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WOOD PULP
OF ALASKA
IS NEEDED
WASHINGTON. Feb.. 2b For ,v
or Secretary Houston of the D< pay
ment of Agricuituie. told t ie Sei ..v
agricultural committee that Seuaiv
Poindexter’s bill authorizing the De
partment’s agency to investigate the
shortage of wood pulp and present
plans for lelieving it. should be pass
ed. Houston said southeastern Alaska
forests would supply half of the na
tion's paper needs if drawn upon.
CHIU AND JAPAN
TO HAVE DIRECT LINE
OF TRADING VESSELS
TOKIO. Feb.. 2b— Plans for t ie
.opening of direct lin«*s ol sailing v< s
sels between Chili ami Japan now are
being made by leading business m *n
of the two nations. With this obj»“*i
in view a shipping tirin to bo capita •
iped at over $1,000,000 is being pio
nu>ted with th*» intention to buy or
build six sailing vessels, each of about
5.000 tons, and to bo equipped with
auxiliary engines.
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FIRST WOMAN JUSTICE
IN LONDON ON Dt H
LONDON. Feb., 26— London’s fit-t
woman justice of the peace is Miss
Gertrude Margaret Tuckwell, an a i
thority on social questions ar.d a
champion of the betterment ot the
working woman’s position.
The Marchioness of Crewe and Mrs.
Sidney Webb, social workers, are also
to be sworn in as justices.
The first woman magistrate f<>i
Scotland is Miss Haldane of ( loan, <
sister of l^ord Haldane.
SI FFER i ICK OF FUNDS
BERLIN. Feb.. 26— German lib vi
nes and scientific publications are
suffering from lack of funds. The
Privy Councillor. von Harnack an
nounced at a meeting of the Belli '
University that the state library could
no longer purchase any books an<i
magazines. He said that scientific
magazines in Germany are gradually
dying, that scientific monograpl s
could no longer be published, since the
support of the academies has ceased
and that German scientific books
were going abroad in great numbers.
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WASHINGTON. Feb.. 26— The
I*' othorhood of Kailway I rain men ho
asked President Wilson to veto the
railroad hill, in the present form, be
cause it violates the fundamental
principles of the American govern
ment by guaranteeing to owners < t
• aikoad securities and a right to
ehaigo rates that would produce a
minimum net return of five and one
half per cent on an uncertain and tin
intangible aggregate of valuation.
The riMjuest of the Brotherhoods
said this special privilege is not en
joyed by owners of other securities.
The Brotherhood opposes the pro
vision establishing a tribunal for the
settlement of labor disputes and sa»d
this deprived the railroad men of a
former right to determine wages by
bargaining between employees and
employers. J
WASHINGTON. Feb., 26— Direc
tX • 1 >reral Hines this afternoon said
th*- government could have operated
t >e railroads at a profit if the in
i*m use in prices had been mad*' as
nuivkly as other institutions. Ikiuv
-aid the railroad administration was
ihe i ivs. efficient organization of i*s
kind C'r organized in such a sho t
time
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KOI UKBELION WILL
BE INVESTIGATED BY
KEYENCE DEPAUTMEN\
WASHINGTON, Feb.. 26— The
buieau of internal revenue is to in
vestigate the rumored rum rebellion
in Iron County. Michigan.
SIXTIETH WEDDING
IS CELEBRATED AND
(TUPLE PERFECTLY HMTV
DENVER COLO., Feb., 26— Mr.
ami Mrs. J. H. Rodgers of 1976 South
York street, who have just celebrat
ed their sixtieth wedding anniversarv,
agree that sixty years of married
life is a comparatively short streeth
when viewed retrospectively.
Mr. Rodgers, said, that the-first
year of their married life, the expen
ses of the home including food and
clothing, amounted to only $40. “We
lived on a farm,” he continued, “°rd
that helped but that amount would’nt
go very far with a pair of newly-weds
these days.”
