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PAGE FOUR lie IJKEGON STATESMAN. Salem. "No Favor Sways Ub;No Fear Shall Awe" Prom First Statesman. March 28, 1851 THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING CO. Charles A. Spracue, Sheldon F. Sackbtt, Publuhtrt CHUttES A. SrRACUE - - Editor-MaMgtr SHELDON F. SACKETT Managing cmvt ft . A tK AitnrlatMl PKSf Picui vra - Tha Associated Press exclusively entitled to the 'or PW ttoD O .'rn'w. df7tche. credited to It or not otherw.se credited tn Pacific Coast Advertising Representatives: Arthur W. Sty pen. Ine, fortiind. Security Bid Ban FncW Shiroo Bid. . Lo. Angrier W. Pac. Bllg. Eastern Advertising RepresenUtives: v,.,,.praoaa-Stcher. Inc.. Nw Torlt, Salmon Tower Bidg., II W. od St.: Chicago. 360 J. AUchiaan Ave. Entered at the Poetoffice at Salem, Oregon, at Second-Was Matter. Puhlwhed every morning except monuy. office. SI J S. Commercial oireet. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Mail Sutscrlption Rato. tn Adrar.ce. WltUIn Chgon: Sunday. 1 Ma E cenu; 3 Mo. 11.25; M . SZ.p . rear . Dewhere S cent per Mo or i B tor 1 year In advance. By City Carrier : 45 cents month ; $5.M a year In advanca, Par Copy 3 cna tn trains and New Stands 6 eanta Yesterdays t Of OU Sales Sow Tatts from lie SUtoav of Earlier Days January 27. 1007 Radical changes favored in the city government, as stated by Mayor Bodgera last night, are: use of etty revenues for perman ent Improvements, establishment of a sinking fund, adoption of a better system of keeping the city's ; records, uniforming the police, erection of bridges, more and better parks. Increase of the poll tax from three to four dollars per annum will be passed upon by the legisla ture next week. One of the greatest temptations which confronts the youth of all dtles is the social attraction of the saloon. Representative Settle mier of Marion county yesterday introduced a bill into the legisla ture to prevent saloonkeepers from selling liquor to minors. Reduction in Rail Labor Pay THE action of the railway unions in accepting a ten per cent reduction in pay, which lias been under negotia tion for some weelcs, ought to end the reign, of terror over the fate of the railroads. Not that the railroads are again on easy street, far from it; but at least the spectacle of wide spread defaults and receiverships with resulting paralysis in ail lines of trade and finance would seem now to be a thing "of the past. The recent increases in freight rates were esti mated to produce a return of $100,000,000 which would be pooled for distribution among the weaker roads in the form ot loans. The wage cut is estimated to mean a saving of about 1200,000,000 to the roads. Not all of this may be realized be t cause if possible or necessary roads may add to working crews to bring up maintenance which has been deferred in recent months. But the aggregate of nearly $300,000,000 ought to be enough to keep all but the weakest carriers from - passing into receivership. We have felt the wage cut was necessary because the ! roads are subject to competition which they could not meet, and so were losing business. The result was lessened traffic which meant fewer trains and less employment. Even this wage reduction will not make the roads fully competitive "" wif other forms of transport. Costly rules by which wages : ire pyramided prevents a readjustment to meet, this compe tition which a more flexible system might quickly put into effect. For example it cost the Southern Pacific $20,000 ' nar TWrtTYVi tn Hmn nff a merchandise car carried with uxvriv; fsA ..ivpiam. v - - - i passenger train to southern Oregon points m an attempt to jive overnight service and regain some of the package freight business from the truck lines, simply because the classifica tion of the train was changed to a "mixed" train. With railroad solvency restored through measures al ready taken, and with the possibility of loans from the "re nstruction fund" there should be a rebound in the price of railroad bpnds which would be heartening to banks, in surance companies and private investors; would stop the del- age of bond selling and possibly stimulate new buying. In the domestic field this price slump has been most ennervat ing; and a rally here ought to quicken confidence all along .the line. The country indeed hopes that it will. Ogden Mills threw out a challenge to the country yes !rday which