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, 1923-05-30
NATION URGED TO
GRAB RAILROADS
THREE HUNDRED DELEGATES
FROM ALL PARTS OF THE
COUNTRY ASSEMBLE.
OVERCOME IN RELIGIOUS PLEA
Steel Mapnate Asserts Christianity
Pays, Says Nations and Men
Profit by II; Let's Schwab
Finish Speech

Chicago.-Railroad labor leaders,
representatives of the progressive
bloc" In congress-, members of various
agricultural organizations, and pro-
p6nents of government ownership Of
the railroads, meeting here, organized
the conference on railroad valuation"
for the announced purpose of promot-
ing and protecting public interests in
the valuation of railroad property"
Approximately 300 invited delegates
from all parts of the country. meeting
in executive session in the afternoon,
following a two-hour public gathering
In the morning, named Senator Robert
NJ. LaFollette, Of Wisconsin, Republi-
can, permanent chairman Of the con-
ference and Representative w. T.
Logan, Democrat, South Carolina, sec
rotary.
The meeting was the outgrowth, Sen
ator LaFollette said at the public ses-
sion of a conference "of the progressive
leaders In the halls of congress-"
Among the delegates are three
United States senators, three COVER
nors. IL congressman, representatives
Va AhAou VI utAhby Va
four states, personal representatives Of
the governors of four additional states,
leaders Of virtually all railroad labor
organizations affiliated with the 'big
four" bsotherhoods and the American
Federation of Labor, sponsors of the
Plumb plan league, and Spokesman of
various associations Interested in
transportation.
, 1923-05-30
PUREBREDs GAIN IN KANSAS
Increase In sIres and Females Secured
by Farmers Through Efforts Of
County Agents.

Altogether 300 purebred sires and
25 purebred females were secured by
farmers In Kansas through the efforts
OF county agents. according to the an
nual report to the United States De
partment of Agriculture Of the county
agent leader of the state Of Kansas.
covering the year 1921. Two hundred
and seventy.nve scrubs were replaced
by ~purebreds, 152 purebred herds were
started and LIZ animals were sold at
p association sales held by the 81 live
stock Improvement associations formed
to support the better-sires campaign.
A total OF $50 meetings were held in the
IL counties which we're active In the
work. with nm attendance OF 4.905
farmers.
, 1923-05-30
Shoot Cops, Yield to Tear Bomb.

Jersey Ciiy.-Sergt. John Black and
Patrolman Clarence Wear of the Jersey
City police were shot and killed and
Lieut.. Harry Otis and Patrolman
James Walton were seriously wounded
when they attempted to arrest Frank
Sage, wanted in connection with a
$4,000 Public Service company pay
roll robbery in West New York last fall.
Two other policemen, believing they
were facing a ~protracted siege, sent to
headquarters for tear gas bombs and
reinforcements. The police cautiously
worked their way into the building and
hurled tear bombs into Sage's apart
ment. Sage and his companion
surrendered.
, 1923-05-30
TO INCREASE POTATO YELL
Gains Of Over Thlrty.one Bushels b
the Aero Reported From Ohio
BY Spraying.


When the actual increases In tn
potato yields Of OF Ohio farmers VIII
sprayed their spuds were checked
they were found to average 81 bushel
to the acre. This checks pretty closel!
with the experience of 80 others VIII
kept figures In 1921. averaging Slt
bushels to the acre increase.
According to l.. II. Parks, OF ohit
State university. the Increase in yielf
varied from none to 81 bushels to tn
acre, or from none to 10 per cent
Out Of a total of 100 tests only foul
have failed to show an Increase dlt
to spraying. and 80 Of the tests showed
gains Of over so bushels per acre
In net cash returns these Ohio gov.
ers had an average Increase Of S'-'
per acre n
The experience OF these men also II
illustrates the Importance OF tho'ous"
ness. 49,.
-Four applications showed the nlEa
est net gain from spraying, repOF1'
MI. Parks. "a distinct relation ap
peared between gain In yield ana unO,
oughness of spraying. To prevea
hopper burn. which Is a chlef am !
the spray. the under sides OF |"
leaves must be thoroughly drenched
, 1923-05-30
ROUNDED Jul! INLET VIII
HELP PIPE CAPACITY
Efficiency Of cuIverts Increased
by Modification.
Opening With Sharp Corner. R,.,.,
Flow OF water-smoeth Entr,sa
We'll Worth Considering
In Building.

