Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1919-11-15
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WASHINGTON NEWS.
A bill extending the Lever food con
| troll act for six months after the proc
lamation of peace, as requested by
Attorney General Palmer, was intro
| duced Thursday by Chairman Hanger
| of the house agriculture committee.
The war department Friday made
an unfavorable report on the bill by
Senator Sheppard appropriating $780,,
600 to construct the causeway between
| Nueces and San PaTicio counties, de,
| strOyed by the recent storm. Repre-
sentative Bee has a bill pending in
by asking that the Texas allotment
Of the good road fund be increased
$500,0OO.
President Wilson Wednesday signed
the urgent deficiency appropriation bill
carrying $2,500,000 for enforcement of
wartime prohibition and the food and
fuel control act. The measure also
provided S6,OO0,OO0 for the Alaskan
railroad.
The railroad administration Wednes-
day practically completed its coal con-
seryation machinery to operate during
the strike and to provide against a
fuel shortage in so far as possible.
Director General Hines announced the
appointment of railroad central COM
mittee from railroad administration
officials, together with a representa-
tive of the shipping board, which with
regional and district committees, also
selected Wednesday, will form net
work of supervision of all bituminous
coal in the country.
The conference report of the bill
restoring the prewar ratemaking pow
ers Of the interstate commerce COM
mission was adopted Tuesday by the
senate.
STATE AND DOMESTIC NEWS.
The price for this seasons yellow
clarified sugar was fixed at tic. a
pound at a meeting held at New Or
leans, La, Thursday, of Louisiana
planters. The price is subject to the
approval of Attorney General Palmer.
An additional IL d pound .1or cno.ce
granulated was set and the
scale of prices arranged.
Taxes paid by oil producing COM
panies for the past quarter on the
gross receipts in Texas, will go above
100000 for the quarter, which is in
dicatfve of an increase. Gulf Produc-
ton company of Houston pays $74,876
on sales amounting to $4,991,755 Mag
nolia of Dallas tax of $60,542 on sales
Of S4,O36,170; Prairie Oil and Gas COM
pany of Dallas $21,292 on sales of
81, ,419,518; Texas and Pacific Oil and
Coal company of Thurber $33,106 on
sales of $2,270,O83; Texas company of |
Houston $81,866 on sales of $5,547,747;
Humble company of Houston $45,569 !
IN sales of $3,O37,970.
After giving one of her toes and a |
)iece of her jaw bone to her husband, |
Tack c. Graham, Mrs. Gertfe Graham
friday, at Tacoma, Wash, swore out |
| warrant for his arrest, charging non
support. The husband served in the /
Division overseas and was
His wife furnished the miss
ng members in order to assist his
urgicaI reconstruction.
The annual reunion of Terry's Texas
langers, attended by very few of
he men who volunteered 55 years ago,
anne to an end Thursday, at Austin,
'exas, with the election of officers.
iajor George W. Littlefield was again
lected president and T. H. Davis of
Justin, secretary. The next reunion
] to be held in Austin.
The New Orleans Association of
commerce, in statement issued Fri
ay at New Orleans, La, relative to
le bubonic plague situation, declared
sderal state and city health author
les positively assert that work now
eing done will quickly eliminate in
ection, and that the city is in no
anger whatever, there being no
hance of the disease spreading"
Operators of the Trinidad, Colorado, {
lstrict started serving eviction notices
7ednesday on striking miners living
| company houses A telegram pro- {
sting against eviction orders was
mt by union officials to Governor
H. Shoup.
The railroads Of the United States [
consume about 100000, 900 [