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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 21, 1927)
Clapit CIRCUIjATION CONTINUED COLD tonight. Saturday fair with ?ow )jr rising temperature, .iludM-ul vaiabi winds. tseal: Max.. 35; m I n . , II; river, rising; rain, none; itmuc, clear; wind, oorthwi-st Journal Daily avenue distribution for the mo nil) ending December 11. 1926 rag distribute d inn December 9218 Average dally oet paid tTSt H'mhrr AuA t tlnrnil of Clrrulsltnnc PRICE THREE CENTS S?..,5i"7i" FORTY-NINTH YEAR, No. 18 SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 21, 1927 JV fag jl EDICT COLD If AVE TO LAST SEVERAL DAYS Minimum of 11 Above at Salem with 39 Below at Meacham Freezing Weather Grips Entire State No Relief Promised COI.D SNAP ItKCOKDS Salem - t Portland .IS Rosehurg 1H Inmlillu 1 Bilker 12 Mnrslificul 2 hlnritli falls 1 Ia (imu'le .IS Meoi'ltnm ,..-... ,3l Grants Pass 22 Pendleton .. . . . . .12 Ktigcne .. ......... .H Freezing weather still gripped Eaiem and western Oregon today and m the eastern part of the state tub-zero temperatures prevailed. Continued cold tonight, with slow ly rising temperature Saturday was the forecast. The weather bureau wis not prepared to say this morning that the end of the cold wave was in sight. Indications were for freezing conditions for several days. The minimum reached last night was 11 which is the coldest regis tered since December, 1924. The previous cold wave recorded 20 on December li, Damaro to- .Wub bery and loganberry vines is fear ed because of the bright sunshine. A thin mantle of snow still covers the ground. Klamalh Falls, Or., Jan. SI. VP) Coldest temperature of the winter, one degree below sero, was recorded hero last night. Clear skies and bright sun this morning failed to detract from the chill of a breeze from the north. la, Grande. Or.. Jan. 21. W The official thermometer record ed a minimum of 13 below eero here last night and at 7:30 n. MMITT PICKED TO STUDY CONSOLIDATION Under the MacPherson house joint resolution providing for a committee of two senators and three representatives to make study of the state governmental machinery and report back not later than the 20th day of this session, President Corbett of the Semite today appointed Senators Bell and Hunter as the senate members. The Investigation Is to be to the end of devising a simpll tied form of government. The senate bill providing that cities and towns that are road dis tricts should retain 70 instead of 60 per cent of the road taxes col lected from them by the country courts was Indefinitely postponed today by th eadoptlon of an ad verso committee report. The meas ure was fostered by the League of Oregon Cities. The house this morning adopt- ed a resolution by Representatives Cramers and Totter "calling for a survey of the building needs of state institutions by the committee on public Institutions. A survey with recommendations covering Ifl year program would be made by the committee which would be Instructed to report hack to. the house by February 19. STORK HOVERING OVER JAP EMPRESS Tokio, Jsn. 21. WP) The ver nacular newspapers tfM.iy publish ed what they called well founded conjectures that the slight iHn of Empress Nagako was due to the fact thnt she is to become a moth r. Court physicians refused to comment. The emperor n yet has no male heir. A daughter. Princess Ph. ge ar o, was born December , 1923, KANSAS ABANDONS ANTI-FAG LAW Topeka. Kan., Jan. II. AV Kansas, after trying for 29 years to enforce a law prohibiting the sale of cigarettes. Is near surrender on this Jsu. Hi house of repre sentatives yesterday voted tt to I for repeal of the measure. With a victory tn the house, supporters of the bill forecast similsr action by the senate, which voted to anr.ul the act two years ago by ft thret to GOOD EVENING SIPS FOR SUPPER By Don tTpjobD We read In yesterday's, slogan page of the Statesman where Mr. Ike Patterson, our governor, 1b a corn raiser Now a all our readers know, we believe in slogan pnijes and in boosting the country But the very idea Of