The Weather
Maximum yesterday ...47
Minimum today ....37
Precipitation 36
Predictions
Fair.
nanv Fifteenth Year.
Vet'W Fiftieth Year.
MEDFORD, OREGON', SATURDAY, FEBRUARY r, 1921
XO. 271
Mail Tribune
SITUATION
AI SALEM
LOOKS BAD
Ben Sheldon Returns With
Gloomy View of Outlook for
Local Measures Little
Hope for Aid to Talent Sta-
. tion, Crater Lake or the
Medford Armory.
Kepresentativo Ben C. Sheldon
reached Medford this morning for the
purpose of conferring with various
Jackson county people on matters of
local interest pending at Salem. Tile
legislature adjourned Friday night to
allow the. members to visit the agii
cultural collego at Corvallls.
.."We are having a queer session,"
said Mr. Sheldon. "There has bee n,
so far, nothing of Importance in the
house, though the senate lias effect
ed a compromise on the Portland pert
measures and they will come up in
the house soon.
"But that does not mean that Ibis
colorless situation Is going to con
tinue. We see sumo very dark clouds
looming ahead. The situation as wo
seo It, is bad. There are three propo
sitions which, because thoy nro of in
terest to certain sections, are threat
ening to become involved in trading
and log-rolling deals. One, which Is
of the utmost importance us here is
the so-called Roosevelt Highway bill.
It it goes through as it has passed the
senate, it means that there wilt be no
more money for the Crater Lako high
way nor for the Green Springs road
under tho present constitutional limi
tation for road funds. And, as the
matter stands right now, It Is far from
certain that we have tho measure
beaten. Mr. Booth and the other mem
bers of the commission camo to the
legislature Thursday and made about
as sli'img a statement against the bill
as men could make, and I believe it
will be killed. But wo shall all
yi breathe much easier when wo know
thnt it Is.
"Tho Jtoguo river fish bill passed
the senate Friday, without amend
ment. It passed the house last week.
Had for School Measure.
"The situation is very bad so far as
appropriation and school matters are
concerned. A large number of the
legislators come to tho session
Pledged to a most rigid program of
economy. This sentiment accurately
reflects tho feeling over tho entire
state regarding tho very high tax lev
ies necessary this year. Any resent
ment against these levies takes on
lu the nature of a feeling against the
J IKhnnlu ...UI..U .
..Ivia HUIB MJ HlillUI lUII",
helped by tho increased mlllngo al
lowances voted by tho peoplo at the
special election last year. Our stand
fni fill innPAnea n 1 I ..,..,.
r lessor Iteimer's work at Tnlent comes
m tho budget of the agricultural col
lego and tho number of antagonistic
remarks are more than a few. The
boys simply refuse to listen to a plea
of the importance of thnt work. They
only know that the high taxes are
caused by generosity to tho college
and university voted last year, and
now they are asking for moro money.
Uphill Work-.
"This situation also hits our request
for an armory at Medford. We are
making a fight for both theso meas
ures ad hope to win, but it will bo up
hill work. .
"Tho road program Is lagging la
mentably. The road committee in the
house Is composed of excellent men,
but of a temperament that passes
Judgment upon measures laid before
them rather than start constructive
work. Mr.. Carter and Mr. Wright,
tho chairman, are doing excellent
work and we hope they will pull a
Program together within tho next few
days.
Beside his work on the rood com
mittee, Mr. Carter is on the commit
tee to propose a reapportionment of
the legislative districts of tho state.
Again he is up against a hard propo
sition. I am afraid that we shall have
to defeat any reapportionment what
ever, or bo the loser under any
adopted.
"There are a number of local propo
sitions which aro receiving careful at
tention, Senator Thomas being the
only lawyer in our delegation, is giv
liff a lot of time to these measures."
IRS PARNELL. PRINCIPAL
RfSH LEADER,
LONDON, Feb. 6. Mrs. Charles
Stewart Parnell, widow of the great
Irish nationalist leader, died this
"orning at her homo In Brighton
ftcr a lingering Illness. Sho was 70
'ars old.
Mrs. Parnell, known for many years
,0 the world as "Mrs. Kitty O'Shcn"
is a woman about which revolved
"e later acts of the drama In which
Charles Stewart Parnell was tho prin
rl Pal flKure. She was formerly the
"e of Captain William Henry O'Shea
fd was the youngest daughter of the
Sir John Page Wood.
