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SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 2, 1926
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PRICUFIVE Cr.NTtl
Fiddlers Tune For Test
IRS.SI0K: ;
1 ,M. SOLDIER
Seyeitlutbs, 24 Officers :i
End International Eight
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More Than 175 Men, Bending Over Minatare Rise Where
oieei opurrea uiras r ougm to tne lieatn, surprised
as Kaiders Break Three Day Scrap
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UP FLAXDRQP PRDTEGt WEEB
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Is 0ted4o fill
Vacancy
- FredA.tVim
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OTHER JOBS ABE
FILLED
f i - t.
Zonlps Commission Gr&Ate4 Fund
to,C4uri7' on UntU. MAy; Jle-
quest for $3,000 A&nu 1
t:; ly 'to 'Go' ,tai JVo'
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Whether or iotFredU' Wil
liams Is legally city' attorney., was
killed as an issue, with ion: stroke
by ttfe council last nisbt,a)ad laid
fully six feet under thej grojnnd.
Both killing and; buryia were
executed- with: on 1 . blow-l whe n
the common council cait ajtfnani
roou.r ballot to , elect ;;;Williams -to
the office. ' This ents the interf sting-
itrife created; when -Chris
Ko wit and others-; inilsted that
Williams was, not legally felected!
in that he, was a member
electing- body.'.- w-v'vf ".-4
of the
creat-
; Resignation of. Willi4m8
ed a racancy in the councfl
Al-
tho ueh: Alderman: " Jf.( Br Galloway
suggested tHat a man he appoint
ed from the south end of the ward
so that' both' north and Boutb. ends'
would be : represented,, ihis; candi
date. 'George K.' Tomklns Tas de
feated by Watson Townsend, from
the north end of the ward' This
Sives the5 north eod; iwo j alder
mea. Galloway and Totlrnsend. I f
Air. iowueua, Dews i vrcreut.
-. 7- fc-.
the meeting, was swornj In hr City
Recorder Poulseiu7n4 .'assumed
his 'X'yTW? ': '
; Vacancies S'op.' two bpdieir.were
aUo created ly the! resignation " c I
,WiUiamJs-i-oa; the boxing cnnnis
lslon ' ai&-?$n i "ispeial water
committee. :Alderraait W"eqderoth
vaaappointed to fll the'facanc.?
m-ihe ?KxiBg cbMsiisiidarv
Aldermaii Engatrom, tha iracaacy
on- the .water committee. -U i
.The city planning' and jaoning
mission 'a'gatni occupied '7 a'
prominent part in the sheeting of
the comnlon council. No lets than
six petitions for. the construction
of buildings in different parts of
Salem' wefe-referred tthe-eoc-
Qttentiott'aroaio iwhetheror
not "under-the newi ordinance the
conncil.must refer the petitions to
the commission." It Iwas brought
out that the council may act
the petitions Lltieilj" or aaf
them' to the - commission. (
out that the council may act upon
f refer
Confi
dence was. expressed iia the com-
' mission, howerer, in that !all the
petitions were referred jto ft. i
1 Some' little 'arHmeitj as ex
cited' when, the petition of a Mr.
Burghardt to build? a service sta-
tiob oA the. southeast! corner of
' ' Center' and Capitol streets was
I brosght up! ItVasfaugkested that
I the petition bV "granted , by the
; connelU ' t i f " K V -This1
petition." of one similar,
was brought up," before the couar
cil sometime ago and; TptedE down,
there being a'stortn bf protest
from practically ever President of
that vicinity. ' Alderman LW. II
I Dancy -declared It would be; unfair
to grant the petition now without
i giving the '.residents a', chance to
i take what stand they.inllht care
,to. The matter drpw a tie in the
.council, and on Mayor Oieey'a vote
the move to hold the matter fover
T i t i ika - nrt - meeting was car-
HUMS '. VI wrv ' . - -
ried. -r? : : ' nJ; v
n.A iaiTiitlAn-desijtnatin?
