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. MKDFOItl), OWWSON TI'KSDAV, VVA'AIVMIY 21, V.rsi
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DEATH LIST
ESTIMATED
33,411
Italian Dirigible, Roma, the
Second Laroest Airship in
World, Purchased Recently
From Italy, Destroyed
Falls 1000 Feet Hitting
Barracks Building. .
SHIlKnl.K, v Kill. 2 I. The
ItllllilM-r I'f ibmt fK'lil thr IL.tni ill"
nirr rctliimtnl title li.dity it 11.
Mill"' It wan a. ilil th.it lllili' Miif i
t.'liil i.f II on hour. I h'-ll the Mil"
iiinii im'i in ri il- Tnt iM'rmitiii li.iv.
liii ii rrfti in il. tunny of thtiii ki ilnnnlv
In Jut ttl.
MUtKdl.K, V., Fob. II. IUpIimI-
lllli lift or I I nailing dt.MtlWnld llllllllt!
ii Hint fllKht, tho army's llnll in-l.iilll
nltlili lliium .drMrnynl tnilnv
lirur the tmvjil htte Iti'ii. with lli"
liuui tf un iiiul. t.'i mini il ii it ml t i'f
lives. hxiiniii. il n hour nnd u half
nfli-t the illit.T placid llin ibid
In. in huir ii (tiiKi'ii In nriiily fully mil
i.( tniiti' I linn liKlf a huil'lii'l pi'imiiin
ml liuuril. j
Tim miViil hnipUiil t 1'iiriaiiiniiih !
iftlillly Infurmiil 1hm 3H of
lllimi. in liimut Ihn nliMilp, fh laic
ii M-ml tiiil.) i!iiliiil. hi tin. mil,
Ht.fl. Kll.l'll, W lllll UI1li. ttlkl'l M In
Ni w pi.it N'l'HH vtrro "(fli lull)' mill
fP'il Hint 3n nr nuup piiri Iiml l"!
lllllf IIVi.
It in nfruliilly. nnoiillllliil nl hr
or iii V U t 1 40 fi'i'luvk tli.it only
ti-n vurvivnm hv In-rn rrmuil fruiit
tlm Iliiniii. Kliiht nrt .Tl..uly In
Jiiutt niul ln ulinhtl). All iii lit
lirtirliv tii'.lnl,,
Inrfi. uliy in .t.-fimi !- rutiiK ili
luiiiilH-r i.f Kllli'il niul liijiiriil
rniiM'il l.y llii. (at t tlmt liiti tix. In-ill
rri.in tlif Iiiiriilnic ii-. KiiBr pn v. nl.-. I
i ttiMit-rtliti.
I I Inn nt I (i All .
Kyu wltiirMin mild til" llnimi mum
(lylnic nt it ItilKlit u( fiuiii unit t.i I Mini
Oil kln-ii h.' wiih Ki'i'n tu In- in
tlllllli. A tlllll Wlxp I.f Hlllllko l-
pi-iiri.il nml thi' emit mmtcil ilnun-
ill l .l.lllll-l .
Hi Cm- tip. hlp nlrtti k tho liarnu k
liiilliltiiK n iiiitiilii r nt hu m w-ii' Ki-.-ii
In I. up, hiiiiik with nt i it i )i u 1 1 h niul
Hllltli. With. Hit. H.ittlt nf tlltmi' II'-
iiioviil f ii i in thi w I'oi kuiti. XM'tn Ijinlly
litlllK'il Imt . tin Ik t-hrllpi il Vlltllnlly
without liijiny.
WAHIIIXUTON. Vh. J I. Tho in
i LI. -nt t.i tin- llunirt O. l'lll t -it w lu-ii
tilt' vt'itl.iil I'nnl i'ii'.w win. t-iiri IimI
unity, 1'iiptiilii linyln of tlif miiiil nil'
mull. .n nt Ihiiiiplnn Itmiiln nit lt 111 n
li'li'lihoni' I'tillMTHat Inn Into tnilny
With I (-( r Ailtiill'til .Miiff.lt lit thf
iiitvy (li-piirtini'iit.
