Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1913-12-24
DIGEST OF WORLDS
IMPORTANT NEWS
EPlTOME OF THE BIG HAPPEN.
INGS OF THE WEEK.


TO Be READ AT A GLANCE
Items, Both Foreign and Domestic,
That Have Interest for Busy Read
ers, Arranged and Classified
for Their Convenience.
Washington
A national school for the instruction
of workers for women was opened In
Washington
President Wilson signed the Hetch
Hetchy bill at Washington granting
water supply TO San Francisco. He
accompanied his signature with
statement declaring that he believed
I've public needs OF the region con
cerned were served by the bill with
out ippairing the usefulness of the
public domain.
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by vote OF "a to 81, the United
X fenate at Washington passed
Glass currency bill. with
DeIdocrats hope to relieve
al condition of the country
Ike provision against possi-
oial stringency.
Brney General McReynolds made
Rc at Washington details of an
nj 90 no
american Telephone and Telegraph
company, the telephone trust" which
will prevent litigation to dissolve that
corporation under the antitrust act
and under which competitive condi-
tons will be restored in the tele-
phone service of the entire country
and the combine will dispose of it's
holdings In the Western Union Tele-
graph company. The reorganization
plan originated with the company.
President Wilson was elated when
told
Democrats of the house rules com
mittee at Washington conferred over
prospective investigation of the Colo
RADIO coal strike and the Michigan cop
per strike, but concluded to defer &C
ton.
Senator William Stone of Missouri
is confined in Washington hotel by
a severe attack OF bronchitis Senator
Reed. his colleague, announced in the
senate that Senator Stone would not
be able to return for several days
Physicians have denied all visitors to
the senator.
The Republican national committee
voted in session at Washington to cut
all delegates out of the apportionment
allotted to southern states In Repub-
lican national conventions. Seventeen
delegates are lost to northern states
and the territories, making the total
reduction 49, This Is to apply to the
1916 convention, however. only If rati-
fed before January, 1, 1915, by state
conventions held in states whose cleo
toral votes total more than half of the
electoral college.
A 100000 appropriation for the
levees at Shawneetown, Ill, was
urged at Washington before the house
rivers and harbors committee by
Marsh Lambert of that place. Repre-
sentative Fowler OF Illinois also urged
the appropriation.
The charge that justices of the SUI
preme court Of Michigan are either
stockholders In copper mines affected
by the Calumet strike or are "keenly
Interested" was made before the
house committee at Washington on
rules by G. E. Mahoney Of Denver.
Vfce-president Of the Western Fedora
ton OF Miners
All proposed new expenditures OF
any consequence for the postal serv-
/ Ice were stricken from the postofice
bill by the house com
rr1'ttco At Washington Among the
Items lost is the S2.O0OOOO increase
In pay for rural mall carriers. The
bill carries about $500, 100000.
Senator Root OF New York declared
on the floor Of the senate at Washing.
ton that he would not accept the nom
ination for president and could not
accept the ONCE II elected
Domestic
The drug store owned By Postmas-
Ter lnghs at Milton. Ind, and the post