, 1921-01-27


office at Austin, Texas. was issuance
of an order for Texas rangers to re-
main on duty at Galveston for an in
definite period.
Representative Warren OF Butte,
Mont, has given notice in the state
House of Representatives of a bill
making picketing in strikes unlawful
The IA conforms to the Colorado
statute, it was declared.
A temporary dormitory is being in
stalled In one of the shops OF the Ne
braska state -penitentiary at Lincoln
TO provide sleeping quarters for the
overflow population of the institution
The temporary dormitory will contain
fifty beds
Wool growers of eight western Ore
gon counties organized the Oregon
Wool and Mohair Cooperative Associ-
alton at a meeting held in the com
MUMMY house in Albany, Ore. The
plan is to enlist wool growers in a pool
and sell the wool crop on a co-opera-
tive basis.
Discovery by chemists of the United
states Department Of Agriculture of
the underlying cause of the destructive
corn disease Root Rot" will enable
corn producing states to increase their
crops probably 10 per cent, E. 7. Mer-
edith, secretary of the department, said
at Dies Moines In telling of the discov-
cry.
H L. Cook. 80 years old, formerly II
wealthy oil operators of Casper, Wyo-,
was found dead in a hotel room in II
Paso, Texas, with h rubber hose dis
connected from a gas heater in his
mouth. Cook registered at the hotel,
telling the clerk he was without funds.
Being well known he was provided
with accommodations and a small sum
Of money. This was the last seen of
him until when his body was found.
WASHINGTON
Inaction by the Senate on the thous-
ands Of nominations submitted by
President Wilson has been broken and
the way paved for confirmation before
March 4. of emergency appointments.
A bill to repeal the excess profits
tax and to substitute for it a flat tax
of 10 per cent on the profits of corpor-
atoms has been introduced in the
House. Abolition of the $1,000 exemp-
ton now granted business concerns
also Is proposed.
Convictions Of crime should not also
carry loss of civil rights. unless the
crime warrants such deprivation of cit
iLenship, a committee representing the
American Bar Association advised a
Senate judiciary committee consider
ing legal reform legislation.
The agricultural appropriation bill.
carrying $33,517 .459 for the next fiscal
year, s1o,5I1,e25 less thar the esti-
mates, has been reported to the House.
The total exceeds that for the current
year by S1,SO4.675. The bulk Of the
appropriation is for use by the De-
partment of Agriculture, but S1,OOO,0O0
was authorized for the national forest
reservation committee for acquisition
of additional lands at headquarters of
nayigable streams. The committee
asked for $10.O00.00O.
A resolution requesting President
Wilson to inform Congress why and
by what authority he sent Major Gen
eral Crowder to Cuba to investigate
conditions there was introduced by
Representative Emerson, Republican.
of Ohio.
The annual fund for free distribu-
ton of seed by Senators and Repre-
sentatiyes was eliminated from the
agricultural bill by the House subcom-
mittee on appropriations, but a sharp
fight for the retention was expected
to be made I'm the House and Senate.
Losses running into millions of dol
lars would be shown by the shipping
board in the operation of its vessels II
fixed charges were taken into account,
Col. e. ii. Abadie informed the Walsh
investigating committee. He is a for
mer general comptroller Of the ship
ping board.
japanese would not be permitted TO
own land in Nevada, provision would
be made for escheat to the state of
property and leaseholds acquired In
violation OF the law and heavy penal
ties provided for conspiracy. accord
ing TO the terms of a bill introduced
into the NevadR Legislature by AS
semblyman Arnold.
The Supreme Court has refused to
review n judgment OF the Supreme
Court of California holding that the
United States Railway Administration
was not Immune from damage suits
arising from the operation of a com
mon carrier in that state.
The level Of retail prices declined 10
per cent during 1920, according to a
labor Department announcement. De
eember retail prices declined s per
cent, compared with November. the
statement said. Wholesale prices dur
ing the same period dropped off s75
ler cent.