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About The Maupin times. (Maupin, Or.) 1914-1930 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 24, 1915)
HURIM6JPQE Christmas Greens Harvested With Aid of Guns. But It It Better to Climb for It as 8eekers Have Learned Open ' Season Begin Early In December. y9f) HH hunter took deliberate "vVW alm and flre1 lnt0 the hlgh' er branches of a swamp elm. WUfW Only a bunch of foliage, cut from Its supporting bough I y the charge ot bird shot, fell a yard or so away. "Missed him?" was the half queried comment of a "tenderfoot" who had strained his eyes In vain to see the object of the shot. "Missed nothing," came the rejoin der. "Shootln' greens," he added by way of explanation. He picked up the clump ot leaves flecked with waxen berries and threw into a gunny sack three or four pounds o? mistletoe, the reward of his marksmanship. The open season for mistletoe be gins early in December, according to the Kansas City Star, and continues until only a day or so before Christ mas, or, In the lean years, until the crop Is exhausted. The old method of "shooting" mistletoe has been In large part displaced, however, by agile boys who earn men's wages by climbing for the crop and carrying it to the ground In sacks slung from their shoulders. That preserves the foliage beauty by leaving the berries intact. When the boughs are "harvested" by the shot gun method the charge jars many of the globules from their tiny stems and the fall to earth but adds to the havoc. Mistletoe jobbers are growing more discriminating and pay top prices for well-preserved greens only, the market. varying day by day according to the quantity offered. The true mistletoe is a European evorgreen, but Its American cousin resembles It so closely as to baffle all but botanists. The leaves are of the same yellowish green and the blos soms, alike to color, give way in turn to the wax-like berries. Both are parasites, growing on the boughs of deciduous trees. Apple trees, poplars, maples and elms seem to best support the vege table barnacle. But it sometimes is found growing in the oaks and other forest varieties. Along the Pacific coast It frequently is taken from oak trees, although the yield in that re gion Is not prolific. The mistletoe played a conspicuous part in mythology. It is symbolical of the spear with which Hotherus took the life of Balder, the white sungod of summer, who shall be resurrected at Raganarok, twilight of the gods and doomsday of the world, so runs the old Norse legend. Among the Druids and the Celts the mistletoe found growing upon an oak was believed to possess powers of healing for many ills as well as being potent for the working of magic charms. Small bits of berries were brewed Into love philters for prejudic ing the passions. . To the esteem in which the mistle toe was held is directly traceable t certain old English custom which sur vives today. At the Christmas tldt every ardent swain who 'neath He shadow levies tribute of a kiss and each half-resisting maid who pays may know their hearts only bow tc rites centuries old and born when Yule logs flickered through candle' lighted halls on wintry nights; wher fairies ruled; when imagery helc sway; when mountain gods gave curst or blessing and tribute to the mistle toe was a sacrament. THOUGHTS OF CHRISTMAS. They were married at the beginning of December, and the 25th was ap proaching. "You know, little wife," he said one evening, "we mustn't have any secrets from each other, must we, sweet one?" "No darling," she whispered. "So," he continued, "I want you to tell me how much you Intend spend' Ing on a Christmas present for me, so that I can calculate how much money I shall have left to buy one for you." One Popular Fat Man. It is said that nobody loves a fat man, but children at this time ot the year are deeply in love with a stout, elderly person with white whiskers and a pack on his back. Christmas Evening. To make the table pretty for the evening meal, leave the shades 08 the candles. Use white candles in glass sticks. Wipe with a moiBt cloth and. dip the candles in diamond dust. TAiinh "My dear, did you make this Christ mas pudding out of the cookery "Yes, love." "Well. I thought I tasted one ot th covert." MAKING OUR Mr 'to Scarcity L m of Gifts 7nX ML Because I Wa III: -jr rvl'V. ECAUSE ot the Euro pean war there has been considerable com ment to the fleet that there will be a dearth of Christmas toys this year, since the toy sources of France and Germany will not be available to American $4&ib durIn8 a' leaB' two 8en ':, Wl V W eratlons, and Nurem berg, Germany, is famed throughout the world as a toy center. It must-not be supposed, however, that little girls will have to go with out dolls this year. Several manu facturers in the United States are turning out dolls by the thousands and they are of the very best type. One large factory in Philadelphia is making, under special processes, a type of indestructible doll from bass- wood, which Is a light and easily worked