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COVENANTOF
ins to
BE AMENDED
American Detonation Aaree Uuon
Amendment to Safeuuard Monroe
Doctrine Another Protects Amcr
lea Atinlnst Influx of Forelun Ln
bor Most of Oliiectlons of Amerl
can Senators Met Bv Ctianues
Aureed Uwon.
TARIH, Mnr. 85. (fly Ansnelatfld
Prom.) Tlio American peace dole.
, itutlcm. It In undoinlood, linn definite
ly mtrned uiiiin tho nmniulmoiil It will
offer to article X.of tho covenant of
1ho l.unxuo of Nation to safeguard
tlio Moiirou doctrine.
I'riMtilunt Wilson would have of
fered I ho aiiiencl niniit at die mooting
of tbo League of Nations commission
Inst nluht. but discovered a Blight im
perfection In tho text nnct reserved
tbo right to submit It ltr.
An American amendment to lro.
tort iiutlonn against tlm Influx of for
Umt lubor wn adopted today by tbo
I-onntiti of Nullum commission. H
nfflrnn tho right of any country In
tho Ioukuo to control matter solely
wltbln domestic Jurisdiction,
i Mwla Hmmto Objections
ntirlnu n three-hour session last
night, tbo I.K'imio of Nations CO m in Ih
lull, considering proposed amend
ment to tho covenant, disposed tcn-
latlvoly of tho first 10. section
aaroeinic upon a numuor in t
In form which tho members of the
commission believe will moot mora.
than fifty porcont, of tho objection
offered by Senator Lodge and other
American onalor. ' v
President Wilson attended tho o.
Ion at which suggestions from nou-
tral nation an won u uenigoroiiui
woro discussed.
Tho Japanese amendment to
aocuro tho oqunllty of natlona be
longing to tho league waa not eon
.i.i..m.l lnnluht and no action was
taken on tho proponed Kronen, amend
niont for the creation of anjntornat-
lonul mlllliiry staff.
To lki Itmlrawn
Tho ontlro covonnnt, when amend'
ed and aureed upon by tho commls-
Ion, will be atlbmlttcd to a drafting
committee which will put It' Into
moro doflnlto legal form before Kb
aubmliwlon to the aupromo council.
Tho amendment provide that
BKTocmonta under the covennnt shall
not bo conRlruod.aa an' Mifringomem
upon the principle of International
nnllclcs horotoforo gonorauy recog
nised.
Artlclo X of tho draft of tho
1comio of NatlonB covenant rouds ns
fnllnws:
"Tho hlith contracting partloa hnll
undertako to rcspoot and preserve an
nirnlnst ox tor mil aggression tho torn.
tnrlnl IntoKrlty and oxlstlng political
Independence of all states mombors
of tho oiikuo. . in ciibo or . any bhch
nggroealon or In enso of any throat
of dniiRor of Bu'ch nggrosslon, tho
oxocutlvo eounoll shall advise upou
tbo means 1y which tho obligation
.ahull bo fulfilled."
Official Statement
PARlS. Mur. 2D. Tbo followhiK
official Btntomont on InBt-nlRht'a bcs-
alon of tho Longuo of Nutlona com
mlHiilnn wan iHBuod this morning:
"Tho twolfth mooting of tho
League of Nntlona ooinmlaslon, whlchj
wim tbo second niooting nom to con
aider nmondmontfl to tbo draft of tho
coVonnut, took plnco at tho ilotol po
Crlllon nt 8:30 p. m., on Monciay,
March 24. AmondmontB to the artl
' cIub from IX to XVI to tho covonnnt
sldorod so that two-thirds of
the draft have ueon examined.
"Tho noxt mooting of the commlB
alon has boon provisionally flxod tor
Wodnesdny, March 26, nt 8 p, m."
nKRNR. Miiroh 24. Bolsh'ovilt
armies, which uro on their wnv to
Jluiiffiu'V. Imve roiifllied Brodv. no
cordiue to tho latest news rocejvod
B0LSHEVIKTARM1ES
ARRIVE AT BRODY
od
i
hero. . :,
llroilv Is about CO miles oast
Lomuorjr. .. , , ;. . . i
BEOS
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SEIZE AUSTRIA
Conditions In Hunaary Affecting Ger
man-AustriaSoviet Rule to Be
Proclaimed Rumania Threatened
By Ruslans Martial Law Rules
Budapest Death Penalty.
