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Show WASHINGTON NEWS IN BRIEF . 4 WASHINGTON. Feb 10. Charges, that the meat packers wen- "trying to strojigle" pending legislation fur gov-einment gov-einment regulation of cold storage were made In the senate today by Chairman Gronna, of th agricultural) committee. He served notice that he would call up the conference report on the bill Immediately after dl.spos.il Of the emergency tarlit measure and that If a vote on it was not had it would not be the only bill that falls." Senator Kenyon. Republican. Iowa, said the packers appeared to be "more powerful than the government." 1 l GURAL mm III N WASHINGTON. Feb 1 . President I Wilson will be represented today al hieing strongly desirous of following every precedent established by cuu-tom cuu-tom for the participation of the outgoing out-going president In the inauguration of his successor It was made known today at the White House that b had written Preflidont-olect Harding whether the Incoming president desired to have a luncheon for h.s guests Immediately after he enters the White House. President Wilson also was said to h i before him the inaugural plans drawn by the congressional Inaugural committee. com-mittee. IRISH PXJEA REJ1 CI I O. WASHINGTON. Feb. 16. The house foreign affairs committee refused re-fused toda a request of Representative Representa-tive Burke. Republican. Pennsylvania, for a public hearing on bis resolution proposing recognition of an Irish rc-' rc-' public. FRAUD iM'tu Rl D WASHINGTON. Feb. 16. The house elections committee has reported report-ed that J. R. Fair. Republican, was 'elected to the present congress from tho tenth Pennsylvania district and entitled to the seat now hold by Patrick Pat-rick MoLane, Democrat. The committee report declared widespread irregularities and fraud! had been found and th it while kfc-jine kfc-jine perFonally reported spending $7 48, tho McDane campaign Committee Commit-tee spent $11,740 nnd that If his contention con-tention that he did not know of that 'expenditure, then "the corrupt prac- tlces act becomes a farce-" BEN. KING'S PROPOSAJ WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 A bill proposing the return of property h"ld jby 'he alien property custodian to the owners was Introduced by Senstor Ring, Hemocrat, Ftah. Provision is made for tho appointment after a state of peaco Is declared of a commission com-mission with Judiciary powers to determine de-termine the rights of claimants to property so hold Senator King said he did not think wrongs of the German government warranted "the confiscation of the private pri-vate property of German nationals" INDEPENDENCE srj;d. NKYV YORK. Feb. 16. In a communication com-munication addressed to Secretary Colby Col-by the firm of McAdoo, Cotton & Franklin, of which W. G. McAdoo is a member, asked for recognition of the Independence of Lithuania. The services ser-vices of Mr- McAdoo's firm, the communication com-munication showed, have been retained retain-ed by J Vilolsls, representative of Lithuania at Washington. The " statement takes Issue with President Wilson's policy of non-recognition as set forth in his notes to the Italian government last August and in the note on Armenia sent to Paul H mans, president of tho league of nations assembly January 2'.'. President Pres-ident Wilson's policy, as set forth in these notes, opposes dismemberment of Russia without the consent of "Old Russia restored, free and united." said tho McAdoo communication. WILSON IMPROYI.S. WASHINGTON, Feb 16. President Wilson Tuesday lor the first time since his Illness went to tho cabinet room for the weekly cabinet meeting. Since he has been able to attend the weekly sessions, the president has met the cabinet mombers at the executive ex-ecutive manelon- PLOT FDBSLES OUT. WASHINGTON, Fcb. 16. Investigation Investi-gation of an alleged plot to blow up the presidential yacht Mayflower continued con-tinued but the Investigators were understood un-derstood to have practically reached the conclusion that the supposed bomb was no more deadly, than the average run of "bootleg" whiskey. An enlisted man of the navy was till held at the navy yard but the belief seemed to be prevalent at pollen po-llen headquarters that some barge involving an attompt to get liquor BDOard the Mayflower would be preferred pre-ferred against him rather than charges that he had conspired to blow up the vacht u U.I1AN ST GAR CROP WASHINGTON, Fob. 16 The Hawaiian Ha-waiian sugar crop ln 1920 was eight i cr edt below the average of the preceding pre-ceding four years, according to revised re-vised government figures published today. to-day. The cane area harvojted was five per cent lower than the preceding preced-ing year and tho yield per acre also was down five per cent, although production pro-duction of sugar from oano showed an Increase of two pounds per short ton. The revised total production was 666,-7 666,-7 27 short tows WOMEN oedebrate. W ASHINGTON. Fab, 16. The women wo-men of America wrote the final chapter chap-ter in the history of their struggle for tho ballot last night when the. mo-niorial mo-niorial statue of threo great yulirago plomcrs Susan li. Anthony, Ellaa-b. Ellaa-b. t'n 1 '. Stanton and Lu-ietla Molt was installed in the capital rotunda. Delegates representing every state and more than fifty national women's organizations participated in tho ceremonies. cere-monies. OO |