i'X mmimilon be given S300
rftrrv on their. WOtk until the
.f.rts. fnLiLfav was Dassed. 4. The
resolution'alsV designated that the
1 r'raniTaned Uom 25-
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H.6iir.is' defies! leadhhs
r ,V w WARNKD NOT TO
START STEAM ROLL--
Washington,-; re6.' t. (et
A.;fated-Press.) Tbe frosram
" i..fArit foil sseeI3 CP
consicjcratiop of the UX. reduction
ents " launched ' attacks (on -several
At the conplasioniei . ton
2 :. ...... iMT-.".tA debate! dt ring
than i5 mentets-
n tee uoor - , ,
,-csal to meet aanjh4f
c:.l
tomorrow was blockeyt PX
, CoTirr3 of Michigan ani -.
. of :,V raska, republicans. f -
rri
Reit
"disci: ,
till, f
rating that
freely some f items c
nator Norris jwart2-:
a aren't going to c:r
i- if you start;. tti
Music From the Day When the Dance Floor Had Not Yet
? Become an Auxiliary Gym WU1 Ban 'She's Ma Baby '
: "- - -y '." . v ' V - . .. ' ' i . " f" s ' 's- ' ;
i : Up in the attics, : ayray from the maddening crowd, old
time" fiddlers are puttiijs? resin on their bows an(d tuning up
lor. the cbntest on, the Wght of February 5, when "Pop Goes
the IWeaseV' 'Tbi' Irish -'Washerwoman" 'and, "Coming
Through the Rye wiU replace thosf m6dern diddies; "She's
Ma, Baby,, an- ah Don& Mean Maybe.? ' ' s ; -
i How many fiddlers I whose memory, .reaches- back -to the
days before: dance fkor became an auxiliary feyrnnasium,
will have entered the contest by Friday night, is unknown,
S. Oi S. CALL SOUNDED
Ifl STAT ESMAWlCOflTEST
COMB r IIEI-.P " YOURSELF I AP
; PEAL ISSUED BY PAEK '
Fesv CandiOatra Mean. That Each
lias Good Chance to Win ;
' V t Entries Open
By Auto Content Editor
"S. O. S." This is a call for
help, . It is a call to help ydurself.
The Morning ; Statesman's), great
"Everybody Wins" contest is' on.
To be frank about it. cpmparative
ry few candidates have entered so
far. That, of course. Is ThejStates
man's 'funeral.'. , You are hot In-,
terested i But ' you ought j to be,
especially if you have considered
being a candidate. . -
s It ought to dawn on yon 4hat,
with a condition like this, your
chances -are better. " If ? yon will
use your think tank -you will see
the light. , :: , ,
The three new cars and the elec
tric washing machine - and A cash
prizes will be awarded. That fact
is ertainJ'O '-'i;-, ;'r
t NowV. the man or woman
o-get-'em";" spirit; Is: In
with a
bettei
wert
shape than if .contestants
clamoring to ge't In. "
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1 the question. . Perhaps the grea
array o" prizes Jias seared somt
of you. U Were" the prizes of mud
less -value you would fall all ovei
yourselves, to get in.- But because
?3,000 -is put npt you think yoi
will have' to .have, oo.many fvote
Goodness-' alive, -it-doesn'jt maJc
any difference how many 6r hoV
: votes are. cast, k The hh mat
ts hnr choice,' and the others ge
i.iies in proporton
It sis all-in your head.- It's i
condition. Get. your thinking ap
par at as to functioning and ; you'l
see it all in a light that will makt
you wonder, why you - havea t seer
it before. . Subscriptions receivec
now,; you know, count more that
afterwards.. -The early-bird catch
es, . the.-worrarthat's- the cream
the, easy pickings. --And-the eas)
pickOags; Ith the greater-: Tote
credits, may be the deciding factoi
In f. ' this - election. . NovL get itl
Let's 'go! ' - vv"
Remember, there is only one
way to make nominations.? . Can-
didates must either , nominate
themselves. or be the choice oi
some friend ' who will do j it for
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CITY " EXPERT TO
AUTHORITY . TO . GIVB VIEWS
it : yOS SANITATION-I r-v
Hon. IL B. Hommon, sanitary
enaineer ot the- western division
of the r. United States public! health
service,; with headquarters in San
Francisco, trill be : the ; speaker at
the ' Rotary,1 club luncheons to be
held Wednesday noon at the Mar
lon" hotel." : I . ;V3 h1 -L
Mr, Hommon is considered one
of the greatest authorities in the
country on sanitary condition of
cities. ! He will talk vf health.
