Cottonwood Chronicle Newspaper, December 10, 1920, Page 5

# PROPOSED MEASURE | WOULD END GAMBLING «Senator Capper Makes Public Bill Designed to Stop “Future” Trading. Useful Pleasind Washington.— Senator Capper of . Kansas has made public his proposed bill to stop gambling in foodstuffs and cotton. A tax of 10 per cent, designed to be prohibitive on “future” trading in grain and cotton, except by actual own- ers or @ limited class of traders under federal license, is the basic feature of the Capper bill, which is to be intro- duced in the senate by the author and in the house of representatives by Representative Tincher, republican, of | Kansas. The 10 per cent would apply to options an@ the measure would af. ) fect grain products as well as raw | ; grain. “The bill will stop gambling in - wheat, corn, cotton and other farm oa i) 7 G of the gift list. n products,” said Senator Capper. “It will eliminate the wheat pit and the blackboard. It will put out of busi ness the thousands of wire-houses and bucket shops by making it impossible for gamblers and speculators to dea! on boards of trade. “The bill undertakes to preserve the legitimate ‘hedge’ but cuts out all gambling and manipulations.” Farmers, dealers and manufacturers buying or selling grain or cotton for actual delivery would not be restricted by the proposed law, Senator Capper said. Penalties of 50 per cent of the pro- posed federal tax, a fine of $10,000 and one year’s imprisonment for violation of the bill's provisions are incorporat- ed in the Capper bill. MAY BE SPLIT IN CABLE CONFERENCE Washington.—The American govern ment has about reached the limit of the concessions it is willing to make to the allied and associated powers with regard to the disposition of the former German cables, it was stated by one of the American commission ers to the international communica- tions conference now in session here The commissioner said the negotia- tions had been dragging for some time without any immediate indication that an agreement would be reached z The United States has insisted that $ the cable communication between the ¥ United States and Germany, which 4 was interrupted as a result of the diversion of the German cables by the allies, should be restored. Great Brit- b ain is understood to have expressed a z willingness to restore a cable which . formerly ran from Emden to New York, but which has since been dl- verted to connect Penzance with Hali- % fax, only on condition that it remains + : in British bands. i LESHSSSSSS SRR Rh i i i son Before You Sogo NO HOPE FOR EARLY RELIEF “Consumers’ Strike” Declared Basic Cause of Depression. Washington.—No hope of early re- Nef from business depression is held out in the monthly statement of the federal reserve board. Depression exists in most communities, the state ment said, and one of the basic causes so far as the board could determine, ‘ was a ‘consumers’ strike—an evident 3 a i a Porro St public determination to wait for prices to come down.” Manufacturing activities continued to fall off in November, the board satd. A wave of “reduction sales” by retail! ers has not, it added, resulted in large- ly increased buying. “A correspond- ing decline in the buying power,” re flected in the decreased volume of trade of all kinds also was noted. The board attempted no forecust of future conditions. Lumber manu facturers reported dropping orders, despite paring of prices and likewise disclosed, in some cases, no more than half-time operation of mills. Cancellation of orders, prevalent in the domestic trade, has a counterpart in the export trade, the board said. ea a ee ee ee etest Plebiscite Favors Former Ruler. Athens.—The people of Greece have voted in favor of the return of Con stantine to the Greek throne. Official announcement was made that Sun ° day’s plebiscite resulted overwhelm- ingly in favor of the recall of the ex king from Lucerne 20th North Dakota Failure Reported. Bismarck, N. D.—Notice that the Security State bank at Mohall would not open for business was received by C. E. Lefthus, state bank examiner. ° This makes 20 banks closed in the state, all because of depleted reserves. Allies Threaten Greek Reprisal. | London.