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GOH SHOW OPENS TODM lit! ARMORY Best Exposition in History of Willamette Valley Dis trict Scheduled for Rest of Week INDIVIDUAL DISPLAYS BETTER THAN USUAL Governor Pierce and A. S. Dudley Speakers Or chestra Music Planned - " With, stage settings complete ' and everything in readiness for the opening of the three-day Marion-Polk County Corn Show and Industrial exhibit at .the Sa- 1m urmnrr tha lirfnul' onil has) expositions of its kind In the his tory of this district will be offi daily , launched -today. . -Carle Abrams, chairman of the agricul k tural committee. Chamber of Commerce, will give the welcom- .- ing address at 2 o'clocY asd offi- . cially close the expedition Situr : day night. Tb' show Is baing conducted tt.ider the direction of .. the Chamber , of Commerce ' and ? through the cooperation of the Marion county community ieaer ation. No admission charge is made.- i ; ' Entries Are Numerous ' ' ' Nearly 40 Industries and manu lactunng ptants will be repre sented, varying from dairying and ! horticultural to finished' articles. I When the entry-list closed at 6 o'clock last night there were 75 entries of corn, including some that took first awards-at the re- . .cent corn show in Independence, ; the finest raised in the two conn- ties. - One- of the most- elaborate cj .the Individual ..displays was - - prepared by A. E. Hughes. Wood burn, who has been exhibiting his l"r ot i ribbons . testifying to the - quality of his grain. Another at ,.tr.icttoBf Is offered by J." E. Croth '.era, Liberty," who Is showing the various uses to which the logan berry can be adapted, r In addition to the corn growing aontest which Is of great Interest to adults, many of the boys and girli clnbs have entered displays, both for the grain and for baking bread. J.. ' . Communities Lead Way -Much interest in the show is taken by the five communities which have provided excellent booths featuring the products of each,. center. A great amount of care has been taken in the decor ating of these. ' Above each is a slogan. Rivalry, of a friendly na ture, promises to be keen. Booths, , creditable to a large fair and com paring in a favorable manner with thosA of the a'tate fair, have been erected ' by Salem Heights, Brush College, Labish Center, North Howell and Liberty. . . Governor Walter M. Pierce will speak tonight with A. S. . Dudley, of the State Chamber, of Com . merce, as the headliner Friday night. ' Saturday,' the final night, .will be given over to musical program. Music is being furnish ed by the Oscar Steelhammer or chestra. -All of the night pro grams will begin at 8:30 o'clock. Short talks will be made during the afternoon sessions byt experts in various lines from Oregon Ag ricultural college. Judging Starts at Once Judging of the corn entries will get under way this morning, and ' will be made by Professors Hy- ; miov, jv. k.. jacason ana u. u. lAnfr." tnemhora nt tda ntanitnn department, OAC, with Miss Helen Cowgill, assistant state boys' and girls' club .leader, naming the .prize winners in the bread baking department. r AJl day Wednesday a crew of carpenters was busy with saws . anf hammers, constructing the .display booths. As fast as these - were in shape, representatives of the Industrial .plants began to i Continued on page 2) THE WEATHER OREGON: Cloudy Thursday with rain north portion; - moderate southwesterly winds. ; - LOCAL WEATHER , "( Wednesday . Maximum temperature. 55. Minimum temperature, 42. River, 1.5. s" Rainfall, .03. . 1 . ' Atmosphere, cloudy. -Viad, northeast. . NAVY COURT FINDS DAVIS NOT GUILTY Sixth Commander to Be Tried Is Acquired By General Court Martial SAN DIECio, Cal., Nov. 21. The general court martial trying officers on charges growing out of the Point Honda destroyer dis aster this afternoon acquitted Commander Louis P. Davis, the sixth defendant to be tried. He had been charged wit h negligence In permitting a vessel of the navy to run up on the rocks. The Wood- buy, which Commander Davis had commanded was a total loss as a result of the disaster. The seventh trial, that of Lieu tenant Commander Herbert. O Roesch, who commanded the de stroyer Nicholas, was begun as soon as the judge advocate had read! the verdict of acquittal in the Davis case. The charge was identical with the charge In the case of Commander Davis and the specification differed only in the naming of the Nicholas Instead of the Woodbury as the vessel wreck ed. Five witnesses were examined before the court adjourned at the end of the afternoon. t t H TAX ROLL Assessed Valuation of Every thing rrom Dogs to ! Orchards Given 1 . The total assessed property val uation for Marion county for the year) of 1923 is $37,962,330, ac cording to County Assessor Oscar Steelhammer. On this the tax levy of 1924 will be based. This figure does -not .include the pub lic utilities which is compiled, by the-tax commission. Public util ities were valued last year at 1 4,- 793.989..... - The 211 dogs on the county tax rolls are worth. 