She heenmc involved In an Intrigue
Wlh Mr. Parnell In 1S81, which con
Claims 19 Patients
Illegally Held at
State Hospital
SAI.EM, Ore, Feb. 5. Nine,
teen patients at the state hospital
for the insane aro there under
illegal commitment, according to
the decree of Judse G. G. Hiiig
hain of the Marion county circuit
court in the case of George Uber.
Tlie reason is that they were com
mitted by justices of the peace
acting for county judges under a
statute that had been Inadvertent
ly repealed. The nineteen per
sons will he tried before County
Judge llushpy of Marion county
and recommitted it still held in
sane. '
WILSON VETOES
OF
President Declares Sees no
Change Justifying Reducing
Minimum of 280,000 Men
Agreed Upon by Congress in
Last Session.
"WASHINGTON, Fob. 25. PresI
dont Wilson today vetoed the joint
resolution directing the war depart
ment to stop army recruiting until the
force is reduced to 175.000 men.
Iloturning tho measure to the
house, tho president said ho was
"unable to see in the condition C tlu
world at large or in the needs or tho
United States any change," that would
Justify a restriction upon the mini
mum unlisted strength of 2SO.0O0 men
provided for in the recently enacted
army reorganization bill.
Quoting the resolution as restricting
the enlisted strength of the army to
175,01)0 men. the president says:
"No provision is made in tiie reso
lution for the preservation of any pro
portionate strength in the combatant
corps of the army and mere discon
tinuance of enlistment would, for a
long time, preserve the staff corps
disproportionately enlisted and the
combatant corps insufficiently man
ned to maintain the instruction and
training which ought to be assured if
any army of 175,000 men is to be ef
ficient in proportion to its aggregate
number.
"On the 4th day of June, 1020, 1
signed a bill passed by the present
congress, providing for the re-organi
zation of the army. Hera use of the
profoundly disturbed conditions of the
world and in order that full benefit
might accrue to the people of the
United States from tho lessons of the
world war as to what, under modern
conditions, is required to bo tho nu
cleus of an efficient army, the war
department has recommended an
army of approximately 500.000 men.
The congress, after prolonged conside
ration, determined to authorize and
did authorize, the reorganization of
the army on the basis of an enlisted
strength of approximately 280,000
men, including in the organization
new arms liko the air service and the
chemical warfare service, the uso of
which were developments of the war
and provision for which is a nctvp-
sary addition to the pre-war strength
of the army.
"The act authorized for the first
time in our history a tactic organiza
tion of the army, resting upon divis
ions as tactical units, and required the
training of the National Guard and
tho organized reserve in territorial
areas of tho United States in associa
tion with the divisions of the regular
army. At that time, the congress
plainly regarded the provision '.nus
made as the minimum which would
provido for the added arms and new-
duties imposed on the army and for
that efficiency which tho peace time
army of the United States should have
as tho neuclus of mobilization :n the
event of a national emergency.
"I regret that I nm not able to see
in the condition of the world at I irg
or in tho needs of the United States
nnv such change as would justify the
restriction upon that minimum which
is proposed by the house joint resolu
tion."
OF
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tinued until late in 1859, when Cap
tain O'Shea brought Buit for divorce.
The testimony in the case provided a
sensation at the time and it was de
clared to be the chief contributing
cause of Pnrnell's fall as leader of his
party.
Parnell nnd Mrs. O'Shea were mar
ried in June 1S91. hut the Irish chief
tain lived only a short time, dying
earlv in October of the same yar.
In in 14 Mrs. Parnell published "th"
love story and political life of C. S.
Parnell." the appearance nf the book
m,,.ini r, notable controversy between
the former ndherentH nnd opponents
of the leading figure In the volume
REDUCTION
ARMY STRENGTH
STEAMER OK
ROOKS NEAR
EUREKA CM.
Steam Schooner Klamath With
19 Passengers Aboard Hits
in Early Morning Crew
and Passengers Reported
Safe Assistance Is Sent
From San Francisco.
SAX FRANCISCO. Feh. 5. The pas
sengers and crew of the steam schoon
er Khunalh, driven ashore near Point
Arena early today have heen landed
safely, according to a wireless mes
sage received from Captain M. Hall of
the steamer Curacao, which is standing
by. to the San Francisco Call.
"The ship Is rolling nnd pounding
heavily on the rock and the bluff, off
Delmar, and had two lines out forward
to the bluff," the message said.
"If weather moderates possible to
save vessel by tugs."
