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POINCARE TAKES JOB BACK AGAIN PREMIER FINDS WORK OP 8ET. TINO UP NEW GOVERNMENT HARD. "IT IS 6QING TO BE L0N6 He Qrapplea With Big Difficulty of Organizing New Cabinet to Fit New Situation. Paris. ? M. Poincare, despite the fact that ho is finding the work of setting up a new government harder than ho expected and has therefore been unable to complete It, Informed President Mlllerand that he accepted the task of resuming the premiership and constructing a ministry. Alter a morning of fair sailing, Mr. Poincare grappled with the big diffi culties of organizing his cabinet to fit the new political situation result In* from the chamber's attitude on the pension bills and to accord with the policy of economies for which he has fought so hard for several weeks in the chamber and senate. His conclusion after the day's ne gotiations as expressed to the news paper men was: "It is going to be long." This is as far as the premier has committed himself regarding his act ual plans. From his negotiations ?with members of parliament, however, the impression has developed that ho Is going to inaugurate in the forma tion of his cabinet the economies ho has promised the country. He has In view, it Is understood, a reduction of the ministries to seven or there abouts, and the suppression of most of the undersecretaries of state. The fact that M. Poincare was closeted for nearly three hours with the ministers of war and public works Indicates clearly that the nucleus of the new combination will be himself, M. Magi not and M. Le Trocquer. Crop and Weather Report For South. Washington. ? Crop and weather conditions in Southern States during the past weok were summarized by the Department of Agriculture as fol lows : Another unseasonable cool and un favorable week for farm work was ex perienced in Southern States, Rain fall was only moderate in many dis tricts but It was mostly cloudy and the soil continued too wet for work except in a few central and west gult sections. The soil was in fair con dition in the southern portion of Texas, hut, in general, com and cot ton planting is backward in that state while little or no farm work was pos sible In Oklahoma and Arkansas, where Spring activities are much be hind. Heavy rains were damaging in Northern Florida and the cool wet weather was very unfavorable In other Bast Quit and South Atlantic States. No cotton has yet been plant ed In Georgia, though planting usual ly Is in progress in Southern Georgia at this time of year, while the season generally is two to three weeks late In eastern portions of the cotton belt. The weather was generally too cool for truck and early gardens in South ern States. Truck made fair prog ress, however, in Texas, though many early-planted gardens were poor, and much replanting will be necessary The low temperatures and rain and snow were unfavorable for potatoes and truck In Oklahoma and Arkansas with considerable damage to oarly planted potatoes. Truck crops did fairly well in the Immodiate East Oulf soctions but gen erally in the East Gulf and South Atlantic States conditions were un favorable^ with some rather extensive losses because of heavy rains in Northern Florida, where much re planting will have to bo done. But little progross was made in potato planting in Virginia and Maryland. Conditions were generally favorable for fruit in the Southeast, whore much bloom was reported. The dam age by frost In Texas has been less than first estimated. Strawberries were damaged by rain and cold in Florida, but citrus groves are In good condition with much bloom though moderate rains are needed in the south of the peninsula. 50,000 Attended Peach Festival. Fort Valley, Oa.-? Fifty thousand persons were expected to witness the annual coronation of the Georgia peach king and queen here. A sea of pink blossoms, budding from thou Hands of peach trees in the orchards, surrounds this little city. The town officials claim the distinction of hav , tag served the largest barbecue evef prepared In Georgia. Tons of meat) ? were cooked. Messenger Saves Holdup of Train, Pittsburgh, Pa. ? A "tip"' from a messenger of the American Express company was crodlted by police with having prevented a holdup of a Penn ?aylvania railroad train carrying s $400,000 payrool at Beck's Itun bridge, near Homestead, a suburb. Six police officers we?e Injured In an automobile crash when the police, prepared for the holdup, attempted to halt a speed ing machine, believed to have been the bandits' get-away car, by block ing the rowfl with their car. The driver, its only occupant, <ras arrested IRISH FIR? N BRITI8H OOLDIBR8, MANY HURT ? ? ? ? . Queenotown. ? A motor car con taining four men wearing the uni form of Free. 