THE NEWS-RECORD, MASHALL, N. C.
BIG SUPPLY BILL
FOR AGRICULTURE
LAST MINUTE FOR RESTORATION
OF FREE SEED RESULTS IN
FAILURE,
Washington. The annual supply bill
tor the . department of agriculture,
- carrying $67,000,000, wa passed by
the house after an unsuccessful last
' mtnittA attnmnt huff hAAn muta a nm.
Ide 1360,000 for distribution of free
seed by members of congress.
And amendment designed to break
up an alleged boycott In packing con
f ers against cooperative market agen
cles was voted Into the bill by the
house. , , ,
The -proposal made by Represents'
tlve Rubey (Democrat) of Missouri
would cut In half the $450,000 sug
gusieu lur emurcemeui oi me pac&-
ers and Uckyards act and authorise
luv Buuroit&ry ui -agriculture iu uiaav
up the difference by levies on com
mission houses.
The agriculture secretary also would
a be empowered to require reasonable
' bonds from commission houses to , ae
. cure performance of their obligations,
and could after a hearing, on , not
less than two days' notice, suspend
any market agency or. dealer for a
reasonable ' specified time because ol
insolvency or violation of the act.
Representative Aswell (Democrat)
of Louisiana sought to revive the prac
tice of seed distribution which was
discontinued several years ago, but
his amendment to provide necessary
funds was rejected by a roll call vote
of 207 to 111.
A futile attempt also was made Juat
before passage of the bill to ellml
nate an amendment which would make
$30,000 available tor the manufacture
and distribution and black leg vac
cine. The amount remained In the
bill by a vote of 175 to 158.
As sent to the senate, the measure
carried an amendment, adopted by a
vnta hf 7K in 25. which would Increase
the powers of the secretary of agri
culture under the packers and stock
Of the bill's total, which Is $665,000
less than requested by the budget bu
reau and a decrease of $211,000 as
compared with last year's; $255,000 Is
for eradication of the boll weevil and
other Insects affecting Southern crops,
The measure provides $176,000 for tha
study V Insects affecting cereal and
forage croDS and would authoribe a
special Investigation of the Hessian
fly, grasshopper and chinch bug.,
Fear Alcohol May Blow Uft Postoffice
: Syracuse. Thousands of gallons of
alcohol. caDable of blowing the build'
lng to atoms, are stored In the base
ment of the Syracuse nostofflce, imper
iling the lives of more than 500 per
sons employed In the postoffice and
neighboring buildings.
This alleged condition was brought
to the notice of Patrick H. O'Hara,
chief of the Fire Prevention Bureau,
by Professor Ernest N. Pattee, Vad
of the Department of Chemistry at
Syracuse University, who said that If
a single spark came into contact with
the alcohol it would nreclnitate a ter
rlble explosion. Chief O'Hara will
make a rigid inspection, and it Is ex
pected the liquor will be removed.
Rail Would Float Great Bond Issue.
Washington. The v Chesapeake &
Ohio Railway asked the Interstate
Commerce Commission for authority
to pledge $487,000 of general mortgage
4 1-2 per cent gold bonds and $12,
898,000 of. first Hen and Improvement
20 year five per cent mortgage bonds
as security for a note to the Federal
Government for $9,200,000, covering
the road's obligations for betterments
during the period of Federal control.
The debt would be payable In ten years
after Federal control terminated or
earlier at the option of the road.
, Bandit Seiie Big Amount.
Granite City, 111. Bandits robbed T.
D. Gradlnarcff, assistant cashier of the
Granite City National Bank, of $63,000
In currancy, which he had Just receiv.
ed at the post office from the St. Louis
Federal Reserve Bank. Several shots
were tired by Gradinaroff and the ban
dlts but no one was wounded.
