The St. Mary banner., 1920-05-15

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hundreds of foreigners rounded up in
raids by the department of justice
in the last six months admitted that
they favored overthrow of the govern
ment by violence.
Earnings of the federal reserve sys-
TEN this year were estimated at $780,
600 900 by Governor Harding of the
federal reserve board in testifying
Thursday at the house rules commit
tee hearing on the resolution propos-
ing an investigation of the federal
reserve administrations. These earn
ings, he said, would exceed by $10,-
100000 those of last year, which, he
said, represented return of 110 per
cent on capital stock.
The resolution to ratify the pro-
posed federal woman suffrage amend
ment, which has been in committee
! since March "a, was adopted by the
senate Wednesday by vote of IL
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The forests of Alaska offer a way
out of the paper shortage, in the op1n-
ion of Secretary of Agriculture Mere
dith. He believes that the develop
ment of the forest and hydro-electric
resources of Alaska is a practicable
means of increasing the supply OF
news print available of the United
States. Recognizing in the paper sit
uation an opportunity for the economic
upbuildng of the territory he is Of
fering cooperation in the establish
ment of paper mills by making avail
able national forest pulp wood on
terms that will provide a satisfactory
operation basis. The national forests
of Alaska probably contain 100000
900 cords of timber suitable for the
manufacture of news print and other
grades of paper.
Railroads in the territory west of
the Mississippi River, which include
the Southwestern lines, Friday filed
an application with the interstate CON-
merce commission for an advance in
freight rates of "a per cent, which |
will bring approximately $353,000,000 |
increase, or per cent on property |
investment of the roads for the pur- |
pose of valuation under the new trans |
portation law, and to determine the |
basis of valuation.
The senate Thursday passed the I
Box bill, permitting the construction
of a bridge across the Sabine River
at Orange, and the Rayburn bill for
the construction of bridge over the
Red River east of Elwood, Fannin
After a series of informal confer
ences democratic and republican men,
bers of the house agreed Friday there
was no prospect of enactment of SOL
dier relief legislation before the forth
coming recess for the political conven-
tions.
Application of the interest due and
to be collected from the $4,000, ,0OO,-
900 loaned to foreign governments by
the United States during the war and
since, in meeting the soldier legisla-
ton, was advocated in speech to the
house Thursday by Representative T.
D. McKeown of Oklahoma In place
Of levying additional taxes on the peo-
Pile, Mr.. McKeown urged that the
s900,0 900 already due and the $780,
100000 to come annually in interest be
to meet the charge upon the
government.
The conference report on the de- ;
ficiency appropriation of $3OO,OOO,OOO
for the railroad administration was
approved Tuesday by the house.
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Two hundred and nine thousand dol
ars has been allotted out of the gov
srnment's fund to the Orient Railroad
~ the interstate commerce commits
'ion, 100000 of the amount being ap-
,ortioned to the road in Texas. The
und was made available by passage
VI the transportation act
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STATE AND DOMESTIC NEWS.
A general rain extending from the
Panhandle to Stamford on the west
md from Jacksonville to Red River
N the east fell Thursday and Friday.
The rain was accompanied by electrf.