8tate afflcers drove to Pierhead 1000 and without warn ing fired a machine gun upon a party of about 60 persona, the ma jority of whom were British sol diers just landed from a military launch from Spike Island, a convict establishment. The fire was aimed chiefly at the Boldlera, many of whom fell. One of the soldiers was killed outright, four were wounded bo severely that they are not expected to recover and 17 others received Berloua In juries. It is not certain whether and civilians were hurt. RELIEF OF GERMAN GHILEREN HOUSE PASSE8 $10,000,000 BILL FOR THE PURCHASE OF FOOD 8UPPLIES. Measure Stipulate! That Food Stuffs Be Bought In the United States. Washington. ? Disregarding party llneB, the house adopted a resolution to appropriate Jit), 000, 000 for the pur chase of food supplies for destitute women and children?ln Germany. Sent to the senate by a vote of 240 to 97, the measure stipulates that the food stuffs are to be bought in the United States and transported to Ger many in shipping board vessels.' Three hours were devoted to debate after which a score of amendments were offered. Only one, by Represen tative Jones, democrat, Texas, which provided that the supplies should be purchased wherever possible through farmers' organization, was adopted, 165 to 68. An amendment by Representative Fitzgerald, republican, Ohio, would 1 havo sought to prevent expenditures of any of the appropriations until a soldiers bonus bill Is enacted In the law. It was thrown out on a point I of order, while an amendment by Rep resentative Underhlll, republican, Mas sachusetts to withhold the appropria tion until the German government I spends an equal amount for the same purpose was rejected 108 to 84. Amendments rejected by vice voce vote Included one by Representative liurtness, republican, North Dakota, to confine the supplies purchased to wheat, and another by Representative Wefald, farmer-labor, Minnesota, to in crease the appropriation to J20.000.000. Representative Fish, republican, New York, author of the resolution and a former service man, led the fight for adoption while Representa tive Connally, democrat. Texas, direct ed the attack against the measure. Representative Burtcm, republican, Ohio, declared the resolution to be constitutional, while an opposite viow was taken by Representative Tucker, democrat, Virginia. The Ohio momber said it afforded an opportunity for ''charity" ahd needed relief. Mr. Tucker Insisted It would tend to con solidate the German vote but would mean nothing as a relief measure be cause but two and one-flfth cents per day would be available for each of Ger many's 2,500,000 children. The resolution, Representative Mc Keown, democrat, Oklahoma, said, at tempts to excuse the United States' "Lack of foreign policy" and Instead of relief France should be made to adopt "a proper course" towards Ger many or "pay her debt to us." On the contrary, Representative Laguards, re publican, Insurgent, New York, declar ed the bill would do "more good in five minutes than the league of Na tions In five years.'* Wilbur Heads Navy. Washington. ? Curtis D. Wilbur, of California, the new Secretary of the Navy, arrived In Washington, conferr ed with President Coolldgo and then was lnstnllod at his desk at the Navy Department. The new Secretary and Mrs. Wil bur wero met at tho station by two naval aides In one of the Whlto House automobiles. Mr. Wilbur went direct to tho White House and spent a quar ter of an hour with tho President In a general discussion of his now work. "I have no preconceived IdoaH an to naval policies," the Secretary said "I am taking It for granted that the naval establishment Is well organis ed and wljl be ahle to run along whllo I pick up the threads." Asked If he could he considered a "big Navy man," ho said: "Well, I am for a pretty good slxed Navy." The new Secretary, although com ing from California, said he had no definite opinion with respeot to the Alameda naval bane controversy. Om Killed, Three Hurt. Gantonia, N. C. ? Fri\nk Sparge Is dead and Krneat Cannon, Marvin Mauney and Ltnnoy Rhyne, all of Stanley, injured as the result of an automobile accident. 