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CURRENT EVENTS
About the only excitement
people have is in a nightmare.
Just say to your grocer Red Cross-
Ball Blue when buying bluing. You
will be more than repaid by the re-
sults. Once tried always used.—Ad-
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The statue of Hans Sachs, recently
unveiled in Nuremburg, Germany, 1»
said to be the only statue ever erect-
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was the Meister singer about whom
Wagner composed his great opera.
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New Orleans Rice Market.
New Orleans, La.—Lack of receipts
Friday resulted in a scarcity of spot
offerings. Fancy grades were par-
ticularly acute and buyers wars being
forced to seek supplies at Interior
points. Locally, spot holders were get-
ting top prices. Fancy Blue Rose was
quoted at 6%e to 7c, choice, 6ftc to
6ft c; fancy Honduras and other long
grains, 8c to 8ftc, and fancy second
heads, 5c to 5ftc. Receipts were 610
sacks of rough and no clean. Interior
markets reported a good demand for
fancy Blue Rom at 6 Ho to 7c, but
offerings were light.
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Bill to Abolish Labor Board.
Washington.—The house Wednes-
day by a vote of 381 to 136 passed and
sent to the senate the Watson-Parker
bill which would abolish the railroad
lobar board and set up new machin-
ery for voluntary adjustment of dis-
putes in the industry.
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Dallas. Tex.—The Marland Oil and
Refining Company of Ponca City,
Okla., reputed to be one of the largest
of the independents, has found Texas
- ports to be more advantageous than
New Orleans in the matter of trans-
portation facilities. H. C. Mulroy of
that company testified at Dallas Fri-
day at the Texas ports differential
rate hearing.
The company has export facilities
at Texas City valued at *1,100,000,
with storage capacity of 1,380,000 bar-
rels covering 50 acres, Mulroy said.
He testified the Marland Company es-
tablished these facilities because of
the one-line haul from Ponca City,
lower rates and better general trans-
portation conditions than to New Or-
leans. He said the round trip from
Ponca City to Texas City was eight
days, while to New Orleans was 13
days, and that this was important
because the company supplied its own
tank cars and would be required to
maintain more cars if it exported
through New Orleans.
Attorney Luther Walter of Chicago,
commerce counsel representing New
Orleans interests, asked Mulroy if the
lower rates granted the company by
the Santa Fe Railroad were not in
fact a subsidy or bonus to Induce the
oil company to locate at Texas City,
but the witness refused to admit this
contention.
R. D. Parker, engineer of the Texas
railroad commission, presented an ex-
hibit showing rate of return on the
valuations of the Texas and Pacific,
which goes to New Orleans, and on
other Texas railroads running to Gal-
veston. He said the purpose was to
show that the earnings of Texas linej
to Texas ports was not substantially
different than the Toxas and Pacific
earnings on New Orleans business.
This, it was said, was intended to re-
fute testimony that the Texas and
Pacific was not earning as much on
New Orleans business as other Texas
■ lines are earning on business to Texas
ports.
♦t* HOUGH trained observers assert
1 there is not the slightest chanee
for modification of the Volstead act
at this session of congress, the wets
are carrying on their campaign vigor-
ously Their -face the facts" confer- -
enee In Washington was attended by
more than BOO men and women from
all parts of the country and was
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World League Against Alcoholism, the
Women’s Christian Temperance Union,
the board of temperance, prohibition
and public morals of the Methodist
Episcopal church, the Committee of
One Thousand of New York, and the
Flying Squadron of Indianapolis are
willing to follow suit.
The house alcoholic liquor traffic
committee, having failed to receive
from the rules committee a recommen-
dation that it be given authority to in-
quire into prohibition, plans to make
the investigation on its own account
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pOPE PIUS XI has opened the way
* for negotiations between the Vati-
can and the Fascist government of
Italy which may result in the settle-
ment of the whole Roman question
and bring about an accord between
the Holy See and the Italian state. In
a letter to Cardinal Gasparri the pope
said he would not recognise the forth-
coming church reform laws, soon to
be passed by the Italian parliament,
unless an official accord was reached
with the Holy See. The pope added
that no such accord can be reached
while be is kept a “prisoner in the Vat-
ican" by the “Iniquitous conditions"
imposed on the pontiff when the Ital-
ians occupied Rome tn 1870 and de-
stroyed the temporal powers of the
pope.
