The Jones County news., 1921-07-07
WASHINGTON

Favorable report on the Norris bin
to create a s10O,O00.0OO government
corporation to promote the transporta
tion OF agricultural products has bee
ordered by the senate agriculture cor
mittee.
The cost Of living in the Unite
States in May was 500 per cent hight
than In 1913
The federal trade commission char.
es the Diamond Holfast Rubber cor
pany of Atlanta, Ca, with unfairly ma
keting its products in such way as
pass them off products of the Diamon
Rubber company, a subsidiary OF a.,
Goodrich company.
With the Borah disarmament ament
ment approved. but practically all oti
er senate changes. particularly thos
calling for increased appropriations. re
iected by the house, the naval apprC
priation bill has been sent back to thu
senate for final action.
Robert j. Mawhinney of Pennsylva
mia has been nominated by the presi.
dent to be assistant secretary of the
treasury
Hiram c. Todd of New York has
been nominated by the president TO
be district attorney for the northern
district of New York
The man who has no skeleton in his
closet and who might want one will
| find II by turning to paragraph 1851
of the new tariff bill introduced re
Gently. that he may get it abroad with
out paying the duty. In putting skel
etons on the free list, the ways anC
means committee has in mind also 9th
er anatomical specimens.
President Harding sent a message L
congress strongly dissenting from pro
visions in the army appropriation bill
which require the army TO be reducel
to 10000 men by October l. Tn
president announced his approval O
the bill. but warned congress that h
does not feel justified in asking tn
secretary of war to enforce dismisss
OF men prior to expiration OF enlis
ment as would be necessary If the pr'
visions OF the measure are carried int
, effect,
, The nomination OF former Presider
Taft was not confirmed without opp
, sition. It was in executive session an
roll call was demanded EXPIRES
dent Taft enjoys a unique distinctic
IN having been president of the Unite
states and is now chief justice.
: The Interstate commerce commi
!, sion has fixed the tentative value
: the Gainesville Midland (Georgial ra
: road at sI,174.665; the Cradeo al
|. Choctaw tArkansas). s2sS.l61
Panama must accept forthwith Il
4 White award in the boundary dispu
e with Costa Rica. Secretary Of sta
r Hughes recently told Foreign Minist
$ 6aray OF Panama.
n The war department has order
y Capt. Calvin Dewitt. Jr.. Of the Thi
cavalry to proceed TO Athens. Ga,
assume duties as assistant profess
of military science and tactics at {
Is University OF Georgia.
ar Nearly 100000 reduction in freis
20 rates have been made by the railroa
m in the last ten months in campai
70 stimulate business.
The average rate Of duty in the /,
- ministration permanent tariff bin int
!, duced in the house will range betwe
to is and 20 per- cent
I'M II is stated in Washington that S,
to Domingo doubts the good faith
the United States in promising
terminate military occupation OF II
n. country
.c- Objection TO the house reductions
.r- the naval appropriation bin has tide
Az the measure in the senate and with
ed appropriations expiring with the fis,
- wear az midnight June 30, caused
technical collapse in funds