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'1 ULSA DAILY WORLD, SATURDAY, MARCH 4, 1022 STAGE CIRCUS ON SANTA FE GROUND Ample Facilities for the Three Large Tents Arc Provided SALESMEN ARE ACTIVE Cluunpion Salesman of the Day Was Jolm 0. HriKB, Traffic Officnr Ke.tms; of tlia Amerii n legion r in us la to be the Want J' tract of jiou'hI, xtrctrhlnit three block t 1 oil) Second unci KUIn, it wm mi- . . u im . il J'rltlay by iMsenr Innlz, nci.ii ilrotia rhiiirnmn. Ainiile inn'ltlea for the threw Urn Ircus iii.i will be provided on thin lot. 'i. nf which was granted yesterday v the 'I'ulna offices lit the Hnntn lre i ,i i ! i " id At i In- opuilna of the circus, wet f ii Mi niliiv afternoon, nppioache. " v nf il kit anlcamon nro beltm i J hi i'ii ii In wurmth. Literally ii- nf li-Klonnfllron, aiulllnry and A u . I.. memhera anil Packets .f th.. ciucen contestants went forth ir tlio hlghU'Rya and byway of 1 uN.i i' 1 1 iIh y innrnlMK fairly lirUl. ' unli ill rim ticket mid m even- .il'i relumed to lhi circus head Oil 'i Ht SIR Hnuth lloaton tired ii' imi happy mid with pocketaful r cii.li mul iiueen contest volt', 'inn 'ii ini)!on salesman of (hn itiiy w . John O. IlrlKBM. truffle officer. wli while mi clut v lit Third mul l.ii i"0. Bold 4(1 tickets III -10 min ute lie refused tn tell envious tlck- t i-.iUnmiiii whether lln flnoil IiIh I' Unix or merely threatened them, l it other traffic officers recalled hat IlrlRKH Hold tho largest number if thitetH for tho fireman1 ball. A 1 1 V 1 1 1 K squadron of 20 legionnaires met Willi tho Hapulpa post Krlday fVrnlntc In bolulf of the circus. I.anu Issued tho statement yeslor dny Hint neither .Ion Carson post nor thn nuxlllury In sponsoring imy mi ii (inri'ii candidate nml (lint of f I ( billy the two orRiinlKitlonH will ro- liinlli neutral. Thn llasri studio haa offered to inakn photoKrnphs of tho young women enu ine eiiriy next week nnd Inter to present tho onn cnoson queen with n lnrnn photo irrunli. A mo M K thn booths whlrh Hi O. Labbcc. booth chairman, who linn rPHpomdMllty for tho snhi of 1,000 tickets, will maintain down town tomoirow will bo onn In front of tho Hoswell Jowelry storo unit It" winnow display or tho queen's rrowu, JtUO dlamnnil rlni; Riven nwny with tho lucky Hen win tloket luimbcr nml other prized. This booth win no mnuned by a tenm. nf 10 ocls from tho University of Tulsa, nciiiicu ny i.ucy niao .Mnriiuin. Tho oflfelal stnndlnic of the queen contest, mi announced ycalerdny ovenliiB hy George H. llerry, Jr., In ciinrsc, in as follows: Josephine I.aym.ui 28,100 Ilia Chnffln 13, 251) Morenco llrald 12,400 Paulina Unbar ll.anti Mniwirct Hannah K . :i 5 0 Clephami WcrUbenser n,400 'buy Canln , 3,026 I xi u Inn Htehhlna 2,900 Ilia McHwou 5. HBO Hiilnyno Wlleon 2,or0 -jinuyA jvcimon i.iiiio .Mario AVnltOra -1)1100 Mian Umitn 1,000 Kvolyn Mock ... ,f05 Tholma Koniicdy 1,500 Irva O. riormmi 1,42R Kiln Wnhnort 1,380 Mario Jo dpi 1,325 Ktllia HhleKU 1,125 Mr. Terrlll 1,001 Itoao Harder 1,001 Caza DeJnrnctt 1,000 BOARD RETURNS ITS 166 REPORT C'ONTtNUr.I) FllOM l'AOi: ONC only for four fret. In ono howci ditch In West Tulaa tlio dpcclflun tlonn were baaed on a 12-foot ditch Alonir part of IIiIh ditch It waa jicccnaary tn excavntu to a width of 5 feet, llowevor. tho contractor was nut paid for tho additional 10 JCCI FiRtired on ono basis, tho coutrac tor woa clvcn J 13,500 too much, nml on nmtlcr nnala, 1 10,600 too mucli tho report hIiowh. Whether theao flK' nrcs would hnvo been different It ZOO lest pita hnd been iIiik iim wna orlfrlnnlly Intended by Commlaaloner vounKman la nut naien in tno re port. "Korty-two pita wern due, th flrat 1G helm; located by thn city nml