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WEEILY NEWS NOTES FROM WASIlNGTON (Special News Correspondent) Washington, D. C., June 20.-When Oscar Underwood, of Alabama, was in the House of Representatives he built up a great reputation as an ex pert on the tariff; he became Chair man of the Committee on Ways and Means and his name became fastened on the tariff law which his committee compiled and put through the House. Under that measure the country en joyed the greatest prosperity it ever knew, and it remainied for the greed of American manufacturers to find fault with the law. Mr. Underwood is now the Democratic leader in the Senate. He has written for the New York Times, the greatest Democratic newspaper of this time, a long article on the proposed tariff law now before the Senate. Sp'-ce forbids its use in full, but here are some of the most pertinent paragraphs: "I he -e always opposed in principle the theory of protection, and have leaned strongly to the idea that cus toms taxation should be levied pri marily in the interest of revenue for the Government, and that all rates of taxation should be so adjusted as to allow a reasonable inflow of goods from abroad in order that the Cus tom House might have an opportunity to take its toll as they passed through and some degree of competition might be established. I have never contend ed that, in the interest of a revenue tariff, it is necessary to bring about destructive competition, but a tariff that fixes the rates of taxation so high as to practically prohibit foreign goods from entering the American market at all has been abhorrent to my ideas of the proper use of the tax ing power of the Congress of the Unit ed States. Otustrips All Other Bills "There are some few low rates in the pending bill. There are some ar ti< !ms on the free list, but, taking it all in all, it is undoubtedly the most prohibitive tariff bill that has ever been proposed in the American Con gress, and the rates of taxation are higher and less defensible than any that have ever been presented to us in the past. It looks as if those charged with the responsibility of writing the bill have accepted unquali fiedly the rates proposed by the special interests desiring protection and have not given consideration to the resultant effect on the general business of the countrf or the bur dens that must be borne by the con sumers of America. Should the bill become a law, the American people will find this out in time, but it will be after they have paid the price of the experiment. "The Democratic Party is often charged with being a free trade party. So far as I know fro mthe beginning the Democratic Party has never aban doned the system of raising taxes at the Custom House. There are free traders in the Democratic Party and I have known of some in the Republi can Party. As I understand it, the the position of the Democratic Party is that taxes levied at the Custom House should be for revenue purposes only, that the custom House is a place where revenue may be obtained to run the Government, and that it provides a convenient uay of raising a certain amount of revenue; that if a revenue tab be levied at the Custom House in such a way that it does not unduly stifle competition from abroad and the person who pays it really pays it to the Government, it is a rea sonable way to raise revenue. But when a tax is levied so high that very few imports come in-and if im ports do not pass through the Custom House they leave no taxes behind them-the result is merely that of raising the price, which goes into the pocket~s of the home producer. "The effect of protective tariff lawvs as distinguished from tariffs for re venue only, has been to tax the great mass of the American people and to increase the profits of a fewv. Is often hear socialism and communism con dlemned. I (10 not believe in either, but it is (discrimination on the part of the Government against the masses of the people for the benefit of 'the few that sows the seed from wvhich grows the tree of discontent, and dis content when brought about by un just laws reflects on the whole system of Government. I believe that the great powers of the Government are intended to b~e used only for the bene fit of all the people, not for the pr'o motion of special interesta, and I care not whether those special inter est conme out of the fields of agricul ture or arise from the smokestacks of a steel mill. Where the. Farmer Conmes Out "In my opinion, if it were not for the support given this bill by Senators wvho represent agricultural constitu encies it wvould be impossible to pass it through the Senate. The argu ment is adlvancedl that since taxes are to be leviedl on manufactured pro dlucts, taxes should also be levied on agricultural products, and that if the people are to be penalizedl for the benefit of the manufacturer they should likewise be penalized for the benefit of the faymer. Where the fal lacy of this argument comes is that undler the guise of dloing something to help the farmer in some particular item, their support is asked for a bill that as a whole means that for every dlollar the farmers may derive from the sill they will pay $100 in taxes for the benefit of somebody else. In other words, for every 1 per cent. of protec tion they are given they payy 99 per cent. of protection for the benefit of other people. 