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VOL. XXXII.
FAYETTEVILLE, GEORGIA, JUNE 16, 1922.
NUMBER 48
FAYETTE COUNTY
FEDERATION OF
WOMANS CLUBS
Met At Brooks.
Woolsey, Ga., June 9, 1922.
The best meeting the Fayette Coun
ty Federation has ever had was held
at Brooks, Ga., on June 7, 1922. The
Brooks cluh has only been federated
a short while and much honor and
credit has been bestowed upon the
ladies for their wonderful work and
the men were congratulated highly for
their co-operation.
The meeting was held at the Baptist
Church and at l’:00 o’clock an elab
orate luncheon was served in the park
to the guests by the hostess club. An
Invitation was extended the County
Federation to meet in Fayetteville in
November, date to be announced later.
The following officers were elected:
Mrs. E. P. Shannon of Brooks, presi
dent; Mrs, Banks of Brooks, secretary
and treasurer.
The following is the program of
Fayette County Federation, Brooks,
Ga., June 7, 1922.
Morning session, 10:45 o’clock.
Mrs. I. A. Scott, president of Brpoks
Woman’s club, presiding.
Collection—Mrs. Scott, president.
Welcome address—Mrs. E. P. Shan
non.
Welcome address—Mr. I. A. .Scott
Response—Miss Beauty Griggs, Fay
etteville, Ga.
Song — Federation Song — Assem
bly.
Introduction of county president—
Mrs. L. Ingram.
Presentation of prpgVam. — MJiss
Dolly Henderson.
Introduction and address of district
president—Mrs. R. C. Johnson, Zebu-
Ion, Ga.
Voice selection—Mrs. S. B. Strout,
Senoia, Ga.
Address—Mrs. Newton Wing, Atlan
ta, chairman, Made-in-Georgia Week.
Piano solo—Mrs. 0. L. Ratliff.
1 p. m.—Luncheon.
Afternoon session—2:15.
Report of clubs.
Election of officer^.
iPano Solo—Mrs, Johnson, of Zebu-
Ion. t fc
Introduction and address of former
district president—Mrs. R. H. Hankin-
son, McDonough, Ga.
$35,000,000 IN
BAPTIST FUND
Nashville, Tenn., June 10.—While
hard times were felt by Southern Bap
tists during the year ending with the
Southern Baptist Convention, the
churches contributed $10,010,148.78 in
cash to the $75,000,000 campaign,
bringing the total cash collections to
date to $35,164,309.77, according to
the report of the Conversation Com
mission. The collections the past year
by states were as follows:
Alabama, $366,389.67; Arkansas,
$319,400.66; District of Columbia, $55,-
610.17; Florida, $167,053.67; Georgia,
$747,000; Illinois, $78,163.32; Ken
tucky, $1,119,693.15; iLouisiana, $224,-
793.55; Maryland, $111,065; Missis
sippi, $427,182,558; Missouri, $406,-
809.83; New Mexico, $45,000; North
Carolina, $898,242.33; Iklahoma, $284,-
751.22; South Carolina, $700,000; Ten
nessee, $610,525.25; Texas, $1,073,-
365.56; Virginia, $1,06(2^100; 'specif
from all sources $846,887.84.
BRIDAL SHOWER FOR
CRYSTAL CAMP.
Miss Crystal Camp, a bride-elect of
June, was honor guest at a handker
chief shower Monday afternoon giv
en by Mrs. J. W. Austin, Jr., and Miss
Mary Lynn Brogdon, at the home of
Mrs. J. M. Austin, Sr., Kenwood, Ga.
A musical contest, "A Romance jin
Song,” was enjoyed by all. Mildred
and Wilson Austin, attired as a bride
and groom, marched into the living
room) to the strains of Lohengrin’s
Wedding March, rendered by Miss Le-
titia Mullins. The bride carried a
prayer book showered with handker
chiefs) which she (presented to the
bride-elect.
