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Equal Rights, Equal
Justice, are the Twin
Pillars of Democracy
TimAAruuifi""
t
, A Million a Month
Is Klamath County s
Industrial Payroll
Member of the Associated Press
HfTriiti-rulli Lear No, 700U
KLAMATH VM.IM, OICKtiOV FHIIMV. IMUi'.MUKK 21 "3-t
PMf'K K1VK rKNTJt
GOUHTHOUSE IS
- SCENE OF HARD
FOUGHT BATTLE
J. H. Carnahan And Allan
Sloan ffo ono Fast
. -- Round to Draw
J. (', ormilmn, illy ainuii'V, imil
Allnn Hlnali, (InpiHy rlerU, utiiitril
niiinUnnr)' tM fluht III tho (-"irl'liim
of ilm rcvuny rourilioue totlny
liorlly nrnnoii, following mi
nltwutlon of flic preceding day wlii-n
fUoou forcibly ejected Ciu-iiiiliiin from
llin county clerk' nfrli-e. The frnra,
which w n one-round nffidi-, lnl
Ing about thro) minium, ami lilnoil
hul been millt freolv on IhiIIi alilm.
when Nherlff I-oht cmiio la t"o re.
ciui of both mil pulled them nimrl.
-.''Report. of the Unlit and cauc
thornfor differ slightly, ucenrdlug
to ' tho ympnlhiR of tlio rolater.
Heard IliiniliiB lU'mmk.
According to Hlonn' lory to the
ihertrf, word had como to him of
corlajn disparaging remark concern
ing tha maoniir In which lis handled
tho cminty clerk' office Yoaterday
morhliu- Carnahan came to tho conn
ly elnrfc't office to look Into ome
deed and record filed In the vault
of ho county clerk' office. i..epplng
rAunii hnhlrni tha counter nd Into
the vault, ho wa oarchlng for 4ho
paper when Sloan Informed him that
nnvihlur ho wanted In tho clerk'i
. office ho would mpply.
. 'At first I thought J wa Joking.'
aM rtrnahan. 'bacauea it I a cut
torn far all member of the bar to
hftv ftoeaa to the records of the
clerk' ottle
v.Otoe word followed, another on the
queeWiAhd finally 81o rnbhf
Cerruihan by the fold of hi over
.' .mi ahored hlra, . laekwafd
...n,.nn thT counter and - out tbo
door' into the corridor of the court
' hOUt'. :".'!... "' ' V
, Csrnahan did not attompt- to re
turn to the eilerk' office and for tn
tlmo the matter lay at ret.
'. , Crnhan Waa Waiting
Thla naorL when bloen wee lav
tog for lunch,. Carnahan waa walling
outalda the clork' office
"1 nm nnf ittlafled With whttt 00
currod yesterday Sloan," Carnnhnn
declared. .
oh. vou aren't," replied 8lon
atrlmlng hla.cont. 'Well. I'll try to
WOMAN ADVERTISES
FOR rHII.DRF.N AS
CHRISTMAS GUESTS
!
Kl'tiK.XU, dir., Iht: SI.
Mr". Adiii HiiMi'll iif Cuv'"1'
llll IIimi IiikiiiiI inn Kill ol
ln'i' imil I'lil tin)' riiiiuiil In
I I'm i fur Clii'l-iiium, mi him In
iilri'ili'lnK I" ii Kiww
Impir fur Hii1 'tnui- iiim-t l"?i'
Wlllll' X') In till' I'll)'" to Iht
fliiioto l (lirUlmiih iTiiimt.
lr. Jllllll'll .'! "In' Imix not
lll'I'lllt'd IIH'illl elm ll'IU
' nut to ili 'i niiliii' Him tin' f"iir
fuwti will if, lint prolmlil
will incept llir fulir HIM'll-
" rmilM.
i a nh ii iiTirn in I r;.n nrMnrDT . m
I'lj liOUlHlLJ lit - - 7'
mim act ; m I ,ft!ft
llllKMIiKTOX. ViiIi., I
)ik luiiiilii'it oiiilmn i lill
il icii of llil i'liy 'lll hi- Hi"' '
Hui'l ml tlirlaciiiiiH 1ii V "f Hi"
ofrin'rn initl mil' i i't 'lie I'. H.
H. IVnnrvuo, iit t.it ll niz In plimt
niintiniit'i'il I'xlny.
Arriiimi'iiti'iHa liv Im'n m"l" .
