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DIRTY POLITICS SAYS DAWES Chicago Man Uses Plain Language in Describ? ing Men Who Slan? der Those Who Won the War I Washington. Feh M ng he wm* not in politics und not go- ; lag la. ?'hur!i*?? G ..,< :, . .,.,.), i lorn ir i. r of supply procurement , for the AmiM :?? ill .u mi ? in 1 'i .i no\ idifni. ? . . i ,... , charge! ?? in politic a' u* cmpt* to discredit tho achn v > mints of tho people m ho) won the v.ar In th- r -urso of n five hour exam? ination b) a house wui Investigating commute Mr l>uwvs struck with ?ledtfe hirinor blow* at ? rit.es v. ho had tried, he s..id. to detract from ?he tflor\ .?: the grcn: uehlovem '?*. t* pt< ling Haws und parading ?tr.viul (units 1.000 miles awuy At tamca the ulr was thick was n t.reak of oaths for which the w lines* frankh ronfrsosdj in- had neither apotoKJN n??r exi use Late in tho day he 11 Herat< d an ?arger ogham statemenl as to his ? ?*n pnr. in pstttlca Which Wgl U> ??l?t?M i.. mean th.it he would not ami .i Mr. Hardlng'a t?tiget, it po.dtion with which his n*U**t has been linked. Kven before his views of this subject were ex i r? ?nad. Mr huves shurpl) do* nOUnoSd the piesent ^s'i in ol eni dui ting the federal government, an SVll of .i hundred years' SUiltdlng, he ?? lar i v a hl. h investigators BSlght bell? r aflord to deal Instead of trytui: v. up water already over thi d tin. < oiled by IK iiiim iiiI\ Mr I'awes was called by Peuio eratie nr-inkers of the oomtnlttec to ut testimony relating to waste smt extravagance, and particularly with reference to lh|uidation of American accounts in France and gale Of Surplus stocks to the French government Answering charges that rood stld ein hing supplies might havo bi ii sohl for more than the $400, itou.iioo pj>id by France. Mr. Uuwc* tururd' shandy upon mif of his ques? tioner*. lt*?prescntatlve Bland. Ue pubitran of Indiana, and shouted: "It hi lust ths/ sort of fool argu m-nt that forced Great Brkain to hold on to its stock and attempt to drive ha?*d bargains. The. stuff u\ Hier,, today, rotting. You can n<?. discuss n ex-parte question 3,"0U miles away. There la no use to try' and throw mud when you wore not th*fe to know conditions. England lost MUtoas of dollars by listening to that Oort of talk?listening to a lot of peoph who were afraid of muck rakers al home. Th' y are raisins: the 'dwvli in Knglnnd now iwcauas Eng jland ?IM n<>t sell Its supplies when SVC SOld" \ sir. gtawctt said as a mutter of tact he thought Fi iure \\;?s chnrgid t.u much "Here you come now and chain he saht. "that wo should not have sold sugar. The war department or? dered) the sale. The sugar wen'. In a lump lot with the Junu. Everything was second hand. We ?ot $400,000, OSo for it We liquidated every ac? count, i.id we did It because n lot of ?>lg men quit lh lr ow n j.d i i ? 1 ? i over Iber?? to 1 > !p. the j slate and I pending c'almw i? to th i Hevototloi "It was s Idg jo i and we are proud gl it. In And I mi fault an i huntina r?**|?omdh|hi v you d"ii : have far to! km Psj shins rus hi commander In j chief and h.^ shoulders are big enough, thank (|od lo hi Sf it '" "Had to \\ in tlu* War." Mr Island questioned Mr. Dawes at- sat p ? p ild loi eq dp incrtt und mah rial, sjf ptsfct, he agld "We AMn'i ??t<>p to dicker. Why, n an alive, we bad to win tie w.ir h woo r m. na |S#J \\ I BSggdd hsWi paid hOSSSj p\ i for shi en If the sheep could hav< polled artlller) to I he front." Guite a lot of the Question ag ro tated ro Ort gl Brftahv "1 sm not more ggflgmi ii Ic s' up hen- for Rnglaitd than for the I 'nit- u s ' a i ? ? .d v ? :' i'M.'i iii oo, Ina* fi 'to his .hair. it aeemi lo be* fu*hiormh),- in American polltl n to attack Rnglond. I ?m n >i In poM i?'? and I am mu iron h tu Im< tnd i thai Ctasl b;i In a crisis this we had tlw'i?' wars no bloke rings between the ghsfltlsh speaking peoph. Kngland laok "Vi r 10 per seat ol our Ironssj i?,* course pershlng gave them live divisions, hu it had to be iogsj lo save th. niihd Ilm The line ,f quest ion) ng ahlfted ron? Starw ly. but all the time It came buck to prices und vast Stores Oil hand when tie atrpalstlee w.i^ rdamed Then d i>i"n, ?i- \? si t in' n loned. ?The diplomatic system of appoint* Ing nun with pink km e>|.eriene. In war time." said Mr isiwe-.. "wns rotten failure. Sharp was all right. t>ut Ihe r> s' of them were utter fall urea It was all due to tin- gSjpoUll mi nt of society men pink lea fel? lows Win, w. i oiildn't I o - rgphsra We had (loorgs afoFadden m'er thaws gad h.. did in three day* what the ilnaomotsi eon Id not do In three nomths." Mr. Powes agreed lo r?mala <>v er Tor another session tomorrow. Chair man Johnson innputsced thai the ? I amin. ion would require about thiee h<*urs LOS Angeles. Feb. 2 The flfP grond houl belw ? en Ja< i< I >? n?u A4 .'ess Wlllln rd ?hnl a rvs s. h I i for March I7fh in New Yorl his Indefinltel) postponed, l?