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Forty-ninth Tear.
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NO. 'Jl
ALIBI IS
CLAIM OF
WQBBLIE
Euaene Barnett Declares He Was in
Lobby Roderick Roominq House
Tlirouqhout Shootinii Made Es
cape On Horse After Seeinu Fel
low I. W. W. Lynched Decided to
Resist Arrest Court Frees Bert
Faulkner Smith Aids Defense.
jrONTKSANO. Wash.. Fell. 10.
Eugene Harnett, one of the alleged I.
W. W.'s on trial here for the murder
of Warren 0. Grimm, Centralia Arm
istice diiv parade victim, tool; the
witness stand in his own lichulf to
day at the opening: of the defense
ease. In an effort to prove an alihi
isnrneu lesiiueti iiiai ae was in me
lohhv of the Hoderick lodging house,
upstairs from the I. W. W. hull dur
ing all the time of the shooting.
The state has offered testimony in
an effort to prove that Harnett was
one of the men stationed in t lie Ava
lon hotel and that he fired shots from
there from a :lS-"if rifle which sun
lias heen made an exhibit at the trial.
Harnett, 128 vears old. lostifie.)
that he has worked as u coal miner
since lie was eight vears old lie
went to Centralia between noon and
1 o'clock on the afternoon of Novem
ber 11. last, be said, going first to
the office- of Miner Smith, one of
the ten defendants, for advice about
n homestead claim. Not finding
Smith he said, he went to the I. W.
Y. hall, remained there onlv a few
minutes and thence to the l!oderie'.;
hotel.
In Lobby or Hotel.
He was reading a newspaper ill the
lohhv of the lintel, he said, when the
shooting started, lie remained in the
hotel lohhv, according to his tesit
monv. until the shooting was over
and until two American Lesion men.
one carrying n larsrc caliber pistol,
entered the room. He told these men
he said, where the landlady could he
found. Harnett then told of his
leaving town, on horseback, the wav
he had entered earlier in the dav. He
fore leaving town he mailed a parcel
post package, then returned to the
Koderick for his coat, he testified.
The defense expected to introduce
witnesses for the purpose of proving:
Harnett's alibi, at the conclusion of
the defendant's testimony. George
Vanderveer. defense council, an
nounced at the opening of court.
The defense ease was again brief
ly outlined today. Vanderveer explaining-
to the iurv lie would first
endeavor to prove an. alibi for Har
nett; then attempt to show that I.oren
lioberts, another of the defendants,
was and is insane: then show
that Shcehan, another defendant, had
no knowledge of u raid, having reach
ed town onlv the night, before, and
then taking- up the defense allega
tions that what shooting did occur
was in self defense.
One Defendant Liberated.'
That there was a plan to raid Hi-'
I. W. W.'s ball Vanderveer. said, he
would prove by testimony relative to
meetings of the Centralia Commercial
club at the Klks' ball. -Demonstrations
of the actions of smokeless
powder shells, fired in the dav time,
to prove that no flash is emitted during-
dnvlight will be offered also, be
said.
Onlv nine defendants lined the Ion;
oaken bench when court opened to
day, the tenth man in the row, Bert
Faulkner, being a free man through
action of the court yesterday in dis
missing the charge of murder against
him. The tenth defendant. Klmer
(Continued cm Pace Six)
NO BABY WOULD CHOOSE U.S. A. FOR
qv rnivfirn tti io Tr n!
bnhv had normal ninture inteligence
and the right of selection it would
choose nnvone of seven countries out
side of the United States for its
birthplace in order that its eliantc
of life might be better. Mrs. Klizn
beth Perkins, Ann Arbor. Mich., na
tional director of child welfare work
for the Womans Christian Temper
ance union, told the Pacific division
regional conference of the union here
today.
"Three hundred thousand babies
die every year in the I nited States,
or about one for every ten born.'
Mrs. Perkins said. "Almost ull die u
'MONTH THUS FAR IS
1'OliTl.AN'I). Ore. Feb. 10.
Thus far this has been the drv-
est Fi'liruiirv on record, in eoid-
in;; tn tli(( I'nited States Weath-
or lnri:)ii. Ill Ihe l'irst IS ilnvs
.1 I.f ,l.,v u-ilh
mensurable amount (if ruin, tin'
amount having lii'i'ii. (1-flti il' un
imi.li. The normal rainfall fi r
this period February 1 to IS
inclusive is X ST inches.
