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II AMERiGANS WILL
HAVE HAND IN
I GERNUN LIS
. Arrival of Director General
Heineken Lends Significance
to Many Rumors
IMPORTANT MEETING
IN N. Y. LOOKED FOR
Harriman Interests Get Control
of Navigation Corporation;
Make Announcement
NEW TORK. Juno 29. Arrival
hero today of Director General Philip
Helncken, of the North German Lloyd
steamship companv with other dlcec
tors and assistants gave significance
to reports that American Interests In
the near future arc to have a big
hand in Germany's former great sea
transportation line", and routes. ,
Helncken refused to discuss the im
mediate object of his visit but an im
portant conference is looked for in
vlev of the recent announcement by I
the United States mail steamship ,
company, to which the shipping board
allocated sixteen former German
stealers, that it wsvs negotiating "with I
the 'North German Llojd for use of
Its Bremen terminals. . j
A representative of the shipping;
board' an'd'thV resident director of the,
North German Lloyd.-Jiereiu.eJ.Hein
eken and his party. ' I
In connection w'th the arrival of,
the Heineken group It was pointed out"
that the. American ship and commerce'
navigation corporation, control ofj
which was acquire by the Harriman ,
interests here, recently asserted it had
entered into contract with the Ham-j
burg-American lin for operation of'
Us trade route throughout the world. I
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TUSTIN PRESIDENT j
OF NORTHERN BAPTISTS
BUFFALO. N. Y.. Juno 29. The
slate committee to the northern Bap
tists convention by the nominating
committee and headed by Ernest I.
Tustln, of Philadelphia, was elected,
the tellers reported today:
The Rev. J. W. Brougher of Los
Angeles was elected us one of the
thirteen members of the executive
committee.
Opposition to Mr. Brougher devel
oped because of his attitude on the;
question of marriage and divorce. He ,
performed the imarrlagc ceremony for(
Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Plckford'
and on account of this act and sub-'
sequent utterances on the subject, at
certain clement sought to replace him j
on the committee slate by nominating
the Row James A. Francis, also of;
Los Angeles. I
The convention ended today. j
IU S. MISSIONARIES '
MISSING IN TURKEY
CONSTANTINOPLE. Juno 2D. A
message from tho United States des- I
troycr Tracy at Mcrslna, dated June
24, says that the American mleslon
alres, Paul Nllson and his wife, of
Wheaton, 111 , who recently were cap
tured by bandits near Tarsus, went
into n vineyard beyond the Fronch
lines on Juno 18 and have not been
heard of since. The Fronch authori
ties at Tarsus are holding twenty
Turks as hostages pending return of
the missionaries. Communication
from Tarsus is interrupted.
II PASSENGERS ESCAPE !
IN SERIOUS CRASH
! DANVILLE. TIL. June 29. Engi
neer William Stewart and Fireman
Bolport were Injured, tho former prob-
ably fatally, and several hundred pas-
Hengors had a narrow escape from In
jury or death when an eastbound Wa-(
i bash passenger train crashed into five
oil cars at Tllton yards, four miles I
west of here, late last night.
I SELLS SUGAR FOR
17 CENTS, ARRESTED
CLEVELAND, June 29. Four
Cleveland firms and one at Sharon,
Pa., and Individual connected with
them were indlcd by the federal
grand jury here, charged with profi
teering In foodstuffs. ,
Among the firms Indicted was the
G. S. Vlllard company, sugar broker's
Cleveland, which is charged with sell
ing S7.000 pounds of beet sugar which
cost approximately 12 1-28 cents a
tfound, at 17 3-1 cants a pound.
Hl, MARATHON EVENT.
NEW YORK, Juno 29, Selection of
1 the American representatives for the
Hf, Olympic marathon race will bo made
ml llcro July C by the American Olymplo
k committee, It, was announced today.
Members of the swimming and boxing
2am? 'vv"1 ke chosen at a meeting July
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HERE IS SECOND
1 DAY EVENTS AT
I SAN FRANCISCO
SAN FRANCISCO, June 29.
