The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-08-14


CONGRESS WILL BEGIN WORK AT ONCE
Washington, Aug. 9-Congress will begin at once the
consideration of legislation necessary to carry out part
least the presidents recommendations for the reduction
of the high cost Of living house and senate leaders said to-
day.
said that any request forore money to make effective
against would speedily be complied with.
Congress will grant al the money necessary to con
opposition to expend the Lever food control act if it is be-
lieved essential" 49,
Senator Lodge majority leader Of the senate said to-
posas in regard to the artificial and extortionate prices
for necessares Of life and congress will deal
with them at number of suggestions made by the
president are covered in bills pending The commit
tee will act on them next week Included in the presidents
message proposed legislation for the control Of cold
storage plants"
Comments from members of both houses showed that
the majority Of the presidents proposals met with approx
AL and his methods of dealing with the strikers also
approved His appeal for the ratification of the treaty
called forth resentment The proposed Lever food
control act as peace food control not well
coined. number OF senators expect much opposition
to it. @
II am against further proposal Of further autocracy
said Senator GrOnna chairman of the agricultural
mttee, before which measure to reenac food control
would go.
The president has all the authority he needs and will
get so far as am concerned" was his comment.
CHARGES PLUNDERING OF THE RAILROADS
Washington, Aug. 7:-Charging systematic plunred-
ing Of railroads. Glen Plumb today told the house inter-
unions had summoned national conference railroads
to meet in Washington. Plumb said everything upon
which he had based charges that the big financial forces
wrecked the railroads would not be disclosed until could
be properly prepared and submitted to congress and pub
lie opinion" Plumb is the author Of the Plumb plan for
railroads containing conditions which the railroads are
demanding He is acting attorney for the employees in
their campaign Plumb named large number Of prom
nent including John Lind Of Minnesota who had been
invited to the conference
While Plumb testified it announced that the SEN
ate interstate commission said that President
Wilson had been granted full penary powers to deal with
the railroads and that additional Legislation not
|essary at this time.
In letter written to Wilson by the brotherhoods Will
told that Director General has authority to
fix rates and that acts from not necessary to
meet the emergency -: .
Messages announced that Congress would be author
lied to create special wage committee
CAMPAIGN TO REPEAL $22e GUARANTEE
Washington, Aug. GA campaign for the repeal of
the 1925 wheat guarantee will be launched next week by
representatives and senators from the wheat belts Re-
ports state that the farmers organizations throughout the
country have told their members that the wheat guarantee
detrmen to the farmers and urge the repeal of the
law.
tona Grange declares that the public has been msed by
guarantee He asserts that instead of receiving the
guaranteed price, farmers in some districts were given
little $113 per bushel for their wheat Following
Gronna promised statement the wheat situation and
nmated that he would introduce bill for the repeal of
the bill. <u*%- -:
NO VIOLENCE CONTEMPLATED SAY sH0PMEN
Washington, Aug. 9-With striking shopmen return
ing to work and Railroad Director Hines preparing to
hear wage increase proposals next week. representatives
of railroad men will issue appeals to the public to back