The Klamath's wireless reported to
tho liollnns station of the Radio Cor
poration a short time after she struck
that Captain Jamieson thought he had
a lino ashore but that the wireless aer
ial was falling. The Curacao could
not locate the Klamath until after
dawn on account of the dense dark
ness. The company sent two towing
vessels from here to salvage the Klam
ath. Tho Klamath went ashore in a wind
that was blowing 100 miles an hour
near Eureka and ST miles at Point
Arena, the weather bureau said.
19 Passengers Aboard
SAN' ri.MC!St'0, Feb. G. The
Charles R. McConnick company's
steam schooner Klamath, bound to
Portland, Ore., with nineteen passen
gers, is ashore off Point Arena, 100
miles north of San Francisco.
The safety of her passengers and
crew is uncertain but a wireless mes
sage received from Captain M. Hall of
tile steamer Curacao, which is stand
ing by two miles from the stranded
Klamath, said there were no signs of
life aboard and that tho ship's life
boats still hung in the davits early to
day. It was Captain Hall's belief that
the passengers and crew, numbering
fifty-five persons, had been lauded
ashore by tho Point Arena life saving
station.
A gale that reached a velocity of S5
miles an hour was blowing at Point
Arena and the Curacao was unable to
draw in closer to the Klamath. A view
of the schooner thru marine glasses
indicated thnt she was intact and in
no Immediate danger of breaking up.
The Klamath, a steam schooner of
1083 tons, left San Francisco last
night for Columbia river ports. She
grounded at 2:15 a. m. . 'The -Curacao,
northbound, proceeded to her . assis
tance. Her call alst) was picked tip by
the steamers Queen and Alaska but
they were too far distant to render aid.
Tho fact that Captain Thomas A.
Jnnileson of the Klamath has not made
further use of his wireless was accept
ed in marine circles as indicating that
the passengers and crew had left the
ship.
The last direct wireless message
from the Klamath was picked up at
3:50 a. ni., the operator reporting that
it appeared the vessel was sinking.
This Information came today from A.
A. Isbell, general superintendent of
the Radio Corporation of America
which had two operators on the Klam
ath. 'HAVE A HEART
TAG DAY FOR
NURSERY HOI
Saturday, Feb. 12th will be tag day
in .Medford as a continuation of the
effort made before Christmas to secure
funds to help finish the Albertiqa Ken
Nursery home. Having a tag-day just
before Christmas didn't bring as much
as was hoped for because everyone
was so busy and there wore so many
holiday uses for extra money. A com
mittee of several ladles from the
Greater Medford club, realizing this,
asked Miss Pendagast to give Medford
another chance to make their sum lar
eer from this section. At Mrs. Schief
felln's suggestion the tags are to he
hearts because of its close proximity to
Valentine's day and is to be known as
"Havea-Heart" Tag day. The grade
school children, boy scouts, Y. W. C. A.
girl reserves and Ihe club women an
to sell the heart tags for twenty-five
Report U. S. Refusal
to Cancel Debts
of Great Britain
WASHINGTON. Feb. 5 Two
phases of allied loan status dis
cussion came up today in the
senate. A letter from Secretary Hous
ton, read by Senator Lodge, de
clared tho treasury department
"would not for obvious reasons"
proceed further with negotiations
for exchanging allied demand ob
ligations held by the treasury for
long time obligations, in order to
leave his successor free lo act.
This was followed by insertion
in the record of press accounts of
remarks of J. Austen Chamberlain
chancellor of the British ex
chequer, stating that formal pro
posal had been made for cancel
lation of allied indebtedness nnd
rejected by tho United States.
Senator Knox, republican, Penn
sylvania, took occasion to deny
that he ever offered a resolution
purposing to remit allied debts
as has been printed. Tho state
ment was a "perfect absurdity,"
he declared.
OLCOIT URGES
F
Governor Delivers .Special Mes
sage Designating Prune
Week February H to 19
Direct Shipments Made to
Consumers.
SALEM, Ore., Feb. 0. Gov. lien W
Olcott today issued a proclamation
designating the week of February 11 to
19 as "Prune Week" to encourage a
movement among growers to dispose
of 22,000,000 pounds of prunes which
iemain unsold.