The Democratic national con
vention program for today is as
follows : I
; j Convention meets at 1 p. m. i
Praj'er by the Rt. Rev. Wil-1
liam P. Nichols, bishop of the
j Episcopal church, California ,
. diocese. I
Report of the committee on
j credentials. j
Report of the committee on
permanent organization.
Address by Senator Joseph T.
i Robinson of Arkansas, perma
nent chairman,
j Report of the committee on
, rules and order of business.
Next in order, report of reso
j lutions committee, which is
j holding hearings and is not
ready to repor; the platform.
Remainder of day's program
! depends on convention develop-
merits. Delivery of nominating
j speeches next in order while
i platform rerjort is awaited.
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Several Reasons Back of De
cision to End Project, Com
mittee Says
NEW YORK, June 29. The billion
dollar campaign of tho interchurch'
world movement has been abandoned, I
it was announced, following a meeting
of the executive committee. The en-1
tire project may end July S. It was
said, when the general committee will
meet to consider what steps, if any,
will be taken to carry on other aspects
of the campaign.
Several reasons were back of tho de
cision, the committee stated, tho prin
cipal one being the present prevalence
of "drives of various kinds."
The withdrawal of the Baptist hurch.
north, and the Presbytorian church,
north, also were said to bo Important
factors In the decision. Originally the
lnlcrhurch world movement proposed
to direct the raising of ?1, 320. 211.551
for tho work at home and abroad of
the fifty eight boards and solotlcs
which became parties to tho move
ment. For tho first year. 1920. the
budget called for $336,777,57.2, which
was to be raised by a drive, closely
patterned after Liberty loan methods,
between April 21, and Mav 20 last.
The first drive nettod only J17C,-'
000,000, expected $10,000,000 contribu
tions by friendR falling to materialize,
according to a report to the gonoral
committee.
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WILD SCENE OCCURS
IN CROWDED SUBWAY
NEW YORK. June 29. Faience rs
in a crowded subway train lasc nigrjti
smashed windows and trampled each!
other in an effort to leave the train
when a hrakeshoe fell from beneath
tho rear car at the Canal street sta-'
tlon and camo in contact with tho!
third rail None" was injured scrioutly.
The train stopped abruptly with a
terrific crash, followod by darkness
bh a fuBO blew out. The oxploalun
liko report shook the station, scattered
money In the change bootho and
caused attendants to spread an alarm
of a tunnel collision. Police reserves
and ambulances were sent to tho
scene.
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CHICAGO DRUG STORES
MUST PAY LICENSES'
CHICAGO, Juno 29. The Chicago
city council revenues commlUu today
dbclded that drug stores should pay a
license of $500 a year..
"The drug stores have taken ovor
the business of the saloon," Alderman
Kenna said. "Thpso selling liquor arc
profiteering. Thoy should pay a li
cense approximating that paid by the
caloons,"
KNOCKOUT! SCORED.
JERSEY CITY, N. J., Juno 29.
Gone Tuney, light heavyweight boxing
champion of-tho Amorican expedition
ary forcoK, scored a knockout over
Ole Anderson of Tacoma, Wash,, in tho
third round of a , 12 round' math hero
last night,, whon the referee stopped
I tho bout.
TENANTS AND
LANDLORDS IN
jot ip war
Rent Commission Acts in
Washington Up to U. S.
Supreme Court
HUNDREDS OF OWNERS
FACE IRATE RENTERS
Gas and Lights Are Cut Off;
Candles and Wood Alco
hol Are Used
BY GKORG1S II. AVATKRS.
N E. A. Staff Correspondent,
WASHINGTON. June 2s The right
'of a tenant to live In a house and at
ithe same time prevent the landlord
trom profiteering against him, is be
ing uotlv contested in Uie national cap-Mtal-
As a result there havo been some
Incar-mobblngu, and hundreds of land
lords are at outs with thousands of
tcnant3. . ...
It Is a cat and dog fjghl, which
oventually mu3t bo decided by the su
premo court of the Ujilted States.
$37,080 Saved.
