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THREE TYPHUS TELEPHONE GIRL ON JOB Dany ECrfoune FRIDAY, FEB 18, 1321 the treaty of Versailles. The gov- ernment takes the ground that Ar. EMBARGO ON WHEN CITY HALL LINES BREEN BUGS ON VICTIMS FOUND ARE PUT OUT OF ORDER officer on duty that it “didn't make MARCH TOWARD GENERAL HELD | RESPONSIBLE FOR ‘APOLOGY’ GOVERNMENTAL gentina is not concerned in the stipu- lation of @ treaty between other na- tions, HUN GOODS a EX-PUGILIST DIES. CHANGES ASKED IS REFUSED DETROIT, Mich., Feb. 18.—Arthur Pelky, former heavyweight pugilist, died at his home in Ford City, Ont., t IN lantic Seal fhildren jn yphus fever, thief of the d liseases of t mnounced te y YO BOSTON, bosal that sta nuthorities of board confer ly to com! Into the ec La Porte of to Reports at paid, indicate Was well in hi \, NEW YOR! sed by the ht quarantine, tng here toda Guglielmo Pe! vented from 1: Visease Spreads to Cortland; At- opeprate in Fighting on the Ac a hot u ttle on a uniform reread for _ immigrants wi . he ts stuntion ternal Rail Brotherhoods Hold Conference! VOMEN FORM ntrance \of typhus! ferred here tofay with representatives ssistant Secretary |of thirteen railway unions affiliated treasury announced] with the American Federation of La- bor. The “general situation,” was dis-|women of four Pittsburgh . suburbs cussed according to some of the con-|have organized a “pistol club” for no indication |the purpose of protecting themselves in the early stages of the mecting of|and their homes against robbers. For just what subjects were taken up. It|several months, robbers have was understood that one of the topics|active and several women have been d the money was needed to quarantine NEW YORK) wos sce acess telephone exchange pro- city in an emerben board Cities to Co- Plague an Italian family here inve been found to be suffering from Dr. Edward 8. Godfrey, livision of communicable state board of health The children with rived in New York on from Naples, and don January 13. Tellies, RK, Feb. 18.—Another of typhus was dis- health inspectors yes- hey examined immi- is Island. The t Saturday, ts and nearly 200 ing the day. were detained. sium. s., Feb. 18.—A pro- th with federal health of-| inence, fealing with reference to t Wired to §& neral Hugh S. Cummin: ington today by State and city health authorities. WASHINGTON, Feb. 18.—Congress » the government. early Thursday morning when she found that no connections could be made with the police station or fire department. F. A. Probst of the tele- phone company hurried to the city hall after being aroused from bed and although assured by the police pena ehenne hirano ay “n= NURSE SUICIDE, NOT TEACHER 222°" mead Pre ae TORY OF ADVENTURE 5 Louise (By Associated Press) PARIS, Fob. 18.—It a nurse, and not ‘Thulier, a Belgian echool teacher and/ war heroine, who committed suicide| by swallowing rat potson at her home} neat Mons yesterday, says a Havas/ dispatch from Lille. Telliez, who was associated with senger, 2rriv-| maith Cavell, the English nurse ex-|acted on a picturesque background is ecuted by Uke Germans in 1915, killed| “Trumpet Island" being shown for herself after she had been summoned |the last times tonight at the Lyric Mademoiselle | ithorities continued to|iy appear before a magistrate inves-| theater. paign against vermin-|ticating war time espionage in Bel-|many phases of life ite = It was alleged she denounced |the story is told in aa original man- Of this]; number of coworkers to the Ger-|ner by tho allegorical sub-titles. mans and many of them were put to death by the German forces. ‘The similarity of the names of the|effect upon one another forms the nd municipal health! two women misled newspapers here| basis. of the story. orth Atlantic sea-] and the suicide was given great prom-| Which holds one in suspense and com- station at/ferees but there was udding that the station 1 be transferred by New any difference whether the/Phone is working or not because only one man is out and he ain't liable to call," made arrangements for fire or police calls to be relayed to a near- by residente: No emergency occur- red but_the fact remains that ample protection would have been afforded., It(was 1:16 a. m. when the tele- phone company’s underground con- duit, water had frozen in the ditch, breaking the cable. ‘The firedepartment had not had oceasian to discover the fact that it was cut off from the exchange until Probst arived at the City Hall. A thrilling story of adventure en- Glimpses of many types and m and Three widely different lives are |thrown together by chance and their Love interest, edy which brightens the spots that might be too serious, both kept mov- ling at a furious speed make this a |truly remarkable picture.