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The Weather
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. AIKDFOliP, OlfWiON, Tl KSDAV, FKIUMJAIiV 7, 1921i
NO. 272
Body Found in the
Potomoc May Be
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Chicago Policemen
Ancient Pomp Marks Opening of Parliament
To Be Waked Up By
A Shock in Wrist
M
Tribune
SENSATIONAL
i i . . . . .
V
ARREST IN
CASE TODAY
Los Angeles Sheriff Declares
Arrest Will Be Made and
Will Not Be Sands Sheriff
Conducting Probe Indepen
dent of Police Mary Miles
M inter Being Guarded.
MM .Nfii:i.l H, IVh. 7. Tito
f . sheriff a til I Mil M III! tl I III Ufll
txiailititliia- nil linleoiidriil luc
tlKMlkm Into llil IHirilr 'f '!')
lor. mIiMi It lui ireliiuly
iioiiiiikO, urn mi ilx llMry Hint
n woman tnvAied. Mtiitimiu
il llmt nil urrcl would Im mailt)
litli' liMlny unit U would not 1.0
Sund.
I.tm ANGttl.LH. Feb. T. Hiifi-irt
ll.il i la i.f F.lko, Nrv., tiiili(in'il to
the Hiit tli-pui'lliii'tii hel e tmlny
lliul I In' iiuiti hi I'urlln, New, thoiiuht
to Ih' 'j iiril Hnml. wanted in inp.
li-' t 1ii Willi the murder i f W illiam
1, Tiiylur, motion picture dlreetor
lint', a not Hitntli. ninl hml ttlvin n
M.tt iHfat tm y ni i'iiunt of hla m n vi iih iiIh
which (IImiiIvi'iI all mimih Inn.
J.OH ANGF.I.KH, Krli. 7. Motion
picture idiurinn nrwr liuvn record'
nl a nu ro im-iiiIiuuI nolrrv drama
limn t lint of th" a'lUr ikt mir
lOUnlluK tliv death of William 1
mend Taylor. fntnrd director. In
which polu p and private Iiii'iikiiIimi
tor the past nl ! Ii"" llnVlop,ll
only nhianl'itf cnntplli atlona o( love,
liuy. olit and ailvnituro.
Uhllo fuiKTill I0i"llllou In lln
floml tribute and rripn't for the
lain niytry nian priH-milii. tiivmll
natnr tudnv runlloun ttuulina o( ami
rakln other M'4 ltm from li-ii.l-Ina
ai lr.. und . k loot . to find
wlirilirr itip fntiil ulint of lnt W.il -iii'cdity
wit irointtd by Jt'olotin)'.
fear, vriitfvnni-n nr amna ili-rily con.
ildliil iiinllw riiKniiliTiil In thn iml'
mil nimiili mlv iny(rrlou lf of otii'
who. prior to lo, un knnun na Wit
I lu in I'linnlnalinni I'l nur Thiiih r and
lnre im Tn) tor.
I'ollio arv mmvivrvliia In t lull
arart-h for Kilnrd F. Bandii. fiiinur
Iml U i -xi'i rotary of. Taylor. To !
nin In luivr. hini lit pnlli i. Iliilulu
11 mil nut HiiihIh (or nnvoral uionilni,
ibaiKltiK arnml luirrny and buiKlmy.
both In i uiini'i tlmi with thi'fta or in-tb-b-a
from tlm hmua of Taylor.
Xtoiiinii Waa Motli
1'i.lln. ili'tiM tlvi-d aald tlirv m-.-k tn
t'onni'il u ii inn with tlm crlmtt u tin'
uih' Mho fli'iil Ihu allot, pi ompiiil by
ri-bitlon with a woman, InvrHtluu
lora of tliu abi'rlff'a offli'i' und inlvltli-di'li-i'tlvcii
ltiili'u( tltry fiTl confl
dent that n woman fnrtilnlii'd thn mo
rn und tlmt thin woniiin will provn
10 a motion plrturo Ui'trrnn. Him--ml
urn known In bnvo hviwi Infulii
n I imI with Tuylor and out of mmn'
wuninn'a liifiilunlloli, thnno Invcatl
uatora niiv, tln knV to tlm iiiynti'i'V
MhiiotihK will I. ii dnviliii(id.
