The Washington times., 1914-02-05
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important world events.
GENERAL.
The first wagonload of munitions ex-
ported from the United States to the
Mexican rebels. following the Presi-
| dents lifting of the arms embargo,
! passed across the international bridge
| from El Paso to Juarez.
Suffrage leaders in Chicago were Ella
| ted when the unofficial returns indicated
| that fully one-third of the women ell
gib.e to vote at the aldermanic election
February "A, registered on Tuesday.
The will of Lord Strathcona directed
that the income from S125.0O0 be given
to his stepson, James H. Smith. of
Brool1line. Mass.
A Mexican rebel force, holding a
mountain pass on the road to Torreon.
was defeated by federals and forced to
fall back toward Mapimi.
The Rev. DR.. Charles F. Aked an
nounced that he probably would resign
as president of the San Francisco
Church Federation as result of the
criticism of his pulpit utterances by the
Presbyterian Ministers Association of
the San Francisco bay cities.
The city of Holyoke, Mass. decided TO
ask legislative permission TO enter the
ice business.
It became known that Rodman Wana-
maker was backing projected flight
across the Atlantic, from Newfoundland
to Ireland by means of a giant aero
boat, now building at Hammondsport,
n. Y.
The steamer Vadso sank in Portland
canal, Alaska during a storm. The
twenty-siX persons on board were
saved.
FOREIGN.
Reports are received from Glasgow.
Scotland, that the militants have organ
lied larson squads and are doing great
damage Two castles and several hand
some residences have been burned.
An international congress of dancing
masters is to be held in Paris at Easter
for the purpose of ''codifying' the tango.
Carrots. cucumbers and other vege
tables are rapidly coming into use in
London as ornaments for womcns hats.
Herr Won Jagow, the German foreign
minister. declared in the reichstag that
good and marked throughout by mu-
tual trust.
Concessions of the most sweeping de-
scriptior. are to be made TO Ulster in
connection with the Irish home rule bill
when parliament reopens next week &C
cordinG to the Glasgow Herald.
German officers Of state are reported
as keeping keen watch on Japan's ambi-
tions and as advising America TO follow
the same course.
Paul Schmitt, a French engineer, has
constructed an aeFoplane Tith a lifting
capacity Of a ton and q half.
LEGISLATIVE.
BY a margin of one vote the Senate
barred Frank p. Glass, appointed Sena-
tor by Governor O'NeaI, Of Alabama,
from seat.
Congress A. Mitchell Palmer of Penn
sylvania announced his candidacy for
the United States Senate to succeed
Boies A. Penrose.
This bill will establish a censorship
over the press by the Postmaster Cen
eral; American newspapers will not tOl-
crate it," declared Senator Hitchcock in
opposing the stock exchange regulation
biz.
Turning out each year majority Of
the graduates of the United States
q
on them" to maintain an adequate naval
reserve was advocated by Senator
Weeks in addressing the Loyal Legion.
The Burnett immigration bill, pre-
scribing a literary test for immigrants
passed the House by vote of 24l to
126. The bill requires all who are ad-
mitted to this country to be able 10
read the English language or some 9TH
or language or dialect.
Col. George w. Goethals has been
confirmed as governor of the Canal
Zond The nomination took TIE usual
course of being referred to the Inter
oceanic Canals Committee and then re-
ported favOrably. 1t was at first
planned to confirm it without refer
ence to the committee.
LOCAL.
The program for a conference of cler-
vides for the opening meeting in Poll s
Theater Sunday, when Secretary of
State Bryan will be the principal |
speaker.
Committees for the purpose of broad |
ening the activities of the Chamber of |
Commerce along manufacturing and |
lines this year have been |
appointed.
a fund will be raised by friends of |
Deputy Fire Chief Sullivan to engage |
lawyers to represent him in the public |
hearing Of the charges recently filed.
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