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V HI E 1 Metal Working Trades Will Cooperate to Resist Slash In Pay 1 DENVER, Colo., June 8. Co operation and joint action by all the metal working trades unions la the- country to resist further redaction in wages and Increases In the hours of labor was urged today by James O'Connell, presi dent of the Metal Trades depart ment of the American Federation ot Labor,' In his annual address to the department's contention. Building trades workers were also warned that further wage cuts were not justified by Wil liam 8peneer, secretary of th Building Trades department m his address before the depart ment's contention, tie placed the responsibility, for excessive build ing costs upon the building ma terials dealers ot the country, and not on labor. Despite the deplorable indus trial situation. President O'Con nell Of the Metal Trades, said that there was no "justification. for a second reduction of wages, nor. above all, can I conceive or any reason whereby the hours of la bor should be Increased with mil lions oat of employment" The labor leader asserted that 'the proposed plan for united ac tion in the Metal Trades aa not Involve the "one big union'Mdea. hut Its nnrDOse Is to secure a closer and more direct cooperation between affiliated organizations. This would also enable the Metal Trades, he said, to act as a un!t la opposing employers' attempts to abolish collective bargaining, the n on the non-union shop and compulsory signing of Individual contracts. mv- - SALEM KING'S COMPANY BEGINS ON SPINACH (Continued from . page 1 ) ered to the Oregon Packing com pany at S 1.2 cents a pound. It is understood, and gooseberries at tn even lower price. Berries have been offered on the streets for painfully low prices, bat apparent ly there has been no steady de mand, f J ; - Mt. Olympic4 Peninsula Is Patrolled by Airplane -. - PORTLAND, Ore., June 8. Airplane patrol on the Olympic peninsula of Washington has be gun, according to W. J. Osborne of .the district offices of the for est service here. One plane is flying from Camp Lewis over. the wind-swept regions on the penin sula daily, he Stated. Ten fires were located by the plane last Bunday. 'A number of machines are being kept at Camp Lewis. Mr.'' Osborne stated, for special CUTS &2(Q)ffi codk No rial chip Low in tear? Had low rice A kings help CqW Tk NHCAEEtXHALORA L0E0WNLTNL A I HAD 0 lOERROW KA IGAKHGESA tinim? OOERLHbALLCOEA 0LTN INTW0L0W HAR I AAHRWI 0 A ISGNAEHNHA - lllUVlt N0HCLAER0N0EAR, L I NTN IW0LTAR HDLWRC I0DAL KNLEHGK INSE 7TV01TDV NRNOREALCH 1HCL 0WTEARAETIWW HADWOLA IRC A KKNG I ISGENS IlllMLKl NNREALAEROEHHO L OA INNTEAI T E HHLWIRWROAW AAGNSHLKHKA TheClue$- ???????????????????????????????????????????????? SAID th great Vovia Prodartr. Ccaar B. PcMiller. to nia hatr4 rival. Mori Pro daror David Warafield Griffin, "f ha Jmt tniifrd fonr of the greatest Moving Pirtara Htara in America for my next bif Moving Picture Play." Of roan thi made Oriffin an ry berauao he likea to be the create! of all the great Movie Producer and be tried nia beat to persuade DeMiller to tell him the names of the great Movie Stars: Jaat to tantalise him. Cesar H. DeMilIrr gave David Warkfield Griffin foar aerret: rodrs representing the names of the fonr Movie Htara ha bad engaged and told him that if he bad brain enough to discover the name from these aeere codes be deserved to know, them. It was too ntneb of a pottle for Griffin, so it is said be called in Scotland Yard and offered them n thousand dollars if they would dis cover the names for hira from tha four cret codes- that I Miller had given him This was an easy job for tha great (Scotland Yard Ioteetlve Korea, and in lean than a boar they had the fonr names. ( They gare the nsmes to Griffin and also gave him their era toes for working out their dues. this Great Contest Is Absolutely FREE of Expense. Send In Your Answers To-day! ' Tlfa great contest is being conducted by T-be- Mtaievnsa Publishing Co.. Halctn. Ore- fen., one of the largest and best kao pnV ishing bouses in Oregon. This is your guarantee that tbe prises sill Im awarded with absolute fairness and eqeareaesa te yon nd every other contestant. Frank It, it i tnteaded to introduce The Pacific Homestead. Oregon's Greatest Farm Magasine. and Tha Northwest Poultry Journal, the leading poul try magsilne of the Pacific Northwest on may enter and win the best of prises whether J en srs a subscriber to either of these pub lications or not and me rearer. ou nil) either be asked xir espectew to take theao asagsains or aoend a single penny ef our money to compete. Hero