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Show - T Washington Notes 1 WASHINGTON. Feb. 5 Strict censorship cen-sorship Is to bo exercised over the official of-ficial prints of the testimony of Chas. G Dawes before a congressional war investigating committee thl3 week. All "hells," 1 damns" and stronger utterances Tncludlng even the frequent "hell Maria" used by General Pershing's Persh-ing's former supply chief to express feelings adequately, will bo knocked out That Was agreed on w hen tho argument started, so Mr. Dawes, as ho asked to be called, said, "Let er go. regardless." TRUCK AND HORSE SALE. WASHINGTON, Feb 6. Provisions for the army appropriation bill directing di-recting sale of ten thousand motor trucks, 1.000 automobiles and 20,000 horses and mules will "cause serious embarrassment" to the war department, depart-ment, especially in the evont of any emergency, Secretary Baker says, in a letter to members of congress. Authority to retain 10,000 motor vehicles ve-hicles and 7C.000 animals, needed for an army of 176,000 Is requested. "Mr. Baker says that on December 31 there were 41,156 motor vehicles on hand and that all except 30.000 had been ordered sold. PARK WATER POWER. WASHINGTON, Feb. 5. a bill authorizing au-thorizing transfer of Jurisdiction of .-. i rM,u , r possibilities in national Ijarks from the federal power com- mission to the congress was reported today by the house watcrpowcr com- mlttee. Another bill reported would permit the committee to perfect its organization by employment of clerks and engineers. EXTORT RAIL RAT 1 3 WASHINGTON. Feb. 6. Railroad representatives appeared today at the first hearing before the Joint Inter-State Inter-State commerce shipping luard f.m-mlttee f.m-mlttee on the question of read Just' ment of export and Import rail rates to facilitate ocean shipments in American Am-erican vessels. Particular attention was gtvi-ti to readjustment re-adjustment of rail rates from points east of Chicago to Pacific Coast ports. It was said, as well as to an inquiry Into transcontinental shipments to Canadian ports SMOOT ANTI-SMOKE BILL. WASHINGTON, Feb 6. Senator Smoot s proposal to prohibit smoking in any building here owned or rented by any government department or independent establishments" of th' government reached the senate In the form of an amendment to the sundry civil bill. Senators generally aro of the opinion that It would not apply to th- Capitol, senate and house Dfflct buildings and the White House |