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the ground that the taxpayers of AIichS
lentl were opposed to it.

the ground that the taxpayers of Afichs
ignn were opposed to it. I
THE second furry was oecasioned
i by the statement in the Davis let
Ter that from the military standpoint
1t is essential that waterways connect
ing the Great Lakes with the Atlantic
seaboard shall be entirely within
American territory" Senator Lenroot
(Rep., Wis.), Senator Willis (Rep.,
Ohio), Former Governor Harding of
Iowa, and Charles P. Craig Of the st.
lawrence Tidewater association hur-
3ried TO the White House in protest
They charged that Davis was attempt
ing to induce War department engi-
neers who are now studying the prof
ect, into recommending the all-Amerir
can canal. rather than the St Law
renee route. From the White House
they went to the War department,
where Secretary Davis assured them
he would give the st. Lawrence route
a fair deal
n LOhNE CAMPbELis' a Canadian
- engineer iaid oeiore a gathering
OF ieaolng Cnlcagoans ms plan Ior
"Sixth Great Lake. which he asserts
would restore the levels of the Great
Lakes, provide for Chicago's water di-
version ana develop immense hydro
eleetrlc power ne Wouid MI up
large natural basin ~ untario ny
damming the Albany ana Ogokl rivers
which now run into Huason Day Ihis
new lake would De twice the SIZE OF
Lake Ontario' A surplus o. lo'VVV
uNsisivn Ato,n A'aAe Nrie,ii IT, souiu
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throus'5 SUI. Sann y asAAe ssii'ls'.li' y
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anu ,ne proJecl Wouiu uehent ooln
Aineiea gnu oa"a, az We. as 'ne
en'ire '' uieas LaAes iesion' Nl'isaso
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so,seu. naipot anu ii'ei u,eusihs py
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wou,u De saw 'Nlouen ies'oieu "a'ei
leveis' on.alio mou,u ses illilielise
"a'ei pv"ei a. ."e ,ipieVn i,'ei anu
n'aiAe' ioi '"e pup %oou aotese III
tne oasin VI lne new iaAe. ne cafso
capaei'S oi iaAe carriers "ouiu oe re,
s.ofeu iheieaseu "a.ei no" mouiu
aiu ~" "n'e' way p,oJe
Lahes-o', LaWieiiee anu Urea, i-dAes-
uuii' Ailose'ner, Mr' Na,llppeil tninhs'
the DEMENT'S "ouiu oe 81 iaIse INA. the
interests pehen'ed eouid wen anord
to pay the cost OF construction on some
sort OF pro rata Dasis-
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II RIG. GEN. SMEDLEf D. BUTLER,
- United States marine corps, filed
charges or drunkenness and conduct
unbecoming an officer against Col
Alexander Williams of the San Diego
marine base. General Butler took
command Of the San Diego base upon
being released from the job of mop
ping up" Philadelphia, relieving Colonel
WAsarnsi -
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nome III Sorohauo IN 1enerai butier
honor, eoektaiis' II is said' We're
serNeu az 'he uiiinei' which was AT
tenueu py u nuiuper ol ohlcers Oh tne
nlarlne CORPS anu 'nelr wives. Inc
ciarses asa'lisl Ioioiiei Wiaia,ns, now
ever were oaseu On a party ~hlch was
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