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REVIEW OF THE FORD-NEWBERRY CONTEST n ichig: 3 ic d attend- Waashington, Jan. 12—The Michigan to the gemeral election. Mr. For ; ntest between Hen. |€d 10 his manufacturing businoss and Ms. sl MuctUR Sontar Rveen Newberry remained in New Yok City ry For ended H and Truma which v Vewberry or ghe latter table and fou:‘ where he was sta commander in the . how! today in a n v committe Florida CU BA SOUT F*R\RESORT) Through l‘rams Daily ary and oned as a lieutenant Navy during the war. ver, the primary camzaign 1 events were h the succeeding Chronological ved in this orcer rges were spread breadea g the Newberry com- = spent more than $239,- campaign was made- that been brougnt:to bear and ion of voters resorted to 'by.the in obtainihg the no- eir candidate, ; i the oath of “office es of ai Senator the a‘d to center nd.| rm was dgivelopments by Ford th2 illegal: an a contest th the Sen- scount of thé ately ordered completed in i | PRI P Ry Y S e Senate only oocasionally ‘until Senator Spencer, “Republican, Missouri, as clair- man cf the sub-committee whieh conduct- €4 inquiry submitted to the Senate S(‘ptu'nber 29, 1921, a report which al- though condemning the expenditures dur- ing the cambaign and which it estimat- ed at $195,000 found no illegal or justi- tiable grounds for the retirement of Mr. | Newberry by the Senate. Democratic members of the cimmittee, headed by Senator Pomerene, of Ohic, fil- ed”a minority statement, asserting with ‘|eaual emphasis that.the tesimony given the committes, prowed conclusively that ‘Mr. Newberry ‘was_guilty of the many ‘changes’ Jaid, against him by Mr. Ford. For many days then and by many Sen- ators;-a”heated fight was waged against the “Heépublican resolution declaring Mr. Newberry the duly elected Senator from Michigan, Democratic opponents of the Tesolution finally brought in a resolution of their own'denying the seat either to Mr. Newberry ¢r to Mr. Ford. The fight went on in all of its bitterness until af- ter half a dozen attempts, Mr, Spencer £6t a’ unanimous 'consent agreement of Senators “to Mmit “debate and the case was thus brought to a vote. RAILROAD. RATE REDUCTIONS OPPOSED BY PRESIDENTS o Washington, Jan. Y2.—Two railroad Dresidents completed statements An”opposition to railroad rate reductions, at the interstate commerce commssion’s iffvestigation into the 'reasonabili of transportation rates.and also underwent prolonged questioning ~ from commis- sioners who heard' their arguments. Dan- ‘nl Willard, ‘of the Baltimore and ' Ohlo 12 a long exchange with Commis- ner Bsch, insisted that lower costs of road oneration could not be attained bolifion of passes for railroad em- loyes, private cars for execatives or similar. alterations’ of policy because “their relafive importance was little. S.' M. Felton, prestdent of tie Chi- g0 Great Western, however, in answer 0 questions from Commissioner Lewis, said that “railroads. cannot be efficient employmen: of labor until the oad labor board which controls under the transportation act, al- them to establish rates of pay correspond ‘to the wages paid ers: of. similar occupations -in the s which the railroads serve.” For seoticn hands, ‘shop workers and | neral Tun of emnloyes whose oc- not soecialized Mr. Ielton are riow appreciably higher in enterntises outside. would be little hove indeed for of the TUnited States, he it now at _the first to a period of de- tate commerce com- reauire the reduetion of rease the percentage of re- h railroads are to bpe allowed broperty invéstment.” Aiddletown. —FEdward H. Goff of East istrator of the estate of ". Goff, who was kiiled In an niobile af‘rwis'\t in Mericen. has in- od suit uaiderweight- people v flesh and grow sturdy yus when Bitro-Phosphate inteed by Lee & Osgood is 1 rew weeks, 2 woh Auto today argument against| Willimantic CONSIDER MINOR PHASES OF SHANTUNG DISPUTE ‘Washington, Jan, 12 (By the A, P)— Directing their efforts to settlement of minor' phases of the Shantung dispute while awaiting word from Toklo and Peking regarding ~compromise proposals submitted by Arthur J. Balfour and Secretary Hughes for a solution of the controversy over control of the Tsing- tao-Tsinanfu railway in the Kiaochow leasehold, the Chinese and Japanese del- egates today agreed to the disposition of concessions for extension “of the road. The two groums, however, failed to reach an agreement concerning the opening of the port of Tsingtao to the commerce of the world on équal terms. Another at- tempt will be madegtomorow, if was an- nounced. The Chinese proposed that Tsingtao bé a ‘“self-opened” port, as distinguish- ed from a “treaty’” opened mort. To this the Japanese tentatively agreed, but de- sired more time to consider terms under which the port should be opened and ad- ministered by China, No great difficulty is looked for in arriving at a solution of thi= anestion. however. but the many de- #ails involved are saMd to consume a gooi ceal of time. DOUBLE FUNERAL FOR MRS. HOMES AND MRS, \LOCKWOOD * Stamford, Jan. 12.