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VOL. 31
ACTION OF NINE
BRINGS FORTH
CRITICS
MANY
HOUSE PJ&
SUFFRAGE!!
-J DAEIST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 1919.
NO. 9744
WAS 304
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ENGINE TROUE
No Member of' Commission
Gives Unqualified Approval
to German Peace Treaty
WAKHINUTOY, Jla . -(3:30
p. in.) The limine iimcd tbo
Hum-am- aiiK'iiilitieiii by a vote of
SOI to HM.
WABHINHTO.V, May 21. With
Kepreaentative Mann, the suffrage
leader, warning the "anil" he would
not be held up or obstructed, the
women suffrage resolution was called
up In the huuxe, ahortly after It met
today. While the crowded galleries
watched, the frlenda and foea of auf.
fraae engaged in a preliminary tilt
over the time for debate, reuniting; In
limiting the discussion to one hour
on each aide. Moore demanded
whether the nharlngs had been held
before the euffruKe committee. Ap
plause came when Mann replied:
"ilenrlngs have been held on this
question for more than 60 yeara. No
hearing; hua been 'held on thla resolu
tion In thla congress but there la
nothing new to demand a hearing;."
The roll rail on the amendment
started at 3:02.
CREATION OF LEAGUE
MEANT SACRIFICE
Wilson's Sincerity Defended
by Many, Others Talk
,' of Inquiry.
BY I.OWBI..L, MKLXJCTT.
(United Press Staff Correspondent.)
(Copyright by United Press.)
PAULS, May 21. Action of the
nine membera of the American peace
commlMHlon In resigning aa an oxpres.
alon ot their disapproval of the ;or
man treaty brought to light the fact
that their sentiment are shared by a
great purtion of the commission, in.
iiii'rles by the United Press he'e not
revealed any member ,f the commis.
alon giving unqualified approval to
the treaty. The nearest approaJi it
from those who say the treaty la bad
tut the league of nullona redeems its W IN XI PRO. May 21. Officials to-
faulta. f day Invited labor representatives to a
Mingled with the details of objec. conference toorrow at which strongest
tiona to the treaty are conJen-natluna i effort will be made to end the gen
of President Wilson for giving r.ia j era I strike.
saeiit, though, on the other hanJ. Th0 foo' altuatlon Is growing more
many defend his sincerity. .in tho "rious every hour Milk Is scarce.
creation of the league was a bigger "wing to walkout of water works
anil more difficult task, than thosa I employe, water pressure Is low.
outside the conference reail.te. nn0iHan"lu' conditions are becoming
!LE
FORCES DELAY
OF NM fUGHT
Commander Towers1 "Flag
ship" Out of Race, Nancy
Will Take no Chances
HERE IS VIEW OF PACIFIC COASTS LARGEST
FLOURING MILL, 6VNED BY PENDLETON MEN
CRISIS OF STRIKE
IS APPROACHING,
CONFERENCE TO
SEEK SOLUTION
GOVERNMENT BLAMED
FOR HAWKER'S FATE
British Official Communi
ques Bungled, Flyer Not
Safeguarded.
thru he was compelled to sacrifice
Ofiu j-urpose after anillif In older
ti accomplish this one aim. They s-jy
the .Shantung nettlem-.r.t m had, tha
IS-iur settlement Is ad. Hie Italian
sPtm'.ion in bad, and so on, but It
tho leu (cue works all tftate thing wilt
Hiaightened out n fll. nxt gun
ere iM.n.
Others argue that th4 league as now
constituted is too feeble aa Instru-
trtent to do the work intended us a
result at- which all these sacrifices
have been made in vain,
KiH.fiei Not oitHurt.d.
The first class includes not only
numerous experts whose names ara
only slightly known to the American
public, but wo me jrtembers of the very
small ltitt.de group that participated
In fashioning the treaty, Including;
soma of the beat known men among j
tho membera here. Among the less!
prominent member ara a number otj
men who have been engaged the lnt'
two yeara. under the direction of J
tTolonel lIouHe, gathering data for the'
uao of the peace conference recog
nlxed Rtudcnta of economics, foreign
polictee and territorial relatlonnhlpa.