telling everybody that Ike Is raising corns- It's all right to tell the truth about a public otfleia.1, but to pry into his private me, ana inside his very shoes, as It were And bare to the world such ten der facts as these is an outrage of the worst type And think how it will interfere with our governor's efficiency by having every chiropodist in tlie state bearing down on him want ing to get at him when he should be paring appropriation bills rath er thaa corns- But at that, we see both Big Ike and Utile Ike twinkled in the senate a few minutes yesterday. Henry Frlesen of Portland was fined by Justice Small yesterday for speeding When we say Henry Friesen we went out to see Dan Fry to equal ize matters a little- Henry wasn't the only one who was freezin' yesterday Friesen c Fry would make a good firm to have in this town. Think of an ad reading "Friesen try, electric refrigerators and electric heaters." With all the coid weather, we are advised Dan Burns, just the same. But even the cold weather doesn't prevent Ike from keeping on raising his corns. We hope the legislature don t step on Ikes toot m& f) II he frets the corns all shocked, at least, or the corns will get shocked. Come to the Willamette valley. where winter time is spring time, and the rain is only heavy sun shine, and it never blizzards or snows or hurricanes about The last two spring days we trip ped out into the open, with our B. V. D's, rolled up at the bottom, and just reveled It's great to live where winter time is always spring time- That is, until some small kid cracks you In the ear With a snowball. ir Amis. ' By Stoddard King But lately, parsing through shop PriMTciling more or los at ran dom, A ronnter beckoned me to stop; It had mump diaries on toil. And rciiiliilsccnily I scanned 'em. f sighed to think, a I departed. Ho iv many diaries I've started. There comes. In the nf fairs of men A time, an epoch or a season, An age, if I may say so, when . iine, at the least, of every ten. For son to dnrk, esoteric reason Decide iliey ought to keep a rec ord Of their careers, however checker ed. And bo each buys a book, and write. Or starts to write, ft daily journal, I'lUtmg on paiN-r, into of ntcuts, III ii-.t nf sorrows and delight. ills Inmost thoughts bis deeds tliuriuii. fTe vows this Inndahle endeavor Will last forever and forever. AInst We arc of common clay. And diaries are institutions That linger with us for ft day. Ami then dry up and blow avtny With other noble resolutions. I'm disillusioned, steeped In sor IMA I'll start ft diary tomorrow. Fundamentalist Weeping and How He Murdered Chipps Courtroom, Austin, .Texas, Jan. 21 (Af J. Frank Norrls. noted fundamentalist pastor of Fort Worth, on the witness stsnd here today, told his story of how he ktiled Dexter K. Chipps. wealthy lumberman, in his church office last July 17. ' Weeping and halting over each word, he related trow Chipps had gone to his office, had demanded that he cease attacks on Chipps friends, had threatened to kill him and of how he shot Chipps when he said the tatter cam at him with his hand en his hip pock et. Before giving this part of the story he had heard himself bitterly lambasted and warmly defended by attorneys In arguments over the ad mi iwi on of certain evidence. 11 sat silently in the witness box for mors than an hour listening to these arguments in which much ol his past aas raked over. Dr. Xorris couched considerably. holding ft handkerchief to hi HOUSE PASSES PRISON BILLS FOR GOVERNOR Measures Carry Emer gency Clause and Await Patterson's Signature Purchasing Bill Introduc edBusy Day Ends in Adjournment Monday All that now remains to effect the transfer of the control of the state penitentiary from the juris diction of the governor to the state board of control is the signature of the governor, and that may be at tached today. Since the measures carry the emergency clause they will be immediately effective. The bills, five in number, made their appearance In the house to,- day. tender suspension of the rules they were rushed through all three readings and placed on