The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-25
Congressman Craig Tells How
 the Farmers May Profit
WATER SOURCES ID BE USED
Reply Is Made to the Hepburn Resolu- tion on the Lee Statue Which Takes All the Wind Out of
 Idaho Senator's Sails.
BY WATTERsoN sTEALEY.

BY PATTERSON STEALEY.
 Washington, January 24.-(Special-)-Ir- rigation in the humid regions was the text of a speech by Representative Craig of Alabama today. He proposed that the south should fortify itself against the boil weevil. The boil weevil, he said, was a certainty and would be in Alabama in two pect that there would be discovered with in that time destructive agent that would prevent the advent of the scourge, and all statistics gathered showed that the boil weevils left only 10 per cent of the cotton. That meant disaster to town and country alike.
 With irrigation, he argued, farmers could insure ten acres of crops for every artesian well they had. Irrigation in the humid regions, MT. Craig said, had been tried sufficiently to be shown most ben eticial thing. The few experiments that the agricultural department had been able to make with its meagre appropriation for irrigation work had demonstrated that the utilization of the wells and other water sources on southern farms could won drously magnify their productions. He cited the demonstration work being done by the irrigation engineers near Selma, and said that the same results could be had at most anywhere in the south, and he offered examples from many of the eastern states.
 Last year the agricultural department spent in the humid regions s3000 of the total irrigation appropriation of s75,00O. This year effort is made to cut down the total to s70,000. Mir Craig is endeavoring to increase 1t to s95,00o.
 The Secretary of the Treasury today re- piled to the Hepburn resolution. drawing the fangs of the Idaho Senator on the closing of the Newport News custom house on Robert E. Lees birthday. As was expected would be the case, the Sec retary says the office was closed because permission had been asked by the collec- tor. It was customary, January 18th be- ing legal state holiday, and such &C., tion is taken by the department in Phila- delphia and New York on Lincoln S birthday, in Baltimore on Good Friday, and in New Orleans on All Saints day.
 The secretary cites several other exam pies. In view of the secretary's reply it is thought unlikely that Senator Heyburn will have anything to say on the subject. Owing to the fact that the Virginians have decided not to present the customary resolution placing the statue of General Lee in the hall. it looks as if Heyburn will not have an excuse to start a sec tional debate at this time.
 There Is much criticism of the course of Virginians in not having the cus- tomary formal acceptance of the Lee statue Heyburn in his speech said the worst he could say against General Lee and it Is the general opinion of southern congressman other than those from Vir- ginia that the Lee statue should be formally accepted
 It is understood that the Virginians are being guided by the wishes of the Lee family.
 Members of Congress who represent farming districts decline to get greatly excited over the agitation on high food products. One of them says that the popular button being worn irl some cities Do You Eat Meat?'-is about as sen slble as a button reading-"Do You Wear Clothes? In view of the crops they claim that the farmer is not receiving excessive prices. If it were not for the automobile" said farmer-congressm n today, "horses would be worth about s50o apiece"
 The investigation will probably show. they say, that the retailers are the peo- pie who are making the big profits, not the farmer.
 It is reported here that Senator Gull person of Texas will not be a candi- date for reelection to the Senate Ill health has caused the senator to be ab- sent from the city during the present ses- sion. He resigned the minority leader ship in favor of Senator Money of Mis- sissippi last month and following this come rumors that the senator will not continue in public life.
 The senator's time expires one veal from March 4 He has made no an- nouncement of his future plans.
 The senator is native of Dadeville, Ala.
 Senator Bankhead and Representative Clayton had a conference with the en- gineers' board of review today concerning the report it will shortly send to Con gress on the St Andrews Bay project. The congressman are anxious to obtain as favorable a report as possible from the war department in order that the committee will feel authorized to give a good working appropriation for the ils- portant project
 Senator Bankhead has introduced a bill appropriating s75,0OO for public building at Jasper.
 It is not so certain that the President will be able to force through the ship subsidy bill. Middle western members are showing disposition to abide by the wishes of their constituents and vote against the bill Early in the Congress it was announced by the subsidy grafters that they had counted a majority. They are not nearly so hopeful at present.
 More Earth Shocks Felt.
 St. Thomas, D. w. l., January 24- Earthquake shocks have been felt in lIlmher of tle West Indian Islands Slln=