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Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-08-04
COTTON OFFSET
BY CEREAL GAINS
TREMENDOUS CHANGE IN ACRE
AGE RATIO FOR COTTON
BELT SHOWN
GAIN IS SHOWN IN CORN
Six other Crops In Diversified Farm
ing Plan Show Increase or
6,483,oOo Acres
An unprecedented

Washington. An unprecedented
change in the ratios of the acreage
devoted TO leading crops in the cotton
belt had been shown this year, the de-
partment of agriculture says, declar-
ing that almost eleven million acres
have been cut from the cotton, rice
and tobacco acreages and slightly less
than two-thirds of this area has been
taken up with wheat, corn, oats, rye,
potatoes and other crops. The larger
part of the remainder of the land has
gone back into pasture or is left idle.
The net reduction of land in cult1Va-
ton in the cotton states still leaves a
larger acreage in cultivation, however,
than before the war; the department
states.
In the ten leading cotton states,
North Carolina, South Carolina. Geor-
gia, Alabama, Tennessee, Mississippi,
Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma and Ar
kansas, the cotton acreage this year
has been reduced 10,194,000 acres or
% per cent; the rice acreage reduced
100000 acres, of SO per cent and the
tobacco acreage 100000 acres, or 80
per cent.
These reductions which were" due
to the unsatisfactory prices for last
years crops resulting from financial
deflation, coupled with heavy stocks
and lessenel buying" the department
states, "are partly offset by increases
in the acreage of staple food and feed
crops in those states.
Corn shows gain of 4,521,O00
acres, or IS per cent, wheat 100000
acres or 10 per cent; oats 100000
acres of 10 per cent; hay 413,000 acres
or S per cent; sorghum and cane 49,
900 acres or 10 per cent, and potatoes
$4,000 acres or 10 per cent; total
increase in these six crops of 6,483,0OG
acres. Further offsets to the remain
ing difference of 4,423,000 acres exist
in increased paintings of cowpeas, soy
beans, velvet beans and other less i'm
portant crops. Alabama alone report
ed increased paintings of $4,000 acres
of the three crops named, but these
are largely planted in with corn and
are, therefore, included in the acre
age of that crop"
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-08-04
HARDING REQUESTS CREDITS
Administration Bill, Drafted BY
Hoover and Meyer. introduced
BY Senator Kellogg

Washington.-Partial response was
made Immediately by congress recent
ly to a special message from President
Harding requesting that powers Of
the War Finance corporation be broad
ened to take charge of funding up
wards of five hundred million dollars
of railroad debts and to provide add
tional farm credits
The president in his message, trans
mitted by messenger, declared the
government was morally and legally
bound" to fund the railroad debts and
was under IAN impelling moral obliga
ton" to provide agricultural credits.
The first step toward meeting the
second of the two requests-prOvision
for additional farm credits-had in
reality been taken in the senate before
the presidential message was read
Senator Kellogg, republican, Mimi,
introduced a ill, drafted py Secretary
of Commerce Hoover and Director
Meyer, of the War Finance corpora,
ton, and president as a substitute for
the pending Norris bill to create a
$100,O0O,000 farm export corporation
The bill as introduced embraced the
presidents suggestions to empower
the War Finance corporation, instead
of new federal corporation as pro-
vided in the Norris bill, to advance
credits for agricultural exports.
The presidents message dealt par
ticularly with railroad financing and
declared the proposal that the War
Finance corporation take charge of
funding the railroads debts to the
government would cause mo added eX-
pense, no added liability, no added tax
burden" The president described the
proposal as "a simple remedy" Con-
templating receipt and disposition by
the corporation of ample securities"
deposited by the railroads.
The message was referred by the
senate to its interstate commerce COM
mittee but Chairman Cummins, who
is ILL, was out of the city, and when
the railroad legislation would be taken
I'D was in doubt. Leaders expected,
howeber, action soon. Several sena-
tors opposing any semblance of fur
Their government advances to the car
riers, stated privately they would fight
the legislation.
mo added expense said the presi-
dent, explaining his request, NOR
added investment is required on the
part of the government There is no
added liability, nor added tax burden"
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-08-04
Parcel Post Being Conducted At Loss

