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Newspaper Page TextMedford Mail Tribune The Weather Maximum ytsrday 67 Minimum today io Precipitation '. 02 Oatiy BUtnih Tour AovkiyHfiy-Klrat tear, MEDFORD, OKIXJOX, TUKSUAY, MARCH 7, 1922 NO. 4J90 Predictions Fair. BOflUS BILL DECIDED ON WILL PASS Chairman Fordney Predicts Easy Victory in House for Compromise Measure Cash Limited to $50 With Four Other Options Com pensation tor Relatives Fails , WAHHINGTQtf, March 7. Final Kreetnent on ths compromise soldier bonus bill was reached today by the hbuM .wiyi and mean republican, bo aothorlxod Chairman Fordtiey to present tha measure to tbo boti bo tut adjournment today, , KrproMtitallva Forduey announc ed tliat tbo democrats on tho commit tee would bo called In Saturday to pa formally on the Mil. He said It wat bis plan to prmont tbo formal r- port to tbo hou immediately after tho nieaaure bad been approved by tb entire committee. Tb dKmnrrata are ntt expected to submit a minority repoit, I'our )llona Ai finally drawn, tho measure car rlo four option with an added pro vision of Immediate caah payment to tboao former service men emitted to not more than 150 of adjusted ser vlco pay. It was stated that no changes of importance bad tipmt made Id tbo now bank loan provision of tbo adjusted service certificate tit to or of the other three option, which were: . Vocational training, homo and farm aid and land settlement. , Tbrt effort to burn included la tbo measure a provision providing for tbe payment ot rompenaation. ta Imcat.i d'aU relative ot men who have, dhel since tbetr dlMsbarge from' tbo ser-, vice was vuauraetaful,. t v n Chairman Fordoty, predicted that tht meature would bo panted by tho house. H waa undecided w hot he It would bo brought up under a u penlon of tbo rulo4 pr whether bo would seek a special rulo for It con sideration. t' a hi 1 1 viitiin Me. 7 iiv the AawHitat-d I'reas) Here U the text of , th hunk loan nroviHlon f the com-! promise aoldler' bunu bill: (s That a loan may be mndo to , any veteran prior to Hepiember 30. . .-. n I dated June 7 lat year, was of laB. upon hi sdjusted senlce cer I fer, i evj ienct by tho defense to 'av tltflcate only In accrdaiice with the ;,n m(f tfM u WM .UpuMei, ' w wm viiw w. r..,..,,. . tb) Any national bank or any bank or trut company Incorporated under tho law of any state, territory, poMeMloii or I'Utrlct of Columbia, (herrtnufter In this section called 'bank') 1h authorlied to loan lo any vtrsn upon hi promuwory note cured by lit adjumed servlco cert If i rnto with or without tho conWcnt of that liiimirit-lnrv tli,rv,ift unu ntiimml not In exec, i.f fifty per aventum of thftl Kennedy bod been seeking her In Its loan busts (as defined In subdi- j ,eI f "h pursuing- him, was tbe vIhIhii k of thl eoction) such. loan to , purpose of the defense, It was argued mature on -or before HeplcmlKT 30, by attorney for Mrs. Obenchaln In l25 Tho rule of Interest chnrgnd atipport of testimony to which the upon tho loun by tho bsnk Mhnll not j prosocutlon objected. 1'ineed by rnoro than two pur centum I V ii.ui i uni.iiM4 ui IIIU 1IIIIU i' 111) loan for tho dim-aunt of ruitinirt-liit .jibper under suction ll of tho fml-rnl reserxx for the fudernl rrvs district lu which tho bunk 1 locuUtd ,) If tho vc(orsn does not pay the pilncii(il nnd Interest ot tho lonn within sis month after Its maturity CMn sny i-vent by HcptemlMr 30, 1925 tho bunk shall tiresint tho cei'tlficute nnd tho hoto to tlm seemturv of the' treiiNtiry not earlier than Muy 30, 103& and not later than Octohcr K, lOl'O Tho-eecrstnry shall thereupon cancel the note -and tho certificate and pay to tho bank the amount ot tho unpaid principal duo It and thu unpaid Interest socruud at tho rate fixed by tho nolo, up to tlio doto ot tho chock Iseued to the bank. Tho dlf- terenco botween 80 per con turn of the lodn basis' of 'tho coi'tiflcato at tho tlnio of Its rooelpt.by tho socrutary and the amount so paid to tho bunk . (Continued on Page tlx.1 ALLIES DEMAND GERMANY'S WAR PREPARATION PARIS, Mar. 7. Illy Assoolutod