Only members of the bridal party
were present.
The Silent "H."
The letter “h” is not pronounced at
the beginning of the word hour, heir,
herb, humor, honest, honor, and their
derivatives. Many people are unaware
Af the fact that the word herb does
mot have its “h” sounded. “H” is
Silent also when it comes after the
letter “r,” as in rheumatism.
Reasonable Curiosity.
i writer in a contemporary com-
ins of the unsatisfactory working
country telephones. We know of
i impatient farmer, a new subscrlb-
who harnessed the old mare and
>ve down to tiie village to find out
his Voice had come through yet.—
>doa Punch.
HOW TO USE CALCI
UM ARSENATE
To Control the Boll
Weevil.
Use only pure calcium arsenate in
the form of dry powder.
Apply only in the dust form without
mixing with anything.
Apply only with dusting machines
made for dusting cotton.
Dust only when the air is still. Best
results come from night dusting.
Use fire to seven pounds of calcium
arsenate per acre for each application.
Start dusting in any field as soon
as weevils are in all parts of that
field. Some fields need dusting ear
lier than others.
Keep cotton thoroughly covered un
til weevils are under control. This
means dust every four days after be
ginning until three or four applica
tions have been made.
Then stop poisoning until weevils
are bad again.
If you have heavy rain in a few
hours after dusting, dust the same
field immediately.
Do not expect to kill all the wee-
vils. Calcium arsenate only keeps
them down enough to permit a crop
to be set.
Do everything you can to make your
yield per acre high. It costs as much
to poison an acre whether it makes a
quarter of a bale or a bale.
Leave some unpoisoned cotton so
you can tell whether the poisoning is
doing the work or not.
See your county agent or write the
Georgia State College of Agriculture,
Athens, Ga., if there is further infor
mation that you want.
Sometimes weevils are in all parts
of a field before the cotton has any
squares. If this is true, dust the cot
ton with calcium arsenate once or
twice just as the squares begin to
be large enough to be punctured. This
early dusting may be done by sifting
through a sack, oi; guano horn with
cloth over the end, etc., and one or
two pounds of person per acre will
do at that time.
Democratic Prosperity
vs.
Republican Disaster.
When Woodrow Wilson went into
office as President in 1913, the es
timated wealth of the United States
was $180,000,000,000; when he retired
at the end of eight year t s it was $300,-
000,000,000, a gain of 215 billion.
The present estimated wealth of the
United States is $225,000,000,000, show
ing a decrease of. $75,000,000,000 in the
fifteen months a Republican adminis
tration has been in power.
These figures were recently stated
by Senator King, democrat, Utah,
upon the floor of the Senate. They are
approximately correct.
The greater part of this loss has
been sustained by the farmers of this
country in land values, agricultural,
'products and live stock values, al
though a part of this loss has fallen
upon every industry and business and
upon every form of property values.
All the arguments that can or will
be made by Republican speakers can
not wipe out or materially change
these figures. They are a, concrete
illustration within the understanding
of everybody of what it means in the
way of prosperity to have a Demo
cratic administration and what it
means in the way of disaster to have
a reactionary Republican administra
tion.
COL. A. O. BLALOCK
Brings First Figs of Sea
son to Atlanta on
Tuesday.
Col. A. O. Blalock, formerly collector
of internal revenue in Georgia, and
who is a progressive farmer, banker
and merchant, and now a candidate for
commissioner of agriculture in the
Democratic) primary, on Tuesday claim
ed the distinction of delivering to At
lanta the first figs of the season.
Colonel Blalock has »ahout one-half
acre of figs and pomegranites in front
of his home, from which he antici
pates to sell in the neighborhood of
five hundred dollars’, worth of figs
this year; those he sold Tuesday
brought $1 per basket.
Republican Gains.
(From Demoprat-Argus, Caruthers-
ville, Mo.)
In 1920, it was Harding or bust—
now it’s botth.