32,775. or an aver age of 813.15 while the average sheep or goat, of which there are 20.024 head. Is worth 33.65 and the total -valuation of the sheep and goats is 373,070. The 13.744 cattle are worth 3431,085 or "an average of 331.37. The swine of the county are wprth 834,525 and there: are 4,720 .... of them which makes each one worth an average of 17.31. The average horse or mule is worth $58.03 and there are 5,951 of them with a total valuation of $345,325. Farm machinery in the county is valued at 3212,870 and tractors are valued at 891.770 and other machinery has a valuation of $559,865. The valuation of the , 512,000 acres of land in the county is valued at 319,429,000 while the value of .improvements on land held under deed or patent is plac ed at 33,062,080. City lots with in the" county are valued at $4,- 862.695' while the improvements on city property is valued at $5, 826,585, Improvements on land not held by deed or patent are valued at $270,430. The value of 11,600 shares of stock? Is placed at $814,940 while money, notes and accounts are val ued at $105,120. Hotel and of fice fixtures are-valued at $206, 245. Merchandise is valued at $1,633,050. Officer Lant Declares I ; Facts Misrepresented What' he declares is misrepre sentation of facts is beginning to get the nanny of H. H. Lant. state prohibition officer, and he desires to set himself straight with the world. "I encaged Troy Wood, of the Salem Taxi service, to take me to Silverton and told him he would receive " his ' regular charges for the trip," says Lant. "it has been my custom when working , In a county to send the bill to the dis trict attorney for his ok. Without giving the matter further thought. sent Mr. Wood with the bill to District Attorney John; Carson. He. Having no knowledge of any prior arrangements," naturally , re fused: to approve the hill, wnen Wood reDorted the matter to me I paid him in full for his services. which money will be reimbursed me through the state prohibi tion division. Through a minor misunderstanding- all parties con cerned have been receiving some publicity that none 4! os enjoy." Mr. Wood substantiated Officer Lant. saying he , - had - received lift irt tnr mil nay a and -Jtn nrlrtt- ttc?ii i h rr'rs fVrr?" ... FULLY COMPILED 14 w TEN IS Former Arctic Explorer Is Found Guilty on 12 Counts Given Term in Federal Prison and Fined ONLY ONE OF 14 MEN FREED OF CHARGES Former Explorer in Jail Pend ing AppearBail Set at $75,000ayjJdge FORT WORTH. Tex., Nov. 21. (By the Associated Press). Dr. Frederick A. Cook, oil operat or, who was found guilty in fed eral court here this afternoon for the alleged misuse of the mails in connection with the operations of the Petroleum1 Producers' associa tion of which he was sole trustee, was sentenced to 14 years and nine months in the federal prison and fined $12,000 by: Federal Judge Killits. Fred K. Smith, treasurer of the company, was sentenced to seven years in prison and was! fined $12,000. S. E..J. Cox was sentenced to eight years and fined $8,000. Other co-defendants of Cook who were found guilty received the following sen tences: A. K. Eckman, seven years and $12,000 fine; W. L. Braddlsh and W. P. Welty. two years each and $l,000;fine; J. S. Rooks, C. W. Sleete, S. L. Hess, T. O. Turner, Bi S. Henninger, E. J. Bowen and R. L. Maxwell, each one year and a day and fines of $1,000; L. A. McKercher was given t- six-- years and a fine of $1,000. - ' O. X. Ray, G. A. Demontrond, H. E. Robinson, Harry Bleam and J.. E. Burmeister, all of whom had previously entered pleas of guilty, were fined.. $00- each. H. O. Stephens,' who 'also entered a plea of guilty, was fined $7,000 and sentenced to serve 90 days in jail. . Cook Denounced Judge Killits passed sentence on Dr. Cook after a scathing de nunciation of the methods said to have been practiced by the former Arctic explorer. Cook made no statement after being sentenced but his attorney, former United States Senator. Weldon Bailey, de clared that he would have a state ment to make within the next two or three days. Cook's bond was placed by t Continued on page 2) NT GIN COOK THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION OF GOVERNOR PIERCE CITES CAUSES FOR GRATITUDE OF PRESENT YEAR Governor, Pierce yesterday is sued the annual .Thanksgiving proclamation of the executive of-1 flee. The text follows: These beautiful autumn days remind us that con forming to the custom of our fathers we should set apart a day of thanksgiving ' and prayer to Almighty God for blessings bountifully bestow ed. The past year has, been one . of exceptional prosperity for