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SHINER GAZETTE. SHINER. TEXAS
PRESIDENT’S
MESSAGE
TO CONGRESS
Harding Asks Peace With
Germany, Lower Tax and
Cheaper Living.
Washington.—Amid all the impres-
sive solemnity that marks a presiden-
tial appearance before a joint session
of congress, President Harding came
before the assembled house and sen-
ate Tuesday and gave the nation and
the world the first authoritative out-
line of the new administration’s poli-
cies in foreign and domestic matters.
The foreign policy which the presi-
dent outlined definitely and finally
“scraps” the lAigue of nations as it
now exists and declared that the Unit-
ed States can never become a mem-
ber of it. In order to get the nation
back on a peace basis, the president
declared he would approve a congres-
sional resolution to this effect, pro-
viding that it contained no more than
the simple declaration that the state
of war which has existed between the
United States and Germany for four
years is at an end.
While the president was emphatic in
his assertion that the United States
will have none of the league of na-
tions in its present form, he did not,
however, wholly reject the treaty
which former President Wilson inter-
wove in the league. With regard to
the treaty itself, the president left the
door open for future developments.
In this he said:
“The wiser course would seem to be
the acceptance of the confirmation
of our rights and interests as already
provided and to engage under the ex-
isting treaty, assuming, of course, that
this can be satisfactorily accomplish-
ed by such explicit reservations and
modification as Will insure our abso-
lute freedom from inadvisable commit-
ments and safeguard our essential in-
terests.”
The president’s principal recommen-
dation to congress were:
Foreign relations: No separate
peace with Germany “on the assump-
tion at once that these would be ade-
quate.” “The wiser course would seem
to be * * * to engage under the exist-
ing treaty, assuming, of course, that
this can be satisfactorily achieved by
such explicit reservations and modi-
fications as will secure our absolute
freedom of land, visable commitments
and safeguard all our essential inter-
ests. * * * no helpful society or na-
tions can be founded on justice and
committed to peace until the cove-
nants re-establishing peace are sealed
by the nations which were at war.”
Taxation: Readjustment of inter-
nal taxes and revision or repeal “of
those taxes which have become un-
productive and are so artificial and
burdensome as to defeat their own
purpose.”
Tariff: Instant tariff enactment,
“emergency in character and under-
stood by our people that it is for the
emergency only.” .
Railroads: Efficient operation “at
a cost within that which the traffic
can bear. * ** railway rates and costs
of operation must be reduced.”
* * * “The remaining obstacles which
are the inheritance of capitalistic ex-
ploitation must be removed and la-
bor must join management in under-
standing that the public which pays
is the public to be served and simple
justice is the right and will continue
to be the right of all the people.”
Good Roads: The strengthening of
laws governing federal aid. >
Merchant Marine: “Private monop-
olies tending to prevent the develop-
ment of needed facilities should be
prohibited. Government-owned facili-
ties wherever possible without unduly
interfering with private enterprise or
government needs should be made
available for general usages.”
Aviation: “Regulation by the fed-
eral government and encouragement
of aviation for development for mili-
tary and civil purposes.”
Service Men: The American people
expect congress unfailingly to voice
the gratitude of the republic in a gen-
erous and practical way to its defend-
ers in the world war.” The imme-
diate extension and utilization of gov-
ernment hospital facilities to “bring
relief to the acute conditions most
complained of.”
Public Welfare: “Co-ordination of
various government agencies now
working on the subject and indorse-
ment of the pending maternity bill.”
Lynching: “Congress ought to wipe
the stain of barbaric lynching from
the banners of a free and orderly rep-
resentative democracy. A proposal
for a commission with representatives
of white and black races to study and
Offers Oil Land for Leasing.
Washington.—Secretary of the In-
terior Fall has offered for lease, un-
der the provisions of the oil land
leasing act, 6000 acres of oil land
in the Salt Creek fields in Wyoming.
