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The sun., 1916-01-17
STILL ZERO IN CHICAGO.
One woman Frozen to DeRth, Two
Others Dying.

CHICAGO, Jan. rs The weather man
redeemed himself to-day for falling
down few days ago on his pred c,lon
of ~ degrees below zero. The cold
wave. which he said would rc'urr,
struck Chicago shortly after midnight
and despite tho sunshine the mercury
hovered IN the neighhorhood Of the
zero point all day.
Mrs Andrew Charleston, s9 year.
old, was found frozen To death. and
her husband. veteran OF the evil war
and also 50 years old, Is at tho county
hospital
Mrs, Caroline Nicholson was found
lying unconscious from exposure In the
snow on a vacant lot IN South Chi
Cdgo.
The sun., 1916-01-17
BIG FIRE SWEEPS BERGEN.
Twenty Blocks Burned; ThOusa nds
Of Norwewians Homeless.


CHRIsrIANIA, Jan. IA large par,
Of Bergen. Norway, has been destroyed
IN the biggest fire Norway has ever
suffered Twenty blocks have been
practically burned out
The fire was checked this forenoon by
using dynamite 10 destroy buildings in
the path Of the flames The damage is
estimated AT 5O.000,0O0 kroner sl2.500.-
000b. No deaths are reported,
\ gale famed the flames and nulllfed
attempts to stop their spread. The cen-
trail telephone exchange. four hotels,
three schools and the greater part OF
the business quarter were destroyed. be-
sides thousands OF houses, hut the
banks seem to have escaped, Thousands
of persons are homeless. Four thou
sand refugees have arrived at Stavan.
ger
The cause OF the fire has not yet been
d scovered.
The sun., 1916-01-17
LANSING CALLS FOR
new NEUTRAL CODE
Secretary Says Present r
Show the Prejudice o,
Belligerents.
PAN-AMERlCAN ACTlo\

WAsHiNaToN. jan. l6.--h study ~
neutral rights and duties from III. ,,.,
or view OF neutrals rather than ,i bel
lCercnts Is tho first task to be prorr..t
by Secretary Lansing for the n.,'y ~.
ganized American Institute " l,..-r..
tonal Law.
In "a memorandum mndc pAt. 81,
day BY DR.. James B. Scott. prcs,l,n, e..
the organization, the Secretary e., S..
calls attention to tn fact tina. r,..
courts and military and naval ,,r.r
hive had most to do with fy-nu'..-.
rules regarding neutrality Tn, rc.,,
has been. he adds. that all aid i.,.. t...
given to the bcllIscrent ana l..'i, r...r5
has been shown for the right4 ol r.,.
trails lie suggests that 70 .. ,I,. -
reverse this process md zeal w. ,.
problem from IN. point Of view nf T..
neutral
AT the first meeting Of tho -.......
Mr.. Lansing writes. Il had ,hr honor
direct attention to the imperfect .r.r ~
rules which define and govern .ho rr.
tions between bclliger"n'S and nry.raf.
These rules. which have grown up a.n
ing the past l25 year. and LiN. be-.
In some cases differently Interpreted b
courts Of different cuuutrir.. E.,,. h..
l pu'Htiy iouhd inadeqHat" I" .H".. ~
ooiiult'oi" OF warfare and Hs res
every war mas changed. m"dit'l ~
auued 10 inc rules ecn,Tal,y taipag
"o pTocess OF Judicidl d'ciH0'-
IN" prize courts or bcllig"r'N'e Iftr
mus become the interpreter "f BELL, 8.
cit rights and neutral obiIa' ... ..
'heir interprctatio.'s "Nidenrr uu utUa..
scious prejudice arising from t,Hip-
probation OF the nceds Of the bel gor
ents. Writers ON international lass lave
rened upon these prlze court de-. ...or. o.
deailhS with tho suhJcCt ot l'u..HI'N
80 tha' thcy have laid down rIi IT
muiated indirectly ir"m b"lli-crr.'.
point or view.
In addition to thcs" inHus... {.
fecting code to govern th. ,.rdv.
and t-eatment Of neutrals international
conferences and congresses hdy, s"a
orally contidcd the drafting of ru,,s r.
lating 10 belligerent ana neutral ,'s
10 military nd naval cApeIt. NuuI4,.r
ally approach the subject from 't. Co.,.
ligercnts' standpoint.
1T would appear that u IT, tHr. -
reverse this process @: tr,Atn,,, .f .,.
subject OF neutrality and 10 dead ,y.,b
II from the point Of view Of tie r..'ga
Il would therefore sugycs, ...
committee be atpo!ntrd TO sr.i. OIL,
problem Of neutral Sims and r..ra
duties seeking to formulate m c. .,u.
the principle underlying ia, relation.
OF belligerency to neutrality rather nan
the express rules gov.rn.rL 'H, ror.
The sun., 1916-01-17
BRITISH ROUT ARABS.
Disperse 400 In Egypt and Capture
100 Camels.

