11
Daily
Record
ATI' H VOL'U
WEATHER
Cludy tonight and Sun-da-.
Warmer, moderate
southerly, winds.
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Wished September ii, 1915
HICKORY, N. C, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 18, 1922
?RICE FIVE CENTS
r
fFlieTTlWlll HALF GIVEl'L
BULLOCK
d I'ress.
ivl, is "I have
; in itiakt about the
k - extradition from
, , Mm risen said to
..tit lit ion was called
,,i Judge Snider of
grant thf cxtradi
, ImiIIocR want t'd in
; i i-ntu'i't ion with thf
lavliT at N'orlina,
TAR HEELS
K
it
LEAD
foreign affairs
of
,i tended to by the
s. 1 have perfect
mi- state department
; ; inaTtt-r with entire
- rati- of North Car-
it Hullock's brother
it was done quick
ie state authorities
I.
of approaching
jfr.iiu'u.
ll-l'.Tl
a k.MiV- 4i
Z v, ,i-..iair being made upon
' ' ... . .. rl. .. !.. !l
( v, ,n 1 1 'l county. ne j-.wi-:,.,i
w ' ii and taken una-
a an nour alter i
alfair. I placed the
l!,e haltdn t; the Statr-
?'
a
I ,.in'
)t '"',l
A ' " 11
a!
,',..!'(
. i,:r,
1 '.:.'
. bmught abut 17 of
,. ir to life state prison
They were after
I ,u k to Warren coun
!..:,( r, merciful sentences
i '. t ryliudy knows if
t..:'!ied tu North Carolina
ii.'iittd and that he is
being lynched. I.ynoh
.. w in North Carolina
i . '.ate ii the authorities
tuiii. They are the
i :i u on the officers.'
IDFOH COURT
i burning
AN AUTO
! A.'iOiafcii Press.
!-r .,!! X. ('.. Feb. IS. W. O.
k aut' mobile supply t?ealer,
X'i 'Vn K-i ago, was today held
iViu f.und by Recorder R. .1.
Mi n a. charge, of.eonspir
cminfif.on with th'e'burninc
w.-nu iiiU-.
-ii.-r S'ltVier larul found prr.b
.! ia the testimony of M. G.
In al vaiau'e owner, who wa
: in I'ailtiek's garage, at that
;':t 'a h testified that I .('. rick
ii;:si it' he didn't want to see-
luv.i.iie lire that night, say-
By the Associated Press.
New York- Feb. 18. More than
$."00,000, half the amount which will
make up the fund, has been sub
scribed to the Woodrow Wilson foun
dation, Franklin I). Rosevelt. nation
al chairman, announced today. The
halfway mark was passed, February
l.r), Mr. Rosevelt said, and the amount
taiseti' since that time has not been
learned.
New York leads in money subscribed-
but North Carolina is first
in the amount of its quota. Oklahoma
is second and the District of Colum
bia third.
Minnesota, Tennessee, Delaware
Kentucky, New Jersey and Wisconsin
have passed the halfway mark.
SKeeteH Klansmeri Sppear at a Funeral
v iiiimmrarair""
PUCE i this
mtmwM rsiirn inn gain
i UULIS HiLLriilU
lNDIS RESIGNS
POSITi AS
JUDGE
'I' f
. 3y thf- AF&odated Pr2S3.
Lc'iidon. Feb. 18. Peace seems for
the ox merit o have again descended
over northern Ireland, the release of
the reriji!:iniii? kidnapped Unionists,
released yesterday, relieving' the
tension. Nevertheless the south stfl?
ho !c3 the special constables until
the Monoghan football players are
freed by the Ulster authorities- the
Isouth contending that if they are
guilty -because they carried arms.
It'heir captives were guilty,
j Disr.atches mdicr.t? that last night
l was the quietest in Belfast for near
ly a week. Only two men were shot
and wounded before the curfew.
CI AIMS FARMFRh
iir iiiiiiii fiiiiiii.il mm - - - - - ... - - .- fc
imr mm oh i - : "mm--tibtimi n wt n- . :
WERE BADLY ROBBED YOUNG OKLAHOMA MISTRIAL ORDERED, PRESIDENT ASKS
mm nnnnmirn uwr nnnnnnnnnsnr nriiirr rnn
blnL UrfUMiretLi wiwwmBi tlMfll 1 1 UH
By the Associated' Press.
Washington, Feb. 18. Hie money
powers of this country manipulated
l,y the international investment In
terests have robbed the American
farmers of twenty million dollars in
the Inst three years, said Benj. C.