deserves emphasis. Mills is undersecretary of e treasury but he is really carrying the burden now with Andrew Mellon continuing largely as "chairman of the ixard". Mills told the bankers to halt credit deflation. He bravely said that banks had been selling investments or call ing loans in order to make themselves more liquid. Thus the banks have contributed in considerable degree to the process - of deflation. Part may" have been necessary, but as Mills 3aid: "Credit deflation should be arrested and the flow of aredit to the great financial centers should be reversed.' They are brave words, and need to be heeded. Perhaps the action of the rail unions in taking a pay cut may De ine thing needed to cause a rebound in business. i Lethal Sleep for Imbeciles A mother in New York has consented to an operation which XjL if successful would enable her child's brain to grow normally. If unsuccessful the child will die; if it is not at temDted the child will be a hopeless imbecile. Surely the moth ct. is justified in seizing the? slender thread of hope that her enjia will LHJ spared num ueawi wucuia icai vi living vicaun Will society ever come to the point where merciful leth al sleep will be administered to hopeless imbeciles or to those incurably insane. It is now comparatively easy for the scien tists to tell the cases which are utterly hopeless. Would it not be better to terminate existence for those who merely exist? Perhaps, but who would consent to administer the le thal gas? The human instinct recoils against taking the life even of one who lives only as a physical animal. Looking at the matter in the abstract one would say, ''yes" to the suggestion of putting out of misery or outof mental blankness those devoid of intelligence. But when it '- A. 1.1. -.i. J A J Z H.wii'ailAi cumes io uie tuncrete case, anu iu oruennjr uanicuuu: ic- , sons to be thus treated, the courage fails. Scientific know ledge yields to deep-rooted feelings. So society at great ex pense to itself provides institutions where these unfortun ates may live out their life span. Some day, however ideas may change and people may approve of a merciful death to those whose minds are permanently clouded. . 1 British Power in India NEWS reports from India tell of an uprising of Moslems against Hindus in Kashmir. Twelve villages were in volved ; postoff ices were looted and houses burned. The con clusion of the brief item was: "A detachment of troops was sent to the region involved". What troops? Probably native troops officered by the British; jft is the function of the British power in India to preserve order, to quell the uprisings among the sects of the Indian religions. The hostility between Moslem and Hindu never seems to wane. On slight provocation rioting starts and blood flows. - There are indications that the vigorous policy of the present viceroy is having its effect in rendering abortive the fresh campaign of civil disobedience. At least reports of out breaks against the British are less common, and there seems to be no well organized campaign of passive resistance. r1?118 may Prefer to govern themselves, but it is doubt ful if the Moslems would permit them to govern Moslems, in which case India's woes would increase. Nor is there any proorthat the masses of the Hindus are in any way com petent for self-government. ' There haT "even deaths in Marlon county since the first of the year due because of automebile accident. Two of them l were SrStV1'n at croaSngsT the ouS dsw every' Tutt vqhhum i, ma nays necessity la driving. ..,,cn7 swamjed th naval construction bill which called for . wo Mi V4 VUU WM14UJ AAA, S.AAB Cf-n n d flVI OYAflelAHal BtfAJ A a. a :-lirSSA!S,- Pwposed pro- r k t-Z 77 C7 - -11 f An as usual each, side has . -..r. v ..ummt, io iu own satisfaction, that Is. January 27, 1922 "Walter S. Low, street commis sioner, says looking after stray dogs is the most abominable job he ever had, and that he would rather take a licking than make trouble for owners of dogs. The city ordinance on the matter, gives a dog running around the streets not more social standing than a coyote. Call for help in behalf of the poor again was sent out after the meeting of the Associated Chari ties last night. A 10-cent contri bution is being sought from each member of all civic organizations. Construction of the new Elks temple was postponed for several months at the lodge meeting last night. The