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THEN WAR HERl, IS
MURDEREDINN.Y.
“Tough Mugs’ ” Ex-Leader
Shot Six Times at Subway,
One Bullet Striking Heart;
Slayer Escapes.
New York, Dec. 27 (United News).
—Monk Eastman, gunman, thief, slug
ger. election repeater, opium peddler,
hart odder and gang leader on the
lower east side 15 years ago, was on
his way home from a Christmas party
just before dawn Sunday morning
Monk Eastman had no reason to be
on guard against trouble as he made
for the subway at Fourteenth street,
his old domain, just before dawn
Sunday. But, as he turned to enter
the subway, a man stepped out, put
a gun up to his body and began to
pump the trigger just as Monk used
to do when he was an cast side killer
years ago. Monk wasn’t armed at all
so the best he could do was throw
his arms up like a boxer’s guard and
take the bullets there. Three hit him
In the left arm and one in the right
before the sixth broke threw, like a
quick jab through a groggy Pnze
fighter’s guard. This one hit him In
the heart and he fell dead.
“Died of His Own Medicine.
There were three taxi drivers ana
some other men standing around at
the time. They all said they heard
the shooting but didn’t see the man do
It and couldn’t describe the murderer.
So Monk Eastman died of his own
medicine ar.d the old timers down
on the east side are recalling his mo
and works.
One thing about Monk Eastman
he went to the war and fought the
Germans with the same cold-blooded
disregard for danger that made him
a castlron man among the tough mugs
that he led in the old days. He had
just finished serving his last prison
term, two years and 11 months In
Dannemora prison for a burglary
committed in 1915 in Albany, when
the United States entered the war.
As Eastman had been arrested In
Yonkers for the Albany burglary, he
was returned there on being released,
and the first person he met as he
stepped down from the train, was a
recruiting officer for the lObth in
fantry of th.o 27th division. Monk en
enlisted and went through the war
with his outfit.
Into Business After War.
After the- return of the 27th, Col.
Franklin W. Ware, U. S. A., regi
rnental commander, and three cap
tains started a petition to Governor
Smith to have Monk Kastman’s civil
rights restored. The eolonel wrote
that Monk gave ‘‘excellent and vali
’ • ant" service in the fighting at Kernel
Hill and at the Hindonburg line.
As Justice Morson Auser. who had
sentenced Monk, joined the petition
ers Governor Smith did restore
Monk’s rights, and Monk seized this
chance to go into business. He was
the partner of a fellow known as
“Fat” Jones, in an auto accessory
shop in the old Fourteenth street
L neighborhood, not far from Tammany
hall, when somebody finally go thim.
FORMER PRIMA DONNA
FILES FOR DIVORCE
Grace Drew Brown Starred in
“The Chocolate Soldier”
and Others.
Denver, Dec. 27 (United News).—
•Grace Drew Brown, former light opera
prima donna, has filed suit for di
vorce from James H. Brown, Denver
attorney and son of H. C. Brown,
builder of the Brown Palace hotel
here.
The complaint was filed December
22, but was suppressed.
The actress-wife accuses her hus
band of mental cruelty and that ho
failed to support her properly for
more than a year. She alleges that he
impaired her health by refusing to
speak to her for days.
Mr. Brown denied the charges in
the complaint.
Both Brown and his wife had been
married bef, re and both were di
vorced. Brown comes from one of
Colorado’s most blue blooded families.
His wife attained success as an ac
tress. She was star in the farce,
“Alma, Whore Do You Live?” and was
prima donna in “The Chocolate Sol
dier.”
$300,000 SCHOOL BURNED
TO ASHES BY FIREBUG
Wilkinsburg, Pa., Dec. 26 (United
Nows).-—First Indication that the
"arson ring’ which has terrorized
Fayette county, had moved at least a
branch of its operations, developed
early Sunday morning when the
Johnston school was fired and burned
to the ground with a loss estimated at
$300,000.
Policeman Adam Fornof discovered
a man running from the school house
at the same time that he observed
flames in^the structure. The police
man emptied his revolver in attempt
ing to catch the firebug but none of
the bullets apparently found its mark.
Fearing that the arson operations
which have ravished Fayette county
might be starting on a large scale
here, a call was sent for fire compan
ies from Pittsburgh, but no other con
flagrations developed.