The nearest approach to the
present record was 18811. when
the first IS dnvs of February
had only O.'i of ruin.
. HKULIN. Feb. IS. Gratification
that the entente powers had recog
nized Germany's contention relative
to the physical impossibility of surrendering-
men accused of violation of
the laws of war was evpressed today
by a foreign office official. He said
that it was inevitable that internal
chaos would result from such a step
and declared the German cabinet's
position was materially strong thoicd
as' the result of the decision reached
by the supreme council in London.
'We io not for n single moment
delude ourselves with the assump
tion the government has scored a dip
lomatic victory in persuading the en
tente to recede from its original at
titude on the extradition issue," he
said. "While we are nil Gratified
we are fully conscious of
the 'dangers' and difficulties to he
mei wit It in the trial of war criminals.
In this connection it is hoped the very
scant evidence presented in the ex
tradition list will be supplemented bv
specific testimony or that cases for
which mi tangible evidence is adduc
ed will he abandoned."
ALLIES FEARFUL
COXSTA'NTIXOPI.r:, Monday, Feb
1G. (By the Assc-ciated Press)
The situation in southern Russia Is
so uncertain that the allied officials
are Tearful of a general bolshevik
triumph, inoro, however, from Inter
nal dissension than from tho en
trance of red forces from the outside
Generul Schilling Is at Sebastapol
commanding the volunteer forces
which hold the Crimean isthmus. The
Burrounding lagoAns are frozen hard,
however, and it is feared the bolshe
vik may approach on the lee.
Sebastapol harbor is cluttered with
useless shipping. Ten thousand per
sons are registered as wishing to get
away, while eleven thousand more
are on ships from Odessa, without
adequate foc-d or medicine. Typhus
is raging among the refugees.
CHICAGO, Feb. 10. A school for
women voters was opened here to
day under direction of the League of
Women Voters, which closed its an
nual convention yesterday.
Arrangements were made for lee
tares on "citizenship."
The school will continue for !
week.
a result of condition? which could be
prevented."
"It is recorded that the United.
States stands fourteenth in the line
of civilized countries in its care ol
mothers at maternity; that 10.0110
mothers die each year from child
birth and almost all from preventable
causes.
Hrcwcries are going to China an
the V C. T. 1". must follow .Mis
trances Wdlnrd Wans of Shanghai
told the conference. Among other
on the pp gram tor talks todav arc
.Mrs. Jane Jf. Donaldson. Portland
I "re. ami .Miss .Dirvco L. On rev ol
iubuipia. Wash.
N.Y. SOCIALISTS
ADMIT PARTY
AGIST WAR
Morris Hillquit. Socialist Leader. Ad
mits Party Against War With Ger
many Condemn False Patriotism
Jinole Phrases Created by Peonle
With Sinister Ends in View.
AI.HANY. N. V.. Feb. 10. Social
ists repudiate the sentiment "my
country right or wrong," and refuse
to accept the slogan proclaimed dur
ing the war of "stand behind the
president." Morris llilhiuist. socialist
leader, testified todav nailer cross
examination at the trial of the five
socialist' assemblymen charged with
disloyalty.
"M'v country right or wrong" is .
false doctrine of national patriotism
declared the witness. The "true'
doctrine, he said, "is the ideal of in
ternational working: class solidarity.1
"True'' patriotism, he explained in
connection with the anti war program
adopted bv the partv iust alter Aniri
ica entered the world colli lid. con
sists "in making- our country right
at all times.
Defines True Patriotism.
"True" patriotism, he added, con
sists "in constant service to the peo
ple of the country and constant en-
leavors to improve their condition.
The war, socialists held, would not
serve tins entt. according to tne wit
ness. The war was not a defensive
one as tar as tne I linen Mines was
concerned, continued the witness
adding that if it had been the party
would not have adopted at the St
Louis convention in 1017 the war pro
gram he had aided in framing-.
While recognizing- the legality ol
America's declaration of war an 1
conforming- to war time laws, the so
cialists did not consider it their duty
to accept the declaration as right or
humane, according to Mr. Unionist.
