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" * .tk-J*. / -Wk •*/ rJL. gmiiiiifiiiiiiniiiiiiitiiiiNiitiiiiiiiiiiiiHS I Mews Brevities | § of Illinois | liniiiiiiiiiiiiMimmmnjiiiiiHHiuiiiiiiff Springfield.--Scarlet fever is now being n'jHirtetl in the state at the rate Of 350 cases per week, the highest prevalence of the season. Since January first, a total of 3,150 cases liave been reported. To avoid this disease keep your child away from all sick children, particularly those ill w ith or recovering from scarlet fever, advises the state health commissioner at Springfield. Paris.--Farm Adviser Walters of Paris has advised farmers that none of last year's corn crop is lit for seed. Tests have shown that the wet and freezing weather before the crop was harvested destroyed the germinating qualities. It is estimated that Edgar county will need 10,000 bushels of seed com. Calro.-^Anna, III., was selected for the next annual convention of the v Southern Illinois Dental society, which closed a two days' session at Cairo, after electing the following officers: President, Dr. O. E. Spiller of Herrin; vice president, Dr. Charles M. Stllley of Benton; secretary-treasurer, Dr. F. ' Daines, Willisville. ' •'fandalia. -- Vand<»M».. tarn- installed aft analytical laboratory for the purpose of testing water and other specimens which will be of distinct help In more efficiently and economically controlling the operation of the local water purification plant. The action was taken upon the recommendation of the state sanitary engineers. Springfield.--Judge Lewis Fitzhenry. In federal court at Springfield entered an opinion awarding the Standard As- " phalt and Rubber company of Chicago $GT>0,044 damages from the Barber Asphalt company of Philadelphia for infringement on the former's patent of making asphalt from petroleum residue through an air process. Springfield.--Federal inspections of «1| kinds of the Illinois National Guard will be made during April and wHI Include Inspection of the personnel, property, records and armories " of the organization, as required by the national defense act of 1922, Adjt. Gen. Carlos E. Black announced at Springfield. * . Freeport.--Monsignor Clemens Kal- . velage, since 1874 rector of St. Joseph's parish of Freeport, recently celebrated the golden anniversary of his pastorate. The Right Rev. P. J. Muldowij bishop of Rockford diocese, and Mayor X A. Stephan took part in cer- - emonies honoring, him. Rockford.--The 6tate of Illinois has purchased 24 ^ acres of land seven miles north of Rockford, on which to establish a fish hatcher}', paying about - ~ $5,000 for the land. "Construction of ' tanks and ponds will be started "soon, „ |t is said, the Improvements to cost about $35,000. Herrin.--The grand jury wliich^ has .:;tm?n investigating the killing of 'Constable Caesar Cagle at Herrin returned 100 indictments, including 55 against S. Glenn Young, the paid dry raider of the Ku Klux Kian In Williamson county. Bloomington.--Suspecting that her husband, who died recently, had hidden some money, Mrs. Oliver Dodd of * Elkhart, southwest of Bloomington, Instituted a search which resulted in fading $13,000 In cash hidden in an old rubber boot under their homeV Springfield.--An invitation has been extended to His Eminence Karl Joseph TCardinal Schultze, Roman Catholic Lewistown--The collection of Dt W.S. Strode, widely known naturalist lias been presented to Lew 1st own by the owner, who will remove to Call fornia soon. The museum includes 200 mounted specimens of birds native to Illinois, 300 specimens of othei birds, several hundred sets of birds' eggs, 4,000 Indian relics, 700 varieties of fresh water shells, minerals, fossils, marine shells, snails, corals, geological specimens and hundreds of mounted snakes, turtles and fur-bearing animals. Chicago.--There is a traitress In Chicago who has $100,000 In first mortgage real estate bonds and a woman In the dress alteration department of a large store who has accumulated $80,000 In securities, Mrs. Katherlne B. Berry, head of the woman's Investment department of a Chicago banking house, said. In a statement, pointing out that women are now an important factor in the investment world. Peoria.