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Newspaper Page TextTHE INDEPENDENCE ENTERPRISE, INDEPENDENCE, OREGON. EIGHT PAGE PAGE TWO NEWS NOTES OF CURRENT WEEK Resume of World's Important Events Told in Brief. President Wilson advocates jury re form. Fourth annual automobile show opens in Portland. Ex-President Taft has resigned as a member of Yale University corpora tion. Petitions are being circulated In Seaside, Ore., for the recall of Its mayor. A party of explorers left Philadel phia recently to explore the Amazon River. Woman rebel leader In Mexican rev olution Is killed while charging fed eralists. Charges of bribery have been made in the senatorial election in New Hampshire. Secretary of State W. J. Bryan spoke in favor of the Home Rule bill, on St. Patrick's Day. Special session of Congress is called for April 7 by President Wilson, to act on the tariff only. Pacific Coast phone men vote against striking and accept the 25 cents advance offered. Dr. Friedmann, discoverer of the tu berculosis cure, has offered to treat all poor free of charge. Louis W. Hill, of the Great Northern railroad, says their lines will not be extended to San Francisco. The Chief of Police of Cleveland, Ohio, has been found guilty of im morality and has resigned his office. An Ohio state representative has in troduced a bill which fixes modes for women's wearing apparel, and asks that a state board of three men be named by governor to decide correct dress. Commodore Perry's flagship, Niag ara, recently lifted from the bottom of Lake Erie, after scores of years, is within 50 feet of shore and stands eight feet out of water. It is well pre served and will be rebuilt for the cen tennial of the battle of Lake Erie. Roosevelt says a more practical idealism is needed. Blackfoot Indians have bestowed the title of "Lone Chief" on Secretary Lane. An avalanche in Norway over whelmed three farms and killed 16 persons. A new plan for unmerging the Har riman roads has been agreed upon. Tuberculosis patients who were first treated with Freidmann serum report marked improvement. British naval estimates for 1913 1914 aggregate $331,546,500, and in clude five new battleships. The Portland Railway, Light & Power Co., paid their Oregon taxes in a lump, aggregating $475,000. President Hadley, of Yale, is on a ranch in Southern California on the j verge of a nervous breakdown;. PORTLAND MARKETS Wheat Track prices: Club, 858Gc; bluestem, 97(S:98c; 40-fold, 8687c; red Russian, 8485c; valley, S7c. Barley Feed, nominal; brewing, nominal; rolled, $25.5O26.50 per ton. Corn Whole, $27; cracked, $28 per ton. Millstuffs Bran, $21 per ton; shorts, $23 per ton; middlings, $30 per ton. Hay Eastern Oregon timothy, choice, $1517; mixed, $1013.50; oat and vetch, $12; alfalfa, $11.50; clover, $10; straw, $67. Oats No. 1 white, $27.50 per ton. Apples Spitzenberg, extra fancy, $1.251.50; choice, 75c$l; Yellow Newtown, extra fancy, $1.251.50; choice, 75c$l; Winesap, extra fancy, $1.251.50; Red Cheek) pippin, extra fancyT$1.251.50; Arkansas Black, ex tra fancy, $1.75S52; Baldwin, extra fancy, $11.25; choice, 75c$l; Rome Baeuty, $1.251.50; small sizes, all va rieties, less; Ben Davis, etc., common pack, 50 60c. Onions Oregon, 90c(S$l per stck. Vegetables Artichokes, $1.261.50 per dozen; asparagus, ll12c pound; cabbage, 11C per pound; cauliflow er, $22.25'per crate; celery, $2.50(5) 4.00 per crate; cucumbers, $22.50per dozen; eggplant, 25c pound; head let tuce, $2.25 per crate; hothouse, lettuce, 90c$l per box; peppers, 30c per pound; radishes, 35c per dozen; rhu barb, 57c per pound; spinach, $1 1.25 per box; sprouts, 10c; tomatoes $2 per box; garlic, 56c per pound. Potatoes Burbanks, 4550c per hundred; sweet potatoes, 4c per pound. Sack Vegetables Turnips, 90c$l per sack; parsnips, 90c(5)$l per sack.; carrots, 90crt?$l per sack. Poultry Hens, 1516c; broilers, 25c; turkeys, live, 1820c; dressed, choice, 2325c; ducks, 1518c; geese, 1213c. Eggs Fresh Oregon ranch, 1819c per dozen. Butter Oregon creamery butter cubes, 37c per pound; prints, 39c per pound. Pork Fancy, llllc per pound. Veal Fancy, 1414c per pound. Cattle Choice steers, $7.507.75; good steers, $7.00(357.50; medium steers, $6.50(3)7.00; choice cows, $6.50 6.85; good "cows, $G6.50; medium cows, $5.50G; choice calves, $89; good heavy calves, $0.507.50; bulls, $5.506. Hogs Light, $8.759; hteavyf $7.758. Sheep Yearling Wethers, $5.756.50; ewes, $45.25; lambs, $G7.15. EXTRA SESSION FOR TARIFF ONLY Wilton's Message to Dwell on Need for Revision April 7 Date. Washington, D. C. The extra ses sion of Congress called by President Wilson to assemble April 7, will begin with nothing but the tariff revision bills before it This fact was made clear in a statement by Representa tive Underwood, chairman of the house committee on ways and means. Until the legislation is well under way in the house, no general committees will be made and no other legislative