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Bales to


AS pointed out by the Charleston paper.
II Texas had shown the same production
per square mile as South Carolina the
Texas crop in 1926 would have been 66i4.-
500 bales. The Post must congratulate
Texas that she does not show the largest
production of cotton to the square mile Of
any State in the cotton belt.
The crop. already so large in the South
as to render 1t almost profitless. is almost
the only crop Of the South. Appeal after
appeal has been made TO the Southern
farmer TO cut down his cotton acreage and
diversity his crops. The appeals have been
we'll nigh In vain until recently. Within
the past year or two 1t has begun to dawn
on the planter that he can not afford TO
buy everything he requires in the way of
feed and food and pay for it in cheap cot
ton-especially when 1t is just as easy to
raise what he wants and by decreasing his
acreage in cotton receive about much
in gross for his cash crop" The more
this fact is recognized in practical way
the richcr will the Southern planter be-
come--oertainly the more independent ana
comfortable at home.
The average IN the table given is over 10
bales to the square mile throughout the
cotton belt It would be better for the
South II the general average were as low as
that for Texas and the acreage thus re
LEASED were devoted to the varied crops
which the Southern fields are capable Of
producing IN such abundance-it would
make the South the most Independent, and
prosperous agricultural region In the
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Industrial and commercial PROFESSIONS In
America and wonder what 10 the matter
with Texas, The sooner public sentiment
awakens to the force of these reflections,
the sooner and the more remarkable will
be the development Of the state.
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VIEW AT WASHINGTON.

givings are muttered among senators and
representatives over the result OF the Ven
czuclan settlement. Some praise 0lncy IN
the republican ranks. while others doubt
and distrust tho effect. The democrats are
equally divided. 1t is perhaps. too soon
to authoritativcly judge.
However. the following statement made
by an attache Of one Of the Latin Ancrl-
can delegations during the course of CON-
inont on the presidents message may have
seine weight as purely indicative OF the
South American feeling which the outcome
OF the Venezuelan controversy has aroused.
You Americans do not understand our
PEOPLE very we'll. and | am free to admit
that 1t Is the same way with us. 1t Is
lard for us to understand each other.
Only rdividuals-a very few individuals
do so understand.
Now, viii tell you why this settlement
of the Venezuelan matter will not help
your standing as to politics or business in
Venezuela indeed, 1t hurts you. The sole
object of Venezuela has been for years 10
prevent Great Britain from extending ser
landed claims into the region OF the ORR
noco. The Engiishman has us steadily
pushed ahead Finally, IT gets so hard. this
pressure OF the English does that Venczue
la appeals to YOU to stop it. You say you
car stop it II It is an unjust claim by in
vokng the Monroe doctrine; but If it is a
just claim you can not
Now, mark the mistake you have made,
in so far as the Venezuclans are con-
cerned You asked Venezuela to submit
to you her proof that she was being un
justly crowded by the Englshnien. Ncne-
7uela did. In your ignorance Of the state
department and goodness of heart you ar
rived at the general conclusion that Vcne-
suela had a valid title to the land which
England claimed. Your Mr.. Gresham be-
gan to write letters TO the English telling
thtm so, and encouraged them, and your
MI. 0lney followed 1t up. Salisbury an
swercd. denying the fact, and after fairly
swapping Mr.. Olney in this epistolary duel,
1t stopped.
Then your president took hand and
he startled the world by his message to
congress on the subject Congress was
not TO be outdone by the president, and
your Venezuela commission was appoint
ed, and went to work readily TO hunt up
privately and prove that the Venezuelans
were right though they publicly dis
claimed any other desire than to make
thorough. impartial Investigation, with no
So ~ i'"'t SIZE Vi 'he ciFe' IN search
The Ncnezuolans were delighted. They
80 WI, wy So,tn iss,oi' knew lis Dust
NO. .,l ~ ''!lu rniosS an rlsnt !or
, ,"sr sia9 ma" not 'ir, Oihty gwen mem
NJ h.Sa'''s d. Ins outst, TO uhiers'And
,'"i., my Wy iIsht ~ tn,lr Grains ana
a,,o o,t'o'r' '.n C 5na' uny 'a'a jury Wou'u
''N 'NV against N'ea' pT''ait
.>-
WV see '"e result ana the enect on
inc Nenezuel0n mind. ! know that mind.
