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THE ALASKA DAILY EMPIRE
VOL. III.. NO. 378. JUNEAU, ALASKA. MONDAY, FEB. 9, 1914. ; PRICE, TEN CENTS
U S. SMELTER INTERESTS TAKE OVER JUNEAU OPTIONS
I '
Will Make Alaskan
Waters More Safe
WASHINGTON. Feb. 9 ? The De
partment of Commerce has decided
to drag all the ship lanes between
Seattle and Alaska for the purpose of
discovering and marking the submerg
ed pinacles that interfere with com
merce between the States and Alaska.
The activity of the Department is the
result of the agitation over the loss of
the California and 31 lives last August.
Delegate James Wickersham has
repeatedly urged that this action be
taken by the Department.
CAMP FIRE GIRLS
HAVING BUSY DAYS
The senior band of Alaska Camp
Fire Girls assembled twice In the last
month at the studio of Miss Edith
Kempthorne. the Camp Fire guardian.
They spent their time making cere
monial dresses, learning their songs
and preparing for their Japanese tea
which is to take place in March.
Junior Girls Active.
The enthusiastic younger group of
the Camp Fire Girls also assembled
twice during the month, and rehearsed
the Wohelo ceremony, which is based
on an old Indian custom. The leaders
for the present are Dorothy Haley.
Florence Larson, and Mary Kashaver
off. Last Saturday was spent in learn
ing to ski. and all made great progress
in this splendid sport. Dorothy Hay
ley. Mable Bathe, Gertrude Nelson and
Mary Kashaveroff especinly were suc
cessful. the first two showing great
daring: Mable Bathe being untiringly
persistent in her efforts. Rose Mc
Laughlin and Dorothy Hayley have al
ready qualified as wood gatherers and
both are promising members.
Bluebird* Are Interested.
Like with their elder sisters, the
Bluebirds, a delightful little band, have
also had two meetings. The first one
was devoted to learning their rhvsical
exercises and songs. Progress was
reported by each towards the win
ning of their feathers. The second
afternoon twelve were awarded feath
ers and thus qualified for nestlings.
Some exhibited articles made. Marion
Bell Pond won special merit for orig
inal paintings, and Venetia Pugh and
Margaret Shattuck for memorizing and
performing little musical selections.
Altogether, general progress is be
ing made by the Camp Fire Girls. As
the less interested girls drop out only
those with ambitions and high ideals
for the Camp Fire remain. Work will
be accomplished that will be of last
ing value to the promising young Amer
icans. each one of whom is expected,
according to Camp Fire law. to do j
their little or mi ch towards helping!
on their country to attain the great- \
ness for which the whole world is
looking.
JUNEAU HIGH WINS
FROM DOUGLAS AGAIN
The Juneau high school basketball
team took another game from the
Douglas high school team in Jaxon's
ring last Saturday night, the score be
ing 23?9. Despite the lopsided score
the game was full of interest and
pleased a large crowd. This makes the
fifth game of the series of which Ju
neau has won 4. Kashaveroff starred,
but all of the players of both
Juneau, but all of the players of both
teams put up a good game.
Kashaveroff tossed a foul in a few
minutes after play began and at the
end of the half the score stood. Ju
neau. 14; Douglas, 4. The home lads
annexed 15 more in the second half
while the Island boys were getting 5,
making the score 24 to 9.
The Douglas lads fought like de
mons and Juneau earned everything
that was counted. Casey and McKin
non played exceptional strong and
robbed Douglas of several chances to
score.
COUNCILMAN CASE
IS HOME AGAIN
Councilman W. H. Case and Mre.
Case return on the Admiral Samp
son from an extended visit in Jaciflc
Coast cities. They have been gone sev
eral weeks.
WANTED?Furnished rooms for
housekeeping. Room 4. Orpheum Ho
tel. Phone 133. 2-9-2L
THE WEATHER TODAY.
Twenty-four hours ending at 3 p. m.:
Maximum?36.
Minimum?33.
Precipitation?33.
Cloudy.