sub jects will be taken up. The president specified no subject for the extra session in his proclama tion, but it Is fully understood that his message to congress at its opening will dwell upon the need of tariff re vision. ' If the currency. Philippine independ ence, Alaskan affairs, woman suffrage or other pressing questions Anally are forced upon the attention of congress, it will be only after the Democratic leaders of the two houses and the president are convinced that the suc cess of tariff revision is assured. The senate committees are organized for work and will take up the prelim inary stages of much general legisla tion early in April. A general agree ment exists, however, to keep general subjects out of active discussion, while tariff legislation is under way. The tariff legislation, now being completed by the ways and means com mittee, will be submitted to the Demo cratic caucus before the session opens, i The Democrats of the ways and means committee adjourned after dis cussing a revision of the intricacies of customs enforcement in the admin istrative sections of the tariff and informally discussing the income tax plan in a general way without attempt ing to reach a decision as to that new revenue raising scheme designed to add perhaps 1100,000,000 to the treas ury funds. While the income tax details hinge upon the final estimate of the probable revenue from the 14 schedules, the dis position of the committee majority is to inaugurate a system with probably a 1 per cent tax on a minimum of $5,000 annual income with the idea that the tax may be susceptible to a lowering of the income minimum or a raising of the tax percentage, or both, if conditions necessitate after the plan is floated. The big fight pending now is the always controversial schedule "K," the big wool schedule, in which a final vote is likely within the next three or four days. The advocates of free raw wool in the committee have counted upon winning in the end regardless of what the probable attitude of the senate' might be. The majority already has settled upon free raw cotton and upon sharp reductions in the cheaper grades of textile manufactures. The revision plan as settled upon contemplates substantially the princi pal provisions of the Democratic re vision bills that were put through both houses in the last congress. CHINA REPUBLIC DISCUSSED. Double Phase of Interest Includes Rec ognition of Nation and Loan Desired. Washington, D. C President Wil son will present for the consideration of the cabinet a statement concerning China in which is intended to be made public from the White House later. White House and state department of ficials observed the strictest secrecy about the statement, and none would venture in intimation as to its prob able contents. It is known that the president and Secretary of State Bryan have had sev eral conferences on the subject of China, and a particularly long talk held in the executive offices just before the secretary's departure for the west was said to have been devoted largely to Chinese questions. There are two phases of the Chi nese situation in which the United States is peculiarly interested recog nition of the republican government now nearly two years old, and the proposed six-power loan. The Chinese republic continually has sought recognition, but the policy of President Taft and his secretary of state, Mr. Knox, was to withhold rec ognition until the new government had demonstrated to the world Its ability to maintain itself as a real re public, administering a popular gov ernment. Vote Against Striking. San Francisco. Employes of the Pacific States Telegraph & Telephone company will not strike. Officials of the International Brotherhood of Elec trical Workers announced that a can vass of the vote taken by the em ployes last week showed that the men had agreed to accept the compromise offer of the company for an advance in wages of 25 cents per day. The vote in favor of accepting the com pany's compromise offer was very large. Almost 3,000 men in California, Oregon, Washington and parts of Ne vada and Idaho are affected. f Wilson to Press Button. Wheeling, W. Va. President Wil son will press an electric button at Washington, June 1G, formally open ing West Virginia's golden jubilee celebration. The pressing of the but ton will burn a platinum wire, which will release 1,000 carrier pigeons from all parts of the country, and 1,000 toy balloons carrying free tickets to every form of amusement during the cele bration. At the same time a signal will be flashed to the capitals of Penn sylvania, Maryland, Ohio and West Virginia. Pittsburg Needs 10,000 Workmen. Pittsburg. Ten thousand workmen, a majority of them laborers, are need ed at once in this city, according to well-known contractors, to carry on building operations, to equip local steel companies and to look after the work of the numerous railroad com panies entering