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Show - .. . . - THE BINGHAM'nEWS .... V" WDWjMPRQBABLE MEMBERS OF CONGRESS SEEM TO BE WEARY AND READY TO TAKE A LONO REST. COUNTRY ALSO IS WILLING People Want Soma Months Undis-turbed by Legislative Uncertainties Farming Interests Perhaps Not Quite Satisfied. By EDWARD B. CLARK Washington. At this writing noth-lu- g apparently is looming which de-mands an extra session ot congress. Curiously enough, perhaps, today the senators and the representatives who at the outset of the session seemed de-termined to force an extra session If ucn a thing were possible, are now to all appearunces as glud of the prom-ised freedom from legislutive thraldom for a time as are any of the orlgluul opponents of the extraordinary session project It Is always possible, of course, that something may happen overnight to change the whole trend of legisla-tive events, and to make probable what hitherto seemingly was Improb-able. Therefore let It be said that now If looks as If there will be a long vacation ahead for the representa-tives and the senators, but If unto- - ward things shall happen the advance word that they might happen will stand as an excuse for what otherwise might seem to be a case of faulty rial, and removed rom the memorial only by a distance great enough bo that the new structure will In no way. Interfere with the general vistas of the Washington MalL For a great many years various or-ganizations of the country, scholars, research men, and persons patriotical-ly inclined, have been urging congress to take means to preserve for all time the historic papert, which Uncle Sam owns. These papers are Invaluable tor research purposes, to say nothing of their sentimental value. Some of these archives have escaped damage by Are on several occasions only by the prompt action of government em-ployees and the fire department. Congress always has recognized the danger to the documents and always has been ready to stiy they should be saved. While money in the past was generally forthcoming for other struc-tures less Important from a historic and sentimental point of view, the plea of economy has prevented action to save these priceless records of the past All Archives In One Building. Every winter students, men who In-tend to write articles or exhaustive histories, come io Washington to con-sult the records. They are compelled to go hither and yon to find what they want. Some things are in the Congres-sional library, others In the War de-partment, others In the library of the Navy department and others In this department and that department. The plan Is, If the archives building meas-ure shall pass, to gather nil the archives together and to place them In the new building where they will be catalogued and made accessible under proper conditions to the seeker after Information and all this In absolutely fireproof surroundings. It mny be that the orlglnnl copy of the Declaration of Independence, which prophecy. What is It that has changed the de--el re cf some of the members of con-gress for an extra session Into a will-ingness that none shall be called? A f good many reasons have bt"n ad vanced, but probably the basic reason is that the strenuous endeavors for this thing or that thing by virtually every member of the present congress neem to have tired them out and made them willing for physical reasons to take a rest Sense the Country's Desire. There Is another reason, bowever, which In a way Is similar to the one just given and yet It Is different. There seems to be a feeling In the house and senate today that the coun-try Is tired ot congress. It Is not meant by this that the communities of the country, according to their vary-ing viewpoints upon legislative matters, are tired of the efforts which men In ,y .. congress are exerting to secure specific "' kinds of legislation, but simply that congress feels that the people of the country generally would like to get release from the uncertainties of leg-islative activities, and would welcome the opportunity to get back to work undisturbed by economic or financial theorizing for eight months or so. There was a fear on the part of some of the members of congress at the outset of