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. WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 28.
The name ot Lttais M. Branded
was sent to tjie Senate today as
Stijjrelis^ cbtirt asaoftlatfe Justice.
Brantjois was born in ’Louisville,
Kentucky, November JL$, 1858. Be
was educated at Harward and prac
ticed law' la Boston sinbe the year
1878.'' He hao published iany ar
ticles on ! quasl-legal 1 and quattl
reform subjects, notably one on
Public Franchises in Massachuoaets,
Wifee IJarnert■ t<ifeJ Iiisurrahfce etc.,
and has been a liberal contributor
'to legal revisions. He has been a
special' prosecutor fn a -number of
trust cases and has been noted as A
strong up-holder of labor organiza
tion*. * T
WASHINGTON. D. C., Jan. 28.—
All sorts of bitter opposition has
arisen to the appointment of Su
preme Court associate justice
Brandeis. This is mainly based
upon his openly expressed pro-labor
sentiments. One paper says he is
aaarohiltic in his views and wholly
tan* lifted to the conservative atmos
phere of the Supremo Court. Great
disappointment is felt that Taft war
not appointed. One paper regrets
that “Wilson did not rise above
mere party and politic*} prejudice?
and appoint that great and fearless
jurist William 'Howard Taft”. In
the senate this is particularly in
evidence and there will be much op
position to Brandeis’ name from the
start.
The appointment it is right to say
comes . apparently a complete sur
prise to democrats as much as re
publicans. Lane was the favorite.
DEMOCRATS SPLIT ON
PREPAREDNESS ISSSE
NEW YORK, Jan. 28.—Wilson's
only' chance may yet be .as a com
promise " nomination between the
preparedness men of both the demo
crats hnd the republicans. The
hopeless division amobg the demo
crats on the subject is only 'parti
ally evidenced in Congress, but
many members who are ready to
Support’ Wilson's plans admit that
they are Courting oblivion political
ly by so doing, and that their con
stituents will never return them to
Congress. The pacificists who tire
anti-mdnltionists to a man, are
Spending money In large qtiantltler
against the preparations plans
that the tour of Wilson will hardly
succeed In boosting. Congress rosy
pass the plane but the country wltt
not endorse them.
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NEW YORK, Jan. 28.—Beyond
a London 'dispatch saying that the
German offensive collapsed with no
advance 'and much iocs of men,
there has come out no official war
news to speak of from the western
frottt today. Berlin although in com
municatien by wireless direct has
nothing to say as to the western
fighting.
It is not believed that there is
any cessation of fighting; on the
contrary there is good reason to Re
lieve the struggle is reaching a very
intensive stage.
BERLIN, Jan. 28.—Two aeroplanes
bombarded "^rofburg to'day. No 'dne
was injured.
NEW YORK, Jan. 28.—Arriving
staamers *' report submarines about
the wators of the North Sea and the
British Channel. Tho British ships
have t>een delayed in salting on this
account.
HULL, Jan. 28.—While coming
from Denmark and still In Danish
waters two German aeroplanes
endeavored to bombard the liner
Carlo. Their bombs ail fell short,
not' one strike being registered.
It is. likely more of this aerial at
tack upon steamers will be from
aow on reported, as the German
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aeroplanes have been greatly im
proved for speed, and long distance
li V \i
flight.
Submarines are operating in the
fogs - upon the banks.
LONDON, Jan. 28.—With the
passage through the Lords of the
Conscription bill, the recruiting
stations under the Derby system are
now packed -with volunteers be
tween the ages of twenty-sevei
and thirty-five, men who will be
drafted wheW the liw gobs Into ef
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feet.
This is the most singular devel
opment that the situation has as ye
witnessed that every recruiting ofilc<
should be swamped with met
wanting to enlist: ' "
The explanation of this extraor
dinary condition is that the met
do not want to inour the odlun
that, may be, would fall to the lo
of a man compelled to serve tindei
the law, and therefore they want
to enlist while yet t'me,
So enormous is the volunteering
that the officials (n the recruiting
offices hare been whr'ty Unab'e to
pass upon those presenting them
i selves.
It is stated today that all un
married men not enlisting under the
Derby Ast and who are between the
ages of 27 and 36 will be cal ed
i to the colors on February 3
LONDON, Jan. 28.—The Labor
Congress demands a revision of the,
efrtfre mhnltidn traffic so that all;
profits will be eliminated and the'
gigantic gains of the companies be
iboxttfalled b? the rfbverttMdnt.
Tbe iaborites are exceedingly bit
ter At what they term confiscation
of the person while munition mak
ers are massing enormous fortunes
from the country's need. ,
8. SIMSON.
4797 Brooklyn Avo., Beattie, Wash.
■Merchants Agent.
»*! ' f '• U__ fp
Will boy Merchandise of all de
scriptions for Dealers here or any
where In the States. Furs bought
outright or sold to highest bidder
on a 8 per ceiit Commission. '
Wanted special, cross foxes. For*
ward same parcel post, registered.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. :!s -
The meal important legislative
matter before Congress today was
a resolution introduced by dilator
Sherman of Illinois. Sherman’s re
solution says that the Senate can
not regal'd the Japanese demands
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upon China Without profound con
cern and must regard any ;|i.rUte»
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re as' 'restrictive of American
This rather delicate subject just
am*
handled as It
Shormam roundly attacked the
msthods which cAUsd
forth his resolution.