COURT SUSTAINS
| BIG JUDGMENT
J. H. Cobb received a cablegram
from San Francisco this afternoon an
nouncing that the Circuit Court of Ap
peals had atiirmed the Judgment
against the Copper River and North
western railroad for $20,000 in fa
vor of Mrs. Esther A. Reed, as admin
istrator of the estate of J. D. Reed,
her husband, on account of the killing
of the latter in an accident to the ro
tary snow plow which fell through a
burned bridge. J. D. Reed was en
gineer on the rotary.
J. H. Cobb represented Mrs. Reed
and tried the case against the railroad
'for her at Cordova before Judge ePt
er D. Overfleld.
j The judgment, $20,000, was the
' largest ever secured in a personal
damage suit from an Alaska jury.
PRICE PLACE TRESPASS
SUIT IS DISMISSED
The much buffeted "Price Place"
trespass case came to an abrupt end
in the district court this morning.
Judge K. W. Jennings dismissing all
of the actions in the matter under dis
pute and the.proceedings growing out
of them. John C. Hyde rented the
Price place from Thomas Ashby. On j
receiving notice to give up possession
he moved out of the house and off the !
land enclosed by a fence, alleging that
this was all he had rented from Ash
by. He built a house on nearby land,
claiming that it was government re
serve, but which Ashby claimed to be
; at> part of the Price Place.
Ashby brought a suit of restitution
| of the premises and the commission
er's court gave him a Judgment, and is- j
sued a writ of ejectment against Hyde.
The marshal refused to serve the writ;
of alleged cagueness. Mandamus pro-1
ceedings were begun to compel the1
marshal to execute the writ of the I
commissioner's court. Pending these
proceedings, Hyde filed an injunction
suit against Ashby and Marshal Faulk
ner to prevent them from molesting
him in the possession of his home.
Arguments in the last mentioned case
were submitted to the court several
days ago and the decision rendered
this morninf dispose of the whole
matter, leaving Hyde still in posses
sion of the disputed property and set
ting aside the judgment of the com
missioner's court.
. , .
GETTIN GREADY FOR SEVENTH
ANNUAL FIREMEN'S BALL
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The Seventh Annual grand ball of
the Juneau fire department will be
given on the night of Lincoln's birth
day. The following committees have
been appointed to plan and manage the
i affair:
Executive?William Albertson, Wm.
Greer, J. E. Winn.
Decoration?Z. Bradford, L. Derry,
i C. Davis. .
i Floor?S. Freiman, L. Hurlbutt, Ed.
Hurlbutt.
Refreshment?J. W. Bell, J. Winn, G.
i Messerschmidt.
I Music?Chief Milton Winn, Assist
jant Chief W. Albertson.
j Transportation?J. W. Bell, C. Na
I ghel, H. Huchn.
j Printing?Earle C. Jameson, Geo.
Simpkins.
JUNEAU HIGH SCHOOL
TEAM GOES TO SITKA
Tho Juneau high school basketball
team will go to Sitka on the next
sailing of the Georgia, probably to
! morrow and remain during the bal
ance of the week. Prof. Enoch Per
kins of the high school and Ed. Beat
tie will accompany the team on the
trip. The players will be chosen from
the following: Herner, Hendrlckson,
Kashaveroff, Lund, Hurlbutt, Richards,
Casey, Wilson, Stroud, McKinnon and
Sweeney.
They are to play the Sitka Athletic
Club team at Sitka. The Juneau lads
have also been challenged to play at
Haines.
ROYAL FRUIT CO., Phone 280. ?
? ?
Fresh ranch eggs by the dozen or
case.
Burbanks potatoes?the best?by the
pound, sack or ton.
ROYAL FRUIT CO.. Phone 280.
Empire ads for results.
TOO MANY IDLE
MEN IN JUNEAU
There are altogether too many idle
men in Juneau, according to Chief of
Polico J. T. Martin. "There are," he
said, "over five hundred idlo men?not
including the shiftless and undesir
ables of society?now In Juneau. Near
ly all of this half thousand aro willing
and anxious to work, but there is noth
for them to do."
Mayor Carter confirms tfi"e state
ment of Chief Martin and deplores the
fact that more are coming. "Juneau
will have need of men later," said Car
ter, "but at present we have entirely
too many. It will be at least six weeks
and-perhaps longer before the season
, will be advanced far enough for the
| need of more working men. Immigra
i tlon should not be encouraged at this
j time."
