The Garland City globe. (Garland, Utah) 191?-1925, 1919-07-26
WASHINGTON,

before the house naval committee Il
bill giving Admiral william s. Benson,
chief of naval operations, and Rear
Admiral William ). Sims, who com
manded American naval forces abroad
during the war, permanent rank AS
admiral.
Republican house leaders have de-
clded to call u party caucus to pass on
the enlargement of the legislative ster-
reached az to whether the increase
would be by four or two members
Indications are that the two dreaded
foreign foes Of wheat, flag smut aud
take-all, will not become widespread
In the United States. The United
States department of agriculture AN
nounced Tuesday that the two states
where these diseases appeared, Indi-
ana and Illinois, had taken steps which
would prevent the spread OF the dis
eases.
BY vote of nearly three to one, the
house, weary of talk ON prohibition,
Tuesday passed bill for Its enforce
ment with provisions and penalties so
drastic us to bring from the men who
framed II the prediction that II would
forever suppress the liquor traffic on
American soil.
by n vote of 1856 to 81 the house
Tuesday passed the bill providing n
minimum wage of SO for all govern
In
postal service. The wage Is exclusive
of the wartime bonus OF $40 year
allowed employees.
The known casualty toll OF the race
riots which broke out In various sec
tions of the national capital Monday
night reached three killed and twelve
seriously wounded, besides numerous
minor casualties inflicted by bricks
and other missiles. In addition TO the
killing OF one city detective and the
fatal woundlng of another by two ne
gro women, three patrolmeD had been
wounded by negro rioters. Two ne
groes were dead and four others were
reported To be dying.
Federal taxes OF 10 per cent on tho
gross sales OF grape, apple ana logan
berry juices have SO increased prices
TO consumers that the industry Is
with destruction, the house
ways and means committee was told
Monday by a delegation Of Washing
ton and oregon congressman and rep
of the industry. A tax
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the Spokesman declaring that ut pres
ent prices sales were decreasing rap
idly.
Housewives are rather fed up with
investigations OF the
high cost of living and would prefer
OF remedial legislation.
Miss Jessie Haver, legislative repre-
sentative of the National Consumers
league, wrote Saturday TO Representa-
tive Tinkham OF Massachusetts. Mr..
Tlnkham has introduced bill appro-
printing $4,000 for a nationwide In
quiry into living costs. Il
After several conferences with the
president and state department off,
Gals, Senator w. ii. King of Utah,
Saturday stated that the Mexican sit
uatlon Is going to be dealt with In a
manner that will fully protect the
rights OF Americans, both as TO their
lives and their property.
Prohibition forces voted down In the
house Thursday every attempt TO elm
mate drastic provisions OF the general
enforcement bill. and while In full and
absolute control shut off debate at the
word OF their leader despite the vlo-
lent protest OF the minority.
President Wilson Thursday sent TO
the senate nominations OF about 800
postmasters. They included Austin A.
Lambert, HALEY. Idaho.
Representative Lever, Democrat. of
South Carolina, was nominated Thurs
day by President Wilson 10 be men,
Der of the farm loan board.
Liberty loan bonds valued at $780,
600, which were lost when the armored
cruiser San Diego struck IL mine off
be redeemed by the treasury depart
ment.
The senate Thursday confirmed the
of III. Perclval Dodge of
Massachusetts ms minister To the king
dom of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes.
Vast increase In the work OF the
bureau of internal revenue has brought
about reorganization of the entire tax
collection service, details of which
were announced Thursday by Commits
sloner Roper
FOREIGN.
Eamonn de Valera, president of the
''Irlsh republic" was presented Mon
diy at San Francisco, with an en-
graved sworn by representation OF
The Hlndustan Gadar party. With IL
he received Il silk flag of the Irish
republic"
Declaring that there was move
ment on foot to depose the govern
ment, the president of Honduras IN
council of ministers has issued de
cree declaring the existence of state
IF war, according TO dispatch re
ceived at the state department. The
dispatch gave no details and Acting