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ion oi
led Li Amend
Secured In
Today
for trout in Rogue
..-.-I.. 11,1c,
L Representatives Car-
Idon wcurcu a -
I n lllll)l
new game cud.- aooi-
Uaed season in MM
instance of an Ash-limine-
thr
tlon, anu i
h throughout the year
line. The hill sanct-
,-hicr of tne wi
tning beds and is cal-
the extermination
U advertised resource,
1 1 j rnUa
I river steeiuvau.
-as vigorously oppoh-
Iesentative Johnson oi
, spelling the doom of
lut secured the vote oi
sportsmen.
L minor changes mane
L of the wnoie, cue
eLa, nagged as offered
Inittee. It places control
ding in the hands of a
Immission to be named
senior, raises the ang-
to ana upvum iiiv-
Aurll IB, instead of
Liter the present law.
to retain the present
Las lost. Section 4-' was
i require licenses of all
14 instead of all per-
ttion to strike out the
clause was opposed by
bvrrturf as contributing
in game affairs, and
I Johnson, and lost.
Uds and Johnson voted
measure.
Ill 33 by Joseph, fixing
i revocations, countcr-
tment and stop payment
ting to the payment of
or drift against bank
passed.
lest of Oregon 1- cdera-
Lnen's clubs against H.
I uas referred I" labor
I.
y bills were made spe-
to bf considered Feb-
$. by Martin, requiring
m rife to sign and ark-
Imortistge to incumber
!perty exempt from ex-
1 indefinitely postponed
i 300 by Lynn, chang-
f! list, and H. B. 261,
refanling the disqualifl-
udees.
Penalty
Mrs. Peete
m by State
Cal., Feb. 4.
gallows f,,i Mrs.
Peete was nuked indav
hieh heard her trial
Hti murder of Jacob
nton.
tk penalty was urged
I Turner, deputy dis-
J, who opened the ar-
tle state.
reviewed and analyzed
' and evidence pre
the prosecution, ran.
MM had hn t... j
. . urn
"ant beyond all doubt"
the main in the
listened and watcher!
at interest.
I Mrs. Peete who re-
fWrd calm; Francis
Phoenix. AH th
Phter of mi,.i
liter, and his niece.
og Island
In Hands
Ship Board
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Bulletins
Washington. Feb. -President Wilson sent to the senate
today the nom'ination of Melvin H. Coulston of New York to
be commissioner of patents'. Coulston is now first assistant
commissioner of patents. Reappointments of Majjor Gener
als George 0. Squier to be chief signal officer and John L
Chamberlain to be inspector general for another four years
also were transmitted.
Valparasio, Chile, Feb. 4. Twenty-three soldiers were
killed today in a clash with workers at the San Gregorie
nitrate plant in Antofagasta province, according to advices
from, the district reaching here. Daniel Jones, the adminis
trator of the plant, is reported to have been assassinated.
Negro Bootblack Herd,
Accused of Assaulting
White Lad, Is Arrested
Seen In The
Crime light
Everett) Wn.sh Feb. 4.
Four young bamiits armed
wlih reivolvotM and n-lth liand
lieivWefs about llielr fuc-ew
lust nlslU ontered the Maize
cafe hero and carried nnuy a
sixty pound safe and contents,
estimated at S70. When they
ai toin pted to cscapi- their auto
lulled to start and they aban
doned it, ono of the quartette
neoiiur with the safe In his
arms. The emptied strongbox
was found a few blocks away.
A dozen customers were In the
place at the tluic of the hold
up. San Francisco. Feb. 4. Carl
TTolling, pitcher la.i t year for
the Oakland team af the Pa
cific Coast baseball league;
who had in his no k -t a De
troit Amn-ionn league contract
for 1S21, was arrested hero to
day on a charge of burglary.
Miss Iva Wood worth said that
Hotting, by a key she I, ft with
a woman who said s'10 was
Mrs. liolling. entered her
apartment and took i:!0 in
coin and $40 in jewc-l.jry and
clothing.
Salt Lake City, rtih, Feb. 4.