Special Cdhis Dcspdtct Ia Tue sr>
LONDON, Jan 1.-THE dispersal Of
900 Arabs encamped forty miles from
Mersa Matru. half way between Alex
andria and the western frontier OF Egypt.
10 announced In an official statement
issued to-day in cairo and forwarded
by Reuters. The statement says:
A column from Mersa Matru on the
Mediterranean coast. l50 miles east OF
the western frontier of Egypt, dis
persed on Thursday 400 Arabs located
forty miles from Meisa Matru. The
Arabs did not resist. but He'd at the
approach OF our force. over hum
dred camels all IA, sheep, goats and
tents and two Arabs were captured
There were no British casualties.
The sun., 1916-01-17
KAISER RETURNS TO FRONT.
"Fuiiy Recovered" Berlin SRy-
Operated On. Rome Hears.

LONDON, Jan, IA wireless despatch
received THIS morning tMonday) from
Berlin Says the following official COM
municatlon was issued there Sunday:
AFTER his complete recovery Emperor
william returned Sunday afternoon to
the war theatre"
A de patch from Rome slys.
"According to reports received by the
Vatican, Emperor William underwent an
operation last Thursday Although the
operation is described as having been
successful, II Is sa!d a week must elapse
before the monarch may be pronounced
out Of danger"
The sun., 1916-01-17
YUAN'S ARMY DEFEATED.
10000 Rebel. said tO Have Cap-
tured Tse Chow tu.

SAS FRASCIsCo. Jan. l6.--Sixty thou
sand revolutionary troops have defeated
the forces OF Yuan Shih-k al. head OF the
Chinese Government, IN an action fought
in the province of Szc chuen. This =
reported in cablesram received here
to-day from shanghai 10y Tong King
Chong, president of the Chinese Repub-
lie Association.
gram, ended with the capture and occu-
patton OF Use ChrS Fu by revolution
ary forces. which also are threatening
Cheng Tu, capital OF the province Of
SZe Chuen.
The losses in killed and wounded, the
cablegram stated. were about 1000.
The sun., 1916-01-17
CALL FOR SNOW FIGHTERS.
FetherstOn Asks Enrolment From
Central FedcrRtcd CniOn.

The Central Federated Union yestcr-
day received a letter from Street Clean
ing Commissioner t'e,herstor asking the
aid OF the central union in the formation
OF a snow lighting brigade,
The recent snow found this depart
ment with about one-third OF the mum
ber OF laborers required for the rapid re-
moval Of snow from the streets" his let
ter said. This condition In the event
of big snowstorm would tic up traf-
nc, II there are any men OF your or
GaniZation who would care 10 enroll AS
snow fighters this department will
gladly assign them to work as near their
homes as possible. II you will send the
names ana addresses to this Office"
The sun., 1916-01-17
MUCH COLDER, THE PROMISE.
Forecastcrs Predict Nercury WIN
Drop to 10 Degrees.

More samples of eccentric weather
came to this neighhorhooi yesterday
from several points ot the compass
Al O'Clock the temperature was 81
Under the influence OF cold wave that
the seers say will las, from twenty-tour
To- thirty-six hours and send the srercury
down to 10. the temperature had dropped
To 80 at midnight.
A "low" of considerable intensity over
the ST Lawrence Valley last night will
suck tho trigidty down this way. Tho
forecast says II will he partly cloudy
and much colder to-day. with n cold
wave tonight and fair skies and con-
tlrued cold tomorrow
The sun., 1916-01-17
VATICAN FIRE ALARMS POPE.
swiss Guards Easily Quench BlRs~,
the Damage Being slight.