is the idea The Taeifie TlMm...l .' widest and best 4'.' "ar in iae raciiie nortuwest. leaned week ly. It baa a very largo number of readers ,Tb Norths-eat Poultry Journal ia els verv widely read and has the Urges! circulation of any magsline ia Ha class published in the Pacifie Northwest. Hot ear snotto m one of our magasines ia every borne. Wi want more .reader to become areusioled with tbee , famous trabltrstiena. Therefore, when we 'wctaowledgo -yonr entry te the contest and row kaew your standing for the prise, wr -hall aead yea w-ithut rant a ropy of our very la Us 4 sseuea. --Then ia order to qualify your eatry ts bo seat oa toy the judging and ' awarding of the grand priies. yon will be ashod to assist aa ia ratty lag; on this big ia. , I t . I , - l t 1i iV i i: The Great Movie THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON reconnalsance work, such as ob taining observations of large for est fires.; Physical Connection of Railroads is Ordered The public service commission yesterday' issued an order requir ing a physical connection of the tracks of ? the Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation company and the Walla Walla Valley Kail way company at Milton and Free water, in I'matilla county. The connection is to be made within 30 days. i ', Contest Filed Over Will Of Late James A. Murray SALINAS, Cel.. June 8. Con test of the will of James A. Mur ray, wealthy western capitalist, was filed In court here late today hy his sister. Anna M. Flynn and his nleeeAgnes C. Doyle, on the ground that the document already filed is not Murray's will, and secondly. ;( that the local courts have no jurisdiction In the case as the deceased was a resident of Montana. The Murray estate Is variously estimated at from five to fifteen million dollars. Violence Threatened by Montana Union Strikers GREAT FALLS. Mont.. June . Aleged J threats of violence by union men against city garbage workers taking the place of mn now on strike were reported here today, according to police. A con ference between city officials and th atrikara resulted in a dead lock. Owners of a downtown store decided today to remove garbage at their own expense. It was said. TO AS Portland Youth, Who Caus ed Sensation Last De cember, is Favored PORTLAND, Ore.. June 8. Hubert Mi Berry. Portland youth who assaulted a pawnbroker last December will be paroled by Cir cuit Judge Catena and permitted to ship on board a merchant ves sel. Judge, Gaten announced after Berry was permitted to "plead guilty to assault with attempt to rob. Berry was examined by a lunacy commission and committed to the state hospital for. the Insane after his arrest fand in February escap ed from the Institution. He was arrested In San Francisco and up on his t return was discharged aa sane. v, ..;.v(Kv.iw - , Since hts discharge from the state hospital Berry has been in the county Jail awaltlnr trial. BERRY SU m HERE 18 THE WAT THET SID IT. "It's easy." aaid Cbief-of-Detectivea O' Flynn. "I have worked out four sums which you see beneath each one of the four codes "Add np these four sums and your totals give you the fonr clues to the fonr name. "You go about it this way. Each secret code has' ten letters to it. Ksrh letter repre sents a number. The first letter of the code represents 1. the second letter represents 2. the third letter represents 3. snd so en. The tenth letter in each code represents the ripher 0 mstead of 10. "Ksch sum, ss yon see, instead of numbers is made up of letters, but t contains only the letters that are rontained in the coda above it. "Now change the letters of each aum into their equivalent numbers, according to the cod shove, putting them down line by line from left to right exactly as the letters: for instance, the first letter of the first sum is V ss ou will aee is the first letter of the I secret rode above that frodurtion plan by showing your copies to just four frienda or neighbors, who will ap prermte these res My worth while magasines aad want them to coma to them regularly two readers to The Pacific Heeneatead and two readers to The Northwest Poultry Jour nsl. or any other combination yon like to make our. Yoa or ill easily fulfil) this simple condition in a few minutes ef yonr spare time, snd we will even send copies to earb of your frienda if you wish. BOW TO SEJTD YOUR SOLUTIONS. ". I'ae only one aide of tbe paper that con tains names ef tbe Movie Htara. and put your name and address (Mating Mr., Mrs. or Miss I in- the upper right hand comer. If you wiah to write anything but or aussers. use a separate sheet of paper. Three independent judges, haviog no con nertmn whatever with thia firm, will award the prises, and the answers gsining S-Vl points will tske the First Prise You will get -'" points for every name rorapleled cor revtly to points win be awarded for general neatne.s. style, spelling, punctuation, etc., 10 points for handwrtteng. aad 10 points for fulfilling the conditions of the .on teat Con testants must sgree to abide by the decision farm magaiin pub oi tne juitges. 