The heaviest setltenco passed
upon a woman In Utah for
havlng Honor in her possession
was meted out to Mis. C. R.
Jones, proprietor of a r omi,i.r
house today, wjieti she was
sentenced! o six months Im
prisonment wi'h the option of
a fine.
Reno. N'ev., Feb. 4. The re
volver which caused the death
of Ftta Hannah, an aged wo
man, here last night was Iden
tified todae as the property of
James H. Seven, 61. a promi
nent Nevada politician and
mining man. who was arrested
for murder Shortly afl"r the
killing. Neven. who has been
released on $5000 ball, refuses
to make a statement.
Harlan, Ky.. Feb. 4. More
than 89 hours after they began
to deliberate, the jury trying
Dr. H. C. Winnes for the mur
der of Miss Lura Parsons.
school teacher, was dismissed
today. The jury stood eleven
for acquittal to one against.
Salem and Albany
Team Will Debate
at School Tonight
Ward Sou1 h worth and Kenneth
Perry w-ill comprise Salem high
school's affirmative debate team
whichtonight will meet an Albany
negative team in the auditorium of
the local high school at 8 o'clock.
The question, "Resolved, That
Oregon direct primarylaws should
be reenled," is said top hold great
oosibili'ies tor argument.
Salem's negative team, composed
of Robert Littler and Ralph Em
mons left for Albany this after
noon to meet Albany's affirmative
paidin that citv this evening.
All persons interested in debate
are invited to be present at the high
school tonight. Principal J. C. Nel
son stated.
Railroad Seeks
To Float Bonds
For $120,000,000
Washington. Feb. 4. The Penn
sylvania Railroad company asked
; interstate commerce commis
sion today for authority to issue
... o.ooo.ooU worth of gold ootids.
Of the fundst o be derived $20.
OOti.OCO would be used to purchase
quipment of the Pennsylvania
company, of which the railroad
v. ns the majority of stock.
Charges Against
Coach Cause of
Pointed Retort
L Chicago, Feb. 4. Charges pub
lished in the Daily Maroon, a stu
dent paper, that the Chicago uni
versity basketball team's defeat by
Michigan last Saturday was due
to poor coaching drew the retort
from Director Alorzo A. Stagg
that "Ihe purpose and aims of the
athletic department are higher
than the winning of contests and
we are unwilling to lower those
ideals in order to win."
He said the illness of two of the
leading players was the main reas
on for the def-at.
SteinmetT electrical wizard, says
that in time, smoke will be en-j
ureiy enminaieu.
There are S5.000 Indian children
of achoo! age in the United States.
Warm remonstrances of Herman
Hayes.a negro bootblack employed
at the Batem shoe shining parlors.
115 State street, were hastily con
cluded yesterday when Constable
Walter DeLong jerked the colored
man into the street and took him
before Judge O. E. Unruh on an
assault and battery charge, pre
ferred by Arthur Myers. 13, a Capi
tal Journal newsboy. After a some
what drawn out session in which
Hayes repeatedly declared he was
innocent and "knew his rights and
privileges," he entered a plea of not
guilty.
' His trial by jury will be held
Monday morning at 10:30 o'clock.
He was released on $25 bond.
the alleged assault was precipitated
by countless annoyances which, he
claims, the local newsboys have un
dergone at the hands of certain
colored men. Certain of the negro lnB themselves of county aid in ob
bootblacks, he said, frequently ! tabling necessary text books un
whlstle to the "newsies," presum-!der the present law, he declared,
ably because they wish to purchase and as a result many children were
a paper. When these men are ap- denied the right of an education,
proached. he said, they take a pa- Free text books were now in ef
per, look it over, laugh, and hand it; feet in twenty states, Banks stat
back. led, and in no case was there any
When he and another boy were I demand for a repeal of the law.
walking past the shine shop the I The cost of text books when
other evening, Mvers said they I purchased by the school district
heard a whistle. His companion
questioned him as to its source.
"Oh, It's another one of those
damn niggers," Myers said he an
swered. Myers was apparently overheard
for, he alleges, Hayes came out in
to the street and struck him in the
face.
Hayes denies this.
