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New-York tribune., 1920-02-27
Motor Boat Show
May Be Repeated
Before Next Yea1.

"niIe the motor boat loving public
was inspecting the latest models Of
water craft in Grand Central Palace
yesterday. the solons Of the sport. com
pflslng the members of the National
Association of Engine and Boat Manu-
lacturers, were holding their annual
meeting in the same building. More
than 90 per cent of the exhibitors at
the Palace attended the session. over
which Henry r. Sutphen, its president.
presided. "
The most important topic discussed d
during the meeting was that of chang
ing the date OF the annual exposition
Many OF those present favored an ear
her date, despite the fact that the
present show is the most successful
ever held. They advanced many arou-
ments against md-winted show. such
aa transportation conditions. the fact
that the best buyers were out Of town
and that general conditions were more
favorable either in late November or
early December. -
after the matter was discussed for
haI1 an hour 1t was finally decided to
re1er the subject to the exhibition and
executive committA Of the organiza-
tlon' winch probably will ask for a
man vote According to ono of the
members, it is not improbable that an
oener snow VIII be held this year, either
late IN November or early in December
and If this is done the exposition will
De held at that time in future years.
rive new members were elected to
the 1922 class oe the executive board
hey are James Craig, ". c. Morehead
Ura :, a j Mulford, Joseph Van Blerck and
f. f. Palmer. '0
New-York tribune., 1920-02-27
Committee Named
TO ick L. S. Team
For Olympic Meet

CHICAGO, Feb. ga committee to
direct the selection Of an Olympic team,
to represent America in Belgium this
year has been chosen by the Amateur
Athletic Union, according to a state
ment made to-day by Colonel John v
Clinnin, president Of the central do
partment.
The members are Samuel J. Dallas
P,hiladelphia; Frederick j. Ruben
New York: Gustavus 7. Kirby, Con
necticut; Everett C. Brown, Chicago
and Joseph B. McCabe, Massachusetts,
Selection Of athletes to make the trim
to Belgium is to be entirely by COM
petition. The final tryouts Of the Mid.
die West will be held the last week of
June and the first week in July, wher
the Central A. a. U. championships are
to be held Winners at these trvouts
Will go East to compete with winners
of meets there, and from these and
men chosen in Pacific Coast tryyorts
will be selected the three men for each
OF the Olympic events.
Colonel Clinnin said the National
A. A.. U: indoor championships will be
held IN New York March 13.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-27
Mllrray's Poor
Ride Fails to
Beat Blonde]
Sprinter Lasts just Long
Enough to Win at Ha.
vana; Five Favorites Lose
From specloI Correspondent,


HAVANA, Feb. 2s.--Blondcl arair
showed his heels to n good field OF
sPrfnters here to-day when he steppef
the SIX furlongs in the fast time o,
l: IL 20 He was easily the best and
his victory in the third race STAMPED
h'm fairly shifty platter.
blondel WAS given q laundering ride
oy Murray and 1t came near being his
downfall, as he just got up in the clos.
ing stride to win by nose. Deckhand
came with rush in the last sixteenth
ana ana was running very strong at the end
lop O the Morning, the early pace.
end Of the purse by q head.
Chlllum was the ONLY favorite ~
score. ~
The results:
First race uhrc-year-olds and onward
Claiming purse. $500: six furlonssI - =
s'"'t'p to- i'ss and 10. evsn M Nov mowarao 10 J.
lBarnesl. to !. to and to s. sec eco
ond ond hpSe1, ta F. rs &c .SSorey}. to >, 70
Queen. Naomi Walton HON lIoma,n - Theaa@, snow
Ear; Roundell. Fortunes Favor, Ponte
tract and GrssIsere also ran.
purse sseona ,soo race av Nhree year.olds claiming
-hiack Prince, loo (Mcrimee). Z to 2
qxSn 9S,sT and out, won; Norfolt Belle. % CF''
Lady Lady sweep 10 ,M,,rs.,1 10 and out, second
nnd an out; third. Time. lo7 IS Douglas
Fairbanks also Ruby lost rider. '"'
Third raco (three-ycar-olts and inward.
claiming; purse. 500; SIX furlongs)-~Bion. .
DEL LOG {Murrayl. 5 to l. even and I
to Q, won: Deckhand. lol iE Fator1' 10
so J. 3 to J and to s. second; TOP o. th,
Morning. Ill (ChiRvetta), 2 to 2 70
10 and 70 8. third. Time. l:la as All
Aglow. Peasant aud No Lawn also ran.
Fourth raoe three-year-o ana up-
ward clainnE; purse, $500; five and ono
hxlt furlongs) )-Bars and Stars, 107 (Chin.
yettal. to !. 3 to 1 ana S 10 8, won:
Betterton. lot "a Collins), 10 3. even
and to 3. second; Ed. Garrison. ito
tMurrayl, to J. TO and to TO-
third. Time, 1907 s-b. Annabelle, Pome.
rene. Drifheid. Little Nephew and sister
Susie also ran.
Fifth race Uhree-year-olds and upward;
claiming; purse, $500: one mile and ffty
yards)-Major Domo. l06 (Corey). s TO
2. even and to s. won Scotch Verdict
100 tMcrimee). o to /. to ! and 9 10 J.
second; 1oiite,. 10S tChavetta). 5 to e.
4 to and to s. third. Time, l:42 Is
Miss Patty, DR.. Rae and Berlin also ran.
Sixth race (four-y year -olda and upward; ;
claiming; purse, $500; ono and one-six-
teenth Niles)-Chllum, lOs (Barncs) 8
to B, TO and to 8, won: Miss Sweep
112 OH. Garner), to !. s to and J to
5. second; Rhynnr. 100 Iux). to l.
2 to and even, third. Time, l.47 Is
slippery Silver. Royalty, Dick Benson
Ralph $, Glider. Rameau and Frank NJ
Burke also ran
New-York tribune., 1920-02-27
Twin Beats Out OddsOn orie New creans
Postotj1ce Clerks ANXIOUS
10 Haze Delaney Compete

