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PASSEDJ HOUSE
THE ROLL CALL BALLOT SHOWED
NINE MEMBERS IN FAVOR
OF KILLING AMENDMENT.
CHIEF EXECUTIVE SIGNS ACTS
A Large Number of Local Acta and
Statewide Measures Were Given
Approval.
Columbia.
The house of representatives, following
the lead of the senate, passed the
tax extension resolution over the veto
of Governor Cooper by the overwhelming
vote of 79 to 9. Debate on the resolution
was unusually brief and was
confined entirely to the arguments of
proponents of the tax extension that
the house should override the chief
executive's objections to the measure.
The resolution thereby became part
of the law of the state and the time
v for the payment of state and county
taxes, under the provisions of the act,
has so been extended until June 1st,
with no executions to be served until
Septenfber 1. Penalties are imposed
on delinquent tax payers as follows:
For taxes paid during March, 3 per
cent; for taxes paid during April 5
per cent; for taxes paid during the
month of May 6 per cent, and for
taxes paid during and after June, 8
per cent. Executions for unpaid taxes
will be drawn up on June 1, but under
the provisions of the resolution will
not be placed in the hands of the
sheriffs until September 1.
Representative J. J. Evans of Bennettsville
opened the fight to secure
the passage of the resolution over the
governor's veto, taking up the arguments
advanced by the governor and
bringing evidence to refute them. The
objection raised by Governor Cooper
1 to the proviso carried in the bill to
allow persons paying their taxes by
June 1 to cast their ballot as usual,
that this provision of the resolution
was unconstitutional, Mr. Evans contended.
should alarm no one since this
did not affect the other provisions of
the measure. The governor had also
been misled, he thought, in arguing
that the postponement of the time for
the payment of taxes would injure
the state's credit. "Governor Cooper,"
Mr. Evans said, "has argued that the
passage of the resolution will 'materially
injure the credit of the state,"
forgetting the fact that the sheriff's
gavel will fall on many homes In the
state if it is not passed." T. K. Vassy
of Cherokee, E. R. Buckingham of Aiken.
J. G. Wolllng of Fairfield and
J. R. Bryson of Greenville also spoke
1n favor of the passage of the measure
over the governor's veto, advanced
practically identical arguments with
those raised by Mr. Evans.
Julius S. Mclnnes of Darlington
then moved the previous question and
the vote was taken on the passage of
the resolution, the objections of the
pnvomnr to the contrary notwlth
standing:.
Governor Cooper signed a number of
acts, several of statewide importance,
the acts becoming law with the signature
of the chief executive.
The McElveen - McCutchen - LewisFord
bill to regulate the fees for the
selling of leaf tobacco on the floors
of warehouses was signed. This act
makes several changes from the old
law. The measure to regulate the fees
charged by sheriffs in serving processes
so as to provide that a sheriff
cannot charge mileage for serving af
three or four parties in one community
at the same time was another act to
get the approval of the chief executive.
Representative Bradford's joint resolution
to give the general assembly
power to regulate the state printing
was another measure to get the signature
of the governor.
^ Representative Foster's bill to require
textile corporations to pay their
smployees during work hours was
signed and became law.
The Blease measure to provide for
the borrowing of money by any school
district In the state and to pledge the
taxes for the payment of obligations
made was in the li6t to be signed.
The well known "corn cob" bill was
another to receive the approval of the
chief executive.
Representative Duke's bill to amend
the highway act so as to provide for
the highway department to take over
and maintain roads in towns up to
2.500 persons, instead of as now provided.
was another to be signed.
A large number of local acts and
other state-wide measures were given
approval.
The finance committee returned a
favorable report on the ways and
means constitutional three mill levy
bill.
The Simonhoff marriage license bill,
which had been advanced from a second
to third reading by a practically
unanimous vote, was ordered recommitted
on the motioi. of Representative
J. R. O'Rourke of Charleston, the
ctandine 40 to 35 in favor of re
committing the measure. This action
is practically tantamount to killing
the bill as the time of adjournment is
so near as to practically make it
impossible to secure its passage even
though the committee sheuld report It
out again. The house, however, refused
to arnly the parliamentary clincher
by a vote of 38 to 41.