problems confronting the modern
cities.". . . T . ." .- ' i '
;it is said that in a few years all
cltieswill be prohibited from
d umpingflheir sewage into the
Willamette river; .This, wfflr effect
alem Mr.. Hommon's message,
is to show Salem bow1 the imatter
can be taken care of.- r !
SArr JOSE EDITOR jDIES
E9WIN;Kr'' JOHNSON, MERCURY
- SAN JOSE,- Cal.,' - Feb. f .-Ed-wln
K; Johnson.. f or 24'years man
aging editor of the, San Jose Mercury-Herald,,
died at the San Jose
hospital 'today - of complications
following vtnfluenta -nd pneu
monia. He war 61 years old and
. native of Renfrew, Canada.
6um.:AN ia. identified
DURKIX SAin TO HAVE ROB-
" CHICAGO, Feb. 1. (By Asso
elated t Press.)Martla parkin.
Chicago gunman ana siayer r.L
l Lntir caotnred'in St- Louis, has
i een identified from photographs
is the man who robbed the Pacific
'oathwest Trust and Saving bank
but four, ha.vetaddeL their names
to the ' pretentious list recently
printed; They, are q. E..THi"t. c.
W. Ranck, W. P. Milte and A. B.
Conway; of CorvIs.v . -
In addition to the three main
prizes of $2 1, $15 ajid $10, several
memoers oc ine vioI!s ciuw, m.n
sponsors the evening of old fash
ioned "mnsid I and melodlas. have
added individual $S prizes. All
awards will be, by verdict of great
est applause.. .1 ,
Promptly at, 8 o'clock the pro
gram winj hegin, with special at
tractions yet , to bemade t public.
Seats.,wiU be placed, on the main
Armory floor, with -contestants on
the stage. The balc'oayj will also
be used for spectators ' When, the
Old TImersJ have done ' their
stuff," and; prlies have . been
awarded, chairs will., be removed
and an orchestra' will play; for the
minuet, the Virginia ' reel, the
waltz .and two-step and pther steps
mother used to .. : use, way back
when ' 'S :
. Of course there will be a nom
inal admission charge, proceeds
going to the Lions Benefit Fund
srhich will be' used i to meet de
mands being constantly, faced by
that organization. ;
Fiddlers who have not, as yet,
entered the competition are invit
ed to register, with Lew Lunsford,
t the. George C. Will music store.
In orchestra will play tor the old
fashioned dances. Among num
ers listed are: "Ripple,"! "Schot
ische," "Over the Waves," "Old
louthern Wi, VHeel and Toe
. olka," "Badger-Gayotte". and
'he yapclenne' ffiM. .."":;'
Will old fashioned music and
j16 ; faahlone4tepis,TeTt"feome
ack.: -.--A ': r" ' "
We". Salem wlU find but-
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WVESTIGATE MARRIAGE
tTNION OF FILM STARS
' ' RESULT IX INQUIRY
sLY
RIVERSIDE, CaL; Feb- 1.
I By Associated Press. ) An in-.-estlgation
of the marriage here
Saturday of Alma i Rubens and
fUcardo Cortes., motion " picture
stars, is to be - made, by Albert
Pofd, district attorney - of River
side county.
,. Ford said he had received in
formation that a divorce obtained
in Los Angeles last year by Miss
Rubens from Dr. Daniel C. Good
man, does not become final until
February ; .-
GIVING
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Contract Growers Fill State
Penitejntiary Qffices, in- .