'Mauney was brought to a Gantonia hospital soon aftor tho Accident In the belief that hln skull was fractured and that ho wan fatally injured. However, It wan found that hln principal Injury consisted of a broken nono. Ho wan taken to hln homo In' Stanley and re ports from him are to tho effect that lis In getting along nicely. BERGDOLL LEAVES WITH MANY BAGS ' I GENERALLY A83UMED HE 18 QUITTING GERMANY FOR GOOD. PLANS ARE NOT YET KNOWN Thought Poaalbla That Fugutlv? la Returning to America to 8tand Trial. Eberbach, Baden. ? Qrover Cleveland Bergdoll, the American draft evader, left here for an unannounced desti nation. As he carried considerable luggage, it is generally assumed he is quitting Germany. He made other preparation prior to his departure which seemingly indicated he did not contemplate returning to Baden. Friends of Bergdoll, who professed to be in his^ confidence, hinted that he was- "going home to face the music," since he had become persona non grata with the Badon government, which it was stated, had issued to him a certificate of American citizen ship which will enable him to cross the German frontier. Bergdoll motored out of Eberbach In the direction of Frankfort, where it is believed he will take a train for Hamburg and sail for New York on the new liner of the Hamburg American company. The American draft evader was ac companied by Eugene Stecher, hit chauffeur, who was with Bergdoll I when the attempt was made to kidnap I him laBt summer, and is said to be I under indictment in Philadelphia for having aided Bergdoll to escape from the United States. Stecher, in keep ing with his previous loyalty to Berg doll, pretended to be ignorant of the draft evader's destination after leav ing Eberbach, or" regarding his pres ent plans. I At the Hotel Kronepost, which has I been Bergdoll's home and which was | the scene of the attempted kidnapping, | it was said Bergdoll had left no word i which would indicate his early return, j On tho contrary, it was declared, from I the amount of baggage Bergdoll car ried away with him it seemed ap parent that he was saying his final goodbye to Eberbach. Increase Shown Farm Wage Average. Washington. ? Farm wages averag ed higher in the United States last year than in 1922. The Department of Agriculture announced hero that last year's average was $33.18 a month with board, compared with $29.17 in 1922. Industrial competition for labor was the principal cause of the in creases; which were shown in all geographic groups of States. The largest increases were in the North Atlantic and East North Cen tral States, and the smallest in the South Atlantic States. Fann wageB per month with board averaged $43.48 In the North Central States, $39.41 In the East North Cetotral States, | $51.15 In the Western, Mountain and ; Pacific Coast regions; $37.54 in the West North Central States, $24.93 in the South Atlantic States, and. $24.13 j In the South Central States. | Lower Ratea on Farm Produce Urged. i Washington. ? Reorganization of the '-sight rate structure so as to bring "t the lowest possible rates on agrl cuit.."/ 1 products and livestock at tho earliest C.nie practicable would be or dered by Congress under a resolution approved by the senate interstate com merce committee. Senator Smith, democrat, South Carolina, chairman of the committoe, announced he would press for early action on the measure which would declare a general policy with respect to farm freight rates In line with that j recommended by President Coolidge in his first annual messago to Con gress last December. Several proposals for a horizontal decrease In farm rates by the inter state commerce commission have been made In the Bonate but In approving Chairman Smith's resolution, the sen ate committoe decided it would be un wise to attompt to dictate any specific rate. "This resolution," Aald Senator Smith, "is for the purpose of declar ing tho policy of Congress as to freight rates on agricultural products and directing the interstate commerce commission to carry thia. policy Into effect. "Congress having delegated to tho Interstate commerce commission the power to make rates, it was thought unwise to attempt to dictate any specific rate, but to direct the commis sion that In the exercise of its rate making power that the products of Agriculture should carry the .lowest rate In the rate structure. Federal Reserve Beard Report?. Washington. ? A further Increase In production of basic commodities And a slight Increase In employment for February and early March were re ported by the federal reserve board. Factory employment Alone rose one per cent In February after declines In pay rolls in tho three preceding months and, through a reduction In the part-tlmfe employment, tho Aver age weekly earnings of thla class of labor was about flva per cent over January. GREENVILLE COTTON FiRE DAMAGE TOTALS ?1?,000. Greenville, 8. C. ? Damage to nearly 1,000 bales of cotton by tho fire which burst forth in ware house No. 1 of the American Spin ning company here, and which haa not yet been completely extinguish ed will run between $166, 000 and 1176,000. The loss, however, Is fully cover ed by Insurance, Mr. Jlogan said, and adjustment agents are expect ed to finish with the work of check ing up the damage by the end (A the week. Tho coton 'vas removod from the warehouse when the flro had been ? sufficiently