final pass age. There was virtually no argu ment on and no explanation was made of them on the floor. Only Representatives La Folletfc and Hazlett voted against them. The kingpin bill of the group effects the transfer. Next in im portance is the measure that changes the designation of the head official at the prison from that of "warden" to "superintend ent," leaving the second officer to be known as the warden. The Idea is that the warden's duties shall be directly in relation to the cua tody of the prisoners. The, other three bills are t In cidental nature, but necessary In tCantlnuett on fmt IDAHO OBJECTS TO USE OF LAKES FOR IRRIGATION Boise, Idaho. Jan. 21. CSV-The use of Priest lake or Coeur D'Alene lake for storage reservoirs, as con templated by the Columbia basin project would be deEerimental to Idaho and should not be permitted Warren G. Swendsen, former com missioner of reclamation, reported today to Governor if. C. BaMrldgi In a special report on allocation of the Columbia river water supply. In recommndalions called to the attention of the legislature, Mr. Swendsen recommends that "such action be taken as may be deemed necessary to prevent the use of Priest and Coeur D'Alene lakes for irrigation storage in connection with the Columbia basin project. He further recommends that "Idaho Inform the state of Wash ington of Its willingness to continue the study of Pcnd O'lteille lake and river, to the end that final con clusions may be reached for use In negotiating a compart." Further Information f Tend O' Heine lake and river should be supplied by the Columbia basin in threats, the report stated and "when this data and information are avail able, Idaho should analyze the same and conduct further field studies to determine to what extent if at all, Pend O'lteille lake could b used for the Columbia basin pro ject and what reservations are nee. essary In a compact to protect the state's Interests." Pastor, Halting, Tells "Dr, Xorri. how eld r you?'' hf attorney, Dayton Moms ftfiked "Forty-nine." He said ha was born in Alol nmn The witness sld he gradauted at Baylor university, Waco, Texas. Norris sold he preached while going to college. He traced bis eat Iv ministry ftnd his course in the Baptist theological seminary '. Louisville, Ky.. Xorrls said he had been pastor of the First BnptM church ftt Fort Worth for 18 vara He said he knew Mayor II. C Meacham of Fort Worth. He said he had never met Chipps before July 11 last. Korrls testified he was editor of the Searchlight. The jury as dismissed ahile At torney Moses detailed a conversa tion with Mearcham shout Mrs. Morr employed In MeachanVa store jioses detailed the conversation which dealt with a law suit In volving Meacham and snfd they could link It up with Chlppa Pur ported statement that he would hulld "a graveyard end put Norri in It Big Utility Concerns Seeking To Purchase Salem Water Plant The Salem Water, Light & Power company may be purchased by a large natlon-wld corporation that makes a business of buying and operating private plants in cities In every part of the country. This possibility Is seen following information that has come to light to the effect that three different firms have approached officials of the local company with a view to making the purchase. Paul B. Wallace, head of the Salem firm, this morning declined to comment on the proposition, but admitted that Inquiries have been made ask. Ing If the plant Is for sale. The Idea f nation-wide water companies, holding and operating plants In nearly every state in the union, was practically unknown two years ago, but has grown up along with systems of chain stores and similar projects. One such company bought out ! private water plants at a cost of f :Q,000, 000 a short time ago In the state SMITH AWAITS SECOND SLUSH FUND PROBE Washington, Jon. II (3s) De nied a seat In the senate to which he holds a certificate of appoint ment, Frank X Smith of Illinois, must await another Investigation Into the financing of his primary campaign last year and a vote of the funding before learning wheth er he -iil