Washington.-The parcel post sys-
tenn now is being conducted at an
annual loss to the government of ap-
proximately $5O,OOO,OOO year, Con-
gresham STEVENSON, chairman of the
house committee on postoffices and
post roads said recently. Mr.. Steiner
son is one of a joint congressional
committee now conducting financial
survey of the entire postal system to
learn how it can be put completely on
a self-supporting basis.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-08-04
Japan FAVORS DISARMAMENT
Japan Last To Come ln-Oetaiis Being
Perfected And Formal Invitations
To Be Issued BY President

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. to a Unit
ed News correspondent, America
call to the leading world powers FOL
an armament limiting conference a
Washingt, his now unanimously ap
proved.
With Japan's acceptance of the sug
gestion, the last to come in, details
of the arrangements for the conclave
are being perfected and the formal
invitations will be issued by President
Harding within a short time Novem.
Der 11-Armistice Day-has been sug,
gested as the presidents preference
forsa date on which to open the con-
ference.
Embodying as it does the most far
reaching step in the Harding-Hughes
foreign policy, carrying the POSSIBLE
ity of a new association of nations, a
better international understanding
and with peace in this hemisphere vir-
tually hanging upon its success, the
conference approaches as one of the
greatest events in world history
ranking alongside that of Versailles.
Japan's acceptance, however, still
contains a plainly expressed desire
to limit the scope of the conference dis
cussion. Thus there appears one pos
sible chance of friction before the con-
clave convenes: the possibility that the
United States and Japan may not be
able to agree on the agenda which per-
tains to far eastern and Pacific prob
lens.
In addition to the principal allied
and associated powers to confer on
limiting ornaments, China will be in
vited to participate in the discussion
of far eastern questions and has indi-
Gated her willingness to accept. Other
powers having interests in the far east
may also be invited to take part in
that phase of the discussions.
The position of Japan from the first
has been the one doubtful factor, and
the nature of her acceptance of the
invitation is such as to forecast some
obstruction in the path of smooth 60
ing for the conclave.
In order to insure the success of the
conference, Japan concluded her ac-
ceptance made public at the state de-
partment recently, "the japanese gov
eminent deems it advisable that the
agenda thereof should be arranged in
accordance with the main objects of
the conference, as stated above, and
that introduction therein of problems
such as are of sole concern to certain
particular powers or such matters as
may be regarded accomplished facts
should be scrupulously avoided"
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-08-04

1t has been said that not one woman IN
a thousand passes this perfectly natural
change without experiencing train of
very annoying and sometimes painful
symptoms. Those dreadful hot flashes,
sinking spells, spots before the eyes,
dizzy spells, nervousness, are only a few
of the symptoms. Every woman at this
age should prefit by Mrs. Block 8 expert
ence and try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound.
If you have the slightest doubt that
lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound will help you, write to Lydia E.
Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass,
about your health. Your letter will be
opened, read and answered by woman,
and held in stricr confidence.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-08-04
Herman Receives 1880 For Fight

New York.-Pee Herman, who is on
the way to New Orleans to visit his
family is richer by 1880 as the re-
suit of his recent fight with Joe
Lynch in which he recovered the
bantamweight boxing title. Lynch re-
ceived a flat guarantee of $37,500.
Herman's share vas 70 per cent of the
receipts after federal and state taxes
and Lynch's guarantee had been de-
Quoted The gross receipts were $685.
5000, representing 1898 paid admis.
sions.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-08-04
Governor Is Held Eligible For Arrest

Springfield, Ill.-Judge Smith, in his
opinion on the question of the arrest
of Governor Small for ENLIGHTENMENT,
recently held that a warrant should be
served on the governor, but that the
executive should be permitted to make
his appearance at his convenience,
within a reasonable time The judge
developed his opinion as follows: That
there is no such thing in Illinois as
the divine right of kings and that the
king has no counterpart in Illinois.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-08-04
Peilasra In Dixie Rapidly Decreasing

Washington.-Tha the "pellagra sit
uation" has been greatly magnified,
that there is no famine and no star
walton, but that there is an increase
in the disease over last year which
warrants the attention OF the people,
is the statement made here recently
by Senator w. j. Harris, following a
conference with officials of the Unit
ed States public health service, origi-
majors of the report, which has been
the cause of protests from the entire
cotton belt for many weeks past and
from all sections.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-08-04
Two Bandits Hold Up Arkansas Bank