> m ? y geeed todsv Mb>om o . , ..?,?? a^rry a w? ek s i a i ion i. t Iiu.h sa* of so opportunity t< ?Sat page?Indianapolis SETBACK FOR THE BROTHERHOODS Independent Unions Allowed to Appear Before Board in Rail? road Hearings ntijcago, Pob, I.-?Sevan Indepen?? nt employe s' organisations, despi e ths opposition ol (ha railroad broth ? hooua affiliated with the American ration ef r.abnr. war ? today ad? mitted as patties m the hearing on rules und working* conditions before he Keltroad Lab n i> >ard. The Inrtc pendents will have full opportunity to j present testimony covering Ui Ir ecu-l tentlona foi tin- board's consideration] in rendering u decialon > n ih i enio. The board's doclaion waa in led us a distinct victory for the indep ..< enti by th? ir ofneera opposition allowing the seven organizations u participate in the hearing was voiced in the employes' opening statement eral weeks ago i>> p, m. Jewell, president oC the Railway Employ.-??' department ol the American Keder.v slog of Labor? air, Jowoli oontendod that the bsjotberhoodi repreaentod the employes as a whole and asked from ?the board I he right to negotiate aajree,menta in the name of ?11 eov ployea Officers Of the independent Organi? zation* characterized the brother hooaW eontentaan ai aft attempt to be the 't'zar of the employes." They de? clared 110,00,0 men were represented in their organizations and denied tho right of the hro In rhooils to speak tor I lose no a. The board's resolution states that since the seven organhtatlOBS 'are ma? terially UtterSOted In the. matter, and heir interests neeoasarlly affected by ay decision the board may make it is ordered fnai ail such organisations mi' heretofore formally made par *e limnts shall he allowed to Intervene by IINng a written appiicatiod stat? ing 'heir positions." The entire day's testimony before the hoard today was gievn over to objections of the railroadd to the na- | llgfial agreements between clerks nnd station ensphtyes nnd the roads. Rules requiring over Ime pay for work per? formed by employes op Sundays ami holidays came In for objection by Mr. i'2. T. Whiter, chairman of the Ameri? can Railway Rsecutlves1 labor com? mittee. "The railroads are recjulrod to serve the public :tC5 days in the year," Mr. \\ hi tor said. "Some employes must be on duty to Insure the safety of the raveling public. We submit that such overtime rates ought not be Imposed for unavoidable work which the man? agement cannot lessen." A Frog Legs Story Do you recall th*' story of the farmer Wfho. when he learned that frog legs are regarded as a delicacy Mid command a good price in eby markets, told th? Olty provision man ha he could supply a million pairs Of frog legs fr >m a pond on his ''arm J a abort week later ydu will recall he presented himself before the mer? chant with half a dozen pairs of frog P us for sale ami upon being asked why he brought no more the farmer replied: "Wollt them frogs made a noise like a million of 'cm, but when I drained the pond I could only find six." Tha'/s exactly the condition that oniron s us today in the business ii 1 Ther are a few c roakers bei :.?.? ibout calamity and unless we are easeful \.e may mistake them for J a intlii'i i The country is fundamen? tal!) sound and a few pessimists are I not going to run it on the rocka Business Is going t" be just as good j in 1911 as We nuiki I', and It's a 1 moral certainty tha it will not bei good If everybody begins In shout paille, Tic good ?* mumm sense Of America is going to prevail and there ian'l going to be any panic Wo wouldn't bo surprised, even after all ih" calamity preachment that hue I), i n mnd< . hut tha. 1981 will be a pretty good old year after all. Cin? cinnati Rmitiit ? r, Wien the days begin t<? lengthen, the cold begins to strengthen -but it's the other was With the g.o? pressure. i' ? hmond i ind. i 11em. Rui the grievous fa< I la that there is danger In losv blood pressure,.To? ledo Blade, gneehnrlne is got a fermentable sugar, 'fie- flnols of S'otiand, the Mrse ol Ireland ami the Manx of the i*ie of Van are classed as belonging to Ihe tladheltc trii.es of the Celtic race. w< can't see why the Bolshevlkl ? k nee worlds to conoucr, pnly one-eighth of the Russians have stan ed.