/CHICAGO’S determined effort to rid
1 the city of the Sicilian gun men is
being aided by the federal Immigration
authorities and Is bearing fruit. The
police gathered In large numbers of
the Italians and sorted out more than
a score who could not show their right
to be In the country and will be de-
ported. Dozens of others have fled to
other localities, where they are being
rounded up. The imported Sicilians
have been especially active In the mur-
derous wars carried on by the rum
runners, hi-jackers and illicit distillers
and they are held responsible for
numerous killings. The police raids
were brought on by a recent disclosure
tn court that American-born citizens
are afraid to serve on Juries where
Sicilians are being tried for crimes.
The Chicago authorities and the super-
visors of immigration declare they are
prepared to go the limit and Washing-
ton will not be slow to issue the de-
portation warrants.
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New York.—Vera, countess of Cath-
eart, obtained free entry into this
country Friday when Federal Judge
Bondy reversed a ruling, under which
hundreds of foreigners have been
turned away on 1
turpitude.
against the laws not long ago, and it
is likely that If Washington withdraws
recognition of the Calles government,
the British will follow suit. English
investments in Mexico amount to
about $800,000,000.
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rp'HERK is another tight on between
1 the President and the recalcitrant
group In the senate, involving several
questions. These are the ratification
of the Italian war debt settlement, ap-
proved by the house; the resolution
aiming at prosecution of Secretary
Mellon's Alutninuni'Company of Amer-
i<a supported by most of the Demo-
crats and by the radical Republicans;
confirmation of the appointment of
Thomas F. Woodlock to be a member
of the Interstate commerce commis-
sion. opposed by those who call him a
"Coolidge Democrat.” a reactionary
and a “Morgan man”; and confirma-
tion of the appointment of Wallace
McCamant of Oregon to a federal
judgeship. It is predicted that the
President will win In the two first
mentioned matter* and probably lose
in the last two.
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Lift Band on Cotton Shipments.
Washington.—Restrictions on ship-
ments of cotton from Louisiant, Cen-
tral and Eastern Texas and portions
of New Mexico because of the pres-
ance therein of the pink boll worm
were removed last week by the de-
partment-of agriculture. The action
was taken, says an official statement,
because of the apparent eradication
of the pest in these areas and the
continued freedom from further re-
strictions is said to be contingent on
the continued absence of the insec'
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By EDWARD W. PICKARD
A FPKOVED by the house and sen
a* ate aud signed by President Cool-
idge, the “revenue act of 1U26” as
fixed up by the conference committees
is now a luw. The house accepted the
conference report by a vote of 854 to
28. The negative votes represented
the opposition of the radicals to re-
ductions of high surtaxes and estate
taxes and the protest of another group
that wished the estate tax completely
repealed.
Republicans recorded in the nega-
tive were Representatives Beck,
Browne, Lampert. Nelson, Peavey,
Schafer, Schneider and Voigt of Wis-
consin, Ramsey (Iowa), Antirony and
Hoch (Kan.), Johnson, Christopherson
and Williamson (S. D.). Simmons
(Neb.), and Sinclair (N. D.).
Democrats were Representatives
Drane, Green and Sears (Fla.), All-
good and Oliver (Ala.), Howard and
Morehead (Neb.), and Gilbert (Ky.l
Others voting in the negative were
Representatives Carss, Kvale and We-
fald (Farmer-Labor, Minn.), and La
Guardia (Socialise N. Y.).
Representative McDuffie
Ala.), was recorded as present
Ten senators voted against the ^lll.
marked by Senator Edg<
nation wide referendum
to legalise beer and Ug
to tighten the law agi
pROWN PRINCE CAROL of Ru-
VJ mania seems to have won his fight
against Premier Bratiano and the lat-
ter's brother-in-law. Prince Babu Strl-
bey, favorite of the queen, and hls_
early return to Bucharest Is expected.
Bratiano's power is broken and be has
tendered his resignation, while Prince
Babu has been forced out of public af-
fairs entirely. Carol arrived in Paris
last week, accompanied by Magda
Lupescu, and the official courtesies ac-
corded him were significant. He prob-
ably will soon retract his renunciation
of the throne, go home and become re-
gent for his aged and sick 'father,
King Ferdinand.
epnoupH one hoeltates to help along
our govern- 1 the publicity campaign of the
countess o* Cathcart. It seems neces-
sary to record that, having been al-
lowed ten days of liberty tn New
York on her personal bond, she la now
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oughly clean the little bowels and in •
few hours you have a well, playful
child again. . Even if cross, feverish,
bilious, constipated or full of cold,
children love its pleasant taste.