Pittsburg. The great city improvements of grading down town streets now in progress has caused a serious scarcity here in labor. OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST General News of the Industrial and Educational Development and Progress of Kural Communities, Public Institutions, Etc. NEW BRIDGE IS DEDICATED Linn and Benton Counties Open $70,000 Willamette Span. Corvallis Benton county's $70,000 steel bridge across the Willamette river at this city, completed a month ago, was dedicated with appropriate ceremonies. With the city's business section brightened with holiday deco rations, a parade of county and city officials, headed by the Oregon Agri cultural college cadets and company D, Oregon National guard, marched across the bridge at noon, where the procession was joined by the county court of Linn county and the return trip made. County Judge Moses gave a brief address. He was followed by Major J. F. Yates. A large crowd of people represent ing every section of Benton county visited the new bridge, and also in spected Oregon Electric equipment brought to the east end of the bridge for the occasion. The Oregon Elec tric's temporary branch is completed to the Linn county side of the bridge, a passenger station has been complet ed and an electric train was there for inspection of the people. The Oregon Electric expects to operate cars from the east end of the bridge immediate ly. This new bridge will open up a large territory of fertile land tribu tary to Corvallis. While Benton county put up the bulk of the bridge expense, Linn county and citizens of Linn living within three miles of the bridge have contributed about $3000 toward its final completion. BIG BUILDING PLANS START Syndicate to Construct 100 Modern Houses on Coos Bny. Marshfield Part of the plans of the syndicate, which is represented by W. J. Wilsey, with its recent purchase of the Kinney holdings here, was made public Thursday when it was an nounced that it would immediately be gin work on the construction of 100 houses on their land. These will be built in bungalow style, strictly mod ern and from four to seven rooms each, and will be sold on the install ment plan to people who are coming here seeking homes. The plan as given out connects the Simpson Lum ber company with the project, and they will act jointly with Wilsey. The plan provides for the immediate construction work to begin and as soon as they are completed work 'will begin on another block of about the same number. It is expected that the early con struction of an electric line between the two towns will make the tract and houses available for both residents of Marshfield and North Bend, and there is a demand for homes now that can not be supplied in both places. The agent of Mr. Wilsey on the Bay, J. M. Eddy, is now engaged in drawing the plans for the houses, which will be of several styles, and they will range in price, including lots, from $800 upward. It is expected that as soon as com pleted there will be a customer ready to take each residence; in fact, it is stated that several people have already put in their bids for a home and that they will be served first. This is the first move in the Wilsey developments here and it is said he will be here within a few days to take up other matters in connection with developing the estate that his syndi cate has purchased. NEWBERG BRIDGE ORDERED Judge Kelly, of Albany, Sustains Yamhill County Court. Newberg News was received frorii McMinnville to the effect that Judge Kelly, of Albany, who heard the in junction . arguments at McMinnville about ten days ago in connection with the building of a bridge across the Willamette at this place, had rendered a decision sustaining the actions of the county court in ordering the work done and appropriating over $40,000 to pay Yamhill county's share of the cost, Marion county having agreed to pay the other half. The steel tubes for the piers were ordered last fall and are now on the ground, and it was the intention of the commissioners to proceed with the erection of the bridge this spring. Much satisfaction is felt over the de cision. Levy May Be 4.75 Mills. Salem Possibility of the state tax levy being as high as 4.75 mills is seen in the amount of appropriations that must be met by the state for the year 1914, but it is probable that the levy will be reduced to about 4.2 mills. The legislature appropriated $6,200,000. This year the tax levy of 1.2 mills will raise about $1,122,000. It is estimated that receipts for li censes and other indirect taxation will total $500,00 for 1914. There is a possibility of some of the appropri ations being held up by referendum. Columbia Rising Fast. Hood River Because of the recent warm weather the Columbia is rising faster than for several years, accord ing to old-time rivermen. The stream has been coming up an average of half an inch every hour since the beginning of last week. The