Their complnlnt In that Information
no gathered haa not been lined or
even referred to. They came to Parte
prepared to present information aup
porting every Idea, and principle for
which America entered the wnr. They
wome. Officials bellrve the crleis of
the strike la approaching. The city
has been divided Into five military
diMtricts Five thoumtnd volunteers are
ready to report at their stations.
Htrikers and a citizens commltee are
issuing four page newspapers.
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
ENDORSED BY LABOR
AAV FRAXOISCO, May 21. Presi
dent Wilson's proposal that labor be
given "participation in control" of In
dustry was greeted by socialists here
aa an attempt to prevent warfare be-
tueen caplfal and lnlwr. Labor lead
ers. In most InHtances, unhesitatingly
endorncd the Idea.
"Wilson has learned while abroad
that revolutions In Kurope will make
American workers desire to control
their own Industries,'' scald James H.
Dodson, socialist organiser. "The
pteMldent's recommendations are real
ly an attempt to prevent antagonism
between capital and labor from com
ing to the surface."
John O'Connell. secretary of the la
bor council, said: "I agree entirely
WASHINGTON". May 21. Rnglne
trotaMe forced the NO-4 to postpone
her trip to LlNbon from 1'ontu Del
Gada, the navy department today an
no u need. Admiral Jackson sent i
wireless sayiruf that one engine is not
functioning properly. With only one
seaplane now left upon which success
of the trans-Atlantic venture depends
naval officials said no chance will
be taken with either the machine oi
weather until both promote as near
perfect functioning as possible.
Commader Towers believes his
"flagnhlp." the NC-3, Ik In no condi
tion, after weathering heavy seas for
many hours, to renume the Journey,
It Is reported Bhe will be shipped to
the 1'nited Btates.
(riivrrnmrnt Is II lamed.
LftNDO.V, May 21. With no word
received regarding the fate of Haw
ker, who disappeared In his attempt
ed flight from Newfoundland to Ire
land, there was Inclination In some
Quarters to blame the government fo
not properly safeguarding him. The
Times attacked what It termed the
government's Inaction in not patroll
ing Hawker's route, declaring the gov
ernment climaxed IhlnKs by bundling
lis communiques Monday.
The Pott commented on the mis-
leading communiques, which it said.,
amused premature, elation .
The admiralty m investigation of the
misleading official reports revealed
t lies were started by garbled radio
grams, relayed through a number of
ships.
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REPLY
GERMAN
EXTENDED WEEK
Submission of Observations
; Scheduled for TomonoW
! Then Decision Date Fixed
! WILSON MAY START -!
HOME ABOUT JUNE 7
! Austrian Work Not Likely
to Delay; Korea Wants
Freedom.
PARIS, Mar 21. The limit (or lha
Hermans to pi-Ment counter pro
posals to the peace treaty haa been
extended a week by the "bis; four," It
is officially announced thla a"ernooa.
The limit was set for tomorrow but
j was advanced to May 2 at tha r-
quest of Brockdorff.
Tho alwvo plclurp allows liovi- the Axlorla flcnir mill in wlilch K. I- Smith and F.dcar W. Smith are chief
nuiicrs will look when coniletxl. The mill will lie lot-at)! on tile Axtorla rrt dock close to the port (rain
elevators. The cjiity of the nt-iy mill will In? 4IMIO barrels daily Millie Hie jtresent mill has a capacity or l(MH
harn-lH dally, tliua (rivina Hie plant wlieaw coniplrt-d a total calwcity of SIMK) barr-lM daily. Machinery to rit
the new mill to the limit of jta cuiuu-lty Iuih bei ordi-red aays K. Ij. Smith and will he installed this rail. The
machiiHTy alone will cost tl.o.(Ml not onuntinK tile InMullation. Most of tlte flour from tlie mill will be ex-porti-d
to the tsNitliern Mates, South A merk-a and the Orient. Tlie new mill will be the largest on the Pacific coast.
HOUSE OWNERS MUST
GIVE 30 DAYS NOTICE
COUNTER REVOLT
BUDAPEST IS BROKEN
said they found at the end of several, with the president's message.
months' neg-otlatlons their Informa
Hon was disregarded and that repre
sentatives of no other nation cams to
the conference In the same spirit,
ccminc Instead to barter and trade.
One such member aald: "The trea
ty la a regular river and harborn bITt.
Wilson found himself involved In a
trading game In order to get the
league of nations through. I hope tho
world will find he haa not paid too
great a price."
