THERE IS NO QUICK AND SURE CURE FOR l FARMERS’ TROUBLES - Assertion Is Made By Capper In Review of Agricultural Acts of Last Congress. , "WASHINGTON, March 6.—Reviewing1 tuttm of the last congress affecting agri culture and forecasting probable legis lation in the next congress. Senator Capper, Republican, Kansas, chairman of the senate “farnr block," in a state ment today, declared "there is no quick, and sure cure for the troubles of the farmer." legislation ean not increase the price of farm products, he said but laws which the 67th congress •nacted. in his opinion, will be of ma terial assistance to agricultural inter ests. Congress erred. Senator CaPPe^ contended, in failing to accept Henry Ford's offer for Muscle Shoals. “The country should have the< be”®' fit of the peace-time operation of this huge enterprise.” he said. "Experience has proved that government operation adds heavily to the peoples tax burdens. Ford’s offer, in my Judgment, was fair and should have been accepted. This question must be decide^ by the next congress.” , . Declaring the biggest problem be fore congress was that relating to transportation, the Kansas senator as serted that “freight rates are too high and must come down.” The 67th congress started argiculture on its way to a lasting prosperity Senator Capper declared, listing as “farm bloc measures" which it placed on the statute books the co-operative marketing act, the anti-grain gambling act. the packers and stock yards act, the emergency tariff, the act giving farmers representation on the federal board, the fllledmilk measure, the act. extending to agriculture aid form the 1 War Finance corporation and the farm j credits act. The placing of1 a “dirt farmer”- on the federal reserve board, he stated will “Insure the American farmer against ruinous discrimination.” “Play Square” Desire Prompts Ford to Pay j Lincoln Company Debt Detroit, March 9.—A desire to “play square” with those who have helped to make the automobile indus-. try what it is, even though some of them have been his business enemies, I prompted Henry Ford to pay the bal ance of the indebtedness of the Lincoln Motor Car company. It was learned to- i day from persons close to the manu- I facturer. . „ . I Announcement today that Mr.-Ford i vbluntarily had undertaken to pay ap- j proximately $4,000,000 to creditors of the Lincoln company, sets a precedent ; in the business world, according to Ralph Stone, president of the Detroit ■ Trust company, receiver for the con cern. Mr. Stone pointed out that by the terms of his purchase of the Lin coln company, Mr. Ford was under no legal obligation to reimburse its cred The Lincoln company, then ih the hands of a receiver, was purchased at auction by Mr. Ford last year. He paid $8,000,000 for the property. After preferred claims were paid there was left for distribution among other cred itors the sum of $3,450,000, which which amounted to forty-seven and a half cents on the dollar. The $4,000, D00 being paid by Mr. Ford makes up the difference between the amounts received by the creditors and the sums Jue them originally. In announcing th settlement today, Mr Stone made knpwn for the first time that Mr. Fora had the action in mind when he decided to bid for the Lincoln property at the receiver’s sale. Uncle Joe Cannon , Is Back Home Again CHICAGO, March 9.—Uncle Joe Can non was back home tonight in Danville after a half century of public service. “Back in Illinois,” were his first •words as he stepped from a train here today into a whirling March wind. The words were softly spoken and he brushed his hand across moist eyes. Then spyingr old friends he exclaim ed: "How’s Rig, How have you and the folks been?” ' , . The cameramen importuned him to stand for a flash light, Uncle , Joe straightened up and barked: “Shoot, but make it snappy. Shoot all at once, every—-one of you." He refused to discuss women in poli tics, or answer other political question but’ talked almost wistfully of home. ■At one time he said: "I’m going home. I’fn going to eat up the house.” Later he reverted to the journey from •Washington, saying: “Oh, yes, I guess I’m out of politics _I’m out of condition. Going home— home to get well.” , s A pause, his jaw tightened and he set his old hickory cane, a companion of many years, with an emphatic tap on the floor, adding: "And I guess I will too.” Farmers Must Depend More Upon Personal Initiative, Ward Says (Special to the Star) . NEW BERN, March 9.