The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-01-28
Labor Leader Ko1Us Enough Pass Judgment Bo1sheus1
"Unthinkable Not to Aid
Stricken Countries
Washington
NeWS i'm Brief

| mission appointed by President Wilson
to find a basis for settling the contro-
I versy between the bituminous miners
and operators, is prepared today to re.
sumo bearings after six-day recess
Both the operators and miners have
| compiled voluminous data beating OH
| their cases.
Washington, Jan. 2S.-Suspsnsion oi
the head tax and literacy test provis-
| ions of the immigration laws TO allow
Texas cotton and truck growers to i'm
port necessary labor from Mexico Wa
urged before the senate immigration
committee Tuesday by a delegation OF
Texas citizens. They proposed an
amendment to the present law that
would empower the secretary of labor
to suspend the provisions whenever the
necessity arose.
Roy Miller. of Corpus Christi. Tex,
editor and farm owner, declared unless
the proposed action were taken a la
Dor shortage would result in a reduce
tion of more than 100000 bales in the
Texas cotton crop this year, and q
permanent reduction of nearly so per
cent. in acreage under cultivation.
William Thurmond, of Greeneville,
was nominated by President Wilson 10
he United States attorney for the west
ern district of South Carolina.
Heavy increases in the exports of
meats and dairy products and cotton
and cottonseed products. last year as
compared with the previous year are
Indicated in figures given out today by
the department of commerce. Al the
same time it was stated that the ex-
port figures on these products for De-
cember, 1919. showed a material in
crease for that month in previous
years.
The diplomatic and consular appro-
priation bill carrying $S,843 ,038, a
"paredown" of $3.070125 from esti-
mates. for expenses during 1921 was
passed today by the house. No pro-
visions were made for increased sal
aries for ambassadors and ministers as
requested by Secretary Lansing, but
undersecretaries and clerks at Ameri-
can embassies and legations were given
$1,000 fiat raise.
Democratic members of the house
ways and means committee have sug-
gested the removal of all tariff duties
on Canadian print paper, but no action
was taken. Some members said such
action would not increase the supply
for this country or lower prices. be-
cause existing contracts were at prices
within the duty-free clause.
Secretary Daniels has made public a
letter to Chairman Hale, of the senate
decorating awards, transmitting a list
of awards made to enlisted men of the
service by the secretary without refer
ence to the Knight medal award board.
Democratic opposition blocked action
on the resolution introduced by Sem
ator Hale. republican, Maine, author
izing employment of legal counsel and
clerical assistance for the subcommittee
naval awards and the
navy's conduct of the war.
A special senate naval committee
concluded examination OF Arthur l..
Fairbrother, or the ProFdence Jour-
nal, in connection with charges by
John r. Rathom, editor of that paper.
that naval 'vice squad" had been
ordered by naval officers at Newport
to commit nameless practices in an eff
fort to incriminate citizens,
Secretary Baker was asked to advise
congress II the condition of the dis
abled transport Powhatan was the re-
suit of bolshevism aboard ship, under n
resolution introduced by Representa-
tive Britten, republican. Illinois. The
resolution would also direct that Sec
retary Baker supply the house military
committee with copies of reports from
masters and chief officers of other
transports, especially the transport
tion says 'it is understood that mu-
tiny, theft, gambling and insubordina-
ton exists on transports"
Court of claims DEGREES denying
that the 1915 amendment to the Indian
depreciation act authorized the rein
statement of claims dismissed because
of hostility of the Indian bands, were
upheld by the supreme court in case
involving depredations committed by
the Ute Indians in Utah in 1866.
The contested election case OF Victor
l.. Berger, Milwaukee socialist. and
Joseph p. Carney cost the house
$4.499.43. The special elections COM
mittee decided to deny both men
seat. Berger has since been reelected
and again denied his seat.
The three-year sentence under the
espionage act of Marie Equi, because
of statements made in a speech by her
at an Industrial Workers of the World
gathering in Portland Ore, will stand,
the supreme court having refused to
review the case. The court also re-
fused to review the conviction of Ed
win Rietz. in South Dakota, on charges
of violating the espionage act.
Contempt judgments against the Sill
verthorne Lumber company and Frede-
rick w. Silverthorne, of North Tona-
wanda, N. Y, president. for failure TO
produce records sought by a federal
grand jury investigating an alleged
by the company to defraud
the government on lumber shipments.
were set aside by the supreme court.
Approximately 5000 OF the $500
aliens taken into custody during re-
cent nationwide roundups OF radicals
are perfect" cases for deportation as
a result of Secretary Wilson's decision
that the communist and communist la
Dor parties are revolutionary within
the meaning Of the deportation law. J.
ID. Hoover. special assistant to Atty
Gen. Palmer, in charge OF prosecution,
said.
V0N REUTER REL EASED