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DAKOTA COUNTY HERALD; DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA.
SEAT ALL REGORDS
REVENUE BUDGET TOTAL8 OVER
BILLION AND HALF IN
FISCAL YEAR.
MAY PLACE FEE ON STOCKS
Many Special Bills Added to Regular
8upply Measures During Last Fis
cal Year Over Half Billion Was Col
lected by Revenue Department.
lVtrn Newpipr Union Nnn Smlc.
Washington, D. C. Tho Importance
qf the $200,000,000 revenue bill, to
tyblcb. sonata Democrats devoted
inany hours of deliberation In caucus,
IB bfclng Impressed upon lenders by
flio fact that tho appropriations of
tho neoilpn now ncarlng completion
b'ftvo broken all records.
With tho possano Inst week of tho
50,d00,000 sLlp purchnso bill and
probable approval by tho house of the
donates gigantic naval bill, tho ap
propriations of tho Sixty-fourth con
gress will have exceeded tho previous
high record by at least half a billion
Collars.
While exact figures cannot bo com-
iiutcd until the gavel has fallen on tho
Ast supply bill of the session, tho ng
gfogato appropriation by congress for
all purposes will npproxlmnto $1,700,
600,000, as against fl,114,0P0,000 for
tho Sixty-third congress.
Ilesldos regular supply bills, which
total as thoy now Btand $1,387,200,680,
congress will linvo added when the
whipping bill Is npproved more than
$90,000,000 for special purposes, There
Jlso hnvo been contract authorizations
mounting to nhout $207,000,000. all
6t which would bring the grand nggro
gate to $1,C8S,000,000, with tho uncer
tain gonoral deficiencies npproprlntlon
bill still In the making to be added at
the end of tho session.
GRIEF STRICKEN; SUICIDES.
Dorothy Ellsworth, Popular Co-E ;,
Takes Poison.
Lincoln, Neb. Miss Dorothy Ells
worth, one of tho most popular of tho
a'tato university students, died from
tho effects of poison taken while tem
porarily insano from grief, caused by
he death of her Jlanco, "Shade" Fomb
er, assistant city editor of tho Lincoln
State Journal, who died at a local hos
pital after a brief Illness.
Mr. Fosslor and Miss Ellsworth
were to have been married as soon as
tho latter completed hor course at tho
ptato university. Mr. Fosslcr was ono
of tho most popular newspaper men
In tho capital city and had a bright
future. '
U. 8. Divine Killed.
Baltimore, Md. Rev. Nlozlor M.
Blolcttl, S. S., formerly of California,
has been killed at tho front somo
whero in Franco. News of his death
was recolvod at St. Mary's seminary
from tho Sukphlclan mother houso in
tfaris. For flfteon months Father Blo
lottl had bocn engagod In hospital
Work In the rear, when, In defiance of
army regulations, ho mado an appeal
to dan. Joffro himself to tio put in tho
firing lino. His request was granted.
Father Blolottl was 37 years old. Ho
as born in Lyons, Franco, in 1878.
So etudlod In Home, whore he received
s llcontlato in theology.
Sliver Bars Plowed Up.
Nacona, Tex. A farmer named Pal
jnor, near hore, has plowed up silver
bars on his farm variously estimated
fo bo worth from $100,000 to $280,000.
Calmer Bays ho will send tho bars to
the Denver mint for analysis. It is
believed the silver bars were loft hore
by Spaniards in tho sixteenth or sev
enteenth century, when thoy rotroatod
owing to tho assault of Moxlcans
Against thorn.
Gen. Garcia Killed.
Chihuahua City, Mox. Qon. Ln
Tonga, in pursuit with his constitu
tional troops of scattered Villlsta ban
dits ln Durango, has reported via
Tonehuanos to Qen. Trevino hero ho
pad engaged a small band of Vllllstas
tinder Gen. Alborto Qarcla at Presidio,
killing Garcia and a number of his fol
lowers and putting tho rest to flight.
Judge Nortonl Resigns.