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genuine “California Fig Byrnp" which
has directions for babies and children
of all ages printed on bottle. Mother,
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formula, it revit*P»es the blood,
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rx IPLOMATS of Europe are looking
forward to a stormy session when
the League of Nations council meets
March 8 for the purpose of admitting
Germany. Berlin has asked that
Brland of France, Chamberlain of
Great Britain and Stresemann of Ger-
many hold a preliminary meeting
March 7 to try to come to an under-
standing on the question of enlarging
the council by taking in Pdland, Spain ,
and Brazil or any one of them. The
Germans do not object to giving Spain
a permanent seat In the council but
will not stand for the admission of
Poland Chamberlain’s role of peace-
maker is difficult. He professes to be-
lieve tlie permanent council should be
enlarged, but the British cabinet Is
said to be flatly opposed to such action
at thia time, holding that It would be
a breach of faith to Germany and s
betrayal of the Locarno pacta.
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---- to Investigate measures and
methods for the simplification of su -h
taxes, to make a definite rejrort to tlie
t»nate and house embtHlrlng recom-
mendations not later than December
31, 1927. end to repo-t otherwise to
the finance and wavs end means com-
mittees and to t»>« senate and house
from time to time as Investigations
are made or recommendations decided
upon.
PRESIDENT COOLIDGE lets it be
T known that he is opposed to the
development of military aviation on
the scale advocated by Col. William
Mitchell and bis followers because in
his opinion it would entail what he re-
gards as an enormous and unjustified
expense and also would foster the
same spirit of militarism in this coun-
try as moved Germany to embark in
the World war. Furthermore, he
thinks It would cause a renewal of the
old game of armament competition be-
tween nations. The President urges
the passage of the bills Introduced
which carry Into effect the recom-
mendations of the Morrow aircraft
commission.
The White House spokesman says
Mr. Coolidge is extremely gratified by
the performances of this congress up
to date. He does not hesitate to pro-
nounce it a record breaker in prompt
disposition of the tax bill, the world
court resolution, appropriation bills
and other bills, and is not surprised
that the leaders new expect to clean
up work and adjourn the sc Aon by
June 1. He regards It entirely feas-
ible to dispose of agricultural and rail-
road labor bills. Muscle Shoals, war
debt settlements, remaining appropria-
tion bills, and the aircraft program
without prolonging the session beyond
that data.
with 61 recorded in favor of it. The
negative votes were cast by Senators
Frazier and Nye (Rep., N. D.), Nor-
beck (Rep., S D.). La Follette (Rep..
Wis). and Howell (Rep., Neb.), Walsh
and Wlieeler (Dem.. Moot.), Blease
(Dem., S. C.), and Trammell (t>em.,
Fla.), aud Shipstead (Farmer-Labor,
Sflnn.).
With the exception of Senator Tram-
mell. who registered his protest
against the continuance of .the estate
tax, the opposition was based chiefly
upon reductions In high surtaxes and
estate tax rates, repeal of publicity and
other features which the more radical
senators have attacked.
By the new law the government’s in-
come Is reduced by about $387,009,-
000 In 1926 and $343,000,000 In 1927.
Though the cut greatly exceeds that
recommended by the treasury. Secre-
tary Mellon is not worried for he be-
lieves that If business continues good
the revenues will be sufficient. The
President, too. Is fairly well satisfied
with the measure but counts on con-
gress to be economical In appropria-
tions for new expenditures.
An Important feature of the eew
law Is the creation of a permanent
Joint congressional committee of ten
whose duty is to Investigate the opera-
tion and effects of the present tax sys-
tem, to Investigate the administration
A A EXICO baa replied to
Ivl ment’s protest against Ito new
land and oil laws, resffirming Ito posi-
tion that tbaM laws are not retroactive
AceordInt
Secretary of State
ally warned the Mex-
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f uilding pennita in Wichita Falls
In February aggregated $816,476.
A total of 2.268,740 barrels of crude
oil was produced in the Texas Gulf
coast during February, as compared
with 2,394,770 barrels during January.
A proposed $40,000 bond issue to
construct a new high school building
at FJoresville was defeated by the
close vote of 271 to 268 at an elec-
tion Saturday.
