The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1921-12-22
NEWS SUMMARY
OF THE CAPITAL
Reduced Rates on Grain and Grain
Products Go Into Effect Decem-
Der q Despite Protest.
IMMIGRATION is AN ISSUE
Bill Passes House to Empower Hard
ing to Expend $20,0O0,O0O for
Relief of Russians

Reduced transportation rates on
grain, grain products and hay in
Mississippi territory will be-
come effective on December ~ not
withstanding the fact that carriers
sought to induce the interstate COM
merce commission to suspend the en-
forcement of the order for period of
six months. The reductions average
about 1914 per cent of the 1920 grain
rates and are further decreased by the
commissions order which requires
that corn and coarse grains be carried
for 10 per cent less than wheat and
other breadstuff grains.
Opposition to extension Of the i'm
migration restriction act beyond next
June 80 is evident in certain quarters
and appears to be we'll organized end
ably financed. There has been a de-
termined effort on the part of foreign
steamship companies and other in
fluences to bring the law into disre-
pute.
Immediate relief for starving Rus
slams is provided for in q bin passed
by the house which authorizes Prcsi-
dent Harding to use 100000 of the
funds of the United States grain cor
poration for that purpose. The vote
was ia to 81. Opponents of the Fan
argued that it was almost criminal
waste Of money and food to send them
into Russia as long as it is ruled by
the bolshevists, all avowed enemies of
everything the United States stands
for. They said it was case of nour-
ishing people who, at the first oppor-
tunity, would attempt to destroy their
benefactors. 1t was held that, this
money might be much better expended
in caring for the starving and unem-
ployed citizens of the United States.
Advocates of economy in government
affairs argued that it was inadvisable
to load this additional heavy tax upon
the people Of this country at a time
when they were making sincere efforts
to get their feet back on the ground
and start going ahead Congressman
M. B. Madden of Illinois sid this ex-
penditure did not accord with the gen
eral demand for economy and asked
how long Russia would be permitted
by the United States congress to con-
stitute burden upon American tax
payers.
Permission to issue $30,00O,O00 in
bonds has been asked from the inter-
state commerce commission by the
Great Northern railroad. The road
proposes to use $15,ooo,ooo to repay
its borrowings from the government,
$5,040,000 in repair and purchase of
equipment, $2,S00,00o for the redemp-
ton Of bonds Of the Minneapolis union
station, while the balance, approx
mately $7?0o0O00, it proposes to place
in it's treasury for expenditure during
1922 in additions and betterments to
it's lines. The total expenditure fol
betterments during the year, the petit
ton estimated, would be $40 ,O0O,O
According to it's annual report the
library of congress has" 3;000,0 900 books
and pamphlets, 100000 maps and
charts, $4,000 volumes and pieces OF
music, 424,79 prints and many thous-
and uncounted manuscripts. You
may count them If you desire.
Another bill has been introduced in
the house to place a damper on the
procedure of Judge-Baseball Director
Lands. Representative Lee, who in
PRODUCED the measure, contends that
Lands is putting on "a spectacle OF
transforming as bad as Babe Ruth.
by passage of his bill, Lee said, "the
country would be spared the neauseat.
ing and homogeneous spectacle which
is being furnished by the attempt tt
combine in one person the dignity ant
importance Of the bench with the levi
ty and squabbles Of sport" The
bill provides that an offending judge
shall be called before the United
States supreme court in open session
and, if found guilty, shall be censored
and ordered to desist from the outside
occupation. Refusal to desist woul(
be judged contempt Of court.
According to data collected by vari
Gus government agencies studying
economic conditions, the capacity O
manufacturing plants in the Unite'
States has doubled since 1914. TIL
value of their output for the perio
Immediately preceding the European
war was something less than rs bill
lion dollars. Owing to the trcmendou
expansion Of these plants during
Americas participation in the wal
they are now equipped to turn on
twice the amount of commodities the,
were able to produce in 1914. Thi
data is based upon a survey of ap
proximately 100000 manufacturing
plants.
A. P. Husband of Chicago, secretar
Of the Millers National federation
asked the senate committee on financ
to increase the duty on flour over tha
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