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♦ Mexican whisky delivered in ♦
♦ El Paso homes for Christmas,
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SENATOR BECOMES
GREAT-GRANDAD
Senator C. 8. Page.
A new distinction has oome to the
XTnited States Senate. It now num
bers among its members a great
grandfather, Senator Carroll S.
Page, of Vermont This distinction
came when a son was born at Hyde
Park, Vt., to Mr. and Mrs. Proctor
Hill Page, the senator’s grandson,
one of the clerks of the Senate naval
committee, of which the senator is
chairman.
HARDINGS KEPT
Wade Through Mass of Christ
mas Mail—Have Turkey
Dinner With Scribes—
Did Little Shopping.
Marion, Ohio, Dec. 27 (Special).—
President-elect and Mrs. Harding
tried hard Saturday to make aa odd
fashioned Christmas, but they could
□ot escape the fact that they are
public characters. Both were up early
digging into the mass of packages,
letters, and telegrams that were pned
up in the down stairs of the Mount
Vernon avenue home all night
Presents were sent from every cor
ner of the United States, and the
boxes and other remembrance* were
of the greatest variety, and as mys
terious looking as any child received.
Send Many Christmas Cards.
The Hardings did less Christmas
shopping this year than ever. Their
only attempt was to send remem
brances to relatives and immediate
friends, but a larger number of cards
were, sent out. Neither the president
elect nor Mrs. Harding had time after
their return from Panama for much
shopping.
The Christmas plans of the presi
dent-elect provided for a day of com
plete rest. The savory odor of a tur
key, approximately the size of an os
trich, kept the senator's mind from
thoughts of his association of na
tions plan and the slowly forming
cabinet.
Scribes for Guests.
The only engagement the senator
had was to entertain at a real turkey
dinner in the afternoon the six news
paper correspondents who remained
in Marion over the holidays. Many
neighbors, however, made informal
calls during the morning.
The Hardings had their evening
meal with the senator’s sisters and
his father, Dr. George T. Harding.
The president-elect has only a few
minor conferences scheduled for the
next few days, his idea being to cele
brate the holidays and rest up until
after the New Year.
Mrs. Harding will leave within the
next 10 days for a shopping visit to
New York and Washington.
WOULD AWARD POLICE
KILLING CRIMINALS
“Sounds Cold Blooded, But
It’s Needed,” Says Chi
cago Alderman.
Chicago, Dec. 27 (United News).—
In the last few weeks three Chicago
policemen have been shot and killed
by bandits.
In each case the policeman was re
luctant to use his gun.
Now comes Alderman Joseph O.
Kostner with a plan, which he will
recommend to the city council Wed
nesday, to change the situation.
Any policeman who kills a criminal
would bo promoted and given a raise
in salary under the plan.
"Sounds cold blooded, doesn’t It?”
said Alderman Kostner Sunday. “But
it's what is needed. Old policemen,
especially, hesitate about shooting.
They’ve got to be educated up to the
prompt use of the gun.
"The robbers aren’t slow with their
guns. Why should the police give
quarter?”
The alderman says Chief of Police
Fitzmorris approves the plan.
The Chinese foreign ofllce has noti
fied the foreign legations that a 10
per cent, increase in the customs
duties, to be applied to famine relief
will become effective January 16.
REPROGLE FALLS AGAIN.
New York, Dec. 27 (Associated
Press).—Reprogle Steel, which un
settled the stock market by its extra
ordinary decline of almost 22 points
last Tuesday made another sensa
tional drop today. It stopped at 30,
then rallied to 35.
The rast of the market was not
much disturbed by Reprogles erratic
movements although most leaders
were 1 to 3 points under epening
prices.
"miTMIFFIC
BEHEST VET; IS
NEW BITE BflBST’;
—CUYLE*
Despite Heavy Payroll and Ex
pensive Future, No In
creases in Charges Are Ex
pected, Says Chairman.
New York, Dec. 27 (United News).
•—The end 6f 1920 finds the railroads
of the country with a record of hav
ing mewed the greatest volume of
traffic ever known in a single year,
with unprecedented expenditures for
reconstruction and added facilities,
with the highest payroll and the most
expensive future In their history—
but with no Intention of further bur
dening the public with Increased
rates, according to Thomas De Witt
Cuyler, chairman of the Association of
Railroad Executives.