Talk of Inquiry.
Among these experts there la talk
of congressional Inquiry Into the way
the treaty was made, though no one
saya he himself will demand the In
quiry. They seem to take it for
granted congress wilt conduct such
a probe.
feel that voluntary agreements
more effective than legislation.
We
are
ISnrulnm Ixxit Safe In Street.
AHToniA, Or., May
night burglars entered
St. Monday
the Occident
WOMEN PROPOSE
STRIKE IN EVENT
OF ANOTHER WAR
ZURICH, May It. The inernatlon
at congresa of women voted unani
mously at Its concluding session to cull
a worldwide strike of women In the
event another war la declared. Prau.
leln Hertxka, delegate from Vienna,
made the proposal. It was carried
after nn amendment had been added
providing the strike be called even If
the war was sanctioned by the League
of Nations. The conference resolved
to send a delegation to the meeting
iku.i imiii, im or tne international socialist executive
the street where, after covering It with j committee at Lucerne In August to
sand, they blew It open, securing fl'n:ask thnt all socialists refuse military
In cash, two watches and a pair tit . service n the event of a new,war. A
diamond set cuff buttons. This in the delegation wax selected to submit
third rafphlowlng stunt that has been these resolutions to the peace confer
pulled off here recently. ence.
COWBOY FILM STAR WITH
COMPANY OF ARTISTS WILL
PITCH CAMP FOR ROUND-UP
One of the biggest attractions t, here. In the company there are many
the Uoitnd-rp thia yeor, September! rrgnlnr cowboys and cowgirla who will
18, 19. and 20, will be Tom Mix, coWa enter the Hound-Tp contest along
boy film atar, with his company of with the regular cnnteHtantH, At some
moving picture artlftta. Tom Mix point In tho gnme, Mr. Mix himself
hlmacir, will give exhibition bucking will ride and bulldog and their own
ft ml bulldogging while hlft men end, camera will shoot the Blunt, bringing
women will enter the regular contests. the regnlur thing Into the moving pic
Thla feature waa endorsed Monduyjtura ntory.
by the Hound-Hp directors. The Wll-j The dotal) of the arrangement were
llam Fox Film company, starring Tom! left to If. V Collins and Judge
Mix and hia company, aked permis-j t. H. Marh for the Kound-l'p.
slon to appear at. the Hound-Lp tuj Not only oops the Mix company
work Mr. Mix Into a Round-l'p fea-'come nt Its own expense and pay the
lure story. The company will be here; llond-ITp for the privilege of making
for two or three weeks in September, , the picture but their estimated ex-
taking a regular picture with all local; pense while here taking tho rest of
acenns nnd with the hero and heroine1 the picture la tlTido per day, all
playing the climax In the Round-Vp. which will be spent In Pendleton.
This company brings 30 people and Turn Mix Is perhapn the best known
20 horses and will have a ennjp nil of of the cowboy film artists and is a
their own during the time they ara renl cowboy.
BUDAPEST. May 21. A counter
revolution waa revealed here today.
A number of alleged conspirators. In
eluding their leaders, were arrested
and stores of ammunition seized. It
Is reported the conspirators Intend to
organise and occupy Budapest, arrest
ing Bela Kun and other members o
th soviet government The leaders
are mostly former police officials.
One merchant and several wealthy
land owners were also arrested for
complicity.'
1eslre to sell a tenanted house Is j
not sufficient grounds upon which tot
oust the tenant without the customary
80 days' notice, Janice of the Peace'
J. H. Parkes ruled yesterday in the I
case of Florence Smith vs. J. O. j
Finch. Finch took the house under
verbal agreement that he could
have it as lung as he wanted." which)
the judge consirued as s ;ear lease, j
The plaintiffs admitted that there,
were ho objections to the tenant Ini
the fulfillment of the agreement. Ils-
trict Attorney R, I. Kpaior said today.
The limine uua desired vacated so that
tho plaintiff niiRht sell, but she had
given the tenant but three days -in
which to move. The latter, having
planted a garden and spent mBney for
Kmall improvements, desired to re
tain possession.
The case is considered interesting
in view of the housing condition lo
cally. The decision upholds the va
lidity of the verbal agreement con
tract and prohibits owners from re
moving tenants at will when selling
houses already occupied.
