The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1921-03-17

said act would constitute serious inn
propriety on the part of the judge
Jude Lands reply to this was to
refer TO his statement Of last Decem-
Der, when he said "They will never
impeach me. If both houses of con-
gress by a majority vote pass reso-
luton expressing disappointment at
my attempt to benefit 100000 per-
sons who have whole-hearted inter-
est in baseball / will send my resig-
nation as federal judge to Wash
ington by telegram"
John Shelton Williams retired
Wednesday as comptroller of the cur
rency, and In accepting his resigna-
tion President Wilson took occasion
to comment on the "gross injustice"
done Mr.. Williams by the senate bank
ing committee, which had prevented
his confirmation. One of Mr.. Will
liams last official acts was to charge
the United States Steel corporation
with exacting excessive and unjusti-
fed prices for its iron and steel prod
ucts. The accusation was vigorously
denied by e. III. Gary, chairman Of
the corporation.
The house committee which investi-
gated the doings of the shipping
board made report recommending
the transfer of the functions of the
board to an executive department be-
cause what is needed is more centrall
ization of administrative authority
than can be had with large board.
The committee found there had been
waste, inefficiency and lack Of CO.
ordination in the work of the board,
but found no evidence Ito prove that
dishonest or fraudulent motives &C.
tuated any member of the shipping
board of trustees of the Emergency
Fleet corporation" Specifically,
Charles NJ Schwab and II. w. Boil
ing, brother-in-law of Mr.. Wilson,
were exonerated from charges of in
terested action. In general, the board
was praised for "the most remark
able achievement in shipbuilding the
world has ever SEEM"
A small side door In the temple of
Janus has been thrown open In honor
Of Panama and Costa Rica, which
small republics seem determined to
go to war over Coto, a piece of ter
ritory which contains valuable oil de-
posits and which is claimed by both.
Indeed, hostilities already have bro
ken out, battle" has been fought
and several soldiers have been killed.
A small detachment of Costa Ricans
that had occupied the disputed terri
tory was attacked by Panaman force
and defeated. The excitement In both
countries is intense. and In the city
of Panama war-mad mob even at
tackled the presidential mansion be-
cause President Porras had declared
himself in favor of diplomatic set
Element Of the quarrel. At latest re-
ports Costa Rican forces were be-
ing rushed to the Coto district 1t
was believed some Of them would be
landed on the eastern shore Of
Burica point to cut off the Panamans
from their supplies. AS this shore
was given to Panama under the arbi-
tration ruling of Chief Justice White
In 1914, it was feared the United
States might be involved, under the
assumption that it is obligated to pro-
tect the territorial integrity Of Pan
anna.
Many stories, more or less detailed.
of widespread revolt in Russia against
the soviet rule have been coming to
the outer world, usually by way Of
Finland Hundreds Of thousands Of
workmen, hungry, cold and without
employment, were said to have opened
war on the Bolshevik armies and ruiz
ers, and, especially in Petfograd, there
were heavy casualties. These reports
lacked confirmation, and were DO
clared false by the soviet authorize.
Recent dispatches from Helsingfors
said the soviet government had not
lost control and that Lenin was prom
Using the, workmen all the relief In
his power.
In the death of Champ Clark Of
Missouri, former speaker, the country
lost distinguished citizen and the
Democratic party one of it's strongest
members. He never entirely recov-
cred from his defeat for the presiden.
tial nomination in the Baltimore con-
vention and of late years had been
comparatively inactive, but his life
record is one of earnest and at times
eminent labor for his country.