Pruus.) Tbo allied control comuilHHlon In Oormsny which acts undur tbo treaty of Versailles to suporvUto the currying out of tlio treaty's torniH in tho military nnd Hlmlliir so'ctlons has OHknd tho Horlbj govoinmont to abro Bate tbo now artillery manual In which over the signature of 'Major taiierol Decide Evans Sane After Observation At State Hospital HAt.EM, Ore, Mar. 7. Aba Evan, wbo was trunnforred from Uih m-nlti'Dtlary to the stale bos lilliil fur observation aa to bin mental condition, probably will bu returned to tlx prison and executed for tlio murder of James Uoran f McMlnnvlItu lust Hop temlior. according to Dr. K. E. Htnlimr. superintendent of the hospital, who ban iimdo careful ohervatlon of Evan. MWY'S BIEE BY SOLID V01E WAHIIINUTUN, Msr 7. The M Nary bill BppruprUlitig I JOO.OOO.OuO laniatloitt Including swamp In nil drainage, was reported favorably to day by tho aenato Irrigation commit tee, Tho committee vots for the bill wn unmilinuu. The mensure has the en-UoriH-meiit of ths adniinimratlou, hav ing been recommended by I'reeldent llnriting, appi'nvi by Hecrrtary Knit of the interior d'iartniti)t and prom lad a pluce on the republican leglnlu live program. fndcr the bill. Irrigation projects would bi formed and financed by the govern uient but with provlninii for ieinyment from bind mild. The HeeiTUry i.f the interior would lis price for the land. To finance the development Work, bond of the reclamation dlnliict would be liwued by the govcriitniiol, through tli frdemt farm Ivan board. . Th bill prtwilbca that In tlm con struction of project, aej-rlcv of war veteran shall be used hvw p ltde snd In the opening of proMt., former service men would haw egclu-' fctvs rtgliU of entr' fr lMytsili. a 1 .. iU.JUJ J..i.a lit i 1- t ' b. i , i t : i i! I e ? I e.i ' TRYTO PROVEHE LOVED DEFENDANT LO'3 ANOFLE3. Mar 7. -A te'egram 'com J. Helton Kennedy, broker fr whoo murder Mrs. Mudalynne C. Obi-nchaln. I on trial here, addressed to yr. Ohenrhaln at a Chlcag h 'l d . I by tho pr"S"C!iillo-. that tbe fbgrsn In Kennedy's hnn Iwrltlmt. Tho tevt wn as follows: "Seriuim hern totiliiht. Walt until you btsr front mo before leaving for San Francisco. (Signed) "Duke." Kci.utttthin of contention by the prosecution that Mrs. Oboncba'n was a woman scorned," and establishment OFFICERS TO LOOT EVI5UKTT, AViish., Mar. 7. Whnt Is supposed to bo tho remainder of tbo l't taken from thu Oak Harbor Htato bunk at Oak Harbor, recently robbed, wais found in two cache on Whldhy Island yeetorduy to which tho outliorl- ties were led by John Iilrd, bank rob- bery suHpoit held at Cottpuvlllo. .One cucha contained valuable pupvr and the other J-1 In nickels and dimes, Laird Ih suld by tho officers to havo confesHPd, doclnrlng ho and two com- panlons now In Jail horo, loft Hcuttlu In a launch Intending to rob tho , Coupovlllo bank, hut later rhnngod i their plamt und went to Oak Harbor. ILBE Von Hoocbt, tho chlof ot stuff, tho fol lowing Bimtenco occurs: "Tho flnul object of. thono iuBtiuc Hons Is preparutlou for war." Tbo control commlHHloo points out thut undor tho .treaty of Vursalllos Qermany Is prohibited from having nr- tlllory for war purposes. It domands thut a revised manual eliminating the clause objocted to bo put in its hnudB beforo March 20, REPORTED 0111 BANK YEGG LEADS MM DROPPED NEW RULES ON APPLES SHIPPED 10 Chief of California's Bureau of Standardization Says Grade of All Northwest Apples Hereafter Must Be Marked Plainly On Box. OI.YMI'IA. Wah., Mar. 7. All apple Milppi-d Into Cullforuia here after rnuHt ntiow the proper grade UralKnatlon on tht) outMUo of tho container, arrordlng to a letli-r re t''lvid by riinrlr I.. Itoblnaon, bu- pervinor of horticulture In tbo deport- CALIFORNIA nuTit of asrlculturs from F. W, Head, victim was iiiudi; known by tho New slaughter case of Roecoe C. (Fatty) chief If the California bureau of Tork Iitrlct Attorney, it u said Arbuckle, District. Attorney Brady an Ntaiidnrdlxntlon. that hi victim lout 1700,000. Mr, nouncod today. The indictments were Nest aranon our lnpctors wilt