'Tbe enate! will close L5 p ber7 !HA T 191. Hamodiatelv a answers wjll be judged and the pi ed. Address your answers todsy t answers will be judged ed. Address your Mystery, Statesman Publishing Hi W Prize is Awarded For Effic iency Shown in Kimball School Test Hundred of friends, personal and educational, paid their re spects to Dr. and Mrs. Hickman at Kimball School of Theology ;last night, on the occasion of the president's annual reception. The event is one of the social features of the Vfommencement week for the school, and the attendance this year 'was unusually large. In the prize contest Tuesday af ternoon for proficiency in reading Scriptures and hymns. Irvin G. Ran ton of the second year class, was awarded first place. P. M. Hlenkinsop was placed second. Mr. Hlenkinsop, who served for three years in a Canadian regi ment in the world war, was born in England and grew up as an iron worker, but came to this country about 1912, and set about preparing himself for the min istry. The war intervened, bnt he has. again taken up the minis terial "service, and for more than ra year has served the Methodist church at Willamina. The examinations bare been concluded for the, year, and the students are free. Some have al ready gone to their homes. The formal graduation is to take place Friday at 2:30 at Kimball hall, when a class of three will be given diplomas. The service will be open to the general public. Following the graduating exer cise an alumni banquet is to be served at Lausanne hall. A con siderable number -of graduates will be In attendance. It is tinder stood; some coming from a con siderable distance for the event. Accused Idaho Woman is Now in San Francisco SAN FRANCISCO. June 8. Deputy Sheriff V. H. Ormsby stated tonight that he and Mrs. Ormsby probably would leave San Francisco for Twin Falls, Idaho, with Mrs. Paul V. Southard some time late tomorrow. Mrs. South ard is being returned to Idaho from Honolulu where she was ar rested charged with the murder of her fourth husband. Edward Meyer. Mrs. Southard, accompanied by Mrs. Ormsby. today visited the San Francisco shopping district, vent to Golden Gate park, and attended a motion picture show. Two Mennonite Branches Will Discuss Junction JVLBANY, or., June 8. A mer ge? '6f the two branches of the" Mennonite church on the Pacific coast Is to be considered at a con- AndTWENTFSEVEN OTHER BIG PRIZES, Totaling $510.00 Cash resenta number 1. H. the second letter in the first line of the first sum j the eighth letter in the code above it, therefore it rep resents number 8. "After you have changed every letter of tbe aum into a number, add up the sum just exactly as yon would any other sum of fig urea, aid the total that you get gives ; ou your rlnes to tbe names of the Movie Stsrs. "Then work out your clues this wsy : "Beginning at the left-hand side of Hie total of your aum change each figure of the total back to its letter as represented in the secret code above the sura : for inst --, I csn tell you thst the first number of ttc total of the first sum is 7. The letter (' is ths seventh letter in the code alxirr the firat sum, therefore the fin.t letter represented by rottr total is letter C. Now rhsnge every num ber of your total in the same wsy and j ou will have the nsme of the Movie Star repre sented by that sum." This is not ao easy problem, hut patience and perseverance may find you the names of the great Movie Xtara Kor the best ar-kwt-rs submitted we will pay the following prfc- aum and therefore rep- WIN These Prizes 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th. Sth. th. I Oth. 11th. 12th, 13th, Its. Iftta. ISth. 17ta, I s on SS.00 $s oo $5.00 ts.oo 15 00 S5.no S-i.no ts.oo IS. 00 4 00 m . N'ovem- and lite nriie. award. answers todsy to: PRIZES Co., Salem, Or. ference of representative of the various rhurches which will be gin at Fairvisw church about live miles east of Albany tomor row. All of the churches of the two branches will be represented at the meeting. A Sunday school conference of delesates from the various Men nonite churches of the coast be gan at Fairview church yesterday and was completed tonight. The church conference will begin to