Perhaps the most, aggravated case
is that of the Monhioutn Hotel, 1819
G street, N It Is owmed by. the F1-:
dcllty Storgo Coi, of which Jams L.
lvarrlc'k Ik president. Thore are -210
apartments and . all tho tenanls4om-plaihchr-Jrtfe--&o11
it'enteommissle-n;
! reduced the total rent on tho hotel
from $77,950 to H0.26U, an uggrogatc
savins oi ?37,GS0, to the tenants,
I Soine of the reductions were; Fic:
ooms,' reduced from $1S0 to ?100;
five rooms reduced from f 120 to 575; I
four rooms reduced from J1S0 to $S2.
50; one loom reduced from $90 to
$32,50, and two roon.s reduced from
S150 to $50.
1'eniinLs Take Stand.
When the Ball Kent commission
fixed these rates, tenants refused to
pay more. Tho owners of the apart
ment cut oft tho gas and light, and
discontinued other services. This In
furiated the tenants and they arc re
fusing to pay any rent at all and are
burning candles and cooking with
wood alcohol. Some of them havo
forbidden the landlord to evon comci
around to collect the rent.
Right in tho middle of these strained
relations two members of tho district
supreme court. Justices Josiah Van
Orsdel and Clinton Roob, declared tho
Ball ront law unconstitutional, and
left town. Chief Justice C. J. Smyth
rendered a hot dissenting opinion, de
claring the decision of the other Jus
tlcos all wrong and upholding the law.
31iuiy Mny lie Ousted.
This decision came In a case inde-
pendent of tho Monmouth Hotel case,
and the owners of the Monmouth
rushed Into tho municipal court to
oust all the tenants. The tenants have
sought relief from the rent commis
sion. The rent commission Itself has
filed a writ of error with the district!
supreme court setting forth the fol
lowing: (1) That Oic district supreme court
has no Jurisdiction over a national lawi
passed as a war measure.
(2) That the chief justice of the
same court has renderoJ a dissenting
opinion, pointing out where the other i
two Judges erred. . j
(2) That the chief Justlco of the'
ton, especially those or umail means, (
will be unprotected between now and
October if the court doesn't alter its
decision, and that thousands of fami
lies will booustcd.
The case has been appealed to the!
United Stateu supreme court, but that'
court cannot act on It till Octoboi. lf
tho district supreme courtdoesn't grant,
relief, It Is estimated 75,000 persons!
will be literally thrown from their
homes.
WOMAN MYSTIC HAS
HER FINE REVERSED
CHICAGO. June 29 Judge Holdom
of the appcllato court today reversed
decisions in two cases where women
alleged to possess occult powerd had
been fined by judgeu of the municipal
court.
Lately Sir Oliver Lodge, a scholarly
Englishman, spoke to a large audienco
In Chicago concerning spiritualism
and tho possibilities of conversing with
the spirits of those who havo passed
from this to tho unseen world, said
tho Judge, "and there was no thought
by the authorities of interfering with
or penalizing him."
AMERICANS EAT TOO
MUCH, SAY OSTEOPATHS
CHICAGO, Juno 29. America's
general health is improving because
tho public is becoming better educated
to tho proper caro of the body, speak
ers said at a convention of tho Amori
can Osteopathic association.
According to Dr. James A Cozart
of Cantonburg, Pa., 90 per cent of
dlseaaes havo their origin in disorders
of digestion. "More people kill them
selves in this country every day by
overeating than die of starvation In a
month," he said In an address.