lodge has purchased the Breyman property on Cottage and State streets at a price of $22,500. New Views "Do you think the city covncll should offer the Oregon-vV ashing ton Water Service company any more than tne 1695.000 set as a fair price in the recent Baar ft Cunningham appraisal?" This was the question asked yesterday by reporters for The Statesman. H. W. Elgin, warehouseman: ' don't hardly think so, because don't think it's worth more than that." Martin Jensen, janitor: "I'm not in favor of municipal owner ship." LouU Ashliman, plumber: suppose Its fair enough. If worth that much." it's W. Ludrt Read, insurance: "The board of appraisers must have been selected with care, and their Judgment should be relied upon.' Murray Wade, journalist: "No, don't think any offer over the IS 95,000 should be made. There is much replacement to be done after the purchase too many in adequate pipe lines and dead ends to be replaced after the purchase Is made." Lloyd A. Lee, poultryman: lire outside the city and have nothing to say about it. but my personal opinion is that the city would be a lot better oft If the company continued to own and operate the water system." Daily Thought "One fact stands out in bold relief In the history of men's at tempta for betterment. That that when compulsion Is used, HERE'S HOW By EPSON ! I ik' SAA(? AAAPE IMPOSSIBLE? "The Gay Bandit I Border" I HULL, (lUDLO OP OlZTAASl AAAMUOfTtOA STOCETHOS EAiPt AXr AAJY U)A2 BWoee CtAIMf ,-27 mi MCTsWs?wirv I IT i -l-l-TTdaai aWMaMSB FOOAM THEx AVtKPUt: AIXM-T CHAAyirE UlS v5?- mou as to tiaaps ia a rvooes op steep wz mi ic SMCtor City IAi AtLLlA lAlSTiTUTB T&5T? SrVXO PALO OP SAAOKEij CCf AS At USAKA OtAAjKeT z Tomorrow: "His Royal Highness Takes Orders1 BITS for BREAKFAST By R. J. HENDRICKS Letter from Pickett: W One may find la the March, 1907, number of the Oregon His torical society quarterly the mat ter that follows: U S "The following Is a copy of an . autograph letter, now owned by the society, from Gen. George E. Pickett who, in July, 1862, led the Confederate charge against the federal forces at Gettysburg. The person to whom It is address ed was Major, afterwards Col onel, Reuben F. Maury, a veteran of the Mexican war, and Oregon pioneer of 1852, and lieutenant colonel of the First Oregon caval ry during the Civil war. General Pickett, a captain in charge of the United States troops on San Juan island, Washington, at the time the letter was written, and Col onel Maury were classmates at West Point. This letter was girVn to the writer, for the society, in 1903. Colonel Maury was a pres ident of Jackson county, Oregon, for many years, and died near Jacksonville on February 20, 1906, in his 85th year. George H. Himes, assistant secretary. "W "Geo. E. Pickett to Reuben F. Maury." " 'San Juan, W. T., Feb ruary 13, 1861. My Dear Major: I should have answered your kind note long since, had I not seen in the Portland Oregonian that you were on the eve of saying good bye to us. It was only by the last steamer that I learned, much to my gratification, that the report was untrue, knowing as I did, too. that you yourself preferred being let alone. However, my dear Ma jor. I am afraid It is but a short respite for I think we officers of the 'Grande Armee' shall be com pelled to go. I much fear the Reg ister of 1861 will be the last pub lished. U S "b " 'Write me what you think the best course to pursue In case of a break up. What will we do with only resentment Is aroused, and the end is not gained. Only through moral persuasion and ap peal to men's reason can a move ment succeed." Samuel Gompers. Daily Health Talks By ROYAL S. COPELAND, M. D. r ''rj'-'; 1 N certain families the children are never free from Winter colds. For the household to be without this ailment Is the exception rather than the rule. BM ' -mere is as amazing indif ference to the condition. The cough Is negleeted r treated with some remedy recommend e d by a druggist or a sympa thetic friend. Unfortunate ly, little effort is made to dis cover the un derlying cause. Nothing! is done to correct the are. disposing condition, whatever that may be. ' Children who lire in damp, cold dwellings or in poorly ventilated, ever heated rooms are particularly Uable to suffer. There may be a family peculiarity at the root of tha trouble. The mucous membrane of we nose ana tnroat may be oversensitive. Such children should be kept at a high standard