--Hairy Hanson of Springfield, head of the Knights Templar In Illinois, and a group of officials of the order representing every part of tlie state will gather here March 28 to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary as a Knight Templar of George F. Henthorne, seventy-eight, a Civil war vet eran of Peoria. Mr. Henthorne was high priest of the Grand Royal Arch Masons of Illinois In 1905-06. Springfield.--Scarlet fever Is a rare disease among children over ten years of age. Every child who Celebrates his tenth birthday without having had scarlet fever stands a good chance of going through life without it. Plainly the parents' duty is to protect the young children from scarlet fever, says the state department of public health at Springfield. Danville--Dry law charges have been nolled In the United States District court at Danville against Mr. and Mrs. John Herschfield and Judge Walter C. Lindley has issued an order permitting Mr. Herschfield to transport approximately $1,500 worth of prewar whisky from Danville to his home In Champaign. Marseilles.--Francis Blood, a Marseilles sixth grade school pupil. Is recovering from injuries she received when snowballed by boj? classmates. The girl was struck In the "face and her eyes and nose were injured before she was rescued. She was suffering from severe shock when taken to • physician. Springfield--Farm supplies. expressed as a percentage of last season's production, are reported at 41 per cent for corn, 15 for wheat, 5J3 for oats and 24 for hay, In the March 1 cro$ summary for Illinois, Issued by the bureau of agricultural economics at Springfield. Lincoln.--Veterinarians, puzzled over the death of a valuable Holstein bull, owned by Charles Vail, conducted a postmortem examination. They found 37 nails In the animal's stomach, some of which apparently had been there for several years. The nails had pane tured the walls of the stomach. . Paxton.--Mrs. C. W. Amidon was killed and her husband seriously Injured when their car became stalled on the Illinois Central tracks near Paxton, and was hit by a fast* passenger train. Amidon is district superintendent of the Illinois Public Service company. Mollne.--A copy of 11 sermons froth the Old and * New Testaments, 196 years old, Is In the possession of Edward Johnson of Mollne. The book was printed in Sweden in 1728. The volume, which was written by Christian Scriber, Is well preserved. Charleston.--Excitement caused by . MRS. JOHN D. SHERMAN MRS. FRED JOHNSOH New York Druggist Reveal* .^4^pJ|iquor Sales Washington.--Startling revelations of liquor graft. Involving, among others, some of fhose who frequented the "little given house" In Washington, were made before the Dauglierty investigating committee by John Goroni. president of. the Alps Drag company of New York. Goroni'* story, in Its salient j>olnts, follows: Payments of $15 a case were made for permits for the withdrawal of whisky. Four dollar^ of this wns paid to the 1921 prohibition director; $2 a case went to Howard Mannington, one of Attorney General Daugherty's associates; $1 went to the druggist In whose name the liquor was withdrawn ; $1 went to Goroni; .Bt> cenjp to Assistant United States Attorney L'Esperance at New York, and $0.50 of the sum received for each permit went to Will A. Orr and Owen Murphy. Goroni explained that Mannlngton had told him he had to split his cut three ways, some of the money golfig to the late Jesse W. Smith, Attorney General Daugherty's middle man. The prohibition commissioner In 1921, who is said to have shared In the division of^he spoils, was Harold L. Hart. - Goroni revealed that the aggregate payments for permits atnoUnted to approximately $200,000. The witness explained that $50,000 In bills of $1,000 denomination was collected from "other parties." Among these was a liquor dealer named Jrohn Lynn, who hanged himself shortly after the transactions. "How much .of the $200,000 was for liquor?" one of the senators asked. "None at all," Goroni replied^ "It was all for permits." Rush Bills, President Asks Party Leaders Washington.--In an Important conference on the tax bill between President Coolidge and Chairman Smoot and Senator Curtis of the finance committee, the President expressed the hope that the tax measure would be reported cut of the finance committee as soon as practicable, and taken up for consideration by the ftenate and acted upon. V. S. Action Charges Electric Lamp Trust - Cleveland, O.