“I know of no movement," said
Chairman Cuyler, “on the part of the
railroads for a general increase In
rates, nor do I expect any. It Is true
that the railroad companies are not
yet receiving from the recently In
creased rates anything like the 8 per
cent return needed, but the railway
executives realize that they are trus
tees of a great public Interest In the
reduction of railway operating ex
penses to the lowest possible figure,
and every effort will be made during
the coming year to accomplish this
fcy further economy and efficiency.”
Cuyler Outlines Achievements.
In response to Inquiry as to the
outstanding achievements of the
great railway systems In the full nine
months since the government turned
back the lines to their owners, Mr.
Cuyler listed the following:
1. Increased the average move
ment per freight car per day from
22.3 miles to 28.8 miles.
2. Increased the average load
per car from 28.8 to SO tons.
3. Substantially reduced the
number of unserviceable locomo
tives.
4. Reduced the accumulation of
loaded but unmoved freight oars
from 103,237 on March 1 last to
21,991 as of of December 3.
5. Relocated 180,000 box cars
from the east to the weet for
movement of farm products.
6. Relocated approximately 180,
000 open top cars from the east
to the west to aid In maintaining
coal production.
7. Moved the third highest coal
production In the history of the
country.
8. Spent more than 8500,800,000
extra on track, bridge, car and
locomotive improvements.
9. Contracted to spend about
8250,000,000, largely out of earn
ings, for additions and better
ments to promote movement of
cars.
10. Arranged to purchase 50,000
new freight cars, 1,500 new loco
motives and 1,000 new passenger
cars.
11. Began the reconstruction of
thousands of old cars.
12. Moved the largest volume of
traffic ever recorded in a single
year, with the highest efficiency
yet achieved and with a minimum
addition to the vaiue of the prop
erty on which the public has to
pay a return through rate.
Record for AM Systems.
Mr. Cuyler designates the year now
closing as a record one for practically
all the American railroad systems.
“Not only,” he says, "has a larger
gross tonnage been moved than ever
before,' but new records have been
established for the amount of trans
portation gotten out of each car. Even
during the war year of 1918 the high
est performance was 494 ton miles per
car per day, while for August, 1920,
the average was 557, and for Septem
ber and October 565.”
And this despite the fact that, be
cause of the Intensive war use of
cars and locomotives, an unusually
large number of both were In bad
order when the railroads were re
turned to private operation and con
trol, and despite the fact, too, that
unsettled labor conditions In the rail
roads produced effects entirely out Of
proportion to the number of men who
actually quit work.
As evidence of the efficiency which
has been practiced by the roads, Cuy
ler cites that they have moved a vol
ume of business with available equip
ment which, if it had had to be ac
commodated by new ears and loco
motives, would have entailed an ex
penditure of approximately $2,000,
000,000. Co-operation between the
railroads and shippers made this ex
pense unnecessary, he said.
NEW corporationIvants
TO TAKE^DEFUN'CT ROAD
Washington, Dec. 27 (Associated
Press).—The Chicago & Eastern Illi
nois Railway Company, a new Illi
nois corporation, applied today to the
Interstate Commerce commission for
authority to take over the Chicago
& Eastern Illinois Railroad Company,
now in the hands of a receiver, re
organize it, and issue stocks and
bonds to the amount of approximately
$60,000,000.
DANCER QUITS HUSBAND.
Chicago, Dec. 27 (United News).—
Sascha Beaumont, dancing star in
"Scandals of 1920,” has obtained a di
vorce from her husband, Reginald
Schonemann, actor. She charged de
sertion.
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JUDGE RELENTS.
West Orange, N. J., Dec. 27.—Judge
Lander, who sentenced three boys to
go to bed every night at 6:30 and to
forego Christmas gifts and festivities,
has recinded the latter part of the
penalty.
ST. LOUIS BANK ROBBED.
St. Louis, Mo., Dec. 27 (United
Press).—A bandit today he)d up the
office force of the N. O. Nelson Man
ufacturing Company, located m the
heart of the eity. and escaped with
»4,W0.
[HEW TARIFF BILL
FIRST 01 SENATE
AFTER XMAS EIST
Although Jammed Through
House, Emergency Measure
on Farm Prodncts May Be
Held Up in Upper Chamber.
Washington, Dec. J7 (United News).
