's viol , atlon. I Representative Volstead $ came back with the charge that attempts were being made to break down the machinery of en- " forcement through failure to pro ( ', Tide adequate appropriations. I 1; . Others jumped into the fray, ; mentioning; Wayn-Wtr?eler. gen- eral counsel for the Anti-Saloon I 'league. Mr. Good declared even this champion believed there were teo many men on the rolls of the Internal revenue bureau who were ' Winking at! violations. "Mr. Wheeler will tell you the "same thing! he told me. that there tare more wets than drys in the ; .bureau, and yet he comes and de jjroands that you vote more money for. him." he said. . Mr. Wheeler, leaning over the "gallery rail, smiled. Mr. Good continued: j "The amount we have fixed will require dismissal of .many agents who: ought to be dismissed 'More than ;2,000 employes of the bureau are not standing up for aha law." ; Mr. Volstead. In reply, declared unless adequate funds were pro vlded Immediately, much of the ; force would, have to be dropped. i : !: i .Houses Will Attempt i! To Finish at Noon : I . The house .last night voted to concur in the senate resolution to adjourn at noon today. They wlll convene at 9:30 this morn lng and it Is highly probable that both houses will be able to com .plete their iwork at noon. While the houe (took a recess from . ; work last bight, the senate con-, 'tinned in session and were able tc catch up with work on which th-y were behind. The following bills passed the ecnate yesterday: S. B. 23;2, Thomas To prohi bit the abandonment nf raii lines In their optration as common carriers. ! . 8. IB. 301, rat t ergon To pro Tide Protection of employers un der the workmen's compensation aCt. : ; ' ' S' ' 35ff' Edward Increasing Opposition Expected Had Collapsed Before Vote Taken WASHINGTON. Feb. 22. Op position to the Wlnslow bill to permit partial payments to rail roads from the government guar anty fund collapsed today in the senate and the measure was passed without a record vote. Senator Tbwnsend, Republican, Michigan, in charge of the meas ure, insisted that not one line of the bill as passed by the housa should be changed. lest confer ence and ensuing- parliamentary obstruction delay what, he de scribed as action necessary to pre vent bankruptcy not only amr n railroads, but also among railroad creditors. Debate was brief, barring a six hour speech by Senator LaFolteit Republican. Wisconsin, who at tacked it as designed to enlarge the government's original guaran tee. An amendment offered by Senator LaFoilette which would have required the Interstate conj merca commission to investigate railroad expenditure before fur ther payments are made was de feated. 4 7 to 19. Sfiator Townsend asserted that tha railroads because of re duced earnings were entitled to a total payment of $800,000,000 under th government guarantee, against losses during the s"x months following governmental control. Tha carriers, he said, had received $250 000.000 of thit amount and '"coneress supposed in passing the transportation act that the balance of $350,000,000 could be paid in installments. The bill would require the in WASHINGTON. Feb. 22. Approval was given today by in ternational labor union heads and their attorneys to J a tentative draft of a bill to legalize the rights of labor unions to trgan iie all fields of industry despite individual contracts between em ployers and employes prohibiting union membership. The bill designed to offset the effect of the United States sup reme court decision in 1918 in the Hitchman coal and coke com pany case upholding the validity of these contracts, will be sub mitted at once to the executive council of the American federa tion of labor for approval. , The nnion heads also instructed their counsel to ask for a rehear ing of the case of the Duplex Printing Press company against the international association of machinists, in which the United States supreme court declared ! secondary boycott by labor unions illegal. International union3 ' which have joined in the fight to hare the individual contract declared illegal and make unionization of such workers possible are the United Mine Workers bf America, the Moulders Union, Amalgam ated association of Iron, Steel and Tin workers, International Asso ciation of machinists and the Street Railway workers. Their heads were called in conference nere by Samuel Gompers. presid ent of the American Federation of Labor, and today's action is