Ni'vn fiiM'bi'i', inotlmt plrtuii art
ni. ul one tlmo wnii ciikiiki'iI to
Taylor, but tlm iimam'tnriit wuh
broki'ti off owlna lu liicuiiipiii Ibllliy,
Hill Mil Ul .
Clnli'it Wliidmir, motion plrtine lo t-n-aM,
wiib Tiiyloi'a itucat at ti Imtrl
pmiy within ii wi'i'k ui'for tlio niiir
iIit. mid nt- Hint time, Him told tin'
polli'f, Taylor tliri'iitcnml In kill KuiiiIm
If Im roiihl i'Vi'1' lay lil JtiitulH ilium
bin). .
Mih. lioualna Mm Lean, wlfo or a
motion pli iui'i' iictor and nnltthhor of
Taylor, told of hoarlna a allot on
Wfdni'Miliiy CVfiiliiK and aoclnif a
Klranitii man rmorgn from Taylor'a
llvlna room riitiniirf, aiiillc tit brr,
turn to Tnylor'a dimr and mut lor
Homi'tliliiu, thou diiparl, walking !
twin'ii thi lioitHi'a tn an alleyway. 8ln
did not toll her hUHliand until tlm fol
lowlnn mornlna" whan th mui'drr nf
Taylor waa dlm'ovnrcd by Tnylor'a
(Continued on mir tlx.)
i jjTi'y;
$300,000 CHURCH TO REPLACE HANG
OUT 0F; GYP-THE-BLOOD,
'1 1 1
1 V 1 1
Ji
NKW YORK, Feb. 7. Paul Kolly'a
dive, a notorious don of concentrated
vice In tlio titty when the old Howery
wbh world fiiimd for lis lii'ii'.nn Inlquliy
soon will unijorrti)' another lniitnmor
iIihhIh, (lanihllnK Joint, aiitoon, rend'n.vnua
of tho tinderworlil, hMiiouqiii' show,
piMil room nnd hnnftotit fori "Lofiln
Louie," "Dhro" Frank, "Gyp thn
Hlood", und other notorlotiH cluirunleis
u nil finally a rostfuo nilssloit for lui
man dornllRta Paul Kelly' (II vn him
boon thosfl.
'"Now1-fohio' tha unntiiiiiceiiiont of
"IVictoi-" John Ciillnlinn, "'hlaliop df tho
Itnwoiy," rlinplnln fit (ho TonilM ami
VAHIII(iTDN, Fob. 7.
lluvlnit found u marked rnaetn.
hlanro between dm feature t,f
it wotiiuii wliiimi In ily wan
fi ninl yi-nt cr iln v in th Potomac
river mill phr-t riKiuiiH of Kvclyn
Nesbit TIiuw, former aitro
wio wuh recently reported to
have 1 Ihu cu riMl from Imr New
York In mo, WnnliiiiKton police
today . asked pollen nut In title"
of Nhw York to runporntc In ef
fort lo Identify the body.
NKW YORK. Feb. 7.
Finding of a In (1 y In the Poto-
III lie Hlllll til ri'Hi'llililu tljul (if
F.vclyn Ni-hIiH Thaw today re
called tlin ml lliul limt October
Him liml attempted suicide by
pi Ison.
Recently win wan evicted
f n in a lea room dim liad linen
riintiliiK In I In U)-r tender
lulii district, till" I hot dropped
fru m six lit.