TRAPPER CAPTURES 7
YOUNG WOLVES IN DAY
TAUMAN Ai RITKER
NAMED ON COMMITTEE
J V. Tallman and R. W. Ritner
were today appointed as members of
the state wide campaign committee
for the $r,oon,ofo bonding bill which
deals with reconstruction In the state
of Oregon and which will come befor
the people for vote June 3.
In line with the campaign for pub
licity for the bill, which will provide
funds for better highways, state in-
iHtltutlons, etc.. Air. Tallman and Mr.
j Ritner are making arrangements fr
j an address by Mrs. ChnrW Castner. !
j president of the State Federation of,
'Women's Clubs, who will speak next
m. in the library au-j
Oastner is devoting
Traveller Will Tell
What He Learned as
' Missionary in India
j Th ao-olf Institution of
ca-ste, one of tlie mo? Hianuxer
I fctk? Institutions of India wil bo
explained Sunday evening In the
Method tit dm tvii, by tho IUv. J.
I L Comer. Ad vent 1st mission
ary to iiirtiat, who nan Im-re yes
tr-rday. Tlie far-reex-IHng effects
of casito and tlie effect of Olirla
tiaiiity nM caiHlc ara interest
littz rat4.rcM of liis acblpc?.
-India a it is" will be tJte torte
of the a14ei, ami tlte llev. Mr,
Corner1, wlih x yeam of servic
in the ou4al and mountain re
(Tkuw l4 reftuUHl to have lila sub
Jet well fn bund. In tfie sum
mers lie worked in tlie hlllM. oft
en In view of Mount Kvere--t,
Iiifchext icak in Uie wtHid, wliflo
in tlie winters hln work was In tlie
km latHlN. He visited alt but
.Miirnrn India during his six
years tliere.
While India lias an educational
HVMtcm of itH own that it amoiu?
tho mat highly developed In tho
wxirid, their canSe syntern, w.tli
which tlie edneution is Interwor
venv ik a ereat harrier to pro
greH bo says. Tlieir college ed
iicutjoii will Ih contracted with
CliriKtJan ctltuntJoii and rertilt
ftmimred. -
14
E HERE JUNE 2
BT FRED FKROUSON"
(United Press Staff Correspondent.)
PARIS, May 21. The time limit for
submission of German observation
on the peace treaty expires at 2 to
morrow afternoon. After the "bug
four" complete their perusal of thesa .
last communications the date will be
fixed upon which the Oermane must '
definitely accept or refuse the terms. '
This will depend upon the nature of
the observations. There is no tndlca
tion that-the treaty will be changed
in any way.
Progress of assembling the Austrian
trqaty has been such that it is now
believed it may be ready for signs
ture practically at the same time aa .
j the German document. The Austrt
which ! an probably will not be given more
i nun a vkk tor awcussion oi in
i terms.
f The disposition of the Austrian del
e gates Indicates that there wilt be
The greater Alamo shows.
will be here for a week, starting June
3, under the auspices of the Round
l'p band, promise to be the jazziest
nn fi tvu 1 aver wit niuiiuirl tn Ponrl loton.
according lo J. M. Scobey. who Is in!V,ery Q"""Un over tha provl.
the city making arrangements for the
shows. Mr. Scobey, who bj already'
beginning plans for the event, will'
remain here until after the show.
The 14 Show4tttractton, which taxes
form' of a big Victory Celebration,
Ion.
In the normal course of events it Is
estimated that Wilson will be able
to depart to the United States about
j Although allied delegates continue
will be staged on
east Alta street.
the city block on
County Court in Doubt
About Acceptance of
School Warrant Law
F. A. Michael Ranch on
Birch Creek Sold to
I. W. Terry for $30,000
For a consideration said to be
in the neighborhood of $30,000,
the F. A. Michael ranch at the
mouth of Birch creek has been
sold to I. W. Terry, local farm-
er. The ranch consists of 480
acres, mostly alfalfa land. The
new owner takes possession of
the ranch at once, while Mr. '
Michael and family will move to
Pendleton, having - boughtc a
home near St. Anthony's hos-
pital.
The sale of the ranch was
made by Snow & Dayton.
optimistic there Is more actual eues-
tioning as to whether the Germans will
sign than when they first arrived at
Versailles, it is regarded significant
that the allies are not overlooking
any precaution.