the session that a drive was to be made In behalf of ship sub-sidy legislation to the exclusion of all other matters of public moment. It la true, probably, that the leade-- s of the tnnjorlty party In the two houses of congress could have prevented con-sideration of anything at the present short session except ship subsidy and the appropriation bills, but even If any of them felt so Inclined they believed that to follow such a course would be bad politics. If not bad economics. A grent deal has been said publicly about the victory which certain ele-ments In the Republican party In con-gress gained over the leadership of the majority when the virtual side-tracking of ship subsidy was secured - and bills for the economic relief of agriculture were given the right-of-wa- Of course In a sense the plend- - Is accounted the most valuable of all the government's paper or parch-ment possessions, will be kept where It Is today, In i corner of a vault In the State, War and Navy building. It Is said that the Declara-tion will be safe where It Is now even If the building In which the vault Is located should be destroyed by fire. Whatever Is done with the Declara-tion, It Is certain that ail the other records and archives, except the modern ones In almost dally use, will be moved to the new building. The Declaration of Independence Is shown only on the rarest of occasions. Light affects Ink, and It Is said there are evidences of fading. A facsimile of the Declaration Is on public vle al-most constantly. Within the keeping of the govern-ment are letters, orders, and commun-ications of various kinds concerning all the wars and greater peace activities In which the government has been There are documents of Colonial limes, of Revolutionary war times, of early days of the established republic, of the times of the Seminole, the Mexican, the Civil, the Spanish and the World wars. The autographs attached to these letters If placed at public auction would bring a fairly staggering sura of money. The govern-ment looks at these documents not only from the cash value viewpoint, but from that of the historic and senti-mental. Weeks Resents Insult to Harbord. The statement of Secretary of War Weeks to the effect that congress has offered an Insult to Major General Harbord. to the government and to the United States by recent legisla-tive action, baa aroused considerable feeling In Washington, the preponder-ance of which, at least seemingly, ll charged with sympathy tor what the secretary had to say. The house of representatives amend-ed the army appropriation bill In such a way as to deny retirement pay to Maj. Gen. James O. Harbord, who, upon leaving the active service after 40 years of labor therein, became president of the Radio Corporation of America. The reason that the house took this action wus because General Harbord Is to draw some pay from the company for his work, and members of tlio house said that some time the cor-poration might have dealings with the government, and therefore the intima-tion was that the general might use bis personal influence with the govern-ment authorities to secure some priv-ileges for the corporation. General Harbord commanded the second division of the American troops in one of the most brilliant campaigns In the war. I."ter he served as the director of the service of supplies In France, a service upon which the armies depended for everjtl'lng which was necessury for operations, food, munitions, and all the things thut He between. His record Is what someone has culled a monumentul one. This la perhaps besUie the mark In connec-tion with what has been done or Is likely to be done unless the senate or the President shall Intervene. To say that General Harbord, be-cause he Is on the retired list of the army, might use his Influence In some pnrtleuhir way to seek fuvors for the company for which he Is working, Is to say that mentolly at least he Is dis-honest, and perhaps It would go even further than this In suggestion. ers for first consideration for sgrlcul-tur- al credits and the like won a vic-tory, but It was a victory over a force which was willing to yield victory in advance. Farm Bloo May Not Be Satisfied. Some men here say that the men who