German Industrialist Endorse Plan,
1 Berlin. Unequivocal ' endorsement
of the German Government's action in
accepting the Dawse report as a basis
for reach!-g a reparation solution Is
expressed in a resolution adopted by
the powerful League of' German Indus
tralists, which designates the experts'
findings as a verdict founded on pr!n
ciples of sound economics and emin
ently suited to achieving the solution
aimed at. . '. . ,'.
Federal Aid Urged For Rural Health.
' Washington. Federal aid in safe
guarding health in the 'rural seotlons
of the country is proposed in, a bill
introduced by Representative Bank
head (Democrat) of Alabama. An an
nual appropriation of $240,000 would
be available for distribution Of $5,000
to each state. ; In addition, , funds
would be appropriated tv be apportin
ed according to the amount expended
by the state at the rate of $250,000 for
the fiscal year, 1926. $500,000' for the
fiscal year, 1927, ' $750,000 followlns
fiscal year and $1,000,000 thereafter.
FIVE PERSONS KILLED .
' BY EXPLOSION OF GAS.
Johnston, Pa. An explosion of
accumulated gas which wrecked
the home of Anthony Pracko caus
ed the death of Ave members of
the family and seriously Injury to
three others. One child was killed
Instantly while the mother, father
and two children died during the
day. The condition of the three
other children was reported criti
cal. ,
The cause of the explosion has
not been determined, but fire de
partment official believe it occur
red when gas, leaking into tha
house from a main, was ignited
when a member of the family
struck a match. No gas was used
in the building.
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C90H FAVORS PARLEY
PUBLISHERS AT LUNCHEON OF
ASSOCIATED PRESS HEAR U. S.
EXECUTIVE.
, New York. President Coolldg an
nounced In an address at the annual
luncheon here of the Associated Press
that, with firm establishment of a set
tlement of the German reparations
question he would favor steps looking
toward the calling of another world
conference to consider further limita
tion of armaments and the codification
of International law.
Disclaiming any ability to announce
a formula that would guarantee the
peace of the world, the President de
clared there were, however, certain
definite things which should be done
to relieve the world "of much of the
burden of military armaments and
diminish the probability of military
operations." '
"The Washington Conference did a
great deal to restore , harmony and
good will 'among the nations," the
President said. "Another purpose of
conference is the further limitation of
competitive armaments. Much re
main to be accomplished in that direc
tion. "It would appear to be Impractical
to attempt action under present con
dition, but with a certain and defi
nite settlement of German repara
tions 'firmly established, I should favor
the calling of a similar conference to
achieve such limitations of armaments
and initiate plans for a codification of
international law, should preliminary
inquiries disclose , that such a pro
posal would meet with a sympathetic
response."
The United States, the President
said, atands In positino to take the
lead in such an additional move to
ward world peace because America
holds the respect of other nations and
our position is such that we are trust
ed and our business Institutions and
Government considered to be worth of
confidence." . .. v, - k
The President spoke directly to 1,-
000 persons, Including the editors and
publishers of most of the country's
leading newspapers, and ta unnumber
ed millions through 11 of the most
powerful radio broadcasting stations,
linked directly through , more than
seven thousand miles of wire with the
ballroom of the Hotel Waldorf Astoria,
where the luncheon was held.
'Census Bureau Report,
Washlngton.Cotton spinning 'activ
ities declined further during March,
the Census Bureau' monthly report
indicated. . ,
Active spindle hours for the month
totaled 7,072,965,368, or an average of
187 ' per spindle in place compared
with 7,304,102,954 or an average of
194 per spindle in place in February
this year and 9,531,022,951, or an aver
age of 225 per spindle in place in
March last year.
Spinning spindles in place March 31
numbered 37,761,970 of which 32,392,-
171 were active at some-time during
the month, compared with 31,742,143
In place February ' 29 and 32,683,786
active at some time 'during February
this year, and 37,308,713 in place
March 31, last year and 35,500,518 act
ive atrsome time during that month.
The average ; number of spindles
operated during March numbered 31,-
125,530, 'or at 82.4 per cent capacity
on a single shift basis, compared with
33,879,600, or at 89.8 per cent capacity
In February this year, and 40,389,029,
or at 108.3 per cent capacity In March
last year. ' :.(.. C
Crushing of Cotton Seed Increase.