—Mrs. Sarah E. Holmes, 76, died at her home in Green- wich averze, this moitiing, and two hours previously in the Stamford hospi- tal, her sister, Mrs. Henrietta Lockwood, aged 68, died. The husbands of both died about twenty-five years ago and the sisters returned to thc home in Green- wich avenue in which they were born and had lived together since that time. Miss Emily Brown. who tauzht Stamford schools for forty years and was in the latter years of her teaching the city's most promirent instructress, city’s most prominent another sister, ten years ago. The sisters were mem- hers of a family ldentified with Stam- ford's early days. The double funeral or Mrs. Holmes and Mrs. Lockwood .will be on Saturday. instructress, was | PLANS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF THE COLORADO RIVER Washington, Jan. 12.—The scope of plans for thé development of the power of the Colorado river will be outlined at the first meeting of the Colorado river commission to be held hers Jan- uary 26, it was announced toda i retary Hoover. The comm which Mr. Hoover is chairman, was ated by consress to make recommenda- tions for federal and state projects for the development of the resources of the river, Mr. Hoover described the commission “a sort of peace conlerence” f cre- as distribution of the water of the Coi T as batween the states of Califarn’a, | Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Coloradn, Wy- oming and Montana. CHICAGO JUDGE TO RID Chicago, Jan. 12 —Forty fn Judge Asa G. Adams' court of ao- mestic relations left the court roem pen- niless today after Judge Adams sum- moned them before him, assessad cach { person what money he had on his per- son and told each to leave. The procee into the “junior cheer fund” | families brought into court, for aeady Many of Co.- in .the latter years of her teaching the| Miss Brown died about| COURT ROOM OF SPECTATORS | speatatons | amounting to $6.60 went| i and three have been ur { as susnicious for several a ion of all school children has ! been ordered. the specta’'p s were penniless and -vere allowed to uepart with a warning. The morals ~ourt also declared war on sightseers and curious spectators a few days ago when it was announced that a picture of those who cengregated fo] hear cases in the morals court would be printed in a newspaver each day. PREESIDENT ASKS BROAD 1 TOWERS IN NEW TARIFF LAW Washingtén, Jan. 12.—Broad POWN'.' ssked for by President Harding in ad- ministering the proposed new tariff law with a view to meeting unusuai and changing world conditions which could not be anticipated by congress, would be granted under amendments to the Ford- ney bill proposed today by Senator Smoot of Utah, ran! republican on the senate finance cumm.»tee The president would be authorized to increase or decrease tariff rates by not exceeding 50 per cent. of the rates fixed | in the bill, to proclaim American valua- tion as the basis for assessing duties on any given I'st of imports. to change rates within the limit of 50 per cent. so as to meet situations arising~n American mar- kets as a result of depreciated foreign exchanges, to prevent dumping in Ameri- can markets and to prevent discrimina- tion against American foreign commerce by foreign countries. Adjustment of rates to equalize differ- ences’ in conditions of competition in trade of specified articles in th¢ United | States and competing foreign count could be made only after investigation and hearing and would not be effective until within thirty days of their procla- mation. Thirty days also would have to elapse before adjusted rates because of | depreciated currency fect, would come into ef- and also before proclaimed Ameri- can valuation could be put into force. amendments, Senator offered an amendment to the American valuation section of the Ford- ney bill propbsing that based upon or regulated in any manner by the vaiue of the imported merchandise the duty 1d be assessed upon actual market v or the wholesale price thereof at the time of the exportation in | & the prine fl market or markets of the <(='mu;r "nno! previous!: had proposed an amendment to the bill providing for, assessing duties on the b of the in-| voice value,of the imports and it is un- derstood that he offered the alternative proposal today before the senate a members of th in order to b pian favored by some tariff commission. MARINE WORKERS' WAGES TO BE MATERIALLY REDUCED York, wise Jan. Men engaged in D towinz and railroad ma- rine workers will be notified January 16| that their wages are To De materially re- duced. This was announced tonizit af- ter a meeting of 48 members of ¢ York Towhoat Exehange, who met today to discuss local ping condi- tions. Both sides in the harbor towboat strike continue to claim the viatory. the ! announcement of the impending raduction extension to other workers being the newest development in the. harbor situatios SWEET CIDER WITH “WALLOP;” IT FERMENTS AFTER TAKING s B ox White Plains, Jan. 12.