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Knights of Pythias
Will Elect Tonight

Casper lodge No. 10, knights of
Pythias, win meet at Odd Fellows
hall tonight to elect officers for the
new year n conduct limitations in
the first and third ranks. The ques-
ton of organizing a chapter of the d.
o.. *. X. the social branch Of the
lodge. will also be taken up, it is un.
derstood
, 1921-11-18
Anti-ALien LdU
In California Is
Assailed, Report

SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 1s.-The
constitutionality Of the crop leasing
contract feature of tho California an
ti-alien Land Law was attacked today
in a hearing before three federal
Judges. on the ground that It discrim-
mated against aliens ineligible to
citizenship instead Of prohibiting such
contracts with all aliens.
, 1921-11-18

asslstance OF tho state a total OF SI,zoU
reward was offered for him dead or
alive.
Nationwide search for Nicholson
in particular was undertaken. No
definite wor was received until the
message received frsm Sheriff Roach
this morning indicated that a man
answering his description had been
apprehended.
Detailed Information on Nicholson
, 1921-11-18

stockdng necessities Of Wyoming
ranchmen. The war nance corpora
.on advances $40 for each s1.oo of cap
t~alization of the wyoming agency.
The present capitalization of the
agency is 100000. making its loan
limit 81 0 1000. Therefore. in order
, 1921-11-18
May Be
AMARILLO JAIL
Convicted Slayer Who Escaped Jail Here After Sentence to 20
Years in State Prison A gain Behind Bars, Says Report
Received From T exas Sheriff

L. B Nicholson, wanted here for participating in a Jail delivery while he was under
for the murder of Edward SchuSn may be Mail in amarillo Texas acordhg
to advces eceved in official crcles here today from Burton Roach sheriff of that district
of the souher state g
While awaiting the result of an appeal from the decision OF the district court Nichol
Robert Morton OrMne Jennings and James Q. HoMarde escaped rom the county il
, 1921-11-18
Measure Which Annuls Ruling of Palmer
Permitting Sale for Medicinal Pur-
poses Adopted by Senate and Sent to
President; Puts "Teeth" in Dry Laws

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1s.-consression.l action on Iegis-
lation to prohibit the medical prescription of beer and other
malt liquors was completed today through adoption by the
senate, Sc to %, of the conference report.
The legislation which would also put additional teeth
in the nations prohibition enforcement code, now goes to
, 1921-11-18
notice from the admiralty

These contracts were awarded only
two weeks ago. Officials explained
that the practical effect of the admir-
alty's order would be tho absolute
cessation of all warship work pending
the outcome Of the Washington CON
ference.
, 1921-11-18

was forwarded and it is probable that
it will be definitely learned today
whether h man held at Amarillo Is
Nicholson or not.
Special stress on Nicholson's disap-
pearance was forwarded to many
parts OF Texas because OF his formsr
connections in that vicinity. 1t was
thought that no would head for the
open ranges of the southern state and
officials here are sanguine that thu
man held at Amarillo is Nicholson.
, 1921-11-18
LOANS
TOTAL $~3,5oo,Ooo
Finance Loans Handled Through Wyoming Organization
Climbing at Rapid Rate and More Applications Are
Pending; Capital Must Be Raised

- Wyo NOV. lS-Apphcatons by Wymngs ockmen for more han Sc.
100000 of pans from the United States War Finance orporahon have been approved ~
the Wyoming Stockmens Loan ompany-the Wyoming agency of the CORPORATION - ac
corngt to 4. d Johnston of the First Naiona bank of Cheyenne an officer of the com
pany, and applications for ons are coming in at such a rate that it appears probable
between $7500000 and S10O00O00 of federal money will be necesaryt to finance the re-
, 1921-11-18
DRUGGISTS GET PERMITS
FOR SALE OF BEER.

