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7 Daily average net paid circulation for November 11,255 7.904 City Mail 3.351 Christmas Seals Help Save Lives EVENING- NEW! THE ENQflRER. VOL XXVI. NO. 146. THE EVENING NEWS.

ESTABLISHED MAY 8. 1911. BATTLE CREEK, MONDAY, DECEMBER 18 1922. CITY EDITION PRICE THREE CENTS THE HI TWENTY-SEVEN A LEFT RUSSIANS SEEK WOULD HARNESS WINDS AND PRODUCE ELECTRICITY FOR RURAL CENTERS. Three Well Known Residents of Massillon, Ohio, Burn to Death Seized Bags of Treasurers They Were Being Loaded in Truck for Transfer from the United States Mint to Federal Reserve Bank in that City.

1 AG TO INTERNATIONAL other attorneys. Walter Holt, 28 SPEAKING OF COLD WEATHER, HERE'S ONTARIO TOWN WITH FIFTY BELOW ZERO. NTfl IS FATALLY SHOT BYTHE BANDITS Aftair Was Well and Daringly panned, Escape Being Made in High Powered Car. SECOND AUTO STOOD BY All Armed with High Powered Rifles and Shotguns Return Fire of Guards Missed Marks. (By the Associated Press) Denver, Dec.

18. Three bandits today shot and probably fatally wounded Charles Linton, a federal reserve bank guard and escaped with about $200,000 in currency of $5 denomination, which was being loaded on to a federal reserve truck In front of the Denver mint. The money was being transferred from the mint to the local federal reserve bank. Escaped under Fire The robbers seized the currency and sprang into a large automobile. Aa their car sped away, armed government guards ins5de the mint building fired from the windows of the mint at the robbers.

The entire Denver police force quickly was called into action In an effort to aprehend the robbbers. The robbery occurred at 10:40 o'clock, a few minutes after the government employes bad begun to load the money onto the federal reserve truck. While the loading was in progress, automobile drew up in front of ji ve mint building. Three masked JD -bbers sprang from it. Before the V'vernment employes knew what had happened, the bandit3 opened fire from high-powered rifles.

Second Car as Guard The government employes returned the fire but the robbers acted quickly, sprang to the motor truck, grabbed the bags of currency and escaped. While the robbery was going according to witnesses, a second Rutomobile touring car, loaded with masked men, armed with shot guns and rifles, stood 20 feet from the bandit car, apparently ready to give aid should the bandits need assistance. Sheriffs in nearby counties were quickly notified by the police in an effort to apprehend the robbers. At 11:30 a. R.

J. Grant, director of the mint, announced officially that the bandits had escaped with the entire consignment of $200,000 for the Denver federal reserve bank. Director Grant said that the money was in fifty sacks containing $4,000 each. It was in denominations of $5, all in currency. Auto Hardly Halted There were three men in the first car which drove up to the mint.

Scarcely waiting for it to come to a halt, two armed and masked men jumped out In front of the mint, poured forth a volley of bullets at the guards around the wagon filled with currency, grabbed the fifty hags, dumped them into the waiting fotor car and sped away. While the two were grabbing up the contents of the money wagon, the third member of the gang sat at the steering wheel of their ear, ready for the hurried escape. By the time the astounded mint employes realized what was happening, and could get their rifles into action, the car was speeding away. They Worked Fast So quickly did the bandits work that persons in the immediate vicinity were unaware of what had happened until guards within the mint rushed to the windows out of the main entrance, firing at the escaping highwaymen. Linton, who was assisting in guarding the currency, fell at the first shot from the bandits' gun.

He died at the hospital. Every policeman In Denver has been armed with riot guns, and an Intensive search of the hospitols of Denver and suburbs now is under way, in an effort to locate the bandit who is believed to have been shot as he was entering the waiting automobile to make his escape. All roads out of Denver are being guarded, and word of the holdup has been sent to all outside I Propose Such a Body to Have Charge of the Dardanelles at the Lausanne Conference. ENTER ON FIFTH WEEK Three Major Issues Still UndecidedEngland Sees No American Loan to Germany. (By the Associated Press) Lausanne, Dec.