To carry out the plan an organiza
tion known as the Oregon Prune cam
paign committee had been formed with
headquarters at Portland. Growers
will ship direct to consumers prunes in
lots of a hundred pounds or morh nt a
price fixed at ten cents a pound. The
committee in charge Includes tho fol
lowing: James R. Linn, Fred A. Kurtz,
B. W. Hazard, Charles Rafield, lien W.
Olcott, Sam A. Kozor, Percy R. Kelly,
Phil Metschan, George L. liaker,
George Putnam, Fred S. Bynon and
Wm. S. Walton, of Portland are secre
tary and treasurer respectively. Gov
ernor Olcott's proclamation follows:
To the People of tho State of Ore
gon: The prune Industry Is ono of the
greatest horticultural industries within
the state of Oregon. Nearly forty
thousand acres of pur finest agricul
tural lands are planted with prune
trees. Last year, despite adverso
weather conditions, thirty million
pounds of prunes were harvested In
the state. ,Of this number but eight
million ha-vebesij. sold. The.. twenty
two million pounds unsold represent
an enormous asset to the state of Ore
gon if they can bo moved and placed
in the hands of consumers. Tho fact
that they aro lying Idle , jeopardizes
this enormous Industry. The peoplo of
tho state of Oregon should give widest
co-operation to the prune growers to
meet the grave situation.
I hereby designate the week from
February 14th to February 19th, inclu
sive, as Prune Week within this state.
I call upon the good spirit of our peo
ple to join in a movement to assist this
great Industry, not only for tho good
of the industry Itself, but for Ihe good
of the people of tho state as a whole.
I urge that every home In Oregon take
advantage of the opportunity which is
presented by the prune growers to be
come well stocked with this nourishing
and healthy fruit. I ask cooperation
from hotels, grocers, restaurants, or
from any' other source which may give
assistance, and I also bespeak the
hearty cooperation of tho press, which
Is always freely given in the further
ance of every proper and beneficial
movement. This Is a serious situation,
involving the welfare of thousands of
our best citizens. Prompt and hearty
response from the people of Oregon
In the purchase of one of our greatest
home products will relieve the sltutf
tlon and bring about a quick better
ment of conditions. I am certain the
appeal of the prune growers will not
be In vain."
Very sincerely yours,
HEN W. OLCOTT,
Governor.
cents each. They hope to make a sub
stantial sum.
PURCHASING 0
OREGON PRUNES
FISH FIGHT
NOI ENDED
SAYS SiTR
Grants Pass Senator Declares
River Will Be Closed to Com
mercial Fishing Some Day
Thomas Enters Lists and
Is Supported by D. M. Lowe
From Gallery.
SALEM. Ore., Feb. li. Despite as
surances that the Roguo Uiver fish
controversy was settled in the compro
mise bill Senator Smith announced
that the fight is mil finished and that
tho stream will he closed lo commer
cial fishing some day. The bill regu
lating the fishing on tho Kogue was
passed late yesterday with only Smith
dissenting.
Senator Sniilh said that while nil
interests were supposed to be satisfied
with tho bill It was reported that all
factions were not represented nt a con
ference. The bill which originated in
the liouso is now on Its way to the gov
ernor's office.
The senate also passed the house
hill, creating a state game commission
which divorces the game anil -fish
commission. The new fish code was
held up until Monday morning for
amendment.
After Senator Gill, chairman of the
game committee had explained lite
Kogue river bill and said it represented
an agreement between the contending
factions arrived at In conference Sen
ator Smith aroso and declared that the
Grants Pass peoplo had not been invit
ed to Ihe conference and know nothing
about it. Senator Gill said he had his
information from Senator Thomas and
nsked tho lattor to enlighten Smith
lhoinns recalled a conference-in his
offico at Medford when by telephone
to Wllford Allen, tho Grants Pass peo
ple had been nsked to send a reprosen
futlve to meet them, whereupon Allen
had responded that Gi ants Puss would
enter into no compromise.
This brought a reply from Smith,
who rend a letter from Allen declaring
that tho agreement had boon reached
some time before the telephone conver
sation with Thoinns. A visitor in tho
senate chamber, D. M. Lowe of Med
ford, snld that not only had the tele
phone invitation been extended but
that he was n member of a committee
which visited the Grants Puss people
relative to tho settlement.
In a meeting there, he declared Sen
ator Smith himself made the (notion
that Grants PasB enter Into no com
promise.
SIVIOOT'S ANT!-G!GAR
DEATH IN SENATE
WASHINGTON. Feb. 5. Senator
Smoot's proposal to prohibit smoking
in most government bulldlngH in
Washington met sudden death today
In the senate, but out of It grew n
; substitute by Senator Wadswortb, re
publican, New York, requiring depart -Iment
heads to prohibit Hinnkin,,- when
It would endanger public proper:
Tho Hmoot amendment drew fire
from all sides. Senator Smith, demo
crat, Arizona, declared It was an
"entering wedge for n most contempt
ible nnd restraining blue law." He
nald that tho "blue law movement
would raise a generation of dudes and
nlncompops."