tho riuniilnlnc 2il nt nolnta aelccted by tills board. Thirteen of tho flrat pita woro iIiik parallel to mid from two tn hIx feci ilUtmit from thu newer, Twyity-iluo pita wcro iIiik acroaa ine eewor ironcu nnu piu Zo. 28 nnd 27. excepted, wcro exca vnted to the aawer. Tho location nf thrso pita nro Indicated on a map nccompapylnK thin ruport nnd cx hlhli 11 comparea the thlcltneaa nt colld rock, ahalo or lpoao rock, earth nr clay, hh determined by the anwer profiles nt the tet pit locatlona, ami iim cbuialfled by IIiIh board from cxamltmtlon of the pita. , "In many InnlHiievH It la Imprnctl -i ble to make an exact clnaiilflcatloii I .if exiavatlon. even under tho mo.it I arefully drnwn aperlflcatlona. fur Ik rcaaon that tho element t.f per ipnnl Judgment mint bo oxerrlaed I" espp' t tn the materlala of doubtful ilnsalflcnllon. In this cnao the li.mrd vas ' niifronted with thn furthci dir 'I' ulty that thn apeclflcatlnua run mm no definition or description r i be different kinds of excavation. i,ii rely rvftrrlnK by tmmu to tb.c !vst". U' eaitb, fchato or Imw r" a, and n'diil lock. This Ih uiifoi uiiale alncc illsHKl eemi'lita Hi e lull' ll '' likely to nrl when the dir ri' it klnilH of exeiivntloo are ii"t defiind or iloncrlbud. The in pr. ifii Htloim now In ono ore min h icier In thla respect tbmi thosu tin dei which the contract In dlacuiwlon was i xecuted. "Tin- apeclfleatlona for this lob nntttlil tho followliiK piiraKiaph Het iIpk forth tho tiuthorlty of the city cnxlncor In reapact to tho etlle ment of dlcputna: 'To prevent dis pute urn! initiation, the city engineer fhat' In all ciines deteiinlne the nmount and quantlb of klnda of work which are to bo (lone and paid 1 r i lib f th' 'i in i ,t n."i s " d In ''mil dc 'de .i' nn -it m .i.-t l i Ii ' in iy nt Je iil.i'lvn I" ih'' VMili"n ii the pint i.f Hie ( mil i a. i.ir 01 III .'intra' t mining the f.ime, nnd ' mi h eatlniiilea and (lrelsln "f the idly ermlncer almll b final and con- elusive, I "It la a ipieatlon whether In thla rase the term 'ahnle' l tn be run- I sli ued In a strict Reobwilcal sense or Hhelber shale of aufflelent hard tinas, may lie i laaalfled us solid rl k, as la fieiiienlly iIiiiih In nialnei't Inn practice. The Uotird la niaklng Its i laaslfliailon tit malorlHla dlarf-l-n riled thin shale altatn In beds of solid Minilsiofie, for tlie reaaon that sin Ii rnalxrlal la practically n rtlffl cult tn exinvatn na solid rock, but shale strata, of night Incln or morn In Ihlrknesa between aojld rock atrata were rlaasifled Ha shale." What the Knulncer Hid. "The HccoinpriliyliiK ,tHble, exhibit II, shows considerable differences between iim dnlvrmlualliui of the ennliieer In rhntgn of this wnik nnd the finding of this hoard. Hume or theae ilirfereticeM can b nccnuiiled f ir. appears that thn encllieer In rhargn must have classlfleil all shale as solid rock when embedded between aolld rnrk atraln, whereas thla board ha classified sin Ii ma terials as solid Kick nr shale, ile. pending on thn llilrknoai, a ex plalned above. "In the northwest portion of the d lair lit In Cherokee heights, them la h thick: heil or 'aoaiwtone, ao railed. Ii la h liumngenenua ahnle. nnvlng the appeHinncn nf sandstone When f met ii red and aehlny nr snapv appcatnnee when cut. This material was elaaair eil by thn onxlneer In charxo n solid j-ock nnd by thla tumid na shale. "In sum Instances, notably In the alley of block A, cast IIIkMIhniI ad dition, we found clay where solid rock and shale nr shown In the nolea nf thn eiiKltirer who classlfleil thn materials. The board has made no estimate nf itmntlles of excavation, based on the classification shown by thu test pita. This estimate Is nml