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FOR SALE
Houses
sIX-ROoM BUNGALOW.

SIX ROOM BUNGALOW.
$3.50 Only $3.50 cash required to Sc
$365O cure this home-balance on
$3.50 easy terms. The house is To-
S5650 Gated on well improved lot in
S500O an attractive section of the
$3650 city. Variety of shrubbery and
S365O roses; summer house in rear,
5000 etc. Large comfortable liv-
S500O room with cozy huilt-in seats.
S365O Entrance to house of oak and
S363O plate glass. Fine large din
$3.50 ing room. convenient kitchen,
$3.50 attractiye pass pantry be-
$3.50 tween dining room and kit
$365O chen. Three artistically fin
$3.50 ished bedrooms. large up-
S385O to-date bath room, mod
$305O ern plumbing instantaneous
$3.50 heater and every little COM
S365O fort that goes to make a home
S3650 home-like. This is one value
$s65O you cannot duplicate else
$SG5O where in the city at the price.
ALTHOUsE BROS.
Members l.. A. Realty Board,
PA Laughlin Bldg.
Main 263. Home Elk. 26S.
Don't Pay Too Much for "a Home
Our houses are honest in price and
construction.
We contracted for 500 900 feet Of
lumber before the raise and are figur-
ing at the old prices. This profit Is
yours while this material lasts. Let
us prove this assertion to you by
figuring your plans. or we will draw
plans to suit you and build strictly
In accordance with them. Our work
speaks for itself, See us this week.
Cash or terms.
WESTERN BUILDING CO.,
403 Chamber Of Commerce.
Phones:
Home $50
Broadway 1891.
SNAP
In modern 5-room cottage on a 5O-foot
lot; located right in a little business
center where there is a grocery store
meat market, drug store, shoe shop
confectionery store and restaurant.
The adjoining lot is held at $1,000
small house in the rear; beautiful shade
trees; Is varieties Of roses, fig. apricot
grapes, lemon and peach trees; house
built less than year; owner leaving
the state; 1 block from Main st; L
minutes from LIST and Spring; for quick
It. L. oBRIEN.
Jefferson and Main.
South 2276. Home 25338
FOR SALE
Nice cottage on West 2Sth St, and Other
property In that vicinity. on easy terms
Furnished house for rent on West 2stt
FRED L SEXTON.
Room sos Mason building.
EASY PAYMENTs-Go AND SEE THIS
1920 East Thirty-ffth ST.. new, modern
broom cottage; small cash payment
balance like rent; key next door. BEN
WHITE. S04 Bryson block.
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Treasury Department Office of the Sec
retary. July 16, 1906.
Sealed proposals will be received at
the Treasury Department Washington
D. c.. until O'Clock D. m. August 90
1906, and then opened publicly for the
purchase of the old federal building
site in the City. of Los Angeles, Cali
fornia, being lots 16, II. is and 10, in
block c. Rivera and Vignola Tract, at
the southeast corner of Main and Win
ston streets.
Each proposal must be accompanied
by certified check for ten per cent of
the amount of the proposal. Payment
may be made all cash upon delivery of
deed. or on ne-half cash and balance In
two installm ents, payable in six and
twelve months. with interest on de-
ferred paym ents at the rate of four per
cent per annum, payable semi annually
Deed will be delivered on receipt of
final payment.
The right is reserved to reject any or
all bids, and to waive defects or infor-
malities in any bid should 1t be deemed
to the interest of the government to
do So
Proposals must be sealed. marked
Proposals for the purchase of the old
federal building site, Los Angeles. Cali
fornia." and mailed to the Secretary OF
the Treasury Supervising Architect),
L. M. SHAW. Secretary.
7-23-25-27-30 S-1-3-6-S-10-13 lot
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FOR sALE-sEvENTBEN ACRES on
Long Beach electric line; ripe for sub
division; % minutes ride to center of
Los Angelesj convenient to schools,
water on property; seven-room house
price 1I00Oi will take clear city flats or
apartment house; not more than same
valuation CHAS. s. MANN, S25 w.
Fourth st
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Sealed proposals will be received at Of
flee Of treasurer Pacific branch. N H.
D. v. S.. Soldiers home. Los Angeles
county. Cal. until 12 o'clock. M. August
TO- 1906. and then opened, for furnishing
and putting in place metal ceiling. in
and specifications, copies of which, with
blank proposals and other information.
may be had upon application to T. j.
Cochrane. treasurer.
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Miscellaneous