"Never saw him don't know
him don.t know nothing about
it," Myers told Judge Unruh. He
was informed that his contention
was irrelevant at that time, and
was asked to enter a plea.
"Don't want to enter no plea
don't know nothing about it. You've
got no business to have me up
here," the colored man informed
the judge. Eventually he was pre
vailed on to submit a plea.
When Constable DeLong first
asked Hayes to accompany him to
the justice court, the colored man
refused, it was stated. It was aft
er the third verbal request that lie
Long yanked him out of his shop
by the nape of the neck.
Japanese Party
Rumored Split
On Armament
Tokio, Feb. 1 Proposals that
Japan agree with o:her world POW
ws in restrict armaments, which
were recently submitted to the Ken
serkal or opposition party by Yukio
Ozaki. a prominent member of the
organization have been referred to
a special commit tee of eleven mem
bers of the party. It is declared by
newspapers here that the proposal
threatens to split the Kenseik.;:
party, as many members agree
with M. Ozaki's theory, but asset
it IS impracticable for Japan to cur-1
tail her military and naval prog-J
ram.
It is pointed out by the Kokou
inin Bhlmbun that Japan's finan
cial nosition will not permit her to
successfully compete with the Uni
ted States and England: The pend
ing budget sets aside 32 per cent
of its total amount to naval ex
penditures while 19 per cent would
be appointed to the army the news
paper said.
"To devote fifty per cent of the
nation's total expenditures to the
army and navy," the newspaper
says, "is a record breaking evr.m
ple in world history."
Woman Born in
White House Now
Lives in Colorado
Colorado Springs. Colo., Feb. 4.
"The White House Baby" has
i u her resilience in me
urbs of this city.
llrs W. S. Dell, formerly Marion
Cleveland, daughter ef tlf
President O rover Cleveland,
late
and
u-hn has the distinction
being
r.nlv President's daughter
to
horn in the White
House in
Wasiiington, recently toon 'T
dence in Broadmoor and will live
here with her family
Mr Belt's husband
indefinitely.
formerly of
ic recu'XM ating from
PH 1 "1 1,
the effects of
injuries Received
while he was in
France In tne
American army hospital corps.
The Dells have one daughter.
Mrs Dell declared that she wil
not attend the Harding inaugural
ceremonies rn Washington (next
March, although she has been pre
sent at the inauguration of several
presidents.
thousand men em-
roi . the-e
ployed in the Steel Indus ry
are 94 women emploeu.
Salem Oregon, Friday, February 4, 1921
Free School
Book Bill Is
Fight Center
Hot Debate Features
Morning Session of
Senate; Roosevelt
Road Revived
t ree text books for students in
the elementary schools of Oregon
furnished material for a lengthy
debate In the senate this morning,
action on the question being de
ferred until this afternoon when all
members of the house will be pres
ent to record their sentiments.
The question came up on a di
"u report on senate bill num
ber 19 by Senator Banks. A ma
jurny report signed by Senacors
Hume. Eberhard and Edwards
favors passage of the bill. A minor
ity report signed by Senators Sta
ples and GUI opposes the move.
Material increase in taxes thru
the free text book proviso was ad
vanced by Staples and Gill in op
position to the bill.
Oregon had a chance to try out
free text books under an optional
law in effect from 1913 to 1915
and not six school districts elect
ed to avail themselves of the priv
ilege, Gill declared.
Banks, in urging support of his
measure, asked the senate to com
plete the job of free education. If
Irce anoo,a anu tree t
i-hers art
proper then free text books are
proper, he insisted. Pride prevent
ed many poor families from avail-
had been found to be twenty per
cent less than when purchased by
the various families in the dis
trict, he insisted in answering the
argument of higher costs.
That the Roosevelt coast high
way which met with such hearty
approval of the senate in its action
on the Norblad-Hall bill Wednes
day Is by no means an assured
fact as yet was indicated this morn
ing when a motion for the recall
of the bill from the house was of
fered by Senator Vinton. Action on
Vinton's motion was deferred pend
ing the arrival of Senator Hail
and a bitter fight over the road
program in general and the coast
highway in particular Is expected
before the day is ended.
