C i r c u I a f i o
r,,i-,;tN T""sht ami, Ttiiirsttay
Average for Sis li-.iiiks eii.i.nif
Slarch 31. lfitl
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fflRTY-THIRP YEAR. NO.
120.
Vood Given
Big Margin
In Vermont
Montpelier, Tt May 19. Incom
plete returns early today from Ver
oont presidential preference prim
yesterday gave Major General
ieonard Wood approximately 70 per
,nt of the republican vote, the totaj
ef which was about one twentieth of
normal. The democraitc vote waa neg-
l.gible. '
Senator Hirara W. Johnson, Cal
ami, and Herbert C. Hoover were
ij a close race for second place on
tbe republican ballot.
Governor Calvin CoQlidge, of Mas
sachusetts, and William Grant Web
ber, an attorney of New York were
contesting the next position.
General Wood ran better In the
'oiuntry towns than in the cities. His
.name and Webster's were the only
ones printed on the republican bal
lot adn there were none printed on
the democratic -ticket. The result of
the balloting is not binding on the
legates to the party national con
ventions, who will be elected at state
conventions to be held sopn,
8EGIXAK REPUBLICANS WIN
PENNSYLVANIA SSUPPOKT
Philadelphia. May 19. Returns
from yesterday's primary elections
from all parties in Pennsylvania were
still incomplete early today but suffi
cient figures were recevied that tend
ed to indicate that all but one of the
twelve slated candidates of the reg
ular republican state organization for
delegates at large were leading.
Presidential preferences did not fig
ure directly in the voting for dele
sates at large, the contests being
largely to settle factional differences
and personnel of (he delegation.
llln.no,. flAnA..1 A lu. . .. . 1
'" imicneu rai-
ier was the onlv candidate tn ,-
dent whose name appeared on the!
Semocratic preferential ballot,
On the returns so far the Palmer
leaders claimed that virtually al
uieir io national delegates were sue.
ui, aim mat ineir entire state
nonet was nominated over that plac
ed in the field by the Bonniwell
group.
Sugar Price In
SanFrancisco
Boosted
Aga
m
ban Francisco, May. 19. The price
of sugar was Increased today to $23.25
a hundred pounds to the trade, It was
mnounced by the California & Ha
wiian sugar Refining company. This
.ban increase of E0 cents a hundred in
Kice, the last previous allotment hav
.'g been J22.75.
, The recent announcement by Attor
ney General Palmer that a fair profit
under the Lever act would be one cent
Jeung on sugar to jobbers and two
ts to retailers, would indicate a
, price' 'on this allotment to be
nty-sx and one-quarter , cents a
Wund.
The California & Hawaiian Refinm
"mpany is paving a hundred
Minds to Hawaiian producers for raw
tow, which is higher than the price
r on the raw product for the re
UM sugar alloted today at $23.25,
"mpany officials said. -
Senate Peace
Resolution
to
Go Before House
Washington, May 19. Repubucan
sJZ .i" the h0U8e agreed today to
Pt the peace resolution adopted by
' , "ate as a substitute for the house
'tlon and decided tentatively to
wi.lt up Friday for final action.
Suspected Bank
Robber Guilty Of
Altering Stamps
rortiand. Or.
May 19. Fred Peter-
f th . "v,-umP"ce in the robbery
go. Tn.ji anK veral months
tain : . J Bleaded guilty In federal
nir ,f.Charee of havlng altered war
his POw'on and
Cost of Strikes to Labor
And Iudustry Amount
ToTwoBillionlnWW
kt of d,01' May 1J'An Incomplete
" Plan '0SSS due to trikes ln
"earl? i'tJ, .ff34 to labor ln wa
k"" don , "J" and one Quarter bil
i!t f ,k rancis H- Sisson,
press -
f e v p"aranty Trust company
'Mention, t0M the siIver iuWlee
Manf the Nati"al Association
dan7Ctrera here today- The
r-8isJ T the prewnt situation,
""o U that the desirability
o eiar" aS ac niJ n itself majr be
m,J'Wf Price, down through
asre. tar "S. .,! of
Good Business And
Duty Demand
. Of Millage
By X. C. Kafoury.
