LLOYD GEORGE MAY RESIGN
WORLD HAPPENINGS
AC
O f
CONGR ESS
O P EN S
SESSION
RAILWAY STRIKE IfGBlAIION PARAfiOUNT
To Vacate Cabinet Post as Protest
Against Lack of Vigor.
r t i n n C A l T - U I C C I / Calendar Crowded With Bills—Rail- President“« Message to Oongress Urges "Eight-Hour b o y J a ^ m S.
rnoses” and
"R
a M
In Freight Rates If N ecss. iy
Draft
fo
r
Military
Purposes”
and
“
Ra
••
I u KK l N I W ttK
road legislation to Front.
Und«m - p h U * A «qulU» h“ ,d?
o f t And ell w ill earee
V o?
WASHINGTON, Dec. I.— The text
Washington, D. C. — Con grise re President
W ilson's address to Con- no doubt « » to t h . I'«w' p
cu tlve to n i«k »- 4 »ntn«dlate *n
,.„n.
convened Monday for a three months’ rreas la;
/«rc r» <'f th*
“Gentlemen of the Conereee— In ful rupted use o f the
session, with a calendar overcrowded
e n u s tlo n o f th ern»IHt«ry
. .
Brief Resume Most Importan with general legislation, facing rail filling st this time the duty laid upon c Nation
w herever they are
•nJ
*** new«***
n*_
Ine by the Constitution of communicat
needed
road reforma and the high cost o f liv ing to you from time to time Informs- w henever
i,-never they sirs
sir* needed.
Daily News Items.
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ing as new issues, and confronted with lion of the stale o f the t’ nlon snd rt-c-
•Thi. i.
»n v. cm -
, / t e css»
s e In
uwn
unprecedented estimates aggregating ommdlng to your consideration such prevention
clen
cy
w
hich
argue*
its
$1,654,819,654 to meet expenditures legislative measure« as may be Judged the mere etatement o f It. With rvssrd
necessary and expedient. I shall con
Increas*
o f the government for the fiscal year tinue the practice, which I hope has to on*
one or
o f Us
»•* It«"»* th*
com-
the afflelan cy o f th* Int»*»«»'
1918.
bsea acceptable to you. o f leaving to m*rc* Cou.m la.ton th* Hou*. of « b
Both bouses adjourned early aa a the reports of tho several heads of tha T e n t a t i v e , ha* G reedy s e l t e - « “ ac
mark o f respect to the late Senator executive departments the elaboration tlon need* on ly th* concdrr.nc* o f tn*
of tho detailed needs of the public serv
Clarke, o f Arkansas, and Resident ice snd confine myself to those matters
la d w t r ia l l-rooeM H s.t *•*
E t esta o f Noted People, Govern men ta Commissioner Rivers, o f Porto Rico, of more general public policy with
“ I w ould h .a lU t . to
both o f whom have died since the Sep which It seems necessary and feaalbla I dare
y t h . t o n s r . . . would
to deal at the present session o f the to set .a upon
sad Pacific Northwest and Other
tember' adjournment.
th . . u s « .. t l s n »h«>uW
Congress.
Leaders o f both houses will endeavor
“ I realise the limitations of time un make It. that any man In any o ou.
Things W orth Knowing.
to expedite their work and frequent der which you W*** necessarily act at tlon should b . obliged by law
ttnu* In .a n employment which hwhlrh
conferences to plan a program will be this session snd shall maka my sug aired to, leave. T o pass *
gestions as few as possible; but there
held aa soon as the President indicates were some things left undone at the forbad e ■ or prevented th .
his desires. Besides railroad legisla last session which there will now be w orkm an to h a v e his work bsfore I*
Carranza's troops are reported fli
ln g the approval of
tion, there is strong public demand for time to complete and which It seems celv
Ing . o w ould be to adopt a new prin
ing northward and in disorder.
necessary
In
the
Interest
of
the
public
some legislative action to curb the
clp le Into our Jurisprudence ^ hllh .
to do at once.