1 Opening Rush
SEED TO BE DELIVERED
Retting Plants, for Stayton and
. Rilvertoa Practically Assnr- ..'
cd; Acreage to be Ar-"
? '' rniivpil ThU Vfnr i
The offices of the state pvnl;
tentiary were crowded yesterday
afternoon with farmers signing the
new flax contracts for this 'year.
The force waskept busy all' aftetv
noon. . v 1
' This wiU go on every week day.
afternoon till the full quota to be
taken on by the" state,, 2500 aeres
is under contract; for there is no
doubt now, about th whole acre
age the state is warranted in tak-r
ing being I signed up, and . likely
very soon. ' '" " '---X
Seed is now. ready, ahf enough
for, 4,000 acres, re-cleaned and
tested, will be ready by March 1st.
A force working 24 hours a day
is atjworkSon the sed. This will
be the first time for a long, while,
if not in the history of the Indus
try here, that there wUl be no de
lay whatever on the seed. Facm.;
era ' contracting ' may haye it now,
and it will at once begin to go
out, on the contracts, and some
of It Jw ill be In the ground during
the present! month.
John Quinland, superintendent
of thepenltentiary. llax Ipdustry,
who lis on j a trip to examine flax
machinery j is ;,now homeward
bound: He reported by -wire fror
Washington, p,C4. yestrday;aiiL
sai3 her wai going senth. -IfeTteh.t
to Canada to examine abetting
and drying system of Ftnc lii
vention. cdntrolley by' a M ig Eng
lish concern. " It he has not al
ready done so., he wil visit the
iieary Ford .flax plant hear- De
troit Also the shop'slof the peni
tentiary at Stillwater, MinnM
where binder twine and rope and
other things are made with prison
labor. Mr.' Quinland wUl likely
be at home within 'a 'couple of
weeks.' - ' " "
It I is now reasonably certain
that I retting plants will be in
Btalled at Stayton and at Silver
ton this year, and that contracts
for jgrbwihg flajt liber, will ' be
made with the farmers of- those
sections. ;The penitentiary Will
have at least 1500 bushels of seed
-0 spare for those or other districts
by the first of March.
THE OLD, &AljL,A NEW START
Confessed Slayer of Three
toGo on Trial Today;
Stores to Close
GUARDSMEN CROWD CITY
All Easiness in Lexington Banned;
Military Orders to Be
Enforced to Pre- '
vent Riot
LEXINGTON, Ky., Feb. 1. (By
Associated Press.) - , Lexington
was. quiet, tonight while khaki.lftd
soldiers marched upon the city.
Tomorrow Ed. Harris.negro, will
go on trial for his life and during
the trial - he will be guarded by
1000 soldiers.
Harris has confessed to the
murder of Clarence Bryant and
his two children, an attack, upon
Mrs.. Bryant, wife and mother of
the victims, and the state will ask
that he be hanged for the crime.
At Frankfort, Ky., tear gas was
used tonight to disperse a large
crowd of curiosity seekers loiter
ing around,, the state reformatory
where Harris was confined in the
dungeon. . -
The gas was released by local
units of the national guard, who
Will escort Harris to Lexington.
Trucks-were lined up along the
west wall of the reformatory, near
the main gate.
f In the middle of the line a
small whippet tank was mounted
on a trailer. Enlisted men of the
troop said that the prisoner would
I be placed in.the tank. . - -i ; ,
jexmgion wjii Deja oeieaguerea
city. Insofar as outsiders are con
cerned. Military orders will be en
forced, . if necessary, -with gun
butts,. "bayonetsitear gaa. . orbul-let1r1n-
extreme 'cases to. 'prevent
mob 'violence such as occured here
several years ago.
t Business' in the heart of the city
win come . to a standstilL . The
banks, seven1 of Which, are -in the
restricted area .about the court
house will be 'closed. " ; . . . ''
: Tomorrow;" thirteen days after
he almost wiped out ' the Bryant
family, Harris will be' brought
here from Frankfort reformatory
where be was taken for " safe
keeping, for trial.