St. Louis. Albort D. Nortonl ro
signed as Judge of tho St. Louis court
of appeals to accept a placo on tho na
tional Democratic campaign commit
tee. Judgo Nortonl Is n progressive
and four yoars ago was the progres
sive candidate for governor of Mis
souri. (, To Put Strikers to Death.
Ela Pubo. Tho text of a decreo
wherein First Chief Carranza evokes
tho death penalty against tho strikers
who paralyzod Moxlco City through a.
gonoral olectrlc striko appears in
coplos arriving hero of El Pueblo, u
dally publication in tho capital.
Grounds In the Canal.
San Francisco. The first vossol to
Eround in tho Panama canal is report
ed in n mosiago to tho San Francisco
Morchants' exchange She 1b thu
British steamer Uford, on her way
from Bahta ll.anco to Atlantic ports.
'Jh cargo of nltrato had to bo light
anad, tho udvlces said.
Russians Occupy Stanlslau.
Potrograd. Stanlslau, an important
railway center south of Lomberg, capl
!al of Gallola, has been occupied bj
Russian troops.
The Federal Farm Loan Act
Synopsis of Its Salient Features Prepared
by H. M. Hanson, Secretary-Treasurer Farm
Mortgage Bankers' Association of America
FEDERAL FARM LOAN ACT
Passed by the House of Representa
tives and the United States Sen
ate June 27 and 28, 1910,
Respectively.
Signed by the President July 17, 1910.
8. Provides for a federal land bank
system In the continental United States
(exclusive of Alaska), dividing the
country Into twelve lnnd hank districts
composed of whole states.
8. Tho system Is operated as a bu
reau of the United states trensury de
partment and supervised by tho fed
eral farm loan board. Tho secretary
of tho treasury Is ex-ofllclo chnlrman
of the board with four other members
appointed by the president for eight
years at an annual salary of $10,000.
One member Is designated farm loan
commissioner uud is tho active execu
tive ofllccr.
3 Appointees of Board: (a) Fnrm
loan rrglstrur for each laud bank dis
trict and
(It) One or more land appraisers for
each hind bank district. Salaries paid
by federal land bank or Joint stock
land bank for which they act.
(c) Land bank examiners; salaries
paid by the United States.
(d) Attorneys, experts, assistants
and other employees to bo puld by the
United States.
17. Powers of ths Board: (n) To
orgnnizo and charter federal land
banks, Joint stock land banks and na
tional farm loan associations.
(b) To review and niter the rate of
interest to bo churged by federal land
banks for loniw.
(c) To approve or reject any or nil
loans for bond Issue and to grant or
refuse nny specific Issue of farm loan
bonds of federal laud bunks and Joint
stock lnnd banks.
(d) To regulate charges for ap
praisal, examining titles and record
ing. (e) To npprolso land securing mort
gages for bond issue.
(f) To exercise general supervisory
authority over the federal land bnnks,
farm loan associations and Joint stock
land banks.
80. Tho fnrm loan commissioner
shall examine the laws of every stato
and if on examination tho laws of nny
stato aro shown to afford Insufficient
protection to holders, Its mortgnges
shall bo declared Ineligible under this
act during tho contlnuanco of the laws
In question.
82. The secretary of the trensury is
authorized to deposit United States
funds In federal lnnd bnnks nt current
government rates of Interest, the ag
gregate of such funds not to exceed
$0,000,000 nt any ono time.
FEDERAL FARM LOAN BANKS
ORGANIZATION.
Section 4. Ono In ench land bank
district. Branches permitted within
Its district Olllcers: President, vice
president, secretary and treasurer; di
rectors; six representatives of fnrm
loan associations and three represent
ing tho public Interest. Attorneys, as
sistants, experts and other employees.
All salaries fixed by farm loan board
and paid by bank. Subject to semian
nual examinations by land bnnk exam
iner. CAPITAL STOCK.
Sec. G. $750,000. May bo owned by
Individuals, firms, corporations and the
United States and Btnte governments.
Sec. 5. Shares, $5 each.
Sec. 0. All stock remaining unsub
scribed 80 days nfter subscription
hooka arc opened shall bo subscribed
by tho United States and thereafter
only tho United States government and
borrowers may acquire shares of stock.