,
Germany proposes to conserre l
laky It fo r granted » e are n o t f L
soaring prices o f foods.
H a llw a y l a k w L egW Iatlaa t rged.
to Introduce
Hut th . proposal th a t to *
coal supply by regulating its use
In addition to appropriation meas
“‘ In the fir s t pla ce. It seem s to me
operation
o
f
the
railw a y, o f V**
saloons and places o f amusement.
ures, which always take time and must Im p era tively n ecessa ry th at the earliest try .h a ll not be »topped or
posstb l#
con s id e ra tio n
and
action by the concerted action Of organise«
be
passed,
there
are
other
issues.
The
German
newspapers
deny
that
sh ou ld be a cco rd e d
the rem ainin g bodies o f men until « public
U-boat operations on the Atlantic corrupt practices bill further to limit m easu res o f th e p rog ra m m e o f a etlle- tlon «hall have been Instituted which
campaign contributions and expendi megfi and r e g u la tio n w h ich I had o c .h a ll make Ihe whole question at •»•“
coast can be construed as a blockade.
tures; the Webb bill, to grant author ca sion to recom m en d to you at th e close plain for the Judgment of the ¿»pinion
The state of Oregon will not become ity to domestic corporations for main o f y o u r Jast session In view o f th e pub o f t h . Nation I. not to propose any sum
"bone-dry” until the legislature meets tenance o f collective foreign selling lic d a n g e rs d isclosed by the u n a ccom
m odated d iffic u ltie s w h ich then existed,
and fixes a penalty for importation o f agencies; conservation and other meas and w h ich s t ill u n h app ily con tin u e to p “ It *1» based upon the very different
prin cip le that the concerted action or
ex ist, b etw een the ra ilroa d s o f the pow erfu l todiflfl of men ehaU not
wet goods.
ure*.
c o u n try and th eir lo c o m o tiv e engineers, perm itted to »top the Industrial proo*
An investigation into expenditures c o n d u c to rs sn d trainm en.
The Roumanian town o f Tsomana,
esses o f the Nation, at any rate beror»
" I then recom m en d ed :
16 miles south o f Bucharest, has been o f the recent national campaign ie pro
Ihe Nation shall have had an oppor
“
F
irst,
im
m
edia
te
p
ro
v
isio
n
fo
r
the
posed
and
Senator
Owen,
o
f
Oklahoma,
(u nity to acquaint Itself with the merits
captured by Teutonic forces, the Rus-
en
la
rgem
en
t
and
a
d
m
in
istra
tiv
e
reor
o f the case as between em p loy, and
will introduce a joint resolution asking
aian war office announces.
g a n lsstIon o f the In tersta te C om m erce em p loyer, tim e { Q form , lie, opinion
that inquiry be instituted at once.
C
om
m
ission
a
lo
n
g
the
TInes
em
bodied
upon
an Impartial statement of the
Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg,
Hasty conferences of house leaders In th e b ill recen tly passed b y the H ouse
erits, and opportunity to consider all
addressing the reichstag. declares that indicated that a "speed-up’ ’ program o f R ep resen ta tiv es and n ow a w a itin g m
practicable means o f conciliation or
Germany is ready for peace that will advocated by Speaker Clark will be a ction by the Senate, tn o r d e r th at the arbitration. I can see nothing In that
guarantee the future existence o f that adopted with only slight changes. Ma C om m ission m ay be en abled to deal prdpositlon b.ut the Justifiable safer
w ith th e m any k r e s t and v a rio u s du ties guarding by 'society o f the necessary
nation.
s
jority leader Kitchin joined with the now d e v o lv in g upon It w ith a prom pt p rocesses o f Its* very llffi- There Is
Bessie Norton, 21, and Joseph Bowl speaker in declaring that the usual ness and th orou g h n ess w h ich are, w ith nothing arbitrary or unjust In Its u « '
Its p resen t c o n s titu tio n an d m eans o f less It be arbitrarily and unjustly done
ing, 26, were married on top o f a 200- long Christmas holiday should be dis a ction , p r a c tic a lly Im possible.