1 (10 not think there is any question about that. "Take the wool schedule, known as Schedule K in the Payne-Aldrich bill, but having a number in the bill that is now before the Senate. If the tax proposced in the bill is Ieviedl the far mer will have to pay the tax the same as does the man who lives in the city, the mani who works in the store, the machine shop, the foundry or in an of fice. If the analysis be worked out it will be demonstrated that the tax of 33 per cent on scoured wool will cost the public nearly $200,000,000, of which those engaged in the growing of wool will receive something like UNIERSIY OF SOUTi CAROINA ntrance Examinations Entrance examinations to the Uni versity of South Carolina will be held by the County Superintendent of Education at the County Court House Friday, July 14th, 1922, at 9 a.m. The University offers varied cours es of study in science, literature, his tory, law and business. The expenses are moderate and many opportunities for self-support are afforded. Scholar ships are available. For full par ticulars write to PRESIDENT W. S. CURRELL, University of South Carolina, 22-3t-c Columbia, S. C. ers as a whole will pay about $99 - 000,000, the rest of the people will pay in proportion, while the Govern ment will receive as its share of this enormous tax less than $20,000,000. Yet, it is contended that this duty on wool will help the American farmers. I admit it will help the men whose business is raising sheep, but the oth er farmers of the country, those who who do not grow wool but raise wheat and corn and cotton, will pay the bill-that is, a most substantial part of it-and for every wool grower there are a thousand farmers who do not raise sheep. I do not have in mind the little farmer who raises cot ton or wheat and has a few sheep on the side, but the men whose business is growing sheep and who are only a few in number when compared with the great mass of farmers who will pay so large a proportion of the tax proposed in the pending measure. "So we find sonic of the proponents of the pending measure maintaining that its enactment will breatly relieve the ayricultural situation in th's noun try, because it raises the tax oi. heir products at the Custom House.. Per sonally I have never believed that such a tax would prove of any benefit to the American farmer. We are told how the bill is going to help the farm er by an increased tax on wheat, by increasing the tax on certain kinds of cotton, neither of which will ever be of any benefit to the farmer or put one dollar in his pocket.. This talk may sound like music to the farmer, but does the farmer realize that there are also in this bill paragraphs tax ing the necessities of life, necessities that are vital to the farmer, the neces sities by which agriculture lives? "When the present law was written not only were all kinds of fertilizer, which are imported into the United States and are valuable in the develop ment of agriculture, placed on the free list, but binding twine for the man who raises wheat in the West and ties and bagging for the farmer whose basic crop is cotton were likewise placed on the free list. Under this bill they propose to put these things back o nthe tax list, and there is no evi dence that either of these industries has suffered from outside competition under existing law. Some of the fer tilizers coming into this market and many of the commodities from which fertilizers are made also will be' tax ed, under the proposed law. I am confident that the fanner will not be long in finding out these things. The items I have cited are simply illustra tive. Others which concern the wel fare of agriculture can be found all through the bill." SOY BEANS POPULAR NEW CROP Clemson College, June 20.