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COUNTY OFFICIAL J?APEB
CITY OFTICIAL FAFE2
" NO. 9602
vol; 83
DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, ' PfiNDLETON, OREGON, MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 6, 1920.
CONGRESS OPENS SESSION AT NOON TOD A
i i '
flEARDEATII, 01
MB BLAME
FOR 3 "KMS
In Formal Statement, George
Boyd of Seattle, Takes . Re
sponsibility for Killing Offi
cers in Santa Rosa Raid.
JAIL IS STORMED AFTER
TRIPLE SUNDAY TRAGEDY
Mob of 2000 Dispersed Early
This Morning and Accused
and Witnesses Are Believed
Safe Following, Wide Arrests
8AXTA ItOSA. Calif., Dec. 6 (lT.
P.) George Tloyd, of Seattle today
made a formal statement lu'dnit all
the blamo for the killing of Sheriff
Petray and Detectives Jackson and
Uormnn, accord Inn to announcement
at the sheriff's office. Poyd himself
la In a serious condition and he may
die. Itoyd declared Jackson nliot lilm
after he had hot and mortally wound
ed JackDon. Jurkaon fired two ahuta
an he fell dyinit.
Aft-r two adrmplH to torm the
county Jnll were ropulwd ljr officers,
Imili of 2009 waa dixiiertieil early 't o
day and aulhorltlea believed Ihat the
three prusonera, allcxed aunir"tcrHic
cuaed of a flcndlah aaaault on lelc
lihrifie glrla, were an fa. -
Attack Made on Jail. ,
SAXT AltOS A, rallf. lJec. . (A. I
Tl . I
. .f iwo nraHuiin were muue mat
nllht on the Jnll where fieorKe Hoyd.
aecuaed of having- nhot and killed
Bherlff I'etray, of Bonnnia county, and
Detective Heraearit Jiickaon, and De
tectlv Doroianaf 8an Franclaco. waa
hoverlnir near dea'h. Boyd wn ht.t
hy Jackaon after Jackaun had fallen,
fatally wounded. y
Charlea Valentl, -Ident'fled aa the
owner of a San Franciaco cult mo
where a acore or more of xu l hud
- been aaaaulued. and Teenoe Flue, hia
coni)nnloa. are nlao held in the roun
ty jall without charge. Dorothy guln
lan, aald to be a friend of Vatcnti and
a wltneaa of tho nljootlntf, la aliio be
liHJf held.
Tliltxl Vhtlin IMca
8ANTA KOSA. I)ee. (. (A. p.)
Detective Ieter Dorman of San Fran
claco died here ahortly before in
r'elock leet hlRht a the reaull of boina
ahot )-eaterday In a revolver fllit with
peraona auapected ijf belnir Imiilicated'
with attacks -on )-oun; alrla In Ku
Franclaco. He wn the third office?
to die aa the result of the battle. De
tective Scrireant Alllea M. Jackaon of
rian Francisco and Sheriff Jamea A.
I'etray of Konoma county were killed.
Oeoge Boyd, one of the men inside
the houae, who. police aald, did the
ahootlntr, waa altot In the aide. The
police belle'e he ahot himself. He will
recover, doctor atdd. Two detectives
and Policewoman K.itherlne O'Connor
of 8an Franclaco arrived hero early
yeaterday with three yminf Han Fran
claco lrla who had Ix-en attneked re
cenlly In that city. The liollcewomun
(Continued on page 6.)
SEVEN OBJECTIVES SOUGHT
IN EDUCATION OF PRESENT
DA V,SA Y SCHOOL LEADERS
Present day educational systems arj , mulnliig six ar handicapped. Only
striving twword seven objectives In the i the simpler und more rudimentary
work of the schools. As a means of; rules of health are stressed In the
showing the public tho progress being ichools but they are sufficient to call
mado la these and other directions, the , attention to defects und to combat the
United States this week is observing i mme simple and rudimentarv disor
sehool week. Pendleton has mado spe-1 ders. Cleanliness, exercise, fresh air.
clal preparations to demonstrate ilsi proper nourishment, proper sleep and
part In the advancement of education. I regular habits are emphasised In the
Hchools of not long ago' worked for , schools. Children with corrective de
fundamentals only; embodied In the fects are asked to call attention of
traditional three "HV Schools 1.f to- j their parents to their needs.