m. RQBIfSON
GIVES SjOiD
keynote Speech
i :
i Disclosures on --Campaign
Funds Weapon of Demo
cratic Permanent 'phairman
G. 0. P. PLANKS ON
TAXATION CRITICIZED
Republican Platform Comes in
for Sharp Denunciation
at Convention
SAN! FRANCISCO. June 29. Sena
tor Robinson of Arkansas permanent
chairman of the Democratic national
convention, In his speccK ' today as
sailed the Republican ' arty for its
Chicago platform, for tlfe disclosures
of large sums of rnope In pre-cori-ventlon
contests, and particularly at
tacked the Republlcan'flcnators who
fought the ratification -,of the peace
treaty with tho leaguelof nations cov
enant. 7
"To3ted by every standard which
j voters usually apply," said he. "the
Democratic party is entitled tto victory
In tho coming campaign., Compari
son of the Democratic ah'd Republican
records, contrast, of pbHUcSl. policies
and ,oC.paleauAfjrjus'tKiea "Uiii"
"belief t'tltTeWllcan parly w.ll
be driven from power in 'both
i branches Of congress and that com
plete control of the government will
be restored to the Democratic party
In the November elections because
that parly has earned tho public con
fidence. ,
"The Republican platform adopted
ut Chicago la an amazing- jumble- or
ambiguities, inconsistencies, evasions,
misrepresentations, straddles' and
'slanders'. It Is deliberately unfair In
charging upon tho Democratic admin
istration all responsibility for military
unprdparodnesa. Everyone knows
that the Republican party controlled
the government for a long period
prior to tho inauguration of President
Wilson. When the Democratic party
went Into power March 4, 1913. both
tho army and the navy were far be
low the authorized number. If critic
Ism of tho pre-war national po'llcy as
to military preparedness is justified,
the censure must fall upon the Re
publican party.
Plunk Jlchl Insincere.
"The plank In tho Republican plat
form respecting taxation Is Manifestly
insincere. They promised no substan
tial relief from tho exacting tax bur
dens necessarily imposed during the
war. There aro many vexatious taxoH,
that should be repealed now that tho'
war is over. The big Joker in tint
amazing document is the plank In tho
Republican platform concerning profi
teering: "Wo condemn the Democratic ad
ministration for failure Impartiallv to
enforce the antl-proflteoring laws" en
acted by the Republican partv
"Who will be deceived by "this ab
surd prolense? Tho Republican .-,n-gress
enacted no antl-proflteoring
laws. The amendments to tho food
control act were suggested bv tho
president and supported by the Demo
crats in congress. The prc3ident
recommended four additional meas
ures to prevont and penalize profi
teering. "All these measures were pigeon
holed. Nothing was proposod bv thej
Republicans in place of thorn. la tho
Democratic administration to be de
nounced for .falling to enforce mcas-l
ures which tho Republicans refused to
pass ? i
Significant Omission.
"Perhaps the most significant omis
sion from tho Republican platform
Is in respect to tho excessive use of
money In foderal elections. In spite
of tho general Indignation aroused by
the expenditure of more than one mil
lion and a half dollars In behalf ofi
General Wood and almost a million1
dollars In behalf of Governor Lowdon'
and the nomination of a dark horao
as the result, no jnenllon of the sub-'
Jcct Is found In the Chicago platform.
Tho November elections, however, will
demonstrate tho fact that tho presi
dency cannot bo auctioned. It haa
been said that partisanship ceases at
tho water's edgo. The political record1
of tho last few months belles this dec
laration. The Republican party in the
senate and In its recent convention
presents to tho world tho humiliating
spectacle of discordant and conflict
ing factions seeking to discredit tho
president In his efforts to maintain
the respect and confidence of our
allies.
"Tho Chicago platform declares that
tho policy ot tho Wilson administra
tion towards Mexico is responsible for
tho loss of lives and property result
ing to American cUlzcns in Mexico.
Nevertheless, the provisions of that
platform regarding Mexico are ambig
uous and indefinite. Does the plank
In the Republican platform on Mexico
mean that If the property or lives of
Amorican citizens in Mexico are here
after endangered this government will
make war on Moxlco and establish a
protectorate? Why was tho conven
tion not frank enough to announce u
(Continued on Pafe 3.)
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"Platform Chairman' '
BLOOD IS FOUND
WHERE ROBBER
LEFT SI TIN
Passenger Fires Five Shots at
Bandit Who Robs 25
Persons
SACRA.MBXTO. Cal., June 29.
Blood stains were found today on the
Southern Pacific railway tracks at the
point two miles west of Sacramento
where an unidentlfiod bandit alighted
last night from passenger train No. C
after robbing -5 passengers of monoy
and Jewelry. . .
As the robbor was leaving the train
ho was fired on five tlmos by Albert
Roddcll, a passenger,' and was hoard
to cry out in pain.
The bandit cllmbod Upon the roar
platform of the observation car and
held up tho passengers In that and
tho car ahead, compelling a brakoman
to accompany him and pull back the
curtains of tho bertha.
