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Advices From Vienna State
Countries Has Passed Third Reading And That Na
tional Assembly At Weimar Has Voted In Favor Of
Union. Revolution Sems To Be Reawakening In
Vicinity Of Munich.
Copenhagen, Mareh 21. Dispatches
from various Paris agencies today agree
jtluit the allies aro strongly opposed to
the proposed union of Germany and
Germanic-Austria. Some advices indi
cate the Gormans will be asked to aban
idon the union plan when they sign the
preliminary peace treaty.
Formation of such a union is consid
ered in Paris as a move to regain Teu
ton prestige.
Latest Vienna advices state that the
liiii for the incorporation of German
Austria into Germany passed the third
tending.
The German national assembly at
.Weimar has voted in favor of the un
ion. .
May Not Accept Terms.
Paris, March 21. British officials
m-o considering possibilities of Germany
refusing to accept the preliminary peace
.terms, it is learned authoritatively to
day. Thoy believe there is a reel danger
that Ihe enemy statemou will after somo
i ..i ii. 1 1. , .t j ..
j.u.e,,, i, row up tuuir nanus ana suy
-ao wnui you uae auout ii" to too ,
allies.
What the peace delegates of tho al
lied nations uro planning to do in such
continugi'iicy cannot be learned. It, isi
iiiiclevRtood. .though, that "all
guards will be taken."
Revolution Reawakening.
, Zurich, Mare h 21. The revolution
ary movement ia reawakening in the vi
cinity of Munich. Bavarian dispatches
report independent socialist leaders and
revolutionary soldiers have been ar
tosted at Rosenheim, 30 miles from Mu
nich, and expelled from the community.
There have been no acts of violence
reported.
Investigate Outbreaks.
B 'cne. March 21. Tho Prussian din.t,
ending its debate Wednesday, decided
to anpoint a special commission of 21
members to investigate fully the re-
eem opartacun ... urenKS. a vvour .
Aency dispatch from Berlin reported. ,
In dependent socialists suggested inS:,iS0 promised to make no wage rcduc-jUvc
mat uoriimuy seize ana
sell the Hohenzollern property, turn -
f" V'w 0VPr ,ttie
No definite nction was taken regarding
.ihe proposal.
" i. p'oritst against Minister Hoff
Jinn's rriticism of (lie kaiser." heated
Iv deelnred ftolonol Keiuhnrd during tho
debute. "Willielm's retirement to Hol
l.'.nd is a move inspired only br his pa
triotism, feelintr his eliminating may
bring better pence for Germany."..
COLLEGE MEN TO FLY
Eugene, Or., March 21, Colonel W.
It. C. Bowon, professor of military sci
ence at the University of Oregon and
tiead of the reserve officers' training
camp, is authority for the statement
ihr.t sn aviation corph will probably be
X'Htublishcd at the university next fall.
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Abe Martin
Th' honeymoon is on
its kst legs
when th'. husband has t' tie a siting
mum" r remcmuer qo
....mmm ier his ue. ia easiest way
t. ' queer yourself is t '
talk too long.
That Bill For Joining Two
LOIR STEEL PRICES
ARE EXPreTED TODAY
New Program Shows Reduc
tion Of From Twenty-Five
To Thirty-Rye Percent.
Washington, March 21. Lower steel
prices are expected today as a result of
an agreement between the industrial
board of the department of comniorco
and fifteen stcol kings. The agreement
toiiows a two day conterence. I
New prices announced thus far show
, rw
from the prices agreed upon by the war i served four years with the public serv
industnes board and the steel industry , ico e0inmission and for 14 years was as
for the last quarter of 1918. They also 80ciated with the Bell Telephone corn
show a drop of 14 to 18 per cent below nanv as engineer
tho ricM tlle ste0, int(,resrs pp, imo
DrBEtifie ;.. th .,... illf1ll9tr- ,)nfl.
control ceased.
A complete schedule of tho revised
stool pricos is being withheld until after
a conference of the industrial board
and tho steel kings with Attorney Gen
eral Parmer. At this time, a definite
opinion will be sought us to whether
any part of the new agreement with thu
steel interests can be construed as u vio
lation of anti-trust laws.
Board's First Effort.
Agreement regarding lowered steel
prices is the result of the industrial
board's first effort to bring down and
stabilize war prices. 'Its success indi
cates there will be littles difficulty en
countered in lowering prices of oilier
commodities by similar methods.