The leases will be given to those of-
fering the highest cash borus and
no single person or corporation will
be permitted to secure more than is
wanted for their private use. Royal-
ties will range from 25 per cent to
83 1-3 per cent. The leases will be
•old in June at Douglas, Wyoming.
report on the subject,” the president
said, “has real merit.”
Army and Navy: Early considera-
tion of pending appropriation bills was
urged. “The government is in ac-
cord with the wish to eliminate the
burdens of heavy armament,” said the
president. “The United States will
ever be in harmony with such a move-
ment toward the higher attainments
of peace. But we shall not entirely
discard our agencies for defense until
there is removed the need to defend.
We are ready to co-operate with other
nations to approximate disarmament,
but merest prudence forbids that we
disarm alone.”
National Finance: “The staggering
load of war debt must be cared for
in orderly and gradual liquidation.
We shall hasten the solution and aid
effectively in lifting the tax burdens
if we strike resolutely.”
Administration: Enactment of a na-
tional budget system and general re-
ductions by efficient management of
the cost of the government.
Business: “Less of government in
business as well as more business in
government. There is no challenge to
honest and lawful business success.
But government approval of fortunate,
untrameled business does not mean
toleration of restraint of trade or of
maintained prices by unnatural meth-
ods. Anxious as we are to restore
the onward flow of business, it is fair
to combine assurance and warning in
one utterance.
Agriculture: “The maintained re-
tail cost in perishable foods can not
be justified. Reduced costs of basic
production has been recorded but high
cost of living has not yielded in like
proportion without the spirit of hos-
tility or haste in accusation of pro-
fiteering some suitable inquiry by con-
gress might speed the price readjust-
ment to normal relationship, with
helpfulness to both producer and con-
sumer. A measuring rod of fair
prices will satisfy the country and
give us a business revival to end all
depression and unemployment.”
CHANGE IN MANAGEMENT
OF TEXAS RAILROAD
Austin, Tex.—Control and manage-
ment of the Texas State Railroad has
passed out of the hands of the prison
commission and is now under the con-
trol of the board of managers creat-
ed by an act of the last regular ses-
sion of the legislature, effective March
12, held the attorney general’s depart-
ment Monday in an opinion to the
prison commission. It is also held
that the enactment repealed any and
all laws in conflict therewith, “and
that the board of prison commission-
ers has not now, and has not had since
March 12, 1921, any power or author-
ity to control, manage, maintain or
operate the Texas State Railroad, and
is not now and has not been since
March 12, 1921, charged with any duty
with respect to the control, manage-
ment, maintenance or operation of
same.”
The board of managers of the rail-
road may expend the unexpended bal-
ance of the $7250 appropriated by the
36th legislature for rehabilitation, but
neither the board of managers nor
the prison commission is authorized
to spend any part of the $550,000 ap-
propriated by the 37th legislature for
the payment of the debts of the com-
mission.
AMEICANS TO BE
KEPT FROM RUSSIA
New York.—The soviet government
has issued an order prohibiting any-
one from the United States from cross-
ing the borders of Russia after April
20, according to a cable message made
public Tuesday by Charles Reicht, at-
torney in New York City for the Rus-
sian soviet government.
The message, received from the
soviet consulate at Libau, stated that
all emigration from this country would
be suspended after that date until an
official representative of the soviet
government, with authority to vise
passports of persons who desire to go
to Russia, arrives in the United States
No indication as to when such an of-
ficial would arrive was contained in
the message.
TEXAS EDUCATION BOARD
PUTS $197,300 INTO BONDS
Bonds aggregating $197,300 were
purchased by the state board of edu-
cation at its regular monthly meeting
Monday. Bonds offered aggregated
approximately $700,000, but the board
was unable to accept all on account
of lack of funds. Bonds purchased
were as follows:
Haskel Independent School District,
$50,000; Prairie Hill Independent
School District, $23,000; Lockhart In-
dependent School District, $100,000;
Williamson County Common School
District No. 11, $4,300; San Patricio
County Common School District No.
12, $20,000.