WASHINGTON. Nov. is. = Tele-
grams sent today by Commissioner
Blair to all prohibition directors au-
thorizing them to amend the permits
Continued on Page 12)
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FACES SUIT
Midwest Refining Company Brings Cipil
Action for Recovery of $1,000 Said to
Hare Been Appropriated by Hotel
Manager; Latter Has Property, Report

The criminal action which was instituted against P. C.
Chapman, formerly manager of the Midwest hotel at Salt
Creek, when he is said to have absconded with $1,000 of
Midwest money, took a new angle today when the Midwest
company through J. B. j Barnes, its attorney, filed a civil suit
AGAINST Chapman. seeking the recovery of 1000. interest at
, 1921-11-18
RECEIVES
NEWS WITH SATISFACTION.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1S.-By The
Associated Press)EDecision by Great
Britain to stop work Immediately on
her four capital ships OF the super.
Hood type was heard with ~satisfac.
ton today by members OF the Amer.
lean armament delegation. They re-
garded h order for cessation of
work. announced today In London, as
Indicative of tho whole-hearte6 es.
pousal by the British of the princi-
Piles of tho American laval reduction
program.
American officials. commenting on
the decision. emphasized that Great
Britain would suffer less from stop.
page OF work on the super-Hoods than
the United States would II a similar
order were issued relating to its 1916
building program. 1t was pointed out
that the super-Hoods virtually were
in the paper" stage while some of
the new American ships were nearly
completed.
Congressional leaders declared to-
day that there was little prospect of
n action in either senate or house
on resolutions designed TO stop the
1916 program until the,results of con-
ference are seen. 1t was pointed out
that, under authority OF IN amend
ment to the 1916 naval appropriation
bin. the president. in event of inter
national agreement has authority to
stop the present building program
without further authorization from
congress.
GLASGOW, Nov. 1s.-It is offici-
ally stated that tho contracts award
cd the Clyde shipyards for h con-
struction of three warships Of the
supertHoo5 type have been suspend
ed.
The steel works are affected by the
suspension.
, 1921-11-18
WORK
SUSPENDED ON
SUPER VESSELS
admiralty Sends Out Notice to Builders
as First Definite Outgrowth of
World Meet at Washington

LONDO Nov. 1s--(By The Associated Press.)-The
admiralty announces today that it had ordered the cessation
OF all work on the four warships of the super-Hood type.
The shipbuilding firms were notified yesterday not to incur
any further liabilities on new naval construction until further
, 1921-11-18
PLANS
APPROVED FOR
FARLEY BASIS
British, French and Japanese Agree to
General Principles for Discussion;
= Consultations Are Under Way

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1s-(By The Associated Pros,
t With the aso ARMS f conference : in adjournment, the various ma
themselves today the policies they will follow with resnecf
to the Far Eastern questions and the limitation of natipnoI
, 1921-11-18
" SIT
ON JURY
Panel Which viii Decide MansIaughter
Charge against Film Comedian Is
Completed in Frisco Court

SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 1s.-(By The Associated Press
The jury in the manslaughter case of Roscoe c. (Fatty)
the clerk.
alternate juror, Stephen A. Hopkins, a paper merchant, was
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The reason we need more food IN
winter than in summer is because the
greater anount of oxygen in the air
sharpens appetite and aids digestion.
, 1921-11-18

Tor aiding livestock growers Of wyo-
ming, johnson stated. has been the
salvation Of the industry in the state.
1t already has resulted In marked adj
vances in the values of livestock hold
ings. and. promises to enable stock
men recently facing bankruptcy to
pun out Of the hole
, 1921-11-18
NO SHOWN
AT WASHINGTON.

Associated Pressl-Action OF the
British government. announced from
London today. In ordering work stop
Continued on Page 12)
, 1921-11-18

Weather Forecast

Probably snow and colder tonight
and Saturday; partly cloudy and
colder in southeast portion.
The New York herald., 1921-02-21
NATIONAL A. A. u. MEET
IN LOCAL ARMORY
Indoor Championships at 22d
Regiment March I9.

