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SuMbripti(n
t'-- fiahdidaies ll Make - the
mst of ffie-IGy WTE QFFEg Wliieh Closes
SEVENTY-FIFTH YEAR
SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY MORNIP, MARCH 27, 1926
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PRICE FIVE CENTS
Conies
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m FUTURE
SEEN FOR IlifEST
Pacifip Northwest Shippers
and Farmers Report Im- ,
proved Conditions
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SEEK INCREASED DEMAND
-it...
Need; for Larger Freight Car Sap.
ply Most' Pressing, Board
Reports Extensions
''""Aro'.iiiaked''' !
SPOKANE, March 2. (By As
sociated. Press. )- Increased de
mand for Pacific northwest prod
ucts and need for a larger freight
cats supply : were forecast at ; the
quarterly session. ,, of . the Pacific
northwest adTisory .board here to
day. '.-"1-54::: U'r
;: More than 600 railroad men,
shippers and , farmers heard re
ports from 21 commodity commit
tees on conditions in the basic
. Industries of the district. Gen
erally improred 'conditions were
'forecast. ', i - ' ; '
A switch In dates was made to
. get the northwest meetings in line
with those of ! other adrisory
boards.
Meetings will be. held in March,
'June, September - and 'December
with the next meeting in Tacoma
.In Jane. Facts assembled at the
meetings throughout the nation
can be obtained at the same dates
and readily combined as a general
"surrey of conditions. -I
Virtuanx all of the committees
reported farorable conditions in
the Pacific northwest and rail-
roads ted purchase j of mil
lions okJJ, .(ars in new equipment,
jlncludlng thousands otrefrlgera
tor cars to be In' serTice'by next
'fall. Double tracking, extensions
ind straightening of lines was
also reported ' I ; . , f
The board decided' to ! employ
assistant - secretaries 7, at Spokane
and Portland to giro' attention to
the territory tributary to those
cities. ... . 1 . 1
" The followmg telegram was re
eiTed from Herbert J. -HooTer,
secretary of V commerce: "The
accomplishments', of yoor organi
zation" haTr""prbved ' highly Val-
OoBUBMd i a pags s)
A. A. A. DRIVE
NUES
GO At OF 200 IS SOUGHT TO
GET BUREAU HEBE
B. C. McIIenry, field secretary
for the American Automobile As
sociation, who is working to en
roll 200 members in Salem,
hopes to hare 100 by tonight. Sa
lem must hare 200 members be
fore an 'office can be established
here. t - J
Notwithstanding all : efforts of
the local chamber of commerce. It
Js said Salem Is failing to receire
her share of the.tonrist trarel of
the Pacific highway.' . Oh the east
side highway Eugene is the last
city to hare an A, A, A. office.
Corrallis has an office and 225
members. The result is that the
tourists are swung oyer to the
west side instead of, across the
Harrisburg bridge and into Salem.
An actual count taken last year
showed .that many, were taking
the west side rather, then the east
side because there is no A. A. A.
office here. " . :V
If Mr. McHenry finds the work
here is backward, and falls to
get cooperation in obtaining the
200 members, the local chamber
of commerce wiU call out 15 or
20 of its best workers ! Tuesday
morning and aid in j the drive.
Members of the chamber of-commerce
feel that the establishment
of an4 office" here Is one of the
most important needs of the city.
;SaJ Public Schools
FSSsxxTTjrcr
D. K. Iuthy
D. K. Lnthy, teacher of arith
metic at Parrish Junior high
school. Ten years with Salem
school'systfemv irifty-four years'
teaching experience. Datchelor of
science degree at Franklin college,
ObllQM. Special Work" i at Kansas
state normal. - Summer achool at
Franklin college and BeallsTille,
Ohierr-lHar tavght with- some' of
the I -ilCf educators 'of tte.inl:!
tile west.'" Eelqted by ipupila for
Who's iWho
They
Sec
Controrersy Between a Physician and a City, Over a Sidewalk
neacnes scpreme conn Kesnlting m Temporary
; Injunction as Relief
. Ajjquabble between a physician and a city, over a side
walk -a sidewalk that' was laid,
to have been; laid againfound its way into the supreme
court on Friday, causing the legal brains of Oregon to pause
in' their probing of serious problems and halt the second
laying of the walk, by granting a temporary injunction.