Coincident with the lowering of steel
prices, tho steel interests lire understood
to have entered into a gentlemen's
agreement to maintain these prices dur
ing liy, s0 the world's business will go
ahcad ad not wait ; f h
Bteol price reduction. Steel men have
; tions except in somo mills where thoro
!aro contracts between employers and
work;"-lemplyes providing the sliding scale, ac-
Wing to Elbert IC Gary, pokesnmn1
(Continued on page eight)
FIND CUJE TO IRAQ.'
F CONVICT RUPERT
ers Believe He Was Pick
sin,
ed Up By Auto Not Far
From Gold M.
Warden Stevens, of tho penitentiary,1
received a wire this morning that a elue
to the escaped convict, Unpen, hr.d
been found at a point called Gazelle, a
lumbering place about 100 miles south I
of Gold Hill and near the California
border. Wm. B. Bryon, a Portland se-
cret serviee man, and Inspection Agent
Cirtourie, of the Southern Pacife, are in,
charge of the work, of scouring that
part of the state, and they have learned
as a possible means of identification
that Rupert picked up in his get-away
from Gold Hill a gray flannel shirt, a
second hand pair of overalls belonging
t0 a Southern Pacific fireman, and a
soft, gray hat. i
The officers who are trailing the fu
gitive have a "hunch" that no was
wicked up not far from Gold Hill by a
party witn an auto, and that their ob
ject is to either reach the Mexican bor
der or break through to some South
American port. If he adopted the lat
ter course tie would have to obtain a
passport, and for this reason all offices':
of issuance are being closely watched.
It appears that Rupert was in for a'
term of three years, but would have be-
come eligible to parole within & few
weeks. However, as be had & federal
charge hanging over him he preferred
not to bo placed on parole for fear that
an investigation wouM br:ng to light
(criminalities that would bring a second
term or eounnement upon him. Hence
his desire to eet r.wav from the federal
authorities. So closely are the avenues
of escape guarded that the officers are
very sanguine or appreticnuing him
snouia lie emerge rrom the tail timber
of northern California.
TELEPHONE COMPANY
CLAIMS IT OPERATES
ON LOSIJiGBASIS HERE
Public Service Commission Is
Hearing Reports Of Ex
perts Today.
B. W. Maey, city attorney, and E. T.
Bussolle", consulting engineer, have ro-
turned from Portland whore they have
been attending the hearing before the
public service commission in tho de
mands made by the Pacific Telephone
& Telegraph company for a radical iu-
c euse in telephone rates. The hearing
will probably close today.
The tclephono company is baaiug its
demand for higher rates on the fact
that in Kaieiu, for tho yeur 1918, it oper
ated ai a loss of $7L'00. Tho reueipts at
Salem for tho year were $74,000 ana me
expenses $Sl,t00, according to the re
port made to the commission. Based on
the present income and expense, the
telephone company claims that for this
year, its losses in Salem will approxi
mate $15,000, unless it is granted an in
creuso in rates.
In order to get at both sides of the
proposition, the public service commis
sion today in hearing evidence of sev
eral experts wh0 were sent to San Fran
cisco to look over tho books of the teio-
phone company.
Flexed Salem Out.
Mr. Bussello in stating the case of
the ctiy of Salem, claimed that the tele
phone company had picked out Salem
fot ita h.cre.us'o of rates and that the
figures of Albany, Eugene, Astoria and
other towns would not justify a higher
pU0U0 rate nt,ro Mr juussclie has
The telepluno company is askins
prcctieally a doublo rate for the rural
telephones and in some instances even
higher. For the Salem telephones, it is
asking mi increaso of about 50 per cont
iiip ri-Mi uimi'HK film an Ttii.ru u Tvmii
:.i . . .1 .
$3.50 a month to-$4.50 a month for biM-1
nces telephones,
With tho amount of work now beforo
it, the chances are that the public serv
ice commission will not renaer ig de
cision for a month or more. If the
figures of income and expense present
ed by the telephono company are veri
fied, the chances are that within a few
months Salem and vicinity will bo pay
ing higher telephono rates.
Kay Organize Insliidbn
To Extend Life To 150 Years
Cliicugo, March Kl. Extending the
average length of human to 100 years
and milking it missiblo for a nerson to
m yci"'3 wiU bo hu PurIso of a
mo,wseu "cw lllsnuu"" tor Chicago
,0 be k,l0WIi as tho Moratory of vital
, .
