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Newspaper
Twin Falls Chronicle
Location
Twin Falls, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1919
Page
1
The Amer Legion journal urges vigilance as congress considers the soldier settlement plan tied to reclaiming idle lands. The editorial warns of landholder lobbying and urges members to watch the Mondell bill closely for national welfare over self interest.
Miss Awilda Oder leaves this morning for Castleford to visit Mr and Mrs Maude Brown for a week. BE Robinson departed yesterday evening for a short business trip to Salt Lake City and plans to return late in the week. Mr and Mrs Asher B Wilson and their young daughter left yesterday morning.
The Associated Press reports Warren B Stone of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers presented to President Wilson a plan for government action to reduce the cost of living. Stone argued wages rise to meet living costs, but the true remedy is curbing prices of necessities, blamed on profiteering by large interests. Wilson promised serious consideration after talks with Stone and with Director General Hines, noting widespread unrest among wage earners.
MINEOLA New Jersey July 30 The Associated Press reports civilian aviator Roland Rohlfs flew a Curtiss Wasp bi plane in an official flight reaching 30,700 feet a new American altitude record though not a world best.
Roosevelt reached a height of 30 700 feet according to figures on his barograph. The instrument will be inspected by officials of the Aero Club of America, and if found accurate the record will be homologated.
H. H. Schildman of Filer reports range conditions in Nevada. After spending time on the range, he notes sheep grazing workers unaffected by dry weather. Early spring months show satisfactory progress though date lambs run lighter than expected.
Washington July 30. Democrat leader Cummings discussed with President Wilson the 1920 political outlook and public support for immediate ratification of the peace treaty and league covenant. He cited a two month Western tour showing overwhelming support for ratification and details of the nation’s mood and party matters. California sentiment favored the league four to one.
Washington July 30. Senate Finance Committee will discuss a definite policy on amendments to the war revenue act of 1918 after hearings on house bills repealing the soda water tax and replacing the 10 percent gross sales tax with a two cent gallon tax on fruit juice beverages. Proposals also seek luxury tax repeal and reduction of excise taxes on candy, sporting goods, and furs.
Paris July 29. The first meeting of the Economic Council set up by M Clemenceau to cut living costs agreed to boost depots selling government bought food at army rates and to submit a decree to the cabinet Thursday establishing normal prices of foodstuffs.
Moderate quantities of refined copper have been bought for German manufacturing interests in New York. Shipments have begun and may grow. Financial terms were not disclosed. Additional copper sales to England France and several Scandinavian centers are reported with prospects of exporting to Japan.
Rome reports that plans for closer Italy United States relations are advanced daily in papers and official circles. The opinion is that Italy’s case was not presented by its ablest men to the peace conference or to the American commission and President Wilson.
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