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>0 MORE LIQUOR A1MERTIMM. i.N NEWSPAPERS Columbia, Feb. 15.?The house today passed the DuRant bill to prohibit liquor advertisements in newspapers, on bill boards or in any other manner in the State of South Carolina. The | bill already having passed the house Tvas ordered enrolled for ratification. fnr rrmsideration 1UC scuaio uau U JV a bill by Senator, Banks <o permit i suit to be brought against the State i for damages as a result of the death' of two children in Calhoun who had been treated with the anti-typhoid cerum sent out by the State board of 1 health. ! MANNING'S SPITE RECEIVES SETBACK i I , ' " i Columbia, Feb. 14.?Both branches ryf o-pn^ral assembly tonight sat squarely down upon the effort to leg islate Chief Game Warden RicliarJ son out of office. The measures pro posed were in effect to give Governor Manning absolutely free rein in the appointment. The senate and house each amended the bills before them by placing the selection of chief game warden in the hands of the people, to be elected In tne same mauuei other State officers, and providtrr? That the present game warden shall continue in office until the next gen eral election. Partisan politics was attempted to be played against an official who is a "Blease appointee," and has supported Mr. Blease in past campaigns, but it failed tonight. There was no record vote in the house. The senate by & vote of 24 to 17 adopted the amend ment of Senator Bonham, of Green ville, to let the people decide. | 'i- !9*. Ifcwiih of Mrs. Summer. Mrs. Ilulda Anna Summer, the be loved wife of Mr. J. H. Summer, died at her home in this city on Monday ! evening at 7 o'clock. The immediate -cause of her death was heart failure, j although she had been in ill health j rho nast vear Five years ago Mrs. j Summer underwent a serious opera-1 tion at the .Columbia hospital, from which she rallied and improved and for three years afterward was appar-' ently in good health until her last ill ness about a year ago. Mrs. Sum mer was nearly 56 years old. She was the daughter of the late Hilliard H. and Nancy E. Cromer. J ' The funeral service was held at the' "house oix Wednesday morniag at 10:30 o'clock, conducted by her pastor, the Rev. Edw. Fulenwider. The follow ing were pallbearers: Messrs. B.j Hunter, H. M. Boozer, W. H. Lorain-1 sck, D. A. Livingston, J. H. Clary, W. B. Long, O. T Feagle and J. M. Morris. ? - +? V>? > ??a tlia fmin ! It was a graueiui <tci iu uaiuc :uui < 'clerks in the store as pallbea?5*s. | The funeral procession was one^*f ' the largest ever seen in Newberry, a1 silent testimony to the high regard' and esteem in which the deceased' *was held by the community. Th?; floral tributes were many and beau-j tiful. One of the most touching and impressive incidents at the burial was' the solo by Mr. Robert West, who! wrs on a visU here and who deferred j "his return to Columbia until after the' burial ceremony. As the casket was "beinz lowered into the grave Mr. West sansr: "Safe in the arms of Jesus." I Besides her bereaved nusoana Mrs.? Summer is survived by five sons and three daughters, as follows: Lelancf,; Hugh. Ernest. Roy and Harry and, Misses Verna. Lila and Julia, all of j - -Vir?Tv> liv-o Ypwherrv exeent Er-i nest, who lives in Greenwood. She; is also survived by six grandchildren,.! one brother. Mr. Thos. H. Cromer, of Greenville, and a large circle of other relatives. Among those present were Mr. and Mrs. Thos. H. Cromer and Mr. j Herman Cromer of Greenville. Mrs. i T. S. Hemingway and Miss Ethel; Cromer of Kine?tree. end Mr. Joseph I Summer of Peak. Mrs. Sumiiier was a loyal and con- j sistent member of the Lutheran! Church of the Redeemer. Many were; the friends who loved her for her; beautiful character and the good ex-1 clIXL1 tf Ui nci inc. 11 iiuc jiv/l uuyiv- i pared for the airabuhcement of her; death, yet the community was shock- i ed when the news spread that the' end had come, knowing that it had' brought sorrow and gloom into the! happy home of a devoted family. The! heart of the entire community throbs in sympathy for the grief stricken husband and sons and daughters, who were bound together in Tfffc by the, strongest lovo and who, in the death j of the loving wife and mother, are; now passing under the shadows of a great affliction, ^ i ' The best that the State department at Washington can do for American ? ^ snI + V?n f O r*/-\ rAn r< rvf coiling VCBSCiS luai ai c utouuug vl uuihuq far the war zones, is to tell them, that they have a right to sail if they desire do so; but they will hav# to look for themselves as best they can on the way.?Yorkville Enqulr H)R BOM) ISStE-POli KOADS IN ItfOMfcK TOW.NSHIL' Introduced by Newberry Delegation. In the House of Representatives. Read the first time February ?. 