Churchill Back Home.
London.—Winston Spencer Church-
ill, secretary for the colonies, has re-
turned to London from his visit to
Egypt and Palestine.
To Get Bill From Allies.
Paris.—Germany will be handed a
bill totaling approximately 160,000,-
000,000 gold marks (normally $40,000,-
000,000) it was reliably reported as
the reparations commission completed
its hearings on the German argu-
ments.
The Markets
Latest market report, issued by the
Bureau of Markets, U. S. Department
of Agriculture, Washington. D. C.:
Cotton—The average price of mid-
dling spot cotton advanced 2 points
during the week, closing at 10.93c per
pound. New York May futures down
22 points closing at 11.76c.
Grain—Market uncertain the first
part of week, but on the 11th prices
started on a drastic downward trend
that continued until the 14th. Reports
exporters reselling wheat, large coun-
try offerings, economic situation in-
cluding British strike, and efforts in
Canada to rush wheat into United
States in anticipation of proposed tar-
iff bill were the principal bearish fac-
tors. After reachingf new low points
on the 14th the market rallied sharply
on persistent buying by commission
houses and local trade, but news con-
tinued bearish and the advance was
subsequently lost. Financial situation
indicates heavy marketing of new
grain soon as threshed to meet obliga-
tions. Crop reports excellent; good
rains in west. No wheat export de-
mand despite th4 fact Argentine wheat
was quoted 14c to 16c higher than
American via gulf. Exporters seek
cash corn; seaboard reports fair
amount sold for export. In Chicago
cash market No. 2 red winter wheat
$1,24 7-8; No. 2 hard $1,33 1-8; No. 3
mixed corn 52 5-8 cents; No. 3 yellow
54%c. For the week Chicago May
wheat down 14%c at $1.213-8. May
corn 5c at 55 3-8. Minneapolis May
wheat down 14%c at $1,14 5-8; Kansas
City market 15y2c at $1.12 %c; Winni-
peg May 15^,0 at $1.49%.
Hay—Market generally steady^ but
very quiet and no life to demand. Kan-
sas City strong on all upper grades;
lower grades practically unsaleable.
Receipts sufficient to meet demand,
which is largely local. Shipping in-
quiry light in most sections. Tract
offerings at Cincinnati liberal; ter-
minal stocks materially reduced. New
York market weak; transactions small.
Minneapolis market firm on light re-
ceipts. Chicago trade not readily ab-
sorbing arrivals; market $1 lower. Al-
falfa very weak at San Francisco on
reports of early cuttings. Consign-
ments from Imperial Valley and Ari-
zona points affecting Los Angeles
prices and weakness is reflected
throughout upper California. Quoted:
No. 1 timothy, $29.50 New York, $30
Atlanta, $24.50 Philadelphia, $22.50
Cincinnati, $27 Memphis, $29 Minneap-
olis; No. 2 timothy, $27.50 New York,
$20.50 Cincinnati, $23.50 Philadelphia,
$24 Memphis, $17.50 Minneapolis; No.
1 alfalfa, $32 Atlanta, $17 Cincinnati,
$27 Memphis, $20 Minneapolis, $20
Kansas City; No. 1 prairie, $15 Min-
neapolis, $15 Kansas City.
Feed—Markets weak; trade buying
sparingly. Decline in coarse grains
is affecting demand for mill feeds.
Ideal weather conditions in Minne-
sota, Northern Wisconsin and North-
western States permit of outside feed-
ing and little linseed meal is boought,
causing price to decline. Hominy feed
soft on lower prices. Cotton seed
meal stronger on export inquiry. De-
mand for gluten feed light at late re-
duction. Stocks generally ample, re-
ceipts good, offering heavy. San Fran-
cisco reports movement of alfalfa
meal and cocoanut meal for coastway
shipment small. Drop in beet pulp
created a slightly better demand.
Quoted: .Reground oatfeed $11.25
Northeastern markets; white hominy
feed $20; No. 1 alfalfa meal $21 at St.