are working for laws which will give relief to agriculture are not en-tirely satisfied with the form which the legislation Is taking, and hold that It was prevented from taking the form they wished because of opposition from the majority leadership. Whether the farming Interests will be entirely sat-isfied with such legislation as It Is to get at the present session of con-gress Is much to be doubted, but It seems to he true that some of the farming Interest exponents In congress are fairly well pleased with what It Is doing and what Is yet to be done. Certnln It Is that the con-servatives In the senate and house yielded much more to the arguments of those sought relief for agri-culture than It wos believed nt first they could be mnde to yield. Agri-culture has gained a little or has gained much according to the view-poin- t, but It hns gained more than wns thought possible at the beginning of things, and so It Is possible that things mny prove fairly acceptable. Archives Building Approved. Priceless documents of the rarest historic value, the property of the Uni-ted States and Its people, possibly may be saved from the danger of fire and theft by action of congress prior to adjournment The senate has approved an amend-ment to an appropriation Mil which frill set aside $2,.W,0()0 for the erec-tion of a fireproof national archives building on a square of ground to the government, lying vir-tually Cue north of the Lincoln memo- - INSURANCE BILL MEETS DEFEAT FINAL ACTION TAKEN AFTER LONG SESSION OF HOUSE, WITH HEATED DEBATES The Iverson bill making the state Insurance fund monopolistic in the writing of compensatory insurance, went down to defeat Tuesday by a vote of 33 to 19, with three mem-bers of the house absent Death of the bill took place after one of the most lively and prolonged controversies in the house during the present session. The measure has been the subject of many phases of action and parliamen-tary manipulation. Final vote was taken after four days of debating, dur-ing which time the bill was labeled as a special order of business and pre-senting itself for the last three days under the head of unfinished business. At the inception of debate on the measure, the house rule permitting resort to the previous question, was suspended, which action paved the way for unlimited discussion. Tues-day, when the debate was resumed, a motion prevailed to the effect that the house should not adjourn until a final vote had been taken. This resulted in a session that continued until shortly after 7 o'clock. The rollcall of votes was interrupted by a call of the house, and sergeants-at-arm- s were sent out to summon absent members who had grown restless under the lengthy and sometimes monotonous arguments, during which an entangl-ing array of figures and statistics was cite'. Representaive Iverson of Boxelder county, who introduced the bill, ended the debate with an eloquent plea which Tasted the better part of two hours. Throughout the contest he. had been cattle. Livestock committee. H. B. 123, Lyman Appropriation for treatment of goiter. Public health committee. II .B. 124, Holliday Prohibit public officials to recive compensation by vir-tue of appointment to other public po-sition. Highways and bridges com-mittee. H. B. 125, Butterfiold Requiring county officers to be at posts and fa-miliarize themselves with statutes per-taining to their offices. Judiciary committee. H. B. 126, Fletcher Appropriating $20,000 to build Echo canyon road in Summit county. Appropriations com-mittee. H, B. 127, Mozley Appropriating $10,000 to build scenic highway from Notom, Wayne County, to Colorado river. Appropriations committee. II. B. 128, Jacobs Authorizing Ag-ricultural college to cooperate in pay-ing expenses of demonstrations. Uni-versity of Utah and Agricultural col-lege committee. H. B. 129, Mozley Making it unlaw-ful for any person to be addicted to use of opium or its compounds. Man-ufacture and commerce committee. II. B. 130. Crouch Creating state board of criminal identification. Ju-diciary committee. II. B. 131, Jacobs Requiring can-neries to be sanitary. Manufacturing and commerce committee. II. C. R. 4, Mrs. Dunyon Indorsing international mining exposition at