1917. A BILL To Provide for an Election on the Is sue of Forty Thousand Dollars in Coupon Bonds by Cromer Town ship, in Newberry County, for the Purpose of Constructing and Main ia.ii.uiig me ruuuu ivuauo in uaiu Township, and to Provide a Sink ing Fund for the Payment of tfle Same, and a Commission to Expend the Proceeds of Same. De it enacted by the General As sembly of the State of South Carolina: j Section I. On tiie day of April. [1917. there fhall be held an ole-tioii in Cromer township, of Newberry county, on the question- of issue of forty thousand dollars in thirty-year six per cent, coupon bonds by said township, for the purpose of con structing and maintaining the public roads within said township. The County Supervisor shall appoint the managers for such election, advertise the same tor at least three weeks, provide a sufficient number of ballots for and against such isue, receive tue return, from the managers, and de clare the result of the election; and in case a majority of the ballots cast | thereat shall be in favor'of the issue ' of said bonds, the same shall be is ! sued as hereinafter provided. The ; ballot to be voted at said election, 1 one-half thereof shalj contain, plain j ly written or printed thereon, the i words "For the issue of bonds,and | the other half "Against the issue of bonds.'' In case a majority of ths ballots Qast $t said election shall be r IE favor of the of naiii bon?J, ! i'ortv thousand dollars of bonds in [ uonominations of one thousand dol I lai'S &ach, pay&ble thirty )ears iu'tei | CiatO and bearing interest at a rate not 1 exceding six per cent, ^er annum, snail De issued oy me mgnway tom ! mission of said township, as herein | after provided: Provided, That John | M. Saber, John L. Miller and W. C. Scott be, and they are hereby, ctKi 1 stituted a Commission fcr said town , ship, to be known as the Highway ! Commission of Cromer township, ! whose term of office shall be for two. i th;ree and four years, respectively, , to be determined by lot, with power (to elect their successors in office and to fill vacancies on said Commission, which Commission shall at their first meeting elect one of their number Chairman and another Secretary, and is hereby charged with and empower ed to issue and sell said bonds for not less than par, and deposit the pro ceeds thereof with the County Treas urer of Newberry county, to be kept by him as a separate fund to be ex pended only in the construction and maintenance pi the public roads with in said township. Section 2. Said bonds shall ue signed by the Chairman and secre tary of the said Highway Commission, and they shall affix their official seal thereto: Provided, That the names may be lithographed or engraved on the coupons of said bonds. Section 3. The said Highway Corn mission shall keep a full and accurate account of all their acts and doings' and that each draft or warrant upon the funds hereinbefore provided for shall accompany the same, xcitth accurate and itemized statement o{ lh* work for which it is issued to pay. Section 4. There shall be levied annually on all taxable property with in Cromer township a sum sufficient to pay the interest coupons as they fall due. and also the sum of dollars annually, which shall be plac ed cn deposit at interest in some re liable saving institution as a sinking tund for the retirement of said bonds. The Highway Commission may invest said Sinking Fund in State or other puoiic oonas. Provided, The Highway Commission herein named shall have full power and authority to supervise the con struction and maintenance of all the roads and bridges in said township, so far as the same may relate in any manner to the expenditure of the pro ceeds of the sale of the bonds under this Act. Church of the Redeemer. (Rev. Edward Fulenwider, pastor). Nothing preventing, the following v.-i 11 be the program of divine s"t vices at the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer next Sunday: 1 0 1 r? a m?Snnriav 'SfVinnl Last Sunday the attendance was large. I>et us make it larger ncf!?t Sun da jr. | 11:15 a. m.?The morning service, j Sermon by the pastor, j 7:30 p. m.?The evening service, i The second sermon in the Reforms tion series will be preached. The subject is: "How Lutheranism Arose, and what It Has Contributed to the World." There will be good music at all of the services. The public is cordially invited to nil of the services. ! WOULD TALK AGAIN ti ABOUT U-BOAT PLAN (.erraany Anxious for Further >ego.! i tintions on I'ndersea Blockade*? 