Senator Hmoot, who does not smoke,
and Chairman Warren, of the com
mittee which brought in the amend
ment nnd who is a smoker, defended
tho amendment. lioth said It was de
signed to prevent fires in government
buildings. Mr. Hmoot also said It
would stop government clerks from
wnsting their time.
Senator Robinson, democrat, Ark
ansas, who does not smoke, drew ver
bal pictures of the president nnd his
dinner guests being required to leave
the White House to enjoy their cigars
or cigarettes.
8 ALT LAKE CITY, Feb. C Dtslg
nated as a companion bill to the nntl
clgaretto bill. Representative James
Ivors, Jr., hns introduced In the Utah
legislature u measure, which will pre
vent the eating of meat In public
places on Fridays nnd nlso the selling
of meat for possible consumption on
Friday.
MANILA, Feb. 5. Francis Harrison,
governor general of the Philippines,
today cabled his resignation to Presi
dent Wilson, with a request that it be
accepted March 4,
BILL IVIEETS QUICK
Frost Protection in
Valley Is Secured
by Senator McNary
WASHINGTON. Feb. 5. S. S.
Smith. .Medford. Ore.: Have Just
caused senate agricultural coin-
mittee to Include nine thousand
dollars In agricultural bill to
cover fruit frost service. This
will continue work in Roguo
River valley.
Chas. L. McNary, I'. S. Senator.
The above tolegram will be wel
come news to the fruit growers of
the valley. High commendation
was heard today on nil sides for
Senator McN'ary's effective action
and tho result is felt to have
been largely due to the forceahlo
manner in which tho subject was
presented lo Senator McNary by
members or thu Fruit Growers
league and local chamber of com
merce. Army Air Service Men Carry
Fight Into Camp of Enemy
Urge Construction of Air
plane Carriers to Go With
Fleet England Shuts Off
Information.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5. Army ad
vocates of a united air service car
lied their fight today Into the camp
of the enemy.
Appearing before (ho house naval
committee with a number of aides,
Urlgadler General Mitchell, chief of
the army air service, urged imme
diate unification of nil army, navy
and commercial aerial activities and
reiterated hi belief that tho airship
had made capital naval vessels use
less. General Mitchell urged tho substi
tution of enormous air and seaplane
carriers to accompany tho light ves
sels of tho fleet In place of battleships
and battle cruisers.
"I think with our present aviation
facilities properly developed," he as
sorted, "that wo can sink enemy ves
sels, nrmored or unnrmorcd, that
come within 200 miles of our const.
With airplane carriers housing at
least 30 planes, we could extend this
area far out to sea."
Chairman Duller Interrupted to re
mark that ho did not think tho people
coufd bo interested in large expendi
tures for air forces until they know
what had become of money appro
printed fur aviation during tho war.
American flying officers have little
knowledge of airplane carriers, Gene
ral Mitchell said, "because Knglnnd
has absolutely stopped up on Infor
mation." lie thought Great Hrltaln
had six such carriers nnd was build
ing more.
Representative Oliver, democrat,
Alabama, said ho would move to re
port a 1)111 authorizing immediate con
struction of two airplane carriers to
cost not more than $30,000 each. Rep
resentative llrlttcn, republican, Illi
nois, said he would propose a substi
tute to divert $52,000,000 In appro
printions for 12 destroyers, ono trans
port and six fleet submarines for con
struction of tho two airplane carriers.
The committee will vote Tuesday on
these proposals.
OMAHA, Neb., Fob. 5. A man who
gave his name as Dcnjumin Fuller and
his home as Toledo, O., confessed here
today, the police say, to the theft of
a mail pouch containing $20,000 worth
of checks at the Illinois Central rail
road depot at Kalamazoo, Mich.
A
NATCIIKZ, Miss., Feb. 5.- The fa
mous bird hunting hog owned by
Tucker Gibson, widely known Louis
iana huntsman, has suffered "nervous
prostration" and is in a serious condi
tion, according to Its owner who re
cently brought tho hog here to train
for competition with tho dogs in tho
Springfield trials.