oay emphasise these -same fundament:
als Just as strongly, local educators de
clare, but In addltloir apply correlated
subject matter that makes the useful
ness of education far' broader!"' '
The program of l'endlefou schools
of today and ot schools throughout
the nation, is summed tip In the fol-
lowing seven points, referred to atihroad head
the seven objectives of present day
cdueatton: '
IPultll (times l-'liM '-"
Health, command of the fundament-
at processes, worthy home member-
ship; vocational training, civic tram-
iiur, wormy ... .vw. m,...u. ri)i the 5Priii household arts are of
Bdd otlilcul training. I fered, music, art and manual training
Health ia placed first In these seven llltl ln quickening the appreciation of
objectives becuuse without It tho re- homo tics.
FURLONG, IN EASTERN
LECTURES. SINGS PRAISE
of round-up's Hovyr: r'
Feiidloton la receiving a lo'
favorable mention In the ct
of Icarn'nr In the KaM r
Clmrlca Wellington rurf
tuie. "The I'aaalnit of V.
WeNt." Hr. Kurloim : nd
New York my for a abort it
ufler KlvlitK hla lecture before a
lurge number of aelect uudiencca
In the KuhI. ' '
Dr. Cri'HH t?tiii'Kl, of thla
i lly was In .Mr, Kui'Iodk'h audi-
ence wh ho gave hla lecture at
the Haiward Club In Hoi;ton. On
December 17 he will levture be-
fore the National Oeoaraphlo Ko-
cicty at WaHliliiKton, U. C. Pen-
dletun cornea In for much men-
tlon in the lecture.
Air. Furlong, In a letter to
James Johns, hub be la coming
back to Pendleton next month.
ma kin the Journey by way of
Textia mid California. lie hua
been lecturing ainco It to vinlt
here during tho 1920 Jtound-l'p.
Umatilla County Court House '
Scene Today of Fourth Mur- j
der Trial This Year, This Be
ing From Grant County.
A Jury to her evioem e In the retrial
of Frederick Kader, of Grant county,
or manslaughter, waa completed at
II 3n today and Umatilla county.'
fourth murder trial of the year 12
la under way this afternoon. The Un
der caae was brought here from grant
county on a motion for chanae of
venue and heiauae of the order from
the aiiprcme court reinundlna; the ease
back to the circuit court for retrial. I
Kadi-r waa Indicted for the cecoitil j
demeo murder for the .ahuotinir of K. j
K. McXVe on Feb. 2. lH." the Indict- r
ineni anowa. r(e was conviciea in
manalaughter and a; pi'alcil to the au
prente court. The case waa tuOied
back by that tribunal for retrial.
H. F. Trombley, C. 11. Itelmann. C.
W. Hmvell, W. H. Hooher, Fred Hobde,
Manuel Pedro, W. V. llartle, K. K.
Mcllwcn. tj. S. Hentley. K. U. Terney.
C.harlca U Stewart and J. A. Molatrom
were the iurvnien rhtwn. tollr Jt-
Tltnifolr. ,.,,,.,.r t.,r lh .l..f.,.l., ... I
A ti i.n.i i.,.. ,,...!
the atate, ,
BRITISH SOLDIERS TAKE
Dl'l'LlX. Dec. 6. (A. P.) Ilritish
soldiers Interrupted a session of the
Dublin city corporation at the city
hall today. Inking six prisoners. Mich
ael Htnlner, Hlnn Fein member of par
liament, one alderman and four coun
cillors were arrested.
Command of the fundamental nro-
cesses begins with master' of speech.
11 Includes development of the memory
and of reasoning powers, expanding
with I he show of ability on the part of
a child.. Ability to read, write and
compute figures, to commit to memory
and to think and act come under this
tv.i1.. rot. tiomn m....,1m,i.i..
! The schools endeavor to train cbll -
1.1.. . ...!.....
! n,. .,.k ,..i.,,.i.,. .,j .. i .
mPmbers of the home as an Institution
wnUe n,nors. i.ove of home Is Instill-j
Vocational training
Is more and
mors stressed In schools because of theiOi'ds and seal; Judge W M. Cake, past
realization thau man's prlnclpnt actl-'B"'1 chancellor and local grand
vlty is making a living. Not all canl'"'e officers, will attend. Degrec
he professional and business folk nor'beam work will he exemplified, fol-
can persons with only the fundamental
branches earn a living, the schools
renllxe. Therefore they teach persons
r ot alone how to make a living but live
yhlle and after they are making a
j.living.