of general health. Their clothing should be suitable for the season, and flannel garments should be worn at night. The sleep ing room should be well ventilated but without drafta It should not be too cold: 0 degrees F. is a rood average. The child should never be permitted ta run around with bare leet, out warm bedroom aUppers uouia am previaea. Dr. Copeland The bowels should ha kent rrrn. lated by proper diet and a mild laza Uve should be riven if needed. Cod. liver oil la rood aa a routina mu. cine during the Winter months. - Tbe treatment of tha attack la simple. If there is aay fever, the child should be kept in bed. but if the attack la not severe, a short time in the open air mar be oermltted during the middle of the day when the weather la favorable. An examination of the throat and aoae should be made. It is important to find out if diseased tonsil and adenoids or other unhealthy throat conditions are present. Give atten. uon not only to the chest condition, but to the general health. WhooDlna- couch la another canaa for courhlng in children. This all- ment is apt to be lightly regarded by parents. They are unaware that the disease and Its complications cause more deaths than scarlet fever, dlph- inena or measles. Not only are the attacks distress. ins. but not infrequently they are accompanied oy convulsions. All too frequently broncho-pneumonia, and occasionally tuberculosis, may fol low. These possibilities should warn the mother and prompt her to Mek medical advice when the first symp toms or coughing appear. wnen a child has been exposed ta whooping cough, even before a cough develops, the little one may often be treated successfully by the use er a proper vaccine. Later, while a vaccine may lessen the vio lence of the attack, It Is powerless to produce a apeedy cure. It ta difficult to be sure the child really has whooping eough. Far a week or even ten days It may seem to be an rely a bronchial raid. The doctor should be consulted, because by a blood teat he may decide- quickly that It la whooping cough. CkorrUM. INI Das - Mrs. L. O. Q. What eaoaas itch. Ing la the ears? What treatment will relieve it? . Ia there any -cure for a fla ureT - I De you advise the removal of enlarged tonsils T Ana.- Thla may be due ta aa ac cumulation at was or to an ecsema taua condition. Have the ears examined o that definite advice and treatatent ean be oothaad, . auterirauon 1s . sometimes wpiu) ewpeaamg pea the under- Answers to Health Queries lying conditions. Tour doctor wm give yea definite advice along these lines. klf the are aa enlarged aa ta Interfere with tha braatainx they should be removed.: Otherwise not unless they are diseased, Tour doctor will advise you, - . A. R. S. What exercise wfS re duce Jtha abdomen 7 the public property and funds? 'In some places there will be a general scramble. Major Ragan has no money. The troops ought to be paid very promptly In this crisis, that is If the government wish to use them. 'I myself come from a un ion loving state, but matters are taking such a phase at present that she and the other border and union states such as Kentucky. Tennessee, Maryland, Missouri. cannot make their voices heard. The Republicans in their pride and flush of victory will not listen to the terms proposed by the con servative element from those good and true states, when they ask but their rights and no more. No, they are ignomlnously rejected. On the other hand I do not like to be bullied or dragged out of the union by the PRECIPITANCY AND INDECENT HASTE of South Carolina. t 'Since seeing you last I have learned the sad news of my moth er's death. Sad and desolate as it leaves me still it would be a self ish wish on my part that It were otherwise. For years she has been an invalid and lately has been a constant sufferer, uncomplaining always. My sister wrote me that her bodily pains were sometimes terrible to witness. A woman of bright intelligence, very well read, and of a disposition full of love and tenderness. It la a great con solation to know that she Is where she can no longer be subjected to our earthly afflictions, and that she did not live to see the coun try she was so proud of torn with civil strife and discord, and our once great nation a ruin. " 'My uncle writes me that her estate Is left to bo divided amongst her three children, and which a year ago was worth at least $100,000 could not now be sold for half that sum in fact I don't suppose it could be disposed of at all, on account of the de preciation iu the value of slaves. etc. " 'Everything is o.uiet here. We see a good deal of the officers from the other camps and are on very sociable and pleasant terms. " 'Please present my regards to Mrs. Alvord and Mr. Charles Love to John Kellogg, " 'All here, Griffin included, de sire to De remembered to you " 'Where is Longstreet? 