Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1919-09-13
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established during the war has set
In. says the federal reserve board q
review of business conditions in Au-
gust. Not only are some foodstuffs
declining In cost to the consumer, but
the price Of wearing apparel, such
as textiles and shoes, also has been
affected. the review says. Business
continues at an extremely high level"
and confidence of a satisfactory solu-
ton Of the wage and price problems
was reported from all sections of the
country.
s. Abbott McGinnis of Salt Lake
City, Utah. was nominated Friday by
President Wilson to be minister to
Bolivia.
An ivory gayel made from the tusk
of a walrus by an Eskimo near Nome,
Alaska, was Friday presented to Vice
President Marshall by Miss Mabel
Miller, the adopted daughter of w. R.
Mixer, formerly of Enid, Ok. The
young lady is an Eskimo and was
brought to the States to be educated.
The prohibition enforcement bill
was passed by the senate Friday with
out record vote and virtually in the
form it came from the committee.
In the first speech of his trans-con-
tinental tour. President Wilson, at Co
lumbus, Ohio, Thursday, urged the
American people to exert their influ-
ence for acceptance by the United
| States senate of the peace treaty
| signed with Germany and predicted
that the senate would ratify the
| treaty.
| Without record vote, the senate
Wednesday. after twelve-hour ses-
sion, passed the bill to make possible
the leasing of public lands having de-
posits of oil, coal, gas, phosphate and
| sodium. In passing the measure, the
senate approved amendments offered
by Senator Morris, democrat, of Geor-
gia, which would provide that under
the Clayton antitrust act oil COM
pantes may not charge different prices
in various parts of the country
President Wilson left Washington
Wednesday night for a countrywide
speaking trip to tell the American peo-
pie first hand of his part In the peace |
negotiations and to make q personal |
appeal that the peace treaty be rati. |
fiad without amauEmaOt
Congress was asked Wednesday to |
appropriate $2,5OO,00 for fighting for
est fires in the West. The department
of agriculture in requesting the appro-
priation explained it had already spent |
more than $4,000 for. this purpose |
and that expenditures were continu-
ing at the rate of $4,000 day. Fur
ther appropriations will have to be |
made in addition to the S2,50O,000 un-
less rains set in within ten days. the
department said.
CT the $50,O00,000 war fund granted
to President Wilson last year by con-
gress for his discretionary use. $685.
1929 remained on last August 5, the
house appropriations committee was
informed Wednesday in report from
the president.
The war department announced
Tuesday that General Pershing had
awarded the distinguished service
cross to Lieutenant S. NJ. Hankins,
Ouanah. Texas; PriYates GraYieI Gar.
Houston, Texas.
STATE AND DOMESTIC NEWS.
That Lieutenants Frederick Water
house and Cecil H. Connolly, the Rock
well Field pursuit pilots who have
been missing in lower California since
August 21, lost their heads and ran
Wild" when they discovered they had
lost their way, was the opinion ex-
pressed Thursday by Colonel H. L.
Watson. commander of Rockwell
Field. San Diego. Cal.
Proclamation was issued by the gov
ernor of Texas Friday proclaiming
for loaves of bread to be
sixteen ounces, twenty-four ounces,
thirty-six ounces and forty-eight
ounces.
The Texas state highway depart
ment has approved plans for stretch
Of gravel road running from Bowie,
County, to the Wise Coun-
ty line: a contract for is miles of
gravel road running across one corner
Of Red River County to make connec-
ton with other roads; a contract for
= gravel road from Luling to the Cald.
well county line.