As he attempted to enter a third
coach he found Conductor Muldownoy
In the act of locking tho door and fired
at him twice.
Rodoll followed the bandit back to
the forward platform of tho 'observa
tion car, where ho flrpd three shots
and the bandit toppled from the train.
! Officers have gone in. search of the
man.
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FIVE COUNTRIES IN
UNION, SALVADOR PLAN
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SAX SALVADOR Republic df Salva
dor, June 27 Dr. Purcdes, minister
of foreign affairs of Salvador, han Sent
an Identical telegram to tho govern
ments of Guatemala, Honduras. Ntcha
ragua agd Costa Rica, asking them to
study tho necessity of calling a con
ference for the purpose of preparing
! tho ground for a union of the five
countries.
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REPAIRERS OF SHOES
PROFITEERS, CHARGE
1 BOSTOX, June 29. Tho state com
mission on necessaries of llfo at a
hearing today on complaints of profi
teering In shoe repairing heard deal
ers testify that customers wcro charg
ed four dollars for full sole and hoclj
work, and the actual repairers were
paid 2.75 for the Job. Witnossos in
dicated an advance in price was contemplated.
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CHINESE RIOT AS
RICE PRICE JUMPS
SHANGHAI. Juno 29. Labor dis
orders and strikes are spreading with
incipient rioting and looting of food
shops in the industrial dlstrlots, duo to
the price of rice having mounted to
515.20 a pioul (a ploul approximates
133 1-2 pounda)r 1
REED LOSES DUT
IN GlilTTEE
! ON CREDENTIALS
i
i Bitter Foe of Treaty Denied
Seat; Wilson Foes Are
Victors Throughout
SAX FRAXC1SCO. June 29. Ad
ministration supporters strengthened
tho hold on the Democratic national
convention through a series of victories
lnthe credentials committee which de
cided three, hotly fought contests.
One of these was 'the denial of a
scat in the convention to Senator
James A. Reed of Missouri. The Clark
Howell dolegales- In Georgia, pledged
to Attorney General. Palmer, also
wore seated. Both actions were in ac
cord with previous decisions of the na
tional committee.
The credentials committee, however,
overruled the national committee In
tho Oregon case, whore it seated R.
R. Turner and John L Schuylcman,
giving each one-half a vote. Turner,
who was selected by the Oregon state
coihmlttce flit a vacancy caused by
tho death of George T, Baldwin, was 1
forod to yield half of his voto to I
! Schuyleman. described as a strong ad- ,
ministration supporter. Schuyleman
claimed the seat on the ground that he
was the next highest man in the prim-'
ary. having been .fifth in the race foct
the four places.
Senator Reed was denied a seat In
tho national convention by the creden
tials committee last night, after it had
Mlstened to nearly four hours of argu
ment. Tho voto was 37 to 9. r
I Final agreement, both for and
(against Rood, was bitter, and personal
attacks on various supporters of either
sldo marked its progress.
j Reed leaders -maintained steadfastly
(that the credentials committee held
jtho lifeline of victory for the Domo-
crats In Missouri. Francis M. Wilson,
counsel for Reed, dclared serious bUiws
(would be dealt the party strength
(throughout the state If the senator was
I not seated.
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RESOLUTE TO POSSESS
BEST POSSIBLE CREW
BOSTON, June 29 Whon Resolute
meets Shamrock IV In defense of
America's cup next month sho will
present the best available combina
tion of crow and equipment drawn In
part from tho Vanltic, her rival for
defense honors.
It was announced today that Rear
Commodoro George Nichols of tho Now
York Yacht club, oklppor of the Van
itlo In the trial races, would Join Rcs
oluto'a staff us navigator, in place of
Lieutenant Arthur Adams of Boston.
Vanltlo also will contributo her choic
est spars and rigging, jvhlch In the
test races proved of bettor quality
than these carried by Resolute.
