The Eugene guard., January 28, 1925, Image 1

More Street Paving Contracts are Being let-They add to the big Story of Present-day Progress in Eugene
City News
THE WEATHER:
Ilniattled. prob.
...I rains In north
weit portions tonight sad
Thursday- """"
ZJ ..h southoriy
' ,,. Temperature Tu.sday:
-ulmum, 57 degrees; mini
mum 43; precipitation, .54 of
,. inch; direction of wind.
southeast. StB oi river,
feet, snd rising.
Lh Fools Officer-
0ue resourceful fcugene yomu m
. i.;t-.Ia nn a downtown
trlte(i ui ... -cwalk
played a joke ou the traffic
(,iccr that was so succeooiu. ...i
L officer took it good-naturedly,
.knack it was on mmscu. imiii-
L i.. nnld teach the young man a
Lou, A. H. Sbortcs, city traffic
ficcr, attached a trauic mg io m
j !. BlHen-nlk. When
Icjcle, parse" ou . -
youth found the tag ne lurueu
,,, if anyone was looking, and
La walked back to the automobile
irked along the cum, ana luggeu
r .. . , t I. - B,n
ie car. ncn me unvw ui i
,Dd the tag he was mgniy exas-
micd. "What do you mean parK-
j ou the sidewalk?" he shouted,
Lving the tag in Sir. Shortes' face,
tot so fast," replied the officer.
m t you sco that ticket reads 'bi-
After ho explained the de
nt to the driver the latter calmed
lira somewhat, but Mr. ShortCi
jade no move to arrest the boy who
(ujed the rumpus not until the of-
er discovers the boy a bicycle ou
sidewalk again. '
lulld Play Starts
First performance of "Yellow Can-
Light," i" which a cast of more
an'40 university students who arc
mioent in musical, dancing or dr.i-
tic lvork on the campus, take part.
I be tonight at the Guild theater.
he play is an original musical fan-
y written by Fergus l.eddie. The
Lilities of childhood, as shown ,n
prolog, quickly changes to fairy-
lud with a fairy princess and court
danciug girl attendants, the magi-
court wizard,- and a villain. The
;st act is laid in fairyland, in which
ip princess sits beside the king on
marble throne. The sets are beauti-
aod the whole performance is the
Irst of its kind ever shown here.
HOR3E:
EDITION
VOL. 68
TODAY'S NEWS TODAY
tie Is Established-
Two deeds to land used by school
irict 17 near. Junction City were
'd ut the office of the county clerk
lay to establish title to the prop-
ly that has been used for school
rouses for the pnat 25 years. The
ds are from Wilhclm Martin to the
trlct, 1.2:175 acres, and from Jan.
Amnnht J. Calvert to the district.
t()-u acres,
re From Idaho
II. fc. Stroug of Lewiston, Idaho,
s Eugene visitor for a few days
s-iting several friends here. Mr.
'oug has been ou n trip along the
rific coast and planned a brief
'P here but he has become iuur-
ileil in the possibilities of Lane
inty as a place of residence and he
making further investigations.
d Fellows To Entertain
'Mil Fellows and their families will
t tonight after the lodge meeting
a banquet and Hocinl. This will
the first of a scries M,f monthly
frtainments to be given by this
fumzntioii.
user On Coast
W. T. Gordon of the First Nation il
i'k is at Florence mid Ctisliiniiu anil
"r points in western Lane ou u
iness vi.it of a few iluya.
iiffMAjnp
EUGENE, OREGON, "WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 28, lOJ.")
TODAY'S NEWS TODAY
xo. ia
j na W aj c
OREGON WHEAT
David Starr Jordan Awarded $25,000 Peace Prize
F,
AD
CASE PLEADED
Appropriation . Originally
Asked Is Declared To
Be Inadequate
Investigation Of Stock Sales
In State Proposed By
House Measure
STATE HOUSE. SALEM. Ore..
Jan. 28. The flOO.OOO appropriation
provided for in a relief bi:l for east
ern Oregon formers whose wheat has
been frozen out is utterly inadequate,
and about $l,.."i0,000 is needed, ac
cording to presentations made by far
mers and bankers before the wavs
and means committee and the governor.
