Show E WA TALES W FOB BU BUSY READERS A RESUME OF THE WEEKS WEEK'S WEEK DOINGS DOINGS IN THIS AND OTHER COUNTRIES Eve he Important Event of the Last La t Seven Sever Day Day Daya Reported by Wire and PreC Pre pared for the Benefit of the tho Busy Bu y Reader WESTERN dg u M M II Upson of New York head of the Upson Contracting company compan Which will construct the Carquinez J I Str Straits ts bridge at San Francisco is isIt tto of to make a detailed study as to the buIlding and financing of the project The bridge when completed will con con- connect connect Solano and Contra Costa counties count counties coun- coun counties t ties across the tho bay from San Fran Fran- Francisco Francisco cisco isco to the north and east cast her Iver B brakeman was killed and four passengers suffered minor injuries when tho the day coach on Great Northern passenger train No northbound from Butte Dutte a switch and was derailed In the passenger station elation yards at Helena W M Amos 53 former Kansas I state fate senator died at Long Beach Cal CaI of carbon monoxide poisoning the ninth victim in Los Angeles coun coun- county coun- coun county county ty within a week to succumb to fumes generated by gas heaters beaters Wesley L former United States customs agent at Seattle Wash was sentenced to six years ears in McNeil Island penitential and fined 1000 after ho had pleaded guilt to a charge of violating a federal narcotic narcotic anti act Nine young oung women who won hon hon- honors hon hon- honors ors era in a beauty contest at a movie jungle ball in the municipal auditor auditor- auditorIum auditorium auditorium ium at Oakland Calif three weeks ago have bave started suit Guit in an effort to learn why they have not received U in prize money which they al- al allege allege al allege lege they were told they had won along with their honors A writ of attachment was filed on King Wran- Wran gel Wran-gel gel a polar bear recently presented to the Oakland municipal zoo to en- en enforce enforce en enforce force the girls claims The Rev W H Bliss of Seattle Wash who is ill in a New York hos hos- hospital hos- hos hospital hospital pital following his attendance at an international conference held beld at Geneva Switzerland was re reelected reelected elected president of the White Cross International Narcotic society Mr Bliss sent telegraphic greetings to the organization sa saying ing his health was Improved Disappointment over his failure to dispose of an old portrait of George Washington which he valued at 50 50 and with which he hoped to re- re reestablish reestablish re reestablish establish his family fortune led Col Col- Colonel Col- Col Colonel Colonel onel Clay B Steele year 75 old oid civil war ar veteran to shoot and kill him him- himself himself self elf at Los Angeles Calif accordIng to deputy sheriffs who investigated the case GENERAL Legislation reducing the time limit for World war veterans to apply for their bonus from January 1 I 1928 to January 1 I 1926 has been recommended recommended recommended mended to congress b by Major Gen Gen- General Gen Gen- General General eral Robert C Davis adjutant gen gen- general gen gen- general general eral of the army Davis submitted his Pis proposal at the suggestion of the house appropriations committee which believes that the work of ad- ad administering administering ad administering ministering the bonus can be speeded up if the time limit is shortened The interstate commerce commis commIs- commIssion commission commission sion investigation into wool rates from the Pacific coast and intermediate intermediate intermediate ate territory will begin at a hearing in the Great Northern hotel Chica Chica- Chicago Chicago Chicago go February 19 before Commission Commission- Commissioner er CampbelL The commission originally originally voted the date of January 15 for hearings to begin before an ex- ex examiner examiner ex examiner but in view of the import import- importance importance importance ance of the rate schedule detailed one of its own members SL Six responsible ble postal officials in inas inas IlS as many cities throughout the coun coun- country coun- coun country country try have been suspended from duty an employee of the senate postoffice committee has been discharged and the clerk of the house postoffice com com- committee committee committee has resigned as a 11 result o of an official investigation into the use of money to influence postal pay legis legis- legislation legis- legis legislation legislation lation A quarantine on poultry against all states was announced by J E Bogg- Bogg Scott Bogg-Scott Scott chairman of the Texas livestock livestock live- live stock tock sanitary commission The quarantine quarantine quarantine antine calls for or of all poultry cars returned by railroads in- in into into in into to Texas Not born in the same year but yet twins is the case of two youngsters of Tex who made their ap- ap appearance appearance ap appearance in the home of Mr and Mrs T B Daniel Thomas came in- in into into in into to the world at p m December 31 1924 His brother James was born in 1925 the hour being 1 40 a m mV W V W Anderson prohibition divi chief at Chicago has been transferred to Los Angeles as divi divi- divisional divisional divisional chief James Robb acting chief hi f at Los An Angeles les will continue as asa asa asa a general agent under Anderson Anderaon M One woman was suffocated and three other persons persons-a persons a patient a nurse and a suffered fireman fireman suffered burns bums or injuries when fire swept through both buildings of the Scho- Scho Schober Scho bey ber hospital a private institution of Boston On recommendation of the fhe navy nt Chairman Butler of the house hou naval