Nevsri
Lev* at first sight may be all right,
but it doesn’t cost a cent to take two
or three more looks.
UNCLE SAM KEEPS
EYES ON ALL A. B.
& A. TRAINS.
Atlanta, Ga., June 15.—Prosecution
to the full limit of the law will follow
the attempt of any person or persons
who interfere with the operation of
the Atlana, Birmingham and Atlantic
railway.
This fact is emphasized here both
by officials of the road and federal
court "authorities, who state that no
expense or effort will be spared to safe
guard the operation of trains and main
tain regular schedules.
There is now outstanding an offer
of $500 reward authorized by the Unit
ed States district court for evidence
that convicts any person or persons
who interfere wtih the operation of
the A., B. & A. railway. This offer
of reward was made more than a year
ago, and is still In effect, it was an
nounced by court officials the other
day.
A striking example of the road’s de
termination to prosecute, backed by
both state and federal courts, was
shown a few days ago in the convic
tion of O. C. Fairfield on the charge
of bridge burning by a Crisp county
jury at Cordele.
Fairfield, with a number of other for
mer employees of the A., B. & A. rail
way on strike, had been indicted for
taking part in the shooting which re
sulted in the death of Engineer Reed
while he was on duty at Fitzgerald, as
well as making other attempts to in
terfere with the operation of the rail
way.
The {revelations of the Fairfield
matter, it is pointed out here, serve
to emphasize to the patrons of the road
the importance of strictest diligence in
reporting to| railway officials anything
having even the appearance of attempt
ing to interfere with the operation of
the railway. Any such attempt which
succeeds, it is shown, may directly af
fect patrons by delays in the move
ment of traffic.
NOTICE TO
TEACHERS
The regular state examination for
teachers will take place on Friday and
Saturday, August 4 and 5, 1922. All
teachers who had not a professional li
cense issued |by) the state superintend
ent of schools and who have not a li
cense issued and renewed in this coun
ty should prepare to take either the
examination, or the renewal reading
course, if they expect to teach in this
epunty. Special examinations, given
later than the date set for the regular
examinations, do not ihave the same
value as those given at the appoint
ed time, and salaries 'on the schedule
are arranged accordingly.
The reading course for those who
desire to renew their certificates is
as follows:
Primary and General Elementary
1. Manual for Georgia Teachers.
2. Kendall ]and Myrick’s How to
Teach the Fundamental Subjects.
Southern School Book Depository, 121
Auburn Avenue, Atlanta, Ga., $1.80.
3. Dresslar’s School Hygiene, South
ern School Book Dep., $1.20.
High School and Supervisory
1. Manual for Georgia Teachers.
2. Rapeer’s Consolidated Rural
Schools, Southern School Book Depos
itory, 121 Auburn Avenue, Atlanta, Ga.,
$1.75.
3. Parker’s .Methods of Teaching
in High Schools, Ginn & Co., Com
merce Hall, Atlanta, Ga., $1.80.
A six weeks’ course at any of the
standard summer schools will auto
matically renew professional or first
grade certificates, provided the teach
er shows her certificate from the sum
mer school authorities that she has
completed her courses in education.
This, of course, means that the renewal
is possible If the certificate has not
been allowed to become out of date,
through failure in the past to renew 'at
the proper time.
It is hoped that all teachers who
avail themselyes of these examinations.
Special examinations will probably not
be given to) those teachers who have
from year to year failed to take the
regular examinations.
“BOB WHITE”
An Enemy of Corn Root-
Worm.
KATO ACCEPTS PREMIERSHIP
Comes Into Power With Avowed Pur»
pose of Fulfilling Washington
Arms Conference Pledges
Tokio, Japan.—Admiral Baron Kato
has accepted the premiership. His
non-party cabinet comes into power
with the avowed intention of carrying
out the agreements of the Washing
ton conference to the letter.
