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Show uo NEWS BRIEFS -r X B WKJ R limns DRIVE CHICAGO, Oct. 11, Senator John J. Edwarde, banker at Forsyth. Mont, has been appointed director of his state In the sixth annual "roll call" of the American Red Cross. It was announced an-nounced today. OM UNION" DBA BEATEN ROCK FORD, III, A resolution calling call-ing for the American Federation of Labor to call the various Internatlon- I al unions lato conftrenco for the pur- J pose of arranging to amalgamate all union i into (n- big union, was voted i down by the convention of the Illl-n- is r,vlf ration of L-j.bor late Friday TO EXTEND HIGHWAY TOPEKA. Kan. Plans for tho extension ex-tension of the capital route highway. Into Mexico, were made at tho annu- ; al mooting of the highway association associa-tion here Friday. Tho routs now ox-tends ox-tends from North Dakota to Texas. E. i:e- (ruthery of Tulsa, Okla., was reelected re-elected president GIRL BOQUI U l.EK NEW STORK More than 6.000 girl scouts take part hire in ceremonies opening national girl scout week. During the week approximately 126.-000 126.-000 girl scouts In 48 states plan demonstrations dem-onstrations of the organlratlon's work I In developing health, efficiency, finer womanhood and good citizenship among Its members. TONG TR1 M FAILS NEW YORK Inable to reach a verdict after deliberating for 10 hours the Jury which heard the trial of Tom Vi c, charged with tho murder of Ko Lo. p real dent of the Hip Sing tong In Chinatown on August 7. was discharge,! dis-charge,! early today by Judge Tallcy In general sessions court. LATIN- mi RIOAN LOAM BOGOTA. Colombia The government govern-ment has authorized the Colombian minister In Washington to sign a contract con-tract with Rla.tr Co., of New York, for a loan of $5,000,000 to mature In five years at 6V7 per cent Interest. |