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_1 Luilsy. : ~ors Turn Their Attention to 'upmuiisey on x sipintr io > pec se Wnn 4) * 3 io ragudficy mt ______--__, Premoters of the Frikco Rock Island lyp ... i mehegy s *=*»~ Augm. yiitPenlAls c fqrcegl ~-- > MERGER RULING SKEETERS INVADE _ _ .. ENGLAND; PLAGUE 20-- IS FEARED NOW . . application for approval of their mer-- .'_ ger until the commission finally pass-- ed on the Nickel Plate case, although plans for an Interlocking directorate of the two big systems are now before the commission. . _ _--~ _: Other tentative merger plans, pri-- _ marily contingent upon the Vam .__ Swearingen Nickel Plate merger, .clude the Delawars & Hydson's ab-- ~orption of the Wabash, Wheeling & Lake Erie, Buffalo, Rochester & Pitts . burgh, Kansas®City Southern and Mis-- sourt Kansas Texas, the Missourl Pa cliic with the Denver & Rio Grande Western, Western Pacifc, Texas Pa eifde, New Orleans; Teras & Mexrico, .pne and such cold spelis as havre oo curred at intervails have--not been ~aurtictent Intesally of duration to kill the mosguiteo latvas. -- .-- The result is that the mosquitoes hare .sgtarted their activitiee at an navsually early date and already re ports of bite precipitating agitation in favor of dividing the countr$ tor a systematic campaign for mosquite exterm ination. > plan of merging the Great Northern, BurlmwlluthmM': Northern Pacifc. | If any of these merger propositions tavolve "the justness and reasouable-- n#ss of exchange of stock," the com-- mixsion deciared in the Van Swear-- ingen case that "the burden is upon the applicant." -- celve," the commission said. Many a«imilar applications will probably be Aled in the tuture and if all these ap plicants, like the Van Swearingen's, should request us to adjudieate their Uiferences in the commercial aspects of buying and selling railroad proper-- ties, the law probabily would become u.vmm:o':;nm- dertake virtually to hnnnli hundred.,.. thousand -uuolnhn" and at the same time perform our leg-- itimate duties under the law." 1 Washington today, as. to what. @ffect the commission's--action in the Van Swearingen case would have on other 1i was said today. to merge fve large railfoad systems into a single unit, is to change, the "Ananclal structure" of© their plan: The commission probably will give them a clean bill of health on a new application. +.. i C tm london, March 3--The danger of 1@ veritable plague of mosquitoss or-- w inier All they have to do, the experts say afte? a microscopic examination of the Interstate Commerce Commis-- stion's decision denying them the right "We should not be expected to ar-- biwate to the fraction of a share just rying little pests is Mr. Moore Mogarth, bonworary driector o%° the College of Pestology. Quoth Mr. Moore Hogarth: "U otessw active messures are takes this courn slon's surprise decision in the huge Yan l'a:?pn merger case on a half score of mergers which are in the making. Virtually every ~section of the country is touched by the indica-- tion that the commisison, in refusing their approval of the Van Swearingen ~--The Van Swearingen billion dollar merger balloon has been deflated, but the two Cleveland Ananciers --who Not the least alarmed at this im-- minent Adanger from the disease car-- infests certain. saub--tropical countries, "Medical opinion does not incline to the view that the danger of malar-- ia being carried in this country by the mosguitoes is serious. but the different matter. M approval of the Van Swearingen merger because of its a:nch! artue ture, has laid down a rule which it will follow in merger: propositions now partially before it or which were expected to be placed before it in the '"During the last year, several cas es of deaths havre been reported from this garded the Interhtate commerce com mission's denial of the Yan Sxwerin nounced be will strive for action on it within ten days. r&muh(ho& :!'