—Adv. } reaminia “ata ant red 1 PITTSBUSGH, Pa., Fen. 18.— The been home and abroad, helof the meeting was the question of|attacked in the subrurbs. 4 the typhus situation] wages received by brotherhood men and on electrified railways. 28 passengers arriv- nm board the steamship pe from Italy, were pre- ce heats autnorites| BOKER DIES JUDGE LANDIS OF INJURIES AGAIN ASSAILED (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Feb. 18.—Formal complaint against Federal Judge Lan- dis of Chicago for his remarks in the Reported Movement of Pest First Appearing in Okla- homa of green bugs, theidentity of whieh has not been established, have ap- eared in Oklahoma and are advanc- ing toward the Kansas wheat fields, according to information received jhere today, Crops in the infested districts are seriously threatened according to a messige from Oklahoma City, which quoted Thomaz B. Gordon, state sn- tomologist, as announcing he would leave there immediately to investigate. Gordon said the bugs had, entered Oklahoma from Texas. } C. Mohler, secretary of the Kan- sas State Board of Agriculture, an- nounced the bugs have reached the Kansas border, making a clean sweep of as much wheat as they can covir. Colder dvs will stop the bugs, Moh: lor said, but ‘heir growth has not been) retarded the ¢ool nights as has the growth of the parasites which destroy them. NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED GROWS IN SWITZERLAND woo BERNE, Feb. 17.—The number of unemployed in Switzeriand rose this week from 113,000 to 123,000. Many watch factories and textilo industries have closed. —____ Six thousand “hello girls” are em- ployed in the telephone exchanges of Tokio. he Japanese call them “moshi moshi” girls, (By Associated Press) MEXICO €ITY, Feb. 18.—Mex- ican consuls in the United States have been ordered by the foreign office not to vise the passports of laborers coming to Mexico, and border officials have been instruect- ed to be extremely vigilant in pre- venting such workmen from cross- WHEAT FIELDG) ose sx | regardin; \Kansas Farmers Alarmed Over|®sent# of the United States depart- IKANSAS CITY, Feb. 18.—Myriada|the Chicago Tribune. The MEXICAN LABORERS MUST STAY AT HOME, FOREIGN OFFICE SAYS General apology to Germany the attempt by two alleged ment of justice to arrest Grover T. Bergdoll, draft evader, at Eberbach, in January, was made upon the gen- eral's own initiative and was not or- @ered by Washington, says a Cob- lenz dispatch to the Paris edition of message quotes an unnamed authority for this statement. General Allen is .com- mander of American -troops in the Coblenz occupation area. Organization of Mex Socialists to Be Launched MEXICO CITY, Feb. 18.—Salvador Alvarado, former secretary of the treasury, Announced to the news- Ppapermen today that he was working on a manifesto to the Mexican. peo-} ple, cailing for the organization of the “Mexican Socialits party” which would take an active part in polities. Alvarado denied he was rebellious against the present government in his ambitions, or that he had any idea of working for the establishment of a soviet in Mexico, as some of the| newspapers have charged. “We are not agninst the govern- ment, but fo rit,” he said, “and we shall tender all possible ald in solv- ing] the national problems. We we eminently fittéa for doing this, be- cause we havé’studied the nceds of the people, the commercial conficts and labor affairs. I betieve that 1s a result of our efforts rovolutions- wiil cr ary days was anmounced here yes- terday. The concern will conduct tours to all parts of the republic, fromm various border operating points and having headquarters in Mexico City. BY PORTO lcd Claims Set Forth in Dispatches From Legislature to Heads of Insular Affairs Com- mittees Associated Press) (By SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, Feb. 17.