many-. ; Our neighbors on ev ery side have bought freely : of timber, which is our great est natural resource. Crops of all kinds have been more bountiful than : ever. Our flocks have yielded an abundant .return.:. Practical ly everybody could find work at remunerative wages Respect for law and order during the past year has vast ly" Improved In our : beloved state. A great moral awak ening Is taking place. Offi cials who have sworn to up hold the constitution and the law have come to realize t,hat the Eighteenth amendment is a part of the Constitution of the United States, the fun damental law of our land. The . abundance of tour crops, fruit, grain, vegetables and grass, has been tar more than sufficient for our pw pie. Freely we have supplied from our overflowing graner les, flocks and orchards for those less fortunate. God " has certainly "supplied an : abundance. .Whatever fail ure has been the result of un equal distribution, which is , man-made. The people ot Oregon, re indeed grateful for the' bless ings showered during ' tfae -years gone. '-'"" I. Walter IU Pierce, Gbv- UNLOADED GUN GETS BIG SUM FOR ROBBER Los Angeles Bank Loses $2,- 000 in Currency When ' . Bandit Calls LOS ANGELES, Nov. 21. A lone bandit entered the Hellman bank at Sixth and Main streets here this afternoon, held up John French, a paying teller, and es caped with $2,000 in currency, it became known tonight. So quietly did the bandit work and so) calmly was the situation handled by bank employes and of ficials that pedestrians .in , the street outside suspected nothing and news of the holdup, did not leak out until several hours after the bank closed its doors. for the day. .. j . The bandit entered at about 2:30 p. m., it was revealed late to night by Jrving Hellman. vice president of , the, bank. He ap proached the cage occupied by French and shoved a check through the window. On the check was written: "Shove over $2,000 or you are a dead man." . .. . .French saw the barrel. of a re volver peeping but at "him from theb andit's coat sleeve, and ac cordingly began shoving over the 2,000, a few bills at a time, meanwhile pressing a button which should have summoned, ' a special officer. Remodeling operations had dis turbed the wiring connected with this button, however; Mr. Hellman man said, and the bandit was able to escape with the money. Out side on the sidewalk he tfropped his weapon, a .45 caliber revolver. It -wa3 unloaded." " ' 1 Musical Comedy Makes I Unusual Hit at Grand "Irene a musical comedy with a strain of.pathos running through it, was presented to a5? crowded house at the Grand theatre last night. Irene ODare, the title role, was taken by Dale Winter, an actress of .unusual parts, , who thrUIed entertained ftad-1 Inspired her. audience. ' From the first moment she' appeared on, the stage until the last she was the -center of interest and her strength was equal to that of all the company. Miss -Winter had strong sup port. It is seldom that the danc ing has been equalled in the, thea tre here and never surpassed. While there were no outstanding musical numbers, . .. the music through the evening was vivacious and appropriate. Miss'Winter in the title . role scored an unusual bit, and her supporting company did , full justice to the . occasion. Salem theatre goers received a treat last night, and they : were out In great numbers. do proclaim and declare Thursday, November r 29. A. D.. 1923. as a DAY OF THANKSGIVING AND PRAYER and further recommend that the people of this great cpm- . monwealth assemble in their accustomed places of worship to give thanks for all the blessings and pleasures that we enjoy. We should ever remember and be ever thankful for the fact that we are living in the most eventful, the most boun tiful, the most wonderful per iod of human history. We are just beginning to discover . the secrets of nature that have been locked up for so many centuries. The deeper , we penetrate into the mys teries of nature the more firmly are we convinced, that ' there is a Divine Hand gov erning, guiding and shaping all human effort. On this Thanksgiving day , let . everyone make a new al legiance to the Divine Ruler that in every way possible we wjll do everything:, Jn our. power to keep unimpaired all the freedom and the bless ings that we have and Cnjoy and "do everything in our power to give . them, to our children, unimpaired, so that they may have and enjoy the fr'uits of the most bountiful land and the most beneficent government that ever existed. In. witness whereof, I have hereto set my hand and caus ed the seal, of the. State of Oregon to bo hereunto affix ! cd. Done at,, Salem. Oregon, this 21st day of November, A. D.. 1923. ; WALTER M. PIERCE. , ' Governor. . t . By the Governor. - - , -(Attest ) - 8am -A. Koser ( Secretary of State, LADY ASTOR FINDS WINDOW