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1 EMPIRE NEWSPAPER GIVING ITS READERS THE BENEFIT OF DAILY TELEGRAPHIC NEWS REPORTS FROM, BOTH THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AMD UMTLD f THE EAST OREGONIAN IS THE C f : I .t' , -y DAILY EDITION DAILY EDITION Number of copies printed of yesterday's Dally 3,315 Thin paper In a member of nml su.llted' by the Audit Ilurcau of 1'lrculution. Th Kt Ore n Inn In Kfttrn Or iron' nr(jit nWflpappf and m nitinir fore jlv to lit .Wtrtf'-r over trtc th KUKntntfCtl pii rtru lAtfon In fVndliMt.n nt t mtill ivuu ty of any other newppr, - ii 'm COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER CITY OFFICIAL FAPZ3 VOL. 83 DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OEEGON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 22, 1820. NO. 9T08 - m i r . - r . "F ' j. t ' I v I i ' r" I I I ' M.I I ! : ' " w . fl ' ' . J .1 tlf !'1 l it v ... ... . I j 1 m 1 fES CHOSEN 11! AS SECRETARY 0 F STATE IS BELIEF Tentative Offer of Important ..Position in Cabinet is De clared to Have Been Tender ed by President-elect. ALTERATION!)? LEAGUE STAND IS CONDITION Harding Requires Appointee to Work With Him in Estab lishing New Association, Not in Revising Present Organ. WASHINGTON. IH'C. 22. l". P.I Charles K. Hughes hiiH receded a ten tative offer to become secretary of state In the Harding cabinet and l considering It. It wii8 learned on high authority here today, One condition attuched to the offer In said to be that Hughe shall work with Harding In establishing the new irooid aHOCIatlon of nations, llere U Vrc, Hughes has held that the league coenant should be amended to strike out cluuse to which its Op ponents have objected, notably Article JO.' Hughes In now aald to be ronsldrr- irlng whether he will veer from this position, which la understood nut to ro Incido with that of the president-elect 1-Vw Koiiniors IJ-ti-d. MARION, Dec. 22. l 1.) An In. formal understanding that the new cabinet ahall contain not more than two Irien picked from the senate la bc-lie-.ed to have been reached between President -elect Harding and senatorial leader. This course appeared to have, been adopted to avoid denuding tho senute and to Hkirt around 'he natural ;rulouiea amotig the senatorial lead ir, t: f liable Harding to bring a lurg- r number of party leader into offi cial j.:ares. Powerful Infliieneen are aaid to be woililng agalnat Senator Knox in fa vi r of Charles C HinEhea for the aec retary of state portfolio. "'t il BE FIRST WOMAN RABBI FOUR DIVORCE DECREES Ttiemluy wax divorce clay In circuit court here and after hearing the at torneys in four on, Judge ; W. handed down decrees in favor .'.four pb Miff Klla K.. iler- jnil wilf JL1" "r'r oei-ree imin l-vj. "'l-tiout other silpu- v'y twi-na gtveu J Hrltal ties bud re name of MonU aiw against LckIIi' Ogilen was given t f. , T r a r " . v "t, "the given ley. " " 1 fyfy . , I I III I L j X V . : - "-' ' " 1 jf ' . :.' gf ' AMUSEMENT CITY IH CALIFORNIA IS SWEPT BY BLAZE COUNTY TAXES MOUNT $255,066 FOR NEW YEAR I'matllla county folk will pay (225, more In taxes In 1821 than they did in 120, a recapitulation of the 1 tflil) tax roll, completed Tuesday aft The distribution of the taxes in the city Include 11 mills for the city gov ernment, 15 mills for the school dis trict and 15.r. mil) for the state and mrno IIUIHU UAL M WILL I'AGE Ml Oil CLOSED SIP today shows. The Increase Is pra Seaside' Section of Venice isr'llue'; ernoon by the county commissioners, I county tax. The roll Is now ready to be extended and no further changes I will be made. Destroyed by Flames Which Deal Death to Two and Wipe OuJ World Famous Pier. PROPERTY DESTRUCTION PLACED AT $1,500,000 Fireman Dies Today After Be ing Trapped and Crushed by Flaming Timbers Thrown by Falling Walls of Ocean Inn. VENICE, Cal., De -(A. I'.) The largest item of Increase is In the stale tax which has jumped i.'i6,36;.6 over the 1820 figure. In lili'l the state tax will take 433. 084. !I6 of this county's money. The gen eral fund has Increased only 1'Jbi, to (34 300. Hoads ana highways have Increased $1 2,4 1! 