Washington. Cotton seed crushers
in eight month period ending March
31, totaled 3,204,372 tons, compared
with 3,016,365 tons for the same period
a year ago, and cotton seed on hand
at mills March 31 was 234,121 compar
ed with 159,922 tons a year ago, the
census bureau announced.
Crude oil produced, ;' 876,594,668
pounds, compared with 922,224,522,
and on hand, 110,115,460 pounds, com
pared with 60,137,116. ' ,
Allen Urges Aid For the German.
Washlngton.-r-Major-General , Henry
T. Allen, former .: commander of the
American forces on the Rhine, -urged
the Senate Foreign Relations Commit
tee to report the bill authorizing ap
propriation of $10,000,000 for German
relief. '. .-. - '
Inadequate and. Improper food, he as
serted, had gardually . weakened the
German public morale physically and
spiritually, and a lump gift such, as
that proposed would go far towards
Inaugurating a National recovery.
P01W0M
SOUTHERN INTERESTS WRITE
CHAIRMAN MORRIS OF THE- ,',
. ' SENATE COMMITTEE.
Washington. The southern power
companies associated In the offer for
lease, of Muscle Shoals have written
Chairman Norrls of the senate com
mittee that they stand ready "to con
sider the question on some basis other
than Is outlined In our proposals or on
a basis involving modification of the
terms of our proposals," should the
committee desire.
The letter, made public by the com
panies here, said "we are holding our
selves ready to conform, so tar as we
are able, to any reasonable program
that the government may finally, con
clude to adopt with respect to these
properties." . I
- "During the - hearings before thel
military affairs committee of 1 the
house," the letter said, "Mr. E. A.
Yates, on behalf of the undersigned,
stated that 'at the option of the gov
ernment we would be .willing to take
the lease of the nitrate plant number
one and all the, water power project
under the terms' of our proposals, to be
owned and controlled by Americans.'
"We stand ready to carry out the
terms of these proposals and furnish
Information in regard thereto as may
be desired by the committee, both with
respect to fertilizer production and a
50-year lease of the Wilson dam under
the terms of the federal water power
act. If the government should con
struct dam number three we will lease
it under like conditions, as expalined
in our offer, or we will, construct dam
number three at our own expense, the
government contributing a portion of
the cost in consideration of navigation
Improvements. ' '
"Our offers were formulated with a
view of serving the interests of the
government the production for ferti
lizer, and the most advantageous use
of excess power' through its distribu
tion to the public In the surrounding
states. - If, however, the committee
should desire to' consider the Muscle
Shoals question on some basis other
than is outlined in our proposals or on
a basis involving modification of the
terms of our proposals, we will be glad
to discuss that qeustlon at such a time
as the committee may desire, holding
ourselves ready to conform as far as
we are able to any reasonable pro
gram that the government may finally
conclude to adopt ; with respect ' to
these properties."
BLUEJACKET8 REPORTED ' "
KILLED IN HONDURAS.
San Salvador. Several American
marines have been killed In Honduras,
according to advices received here.
An attache of the American lega
tion In Teguciaglpa Is said to have
proceeded to Le Liberta, San Salvador,
a cable station, In order to communi
cate with the government In Washing
ton. i '
A dispatch, from Amapala says ad
ditional re-lnforcements for the pro
visional government forces, who are
besieged in Tegucigalpa, have manag
ed to slip through the revolutionary
lines and enter the capital.
Other dispatches , are to the effect
that none of the political parties lit
Honduras cares to shoulder the re
sponsibility of intervening with Sum
ner Welles, representing the American
government, in an endeavor to bring
about peace between the discordant
factions. .;'':-....-' ;,.v-,-v , .