HARDING ORDERS
FORTIFICATION OF
fiUAMJLOPPED MRlQls
President Takes Prompt Ac
tion Following End of Arms
Parley Final Order Halting
Work On Navy Waits Upon
. Ratification By Senate.
WASIIIStnON. Krh 7 (By
Aaaorlatnil I'reaa. i I'realdi'ill litrd
In k will order appended all wot k on j
vcaaida in w UiilldiiiK which are ilea-,'
lined fir the acrap heap under the I
puval treaty, but will taaua no tl.iitl 1
order for dlmoiitliniiiiice of Hie work
until the treaty Im initially ratified. It
waa mild lodiiy nt I Hi' White II mi ho
The prialdi'iit. It waa atnled, al
ready linn ( rdered reaaatli n of work
un addltlomil fortlflialii na mi tlio!
Irliinil nf tint in and llkewlae furtlior
devi'lopnienta under way lit tlm 1'hll
Ipplni' UlatulK, tukliiK hla union In
view t f the claime of the naval treaty
fUltiK the alatua quo (or tlume I'a
cif'c IhIuiiiU of the l lilted Htatea.
The treatlea reuniting from the
arnia runferetiri, It waa aald at the
White I loui', are expected to be aint
li tlm ai'liale the ItiHt of till week,
altliciiKh thla will di'pund on tlm aub-
tutaaU'ii of the report of tho American
delcKntlon to the prealdent. - Mr.
HurdliiK, II w'aa added, haa not do-1
rlded whether lie wtU preaent the
ti eat lea III peraon or by letter.
Tho prealdent waa roprenetili'd na
of the belief that anme reducilona In
the piTHiiiini'l of the army and navy
would reault from the arm confer
ence iiKroi'iuenta. but cf "reasonable
number.'"
The navy. In hid npfiilin, It waa
aald, should not no boyond st),tOU
men, the loweat mliilniuin (or aufety.
WASHINGTON. Feb, 7. Immedi
ate translation of tlm work of the
arms conference Into a rediu llon tf
Kovenimental fxpenditurea wan cult
nil for by Senator lluruli, 'republican,
Idaho, in a formal statement ti day
In whb'li ho declared a further cut In
the army should .be had and tho
IrtopH returned from the Rhine at
once.
WASHINGTON. Fob, 7, Orders
for the sending of new kuiih it'
ll use Ihoso In tlio Philippines fortlfl-
(Contlntied on Pago six.)
N. Y. BOWERY
atiperlnlondenl of tho Hadloy reeue
mlMHlon, that a $:i00,fl(Mi churoli of all
tiatton will bo erected on the silo.
Whore onco tlui human derelicts
wore enticed behind barred (lours of
tho "dive" by tho odor of liquor, tho
click of thn wheel and tho lmmhtor of
women, lu now will' enter tho place nt
tho Invitation to a hit of gospel, the
promise of a "feed," ji "flop" and
brenltfiiHt In the morning.
Tho church of all nation will be
financed by the Now York Society of
tho Methodist KplHOopal church. Tt
will he flvo stories with chapel, dlnlnfe
rooms, HlnonitiK
and ' llhrni'le,
rooms, gymnasium
TIia point) and corcmoay of old fa
I eori'iuony of old fa.
of tlm royal family of
opi nliiK mbiin of
y. Tlm alxivo plmtiy-
) atati! coach, bcnrlnt;
tared the arrival
KliKland at the
put lluiiii'lit today.
Ktuplm ahuw Ihu
Kltiu (Ji-orK and Queen and I'rltRi-KH
Mury. Jlra. Marisot Ah ultli. wlfo of
tlio former iiretiiler, now In tlila couti
try. AtnliUKaadnr Harvey and tlm
Man hli m phii of QtiecnHlieri-y, ah'iwn
below, Wero liiiiuni; tin- notaldca win)
intended thn prvloua aeaaion.
WILLGOSTU.S
WA8HINOTON'. Feb. 7. The aid-
dl. r. would receive npproxlmntt ly
I2.t.o.o,oo on the hurl ut lioium
stlninti-. pi-epured for the bouw!