1.79 to 182,648.17. The total tax to be raised in this county Is 88.17.58 and this will b-5 done by u state and county levy of 15. J mlll.4. This estimate Is one-half mill loner than was originally placed. Es timated needs will call for $7,ng. 96. Tapxayers in Pendleton will pay on the basis of 41.5 mills, whereas their taxes during the year ending were on the basis of 41.2 mills. A 30 per cent BRITISHER GETS DRAW OVER 15-R0UND ROUTE tlvi" Notice of Nationwide, Intensive ' Drive is Served by William Butterworth in Call fop Con vention by Big Employers. NEW YOKK. Dec. 22. (A. Pa- Billy de Foe of Kt. Paul, and Freddy! ATTACKS DFIWAniri MR Jacks, former featherweight champion! "'Jr UCWlANU MJH i of England, fought 15 rounds to aj drawaxt night. The Britisher box : ed cleverly and made his opponent , miss often, while De Foe hod the bet i ter of the infighting. I'pon completing In r course of tudy at the Hebrew 1'nlon t'olleae In iMnclimati. .Mix .Martha Xeumark of i 'inclnnaii, will bei bme the only wo man rabbi In the I'nlted .Stales. .Mi, Neumark is the first girl to take up the rabbinical course. I Th Hmmoie ,.,'t irm of hi t iiv hu, ! increase in valuations, however, will the chief Industry is purveying am usement, was swept by fire late last nlKht. One person was killed, another fatally injured and several were slleht ly hurt. The damage is estimated at over a million. Insurance covers about $r0.00il. 'riilipJ If reman Dies. LOS ANGELEH, Dec. 22. (C. P.) Arthur Harlan, a Venice fireman, who was crushed by falling walls while j riKiittng tne great niaie on Venice! Pier, died todaS". Harlan, with Fire f,llef Hubbard, was manning a nozzle when walls of the Ocean Inn crump led. Harlan was caught and crushed under the mass of flaming timbers. He was draisged from the debris only after his com rats had chopped their way to him. The world famous Venice pier, was wiped out by the fire which was brought under control early today'. The damage will reach 11,500,000. TO 1HX IDK OX rMMIKIUTlOV WASHINGTON, Dec 22. (A. P. Decision as to pushing the house bill barring practically all immigration for one year or the reporting of a substl- make their taxes that much higher. I tute measure will be made by the en- Pendlet.m property shows an increase r-te Imigr'atlon committee after th j drKe against closed shop .tarted when or ti.aei.tvi on ine tv roii mm a ai ... u-lllrm ButterwOTth today Issued a now vaitieu ai n.n;t.o;. ONE ADJUSTMENT BOARD Leader of Move Says Success of Railway Brotherhoods Would Poison All Industries . and Mean Union Domination. CHICAGO, Dec. 22. -CIV tute measure will be made by the n- ,,,, on thM n FOUR MEN ARE KILLED IN POWDER EXPLOSION 8CHAXTOX. l'a., Dec. 22. (A. P.) I KxplotOon Sliaktw C.'y. .,,,,. SCKAXTOX, Dec. 22. C. P.1 -rour men were killed and two In- , Four men nre known tQ bfi dead Jured m an explosion In a pressing and j as the result of an explosion In a ... . . .. T, . , packing mill of the Dupont powder company at Berlin, seven nille.i from here todaj'. 10.000. The property damage Is call for a convention of the big em ployers of the country. Ke is pres ident of the Illinois Maniifartnrem Association and rice president of the chamber of commerce of the I'nlteH s-tates. Butterworth In an open- letter today attacked the. plan of the- rail way brotherhoods who. he said, de fend establishment of a national Hoard of adjustment to h?cndle la bor trouble) Instead of Individual companies handling their own Indus-' trial affairs. He said If the brother hoods succeeded In their plan It would Influence all other industries. "The plan of the brotherhoods works at Mooslc. seven miles from , means closed shop and union domina- Scranton. The explosion shook part of 1 tlon over all industries alike. aald Scranton. rattling the window. , Re lief workers went to the scene from here in automobiles. GO AHEAD BUT BE CAREFUL HOW YOU STEP IS ADVlSEDl . i WILSON AND HARDING WILL TAKE LUNCH AT WHITE HOUSE MARCH 4 ISANTA CLAUS HAS ESTABLISHED HOSPITAL HERE FOR SICK TOYS I With market prices ble!sea ; M". D. Whlleoinh. i.f Whitfield, , business Unlay. oniu r io., was the speaker ut bobbing around as tsiey urc til., llf.l.lfV I'lul. I......I. ...... ... ........ .. ,. . , t .. , , ... ... ........ , . ..... ix. MirwM m ikiuii ut- (if uir eoiii'an v.nicn lias a low in- day. giviiin a hltbly Interesting talk i c eiitory. Klght now w l.ave a fall- i Oil lltlNlOM4M t'lt,IO i.tn- utlh - .. . I i.... . 1.,.. li - :. ...i, t iilni. 1 ,,f, '..ii,. f.. .......li.j ii'i.:. ....... .. ...... : . . IT " .in. ii mi-, iiitue noooa Krwi:. wme cofmiio I comb was accompanied ti IVinlletim dltleo hate remiied pre-war levels. J by W. J. I'n pcnOi Ink of the l-oi tlun.l I That is in llseir riil ni!oi:s. economi- L, oinee ami ny jiowan! M. Hell ot Hie rally unsound and mint be eventu ally corrected. Other commodities have by no means rcaclid bottom. Some, have tfone so h.w that it is- a curse to own them. They say that In ' New York if you want to really insu't' la man. you don't cuss him, bnti I Santa Claus has established a hos- pital for sick toys at the Ked Crosi ! Wiiiis in the federal building, for tbei ! i.rirnnixiitlrin Ir rceivllil? old tm from Hpolculie office. 1 In bis talk today Mr. Whiteomb il- ; luslrated bis points by the use of nu-I nierous churls showing methods of! haudlliig bank statement, etc. He said In part: flit melt Os'den. the cus- iree minor girls and the ''' dered to ptiy 45 monthly Irt for the maintenance ot (lien. . Hoy A. Smallcy was dlvoreo from Hube !:tta Smal- HE: i merely say, "1 hope ou're loaded up i on silk." I T "In closing, I want to recall to your j "The las of make-beliw? work and play bu-sliiess are by - Many busi nesses nre at the fork In the roads. i lie one leading to bunking regularly the oilier to bankruptcy. Commodity '"'"'I the story of Colonel lltmdy and market is dropping, the cessation of j his American troops at the brtdge proilinlion plus resumption of Iniini-I head at Chateau Thierry. How nna grution means an overstocked labor ! logons that situation was to the eon market, and yet labor defiantly says 1 ditlon which confronts every busi hat any reduction In wanes below j "ess man today.' Already yon ure the abnormal and Illogical rates of - pausing on tliu road the business. previous years w(ll be fought to a bil-l which, seeing the slrugle ahead, are ter end. In the fa ere of all of this.! ic.Teallng. 1'anic stricken, they has the government, of necessity must In-1 I'aek to their second line of de Hist that the. unpaid 'licornc tax be; f ".-es. They aro retvenchlng ir;I paid on time and In cash. Any hope i oiing the progress they bu . ;n:n!i for a real reduction in the tux bur-1 '. l ey h i.iy by you and iir.fi- .oil to den is. In the opinion of those in1 retreat u'no. touch with the situation, absolutely WASHINGTON. Dee. 22. (A. l'.l Woodrmv Wilson and War ren f!. Harding will have lunch together at the white house fol lowing formal Inauguration on March 4, it was annunced to- I local people and the verv liifta distrib immediate-tnw lunch.- . uted to Pendleton children in othert ecu the man who has lived in the vein will be "used again to make! executive mansion for eight ci.ru! mas merry for less fortunate -"Hrs will go to hla new home ! youngsters. nere- . I Knowledire of first aid to the injur- re'.niy Tumulty said that hi-lmr used hv Miss Virginia Todd. secrctarv, who is binding up the limbs' of irpkcn dons: supplying wneeis ana braces to rickety doll carriages, and He the president plans to ride to the eapitol from the White House with Harding. After the cere- monies they will return for lunch- eon tit the white house. Tumulty said the president's health has improved greatly In the last two weeks and he is plan- otherwise -prolonging the life of toys. re group, goes to a local family wliwie home burned recently. The lit tle girl of the family explained to Miss Tedd that when the house burned her rh.