PETERSON JURY .DRAWN
TOPEKA, Kansas, Feby 1. Se
lection of a. jury to try CarfJX
Peterson,,, fornjer state bank com
missioner, on charges of conspir
ing .withj former Governor. J. M
Davis. to- sell , a pardpn, was com
pleted today in district court. -
v ."It's no use trying to get away, boys there are-over
dozen armed officers in the crowd !" - M
More than; 175 men straightened up, turned, aiad stared
foolishly. Then they realized that all those gleaming buttons
they saw were police badges. With that realization, the point
was driven home that "the house was pinched" and that one
of the greatest international cock fights ever staged in Ore
gon had been raided and otherwise nipped in the bud. I
. The. raid was staged at the Ben Smith farm between St.
Paul and Champbeg. shortly after
1 o clock Sunday arternoon. Ot'
125 flKhtina cocks were seized bv
the federal, state, county and city
ponce officers In the raiding
eiuad, and seven men, admitted
owners- of the birds, were arrested
and fined 125 each in the justice
court in Woodburn, on charges of
cruelty to animals. The spectat
ors, said to number approximately
175, were not arrested; Those
fined were Ed de Math, Glen Har
mon, G. D. Hart man. Ralph Stone,
Paul Borman, all of Portland; J
Barry of Oregon City, and Ben
Smith, on whose ranch the tourn
ament was staged., :
; The bird fight was to have con
tinued for three days, it is said,
and . was an International event
birds being entered from British
Colombia to Tia Juana, Mexico.
An admission charge of $5 was
made at the gate and prizes up
to $1000 were offered by the "as
sociation." It was William S. Levens, state
prohibition commissioner, who
startled the gathering with the
observation that any attempt to
get away would be futile. But
when Levens augmented his state
ment with the declaration- that
there were more than a dozen
armed officers in the crowd, he
Underestimated his following.
There were, as a matter of fact;
12 officers and two state humane
01'ficers In the gathering. Those
present, in cfticial capacity were:
ivUIIam S.' Levens, state prohibi
tion commissioner. Roy Brcmr er;
Sam Burkbart, and Bart Smith,
Marion county deputy sheriffs: M.
M . Miller, principal keeper at, the
state prison, five state prohibition
agents. three federal ' prohibition5
agents, five Portland police offi
cers, f oaf other officers one froi i
Linn county, and Field Officer
Wade and Mrs. F. M.' Swanton.
of the Oregon Humane society.
The raiding party traveled In
seven automobiles.
' Jt "was through the instrumen
tality of the humane society that
the raid was staged, the tip having
been- received that a large fight
was to be held in that locality.
Commissioner Levens took part in
thai affair, he said, believing that
!iquor would be flowing freely in
the large gathering.. A, gallon Jng
and -a. pint of moonshine was
found: in the barn, although its
owner was not discovered, . After
the. place had been searched -for
liquor, Sam Burkhart. - deputy j
sheriff,, took charge. of the raid.
' Those attending the fight were
motetly Oregon . men, although
many from outside cities were
present. Fans from. Seattle, Vic
toria -and Vancouver are' said: to
have, been in , the. large group of
spectators, . ,m .
, Two birda had been klUed in
he ring when the officers reached
tlie- place, a third had. its leg brok
en and four, others were so badly
slashed . and mutilated, they, . were
killed by the raiders. " In the cen
ter of the hop-house in vhich the
fight was staged, a ring; had, been
made, fenced about with' canvas.
It was Into this pit that the birds
wf re ! placed and where they
fought for' the love' of lighting .
aad fought to; the death.' ;. f
, The birds used are of a Kpecial
Btraln.-bred only for the purpose.