Arrangements have been completed
for the holding of the national indoor
track and field champ .on ships of the
United States at the Twerty-second Reg
iment Armory. New Yock ity. on Sat
urday evening, March 10.
The eleven championship events on
the programme which are open to the
amateur athletes OF the world together
with the present championship title
holder in each, are: Sixty yard dash.
Loren Murchson, Chicago 300 yard run.
Loren Murchison. Chicago; GOO yard
run. Earl w Eby. University OF Penn
sylvania 1000 yard run, Joie w Ray.
Chicago; two mile run, Harry c. Helme.
Buffalo; one mile walk, Joseph B. Pear
man. New York; 20 yard high hurdle
Give hurdles 10 yards apart and Is
yards to first hurdle). Walker Smith.
Chicago: running high jump. Walter
Whalen. Philadelphia standing high
jump, Ben Adams. New York standing
broad jump. w l. Reid, Providence. fG
pound shot. Patrick J. Mcdonald, New
York l X mile medley relay race. teams
of four men, first man. 40 yards sec
ond man, 220 yards; third man, $50
yards. and fourth man. one mile, Mi
nois A. G. team
The majority of the champions viii
defend their titles on March 10.
The New York herald., 1921-02-21
TESTIMONIAL DINNER
TO w. +. TILDEN. I'd
Philadelphia to Honor Tennis
Champion April S.

testimonial dinner will be rendered
20 William T. Tilden Cd. world. Ameri-
can, British and New Zealand singles
tennis champion. and who with William
Johnston unaided won the preliminary
and challenge matches for the Davis cup
at the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel. Phila-
delphia. on Tuesday evening, April 3.
The Governor Of Pennsylvania, the
Mayor of Philadelphia. officials Of the
United States Lawn Tennis Association,
members of the American Davis cup
team. Jay Gould. world amateur court
tennis champion. and Jack Kelly. ANA
teur world sculling champion, will be the
invited guests.
The Philadelphia Electric Light Opera
Company will produce a musical COM
edy Mixed Doubles" with Tildcn as
the central character at the dinner. On
March 20 the same company will play
before the New York section. National
Electric Light Association. at the Wal
dJrf-Astoria.
The New York herald., 1921-02-21
LIVELY GOLF ON
PINEHURST LINKS
ParsOn and MothersOle Defeat
Nichols and ThOmas-ROss
Back From Scotland.

Speciol Despatch to THE NEW YoaIz TIErnD.
PINEHURsT. n. c., Feb. 20.--Donald
Parson of the Youngstown Country Club
and Charles Mothersele. the Mount
Kineo professional played against Bert
Nichols of Belmont and Ralph Thomas
OF Weston on the championship course
at Pinehurst to-day, and won by to /.
Parson and Mothersele had a best ball
of 33 for the first nine holes, including
an eagle for the professional at the
fifth hole. and a fine for Parson at
the ninth. They were not so good COM
s.>g =. @i.hcugh Mo:hersele haas :. "a
for the round.
Alec Ross. who has been visiting
Scotland. got back here to-day and Is
slated to play later in the week in part
nership with Mrs. Ronald H. Barlow
against Mrs. Dorothy Campbell Hurd
and Emmet French. Mrs. Barlow. who
arrived this morning. has been doing
lot OF skating at Philadelphia recently,
but has not played any golf so far this
winter. Mrs. r. C. BlanclS of Montclair
was to-day awarded the prize in the
weeks clock gold for women on the play
off of tie with Mrs. Harriet Waters
of ArdsleV
The New York herald., 1921-02-21
ROD AND GUN NEWS
ANGLERS FROM FEBRUARY 2l TO FEBRUARY 25.