Ho had intended exhibiting tho hog
in vaudeville, he wild. Mr. Gibson left
homo for several days, leaving some
birds In a cage. On his return he
found tho porker had located the
birds nnd had been "pointing" them
continuously for three days and
nights. The Intenso mental strain,
together with tho fact that the hog
had not eaten during that time, he
said, brought on a general collapse.
CORNWALL. Vt., Feb 5 Ornltholo-
gists are endeavoring to determine tho
CAN SINK ANY .
WARSHIP WITH
NEW AIRPLANE
L YD GEORGE
HOLDS FIRM
TO PAYMENT
British Premier Explains Allied
Attitude on Indemnity No
More Scraps of Paper Tol
erated Germany Must Pay
to Limit of Her Capacity
Peace Will Bring Prosperity.
RI KM INGHAM, Kngland, Feb. &.
Premier Lloyd George In a speech to
day said that before the last election
he laid It down that Germany was
bound to pay for the wanton damage
sho had inflicted, but that ono could
only got from a debtor what ho was
capable of paying. He -asserted that
Germany must not be nllowed to pay
In a way that would injure tho coun
try receiving payment by cheap
goods, for example.
The occasion of hit speech was his
receiving the freedom of tho city.
Mr. Lloyd George pointed out that
Germany, being temporarily bank
rupt, represented a baffling difficulty
when It came to paying outsldo her
own frontiers. With all these diffi
culties in mind, he said, the allies
had reached certain conclusions last
week and had presented a plan which,
was framed on tho basis of prosperity.
If Germany whh not prosporous, sho
could not pay and if sho wore pros
perous -she could and must. Once
the German peoplo got their minds
off the war and on to peace, they
would soon become prosperous, ho
predicted.
Mr. Lloyd George said his advice
to Germany would be to accept tho
bill nnd not allow herself to bo mis
led by passion and repent tho follies
of 1U 14. Germany, ho pointod-out,
had not tnxed herself to tho leol of
Great Britain and Franco. - '
Dr. Simons had tho right to pro
sent nltornntlVG proposals, Mr. Lloyd
George conceded, but if theso pro
posals represented a mere attenpt to
avoid payment, the allies would ntt
tolerate them. At Spa, ho nld ho had
an uneasy feeling thnt behind Simons
were tho men of 1914, but tho as
sumption of power by tho provokers
of tho war could not bo permitted.
Tho sword must bo sheathed for all
tlmo, he declared. Nothing would
harden the nllled peoples against Ger
many moro than tho feeling that she
was still animated by tho Idea of treat
ing treaties us they treated those of
fifty or sixty years ago as "scraps of ,
paper." 7
PARIS. Feb. 6. Violent protesta
tions ngnlnst tho decisions of tho su
preme council regarding reparations
aro still being published by Berlin
newspnpers, says tho Petit Parislen's
correspondent in that city Tho cor
respondent asserts that Hugo Stinnes,
tho capitalist, and Dr. Karl Helferich,
a former vice chancellor, aro trying
to form a reactionary party.
HKULIN, Fob. 5. Tho Gorman
federation of trades union's Issued a
manifesto today protesting against tho
reparations decision reportod in Paris
and declaring "slavery, which hue
been abolished In Africa?' is to bo
Introduced in Europe.
"Germany has declared Its readi
ness as far as possible to make good
the damage done," tho manifesto says,
but It is not prepared to perish for
tho benefit of international capitalists.
"Workers of tho world, it Is your
turn to spenk."
MRXrCO CITY, Feb. 5. William
(i. McAdoo, former secretary of tho
treasury of tho United States, con
ferred for more than two hours yes
terday with Adolfo de la Huerta, sec
retary of tho treasury. No statement
was issued. Mr. McAdoo was later
given a formal reception by President
Obregon.
FULL DAY AND
species of a strange bird that de
scended in tho barnyard of Mrs. F.
D. Manchester, wooed a Plymouth
Hock hen and was slain In a duel with
a Jealous rooster.
Tho intruder was grey, about the
size of a duck, had a long red beak
nnd such short legs thnt It waddled
with difficulty.. Its feet wore webbed
nnd It used Its bill like a rapier. Su
perior agility won for tho rooster.
BOSTON, Feb. 5. A frog, Which
had taken up residence In a pickerel's
stomach, was dispossessed by Harry
Fairbanks of this city, who hooked
the fish through tho Ice at Mill pond.
N. II. A few minutes after eviction
tho flrmlsterinnl tailless amphibian
shook off winter torpor and hopped
languidly to new quarters behind &
stove. Tho frog's "pickerel house
bout" was 15 inched long,
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