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TERRIFIC WIND PLAYS
PROPERTY
Cyclonic Storm Is Reported to Be in Progress Along En
tire Pacific Coast—All Wires Are Down—Severe
Damage To Shipping in Harbors.
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WIND REACHES VELOCITY OF 112 LZLES HOUR
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Two Vessels Reported in Distress Arrive in Port Safely
Wrecked Ship Klamath'Abandoned—In Slowly Break
ing Up—Storm Still Raging. t.
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PORT TOWNSEND, Wash^Fetu 8 (By Associated
press)—The first report of a cyclonic storm which swept
Western Jefferson county-last week-" reached here last
night 0. B. Britten, famous war major who arrived here
today declares the wind was terrific in the wooded region
along the coast, asserting that three were uprooted as if
they were match tacks and great damage was done to
the orchards of that section.
Wire are Down Thrust State
TORT TOWNSEND, Fjefc. 8—All: wires communica
tions are reported down and more ..than one hundred fam
ilies are short supplies. A score of'farms are reported to
have been stripped of their building* and .more than one
hundred million feet of^timl^r has been-uprooted and de
stroyed hundred Elk have j^^d by the falhng trees
in the eastern oart of the state. A relief ^expedition left
ere today with<6Uppbes ;fSinthe sriekemlocalities.
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No Casualties Reported.
PORT TOWNSEND, Feb. 8—No casualties have thus
far been reported The storm began,on January 28th and
has continued without abatement} the wind reaching a ve
locity of 112 miles per hour.
There has been no loss of life as the direct result of
the storm as yet but several persons were severely injured
by the falling branches and trees.^^ •
•\ STEAMER IN DISTRESS
EUREKA, CaL Feb. 8—Thevsterim schooner Raymond
and Washington reported in distress yesterday due to the
heavy storm raging along the entice coast are safe. The
Washington reached here today while the Raymond with
her ehgine broken is being towed Southward.
| KLAMATHIS ABANDONED .
SAft FRANCISCO, Cal, Feb. 8— The coast guard cut
ter Unalga, reported by wireless today that the Steanjer
Klamath^fhich was wrecked with nineteen passengers on
board has Jbroken in two arid abandoned
BIG STEEL KxE OVER
SUSITNA RIVER COMPLETED
Biggest Structure West ofMisseuri River is Now Com
pleted and Traffic Crosses For jfoeFfrsiTime.
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ANGHQRAGE,- Feb. 8— The big steel bridge across
the Sustna river was opened for, traffic February sixth,
when regular passengMfiunsrero&ed thebridge for the
first time. This bridge Has the longest' steel span west of
the Missouri mb'*>
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LASSEN IN ERUPTIQN
READING, Feb.^£fter
two short periods of-sofcivi^
Mt Lassen tin* morning;**
gamed violent, eruption dark
clouds of smoke and steam
breaking forth with
of^llta^merioair Federation
of liabdr declared*; that the
Megean^^gevegnm^it 'will
top^jaea^fcing a gov
ernment for Europe as any
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OFFICERS BEING
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Philippine Soldiers Senten
ced to Ten Years—Murdei
of Citizens Causing Much
Hard Feeling.
MANILA, Feb. 8 (By As
sociated Press)—The trial
of twenty-seven members of
the Philippine Constabulary
charged with the murder ol
fifteen persons in a riot in
which hundred partook were
seritenced to ten £ears in the
penetentiary. The soldiers
were previously sentenced
on the charge of sedition.
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JURY CANNOT AGREE
IN IZNERS TRIAL
i HAMILTON, Feb. 8—A
i mistrial has been declared in
the case of Robert Lancaster
| of the national guard charg
j ed with murder in connec
tion with the lynching of
William Baird, a miner, near
Jasper, Alabama on January
15th. The jury was out for
thirty minutes and reported
a disagreement
IGKKKI HUES 8F
Western Union Preparing
For Early Revival, Trade
Activity—String Wire.ac
cross Continent.
SAN FRANCISCO; Feb 8
(By Associated Press)—The
stringing of 16000 miles of
new copper wires on the Pa
cific coast and across the con
tinent is to be started immed
iately by the Western Union
Telegraph Company it was
announed today.
Later more new lines,
bringing the construction to
tal to approximately forty
thousand miles will be put
up. Company officials said
said the new work involves
an outlay of several million
dollars.