You do not-you can not. Your comnIssion
SITS ovor tho co,o ro,.,,. ,.,o,o ,,n
~. -, "HO'e Se''
iour commissioners near the Venezuelan
attorneys, and take all O. their evidence
Thcv go, ovo,, ,,-~ro ,hcr VOC ,,;,.,,, A., NJ
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Notwithstanding the fact that the build
ing inspectors In New York have reported
1900 unsafe structures In the metropolis.
1t is more than likely that these figures
do not represent half the buildings n New
York that Z Is dangerous 10 enter.
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Force Hill signs.
H,llAboro Reflector.
The force bill foot Of The psllas News
ero1s out IN every Issue
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nrrinHcs.

Wsxaha cht~- Robert Lee Matthews and
Miss Keith Watson.
MoifAt-W. r. Hamilton and Miss h. NJ.
Eldred.
Wemar-Charts f. Dune Of Bas;rop
and Mss Resale Braahcr
Auhrey-W. f.. Mountain and Mss Alice
Edwards.
Denton-W, o, Stega,l and Miss Lucy
McEwan.
Bronha,n--Wm. Schmalrcde and Miss
Emma Sprmgmann, r j. Futtrell and
Miss Nellie Brennan
,i-attrange-T G. Moore and Mss Virgo
Holman.
Manor-Joe Hardin and Miss Mary Han
cock
l.. zgie Hurst.
Ennis-Claud Haup and Miss Cora Will
lams.
Myrt'e-J. u. Smith and Mss Hattie
Ayhworth.
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While the republican papers are now
asking the country to wait until spring
Tor that promised revival Of business"
Men 60 continues 10 report RAPID and
Widespread progress. Increasing revenues
and a growing surplus. Somebody has
been badly foolel In this country
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between Bolton. Temple. No'anviile,, XII
leon, Corperis Cove, kempner ana LANE
pSsas.
Mrs. Fannie Ehames committed sue ue
near W5ndom. caused 1t Is supposed, ny
a II Of temporary insanity br.usht on by
srnsiroke.
Snon VI Aador son OF u. w. Mcafcr or
Denton county, was found doad IN BiB
En- bottom. He had been shot twice AMI
his huad hal beea acarly severed from nus
body.
Petitions are beng circulated IN South
western T.Nae asl0.ug for the appoini-
m~nt OF John Walters of San Antoaio as
United states marshal.
w Nj. Irwin has mystcrlousy d sap
pcared from his homo near Mtaeral CITY,
See county. and it is teurcd he has peen
fouily dealt with.
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1t Is sufficient evidence OF the insincerty
of repub9 San prints that they are pred ct
Ing the return OF prosperity Tin the
spring when It = understood generally
that we shan have an extra session Of
congress at that timo
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Tho failure Of the cru scrs Newark and
Raleigh 10 overhaul the Dauntless and the
Three Friends must not be taken as a re.
necNon on the speed or effc ency of our
new warships. There has been such
th'ag as po.!ce officer purposely run
ming the wrong way after an offender.
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Aiaceo = gradually ng revived. for
The seventh Time.

Houston can be busy when / tries to be,
Tho wan, OF activity ard oNi ansion here
a any time IS II ru5t ms own fau.t.
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II the Jars really have an eye on the
rhiApplas Islands. Few pointers from
tae uauu;less and the Three Fr cada
might re valuable jas, now. These des-
ing .a'!o craft have done - much for
cuba and asaia,t Spain ~ the NubSa sol
d.crs themselves, for lhey have largely
kept the rebeA on on its feet.
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one o. the mcst interesting nove and
prominent business movements In any
community woagld he the practical anpli-
cation Of business principles to the affairs
OF the ,,lfv
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Washington stock Exchange.