The first visible ripple on the
apparently peaceful waters on
which the coast highway was
launched Wednesday appeared
Thursday afternoon when Senator
Thomas made a bid for recognition
of the highway needs of the south
ern Oregon country with a bill
providing for the construction of
the Crater Lake highway and mak
ing available $1,000,000 from state
highway funds for that purpose.
The proposed coast highway is
known to be anything but pleasing
to the highway commissioners
who regard the move as an at
tempt to interfere with the state
highway program.
Bills passed by the senate this
morning include:
S. B. 205 by Hare Amending
section 1225, Oregon laws, relat
ing 'o wills.
S. B. 215 by Banks Relating to
amendment of carriage contracts.
S. B. 202 by Yamhill delegation
Authorizing county court of
Yamhill county to sell and convey
to the state certain land in Ife
KinnVllle for armory purposes.
S. B. 201 by Eberhard Award
ing costs to defendant in crimin
al action upon success of defend
ant on appeal to supreme court.
S. B. 212 by Mckeisen Requir
ing that notaries public shall ad
mlnlster oaths in verification of
claims against state without chars"
S. B. 161 by Hume and Thomas
Providing for appointment of
trustee during delinquency of do
mestic or foreign corporation
which has become disqualified
from right to transact business.
S. B. 22S by committee on coun
ty and state salaries (substitute
for S. B. 14") Providing for trav
eling and hotel expenses of cir
cuit Judges In districts OI more
than one county.
P. B. 16" by Moser Providing
for attachment of foreign corpora
tions or firms.
S. B. 168 by Hare Providing
for employment of paroled con
vic's in state prison wood camp.
S. B. 191 by Staples Providing
for regulation of sale of dairy hulls
and creating a dairy bull registra
tion board.
Salem and Newberg
Basketball Quints
Meet Here Tonight
Salem basketball enthusiists are
It llllMll some real action tonight
whfn the local high school five,
with six straight victories to Its
credit, opens its attack against
Vewherg in the hopeof regisl-rlng
a seventh win. The gane will be
held in the local armor and will
art promptly at o'clock
Remarkable improvvme-.t has
been shown by the black and red
UHlll'l during the pr.ctlT-? session
of the last week and Newb. - g win
he forced to present an exceptional
ly smooth aggregati-m If It is to
win.
Livir.g cost cut 5.6 percent
closing months of 120.
in
If Wmm
5CNAT0R
A.W.
MOR8LA0
fAMOUS AS AN
UNSCRAMBLE R
OF COMPLCX
SITUATIONS
Conference to
Reduce Navies
Held Assured
International Meet To
Be Called Soon Af
ter ; Harding As
sumes Office
Washington, Keb. 4. An inter
national conference to diseu.s-s dis
armament will be called by the
United States, Chairfnan Butler of
the housen aval committee, said to
day when the committee met 10
hear the views of prominent naval
officers on the subject.
Chairman Butler did not pay
when the call would be issued, but
rom his line of questioning of
iwtnesses it was assumed he
thought the call would be issued
soon after the inauguration of
President-elect Harding with whom
he recently conferred at Marian,
Ohio.
Hear Admiral William S. Sims,
war time commander or Americas
overseas naval forces, testified that
with Germany's nower crushed, all
nations could reduce their naviw
armaments by half with safety. He
added that he believed the nations
would welcome a call for a dis-
irmament conference.
Congress must determine n;tion-
il policies before naval officers
OAf formulate naval plans, be said
Heavy Horse, Lodged
':: On Trestle
Freed by Cops Here
Oregon Electric passengers, Sa
lem bound, were delayed for a few
minutes here early this morning
while Officers Victor and White,
of the Salem police force, endeav
ored to extricate a big horse from
where it had' become lodged be
tween the ties on an Oregon Klec
tric trestle on Mill street. Frantic,
ally kicking, the animal was fin
ally dragged, unhurt, from the
bridge which runs between High
and Commercial streets.
The animal was reported to po
lice at 5:50 this morning by II. A.