BUY FURNITURE AND
to sell we will pay you one-third
more than others. Phone us. Main
1i17. Home PISA. COLYEAR FUR
NITITRE co. 222 S Main St
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Homeless children received ana placed
In homes for adoption. apply Rev. O.
Home society. sa4 Bradbury butldink
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Country Property

FINE RANCH FOR SALE.
1000 acres Southern California. fine
location. close to r. r.: Is miles from
coast. Abundance of water. I'm
proved with fine vineyard apricot
orchard, alfalfa, etc. Good large
ranch house, barn. etc.
Price only $4,000.
For full particulars and terms ap-
ply to
FOoTE REALTY COMPANY.
71S-719 o. r. johnson Bldg.
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LEGAL noTicEs

Notice 10 stockholders "GOId River
Mining Co."
The annual meeting OF stockholders OF
the a. owe company will be held al CAT y.
Fifty-fourth street, 1880 p M, August
10, 1906
r. c. TUBBS.
S-4-l3 lot Secretary
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foH SAC
city Lots and Lands

FOR SABE-TwO BEAUTIFUL LOTS
In the west side, 12Oxi60 feet; elegant
homes all round; lots high and level
good restrictions; will sacrifice this
week for $1,000; on payments.
LEAIIY g. SON.
223 Mercantile place.
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EDUCATIONAL
LEGAL NOTICES

SPANISH LESSONS BY EXPERT
enced teacher. Address BOX 65, Herald
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FOR SALE
The best alfalfa aud fruit land In
the state. on easy terms. II you will
improve Will give you your own time
to pay for it; prices from SIS to $40
per acre. Come in and see us or
write for particulars
w. H. TOWNSEND. Colonization.
Room 210. 702 South Spring St.
Los Angeles. Cal
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ST. JOHNS EPISCOPAL CHURCH. 514
w. Adams, near Figueroa street. Rev.
Lewis G. Morris. rector; Sunday SER
vices. 1880 a. m. IL a. M, p. m.
This is a FREE church and all are
n c0rGiadiy y,r lnyiteG " c. Take axe the Grane
one block west. Take the University
car to Chester place. walk Though
Chester place and one block east on
Adams street
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-06

MCDONALD & SToTT,
sos to 3l7 Lankershim Building.
TO BUY.
Owners and dealers in real estate
who have properties for sale or ex-
change will find IT decidedly to their
advantage to come In and have a talk
with u.s.
We can handle property located In
any part OF the United States. East
erp property specially.
We have the best trader in tha
United States; IT. means dollars TO
you to make his acquaintance.
We will give you quick action and
honest treatment whether you are =
buyer or seller. Come In and see US.
MCDONALD & STOTT.
Entrance 312 Lankershim Bldg.
Home Phone 47A6
Sunset Main 4bbb
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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

LAUNDRY FOR sATE-sEE MAN
agcr at office. 1921 WEST It'll
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SPECIAL NOTICES

MDN. DIR. A. PoLAsKY. optlcian Of a
k&3NS years experience. has opened Of
~ fees. S42 s. Bway. 4th floor Free
examination; latest methods Phone 4l38.
CLEAN WATCH. SOC: Main Springs, Soc
warranted; old gold 81 pvt. 45l s. MAIN.
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LOST AND FOUND

WATCH FOB, CHAIN. GOLD
barrel w. IL. Walker. Louisville, Ky,
on one end, Glenlea, 1895 on other also
Reward S. Call no Fay building
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Suburban Property