Eastern try-outs, which are reported as
hkely to be held in Philadelphia. Sew
eral of the coaches of New England
clubs are determined not to be salts
ned with the award Of the national
championships, which arc scheduled to
follow the Eastern try-outs. The coaches
declare that the champs" will prove
OF iltt!c value as an attraction if they
follow the Eastern games.
Four hours Of continuous entertain
ment is promised the spectators at
the Morningside A. C. games at the
z2d Regiment Armory tomorrow eve
n'ng. The entry list for the nine events
is beyond the 700-mark, thus necessi-
tatlng many trial heats. In the two
mile walk, William Plant, American
champion. will endeavor to break the
american record for the distance.
William J. Heating, coach of the
Knights Of st. Antony track squad.
has forty charges in training for the
many meets scheduled within the next
tew months. The former Irish-Amer-
ichn runner is paying particular at
tention to six novices who. he he
!leves, will win prizes in the first races
IN which they start.
Homer Baker has decided to take a
rest until the national championships.
when he expects to make it hot for
Jole Kay In the 1,000-yard run.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-27
Lafayette Track Coach
Picks Two Relay Teams

EASTON, Pa, Feb. 26 Coach Harold
a. Bruce Of the Lafayette College track
team to-day held the final try-outs for
the sprint medley and one mile relay
teams which will compete in the Johns
Hopkins games at Baltimore this Satur-
day night. The medley team which
opposed Penn State. the new national
indoor champions. viii be ". T. Will
iams, Earle kunkel, Harry Morgan and
Bob Crawford.
The final makeup of the one-mile
team. which meets the New York A c.
and the University of Pennsylvania
teams. IS undecided. but it is likely
that W. T. Williams Morgan. Middle
ton and Crawford viii run. Lafayette
also will be represented by few men
in other events
New-York tribune., 1920-02-27
New High Jump Mark
May Be Set in the
Games of Legion Post
By A. G.. Cavaqnaro

Mike A. Devaney, onc-mile senior
outdoor metropolitan Association cham
pion, is being anxiously sought by the
oiilclals of the New York Postofiice
Nierks to compete in the indoor title
the 69th Regiment Armory, on Satur-
oay evening. March 6. The Millrose
runner has been invited to enter in
either the title run OK the Memorial
1iiooo,N but as yet has not replied to
the invitation,
=, A new running high jump mark is
likely, at the Frank b. Whitney Post,
american Legion, games, which are
esarded, for the lst Regiment Armorv
!Newark, on March 13. Egon Erickson
tne Bronx cop. is hopeful that he will
smash the record of feet 4ss inches,
es the Newark floor offers more resil,
lensey than the majority Of the
armory floors in the East. In this
event, Erickson will likely have as on.
pohents Walter Whalen and Dick Ian
don. ''N ]'a"-
Followers Of athletics in New Emo
land intend to make a showing in the
New-York tribune., 1920-02-27
Havana Entries