TIiIh, Iik wilil. raiiHi'il tlm iIIiIkII'Ii'
In illvt iinm. fir nt it lift In It h ili'Hi i-iil It
dliiuk it IiIkIi Ii'MhIiim i-h-yt ii.- win-.
iiiiimImK Die nll'Nhlp tit Cliti li fin'. Cup-
lain Ii.yt. ri'imiliMl tliut SH wi-n In-
llfifil (li'ittl unit thnt t fit nf twi'lvt
had t'Mi'iipiil.
WAKIIINHTtlN, IVli. 21- Til ivy
ili'piirlini'Mt. wan notified of tho iIIm
itNii'r In Din following ti'li'Ki am fi'inii
tho tin sill iiiithi.rlli.'H at Norfolk 1
"Ai'iny illilitllilii Itiinia cuiiHlit flt'f
nml fi'll tu Kiiiiinil ttt'iir iiriny Iuihk
Norfolk aliuut 2:10 p. in. .Tlilfly-flvo
piTitoiiH I'l-poitt'd tli'iid nut of Ml
ithoiiril."
Immi'illiilt'Iy 1111 ri'i't-lpl nf tin. of
fli'lnl dlHpiiiili Major Inrni'ii t l'ntilik.
illii'i tor of thn air ai't-vlco, lt-fi hy iilr
pliint' fur 1 JiiiKlry field,'
Tho lint of Injured na Klven out "I
4 ii'rliirk Ini'lmli'd:
fitptiiln Hi't'd, U. S. A. '
Winter A, Mt'Nalro, (if tho huroaii
of Mliiiuliii iIh, U'lmhlnuton.
Major 1). 1 it-it til on.
(ContintiPd on J'aite alx.)
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WASHINGTON', Feb. , I! 1 . AVholt
snle prices on tho nveriiK" approach
ed slightly noa for tho llHll level In
.lunuary, iiconrillnK to lnformallon
mailtt publle todiiy by the luireuu nf
labor slatltNllcs of tlto department of
labor. Tho tiurenli'H welHlited Index
number, bused on 1U0 for the 1IU3
W'holeHiile prlco level slond at IIH
lust month, compared Willi 14!) ill De
cember and 177 In January, 1021.
i'i'leoM Ronerally lust month repre
(tetdeiT u decline over the "siimo
mbtilhs (if a yenr uro of 1(1 per cent.
Ot nil commodity groups," ngrU'iib
AGRICULTURA
SHOWED PRICE INCREASE IN JAN
WIFE OF EXPHEMIEIl A8QUITH
WHO 18 HERE FOR LECTURE TOUR
i
t V" ... , va
i
Mi. M.ii.t Xvpntli iff i.f tin. f ir
hut I'.iHIhh pitinli'i- mill iiulltiir of u
Mihlllll' of lllltl.lkTI llll'tllOirK tll.lt
uf.llatr-il nil llrlliiln. Il.it J'iKt I'l.nn' In
thin f hid t ry on u i-rtnit 111111". Thi"
phol litruph, Hiaili- tlm il.iy of tier nrrl
val in Nt w V nl., hnn lit r rnlliiT
..-.iki'. up. I wi .il. ft 111 mrnjii' Itni-K
iliirlnt; n Vi-ry rmiiMi luvao.
DBT All'? Of
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IKlSTdS. Kelt. 21 nitlrl. t Atlorrey j
Jom-pli V. I't-llrlier of Suffolk county
wan 1 iMiii.i i"l In the Kiipiflin- (tiilit In
day. Tlm rmnt found Ihih Kullty In
t t iiTuI ciHiiil i, uiidnr t liin i;tH nf nial
Icaitann', ti 1 1 ff nt tt -, and nonfea
itiintf in nfflti
Tin' r mil rnlinis wan mi t liitrt".-;
Iiroiittit Ity Stuto Attorney CeniTiil
Alien Hint I'elleller Iiml lieen 11 parly
In riiUHpliiiey In etitnit liioney untlor
t hr. ut it nf pniHiTiitlini nml to itiipiiiTHK
Inilli liiieiiln. Ill relations with Paul' I
II. (diikley iniil other Imitl uitorne.vH
tT t liariu lei li'd Itv tlie iittoitiey
KeheiHl its "n pin Uit'i nhlp In crime. "
I'lilleil Stati'H Ht-niitnr Iteed- nf Mln
j Hitllrl, IIH CutlllHel fur Pelletler pi't'lieltl-
li'.l no tentlninny in tli'fent aiuulnn
I hat tho iliaitjeit ni'i'p tni'iely the out
Krnu'tli of a roiiH.tracy l.y political
oni'inli'H.