Representative Harnblin'n bill to require
all foreign corporations engaged
in receiving and transmitting messages
in this state to send the messages
over the shortest route between
point of origin and delivery was advanced
to third reading
Senator Crr-son's bill to prohibit
tne collection of a deposit from any
person within this state before furni
hing to the person water, gas or
electricity by any person. Arm or corporation
was advanced to third reading
with the senate judiciary commi;
toe amendments adopted as a substitute
measure.
1 After a general agreement was
j reached to include iu the Atkinson
; public service commission bill an
! amendment so that the law would not
! break up existing contracts or inter,
fere with municipally owned utilities,
I the senate, by an overwhelming majority,
passed the public 3orvice commission
measure, thus ending the most
determined light of the legislative
year.
When the amendment to exempt
contracts already existing and municipal
plants were agreed to the wnole
fight on the bill practical1^ collapsed,
only seven votes being cast to sfike
out the enacting words as against ?1
not to strike out the enacting words.
The bill was taken up and also the
. efforts to recall the Miller railroad
commission bill from the hands of the
governor, and the two matters were
debated at length.
Senator Miller led an untiring fight
to pass the public service commission
bill and to prevent the recalling
of the railroad commission measure
from the hands of the governor. He
spoke for over an hour and a half and
declared he was absolutely determined
to see that the public service commis!
sion bill had a square deal for once.
1 He spoke on the effort to recall the
railroad commission bill and declared
that if the senate passed a concurrent
resolution to ask the governor to re
turn the bill the house of representatives
would not for a moment
agree to it. He said such a resolution
would get no further in the house than
"a snowball down below.''
The committee on military affairs
made a favorable report, with amendments.
on the bill to enact a new
i military code for South Carolina.
The senate concurred in the house
amendments to the bill to incorporate
I the Superannuate Aid association of
the South Carolina Methodist conference
and the bill was ordered enrolled
for ratification.
Senator Laney's code amendment
measure was passed and sent to the
house.
The Richland and Calhoun delega;
tions' bill to provide for a bridge
across the Congaree river at Bates
ferry was advanced to third reading
with an amendment by Senator Pearce
to allow for 8 per cent interest instead
of 6 if necessary. This amendment
was adopted.
Several statewide bills were ad?
vanced to third reading with the understanding
that the debate come
then.
The free conference report on the
: J. O. Williams cutout bill was adopted.
This report recommended that (he
! senate amendment allowing spotlights
to be used where they are extinguished
within 200 yards of an approaching
vehicle be adopted. The report
recommended tne cftange or tne uue
of the bill so as to take i/i spotlights.
The bill prevents the use of cutouts
on public highways.
A concurrent resolution by Senator
j Goodwin providing that the general
; assembly adjourn sine die not later
I than 11:55 o'clock, March 11, was
adopted by the senate. This resolution
also forbids that the clocks of
the two houses be run up or stopped.
The finance committee bill to amend
the law in regard to fees for the inquiry
and reporting of the origin of
fires was passed and sent to the house
Senator Rogers' bill to regulate
health and accident insurance companies
collecting premiums by the week,
or by the month, known as industrial
companies, and to levy a tax on their
I premium collection and to provide for
I the better supervision of such com;
panies was passed and sent to the
I house.
The finance committee bill to authorize
and empower the tax commission
to order an abatement or refund
of taxes in certain cases was sent to
third reading.
The committee on education's measure
to allow the state board of education
to use its discretion in the selection
of school texts upon which
the prices have been raised was given
its third reading.
On motion of Senator Duncan the
vote whereby the Sapp engineers'
license bill was killed ras reconsid-1
ered and the bill nlaced back on the
calendar. It developed that the records
of the senate had shown Senator
Ragsdale voting to strike out the enacting
words of the bill, when he was
not present.
An unfavorable report by the finance
committee on the bill from the house
to authorize the governor to 4iave the
Washington monument in front of the
state house repaired was adopted and
the bill killed.
Increase of Stock.