-.I!" the . decision joy-- DENIED MERGFR ~ TO SPEED BILL ial conmsolidation bill. ator Cammins (R) of lowa, has such a bill pendins, an mu-vml as an incentive GARAGE LOOTING BRINGS PRISON "You can't throw dows your party like that. Don't you realize that it would .be_ political suicide; that &mwhm" --death warrant? It you havre There was a haunted look upon his Once and he was so mored he could not speak. "And what's mote, Manzneriag." Dryden's sezxcited tonss continued #p atheo in his oat like an accusing yoursall. You took an oath to a4 aministar fustice wtthout tear or ta» vor to the sound ot a brase band. o tar your record is atainless. But anpbody can make good when It's all eaay salling. And while 1 don't blame you for your fealings as a w.mmmstnb Mhtmmb\d: tested. As Matrliect Attorney you geat me, and our representative cannot be--yellow." Miserable, ghaken "to the Gepths of his being, John might hurs beon gripped by a chair otf torture as he f CHAPTER X--Continued "What of it? Good Lord, John, I want to publish.a formal denial from you which will put a stop to that rot. You're enough of a poli-- tician to know such rumors . wili not jpalp. you io the ore of 'olec-- A Arecracker before, it was now a bomb which appoared to harve ex-- plodged in the editorial sanotum . : "Not dony them!-- See here, Man-- nering, are you asloep or just plain Unused DPrydena, brokenly, "I toal for move without at least having it ont across the table with the old crowd4. car, As district attorney, the eider Manhering considers it hts duty to prosccuts the boy. 3 f these who lore you."* There was a suspicious molsturs in John's eyes when he made bis way back to the Uring room to=idk tnto a chair and bury his tace is is "THE WIFE Who wuw:.w lrone nhl is a plotwrigh l g:okmcw.!% 4 Crack» promised her that if he wins R# will release hér son, Bob, who is in to long Aespair. Soon he was up, and, resuming hbis bat and coat, went out. Out into the darknoss, where far away a big oleotric sign biiaked on and of abore a door as U taviting Orst the good and then the bad to antar those portals, And were this trus, it enuocesied ad-- mirably, tor all sorts and conditions Of men, as weall as women, disport» ad themasives to thair heart's con-- tent at Calkin's Ian. A gay place, this. So gay, Indead, that the o¥ cesaire gapsty of \ta patrons some tUmes lod them beyoad the law and trivalous about a rat4faced youth who tht alone in a dingy private : "L.doa't know that I care to deny But John Mannaring was adt--one Whaere is itt" of the death of a wo Copyright, 198%, Warner Bros..Pictures Ins. ".:..""".....'..""'...:'..;,...""' avk *"That papoer?t Lady,; certain-- Iy glad you reminded me of it. Td a hated to hare forgotten it." Os-- tentailously he produced the docu-- ment in question. But whenh Ellisen reached for it he amiled at her as it she had been n waywaurd onilté and coolly passed it orer to Him-- mio. "I guess I'd better let Himinia tnike uare of that for you," he sald, playtully, '«But don't you worry; got nothin' to '.""7"'" ataill He's goin' to give it ty you Iater on an' everything is comia' out fne." f -- "I'm perfectly able to take» cars of it myselt," she began when the was interrupted by the entrance of the wuiter with the meoau. * And qrer ready to tuke advrantage of an opportunity, Slick took ad wummuu-z out of the room and thence to a Furthermore, «t the wvory instaat of Buck's doparture, Klleen was so harsind by certain qgestures and4 could do aothing but stak back into her chair and sit thare, tonse and accoess to the tat of Mr, Wuallhos, who no doubt was much pleased t the progress of his kindiy plans in Then in an Instant the wuiting was orer,.= The quistness of the place was broken by a vush of ad-- vancing tootsteps on the Poot be ow and on the stairs. OruK voloes sounded in communding' 'tonns, and the waiter Aung open the door und crind excitediy, Police!