Announcement of a gift of $100,000
by a Chicago millionaire to enaow tho
college was made here by Dr. Octave
Laurent, a French surgeon, who will be
i.. p ... ... .. .
l head of
the institution under present
plans,
Makes Another Move To
Annex Lower California
. I
Los Angeles, Cal., March 21. South-
cm California's movement for annexa-1
tion of Lower California by tho United
Slates has reached the stage where a
1 I . :.!....!
luinniuuii iitta uueii euneu io cuiiaiuur
the matter, it is announced today by the
Leuguo of tho Southwest, Tho eon vcu-
tion will be head at El Centre April 25-1
27 with delegates from New Mexico and
Arizona as well as from California.
Purchase or cunexation of Lower Cal-!
forma is advocated.
WHAT SfSIPES MEAN
For the benefit of those who'
have tuken note of the number
of young men wealing uniforms,
the -following information is
given:
Gold service stripes on the
left arm one for each six
months of service overseas.
A red stripe on the left arm
shows that the soldier has re
ceived his discharge
Blue stripe on the left arm
indicates less than six months
service overseas. .
White stripes on the left arm
are one for every s. mimiiiH in
the service in this country.
For the right arm the stripes
ere as follows: One stripe of
gold for every wound.
Rank of non-com officers as
follows: two bars corporal and
three bars, sergeant, on the
right arm.
The eolors on tho left shoulder
indicato the branch of the serv
ice. T :
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Washington state has $11,000,000
available for hurnwar Work uurinlir
the eoming biennium.
RUTH GARRISON WAS
ARRAiGKtB TODAY
Husband Of Dead Woman Ar
rived At Seati!!e And Gave
Himself Up.
Seattle, Wash.) March 21. Ruth Gar
rison, charged with poisoning Mrs.
Grace Elizabeth Storrs, will bo arraign
ed on first degree murder charges bo
fore Judge Bovd Tallman in superior
court at 1:30 p. ni. today.
Tho man she loved Dudley M. Storrs
is in the city jail but has not been
permitted to see the girl charged with
killing his wife by placng strychnine in
a truit cocktail while me tiru niuwied
together in the Bon Marche tea rooms
iuesiluy afternoon. .
Shortly after 7 o'clock last night
.Mom uutcroa the police station and
surrendered himself, ending t, search
mat uc'Hun Wednesday morning when
no fulled to arrive on the tram from
Wenutchee. Previous to his surrender
he telephoned Deputy Prosecutor Joan
'1. C'armody that he was in towa and
ready to give himself up.
'was iii at tizse.
Apparently ill at caso, he walked into
the cletectivo office Where he was hold
by James .Doom, acting night captain,
until tho -arrival , of Carmody and Cap
tain of Detectives Charles Tennant. Os
tensibly keyed up to a high nervous
pitch, he walked .about the room, exam
ining the pictures on the walls, finger
ing the books on the , table aud once
even combed his hair before a small
mirror. t
Tiiti fact that ho had not sent his wife
money while he was living in Okaun-
!gan, he explained by saying that ho had
left her quito a little Bum and because
she was living with her father, he
thought that she could get along.
Hadn't Sent for Hoi.
Questioned about living with tho Gar
rison Rirl lit Okanogan, he declared that
ho had never sent for her to come to
him, that the first time sho came ho
received a letter one Friday morning
stating that she was. coming on a night
i..
Liliiii. vj
3
'l'A'hero was nothing to do-but meet
her. . Sho stayed for tour or five days
that time," he said.
In Ukaiiogan, he said, he aud the
Garrison girl corresponded constantly,
out his wifo recoived few letters rrom
him. ,-
'i'ho second tinio 'Ruth came," he
said. "I didn't know she was in town.
1 went to the movies about 7:30 o'clock.
The train got in at 8:30. It was around
ten when 1 got home ana r-u,i whs in
my room. She left that time becauso
she got a letter from hor sister telling
her th.ut tho family would take action
against mo if she didn't."
Questioned about the intimate love of
the girl ho refused to answer. He would
not compare his affection for his wife
with that for the girl who gave her ail
for him,
Lived Here Long Time,
st
in
'the en
"e t'
Storrs is 27 years old. Ho was born
iscsouri but has lived here slnco
early '60 's when his parents moved
4 ., . ,, . , .
f,or tho P(ast tlu'ee ycf8 8B, mee,,a0 in
hc ,CU""ty Kf,a0 ?heho twnt to a
.local shipyard but when the striko came
he went to'Okanogan.
