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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-17
BANK CASHIER ARRESTED
Lee n. Kopland Charged With En-
bezzling 100000.

Chicago. Oct. 17.-Lee N. Kopland,
cashier of the Hanover Union State
bank of Hanover, Ill. was arrested
today on a charge of embezzling near
ly 100000. He was on his way to
Chicago when taken into custody.
A warrant for Kopland's arrest was
sworn out yesterday by John Eadie.
president of the bank.
Kopland had been cashier for nine
months. He is charged with having
''kited" checks and loaned money on
fictitious securities
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-17
ST. LOUIS LIVESTOCK MARKET.

East st. Louis oct. 17.-CATTLE-Re
ceipts 1900. Market dull; no good beef
steers here; Gamers, bulls, best beef cows
and good to choice light yearling steers
and heifers, steady; lower undertOne pre-
vaiIing on other classes and grades: good
bulk Gamers, So 2J62.T5; bulls. $3.25GI3.T5.
HOGS-Receipts $500. Market active.
Zoe to 15c higher: top. $50: bulk lights
and mediums and pigs, $S.J0NS.70: few
heavies here; odd lots going Ss.2JGfS .55 I;
packer sows, steady to 25c higher, $3.50
100: pigs, strong, up to $50; quality
SHEEP~Receipts 1900 Market slow.
few sales to city butchers, steady; packers
bid zoe to 75c lower on best lambs sheep,
steady: practical lambs top. $S.25: one
small bunch $3.50: southwest sold at 500
dT.25; ewes, $3.50G4.0O; quality, medium.
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CHIcAGO LIVESTOCK MARKET.

Chicago Oct. 1T.-CATTLE-Receip TO-
OOO Desirable corn fed and yearlings,
steady: other beef steers and fat she stock,
slow, tending lower; early top yearlings,
S11 10; bulk beef steers. $6.O0@950; Gamers
and calves steady: bulls, stOekers and feed
ers. steady to strong.
HOGS-Receipts $1,000. Market opened
Toe to 25c higher, later active, mostly 2oc
to Soc higher than Saturdays average; top.
S. So: bulk lights and light butchers. 500
6S.T5: bulk packing sows, Sc. l5dI 40: plgs,
mostly 25c higher; bulk desirable, $500
sos
to soc lower: fat sheep, 25c higher: native
lambs to packers early, mostly 5000 20 ;
few load strictly fed natives. SS.406LS50 !;
cuIIs mostly $5.0Od5.50: choice light fed
western ewes. $3.50; no fat western lambs
sold; early talking steady on feeders.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-17
KANSAS CITY LIVESTOCK MARKET.

kansas CITY, Oct. 17-CATTLE-Rec
~ 600 Beef steers, steady; top heavies
SS'95; other sales, s4.5OdS,T5; she stock
steady to 15c lower; mostly steady TO
weak: many load lots. COWS, $3.25d3. 20 /;
few $4O06450; odd animals, $500; choice
yearling heifers, $S75; grass heifers, $3.50
ems. 81 so; stockers and feeders, steady
to strong; early sales, $4.50d6.JO- mostly
So. 35@G10; other classes. steady; bulls,
So. 80; many heavy calves, $5.50@6.00.
HOGS-Receipts 6oOo, Market mostly
1OM2Oc higher; spots up more; better
grades active; mixed loads hard to sell !;
best 1875 to 210 Founders to packers and
shippers. 1925; bulk mixed loads, $1,000
7.S5: bulk of sales. $7.25@S25; mixed pigs,
IS %; no straight light pigs offered; most
throw out sows around 500.
SHEEP-Receipts 10000. Market slow,
about steady: most fat ewes, $4,000 40;
fat lambs weak to 15c lower: early top
westerns. $S.40; feelings lambs, generalIy
25c lower; early top, $1.20.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-17
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

Wall St, New York, Oct. 17.-STOCKS-
Latest phases OF the railway situation pro-
vokes heavy selling. concurrent weakness
in the stock market at the outset of to-
days trading. Within the first fifteen
minutes prominent railroad shares sus-
tained losses Of one TO two points and some
of one to three points were registered by
oils Mexican Petroleum excepted and
equipments. steels. coppers and food spe-
cialties were lower BY to IL points
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-17

Leavenworth, Oct 17.-Arthur B.
Ravens, IS, who recently died in
Kansas City, Kan, hospital, was one
of the early pioneers of this city. He
came here in 1858 and few years
later engaged in the milling bust
ness from which he retired fifteen
years ago when he left Leavenworth
to make his home in Kansas City.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-17
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

