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. V-tjjUnu'.V' "£$) . •#&* - "TO ., 'J^X; ^^rryr MdHEHVit FlAIKDKALlR, McHENHY, KLlW ..<• •• • „ » .- ;• -»i - ;'^-S>, iiiiiiiiiuimiimiyiiniiiimniiiiniiiii'i Kern Brevities 1 oj Illinois | llllllllllllllllllllllllllimiliuiiui* VI, K *;*V . ,$;-V ' Chicago.-*-No increased nppropriawill be asked by thy University of Illinois for the coming biennlum, the , jMime amount granted by the leglsla tore and approved by Governor Small tVo years ago constituting the budget fcs adopted, it was announced at a taeeting of the university's hoard of .trustees at Chicago. The budget cails for $5,250,000 per year for the twofl^ ear period. The budget as adopted Comes, as usual, under two headings-- operation and maintenance and buildtltigs. The first classification, it was explained, ..includes the items of salaries an<f wages, office expenses, travel, operating, repairs, equipment *hd improvements other than buildings. The total for this classification ||or the coming two years is $4,250,000 ;|ker year. . Chicago.--Approval of a project for, • 5,000,000-acre forest preserve in 'southern Illinois will be sought frotu the American Forest association when *4he members assemble for the annual Convention here. A bill for submission to the state legislature is being prepared by the Illinois Forestry asso v*iat)on, which seeks the preserve on Jfchich to raise timber for industrial jjurposes. The convention will mark the golden anniversary of the forestry association. A special object will be the arousing of co-operation In forestfire protection throughout the nation and to stimulate interest in forestry. Sessions will be held at the Hamilton and Union League clubs. Springfield.--Ten different forms of tax returns and reports must be filed this year by Illinois business men and corporations, according to a survey of tax laws made by the Illinois Manufacturers' association, the results of which have been sent out to its members. Five of these reports are required by the federal government, two by the secretary of state and one each by boards of assessors, local assessors and county lax collectors. In addition to these, firms operating in Chicago must pay Vehicle license fees and other city licenses. Most of the federal returns and one state return are due between January 1 and March 31. Springfield.--A movement to endow Illinois with state parks which will preserve for future generations the native landscape and wild life "which now is disappearing before the ruthless march of commercial progress" is well under way, according to Jens Jensen, president of "The Friends of Our Native Landscape." A bill incorporating the ideas of those actively interested In the establishment of state parks has been prepared and will be introduced early in the present Session of ttie legislature, Jensen said. park and forest policy devised by Jensen and his associates has been sent to every member of the house and senate. Springfield.--Few changes in the rules of the Fifty-fourth general assembly are expected by members of . the house and senate. The rules of order mostly are the product of experience and custom and radical departures from the codes which have ' governed preceding sessions have been few. The Fifty-third general assembly conducted its business under the rules adopted for the Fifty-second assembly, and indications are the rules committee of the house will recommend for this session continuance of the rules whicl| governed the last. Springfield.--Jumping from an av erage of 15 to 50 cases daily since January 1, whooping cough is now one of the most prevalent contagious diseases in the state, according to the state health department. Young children are affected more than any other group. "Contrary to popular opinion." said Dr. Isaac D. Rawlings, state health director, "whooping cough is one of the most serious and fatal .of the childhood infections. The best thing for whopping cough is to avoid It. Springfield.--That Chicago is "experiencing the worst winter since 1921" as regards the unemployed, is the claim of R. D. Cahn, chief statistician, general advisory board of the state department of labor in his report for December. "About 100,000 people have been unemployed in this city," his report declares. For Illinois, while showing increased factory employment during9 December in. some cities ranged from 5 to less than 1 per cent improvement, the general labor status was the same as in November. Springfield.