The Washington times., 1914-02-12
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that they must keep in touch with
important world events.
GENERAL.
The naval tug Potomac, sent 20 the
rescue of fishing schooners in the ice
off Newfoundland, was reported so
firmly gripped in an ice field that there
was small chance OF getting out pelore
spring.
The district attorney filed complaints
asking for the arrest of Fremont Oder,
editor Of the San Francisco Bulletin
who took a leading part in the prosecu-
ton of Abe Ruef, and r. 4. Crothers,
publisher of the Bulletin. The men are
charged with conducting lottery
| through the newspaper.
Frederick W: Mansfield, Massachu-
setts State treasurer, rejected every bid
| ~ dealers for State 4 per cent bonds
! amounting to $6,325, 0O0 and said he
4 would keep "A prediction pledge by
selling the bonds directly to the people.
Bankers representing several South
ern cities presented their claims fo- the
| location of a Federal reserve bank at
| hearing before the organization coIif-
mittee in New Orleans.
w. II. Hatton. La FOllette's candidate
for governor of Wisconsin, issued a
statement declaring that the States
| need was organization along the lines OF
| modern efficiency TO meet the problem
of the increase in State taxes.
The Aero Club of America withheld
sanction for the round the world race
until the Panama-Pacific Exposition
officials furnished Some guarantee that
the prize money would be forthcoming.
FOREIGN.
Sir Edward Carson was accorded
thunderOus applause in the House of
Commons when he spoke in favor of
the unionists demand 10 dissolve
| parliament and submit the home rule
question to a vote of the people. The
unionist aSendment was defeated by
q majority Of as.
The appointment Of Sidney Charles
Buxton. now president of the board
Of trade as governor general of the
Union of South Africa, to succeed VS.
count Gladstone, has been officially
announced.
Seen militant suffragettes. arrest
ed for disturbance created at the at
tempted arrest of Mrs. Pankhurst
last Tuesday. have been sentenced 10
four days Imprisonment each.
The imperial throne OF China has
just been offered to Yuan Shi Kai,
according to a Pekin dispatch. The
president declined the offer. believing
the time is not ripe for the founding
Of new dynasty.
Vladimir y. Kokovsofr. the Russian
premier. has resigned. NJ. Kokovsoff,
who was finance minister in Stoly-
; pins cabinet. succeeded to the pre-
miership after the assassination or
| StolvDin. in SeDtembET. 1911.
LOCAL.
The Rivers and Farbors Committee
argued TO appropriate Sl,OO0,OOO for the
Delaware river channel, and authorize
continuing contracts for 4 like amount
the next fiscal year
William Draper Lewis dean of the
law school of the University of Pennsyl-
) vania, argued before Il House committee
for the establishment of an administra-
tive trade commission to enforce anti
monopoly legislation.
Representative Lee, in his argument
before the Naval Committee, showed
conclusively by a physical denonstra-
ton that Norfolk could not begin to
| compete with Philadelphia as the site
for a huge drydock.
Members of the Senate Committee on
Imm graiOn asserted that the Burnett
bill, as it passed the House. would be
reported to the Senate and its passage
> urged.
: witnesses before the Senate Banking
| Committee attacked the provisions OF
, The owen bill to incorporate stock OK
| changes, maintaining that Federal CON
/ troll was undesirable.
< Treasury officials issued A booklet
EXPLAINING many Observation-Disclosures
= regarding the income tax law.
e General arbitration treaties with
y Great Britain, Japan, Italy. Spain
Norway. sweden, Portugal, and
e Switzerland were reported favorably
+ by the Foreign Relations Committee
and it was said would be taken uI
D for consideration by the Senate Feb.
ruary 19.
The Senate passed bill to provide
= a temporary method for the nomina-
| ton and election of United States
Senators in states which have MOI
lcgislated TO carry out the Seven
L. ternth Constitutional Amendment, FOL
s direct election Of Senator's.
l Democrats and Republicans unite,
{ in denouncing the Administration,
=, bill for a GoVernment-oWn railroa
in Alaska as sOcialistic, anu Con,
u gressman Underwood. Democratic
. floor leader, was forced TO rise in it,
y defense.
SLIGHT Mistake