In livi n Inrit" I lirUinum Inf
oil t'lo f)inti-tff ilwk of li" !'
llfuhlp. I'.VPiy ilillil KUit will
Im clvcn lluet. Blfl, n lx t
warm rlntlilnic, I"' "! ,0"
nm) a piitknui' of fruit. WU'w i"'1'
run"'.
A illniifl- will h" arrvnl Ilm
tirplinim nl iiimiii. Tlio iirtonmon
pr'nr"iii "HI r"ntll f n -tlon
pltlura hlmw' nnil n wrl
of tliimtn.
RED PLOT IN I).
S. IS
CHARGED
Allesation of Secretary
. Hushes ! Denied by
Soviet Minister
Constitutionality Assailed
by Klamatk Yamhill
And Umatilla
SiM.V.M, Di'C. 21,Tlio auprcnn- j
ci in till utUTiiciiiii wiia hcarlna J
I liriiuiiicnm In tin' iniiliihuniiM inilti )
I AUuitlHl lltu vullilltr t Hit) coiinlv f
lax aupcrvjiilng nml ciinm-rvntlon ait.
'..I...., f... ,..URun.tl
llll ciiuiiiiniii.iy n..-..-
nml the I'liiiitllln. Klnmiith nit Yam
hill eminlli foiruiilaa'.ona nuucki'd.
Tllliimook anil Polk nro to cynu'
Into lh mo u amli-l curlno.
Jointly with Klnmalii county com-
pltiltianu, who were not ready toduy,
tho govommcnt l expected to have
n i.nnrt.niinlatlvn hern 111 the lax
hmirlnu. Tlin fndi.rnl uimln cotno
In In tha nno from Klumuth county
over Internet on monoy to pny fur n
roilrtiiintlon ditch built by tno gov-'
urnim-nt.
nnaliliiHona) nnclea from which
Yamhill county will attack are two:
Flrnt, the act vlolatea tho constitu
tion hy taking taxing powor owny
from tho rngulnr nrin of the gov
ernment created for Hint purpouc
and virtually placea It In tho handu
of tho governor through lilt power
of appointment of upervlliig com-
mlmloa; aeconil, the act a an
amendment lo 'tho orlglnnl act of
1021 wa not paancd by tho leglnla
ture In tho manner provided In the
conatltutlon.
CHRISTMAS SNOW
TO BE MISSING,
IS PREDICTION
vasiii;tox, i). ., !,.,
So Mimv fur t'lirNluia'. .
Vnctn Sntirit wfatJifr fort'cui!
cnt, biTiiHKliI to miy in advance
whi-tli'V ll. will , lie "wlill" .
C'lirlktiiinV ir n nrfeii one, Imv-
JiiK lM-fii wiiulilnx wt-allwr
"tun fur (liiyt ao tlify roulfl
unfr llin qiwnllun fitrly null
Irailirniiy.
They wild llirir wentlifr iiiii
Imliiali il mmt paHa of the
I'nllf'tl Ntalcs Hint customarily
hnve unmv on (lirlanms will n
linvc It I liln year.
Tlie only reKlun wlifrc htuiw
tin nrruniula'ed lit In I hi' Itorky
moiintalnii.
IFORIR 111
I nnirr iin n
UlliLI IILLU
AS:.
COUNTERFEITER;
Forging of Pay Check is '
. Charged to Jack Mc .c rf
Donald. Wife -
.... f-A- a ..f iih flnftl. Democratic floor
it UttlOr U-ttltr Ulllicinwuu -
j..i. ti, ii .lnn of Conurcss. has turned over hia control
- i. nni.ii..n nt Arkanaaa. Underwood atanda
i-i . riennior juhuimi -
,.!,., r S(,ttln the Democratic nomination for president.
AID SOUGHT TO
BUILD NEW LINE!
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i
PROPERTY TO GO
MAN AND WIFE
CONVICTED OF
MANSLAUGHTER
UNDER HAMMER
Former Suitor of Woman
- Invited to House, Mur
dered. Was Charge
Moacow, .Bee. Jt.Korolgu .Mi
nuter Tchltchorln." toany donica
charge by 8eorotary Hughe of a
red plot ' In the United Stalo. Ho
riniori ir documcnta exlat Indi
cating tho aovlot" government at
tempted to Influence the American
Workera' party tbey aro forgerlea
Ha aald Itutila would like to ub
PRINEVILLE TO
HAVE $1,000,000
SUGAR BEET PLANT
Farmers are Advised toA f eg parcels to
Get Down to Earth And i Satisfy Citv Claims
Diversify Crops
is Saturday
Contract for Supplylua; Company
Obtained From Farmer Con
trolling 8300' Acre
I'MNEVILLE. Ore., Doc. 21.