material and is not likely to split or break. Those who have made a study of this manufacture, in con nection with the study of the wood-using industries of the state of Pennsyl vania, predict that dolls of the type made by this and other similar fac tories can gain first place for America in this branch of manufacture. Thus, the new trade slogan, "Made in the V. S. A.," will have a direct bearing In shifting the center of doll manufac ture from Europe to America. The following toys are now made in this country from American woods: Toy animals, blocks, cannon and forts, children's chair, circus sets, dolls, doll furniture, games, Christmas tree hold ers, swing jumpers, children's pianos, pastry sets, babies' play yards, toy shooting galleries, hobby horses, pop guns, toy wagons, toy autos and wheel- Painting the barrows. Basswood is the principal material for wooden toys and for wooden parts ot metal toys. The bass wood doll, in particular, is unique and Ingenious. All parts of it are made of wood and are artistically carved and enameled in color. It is difficult to tell that it Is made of wood when it is finished. The various parts of the ibody are joined with steel bands which not only give great flexibility and free dom of movement, but together with the wood make the doll practically In destructible. Next to basswood, sugar maple, beech, birch and white pine are the principal woods used for toys, al though elm, oak, chestnut, ash, yel low poplar and others enter Into toy manufacture. Pennsylvania, which stands first among the states in toy manufacture, alone uses the equivalent of nearly 6,500,000 board feet of tim ber for toys, with a total value of 182,000 each year. The total amount of wood used annually in the United States for toy manufacture la nearly 29,000,000 feet, and the principal toy manufacturing states after Pennsyl vania are, In order, Wisconsin, Maine, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Vermont, Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Basswood is the favorite- for such toys as toy animals, boats, dolls, circus sets and children's pianos. Blocks and dolls' furniture and toy vehicles are generally made of white pine. Stick horses, with a horse's head and a stick to ride upon, a more pretentious variation of the old-fashioned broom horse, are likely to be made of white pine, although the stick head may be made of different material. Rocking horses are usually made of white ash. In the native foreits, basswood oc curs sparingly and very seldom In groups or in solid stands. In the lake states in particular it Is sawed inci dentally with other timber, but the logs are usually kept separate and generally sawed in accordance with standing orders from special indus tries. It is utilized for many other products besides toys, because it has qualities which fit it for a wide range of uses. It is one of the softest ot the so-called hardwoods, it lacks taste and odor, la very easily worked, does not warp or check badly, Is tough and takes paint very well. It is one of the woods preferred for boxes to con tain food products likely to be con taminated by the tastes or odorB which might be derived from other woods. For the same reasons it finds consid erable use in the manufacture of kitchen woodenware. It is In Borne demand as a material for house finish and a great deal of it goes into the un seen parts of furniture and musical instruments. Other important uses are for trunks, picture frames and ex celsior. In farmers' woodlots, in particular, it is a tree which should be favored, because it is a fairly rapid grower, is tree from defects, and is usually salable. In selling this tree from a woodlot, the department of agriculture advises that it should be held for spe cial prices and not sold in a lump with others. Basswood has several advantages as a standing tree In the woodlot. In the first place, its blossoms furnish a considerable source of honey which is always in good demand, and when the tree Is cut it readily regenerates itself from sprouts, the best of which should be favored in reproducing the stand. EARLY ROMAN CHRISTMASES No Special Ceremonies for Christ Fig' ured More as a Historic Being Than World Savior, The early Roman Christmas, says J A. Symonds, probably kept Christmas with.no special ceremonies. Christ was as yet too close to them. He had Features. not become the glorious creature of their fancy, but was partly a historic being, partly confused in their imagl- nation with reminiscences of pagan deitids. As the Good Shepherd, and as Orpheus, we find him painted in the Catacombs; and those who thought of him as God loved to dwell upon his risen greatnesB more than on the idyl of his birth. To them his entry upon earth seemed less a subject of rejoic ing than his opening of the heavens. They suffered and looked forward to a future happiness. They would not seem to make this world permanent by sharing Us gladness with the heathen. Theirs, in truth, was a religion of hope and patience, not of triumphant recol lection