Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1919-02-01
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WASHINGTON NEWS.
After a week of spirited debate the
senate Friday by a vote of 43 to is
passed the administration bill appro-
priating $1O0,O06,O0O for food relief in
Europe and the Near East. The fund
was requested by President Wilson as
a means of checking the westward
spread of bolshevism.
The removal of all restrictions upon
the shipment of cotton to neutral coun-
tries was urged before the shipping
board Saturday by Representative Hat
ton w Summers as means OF giving
greater freedom to the cotton market
by reason of the staple being permit
ted to reach all sections of Europe
save the central powers. There are
practically no restrictions upon the
movement of cotton to the neutrals,
the members of the board stated, and
the movement of cotton after reach
ing the general destination was con-
trolled by those countries and not the
United States. In his cable to men,
bers of congress Saturday President
Wilson said the matter of distribution
involved a policy which the European
peace conference would consider.
The railroad administration needs
| $3.50, 900, 900 more for its revolving
fund, to supplement the $500,000,0O0
originally provided and now practical
" exhausted In preparing this esti-
mate for congress Friday Director
| General Hines explained that 1885,
| 100000 of this sum represents loss to
| the government in CURED IN opera
tions last year, and the remainder rep
resents advances to railroad compa-
MES, to be repaid eventually with in
| terest.
Wounded American soldiers remain
| ing in hospitals overseas number ap-
proximately $4,000, Colonel W. H.
Smith of the surgeon generals office
Friday told the senate committee con-
Quoting an inquiry of hospital facili-
ties and construction.
Brigadier General John W. Heavey,
acting chief of the militia bureau, rec
commended to the house military af-
fairs committee Friday that rider
be included in the army appropriation
bill authorizing the secretary of war to
turn over to the national guard from
the surplus supplies of the regular
army equipment valued at $135, 100000
The house Monday passed Mr..
Gregg's bill, authorizing construction
of lock and dam in Old River, and
the making of improvements enabling
the passage of fresh water from por-
tion of Trinity River above the mouth
of Old River into Old River above such
lock and dam. 1t is for the protection
of rice crops of Texas against salt |
water.
President Wilson has cabled to Sec
retary Tumulty his approval of the |
proposal to hold Roosevelt memorial
meetings throughout the country on |
February simultaneously with the
joint memorial services in congress. |
II think it would be most suitable
way to show the esteem in which the
country held him." he said.
STATE AND DOMESTIC NEWS.
Railroads in 1918, under government /
control and unusual war conditions,
earned about $718 1000, 900, or $3.50, ,0G0,-
600 less than in 1917, s370,000,O00 less
than in the record year of 1916 and
about the same as in 1915.
Title of the Houston Oil Company
70 approximately $4,000 acres of land
In Jasper, Hardin, Newton, San Au-
gustine, Sabine, Orange, Jefferson and
Liberty counties was upheld Wednes-
day by the supreme court of Texas.
The decision of the court ended six
Cember 81, 1912. The State of Texas
sought to cancel the patents which
had been issued for these lands, title
to which had passed to the Houston
Oil Company, and to recover several
million in damages for turpentine and
timber taken from the land
Decision to send committee to
Paris to place before the peace con-
ference information showing steps
needed to protect American interests
In Mexico was reached at meeting
in New York City Wednesday of the
executive committee of the National
Association for the Protection of
American Rights in Mexico.
United States Judge Julius NJ. Meyer
decided. in test case in New York
City FriGay. that stock dividends are
o federal income tax un-
eF ;he Income tax law of 1916.