It all happened in this way :
1 Dr. Kershaw, the physician, lives in Willamina. Accords
ing to the story, the city council of Willamink adopted a reso
SPECIAL VOTE OFFER
WILL CLOSE TONIGHT
OFFICE AT STATESMAN WILLi
. i REMAIN OPEN TILIi 8
Letters Sent in . by Coantry Con
testants Should Hare
Saturday Date
HONOR ROLL TODAY
1 Elizabeth Welch.
S 31. li. Kna'uf
3 Marvin Shepherd
By nto Contest Editor
Tonight at 8 p. m. the third big
vote period offer- comes to a close.
Each 'and every contestant should
take full advantage of this splen
did offer while it lasts, for there
will be a decrease in the vote
schedule after tonight.
Who will be the lucky owners
of the splendid autos?
Closing rules: All competitors
may work up to the last minute
of this third period vote offer,
whether they . reside 1 1n Salem ; or
live out of town. The office of
The Statesman. contest department
will be open until 8 p. m. tonight
to receive subscriptions and issue
voes. Out of town contestants
may work up till 8 p. m. tonight
and then immediately mall vthelr
results. Their letters must bear
the postmark of March 27, if pos
sible. - T. : -
- We will make due allowance -for
competitors who live in towns
where the postoffice closes before
8 o'clock Saturday night if the
competitors will advise, us of the
early closing. j "V .
Do your utmost and get as many
registered before 8 o'clock tonight
as subscriptions will never count
as many, votes again as they will
up to that hour,. ,
NEW $58,000 APARTMENT
ADAM EXGEL TAKES OUT PER
MIT FOR SECOND UNIT
Plans for a $58,000 apartment
house and garage were definitely
gotten under, way by Adam En gel,
prominent local home and apart
ment house builder, when he took
out a permit to build from the of
fice of the city recorder Friday.
The new apartment house is to
be located at 10 9 d North CapitoJ
street, Mr. Engel built such an
apartment house last-year. 'The
new structure, which Is In the
same block and to the north of
the other, is to be of similar con
struction, it is said.
Twelve . four-room apartments
will be included in the building,
which will be one story high.' The
rooms will be a bit larger than
rooms in the apartment' house
built by Mr. Engel last year, and
the building will be slightly' larger
than the last one.
A space of ground 84 by 144
feet will be covered by the struc
ture. , " Walls wM consist of four
Inch' hollow tile, with an exterior
finish of white pressed brick. .The
apartment will - have 'a , full base
ment. Steam will be used in heat
ing' the building throughout.
ASK PRINCE TO VISIT
TALI MEN WILL INVITE GUS
r TAVUS TO 3IARSIIfIEI4
MARSHFIELD, Ore., March 2.
-(By Associated Press). Tall
men and the Longfellows club of.
Harshfield will invite Prince Gus
tavus AdoIphus to visit this city
on the tour of, the United States.
Ben B. OstHnd, originator .of the
Tall Men's' association, is a native
or Sweden and was educated in
that country before coming here
20 years ago. ' ! , ' ;
ELECTRIC CRANE KILLS
TOUNC WORKER MEETS HIS
DEATH IN MILL YARD
? MARSHFIELD, Or., March 6.
-Irving Pittman. son of , John
Pitt man", sawyer at the Coos Bay
Lumber company plants here, was
killed today when he tailed to note
the approach' of tntf larger electric
crane. v;Young Pittmaa;;was tally
ing for lumber which was piled on
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Can't Lay
Sidewalk N
QW
was torn up, and .was about
lution ordering Dr. Kershaw to
build a side -walk. Dr. Kershaw
refused to comply, urging that the
resolution had not been adopted
regularly. Thereupon, the city
council built the sidewalk and
assessed the cost against the phy
sician's property.
Act II open when the city coun
cil suddenly discovered that the
resolution had been illegal. Dr.
Kershaw's stand had ben correct.
So the city council promptly re
moved the walk despite the physi
cian's protest. Apparently, he
now wanted it to remain. So he
proceeded to file suit against the
city of Willamina to recover dam
ages on the ground that his prop
erty had bene Injured.