--Approximately 34,000,- 000 pounds of explosives were used in peaceful industry in Illinois during the first 11 months of the year just past, according to figures compiled by the Department of Interior, bureau of mines. Of this, more than 24,000,000 pounds was black blasting powder, an explosive used extensively in the bituminous coal mining industry. Danville.--In a special election the proposal to adopt the commission form of government was defeated by m vote of 2,777 to 2,419. r ; Urbana. -- Milton Berk son, 5480 South Cornell street, Chicago, University of Illinois sophomore, who was injured injf%t>1,sl<*d accident here, died In a hos^t;I&s a result of loss of blood from a cnwlied leg. Two other students, Herman Fox, Chicago, and Leo Halperin, Chicago, who received fractured skulls In the same accident, fcave an even chance of recovery, physicians said. . OFFICIAL RULES ON RAW OYSTERS • Springfield. -- Illinois' department of public* health strongly and urgently advised the people of the state not to eat raw oysters. This advioe was based upon the following facts: 1. There existed in various places in Illinois at undue amount of" typhoid fever. Investigation showed a large proportion of those having typhoid fever had eaten raw ousters on or about the date of their infection. 2. Investigation showed that the precautions taken by the oyster dealers were not such as would serve as a guarantee of the safety from typhoid fever of the product. 4 3. Investigation showed that there was considerable bootlegging in this business. , 4. The oystermen did rot appear to have their business under sufficient control to protect, careful producer and dealer against the careless and the * bootlegger." " 5. There being no compelling federal or state law for the control of the oyster busttiess to guarantee the safety of the product against typhoid fever. 6. There ar^ no satisfactory • standards for oysters \ now in force. 1 7. There being no way by which temporary improvements cftp be guaranteed to be permanent-- Therefore, in my opinion, it la necessary to have the practice of eating raw oysters discontinued by law In this state until such time as proper measures for the protection of public health, less drastic in character, can be adopted and enforced. After said date, no raw oysters shall be served or sold by any hotel, restauarant, eating house or railroad in Illinois. On and after such date it shall be illegal to eat raw oysters in the state of Illinois. Each local health officer of the state is ordered to inspect tlie premises of dealers in oysters and of hotels, restaurants and eating houses to see that the law is enforced. The above rules and regulations. promulgated this ninth day of January, 1925, shall be in force and effect on and after January 15, 1925. By drder of the department of public health. ISAAC D. RAWLINGS, M. D* / * ^ Director. / * v- ; Cairo.--A blister caused by her shoe robbing her left heel resulted in the death of Augusta Sanders, thirteen, of Vienna. ' Springfield--Bank robbing In Illinois is easy, George Musick and William De Witt, confessed robbers, declared. They told of the part they took to 20 Illinois hank robberies and said tJIfct their v. <^J would continue, not withstanding "tnelr arrest. Some of tlieir "buddies," they said, are due for (Parole from the Illinois penitentiaries Slid will take up the work of h»nv lobbing where they left off. , ; Washington, D. C.--The -192S death Vf*»te for Illinois was 1,204 per 100,000 pbpulatio'n, as compared to 1,130 lu JDC0, according to statistics announced bp the Department of Commerce. - Murphysboro.--Archeologicul intereat in Illinois is turned toward Jackson county as the result of the discovery here of an almost complete mastodon skeleton, which has been identified by research workers of the University of Illinois. They believe it may have roamed through what is now southern Illinois possibly as long as 500,000 years ago. The skeleton was uncovered about five miles northwest of Murphysboro. Peoria.--A sentence of two years and a half in jail and the federal penitentiary and a fine of $3,000, the stiffest bootleg penalty ever dealt out in a federal court at Peoria, was given Alex McCarren. More than ninety defendants have been sentenced to jail and fines of more than $45,000 imposed during the present term of court. Peoria.