Bauxite, Ark.-Two unmasked white
men recently held up officials and EN-.
ployees of the Bank of Bauxite here,
forced the cashier at the point OF
revolvers to hand over all the cash
on the counter, and after footing the
bank held up a taxi driver and made
hime drive them to point outside of
town where they fled into the wooded
hills. The cash obtained was estima
ted at between $4,000 and $1,000.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-08-04
Affairs In Morocco Are Tranquil

Neutrality-suspicious. in Spanish Moroc-
co, where native tribesmen and Span
ish soldiers have been fighting for
several days, are fast becoming tran
quill, says an official communication
received from the troubled area re-
Gently. The communication adds that
General Cavalcanti has been appointed
military commander of the area
round Melilla, succeeding General Sill
vester, who persisted in Moorish at
tack in this territory recently.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-08-04

Bandits Raid San Francisco Club
San Francisco.-Bandits broke into
the Colonial club, on Powell street,
recently, lined up the guests against
the wall, took their money and es-
capped. Police said their reports in
Dictated the loot was approximately
$4,000. The bandits victims were en-
gagged in card game, police said.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-08-04
Engineer Found Dead On Track

Engineer Found Dead On Track
Portsmouth, Va.-etiancing up from
the fiery mouth of his engine on Sea-
board Air Line train No. 16 about three
miles east of Suffolk, Ca, to address
a remark to his engineer, the fireman.
Henry Mason, discovered that the
locomotive was running without a
pilot. A hasty search convinced him
that the engineer R. H. Buckner, of
this city, was not on the locomotive
or tender and that the train carrying
passengers from Birmingham and At
lanta was literally running away.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-08-04
Declares "Baby Bill" is HoIshevist

Declares "Baby Bill" Is 5olshevistie
Washington - The Sheppard "baby
bill providing government aid in ma
ternity and infancy cases, is special
order of business soon for the senate.
A vote, under a unanimous consent
agreement made two weeks ago, is to
be taken before adjournment, with
passage of the bill conceded. 1t was
passed by the last senate but failed to
reach a vote in the house. A vehe-
ment attack of more than two hours
was made against the bill recently by
Senator Reed, decomrat, Missouri,
who decried interference by federal
agents in such a delicate. personal
field as maternity and infancy" He
said the legislation was part of a
general scheme thoroughly in accord
with socialistic, bolshevistic plans
adopted in certain parts of Europe re.
garding the rearing of children
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-08-04
New Orleans Naval Station To Clos

New Orleans Naval Station TO Close
Washington.-Cos of the New
Orleans naval station as soon as prac-
ticable in the interests of economy.
was announced recently by Assistant
Secretary Roosevelt of the navy de-
partment. The repair and supply of
vessels will be discontinued, Mr..
Roosevelt said, bu the buildings, ma
chinery and other properties will be
kept in condition Tor service, and the
station supplied With marine guard.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-08-04
Tells How To Survive Hot Weathe

7 CTS How o SURVIVE 7UI WtaIHeT
Observation-Disclosures of noon
lunches and of practically all meats
and sugar foods is the best means of
surviving the hot weather of July and
August, DR.. Rebecca B. Mayors, of
Detroit, declared in an address before
the twenty-fifth annual convention Of
the American Osteophatic association
here recently. Most people do not
work hard enough to need noon lunch
es, DR.. Meyers said. Their stomachs
are accustomed to them, however, and
expect them for that reason.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-08-04
Committee Favors Allied Debt Bill

Washington.-Favo report on
the administration bill giving the
treasury blanket authority to conduct
negotiations for the funding of the
allied debts, was ordered recently by
the senate finance committee. 1t car
ries a committee amendment requir-
ing that the funding be completed
within five years.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-08-04
MASTERPIECE of Fiction.

II thought you said Jibway had no
literary ability"
II don't believe he has"
Nonsense! You ought to read the
advertisement he wrote, offering his.
flivver for sale. / never dreamed be-
fore that the English language had
such elasticity"
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-08-04
Shipping Injunction Taken To Courts

Shipping TnJunctIoH dKeH TO 00u' .
New York.-Injunction proceedings
brought by the United States Mail
Steamship company against the ship
ping board because of the seizure by
the board of nine steamships that had
been allocated to the company were
transferred to the federal courts re-
Gently by State Supreme Court JUS
tice Burr on application of the board.
Meanwhile the ships continue in the
companys possession under a tenn
porary injunction granted by Justice
Burr.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-08-04
"Death Penalty" For Four Men