-r-”You;are not going to )te lifted unoit flowery beds of ease by providence. If yon want roses blooming around your door you’ve f%ot to plant them, ‘Ha.Het S. Ward, congressman from the first dis trict, told a group of cotton and-to bacco growers, members of the co operative marketing associations, in the co-operative rally here this morn ing in connection with the- tfade and industrial exposition. ^ Congressman Ward deplored the fact that so many farmers were looking to the government to pull them out of their depression and he declared that congress had done about all that the farmer could expect. “Its up to you to settle down and create your own wealth. You can" borrow money and borrow money, but the Job, is paying It back, fey organizing your crops and injecting into your marketing system some of the principles of the business corporations you will help yourself to create wealth," he declared. The rally was the feature of the morning program of the exposition. At 1 o’clock battery D, 117th Held, artillery, in full uniform and equipment including tractors, howitzers and ma chine guns, in command of Capt. A. T. Willis and the United States Marine band staged a parade on the principal streets. Immediately afterwards the band appeared in concert at the exposi tion haU and after their final concert tonight Vhe exposition is rounding out the biggest day of the week with the largest attendance. Judge Smith Orders Mistrial in Case of Mrs. Eugene Ingram ' FLORENCE, S. C., March 9.—At 6:30 this evening Judge H. A. M. Smith in federal court ordered a mistrial in ihe case of Mrs. Eugene Ingram, formerly of Benedict, Mi. and Washington, D. C., now of Columbia, who was under trial on the charge of sending obscene letters through the mails to the princi pals in the wedding of Miss Margaret McGregor and Thomas Boyle in Co lumbia last October. The jury had been out since about noon-this morn ing. i Mrs. Ingram has been on trial here for the past three days. The case was given to the jury at 11:45 this morning and it was not until 6:30 this evening that word was re ceived from the jury room. At that hour the foreman reported that it was impossible for the jury to arrive at a verdict and that no additional instruc tions would assist them in reaching an .agreement. Judge Smith then ordered a mistrial. Throughout the trial the prosecution had stressed the testimony of hand writing experts to prove that the de fendant was the author of the objec tionable letters. The defense played up the apparent lack of motive. All par ties interested in the trial were prom inently connected and well known throughout South Carolina. Sell Bonds For New School At Faison (Special to the Star) WARSAW, Farch 9.—Bonds for 350, 000 brought 352,171.26 to be used for a school building at Faison and the peo ple are delighted that modern building will soon be erected to compare with the early eonnectiop of the Tidewater Power company, of Wilmington, that will extend the electric light line, and the Goldsboro-Wilmington highway to be concreted to Warsaw placing this town “on the map.” With truck ship ments from March until August, to bacco beginning August 15. cotton September 1 a variety of soils. One could hardly wish for a "better town.” War On Bootlegging Declared in Virginia ————— RICHMOND, Va., March 9.—Dispen sers of spirit rum in all its forms, ranging from plain and harsh “corn likker” to the soft and mellow cham pagne, and including the various brands of “home brew,” Were made the object of a war declared by Fed eral Prohibition Director R. jL Ful wiler today, when he sent his army of agents, rigged out in battle array and armed with federal warrants, Into the state capital sector and set in mo tion the machinery which he has de signed to break the back' of the boot legging industry in Virginia. Armed with a hundred warrants, a regiment of federal agents and police officers mobilized in the .northern end of the city and were assigned to va rious sections, including the fashion able west end and the historic east side. Noon was the “zero hour” and when the hands of the clock reached, the top of the dial, the-Officers started herding their prisoners. Twenty arrests. were made during the day and the'dry forces .were still advancing tonight. * Many ofHh*. pris oners were women. “TWO WIVES” OF MILLIONAIRE AGAIN FIGURE IN COURT FIGHT. . .. > gtacin Welsh Wells (let!) and M!i rion Porle Wells (right), the two wives of Thomas Wells, Jr. (Inset). WARREN, O., March 8.—A petition just ^introduced in common pleas court here 'has reopened the most unusual divorce tangle in modern law history— a legal maze featured by a peculiar twist of fate which has made a man the possessor of two wives, both legi mate! The case involves r Thomas H. Wells, Jr., youthful Youngstown (O.) ^nillionaire and war veteran. Stacia Welsh Wells, saleswoman and manicurist, Well’s first wife. Marion Povie Wells, daughter of a New York editor. Wells' second wife. The petition which will reopen the case has been presented to common pleas court Mere by the first wife. She requests the court to set aside the di vorce granted Wel^s in 1921. This she asks despite the fact that the court of appeals already has va cated the divorce, reversing the de cision of the local court. History of Tangle I Here is the history of the unique tangle: Stacia Welsh and young Wells grew up in Youngstown as childhod sweet hearts where Wells was the son of a prominent family and Stacia the I daughter of a steel worker. Wells severed connections with his childhood love when he went away to college. Stacia, after having