Chicagc Oct 7.-WHEAT-CIose: Dec,
81. O9%t d110; May, $113A 6114.
CORN-Dec., 46c; May, 51ssc.
OATS-Dec.. 3212c; May, 37%sc.
RYE-STc; May. 92c.
PORK-Jan., $500.
LARD-oct., $9O5; Jan, ss.s2; March.
RIBsIoct.. $3.50; Jan, $3.50; May, $685.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-17
RAILROAD STOCKS DROP

UnfavorabIe DeveIOpments Cause Dc
cline of From One to Two Points.
New York. Oct. 17.-Rau stocks re-
Elected the unfavorable developments
in the railroad situation. selling off
from / to 2 points on the stock mar
lzet today. While a railroad was con-
ceded to be decidedly unfavorable fac
tor, spectators were inclined to pay
more attention to the possibility of a
reduction in freight rates by the roads
with a resultant decrease in their
earning power.
New York Central, st. Paul Pre-
ferred, Northern Pacific. Reading,
Southern Pacific, Baltimore & Ohio.
and Great Northern Preferred showed
the greatest declines.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-17
NEW YORK COTTON MARKET.

New York, oct. 1T-COTTON-The threat
Of a railroad strike today sent prices of
December sold off to $3.50 or nearly lSe
below Saturdays closing and SO points
on S16 per bale below the high price touch
ed just before the publication Of the gov
eminent crop report on October 3.
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St Joe. Oct. 7.-HOGS-Receipts $500.
Market steady to 15c higher. Top, $s-25; ;
bulk Of sales. $1,000 S.25.
CATTLE-Receipts 5000. Market gen.
and heifers. $1,000 1000; calves. s5.00Gs.O0
SHEEP-Receipts 5000 Market slow
and lower. Lambs, S7.50dS.50; ewes. 500
al 80.
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Kansas City. Oct NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
UNCHANGED Creamery, 49c: packing, Pc.
E(lsiS-M let unchanged Firsts. 41c;
seconds 29c
025c- SprnGs. 116I21e
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-17
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.

Chicago, Oct. T-POULTRY-Alive high
err: fowls. 16M26c: springs, Doc.
POTATOE S-Total U. s. shipments, 2,200
cars. Red River Ohios, S1.75d1.9 30 cwt., 15c
higher; others, unchanged.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-17


CATTLE-Week's receipts, exclusive of
calves, totaled 1900, the second largest Of
the year, the previous weeks run Of 1915
being the biggest supply of the season.
Same week last year O0.102 arrived Beef
steers were uneven but prices closed main
up more. Top was $1O25. with bulk at
$3.50 to $3.50 Quality was plain, long fed
offerings being scarcegt of the year. Fat
she stock finished steady to 25c lower. Can
ners and cutters were steady to pc lower.
Bulls were steady to weak. Yealers held
Heavy calves were in good demand and
closed strong to Soc higher Stockers and
feeders were unevenly higher, with most
sales showing Csc to Soc advance. Stock
cows and heifers were mostly steady. Stock
calves were mostly 2Jc higher.
ed at $50. while last Saturday 1884 arrived.
including LOCO to packers direct and one
year ago 39S came in The market closed
generally steady with yesterdays average.
One choice load Of 50 head. average weight,
20 pounds, went to packers at Ssh which
good brought 800 to $500. Nineteen head
Of 244-pound weights went at $3.50. while
II head Of $50 Founders went at $500 One
load of light mixed stuff Of plain quality
went to yard traders at $7.65 The bulk
of stuff in the yards today was lacking in
quality.
Average cost at yards Friday was $3.50
and the average weight. 2s5 pounds
SHEEp-Receipts for the week at $3.50
compared with 81 $50 last week and 2sS1S
the corresponding week last year. EOtwith-
standing liberal supplies sheep prices are
steady to Zoe higher than last weeks close.
Very few mature classes have been offered
and most fat ewes have made $40 to 81 -
with occasional odd lets I'D to $500 Light
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-17
New Q. S. Marshal for Missouri.

Washington. Oct. denominations
sent TO the senate today by President
Harding included: I. K Parshau Of
Missouri to be United States marshal
for the western district of Missouri.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-17
TOPEKA POULTRY AND EGGS.