"Why am I going to support
the educational measures? . Be
cuuse our state is growing fast,
and we have not adequate facili
ties to take care of the increas
ing enrollments, n is like the
merchandise business. When
business grows it is necessary to
provide more room, or continue
in the same old way. in our
business we found it necessary to
make more room to meet the in
creasing demands, and if we had
not been able to provide more
room we would have ben obliged
' to continue in the same old way.
And it is the same with our edu
cational institutions. If we want
the state to go . backward we
must vote against the school
measures, and if not, we must
vote for them. I am for them.
There are other things to be con
sidered in this world besides
what money we can make out of
it. If we do not do some good
for others we are not doing our
patriotic duty. I am paying as
heavy taxes on my farm ,and
store as many others, but I want
to do this for the betterment of
our educational institutions."
Support of Harding's Proposals to
Liquify Frozen Loans" by Bankers
Expected to Hasten Drop In Prices
Washington, May 19. Adoption by
American bankers of the recommenda
tion of Governor Harding of the fed-
leral reserve board, "to liauifv frozen
loans'
was expected by board officials
to aUvlnte the financial situation ana
to. go far toward bringing down prices
Governor Harding applied the term
"frozen loans" to credit extension
which was permitting large stock of
merchandise to be held iri storage for
speculative purposes. Additional ac
cumulation of goods in storage, he in
dicated, could be prevented by strict
suprevlsion of credit.
Deny Speculators Credit.
Although legislation designed to
drive foodstuffs from storage Is now
pending in congress, it was said today
that careful withdrawal of credit from
speculators in food products might ac
complish more than statutory regula
tion. It was , emphasized, however,
that bankers should discriminate inas
much nsiri many lines the summer
months see an accumulation of com
modities for the following winter.
Governor Harding warned of Im
pending dangers in the cycle, of con
tinued borrowings and speculation and
appealed to bankers and public alike
to be conservative in its demands for
banking credit. .
"It is evident," Mr. Harding Balfl,
"that the country can not continue to
advance prices and wages to curtail
production, to expand credits and at
temptto enrich Itself by non-prociuc-tive
operations and transactions with
out fostering discontent and radical
ism and that Euch a course, if persist
ed in, will eventually bring on a real
crisis."
I'rgcs More Production.
Mr. Harding said that "everything
must be done" to expedite the release
of money In "frozen loans" and in com
modities held either for speculative
purposes or because of lack of trans
portation and urged bankers to use the
utmost discrimination in granting new
loans.
"Every effort Ehould be made to
tlmulate necessary production, espe
cially of food products, and to avoid
waste," Mr. Harding continued, "plant
Ine operations in many sections have
been delayed because of adverse weath
er conditions, and should there be an
Inadequate yield of crops this year, the
necessity for conservation and conser
vatism will be accentuated."
Nebraska State
Convention Votes
Treaty Approval
Omaha. Neb., May 19. Democrats
of Nebraska in state convention Tues
day in which the Bryan delegation
from Lancaster was seated, unani
mously Indorsed President Wilson's
advocacy of the peace treaty and the
league of nations. They called upon
the senate to ra-tlfy the treaty without
nullifying reservations and condemned
the senators who have opposed such
action. They commended the senator;
who have upheld President 'Wilson in
his fight for ratification.
The banker analyzed the effect of
industrial unrest on the country" eco
nomic condition, blaming strike fevers
for high living costs and increased
rents.
"We have heard much about rent
profiteers," Mr. Sisson said, "but or
ganized labor either does not realize or
close, its eyes to the fact that every
time men employed in the building
trades go on a strike or shirk at their
tasks thev penalize society which In-
eludes "themselves by increasing the
, KnHln? thua increased rent.T.
cost
d I a, rui make price, for good,
. , , , , a w "ai, ia, rjaj. PRICE TWO CENT?