morrow and will end Friday night. Almost 600 persons are attending. There are delegates here from Oregon, California, Ida ho and Montana. Threatening Note Sent To Anti-Bolsheviks TOKIO. June S. Military op erations against anti-Bolshevik elements which have established the new Kovernment in Vladivos tok are threatened in a note to Japan from the far eastern re public, says a Harbin dispatch to the Nichl Nichl Shimbun. The note declares hostilities will be gin If Japan does nnt agree to permit the far eastern republic to suppress political disturbances in Vladivostok, and If Japan does not recosnize the authority of the old militia elements in the mari time province and restore arms which were confis cated. Court Directs Acquittal Of Tacoma Business Man TACOMA, Wash.. June 8. Charles Drury and Gustaf Llnd berg, Tacoma business, men were today acquitted by a directed ver dict of the court of one of four charges against them arlsirng from grand jury indictments in connection with their director ships In the defunct Scandinavian American bank of Tacoma. Trial of a second charge against Drury was begun immediately and almost completed when court ad journed for the day, closing after the defense had moved for another instructed verdict of not guilty. On the c urt's ruling in this sec ond case tomorrow morning. It Is stated by attorneys in the case, will hang tin sufficiency of still another charge against Drury and Lindberg and Ole S. Larson, presi dent of the defunct bank. Pitcher Joe Boehling Released by Toronto TORONTO. June 8. Pitcher Joe Boehling was released today by the Toronto baseball club. He was nurchased from the Portland. Coast league club. Before the war Boehling pitched for Washington where he had a record of 11 straight wins, and also for Cleve land. He has won only two games for Toronto this season. AUCTION'S CONTINUED. LONDON. June 8. The wool auction sales were continued to day with offerings of 11,097 bales. Competition was keen and the opening advances were main tained. Fine cross breds advanc ed 5 per cent. $200.00 Casb 100.00 Cash 60.00 Cash 25.00 Cash 15.00 Cash 10.00 Cash Cash Cash Casta Cash Cash Cash Cash Cash Cash Cash Cash lth, ivth. 20th. Slat. 82nd. 83rd, Stth. 2Mb, SMh. S7th, 28U, ts.oo tvoo tb OO t 00 15.00 ts.oo 6.00 SS.00 SS.00 ts.oo ts.oo Cash Cask Cash Cask Cash Cash Cash Cash Cash Cash CmS GUARANTEED. FIVE INDICTED ID MISTED Pool Hall Formerly Owned By Streator Shows No Signs of Improvement Following Indictments by the Marion county grand jury yester day on the charge of selling In toxicating liquor, bench warrants were Issued for the arrest of Glenn Williams. Harold McKlnnejc, Jim Clark. Frank Crimen and Ralph Wagner. The live mem were ar rested yesterday by Deputy Sher iff Morelock. their bail beinn set at $500 each, which " William Clark and McKinney were'able to furnish. The other two are being held in the county Jail. All fire men are residents of this cfty. Clark and Williams are said to be the proprietors of the pool hall at 178 South Commer cial street, which is the same place of business as was operated by Jesse Streator at the time of his arrest on a similar charge for which he is now out on a $250 bail. Grimes was indicted by the grand jury on Monday on a charge of having Intoxicating li quor In his possession. Yesterday be was again indicted, this. time on a charge of selling intoxicating liquor. At least seven indictments have been returned by the grand jury for alleged violations of the pro hibition laws. MAN IS HURT BY OVERLAND TRAIN (Continued from page 1) forced to leave the train and or dered to leave the town. They started to walk down the tracks and becoming sleepy and tired, lay down to rest. Peterson choos ing to lie Just outside the rails, while his comrade chose a grassy -pot. The Overland came by about 7:30 in the morning, and its rumbling aroused Peterson sufficient to cause him to raise himself, it is thought just in time to be struck in the head, resulting in it badly crushed skull. Three fingers were cut off one hand, due it is thoujtht to his clasping hold of the rail in at tempting to rise. His frightened companion ran to nervals for as sistance and th wounded man was taken to Rervnls by J. .1. Schelvl and ethers, and sent here on the 10 o'clock train where he fas met bv Countv Commissioner J. T. Hunt and taken to the hos pital. Peterson, who is a man about 21 years old. carried an identifi cation card stating that -his father lived in Manistiqua, Mich., and in formation regarding the accident is being forwarded there. Open Forum Meeting is Not Spirited Affair An Open Forum meeting of the