Lundean. and it was 40 minutes
later that the horse was freed, af
ter a tie In the trestle had hocn
opped In two. Both hind legs
were fast between the timbers
"We'll have to stop the train,"'
Officer Victor phoned Desk Ser-
mwm. we can i get him out
"Lift him off." advised the desk
sergeant.
Officer Victor whe-zed belliger
ently. "Thunder." he shouted
"He weighs 2000 pounds."
The name of the owner of the
animal has not been learned by the
police.
The annual production of ele
trie lamps in the United BtatM
130,000,000.
Co-eds Scared
Officer Called,
Prof, is Guilty
Night Desk Sergeant Davis
swung around in his swivel
chair as the phone tinkled in
the police station late last night
"Po-police? This is Lau
Lausanne hail," a feminine
tremolo announced. "And
thf-re's there's another man
loitering around here. Will you
send a poli-i-iceman "
Fifteen minutes later Officer
Whit- noiselessly approached
the Willamette girls' dormitory
Pausing, he glanced about In
the shadows, dark, heavy. In
sidious, and sudd'-nly he saw
the fbrure of a man. He ap
proich'd. "What's your name?'
he growled, recalling past'dlf
f;oult:es the eo-eds had exper
ienced with prowlers
-Fhsen O. Ebsen."
"What ;r" von? A"d whv are
VOII hll-7lr? .'.round here"
The rrnn :n the shadow"
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f v r.9 .- 1 .- ' C-f.ltV.
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Snapshots From The Sidelights
SENATOR
iUSCMOSCR
FLOOR. LEADER.
Of THf SENATE
Editors as Wicked
as Piano Movers
Albany, Feb. 4. Chorus girls
wild? not so you would no
tice It. And editors saints?
H'm, It must be said they are
not. Secretary of State John L,
Lyons, from the records of
those convdeted of crimes in
New York state, has compiled
some mighty Interesting infor
mation. For Instance in picking your
friends you should know that
clerks and chauffeurs as a
class lead the ranks of those
who break the laws most fre
quently. Chorus girls are more
law abiding than waitresses.
Editors move on the same plane
in criminal statistics as piano
movers. And milliners, hone3t
to goodness, have a better rec
ord than teachers. In falct there
were .lust as many teacher con
victed of crimes as there were
lawyers, imagine that.
Hot Words Pass
In Battle Over
Relief Hospital
Washington. Feb. 3. Failure to
provide safe and adequate hospil
a' facilities for sick and wounded
world service men provoked an
other sharp debate today in the
senate. Offering a bill to appropri
ate $30,000,000 for new beds. Sen
ator Robinson, democrat, Arkan
sas, saiu he actett at me instance mi
a number of senators who arat
determined that action should be
hail at this session.
"Congress,' he Baid, "must re
deem its obligations to former ser
vice men."
Senator Smp,ot, republican,
Itah, pointed out tha-t the appro
priation committee had amended
the sundry civil bill so as to pro
vide funds for five new hospitals
and to enlarge existing ones. Sur
geon General Cummlng of the pub
lic health service had told the com
mlttee that the 117,500,000 appro
priation proposed was all that
could be spent next year.
Senator Ashurst, democrat, Ari
zona, also denounced delay or re
lief to soldiers in need. "Now l the
time for plain speaking not soft
words," he said.
The Arizona senator concluded
by attacking the Langtry bill pro
viding for new hospitals and fix
ing the locations.
"I thought the time for 'pork'
had passed," he added. "This bill
is a hollow mockery In so far as it
provides relief for tubercular sol
diers." Three Jailed
For Hospital
Safe Robbery
Max Wallace. Jesse Jarvis. col
ored, and Asa Tyndale. said to be
paroled convicts from the Oregon
penitentiary, are held in Portland,
charged wi'h stealing and blowing
a safe at the tuberculosis hospital
here early yesterday morniiu;.
Sheriff O. . Bower will go to
Portland today to bring 'back th"
nrisoners who, according to the
Portland officials, had some of th
stolen goods on them at 'be time of
their arrest.
The hospital safe was battered
open after it had been carried away
from the hospital about one mile.