Patriotic
Voters' Support
Bills To Aid Schools
By J. H. Scott.
"I believe our taxes are high
enough, and possibly too high,
but this state cannot afford to
vote against the educational
measures. Personally I am go
ing to support every one of them
I know it will increase my taxes
a little, but I feel that I can well
afford to pay the little taxation
necessary for the betterment of
our educational institutions and
to provide adequate means of
support for better teachers in
our public schools. I believe that
no voter in Oregon can well af
ford to vote against the higher
educational amendment meas
ure, nor the elementary bill.
When you consider the time and
expense required to prepare one
to teach in our public schools,
the teachers are paid less than
persons in. any other vocation
pursued. It behooves the people
of Salem to support these tax
measures, probably more than In
any other section of the state, for
the reason that the state institu-
. tions are located here. "Good
roads" has been my hobby, and
I am'going to vote for every one
of the tax measures on the bal
lot." State Makes Big
Strides Making
Ready for Plane
Realizing that the stride of aviation
is coming faster than the majority of
people understand, and that some ac
tion must be taken in this state to ac
commodate such conditions, towns and
cities In all parts of the state are fast
acquiring aviation fields and providing
means for the landing of planes. This
information was brought to Salem,
V ednesday, by C. B. Wilson, assistant
manager of the : Salem Commercial
club, who returned after attending the
two-day convention of the Oregon
State Association of Commercial Club
secretaries at Pendleton. T. E. Mc-
Croskey, manager of the Salem Com
mercial . club, proceeded to Seattle
from Pendleton and will not be back
in Salem until Thursday night.
The question of providing 'aviation
facilities and tourist camp grounds ln
,all parts of the state were the princi
pal topics of discusion at the conven
tion, Mr, Wilson declared.
Fields Am Needed.
In La Frande citizens and the com
mercial club have purchased a 320-
acre field to be con venter lira landing
field for planes. Next F rlday citizens
of Eugene will vote oh a measure pro
viding $22,000 for the purchase of an
aero field, Cottage Grove citizens are
considering a large budget appropria
tion for flight accommodations there.
Heppner Is also considering the pur
chase of a field, that town's represe
sentatlve at the convention reported
George Quayle, secretary of the state
chamber of commerce, to Id the secre.
taries attending the convention that
the Oregon, Washington & Idaho Air
plane company of Portland has order
ed three large planes for passenger
service in the state. This, he declared,
was evidence of the rapidity with
which aviation is sweeping the coun
try. McCroskey Elected Head.
Twenty Commercial club secretaries
from all parts of the state attended the
convention. Mr. McCroskey was elect
ed president to succeed W. D. B. Dod
son, secretary of the Portland Cham
ber of Commerce, whose term erpired.
The secretaries voted to hold their fu
ture conventions in Portland.
After explaining the methods of the
Marlon County Community Federation
Mr. McCroskey pointed out to the sec
retaries that such an organization is
"the'best panacea for all of your com
munity troubles," and each secretary
returned to their cities resolved to ap
ply the federation plan to the civic de
velopment of their communities.
Many Subjects Dincunsed.
A wide range of subjects were dis
cussed at the convention. Among them
were: "Tourist Camp Ground," "Aero
Landing Fields," "Getting New Mem
bers How to Hold Them," "Beauti
fying Highway," "Getting Members to
Work,
What Is the Best Literature
for Clubs?" and "What Is the Big
Problem of Your Community," that
was dealt with by Mr. McCroskey in a
brief talk. Mr. McCroskey acted as
chairman of the convention.
The secretaries decided that the
greatest problem confronting commer
cial clubs ln every part of the Mat.
requiring Immediate attention is that
of tourist camp grounds. It was felt
that most modern facilities should be
provided to campers, and that the
grounds should be located close la in
the cities.
