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WASHINGTON.
Secretary Bryan and Sir Cecil Spring.
Rice, the British ambassador, ex-
changed ra~tifcations Of the arbitra-
ton treaty which will continue for
another five years.
Senator Shively, acting chairman OF
the foreign relations committee, intro
duced an administration bill to raise
the legation to Chile to an embassy.
A similar bill is pending in the house.
Consideration by the senate commit
tee on interoceanic canals Of the pro-
posed repeal Of Panama canal toll
exemption for American ships, was in
terrupted by lack of witnesses and
further formal discussion of the issue
was postponed.
Major General Leonard Wood, chief
Of stan Of the army, sent out to school
superintendent all over the country
= letter i~ndorsing the student military
instruction camps to be held during
the coming summer He alludes to
the fact that these camps have the
hearty Endorsement of President Viii.
o and former President Taft as well
A. leading educators.
The joint congressional banking and
currency rural credits subcommittee
began considering the first tentative
committee draft Of the rural credits
bill. H. Parker Willis OF New York,
expert employed by the committee to
draft the bill, will meet with the COM
mittte and the measure probably will
be made public next week.
The only standard gauge railway
ever built and operated by the United
States government was run at a pro-
lt IN 1919. Figures given out by the
reclamation. service show the road
The Boise and Arrow Rock of Idaho
had net earnings of $9,721 last year.
It ID twenty miles long and is run
in connection with the Arrow Rock
dam, which u to be the highest in the
world.
Democrats Of the house were de
Aounced for extravaganza by Chair.
man Fitzgerald Of the appropriation
committee, when over the protest Of
the committee. an item was added to
the pending legislative appropriation
bill to continue the assay Office at
Helena, Mont. He reviewed the expen-
ditures Of congress this year and de-
clared whenever l think Of the hor-
fible mess j shall be called upon to
present to the country / feel like quit
ting my post"
Secretary Of Labor Wilson is op-
posed to some features Of the safety
at 8 convention recommended IA
vorably by Secretary Of State Bryan
and nov pending before the senate
foreign relations committee and as a
result the question will be discussed
~ the cabinet next week. The con.
vention IL being fought by the Sea.
mems international union and other
labor organizations, Representatives
Of which argue that II the convention
q adopted the United States will be
prevented from building up its mer
chant Marie.
Four hundred thousand dollars fol
tie expenses Of the New York states
participation in the Panama. Pacific
exposition became available when
Governor Clynn q Albany signed the
bill appropriAting 100000 and reap
psopriating . like sum for the pur-
4 record breaking winter wheat
crop u In prospect this year, the De-
paxtment Of Agriculture estimating
o. ! conservative basis that the yield
10y exceed 661. 900. 900 bushels. The
0ondition q the crop April /. was
- per cent Of . normal or 11.5 per
CIT better than the average April I
eonditton for the last ten years.
Recommendations that the rural
ocAool teacher be employed for life
II during good behavior and that each
~ lnrnished with ! house and plot Of
Innd tor his own and experimental
Mqoo Were made By p. r. Claxton.
lWnlted states cqmmissioner Of educa-
olnns q ) session At Louisville Of the
Ecn6osence for Education II the south.
0evefnor Dunno Of Illinois, IN over.
o1le Will work with pick and shovel on
11Go AusOsasNgin highway. the frst
onto atde1 roa1. April Is. with hum.
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