Commercial club was held last night at the usual hour. The at tendance -was not large because of the impending Cherrian visit to Portland, and other good causes; and no pretentious pro gram was put on. The entertain ers who had been expected, were called elsewhere, so the meetlns sat around and wished that John would serve Some more of his famous coffee and cakes and his unapproachable salads and his everything that's good to eat. Hut the eats were not on the program, and there was not even an en core. ECIT E Railroad Operators Warned In Statements by Shep pard and Lee CHICAGO. June 8 Giving warning that the acceptance of wage reductions was in the hands of the employes, railroad broth erhood chiefs today disclaimed re sponsibility if the men refused to accept a cut and "a stopping of traffic" resulted. The strike suggestion was made by L. E. Sheppard. head of the conductors and W. G. Lee. president of the trainmen, in opening the big four testimony in the railroiad labor board's wage bearing today. They were followed by W. R. Carter, president of the firemen and englnemen, who presented data on the hazards of the men's employment and on what h9 called their losing fiiiht to main tain an adequate wage standard. The attitude of the railroads in attempting to cut wages and the labor board's reduction order were declared to be the responsible causes If the train and engine service men vote to strike July I. when they meet here in con ference. Mr. Sheppard said. Mr. Carter declared that the board should give attention to "the losing struRgle.' of firemen to secure an adequate wage. He made a lengthy comparison with wages in the metal and building Industries since 1907. His com parisons were challenged by J. O. Walber, representing eastern rail roads. Demands Sent by Japan To Far Eastern Republic RIGA. June 8. A dispatch from the Rosta ageftcy at Moscow says Japan has sent dmatd- th,e Far Eastern republic provide FIRING STI ing for Japane&e control ot three THURSDAY MORNING. JUNE 9, 1921 Important points te" the territory of the renublic. Kharbovsk. ttiag- ovestchensk and Chita. The -de mands also Include the granting of foreigners rights for mining, forest concessions and free navi gation ol the Tmur river and the payment of losses suffered by Ja panese subjects in the civil war in the republic. Pendleton Legion Man Boosted for Commission PENDLETON, Ore., June 8. Endorsement of Lyman O. Klce, assirtant cashier of the First Na tional bank of Pendleton, and former captain in the 338th Held artillery, for appointment by tbe governor aa the ex-service man o s?rve on the commission of five that will have charge of the man agement of tbe state aid act, "was given today by penaieton post. 23, American legion. Trusty Escapes in Car Belonging to Warden i.ETHnniDGE. Alta.. June 8. Search is being conducted on hoth siden of the international Boun dary tonight for W. Denyer. who escaped today from the. Letn- brldge jail in the warden's auto mobile, after putting all other cars at the jail out of commission. nenver was a trusty. He Is be lieved to have crossed the border into the United States. YANKEE GOLFERS IE ELIMINATED Only Three Survive Qualifi cation Rounds in Scot tish Tournament CLENEAGIES. Scotland, Jun 8. Only three American profes sional goirers today survived qualification rounds ot the Thou sand Guineas tournament and are eligible for match play tomorrow. They are Walter Hagen, former open champion; Jock Hutchison and Emmet French. None of the others could place himself among the 16 men whose aggregate low scores of the two-day play over the King's course and the Queen's course made them eligible to com pete. Edward Ray. holder of the Am erican open championship, was the low man, having 212 for the r.4 holes. Hoth Hutchison and A. G. Havers had 21.". French and Hagen required 220. Scores ot the others to quaofy were: James Ockenden, 214; Harry Vardon. 217; James Braid, 218; Joseph A. Kirk wood. 217; T. G. Renouf of Manchester. 218; Watt of the Royal Auto club, 219; Abe Mitchell. 219; Jones of Wimble don. 221; Johns of Puiiey, 221; Holland 'of Church Brampton, 221, and Joseph Taylor. 