His ajipcarance last night at tho sta
tion created a sensation. He was known
by a great many of the police officiuls,
either by sight or by namo and most
of them recognized him.
While no chargo has been placed
against him, lio was ordered held for In-1
vestigation last night. Tho order was
given by Prosecutor Carmody and Cap-1
tan Tennant after their examination of
him. 1
I j: kn ITr rt '
j x JitM'ciuion Auuniuy vv. Xj. LTresiiaiU
of Okanogan county has drawn up an
information against Storrs charging hiin
with abduction.
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V "''" vl lUlIUCJlt
Increases At Twin Falls
Twin Falls, Idaho, March 21. The
Spanish influenza situation in Twin
Falls developing within the past ten
days has assumed the proportions of an'
epidemic, according to the statement
of Dr. C. Q. McGinnis, county health
officer, at a meeting here of the conn- j
ty commissioners sitting as the board
. 1 lit.
Ui lU'Uilll. )
The board decided to enforce a rigid
quarantine as to individual patients
with a view to controlling tho epidemic
by this means if possible without re-
anrfirm t ianfinjn hf nnv aI.!.... - -
According to the statement of Dr.
McGinnis, 60 cases of influenza in Twini
Falls had been reported up to last night,
Editorial Assocht'on
To Portland h SmrJ.
I Portland, Or., March 21. Committec-
men nnvo started to make plans for the
jentcrtainment of the -National Editorial
Association which will meet in Port-
land. August 810.
' Editors will come here for the confer-
jenec from all parts of the United States
and Canada.
The Oregon Editorial Association
ri. t,i,i i ......i;.. j,.,. .ti.
taneously.
LIEUTENANT COUP .OH
IS ELECTED GENERAL
MANAGER Y. M. C. A.
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Success Of Local. Organiza
tion Is Felt To Be Due To
His Work.
Lieutenant Louis H. Compton, of the
162nd infantry, veteran o? IJie.... Mexi
can bolder campaign and with a most
favorable record for services in Franco,
was last night elected general manuger
of the Y. M. C. A. iu Salem by a unani
mous vote of the board of directors.
Before Company M had been called
into serviee for overseas duty, Lieuten
ant Compton had been engaged iu T.
M. C. A. work as secretary here In Sa
lem aud with several years experience
in tho work in Boise, Idaho, and the
east. It was recognized by the boaW
of directors that the success of the Y.
M. C. A. and its efficKn! ana practical
woik in tho city had been duo to the
eiforts of Lieutenant Compton.
Raised Salary of 2 Years Age.
The board was faced with the propo
sition of securing the services of a
strong and influential worker in the Y.
M. C. A. to overcome certain prejudices
that have arisen overseas. It also faced
the iact that efficient Y. M. C. A. work
ers in tho cast wero all roceiviua iiwu-
cil increase in salaries and that in or
der to keep Lieutenant Compton in the
field horo, it would bo necessary to of
fer mm an increaso of tho salary paid
two vcais ego. This was done.
Lieutenant Compton saw and took
part in somo of tho heaviest fighting
during tho American advance last Sep
tember and October and was seriously
wounded in tho advanco mado in tho
Aigoiino forests. Ho will return to
Cr.mp Lewis t0 receive his final dis
chin ge and roturn to Salem early in
April to assume his duties ns manager.
Mr. Richter, who has been serving as
manager, will accept an offer made him
from the east, but will remain in charge
until Lieutenant Compton returns.
Pcmser Senator Bailey xjs-c
Says Democrats Are Prohis
. Newark, iN. J., Mar. 21. Asserting
that tho democratic party has "ceased
to support democratic principles," for
mer United States Senator Josoph W.
Bailey of Texas declared in an address
hero last night that he would "never
again vote for tho candidate of any
party which constantly reduces our liil
erty and unnecessarily increases our
taxes,"
Mr. (Bailey, who was the principal
ponker at the "victory Ibanquot" of
the Road Horse association, blamed
the democratic party for the passage
of tho prohibition amendment to the
constitution and for the near passage
of the amendment granting sui'ifrago
to women.
"1 have been a democrat all my
life," he said. "A 'color' democrat, if
you please, nd I have-never scratch
ed a party ticket. But those who now
control tho democratic party have ro
nouiiced or abandoned one democratic
principle after another in such rapid
ity and bewildering succession that
thoy have left us nothing but tho
name.