should be eonsldeicd na only roughly pproxlmate." IXImaln or rjiiautlllc. This estlmato showed: Tho elly's engineer classified 10,r7a cubic jnnl sot tlio material hs solid lock; thn bnsril estimated that only tbS ciihle yards was solid rock. They estimated that 2. Kit ynrda of material ivaa ahalo nr loose rock, whereas thn clty'a niiHlnciir had classified 1,437 ynrda under thla bend. Klnnlly. they found that 12,- 321 yards nhoiild have been icgardcil aa earth, whlln thn clty'a engineer had jilaccd 10,582 wards under this class. ' If thn anapatonn exenvntlon on- countered In Cherokco helKhta la rhnnffed to aolld rock, na classified by thn city a engineer, tho nbovo ea- tlmnte would nppcnr as follows: .329 vn r dt of rock. 1.041) vnrils nf ahalo and 12,321 yards of earth," thn report saya. ualnir thn r rat estlmato of nuan- tltlea and apiilvlng tho unit prices pain the contractor, tho total coat ot thn work would bo reduced by $13,- ;00. (In tho bflila of elaaalfylnir tho snnpstonn abovn referred to as rock, thn total cost of tho work ivoilld bo reduced by t 0.MI0. Tho eiierlflcatiwiis stipulate that nil excavation shall be computed on tliu basin of a trench 48 Inches wide, nut nniiiiiiir appear in Hi em reqtilr Ing thn contractor to exenvntn lo that width. As n mutter, of fact, tho (roncli wna nctually exenvnted to nn approximate nvernge width ot 27 inohes. I Pin rd'n itofommcmlntlmi. This board Is of thn (minion Hint controversies, similar tn thn ono un dor consideration, will occur Just as long us construction contracts nrft. awarded nml work constructed on thn basis ot Insufficient preliminary surveys nml imicnnitn speculations Tho englnt'or bus undertaken to euro tho defect of lndcflnlto speclflca. Hons, and Is to be commended for It; hut until hla offlco la given nn organization sufficient to pieparn proper preliminary aiirveyu nml to ennbln him tn glvn aomu personal attention to mattcm as Important- nn tho Horn or c asaiticatinn in thla case audi controvorsleN will continue to embarrass the city officials and cfiuse noncat iilffcroncen or opinion on tho part of the tnxpnytirs." Hlgned by 1'. AV. KIll'niOUN", VICTOIl II. COCIIIIANB. ii. It. 11KACK. POLICE GET TIP ON WINE THIEVES May Be Able to Trace Men Who Looted Home of Frisco Millionaire MAX KHANCIHCO, March 3. Through an arrest early today, po llen believe they will trace nine inembnra nf a gang of wine bandits who looted the I'enlnsulur mansion of Frederick V. McNear, local mll lliinmre, bound and wi lined .Illllen Hart, residing there, hla guests and nil of the servants nnd staged a 21 hour drinking orgy beforn ilopmtlng lu six automobile with thrlr loot. Adrlen (luursnlle, a waiter, was taken inin I'uslodv after officers say they friu ml one nf the automobiles In front ot hla home and GOO bottles ot wins In hla cellar. The bandits went to tho MeN'ear mansion at Manlo patk late Wednes day night, bound the servants and all member of thn household and pro ceeded to loot the ploca III systemntlr lashlnn. A com retell vault holding the liquor lalued at $35,000 Was drilled open. During the night thn Imtidlls fought mining themselves, their lead er knocking Iwo of them out bo cause they ihienteiisd women mem bera nf the household, Including Miss. Mary Conway, former nvlutrlx and Htsnford university student. It whs not until late yesterday that membeis nf tho household succeeded In freeing themselves and giving the alarm. In addition to thn liquor taken, jewelry valued nt many thou sands nf dollars whs taken. OWNERS ARE THE BENEFICIARIES IN PAVING DEAL COVriM'liri I'KOM PAOIS ON1S nml one entire block of tho work la petccptlbly nut of line nut later tho possibility nf "blind