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VOLUME Mil. NUMBER 220. _ __._____ —--— ■ ■ ■■■■ -
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WASHINGTON. Jan. 27— The fate
of the compromise treaty negotiations
are yet in doubt. The Republicans an !
Democrats in a senatorial conference
last nifcht and early today failed :«<
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reach an agreement. The Republicans
•■*fu to compromise on Article No.
10. Another meeting will perhaps be
loid Tnursday. The Democrats may
not continue in the conference.
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QUICK FIRE
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SEATTLE. Jan., 27— Fire destroy
ed the Northwest Lead Company's
manufacturing plant on Fourth Avd.,
South this morning. The loss is esti
mated to be $125,000. The entire plan;
was destroyed in half an hour.
SUICIDES INCREASE
NEW YORK, Jan„ 27— Five
thousand one hundred and twenty
one suicides occurred in America
during 1919 accord:ng to me
4*Save a life League." TTte report
says a constantly increasing num
ber of suicides have been report
ed everywhere since the signing
of the armistice.
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TACOMA MUNICIPALITY AND
STREET CAR COMPANY IN A
FIGHT ON TEN CENT FARES
TACOMA. Jan.. 27— Decks haw
been cleared for the fight between the
municipality and the Tacoma Railway
Company over the company’s applica
tion for ten cent fare. The city coun
cil begins the hearing on the applica
tion tonight.
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THOUSANDS OF AUSTRIANS
PRISONERS DIE LIKE RATS
IN SIBERIA OF SMALLPOX
GENEVA. Jan.. 27— Nearly M7o,
000 of r>000 000 Austrian prisoner- 'of
war the Russ;ans captured, died in Si
beria from the smallpox. No aid was
given them. Japanese , English and
American doctors, when they found
out the situation, saved the remaind
er of the war prisoners.
DENIKINE NOW ABOARD A
BRITISH VESSEL TO KF^P
OI'T OF WAY OF ENEMIES
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PARIS, Jan., 27— General Dem
kine. with h»s staff, has taken refu
gee aboard a British vessel accordinc:
to a report received here from Con
stantinople.
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HONOLULU. Jan.. 27— Sevontv
five hundred Japanese and Filipino
plantation workers have struck m*d
tied up the sugn** plant’ons on the isl
and of Oahua. The planters are to
Stage a finished fight.
MAYENCE, Jan. 27— German news
papers here .publish today a letter
purported to have been written by the
former Kaiser in which he states he
never wants to return to Germany.
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ENGLISH POUND DROPS
NEW YORK, Jan., 27— The Eng
lish pound is today at $3.59, a new low
mark. The German mark is at one and
two tenths cents. Before the war the
maik was worth twenty three cePs
LEAD UNDER COAL VEIN
ROUNDUP, Mont., Jan. 27— W at
is described as a rich and extensive
deposit of lead is said to have been
discovered under a coal vein on the
hum of Barton Tucker In the Bull
mountains. This is the first lead dis
covered in this section.
PREDICTS SIXTY CENT WOOL
HELENA, Mont., Jan. 27— Sixty
cent wool is expected in Montana this
coming season, .vool growers declive
and the price may go beyond that
figure. The sheepmen say they must
have 60 cents to come out even, as
their expenses have mounted steadily,
and the last season was not a pro*'*
table one for the industry in this state
Advices from buyeis agree that at
least 60 cents may be expected.
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OLD WALLA WALLA FORT
MAY BECOME HOSPITAL
WALLA WALLA, Wash., Jan. .27
Old Fort Walla Walla's buildings
may be converted into public health
service hospital for former soldiers
of the Pacific Northwest. Major
Hutfh Vail in and Major S. Tippey of
the health service recently inspected
the buildings and impressed tnem
selves as favorably impressed. Ap
proximately 500 or 600 men of the
northwest will be sent here for
treatment if the fort is used for the
hosmtal wo»*k. Final decision on the
location will be made in Washington
D. C., soon.
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GERMAN BUSINESS MEN
• COMING TO U. S. TO TRADE
BERLIN, Jan., 27— A number of
German business men will soon fro to
America to purchase raw materiels.
wWhnr on ered’t or with rash is mt
stated, says the n*w B«r*fn Gazette.
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SUBSCRIBE FOR THE GAfEWAV
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FOX CATCII LARGE
NOME, Jan. 27— The fox catch
is the greaicst in yei:rs. Since the
close of navigation $5u,C00 woriti
of furs have been bought by buy
ers.