take Mvp lo c-o tltut all northwestern apple are properly marked," the M- ti r Ntntvd. "Uurlng the post year I Ixllivo that certain uhlpper ot northweetern apple have moved their fruit Into California wlthbut grade dcelirnotion, maintaining that their brand or trademark Indicates the grade of fruit. "We frel that Inasmuch a thi fruit cornea into competition- with our own that a matcnient of the grade, that 1 whether tho fruit I 'extra fancy' 'fancy' or 'C grade should appear on the label. The ante of appls looee In container will be permitted If they iiia-ct the requirement of tho Cali fornia H.M grade, "i;;iitilnntlng grade devignation mean that often stock which duos not meet the requirement of your fancy' are mid for 'extra fancy' and it I this unfair type of competition that our reputable growers and ship pcra nre objecting to. Tho prartico also work a hardxblp on your grow er who are atrlvlng to put out standard terms." packs under proper grade s 7 ) At'rtVUTA, a.. 'Mar. T. -8lx per- on were killed and scores Injurwd' in a tornaao wnicn jui iierore any- .. ui j break t-Klay swept the mill town of Warreavllie, 8. C . and the village of Htifletun. 8. C. Langley, B. C. ten miles from Au- Bunts, ulo waa reportod to have aua- talned hea-y damage aa a reault of the atorm. ' Tho tornado struck the three mill vllluse and a fourth, Oranltevllle, all In ths Home Creek valley and bourn' were wept away, trvea uprooted and telegraph pole felled, leaving tho sec tion In darkneas and without commu nication to ths outside world. The victims were rausht under neath their fallen home, many of them being awakened br tho falling timbers. In some section the storm swept away everything In Its polh, m-attering part of buildings and fur nlturo over the fields, In Macon tho rainfall was describ ed as the heaviest In S3 years. The Daily Bank Robbery CARU8LK, Pa., Mar. 7. Burglars early today trlod to rob the vault of the First Nntloual bank ot Mount Holly Springs, six miles from here but obtained no money so far as Is known. Tho bnuk, however, lost nil Us recordu for sixteen years, Including the cur rout ledgers, through fire started by a torch. Tbo banking room was badly damaged but tbo building was saved. Hunk officials said this was tbe tenth time In five years attempts havo boon mado to rob tbe bank. P1TTSBURO, Mnr77Dressed as a woman and armed with a water pistol loaded with ammonia, a bandit today fired at Charles Lasaro, a bsnk mes senger currying $15,000, aa ho alighted from a street car at Liberty and Sixth uvt-niicH, a busy business district. Liaaro although btlndod, bold to his satchel und grappled with the bandit. Voliretniin C'laronco Tlmmons saw tho struggle nnd rescuing Lusuro arretted tho bandit who gave bis name as Jo soph Lindsay, WKST FRANKFORT, III.. Mar. 7. Banditti today blew tho safety de posit vault at tho Ewing Htato bank near horo and' escaped with un unde termined amount of loot. ISI-3 PANAMA CANAL 8TOXW FOK KOOHBVKLT'S GRAVE NEW YORK. March 7. A ton and a half stonu tuken from tho Cttlobra rut of the Panama canal arrived here today on the Nteamshla Santa Teresa. The stone wilt be erected as a monu- niant ever ThncrtiM-A Prmanvat'. nv.n,n Al , .......v.v.,.eiii,. at Oyster l'yv .v SIX ARE KILL ' r-' A.- .' i r Z I?.::. :r,.!::rj" ::l1t.nt-ra county, Cel.; h,,MiU81)tt t of a erle of eight dinner ' nrnnn i Tnnii i nn ' -r- 'Ti :"r"".A M twoia hifstifred,fto. meetings tor which tickets we , ' N KU U KNQ rri"':"' "" .."".sjck life frk Wit hbU Mi-M.. Wfr W ' ULUIlUin I UlllinUU .""r I ......T." .: 1 1 DilAWl&rtMl rficthW aaothef.;aTieffort eight! nnferii ' . t - -i s FLEECED WOMEN ii : f i . V ' ; 1". esse: Tim ixtfit fif thfl jliflfllnna nf A1 rod K. Uiidaay, now a fugitive, waa disclosed when a ilet if his oocleiy Lillian Duke, divorced wtfs of the Tobacco King, U?ln one of the b'-avleHt losers. THE PENITENTIARY OMAHA, Nob., Mar. 7. W. V. Mat- fhfswst firmr1 v trm Mont nt the nnv BANK PRESIDENT 1 IS SENTENCED TO defunct Pk.neer State bank of Omah?.JMlnIlte Nelghbor8 of u,, Ange,M and" was sentenced to serve from one to (Frances S. Hates of Chicago, testified ten years In state prison today by Dis-Jfor tbe defense in the trials of Roscoe irui tn,t. i ..n hnm . .iC. tFattr) Arbuckle were indicted on cently , pleaded guilty to a charge of 'embezzling (200.000 ot the bank's! funds, j . Matthews was Li.