prepared by the United sta,..
OF Agricuiture) af'msa'
The water-oarrying canoo,.r
cuiver pipe can be appreclah,v a.
creased by merely rounding the ,r, y,
end, according to tests conduoto. %E'
the bureau Of public roads ru, y,
States Department of Apr,ou,a"N
These tests were conducted IN a
hydraulic laboratory Of the State r ue
versity Of Iowa and indicate ,b,, ~
comparatively inexpensive mod,s.. d
tion In the installation of pipe culver,
Will considerably increase Their as
cheney. eI'
1teis a well-known fact ,bo, -.
opening with sharp corners retards ,ha
flow Of water. The curved entr.ra.
does not need to be large to be bars
fetal. Simply filling and ROUNDING II,
groove at the bell end Of a vltr,sns
pipe with cement mortar will increo,,
the capacity. The same result can h.
secured with any kind of pipe by Mar.
Ing the end a few inches back f-o,
the face Of the head wall instead a,
setting 1t flush and rounding the CON.
crete 70 as to form a bell.moutbed ON
trance. Such an arrangement ia mar.
ticularly effective when the entrance
to the culvert is submerged and great.
er capacity is>needed.
From actual tests made on a nina
flowing full of water It was found tba,
the bell end Of a sewer pipe at the.
entrance increased the capacity rI
per cent over that OF a pipe Of N.
same size with a sharp-cornered su.
trance. Filling In the bell end and
rounding to an elliptical shape with
mortar caused an additional flow Of /?
per cent or IL per cent more than ths|
sharpcornered entrance. This mi
crease In capacity is due to the elm
ination Of the o currents and ell
dies set up by a square-end entrance.
Water will enter a pipe culvert t|
greater quantities when guided smooth
ly by a rounded entrance than viii
retarded by eddies. The slight mod.
.flcation Of a pipe culvert entrance by
merely rounding the inlet end Is well
worth while. considering the greater
capacity obtained and the small In.
crease In cost of construction
, 1923-05-30
WAR ON MANY INSECT Pests
Control Work centers about eee
Parasites Which In Themse''"
Are Not Harmful.

Control work against mnny inse.
pests centers about securing m M,
parasites which in themselves are a nv.
Injurious. In the effort to Obtain ~ OV n,
fciai species of parasites to aid IN N
fight against the gypsy and own'I 4
moths, the bureau of entomo'os' A.
the United states Department OF AZ
riculture sends Its scientific as ISL colo
to Europe to import, breed, ana s"' \
nize beneficial European parn oar,
these two insects In this country Al
sites Of the gypsy moth are alsJ ,sr,
tanned from Japan and shipper .nn,sd
to be propagated and dis'r yonar
other parasites procured IN .scRIn,
have been found useful IN .hlp
the japanese beetle. the .ns il
ment Of these parasites orr''
December. 1922.
, 1923-05-30
Farley TO weloh Peace

Lausanne.-Wnr or peace in the near
cast is likely to be decided Mt n private
conference originally planned between
the British, French. Italians, Greeks
and Turks, but now to include the chief
delegates OF all the nations attending
the near east conference, including the
United States.
Jugo-Slavia insisted upon being In
vited. therefore the allies decided 10
inclnde the delegates of Rumanla and
japan, and the American minister had
10 be asked. rs, otherwise, he would
have been the Only one absent.
, 1923-05-30
"Fatty" Want. only a chance

Chicago.-Roscoe FATTY" Arbuckle,
announced that his four-weeks' cabaret
engagement here starting June 4 was
the commencement of his effort "to
begin where I started years ago-as a
speaking comedian.
THAT'S where 1 first drew laughs,
as n speaking comedian" said AR.
buckle, who slipped into town so quiet.
ly 1t took reporters several hours to
find him ''and that's where 1 hope to
get them again. / don't want any ad.
vance stuff. / just want n chance to
put over laughs again, to make n living
by doing it."
, 1923-05-30
SIX BURN IN WRECK DUE
TO SWITCH BEING OPENED

Fort Worth, Texas.-The Fort Worth
police department was ordered to
search for three men, supposed to have
been implicated In the wrecking of the
two Texas & Pacific passenger trains
at DOthan. near Cisco, when six per-
sons were killed.
A fourth man is In Jail at Cisco. He
a arrested by officers there and,
when questioned, IS said to have told
several conflicting stories. He is said
to have been found in the weeds near
the place where the wreck occurred.
Late in the day. five of the dead
had been identified. With the excep-
ton of one those killed are believed to
have been riding on the blind baggage.
For at least three of these, their berths
became their funeral pyres. They
were buried under the wreckage and
helpless passengers stood by and saw
the flames consume them.
The wreck occurred at 2:3O in the
morning. Information received here at
night, according to company officers,
Indicated tampering with the switch
regulating the Dothan siding on which
train No. 10 was standing when No. Is
crashed into IT.
1t was said, In reports to the general
offices that the switch had been pried
open and wired to the rail after No.
16 had passed onto the siding. This
left the switch flashing the green
light of safety when the switch was
wide Open
, 1923-05-30
$4,000 Cheer Oebs

