Federal Trade Commission seeks $500000 for cost of living study
Acting FTC Chairman Murdock asked Congress for a $500000 appropriation to fund investigations into production storage and distribution of foodstuffs aiming to determine real wholesale and retail price levels. The move accompanied debates on hoarding profiteering and currency in circulation plus bills and resolutions proposed by several representatives and senators.
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Associated Press
Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Congress
Murdock
Commission
Gillett
Palmer
Trade Commission
Secret Service
Glass
Hed Saenideeke
Ohio
Goodykoontz
West Virginia
Judiciary Committee
Secretary of War
Wilden
Walker D. Hines
Railrodds
William B. Colver
William C. Redfield
Commerce
Victor Murdock
Senate Gallery Feud Over Lodge Speech on League
Washington August 12 A senate decorum clash erupted as galleries cheered and hissed during Senator Lodge of Massachusetts address criticizing league of nations provisions. Senator Williams of Mississippi replied amid disturbances while Vice President Marshall warned to clear the galleries. The Lodge speech urged preservation of American autonomy against foreign commitments. Page five.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Senator Lodge
Massachusetts
Foreign Relations Committee
Hiss
Williams
Mississippi
Lodge
Sharp
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Marshall
United States
Farm Bureau to Study High Cost of Living
Farm bureau representatives from midwestern states arrived in Washington to study high cost of living factors with a congressional agriculture committee. F C Crocker of Filey Neb and J R Howard of Clemson Iowa attended. They planned to prepare a public statement on farmers’ behalf about high food prices and suggested prices might rise further, not fall soon.
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Associated Press
Washington
Farm Bureau
Congressional Committee On Agriculture
F. C. Crocker
Filey
Neb
J. R.howard
Clemson
Iobwa
Navy Secretary Daniels Urges League Covenant at Pershing Square
Secretary of the Navy Daniels spoke to about 6 000 in Pershing Square urging adoption of the League of Nations covenant. He recalled wartime vows and warned against future wars, praising Paris peace under Wilson. He stressed the PacuIe fleet signified unity of the Atlantic and Pacific before a public reception.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Cal
Napoleon
Paris
Wilson
Washington
Atlantic
Pacific
Daniel
Wage Increase Granted to Ship Workers
A San Francisco report states engineers on shipping board vessels receive an advance in wages of about four percent after the five-year agreement. The settlement clarifies the increase does not apply to privately owned ships.
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Associated Prags
San
Francisco
Aviation cabinet head suggested by U S aviation mission
The American aviation mission headed by Assistant Secretary of War Crowell recommends concentrating air activities under a single department with a cabinet official at the head. Secretary Baker disapproved, saying the mission overreached and a separate air service is needed to avoid wartime disruption. The report covers general, commercial, and technical development with members Coffin Mustin Dunwoody Blair and Hous. Continued on page five.
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Washington
United States
Baker
of Aviation
Anas
Department of Aviation
Army
Navy
England
France
Italy
Crowell
Howard C. ‘Coffin
Aircrat Production Board
Henry
Mustin
School Levy To Remain The Same At Board Meeting
At a Monday school board meeting the annual levy was kept at 16 mils with 2 mils for sinking and interest, 4 mils for wagons, and 10 mils for general expenses. The district expects about 7.04 million in valuation and 112 thousand raised. Most wagon driver positions were filled. several school vacancies will be filled at a special meeting. Washington addition progress reported, to be ready by October 1. School opens September 2.
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Wazons
Washington
Editorial Association Visits at Crater Lake
Editors of the National Editorial association party completed a 24 hour visit to Crater Lake as guests of the Medford Ashland and Grants Pass commercial clubs. They then left for Victoria B C for the association’s business meeting this week.
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Associated Press
Ashland
Ore
National Editorial Association
Crater Lake
Medford
Grants Pass
Victoria
B. C
Polish Jews Seek to Make America a Haven
Report from Warsaw indicates 40 000 Polish Jews have asked permission to emigrate to America. It is expected a large wave of Polish Jewish migrants will depart central Europe soon bound for the United States.
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America
Copenhagen
Warsaw
Central
Europe
Chicago Shopmen Hold Line in Wage Strike
Reports from across the country indicate steady improvement as railway shopmen resume work in many areas except Chicago, Boston, and Atlanta. In Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin over 1000 men returned, with 28,000 idle workers still reported. stockyards received 1062 cattle cars, 75 more than last year, while passenger service remains hindered by delays.
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Chicago
Raifiway
Boston
Atlanta
Illinois
Iowa
Wisconsin
Northwestern
Cone
Internation Union
Yeaders
Labor strife in US rail shops winds down in most areas
Washington reports today that the department of the American Federation of Labor says the shopmen strike has been cleaned up except in Chicago and a few points in New England where workers are expected to return before week’s end. Conferences with Director General will begin after all men return to work to review wage demands.
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Washington
Department of the American Federation of Labor
Chicago
New England
Southeast railroad shopmen end strike after union convention
In Atlanta on August 12, allied railroad shopmen in the southeast officially called off their strike. Representatives of the unions adopted a unanimous resolution to end the dispute pending adjustments by President Wilson and Director Hines. Workers were ordered to return to work Thursday as normalcy nears.
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Atlanta
Allied Railroad Gshpmen
Wison
Hines
George Cohan Quits the Friars Club
In a move amid the Actors Equity strike, producers plan injunctions against the Equity in Chicago Boston and Philadelphia to prevent spillover. George M Cohan resigns as a Friars Club member and vows to resist the actors.
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George Cohan
THE
Friars’ Club
New York
Actors’ Equity Association
Producing Managers’ Protective Association
Equity
Chicago
Boston
Philadelphia
Sam” Harris
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