,.,.,,. ,,,..,, - w... .v
offin-ra of the iirmv. navy and ma-
line corps. i
This tot U pre.Hct.,1 upon the as-
sumption that fin per rent or tne ,
llli'll who Bcrivtl un fee army anil iu
per cent of those who saw ncrvico
with the nnvy and marine coi'im will
take lush. AnierliHli l-eUn officers
have esllniuted that not more than
half the army men would elect the
rio.li provlnlun. und they tonk Issue
tniliiy before the conimlttae with uvy
and ntiirln corps offlcem who fig
ured that TS per cent of th men who I
served In those services would elect
to take money.
Captain Philip WIlllHms i f the nuvy
bureau of nuvlgntlon estimated tho
cost of the bonus for men who served
with the navy at :'T7.65:i.H2 and
Major H. 11! Putnam, assist unt pay
muster of tho murine corps, placed
the cost for niarlno corps veterans ut
3H.77,r.a:', Hrlgadler Gemini Lord
biiilci t officer of the war department,
previously hud estlmateil that tbe cost
In the iui of nun serving with tho
army would be 2. 2 2 7. 1 0 fi.tiOO.
With the examination of Captain
Williams and Major Putnam and sev
eral other witnesses, thu rnmmitteo
InnUKbt tlm bonus hearings to u close.
The commuted will meet tomorrow to
consider tbe provision of the bill,
and the nmjorltv members soon will
begin conference!, with the republican
members ot the senate finance com
mittee oil methods of financing the
bonus. V
WASHINGTON". Feb. ".The prob
lem of Hi'jentliiif revenue sources to
defray tho coat of a soldiers' bonus
measure rested today In the hands of
tho iimjiiilly members of tho Iioiino
ways and means committee and tho
senate flnuhco committee.
Informing the majority members of
the two committees at a White House
conference lato yesterday that what
ever lionuft . bill waa enacted should
cany ft revenue provision, President
llai'dinif joined In an agreement that
they should confer Jointly on tho
question -of how the revenue should
be raised, with the understanding
that when a decision was reached it
should be submitted to tho president
with a view to his concurrence.
It was believed today tho Inter
committee conferences 'would begin a
day or two after tho approaching eon
elusion of tllft bonus hearings, before
tho houso committee.
Prefers Catching
Runaways to Playing
With Portland' Team
110C11F.STKU. . X. Y., Feb. 7, Joe
Hargeiinf, Infleliler, Hold by Detroit, to
Portland tor the Pacific Const league,
today mild hn had terminated all lie
iKotlatlons for a 1!22 contract, "I
can make wore money catching run
aways than Portland will pay," ho de
clared. .
Sai'Ronnt. has a local business.
"i
Astoria P.M. Named.
WASHINGTON', Feb. 7, Tho pres
ident today nominated Charles V,
lluldermnii to be postmaster nt Asto
ria, Ore, . .'i '..' . ' ' '
Minn nnn nnn
A .11 I I I II II 1 1
VUUWW
V t,
I I L
I 1 y
Lr
i ,
1 iw
Margaret Dyes Her ,
Cats to Harmonize
With Her Draperies
! NKW YORK. Feb. T.-Mina
;F
Murnaret Owen, 22 years old.
alnaer. haa her freedom toduv he.
' cauao alie haa promised Muela
iiur mniiii iubl buh win nvver
j a!illn ' i,vr cot! ' liarnionize
1 Hh ber hotme draiieries or the
vlTid-hued clotb'ng she wears.
4 Miss Owen was hailed before
, - ,m. iimK'siraie wnnu ai;enis OI
, th(, SiM-lely for the Prevention if
a i' i, ,.. a-i.....i. i:..j
valuable net feline
match liranerieii in her
The animal died, wif
estified
Home.
