Farmers Convention Rejects Board Election Change
At the United Farmers convention in Calgary on January 17, opposition to a constitutional change to elect the executive committee by the Central Board was rejected by a large majority. Delegates argued it would centralize authority. Wood defended it as not breaching democracy. The matter was deferred pending other business.
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Calgary
Association
Central Board of Directors
United Farmers’ Convention
Central Board
Pres. Wood
Wood
H. Higginbotham
United Farmers of Alberta
Fle
Farmers of Alberta
Ptipilar
Nomination of Wood and Bevington for President
Nominations for the U F A presidency were made just before adjournment with balloting to occur this afternoon. Mr Wood has completed seven years in the position and the afternoon session covered the financial statement for 1922.
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N. W. Wood
Geo. Bevington
Mr. Wood
Ruhr Mines to Requisition German Labor if Needed
German and French authorities clash over coal deliveries in the Ruhr region as Paris presses for resumed output. Magnates threaten jail rather than restart shipments while Berlin orders obedience and U S officials seek troop limits.
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Berlin Gort
Poincare
Jusserand
U. S
Essen
Ruhr
Dusseldorf
Herr Thomas
Stinnes
Gelsenkirchen
Simeon
Japan crying for Canadian wheat
Toronto report says Japan seeks Canadian wheat but exporters lack contact with Japanese importers. A Tokyo representative will travel to Canada to arrange exports of suitable quantities. interview with Mr Sas hida and four Japanese businessmen touring Toronto en route to New York for the silk show starting February 5.
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Toronto
Japan
Tokyo Exchange
Canada
Sashida
New York
Licence By Law Changes Report From City Council
Mayor Huckvale reports at an adjourned council meeting that he wired Sir Henry Thornton of the C N R and met him in Calgary with Mr Andrews Dr Gershaw and Mayor Bott to discuss completing the Medicine Hat Hanna branch. Sir Henry offered careful consideration with no promises, emphasising spending where it helps farmers and reduces haul distances. Continued on Page Eight.
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Huckvale
Henry Thornton
Calgary
Andrews
Gershaw
Chamber of Commerce
Bott
Redcliff
Henry Ard
Palliser
Medicine Hat- Hanna
Henry
Sir Henry
Fire Devastates 500 Buildings in Fuk uoka
A Tokyo dispatch reports that Fukuoka city was hit by a fierce morning fire destroying 500 buildings. By noon the blaze continued with many public structures including two theaters a telephone exchange and a department store alight.
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Tokio
Fukuoka
Jazz clothing not popular with designers at convention
Cincinnati hosts the International Association of Clothing Designers in a three day meeting opening tomorrow. Irving Frankel, president of the Cincinnati club, will lead a movement against the so called jazz style in men s suits, including torero trousers and coats with armpit waistlines.
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Cincinnati
International Association of Clothing Designers
Goverors
United States
Canada
Irving Frankel
Cincinnati Club of Clothing Designers
The
International Association
Vice President W R Ryan Committed For Trial
Edmonton January 16 Vice President William Ryan of District 18 UMW of A and two followers John Torohnyk and Nick Sullivan were committed for trial by Magistrate George B McLeod on a rioting charge at the Bush mine January 4. Alexander Allerson was dismissed. Evidence said Ryan led a striker parade in an auto and headed the rush that injured several police officers.
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Edmonton
William Ryan
U.M.W
Epidemics in Greece Prompt Government Action
Typhus smallpox and cholera rage refugee centers across Greece forcing the government to bar further admissions from Asia Minor until the crisis eases. Sixty deaths occur on the refugee steamer Marigo arriving at Piraeus from Samsun and Constantinople. The Arab horse is claimed as the oldest domestic breed with 1300 year records.
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Athens
Grace
Asia Minor
Piraeus
Samsun
Constantinople
Have Your Utility Bills Ready When Visiting City Hall
City treasurer notes waste from duplicate bills created when citizens forget their utility statements. Extra work is needed to generate replacements, with forty citizens on one day requiring new bills. Citizens urged to carry bills to avoid delays and extra labor.
