The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1913-08-14
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FROM many POINTS
49,
eNENTs OF THE pAY HELD TO 4
FEW LINES.
uTE EVENTS BOILED DOWN
personal, Political, Foreign and othss
intelligence Interesting to the
General Readers.

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Senator Lea has introduced q cur
rency bill that would revise the Al.
drich-Vreeland emergency currency
act.
President Wilson has asked per
mission of congress to accept a statue
Of William Pitt, sent to him by Brit,
ish admirers. q
The president has submitted fol
confirmation several nominations, in,
GLIDING Preston McGoodwin as minis
ter to Venezuela.
The lobby investigating committee
heard from James A. Emery National
Association Of Manufactures side OF
Mulhall lobby story.
Representative Britten has intro.
duced a resolution for an emergency
appropriation large enough to begin
construction Of three additional bat.
tie ships"
A constitutional amendment prohi,
biting the sale of all alcoholic beveT.
ages was proposed in a resolution in=
troduced by Representative Hobson
Of Alabama.
Senator Works andseveral other
senators have started a movement to
reconsider confirmation of nominR
ton Of Thomas Fox as postmaster at
Sacramento.
William J. Price Of Danville, KY,
has been selected by President Viii,
son for minister to Panama, MI.
Price was introduced to the president
by Senator James.
President Wilson has talked cur,
rency to a number of his callers and
has made 1t plain that he intends to
stick to his determination to have 4
bill passed at the exrta session.
Senator Works and several other
ed President Wilson's action in send,
ing John Lind to Mexico as special
emissary and declared something else
must be done by the administration
to protect Americans.
Reductions In express rates which
will cost tbs company fully $2s, 000,,
600 a year. approximately .l6 per cent
OF their gross revenue, were ordered
by the Interstate Commerce commits,
sion to become effective Oh or before
October Is, 1913.
Charge O'Shaughnessy at Mexico
Caty notified the state department that
he had been advised by the Mexican
foreign Office Of the release of Diesel.
Mcdonald and Herrel. the Americans
who had been held in Chihuahau
prison since July 16.
President Wilson by proclamation
has authorized the disposal under
the registration plan Of about one
million acres Of surplus land within
the Fort Peck Indian reservation.
northeastern Montana. All applica,
tons for registration must be sworn
to and presented at Grasgow, Great
Falls. Havre Or Miles City, Mont.
between September l and 20.
Looking on the District of Column,
bia as an excellent ground for prose,
lyting, members Of the National
Council Of Women Voters, which
meets at Washington next week, an,
nouneed that they would wage a Wig,
orous street speaking campaign in the
nope OF making converts for the
cause.
In order that the farmers of tha
United States may profit by the ex,
per1snce Of farmers Of Europe, Sec,
Rotary Houston Of the Department Of
Agriculture has decided to send
abroad DR.. Thomas N Carver, head
OF the rural organization service, and
Bradford Knapp, who Is in charge OF
the farmers cooperative demonstra.
ton work in the south.