The one condition on which Kato ac
cepted the premiership was agreement
of army leaders to reduce the esti
mated army budget by 40,000,000 yen
fmd to adopt a general policy of re
trenchment. Kato will have the sup
port of the Seyukai majority party in
the diet and the Kenkenkai, the larg
est group of peers in the house of
lords. It is understood that Shideha-
ra has the refusal of the foreign office
portfolio in Kato’s cabinet.
Washington.—The accession of Ad
miral Baron Kato to the premiership
of Japan is looked on in many quar
ters as not only a notable triumph for
the principles of the Washington arms
conference, but in a broader sense as
the beginning of a new day of con
ciliatory policies in the Tokio govern
ment’s relations with the rest of the
world.
Advices received by Japanese ele
ments here have convinced them that
Baron Kato will accept the premier's
post only if he had assurances of suf
ficient support to keep the militaristic
group in Japan in check. It is as
sumed these guarantees of support
have been given, and that the signifi
cance of his acceptance therefore is
Bven greater than press dispatches in
dicated.
Although himself one of the most dis
tinguished of Japanese naval officers,
the new premier is said to have long
held the view that Japan’s place in the
world could best be filled if she avoid
ed aggressive acts and pursued a for
eign policy based primarily on the
maintenance of peace. He is under
stood to be particularly anxious that
good relations be restored between Ja
pan and China, a fact which in itself
Is regarded here as making his accept
ance of the premiership a development
.if first importance in far eastern poli
tics.
Even since Barton Kato’s service in
Washingotn as head of the Japanese
delegation to the arms conference, he
Is said to have been working assidu
ously for full acceptance of the confer
ence program in Tokio, a result which,
It is suggested here, may have made it
necessary in the present disturbed con
ditions, politically, there to take the
helm of government himself.
MID ROYAL POMP ALEXANDER
WEDS PRINCESS MARIE
Serbia And Jugo-Slavia Bonds Are
Tightened By Royal
Wedding
Belgrade.—King Alexander of Serbia
and his bride, Princess Marie, of Jugo
slavia, united in a royal wedding,
which for its pomp and adherence to
all the traditions of eastern splendor,
was the most brilliant event the Bal
kans have witnessed in years, will
leave shortly for their honeymoon at
an old castle at Slovenia.
The Belgrade cathedral where the
ceremony was performed by the Ser-
bian Patriach, was a dazzling picture
as the royal couple took their places
before the altar. Gorgeously clad
priests of the Greek Orthodox church
participated in the rite, while hundreds
of the nobility, foreign legates and
officers of the army, clad in pictures
que uniform, contributed to the color
ful picture.
Steamer And Crew Reported As Lost
Beaumont, Texas.—The steamer
Olympic and its crew of five men has
been lost in the gulf, according to
Captain Conley of the schooner Mar
garita, which arrived here from the
West Indies. The two ships left Santo
Domingo for Beaumont nine days ago.
The Olympic was last seen the first
night out.
China’s Presidency Resumed By Hung
Pekin.—Li Yuan-Hung, who, five
year’s ago, was forced out of the pres
idency of China by the militarists, ar
rived here recently and resumed the
post of the nation’s chief executive. Li
came from Tien-Tsin in response to the
call of the revived Republican parlia
ment, which recently met there, that
he agai nassume the direction of Chi
nese affairs.
The bob-white eats the adults or
beetles of the corn rootworm which
lay the eggs that later become larvae
or worm and infest the corn. As
many as 12 of the beetles, according
to the Bureau of Entomology of the
United States Department of Agricul
ture, have been found in the stomach
of one bob-white, 'The redheaded wood
pecker, niglithawk, cardinal, king
bird, and phoebe also eat the beetles
and reduce the damage done by the
Southern corn rootwofm.