The-only < reply to Sherman was
that of anothef senator Who said
that Sherman did hdt anow what
the Japanese demands were and,
challenged him to state them for the
Jntormation of the senate. Such a
reply was received with iadlgnaat
•Ueice u unworthy of retort.
: - /The. sltuatloo ts now lagging
the evident lotaatfcm ofs'-.thoMilddi*
hers to delay as Jong as posefltts
the reallf weighty questions of jtte
houses do. not wish to kany
until surer of their position unless
their political Jobs are so secure
that they can afford to go as the)
pleased ' !> •<f. r; ’• »
Most of the sentiment today Is
artificial and political, not rdal.
AT THE OLA WTANIK
NINETY PER CENT
VOTE TO STRIKE
CHICAGO, Jan. 28.—The Indus
trial situation is now sweeping oiT
all foreign matters off the hoard and
the papers are concentrating atten
tion ' upon the probable railroad
'crisis which will follow If the' de
mands are refuced.
1 Ninety per cent of the vote has
been counted and ninety per cent Is
for a strike If the demands are re
fused.
1 Th e railroad managers are nou-;
committal since It has become
known that the men are overwhelm
ingly In favor of the eight hour da>
and for a strike if that demand is
refused.
It is officially stated by their as
sociation that the demand of the
men would entail an tncreaood ope
ration cost of close to two hundred
million dollars a year and tho rail
road industry cannot stand it.
The men claim that the railroads
were never more flourishing than at
present and many roads with a d:
mlnlBhed operating expenses and*
diminished receipts paid higher di
vidends than in previous year. Now
the railroads are rushed with or
ders; there is an admitted car
shortage and the men who Are
working are over-worked, while the
men on spare or short time are re
ceiving insufficient to live upon.
The strike seems inevitable al
though the managers seem willing
to have a conference.
ATTACKS ARE TO BE
FEARED SAYS PRESIDENT
NEW YORK, Jan. 28.—Wilson'?
speech last .night was simple noi
sensational. Preparedness was es
sential because of the 'probability of
this country being involved* in a war
of defense with a first class power.
“indirectly ‘ flank attacks upon
America's position In tho woetorn
hemisphere Is what the 1/01(011
States ‘has to terV"'was tlio Uttlireu
keynote of the Wilson speech. ,
The viow was placed ■ before the
audience that the Monroe doctrine
wight pdsslhly involve' the United
States with a foreign power either
ou the east or wo-.t the north or
south. These were the Indirect
flqnk attacks which if the country
was unable to resist would endang
er the entire American position
Wilson anticipated the argument*
•of the pacificists. He said this was
not a question of preparing for war.
but a ease of preparing to defend
the country against warlike ag
gression.
The speech was disappointing to
the zealous munitionists as through
out he spoke with studied modera
tlon.
It Is not likely that Wilson's pre
parations propaganda will sweep
the country if his appeals, as
marked by last night's address, ara
couched in so mildly mannered a
strain.
He leceived a very great recep
tion from those who heard him
however.
hhy this jnsws nforrr. ««ai»
TBK WORKRR.
VASHINQTON, D. c., Jan. 28.—
Martin • Dios of
Texas who Is also Chairman of_ the
u. *Tta i committee of Railways |
and Canals brought down upon his1
devoted head a bitter counter attach
when he denounced the defense
speech of Prosidtnt Wilson. Wilson’®
t, toch wa? in the estimation of
Dies the address of an unprepared
jingo!st sighing for now worlds to
» lijj ior not that of a statesman.
The members listened to Dies With
attention and the pacifists applaud
Mann then afford
spectacle of » ro
Fuuuv~u tho hoube defend
iiijjf'Egalnst democrats tike polity of' $
Mann roundly approved tho WU
lion policy as necessary and vital.
thought be, it should appeal to all
nann'er or representatives regard
ess of party; that it was lp the
lighest degree a statesmanlike
ipeech delivered by Wilson in New
fork and one that ho road wltn
Measure, with pride and with satls
'acton.
Dies molycoddle policy Mann had
10 use for at all. Dies failed .to ap
ireclate conditions that rehlly ex
sted, for if he did he would romain
HEAP DOti FEED.—Good cooking
salmon for 4c. tt at Murphy’s.
Always la tta M " t ""T
a long time sllont ere vonturlng to
criticize a man who rose superior
to party and to prejudice In the In
terests of hls country.
ARTIC EXPEDITION.
JUEBEC, Jan. 27.—Captain
Bernier will start on an Arctic expe
dition In July. The expedition will
endeavor to reach the pole fror- the
position which Stefannson Is now
occupied in exploring from northern
Canada. Instead of reaching there
however from the Bering Sea and
the Stefannson route, the new ex
pedition 'win proceed round the
northwest passage aid mike report