Marsh, managing director of the
farmers national council of farmers,
in a statement here today.
"During the past tftw years." he
said, "farmers have lost twenty bil
lion dollars through the deflation of
prices and through the foreclosure
of mortgages and high freight rates.
The international financial interest
made loans to the government out
of their scandalous war profit and
brought about deflation that their
profits might be doubled in value
through shrinkage to one-half of its
value when they loaned it to the gov
ernment.'' The profiteer obtained $250,000 m
nrofit for every American soTftfc
killed in France, he declared.
DRDER OF MOO
SE
L
DOGE IN NEWTON
W. J.
Charlotte
iiTj-innhile was go'ing to
be
h.T.-
,ixth man to b ar
: cuK-nction with ailcg
t':i cave bond and
If T MOOT
W FOR TARIFF
Associated Vxasa.
i:IH!.f, Fei). 18. The (idopt-
thf Smout plan of oaserjainfr
luti.'N on the basis of the
' value of the imported articles
i'l'-'.i'iwi to have boon presented
r (,"',ie finance committee to-
ro-w rl t ; ti ji- (jf the advalorem
1 the Koniney bill oil the basis
' plan wa-s started fodav. HCUA'
F1, anil ,,'tnce the orieinal rate
eajcat m. t on the valuation plan
lies uie heinir raised! in some
rftini-
mtmm a i A
OPERATIVE BILL
Associated Press.
" fiKtm., I'd). 18. The Canper-
M (')((;(. .'jj Lin),' marketing bill,
" legalises coonerative market
,rKitr:izati.,riM of farmers and
fn v';'l; signktd today by
Newton, Feb. .18. Mr.
Mrknn. flic tator of the
lodge Loyal Order of Moose, last
night organised the Newton lodge
Loyal Order of Moose ino. t;w in me
Junior Order hall. Mr. Moon instruct-
d the members and ofticers eiecte'i
in the different ceremonies in me
itualistic work. The lodge was or
ganized with thirty-seven members.
Jue tfv the el torts oi ivir. nose, ine
utn nrcrnizing agent, who has
een in Newton for several days- as
sisted by Louis Schrum and Cler.n
'oder, Newton now bids to Dt-come
ne of the strongest Moose centers'
f the state. .
I'lvimn luvo been secured m tne
St. Hubert Inn and fitted up with
reading tables, pool tables etc., for
the use of the members of the lodge
for recreation and amusement.
The officers elected last
.. . t . T -..,. r 'Dllrfiu.ll
were: Dictator, juus . "uu,""t
ergeant at arms, Uienn xocier; pie-
ir it. i.tYwrv; v.ice-uieiatui.
Clyde F. Rowe; past dictator. Walter
T J . .. . ....,... T-'l1ll
C. Feimster, jr.; sluvu,',u
Abernethv: treasurer. Louis Schrum;
trustees, '(Jus Deatcvn, (ilerm oder
and'Belton Beal; outer guard. Geor
Re M. Cobb: inner guard, Ross Huitt.
THE PLEASURE OF DOING GOOD
. i i
Timon of Athens: Wiincim &naKe
speare. ...u
O. you gods, ininw i,
v, ,! ! , oVimilfl never
liivn anv iifiienua n " v ..-
.i .Viftm thpv were tne
nave neu ui .. . . .1,1
most needless creatures living, should
we ne'er have use for them. ana
would most resemble sweet instru
ments hung up in cases, that keep
their sound to themselves .
have often w snen mystn puwci,
?aJ.T..r. npnrer to you. We were
To benefits: and what better
or properer can we 11 our own,
than the riches of our friends? O,
what a precious comfort 'tis, to have
Jo ! many, like brothers, commanding
one Another's fortunes!
WEATHER FOR WEEK
r !ln Feb. 18.-Wcather
predictions for the week
IBM LEASES
ST, LOUIS PLACE
. , "''k. Ve!,. in, Tex Rickard
1 'inoier, win. resigned yester
r"' .Madison Square Gar
leased the St. Louis
ii.. years and has ar
f invert it into a sporting
r"1 "k ti,,. l,.,
Appearing suddenly and mysteriously, six white-sheeted Ku Klux Klansmen placed a cross of red ruses on the grave'
p. If. Turley, ex-soldier, who died In the streets of Birmingham Ala., after having been, it is alk Red, turuud away
from the hospital doors. The crowd maintained an awed silence during the presence of the- Klansmeu and fmiuedi
ately after the last volley by the firing squad .the white-garbed figures vanished as mysteriously aa they had come.