Millionaire’s Legal Battle Is Endec
Chicago.—The end of the legal bat
tle beteween Elida Piza, Costa Rican
beauty, and her former husband, Her
bert P. Crane, millionaire iron mas
ter, was 3een in a Kane county order
permitting Miss Piza to take her three-
year-old son, Antonio Rafael, out of
the state. The petition was uncon
tested by attorneys for Mr. Crane,
who, during the divorce proceedings,
demanded that Ills former wife be re
strained from taking the child from
the jurisdiction of the court. The case
has been a Iona one
HARDING NEUTRAL
ON SHOALS OFFERS
REPORT THAT PRESIDENT OP
POSED FORD PROPOSAL IS
EMPHATICALLY DENIED
APPEAL FORJARLY ACTION
Senator Norris Criticises "Propaganda”
For Acceptance Of Ford Offer In
Tilt With Witness
Washington.—Prospects for early
action by the house on proposed legis
lation for development of the govern
ment’s projects at Muscle Shoals, Ala.,
were recently brightened by authori
tative announcement from the white
house that administration officials
were willing and anxious for house
leaders to act on the matter with a
free hand.
President Harding, it was said, has
taken no position in opposition or sup
port of Henry Ford’s proposal, believ
ing that it was a question for legisla
tive decision only. At the same time,
it was further explained, the president
realizes the great possibilities for the
national good that might result by ex
ploitation of the Alabama properties, ir
respective of the form such develop
ment might take.
What action the house will take,
Representative Mondell, the Republi
can leader announced, would be de
cided in conference of majority mem
bers. Until that time, he told Rep
resentative Garrett of Tennessee, act
ing Democratic leader, no more such
statements should be given respecting
Muscle Shoals questions. Mr. Mon
dell added, however, that the decision
would be formulated “in the near fu
ture."
Mr. Garrett told his colleague the
Republicans would have an interesting
time If they brought in the ship sub
sidy bill and refused to give'consid
eration to the disposal of the Muscle
Shoals units which promised, if al
lowed further development, to produce
cheaper fertilizers for the farmers.
Later an appeal to the Republicans
for early consideration of Muscle
Shoals legislation was made by Repre
sentative Bankhead (Democrat) of Ala
bama. All the great agricultural ro-
ganizations of the country and busi
ness organizations of the Mississippi
valley, he said, were vitally interested
in the Ford proposition and were in
sistent that some final action be taken
before the end of the present session.
A nearer approach to termination of
hearings on the various proposals for
Muscle Shoals was made by the senate
agricultural committee. Chairman
Norris of Nebraska called W. G. Wal
do, consulting engineer for the Ten
nessee River Improvement association,
for final examination and later an
nounced the committee’s public ses
sions probably would be ended- this
week.
SEWAGE DISPOSAL
ON GERMAN PLAN
FOR U. S. CITIES
Berlin.—Five American cities, Balti
more, Milwaukee, Chicago, Indianap
olis and Canton, Ohio—will soon have
new German sewage disposal plants
which develop a valuable fertilizing
material.
Plants such as have been sold to
the American cities already are in op
eration in Hanover and Frankfort-Am-
Main. As they are introduced in oth
er German centers, they are expected
to overcome the nation’s fertilizer
shortage.
The process of fertilizer manufac
ture works on the centrifugal princi
ple, dewatering and purifying the sew
age simultaneously.
The disposal plants are extremely
compact, and eliminate the large sew
age beds used in existing processes.
The plant at Frankfort, a city of 700,-
000 population, covers about the same
area as a small suburban cottage.
Hundreds Are Drowned In River Floods
San Salvador, Republic of Salvador.—
Three hundreds persons are known to
have been drowned and many persons
more missing following an abnormal
rise in the Acelhuate and Arenal riv
ers, which overflowed their banks and
joined together in one stream, inun
dating the Candelaria district of this
city. Several houses were swept away
by the raving torrent.
