The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1913-07-10

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Dyke, as minister to The Netherlands
and Luxembourg, and several hundred
postmasters and naval promotions.
DOMESTIC.
Forty-four ONE are applicants
for places as street cleaning inspec,
tors in Philadelphia.
Philadelphia has thirteen play
grounds. Last year they were en-
joyed by 1,371,315 persons.
Wage increases for employees Of
Atlantic coast are likely to be rec
commended within a short time by
Secretary Daniels.
William Waldorf Astor has just
added the London Morning Post to his
string of newspapers. the Observer
and the Pail Mall Gazette, paying
$1,250,0 900 for the last venture.
President Wilson has approved the
recommendation Of Secretary Daniels
that no applications for retirement Of
naval officers be favorably acted upon
unless such officers had had twenty
years. service.
State Senator Smith of West Vir,
ginia was convicted of bribery in con,
nection with accepting $4,000 to vote
for Colonel William Seymour Edwards
as a candidate for the United States
senate.
President Wilson has approved the
n1on nno0tiofn1 hv AffcrDor Co~ono1
McReynolds and the railroad attor-
neys for the dissolution of the Union
Pacific merger under the Sherman
antitrust law.
Official figures, recently compiled,
place the cement production of the
United States last year at S3,351,191
barrels, which is a new high record
and an increase of more than g.
100000 barrels in a year.
Officials of the Toledo Museum OF
Art have refused to deliver to En-,
sign Lowry, Sent from Annapolis by
Secretary of the Navy Daniels, the
Commodore Perry flag bearing the
inscription, Don't give up the ship"
With the celebation of high ponti
ncal mass, the tenth annual conven
ton of the National Catholical Educa,
tional society was opened at New Or
leans. More than 200 prominent
Catholic educators attended the ser.
vice.
The 2-cent passenger rate are now
effective in Missouri on the Chicago
& Alton; the Burlington and the Wa
bash railroads. The Missouri Pacific
and the Rock Island have also made
a 2-cent rate between Kansas City and
st. Louis.
A child playfully kicked a package
on n of the streets of Lisbon, Ky.
and a terrific explosion followed. The
child was blown to pieces and a work
man a hundred yards away was in
1ured. All windows for blocks around
were broken.
Emma Wagner, 112 years old, OF
Maron county, Ark, walked from he]
home to Protein, Mo-, which is three
miles distant, and back again. She
made the walk each way in one ard
one-half hours and felt no ill effects
from the journey.
William Sulzer of New York was
named as the defendant in a breach
OF promise suit when a summons il
tresspass was issued at Philadelpba
According to the plaintiffs attorney
n defendant is Governor William
Sulzer Of New York.
Uncle Ben Wallace, reputed to he
h wealthiest circus man in the
world, forever quit the show business
When his controlling interest in thf
Observation-Disclosures shows was trans
9erred to a newly formed corporation
known as the United States Amuse
ment company.
Postmaster Arthur G. Fisk of sa,
Francisco, refused to tender his resig
nation to postmaster General Burle
son IN response to the later's request
that the resignation be forwarded i'm
mediately. Ito take effect as soon a,
q successor is appointed"
The first action by the recent,
created Oregon Welfare commission
regarding q minimum wage SCALE fo,
women was taken at Portland, whe1
the commission. after investigator,
conditions at a fruit cannery, wher,
q number Of girls had struck, fixed
minimum wage Of one dollar a da,
for all women workers,
Az q result of a conference betwee,
Governor Hatfield and the United
Mine Workers of America and Goa
operators of the New River coal fielt
IN West Virginia. a strike order ISSUED
applying to the New River coal field,
" being held up temporarily.