"Death Penalty" For Four Men
Clinton, Tenn.-"Guilty of murder
in the first degree, with the death
penalty" This was the verdict of
the jury in the case of Otto Stevens,
Charles Petree, John Mcclure and
Tom Christmas, charged with the muir.
der of George Lewis and the attempted
murder of Arthur Crumley, recently.
The verdict was brought In by the
Jury recently. Counsel for defense
announced that they would make a
motion before Judge Ben Hicks for a
new trial. The prisoners calmly and
coolly accepted the verdict.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-08-04
Turks Prepare For Their Last stanc

Athens, Greece.-The Kelmalist
forces are preparing for a last-ditch
stand at Angora, which has become the
objective of the Greek armies in the
dash through Turkey. Airplanes re-
port that the Turk Nationalist are
fleeing in disorder beyond the river
Sanger. Nuredin Uasha, according to
= dispatch from Constantinople, has
been appointed commander-in-chief of
the Turkish forces to replace Ismet,
who has been wounded, Nationalists
In Sivas have been ordered to Angora
a reinforce the army there.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-08-04

Presbyterian Church Shows Gain
New York. The Presbyterian
church in this country gained 55,456
communicates last year and now has
a total membership of 1,692,55S, it is
announced
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-08-04
Plan investigation Of Building Trust

Plan InVeStl9dtIoH VI ou'uih9 i'USA
New Orleans, La.-Louisiana is in
the midst of one of the greatest rent
and building wars in the country, in
view of real estate men and contract
ors. Outside firms have entered the
local building field and are giving es-
Inmates on building far below those
of local builders. A legislative inves-
tigation into an alleged building ma
terial trust is planned by real estate
men, who charge contractors ask ex-
orbitant prices for repairs and con-
struction.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-08-04
Managers Fire New York Musicians

New uscians in every lead
ing vaudeville ant moving picture
theater have received two-week's
notice of dischargt This action was
taken, according 70 the theatrical
managers, because the directors of
the Musicians Mutual Protective
Union refused to discuss with them a
proposed cut in wages of about 20 per
cent. The association was organized
recently when the New York local
was expelled from The American Fed
GRAFTON of Musicians for refusing to
recognize transfers from other locals.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-08-04

two years. i saw
Lydia E. Pinkham's
We ge table Com
pound advertised IN
the paper and got
good results from
taking it. I recon-
mend your medicine
to my friends and
you may publish
this fact as a testi-
monial. Mrs.RoB-
ERT BLOCK, Box 542>
Hopkins. MINI,
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-08-04
coff Named To Investigate Contracts

Washington.-Colo Guy d. Golf,
assistant to the encouragement, will
be assigned as head of the justice de-
partment's special bureau for the in
vestigation OF government wartime
contracts, Attorney General Daugherty
announced recently.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-08-04
Roof Blown Off Los Angeles Building

ROof BTOWH OTT LOs NTyOTCS 0u'U''S
Los Angeles.-An explosion at the
office of the Los Angeles Gas and
Electric company on Alison street near
the bed of the Los Angeles river, blew
the roof off the building recently and
was reported to have injured num-
Der of employees. All downtown fire
apparatus was called out.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-08-04
HOW WOMEN
OF MIDDLE AGE
May Escape the Dreaded Suf-
ferings of that Period by
Taking Mrs. Blocks Advice

Hopkins, MINI. During Change OF
Life I had hot flashes and suffered for
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-08-04
Acid Stomach
for 10 Years
NOW A Different WOMAN
Earnestly Praises EafOmAc

my wife was great sufferer from
acid stomach for 10 years." writes Fl.
u. Crippen, "but is different woman
since taking Eatonic."
Sufferers from acid stomach-iet
Eatonic help you also. 1t quickly takes
up and carries out the excess ncidity
and gases and makes the stomach cool
and comfortable. You digest easily,
get the full strength from your food,
feel we'll and strong, free from bloat-
ing, belching, food repeating, etc, Big
box costs costs only trifle with your
druggists guarantee.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1921-11-10
MLEKARSKA STAVKA A
MARSAL FOCH.