Louis; linseed meal $36.50 at Buffalo,
$37 at Minneapolis; bran $15.50; mid-
dlings $14.50 at Minneapolis; 36 per
cent cotton seed meal $23 at Memphis;
gluten feed $31, flour middlings $23,
red dog $28 at Chicago.
Fruits and Vegetables—Potato mar-
kets slightly weaker at Northern ship-
ping points, closing 75@85c per 100
lbs. Carlot market in Chicago firm
at 90c to $1 sacked. New York round
whites down 15c lower in New York
City at $1.25 @1.30 bulk. Florida No.
1 spauldings rose in double head bar-
rels declined $1.25 @1.75 per bbl. in
Chicago, closing around $8.25; up $1.50
per barrel in New York, closing at
$7.50@8.00. Texas sacked Bliss
Triumphs showed further loss of $1
per 100 lbs in Kansas City, closing
around $6.50. Movement of white po-
ing week.
Live Stock and Meats—Chicago live
stock prices were generally lower the
past week. Hogs led the downward
movement ovith declines ranging from
45G60c per 100 lbs. Beef steers aver-
aged 25c lower with butcher cows and
heifers generally steady; feeder steers
practically unchanged; fat lambs
steady to 25c lower; feeder lambs 50c
lower; yearlings and fat ewes steady.
April 14 Chicago prices: Hogs, bulk
Df sales $7.90@9.00; medium and good
beef steers $7.50@8.75; butcher .cows
and heifers $4.50@9.00; feeder steers
j>7.00@8.50; light and medium weight
peal calves $6.50@9.00; fat lambs $7.50
@10.00; feeding lambs $6.50@7.75;
yearlings $7.25@9.00; fat ewes $5.00
@6.75. Stocker and feeder shipments
from 11 important markets during the
week ending April 9 were: Cattle and
waives 38,269; hogs 13,665; sheep 5952.
Eastern wholesale fresh meat prices
3howed mixed advances and declines.
Beef and lamb about steady; veal
ranged from $2 lower at some markets
to $3 higher at others; mutton from
j>2 lower to $1 higher; pork loins from
£1 lower to $1 higher, depending upon
the market. April 14 prices good
grade meats: Beef $15.50@17.50; veal
£19.20; lambs 18-22 mutton $14.00 @
17.00; light pork loins $26.00@29.00;
heavy loins $19.00@23.00.
Dairy Products — Butter markets
steady the past week. Supplies have
Just about taken care of demand, but
any surplus of shortage would effect
present prices, as markets are very
sensitive. Buyers willing to purchase
at current asking prices, but for only
immediate requirements. Current re-
ceipts beginning to show evidence of
new pastures in producing sections.
Closing prices 92 score: New York
18%>c, Chicago 47c, Philadelphia 50c,
Boston 49%c. Trading dull in cheese
markets during the week. On Mon-
day the basic asking prices at Wis-
consin primary markets declined an
average of 2%c all styles.
DECISION MADE BY
U.S. LABOR BOARD
Railroad Labor Board Orders
Abrogation of National
Agreements.
Chicago, 111.—National agreements
defining working conditions for em-
ployes on all American railroads for-
merly under the federal railroad ad-
ministration were Thursday ordered
abrogated, effective July 1, 1921, by
the United States railroad labor board.
The board called upon the officers
and system organizations of employes
of each road to select representatives
“to confer and to decide” as much of
the rules controversy as possible.
“Such conferences shall begin at the
earliest possible date,” the decision
said.
While the decision did not specifical-
ly say so, members of the board said
that all disputes as to rules and work-
ing conditions automatically were re-
ferred back to individual conferences
between each individual road and its
employes. This method of procedure
had been sought by railroads, where-
as the labor side favored a national
conference between representatives of
all roads and all unions.
The decision affected all railroad
employes except those on train serv-
ice who are under separate agree-
ments between individual railroads
and the four big brotherhoods.