--At the Instigation of Attorney General Daugherty a suit was filed in the District court here against the General Electric company of New York and the Westlnghouse Electric and Manufacturing company of Pittsburgh, charging combination and conspiracy to violate the anti-trust law In connection with the sale of electric lamps. archbishop of Cologne. Germany, to marrjage was believed to have lead address the Mid-Day Luncheon club tjie death of Mrs. Jessie Davis at Springfield, Mayor Samuel A. Bullard has announced. Bloomington--A famine In seed oats, More serious than in seed corn, is threatening Illinois farmers this spring, according to T. L Davidson of La IPlace, president of the Illinois Brotherhood of Tlireshcrmen. Sterling.--Chargesv>f protection preferred against Chief John G. Haglock of Sterling were found without founda- : Hon by a special committee of the city Council. He was charged with protecting an alleged bootlegger. Pana.--Judge Isaac K. Story, elghtytw, many years justice of peace, large J»nd owner, lawyer and Civil war veteran, is dead at his home at Tower Hill. Be was leader in central Illinois Republican politics. Peoria.--Herbert Rosenbaum, bank messenger, was shot in the arm and robbed of $4,000 In cash while taking the money from a South side bank. The three bandits escaped towards Pekin in an automobile. Barrington.--A proposed $57,000 bond issue to be used in building an addition to the village school was carried at a special election In Barrington by a vote of 610 to 111. ^Champaign.--The first annual conference of water treatment plant operators of Illinois convened at the * fniverslty of Illinois at Champaign for a two days' session. Galesburg --Mrs. George A. Lawrence, Illinois pioneer and designer of the present state flag, died suddenly at her home In Galesburg. Dlxoq;--The Lee county board of su- " pervlsors ha* set aside the sum of $33,000 to be known as a good roads fund. Whenever any township spends $1,500 in graveling roads the county will give n like sum from this fund. All such roads, however, must connect with a hard road. Decatur.--At a meeting of the executive board of the llliribis Postmas- . : ters' association, this city was awarded Craig, sixty-three. - She was married to A. J. Craig, seventy-nine, and her death followed ' from a stroke of paralysis a few days lateh Elgin.--Eighty-four per cent of the children attending Elgin public schools have savings accounts, according to Superintendent R. W. Fairchild. In 31 rooms In grade schools every pupil had savings accounts. Mollne.--E. B. Knox, undertaker, has been engaged In that business In Mollne more than 50 years, a record his friends believe Is not equaled In the state. He will be eighty-one In October. Geneseo.--The price of farm lands In Henry county is gradually going back toward the prewar figure. Land that five years ago coulfr not be had for less than $273 an acre 13 now obtainable at $225. Morrison.--Morrison voters, at a special election, passed favorably, oh a proposition to Issue bonds In the sum of $50,000 for the erection of a community building. Jacksonville.--Celebration of the centennial of Jacksonville is to ta'ke place In 1925. The exact time for the anniversary fete has. not been fixed. . Erie.--Charles Williams, twelve, wai kicked In the face by a mule at Erie. His fa<!fe was badly ejit and pine teeth were knocked out. Chicago. -- Chicago has 700,000 phones. It took 27 years to get the first 100,000 customers--nnd only two years to get the last 100.000. Carbondale.--Malaria fever can be effectively controlled and eventually driven from the state by careful sanitury engineering, according to A. F. Dappert of the state department of public health, who has just completed a two-year campaign against malaria in Carbondale, which has reduced the number of cases from 300 to 23. Woodstock.--Forty miles of stateaid roads have been add^d to the Mc One of Largest Banks,in Minnesota Closes Doors <J|iool*#ton, Minn.