Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1925-04-03
Worlds News

lotte, widow of Macmillan of Mexico,
announce that she is now recovering
from serious attack of influenza.
TOKYO.-The alien land ownership
act, passed by the house of peers, has
been approved by the lower house
The law liberalizes conditions under
which foreigners may obtain land in
Japan and bars from land ownership
citizens of countries in which Jap
anese are prohibited from owning
land.
MEXICO CITY.-MeXican govern,
ment officials have visited Vera Cruz
to investigate the damage caused by
the invasion of American troops in
1914. In addition to the lives lost, the
claims will include the loss of the
archives of the city and the golden
keys of the city supposedly taken
away by Americans. The keys date
back to the Spanish conquest Seven
Mexican women have presented
claims declaring their husbands were
killed during the landing OF American
troops.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Gen
eral McCarl, whose rulings so often
have frightened government purse
strings, now by another rigid con
struction of law has decided that
members of congress must accept the
recent increase in pay they voted.
WASHINGTON, D. C.-The Idaho
state society recently gave banquet
and dance in honor of DR.. William Nj.
Jardine, new secretary of agriculture,
who is native of Oneida County,
Idaho. Those in the receiving line in
cluded Congressman and Mrs. Add
son T. Smith, Mrs. William E. Borah,
Mr.. Jardine, Congressman and Mrs.
Barton Z. French, former Governor
and Mrs, d. w. Davis, former Gov,
ernor and Mrs. Spry of Utah and for,
mer Senator and Mrs. Fred t. Dubois
of Idaho.
MOSCOW.-Seven American col
leges are represented on the staff OF
the American Institute Of Agriculture
in Stepanavan, Armenia, which is now
the largest farm school in Russia. 1t
is supported by the Near East Relief
with an appropriation of 100000 a
year, and has 1900 students, all Ar
menian orphans.
WASHINGTON. = Acceptance by
former Attorney General George w
Wickersham of the craftsmanship OF
its commission on International just
ice and good will was announced by
the federal council of churches. Wick
ersham succeeds Dr. John H. Finley,
associate editor of the New Yorl,
Times.
CONSTANTINoPLE. = The Near
East Relief provided 42,S51,0O0 meals
to children during the year 1924, &C
cording to reports filed with the
American embassy here.
MONTREAL.-A total of 100000
pounds of beef were served last year
to Canadian Pacific patrons of the
various services of the company
Flour used for other purposes than the
making of bread amounted TO 5000,
900 pounds. Eleven million eggs
100000 pounds Of potatoes, about
100000 pounds Of poultry, approx
mately the same number of oranges
and nearly 100000 pounds of coffee
are some of the other items which
figure in the bills of the commissariat
Fresh milk was used to the extent OF
100000 quarts and 100000 quarts OF
cream were also required. A large
part of the food supplies is drawn
from the company's own farm al
Strathmore, Alberta.
WASHINGTON. = Congressman
Lindley H. Hadley and Mrs. Hadley
have left Washington for the West
They will reach their home at Belling
ham early in April, making short
stay en- route in California. Mr.. Had
ley expects to be called back in Octo
Der, when the ways and means com
r.ittee of the House, Of which he is a
member, will meet to consider tax re
duction legislation.
Congressman Burton L. French Of
Idaho has left for his home and about
the middle of April will go to Hawaii
to observe the fleet manuevers. He
is chairman of the subcommittee Of
the House appropriations committee
which has charge of the appropriation
of money for the navy, and for seyera'
years he has been making study Of
naval questions.
EDMoNToN.-Alberta now has {
total railway mileage Of 4,S22 miles
compared with 1000 in 1905 and 4,O9I
in 1915, according to the annual re
ports of the Provincial Railways De
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