Another thing of which Mr. Rodgers
is unusually proud is that for the past
"»1 years he had been the superinten
dent of a Sunday School. He is S3
years obi and is actively engaged in
the r°al estate business six da vs a
'•k. >
Mr. and Mrs. Rodgers were marri
ed in Ross County, Ohio.
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A coal mine is being developed a*
Mile 236, government railroad, by
Charles E. Hobbs.
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BIG MERGER PLANNED
BY S. A. REPUBLICS
EL PASO, Tex.. Feb., 26— The? Ex
celsior, a Mexico City newspaper,
says Centra! American Republics Hie
planning to unite under one govern
ment on December 15th, l'J21, the con
tennial of their independence. The
Salvador’s Unionist party started the
movement. President Cadora, of Gua
temala. and the reactionists are op
posing the move.
MILITARY TRAINING IS
NOW TO BE ELIMINA FED
WASHINGTON, Feb.. 26 - The
House military committee has acccpt
ed the Republican’s program to omit
universal military training from the
Army reorganization hill. The '•om
mitt*‘e has reported the bill favorably
without recommendations regarding
military training.
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FAMOUS YACHTS NEARLY
DESTROY EL IN A FIRE
NEW YORK. Feb., 20— Fire this
forenoon burned eight private yachts
and throe buildings of the I. Robo-t
Jacobs shipyards on City Island. The
fire threatened Lipton’s Shamrock
Fourth, Challenger, and the America!,
cup defender Candidate. Vanitie. U i.
estimated the loss is at least Sl.O.’ML
000. A change in the wind uivod t n
Shamrock and Vanitie.
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NO LIQUOR CAN BE SOLD
ON COASTWISE STEAMERS
San F'ancisco, Collector of Customs
Davis announces that liquoi may not
be sold on strictly coastwise steameis
plying between coast points, regar.!
le. s of being out side the three mile
limit. It is reported liquor is being
sold on Portland- San Francisco boats
while at sea.
TEACHERS MUST BE GIVEN
HIGHER WAGES— THOUSANDS
ARE NEEDED IN A MERIC \
CLEVELAND, Feb., 26— Jose
phine Preston, President of the Na
t’onal Educational Association, spelk
:ne at tho midwinter meetinp of the
Association members, said hipher
wapes were needed to obtain 5,000
new teachers needed throuphout tin
nation
SEATTLE. Fob., 26— Major Smith,
"rmy flier, who arrived last Friday
from the south, is planninp to attempt
a one day flipht from Seattle to San
I'.opo. twelve hundred miles, leav:np
hero Friday or Saturday. Major Smith
plans to stop at Eupene, Red Bluff.
San Francisco and Freseno. He ex
perts to averape over 100 miles an
hour, in actual flyinp.
MO.Vi’ESAXO, FKB.. 20— T1 is
monutiK *“ »i»> .Muni, (iio. jji* \ an«l*'i‘
veer, counsel for the Wobblies, threat
ened to withdraw from the defense
unless the troops from Camp Lewis
were withdrawn.
“1 will withdraw from the defense,
said Vanderveer, “if this case is to b»*
conducted as a drumhead court mar
tial instead of a ease at law. I did ru i
take seriously the report that troops
were ordered here until they came. I
ask tiie eoui t to punish Prosecutor
Allen for contempt of court in havi v
the troops here.”
Judge Wilson said he was surpr -
ed at the arrival of the soldiers.
Prosecutor Allen said he woo’d
give the court his reasons for asking
for soldiers, such reasons to be given
him in private and in confidence.
Vanderveer said he would remain
with the case today but no longer
while soldiers wore present in Mor.te
sano.
MOXTESAXO, Feb.; 20— This af
ternoon Geoigc Vandervecr demand <•
the removal of A. F. Jackson, one of
the jury bailiffs. Vandervecr chart* s
Jackson is not to be trusted and sa m
’no favored the prosecution. Judge
Wilson said he had investigated Mr.
Jackson and found him fair.
Vandervecr said the Sheriff knew
nothing of the troops coming unt:l
they had arrived. He said the Sheriff
had not requested the soldiers and
said there was no need lor them here.