ACRES s975-ONLY 80 MINUTES FKO Il
1st and Main, in the very heart of beau
tiful San Gabriel valley; two car lines;
holders of land. This is positively with
out an equal for home or investment.
Residence lots in vicinity sell for 5000
LES "SALTY CO.. 433 Huntington
building.
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Nice cottage on West 2Sth St, and other
property IN that vicinity on easy terms.
Furnished house for rent on West 18th
ST.. $50 per month.
FRED L SEXTON.
Room sos Mason building.
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CHURCH NOTICES

SECOND CHURCH OF CHRIST. SCIEN-
tist, Simpson auditorium, 734 South
Hope street. Services Sunday II a
m and p. M; sermon from the
Christian Science Quarterly; subject,
Mind" Children's Sunday school at
$50 a. M; Wednesday evening meet
ing at 8 o'clock. Reading rooms 51O-
511 Herman w. Hellman building,
Spring and Fourth streets, open
daily, Sunday excepted. from a. m.
to d. m.
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s.. PAUL'S PRO-CATHEDRAL, 523 5.
Olive st. (near all the leading hotels),
the Rev ]. j. wilkins. DID,, dean and
rector-Services 7:30, $50 and II a. M,
7;45 p. m. Tho rector will preach. Sub
jects: Morning, The Masters Sacra-
mental Gift" evening, Religion on
Business Principles" A warm fra
ternal welcome to all sorts and condi-
tions of men, Strangers will please
larry for moment after any service to
meet the rector.
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FOR sALE-NEW AND SECOND.
hand billiard and pool tables: bar fix
lures OF all kinds: easy payments
Send for catalogue. THE BRUINS
E-COLLENDER CO.. 331
West Third street. Los Angeles.
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PENIEL HALL. 227 SOUTH MAIN
etreet-A monday prayer meeting iS
held each week day. ~ to ! o'clock
Gospel meeting every night at 1850 p.
IN. Sunday services as follows: 2 a.
m, mems prayer meeting; 945, Sa e
bath school and Bible class; IL
o'clock. preaching; p. m, holiNess
night. Rev. T. P. Ferguson, Mrs. NJ.
P. Ferguson and u. B. Studd super
intendents of the mission.
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FIRST CoNGREGA GATIONAL CHURCH
Hope street, near Ninth Seats free.
Rev. William Horace Day. pastor. Rev,
Warren F. Day. d. D.. pastor emeritus
Harry Clifford Lott, choir master
Walter #. Skeele, organist. Morn
ing service, IL o'clock; evening ser
vice. 7.45 O'clock
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FoR REM
Fiats

FOR Si2 MONTHLY YOU CAN RENT
furnished complete nice sunny out
side rooms; electricity, gas range, hot
COTTON ST, 1908 and 1911 EAST
NINTH ST, 1O2S also 1893 and 114i
W. FIRST ST.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-29
Wilkins DEMANDS HIS PAY
0usted City EmplOye Tells Council
That His Discharge Was
Not Legal.

W H Wilkins, former clerk OF the
board Of public works, sent in a COM
mUnication to the city council last night
claiming his salary for April. His letter
declares that the action Of Chairman Fred
J. Leonard of the board in accepting his
resignation and of the council in con-
letter said the writer was willing at all
times to perform his duties, but declared
that the law does not require him to use
physical force to assert his rights The
communication was referred to the fl
nance committee and the city attorney.
Charles ElwOOd. an employe of the
Salt Lake & Ogden Railway company
and B. S. Young. an employee of the
street department, were confirmed as
special policemen without pay upon rec
ommendatiOn Of Chief of Police George
A Sheets
Fire Chief c. T. Vail sent in the ap-
pointment Of Charles Sheely as superin-
lam B. Morrison. resigned. Councilman
Holiday said that there was a misundeT-
standing over MOrriSOn'S resignation and
at his request the appointment was re-
ferred to the fire committee. O. r. Ian
caster and David Mills were appointed
and confirmed as firemen to fill VaCan-
cies.
The bill of the State Street market for
s5658 for meat furnished the isolation
hospital during April came in with ia
vOTable report from the sanitary com
mittee. Councilman PreeCe declared that
it would have been physical impOssi-
bility for the patients TO have eaten as
much meat as the bill specified in the
time mentioned. HOlley demanded that
all the health department bills 60 over
q week for further consideration and il
was 50 ordered.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-29
VOTING
PLACES NEEDED
Use of Voting Machines Makes
Necessary a Change in
Election Districts.