A(CW stealing property valued at
several hundred dollars, the rob
bers left the safe lying In the mid
die of the road.
Kntrance to the hospital wa
gained through the engine room
The safe, although dulte large, was
comparatively light and could be
carried a short distance by two
men. That It was loaded Into an
automobile after it hail been car--ied
from the hospital office Is the
belief of officers.
Sleeping Mi li.ll'- BBBsVi
London, Feb. A. Report of new
e:wev i.f -!-.-1 , i n e sickness have te - 11
made by physicians in this city and
'hrnurtinut the rountrv. uuite an
ilarming pn-ad of the disease be
ing shown. There are now more
than 100 cane In London and 321
:n i;: w-:..ti.j and Wale. I
HON-RfKORELL
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High School
Teams to Vie
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March 10-11-12 Named
by Mathews as Dates
of Annual Basket
ball Tournament
According to an announcement
made today by Coach Mathews of
Willamette university, the annual
state interscholastic basketball
tournament, which is conducted
under the auspices of Willamette
university, will be held In Sulem at
the armory on March 10, 11 and 12.
Twelve high school teams after
havlng established their supremacy
in home territories are to partici
pate In the tournament next month.
The state has been divided into
the following sections: Upper and
lower Columbia river teams, upper
and lower Willamette valley teams
upper and lower coast section
teams, central Oregon, southern
Oregon, eastern Oregon and Port
land. Twelve teams are to be se
lected from these sections.
Team Arc UlmlUil.
According to the plans of the
university athletic association, each
team participating In the tourna
ment shall be limited to seven play
ers. This ruling was adopted to
animttaa the strength of the teams:
Ullder inis rule in uiamm iir.iiiin
have an equal chance
with the
teams which are near Salem
p,
previous years the teams near Sa
lem brought 8 or 10 players, which
enabled them to use numerous nil-
CltUtS and save their players for
the crucial games in the tourna
ment. It is believed the rub- limit
ing the entrants to seven playev.i
will eliminate thus advantage of the
local tennis.
BSpOMea Partly Puid.
The Willamette university ath
letic association will furnish rail
road fare one way, entertainment
for the high school men while In
Salem, and the balance of the gate
receipts of the tournament will be
disbursed pro rata between the
teams participating. According to
notices that have been mulled to
the various high schools of the
state, the records of the teams plan
ning to participate In the tourna
ment must In the hands of Coach
R. I Mathews not Inter than
March 7.
Since the action of the northwest
conference In abolishing interscho
lastic activities at University of Or
egon and O. A. C, the tournament
in Salem conducted by Willamette
university will be the only inter
scholastic event in the state of Ore
gon. In the past years the Inter
seholatle tournament in this city
have proven successful and satis
factory, receiving liberal patron
age from the people of Salem.
Las' winter the Sabtn high
school won the state hoop title nt
the tournament after a rigorous
tUl with Lincoln high
quintet. the representatives of ;
Portland Interscholastic city leagu-. I
It Is the general belief that the Sa-I
lem high school will again be
anion" those contesting for the
gonfalon awarded at the cloae of
the tournament. The "local team!
has not met a reverse this season. '
i.,,,1 ,,r. i. irmcllnw at a fin mid-
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Sundry Civil Bill Is
Increased Bv Senate
Washington. Feb. 4. Carying
1410.921.000, an Increase Of $2H.
437.000 over the house total, the
annual sundry civil bill was re
ported today to the senate. Chair
man Warren of the senate com
mittee announced that he would
call It up tomorrow. About $251.
000.000 of the bill's total I for the
benefit of former service men, in
cluding war risk, rehabilitation
and hospital provisions.
The principal increase are 11 1.
000.000 for the Muscle Shoals, Ala
power project and $17,500,000 for
increased hospital facilities for
war veteran. Including $12,000.
000 for five new buildings, exact
locations to be decided by a com
mittee. Kxpcndlture of $600,000 to
jlak' F"r,s McKenzie
',n'1 Walla Walla, Wash,
Wyo .
Walla Walla. Wash , also
proposed.