believed to be one of the opening wedges in the proposed program of the federation to counter anti union legislation and the "open shop." The executive council of the American Federation of Labor al so was in conference all day pre paring a "bill of rights" and pro gram to be submitted to the special meeting of representatives of national and international uni ons called to open tomorrow. All college men do not know how to speak and write correct English. According to the report of the committee on the use of Kns;llsh by students, there wers r8S Harvard collegians who need ed special instruction last year. The worst murderers of the "Queen's Knglish" were the un classified students who came from other institutions. Thirty per cent or their number were up be fore the board for special work. Freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors came next in order. The committee corrected 386 regular undergraduates, 81 un classified students. 22 out-of-course men, 13 special s Indents, four in the engineering school, 69 in the business school, 11 graduates and two divinity schol ars. ' ' Service in the trenches did not hav3 any effect on the students English. Although hundreds of new words were coined by the "boys over across, they seemed to forget all about, them when they returned to college. War service "has had no conspicuous bad effect on their use of Eng lish." according to the report of the committee. Professors in classes, whether they teach Slavic, mathematics, chemistry or anything else, are obliged to report to the commit tee any student who does not use correct English in class. That Is the way Harvard Is making the young Americans speak their na tive tongue. Boston Post. Indians Insist on their age old Drerogative to have their herds out on the open prairie even as their fathers did. The Indians also have about 2.000 wild burros which they say they will keep. "And when an Indian makes up his mind," Mr. Symonds says, "you've gt)t to have patience to get him to change it. They are proud of the horses and burros for some reason and although some of their leaders have tried to persuade them to accept the offers made, so far they have re fused to Bell." Sometimes in the isolated mountain canyons horses . are found running loose, but while these might be termed wild, they usually belong to some rancher who has let them run loose. Wild burros are frequent in various parts of Arizona and occasionally are found in Utah. But the wild horse herds of the mountain plateau regions have gone, prob ably forever. JUDGE LANDIS IS NOT A PARTY (Continued from page 1.) After considerable debate In which the opponents of salary in creases took a decided stand, the bill to increase the salary of the governor. Senator Lachmund's bill No. 378 passed the house last night. The increase is from $5000 to $7500. Thirty-six representa tives voted for the bill. Senator Moser's bill No. 24. reg ulating Jitney lines and placing them under the supervision of the nubile service commission, also passed the house. The opposition, led by Chllds. Hubbard, and Belk nap, charged that enactment of this law was intended to put auto mobile and freight trucks under the control of the willing servants of the Southern Pacific company, which name they applied to the public service commission of the state of Oregon. Other senate bills passed by the house were: S. B. 343 By Judiciary commit tee Increasing the salary of the Clatsop county constable from $1080 to $1380. S. B. 34 4 Robertson Relat ing to the eradication of conta gious and infectious diseases in sheep. S. B. 359 (Substitute Tor S. n. 335) By committee on revision of laws Regulating dealers in the buying and sale of stocks, bonds, etc. S. B. 3 CO By Josephine county delegation Relating to salaries of Josephine county officials. S. B. 280 By Gill To provide humane education in the public schools of Oregon. S. B. 324 By Senator Nickel sen Regulating the practice of optometry and creating the state board of examiners In optometry. S. B. 365 By Senator Dennis To empower the state hlghwar commission to acquire rights or way along state highways. all about the Chicago district. In ! such lighterage operations the Chicago river, the drainage canals (both main and sag). Calumet riv er and Indiana harbor canal all will take part. Finally, it does not require a great stretch of imagination to In dicate that ocean vessels bound to and from Chicago will carry pas sengers in large numbers, as