'Ever your friend. Georee E ncxett.- - captain Pickett, awav no at Han juan, on San Juan island. near tne up end of land owned then by the United States, was a good prophet. His letter was writ ten Feb. IX. One day less than two raonihs later Fort Sumter was fired upon, beginning- the uivil war, April 12. 1861. Can- tain rickett resDrned from tha unuea siaies army June 25. 1861 and was off to Join the forces of secession. V There was a dispute concerning the location of the line between tne united States and Canada. fixed by the' treaty of June 15, 1846, settling the International boundary dispute, out of which came the "54-40 or fight" sloran of historic memory, v-ery familiar io men or pioneer Oregon. This treaty aescriDed the line as fol lowing the 49th parallel "to tha middle, of the channel which sep arates tne continent from vancon ver island, and thenee southeast erly through the middle of aald channel and Fuca straita to the racmc ocean." The difference was, what "channel" was meant? rne united States held that It meant the Canal de Haro. and ureac Britain Insisted that It meant Rosario strait. This left a question as to the ownership of Washington sound and the Islands la It. An amicable arrangement was reached In 1851, after which tV VT.li av ... .1 iu uauou ecates maintained a garrison on the south and Great Britain on the north. Thla ana tlon was not finally and definite ly decided until the treaty ot 1871 referring th matter for decision to the emperor of Germany, who maae in award that gar tha ter SYNOPSIS Boh Harkneaa, a respected ranch er in the Meaieaa order town of VerdL ia TO Coyote," the masked bandit and Utter enemy of Pac Morales, self-appointed ruler of the border country. "El Coyote's" iden tity is known only to Ana Reed, an entertainer at a notorious resort She is in lore with lam and acts as his spy. "El Coyote" wreaks venge ance on Morales for his unjust treat ment of the ranchers. There is a high price on "El Coyote's" head, but all search has proved futile. Bob's foreman and friend. Ted. Red dine, in ia lore with Adds, the Spaniard's beautiful niece. Jito, Mo rales ward, is jealous of Ted. Major Blount of the U. S., Cavalry sum mons Bob and Ted to his beadquar tera to bear one of "El Coyote's' lieutenants reveal bis identity. Bob goes outside. Two shots ring out. Bob returns and. shortly after, the informer is carried in, mortally wounded. He dies without a word. On the way home. Bob collapses from a wound in Us side. Ted rtal- ixes the truth. Bob sends for Ann, Against Bob's wishes, Ted calls in Dr. Price and swears nun to secrecy, Under Ann's and Ted's care. Bob recovers. He tells Ted that he be came "El Coyote" years ago when Morales tried to ruin him. Morales calls on Ann and asks her who the bandit is. CHAPTER XLI Is it true, then, as I have heard. that El Coyote might even destroy this power and wealth of yours r "It is conceivable. Why should I deny it? Meanwhile, he hampers me. He snnoys me. He has killed some of my young men." 'And you think I know who be I know nothing. I merely atk. At best I trust you may find out You see, scfiorita, men come here who know many things. And these things men will tell when wine runs through their blood, and a pretty woman 'smiles in a certain manner and at a certain time. We know that members of the killer's band come here. Perhaps he too comes. Bueno. You are quite beautiful, you know the game of life, and if I mysdf, who have lived many years, am not in sensible to your charm, ought it be difficult to get these desert rats to talk if you chooser She, seemed to consider. At last. It might be done. Meanwhile, tell me what you know and what you suspect Tell me everything that may help me. First, u he a Mexican, this Coyote r "I doubt it. I have fair reason to doubt h." "Do you suspect who he isr "If I do, seftorita, those suspi cions could not help you greatly "Where is he most likely to be found?" The Spaniard shrugged. "He may live out in the foothills and never come into