Sec. 0. United States government
not to participate In dividends. All
other stockholders shnro dividends
equally.
Sec. 5. Tho orlglnnl capital stock
shall bo gradually retired nfter tho
stock held by farm louu associations
shall amount to $750,000.
Sec. 5. Not less thnn Q per cent
of capital shnll bo Invested In United
States government bonds.
POWERS.
Sec. 18. To buy first farm mort
gages within Its district and to issue
uud sell farm loan bonds.
Sec. 18. To recelvo from fnrm lonn
associations Interest and amortization
payments on mortgnges and farm loan
bonds.
Sec. 18. To acquire nnd dispose of
real and personal property necessary
for tho convenient transaction of busi
ness; and land taken In satisfaction of
debts or purchased under Judgments,
decrees or mortguges held by It. Shall
not hold tltlo exceeding fivo years.
Sec 18. To accept deposits of se
curities or current funds from member
associations but pay no interest thore
on. Sec. 13. To borrow money on se
curity and pay interest thoreon.
Sec 18. To buy and sell United
States bonds.
Sec 13. To npprulso lands for bond
Issuo and to charge applicants and bor
rowers tho cost of land upprulsal, ex
amining titles, recording and other to
tal fees, said fees to be paid In cash
or be made part of loan and paid In
amortization payments.
Sec. 14. To accept mortgages only
from farm loan associations and np
proved agents.
Sec. 14. To accept deposits of cur
rent funds only from Its stockholders.
Sec. 0. To become financial agents
of United States government nnd de
pository of public money. Public de
posits cannot bo invested in mort
gages or fnrm loan bonds.
Sec. 13. To deposit Its securities
nnd current funds subject to check
with nny member bnnk of the federal
reserve system and to receive Interest
thereon.
BONDS.
Sec. 20. Issued In series of $50,000
or more, In denominations of $25, $50,
$100, $500 and $1,000.
Sec. 20. Mny bear n maximum rate
of 0 per cent interest per nnnum.
Sec. 10. Mortgages nnd United
States government bonds equal In
amount to tho fnrm loan bonds Issued
are retained ns collateral security by
the land bnnk registrar.
Sec. 14. Tho outstanding farm loan
bonds shnll not exceed 20 times the
capital nnd surplus.
Sec. 21. Shnll be guaranteed by
bank of Issue nnd all other federal land
banks.
Sec. 17. No Issue is authorized
without the approval of tho farm loan
board.
Sec. 22. Substitution of mortgnges
and United Stntes government bonds
held ns collateral to fnrm loan bonds Is
permitted.
TAXATION.
sec. 1:0. The capital stock, sur
plus, mortgages and farm loan bonds
and nil Income derived therefrom are
exempt from federal, state, municipal
nnd locnl taxation.
Sec. 20. Itenl property taken nnd
held under the provisions of sections
11 and 13 Is not tnx exempt.
AGENTS.
Sec. 15. Incorporated bnnks, trust
companies, mortgngc companies or
chartered savings Institutions mny net
ns ngents for federal land banks If no
fnrm loan association lias. been formed
In n given locality nfter one yenr.
Sec. 15. Borrowers securing loans
through ngentu nro required to sub
scribe 5 per cent of the loan to the
capital of the federal land bank.
Sec. 15. Agents are entitled to a
commission of one-hnlf of 1 per cent
per annum on unpaid principal of each
lonn they negotlnte nnd the bank shall
pay agent for actual expenses for ap
praising land, exnmlnlng titles, exe
cuting nnd recording the mortgage pa
pers which shall be added to tho face
of the loan.
Sec 15. Agents shnll Indorso nnd
become llnble for the payment of tho
loans they negotlnto nnd tho aggre
gate unpaid principal of such loans
shnll not exceed ten times the agent's
cnpltnl and surplus.
Sec 15. Agents nro required to
make good any default within 80 days
after notice.
Sec 15. All collections made shall
bo remitted without chnrge,
SPECIAL PROVISIONS.
