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APPROPRIATIONS OF CONGRESS TO MAKE
 TOTAL FIVE BILLION
Billion and Half Were Topped Off Esti-
 mates
OVER HALF HANGOVER
 FROM THE WAR BILL
Funds for Civil Functions of Gov ernment are Minor Part-An-
 nual Supply Bills Also Are Costly

i Washington, June 14-Approxi- mately five billion dollars was ap- propriated by the sixty-sxth con- gross at it's Session ending June 5 according to a statement prepared today by Chairman Good of the house appropriations committee for the if mai issue of the congressional rec ord.
 The exact total as given by Mir. Good was $4,859, 9,890,327. Of this S4,- 373,395,279 is for government expen- ses in the fiscal year beginning July 1, and $486, ,495,04Sy is to meet the deficiency for the fiscal year end ing with this month. Chairman Good said congress had ! reduced estimates of government de- partments for next year by $1.474, ,602, the total appropriation in only two measures exceeding the esti- mates. Congress added S64, 900 to the pension bill and S70,861 ,OOO to the postal bill. The latter increase was to meet advances in pay to postal employees while the pension increase was absorbed in part by the increas. ed pensions.
 The total carried by the thirteen great annual supply bills, as given by MT. Good, was $2,212,126,2 ,29S as fol- lows:z
 Post office $462,575, ,190.
 Sunday civil $437,106,806.
 Naval 433,279,574.
 Army S392, 2,558,365.
 Pensions $279, 9,150,000.
 Legislative, executive and judicial $1O4, 4,735,726.
 Agriculture S31, 1,712.7S4.
 Fortiications S18,833, ,442.
 District of Columbia $18,373,004.
 River and Harbor $12,400,000.
 Indian $10,040,655.
 Diplomatic and consular s9,21S,537.
 Military academy $2,142,212.
 In addition to these bills, perman- ent appropriati expendi- lures authorized by congress for stated periods-amounted to $1,363,- 76S,980, of which $980,000,000 is for lnI6EGSC OIl CIC CIculJ UdldICCS. M cellaneous appropriations include 25,OO0,0O0 by the transportation of which $3OO,OOO,0oo is to be used as loans to the railroads for period of fifteen years.
 Minor miscellaneous appropriations with the deficiencies brought the to- tai appropriations to $4,859, ,890,327.
 Mir. Good charged off $2,558968, 400 of the appropriations as direct wal "hang over," the sum including the funds provided for the railroads, for the interests on the public debt, the payment to the sinking fund and $293 16s, 400 appropriated for re-education hospital treatment and insurance payment for veterans of the world war. The army and navy together got $s55,O58,962 for the next fis- cal year, leaving total of $979,319 916 as the funds for all the other civil functions of, the government during the year.
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Senator Walsh is
 Not Seeking Office

Washington, June 14.-Senator Walsh, democrat of Massachusetts, in a formal statement tonight announced that he did not "purpose to accept any nomination for national office"
 Several newspaper reports today" said the senator's statement "have mentioned my name as candidate for the vice presidency, running on the democratic ticket with McAdoo or Cox or on an independent ticket with La Toilette or Johnson or some other candidate.
 "I wish to state that I have not even considered the possibility of such candidates and that I have not been offered nor do propose to accept any nomination for a national office"
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Two Dead, Four Are Hurt as Feudists
 Engage in Battle

Bristol, Va, June 14.-Feud spirit between the Fee and Berry families of Esserville, near here, found expres- sion yesterday in revolver fight in the streets of that town. As result Robert Fee and George Polly, the lat ter of the Berry faction, are dead, De- witt Fee and a baby are seriously wounded, and Tom and George Berry are slightly wounded.
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RECEIVES DEGREE.