In connection with the conference
negotiations, the board laid down a
set of sixteen principles which are
to serve as a foundation for any rules
which may be agreed to in the confer-
ence. The present general rules hear-
ing before the labor board, which has
been in progress since January 10,
will continue until both sides have
completed their testimony, following
which the board “will promulgate such
rules as it determines just and rea-
sonable as soon after July 1, 1921,
as is reasonably possible, and will
make them, effective as of July 1,
1921.”
The sixteen principles outlined by
the board were drawn up by Henry
T. Hunt of the public group and up-
held the right of employes to organize
for lawful purposes, the right of em-
ployes to negotiate, through represen-
tatives of their own choosing, the
right of seniority and the principles
of the eight-hour day. It was speci-
fied that “eight hours’ work must be
given for eight hours’ pay.” Espion-
age should not be practiced by either
side, the decision said, and employes’
representatives should have the right
to make an agreement applying to all
employes in the craft or class of the
representatives.
JUSTICES OF PEACE MUST
FURNISH OWN OFFICES
Austin, Tex.—In an opinion written
by Assistant Attorney General Sutton
to county auditor at Palo Pinto, Tex-
as, the attorney general’s department
has held that the county commission-
ers court is not authorized by law to
furnish offices for justices of the
peace, except as provided in chapter
94, general laws of the 36th legisla-
ture, which statute requires that suit-
able places shall be provided and fur-
nished in the court house for holding
of court by justices of the peace in the
precinct where there are more than
75,000 inhabitants in such justice pre-
cinct.
The opinion further states: “In all
other instances the commissioners
court is without authority to furnish
offices for justices of the peace and
hence said court is not authorized to
pay office rent out of county founds
for justices of the peace.”
The opinion discloses that this law
applies only to the larger counties of
the state, hence the county auditor of
Palo Pinto county would not be au-
thorized to approve warrants for the
payment of office rent for justices of
the peace in that county.
TURKISH ATTACK IS
BROKEN BY GREEKS
Athens.—Thirty thousand Turkish
troops directed by Mustapha Kemal
Pasha, the Turkish nationalist leader,
and supported by strong detachments
of cavalry and artillery, attacked the
Greeks in the Afium-Kharahisar and
Touloubanar sections, with the inten-
tion of cutting them off from- their
base at Afium-Kharahisar, according
to semi-official reports from Smyrna
Saturday on the fighting in Asia
Minor.
The attack broke down completely
before the Greek counter-attacks.
Before the Greek counter-attacks
the Turks withdrawing, the Greeks
took 6000 prisoners, including fifteen
officers, and captured five guns and
twelve machine guns, the reports
state.
Former Empress of Germany Dies.
Doorn, Holland.—Former Empress
Augusta Victoria of Germany died
here at 6 o’clock Monday morning. By
a strange coincidence the end came
just one year after she suffered her
first serious attack of heart disease.
Cotton Planting Being Continued.
Washington.—Cotton planting was
b§ing continued in Georgia, Alabama
and Mississippi, according to the week-
ly crop bulletin issued Wednesday by
the weather bureau.
DON’T LET THAT COUGH CONTINUE?
Spohn’s Distemper Compound %
will knock it in very short time. At the first sign of p «nn»i.
:ive a few doses of "SPOHN’S.”*
or cold in your horse, give a few doses of “SPOHN’S/' * It°vMll
act on the glands, eliminate the disease germ and prevent furth-
er destruction of body by disease. "SPOHN’S” has been the>
standard remedy for DISTEMPER, INFLUENZA, PINK EYE
CATARRHAL FEVER, COUGHS and COLDS for a quarter of *
century. 60 cents and $1.16 per bottle at all drug stores
6POHN MEDICAL COMPANY,
GOSHEN, IND.
Fever
n°b».k
n Chill Tonic* caSSI
WARDS OFF MALARIA AND RESTORES STRENGTH. TRY IT.
_” pot gold by your druggist, write Arthur Peter &. Co., Louisville, Ky.