I'AltIS, March W. dlv the Ahho
luted I'rvNH.) 4 be ciinilil loud in
I lunuiirv (ifcin In Imve nffeclcd tier'
nmii-AtiHlriii. Advices to the Amer
icim penco conference ilclcuiitm from
privnto nuciiU in Vienna inilicato the
(stiKlcncc of n llireiitcninit ntnte of af-
fnirM I here.
One of tlii'Ko niri'iilH who Jiiih itiKt
oine from Viciinu ri'imrtu Hint even
llii' iluli' Iiiih liccii fixed fr Hiune-
ime in April fur I lit) trnnHfnriiiiiliiui
of lliv exihtinc uuvcmiiKtiit into n hd-
ict ciivcrniiiciil wliu'li will co-ouor
ate or menfo wilh the Kovcrniiicnt of
thu I luua nun mi vict.
lluniniiln Threatened
PAlllS. March 'JV lliiditiiOHt di-
imti'hert hiiv that ('mint Michael Kur
olvi. funner nrcniier of llmimirv. Ihik
been iicuotiiitinir with the Moneow ho
ict covernmenl ninco lnl November
throuuli M. ltukoviikv. the HolHbevik
lender in Ukraine. Willi the olnect of
inlroiliirimr Hi.Uhcvi'.yi into 1 lunifiir.v,
Kumoniu mid Jiiuo-Muviii.
Kimiiiuiii. which im the lust rum-
liort nuiiiiml llnlnheviin. i wnoiwlv
thrvnlcned bv KiO.OOO uHinn ltol
hevik troiiiM en. I mi Iliuiuiiriuii dl'
vmnins. the (Iikpiiicii biiv. "ine
nllien should mh moll, munition mid
fooil there, lor every hour lost mnv
inve RcriiuiH coiiHciiiK'iicejt.V
IliKimteheo received ill Heme snv
thul Nikolni Icnine. the liusninn Hoi-
hevik premier, intends to ncnd n dcle-
Biition lo confer with M. Poirnnv. who
i Niiid to ho (he "real rtilnitr chief of
llnnirurv." The Hiinianiium niul
('.echo-SloVHUa nro reported to Ue
inobili.iiiL' troopH.
Miirtbit liiw Prevll
PA1US. Motidnv. Mnndi 24. (Bv
tho AsKoeiiiled PrcBH.) Inofficial
rcnortH from KuduncHt Btato that al
lied miftrtioiiH thero uro debalinu the
ndvisn In itv of eavinir nnd Unit the
(liKunnniucnt of Krcneh trooiw in the
eitv iH heimr coriHidered. Order pro
vnila nnd no injury tins uk vet been
done foreigner. Americnn roprcBen
tntives ore bo nit mwurcd protection
and mnv be nuked to remain, it iH
said.
Martini law had been declared and
the death neniiltv Iiiih been prescrib
ed for armed resistance to the Hot
sheviki. for robbery nnd lontinir. A
fino of (5.(1.(10, crowns has been fixed
for (bo bjiIo of iilcoholie limior nnd
h fine of 10,000 crowns for drinkine
it. Two Hritish monitors nre report
ed to bnvo nrrived at Ituilnpest. bnv
inir been under fire on their wnv up
tho Dnnii ho. Other Hnlish and I'rencli
vessels are nt bund. A Hritish patrol
boat whs soi.od liv (ho authorities but
was returned with npolouies bv the
eovernment. H is said that rumors
that Huunrv has deelaVed war on Un
niaiiiii. Cr.echo-Slovnkia nnd Juiro
Slnvin lire cxtremulV doubtful. Six
hundred Iftiiit'iirinns who huvo been
prisoners of wnr in Russia nvo said
to ho returninir dailv across the Cn-
pnrthinnsi beine under tho influence
of bolshevik doctrines.
? OF $20,000 CASH
DES MOINES, Iowa, Mar. 25.
Two men hold up the Iowa Stato
bank In the heart of the bualnoas dis
trict boro Bhortly boforo 9 a. m, to
day and escaped with moro than $20,
000 In cnBh.
.Tho two inert knocked at tho front
door and ankod If they were too
early to make a deposit. E. H. Hun
tor, bookkoepor, ndmlttod tho mon
nnd told thera to mnko ,out tholr do
noslt slln. M. R. Phnrmor, nBBlfltnnt
cnBhlor, wns carrying monoy from the
vnult to his cago whon one ot tho
men presented a pistol and orderod
him to put up his. handa.