It can and should bo done with a full
pensed
with.
foot concrete smokestack in an oil
"Set-on*^ th e estab lish m en t o f an and scrupu lou s reg sw b for the Interests
Although food embargo proposals e ig h t -h o u r d a y a s th e lig u l b a sis a lik e and liberties o f all concerned as well
plant at Florence, CaL, Thanksgiving
Day. Practically the entire city wit are certain to create much discussion, o f w ork and o f -w a g es In the e m p lo y as fo r the perm anent lilterests o f s o
m ent o f all ra ilw a y em p loy es w h o are
few leaders are inclined to believe that a ctu a lly en'gaged In ‘ the w o rk o f o p e r ciety Itself.
nessed the ceremony.
T hree Important Hills Await Senate.
any o f them will be enacted into laws. a tin g train s In In terstate tr a n sp o rts
“ T hree m atters o f capital Imporlsnce
Twenty-five stokers from the liner
ttOn.
Representative Kitchin thinks, too,
aw ait the action o f the Senate which
Makura rioted on the dock in Honolu
"T
h
ir
d
,
the
a
u
th
orisa
tion
o
f
the
a
p
have already been acted upon by th*
that investigation o f the high cost of
lu Thursday, prior to the steamer’ s de
poin tm en t by the P resid en t o f a sm all
The bill
living will be left to the Executive b o d y o f m en to o b s e rv e tha a ctu a l r e House o f Representatives
parture for Sydney, N. S. W. Several
w hich seek* to extend greater freedom
department.
su lts In e x p erien ce o f the a d op tion o f o f com bination to those engaged In
o f the Makura’ s sailors and Honolulu
It is regarded as doubtful that any the e ig h t-h o u r d a y In- ra ilw a y tra n s p rom otin g the foreign commerce of the
policemen were injured.
o f the President's railway legislation p orta tion a lik e fo r the men and fo r the cou n try than Is now thought by some
r a ilr o a d s
to be leg al under th* term* o f the
A two and one-half cent piece is program will reach the floor before
F ou rth , e x p lic it a p p rov a l b y the law s against m on opoly: the bill amend
demanded by the country, according Christmas. Representative Adamson, C on gresa o f the con s id e ra tio n b y the ing the present orga n ic law o f Porto
to the director o f the mint. His an chairman o f the Interstate Commerce In tersta te C om m erce C om m ission o f an R ico ; and the bill proposing a more
nual report recommends the passage o f committee, who will pilot the meas in crease o f fr e ig h t ra tes to m eet such th orou gh and system atic regulation o f
a d d ition a l ex p en d itu res b y th e r a il the expenditure o f money In elections,
a law authorizing coins o f that denom ures, said that he would spend the roads as m ay h ave been rendered nec com
m on ly called the corrupt practice*
ination from copper and nickel.
Christmas holidays at home regardless cssa ry by the a d op tion o f th e eig h t act. I need not labor my advice that
h
ou
r
d
a
y
and
w
h
ich
h
ave
not
been
o
f
f
these
m easures be enacted Into law
Eleven Industrial Workers o f the o f any adjournment agreement.
set b y a d m in istra tiv e read ju stm en ts T h eir u rg en cy lies In th# manifest c ir
Estimates
o
f
the
expense
o
f
all
and econom lea, s h o u ld -t h e fa c t* d is cum stances w hich render their adop
World in ja il at Stockton, CaL, on
tion at this time not only opportune
vagrancy charges, went on a hunger branches o f the government for the closed Ju stify th e Increase.
fiscal year 1918, for which the session C e m p u l e e r y I n v e s t i g a t i o n t d v e e n t e d . but necessary. Even delay would seri
strike Thursday when they
we
"F ifth , an am endm en t o f the e x is t ou sly Jeopard the Interests o f the coun
served with only two meals and no tur o f congress now assembled must appro in g F ed era l sta tu te w h ich p rov id es for try sn d o f th# Government.