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SLOW WORK SECURING THE
JURY TO TRY THE WOBHLIES
MONTESANO Wash., Jan., 27—
Only two jurymen have been selected,
for ihe trial of the wobblics. Scores
are being excused for old age and pre
judice and other aliments. Elmei
Smith, one of the defendant attorneys
is assuming the defense counsel. For
mer soldiers jam the couiAhouso. The
lock of the cell door, Where the defen
dants are confined, was Jammed (til
ing the night and it took locksmiths
an hour to open the door.
MONTESANO , Jan., 27— Late
yesterday afternoon the court denied
the motion of George Vanderveer for
a change of venue in the trial of the
Wobblier
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RED FLAGS WAVE WELCOME
TO GOLDMAN AND BERK MAN
LONDON, Jan., 27— A Mo^ow
dispatch says the Red Army greet.: i
Berkman and Goldman, and others de
ported from America, with shouts and
a great hurrah. The bands played the
Internationale and red flags waved
everywhere.
DEMPSEY’S WAR RECORD
GONE INTO BY THE LEGION
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan., 27— The
California American Legion investiga
ting Jack Dempsey’s war record finds
he was placed in class four “A” alter
his claim for deferred reclassification
on the grounds of dependency was ap
proved by the Draft board.
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BIG LAND OPENING IN MARCH
WASHINGTON, Jan., 27— Approx
imately 10,000 acres of reclaimed Wy
oming and Nebraska land will be o?>*n
to homestead entry early in March*
Applications for entry on 5000 acre s
of irrigated land on the North Platte
project will be accepted on February
26 to March 5th, and on five thousand
acres at Shoshone, Wyoming the week
following. Drawings will decide wheth
er two or more applications will b'
made for the same farm.
NORTHWEST MOUNTED POLICE
HEADQUARTERS TO BE MOVED
OTTAWA. Jan., 27— The North
western Mounted Police headquarters
are to he transferred from Regira to
Ottawa. The police are to be amalga
mated with the Dominion Police unde •
the name of the Royal Canadian
Mounted Police.
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TIE FOR HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP
VANCOUVER, Jan. 27— Vancouver
defeated the Victoria hockey players
Inst n:ght by a score of seven to five.
All teams in th« league are now tied
for first place. Edd;e Ontman, captVn
of the Victoria, last mght punchy
Referee Irons ;n the rose. Oatman was
this forenoon fined $25 fof his punch.
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HERRON TO S^ART MORNINO
... PAPER AT THE CAPITOL CITY
SEATTLE. Jan., 27— Charles E.
Herron will a mo'*"inr newsnen
er in .Tnnoau about March 1st. accord
ing to his own statement made here
today,
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GRAND RAPIDS , Mich., Jan., 27
—• The trial of Senator Newberry and
over an hundred Michigan polit.cians
started here this morning. They are
all charged with conspiracy and fraud
in the last senatorial election.
WHAT THE TRIAL IS ABOUT
GRAND RAPIDS Mich., 27— Unit
ed States Senator Truman H. Newb r -
ry and 123 other men were cha'ged
with corruption, fraud ur.c% conspiracy
by the federal grand jury which in
vestigated the senatorial election of
1918. When the indictments were re
turned Nov. 30, last, United States
District Judge C. W. Sessions, who as
sembled the jury, indicated that c\M
dence obtained by the inquisitors dis
closed that between $500,000 and $1,
000,000 had been expended fraudulent
ly in connection with the election.
The indicted men included ever;/
member of the committee that on
ducted the Newberry campaign and
state country and municipal officials
in virtually every county from Laki
Superior to the Ohio border.
The conclusions of the grand jury
were embodied in two blanket indict
ments. They charged violation of bo'.h
federal and state laws by use of sums
of money far in excess of legitimate
expenses in the campaign; and viola
tion of the federal corrupt practices
act, wh?ch penalizes payment of mon
ey to voters. Use of the mails u to de
fraud alt the peopie of M'chiganJ' was
further charged agamst the campaign
committee. More than $100,000 of the
contributed fund, it charged was con
verted to the personal use of somn of
the campaign managers.
James W. Helme, former state
dairy and food commissioner, who on
posed Henry Ford for the democrats
nomination in the senato ial primary,
another clause of the ind;ctment alleg
ed, was compensated by the Newberry
organization for making the primary
race. The alleged purpose was to pre
vent democratic voters from 4 lin r
up" with Ford in the republican pri
mary.
Attached to the indictments was a
list of more than two score “o:e i
acts.’4 These contained charges that ;
number of those indicted had given re
wards ranging from promises of r.
“good job” to payments of sums rang
ing from $5 to $2,750 in return f~r
support in the Newberry campaign.
