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Show CALL OFF AUCTION OF WOOUN ARMY HANDS wasiiixcton. Peb. Through Inu ryj ntlon ..r Senator T. J. 'alh r Montana a,nd Senator V. n. fJbodlng 1 " Idaho, the secretary of war has i riled off the public auo. Ion of 1,000,-000 1,000,-000 pbuBds of, army wool The se had been set t take place todaj at r.L'stou Protpsta were made that this auction would adversely af-fect af-fect sales of American wool still In ih hands of the growers Secretary Baker ai Clrsi ohjected to colling oif Ihe sale on the wool hut consented to withdrawing 1,000000 pounds6f hlgbcr Kia.l Competitive .Mini When fiirthei- j.ioof was pre-sented pre-sented him as to the demoralizing effect ef-fect that the auction of wooj wou(d have, he consenied io withdrawal pi iho 3.000.000 pounds of low grade, noncompetitive caret wool. |