The Ronan pioneer., 1917-11-09
WORLD NEWS TOLD OM BRIEF

Washington-Addi contracts
have been let for 100000 pairs of
army shoes at $4.65 pair.
WashingtOn-The food administra
tion has ruled that wholesalers must
base prices on cost, not market con-
ditions.
Chicago-The government has TAX
en- control of all packing houses in
the country and they are being op-
Grated under federal license.
New York-James Carroll Beck
with, American portrait painter, died
here suddenly. One of his best por-
traits is of Theodore Roosevelt.
Westinghouse is declared that
when in operation, one of the ship
ping board construction plants will
turn out one steel ship every two
days.
London-Reports are that Ger
many is building 5000 and 5000 div
ing cruisers, armed with 8inch guns,
which are said to have immense range
of action.
New York-Reports from Beirut,
the Syrian Protestant college, are
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occurring there from starvation.
Charlottesville, Va.-Thos. F. Ry-
an, New York financier, and Mrs.
Cornelius G. Cuyler of New York,
were married after the financier's
wife had been dead only IL days.
Washington-The food administra-
ton has decided to allow confection-
ers, makers of chewing gum, cordials
and similar products, SO per cent of
their usual consumption of sugar.
Topeka-The Kansas Teacher, Or
gan of the State Teachers associa-
ton, has urged that legislative enact
ment be passed prohibiting the teach
ing of German in parochial schools.
New York-The late John D. Arch
ibold, Standard Oil magnate, left an
estate of $38,498,247, according to
the states appraisal. The New York
inheritance tax amounted to 81 $780,
129.
Santa Barnara-Rev. George G.
Greenfield, pastor of the Congrega-
tional church, has been ousted from
his pulpit because of his participation
geles.
have decided to wave the export re-
strictions in shipping goods to Italy.
The Italian government will be per-
mitted to take the kinds of materials
it needs to the limit of it's tonnage.
New York-Reports from Mexico
are that the country will demonetlze
silver and place it's currency on gold
basis. The government is also plan
ming a new banking system based on
the federal reserve system in the
U. S.
st. Paul-Minnesota advocates of
woman's suffrage will hold conven-
ton in St. Paul, November 16 and
II, to discuss the introduction at the
next legislative session of an amend
ment granting the right to vote to
women.
Portland, Ore.-The Consumers
League of Oregon will request the
Industrial Commission to take steps
to raise the minimum wage for wom-
en-, claiming that wages have not in
creased with the advance in the cost
Of living.
Washington-One billion dollars
may represent the total value of Ger
man owned materials in this country
and money in various forms due Ger
man citizens, which is subject to con-
fiscation under the trading with the
enemy act.
Corvallis, Wash.-M. o. Evans OF
the Oregon Agricultural college staff
has been appointed supervisor OF
United States farm labor agents with
jurisdiction over II western states
which he will visit, to make plans
| for mobilization of harvest labor next
| fall
Washington ~..4. With $20,0O0,O00
( more to France, American loans to al
lies reach $2,S26,400, 900, distributed
as follows: Great Britain $685.
100000; France, $81O, 100000;
Italy, $255, 5,o0O,O0O; Russia, $685.
100000; Belgium, s58, 100000; Ser
via, s3,000,000.
Camp Meade, Md.-CoI Dan T
Moore of the 310th field artillery
10th division, national army, who
was a military aide at the White
House in 1905, has said that it was
he who in a boxing bout with Theo.
dore Roosevelt, landed the blow that
robbed Teddy of sight in one eye
Washington-The appointment o.
Major General John Biddle as assis-
tant chief of staff has led to the