FIRST race (fve and half furlongs
maiden three year -olds purse 35oo)--Iucie
May. i0a; Bonnie Bird. 100; Mineral. 100
Miss X. los: Mary Fitxhugh. 1903; Holly
hook. il4, sport Feeney. IA: Heron. ia
Haran, IA.
sccond racs (s!x furlongs: four-yea..
oids and upward; claiming: purse 5000
Rally Connell. los; jill, 10s: Bella Wilfer
ios: Miss Eileen. los; Cafeteria. 1os
StiIetto, l0s: Cygnus, 10: FL Coronel. 10
Ran Butler no: Pollyarna, III; Sophie
X III: Magic Mirror, III
Third race (The Mexico Handicap; fve
snd a half furlonga: three -year-olds and
wizard; purse &s0ol-Scrub Lady, fs
snrniice 90: Different Eyes los. Bin Nc
Gov. los: Skiles Knob. III; sirocco. Az
Col. Taylor. III.
Fourth race tr,iie ana a sixteenth; four
vear-olds and upward; claiming; purs4
,Sae War Tax. los: 'OMalley 10. |Bala
ain. 10; sasenta. 1iS; Great Gull, ll5
Half aud Half. lis.
ritth race (miie. three year oiis: claim
ms; purse yooj-.s,evs. g: .MajoT
~, FsMsD; e,'s 10 l''' Horace 1''r's' II"
sixth race (mile. three-yeas -olds and
inward; claiming: purse 37oo)-'rarascon
j64: sKoran. l04: Grace. lo4; sHigh Gear
i06: Skeerface. 1o6; 'Thorublcom. 100
IVY oodthrush. Ioa 'Regreso. loe
Apprentice allowance claimed
New-York tribune., 1920-02-27
l.. A. Servatius Continues
Winning at Billiards

L. A. servatius continued his winning
streak in the Metropolitan amateu1
championship three-cushion billiard
tournament at the Broadway Billiard
Academy last night, defeating R T
Naughwrieht by a total of 90 points
to p, in ffty-fvc innings The win
ner had high runs Of 4 and three 2s
and his work was excellent all the wav
through.
Harry Turk split even on the day,
defeating Artie Wickers by score Of
30 to 13, in fifty-seven innings and
losing to II. Levine by total Of 90 to
30 in the other, in sixty-seven turns at
the table.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-27
Collins Defeats Trump
In Class A Cue Tilt

BOSTON. FEB. 26. Percy Collins. OF
,1,!hlcago. defeated Percy Trump, of
Plttsburgh, by a score Of 800 to 81 to-
billiard tournament at the Boston Ath-
letic Association.
Collins's average was 81 6-l4 and
his high runs were 80, As and a.
Irump's average was 6-l3 and his
high runs l9, IS and Is. The match
went fourteen innings.
In an eighteen-inning match tonight
Edgar Appleby, of New York. defeated
Robert NJ. Lord, Of Chicago, by score
Of 800 to l02. Appleby's average was
IS 1918 and his high runs were 50
SO and go. Lord averaged 512-1S and
made high runs of 81, II and II.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-27
New Orleans Entries