a matter of economy in the case of Immigrants and as a matter of convenience, economy and pleas ure for other passengers who will wish to see the scenic beauties of the Thousand Islands and avoid pea-sickness and expense while proceeding1 between Europe and thia general neighborhood. I con ceive, therefore, that port facili ties will be required In harbor district number 3. upon the lake short south of 16th street, where passenger vessels bound to or from the transfer harbor near the state line will touch in passing to take on or let off passengers as well, perhaps, as express and pack age freight." "The men who put Judge Lan dis at the head of this work," the statement continued, "were de termined that, whatever might happen to their Investments, the game its-elf be saved at all costs, even If the whole existing organ ization be wrecked and the build ing be started all over again. There never was a more serious situation than that confronting th sport during the November conferences at Chicago. "As far as baseball is concern ed, nothing that has been said In congress shall shake our determ ination to go ahead on the right course we have Ehaped and we are confident that no one can suc cessfully assail the Americanism, inherent honesty and fearlessness cf the man baseball has chosen.' 1 TO BE TO TRADE HADES FIFTH AVENUE PRISONERS DIE AT fan American Tells of Shoo'tina rtl o. .:i rt . i ui ouviei uonvicis In Russia Exclusive Avenue Loses Its Glitter and Fame to Industry OCEAN Great Lakes - St. Lawrence Waterway Assumed By Col. Judson ' MO BUSTERS WASHINGTON' UF.ATS S. C. DOT DF BUSINESS Z IS ELECTED NEW HEAD OF REED San Carlos Indians Refuse To Sell Wild Horses to White Man SEATTLE. Wash., Feb. 22. The University of Washington outclassed Washington State col lege at basketball, winning the first of a two-game conference series by a score or 54 to 21 here tonight. Washington state made only four baskets in the contest. The teams play again tomorrow night. BODY IS DISCOVERED. Professor of History at Uni versity of Washington Succeeds Foster PORTLAND. Or., Feb. 21, 1921 Richard F. Scholz, professor of history at the University of Wash ington, was today announced pres ident of Reed college to suc ceed William T. Foster, who re- DENVER. Colo., Feb. 19. Broncho busters of the northern Rocky mountain states are about to go out of business, according to reports from officials of wild west and other frontier shows. The reason is there aren't any wild horses to bust. At least, not around Wyoming and this part of the country. Put down in Arizona they have wild horses to eat. There are 10.U00 of beni. They belong to the San Carlos Indians who have a reservation not far from Globe. But there isn't much chance of getting the Arizona ponies for the broneo busters of Wyoming for the Indians won't give them up. The day of th? wild herds of horses roaming the plains of Wyo ming and adjacent states has beeu roinr rapidly shorter with the encroachment of civilization. More and more ranches are being fenced in, herds cf cattle reduced or confined and to make the mat ter worse for the existence of the wild steeds, f'l drilling camps have ben extended over wide area?, of Wyoming, northwestern Colorado and Utah. But down on the San Carlos In dian reservation there are 10.000 wild steeds, roaming at will over PORTLAND. Feb. 22. Body of an unidentified man. about SO years old. with two bullet wounds In the head, was found late today by a party of girls beside a road four miles west of this city. The man had been d?ad for three days the police said, after an investiga tion. Aside from laundry marks on the clothing there was no clue to the man's identity. The po lice expressed tire belief that the man had been murdered. WILLIAM McCOMItS DIF.S. signed the presidency in Decern- the fields, destroying mile after ber, 1919. Dr. Scholz'a accept ance, announced to Reed students this noon, occasioned an enthu siastic demonstration in the col lege dining halls. The college ad ministration for the past year has terfae com mere 3 commission to !wla ,he hani3 of Professors A. certifv to the amounts which '! non and r . L. Griffin. actually finds due railroads, and i ur- fccnoiz win assume the new mile of grazing land which might be put into good use for cattle. and turning green gra?3 or the orairie into a scrawny covering for their bones which hardly NEW YORK, Feb. 2 2 William F. McCombs, who organized the campaign that resulted in Presi