VerdL He may live in Verdi itself. He may" and here a shadowy smile crept over the man's face "he may, let us say, be a rancher living somewhere near Ver dL" It was as if a cold hand clutched her heart "And if he is an Ameri can, what will you do?" "I shall have him shot His na tionality what difference? Certainly I shall never trust him to your slow, unpredictable Yankee justice, where anything might happen." Paco Mo rales rose and walked the length of the room. "There is one thing more. he added, "and in this, too. I shall nave need of you. With your beauty it should be an easy thing. "There u a man staying with the rancher they call Don Bob. Hardly more than a boy he is, but very strong and very big. and, I regret to say, very attractive to your undis- criminating sex. His name is Scfior Radcfiffe. My niece, who knows ut tie of men. is, I think, about to love this American. Only the good God knows the way of women. As for me, I should rather see her dead. "Why?" "Why? Because he is not of my I I ? ftP fei f - "When yon are ready I might even let my niece see with her own eyes what kind of a man she cares for," said Morales, world. He is not my choice. 1 could not die in peace knowing that all my fathers have built up should faU to his gringo hands." His hands twitched as be lighted . - . a cigarette, ror a tune tne gins eyes seemed to poader what he had said. She frowned. "When one is so powerful as Paco Morales, what need is there to ask a woman to rid him of a lone man?" Morales nodded. "St, I, too, had thought of that At any time within a day I could say the word that would cause Scfior Radclije to dis appear. But that would not lull my niece's love, and. it is her love of him I hate not this miserable boy. I want that she will turn again to the old Spanish ways and to me. I would have her hate him." "And you want him entangled with me." Her low voice had grown languid. "Se&orita, you are direct and, as I say, intelligent I leave you to set the stage. When you are ready I might even let my niece see with her own eyes what kind of man she cares for. It is not a new trap but ef fective, no? And so much more subtle than killing." Again he smiled. "Have I not said I, too, am an artiit?" In the meantime" he reached for his wallet and drew out five one-hundred-dollar bills "this may make fast our alliance. And remem- Rer, this is nothing." He rose and his voice tightened with intensity. "Today an opportu nity comes to you, seSorita. Perhaps it comes but once. You have Paco Morales's word that I shall give you twenty times this, and I shall say the word that will open doors to a career you may never have dreamed about Here on the border I am well served, but at the present mo ment I have need of you. Do what I ask and you will never regret They tell trie you know the value of silence. It ts a golden knowledge. He stood over her, watching the slanting sunlight that poured in through the window and touched her hrory shoulder and blue-black hair. Then, as before, his eyes brightened. For a moment they were the eyes of an artist. looking at some rardy beautiful handiwork. He bent down and his straight lips pressed the skin ot her shoulder. "Yes, you are very lovely. ilis hand for a fugitive second rested on her hair "Serve me and I may have still fuurther gifts to offer you, f- world. Perhaps who knows you may be my last masterpiece, just as. ta their way, my niece and Jito are my masterpieces. But you are wiser. I thmk, than either of these." At the door he bowed. "When you want me, send word, and I shall come. And one thing more intelli gent "people do not play traitor te Paco Morales. Adios." For a time, for a long time aftei his footsteps had died down the long hall, she sat in silent contemplation. The morning sun was burnishing the velvet blackness of her hair. Lightly she shrugged the jade kimono back from one white shoulder. She smiled into the half-dosed eyes mirrored before her. "Men are such fools," she told those calm, incurious eyes. Verdi, hearing of Don Bob's strained back, had expressed polite regret and went on busily with more important things. Meanwhile, after a fretful week. Don Bob limped out to the porch and spent his time rolling cigarettes and gazing over the desert Twice at sunset Manud rode up and the two talked in undertones for an hour. And always after these half-whis pered conversations, Don Bob re. mained silent and preoccupied. So