I General Manager B. L. Thane says
I that owing to the lack of water the
: power necessary for operations has
j been greatly curtailed and recently
they have been compelled to lay off
a part of tbe men.
"We could easily give employment
to three hundred more men If we only
had sufficient power to operate the
compressors to capacity," said Mr.
Thane. "However, when we get the
reservoir at Salmon creek completed
we will not have this trouble again."
Immediately on returning from the
States last December, Mr. Thane, who
has sized up the situation, gave an
interview in which he strongly ad
vised against encouraging working
men to come to Juneau at this time.
Every boat arriving in Juneau brings
more people. Some also leave by ev
ery boat, but they arc coming faster
than they leave and the question of
finding places to live is getting to be
serious. The hotels are about carry
ing their capacity and there is not a j
house to be had. The worst part of j
It Is that many of those coming are
working men who in most instances i
have scarcely more than enough mon
ey to reach their destination and can
not move on.
BANKERS' BOWLING
TEAM MEET WATERLOO
?*?
A combination of busines and offi
cial interests Saturday night caused '
the bankers' bowlers to bit the dust i
at Elks' hall. The victors, who have
4 4+m I
adopted the expressive title of "Root
Beer BabeB," were Jay W. Bell, Mil
ton Winn and James E. Barragar. Guy \
McNaughton, J. R. Willis and Harry;
Lucas again represented the bankers.
The former scored 1563 points to the |
bankers' 1401.
Barragar made the high score, 200,;
and the high average, 183 2-3. Mc
Xaughton made the high scroe again
for the bankers, 184, and the high av-,
erage, 159 2-3.
The Root Beer Babes are open for
all comers.
JURY GIVES VERDICT
FOR NICK RADONICH
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The jury in the case of Nick Rad
onich against J. H. Handle to recover i
8120, the value placed on a bearskin
overcoat left in his charge as inn
keeper, returned a verdict for plaintiff
in the sum of $50 in the commission
er's court Saturday night.
ORPHEUM
The Orpheum theatre opened, its
Saturday evening's program with the
Pathe Weekly, showing ten splendid
topical pictures of the world'B most in
teresting events.
"Piere of tho North," is a fine Se
lig dramatic photoplay showing inci
dents of a trapper's life in Canadian
Northern woods and wild animals in
their native haunts.
"Hypnotism In Hlckville," is a laugh-'
able Essany comedy, showing the pro
fessor's visit to a rural district.
"After the Welsh Rabit," is a splen
did, fantastic comedy, and a good fin
ish for a good show to be repeated this
evening.
Tomorrow night, "The Crooked
Path," a two-reel feature story of the
underworld. .
Save your coupons.
DISTRICT COURT NOTES.
Suit to Clear Title.
W. R. Moore has filed a suit against
John Perelle to clear title to lot 3,
block 33, town of Juneau. Through
an inadvertance it is alleged that two
townsite trustee deeds were given for
the same property. _ #
H. J. Raymond and Milt Winn will
leave on the Fox today for Kake. They
are making the round trip with Capt.
A. A. Gabbs.
Chairman Houston Makes j
" Great Alaska Speech
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9?Represent
ative William C. Houston, of Tennes
see, chairman of the House committee
on Territories, probably the ablest and
one of the most persistent champions
df the Alaska railroad bill, discussing
the "greatness' of the Territory of Al
aska and its people, Saturday said:
"It is a fact that Alaska has pro
duced moro wealth per capita than any
region on the face of the earth In the
same length of time, and when we
contemplate what has been accom
plished there and know that It Is only
the beginning of tho history of the de
velopment of the Territory, what has
been done und the expectations that
itsc short history justifies the people
there to en. [-tain appear like a dream
of Addallo Outside of the wondrous
discovery- koW ?md other "'TnfheftiV
that hav< ide tho country famous,
it hus be lown liy the government
experts n tho sgll there rest the
element uppOrt a hardy race of
whito men who will be a Bupport for
the government In time of peace and
defense In case of war.
"Alaska will be a great arm of
strength to our United States that will
help us to go forward, working out'
our glorious destiny. The State or
States that will be formed there will,
sometime In the not distant future,1
be bright and glorious stars in ourj
flag and among the brightest gems in
our great sisterhood of States."