Tho robliors ordered the bnnk om
ployoB into a lavatory, locking tho
door, and thon completed tholr work
I'Hvo m nutea lator tho bank nltacnes
broke down tho lavatory door and
notified tho police , I
PAN
FOR
mm
No Raise i
In Wages i
On Coast
Now Worklnu Aueemeht for SIiId-
yarOs Does Not Provide Increases
In Pav Strlvlna to Lower Costs
and Equalize Conditions.
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4-4-4-
4-4-f
U'AKIIIWI'IVIV Uiin.1i ..
No wiiiie incrciiM' will 1io pro
vided in the new wnrkinu nirrco
uii'iil. to liccoiiic t'ffeidivo next
iniiiitli. between l'licilie count
Hhiiibnililcrx mill the union nictiil
IrniU'H workem. it wiih iiiiiioinii--cd
todiiv bv Kccreturv llurrcx of
the nictiil trndca dvimrtincnt of
tlio American Fedcratiun of La
bur. " '
The tinnoiinccmi'iit fullowcil a
limif executive netwon of Pacific
coiihI tlclcL'iitcH with ofl'iciiilH of
tlm Kmerjenev Meet coriiora
tiun. Mr. Piex pointed out tbnt
efforts were heimr mnilo to ml -
just shipbuildinir contracts with
a view of lowennir the costs.
Tlin liilmr di.lf.tffitns snid their
W.I..M ronnnulu wita lunrelv for
an ctiunlir.iilion of rates prevail-
iiiL' nt various points nlons the
const. Conference pcomintilv-
...I. ..I 1 1... .I.u.li.rlinn Hull nn 4-
wtitrM im.ri.tiun unw tn be bud. but
iI.a .t..1.ir.itf.u inuiut.d that A new
award should stipulate working
coiiilitions.
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FROM THE EAST
PARIS. March 24. (Bv the Asso
ciated Press.) jiibo-oiuv acieuiucs
to the pence conference took a pes
simistic vicw toilnv of the situation in
their country. Poland and Riimnnia
nnd sniil that (hose rcirion swero like
Iv to be affected by (he Kolsbovik rev
olution in Ilunirurv. ,rVe fonr," said
ono delciznto. "that in view of tho
ecoirrnplrc situation of theso coun
tries, their resistance to the spveno ot
Hnlshcvism mnv bo broken and tnnt
tlm ItulHheviki mnv overrun central
Kuroiio. Tho llutmnrinn revolution
simiil'ies not only nn extension of the
Holshevik movement to tho doors ol
Vienna. Hiiclinrest nnd Holcrade. but
an alliance bctwoen the Russian mill
lliimrnrian soviet. Perhaps tho Aus
trian nnd Gorman socialists mnv be
involved. ,
"A politienl nnd niilitnrv offonsivc
will probably be directed first niruinst
Poland and Humnniii nnd then neninst
Crccho-Slovnkin. The turn of the
Juiro-Sluvio I'nion will come next. In'
that event tho nnnlcs ot I.enmo and
his nllies would have onlv to oross
Jniro-Slnv territorv to invnilo wostcrn
Europe, .
Tho ilelecntos derivq from, this sit
untion an nrenment in favor of the
recognition of tbo Jiuro-Slnv nation
as n means of strciiirthonina tlio nu
thoritv and prestiire of that irovern
nient. "
5044 AMERICANS
TAKEN
WASHINGTON,' March 25. Of
ficial records of prisoners of war
captured by ttbe central poworB from
tho Amorlcan torceB, ino war uepnri'
mont announced today, ahow,s that
thovo nro 158 prisoners who status
wns still doubtful on March 20, A
Hat of theso names has boon forward
ed to tho central records office, A. E.
P. for checking nnd Investigation. ,
Tho wnr department records, conv
nllod from Toports on prlsonors from
all sources, show a total loss by tho
Amorlcan army of 4765 military prlB
onorB and 281 civilians. Ot tho mili-
tarv prisoners.' 4870 have boen re
ported offlolally as 'released and 233
died In Herman prison camps.