priate
funds,
total
$1,268,716,834.
key. Prison fare consisted o f mush,
Im m ediate passage o f the bill to
the m ediation, co n c ilia tio n sn d a r b itr a
bread and coffee for breakfast and beef This sum is exclusive o f $326,355,820 tion o f such c o n tro v e rs ie s as the pres regu late the expenditure o f money In
election
s may seem to be less necessary
ent
by
a
d
d
in
g
to
It
a
p
rov
ision
that.
to be appropriated for the postal serv
stew, bread and coffee for dinner.
ice, which is expected to be returned In case the m ethods o f accom m od a tion than the Immediate enactment o f the
Prohibition carried in Montana by a to the treasury by postal revenue, and n o w p rovided fo r sh ou ld fa ll, a fu ll oth er m easures to which I refer; because
p u b lic In vestig ation o f the m erits o f at least tw o years w ill elapse before
majority o f 28,886 votes. Official fig a sinking fund appropriation o f $60,- ev ery such dispu te shall be Instituted a n oth er election In w hich Federal ofll-
ures compiled from every county in the 748,000 toward the public debt.
and com p leted b e fo re a strik e o r lo c k cea are to be fllled: but it would g rea t
(
ly reliev e the public mind If this Im
m ay la w fu lly be attem pted.
state give for prohibition 102,776,
The total appropriations fo r the fiscal out “ And.
the lod g em en t In the porta n t m atter were dealt with while
against 73,890 votes.
Lewis and year 1917, ending next June, exclus hands o f sixth,
the E x ecu tiv e o f the power, the circu m stan ces 1 and the dangers to
Clarke, Deer Lodge and Silver Bow are ive o f these two items, were $1,184,- in case o f m ilita ry n ecessity, to - take the pu blic m orals o f the present method
the only three counties in the state 167.617.
con trol o f such p ortion s and such r o ll o f obtain in g and spending campaign
in g s to ck o f the ra ilw a y s o f the c o u n fu n d s stand clear under recent obser
which give a majority against prohi
The greatest increases are in the try as m ay be requ ired fo r m ilita ry use vation and the methods o f expenditure
bition.
estimates for carrying out the national and to operate them fo r m ilita ry p u r can be fra n k ly studied In the light o f
policy o f defense. Where the War de poses, w ith a u th ority to d ra ft Into the present experien ce: and a delay would
The services o f the Federal Board o f
have the fu rth er very serious disad
partment’ s appropriations for the cur m ilita ry serv ice o f th e U nited States van
tag e o f postpon in g action until an
such train crew s and ad m in istra tiv e o f
Mediation and Conciliation were asked
rent year were $381,482,802. its esti fic ia ls as the circu m sta n ces requ ire fo r oth er election w as at hand and some
for Thursday by President Peyton, o f
sp ecia l o b je ct connected with lb might
mates this year are for $421,352,447. th eir sa fe and e ffic ie n t use.
the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis
"T h e second and th ird o f these recom be th ou gh t to be In the mind o f those
The navy appropriation, which was
railway, to adjust a controversy with
m en dation s the C on g ress Im m ediately w ho u rged It. A ction can be taken now
! ¡315,613,781 fo r the current year, acted on : It estab lish ed the e ig h t-h o u r w ith facta fo r guidance and without
the road’ s employes, which already had
would, according to the estimate, be day as the le g a l basis o f w ork and su spicion o f partisan purpose.
resulted in the brotherhood members
I shall not argue at length the d e
w a g es In train se rv ice and It au th orized
$382,497,536.
voting overwhelmingly in favor o f a
sira b ility o f g iv in g a freer hand In
For expenditures o f the Panama the appoin tm en t o f a com m ission to the
m atter o f com bined and concerted
stride.