or ot present happiness, 1 The Optlmistlo Note. It is a time for joy and gladness and good cheer, for this old world, with all its faults, is on its way to wards the kingdom of heaven, and the omnipotence of love assures Its get ting there. Some time every day will be the best of Christmas, every place its altar of observance, and every soul be transformed into the Christ of his environment Universalist Leader. T.'t J T.S Our Christmas .Customs. Most of the Christmas customs in America have been transplanted from Europe: Our Christmas tree comes from Germany, our Santa Claus from Holland, the Christmas stocking from Belgium or France, while "Merry Christmas" was the old English greet ing shouted from window to street 00 Christmas morning. j Remember the days when you h were little, and plan your g Christmas accordingly. .'.'KTv.W. m f 1 rfrirniriB iTimnr 111m Tin 1111 irfrirniiiSi-iinmitiTTli-irf in iTT PRESIDENT WILSON QUIETLY MARRIED Ceremony Minus Music at Home of Bride, Mrs. Gait. HOUR Of EVENT HELD SECREI TO LAST Couple Go for Honeymoon to Hot Springs, Va. Episcopal Ring Service Used in Wedding. Washington, D. C President Wil son and Mrs. udith Boiling ualt were married here at 8 :30 o'clock Saturday ight, with a simple ceremony spoken in the bride's home In the presence of fewer than 80 guests, virtually all of whom were relatives. They left soon afterward for a two weeks' honeymoon in the South, at Hot Springs, Va. Shortly after 10 o'clock the Presi dent and Mrs. Wilson entered a wait ing White Houbb automobile and mo tored to Alexandria, Va., across the Potomac, to take their private car there and avoid a crowd at the railroad station in this city. The President dined as usual at the White House at 7 o'clock with his daughters and afterward drove to his bride's home, about a mile from the executive mansion. A cold, driving rain, which swept the city all day, cleared off at sunset and the evening was cool and pleasant. Because the wedding arrangements and the hour of the ceremony had been kept a close secret, there were few on the streets about the White House, but near the bride's home the crowd was held back by the police lines spread during the afternoon. Everything was in readiness for the ceremony when the President arrived and it proceeded without music. Neither the President nor Mrs. Gait bad any attendants and there were no ushers or flower girls. Neither the army, the navy nor the diplomatic corps wsb represented and the occasion was essentially what both had wished it to be a home wedding. On the first floor of the bride s home, in two communicating rooms, wedding bower had been arranged with a background of f arbyanse and maiden hair ferns, which extended from the floor to the ceiling. Overhead there was a canopy of green in the form of a shell lined with Scotch heather. Ia the background and at the center was placed a large mirror, framed with or chids and reflecting the scene. Mrs. William H. Boiling, the bride's mother, gave her away. The Presi dent stood to the right of the clergy' men and the bride stood on their left. At once Dr. Smith began the words of the Episcopal marriage service, the President making his responses first, and then the bride making hers. Af ter the bride promised to "love, cher ish and obey," the President placed the wedding ring, a plain band of gold, on her finger and then, after a prayer and while the couple clasped their right hands together, Dr. Smith de clared them husband and wife. The brief and simple ceremony was over. The entire party then turned to the dining room, where a buffet supper was served. General Villa Fully Renounces Rebel Campaign Against Carranza El Paso Under pressure of his ex- generals, the weight of his defeat in Sonora, and the counsel of his wife, General Francisco Villa is on his way to the border and the United States, his title of commander-in-chief re nounced and his determination to con tinue fighting the de facto government of Carranza until death, broken once and for all. Telegrams in code from the capital said briefly: Peace has been declared here. There will be no more fighting." Before renouncing his command, General Villa was united to Mrs. Villa in a civil marriage. They had been married by a church ceremony several years ago at San Andres, Chihuahua, but the civil marriage was required by Mexican law to make the tie legal. German Troops In Syria. London Dispatches to Renter's Tel egraph company from Amsterdam say "It is reported that Field Marshal von Der Goltz, commander-in-chief of the First Turkish army, is es tablishing his headquarters at Aleppo, Syria, where the Turkish and Ger man troops under his command are being equipped for an Invasion of Egypt. "Several large corps of German professors are going to Turkey under a three-year contract to teach the German language." Bribed General 8uicide. Geneva, via London Numerous newspaper reports received here an nounce the suicide of General Jonesco, commanding the Second Roumanian army corps. According to the story, the general was suspected of having been bribed by one of the powers. The minister of war ordered an inquiry and, bis sus picions being confirmed, he sent two officers to inform General Jonesco of the result of the Investigation. Two hours later General Jonesco killed himself. Aero Club to Aid Militia. New Ifork The Aero Club of Amer- ica announces that it will give finan cial aid to all states desiring to buy aeroplanes lor their militia organiza tions. Heads of the militia in 24 states had asked for assistance. 