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Show 1 WIRE BRIEFS t- WASHINGTON, July cn. The retail cost of food to the average family In the I nlted States Increased 1 per cent In the month from May h to Juno 15, according to a report todnyby the bur -i i "f stu.i3tn.H of the department of labor. CHICAGO Representatives of the lumber manufacturing;, wood working and WOOd using industries of the Lulled Lull-ed States. Including nearly 150 organizations, organ-izations, related by trade or professional profes-sional interest, began a three-day conference con-ference here today. The general purpose pur-pose of tho conference, according to leaders Is to introduce economies and to eliminate misrepresentation and manipulation of the lumber products and the consequent dissatisfaction of consumers. baltimorb. Governor Ritchie telegraphed President Harding declining declin-ing to take immediate action on the president's Invitation to co-oper,' with him In the effort to re-open the coal mines. The governor &ald ho. could not send national guardsmen to the mining sections until all peaceful methods had failed. Maryland traditions tradi-tions are those of a people who haVc settled labor troubles without the aid of bayonets and rifles he said, and urged that the president renew his ef,-l forts to ' ad J u -i In a proper and peace. fui way" both tho railroad and .oa.ij strikes. LONDON" Ways and means of suc-corring suc-corring and evacuating thousands of Kusslans In Constantinople occupied the attention of today's session of the council of the league of nations, ft la 'believed the council will terminate its sittings by Saturday. DALJ.AS Assurance of state aid In checking lawlcinfui in Texas In on-nection on-nection with the railway strike today was apparent In Governor Neff's decision deci-sion to call off his political speaking tour and his scheduled arrival at Denl-son Denl-son this morning to personally investigate inves-tigate tho situation at that most unsettled unset-tled point. Since the rail strike began more than iono United States deputy mprshals have been commissioned In Texas, according to Marshal J. A. Bag-grtt Bag-grtt here. ATLANTA. Several hundred delegates dele-gates from all sections of the country were here today for the twontyvthlrd annual convention of the Gideons of America. Tho sessions close Saturday. MOSCOW At a workmen's mcet-l Ing today President Zlnovleff of the central committee of the third interna tlonale said. "The premier Is not only recupei-atlng. recupei-atlng. but has almost completely recovered." re-covered." Choers and applause greeted greet-ed the announcement J WASHINGTON Perfection of a idevice to enable an airplane going 60 imlles an hour to land on the deck of 'a ship was announced today by the navy department in one experiment ;a small plane was brought to a stop within 38 feet WARSAW. President Pllsudskl infused in-fused today to approve the new cabinet cab-inet formed by Albert Korfenty. The act created a scone In the diet. COPENHAGEN. Dowager Queen I Louise of Denmark, who Is m-r iousl;. 111 with pneumonia, sp-ni a rejt!e,.s 'night. It was said her strength was slowly ebbing away under the attack (of a high fever. ROME. The fall of the ministry of 'Premier Facta, which resigned Wednesday, Wed-nesday, appears to have been precipitated precipi-tated by the Catholic party, which, although al-though it had eight members in the .cabinet, passed over to the opposition. Violent repression of fasciati and con. Imunlst demonstrations Is believed to I have been one of the principal factors !ln the downfall of the ministry. King i Victor Emmanuel as yet has taken noi : action on the resignation |