-r shed doll and. tittle red chair werv j sacrificed to the flames and that they have never been replaced. On Christ mas morning faith In Santa will tie unchanged for the Red Cross will pre. sent the child with both doll and chair. Some clothing has also been receiv ed by the Red Cross and It will be giv en out during the holidays. rsutterwurth. "This Is the most vital question faring n jinutacturlnir,- and producing interests of the country, and should have immediate attention." The brotherhoods want establish. mei.f of an -adjustment board under' the authority of the transportation act passed by congresa which providea 'or a national labor board having Juris-, diction over railway employes' wages hen controversies are appealed to It. The act provide that an adjust ment board may be established ly an agreement of labor and employers. ning to plunge into w riting a se ries of articles and books imme diately after leaving the presidency. I'LiYMOI'TH, Mass., Dec. 22. (A. IM A prophecy made by Daniel Web ster lOD years ago was fulfilled yester day wen Oovenior Coolldge, sittlnR on the ancient rush-bottomed chair of the I'llnrlm governor. Carver, talked by telephone across the continent with bascs'ss. "This Is not time to become punicky luit on the other hahii; It la not time to stick our heads in the suml and thus think to escape the approaching storm. The .(iiestion has ceased to be general, and has become personal, yes, pressingly personal. It seemed to me, therefore, that if 1 could bring you each t.alay. some help in your e.wn business, it would mean a lot more to you than If I tried'to iiinus. you with stories or spent the time in ideasunt generalities. Alth. this in a' representative of Governor Stephens , view, I urn going to devote the entire . . .. . .... .m imi. i.. i i ..... The Incident was a feature ot tne i n- arim tercentenary celebration. Ip the speech of Webster delivered on Dec. 22 1820, at the observiw.ice of the ao'oth anniversary of the forefathers' landing, he pictured to the minds, of his hearers the assemblage that lr. vears Inter would honor the memory of the Pilgrims and survey the progress of the century. "We would anticipate the pleasure with which they will then recount the steps of New Englann s uuvauc.-,v..i, ho sold. "On the morning ot that day although It will not disturb us 'in our repose the voire of acclunmihm and gratitude commencing on the ltnck of IMvmouth shall be transmitted through millions of the sons of the Pilgrims until It loseB itself in the murmurs the Pacific Beus." time to str-etlv business, and try to help you learn to read your own fi nancial statements ami thus to be able to realize the dangers in your own business und eliminate them. The financial statement before us Is some what general In nature, but at lcasl some of the points brought out will be uppllcahle to any Kind of business here represented. ""First let us make a few ''Those busini i-'es which, r.t Mr-' i riti.-iil t me. have prepare'.l tlnm s. h es fo the sirugle a- ' opiiel lleincly t lid his fjoops were prr.tti d. run will-h hsve the nerve. ;xs Colon. I liundy bad. to say: "Uetrear.ll I've just gotten here, and I'm e.olni.- for i rd," will go forwari and i's'.nd of losin;: what they have already iieiiiv ed, will gain greater and blg:;er sne ers -c!.." observations. The ratio of ; Current i Assets to Current Liabilities is as 1. Members of the Kits' fraternity In this city will be interested In kmrwiiii. that Heppner lodge will dedicate theli new temple January I. The corner- general , 8tn(1 exorcises will be held at 10:00 a. SHEEP SHEARING ORGY WOULD BE HAILED AS COUSIN OF ROUND-UP LEAD LOCAL CHARITY J WITH CLOSE AT $1 .66 i WASH30:LR STILL IS-- FOUND NEAR FREBVATER A washboiler atill in the bedroom' of the Claude Anderson's home, t Hear Crockett station. In the Frcewatet (lia. trlct, was raided yesterday afternoon by Sheriff W. It. Taylor and Robert Sinclair. There was no one at homo when the officers called and they awaited the return of Anderson an 1 Mr?. Anderson In their auto from Walla VValia to arrest him. , The man disclaimed ownership of the outfit but -will be obliged to stand trial In the ;nstice court at Athena when railed by the sheriff. Thera were; two Jugs n the room; eaeh 'eo' The Salvation Army will be the of- J 'Wheat held Its own today, the De ficiul organ of the Associated Chari-; ceniber grain closing at Sl.tf after ties during the Christmas season, ac- opening at the sanie figure while the cording to a decision made at a meet-jAlareh wheat opened at ll.Sl and inn of the orsanixation last, night. The j closed at JI.61. May wheat rose in Salvation Arn i.ie nea .i-is unu eu.ip.ii.aD i,ii,i, fi... -u .v. .....p. - . -....