While not condoning- Gcrinan subma -rine
warfare, Mr. llilhiuist said so
cialists did not consider it nn inva
sion, actual or threatened, or that
the infringement on American nier-
autile rights was sufficient to ius-
titv the suoriliec of lives that entrv
into the war would entail. .
Will OlM-y ieh Law.
Mr. Hill uiiist said socialists rec
ognized the president's constitutional
right its commander in chief of the
army and navy and socialists in ser
vice would obey unv order he issued
as such. However, he said, thev did
not consider it their duty to accept
his ."judgment in all things. The at
tempt bv Germany to incite trouble
between Mexico and the United.
States was culled bv Mr. llilhiuist a
ridiculous incident the net of some
insane or foolish person.
'I never denied the fact that the
socialist partv is nn anti-war party
and was not in favor of this war even
after it was declared," asserted Mi-.
Ilillouit.
"It recognized the duty to the Uni
ted States as a socialist partv. In
other words it recognized its duties
primarily to the people of the United
Slates and in the first instance to the
working- population of the United
States.
Condemn Falso Patriotism.
"We condemn what we call false
put riot ism a number of jingle
phrases created nnd put into circula
tion very often bv persons who have
sinister ends to subserve, and very
often repealed bv the thoughtless un
til thev have lost their sense.
"We took file declaration of our
president that we lire not making war
on the German people perhaps a lit
tle too seriously from the adminis
trative po-nt of view but as far as
we socialists ire concerned we never
considered it part of tne duty of tl
American people to make war on the
German people or the people of any
country, or exterminate anv people
or anv nation or throw any people or
any nation into misery.
s.s. n. y: veteran of
II! ON JOB AGAIN
NEW YORK, Feb. 19. The Amerl
can lino steamship New York i
veteran of two wars, in the first of
which she seTved her country aa an
armored cruiser and In the second as
an armed transport, has again re
sumed commercial pursuit. She -will
leave here today under her old cap
tain, W. J. lioberts, with pfiBsengers
and earuo for Plymouth. Cherbourg
and South llnnpton. The New York
is credited with the honor of being
the first American ship to leave o
European port for America in deff
ance of Germany's "submarine lane'
route for ships in the proclamation
ot February 1, 1917.
Davison Leaves to
Finance Europe
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HENRY P. DAVISON,
LONDON'. Fob. !.!. -The promotion
of important financial and eumnn;r
t'ial en ier prises is I he object, of I he
present visit lo Knrope of Henry 1.
Uuvison, of .1. I'. .Morgan anil com
pany, according to the i'all Mall (ia
zetto today.
Two plans art) to bo promoietl by
Mr. Davison in Kuri.'pe the newspaper
declares. The first is for the estab
lishment of a great money combine
witht he object of financing jjreat na
tional and private enterprises in Kn
rope, while the second is the estab
lishment of a Ki'cat internationol
trading company backed by the re
sources of the Morgan house nud the
Guaranty Trust compan.
Under the proposed plan, says the
newspaper, American banks would
enter a great money combine for fi
nancing enterprises to supply neces
sities occaisoned by t he war. For
example, the newspaper explains, II
Helgium, France or Austria were in
search of means for rehabilitation the
c(.-n,cern would bo able, purely from
a business viewpoint, to aid and en
courage any sound enterprise in this
connection.
Tho Gazette adds it is stated that
M.L Davison Iiuh mat- with tho greal-i
est encouragement ami welcome both
in England and Franco.
Tho newspaper's story, however,
has not been confirmed from any
source and when tho attention of Air.
Davison's secretary was called to It
this afteriim, ho characterized it
us "wholly unauthorized and in many
respects absurd."
148 MILLION BIJ.
WHEAT IN 1 YEAR
WASHINGTON, rev.. 19. Ameri
ca's part in feeding the war stricken
nations of Europe is shown in the
reports of the depurtimint of com
merce today, which put the total
wheat exports from the United States
in 1919 at over :i(l,000,000 bushels
more than the 191S shipments.
During the past year the United
States exported MS, 086,-170 bushels
of wheat, representing un Increase in
value of over $9G, 1100,000. Wheat
flour, however, advanced only by
approximately 4,'00,000 barrels over
the 191S export total.
