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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-02-27
COL. D0OL|TTLE
DEAD AFTER A
LONG ILLNESS
FORMER CONGRESSMAN OF
THIS DISTRICT DIED AT AGE
OF 81 YEARS.

Col. William H. Doolittle,
former congressman from the
Southwestern district of Washing
ton, died last night at his home
In Hyada park. Browns Point,
following an illness that has con-
fined him to his bed for nearly
six months. The remains were
brought to Tacoma today to await
funeral arrangements.
Col. Doolittle was 81 yaers of
age, born in Wisconsin, and came
to the Northwest 40 years ago.
He opened a law office at Colfax,
later removing to Tacoma and
joining the law firm of Doolittle,
Prichard G. Stevens. In 1892 he
was sent from Tacoma to the
house OF representatives, serving
four years. Later he was asso-
ciated with Charles Fogg in the
law business, remaining in active
practice until his recent illness.
Col. Doolittle had married three
times. He is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Katherine r. Doolittle.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-02-27
|DR|DG|E WEBER
HAS DISAPPEARED

NEW YORK, Feb. 81
t'Bridgie" Weber, one of the
principal witnesses against the
four gunner convicted and SEN
fenced to death for the murder OF
Herman Rosenthal, has been miss
ing, 1t developed today, since
former Lieutenant Becker was
granted a new trial by the court
Of appeals. Weber had been
working in box factory at Pas
sale, N. j.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-02-27
LAWSON GIVES
EN- LONG TIME

A queer condition, of affairs was
revealed in the light and water
department when the city yester-
day shut off the water and light
from the home of A. L. Thorne,
former city electrician and COM
mercia1 agent under Lawson.
Thorne, it appears, has not
paid any light and water bills
since last October. He just let
them run, and when bills came
due monthly pard no attention.
And the city carried him for
four months.
When asked how this came
about this morning, Lawson said:
"He kept promising to pay, and
we just let 1t run on expecting
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-02-27

do it right here this side of the
Puyallup first and not go away
out of town to do it. There Is
nothing in that scheme. We ought
to develop here first"
The port district issue appar-
emily Is getting down to a choice
on the part of the people between
having the city commission go
ahead and develop the harbor and
manufacturing sites by opening
up the property this side of the
Middle and Puyallup waterways,
establishing a fishermen's harbor
at Old Town and a cold storage
plant at the municipal dock, or OF
launching into a plan to go over
on the flats two miles from the
business section and developing a
big area of the waste tideflats
somewhere around Wapato or
Hylebos creeks.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-02-27

him to do 1t. Then he had bill
against the city, too"
The bill was a claim for IS for
serving as an examiner ut a civil
service test. but that was paid
several days ago. 1t had moth
ing to do with the light and
water, anyway.
Are there any others who are
carried along this way?" Lawson
was asked.
20, yes. there are quite q lot
of them we are carrying"
Apparently 1t is not necessary
to pay light and water bills until
you have fallout with Commits
sioner Lawson politically, Judging
from this situation.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-02-27
HERE TO PROBE
SHELTER STRIKE

With orders to make q COM
plete investigation of the labor
troubles causing the strike of 900
smeltermen at the Tacoma Smelt-
ing company's plant, State Labor
Commissioner e. w. Olson visit
ed Ruston today and began the
work of sitting out information
The investigation will be en-
tirely informal. COMMISSIONS
Olson today spent his time inter-
viewing strikers and officials of
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-02-27
HUERTA SNATChES
YOUNGSTERS FROM
MOTHERS FOR ARMY

MEXICO CITY, Feb. 27-Tearing In many
their mothers federal military detachment today
200 farmer boys, of IL II
The children had from the provision had
gathered the market
The latter had
the detachment carefully
surrounded and before the inside
tons the squad invaded the crowd gathering
babyhood.
Mothers tried to cling to their The lads sought hide
piles of in the of
The locked
could
The demand soldiers especially
Iiuertas
rebel
Mazatan alone
about lombard the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-02-27

the smelter. He is taking no tes-
timony, and probably will make
no official record of the investi-
cation. He will talk personally
to all persons connected with the
strike, and form his own deduc-
lions regarding the causes and eff
fects of the walk-out.
II is understood that the inves-
LEGATION of the Ruston strike was
ordered after the state labor
bodies had brought pressure to
bear ON Governor Lister.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-02-27
MORE DELAY FOR
alaska ROAD BILL

WASHINGTON, ID. O.,
Feb. 27.-When the Alaska
railroad conferees met to-
day they discovered that they
were wider apart than ever.
The house members stand
solid against a bond issue
while the senators and other
friends of the measure are
determined to keep the is
sue in, fearing that next
years appropriations would
be decreased and the work
crippled. The house is Stub
born that the amount to be
spent be only $35,OOO,OOO
aud the senate stands just
as stubbornly for 100000
600.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-02-27
Famous CoOn-Men Will Write
Confessions for the Times
Wei, well, here's some real news, folks!

