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Reed Will Enter
W isconsin Primar y
Abolition of All
Arms Is Proposed
Again by Russia
Man and Woman
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ky Gant Monday. “I saw people
In Dallas here the past week who
R brought their minnows with
Im. and they had paid a very big
re for them. Minnows are diffi-
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on this matter, which may reflect
itself later-fa party platforms.
It no tax reduction is approved
at this session, it will be made an
issue by Democrats, who contend
the administration is attempting to
prevent it because Secretary of the
Treasury’ Mellon does not like some
provisions attached by the house
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Chillicothe. 111., minister, was per-
manently disfigured by the frag
ments of the crudely made bomb
which exploded as she knelt in front
cf the stove to adjust the drafts.
The blast wrecked the front of the
school house and injured one of the
pupils.
The State charges Reed sought to
kill Miss Bradford to keep from
marrying iier. Miss Bradford told
authorities he had promised
marry her. A wedding date
been act. she said.
Mias Bradford probably will be
the State’s principal witness.
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to Try Again for
Record Tomorrow
remarks on the subject of law To-
night. he makes the first of a dozen
■jxether planner) for his western
campaign
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The slayer
murder of Ivy Thoms, druggist, during a hold-
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deputy district attorneys
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were tr-
ice.
We are meeting with lo.s of en
iragement on the proposed light-
of West Hickory Street" said
A. (Bob* Sledge Monday morn-
. Several people have indicated
■tr willingness to cooperate in
work and others have taken
matter under consideration We
p are working on the malter be
be that we will have a definite
In In the near future”
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FORT WORTH. Ark . Feb 20
Johnson Moore, 45. assistant cash
ier of the Crawford County Bank
at Van Buren and Miss Beatrice
Miley. 21. of Fort Smith were burn-
ed to death and the woman’s younit
brother. Elmer was severely burned
when an automobile in winch they
were riding overturned and caunht
fire near here today.
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bn, Malcolm and daughter. Mln
va, returned Monday from Belle-
* where his mother. Mrs. J W.
'etael celebrated her 80 h blrth-
ky. At the dinner tn honor of the
hniveraary were 138 people, Includ
t eleven children of Mrs Weteel.
any grandchildren and even some
ttt-grandchlldren "My mother is
Ljoving fine health and is very ac-
re. at this time keeping house for
be of her sons."
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to Succeed
in Lindbergh’s Commemorative Flight
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n has fallen in tliav country. A
Iree-ineh snow that fell there this
m wwk will help spring grabs
7 much."
MAN CHARGEp WITH DRUNK-
ENNMS MONDAY
A charge of drunkenness was fil-
gd against Gordon Davidson in
County ‘
a us arrested
ntinc. Belgium, Bul-
Enylund C/echo-Slovakia.
Gluna. Colombia.
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ame into court in Los Angeles f
of Marian Parker also is accused]
up in which Hickman’s accompHei
Richard Gantillon and Attornej’^G
Mipray and Thomas (seated), and
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"A survey hrn, been started on
MM> Lawhvtlle Denton road." said
|t> 9- Whitmore of faewlsville. "live
Tew started surveying a» U»e bridge
bcrOf.s Hickory Creek and will work
krwji that point south into Lewis-
p#8. and I understand that anoth-
Lr Mirvcy will be made on the Luke
Milas road into Lcwtevllle.
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Holiday Friday
Because of the basketball tour
nament to be held here Friday and
Saturday, Fob. 24 and 25. it has
Ven decided to give a holiday in
the public schools on Friday, in-
stead ol on Washington's birthday,
as originally planned, it is announ-
ced bv Superintendent W. T. Dok-
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I was notified by those in charge
the city water and light depart-
ht Monday that I had a rebate
ling on my electric light se-
nt," said n Denton man. "I went
bind to the office and learned,
t thru mistake, a neighbor’s
er reading had been carried cn
Card for the past four months.
• difference in the two bills
minted to $5 65. I have been
ing light bills for years and
"s and this is the first time that
per have been on the receiving
of a cash transaction with the
belie-e me, it Is a grand and
ious feeling."