Airplanes Locate
California Fires
Red Bluff, Cal., May 19. Three
fires in the forests of Shasta and Sis
kiyou counties were located today by
the forest service airplane patrol with
in half an hour of the opening of the
patrol work for the'season. The fires
were from three to fifteen miles apart
and were sighted by Pilot Robin, and
J.-Whissiel from their airplane on
tneir firt cruD wk-h took them 15
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Hearing Is
Denied By
Rail Board
Chicago, May 19. The United
States railroad labor board today flat
ly refused to hear petitions for in
creased wagss presented by John
Grunau. president of the Chicago Yari
mens association, and officers of oth
er organizations which went on strike
recently in defiance of orders ro-.n
the National Railroad brotherhoods.
The board, in a ruling handed
down by Judge R. M. Barton, chair
man, announced that:
"It must be thoroughly understood
that, the board can not and will not
undertake -to-fiear any disputes or
controversies except those which could
be authorized by law to hear, and
cannot and will not hear the applica
tion of parties who are acting In dis
regard of the law and who are not
complying with the law and the rules
of the board."
The ruling bars representatives of
all the strikers who quit work last
month from a hearing. It sustains
the contention of the brotherhood of
ficials that the strikers could obtain
representation before the board by re
turning to their own organizations.
A. K. Mahoney, vice president tt
the Cleveland yardmen's association.
which he said, has 2600 members o.i
strike, characterized the board's ds-
cislon as an "outrage." The board Is
ready to hear everybody but the men
who could restore traffic to normil
conditions, he said.
Democrats Open
Convention In
r.,C'J.-l-- J I but is to be subject to control. Th
WOOiaieS l OWUVBuperior council will be composed f
Grand Rapids, Mich. May 19. The director general with eighteen mem
stand to be taken by Michigan demo- ber ?f a newly created managlnor
crat on a presidential nominee was comhlI"ee twenty five member,
the center of interest when the state l''1'""'1 Pul?"-
convention ooened here todav. With'
Wei-hnrt- Hnnvn on ivnlnj nindl. i
date for the republican nomination,
thn ohnina r.f ,.
April primaries, there was much specnIIwed a fi5tc amount of net lncomd
ulation as to whether William G. Me-!and a "ug baB?d on earnings above
Adoo, A. Mitchell Palmer, Governor
Edwards of New Jersey or aVilliam J.
Bryan will be Indorsed. Party leaders
however,' were understood to favor
sending an uninstructed delegation to
the San Francisco convention.
Indianapolis, Ind., Mny 19. Nom-
ination of a state ticket, selection of
tl, ..Ii
at San Fran co and f Z7
... ... " :r.Jrity tne otners
oiuw f'miuiM UIC If dlW III
principal objects before the democrat
ic state convention which opens to
night with district meetings.
The democrats decided to dispense
with a day of oratory as a preface
to the work of the convention. Har
mony is expected to rule.
Two More Homes
In City Burglarized
Saturday Night
Report of two more burglaries-
making six in all here Saturday night
was made to police Tuesday night.
The homes that were discovered bur
glarized Tuesday night by the owners
upon their returning from sojourns out
side the city were those of Ida M. Oai-.
rett, 152 North 13th street, and the
home of Mrs. H. A. Sanna, 156 North
13th street, adjoining the Garrett
home. All of the burglaries, therefore,
were committed within a radius of
two blocks, and, police believe, be
tween the hours of 10 p. m. and 3 a.
m.
The thief gained the greatest loot of
all from the home of Mrs. Garrett.
Officer W.- J. White, who Investigated
reported, by removing a rear window
screen, and forcing the window open
wtih a "Jimmy."
Entrance to the Sanna home was
gained by removing the rear screen
door, tearing away the door casing and
raising the lock on the Inside, The
burglar then proceeded to the base
ment, where, it Is believed, he collided
in the dark with a metallic tub which
frightened him away before he could
take anything.