warm wave has ex tended as far east as the snow-covered hills of Eastern Oregon. ,4 SEASIDE LOGGERS BUSY. Timber Industry Along Coast Takes on Active, Phase. SEASIDE The logging industry in and around Seaside, long dormant, will open within a few days. Olson broth ers, the well-known loggers from Llttlo Falls and the Lewis River, have Just completed cruising the timber which lies in the hills about two and a half miles west of Seaside and have closed a two-year contract for logglug off the timber. Three donkey engines will be placed in operation at ouce and between DO and CO men will be employed in the logging camp. Already the Olson brothers have In sight some 15,000,000 feet of timber to cut. This does not embrace all the standing timber in that locality, but it is expected that once the logging camp is installed, others owning standlug timber in that neighborhood will come forward and sell their holdings. The tract of timber along the ridge is .mostly hemlock and spruce. Olson brothers' contract calls for the delivery of the logs at Warrenton. They will be rafted down Scippinon and delivered to Leander Lcbeck. An effort is being made to start the Seaside sawmills, if this mill is opened the logs will be sent to the mill at Seaside. If not, they will bo sold to either Astoria or Portland mills. The new logging camp means Increased business for Seaside. Eleven families have come here with the purpose of settling and have rented homes. The camp will be so situated that tho em ployes of the camp will bo able to live at Seaside, and at the same time be employed at the logging camp. MODERN DAIRY IS PLANNED. Umatilla Farmers Heavy Shippers of Milk to Portland. PENDLETON The work of- build ing an up-to-date and absolutely sani tary dairy, and providing the best reg istered Holsteln cows to bo had In the country, has commenced at the East ern Oregon state hospital. Ten thou sand dollars will be devoted to the building and equipping of the dairy, and it is believed that the new hospi tal dairy will prove an object lesson to many farmers in this section of the country. Vork on Superintendent McNary's cottage, near the main build ing, will be started In the next two weeks. Dairying is becoming quite a prom inent industry in Umatilla county, special activity being felt in the Stan field locality. H. M. Olson, formerly a dairyman of Portland, and Dr. Watts, also of the same city, have com pleted arrangements for operating modern dairies. Holstein cows are to be used exclusively by both men. Many other farmers in the west end of the county are taking up dairying on an extensive scale, declaring that it is one of the finest sections In the state to carry on such an Industry. For some time past Stanfield has been shipping to Portland and various points in this county more than $50 worth of milk daily. LAND TO BE OPENED SOON. Two Townships in Klamath County Ready for Entry April 6. WASHINGTON, D. C Representa tive Hawley has been advised that two townships in Southwestern Klamath county long withdrawn on account of a resurvey, will be restored to entry April G. Mr. Hawley presented to the War department an application for the Kenwill and Heights telephone com panies t) lay a cable across Coos Bay from Glasgow wharf to Simpson Park. Secretary of State Bryan has in formed Senator Chamberlain that all American consuls in territories to be opened to the Pacific Coast by the Pan-American Canal have been re quested to forward all available data regarding the possibility of market ing Oregon fruits and berries. In quiries were made at request of the Oregon Horticultural society. Artesian Water Found. PRINEVILLE Farmers In the vi cinity of Prlneville are much elated over striking artesian water in the Crooked River Valley. George Stay ton, who Jives four miles west of Prlneville, has struck a strong flow at the depth of 200 feet. It threw the water from a five-Inch casing 11 feet above the surface of the ground. The well-drilling outfit which put down the Stayton well has already been engaged for several months' drilling for arte sian water in this vicinity. It is likely that several other outfits will be brought into the country within the next few days. Grading Work Resumed. FLORENCE The railroad camp un der H. B. Bole, which had suspended work for the Winter on account of rainy weather, resumed operations at Maplston this week with a crew of 30 men. Most of the right of way is now cleared and grading will begin at once. Orders are to rush the work and as soon as men can be had another camp will be opened two miles above Ma pleton. Union Lodge to Build Hall. UNION The Knights of Pythias of this p'ace have authorized the incorpo ration of a company having for Its ob ject the construction of a castle hall. The local lodge has purchased and paid for one of the best business lots in the town and it is expected that the stock will soon be taken for the erection of the