strcnked with black. Tho female lacks the
chestnut wing coverts. and the breast and
Sides are buffy. with the barred appearance
less distinct
Tn habits the gadwal resembles the mail
lard feeding either on dry land or In shall
low water near the edges of ponds lakes
and streams. where II gets its food by tint
ing" standing ON lts head IN tho water
The food Of both the gadwall and the bald
pate, however, II quite different In some re-
spects from that ~ the mallard. These two
feed to a very large extent upon the leaves
and stems of water plants, paving less a..
ten'ion 10 The seeds. while the mallard focds
indiscrlmluntcly on both. or even shea some
preference for the seeds. IN fact. N respect
10 the quantity Of foliage taken the Eadwail
and the baldplatc are different from all
other ducks thus FAR examined by the Bio
logical Survey. They arc alao more purely
vegetarian, their diet including n smaller
percentage Of animal matter than that OF
anv Of the other ducks.
For determination Of the food habits OF
the Endwall fi1 stomachs we're available.
These were from nineteen States and can
ada. and thclr collection extended over .
period " thir'v-nnc years. only twentylfour
were taken dr Wing the five months from
April 20 Aurusi and their contents were not
Included In co~lpu'ine 'he average percent
ages so that tho veeLitf f1ua ob aimed arply
only to the FAIL and winter months.
The New York herald., 1921-02-21
NAVY ATHLETE IS IN
A CLASS BY HIMSELF
Plays on Basketball, Baseball
and Football Teams.

ANNAroLIs. Feb. 2o.-Ira Mckee of
Pittsburg and former student OF But
Ter High School has already done big
things in athletics at tha Navy Acad-
emy, and has the possibilities of out
stripping in definite achievements any
first year student listed in the athletic
annals of the institution.
Mckee received regular place on
the football team and wears the star
awarded only TO those who take part in
a victory over West Point He is the
star forward OF the basketball team.
and will play against the cadets here
next Saturday. Finally, he is a oracle
baseball player. and has every chance
or getting place on the nine, there
being two vacancies In the infield
The possibilities of the insignia OF
three victories over the Army in one.
year are McKee's, and no plebe IN.
even approached such q record or Gy
that Of participating in three service
games. either victories or defeats, in
single year.
The New York herald., 1921-02-21
CUE CHAMPIONS DISAGREE.

Specicl Despatch to THE NEW York Herald.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 20.--Willie Hoppe
balkl.ne billiard champion. and his man
ager. r. r. Benjamin, in a four hour
conference with Shepard G. Barclay,
representative of Edouard Horemans.
Belgium billiard champion, at the Ice
Palace tonight failed TO come to any
agreement for their proposed worlds
championship match. George w. Paw
ling, formerly offered $4,000 for the
match to be staged next October. Bar
clay insisted that the match be from
5000 to 5000 points. while Hoppe and
Benjamin held out for loco points
Later Hoppe agreed to play 1,5oo points.
Barclay questioned Hopes right TO
the 1872 title and he, Hoppe and Ben
jamin walked out of the session.
The New York herald., 1921-02-21
PENN IS LEADING IN
BASKETBALL RACE
Quakers Are Now the Favor
ties for intercollegiate
Championship.

The intercollegiate Basketball League
race is taking on red and blue hue
for the third year in succession, for the
University OF Pennsylvania FIVE, cap
tanned by Danny McNichol. is out In
front at the halfway mark. with record
Of four victories and one defeat. The
Quakers practically clinched their first
leg on the new Alexander trophy by de-
feating Columbia and Cornell last week.
The wizardry of McNichol in shooting
fouls accounted for the last two
triumphs. and it appears that the in
fractions Of opposing players will ease
Penn into the championship. Against
Columbia Capt. Danny netted nine out
of eleven chances. and again at Cornell
his fourteen points from the penalty line
were the determining factor in the game.
as Penn won this ny the close margin
Of two points. McNichol missed only
three chances against the Ithacans.
The Tigers have trod arather thorny
road in their chase for the championship.
They started by losing their captain,
Netts. through inelgfbility, and now
they are without q coach, DIR. Lou
Sugarnan having resigned last week.
Fortunately, Princeton has had a chance
to reorganize Its forces. as Il has not
played a league game since January 2S.
The Tigers will tackle Yale next Satur-
day night, while in the other league
game Cornell will appear at Columbia
next Friday.
Columbia is behind Cornell in the
standing. the local team being fifth, but
Coach Deering's boys insist they are not
out of the race yet. and they look for q
sweep IN the balance OF the games on
their programme. rs they are not listed
to face Perm again. The Blue and White
cohorts are roofing hard for couple OF
their rivals 10 check the Quakers and
thus keep them In the running.
The individual scoring and team rec
ords to date, including last Saturday
nights games:
The New York herald., 1921-02-21