Exhibits Surprises Bryan.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.?Secretary I
of State and Mrs. William J. Bryan j
spent an hour Saturday examining tho!
Alaska exhibit of the New Seattle
Chamber of Commerce in the Senate
building. Mrfl Bryan said that he was
gerutly surprised by the t variety and
t^C!aittt^lkof th<5'Agrlcaltlfral specimens,
and that he had got a broader view
point from which to realize the great
potentialities of that wonderful coun
try.
TITA DISASTER
DUE TO ACCIDENT
LONDON, Keb. 9. ? Tho British
court of uppeals today held that tho
Titanic disaster was due to negligence.
The court atflrmeiT. tho -verdict for
damages that haj^ been awarded to
relatives of four Steerage passengers
on the ship at the time she sunk.
JAMES J. HILL
CONTINUES OPTIMISTIC
NEW YORK, Feb. 9?James J. Hill,
who is in town, is Quietly confident ov
general conditions In the North
west. He said: "The fogs and mist,
If there were any, are clearing away.
While there have been no startling de
velopments In the Northwest, condi
tions there arc good, and fundamentals
are sound. Improvement work under
way is of a permanent character, and
for ilnvestment rather than specula
tion. This tendency is for the better
ment of the Northwest."
PRAISE FOR NEW
YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
NE WYORK, Feb. 9.?William C.
Van Antwerp, one of the governors
of the New York Stock Exchange, pro
testing against the proposed govern
mental regulation of Btock exchanges,
said:
"The New York Stock Exchange to
day Is conducted on a higher plans of
ethical business standards than any
business In America or any profession
in America, bar none."
ALPHONSO TO VISIT
SOUTH AMERICA
PARIS. Feb. 9.?A dispatch from
Madrid says King Alfonso, accompan-!
led by the Premier and the Minister of j
Marine, will pay a visit to the Argen-1
tine Republic in June. They will make
the voyage on a Spanish transatlantic!
liner, and the visit will occupy two
months.
AEROPLANE ACCIDENT'
KILLS ARMY OFFICER
SAN DIEGO, Calif., Feb. 9?Lieut.!
Post, of the first aero corps, was j
killed today. The aeroplane which be
was navigating fell from a helghth of
400 feet
PEACE IS RESTORED
IN HAYTIEN REPUBLIC
PORT AU PRINCE. Feb. 9.?With |
tho election of Orestes Zamor to be
President of Haytl by Congress, peace |
has been restored in the island and the !
fenr of the ascendency of former Sen- j
ator Theodore dispelled.
The foreign military forces have
been withdrawn from the city.
M'BRIDE MIGHT BE
MADE COMMISSIONER
OTTAWA, Feb. 9.?It is Bald that
despite his refusal to permit the con
sideration of his name Sir Richard Mc-1
Bride, of British Columbia, Is still be-.
ing considered for the position of high
commissioner for Canada at London
to succeed the late Baron Strathcona
and Mount Royal.
TO INCREASE |
FISHERIES STAFF
???
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9?The Depart
ment of Commerce announced this
morning that a branch of the bureau
of fisheries will be established at Seat
tle immediately, and that the staff of i
agents of the bureau In Alaska will be
increased to ten men.
Seattle has also been designated as
the bade of supplies for the fur seal
service. A vessel will be chartered
to take provisions from Seattle to the
Prlblloff Islands and bring back the
furs from those islands.
CANADIAN PACIFIC
NOT GAINING SO FAST
MONTREAL, Feb. 9.?The gain In
business of the Canadian Pacific for j
the six months ending December 31st
was only $1,461,000 over the last six
months of 1912, while the gain for the'
last six months of 1912 was more
than $11,000,000 over the same period I
of 1911, and the same period of 1911'
showed a gain or more than $7,000,000
over the last six months of 1910. Since
the first of the year there has been a
weekly decrease over the same weeks
last year running fro $144,000 to $341,
000. It Is believed that the decrease
will continue until after March. Other
Canadian roads have shown a loss for,
the last several weeks but not so great
proportionately as the- Canadian Pa-,
ciflc. The dullness of Canadian busi-|
ness and the added mileage of the i
Grand Trunk Pacific and the Canadian
Northern are said to be the cause of (
the slowing down of Canadian Pacific
growth.