ROME, Jan l6,-Fire started In the
nrmory of the Swiss Guards in tho Vat-
can to-day, Some uniforms were de.
etroyed. hut the blaze was easily and
quickly put ont by the guards them
selves so that It was unnecessary to call
in the roman tremen.
The Pope was alarmed, but was us
sured that there was no danger.
The sun., 1916-01-17
$1,000, ,oO0, 900 FOR DISCOUNTS.
Russia to Increase EHche0uer's
Power Of Placing Bonds.

SPECIAL CdbIe Dtspdtch 10 THE SrN.
pRTRoGRAp Jan. LITTLE Bourse
Gazette says that the Government con-
increasing by f200. 900 900
81 900, 900 00O tine Exchequers power
of discountIng bonds with the State
Bank,
This step is due to the extraordinary
demand for the supplementary assign
ments evoked by the war
The sun., 1916-01-17
NEW YORKER KILLED IN WAR.
VussriI Kelly ON. OF IiNr Amer
teams slain IN France.

TAR;s. Jan lG--t'Ive Americans at
tachcd :, tho FOREIGN Legion. whose
names Wcr. iuCiud,d - the list ~
casua.tic, a. G,Veuvhy on June u. are
now officially reported as having been
Killed IN action.
They we're Russell Kelly II New York.
Harman Edwin Hal. Of chicago. John
Earle F'k- Of Wooster Ohio and Ken
meth Weeks and Henry farnsworth, both
Of Boston.
The sun., 1916-01-17
FLOODS HALT SMUGGLING,
Hollands Dixie Disasters D~stro,
Food Germany Needed.

LoNnoN, Jan. 1.-THE Rotterdam cor
respondent of the DdHy MAJ telegraphs Z.
The flood will be more effective than
Government, measures IN preventing fats
and food from entering Germany from
Holland. Thousands OF cattle and sheen
nave been destroyed and the damage 10
me land VIII temporarily stop the Snug
Cling Of foods.uIfs."
The sun., 1916-01-17
VAN DYKE WITH FORD PARTY.
y. .. Mtnistrr 10 Holland on Way
Here for short visit,

Bpec'nl T1bIe Otsp0'cN 10 THE SIN
ROTTERDAM. Jan. l6.--Dr. Henry van
Dyke. American Minister 10 Holland, liz
passenger on tho Holland America
liner Rotterdam, which sailed from here
yesterday, He intends 10 pay a short
visit to the United States.
On board the SHIP also are the re-
manning members of the Ford peace
party.
The sun., 1916-01-17
Victoria and RIO del Ray are in

Victoria and RIO de! Ray are impor-
tant ports Of IN" German colony OF
the CAMERON on tho west coast of
Africa. The CIm,roon was invaded by
British and French colonial forces
early In tho war and was occupied grad.
uaily. recent dispatches indicating that
the great part OF the interior IL now
under control of the allied forces
The sun., 1916-01-17

Bergen Is the first ship owning city
Of Norway and second only to Chris
tania In volume of shipping II has
a population OF about 10000
The sun., 1916-01-17
CAMERON PORTS REOPENED.
British Report Trading Resumed
At Victoria and RiO del Ray.

LoNpoN. Jan. lG.-- The official press
bureau announced t0-da' that Victoria
and Rio del Ray, In tho CAMERON. had
been reopened 70 trade. subject 10 re-
strictions.
The sun., 1916-01-17

HE shows the theatres operations Meso
otamia and Persia On the Tgs the British relief force the
aid the British force KuteAmaa has driven the
Turks miles below Kut-elAmara
Russians
Kermanhah. The place
are he road to Bagdad.
The sun., 1916-01-17
METCHNIKOFF SERIOUSLY I'LL.
Discoycr-r Of MIX Culture Remedy
Has Heart Trouble.