J. II. Kollcy of The Dnlles declar
ed that 430,000 acres of land in Was
co, Sherman, Morrow, Gilliam aud
Umatilla counties had been frozen out
and will require re-seeding. Unless
money is furnished by the state, he
said, much of the land will not be re-
seeded nnd suffering will he generil
in that pnrt of the state.
INVESTIGATION ASKED
STATE HOUSE, SALEM, Ore.,
Jan. as.4 A Sweeping investigation of
stocks, bonds and other securities
sold during the. pnst fife years in the
state is cooteniplutcd in a resolution
introduced in the house today by Hcp
resentntive Coition of Multnomcl
county.
It creates a committee composed of
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T
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Bofore a throng of 2.500 parsons. Dr. David Starr Jordan, Chancellor-Emeritus of Leland Stanford
University, was formally presented with a. check for $25,000, offered by Raphael Herman for the
best educational plan for maintaining world peace. The presentation took place in the University
of Southern California, at Los Angeles. The photograph, shows Dr. Jordan, Raphael Herman, donor
of the gift; William Gibbs McAdoo, chairman of the meeting, and Dr. August 7hojnas.
BY STATES' VOTES
CHICAGO, ,Tnn. 2S. (P Kenton
in either state legislatures or by ref
erendum in 13 state the child labor ftors McKinlcy, Illinois Kojes, New
prmer Student Here
larl Nelson, of Hip firm of Ilat-
and Nelson of Portland, bond
piers, is B linxincss visitor here. .Mr.
isi,n is a former studeiit of the
vcrsity of Oregon.
'Pity Sheriff ADDOinted
.lohu .McTnylor has been appointed
deputy sheriff in I.ane coubtv,
er.ler having been filed at the of.
' of the county clerk today.
laving (or Salem
txvhiiten swaffonl. loral attorney.
tomorrow for Salem on a short
n's trip and expects to return
0 in the evening. '
H Taylor at Beck
P'riff Frank K. Taylor, left thi
"'"It for Heck on the lower Sim.
10 "rve 1'gnl papers. He is ex-
'o ellln here tonight.
Sr From Canada
I'crmirt, representative
:l" n nl Kinnncinl corporation of
"""er, It. C. i, i-n, .,.
K iit..r rallin, on u.ni hnker.
I'1'" i PostpTnn"
J n,.i . .
ni-eui,g of tne Ijine
'T Jery cm, c,lb whi(.h K
"""'I for February 4 at 1 o'clorii
'Ji.imler nf
, . - ... , uirivc room
r From LorTilZT
h9 Ltavell
P tP c. K, Skipwortb of the rir-
P r.nirt .:ti.
STATK 1 M M SK. SAT.KXF, n,
.Tun. riii Ung iimliclrd clash
liclw'Tn (invcni'M llcri'O nnd the
Irjjislttiri' ovt'i the Tort of l'oi-t-laud
coinitiiMsiiui, itnd the fiti mi-l
gumc cuinuiiwsiMis, will bo fnriimlly
prpctpiiiilt'fl lull' Iliic aflprnitoii or ! t
initrrow f ri Mti, wn WiWh will !(.
inlro(liiT(i flivpftiiis tli1 rxprnlivt? tf
the jipoiiilivp mwrr over Hifi tbrrt
coiutiiisNiono.
A lill (livohtit)B llic cxemtivo of a;i
I'ointivf! prpritpativp over Hip. port
roiniuiioii ntxl rnting it in Ipgis:..
lurc Jiiis brrn drafted nnd i m-v-dnl-d
to tiiiikp its Hpprnriince Lpfon'
iidjoiintiiipnt toduy.
A bill dn piling thp piprntive of lb.?
sritne prpfopiitivr ovrr t lie fili uml j
g.imft comnisi"ii?t iind vcstiiiR it
tlic b"Tfl of control have also be'ii
draftPd. and both wW likely bp pr.
vrutrd f'T introdiictinii tomorrow.
CHAMBER PROTESTS
roHTI.AM( tire., Jan. The
chamber of cmuiprce is protpniins
vid'roufly njJiitHt (Jovpmor I'icreoV
appointment of five iipw mrmbrrs of
the Tort of Portland commifioii.
U will HPfiil a committee, lo Salcai
tomorrow to prpnent rpsolotions to
the (ptvornor anil to b"th housew of
the Irnislnt'irc opposing any rhatiRv in
UiP prehPtit peifonnel vt tin commi.
sion.