lt in the present con gress. The vote by which the senator- designate was refused the oath of office pending the Inquiry by the elections committee was 48 to 33. It was reached late yesterday after neariy two days of debate. Smith had no comment to make. but he left immediately for his ho tel to prepare a statement for pub lication. The elections committee has been called to meet tomorrow to make arrangements for n public hearing for Smith. lie will be given every opportunity, according to Its mora- hers, to add any details he desire to the testimony he gave tost sum mer before the Iteed campaign funds commit teo regarding con tributions ho received from Samuel Insull and other public utilities of ficials In Illinois. The Inquiry Is expected to get under way in the near future. The vote denying the former chairman of the Illinois commerc commission a seat at this time found some of the republican old guard, who had previously been counted upon to support him, join ing the opposing which compris ed IS republicans, mostly Insurg ents, 32 democrats and the one fa rmer-Jf bor m cm her, Sena tor Shipsteod of Minnesota. ONLY ONE SIDE SAYS CQOLIDGE Washington. Jan. 21. m Pres ident Coolklgea position that there is only one question at Issue be tween Mexico and the Vn:ted States thnt of whether American proper ty is to be taken from its owners without compensation, was reit erated with emphasis today mi tiie Whits House. The president believes from cer tain activities in the United Ftntes he has observed thnt the Ameri can public dor not even yet fully reaiiye thnt this is the issue and that if that question could be set tled there would be no further t ron hie. The president hns difficulty. It was said. In seeing how Amerleans can be on but one side of that question. Tlia Washington gov ernment is on one side, it was ad ded, ftnd the Mexican government on the other. WASHINGTON IN GRIP OF WINTER ftpokane. Wash., Jnn. ti. fP) Old Man Winter clutched Wash- I w nr. liV.I,p In hia lr arms tO- 'day, and blew serous the land a frosfy breath ransing In tempera ture from is degrees suove sere i 2$ below. Ellenhurg apparently held to day's record, with ihe minus I W.-CTS. Pooksne's official Ttad.rs this morning was 11 below. Yfiklnis, Wenatches snd nai!.i Wails, In eastern Washington re ported 1, II and 17 below goto On the Cat, Everett observer noted 1 shove and Olympta ! o bo a. of California, making a total of IS such plants that have been acquired by the same company In that state in the last two years, including those at Fresno and Bakersfleld. The same corporation owns 38 oth er plants In various parts of the United States, principally In the east. So far as la known It has not yet made any acquisitions in the Pacific northwest. Each company follows a plan similar to that of many of the chain stores by selling slock locally In each city into which U goes. In some eases there is a holding com pany and an operating company operated In connection with it. It Is thought that the faet that negotiations have been under way between the local water company and the city with a view to pur chase, by the city, has been one fac tor in giving publicity to the local firm, with the result that It has come to the attention of the urge water corporations. COUPLE SHOT DOWN IN AUTO IN ALABAMA Birmingham, Ala., Jan. if. The theory that a jealous lover shot down A. B. Moore, 4Q, South ern railway superintendent of safe ty and sanitation, and then fatally wounded Airs. Ruby Thornton, 83, as she fled from the scene of her companion's death on a lonely road near Birtnlngham, "was advanced by detectives today. The bodies of the man and wo man were found Wednesday night where Moore had parked his au torn ob lie In ft pine thicket near the road. Moore had been killed by shotgun discharged directly Into his face, Mrs. Thornton's bcxl y was 7S feet away. She had evi dently attempted to flee from the assailant as her wound waa In the back of the head. Mrs. Thornton, the mother of a 9-yenr-old daughter, had been liv ing with her parents here during the absence of