Well, well, here's real folks!
Mcintyre and Heath who teaer tonight
their "iIam ounders"
in the Times Pink edition tomorrow night
And it'll be confession. These
made the rounds Of broadway the Atlantic Puget sound
the entire United States they mind called
little bit.
So they'll Rounder
ing readers Of Pink.
Need anything about Mcintyre Heathg The
together like ham and skirts
silk stockings,
The comedians years.
hoy Of 81 Mr. Mcintyre registering They
together since 1874
played only one sketch NAMELY "Tie Geores Mnstrel which
nhed the material for their 1.-THE
They sid never 70 have hd they always
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-02-27
Club w ants a
Fathers Day

Mothers day Is all right but
the Rotary club thinks Father has
been neglected somewhat. SO It
is going to have q Fathers day
and every member who has q
father Is expected to bring him
to the banquet March IL. II he
has no father he can borrow one.
The fathers will be roasted and
toasted and otherwise impressed
with their Importance as an adj
tanct to civilization.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-02-27
DROPS DEAD
WHILE TALKING

Standing in a saloon at 1856
Commerce street last evening
talking with Tom Green, H. v.
Moore, age IS, a saloon swamp
err was stricken with heart dis
ease and died in few moments.
Nothing is known of his relatives
The remains are at the Hoska-
Buckley-King company's.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-02-27
Spurious Check Man
Sought by the Police

Wanted on a charge of having
passed a worthless check for $40
on ]. A. Beckman, proprietor of
grocery store at 9th and e
streets, Elmer Newman. a gifted
young man who has roomed until
recently at $50 south e street,
always possessed of considerable
money, but never known to work,
is reported today TO have passed
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-02-27
WOODS OPPOSES
PORT DISTRICT

Commissioner Owen Woods is
not for the port district scheme.
"Mr. Savage and those fellows
want a port district and they pro-
pose to go over beyond the Puyal-
lup river and buy a lot of land
and open up waterway back for
a mile" said Woods at the coun-
Gil meeting this morning.
What do they want that for
II we want to open up any water
ways and develop anywhere let's
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-02-27


Nementb etween n
after all all proposition
comm ather thnc
all
sof
river dumped there
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-02-27

similar checks in Tacoma for sew
eral thousand dollars. The re-
ports have not been verified, ac-
cording to the police, however,
except in at Rhodes Brothers
store, where Newman Is said to
have purchased $1,000 worth of
elaborate oak furniture. paying
with worthless check. and fall
ing to return or leave an address
for the furniture to be delivered.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-02-27
FIREMEN'S WIVES BUSY
80 -. -. 80 go
FIGHTING FOR SHORTER
90 90 >~> 90 ~@~
HOURS FOR HUSBANDS
D q o 8 9 @ 9 o o o 9 o o q .

o I'VE want our husbands 9
Q home half the time or we 9
@ will go crazy" say women 9
@ of Tacoma who are battling Q
@ for double platoon sysem. o
y y . . y o - g @ o @ o o o .
~ didn't marry a fireman
Just to have a male boarder
in my home who would sup
port me through hfe," said
Mrs. VIM. NJ. Leo, wife of q
driver of one of the city's
new, high-power motor fire
engines.
Nor did / raise three fine
boys for the fun of worrying
over them day and night
while they are out risking
their lives at flres," said Mrs.
Mary Leo, mother of three
firemen who have won re-
nown for heroisln i'm some of
TacOma's greatest fires.
These women are heading the
fight of women relatives of Taco
ma firemen for a double platoon
system in the otherwise modern
system of the city's fire depart
ment.
1--WE want our husbands home
half of the time. Well all go
crazy IL they stay away much
longer. Our husbands are just
boarders in our homes. They
rush in for their meals, give us
a hasty kiss, and rush back to
their stations again. We might
better be single, for all the en-
joyment we are able to get out
of married life," said the young
er Mrs. Leo.
The firemen here are virtually
on duty "a hours a day, with
To-day vacation once a year, and
with three hours off each day for
meals. The city's fire-fighting
apparatus is practically all mo-
and the department Is
declared the most modern in the
but. the modern two.
platoon system for firemen had
never been preached until the
women took Ii up.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-02-27
FAMOUS CHURCH
IS BURNED DOWN