Market quotations BY Premium Poultry
Topeka, Kan.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-17
KANsAS CITY nRAIN MARRIED.

the Kansas City BOARD of Trade as reported
by B. C. Christopher d Co.. 228 New Eng
land Bldgl
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE.
FURNISHED by Empire Commission Co.. 2Ol
New England Bldg)

10 a. m, Oct. IT, 1921.
English sterling, 3.e0A German marks
521a.
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CuICACo GKATN MsKKEr.

(Range Of prices on grain futures on
the Chicago Board of Trade, as reported
by The Empire Commission Co.. 20i New
England Bldg.)
Chicago. Oct. IL.
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TOPEKA POULTRY MARKET.

FURNISHED by the Topeka Packing Co.,
corner Laurent and Madison sts., Topeka.
6anSas.)
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Topeka, Kan, Oct; L.

Hens, lbs. and over, Toe; under lbs,
lie: broilers, . lbs. and under, 20c; OLD
ROSTERS, Sc; springs, over > lbs, 16c;
shaggy young ROSTERS. lac.
Eggs-$12.00 case, delivered, includingl
new cases.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-17

Cannot Use rough OF unIIHIBntu HUbs'
VIII have to buy at stock prices
Receipts-Hogs, cars from the follow
ing: Eagan & Co, Overlook; i. w.
Stice, Dwight: H w. Rawlings, Havens-
Vile 1 car cattle, hogs; j. l.. Hotter,
Keats Killing $50 hogs, 40 cattle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-17
DAILY WEATHER REPORT.

Furnished by the weather bureau office.
Topeka, Kan, for the twenty-four hours
ending at a. m. Monday.
Stnfinrns L Pron NEfhtr
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-17

KANSAS CITY LIVESTOCK SALES.
(The following sales were made this morn,
ing at the Stock Yards, Kansas city, and
re6orted over long distance telephone
direct to the State Journal by L. E.
Ward.)
Kansas City, Oct. 17-CATTLE-Receip
IS coo head. Market steady to lower "a.
HOGS-Receipts 5000 head MarkeL d0c
to 2oc higher. Bulk of sales, $i-6ogS--o ;
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 10000 head. Market
IS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-17

United States Department of Agriculture,
Bureau Of Markets and Crop Estimates.
o64 Livestock Exchange, Kansas city, Mo,
Telephones: Bell. Main 1917; Home, Har-
rfsou 104E
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GRAIN KECEIPTs.
Oct. II. 1921.

FURNISHED DIV Empire Commission Co., POI
New England Building, Topeka. Knn.I
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LIVEsTOCK REOEIPTs.

Furnished by Empire Commission Co., 2ol
New England Building, Topeka. kan.l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-17
TOPEKA HOG MARKET.

FURNISHED by Wolff Packing Co. foot
% Quincy street. Topeka. kansas.J
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-17
No Strike Vote Taken.

Two other labor organizations out
side the sixteen so-called standard
bodies announced that no strike votes
had been taken. ]. Luhrzn, president
of the American Train Dispatches as
ISOLATION, who claims a membership
of 80 per cent of the country's train
dispatchers, said his organization was
going to keep its skirts clear.
I'VE look to the law to take care of
the situation" Mr.. Luhrzn said, until
it is proved inadequate we don't want
to act in defiance. We have many
grievances but until forced to it, we
will not strike"
The Toledo convention of the Amer
lean federation of railroad workers,
an organization claiming $4,000 mem
bers, will decide the strike question for
that body when the convention opens
tomorrow. At headquarters here, it
was said no strike vote had been taken
Under the bylaws the convention has
full power to act.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-04-08
Augusta Young Men
Plan To Attend Students
Conference at Watervilia

County ~" Secretary Thomas II.
Leonard id mailing arrangements for
the students of Ceny Hiai, eehooi
WHO will attend tho 53th Annual
Gtudenta Conference at watefviiie
on April %, p and - under the
auspices of the state Young Mems
Christian Association,
This conference takes in all the
preparatory schools. aeeademies and
high acfeais of The Stats and has as
it's object the bringing together OF
the representative Christian boys and
men of the secondary schools. On
Friday evening, April eand, there
Will be : banquet rendered by the
e;t#S:is Of WTaterviiia, ut which
time there #-.li bs como prominent
epeajters. geej music with the, GUS
to;saafy. cheers and yei.s. There will
be athietia sports and Sightseeing
excursions, ST. Eatu:ias..
The program OF tho conference
will 20 shaped 70 &c 70 give adequate
attention to each Of the following
topics: est. Outstanding School
Probia-si= ami tile relation of the
tasoeiaton 20 ,.leisf. And. Technical
TIA ta;ng f3+ Christian :arviee:' 3rd,
Personal Iifa T'ai,te. Il is expected
that q 8aediy Geleac{io from tho
Capital city Viii attoad this con-
vontion,
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apr2-S
SUPERIOR court
Case Of Peacock, Adm's. VS..
Mrs. Abbie C.. w. Ambrose
of Lewiston Opened at the
Thursday Session-Will Be
Continued Today