expansion Joints'' wna proposed nnd iimiey admitted that merit might have linen expansion lolntH which bo did not find. II" anlil that hn could not positively slate thnt thoru weio no JoIiuh in thn work. When rnked us to Ida estimates on the cost nf thn paving and curb he said that ho and Urlgga practically agreed, both na to the cost and amount of material, "At least," be said, "wo ngreo na nearly un nny en glnera over do." Isn't It n fncl." 1'nul naked llaney, "thnt If thu property owners were rhnrgud on your estimates that they would havu to pay mora than they nro now chnrged?" Vrs sir. ' Hnney said. "Ihev would hnvo tn pny conslderabln more." J. I ingle, who testiricii that he hail been In tho employ tit Max Ij. (-'iinulugham, contractor, said that hn had taken n J 1. 000 check from rinasant which was for stock In tho Vllirollthlo Kervlco company. Tho admission of Ingle's testimony was oojected to hut when I'ratt offered to prove hla charges that the con tractors, csperlnlly tho firm of Tib beta nml 1'lrnsant and tho Urccn Construction company, which I'ratt charged wcro tho only contrnctora In Oklahoma laying vtbrnlithlc paving, framing together mid parceled out thn work by menus nf straw bids, ho was permilieti to testify f ,i i t .i i j , n .n of tilt toiitiai 'ih inviiiid h' array answers nnd wcr' thrown .u upon objctloi.a And nfiei Indie lad admitted o.i iiosa examination that Hifre Wert several firms In the state laying vl broltthlc paving and that II was not h. patented paving, hla testimony wna atrlckep. Hlmer Rtotts. foreman for the niihcnntrabtor who did the grading on naaton for Pleasant aald thut from 1m Inches to two feet of hard shale had to Iim blasted from one end of thn street. He testified thnt he hud only worked on the Job t li ret or four days nnd that moat of the Work was already done when he slarled working. He testimony was not regarded as Important. I..I..m It... .....r..l... ..rli, iflernoiin property owners lu thu district occupied inn witness stand. Among those who testified wero W. It. Weston, J. 1). Hcott, I, M. Norrls, Herbert Htoreh. A. (I. Hooper, (1. A. Itutherford and Oliver W. Culver. They all testified to practically tho same thing -thnt the paving wna too expensive, they thought and they admitted that ihey had made no ob jections until after all tho paving was laid, one or the witnesses, I.. M Norrls. admitted that ha had been In favor of the paving nnd (hat now that Is was laid ho expected to got out or paying for it. Didn't Ask Kngliicur. Bcott testified thnt Knston hnd been graded below the level of the lots on either side long before Tib bet and I'tcusanl got the contract for paving tho street. Norla said that ho had been Informed ivhon the paving wna first talked about thnt hi bill would ha 14.75 a yenrd. Ile said that he was alao told that the totnl bill would be iiboiu 1700 nnd that his assessment showed a cost of over i l.dOO. Norrls admitted that he had never Inquired at the city engineer a office an to what the pnv lug would rost him. Ho raid that he figured such Inquiry would bo use less ilh he had once before asked ahotit n sower and that he had been I'lveii a table of figures and told to Ilgure out tho coal himself. Herbert Htoreh aald. that a mini tin tned "Harney" hud culled solici ting til n npprovnl for vllirollthlo pnuiig. Htoreh said that he naked (lilggs about the coat of tli'i paving and waa told thai It would cost about 11.73 a yard. Ho said thnt ho had been anxious to have tho street paved and was now glnd that the job had been completed, but ho ndded that ho thought the bill n little fteep. Hooper, ltuthorford nnd Culver gave practically tha saino sort of testimony that