- I ma nans I lasette, Many remarkenble fossils of oxtlntc animals have been found in the Had Lands of the Dakotas. The uaals of Parafell on Ihe Lybian desert In Africa contains several ruins of Creek and Roman origin. Peter Fnnuel built Fanuel Hall Ir Boston us i gift to the tow n. Hordes of aliens plan to enter the ITnlted Itates, sayi Ole Hannen, id' Rent tie, Jvsi ;*s his anoeatnra did some years ago Indianapolis Btar, Pome bod) has discovered thai wo? men con'i oi ih \ ais in Hatboro, Si a Voi k. |t'a oidj i Ighl that t hey h.. iid io a tow n of ihut name, Buffalo frommere lot Down hi Chs lanooga the polioi p.oii? d kerosene Into beer to pre? vent its um un a beverage, Hut lliear da>s t IW mind i littl ? thing like that.? Prattle born fVt.) Reformer, Oyci ii I, m hu. a* rot ding to ihe bcadllnea they "nip plots." Over |g this rusty desert It has bCCOmS MUite a practice to plot nips.?Nor folk (Neb,; New* GEORGETOWN UNI? VERSITY BURNING Klaze Got Jump on Firemen and Reserves Called Out Washington, Feb. 3.:?Fire broke out today ,,u> north building of QooTaTetown University and had apread conaldera'bly before the Are men could get into action. The lire companies reepondlng to the firat alarm were unable to cope with the i ?!/?? ami a second alarm called half a dosen additional engine companies ii i' i ? aoepe. ? 1121 '.u<< .<.m Pacts Von Should K now. T . th? salaried oi* professional man whose prluciis i source of income is payment for professional services the problem of Making out an income tax relu n is n-jc as great us that pre? sented to die owner Off a business. In the case of a merchant, manufactur? er, or any business, in which pro* ductlon, purchase, Ol* sah* of mer? chandise is au Income-producing fac? tor, inventories are" necessary at the beginning of each fiscal or calendar year, according to the taxpayer's method of accounting. Tla> llscal year la an accounting period of 1^ rnon;hs ending on the last day of any month other than Deoember, Taxpayerg who kn-|t their books on n tiscui ,\ i ui basal are required to make their 14 I urns <m that ha- is. The Inventory should Include row (notarial und suppllea on hand thai hoVi been auqulred for sale or uno in pu.duvi.on, to^e.her with all finished or null, finished goods. It should Include merchandise sold but not billed to the customer at the dato of Inventory ami any goods out upon uotjtsignmeui unless such goods have been included In the sales tor the taxable year. II should also include merchandise purchased though not actually received to which t?iv has passed to the put-chaser. Cost or Market. Inventories] may be taken either on the basis of cost or cos: or market Value, whichever is lower. In the cose of a merchant "cost" means the in? volve price h?ss trade or other dis? counts, excepting strictly cash dis? counts approximating a fair rate of Interest, which may bo deducted or no*, at tho option of the taxpayer pro? viding a consistent course is followed. To the net invoice price should DO added the cost of transportation and other necessary charges incurred In acquiring possession or the goods. In the case of a manufacturer ?'cost" means the cost of raw mate? rials and supplies, expenditures for labor, and indlrtC coata incident to production, including a reasonable proportion of management expenses, but not including any cost of soiling or securing return on capital. ''Market" means tho current bid pric. prevailing al the date of the in? ventory for th particular merchau* disc. The burden of proof as to the correotno&s of tho pri< a rests upon the taxpayer In each case. If tho "cost 01' market" Isisbj is used, each class if goods must b< itemised ami the OOSt or market price of each showu separately, The value of each item in Ihe Inventory may i><. measured by cost Or markof.) whichever is low? er. An entire stock may not he in? ventoried ui cost and also at market price, and tho lower of the tWO ln . ntorlet us? d. No special system Of accounts is resoribod by the bureau Of internal revenue, but hg booka must show In detail inventories, purchsoee, sales, capital, invesim