By the Associated Press
fulsa, Okla., Feb. IS
-A 13-year-
Newton, Feb. IS. An action for
libel brought by Mrs. Annie Grace
Kopenhaver, wife of Rev. II. G. Ko-jienhavt-r,
against Mrs. Margaret
Stewart, Edward Lutz, Jacob Lutz and
Henry Coulter for .$15,000, l'esulted
old girl was among several'' persons in a mistrial by the jury. The case
was given me jury on veane.,nay
afternoon about 5 o'clock and the jury
deliberated until Thursday morning
at noon and reported that they were
hopelessly divided, but in the mean
time the attorneys 'f;:r the plaintiff
ind for the defendants agreed on a
compromise, whereby Mrs. Margaret
Stewart was to pay nothing, it being
agreed that she should not pay any
sum whatever. 1
It was further agreed between the
attorneys that a judgment o'f; $750.-
00 be entered against Edward ind
Jacob Lutz. Judge T. D. Brvso
presided over the court. The &t
torneys for the plaintiff were W. A
granted a license to preach by the
Oklahoma Methodist Episcopal con
ference here.
She is Miss Fay Emery of Miami.
Okla., who began preaching last
summer in the mining district near
her home. She is in the seven
grade at school.
7 he girl became a church member
two years ago and immediately be
came a teacher in the primary depart
merit.
She became intensely interested in
all church activities and soon at-
i racted the attent ion of her pastor.
Under the direction of her pastor,
Geo. A. Kleinsleiper, she prepared a
sermon' and neliveiei? it from his
pulpit. Soon she was askeu regu
larly t'1 address the inmates of the
ok! ladies' and mens home.
RESOURCES NATIONAL RANKS
MIOW $IOt,t)00,000 INCREASE
beginning
I'-" . 1
MS?i 'Atlantic States. Consider.
able cloudiness; temperaiur
normal, consiueraoie
EIRE IN FLORIDA
Bv the Associated Press.
BynIIl Fla. Feb. 18.-Damage es
timated at $2r,0.000 resulted no...
t!?eain the Jetail district today. The
fl'imas whicn are iu"","-" .
arecr i w.. - ,,nitnrn store.
Wire nrreti 111 -
Wasihngton, Feb. 18. Resources
of the national banks of the country
exclusive o'f rediscounts amounting
to $19,420,000,000 at the last call on
December 'M showed an increase of
$405,000,000 over the previous call in
September according !o an analysis
issued by Comptroller of the Cur
rency Crissinger. The condition c.l
the national banks in lec ebr he
described a, "very satisfactory' and
called attention to the fact that un
til September their rescuree.; had
more or less steadily deMiv'd from
(heir peak of $-22,7111,000,000 in Dec
ember, 1919. , . ,
Conditions of the national banks
as reported by Mr. Crissinger were
said in a formal statement issued by
the white hcuse to show "the most
satisfactory turn in the financial af-
fjirs of the country taht has oeen
registered by a lank statement since
te conclusion of 1919."
"It demonstrates," the statement
continued, "that the process ot
liquidation has been proceeding ai
such an excellent rate that it may
fairly be said that we are well on the
road-' to getting the -frozen credits"
thawed cut. Tn this regard indeed u
1 a .1 iV f.ir the most satisfactory
showing that has been made
the phrase "frozen credits"
vented. . .
"It must be borne m mind. th?
statement saici tthat the national
banks represent considerably less
than half the total banking capacity
of the nation." .
"Under the analysis, the figures
indubitably demonstrate that the
peak of liquidation anu consequent
depression was passed somewhere be-
tween SejjtemDer o. ias unu
ber 31 last, and tnat me e leuueuvj,
as been steadily to-waru' improving
business and less reliance of busi
ness tapon the support of the banks
"Of precisely like tenor are recent
n,Wipps from the war finvnee cor
poration, which reports a progressive
liquidation of its loans and a general
ditions m trie
iniUluvcHitv i ,vr
agricultural industry. Recent staWV
r.f r.rices for agricultural
-x.-i hnncrht teh farmers to
te point were they are able to realize
something at least approximating
costs of production, and can look for
ward hopefully 10 sun iuru.a
provements in no very distant
ture." , , ,
Those remarks about what has been
accomplished at Washington "with
otu surrend'ering of sovereignty or
since
was in-
1m
fu-
TAKE DIVORCE TESTIMONY
By the Associated Press- .