1 he Aero Club will add 10 per cent to any snm up to $10,000 raised in any state before February 1 next. The club advocates distribution of 2000 aeroplane! for defense of the United, States. NORTHWEST MARKET REPORTS; GENERAL CROP CONDITIONS I Portland Wheat Bluestem, 96c; forty-fold, 95c; club, 92c; red fife, 90c; red Russian. 90c. Millfeed Spot prices: Bran, $22 per ton; shorts, $23; rolled barley, $29S0. Corn White, $36 per ton; cracked, 16. Hay Eastern Oregon, timothy, $15 (5)17; valley timothy, $12(314; alfal fa, $13.5014.60; cheat, $1011; oats and vetch, $1112. Vegetables Artichokes, $1.101.25 dozen; tomatoes, California, $1.25 1.50; cabbage, 90c hundred; garlic, 15c pound; peppers, 68c pound; egg plant, 10c pound; sprouts, 8 9c pound; horseradish, 8Jc; cauliflower, 75c$1.26; celery, 6066c dozen; beans, 12J15c; lettuce, $22.75 crate; peas, 16c. Green Fruits Pears, $11.60 per box; grapes, $5 per barrel; cranber ries, $1014.60 barrel. Potatoes Oregon, $11.25; Yaki- mas, $1.1U1.Z5 per sack; sweets, $2.60 per hundred. Onions Oregon, buying price, $1, f. 0. b. shipping point. Apples Spitzenbergs, extra fancy, $2.25; fancy, $2; choice, $1.261.60; Jonathans, extra fancy, $1.60; fancy, $1.25; choice, $1; Yellow Newtowns, extra fancy, $2; fancy, $1.75; choice, $11.25; Baldwins, extra fancy, $1.60; fancy, $1.25; choice, $1; Rus setts, orchard run, $1. Eggs Oregon ranch, buying prices : No. 1, 42c; No. 2, 30c; No. 3, 20c; jobbing prices: No. 1, 4244c; Ore gon storage, 2628c. Poultry Hens, ll13c; springs, ll13c; turkeys, 17c; dressed, 20 22c; ducks, 1214c; geese, 89c. Butter City creamery, cubes, ex tras, Belling at Sljc; flats, 29c; prints and cartons, extra. Prices paid to producers: Country creamery, 24 28c, according to quality; butterfat, premium quality, 33c; No. 1 average quality, 81c; No. 2, 29c. Veal Fancy, 1010Jc pound. Pork Fancy, 6Jc7c pound. Hops 1916 crop, 812c pound. Wool Eastern Oregon, 1826c; valley, 2526c; fall lambs' wool, 25c; mohair, Oregon, 28c pound. Cascara bark Old and new, 8J4c pound. Cattle Choice steers, $77.50; good, $6.767; medium, $6.606.75; choice cows, $6.255.76; good, $1 6.25; medium, $4.606; heifer, $3.60 6; bulls, $35; stags, $4.605.25. Hogs Light, $5.956.05; heavy, $4.905. Sheep Wethers, $4.756.60; ewes, $46; lambs, $67.60. Canned Milk to Advance. Portland The statement was made recently by a man closely associated with the canned milk business that he would not be surprised if there was an advance of 50 cents a case in price in the near future. He based his opinion on the fact that the demand at the mo ment is exceeding the supply, and manufacturers are facing a hard game. It is said that 130,000 cases of canned milk have been shipped recent ly to France and that one Eastern manufacturer who puts out a brand of milk under his own name Is in the market for 50,000 cases. It is pre sumed this is wanted to fill an export order. Up to the present time it is believed no fewer than 250,000 cases have gone abroad. All jobbers are now asking $3.10 for Marigold milk. The advance of 16 cents was made some time ago, but was not adhered to by the entire trade, for various reasons. Country Creameries Unite. Eugene, Ore. That the Eugene Farmers creamery will unite with other co-operative creameries of the state to protect themselves and assiBt in marketing products of the plants was the sense of a meeting of the shareholders of the local plant. The meeting was similar to others held in different parts of the state where there are located co-operative cream' eries. It is the outcome of discontent and charges that the butter market of Portland has been manipulated in some manner, 0. achrock, representative of the state dairy and food commis sioner s office, and G. F. Frevert, of the United States department of agri culture, were present at the meeting, It is the plan to hold a big meeting of the representatives of all the co-operative creamery associations in the state in the near future. Bearish Wheat Reported. Chicago Heavy profit-taking by longs who asserted that the govern ment crop report was likely to prove bearish, wiped out the greater part of a lively advance scored Thursday in the wheat market here. The close was heavy at a net gain of Jc to lje, with Decebmer at $1,161 and May at $1.17 1.17g. The setback that ensued from the top level of the session was most apparent in the May option, De cember contracts remaining compara tively firm owing to fears that a strike in progress on the Chicago Belt railway might interfere with current deliveries. Wheat