--The Peoria city council will be asked to appropriate $5,000 for a survey of a proposed Peoria sanitary district. It is proposed to create a district including all the suburbs ami to treat sewage so it will be 90 per cent pure when it enters the Illinois rivtr. It is estimated the total cost will be around $4,000,000. | Chicago.--Chicago car owners were mobilized against the proposed gasoline tax lav/ in Illinois wheiy several thousand members afid guests of the Chicago Motor club gathered in the Coliseum for the organization's, annual meeting, election of officers and entertainment. Springfield.--Although the last date for'filing applications for the Illinois bonus lias past, a few applications stfli continue to filter in. according to Palmer D. Edmunds, chief clerk of the service recognition board. A few are from foreign countries, having been in the malls for a month or more. Chicago.--Joseph Chimiento, father *>f five children, was acquitted of the murder of his wife, Mary, by a jury in* Judge Brothers' court. He pleaded self-defense, alleging his wife and a man friend threatened to kill him. He killed her, he testified, as she rushed toward him revolver in hand. Washington. D. C.--The house passed a hill which was sent to the senate authorizing tlie construction of bridges across the Little Calumet ,river at Rlverdale, and across the Rock river at Itockford. Highland Park.--Alarmed by an un usual number of smallpox and typhoid fever cases in North Shore towns, health commissioners of Highland Park and Deerlield started vaccinating 2,000 school children. Three case* of smallpox were discovered in Deerfield and five Highland-Park persons are said to have jeen < xposed. Chicago.--John II. Walker of Springfield wfls re-elected president of the Illinois State Federation of Labor, and' Victor A. Olander was re-elected secretary, it was announced. All nine of the vice presidents also were re-elected. Peoria.--"Drowned" eleven years ago and "laid to rest in St. Valentine's cemetery" at La Salle, Louis Lentz, a highway patrolman of Henry, is under arrest there on charges of bigamy. [ He is said to have admitted marrying a Henry widow eight years ago. He lias lived" at Henry under hla right name ever since he was reported drowned, May 3, 1914. FOUR KILLED IN FIGHT AT HERRIN Gte«w Ymmg an4 Thomas in Fatal Clash-- . Troop# Patrol Town. Herrln, 111.--Four bodies lie in the morgues here while this murder-rld- Jen little center of Bloody Williamson county draws its first inapprehensive breath in mouths. National Guardsmen from Carbondale are patrolling the streets. The quick-trigger finger of S. Glenn Young. one-time paid raider of the Ku Klux and more recently individual crusader against booze, is stilled. So also ar3 the dexterous index fingers of Ora Tnomas, deputy sheriff, gambler and bootlegger. Young's sworn and only feared enemy. Herrin, while these two 116 In separate morgues awaiting the inquest, is as always, quiet when the soldiers are here. Two other bodies lie in the morgue with Young. They are those of Ed. Forbes, his chief lieutenant, and Homer Warner, a klahsman. The meeting of Young and Thomas ill front of the European hotel on the main street here about 10 o'clock at night was spectacular and colorful. Thomas had sent word that he was coming back to Herrin after an absence. Young heard about It, strapped on his six-shooter, and paraded the streets with his thumbs hooked characteristically in his vest pockets just above the hetfvy pistol butts. While the rival leaders were engaged in a mutual hunt, a shot was fired from an alley. Ross Lizenby, Herrin policeman and klansman, said the shot was fired by Thomas and directed at him. Thomas, he said, had gone toward the Europenn hotel, the front of which is occupied by the Bioni barber shop and cigar store, headquarters of anti-klansmen. Young and his followers started for the hotel. Thomas was seen outside it. Sud denly a shot was fired. It killed Forbes. The supporters of the klan claim it was fired from un upper story of the hotel. The klansmen claim the wound, from the top of the head downward, proves he was shot from above. - The anti-klansmen assert the Young forces fired first; that he shot at Thomas while in the street Thomas