The Weber county board Of commits
siOners yesterday considered the matter
Of redistrictinE the city and reducing the
voting districts from twenty-five 10 thir-
teen This was brought about by the
purchasing Of voting machines. The
changes. as adopted are, in most cases
made in such a manner that 1t is not
necessary to change many of the boun-
dairy lines. In only four cases has il been
found necessary TO break over the bOUn-
dairy lines and those are the Second.
Third, Twelfth and Thirteenth, as fol-
lows:
Second district will include all of the
Fourth and all Of the Third, excepting
that portion between Twenty-SeVenth and
Twenty ninth streets and .Jetween Wash
ingtOn and Grant avenues, which portion
IS added TO the Fifth to make the new
Third.
Twelfth district comprises all Of the
Twenty-third and the block between
Twenty-seventh and Twenty-eighth, and
between Washington and Adams. which
block was formerly in the Twenty-fOUrth.
Thirteenth district comprises all of the
Twenty-fifth and all Of the Twenty
fourth except that block between TWen-
ty-seVenth and Twenty-eighth streets and
between Washington and Adams avenues.
The thirteen new districts as adopted
by the board are as follows:
District No THE present First and
Second districts having a total vote Of
4G4
District No. Part of the Third and
all of the Fourth, with a total of 40
votes
District No. All of the Fifth and
part Of the Third, having a total vote
of 523.
District No An of districts Seven
and Nine. with total of SIG votes
District No. all of the Sixth and
Eighth. with a total of 6S6 votes.
District No 6--AH Of the Tenth and
Thirteenth, with total of 456 votes.
District No. All Of the Eleventh and
Twelfth, with a total of 59S votes.
District No. S.-AII of the Fourteenth
and Fifteenth, with total Of 5G5 votes.
District No 9--AH of the Sixteenth
and Seventeenth. with a total of 57S votes.
District No 10-AIl of the Eighteenth
Nineteenth and Twentieth, with a total
of 81 votes.
District No. n.-AH Of the Twenty
first and wenty-secOnd, with a total Of
5Sf votes.
District No. I2-AH of the Twenty
third and part of the Twenty fourth. with
a total of 40S votes.
District No 13.-Part of the Twenty
fourth and all of the Twentv-fifth, with
a total of 523 votes.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-29
No Binding Force.

With regard 10 the resolution Of lack
OF confidence. NJ. StiChinsky said the cab
inet was standing on constitutional ground
when it considered that the house. in
adopting such resolutions had gone be
EOnd its preTOgativeS. and that the resOIu-
ton therefore was not of the slightest
binding force The cabinet would not
take notice Of the vote. II must not be
forgotten, however. that the government
Is actually hiCephalUUs. the cabinet be
ing one head and the emperor the other
A rude awakening from the ministry
cream Of possession is possible. An omen
of the change of times is given in the
scqUittal of Professor Paul NJ Nilukoff
NJ. Hesseu and NJ. Korolenko. the writ
ers. against whom prosecutions FOR press
offenses have beer pending for two
months. excluding the two first named
from membership in the lower house Of
parliament
Aladin MichaeHnEo and other radical
members " the house have been flooded
With kilograms from Social Democratic
organizations demanding that the house
adopt an offensive programme, trans
form itself into 4 constituent assembly,
Eeize the Teins of power and address a
manifesto TO the troops calling UPON them
10 transfer their allegiance from the en-
pcrOr to the peoples representatives.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-29
WORK FOR ONE MAN.
Special Officer to Patrol Ogden
Canyon This Year.

