Show PROF THOMAS OUT will not be principal of ogden hillh school prof george thomas came down this morning from logan in an interview he stated that conditions at the agricultural college were being out and that harmony between the teachers and board 0 directors was established alter a long fight which involved the brssi dent and several teachers president j kerr was re appointed with an in j crease la salary of per annum dr has been succeeded by dr P A yoder a graduate of achl i cago university and with a ph D from a german university prof merrill has also been removed and basa been succeeded by wm jardins a graduate of the A C college dr thomas stated that the courses at the college had been to ag general science and com merce in accordance with a law i which has been recently passed tha first year engineering course will be abolished those who are at present in their second or third year will be a given the opportunity to finish their J courser and then the entire engineering department will be dropped this action was taken on account of 7 the many clashes between the col lege and the state university dr thomas further stated that he i would not bs principal of the high i school during the coming year BARGAIN WITH GERMANY sultan of morocco enters into secret agreement new york july 11 SL jean hess J the well known traveler and author ot an important work on morocco who is credited with great personal influence over the sultan is quoted in a paris dispatch to the times a an thorl ty for the statement that germany has passed a secret agreement with the sultan tor the construction of two ports on tho mediterranean i coast which will directly menace gib baltar the international conference M aesa declares will by arrangement between the sultan and germany ba bolst and amount to nothing more than d confirmation of the sultana political and commercial independence and the integrity of his empire As soon as this result Is achieved the sultan in the exercise of his independence will grant to a german company subsidized by the german state a concession for the construction 0 two parts in question and the powers will then be unable to offer any opposition being bound by acquiescence in the decisions of the conference M hess thinks however that the fear of provoking a european war which inevitably would result in the conquest and partition of his own empire may in tha end prevent the sultan from striking this dangerous bargain with germany ONE CONVICT CAPTURED ho ie jap who escaped from me nells island tacoma wash july 11 A special to the leader from ravensdale says matt moor one of the eight coi evicts who escaped from the federal prison on island last tuesday morning was captured at henry siding east of here monday night by deputy sheriff matt of easdale en sdale moor is ono of the two japanese who escaped and was captured while walking along the railroad racks he at first denied hla identity but later admitted ho was moor he was dressed in a jumper and an old pair of black trousers and wore an old slouch hat he also had a pair ot shoes which hs had secured some placa since he had visited the store at olalla last thursday in a bag he carried some berries and herbs for food FORMAL announcement washington july 10 the formal announcement was made at the state department today that ellhu root of york has been appointed secretary of state |