18. Turkey for mally engaged today before the Near East conference to accord the Chris tian minorities in all that concerns their life and liberty the same rights and the same protection as are en joyed by the Turkish population, with the free exercise of their re ligion and the right to establish educational, charitable and religious in stitutions. (By the Associated Press) Lausanne, Dec. 18. Foreign Minister Tchitcherin of Russia proposed today to the near cast conference commission studying the status oi the Turkish straits, a plan providing for an international board of control on which would be represented Germany, the United States, France, England, Italy and all the states bordering on the Black sea.

Three Problems Unsettled The near cast conference entered its fifth week today with three of its biggest problems still unsolved, but with the sub-commission to which they have been entrusted making every effort to reach settlements. Difficntlies over the control of the Mosul oil regions, the question of deporting the Greek patriarch, and (Continued on Page Eleven) BURGLARS CARRIED OFF GROCERY STORE'S SAFE Detroit Strong Box Was Found Later Broken Open Secured 51,100 and Valuable Papers. (By the Associated Press) Detroit, Dec. IS. Burglars enter ed the grocery store of George A.

Wise in Chene street early Sunday morning and carried away a heavy safe containing $1,100 and valuable papers. The safe, broken open and the cash and papers gone, later was found in a field here. BENEFIT PLAY GIVEN AT LEGION HALL TONIGHT A three-act comedy, "Aaron Slick of Punkin Creek," planned by the Community club of the Lakeview school, is to be presented this evening at the American Legion hall on North Division street for the benefit of the organization's drum and bugle corps. The comedy fea tures Howard Bailey and Mrs. Ruth Armstrong, of the Community club.

and "Professor Smart's" troupe of bcottish singers and dancers, a local organization. The curtain rises at 8 clock. TO IMFROVE STATION flans on Foot to Better Ellis Inland Facilities. (By the Associated Press) Washington, Dec. IS.

Comprehensive plans for improvement of the immigration facilties at Ellis Island station at New York ar. under consideration here as a result of many complaints regarding the present equipment of the station and the MINISTER'S WIFE DEAD Sirs. M. D. Carrel Passes Away at Home in Gobies.

(By the Associated Press) Kalamazoo, Dec. 18. The wife of the Rev. M. D.

Carrel, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church in Gobies, one of the most prominent Methodist divines in Michigan, died Sunday after several weeks of ill ness. TWO ABOVE IN JACKSON (By the Associated Press) Jackson, Dec IS. The mercury this morning registered two degrees above During the night a light snow fell, adding to the depth of that that had fallen during the past few days. (By the Associated Press) London. Dec IS.

A plan to harness the winds and make them produce electricity for rural districts has been presented to the ministry of agriculture. The scheme involves erection on hill tops of low buildings from the side of. which will project huge wings. These wings will be spun by the wind horizontally just above the ground. Proponents of the plan assert that unlimited amounts of electricity can be obtained in this way at a minimum of cost.

Government oflicials are testing the scheme and if it proves feasible, it is planned to build several of the generating stations in out of the way districts. IS INEXPENSIVE Road Gang Averaged Spread of 70 Yards of Gravel a Day Completed This Month. Work of clearing highways on th west side of Calhojn county of last week's heavy fall of snow, was comparitively inexpensive. E. H.

Puffer, county road commissioner, stated this morning that the cost would not exceed $80. And, the same amount of work after tne two plews, recently ordered, are commissioned will cost even less. The payroll, this week, is light but will show a gain next week when road gang, employed in resurfacing the Bellcvue road, are paia. ine gang, last week, averaged a spread of 70 yards of gravel a day which, this week, is to be increased to 100 yards daily. The work will be completed this monh.