American marines were landed
some time ago and sent to Tegucigal
pa to protect the American consulate
and American citizens. Recently the
rebels in Honduras have been beselg
ing Tegucigalpa, and despatches from
San Salvador reported that rebel air
planes bad dropped bombs on the cap
ital. ' :
Colony of Japanese Proposed.
Atlanta. Proposed establishment of
a colony of Japanese rice farmers in
south Georga would not be' desirable
at this time, according to an opinion
handed down by Attorney General
George M. papier, ot Georgia. The
opinion was asked by the commission
er of immigration, when G. Ledsinger
advised him that he was considering
a proposal td bring a colony of Japan
ese to this state from California to
develop neglected rice plantations on
the Satlllo river," in Camdon county,
the Japanese lther to purchase or
lease the property. ,
Under tHe Georgia law ' Japanese
have the legal right to purchase or
lease lands ia this state, the attorney
general said, but In view of the action
by Congress, "it would seem desira
ble not to encourage the settlement
of the California Japanese in Georgia
at this time." .. ': ' - ' '. ,:
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Fire Burn Over pillions of Acres.
Washington. Asserting that in the
future the southern pine region would
have to furnish one-fourth of the na
tion : lumber supply, one-third of the
paper pulp, and nine-tenths ot its tur
pentine, R. D. Forbe. director' of the
southern forest experiment station,
has outlined the main problems en
countered in successful timber grow
'ng .ln the south. '''.;:
Million of acres of southern pine
forests are burned over every, year,
said Mr. Forbes, chiefly with tha mis
taken idea of benefitting grating.
FIVE PERSONS KILLED
BY A RUN-AWAY ENGINE.
Chicago. Four person were kill
ed, ' one seriously hurt, and one
escaped uninjured when a Balti
more and Ohio railroad, engine run
wild from a round-house and crash
ed into an automobile more than a
mile away. Railroad authoritle
could not give any reason for the
sudden start of the engine. Police
heard that two small boys were
seen running away from the engine
as it started to move.
The'dead:
Otto Bowlmark and wife, Olga,
and son, Ircing, 10, and William
Llndberg, who died later in a .hos
pital. GET SEMI-M3OTHLY REPORT
HOU8E PASSES SENATE BILL FOR
DEPARTMENT TO .PUBLISH
THEM.
Washington. The house passed the
senate bill providing for issuance
semi-monthly of cotton reports by the
department of agriculture and for
their publication simultaneously with
the ginning reports of the commerce
department The measure now goes
to the President.
Another bill passed by the house
would authorise the census bureau to
take census to determine the amount
of cotton In warehouses and other
places, and to make an estimate of the
number of bales on farms. The meas
ure, which was introduced by Repres
entative Byrnes, democrat, South Car
ollan, now goes to the senate.
Under the senate bill approved by
the house, acreage reports based upon
the Intention Of cotton growers , to
plant would be discontinued. The re
ports of the department of agriculture
as to conditions, progress and probable
production of cotton would be issued
twice a month, between July 1 and
December 1. Between August 1 and
December 1, the crop and ginning re
ports would be- made public at the
same time.
The bill, which was sponsored by
the "cotton bloc," will result In the
opinion of the house agriculture com
mittee, which recommended Its pas
sage, in preventing, among other
things, violent fluctatlons in price due
to different Interpretations of the two
reports.
In its report the committee said that
during the critical growing period of
the cotton crop, weather' and other
factors may, 'greatly change the out
look within a week or so.
ONE-MAN AND 165 HORSES '
DIE IN RICHMOND FIRE.
Richmond, Va. Police and fire de
partment officials at the end of a day's
Investigation were without a clew
as to the origin of the fire that de
stroyed the plant of the Southern
stockyards and cost the life of Char
les Bernicchi, 30-year-old stable hand.
One hundred and sixty-five horses also
were burned to death in a blaze that
caused damage estimated at $300,000.