--! T.J .J ' h ... .... . u. .uo flat nf lha hoart " Mst.iIAl . ffmrnt ria 7 ' ""ln nrnro UU. R.niv .a l t wutwia vaa' iuu "en,iiie f nk. .tw.rf. tha,rwg; at; W.uma..atatea oy. Mrs.; i-nir.nui ti,i,.. f 1 ... ... Z""" '."Z, ZZ , t , .k 'h'Ph 80CUriUy fr ,0aM b banl4 10 th ecurltles concern. Mr- Matthews mainUlns that land of tne timber concern In West Virginia which secures the bonds Is valuable and that In time may prove ot suffic ient value to redeem bonds held by the seenritrs company, now defunct anJ provide a means of clearing up the In-.g occasioned by the failure ot the bank. j The timber concern is Incorporated I in Delaware. U. S. Doctor Starts - ' To Match His Wits ! With Halifax Ghost HALIFAX, N. S.. March 7. The ghost of AntlgouUIi had callers to day, when two alelglis drew up to Al exander MacDonald's deserted farm house at Caledonia Mills. Dr. AValter Frankllng Prince, director of the American Institute for Scientific Re search, debarked to the clicking of movie camerus aud dropped lu for an Inch-terminate stay. . ( He broughr-hls own food supplies enough to last him, he hopes, until he has succeeded In getting on speak ing terms with tho ghost, and has learned tho secret of why the ghost killed Alexander MacDonald's cattle; why it sot his house afire and why it slapped Harold Whidderi, a newspa per reporter, nnd P. O. Carroll, a de tective who Visited it after. MacDon ald and his family had fled. Dr. Prince Issued a statement be foro entering the haunted -house In which ha expressed confidence in bis ability to solve the ghost problem pro vided tho occult cue would consent to match with with him. - . - Judge Hyde, Spokane, Washington, Is Dead SPOKANE, Mur. 7. Samuel C. Hyde, pioneer lawyer of tho north west nnd former member of congress from this state, died horo curly today uuer a long uinoss. H . (- TRENTON, N. J., Mar. 7. Em Ho waa stricken two months ago ployment of munlcinai fi wbllo attending to his dutlus aa jua- tinguitdi tho uttorancea of a radlrul tleo of tho peace and was forced to upcakur is a proper uro.of Much ap rotlro from office, lis was 79 years paratus under certain circumstances of aS- ' ' . " tho court of errors ruled today, up- Judso Hydo served for six years as holding a lower court in dismissing a prosecuting attorney, of- Stpdkano suit brought by Fred Marwood. stato county when It included most of' cast- socretary of the socialist party against ern Washington, and waa a mombet Muy or Trembloy and Fire Chief Mohr ,A...AM v.A r.w v, ,uu lunvi iivuov vi wv wim vw hrm. t - IN FAT ARBUCKLE Warrants Sworn Out for Mrs. Frances Bates of Chicago and Mrs. Neighbors of Los Angeles Dist. Atty. Brady Launches Perjury Crusade. 8AN FRANCISCO, Mar, 7. War rants will be sworn out Thursday for the arrest on perjury Indictment of. Mrs. Frances S. Hates, Chicago, and Mrs. Mlonio Neighbors, Los Aflgeles. leading defense witnesses in the man- ,,-) . Ihm ,,. mnil turv tut night. - Mrs. Betes was said by Brady to be visiting friends la Santa Ana, CaL, snd j Mrs. Neighbors to be at her home In j Los Angeles. I The warrants will follow the return of tbe Indictments to tbe presiding! judge of the superlot court for the ssslgnment of the cases to a trial court. Mrs. Bates testified In both Arbuckle trials, but Mrs. Neighbors was called only In the first trial. After giving her testimony Mrs, Neighbors was arrested for alleged , perjury, but the charge Was dismissed in a police court bearing. Jf rJurjr cMge early this morning oy. tbe county grand jury. W W IN A II 0 j Mrs. Neighbors testified at Ar-'DB8't6d for, but the merchants feel Press.) Reports that republican uimi- -' buckle's first trial that she. saw Miss tnat better means of regulation can neers have given free state for;r-s 4(5 'after tbe