C.aKll.ltn.An nt H ll.OD0.000 beOt
augar factory at Trlnevllle ha been
undertaken by the Central Oregon
RtivAi. eomnanv. recontly Incorporated
..nAnr ih lnw nt Oregon. Contracta
mlt tho queaiion or. inoir uiiioiih- ' for mppiying tno company nn u."
Iluahlng bowavd Ca.Tnahau ho waa
topped hort with a terrific awing
to tho Jaw. j Coming In again Sloan
connected wMh Carnnhan'a noao and
Vhe lattdr cjouiilored with it Jab lo
tbo oyo thug cut Blouif eye .open.
Krom that riolnt n It waa glvo and
take, wlthjbolh bleeding frooly
The light . had : auttled down to
roal earnoat, . amii tho mon woro
punlahlug each otJlicr aworoly whon
Sheriff Loi waa, Informed of ..the
natter. j ' i' ' ' '
l tiko AVIIU Men. '
' I'fnmllitt nul tha door I 8W tho
two men .itenrlng .Into enc.K bthor
llko wild men," ho 'ld. "U vn hunt
havlna' Iho baa of
i. an mentally calling It ft draw".
I stepped In and polled thorn apart.
' AVknat nilreirl fnF ' nerionnl atato-
nan'rnlns Ihn rt lilt. BloBH WR
Honeommlttsl and rotuaad to maUo
' a noraonal comment.
.' No man!cnn' atand ulO undor euch
lndlgnltloiH"; vrro4 Cat nahan whon
, kd to mke ft hntom1l." l.r
gonted bolh kicked! aroimd llko ft
dog and any man 'with "A &t0V of
: red blood frbtild haio done the inme
thing a X did. I regret the' incident
Immoniely and am sorry that a"m
1 ' ourred, Pronally.l ' I ". have , no
grudge agalnt Sloan gs a. reault.' ,
' . 'dotnjilftlnt Mgido itf!. ,
,4 complaint iiltiiil't oaih mon for
tlgfytlng has been Hiftdo cmt nnd th
oombntantifcwere to tie naked to ap;
pealkbofov utlco f the Peace Em
mltt elthn.it tnli of terinoon or tomor
row morning;. ( f
Doth CoMinhMn ind flloan boro
mafks of battK Thtl former wore ft
bad looking .ne. amd the , latter o
battered faoo., j , , t
, MAttiCET nuronT ', ,
nv to arbitration.
RECLAMATION
MEET, JANUARY
Advisory Committee, on In
spection Trip, to Confer
With Water Users
" '
iWASIUNQTON', D. C, Dec. 21.
The advisory eommlttce on reclama
tlnn. which next month will Inspect
vnrnl covcrnmnnt projects In the
ivost, will meet tho inlclilio oi jnn
unrr in Bnlt Uuko City with tho fed
erated, water imora to gnthor Infor
matlon for rocommonimtion to Booro
tnty Work.
, rrho trip Itinerary U uncompleted
GROWN FOLKS TO
DRESS AS KIDDIES
hnvo been obtained from termors
controlling 6900 aero of lrrlgatejl
lund In tha Oenoco vauey sua u
Jacont territory, according to offi
cial of the company. Tho oontraota
run for ft five-year period ana pro-
virtn Hint the furnwra annu iii
with tho company In profit from the
salo of augar and otner proauoi ui
tho plant.
It la witlmatcd that the propoaed
plant at I'rlnovlllo would prouueo
150,000 liaga, of 100 pcfuniu cacu.
of atandard refined augnr per an
num. At preaent. price tho amouni
of ugnr would aell at approximately
1,500.000, or about one-fifth of tho
amount sent outsldo of Oregon each
year for augnr connumca iu m
jtato,
From nvnllnblo atatlstlcs It l evi
dent that tho farmer ould make
more monoy by rnUIng augnr beets
then from any other crop, u
cash orop and the contrnot assures
him of ft tlxod minimum price tor hla
beets, ea well a a snnro in mo
It of the company. The present mnr
nOISK. Idulio, Dec. 21. (The aid
of San Franclaco and Ios Angeloa to
ward Insuring tbo construction of a
railroad line from Crane, Or., to the
new Klnmath Fall-Eugene lino of
.1. Qn.t.linrn Pn.tftr ' la solicited bj
tho Caldwell. Idofib, Culnmerclal club
! lottora outlining the benefit which
auch ft railroad will be to eastern
Oregon and western Idano.
