Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-12-01
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CLOSING nOur OF the special session of
congress, after the senate had ac-
cepted the conference report by the.
vote Of 80 to 20.
The extraordinary session Of con-
gress, which ended Wednesday at
Washington, and which President
Harding called eight months ago, left
to the regular session, beginning De-
cember 5, a number Of important
measures whose prompt enactment the
President repeatedly but vainly urged.
The senate at Washington will de-
eide. about January 10, 1922, whether
or not Truman 81. Newberry shall COM
tinue to serve as United States sena-
tor from Michigan.
President and Mrs. Harding were
guests at Thanksgiving dinner at
the Washington home Of Senator and
Mrs. Joseph Frelinghuysen Of New
Jersey.
The United States has rejected pro,
posals by foreign delegates to the
armament conference at Washington
that a separate economic conference
he held here to discuss world financial
matters.
The anti-medical beer bill was
signed BY President Harding at Wash
lngton.
Keep the American flag waving
over Coblenz" was Premier Brands
parting advice to the administration at
Washington.
Japan won victory at Washington
In the attitude of approach to the Man
churian question. An amendment to
the Root resolutions Of principles, Of
1ered by Baron Kato, was adopted
that directs the status quo in Man
churia will be maintained.
The name of Destroyer 22S, hereto
fore the Ford" has been changed to
"John w. Ford" in memory Of the
rear admiral who during the Spanish
war was Dewey's fleet engineer, says
Q Washington dispatch.
Porto Rico has asked President
Harding at Washington to remove Gov.
=. Mont Reilly at once, charging "prej-
udtce and incompetency."
It was revealed at Washington off1-
cially that common agreement set
ting forth policy for Eastern ques-
lions had been unanimously adopted
by the eight powers attending the con-
ference.
A request that an American warship
be sent to Turkish waters to protect
Americans and Christian Armenians
from Turk outrages in Cilicia was
made to President Harding at Wash
ington.
Acting in unison again. spokesman
OF four Of the great powers at the arms
conference at Washington pledged
themselves to reduction in land arms-
ments, but according to varying condi-
-tions.
A positive order was issued by the
interstate commerce commission at
Washington requiring railroads to put
the approximately 10 per cent decrease
In hay and grain rates into effect on OF
before December 81 next.
The Supreme court of the United
States at Washington recessed for
Thanksgiving holiday until Monday,
December 5.
Domestic
November records were broken at
Salina, Kan, with temperature of 5
above zero.
Robbers looted Pennsylvania
railway express car carrying valuable
furs at Charlottesville, Ind. The ship
ment was from New York to st. Louis.
G. L. Hinkle, general manager of
the Chicago Great Western railway
at Minneapolis announced a cut Of 1C
per cent in the wage of shopcraft
maintenance of way employees, clerks
freight handlers and telegraphers.
Jose ST. Mario, his wife and three
small children were killed and another
injured when Union Pacific train
struck the automobile in which they
were riding, at crossing at Brighton
Colo.
United States Senator Harry S. New
Of Indiana will have at least two op
ponents for denomination, Arthur
Robinson, judge Of the Marion county
Superior court, and Albert j. Beve
ridge. 1t was announced at Indian
apolis.
sEncased in solid blocks OF ice and
swept by congealing blasts of wind
six messenger trains stood I'm the Column