The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1922-02-09

erbocker theater, Washington, after
| tural bloc. Mr.. Kenyon himself issued
this statement:
THE President has known since our
service together in the senate that POI
litical life did not appeal to me and
that my ambition was TO serve on the
federal bench. l am deeply apprecl-
alive of the act of the President in
appointing me to this position"
In Washington it was believed Rep
resentative Burton Sweet of Iowa
would succeed Kenyon in the senate.
An announced candidate for the place
is III. o. Weaver, Iowa lawyer and
farmer, president Of the American
Shorthorn Breeders association and
of the Iowa Agricultural society.
NEARLY one hundred persons per-
ished when the roof of the Knicker-
booker movie theater in Washington
collapsed under the weight of a heavy
snowfall. Nearly all the victims were
killed instantly but one, and perhaps
the most prominent, survived several
days. This was Edward III. Shaugh-
messy of Chicago, second assistant
postmaster general. The house Dis
trict of Columbia committee has un-
der consideration plan to purchase
the site of the theater and transform
it into park in which shall be erected
a memorial to those who lost their
lives In the disaster.
This terrible accident in the Capital
marked the worst storm that the At
lantic coast states have experienced
in many years. Deep snow, high gales
and severe cold almost paralyzed many
cities and greatly hampered railway
transportation.
TT is probable that before this is In
l. the hands Of the reader the sue
cessor to Pope Benedict XIV will have
been chosen. The sacred college be-
gan its conclave in the Vatican on
Thursday with 81 cardinals present.
Several others were on their way
there. In accordance with ancient GUS
tom, the cardinals were cut off from
communication with the outside world
until their task should be completed,
and the only sign of their doings was
the periodical smoke wreath from the
chimney of the Sistine chapel when
each secret ballot was burned. Be
fore the voting began both the Italian
and French governments had denied
hnx Co 10
thought the successful cardinal would
be one who would moderately con-
tinue the policies Of Benedict, and
many believed Gasparri had the best
chance.
d ECAUSE the Italian government
ID saw fit to recognize the death Of the
late pope the opposition element were
enabled to get together, and on Thurs
day Premier Bonomi and his cabinet
announced their resignation. They had
retained the support of only the
Catholic party and small group Of
reform Socialists.
Q ECRETARY Of War Weeks submit.
- ted to congress Henry Ford's offer
for the government projects at Muscle
Shoals, Ala, "for such action as con-
gress may deem appropriate" Mr..
Weeks did not advise either accept
ance or rejection, but he said IL the
proposal were accepted "the govern
ment must make new appropriations
amounting to $4O,0O0,OO0 to $50,OO0,-
600, of which Mr.. Ford will have the
benefit for approximately 100 years at
per cent"
In the event the offer be rejected,
that dam No. 2 (Wilson dam) should
be completed by the government and
that the power requirements for COM
mercial purposes, the benefits to navi-
cation, as well as the possible needs
OF the government would warrant this
expenditure"
GOAL operators last week declared
~ there must be a radical reduction
in the wage scale, which expires March
81. Mine union and railroad union
leaders laid plans for cooperative ac-
ton to prevent a lowering of miners
wages. Consequently a strike seems
inevitable, and the national govern
ment, through Attorney General
Dougherty, began planning to meet
the crisis. What steps Mr.. Dougherty
contempIates is not known. but in dis
cussing the matter he pledged support
of unions as long as they are lawfully
conducted. but questioned their right
to impose the closed-shop principle.
An important feature OF the contro-
versy is the proposal Of the operators
to abolish the check-ofr system, under
which union dues are deducted from
miners pay.