1 Washington Sees lint Little Hope. jc I ! \ ! Washington, Feb. 10.?Germany i has taken steps to open a discussion * with the United States of means or'1 preventing war. j1 In seeking an exchange ot' views on 1 the subject, however, it is not under-;3 stood that the Berlin government ha:* i proposed any modification of its ruthless submarine campaign and of , ficials here feel they can not. enter ' upon such a discussion while vessels 1 I'OIlUIiUB LU ue UCSUUICU IU viisiaiivj.* ! oi" international law. The new move is understood to bt! predicated upon a willingness on Germany's part to discuss especially the safeguarding of American ships and American lives on the seas ana backed by a renewed expression or the desire of the German government to prevent tiie diplomatic breacn from leading into actual hostilities.! Just how American interests are to be safeguarded if the German war zone proclamation is to stand and whether any specific meafes of pre serving peace between the two na tions is included in the communica- J tion have not been revealed. Because#of the delicacy of the sit-( oil nfti.iioTo rafucfl f A UiUlUil ail uuiviaio a v.*. uk>\/ i-v s??wv??ww ( . it in detail or even to indicate ! 'through what channels the communi-j cation was addressed to the Amen- j ' can government. r Won't be Accepted, I ' The manner in which the new Gei*-! man proposal was received in oSi-j' i cial quarters left the impression that; J there was little possibility of a fa-' vorable response here. The attitude'' . of officials has been that only two i' courses are 6'pen to Germany?that j ] ! she must either pursue her ruthless- j ness at ths hazard of war with this country or restore tier repudiated pledges given in the Sussex case. It has been felt here that Germany has; , been warned more fully liian she had any right to expect regarding the at- ' titude of the United States and that! she decided on her course with full | knowledge of its results. It is .nQi! felt that Germany will be in a posi-1 tion to negotiate in the matter until j she has withdrawn, from a campaign J , ? ^ - > * T " *-i i * a /I C!f o lin rt n*"\T. J ^ WHICH tile giaics uas \.vu? , dcmned with the most serious step it could take short of war. Officials, however, apparently are not surprised at the German action. In one diplomatic quarter it was char acterized tonight as calculated to shift to the state department respon sibility that Germany's own actions may^ead to. It is realized also that It win nave an uueci uu iuc and the pro-German elements in the country which will be embarrassing , to officials here. Question of Motive. What may be the ulterior move bacK ! of the step also is a matter of spec ulation. In some quarters there is evv : dent a feeling that it merely is a pla.y | for time designed to postpone any | 1 further action by the fnited States i 1 until the starvation blockade agaings. England either has succeeded or fail ed. Elsewhere there are suggestions that there may be behind it a sincere j desire to make sacrifices to preserve! peace between the United States ana j Germany and may come as a response j , to the appeals understood to have j . been sent abroad by pacifists in this! ( country. In any event there is no'! , evidence that President Wilson is con- | tcmplating any other course than1 ] vigorous preparation of the nation for { the eventuality which he warnei ] against in his address to congress it , American rights are violated. Up to tonight no official evidence had been < received to show that the feared overt i act had been committed. j ] Watch Gerard's Departure. j 1 '.Vside from the new German com-1 ( munication interest in official circles j < ( entered chiefly in the course of Ber-j < 1111 UIIX.V.1CL10 in piav iac, uuouu-ivo ui tuo ( way of the departure of Ambassador I Gerard. Great resentment has been i aroused here over this incident bur., officials have indicated that as soon ' as the ambassador is safely out ot' Germany they will be disposed to con-j sider the matter closed. Although definite information re carding the channel through which the German communication was di rected is lacking, it is considered cer tain that it has been forwarded by the government of Switzerland. Th? i iiwiss minister nere. ?no nas laKeu over Cerman interests in this country, railed at the state department this af ternoon and saw Counsellor Pork. 7>oth refused to discuss fhe conference ' >?