-"Many farmers are finding soy beans a very satisfactory substitute cash crop as the ravages of the boll weevil in creases," says Pro. C. P. Blackwell in Extension Circular 36, "Soy Beans,' which has just been published to meet the diemands for information on this new crop for South Carolina farmers. The circular, wvhich was prepared by Prof. C. P. Blackwvell, Agronomist, and S. L. Jeffordsa, Specialists in Pastures and Forage Crops, Discusses briefly varieties, soil adaptation, soil preparation, methods of planting, in oculation, fertilizers, liming time of planting, rate of seeding, methods of cultivation, time anid methods of lhar vesting, harvesters, etc. The soy bean is a safe crop, says the circular, because it is easily cul tivated, and is subject to few dliseases and is bothered by fewv insect pests. It has many uses, and if there is no market for the seed, it can be fed to any kind of livestock, is a good crop to plow under for soil buildinag, andl can even be used as food for people. Finally, it is an inexpensive crop to grow and not a diflicult crop to CYPRESS SASH DOORS BLINDS MOULDINGS AND MILL WORK CARDUIfIF REGM.N ST RE Alabama Lady was Slck Fer Tire. Yeam SuMrio Palm, Nrveus and DepresaEd-Read ijer Own Story of Recovery. Paint Rook, Ala.--Mrs.' 0. Stega11. Of near here, recently relate4 the tol lewiug interesting account of her re. ceovery: "I was in a weakened con. dition. I was sick three years in bed, suffering a great deal of pain; weak, nervous, depressed. I was so weak, I couldn't walk across the floor; lust had to lay and my littlq ones do the work. I was almost ead. I tried every thing I heard ot and a number of doctors. Still A didu t get any relief. I eouldn't eat, and slept poorly. I believe It I hadn't heard of and taken Cardul I world have died. I bought six bqttles, after a neighbor told me what it di4 for her. "I began to eat and sleep, began to gain my strength and am now well and strong, I haven't had any trou. ble since .. .t. sure can testify to the good that Carnl did me. I don't think there Is a better tonie made and I believe it saved my life." Wor over 40 years, thousands -t woe men have used Cardut suocessful, in the treatment of many woman ailments. If you suffer as these women did, take Cardui. It may help you, too. At all druggists. Ei 86 handle. Hence the fact that it is gradually growing in popularity in this state. Copies of Extension Circular 36 may be had free upon request from the Extension Service, Clemson Col lege, S. C., or from the County Agent. Los Angeles, June 19.--William S. Coburn, former grand goblin of the Ku Klux Klan, walked quietly out of the court room today while his bond was being fixed at $5,000, and is being sought by the sheriff. When Coburn departed the sheriff thought he was in custody of a deputy. Later a check disclosed that he was alone. COCCIDIOSIS ARE VERY DESTRUCTICE TO CHICKENS Clemson College, June 20.--Several outbreaks of coccidiosis have been reported to N. R. Mehrhof, Exten sion Poultry Specialist. Coccidioeis is a disease produced by parasitic organisims of microscopic size called "coccidia." These parasitse ere widely distributed in nature and fre quently attack birds and the smaller animals, such as rabbits, rats and mice, and are very destructive to young bit 1.3. Causation.--Many different species of birds are attacked by coccidiosis. The transmission of the contagion from diseased to healthy birds occurs by contamination of the food, water, gravel, and other substances taken into the digestive organs. The coc cidia multiply with great rapidity in the intestinos of diseased birds, and enormous numbers are discharged with the dIroppings and are carried on the birds' feet to the feed troughs and drinking fountains unless these are wvell protected and of such form that they cannot be reached by the feet. Under any circumstances they are sp~readi over the floor of the houses and the surface of the runs, and many will be picked up with gravel, grain, and other substances. The germns are found in the part of the small intestines nearest the gizzardl, where they cause inflama tion with redness and thickening of the intestinal wall. They are also found in the caeca (two blind pouches of the intestine,) which arc frequently thickened and distendedl with a whlitish, yellowish, or green ish-yellow, pasty mass. After two or three weeks the dlisease may ex tendl to the liver and lungs, where it is recognized by whitish or yellow ish spots or by large, cheesy nodules. Symptons.--Adults fowls have con sidlerable powers of resistance to this parasite, and the disease with them is more frequently seen in a chronic form. The systems are dull ness, weakness, sleepiness, diarrhea, and loss of wveight, although the birds retain their appetities for a considerable time. In many cases the only symptons are diarrhea, with loss of weight, and after a time ap parant recovery, though the germs continue to multiply in the Intestine andl to be spread with the (droppings for several months afterwards. Fowls affected in this manner may die suddenly without previously showing any serious symptons. Young chicks frequently void bloody dIroppins and the bowls contents are bloody. Treatment.--The most successful treatment has been to put one third teaspoonful of catechu in each gal lon of the water given the birds to dIrink. Permanganate of potash, one fourth of an ounce to the gallon of drinking water, is quite effective. 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