Police said Wednesday that this evi
dence substantiated more. than ever
their belief that the work was done
by a professional two-story man, and
search Is being conducted throughout
the state for suspected princlpales in
the biggest series of buglarles ever
committed ln Salem In one night.
Shortly after Investigating these two
burglaries, Officer W. J. White was
called to the home of Blddle Bishop,
the baseball man. at 283 South High
,treet, where it wa reported that some
one had been heard walking in a rear
room in the residence. No trace of the
intruder could be found and nothing
was found to be misxing.
Red Defeat- Pole.
London, May 19. The bolshevik I
won important successes over the
Pole, on passing the Dvina river at Po
lotzk. In the government of Vitebsk,
according to an official statement sent
out by the soviet government at Mos
cow today. The Pole, were forced to
withdraw, the statement adds, and the
population received the bolshevik
troop with enthusiasm.
Bank Defaulter
Dead Is ReVOrtHive cents, and several department stores are announcing ten to
Boston. May 1. Information re
ceived by the Boston police Indicates,
official Mid today, that their search
for Oscar Jesseman, a former mes
senger of the Old Colony Trust com
pany who disappeared with $20,000
of the bank', fund. January 14. had
ended with the death in Wyoming of
ft man known as Fred Cordon.
Georgia Sends
Two .Delegations
To Convention
Atlanta, Ga., May 19. Georgia
democrats will send two sets of dele-j
gate to the San Francisco convention
After supporters of Senator Hokei
Smith and Thomas E. Watson had
united their forces and thus gained
control of the state convention, dele
gates pledged to A. Mitchell Palmer
last night sleeted a Palmer delega
tion and announced they would con
test for seats in the national conven.
tlon. Palmer obtained a plurality of
county votes in the recent state -wide
primary over Watson and Smith, who
finished ln the order named.
The Smith-Watson forces put the
convention on record by resolutions!
as unalterably opposed to the league
of nations covenant and as refusing
to endorse the administration of Pre
sident Wilson. - .
French Plan of
Reorganizing
Railroad Told
Paris, May 18. The governments
proposed Jaw for the reorganization
of its state system of railroads ,ind
the five systems operating under gov
ernment concession, presented in the
chamber of deputies today, provides
for a director general, to' be appointed
by the minister of public works, fio
director to preside over a superior
council which will control all the sys
tems, unify the time tables and stand
ardize wages, equipment, rates and
operating methods.
Each system is to maintain auto
nomy under its present management
. wm e unanciai solidarity
Will be
through
the creation
of a common
I fund for surpluses, to make up defi-
-" '" losar. -cucn system win DP
a pre-determined minimum
Extensions of lines, which must ba
approved, will be borne, four fifths
by the state and one fifth by the
I railroads. If the systems fail 'to be.
profitable, they may demand to be
purchased by the stats upon the val
uation of equipment in the original
' r.., . ' w " V UB'C;
tion tor each., year's, operation. It the
."" V
may compel the
state- to buy them on the same basis.
Colonel White
Honored Again
Portland, Or., May 19. The cross of
the Black Star, one of the highest dec
orations of. the French government,
was received yesterday by Colonel
George A. White, adjutant general of
Oregon. With the decoration came a
communication from the French gov
ernment notifying him that the cross
had been conferred by the president of
the French republic on recommenda
tion of the grand chancellor of the na
tional order of the Legion of Honor.
In addition to the award of the dec
oration and citation, Colonel White re
ceive, the grade of chevalier In the
Order of the Black Star, a branch of
the Legion of Honor.
"For distinguished service In the al
lied cause," the parchment reads.
Planes for Air Patrol
Work Available to State
If Men are Provided
Supplementing the aerial forest pa
trol which wa. tried out In Oregon
last year, with marked success, radio
stations will be established and main
tained at the three .proposed patrjl
base. Medford, 'Eugene and Port
land this year, providing the for
estry department in this state signs
the agreement submitted to State For
ester F. A. Elliott, Tuesday afternoon
by Colonel II. H. Arnold of Ban Fran
Cisco, In charge of the air servKu Oi.
the Pacific coast who states that he
expects to be in position to extend
the aerial patrol to include western
Oregon by the middle of June.