--With deposits In excess of $1,000,000, the Merchants National bank of Crookston, one of the oldest ahd largest financial institutions in northwestern Minnesota, closed its doors and was taken in charge by a national bank examiner. Frozen assets was jjlven as the cause of closing. Mrs. John D. Shermim of -Chicago and Estes Park, Colo., will be nominated for the presidency of the General Federation of Women's Clubs at the biennial convention In June In Los Angeles, to succeed Mrs. Thomas G. Winter, whose term then expires. Mrs. Sherman Is chairman of the lepartmeDt of applied education and her sixteen years of service in the General Federation have made her nationally prominent. In Washington she Is called "The National Park Lady." AMERICA TO SELECT - ALIENS OVERSEAS No Longer World's Aaylunt, New Dill Says. _ * Washington.--Notice is served on the world that the United States "will no longer be its asylum," and machinery Is provided for tha selectioii on home grounds i-i foreign countries of all future Immigrants iu the lat»»t revision of the new immigration restriction bill to he approved within a few days by the house LatfnlgratioE committee. The committee's report contains s«*veral unexpected features. Among these Is a flat charge that the United States Is being "buncoed" by the activities of certain foreign governments In "exporting" large numbers of ande* si rabies to tbl3 country. Another Is the writing-Into the statute books of the terns of the moro or less Intangible "gentleman's agreement" with Japan. \ Republics^ Leader Long worth said he expects to\pass the Immigration Mil about April 1. In brief the majority report will set forth Hiat the bill proposes to change the quota basis from 1910 to .1890 and reduce the percentage from 3 to 2, pins a small base quota for eact country. The count of quotas would be on certificates and not persons. Overseas examination of immigrants I* provided. Wives, children wider eighteen and parents over fifty-five of American citizens would be exempted. Tlve classes of exempted aliens are reduced; the burden tit proof Is placed upon the alien instead of upon the United States, and new means of lessening hardships ar«» devised. Pacifist Gibes at U. S. Cause Wild Sabbath Service #>pWiRtoii, 111.--Hisses at ti for a United States flag brought to a jlcllmax a stormy hour of debate that followed a speech by Brent Dow Alllnson, convicted slacker, who served ft sentence at Leavenworth. Allinson spoke at a meetirg of the Kpworth league of the First Methodist Episcopal church. A group of students of Northwestern university, including "the VS8" who voted that they would not fight for their country under tfny circumstances, did the pissing. Their demonstration followed the mention of the fiag by Capt. John Wr Oorby, past commander of Lake Forest post of the American Legion. ; At the beginning of the meeting, a number of mtii from the Evanston post of the legion filed in and took seats. They bore a resolution adopted by the post, and also n letter from Col. J. H. Wlginore, dean of the Northwestern university law school. These were fead by a member of the Epworth league who is also a legionnaire. "Can you indorse the personality of a notoriously disloyal pro-German person, who has openly defied the law?" Dean Wlgmore asked. "Can you invite such a person to your platform? Would you Invite a notorious bootlegger to talk to your congregation ..on prohibition?" Dr. Ernest P. Tittle,' pastor of the church, then took charge of the meeting. He said he felt unable to decide for the church whether Allinson should be heard. A vote was taken and the audience decided, 117 to 0, to "hear Allinson. Allinson smilingly' took the platform amid cheers, and after a jesting reference to the efforts of the legion to stop him told the audience that the present system of government was wrong, that Europe Is "on the road to hell," and America Is following In her footsteps. m-M Senate Finance Cogamittee Approve!'tbiie Sec#lwry,s. J. 511 IjfW Normal and Surtax Mrs. Fred Johnson, chairman of the Camp Fire Girls' council for Kansas City, %Io., Is making arrangements for the Camp Fire Girls* convention to be held In Kansas City from March 29 to April 4. Jhree thousand giris from Washington. -- The Mellon 1 "land surtax rates were approved one* pectedly h.v the senate finance com mlttee. Taking advantage of the a sence of Senator McCormick (Rep. III.) and Senator LaFollette (Kep.