New York.-Fifteen thousand per
sons packed in Madison Square Garden
stood for seven minutes and cheered
Eugene V. Debs when he entered ia
make the principal address at n meet.
Ing held In connection with the Social.
LIST national convention, which adjourn.
ed recently.
Mayor Daniel A. Hoan, Of Miiwau.
kee, the first speaker, predicted that
Debs would be the presidential nomi.
nee of the Socialist party In 1924. as he
has been for many years.
Debs exhorted his audience to con-
tlnue agitation for the release OF prls.
oners serving for wartime ~offenses.
, 1923-05-30
Crowd Mobs Zbyszko

Boston.-Wladek Zbyszko. wrestler,
went unIsr n barrage Of bottles and
other missiles, when several thousand
persons attending a wrestling contest
here attempted to mob him. 1t was
believed that he had bitten his OPP
ponent, George Calza. Italian cham
plon, In the left wrist.
Zbyszko had scored one fall on his
adversary In % minutes. Gala then
claimed that he had been bitten and
the referee awarded him the decision.
, 1923-05-30
Spanish Line Drops U. s.

New York.-The Spanish royal mail
steamship line, operating between Bar
celOnia and New York. has ordered
dis%continuance Of all American sail.
ings, Luis Llanso, local agent for the
company, The discontin.
uance was ordered because OF the re.
cent supreme court decision forbiddlng
foreign vessels from bringing liquor
into American territorial limits, he
said.
, 1923-05-30
PLANNING FOR POTATO Cruz
Selection and freshmen Avoid
should Be Careful to AVON
Various diseases.

The selection and treatmeh., atten
potatoes should receive sur suffer-
ton. Each year the potato e aoi.to d.
from the ravages OF sucn .cab. d.
ease as black leg. common ~.slectini
rot and black scurf. When 70 maxi
seed II is desirable nrst OF all =. %"oarce.
sure that 1t comes from clean n%otntcel
A bushel OF dlsense,. decldet
grown on clean land "a ,ao.r,b
value over seed which 10 .
origin.
, 1923-05-30
FuoitIve In Murder cauoht

London, Ont.@Sydney Murrel, Mel
bourne bank bandit, wanted for murder
here. has been captured in susanvllle,
Cal, Ottowa authorities said.
, 1923-05-30

Everett, Wash. -"OaklaBd" Billy
Harms was given the decision over
Leo Stokes OF Spokane In n six-round
bout here, while Ed Landon Of Oakland
won a decision over Red Campbell Of
Everett.
, 1923-05-30
BE LIBERAL WITH POTATOES


II is important to allow plenty Of
seed to the acre when planting pota.
toes. While In many cases n planting
rate Of seven TO ten bushels per acre
gives a good yield. II Is almost certain
that n rate OF 10 to 10 bushels of seed
per acre will return the extra seed
several times. When seed IL relatively
cheap rs much Ms 10 bushels of seed
Ter acre may probably be used.
, 1923-05-30
Anti.Jew COLLEGE War

Bucharest, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. fight.
Ing broke out anew on the campus of
Bucharest university when nnti-semltlc
students OF the commercial, chemical
and meteorological departments hurled
bombs containing odorous chemicals at
Jews In classes. Eight Jewish students
were badly hurt.
, 1923-05-30
puprat Is Sugar Director

New York.-The American Beet Sug.
ar company at Its annual meeting elect.
ed Charles C. Duprat a director to fill
a vacancy. He Is secretary and treas,
urer OF the company. Retiring direct.
ors were reelected
, 1923-05-30
Mrs. stuIman to Get $500

New York.-The appellate division Of
the supreme court upheld the award OF
$500 n month allmony and $500
counsel fees made Mrs. Anne U. Still.
mar by Justice M%orschauser last Feb
ruary.
, 1923-05-30
Katherine Macdonald WEEDS

Atlantic City, n. J.-Katherine Mac
Donald, screen actress, was married
recently TO Charles Schoen Johnson
Of Philadelphia, grandson of Charles
T. Schoen, inventor Of the pressed
steel railroad car. They left on n
honeymoon trip without d~lvulging
their destination.
, 1923-05-30
soviets Bully Russian Swiss

