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GENERAL NEWS NOTES OF THE DAY CHICAGO, HI.. Febmarj _. Weather forecast: Illinois Mostly cloudy tonight and Tuesday: somewhat colder Tuesday and in west and north portions tonight. General Forecast: The indications are for considerable cloudiness during the next thirty -nix boors from the Becky Mountains eastward to Illinois ami Lake Michigan. However, no precipitation of consequence is probable, the temperature will be h.wer tonight generally and iu the middle state Tuesday, but no aaasaaJl] cold weather is indicated foT snj section. WA8HISGTOX, D. C.. Feb. 2. -The death rate in tie- United states for 191s was the highest on re. id. a. cording to lie census bureaus annual mot - talitj sMtisiics issu d today, which shows 1.471-387 d.aths for the year, l ••present ing a rate of 1s per cent, for each 1,038 population, of tic- total deaths 177 ,407, or over 32 per cent., were due to influenza miii! pneumonia. 380.996 having occurred in th last four n ths ! the year, when an epidemic of these disca-es prevailed. Washington. 1». . February 2. slaughter of SIMS elk by hunters in Molilalia last Winter «ms detiounceil in the house today by Representative Mondell rw.oi. i. the Repabllcan leader, in opposing an attempt to eliminate from the deficiency bill ■n appropriation of abonl 3,088 for protection and preservation of the lord la Yellowstone National p irk He wen bis fight. WASHINGTON, l . c February 2. BoHettor Gea-ci.il King s.iid i«,day thai by agreement with At-i.ii.e.v General Pice f llhode Island arguments before the Supreme Court in original prouei lings brought liy Rhode Island to determine the validity of the federal constitutional prohibit! n ameodmcu would not be beard before March H at the earliest. WASHIVTON, P i. February 2. — A very severe earthquake, lasting more than two hours and centered between 8.900 and 1.809 miles from Washington, was recorded early today on the Georgetown tniversity seismograph. Shocks began at K:4S a. in.. reached the maximum ai ahMri X oclock ami ceased ,,t »:«a ochsrk. WASHlNi: ton. D P., Pebruary 2. Coanterinc Hie Oellto, rallc llloo to lake Up the peace llo:,:. ngniii in th.- senate, Republican leaders todaj gar*-ii.tl.c that thej would formally ask to briny the treat j iii for debate next Monday, uuu dsj carina than toe Democrats- had decided on.