Sec i.2. Amortization and other
pnyments constitute a trust fund to bo
Invested ns follows:
(n) To pay off mnturlng farm loan
bond Issues.
(b) To purchnso farm loan bonds.
(c) To lend on first fnrm mortgnges
within the district.
(d) To buy United States govern
ment bonds.
Sec 23. Pescrvo nnd dividends: No
limit Is plnced on dividend distributions
nfter n reserve nccount has been built
up from enrnlngs equal to 20 per cent
of the capital stock nnd nfter 5 per
cent of tho net earnings annually
theronfter nre ndded to the reserve ac
count. Sec 23. Reserve funds to bo Invest
ed ns prescribed by the federal farm
loan bonrd.
See 27. Fnrm loan bonds nre Inwtul
Investments for llduclnry nnd trust
funds and security for all public de
posits. Sec 27. Federal reserve bank mny
buy and sell farm loan bonds.
Sec 20. Provision Is mnde for dis
solution nnd tho appointment of n re
ceiver. Sec. 14. No commission or charge
not specifically authorized In this act
shall be demanded or received.
NATIONAL FARM LOAN ASSOCI
ATIONS ORGANIZATION.
Section 7. Ton fnrm owners desir
ing loans nggregntlug $20,000 or more
may form such an association.
Sec 7. Its affairs nro administered
by llvo dlroctors, Including president,
vlco president nnd a loan committee of
threo sorvlng without compensation,
nnd by n secretary treasurer with sal
ury fixed by the farm loan bonrd und
puld by tho association.
CAPITAL STOCK.
Sec. 8. Shares, $5 ench; (9) carry
ing double llnblllty; (8) mny be owned
only by borrowers who nro required to
subscribe 5 per cunt of their loan lu
the capital stock of tho association
which In turn subscribes an equal
amount of stock ln the federal land
bank.
Sec. 8. Shares nre paid for In cash
or (0) the amount may be added to the
face of the loan and retired In amorti
zation payments nt pur. In such case
the face of the loan shall not exceed
the 50 per cent and 20 per cent lim
itation. Sec. 7. Assessment on shares may
be levied for operating expenses If
funds are not otherwise available.
fOWERS.
Sec. 10. To appraise land for mort
gage through Its loan comrnlttco of
three.
Sec. 11. To Indorse nnd become
liable for the mortgages of Its share
holders. Sec. 11. To receive and deliver the
proceeds of loans to borrowers.
Sec 11. To acquire nnd dispose of
property necessary for the convenient
transaction of its business.
Sec 11. To issue certificates of de
posit for not longer than ono year and
to pay 4 per cent Interest thereon,
convertible Into fnrm lonn bonds at the
federal land bank of Its district.
See. 7. To receive and transmit to
the federal land bnnk pnyments of In
terest and principal and amortization
payments.
LOANS.
Sec 12. Loans shnll bo secured by
first mortgages on land within Its land
bank district
Section 12. To run from 5 to 40
yenrs with amortization nnd with ad
ditional optional prepayments after
five yenrs.
Sec. 12. Interest on loans shall not
exceed 0 per cent per annum on tho
unpaid principal.
Sec 12. Borrowers shall pay 8
per cent simple Interest on defaulted
pnyments.
Sec 12. Loans mny be made for the
following purposes nnd for no other
tinder penalty:
(a) To purchase land for agricul
tural purposes.
(b) To purchnso equipment, fertil
izer nnd live stock for the operation of
the mortgnged farm.
(c) To provide buildings nnd for the
Improvement of fnrm lands.
(d) To pay debts existing at time of
orgnnlzatlon of the ftrst untlonnl farm
loan association within the county.
Sec 12. Mnxlmum loan $10,000;
minimum loan $100.
Sec 12. No lonn shall exceed 50 per
cent of tho vnluo of the lnnd mortgnged
nnd 20 per cent of the permanent In
sured Improvements.
Sec 12. No loans shall be made to
any person who is not at the time or
shortly to become engaged ln tho culti
vation of the farm mortgnged.
Note. All nppllcntlons for loans
originate with tho national farm loan
associations or ngents nnd nil loans aro
made and closed by tho federal land
bnnks. This docs not npply to Joint
stock land banks.