-.it, . Antr-nvoA will le brought to the homes of the ' Following are the quotations f roiri 1 , f,lro needy. j Overbeck & Cooke, local brokers: T. M. Schannep, county judge, was elected president, while C. H. Marsh, ! retiring county Judge and president of; the Associated Charities, was made , Dec. vice-president. Mrs. G. W,. Rugg, sec retary, and J. C. Woodworth. were re- elected. j John Dyer, Mrs. C. H. Wheeler. Mrs. jlec ! A. F. May and J. W. Maloney were re- j Ma' ' elected as members of the board of!JulV I directors, w hile a new member. Ca- ! ' I par Woodward, was elected to succeed ! Dec. W. W. Hurrah. i Ma' July m. and the dedicatory ceremonies at 2:00 n. m. A hanuuet will lie tendere. to 1. In ither words, the Current vgitlng brothers and their ladies b Assets a tv only one and seventy-five j Hep.i,er umge at 5:.1 p. m. at Pat hundredths times the Current l.inbil. ! p,,,,,,.', , w Where 20u coven itles. Your banker will expert a ratio of at least two to one as protection for bis loan and from now on, yoi rim expert jour banker to give more attention to this ratio than lie hat during the last few years. Most husl- i ness In the enthusiasm of prosperily i All IIDI.lt CIIAIH.K 1II.I1D nrvKoi.l'l.i:. Dee. 22. (C. P.) have expanded. Sales being Charges that recent riots In Munila, In' they have greatly Increased their ar which U persons. Inelnding four Am-' counts receivable, and correspondingly ericans were killed, were tne resini ineir aeco,,,,,,, .... ...... of an organised Conspiracy by native tins have sullen . I correspondingly.) Vllinlnos was contalued In a formal Probably you will feel that your In- complaint against 77 persons filed vestments ought to be Included in the vesterdav, according u"" i. -...... c... reived here from Manila today. ratio would be 1.8 to 1. cludo Investinenls In current assets In onler to serine a ib sired ratio, yo, are. by so doing, weakening Join statement. Some Investments are good, others bad. many mediocre. They range nil the way from liberty bonds down to wildcat mining stock. For this reason loaners of money look-askance at all investments until they prove their Innorence. "Tho inventory of Jiterchundise Is will bo laid, lllg vaudeville shows wil j be given at the Star theatre Friday i and Saturday evenings by a conipan? of professional artists from Portlanc to be followed each evening by a grant ball In the ni-iv temple. Pig delega tions of Klks are expected from all lodges fii.ni Portland to Paker uhd the affair Is expected to be the biggest ( vent In Heppner'a history. All Klks within reach are expected to be present. PENSION BILL, GUT Ham buckdogiring contests, ewe roping and thrilling sheep shear ing events are surmised as the feature numbers on the program of the 1,'uttc b"heep Shearing, a show that Is to be held st Butte in July, and which the promoters say is "similar in some respects to your P.ound-1'p". A letter ask. Ing for prize lists and other infor inatMn regarding the Pendleton Hwnd-1'p was received from Unite this morning by the Pen dleton (oinmerclal Association, Secretary Cranston this morn ing was trying to picture a gory wrol clipping- eeunpetition, a Ro man race with sturdy lambs for mounts and a grand Indian pa rade for the intermission, with shaggy , P.unilionillcts moving about the track, followed by broad brimmed shearers carrying clip pers, j ! Regardless of the Butte folks' j idea that their show is "similar to Whether or not Umatilla county will; the lioiind-l'p" they were sent the j be permitted to muke its JS.000 dona-) Information desired today. tion to the starving children of Kurope ; I In flour instead of money has not yet 1 been decided and J. V. Tallman. coun ty chairman, is awaintlng word from Robert U Smith, state chairman. Because flour is needed by the hun gry v-oungsters In foreign lands, ami because Europe will have to purchase the flour in this country, the commit tees In charge which to help both the relief drive and the "Buy a Barrel of ... .. , i;(,niit f th. Final returns from six countrv foJ f .,uur . " ... ..... "....t. I..,,-. .. k , ""'Hour wouia oe inaoe ... j... o..i..,i-. ii , 7 r- i. ,. . rl"',!1 comprising three carloads. R'd Cross roll call and already $0 .