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ers, motor fire engines, fire escapes
and, in fact, every device and manu-
facture in the fields of fire prevention
and extinguishment will be exhibited
and demonstrated, and in addition an
important conference will hold ses-
sions daily, providing the first general
consideration Of the fire question by
architects, builders, engineers, insur-
ance men and fire chiefs and fire fight
ers on the same platform.
The mayors OF the principal cities of
the United States have appointed their
fire chiefs and commissioners dele
gates to attend the conference and ex-
hibition.
MISSOURI CENTENARY
The one hundredth anniversary Of
the organization of the territory of
Missouri will be celebrated at the Mis-
souri, state fair from Sept. % to Oct 5.
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WORLDWIDE PENNY POSTAGE
The commercial nations Of the world
have been invited to participate in the
fifth international congress of the
chambers of commerce and the com
mercial and Industrial associations,
which will be held in Boston Sept. "a
to %.
An appropriation of 100000 was ask
ed for to. provide for convention ex-
penses and trip through the United
States for the foreign delegates.
An interesting feature will be the
resolution of the Swiss chamber Of
commerce advocating a worldwide pen
ny postage.
ECLIPSE OF THE MOON
On Sept 90 there will be partial
eclipse Of the moon, visible in the
western and central parts of North
America and the countries bordering
the Pacific ocean.
MAKING JOURNALISTS
The Pulitzer school OF journalism at
Columbia university, Of which Talcott
Williams is dean, will begin It's career
on Sept. 25 with complete program
Of study for the four years course in
undergraduate work. The entrance
requirements are very broad. Sue
cessful completion Of the four years
course Of study will qualify students
for the degree Of bachelor Of litera-
ture, and women will not be eligible
for the work, for the first year at least
The course Of study which has been
mapped out Is essentially the one sug-
gested by the late Joseph Pulitzer,
who endowed II with 100000.
The curriculum will have two main
objects In view-that is, to give the
students sound, general education
and to give specialized technical train
Ing which will at them for beginning
the practice Of their profession. In
general, the so called technical sub
jects are to be offered principally in
the third and fourth years, the sub
jects Of the first two years being large
" academic.
irish LEAGUE OF AMERICA
The national convention of the Unit
ed Irish League Of America will be
held during the week Of Sept % in
Philadelphia. 1t will be the third one
to be held In the Quaker City and is
expected to be great success.
Hugh Mccartney, vice president Of
tho central council Of the American
Lao eps,n a. nho{rv,,o~ - a.
committee, and he has planned trip
to Atlantic City as one Of the features
OF the convention.
The meeting, coming as It does on the
eve Of the fight for home rule In Ire
land, ID Of great significance to the sons
OF Erin throughout the world, and
John Redmond, w. 81. K. Redmond,
John Dillon and Stephen Gwynne, the
Irish members Of parliament, are COM
ing over for the celebration.
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A NEW SECRETARY
The new secretary Of the Democratic
national committee, Joseph Edward
Davies, was Woodrow Wilson's west
ern manager In the campaign preced-
Ing the convention at Baltimore. For.
nearly week during the convention
Mr.. Nice Combs and Mr. Davies worked
for eighteen or twenty hours per day
and won q national reputation by their
political sagacity.
He IL a lawyer, q native of Wiscon-
sin, and Is member from his state
on the committee.
Mr.. Davies was graduated from the
University Of Wisconsin in 1893 with