Fayetteville, June 14.-Among the southeast Arkansas students of the university who will receive degrees here at the commencement exercises tomorrow are Miss Elizabeth Chotard. Lake Village; and Miss Iona Beatrice Furr, Arkansas City. Both are to re- ceive the degree of B. A.
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Plan Three More Conventions for
 Chicago in July

1. Chicago, June 14.-Three national presidential contest conventions will be held in Chicago the week of July 10. The Single Tax party. through Robert C. MaCauley, of Pennsylvania today issued call for it's convention.
 The committee of forty-five and na- tional labor party have already ls- sued their calls.
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HONOR HARDING.

Galveston, Tex. June 14.-Senator Warren G. Harding, the republican presidential nominee. today was elect ed as honorary member of the Texas Typothetae at the opening session o1 its annual convention here. TOTAL WRECK ON
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CARPENTER ys. DEMPSEY.

Omaha, Neb., June 14.-Georges Carpenter, here for an exhibition to- day. said he would fight Battling Levinskv before October. Movie contracts prevented an earlier date. he said Carpenter will return to New York after an exhibition at Kansas City tomorrow. Carpenters bride, whom he had not seen for a month, met him here today.
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WON'T ABANDON STRIKE.

Dublin, June 14-The railway men refuse to abandon their strike, ai- though advised to by the national uni- on of railway men. The strike>was an outcome of the mems refusal to handle munition trains.
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OPERATORS STRIKE.

Havana, June 14-The strike q telegraph operators on the national lines which has been in progress forN several days, will end this morning An increase in wages amounting n virtually to 100 per cent has besn granted.
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METHODIsTs OVER QUOTA.

New York, June 14.-Subscriptions to the centenary conservation com mittee of the Methodist Episcopal church exceeded the quotas for the various areas by more than $1.250, ,000 according to announcement by the centenary officials here today. The total quota was $113,624,459, and the subscriptions were -115,003,3 ,375.
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Heir to the Throne
 of Siam is Dead

London, June 14.-Prince Chao Fla Chrakrabonge Phuvanarta, brother of the king of Siam, Chao Mana Vajirav- uda, and heir presumptive to the throne, died yesterday at Singapore from pneumonia
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Officers struck hard on operators of stills in Pine Bluff and vicinity yesterday, having arrested three al. legged distillers of intoxieants.
 All were landed in jail and there are more yet to come, they say. In one instance whiskey was found sec reted in baby carriage.
 Yesterday afternoon Polly Lee. wife of Peter Lee, and Callie Caldwell wife of George Caldwell, negroes, were arrested at TIA East Fifteenth Fifty gallons of mash and three gal Ions of corn whiskey were confiscat- ed. The husbands of the two negro women have not been apprehended Officers making the arrest were Con- stable Ben Brannon and Deputy Con- stable J. H. Green and J. w. Elliott.
 Last night the same officers, with Deputy Sheriffs J. L. McBurnett and Ebert Reynolds and J. w Pumpkins, deputy United States marshal, swoop- ed down on George Dickerson's home two miles out on West Thirteenth George Dickerson was away from home, but his wife, Martha Dicker- son, was taken. Twenty gallons of mash and some whiskey was seized
 Stills were found and taken in charge at both places.
 On the East Fifteenth street raid still was found concealed in q clothes bag in the closet.
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GERMANY ASKS FOR FURTHER DELAY TO
 REDUCE HER ARMY

* Berlin, June 14.-Germany has + requested the supreme coun- l. .cil to grant a further delay of * three months for the reduction + of the German army to 100000, t. says the Tageblatt. + It was recently announced that # the reduction of the German
 + man army to 100000 men had
 l. been accomplished. '.
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ATTEMPT TO MURDER PREMIER OF JAPAN
 AT TOKYO FAILURE

r Honolulu, T, H., June ti-An I. F. unsuccessful attempt was made +
 Sunday night to assassinate #
 F. Premier Hara of Japan, accord + t ing to Tokio cable advice. The +
 F assailant. reported to be a T F Japanese fanatic, was arrested I
 + the dispatch adds. ! I. I
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DUTCH WIN.