AS BLACKMAIL
JAt.'KSON, M;ss., Keb. 7. The
IOU.uoO ilaniacc suit filed amiinat
FranelH V. Itlrklinid .of New Orleans
alli'Klnir seiluctlon will be called lor
trial at tbe May term of federal court.
Miss ISirkheail is now In New Or
leans and is suit! to be u hope It's in
valid us a ri-su'.i of the two opera
tions. In a lengthy statement Issued last
liiKhl tJovernor Kusnell bitterly, de
nounced the chin no of Miss l,lirkhc:id
ns an "infamous blackmail," Howard
Kvans, editor, if the Halt iesl.urit
Monitor, and Join: Tllley, a prominent
attorney of that city, have been Miss
Illrkhc ad's chief counsellors of late.
Governor Rus-i ll aald ' ho knew
nolhinK about the case.
Attorney Tlllev said:
"I saw Miss l iikhcad last summer
and she told me the story. I did not
advise or counsel with Miss llirkhead
.in any wnv except to tell her that Iter
story ootild not be published unless it
was made a matter, of record In the
courts. The woman was In destitute
circumstances ni,.l In a pitiable physi
cal plight. Further than this, I know
nothing about her troubles."
Connm-l for Miss Itlrkhpud in- n
statement, denied tho suit wuh a
blackmail pint.
WALLA WALLA. Feb. 7. Tod
Thye. Portland, wins from'Gtig Lar
son, two out of three falls,! In a close
ly contested mulch. v
LKWISTOX, Idaho, Feb. 7, Muff
Hronson, Portland, defeated Dflly
Morrow, Spokane, by technical knock
out in the sixth round of a scheduled
twelve round bout. , . '
VANCOUVER, II.. . C, Keh. '. T.
Hockey: Vancouver 3;i Vlt'tnrli 2.'
1 f
so
. nesses
: :
MISSISSIPPI GOV.
BRANDS CHARGE
TED THYE WINS
OVER GUS LARSON
. . - . i..
V,
DEAD, 25 HURT
KirHMUND. Feb. 7. Three per -
, sons nre known to tx dead und al'
HMD, VA.
Hfllfl RIIRNS: 3
et J5 injured in a fire here early" ppe Is halted as good augury lor
toduy whli-h destroyed, the Lexiitori
hotel and twveral nearby buildings
'" "nted at 1150,00,1
!w" at xhe rire escape collapsed and
i .bem-ved to have entombed venarenchK
.persons. Many were injured by ieap-l. ...,., ,ha m.,,,i., i
Inir from windows. The flames nuicklv
- -
spread to the SavlnRa bank of Hioh-
momi. tne t-ean launary, tne.i.o-oper-j
ative Exchange, the Anderson-Wilson
J-apercompany plant and the Clyde,
V. i Saunders printlns- plant.
all of
which were badly damaved.
The known dead are: Hiram B.
Austin, Hncastle. Va.; M. J. Fox. Wll.
liamspiirt. Pa.; J. N. Thomas, sheriff
of ' Albcrmarle county, Virginia.
"Among the injured was William O.
I$ulle New York, badly burned
about the face; Paul ' Blijone, New
York, fractured hip: William P. Little
Portsmouth, Va., and J. H. AVebb, Fin
cast le, Va.
lielief was expressed that most of
tho unuccounted for persons later
would be found. David H. IHtts,
member of the Virginia house of del
egates who lived at the hotel, waa se
riously Injured In jumping from a
window of the structure. .
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 7. Old man
winter, ejected from the hills and vales
of California Is In full retreat towards
Washington and Oregon according to
the forecast of the I'nited States
weather buivau hero today.
Ruin, borne on a moderate southerly
w ind, promises to obliterate the trail
of Jack Frost in this state during the
next"24 hours.
For Washington and Oregon rain or
snow Is predicted within the next few
hours, but tt will be colder tonight and
a moderate, southwest wind w ill shift
ti4 the northwest quarter and blow a
gale. .