222. George Duncan, the . British open champion, failed to qualify. Tomorrow's parings include: Taylor against Hagen; Vardon vs. Kirk wood; Mitchell vs. Hutchi son, and French vs. Ray. Definite Promise is Made to British Commander In Upper Silesia BERLIN. June 8. The British commander in Upper Silesia has received a definite undertaking from General voia Hoefer, head of the German defense forces, that he will retrain from any forward movement. This assurance was the outcome of the Anglo-French representations to the Gernjan au thorities. General von Hoefer has Issued a communique with reference to a collision with the French forces at Kalueow, in which, after Justify ing the advance of his outposts to Rosinank as due to the aggres siveness ot the Poles, he b tales that considerable firing occurred at Rosinank' between the Germans and the French troops and that seven Frenchmen, two of them wounded, were brought back as prisoners. The communigue conclude?! "The French ought to apoligize for this incident." Steamship Seapool Hits Iceberg. But Will Live ST. JOHN'S, N. F.. June 8. A radio message tonight from the steamer Seapool which struck an iceberg today said that while her bulkheads continued to hold the vessel was in do danger of foun dering. If weather conditions are favorable It Is expected the Sea pool will reach this port about noon tomorrow. OLYMPIAD OPENS. MAYEXCE, June 8. The In-ted-allied Olympiad opened today with 100 athletes from the Ameri can forces in competition against 400 contestants fro mother armies of occupation. Besides track and field events the program includes soccer. basketball, tennis and fencing matches. KtTTOX WIN'S KHOOT. ST. THOMAS. Ont.. June 8. Sam Sutton. Port Burwell. Ont., won the international grand han dicap trapshooting championship at the 32nd annual tournament which closed tonight. Sutton was GERMAN M ' NOT TO MOVE handicapped at 18 yards. HI ITES TO STAY No Chance of Reduction Un der Present Conditions, Says Association CHICAGO, Juno S. Notice that under existing conditions no general reduction in freight rates can be justified or made effective was sent to shippers today by K. R. Morris, chairman of the Central Freight association. The announcement follows a conference of railway officers in Washington last week with repre sentatives of associations and shippers interested In the trans portation of construction and road building materials, -who asked for a general reduction in freight rates on their comnimodltles. The letters informed shippers that the chief traffic officers de cided no general reductions In rates of any kind of freight could be made. While Mr. Morris announced, however, that "the carriers have realized that the percentages of increases in rates produced In equalities and to correct these conditions they are adjusting such situations." Local and special conditions af fecting the movement of commod ities necessary for road building and also other traffic which had been considered as emergencies, he said, would be treated as expe ditiously as the circumstances per mit, upon application of the ship pers. LEGION COMMANDER GALBRAITH KILLED (Continued from page 1) the 37th division, overseas, and received the distinguished service cross for gallantry in the hell of the Argonne forest. Colonel White had a letter from Galbraith onlv vesterdsv. Colonel White, when called up at midnight, commented especial ly on his gallantry and efficiency. "To think that such a man should go through the worst that the greatest war in history could offer, without a scratch, and then come home and he snuffed out in civilian Ufa that we think ot as orterlng no risk," was his comment. "I had a letter from him only today, written with no shadow of what was impending. He was a real man. that the na tion can well be proud of, and thof-e v.-ho knc"v him mourn him both as a friend and as a good American who did his level best when the country needed men like him." Colonel White and Commander Galbraith became acquainted through both being identified with the Legion Publishing cor poration in New York. Commander- GalbraUtH accord ing to the letter received from him yesterday by Colonel' White, had begun a tour of the United States, and doubtless was travel ing in that connection at the time of the accident. Galbraith was about 50 years old. At the outbreak of the World war he was In the manufac turing business in Ohio with head quarters in Cincinnati, and was connected with the national guard of Ohio. He -went ovenutan commander of the first regiment oi me national guard In the 37th division. arriving overseas in April, 1918. and remaining a year. He participated In the ngnung or st. Mihlel and ln the Argonne. He was cited for brav ery In battle in the Argonne and awarded the distinguished service cross. Upon Galbralth's return to the United States he was discharged and returned to his business in Ohio. He became identified with the American legion in 1920 in Ohio and was chairman of the Ohio delegation to the first char ier convention of the legion at Minneapolis. He became one o' the director? of the