| Wis.), the only two Republicans oiiV the committee who'have been considered against the Mellon surtax ratf. schedule, the committee approved t administration program by a vote 8 to 7 In a straight party vote. The Mellon normal and surtax-rat as approved by the committee are follows: A normal tax of 3 per cent on tli first $4,000 of Bet Income and 6 p«#' cent on the remainder of the net come, Instead of 4 and 8 per cent, In the present law. Surtax rates commencing at 1 cent on net Income from $10,000 ti| middle western states are expected to $12,000; an additional 1 per cent t take part lu the parade and In the i $2,000 of net income up to $36,- grand council fire to be held on March | 000; then 1 per cent additional for th 2S), In addition to the guardians, execu- j next $4,000 of net Income up tec tlve and council members from all $40,000 ;and then 1 per cent additional; parts of the United States who will attend ther convention. • Hays, Nervous, Tells | Sinclair's Contribution '« Washington.--Will Hays, extremely restless before the Teapot Dome senate investigating committee, acknowledged that he had "suggested" to Harry Sinclair that he give $75,000 toward paying off the Republican party's campaign deficit, and that Sinclair had made the contribution, but ^ot In oil stock. He declared the money was paid to the committee and dot to him In person, whereupon the committee summoned F. W. Upham, treasurer of the Republican national committee, to appear before tt. Sinclair, after reading a statement, refused to answer questions put to him by the chairman of the committee, and may be cited for criminal Indictment by tlie grand jury of the District of Columbia. He "Prefers Hell to Jail" '• and Drives Over Cliff Waco, Tex.--Preferring "hell to jail" an unidentified youth drove his automobile over a steep cliff into the Brazos river here. "I may go to hell, but I won't go. to jail," the stranger told officers who sought to arrest liiin on a liquor charge. British Sailor Killed, U, S. Tar Hurt in Clash Vlllefranche, France.--A sailor from the British warship Thunderer was killed and an American bluejacket from the flotilla of the destroyers McCormick, Simpson and Parrott was severely . wounded during a clash Wednesday night In which •evolvers were used. Shah of Persia Deposed London.--The Persian parliament has abandoned the Idea of a republic, but has deposed Sultan Ahmed Mlrza, the shah, and bus decided to instali his Infant son on the throne, according to a Teheran dispatch to the Dally Majyu .. Snow Maroons Automobile Tourists; Many Are Sick Topeka, Kan. -- One hundred and thirty automobile tourists, Including women und children, are marooned In the snow at Kendall, a village on the Santu Fe trail In the sand hills of western Knnsas, and a number *re 111 and without medical attention. News of the plight of the tourists was contained In a telegram received nt the office of Gov. J. M. Davis. The telegram was signed by W. G. Garrett., T Eight of Lost Legion Are Freed From Prison ' Jjeaveaworth, Kan.--On recommendation of a military clemency board, eight soldiers, members of America's "Lost Legion," were pardoned from federal prisons here and at Atlanta, Ga. All were serving terms for wartime offenses ranging from grand larceny to murder. The five given executive clemency here are: Daniel )Mus$, Thomas Fields, John Fitzgerald, Samuel Jackson and William G. Holly. Soldiers to be reieasel from Atlunta are: Boser Blankenship, ^Bd Rodman and Edward Williams. UNITED STATES MARKET REPORT Wa«hlr\gtoBL--For th« week ending March 22. -- UtVB STOCK--Chicago prices: Hogs, $7.60 for the top and f7.20<3>7.45 for the bulk. Medium antl good beef steer*. $8,10 4^11.75; butcher cowa and helfera, $4.00® 10.50; feeder steers, $6.25@8.50; lttfht and medium weight veal ca.lveB, $8.00 11.76. Fat lambs, $14.60 16.75; feeding lambs, $14.00 @15.7 5; yearlings, $12.00016.00; fat ewes, $7,260)11.50. FRUITS AND VEGETABLES--Northern sacked round white potatoes, $I.S0 @1.36 In Chicago, 90c@$1.10 at shipping points. Yellow onions, $1.75@2.26 sacked per 100 lbs. consuming centers, top of $2.50 in Chicago. Texas flat and round types cabbage, $60.00 @66.00, $26.00028.00 f. o. b.. Northwestern extea fancy wlnesap apples. $2.00©2.40 per box leading markets. GRAIN--No. 1 dark northern spring Wheat, $1.1401.80% Minneapolis; No. » hard winter wheat, $1.06% Chicago, $1.06 St. Louis; No. 2 red winter wheat, $1.18 St. Louis; No. 8 yellow corn, 7«% ©77 %c Chicago, 77% ©78c St. Louis; No. S white oats, 47>4@48c Chicago, 48K9 49c St. Louis, 48 %c Minneapolis. DAIRY PRODUCTS--Butter, 92 score, 46%c Chicago. Cheese at Wisconsin primary markets: Twins, 20%c; single daisies. 