(Continued on page (.)
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This ia the fi:t phototrraph reefhed In America ahowin the first sen.-iion of the I.earue of Nations asscm- '
lily In the Hall of the ltforniution. at Geneva. HwitaerhtDd Iuact is a close-up of Paul Hymans at Helgium,
first prevalent of the a;weuil ly, prcaiding at the opt nlng niecttntf. Arrow Indicates Hymana In the president s
chair on the rojtnini. ,
I IT
BYBABSON REPORTS
Forecast Contends for Materi-1
T 1 TT T: T . 1
any tiigner rnces ia
Next
Months Through Loosening
of Mills' Eacked Up Demand
The wheat farmer today -ia
IstrollKCst poMtlotl Of Ully class Of l;if-J
uier. hvm Itouer ilnlwon in his lnte.-t i
I statistical repoit and forecast, reeetv-
fed in Pendleton today. Mr. llabson I
j predicts materially limber prices for j
J wheat in from one to two months. '
I "Within one or two mouths tliciei
wHl be loosed the b.icktd up liemano ;
of the mill and a continued, though j
declining foreign demand.'' the re- j
port says. "All factors are working
to concentrate a large volume, ; .of j
wheat buying In I he early weeks of j
1921." ' 1 ' ' ',".(
The Habson i. port Places couon i'Mir,Jlks and wagona, as well as the
the next best position to wm-at.'and , buslnts), 0( the orattun comiwiiy. wore
corn in the potirtwl. or tho major i ov,,r Anii w, ,)f lllUed ,u t'hfc
crops. The rcasorr fnrv the alrolig , Poland f!cct a business juatiries.
wheal position are given above. 1 v.'" t.rattan, owner of the ims
The llifscnbauur review, Vvhlt h W j iness, has bcfii In the transfer business
taken by somc'of the local grain deal- : hero .for about seen years and plans
era, also predicts a better-wheat situ- ( remain in Pendleton. Me will enter
ation soon. .'In -addition to aayliisT ; nther '. line of endeavor In the near
tout there will be, no very low prices
i for wheat the world over .until such
'time us ltussla commences to export i
heavily, the Kosenbaum report :idd. !
The wheat situation Is very bullish
statlsticallv and tbeorttrally . and
prices have declined too much.. It U j
hardlv to be expected, however, that ,
the producer will derive great bene- ,
fit from the statistical position until'
early In the spring when the world'ji
situation will be considerably clearer "
than It Is now. If a move were r.tuHM
ett to hav cverv 'farmer ht:v a barrel j.
of flour,' the market would be quickly j.
swept bare of supplies ami
would be forced to compete at tormi-e
..-I n.rk.. V..i- the small offi'-rlng J ot'
cash wheat. ' If mills started to buy-.
prices would go up tm wheat.
Knights ot. Pythias from .UIKtfi to
' Hermlston and from Helix
lo Pilot
Pendleton
i Hock will congregate In
.llhls evening for the annual
mstn-.'i t
convention
of
1'matilla , county a
lodges. Damon lodge No, 4 of Pen
dleton, will be hot: one. the conven
tion will take place in Fugle-Wood-mun
hall. ,
W. J.. H. Clarke, grand chuWeller;
Walter (llecscn, graist keepoc ot rec-
lowed b;, a banquet. . Three hundred
knights are expected to sit down to 1
the banquet.
Knight of Pythias lodges from j
Kermiston. Pilot Hock, Helix. Atbe-j
na, Weston. Milton and Pendleton Willi
b represented at the convention tonight.
GRAND LODGE OFFICERS
FIRST PHOTO OF LEAGUE ASSEMBLY.
TT -
7 7, V..
toii.l alia i. ill li MVtMn, tumi
'MAJORITIES HEAVY FOR
! CONSTANTINE'S RETURN
TO THRONE OF GREECE
ATHKXS, Dec. 66 (U. I'.)
Heavy majorities' for the en
thronement of Klnq Constant ii;e
art tCporJed in tott.ty'; . retm-n
from ? es:,erUa''K plebiet Ke. ,f t
JH-iiHntiiii;oii at Palace.