They are, trained, and groomed for
(Continovwl; on par 4.) : "
SPRING FLOWERS BLOOM
SIODEST CROCUS. ; .CATCHES
'll-E-iaCHERUA UNAWARES '
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, t While r the' 'weatherman con
tinues to mutter-and mumble to
himself about enow, and' while the
old-timers declare -with seeming
regret that the winters aren't
what they used, to be, Mother Na
ture; bas. to use the vernacular,
slipped one over on. the commun
ity. - In other, wods, Spring flow
er are noif ih bloom. ' ;
The crocus, for some reason, .a
symbol of modesty. Jb as thrown rd
stTaint to the winds and is now
flaunting r Its '.varied ; colors on
many ' local' .gardens- -which "have
bqasted of blossoms for, a week or
more.' " ' x?S-'A
' Jonquils and daffodils are' be
ginning to offer thelrtender buds
to' the warm air and iq The Spirea
I family, the thumbergia or earliest
variety, is now In tull.bloon).
; Aad this is the first of Fcbru-
aryij Any wonder ths over
wrought weatherman? startles his
family fcy saylsg.some such Irrele
vart thing as "Est Mother, I doa't
I Will P rmmflkna'
,u VirounoaOg;
j SC HlS Shadow?
4
1 r "'AVI
; FebraSrTr2; W the; day. when
Che fabled groundhog is supposed
to come-out and decide whether
It's time for Old Jack Frost to pt
up his playthings,, or set the .win
ter lovers up; for another round.
Superstition has it that if he sees
his shadow there's to be six more
weeks of winter.- One of the breed
is seen peeking out of his bole arid
In closeup. 7 ' ' i
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SOUND PUTS OUT BLAZE
VIBRATION 8AU' BASIS OF
PLAN; TESTS ARE MADE
4'
NEW YORK, Feb, 1 1,M( By As
sociated. Press) -The use ft sound
waves as a fire, extinguisher " was
demonstrated today before a fife
company by Charles Kellogg, Cal
ifornia . naturalist, ;who - predicted
that if, his invention is perfected,
firemen will,' be . able to. put out
blazes without stirrjngout of
their quarters. rJ t"
Mr. Kellogg lit; a gas flame two
feet high and vibes ' striking a
tuning fork, passed" a lowl;over.iU
An u n e a r t h l y 1 screech rang
through- the- engine houkeland the
flame succumbed- t '? f Xr
i -';,The General Electric company,
Mr- Kellogg said,' is working to
perfect his invention: S When' tbls
is accomplished he said, each fife
house will have a fork tuned to a
special pitch and by , a process of
elimination the 'proper .vibration
U1 be found to put out each fire
that occurs.c: -. "4 , . -i .
UBERTY - BRIDGE . MEET
c03imittee js named to ab
: Grange for ftlling s
' Definite plans to get a bridge
across - Mill . creek s on s Liberty
street property owners, meeting at
the Salem Chamber of ' Commerce
rooms, appointed a committee to
work on the matter of filling' in
the Approaches- to "the bridge. fe
Ed Schunke, Dr. J3. L. Sleeves
and Mr, Hughes Were' appointed
to serve as the committee.' They
will seek permission, from the city
council to dump dirt for. the next
two. for - three' .years in - the 'ap
proaches; ; : , : ; , -'4 Z
The committee wilt try to get
the council to, costruct abutments
so that the dirt can be filled In.