The directors todiiy prepared a
prrliminnry draft "f the rr""it:nu
aud meeting of buinc men w;m
pt for 11 p. ni. at which it will I
difcusspi) and the 'committee will t-naineil.
Wheat in Demand
In Eastern Oregon!
I.A CItANI'l".. ". Jn- I
Hani federation wheat selling
here today at $ J.-" a lnnhel, for I
ceding uirioes, a.forcling to re- ,
ports. There i a big demand f"r wed
wheat tHcnue winter whrnt has ben i
damaged by cold wnaiher In lieremher
ia some eastern Oregon counties.
ainondmeut to the federal constitu
tion virtually has been defeated.
The adverse action of the 13 has
rendered ( impossible the necessary
ratification by three-fourths of the
-IS states, unless some of the legis
latures opposed to ratification vote
to reconsider. So for no move in that
direction has been made.
Sixteen Statos Act
Sixteen states have considered the
proposal to amend the constitution
so congress might legislature in re
gard to employment of children under
IS years of age. One or both houses
of the legislature rejected the amend
ment in North and South Carolina,
(ieorgia, Louisiana, Texns. Oklahoma.
North and South Dakota. Kansas.
Ohio, Washington and Delaware. In
Massachusetts the proposeil amend
ment woh rejected by a referendum
vote last November. In Washington,
the stale senate has srnt the houe
a hill wliich would submit indorse
ment to the people in WM.
Resolution Postponed
The senote of Wyoming Iibh voted,
to postpone indefinitely a resolution
of ratification.
California and Arkansas were the
only stntes favoring the' proposal.
Iteronwiileration in several state
is unlikely because of the large vote
against ratification. v
MR. LOVEJOV SPEAKS
f'HICACO. ,lnn. 'JS.-rl icrediling
of national control of rhihl labor has
gone arm and arm with discrediting
of stole control, Owen It. I.ovejoy.
general serretnry nnlinnnl child labor
committee, declared in an address
prepared for delivery before the club
of Chicago today.
Stntes, in voting against ratification
hnve gone on record against child
labor standnrds, he asserted.
Opposition to the ratification of the
amendment, he said, came from those
financially Interested in maintaining
child labor and those who looked upon
any Increase in power to congress as
a step on the downuny path.
Senate Acts on
Underwood Bill;
Trio is Chosen
WASHINGTON, Jan. L'S. OP)
The Underwood bill authorizing the
Ipbho of Muscle Shoals was sent to
conference today by the senate, which
appointed a senate conferees Senu-
Hnmpsliire, republicans, nud Keu
drick, Vyoin,ug, democrat, members
of the senate agriculture committee.
Senator Underwood, democrat, of
Alabama, nuthor of the bill who had
pleaded fur the appointment of friend
ly conferees, accepted without protest
the three senators finally chosen by
unanimous consent.
The conferees were named on mo
tion of Scuntor M-Ke)lar, democrat,
Tennessee, who made his mutton a
substiiute for one offered by Sena
tor Underwood, democrat, of Alu
bamit, to u.uue three other Kcuatorti,
friends to the legislation as it pass
ed the senate. The vote was lio to oo.
Senator Norris declined to Nerve on
:lte ground tlrnt he wus opposed to
the b.ll o pussed by the senate.
Seniitor McNary then declined to
serve and Senator Underwood made
u motion that Seuators Keycs, New
llampi-liire Hud Capper, Kuhhuh, re
publicans be substituted for Norris
and McNary.
Snow Falling in
Eastern Oregon
I.A (iltANI'K. Ore.. Jan. Dur
ing the lawt twenty four hours In
this city, a total of two and one half
inches of snow has fallen.
KKND, Ore., Jan. 2S. Snow be
gan falling here at O o'clock thi
morning. That was accompanied by
i utroiig ftouthwetit wind which jits
'itiguirdied it from other snowfall:! of
the year which have been unaccom
panied br wind of any kind.
The unow rneii.d almost as fnut an
It touched the pavement od downtown
streets.
I!idt for the operation of Ibe coun
Ji! ferry on tlm Sjmdaw river between
Klotrnce nnd (ileuada liuvo. been call
ed for -by the county court, according
to hn order signed today. The bids
will be received up lo February 12
at 10 a. in.