her husband, J, C. Thornton, an insurance sgnt, who it was said had been out of the city several months. Although Mrs. Mooro and her three children have been residing In Chattanooga, Tenn., for seveml months, Moore's parents denied the couple were separated. BOOTLEGGERS SENT TO JAIL SilveHon. Jan. 21 Pleading guilty to charges of possession and sale of Intoxicating liquor in the justice court here, Fred Stew' art. older brother of the "young est bootlegger recently arrested, was fined 100 and given three months In the county Jail; Tom Graham was fined $200 and sen tenced to four months In all and K. A, Seweils fined $100, Bud Hicks, who was also arrested. Is having his trial this afternoon. Sewelht, Stewart and Illeks weie arrested 1st Thursday afternoon while Graham was arrested at bin place on the Abiqua about 4 o'clock this morning. In addition he was charged with having tnwh In tit possesion. Be wells' sentence was lighter than the others as this was his first offense, tit e wart lias been in trouble here before. The two men who received jail sentences were taken to the conn ty Jnli in Salem this afternoon, GUATEMALA AGAIN OFFERS MEDIATION Managua, Nie., Jnn. tl. Guatemala through its ninist-r t Managua has again offered to med iate with a view to bringing peace between the two factions in ?ics ramm, th conservatives under President Dias and the liberals un der President Hacnsa. The conserva tive government has refused the suggestion with th explanation that Guatemala was used aa a "rev otutlonary base by the libera Ji and Mexican. Major fJefjers! Barlolome Vlouea, commanding the conservative troopa in the vicinity of Chlnnndegi and Teilcs, has arrived t Msnagu nnd says that within a few dsys h will mk a concentrate srlva bre.'sk th backbone of the rerolu Hn in the tnft for." He deJ,-red thnt olng ! the I re,mije of his ui my the liberals ) v er Nt ftttei (it;; pvrrv day, coming 'out only to s mi food and caUls, TRIM BUDGET FOR $104,675 ADDITIONAL Ways and Means Com mittee Goes After Frills and Furbelows redatory Animal Fund EliminatedUplift Work Curbed By cutting out some aimroprfa- lons bodily and trimming others down to tha screaming point the ways ftnd means committee last night found a way to save $104,675 more in state finances. Tit predatory animal hunters fund, which has been talked annul more than any other thing in the budget, waa cut out entirely. So were the appropriations for the bureau of nursing, the pilot com mission, and the Americanization commission. From the appropria tion asked by the state board of health the committee hacked ott a cold $3$t4 Committees were a p. pointed to investigate some other activities upon which the commit tee Is now Inclined to frown. Every body was good to the state peni tentiary and Its entire estimate of $419,003 was allowed without a quibble. Th tuberculosis hospital In a- lero has asked for 220,822 and was allowed 2 05,0 00, the item of 15,- 2 2 tor capital o u llay bel ng d e- fcrred. Before allowing the request of the state engineering depart ment the commlttea decided to do some mvcsWfrsjcIng and nners r.i in JURY FAILS TO CONVICT RUM FLEET BRIBERS New Torfc, Jan. 21. Eight et the 14 defendants la the so-called Costeilo rum rlug today stood no quitted of charges of operating a rum licet between the United States and Cnnada nnd of paying bit ties to coast guardsmen. 1 As to tho ethers the lury wa: unable to spree after del beratlng 24 iiocfs. The trial had been in progress mors than two weeks. . Tho verdict reported Jale yrster-., day was saying through resentment of "undwr cover" methods used by the government in procuring evi dence in tho case. New York news papers quote sue of the Jurors m saying after the Jury wan dis charged. This juror, whose name was withheld was quoted as saying he would have remained in the jury room "untfl domd;iy" before con victing any no on the testimony of "such witnesses as the government produced." Many of the witnesses were for mer coast guardsmen, defendants In the case, who confessed and took the stand as government wit nesses. Several