—The farmers again will have first
call on congress when ft resumes
work Monday after a three-day holi
day.
The emergency agricultural tariff
bill Jammed through tho House last
week In rcord braking time Is due for
discussion In the Senate. Senater
Harrison, of Mississippi, has an
nounced his Intention tj see that the
Senate really d'! .aerates beforo it
ratifies the iun of the House. Hs
proposes i rnand a quorum during
its consit cation. It remans to be
seen win ,er the alignment of south
ern and \.estern members which made
passage of the bill so easy in the
House can be duplicated in the upper
chamber. The expedition given In tho
Senate to the resolution to revive the
war finance corporation In the hope
of aiding the farmers, however, makes
It appear quite possible.
Members of the Senate agriculture
and finance committees remained In
the capltol up until Friday afternoon
wrestling with the farm problem with
particular reference to possible credit
flacllities. They admitted then that
tho solution of the question has not
been aehltred, but were prepared to
take It up agala this week.
There Is general exeprtation that
the two houses will have a presiden
tial vet* to consider before the week
ends. President Wilson has put the
resolution reviving the war finance
corporation in the hands of Secre
tary of the Treasury Houston to con
sider. Secretary Houston opposes the
resorption of the corporation and Is
ifkely to advise a veto.
No holiday has been taken by the
women working In behalf ot tho
Sheppard-Towner maternity bllL
They remained on tho Job until hear
ings by the House committee ended
Friday and are ready to besiege the
capltol again Monday. Their Insis
tence that the House lose no time In
Indorsing the action of the Senate,
which passed the bill, grows out of
their desire that It be placed beforo
the legislatures of 40 states, meeting
this winter, In order tliat these states
may accept its provisions and mako
the appropriations to match the fed
eral appropriation provided by the
hill Most of the legislatures will not
meet again for two years and one,
at least, not again for four years.
Bridegroom
Of Idle Hour
Given Divorce
Los Angeles, Dec. 27 (Special).—
The marriage which Cyril Murtagh
contracted in an idle hour In New
York when he was waiting around be
fore starting on a business trip, did
not turn out wrell and the engineer has
Just been granted a divorce from
Leila Murtagh In court here. The
ceremony was performed on Novem
ber 30, 1914, and the bride, cashier In
the Hotel Biltmore, returned at once
to her desk In the hotel, at which the
proposal of marriage had been made
only two hours before.
During his business travels, Mr.
Murtagh said, they exchanged letters.
He wanted her to come to the Pa
cific coast. She replied that she pre
ferred New York. He sent her $100.
M. J. Cohen, a friend, who went to
New York on business, called on the
bride and sought to induce her to
Join her husband. She declined, and
said the marriage was a mistake.
The court granted Mr. Murtagh a
decree on tho ground of desertion.
GUATEMALA RESUMES TRADE.
Washington, Dec. 27 (United Nedre.)
—The Guatemalan legation here Sun
day Issued a statement given out by
their government abolishing restric
tions between Guatemala and four
other Central American republics,
Honduras, Salvadora, Nicaragua and
Costa Rica.
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4 GEESE VOLPLANE 4
4 INTO WIRES AND 4
4 GUM UP SERVICE 4
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4 Providence, R. I., Dec. 27 4
4 (Spocial).—A largo flock of 4
4 wild geese which flew Into tel- 4
4 egraph and telephono wires 4
4 and demoralized its signal sys- 4
4 tem, held up traffic on the 4
4 Pascoag branch lino railroad 4
4 for several hours. 4
4 Tiio flock was volplaning 4
4 into a pond near the railroad 4
4 tracks when it came in contact 4
4 with the wires, breaking them 4
4 and throwing them against 4
4 high voltage power wires. 4
4 Switches and fuses on tele- 4
4 phone and telegraph instru- 4
4 ments along tho entire line 4
4 were burned out. 4
4 Several geese were dccapi- 4
4 lated or winged by tho wires 4
4 and provided Christmas din- 4
4 ners for many Pascoag resi- 4
4 dents. 4
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STEAMER ON FIRE.
London, Dec. 27 (Associated Press).
—The British steamer Navarino,
which sailed from Now York Decem
ber 8 for Hamburg and Rotterdam,
reports by wireless that a fire broke
out in her cargo December 17 and
that it is spreading. The steamer re
ports that she is making for Queens
town.
