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GENERAL NEWS,

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Arizona held the attention OF the
house OF representatives. Reports were
received from committees on resolu-
lions OF inquiry and the committee on
territories. which met early In the day
n approved the subcommittee report,
recommending statehood for both ter.
ritories after they shall have voted on
certain constitutional amendments.
Arizona is asked to resubmit the re-
call provision OF its constitution. vot-
ing on an amendment which eliminates
the judiciary. New Mexico is asked
70 yotS on an amendment making its
constitution more easily amendable
The joint resolution reported by Chair.
man Flood OF the committee on terri
tories, will be called up later in the
week.
At Los Angeles. Cal, John J. Me
Namara and his brother. J. b. Nc
Namara. having been ~re-indicted nine.
teen times on charges OF murder, ar.
raigned on the indictments and re-
manded 10 jail without bail, were re
turned 10 the county prison 10 await
the arrival of June / when they prob
ably will plead TO the charges.
The men the McNamaras are ac-
cused of numbering were employees OF
the Los Angeles Times who lost their
lives in the explosion that wrecked
the newspaper plant a few minutes
after / o'clock on the morning Of Oct
i, last. Two other persons died fol.
lowing the explosion, but after they
had been taken from the building.
The Cunningham Alaskan coal land
claims, which brought about the
Ballinger-Pincho congressional inves-
tigation. approached their final deter
mination. Attorneys for the Cunning
ham claimants appeared TO argue their
case before Secretary Fisher OF the in
terror department, Land Commission
er bennett and members of the board
of law review of the general land Of
fee. Il. c. Hughes. Seattle and ]. p.
Gray Of Wallace, Idaho. are represent
ing the claimants, Commissioner Den
nett is 10 hand down the decision.
Secretary Fisher decided TO sit at the
hearing, however, so that in case an
appeal ia made 20 him time and ex-
pense may be saved.
At Los Angeles, Cal, The APP
plication OF John j. Mcnamara for the
fixing OF bail on the charge Of dy-
namiting was disallowed by Superior
Judge Bordwell without prejudice and
with leave 10 renew IL at any time
Recently Mrs. Inez c. Decker, repre-
senting an organization OF working
women in Los Angeles. invited the
mother OF ]. j. Mcnamara 20 come 20
this city as their guest. Mrs. McNa.
mara's reply contains an acceptance.
She said she Is unable TO pay her wi
way and must depend on the women
who invited her for fare and other ex.
penses.
President John r. Alpine Of the
United Association OF Plumbers, who
Is leading the strike against the In
ternational Association OF Steamftters,
was taken TO task before "A meeting Of
the executive council OF the American
Federation OF Labor. He was practi-
cally charged with being responsible
for the d%epredations Of the union labor
''wrecking crews" that have caused
two deaths and terrorized the citizens
OF Chicago. The accusation was made
by John Mangan OF the International
steamftters.
Frank A. Palmer, OF Lenox, Mass,
and a member OF the Massachusetts
legislature, has the finest flock OF
chickens In the state. according TO Of.
ncials OF the agricultural department
During the year ending May ] the flock
Of 100 Rhode Island reds Melted him
an actual profit of S5.475, an average
of Is cents a day for each hen
Following The placing Of a small
brown bean pot filled with a white
powder under the famous Bridge OF
Signs at the Tombs prison, New
York. an Italian boy and an Old wom-
an we're arrested They are suspected
OF trying TO blow up the prison
Attorneys tor the Alpha Cement
company have presented TO the inter
state commerce commission figures to
show that the total capitalization Of
the United States Steel corporation
and J. y. Morgan a Co. concerns
amounts to S15.S57 629.339
At Washington Monday the Republi-
can senators In party conference unan.
imously nominated Senator J III. Gal
linger of New Hampshire as president
pro tenn OF the senate 10 succeed Sen
ator William =. Frye Of Maine. who re-
signed owing 10 ill-health.
Representatives Of eight states met
at Fargo, ~ d., and formed the North.
western Live Stock Sanitary associa,
ton, the object OF which n TO adopt
a uniform method of stock inspection
and to secure a uniform certificate OF
sanitation.
At Nashville. Tenn, the exeeu-
tive council OF the American Bankers
Association voted unanimously to hold
the next convention OF the associa-
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