The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1919-11-20

erty County Bank California; by an
unmarked bandit, after he had locked
the cashier in vault Taking the
money in a leather bag, the bandit,
said to be known in WeavervilIe, CAL,
and to be go years old, mounted y
horse and rode away, and posses
searching for him have not yet ap-
| pretended him.
| Washington
| Railroad workers scored e. complete
victory in the house through incor-
poration of their plan for voluntary
Cancellation of labor disputes in the
Esch railroad bill. The house reject
ed a plan of compulsory arbitration.
No direct vote on the anti-strike prop
osition was taken.
The design for the Victory Medal"
| to be given every American who took
part in the world war, has been ap-
proved by Secretary Baker. On one
| side will be a figure of "Victory,"
with the inscription THE Great War
for Civilization" and on the reverse
side the names of the allied and as
sociated powers.
A resolution proposing an amend
ment to the constitution requiring rat
1fication of constitutional amendments
by popular vote was introduced in the
| United States senate by Senator Ere
| linghuysen Of New Jersey.
Wartime operation of the TELEPHONE
and telegraph systems of the country
cost the federal government $14,418,-
10 n%o h.
ence between the net earnings of the
companies taken over and the compen-
sation guaranteed by the postoffice de-
partment.
Urging immediate pay increases as
the logical solution of the most diff
ficult problem now facing the navy
that of retaining present officers and
men and obtaining new ones-the Sec
rotary of the navy recommends to the
house naval committee temporary in
creases aggregating $53,0OO,OOO year
for all officers and men.
The war department has received
forty thousand requests from relatives
for return of the bodies of soldiers
dead in France.
Piloted by Lieut. Com. Read, the ma
new nonstop record for that type
of craft, carrying twelve passengers.
It flew from Pensacola to Memphis,
a distance of 535 nautical miles, it is
announced by the secretary of the
navy
The plan of the national guard as
sociation of the United States for the
reorganization of the state militia of
the country, embodying proposal
for a system of voluntary military
and physical training, functioning
through the schools and colleges, has
been submitted to the senate. The
measure provides for an armed force
of approximately $4,000 officers and
men, augmented by a reserve force of
former service men.
Large orders for arms and ammuni-
ton placed by Mexico in Belgium and
Spain, in preparation TO rthe POSSIBLE
ity of American Intervention, came to
light recently when the state depart
ment let it become known that the
government had taken steps 20 pre-
vent their shipment.
The United States has been denying
shipments of arms and ammunition in.
to Mexico for many months for the
reason that they generally fall into
the hands of bandits and often are
used against Americans.
Squarely joining the issue with Pres
ident Wilson, the senate adopted a res
ervatiOn qualifying the obligations of
the United States under Article x of
the league of nations covenant. i
Believing that Mr.. Wilson intends
to end war prohibition as soon as the
peace treaty is ratified, the aggres.
sive dry element in the house, led
by Representative Randall of Califor-
MIA, have laid all Their plans to check.
mate him, it is stated. 1t is their in |
tentiOn to seek an extension of the |
war time prohibition for six months,
which extension will be added to the |
food and fuel control act.
Holding that the action of the gov. !
eminent injunction proceedings |
against striking bituminous coal min |
ers to be $50 autocratic as to stagger
the human mind" the executive coun. |
Gil of the American Federation of |
Labor declared in statement issued |
after four hour meeting that the |
miners walkout was justified, prom |
ised for the strike the entire support |
of Organized Labor and asked aid and |
endorsement for it from the general |
public.
Congress is preparing to adjourn /
without enacting any big reconstruc.