Goes to New York. Pendleton For the first time in the history of wheat raising in this county shipments are now being made directly from local warehouses to the New York Markets. - H. W. Collins expects to ship out 3000 tons this week from his ware house to New York. There is not much left of the present local supply of wheat which will be acceptable in New York for the reason that the At lantic port calls for Al quality. There are no facilities for cleaning wheat on the Atlantic seaboard as here. Sales of Cider Never 80 Large. Tacoma More cider has been sold this season than ever before, as far as Tacoma Is concerned, say merchants, Ketall dealers are laying In me sup plies for Christmas and New Years and are anxious to know if there is any chance of a scarcity should their supplies not be large enough. Com mission men inform them that there will be plenty on hand. The varieties offered are Jones Brothers and Schultz Oregon ciders, said to be equal to any made. Fresh ranch eggs are now wholesaling at 4042 cents a dozen. SPAN FALLS UNDER STREETCARS INTO SPOKANE RIVER; FIVE DIE Spokane The north span of the Division-street bridge across the Spo kane river gave way under the weight of two passing streetcars Saturday. One of the cars, carrying 15 passen gers, plunged Into the river and five men were killed and 10 injured. The other car, that had reached the end of the bridge, slid back until the rear end rested on the river bed. The two pas sengers and crew escaped uninjured. A seven-ton steel beam was knocked off by the top of the car that fell into the river and fell lengthwise of the car on the seats, holding the passengers on that side under the water for several hours. The passengers on the other side of the car, after being submerged, crawled up the twisted girders of the wrecked bridge and were rescued. The bridge, as it fell, took away the water and gas pipeB and the telephone DOCTOR B0B0 1 . . .- This Is the only posed photograph of Dootor Bobo, leader of the revolu tion In Haiti which the United States has undertaken to suppress. and electric wires which supply the northeast section of the city. Escap ing water and gas and charged electric wires hindered immediate rescue of the survivors. Late in the day the car was still submerged. A railroad wrecking car 1 preparing to lift it from the water. The police announced that all bodies had been recovered after 10 hours work. Uf the injured, one man's condition is serious. The dead were readliy identified as being resi dents of Spokane. They were passen gers on the car's first trip of the day. Ford Peace Delegates in Bitter Dissension; Some May Desert Ship London The correspondent of the Daily Mail aboard the Ford peace ship, Oscar II, telegraphed from Christiania: "Dissensions among the members 0 the peace party are as widespread and bitter, as they were on the day fol lowing the mutiny, which was precipi tated by an attempt to coerce the del egates into signing a declaration cen suring President Wilson lor his pre paredness plan. There is no disguis ing the fact that a majority of pil grims now realize that they are on a fool s errand. "There is an overwhelming feeling of depression in the party. At least a dozen of the delegates intend to desert before they make themselves ridicu lous. "Eight Norwegian and Swedish re porters came aboard at Christiana and were immediately received privately by Mr. Ford and Louis P. Lochner, secretary of the International Peace Society. Afterward the stage wbb set in the second-class salon to hoodwink the Scandinavian newspaper representa tives into the belief that there was a harmonious crowd of innocent merry' makers aboard. A resolution was unanimously adopted pledging the party to all efforts to end the war. "this was the first motion passed without a dissenting vote since the party sailed. The newspaper men seemed puzzled as to how the reported lack of harmony originated. They were soon enlightened. "Up sprang S. S. McClure. He said he had heard rumors that seven New York reporters were to be expelled from the party for 'unprofessional con duct' and that a committee at that moment was secretly 'framing up1 these men." Chinese Threaten War. San FranciBco Chinese from all sec- tlons 01 uaurorma attended a mass meeting here Sunday in the Oriental quarter to protest against the return of China to a monarchical form of govern ment and to arrange for the collection of fundB to finance a revolution if Yuan Shi Kai dons the crown he has agreed to accept. Tong King Chong, president of the Republic association said : "We are willing to permit Yuan Shi Kai to re sign peacefully. If he does not there will be war." Hoquiam Hears Balboa. Hoquiam, Wash. A record for ama' teur wireless apparatus is believed to have been established here when one of the local stations clearly heard the station at Balboa, Panama, sending. The local stations also were able to hear the long-distance wireless tele phone conversations recently, though too indistinctly to understand the words. There . are