Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-06-23
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Washington
Maj Gen. Peyton g. Marsh, chief Of
stan Of the army at Washington. will
retire from active service on Novem-
Der /.
1t Is my firm and unalterable opln-
lon the navy should have an enlisted
personnel Of 10000 men," Secretary
DENLY wrote to Senator Poindexter,
acting chairman Of the senate naval
affairs committee at Washington. Sen
ators construed Denby's statement as
rejecting the views Of the President.
The meat packer control bill was
passed by the senate at Washington
substantially in the form in which it
came from the house.
Attorney General Daugherty at
Washington said business has piled
up to such proportions that two
months may elapse before he COM
pletes his recommendations to the Pres
ident In the Debs case.
President Harding In letter to rep
resentatives of government employees
at Washington denied their request
that he issue an order giving govern
5 ment clerks Saturday half holidays
throughout the year.
Attorney General Daugherty ordered
United States Attorney Isaac Gross at
Newark, N. j., to make thorough In
vestigatiOn Of the manner in which
machine guns and ammunition had.
found their way upon the freight
steamer East Side at Hoboken just be-
fore she sailed for Ireland.
The house at Washington voted to
cut the army strength to 10000, with
In the next three months, slight con-
cession from its previous vote, which
would have reduced the army to 120,-
600.
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President Harding at Washington
will ask congress to authorize the re-
funding of the allied debts to the uni
ted States into long term bonds and
their sale to American investors, the
proceeds therefrom to be used to re-
tire Liberty bonds.
Private bankers have agreed to
raise s5O,OOOOOO for the relief of the
live stock and wool producers, Secre-
tary Of the Treasury Mellon announced
ct Washington.
After trying vainly for. week to
reconcile their differences, the senate
and house conferees on the naval bill
suspended their conferences at Wash
ingtOn. They reported to their re-
spective bodies.
No more money or supplies are
needed in Pueblo, Secretary of War
Weeks announced at Washii ION, re-
lief already sent to aid flood sufferers
being more than adequate.
Roy A. Haynes, new prohibition COM
missioner at Washington, said regula-
lions for the medical prescription Of
beer will be drafted but withheld If
congress intends soon to pass the new
Volstead bill prohibiting use of beer
for medical purposes. He called on all
citizens to obey and help enforce the
prohibition law.
President Harding at Washington
will nominate for ambassadors to Spain
Cyrus p. Wood, former secretary Of
state Of Pennsylvania and political
supporter of Senator Knox.
Baron Shidehara, japanese ambas-
sador at Washington, has proposed to
Secretary Hughes that Japan and the
United States undertake a general set
tlement of all Issues.
The house at Washington passed
: the Scott bill amending the seamen's
act to tighten restrictions applying to
passenger vessels on the Great Lakes.
Domestic
The cotton mill strike was settled at
Manchester, England. The United
Textile Workers, at joint meeting,
accepted the employers offer.
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The New York clearing house adopt
ed the system Of the st. Louis clear
ing house in announcing daily clear
ances in round figures, in order to
break up widespread lottery on