IRA A. BECK LODGE, 503, HOLDS ANNUAL ELECTION Reports Show Order to Be in Good Financial Condition; Many New Members. Ira A. Beck lodg Neo. 503.

A. F. A. held its annual meeting at the Masonic temple Saturday night. Reports of officers were read showing the order to be in good financial condition with the acquisition of a large number of new members'during the year just closed.

The following officers were named: James S. Chisholm, worshipful mas ter; R. P. Wines, senior warden; H. H.

Stephens, junior warden; Glen VanDenberg, treasurer; V. L. Grass-man, secretary; R. J. Hamilton, senior deacon; Edgar S.

Wooden, junior deacon; E. A. KInch and Syd ney Bennett, stewards, and J. E. Stiles, tyler.

PRESIDENT AND STATE GOVERNORS IN SESSION Problems of Prohibition Enforce ment- Were Being Discussed at Luncheon Today. (By the Associated Press) Washington, Dec. IS. Problems of prohibitum enforcement were set for discussion at a white house luncheon conference today between President Harding and state governors. IS of whom had accepted the president's invitation to attend.

It is believed in administration circles that another conference will be necessary after the first of the year because of the change in state administrations and the views developed nt this conference thus will be available to the executives taking part in a later one. SIXTEEN AEROPLANES SEEK MISSING FLIER Pilot Was Lost in Snowstorn Somewhere Between Salt Lake City and Rock Springs. (By the Associated Press) Stlt Lake City, Dec. IS. Sixteen air mail planes took part today in the search for Pilot Henry G.

Boon-stra. who left Woodward field here Friday morning for Rock ana wno is believed to have been lost in a snow storm somewhere between this city and Rock Springs. Air mail service between Chevenne and salt Lako City was suspended and every available plane was press- eu into service in the search. of the army and Gen. Sikorski as premier, await the convocation of parliament Wednesday for the election of a new president.

One of the first acts of Sikorski ir.taking over the premiership was to order the arrest of several of the former soldiers of Gen Haller, whose influence in the army has been capitalized by the nationalists in their opposition to Gen. ilsudski. Many other persons also are in custody pending a complete investigation of the assassination. Among those detained is Col. Modeslskj, onco adjutant to Gen.

Haller. 1 CLEARING SSING IN A LAKE DISASTER "Reliance" Sank Off Lizzard Island Wednesday, Seven Survivors Reaching Mainland. SUFFER GREAT HARDSHIPS Rescue Tugs Had to Turn Back Heavy Toll of Life on Lakes in the Past Two Weeks. (Br the Assoclnted TresO Sault Ste. Marie, Dec 18.

Twenty-ihree persons, missing since tne tuc Reliance crashed on the rocks near Lizzard island last Wednesday, have been picked up by the rescue tug Grey, the latter readied by wireless shortly after noon today. (By the Associated Press) Sault Ste. Marie, Dec 18. The tugs Gray and Favorite, twice forced into shelter by the driving snow storm which Saturday and Sunday swept Lake Superior, were prepared early today to resume their search for the twenty-seven persons missing since the tug Reliance sank off Lizzard Island last Wednesday. Seven survivors of the wreck which occurred when the storm-driven Reliance, owned by the Superior Paper company, stripped her wheel on the rocks, ere recovering here today from exposure after being driven in a small life boat to the Canadian main land.

Two others, Mr. and Mrs. John Harten. cooks, were reported in a serious condition at a railway station of the Algoma Central railroad. Are 27 Missing.

It at first was believed that with the safe landing of the nine, only five persons remained unaccounted for. Officials of the paper company announced last night, however, that the tug had taken on 22 passengers at lumber camps where It touched, and this brought the number of missing to 27. Included in the missing are Fred D. A. Williams of the Reliance, Fred Regan of the company's forestry department, and John McPherson.

superintendent of the Booth Fisheries company here. The remainder are lumber jacks and members of the Reliance's crew. There is .1 possibility that the missing men were able to reach Liz- Continued on Page Six.) STEAMER IS AGROUND Danish Boat Reported in Trouble in the Baltic Se3 (By the Associated Press) Copenhagen, Dec. IS. The Danish steamship Lituania, which left New York Dec.