Salt Lake, and asking governor to com-municate with other governors and legislatures, asking cooperation. Mem-orials and Resolutions committee. II. B. 132, McKell Duties and lia-bilities of licensed abstractors. Pub-lic lands. H. B. 132, McKell Duties and lia-bilities of licensed abstractors. Pub-lic lands. II. B. 133, McKell Advertising for bids for building public schools in cities. Highways and bridges. H. B. 134, McKell Powers of coun-ty commissioners concerning build-ings and bridges. Highways and bridges. Military affairs committee. H. B. 168, Atkood and Crook Boun-dary lines of Wasatch and Utah coun-ties. Public land committee. H. B. 169, Pembroke Fraudulent advertising. Manufacturing and com-merce. H. B. 170, McCaskell Salting of mines and fraudulent assays. Min-ing and smelting. H. B. 171, Constantine Compensa-tion of equalization board members. Public utilities committee. H. B. 172, Constantine Public rep-resentation before public utilities com-misio- n. Judiciary. H. B. 173, Stookey Publication of notices concerning improvement taxes. Revenue and taxation. H. B. 174, Opens haw Money res-toration. Appropriations. II. B. 175, Cannon Election of util-ities commission members. Judiciary. H. B. 170, Cannon Duties of publit utilities commision. Judiciary. H. B. 177, Cannon Municipal con-tracts with utilities. Judiciary. H. B. 178, McCaskell Requiring employers of labor to furnish proof of reliability. Judiciary. H. B. 179, Brewer Terms of trustees of Utah School of Deaf. Ed-ucation. H. B. 180, Calister Fraudulent con-veyances. Judiciary. II. B. 181, Hansen Relating to state prison site. Penitentiary and prison. H. B. 182, Jorgensen Sale of Piute irrigation project and adjacent lands. Irigation committee. II. B. 183, Jorgenson Appropriat-ing $50,000 for survey of lands in Utah. Appropriations committee. H. B. 184, Callister Requiring mu-nicipalities and political subdivisions to keep accurate records. Judiciary committee. SENATE ACTION ON BILLS S. B. 33, Jenkins Insurance rate filing. Ayes 12, nays 7. absent 1. S. B. 23, Peters Assessment of banks. Ayes 9, nays 9, absent 2. S. B. 34, Jensen Cost of assessing: practically alone in the defense of the measure, only one or two other mem-bers havinsr attempted to rise to his support. Their efforts were brtef. Mr. Iverson made a courageous stand fir the measure, and conducted his side so decorously that his most ardent opponents in debate hurried to extend him congratulations at the close of the session. BILLS INTRODUCED, SENATE S. B. 101, Mrs. Kinnsy Pension for superannuated employees at Univer-sity of Utah. Referred to committee on education. S. B. 102, Jenkins Joint board for university and Agricultural college. S. B. 103, Irvine Proper mainten-ance of sinking fund. S. B. 104, Irvine Investment of sinking funds. S. B. 105, Funk Limiting loads on vehicles. S. B. 106, Ilirschi Incorporation of towns. S. B. 107, Mrs. Kinney Permittmg university regents to assist in pur-chase of annuities for faculty mem-bers. Education. S. B. 108. Standish To control sale -- ef cigarettes. S. B. 109, Irvine Increasing cor-porations tax. S. B. 110, Irvine Uniform fiduc-iaries act. S. B. Ill, Mrs. Kinney Giving eourts power to override technical ts in pleadings. S. B. 112, Ilirschi Repealing pub-lic utilities act. S. B. 113, Ryan Appropriating $6000 for a monument on the temple block, owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints. S. B. 114, Mrs. Kinney Requiring change of venue to be granted on affi-davit of bias on the part of the judee. S. B. 115, Cottrell Extending def-inition of a lottery. S. B. 116, Mrs. Kinney Commission to provide a statue of Washakie. S. B. 117, Jenkins Providing for cancellation of compensation insurance for nonpayment of premium, and for uniformity in compensation insurance rates. S. B. 118, Irvine Creating pension for state prison employees. S. C. M. 5, Ryan Favoring increase of Uintah national forest. S. B. 119, Ilirschi Permitting re-mission of taxes up to $20. S. B. 120, Jens-j- Revocation of cor-- 11. Is. 135. McKell Advertising lor bids for buildin? public schools in county districts of the first class. Ed-ucation. H. B. 136, McKell Letting of con-tracts for public