KnglA'ad led as a market for Ameri
can wheat in UII9. taking 4 -I, SI 8,552
hiiBhels valued at $107,503,(119 with
Italy iiiip&Ttlng :is,Lc l,SR:i bushels,
worth $ !1 1 , (J n 4 , n 2 S .
Standing third. France took 27,-
5110,718 bushels valued at $00,552,-
585. Helgium, wilh a total of 21,-
47(i,4!Ml bushels valued at $59,901
OS.'i, was fourth.
There are three recruiting ia rti n
from the 1'nited States army in town
today. Captain Buclleno has throe
enlisted men with hlin nnd they are
from the Kth cavalry, stationed at
Ft. . A. Russell, W'yo. l,t. Jackson
andt hree sergeants from the 1st V.
S. Infantry, stationed at Camp Lewis.
Wash., and I,t. Nelson and four en
listed men from the 78th Field Ar
tillery, stationed at Cump Grant, III.
There nre also two publicity officers
here, Cuptain Piper or tan 31st Coast
Artillery hrigado nnd Lt. A, K.
Robinson of the 1st U. R. Infantry.
These parties will be around hero
for two days or so.
I A. Robinson upoko to the high
school students yesterday alci:t the
essay contest and gave the btudentH
a better idea than what they hnvo
had about the enlistment In the U. 8.
army.
Is.
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U T AT ON
KLAMATH FALLS
L
More Than 600 Cases Renorteri in
Uke Citv With 10 Deaths in One
Dav New Court Honce Fitted Up
as Hospital Albany Is Also HartI
Hit.
PORTLAND, Ort, Feb. 1J1. Infill
onza is increasing today in Klamath
Falls. v according to a telegram re
ceived today by Stale Health Officer
Koberg from City Health Officer
Soule. More than IIHO cases have
been reported in Klamath Falls wilh
10 deaths in one day, it was report
etl. The new courthouse has heen
fitted up as an emergency hospital
to care for the patients.
hi answer to a plea senl from
Klamath Falls, Karl Kilpat riclt. in
charge of the lied Cross relief worl-
in the Northwest, sent a large amount
of betiding. If the situation becomes
worse, Kilpatrick plans on visiting
the city he said.
Albany is also hard hit by the dis
ease, according to wortl received In
state Heall h Officer Roherg. Yes
terday ,"4 new cases were reported,
"The serious part t.f the epidemic
in several of I he Oregon cities," said
Dr. Itoherg yesterday, "is in the
crease of deaths. The death rate
was extremely low at the outset of
i he disease in many cities, but deaths
are being reported more rapidly now
Tho state health officials will de
mand most rigid observance of health
regulations, which is really tho only
effective means we have in combat
ting the disease."
In Portland yesterday 100 new-
cases were reported, with but (.Tie
death. City Health Officer I'arrlsh
said ho was confident the disease is
wearing out in Portland.
tFIRST duty of
E
E
IS TO PAY DEBTS
PAItlS. Feb. 10. President Dea
chanel paid his first official visit to
Hagneux cemetery today, dedicating
it. to dead Kronen soldiers and laying
r palm on the monument erected there
lo men who fell during tho war in
service of France. He then visited
Vul de Crace hospital, where wound
ed soldiers are under treatment.
M. Ueschauel presided over hlH
first cabinet meeting thin uiorning.
PARIS, Feb. 111. Paul Deschanel,
France's new president, in his nies
kuku to the senate and chnmher of
deputies this afternoon, laid atross
upon the necessity of making plain
the country's situation to tho people
and tho duty of her own citizens to
give In return their full share of eco
nomic support to the nation.
"Our first duty Is to establish
clearly before tho country our mili
tary economic and financial situa
tion," he said.
hater, in referring to tlie dutien of
the citizen, tho president declared:
"The Frenchman who shirks the
payment of his share of taxation com
niitH an act analogous to that of n
soldier who deserts his trench or
flees the battlefield."
Referring to the situation in llus-
sia, President JJeschunel said:
"The Russian people fought on our
side for three years for liberty. Muy
that people soon he master of Itself
and resume its civilizing mission In
the plentitude of Its genius."
lit T I K. Moiil.. Mi. 1 !).-'- William
l-'iirlollg, . blind justice ol' the peace
ill H'lttc township, wilh offices in the
courthouse, was found Ibis morning
in his cabin :n Ccntervillo in a dving
condition. Ho had been atlai-ked and
his skull crushed. Yesterday he had
sold his home lor 0110. His ealrn
and clothes bud been searched and
officers who arc now investigating
sav that robber" was (he motive of
his assailants. .Iiplee .'ui!ong is un-eons-ioiis
and has been removed to
a hosp'fal.