Vanderveer said the defendants
could not be persuaded to leave vr
break jail until the decision was ren
dered. “The troops will create pre
judice,” concluded Vanderveer.
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<;0\ ERNOK HUNT OK
ARIZONA NOMINATED
MINISTER TO SI VM
WASHINGTON, Feb., 26— Presi
dent Wilson today nominated Govei
nor Hunt of Arizona, to no minister
to Siam.
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K. 0 ON GUNBOAT SMITH *
OAKLAND, Feb., 26— Bill fate,
one of Dempsey’s negro sparring
partners, knocked out the vebcian
Gunboat Smith in a bout here las4
night.
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OFFER PEACE TO RUSSIANS
LONDON, Feb., 26— A Moscow
dispatch says the Soviet commissiary
of foreign affairs, has sent notes to
America, Japan and Rumania offer
ing peace with Russia.
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OKLAHOMA LEGISLATURE
ASKED TO PASS SUFFRAGE.
WASHINGTON, Feb., 26— Presi
dent Wilson today asked the Oklaho
ma legislature to ratify woman's
suffrage.
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CASPER Wyoming. iA 1... '-»»
A mid guards a o today pnt»o: ' S ‘
Salt Crr or! 1‘ieid.* to pi on *nt cl:*:
jumping. The raw com w <i
deter claimnants from joining t’ro
y.li -ilop.^r the Sa’i Creek dist.ict.
ere used last
n 'at U> . a1;) t’u* wide section of
ivailabio '..I land to prevent jumpers
horn eiccvia^' dcrrek.s.
SEATTLE, Feb., 2f>— Steami :•
Admiral Evans, in command of (’apt.
M. M. Jenson sailed for Southwestern
Alaska ports today, via the insult:
passage. The Evans has 82 pass v g
ers aboard the following bound lor
Seward:
Jerry J. Frank
Mrs. L. N. Markle
B. M. Sexton
Ben Madison
Neal McDaid
Joe Vlatkovsk
Paul Abrnadmieh
Nick Mclsch.
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OAKLAND, Feb., 26— The Ameri
can Legion Post here has received a
handwritten letter threatening to dy
namite the Post headquarters unless
the members suspend the campaign
against Radicals and support of ihe
prosecution at Montesano. One letter
threatened the life of Post Command
er Walter Peterson, who is also Cap
tain of police.
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BANDITS ROB AND KILL
SEATTLE, Feb., 26— Two bandit
robbed and killed Joseph A. Paschir’c,
past master and storekeeper at Cum
berland, King County, last night. Pas
chick lived over his store. He heard
robbers and went down stairs. A re
volver duel followed and Paschic**
was killed. Bloodhounds are today on
the bandits trail.
LONDON. Feb., 26— Former pre
mier Asquith lias been elected to Lar
i'ament from the Paisley constituent/
by a big majority. The election of As*
i• 1 h overshadowed all political ques
tions and voters recognized his not*
able personal achievements. It is ex
pected Asquith’s return will have im
portant consequences in England’.*,
policies.
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SEATTLE, Feb., 26— Scores dis
regard d political tics last night and
joined the ‘ Hoover for President”
c.eb. The members adopted the slog
an “Conscript Hoover.”
Judge “Stub” Erwin, United stat
es Marshall at Fairbanks, Alaska,
spoke at the Hoover meeting and sa:d
that during his trip just ended, h*'
found the east and west talking for
Hoover. There was a sentiment every
where, Erwin said, for the former
food administrator.
Charles Heifnor, Democratic lead
er of Seattle; John E. Boyle, demo
crat of Yakima, and Hugh Todd, for
mer Democratic state chairman, at
tended the meeting last night.
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ADOPTED SON OF MARSHAL
DIES SUDDENLY IN THE EAST
WASHINGTON, Feb., 26— Morri
son Marshall, adopted son of Vice
P’-esMont Marshall, dibd suddenly last
night from acidosis. The little fellow
was three years of age.
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