Whether or not a sum of money
amounting about $4,000 was the gift
from Edward P Faunce. late OF OK
ford. to his sister. Mrs. Abb:e G. W.
Ambrose of Lewiston. is the question
at issue in the first civil case for tri-
al at the April term of tho Kennebec
county superior court. the case of
Ellsworth T.. Peacock of Readfeid.
administrator dc bonis non, OF tho
estate OF the late Mr.. Faunee, VIZ. Mrs.
Ambrose of Lewison, formerly bf
Rcadfield. The case wds opened on
Thursday morning and tia defonsa
which was opened shortly before thu
adjournment Of tho days session,
viii no resumed THIS morning, Il,
NJ. Thompson Of Augusta and Il, Il.
Peacock OF Readneid are counsel for
the plaintiff. and Andrews & Nelson
OF Augusta are attorneys for this de-
PENDANT
The traverse Jurors came in yestoT-
day mornin. and were empaneled, the
Jurors being the tame who served at
the January term of the court, hay
ing been ordered by Judge Beane to
serve also at this term. The foreman
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ter. Defense claimed that Mr.. Faunce
did this, having first given Mrs. AM
bross power of attorney so that she
could collect the various sums, and
also claimed that Mr.. Faunce was in
full possession of all his faculties at
the time he executed the powsr of at
tornsy TO Mrs. Ambrose and had given
her the money. and that there was no
made.
DR.. Harry Farris of oxfoAd and
George Fauncc OF Lewiston, u cousin
Of L. r., Faunce. testified that they
had talked with MIR. Faunce during his
illness and as far nsthey could OBJ
serve his mind was clear and active.
Cyrus II. Wardweil of, Mechanic Falls,
formerly of Oxford. testified substan-
TALLY to the same. also stating that he
had heard Faunee say he was going to
give his money to his sister. Mrs. Am
brosc.
Arson J. Holman OF oxford and Miss
Rachel A. Meteaif. superintendent of
the Central Maine General hospital,
testified that Mr.. Faunce's mind
seemed clear at the time he was at tho
hospital.
The defense In tho case will be con-
tinusd at the opening of today's ses-
sion Of the court.
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the fall leaves a real want and in
dicates the approach of winter
Artificial Wool

The artificial wool which has been
under test at Leeds (Eng.) university
is produced from cotton waste. it's
basis being cellulose acetate 1t is
claimed that the product is an even
better insulator against heat and cold
than wool that it takes dyes success
fully, and that it will wear we'll In
the experiments made. it has been sat-
isfactorily converted into fabrics.
Equal parts of artificial wool and
natural wool gave a cloth resembling
tweed, and the head of the university's
textile department has suggested that
this Should be useful for men or wo-
men faneying homespun effects in
clothing. Cheapness and possible
wearing qualities constitute the special
appeal of the material. Its defects are
said to include inelasticity and liza
bility to break, and these unfit it for
yarns of the worsted Wpe, requiring
a combing length of two inches or
mere, though it may serve. well for
yearn and cloth where short fibers are
suitable.
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Ash. The majority report ought not
to pass, is signed by Senators
Sprague and Putnam. Reps. Wilson,
Crafts, Landers. Barney and Gipson.
The minority report, ought to pass
in q new draft and title. is signed py
Senator Cobb.
The new draft is entitled An Act
to amend Section !, Chapter 81,
Public Laws of 1921, and changes
the non residents fishing license
from IS to $3.15.
The committee on inland fisheries
and game also presented two ro-
ports on the Act to repeal Chapter
23 of the Public Laws OF 1921. reiat-
ing to nonresident fishing license
fees. The majority report ought
not to pass is signed by Senators
Spragde and Putnam, and Reps.
Wilson, Crafts. Landers, Gipson.
Barney. The minority, ought to
pass, is signed by Senator Cobb.
Tho Calls for State Aid
The Highway Commission has re-
ported to the Legislature that ap-
plications for State aid UP to April s
from 405 towns call for 6o7.027.15.
Fourteen towns have reported that
they have made no appropriations,
The commission expects to receive
applications from SO moro towns
which win take an average Of $500
each for apportionment. It would
thus appear that there should be
provided approximately $7s5.0oo to
meet apportionments Of State aid
against the applications by town for
State aid for 1891.
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Color Blindness

