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Show Condensed Telegrams 1 By Associated Press. LOWELL, Mass.. Aug. 20. The Massachusetts Massa-chusetts cotton mills here were shut down today until September 1G. Tho corporation corpor-ation employs about 2500 operatives WASHINGTON, Aug. 20. The Esperanto Esper-anto congress was brought to a. closo today to-day with an enthusiastic meeting. The claims of both Now Orleans and San Francisco for the holding of tho International Inter-national congress ln 1015 were laid be-foro be-foro the delegates. No action was taken on either Invitation, Washington Aug. 20. a 20,000 contribution for the relief flood sufferers in Japan was forwarded today by the American Rod Cross to Tokio, COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Aug. 20. The celebration planned in honor of the opening of the Roosevelt drainage canal, Cripple Creek, which was set for September 1 and ln which Colonel Roosevelt Roose-velt was to havo participated, has been Indefinitely postponed owing to an accident acci-dent which lias dclfiyod the -work. SEATTLE, Wash., Aug. 20. The famous fa-mous hotel at Green River hot springs, which was burned last night, was set on flro by tramps, according to Northern Pacific officials. The hotel hod been closed nnd Its new owners were about to begin extensive improvements. Tramps burned two loaded freight cars at Hot Springs yesterday and robbed the railroad rail-road station. NARRAGANSETT PIER. L. I.. Aug. 20. Chief of Police James B. Caswell was arrested today on a warrant charging charg-ing malfeasance In office as a result of the raid on the Narragansett club a week ago Sunday morning. o,t which Chief Caswell Is alleged ,to have tried to protect pro-tect the gamblers. William E. Arnold, vico president of the club, also was' 'arrested 'ar-rested for tho second time on tho charge of maintaining a gambling nuisance. SARATOGA, Aug. 20. At a conference of Democrats favoring the candidacy of former Governor Joseph W. Folk of Missouri Mis-souri for the Democratic- nomination for president held here today, it was decided to organize Folk progrcsslvo Democratic leagues ln tho New England states. New Jersey, Maryland. Pennsylvania and Delaware. Del-aware. President Sanders of the Missouri Mis-souri Democratic league said It was deemed Inadvisable to attempt such an organization in New York out of respect to Mayor Gaynor. HELENA. Mont.. Aug. 20 At todays session of the Montana State Federation of Labor in Great Falls the old offlcors were ro-clected, as forlows: M. M. Don-oghue, Don-oghue, Butte, president; H. O. Smith, Helena, vice president; C. M. Partelow, Bulto. secretary. Up to a late hour the meeting place for the next convention had not been decided upon. |