New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-05-06
WASHINGTON

|NtfTtldIA lhllnA has dNhfh lbl S-1i
900 for use in obtaining n historical
pictorial record of the American fleet
in foreign water during the war.
Should the money be- provided, the
secretary said, Burnell Poole, an artist,
would be engaged Ia do the work.
by direction of President Harding
the federal reserve board has under
taken "a special inquiry into the prob
lem of defeating industrial values with.
out serious injury to the agricultural
interests. II is understood that some
steps To aid agriculture in connection
with the deflation trend may be- taken
by the board in the near future.
After having reposcd with moth balls
for a number of years, the principal
articles of dress uniform formerly worn
in the navy have becn restored 10 use
10y an order of Secretary DENLY. II
authorizes the wearing, on stated occa-
sionS. of the frock coat. full dress
trousers, cooked hat, dress sword and
sword belt and epaulets. Special fun
dress dinner dress aud mess dress uni
forms were not restored.
The House judiciary committee
ordered Il favorable report on the Vol
stead bill permitting organization by
farmers, ranchmcn. dairymen and fruit
growers for purposes of collective
marketing. The secretary of a%gricul-
ture would have supervisory powers.
\ brigade of "railroad artillery" has
been sent Ia the Hawaiian islands for
the better protection of that distant
post. This force has In larg" part al
ready arrived and a. it, name indi-
Gates. is intended for instant mohiliza-
tiun in case Of emergency. The great
problem of the army 81 far as Ma"
island of Oahu and Pearl llarbor are
concerned is to safeguard them from
sudden attack in the event of war.
\ vacation trip to the Pacific coast
for President Harding late this fail j.
being urged 10y some of his friends, and
j. understood to be receiving favorable
consideration. The President j. said
to have Indicated that if he finds op-
portunity for a vacation this year he
will spend it in the Northwest The
northwestern trip first was suggested
as part of a trip to Alaska. but it has
been indicated that the President has
little hope of getting that far away dur
ing the present summer
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion has granted authority to the
Northern Pacific and Great Northern
Railroad companies TO issue S230.UO0.-
900 Of joint ~fifteen-year convertible
gold bonds at not less than 9l.j per
cent. and authorized the comany to is
sue and pledge S~33.OO1.Voo Of other
bonds to aid In securing the joint
lponds. The issue was authorized to
enable the two roads 10 retire joint
bonds amounting TO s213.227 900. is
sued in 1901 for the purpose Of pur-
chasing the Chicago. Burlington 4
Quincy railroad.
Aviation has been given insufficient
attention ''by the people, the Congress
and the navy" Secretary DENLY de-
clared before the House naval commit
tee. He advocated enactment Of Rep
resentative Hicks bill TO Great a sep
arate navy bureau of se%ronautics as a
first step towards remedying the def
cheney.
An appropriation OF s2.0o0.0oO to
construct in Washington a building for
storage of bullion and currency has
been requested by Secretary Mellon,
who said present facilities were made
quate.