observ e and rep ort upon the p ractical
canal, exclusive o f fortifications, an results, deem in g these the m easures effort to those w ho shall undertake
An ordinance to put all private estimate o f $19,787,266 is submitted, m ost Im m ediately n eeded; but it p o s t the essential enterprise o f building up
banks in Chicago under city supervis as compared with $16,804,200 for the poned a ction upon the oth er su g g e s ou r ex p ort trade. That enterprise w ill
tions until an op p ortu n ity sh ou ld be presently, w ill Im m ediately assume, has
ion was recommended for passage by a current year. The total for thé re o ffe re d fo r a m ore deliberate c o n s id Indeed already asswned, a magnitude
clamation
service
is
$8,283,000,
a
de
city council committee.
eration o f th em . T h e fo u rth recom unprecedented In our experience. We
crease o f $601,000 from the current m endation I do n ot deem It n ecessary h ave not the necessary Instrumentali
to renew .
The p o w e r o f the In te r ties fo r Its prosecu tion ; It Is deemed
The Distilling Company o f America, year.
state C o m m e r ce C om m ission to grants to be d ou btfu l w hether they could be
an $85,000.000 corporation with a New
Estimates for the postal service ag an in crease o f rates On the ground re crea ted upon an adequate scale under
Jersey charter, has filed articles o f gregate $325,355,820, an increase of ferred to is in disp u tab ly clea r and a ou r present laws. W e should clear
dissolution.
The actual amount o f ! ¡2,618,141 over the current year.
An recom m en dation by the C on gress w ith aw ay all legal obstacles and create a
rega rd to such a m atter m igh t seem basis o f undoubted law for It Which
stock issued is $77,073,900.
estimate o f $1,224,000 is submitted for to d ra w in q u estion the scope o f the w ill g ive freedom w ithout perm itting
inland
transportation
o
f
mail
by
steam
C om m ission 's a u th ority or Its In clina u nregu lated license.
The thing must
An empty purse is valuable, Rev.
tion to do Justice w hen there Is no be done now . because the opportunity
Charles R. Brown, dean o f the Yale boat or other power boat routes or by reason to d ou b t either.
here
and
may
escape
us If we hesi
tate or delay.
Divinity School, told members o f the aeroplane, and it is provided that out
O th e r R e c o m m e n d a tio n » R e n e w e d .
"T h e oth er su g g e stio n s— the Increase
I*orto K lro l i e N e e d s A m e n d m e n t .
Sunday evening club in Chicago. He o f this appropriation the postmaster
"T h e argum ent for the proposed
said being without money makes peo general would be authorized to expend In the In tersta te C om m erce C om m is
sion
's
m
em
bersh
ip
and
In
Its
fa
endm ents o f the organic law o f
ple cut out expensive wickedness, not exceeding $100,000 for purchase, c ilitie s fo r p e r fo rm in g Its m ani am
P orto H lco U brief and conclusive The
starts a man looking for a job, and operation and maintenance o f aero fo ld du ties, the p rovision fo r fu ll present law s govern in g the Island and
In vestig a tion
and •- a ssess reg u la tin g the righ ts and privileges of
has an infallible power for pointing planes for an experimental airplane pu blic
m ent
of
in du strial
disputed,
and its people tu e jx o t Juat. W e have cre
mail service.
out real friends.
COMPILED FOR BUSY READERS
The Interstate Commerce commis
sion report on the valuation o f the
Kansas City Southern railway shows
that the railroad capitalized at $99,-
052.000, including $51,000,000 in stock
and $48,052,000 o f unmatured funded
bonded debt, could be reproduced new
for $46,274,363, or reproduced, less
depreciation, for $88,258,909.
Juarez fears an attack from Villa,
who is reported as having taken Chi
huahua.
Charles H. Sherman, who is believed
to be the last o f the famous San Fran-
ciaeo vigilantes, died in Santa Bar
bara, CaL, Tuesday.
He was 91
y e a n old.
Announcement was made at army
headquarters at San Antonio, Tex.,
that the Third Minnesota regiment is
scheduled to start home from the bor
der on December 2.
