Yerington times., 1919-07-26
WASHINGTON.

enactment of remedial legislation,
Miss Jessie Haver, legislative repre-
sentative of the National Consumers
league, wrote Saturday to Representa-
tive Tinkham of Massachusetts. Mr.
Tinkham has introduced a sbil appro-
priating $4,000 for IL nationwide in
quiry into living costs.
After several conferences with the
president and state department Off
Saturday stated that the Mexican sit
uation 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 vio-
lent protest of the minority.
President Wilson Thursday sent to
postmasters. They included Austin A.
Lambert, HALEY, Idaho.
Representative Lever, Democrat, of
South Carolina, was nominated Thurs
day by President Wilson to be a men,
ber of the farm loan board.
Amended to provide S14,OO0,OO0 in
stead of S6,O00,OO0 for the rehabilta-
tion of wounded sokliels, sailors and
marines, the sundry civil appropria-
/ tion bill, which was vetoed by the pres
ident, was passed Thursday by the
! house and sent to the senate
| President Wilson Thursday sent to
the senate the nomination as collector
of customs of Thomas H. Tuley, Den
yer, Colorado.
Liberty loan bonds valued at $780,
600, which were lost when the armored
cruiser San Diego struck a mine off
the Long Island coast last year, will
be redeemed by the treasury depart
ment.
The senate Thursday confirmed the
nomination of II. Percival Dodge of
Massachusetts as minister to the king
dom of the Serbs. Croats and Sovenes
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
sioner Roper
Secretary of the Interior Lane on
Wednesday set aside $1,000 to hire
men to fight forest fires on the public
domain of Idaho. particularly in the
Thunder Mountain district. This allot-
ment was based on an urgent telegram
from Governor Davis of Idaho and
personal appeals made by Representa-
tive Addison Smith.
Repeal 81 the soda water tax was
decided on Wednesday by Republican
leaders of the House. The decision
will be referred to the ways and means
committee which will draft a repeal
measure.
Former German dyestuff agents are
seeking to re-establish their American
markets and defeat proposed govern
ment control of dye imports, the House
ways and means committee was told
Wednesday by Francis p. Garvan, alien
property custodian.
Representatives OF the American |
Electric Railway association told the
federal electric railways commission
Tuesday that traction systems OF TINS
country were in serious condition and
that many of the companies must go
out of existence because of increasing
costs without offsetting revenues, un-
less the situation was met in spirit
of fairness" by the public.
Ten naval officers have been pro-
NOTED to the permanent rank OF rear
admiral and seven others to the tem-
porary rank upon recommendation OF
the naval selection board, approved by
President Wilson.
FOREIGN.
Peace riots are reported from var
ious English towns, At Luton, Bed
| fordshire, the town hall was burned
| by rioters.
| 1t is reported from Piura, Peru,
that yellow fever has broken out
there. There have been many victims
of the disease.
Two thousand CZech-SlOvak troops
arrived at San Diego Sunday, on the
steamer Archer from Vladivostok
They were greeted at the pier with
music and cheers from crowd of
several thousand persons.
The German coal situation is acute.
A nationwide famine is threatened.
The railways have only enough fuel
for ten days left. All the great Ger
man industries are threatened with
tie-up because of the lack of coal.
Three thousand German prisoners
of war interned in Switzerland will
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