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Show History of Past Week The News Happenings of Seven Days Paragraphed IIiTl-'S Ann;l I'iivlowa's el.l.r. t' "I nKiil-rn Anierifiin Jazz : '.Minus; rhythm, minus harmony, minus every faint i-ia!m to ln-auty: jdvin irit insane shrii.-ks, wails, cra-shes. ilisnjnls. the vile ninsir termed 'jazz,' si iular in Ameriea. i.s ilisintcj.'ra:in to the ner-vdils ner-vdils systems nf the yniiinr and ft men-aee men-aee tij the taught tension of the adults. . I Influenza is rapidly tieeounni: epidemic epi-demic In Paris and the provinces. The disease uinired in December, its ravages irairiin from day to day, the climtix comiiij; when twenty-four death were reported. Imrlng the last ten days of Decemlier there were ten deaths from Influenza In Paris, but during dur-ing the first ten days days of January there were forty-one. WASHINGTON- Iialronds would he required to retire wooden and provide all-steel pas-senr cars under a bill Introduced in the senate a few days ago. Authority to enforce the legislation would be lodged with the interstate commerce commission. commis-sion. a The nomination i f Henry P. Fletcher under secretary of slate, to he ambassador am-bassador to Belgium, was confirmed recently by the senate, together with that of William J. O'Toole of West Virginia to be minister to Paraguay, e The American open door program was accepted in part hy the far eastern east-ern committee of the arms conference, but approval was given only after elimination elim-ination of the provision wiliich would have authorized no inquiry into existing exist-ing concessions in China. The American government has Intervened Inter-vened in the controversy between Chilo and Peru Involving the -execution of the treaty of Ancon Inviting the two South American governments to send plenipotentiaries to Washington for a conference. see Selection of experts were sard to be rot work cm a memorandum for submittal sub-mittal by Secretary Mellon to congress setting forth the facts of the government's govern-ment's financial situation as it bears on the subject of soldiers' bonus. Secretary Secre-tary Mellon, it -was said has not altered al-tered his views that soldier compen. sabion legislation should await the nr. rival of better industrial conditions, e e Eetentlon by the war department of nine main training centers, one In each corps area, and of a number of other special camps, was recommended by General Pershing chief of staff, at a hearing before the house military committee. e Three of the principal tobacco manu. facturing companies were charged with engaging In conspiracies with numerous jobbers' associations to keep up Jobbers' prices. In a report trans, mitted to the senate by the federal trade commission. e e Services of the government tvill be formally tendered again in an endeavor to bring about an nrtbltrntion of the packers' strike now being conducted In the larger midwestern centers of the meat-packing industry, it was decided de-cided at a conference of cabinet members mem-bers and congressmen. The previous offer of the government at mediation was refused by the packing companies on the ground that the strike was not effective. FOREIGN. The banks of Ireland literally "fell over each other" to offer financial help to the new provisional government, see The appointment of Owen O'Duffy as chief of the Irish Republican army, Is announced. He snceeds Richard Mulcahy, the present minister of defense. de-fense. O'Duffy, who Is 30 years old, has been Sinn Fein llelson officer In northern Ireland since the trnee. e e e America paid tribute to the Italian "unknown soldier," In Rome recently. American soldiers, forming a composite batalBon, participated In the ceremon. les incident to the bestowal of the congressional con-gressional medal of honor npon the Italaln warrior. Richard Washburn Child. United States ambassador to Italy, delivered the oration at the tomb, e As a consequence of developments In connection with the development of the Irish Tree State, the Irish Nationalists Nation-alists will soon take their seats in the nothern parliament, which they have boycotted since Its establishment, the Belfast Telegraph says It has learned on good authority. e Enver Pasha former Turkish mln. ister of war, who fled from Turkey shortly after the close of the war, has been captured in the Caucasus, says an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Constantinople. The dispatch adds that he Is being handed over to the Turkish nationalist government at Angora. An-gora. The latest edict of Pnris society demands thnt moderation must he the motif