seeing himself outnumbered, retreated still facing his foes and fir lng, into the Bioni store. Young, with the others at his heels, stormed into the place after him. Thomas' was crouched behind the counter, blazing away with "a revolver in each hand. Just as he entered the "door Young fell dead, a bullet through his shoulder and another through his heart. Warreu fell fatallywounded. ' La^t of all Thomas sank to his knees shot through the chest. One of the men he had shot is said to have sent the fatal bullet while lying on the« floor. Behind the shooting lay the hatred bred between the two men while Young was paid leader of the Ku Klux klan of Williamson county Young led the klansmen on hundreds of raids, had his men and himself deputized, seized great quantities of wine and liquor, and made hundreds of arrests. GRETTIR ALGARSSQfi Arrangements have been completed for a trip to the North pole by Grettir Aigarsson, a young British Columbian, who will leave from Liverpool. England, next May. The 'ast stage of the trip will be undertaken by airplane. The youthful Canadian will be accompanied by Commander Worsley, D. S. C., R. N, R., who commanded Shackleton's ships, the Endurance and Quest and who made the epic oyage in a whale boat from Elephant island to South Georgia. SUN AND MOON GIVE LESSON IN RADIO New York Widow Leaves 3ZZZ $1,000,000 to Charity NeWr York.--More than $1,000,000 is left to charity by the will of Mrs, Kate S. Richardson, widow of Ed ward Richardson, New York realtor of two decades ago. She diet! in New Haven, Conn., on Jan. 18 and the will was filed here. The Henry street settlement receives $200,000; the Society of the New York hospital $200,000, and twothirds in memory of her father. Jack son Smith Schultze; the United Hos pital Fund of New York, $100,000, and one-third the residue,; and the Peahody Museum of Salem. Mass. $100,000 in memory of her husband Other small bequests were made to local charities. Distant relatives and friends are remembered In. bequests of $5,000 each. Wilson Church Tablet . Unveiled by Coolidge Washington. -- President Coolidge unveiled at the Central Presbyterian church here a bronze memorial tab let commemorating the organizatlo of the church in 1868 and the laying of the corner stone of the preset .building in 1913 by Woodrow Wilson who was a member of the church from 1913 until his death. Mrs. Wll son was present at the unveiling. Army Bill Pastes Senate 'Washington.--The annual army supply bill, carrying $332,180,000, which is $3,000,000 more than the amount i ported by committee and $5,327,000 under that of the current year, has been passed by the senate. COOLIDGE TO ASK FRANCE TO PAY Backs Senator Borah on Debt--Will Make Dc mancU After March 4. MRS J A. MAHONEZ Eclipse Clears Up Wave Problems--Airship Aids. New York.--This generation on -Saturday played out Its last card from the deck of astronomical experiments hen it concentrated every hitherto undiscovered scientific yardstick to measure the effects, electrical, barometric, photographic, aerial and magnetic, of the eclipse of the sun by tin moon. In the large pattern of history this ard, the last to be drawn for several centuries, was a trump, notably alon^ the east coast.' Off the Atlantic coast, the Los Angeles soared aloft with 42 men aboard, equipped with every invention for the tudy of the heavens. From Mitchell field. New York, ajrplanes roared upward above the clouds until their occupants had an unobstructed view, and down at Dayton the Intrepid Lieut. John A. MacReady. with an aerial photographer, Lieut. E. C. Plant, went UP 21,500 feet to get a "front seat for the show. For somothlng like two hours nuture furnished the laboratory and the major equipment for some mighty interesting revelations about radio, temperature, 'jumping rabbits," "corona," "timp lag" and the like. Since the birth of broadcasting r«ldIo operators, professional and amateur, have known that radio reception on long wave lengths was clearer and more regular in the night fh»n in the day. Saturday nature stepped forward and obligingly turned off the switch for a couple of hours. The moon passed In front of the sun. It was 'dUrk." It was not "night." And radio,] according to the official testers, learned: The sun's rays are responsible for the reduced power of broadcasting during the day. , Or," more formally : Ionization of the air in the daytime due to the sun's rays causes absorption of the electromagneto wave. For the first time In radio history broadcasts in daylight* from America were caught in England. Not only that, but stations in England picked up clear as bell tones, messages from Melbourne, Australia, and from Mosul in Mesopotamia. Washington. -- President Coolidge stands behind the demand of Senator Borah that France pay its $4,000.