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PAGE TWO THE SPIUNGFIELH NEWS OF GURREHT WEEK Brief Resume Most Important Daily News Items. COMPILED FOR YOU Events of Noted Feople, Governments and Pacific Northwest, and Other Thing Worth Knowing. Henry Starr, Oklahoma bank bandit, wounded while attempting to rob the Teoples bank last Friday, died Tues day morning. A loss estimated at $650,000 resulted from a fire which destroyed Neponset carbarns on the Boston elevated rail way in Boston. Trial night flights in the transcon tinental ' mail service between New York and San Francisco were started Tuesday morning. Most of the Chinese famine suf ferers are assured against starvation by grain on hand at railway points. Grain is being supplied as fast as It can be transported by cart and man power. The allied control commissions In Germany will prohibit shipments of war materials from Germany to Argen tina or any other neutral country, if such countries persist in trying to buy munitions. Canadian farmers received $2.50 a bushel for wheat at the shipping point from July 31, 1919, until December 31, 1920, while American wheat growers received $2.25, the report of the Can adian wheat board declared. The arrest In Vienna. Monday of I. T. Lincoln, "International spy," was made on an extradition warrant of a "foreign government," presumably Great Britain. It was understood that Austria also will bring charges against him, alleging forgery of documents Holiday suspension of business in New York Tuesday gave the city's army of shovelers and their tractor and trucks an opportunity to clear away much of the snow which for two days had hampered traffic. City trac tion lines were operating on a normal schedule. China will stand by the United States if this country ever is in need of a friend to aid against any enemy from across the sea. Dr. T. Hsieh, sec retary of labor of China, told a gather ing of congressmen and businessmen in Washington interested in Chinese relief measures. Approval was given Tuesday by In ternational union heads and their at torneys to a tentative draft of a bill to legalize the rights of labor unions to organize all fields of Industry de spite individual contracts between em ployers and employes prohibiting union membership. The Washington Wheat Growers' as sociation has reached the 15,000,000- bushel goal in its drive to sign up wheat in the three Pacific northwest states before March 1, according to Bruce Lampson, of Spokane, who has charge of the organization department of the association. What Is believed by aerial officers at Fort Sill, Okla., to be a world's altitude record for a parachute Jump was established Tuesday when Ser geant Ensel Chambers, 135th aero squadron, jumped from an airship, piloted by Lieutenant Wagner, at a height of 22,000 feet during an aerial circus at Post field. Major-General Bullard, commander of the second crops area, vlgorouHly opposed disarmament in an address in New York Sunday before the national republican club. "Any proposition of disarmament or any limitations of armament is a trick," he said, "either to gain or maintain advantage. Com ing from representatives of different nations, the discussion always consist ed of, first, a nice diplomatic expres sion of profound benevolence and friendship toward all other nations; second, the truth, regretful to them un deniable, that they are forced by the other nations to arm and keep armed. To hear them is to laugh." FIVE PORTS WANT BOTTOMS Shipping Board Hears Tlcaa of West Coast Cities. Washington, D. C Half a hundred Paclfio coast port authorities and steamship operators went before the shipping board Monday In a strenuous argument on the subject of allocating the passenger-cargo steamships that the board will put on the trans-Faclflc routes. All statements, verbal and written, were taken under advisement by the board, without any Indication of what decision will be rendered. Four groups appeared in the contest. Puget sound was aligned for perpetua tion of the tentative order giving to Seattle five of the 535-foot type ves sels. Portland and Astoria stood for delivery of three to the Columbia river, and Astoria said if Portland could not get them, the former would bo glad to receive the ships. San Francisco fought for retaining the five tentatively promised the Pa cific Mall, and as good measure asked that two other services with the big ships be established between San Francisco and the British Indies and also with Manila and the Dutch East Indies. Los Angelos asked for two of the big ships for operation on the general oriental run from that point GOTHAM BURROWING WAY OUT OF SNOW New York. Greater New York suc ceeded only partly Monday in freeing itself from the winter's thickest cov ering of snow. The weather bureau predicted the probable arrival of an other blizzard. More than 20,000 workmen strug gled to release the streets and rail way tracks from the snow. They be gan work Sunday before the storm had died