TAXATION.
Sec 20. Same as applies to federal
lnnd banks.
SPECIAL PROVISIONS.
Sec 9. Associations mny retnln ns
commission one-eighth of 1 per cent
semlnnnunlly from Interest pnyments
on the unpaid prlnclpnl of loans.
Sec. 0. Associations may borrow
from federal land bnnks at 6 per cent
annual Interest up to one-fourth of Its
totnl stockholdings In snld bank.
Sec. 24. Reserves nnd dividends:
No limit Is plnced on dividend distri
butions nfter the reserve nccount, built
up from net enrnlngs equals 20 per
cent of the capital stock and after 2
per cent of the net enrnlngs nnnunlly
thereafter are added to the reserve ac
count. Sec. 25. Defnults must bo made
good within 80 days after notice.
Sec 29. Provision Is made for dis
solution nnd the appointment of a re
ceiver. JOINT STOCK LAND BANKS
ORGANIZATION.
Section 10. A prlvnte corporation
subject to tho requirements under this
net which may bo formed by ton or
moro persons with a board of directors
of five or more.
Sec 10. Mny operate within the
state In which Its principal office is lo
cated and within some one contigu
ous stnte.
Sec. 28. Subject to sumlnnnunl ex
nmlnntlons by the federal lnnd bnnk
exumlner.
CAPITAL STOCK.
Sec. 10. $250,000 minimum.
Sec 10. Doublo llnblllty of share
holders. Sec. 10. Tho United States govern
ment shall own uono of tho shares of
stock.
Sec 10. No fnrm loan bonds enn be
Issued until tho capital stock Is fully
paid, although the bank may begin
business when ono-hnlf of tho cnpltiil
Is subscribed nnd paid In cash.
POWERS.
Sec 10. To lend money on farm
mortgage security.
Sec 10. To Issue and sell fnrm loan
bonds.
Sec 10. To issuo fnrm loan bouds
up to 15 times the amount of Its cnpl
tnl und surplus.
Sec 10. Except ns otherwise pro
vided It bus the powers of nud Is sub
ject to tho restrictions Imposed on
federal land bnnks.
PRIVILEGES.
Sec 10. May lend more thnn $10,000
to nuy ono borrower, but not beyond
50 per cent of the vnluo of tho land
nnd 20 per cent of the permanent in
sured Improvements.
Sec 10. Loans arc ngt restricted to
the purposes prescribed for nutlonti
fnrm lonn nssoclntions.
Sec 10. Loans mny be made t
farm owners regardless of whether en
gaged In cultivation of the land mort
gnged or not
Sec 10. Interest on loans shall no
exceed more thnn 1 per cent, the In
tcrest rate established for Its last serlo
of bonds, nor moro than 0 per cent li
nny case.
Sec 10. Commissions or otho
chnrges not speclllcnlly nnthorlzed bj
this net shnll not be demanded or re
celved.
BOND8.
Sec. 20. Issued In series of $50,00
or more. In denominations of $25, $50
$100, $500 nnd $1,000.
Sec. 20. Mny bear maximum rate ol
5 per cent Interest per nnnum.
Sec. 10. Bonds shall be so engraved
as to be readily distinguishable frou
federal lnnd bnnk bonds.
Sec. 19. Mortgages and United
Stntes government bonds equnl In
amount to the farm loan bonds issued
nro rctnined ns collateral security by
the lnnd bunk registrar.
Sec 17. No issue is authorized with
out the approval of the farm loan
board.
Sec. 27. Federal rcservo banks nre
authorized to buy nnd sell the bonds of
Joint stock land banks.
Sec 22. Substitution of mortgages
and United Stntes government bonds
held ns collateral to farm loan bonds is
permitted.
Sec. 27. Its bonds are lawful Invest
ments for fiduciary nnd trust funds
and security for all public deposits.
TAXATION.
Sec 20. The capital stock, surplus
and earnings are subject to the taxing
powers of the state.
