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Show Damaged Page s WASHINGTON. President Harding has under consid eration a proposal that the United States negotiate a new treaty with Germany to create a commission foi arbitration of private damage claims growing out of the World war. .Announcement is made by the As sociation of Disabled American Veter, nas of the World War that they would hold a conference in Washington, in an attempt to carry the fight for adequate governmental relief up to the doors of the United States veterans' bureau. The News Happenings of Seven Days Paragraphed 1 intermountain. elec-tri- e Hanging to two highly charged himself light wires end swinging Jund over hand along them, Casper fcasey, 24 years old, escaped from the rate penitentiary at Canon City, Oolo. low Casey escaped electrocution is a nystery to prison officials. Also how he asscaped from his cell has not been certained. Two million six hundred and fifty housand dollars is the total amount )f bonds issued against Elko county, ranching properties during the fatter part of 1921, according to placed on file with the County Recorder of Elko county. IS'ev., docu-inen- ts The memorial at Oentralla, Wash. In honor of the four service mem. killed fn that city in the Armistice-da- y parade hand a form of 1919 will in be the jpf pome and dignified building, suited to Patriotic assemblages, on a Sige large (enough to iiermit an appropriate in landscape architecture. Althought President Harding believes that the work of the Washington con flerence eventually will lead to reduction of both naval and land armament, he is not prepared now to reccomend any radical reduction in the land forces of the United States. Hanford MacNider, national commander of the American Legion, issued a statement charging Secretary Melton with having adopted a watchdog of the treasury attitude toward the bonus question in his letter opposing the measure just made public. Assurance thait the permanent tariff bill will be reported to the senate early In February and passed before the close of the present session, was given Republican leaders In the bouse by senate Republican leaders at a recent conference. set-lin- g Proposals looking to development of American agriculture as a City sewers in Butte, Mont, are industry, were considered by the blocked by large deposits of moonshine national agricultural conference while Inash, including prune seeds, rye, bar- its committees continued work on sugley .raisins, com and cherry pits, ac- gested measures to relieve the acuite recording to City Engineer Henry J. Wie situation and provide for general penstein. Home brewers, the engineer habilitation. . bald, are using sewers for garbage cans to avoid possible detection of their ilThe house rejected an amendment oflegal traffic. Six lines of hose, con- fered by Representative Connally, Demnected to a swirling nozzle, are being ocrat of Texas, to the independent ofUsed to flush the debris, fices appropriation bill to cut from $370,000 to $250,000 the amount car GENERAL ried for expenses of the alien property The National Agricultural conference custodians office during the coming fumed to Europe for a study of fac- fiscal year. tors causing the general American farm Repression and for possible means of American agriculture as a whole 'belief could profitably study the factors that to the welfare of A hornless steer gave crowds in the have contributed in the face of general business shopping district of New York a new thrill when he escaped from a West depression, G. narold Powell, general GrowBide slaughter house and ran almost manager of the Calfomia Fruit address in an declared ers exchange, lo the East river, crossing Broadway before the National Agricultural conknd Fifth avenue before being lassoed. ference. Journalists of more or less note, FOREIGN. iiuthors of greater or less An urgent appeal from Austria to the standing and plain, everyday reporters, all to the allies, intimating that disastrous consetotal of 512 have been or still are quences are probable unless financial in. telling the world what aid is given the country, Is engaging goes n in the armament conference. the attention of the British government, and a decision favorable to AusLarge feet are a joke no longer, tria possibly Mill be reached soon. ?hey are an expensive luxury. Local fltoe Valera have been notified that The inernational Irish league, or?xtra charge will be made on mens ganized in Paris by the world congress fhoes above Me 12 size and on wo. of the Irish race, decided by resolution nens larger than eights. thait the principal object of the league must be to help Ireland gain full indie, An Increase tcT ?21.20 as the j wage for women In California pendence. Js proposed In a brief prepared by the Study of Quebec statutes has just te Federation of labor for submisbrought to light that thousands of marsion to tlie State Industrial cominis-'jBum- . riages have been illegally performed in The present minimum wage m $16 the province of Quebec, Canada, during fnd hearing will be held soon on a pro. the last 100 years because of the naby employers, that the be tionality of officiating clergymen. wage reduced. self-sustaini- Cal-liforni- a en-pag- mini-fnm- u . 