Copenhagen.-A Moscow report by
way Of Berlin says that the soviet au.
thorities at Petrograd. Moscow and
Kiev have arrested several Swiss citi.
zens. A number of Swiss shops have
been wrecked at P%etrograd, while nj
Odessa three Swiss have been attacked.
The soviet government Is said to have
prohibited vises for Swiss passports
, 1923-05-30
VIII Close 2za Oil WsIIs

Tulsa, okla.-To avoid n further cut
In the price OF high gravity mid-contl.
nent crude oil, II of IL operators :
the Burbank field OF Usage county
Oklahoma. agreed to shut down and
keep closed 270 wells.
, 1923-05-30

Berlin.-Ten persons now are report
ed to AVE been killed and 20 wounded
in the fighting between the strikers
and police at Gelsenkirchen, in the oc-
cupied area. e..
The trouble is said to have ended
with al agreement under which a COM
mittee formed of our trade unions,
assumes responsibility for the main
tenance of order. The Berlin news
papers say the disorders resulted d.
rectly from the expulsion from the
Ruhr Of the German security police.
, 1923-05-30
EIGHT ARE KILLED IN
GERMAN R|0T|NG
GeIsenkirchen Held and Town Hall
Burned by Communists; Workers
Establish Form Of Soviet Rule

Observation-Disclosures persons are
dead-seven men and n child-and
between 20 and 80 are suffering from
Wounds due to bitter fighting which
broke out in the town between COM
munists and the defense forces. The
trouble had its origin in the seizure by
communists Of police headquarters, in
which havoc was wrought. The build
ing was then set on fire.
The members of the defense force
who were holding the building, were
driven out after hard fighting, which
was resumed in the streets. The cas-
ualties were about equally distributed
between the communists and the men,
bers of the defense force.
Negotiations have been begun by the
communists and their sympathizers
with the b~urgomaster, with a view to
forming a commission of four to take
over the task of policing the city.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-30

swercdg
Il need tonic TO Elvo mo some
backbone" he'd shouted That's
what he'd said. And the fool doctor
had told him:
drop business Get outdoor
live, cat. sleep outdoors and be-
happy That's your tonic"
Happy suddenly old John So.
Clair was painting again. He
glmpsed the futillty OF an he had.
His hard eyes were fear once moro
fear ana pain, Happy Fat
chance. II money wasn't being
happy II he dropped business ana
remembered and thought and
yeaned and fought Il all over
again, now that he was Old.
"oh. boshr' painted old John ST.
Clair, stuhbornly. sitting down az his
desk again. diszily taking up his
pen. wildly trying 60 marshal his
thoughts, II was the third time he
had said "oh. boshr' lately. And Il
was once too often.
The next day the prime minister
OF John So. Clair'a little kingdom.
penetrating respectfully into the spi.
der's quiet parlor, found the king a
erumplcd. inSensiblc little body In
the chair OF state. Terrible minutes
followed before the frail. yellow
shell that held the Pickering spirit
OF the great flnanclcr was finally
carried secretly up TO the great art
museum where no lived--alone. and
where he fought his bitter battle
alone. True. his money bought
plenty az hired hands and science
and sskill TO keep the vital spark
Pickering In the worn old body. but
they alone. also. smoothed his pll
lows and hathcd his face. No lis.
ing soul OF kin was there 10 care.
And outside. the papers screamed
with headlines detailing the money
kings involuntary abdication. the
market plunged like a loeocd mus.
tang and there was much noise and
confusion. but In that bedroom IL
was still and very lonely as tho
office had been while days slid by
in magnificent solitary defeat
one evening. out OF oblivion. In
the midstiof his wealth. old John
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-30

Marquette says. I, Is Impossible 10
build touses for really poor people.
They must rest content 10 live In
tho old houses built In a period 0,
low costs. and now depreeIaisi
somewhat in value. Prices OF build.
Ing material and labor are s,lll very
high.
Mr. Marquette predicts. within the
next fiyo years, a further decline in
homo ownership. During the las,
five years. he says. there has been
a decided Increase In tho n.mbsr Of
homes incumbercd with mortgages.
Whenever a man has 20 nav
more thnn a weeks wags for 4
months rent. ~ means that he has
TO take Il out Of money which
should 30 for food and clothing for
his wife and children
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-30