Coastwise loiiKKhorcnicn on strike In
New Orleuns voted yesterday to re
turn to work pondlnK reconsideration
t.f their problems by the national
adjustment commission.
NOW CRiTIGA
lYIUKUtlttUrUKJDUU
WILSON SENDS REPLY '
ALLIES BUI CONTENTS
IS NOT MADE PUBLIC
i ! 4-
WASHINGTON. Feb. 111.
President Wilson today com-
4- pleted his reply to the allied su-
pre me council's note on the Adri-
atic tiiesiii,n and sent it to Act-
i ing Secretary Polk, who is put-
- ting it in form for transmittal
lo the council.
It is expected to be on the
cables before night. !
There was no indication as to
the note's contents or its length. !
The president began drafting it
I early this morning and complet-
ed it in two hours. The eoun-
cil's ctJinmnnical ion was re-
ceived only yesterday and the
speed with which tho reply was
prepared here was said to con-
stitute something of a record.
El
AGAIN TO REDUCE
ill
WASHINGTON. Feb. 1!). Addi
tional replies from l'n rinoru to t he
iiuestionnnire recently sent broadcast
bv the postot'l'ice department accen
tuate the feclini: of dissatisfaction
expressed in Die first llt.DlHi of tho
answers, which ,1 nines I, Hlakslce,
fourth assistant pnstnmsler jerenal,
reviewed recently before the senate
post office committee.
"About 70. 0i)0 communications nre
now at band," said Mr. HUtkslee,
"and of those who make unv comment
beyond nn explicit answer tti our
ouoslions, there are none who d.o not
complain bitterly of the sliortaue of
labor, uj' tlie Inuh price thev must unv
for Ihe same, of the cost of fertilizer
j i lit 1 farm implements and cite as indi
cation of their attitude that tliev pro
pose to reduce and suspend produc
tion, ami .that they did not propose
to labor 1-1 and HI hours daily, to sup
ply the neeesilies of life lor hitrh,
paid, short hour, urban resident coir
siimers." ft
REDUCE THE H. C. L
STOCKTON, Cul., Feb. in. Fif
teen high school instructors hero
have ugrecd to don corduroy trousers
as u measure to cut down the high
cost of livijig and many of them have
already begun to wear tho "cords."
On top cf this many individuals in
various "white collar" professions
have joined tho "corduroy club."
Local newspaper reporters, high
school Instructors and county of
ficers deputies are now enrolled In
rthe "club."
A veritable run on the various
clothing stores was reported yester
day. One storo stated that thirty
eight persons had bought "cords"
during the day, while other stores re
ported similar purchasers.
AND EXPECTS MORE
SAN' I'lilSCO. I-Vh. II). Tho ruin
Mnrm whii-li vi.Tli'il the .southern mux
ill' the stnic lust iiilil, wns (.ipi'trl
lo Miraul over Ihe ri'iiiuiiiiler of Ihe
.ilnte tonii:ht mill Kriilnv. iieeuriliiiff
ti (he l nifeil Stntes weather hiirouu
here toiluv.
'Jilt! iireeipilnlli.n in the southern
imrt of Ihe slnle is hut fill per cent
of iiorniiil mill in Ihe northern imrt
hut L'.'i per eent of iiornuil for the
sen son.
FEDERAL COURT REFUSES TO ALLOW
BOOZE SHIP TO SAIL FOR HAVANA
BOSTON'. I-'eb. The steam
ship Citv of Miami, which has been
called a "flouting bar" because of
tier cluhoi-ale ciuiipmcul for liuuor
sales in her projected runs hctwcc.i
Florida and Culm, was today return
ed to the posscsison of Ihe Bethlehem
Shipbuilding corporation bv order of
I be federal court.
The action was. taken on an at
tempt bv Ihe Havana Steamship cor
poration, owners of I lie steuuier, lu
HEARST IS
UPHELD II
BOA! DEAL
Justice Baitcv of District Suurema
Court Grants Temnorarv Injunc
tion Auainst Sale of German Boats
Chairman Pavne Asks Imme
diate Anneal Former Member
Shmniwi Boartl Suimorts Charges
of Sellinu Boats Under Cost.