Authority to increase its capital
stock from $50,000 to $60,000 was
granted by the secretary of state to
the Spartanburg Coca-Cola Bottling
company.
Authority to increase its capital
stock from $125,000 to 4155.000 was
granted to the Charleston Warehouse
and Forwarding company of Charleston.
Authority to increase its capital
stock from $6,000 to $25,000 was
granted to Beai^drot-Beirs Quality
Shop of Greenwood.
Two New Charters.
The Barron-Caldwell Motor company
of Rock Hill was chartered by
the secretary of state with a capital
stock of $20,000. Officers are: J. R.
Barron, president and treasurer; J. N.
Caldwell, vice-prestdent and secretary.
The Johnson-McCracken company of
Newberry was charteed with a capital
I stock of $50,000. The firm will conduct
a general mercantile business.
Officers are: J. Duncan Johnson,
president: J Thaddeus McCracken.
vice president, secretary and treasurer.
Wynn Loses Parole.
Governor Cooper revoked the parole
extended to Henry Wynn. convicted
of assault with intent to kill in
Greenville county in October, 1916. and
sentenced to serve five years. The
parole was revoked because of
alleged violation of the prohihibition
laws on the part of Wynn.
The parole was granted November 26,
1919. In the revocation order the
| chief executive directs that Wynn be
returned to jail to complete the sentence
imposed upon him in 1916. I
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England and Viscount Lascelles, who
NEWS REVIEW OF
CURRENTEVENTS ;
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Ratification of Yap Treaty Indi- 1
catcs Other Pacts Will Gc !
Through Senate. j J
NOT ADMITTED BY ENEMIES '
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Fight to Modify Volstead Act Begun |
by Federation of Labor?New Plan I
to Finance Bonu6?President Asks
Congress for Ship Subsidy.
By EDWARD W. PICKARD 1
IN THE preliminary bouts of the '
treuty fight In the senate the ud- :
ministration has scored victories which j
leud Senator Lodge and others to predict
certain triumph in the main con- ,
test over the four-power Pacific pact,
as well as In the other bouts.
Expression of this confidence came j
after the senate, on Wednesday, hod
ratified the treaty with Japan concerning
Yap. This is not proj>erly one of
the Washington conference series of
treaties, but Its acceptance was considered
necessary before action is
taken on the other Pacific treaties. It
puts an end to the dispute between
this country and Japan by recognizing
the Japanese mandate over Yap and
nt the same time securing America's
cable rights there.
The final vote on the Yap pact was
37 to 22 and wns preceded by the voting
down of a number of reservations
which certain Democratic senators
thought necessary to make American
rights on the Island entirely secure.
Thirteen Democrnts voted for ratification,
and three Republicans?Borah,
France and Johnson?against It. Although
the administration forces said
they were entirely satisfied with the 1
vote, the "Irreeoncllables" also pro- i
fessed to be Jubilant. The latter as- t
serted they hnd made small effort to f
defent this treaty and that they were '
confident they could muster enough *
more votes to beat the four-power I
pact.
On motion of Senator Lodge the 1
senate Immediately took up the four' 1
power treaty, and the Indications were s
that the debate on that would last sev- (
eral weeks. As It was reported to the
senate by the committee on foreign '
relations. It carries but the one Innocuous
Interpretative reservation that
was approved by President Harding.
To Borah, Johnson, France and a
few other senators might well be applied
a sentence from one of the late
Ambussador Page's letters during the ?
war: "In the United States we lie *
down every night In George Washington's
feather bed of no entangling alliances,"
During the debate Borah de- c
cleared he would support the Yap *
treaty If he could be sure that It would <
get rid of America's one-fifth Interest t
In the mandated islands of the south
seas.
"I cannot Imagine a more serious
entanglement," said Senator Borah,
"than owning a one-fifth Interest In
these islands. We are becoming very
seriously Involved and more so every
day."
Senator Reed of Missouri deplored
the refusal of the nations to recognize
the principle of self-determination in
dealing with the question of Yap prohibition.
He declared thnt the Yaplanders
had never been consulted as
to whether they "liked llkker or not."