Only ono American bffloor, of as
high rank- as lleutonant-colonel was
captured during tho war. Four ma
jors, 27 nptaliiB nnd 303 lieutenants
were tukon prlsonor. ' ,
OF BOOZE GUILT
Supreme Court Reverses Judae Cal
kins In Case of Colored Hotel Por-,
ter Who Carried Grio, Containing
Liquor to Hotel From Train Low
er Court's Instructions Absurd.
SAI.KM. Mnreh 2'l One of (lie
most important cases nn'nitinu sclllc
mcnt in OrcEon. rei'iinline the act'on
ul the pnihiliition Inw. wuk decided
bv the suproino court here todnv in
an oilinion bv Justice Johns, reversinir
JuiIl'o F. . Calkins of the lower court'
of Jackson conntv, m the action ol
tho stiite nuaiust Huston t'ox. colored
ported of the Medi'ord hotel ut Med-
ford. Ore. .The case was renumded
to the trial court.. I be opinum ol
Justice Johns avuk accompnnicd bv a
special ifoiieurrne opinion bv Justice
Harris and a, discnt:ne opinion bv
Justice Burnett. .
Cox wns chnnrcd with linvini un
lawful possesion of liouor und was
convicted and sentenced lo fine nnd
imprisonment. The liouor he was al
iened to have , had ' unluwfullv. was
contained in a uit case he carried
to the hotel from the train, w.tli other
bmrunice. m ) -
lillio ai iwiuiwu
"In the dischurxe of bis dutv." savs
the opinion, "the 'defendant did not
have the ritht of search und did not
have nnv discretion in tukiui; or
hanillini? the Inimniee of the cuest.s.
If (ho mere net of a porter in lifting
the sirtcnso which contains intoxi
eutiiiir liouors is within itself a viola
tion of the statute in Question, then
nnv minister, old Indv or the most
radical prohibitionist, throuch chance
or dosien micht be made the innocent
victim. Wo do not believe the statute
should be so construed and prefer
to adopt the 'rule of reason.' "
Coneurrine in tho opinion Jus.
tice Harm points out that under in
Btructions of tie court the iurv was
compelled to brine in a verdict of
cuiltv. Justice Harris shows tho con
struction of the lnw bv the lower
court is not in linrmonv with the
intent of the legislature that passed
the law. At lentrthdie illustrates to
show the absurdity of the lower
court's construction.
Absurdity of Ruling ,
"It'means." savs Justice Harris,
"that if a pnsseneer in the act of
hoarding or nliuhtimr from a train do
livers bis hand bne to briikeman sla-
tidncd nt tho foot of the steps, to be
banded up to li'in as soon ns ho has
nscended the car steps or eiven to
him uftcr he had descended from the
steps, the brnkeninn becomes a law
breaker if the hnndbnc contains in
toxicants, nltliouirh the hrnkeinnn
does not know nnd cannot know be
cause ho has no means or opportunity
of ascertaining- what is in the hand
line, nnd if the brnkeninn repeats the
act a second and a third timo be mav
bo sent to (he penitentiary. .
Dissent ine. Justice Burnett asserts
(bat ns a citizen, tho porter has a
rieht to he shown what wns in the suit
case. "The record shows that the
doCeuditnt had liquor in his actual
possession," savs Justico Burnett
His knowlcdeo or iunorunce of it is
not nn element of offense defined by
tlie.stntute. The circuit court wns
rieht in disreeardine his contention
on that po;nf. A decision to the con
trnrv would oninsculnto the prohibi
tion statute nnd open wide the door
for fraud upon the lnw, The con
vie (ion should ho affirmed.".'
HURLEY PROMISES
OAKLAND. Calif. March 25. Kd
ward N. 'Hurley, chairman ot the
United Stales shipping board, expect
the Pacific coast to continuo ship-
building on lines as extensive as tlioso
of llio war times, nccordine to a tcle-
ernm sent bv Hurlov to Coneressmiui
Frederick A. Britton of CluoaeA
member of the house nnvnl committee
that iust concluded a visit of mspoo
tion. Britton wired Hurlov for infor
mation of (he committee ,
"Shipliuildiiiff interests." the tele
-ffi'Hm added, "must rocoBiiize the .fact
Hint to bo successful thev will have to
know tho true costs of production ntn
mnko future bids on a flat prico per
dendweieht ton without material and
lubor guarantees, - . '
ALLIED MISSIONS IN
BUDAPEST INTERNED
BY HUNGARIAN REDS
PEACE CONFERENCE
AT
PARIS, Mar. S3. The dccls-
Ion of the supreme council of
the' peace conference to allow
nothing to be published ln Paris
regarding Ha proceedings but
the official statements has
'aroused the Indignation of the
Paris press. Raymond Recoly,
for instance, writes ln the Ki-
garo:
"When the situation Is so dls-
quieting at a moment when the
allied governments who, saving
K left no .blunder unmade, , are
more than ever In need of the
support of public opinion) they
raise a regular Chinese wall be-
tween the public and ; them-
selves."