down. Baby snow plows of other winters were augmented by more than 150 huge caterpillar tractors that shaved the thick white beard off the streets, scooped it into automatic carriers and dumped it into large trucks. The New York Central sent out lo comotives equipped with a new steam Jet melting device to destroy snow. Brooklyn and Staten Island seemed to suffer most from the storm. Staten Island was without milk and the food supplies were dwindling. Transporta tion there was practically suspended. Home Rule In Erin Effective April 5th London. The privy council has de cided that the home rule act for Ire land shall go into effect April 5. The first step Is to be the issuance of writs of elections to the new parlia ments, which probably will take place three weeks afterward. The Belfast parliament will assemble in June. Present prospects seem to be that there will be few candidates for the southern parliament, and it seems doubtful whether this parliament will be formed. Cockfighting Reviving. Toronto, Ont. Revival of cockfight ing, banned by law 12 years ago, was revealed here Monday with the ar raignment of 11 prisoners taken in a raid Sunday. The prisoners Include prominent businessmen of Toronto, Hamilton, Chicago and Niagara Falls. Twenty-five live fighting cocks and three hens and five cocks which had lost their lives in battle before the police arrived were confiscated. One of the birds had steel spurs attached and a set of dagger-pointed "mailed spurs" was found on one of the prison ers. Coolidfle To Get No Rise. Washington, D. C. The vice-presi dent and speaker of the house are not to receive salary increases. Senate amendments to the legislative appro priation bill to Increase their salaries from 112,000 to 115,000 have been stricken from the bill by the con ferees. Girl Talker Takes Nap. Chicago. Miriam Rubin, 8 year-old victim of an illness which has baffled physicians, Sunday slept silently for an hour. The girl started talking more than a week ago and Sunday was the first time her conversation bad ceased in more than 212 hours. After the nap, however, she began talking. iHARDItiG CHOOSES HIS CABItJE List Is Complete, Barring Last-Minute Changes- Selection of Denby Big Surprise. St. Augustine, Fla. President elect Harding has reached a tentative de cision on every place in his cabinet, and unless there are last minute changes it will bo composed of these mon: Secretary of state. Charles Evans Hughes of New York, x governor, justice of tho supreme court, and re publican nominee for tho presidency. Secretary of the treasury, Andrew W. Mellon of Pennsylvania, banket1 and financier, member of a family reputed to be among the wealthiest In this country. Secretary of war, John W. Weeks of Massachusetts, ex-senator, and in 1916 a candidate for the presidential nomin ation. Attorney general, Harry M. Daugh- erty of Ohio, who managed Mr. Hard ing's pre-conventlon campaign. Postmaster general, Will II. Hays of Indiana, chairman of the republican national committee. Secretary of the navy, Edwin Denby of Michigan, ex member of congress, who served as an enlisted man in both the navy and marine corps. Secretary of tho interior, Albert A. Fall of New Mexico, now a senator. Secretary of agriculture, Henry Wal lace of Iowa, editor of farm publica tions. Secretary of commerce, Herbert Hoover of California, ex food admin istrator and leader in various move ments for European relief. Secretary of labor, James J. Davis of Pennsylvania and Illinois, union ex-steel worker, who has become the highest official in the Moose frater nity. If changes are made, they are most likely to affect the appointments for navy, commerce and labor, all of which Wilson Says Peace Washington, D. C President Wil son Tuesday expressed the determina tion to devote himself on retirement to private life to a continuation of his efforts toward world peace. He made bis first public utterance since the election in receiving a delegation from the Woodrow Wilson club of Harvard university. After their visit the delegates stated they were "deeply impressed with tho great heart of the president and deep ly touched by the president's faith In the ultimate accomplishment of his efforts towards peace and by the al most brilliant good humor with which he is leaving the White House." T wero understood to have come to decision within 24 hours. In regard to none of these has thero been an exchango of formal In vltatlon and acceptance, but In evory case tho selections are expected by Mr. Harding's associates to stand. Assignment of tho navy portfolio to Mr. Denby, who Is a Detroit law yer, furnished tho first real surprise, for his name had not boon mentioned publicly In connection with tho place until Monday. It was understood that from the first ho had been under consideration however, and was hold In reserve for Just such a contingency as Mr. Hard Ing faced last week when ex Gover nor Lowden of Illinois declined to bo considered. It was expected that before th