Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 May 1920 — Important News Events of the World Summarized [ARTICLE]

Important News Events of the World Summarized

Washington Earnings of the federal reserve system this fiscal year were estimated at $100,000,000 by Governor Harding of the federal reserve board, in testifying before the house rules committee at Washington. * » » Frederick G. Cottrell of California was nominated by President Wilson to be a director of the bureau of mines of the department of the interior at Washington to succeed Van H. Manning, who resigned. » • * Opening debate on his resolution to declare the state of war with Germany and Austria at an end, Senator Knox, Pennsylvania, declared In the senate at Washington that President Wilson was arbitrarily maintaining that the nation technically 'was at war in order to coerce the senate into ratifying the treaty of Versailles. • * • The railroad labor board will move from Washington to Chicago within two weeks. Chairman Barton said, and will begin bearings there May 17. Offices have been obtained in the Kesner building. • • • President Wilson at Washington has signed the Fuller pension bill, increasing the pensions of veterans of the Civil war and widows and other dependents of veterans. • * • American destroyers have been ordered to Vera Cruz and Tampico to protect Americans in those cities. The navy department acted on the advice of the state department • • • The final chapter In the financial history of the Confederate States of America was written In the treasury department at Washington when $60,000,000 in Confederate money was destroyed.