It is provided that a round-trip
ferry service be maintained between
the two towns from 7 a. in. to U p. in.
each day and that the boat shall leave
the Florence side at the even hour
and the (ilenada side at the half-hour.
The last trip will be made from the
Florence side nt 5:43 p. in. The con
tract will be let to the lowest re
sponsible bidder aud a bond of $oOO'
will be requ.red, is the announcement.
The contract provides for free
ferry crviee for foot passengers,
(.'barges of 20 cents a head for cattle,
and not to exceed oi) cents for auto
or truck, team nnd wagon, or horse
and buggy.
Today's session of forest super
visors of Oregon and VtthingloD in
I'orMund w.ll close, with u dunce to
night, according to word re rived
from Nelson F. Miit-duff, supervisor
of the ('asi-ude national forcM, ho
Is ou! of the 22 supervisors at the
meeting. The meeting, the first one
aim-e J'.l2't, ia taking the form of
round-table diKCiiss.ona and exchange
of Information and development of
idcHu in the management of national
forevia, wya Mr. Macduff.
"The iiipervisora at thia meeting
are the field executives in clmrge of
government timber land embracing
2.l,IlMi,r.S0 acrea in Oregon aud
Washington." says Mr. Macduff,
"whi-h contain approximntply 211 bil
lion board feet of timber. This gov
ernment timber is treated an a crop,
protected from fire and other ene
mir. sold when ripe and wheo there
ta a market for it, and so harvemed
that new crops can be grown on the
same land.
'Twenty-five per cent of the re
ceipta from timber sulen, grazing
privileges, and other forest tinea in re
turned direct to states and counties
and roadi and schools. In addition,
large federal appropriations are made
up (or tlie protection of the fo rented
areas from fire and for the building
of forest roads, trails and other im
provement!. AH of this work ia under
direct management of the supervis
ors, and they welcome S'lfh opportuni
ties rs the present meeting afford to
improve their methods and Ideai,''
Samuel Cluer Dies
At Daughter's Home
Samuel Cluer, S-S, died yesterday
nt thi! home of his (In lighter, Mrs.
Frank 'A miner of College Crest,
Mr. Cluer leaves two sons and three
daughter as follows: S. A. Cluer,
Fairfield, Ida.; K. A. Cluer, Kugene;
Mrs. Frank Zimmcr, Kugene; Jim.
it. W. I.auridM'ii, I'rt Angeles,
Wash..; Mr. Mabel (.liffith, Seattle.
Wash. He is also survived by 10
gmmb-hildrci and xeveu great-grand-(
hildi'i'ii.
Horn in London, I'nglnnd, Mr.
Cluer dine to the Vniled Statea as
a boy, and for the last ItU ycais has
lived in lingerie, toni ng here from
Idaho in ls. He was a member of
the Fpiscopal church of Kitgland, and
the Maoiric lodge of F.nglund.
The body is at the Ventch chapel,
where funeral arrangements ait being
made.
FARM RELIEF
PLANS READY
FORGONGHESS
President To Submit Recom
mendations Of Agricul
tural Commission
One Pending Measure En
dorsed; Stimulation Meets
With Opposition ,
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S, W5)
President Coolidge asked congress
todfy to enact into law "at tbe ear
liest possible date," Uie measures rec
ommended by the agricultural com
mission. The report commends creation of a
federal board to encourage coopera
tive marketing; greater assistance to
agricultural experiment stations, add
ed protection under the tariff law for
farm products and enactment of sev
eral pieces of legislation related to
agriculture.
"I iun advised that while it (the
commiHsiou'a report) does not refer
to some legislation, which is already
pending, that the conference reserves
the privilege of making further sug
gestions nt some future time," the
president said in his brief messugo of
transmittal.
"As 1 have great confidence iu the
personnel of the conference, and know
that they have given very thoughtful
study to the entire situation, I re com
mend that their report be embraced in
suitable legislation nt the earliest pos
sible date."
The messnge was one of the brief
est ever sent to congress by a chief
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Twenty gallon of "snkl" a power
fill Japanese liquor, and ipiantllies of
Japanese beer and' wine were obtain
ed In a rnid in five houses nt Mabel by
fl party of county deputy sheriffs, led
by Von Svnrverud, today.