five amateur wireless stations In Hoquiam, and they are easily able to talk with Tacoma, Port land and La Grande. m t ''jmki '1 1 'i 'llTrlnYoV1Ti:--'''r''ff'v1"-f-'-J-'a!u: " M AUSTRIAN OFFICERS DEFY GOVERNMENT Admiralty Approves Conduct of Submarine Commander. REFUSAL TO DISAVOW ACTS EXPECTED Loss of Innocent Lives by Sinking of Ancona Regretted, but Attacker Declared in Double Peril. Vienna, (By courier to Berlin, via London) The Austro-Hungarian ad mirality is entirely opposed to any dis avowal of the course of the submarine commander who was responsible for the sinking of the Italian steamer An cona. On the contrary, it approves his conduct fully and declares that he would have been considered as having failed to perform hiB duty if he had allowed the Ancona to escape. The reply to the American note, it is understood, will be delivered soon. The admiralty Thursday stated its case and the attitude of the naval au thorities as follows : "It is a submarine commander's duty to make a report to a designated base as soon as possible, and the com mander who sank the Ancona did this as soon as he was within wireless dis tance of land. He made a supple mentary report at Pola and accom panied it with his log. No examina tion of the crew was held, because the commander's report was considered complete and there was no reason to suppose that the crew could add any thing thereto. So far as the commander is con cerned, his course is clear. The ad miralty has received his report and Bees no reason to find any fault with his course of action. 'If any such reason existed; that is the admiralty had found that the commander had done anything contrary to its instructions, it would spontane ously institute an investigation against him without waiting for any demand to coma from foreign governments. It can happen that a commander in heat of battle deals contrary to instruc tions, but nothing of the kind has occurred in this case. "It appears clearly from his report that his ship was in danger, indeed in double danger, first from the fact that an enemy boat was approaching on a line that threatened to cut off hia re treat, and the enemy Bhip and the An cona could have established his radius of action and could have set a torpedo boat flotilla on him, and second, there was danger of the Ancona escaping, which, according to his Instructions, was to be prevented in all circum stances. Hence the conduct of the commandant, much as the loss of in nocent lives must be regretted and de plored, cannot be disapproved. "On the contrary, if he had departed without destroying the Ancona it would have been failure to do his duty, since the Ancona would have notified other ships of his whereabouts. The loss of American lives is regrettable, as well as that Americans used a vessel belonging to a nation at war with Austria-Hungary." Trail of Plotters Is Being Closely Followed by Government Officers Chicago United States secret agents, working out of Chicago, are close to the fountain head of the war plots which have brought destruction to many munition plants, caused loss of life, and at times threatened even to involve this nation in war, a high official admitted here Thursday. "Undercover men agents of the Department of Justice whose identity is never revealed except to the depart ment heads have wormed their way into the innermost councils of the war plotters. Others in workingmen's clothes and covered with grime and dirt, are working in powder plants and munition factories, to keep close on the track of the men engaged by the chief conspirators to blow up or wreck these plants. State's Wards to Wear Khaki. Salem, Ore. Khaki will be worn by inmates of the state institutions next year instead of blue denim. Efforts of R. B. Goodin, secretary of the State Board of Control to obtain bids on blue denim for the manufacture of overalls and other working clothing for the state's wards he said had failed and khaki will be bought' instead. Dye shortage is believed to be responsible for the lack of bids on blue denim. The board of control will open bids soon on supplies for six months for all the state institutions. Allies Again Warn China. Pekin The British, Japanese, Rus sian and French ambassadors and the Italian charge d'affaires visited Lu Chen Hsiang, the Chinese foreign min ister, and reiterated the advice pre viously given to China by the entente regarding her change in government. The necessity of avoiding further con fusion in the Far East was urged. Lu Cheng Hsiang again voiced the confidence of China that the change would be accomplished without distur bance of the peace. Dum-dum Charge Is Made. New York Charges that a Bridge port, Conn., factory accepted a con tract with the British government to supply the English army with dum dum bullets were made Thursday in an affidavit filed with Assistant United Stales Attorney Knox by Dr. Herbert Kienzle. Dr. Kienzle is one of the six men in dicted with Robert Fay on the charge of conspiring to blow up ships carrying munitions of war to the allies.