It is reported that many members
of the Herman aristocracy are buying
up oid Dutch manors near tho ex -
♦sii;ser's residence at Doom.
[YOUNGEST GIRL EVER
REGISTERED AT VASSAR
Littlo Carolinda Waters, 7-month -
old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.
Waters, of Glencove, L. I., has been
registered for entry Into Vassal- col
lege and Is said to be the youngest
over registered. Her first letter of
recommendation for entrance was re
ceived from Louiso Carnegie Miller,
daughter of Mrs, Andrew Carnegie.
QUIET. AFTER ALL
Marred by Only One Incident
of Rowdyism in Dublin
When Armed Men Wound
Two Civilians.
London, Dec. 27 (United News).—
The Irish office reports that this
Christmas has been of the quietest
sort, both In Dublin and through
out Ireland.
It was marred by only one Incident
of rowdyism In Dublin, In tho course
of which armed men lired on a group
of unarmed military, wounding two
men slightly. There were a few morn
ing robberies of public houses and the
like.
An Exchango Telegraph dispu'eh
from Dublin says that n lorry curry
ing a load of armed men, presumably
soldiers, lired on and wounded two
civilians, after shouting, "We’ll give
you a Christmas box.”
The women of Ireland have been
told to "Ignore the martial law," in a
proclamation just issued by the Asso
ciation of Irish Women. The docu
ment, which Is directed in particular
at the regulation declaring unv per
son harboring men who bear arms to
be subject to the death penalty, siys
in part:
“Act as Nurse Cavell did when tho
Germans made their threats in i\l
gium. Every woman should barber
armed men If she has the oppor
tunity.”
Tho proclamation goes on to say
that every man of military age should
bear arms in the defense .of- his coun
try, despite tho martial law regu
lations.
An alleged incendiary attempt to
set lire to the Freeman's Journal
building in Dublin was mode Christ
mas, but tho tire was put out no;pro ;
damago was done. Gasoline cans
found on tho newspaper's property,
indicated the incendiary nature of the
attempt which was the second of its
kind made recently.
Unidentified armed men have
raided tho offices of tht Cork i -
amlncr, wrecking tho proa he
rioting was quelled by the police and
there have been no arrests mu i<
CARDINAL GIBBONS
RESTING QUIETLY
This Report Received on His
Condition After He Spends
Restless Christinas.
Baltimore, Mil., Dec. 27 U r .1
News).—Cardinal Gibbons, i! .1
restless night, was reported er.in ;
quietly on Sunday, following a -
mas spent entirely in bed, a ■ \ i-ib rs
save a few of his closest frl 1.; were
permitted to see him over the holi
day. „_
A mass “for the speedy r ovi r. or
grace of a happy death," ' the
ilina!—as the Catholic church'.-- r.t r.l
prescribes in 1 lie case of i ravers or
masses for the sick, wn raid for t r
venerable prelate on Christmas eve.
This was the first Christina.•• i:i many
years at which the cardinal himself
did not actively participate in the
ceremonies attendant on the major
feast of his church.
Carilinal Gibbons is apparently
troubled by wakefulness and rest
lessness. He is being devotedly cared
for at the home of the Shriver fam
ily in western1 Maryland, where hi; has
often been a guest.
SALESMAN IS KILLED.
Springfield Mo., Dec. 27 (Associated
Press.) — Arthur J. Sigfricd, salesman
for a Kansas City jewelry firm was
killed in a local hotel Thursday. Po
lice and detectives have been unable
to locate two trunks said to have con
tained diamonds and jewelry valued
at. more than $10,000.
A warning to railroads and railroad
unions subject to the Bsch-Cummlns
transportation act "to obey it in letter
and spirit." is Issuer! bv «•»* t-'nlWi
, States railway Isibor board.
OAV TURN TIWARD
SETTER NOW DUE
Armour Declares It’ll Come as
; Suddenly and Irresistibly as
Did Slump—Other Leaders
Equally Optimistic.
BY JAMES L. KILGALLEN,
I n ted News Staff Correspondent.
Chicago, Dec. 27.—Business lead
« a the middle west are now look
ing forward to the turn toward bet-1
trr business.
It will como presently—maybe
t tier th i:i expected by most people.