There is, however, an Act III.
With the sidewalk torn up, the
city council was not ready to
quit. It adopted: another resolu
tion ordering Dr. Kershaw to con
struct a sidewalk 'himself costing
approximately twce as much as
the one originally ' built on his
property by the city, and torn up
from his property by the city. Dr.
Kershaw protested,- and, to pre
vent the city from again construct
ing a walk against his wishes, he
appealed to the supreme court.
And so, on Friday, the legal
brains of Oregon paused long
enough in their probing of serious
problems to halt the second laying
of the walk .by granting a tem
porary injunction.
FOREST FIRE REPORTED
FIRST BLAZE OF SEASON HITS
DESCHUTES RESERVE
BEND, Or., March 26. (By As
sociated Press.) The doubtful
honor of having had the first for
est fire of the season is claimed
by the Deschutes national forest,
a quarter of an acre having been
burned over last Saturday, accord
ing to Herbert L. Plumb, super
visor of Jthe forest. The fire was
located west of the China Hatrock,
not far from Deadman's gulch,
south of Bend, and was quickly
put out.
Reports from Eugene tnat a for
est fire was burning yesterday in
Douglas county near the Siuslaw
national forest brought from Su
pervisor Plumb the announcement
of the fire here last Saturday
which he had not previously con
sidered worth mentioning.
CLEAN
C'i s
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HSIDIIG
Alaska's - Political Strife Is
Center of : Prohibition 7
Melee in Senate
CLASHES ARE FREQUENT
Mix Between Judge Ritchie and
Clarence True Wilson Re?
suits; Referendum on
Law Is Sought
WASHINGTON, March 26 (By
Associated Press.) Alaska's in
ternal political troubles today
furnished the talking point for
the prohibition hub-bub which is
dinning on the ears of Washington
in increasing intensity as adjourn
ment of congress draws near.
Judge Elmer Ritchie of the third
federal district of Alaska was the
center of the quarrel during which
he advised Dr. Clarence True Wil
son of the Methodist board of
morals to drop his middle name.
Elsewhere in the senate, house
and at the enforcement headquar
ters of the treasury there was ac
tivity In the way of enforcement
orders, debate and bills designed
to change the existing law. In the'
day's collection of developments
were a resolution by Senator Edge
republican of New Jersey, asking
(Continued on pir 4.)
RUM CRISIS NOW FELTr
HER WIG TELLS WOMEN REr
ACTION AT ITS HEIGHT 1 J
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(By Associated Press.) The high
tide of the reaction against pn
hibition has been reached, WC'J.
Herwig, g'eneral secretary of the
Oregon anti-narcotic educational
association, told the Portland
Women's Christian Temperance
Union today.
."Prohibition forces have not
been as active as they should have
been in the past few years, while
the wets have been gaining
strength," declared Mr. Herwig.
"The worst side of prohibition has
been held up continually before
the public. The testing time is
going to come at the spring and
fall elections. If the liquor forces
can gain a few seats in congress;
they will herald it as a great vic
tory, but if the prohibitionists can
hold their own and demonstrate
their strength the most critical
period since the passage of the
I8th amendment will have been
passed." I
UP AND PAINT UP WEEK IN
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ALLEGED ApTO THEFT CIR
5CLE IS SAID . BROKEN ZP
Jackson County Combed for Man;
Two Women Are Held as Ac
complices .YREKA, Cal-. March 26. (By
Associated Press.) State, federal
arid county officers today combed
the wilderness in Jackson county,
Oregon, in an atempt to capture
Ernest L. Weston, last of the so
called Weston gang of alleged
automobile thieves to remain at
large.
Joseph Keller, Portland, man
ager of an automobile underwrit
ers' associaion, Sergeant Pat Kee
gan of Portland police and C. E.
Morrell, chief of the, bureau of
criminal identification' at Sarra
mento, left here today to join in
the search to gather evidence!
the Wessons.
United States Ma-shal Ahren of
San Francisco is here with Mrs.
Weston, wife of the remaining
fugitive. Mrs. Weston is being
held as a material witness. She
was arrested ' at KJa.nath, Falls,
Ore., by Sheriff A. S. Calkins of
Siskiyou, Cal.