Takes No Steps To End Coal Strike
Washington.—The statement was
made at the White House that the ad
ministration is not contemplating any
important, immediate or drastic action
in the continuing nation-wide coal
strike. The administration in spite of
the continuation of the strike is said to
consider that its best course would be
to refrain from any action other than
that which would be considered help
ful by parties to the controversy. The
position, it was indicated, will be main
tained as long as the situation shows
plenty of coal for all purposes.
TERRIFIC WINDHITSNEWYORK
As Trees Topple In Fury Of Blinding
Storm, Death Strikes Fast Over
Wide Area
New York.—A violent storm, accom
panied by shifting winds that reached
a velocity of eighty-eight miles an
hour, took the lives of over fifty
persons, injured more than a hundred
and caused enormous property loss in
the metropolitan section recently.
Five persons were killed and more
than forty hurt when the wind caught
a huge ferris wheel at Clason Point
amusement park and crushed it to the
ground.
A woman and her 7-year-old daugh
ter, were crushed to death, and sev
eral other persons injured when an
oak tree blown by the wind crashed
through the roof to the crowded dining
room of the Red Lion inn, on Boston
Post road, carrying with it an old-
fashioned stone chimney. •;
The bodies of eight canoeists,
caught in Long Island sound off City
Island at the height of the storm,
were washed ashore after nightfall,
and thirty others are still unfound.
Miss Edna Smith, 17, walking with
a companion along the reservoir road,
at Ossining, was blown into the water
and drowned.
Charles Emerson, New Rochelle
clothing manufacturer, was rowing In
Echo bay with his wife and three
children when the storm broke. He
managed to row to shore, then died
from a heart attack.
A tree fell across a party of motor
ists seeking shelter on the Brookville
road near Locust Valley, L. L, killing
Harry Halleran, of Oyster Bay, and
seriously injuring his three male com
panions.
Unable to reach shore, in the stiff
wind, Jack Lowenthal, 20, was drown
ed while swimming in East river.
Concetti Bisiatasco and his 10-year-
old son, Anthony, of Mount Vernon,
were killed when a tree, under which
they had found shelter in the Bronx
was struck by lightning.
Two men were killed in Newark,
N. J., when they came in contact
with electric wires, torn down, by the
winds. .
A massive, decayed tree cm the New
York-West Chester county line at
Mount Vernon fell, crushing to death
Mrs. Cassie Cavavallo and her infant
son.
Moe Ruskin, one of a party of
canoeists in Echo Bay w r as drowned.
Three other members of the party
swam to shore.
Ten excursionists on a ferry boat,
Wildegrad, were injured when the
wind tore a lifeboat from its fasten
ings. In falling the boat struck the
railing of the lower deck at a spot
where about a dozen passengers had
gathered for shelter, then it slid into
the river and disappeared. Sidney
Jacob, 14, was badly hurt and was
taken to a hospital. Others injured
were able to go to their homes.
NEW FIGHT BREWS
ON NAVY FINANCES
SENATOR CHARGES POLITICAL
SCHEME TO WRECK MARE
ISLAND NAVY YARD
LARGE CUT iNAPPROPRIATHK
Newberry Said To Head Move -T4 >
Build Up Pacific Coast Station
At Alameda
All-Metal Plane Is Hit By Lightning
Detroit, Mich.—The all-metal plane
in which Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker was
attempting a cross country flightt from
New York to San Francisco was slight
ly damaged at Packard field, near this
city, when struck by a bolt of light
ning twenty minutes before Ricken
backer and his party were to have
taken off for Chicago. Neither Rick
enbacker nor any member of the party
was injured.
Hoover Says Coal Rise Is Stopped
Washington.—A statement from Sec
retary Hoover declaring “the essential
thing about coal prices is that the run
away market has been stopped" was
the latest development in connection
with agitation in the senate over the
strike situation and the plan adopted
by the secretary for home purposes
at a fair level during the tie-up of the
industry.
