Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 177, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 July 1919 — WASHINGTON NEWS IN BRIEF. [ARTICLE]

WASHINGTON NEWS IN BRIEF.

i Washingtan, D. C., Juiy 28.—The 'federal trade commission made public today a third section of its report on the next packers’ investigation, The report goes into the big packers’ .control of the stockyards and related facilities, their influence over live stock prices and dominion over ■ manufacture and distribution of meat products through branch houses and cold storage systems. The report discloses discovery of what are known as “bearer warrants” used to conceal real ownership of the Chicago stockyards, a large portion of which were traced to J. Ogden Armour, president of Armour & Co. —io— President Wilson, informed today by Senator Thomas, democrat, that he was 'dissatisfied with the. peace treaty, 'hastened to the capital to confer with the democratic senators. While there he said he would send in the Anglo-French-American treaty soon,® and also intimated that he might abandon or postpone his tour of the country in the interest of the league of nations. The administration forces, led by Senator Walsh, began their offensive in the senate to prevent modification of the Shantung agreement. — o — Thomas F. Millard wrote a letter to former President Taft upbraiding him for stating that the president of the United States did right in forsaking China at the peace conference because Japan had made a threat which implied war. Mr. Millard severely arraigned Mr. Taft, declaring that he should have known better, that his position was monstrous and contemptible, and that he was giving circulation to an idea which dishonored the government of the United States. ———

The charge d’affaires of the Japanese embassy here issued a statement today declaring that Japan ■would withdraw every soldier from Shantung and restore to China sovereignty over Kiauchau. He spoke he said without any direct word from (his government, hut his statement is said to coincide wnttb what was promised the Chinese delegates at Paris by the allied and associated representatives. Japan would act, the charge d’affaires said, “as soon as was practicable.” —o — The house voted to take a recess from August 2 to September 9. The democrats offered little objection, most of their leaders taking the position that there was little chance for harm being done by the republican congress with the members away from the capital. —° — The bill repealing the- tax on soda (water and ice cream was passed by the house with the democrats objecting because no other source of revenue was provided. —o — The Carranza government was described as a band of outlaws by Willihm Gates, a witness before the house rules committee. It was stated that an Indian uprising is threatened in Yucatan. Jack Dempsey did not go to war, but he helped considerably when he contributed $6,000 to the government for the privilege of licking Jess Willard. Jess did his part pretty nicely as he had to place $31,000 in Uncle Sam’s sock for the beatings Jack gave him. -y * — \ Mrs. C. E. Lytle 'and Miss Virginia Todd returned to Chicago Monday afternoon after a week’s visit with Mrs. Lytle’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Zacher, and other relatives. Miss Bonita Lytle remained for a longer visit with the family of C. W. Platt Remington Press —Ringling Bros, (belong to that long list of deadhead advertisers that makes life miserable for the printer. They are wonderfully liberal to the newspapers. This week they sent out two complimentary tickets to the performance at South Bend in exchange for about four dollars’ worth of publicity. Perhaps they think Remington is a suburb of South Bend, but it’s not. ' _