The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-05-15
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WASHINGTON NEWS.

hundreds of foreigners rounded up IL
raids by the department OF JuStlce
in the last six months admitted tha'
they favored overthrow of the govern
ment by violence.
Earnings of the federal reserve sys
tenn this year were estimated at Sloo'
600 900 by Governor Harding of the
federal reserve hoard in testHylne
Thursday at the house rules commit
tee hearing on tire resolution propos'
ing an investigation of the federal
reserve administrations. These earn
ings, he said, would exceed by $lo,-
100000 those of last year, which, he
said, represented a return of ITO 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
to 6.
The forests of Alaska offer a way
out of the paper shortage, in the opln-
ion of Secretary of Agriculture Mere
dith. He believes that the develop
ment of the forest and hydro-electrlc
resources of Alaska is 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
upbuilding 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 satisfactory
operation basis. The national forests
of Alaska probably contain 100000
600 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 COM
merce commission for an advance in
freight rates of. "a per cent which
will bring approximately $353,OOO,OOO
increase, or 6 per cent on a 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
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
County, Texas, to Bryan County, Ok.
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
der relief legislation before the forth
coming recess for the political conven-
lions.
Application of the interest due and
to be collected from the $4,000, 000,
900 loaned to foreign governments by
the United States during the war and
since, in meeting the soldier legisla-
ton, was advocated in a speech to the
house Thursday by Representative T.
d. McKeown of Oklahoma In place
of levying additional taxes on the peo-
pie, Mr.. McKeown urged that the
$900,0O0,000 already due and the $780,
100000 to come annually in interest be
employed to meet the charge upon the
government
The conference report on the de-
ficiency appropriation of $300,000,000
for the railroad administration was
approved Tuesday by the house.
Two hundred and nine thousand dol
lars has been allotted out of the gov
ernments fund to the Orient Railroad
by the interstate commerce commits
sion, 100000 of the amount being ap-
portioned to the road in Texas The
fund was made available by passage
of the transportation act.
STATE AND DOMESTIC NEWS.
A general rain extending from the
Panhandle to Stamford on the west
and from Jacksonville tn Red River
on the east fell Thursday and Friday.
The rain was accompanied by electri-
cal disturbances and high winds and
in some sections by hail A drouth
of several weeks was broken in Erath
County and other parts of West Tex
as.
Clarence Coombs, plotting an Orenco
plane with three passengers and him.
self, rose to the height of 1920 feet,
new worlds record, over Mitchell
Field at Mineola, n Y, Friday. The
record is vouched for by officials of
the American Flying Club.
The body of Charlie Airline, a ne
gro, was found about six miles below
Woodville, Texas, Friday. He was
taken by a mob on Wednesday night
from the sheriff, who was conducting
him to Kountze for safe keeping.