it was Adda and Aunt Clara found him toward the end of a sunny afternoon. Men," said Aunt Clara, singling out the most comiortable chair. make such interesting invalids. They become really helplessly hu man at that time." Don't let your maternal instincts overcome you," Bob cautioned. "I'm wdl enough now to think about rid ing out to the range tomorrow. Ted's been carrying on the ranch single- handed. Hows the major r "Very wrathy, but still playing the faithful bloodhound on El Coyote's trail. Always sniffing out impossible clues. Yesterday be brought im a lone sheep herder. Good Lord, even an army officer should have known the fdiow couldn't have been a ban dit chief. They frightened him out of eleven years' living, got no iafor- mation, and finally realized they were up the wrong tree. When I sug gested that they round up the waiters over at Mendoza's or stop the Pull man porters on their way through, the major got abusive. Told me he believed I didn't want the Coyote caught and admitted in my light hearted fasniot that I certainly didn t After tha. deep silence gath ered about our family hearth. Today I should like iO see that lovely body richly clad, and I should like tc see j ht has indigestion.' you triumphant in this dimcultl lBeMtree") Av Bending prove helpful. exercises should San Juan island, and Captain Pickett, acting for the govern ment he then served, prevented their landing. As the Bits man remembers the . matter, the first clash came because the pigs of an American settler strayed onto the land ot a British neighbor. WW some Willamette university fresh man, or Marlon or Polk county high school senior, correct him if he is mistaken, and elaborate that old news ttem, telling how the pig or pigs almost caused two great nations to go to war? To the stu dent thus specificed. If any, who submits a good article, or the best one, a 1 prize will be given. When he referred la his letter to the "officers of the other camps," the Bits man thinks Cap- 1 FINANCE HEAbS IN CONCLAVE O- I ri if - , .,. ( ' ' X -V Ji -. - . : .Avv - w - V M v. -J. cawmai. tmajristww;t7)tsl meat threatened to land troops oa Pa.tl .. . ... ..... w wi aTw iuwicr-i unaware ox u au-seeiax; eye ox lan little rin4'd camera, rltory to tha United States. Cer-1 (General Charles a Dawes, head of tha newty created $2,000,000,001 cwynw wu uiob w uuam i urei Aecenstraxaou bOTpenson, is nown aa ha coal erred at the t, arantuauer ot wuiiam 11, now the royal prisoner at Doom, Hol land. But before tha amicable agree ment or 1859, the British govern Capital with Senator Carter Glass, of Virginia (left), and Eugens ' G,0TCnfr ot too Federal Reserve Board; who Is chairman of t&e board of the newv organization.- Ik wQ be noticed that General aawea, even erhan dlarnxsainv trewaaiid mniL mn4Pa MutMirull, ft his famous tmdersW Tpe. President Hoove has aakad Congress to appropriate J50P,0,flO te enable the corporation to beginTanc ak uthoTkatie Ml le aporoved. tain Pickett means the British of ficers there, with their garrisons, to. maintain the rights of their- countrymen, including the man onto whose claimed premises the pig or pigs trespassed. V S Saa Juan Island, with the small er Islands around It. Is sow a whole county of the state of Washington, named San Juaa county, with Friday Harbor the flourishing county seat city. " Where Is Longstreet?" in quired Pickett in his letter. He meant James Longstreet, also a elaasmate ot his and Maury's at West Point. Longstreet too, be came one of the leading gener als on the aide of the south la the Civil war. He was born la South Carolina, but was then a resident of Alabama. General Pickett died at Richmond, Va., In 1875. aged 60. Flames Destroy Alaskan Vessel SEATTLE, Jan. 26. ( AI ) Fire of unknown origin destroyed the Haxel B., No. 2. largest and best equipped boat operating be tween Wrangell, Alaska, and tele graph creek. B. C, on the Stlkline rlTer, at Wrangell Sunday, Its owner. Captain S-C Barrlngton. learned here Monday.' CUT COLLEGE BUDGET BOISE, Idaho, Jan. J.(AP) A reduction of f 100.000 In 1 budget expenditures at the TJnl-' varsity of Idaho was made by the board ot education for the bat ance of the year. .- m BLAMES BANQUETS MINNEAPOLIS. Jan. 28 (AP) Clarence Mann, giant all-Am er lean football gtiard ot the Univer sity of Minnesota, In a hospital here with bronchial pneumonia, today . blamed banquets and sp&ech-maklHg for hie Alness.