Amsterdam, June 14.-In the pre- |liminaries for the Davis cup. Holland defeated South Africa.
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The reigning king was born January
 1, 1881.
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BUGGY CACHE FOR B00zE; THREE
 HELD AFTER RAIDS
West Thirteenth and East Eff teenth House Are
 Visited

At l o'clock this morning Off, cers Lumpkin, Brannon, Elliott and Green raided Rufus Penny, negro, Thirteenth and Ohio, and confiscated 20 gallons of mash and 1 gallon of whiskey, together with a 10-gallon still. Five emp ty 20-gallon kegs were found up- stairs. The still used was made from 10-gallon milk can. Penny was placed in jail.
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.IN OF
 |l|ENDS
 DECLARES
 ! ,f Gamblers { His Norni- LIN, IN 6BBAT THEM
 '. Say. It Was y,,k Should

N stock gam oiei D ,,,p,tsrs, intuition Itr,,n, seized upon Eg.psral Wood and E.,.ity, started out ] ,rssidsntial nom, '. in a statement kty Nicholas Mur- E,s.,ssful candidate !, nomination. dgsnuine sorrow Et General Woods he said, "to see unhappy position to do to save the Ipt to defeat the Al him with theil sheir great finan- ] li. meant that we seral Wood him. were defeated in upt to buy the nom 'rspresent all that Elan business and lie. It is really \ hit upon Gen. dr choice. They some one to sup country has less nsard.'
 fthe convention,"
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 iNntion by the d money and by is in preferential Bslsium.' lNeR York's sixty Butler shows, tho tkV General Wood rints out that the General Wood a ,ad that "the first to bring the vote l. Governor Low 1 h Woods vote" :" nd state complica- st explains, there from which new tn could be drawn Aloting. Pennsy- 1
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 and seventh bal s New York del
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THE WEATHER.

 T u e s d ay and Wednesday, gen erally fair.
 Suppose Wood had won? What would Butler have said then
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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-03-11
FAMOUS ORCHESTRA
COMING IN APRIL

It is interesting to note the unanim-
ity with which the leading critics
and musicians Of the East have &C
corded to the Minneapolis Symphony
Orchestra its position as one Of the
two or three greatest orchestras in
the country. Charles H. Meltzer, con-.
sidered by many the most able critic
in New York wrote as follows: 1T is
safe to say that with the exception of
the great Bostonian organization
founded by Col. Higginson, no body Of
musicians in this country which de-
votes itself to symphony, has excelled
the Minneapolis society. But for local
pride I might be tempted to add-nonc
has equalled it," The Musical Courier
said editorially, "Let it be said at once
that the visit Of the Minneapolis Sym
phony Orchestra has fulfilled the Mus
ical Courier's prophecy, for We. have
today in New York no playing body
and no leader on a par with the North
western organization and its conduc
During the past five years no orches-
ira in the country has travelled more
extensively and the success of the on
chestra and its remarkable conductor,
Emil Oberhoffer has been little less
than sensational" This wonderful or
ganization will appear in two concerts
in the Normal Auditorium the early
part of next month. April.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-03-11
TEMPERATURES AT V. C. n.


This week has followed the general
characteristic change for the pre-
ceeding weeks Of becoming colder
about the middle Of the week with
milder temperatures during the ear.
lier part. The highest temperature OF
the week was on Sunday and Monday,
reaching 81 The lowest temperature
was 10 below zero at a. m. Friday,
March 5. The highest and lowest
Temperatures for each day were as
follows:
Friday, Feb. 81, highest tempera-
ture was 10, at 2 p. M; lowest at
II p. m.
Saturday, Feb %, highest temper
allure was IA at p. M; lowest at
8 a. m.
Sunday, Feb. 20, highest tempera-
ture was 81, at $3.50 p. M; lowest y
at 2 a. m.
Monday, March /, highest temper
allure was 81 at 4:30 p. m; lowest z
at $3.50 a. m.
Tuesday, March 2. highest tempera-
ture was 8 at 3: 80 q. m.; lowest 3 be-
low 9 a. m.
Wednesday, March 3, highest tenn
perature was 6 at p. M; lowest
below 6 a. m. -
Thursday, March 4, highest temper
low $3.50 a. m
Friday, March 5, temperature at 5
a. m. was 10 below; at 10 a. m. 10 be-
low.
j. E Switzer, Observer.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-03-11
VILLA ON THE WAR PATH