nts, und aimilar Items r.'quired in making up an income tav rcMiru. The Inventory, which can not i? tukon without some form oi accounts, Is the compass of a iaisi !,. fa Without It the direction In which Ihe business Is heading, either for success or failure, can not be de? lermini d. Taxable Income. in the making of an income tax ro tum lor the year 1920, taxpayers of every olaaa, business and profession? al man. wag" earners, and farmers, should present io ihcmselvea Cor con? sideration the following questions: I ?id you receive aus intcres. on hank deposits? Have yoil any property from which you it celve rent? I>id you receive any income in the form of dividend or interest from stocks or I?1 nda? i>id you receive any bonuses during ihe year.' Did you make any profit on the sale of stoeka bonds, etc? L?id yuu act as h broker In any iransac Ion from which you received commissions? \j' you liiteres.cd In any partner-1 ship or of he ? firm from which you re? ceive any Income? Have you any income from royal* i ics 01' pa cuts? Iluve you ah) minor children who are working? Have you control oi the earning! of such children'' If so, the amount must be Included in the return of in? come. 11.is your wife any Income from any source whatsoever? if so, it must be Included In your return or reported in a septru'e return of Inocnte, I lid you I'ceelvc any directors' fers or trus.ces' lees in the course of Hi ? year ? Do you h'dd any office In a benefit society from which you receive in? come ?? Anawers lo all of these question i are neuesaary to determine whether it taxpayer has a net income lufAclerr.ly large to require that he til*- a return. If single, or If married and not living with wife, and hli income for 1H?J was |l,00d or moic, he muat make .? return regardless of whether his in? come is noiltaxable by reason of Ii I exemptions for depehdenUi, or as the head of a family, If married and liv? ing With wife, and his income was less than $_'."U", lie need not make a ret urn. Men, in in'", are nut dowucafl. Tli hunt rlitti way murely bocsuse >u many of I hem ate tngaged in discov sring the percentage oi woolen stock* ins? on fsttiale calves.?Nashville Ban? ner. LIQUOR WARE? HOUSES TO CLOSE Chief Prohibition Officer Kram? er Adopts Stricter Measures To Stop Sale of Liquor Washington, Feb. ?Doom of dis? tilleries and bonded warehouses In ?very stair in the union, Hawaii and Puerto itlco wen ordered Indefinitely closed against liquor withdraw a in to I day by Prohibition Commissioner I Kramer. A{ tho same time wholesale Lllquor dealers were ruled out of fur IOtter participation in the saio of in Itosicating beverages in Attorney General Palmer. j Commissioner Kramer's drastic or? der stopping the How of liquor from storage ami the attorney general's Interpretation of the Volstead act, ?prohibition oftlciala Raid, moan the elimination of the wholesale liquor dealers and make possible the pre* I vc n't ion Of "bootlegging" through I forged permits and illegal disposal of ' Intoaicunta BtOplMlgO of liquor withdrawals all ! over tlie country and In two ot the territories was an extension of the order issued last week putting a ban I on removals In New York, Pennsyl? vania, Maryland, Massachusetts, Con? necticut, Ithode iNlnnd and New dei? st y. The order does not apply to withdrawals of industrial alcohol or reasonable quantities of sacramental Wine, and makes an o-veeption in the rase of retail druggists who arc per? mitted to make withdrawals up to five cases of liquor at a time. I Warning against attempts to obtain j whiskey despite tho nationwide ban ! was sent out by Commissioner Kra? mer, who direejted all owners of dis tlllerlae and warehouses not to honor j permits for whiskey withdraw ,Js "purporting to be issued by any state directors irrespective Of the date such permit is issued or approved b> the director " No such applications are beinu approved, he mild, adding that failure to comply with the notice would deprive owners of their license to hold their stock still in storage.. Mr. Palmer's opinion Wfig made public by Internal Revenue Commis? sioner Williams and was said by rev? enue bureau officials to constitute tho authority upon which the swooping closing orders were Issued. Wholesale liquor dealers, the at? torney general held, aro entitled to dispose of their warehouse receipts for liquor stored in bonded ware? houses to manufacturers and