The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-01-03
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WASHINGTON NEWS.

Friday to bring greater pressure Oh
their marty leaders for compromise
to insure ratification promptly on the
reassembling of congress early IN jan
uary. The mild reservation group Oh
republicans, notifying their party
leader. Senator Lodge of Massachu-
sets. that in their opinion the time
had come to part company with the IT.
reconcilable foes of the treaty, de-
clared that unless compromise heso-
tjations got more whole-hearted sup
port from the republican side they
were preparing to act independently
for an agreement with the democrats.
The national capital, both OIL
cially and privately, spent a quie'
Christmas Thursday. All departments
of the government were closed ana
congress was in the midst OF It's TWO
weeks holiday recess. The only OH
cial act of the day was the signature
by President Wilson of the Edge blli'
passed by congress just before the
holiday recess began and designed 10
promote American participation In Tor
eign trade.
Secretary Daniels has ordered the
naval hoard of awards reconvened Jan.
to revise the recent Recommendation
as to naval awards, which have been
the source of a controversy brought 10
a head few days ago by decllnatloh
of Admiral Sims to accept the dlstln-
guished service medal while the
awards remained as at present.
STATE AND DOMESTIC NEWS.
Seventeen barrels of wine. valued
at $4,000, bootlegger prices, were
poured out by federal revenue agents
Wednesday at Houston, Texas. rms
is the first large quantity of liquor to
be destroyed by federal agents at
Houston.
General William Ruffin Cox, last
surviving ranking officer OF the Con-
federate army, died Friday evening
at Richmond, Va.
Judge A. S. Buchanan, former JUS
tice of the Tennessee Supreme Court,
died Thursday at his home In Mem
phis.
Citizens of McCracken County. Ken
A..,xu o,-o,,o CbriotmoS morning tn
find themselves possessors of corps
of policewomen, Christmas gift OF
the board of commissioners. They are
the first policewomen to be appointed
in that state.
Representatives of shippers organi-
cations from all parts of the country
will meet December 80 in Chicago, ILL.,,
to consider legislation which will pre-
cede the return OF the railroads to prf-
vate ownership.
With the conclusion of the examin-
ing trial, at Cold Springs, Texas, Tues
day, of Claud Templeton, Gus Gray,
Tom Wilson, C. D. Cheshire, S. Dor
rell, all, O. H. Miller and Albert Hen
ley, all white, held on charges in con-
nection with the killing, on the night
of June Z, of Frank Winfrey and Henry
Currie, who were shot to death from
ambush eight miles northwest Of Cold
Springs, the defendants were granted
bail in the sum of $1,000 each by
agreement of attorneys for the state
and defense. All gave bond and were
released from custody.
Sale of the Great Southern Life
(Busch) building at Main and Akard
Streets, Dallas, Texas, to John H.
Kirby of Houston for a consideration
of $2,200,000 was completed Tuesday.
AS result Of heavy rainfall, caus-
ing high water and Doggy conditions
of the woods, practically every saw
mill in the Orange, Texas section, is
out of commission.
Somerville, the last city in the state
of Massachusetts to hold its municipal
election, followed the example of all
but one Of the cities which voted
earlier by declaring Tuesday in favor
of the licensed sale of liquor The
vote was: Yes, PITT; no. 2301.
James Hays Quarles, secretary of
the state board of water engineers
died suddenly Monday at his home in
Austin, Texas. He was well known
over the state, having been a news
paper man for many years.
The United States Supreme Court
Monday recessed until January with
out handing down an opinion ON the
oonstitutionality of sections of the
Volstead prohibition enforcement act
affecting the alcoholic content Of beer.
Governor Hobby announced the
board of control Monday. The mem
bers are: S. B. Cowell, Grayson Coun-
ty; Adam R. Johnson, Burnet County,
and L. w. Title, Cherokee County,
Texas.
The triennial convention of the
Grand Lodge, Royal Arch Masons, of
the United States will be held in Ashe-