I A verdict of not KUllty waa returned
on t'liuiKOM that 1 hit district attorney
had liiiir.tierly ilrniied pmserntlnn nf
, " III itw illii" Keiniedy. w lit) an tile ' Ml
1 aidralor nf MIkIiii wntii Manor, fmured
in Hie trial nit which IHhIiIi t Attorney
Niitlmn Tuf I h of Middlesex cniiiily was
ri'llKHi'il
last full.
Tlie eniirt found l'ldletier guilty. In
moHt nf the impoi'tant InsUiiu'ex nt
liilHrmiiluct united by tlie attorney
RPtioral.
lie wna found Kiillty on the cIuiiko
tlmt wlillt runnlnn fur mavnr lie of
fered to iiuah any iinceeillnt;a nulnt
lnTMiuiH who look It upon thi'intii'lvcH
to rt'Mi'tit vlKiifiinly reports that Pel
let ler Intended to rratKli.
The dlMlrlet iittorney wiih fnnml Kull
ty iilmiiln the Kmeraon Molora ciiho In
which that coinpitny wiih miIiI In luiyo
. Iilil $20,5110 ti) utop prosecilllun ill
Suffolk coiinly. A liiilf tlncn other
cuhch also were liroiiKhl anaiiiMt him.
Wii'xtlliut MiN'l Ktiut'iie.
KIC.KNR. the., Kelt. 2 1. A box
ItiK and wreHllliiK carnlvitl will bo
held here Frlflay iiIkIU with teniitH
represent Inn collcno oi KiiiilzutloiiH
lliklnif part. '
turul products iilnne .showed an ad
vance In prlics iIiii'Iiik tlm month,
milnlUK niiproxlniutely i iter cent.
Ill nil other itroiiiiM ilei're.'ises wcro
reconli'il, iiiukIiik from one half 'of
mn
!l '-j
per cent lor building liuiteiials to
per cent for fund.
Chillies tlllll clntliluK declined one
per cent, chenilcrtlH and driiK 1 '
per cent, meta!s anil huusn fiifnlHliInK
Kiioils 1 per tent and fuel nnd liKiit
I11K muterliils over twu pel' cent. In
the (froup ttf liilHt'olliiiu'oiiH ronUnoill
t'les, 'the 'tleeii'iise In llVOfntJi.1' prli'i'M
Wiih 1 h pel' I'ciil, 11 ' '
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BOSTON GUILTY
A
PRODUCTS ALONE
POLICE EIRE
UPON IBJ
IN KILLED
When Strikers Refuse to Dis
perse and Heave Rocks,
Mayor's Orders Carried Out
Two Seriously Wounded
and Six Hurt State Troops
Are Called Out.
I'.WVT tf'KlvT. It I. Kelt. 1M One
man wiih killed, tn wen- kitIoiihIv
wouiidi'd ami xlx pemnna wero hmt
when tin police lined riot Kiinn today
n a crowd of Kioo peiHiitlM who Klitll
nil Hi the plant of I In- Jell' l.li'M Spin
nliiK cotupuny where a Htrlke In in
1 proKrcMt The Rutin worn Imnmlit into
; play when anveral patrolmen had been
i knocked down affr the nrrent of three
I Mi Ike aympittlilzera.
I .Muyor Holiert A. Kenyon, witueHHod
the i.lix.t lnf. li; had arrived at the
Kateii of the pinnl early In th day to
oIimtvi' the crowd that has cuntoni
arlly liathtrpd to watch worklntt oiera
tlveii enipr thn mill.
'IJlie may nr. hollevltiK thero waa dan
Kit In the crowd, read the riot act. He
then told tho patrolmen to lip careful
and rnlm, hut to do their duty and tf
"idiout If necemtary."