Poughkeepsie, N. Y., Feb. 18-A
commLion to take testunon .tMon
... 1L . I1IL l L
StUlmanl New York banker, against
An U StiUman, was' ordered today
by a Uew York judge.
irvoirnnent cf nationanality inay
Ti u 0ir a the Presidents
Smile Week contribution-Greens
boro News.
WnrOi State Mining Business
t t iprnio" savs a headline m
our favorite Asheville inprninff pa
Ar.,1 rmndintr this mining busi
I' ,iii rrivn Mc.'rth Carolinians the
wherewithal for material and social
rin,riAr,mpnt without end. Asheville
Citizen,
Sy the Associated Press.
Washington, Feb. 18. The senate
foreign relations commit! ee has be
fore it today a message from Presi
dent Hard'ing asking the senate for
advice on the revival of the patent's
treaty with Germany.
Although thepresident has the
power tc revive by formal proclama
tion this and other treaties if such
request is made within six months
of the ratification, of the peace
treaty, it was also said that in this
nd other treaties the president
would seek the advice of the senate.
The president desired', it was add
ed, to give the senate opportunity of
advising which treaty i: would have
Revival of the lapsed treaty would
1 " CALLS FOR HELP
IS. The
appealed
restore reciprocity
the matter cf
Self and John Aiken of Hickory and protection of patents between ft
Wilson Warlick of Newton, ' The two countries. Officials hold the
defendants wore represented by R. : z l" . n T n5meri"
R. Williams of Asheville. A. A. White-:'; ,1 "V11'1'1.1
, l -, l ,i t -i T Mfi n , f t 1- t . - , - I- .
lit. iimwiy anu JJ. J.'. JYIUI..
Newton.
KLUX
it neing ir
charge of the alien property custoa-
ti -.v-
MR. HARDING'S
MEXICAN J'OL-
iCV
u 1 actioi
! Springfield Republican.
Small uprisings iu Mexico were to
be expected. Their seriousness may
be judged by the
that
Presi
dent" Obregcn lute executed several
'insurgent chiefs and army officers
v since New-years' for plotting against
nas ... . , , 1. 1
made a donation of $25 to a needy e Rovtiiiiutnu apiwieiai., ue nas
i-qmiNr in Hj-i-nrv v,n T?or.r,vri ,o the situation wall in nana. But
why should there be anv revival of
The Hickory Ku Klux Klan
ade a donation of $25 to a
family in Hickory, the Record was
advised today. 77ie name of the
family was withheld for good reasons
but the paper's informant said
was a distressing case.
Not many people orn the
nrlvier.! trwl'ii Hliri noi-nr. r flwi W I1T
i.wv.i.-.v. .v.i.y. a. 11 v 'mini. t I tllx.; . .. rt , -.-Mi
ULBUiieccj'j.H : rKiiruu v ma reiniiiiii
not be seen in the disturbances re-
outside 'Ported.
enow there is a klan organization in As u P"SSi& unoiu lecogxii-
Iliekory and this will come as a sur- UT" c.t ino ''egon government oy
prise to many of the Record's read- , President Harding, the most rost
ers. About a year ago speakers were less Vmxs in Mexico una tnemsew
brought here and public meetings e? wenaermg 11 Ooregon can last.
were held, but the klan had a little 0 jiead ot tne Mexican rcpuuiic since
miMinit,, nn 5fe Ua,e littlo i,tflr Madero has hccu able to hold on
and' the question of a local organic- without the moral support of the
tion was given no more publicity. .uimeu o.nw v": VT i- .
It is known, however, that Klans-' Wit! "ML ua ,"- ,.UI-" rVr'
men have been busy in this section Ws. , f u
f.,.. .c.i ,.viit. frh,r a not year at least cf orcter and peace. For
ready to announce the number of th ne.ls ivaraed by the refusal
members or give other details. The of the Washington government to
leaders here sav the organization recognize nn,i. vwui'ii
By the Associated Press.
Jacksonville. Fla.. Feb.
sheriff of Baker county
shortly before noon today to the Du
val county authorities fcr help in
coping with a situation at McClene
30 miles west of here, which he said
threatened to develop into civil war
fare as the culmination of the shoot
ing of Jake Wilkinson, the kidnapm'n-.'
last week of a man named Robinson
and the mysterious disappearance of
T .R. Henderson, former banker and
wealthy naval stores operator.
One citizen of McClermey stated
over the telephone shortly before 1
o'clock that "hell will break loose
here tonight," and that he was
preparing to move his wife and
children to a p!ace of safety.