— Claims of Porto Rico for a better form of government were included in dispatches sent today by the Porto Rican legislature to Horace M. Town- er, chairman of the insular committee of the United States house of representatives, bert B. Full, chairman of the senate committee on Pacific Islands, Rico, and the Virgin Islands. ‘The message requested Congress- man Towher and Senstor Fall to ex- press to their respective houses of congress the ‘‘sentitnents of adherence and respect of the representatives of the people of Porto Rico for the rep- resentatives of the national sovereign- ty, looking for that justice worthy of both in the granting of our immedi- ate aspirations in the extensicn and development of our present system of government under Democratic prin- ciples.” were also sent to Presi- Messages dent-elect- Harding and to President Wilson. Wilson the house described him as “the greatest apostle of liberty and democracy of the world.” QUESTION LEFT TO NEXT CONGRESS In their greeting to. Mr. WASHINGTON, Feb. 18.—All ques- tions regarding a change in the form of government for Porto Rico will be left for the next congress, Chairman Fall of the Senate Committee on the Pacific Islands, Porto Rico and tie+) Virgin Islands declared today after receiving copies of resolutions of the Porto Rican legislature, asking for the development of the present Porto Rican democratic principles.” government system “under “We will not give then) their inde- pendence if that is what the resolu- tion means,’’ said Senator Fall, who is slated for a place in the Harding cab- inet. genre The pike, the fresh-water shark is provided with hinged teeth, which it can turn inwards to enable it to hold its prey firmly. affairs and Senator Al- Porto (By Associated Press.) BUENOS AIRES, Feb. 18.—Argen-| today, Death was Coeds oo fies: tina has refused the request of the|ing sickness. Pelky participa a allies that she take measures to pre-|bout with Luther McCarthy in Cal- ‘An vent German exportation of war ma-| gary, Alberta, May Ng ad that re terials to Argentina in violation of! sulted in McCarthy's ¥ Why Pay Any More? BEEF CUTS Choice Rolled Rib Roast.-=----------25¢ Choice Pot Roast, per Ib....-----.----16c Choice Beef Boils, per Ib.-------- —_--14e Choice Plate Boils, per !b._------10-12%c PORK CUTS : Choice Pork Loin Roasts, per lb._.-.25-30c Choice Perk Hams, per 1b..-_------25-30e : Choice Pork Shoulders, per Ib._----- 20-22c VEAL CUTS he Choice Shoulder Roasts _-------- -18-20c¢ | .Choice Shoulder Steak -_--------1---25¢ NQY Choice Loin Steak ~----------------- 35¢ LARD Swift’s Silver Leaf Lard, bulk___---_20c Home-rendered Lard, bulk__-_----_-_ 20c 2-Ib. pail Swift's Silver Leaf Lard_____ 45¢ 5-Ib. pail Swift’s Silver Leaf Lard_-_$1.10 10-lb. pail Swift's Silver Leaf Lard___$2.15 | Breakfast Sausage ------------------_ 25c n Hamburger Steak _ Have you ever tried Sandison’s Fancy Home-made Breakfast Sausage? If Not, Why Not? Every ounce of our meats guaranteed —if not satisfied we will cheerfully refund your money. ing the Rio Grande. th e rounded up and sent back to ding this afternoon by city health inspectors, who began a search for any typhus carriers. , Mo, Feb. 16.— Several hundred passengers who had| Harry Brookfield light- fiven up their yellow clearance cards| weight boxer, who was knocked oat ard debarked before the inspectors| in the eighth round of a scheduled arri became panic-stricken when] tepround bout here last night, died morning. 5:15 o’clock this (By Associated Press) SPOKANE, Wash,, Feb. 18.—Bl- hott Wood Michener, the 14-year-old youth wanted by the authorities at Couer D'Alene, Idaho, in connection theft of securities valued at escaped from a sheriff at Northport, Wash., near the Canadian line last night by jumping from a second story window in a hotel, according to word received here. ichener last November was t Just Stop in or Phone 1288 These are our regu will help take care of Round Steak Hamburger, fresh groun Prime rolled ....... Brisket sy Meenas isfies particular people. have a bargain for you. t Cuts or Club Steaks Choice Sirloin —-..—_____-_—_=. Shoulder Steak ~._-____.22%e GD: ABY) S25. spoke ec ae RS Prime Rib Roast, standing_______25¢ Rib Roast, boned and Choice Cuts Pot Roast____...