grand Jury ssssion, said he : nniM. ,ha ,,lrv m.lth MlH. i"! l .eienbors. . - . i iV.Mknr... - . . ! "I -!oiibt if Miss Ramie ever waa at! the 1M Springs." said Brady. Mrs. Bates testified at the seond trial of Arbuckle. She said she worked with Miss Rappe in a Chicago depart ment store in 1913. where the film stress bad been employed as a model. Mraiy ssld he furnished the grand Jury records from the Chicago stre to show that Mrs. Bates worked at the establishment In 1909. was disaharged !n 1910 and had n"t been reemployed I-y the store. . Brady, In a statement giving his rea pons tor asking the indictments, said be Intended to prosecute "all persons who commit perjury-" "I consider this far more important than prosecuting persons charged with felony," Brady said. Early today the police said they did not know the present location of Mrs Bates or Mrs. Neighbors. Neither was It known when the warrants on the indictments would be issued. ION FRUIT WASHINGTON. Mar. 7. Increased moisture has improved the condition of winter wheat in Kansas whtlo a lack of It has resulted in poor crop prospects In parts of Nebraska, Colo rado and New Mexico, the department of agriculture reported today in its crop review for the last half of Febru ary, : In Illinois, Indiana and Ohio some damago was reported from alternate fret-King and thawing; conditions were said to be favorable in central Iowa, Georgia, North Carolina and Virginia while lack of enow cover in southern Iowa and Wisconsin was roported to bo retarding growth. Prospecta for this season's fruit crop woro said to bo generally favor abio although some injury was report ed. . Proper to Use Fire Hose On Radical Speakers . . , . .. . . . . ui xiunwuy lor wasning ntm off a speaker's platform In May, JH, CONDIT CROP FAVORABLE Weed Plants Tied Up By Strike, 300 Men Out at McCloud i WEED, CaJ., Mar. 7. All iocal plants of the Weed Lumber com- pany, one of the largest northern California lumbering concerns was tied up today by a strike 4 4 due to the refuaal of the company 4 4 to alter Its new schedule of hours 4 4 and working conditions effective 4 March J. 3. M. White, manager 4 4 of the company announced 700 4 4 men were on strike. Tbe company 4 4 employs nearly 1000 men in its 4 4 various establishments here and 4 4 In this vicinity. 4 4 Throe hundred men have walk- 4 4 ed out at McCloud, while the 4 4 mills at Klamath Falls are tied op 4 4 by another walkout 4 4 4 The members of the Retail Mer- chants Bureau decided at their meet- ing last evening that they would ap pear before the common council In a committee they appoint- ed some time ago to ask for the adop tion of a traffic regulation for the business district. The congested condition, of the street due to unregulated parking bag materially Interefered with the con- venience of. the buying public and especially those from the rural dls- No unreasonable parking rules will oo adopted tnan tne do-as-you-piease meetings, which wjll b he!d monthly, except that no meetings will be held . . . . - . . . I .OUring; .jury.' auXTOI OTQ-DOTTOIOTI ' "T ;.r l ..T :uuaincis inBuiuiions io ; iintiaco i lae n,h school annual in preference to display advertising. Regulations adopted as to what mer- chant should support and what advei tiMng mediums are condemned were ordered printed for d'strlbution. CARS STOLEN Two car stolen was the criraa rec ord of last night in Medford. No clues were left behind aud hence no arrests were made. . The Chevrolet car of John Mace Va n a tulnan frfiiw IKa ImatttAaa aawrlrti last night whllo Mr. Mace was at the Page theater, and was found this forenoon where it had been abandon- ed by the thieves in the mud and cbapparel between : Riverside and Central avenues, after they bad re moved its top and carried it away With. them. It was also reported to the police that Chevrolet car No. 2337a was stolen hero last night.. The police Irlred Eugene, Roseburg and Duus mulr to be on the lookout for it. Killed, 4 Injured s Rooming House Fire KANSAS CITY. Mo., Mur. 7, One woman was killed and four other per sons