WASHINGTON', Mi. 10. A tem
linrn rv iniuiietion to prevent the sale
of Ihe Ihirtv former (Ionium pnssen
uer liners reoenllv ol'leroil bv tho
hoiifil was iii-iillleil loilnv hv Asso
eiulo .lustii-o Biiilov of the ilistriet
supremo eourl.
.lustieo Biiilov saiil uftor a enre
Ik1 cxiimimttion ol' the statutes he
wns of Ihe op-niou Hint thev iliil not
how un intention on the part of eou
uress to plaee ill the president or in
tho shipping hoard the power to sell
Ihe ships. Appliealion for the in
iuiietion was made hv Wiliain ltiin
odlph Hearst and hoarinirs on it woro
held last iMoiiilav while tho ships
were heinir offered al. public auc
tion. The board announced veslor
ilnv thai it had decided le reiect nil ol!
Ihe bids received. At. the same, time
il. nskeil ooimrcss for authority to
iiL'iiin offer Ihe ships nt public unc
tion. Chairman I'uvnc. of flic shipping
hoard, announced Hint he would rec
ommend an appeal from tho toiupor
arv iniuiietion order be filed iniiiie-
dialclv. .Meantime he said, it was
ovpecled that Mr. Hearst would bo
reiiuirod to" furnish bond to protect
Ihe board uirninst loss hv reason of.
the ships Ivinir idle.
Decision liaises Point.
Juslice Huilcv's decision siislaincd
eonlenlions of counsel fur Mr. Henrnt
that Ihe tiermiin ships were seized
miller distinct Icirislution ami that
board's power did not npplv to them.
Assistant Attorney Ucnoral Lime,
ropresontinir the eovorniiient con
tended that the law of-ini7 wuh broad
cnoimh to cover the ships in nitostion
in Hint it uutboried sale of vessels
aeiuiired previously or thereafter.
Possible effect of the decision on
(Ionium I'reiirhti-i's nlreiniy sold bv
the board caused cnnsidorublo specu
lation amoiio- atlornevs. AUlmimW
the vessels involved in Ihe liliu'iitioik
are passemrer liners, Ihe hoard has
sold a number of former (icruuin nier
chunt ships.
Ship Iloai-d Negligent,
WASIIIXOTON. M. 10. Bids
ii mount in tr to $(i,H10,0()0 were receiv
ed bv the shippiilir board for seven
former (lerniim passenger ships over
20 years old that the board hud list
ed us "valueless," Commissioner
Knvmoiid II. Stevens, former viee
chairman of the board testified to
dav before the senate eoinuiltteo in
vcstiiratine; the proposed sale of the
once-dermaii liners. Mr. Stevens'
explained that the hoard's policy was
to (dial-tie off five per cent ft year for
depreciation and that the board,
therefore had held that ships 20 yeurs
old or, more were worthless. As i
mutter of fact, be said, the seven
ships referred to were easily worth
tll,(llll),(l(lll. The bids received for
them were: Amphion 512.000: Sus
(inebniiim 11(1(1.000: N'anseniond
1100.000: Aeolus 1.0-18,000: 1'rincess
Matoiku I,-jri,0ll0; Antigone, $1,
iO.OOU and l'oeiihontas l,-i'-',',000.
Worth Twice Itlds.
The value ot the thirty Gerrunn
ships ottered lor sale was two to
three times the mnnunt of the bids
received. .Mr. Stevens said, their real
value being between (18 and 79 mil
lion dollars
Although he asked that (he shins
bo appraised bv experts outside tho
shipping board and Hint lie he nllow
ed lo sil with them. Mr. Stevens. said
(Continued on Pago Six)
have her sail from the shipyard nt
Koro Iiivcr, where she had been re
filled. .
The court ruled that the Bethle
hem company had n lien on the
steamship for Hie work done nnd was
it il It'll to hold her until the bill was
Paid. The libel brought hv tho Ha
vana Steamship corporation alleged
that the price of the repairs hnd been
raised from :ton,(ino to $I2."i.O0O nnd
that this was regarded as excessive.