.Meanwhile women wore pulling and
malilniK at tho Klrla who were attempt
lim to rnter lht mill, and aeveral were
knorkud dnn. Tho pulk-o. put their
hlioiililetH to tho crowd and wore coun
tered with flftH and eliilia. Tho patrol,
tnen wrro knocked down and tho ar-
lel t.illowrd.
A p.iHHinit fnrnlturo van was c mi
iiiiimleered bb a putrid wanon. hut
when ihn patrolmen nttompleil to
hurtle their pt iHnnim ahoard they
were ttipxd hy a iHimhardment ol
McncN. Then the riot nun awopt tho
crowd. ICItihl iieraonii foil, all hut two
nf whom not 1111 and ran away. The
crowd diapeint'd.
The eliihlh must artillery company
which nun niolilllzed In tho mate
armory laat nixht, left the armory nt
i n. tu. today. Its dent Ina tlon was not
made public
PUOYIDI'.'Nl'K, H. I.. Feb. 21. Two
troops of slats cavalry today patrolled
the null vllbiKo of Pontine, where
strlkitiK cotton operatives yesterday
hoslcKi-l ths mill and offices of the
II. II. and R. KnlKlit company. The
cavalry dlKpntrhtd last ninlit at the
order of (iovernnr San Soucl, was to be
augmented today by a detachment
with machine Ktms anil posxihly by a
cont artillery company.
Pont lac, cut off from telephone com
munication, was quiet all nlnht. no
cordlnK to reports from the ncichhor
Iiir town of Arctic.
NATU'K, It. I.. Feb. 2 1 . Strlklim
textile workers and Hympathlxers
jamiued the Htfeets nf this vlllaue to
day wiiviuK Hiimll Anu'ilcun fbiKS, but
presei'VlnK silence. Meanwhile mount:
ed cavalry troopn and police kept
Ntrli'l piilrul, forclni; the throiiKS to
keep innvlnit.
Ill the MlliiBii nf Pnntiae, eluht
miles away, people remulrted In their
houses with the lillnils drawn. Orders
to ii'iiinln IndooiH were iHSiied hint
iilKht by the military authorities after
tlistuiliitnees nt the IS. 1!. and 11.
KiiIkIiI company mills.
l.DS ANGELES. Fob. 81. Invest I
gators detailed on the case of Wil
liam 1. Taylor, film director shot
iliiwn .lu his house hero three weeks
ago, were, wnrkinlr. today on possible
facia they hopod to develop from an
amplified statement taken yesterday
from Henry Penvcy, Taylor's house
num.
They were trying to locato another
negro said to have roomed with
1 'envoy In HI.' Louis nt one time, and
Intel' to have been known to him here
and, they KViro also checking through
eastern sources to determine whether
Taylor curried any bank accounts In
New- York or other largo eastern
cities.
Tho Investigators Were silent today
about miy 'progress they wore inakj
lug, buti wi'r" .willing to" say that
nothing nf Importance hud been de
veloped in llio' luMt few days. '' '
SLEUTHS BEAT TIME
IN TAYLOR MURDER
John D. Warts Max
To Becottie Citizen
Of United States
CIIICV.O. Kr
KiM'ki;Mr hOH ;
val tu the nni .
kii ml tUiiKhtcr, .
mirk, ifi ytar 1
Harold K. Mrfm
Zl. John I).