* "Hello," said that worthy coolly. > |-- > "Well, new, seeing Simmie is the l m:ummv:b.n'm * is company, whilse three is a crowd, I guess T'd better beat it," contin-- galranized 'Into action,. Me eprang to his teat and drew the trembling . and terrided Kllsen through aa vther door just as the polics rush-- o4 into the room. --« As though held 4n the clutches in' tq worry about e--tall." ho ~aaid, reassuringly, 'al it speaklng to a Eileen, shrouded in a groat cloak, entered and glanced timidly about; "Bit down; there's no senss in standth' up when you can sit down," eaid HBlick, indicating a chalt, : _-- AK Btinumw yllles upuu s agerect ~~|~ > * ~" " o ~/ o a greeh str and scanned an svening paper, he . |: i s s j "lmii:l :"E" _ the «ppeared to hate Aatiars New York, Mar. $.--Several weeks|CNO¢ coast, or emat, in € upon his mind. And thore was the of winter are still ahead 'according|"P8Wn.. The young galmoh crafir walshfulmess about mim ot _ |io th¢ ground hos, most flowore ere|rax ou% to the ocren spats a0¢ G Now, a walter knooked, who find --but--there --are anknowrn_to b3. At. the--ond ofth and ' aside to admit none oth-- 1. the season just ripe for |{MM®@"they im "up io the free 2P tan tant master mind of por . |of ta nth Pnb wdo aie Reicbiey|e pfpterr that ho matoralint " lns ties, lll:t" Jennings. . Mis sotlal . |now in Now Yw".':(.:m :"""' M oo en graces boen inid aside and ired. . . ~~fels ; firrouto us 1 i4 > . I--pweontyAre thousand -- tay, Fish seek . to have sothe . Yory there was a most business--like air ~ |ioking oagn of pisce pOtdftttol |acute senge that leads them oach year tound hersalt hurrisd aloug % other door aad on into a dinty© lighted back yard, to Abally pause aquarely before a group of men. who waited there, Shrinking from theair bold gase and so shakaen by emotion that she scould hardiy stand, she heard a volte. It sounded tar awar, do tached, a volese apeaking ta a world in which she had no part. _| "The chist told me someons hai tipped the paper of that there| was a story hetre tonight, Girs me a lins on it somebody." "! I smamed thiat Blamis sould' laugh ip that other world, and it; was an exuitant lnugh, too. | _ "A story! 1 though you newsps--| par boys could soent ons a mile, away. Ive got to g8t Mrs. Man| neriny away from here hetore thay see har, It would hbe & rotten thing i the wite ot the DMstrict Attotnoay -- was caught in this raldl, Hot aagt just beftore slection, sht" | L in a dase, Wilseen caught a yiimpse of bits of paper hastily , produced and of scribbling penclie. Then hurried on, the found herselt on a dark road with the lean, tresh odor oft the Country about, point of doing that which would bend the will of a sovereign people to his way of thinking. Aoyway, Springtield, ML, March 3 ---- With } nearly one hundred men already ex-- ; amined and only four chosen, efforis to secure a jury for the trial of John , Parks and John Buskievitch charged | with the murder last October of E4| mund Hansen, Chicago furniture deal-- er,. will be contigued today. Comple tHon of--the jury--is not expacted be tached, a volcse speaking tna a . world in which she had no part. ; "The chist told me someons hai tipped the paper oK thart there| was a story here tonight, Girs me a lins on it somebody." '! I smamed thiat Blamts sould!} -- laugh ip that other world, and it; was an exuiltant laugh, too. I MURDER JURY IN _ PARKS CASE LAGS "It's all right; come on in; aoth-- {To be Continugd) \*ryplcy * ] YOUNG _ SOLOMON . LIVELY ! t & s Atrns "e. <st hi aNuge i ¥g % % % o 14 L £, ME w~-- ~4em L MOmar * s * 4 c < rake goa t 4*z -- e ts * ¥€ : :~*=*; ; a M 4 .