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WASHINGTON.
Consideration of rural credits leg
islation was begun by a sub-commlt-
tee Of the house banking and cur
rency committee.
Chairman Burnett Of the house I'm
migration COMMITTEES, has introduced
the immigration bill which Former
President Taft vetoed.
Mrs. Wilson entertained several
hundred guests at the first musical or
the winter season in the East room
Of the White House. Owing to an at
tack Of grippe the president was
unable to attend.
Secretary Lane has announced that
the classification Of public lands as
trrigible or non-irrigible, in conformity
with the administration Of the $40
acre homestead laws, is being accom-
plished satisfactorily.
The average pay of every man, No-
man and child in the United States
who works for wages or a salary will
this year be close to S61O. 19oo
the average pay was only $479, and
thirty year before that but 1870.
There will be a community Christ
mas tree on the broad plaza at the
east front Of the capitol Christmas
eve, with high government officials
participating in the festivities and the
United States Marine band furnishing
music.
Under the new tariff act, which
went into effect December ] and which
allows wool to be imported free,
there has been released 10000
pounds. 1t is estimated that 4.680,000
pounds were held awaiting the change
In the tariff.
Representative ffenc1ey OF Missouri
will ask the house to take immediate
action on his resolution proposing
that the United States join in suspen-
sion Of naval construction, according
to Winston ChurchilTs suggestion to
the British parliament.
Secretary Lane has recommended
70 President Wilson the restoration
TO entry of about $4,000 acres in
three counties in Washington. These
lands We're supposed to contain large
coal deposits, but 1t has been found
on examination by the United States
geological survey that the deposits
are Insignificant.
Harmony among representatives OF
oil sections of the country marked
the session Of the National Rivers
and Harbors congress, in tenth annual
session. All the speeches, while tell
Ing In each instance of the particular
needs of a certain state or section In
waterway improvement, breathed q
spirit OF broad nationalism.
A warning that the United States
would be confronted with a critical
situation in case of war because OF
The inability Of the army to obtain q
suf1cient number OF men from civil
life capable of plotting a~eronautical
machines Is given by Brigadier Gen
eral George r. Scriven, chief signal
nficer. IN his annual report.
The register and receiver Of tht
hand Offices at Juneau, Alaska, handed
down q decision on November % II
the case OF the United States against
Wilbur w. McAlpine and others, rec
ommending that twenty-one Goa
claims OF the go-called McAlpint
Group or 200 on Cook Inlet. Alaska
be held for cancellation because o.
fraud.
ssStick to the farms and keep ont
Of politics." was the edmonton giver
TO some twelve hundred boy and CIR
c-orn-growers from Ohio by Speaker
Champ Clark at q reception rendered
the young farm experts at Washing
ton by the Ohio congregational dele
cation. Speaker Clark declared thai
the farm was the proper place foi
men and that Legislators who amount
"a to anything In this country. were
either born or brought up In rura
districts.
poMEsTio.
The Standard Oil company has an
nonnced In St Louis . reduction O
hak ! cent In the price Of gasoline
~ third reduction which the com
amy M made Ii st. Louis IN the las
month.
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