Storm warnings were hoisted this
morning on the northwest coast from
tho mouth of the Columbia river to the
Canadian border.
The Daily
Bank Robbery
i SEATTLE-. Feb. 7. The First Na
t'onal bank, of Poulabo, Wash., was
entetvd last night -toy bandits who
blew the vault, destroyed 30 safe de
pt'Sit boxes and escuped with cash, se
curities and jewelry to an amount es
timated at $30,000, according to in
formation received here todnv.
CALIFORNIA COLD
BREAKS. STORM S
DUE IN OREGON
ClIK AW), Teli. 7. Tha old
faahloni'd policeman who "pull-
ed" a box and then arwtif. an
hour nappinR In aomo ahelt.erfid
corner la Ihraatonad with a
ahock In the wriat.
CblcaKo offlelala, planning to
equip very patrolman with a
portable wlrelawi aet are cr.nald-
ering IranamittlnK their algnala
by attarhini? two electrode to
I 4- acb patrolman's wrist and at- 4
trading his attention by passing
an aler.trlc Impulao through hla
ayatem.
Vlalhie or oral aignala are un-
auited to the needa o( thfl po-
llceman patrolling a beat, the
clty'i wlrelea experta ay. Ber-
lin, Germany, policemen hae
been equipped with; an eight
pound wlrelesa wblch trtnamlts
a chock when headquartera
wanu a recipient to ran to the
neareat call bot -
NEW POPE IS
, ftl n i
French Newspapers Rejoice at
Selection of Pius XI Elec
tion Supported By French
Cardinals Vatican Re
sumes Brilliance Again-
I PARIS.' Feb. '. (By the Aanociat-
- d Press) Election ot Cardinal IU.U1
Trance b' the nfw"i,afr" of opi"'1
ions. He is credited with understand- j
ing France and the French people
A and is generally understood to have
been supported in the conclave by the
! o. u...
oi. x curl o bhu.!" o nu mi,ct.
"Thus the supreme pontiff, holder
of the highest moral authority in the
WOrld,. announced that he intends to
consecrate his efforts to bringing
back peace on earth."
Baron Denya Cochin declared
to
the Kxcelsior: -
''The election ! admirable: it can 1
PRO-FRENCH IN
PARIS OPINION
m i
and must have the happiest conse- ments. in all these respects great re
quences to our country. We are jus- ' suits have been attained and the" SUC
tifled in hoping that such a person- j cess of the conference for which the
ality will understand and love France , world will owe a deep debt of gratitude
and will recognise that the law of 1 10 ttle initiative of the president of the
separation of 1905 was not directed : rnlted states of America Will be the
toward the church." ii,...iD, ,r fr.- mmn ti.ti.rna.
Charles Maurras. in the royalist I "'', 7
newspaper L" Action Francaise. is in- tional re,ation8'
cllned to be doubtful. Remarking German Reparation
that Plus XI seems to possess all the "The problem of securing payments
marks of an Italian patriot, he suys: I of reparations by Germany In tbe man
"Tho Italian patriotism doas not ; ner most comfortable to-the general
always harmonize with Slav patriot- interest engages the continued consld-
Ism, especially along tho Adriatic
Tho Petit Parisien, which repre
sents on most occasions the opinion
ot the average Frenchman. Welcomes
the new pope, seeing in him an en
lightened, up-to-date personality of
opinion and liberal views.
Italy Rejoices.
ROM E. Feb. 7. (Ity the Associat
ed Press) Tho Vatican today began
to resume Its usual brilliance, eclipsed
by the deuth of Benedict XV, in prep
aration for the coronation of the new
pope, Pius XI on February 12. The
pontifical household was being set in
in order.
All ltajy, judging from tho mes
sages received at the holy see, seems
full of jay that Tius XI sits on tho
throne of St. Peter. All predict from
his first apostolic benediction that tho
breach between tho church and tho
state will be healed during tho pres
ent pontificate.