dent Wilson's first nomination and election, died of heart disease today in Greenwich. Conn. Stricken with a heart attack sev eral months ago, the former Dem ocratic national chairman grew steadily worse. , Funeral services will be h?ld Thursday. The body will be tak en to Little Rock, Ark., for burial. FLIGHT IS GIVEN VI. DALLAS. Tex.. Feb. 22. Lieu tenant William E. Coney, trans continental flier, who was at tempting a record flight from the Pacific coast to the Atlantic, but who was forcd to land at Bronte, approximately 2T0 miles south west of here, early today, because ot engine trouble, will proceed to Love field, Dallas, tomorrow. It was believed Coney would v j 1 . . . mnke evn a decent meal for an p,v np h,a attempt for a record would require the secretary of the tret'rv to pay out all sums so certified. Judge Landis may be all right on the federal bench and able at all times, to enforce his. decrees, but the acid test will come when he attempts to pnnish the hood lums who throw pop bottles at the umpire. post ejrly In April Dr. Scholz has a notable record of scholastic achievement. He re ceived his bachelor's, master's and doctor's degrees from the Univer sity or Wisconsin, and according to Who's Who. was selected as the first Rhodes scholar from Wisconsin.-, in .1904. For three years he studied abroad, return ing to begin a series of teaching Indian. The cattlemen have tried to buy them. Dut the Indians won't lis ten. The government, through A. II. Symonus. Indian agent, offered o "urchris them at about $6 a head, invest the money into cat tle and save the meat from the horses, giving it back to the In di!"'s for winter food. But the Indians would have none of it. The horses are worth lass, even for h'des. They cannot be domesticated tn'd the meat Is n't much of a delicacy, but the flight, but would proceed to Jack sonville. Fla., to meet his mother. 1 i ROBERTS FVXEUAL TODAY ' - Ephreum Roberts, 57 years old. died at a local hospital Sunday night. The funeral services will be held from Webb & Clough chapel this afternoon. Rev. Thomas Ach eson of Jason Lee church will con duct the services. Interment will be 'made in City View cemetery. Us Statesman Classified Ads. CHICAGO, 111., Feb. 18. As suming that the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence waterway to the ocean will be opened In the near future. Col. W. V. Judson, United Dis trict Engineers of the Chicago dis trict has Issued a bulletin in which he states that it does not require a great stretch of the imagination to picture ocean ves sels bound to and form Chicago carrying passengers In large num bers, as a matter of economy in the case of Immigrants and as a matter of economy, convenience and pleasure for other passengers. In this connection he conceives a huge harbor on the lake shore, on the south side of this city's present wharf. Col. Judson's statement says: "Port facilities to fulfill a num ber of different functions are re quired at any port of first Im portance. At some great ports, as New York, the primary function is one of transfer from rail to ves sel and vice versa. "At the port of Chicago the principal existing port facilities may be classed as Industrial. The Chicago industrial and commercial district now has a waterborne commerce of nearly 20.000.000 tons per annum (as compared with New York's 4 5.000.000 tons), the great bulk of which consists of raw materials ot manufacture. to-wit: coal, ore and fluxing stone. "Industrial port facilities exist where large areas of relatively cheap land are provided with a reasonable amount of wharf front and rail connection. Along: In diana harbor canal and Calumet river; on the lake front at Gary. Indiana harbor and Calumet har bor, and eventually in Calumet lake, we have wonderful opportu nities for industrial port develop ment but a small fraction of which are now utilized, although the re sulting industrial district is one of the greatest In the world. "For transfer harbor purposes involving the shifting of freights between ocean vessels, lake ves sels, barges, lighters, warehouses and railway cars we need, of course, to plan port facilities adapted to such transfer func tions. "It may be plainly understood from what precedes that industrial port facilities and transfer port facilities are not competitive in their natures, but supplementary. For example, the value of an In dustrial harbor at Lake Calumet would be vastly enhanced by the presence, within easy