had boon given by tho other property owner. They did not present nny new facts and gavo no testimony which wns regarded na hearing out tho charges ot fraudu lent prices. RENEW FIGHT ON SC0UT BA AWARPED , Two Tulsit Itoja llwelie Ijirio Scout ' I l-JlVi-V insignia other Honored GAS RATE HEARING IS ENDED FRIDAY Controversy Over Leasing of Lead District in the Quapaw Reservation WAHHINOTO.V, March 3. Lessees of property In Indian reservations hnvo been notified Jhnt applications for rc-leaars will not ho approved unices they had "Interest In the oporntlon of tlio re port," It wns an nounced today nt tho office ot In dian Commissioner Ilurke. Tlio stnternciit wan rnndo In connection with n hearing held today concern ing the ro-leaalng of tho leml nnd ilnc mines In Ottawa county, Okla homn, nn the Qunpnw Indian reser vation. Ten yeera ago the Quapaw Indian lend nnd lnn ml ilea were leased to the firm of I'uUerton & Heck on a R 1-2 per cent royalty to the Indi an. They subleased the mine to the richer Lend Zinc Cn. for n royalty of 12 1-2 per rent. The latter com pany opernted and developed tho mine mid ngatn sublonaed to n num ber of smaller operntora on a 17 per cent royally bnsls. Commissioner Ilurke today held it conference with the leasees to thresh out tho question of renewing the leases under a recent act of congress permitting him to lenso tho bind ot so-called restricted Indiana for 25 years or for biicIi pe riod under 25 yeara na tho mlnen nre productive. The I'lcher company de Hires to renew Ita lenso ns an nrlglnnl lessee on n 7 1-2 per cent basis In stead of 5 1-2 per cent, but tho Kul- lertnn firm claims thn right to renew Ita original loasn and haa offered n 10 tier cent royalty to tho Indians With a J 50,000 bonus. Commissioner Ilurke, It was aald at tho department, will render a ilo clslon after tho conference la fin ished, taking Into consideration tho beat Interests of tlo Indiana and nt thn same tlmo how beat to prosorvo efficient operation of tho mines. New Water Project Approved. WASHINGTON. March 3. New river nnd hnrbor Improvement projects estimated to cost (31.448. 270 wcro approved finally today by thn hotivn rivers and harbors com mlttco and ordered reported to the house. For theso projects Initial appropriation were recommended. Ilaymond Crow and Seldom Chick boenmo tlio possessors, respectively, ot the fifteenth and sixteenth cnclc badges awarded In this city for n period of 10 years, at tho meeting of the court of honor of the Tulsa Hoy Scout council Krlday evening. Tho badges, rrhlch are tho highest In tho scout organization, wcro pre sented by Iuo J-cvorlne, president of thn Tulsa council. J, W, Itobb, deputy commissioner, presided. Merit badges to the number of 21 were presented, In ad dition to five flrst-clasa badges pre. aented by N. J, (lubser and second class badges by W. O. Forman. out-of-town visitors wcro H. H, Stafford nnd it. I. llllyeit of tho Hoy Scout council of Owasso, FAMED IRISHMAN IS KILLED Ma (Ircen, Son-ln-Ijiitr of ruinous Irish .Vatloiuilln Lender, Hhot. DUHM.V. March 3. Max Orcen. son-in-law of tho lato John Hod mond, famous Irish nationalist lead er, waa killed today In nn encounter between armed robbers and a de tachment of special police, lie wna ahot down by thu robbers. There was n spectacular spurt of gunfire, every aido firing on tho other, Tho victim. Oreen, was a high of flclnl under the old Ornish ndmlnls. trntlon In Ireland In the tlnya when ro'uMe.11 1,SU0 WM a ,OUrco o raa At the tlmo of hla death, nf. waa chairman of tho prlaona boar,l Ho Wna npenmtiiinln. ih. -. w",".inii(, ii,H npecini B . '" weiu uuompting to caiitj,. a dangerous group ot highway utti Jlcrolutlonlst