Three negroes escaped by jumping
from a second story window ot the
structure, which covered several acres
of ground. One of them, a woman,
was taken to a hospital suffering from
cuts and bruises. . . .",!:,
The lnevstlgators are inclined to the
belief that the fire was started by a
cigarette being carelessly thrown into
a feed. bin. The flames' had gained
much headway when discovered by a
passing policeman, and before the ar
rival of the fire department had spread
to virtually the entire plant. The keys
to that portion housing animals were
left in the office by the night watch
man,' who was engaged at the time in
assisting in unloading a shipment of
horses and mules from a freight car
nearby.. Little could be done to rescue
the animals in the stalls and many of
those that were "cut loose rushed back
into the flames. Bernicchl'B body was
found several hours after the fire had
been extinguished.
University Student Killed In a Wreck.
Leaksville, N. C Louis S. Jones,
18, student at the University of North
Carolina, was Instantly killed, and P.
V. Godfrey and Homer Kranitz were
serlouBly injured in an automobile ac
cident near here. '' ;'.
The automobile In which the three
men were riding left the road and
struck a large stump, demolishing it.
Jones is said to have been driving the
machine. ,AU were residents ot Leaks
ville. Two Mexican Generals Killed.
Mexico City. General Marcial Cava
zos, rebel leader, who for months has
menaced rail communication north ot
Mexico City, was surrounded near the
village of Pueblo Nuevo, near Pac
huca. with 20 followers, and was kill
ed along with General Lorenzo Alaniz6.
Huaband and Wife Killed.
Fort Smith,. Ark. Mr. and Mrs. At
las Harper of Greenwood, Ark., were
instantly killed when their automobile
was struck' by an engine on the Mis
souri Pacific railroad. v ?
Mr. Harper, a druggist, was driving
with hi wife from his home in Green
wood to Fine Springs, Ark., to attend
a family picnic when tQelr automobile
was struck by the train. Their bodies
were thrown clear ot the wreckage.
Of the three childran who survive, one,
Harold, 19, Is on the University of
Illinois basebsll team. -
SUITE PASSES
SOLDIER
BOIUS
MAJORITY FOR MEA8URE 8UF
FICIENT TO CARRY OVER
PRESIDENTIAL VETO.
Washington. The senate, following
in the footsteps of the house, passed
the soldier bonus insurance bill by a
majority sufficient to carry it over a
presidential veto. The vote was (7 to
17.
President Coolldge has declared
against a bonus, but proponents of this
particular kind of adjusted committee
compensation legislation are hopeful
that it will meet with his approval
Before the bill reaches him, however,
It must go to conference for adjust
ment of minor differences with the
house. .
Assured by republicans that they
would vote to override a veto Of this
bill, but would support a veto of a
cash bonus measure, the senate re
sisted all efforts to add a cash option.
The test of this question came with
the rejection, 48 to 37, of ad amend
ment by Senator Copeland, democrat,
New York, which would have left with
the former service men the choice of
full cash payments or the insurance
certificates provided tor in both the
senate and house bills.
Many democratic senators who voted
for the measure In its present form
denounced it as a "miserable make
shift" and a "gold, brick" and formal
notice was given that at some future
time efforts would be made to amend
It so as to enable the veterans to get
cash. ' -
On the final vote on the bill, nine
democrats and eight republicans op
posed it, while 83 republicans, 32 dem
ocrats and the two farmer-labor sena
tors supported it.
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THIRTY KILLED, FIFTY
INJURED IN WRECK,
Berne, Switzerland. Thirty persons
are reported to have been killed and
fifty Injured when the Zurich and
Milan expresses collided near Bellin
. zona.
Twenty-one bodies have been remov-
led from the wreckage; most of them
so badly burned that Identification was
impossible. .
Each, train was driven by two large
electric engines, all four engineers
were killed. "
Both trains had numerous foreign
passengers coming from or going to
Italy.
Jury 8ay Harry Thaw Sane. '
Philadelphia. Harry K. Thaw waa
declared sane by the jury that had
been hearing testimony to determine
his mental condition.
The Jury declared him fully capable
of looking after his estate.
The jury deliberated seven hours.