Governor Hardee said at Halla
has'see that he had heard nothing
from Baker county, but if troops
were requested he was prepared to
act immediately.
iiblican av
m L
By the Associated Press.
Chicago, Feb. 18. Federal Judge
Kennesaw M. Landis today announc
ed that he had resigned from the
bench and would devote all his time
as national baseball commissioner. '
The resignation is effective March
1. Announcement by the judge was
made formally when .he appeared on
the bench this morning.
"There are not enough hours in
the c'ay fcr all my activities," said
the judge. "Therefore I have sent
my resignation to resident Harding,
efective Mai'ch 1."
The judge then called the first
case on his docket and refused to
discuss the matter until court recessed.
NEWS AT WHITE HOUSE
6y the Associated Press.
Washington, Feb. 18. President
Harding learned' c'f the resignation
of Federal Judge Landis lhrourh
press dispatches from Chicago. White
house officials said the rifrnatio11
had not reached the president.
BIG DIAMOjXD THEFT
REPORTED TO
POLICE
St. Louis. Feb. 18. Sidney Gen
gel of Gengel Brothers, diamond im
porters of New York and Chicago,
reported to police that he had been
robbed of diamond s which cost him
$78,000 and which had a retail value
of between $125,000 and $150,000, on
t- ; 1, , i ... r'U : j o.
Louis.
The diamonds w
ir a walls'
which he pJaced under his pillow, h
said, and search for them was ir-
less.
000.
They were insured for -
(ASSERTS FRANCE
loiiinpay
W2&MJ L.M I III
.' mm
'v the A sc eiste Press.
Limerick, Ire., Feb.. 18. A procla
mation was issued today on behalf of
the Limerick brigade of the Irish
Republican army refusing to recog
nize the leaders of the Irish pro
visional government and reaffirm ng
their allegiance to the republic.
Washington, Feb. 18. Senator"
McCormick of Illinois, in a stale
ment issue today commenting "
- tatcTent in certain French r ..
ten that tha gc.'-ernmon was
contor-ie-'atinc prying interest 011
American lcuns and tht th1 pay-
i.-.rlli. r-F flir rlriV.f iTn c r.nnrlifinTlOft nn
GOING TO MARKET WHILE ' " L V- ,
LIVING ON THE OLD FA KM :' li.;v':'. 13 ', .J
Mv father was the owner of a fonrjn tn "m3:oaTn7, t me ivusmh
horse wagon and four mules. The. 'nce r.'ecinren tnar. A"i
names c-r'the mules were Mac- Pirb ;c ls tc Fr-nce were made m
Kate and Nance. Mac: was the saddb i fstb.
mule m tne lour noise wagon an .
has been greatly abused and is mis- of Mexico a treaty as the condition
;wf,wi hv tho ,hi; nt law. i of diplomatic recognition, ana that
LItfilLV VVULllll iUHC U jyii lUCAil yj -i
SOUNDS LIKE
EINSTEIN'S THEORY
certain interpretation of Mexico's
own constitution. In brief an inva
sion rf Mexico's sovereignty is
Two gentlemen riding on a train; , nhrPMti government
were very much intoxicated.
First Gent "What time is it?"
Second Gent (after extracting
For it is an attribute of sovereignty
that every country shall enjoy the
exclusive privilege of Interpreting
match box from his pocket with itg own constitution
much exertion, and gazing at it in
tently) "Thursday."
First Gent "My heavens, I ve got
to get off here," Everybody's.
Tf Mexico aerain falls into civil
war and wholesale banditry, the past
year of quiet and" order would argue
that Washington's failure to accord
recognition to the established govern
1..J 1 Ulnivin T-T ISTocVl-
men was largely m uwmc. n n
The nevt. "nroblem" for the cov-
kle is what it will dolinerton were actually waiting for an-
with the case of the thousands of other period of turmoil below the Rio
men that are being thrown out of Grande in order to march in ana
employment by the shutting down of take possession of the country oil
construction work in shipyards and! the plea that American interests
ordnance plants. This re-enforcement must be protected, it coum not pui-
of the unemployment situation is a 'sue a policy better calculated to pro-
pretty big problem., too. Charlotte jduce that result tnan tne pcncy now
Observer. being rigorously enforced. t
- I No one will charge tne acimmistra-
COTTON jticn with such a sinister design. All
that needs to be said is that its pol
By the Associated Press. icy has not thus far been successful.