:vi-n ih upprn
'iiii'ntH of IiIh
..;it!iil(W McCnr
I'l ilatlKllUT of
.nit k, to -Max
Owr, 8li rliliii.' iHhittt'r. It. wan
ri'ixirtpd altto H i' h had ck
pn'Biti'd a wlah M at Out iH'Cotnfi
an Aijicrlran ell' ' n ,
Knill Hitriiy. It liiht ChloaKoan
l iitmmini-H hie n-liitlonshlii to
Oner, call'd at tin. McCormlrk
httiiin ystfrdoy Imt Inlni ruiil
that Mr. Mr('o: n.ii li and liin
daiiKhlpr Mathllili- wit not rp
'! vltiK on Monda., 11 im aald,
NKV YOKIC, Kelt. 21--illy the
Aaaorlated I'reaa.) Mary Carden in
tenda to reslun Iter position aa direc
tor of the Chicago Opera company
at the cloao of tho current seamen, if
someone can ho toiind to take her
place, hut ho fxtiect to crntinue
with the company- aa an artist
w hero Bho lieloiiR and khow j itlie be
lonKa," It wan announced today by
her secretary, llowurd K. Prtter
Mr. Potter aald Minn (iardi-n would
make no definite derliien until she
had renferred' w month at i'tri-ago
with Samuel Instill, tho new president
of tho ChlcnRo (pora company. Tho
diva had i-ccelv.d a I2.'i,n0 rffer
from a Xowr Y'ork nianaK'-r for a con
cert tour and phe had many other in
terest which slio had found It lin
posxililo to carry tut. he said, he
cause of th? demands on her time
exacted by the position as director
of the opera company, and the at
tending "responsibilities, annoyuin'cs.
troubles and harrassments." of that
position.
CHICAGO, Feb. 21. 1 1- the As
sociated Press I Samuel In-.uil.
president of the Chicago Civic Opera
association, which has charge of the
Chicago Opera company, declared he
waa not surprised when Informed to
day that Mary Garden planned to re
sign as director.
"There Is nothing for me to add to
Miss Garden's statement." said Mr.
Insull. "I have known for sonn
time that she planned a reoriuniia
tlon of her personal affairs and it
is only natural that she should tire of
the anions duties of directing a com
pany of grand opera singers."
AVERT COAL STRIKE
CHICAGO. Fell. SI. President -John
U. lwls of the 1'nited Mine Workers
of America today asked coal operators
of the central competitive field com
prising tho states of Illinois, Indiana.
Ohio and western Pennsylvania) to
meet with union officials at Cleveland,
on March " for a wage conference
which ho said mil ht avert the impend
ing strike.
Similar requests hnye been-rejected
by some operatois who said that they
wished to discontinue collective bar
gaining with the miners. .
Fresno Up in Arms
Over Ku Klux Klan,
Taxi Man Assaulted
, FUESNO, Oil.. Feb. 21. Police at
Tuft and the district attorney's office
at Jlukcraficld have been Investlgiit
Ing purported activities of the . Ku
Klux Klan for the past two weeks, ac
cording to a story tho Republican pub
lished this morning.
The Invest ignl ion was started by n
complaint by 1011 Andrews, ln'ul rent-
car driver who asserted that he had
been tarred and leathered by a band
of unmasked, unidentified nK'ii. 1
l'rlnted warnings bearing tho head
Ing "Ku Klux Klan" were distributed
in Taft shortly before the alleged as
sault, City. .Marshal Munsey an
nounced today, but all ,! efforts!,' to
trace those warnings ilnwu have
failed.
MARY GARDEN
ill MANAGING
CHICAGO
LEWIS WORKINGTO
El RIVALS
MAY PATCH
UP PEACE
Griffith Agrees to Delay Elec
tion if DeValera Will Agree
Not to Obstruct Provisional
Government No Enmity to
Griffith Says Ex-President
of Ireland.
IUTll.lX. Keh. 21 (By the Associ
ated Preits.) Arthur Griffith, presi
dent of the Dail Kireann. sjieakim; at
thi evenini;' tU'tntlnn nf tho Arrl Kticis
or Sinn Fein convention, promised that
if ho received a guarantee from I
Kamonn Ik-Valera's minority in the'
I a U not to obstruct the provisional
covernment, he would accept Mr. Ie
Yalera'S' proK)saI to defer the Beneral
election until a constitution could be
drafted.
DC II LIN", Feb. 21. Uly the Asso
ciated Press. 1 Kamonn DeYalera
apparently regarding a split In the
Sinn Fein party as inevitable, openly
advocated Biich a division In ad
dressing tho Ard Fheis, the national
Sinn Fein convention, at its extra
ordinary sessioii, saying It would le
better for Ireland to have two arm
ies. each ready to assist the other If
the country were Imperilled, rather
lhan one army divided in Itself.