The use of the radio, Arnold ex-
LATE BULLETINS
Washington, May 19. Favorable report was today ordered
by the senate auditing committee on the Borah resolution calling
for an investigation by the senate into all expenditures made by
republican and democratic presidential candidates aswell as into
contributions received in their behalf.
Prince Rupert, B. C, May 19. The Wallace cannery freight
(boat P. and W. was burned near
and equipment totalling $150,000. The hulk was beached in shal
low water.
Texarkana, Ark., May 19. One large shoe store here today
announced a sale of twelve dollar shoes at four dollars and eighty
I illy iltciiV ncuuwtiviio in general nwuunft uu,o
Houston, Texas, May 19. General Carranza has been cap
tured by revolutionary forces and has been given a afe conduct
to Vera Cruz provided he leaves Mexico, at once, according to un
official message received today by locai newspaper. The report
could not be confirmed.
Price Cutting On Clothe
Sweeps Nation; Reduction
Of 50 Percent Reported
Chicago, May 19. Reports of price cutting in wearing ap
parel continued to sweep the country today. Owners of depart
ment stores announced reductions ranging from 20 to 50 percent.
The price of shoes was reported in some quarters to have been
cut one fifth, while a ready to wear establishment in Omaha an
nounced it was offering its stock at figures from 30 to 50 per cent
below the market price. Dentists also have stepped into the pro
cession and reports from Omaha show some dentists have cut
their scale 25 per cent.
Silk shirts and suits for men were
reported to have suffered 20 to 30 per
cent cut. in Indianapolis. Ready .to
wear clothing for women and children
were also offered at greatly reduced
prices.
Terre Haute, Ind., reported 20 per
cent reduction In all men'jjnd boy's
garments and shoes by one of the larg
est outfitters of men and boys In that
territory.
In Youngstown, Ohio, all but one of
the larger department store, placed
on sale today their entire or greater
portion of their stocks at discounts
anglng from 20 to 60 per cent
A report from the Pacifio coast said
retailers of Kresno, Cal., had announ
ced general reduction on silk goods of!
from 20 to 25 per cent, while El Paso,
Texas sent out word that 23 1-3 per
cent had been taken off the price of
staple shoes and 25 per cent out off
the price of clothing, the latter an
nouncement coming from the largest
department store ln the city.
There was little material prion
change in Chicago but an officer of
one of the foremost department .tores
here wild that the price reduction wave
indicated that merchant, were trying
'to satltify what he called "a hysterical
demand from the public for lower pri
ces." ,
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'Frisco Price Drop.
San Francisco, May 19. Price cut
ting ln the sale of textile materials,
hats, and furnishings, which was put
Into effect in many San Francisco es
tablishments yesterday, waa followed
today by the announcement of one
shoe firm that it. stock was being dis
posed of at a reduction from 10 to 40
per cent. This firm announced that
"we take our lead from New York and
Philadelphia merchant.."
Examination of the advertising col
umn, in today', paper. Indicated a
tendency toward reduction, tn men'
clothing, which heretofore ha. been
but little affected by the extensive
campaign of price cutting. . ,
' RiMikane In Lintv
Spokane, Wash., May 19. One of
'the city's largest department .tore, to
day published advertisement, announ
cing a 20 per cent reduction in all its
stocks except a few lines, prices on
which were fixed by the manufactur
er. Representatives of other local
store, declared they would be forced
to met the reduction if it was con
tinued In effect
President Signs
Sejrvice Pay Bill
Washington, May 19. President
Wilson today signed the army and
navy pay bill, providing for a tempo
rary adjustment of pay Kale, for of
ficer, and elnlsted men pending per
manent legislation on the subject at i
later date.
nlnlnn ahnuld amihle Datrol. to reDOI't
to their base within ten minute, af
ter the discovery of a fire at any
point In their territory.