Th nubile service commlaalon of
Oregon bd Instituted proceedings
hnfore tho intorstato conunerce com
mtinn nuiclnir for an order-from
tho commlaslon to compel omo one
of aeven rallroaXl companies to build
th nnv extanstoni The publie Utlll
tlos. commission of the atate of Idaho
nnrt olvlo orcnnlatlon In the west
nrn nnrt of till atate aro lending
ihnir altt In nushing the matter
- r,...iruiiton of tho line, accord-
in. tn the latter aont to tho Calif or
n
nlft, oltlea. will furnish an outlet for
n croai amount of lumber, farm
nrnrlnrtn and livestock which could
bo ahlppcd out of eastern Oregon
and Idaho.
Salo by the city at public auction
of about 50 parcels of Klamath Fall
nrnnartv: conslstlne largely of resi
dent lota, will take place at the city
h.u io o'clock tomorrow mora
ine The property I being sold to
Vkfy d.'Uno.uont aareasmqnte lor
sewers, atreeta and paying, i no aie
will be the largest every attempted
by the city.. If the property Is not
nil tolri tomorrow, the aale will oe
continued tha following Saturday,
RECEIVE
ROAD
BIDS JAN. BTH
NEW. YORK,, Dec. 21. Ernst
Vettcr and wife Marie were convicted
today of first dgre manslaughter
for killing Alonto J. Storrey, former
suitor of Mrs. Vetter.- v
Mrs. Vetteracre ; ? collapsed
whin the verdict tf.i v-f anted.
The husband put f i; ..u' round
her and spoke, consolingly.' . H-
The maximum penalty that may
be ; Imposed. 4' 20 yeara' .Imtbrison-
inent ' vi" ' ; .
fliore-imi former roomer and
Intimate friend of Mr. Vetter before
her marriage.1 '" '
The prosecution Introduced testi
mony purporting to show that Storey
wa Invited to the Vetter home by
Mrs. Vetter, Mhy 11 laat, and waa
beaten and stabbed to death by the
hanhnnit and wife. - The body, in a
burlap sack, was cast Into' Jamaica
bay. ; r - . j
Vettera pleaded self-defense.
EAGLE RIDGE CO.
. NAMES OFFICERS
CII ICAC O; Dec 2 1 .lack Met )oa-t : "
aid, one an I, W. W. member," with j j
hla wife and another man, were ar- , .
rested today In connection with the.
operation of a band . accuaeif '. of '
printing counterfeit , Pennsylvnnl
railway pny checks In tmouafr tit.
$100,000 and cashing many. ,
Railroad ' Investlgntora declared ,.
McDonald, h,ls wife and Thomaa
Murphy, seized with them, are not , - -the
leader of the band, but-weta .
arrested ' in connection with the
theft of a truckload of", merchan
dise from the Burlington railroad,
and admitted having passed some of
the checks. , v ';.;.
Approximately a dozen - othaf
men were believed Involved. . ..
Besides McDonald, whoso wife U
said to have been Involved with him -
In I. W. Wt strikes and troubles 1 ;
during the war, Thoma Murphy wo ,
arrested with the McDonald in tneir
flat on the west alde. -
V Krs. Anna McDonald, according
to the police, waa suspected of hav
ing knowledge of the' carrying of .
dynamite to strikers In- Denver durr- -.
Ing the war . time activities of the
Manv of the "counterfeit and the
forged pay checks are laid to have -
been cashed in Gary. Ind., South
Chicago and other point In the
Calumft industrial district.
Tho trio, were caught in ft laid by
& aquad from the detective bureau,
ol ii ortATV' UCI T ;TOK" f
State Highway Commission
to Meet in Portland to
Consider New York
Organisation of Company . U Com
pleted nt Meeting Veatorday
. . ot Stockholders
Aa the result of the Interest taken
by tho Caldwell commercial club In
Ihn nutlini of setting a railroad
across Oregon to provide Portland
and California connections, aince mo
vlBlt of an Ontnrlo delesatlon to the
Idaho city, the publlo utilities com
,i,i., f idulio will probably Join
n.m. ti,n nreenn oommlslon In bsk-
nv the I. C. C. for favorable action
,innn Oreaon's complaint, rrosiumit
a, mm Mvrte of the Caldwell club In
.i rnmn,l!ilnner J M. Thomp
;on in the matter and was assured
1,1 sasalstanco. The Oregon . . - c
lon was noun""
action and when tha commissioner.