He drew a "dismal picture of thirsty
Yaps groanntg under the tyranny of a
Japanese Volstead." The treaty as ratified
applies the prohibition amendment
only to natives.
THIS mention of prohibition leads
one to venture the personal opinion
thnt if there is any force thnt can
bring about the modification of the
Volstead act so that the country will
once more have its beer and light
wines, that force has Just been set In
motion. The executive council of the
American Federation of Labor has
taken up this cause and seeks to make f
of it a political Issue In the fortheom- t
Inp congressional entniwlgn. It Issued
a declaration In which the Volstead en- *
forcement net Is denounced a moral ?
DEMANDS OF BRITISH LABOR
g
Among Other Things Are Independence
for Egypt and Genuine Self-Gov- 11
ernment for India.
London.?Recognition h.v (!rent Ilrlt- v
aln of the Inde|ienilenee of Kgvpt and I
genuine self-governinent for India are t
planks of the policy of the Itritish I
lahor party as just defined In an ad- t
dress delivered h.v Arthur Henderson, t
secretary of that parly and menthol- i ?.
f parliametii. | i
/ /
y of victims of the Roma airship di.sn
nndrin, Vn., by the Free Masons. 3.?L
were "hinrrled February 28.
failure and a dangerous breeder of discontent
and contempt for law, and
which concludes:
"We urge that all citizens In every
walk of life demand from their representatives
and senators In Washington
Immediate relief from the unwarranted
restriction contained In the Volstead
act; and we likewise suggest to the
citizenship of our country the wisdom
md advisability of bearing In mind
:he attitude toward this Issue of office
lolders and usplrants to office In coning
elections In order that there may
>e restored to the people the lawful
jse of wholesome beer and light wines,
which, under the provisions of the
eighteenth amendment can and should
ie rightfully declared as non-lntoxlcatng
beverages."
The executive council asserts It
aolds "tliut the eighteenth amendment
ander u reasonable and proper legisutive
Interpretation would be beneficial
to our country and would have the
support of the great majority of our
people." But the council says an exhaustive
Investigation which It has
conducted shows these effects of the
Volstead act:
"1. A general disregard of the law
imong all classes, Including those who
iiade the law.
"2. Creation of thousands of moonshiners.
"3. Creation of an army of bootleg;ers.
"4. An amazing Increase In the trnf1c
In poisons and deadly concoctions
md drugs.
"5. An Increased rate of Insanity,
illndness, and crime among the users
)f these concoctions and drugs.
"8. Increase In unemployment, due
:o losses of employment by workers in
lOrty-flve Industries directly or lndlectly
connected with the munufucture
>f liquors.
"7. Increase In taxes to city, state,
ind national governments amounting
o approximately $1,000,000,000 per
,ear."
REPUBLICAN members of the house
ways and means eofnmlttee havng
rejected the sales tax plun for fllanclng
the soldiers' bonus, the comnlttee
went on trying to devise other
ichemes, with the alternative of adoptng
a bill that contains no financing
eature. A subcommittee suggested one
dun which would not Involve a heavy
lraln on the treasury during the next
wo years. This contemplates the elimnatlon
of a cash bonus. Adjusted
;ervlee certificates would be Issued
?qual to the sum of the adjusted scrv
/?M n ,1a.. *SVM
Ct* I>H,V OI lilt: vtriciuii n>i u uaj iui
lomestlc service and $1.25 a dny for
orelgn service, leas the $00 bonus paid
it the time of discharge), Increased by
10 per cent, plus interest thereon for
wenty years at the rate of 4^ per
ent a year, compounded annually. The
otal face value thus would be apiroxlmutely
8.88 times the amount of
;ash that a veteran would have re elved
under the cash feature.
Immediately after the certificate
cas received the service man could
>btaln from a bank an amount equal
o 50 per cent of the total of the adusted
service pay. If at the explraloe
of three years the sum thus obalned,
plus Interest, had not been
mid by the service man, the bank
ould make demand on the federal
reasury for the amount due. The gov>rnment
thus would take over and
arry the loan.