1 Amateur radio stations ime' broadcasting The French government, because of are barred information received from Berlin, Is information and much what It considers preoccupied by llinjlient features hereafter, ac-Itan of the between possibility U agreement t0 received from the German and Russian soviet governf is , Radio Inspector 8t Seattle Wash O. xi. ameml-Heafte- r, no ama- - lennwtat n is to broadcast weather n ments with a view to forcing of revision of the peace treaties at the coming Geno conference. comsid-ratio- fepoits, market reports, music con- The consortium has ne'vs or similar infor- - agreed that China shall floaot a 14,000,-00iintjv. SI)eecbes or entertainment taels domestic loan, secured by revenues. The bonds will be the salt ruSnnn0ranSeS "'ua the t0Pic of with nterest at 1 at 83.50, per CltlUS growers, distributors cent monthly. The consortium stiputAnoi0rllCUltural eonwnissioners in Los lated that the overdue loan ieron? d at Eiverside after the of 20,000,000 yen shouldJapanese be redeemed fr1111 f a serious cold ap, in monthly instalments of $700,000 ng tem,Peratures, in southern Calif! from the salt surplus. plching of oranges will be !ia,..f1rnia ilUv ,1,February 6, and shipments The Vossische Zeitung of Berlin ex. M11 UP Until the eondition of presses the belief that the proposed determiked, and unpIcked fruit can be land disarmament resolution of Secre18 111,1)0881516 t0 tary Hughes alt the Washington conWte nef at the present time. ference is in the nature of an American feeler to the Genoa coneentract with ference to prior find out If the European of several American powers are ready to give the satisfacM annoufleed (1, by R. E. Taylor, if guarantees wliich would permit tory Wh has ust returned to the United States to work unhampered his nCa? ofitfUntry after slxten months ne- - In he direction of reconstruction. LU me 6 l V Bignmg of vhaf to Sa ? to be the The aid of President Harding has largest single order ou,t Poland since rr.rUgbt the been enlisted by the arms delegates frar eqUlpment- of which $700,0)0 to north h bring Japan and China Into agreebeea started overseas, Ihe ment on Shantung. Taking a direct said a8Lsts of motor truck hand in the Washington negotiations bars steel machine tools, Tor ithe first the president urged and raw materials. It will the Chinese time, to accept the latest comie uJrfr r extension of agricultual if e tin ct promise offer and thus remove from general reconstruction through- - the field of controversy a subject which Dut The contract has become t. barrier to the progress entirely on a credit basis of the conference. four-pow- er 0 ; s 0 ,f , Potud1011- -- - ambu-tnachm!le- Its Own Place. Brown was until recently a deacon in the Methodist church In his town. But recently he not only withdrew from his honored position, but ceased to be as regular an attendant at church as formerly. The minister, who came to call at the Brown home, demanded the reason for this failure. My rheumatism is much worse than It has been for years, Mr. Brown began, and I cannot walk so far. Tut, tut ! laughed the minister, I believe It is a lack of religion. Sir, Mr. Brown drew himself up firmly, my religion Is In my heart not in my legs. Indianapolis News. Mr. In Gay New York. DIDNT SEE END OF INCIDENT Johnson Had More Important Thing to Attend to Than Witnessing a Hanging. Gap In full evening dress he appeared in Times square from a side street short-- , ly after midnight. He stepped, or rather lurched, his way to the middle of the square and in one hand he carried a lighted red lantern. A policeman watched him wandering about for awhile and then went over to him. Whats the idea of the red lantern? inquired the cop, with a humorous twinkle In Celtic eyes. You know, oshifer, he hiccoughed, sfunny thing. Some fool drunk left this red lantern In front of a great New York big hole up the street. Times. While I was in Tumlinville yesterday, relates Gap Johnson of Rumpus Ridge, Ark., a mob came rarin around a comer hauling along a gent with a rope around his neck, and flung the end of it over a limb within forty feet of me. Did they hang him? interestedly asked an acquaintance. Dogged If I know! You see, just then a feller bantered me for a hoss swap and drug me off to look at his Taking a Farm Scene. Shoot! cried a stern voice at the nag, and I didnt learn how the anecside of the road. dote came out And then? What had the gent done? I threw on the emergency brake Well, I heered somebody say that and my wife fainted. hed either been selling bone dry licker to the mob or else hed refused to do Highwaymen? Kansas No, a movie director was issuing so; I forgot to ask which. an order to his camera squad. Bir- City Star. mingham Taking the Fun Out of It. He I see this hotel has adopted Up in the Air. He hung upon her words. a rule permitting women to bnoke. Culture is seeing a violet In the I see; she kept him in suspense. She I suppose now Ill have to -- Boston without wanting to pick it. woods Transcript. quit. Age-Heral- j d. One third of your life is allotted to sleep. Do you get your share? 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