Mrs. Fay McCrossln, wanted on
charges of vlblatirg the Dyer act
anad also on grand larceny charg
es, was behind the bars at Klam
ath Falls today after escaping
from Sheriff Hawkins and two
deputies. Investigation of the
status of an attorney at whose"
home Mrs. McCrossin was said to
have been captured, also was un
der way with the possability It
wa s said, of charges of harboring
a fugitive from justice being filed.
KLAMATH FALLS. Or., March
26. (By Associated Press.)
Mrs. Fay McCrossin who escaped
from officers here Wednesday was
again in custody today. She was
captured here last night in a gar
age in a residential, section. She
is wanted in Chlco, C&J,., on a war
rant charging grand larceny, and
her apprehension has been asked
also by the United States depart
ment of pastice in San Francisco.
PRICES DROP IN MONTH
i
REVIEW SHOW TREND LOWER
THAN ANY TIME IN YEAR
WASHINGTON, March 26.
(By Associated Press.) Prices
generally were lower last month
than, at any time in more than a
year, the federal service reserve
board said today in its monthly
review, while production and
trade held their own.
Employment and earnings of
factory workers picked up in Feb
ruary reaching the level of the
latter part of the year after the
seasonal decline.
Particular improvement was
noted in the. automobile industry
where production was considerab
ly, greater In volume than either
in January or a year ago, although
it was slightly less than in Febru
ary 1924.
ITALY
f
OUT
3&
EER ADVISES
Work of School System Ex
' plained in Detail by Mrs:
Newmeyer
ENROLLMENT GOING UP
Attendance Increase Percentage
Higher Than That of Seattle,
Portland or Eugene,
Facts Show
Enrollment in the Salem schools
has increased 36.4 per cent since
1919, according to a statement
made before the Salem Lions on
Friday by Mrs. Newmeyer, presi
dent of the Salem Teachers' asso
ciation. This shows a more rapid ad
vance in proportion to population
than that shown in Seattle, Port
land or Eugene. Mrs. Newmeyer
explained the various activities be
ing carried on in the schools.
In the grade schools the funda
mentals reading, arithmetic, geo
graphy, English, spelling and writ
ing are being stressed. Special
opportunity rooms are maintained
to take care of the pupils who are
not able to keep pace with the
normal pupils..
English work In the high school
is extensive. The teachers, in ad
dition to their regular classes,
take charge of various plays put
on by the classes or by the student
body, assist in interclass rivalry,
serve as Clarion adviser, and as
chaperones for various student
body social functions.
"In the social science depart
ment," said Mrs. ....ewmeyer, "we
endeavor to instill those ideas and
ideals of patriotism and citizenship
which make far better understand
ing of one's duties as a member
of the social group.'
Six hundred Junior and senior
high school students are being
"shown something of the world
in which we live" through the
endeavor of the science depart
ments. " Cooking and sewing are being
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ESCrU1
ED SOLDIER DIES
WOUND RECEIVED WHEN HE
REFUSED TO SURRENDER
VANCOUVER, Wash., March
26. (By Associated Press).
Private Ainslee F. Bowers, who
was shot by a soldier from Van
couver barracks, following his es
cape frpm military; guard early
this morning. Qiedj at 6 o woes;
tonight. i i
Last night Bowers who was be
ing held in the barracks prison,"
complained of being illand was
moved to the military hospital.
Eariv this morning he. eluded his
guard and escaped: Located sev
eral hours later by soldiers rrom
the garrison, he was shot dowri
when he . refused to surrender.
Soldiers in the searching pafty
said Bowers fired four shots at
them with a rifle before he fel
with a wound "in hia chest. i
The corporal who shot Bowers
was under arrest tonight. His
name was not dlvu
LINER GETS OFF ROCKS
ENGLISH VESSEL! SAID NOT
DAMAGED SERIOUSLY
GEORGETOWN, Ascension Is
land, March 29. (By 'Associated
Press). The : Union1 Castl6 Ilhe
Garth Castle which struck a rock
in English Bay . near here, was
able to proceed today to her usual
anchorage at this station The
liner .wast back: off the rock and
floated before her passengers had
become 'alarmed.' -Although the
damage is not considered serious,
the Garth Castle' Pfwreengers will
be transferred to the JCenllwprth
Castle, which is due here Monday
for Capetown. .