improvements. Edu-cation. II. B. 137, Fletcher Licensing and bonding warehouses. Manufacturing and commerce. II. B. 138, N. C. Christens;n maks and brands, and pen-a!t:- es for violation. Livestock. H. B. 139, N. C. Christensen Dis-solution of drainage districts. Irriga-tion. II. B. 140, CMlister Powers of pub-lic utilities commission. Judiciary committee. II. B. 141, Holenbeck, substitute for II. B. 11 Providing for one member of public utilities commission. Judiciary committee. II. B. 112, Crouch Appointment of adult probation officers. Judiciary committee. II. B. 143, Fletcher Providing for taxes to become delinquent November 30. Revenue and taxation. II. B. 144, Anderson Practice of chiropody. Public health committee. II. B. 145, Iverson Liens of taxes on real and personal property. Judi-ciary. H. B. 416, Callister Writs of re-views and repeals from the public utilities commission to the district court and to the supreme court. Ju-diciary committee. II. B. 147, Callister Release of mortgages or deeds of trust by mar-ginal entry. Judiciary committee. II. B. 147, Callister Powers of pub-lic utilities commission in respect to automobile corporations. Judiciary committee. H. B. 49, N. C. Christensen In-creasing number of district judges in Fourth judicial district. Judiciary. II. B. 150, Judd Prohibiting use of narrow-tir- e vehicles. Highways and brklges. II. B. 151, Finlinson Repealing law on licensing livestock for grazing. Livestock. II. B. 152, Finlinson Quarantine against inserts, pests and diseases of plants, seeds, fruits, etc. Agriculture committee. II. B. 153, Finlinson Dividing of state into agricultural districts to aid work of state board of agriculture. Agriculture committee. H. B. 154, Cannon Exempting homesteads from portion of taxation. taxes. Ayes 7. nys 11, absent 2. H. B. 8, Hollenbeck Powers of state board of equalization. Ayes 2, navs 15, absent 3. S. B. 73. Winder Audit of state insurance fund. Ayes 18, absent 2. S. B. 90, Jensen Pure bedding Ayes 19, absent 1. S. B. 87, Irvine Salt Lake county rurehasing agent to have charge of feeding prisoners. Ayes 19, absent 1. S. B. 88, Irvine Reliev'ng sherriff of Salt Lake County of feeding pris on"fs. Ayes 19, absent 1. H. B. 41, Naylor Powers of dis-trict attorney to employ clerk. Ayes 10. nsys 8, absent 2. II. B. 20, Pailev Authority of water commissioner. Ayes 18. absent 2. S. B. 98. Warnick Permitting ex-tensions of time for payment of taxes. Ayes 17, nays 2, absent 1. nOURE ACTION ON BILLS II. B. 21, Openshaw Loan trust and guarantee company permits. Ayes 47, ab'ont 8. II. B. 20, Bailey Supervision by water commisioners. Ayes 49, ab-sent 6. II. B. 80. Christensen Compensa-tion for inheritance tax appraisers. Ayes 6, nays 46. absent 3. II. B. 81. Christensen Cost against estates. Ayes 4, nays 44. absent 7. II. B. 60, Iverson Duties of bank-ing corporations. Ayes 42, nays 8, abent 5. II. B. 111. Judiciary committee At-tempt to kill. Ayes 45, nays 8, ab-sent 2. II. B. 89, Wilklns Filling vacan-cies in city councils. Ayes 49, nay, 1, absent 5. S. B. 42, McConkie Felony to kill livestock. Ayes 32, navs 18, absent 5. II. B. 93, Calister Sanitary equip-ment for use of operators in theatres. Ayes 47, absent 8. H. B. 44. Christensen Sale of prop-erty for delinquent taxes. Ayes 8, nays 40. absent 7. II. B. 31, Wood Amending laws relating to school elections. Ayes 21, navs 31, absent 3. H. B. 75, Stationary adver- - Using. Aves fit, nays 2, absent 2. II. B. 88. Mrs. Lyman Accepting welfare and hygiene act by congress. Aves 52. absent 3. II B. C8, McKell Auditing accounts of cities, counties, and school districts. Aves 45, nays 10. II. B. 101, Committee on appropria-tions Empowering legislature to raise or lower items of expense In bi-ennial budget. Ayes 48, absent 7. S. C. M. 3 Relief for settlers on re-clamation projects. Ayes 50, absent 5. H. B. 79, Nay'or Voting by absenl electors. Ayes 29, nays 21, absent 5. S. B. 39, Committee on commerce and industry Permitting savings banks to engage in busne as trust eompan'es. Ayes 49, absent 6, II. B. 74, Rowan liquidation ef banks. Avs 46, absent 9. II. B. 23, Constant;no Order of trial In crinuM procedure. Ayes 41, navs 3. ab'ent 11. II. B. 61, HoltenbecV Relating to sale