, Sales,regular call-12 o'clock m.-Metropolitan
Railroad es $1,000 at li3 American Security and
10 at l2o; at l2l; 10 at l22 American GRAPHIC
asked ~, 2; s 4, 1925; llsN bid, ia asked. e.
Of doSm S,S lskSs fund ss
bid ,. S9ysar fund Is gold LOG bid Water stock
bid h,,s sIfs; reg. rsgist cred 2-l9s, loo 6id
bid ia asked BeIt Ralroad So s0p bid
lexington s ksilrGaa 6s % bid Columbia Railroad
pany ss.r series hSs bid wsshlnsioq Gas Com
is, i15 bid Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone IS.
100 bid, los asked American Security and Trust
Trust 5s, A and O., ioi bid. washington ' Market aa
Company list; LIST g. los s. bid washington Market
Company ext. Ga. los bid. Masonic Hall Associa-
ton 5s, 100 bid Washington Light Infantry LIST
National Bank stocks.-Bank of Washington, go
BID BID II, Bank Of the Republic 20 bid Metropolitan
E co. nS 6 1so bid Capital i1S sIS Mss End
Safe Deposit and Trust Companies. Safe
Repo nd and mus III 12 81 bid Us asked
curity and Trust, 14l bid. Washington Safe De-
Railroad Stocks.-capital Traction Company. "a
bid, 7G asked Metropolitan, 95 bid, 100 asked
Columbia 90 bid.
Gas and Electric Light Washington Gas
40 bid, 46 asked Georgetown Gas, 45 bid 50
asked. L. s. Electric Light. 122 bid, 123 asked.
Insurance Stocks.-Franklin, As asked. Metropol-
titan. II bid. Corcoran 81 bid. Potomac. 63l2 bid
Arlington, 40 bid. German-American, 100 hid
National Union 10l5 bid. Columbia. 1lIs bid. 1871
asked. Riggs, s bid. Peoples. 81 bid. 5N asked
Lincoln ~ bid, sA asked. Commercial, Az bid.
ga asked.
Title Insurance Stocks.-Real Estate Title. l07
bid, ia asked. Columbia, bid. Washington ~
asked. District Title, bid, IL asked.
Telephone Stocks.-Chesapeake and Potomac, so
bid, 521s asked. American Graphophone, 81 bid.
asked. Pneumatic Gun Carriage, % bid, .25
asked.
Miscellaneous Stocks-Merg inhaler Linotype, 213
bid, 245 asked. Lanston Monotype, bid eI
asked. Washington Market 1914 bid. Lincoln
Hall, 20 bid, 80 ssked.
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MOURNING FOR BATTENBERG,
The Remains of the Dead Prime
Taken to the Isle of Wight

The Remains of the Dead Prince
Taken to the Isle of Wight.
COWES. Isle of Wight. February Sin
spite of damp and foggy weather Cowes
and this neighborhood were crowded with
visitors this morning. Business all over
the Isle of Wight was practically suspend
ed, and the mass of inhabitants focked to-
wards this part of the island in order to
pay last tribute of respect to the remains
of Prince Henry of Battenberg, husband
OF Princess Beatrice, who died January ",
while on his way from Cape Coast Castle 10
the Island of Madeira
The remains were landed at Portsmouth
yesterday and were transferred to the
royal yacht Alberta. On board that vessel
they were conveyed to Cowes escorted BY
the Prince of Wales, Princess Beatrice, the
Duke of Connaught and Prince Louis and
Francis of Battenberg. Upon arrival a.
Trinity pier, here, the body was met by
Queen Victoria and the Battenberg chill
dren- the remains rested on board the AL
berta all night.
Half-masted flags and other emblems of
mourning were displayed on all sides
ashore. nearly all those present from the
diHerent towns on the island or from the
mainland were dressed in mourning or half
mourning. and the roadstead, where rode
at anchor a magnificent squadron of war
ships, was grandly picturesque, the effect
being added to, instead of lesSened, by the
frowning skies and vaporish atmosphere.
