Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-12-17

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The Hay bill, auth rizing the Presi-
dent to raise q .yolun teer$ army at his
passed the House on the "a.
unanimously
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4 Governor Martin III, Glynn ofss I New |
York, In his message to the Legisla-t
ture on December s, recommended 20 |
direct primary law and 8 constituti onsI
al convention. .:sa.
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The conclusion Of the Cath lic Conf
gress in. Milan was marked by the ans
by Count Della Ore
president of the Popular Union, that
the Pope might renounce the claim
Of the Papacy to temporal power.
Plus X&is reported to be in favor Of
closer accord between. the Vatican and
the Quirinal, =55 All ss .is y u
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President Wilson, on December End, 4
sent to the Senate for confirmation.
appointment Of Brand Whitlock, form
er Mayor Of Toledo, as I Minister to
Belgium, OF George Fred Williams Of
Massachusetts as Minister to Greece
and Montenegro, and Of Henry M. Pin
dell Of Illinois as Ambassador to
Russia. =. y
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An initiative petition signed by
$500 voters, $500 more than the
twenty-five per cent required, was
filed at Springfield, Illinois on Decem-
Der to consolidate the city's water
and electric light plants. The move.
is opposed by the local private cleo
trio corporation, since it will enable
the city to enter into competition in
furnishing electricity to private con-.
sumers. .zt 80 =. (, s... s. y 5..*.s$
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= At a conference of Republicans of
New York State in New York City on.
December 5, reported to have been at
tended by nearly every prominent Re.
publican in the State, approval of a
direct Statewide primary law was
forced through over the opposition Of
State Chairman William Barnes, by
majority of five votes. The fight,
for direct primaries was led by Henry
L. stimson, formerly. Secretary of
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An attack on the constitutionality
of the Federal Income Tax law was
made in suit filed in the Federal
District Court at Chicago on Decem-
Der by Miss Elsie DeWolfe OF. New
York. The grounds of attack are that
the tax is imposed on but 5000 per-
sons out of a population Of 100000 900
that the persons taxed have never
given their consent, and that the tax
violates every element Of equality be.
! fore the law. cs5. :3..sz /:
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At a special election on November
q in the Province Of Saskatchewan,
Canada, the people voted on an Init
alive and Referendum measure which
received a majority Of about, five to
one. But since the favorable vote was
less than thirty per cent of the whole
number of voters in the Province the
measure will not go into effect, but
must be passed on again by the Legis-
lature at it's next session. =: =,
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Progressive Democrats organized in
Washington on December i the Com
mon Counsel Club for the purpose OF
promoting progressive governmental
principles. The officers elected were:
President, Joseph w. Folk, former
Governor of Missouri and now Solic.
itor for the State Department; secre.
tary, Joseph E. Davies, Commissioner
Of Corporations; treasurer, o h n
Burke, of the United States Treasury;
executive committee, Senator Robert
L. Owen of Oklahoma, Louis Post
Assistant Secretary of Labor and S,
J.. Graham. II .E -. -ss-.. = HI. :z.z
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BY a vote of BIT to II the House OF
Representatives passed the resolution
requesting President Wilson to coop.
crate with Winston Churchill, Lord OF
the British Admiralty, for an Inter.
national naval holiday Of one year
The proposed holiday implies ces:
sation Of battleship building for that
period. The opposition to the sresolu.
ton was led by Congressman J. Hamp:
ton Moore Of Philadelphia, in whose
district is located the ship yard of the
corporation receiving most Of the bat
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