Debate Over DC Crime and Population Decline
Representative Tinkham argues the District of Columbia shows degeneration as crime records spike. He notes DC population fell from 1920 to 1921 while police court cases rose 12.9 percent from 1920 to 1921 and 100.9 percent since 1910.
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District of Columbia
Congress
Tinkham
Massachusetts
Police Court of
United States
District Branch
Supreme Court of the
Police Court of the
Work Stopped on Building Battleships
President orders immediate halt to all ships under construction due to naval limitation talks. Estimated savings reach about 5 million dollars monthly for taxpayers with scrapping under treaty terms. Secretary Denby to report ship conditions and halt work pending treaty ratification by all signatories.
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Harding
Senate
Denby
United States
Engand
Japan
France
Italy
Definite Moves Toward World Peace Conference Proposals Revised Alliances
A Washington conference produced several peace oriented pacts. It includes a ten year quadruple treaty among the United States Great Britain France and Japan to respect Pacific territories and convene if regional peace is threatened. A five power treaty among the US UK France Italy and Japan limits battleship tonnage and authorizes a fifteen year term. Other accords condemn poison gas warfare and make submarine attacks on merchant ships illegal. A US UK and Japan three power agreement maintains Pacific fortifications and bases. Japan China Shantung settlement returns Shantung to China with railroad terms. The nine powers vow to uphold open door policy in China and reform commercial restraints. Japan agrees to modify the twenty one demands. Former German cables in the Pacific are allocated. An international commission is to be formed within three months.
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United States
Great Britain
Japan
China
Shantung
Pacific
Roosevelt Sequoia Park Bill Amended in Congress
Barbour pushed an amended Roosevelt Sequoia National Park bill favoring a conservation park closed to water power. Mather persuaded power firms Kings River valley claims. Sierra Club and many groups supported preservation. Only opposition came from Rep Addison Smith who opposed the amendment.
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Barbour
Roosevelt-Sequoia National Park
Sierras
California
William F. Bade
Sierra Club
Stephen T. Mather
Theational Park Service
Focal Power
Kings River
Sierra Club of
Congress
National Parks Associa
Smith
Yellowstone National Park
The Presidents Forest Joint Resolution to Nominate Kaibab Land
A Senate measure 8 J Res. 154 by Senator Reed Smoot would create The President's Forest in the Kaibab National forest Arizona a 500000 acre game sanctuary to be ruled by the forest service and Grand Canyon park service and barred to settlers cattle and miners. The plan draws praise from nature lovers and involves Grand Canyon Cattle company surrendering grazing permits with land offered to the government. The forest would be the east half of Kaibab adjacent to the Grand Canyon North Rim with rugged high plateaus and deer plentiful. advocates see it as a national park like refuge for public enjoyment.
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Kaibab National Forest
Arizona
Reed Smoot
Utah
Committee On Public Lands and Surveys
United States
Forest Service
Agricultural Department
Grand Canyon National Park
National Park Service of
Kaibab Plateau
Grand Canyon
President's Forest
President’s Forest
Buckskin Mountain
Kalbab National Forest
Senator Smoot
Stephen T. Mather
National Park Service
Washington
Harding
Emerson Hough
Los Angeles
E. J. Marshall
Grand Canyon Cattle Company
Marshall
Kaibab
Roosevelt
Congress
Smoot
Wasatch Mountains
Painted Desert
Colorado
John D. Lee
Mountain Meadows
Zion National Park
Lund
Cedar City
Marysvale
Panguiteh
Cedar Breaks
Bryce Canyon
Zion
Lee’s Ferry
Mesa Verde
Rocky Mountain National Parks
Utah National Park
North Rim
South Rim
Interior Department
Theodore Roosevelt
Canyon of Canyons
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