Sheriff 6. A. SebTing yesterday made
application TO the county commissioners
for authority to appoint q special deputy
in order that ne might keep one man per
manently employed in patTOiling the OR-
den canyon this summer. Heretofore an
officer has been kept there only part of
the time but on account of the iuCreaS ed
number Of people who are expected 10
summer there this year IL was thought
best to have a man stationed there all the
time The application was granted by the
board and forthwith George Richie. who
recently resigned from the position Of
deputy county clerk, was appointed Mr.
Ritchie viii be used in the sheriffs office
and Deputy Sheriff Seymour Clark viii
be the man named 10 take care Of the
CANYON
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-29
READY FOR ENCAMPM ENT
High School Cadets Prepare for Out
ing at Lagoon.

The cadets of the high school held
big meeting yesterday to complete the
arrangements for their enCampment
which Will be held at the end OF the school
year at Lagoon. = list of prizes was
made out for the different athletic events.
There will also be silver medals awarded
to the best drilled cadet Of each COM
pany and a gold medal for the best drilled
cadet in the battalion The committee
which is arranging for the epCampment
reported yesterday that il had secured
the camp equipment of the National
Guard of Utah. The cadets are quite
enthusiastic and there are 100 who have
signed up to go.
Principal George A. Eaton made a
speech at the meeting in which he praised
the cadets very highly for the showing
they made in the exhibition drill last
Friday and for the work they had done
throughout the year. The competitive
drill which Principal Eaton was trying
to arrange between the high school. All
HalIOWs and Agricultural College cadets
is off because satisfactory rates could
not be made with the railroads.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-29
Ogden Briefs.

Miss Florence Bonn was appointed D
clerk in the office Of County Assessor
Edwin Dix to fiji the vacancy caused by
the resignation of s. z. Thomas The
appointment was confirmed by the board
Of commissioners
John Craig and Henry era wfoTd. the
two men arrested some time ago on sUs-
DiCiOn Of being connected with the Sc
craft robbery. whose preliminary was
held on Friday of last week were dis
charged from custody Yesterday by
Judge J. d. Murphy on the ground OF
insufficient evidence
The residence Of Mrs. NJ A Harrus.
1853 Adams avenue. was entered some
time Sunday night by burglars and jew
eIry valued at So stolen. The occupants
Of the house were rot awakened by the
thieves and the loss not discovered until
yesterday morning Entrance was gained
through a sitting-room window.
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ACCUSED OF LARCENY.
Pearl Smith and Cassie Stevens Are
Held on SUSPICION.

Pearl Smith. 70 years Of age. and Cassie
Stevens, y years of age, were arrested
early this morning in the Savoy rooming
house, go South West Temple street on
suspicion Of having stolen S74 from
George Thornton. the proprietor. The
young women have been living at the Sa-
Voy for some time and yesterday they
were seen in the room from where the
money was stolen. When the women were
searched by Police Officers Morrison.
CIough and Jones. $50 in money was
found on them So far no charge has
been preferred against them. They have
been living at the Savoy for some time.
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Anxious to Sell Estates.

Without doubc thousands of other land
owners will be only too anxious to dis
pose Of their holdings at reasOna BILE
prices. These lands VIII be sold To peas
ants on time. through the Peasants bank.
the payments not COmmencing for several
years.
The progra mme. ir addition to COLOMBIA
ton Of Siberia and Central Asia. COnten-
plates the Improvement of the aETiCul-
IUraI methods Of the peasantTv. which
are primitive and unprOduCtive in the
extreme. and for bringing the peasants.
whose ETegaTio1ssneSS leads TO their gath
eTiHg in villages. and even in towns of
population as high IS So,oo0, nearer to
their lands
The optional aboIisnmeut Of the COM
munal system by authorizing peasants
who desire 10 do so to distribute their
holdings i'm fee simple. Is contemplated
This. with the adjustment of all further
payments for land. under which the peas
ants have been ErOaning since 1851. will
make possible reasonable prosperity Of the
DPa S7UrTN
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-29
ROCK SLIDE AT BINGHAM.