- .l"ml" K lOs.sl has been banked by the county! Mr. Tallman has not yet heard from J chiV'ruian, C. 1C Cranston. When the various parts of the county regarding I loose ends arc gathered up It is ex- the success of the drive, hut he is sure; neeted that there w ill be at least J6200 that Umatilla will have no difficulty In i to I'mi'tllln county's credit. Uecuring the necessary quota 'whiciii Fcrnlale. Umapine. Milton, Wesionj""' hv lhe Uvr l, , t;h"dire' i A.Innw .,.,.1 iinii h... I-., t, Pendleton's portion. 14.000. Is In sit.ht.; y will co-operate with price on the opening mark, closing at J moonsmna iquor, m. , and Christmas cheer H.57 3-8 after opening at I1.5S. "I"-'". fr"ltaSh JLhk "! and still were taken as evidence. March May Open 1.66 l.Sl 1.56 .70'i .74 .4 i .4 .48 WlM-at. High Low Dec. .May Dec. May l.SS 1.63 H 1.584 Corn .71 ? .74', ' .75 , tjais. .47 M J9H .48 4 Ujx'. 156 1.4 Barley. 1.63 1.59 1.551 ' .69 .72 H .73i .46 ,48i .474 1.54 1.38 Close 1.66 1.61 1.074 .69 4 .7314 .74 4 .49 .47 1.56 H 1.40 .69 .71 Frequent visiting days, when quite a line of autos would call at the An-dersK-n place, led to suspicion oeitul held that there was liquor being made there. The officers had business ti .Milton yesterduy afternoon and decid ed n cull at the Anderson place tn Investigate. They found the mjspp vions confirmed. .. . . " " ' DIVORCE SUIT LEADS ' TO MAYOR'S MURDER (from finally. All save L'maplnc have I The remainder of the county Is to se-, made partial reports. This commun-; cule '."" also- Ity. uhlch is in charge of Mrs. o. K. j Carpenter, is expected to make a good MfsTY ltlt I HtiKD report. ' ' ' ' ) Milton already has sent in J500 of' WASHINGTON, Dec. 22. (A. P. , its 3560 quota und the full amount 1 f avorable action on a solution ask- expected to be met. Ferndale reported ling Immediate amensty for ..8 prison-. 141 and Adams 3171. All the westlcrs held for violation oi me espiu.. WASHINGTON. Dec. 12. (C. P.) Carrvli.e. S 1 4 llliO.IMia loss lhn uinii-.i. iiriated for this year, the annual pen- end towns have completed their worklage act was urged yesterday before the slon hill was today reported out by end have turned in their totals. Mr. senate Judiciary committee by Senator ih house appropriations committee, a Cranston hopes to have all the reports France Maryland, and Samuel Gom- total cl Sj.jua.ooo. Us by tho hut of till jwr. . Foreign Exchange, London, 353. Paris. .0592 'j. Perlin. .0140. Vienna, .0027. Rome, .034 3. Belgium. .0634. Canada. 18 81-2 per cent discount. . N. Y. money, 7 per cent. , Seattle. I red winter, 1.55. 1 hard white, 1.58. 1 soft white. 1.58. 1 hard winter, 1.55. 1 X. 8., same. Portland. Hard w hite, blank. Soft white. 1.50. White club, 1.50. Hard winter, 1.45. X. Spring, 1.45. Red Walla., 1.42. Chk-agv. ; , " "f 5 H 1.67 1-2. 1 XSD, 1.76 1-2. 5 XSD, 1.50 1-2. 3 M. C, 69 1-4, 72 1-3. 4 W 6 S-4, 70. 2 Y. 77 1-4. "f Mnienapolis. 1 DX 1.67 1-2. 1.69 1-2. t X. I.6S 1-2. 1.66 1-2. 1 It. 4 1.59 1-2. 1.61 1-2. 2 D X ,3 1-2. 1.66 1-2. ' X 1.59 1-S. 1.62 1-2. 2 RS l.St 1-2. 1.G9 1-2. " L- Winnipeg, 1 N. 1.94 7-S. SEWARD. Xeb.. Tier. . .(A. P.I j George A. Merrlam. may or cf 8e ard, I was .shot and Instantly killed la ot night j by Arthur Andrews, alias Patriuk Uc 1 Far land, his son-in-law. Mrs. Mer Iriam, wife of the mayor, was ahot twice and seriously wounded by Au iilrews, who, following the shooting, cut his throat, dying a few minutes later. The tragedy which occur-d . in ths Merriam home abeit X o'cloci t the direct result of a suit for divvrvs brought by Mrs. Andrews. Iteported by Major Lee Mvorfeuu-ie. official weather observer. , ( j- Maximum. 18. . , f I Minimum, 19. 1 Snowfall, two Inches. j j . Precipitation. .0! inches. . t . i. I Barometer. 29.72. ' '..' rm Tonight and n Thursday! prohaWy rin or uvWi A i o:;o ot tUv most vital arts t youi S N LSI T-S, .4 .( Is V 4&4V4'I