DUNBAR. Scotland. Feb. 81
The historic Parish church in the
village of Whitekirk has been
burned to the ground. Suffra-
gettes. the police say, fired the
building with inflammatory oils
sprayed in the interior OF the
edifiee.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-02-27
VINCENT ASTOR is TIT

NEW YORK, Feb. 27.-A se-
we're cold that settled upon his
chest has interfered seriously
with the activities of Vincent As
tor. 1t was learned today he has
been confined to his town house
for a week. Aston Is attended
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-02-27
NEwsrEs AT THE PAN

D The Times army of car 4
3 rfers will swoop down upon 4
. the Pantages theater for the {
y second show tonight as 4
D guests OF Manager Tim I
. mons of the popular play 4
D house. A special program 4
D has been arranged for the 4
. newsies and fine even 4
3 ing's entertainment Is ar 4
D sured for the youngsters. 4
y . 80 $&&@& q 1@& =
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-02-27
z PERSONS DIE

BERLIN, Feb. 27.-Twelve
persons are known to have met
death and eight others we're ia
tally injured In an explosion
which wrecked the Aniline Dye
works at johannesburg. a suburb
near here. More than 400 en-
ployes we're in the building when
the explosion occurred.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-02-27
UNITED STATES
AGENT To
v|LLA!.
VILLA ORDERED TO PRODUCE
BENTON'S BODY WITHIN
THE NEXT "a HOURS, AC-
C0RDING TO ORDERS FROM
1..r STATE DEPARTMENT.

Ell PaSO, Feb. 27.-Carrying
an ultimatum, 1t Is reported,
threatening drastic measures un-
less William H. Benton's body is
produced within "a hours, Geo.
Carothers, special agent of the
state department started today
for Chihuahua City to see Gen.
villa. He travelled In an automo-
bile, the wheels of which had been
Hanged to fit the railway tracks.
The agent is said to have instruc-
lions to investigate the Benton
case only, and has no instructions
concerning Gustav Bauch, whose
execution has been reported.
, WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. 27.
The Washington administration
and General Villa have come to
TERMS on the Benton case, ac-
acc. riding to a statement made on
Seer sary Bryan's own authority
to-day. The secretary was more
hopeful when he attended the
cabinet meeting that international
complications would be avoided.
In addition to having reached an
understanding with Gen. Villa, 1t
is believed that Bryan has receiv-
ed a reply from Gen. Carranza,
though he would not discuss it..
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-02-27
Juror is Ill;
Case DELAYED

Owing to the Illness of Mrs.
Violet Thomas of Milton, but
eleven jurors were in the box to
hear the testimony In the case of
Pete Dahl against DR.. George G..
Wagner for malpractice this
morning, the case was forced to
continue with one Juror missing.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-02-27
THIS MAN ISN'T
so VERY INSANE

NEW YORK, Feb. 81. = John
Armstrong Chanler, who is de-
clared insane in New York and
sane in Virginia, has appealed to
the court for an increase in his
allowance from $4,000 to $24,-
600 a year.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-02-27
UNWRlTTEN LAW?

CHICAGO. Feb. Wv. C. Ell
lis. wealthy Cincinnati manufac-
turer. on trial for killing his wife,
says her infatuation for Fred
Caldwell OF Brantford, Ont. was
the cause Of the trouble.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-02-27
BANDITARRESTED

CHICO. Cal, Feb. 27.--Frank
Martin, alias Arthur Briggs, was
arrested on ranch charged with
being one of the express robbers
who got $4,000 from Wells Fargo
safe on the Oregon express.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-02-27

ANANIAS AND Hazel Mutt are
still hunting for Catherine
Winters.
/ THINK THEY are in Puyallup
today.
ANANIAS CAME near throwing
up his job. however.
WHEN HE READ about the for
ger.
WHO BOUGHT houses and lots,
autos and fine clothes with bo-
gus checks.
GUESS HE was mad when he
learned there was somebod
who could lie more than he
could.
FORGING IS all right.
FOR BLACKsMITHs.
ALBERT JOHNSON wants med
ais given for bravery.
THEY SHOULD be presented to
some of the men who voted for
him.
IHAvE BEEN noticing that there
has been a lot of arguing over
the Stuck river.
AND IT SEEMS that Tacoma got
stuck.
BUT THE CITY engineer knows
more about it than l do.
"RALEIGH," HE does.
BILL SUFFER- says Tammany
Murphy didn't give back a
check for $4,000.
NO; THAT doesn't sound like
Murphy.
SENATOR FOLK has been Offer
ed $4,000 job.
WHICH REMINDS me that some
Folk" are born lucky.
FRANK CARNAHAN tells me he
knows a burglar That mas re-
formed ana is now running Tor
the U. s. senate.
] THOUGHT FRANK said he re-
formed.
/ HAVE LEARNED something.
eAMfOisNih PROFESSOR uranus
IL q joke.
r.. !.
I'M uhhD ~ iearn Wh"t IL reaiiy
7 DInN,T KNOW
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-02-27