Korea Wants FYevdom.
The Korean delegation , today an
nounced a petition to the peace con- '
fere nee demanding freedom from Ja .
Pan. They also gave out. a letter to .
Wilson in which they charged J
pan's continental policy alms to con
trol the powerful resources of China
and mastery of the Pacific. ' ?
It was said Wilson will not inter f
vene In behalf of the request that v
Britain be asked to assure safe con
duct to Paris for Irish delegates.
Proposals Believed Ready. c
BT CARL D. GROAT
(United Press Staff, Correspondent
BERLIN', May 17. Germany's
'counter proposals regarding the peaoa
treaty are complete aa far as Berlin
' in rflntHrnMl. it la lftarnri frnm it.
KM KM r. I M MtMTi s HKU' j thoritative sources today. It Is believ
rxiVBRPlTY OF OREGON. Kued the communications were forward,
gene. May 21. With $rO(0 available ed to Versailles last night. Tho gov
for compensation of graduate assist- ernment Is understood to have claim
ants, thirteen more of these will be these are Germany's utmost con
engaged by the University in the next cessions.
college, according to an an.; They are said to propose a plebia-
Professor P. 'cite in eastern Drovincea. elimination
which advocate
measure.
George Xlchols, United States Bio,
logical Survey trapper, who operates
near Leadore, Iduho, recently cap
tured, seven young wolves In one day
and wounded the mother of the pups,
today by B. F. Averlll, of the surve, j ''""'ay Bt ,K
... . ' dltorium. Mrs,
m. , , 4 . .... her entire t me to giving id dresses
The wolves are known to have kill- ', . . , , . ,
. . . , . . . ..'which advocate the passage of the
the pups were taken by the trapper,
they killed and ate a two year old
heifer. Stockmen of the Idaho sec
tion pay a bounty of $100 each for
every wolf killed, but Nichols Is un
able to claim the bounty because he
works aa a government trapper. For
stockmen he has saved, by killing the
wolves, about $7000, the estimated
damage for the seven in one year
Reports by Mr. Averlll show thnt
in Oregon, Washington and Idaho
during the past month 762 predatory
animals were killed
born voune all of which were old tion
enough to. be bountied. This Is a Bakers bridge on the Clackamas employes of the American railway ex
saving on bounties, as the trappers river tomorrow in the motion picture '. press company are fltrikln-r today. An
do not receive bounties for work done drama, ' The Martyrs of Yesterday." embargo was placed on all express
for the government, as well as the which 1 being pictured for interna- shipments to IHMroit.
saving of stock by the removal of pre--tional production.
datory animals. The Umatilla braves will figure as! WFST PIll'SSI VMK"lt SIFGK
- ,the savages of the early west in n 1 BF15NK, May 21. A Mate of siege
Ipirtiiriantlnn of a drama which has lias lieen proclaimed in nest lrusin
Whether the county treasurer will GRADl ATK STVBFNTS Wfl.Jj
take over the handling of warrants
fuelled by all t he school d ist ricts of
the county is as yet undecided by the
county commissioners, although d
clsion must be made by May 29. The
recent legislature passed an act mak
ing It optional with counties whether year
they would allow 'the various district announcement made
clerks to handle all the school funds G, Young, dean of the graduate school. Df French control over the Saar basin,
or the treasurer should draw war-j Under this plan. University gradu. and alteration of provisions for tall
rants for the entire county school sys(ates will have an opportunity to purging over German merchant ships. -tern.
(sue their advanced work, devoting! Fearing serious outbreaks in 81Ie
With 113 districts. In Umatilla half time to their positions as assist- s sia the government today dispatched
county, placing the funds In the treas-'ant for which each will receive $400 large forces of troops to that district.
f
LOCAL INDIANS WILL
FACE MOVIE CAMERA
Thirty'Vmatiila acounty Indians;.
besides 402 'un. will be sent Intrt action before a mo-j
require the aditlon of a deputy, ae enouirh to 'cover their full expenses j lll'V CAsrALTIR VI TO
nrer nnd County Judge t?. H. Marsh.' The departments In which the ad
There is no provision in the county ditional 'assistants will be employed
budget for additional help in any of are botany. chemistry, . economic.
the county offices and there would rhetoric and Amerrcan literature,
have to be money drawn from tha physic. psychology and aoologry
pencrnl fund to meet such n change. There are already ten graduate aa
School board would retain their pres- slstnnts at work in the University,
ent organisation, and clerks would be ,
relieved of the responsibility of draw.
inr the warrant. -
opinion is divided on the feasibility
of adopting the plan, which is op
tional under the law. If no action is
taken before May the law auto
matically takes effect.