6 for Danzig and Libau with cargo and passengers, is reported aground on Bornholm island in the Baltic sea. WEATHER Generally fair Monday night and Tuesday; not so cold Tuesday. THE TEMPERATURE. Max. Min.

Today 15 Yesterday 25 17 A week ago 39 26 A year ago 38 22 Barometer stationary. Today 29.72 Yesterday 29.36 Normal 29.21 Sun rises at 7:25 and sets at 4:29. Moon rises at 6:05. Shippers" Forecast. Shipments in Michigan next 4S hours should be prepared for temperatures of from zero to five below.

(By the Associated Press) East Lansing, Dec 18. Another cold wave; has overspread the upper Mississippi valley and lake region during the past 24 hours. The temperature continues low generally in the northwest and cold weather will probably continue in this section during the next 36 hours at least. The weather will be fair tonight and Tuesday. WHERE TO CO TOXIGHT POST Mae Murray in "Fascination." B1J Special Christmas vuuueville and pictures with Max Bennett's Iinthir.g Beaury Revue.

KKGENT "The Kentucky Derby." artaptcd from the play "Tie Suburban." GATvDRN Norma Talmadge In "Siidlin' Through." STIt AND William Farntim in "Without Compromise." CITY BALL City commission meet-inh' at 8 o'clock. AMEIUCAN LEGON HALL Lake View Community club gives p'av "Aaron Slick of Pumpkin Creek at o'clock. Benefit of Legion Drum and Bufrle Corps. I.U'.ISAKY Willard Memorial until 8 o'clock for circulation of books, lieading rooms open im'il o'clock. Public invited.

Y. W. C. at all times for pirls and women, with cordial invito tlon to take n.nrt in various classes and clnli. Strangers wlconi (By the Assoclnted Press) Akron, Dec.

18. Three prominent Massillon men, one of them a city official, were burned to death and four others were seriously injured early Sunday, when flames destroyed a cottage in which they were asleep in Little Wadsworth, on the Portage lake reservoir, south of here. The dead are: Harold Howald, 52, city engineer of Massillon; Frank Wagner, 50, of Massillon; Leroy Hodgson, 28, of Massillon; George W. Williams, well known lawyer of Masillon, is the most seriously bu-ned of the four survivors. Two EREID IS NEAR DEATH Reports from the Sanitarium Says His Life Has Been Despaired of for Several Days.

(By the Associated Press) Los Angeles, Dec. IS. Wallace Reid, motion picture star, is on the verge of death and for several days has not- been expected to live, according to Mrs. Wallace Reid. (Dorothy Davenport), in an interview 'today in the Los Angeles Examiner given at a Hollywood sanitarium last night.

One of the physicians, according to the Eaminer, corroborated Mrs. Reid's statementc, saying: "Mr. Reid has been near death for the past five or six days. He has fainted on an average of three tinre daily and has lost 70 pounds in weight. Laboratory findings at the present time indicate he is suffering from a condition of complete exhaustion or from influenza." The physician describing the actor's illness, according to the Examiner, said: "His present illness has no connection with over-indulgence in alcohol or narcotics, although such indulgences have undoubtedly undermined his strength and system in months gone by." SUICIDE DEATH COAflPENSATABLE Unprecedented Ruling Is Made Today by the State Labor Commission in Case Before It.

(By the Assoclnted Press) Lansing, Dec. 18. An unprece dented ruling was made today by the labor commission of the state department of labor and industry when it held that suicide may be classed as compensatable death under the workmen's compensation laws. The commission compensation to the heirs of Frank Faulkner, who cut his throat after he hod been thrown out of employment by injuries. According to the records of the case, Faulkner fell through a manhole while employed.