ATHKXS. Dec. 6. (A. P. )
Heturns from the plebiscite
throughout Greece yesterday ap
pear to indicate an overwhelm
liiff majority in favor of Con-,
slaniines return as king.
A crowd of '200,000 last nisht
made a frenzied demonstration
near the king's palace.
BUS
lenland Mn1her, pionwr trans
fer men. today tinmiuiiccd tho pur
ohiijiie of the ttiisineKs of the Grattaii
Transfer Vv vt this city.
Four motor,
future".
With the equipment added today,
Peuluud Brothers will have 21 trucks
ani wagons. In addition to a large i
.number of horses. The deal jut com-I
- pleted did m:t Inclmlc the horses used j
by MivGrattan,
,;,!
1 ! , '
; . Cash Wood
county
M. C. A.
accept
sec
. the
retai-A',. has resigned
vount' aevrt'taryahip of Jackson coun-
!ty end will depart -probably on Thurs
id'a.v for Medfcrd to take up bis new'
" Uhiiles. - Mr. Wood's successor has mlt
:ben thvigen but iieiiotiations are lic
king carried on tvv the I'niatilla county
organization for a 'secretary. t
Mr. Wood came here October. I.:
1919. from Port Townsond Wash., his
hometown, lie had Just returned i
from war service as a Y. M C. A. sec-
rotary.- llo has been instrumental in:
! organizing 00: s grooms to o. m' 1
1 18 ot ,nl county and superintend-1
rt a bo.s cani on Ateiicnam cree: ;
ast summer and a recent Northern,
' 'resoil OHHT I'O.IS nimvifiiic mar,
The new field to which Mr. Wood
roes Is mainly community work in
Medford and .Vsbland., a more com-
CASH WGOD RESIGNS i
; -AS COUNTY SECREfARY;
puct district. ' Jackson county was or- trust laws. The decision is a complete I -ai as, 1.1.. , ;
,-anliced for the county work late in'victorv for the sovernnicnt. Money, i per cent. .
tictobcr. Mrs. Wood and their chil-- The Lehigh Valley combine was al-. (From Overbeck & Cooke Co.) I
!ren will accoiniMiny Mr, AN'ood and . leitl to control the anthracite coal Wheat All news conducive to low-1
I hey will make their home at Med- suppfy of tho middle Pennsylvania Jer prices passed un-noticed totfay In j
lord. The work of the 1'matilla conn- field. a general buying movement w hich I
t"iri;auixation will go on. Mr. Wood As a result of the decree, the Le-icnrrled the market to a premium -of
laid todr.y, and a new secretin- prob- hU'h Valley Hallroad ComYiany, the nearly 10 cents over Saturday's clor-ej
rblv will be obtained before the ncwJLehlgh A'alle- vVal Company, the Le-' 1 he main coiitributtng-'fi.ctor w as a re- i
;ear, ":h!j;h Valley Coal Sales Company, Coxolport that about half of the Australian
- ! 1 '. 55?
. lltHr M.VIUvKr It Kill Kit ....
POKTLAND, Dec. . (A. t)
! Hogs are higher, at $12 and $12.50 and
' thcr markets are weak today,
' '"'Si
V ' , ' " i .
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h , ; t
'a . : f t J ,
v . i w a
Another Provides Repeal
Wa.r Time Legislation and
Several Point Way to Relief
From Low Farm Prices.
WASHINGTON-. Dec: 6,-(f. P.)
A bill to suspend immigration two)
years was one of the first to be in-j
trod need in congress." The measure
probably will be one of the first to be j
acted upon due to the alarming in-J
crease of immigration. Next in im-1
linrlfinp. 1 It . KiU 1.lfiiri.llnw. Min-.l nf !
-r i.iinOnn F i u .( I,.,,. !
were introduced in both Uranches of
rongrcs '
Stveral measures were introduced i
to aid farmers during the present
price decline. Senator Clapper sug-i
Bested a prohibitive tiiv of ten per-
cent on. all dealings in colton 1 and
grain futures, and representative
Tlncher wants to place a tariff of 85
cents a bushel on all imported Can
adian wheat. - -
Senator fabler requested -In a reso
lation the revival of the war finance
corporation. Senator Jones want toj
prohtoit .ibe -exportatioiv of narcotics
and make the Philippines and'all dip
lomatic offices dry. Senator Stnool
would .)ii;ce-an -emlHtrj?o on foreign
wool for one year.