of property for delinquent taxes. Ayes 36, nays 13, absent 6. On account of lack of space we are holding over a list of bills introduced, which will be published next week. poration licenses of gambling or boot-leg clubs. S. B. 121, Jensen Requiring teach-ing of state and federal constitutions in the schools. S. B. 122, Adams Requiring coun-ty commissioner!! to expend portion of county rosd funds in towns and cities. S. B. 123. McConkie $15,000 for a road from Bluff to San Juan oil fields. S. B. 124, Funk Altering powers of state road commission and of state road engineer, and authorizing the pa-trol system. S. B. 125, Irvine Requiring coun-ties to pay expenses of extraditoin of fugitives from justice. S. B. 126, Winder Placing state and county road taxes under control of proposed state board of tax review. R. B. 127, Candland Abolishing state department of finance and pur-chase and establishing board of exam-iners as board of supplies and pur-chasing. S. B. 128, Irvine Fixing delin-cicne- y terms for drainage district taxes. HILLS INTRODUCED, nOUSE II. B. 120, Constantine Sheep herd-In- r regulations. Livestock committee. II. B. 121, Finlinson Tax for con-trol of hog cholera. Likestock com-mittee. H. B. 122, Finlinson Tax to pay in-demnities of slaughtered tubercular II. B. 155, Fletcher Delinquent taxes in full and one-ha- lf of full amount. Revenue and taxation. II. B. 156, Fletcher Indexing names of taxpayers, notice to taxpay-ers in full amount and half of full amount. Revenue and taxation. II. B. 158, Fletcher Requiring county treasurers to report names of persons and corporations failing to pay taxes to equalization board. Revenue and taxation. II. B. 159, Fletcher Treasurers' settlement with cities and towns. Rev-enue and taxation. II. B. 160, Fletcher Settlement of county treasurer with county auditor. Revenue and taxation. il. B. 161, Dunyon, substitute for house bill No. 48 Prohibiting compul-sory vaccination of minor children. Public Health Committee. H. B. 162, Dunyon Compulsory at-tendance at schools. Public health committee. H. B. 163, Stark Making Armistice dav legal holiday. Military affairs. II. B. 161, Stark Use of armories for war veterans. Military affairs. H. B. 165, Stark Military records. Military affairs. II. B. 166, Stark Making It unlaw-ful to wear without authority military medals and insigna. Military affairs. II. B. 167, Stark Requiring teach-ers to be citizens of the United States. y yyttff ?tfww we)ete'eeeeeeje f News Notes; y From All Part of - j UTAH ' Delta. The Delta Boy Scouts have-- started In to Improve the Delta park by having it planted with trees and; tensed. The city park contains twen-ty acres. Logan. The Elks of the Logan lodge are beginning to prepare to put Oa a good musical comedy early in the coming month Ogden. A blooded Holatein-Free-In- n bull has been purchased by dairy-m- en of Huntsville. Ogden. Success Is attending the-drlv- e for collections for an American. Legion home In this city, according to Commander Don Rhlvers. ; Price. The Rev. Fr. A. F. Glovaa-on- l, local Cathlolio priest, bns ai, nounced that his contrlbuton e Products week will be the per-forming of marriages free. Logan. Cache farmers must In-crease their beet tonnage 25 per cent In order to share In the 48-5- 2 basis tor beet payment Farm bureau mem-bers were told by Samuel Christen-sen-, division manager. Payson. Elmer It Cloward nar-rowly escaped having his eyesight destroyed when a battery exploded in the U. S. Battery Station and threw acid into his face. SDnnlsh Fork. The Neho Poultnr association, comprising poultry men ot the Spanish Fork, l'nyson and Salem district has recently been ef' tected. Ogden. Mrs. J. C. Penney, wife of the founder of a chain of dry goods stores, Is doad In Miami, ' Ha., so cording to Information received by a cousin In Ogden. Turk City. Charles mil Is In the hospital with a severe gash In hie ' throat and Matt Makl Is in jail awaiting the outcome of II Ill's injury, as the result of a fight Salt Lake City. If II. B. 173, by Representative Stookey to the Utah legislature becomes a law, instead ot legal notices, concern-ing taxes, filings, land sales and Im-provements and other matters of In-terest to the