The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-31
Radio Corporation IsI Charged With Seeking. Press Radio Monopoly
By Associated Press

Washington, January 30.-Charges that the Radio Corporation of Amer ica was seeking to obtnin n monopoly Of press radio communication from the United States were made today before a Senate committee by Joseph Pearson of the Chicago Tribune. chairman of the American Publish ers' association committee on radio and cable communication. Testify ing at hearings on the pending bill to extend for five years the authority of the navy department to han dIe press dispatches by radio, Mir. Pearson said the Radio corporation had obtained n partial monopoly on the Atlantic coast and was seeking a monopoly of press rndfO business on the Pacific coast.
 Washington, January 30-Thc stnte of Texas obtained from the sue preme court today m order postpon- ing the argument of the ease involy- ing the location of the boundary be- tween It and the state of Oklahoma. The case was set for argument on March c, but by the action of the court today 1t will he postponed un- til April 24.
 
 imposed by Oklahoma upon income derived from the sale of oil and gnS produced under leases upon restrict ed Indian lands wns held unconstitu- i tional today by the supreme court. It was contended that the tax was ap unlawful burden upon federal agency and would affect the value of the leases.
 Milwaukee, January 3O.-Thc diff culties western bridge building firm has in meeting competition in the cast were described today by Charles \. Mcintosh, president of the Federal Bridge and Structural com pany of Waukesha, Wis, in the open Ing hearing of the federal trade com- mission's investigation into alleged steel price discrimination. CompIain- ants against the United States Steel corporation and It's subsidiary were represented by E. k. Steinhauer, att torney for the commission, who en- deavOred to show by MT. McIntosh's testimony that steel, no matter where purchased, Is priced on Pittsburg base, plus the freight rnte from Pitts burg to destination.
 Washington, January 3O-Thc farm loan board Is preparing n new bond issue to be made shortly, it was said today nt the treasury. Officials said the issue probably would amount to about E75.OO0,O0O. Interest rates have not yet been determined, It was said. Tho board will have to decide vhcth- CT to dispose of the new bonds at a 1 premium or lower the rate to below | per cent under existing conditions. | New York, January 3O.--Twenty corporations and 2S individuals en- gaged in the heating and ventilating branch of the building industry were indicted by a supreme court grand jury today for violation of the Don- nelly anti-trust law.
 \ Chattanooga. January 30.-Thc miners of the Sewanee Coal compa- ny's mines at Tracy City agreed to- day to accept the restoration of the 1917 wage scale, md returned to work. ending the strike which was declared in the Tracy City district q week ago.
 Washington, January 3O.-The most powerful financial influences in the United States nnd abroad intend that the s11,0OO. 100000 owed the United states by the allied and associated nations shall never be paid, Senator i Burch, republican. Idnho, declared to- l day In the Senate.
 ! Washington, January 3O.-The SUI ! preme court today decided the bound l ary dispute between Georgia and 1 South Carolina. holding that where I there nre no islands in the Savannah river the line shall be midway hc-