Some members feared the borrowngs
under this plan might affect the
lnanclal situation harmfully, so treasiry
experts were called in to advise
he committee on that and other
>olnts. If the scheme Is feasible and
toes through the government would
vot have to pay any cash for two or
hrce vpnrf, excent for administrative I
mrposea.
rHK house appropriations committee
gave the navy another severe
olt last week, reducing the deficiency
tern for naval fuel for the remainder
f the fiscal year to $6,200,000? little
nore than half what the navy departnent
estimated was needed. It was
iredlcted that Secretary Denby would
e forced to Issue orders forbidding all
iavnl ships to operate under steam for
lie rest of the year. This would mean
hat the vessels must remain at anchor
r tied up at docks, and that all tral:.
rig Tor wnr service must ue niseonInued.
Secretary Denhy, Rear Admlrnl Wllion,
superintendent of tlie naval ticad my,
and Rear Admlrnl Washington,
Mr. Henderson's statement is re- >
:nrded as Important tieenuse of the
Towing strength of the labor party, j
nd the plans to hold a general eleclon
next spring or summer.
Mr. Henderson declared that labor
vas out for a new International polcy
founded on tlie principles of Jusice,
co-operation and good will.
The chief objects of the labor par- I
y's foreign policy were, lie said. In- |
emotional peace, the building up of
stable economic and political cotidi- j
ions in Ktifope, and tlie re-establish- j
I
ster. 2.?Accepted design for Washatest
portraits of Princess Mary of
chief of the bureau of navigation, a
trying to combat the movement in tl
house to turn back to civil life the 5
members of the academy class th
graduates next June. They told tl
house''naval committee that these m<
were needed, that the three oth
classes should be allowed to gradua
and that there should be no reducth
In the number admitted to the acaden
next autumn.
PRESIDENT Harding last week ram
a long and earnest appeal to co
press to give direct aid to Amerlci
shipping, and Immediately after the d
livery of his address bills prepared 1
the shipping board and embodying tl
administration recommendations we
iutroduced by Renresentatlve Green
Massachusetts, chairman of the hou
committee on merchant marine at
fisheries, and by Senator Jones <
Washington, chairman of the sena
committee on commerce.
The program embodied In the
measures would cost the govemme
about $15,000,000 the first year, ai
the annual expense ultimately mig
reach $.10,000,000. Besides direct cot
pensatlon to American vessels engag<
In foreign trnde the program Involv<
the sale of government ships at pric
based on present market values, co
struction loans to private companU
and various forms of Indirect al
IN HIS ship subsidy address to co
press the President took occash
to reiterate his approval of the Gre
Lakes-St. Lawrence waterway pr
Ject, and thut was also the topic for
lively debate before the Nation
Rivers and Harbors congress In Was
lngton last week. The project wi
there championed by Gov. Henry
Allen of Kansas and H. H. Merrick <
Chicago, and was opposed by Go
Nathan Miller of New York. Allen ur
Merrick set forth spiritedly the demar
of the middle west for an adequate ou
let to the seu for Its products, ar
urgued that the proposed waterwi
could be financed from the 1,0(50,(K
horsepower to be developed. Govern*
Allen said the New York barge can
was all right so far as It went, bi
Its capacity was not over one-twentlel
of that demanded by the 18 stutes (
whose behalf be spoke.
Governor Miller attacked the pro
ect as Impossible of successful coi:
pletion and not in the best lnteres
of the United States. He especial
protested against the proposed methc
of financing It, saying the waterpow*
rights of the state of New York shoul
not be taken to pay the bill.
ENGLAND Is enjoying a real poll!
cal crisis, In which the conservi
tlves ure steadily losing strength ac
the liberals under the leadership <
Herbert Asqulth are gaining. The d
tails do not raeun much to most of u
hilt there Is irrent Interest In one <
the possible results?the retiremer
of Premier Lloyd George. He has bee
much annoyed by "Insulting dlctatioi
and criticism from some of the Toi
lenders and Is especlully Irritated t
Sir George Younger, boss of tl
Unionist organization, who vetoc
Lloyd George's plan for a generi
election Immediately nfter the coi
ference at Cannes. It is believed tt
premier will resign unless au electlc
is ordered very soon.