Legion Pub lishing corporation and attracted the attention of the national exec utive committee which lt In hia election as national commander at Cleveland. He is said to have shown re markable administrative and ex ecutive ability, and his election aR national commander is attrib uted to his executive ability raHT er than to his popularity. Since his election, according to Colonel White, he has conducted a very energetic administration and haa been particularly active in Wash ington in speeding up legislation in behalf of disabled soldiers. He was a man of considerable wealth. WHEAT IMMENSE Is Larger By 43,000,000 Bushels Than Last Year Is Official Forecast WASHINGTON. June R. The country's combined winter and spring wheat crop promise to bo 43.O00.00O bushels larger than last year 's, based on forecasts of production announced todai' by the department of agriculture. There will be smaller eroos ff oats, barley and hay than last year, while the appl rroo will not be halt so large, and the peach crop will be much smaller. Winter wheat, which a month ago promised a crop of 62!U00.- 000 bushels, came through in May 1 in bad shape in several state? and as a result of the forecast of production showed a reduction of SI. 000, 000 bushels, bringing the total to tbe same quantity s pro duced last year. Kansas, premier wheat etate, reported a decline USE IN in the condition of. crop from 84 per-Cent of normal oa May 1 tq 60 on June 1. which resulted la a reduction 1n that state's fore- cast?iby 33.000,000 bushels, tn Nebraska the condition dropped from 92 to 75 and in Oklahoma from 84 to 70. The Bpring wheat crop forecast indicates 43.i0o,O00 bushels mor than last year's crop. The con dition is better than a year ago, while the acreage is somew'hat smaller. An acre yield of 13.9 bushels is forecast, compared with lOJjh bushels last year. , i. CO.NTKBKXt KS 1IKLI. VLADIVOSTOK. June S. Of ficials and supporters ot tbe new, , antlBolshevik regime here have been .holding conferences with ; ' General Semanoff, who was not -f eiinlttt'd to land last week. Se-i mahOff. whose staff Includes 23" 4 generals. says his goal Is Moscow. . i IlOXINti APPKOYKI). "'I gPRINGFIKLI). 111. June 8. Bolting In Illinois under regula tions, of a commission received the approval of the house of repre sentatives tonight by a vote of 8 8 tti 4 0. The bill now goes to thj, senate. Tt provides for 10 round, no-decision bouts. Japanese Expert Discovery fi Method to Grow 'em 1 ti Like Potatoes fcARIS, June 7. The fashion able Jewelers of the Rue de la Paijc are smilling over av report from 'London that a Japanese pea'f i expert bad discovered a cul tivatinp process to produce pearls which could not be distinguished? frojm genuine Oriental pearls and which consequently had the same value. Hh the whole history of tha world," aaid Jacques Cartier, a prominent Jewel .merchant, "no on 6. has ever succeeded in artific ially producing precious stones. Man has never been able to imi tate, the processes of nature." : the pearl, said M. Cartier,' 1s particularly difficult to imitate, andU anyone rould distinguish an Oriental pearl from tho imitation. Thl real pearl is composed of marly concentric skins, as an onion. Held up ln natural light theN center shows darkest, with thd: transparency Increasing in perfect graduation toward the ex terior. The Imitation, or Japanese pearl, is said to be produced by Introducing into the living oyster a Stpall slick f mother-of-pcar! or -ft small bail of meerschaum, which after several years become! covered with several skins of tb same substance as the real pesrL ''It would probably require El. yeaffl to produce a solid pearl by thlsj? method," said M. Cartier, wltft a smile, "and who wants to feec an oyster for BO years?' - MARSHAL TETAIX'B STORY Op one occasion when Marshal PeUMn (who, by the way, was re cently married at the age of ! wasl inveighing against marriage, -he ground up by remarking that a large proportion of married people led a cat-and-dog life. . 1&h, come now.'- objected his friend, "isn't that rather too sweeping? Besides, cats and ' dogf don't always quarrel. Look at those two on your hearthrug, they get on very well together. '' "Jfes. they do." admitted Pe- tain.. "But you tie them together and see what happens then." (Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph. Faces prosecution. amaT 9 A list & 'V-' riff,' f i I 1 --m Vaaa PEARLS MAY BE I GARDEN en P ; . lv - - J .aT. IT ? ' M ..tea ;f jtfr. Florerxa ,1J, rI' i Vhtirn Mrs; -Jam" A. StlUMaM ! i. MM contemplating ertmlnal , (Wf.-' 0 aiJUBJJ act' "tt- -i;:v , - " . I t t i i if I t i