CONVENIENT Uses it For Entrance to Over Crowded Hall Where Speech 'Is Made! PLYMOUTH, England, Nov. 21 (By The Associated. Press) Lady Astor tonight carried her preliminary campaign into a cor ner of her constituency which is regarded as a hotbed of socialism. To,, reach the speaker's platform she had to climb through a win clow with the aid of a policeman, the dense throng which was vainly trying to enter ' the already over crowded hall having made 'it im possible for her to approach the regular entrance. ' , As soon as she gained the plat form, the Socialists began to heckle her. To their remarks and jeering she retorted: ?. ' "If you want to turn all politi cal meetings into comedy, it 'is easy enuugu io ao so. Any ass can do it. If you really want to hear me : rip up the Labor party, be quiet. If you're going to try . to be funny, you are not going to be funny at my expense. I'll have a lot, of you turned put, and will go .myself. If you can't rule your selves, how can you rule the coun try?" . - ' ; . After this La.dy Astor received a fairly quiet hearing. The meet ing finally closed noisily, part of those present singing the national anthem and the. others the Red Flag. During the noise, Lady As tor quit the building through the window by which she entered. Lord Astor, who failed in his attempts, to get into ; the building where his wife was speaking, ad dressed thousands assembled out side' the building, speaking from the. top of his automobile. Dr, and Mrs. F. Howard Tay lor, Missionaries, Be Speakers r-r , Salem churches will observe Thanksgiving with a union vesper service at the First Methodist Episcopal church Thursday after- noon, Nov. 29, at 4 o'clock. This is a departure from the custom ary hour of 10 o'clock in the morn ing. No services will be held by the other denominations! The committee in charge consists of Rev.. W. W. Long, chairman. Rev. J. J. Evans and Rev. Blaine E. Kirkpatrick. Dr. and Mrs. TV Howard Taylor, of the China In land Mission will arrive in the city, in time to spealo at the Thanks giving service and to give an ad dress Friday.' . F. Howard TaVlor, M. D- (Lon don, Eng.) MRCP, FRCS, BS, is the son of the late J. Hudson Tay lor, founder of the China Inland mission. He has served in regu lar appointments upon the mission field since 1890. Mrs. Howard Taylor is a daughter of the late H. Grattan Guinness, DD,' FRAS. evangelist, . Bible teacher and prophetical writer, and she went to China as a missionary of the China Inland mission first in 1888. She and Dr. Taylor both labored in the province of Honan for a number of years. Of late years they have given much time to literary .work. . Mrs. Howard Taylor, who as Miss Geraldine Guinness, was well known both as a writer and speaker ou this continent as well as in Great Britain, has contribut ed gifted service in the mission ary cause. Together with Dr. Taylor she has written the "Life of Hudson Taylor," the two Vol ume biography of the founder of the China Inland mission, which is as remarkable for. its spiritual helpfulness and inspiration to the reader as for its interesting trac-1 ing of the personal experiences of Hudson Taylor, and the "Growth of the Work of God" the China Inland mission which he was privileged to' found' and direct. , ' In the last three years Dr. and Mrs. Taylor have visited many stations of the China Inland mis sion in 15 of China's provinces. In doing this they have often co operated for the time being , in the work of the local mission aries, so becoming familiar in the most practical way with present conditions, problems and successes of the China mission field; . 1 Dr. and Mrs. Taylor are at pres ent on ah r extensive Journey through Canada "and the United States fn the interests of the work In China. Both are gifted speak ers and -their services are greatly in demand. . VESPER SERVICE : : Oij IHBGIIG Craft Is in Flames Within Second After Bomb Ex plodes in Chemicals Five Make Escape ABILITY TO SWIM IS WHAT SAVED 5 MEN Pilot Brix Succeeds in Get ting Men Into Water Be fore Explosion SAN DIEGO. Cal., Xov. 21. Five officers and enlisted men of the aircraft quadron, battle fleet, crew of an F-5-L seaplane engaged in spotting torpedoes 25 miles off Point Loma, had a miraculous es cape from being blown to pieces or drowned when, their aircraft caught fire, exploded and sank in 50 fathoms of water shortly after noon today. , The crew of the F-5-L, composed of Lieutenant Earl Brix. pilot; W. Osterman, seaman, first class; p. D. Forsight, chief aviation rigger; E. B. Thornton, radioman, first class,' and E. -W. Nelson, chief electrician, were rescued by the destroyer Kennedy after they had been swimming for more than 20 minutes, i Nelson was the only man injured. " Mishap Peculiar The mishap was one of the most peculiar In the annals of aviation. The .seaplane at the time of the accident was flying at a speed of 70 miles an hour at an altitude ot about 100 feet when Chief Elec trician Nelson rose in the bow of the ship' and started to hurl; a. smoke pot or bomb to mark" the spot where a; spent torpedo-,5 fired by a destroyer,' was resting on the surface. of the sea. ' - Nelson had just raised the bomb to drop it 'over the side when, a terrific blast of air carrfed it out of his hands and smashed. It against his .chest.. Nelson dropped like a log. the Impact knocking the wind out of him and slightly injuring his chest. The bomb, carried by the wind, flew against . the starboard pro peller, shattering It into kindling wood and' sending splinters flying in all directions. . - The bomb, -or what) was left of it, was hurled into the bilges, of the seaplane where the chemicals, mixing with the' water, ignited. In less than a fraction of a second the seaplane was a mass of flames. Brix, exhibiting masterful air manship. nosed the blazing ship downward and shouted for the bluejackets to jump overboard The seaplane's life preservers in the middle of the?, fuselage, were a mass cf flames and Brix's first concern was to see whether all his men could swim. They could, and it was this fact, that saved them. ' Two minutes after the flaming seaplane hit the surface of the sea one of the gasoline tanks ex ploded, sending a shower of burn ing struts and section of the fuse lage over the men who were swim tance away. ...... State Employes Buy Cow For Children's Home State officials and employes of the state in the state house have contributed money for the pur chase of a dairy cow for the new farm home for children in Benton county recently established by the WCTU. The subscription was started from the office of the state labor commissioner, and about 1100 was subscribed. BEAUMONT. Tex, Nov. 21. Fifteen persons are dead and about the same number were in jured as the result ot a double boiler explosion' at New Iberia, La., according to a. telephone mes sage received here tonight. Yes, ..We .Have No Bandits Today EUREKA, Cal., Nov. 21. Two men held here on the theory that they wereRoy and Ray d'Autreraont.'who are sought in connection with Southern Pacific train holdup at the California Oregon state line October 11, were found not : to' be the men wanted, county offiqers announced tonight. This con clusion was -reached, 4t was, said,; after a check with pho tographs of the d'Autremont twins. The men still are be ing held on local- charges. . LIQUOR STOCK . IS CAPTURED IN NEW YORK Officers While Raiding Place Get Orders for Stock FewJ Make Personal Calls NEW YORK, Nov. 21. Phohi bition agents seized about $100,- 000 worth of liquor in a raid this afternoon" on the West Broadway warehouse of Baird & Daniels com pany. The seizure includes 3,000 gallons of Italian and French ver mouth; 700 cases of gin;, several thousand cases of wines and sev eral cases of whiskey. - - The firm of Baird & Daniels had a large liquor trade before pro hibition, dry agents said. , While the raiders -busied them selves collecting the liquor in the large warehouse about 15 persons telephoned asking for liquor, ac cording to Agent Brennan.' 'He took down their, names and told them they would get what they wanted. . .. ; . Brennan said a number of cus tomers also came in person to.the warehouse - seeking liquor while the raid was going on.. . FEUD JS REVEALED IN MURDER TRIAL State's Witness in Yakima "Killing vCase Says Man Shot With Warning YAKIMA, Nov. 21. Grey hair ed and pale, Mrs'. Alice Edmunds of Bellinghanr took the stand late today as the first witness for the defense of her son, J. F. Pearce, charged with first degree murder In connection with the "death of Marshal W, J. Hillyer , of Zillah on July 30.- Defense counsel out lined a family feud, which he said existed for more than a year prior to the fatal 'shooting. While-making his opening statement. The love affair between the son of the dead man and the daughter of the defendant, both high school students, caused the ill feeling which culminated in dire threats on the part of Hillyer and induced Pearce to shoot, first, the state ment by the. defense alleged. D. C. Bartley, owner of the drug store io which the shooting occur red, was star witness for the state today and was subjected to sev eral hours of cross examination by the defense. He recited his observations up to th e killing and enacted the positions of the prin cipals as he saw them, for the benefit of the Jury. According to Bartley's testimony Hillyer . was shot from the . rear, and without warning. - FINAL FLASHES ' ! i . SHANGHAI, Nov. 2lW(By the Associated Press). E. W. Sohin alzreid,- American missionary at tached to the Reformed church in the United States, whose mission is' at Chen Chow-Fu, Hunan, has ben kidnapped by