PARIS. Jan, is--rrof Ellie Mctchnikoff
OF the pasteur Institute is critically III
OF heart trouble, His condit Oh has been
serious for several days Yesterday II
Was believed that he could live only
few hours, but his great vitality
enabled him to rally and to-day his
condition Is described az slightly better.
The sun., 1916-01-17

Dr. M.tchuikOf Is the d'scoyoro" "
the treatment for intestinal diseases by
the use OF milk containing "A SPECIAL cul-
ture. lie received the Nobel prize for
medicine In 1908.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-06-22
LEGAL NOTICES.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

The undersigned members OF the
school board of Independent District
No IS. VIII receive bids for the
construction OF the addition to be
built onto the present school build
ing In Fruitland. Plans and speci-
flcations may be seen at tue Fruit
land State Bank after June 20. 1915.
Bids will be received up to five
o'clock D. m. OF July ist, 1915.
All bids must be accompanied by
n certified check for per cent OF
the amount OF the bid submitted.
The board reserves the right TO
reject any or all bids.
A. u. ELDREDGE, Chairman.
II. II sTRAwN, Clerk. 25-26
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-06-22
LEGAL NOTICES.

East 1871 feet along the South
boundary line of said Lot 125-A to
corner No. OF said Lot 125-A,
which is also corner No 10 OF said
Lot 125-B, thence South 81 deg. East
1895 feet along the South boundary
line OF said lot t25-B to a point, the
place OF beginning, save and except
so much of sad premises as may
not be situate within the exterior
boundary OF said Lots 1884 and
125-B, or any other Colt Brothers
Patented Ground; and also certain
water rights and privileges and 9TH
er rights and privileges in connec-
tion with the said above described
premises, and all situate in what is
known as the Mormon Basin in NAL
heur County, oregon. Together with
that certain quartz mill and reduce
tion plant situate upon and used in
connection with the working, devel-
opment and operation OF the above
described mining premises. and gem
orally all water rights, bu,liinss,
structures, super-structures. machin-
cry, tools. appliances and appurten-
ances, water rights and privileges
and all rights and privileges
located upon or used in connection
with the working. development and
operation of the said premises above
described, or any part thereof.
or 10 much thereof as may be
necessary TO satisfy the said judg-
ments and DEGREES together with the
costs which have or may accrue un-
der and by virtue of said writ OF ex-
ecution.
Dated at Vale. Oregon, this 1st
day OF June, 1915.
BEN J. BROWN.
Sheriff OF Malheur County, Ore
gon.
BY ROSS A. sowARD,
1922" Deputy.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-06-22
NOTICE or SALE OF STATE
LANDS.

Notice Is hereby given that the
state Land Board OF the State oi
oregon will receive sealed bids until
1000 o'clock a. m. August 22, 1916,
for the following described lands:
T. 10 S. II. 39 +. NV or. NV ar.
S half N half and s half Sec. i6 and
all Sec SO.
T. 10 s. r. Al e, all OF Sec. 16.
T. 20 S. II. Al e., all OF Sec. 10.
T. 2l S. II. 80 e.. all Sec 10; N
half, Sc Or, Il half SW or and SW
ar. sW or, Sec, 36.
T. 22 s. r. Al f., all OF Sec. 16
and all, of Sec. SO.
T. "a S. r. 80 f., all of Sec. l6
and all OF Sec. 80,
It. 25 s. r. 40 e.. N half and east
half Sc ar. and N half sW ar. Sec.
16 and all Sec. SO.
All bids must be accompanied by
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-06-22
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL PRO,
PERTY BY ADMINISTRATOR

Notice is hereby given that under
and by virtue OF an order OF sale
duly made by the County Court OF
the State OF oregon, for Malheur
County. that the undersigned. the
duly appointed and acting admins
traitor OF the estate OF David S. Lam
me. deceased. viii from and after
the i4th day OF July. 1915. at the
hour OF 10 o'clock a. m. offer for
sale all OF the following described
real property, belonging to the es-
state OF said deceased. to-wlt: The
w. half OF S. T.. fourth. and N. r.
fourth OF s. +. fourth. Sec. i2. and
the s. Il. fourth OF N. Il fourth OF
Sec. i2. all In twp. II south. OF
range a. Il. W. NJ. In Malheur coun-
~. Oregon.
The terms OF sale, Is cash In hand.
and the sale Will be private and to
the highest and best bidder, and
9ubject 10 the approval OF the County
Court OF the State OF Oregon, for
Malheur County.
Dated this 9th day OF June. 1915.
c. McGoNAGILL.
Administrator OF estate of David
s. Lamme. deceased with will an
nexed. 24-2s.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-06-22
NoTICE mo- CREDITORs.

Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned has been appointed by
the County Court of the State Of
Oregon, for Malheur County, Admin
lstrator of the estate of VIM. j,
Mink. deceased. All persons having
claims against the estate of the said
deceased are hereby notified TO pres
ent the same TO me at the law office
of C. McGonagill in Ontario, Oregon,
duly verified within six months from
the date of the first publication Of
this notice. Date of first publica-
tion, June 18th, 1916.
d. b. PURCELL,
Administrator OF the estate of VIM.
j. Mink, deceased. 24-2s
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-06-22
SUMMONS.

In the ClrcuI AOuTl OF Nnt oNhN'
OF Oregon for the County OF Malheur
Fruit Growers Bank OF Payette
Idaho. n corporation. plaintiff w. Al
lie Il. Olson, Robert T.. Olson. A. l.
Cockrum. trustee. the First Nationa
Bank OF Ontario. Oregon, a corpora
ton, Walter q. Howe. Il. A. Nor
chant. Moss Mercantile company, a
corporation. and the unknown heirs
OF Alexander Caldwell. deceased, De
PENDANTS.
To Allie Il. Olson, Robert Il. oil.
son. II. A. Merchant. Moss Mercan'
tile company. a corporation. and the
unknown heirs OF Alexander Cald-
well. deceased, the above named de-
PENDANTS:
In the name OF the State OF Ore
gon: You and each OF you are here
by required TO appear and answer
the cross-complaint filed against you
In the above entitled suit by A. L.
Cockrum. trustee. and the First Ma
tional Bank OF Ontario. on or before
the 9th day OF July, 1916. the same
being the last day OF the time pre-
sorlbed by order OF the court direct
ing service OF summons In said suit
on said cross-complaint TO be made
upon you by publication. and u you
fail 80 10 answer. for want thereof,
the said cross-complainants. A. l..
Cockrum and the First National
Bank OF Ontario. Oregon, will apply
to the said court for the relief de-
manded in said cross-complaint. to-
wit:
For Judgment against Allie Il. OIL
son and Robert T.. Olson for si44.2S,
with interest thereon at the rate OF
ten per cent per annum from Janu-
airy 10th, 1916, until paid, and for
$500 attorneys fees and for said
ross-complainant's costs and dis
bursements In said suit; also for a
decree of the court foreclosing that
certain real mortgage executed by
Allie r. Olson and Robert +. Olson
TO A. l.. Cockrum, trustee, on Janu-
airy goth, 1914, on lots /, 2 and the
north half OF lot in block llS Of
the City of Ontario, Malheur county,
Oregon, aud which said mortgage Is
recorded in book o. page SS7, OF
the Records of Real Mortgages for
Malheur county, Oregon. and for all
other relief demanded in said cross
complaint.
You are further notified that this
sommons is served upon ydu by pub
lieation in pursuance OF an order of
the Hon. Dalton Biggs, judge Of this
court. which said order was made
and entered in said cause on the 23d
day of May, 1916, and directed that
this summons be published once each
week for six consecutive weeks in the
Ontario Argus, commencing with
the issue of May 25th, 1915
The first publication of this sum
mons is May 25th. 1915, and the
last publication Is on July 9Th. 1916.
McCULLoCH & WOOD.
Attorneys for cross-cOmplainant
A. l.. Cockrum. trustee, and the First
National Bank of Ontario. oregon.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-06-22
LEGAL NOTICES.

a regularly executed application to
purchase and check or draft for at
least one-fifth OF the amount bid.
The board reserves the right to re
ject any and all bids.
Applications and bids should be ad-
dressed TO O. q. Brown, clerk State
Land Board, Salem. Oregon, and
marked Application and bid to pur-
chase state lands"
Dated at Salem, oregon, June 13.
1915.
q. @. BROWN,
Clerk State Land Board.
Last publication Aug. II.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-06-22

Last publication Aug. II.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-06-22
TEACHERS EXAMINATION

The state teachers examination
will be held at Vale June 2s. 20. 80
and July 1, 1915. Following is the
program for Malheur county:
wednesday civil gov
ernment. geography and photography
Thursday Reading. grammar,
history and physiology.
Friday-Algebra, school law. the
ory, writing and composition.
saturday-Psychology. American
literature and physical geography.
Teachers wishing 10 write for pri-
mary or life papers will kindly make
special arrangements.
FAY CLARK,
County Superintendent OF Schools.
24-25
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-06-22
NOTICE OF sHERIFFs SALE.

