The state herald., 1920-07-02

Oge Of 107.
A $65O,000 parcel post building is t.
be erected as temporary reli.f fron
the mail congestion in the pOstoffic
at Chicago. A ten-yenr lease at $500
900 term rental was made by the GOV
ernment.
The proposed Hudson bay trad
route, designed To relieve traffic con
gesiIon during the heavy annua
movement of grain from the West, ha
been pronounced feasible by the spe
cial Senate committee appointed TO in
vestlsa,e the project.
Fire AT the New Idria quickslve
mines in San Bcnlto county, Calf,
which nre said to produce nearly all o
the quicksilver supply in the Unite,
States, destroyed the reduction plant
machinery and several homes at Hal
lister. Calf. The loss is estimated a
100000.
The Ancient Arabic order. Mobiles oi
the Mystic Shrine. made net gain oi
74,I25 in membership In the past wear
n. Rowell, imperial recorder. NJ III,
annual imperial reunion at Portland
Ore. The 1921 convention will he he,
at Atlantic City, y. J.
A letter mailed Jan /. 1919, has hcri
returned TO the writer, l.. $. Iicro1pr
an attorney at Kansas City. after resi-
ing nearly seven years In the mai
chute Of the New York Life building
There was n fire In the building III,
last day Of December. 1912. and the let
ter was dropped in the damaged nal
chute u day later. II Was found whei
1he chute was repaired, and becaus,
the address was illeglble was returnct
to Mr.. Heroder.
WASHINGTON
The population Of Continenta
United States 10 estimated at lO6,00O.
200 by J. A. Hill. chief statistIcian OF
the census bureau. His calculation 4,
bassd on the combined population OF
f,406 cities and towns for which stalls
tics have been announced.
Phila,ielphins population has beer
announced by the census bureau as ].
az. .l56, showing that the country,
third most populous city had main
tained during the last ten year, the
steady rate Of growth Il has had since
the first federal census In 1890.
Coal production statistics compile,
by the federal trade commission from
reports submitted by 1851 operator,
for the month OF March Indicate NJ
Increase In the profit per ton OF I:
cents, or 40 per cent. The margin ol
profit per ton In March. the commits
sion declared, was ~ cents against -
IN February,
~Al .-.S
The National woman's party vii
call n convention of women voters 1,
decide upon an election policy. Allie,
Paul. leader Of the militant suffrngIsts
announced In Washington. The con
ventiou will meet In one OF three sui
frage Chicago. San Francisc,
or Denyer-and the call for II will b,
Issued shortly.
Tennessee may be The thirty. y.sixti
otate 10 ratIfy the suffrage amendnen
- spite Of the clause IN the constitu
ton Of the state providing that no Leg
islature shall act on an amendment I.
ehe federal constitution unless electe,
after the proposal Of the smendmsnl
The present Legislature was electe,
before the proposal Of the amendment
bat II nevsrthslass hss the clear DOW
sr to ratify the smendment." accord
nag to william T. rrlersos. acting si
torney general Of the United Slater.
Plans for financing the wool grow
err until market for wool Ii csial
ilshed have been worked out at ,or
fereires between the growers and N
federal reserve board. was announce
by T. Il. Marshall Of Salt Lake CT,
secretary Of the National Wool Grow
ors' Association. Under the plan, Nj
Marshall said, IN wool grower mn
ship his wool to one of the usug
points Of distribution. obtaining frol
the rnilroad u bill Of lnding for n,
shipment; the grower mny then drn'
q draft against his bnnk for such u
amount ~ may BE- agreed upon by III
grower md the bank. secured by III
hlii Of isdlpse~-.-~~~A--
The billion dollar freight lncreas
asked for by the railroads of the cout
Try 10 approximately Sss8 100000 NOR
shsn wiil bs nscssaary to gIve the
per cent standard return guarantee
by the transportation net. cllffor
Thorpe. representing shippers, csi
mated NJ the general rate hearing b,
fore the Interstate Commerce conmh
sion.
Purchase Of 10000 ounces OF silyp
at ~ mn ounce for delivery NJ Ne,
York. Philadelphia md Snn frnDcisc,
has been announced by the director .
the mint at Washington.