Other addition voted by the
senate committee included $730,000
for Increased pay of the coat
Price Three CS
Craig Elected
To Head Irish
Parliament
Ulster Unionists Se
lect Party Leader to
Be First Premier
of Home Rule
Belfast, Feb. 4. The Ulster CIa
ionist council today electad Sir
James Craig, M. P., leader of Cite
party in the new parliament to be
set up for Ulster under the Irish
home rule act. Sir Edward Carswa
presided over the council session.
The election of Sir J a me Crafac
us the first premier of the new Ul
ster parliament means the virtual,
though voluntary, reiiremenC of Hlr
Edward Carson from his Ions
standing leadership of "the hya
people of the six counties of Ul
ster."
Sir James has been in the im
perial parliament since ISO.
was the right hand man of Shr Ed
ward during the home rule erfchs.
Sir James, who was made a. baro
net In January, 1918, for war serv
ices, was born at StranatowBW
County Down, January 8, nil. n
served in both the soutnern jtm
can and world wars. He wa treas
urer of the royal household to
1917-18. n -1919-20 he was parlia--mentary
secretary to the ministry
of pensions, and later succeeded Ce
the financial secretaryship of the
admiralty, which post he still
holds. Physically, Sir Jamea is big:,
bluff and cheery, and is extremely
popular In social circle.
New Yorkers
Buy 5 Cars
Oregon Prunes
In spite of the fact that compet
itors in New York city in the prune
market are continually cuttlms lh
prices of the Oregon Orowrr Co
operative association in New Tork.
telegrams received this mornlnS
from H. C. I'uulus, who is in Nevr
york citv. stated that during the
past three days 300,000 pounds oC
Mlstland prunes have been old in
that city.
It is felt that this is due largely
to the fact that Mlstland prunes
are of a superior quality and also
to the fa," that the New Yorkers
like
the Oregon prunes on aunassa
Of their
large size iiikI lr eie i-
ness.
The telegram received today an
nouncing the sale by Mr. Psulua
after canvassing the New Yurfc
lifylng to otticem m
- - rt.ti1iv
the Oregon uruwi
I association, especially as
tive interests had naineii pnc- un
der those quotad for Mlstinna.
It is evident mat
neu ell II b Wild Oil
Mlstland
the New
i : ik..
York
market even wimii
prunes u re
offend at a lower lis
ure.
A recent Inspection of the bins
of the Oregon ( Lowers Co-operative
association has shown that Its
prunes are keeping In fine shape.
This Is due to the fact that durlnif
the drymg season, the association
had Its field men out co-operating
wi'h its member and Insisting on
thorough drying and careful pack
ing and grading.
Lewis Again
Elected Head
Of Mine Union
Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 4. Offi
cial canvass ,,f the recent voti caat
for officers of the United Mine
Worker of America, corordcteJ
here today, showed the re-election
uf John L. Lev. is. as p resident, by
a majority of 611,730 voles over
Robert 11. Hailin. of W-ishlngton
state. Philip Murray, vice-pK-si-dent.
also was re-elec'ed defilng
Alexander Howat by II.76S. WII-
sehooUliam tin-en was unopposen lor re-
election as secreiai j -i rn".
More than 300.000 of the l.alf
million members of the miners
union voted at the elections Decern
ber 14 last In the coal field
throughout th" Uni'ed State anil
Canada. The "act vote waa not
announced, pending a verification
of the canvas, which it was all
may show minor changes.
guard, and $200,000 for the na
tional advisory committee of aero
nautics. Appropriations In the council of
national defense, which the hoowe
struck nut, were added to the bill.
The senate committee added sn
amendment for $U)0.00 tat con
tinue improvement of the Wills
pa river, Washington.
(Ill Price galn f!C
Independence. Kan., Feb. 4-
The Prairie 'il and Oas eosnpsutjr
today announced another $ vent
cut in the price of Mid-Continent,
crude oil. This brings the iiric
down to $2 a barrel.
Of the J7 men who have ben
president of the United Ste's in
attended college.
British India. Egypt and the UoJ
produce US per cent of
'.he world's cotton.