Tho pontiff's position In this re
gard, us summed up in a speech
which he delivered jvhen installed
(Continued on Page six.)
E
INGT
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7. The
Northwestern Long Distance Tele
phone company and tha Pacific. Tele
phone and Telegraph company ap
plied to the Inter-state ' commission
today for permission to consolidate
their lines In Oregon, Washington and
Idaho.
The proposed agreement between
the .two companies provides for lease
of the Northwestern plant to the Pa
cific corporation for fifteen years at
an annual rental of $3 1,750, If, dur
IG TELEPHON
WASHINGTON. IDAHO IS REQUESTED
LAUDED BY
KING GEORGE
In Opening Parliament Both
King George and Premier
Pay High Tribute to U. S.
President for Achievements
of Washington Conference
Irish Questions WorrV.
LONDON", Feb. '7. W Aaaoclated
Preaa.) Prime Mlnlater Lloyd George,
speaking at the opening aeaato of th
botiae of common tlila ""afternoon,
termed the Waahlngton oonferemr
one of the greatest achievement ver
registered In the history of the world.
LONDON", Keb 7. (Ry Asaocluted
Press.) The imp rial parliament
which waa prorogued December 19 to
await action on the Irish treaty by,the
Dall Eireann was reopened today with
the reading of the speech from the
throne by King George.
Regarding the Irish treaty, the klnK
said parliament would be called upon
to consider "such measures as may be
necessary to give effect to the agree-
merit. xie aiso loucneu upon me w
g(rtlaUoiis for a pact with France: to
guarantee action in case of an. unpro
voked attack by Germany, and . paid
high tribute to the accomplishment of
the Washington conference.'
In his speech the king said:
"During the last three months th
Washington conference on tbe ques
tions of disarmament and the Far East
continued its sessions. A treaty -de-'
signed to maintain peace in the Pacific
has been signed by representatives "of
the British empire, the Vailed- States.
France and Japan and awaita"l'atlf(!a-
tion-
New Relationlhtor' ' .
..ii-Mlo thi iroatv rtmlapen I the
, AnKlo.Japane8e m&ace i am fcappy to
twwn the two coumrie. will, remain
as cordial as ever under tbe arrange-
inu.nl thii. -nnr-lmliit At the same
j " " - "
time our relations with the " United
, States of America enter a new and
even cioger phase of friendship. , ' '
i ..iBmnl aIsn wa reached on the
Liwo,n f Hlnrmnmnt ami a treatv
has been signed providing a large mea
sure of relief from the harden of arma-
eration of my ministers . and of our
allies. ' '
"The German government, at tho
request of the allies, have themselves
submitted proposals which are ''now
under consideration.
"Discussions recently Initiated ' aro
now proceeding between my govern
ment and France and Belgium with a
view to conclusion of agreements 'for
common action In the event'of an un
provoked attack by Germany. '
"The situation in the Near East cin
tinuea to engage the anxious attention
of my government and it is my earnest
hope that the forthcoming allied' dis
cussions In Paris may result In an
early solution which will terminate
the conflict in a manner honorable to
all parties concerned."
Economy Urged 1 '
To the house of commons tho klnK
saM that estimates ot service for th
coming year would be presented und
that every effort would u made-to
(Continued on, PaUn, alx.) ; i
jf!
ing the term ot the lease either com
pany desire to complete the consoli
dation, the Pacific, company agrees
to pay $250,000 to the Northwest
ern and to cancel an Indebtedness of
$295,000 which It holdB against the
Northwestern company. ..
Tho Northwestern company, h.a
been unable to maintain It earning
in a competitive, relationship wltli
tho Pacific company, the application
asserts, adding that the (joiiHolidatlon
wou'bl, add to the effic,leu?y of loug
distance, service, .'.
MERGER IN OREGON