by DIR. James A. McKernon. who
is fearful he may be forced TO
keep his patient within doors for
a fortnight. Since earliest child
hood Astor has been bothered
somewhat by seasonal threat COM
plants.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-02-27


with
excited
misors for making good bargain
sud
e
The VIII
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-02-27

Mrs. Rosalie Walker, widow OF
Charles H. Walker, has petition
ed the court for a probate Of her
husbands will.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-02-27
TAFT DIMES WITH
PRESIDENT WILSON

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Feb. 27.-Fomer President
Taft guest the White House luncheon today.
the first time since Harrison president predeces
dned together with executive the mansion Taft
Is here invitation Of the house judiciary committee
diagnose judicial and discuss Of congestion
in the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-02-27

Mrs. VIM. nj. Leo, upper, and
Mrs. Mary f. Leo, wife and moth
err respectively of Tacoma fire.
men, who are leading battle for
double platoon system.
Within two weeks the women
have obtained 5000 names to
their petitions, and in April the
citizens will decide by ballot
whether or not they will give
their firemen humane working
hours, or drive them along with
"a hours service each day.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-02-27

news pictures than all the newspapers n
Tacoma combined. Whenever there y
something big In some part Of the counfry
the Times photographer Is right ON Tho
Job with his camera. You are missing
something II you do not get the Times
every day.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-02-27

'sThe Harvest Moon" by Justus Miles
ForInan IL tomorrow's offering In our Sat
urtay Short Story series. The readers of
the Times are acquainted with Forman's
work, which has appeared in this paper
before. TOmorrow's story Is one Of his
best short fiction works.
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-10-17
Supporters of Bismarck Pro-
ject Decide to Abandon
Movement Now.
ROBERTSON GIVES
OUTLINE OF WORK
Speaks on Needs of Institution in
Grand Forks and its Expected He
VIII Obtain Endorsement-Confe
ence Progresses Satisfactorily.
(Herald Special service.)


Darlington. N. D., Oct. 17.-As a re-
suit of action taken by the Bismarck
contingent, the Methodist college
question will not disturb the North
Dakota conference this year. The
Bismarck supporters held a meeting
yesterday and agreed to withdraw all
requests and lend their support to
financing the Wesley college at Grand
Forks. They will make no further at
tempt to secure a Bismarck college
until the Grand Forks institution is
firmly established.
The Wesley college question will be
presented to the conference this after
noon, however, when DIR. E. p. Rob-
ertson, president, will appear before
the delegates and present his report
Of the work for the past year and out
line the proposed plans for continu-
ing the college work and raising the
endowment fund. 1t is believed that
DR.. Robertson will be given unani-
nous support in every feature.
Reports of all district superintend-
ents and churches have been pre-
sented.
The meeting this year Is one Of the
most successful ever held by the con-
ference. The attendance is exception
ally good, and unusually interesting
and helpful addresses have been
given.
Bishop N. Luccock. who is presid-
ing, will announce the appointment
Of ministers Monday.
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-10-17
LIBBY IS GIVEN
fine RECEPTION
North Dakota University
Faculty Member Makes
Hit at Manitoba College
(Herald Special Service. }

Winnipeg. Man, Oct. 17.-Prof. o.
G. Libby. department of history, Uni
versity of North Dakota, was given q
warm reception by the students here
today. The professor is here partially
on business and partially as a rooter
for the American college athletes who
are competing at the exhibition
grounds this afternoon.
Prof. Libby is we'll known in Mani
toba university circles as he was one
of the professors who came from the
south last year in the arrangement
to exchange professors. He has TAX
en- q deep interest in research into
history Of Dakota and Manitoba.
Speaking of the visit of the North Da-
kota athletic team. Prof. Libby re-
marked today that the boys from the
university across the border like to
visit Winnipeg, as they always had a
fine reception here.
"You Canadians have more of the
English spirit Of sport for sports
sake than we have across the line,
and our boys like It," said Prof. Libby.
"These international college meets
will be fine thing as co-mingling will
do good on both Sides"
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-10-17
N0RTHW00D day
IS BIG SUCCESS
Number of Grand Forks
Business Men Attend
Fine Grain Display.
(Herald Special Service }

