Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-06-02

OF Boston, sole survivor Of the Amer
lean entrants. was, defeated by
Bernard Darwin.
Washington
The United States army has devel-
oped so caliber machine gun cap
able Of firing bullet which, at 200
yards, will penetrate the one-inch ar
NOR plate Of battle tanks, Maj. Lee
U. Wright, army ordnance depart
ment, announced at Washington.
Following q conference with Secre-
tary of Labor Davis at Washington,
President II. FL. Raymond of the Amer
lean Steamship Owners association
issued statement finally rejecting
federal mediation.
By vote of 40 to % the senate at
Washington rejected an amendment
offered by Senator Walsh of Montana
to the naval bill to request the Presi-
dent to accept the invitation Of the
League of Nations to participate in
the disarmament conference under the
auspices of the League.
Passage of the bill establishing a
federal budget system has been COM
pleted. The house at Washington
adopted the conference report on the
measure, which now goes to the Presi-
dent. :,
The emergency-tarlff bill was signed
by President Harding at Washington.
The State department at Washing
ton announced that Americans who in
tend visiting the United Kingdom must
procure wise from the British consul
before sailing in order to gain en-
trance.
Postmaster General Hays at Wash
ington abolished the Burleson censor
ship of the press, declaring that Pc
riodicals of public character are en-
titled to the second-class rates if mall
able at all.
Without a dissenting vote, the SEN
ate at Washington adopted the Borah
disarmament amendment to the naval
bill. The vote was "A to 0.
A number of the most powerful
financiers of the country, headed by
]. Pierpont Morgan, were entertained
at the White House in Washington.
Samuel Gompers served notice on
the senate finance committee at Wash
ington that sales tax would be fol-
lowed by indignation meetings through
out the country.
The superdreadnaught Tennessee,
largest American battleship, las been
ordered Immediately to the Pacific the
Navy department at Washington an
nounced
The nomination of David II. Blair
of Winston Salem, N c., to be COM
missioner of internal revenue was
confirmed by the senate at Washing
ton. The vote was 90 to Is.
James A. Farrell, president of the
United States Steel corporation, has
notified President Harding at Wash
ington of his inability to accept the
Craftsmanship of the United States
shipping board.
no of oSh IN frtn
second deficiency bill, carrying total
of approximately $1O0,00O,OOO, by a
vote of 3O6 to II.
Domestic
Counsel for James A. Stillman is
sued a statement at New York deny
ing that he had taken any part in ne
gotations toward settlement Of the
divorce action.
Twelve prisoners escaped from the
Tulsa county Jail at Tulsa, Okla.
They sawed through seven heavy iron
bars and descended outside the Jail by
rope.
Wages of 5000 cloth-hat workers
were reduced 10 per cent by board
of arbitration at New York. The re-
duction went into effect Immediately.
More than 100 new wage disputes,
submitted by railroads all over the
country, have been filed with the rail
road labor board at Chicago within the
last five weeks.
All property of Grsver c. Bergdoll
draft evader now in Germany, total
ing about $S50.OOO, was seized by the
United States alien property custodian
at Philadelphia. The property con.