21c; double daisies, 20%c; longhorns, 20%c; square prints. 21%e. HAY--No. 1 timothy, $24.50 Cincinnati. $26.00 Chicago, $18.50 Minneapolis, $26.50 St. Louis; No. 1 prairie, $20.00 Chicago. $16.4)0 Minneapolis, |18.50 St. Louis; No. 1 alfalfa, $28.00 Chicago. $22.00 Minneapolis. Ex-Treasury Clerks Cut Federal Income Taxes Washington.--Former employees of the revenue service, working as "tax experts," have worked out reductions of federal taxes assessed by the Treasury department against large corporations, according to testimony heard by a(-|pecial senate Investigating commltti| f E. V. Rossmoore, a former employee of the bureau, Bald that he had figured out a reduction for the Standard Oil company which brought the assessment down from $23,000,000 to $5,000,000. Mr. Rossmoore, who drew $5,000 a year when he was with the-j*venue bureau, now receives an annual salary of $75,000 from the Standard OU company. ;:~'\Z for each $0,000 of net Income up to ft maximum of 25 per cent on the excesE above $100,000. * Under the house bill the normal rate was 2 per cent on the first $4,00|a£~ of net income, 5 per cent on the nest $4,000, nndw6 per cent en the amoun|,- ' ; above $8,000. Surtax rates under the house blif1^ commenced at 1% per cent on Incotnii between $10,000 and $12,000 and rajl to a maximum of 37% per cent on th#* amount in excess of $200,000. ^ Under the present law surtax ratofr start at 1 per cent on the amount <jp net Incoitae between $6,000 nnd $io,0<j&V and run to a maximum of 50 per cetffc' , on the amount in excess of $200,000. s * <u)pi I Women Who Bob Hair to ' _ Lose it, Editor Assertjfe New York.--Bobbed hair Is a sure " means for causing baldness, and H':; won't be many years before the worsts filled with bald headed women. seph Byrne, editor of'a beauty maga zine, said in addressing the annul! convention of the American Master Hair Dressers' association. Milnnorg* he explained, t . conform to present day hair styles, have been obliged to make head bands exceedingly tight keep-, the hats on, resulting in the death of the hair. Mr. Byrne asserted that girls of the present generatiqh ,, would be bald before maturity. • * . J"" the annual stale coqvention. "and the Henry county road system by the board dates fixed at May 21 and 22. A corn- of supervisors. Work on tl.ie improve* mlttee was appointed to draw up\» program. • Mount Carroll.--Suit for' $15,000 damages has been filed in Circuit court here-by Mervln Truckenmlller ugainst the village of Shannon in behalf of his seven-year-old son, whom he claims was permanently crippled as a result of having been run over by a roadyrading machine (tfiat was being, operated on a village street. Peoria.--When her husband struck tier with his fist And with such force that when she fell she fractured h&r light leg, Mrs. Nellie M. Robertson thought that married life had lost Its dum, gfce tauHUrfjd t«r4ll*orc*. ment of some of thexp Is to be| started In th^ spring. Clinton.--sweethearts of 48 years ago were reunited when W. T. Hunt of Clinton and Mrs. Henrietta Jackson of Heyworth were married In Bloomington. Engaged In their youth, a lovers quarrel led to a separation and <»uch married another. Hunt's wife und ihe husband of Mrs. Jackson both died a few years ago. St. Charles*---Rev. David Rcksirom of Denver, Colo., has accepted a will to the pastorate of Bethlehem Luthernii church, succeeding ltev. I'eter Murtlnussen. He will begin liis work here ' - ... •. ^ Vanderlip Renins ' New Tork.--Frank A. Vapderllp has resigned as director of the Continental Can company because one of the members of the board took exception to Vanderlip's widely discussed statement regarding the late President Harding and the sale of the Marlon BUtr. Mbre Coolidge Indorsements Tucoma, Wash.--Republicans of ten counties in various parts of Washington state held county conventions and without an exception Indorsed Calvin Coolidge for the Republican presidential nomination. * * Wahlbmrg in Havana • Havana.