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Show Western Senators Stop Army Sale Of Surplus Wool WASHINGTON, March 8. War j department orders for the sale next Thursday at Boston of G,000,r 000 jounls of army surplus wool were suspended today by Secretary Secre-tary Weeks at the request of western west-ern senators. Senator Veek9 told Senators Cameron. Republican, Arizona; Qoodiitg Republican, ! Idaho, and Stanfleld, Itepubllcan. OreRon, that he would stud the effect of the proposed sale of the armv wool before taking any fui-ther fui-ther action. The western senators Informed Secretary Weeks that the sale of the 6.000.000 pounds of wool at this time would be very disastrous disas-trous as the new clip was being' made in western states. |