building. WOMEN PLASTERED WITH MUD. Ten Thousand Men Attack Suffragist Speakers. - linden, Tho suffragrottes who again attempted to hold a Sunday aft ernoon inootlug In Hydo Park wcro mobbed by a crowd of 10,000 pontons. They were pelted with clods, oranges and other missiles, and whim the po lice were escorting them from the scone the rioters tore off the bats ami clonks of the women, and even struck Borne of them lu the face. The trouble began when "Ooncral" Mrs. Flora Drumntond mounted a wagon and started to speak to the groat assemblage, which was largely made up of youths who hud armed themselves with ammunition of vari ous descriptions or with trumpets, mouth organs and bells. Her appearance at tho front of tho platform was tho signal for an out burst of deafening noise and a bom bardment of missiles. She had hardly uttered a word when a clod of turf struck hero on the mouth. Mrs. Drummoud maintained her good nature, smllod at her tormentors and continued her speech amid a ver itable tornado of abuse, catcalls, rag time choruses and cries of "l!o homo to your children.'' Pur half an hour tho crowds shouted, sang and pelted the suffragette com-mamler-ln-chti'f. whoso clothes soon were a mass of mud. At laHt Mrs. Drummond's speech, of which not a word was audible, came to an end and a youngor'woman took her place. She fared no better, and the police, realiz ing tho danger the women were in, called upon tho chairman to close the meeting. A large force of police, mounted ami afoot, drew In about the suffragette wagon, nnd under tho escort the wom en were led out of the park. N STORM HALTS RESCUE. Exploration Ship Aurora Returns to Tasmania With 24 of 32 Member. Hobart, Tasmania. The Antarctic exploration ship Aurora has returned here with 24 out of tho 32 members of the expedition commanded by Dr. Douglas Mawson. The Aurora will re main here until the Antarctic Spring, and then proceed to Adolaldeland to bring home Dr. Mawson and five other members of his party, who have ample supplies of food to last thorn until they are relieved. Of tho original party, Lieutenant B. IS. S. Nlnnis, of tho Royal Fusllliers, and Dr. Xavler Merz died In the polar regions. The officers or the Aurora say they were unable to embark Dr. Mawson's party owing to a hurrlcano and to have waited longer in the south would have endangered the lives of Dr. Wilde and his sledging party of eight men, who were on a dangerous glacier waiting to be taken off before the sea froze again. They were rescued February 23, then, owing to the lateness of the season, the Aurora was obliged to hur ry back to Hobart, as she was running short of provisions. Dr. Wilde took possession, on be half of Great Britain, of all the coast from Kaiser Wilhelmland to tho 101st degree east longitude, and named it King George the Fifth Land. MANY DEMAND PER CAPITA. Facetious Story Brings Numerous Re quests to Director of Mint. Washington. Apparently under tho impression that the Democrats will divide the nation's wealth among the people of the country, several hun dred persons in letters received by George E. Roberts, director of the mint, applied for the $34.72 which the treasury department estimates is the per capita circulation of the United States. It was a revival of an old story, in tended facetiously, which was repeat edly denied during the Taft adminis tration, that $34.72 awaited every in dividual in the country. Many of the applicants asked that the amount be forwarded by parcel post in pennies. "The story, of course, is absurd," declared Director Roberts, "and each applicant will be informed in a cir cular letter." 200 Out In Alabama Cold. Mobile, Ala. Two hundred persons are homeless at Brewton, unsheltered from the cold wave which has Ala bama in its grip. The flood, which reached Its crest at 9:30 o'clock Sat urday night, has not subsided, accord ing to dispatches. One life is known to have been lost. Many have fceen injured. The town is in darkness and business is paralyzed. The floods are not expected to recede perceptibly be fore Wednesday, and the damage is estimated at $200,000. There have been no trains to or from Brewton since Friday. Oil King's 8on Is Host. L. R. Alderman, superintendent of schools for Oregon, who is now in the East, Is the guest of John D. Rocke feller, Jr., when in New York. Mr. Rockefeller wrote to Mr. Alderman some time ago, saying he wished to have him as his personal guest when he was in the East. Mr. Rockefeller became interested In Mr. Alderman through a report filed by the Oregon school superintendent on home credit systems, some time ago. "F" on Nickel Defended. Washington. Protests against the Initial "F" of Artist Frazer, appearing on the new nickel, caused officials of the treasury department to declare that this was customary on practically all the coins of the United States and of other nations. On some foreign coins the artist's full name appears. PEACE TERMS RE