I me business men say this “turn” Is
i any day, others, less optimistic,
I not before Inauguration day,
!mh I, but the general feeling is
i it will tome by early spring a9
tit-' latest.
•I. 't i n Armour, the packer, says
‘ the e n” will como just as suddenly
t I im iatibly as did the present
slump.
"I believe,” he declares, "that wo
ire right on the eve of the day whoc.
the buying public will hang out tKo
•pt.'.inet-'j as usual' sign."
IV. i r. VV. Baird, prestent of the
Chicago Association of Commerce^
heiievi s a “hack to business” pro
Siam should ho begun at once.
“1 think busihess will start 1921
with vastly improved conditions
• making for sound and helpful devel
opment,” he said Sunday. “Consid
ered as a, whole, 1920 was not a had
businr-a year. The time for confi
dence and the go ahead spirt has ar
rived."
Mitchell Gives His Views.
One of the most Important factors
holding back “the turn" is caneella
'lon of orilcrs.
John J. Mitchell, chairman of the
hoard, Illinois Trust & Savings, Mer
chants Loan .V- Trust and Corn 13x
thango banking group, says cancella
tions have worke a hardship In mer
cantile dealing, that this evil must
lot continue If business Is to be con
Jucted on a sound basis. He declares
the evil will not continue.
"Merchants must liquidate their
stocks,” lie asserts. "By not doing sc.
they precipitated a kind of buyer;/'
strike. The;, realize the situation
now. As soon as liquidation Is com
pleted things will improve.”
A leading merchant suggested that
instead of cancellation the slogan
should be:
"Get the orders^'
Leroy A. Goddard, chairman of the
board, Slate bank of Chicago, thinks
tlio future will •demand the best
thought of business men.
"I see nothing to cause alarm or
uneasiness, but much to give encour
agement and confidence,” he said.
Tho General reeling.
There is a general feeling that “the
turn" will come simultaneously with
stabilisation of prices and revived
la . in." on the part of the public. The
question of unemployment, of course,
enters into the buying problem. Un
employment in tliis section, however,
lias not reached the proportions of
191 1-1013, when a slump followed the
now tariff act and the outbreak of
tlio war.
And despite growing uncmploy
iiu ni—December was worso in this
respect than November and January
is expected to be as bad if not worso
than December—nobody seems down
iti tlio mouth.
Everybody is waiting for "Llnj
turn."
GREEKS TO HOLD TURK
CITY PERMANENTLY?
Aspirations Include Perma
nent Occupation of Con
stantinople.
Athens, Dec. 27 (United News).—
Greek aspirations include permanent
occupation of Constantinople and,
evomutilly, the restoration of the old
J'.y/.inline empire, according to in
f. :i'. - e; that may well he drawn from
pun,i and private utterances of Greek
leaders,
Demetrius Gounarls, minister of
war f"r ■example, declared in an in
t'.'rvi- w that "Greece intends to main
tain her troops ijj Asia-Minor regard
lc of what the allies may say or do.|”
"it is not a question," lie adds, “of
out- ability to hold the present lines,
In,i whether a further advance at
pri :it is advisable. Greece is spend
in-; a hundred million drachmae
m-nl'ily to maintain her forces, which,
o.viiy; to her financial and economic
. i Irepgth, siic is easily able to do with
out prejudicing her Internal and ex
' ternal obligations.”
Gnu nanisms leader of the majority
popular party. Hence his views will
lie consummated when the chamber
ni - and the new cabinet is formed
January !i.
He declares that tho Greek foreign
roliey provides for tile complete ful
! figment of the Sevres treaty.
Operate on Chamberlain.
• Washington. D. €., Dec. 27 ((Tnlted
Press*.—Senator George E. Chamber
1 lain, Oregon, was operated on today
in a local hosplnl. Chamberlain stood
the operation well his physicians sad.
Itis condition is not believed to bo
serious.
MIME IS FIRED ON.
Williamson, W. Va„ Dec. 27 (As
sociated Press).—The Howard Col
leries company mine at Chataroy,
near here was fired upon last night
by unidentified persons, according to*
information received by the William
son Coal Operators’ association front
superintendent of the mine, II. V.
Ingham. No casualties was reported.
The fire was returned by federal sol->
diers on duty there, tho dispatch said.
Oil production in the United State*
Uicreased. 25 udO.Oia) barrels in the hastf
year. _