The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1921-03-31

PHILADELPHIA: Mai Gen. Leonard
Wood has been nominated head of the
University Of Pennsylvania by the board OF
trustees. In accordance with the statutes
of the university Gen. Woods name cannot
be voted until the next regular meeting
of the trustees, April IL. 1t is understood
he will be elected.
LONDON Austen Chamberlain, chance
lor of the exchequer, was today elected lead
err of the Unionist party. His election, eff.
fected at a meeting of the Unionist members
If the house of commons was unanimous.
He succeeds Andrew Bonar Law, whose re.
trement because of i'll health was announced
last week.
WASHINGTON: a bill removing all lega.
disabilities of women under federal laws to
be introduced at II special session of congress
at the request of the National Woman 5
party, is being drawn up by Shipper Lewis
of Philadelphia. The National Woman 5
party deputatiOn when il meets President
Harding on April &, will urge the admins
tration to support it.
PEKING: A nationwide drive for fam
inc relief funds has been started in China
by DR.. Yen Hulching minister of foreign
affairs. In an address to the most inhuen.
tial Chinese in Picking, the minister told
them that, compress the figures as one might,
between 10000, 900 and 100000 people
faced starvation. The famine calamity was
becoming daily more serious, he said, and
approaching.
DETROIT. Mich: Reduction of the price
of bread from l6 to Il cents has been an
nounced by five large baking companies here.
CHICAGO: Mrs. Abbie Hall is undecided
whether the first 100 years are the hardest.
She was born in Holden, Mass, in 1918,
the year Illinois became a state. Mrs. Hall
has four living children II grandchildren,
&c great grandchildren and six great great
grandchildren.
OTTAWA, Ont: The government rule re-
quiring mechanics, artisans and laborers to
possess $3.50 on landing in Canada, in addi-
ton to "A ticket to their destination has been
extended This regulation was established
last November. Unemployment conditions
brought its extension. The order does not
apply to farmers, farm laborers, household
Canada.
WASHINGTON: President King of Lii
IBERIA and his staff have called on Secretary
Hughes preliminary to seeking $4,000,
600 loan here.
WASHINGTON: The superintendent
Colorado, which will rank with her sister
ship, the Maryland as the most powerful
If American battleships, has been launched
at the New York Shipbuilding Company yards
at Camden, N. j., the fourth capital ship OF
the 1916 program to leave the ways,
BINGHAMToN, N Y: Binghampton
newspapers under an open shop policy are
publishing display advertising after nearly.
two weeks suspension due to a strike of
inion printers seeking to enforce demands.
SAN FRANCISCO: Mai. Gen. Hunter
Liggett commander of the First American
lrmy in the World War; has retired as an
tctive army officer, after AZ years of service.
\ group of officials of the 9Th Corps Area,
his last command in the army. and civilian
friends witnessed General Liggett retire
ment
DUBLIN: Dali Ereann has issued an
rider forbidding the British government to
take n census of the population of Ireland
as an infringement of the rights OF the Irish
people by an alien authority.
WASHINGTON: Approximately $500
100000 was collected by the government In
income and profit taxes. This amount is
800. 600. 600 in excess of the estimate made
by Secretary Mellon. About $3.50 0OO, 600
was collected by the government for the
SO far was regarded as excellent for this
quarter.
WASHINGTON: 4 fatality rate of $50
TOR every million tons of coal mined in 1920,
: compared with i.24 in 1919. was an
nounced by the Bureau of Mines. This was
said 10 be the lowest rate in history. total
NJ 2,260 men were killed in the coal mines
last year, a decrease of 81 below 1919, while
production of coal increased IS per cent.
Preliminary reports indicate that production
Of coal in 1920 amounted to 6i5, $4,000
tons. The number Of employees mining coal
in 1920 was 10000, compared with
5000 in 1913.
NEW YORK: Contributions Of $4,000.
600 francs toward budget of 100, 600, 600
francs for new buildings and endowments
of the medical school of the University of
Brussels has been announced by the Rookie
faller foundation