Sec. 20. Its mortgages executed un
der this act nnd Its farm loan bonds
nnd all Income derived therefrom aro
exempt from federal, state and munic
ipal nnd locnl taxntlon.
Sec 20. Renl property taken nnd
held under the provisions of sections
11 nnd 13 Is not tax exempt
SPECIAL PROVISIONS.
Sec 0. Joint stock land banks are
made public depositories and finaucinl
agents of the United Stntes govern
ment Sec 0. Public deposits cannot be In
vested In farm mortgages or in farm
loan' bonds.
Sec. 10. Kates of Interest for loans
under 0 per cent are not subject to
review or ulterntion by the farm loan
bonrd.
Sec. 13. Shnll receive no deposits
except public deposits.
Sec 22. Amortlzntlon nnd other
payments constitute a trust fund to be
invested ns follows:
(n) To pay off Its maturing fann
loan bonds.
(b) To purchase fnrm loan bonds.
(c) To lend on first mortgages with
in Its prescribed field.
(d) To purchase United Stutes gov
ernment bonds.
Sec. 23. Iteservo nnd dividends pro
vided for ns In the case of federal lnnd
banks.
Sec 20. Provision is mado for dis
solution and the appointment of a re
ceiver. THIS DEALER HAD REAL TACT
Stout and Thin Customers Use Special
Mirrors In Wearing Apparel
Establishment
A denier in wenring apparel, noticing
thnt his stout customers and his very
thin customers often wero sensitive as
to their figures, Installed two full
length mirrors of speclnl design, says
Popular Mechanics magazine. Ono wns
slightly concave nnd tho other slightly
convex. When n stout customer tried
on a suit she was led to the concave
mirror for self-luspectlon, and wns ablo
to Bee her figure as it would appear
with Its measurements reduced. When
a thin person came ln to try on clothes
she was taken to tho convex mirror,
where tho opposite effect was pro
duced. Only Moistened His Lips.
Omer Scudder, n Columbus real es
tate uud Insurance agent, told some of
tho other business men who hnve of
fices in the Bnssett building thut he
wns hot They agreed that they were
Just as hot as ho was.
"I can eat all the Ice cream you
fellows nre willing to buy," Scudder
declared.
Tho others mudo up GO cents nnd
sent out for n hnlf gallon of crenm.
They had a notion that Scudder would
eat nhout a quart after which they
would divide the remnlnlng quart
among themselves. Scudder surround
ed the entire hnlf gallon of Ice crenm,
smacked his lips and asked them
whether they were not going to get
him enough Ice cream for a real tnste.
The busluess men looked nt each oth
er, smiled sickly nnd returned to their
plnces of business. Iudlnnnpolls
News.
The Three Philosophers.
For tho first time In their lives
threo genuine, slmon-puro philos
ophers weuf out riding In n motor cnr.
After they hnd ridden nhout twenty
mllos out In tho country tho cnr broke
down. Said tho first philosopher: "I
liuvolong wnntod to study certain as
pects of nnture, nnd this nffords mo
tho particular prospect I most ad
mlre." Said the second philosopher:
"I observe thoro ts n farmhouse over
thero whero food can doubtless bo ob
tained In sufficient quantities." Said
the third philosopher: "I hnve long
wnnted to be In a situation where,
without moving, sustenance would he
brought to mo by one friend, while
tho other discoursed on tho beauties
of nature." Life-
AVER
I
EMPLOYEES AND MANAGERS AC
CEPT FEDERAL BOARD'S OF
FER OF MEDIATION.
CONFERENCES START AT ONCE
Workers' Leader Declares That Movo
Does Not Mean Arbitration
Mediators Are Notified of Action
Taken Begin Work.
New York, Auft. 11. Acceptance by
the railroad brotherhoods on Wednes
day of tho proposul for medlntion by
the federal bonrd of medlntion nnd
conciliation nverted u strike of 400,000
railway employees.
After first refusing to listen to tho
offer to nccept medlutlon mado by tho
rullroud presidents, tho employees'
lenders reconsidered, nnd announced
thut they, too, would consent to me
dlutlon, but not to urbltrntion.