The kaiser is planning to send Presi
dent Wilson a Christmas gift.
Dr. Philip MiHe Jones, editor o f the
California State Journal o f Medicine,
la dead in San Francisco.
He was
widely known in medical circles and
was a trustee at the American Medical
Association.
The American steamer Chemung,
bound from New York to- Genoa, was
torpedoed Tuesday, and sunk off the
coast of Spain, The captain refused
to lower his colors snd the ship went
down flying the American Flag. The
tended.
Fall o f Glass Reveals Crime.
Minneapolis— The falling o f a chair
leg and broken pieces o f glass near
where several persons were standing
Monday in front o f the Soo Line build
ing, led to discovery o f the robbery o f
the Security Mutual Life Insurance
company. F. A. Dickey, manager o f
the company, said $39 in cash and $¿31
in checks and a certificate o f deposit
for $2660 had been taken. In blowing
the safe the yeggmen had covered it
with rugs and used a chair to hold
them in place. A part o f this chair
was blown through the window.
elded to advise the kin* t*> «meant to
lliroeonetruction of the «v 7 rnm.nL
Thl. wee offlcl.ll/
■ ht The statement read*:
rim ml. u
p
'T b .
- moat effective prosecution of the
the kin*, to consent to the reconetriie-
tlon of the government
The political crieie has hero to*
•cut“
It 1« said •» wall-Informed
quarter* that D.vld U £
'£
war secretary, h « tenured hl* r o e lr
nation, which ha* not yet been ae-
where e new stern will replace the old
one. It wee said nearly $1,000,000
Alimony Paid in Pennies.
would be saved.
The stern will be abandoned. It ia
Cripple Creek, Colo.— Mrs. Minnie
planned to make the aft bulkhead o f G. Scanlan, divorced wife b t Thomas
the stern less vessel watertight by ce Scan 1 an, a miner, filed salt in District
menting it.
court Saturday to compel her husband
to pay her $46 a month alimony in
Cyclone Killed IOOO Persons.
legal tender. Scanlan for three months
London — A Central News dispatch has paid tha alimony in pennies, a
from Calcutta says it is estimated month ago sending 9000 pennies, be
1000 lives ware lost in the recent cy ing one month in arrears.
clone in Pondicherry, the chief ef the
Mrs. Scanlan alleges that Saturday
French poseeaaiona in India. Tremen ha sent 4600 pennies which had bean
dous damage was inflicted throughout soaked in sorghum. It took her three
dad ras provines. Four hundred bodies boors and 45 minutes to wash off the
sorghum, Mrs. Scanlan said.
have been found.
H & P .K S M f t
E
In an addrea* which haa aroused
much interest Jam«* M. Beck, former
aaeirtant attorney general of the
United Stata«, said he belieeed tl
war in Europe was the beginning o f a
titantic conflict. H* «aid the world it
likely to ace a "aeething caldron o f
international hatred for aome de
cada«. ” and it would be difficult for
the United States to keep out.
secretary for war. had a long intar-
view with Mr. IJoyd George.
Reynolds newspaper aaya that David
Lloyd George has intimated his inten
tion of resigning.- His resignation,
adds the paper, haa been delayed at
the request of «ever«I of his colleagues
Tn the cabinet, but there is little pros
pect of success on thsir part
The reasons given for the poeeibfe
resignation of Mr. Lloyd George ia
that he has definitely decided that the
methods of dilatorinese, indecision and
delay, which characterize the action of
the preeent war council, endanger the
proepect* of winning the war.
It ia understood, adds the paper,
that Premier Asquith has declined to
accept Mr. Lloyd George’ s view that
the war council must be materially de
duced in number. It i* believed that
Mr. Bonar U * and lx»rd Derby con
template following Mr. Lloyd George’s
example.
Snow it Four Feet Deep.