whole? sale druggists "but the right to with? draw said liquors from bonded ware? house is granted to manufacturers and w hvdeaalc druggiaa only." Oq the question of the authority of the prohibition commiesionei to issue permits to sell liquor in wholesale quantities the attorney goneral hold that power was limbed to manufac? turers and wholesale druggists, With respect to industrial alcohol .Mi*. Palmer held the authority to 'Isruo permits for Its disposal in Wholesale quantities was limited to manufacturers and wholesale drug? gists if the alcohol was fit for bever? age purposes but not if it wore do irfetturedt "it is obvious." the attorney gen? eral declared, "that the concentration of the llqUor business in tho hands of a few people is well calculated to render mure stmplo and effective tho restraining of the business Within proper and legal channels." Liquor now in commercial ware? houses, however, prohibition officials explained, Is exempt from the attor? ney general's ruling and Commission? er Kramer's ban since such tiouor is considered to be in the poss< salon of t he o \\ nor. J Telling the average mar. to .stop worrying?thai it will ruin his health ?doesn't do much good. It merely gives him something else to worry about, Nashville Tettir'sseoan. Pa boons can tell by Instinct when then are neat water. But Who want** tO bo btihoon??Des Moiiv.'S Capital. The lagt rum to go will he the rum In nostrum?Hosten Herald. Speaking of the restless sex, is there a restless one??E?l Paso Herald. "Missouri will be penalized by thn loss of two congressmen/' says the Bt, Louis Post Dispatch. Flatterer! ?Louisville Courier-Journal. "Better price for calf hide,' says a farm publication. Probably due to acarcl y, You seldom see calves hide now. P.altimore gun. The rumors from Russia had it wrong. It la not Lenlne, but Hope, that is dead there. New York Her? ald. Marriage atarta with "h?ls and COOS"? and there are those who claim that after a w hile tt,e "coos" stop. Seattle Post Intelligencer. "Why not teach grammar in the schools?" somebody asks. What for? NObOdy ever uses it. so far as Wo can hear.-?Wheeling Intelligencer. They tell young men newspaper work never pays, but look where Harding got from hitching his wagon to a Siar.? Philadelphia North Amer? ican. What many a congressman doesn't know would till a book and its's pret? ty expensive having hint unload ? on he Congressional Record,?Anacon? da Standard. The French are talking of abolish? ing their kissing custom. They mtgh' as well, in the Interest of conversa? tion if for HO other reason. Why should men waste kisses on each oth? er??Winona (Minn.) Republican Herald. llriiti has no navigable rivers. tlmator McCorml U heal i: for tin gangplank when the Imperator au? thored off quarantine. ' Urgent busi? ness in Washington,' lie said. Cun it bo Bhirts??Chicago Post. DEBATE ON DISARMAMENT Congress Discusses Reduction of Strength of Army Navy \Va?hingtor>, h v a.?Congress dis? cussed disarmament today, but went ahead with considera ion of largo ap? propriations tor the army and navy and Incidentally received the rtcwa of President - ? lecl liar dim t>n tin na? tion's futuro milit; i y poll ?;. . ChaTrmun Kahn of the military committee told the house in debate on the annual military appropriation bill thai he bad l.n Informed by Mr. Harding o4 a recent conference that tlie president-elect favored a regular army or 176.000 men fpr the present and also legislation providing for the voluntary military training of l&o, 000 men annually. Before the house met its naval com? mittee received from General Pur? suing a warning against fostering a national spirit of pacifism and un preparedness. This warning temper? ed the general's approval of a world disarmament conference and was ac? companied by a declaration that until all the world pOWors hud agreed on a disarmament policy it would be "un? wise and unsafe" for the United States t<> discontinue carrying out its army and navy policies. Preceding debate on the army bill the house received from the appro . priations Committee the annual naval bill with ice provisions for continued work on 17 superdreadnaughts and battle cruisers and other craft. At the same time, Senator (Jerry, Rhode Island, a Democratic member of the naval committee, broke into the tariff detsite to oppose Senator Borah's res? olutions to halt work on these ships for six months while experts decided