Mr. lteValera's- sireer-h - "was ' the
o'ltstandlng feature of the morning
session of the Ard Fheis which had
only begun the discussion of the
party's future for or against the
Anglo-Irish treaty when the lunch
eon adjournment was taken at 1:40
p. m. until 3 o'clock.
Speaking on his resolution urging
the Sinn Fein party to continue the
fight foe a republic, Mr. DeYalera
won hearty applause at numerous
points he made In his address.
"I would rather see the country
flooded Vlth Hritlsh troops than give
them the Irrevocable right to be
here." was one of his assertions,
made In a dramatic manner which
resulted in loud cheers.
No Illegitimacy
' Ireland," he declared later on. "U
entitled to the dignity of a mother
country, and 1 will never consent to
make her the illegitimate daughter
of Kngland."
Again he said:
"My position is the same as when
I was made president of this organ
ization when I said 'our colors are
nulled to the mast.' What I said I
meant."
Mr. DeYalera appealed for har
mony between the divisions if a
breakup should occur, saying he and
Arthur Griffith always had been col
leagues and would continue so.
Most of tho morning session was
taken up with making arrangements
for a vote, which probably will be
taken on Mr. DeYalera's motion
about 7 o'clock this evening, al
though it was agreed this morning
thut if the Ard Fheis desired to defer
the vote, and continue debate It
ctfuld da so.
The hall was crowded and many
delegates were forced to stand, find
ing great difficulty in hearing the
speakers.
The extraordinary meeting of the
Ard Fheis. which furnishes an op
portunity for reviewing the extent to
which the Sinn Fein clubs of .Ireland
are supporting tlie new provisional
government, opened amidst tense ex
citement in the rotunda ot.the Man
sion house, toddy. , j
After the delegates whov crowded
tho confines of the meeting room,
had been seated a contest developed
over the question o? the method of
taking1 a vote on the resolutions set
ting forh the attitude of the conven
tion. ' , . v
Austin Stack, minister of homo af
fairs in, fhe DeValera cabinet, op
posed a secret bnllot,. saying he saw
no reason why the delegates should
not publicly declare their sentiments.
OlH'il Yoting In
On a showing of hands Kamonn
DeYalera, who 'presided, declared
those in favtr ot open voting had
won their point. Michael Collins,
head of tho provisional government,
assented to this decision, thus check
Ing objections to the speaker's rul-
Infi.
iJt was finally decided to retain the
ballot form of voting, but to make the
vCoutluued on imge sis.)
D. A. R. RECEIVES PEN USED BY
HUGIiES TO SIGN TREATIES
P
iA-r-s f
-',
At the n.jsfi of tno arms conference,
Charles K. HiiKliea. secretary of state,
presented tho pen which' ho used to
affix his name to the treaties to Mrs.
George Maynard Minor, president of
the DaitRhters of the American Revolu
tion for the organization. Photo shows
Mrs. Minor with the pen.
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4 POWER TREATY
WASHINGTON. Feb. 21. A reser
vation to the four-power treaty, pro
viding that nu adjustments or under
standings" reached under its provis
faVnratut J be hUulinB."whbgw..thf con
sent of congress, was debated for two
hours by the senate foreign relations
committee today without action." but
with a majority of the members indi
cating their general approval.
Senator Urandesee. republican,
Connecticut, offered the' reservation
and committee memliers said the dis-,
russion developed that Oven Senator
Lodge of Massachusetts was favor
ably disposed toward it. Senator
l'omerene, democrat. Ohio, presented
a substitute covering somewhat the
same ground. but the committee
reached no vote on either proposition.
By some committee members it was
predicted after the meeting that the
itrandegee reservation would he
adopted by a virtually unanimous rote
after further discussion, and that
other reservations which have heen
tentatively drafted by. various sena
tors would bo withheld until the
treaty comes Into tho senate. It was
said a favorable report with the res-
rvation attached, mit;ht be voted to
morrow:
Consideration of reservations began
in the committee after there hurt been
short discussion of President Hard
ing s. message declaring no couia nm
give the senate any of the records
asked m connection with negotiations
of the treaty.
SALEM, Ore., Feb. 21.
at the state hospital for
here this morning found
body of Frida Motz, 33.