One country editor was alleged to
have received a ton of print paper.
The grand jury inve^rgaron
conducted by Fvank C. Da^ey, of Tn
dianapoHs, fo mer United States a1
tomey fo* Ind;ana. It was ordered
by the Department of Justice, Octo
ber 18, and was based, it was annonn'
ed, or» complaints fillet* witn the de
of f’-aud and corruption made by
partmont 44and a’so pubVslmtT cnarges
Lieutenant* Governor Dickinson of
Michigan, and others.
Senator Newberry and thirteen of
the men who directed the campaign
work in 1918, appeared bpfore Judge
Sess’ons Dec., 8 and on the advice of
counsel stood mute. This was done, it
was explained , that .the valid;ty of
the indictments might be challenged
lat°r, should it be decided to attack
them. The rght to raise techin’ca.
nnestions. it was stated, would have
been sac-’f’ced by pleas of not guiltw
Senator Newberry and each of the
thirteen men who appeared with him
were he'd in bonds of $10 000 and $5.
000 bn the fi^st and second indict
ments, respectively.
The maximum nenaltv for thA of
fe^s^s charged is a f?ne of $10,000
and two yea»*8 imprisonment
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Mrs. Rav Frchinm»r, farmer Fii*
bnnVssn. has a position at Carman s,
in Seattle.
ALBANY, Jan. 27— A pamphlet of
the Jewish Socialist Fedeiatioa, of
New York, was today introduced at
the trial of the five suspended Social
ise m Tabers of the state Assembly.
The pamphlet say the dictatorship of
the proletariat must be gained by seiz
ure of the government and that in-,
dustry must be taken over by fo ce
and be operated by the Workmans ,
| Soviet.
The pamphlet, which has been cir
culated by the Socialist assemblymen,
said the Socialist seek to enter th*
government in order to carry out pro
paganda and strategy better. The
Soc'a’ists, according to the pamphlet,
must create an army to make revoMi
ticns when the time for the revolu
tion in America comes.
BERLIN, Jan., 27— Heavy patrols
are guarding the government build
ings today. Traffic has been stopped
near all buildings in which govern
ment officials have their offices. Bar
ricades are built around many of 're
buildings. It is feared there will be a
Monarch:st uprising on the former
Kaiser’s birthday.
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CABINET
CHANGES
WASHINGTON Jan., 27— Secre
tary of Agriculture Houston is to suc
ceed United States Treasurer G a s,
the latter having been appointed Sen*
ator. Edwin T. Meredith, of Iowa, Edi
tor of “Successful Farming” is to be
successor to Houston.
Editor Meredith lives at Des Moin
es and is 54 years of age. He formerly
published the Farmer's Tribune. Mere
dith was a candidate for governor of
Iowa in 1916.
WASHINGTON , Jan., 27— It is
understood here that Dr. Hugh Cum
mings of Hampton. Virginia, has been
selected to succeed Dr. RupeH R’ue
ns Surgeon General of the Public
Health Service.
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INFLUENZA CASES DECREASE *
CHICAGO, Jan., 27— New Influ
enza cases decrft°s:nrr but the d«atvs
are iuc,*eas;ng. Infbmnzn and P*e"
inontn tvio-Pv the have killed
17^during the p^st 24 hours.
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SEATTLE, Jan., 27— The polio*
are hoMinp: a mystery man known on
ly by the initials “J. C. R.M It is be
lieved the man is heir to a one hun
dred thousand dollar estate in Minne
sota. Relatives have been searenm^
for him for the past twelve years. H?
lost his. memory twelve years a^o ard
disappeared.
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BIG DIAMOND STRIKE
JOHANNESBURG, Jan., 27— A
b;p d’amond claim staking and rush
is expected to the Tlannfc desert, 1^0
miles no-th of Kimberley as the re
sult of recent promising discoveries.
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GARFIELD SAYS PPINCIPLE
I\ ending OF STRIKE OF
COAL MINERS WAS UNSOUND
CHICAGO. Jan., 27— Fuel adnvn
istrator GvfieM declares that the
cownvonvse end’n'T the coal strike was
nnso’ind in mdnc,,P1e and is a menace
to the American institutions.
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PREDICT FOOD HIGHER
C*F,rEMvr>. .Tun.. 27— Th» Na
tiona1 Epnn«r*s A®*ne%"**>n. tti« re
p^opAntarives row h''Miner a eof'ven
T"*'Mi'’t. V» *«**»<"• foot
fnr o*> of tho MeV of n*v».
rtiTfiAo «"d infW/'d /*nn*apr^ P"d pl*o
l^o riotous extrava fife nee of the
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