committee introduced n a abill bill to increase tho the limit of cost of oftie oft tie tc c airplane carriers Lexington and Saratoga now v under construction from to After having dictated his obituary Adolph Myer Mer prominent Omaha bus bus- business business business iness man and well known writer for Germanys Germans cause in the World war committed suicide At first it was thought Myer died on account of heart trouble but Coroner Paul declared it was Vas a n caSt case of suicide The national capitals capital's celebration New Years Year's eve was distinctly wet wetMore More damp parties than usual were wert reported Prohibition officers apparently apparently apparently taking the night off ot or joining with the revelers Chancellor E H Lindl Lindley cf of the uni uni- university uni- uni university university of Kansas was removed from office by the state board of adminis adminis- administration administration administration of which Governor J M Davis is officio ex chairman After the board had been in executive ses ses- session ses- ses session session sion for an hour Lindley was called before it and arum Ms is resignation resignation resignation nation demanded He requested time for consideration This was denied him and the motion vacating the of- of of office flee fice was adopted Because a n British ship shiV t transported the Philadelphia lodge vS t Elks to Boston for a n convention last summer the owners of the vessel essel must pay a afine afine afine fine of Attorney ney General Stone has issued an opinion uphold uphold- upholding upholding upholding ing the contention of the department of commerce that the transportation of the Elks between the th two Ameri Ameri- American American American can ports on 01 the Lamport tC Holt steamer Voltaire was in violation of the law prohibiting foreign ships from carrying on coastwise traffic Throwing open the doors door's of the I White House to all who cared to call President and Mrs Coolidge New I Years Year's day received visitors at their New Years Year's reception Alfred E Smith was inaugurated New Years Year's day as governor of New NewYork NewYork NewYork York for his third term Faced by bya bya bya a politically hostile legislature sur sur- surrounded sur- sur surrounded surrounded rounded by six state officials of op- op opposite opposite op opposite political faith the governor in his Ills brief inaugural address pledged pledged pledged ed himself to conduct a nonpartisan administration and he sought the co- co cooperation cooperation operation co-operation operation of his colleagues in mak mak- making mak- mak making making ing the ensuing year a government i for all nIl the people I FOREIGN It was announced at Pekin China that a so-called so rehabilitation confer confer- conference conference conference ence for the purpose of readjusting pressing financial and military af- af affairs affairs af affairs fairs would bring together more than leaders leathers of oi the country before Feb Feb- February Feb Feb- February February 1st A decision to settle not less than families principally Jewish on the land has been made by the agri agri- agricultural agricultural agricultural cultural department of the soviet gov gov- government gov- gov government government according to information ob obtained tamed by the correspondent of the Jewish Telegraphic agency from authoritative au- au authoritative au authoritative sources Measures win will bo be taken to procure the necessary Rus Rus- Russian Rus- Rus Russian Russian sian land for this huge colonization project Owing to the indisposition of Queen Victoria an audience at which the new French ambassador was to have presented his wife to the king and queen had to be countermanded The dinner dinner- to the king and queen in honor of the diplomatic corps also had to be cancelled Dr Sun Yai Yai-Sen leader lender in the gov gov- government gov- gov government government of southern China Chinn who has been in Pekin in conference with the victorious Chang Tso-Lin Tso wing of the central government is seriously ill iII The Portuguese cabinet council has decided to recognize the Russian so i soviet t government General Director of ot the middle Europe travel bureau and Maximillian Krauss chief of the gov gov- governmental gov- gov governmental governmental bureau for the promo promotion ion of tourist traffic will leave for New NewYork NewYork NewYork York from Bremerhaven on the steamer Stuttgart to repay the vIsit of the several score of American rail rail- railway railway railway way and steamship traffic managers to Germany last summer They will establish a bureau in New York to supply travelers with information re- re regarding regarding re regarding garding central Europe The allied council of ambassadors meeting in Paris approved the text of an nn identical note to Germany rev reo re regarding garding garding the postponement of the Col- Col Cologne Cologne Col Cologne evacuation which was to have taken place January 10 under th the Versailles treaty It was decided not to publish the text until the com com- communication communication communication had been delivered to the German government Several hundred were reported when a n powder cargo ex- ex exploded exploded ex exploded abroad a ship in the harbor at Otaru Japan the business center of the Hokkaido island group which forms the part of Ja Japan pan A fire resulted from the explosion according to reports A national school of petroleum has been established at Paris by a I decree signed by the minister of com com- commeree commerce commerce merce meree The headquarters of the I school will be at nt Strasbourg Its ob- ob object ob object is to form fonn a technicians petroleum petroleum petroleum I um Industry |