Bingham, Nav "a wreck was mar
rowIy avoided this evening on the stcep
mountain road on the Rio Grande known
as the Copper Belt which winds up the
mountain to the Bingham mine The
heavy rains softened the ground on the
mountain side and several hundred tons
Ct rock and art came sliding down TO
the rear Of the residences on the east side
Of the canyon. Just about dusk an ore
train Of six cars was stopped a the wash
out just in time to prevent their rolling
down the hill on the tops of the houses,
4 wrecking crew was sent out and re-
tanning wall will be completed by morn
ing to restore the tracks.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-29
COUNT WITTE IS
SAFE FROM HARM
Former Russian Premier and
His Wife Leave St. Peters
burg for Germany.
0BLIVIoUS TO ALL DANGER
MINISTRY PROCEEDING WITH
AGRARIAN PROGRAMME.

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St Petersburg. May 8--Count =
= Witte and his wife have gone abroad. y
> After a visit 20 their daughter at y
Brussels they intend to take the baths y
= in Germany The count spoke in an =
, exceedingly pesSImistic vein to =
= friends before ne left St. Petersburg. y
y SebsstopoI, May 8-Officlal details =
= Of the bomb outrage on Sunday show =
= that six persons were killed and four =
= teen seriously and forty slightly in =
= jUTed.
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St Petersburg. May 2S-Rumors Of a
shift in the ministry are everywhere cur
rent tonight. It is persistently reported
here and a Moscow that former Finance
Minister Shipoff has received an urgent
summons to Peterhof to confer with En-
peror Nicholas, presumably with regard
10 the formation Of A new cabinet. al
though he has frequently expressed his
Gnwillingness to take over the premier
ship.
A dispatch from Moscow to the Asso-
ciated Press reports that NJ. Shipoff left
that city late today for St. Petersburg.
but that 1t was impossible to ascertain
whether his coming is or IS not in re-
EpOnse to imperial command. 1t is pos
sible that NJ. ShipOff's only errand is to
attend the session OF the council of the
empire tomorrow, but the present Situa-
tion is so plainly impossible that a shift
IS not at all imprObab bic. 1t IS also rU-
mOred that Prince UTuSOff has been sum
moned 10 an audience of the emperor
Plans Of the Ministry.
In the meanwhile the present ministry.
among whom there IS no Daniel to read
the handwriting on the wall in the atti-
Iude OF the lower house of parliament. is
calmly going ahead with its agraTian pro-
DODeE
lower house within a fortnight. and con-
trery TO expectation. TO provide for the
distribution of millions of acres Of crown
lands in European Russia Al. this seems
10 be labor lost, as in the present tenn
per of parliament which has taken the
bit in its teeth, no proposition from the
government, however liberal, as was
shown by its reception today Of the
speech of Minister Of Justice ChtCheglOvi-
J0ff, Is apt TO receive the slightest con-
sIderatloR- The governments policy.
which the Associated Press is authorized
10 announce, is founded on the eNDeCta-
ton that enough land can be obtained by
the division Of the crown lands. the clear
ing OF 2 portion OF the imperial forests,
and the voluntary sale of private estates.
EnJs without the necessity of forced ex-
preparation Outlining these plans. Min
sister Of Agriculture Stitchinsky said this
evening that the government already had
its disposal 10000 acres. composed
Of 100000 acres Of crown arabic lands
situated largely in the NOlga region. g. 80
Gu acres of clearable forests. and 7J0O 600
ECTeS Of private estates. the owners of
(Which have announced their readiness TO