president elect makes a formal tender to Mr. Denby ho will call him Into consultation and go over the naval problems with him. Mr. Hoover's name had been one of tho storm centers of the cabinet list, many republicans urging his ap polntment as secretary of state, in terior, commerce or labor, and many opposing It because of his stand In favor of the league of nations. Ho was the first national figure with whom Mr. Harding conferred after his return to Washington from Jhe Chi cago convention last year and later Mr. Hoover went to Marlon among the first "best minds" to be called into consultations. Should he refuse a place, he may be asked to head a commission of reorganization of the executive de partments of the government. Mr. Harding let It be known that h expects to leave subordinate ap pointments In the executive depart ments to the cabinet members. Will Be Life Work He received the group In the com pany of Mrs. Wilson in his study. Ho said he would leave to historians the task of Interpreting the events of tho Paris peace conference. If he ever devoted himself again to writing, he declared, it would be along Impersonal lines. Robert C. Stuart Jr., who headed tho delegation, told the president that the club he represented wished upon the anulverslty of the birth of Washington to extend their greeting to "you, tho great American of our generation," and that Inspired by Wlisonian Ideals, the club purposed to perpetuate tho ideals to which the president had given concrete expression. 22 KILLED III R. H I One Train Jumps Track Into Another's Side. COACH IS DEMOLISHED Traln.Crew I'alU to Observe Stop Sig nal When Michigan Central Hits N. Y. Central. Porter, Ind. Twenty seven persons wero known to have been killed and more than loo Injured In the wreck of two pusscnger trains here at 6:20 o'clock Sunday night. New York Central train No. 151, New York und Itoston to Chicago, plowed through Michigan Central train No. 20, Chicago to Detroit and Toronto, demolishing a wooden couch, n com bination passenger and baggage car and killing or injuring pructlcully every person In It. The wreck occurred at this lonely Junction point, which Is about 50 miles from Chicago. It was two hours before the first relief truln arrived and only efforts of volunteer firn fighters prventod many of tho Injured from being burn ed to death. The accident was caused, according Ing to rullwny official, when the Mich igan Central train crew failed to ob serve Mop slgnuls at the Intersection of the two roads und wan thrown onto tho New York Central truln hnd tho derail switch. It wns dedured that th New York Central train had the right of way. Hoth tho engineer and firemen of the Michigan Centrul train were held. When tho Michigan Centrul train hit tho derailing switch at tho cr6ns- over, It plowed across tho ties for more than 300 feet and stopped with tho wooden coach In tho path of the New York Central train. The heuvy engine struck tho coach at an angle, ground It Into splinters, left the rails, plowed u hole in tho earth and turned over on Its side. At midnight moro than 100 Injured had been taken to Chesterton, Ind. Tho victim ..were mostly residents of IIIIiioIh, Indiana und Michigan. Japan Will Insist on Con trol of Island of Yap Toklo. Jupun will Insist on Its man ia lory to the Island of Yup, according to authoritative Japaneso opinion. Tho protest of tho United States to tho league of nations council has uroutted Intercut In Jupun us a new move. Japan bancs her mandatory on tho final decision of tho supremo council In May, 1919, which handed over tho German Islands north of the equator to Japan without reservation. If Presi dent Wilson made oral reservations re garding Yup at previous deliberations, it is deolared Japun was not represent- d and has no officlul cognizance. Japan will hold that the mandatory means control of tho cables on tho HHine status as Germany prior to tho wur. During tho war Japun diverted the Yap end of the cable from Shang hai to the LooChoo islands, between Jupan and Formosa, for administra tive purpose. Therefore, cablo com munication from America to Shang hai by way of Guam and Yup does not exist. Tow Million Loan to HuMHia'F.xpire. Washington, D. C Certificate of Indebtedness signed by a representa tive of tho Kerensky government of Russia for n lonn of $87,000,000 hnvo xpired, tho senate was Informed Sat urday by Secretary Houston. Tho obll- gallon thereforo Is a demand one, he udded, with Interest und principal pay- uhlo immediately but no steps liavo been taken toward collection. Tho debt now amounts to moro than 200,000,000, ho said. Tho Information wa8 given to re sponse to a senate resolution und said thut the advances had boon mado to tho Russian government for Its own purposes. No part of tho funds wero set npurt by tho United States for the support of tho Russian embassy here, the secretary suid, although some of tho funds were used for that purpose. 'he Interest was fixed at from 3Va to VA per cent. 4