"Since Thomas Jefferson founded it
tho democratic party has- always in
sisted that every stato should exclu
sively control the local affairs of its.
own people, tot a democratic- congress
immolated that time honored doctrine
upon tho altar of national prohibition
and a majority voted to repeal the
sacrifice in behalf -of woman suffrage'
British And French
Formulate Big Pool
Washington, March 21. British and
French commercial interests have for
mulated a pool for purchasing in the
Cnited States commodities they requiro
in reconstruction, according to informa
tion reaching the department of com
merce. The plan of operation was revealed
shortly after a French announcement
of import restrictions, similar to those
in force in England.
Tho pooling of purchases means that
only tho basic materials in raw form, to
a large extent, will bo permitted to en
ter theso countries, officials asserted.'
Tlicy explained that Amorican indus
tries might not expect to sell and large
amounts of finished products in Franco,
England or Italy.
Padsrewski Says Germans
Will Plan Another War
Warsaw Mar. 21 "Germany
will dominate east Europe po-
litically and economically, and
will prepare herself for anoth-
er mighty assault against the
world's peace unless Poland is
consistently stregnthencd to
prevent their ae-gremion," Ig- .
nacio Paderewslu, Polish pre-
ruler, declared in an interview.
Preparations to resist the
threatened bolshevik invasion
are under way, V
.
En
eicma;:wuL:DUiR
Gerrriah Ships Tha
re Awarded Her
Contends That Maintenance Of Vessels By Any Allied
Power Will Be Too Difficult For Practical Purposes,
For German Guns Are Of Different Make And Would
Necessitate Special Ammunition. Naval Author
ities Forecast That Italy And France Will Eventually
Sink Their Teuton Ships Also. "
BOMB TRAGEDY STILL1
A
Several Theories Have Been
Advanced But No New De
velopments. Oakland, Cal., March 21, Detectives
still maintain that the bomb causing
the death of Mrs. George D. Groen
wood ,wifo of a wealthy San Francisco
bunker, horo Tuesday night was tho
work either of a disgruntled nernn
having knowledga of tho, Greenwood
promises, or a blackhand ring.
Several new theories were advanced
overnight, but questioning of tho inter
ested parties led to no new develop
ments. Among these was the nnssibil-
ity that the ironm nutv have been hid-'
den in tho Greenwood yaril prior to
piaying a prank somewhere else, and
that it was acicdentally exploded by
Mrs. Groenwood.
Police believe tho bomb extension hml
no connection with tho demands for
money made on tho Greenwoods over a
vear ago. with threats nf denth tnr
compliance, , Tlicx State this organ-
K.UUUU, u it was in earnest, would
have written sovoral moro lettors reiter
ating their demand and th
planting a bomb.
To Spread Terror.
Their theory is that if
aro responsible, thev planted tho hnmh
as a means of spreading terror among
weanny residents or the Merritt dis
trict, to make easier tho extortion work
of blackmailers.
Major Walker J. Poterson, former
Oakland polico chief, ana ior a wailc
military polico chief at Bordeaux,
France, and Aucrust Vnllinor. Mi'mf nt
tho KorkelCy polico department, were
touay caned in by Uakland operatives
to assist in the case. Both men are
widely known as criminologists and as
suecesswul detectives.
In addition. Captain Duncan Mathe-
son, head of tho bomb squad of the (San
Francisco police department, nnd Sev
ern! assistants, aro here working on the
ease wth Oakland, Alameda county and
federal officers.
m HEM FACES
EAT LABOR CRISIS
Climax Reached Tonight When
strike Question Is
Settled.
By Arthur E. Mana.
(United , Press Staff Correspondent.)
London, March 21. Grent Britain is
focing tho greatest labor crisis in her
history.
The climax will bo reached tonight,
when the triple alliance miners, rail
way men and transport workers meet
to decide whether a gcr.craj strike shall
be called tomorrow.
While the government haB offered
some concessions to railway men nnd
miners, labor leaders declare it must do
still more. Unless every demand of the
"triple alliance" is met, the British
Tsles cannot avert industrial catas
trophe, they say.
Muny labor lendors state a belief that
Premier Lloyd- George is fully aware of
tho danger of the situation and Is per-.
sonnlly inclined to sympathize with the
workers. They doubt though whether
ho has tho support of the whole govern
ment.