.
WAVHlXflTOX. Yiec. fi tA. J
jA faVvTitble report un thfi Johnson
ltlL .prohibit. nt? imniiyratii'ii for twoj
ytnr was oniered today by the house j
iiiuniftiiUinu' committ,ee, -Chairman I
Jnhnsrit .slid the measure wuiihl be
said.tne measure woum o ,
given preference in the house.
liovivn' Ai nitivrd '
WASHINGTON. Dec. 6. (A. P. I
A resolution directing 'revival bf
inwiKc v.. 1 p..iat.oo Hl 1 vu H
iv me joiiu nousc anu senaie commo-
tee iiivestiaaiin'g 44ie nsricultiiral sit-1
tuition and will, lie reuorted tomorrow
to the senate. The measure would alsojtM-V
direct the federal reserve hoard to ex- March
tend liberal credit to iarinrs to meet
their probK nis .if falling prices.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6. It". :
, mu sujoeioo mini ...m.. .'niri ru
.dissolution of the Lettish Valley rail-
road coal combine on the grounds that
; it has existed In violation of the antl -
t ltroihers Company, Inc., and the Dele-
ware, Susquehanna & Schuylkill all-
rosd Company must sever their inter-1
lockin? connect'on und become avpa-
ntte betir.crs uv.i'.s,
MOPlTIOil OF OVER FOUR
BILLION DOLLARS ASKED FOR 1921;
HARDING MAKES SHORT TALK
Continuing War Costs, Directly j President-Elect Gives Unprece-'
Reflected Throughout, Rep
resent About 75 Per Cent of
Total Estimate for Year.
INTEREST ON DEBT AND
SINKING FUND ARE HUGE
( Indications Are That Govern
! ment May Yet Awhile be on
j Four Billion Dollar Basis;
j Move for Slicing is Started.
j WASHINGTON. Dec. . (A. P. )
i Another peace time estimate of nearly
five billions of dollars for the gov
jernmtnt's "expenses during the flsca'
jear.la2 faced congress when It re-
lussembled today. The exact figures a:
transmitted by Becretafk Hiisten wer
It.SaS.golS,".'!, an Increase of near-
Jly one billion dollars over the apprw -
lir.atlons for the current year, mi
J211.OU0 000 leas than tha .stimate
fubnillted a year ago.
Continuing war coets were directly
reflected throughout the eatimater
indicating that the government" might
jbe on a four billion dollar basis for
some years to come as compared with
the one billion dollar maimxum pre-
;cedng the war. The single item of in
terest on the public debt was almost
ithe pre-war maximum of all appro
j. nations, this total being $s2.fl.u00.
-jln addition, there was an estimate of
l:6"i T.',4.86t for tha war debt sinking
'fund.
. Army and Xavy A-k Slack,
j Of the individual departments, the
!army and navy, aa usual, asked for
jthe greater amounts, the estimate for
jthe military establishment being
$699.275. 502 and for the naval estab
lishment J659.5J2.2S1.
The total estimates as given by Mr.
1 M,ti,dln n..tv. "
I I-egisIative (congress) 19,324.040. .
j Executive (white house and govern-
mem. ufpartinenisi )i;3,ttn iii.
Judicial (supreme court) $1,680,213.
ot
Agriculture. 141,-
Foreign intercourse, $11,983,848.
Indian affairs. $11 SSS..703.
Pensions, $265,190.00. , '
Panama canal. $16, 18", 255. s
Public works, $250,928,194. '.
. Postal Service $585 406.902.
Miscellaneous, $675,154,741.
Permanent annual appropriations,
$1,300,776,361. -
Kliarp Cut Forecast.
These estimates prepa red
by the
democrat,c administration, are for the
(operation of the government during j
11,81 '"'."er ot me new repuo-
lican administration.
Republiftan
leaders in the senate and house al
ready have forecast a sharp cut In the
total and within the week the house
committee wil Ibegin work.'
Included in the estimates for the
army and navy Is a total of $95,000.-
000 'for development and maintenance
f Continued nn nut .
DECEMBER WHEAT GUNS NINE
CENTS OVER SATURDAY'S CLOSE
MARKET ENDING AT $1 79 18
Continuing its climb of the past ;
week. December wheat closed at $1.79
, s ,.. af,r onenlmr at 11 75 while
March wheat closed at $1.75 1-2 after ;
i opening at $1.63. file December
j wheat gamed nine cents since .the;
Following are the ouotaiions f rom 1
IVerbecl'
&-Cooke, local brokers; i
Open.