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Violation of State
Game Law Charged
A Ponder man who was arrested
Saturday by Nathan Teasley, depu
ty game warden, on a charge of tak
ing white perch under seven inches
in length from Elm XJreelj, made a
•50 appearance bond Jn Justice court
here and his case wag set for trial
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Hope to Have 300
GREEMENTS at Mumcip a I i t y
Convention Here
It Texas: Tonight and
May cloudy, local rains in
I portion, colder tonight In
MR, colder Tuesday.
WM< Texas: Tonight and
Mdku generally fair, except
aMtheaat. colder.
ago Expects
elief from Cold
Bi«is of Work
Tiic commis'ion will have as the
inirnodi; te basis of its work the
fallowing projects.
Arbitration projects- presented by
former Foreign Minister Holsti of
Finland
.Security agreements presented
bv former Foreign Minister Politis
oi f,recce
Pions for the ■ trengthening of the
.MC.tirity articles of the League cove
mints presented bv former Foreign
Ministi r de Rutclier of Holland
Fon ign Mim ter Benes of C.’.e-
cho-Slo'.ridia presided at the meet-
ing today
ii-'-ludi d
garia.
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I Germany. Italy.
L Poland, Roumoma.
Itden. Canada. Greece
det as an observer.
»rt of the commissions work
I presented to the Jwague
dory disarn’.amd.Jt commls-
arch 15 as ba; is of a project
luction and limitation ot
Bits.
request of the Freestone County
' “ 1 various officials.
Fr; |pce, I Their return also was requested.
rd said "Denton always looks
ghty good to me. and we enjoyed
ing here. It's a pleasure to come
Denton for I feel that 1 have
many leal friends here as any
here in the country.”
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h effort will be made to have a
nite program of Boy Scout
k in Denton worked out before
ch 1 when the term of J. T.
ris as executive of, the Co De
tticll will expire. Harris said
iday. Meetings of troop commit-
I of ail troops in Denton will
held this week and a called
ting of the court of honor will
eld to outline the work, he stat-
iWithdrawal of the Galnesvill?
MU from the bl county organi-
pn caused dissolution of che Co-
ICouncil and it was definitely
Hed last week to continue the
E in Denton without the ser
p of an executive.
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ualness" said J A Minnis Mon
W’- "X have been interested in the
rug biMlness tn Denton for forty
ears. Moving here in 188« from
ewjsvilie where I had been ten
par* in that business, which makes
fifty year service in drugs Den-
im has changed very much since I
tma here—and there are very few
Inn* iiere now that were in bust
e*s then." Mr Minnis sold his In
I rest in Minnis Hoffman-Lakey to
Hauling of trash in tire annual
spring clean-up sponsored by the
City of Denton will start early
Wednesday memtnfj end all house-
holders are urged by officiate to take
advantage of the fr<e hauling sir-
"ice to dispose of all trash end in-
destructible rubbish which
cumulated during th-s
months An effort is to be mad
make this ck-an-up one of the most
successful in the history cf tire
city, according to City Health Offl
err F. E. Piner mid Mayor B. W
McKenzie, so that not cnlv (isalth
conditions will be bettered btft also
that the citv Mill have a clean ip-
durtnj' the convirf” uis
which are to be held here in th •
next few months.
Inspection To Be Mule
A sanitary insnection of the town
util be rede th" week foil lutng.
Piner said. Tbps- who do t o’ hav"
their tm.‘h hfulrd ofi by the end
of tlm ' <h k trust dtepos" cf it al
one", lie raid. Boarding house pro-
prietors who do Oct comply with
the rrculatlons will be rctr.rtid to
the colleges by the heal'h depart-
ment
All tra^li and rubbish to b> haul-
ed must be in place bv 7 o'clock
Wtdnesday morning. Mayor Mr
Kcnzie said Fight or 10 wagons will
be used in the work so that the
trash may be gathered as quickly
as possible and will not present an
unddv appearance cn the s’reeti
It is honed to complete the work
in two days. The wagons will not
traverse allej-n and will go up each
street, onh- one time, jt was stated
Negroes To Aid
Negro citizens are U( co-oj>eratc
in th© clean-Rpr each negro pastor,
, _ 'announcing, thn cj»m-
the pulpit Sunday, and
c^M-MMidento. of
To Campaign for
Party Rather Than
Individual — Reed
"We h(*|>e to have W delegates
from all parts of I'cxas. in attend-
ance at the League of Texa.s Muni-
cipalities convention here
aJxd 8.” said Hafvev W
executive secretary of the league,
who is lure to confer will: Mayor
B W McKenzie and G. R War-
ren. ■ecrctai-y-ioanager of the Den-
ton Chamber of Commerce, rela,-
tive to plans tor the convention.
