Medford 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
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. 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
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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.
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