Wheat
High. Low. Close
1.80 1.73 1.79 1
1.76H 1.6S 1.75ti
Corn '
1.7S
1.6S .
I Dec.
I May
jjuly
.73
.76 i-
.73
.76
.78
.48 U
.52 4
.52
.76 4
.80,
.495,
.534
.52M,
1.65 '
l.7
.79,
.S0H
Onus.
.50
.53 H
.51 4
Kyo.
1.66
1.47
llarley.
; Dec.
.48S,
May
July-
Dec.
1 .54 x
1.394
4 '
9
IMay
Dec
ila" 76 78 1.' 76
" ' ' "' '"' "'
I r tuvigu Kxoliange.
1 Sterling, 346 1-4.
surplus had already been sold. pre-.
i sumubly to India, an exporting eouu-i
try. This later proved to be erroneaus
and the purchase made were for Kng-
land. ' Although this completely alter
dented Speech by Addressing
Senate as Member; Presence
. Magnet for Capitol Crowds.
PLEA IS MADeToR
r B0DY'SC0-0PERATI0N
Vice-President Marshall, Pre
siding, Escorts Speaker to
: Stantl; Senator Asks That
Session Cut Time Wasted.
WASHINGTON Dec. S.' lt L. V
Martin. 'C P. 8taff Correapondent -"ons-reaa-la
aeMln i In eeion. TTto
wo housea niet at nwib. Senator -darting
waa tSle jnttjinet that made
ha ,.n.l, t (ha rf i . I Ik.
I ;oal of crowds. Hia entranca Into the
nate caused a demonatraUon by
j tenatore and spectators lasting aever-
ui niinutea. . ,
j The speaker called the house of.
.epreeentatiiea' to order just at noon.
f yice-PreaJdent Marshall let hia gavjel
falf moment later..
j There waa a nearly fult attendance
j it senators and representative, only
a few from each house Ijetns' absent.
, Some were due to arrive during: the
day. .
The house galleries were. - al.i
crowded, but the long lines that wait-"
d in the senate corridors were not '
present in the house, where the main
events were swearing; in of new mem-
bera and the appointment of a com-
jmittee to notify l'retbient Wilson ihut
j .ongress ha,d met
;
leu:e- ill Writing. . ,
WASHINGTON. Ic. . t". I'. )
President Wilson will address con-
areas "in writing. according to meiit-
!bera of the congres-ttonal notlfloatton; ,
..nmtnittM u.-hf.-ll rallvil ikf thf White
j Houae today with formal .Word that
jcongress had met. Members of the
jcommntee tooit iiiib to mtu .
j president will not attempt to appear '
before congress in person with his
message tomorrow.
The, president received members of
the committee in the blue .room. Lodge
Itold Wilson the committee's, mla
!s'on.; The president thanked the com
; tnittee and apologized for his appear
lartea on a crutch, which, committee
; members said, he used to aid him in
i waking. ' ? v
j Ixslge Head Group.. . '
WASHINGTON. Dec. 8. (A- y.tt-
Senator Lodge headed "the committee.
calling on President Wilson to inform
him cangress waa in aeasTon and ready
to receive communications. e a a n,.
;ind'cate whether he would address
congress tomorrow in . Iperson. The
committee gained -the Impression, how-,
ever, that he -would not. - V '
The senate adjourned at 11:0, Im
mediately after Senator Harding had
I finished speaking. Tha houae con-
eluded its session without any unusual
td the uspect of the world wheut was
practically nil. Towards ttic close an-'
i.thr wve of huvitiv was stimulated
By the announcement of various bills
to be Introduced In Congress, one of
which contempiatesj the impoetlon of
1 f Canadian wheat. Advices from
Canada Indtcata that only a very small
proportion of their surplus has ocen
exptted so far and with the British)
I' commission already securing require
ments elsewhere it does not seem rea
sonable that the recent urgent export
demand In the ViiUed States will con
: ' tinue much longer. i '
Weather
Keported by Major Le Mooi hoi c,
official weather olwervar.
Maximum. 42. .
Minimum, 84.
Barometer, 29 5i.
Tonight anu
Tucik1) rain.
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