The resulting injuries "which prevented Faulkner, who had always worked regularly before, from working," in duced melancholy and depression which caused him to take his life. the commission decided. In view of the circumstances, the commission ruled, his death was directly trace able to injuries received while em ployed. It was first case of the kind ever brought before the state department. SOVIET ORDERS ELEVEN CONSULATES TO GET OUT France Is Included in the List Which Are Closed I in the City of, Primoria.

(By the Associated Press) Vladivostock, Dec. 18. The soviet government of Vladivostock, which recently took over the administra tion of the city and surrounding territory, known as the Primoria, today ordered the consuls of Fiance and ten other countries to close their consulates and leavo Ills' Primoria within a week. The consulates of the United States, Great Britain, Italy, Ger many and Austria were not not ordered closed and may continue to function. No announcement aj to the consulates of China and Japan has been made.

The consulates ordered closed are those of France, Belgium, Holland, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Es- thonia, Poland, Latvia, Czecho slovakia and Georgia. ASKS NEW TRIAL Louis Martini Got Life Sentence on Confession of Murder (By the Associated Press) Jackson, Dec. 18. Louis Martini, who was sentenced to Jackson prison for life on his confession that he murdered Louis Wiloshen, near the home of the latter here on Sept. 17, 1921, has petitioned the court for a.

new trial. 1LLAC and Elson Wefier, 30, both of Massillon, are suffering from burns and other Injuries. The fire is believed to have been caused by a defective flue. The light structure of the cottage be came a blazing wall, cutting off escape of the men who were sleeping on the second floor. Holt, who was on the second floor, escaped by climbing out of a window and tried unavailingly to rescue the men who met death.

The men had been spending the week-end in the cottage. ARMENIAN BOY SCOUTS UNEARTH ANCIENT SANCTUARY OF ADONIS. (By the Associated Press) Bierut. Syria, Dec. IS.

The foundations of a large Roman temple, probably an ancient sanctuary of Adonis, have been uncovered near Kassaba by Armenian boy scouts from the American Near East relief orphanage at Jebeil, 25 miles north of this city. In the same district, the boys found Babylonian and Phoenician relics, mostly in tombs, which had been buried in the sands for centuries A small museum has been established at the Jebeil orphanage to accommodate the treasures, but it is expected that the near east relief will send the more important objects to American museums. TISH FLAG IS OUT DF IRELAND Cheers Greeted English Soldiers as They Marched Away Best of Feeling Is Shown. (By tiie Associated Press) Dublin, Dec. 18.

The union jack and the authority it symbolized in Ireland for so many years had gone back to Britain today with the last of tho British soldiers occupying the Dublin area and its place over the military of this city floated the tri color of the Irish gree state. The departure of the icing's garrison and the installation of the free state troops was accomplished with a remarkable display of fraternity and good will. Sunday crowds, cheering enthusiastically, watched the British military march to the dock with flags ying. Richard Mulcahy, minister of defense in the free state government, saluted the British colors as they came down for the last time. WERE ROBBED AS THEY ENTERED THEIR HOME Detroit Couple Found the Burglars in Their House Had to Give Up Valuables.

(By the Associated Press) Detroit Dec. 18. Returning home last night to find burglars ransacking their home, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey M.

Janlsse were held up and robbed of their personal valuables. Mrs. Janisee was carrying her infant baby in her arms. As they entered the home tho family surprised two burglars who compelled the couple to stand against a wall while tho theives searched them. After completing the robbery the burglars leisurely departed through the front door.

The burglars, who were armed, threatened to kill the couple and the baby if either of them made an outcry. MICHIGAN FOOTBALL PLAYER BADLY HURT Bernard Kirk Suffers Fractnred Skull in Automobile Accident Near Ypsilanti. (By the Associated Press) Ann Arbor, Dec 18. High hopes were held out tor the reccovery of Bernard Kirk, Michigan football star, whose skull was fractured in an automobile accident near Ypsilanti early Sunday morning. It was reported that Kirk regained consciousness about 9 o'clock Sunday evening, and that his general condition was much improved this morning.