taxpayers being publish-- , ed In newspapers, three notices plac-ed In three public places will be held) sufficient notice. Bountiful. Automobile traffic was closed for some days because ot huge drifts that lay across, the main north and south highway in Davis county, particularly in the vl- - clnlty ot Bountiful, Salt Lake City. T. W. Deese com-mitted suicide at his home, while a detective was waiting In the ad- -. joining room with a warrant for hl arrest Mount Pleasant A fire res ul ting from an overheated cook stove cans--' ed much excitement but little damage at the home of John Marx. Brigham City. Protest against tn , election of John P. Holmgren of Bear River to the Boxelder county board ot education was overruled in . a decision by Judge Harris. American Fork. By the votes of the Central Utah baseball league, I --renee Brlggs of this .city was elected president for the coming year Spanlsn Fork. The anniversary of Lincoln's birth was observed with appropriate exercises in the schools of Spanish, Fork, all of which gave special Lincoln programs, Ogden. Samuel C. Powell, assist-ant city attorney, hns forwarded t Attorney General n. II. Clutr a bill which Is aimed to curti the activities . of the social clubs which persist In ' serving liquor. Moah. Every community la San ' Juan county has perfected an organ-ization to aid In a concerted effort to get rid of the Jnckrolihlt pest which is threatening to be worse this sprng than ever. Logan. Logan was free from smallpox during the month of Jan-uary, according to a report made to the city health board ot Health of-ficer J. A. Larsen. Moab. The new community of Ucolo in San Juan county Is being developed rapidly. A school hns beer established and a townslte phitted. Mantl. Henry Hennlngsen suffer-ed a broken leg when a load of logs he was bringing from the can-yon overturned pinning him under-neath. , St Goorge. The Virgin Dome oil well Is now down a little moro than 3,000 feet, but it has been round necessary to put down new cas;inr Inside of the old. Ogden. An automobile operated by George Clark was damaged whci It was struck by a car of the Utah-Idah- o Central Electric Railroad com-pany. Helper. Twenty boys organized a new Hoy Scout troop here, Rmi Ny-m-wns chosen scoutmafter. Ballards and Laws Andrew Fletcher of Saltonn (11VS3 1710), the celebrated Scottish patri-ot and statesman, In a letter written to the marquis of Montrose, the enrl f Rothes and others, said: "I knew n very wle man that believed that If a man were permitted to ma' all the ballards he noed not rare who should make the laws ot the nation. LIGHTSHIP WARNS BY WIRELESS . New Vessel for Nantucket Shoals Has Novel Fog Signal Device to Warn Mariners. Washington. Nantucket shoals, off the Massachusetts south coast, one of the most lniHirtant lightship stations In the world, and the point where many nn Incoming traveler gets his first glimpse of America, will be marked within a few months by the last word in light signals for safeguarding ships. one of the uew lightships under con-struction at Hath. Me., will replace the present ship on Nantucket south shoals. It will have a radio fog signal to warn ships which pnss, will be equipped with electric signal lights snd will have an oscillator In place of a submarine bell for use during fogs. The uew vessel will be fully equipped for radio com-munication. Mexico City Bans Dog Fight. Mexico City. Dog fights have been prohibited In Mexico City. The decree, recently Issued by Mayor Prleto Lau-rens as one of the first acts of his ad-ministration, refers to regulated fights, and not the ordinary street affairs be-tween belligerent curs. Bits From an English Play. "I might be Induced to marry again If I could find a man to Induce me." "I think marrying again Is such a nice compliment to one's first hus-- band." "We women rather like selfish men. They give us a chance of sacrificing ourselves." "There are times when all nice men regard all nice women as their moth-ers. After a good dinner 'i one of th era." Boston Evening Trunscilot By her appointment as "artistic su-pervisor" to the Carl Rosa Opera com-pnn-time, Doris Woodall. prima don-na, hos become the first woman to pro-duce grand opera In London, |