SIT. PETERSBURG, Fla, Feb 20-Thc
annual national horseshoe pitching tournn-
ment, expected 10 be the greatest "barnyard
golf event ever held In the country, VIII
get under way here tomorrow with AN
entry Net that includes exports from nearly
every State IN the Union. Contestants from
ohio, Indiana. Illinois and other Middle
Western States. predominant. but ponnsyl-
vanla. New York and the New England
States also are heavily represented.
The New York herald., 1921-02-21
Norwegian Skaters
5000 Meter Record

CHRISTIANIA, Norway, Feb.
20.--In an international skat-
ing match here to-day Harold
Stroem, the Norwegian skater,
covered 5000 meters (about
3 lilo miles) in minutes 27
seconds, lowering the worlds
record by 6 seconds.
Stroem was the holder of the
record for that distance, 8 min
utes 33 seconds, which he hung
up in 1917.
The New York herald., 1921-02-21
TEN TEAMS IN DOG RACE

ASHTON, Idaho. Feb. 20-rcu teams have
been entered in the fifth annual dog race
which VIII be run at Ashton Washlngton's
Birthday. The course, which Is about
twenty-five miles, along the watershed Of
tho Snake River. where Tho winter snowfall
Is from forty 10 one hundred inches. The
teams are started N ten minute Intervals
for the narrow trail hardly permits a team
90 pass another until the approach to
Ashton. where the course IS through the
main street. II has frequently happened that
when a tcam attempts TO pass another the
dogs enEage IN a free for ali fight
The New York herald., 1921-02-21
WINS RACQUETS TITLE.

MONTREAL, Feb go. c. Peabody OF
Boston to-day won the Canadian anna
teur squash racqucts championship. de-
feating a. Powers Of Boston in the final,
15--6. 15-12. S--15, 1913. In the
semi-flnals Peabody. former United
States title holder, eliminated Greenough
OF Boston. sets TO /, and Powers de-
feated Haywood of Boston by the same
margin. All of the Canadian competi-
tors were eliminated in the earlier
rounds
The New York herald., 1921-02-21
The Cadwan, or Grny Duck. and what II
Eats.


Tho following report Is taken from the De-
partmcnt OF Agriculture's Bulletin $50, which
deals with somc Of our shoal water ducks:
The gadwali. or gray duck, as Il is some
timcs called. Is almost cosmopolitan in It's
distribution, breeding commonly IN Europe,
Asia and North America and ranging south
IN winter TO southern Asia, some distance
into Africa, and In North America TO the
southern end of Lower California and TO
southern Puobla East Of the Mississippi
River, however and north Of North Caro-
lima. the bird is rare. and IN New England
Is found only as a strarglcr II breeds IN
most Of the western Untcd states and In
southern Canada. but It's principal breeding
range for North America is in the prairie
district extending from Manitoba and west
crn Minnesota 20 the Rocky Mountains, south
to Nebraska and north to Saskatchewan.
The adult male Eadwall IL distinguished
partlculRrly by the scalelke markings on the
breaat each feather on the lower neck and
breast being black with white crescent and
n whitc border. producing a peculiar notified
or barred effect. The bird haa q prominent
white spoculum, or wing patch. bordercd IN
front by black. with an area OF chestnut
brown oh fic fcropnr' of tho wing. cnmpris-
ine the middle wing coVor;s. The rornaindri
IL the piumagc IS chiefly gray or brownish.
The New York herald., 1921-02-21
STUDENT BODIES TO MEET.