-- 12 * x MP*4 n ty i4 eulbes. x l Ee To es -- . oi i l o o i. h :. .k on «n * * emegiade 4e e i mss > ies Riny : Faaity e Wouns .A hies +s s sn o i dangip + * * s papii BPAE * *CB 1 teiter. ' p 8 . * ¥¥9% % -- . j l > 3 *;* f a--% 4 t lsv' y ? * 4 % " ' v * *T¥ % * ' s f t * ¢ * s i y ) Dik ) : f ' 4 4 i m * " se * e 4o ¥P & S n is T*G phan trout take to fhe--open spaces of 'well cooled water. -- Filty degreos is too cold for. most spring: swimmers, Originally shipped from a United States fisheries in Michignn, they are Mdym'hmmfi an educational feature. A few weeks . JaOn OE . u) us in mogy it m o susls Midw=eame to Waukegan last]| . : _ now in New York's big aquariym. """I'J weem . to have sothe vory night _ and ": himselt ~up _ to a ~Twenty--fAire thousand Womm : that leads them oach year Mam';hm-;nmq- my looking egge of black spotted '| be mmmw? ~Out by State's Attorney A. ¥. mhmm*mhmfihnnmmw t] Sniith charging Klein . with aan-- ho nan goey iare e trasaner |toate drptipetione aae ctached as hot | nPuahise yos mect and in on | . OJ :"'ru"r';'fi..';'."fi':!'.'.?m found their way out of Oi6 ME '& | on betor? Justice Hoyte. A surety| (E W1 the young trousBnd it FINDS THIS RIPE |* 5y 5_ Y e Patteces L \_now travel the American -- stee} is stronger--than wood P | 50,000,000 Americans ride in :m"'-""m'"'n's' n;" m\ arggo, | : these cars cvery "'m B6 impacts that would crush | :. -- yout: | ordinary bodies to bits. ... ..' | | Safety for this vast army of 'That is why Dodge Brothers _ + travelers is a national issue, . pionecred in infroducing the | and where safety is involy¢d _ the all steel body--pioncered -- _ plain speaking is a publicduty. _ again recently, in improving | - It is high titme the public real-- :m :'--m'! o ised--as oxperts have 1008 . 1y Cyory automobile buildéf, ? realized --that automobile itt the World. * "laied | | : ---- bodies should be made of stee/ ' | f | -- --not of wood or any other The issue is plain-- . , . | _ »o fragile material. > "WM M gae fe. +Ais + en en s en r,. ies of this usually progressivé * A":lmmmpdfifi'"' P i ,lndm'trythutthealllteé!'-m"m naln ' body is not afready in uni-- wgec onl S pefs | oiA . _ _ tz~./--~ --~Sil} emplified in Dodge Brothere -- _ -- ' | It will be before long. Public Motor Car--is the greatest > 4 * opinion will demand it--as . single advance in motoring _ . it now demands that railway _ safety made in the last fifteem ---- ' -- sleoping cars be all steel. years. has caweeq (~9 | ie o n nc i iCV ay man CPLINDER wropegande : ©~> > -- To Know Tne Facts!/ Touring Car . . Jas. Morrow & Son Los «ndGensens S Phortt es on6e ARoOTAERS _ ~Motor"cars o _ 4n 30.000.090,3;_&9& yehiclies now travel the American Safety for this vast army of travclers is a national issue, and where safety is involyed plain speaking is a publicduty. It is high time the public real-- izsed--as cxperts have long realized --that automobile bodics should be made of stee/ ----not of wood or any other land # stream 'into big 'river at BM 09 found it o. whng ah. geure source water, even if there Have been dozens of intervening forks and ~-- PQSITION AT CORNELL + WiMkCerddML, * War." 4. * P¥¥fensor reotor of the New York mequarium., | | "*; "Salmon are a deep sen fish, add | : yet they have the habit of boming to | as a F¥> "hmMM"&thsm' comeits . nowresidential -- Professor Gary mills are seported to be ns aie bam is veimiest, is |fectant untvatione a uie F Cohen is well--known in | incr their production in the last : Molland for his experimetnas in cheny|few weeks in order to meet defivery * MANDERNACH ~NOT © HELD|journed yesterday .asd Col. Smith y thoug »vinfie e efi t d M esn l x m KILLING : ns *~-- & (CArthur Klein, Cook county For even a child knows that Kigin Posts Surety ~Bon %mflofi"" U CY charge in connection wi | 2 m uTo #% ® © ' mom $ * *TCH ow S l said thi5" \-- --» ----=« 80 that 40 'Coul@"~>}} * - mmd- matter: it he 05 > ounty $ 82 .# < f i pu _ a MAR--] °. He was able to get good view of =:= | piVVIARL | doption ; W' (0VHa Ki *yeeef 2 CY¥ «P L Shab 4 wi#a --{wiA*a4+% +83 ; «[ WLWN# #. omcs o un o +k 206 > M50s , venltin o l s * e m Snss 1X 4M i crr--abemey > " JPE D. .c o wrc e + --: 2 in n 'yvm., e W ie a the fact he csould aot hht&h:rmlmfl! in Chicago efore late at«> AMyo'y Bmith is still un-- se what' date he wil' graad jury to hear this case, The grand f --rather than ad-- his attendance at