bandits while on his way from Changteh, Hunan to Tungjen, Kweichow. WALLA WALLA, Wash., Nov. 21. Thomas Walton was today sentenced in superior court ' hy Judge E. C. Mills to be banged on December 28. Walton will die for the murder of S. P. Burt, a fellow convict in the Washington penitentiary. The crime was ocm mitted on October 7, 1923. INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 21. Sen ator James E. Watson of Indiana may become a candidate on the Republican ticket for the nomina tion for president "if for no other reason than to win the Indiana delegation from Hiram Johnson," he announced, here tonight. LOS ANGELES, Cal., Nov. 21. Robert McGee, a special deputy sheriff and former policeman, was shot to death, here tonight by a burglar whom he surprised In the act of ransacking a residence. PEORIA. 111., Nov. 21. Three armed bandits late tonight held up and robbed two young men of $10,000 in cash,, which they had gotten ; in the afternoon 'at a Peoria bank as their share of their grandfather's estate which recently was settled. " , '"J SIOUX FALLS'. S. D.. Nov. 21. (By the Associated Press) A move to bring together the Demo cratic and Farmer-Labor party or ganizations in South Dakota was made today in at least . two cdun jics. ' : ALLIES AGREE FIRST TIE Ambassadors' Council IV! : . Notify Germany That Inter-Allied Military D's:i::i to Resume 7crk ENTENTE SAVED WHEN nations cof.!Pnor,:is: Spirit of Give and Ta!o C: garded as Good Omen f cr Future Settlements PARIS, Nov. 21. (By the As sociated ( Press.) ' . The' alii 5 through their representatives I the ambassadors' council tot's - t agreed to notify Germany that the inter-allied military control illu sion will resume its functions i.; the reich and that the Berlin gov ernment is bound to afford it fa cilities and protection. They also decided upon a t.t ond communication In which t note the former crown prf --"' letter renouncing te thrc:. j i Prussia and voice r.expect.-n that the German government 1 i:: see to it that Frederick Wi::: faithfully observes the prom! made therein.. Under those c -ditions the allies will not lr ' upon laying hold of the prince, but they declared the German gov ernment must rigidly adhere to it ; assurance that the return of for mer Kaiser. William to German: will not be tolerated. This is tlv first time the-allies i have agrc; 1 on a question relating to the f i cutlori by: Germany of the treat. of Versailles since the partition t Upper Silesia- was referred to tl league of nations two years azo. Concession Made The agreement was reached bf mutual concessions on the part cZ France and Great Britain. The former withdrew from i stand . that the notes should 1 the form , of an ultimatum and in dicate to the German govern ir.r . the measures to be taken by the allies if the demands were net met. The British government con sented to a change in the worilr.; to satisfy objections on the pari of the French cabinet. The spirit of give , and take which resulted .In saving the en tente is regarded as the augury for the settlement of thn other questions on which France and Great Britain are divided, a.. though there appears to be bc: . : apprehension in French circles i to how parliament will receive tha ambassadors conclusions. Significance Attached In this connection significance ws- attached to today's debate in the- -foreign affairs committee c! that chamber of .deputies wfcero Premier Poincare's policy towar ! Germany was censured as too mild, with General Viscount ' Do Castelnau, former chief ot, staff, among the chief critics of the gov ernment. . Speculation as to the impres sion the notes will make in Ber lin tends toward the beleif that Chancellor Strenemann' will find them as mild and conciliatory as it could be possible to expect. The general opinion among diplomat? is that the German chancellor wl'.l find It advisable to do all he can to comply with the allied demand , rather, than risk , another note harsher in tone and terms, though some believe the great delay ' reaching, a decision, will weak t a its effect. . , THE LIBRARY AND EDUCATION "There must j be -some to continue the educatlo: growth of American citizor And there Is a way. That v, is .the .public library Arr.' ca's continuation whool -1 most democratic . of Amerii educational Institutions. It tree to . every person col race, nationality or treed ma no difference. It la free every person who wislieti road, ; and - who - is ' willing f I . r, , o t t j t i read. The public Jibraxy free from party politics, rt ! loos intolerance and prejud" It provides" Information on aides of every important tion, so far as its funds allow. While the tlbrary is t. tul and helpful. It" has still i reached ,.its maximum of 1 fulness and it cannot do p- til the people tljcrrelvc r lzo what it has to c.ive t -William .V