lIe seemed 10 give up waiting and
grew llsiless. until presently his
brain drowhod In his fragile body
and they knew. from the biggest TO
the littlest doctor, that there was
only one thing left. Tho littlest doc
tor brought u in next day-a huge
mountaineer blacksmith with clear
blue eyes OF a girl.
Never sick day in his life
says he'll give the blood and never
miss g." he announced Just eX
anime him. win your
Bul they didnt-much. Instead.
they walked around him and
whistled. maryellng that n man oyot
90 could have tho smooth akin OF
youth and mighty muscles OF ma,
turity. Tho blacksmith looked
long. long time AZ tho pinehsd. pallld
face OF old John 81 Clair sieeping
in his silent. lonely room.
It's the fteh. rteh Mr.. 81 Clair"
tho prcttiest nurse whispered when
he came out. and as the huge black
smith nodded silently. wonderIngly.
she added briakly. AT nine In the
morning
so tho blacksmith went away
bent. up steep. rcd.brown Hill
into red gold sunset. And tn going
no walked very slowly.
But Il wasn't TRANSMISSION that
cured Old John 81. Clair next day
10 was respite II was opening his
hard eyes 20 find yesterdays door
wide open that he'd locked against
himself al the bitter money mailing
years, wide open and hiding moth.
ms. after all, but happiness. Il was
opening them on a world suddenly
full OF human understanding and
comfort. OF light and tenderness. Il
was opening them on room no
longer lonesome or attn. on a self
no longer mean or waiting for
death or that other ,hlnk. or oven
waiting For a piece" was there
and a bunch Of mountain wiid.fiow.
crs and plump woman named
Mar,hy who smiled al him and
whose huge husband. al the moment
he opened his eyes. was nursing a
bandaged arm and good .nalufedly
wFangiing with tho biggest doctor
over money money he wouldn't
take. lie began by saying !, didn't
matter wha, his pane was. Pete
would do. He ended By roughly
pushing the doctors hand away and
saying huskily; "shucku. Why
law. aay--hell. doc. don't. why
he's my--own broiher--oid John 81.
Clair lsr'
Tomorrpw-"Cheek No. loi."
by Beatrice York Honrhtou.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-30

81, Clair suddenly asked for a
piece. 4"
"hi>ee OF what. sir9" The nurse
In charge was a maltcroffact young
animal without imagination
Bread N butter" said old John
81. Clair like a little child
SO promptly he had neat oblougs
OF bread. just tho right size. Just tho
right age, with just tho proper
amount Of butter from which he
turned away pccvishly muiterlng
ENORMOUSLY. kccng disappointed.
Presently he wept strange. slow.
hard tears lie said he wanted TO
SO home. Then. after a long. long
time. he whispered abou, bread and
butter again. Last OF all he blurted
"Marthy"
And after that there was no stop.
ping him, The arr museum wasn't
home" lie wouldn't stay. so one
blamy October day. a special train
crcpt slowly thru purple. pine clad
Eorses OF the Blue Ridge noun
ialns carrying nurses doctors, com.
forts. luxurlcs and a very weak aud
fretful John 81 Clair
Soft rugs. easy chairs and lux.
urlcs from the city gave the rented
summer hotel an air OF busting oc.
cupancy and outside were gorgeous
sunsets, comforting hills. mellow
sunlight and scented. soothing air.
But inside. again Il was still and
lonely for old John 50. Clair. and
he was Disconnected. Tie iay pas.
siVe, ais u stuhbomly waiting Tor
something 90 come that wasn't
denth--and didn't come. Ills hard
eyes grew harder. once he said
huskily; II wns born right over
that-rldge az Turkey Run" And
when the prcttiest nurse smiled 10
hide her amaremeni. he added halt.
ingly' "Marthy-she lived six miles
up the turnpike. Lordy. she could
cook. And she was prctty-an pref.
~ as you are" he finished ErudK.
ingly And while the prct,iest nurse
thoughtfuIly turned a ring on her
third finger she made mistake.
Was Marthy the the glri you
--marricdg" abe asked. softly.
such a sudden rage shook old
John Sc, Clair Il frightened her. Tie
rallied Al marriage and at fool WON.
en- and At fool men until he lost his
voice. Bur out Of little silence AFTER
no had stared into the past with
wisifulness back OF his glare. he
vouchsafed Krumbllngly; "I--got
mad never came back after
she somebody elise"
And after his sudden squirt OF
anger Old John 81 Clair failed fast.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-30
Will Make Dayton
Aviation Capital

DAYTON. Ohio. May so.--Dayton
Is soon TO become the "aviatsen capI.
tar OF the world.
Four thousand acres OF land nd.
joining Wilbur Wright field have
bcen accepted by tho United States
army air service from tho Dayton
aviation committee. according 10 an.
iouncement at tho homecoming cele.
bration for Lieuts. John a. Mac
Ready and Oakley Kelly. last night.