"The March and Aixil issues of
Hie 'Texas Municipalities.’ official
organ of Hie league, will be • de-
| voted to penton and the meeting,
and copies will be mailed to every
member and to all eligible to mem-
benjhip. in an effort to make the
attendance as great (is rmss.ble."
The l eacno occupied the same
porlUon among elected city offi-
cials as does a trade association
among business men, Draper ex-
office Is maintained in
icstions concern-
gue are an- ,
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OTTAWA. Feb 20 - Hiram Reed.
24 year old son of a wealthy faun
er was to go to trial here today
charged with attempting io kill his
school-teacher sweetheart, Iola
Bradford, by placing a dynamite
Iximb in the village school house
stove at Pleasant Valley.
A confession which Reed made
to authorities 0 few days after the
explosion last December, has been
repudiated and Reeds attorneys
declare they will contest Its Intro-
duction as evidence in the trial
Mia* Bradford, daughter of
| ‘4°r ***eral vears I have planted
IlM at home, said Everett Yeatis
|« .longer. "I have found that a
lood crop caai usually be had and
hat there is always a pretty good
parket for them in Denton, as the.
|>cal potatoes come In at a time
phen there is practically no out-
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CONGRESS TODAY
SENATE:
Continues debate
property bill.
Judiciary dbmmitte* hears
i xplahation' by Abram Mj’ers,
federal trade commissioner, of
alleged false statements to the
committee on the "bread trust"
rase.
Patents committee resumes
hearings on the Dill radio pat-
ents bill.
Interstate commerce commit-
tee continues hearings on reap-
pointment of John J. Esch to
> Interstate commerce commis-
sion.
HOUSE:
Considers private bilte.
Naval affairsyrommittee hear*
F. J. the ilalional
Council for Prqven tlon of War.
on proposed tnitldtng program.
Rules commlttaa cobaidm
rule for conalderation of Cuban
cigar import change*.
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Rain in New Yoik
NEW YORK. IM* 20 Ram. with
moderating temperature, predicted
for today, was exjx'cted to break up
the week-end cold wave which sent
New York thtrnu .neter.s scurrying
down 12 degree., and indirect I,.’
caused the death if two persons in
traffic accidents.
A light snow which accompanied
the cold wave qui'klv froz<- on th"
sidewalks and streets and
traffic. Scores ol jx-r-orr
por.cd injured by falls on the
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ament conference of the fxMgue
rast November when the Russians
participated for the first time.
The United States, member of the
preimratorv disarmament commis-
sion. was absent The United States
pointed out particularly that it
cou'd not b< a party to any agree-
ment to guarantee security of oth-
er nations.
The high point of the commis-
sions mictii'g should it develop,
is expected to tie the announcement
the Soviet oil er or cf tile willing-
ness of Russia to negotiate non
aegri ss.ion pacts with any other na-
tion.
HAVANA. Cuba. Feb 20—Th*
Pan American Union convention
was concluded this morning by th"
signature of the heads of the del-
—..— , } the sjxth Pan-Anltrt-
cati conference.
This convention provides for re-
organization of the Pan-American
Union wi.h respect to its governing
board and its activities in general.
JfSnS^tiifBs^ Btete*. Many Republican members |
p of the lowest tn the country
e death rate for the past year
s about five to the thousand"
IAGO. Feb 20—Chicago to-
pected relief from Ute cold
nd bltaard winds which
I seven deaths over the week-
ht moderation came yester-'
ad government weather fore- Pui™d Ap office is ma
tempera-; jicuston where ^ucvUon
F Mor?(Sm eight indies of sno»' Hr*‘ ®onducted. ATI cF the tergTsTS7
fell Ftidav night, and Saturday,
crippling transportations and caus-
ing considerable suffering.