SALEM. Dec' 21. The highway
commission will meet In Portland
January 8 to receive bids for re
surfacing , with . crushrid rock tne
famtllla - Echo section ot the Old
Oregon Trail, about 22 miles of
surfacing on tho CoquiHe-Bandon
section of the Roosevelt highway,
ahnut 16 9-10 mllea: and building
a timber trestle on the Coqullle-
Bandon section, near Coqullle.
n.1.. Mn,mlB.lnn U'lli nlan receive
propoaais for the privilege of ope
rating a confectionery at iiraa-
ley Tark, lower Columbia nign
U, ot the company. The FMtnUi r- i nMt wcek wlll be asked to
hot nrlro tor sugar heel won d Rive . c ,llwn t0 present to the busl
tho fnrmer lio per ton for h crop , o tho Btnll) , ,h0 mal.
Hantn tlnn lo lo Unjoycil by All
at MIH Reliant CUrUtma W
trrtnlnment Tonight
lliu tit' .... -r ' - -
and, aasnmliiB Hint l t"" ' bl,t,t"
i.i i. i in minimum yield per
nuimt .... .
acre, ha would net about iu
aero on hla bent nlono,"
nnnTT..jn. lino. 21. t.lve
mock itoady, oggii weaki better
Bo that they may enjoy flontn
rinn. nouallv with thn ymum folks.
grown-up attending tho ChrlMma'
ontortalnmont at i aonooi uuhiiv
will dress as clilldron. In addition
to tho program announced yester
day. Helon Cofer 1ll dance. Tho
...n.rnm l balng given by the Tnr-
rit-Tencher' nssoolatlnn tor the ben-
-fit ot the piaygrounu hiiiii,
atart nt 7:30.
rArs MAY OKT r08T
rAniS. Dec. .21.-Tho repara
tlon 'commlBBlon KM decided to
offor Charles O. Da, chalrmnn ot
the United Slate budffot aommltteo,
the proldenoy ot tho committee
which I lo examine 0rmn tinnneM
SUE TO PREVENT
FISHING PERMITS
IN ALASKAN WATERS
Pelegnm HHirvll WM'I "J"1''
Hecretnry H'inver Vmm
laniliiR Permit
no men there tho statu of the mnt-
0r, Ontavlo Argus.
PRINEVILLE MAYOR
DIES IN PORTLAND
PRESIDENT URGED
TO RECONSIDER
HANEY, THOMPSON
HAVE MET DIFFICULT
I.C.C. REQUIREMENTS
Traffic ' Bandied ' Efficiently, Sya i
Agent in Addraia Before "
Rotory Clnb
OiVgon Anil Aliilinmn Senator Ask
.Tlint Xnme bo Ilenliiiilitoa
For HhlppliiR llonrd
,- .,M
..,iu M-...,.unllnv. Pl'Ollllllelit lU
Knnttrn Oregon, Succumb to
Heart Trouble
WASHINGTON, D. C Deo. 21.
Snlt boa been filed by DolcRnto
Sulhorlnnd of Alnskn, In tho imiu"
of Columbia supremo court, 10 cn
Secretary Hoover from Issuing
kB WftlBV;
SHtherlnnd nd fienatqr King nf
Utah yesterday introduced resolu
tions asking tor eongregalnnai Inves
tigation ot Alaskan fishing roservos
under control ot tho dopartmont of
commaroo,
iTirtTI.AN'n. Doc. 21 William
iviircwnllnr. nuivor ot Prlnfivlllp
president of lb" Pank.ot Prlnovlile
nml prominent for many yen.
atockmAn nnd tlnanoior, In eastern
Oregon,, died hero early today aftor
34 hours ot lllnesa due to heart
trouble .
Wuiwcller was bom In (lormnny
In 18S9, Ho entered the livestock
buslnoss in Psndloton In 1884. mov
ing tp rrlnevlllo in 1801. Ho was
married In 1585 to Bertha jlexnn
,ler, who suivlvos Mm. Ho had sev
pru fuvm nmuitd l'l'lnovlllo, the
Inrgest hotng (it 800 aero. neat
Bisters. '
WASH1NOTON. P. C,i Dee. II.