of nil the modern dances thia ' year, Including the "shimmy," the fos ' trot and tango. The latter is the most popular dance In the best Parisian society, but It has been reformed. , m m m ' With more than a quarter of a mil- lion 'dollars "worth of furs already . marketed In Manatoblni it was re. ; ported that northern trappers would : probably receive $2,000.0X1 for the season's catcl-- INTERMOUNTAIPC Eastern Washington and Oregon, Oortherni Idaho and western Montana shivered with the mercury at the lowest low-est point since 1!0, according to of-ficlaJa of-ficlaJa of the Spokane weather bureau. m m m The state road commission of Utah discussed the proposal to classify counties coun-ties li Utah in an attempt to fix some definite policy with regard to apportionment appor-tionment of federaj money for construction con-struction of roads. e Greater co-operation of the United Slates forest servk-e in the propagation and protection, of fish and game, was urged upon the state fish and game commissioners from several states at the convention In the capllol held at tlio call of D. II. Maden, state fish and gume commissioner for Utah. An estate worth $10,000 Is awaiting Leonard Frazier at Billiards, Ooos county, Oregon, "and he stole accessories acces-sories from parked automobiles In order or-der to obtain money to reach Bullards, uccordlng to bis own story in court in San Franidsco, when called to answer a. charge of burglary. Activities continue to Increase in the Sliver City, New, section of the Com. stock district nnd In addition to the several new enterprises alrondy organized organ-ized end at work there are several others which are said to be In the pro-cest pro-cest of preliminary preparations. Many properties are said to he under bond nnd lease, and the outlook Is for a busy year in the Gold Canyon town. Governor Moliey of Utah is Invited by the International Travel and Exposition Ex-position cxiugress, which will celebrate travel week, and will hold an appropriate appro-priate congress in New York, March 25 to April 1, to send some comment on "this great movement to stimulate travel." President Harding has already al-ready lent it his indorsement. If oil the boxes of apples shipped direct from Portland to Europe this season were placed end to end, two boxes deep, the pile would reach from Portland to Hood River. Most Port-landers, Port-landers, nnd lni fact many of the producers pro-ducers themselves, do not realize the volume to which the direct export movement of Oregon apples has grown, nor the rapid development of that traffic. traf-fic. The farmers of the lower Slletz river Brad on the Alsea nnd Taqulna rivers In Oregon, are at a loss to know what to do with the millions of feet of high class alder logs which they have on their bottom lands. At the present time there is only one small mill, located lo-cated at Toledo, which handles alder logs. The farmers are particularly interested in-terested In) getting rid of the alder so that they may use the bottom lands for dairy purposes. GENERAL The hel of Chris Nelson of Waupaca, Waupa-ca, Wltn, aged 70, was carried six miles on the pilot of an engine after the body had been ground to pieces. T. C. Tong, who was one of the first group of Chinese students to seek education edu-cation In the United States and who in Inter life became known as the father of American students," Is burled In Shanghai in accordance vdth wishes expressed before his death early In Will H. Hays will become directing head of the new National Association of Motion Picture Producers and Distributors Dis-tributors "Immmedlately after March 4," It was announced at a dinner at which the postmaster general was guest of a group of motion picture officials. Mr. Hay's resignation from the cablnot will be presented soon, it was said. , . a Walter Burke, Kenosha attorney, accepted ac-cepted 50,000 from the members of the Milwaukee and Kenosha whisky ring, return for which he promised them "protection from the prohibition authorities." according to testimony given by Harry Feuer, alleged "brains of the ring." and known as "Jacob From Nowhere," at Burke's trial In federal court on conspiracy charges. November. a Plans announced provide for what local officials think will be the largest single school building In the world, at Rochester, N. Y. It will cover three and three-quarters acres and will have "11 rooms. Its estimated cost is $-!,. OuO.000. m m m Geraldine Farnir Is forsaking th metropolian opera stage for the concert con-cert circuit at the end of this season The dlvn will he he heard In concert in large American cities beginning nexl October. |