First race lpurse. $500; claiming; for two
yesr.o,as; ss,,; 1nres anq hals furlones,
kehoina, u; Miss Adrianne. 112; Twinhl,
i'lue. III; Bess Welch 1l2; Vera Twyford
~; Kcyman. 1l6 Tut. l16; Coomhs ~
hle-Marguerits Rose. ll2: "Ruby Miekow
1o7 Morning Fnc". Ii2 Tawasentha. III
ToWMie G.. 1ol; liuinpy. I0l.
hrrS,e,,year,olds and upward; six furlo1gs)
., silver shapiro; l0l .onico. III :Msara.
yergne, los; Columbia Tenn. 100; Bel
ninger' ~ Pieasurev!ns; ~; Prospero,t
n1aeyi III Marasmus ~ VAL ss5set
man a, ios; B.ddledee. 81. Ragazza. 81
Third race (rurse. 5000; claiming; for
sna s and
.Ss .ehcf BsTS.sS' 'isA;:, .pTuas. lss: :eoS
n3ubbllns Louder. los !; cabsllo. los; Capital
City, 100; Iwiniwin. no.
Fourth race ,(purse. $500; allowances
for and os upward fivs fur-
Aes Of Trumps, n1n 1os; cemoran' JOS Vim in
los; Jean Builant. los; Our birthday. loa
Rshprd R,nhn V lOs Ta's Tys,, 49, %lss Or o7
w; Toe the Mark 1lc; Magikon. ia
Also eligihie-Pokey Jane. ss. Ula, lo7
Gorham. lie.
Ftfth race (puree. 500: for three-year.
ods and upward; m!le)--Heavy Weapon
a2: Who Cares, 95: Lazy Lou. los Quito
los; Night Wind. III; Irish Kiss. iii;
speedster, III; Fort Bliss. III: Nose. Iii;
Duke John, 112-
Sixth race tpurse. $500: claiming; tor
three -year-olds, mile and seventy yards)-
"Nelle Witwer, 95 'M!dia, 81; Nnshotah
100; sGadling. 100; Viola Ganney. lo2. Rib
-; Foreclosure. lo5; Thunder Bird. io5
Emma Ia, j.; los. Copyrigaht. lo3; Challenger
Edith K. 1903; Blue Star. los. .Matze
100.
Seventh race (purss, $500: claiming; fol-
tour-year- -olds and upward; mile and
'WilIlgan. 101; 'El Rey. 1os: Indolence
-; WIN Do IL BeFto,dano. Us; Dragon
'Rookery. 1os; Ponderosa. III: sAlmino
los; Arbitrator. 11s: DR.. Creigler. Il5.
Apprentice allowance claimed
New-York tribune., 1920-02-27
Sporting Spaniel Show
At the Waldorf To-day

A show of sporting spaniels, under
the auspices of the American Spaniel
Club will be held to-day at the Wal
oorfAstoria. There are 2S6 entries,
chiefly of cocker spaniels, but field,
Clumber and Irish water spaniels also
will be represented. One entry is How
erd Willet's Irish water spaniel Ged-
ney Farm Poor Pat, which won tho
special for the best sporting spaniel
at the Eastern Dog Club show in Bos-
ton early this week.
c. F. Nelson, of Shrewsbury, NJ j.,
will be the sole Judge, and he will be-
gin with his classes at II o'clock. Among
the kennels that have made entries Is
the Midkif. owned by ". T. Payne, of
Kingston, Pa, which Won every win
ners' class at the Wcstminster show.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-27
New York Cop to Meet
London Bobby in Rino

The International Sporting Club, of
Which Anthony ]. Drexel Biddle, of
Philadelphia, is president, has offered
gold cup prize to the winner of q
ooxlng match between the heavyweight t
ehampions OF the New York and Lon
ion police departments.
The match is to be held next Octo-
- at the new clubhouse which is now
oSng constructed for the international
Yorting Club on the upper East Side
o. Manhattan. The club offers to de-
ray expenses OF the London candidate
over here and back and the training
and other expenses Of both men,
New-York tribune., 1920-02-27
Palm Beach Honors Travis

phase OF last nights annual dinner Of
the Old Guard Society Of Palm Beach
Golfers was the genuine affection dis
played for Walter J. Travis by the
more than hundred prominent golfers
attending from all parts Of the country.
Mr.. Travis had resigned as president
on account OF i'll health, Colonel J..
Ernest Smith, Wilmington Country
Club, who replaced him, offered a res
olution, passed unanimously with
cheers, making Mr.. Travis honorary
president of the society for life
New-York tribune., 1920-02-27
O'DOwd to Referee Match

Whether Stanislaus Zbyszko will
make good in his attempt at come
PACK TO the wrestling game will be de-
clded tomorrow night. when he
clashes with Franz Zolar, the heavy
weight champion of Bohemia, in the
47th Regiment Armory. Brooklyn. The
famous old grappler will put the I'm.
ishing touches to his training to- day
If he defeats Zolar, "zibby" Will imme-
dlately seek a match with Champion
Joe Stecher. Mike ODowd, the mid
dieweight champion, will referee the
match
New-York tribune., 1920-02-27
Princeton Defeats Columbia
Swimming Team, 40 10 l3
The Summary