The construction work
was ordered in preparation,
the company said, for an
early revival of trade activ
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WASHINGTON, Feb, 8
During the fiscal year, the]
the U. S. Bank Comptroller'
said ejght thousand, one hun
^red and fifty-seven pation
al banks Were operating. He
declared this to be the high
est number ever reported,
despite thfe many difficulties
causedbvbankfaiimm
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ENGLAND TIRED OF
IRISHJRODBlE
Settlement With Sinn Fein
Organization Sought—Be
lieve New Parliament Can
Straighten Out Trouble.
DUBLIN, Feb. 8 (By As
sociated Press.) —Rumors
are in circulation here to the
effect that the English gov
ernment is making fresh ef
forts to reach a. settlement
in South Ireland. The belief
is growing that new develop
ments are due when parlia
ment reconvenes. It is under
stood that negotiations are
now under way to persuade
South Ireland to agree to a
petition from Ulster favor
ing home rule.
CABLE REPAIRED
The Cableship Burnside
is working on the cable ir
ithe vicinity of Sitka and ex
pects to finish repairing i'
today. Both ends of the cable
have been picked up and will
be spiced together immedi
ately.
OLD SMILE SHIPS
USED MIS
Settle Supremecy of aBttle
ships or Aircraft by Tests
—Old Battleship Be Used
as Target for Bombs*
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8—
The coatrovercy over the su
premacy of the battle ship 01
aircraft may be settled thru
tests, naval officers say. The
officers have asked that one
battleship, two torpedo boa
and two supply-ships be de
signated for tests, but frob
ably only one old battleship
will be used as a target for
aerial bombs. The Iowa has
been selected as the only ship
available. /
Will Construct Hospital for
Disabled War Veterans—
Use Military Buildings for
That Purpose. '
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WASHINGTON, Feb/8
The house today unanimous
ly passed a . bill authorizing
the construction of five hos*
pitals for disabled war vet
erans, the estimated cost to
be $12,500.00 and additional
expenses bf a-lalf million for
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SAYS RAILOAD BOARD
SHOULD SETTLE QUESTION
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Presdent Thinks It Unnecessary to Submit Matter to Con’
Congress—Ralroad Board and Interstate Commerce
Commission to Adjust Matter
BIG APPROPRIATION FOR ALASKA ROADS
Harding May Appoint J. J. Esch Member of Commerce
Commission. Representative Mondell says America
Must Act Soon.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 (By Associated Press)—WU
'on refused the request of the Railroad Labor Union rep
resentatves that he investigate the railroad executives
claims before the railroad board and declined to submit
the matter to Congress. The president answered that he
,/as confident all questions dealing with railroad labor
and management might be left safely wth the Railroad la
ibor board and the Interstate Commerce Commission.
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ENACTMENT OF BILL BE OPPOSED
WASHINGTON, Feb., 8—The enactment of bills for
federal Regulation of coal and packing industres will be
pposed by the Chamber of Commerce of the United
states according to its officers who assert the legslation
vould substtute given for private control of the great bas
ic industries. The members of the organization wll organ
ize to fight the,measure, they say. •'
ESCH TO BE MEMBER OF BOARD
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8—Representative J. J. Esch of
Wisconsin who was defeated for renomnation during the
last election will probably be a member o fthe Interstate
Commerce Commisson under Harding.
FORCES OF PROGRESS TO BE ORGANIZED
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8—Forty-nine of the one hun
dred and six members of the Democrat Committee request
sd Chairman Whte to call a meeting of the Committee at
| St- Louis on March Bjjjrst “in order that the forces progress
may be organized for continuous construction of patriotic
action in the succeeding four years and for a righteous
md rightly earned victory n 1924.”
$100,000 FOR ALASKA ROADS
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8— The house passed the bill au
thorizing an appropriation of $100,000 for road work next
year in Alaska. . ' /
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8— Comptroller of Currency
Villiams’ last report to Congress was published today. The
•sport states that the country in many respects was on a
ounder financial-basis economically than in many years.
When the deflation comes, says the report, many basic
commiditics will be returned to pre-war levels and asserts •
that labor must soon decide whether they prefer a shut
down and idleness to lower wages, the scqle taking into
consideration lower living coasts. .
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RECRUITING BILL BECOMES LAW
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8—The house resolution direct
ing that recruiting be stopped until the army is reduced to
>,000 became a law when the senate voted 67 to 1 to over-.
*ide the President’s veto- .
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