what type of craft was the best In the light Of lessons learned from the world war. The Rhode Island senator, denying that the war had demonstrated that the battleship was no longer the vi? tal unit of the lieet, declared that It would be essential for this country' in any future wars. Comparing the rel? ative strengths of the American. Brit? ish and Japanese navies, the senator said he could understand whero there might he propaganda by the British against construction of major ships intimating that it would be to their own advantago to discourage tho con? struction of such craft by other na? tions whose naval strength was ap? proaching their own. The Borah resolution will be con? sidered Saturday by the senate naval committee which will hear members of the general naval board who to? day completed their report to Secre taiy I>anlels on their study of the whole naval situation with relation to the best typo of ship for the fu? ture. The house naval committee also decided today to hear on Fri? day the members) of the navy board and in audition Rear Admiral Sims, war time commander of American naval forces overseas, and Rear Ad? miral Bradley A. Klske, retired, III* venter Of an aerial torpedoplane. Pi.sgali News a ml Views. Pisgah, Jan. 31.?The sleet last week gave us a thorough freezing. A good many oats were planted and tho ice helped to mellow the land. Oats will be planted from now on its long as a crop can be made. Farm work will commence ih'.t week. Laborerl are more plentiful as hungry stomachs and thin clothes have brought many of them to their sen?.-s. The new preacher at BdcLCod'a church Is verj much hived. We hope he will do a good work to all his ; people. The crime wave thai has been sweeping over this nation is appalling. tVhcn men kid each other for every little dispute makes us feel that we are fast degenerating to the sav? ages. Killing for assaults on women is hoff to stay as it Is practiced ull over this country. Only the South was Charged with lynching. Now tho rest of the nation is just as rapid as we arc. Upon inquiry i find no one in fa? vor of tho county court. We had it once* before us und downed it. Too much expense ulready, so let it sleep on. Unless a change in taxes we will have a revolution two years from now the like of which We have never seen. People are aroused more than I have ever seen them on these high and useless taxes and we have got to tho slopping place. The many friends of Hon. D. P. Molse aie sorry to hear of the illness of bis Wife. We hope she will soon bo weil again so he can return to his duties In Columbia where ho is much needed. lion. A. K. Banders'g many friends are pleased at his re-election as su iperlntendont of the penitentiary. He has made a good official. Kind to the prisoners and careful and Just to the affairs of the state. The peni? tentiary shows his careful and busi? ness attention. ?Inpan Has Kxorss of Imports. Tokio, Dec. 10 (Correspondence of tho Associated Press).?According to a statement made by tho finance of? fice the total value of Japan's exports during the month of November was 103.993,000 yen while imports were wonMi 106,968.000 yen. The excess of imports over exports being 2,96 6. 000 yen. The total for the eleven months ?tnoS January is: Exports, Y. 1 XfiO, 378.001); Imports, V. 2,2lt,Mo> 000. an excess of Imports amounting to V. 360,586,000. Customs change. Modern women (see story of West Philadelphia gam bllng raid) play poker; our grand mothers were content merely to ply It. Philadelphia Record. !. us hope that J. Ogden Armour feels properly yruteful to those Who paid 60 cents A pound tor stoak lust year and .hist saved him from bank? ruptcy.?Su Paul Pioneer Press. J FARM FEDERATION ATTACKED Agriculture Repartraent Agents Backing Move* is Claim Washington, Feb. J.- Charger wire made before tht house banking and currency committee today by several farmers" or^anltatloaa that the de? partment of agriculture wee using ita munty agents In an attempt to put, ?