lighterage distance, of a transfer harbor from which shipments could be made to all parts of the world, and, similarly, value is added to a transfer harbor If materials for water movement and export are produced in large quantities with in easy lighterage distance. "When the Chicago district pos sess In operation great transfer port facilities where vessels will deliver cargoes from all over the world and receive cargoes similar destined, it is readily to be seen that the employment of lighters will be upon a large and increas ing scale, connecting the transfer port facilities with great and small industrial plants and with the warehouses of merchants located NEW YORK CITY, Feb. 9. Stealthy, but steady advances by tradesmen, covering a period of more than 20 years, have virtual ly broken the residential exclu siveness of Fifth avenue, known to the world over as the home precinct of the Vanderbllts. Car negies, Harrimans, Plants, Fricks and other wealthy families. One by one mansions which housed International personages and gave to Fifth avenue much of Its glitter and fame, are surren dering to commercial enterprise and the rich are seeking homes in new "exclusive" parts of the city. Real estate men.who have watched with interest this aggres sion of trade say that another dec ade will have wiped out the last bit of residential excluslveness In the avenue. The change In Fifth avenue was reflected in the recent pur chase of property bordering the tast Kiver at Fifty-eighth street by Mrs. William K. Vanderbllt. Sr.. where she intends to build a home in a section known as Sut ton square. This bit of property is directly across from Black well's island, where a city prison Is located and Is almost under neath the Manhattan approach to the Queensboro bridge. Real es tate men expect that Mrs. Van derbilt's migration to the East river will mean a new exclusive district in a part of the city where near-slums existed before. Mrs. Vanderbllt; who a few years back, helped to make Fifth avenue history with her brilliant social activities, said when she purchased the East River proper ty that Fifth avenue had "lost its residential atmosphere, which was its most valuable charm. Traffic and crowds, resulting from the trade invasion, she said. had taken away He excluslveness The fight to "save" Fifth ave nue has been waged since the late 90' when the real estate men began to get options on pro perty near the magnificent man sions. Members of the Vander bilt family and others owning homes there expended millions In buying up property in an effort to stem the tide... Much of this property was pur chased at exorbitant figures and after a lapse of years has fallen back for business use. Hotelc, banking housi. Jewelry store. millinery and. fine tailoring estab lishments have gradually crept northward along the thorough fare. The home which Mrs. Vander bllt is forsaking, at Filth avenue and Fifty-second rtreet will be come the site of a trust company Its sale was made possible as a result or the death of Mr. Vander bllt in Paris when the house. owned byhVs estate, was sold to the highest bidder. The first ac tual break in tbe VanderbHr hold ings came when General Cornel lus Vanderbllt leased his home at Fifth avenue and Fifty-fourth street to a' shoe firm. The residence of the late Hen ry C. Frick. steel magnate will eventually go to the city for use as a museum. BERLIN. Feb. 1 Prisoner, in the Jails of Soviet Ruuii v J condemned to death, arc eayJ out to be shot by soldiers. v- stalk nito the cells after mldaJrtL declares M. Schwartz, of sa Franclsro. the socialist who m to Moscow to attend a eonmJ of the Third Internationale aid was Imprisoned there for four months. , " In a previous statement, ! y, Schwartz told of the death of kk wife as a result of a hanger atrizt be began to end her IttprUon ment In Moscow, denounced eoat. mnnism in Russia and said k - ftwuB 10 America, to teQ the workers there the actual facta about the Russian situation. iaii ana gaunt, his black hair and beard heavily streak ad grey, the American, who had bu a Bolshevik before a visit to Rm. sia "saddened and enlirhf him. described in a sapnlemt.i statement, the cold fear and trtra- uung m wnicn soviet prison tn wait for the visits In the d w night. , - They always come berv4 ,. hours of one and two o'clock h said. "A Bolshevist aoIdUr w.rv. Into the crowded cell and la t Instant silence calls out the aunts of the men or women who zaut die. In the