said they accepted bribes f mm the rum ring, and' then became und-r over" agenin under A. Bruce Hirlnxki, head of the prohibition department" secret agents. In arguing to the Jury Nathan Itur k an , of tho defense courwi . characterised BU?h men as "rats" nnd referred to liielaskt as a "mysterious and invisible pwtr" who einft Joyed "pirates, hljker and crocks and bribe takers," ROCKlESlNTRIP OF COLD WAVE Denver, Colo., Jan. 21 '4 The extreme low temperatures whb-h prevailed In Mont una yesterday stilt held the state gripped in a frlKi'l embrace early today have spresd southward, with no promise of relief before Bnrfey At Cssper the tempersture was of- ficlally reporfe1 at four hvluw se ro, but unofficial advices from 10 to 20 below. The cold wave cume In with a light snowt.ill. At Ienver a fne snow Is falling and the mercury Is falling nflly. Kfandlng at 11 above at midnight .iffer ft mlhl sunny d.ir. A severe eold wave Is predicted fr today Colorado Springs and Pueblo re port clear wsrm weather. Temperatures in Montnna tnt lust night rsnged from en belaw at Mlut ta tl below at Hmvre, with Miles CMy, Helen and Ana conds reporting 4, 28 fid SZ fee low repectlrJy. Trains were reporled from a half ot two hours late, but telephone and telegraph rompsnles repoTten no (rest amount of it trouble. Patterson's Axe Swings on Moore; ResignsonRequest Will M"oore, state insurance commissioner under Pierce, as no u need through his office this afternoon that he had submitted his resignation to Governor patter son to tak effec t February 1. Moore admitted that his resignation had been requested but stated that he was glad fa step out to give his attention to private business Is con nection with mining Interests In eastern Oregon. Clair l.ee, Eugene insurance man, will b the successor to Moore. INDICTMENTS RETURNED BY GRAND JURY The grand Jury today entered two secret Indictments and return ed a number sf true and sot true bills. A true bill was returned against Alfred T. Allison, charged with attempting to utter forged checkB, tt being alleged he tried to pass one at Bishop's store and aim at the Johnson Clothing com nan?. Kenneth Lot r r Is charged with s statutory effersse against I Id bel Porler In another true biil. 11. M. Jackson was also indicted for burglary not in a dwelling. It being alleged ne entered the Btore of Kraus & Sadler at Aurora, JaclcRoa Is a two time loser tn state prisons, serving both at Baa Quen- tin and here, being released fro the 8a I em prison November IS. The- crime he Is charged -with was committed on December 29, Floyd E, Carrier. Itlchard E. Meyers am! I,yle D. Harrington were Indicted sn a charge of steal ing a car from Clarence Wesse. Not true MUm were returned In favor of Frank lieiser, examined on a charge of pawing a forged instrument, and In favor of Allen i. Edgar, held for the alleged car rying of concealed weapons. A not true bill was returned In the case of Marry Wolfe amd Ky Kpringer, held on charge of steal ing a chain from Martha K. WyeWf. A true Mil was relumed smimM fiordon Glllls, who was chamcd with conveying tools into the Ma rion county JaH to facilitate an es cape of prisoner on November 13. CHURCH REVOLT PASSES PEAK Mexico city, Jan. 21 . Adat- berto Tejeda ntlfnter of interior. U quoted fey ihm newspaper Ksrwfor s declaring thai the "c'athoJie re- neinnn has passed Its pejtfe. mo t-iithoiic clergy, he said, made a fundamental mistnke in aiu-mpttng te organize such movement, Th U(ri-ings now be ing put dawn ly the federal trrctp Here i we maximum efforts of which i lie clergy were c-apabh he stUM Tho political and social JWVm nf the clergy was long ne altalnrd logically the armed rebellion won due to failure. Ho-. ever, if the army had not controlled th sltnm- tin and th revelmluri InMed of being famied out hsf R.ilfed in vigor, IIjp world would have wit nessed all the revolutionary forces rush forth to the support of the government. Evidence of thi the minlrter said, was seen in numerous demon Hi rations by tim peasants, worker nnd lJl-er,'iI elements on behalf President Cnlles