Great Britain abandoned i
protectorate over Egypt on Tue
day and set free the land of tl
Pharaohs. The terms of the withdraw!
were presented to Sultan Hussein Ken
al by Lord Allenby and the fact wt
announced In parliament by PremU
Lloyd George. The British governmei
reserves to Itself security of the con
munlcations of the British empire I
Egypt, the defense of Egypt again;
foreign aggression or interference an
the protection of foreign Interests an
the minorities In Egypt.
LLOYD GEORGE and Polnoare I
their week-end conference settle
a lot of disputed matters bet wee
England and Frunce, and, especiall;
came to full agreement on the Angl<
t< rencn alliance. me ireniy win pieuji
England to come Immediately I
France's nld If she Is attacked by Ge
many without provocation. Englnn
also will support France In enforcin
German disarmament and both nailor
will act together to protect Polan
from Germany. The alliance will ru
for 20 years. In all this France seem
to have gained her ends.
ment of friendship and confidence b<
tween nations.
I.alior also stood In favor of n corn
prehenslve I.eagne of Nations, a drat
lie and progressive reduction In arms
meats, prohibition of the export o
Instruments of war by private mam
fa< i lit ers, and against secret trentle
and the economic boycott.
Of nneui]doyment he said the pol
Icy of leaving localities to bear th
burden of unemployment was Indefens
Ihle because It converted n nntioni
duty into a local responsibility.
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j Foreign? forTl
j The American firm of Belanger's, Prop
: Inc., at Blueflelds, Nicaragua, has fail- ot ot
j ed. The liabilities were placed at en t
] three milion dollars. Tt
| Max S. Green, chairman of the Irish
! prison board, was shot to death in hous
| Dublin, Ireland, recently. He was a com;
J son-in-law of the late John Redmond, p
f? the Irish Nationalist leader.
Numerous clashes occur almost dally
in the dail eireann, the feeling run- dugt
ning high. De Valera continues to met(
press for recognition of the dall's su* Ti
premacy, but the ministers of the pro- rend
visional government hold firmly that cjar(
they are supreme and responsible only gtat(
to the public.
Three persons were killed and 24 the
others injured, some seriously, in a corp
disturbance at Tanta, Egypt, 55 miles 8tat(
at north of Cairo, says a Central News to
dispatch from Cairo. Native soldiers pr
quelled the disturbance and restored the
er order- of tl
te Japan is disposed to recognize the advi
)n Soviet government of Russia under expl
3y certain conditions, it is learned in on (
Toklo from an authoritative source. In- oper
ttructions to the Japanese delegates poWl
at the proposed Genoa economic conn_
ference are now being prepared, but rv
ln have not been completed.
e_ A strike affecting 90,000 coal min- Ju
)y ers in western Canadian fields is has
tje threatened, for April 1. Robert Livett, pire
re chairman of the scale committee of tain
0f the United Mine Workers of Amer- read
se ica, declares that a walkout is pos- M
id sible in the event that wage reduo re-o]
if tion announced wereN put into effect, text
te The territory affected is district No. the
18, comprising southern Alberta and mor
se part of eastern British Columbia. W
nt March 8 i3 the date set by Prime Ado
id Minister Lloyd George of Great Brit- to 1
ht ain for fulfillment of his ultimatum spac
n- to Austen Chamberlain, according to a Call
Jd report in parliamentary circles. If K
es by then he has not received satisfac- misf
m ?ory assurances of the loyal support a fe
n* of the Coalition Conservatives, it is tics
rtaid, he will present the king his res- friei
-gnation of the premiership, which he S3
Is now figuratively carrying in his Phis
D* pocket. mon
)n Lady Scott, widow of Capt.. Robert m,ui
at F. Scott, Antarctic explorer, who, with ter
?" four other members of his party, per- Fl
a lshed during a blizzard while returning l5am
a' from the South Pole early in 1913, Oliv
married Lieut. Com. E. Hilton Young, ,ars
j3 financial secretary of the British 14x51
' treasury, in London, recently. The P5an
ceremony was performed in the crypt M
^ of the chapel in the house of com- won
mons by the bishop of St. Albans. Aus- kno'
ten Chamberlain, government leader in thre
l(1? the house of commons, gave the as a
iy bride away. , c^ai
jq All Paris is awaiting the outcome
ar' of an effort by Louis Latzarus, retir- ?' 13
al ing editor-in-chief of the Figaro, to may
[lt obtain satisfaction from the new edi- cagc
tors of the newspaper for their inl- mini
)n tial editorial, to which he took of- t0 1
fense. M. Latzarus first challenged ?Per
,j. Alfred Capus, but the latter, who is ^
u. 64 years old. told Mt. Latzarus' sec- ^?3
ts retary he had long ceased to be even ^ous
ly amused by such challenges, and that are
>(] anyway it was customary that the tlwir
younger man should be challenged lor'
? % mnr
Id wnen two were jointly involved, referring
to Marquis Robert de Flers, s&y
aged 50, his co-editor.