GENERAL DISQUE TO N. Y.
Portland, Or.. March 21. E-rlgodicr
General Brice B. Disque, w'io flfrecter!
the spruce production division in the
Pacific northwest diirinu the war will
leave Rntiirdpy for New York.
General Disque, who was recently
honorablv discharged, will head the ex
port and import branch 0f the American
International Corporation. Tho object
of the corporation is to upbuild trade
relations between Ihe United States and
foreign nations.
Pinal details haye liecn consummated
for tho erection at Astoria of a 40
room apartment house to cost $85,000.
London, Mar. 21 As the French and
Italians d0 not agree on the proposal
to dispose of the surrendered Gorman
fleet by sinking it, England has decided
to consent to a division, but will sink
tho warships allotted to her, naval au
thorities say. - ;
Equipment and armamcnr oi to Wur
man warships is such that maintenance
,of tho vessels by any allied power will
be too difficult and expensive for prao
tical purposes, thoy contour. The Ger
man guns being of a different make,
will necessitate special ammunition,
while construction and equipment ae
so different that England cannot maiti-
l tain the fleet with profit,
f These naval authorities forecast that
jboth Italy and France, in the Interests
(of efficiency, will eventually decide to
sink their German warships after sal
vaging them.
Kenyon Says Bolshevism
Can Only Be Curbed By
Considering Laborers
Fort Dodge, Iowa, March 21. The re
quirements of the laboring man must
be given more consideration by state
and federal governments if tho bolshe
viRt evil is to be curbed.
This is the opinion of Senator W. 8.
Kenyon, wh0 is planning a trip to Rus
sia to study the cause and effocts of
bnlshevism. .
The Iowa solon, unless a special ses
sion of congress is called within the
next two weeks, will depart April 5.
He expects t0 Ve gone about three
months. : -. j
"Tho bolsheviki movement is serious
and something must lie done to curb
it," said Kenyon, ".Various remedies,
from shooting them t0 feeding them,
huvo been advanced. I am inclined to
believo Americanization is the only way
to oust tho evil. If after a fair trial
there aro persons who can not be Amer
icanizod they should be deported.
'Tho rights of tho laboring men must
not bo overlooked, Wo must holp fi
nance workers so tlicy cuu build homes.
Old age insurance and vocational train
ing also must be looked after. In oth
er words we must pay some attention
to huninan salvage"
Oreaon Holds
Highest Record In
Number Of Divorces
Washington, Mureti 21. One mar
ringo out of every nine terminates in
divorce and whilo marriage in propor
tion to the population is steadily in
creasing, divorce is increasing more rap
dly, according to a. report on marriage
and divorce issued by the bureau of
census. :
According to returns, which covered
22S5 counties, or all but 95 counties in
the United States, tho totat number ot
divorces granted in 1010 was 112,03(5,
or 112 per 100,000 of population, as
ngninst 84 ju 1906; 73 in 1900 and 53 in
1890.
Nevada still holds tho highest plact
in the perceutngo cnluvin, with a record
I of 607 per 100,000 population. Mon
tana, with 323 mid Oregon, with 223,
i follow: The District nf Columbia, North
Carolina, and New Yonc are mo lowest,
13, 31 and 32 per 100,000 population re
spectively. South Carolina alone Is fre
of the divorce evil having repealed all
laws permitting divorce in 1878.
j In approximately 09 per cent of tha
cases divorces were granted to women.
Tho principal causes and the percent
ages contributed by jthem wero as fol
lows: Desertion, 36.8;' crur, 28.3; Infidel
ity, 11.3; neglect to provide, 4.7; drunk
enness, 3.4 ; all other causes, 15.3 per
cent. ,
Wives were more inclined to desert
tiiuu .husbands, however, 30 per cent of
the men and '30,8 per cent of the wo
men receiving decrees on these grounds.
Severe Snow Aideet
Storm Swesrfag Wyek?
San Francisco, Mur. 21. A severe
sleet and snowstorm, accompanied by a
high wind, i sweeping Wyoming, ad
vices to tho Pacific Telephone and Tel
egraph company today stato. ,Tele-,
jgrajihifl communication with the easl
is seriously erippiea us a remut.
All communication, is suspended be
tween Rawlins, Wyo., and Denver and
between Las Vegas. ?. M and Denver
Servii-c is also blocked 30 miles sout
and 30 miles west of Cheyenne, Wyo, ...