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Show TELEGRAPH BREVITIES WASHINGTON. Jan. 16 Senator' McCormick, Republican. Illinois, tb-1 day introduced, nnd the' senate, half an hour later, adopted a resolution calling upon tho state department to lipply such Information as It has on, the financial affairs of European governments. gov-ernments. The .resolution asked especially for j fatS on the expenditures of those gov-, ernnientx for military purpose. .for mk FARM I R WASHINGTON. Jan. L. Creating of an additional director of the federal fed-eral reserve board so as to pave the tray for the appointment or a "dirt farmer ' by tho provident Is proposed In a substitute amendment to the fed- r. 1 1 reserve act offered today by Senator Sen-ator Kellogg, Republican, Minnesota, luthor of the original farmer amendment. amend-ment. JAPS TO CUT lit MY, TuKIO. Jan. 16 The Japan war office, regardless of the outcome of the Washington conference, plans reduction re-duction of tb" mikado's land forces by SO.Ouii men with.'n five years, according accord-ing to the Toklo Nlchi Nlchl. To make up for tho consequent loss In effectives adtCSnoed types of machine i rifles, antl-alrcrait puns, tanks and , other engines and arm will be dc- lac lied from each fighting unit. Professional adjustment will bo made of clothing ammunition, forage. 1 buildings and other land armament property to meet the cm In personnel. Preliminary Investigations In the reduction plan are already under way. ROPY IDKNTlTTKn. LEAVENWORTH, Ka.s.. Jan. 16. The charred body found Sunday In a ravine near the national soldiers home here, has been Identified as that of 1 Walter Iarson. Fort Calhoun, Nebraska, Ne-braska, and relatives have boon notified. noti-fied. Identification waa accomplished by a bank pass book. No. XI 378, Issued by tho State Rank of Omaha, Neb. Officials believed Lnrsoe kindled n flro to warm himself and then fell asleep and rolled InvO tne blase WOl LI) i;i i i Ki i.i.n WA81JINOTON, Jan 16. 'Embodiment 'Embodi-ment In the senate rule.s of those parts of the corrupt practices act which I were bold Invalid by the supremo I court of the United State In reversing revers-ing the Newberry senatorial case. Is , provided in n amendment to the rules submitted today by Senator Pomerene, nentocrat. Ohio, who led; tho force opposed to Senator New-berry New-berry In the Michigan contest decided, last Thursday B I Ml m: IRAn i -WASHINGTON, Jan. 1C. Tho com- merciai seaplane reported; lost off the, cast co-ust of Florida bus arrived at ; the Island of Himlnl. one. of the Bn- i ham as, according to a report received I by tho navy department Orders, di-, iectlng BUb -Chasers to search for this aerial cruiser have been rescinded. lAND i U lv, WM WASHINGTON. Jun. 16. A treaty' with a foreign nation uncrsedes a state statute relating to the holding of real estate, the supreme court today In effect held in refusing to consider any appeal which II. S Herrlck youghf to bring from the supreme court of California against A. Hasletta. an Ital- jian. The state court held that California Cali-fornia low prohibiting an Italian from holding property In the state was Invalid In-valid because in conflict with the i treaty f i k 7 1 Ith Itaiy. t MON WINS CONTEST. I . WASHINGTON. Jon. 10. Chief I Justice Taft, in 'ho supreme court, nn- nounccd today tin dismissal for want of Justification In the writ against the Kansas City motion picture machine operators local No 170s the International Interna-tional Alliance of Stage Employes, and others, to bring before the court an appeal In the ease originally brougnt against them by John P. Hughes and Wesley h. Briner, doing business as the Eastern theatre. Kansas City. Mo. |