FUSED BY TURKS Armies Resume Activities and Situation MIoomy. Greek Capture 1570 Men and 30 Of. fleers Europe ConHiilerH De mand Extravagant, Ixmdon. There Is no prospect for acceptanco by Turkoy of the poaco terms as proposed by tho allies. Dis patches from Constantinople say the loading members of the committee of union and progress have decided that the conditions cannot bo accepted, and It is understood that the Council of Ministers has adopted the same view. Tho Grand Vizier, Mahmoud Shofket Pasha, visited the Red Crescent So ciety and bogged the members to con tinue their efforts, as the government was resolved to continue the war. All other capitals and among the ambassadors In Ixmilon tho allies' de mands are considered extravagant, es pecially with regnrd to the payment of Indemnity and the cession pf Scutari and the Aegean Islands. In the meantime agitation against Bulgaria continues In Greece. The Greeks in Thrace and Eastern Mace donia have sent a petition to Athens against their incorporation by Bul garia. Tremler Venlzelos, In reply, boldly declared that ho long ago had notified the allies that Greece laid no claim of Thracn. This announcement,, made In tho Chamber of Deputies, amused vigorous protests. With tho Improvement In woather conditions, the armies In the Near East have become more active, although thus far no news of a pitched battle of any importance has come through. According to official reports Issued at Sofia, the Bulgarians and Turks at Tchatalja have had reconnoltcrlng par ties in collision. In one caso a rather sharp engagement resulted. Two Bul garian pnrtles sent out In the direc tion of Akalon took a redoubt to the oast of that village at tho point of the bayonet. The Turks, hnvlng been reinforced, tried to recapture the redoubt, but In the attack lost 300 dead and wounded, who were left on the field. The same day the Turks advanced toward Kadlkoul, but were repulsed. According to reports, condltlona In the Gallloll Peninsula are quint. Tho Turkish warships are reported to have bombarded the Bulgarian positions at Plllvrl, but with what result is not known. I,ate advices say tho Montenegrin slegs guns have begun a fierce bom bardment of Scutari, a portion of which la In flames. Tho Greeks continue to gather In stray bodies of Turks. Near Arnltsa the Greek cavalry captured two Turk ish battalions, comprising 1,570 men and 30 officers. SUFFRAGE MAKES BIG GAIN. Plan to Amend Constitution Has Chance for Approval. Washington. A constitutional amendment giving the women the right to voto for president and vice president probably will be brought formally before congress with tho In dorsement of a senate committee be fore the end of the present year. In the reorganization of its com mittees the senate took Its woman suffrage committee out of the list of inactive committees, where It has re mained for many yenrs, Increased Its membership from five to nine, the ma jority of whom are advocates of suf frage for women, nnd gave its chair manship to Senator Thomas, of Colo rado, a suffrage slate. Senator Thomas s'lld he had accept ed tho chairmanship with the under standing that there would bo active steps taken In this congress to submit a suffrage amendment to the people of the country for their approval. Representatives of the National American Woman Suffrage Associa tion have made arrangements for a conference with President Wilson, when they will urge him to recom mend in a measure to congress an amendment to the Federal Constitu tion entitling women to the ballot. Insanity Cost $135,000,000. Philadelphia. There are more in sane persons In asylums and similar Institutions in the United States than students in colleges and universities, and they are responsible for a direct and economic loss to the nation of $135,000,000 a year, according to as sertions made by Clifford B. Beers, secretary of the National commission on mental hygiene. Mr. Beers spoke at the long table luncheon of the City club, which marked the opening of a week's con ference and exhibition of mental hy giene. Wilson Gets Shamrock. Washington. St. Patrick's day found President Wilson wearing in his hat a sprig of shamrock from the "old sod." From Ireland Monday there reached the White House for the president a box of real Irish shamrock, the gift of John Redmond, Irish member ,of the British house of commons. The presi dent's secretary, Joseph Patrick Tum ulty, with a smile, said that he felt he alone was qualified to receive them. Serum Supply Runs Low. London, Ont. Twelve patents at the public health institute have been in oculated by Dr. Prederlch F. Fried mann with his tuberculosis vaccine. Nearly 80 had been gathered for the test, but the physician found there was only enough vaccine for the treat ment of twelve. Preference was given to those suffering from tuberculosis of the bones. The demonstration was given in the presence of many local medical men.