* it i1? considered probah'e the nlta istcr, on behalf of Germany, commnn j^te^ that government's views, Tf he i fhfi (Iprninn siir"2#>stiorm wr^p if ic j lo-ieved, given orally. j It is regarded as improbable that , specific suggestions would be put for i ' T'] at least until the United State* | Indicates in some way its sentiment j Toward t.he general proposal for iOLL \YEEVIL-( KEAMEBY JttEEil.M, A SICIESV The meeting called for at the court louse on 1 W ednesday by County Dem mtrator T. M. Mills was a success in very particular. About a hundred re >resentative farmers and others, to gether with several ladies, were in \: endance. It was an earnest gather ng of citizens of the county, one of he very best meetings of the farmers ret held in Newberry, and the result >i its deliberations will prove high!/ jeneficial. Mr. Mlils was called to the chair inci explained the object of the rneei ng. There were several strong speeches on the subjects presented. Mr. W. W. Fitzpatrick, chief dairy man of the extension division of Jlemson college, spoke on dairy, reamerv and feed tonics, tellinc ev jrything that was necessary to be tnown in connection therewith. Mr. W. W. Long. State agent. mad& i taik on the boll weevil question. He earned the farmers what they might expect from the spread of this pest ind told them what had to be done in )rder to meet conditions. The bankers present were called on rnr evni-oiccinr a r?P thoir nnininnc nrt :he basis of credit under boll weevil ?onditions. Accepting this invitation, Dr. James Mcintosh, Dr. G. Y. Hunter and Mr. John M. Kinard responded to :he question. They were unanimous in saying they would extend credit on live stock, corn, grain, etc,, much more readily than 011 an all-cotton crop Mr. W. J., Shealy, marketing agent r>i the Southern Railway compan\. aiade a talk on what the company is doing to help the farmers. At the conclusion of Mr. Shealy's remarks the meeting was turned over to Dr. punter, president of the Live Stock association. After a discussion on the different breeds of dairy cattle, the Jersey was adopted as the official breed of dairy :ow. The consensus of opinion in the en thusiastic gathering, upon listening rn tho oat? Pr\r\A nfnff UiiV/ WU ICCU SLUlf iUI t'U Wo and other dairy matters leading to the creamery, is that the creamery will be established in the early fall. IU RAM MEASURE PASSES SENATE The senate last night, after a pro longed discussion of the prohibition situation, passed the DuRant bill by i vote of 29 to 10. Provisions of the Dill ai;e that but one quart of liquor nay be obtained each month, and :his on a physicians' prescription. No provision is made- for the use of tvhiskey as a beverage. Ministers ot ;he gospel may procure a quart of wine each month for sacramental purposes. The vote was: Yeas: Beamguard, Beattie, Black, Brice, Buck, DuRant, Durst, Epps. E. C.. Enns. R D. Erans "FYirla*. jinn, Griffith, Gross, Johnson, John stone, Ketchin, McCown, tickles, Nicholson, O'Dell, Padgett. Purdv. tlidgell, Robinson, Shelor. Sherarci, Spigener, Wharton?29. Xays: Bonhara, Harvey, Harrelson, Hughes, Laney. Rogers, Sinkler, Stacy, Stuckey, Williams. J icts .Signed by (Zoiernor. Columbia. .Feb. 13.?Among the icts signed by Governor Manning to night are the following: The insu ranee act to provide for a system or rating; the act to provide for the ex amination and licensing of optome trists; the act to provide for a re registration of qualified electors in 1918, and -the act to provide that the aiayor of Charleston and the chairman :>f the waterworks commission shall be ex-officio members of the board or public works of that city. Hussion. The development, nowever. served to draw attention again to th^ Proposals for distinctive markings ot vessels and arrangements for passage )f American passes^er carrying lin o ill l ii v uuiV/ auiu/uiiviii^ u 11 i v >' u iv v ;d submarine warfare. Sought Discission Then. It was disclosed tonight that when ''ount von Hernstorff informed the ['nited States of the new German policy last week an effort was made o bring about a discussion appar ently designed to result in the United States agreeing not to take an- sen ilis action and that administrative of ficials flatly declined to consider it. Fhe present efforts, while more or ess cinereiu in cnaracier, are iookoq ipon as being more formal in nature :han those made at first. Some light also was thrown upon Germany's point of view when it was learned today that while the Berlin government was arranging for the new campaign of ruthless warfare certain German diplomats in various r?arts of the world were notified that ttliile "military necessity'' prevented uie s^i aii liiig vi a period in v> iulu neu trals might adjust their maritime in terests. every care would be exercised ihat neutral and especially American oassenger carrying ships would nj^t to unwarned submarine [-$><$ "? r "i- ^ <?