1t may come as a surprise to many
to learn that fewer than fifty-fve peo-
pie In every thousand are more or less
color-blind. The commonest form of
color blindpess is not-as is usually
supposed-the inability to distinguish
red and green. That affects one per-
son in fifty-fve. The most usual symp-
tom is to get mixed between blue iand
green. One person in sixty cannot
distinguish between brown and green.
Color blindness is more common among
educated than among uneducated peo-
pie. and is far more usual among men
than women. Only about one woman
in a thousand is badly color-blind. a
very odd fact is that musicians are
more liable to this affection than any
other class or profession. Illness may
cause color blindness. There 1s q case
Of a woman who became entirely col
or-blind after a form Of ear disease,
while a signal-man who had suffered
from lock- jaw or tetanus became equal
ly unable to distinguish color. -
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VETO KNIFE
Continued from PAGE One)

engrossed resolve offering $500 re-
ward for the apprehension Of the
persons involved in the recent Madi-
son bomb outrage.
The act requiring persons intend
ing marriage to file a clean bill of
health is in the hands of a confer
ence committee.
The resolve carrying $4,000 for
the repair Of the Gardiner Randolph
drawbridge has reached engrossme emit
in the Senate and favorably acted on
in the House.
The Senate has passed the bill pro-
vfding for printing 10000 copies of
the compilation of the fish and game
laws for free distribution, as well as
for the PRONUNCIATION Of the rules
and regulations of the Inland Fish
cries and Game Department.
The act to prohibit all amusement
and games on Memorial day has been
amended in the Senate to prohibit all
sutdoor sports at which admission is
d&nrged or collection taken and
seGs along to engrossment.
I House accepted a favorable
report on the Memorial to Congress
endorsing the principles OF the
Smith Towner bill, but when it
reached the Senate, that body with
out debate indefinitely postponed it.
The Senate on Thursday received
the Governors veto of the resolve
carrying $4,000 to aid Cary Hospital
of Caribou to build hospital and
voted % to 3 to pass the bill over the
Governors objections.
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Annual Meeting of Ladies'
Aid of Methodist Church

The Ladies' Aid of the Green
Street Methodist church held their
annual meeting Thursday afternoon
with over 30 members present. The
following officers were elected for the
acoming year: President, Mrs. L. D.
Bristol; LIST vice president, Mrs. III.
M. Caldwell: End vice president, Mrs.
]. w. Taylor; secretary, Mrs. Tuck;
treasurer, Mrs. I. p. Packard: col
lector. Mrs. Nellie Doe: flower COM
mittee, Mrs. B. +. Smith.
Very gratifying reports were read
by the officers and the chairman of
the various committees, showing the
work of the Aid for the past year.
The retiring president. Mrs. Laura
Brown, was presented with beau
tiful cut glass candy jar, showing the
respect and esteem with which she
Is held by her associates in the work
The members are looking forward
with enthusiasm to the new year and
hope it will be equally as prosperous
as the last.
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BRITAIN AWAITS
CONTINUED from Paee One)

such a charge IL monstrous az It
is unfounded. The government and
community alike are DESTROYS that
tho best wages should be paid in
every industry that such industry
can afford" Tho council of the in
dependent labor party called upon
all its members to support the miners
by every means in their power. de-
cfaring the oriaie wca due ito an
attempt on the part Of organized cap-
italian to establish the right Of I'M
limited plumber and degrade the
standard of living. which must DO re-
sisted at all eests."
Premier Lloyd Georges statement,
which 1t Ia believed will meet the
miners ohjoetions and bring about a
conference tomorrow. was made at
tho adjournment Of the House of
Commona after Mr.. Lloyd George
had been engaged elsewhere confer
ring with Frank Hodges OF the min
ers' union. and others.
The Premier said he understood
that Messrs. Henderson, Clynes and
Thomas had suggested that the gov
eminent might call q conference of
the miners and mine owners to con-
slider first the question of pumping,
which should be disposed of before
other questions were entered upon.
II there was disposition 10 accept
this suggestion. the premier said, the
government was certainly ready to
take steps to summon the parties to-
cether. STIMULATING that the pumping
question should be cleared before any
others were considered