What to Take for
Disordered Stomach
Take a good dose of Carter’s Little Liver
Pills—then take 2 or 3 for a few nights after.
You will relish your meals without fear of trouble to
follow. Millions of all ages take them for Biliousness.
Dizziness. Sick Headache, Upset Stomach and for Sallow.
Pimply, Blotchy Skin. They end the misery of Constipation.
Genuine bear Small Pill; Small Dose; Small Price
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Established
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They are always linked together:
Sadder and wiser man. Why get
wisdom ?
Important to Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle of
CASTORIA, that famous old remedy
for infants and children, and see that it
Bears the
Signature of
In Use for Over 30 Years.
Children Cry for Fletcher’s Castoria
WHEN THE HORSES LAUGHED
Possibly the Animals Had Their Own
Opinion About That Little
“Swapping” Episode.
“Hello,” says he.
“Hello,” says I.”
I never seed the man afore.
“Swap?” says he.
“Dunno,” says I.
“Mebbe, mebbe, I ain’t shore.”
“The bay,” says he.
“The gray,” says I.
“Swap?” says he, and both un-
hitched.
“Fine hoss,” says he.
“Of course,” says I.
And in a moment we had switched.
“Giddap,” says he.
“Giddap,” says I.
And both them horses stood stock
still.
“He’s balked?” says I.
“Gosh, yes,” says he.
“Mine, too,” says I, and laughed to
kill. 4
“Good day,” says he.
“Good day,” says 1.
“Best joke, b’goSh, I ever see.”—Ex-
change.
A Night Raider.
“Never ask your husband for mon-
ey,” counseled the Old Married
Woman.
“I never have to,” retorted the
Young Bride proudly. “Charlie’s such
a darling. He sleeps like a baby all
night long.”—The American Legion
Weekly.
Qualified.
“Do you think you could learn to
love a mere man?”
“Oh, yes; I went to a co-ed school.”
Those who are new to public life
spoil learn the camera poses they must
beware of.
Cuticura Soothes Itching Scalp
On retiring gently rub spots of dan-
druff and itching with Cuticura Oint-
ment. Next morning shampoo with
Cuticura Soap and hot water. Make
them your everyday toilet preparation*
and have a clear skin and soft, white
hands.—Adv.
In a game of hearts a girl should be
willing to let a young man hold her
hand.
If You Have a Pain
try Vacher-Balm. Keep it handy, and'
avoid imitations.—Adv.
KNEW FEATHER WAS THERE
Young Lady Altogether Unnecessarily*
Worried Over the Appearance of
Strange Old Gentleman.
One day while in a railroad station*
in New York, I was sitting, waiting
for the time to pass for my train.
There came in a well-dressed and
rather old man who had a bright’ I
burnt-orange feather in the ribbon of I
his felt hat.
It being my first trip East, and not
knowing it was the custom for men
to wear a bright-colored feather in
their hats, I walked up and said:
“Pardon me, sir, but you have a feath-
er in your hat.” He was quite deaf,
so I found I had to speak in a loud-
voice in order to make him hear. I
repeated the statement three times un-
til I saw everyone near me smiling.
The old man laughingly said: “Oh*
that is the style, miss.”
I was so embarrassed that my train
did not come too quick for me.—Chi-®;;
cago Tribune.
Lived Up to His Motto.
“Give and take is my motto,” re-
marked the thug as ^ie bestowed upon:
the citizen a scientific rap upon the*
occiput and then abstracted his val-
uables.
Most optimism is cheerfulness over
ofher people’s troubles'.
Tie Turned the Comer-
Ohe man in the fog thought
he was lost, hut he turned
the corner--there was
his own home!
jfo many, troubled with dis-
turbed nerves and digestion
due to coffee drinking, help
has seemed a long way off,
but they found in
Postum Cereal
at the corner grocery
a delicious, satisfying table
drink that makes for
health and comfort.
"There's a Reason
TTa<le "by
Postum Cereal Company, Inc.
Battle Creek, Hick.
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