Tnko l'Jumc KOI':, March 3. Alarming ti'.wi from Klumo ,een received vy tho Olornalo d'ltnlU reporting v 4j tho fnsclitl revolutionists nro r as. tcra of tho cl;y nnd havo formcj nk government. President Znnelia '- ndi his followeta havo fled to Ilj " lie. r Flume. '' An Unusual Sale HUNT, REFUSING tO ISSUE ORDER, , SETS NEW DATE' i COXTlNt'ED l'KOM 1'AOlJ O.NC dllo tho hearing as rnpldly aa pos sible glvn thH matter prccedonco over any othera that might be pend. Ing so that this Issue may bo de termined nt nn enrly data fairly nnd Impartially on Ita merit?, let this plaintiff hnvo hla day In court to be heard on all of tho matters rnlacd lu tho petition. I am not assuming to pass on tho legality of this elec tion or tho legality of theso bonds, but simply nllowing tho city an op portunlty to ho heard nnd tho plain tiff nn opportunity to present Its case fairly mid Impartially, "I will sny now, both to the plain tiff and tha defendant that I will set tho matter down na enrly aw possible so that It may bo heard nud ulti mately determined, so that nil par- I ties Interested may know whit the outcome eventually will be, "Tho request on tho part of the ! city for further tlmo will bo grant ed, nnd thn matter will bo set down for hearing on the application fori temporary injunction on .March ll Electric Washer 111 .50 Ask About Our Easy Payment Plan Solid Copper Tub Large Eight-Sheet Capacity 12-Inch Swinging Wringer Never before haa such a low prlco been madn on a brand new model "II" Coffleld Klectrlc Washer, which la recognized nil over tho t'nlted Btntes na tho most efficient and endurable wnsher mnde, Hundreds of Tulsa housewives testify to Its merits. Investigate! Don't Wait! Act Now! Only a limited number of theso washers nro available at this generous price. Iluy now and avoid disappointment. Would Free .Miiilnljnuc. I.OS ANOKI.KH, Mnrch 3. Judge Sidney X. Iteovo of tho Ios Angeles superior court today took under nd vlsemcnt u motion to dismiss the chargu of murder against Mrs. Mnd nlynno Obnnchtiln, accused of con spiring with Arthur C. llurch to slay J. Helton Kennedy. SATURDAY SPECIAL Metnl desk lamp in bronze or green. Attractive and useful. Complete with cord and shade. (PQ rtf? Very special . .' POj I O F. B. Deshon & Co. 505 South Main KB CONTINUED I'llOM PAO.li) ONB trio Co. nf Muskogee; tho Okmulgeo nn & Ulortrlo Co. of Okmulgeo and tho Oklahoma (las & Klectrlc Co., seeking to havo tho state corporation commission restrained from enforc ing n 25-ccnt gas gnto rato charge. Judgo John H. Cottcrnl recently grnnted a temporary injunction re straining tho Oklahoma corporation commission from enforcing Ita gas rato orders. Tho gas companies seek to havo that Injunction ex tended until such tlmo na tho Okla homa supremo court shall hand down a decision on tho commission's orderK, which wcro taken to tho u- Hut questions put to Ingln In rn-premn court bv the companies. Don't Forget Our Big Store Is Just Bursting With New Spring Goods SUN SPOTS EASILY SEEN l)eiiM CloiiiU of Coal Snioko In Ht 1OlllH Mnuct .Spot Visible. HT. LOUIS. Mnrch 3. Thnnka to a denso mid murky cloud of eott conl smoko thnt descended upon tho busi ness section today. It was possible to view tho spots on tho auu with tho naked cyo. Tho celestial orh hung in the liouvcne) llkn a disk of unpolished copper, which on Ita surfneo could ho distinctly aeen threo sun npota. Two woro about tho atzn ot tho hend of n pin while tho third neomod about tho slzo of n pinpoint. 