5o-yard swir--Won by johnson, Prince
"ba tG1 harFis sbt1h rrineston , seSepd chrysta
Ioovara sIrip,-1yon. t'o're. 80 1, ~, r.,
ton; Harris. Princeton. second Garr!gues
Columbia. third. Time, o:5s.
=, 22e yard swi'n--Won by Polk. Columbia
Macdonald. Princeton. second; Schriver'
Princeton. third. Time. a.4s as
Divc.-"on by Cray. Princeton. Driscoll.
third.
llunge--Won by Mahar, Columbia. Dr;s-
coi. Prinoeton second Twicheil Prince
ton. third. Distance. 691, feet
200 yard rclay-Won BY Princeton fMur-
ray: s'inson. Harris. Johnson Time.
WATER polo SCORING
=, Touch goals-Columbia Kennedy (a).
Hyde; princeton: Seuchner 90 Throvr
goai-Coumbia. Hyde Foul goals -
princeton: Botng out of !
New-York tribune., 1920-02-27
Star Broad Jumper

Up at Moses Brown School. in Provi-
9ence, K. l., is remarkable standing
oroad jumper who is expected to gain
place on the American Olympic team
Which will compete at Antwerp next
summer He is Irving Reid, an eight
ssen-year-old lad, and he has cleared
" feet 4 inches in competition and
Ncently in practice jump he leaped
'wo inches further,
New-York tribune., 1920-02-27
New Rochelle Hockey
Team Beats St. Nicks

The team Of the New Rochelle
Hockey Club defeated the seven of the
St. Nicholas Skating Club by score
of goals to l in a fast game at the
l81st Street Ice Palace last night.
The New Rochelle boys were better
stick handlers than their opponents and
faster on their skates, and by the aid
Of fine team work and effective inter
ference literally overwhelmed the op-
posing team
New-York tribune., 1920-02-27
Seven for Championship

Seven schools will compete in the
greater New York intersch ola site
enssmplonship swimming meet, which
rt be conducted under the auspices
9 Marquand School in the Brooklyn
sentral \, NJ. c. A. pool this evening
berkeley Irving School, winner Of the
team title last year. has entered a
Nong team headed by Paul Chace,
asnonal interscholastic sprint cham
New-York tribune., 1920-02-27
Y, M. III. A. Gets Title Run

The Junior Indoor championship
committee announced yesterday tha,
the two-mile run had been awarded
to the Metropolitan League of the
Young Mems Hebrew Association, tc
be conducted In conjunction with its
annual carnival at the 18th Regimen,
Armory on the evening OF April IT,
New-York tribune., 1920-02-27
Cardinals Release Three
First Sackers i'm Buncl,

ST. LOUIS. Feb. 2s.-The st. Louis
Nationals tonight announced the re-
lease of the following players: Tom
Kelly. pitcher, to the Houston club of
the Texas League; William Brown and
James Bottomly. to the Joplin and
Sioux City teams Of The Western
League, and Fred Mollwitz TO the Sacra-
mento club of the Pacific Coast League.
The three last named are first base
New-York tribune., 1920-02-27
Yokel Receivers Mat Title

BOSTON, Feb. 26.--Mike Yokel re-
covered here tonight the worlds mid
dleweight wrestling title which he lost
last spring by defeating Waino Ke-
tonen, two falls out of three. Ketonen
won the first fall by cradle hold in
as minutes 46 seconds. Tokel won the
second by toe hold In 81 minutes ls
seconds, and the third by a toe hold
in 3 minutes
New-York tribune., 1920-02-27
Georgetown Five Beats
Fordham bv 40 to 3 /

Georgetown defeated Fordham at
basketball last night on the latter's
court in the Kingsbridge Armorv hy
a score of 40 to 81. Dazzali. Of the
visitors, was the individual star, scor-
ing nine field goals Hector distin-
guished himself forthe losers by toss
ing eleven baskets out Of eleven
chances from the foul line
The lina.nn
New-York tribune., 1920-02-27
O'Brien Stars in Game

The Fordham freshman basketball
team defeated the BROOKLYN Prep five
last night by score of 40 to 1s.
o'Drien, of Fordham. was the star Of
tho contest. compiling total of %
points from eight baskets and six fouls.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-27
Mitchell Knocks Ont
Lew Edwards i'm Seventh

MILWAUKEE, Feb. 26-Rlchie Nit
chell. Of Milwaukee. tonight scored
technical knockout over Lew Edwards
lightweight champion boxer Of Austria
liza. in the seventh session Of ten
round, no-dccision contest here to-
night.
mitchell foored the Australian for
q nine count in the second and sixth
rounds and tipped him over in the
third for a count Of two.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-27
Trinity Seconds Triumph

