Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1919-06-19
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The Denver POSt announced tA6s ~
had purchased an airplane for use In
distributing papers to suburban
towns.
Congressman Dyer Of Missouri mas
requested President Wilson to declare
the wartime prohibition act null and
void.
The influenza epidemic in Alaska
now Is we'll in hand, according to re-
ports reaching the government at
Washington.
Senator Hiram johnson, California,
is the candidate Of senate progressive
leaders for the presidential nomina-
ton in 1920.
About 1000 teamsters and truck
drivers went on strike at Omaha to
enforce demand for 10 per cent In
crease in wages.
Paris reports say that General
Pershing. the American commander
in-chief, will remain in France until
the middle of July.
California authorities are employing
the use Of poison gas in an effort to
eradicate the grasshopper pest, which
Is destroying crops in the state.
MANY wheat fields in Nebraska are
said to be badly infected with orange
rust and the crop is likely to be re-
duced to considerable extent as the
result.
California suffragists asked Gov
ernor Stephens to call an extra ses-
sion Of the legislature to ratify the
federal suffrage constitutional amend
ment.
The American peace officials at
Paris are convinced that the demand
for the ex-kaiser's trial will be aban-
doned as long as he lives simple life
in Holland.
Establishing new speed record the
government printing office at Wash
ing within two hours set up In type
the German peace treaty consisting OF
nearly 100000 words.
"A rider repeating the daylight saw
ing law effective when the clocks are
turned back in October, was added to
the agricultural appropriation bill BY
the senate agriculture committee.
Return of the national guard and
national army divisions from France
has been completed, the war depart
ment announced and the homeward
movement of the regular divisions has
begun.
That farmers are not alone in the
opposition to the daylight law was
clearly demonstrated when the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor in convention
at Atlantic City, N. j.. went on record
by vote of $50 to 154 as being
against the practice.
Reports have reached Salt Lake
City to the effect that all efforts to
render medical aid to a tribe of Pah.
zant Indians in which influenza has
been prevalent for some time have
failed and as result the tribe has
become almost extefminated.
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| Great quantities Of paper money is
sued by Bella Kun, communist leader
of Hungary is being refused by peas
ants as a medium of exchange fol
their products and, consequently
prices OF all products have reached al
unheard of level. Butter is selling al
| 500 pound and beef at from SD tt
/ $14 pound.
Postmaster General Burleson issued
statement at Washington declaring
that the nationwide telegraphers
strike was wholly without justifica
ton" Union officials assert at least
10000 men responded to the strike
call which went into effect June II
4 while heads of telegraph concerns say
their business has been interrupted
with but little.
In the face of strong opposition b.
democrats, especially Senator Hitch
cock, and despite cabled statemen
from President Wilson that he cannot
in honor, make the peace treaty public
at this time, the United States senate
by vote of Al to 20, ordered the pub
LEGATION of the full text Of the treat
in the congressional record, thereh
nation, prior to it's presentation to tn
shattering all precedents in maxim
public peace treaty with warrin
senate by the president in person.
A worlds fair of missionary activi
ties with special features in music
pageantry, exhibits and speakers Il
what the Methodist Centenary celebra
ton will present to the public, in Co
lumbus, O., June 20 to July 10.