Washington, March 8-Francisco Villa is on the war
path in Chichuahua according to official dispatch re-
ceved here today On March he captured train near
Chihuahua City and kidnapped Joseph Williams an Amer
lean engineer He made speech in which he threatened
to take other trains and towns in that section state de-
partmen message received today said Williams held for
ransom.
The attack on the train made by force of
$50 armed men, under the personal direction Of Villa,
cording to state department messages. number Of the
people of the train killed by bandits although there
reports of injuries to Americans The train was
burned
R. W. Black an American salesman and Robert J.
Peetier another American robbed Black gave the
following account to James B. Stewart American consul
at Chihuahua City.
1.-TWO explosions derailed the engine. About half Of
the guard of 50 killed fighting. Two train conduc
tors we're executed A Syrian hung and about five
Mexican passengers attempting to escape were shot.
Joseph Williams American carried off for ransom,
while Robert J. Peleer and R. w Black another Ameri-
and all other passengers robbed and set free The
train was looted and burned
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-03-11

Washington, March 8-Forty- three thousand Turk
ish troops under in the in which 10000
French British and Italian soldiers reported to have
FLASHED with the Turks according to information here to-
day. This is the strength of the Turkish regular army
which is said to be concentrated at Constannope and
Anaolia No official word of the reported outbreak Of
fighting in Constantinope had reached here by military
men have been expecting fight.
Chicago March 8.-Express handlers and clerks of
the American Express Company here today continue their
strike for increased wages without signs of break
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-03-11

Minneapolis, March 8.-Three men were wounded early
today in battle with bandits who robbed the safe or the
Modern Milk Company of $50000
street car Ncoett Avenue at three TINS
morning missed regular passenger at 9th street who
was night Waterman they started looking for him. They
saw two men dragging him into the milk Offices
Armed with switch rods the motorman and conductor
followed fulisae of bullets greeted them at the mlk
companv's office Ole Wagren motorman, was wounded
in the abdomen Herbert LARSON conductor was wounded
slightly by four bullets and the Waterman received blow
on the head The wounded loaded on the car and
taken to hospital Their car rddled with bullets,
but the bandits escaped
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-03-11
LINER GOES AGROUND AND SINKS

Milwaukee, Wis.,, March 8.-The Pere Marquette line
steamer No. g. 900 ton passenger and freight packet
sank half mile off the entrance of the harbor OF Ldng-
ton, Michigan, at one o'clock this morning:
The crew numbering IS persons and about dozen
passengers were rescued The steamer left Milwaukee
about Sunday morning in company with the Marquette
car ferry No. 49, Both vessels became stuck in the ice Oft
the entrance to the harbor at Ludngton The shock of
striking the ice is thought to have torn hole in the wood
en- vessel Passengers and made their way across the
ice tn darkness to the ferry and thought by this
time to have been taken shre The exact number of pas
sengers on No. is not known Officials of the line stated
today no lives lost and is not thought that the
ferry is in any danger:
board established by the railroad law.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-03-11
SIX PERSONS KILLED IN CRASH