-Attendants
the insane
the UCeless
a patient.
hanging by a bed sheet front the win
dow guard. The body was cold when
cut down, indicating that Mrs. MoU
had taken her life during the early
hours ot tho night. Hospital records
show that two brothers of Mrs. Motz
have committeed suicide.
LODGE AGREES 10
RESERVATION ON
INSApOMAN
SALENI SUICIDES
LIVESTOCK IN NEED ADVERTISING
MORE .THAN LOIR FREIGHT RATES
CHICAGO, Feb. 21. The livestock
industry of the country needs adver
tising more thnn it needs lower freight
rates, Charles Dillon, assistant to the
chairman of .-the Association of Hail
way F.xecutives, said today in a state
ment issued by the association.
"During the war in Kuropo the
American government, through its own
agencies and in every public attraction
In the' nation, appealed to the people
not to eat meat," the statement said.
"We hnd meatless days, purkless days,
beoflesg days. The National Dairy as
sociation spent literally hundreds of
thousands of dollars advertising the
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SUSTAINED
Oregon Public Service Com
mission Hands Down Final
Decision Pacific Phone Case
Original Order Reaffirm
ed in Every Particular-
Petitioners Flayed.
SALEM, Ore., Feb. 21. Affirming
its original order granting Increased
rates to' the Pacific Telephone and
Telegraph company, and scoring thn
l-titioners who asked for a, r-hearlng
of the. case, the Oregon public service
commission today handed down it'
final decision on the company's appli
cation for higher rates.
The order handed down today reaf-
j firms in every detail the commission's
order of February 2. 1921, granting
j the telephone company rate Increases
ion its service in Oregon, varying from
30 to 20o ier cent on different classes
of service.
Petitioners for the re-hearim? are
flayed in the order for burdening the
state with the unnecessary expense ot
a rehearing nnd for wasting the time
of the state officials. -
"'The evidence produced at the re
hearing on the part of the jtetltionera
is insufficient, to justify any changes,
alterations or modifications of any of
the provisions," of OmT original order
granting the protested increase, the
order Issued today declares.
"In spite of positive assertions of
error in the findings of the commis
sion not a scintilla of evidence worthy
of the name was offered In support of
the contentions of the petitioners," tho
order reads.
Pttrtland Surprised.
PORTLAND, Ore.. Feb. 21. The
rehearing of the Pacific Telephone
and Telegraph company rate case was
granted by the public service com-
mission on tne petition of tn t-lty or
fortianu. tne uregon leiepnone ieue-
ration ana otnei- organizations anil
municipalities after n movement nail,
'been started in Portland for a recall
.01 cerintn monition oi me puouc ser-
?-t,n nnlnmlu.l.,n
If. M. Tomlinson, deputy city at
torney of Portland, who handled thn
city's case in the re-hearing, said he
wait much surprised at the commis
sion's action, announced today.
"The only remedy of the peoplo is
the big stv k and the ballot box," said
Tomlinson. "I am convinced' 'tho
people are entitled to relief."
C. E. Hickman, division commer
cial superintendent of the Pacific
Telephone and Telegraph company,
said:
" could not see how the commis
sion could do anything else. X would
have been surprised had the commis
sion ordered rates which we orlgl-
Inally asked for to return eight per
'cent on our investment. The rule in
crease sustained, allows a four per
I cent return."
Senate Passes Bill
Aid Disabled Men
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21. The Ilur
s u in bill giving disabled emergency of
ficers of the American expeditionary
forces the same privileges as regular
army officers was passed today by tho
senate, 50 to 1 1, and transmitted to the
house.
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comparative nutritive value of milk
and cheese and butter ami Ice cream.
"What was tho result? The per
capita consumption of meat and lard
In the United States was 131 Vi ismnds
in lHOO. In 1920 it had fallen to 161.3,
pounds, a decrease in two decades ot
ii.z pounds per capita annuauy. mis
was a terrific loss to the livestock In
dustry, a loss of potential meat con
sumption of almost three . billion
pounds. ,
'Hallroad rales had nothing tp
With this situation. As the demand
for , meat decreased, very naturally
prices fell. " i , . .