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Show n- History of PastWeek i ii The New Happenings of Seven Days Paragraphed INTBRMOUNTAIPL Baetern Washington and Oregon, borthern Idaho and western Montana shivered with the nvercury at the lowest low-est point since 1909, according to officials of-ficials of the Spokane weather bureau. The etate road commission of Utah ftiscussed the proposal to classify counties coun-ties La Utah in an attempt to fix some definite policy with regard to apportionment appor-tionment of federal money for construction con-struction of road. Greater co-operation of the United States forest service In the propagation and protection of fish and game, was urged upon the state fish and game Commissioners from several 6tate at the convention in the capitol held at the call of D. H. Madsen, state fish and game commissioner for Utah. An estate worth $10,000 Is awaiting Leonard Fruxier at Bullards, Coos county, Oregon, and he stole accessories acces-sories from parked automobiles in order or-der to obtain money to reach Bullards, according to his own story in court in San Francisco, when called to answer s charge of burglary. Activities continue to increase in the Silver City, 'ev., section of the Cora-Btock Cora-Btock district and in addition to the several new enterprises already organized organ-ized and at work there are several tithers which are said to be in the probes pro-bes of preliminary preparations. Many properties are said to be under bond End lease, and the outlook Is for a busy year in the Gold Canyon town. Governor Mabey of Utah is invited i7 tbe International Travel and Ex-.poeltion Ex-.poeltion congress, which will celebrate ttrarej week, and will hold an appropriate appro-priate congress In Xew York, March 125 to April 1, to send some comment tn "this gTeat movement to stimulate travel." President Harding has al-eady al-eady lent H bis Indorsement If all the boxes of apples shipped Birect 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, and in fact many of the pro-tlncers pro-tlncers themselves, do not realize the tvoiume 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 Bud on the Alsea and Taqulna rivers 4n Oregon, are at a lose 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 t4roe 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 ' end of Chris Nelson of Waupaca, Waupa-ca, Wlr., aged 70, was carried fix miles on the pilot of an engine after the body had been ground to pieces. T. C. Tong, who was one of the first trroup of Chinese students to seek education edu-cation In tho United States and who In later life became known as "tbe fa, her of American students," Is burled in Shanghai In accordance with wishes expressed before his death early in V Will II. Hays will becorno directing head of the new National Association of Motion llcture Producers and Distributors Dis-tributors "hmninedlatoly after March 4," It wa announced at n dinner (it which the postmaster general was guest of a group of motion picture officials. Mr. Hay's resignation from the cabinet will be presented soon, it was said. Walter I'.urke, Kenosha nt'orner. nr-cepterl nr-cepterl .s.-iO.imki from the members of the Milwaukee and Kenosha whisky ring, return for whirh he promised them "protect Ion from the prohibition iiuthorities," according to testimony given by ilnrry Feuer, alleged "brains of the rinc." and known ns "Jacob From Nowhere," at liurke's trial In federal court on cui'Irncy chnrg-3. Here's Anna Pavlowa's estimate o! modern American jazz : "Minus rhythm minus harmony, minus every fainl claim to beauty ; giving out lnsan shrieks, wails, crashes, discords. th vile music termed 'jazz,' so poulnr ir America, is disintegrating to the ner. vous systems of the young and a menace men-ace to the taught tension of the adults, Influenza is rapidly becoming epidemic epi-demic in Paris and the provinces. Th disease appeared in December, its ravages gaining from day to day, the climax coming when twenty-four deaths were reported. During the last ten days of December there were teD deaths from influenza In Paris, but dur-iiwr dur-iiwr the first ten days days of January there were forty-one. WASHINGTON. Ralroads would be required to retire wooden and provide all-steel passengei cars under a bill introduced in the senate a few days ago. Authority to enforce the legislation would be lodged with die Interstate commerce commission. commis-sion. m m The nomination cf Henry P. Fletcher under secretary of st.ite, to lie ambassador am-bassador to Belgium, was confirmed recently by the senate, together with that of William J. O'Tooie of West Virginia to be minister to Paraguay. The American open door program was accepted in part by the far eastern east-ern committee of the arms conference, but approval was given only after elimination elim-ination of the provision which would have authorized an inquiry into existing exist-ing concessions in China. The American government hns Intervened Inter-vened in the controversy between Chile and Peru Involving the execution oi the treaty of Aneon Inviting the two South American governments to send plenipotentiaries to Washington for a conference. Selection of experts were eaM to b at work on a memorandnm for sub-mitral sub-mitral 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 haB not al tered his views that soldier comperi. sation legislation should await tho ar. rival of better Industrial conditions. Retention by the war department of nine main training centers, one in each corps area, and of a number oi other special camps, was recommended by General Pershing chief of staff, at a hearing before the house military committee. Three of the principal tobacco mann. facturing companies were charged with engaging in conspiracies with numerous jobbers' associations to keep up jobbers' prices. In a report trans, mirted to the senate by the federal trade commission. Services of the government will be formally tendered again In aft endeavor to bring about an artbltration of the. packers' strike now being conducted in the larger mldwestern centers of the moat-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 wns refused by the packing companies on the ground that the strike was noi effective. PORII8M. TTie hanks of Ireland lttomllv "fell over each other" to offer financial help to the new provisions! government. The appointment of Owen O'Duffj M chief of the Irish Republican army, Is announced. He suceed Richard Mulcahy, the present minlBter of do fense. O'Duffy, who Is 30 years old has been Sinn Fein liaison officer in northern Ireland slrroe the truce. America paid tribute to the Itailnr "unknown soldier," In Rome recently. American soldiers, forming a coinptwl.t batallion, participated in the ceremon. k-s incident to the bestowal of tbe congressional con-gressional medal of honor upon tho Iriiluin warrior. Richard Washburn Child. United States ambassador to Italy, delivered the oration at tho tomb. As a cqrtsequnnce of developments in connection with Hip development 1 the Irish Free State, the Irish Nation. aliRts will soon take their seats In th6 nothorn parliament, which they hnvn boycotted since Its establishment, th Belfast Telegraph says it has lenrned on good authority. m m m Enver Pasha former Turkish m!n. IMcr of war. who fled from Turke.i shortly nfter the close of the war, hfl been cajitnrerl In the f'nnr-nsns, snyi an F.xrhnnge Telegraph dispatch from t'onsiantlnople. The dispatch nddi that lie Is ttelng handed over to the TurMsh nationalist government at Ar gora. |