dis pensed ribbons and hosiery over the counters of a Ybungstown depart ment store, went to New York to be come a manicurist. There Wells, in the metropolis in quest of diversion, met her in a theater lobby. The romance of childhood was re vived. They were wed by a Hoboken (N. J.) justice. Wells established his bride in a 1 luxurious country home near Youngs I town. Then he entered the military service where he become known as I the “millionaire doughboy." | Returning Jrom France, Wells en l ____ . tered a military hospital in New York for a nervous ailment brought on by his war experiences. He was nursed by Marion Povie, canteen worker. Back in Youngstown, he instituted, divorce proceedings against Stacla. She filed a counter-suit. A sensational case developed. Wells charged— I That he married Stacia as a result t of her own proposal and while he was ! under the Influence of liquor, i That Stacia was guilty of misconduct with several army officers: and with a Racine (Wis.) millionaire. This the wife denied. She charged Wells had been guilty of misconduct in France and in New York. She pro duced buddies of Wells to substantiate her charges of his escapades overseas. Wells Gets Writ Judge A. S. Cole, however, on May 12, 1921, granted Wells an absolute decree of divorce. Eight days later Wells married Marion Povie, his for mer nurse, at New York. He took his bride to California. Meanwhile Stacia carried .the di vorce case to the court of appeals. This court reversed the ruling of the lower court and vacated the divorce, finding that “Wells was guilty of at i least one specific case of mlscohduct j in'^j’rance and neither party had come into the lower court With clean hands.” This restored Stacia to her original status as Mrs. Wells. But there was still the second Mrs. Wills, whom Wells had legally wed. The "millionaire doughboy’ 'had two wives! Wife No. 1 immediately filed a 2100, 000 ' suit for alienation of affections | against wife No. 2 which still Is pend ing. Now Stacia is asking the local court to reverse its earlier ruling, even though the court of appeals already has done so. And the maze 1b getting more tangl ed than ever! Dr. Watson Sharply Criticises Mr. Hays WASHINGTON, March 9.—Dr. Rob ertson Watson, president of the Inten national Reform bureau, In a letter sent today to Will H. Hays, declared no one he knew "Is satisfied with the work you have done In connection with the motion picture association except,' perhaps, the men who control you and pay your salary." "How you were able to reconcile your conscience with your present po sition I can not see,” said he, adding that “at present I-have no hopes of any betterment of motion pictures coming from them (Mr. Hayes' em ployers) or you or by any organization or persons willing to be connected with them or you.” The letter was in reply to one from Mr. Hays in which it was suggested that the purposes of Mr. Hays and his associates appeared to, be misunder stood by Dr. Watson. Much of his work "parallels and none runs counter to the purposes” of the International Reform bureau, Mr. Hays said, request ing an opportunity to acquaint Dr. Watson "actually with what is go ing on.” Walks Narrow Girder Across Niagara River NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y., March 9.— Treaditug a narrow girder under the I railroad tracks of the Cantilever bridge, 1160 feet .above, the Niagara river; Leo Castle, 18-year-old, of Alberta, today walked from the Canadian to' the AmeHcan shore where he was arrested. Castle’s performance was not intend ed as a stunt of the Blonclin sort, but it provided many thrills that accom panied, the act of the'tight rope acrobat of another generation. Earlier in the day Castle had 'been barred from the American side because he lacked the 98 with which to pay the head tax and he decided to try the hazardous trip on the girders of the Cantilever. Death of Defendant * Ends An Interesting Case in Greenville GREENVILLE, S. C., March 9.—“Case closed by death of defendant.” These crlptic words were written across the record in the case of Cliff Hawkins charged with murder and twice placed in the “death house” of the South Caro lina penitentiary, tell the end of one of the most spectacular and bitterly contested cases in the criminal annuals of 'the state. Hawkins passed quietly away in his cell in the’ Greenville county jail today. Menigitis was pronounced as the immediate cause of his death. For more than two years Cliff Haw kins, young planter of the mountain section, had waited in prison for the final judgment of the courts. He had ^een tried for murder, convicted and sentenced to die in the electrlct chair. Almost on the eve of his electrocution the sentence was suspended and Only 4ast week he was told that his case would be .decided at the present term of court of general ssssions. In July 1920, a negro woman was fatally shot by. a white man. Four days after the shooting of the negress, hearing that a white farmer named William Morgan had told officers that Hawkins shot the