I.SfT MAY WERE a.873,414 1
PARIS, May si. German war lose
up to April 30 last were 1.050 40
dead: 4.!07.8!8 wounded and 15.
921 prisoners, a total of t,S?3 410.
according to figures published In
Berlin.
BOO RXPHKSS K.Ml'l.OYFS OUT.
CONTRACT FOR WORK ON ECHO
ROAD WILL BE LET ON JUNE 10
picture camera at Carver, near; PKTItOIT, May 21. SI hundred tha road between Rieih and Echo will
A contract for the construction ofl rians for work on the Cold Stprtno
road are being held In abeyance
Ha 1a. Kv- th. .4 V.
hiahway commission "on June 10. Oni"1 J""" when ,n '"
the same day. a contract will be let ! vo,e on the market road bllt. If th
llowcr 1Hkklnj; Cim'li1.
SAN FKANOISOO, May 21. Tha
love of tho people of California for
.lowers is iiaeiy to result in tne v.r-, lte!u, ,he llnK!, )lf tha turbulent
tual extinction of many of the beaut!. ; civackainna the motion picture people
fui of the states wild flora, unless hRVe ,,, sl.,,no tnat ,.1()siv r.
more care is exercised In Picking w.,,,1,1,,, the original site of the Whit
them, according to officials In charge I11HIl nttKsion.
of the annual wild flower show to be, "
held here June 9 and 10. Already a. 1
number of varieties have become soi , .
rare that they may be said to exist no IttMlK M.WK TltKATV
longer and others fast are approach- sllll.TO. llav 21. limnln
of, Ing the same stale, according to ' i,,i ,o taiMttliin- by which the
Kertha M. Hlce, secretary of the Cal- M.nv In aly with 4icmiany was
Ifornla State Wild Flower Conserve, rruimil Is idiimnfl by miHiihcrs of the
tion league, who nunle a number of siiimii forkigii rt'lnlions coiiiiiilttce. It
authorilles on the subject. lis k-arniil.
for Its foundation theme the Whitman acconling lo a llcrllii diiutfli IihIiij.
massacre. At Carver a building has
been built representing the Marcus
M'hlimnn mission at Walla Walla.
cmbsT!IE WEATHER
JT TonlcTht and
rA?! Thursdav fai
I lor the ltalance of the paving work
j on the Walla Walla-Pendleton road,
Including pavement of the section be
, tween Athena and Milton,
i On May 27 a contract is to be let
! for work between the foot of Cab
fbage hill and Kamela, including the
j construction of a five per cent grade
i:p the hill There is to be no gravel-.
Ing done on this road this year as already 20
bill Is approved it will make further
money available for the Cold Springs
road.
Forty-seven miles of road rradJn)
will be under way for the Eaatsrn
Oregon highway In Umatilla county
by June I. according to reports from
bcal office of the trttato Hlgh-
the
: way
Commission
miles
today. Thera
from Echo to
tha
"tale money is said to be not avail-1 Morrow county line being worked on,
able. This fall, however, the county i and 27 miles on the Cabbaga HHI
will gravel from Pendleton to the road will be contracted for May T.
Umatilla agency and perhaps on to ' Twenty miles between Arlington and
ine county win expena its 11 tow Creek will be let a)o oa Mas
iilflirj I'll I 111! roUU. lX.pVI11g
the hill
on this road, expecting the
state to make up the amount In work
eb where In the county.
Owing to lack of eng.neeis for car
rying on the survey work It Is said
there a ill be no work done this year
on the f.rnt county r-wrt despite the
fact money has been appropriated for
fhe road.
Paving from Adams east toward
Athena was begun yesterdsy by tna
Warren Construction Co.. ioa- fMt
having been laid the first day. Condi
ti.ms are right for rapid progress en
this stretch. Work I also going for.
fard on the paving between rrttws
ter and the stats Una.