throughout the country. To HrfitiHl Tasew Washington. Jan. SI 11 A de fbleney atniragrlation hilt carrying 1NS. 000,000 of which $17m&J) would be for refiindlnr lllccnllv collet ted taxes, was iuHfd by the hnnw ttdsiV and ik-M to the wnMe Big Ike and Little Ike Discussed by Klepper Who Views Latter with Alarm Continuing Ills attack on C. L1 Starr, whom be did not mentiTtn by nam but referred to s l.lttl-e ike," Senator Klepper of Multno mah county took the flKr under person! privilege Jt before ad Jkj rn meat tod y and roh-ed hi suspicions of th lnfluenes that he thinks Htnrr my b aiehlin with Covemnr Patterson. K1eppr hinsed bis rwnstks on an editrtst appearing todsy la ft Portland newepaper erit(eijirfg him for hi remarks yesterday in which h poke of the ffavernor ss Ike and of Htnrr ss "IJltls Iks." "When 1 spoke yemerdnv of our rm-ernor as lk. snld Klepper, ,' I did to with tb same revetenc. MEDIATION OF OIL DISPUTE IS APPROVED Senate Foreign Relation Committee Votes Robinson Resolution Frazier Seeks to Prevent Intervention by Coolidge; During Recess Washington Jan. 2 1 P The Robinson resolution surresting ir bitratlon of the oil dispute mUh Mexico was approved today by in senate foreimi relations com mil tea thirteen to three. The Robinson resolution mrLy would express ; h opinion of the senate and wouM be in no way binding on the summlslratten, Sec retn ry Kellogg has disclosed thai he Is studying the possibility of ar bitration and President Cnlles of Mexico has accepted In "principle? that method of adjusting th pre ent difficulties, but no definite of ficial steps to eet the arbitration machinery in mstkon has yet oees mode. Approval ot the resolution waa voted alter the committee, at long session, made soma changes In phraseology. Action by th sen- ate probably mU be souths tomor- ro While the cemmiltee was meet Ing two more resolutions dealing with the administration's Latin American pottcy v. ere referred tw ! It from tha enat H loor. On by Senator Frazier, republican, Nor! h lakota, wtmM request PreMfnt iac 111 ANTI-FOREIGN SITUATION IN CHINA SERIOUS Washington, nn. 51. .jp) Th American drtroyer Parrot traa gone from Shanghai to FoofcoW where foreigners hsve been threst ened and rhurchtm ln.id. Word of the arrival of the Vairott h&m not reach rd the navy department Linden, Jsn. ti. P) it fa understood tlit the bauaskm si marines whh-h hum bsen given or der to proceed to :h.'tnghal as) part of the lr.ilIi mll.'tsi-y ircp arntions to meet emej-gnt-ies will sad early next week. The m-wspnpers differ ns to thft numlrf-c ot steamers which nr be log made ready for service a troo shiiss. Sme say they are the iiw ers Mawnlls and Zvlztil, othert that they are I so I jil"n Cn "! 'e liners, white the Dally Mid sayft ail four are being equipped. tv.kin, Jan. St. -P The srsM freitn situation at ii:.nkow his I developed scrisuiy, taym a tei warn received tmlay twm uoof f Ic-lnJ foreign sources at Ih Yangtze river city, one thousand American and iirmsh men arft teav.ng, tt says. There is no etffitlal CiTif .rmntlnii it th teifgrMm from prlsat .urre of mvnMhm t t th Am erican and UH(!fc men. whs had! reijjed at il&nkw f;er wrrf.'rg Iheir women and ch.JId4t.-n to Sbam;hnl and elsewhere tor satetjf after the riotous demonstration by Chim rms December and 4. The tUUiadt encesaUn st Ha kow hss remained un J r cwntml nt the Osntoness or r.i?naMst government mknem tha v.Jle mzi4 nwept over it earlv !hl n'osih AniTl'-nn nnd l:rUtrti w.i rh U'S Tie fintlini1'! on p;it-o K' the same Tespert nnd the same IfiV as that winh tsch we are cus tomM to ui t name A f-e ia. speaking of IJneoln or Te-I4y wfc e peak of that sher rreai Ame lean. pprhnd, however, ift4 if Dofhfns mors than the term It Is used with the relerrence to th K-ivernor in the titvi four years n wiil b a remarks! goecnr n dMd. ih r-ersen who hi knwa by that nam it reputed to have ivrittea thnt psrt of the governor's measng in which he recommended lhat iba Governor be the bndget making 4 fi-er. Of this 1 sll hare rnrt ja tContl.i.ud aa laa Kiev ene majority. mo'J'.b frequently.