--G. D. Wahlberg, former confidential secretary to Harry F. Sinclair, who Is sought in Washington as a witness In the Teapot Dome inquiry, Is^fn Havana. Congress Asks Coolidge for a New Arms Parley Washington. -- President' Coolidge was requested by formal action of the house of representatives to seek a new world conference for the limitation of aircraft, submarine and other armaments not covered by the Harding conference three years ago. It specifies Great Britain, France, Italy and Japan as the countries with Ty|Uch It It desired to open negotiation* Ireland Near Dictatorship, Says a Dublin Dispatch Dublin.--Ireland Is faced with the prospect of a military dictatorship, with Presldeut William Cosgrove as dictator. The Free State government has made a complete about fuce und will back the arniv mutineers headed by MaJ. Gen. Limn Tobln. The go\- ernment has discovered that hardly a soldier of the entire army yfm loyal lo the ewnnunder 1& chlejjjj^-^ Action on April 1 Canton, O.--The federal grand Jury to Investigate criminal liability of persons In connection with the leasing of naval oil reserves will be summoned April 1. Atlee Pomerpne, one of the special prosecutors, announced. . *. f House Open« Shipping Inquiry Washington.--The special house Investigation of the United States shipping board and the Emergency Fleel corporation is under way. Formal sessions will be held this week. V. S. Steel Show, Halt Billion Gain in 1923 New York.--Actually the Steel corporation last year produced a total tonnage exceeded only twice in its history and then In the war years of 1910 and 1917. Its earnings last year have been exceeded only three times, In the war years of 1917 and 1918 and the "boom" year of 1920. Last year It produced 147,000,000 tons of materials and the total value of Its business was $1,571,414,483, nearly $500,- 000,000 more than the year before. Operations averaged 88.3 per cent of capacity. Subterranean Saloon ~ Raided in Chicago Chicago.--Sixty prohibition agents raided a subterranean liquor cache at 1800 North Halsted street. The raiders, armed with shotguns, obtained entrance after passing through a complicated labyrinth of tunnels <\lvlded lh half a dozen places with heavy locked doors. More than A hundred men were arrested. Sincltur Makes Bitte$«J^ Attack on Roosevelt* Washington.--After refusing to testify before the senate committee, Harry F. Sinclair struck back savagely gt Theodore and Archie Roosevelt, accusing them of "framing" his former °secretary, Wahlberg, In order to blacken Sinclair's character. Sinclair said Archie proved to have no ability, though he raised his salary from $5,000 gradually to $15,000. Los Angeles Has Snow Los Angeles, Cal.--In the midst of a cold, heavy rainstorm shortly after two o'clock Friday afternoon there fell a sheet of white flukes that some Identified as snow and the skeptical called "soft hall.'* Minister to Greece J. Wfrtlington.--Irwin B. La ugh lie ,ef Pittsburgh has been selected by the President to be minister to Greece. This Is another step toward resuiqptkm of fan <BplomaUc relations,** - Hew Mex. G. O. P. tor Coolidge Santa Fe, N. M.--New Mexican Republicans In their state convention here indorsed President Coolidge for the Republican nomination ftw president. Delegates to the national convention, however, were not Instructed. 328,000,000 Travelers New York.--Steam trains, electric railroads and ferry boats--exclusive of commutation services--carried 325,- 920,315 passengers Into and out of New York In 1923, according to the transit commission's annual report. . $17£24J43 February Gain in U. S. Revenue Washington.--Collections of Internal revenue In February showed an Increase of $17,824,743.16 over February, 1023, the Treasury department announced. The average In the eight months ending February 29, 1924, over the corresponding period In 1922-23 Increased $201,704,239.84. Collections for February, 1924, were $126,810,880.45. Irish Ambush British Soldiers; One Killed Dublin.--In an ambuscade at Queenstown one British soldier was killed and 21 soldiers and civilians wounded, four of them seriously. Two of the wounded were women^ JChe attack occurred at 6:45, when a launch was coming from Spike Island, where under a treaty a British military poet gnd prison Is maintained. Shipping Quiz May Cost Big Sum, O'Connor 'it- Washington.