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PRESS OF PARIS
BLAMES CONFERENCE
" !
LONDON, Mar. 23. -Morning I
newspapers unanimously charge theJ
Paris peace conference with responsi
bility, for Hungary's embracing Bol
shevism, and the general dissatisfac
tion over the delay of peace. While
treating the Hungarian episode more
lightly than others, because It does
not believe the whole country will be
come Bolshevik, the Post accuses the
conterence of delaying peace, while
Its Idealists are "following the will o'
the wisp called the League ot Na
tions." ...... ;''.
The newspaper suggests that In
dealing with the 'situation supreme
direction be given Premier Clemen
ceau so that "probable failure arising
from divided councils may be avoid
ed." '
The Chronicle thinks Hungary was
given a healthy shock to public opin
ion and that if the council of ten re
sponds It may prove a blessing in dis
guise. Conferences, delays and a refusal
to face the Russian problem are dir
ectly responsible for the present dis
quieting situation, says the Mall.
While the conference talks, the Bol
shevik! act. . -
The Dally News deduces that the
League ot INatlons has been an ob
stacle to the conclusion ot peace.
The newspaper also condemns the
refusal ot the peace conference to
recognize and make terms with the
Russian Bolshevik government.'
SPAIN RULED BY:
MADR1D, March 24. Martial law
was proclaimed at 5 o'clock this mor
ning. It Is understood that constitu
tional guarantees may be suspended
forthwith thruout Spain.
MADRID, Mar. 25. (Havas). A
general strike has broken out : at
Barcelona.
Premier Romanones, who had In
tended to resign, has declared that he
considers It his duty to remain in
office.
Reduced Prices On Cement.
WASHINGTON, March 25. Con
ference between tho industrial bonrd
of tho department of commerce nnd
representatives of the cement indus
try began toduv in an effort to reach
an agreement on reduced prices. The
nicotine wns bohind closed doors, but
it was snid nftoc tho opening session
that nd agreement wns reached be
cause the cement men were unwilling
to nccept a tentative price schedule
presented bv tho board.
Allied Soldiers to Be Landed
on Dalmatian Coast-Soviet
Claims to Power Largely Untrue-Country
Not Affected
VIEKKA. Monday. March 24. (Bv
the AxHoeiuted Press.) All members
of the allied missions in Budapest
have been interned, includine Colonel
Vix. the chief of the French mission,
according, to travelers arriving here
bv automobile from the Hungarian
capital. , . . t ' : ,. : - "
Except for official messages, there
is no communication bv telephone be
tween Budapest and Vienna. .
' Allied Troops to Land
PARIS. March 25. Reports have
reached the peace conference that in-ter-nllied
troops will be landed at
Spalato. on the Dalmatian coast, be
cause of disorders that have occurred
there and for fear graver troubles
mav arise. The Hungarians are re
ported to be trying to spread Bolshe
vism to that part of the Adriatic coast
which 1 thev controlled before the
odwnfall of Austria.
The Uungiucum aro credited with
aiming to -seize, the portion of the
former Austrian fleet held bv the
Jugo-Slavs. ;
Abolish Property '
AMSTERDAM. March . 25. The
new Hugarian government at its first
meeting Mondav. savs a despatch
from Budapest, decided to abolish all
titles of rank, to separate the church
and state and to dismiss all commis
sioners of the Knrolvi government,
while inviting workmen's coimcils to
select directorates of fonr members
each to replace them. Tho formation
of revolutionary courts was decided
upon and the council ordered tho peo
ple's commisrsoners to take over all
KOREAN EFFORT
FORINDEPENDENGE
DEFIES JAPANESE
SEOUL, Korea, March 23. (Bv the
Asociated Press.) The Korean gov
ernment for independence is continu
ing determinedly The movement for
the most part is keeping to the method
of passive resistance previously decid
ed upon, but there have, been numer
ous riotous disturbances in the in
terior especially in the north, along
the Manchurinn and Chineso borders.