> <?> y $><? ?> $> 3> ' <S> $ - WITH THE LAWXtkERS. One Hundred and Ten Acts. ! One hundred and ten acts had been j delivered to .Governor Manning to ! night. Most of them are of a local nature, and practically all of th?m i have been signed. Columbia, .Feb. 13.?Both houses , of the general assembly worked hard' this morning:, in an endeavor to dis pose of the pressing matters upon tbeir calendars and reach final ad journment by the end of the week.! Some of the members now seem to' doubt that the session will come to an end on Saturday, but most of them! are trying hard to accomplish that1 Jesuit. The house met at 11:35 thfe morn-J nig. It was scheduled to r*eet at 11: lu, but the late night sessions have M-nri.- on the desks of tile UCldJ c;u lilV n V* iK clerks. Staying in-session until"after; 1 midnight, and reconvening early nexti ] morning, gives little time for the rec ords to be made up and laid 011 the ; desks of the members, as the rules; require. It is the old st^ry of posi-j polling the most important measures j1 until the last few days, and then try-j ' u r/Aii trh Thftv USu- ! illg 10 rusii II1CU1 ? ahy get througn, but in the major!-! Nty of instances it is by free conference' ' reports which enact laws during tue closing hours of the session, without, time for consideration hy the meiL~! oers. Legislation by free conference' committee has been common in Soutai Carolina for a numoer 01 jears paBl. The danger of it lias frequently beea called attention to, but the "old or-[ der <?hangeth not." The house at l:5u o'clock recessed until 8 o'clock to-J night. ' - - ? I The sunate met this morning at' 10:30. and after a session of three; and one-half hours, recessed until s' o'clock tonight. The DuRant quart-a-month bill,' v.iiicii passed the senate ac niianignc last night, aid not reach the house this morning, but will probably gei ik.io tnat bcxiy tonight. The measure ieuucej me amount from a gailoii J;er month, to each indiviSkal, as now; allowed, to one quart per month, t^.u quart to oe procured only upon tne prescription of a physician. The, :i uuor must be for medicinal purposes, as certified to by the physician, une quart of wine per month wouid be a; lowed to churches for sacramon>ai purposes. \ The house this morning gave nual reading to the bill to perfect the sys tem of Torrens land registration 111 this State. Tiiere was'a vigorous tight, against the measure, led by Mr. Ar thur Young, of Charleston, who mov ed to recommit the measure. Air.' Young was supported by a number ot lawyers in the house. The contention > gn their part was that the bill was' aefective. They were in sympathy with the idea, but wanted the matter to go over until next year, giving time to prepare a measure which would afford the relief sought. Mr. Young's motion to recommit was killed by a t vote of 53 to 52, and the bill was seni; over to the senate. 1 The only action of State-wide im-i port and interest taken by the sen ate this morning, was the passage; thrAiip-h sprond reading of the meas~j i ure proposed by Senator Brice. of | Chester, and Senator Sinkler, of Char leston, providing for licensing ana registration of motor vehicles?a bill i I along the lines of the legislation to j . establish a State highway commission j i which has passed th'e senate, and is j j now pending in the house. { The house this morning adopted a ' j concurrent resolution, introduced b\ : 1 Mr. N. G. Evans, of E-rise field, Iook- I L 3 ~ nnnAi'llfmonf At* fl 1 p u _ I I mg lOWcirUB L1IC ayjyunii.uiv?? w _ --o j [ islative committee to represent the:, j general assembly at the approaching j i inauguration of President WoodrowJ ) Wilson. I ! I ' The House. |' ; The house of representatives mer j at 11:15 o'clock this morning. i i A concurrent resolution proposed , ! by Mr. Harry Hines, of Lancaster, ex- j T^nin^ svmDathy of the general , J assembly to Mr. X. 0. Pyles. former I legislative mail carrier, in his pres ( ent illness, was unanimously adopted. : Mr. Pyles was mail clerk for 17 years. | The resolution wished for him a i speedy recovery, and expressed the j hope that he might soon be able to resume the duties which he so faith |v fully performed for so many years. I Mr. Pyles is now confined in a hos pital. To Represent State at Inauguration. Mr. N. G. Evans of Edgefield intro duced a concurrent resolution whicn was adopted by the house, to the ef fect that a committee should be nam ed, consisting of ten members of the house, one of