GAS PRICE IS BOOSTED
RATE RAISED OX-HALF CENT
i 1 1 IN TANK -CAR LOTS
sNEW YORK; Feb. I(By As
sociated. Press.)"-The. pendulum
of ; gasoline i pices which swung
downward from An gust to Novem
ber of " last yean and then started
upward s"'Again.atatted.';,tft' 'clinib
higher today when, the Sinclair
ReSnlag company announced.' an
increase of one-half ':nt a gallon
in. railroad tank car lots at New
York,, Philadelphia and all Atlan
tic coast terminals. : Tlao- new tsuk
car prices li 12 ceita a s!!oa.' H
Storm Signals Are Ffyinrj
. . : i . -j
Along Entire Pacific Const,
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SNOW AND WIND DUE
Federal 'Weather Reports Declare
v Severe St4rm to Strike Pa
" cine States TodHy and
Wednesday
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SAN FRANCISCO. Feb, 1. ( Hy
Associated Pfess.) A. new storm
is brewing off the Aleutian islands
and is due to soak! Pacific roast
states on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Advices from the federal weather
bureau. here tonight indicated the
storm was approach In he -' Pa-"
ciflc coast with a swift certainty
that sent stdrm warnings up to
night from joint Reyes to Eu
reka. . -
The approaching storm is fol
lowing in thi wake of one now
leaving the continent' by way of
the North Atlantic roast. Heavy
snows and high winds are expect
ed. with the approaching disturb
ance,' which frill be welcomed by
agricultural and hydro-electric in
terests In need, of rain andj sriOMr.
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NEW YORK. Feb., 1. Two
women In Neir York city lost their
lives today add a scors of others
were injured I In accidents caiifed
by sleet covered streets and icy
pavements.' Surface car and ' ele
vated train service was subjected
tofrequent interruptions, vehicu
lar traffic was demoralized and
pedestrians- slipped? and skated
their way through the traffic jams.
Similar conditions prevailed
thiiUitL"w!jrorlt--tate' " and
southern Ne'wf England. A chill-:
jng northeast, wind, accompanied
by t a sharp flrop. " la temperature
last! night transformed an area
which previously was sodden with .
rain into1 r one of rice and sleet.
Tree, limbs',: dropped, 'under, - the
weight.' of their crystal loads and
telephone and telegraph " lines
sagged heavily. Property dam
age.; however,' was. Bmall and wire
communication -was not. interrupt
ed. N -The - temperature hoverr j
around the f reeling. point. : . . '' '
A' 22-year-old Brooklyn mother.
Mrs. Perinal ' DIambrosia, Was
crushed by a motor truck which
skidded, an. the Ice and. struck, hrr
as , she was fcrossiag- the '"street
carrying herl baby, j She'tofiKfd
the infant tci safety just before
she was run down. v v .?
Mrs.. Mary pavis, 35, paralytic,
living In therGreenwIch Village
district, died 4 of burns when , an
overheated stove set fire to her
bed. X At Boston a motor bus asd
a street car collided; in j ux In g t n .
burf driver ' and three other r- r
sons.;; , - ? ' " ;
, Providence R. T., reported' four
persona Injured; from all sections
there were reports of minor acci
dents and slight, personal; injuries
due to skidding cars and icy side
walks. -- - s
-r SEATTLE, I Feb.- 1. This win
ter although very mild on Puget
Sound has hot been unusual,
Weather Observer Summers of Se
attle, announced, - after going
through 35 years of records.
The lowest temperature for De
cember and 'January was 28 de
grees ' Seven' winters since .18 30 .
showed equal 'or bigh.er.mlai-Taun
temperatures for these '.montts.
The 1 record goes to December
1905 and January 1908, when the
lowest temperature - was 31 de
grees. Precipitation - for . these
two months 13 somewhat below
normal. The; norraiJ fc-r Decem
ber Is 5.39 Inches t -. X- for J: ary
4.74 This year it 'fell to i.30
and '4.67 Incr.es, respective!:.-.
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resIgxed o"i :zzn nr
k fight of l::imrtm:.
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' WASIIINGTO::, :. Feb. 1 .
Associated Pre a.) We.
private citizta,. resume 1 1
day 1 his flgtt iga!it v
navy managece-t cltl r r
ii.
to-
oral
defease.' K .
.The former e:tv! ' el!
took s up the cudgel j : t .'. . a I :
after he receive! c: I r '
cation that tli ' ' :
colonel, ur : zl t it
his reqc '. t;!""" tl : . "
dent! Cooli '- "... '"' r
eorts to
within the t: '
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hia iatentlca : 3 r. c
up, tia ttrr ? ' ) ' -
fens 3, "cr; .. I ,
I Los Jl.Z-'-S January'
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