negress. Hawkins went to Morgaifs h<yne and killed him. He then turned his gqn upon himself and inflicted a serious wound. Afterward Hawkins was indicted by the grand jury on two counts charg ing murder and the case, which was ended today through a change of venhe to the greater, court of justice, was begun. . * / SHIP COMMISSIONERS MAY COME HERE SOON .Governor Anxious For Them'Th Start Investigation of Ship \W. Line Project. ' ' Th# port of Wilmington may .be yiSlt. ed at an early date by the commission appointed- recently by Governor Mor rison to • investigate the proposed ship line project if the governor carries out his stated idea of calling a meeting of' the cmnmissioij within the next two weeks?!,- The governor is quoted fn a Charlotte- paper .as having told R. M. Miller, Jr., a member of’the commis-; sion, that It was his intention to have the commission, gather in Raleigh very shortly.' , . Since the commission was officially named by the governor Louis T. Moore,, secretary of the chamber of commerce, has been tireless in his efforts to keep them in touch with the advantages of fered by' the port of Wilmington for the location of a terminus of such a line of steamships as the governor is desirous of establishing. Secretary Moore has also 'written to each mem ber of the commission, extending them a cordial invitation to come to this city to inspect what this port has to offer. ■ I : Commissioner Miller is quoted in the Charlotte paper as having stated that he was informed bly the governor in a recent interview that the .executive is exceedingly anxious to have the commission begin its investigations as early as possible. It is further Stated in-the Charlotte paper that the call for' the meeting of the commission wijl be issued within a fortnight, and that the meeting will follow within a few days. Following is the membership of the .commission: R.' M. Miller, Jr., Charlotte; Wil liam A. Hart, Tarboro; A. M. Scales, Greensboro; George Stephens, Ashe ville; Charles S. Wallace, Morehead City; Dr. D. D. Carroll, Chapel Hill; Emmett H/ Bellamy, Wilmington; Joseph A. Brown. Chadbourn; Dr. J. Y. Joyner, La Grange. Mr. Miller, Mr. Hart and Mr. Scales are appointed for six ' years. Mr. Stephens, Mr. Carrol and Mr. Wallace are appointed to serve for four years, while Mr. Bellamy, Mr. Brown and Mr. Joyner are to serve for two years. LARGE CROWDS HEAR REV. QB. THACKER Congregation Last Night Larg est Yet; Three Services Tomorrow. Last night at St. Andrew’s Presby terian church Dr. J. E. Thocker spoke to the largest congregation; of the week . It was evident 'from the attention of the people and the deep spirituality of the service that not only is the at tendance increasing, but the interest is deepening at each service. There will, be ho services today. Sunday at 11(15 the subject -will be "The Pre-eminent Christ.”. At 3:3(1 lh the afternoon a mass mpetihg for the young people of the city, subject “Mak ing Modern Men.” At 7:45 in the even ing, subject "Is There a Hell"? or Magnifying the Love of God.” Dr. Thacker’s sermons .are expos itory, clear and' direct. He 4oes not speak from notes. He knows his Bible, presents Biblical passages' commenta ries and analogies in such manner as to leave ho room for doubt In the mind of any hearer. The song service under the direction of Mr. Roddy, is beautiful, the sslec tions being made with great care, and are sung with splendid.effect by the large chorus. Mr. Roddy has a beauti ful voice, well trained, and dramatic. The “Church. . Her Complaint and Its Cure.” In his sermon on the “Church, Her Complaint and Its Cure,” Dr. Thacker last night took for his text, Jeremia! VIII:22. Is there no blame in Gilead? * • * why then is not the health of the daughter of my people recovered?” “The cause of the complaint of the church,” he said, “is two-fold: First, membership, a lack of perfection; sec ond. it has come short of ltd part in the world’s evangelization. Touching the first cause, he said, “There are three kinds of perfection mentioned in the Bible. Perfection of adjustment, as when the disciples were mending their nets and putting them in shape, a perfection which we should strive to reach. "We have become fright ened at the word ‘perfection’ because we do not understand it, and because we have- failed to reach it. A proper distinction of the kinds of perfection will lead us all to strive for the per fection that is made the goal for oui endeavor. “Through the striving to adjust our lives to the standard set by Christ and receiving him as our Redeemer, we are justified, and this we call perfec tion through justification. ‘‘Perfection of advancement is the second kind of perfection meantioned in the Bible. That is what St. Paul means when he speaks of forgetting those things that are behind, I press forward toward tlje mark.’ It could not be said) that Paul meant he is perfect for he says later on that be is not. This is a perfection counted through satis faction. "Perfection of attainment, or the ' Alterations-Extra; Values up to $27.50. All new spring* styles in canton crepe, flat crepe and, taffeta ~ (Over Wool worths) There is a heap of satisfaction in knowing your tires are going to stand up and behave themselves no mat ter what sort of roads you hit. VACUUM CUP TIRES STAND PUNISHMENT They cost no more than ordinary makes, although they will pile up a heap of miles and are the “SOUND OF SAFETY” PIONEER SERVICE STATION Telephone 2329 ^ . We Have NEVER Charged for Road Sendee of Any Kind third kind of perfection is implied clearly where we are told, ‘Be ye there fore perfect even as your Father in Heaven is perfect.’ This is impossible of- attainment in this life save that through the atonement of Christ all things are counted and done for us through His blood, and that when ‘We see Him as He is then we shall be like Him perfect in attainment.’ We have, however become the children of God. been adopted into His family, and are striving and pressing forward to the mark of our high calling.. This is perfection through adoption. ‘‘The second caitse of the church's I complaint is because of our having come short in doing our part toward the evangelisation of the world. Long ! ages ago it was said to the Christian, I ‘‘Ask of -Me and 1 will give rne'ltathen for tbtnfl inheritance.’ Yet in this day we 'have not become‘knoWn even in all the .countries-, and Isles of the world. “We are culpably negligent in the laxity of our home religious life, in our life In the .church, and.in.the life we lead before the world, In keeping the vow® we profess; and the service we say we have taken. The Care. “The cure for the complaint of the church lies, first, in greater consecra tion in pulpit and pew, in realizing our abilities and dedicate them to Christ. “The second cure for the complaint of the church is a greater spirit of self-sacrifice. Money making and, the pursuit of-business, education and cul ture* the making the most of oneself, all this was all right, but the money and culture should be consecrated to service.” The wonderful power to even limited talents to bless and uplift hu manity, when consecrated by the Divine blessing, was impressively Illustrated by the work of D. L. MSody, the shoe clerk. v . " “The third remedy for the complaint Is In greater recognition of individual responsibility. It is not what your church has done, but what you have done that will call forth the ‘Come ye blessed of My Father,’ In the final day, "Well done, thou good and faithful ser vant • * * enter thou Into the joy of thy Lord.” Dr. Thacker paid) a beautiful trib ute to General' Booth, the founder of the Salvation Army, “who recognized his responsibility,' and went to work for the Master as best he could.” John Harris is Found Guilty of Manslaughter FLORENCE, iH, C., March 6.—John Harris, seaman, was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter In federal court here this evening, for the killing a few weeks ago on high seas of C. Kalson, a companion seaman on the schooner Zebedee E. Cliffe. • Harris was sentenced to pay a fine of |1,000 and serve thre^'years in the fed eral pentientlary In Atlanta. The ship was takjen back into port after the killing hnd Harris given in charge of authorities at Charleston, S. C., to await trial. Leaps to Death From Washington Monument WASHINGTON, March 9.—A leap from a small window near the top of the Washington monument, brought instant death today to A. Birney Seip, grandson of. the late Gen. William Birney, who served with distinction during the Civil war as a brigadier general in the Union army. Seip had been suffering from a ner vous disease for several years, rela tives said, and had left home unknown to his mother. PAIN IN BACK, SIDES AND HEAD Arkansas Lady Says Mother Gave Her Cardui and She Had No More Trouble of This Kind. Lamar, ArK.—Mrs. Edith Seerasn, heie, reoentlv made the following statements describing her experienca in the use of Cardui: “I had pain in- my back and sides; had sick headaches and my nose would bleed. I couldn't sit up at all. "My mother gave me Cardui. I too!: about a. half bottle and at this ... I was able to get up and ijelp w*th the work. Next time I took it again, ani now, after taking two bottles I do not have any trouble at all at this time. I gained, my skin cleared up, I atn healthy and strong. My mother took Cardui for a weak, run,-down condition. It did her more good for weakness and nervousness than any medicine she has ever taken. She took six bottles in all< We recom mend it and certainly know its worth." The foregoing is one out of thou sands of statements which have been received from users of Cardui. the wo man’s tonic. If you are a sufferer from womanly ailments, try Cardui. It may be just what you need. Get it at the drug store. rake ^cardui; J TheWomait’sTonic S “EVERYBODY WINS” TO BE SLOGAN IN THE STAR-NEWS CAMPAIGN 5 NOMINATION COUPON Nomination Blank In the Star and News “Everybody Wins” Campaign V. ' _ *1 hereby enter and cast 5,000 votes for— v „ >" ' ; ! 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