- 000,000 debt to the United States, it wag learned at the White House. It is indicated that Washington officials are entirely weary of the cautious feelers of France toward a moratorium or outright cancellation. It is believed that the President will Instruct the debt commission to communicate with France officially and individually, as to her intent Official Washington's principal topic was the recent development in the situation. Senator Bruce of Maryland replied to the speech of Senator Borah, flaying the French attitude toward France's obligations In America. Senator Dill followed Senator Bruce in the same tenor: That, although France should be made to pay, she should be allowed every consideration because of her aid to the American colonies during the Revolution. There Is no doubt, however, that the position of Senator Borah is the position of the administration. -It is believed tbut he apprised the President of his intention to speak on the matter during the White House conference Wednesday night. It is believed almost certain that the debt commission, perhaps through Ambassador Herrick, will be Instructed to make urgent representations to the French government not long after the inauguration ceremonies on March 4. Rfi-ft Jooeph A. Mahoney Of Boston, Mass., a year ago started a society to plant perennial blooms along roadsides. The society now has a mem-, bershlp of a half million, according to Mrs. Mahoney's estimate. Paris Chamber of Deputies in Riot Over Debt to U. S. Paris.--The chamber of deputies was thrown into a 25-rainute uproar that faced suspension of the session after Deputy Desjardins had criticized bitterly the chamber for refusing to order the posting of Deputy Marin's speech on the Interallied debts. It was the most disorderly scene ever before witnessed in the chamber. Deputy Desjardins kept shouting that the governmental majority was afraid to indorse Marin's thory of justice in dealing with the Interallied debts because of the "deplorable effect It had on the American senate." After President Painleve had jammed his hat on his head as a signal that the session was suspended, the deputies continued thumping the desks, gesticulating and shouting. They quieted later and the session was resumed. Premier Herriot faking the rostrum. Chauffeur Who Helped Bergdoll Flee Gives Up Philadelphia. -- . Eugene Stecher, chauffeur and companion of Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, millionaire draft evader, surrendered to the United States district attorney here. Steelier, who is alleged to have aided Bergdoll In his escape from the United States, was placed under arrest on indictments charging conspiracy and harboring a fugitive/ and was held on $^0,000 bail. Unable to obtain the bond, he was locked up in the county prison. Asserting that he had left Bergdoll In Germany, Stecher said that he had returned to this country by way of Holland, England and Canada, and that only Mrs. Emma Bergdoll, mother of Grover, was-aware of his presenee faisrir". ' Torriot Chica?o Bootlegger, Shot Five Times by Foes Chicago.--John Torrio, alleged czar of bootlegging and vice in Chicago, was shot five times in front, of his home, 7011 Clyde avenue. He is ex pected to recover. The assailants escaped. The police and the underworld are convinced they are gangsters loyal to the memory of Dean O'Banlon, the beer runner tfho was murdered in his flower shop two months ago. O'Banlon had chal lenged Torrio's control of beer running and was killed by Torrio's men,.police are certain. v Dean Pound of Harvard to Head Wisconsin U. Madison, Wis.--Dean Itoscoe Pound of Harvard Law School was elected new president of the University of Wisconsin at an executive meeting of the board of regents, according to an unofficial report here. Dealt Pound will take up his duties here at the beginning of the new school year, according to the report which said he had tentatively accept ed the position. Gen. Kuropalkin, Chief of Russ in Jap War, Is Dead Moscow.