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Show WASHINGTON NEWS IN BRIEF s, 4 WASHI.N'OTOS', Feb. 19 Representative Repre-sentative Flood's resolution calling on Secretary Baker for a statement as to whv he had refused permission to J I.M. Hill and C C Lindsay, employed bj o. house war Invsstlgatlng commit -tee to inspect archives at the war department, de-partment, was favorably reported to-daa to-daa bv the military committee. In ,-tsking for action on the resolution, resolu-tion, Mr Flood cited a statement mad', by him before the general Investigating Investigat-ing committee last Jnnuary which he Charged Hill and Lindsay sought certain cer-tain Information as to settlement of war claims, which they planned to sell to a newspaper In event of failure to obtain a larger sum from the man affected af-fected by the settlement record. 1 III l l M KIl WASHINGTON. l'h '- American marines who destroyed the plant of the newspaper ' La Tribuna" at .Man igua, Nicaragua; recently, will be tried by general court-martial, Rear Admiral Admir-al Bryan, commanding American special spec-ial service squadron In Latin-American wators, reported today to the navy department- The admiral said "an excellent impression" im-pression" had resulted from tb-prompt tb-prompt action of the navv In arrest -InK the men, GIFT FROM uii -v WASHINGTON, Feb. 19. President Wilson todav sent to the historic church ..f Brut. ui Parish. Williamsburg, Williams-burg, Virginia, a costly bound Bible autographed with bis signature. PACKER iM ROL BTL1 WASHINGTON. Feb 19. A delegation delega-tion representing various farm organizations organ-izations that favor passage of the packer control bill, after a conference .m,,j uiMi Ri pi .scnta.llve Mondell. the Republican leader, said they had te en unable td obtain assurance that the house would vote on the mcasuro at this session. QVARRKL OVF.R TYPHIS. WASHINGTON, Fb. 19 Methods I of safeguarding the country agulns' typhus Infection caused a controv ers between the health service and the state department recently, It was learned todaj It was asserted at the state department that a suggestion for a temporary ban on Immigration from infected districts In Europe had been opposed by health officials when put forward -ii n conference attended by senators, health service and state department de-partment officials and others, lie ,1th service representatives w'ere said to have expressed confidence that the COUld handle the situation. TYPHUS PRECAUTIONS W SIII.;T' in. Fch 19 Infoi mal-ly mal-ly asking congress for SL'OO.oou today for enlarging the facilities of the ' w 'ork state quarantine station at New York City soon to be taken over b the government, Surgeon Oenernl Cummins, of the public health ser-v ser-v I. . . said the station was "sadly laok-l tug in facilities to meet the present emergency caused by th pn 1 ,,i i-phUe i-phUe in Kurope and the attendant danger dan-ger of its introduction Into the I'nited States. DEA1 us in HBfSICO. WASHINGTON, Feb. 19. The cm-Ivassy cm-Ivassy In Mexico ity and the American consul at Progreno have been Instructed Instruct-ed to Investigate further circumstances under which D. Clarence Glbboney 6( Philadelphia and members of his pal ty died recently at Progreso. official reports said the men were drowned, when the boat in which thev were cruising .ff ihe lower east coast of Mexico foundered, bui recent unofficial unoffic-ial published reports Indicating that ih. 1 might have been killed by bandits prompted further Inquiry, Vt I ! TH I1 Ml I" I INC WASHINGTON. Feb. 19. Invitations Invita-tions to attend an International congress con-gress of merchants In Mexico June I--l ii will be dfHverCd personally to American Am-erican commercial bodies by a delegation dele-gation from the onfedei atlon of chambers of commerce of Mexico, the state department was Informed. The party will leave Mexico February Febru-ary II4 coming via BJ Paso to visit more than IS cities over the countrv. 1 Vl 1 l It M Y PROJECTS), v VSH I v ;T in, Feb. 19 Completion Comple-tion of the purchase of jeal estate In certain projects authorized by the army appropriation bill of 1919, but held up by an amendment last February, Febru-ary, would tie allowed under n bill introduced in-troduced today bv Chairman Ivahn of the military committee. The projects and the, amount au-thorlied au-thorlied for e ach Include Supply bases at Bmoklvn. $l,r.90.-; &J9, and Philadelphia. $766,937; re-seiV re-seiV depot at New Cumberland. Pa .i ff'2.500; quartermaster depot. Jeffe.--sonvllle. Ind . S22D.000; quartermaster warehouse. Baltimore. $100,000; ordnance ordn-ance depot, Pedrlcktown, N. J.. $215.-t,".J $215.-t,".J ; ordnance storage depot, Middle-town. Middle-town. Pa.. $iiO.00(i, and Aberdeen proving ground, Maryland, 1174,601. MINI RES t 1 V Bl WASHINGTON, Feb. 19. The international in-ternational mine rescue and first aid meet will be held at St. Louis. September Sep-tember 1. 2 and .1, the bureau of mines unnounced officially today. Rescue teams from manv mining cornpnn'u ol Ithe I'nited States, Canada and Mex-l Mex-l o .ne expected to compete. |