--Expenditure of a largr amount of public funds may be nefc»- essary to compile data requested lit the shipping board and fleet corporation by the shipping board Investigating committee of the house. Chairmen T. V. O'Connor of the board indicated to the committee. The expense of .coinplying with the request 'contained i#~ one of the twenty-seven Items alone would run between $300,000 and 000, he said. 1 £/. S. Ship in Crash on Maiden Trip; 8 KUl^t" Gravesend, England.--Eight persopt were killed and three seriously injured on board the British steamer Matfitua In a collision in the Thames estuary with the American steamer American Merchant, a new freight vessel on her maiden voyage from New York to Loodon. The American steamer was badly damaged and was towed into tike Tilbury dock. There were no casual ties aboard her; Harry Sinclair Cited Grand Jury for Contempt Washington.--By a vote of 72 to 1 the senate approved the recommendation of tlie oil committee, and certified Harry F. Sinclair to the United State# district attorney for action by tfce grand jury for contempt. Th® action grew out of Mr. Sinclair's flat refusal, to testify, after he had been duly snmmoned to appear before the oil committee for questioning In connect** with the Teapot Dome scandal. Hoover Calls Untermyer Washington.--Secretary Hoover challenged Samuel Untermyer .to "prove charges he made recently to the effect that Mr. Hoover hat} Kupported "upen p r i c e a s s u i l a t t o n s 4 Striker» Battle Police _ Hamburg.--Striking dock workers" nnd police battled here after the^strikers had made an attack on the police, shouting "kill the dogs." Many persons were wounded. • Favors Third Party Nashville, Tenn.--George D. Dixon, vice president of the PennsytvailtK railway, declared here that the Democrats und Republicans have played politic^ long enough and that it la time for a third party. Transport Workers Call Strike London.--A strike was called by the Transport Workers' union, to take effect at once. The decision followed the failure of negotiations for higher •w*- Urge U. S. to Enter*League New York.--American entry Into the League of Nations was the principal topic of a dinner atteuded by 1,000 gnests. Samuel Gompera and Major General Bliss made speeches urging American participation. Gunboat to Storm Rebefs ' New Orleans--The Mexican gunboat Bravo, which has been laid up^ here for repair* steamed off to Yucatan, where It will storm thetut strongholds of the rebels. King Refutes Boost in Pay Brussels.--King Albert was the*only state functionary who refused the recent increuse In salary. It was made known by Premier Theunls In a speechon budget economics in the chamber of deputies. Wilbur States His Plan --: for an Adequate Na*0 Washington. -- Maintenance of en efficient and powerful navy, r*pabie of protecting Atlantic and Pacific coawt®, subject to the limitations of t|ie naval treaties, will be the policy of the new secretary of the navy, Curtis D. Wilbur of California, who assumed ttf* duties Monday. , . , ' ' Grain Exports Increase *** Washington.--Grain "exports the United States showed ati increase of 200,000 bushels last week. The total was 1,810,000 bushels, classified as follows : barley, 22,000; corn, 848,000} oats, 2,000; wheat, 240,000. . t Get $14,000^)00 for OU Leases Pawhuska, Okla.--Every Osage Indian this year will receive $15,000 to $20,000 us a result of the sale of the Burbank oil field leases. The price ^p*id was more thfcn $14,000,0001 Arrest Picnickers in Jersey Jersey City, N. J.--Among 8,000 p#j*» sons arrested Sunday for violation ef the new- blue law, were several pienickers who took their luinhis UML city parks. -- ~ 1 V " : -Two More Investigations' Washington.--Two more congrflp> eternal investigations were authorised when the house voted t« launch Inquiries Into charges of bond duplies tlon in the bureau of engraving printing and the aircraft l^du«try«| Pani Named Ambassador San Antonio, Tex.--Albert J. l'iiaf. Minister of finance In President Obregon's cabinet, has been officially designated as Mexican ambassador-to the •i3"C8S i^ y . ** 13^1 W-.1