--The death of Gen. Kuropatkin, commander In chief of the Russian armies in the Russo-Japanese war, is announced by the official Soviet news agency. The general, who was eighty years of age, died at Shemshurlno, in the Pskov district. Regarded as one of the greatest military leaders ever developed in Russia. Gen. Alexei Kuropatkin was supreme commander of the czar's laud forces In the Russo- Japanese war. He was held reaponslhle for Russia's loss of the war, when he met disastrous defeat in the crucial battle of Mukden in 1905.., MARKET QUOTATIONS BY U. S. GOVERNMENT Washington.--For the week ending January 22--FRUITS AND VEGETA BL.ES--Northern Backed round white potatoes. $t.0&@1.20 on the Chicago carlot market, 85<g>90c f. o. b. Midwestern yellow onlon^^nostly $2.85 S.2& per 100-pound eacmn consuming centers. $2.85@3.00 I. o. J>. Rochester. Northwestern extra fancy winesap ap pies, |3.50 @3.75 per box. LIVE STOCK--Chicago hog prices closed at $11.00 for top and $9.80 @ 10.85 for bulk. Medium and good beef steers, $7.25® 12.50; butcher cows and heifers, $3.75ft) 10.50; feeder steers, $4.90®7.75 light and medium weight veal calves, $8.50<5> 12.75. Fat lambs, $15.75@ 18.50; feeding lambs, $15.50(^18.25; yearlings $13.50@16 76; fat ewes, $7.00@11.25. HAY--Quoted January 22; No. 1 timothy: Kansas City, $17.00. No. 1 alfalfa: Kansas City, $22.50. No. 1 prairie: Kansas City, $10.50; Chicago, $18.00; Minneapolis, $17.00. GRAIN--Quoted January 22: No. dark northern wheat: Minneapolis, $1.83 *4 @2.16% ; No. 2 red winter wheat Chicago. $2.05 hi; St. Louis, $2.16; Kansas City, $2.08. No. , 2 hard winter wheat: Chicago, $1.90%; St. Louis, $1.89 @1.89%; Kansas City, $1.80@1.93. No. 3 mixed corn: Chicago,, $1.21 % ; Kansas City, $1.21@1.22. No. 2 yellow corn Kansas City, $ts25%. No. 3 yellow corn Chicago, $1.27%; Minneapolis, $1.29% C 1.31%; St Louis, $1.25® 1.27. No. white corn: Chicago, $1.23 M @ 1.27 V* St. Louis. $1.27 V4@ 1.28%. No. 3 white oats: Chicago, 57%@58%c; Minneap oils, 55c; St. Louis. 59%@60c; Kansas City, 59%c. No. 2 white corn: Kansas City, $1.24 @ 1.25. DAIRY PRODUCTS--Closing whole sale prices of 92-score butter: New York, 37 %c; Chicago, 37c: Boston, 38%c; Philadelphia, 38%c. Wholesale prices on Wisconsin primary cheese markets January 21 were: Cheddars 23%c; single daisies, 24%c; double dai sles, 24c; longhorns, 25V»c; square prints, 24 Vic. Musical Memory Content to Be Given Over Radio Chicago.--To foster a deeper under standing and appreciation of good mil sic and to emphasize the remarkable musical" and educational possibilities of. radio, the first national musical memory contest ever staged over radio will be broadcast from six of the prin eipal radio stations of the country starting the evening of -February during the "Brunswick Hour of Mu sic" at ten o'clock Eastern time and nine o'clock Central standard time Every man, woman and child in Amer iea is eligible to enter this contest, is expected that 20,000,000 people will take part in this test of music memory, which aside from its educational value will be stimulated by a competition for the winning of cash prizes. PRESIDENT ASKS k CUT IN EXPENSES Urges U. S. Officials to ~~II .Gayeranscstt Savfg $62,000,000. E* Washington. -- The now familiS* economy theme, with a plea for stffl' further cuts in government expenditures, was the keynote of President Coolidge's speech before the semiaB-,. nual meeting of the business organlsi^ tlon of the government. . J>.,% - The meeting, which was attrtidil't by the heads of all branches of the government service which have a hand In the spending of the people's money, as broadcast by radio, the first time one of the government's business meet* lugs has been sent on the air. Us*.