Formal Request Made Of Henry Ford
Detroit, Mich.—Decision to not make
a formal request to Henry Ford that
he become a candidate for president of
the United States “for several weeks
at least,” has been made by the ex
ecutive committee of the Dearborn
“Ford-for-President” Club, it is an
nounced by Rev. William Dawe, presi
dent of the club.
Grandson Of R. E. Lee Critically III
Hot Surings, N. C.—The condition
of Col. Robert E. Lee, grandson of the
famous Confederate chieftain, has
grown worse, his physicians announce.
Fear Expressed For Life Of Lenine
London.—From sources which cannot
be doubted, it is learned that Pre
mier Lenine’s condition up to a few
days ago was regarded at Moscow as
critical and probably hopeless, al
though there is no word as to what
change the intervening days may have
brought. These advices state that the
recent stroke of Premier Lenine was
one of cerebral paralysis. He had
lost speech on June 1 and was ex
pected to die any day. Those about
him being certain that the end could
not be prolonged beyond a few weeks.
Washington.—A new fight against
! Senator Truman H. Newberry for hie
I activities in revising the naval appro-
■ priations bill is brewing in congress.
A group in both the senate and
house are preparing to offer determin
ed resistance to the attempts of New
berry in slashing the Mare Island pro
vision of the appropriations measure.
The Mare Island paragraph is the
“pet" of Representatives Kelley of
Michigan and Madden, of Illinois, who
drew up the appropriations bill in the
house and obtained its passage. ^While
the bill was in committee in the senate
the Mare Island appropriation wjIs cut
from $750,000 to $250,000. Senator
King, democrat, of Utah, has started
the fight against the bill with a formal
statement referring to the cut.
“I shall not call attention to what
the committee would do with the five
hundred thousand dollars taken away
from Mare Island," he said. “But a
comparison of the house and senate
bills will furnish some enlightment.
“This bill should be, and I am sure
will be, fairly and impartially consid
ered without reference to geography or
political considerations."
He served clear notice of the fight
when he said: “Mare Island is not
going to be abandoned and the distin
guished senator from Michigan, Mr.
Newberry, and his colleagues who
voted with him in committee should
reconcile themselves to that fact.
“I regret that the committee fram
ing the bill have dealt in such an im
politic, not to say unfair manner, with
Mare Island.
“The appropriation for dyking and
dredging has been reduced from $7&q,’
000 to $250,000. It would seem that
the scheme devised some time ago in
the nevy department and aided and
abetted by some eminent persons in
and out of congress to wreck and de
stroy Mare Island, which is undoubt
edly the most efficient of the naval
establishments, is still being prose
cuted. More than $35,000,000 of the
taxpayers’ money have been expended
in building up the Mare Island plant.
“I am advised that the distinguished
senator from Michigan, Mr. Newberry,
gave the weight of his great influence
to this plan to destroy Mare Island.’’
WHAT IS TO BE THE
FUTURE OF AMERICAN
R. R. TRANSPORTATION?
ROBERT S. BINKERD
Assistant to the Chairman of the
Association of Railway Executives.
Mr. Binkerd, in discussing the quea
tion of national railroad transportation,
before the South Carolina Bankers’ As
sociation at Asheville, N. C., said: “If
the people of the United States want
a new period of railroad development
—adequate terminals, faster car move
ment and electrification for heavy traf
fic—two things must be realized: 1,
that the executives capable of planning
and operating these facilities must be
allowed a reasonably free hand; 2, that
the enormous sums of money required
to make these improvements must be
insured a fair and reasonable return.”
Harding To Halt Henry Ford Deal
Washington.—President Harding is
understood to have taken a determined
stand against action by congress at
this time on pending bills for disposal
of the government’s nitrate plant at
Muscle Shoals, Ala. The views of the
president, as outlined, it was stated,
to Representative Mondell, Wyoming,
the republican leader, at the white
house, were conveyed to the republican
steering committee, charged with the
task of framing the legislative pro
gram of the house.