New York, Feb. IS. Ref ecting J j3 ;t a policy that can be made suc
rather active support of March con-jcessful except by force? The lapse
tracts by spot 'houses the cotton Gf time and the continuing deadlock
market opened today 11 to 19 points ,nlake that a fair question.
net higher. Prices were affectfed
by bullish sales and by rumors that
progress towards an early settlement
of the New England textile strike was
being made.
Open Close
Mairch 17.95 18.20
May 17.72 17.98
,'July '-..17. 17.48
October 16.70 10.97
December .. 16.6Q 16.88
Hickory cotton 17c.
OLD FRIENDS
Bobby's mother took him out to
the park the other day, and as they
. . i ii. ,i : -t-u:
Stood wmcning tne uuus m tuen cu-
'ormous cage the little fellow observ
ed a stork gazing at him. 0?
look, mother," said Bobby. "The
stork is trying to see if he remem
bers me still." The Argonaut (San
Francisco.)
Pigh was the mule m the oil S'.!:e
behind. Kate was lead mule ana
Nance was the side mule in front.
My father .v.-as the owner of ' a negro
man by the name of Isaac who was
the driver of the team of four mules
When driving he always rodi old
Mag and drew the lines on Kate. He
always carried a good whip and
sometimes the crack c'f. the whip
could be heard a mile. .
In the fall of the year some tine-:
my father and Isaac would go as fat
south as Columbia, S. C, and" h
ccne about three weeks. They would
haul in their four horse wagon to
Columbia, apples, dutch cheese,' "but
ter, chestnuts, chickens- aucks and
turkeys. They generally reacheci
Columbia about three weeks before
Christmas sc.' the people of Columbia
could have turkey to eat on Christ
mas day. When thev would come
home they would bring with them a
barrel of sugar and some New Or
leans molasses. They some times had
a few Christmas presents for some
members of the family.
The wife of Isaac Shuforc? lived at
the home of Jacob Sigmon. The fram
Jacob Sigmon joined the farm of my
father. The public road was on the
right of the house of Jacob Sigmon.
When pasing along this road Isaac
would crack his whip. When the wife
heard the stfund of whip she would
say tc' her children your pa-ppy Is
coming. My father and Isaac would
go on to the cross roads where Min
erva school house was located. There
they would' turn to the left and soon
reach home. There were about four
teen negroes en the farm. Some we're
small and a few were grown. Somj
of my sisters and brothers were yet
at home. All were glad to see my
father and Isaac come home. The
four mules were glad to get home
My father had much to tell about his
trio to Columbia. Isaac come home, a
ien of the interest ;'"(
f c-ri-.v.-j-rii Pnroesn states." he
lr'rW '; nf m-re imr"fl'-,;.'!t poi
"'vn o th" tax pnvers "f th co'truS""
n rvpt-opt -thm tho ultimate nayr-nr.
of 'he principal. s:nce the A'pn
t-vpayev is nayirq- for European
rviim'-nts ar'n civil government expenses."
SFTEI1 FERTILIZER
SPIES SGI
By the Associated Press.
'Washington, Feb. 18. Senator Mc
Kelar, Democrat of Tennessee, has
prepared fc'r introduction in the spn
ate a resolution tf investigate charg
es that fertilizer companies consti
tute a monopoly, he resolution would
determine whether the monopoly has
a lobby in Washington to defeat the
Henry F'ord c'ffer tf purchase the
Muscle shoals plant.
The resolution differs slightly from
that introduced two weks ago by
Senator Harris, Democrat of Georgia.
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By the Associated Press.
LoR Angeles- Cal., Feb. 18. Inves
tigators of 'he murder of William
Desmond. Tr.ytor, film ' direc'.CT. wer
awaiting tod'ay to see if anvth'i
wise man and would tell the white) would result from the announces -nd
ce'lored children on the farm bv District Attorney Lee Woolw'
many things which he had seen anal that Edward F. Sands, former but
heard.
H. SHUFORD.
EASY EXPLANATION
"I say, Stalker,'' he said, "you re
member ycu told me you had hunted
tigers in West Africa? Well, Cap
tain Smith tells me there are no
tigers there."
"Quite right," said Stalker, b'and-
ly "I killed them all." London against him.
t
would not be prosecuted on an em
bezzlement charge by his former em
ployer if he wc'uld clear up. the mur
der mysterv.
Woolwine's announcement follow
ed receipt of v. letter purporting to
have been wr'tten by Sands. Th
writer stated he was in Los Angela
aws not guilty "of the murder, could
give the name of the murdered and
could heln convict him if the ehar-
of embezzlement were not pushed