The Ronan pioneer., 1917-02-16
THE WORLD

New York.-In 1916 New York
added 100000 to it's population,
compared with the average yearly
growth of 100000.
Peking.-Repeated attempts rec
Premier Tuan Chi-jui and the fric-
the parliament and the cabinet that
some vital change seems imminent.
Portland-With the delivery from
the steamer F. A. Kilburn of a num-
ber of packages of beer consigned
from California individuals, Oregon
has become bone dry, so far as furth-
er importation of liquor is concerned.
Washington.-The blockade zone
around the British isles measures ap-
proximately 1000 miles from the
eastern to the western boundary, and
about 1900 miles from the northern
to the southern boundary. If 800
submarines were used to maintain
this blockade it would require their
being placed Is miles apart along the
entire line
Washington.-War munition ex-
ports from the United States to Euro
pean allies since the war began have
approached 100000 in value.
In two and one-half years the United
States has shipped cartridges worth
$85, 100000, gun powder valued at
$3.50, O,O00,000; other explosives,
$475, 100000, and firearms to the
extent of $6O,000,000.
Boise, Idaho.-S,rong steps have
been taken to lessen the tension be-
tween the United States and Japan.
due to alien land bills pending in
Idaho and Oregon. Senator Borah
sent a telegram to the Idaho state
senate, in which he said that the alien
land bill now pending had caused the
government deep concern, and urged
the legislature not to embarrass the
administration in this critical hour.
Olympia-In the state senate SEN
ator Hutchinson of Spokane has in
troduced memorial to congress ask
ing that new state be created out
of eastern Washington and northern
Idaho. Such memorial has been in
troduced at previous legislatures, but
unusual attention is attracted to it
this time because of the action of the
Idaho legislature in adopting mem
orial asking congress to form sepa-
rate state of the panhandle or north
ern part of Idaho.
Boston.-Henry Sutphen, of the
Electric Boat company, announces
that his firm has built $50 80-foot
motor boats for Great Britain for use
against submarines and for coast con-
troll at the rate of one per day. He
says the motor launches go out for
10 days at stretch before they come
into port, and they are the only hope
for counteracting the submarine
menace. The only way of attacking
a submarine is by taking the last To-
cation and surrounding it with
fleet of boats that radiate like the
spokes of wheel, covering a large
area and keeping on until the sub
marine rises to the surface.
Detroit-Henry Ford's director of
welfare work, Rev. DR.. S. S. Marquis,
speaking at the Twentieth Coz tury
club in Boston, said that the SIS mini
mum daily wage at the Ford plant,
recently extended to women, is hav-
ing the same effect as on the men
previously. Groups which formerly
turned out 500 radiators in 10 hours
turn out 1900 in eight hours now
Many costs, as of "hiring and firing
have disappeared. With $4,000 en-
ployes, the Detroit factory had less
than 5000 changes last year, where
staff of $4,000, it hired more than
$4,000, of whom $4,000 departed
during the year. Savings deposits
have increased 500 per cont in three
years for the average employe.