checked and is now be ing handled in the open. Mr. Mor gan Baid that the smouldering fire would not be entirely conquered until probably late in the week, it being necessary to open each bale and separate good cotton from tho damaged, the firo being put out at the Bame time. MAY NOT REDUCE 1924 TAX I j IMPETUS IS GIVEN MOVEMENT ! TO REMOVE 25 PER CENT REDUCTION. Mellon Suggests That Resolution Take Care of Proposed Cut Before June 15. | Washington. ? With the revenue I bill facing several more weeks of ' study by the Benate finance committee, I impetus was given to the movement to i remove the provision for a 25 per cent j reduction .in income taxeai payable : this year and incorporate it in a reso lution for immediate action. Secretary Mellon in a letter to Rep resentative Ackorman, republican, ! New Jersey, commenting on the lat ter's resolution proposing to eliminate the September installment payments, said he preferred the proposed cut be made as provided In the revenue bill, but suggested the provision be taken care of by a resolution which would assure settlement of the pro posed cut before June 15, when second installments are due. i The revenue bill \?ould allow de 1 ductlon of 25 per cent of the first ln ' stallmont to be made when the sec ond installment 1h paid und further deductions of 25 per cent on the sec ond and remaining installments when they are paid. If tho entire tax were paid on March 15 it would allow a 25 per cent refund. Elimination of the ( September payments as proposed by | Representative Ackerman would diB j turb the cash position of the treasury i in September, Mr. Mellon said, j Tho socretary'B loHer to Mr. Acker man Bald. "Your resolution provides In sub stance that a taxpayer paying personal 1 Income taxes In 1923 in quarterly In ' stallments may omit the September , 15 Installment and if ho has paid in | full on March 15 ho is entitled to a j refund of one-quarter of the amount i paid after his return is audited by the treasury. With the principle that It is advisable to permit the taxpayers i to get the benefit of the expected sur \ plus in 1924 by a reduction of 25 per cent of the tax payable in the calen dar year 1924. I am thoroughly In ac cord. There may he considerable ad ministrative difficulty In the particu lar method which is contemplated by i the resolution. ! "It seems to me it would be simpler, j and certainly preferable from the 1 standpoint of the treasury, if tho plan incorporated in the revenue act of 1924 in tho form it was passed by the houBe were adopted in a separate resolution. Under this plan If the resolution were passed before June 15, the taxpayor could take that on that day a credit of 25 per cent of his March paymont plus 25 per cent of his September payment and in Decom i bor 25 per cent of that payment. If j he had paid in full in March ho would have refunded the 25 per cent credit." Wide Attention to Money. I New York. ? The pronounced ease | In money attracted .wldo attention in I financial and business quarters durlns tho past week. Call money on the New York Stock Exchange dropped to 2 1-2 per cent, while It was reported available In the outsldo market for two per cent. Time money, held at 4 3-4 per cont for all maturities, was available for 30 days at 4 1-2 per cent and for tho 60 to 90 day period at 4 1-2 per cent. Hankers' acceptances wore slightly oasler and tho rate on commercial papnr was shaded 1-4 of one per cent to 4 1-2 per cent. Rankers professed surprise at the extent of the easing and its persist ence through the week. It was point ed out that temporary ease always' follows a tax date, but such relaxations ordinarily are over in a few days. Human Mole Goes to Prison. New York. ? A human mole who has lived and slept In Now York's vast subway systems for three years was dragged from an underground station and sentenced to six months In tho workhouse. He had upon his person bank books showing deposits totaling between $5,000 and $B,000 Tho mnn gave his name as Nich olas Rltumana. Ills only homo, he said, was tho subways, and ho hud not slop! in a bed for moro than two years. FORMAL REPORT . IN IMMIGRATION CANCELLATION OF AGREEMENT WITH JAPAN WOULD BE JUSTIFIED. VIEW OF HOUSE COMMITTEE Johnson Bill Brought In Modified to Meet Some of Secretary Hughes' Objections. Washington. ? Immediate cancella tion of the "gentlemen's agreement" with Japan regarding Immigration would bo juBtiflod in the opinion of the house Immigration committee. j which submitted a formal report of the Johnson immigration bill modified to meet some of the objections to Its provisions raised by Secretary Hughes. The committee agreed to give wider latitude for the admission of Japan ese coming to this country for busl ; ness purposes but declined