The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-14
Washington Bulletins
By Associated Press

Washington December 1S.-Represen- tative Kitchin, democrat, North Caro- lima, mas informed the ways and means committee of his intention to resign at an early date because of ill health, Chairman Fordney said today.
 Under authorization of resolution adopted today by the House, Speaker Gii- lett appointed three members to con- gressional committee which will arrange for the inauguration of President-elect Harding. Those appointed are Represen- tatives Cannon, republican, Illinois; Rea- wis, republican, Nebraska, and Rucker, democrat, Missouri, and they immediate 1 ly will begin conferences with the three already selected by the Senate
 Creation of a fund in each federal re- servo district for the protection of de- positors of defunct national banks ana trust companies is proposed in a bill 1n- troduced today by Representative Mc- Clintic, democrat Oklahoma. The meas ure provides that 10 per cent of the an nual net earnings of each federal re- serve bank shall be deposited in the bank l to the credit of the proposed fund.- The federal trade commission would De | directed by a bill introduced today. oy Representative Lampert, republican, or Wisconsin, to determine the value Of all l coal fields in the United States and or machinery used at the various mines. and | to make a report of their findings to Congress.
 | At the request of the shipping board | the interstate commerce commission again today suspended until further oroer | the section of the merchant marine act authorizing preferential rail rates on goods consigned for foreign shipments. I The famous ~Red River oil lands case was called for argument in the supreme court today, marking the passage or one more step in the original suit between the states of Oklahoma and Texas to de- termine which should hold title to val luable oil tracts lying along their com mon boundary. White House officials intimated to- day their belief President Wilson had decided to name Henry Morgenthau, l former amba ssador to Turkey, to act as his personal representative 10 mediate between the Armenians and | inc Turkish Nationalists. While <the l President is known to have settled upon an appointment. no announce ment of it has yet been made. l President Wilson today called upon 'his fellow countrymen to contribute funds to save 3,500.000 children" "who | are facing starvation in central | Europe" The President announced he would adopt 20 of these children as
 his temporary wards, and said that SIG l contributed through the European re- l lief council would save the life of a
 l child.
 1 An embargo for one year against the l importation of wheat, wheat flour
 ] barley, rye, oats, flax, wool, hogs. cat
 l tie and sheep is proposed in bill in
 l troduced today by Representative
 | Young. republican, North Dakota. He
 | also introduced a bill establishing q
 | permanent schedule of import duties
 upon these items after the one-year
 1 embargo.
 The supreme court today sustained
 l federal court decrees quashing indict- ments brought against 25 defendants 1 in the deportation of 221 alleged un- desirables from Bisbee. Arizona, into | New Mexico in July, 1917.
 l Conviction in New York of David Lamar. The Wolf of Wall Street. ! and Henry B. Martin. on charges ot
 conspiring to prevent the transporta-
 ton of munitions of war to the allies,
 will stand as result of the supreme