William A. Gray, counsel for Evelyn
Nesblt, divorced wife of Thaw, said
that a motion probably would be filed
for a retrial of the case.
Thaw was not. in court when the
verdict was announced.
Japs Talk Immigration.
Tokio. Reports on the American
immigration legislation as It affects
Japan were submitted to a meeting of
the orivy council by Premier Kiyoura
and Foreign Minister Matsui. It Is un
derstood that tne council generally en
dorses the Government's conduct. Ex
tra precautions have been ordered by
the police to protect the person and
property of ' American residents of
Tokio.
Sends Poison Candy Through Mail.
Statesvllle. Chai eea with sending
poisoned candy through the mails to
his divorced wife, Chap Burroughs
was sentenced to tour years in the
Atlanta penitentiary. -
Burroughs was charged with send
ing a box of candy poisoned with
bichloride of mercury from Hickory,
N. C, to his former wife, Miss Bessie
Hargrove, at Cottondale, Ala. His de
fense was that the charge was a frame
up against him. v-
Judge E. Y. Webb, after sentencing
Burroughs, Instructing the clerk of
court to write a letter to the peniten
tiary authorities 'requesting that allan
lets observe Burroughs to determine
whether or not he 1 sane.
Man and Mother Die. '
Norfolk, Va-Charles Mero, aged
45, and his mother-in-law, Mrs. Eliza
beth Kathleen Fentress, 68 years old,
died within tittle more than an hour
ot each other at their home at Ocean
View. Death In each case was pro
nounced due to heart trobule. Mero
dropped dead at 9:15 o'clock. ., The
shock was too much for his wife's
mother, and she collapsed. At 10.15
she died. . :
Convention of U. D. C. In Savannah.
Amerlcus, Ga. The next general
convention of the United Daughters of
the Confederacy will be held at Sa
vannah, Ga.; November ,18-22,; Mrs.
Frank P. Harrold, president-general of
the organization announced. The in
vitation of the Savannah chapter has
Just been accepted by the executive
board, Mrs. ' Harrold stated.
It Is expected that iipproxlmately
800 delegates will attend .the Savan
nah convention, representing 37 states,
end a membership of 1W.O0O Daught
ers of the Confederacy.
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Took Foot
bottles of
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end now
cannot
praise it
ft I s
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Miss EmeUe A. Haberkorn, 2251
Gravois Ave, St. Louis, Mo
writes : "For over two year I was
troubled with internal catarrh.. I
read a Pe-nu-na booklet and began
taking the treatment Tongue
cannot describe how I suffered with
my stomach and the catarrh in my
head. I began to feel better as soon
as I had used four bottles and now
I cannot praise it enough. I now
,enjov as good health as eve$ and
would not think of doing without
Pe-ru-na."
Dr. Hartman't famous remedy
has become the standby in thous
ands of American homes for the
relief of coughs, colds, catarrh and
every catarrhal disease.
Insist upon genuine Pe-ru-na and
' enjoy satisfaction.
' .' Tablets or liquid and sold every
where. Finds Paper Worth $300,000
What Thomas McCarthy, age four
teen, believed to be a worthless piece
of puper thnt lie kicked outside of the
Detroit post office, turned out to be a
Urnft for $300,000 on ,'a New York
bank. -The boy, thinking that the un
stamped envelope was without value,
placed It in his pocket, where it re
mained until next morning, when hi
father discovered It and returned It to
a Detroit bank, y
Indignation sometimes does good
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calm calculation.
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Neuralgia Rheumatism
Lumbago Colds ,
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Also bottles of 24 and 100 Druggist
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"Nothing Like It,"
She Says.
Hurricane, W. Va. Mr. Ida Chaney,
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from Big Hurricane creek, near here,
made the following statement not long
ago: '.: .
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we are never without it I use It for
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"Not long ago I went to visit my
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and took a big dose. Next morning I '
felt fine and enjoyed my visit My
sister had never heard of Black-
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