Washington? LTr^
jf Dr. Hubert Work, first assistant cour
e. postmaster general, was nominated by ^as
3> President Harding and confirmed by at a
if the senate to be postmaster-general. ty ll
it He will suceed Will H. Hays resigned. Mrs.
A deficiency appropriation of $108,- tach
i" 415,287, approximately $75,500,000 less a 83
y than the amounted requested by vari- T1
ty ous departments, is recommended in
le a bill reported by the house appropri- *,re'
;d ations committee. ers
il The supremacy of the interstate u8e
a- commerce commission over state utili- ,ng
ie ties commissions and similar state *ivea
>n bodies in matters pertaining to the
regulation of railroads has been estab- coun
lished by the decision of the United wer
ts States Supreme court in the Wiscon- teet
s- sin rate case The case was over man
>e the higher rates put into effect in 8et3
al Wisconsin under act of the state leg- ples
Islature of 1920. twe'
18 The Supreme court has upheld a de- Re
;r cision of the Oregon courts giving the ers
11 government a judgment of $18,204.84 the
a* against Willard N. Jones, who had Islac
in a fraudulent scheme of putting old state
3t soldiers on homestead sites in Oregon atior
l(* and then binding them up in con- subn
l(* tracts under which the land would ul- chaii
timately fall to him. ter.
I Mr. Heflin, senator from Alabama, Ms
^ has so far been unable to get a con- Mrs.
n gressional investigation of the Federal the
v Reserve bank at Atlanta. clain
' ' ST0tti
Complete reorganization of the nav:e
al reserve is proposed in a tentative
? bill prepared by the navy department
r* and forwarded to officials of the naval Si:
d reserve association by Secretary Den- men
K by for comment before it is presented gatei
13 to congress. Includeed in the pro- retur
d posed act is the provision for a mer- New
n chant marine reserve section and for j aKe
13 certain merchant ships to fly a res- ( cial
erve emblem. ! pend
~ The National Rivers and Harbors W1
f- congress, in session in Washington, is victe
taking up considerable time in dis- malii
i- cussion of the proposed Great Lakes exam
?- to the Atlantic waterways, via the hypn
i- St. Lawrence river. | of m
* A compromise soldiers' honns plan ' on
under which the cash feature would .
3 he eliminated where the former serv- *n c'
ice men would be entitled to more husbi
I- than $50 adjusted service pay was] deatl:
? agreed upon tentatively, but unanimously,
by a special subcommittee of' doort
d the republican members of the house stM'g{
ways and means committee. I mess;
king its first ratification roll call
the series of international cove- /
s negotiated during the arms conice,
the senate ratified without
rvation or amendments the treaty
Japan confirming American caund
radio rights on the island of
"demand'* was made on congress
resolution adopted at the closing
ion of the national rivers and harcongress
that it approve at this *
ion not less than the amount of
ey recommended by the chief of
y engineers as necessary for imements
of national rivers and harle
hearing on the Ford proposal
Muscle Shoals, Ala., government
erty has ended, and consideration
ther propositions will now be takip.
lomas W. Martin, president of the
iama Power company, told the
ie military committee that his
pany had made a thorough study
ower markets within a radius of
miles of Muscle Shoals, Ala., and
this company was surt that a hyalectrict
power sufficient to inrialize
a territory 800 miles in diair
could be generated.