woro injured in a tiro hero last night which destroyod a rooming houso with un estimated damugo of 350,000. Mrs. Lola Frye, 37, was tho woman killed. GREAT CROWDS OF Y BIRDS TSARITSYN, Russlu, Mur. 7. (By Associated Press.) Great crowds, like (hungry birds picking up fulling grain, followed behind every leaky sack that was unloaded from the first train bringing American corn to this strick en country. These red kerneled cobs were unfamiliar but welcome to starv ing peasants lifelong accustomed to rye, wheat and barley. Tho news MERCHANTS TO DEMAND RELIEF AUTO PARKING TOO CHEVROLET HUNGR E Repulican Mutineers Issue Ultimatum to Free State Forces to Surrender Lime rick Police Barracks Hotel and Schools Occupied Violence Belfast Continues. BELFAST, Mar. 7 (By Assoc! atsd Press). Rioting In Hanover ' street this afternoon resulted In firing Into a crowd by the military, killing two boy and wounding another. The lord mayor an- ; nounced the Imposition of martial taw waa Imminent. LIMERICK, Mar. 7. (By Associated Press.) The detachments of Irian re publican army troops who invaded Limerick last Sunday and coraman- aeerea tne pnncipe.1 noteis extended "e'r Phere ,f cupaUon today by tuning poiessiou u lue iccuuiciu school. The situation early this afternoon was quiet, although some tension was felt last night With the town occu pied by three distinct forces, namely British troops which have not yet been ! evacuated, free state republicans and ' members of the Irish republican army, the situation today was regarded as f ill of possibilities. ' , L-I , . .' Ultimatum Issued . ( DCELIX. Mar. 7. (Dy ssdat--tl hours notice to sircender Llmcrlol. . policet barracks! today tatenstf is d'th" , situation: In Limeriok snd a Bed" gear 1 eral anxiety to free staters. r-Nybrea -Jle b f peaee.i however, tiad-bsefe repdittiii 3arly today. Lack 'tit-- authentic w i' i tenslfied'fesmnsness'of he-.-trttiut-) jUon;---' n IUt ,..a , Fre1rtse, trooee.: rw" etronW. (IaiIV:!'-AHCOBtlnUOUS Stream :ff Inert- W' li ' i'OMl"S',ureuBU 'T ' untenstve train or ther are sent v'- various barracks or kept for duty around public bulld'.ngs In the district. Troops Rushed In DUBLIN, Mar. 7 The Irish republi can army headquarters here Is under- j stood to be dealing energetically with' i tbe mutinous actWn of the republican j troopa at Limerick. Ten companies nf j Irish republican troops, uniformed and j carrying rifles, boarded tralps at Dur ! iln yesterday. Their destination was not revealed but Is believed to b- LI n erlck. V ' , '.'''" , , ' v'' , Other troops, It was ..said, would I leave today. ' , .. ' DUBLIN, Mar. 7. (By Associated . Press.) The first draft of the Irish constitution which has been, drawn up by the committee with Darrell" Figgis as acting chairman, was submitted to day to the provisional government for any changes that are deemed neceS-. ar3r- Tn constitution does not bind it8 People forever to the Irish tree, 8tate "d contains nothing forbidding I them from continuing working for complete independence, according to reliable sources. Gunmen Active Belfast BELFAST, Mar. 7. (By Associated Press.) Gunmen were active in the early morning hours today, increasing tension in this city in spite of efforts by police and soldiers. A man waa shot dead on Perry Hill and John Roddy, a news dealor, had part ot bla right arm shot off. A carefully plunned but futile at tempt was made to destroy by fire a furniture making plant ia Library street close to Royal avenue. Today's disturbances were chiefly im"u io tno tarrica rim inn rein .district where gunmen hidden behind 1 (Continued on Page, six.) . RUSSIANS LIKE PICK UP U S. spread rapidly and hungry 'folk gath ered from all directions. . ' '.," . Two hundred and fifty workmen were on tho job to help the unloading. With completion ot the task,' a thou sand teams will bo started on their way hero as every available resource must be. concentrated on the problem of distribution to got a two months supply to starving villages before tho quickly approaching spriug thaw makes all rpds impassable. CORf