>ver the Amerl an term bureau fed? eration us Lhe one b!g agri uf -al or* ganization. G tj Silver, SVashingtoaj re] reacntatlve or the federation, In re plj naid bis organisation bad '*w<eeh> ing relationship'' with county agents and > "m pet a ted with tt pm but denied thai Iii:, organisation was working to the detriment of a ay ether farm s*> ganiaation. The American farm bureau feder? ation is making a "drive" in Georgia, L. B. Jackson, director of the Georgia j state bureau of marketing asserted. "County agents, and federal em? ployes, working under instructions 'from their Chief/1 he said, "ate acting as organizers, collectors and secre? taries for the American farm hureail federation. Mr. Jackson also declared that i>r. A. C. Tr.ie, of the department of agri CttltUeS had stated that the county [agents were assisting in this work. Representative Brand, Democrat, Georgia interjected to declare that he had a letter from J. W. Morton, of Athens, president of the Georgia Farm Pedoration bureau in which the state? ment wrs made that at a meeting of tho extension committee and Dr. True It was agreed tha,*. "believing that the Strength and origin Of the American farm Inireaus ha** h<%n achieved through cooperation Wi h the State colleges aiut federal department of ! agriculture upon a sound educational i program, we declared it to be our pur | pose to continue auch cooperation in the future und that neither business nor legislative activity should dimin? ish such cooperative educational ac? tivities." Mr. Jackson declared that tha peo? ple of Georgia want to know who is behind "this farm bureau." "AKTieultur? deportment officials will tell you very quickly that they have no control over the farm bu? reau/' "The farm bu, *au." he continued* "in addition to procuring farmers to Join are admitting to membership those who have habitually exploited * the. farmer." Chicago's Grand Opera Reason Close*. Chicago. III., Jan. 17?Chicago's tenth season of grand opera will close her on January 2'-' and OCOOegtng to critics will be long remembered. Erxecutiv Director Rdwr.rU M. Johnson o* tho Chicago Opera asso? ciation has prepared the felt owing program tor the final week. If began yesterday afternoon with a special performance of "O'ello," when Chas. Marshall, who made his Am rrlcan premier in this operat earlier In tho season again was heard. Mary Gard? en will be heard this evening tn "Faust". On Tuesday Dorothy Fr\n cia will sing the principal part in the Wegnerian opera "The ValkyrtV while on Wednesday evening "Nor rna" will be placed with Roea R?hm in the name par*. The first performance of the sea? son here of "Salome," featuring Mu,ry Garden and Duden Muratore will be staged on Thursday evening wh.de Friday will see the initial perf'.ro? ance here this season of Th ?mas' M iurnon." The season win close On Saturday with an afternoon performance of I "Aphrodite" with Miss Garden in ??00 j loading role while on Saturday StW? I ping Mme. Hosina Storchio w*li ta ke I (he leading perl in "Madam Buttes> tlv." School Children Selecting National Tree. Washington, Jan. 19.?Thousand*) of American school children are voting this week to select a national (tree. For three month* a cam? paign has been going on all over tho country under the auaplces of the American Forestry association. Some votes already have been cast but this j weke sees the wlndup. of what has ! been termed the national tree refer? endum. At the same time the referendum has been converted into an organis? ed movement to educate school chil? dren in the varieties of trees. Col? lections of leaves have been made, the growth and habits of trees have been studied and discussed, and l?e fore the ballots have been cast, there have been joint debates in which the champions of different trees^have toot out arguments as to why some par? ticular species should he selected as being truly national. The first school to report a vote was Emery Stake Academy of Castle Pale, Utah, the flanirea for which showed Pino 14; Oak 14; Elm 8; i Ar ?.i i, an \*h 4. The first town to report was Ham? burgh. N. Y.. wfhieh gave Whflto Oak 89; American Elm 88; 8ugar llaple 28; American Chestnut 88; Black Walnut 20; Shell Bark Hickory 12, White Pine s; scattering 20. The first woman's organisation to report was tho Woman's Literary ClUb ot! Jennings, Da., which cast 30 votes solid for the oak. How is it that press agents have ! not yet introduced the platinum I throated diva??Norfolk Virginia Pl 1 lot. _ A generation ago tho warning was: "Don't Blow out tho Cos!" Now tho caution is: "Don't Step on It!"?Rtch Imond (Ind.) item. The I^ag-ue of Nations may soon have enough of bankrupt countries on hand to put on a bargain sale.? Vancouver Province. Slavery was nominally abolished in Sansibar in 180?. Abysinntar.s are of mixed Semltio and Mamille descent.