The vessels there assembled were the finest
of their class in the navy of Great Britain
comprising the flying squadron, which was
equipped with SO much expedition last
month.
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Grosvencr's motion. The Speaker thought
that the previous question having before
been ordered as to the whole bill, debate
would not be in order. Mr.. Crisp contended
that under rulings of the House debate of
probably fifteen minutes on side was per-
nissible in view of the reconsideration Of
the original vote on the vote, and he pro-
ceeded to question this question of order.
After some discussion Mr.. Crisp's
point of order it was decided by the House
order involved at this time a unanimous
consent arrangement would be made by
which they should have five minutes on
each side for debate.
Mr.. Crisp's Sarcastic COnEratulatiOn.
Mr.. Crisp on taking the floor for I've
minutes said that he desired this time only
to congratulate the majority on it's capac-
that from his own recollection and by in
quiries, he understood that this was the
first time any general appropriation re-
ported from the committee on appro-
priations had failed of passage in the
House
MIR. GrOsvenOr's Reply.
Mr.. Grosvenor replied that the difference
between the two houses, tie democratic and
republican, was that the republicans knew
how to correct an error when they made 1t {;
the democrats did not
vote was then taken. ard the bill was
recoinm tied to the committee on approprfa-
tons, the motion of Mr.. Grosvenor being
adopted.
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DISTRICT IN CONGRESS
Bills to Be Reported Favorably by the
House Committee.
Change In Regard to the Renssess-
ment of Water Main Taxes-Other
Matters Of Local Interest.

At the meeting of the House District COM
mjttee this morning 1t was decided to re-
pt TT favorably bill 1852 to regulate the prac-
tice of medicine and surgery, to license
physicians and surgeons, and to punish
persons violating the provisions thereof in
the District of Columbia. In the bill as
reported a number of minor changes have
been made. The preamble has been
stricken out, as has also section 10, which
defines who shall be regarded as practicing
medicine and surgery within the meaning
of this act. In place of section ID. the COM
mittee has inserted certain words in section
IA, making 1t read that from and after the
passage of this act any person practicing
medicine and surgery or midwifery in the
District of Columbia, or who publicly pro-
fess to do so, shall be regarded as coming
Under the provisions of this act. One or
two other changes Of comparatively trifling
Importance were made.
1t was decided to report favcrably House
bill 3219 In regard 10 the reassessment of
water main taxes in the District of Column
bia. The committee struck cut the last
proviso of the bill, which reads, that such
feaSsessments shall bear interest at the
rate of per cent per anHum from the date
the original assessment should have been
PAID, mad 1t not been quashed or satisfied"
House bill 41S5. referred to this committee
from the committee on education, to incor-
porate the National University was re-
ported favorably without amendment
house bill 1854, to amend an act entitled,
An act TO punish false swearing before
lrlal boards of the metropolitan police force
and fire department of the District of CO.
ium5ia, and for other purposes" was re-
ported favorably without amendment
Georgetown GINS Company Want
Hearing.
Ihe Georgetown Gas Company has re-
quested of the Senate committee on the
District of Columbia a hearing on MIR.
fettlsrew's Dill relating to the sale of
gas in the District of Columbia" 1t is
represented by the gas company that this
pil aHects property rights and that the
company has important information to
Jay before the committee. The bill has
Deeh referred to the Commissioners, who
have not yet made a report On it
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FIGHT FOR CHILDREN
The Slack Case Transferred to Court of Ap-
peals.
Judge McCOmas Overrules Habeas
Corpus PrOceedings-Mrs. Slnck's
Demurrer Filed Yesterday.

In order, it Is said, to facilitate the hear
ing of the case by the Court of Appeals,
Judge McComas today dismissed the petit
ton of Mrs. Mary Kimble Slack, who
sought to obtain the possession of her chill
dren. two little girls, through writ of
habeas corpus. Counsel for Mrs. Slack,
Messrs. A. S. Worthngton and George E.
Hamilton, at once noted an appeal to the
Court of Appeals.
The petition for the writ Of habeas corpus
was directed against Mrs. Addie Slack
Perrine and ner husband, Lewis Perrine.