- Charles Francis Adams, skipper of
the Resolute, sad today that Resoluto
might carry other small parts from
the equipment of Vanltlo,
Sin ii I
Carter Glass Platform Chair
man; 'Bryan Excluded From jH
Sub Committee
SENATOR ROBINSON H
PERMANENT CHAIRMAN H
iH
Close Observers Look for jH
l rend Toward Some Seeker
of Wilson's Job IH
SAN FRANCISCO. June 23. After
a night of successes in the formation
of committees, administration forces
in control of 'the Democratic national
convention pressed home their vie- jH
tories today when the delegates:' gath
crcd for the second session.
Administration forces went into the
second day of the Democratic national
convention apparently in full control
of the situation.. Senator Glass of
Virginia, as chairman of the resolu
tions committee; William J. Bryan ex
eluded from the sub-committee of
nine chosen to actually draft the plat
form while Balnbridge Colby, sccre il
tary of state, sits as the rcpresonta- H
tlve of President Wilson; Senator H
Joseph T. Robinson of Arkansas,, an
other staunch administration sup- jH
porter chosen for permanent chairman , UH
of the convention, and administration 1
men at the head of other committees,
was the line-up brougnt out of what. IH
had promised to be a contest.. 'jH
Trend Toward Candidate;.
"Whether 'a combination. Cf the qp- jH
position 'forces caj?.. 'he accomplished
to Htom -tho-fldeoCfthe success of the
administration men(".wjis not' revealed
VTth fhe aitua'Cron apparently1 well In
hanp, close observers of convention JH
developments would, not be surprised
to sec the next move to be a definite I 'jH
trend toward some particular candi
date for the presidential nomination IH
While administration forces have jH
worked in concert to control the ma
chinery of the convention there is no
assurance that the community of in- MH
terest among them -vM continue when
the balloting has reached the end of
the preliminary stage of compliment
ary voting. There are many who be
lievc there will be no definite drift of
presidential sentiment until after the
platform has. been adopted and the
candidates dcfinltclv know upon what
character of party principles they are jH
expected to stand. There was no sur
face indication when the convention
met today that thore was any material
change in the relative standings of the
presidential candidates. jH
Committee on Platform
The full committee on platform oc
cupied the hours before the opening ,
of the convention, which was set for ill
1 p. m. In giving hearings to various lH
interests that had planks to offer for
the platform. The sub-committee IH
meanwhile remained Inactive.
The committee on rules abjo met jH
early and threshed out the unit rule ll
question, an effort being made to tH
adopt some regulation that would not '
come in conflict with stale primary j
Nominating Speeches i
Delegates were expectant as to H
whether nominating speeches woulil
be reached today or tonight. The i
commltteo on rules decided that nomi- ' H
natlng speeches may be delivered in H
advance of adoption of the platform ! IH
but that balloting should not begin un
til the declaration of principles had ' IH
been decided upon. If there is no ex
tended discussion of the credential and
rules committee reports, the convon
tlon will reach that stage in the pro
cecdings where nominating speeches
would be in order.
The ,blg speech of today's session
was that of Senator Robinson when he
relieved' Temporary Chairman Cum- t JM
mlngs'and look permanent charge of IH
;ihe, proceedings.
FLOUR AND SUGAR , fl
DESTROYED IN FIRE .
CHICAGO. Juno 29. Fire believed
to haye" boon started by sparks from
a passing locomotive destroyed a Chi
cago, Burlington ,and Qulncy freight ll
house, throe loading platforms and !
seventy five freight cars on adjacent
tracks last night at Cicero, a suburb,
with an estimated loss of nearly ?1,
000,000. IH
Much flour and sugar was destroy- fl
ed. The burned area covered two
blocks.
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CONDITION OF GENERAL
GORGAS IS CRITICAL
LONDON, June 29. The condition
of Major General Gorgas, former sur- fl
gcon general of the United States IH
army, grew somewhat worse suddenly
yesterday, but early today ho was re-
ported to be resting slightly easier. ,
His condition Is considered extremely i '
critical. IH
SOVIETS PURCHASE
BIG SWEDISH WORKS .
STOCKHOLM, Juno 29. It Is re
ported that Sweden's greatest locomo- fl
tlve works, situated at TrollhRttan, t lH
have boen sold to Soviet Russia. Tho '
Stockholm newspapers are antagonls
tic to the sale.