—Sweet cider, analyzed by chemists and ‘Nlflfl‘ to contain I than one-half of one "0\' B of alcohol. caused a major of g iy s of drunkenness in V Chief of Police John “And they were drunk, oo he add- whiskey 10an1 fier were I believe the cider must ferment er taki 2 “You can nurchase it in anv town. but what are we to do? ‘There’s the chem! reports,” store In 26 CASES OF SMALLPOX REPORTED IN BRIDGEPORT Bridgerort, 26 cases of Officer Coon eight Jan. 12.—There are now smallox in the city, Heaith announced Of the added today, five v of ’he cavE reported within the past had the report made, wko been vaccinated, accorling Southington.—William L. Co v superintendent, arrived in town at week end. 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After tak- ing two buctles of Foley Kidney Pills I can say my backeche is gone, and where I used to lay awake at night with rheumatic pains I can now sloep in comfort and enjoy 8 €ood night’s rest.” S| are they | next door is alw: | ioned woman, LEE & OSGOOD CO. WHERE LOST (——————————————— e T £ THINGS GO Far, far away at the rainbo Is the land where all lost A beautiful land, all sunny w’s lost end, things go, and bright, Where the downiest clouds lie low. Here you may see all the hopes of men That died in their hearts long ago, And then have come to this beauteous land, The land where lost things go. And then you may find the ambitions of men That were stifled before they were born, too, have come to this beau The land where lost thing: And they, But some happy day they’ These long lost ambitions and hop And the world will be happi And supreme will be joy s have gone. 11 return to ier, fr on each t | | | i —E HUMOR OF THE DAY TYoung Housek»eper—" real country Grocer—"Yes'm ; —Boston Transcnm_ “Don’t you think gent =irl?” “1 don't know. I was too tusy ing love to her to find she is a very was intelligent or no Sun, Tom—"This match wo1't 1 Di hat's funny. 1it a minute ago."—Boston Trans: “I shall have to'learn to 7y with my left hand,” ramarked Sorghum. “Why?”" “I've been out home and my right arm i over exercised.'— Washington - Star. | Can you tell me why am umbre'la like a packpot That's easy. E to anvbody until it is onin Yes, and it doesn't nec: long to _the man Who cpeas —New York Sun. Banker—Du0 you know about checks and drafts? Applicant—TYes, sir. I've run our fur- nace for years—Boston Transcript. Marjory (aged anything Her Brother Marjory ; selves of (2ged 3): L you know we were young our- "—Exchange. young man at reads ‘poetry aloud.’ encourage him to do s0,” declared Cayenne. “Tt enables him to con- ceal his own conversation.’—Washibg- ton Star, What has become of the old-fash- a basket?” “She has been succeeded by the mod- ern peacherino; who does her m: among the rs and beaut lors."—Lot r-Journal. “See here, George, your letters to me are an insult. Poor spelling and fear- ful punctuation.” “You wouldn't complain if my peach of a stenographer.” put her photograph on your sta- '—Birmingham AgedHerald, The Client—I bought and paid for two dozen glass decanters that were adv: tised at $6 a dozen f. 0. b., they you saw The Client—Full of hooze. What does f. 0. b. mean?—Houston Post, The surface soil of Florida is rich in phosphates, Alfred the Great bulk England's first fleet in 878. Mohammedanism has no' form of ex- communication. The Canton-Samshut rallroad in China employs a considerable number of na- tive women in clerical positions and as ticket-sellers and inspectors. A 1,200-horsepower completed contains *a com: fitted With a shower bath, washstand and towels, mirror and lavator; California’s new law prohibiting capi- tal punishment for minors under ei een was framed by a woman memb of the general assembly, Mrs. Anma Eaylor. When a princess of the British royal family stands as godmother to a child, it is etiquette that she should make a ne recently e bathroom present to the nurse, usually a five- pound note. In a recent cattle show in Sydney, New South Wales, Au. lia, a bull was exhibited which was said to be the larg- | in the world. It is seven a six feet and a half high and wi 700 pounds. 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