Jail where r they marched the prisoners doi a stairway and into a courtyarl We could hear the volleys ot tie firing squads. Many' mea wert called out for execution from say cell during those four taoatka. Few of them knew why they 14 been condemned, but generally it was understood they were 'counter-revolutionaries.' They wert shot without trial." . j After a time the prisoners W came inured to these visits aad. In the filth and monotony of, pris on life, ceased to care whether their names were called or not, Mr. Schwartz said. Cheery greet ings were orten passed as j the condemned men were marched out. The men about to die would say their goodbyes, wave their cell comrades a so-long, and those remaining would cry out: 2 - . "Goodby. see you later." a Throughout the first ifew nights, however. Mr. Scwartx saif he trembled as with ague, and kit clothes, even to his overcoat, wert wet with perspiration. Other pri soners, some of whom had beet in the Jail for more than a jear, took the matter cynically, and told him with apparent relish Ui horrors through which they kid gone. When at last the sumtox came to Schwartz to leave tbe et3 he was certain he was going Vt the place ot execution. Bat they led him upstairs Instead ot down. He was taken before an official named Feldman. In whose hands was tbe power of life and death over all the prisoners In ; aU charge. This man said he had reviewed Schwartz' case and that the American waa tree to go. Then the Bolshevist said: "Will yon tell me what yos think of the Soviet government? Will yon go back to the United States and speak against us! 7 There was . a long pause la which thoughts ot tbe foar long months In prison and the execu tioners thronged into the Ameri can's mind. Then he replied: "If your government reaaly re presents the working men I aa for It. All my life I have worked for the laboring classes." , Evasive though It was Schwartz said the reply appeared to satlafy the Soviet official, who affecttd a pleasantry and dismissed hla. "If every Bolshevist In America could spend a few weeks la a So viet prison." he concluded, "tier would be no more followers of the red. flag at home." j I XKXOWX V1CK PRKSIDF.XTS. "Now." raid the professor blandly, addressing his class in political history of the United States, "let me test your general knowledge. Who was Richard M. Johnson?" Silence deep and unbroken. "Well. then, who was George M. Dallas?'' Xo answer. "Dear me!" exclaimed the pro fessor, scratching one ear medi tatively, "who was Henry Wil son?" Te members of tbe class stared blankly at each other. "Who was William A. Wheel er?" Not a peep. "My young friends." said the rrofessor, looking smilingly about him. "let this be a warning to you If you ever enter political lite. Each of these gentlemen I have named was at one time vie president of the United States. The class Is dismissed!" New York Evening Post. HUNT FVXEIIAL TODAY Earl Hunt, pharmacist mala, who died In Shanghl. China, was laid to rest Tuesday la City View cemetery after funeral services were held at the Webb A Clout chapel at 2:30 o'clock. Rev. J. J. Evans officiated. ! OKLAHOMA BANDIT DIES HARRISON. Ark.. Feb. 22, Henry Starr, Oklahoma basalt, died today as a result of a wouad inflicted Friday by W. J. Myr. former president ot the Pel bank of Harrison, when Starr with three companions attempted, to rob that institution. I, Starr, according to the sherul. made a statement giving the W tity of his three companions. FOLEY FUXEKAL HELD "Bobby, your mother tells me you are a very bright boy. and she expects you to be a great man." said Mr. Walsh as he sat in the parlor waiting for Bobby's sister. 'Ma never does 'spect right. She doesn't know what she's talking about. She told dad she 'spected you and my sister would be mar ried 'fore spring, and that was more than a year ago." Read The Classified Ads. The funeral services of fat tick Foley were held Tuesd morning at 10:20 from the Cath olic church. Father Buck offl"- ating Interment" was maae Catholic cemetery. is CARVRO IMPROVED. NEW YORK. Feb. 22. Enrico Caruso, seriouely III here front pleurisy and heart trouble. P"r the most favorable day since h relaps, it was announced tonlgh- "How're you making out at Us opera house?" f . "We turned m away 3a night." "G'wan." I "Fact; 1 of m. MaMfJ said It was no nse burnin gas-'"' a $9 house" Lone ScouL A correspondence course in U detection of counterfeit revests stamps is recommended la bootleg game. ! I