Sest kvartd mltka a podob-
ne mnozStvi smetany Jest ur-
ceno k snidani pro marsala
Foche a jeho druzinu kazd6ho
rama cestuje-li Sc zvlaStnim
vlakem. Kdyz Sc ySak c. E.
Mccullough, jemuz bylo sv6re-
no zasobovani vlaku, shan6l
po mleku, bylo mu proste ozna
memo, re neni mono nasled-
KEN stavky dovazecu urtenou
zasobu dostati, Pripad byl o.
znamen policejnimu nacelniku
Smithovi, ktery 81 yedel rady
neb letaci policeini skadrona
"a hodinu mleko j smetanu o.
patrila a k vlaku dodala.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1921-11-10

ZlepSilo zazivani. ~ Pi. John
Hegh, z Worcester, Mass, piSe:
'Od te DOLBY, co uzivam DR.. Pc
ira Hoboko, mole zazivani Sc
zna6n6 zlepsilo. Pred tim, t6mer
pfi kazdem idle jsem byla sti
zena kaslem, jenz privodil
zvraeeni; to Gpln6 zmizelo. CT
tim Sc mnohem l6pe a pribrala
isem We tfech tydnech sedm Ii
Der ma vaze. Tento dobou w
zkouSeny bylinny lex upravuie
aaludek a zlepsuje zazivani.
Neni to lelarnicky lex. Pro po-
drobnosti piSte ma Or. Peter
Fahrney & Sons Co. 2501
Washington Blvd. Chicago,
I'll.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1921-11-10
SPUSTOSILI CASOPISECkY
ZAVOD.

East Chicago, Ind, 9. list.
Ctyfi zakukleni muzi dostali Sc
do tiskarny casopisu> Irwin
City Sentinel" dnes casne ra-
no, premohli nocniho hlidace,
Alberta Rhodese a rozbili IT,
skaci lis, sazeci stroje a jine
zarizeni. Skoda Sc odhaduje
mezi $4,000 $4,000. "Senti-
nel', nedavno zalozeny, podpo
roval We volebni Rampant John
E. Reppu, republikanskeho kan
didata "a mayora, jenz byl po-
razen pri vcerejsf volbe Fran
KEN Callahanem, neodvislym.
Kampan rozvirila vasne do te
mfry, re Reppa zadal o ochra-
nu v indianapolis. Byl sem
poslan milicni major, jenz me-
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1921-11-10
SEVERONEMECKY LLOYD
ZAHAJi CINNOST O NOVEM
ROCE.

New York, 8. listopadu. Sc
veronemecky Lloyd, znamy O.
becn6 mezi naSim lidem pode
imenem "bremSka spoleCnoSt"
zapotne opet ma pude Spoj.
Statu 6innost po preStavce sed
milet6. Hlavni uIadovna bude
" New Yorku V elsie Is Pearl
Street. mezi ulicemi Whitehall
a State, kdez 81 spolecnoSt ma
iala celou budovu. Charles V.
Helmont, ktery byl We sluzbach
spoletnosti 20 vice nez-li diva
Get pet rok1 a ktery byl vrch-
MIN feditelem ma americke pu-
de cd roku 1910, bude miti Il
radovnu pod spravou. Bude
m;ti k ruce znaGny poGet "a
m6stnancG. Spole6nost Zatne
plavbu tfemi parniky, jez bu-
dou voziti cestuiici V kajutach
i Y mezipalubi a budou Vyii-
zd6ti kazdych etrnact dni me.
ri mesty New Yorkem a Bre'
my. Prozatim budou to parni.
ky Seydlitz, Hanover 9
Yorck. Prvni cestu vykona
Br6m LODI Seydlitz dine Is. Il
nora Y New Yorku Z. brezna
- Jin6 lodi budou pridany
pozd6ii. Vrchni feditel ozna-
mi jeSte m6sta, kde budou 10.
di stav6ti vrchni a podfize-
ne jednatele.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1921-11-10
MOVE UTOKY MA ODHLA-
SOVANY SYSTEM MESTSKE.
HO MANACERA.

Ac Sc volicstvo v 1tery veil
ce dGrazne vyjadfilo We pro-
speech zmeny mestske admin
strace, jest ocekavano, re ma
reformu onu podniknut bude
novy 1tok. Nasvedcujf tomu
zpravy z politickych kruhG,
die kterych nekteTf obcane u
cinf vyzvu, aby byla dokazana
l1stavnost novych dodatk1 k
Isestskemu charteru. Prfznivci
noveho planu neprikladaji ale
protestdm mnoho dGlezitosti a
pravi, re podobna opposice ma