NEW LAWS MAKE
U. S. FORMIDABLE
LONDON, Feb. 9.?Sir Felix Schus
ter, president of London & Smith's
Bank, and foremost banking authority j
In London, says: "Tariff and banking
acts passed by the American legisla
ture wero the most important events in
the commercial world In 1913. Thi? two
measures will make the United States
more formidable competitors than ev-j
er before, not only as regards interna-1
tional commerce but also as regards j
Great Britain's position as an interna
( i
tional banklug centre. If, as appears j
probable, the differences between the j
United States and the large tradingj
corporations which have been weigh
ing so heavily on enterprise for some
years past can be adjusted equitably
a new era of progress and develop
ment seems to be in store for the Unit
ed States which cannot fall to be of
vast Importance to British markets
nnd to the money markets of Europe."
MANY FILIPINOS ARE
ATTENDING SCHOOL
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9. ? The re
port of the attendance of the public
schools in the Philippines jast after
the opening of this school year has
reached Washington. During the
school year 1912-13 there wero gradu
ated from the primary course 10,938
boys and 4,102 girls; from the inter
mediate course 3,643 boys and 1,052
girls; from the secondary course 284
boys and 58 girls. The present year
shows a total attendance of 463,518,
divided as follows: Primary, 425,093;
intermediate, 30,576, and secondary,
5,950.
GEN. VILLA MAKES
PROMISES TO BRYAN
WASHINGTON. Feb. 9?Gen. Villa
has promised Secretary of State Wil
liam J. Bryan that he will protect the
r
Spanish subjects at Torreon when he
attacks that place, which he permits
to be understood will be soon.
Gen. Villa uIbo promised the Secre
tary of State that he will fix the re
sponsibility for the Cumbre tunnel
tragedy in which nine Americans lost
their lives, and see that those guilty j
are punished.
!
Villa Investigating Tragedy.
JUAIIEZ, Mex., Feb. 9?Gen. Villa!
pas. arrived here and begun a person-'
ally directed investigation into the de-J
struction of Cumbre tunnel in which j
about 50 persons, nine of whom were i
American railroad employees, lost'
their lives.
Cumbre Victims Suffocated.
JUAREZ Mex., Feb. 9?The missing
nine American railroad men and 401
Mexican passengers on the Northwest
ern Railroad passenger train which
was wrecked when the Cumbre tunnel
was destroyed were suffocated in the j
tunnel. The bodies are being recov-;
(red. ? I
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Huerta Faces Trouble.
MEXICO CITY, Feb. 9?That the
people of this city are losing faith In ;
the ability of Gen. Huerta to maintain!
his government in the face of the on-|
slaught by the Constitutionalists is no;
longer questionable. They are becom
ing restless, and the Indications are |
that things are fast approaching a'
crisis.
NEW CABINET IS
FORMED IN PORTUGALj
I.ISBON, Feb. 9.?A new Portuguese
Cabinet has been formed here with
Bernardino Machado as Premier
# ? ?
BIG MINNESOTA FLOUR
MAN DIES AT MINNEAPOLIS
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Feb. 9?Will- '
lam H. Dunwoody, a millionaire flour
manufacturer and philanthropist, died |
here yesterday.
DESPONDENT MAN AND
FAMILY ARE DEAD
SEATTLE, Feb. 9.?Edward Swapp,
a photographer, was found holding
Ills wife and babe, all were dead. Clr-1
cumstances point to murder and sui-1
cidc. Swapp was one of the many un
employed in the city.
SEATTLE GROCER KILLS
MASKED HOLD-UP MAN;
SEATTLE, Feb. 9.?Robert Avann, Se- j
attle grocer, Saturday night shot and
killed a masked bandit who was hold- j
ing up his store. Avann was himself [
wounded. Six shot were exchanged in j
the duel between the merchant and
robber.
PINCHOT PREVENTED
RAILROAD BUILDING
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SEATTLE, Feb. 9?Charles F. Mun-!
day, who was on the witness stand In (
his own defense and that of Archie!