Scnatora McNary,'- Oregon, ftuil l'n
derwood, Alabama, today urged tho
president resubmit the nominations
of llnuoy and Thompson a muiiinuc
nf ihn ahlnnlnir' board- Tho WllH"
Houso Indluateil the withdrawal did.
not neecaaarlly moan the unininaiionf
of Thompson and Hunoy would tint
bo resubmitted.'
I.KVIATHAX HITS RKKF
Orsanlzatlon of the Eagle Ridge
Hotel company wa completed ye
lorday afternoon with the election of
officers following a stockholders
meetlna-. " J. C. Boyle was eleoted
president, Dr. T. C. Campbell, vice-
president, Mrs. Hope Weston KU
bourne, secretary-treasurer, and C.
W. Wood and R. C. Oroesbcck, di
rectors, , ,
With almost 140,000 ot the 7!S.-
000 cadltal tock subscribed, the
company is prepared to start imme
diately on the proposed Improve
ments at Eagle Ridge. The first steps
on the urogram Include enlargement
tit tho hotol. which will be ready for
the XWi season, and Improvement
of the road to the hotel ana conwnu
nt'on from the hotel through the
homesite boredring the lake. The
dock will be extended and mora boat
added, and plunge built near me
water' ed$ft, -. ;' , .
n'Kn nmumivr limn as assele 900
lncludlns a 420-acre reclaimed
ranch, and the hotel. With receipt
from the corporation commissioner
nf nnvmlnsliin to sell stock, further
subscription will be annght. aeyerRl
local original nubscrinera, yasipriiujf
Incroaseii their original impi'ii'
tlon. The cqmpany will WJHo 0
prompt tqn bIppH: ;
Difficult reaulrament nf the'tn-
toritate commerce commission were
met by Southern Pacific - in the
handling of traffic during the pas,.
la months, and the Klamath country,
shared the general efficiency of
service, aald J. J. Miller, district -
freight and passenger ent, ipeak- .
Ing at the Rotary luncheon tonay.';
The average locomotive, said
Miller, la temperamental, and many
an engine' recqrd will show mora
than halt ot the days of the year
spent iu the shops. Despite thl fact .
the Southern Facif lo managed to
meet the commlslon' requirementa
that 85 per oent of the company en
glno he rolling throughout the year.
In fact more than 86 per cent ot
the engine were In service through,
the year, said Miller. , ' . A
lore than 95 per cent of freight
car were kept moving. Loading
limit, were' lived up to, and the
Southern Pacific met and pasted -the
mark sot by the oommUsIon In enob,
regard.- ' " " i
(luring the heavy aummer freight
movement, there wa ome ii day
when the Klamath branch Wft.ihort
of oar, but nbt to ft large exfent, (td
Miller. The shipping needs ot tho
region were fairly met, he said.
Miller urged conitructlve pre
gram for the coning year upon mem
ber of the Rotary elub, He alluded
to recent vUlt to the Ban FranoUoc
club and. told ot the rat work thai
w ft being done Sy ln rrnou
nn T.ni Ananias clubs in the, re
habilitation of orlppied nd deformed.
children. y. J
BANK CLOSES DOORS
Hhortngo of $3tM),000 Coiifesacd . by
8t. lionle Cashier
NEW YORK, Deo. 21. The Lo
vinihnn. oueon hlo of the Amerl
can merchant marine, Inbquncl
from Charbourgo today, groindel
qn Robin reef, New Yqrk1 harbor.
A call yaa aent for all available
tHHR, .
ST. LOUIS, nea. it. The Chip
pewa bunk. In the outhern part of
thla city, was closed today. A short
age was reported of $300,000. aott
Hob Wyermann. president, announa-
nn Ihn cnnhlnr John n. Wftrr, 'on
tossed hli account' were short and
retitrred IS4.000, The exact ihortage
waa not gscertftinert.
MEXICAN MILITARY,'",
SITUATION QUIET
K' V'.:. .
(Jpuernl Bnnchca In Cnfera
With rtebel Leader to v
End Itevolutlon ' , 4
VERA CR.Ua, Dec. 21 OeneMl
Snnche. ehlef military SuppoKer
Ot De La Huertft, I reported to
have gone to Esperani, , In tbe
fighting one, to confer with other
rebel leader on ft plan tor ending
the rebellion, The military elta
tlon 1 quiet,,