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The Methodist church bell is to be
sold at Hoquiam, WASH, Pastor Swift
ger says the progressive church of to-
day doesn't need bell, but that news
paper advertising is better.
The first death from influenza in
Ogden since February 9th, last, Oc-
Cured when John Farmer, A years
of age, railroad man, died at the fam
lily residence at Ogden, Utah.
Having loafed too long, and needing
gambling money, Gorham Owl, Indian,
set fire to a forest SO he could be a
fire fighter on government pay, he
confessed at Sacramento, Calf.
Ten Seattle commission men have
been arrested charged with boarding
several hundred thousand pounds of
potatoes in an attempt to increase
prices Four of the ten were Japan
eSe.
John Carter, a farmer, recently
brought large number of big cab
bages to the market at Holdenville,
Okla, the largest of the bunch weigh
ing eighteen pounds, trimmed. Sev-
eral others were almost as large.
A balloon race between the army and
navy for the military championship of
the United States will start from st.
Louis September 26th unde: the aus
pices of the Missouri Aeronautical So
ciety, it has been announced Each
side will be allowed to enter three
balloons.
After woundng and overpowering
two armed deputy sheriffs during II
fight in which he too was shot, o. w.
Langley, IA farmer of Cortland Neb.,
staggered into n general store at that
place and shot Justice of the Peace
Chris Pfeiffer through the heart.
Langley was saved from lynching only
through pleadings of conservative citi-
Zens
Following the arrival of seventy-fve
Japanese picture brides on the
steamer Tenyo Maru at San Francisco
1t was announced by the immigration
authorities that over 4,400 of these
brides have been admitted at Pacific
coast points within the past year. In
dicative of their prosperity, many of
the Japanese bridegrooms met their
'picture brides" with automobiles
WASHINGTON
Repeal of the daylight saving act has
been accomplished, the Senate voting
to sustain the House in passing the
repeal measure over President Will
xrAtA
repeal of the law becomes effective
after the clocks are turned back to
normal in October 1t is one of the
very few measures which have been
twice vetoed by President and have
become laws in spite of the veto.
President Wilson offered railway
shopmen an increase of cents an
hour, retroactive to May 1st The
shopmen are asking raise of II cents
an hour, retroactive from January 1st.
Certain classes of shopmen, car inspec-
tors, repairmen, who have been receiv-
Ing 63 cents and IS cents, respectively,
would be paid G7 cents an hour under
the proposed scale. The President told
the committee of 100 representing
shop crafts that any greater increase
now would greatly increase the cost of
living and therefore was inadvisable.
People ought to be satisfied with
present food prices there isn't any
profiteering in the retail meat and
grocery business, and consumers want
to pay high prices" Thomas Dunn, II
St Louis meat dealer, told the Senate
NJ h., b.n npi,,
on legislation to control the packing
industry.
Steel helmets having been officially
adopted as part of the army's war
equipment, steps will be taken to in
sure reserve supply OF the new type
designed in the A. l.. +. British he'll
NETS now Will be disposed of, except
for about 100000, which will be kept
until production of the new model in
quantities is assured.
Honorable discharges will be granted
TO all men who served I'm the navy dur.
Ing the war with Germany with good
records and who have since been re-
leased with "ordnary" discharges. II
has been announced by the Navy De
partment. After the armistice all en-
listed men discharged before the ex-
piration of the full four year term OF
enlistment, were given ordinary dis
charges instead Of the honorable dis
charges.
With approval of President Wilson.
Acting Secretary of Navy Roosevelt
sent to Secretary Glass for transmits
sion to Congress estimates for addi-
tional naval appropriations totaling
$1S,eOO,OO0 to permit of expeditiously
placing and maintaining in a proper
state Of repair all the fighting ships of
the fleet"
An additional credit of $5OOOOOO has
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