Acceptance of the agreement which
provide, that the state shall furnish
radio and patrol observer, and guards
at the three patrol base., depends In
large measure upon the appropriation
by congress of the $50,000 for for
estry .ervlce ln this state which has
already been approved by the fores
try committee, ln the event this ap
propriation falls private timber own
ers In Oregon may shoulder the bur
den Incident to maintaining the pa
trol, Elliott states.
Claxton, with a loss of nets, tin
3
Foch Declares
France Cannot
Trust Germany
Paris, May 19. Warning that
France must. In the midst of peace,"
make preparations for future war.
uttered by Marshal Foch, who presided
at the annual meeting of the Polytech
nic School for Army Engineer, today.
"Which of us," he asked, "dares be
lieve Germany is renouncing war on
the morrow or her mint . Ger
many's neighbors, whether they wlsk
to or not, will be forced to keep us
armies and maintain strong frontiers.
because there are historic realities and
racial appetites. Just as there are geo
graphical realtlles.
"How can ke help mistrusting a na
tion," he continued, "which, reduced
tq Impotence by the great Napoleon.
was able, by Its martial ardor to re
establish Itself and bring about tn
overthrow of he colossal Napoleon!.
empire, and by superlative milttarmnt
and methodic development, extended
Its authority from the East Prussian
marshes to beyond the Rhine T Mak
ing war Is its national industry and'
might Is Its right."
Yankee Dollar
Drops In Paris
Paris, May 19. Another ' markod
decline In foreign currency occurred
In the Paris market this morning.
The pound sterling opened at 4
franca and tho American dollar at It
franc, and 60 centimes.
Yesterday', closing quotations were
53 francs for the pound and 13 franca
74'tlTHm. fof the doilatv
A high official of the Bank of
France expressed the view today that
the sharp decline of the exchangs
rates meant the beginning of a return
to the old equilibrium, ruled by the
law of supply and demand. He con
sidered that the French government
decree prohibiting Importation, of lu
urle. from England and th. United
States was the starting point and
thut other reasons were th. results
of the Hy the conference, where the
settlement of the German indemnity
question began to take definite .hapa,
the French business world becoming
for the first time confident that Ger
many would pay something of her
debt. ' , .
Woman Included
In Crew Of Cup
Challenging Yacht
New York, May 19. A woman will
be a member of a crew In America',
cup race for the first time In history,
It was learned today. . Mrs. W. P. Bur
ton, wife of Captain Burton, .kipper
of the Shamrock IV, has been appoint
ed by Sir Thomas Upton as a member
of the after guard of the challenger.
Mrs, Burton won muny prize, in re
gatta, of the Royal Corinthian Yacht
club.
Confesses Looting
Over 21 Houses
Tacoma, Wash,, May 18. T. C
Marty, an ex-service man, today con
fexsed to the robbery of 21 home, and
store. In Tacoma and four in Seattle,
police suld. He ha. promised to make
a tour of the city with officer, and
identify the place, he robbed, ilarty
was recently arrested and charged
assaulting his wife. A note to hi. wlfet
sent from the Jail and intercepted t
the police led to the finding of never.!
thousand dollar, worth of loot In hta
home. He Is thought to have dispose
of many valuables, including numerou.
diamond rings.
Chicago Eating
Imported Meat
Chicago, Muy 19. Chicago, meat
center of i world, Is eating meat
Imported from Australia and N.w
Zealand.
The price of lamb ha. been forced
down two cent. In the Chicago mar
ket, packers say, by large importa
tions of frozen lamb fro mthe Anti
podes. Car Shortage Cuts
Chicago Coal Store
Chicago, May 19. The coal supply
here reached the lowest mark In re
cent history today, coal dealer, de
clared, because of th. freight con
gestion and car shortage. Practically
all coal received is rushed to manu
fimturing plant, and order, for coal
for homes are not being accepted,
dealer, declared.
and service, higher."
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