Albert Scott. 68. died at the home
of his step daughter. Mrs. E. S.
Marriott 402 East Oak Street Mon-
day morning at 3:45. after an ill-
ness that extended over the past
year. Scott came here a year ago
fiom Collin County, where he was
born and reared.
Three step daughters, Mrs Mar-
riott. Mr.* E M Dutton ot Dallas
and Mrs J H Walker of Amarillo,
and Fei"ral cousins arc the only
relatives Who survive. His wife died
two years ago.
Two ot Scott's double cousins,
Rrv Ben Snyder and Rrv Abner
Snyder Baptist and Christian min-
isters. respectively, will officiate at
the funeral services which are to
lx- held at the Fitzhugh cemetery,
six utiles south of McKinney,
11:30 Tuesday morning.
Prank Davis and Bob Pender
|ve returned from a trip to Scur-
has a large
► conditions
Start Wednesday
in City Clean-Up
at Chicago a* 7 15 p m
While at Chicago, the pilots are
planning a dinner "of bv and for
air mail pilots” instead of the more
formal ceremonies to which Lind-
bergh has become accustomed on
his Kuropean and Latin-American
tours.
The return air-mail trip is to get
underway at 5:50 Tuesday, reach
P’orta at 7:15 a m.. Spring field at
8 05 a. m. and St. Louis at 0:15 a
m.. completing Lindbergh'^ Public
appearance until later in the month
when he is scheduled tn flv to Al-
bany, N, Y,, in the Spirit of St.
Lottis.
Over the week-end Lindbergh
engaged in two interrupted test
flights Intended to take him over
the St. Louii-Ohicago route. Oil
trouble forced him to abandon the
first attempt at Springfield After
returning to St. Louis as a passen-
ger in a regular air-mail plane he
was delayed in starting out again
until wrSfr p. m. when be returned
after a flight bf a few minutes be-
cause of landing light trouble
Suntay Undbergh attempted to
niakt a trial flight in the New
rravelalr Airplane,
vented
day aft*
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cleadoH
ed. Rm
was. MM
GENEVA Feb 20-Russia filed
today with the League of Nation^
a proposal for the abolition of all
urmaments, in line with the sugges-
tion she made at the December
league disarmament meeting.
The project will lx discussed at
the next disarmament conferencJ"
meeting March 15.
ST LOUIS. Mo. Feb. 20 A mile-
stone in the progress of the United
Stales air mail service was reach-
ed today with the scheduled
commemorative flight of Col Char-
les A. L’ndbergh over hts old St.
Louts to Chicago route.
Upward.* of 100 000 separate plc'-es
of mail a record shattering coin
sienment—awaited! stowing aboard
six planes here and at Springfield
end Peoria Ill,, as a tribute to
"Slim" Lindbergh's temporary re-
turn to the service.
Tlic good-will ambassador will
personally fv a new travelair
Whirlwind Airmail Plane delivered
here yesterday, but during the flight
to Chicago he is expected to change
s hips to "give the Lindbergh touch '
lo each piece of mall.
Every letter will bear the special
cancellation ( mark "Lindbergh
again flies the tUr mall."
Ho will be aided by pilots Phillip
A, Love and Thomas Nelson, his
former buddies on the same route,
and by„ Bud Gurney. Leslie Smith
and Ira Sloniger, now regularly em-
ployed on the old "Lindbergh trail.
To TXkr Off at 4:18
After brief formalities featluring
Lindbergh. Federal and municipal
postal «uthoilUe*, "811m" la sched-
uled to taka off at 4:18 p. tn. for
Springfield, arriving at 5 10 p. m.
He is due at Peoria at 6 p. tn. and
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AUSTIN1, Feb 20 Two Tcxss
rangers who recntlv were with-
drawn from Freestone Ccunty af-
ter they had aided local officers in
honor operations wore ordered to-
day to return and resume work
They originallv were sent at th- I
are conducted. AB '
the 468 Incorporated cities, towns
and villages tn Texas hold rrember-
I jliip tn the miinfcipaliti(« league,
i anei it is hoped tlmt each ot thes"
will be represented here.