__22%re Good Meaty Shoulder Boil......17 ye Short Rib, boil or bake. Lard Special Swift’s Premium This is just like home-made—it sat- were FROM WINDOW T0 ESCA PE LAW Sisrie's «tgtta, | Raa Dee eaten A. him a salary of only $90 a month. Sen- ‘ in Philadolphia and after that epi- sode was paroled to the custody. of his father, C. B. Mjchener at Couer D'Alene whose illness is declared to have prompted him to take the money. ~ Officers at Northport believe his capture is but a matter of hours. A warrant for his arrest was sworn to by his father at Cover D'Alene. The youth is said to be armed and is de- case of an Ottawa, Ill., bank clerk charged with embezzlement, is made in a letter sent to the department of justice today by. Senator Dial, Demo- crat, South Carolina. The letter was not made public, but Senator Dial wus understood to have 9 objected particularly to Judge Lan- dis statement that the bank directors directly responsible for the ator Dial has cohtended that such a xernark from the bench would tend to increase c.ime. ——— ALIEN BILL PASSED. LINCOLN, . Neb, Feb, 18,—The house today passed the bill which would deprive aliens ineligible to citizenship from owning land in Ne- braska. The vote was 60 to 29. The bill now goes to the senate. oo One motion picture director, in or- clared to have told many people he was a Boy Scout from Spokane on an endurance hike. He carries a com- der to stage a Russian street scene, had tons of salt placed in the studio yard to lend the ecleusive snow “at- mosphere.”” John P. Griffin lar Saturday prices. this week’s sale. Choice young two-year-old steers, corn fed. We always A full dol \ar’s worth for a dollar. These prices the cut in your wages. Small Pork half ...... Neck Bones, id twice Home-made oepemenneeene OC Fresh Hocks Shoulder Ste: Swift’s Ihave topped the market for Pork Shoulders, ‘whole or half. Spare Ribs -...... Fresh Side Pork. Pork Steak ...... twice every day.. Breast of Veal... Shoulder Roast Shoulder Boil .. 2-Ib. cans, full weight_-_.__B5¢ 5-lb. cans, full weight-______$1.35 10-lb cans, full weight.__-_.$2.50 80-lb. cans, full weight.______$17.20 2-Ib. cans, full weight_______.45c¢ 4-lb. cans, full weight... 8-lb. cans, full weight__. 45-lb. cans, full weight... Have you tried our Home-made Mince Meat? It is delicious. Pint... All Our Poultry Is Home Dressed. Ducks and Turkeys Dressed to Order Belgian Hares Dressed to Order ; We Buy the Best--DoYou? Stop and Shop We Deliver to All Parts of the City Twice a Day "For Your Meats 233 E. Second Pork Loins, whole or 2 Ibs. Pork Sausage, Pa Jewel Shortening This action was taken in an ef- fort to stop the tide of American workmen flowing into Mexico to the alleged detriment of native labor. ers. Announcement is made that the government has lated 250,- 000 pasos to alleviate the distress of. Saag aes in the United States, many of whom are dire circumstances. se ha rac TO DELIBERATE (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, Feb. 18.—The Wall { street explosion last September, which took a toll of thirty-nine lives MEXICO CITY, Feb. 17.—Ongan- iaation of the ‘Atst excursion Ean, since pany _formed pre-revolution- WALL STREET BLAST CHARGED PLOT BY JURY “ Dismissing the theory of an acci- dent in a presentment filed upon its discharge today by Judge Mulqueen of general sessions, the jury ex- conviction Pressed nal machine was brought to Wall street in » wagon and there aban- doned.”” MARKET CO. Phone 428 Phone 428: 143 EAST 2ND STREET New Prices Are Interesting at Elgin Shoe and Clothing Co. Store With the market gradually settling toa level‘where it is likely to stay for the com- ing year, we are now able to make “ ices” that are extremely interesting to the buying public, because they are so much lower. It is with the purpose in view of cleaning out our stock that we have most of this high-grade merchandise marked lower than it can be replaced for spring. ' Hart, Schafiner & Marx Hand-Tailored Suits $50 to $65 Values $65 to 675 Values $75 to $115 Values $32.50 $39.50 $47.50 These Suits at these prices are going fast and if you wish to take advantage of these prices get in before your size is entirely sold out. Light figured and striped madras and silk-striped Shirts $1.55 $2.15 $3.15 $5.45 Why wait for spring to replenish: your ward- robe with Shirts, when you can buy Wilson Bros. . and Earl & Wilson Shirts at these prices? Every workingman knows the values he has been receiving here in the past thirty days. so-and-so, a month or two ago.” Leather Vests and Leather Coats A wonderful assortment of these cold and wind repelling garments. Indispensable to the man who is out in all kinds of weather. A style for every requirement. They are all going for— ONE-HALF PRICE _ Many appreciative mothers have taken advan- tage of the values being offered here in Boys’ Suits. We have two hundred left going at these $3.75 $675 $11.75 Come in. Everything marked in plain figures —out where you can see it. Don’t wait and in a month or more say: “I could have gotten this for / z ee And Take’ Advantage of the Price Levels cence oll