1.0ml nstroiiomci'M declared thnt It Is most iiuueunl for thn sun npots to be visible to the naked eye Garden Tools Poultry and Stock Fence Paints, Varnishes and Oils Oil and Gas Stoves Refrigerators Rugs Linoleum Queenswaro Anything everything, unexcelled. Prices tho best to be mnde. Service for SPF.CIAIi TODAY A $1.50 Cttlar Mop $1.00 nfl.20 hast riusT STitF.irr OSAC.n 221. CET).Tt 2077 I I CHEER-UP! Prosperity Is In Sight! "Money is loosening up and there will be a notable quickening of trade by spring," declares Thomas W. Lamont of the banking house of J. P. Morgan & Co., and by autumn, he. says, "we should be well on the way to that normal prosperity "which is the natural heritage of America." He further explains that a slow return to normal conditions is much to be preferred to a quick change that would carry with it some elsments of inflation. Secretary of the Treasury Mellon says that the present trade outlook is considerably better than that which existed a year ago, but, according to the Washington correspondent of the New York Journal of Com merce, he warns us that we are not yet "out of the woods." Peculiarly significant is the new note of optimism in the agricultural press. A few weeks ago the immediate outlook for the American farmer was generally regarded as desperate, but with the recent upward swing of prices for farm products, the clouds that hung so blackly on the rural horizon have begun to lift and scatter. "Despite many conflicting phases," says Dun's Review (New York), "the fact stands out that business is gaining slowly." The flour milling industry, states the Minneapolis Northwestern Miller, "is now completely readjusted and on. a sound basis. Uncertainty as to the tariff policy which affects the future of the export flour trade and the burdensome and excessive Federal income tax are the chief factors in holding back the advance." But, granting the worst, remarks the Washington Post, "it must be admitted that the United States is in better condition now than it was a year ago. Prices are lower, labor is in a better mood, business is decidedly better, building has been resumed, the railroads are improving their service, the value of foreign money is coming back, and good times are ahead." THE LITERARY DIGEST this week, March 4th, presents an analysis which it has made of business conditions in the United States at the present time, and a reading of it will bring enlightenment and encouragement. j Other interesting news-articles in this number include: '2 The Mine-Rail Labor Alliance Put all your money on "The World's Champion" Wallace Reid's best picture Black White Tail Brown & Ox-Blood I 1,1 illllWIMal This motto should hang in every home over the boys' bed in the girls' room: Clean Shoes " Neat Shoes Polished Shoes Indicate Character Keep Your Shoes cat! F. F. Datley Company of New York, Inc. Buffalo, N.Y. What the Wreck of the Air-Ship "Roma" Shows A Counter-Attack on Crime Opening the Ship Subsidy Fight Czecho-SIovakia and Genoa Ireland's "Immediate Duty" A New Zealand Hail to Pioneers A British Plan For Land Disarmament Sorting Mail to Music Japanese View of Anglo-French Fiction Time to Change the Building Regulations? Furniture With Electric Appliances Music From the Air Stuffy Schools Strangling Study A Bat From the Russian Belfry Where Does Fiction Stand Today?, Lighting Up the Southern Mountains Have Professional Evangelists Had Their Day? A Protestant Confessional Motor-Cars and Students Yale'8 Movie Version of American History The "Accident Faker" The New "Empire of Harems" in the Near East The Gentle Bloodhound Dodging Lions in the Movies Do We Eat Too Much Sugar? Topics of the Day The Spice of Life Many Illustrations Including Humorous Cartoons March 4th Number on Sale Today 10 Cents At All News-dealers The Osage or Cedar 572 Next Week The Big Special British Empire Number. Order It Now.