Mayor K. E. Thomason of E)
Paso, president of the league. Fi-
nance Commissioner J Barnev Da-
vis- of Dalias. Mayor S. M White
of Orange. Mayor W. I. Baker of
Nacogdrx'hes, vice presidents, witli
Mayor T F Justtss of Paris, imme-
diate past president, and I3raper
compose the executive board cf the
league.
OMAHA. Feb 20 - "It. seems a
cinch now (hat I will be able to go
40 days.” said Richard Kucharo.
Omaha druggist, who today
gone 28 days without rating
"The impurities are gradually
l aving my body" he said “and
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RESOLUTION PROPOSED
AT CONFERENCE OF
GOVERNORS AND OTH-
ERS IN JACKSON.
are f.
he said.
I m more optimistic than ever that
my fast is going to cur,' me "
i Kuciiaro is fasting in an effort to
I ( lire para'.vsi;-. ills entire left side
having b, come useless to him a!
mo't two years ago He sleeps well
end continues active about his drug
store, filling prescriptions and wait
ing on the trade
Mr and Mrs Paul Bird and
tighter. Betty Jean, of Waxa
chie are the guests of Mr and
re. Gordon Bigham. The Binfa
ed In Denton for a number of
•rs. leaving about six years ago
| moke their home in Waxahachie
always
Investigation of
Reserve Rank in
DalLis Proposed
WASHINGTON. Feb 20 -An +
♦ investigation of the adminis +
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♦ Bank ol Dallas was nroposed +
<• in a resolution int oduc d to- +
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DALLAS. Feb. 20 —A campaign
devoted to partv interests rather
than individual candidacies was
outlined in tin interview with news-
paper men here tixlay by Senator
heed of Missouri. Democratic pres-
idential candidate, upon hi.s arrival
to o>xn a western speakmg tour
About the first' question [x*p|x d
at the Missourian by Dallas news-
paper men today was:
What atxjut Al Smith1"
"I am a gorxi deal more interest-
ed in the parinciples of the Demo-
cratic partv." he replied, “than in
the cand'dacy of any man. includ-
ing mvsel*
A lull-sized committee of Texas
Democrats wearing large button:,
with the words "Reed is right" wel-
comed Senator Reed at th” station
and the morning hours developed
the signs of campaign times.
At noon Senator Reed was the
I,lies' ef the H(*r Association of Dal
laj and he had prepared some brief ].....
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nioki • trMl flight in the
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by an unmanageable 8un-
•rnoon crowd which swann-
it the plane and refused to
nt fteld. which was not polir-
< amndgnta mid the crowd
expMsted.
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ST LOUIS. Mo.. Feb. 20 Sena-
tor James A. Reed of Missouri will
ifld for WteconMn’s 26. Pncsidrtitial
delegate In the Wisconsin Primary
April 3. l*e Meriwether, manager
of Reed's Washington headquarters,
announced here last night.
Reed's candJffitev will be filed
thru Voters’ Jiclitions, Meriwether
tnid. ;
FORT WORTH. Feb 20 Al Hen
Icy and Joe Hart will make a sec-
ond attempt to set a new endur
arcc flight recotd here Tuesday
following tlie failure of their first
attempt after 10 minutes flying here
Sunday.
Failing to gain flying speed, the
plane skimmed roofs, dodged under
electric wires and came to land on
a vacant lot after tearing through a
wire fence. The plane, weighing 5.
.100 pounds with its h.-avy load of
gasoline, was only slightly damaged
in its freak landing.
When only 20 feet above th"
giound. Henley said he was forced
o turn to avoid flying too close to
houses borderin'*. the( municipal ulr-
pert. He lost flying speed in doing
sc and was unable to gain altitude.
The fliers will use Hicks field,
which was used during the war.
when they take off Tuesday. It is
rated farther from the settled dis-
v.-icts of town.
IMENIHARffiM BLAMED
MOSCOW V,7ebr,£-A ..(i. of
diiiaatroua factory f!r»» in various
parts of Russia. has suggested to
authorities i>oaslbtiity ot
Incendiarism Constantin
prtwdlent of Moscow Soviets,
urged economic organisations
take extreme precautions against
further outbreaks
GENEVA Feb. 20 A project
lor a. world-wide series of Locarno
agnt mi nts was expected to lx? the
re uli of a meeting here today of
the Security Commission cf the
league ol Nations.