Northwood. N. d., Oct. 17.-Grand
Forks is we'll represented today at the
annual Northwood market day. A
party of local business men autoed to
Northwood this morning to attend the
grain and vegetable shows. They
will return to the city tonight.
In the local party were: d. ".
Moore. J. G. Haney, e. J. Lander,
Emmett Fuller. F. l.. Goodman, w.
H. Brown, Fred Bartholomew, Harry
Butler, J. A. Dinnie. Oscar ,Knutson,
w. w. Fegan, H. N. Wells. F. o.
Lowell, H. H. Tuttle and Mrs. r. "A.
Sprague.
J. G. Haney is judging the grains
and vegetables. T..
The displays are exceptionally good
this year. A feature of the exhibits is
the display of apples and crab apples,
there being six exhibits Of each. The
apples were all grown in the vicinity
of Northwood.
An exceptionally large number Of
county farmers and business men are
attending the market day. At noon,,
there were $50 automobiles that had
come to the city. and early this after
noon number Of additional auto
loads came in. f'n
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-10-17
FARGO GETS NEXT
BAPTIST MEETING
The Conference Votes to Go
Thereto Close Ses-
sions Tonight.
fHerald special service,) }

Minot, N. D.. Oct. 17.-Fargo this
morning was chosen as the next meet
ing place for the annual North Dako-
ia Baptist conference. Rev. Hal P.
Fudge, pastor of the local church. was
nominated to preach the annual con-
ference sermon, and Rev. D. L. Gill
more Of jamestown. was appointed
alternate.
The conference will close tonight
when the Baptist Brotherhood ban
quet and the Woman's Missionary So
ciety banquet will he given.
The Baptist Woman's Missionary
society is to hold it's annual meeting
this afternoon. Foreign and home
missionary work will be discussed by
several prominent Baptist mission
aries.
At the meeting last night DR.. Frank
Peterson, superintendent for the
northwest district, gave an interesting
address on christian Conquest" DR..
F. Haitchison Of Fargo gave mis-
stonary address. He gave an inter-
esting chart exposition of foreign and
other missionary work.
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-10-17
DRAGGED INTO FENCE
rowne. Isrnses.3a,e,y .y Recovering

Towner Faxnaeg. Recovering
Firanr Paint f(f inquiries.
Towner, N. D., Oct 17.-Mitchell
Wagar, q young farmer residing near
here, is about recovered from the eff
fects Of terrible wound received but
recently when he was dragged into a
wire fence by runaway team and
his throat SO horribly slashed chat
the windpipe was exposed.
In.- company with friend, he was
driving to town behind a spirited
team when the animals became fright
ened and bolted from the road, over
turning the rig and throwing the oc-
cupants out. Young Wagar, an ath-
letic fellow with plenty of determin-
alton, clung to the reins and the team
dashed through a wire fence near the
road. The fence held up the driver
in a decidedly summary manner, his
neck being so terribly torn by the
cruel wire that huge cash was
made. four or five inches long. from
which blood flowed freely. He was
hurried to Towner in an automobile
and medical attention given.
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-10-17
WORLDS |||'| CROP
IS SHORT; ....'|'|!|l| BIG
/. DROP IS SHOWN
,f;f
Federal Dlepartment's Esti-
mate Of Total Production
Published Today.
FOUR HUNDRED
MILLION LESS
This Seasons Aggregate Falls on
That Much-European Conditions
Not Favorable. to More Than Fair
Yield.

b. .
Washington. Oct. 1.-THE world
wheat crop this year probably will be
less than during the last two previous
years. although the United States has
q record breaking wheat harvest
Statistics announced by the depart
ment of agriculture indicate that
crops Of all nations aggregate approx
tmately 3,741,018.000 bushels, against
4.125.310,000 bushels last year, and
1891, ,875,0O0 In 1912.
In Europe the agricultural condi-
tions in most countries have been fa-
yorable for only q moderate CROP" the
department annpMnced.,
1T Is practically certain that the
present shortage Of this seasons yield
will be magnifed by complete returns
Harvesting work was pretty we'll over
before hostilities began, and the grain
Is believed to have been saved in gen.
orally good condition, except in the
territory already occupied by the ar
miles,