Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1919-02-08

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ers to the plan for dealing with cap
tured German colonies. and occupied
territories in Asiatic Turkey, which
press dispatches from France said had
been presented to the peace confer
ence by President Wilson.
Recognition by the United States
government of President Tinoco of
Costa Rica is recommended in a re-
port made to the senate foreign rela-
tions committee Friday Dy subcom-
mittee which Investigated Costa Rican
affairs.
The agricultural appropriation bill
now before the house of representa-
t1ves carries $1,191, 800 appropriation
for the fight on the pink boil worm.
The major portion of this is to be ex-
pended in Texas and along the Mexi-
can border.
Ratification of the prohibition
amendment to the federal constitution
was proclaimed formally Wednesday
by Frank L. Polk, acting secretary of
state. The proclamation is dated
Wednesday, but legal authorities of
the department say ratification was
accomplished when the thirty-sixth
state acted favorably on January 16,
and that under the terms of the amend
ment itself prohibition becomes effec-
tive one year from that date.
About $500, 900 will be spent by
railroads this year for extensions and
improvements and $200,OO0,O00 for
new cars and locomotives, according
to preliminary plans of the railroad
administration announced Thursday
by Director General Hines.
Prohibition of immigration for four
years after the war, except from Cuba,
Mexico, Canada and Newfoundland,
was agreed upon unanimously Tues
day by the house immigration commit
tee..
UOF0IAluSuI COulIU1 Vi IClCPhOhS oAAN
telegraph properties would end next
December 81 under resolution order
ed favorably reported Wednesday by
the house postoffice committee by a
vote of 10 to s.
An administration bill appropriating
81, 100000 to enable the govern
ment to carry out its guarantee to the
farmer of price of $2.2l bushel for
the 1919 wheat crop was transmitted
to the chairman of the senate and
house agricultural committees We'd
nesday by the food administration.
Rear Admiral Niblack, commanding
American naval forces in the Adriatic,
informed the navy department Mon
day that the action OF the Italian au-
thorities in hauling down the Ameri-
can flag on the steamer Dinara was
due to misunderstanding and that
the Italian commander had apologized
and ordered the flag restored.
Return home and demobilization
within six months of all the remaining
100000 troops overseas is possible
under plans worked out by the war
department and laid before the senate
military affairs committee Monday by
General Peyton c. March, chief of
staff.
STATE AND DOMESTIC NEWS.
Nat C. Goodwin. the actor. died at
a hotel in New York City Friday after
a brief illness. He went to New York
last Monday from Baltimore. where he
had been playing. Death was due to
a general breakdown in health, follow
ing an operation for the removal of
his right eye several months ego.
Appointment of W. ]. Hiss of New
York as director general of military
relief of the American Red Cross was
announced Thursday. Mr.. Hiss will
succeed Jesse H. Jones of Houston,
Texas, who resigned to become men,
Der of the organizations war council
With an automobile equipped with
an airplane motor, Ralpe de Palma
made 1875 miles an hour Thursday at
Dayton, Fla, on the Daytona beach
speedway De Palma was testing out
the machine, with which he will under
take to break the record of 142 miles
an hour set by Burman in 1871
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Reports from the Hull (Texas) oil
field Thursday stated that the Gulf
Production Company's No. / Morris
had ceased to flow because of |
sand. This well came in more than a
month ago. making about 5000 barrels |
daily.