-- President said : * " > "So fAr as It is D?ithin my power,#:" propose to continue my efTorts ffbr economy in federal expenditures. What e have done most be considered only the beginning." ^ He pointed out that expeMBtfifes of the fiscal years 1921 reacn^f S.r>..r>38,- 000.000, wliile those for the present 4 year will probably be kept within $3,- 534,000,000, a reduction of $2,004,000,- ; 000 in four years. ' ; The President asked officials to keep ; the government costs for the present year within the three-blllfon-dollar limit. On the basis of present estimates, this will require a cut of abttit $62,000,000 by the end of June. (* During the s^me four years, he cotltinued, there has been a reduction In the public debt of approximately $3,- 198.000,000. This has resulted in a reduction of the annual interest on the debt from $909,000,000 to $805,000,000, a saving of $134,000,000 each year. Tax reductions therefore have amounted to about $2,000,000,000 yearly, according to the President. If the practice of economy is not popular, the results of it are viewed with tremendous satisfaction," he said. Let those who are inclined to scoff at it, those who are inclined to refer to it as-cheese paring, look at the results it has accomplished. They will find there ait answer which Is complete and overwhelming. No longer are the funds appropriated by congress regarded as the minimum amount to be expended. Every dollar that is saved by careful administration adds to the amount by which taxes may be reduced in the future. It Is practical economy which I have in mind and which we must practice. I had rather talk of saving pennies, and save them, than theorize in millions and save nothing. "Our nation is prosperous. Its prosperity Is due largely to the oconom.v which has been effected in the cost of government. It is this economy that has encouraged business, abolished unemployment, made wages high and work plentiful. "VVe are evidently entering upon an 'W Attacks Bill Which Would Jail Dry Law Violators Washington.--The widely advertised Stalker bill, increasing the penalties for violation of the Volstead act and recently favorably reported to the house by the judiciary committee, wus the subject of a scathing denunciation by Congressman Graham (Rep.) of Pennsylvania, chairman of the committee, together with Representative Dominick (Dem.) of South Carolina. Contradicting denials of prohibition leaders, Mr.* (Jraham said the bill made jail sentences. In addition to fines, mandatory In every instance, even in those of first offenders. Holds Further Tax Cut Is Not Practical Until *26 Washington.--A review of the treasury situation has convinced treasury officials that any further tax reduction will not be practical before 1026. There is no opportunity for any tax legislation during the present session of congress, and Secretary Mellon would oppose legislation at this time. He desires to study the effect of the full operation of the present law before making changes, and no percentage reduction on incomes or othei similar action by resolution wilKbe a®-, proved by administration officials. eja of increasing business activity and ^nateriai prosperity. With increasing business we can surely depend upon increasing revenues. I have heretofore indicated my purpose that growing revenues shall not be absorbed in unwarranted increases in federal expenditures. "As the country grows, an honest, reasonable Increase In the cost of government is expected. That increase, however, must not be timed to keep step, dollar for dollar, with the increase in revenue." The President said that if the budget program was upheld by congress in - this session, he would be able to recommend further tax cuts in the next budget. In order to carry out this project,' he asked the officials to keep the government costs for the present year within the three-billion-dollar limit. For 1926 he prophesied a surplus of more than $373,000,000, adding that any increase in receipts or decrease in expenditures would swell this surplus for the benefit of the taxpayer. As a part of the economy program. President Coolidge recommended a cut in the government's payroll, and the elimination of unnecessary employees. Brig. Gen. Herbert M. Lord, director of the budget, also addressed the meeting. J. c. Eastman, Publisher, Dies Chicago.--John C. EastmanJLowner editor, and publisher of the^Chicago Daily Journal, died of apoplexy here He was sixty-three years old. Mr. Eastman was born at Eaton, Ohio. ' 1,960 Seek Citizenship fVashington.--Applications for citizenship have been filed since August 15, 1924, by 1,960 aliens who thus far have been unable to prove legal entry into the United States. Wbeaton.--Within sight of nearly 100 persons a lone bandit entered th« office of the American lTiiutt-- com pany at Wbeaton and rifled the curt drawer. 200 Beheaded in Opium War Shangiiui.