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Treasurer’s Dept
Treasurer’s Department
Attacks on West Clare Rail Line Escalate in Ireland
Dublin reports indicate continued Republican raids on railways with extensive damage. The West Clare line between Ennis and Kilrush, 27 miles long, has been ruined with numerous stations burned torn up track and destroyed rolling stock.
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West Clare
Dublin
Thyet
Ennis
Kilrush
Teport
Nmnetotty
Hine
Klan Delivers 61 Dollar Gift At Methodist Church
Seven white hooded men entered Marvin Memorial Methodist Church in Walla Walla Washington on Monday night bearing an American flag and placed a $61 envelope at the pulpit The Rev M S Crowe received the envelope noting it came from a Ku Klux Klan letterhead The church was filled with congregants.
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Walla Walla, Wesh
Marvin Memorial Methodist Church
M. S. Crowe
Crowe-Hobbs Evangelist Party
Steamer Breonia Believed Lost After Bay of Fundy Visit
A roll of charts found by fishermen at Vale Cove suggests the Breonia bound for New York from St Pierre may have foundered in the Bay of Fundy near Digby Nova Scotia. The vessel is now presumed lost with no further details available.
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Digby
N.S
Civil Service Exams Held at Toronto Street School
Civil Service examinations will be conducted at Toronto Street School on Tuesday January 23 with Mr Meetor Lang presiding. Candidates who intend to write should note the time and place.
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Toronto Street School
Meetor Lang
Marks Decline To New Low In Foreign Exchange
German marks slid further in today’s market hitting 55/100ths of a yen, equating to 18.18 cents per mark against the dollar. At prewar parity of 23.8 cents per mark, 18,181 marks would value about $4,329.08.
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New York
Inn
United States
Two Wapegtord Insurgents Kidnap In Dublin Meeting
In Cork on January 17 three armed men raided a board of guardians meeting tied to a local inquiry. They demanded Murphy and McGrath, seized inspectors Seamus Murphy and Sean McGrath, and forced everyone to stay put for thirty minutes. Both inspectors were taken by car with no trace of their whereabouts.
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Board of Guardians
Cork
Murphy
McGrath
Guardian
Seamus Murphy
Sean McGrath
Forces of Sun Yat Sen Enter Canton
Canton January 17. Forces favorable to Sun Yat Sen the deposed president entered Canton yesterday morning. An army from Yunnan and Kwangsi sweeping in from Samshui is expected soon. Chen Chiune Ming's troops have joined the invaders. Gen. Chang and Chen, allied with Sun, have taken charge of the city.
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Canton
Sun Yat Sen
Southern Republic
Yunnan Kwangsi
Samshul
Chen Chiune-Ming
Chang
Chen
Su Cuang-Chih
Sun
British debt talks stall until London talks resume
Washington January 17 the British and American debt commission agreed no further progress could occur until the British commissioners return to London to confer with their government. In curling Ottawa Curling Club rink led by R Gamble beat Saranac Lake No 4 18 to 2.
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London
Washington
American Debt Commission
Ottawa Curling Club
R. Gamble
Saranac Lake No. 4
Drumheller Miners Arrive in Edmonton After Strike Action
One hundred miners arrived in Edmonton from the Drumheller field last night. A fleet of ten taxis transported the men to Labor headquarters. Rationing headquarters for the strikers moved to the Ukrainian hall at Beverley.
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Edmonton
Drumheller Field
Beverley
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Federal Resolutions Committee
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Dueese Nort
Control Commission
Yestereastee
America
M. Poinecre
State Department
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M. Poinerte
Marshal Foch
Eixen
Ruhr Valley
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Alne
Nancy
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Germany
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Tokio Exchange
Sir H. Thornton
W. Ryan
Greece
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Thrace
Milfparry
Sydenham Military Hospital
Kingston
Ottawa
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Mark Goreng
DR. Sun
Chen Chung Ming
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