to yield on its contention that aliens, generally. ; who are ineligible for citizenship I should not be permitted to entry. Asserting that terms of the "gentle- 1 men's agreement" have never been dis closed, the committee said It gives Ja pan, instead of the American congress, i control over Japanese immigrants While it has been in force, it wns ; added, the Japanese population In the j ! United States has steadily increased, j In Its endeavor to find a solution of j I the question the committee declared i It had been handicapped by a "lack j of information" as to the provisions I of the gentlemen's agreement, access ! to whicn can not be had without Ja , jan'B consent. "ThiH much Is certain, as Indicated I by instructions to immigration officers | at ports of entry," the report con j tinned. "Under the agreement the | i United States bound itself to admit any Japanese who present himself af flicted with contagious disease. Con- j gressional prerogatives of regulating , Immigration from Japan have been l j surrendered to the Japanese govern- j i ment. That condition coupled with the ! fact that the terms of the agreement | are secret would justify immedite can i cellation of the agreement. j "The committee declared the labor 1 department. In charge of immigration 1 is not even in possession of the provi j slons of the ugreement and that the 1 report of the commissioner of immi gration in 1008 and departmental reg- ! i ulatlons make it apepar that the only , interest of the agreement is to pre I vent an influx of Japanese laborers The purpose of the agreement as out lined by President Roosevelt, the re- ! port added, have not been carried out." Secretary Hughes' proposal that Ja- I pan be placed on the same basis as I I other nations would prove "most ob j Jectlonable," said the report, adding that it would place Japanese nationals in this country in conflict with natural ization laws and would discriminate in favor of Japan and ngalnst other , Asiatic nations. Rebels Rcach Capital of Honduras. Washington. ? Honduran revolution j tionists are In complete possession of j the entire country, with the exception of Tegucigalpa, the capital, American Minister Morales, reported to the j State Department. j General Ferrera and Carias, revolu tionary commanders, were said to have agreod to throw their united strength against Tegucigalpa in the final attack, j the success of which was predicted In j dispatches to the Navy Department. In splto of the situation facing de j facto government lenders they still ; were described as determined to re j sist and as having refused overtures j made by the diplomatic corps to com j promise. The revolutionary leaders hav promised to respect the neutral zone in which tho foreign and noncombat ant residents have taken refuge. Two Blind Brother* Starve. | Chicago. ? Death from starvation I claimed Kndro and Theodore Klostor, j 70 and 72 years old and blind since | birth, when their sister, Anna Klosfer : 65, who had cared for them, died sud I denly, according to a theory of police, | who found tho bodies of the three in i tho building in which they had lived ! 50 yearn. Doad for about ten days, tho throo wore found by a small boy. who, be lieving tho building deserted, crawled through a broken window in search of junk plumbing. The trio owned considerable prop erty In the vicinity. The sister de voted all of her time to ministering to the brothers after tho death of their father, fourteen years ago. Two Macon Men Take Own Lives. Macon, fJa.- -Rarly T. Sanders, 29. J mechanic, drank tho contents of a four I ounce bottle of liquid poison In the presence of his wife and baby here. He died In a hospital a few minutes later. A few hours later A. F. Shelly, 31, city employee, hold a shotgun to hi* hoad and pulled the trigger with his toe. killing himself Instantly. Sanders was out of work Ho enter ed the room where his wife was bath ing their baby and exclaimed, "It's all over." Guard Against "Fhfl With Musterole I Influenza, Grippe and Pneumool usually start with a cold. The nxwnel you get those wafning acbes, get bud with good old Musterole. g Musterole is a counter-irritant tha relieves congestion (which is what! cold really is) and stimulates ei rcula tloJ It has all the good qualities of til old-fashioned mustard plaster withou the blister. .J Just rub it on with your ftngeotipl First you will feel a warm tingle as u healing ointment penetrates the pert then a soothing, cooling sensation to quick relief. Have Musterole handy for emerge* use. It may prevent serious illnesa. To Mother* r Mustsroblsnaw mad* In milder form for babies and small children. I Ask for Children's MusteroW 35c and 65c, in jars and tube*. 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