Seattle. W aah-A fall of more than
four feet of snow on the eastern sum
mit of the Cascade* haa compelled the
tne three transcontinental railway
lines using the passes to make ready
for immediate use their rotary plows
and flangers. On the Northern Pacific
there is a depth of 60 inches at Martin
at the east porta!. ,nd 29 inche. . t
uneasiness am ong the people o f the
aland and eyen a suspicious doubt with One Convicted In Land Fraud Cate
regard to ou r Intentions concerning
them w hich the adoption o f the pend
ing m easure w ould happily remove We
do not doubt w hat we wish to do In'any
essential particular. We. o u g h t to do
It at once.
• -
-
"T h ere are oth er m atters already ad
vanced to the stage o f conference be
tw een the tw o houses o f which It Is the Federal court here.
not n ecessary that I should speak. Home
p racticab le basis o f agreem ent con-
permitted by United
States Judge Maurice T. Dooling to re
Wil1 upon ,,ouht
and action taken
them. b« '«und main at liberty under the h.n i
lh e b ,il Kiv#n
"Inasm uch as thl* Is. gentlemen during trial
p rob a b ly the last occasion I shall have
to address the «4th Congress, I hope
that you w ill perm it mp to say w ith
w hat genuine pleasure and satisfaction
Ship Sold a . j unk , , Rich
I have co-op era ted with you |n the
m any m easures o f constructive policy
w ith w hich you have enrlVhed the
leg isla tiv e annals o f the country
it
has been a priv ileg e to labor In ,uch
com pany. I take the liberty o f con
g ra tu ia tln g you upon the com pletion
S S A K » # f rare *‘’ rv ,c««*>leneea and
Over on
" f i f u o y d George had . to n ««
tat ion with tha premier. Otfimr riel-
tora were A Bonar Law, “ f****jT “
the coloni««, end the
Merqule of
Crewe. lord-presldent o f the
Sir Edward Careen end Mr. Law ap
I im m
An i .
peared together and n d d " - * d .m o r n reaching Importan«
tary operations of
ing meeting of the Unionist
t«e, while the Earl of Derby, under- day In the public
new Russian Pr«
poff. that, by an
Kears for Neutrality
In 1916 and suL
of the United States Italy, the nllîia
Kuaela’a right to
the Straits.
Simultaneously,
Bucharest atill
cam« the n e w s __
Ing heroic efforts to
events in Roumanie fe
ertlng vigorous
Falkenhayn in
Russians have g
libaba, - ______
t
The new Kuasiaa flht
south of Bucharest la •
tack on Field Marshal
sen’s rear, which,
Russian official n
iefi by aome sum
Bulgarians
n Tsomana and
Russians are also:
pressure in DubrudjA
These Russian titesfc
extreme flanks of
may change the
Roumanian camps
Indication aa yet that
era have succeeded la
considerable parties ef
armies.
r i T r t f c ,un lhe we,t ,ld®'
The
Great Northern reporta nearly five
feet of snow on the east side and 2ft on
Th® Milwaukee haa 48
the g ra n t to the E x ecu tiv e o f the ated expectation s o f extended privi £
p ow er to con trol and op erate the r a il lege w hich w e have not satisfied. There inches on the east, and 26 on the west.
w ays w hen n ecessary In tim e o f w ar or
oth er lik e p u b lic n ecessity — I n ow v ery
earn estly renew .
"T h e n ecessity fo r such le g isla tio n Is
m a n ifest and pressing.
T h ose
w ho
have en tru sted us w ith the resp on si
b ility and du ty o f se rv in g and s a fe
g u a rd in g them in such m atters w ould
Und It hard. I b elieve, to excu se a f a i l
ure - t o a ct upon thfeee g ra v e m a tters
o r an y u n n ecessa ry p ostpon em en t o f
a ction upon them.