Th • sjxcific task w is to estab-
11; >' a basis fur securi'v tlrat would
make possible the elaixuatiun of a
later project for a general reduc-
tion and Limitation of Armaments.
Tlu majority of the nations in-
ter.'eted in the commission, par-
ticularly Great Britain. Norway and
.Sweden, have already notified the
league they believed security re-
mits could best be oianurred by a
scries of conventions based on the
arbitration, conciliation and inter-
nal drfensc clauses of the Locarno
treaties. -*
Outgrowth Arms Conference
The body, which met today, was
composed of the nations that were
represented at the League's prep-
atory disarmament commission, to-
tfether wijjr the Soviet govenuneat
its work
Temperature
■Rtmum'niMMaY ,.l........6«
Initnum today* .......,(.....
Barometer Reading
a. to. today -,—..........
Relative Humidity
L to. today .......’r.M per cent
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 2*.'.
— Republican leaders in ('(in-
gress prepared today to
speed up legislation, but to
shape it as far as possible
along theories laid down by
President Coolidge last
week.
They are confronted with a situ
ation that face tvery presiden.iai
year," the close association of leg-
islation witli politics, nils applies
to the major matters *ith whose
trend of soJudon President Coolidge
takes issue flood relief, farm re
lief and tax reduction—as well as
with other legislation not so con
troversial but bound up wi> pull
tics in one way or anoth*r
Compromises will be sought
some of there issues, which lakes
time, while others will have to be
dropped quietly, if possible All of
which means that legislative ac-
complishments will be few this tes-
elon
WASHINGTON. Feb 20— With
one Democratic candidate slumping
file country and five J^epubhcan,
vlgorctislv m the Held for bat.le ac
tual work began today tor selection
ol delegates to the June nominal
ing conventions.
In four States- Illinois. Nortii
Dakota. Onio and Ned Hampshire—
■'icliinerv is being set under way
v'fs wc k to nominate th" men who
" Hl chcxrse the presidential candi-
d '<s foi both parties at Kai |
Citv and Houston.
District d< legates are required to
Lie in Illinois today and in Ohio
"lid N< w Hampshire Friday In
North Dakota Tuesday proixrsal
rue'll are ;o be named for a Stat.'
ronvei ,mn which will select
delegation
Marked Activity
this first selection
being done, there is marked activ-
ity on all fronts, and prospects ot
' highly impor.ant ixrlitical week
Secretary of Commerce Hoover is
to icturrt Wednesday from ills Flor
da fuming trip to handle three is
■ucs which have been raised regard
tng- his candidacy. He is to answer
the delicetcs prohibition question
naire of Senator Borah, which wav
.‘ent him a week ago to place htm on
record as to what sort of prohibi-
tion planks 1YF Would’ favor in th"
Republican platlorm. Then a letter
of North Dakota. Republicans de
manding to know his position on
farm re lief and he Is to appear Fri-
day before the senate commerce
committee to testify regarding tire
dangerous flood control issue.
Candidates Busy
Senator Watson of Indiana
expected to announce formally this
ilA candidacy for the Indiana
ton. Senator Curtis of Kan
Yas is sending his colleague. Senator
Capper, to New York Thursday uo
give a boost to the Curtis club
which is seeking a share of the
New York State delegation
In Democratic ranks Senator
Recd ot Missouri is out on a stump
campaign which will take him to
.he Pacific Coast. He is not oppos-
ing Governor Al Smith In his
.‘perches, but he Is out to get what
delegates he can (or himself,
makes iris first speech tonight
Dallas, and his second tomorrow at
Tulsa. Oklu.
Reeds tour is the first official
move o’ the Democratic candidates.
Smith supporters being content at.
presenl to work on Hie quiet.