Y. Koto and V. Kazannshimn are
in Ibe county j:iil, facing charges of
po'apatting Intoxicating liquor as a rf
suit of tbe raid.
The entire J.ipanrse colony at Ma
bel wax thrown Into confusion whn
i the officers swooped down on them
it was stated. Several of je orient
als were reported so excited tli.it
they poured out large quantities
contraband lifpior on the floors.
Heavy Hand
Of Winter is
Felt in East
NEW YOKK, Jan. :S. OP) Win
tcr laid a heavy linnd on th, fn'tcrn
Rtatra today, driving the tf li)(pr:lturo
down to ns low a, SO degrees bt'lov
xcru in pnrtB of Now Knglnnd aud
causing New York city to shiver in
weallipr one degree below lero, the
coldest ninec l'J'.'J.
At Malone, NV Y., near the Cana
dian border, unofficial records said
the. mercury dropped to 00 below
scro.
The downward swing of the ther
mometer enme as an antl-cllmax to the
snowstorm which visited the cast
yesterday. In New York city tho snow
fall of 24.0 inches for this month al
ready had broken all records for tho
month. The biggest previous fall for
the mouth was -10.
SOUTH SHIVERING.
ATLANTA, Ga., Jan. 28. Accom
panied by. snow, sleet, Tains nud to
bagganing temperatures, a cold wave
extended over Uie southern states today.
WASHINGTON, Jan. . 28.(A,
P.) Senators . who are blocking
Attorney Oenertil Stono'a . noml.
nation to .the Buprume court be
cause of his part In the Whoolor
case wore told flatly by Mr.
Stone todny that the proceedings
against Senator Wheoler not only
would continue but Hint lie, as
attorney general, accepted full
personal responsibility for them.
Called before the committee to
make a statement In connection
with the controversy which le de
laying big confirmation as a su
preme court Justice, Kir. Stone de
clared the case to be brought hers
Is wholly Independent of the Mon
tiim proceedings tn which Senator
Whet lei already i under indict
numt The attorney' gonoral said the
proceedings lioro Involved a case
of conspiracy to defraud the gov
ernment out of oil nnd mineral
lands through tho validation cf
permits held by tho Gordon Camp
bell syndicate.
"The principal acts woro per
formed at tho capllol," Mr. Stone
said. "Much of tho evidence Is
documentary In chnracter, and Is
located III the Interior department."
"The rase could not bo sub
mitted to the grand Jury without
developing Senator Wheeler's con
nection," he said.
Ilncsuso of this, ho had directed
that "In -til fairness," Mr. Wncoler
should be given an opportunity to
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U WITNESSES
TAKE STAND A
T
SALEM HEARING
Usefulness Of George Cleaver;
Outlived, Is Statement
Of Witness
Word Is Passed In Presence
Of State Prohibition
, Group's Chief
STATE HOUSE, SALEM, Ore.,
Jan. 2S. t) That George L. Clea
ver has outlived bis usefulness as
head of the state prohibition depart
ment was the opinion expressed by W.
J. llerwig, superintendent of the Anti
Saloon league for Oregon, when on the
witness stand last night before the
special legislative committee investi
gating the prohibition department.
llerwig added Hint he had discuss
ed this with Cleaver and that they
understood each other thoroughly on
the subject. llerwig made tho state
ment in Cleaver's presence, and with
out hesitation in reply to a question
by Senator Hare who told llerwig he
need not answer t lie question if it
would bo embarrassing. "
Six Give Testimony v
Witnesses before tho committee
Inst night were. 11. I Darker, former
federal prohibition .officer undur Dr.
J. A. Lluvillci Frank B. Mitchell, le
gal adviser for the federal prohibition
department in Oregon; Senator II. J.
Taylor of Tcndleton; Mr. Cleaver nud
Mr. llerwig. The examination center
ed ou tho operations of Abo Wein
berg, detectivo hired by tho Anti-Sa
loon league.