Fears that he had suffered internal injuries were particularly dispelled, and the physicians who state that his skull was fractured near the base of the brain, have hopes of bringing the all-American end through to recovery. The splendid condition in which Kirk is in, following a hard football season, is a great asset in his favor, according to the doctors. EDUCATOR IS DEAD W. T. Reid Was Former Head of University of California (By the Associated Press) Berk el Dec.

18. W. T. Reid, former president of the University of California, died at his home here yesterday. He was head or university from 1881 to 1883.

TELL HIS STORY Dan 0'Rourke Was One of the Six Men Shot Down by Her- rin Mob Near the Cemetery, IS UNDER HEAVY GUARD Miners' Attorneys Prepare to Impeach Testimony of Many of the Witnesses Called. (By the Associated Press) Marion. Dec. IS. Shot down and left to die on a lonely roadside, Dan O'Rourke returned today to tell his story at the trial of five men charged with murder in connection with the Herrin riot- That O'Rourke, who still bears the scars left by his injuries, had come back from the very shadow of the grave to testify for the prosecution, was announced by counsel for the state at the opening of court this morn ing.

Shot Down at Cemetery 'O'Rourke was one of the six men whom other witnesses have testified were shot down before the Herrin city cemetery, after they had been marched through the town by singing, jeering mob. One witness had told of seeing the six dead and desperately wound ed men in the road, three of them still breathing and all bound together by a rope about their necks. Another told of trying to bring a drink of water to two of the suffer ers and of being ordered away with a curse by one of the defendants. According to attorneys for the prosecution, one of these men wa3 O'Rourke and tho other was Howard Hoffman, who died two days later in the Herrin hospital. O'Rourko was in Marion today under heavy guard and it was expected he wov.ld be called to the stand as soon as possible.

With the opening of the second week of the trial the state today pre pared to present evidence regarding (Continued on Page Eleven) GREEK STEAMER SENDS CALL FOR ASSISTANCE Is Reported 1.200 Miles East of New Founilland, with Steering Gear Disabled. (By th-3 Associated Press) Boston, Dec. 18. Radio messages received today said the Greek steamer Melpo, bound for this port from Immingham, was in need of assistance, with her steering gear disabled. The messages came from the steamer George Washington, which was In communication with the ship.

Her position was given as about 1.200 miles east of St. Johns, N. F. Later the George Washington reported that the Melpo was broadcasting messages in the Greek tongue, which no one on the Washington could decipher. WON'T DISMISS CHARGES Woman Must Face Trial for Al leged Slaying of Circus Man.

(By the Associated Press) Mount Holly, N. Dec. IS. Justice Kalisch today refused the motion of Mrs. Doris Brunei's a torney to the charges against her in connection with the killing of "Honest" John T.

Krunen, ciruus owner. Justice Kalisch declared that although "it may be that the testimony in this case be very meager, ns far as Mrs. Pru nen's connection may be concerned," tbs question must be settled by the jury. STRANGLED HERSELF Mrs. Charles Getty Was Well Known Resident of Shelby (By the Associated Press) Muskegon, Dec 18.

Mrs. Charle3 Getty, a prominent resident of Shel by committeed suicide Sunday. She knotted the cord from a laundry bag to her bed and strangled her self to death. It is said she had been suffering mental strain for several weeks. for $32,300,000 Rural Post Roads tatives, and it was not placed in the bill by the appropriations committee.

