The Hays free press., 1921-09-08
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had decided to pass the question of
wage and working conditions on to
the men they could not agree on the
wording of the ballot and the brother
hood of railway trainmen decided to
prepare a separate ballot, the other
four organizations agreeing on one
ballot. The referendum vote is ex-
pected to be completed by October l.
10000
appointment of Professor John F.
Hayford of Northwestern university,
and Professor Orc Miner Leland of
Cornell university, by Chief Justice
Taft of the U. S. supreme court as
members of commission to lay out
the boundary between Costa Rica and
Panama is opposed by Panama gov
ernment officials who refuse to recog-
nize the validity of the nominations.
10000
The administration railroad fund
ing bill has been passed by the house,
PA to 123.
Population of Great Britain is 42,-
767, $50 persons, an increase of Al
per cent over the 1911 population,
census figures made public indicate.
The census taking began in April.
10000
With a number of amendments,
the senate bill, which would make
$1,000 100000 available through the
War Finance corporation for stim-
ulating expectation of agricultural
products, was passed by the house,
the vote being 314 to 21.
10000
In opening the anti-alcoholc con-
gress at Lausanne, Switzerland, Pres
ident Schulthess of Switzerland de-
clared alcohol was in the first run of
obstacles hindering world pacifca-
ton" He claimed Europe's present
economic situation was due greatly to
alcoholism.
Increased freight rates proposed
by the railroads on anthracite coal
from the Wyoming, Lehigh and
Schuykill regions in Pennsylvania to
stations in New York were not found
to be justife ~ the interstate com
merce commission.
10000
The trans-continental carriers have
agreed on reduced rates for iron and
steel products originating at eastern
points and only need the concurrence
of the New England lines to make the
reductions effective.
10000
Trading in "indemnities" or ''puts"
and "calls" will cease on the Chicago
Board of Trade on October l. This
was decided following adoption by
congress of the conference report on
the Capper-Tincher bill regulating
grain exchanges. The bill abolished
the indemnities.
10000
A grave situation has arisen in the
Nalabar district on the west coast of
British India where seditious agitators
have been working on the religious
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feared that more than 1000 lives
We're lost in serious mass rioting,
bloodshed and destruction of prop
erty.
10000
Major General James F. Wade, 78,
retired, who entered the army during
the Civil war and was in continuous
service for forty-six years, died re-
Gently at his home in Ashtabula, Ohio.
10000
1t is announced that a total of 49,
oil cases of cholera have been regis
tered in Russia up to August 10.
10000
The house bill continuing the dye
embargo for three months was passed
by the senate by a vote of 80 to %.
The embargo would have expired
August 27.
10000
As soon as the senate reconvenes
in September after the recess the
Ford-Newberry election contest will
be threshed out on the floor and Sen
ator Newberry of Michigan will either
be confirmed in his rights to his seat
or expelled by vote of the senate.
10000
Further economy cuts in the army
have been ordered in accordance with
the direction of congress that its en-
listed strength be reduced to 10000
men and the respective branches re-
organized on that basis.
10000