The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-02-22
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OQN NlUg los Itllltu lI0NH AtNifVt
but the trouble in that country con
tinues.
There are l0.67i m%iilionalres In this
country.
Five carloads of Chinese eggs have
Just come into this country.
More Americans are hghting for
the allies than were engaged in our
war with Spain.
Shoe manufacturers say that IL wo-
men wore their dresses lower. shoes
would be cheaper.
Since the beginning OF the war. we
have bought foreign war loans TO tbs
value Of over SO. 900. 900. goo.
The government. In 1915. collected
la S3l.5t0. 600 tax on 25.933. 900. 600
cigarettes a quota OF owe 600 cigar
cites 10 every man OF voting 8 IN
the country.
Thomas +. Campbell elected gov
ernor OF Arizona by 10 votes, aud
whose election the former governor
refused TO acknowledge has been
seated hy the courts.
\ twenty two year old boxer WAS
Killed in a boxing bout by a terrific
blow over his heart. In the ring at
Albany, y. Y. recently. In the pres
cnce OF his father and "a number OF
legislators.
Because his successful competitor
for the office OF mayor cannot meet
tho 800 property qualification. the
defeated candidate at Fulton, W. Va.
has asked the city council to seat
him instead.
This Housewives league of Maine is
~dsnouncing spectators who are hold
ing In storage six carloads OF pOta-
toes and creating a potato famine.
and have asked the women of ths
state to boycott the tubers.
The house committee on rules
which In investigating thv supposed
leak at Washington has eleven
members. including eight lawyers.
yet a Boston lawyer e hired for
$4,000 20 oonduc i,s inve ~stiga.ion.
The New Jersey chamber OF com-
merce, representing 81 boards OF
trade. nine agricultural societies. ~
civic associations. with a state grangs
of 5000 farmers demands the repea,
OF the iuii-crew railroad law.
The United States forests supply
annually products valued ~ ti,25e,-
900. 600; employ nearly a million men.
pay s367. 200, 600 In wages, regulate
the distribution OF water and are abb
solutely essential 20 the public health.
Pouitney Bigelow says the Amerl-
can consular service Is composed of
"broken-down. wheezy political buz-
zes. worn out lawyers and den,ists,
broken brokers. men who could not
earn a living az any honest or re-
spectacle business"
A union OF hod-earriers affiliate
with the I. W. w. sued the hod-car
riers affiliated with the American Fed
e.ation ot Labor for trying 10 pre-
vent the former from getting work.
The court decide that every laborer
has a right 10 make a contract for
his own labor.
In ten weeks Billy Sunday preached
to 100000 persons in Boston. OF
these, O,500 hit the trail" and as
500 of all denominations including
Catholics. Jews and Christian Scien-
fists. signed cards expressing their !"'
%tention TO take a fresh Interest n
their religions.
The central trades labor assembly
representing 10000 organized WORK
ment of Syracuse, y. v, has Just
been declared guilty OF conspiracy
with three unions and six labor lead
ers 10 curtail the trade Of a cigh'
MANUFACTURER, and damages VIII pc
assessed accordingly.
Osaka, the Japanese industrial cen
ter. has more than 1900 factories
making steel, machinery, cotton
brushes aud rubber tires. The highes'
wages are sixty-four cents "A day 70
men and t~wenty-four cents "A day u
women. Japanese ome hold abon'
IS OF an the positions ga factories and
lagriculturc.-FrOm Lesl.e's.