Notice is hereby given that under
and by virtue Of an writ OF execu-
tion in foreclosure duly and
regularly issued by the Clerk
of the Circuit Court of the
State of Oregon for the County OF
Malheur. dated May 20, 1915, to me
directed in that certain suit in the
Circuit Court of the State OF Ore
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-06-22
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT

NOTICE OF FINAL SETILEMENT
Notice Is hereby given that the
undersigned. administrator OF the es-
tate of s. II. Adams. deceased, has
filed in the County Court OF the
State OF Oregon for the County of
Malheur, his final account of his ad-
ministration upon said estate, and
that the same has been duly set for
hearing by said court on Saturday,
the 18th day of July, 1916, at the
hour OF eleven o'clock a. m. OF said
day at the Court house in Vale. Ore
gon. Any and all persons interest
ed in said estate are hereby notified
to appear at said time and file their
objections in writing, II any there
are, TO said final account. and con-
test the same.
Done and dated and first published
this 18th day OF June, 1916.
RAY WILSON,
Administrator of the estate Of S.
II. Adams, deceased. 24-2S
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-06-22
SANITARY ICE CREAM

b. X. Newman will be ready on
April 15 TO deliver any quantity of
pure ice cream TO any part of the city.
His ice cream is made with a "Disc
Sanitary Freezer" and is guaranteed
the best quality on the market.
Phone 2O3-N 1. 15tf
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-06-22
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the
partnership heretofore existing be-
tween A. b. Winter and c. ii. Trous-
dale is hereby dissolved. A. b. Whit
er will collect all bills owing the
firm and pay all debts owed by the
firm.
c. II. TROUSDALE,
A. B. WINTER.
Dated Ontario, Ore, May 20, 1916.
21-25
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-03
RAMSEYER TO SPEAK
IN KEOKUK COUNTY

Sigourney, Sept. 80. Political mat.
t6rs in Keokuk county are beginning
70 take on life. During the past week
the candidates on the county tickets Of
both parties have been making per.
sonal campaigns in various parts of
the. county and both sides expect to
continue their active work until elec-
ton day comes. Commencing with the
flrst week in October the republicans
will begin an active speaking cam
paign and It is expected that a num-
Der Of the prominent republican speak
ers will visit various parts of the
county. Among them Congressman
Ramseyer will make speaking tour of
the county. He will speak on Monday.
October 2 at Martinsburg in the after
noon and at Ollie in the evening.
Tuesday. October 8. he will speak at
Richlahd in the evening and on We'd
nesday. October 4. at Hedrick in the
evening.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-03
ENGLISH CLOCKS
TO BE MOVED BACK

London. Sept. 30.-The summer
time" calendar closes today, the last
day on which the clocks will register
~ hour ahead Of the standard Green.
Nich time will be restored at o'clock
tomorrQw morning. It is estimated
that at least three million clocks will
Aave their hands set back in London
alone.
The daylight saving plan introduced
ut spring by an act Of parliament Is
I generally considered to have proved a
success. However, the government
has appointed committee to consid.
or the social end economic results, re.
Fort whether 1t Is advisable to repeat
~ experiment. what notifications. if
any, should be introduced, and the
time 1t should remain operative.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-03
BIG INCREASE IN
AUTO INDUSTRIES

Washington. d. c.. Sept. 80. Manu-
lecturers OF automobiles and automo-
bile parts showed an increase OF 1853
per cent in the Ave years from 1909
to 1914. Preliminary statistics Of the
1914 manufactures census announced
today by Samuel L. Rogers, director
of the census. show the value of those
products in 1914 was S632,SS1 900. an
increase Of $685.. 629, 900 over 1908.
Persons engaged in the industry
numbered 145,051. an increase Of II
per cent over 1909. Capital invested
amounted to 3407,7s0000, an increase
Of 134.5 per cent, and salaries and
wages paid aggregated 313s,453.0o0. an
increase Of 1897 per cent.