—British and Italian embas-| 7 sies in Athens have been instructed to notify Premier Rhallis that, in the event of Constantine's return all allied | used to be when phonographs were a novelty. age comparison. n : ! then to hear others. We leave final judgment to you. we rarely lose a sale when a comparison is made. WICK here and the nation over. i E the most critical because of the overwhelming merit. BRUNSWICK for Christmas. Randalls PPPS SPSS EPS OSES OOP e roy Pay your taxes at the National Bank. For the Best_ price in Lubri- -* Spee ewer, —. Mend 2 cating oils see South & Frick. -tf 49-3\a standard, price. 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Jones, $ | FARM FOR LEASE. ; Will lease my 640-acre ranch, *| located one mile from Kooskia %|for a term of three years, 210 ¥/ acres under cultivation, balance pasture; 42 acres in fall wheat; machinery, stock and household goods can be purchased. Plenty of water and wood on place. Wat- er piped into house. Would build silo if desired. W.D. Hammond, owner, Kooskia, Idaho. 49-2 Harry C. Cranke, auctioneer, | Nezperce and Grangeville, Idaho. Make your dates at this office... Why not build a machine shed and stop the rust and decay. Rough lumber will do the trick and it won't cost much either. All of Boles, Idaho. HENRY HEITFELD, Register. Stop the leaks. Shingles best grade Extra *A* $6.00 Hus- sman Lumber Co. 45-tf ' 49-5 © 35-tf j three weeks’ William A.) ag Jones, Asa Jones, Lewis R. Jones | JOSEPH WALSH Joseph Walsh of Massachusetts, chairman of the congressional commit. tee investigating the United States | shipping board. ARGENTINA LEAVES LEAGUE. ASSEMBLY Geneva.—The. Argentine delegation withdrew from the league assembly. It was the first reef struck during the deliberation which had been going on with reassuring smooth- ness until it got into a fog in the dis- cussion of amendments, Independence shown by Honorio Pueyrredon of Argentine in voting against postponement of consideration |of the amendments and his breaking {of the | assembly's unanimity, with Senor Velasquez of Paraguay support- ing him, were regarded as ominous of a stormy session, but the Argentine delegation’s extreme action in with- drawing was unexpected. There were two currents of opinion One is that the directing minds have too much neglected the feelings of the smaller powers and have erred in opposing discussion of the amend- ments; the other is that the Argentine delegation has been too precipitate in its action, An amendment to the covenant to the league of nations eliminating ar- ticle X, the most mooted section of the pact, was introduced in the assem- bly of the league by Charles J. Doher- ty, Canadian minister of justice. The amendment will probably be referred to the committee on amendments. here. ERIEF GENERAL NEWS The Clarinda Trust & Savings bank of Clarinda, lowa, voluntarily closed its doors because of slow collections. Official reports from 45 states reveal a widespread industrial depression in spite of which no serious or general unemployment has as yet developed, the national industrial conference board declared in a@ statement, Whiskey valued at $85,000 stored in the government bonded warehouse at San Francisco was found to have been stolen when examination of the barrels in which it was contained showed them to be filled with water. Thirteen countries have accepted the invitation of the Chilean govera- ment to send representatives to parti- cipate in the festivities early in De cember commemorating the 400th an- niversary of the discovery of the strait | of Magellan. The interstate commerce commis | sion has established a carload mini- | mum of 60,000 pounds on all grains | with the exception of oats, ear corm | and corn in the shuck, upon which a minimum of 80 per cent of the marked \ capacity of the car was fixed. Would Banish High Heels. | Boston.—A ban on high heels such |e never carried puritan or pilgrim | aneestors to church is to be sought from the legislature by the Massachu- | setts Osteopathic society. Announce- | ment that the society would introduce a bill to stop the high heel at its | source—the manufacturer—was made at its 19th annua! convention. | Chile Denies Japanese Alliance. | Santiago, Chill. — Luis Aldunate Echeverria, the foreign minister, ts- | sued a statement emphatically deny- | ing as “absurd” rumors published in | the European and American press re- garding an alliance between Chile and Japan. 3808 Killed in Auto Accidents. Washington.—A total of 3808 per sons were killed in automobile acct dents, or died as a result of injuries therefrom, during the last year, the | census bureau announced. Recognizes Mexican Government. Rio Janeiro.—The Brazilian govern- ment has recognized the government of President Alvaro Obregon of Mext co, it was announced. CCL