BEE CAUSES SMASHUP
WOMAN IS ' SERIOUSLY HURT
WHEN AUTO LEAVES ROAD
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THE DALLES, March 2.(By
Associated Press.) A- honey bee,
that flew into a closed automobile
caused a wrecK oa the Columbia
riwst highway west of Mosler this
afternoon. - Mrs. CUL. George of
Uongvlewi Wash., suffered severe
cuts and? bruises when the mach
ine went off the road and turned
over on its side. William McDon
ald,' her brother-in-law and ' her
baby, also in the car, were unin-
DYjSQUADct!Ef.!BRS TO
fACE PBEPYHGES
FOUR AGENTS ! QN SEATTLE
. POLICE FORCE ARRESTED
Trap Laid By Federal Authorities
Is to Result in Conspir
acy Charge ; - ,
SEATTLE, March . 28. (By
Associated press). -Four mem
bers of the police, dry squad-were
at liberty tonight on 'bonds after
they were charged, today in two
courts of accepting a 1 5 00 bribe
from King Tanaka, a Japanese.
They were Sergeant Ray F.
Newton and Patrolmen George W.
Christy, Tom Feek and 1L . D.
Klmsey.
Feek and Klmsey were- arrested
in a trap laid by federal authori
ties last night. Sergeant Newton
and Christy, who were accused of
aiding the other, pair; surrendered
today. " f" , v': "t .
A police prowler automobile in
which Feek- and Kimsey were ap
prehended was , held as evidence.
The car bore license plates issued
to a truck owned by a dairy. E.
Browning, manager- of the con
cern, declared, the- plates were
stolen from one of the company's
trucks six weeks ago.
The quartet in addition to being
charged in justice court with ask
ing and' receiving a bribe, are
charged before United States
Commissioner Bowman .with con
spiracy to violate V thee national
prohibition act by solicitation and
acceptance of a bribe.
The arrest last night, was the
result of & trap .laid by .federal
officials after a : complaint by
Tanaka that a. 92,000 bribe had
been demanded from him. He was
arrested in a raid March 17 by
the four accused policemen.
Police Inspector Mason, sitting
for Police Chief Severyns who Is
111, said that the four men will be
suspended.
Deputy Prosecutor Hammer de
clared that more ; investigations
are being . made and that "other
policemen may be involved.", -,
BURT HAN EY; WILL SPEAK
FORMER SHIPPING BOARD
MAN TO BE HERE MONDAY...
. Bert E. Haney, the man who
refused to resign from the United
States Shipping Board at Presi
dent Coolidge's solicitation, wll
be the principal speaker at the
luncheon of the Salem, Chamber
of Commerce, to be held Monday
noon in the auditorium of .the
chamber. " ' t
Mr. Haney refused to resign
after, some pressure had .bees
brought to hear on him because he
did not believe the shipping board
should be a "one man board."
Later his views were accepted.
Then he resigned. ; ,
Now, it is the general talk that
he will enter the senatorial race,
seeking In the May primaries the
Democratic nomination, . Ianey
has been given permission by the
president of the local chamber to
discuss politics, shipping board, or
what he will,. .. , , . ' .
Mr. Haney was born in Oregon.
He attended Willamette . univer
sity. He began practicing law in
1903. In 1918-20 he was United
States attorney for Oregon. Front
1923-25 he was. commissioner of
the shipping;: board
3 - FATALITIES ! LISTED
INDUSTRIAL . ACCIDENTS FOR
-WEEK TOTAL 630 -
i-1 There were three fatalities in
Oregon, due to industrial., acci
dents during i the week ending
March 25, according to-a report
prepared here Friday by the state
industrial ; accident commission.
The victims were; Emmitt Quick;
Portland, stable boss; William R;
Anderson, Klamath Falls,- pole
loader, and John Wray, Grass Val
ley, 'farmer. f,.. . : '. -.
Of the' 63? accidents reported,
615 were subject to' the provisions
of the workmen's compensation
act, 121 were from firms and cor
porations that, have rejected the
law, and three were from public
utilities not entitled to state pro
tection." , ' t
BULLET IN HEART, LIVES
VICTDf. SHOT FEBRUARY 13,
i T APPARENTLY , RECOVERING
I GIRARDV1LLE, Penn.. March
2 6. - ( By Associated ' Press ) .