Shlels Saturday, testified that the re
strictions of the Pinchot forest ser
vice and the resultant conditions had
prevented the construction of a rail->
road in Alaska that would have cost
$2,000,000 by McKenzic and Mann, j
MANY BILLS BEFORE
MASS. LEGISLATURE
BOSTON, Feb. 9.?There have been
introduced in the present session of
the Massachusetts Legislature more
than 2,200 bills, and there Is no sign
that the end Is yet, as there is no lim
it, to the legislative session in this)
State, and there will be no adjourn
ment until after the March town meet
ings nt least. This Is more than 500
bills in excess of the previous high
water mark?1913. Massachusetts' J
legislature meets every year.
SPERRY VISITS MINE.
Bert Sperry visited Perseverance
mine Sunday and had a very Interest
ing and enjoyable time Inspecting on
the 9th level. i
United States Smelter
People Become Interested
BOSTON, Feb. 9?It is stated here
that the entrance of the XJnlted States
Smolting and Refining company's In
j tcrests at Juneau are a great deal
< more far reaching than the mere ac
quisition of the Ebner property; that
I options have been taken on two miles
| along the presumed vein which the
j Alaska Gold Mines Company (Alaska
jGastineau Mining Company) are now
I working. The properties on which
I the options have been taken include
the Dora, Hallurn and Goldstein groups
of claims.
Judge J. R. Winn, attorney for the
receivers In the Ebner property when
shovm the.foregoing cablegram said:
"It is probably a true statement of
fact and I am not surprised. It means
much to Juneau. The entry of another
large corporation and the development
and operation of another large prop
erty so close to Juneau must be a dis
tinct advantage to the community."
Judge Winn indicated the early con
summation of this deal by the filing
of some papers during the recent con
test between the Ebner company and
the Alaska Juneau company over the
Gold creek water rights.
Other properties included in the
deal and not mentioned undoubtedly
are the Wagner Brown and Folsom In
terest and In fact all of the property
held under the Geo. R. Noble options.
AGED WOMAN ASKS
CHILI) FOR SUPPORT
CHICAGO, Feb. 9.?Mrs. Julia Mc
Kenna, aged 94 years, the common
law wife of the late James McKennn,
a capitalist, has petitioned the court
to compel Viola Hudson, aged six
years and whom she has never seen,
to support her. The child recently
has fallen heir to 1300,000 which Mc
Kenna, ten years ago, left to his
adopted daughter Mrs. Viola Hudson,
the girl's mother, now dead.
NOME RAILROAD TO
RESUME OPERATIONS
SEATTLE, Feb. 9.?Manager T. A.
Davies of the Seward Peninsula rail
road, announced here Saturday that if
the Alaska railroad bill passes Con
gress and is signed by the President
the railroad from Nome to Kougarock,
which has not been operated for sever
al season, will be placed in commis
sion again next summer.
FAMOUS CANADIAN
HOTEL BURNS DOWN
BANFF, Alberta, Feb. 9?The King
Edward hotel burned to the ground
and other buildings were destroyed
Saturday. The fire protection system
was frozen and the fire department
helpless.
MANNING HULiJ run
MURDERING WIFE
NEWARK, N. J., Fob. 9.?The hus
band of Mrs. Harriet Manning, who
was killed Saturday morning In her
mother's home, has been charged with
complicity in the tragedy. Miss Hazel
Herdman, the 20-year-old daughter of
A. J. Herdman, a local hotel man, con
fessed that she had killed Mrs. Man
ning because she loved her husband
and desired to marry him, after which
she killed herself. Now the police
charge that the killing was In accord
ance with a plan that had been ar
ranged by Manning and Miss Herd
man, who, according to the confes
sion of Miss Herdman, were lovers.
VANCOUVER SUES FOR
NORTHERNER'S CASH
? *t? ?
SEATTLE, Feb. 9.?Mrs. Emily M.
Harff, of Vancouver, B. C., has begun
suit against Rev. W. A. Major, adminis
trator, for $17,000 cash left by Fred
crick Freeman, an Alaska and Klon
dike miner.
GOVERNMENT REFUSES
TO WAIT FOR WEST
SALEM, Ore., Feb. 9.?Attorney-Gen
eral James C. McRoynolds has notified
Gov. Oswald West that he will per
mit of no delay in the dissolution of
the Southern and Central Pacific in
I terests. Gov. West had asked that
there bo delay until Oregon could bo
I heard from.