whom shall be the speaker, and five members of the sen ate. one olfctliom shall be ttr^presi resent the Jouth Carolina legislature at the in uiguration of President Woodrow Wii ion. Young Attacks Torrens Measure. When the bill to perfect the Tor ens system of land registration ia his State was reached, Mr. A. R. ifoung, of Charleston, moved to re commit, which was in effect a mo ;ion to "bury the measure, so far as :his session is concerned. Toole's Defense. Mr. G. L. Toole, of Aiken, one of ? :he original authors of the bill, vigo* >nriy defended it, and reiterated tip arguments which he advanced when it passed second reading. The measure was vitally necessary at this time ill the interest of the farmers, he urged. Young Back at It. Mr. Arthur R. Young of Charleston. said he did not feel that he should bit down and see an "absolutely faulty'' bill pass without raising Mb voice in protest. He believed that tha ayeasure would cause a great deal of. confusion. Mr. Young discussed tne matter from a legal standpoint. Tne judiciary committee, he said, had agreed that the bill would probably result in complications, which would react upon the farmers. If was a big question, affecting the titles to lancis, and the judiciary committee had noc wanted hurriedly to consider amend ments, but had suggested that it be carried over un^il next year, giving time for thorough consideration. ;He wanted a measure which would sim ply, but at the same time thoroughly protect land owners. "If you want protection, appoint a committee, not necessarily of mem bers of the legislature, but a commit tee of good lawyers, with a couple of s:ood business men associated wita them, and let that committee formu late a bill which will give* the relief sought," he urged. Comfort in It," Says Boyd. Mr. J. W. Boyd, chairman of tho house judiciary committee, arguea that it would be doing the farmers ot the State a "howling injustice" to holer, out to them that there was any real comfort in this measure, "when there is no comfort in it." This measure would disappoint the people. It wouili Ur\1A + r\ r* r-tTi T^c;c rotT) UUIU UUL LKJ IXXV/U1 a nwi dy," he said. The federal farm loam bank was going to be conducted i* first-class shape, he argued, and this bill would not facilitate loans re quested of that institution soon to ot> established here. There was great danger of harm to the people of Souta Carolina from such a bill, the proba bility being that the expense of se curing a proper legal title would d? doubted. It was a serious proposition, be continued, which should be thov Dughly considered, in order to get tn? proper kind of legislation, and he urg ed that the whole matter go cAer to the next session. An order that the proper data might be secured Tooie Beplies. Mr. Toole replied to the arguments advanced against the measure, urging immediate action in the interest of tne farmers, to aid them in taking advan tage of the opportunities aoon to oe offered them by the federal farm loan ho r* lr uaun. "Danseroas Measure." Mr. H. C. Summers, Jr., of -Ander son, said lie came to this legislature representing as many farmers as any other member of the house, and it :-eemed to him that they "had askHL for bread and were now offered a stone.'' He heartily favored some leg islation along this line, but regarded tiie bill under discussion as a aanser ous measure, and was willing to wait in order to get some measure whicn would really give the relief which was demanded by the farmers of the State. He analyzed the bill and showed what he characterized as its "glaring de fects." He could not see where it would give any remedy. "We want something that will benefit them." he concluded. Wants Proper Measure. Mr. William D. Byrd, of Laurens, a member of the committee on agricul ture. which has fathered the bill, saia that his committee wanted to get some measure before the house in order that the whole matter might be con sidered. All the committee desires, he said, was to get a proper meas lire. "Inherently Improper." Mr. Joseph Fromberg, of Charles ton, said that everybody agreed upon the spirit of the bill, because" every body realized that the best possible system of land registration was a ?ood thing, but he urged that this bill was "inherently improper." and that a. "sham'* should not be imposed upon the people. The "cumbersome sys tem" of last year was called attention to by Colonel Fromberg, which he said, so far as he knew, had never srone into effect in any county. "What ought to be done was to draw a meas ure in compliance with the require ments of the federal farm loan board. The measure under discussion