killed, tnd two anJured when Lake Baltimore and ONO
west bound passenger train crashed into bus loaded with
men, and children at Brennan, twelve miles from
here last night.
Washington, March S-The supreme court today held
unconstitutional the section of the 1916 revenue laws pro-
vding for the evyng of income tax stock dividends
Washington, March 8.-The validity Of constitutional
prohibition will be fought out in legal battle of attor
neys for the federal government the dry States wet states
and liquor interests in the United States supreme court to-
day. decision isn't expected before April or later.
One of the greatest attacks made any statute
any part of the constitution has been directed against
dry by the wet forces has bated the vigorous
defense put up by the dry forces and the federal
ment.
The issue today centered whether prohibition is
valid subject for amendment to the constitution and
whether the Vostead law enforcing the amendment
stitutonal. Probably Is angles of attack have been
launched against the two The contest of prohibition had
developed into legal battle between the various states
and between the wet states and the federal government
The issue is in reality states rights and bears striking
similarity to the historic issues of civil days. In fact
of the briefs for the liquor interests declared the issue
now before the court is important that the famous
bred Scott decision which upheld states rights before the
war.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-03-11
WILL GIVE THEIR DECISION TODAY

Chicago, March 8.-Representatives Of the brother
hood of maintenance of employees and railroad shop
laborers will decide today whether to call the 900
5ers of the organization out STRIKE officials announced
when the general conference was resumed today De-
presented six months ago. Action was delayed by re-
quest from President Wilson.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-03-11

NATIONAL COMMITTEE GOES INTO SESSION
Chicago, March 8.-The republican national commit
tee went into session here today to complete preliminary
plans for the national convention here June g. Will H.
Hays rpubican national chairman attended the meeting
In a brief opening speech to the committeeman Hays
declared:
Il have repeatedly stated my beliefs that the duty of
the chairman Of the national committee to elect cand
dates and not to select them have squared my perform
ance with my promise"
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-03-11
Y. w. C. A.

Your next years position in an ORR
entail land. 49,.
Leader-Laura Frogen.
Observation-Disclosures Galley.
Need Of Teachers in Foreign Field
Mrs. Mensel, Missionary from Chi.
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Vocal Solo
Song Society.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-03-11
ANTHRACITE MINERS HOLDING MEETING

New York, March 8.-Representatives of the anthra-
cite Miners in preliminary meetings here today
derstood to hav decided that in their negotiations
with operators extend beyond April l. through disagree
ment on new SCALE there may be suspension of work
nut no STRIKE"
Officials of the tri-distrct executive board Of the
United Mine Workers union constituting the anthracite
fields meeting here with operators tomorrow will at that
time present demands for wage increases of about 60 per
cents five day week and six hour day. The present
scale expires March 81.
At tomorrows meeting, it is believed the miners and
operators will appoint subcommittee of two to four
in EACH which will take up the miners demand and attempt
agreement by reporting back to the general conference
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-03-11
DETERMINED IN HIS ATTITUDE

Washington, March 8.-President Wilson is determin
ed to hold out for settlement of the Adratic dispute in line
with his ideas for justice for Jugo Sava according to the
interpretations placed today by officials upon the pres
dents reply Of March made public by the state depart
ment -"
The president rejected the invitation of Premiers
Lloyd George and Mllerand to join them in proposal to
Italy and Jugo Slavia to negotiate directly between them
Selves adjustment of the Adratic question the basis
Of withdrawal Of the proposal Of December g. which
subscribed to by the United States and all other powers
Of the allies.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-03-11
ALLIED AND TURKISH TROOPS CLASH

London, March 8.-Alled and Turkish troops clashed
in Constantinope, official dispatch today declared
Martial law has been proclaimed the message said and
10000 British French and Italian troops made an extern
sive military demonstration The Turks resisted and
fighting followed. No details or casualties were given
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-03-11

WINS UUTOVER BOUNDARY LINE
Washington March 8-The state of Minnesota today
in the supreme court it's suit against Wisconsin of
boundary line between the two states in the St. Louis Bay
district Valuable mining docking and manufacturing
property between Duluth and Superior included in
the which was claimed by both states joint leg
atve boundary commission disagreed in attempt to
fix the boundary before appealing to the supreme court
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-03-11
ARBITRATION WILL START SOON

Washington, March 8.-Arbtration Of the railroad
wage controversy under the terms of the EschCummins
law will start here, it was announced today.
Representatives of the railroads and of the two mil
port of the joint commission must be ratified by the labor