Senator Reed, Dem. Missouri,
now is swinging around the circle
on a siieuking tour in which he is
ratsuig an issue for his presiditntial
bid. several matters before Con-
gress, including hi4 investigation
into campaign expenditures, his
attacks on the rnterstate Com-
merce Commission a.s "packed” in
the interest of PensVlvania and egatlons to
Ohi<< and against Virginia, West P'~"
Virginia, Kentucky and Titnnessee
The power question also will en-
ter I lie campaigns since defeat of
’lie Walsh plan for a Senate inves-
tigation. Tn the jxiwer question, as
in some others, there is consider-
able doubt among mcmlxrs them-
selves ns to die political effect. The
vote found Senators of the same
party from the same State divided
Roots Is Report FOR REDUCING
COTTON CROP
PniiUAs Involved
Presidential politics is involved as
wen as the campaigns al 435 mem
bers ol tl.e house and 32 members
of vhe senate for re-election this
tall This applies to farm relief,
flood relief and tax reduction pr.m-
aiily, while the navy lias become
involved lately oy the public pro
testa against large expenditures pro-
posed
Possible bearing of the flood re-
lief Lssue upon Herbert Hoover’s
candidacy will be determined this
week when he appears before die
senate commerce committee, where
he will be questioned regarding ins
stand upon local coiitributions.'
President Coolidge favors them The
Southern Mississippi Valley States,
where Hoover is popular because of
his .flood relief activities, want the
government to pay the whole cost
Flood Control Plan Offered
Considerable opf/ltion has de
thC jnu Dentctj announcing
Ocular—!t« taUurc to - -
JACKSON, Miss., Feb. 20.
— A resolution to control
cotton production through
State legislation was among
proposals advanced here to-
iday at the conference of
Governors of cotton growing
States and their representa-
tives on means for decreas-
ing production and insuring
the grower a fair return on
his investment.
W B Rob. rts. a State senator
of Mississippi, who delivered the
”, v no e p ech in advancing the
r.topi.sal lor State 1-g'slation to
\ ■ t n '-o' > ’ pe due'on without
■iCo , I'mf ations for cr-p-. •
(•Dared such i m-'esure a radical
.. e tx> r. niedv a radical si uaUu .
Hundreds 1‘resent
Tlie conference opened this mo-n-
tng witli the welcoming address b>
ng delivered by E H Bradshaw
president of the Jackson Chamber
<! Commerce Bevctal hundred d 1-
i cates from cot on producing 8la.es
of the Sou.h were present.
Govt mors present for the cor.fcr-
•ncc were L. G. Hardman of Geor-
gia. Bibb Graves of Alabama, Dan
Moody of Texas. O. H Simpson of
Louisiana and Henry
T( nncssee
Informal Discussions
The various' delegations opened
the day with conference* at their
respective headquarters on propos-
als for bringing about the desired,
results of decreased production and
greater prefH. Spokesmen ratet no
(Uinounrt'nient of their plans would
be made, the general attitude being •
to await the formal introduction ot
a plan before entering upon a dis-
cussion.
The Texas delegation headed by
Governor Moody was the largxrt ql
the visiting assemblies with 75
members.
Govsrnor Moody was elected per-
manent chairman by accltonattoS,
iv i m ~ '
DAT JAB Fflb 20 -The DlitM
cotton xchangi; ’udey -tent a teb
«ram o Gov Dan Moody and other
delegates attending the Southern
cotton conference urgljq tha, tap
meeting take alt possible sttAw. to
have William Jardine, recrejar/ of
agriculiure. ousted from office.'
The telegram declared that "th?
various statements of Mr. Jardine
have cost the producers of cotton
hundreds of millions of dollar*.'* .
«
4
BRIEF IfiCAI NEWS fl
B. II. ROGERS AND MISS AN- TU
DERSON MARRY AJdSi G
B H. Rogers and Miss Addie An*
derron were married in the offi"“
of County Clerk Jack Chrtrial Fl
day afternoon, W A Mathews, jjj
! S
___________ _______________ ''
lice of the peace, officiating
TWO MEMBERS OF FAMILY I
SPKKDING FINR8 A
Two members of the same
pleaded guilty to speeding ]
mcipal Court Monday morol|
were asseseed fines at 15 M
Mayor B W. McKerude. OMR
speeder* was or—*"*
Traffic Officer
other Sunday.
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