Sal vat ore Vererla of this place is
Iiving,witn a bullet in his heart.
He Is ia the Fountain Springs
hospital : where ia way today
showed "that the -bullet Is being
constantly whirled v.'. ut his heart
as it beats.--:' v i-' .'-'."!
V Vererla was shot. February 12.
He apparently has recovered from
the effects of the shbotirg, "but is
being' detained forNobservation by
physicians." He Is able to be about
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Gavprnof Pierce Puts State
v Institutions ; Ready for
; ' Inspections
4
THOUSANDS WILL1. VISI;
Last Year 1.7(H)" Filed Through
State Penitentiary, More
Than 1.20O Inspect
'ed Hospital f
, All state. institutions in Salem
will be open to. visitors for.-Elog-som
Day, it was announced Friday
by. Goyefnor. Walter MV Pierce.
The same procedure has been cus-"
tomary in. former, Blossom Day
celebrations. V ' , i Jk" .
1 is evident "that tourists, are
attracted to the state institutions
and take, advantage of the oppor
tunity to .view them from the in
side. .. Last, year more than. 1,700
persons passed 'through .the Ore
gon state penitentiary on Blossom
Day and on the same day -over,
1,200 persons visited the state
hospltaL . . V.' ' "' i ,
Since the creation .of Blossom
Day in 1922 this Is the first time
It has been held In 'March.. The
earliest previous observance was.
last year,, when Blossom Day was
observed April 12 K which Was, 4a-.
cidentally, Faster Suhday.
In fact, en examination of the
records reveals that Blossom' Day
has been held earlier . each ' year
since its start. ' In 1922 It was
held May 7; In" 1923 May e was
the date.- It was almost kmohth
earlier in 1924, being held April
1 3. Then last year 'It was held ,
-April 1 2; And ow',-it comes two
weeks earlier" than ever ; before.
March 28.H ' '
Going back 12 years it is found-;
however, that this Is not the flrs-
t ' ' (CcHUaneS oa pc.7.) . .i
TREASURY JRUNfj I N G L0V
TAX , RECEIPTS MUST- SHOW,
INCREASE TO MEET NEEDS,
Unless tax' receipts increase ma
terially during the next few days
the ' state treasurer, on April' 10
will be -compelled ' to draw from
the "various state depositories a
large amount of money to defray;
current expenses of the state gov
ernment. ,1 .
The shortage of funds is duer
the state treasurer said, beraune
of Interest due from, the 'state' on
April 1. These interest payments
include 11,336,725' on outstanding :
highway bonds and $472,215 on
world. "f war .veterans' state aid
bonds, , " ' ;.: - . V
' Other large disbursement 3. ii
elude $1,120,000 which Friday war
apportioned ; among , the "various
counties of the state; but ,'o, the .
motor vehicle receipts.' . . ;- . -.
' There was less, than 4300,000
in the general fund of th stfeta-f
Friday, the treasurer said. y
iThe' court' niartiaf .'to try CoO
Alexander S, Vllllams on iatoxi- '
cation' charges was named. '
' : The appointment of Thomas F.
Woodlock to the Interstate com- .
merce commission Was1 confirmed:
, r Senator Edge, republican, Uew
Jersey, proposed a referendum on
modification of prohibition.
- A flve-year building prcjraa
for' the army air service x ..
proved by the house military c .
mtttee. . ;V; ".
. , The house agricultural eon nit
tee . was. told there-was ret:
support for the corn belt sun I as
crops bill. ; v, - - . - r
r.--- t - ' :
-Peru and .Chile acceptc '
good offices of the United i i
fpr settlemept of Jbe TatEi-Ar-i
controversy',-" , ,, ' ''
The minority committee r . .t
opposing impeachment of T Url
Judge George W, English ;, :
with Jhe house.
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Federal 'JuJse--Ritchio dc-r :
prohibition enforrencnt cor
in (his Alaskan district t .
senate commutes.
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-The derortatlon . to I "
General Uanuel Tcrrn -held
before the fir. -' : i. i
.Friday - 1
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