"N ot on ly does the In tersta te C om
m erce C om m ission n ow fin d it p ra cti
ca lly Im possible, w ith Its presen t m em
bersh ip and org a n iz a tion , to p erform
its g re a t fu n ctio n s prom p tly and th o -
r o u g h ly f'b u t it is n o t u n lik e ly that It
m ay presen tly be fou n d ad visab le to
add t o its d u ties still oth ers equ ally
h eavy and e x a ctin g . It m u st fir s t be
p erfected as an a d m in istra tiv e In stru
Bear Is Being Cut in T w o.
Eureka, Cel. — Workmen Monday ment.
“ The c o u n try ca n n ot and should n ot
started cutting the wrecked steamer con sen t to rem ain an y lo n g e r ex p osed
Bear in two with an oxy-acetylene to p rofou n d In dustrial d istu rb a n ces
torch to save 807 feet o f the vessel, fo r la ck o f a d d ition a l m eans o f a r b i
and co n c ilia tio n w hich the C on
which will be taken to Sen Francisco, g tration
ress can ea sily an d p rom p tly supply.
Dardanelles Algo
w . *»• > ■ » ' • » £
^
r
r
n’f ' W M
Sunset Seawall Wrecked
Hoquiam, W a s h .-A new sea wall
about half « mil« |„ ,engtK , t s
" « i t tor 18 10 . m » ! ” " ! . « ! ‘ ° ' m ’
more
. resort on the North beach we.t of
Hoquiam, has been carried out by the
ocean aurf o f the past week aim«.,
before it waa com pteid. The ««« J .,*1
1«
tl'“ h" come
S i c h from
f r o m the
' S T encroachment
th®
th*' workday, |„ the /m i * “ van-hour
beach
of th*
MA had been under construction ainc* White, n t e r a ^ ? 0" ^ Joh" P-
teat summer.
T h . heavy .torm of Unite, Mi*n*‘ wnlu Pre,Id/ nt « the
who .p o k i su nd^ i ! : 8 ° f
ï ■urf,
r f which
w h iÔ ft drove
M ^ in * y against
,tart6d the
* « n new
of ‘ ¡vs. of the .U h,b®f? *
this field. "Such I 1,«"' " * '/'’ nn,on, ,n
» a wall, and underminad and tore
tha abort, but haavy, piling.
* ° Ut
sca rsa ,
Carranza Forces,
Looted Or
Juarea. Max.
again in control
Sunday and Villa had
ulna to the west ef I
was announced
Gonaatea, coouaaadwM
brigade here.
General Francisco’
ranxa command
Ing slowly northwaad
waa also reported la
elty after having
column 10 miles aoMfe
City.
No Americana have
Chihuahua City ky Vite,
a private meeeai
that city. Tha mem
only foreigner« le
Chinese, for whom tl
no mercy. General
vino were both in (
Red Tape Costs!
Sheridan, Or.—
more, of Sheridan,
secured at the CoL
last spring.
Mr.
check far the first \
due, and the ■
check, demanding *
Mr. Dinamore wsemt
it waa too lata to i
coin, and waa Info
the race.
The claim waa an
one, adjoining cultL
aides valued at $100 M
Dinamore fee la the I
Buffalo Are
Washington, D. C —
once threatened with
creasing In numbar«
reservations, accordlnf
report of tha blologitol
big game preserves and
vationa are maintained
The report urges that
land not suitable for
poses be converted
grounds for birds,
acres of marsh lands,
be turned easily into
for water fowl.
Cuban Vole §
Havana, Cuba —
haa elapaed since
election, the result
doubt and many mo
fore the outcome Is
Partial re-elections
two provinces where
interfered. The
Menocal a majority 1
del Rio and Orlanto
Alfredo Zayaa, liberal
ried Havana and 1
R oad Headquarter!
Washington, D. C.
of Agriculture haa
Portland
western public road
ing d istrict, created
Federal good roads
road ebnctruction in
ton and Idaho w ill be
Portland.
Turkish War
Amsterdam, ria !
tinopla dlspaU
chamber o f di
■octal welfare, " ^ a i d ' •Conom,e Md proposal «o Increase
for the war ministry