ie Supreme court, in a decision
ered by Justice Brandeis, has dead
woman suffrage in the United
es to be constitutional,
ie Supreme court has held invalid
Arkansas state law prohibiting
orations doing business in that
a from removing cases from state
sderal courts.
ancis I. Jones, director general of
United States employment service
he department of labor, has* been
sed that employment agencies are ,
oiting the people and preying upthe
unemployed with prospective
ations at the Muscle Shoals, Ala.,
er and nitrate projects.
imestic?
idge Julian W. Mack of New York
been selected to serve the unexd
term of Judge Kennesaw MounLandis,
whose resignation is ally
effective.
inor disorders accompanied the? ,
pening of the Hope company's
ile plant at Hope Village, R. I., in
Pawtucket valley, with a score or
e of employees.
illiam G. McAdoo and Mrs. Mc0
will, in the near future, respond
:he lure of the wast and "open
:es" and settle in Los Angeles,
f., permanently.
ennesaw Mountain Landis, commoner
of baseball, who resigned as
deral judge, will not go into pollin
Chicago, he has informed a
id in a letter, it became known,
rlvester S. Shoemaker, 72, Mem,
Tenn., could not raise enough
ey to pay his life insurance prem
and suicide. His farewell letto
his wife asked her forgiveness,
ve men held up and robbed Wil1
Ormsby, payroll clerk of the Palm
e company, of ten thousand doljust
as he was getting out of a
cab in the company's Milwaukee
t.
rs. Mollie Turner, Kentucky's first
ian moonshiner in so far as it is
wn, is under sentence to serve
o mnntha in ia.ll and to nav a fine
i result of being convicted on that
ge In circuit court at London, Ky.
ie threatened nation-wide strike
iltuminous coal miners on April 1
be averted, it Is asserted in Chi?,
if the policy committee of the
ers will allow district presidents
rame state wage agreements with
ators.
rs. John Rupp recently told the
Angeles police that she "kept
ie" for the six drug peddlers who
said to have been implicated in
murder of William Desmond Tayfilm
director. The police attach
h importance to her story, and
that if her story is true, the murmystery
is solved. /
illiam F. Wendt, Los Angeles millire,
formerly known as the "iron
" of Buffalo, N, Y., where the
ts recently held him incompetent,
been found to be "mentally sick"
session of the Los Angeles couninacy
commission, and paroled to
Jean McCracken, a court ate.
It is planned to place him in
nitarium.
ie special grand jury investigating
Lexington hotel (Richmond, Va.)
February 7, found that the ownhad
been too prodigious in the
of the word "new" instead of fixthe
hostelry for the safety of the
i of the guests and employees,
leodore Roosevelt would give the
try one of his broad smiles if he
i alive. Mr. and Mrs. William Poof
Brownsville, Ky., have been
led six years, in which time, four
of twins and one set of quadruhave
come to bless their home?
ve in all.
jpresentatives of the manufa'cturand
of both unions involved in
strike in cotton mills in Rhode
id rejected the proposition of the
i board of mediation and concilii
that the wage controversy be
litted to Judge J. Jerome Hahn,
-man of the board, as sole arbiiry
Pickford does not have to pay
Cora C. Wilkenning any part of
$108,000 which Mrs. Wilkenning
is was due her as commission for
ng the film star a raise to $10,000
>ek, was the verdict of a federal
at New York.
i more indictments, naming ten
whose affairs have been investi]
in the bucket shop inquiry, were
ned by the grand jury, at
York, and three more brokerhouses
became involved in finantroubles
and were forced to susaether
Harvey W. Church, cond
murderer, is an untra-skilled
igerer or the most remarkable
iple of mentail death by selfosis
ever coming to the attention
edical authorities will be proved
ie gallows in Chicago,
s. Thomas McGovern complained
ty court at New York, that her
and sent out a report of her
i which caused their home to be
with mourners and kept the
>ell ringing incessantly as mes?r8
delivered floral pieces and
ages of condolence.