Mrs. Perrine, the aunt of the children.
has possession of them having been made
their testamentary guardian by the will OF
their father, the late VIM Hall Slack. The
answers of Mrs. Perrine and her husband
We're filed several days ago, being fully re-
ported in The Star at the time, AMI yester
day afternoon Mrs. Slack's counsel de-
INJURED to them, contending that the
New Jersey courts gave Mrs. Slack the
custody of her children, Mrs. Perrine was
party to the proceedings and the decree
was binding upon her; that it is immaterial
whether the domiciie of the children is in
this District or not; that the admission to
probate of the will of the husband is irrele-
want because of the New Jersey decision,
and because there is no law in this Dis
trict which gives the father the right by
his will to deprive the mother of his chill
dren of their custody and society; that the
same charges as to the fitness of Mrs
Slack to care for her children were ma lie
before the New Jersey court, where 1t was
adjudged she is fit person to have the
children, and, therefore, Mrs. Perrine has
no right to renew these charges, and that
the District courts have no power to go
beyond the question of unlawful detention
and pass upon future custody and care of
the children. -,
Court of Appeals.
This afternoon Mrs. Slack's counsel con-
sented that Judge McComas should override
the demurrers pro forma, and as Mrs. Per-
r;res counsel, Messrs. Carlisle & Johnson
and Jere NJ Wilson, offered no objections
the judge did so, dismissing Mrs. Slack
petition for the writ of habeas corpus, and
of course, denying her right to the possess
sion of her little ones.
In the Court of Appeals, where it is ex-
pected the case will be heard within the
next few weeks, Mrs. Slack's counsel will
it is said, stoutly contend that the old
English statute Of Charles II, empoweri
a father to bequeath the guardianship and
tuition of his minor children, even to the
exclusion of their mother, is not applicable
here, and they are confident that their con-
tention will be sustained. Mrs. Perrine's
counsel are, of course, just as confident of
the other view of the case.
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enth Day Adventists and the International
Religious Liberty Association, class Of
Christian people opposed to religious legis-
lation. followed Gen. Birney. He did not
think the people Of Washington were in
favor Of the bill The Seventh Day Ad-
ventists had been exempted from the opera
ton OF the bill, because they were the most
active in working up opposition against such
oils. They said (aDd he had heard it, that
by exempting the Seventh Day Adventists
the trainers of the bill hoped to take the
wind out of their sails.
The bill is distinctively religious, and pro-
poses to establish religious institution and
force 1t upon the people. If the bill Is passed
return. A gentleman i'll Maryland served
ninety days in Jail for setting out few
tomato plants within the past two years,
and number of people all over this country
had suffered because Of certain religious
laws which did not agree with their views.
Francis 3. Woodbury. of the National
Spiritual Association of the United States
was the next to address the Commissioners.
ana Mr.. d. w. Groh also spoke.
Action Endorsed.
The secretary of the Central Union Mis-
sion today transmitted to the excise board
the following resolutions, which were
unanimously adopted at the recent meeting
of the board Of directors of the mission:
Whereas, The excise board have refused
" ilCeiiSc ally SdlOOIS III lHstt SectlOn OIL
our city known as the Division in which
are located houses of ill-repute, therefore,
Resolved, further, That the Central
Union Mission heartily approves and in
dor ses this action.
Resolved, That the mission express alb
horrence at the recognized existence of this
moral pest in the midst of our beautiful
city and deprecates the prevalence of the
false sentiment which permits the con-
tinuation of this evil. and urges that vigor-
GUS measures be taken to rid the city of
this horrid blot.
The board also received letter from the
Antf-saloon League Endorsing the action of
Its attorney, pledging the league to the
support of the excise board in refusing
liquor licenses to places in the Division
Width of Houses.
In accordance with a desire expressed
so.ne time ago, the Commissioners have
amended the building regulations concern
ing the width of houses. Hereafter no
dwelling less than sixteen feet wide will be
permitted and not more than one house will
be allowed upon single lot.