The Trinity School second team
swamped the Friends Seminary five in
basketball contest on the formers
court yesterday. The score was Sc 10
BurlIett scored 22 points.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-27
Double Wrestling Bill

Plans have been completed for the
double-header wrestling show at
Madison Square Garden next Tuesday
night. Strangler Lewis Is to meet jim,
Londos and Salvatore Chevalier will
tackle Earl Caddock.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-27
Prendergast Quits Baseball

SALT Lake CITY, Feb. 2s.--Mike
Prendergast, pitcher. recently pur-
chased from the Philadelphia Nation
ais. has sent the Salt Lake City club
word that he will not play professional
baseball this season. it was announced
to-day
New-York tribune., 1920-02-27
Brown NYer,nen Win

PROVIDENCE, r. T., Feb. 26.-The
Brown University swimming team de-
fcated Harvard here tonight. 36 to II.
1t WAS Browns fifth victory in five
matches
New-York tribune., 1920-02-27

Fiell goais-Georgetow DazzaN (o)
Sees (3). Dudock 90. Longchale 90: Ford,
ham; Hoctor 60 Mullen. Culoton (2,
stocAer Goals from foul-oieorgetown
sees. out or Q. Fordhnn; Ioctor . out
OF Substitutions- Stocker for Mullen.
Finn Tor McAlahon. Donovan for Stock.r.
Releree9-ToM Thorp Colunbiu Time OF
halves---2o lalnuies
New-York tribune., 1920-02-27

Apprentice allowano. claimed
New-York tribune., 1920-02-27

foliowers Of athletics in New Eng
and intend to make showing in the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-25
GENERAL FIRED
ON BY ENEMIES
Attempt Made to Kill Maj.
Gen. Strickland

DUBLIN. Sept. 25.-An attempt
on the life OF Major General Strick-
land WAS made in Cork last night.
according To advices received by the
military authorities here today.
While Strickland was motoring
thru the crowded streets, nine Sim
Fein assassins opened fire on him
with revolvers. The chauffeur Of
Strickland's automobile was slightly
wounded. and other bullets struck
the motor. Strickland wa untouched.
The Sim Feiners escaped in the
confusion.
The coroner's inquest into the
death Of County Councillor Lynch.
killed In a hotel room here, has been
halted by the government. Major
General MacHeady forbade further
investigation on the ground Lynch
was slain only after he had attempt
ed TO fire upon the military police.
Postoffice authorities today an
nounced that the raiders who robbed
the malls there last night escaped
with 1000 pounds.
Reports reached here today Of fur
Their reprisals at the villages of
Doonbcg. Bealaha and Cree. Police
were said to have set fire TO many
houses.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-25
WILSON BALKS
AT JONES BILL
Refuses to Recognize Au-
thority OF Congress

WARRINGTON. Sept. 25.-Presi-
dent Wilson has refused to recog.
nize the authority OF congress In
directing him to terminate NIL
parts OF treaties that would pre-.
vent the United States giving pref.
erential rates to American goods
carried on American vessels. II WIS
announced yesterday at the state
department.
The president was directed TO do
this In the merchant marine law
passed at the last session OF con.
gress.
Senator Jones OF Washington in
troduced this bill. II has been the
subject OF heated debate over It's
effect on Pacific coast ports.
Several foreign governments have
threatened retaiiatory measures II
II should be put into effect.
Secretary Colby announced that
the president did not deem the dl.
rcction In the merchant marine law
an exercise OF any constitutional
power possessed by the congress.
THE action. sought 10 be imposed
upon the executive would amount
To nothing less than the breach or
violation Of said treaties. which are
80 In number and cover every point
OF contact and mutual dependence
which constitute the modern reia.
tions between friendly states" the
state department announcement
said
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-25
FREE WOMAN IN
MURDER TRIAL
Found Not Guilty Of Death
OF Husband

PORTLAND. Sept. 25.--It took q
jury less than eight minutes yester
day to find Mrs Frankie Bjorkiund
not guilty on a charge Of numbering
her husband, August Bjorklund, last
May.
The defendant told . story Of un
requited love which drove her 10 des
pera,ion. She explained that fol
lowing quarrel with her husband
she fired bullet into her breast
trying TO commit suicide.
The next thing she remembered
she testified. she was in the hospital
and later learned her husbands
dead body was found when she was
discovered unconscious from her
own bullet wound.
The theory Of the defense VA
that Bjorkiund. in . spell OF rc
morse. shot himself after his wife
attempted suicide