EASTON. Pa. Feb. o0--Four hundred and
fifty delegates, representing fifty-elvht uni
yersitles. colleges, normal and prcparat
schools viii attend the sixteenth annual con-
vcutiCn of the Student Volunteer Conference
OF Pennsylvania aud Now Jersey. which
opens here nt Lafayette College. next Fri
day afternoon. according 20 an announce
mcnt mndo to-day by President Irwin S.
Gloman. Pennsylvania State College heads
tho llst with flfty-flve dclegntes.
The New York herald., 1921-02-21
nrGH JENNINGS LEAVES TO-DAY.

Hughcy JennIngs, former leader or Tho
Detroit Tigers who will net ns assistant
10 John j. McGraw Of the Giants, will leave
at noon to-day on board the White Star liner
Mcrantic on It's second cruise TO Southern
waters. The assistant manager will leave
the liner at Havana, and from there journey
TO the Giants spring training camp, afriV-
Ing I'm San Antonio about March 20.
The New York herald., 1921-02-21
FIRST IN powLrSG Dorr1rs

TOLEDO, Ohio. Feb. 2O.-McCuloueh and
Pitchett OF indianapolis rolled into first
place IN the doubles event of the National
Elks bowling tournament here to-day, with
q rcore of 1,is2 displacing Bauer and
the Detroit American League baseball club.
and HarRitt, also OF indianapolis, took third
ri u-ifb IGS
The New York herald., 1921-02-21

LAITINEN 10 wREsTLE.

Arnas Laitlnen, the Finnish champion
who wrestles John Pesck week from to-
night at the Sevcnty-flrst Regiment Armory.
Is considered the best grappler who has
como here I'm many years. Laitincn has
been IN the wrestling sport since he was
IA years old. lie started off as an amateur
in the lightweight division. and worked his
way through the different divisions with
sDcctacular success.
The New York herald., 1921-02-21
CoLGATE's TRACK sCREDULE.

HAMILTON, n =, Fob. 20--Colgnte TTni-
vc-sity track schedule is tho hardest that
Coach JaCk Rourke's team as been called
upon to compete since the Institution OF track
trt at Colgate twenty years ago. The sched-
ule follows: April 20 md 30, ph!ladelphla
Penn relays: May Z, triangular meet, Syra-
cusc, Plttshurg and Colgate at Syracuse: MAY
IS. dual meet with Penn State at state Col
icgc May 80, dual meet, Union College at
Hamilton; May .S. college interscholastlcs
nt hamilton.
The New York herald., 1921-02-21
rtKq nowIrNG TOrRNAMFNT.

TOLEDO. Fob. 20--Tndianapolis Ellts No.
of Indianapolis rolled into Second place IN
The five men event ~ tho f'llta national
bowling tournament here to-nicht, with n
score Of 2.Tc4 forty points below the lead
crs, the Garden Elks OF Detroit. Other
scores tonight were nominal
The New York herald., 1921-02-21
srGNaN TO ACT As MANAGER.

FAsTON, Pa. Feb. 2o--Lafayette College
will not have graduate manager OF
athletics during the remainder OF the present
school year According 70 the present plans
a successor 10 George A. Sgman, whose
resignation took effect January -. viii not
be selected until this summer.
The New York herald., 1921-02-21
WESTERN BAsKETRaIJ sr.>pI>c

CHICAGO Feb. 2O.-With the close OF the
western Conference championship basketball
race Three weeks away, Indiana aud Illinois
are tied for fret place honors. each team
having won six out Of seven Cauits. Five
more games remain on the schedule for rli-
nnis. while indiana has four more 10 play.
The standing follows:
The New York herald., 1921-02-21
rntNcrrnN rnrsnNIr,N IN rnoNr.

since last Thursday the Princeton fresh
men ba skethnil team has won three CON
feets The Tigcr cubs defeated Taft School
n TO 90. Williston Seminary. - 90 I. and
Andover Academy. - TO %.
The New York herald., 1921-02-21
Another Football Wal. from the Coast

twinn notgi
football California
Atlantic
the least California offered October 22
Big Three
connodate the coast champions but successful
will get offers Of dates will able
ii they
The New York herald., 1921-02-21
Johnston's Place in Tennis Rating.

Australian tennis
of
OF
which
Of
where