Announcement of tho acceptance of
tho offer was mudo by A. B. Onrret
son, heud of tho conductors' brother
hood, uftcr It hnd been delivered by
G. W. Hnnger, n member of tho bonrd,
following an appeul to thut body to In
tervene mndo by tho railroad mnn
ugers. Mr. Gnrretson snld he hnd In
formed tho bonrd thrtt the offer was
accepted on condition thut "Its good
offices nro promptly exercised."
Tho federal board, which is com
posed of Mr. Ilnngcr, Murtln A. Knnpp
nnd Judgo W. L. Chambers, was pre
pared to begin conferences with tho
respective sides to the controversy nt
once.
The procedure of the federal board
Is to meet ench side separately, learn
Its attitude nnd attempt to obtain con
cessions from ench ns a bnsls on which
n settlement can be renched when they
are ngnln brought together.
The step followed rejection by tho
managers of the demnnds mndo by tho
men.
APPOINTS MEXICAN ARBITERS
Secretary Lane and Justice Brandeis
Named by the President Proce
dure Is Agreed Upon.
Washington, Aug. 11. Formal an
nouncement wns mnde on Wednesday
by Acting Secretary Polk of tho ac
ceptance of General Cnrrnnzn's pro
posal for u Joint International com
mission to seek n solution of border
disputes und to discuss other matters
which may help clnrlfy rotations bo
tween the United States nnd Mexico.
Only the time nnd place for the con
ference remain to be decided.
Secretary Lnno of tho Interior de
partment will head the Amrlcun com
mission, supportd by Justice Louis
D. Brandeis of tho Supremo court and
u third commissioner whose nnme will
be nnnounced Inter.
Tho Mexlcnn commissioners were
named several days ago.
The first subject will be withdrawal
of American troops from Mexico, to bo
followed by negotiation on a protocol
covering future military operations
nlong tho border.
It Is regnrded ns probnhlo thnt tho
meetings will bo held ut some resort
on the New Jersey Const
CHILD LABOR BILL PASSED
Measure Approved by Senate Even
Prohibits Shipment of Chil
dren's Products.
Washington, Aug. 10. Tho child la
bor bill wns passed ln the senate on
Tuesday, 32 to 12. Prior to tills every
amendment was voted down.
Two Republicans nnd ten Democrats
voted against the administration bill.
Tho bill prohibits tho shipment In
interstnto nnd foreign commerce of tho
product of tho proscribed child labor.
Children under sixteen nre prohibited
from working In qunrrles nnd mines.
Children under fourteen nro not per
mitted to work In tanucrles.fnctorles
or mills of nny kind. Children between
fourteen nnd sixteen mny work only
eight hours u day, und only six dny
n week.
NEW G. 0. P. CHIEF NAMED
Alvln T. Hert of Kentucky Will Man.
age Republican National Fight
From Chicago.
Chicago. Aug. 9. Alvln T. Ilert of
Kentucky will be the western mnnnger
of the Hughes cnmpalgn, with head
quarters In Chicago. Mr. Here's selec
tion wns nnnounced on Monday by
Wllllnm It. Wlllcox, chairman of ths
Uepubllcnu nntlonnl committee, follow
ing n duy's conference with western
lenders of tho party. Mr. Ilert Is tho
new nntlonnl committeeman from Ken
tucky. Ho Is n Louisville manufac
turer. Up to 15 years ago ho resided
In Indlnnn nnd Is n closo friend of
Chnrles W. Falrbunks of thnt state, tho
vice presldentlul nominee. In tho re
cent Ilepubllcnn convention ho wns u
Fairbanks delegate.
More Troops for Border.
Washington. Aug. 12. Tho Thir
teenth Pennsylvania Infantry regiment
hns been culled Into servlco by tho whit
department It will bo sont to tho
border ns soon ns possible to replace
the Pennsylvania Second Infantry,
More Russian Troops Land.
Brest, Aug. 12. Anothor contingent
of Russian troops hns boon landed
hore. The soldiers wore glvon an on
thuslnstlc welcome. The first Itinwliin
troops to lnnd In Franc urrivud at
Marseilles on Aoril 20.
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