Land owners are receiving large
sums of money from sales of leases
on land located in the vicinity of
Colliton tests in Cherokee County,
15 miles south of Troup.
The state prison system was operat-
ed at a net Joss of $58,233 during the
calendar year of 1925, according to
the annual report of the state prison
; commission submitted to the gover-
| nor this week.
In the backyard of P. D. Klmmey
in Huntington, eight miles south of
Lufkin, his water well from which
he has secured his domestic supply for
the last several years has within the
past two weeks converted itself into
and oil well.
Admitting that there is strong agi-
tation for a reduction in cotton acre-
age throughout East Texas this year,
a general crop report issued by the
Cotton Beit Railway states that there
is a growing impression that the re-
duction, if any, will be small.
Gift tax, which has been repealed
for 1926, will have to be paid for 1925,
J. W. Bass, internal revenue collector,
said this week. The tax will have to
be paid by March 15, as the law is
not retroactive for 1925, but few peo-
ple are paying t|>eir tax, be said.
The council of mouth hygiene and
public instruction of the Texas State
Dental Society has arranged with the
state department of health and the
state department of education to set
the date for dental health week in
Texas this year on March 15 to 20.
More than 200 quail have been
brought in to the Bassett Blakely
game preserve in South Texas, near
Houston, it was announced Friday.
Moro quail and deer soon are to be
added, and it is planned to make this
preserve one of the best stocked in the
state.
Brownsville’s downtown street top-
ping campaign is more than half
completed. Twenty-three blocks of
wood block paving are being topped
with asphalt to provide a smooth and
noiseless surface and to prevent tbe
Mocks buckling when they are wet
during rains.
The new road between Texas City
and San Leon, which is the last link
in a bay shore drive between Gal-
veston and Houston, will be opened
for traffic by June 1, according to’
information received from county of-
ficials by the road and street com-
mittee of the Texas City Board of
Trade.
There has been a decided Increase
in planting of peach trees in East
Texas this winter, according to P. T.
Cole, agricultural commissioner of
the Cotton Belt Railway. In extent
of peach tree planting, Henderson
County, with more than 75,000 trees
set this winter, claims to lead all
other East Texas counties.
The attorney g neral’s department
has approved six City of 'Fort Worth
bond issues aggregating $2,289,000.
The issues are: Water and sanitary
sewer *1,500,000, bearing 4 3/4 per
eent interest; street improvement
*500,000; parks *100,000; recreation
*100,000; incinerator *71,000; city
and county hospital $18,000, bear-
ing 41/2 per eent interest all ma-
turing serially.
The railroad commission has au-
thorized a rate of 16ft cents per 100
pounds on carload shipments of crude
oil, in tank cars from Mirando City,'
Noleda and Bruni, Texas, to Calves--
ton, Houston, Texas City, Baytown,
the ground of moral Beaumont, Orange, Sabine Pass, Port
Arthur, West Port Arthur, Atreco,
Magpetco, Nederland, Port N eches,
Smith’s Bluff, and Sun, Texas.
During the month of February there
, of taxes by the hnresu of internal rev-
enue.
ware 557 fires in Texas as rsported
slon
was
announced Friday by the commission.
Twenty-eight of the fires were caused
in exposure, causing a loss of $184,711.
Electricity caused 35 fires, loss *46,-
9*7; incendiarism edused a loss of
121,636, with 12 fires. Sixty-five fires
were caused by sparks on roof, loss
IS,828; *3 fires wer* caused by de-
tectivs flue or chimneys, loss *66,534.
January tax collections in Harris
County reached *1,209^09.41, which
broke the record for the largest
amount of any county in the state fcr
me month. \
Representative business men of 15
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QENATOR WHEELER of Montana
'-J has introduced a resolution calling
for an Investigation of the alleged
activities of the Hungarian minister
to the United States to bring about the
recent exclusion of the Countess
Karolyi from the country by the State
department. The resolution asserts
that the charge has been made that
the countess' exclusion resulted from
the “forging of certain documents"
which tended to connect her with un-
desirable political organizations with
which the United States was not on
friendly terms. It charges that the
Hungarian minister to the United
States paid a private detective agency
*20,000 for Inaccurate and false re-
ports obtained through tbe “hounding’’
of the Count and Countess Karolyl
while on a visit in this country prior
to the trip on which she was excluded.
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