; One-feature that gives the authori
ties considerable concern is the ap
pearance almost daily of a seeretlv
printed newspaper, which keeps the
Koreans informed of the develop
ments of the situation. The impres
sion prevails from a reeent search
of Christian institutions bv the au
thorities that thev had hope of find
ing in one of these institutions the
miineoernph outfit from which the
bulletin is issued. .
There is no sign of anv re-opening
of nnv Korean shops.
According to a Mukden message,
the disturbances in Korea have af
fected Chineso territorv along the
Yalu river, where the Koreans hold
mass meetings and threatened the
Japanese. Troops were disoatehed to
the scene and the Japanese communi
ties have organised volunteer defense
corps. -
iTFl
IN EDGE OF WOOD
PORTLAND. March 25. Silver
waro nnd iewelrv valued nt sovernl
thousand dollars, together with n
number of valuable papers, were dis
covered late Vesterdav' in a wood nt
the edge of Portland bv police offi
cers, l lie articles were in a surt
case, and apparently constituted th&)
loot of ono or more robbers. The ar-
1 tides wero taken to the police sta
tion for classification..' -
homes, businesses nnd art treasures)
in private bands.
Claims Exaggerated ; t . '.
COPENHAGEN. March 25. Tho
claims of the Hungarian soviet gov- .
ernment to power, as set forth in-its
wireless communications, are largely
untrue, according to a Vienna dis
patch to the Achtohr Abendblutt. A
panic prevails in Budapest, but tbo
country, it is declared, has not vet re
solved upon.a soviet republic
. The reported voluntary surrender
of arms by French soldiers in Buda
pest because the men were alleged to
be infected with Bolshevism is incor
rect, the messnge states.
There is a rumor that the entente
commisison at Budapest has been do-
tamed bv the Hungarians. ,- The' cap
ital, it Is added, has been, sealed bv
the government against foreign coun
tries. - . . : - '
. Disappointed by Russians '
The correspondent says the rumor
ed advance of Russian soviet troops'
toward .Hungary .under , General
GeorgV has no foundation. lie add
that the report received , from M.
Tchiteherin. Bolshevik foreign minis
ter, on the military sjtnation ot tho
Russian soviet government, greatly
disappointed the Hungarian
menL - ; , ; '-... ..
Describing the events preceding the,
revolution, eye witnesses who have
reached Vienna from Budapest re
port streets in the Hungarian capital
were very lively . Friday afternoon.
Large crowds on all corners and pro
cessions were in progress.. The shops i
were hastily closed. , When the ten- ;
sion was at its highest, heavily arm-
ed soldiers appeared and anno I iced I
that Count Karolvi had iust retired
as the head of the government. - '
LOS ANGELES. Murch 25. Three '
thousand dollars in ' war ' savings
stamps and $25,000 in Liberty bonds
wns the bootv of two men who burned
their way with a powerful gas torch
into the vault of the First National
Bank of Artesia, 12 miles southeast of
here, before the bank officiuls or
employes appeared this morning. Tho
robbers came to town in an automo-
bile stolen in Los Angeles, abandoned
it here and drove awav in another car
thev stole here. . ,
Thov battered in the front door o
a store adjoining the bank and enter-
ed the bank bv knocking a connecting;
door off its hinges. They stole an
acetylene torch nnd a sledge hammer
in the store and also took bedding to
deaden the sound of their work. ,
They practically wrecked the plnco, -overturning
nnd destroying funutitro
nti.l fr.ucinr v.ilimliln . nnna.u nltnttf-
Somo deeds and similar records wore
twisted into lighters, apparently for .
cigarettes. '.' . , -
While the men were nt work in tlio
bank Constable Frank Freeman had
been notified that a strange car was
parked in the school vard.i Ho wont
there nnd waited for its driver to re
appear. After the men had finished
at thev bank theiv returned leisurely-,
to thoir car but seeing the constable
ovaded his Questions, stole another
car and escaped in that,, leaving it :
within a short distance apparently
striking out afoot ovor the open
fields. A posso was in, .pursuit at
noon. .'. -.' ':-
WASHINGTON.' March 2-,. Con
gress at its next session will bo nsked
bv the department of labor to enact
legislation establishing a system of.
federal homo loan banks, through
which building and loun associations
mnv rediscount their securities -und
make n greater part of their usscU
available for future loans, .