--A prominent missionary announced here that military authorities in the province of Fukien hud beheaded 200 Chinese Christian farmers because they refused to grow opium popple*. 4,700 Die of Flu in Tokyo Tokyo.--Forty-seven hundred pet* are reported dead aa the result ot an lnflaenza epidemic In Greater Tokyo, which started about 20 days ago. Leader, of Elks Dies St. Cloud. -Minn.--W. W. Koons, six ty-nine, known as the father of Minne sota Elks, died here. Mr. Koons was born at Marlon. Ohio, and was a schoolmate of President Harding* Boy, 14, Gets Life Term Lexington, S. C.--A sentence of life Imprisonment was given Ashury Wes singer, fourteen, here for the murdei of his aun{. Mrs. Llna Wessinger, last September. The jury deliberated one hour and recommended mercy. Opposes Amendment Nashville. Tenn.--Opponents of the proposed child labor amendment hav« won their first round In the Tennessee general assembly. The judiciary com mittee voted against it. Boy Breaks Neck on Skis Manchester, N. H.--Raymond Roul- Her. twelve, died from a broken neck after one of his skis caught in the snow w hen he took off on the ski Jump, near here. He was dead when picked up. Marc Klauf~htarries at 71 New York.--'Tfte. Rialto learned that Marc Klaw. sevens-one, theater magnate, had been married In London January 6. The bride was Mina Blanche Harris. She Is thirty-five. t €S Below Zero in Alaska Fairbanks, Alaska.--Intense cold has closed the United States post office here. Heating facilities were Inadequate to keep the clerks warm. Thermometers registered 05 below zero, breaking all records. _ , 4J00 Die dfWNfa Tokyo Tokyo.--Forty-jMKinBtindred persons are reportthe result )f an hiflueti/.alSppMp In Greater Tokyo, which stftf^Jpout 20 daye ago* Costa Rica Resigns ^ . From League of Nations Geneva.--Costa Rica filed her res Ignation iron) the League of Nations, transmitting with her message a Check for $18,677 for back dues. Costa Rica fixed January 1 as th« date of resignation, but as the covenant requires two years' notice of withdrawal, she will not cease to be a member until January 1, 1927. Officials of the league said, however, that they hoped In the meanwhile to Induce her to rescind her decision and resume membership. Bandit Robs Rail Chief Memphis, Tenn.--Charles H. Ma#** ham, president of the Illinois Centrul railroad, was robbed of $12 and an overcoat by a thief who entered his private car at Independence. La., late Thursday night. T wini Born to Daughter of Mrs. W. K. Vanderbilt New York.--Twins, one a boy and the other a girl, have been bocn to Mrs. Barbara Rutherford Nichols, younger daughter of the dowager Mrs. William K. Vanderbilt. The vivacious Mrs. Nichols, who last August became the bride of Winfield J. Nichols, lieutenant of Pierre A. Bernard, Omnipotent Oom of the mysterious Tantrik love cult at Nyack, is at a private maternity hospital. Members of the Vanderbilt family sought to keep news of the event secret, but Bernard, the great Loving Geru. friend of Mrs. Vanderbilt and the Vanderbilt girls foe. Hfpy yenrv had no such desire. v J: . Votes to Seat MayReld Washington,---Recommendation that Senator Maytteld (Dem.) of Texas be given his seat wasfcvoted unanimously on Friday afternoon by the sepals election* committee. Germans Threaten Rate War London. -- (Jernian shipping firms have re-established the merchant marine with such great success that they are now reported to be threatening a rate war in the emigrant traflie to South America. Votes to Seat MayHeld Washington.--Recommendation that Senator Mayfield (Dem.) of Texas bf liven his seat was voted lAianimously on Friday afternoon by the senate •lections committee. Alessandri Sqts Terms Rome. -- President Alessandri of Ohile uas decided to return home only if sufficient guarantees are given that his presence would establish coneord and wake for legal, peaceful conduct of governmental affairs. Two Iowa Banks Closed Waukon, Iowa.--The People'.* National bank of Waukon has been closed und a receiver has been ^pointed for the Bank of Rossville. Accused Wife Slayer Insane Omaha, Neb.--J. Warren Hahne, Omah'i realtor, who was accused by a coroner's jury of murderipg his wife, Mae Hahne, formerly of. Colorado Springs, Colo., at their home recently, was a cadged insane. King Operated On Bucharest, Rumania.--1 nand of Rumania was < > for Intestinal trouble. Ti bulletins repftt* 1|ls/: c*ndit satisfactory.