Some of the items in the measure are: For frost warring service eradicating nog cholera, emergencies in fighting forest Insects, preventing spread of moths, preventing spread of European corn borer, checking the spread of the Mexican bean beetle, studying food habits of birds and animals, market inspection of perishable foods, extermination of potato wart, $5,000, and eradication of the pink boll worm of cotton, $411,400. (By the Associated Press) Washington, Dec. IS. Temperature of 50 degrees below zero at White River, was reported today to the weather bureau, which issued a cold wave warning for New York, Pennsylvania and New England states. Effects of the new winter offensive, the bureau said, will be felt throughout the eastern states to the east gulf states and upper Ohio valley.

(By the Associated Press) Saginaw, Dec. 18. Two degrees below zero at 8 o'clock this morning gave Saginaw its first taste of sub-zero temperatures this winter. LOCAL ELKS GIVE SIRS CHEE Will Distribute Christmas BasketsGave 57 of These Last Year. Local Elks ere again planning the distribution of Christmas baskets and a list of families is being prepared under the direction of Deland A.

Davis, chairman of committee recently appointed. The lodge, last year, delivered 57 well filled hampers to needy families of the community. The five committeemen called upon other lodge members, owners of cars, to assist in the distribution, and this work was done on the day preceding Christmas. The same plan is outlined for this Christmas except in those particularly urgent cases when baskets are to be delivered as quickly as they can be prepared. About 12 members, last year, assisted in the distribution.

The Salvation army is planning to distribute 150 baskets. These are row being prepared, and are to be given out at the organization's temporary headquarters, 16 South Jefferson street, Saturday evening at 7 o'clock. The preparation and distribution of these baskets is the maj-r Christmas endeavor the local army workers have planned for this Christmas. The list of families, to whom baskets are to be given, has not yet been completed tout Capt. Frank Dobney and several workers are engaged week, in making the necessary survey.

FARM PRODUCTS KEPT AT 101 Michigan State Grange Takes Steps to Halt Overproduction on Farms. (By the Associated Press) Lansing, Dec. IS. Suggestions that steps be taken to halt overproduction and eliminate the necessity of placing Michigan farm products in foreign markets, were contained in a telegram sent to Secretary of Agriculture Wallace by the Michigan state grange today. The message declared that in view of the statements of Dr.

David Friday, president of hte Michigan Agricultural college, that Michigan must keep its farm products off the international market to obtain fair prices, the grangs suggests that tne government divert the money now spent on land reclamation projects and to the maintenance of bonded terminal warehouses, where farmers might store their products, to prevent glutting -the market. The money spent on irrigation, drainage and other reclamation projects, the telegrams points out, is placing additional land in competition with the land already under cultivation and will aggravate the over-production of agricultural prcducts. Congress Asked For Forest and (By toe Associated Press) Washington, Dec. 18. An appropriation of $32,300,000 for construction of forest roads and trails and rural post roads, as authorized under the federal highway act, is recommended in the agricultural supply bill for the next fiscal year, reported today to the house.

The bill's total is or about $21,000,000 more than last year and $250,000 less than the budget estimate. The increase is due to the more liberal roads fund provision which last year was The budget bureau left out the annual item of $360,000 for free distribution by senators and represen Martial Law in Warsaw Following Assassination of the President AMERICANS ADDICTED TO DRUGS BEING DEPORTED Lower California Is Reported to Be Kidding Itself of Those Who Have the Habit. (By the Associated Press) Warsaw, Dec. 18. Martial law became effective In Warsaw today by proclamation of the Polish cabinet.

Captain Niewadomski, the crazid ertlst who assassinated President Narutowicz, last Saturday, has been held for trial by court marial. At his (By the Associated Press) Calizico, Dec. IS. Moxicali, Lower California, just acriss the international line from here, today began deporting Americana addicted to drugs, as undesirable citizens, in accordance with the announced intention of Mexican authorities to rid their soil of foreigners ia the grip of the narcotic habit. preliminary examination yesterday the man declared he had acted on his own in shooting the president and that he had no accomplices.

The declaration of martial law has added to the sense of security felt by the people who, with Gen. Joseph Pilsudskl established as chief of. staff.