The questions involving Weinberg
pertained mainly to a $100 hill which
he gave to II. Ia Barker, federal of
ficer, llerwig virtually admitted this
was nn attempt to bribe Barker, but
asserted that the $100 was not from
s'3te money furnished by Governor
rierce for the Weinberg campaign,
and that no attempt had been made
to "get" Senator McNary, Dr. Mo
l'nrlnnd, J. A. Linvillo or any other
federal official. He said the Investi
gation concerned somo of IiinviUc's
officers. ,.. j
Barker on Stand
Barker's testimony indicated thsl
this transaction resulted in his sus
pension from the service, though Just
how this was d"n was not shown
by any of tho witnesses.
Barker related his experience with
Weinberg.
"The latter part of June, 1024,"
he said, "while I was in Klamath
Kails I received a phono oil from
I'ortland, from Lee Totter, a former
driver for the federal department, lie
said there was a man in Portland who
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Gloria Swanson is
Married in Paris
r.WtlS, .Inn. .-tiler's Swnuxon,
Aineri'nn moving pirtuie actress, who
for some weeks has been (linking u
production in France, wiu married at
noon today to t lie .Mnriiit lie I .a I'u
lain lie I.a l oiidrny.
The bride's witness was llnllett
Johnson, first secretary uf the Amer
ican embansy, while Jlnron IVAiguy
acted ur the groom. j
GOVERNOR RE-NOMINATED ,
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S.-Wallov,
H. Farrington, who h been governor
of llama ii for the past four years,
wa nominated for re-appointment to. I
day by President Coolidge.
CATS LICENSED
KVF.ItKTT, Wah.a Jan. 28. An
ordinance requiring every dt to I
licenced, the licence roslii.g ,Vc n
year, wan passed yesterday by the
Fveretl city council. Cats without li
Circes are to be killed.
Opponents of Long
And Short Haul Bill
Heard by Committee
WASHINGTON. Jan. Oppon-
! ents of the flooding "long nnd short
i haul" hill from the Pacific coast were
henrd todny by Ihn house commerco
i committee ,
Helh .Mnnu, attorney and manager
I of the traffic bureau of the Snn Fran
j cicco chamber of commerce declared
he believed the practical effect of
I enacting the Gooding bill would be to
j provide for a rigid long and short
haul, lie pointed nut that it was
i expensive to put refrigerator plants
abourd vessel to ship fruits and veg
! ctabb's from the Pacific roast to the
' Atlantic seaboard ami in this respect
said there ia no rompetition to speak
of. No Justification exists, he added,
for any luooopoly to be gained to any
means of transportation, be it rail,
water or air. Kail and water trans
portation should be encouraged, lie
said, and nothing dune to hurt either.
BULLETINS
TOPEKA, Kens., Jan. 28. (A. P.) Complaints charging Former
Governor Jonathan M. Davis and Carl J. Peterson, former atato bank
commissioner, with soliciting a brlbo were sworn out today by Cap
tain W. A. Smith, assistant attorney general. Smith declared that
warrants would bo Issued this afternoon.
OIL TANK8, 8TEAMER3,. BLAZE
TOLEDO, Ohio, Jun. 28. One of the most spectacular fires In
the hlatory of Toledo Is sweeping the Paragon Refining company
plant. At 2:10 p. m . IS tanks, stills and steamers filled with gaso
line and oil had been destroyed and several other tanks were
threatened. The loss will total a halt million dollars. It Is said.
i BOUNTY 18 COLLECTED
The county bounty on two bohcala
was collected today at the office of
the county clerk by Herbert l'latt uf
Wallerville.
AMERICAN SHIPS TO LEAVE HARBOR
WASHINGTON, Jnn. 2S.Amerl:an vessels In SluiiiRhal wjUers
have been ordered to escort American or British merchant ships
which desire to leave Shanghai at night even In the face of guns
of the Woosung fort commanded by General Wang.
Among other ships the American naval craft are guarding the
steamship Bnlgentand which has 400 American tourists aboard.
WINNIPEG WHEAT REACHES $2.20
WINNIPEG, Jan. 28. May whoat reached a peak of $2.20 7-8 In
one of the wildest sessions In the history of tho Winnipeg grain
exchange hero today. It closed at $2.19 7-8.
WESTFALL BILL FAILS TO CARRY
OI.YMPIA, Wah Jan. 28. The houso today rejected the West
fall bill by a vote of 69 to 27. The West fall bill would refer the
child labor amendment to the people nt the next general election
and was posted by tbe somite yesterday afternoon.
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