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SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1921-11-22


cej nepozna ma;
tot, pud moi, l'ud moi. Cveng
cut, ovsem cd pokalu:
no, 2 holdu rozkosf, ME k pocte
idealu:
vo hrudiach vyprahlych ten az
ma iskru skapal,
d srdcia, duSe my, zravy travl
zapap -
Pust', cudzota - len duchu po-
etovmu zaspat.
Ach, z domoviny nazpat do wy
hnanstva! nazpatp
VSak pres vsechny pochyb-
nosti a chvile deprese prohlu-
buje straslivy osud naroda ien
basnikovu viru nabozenskou.
Narod je tax zubozen, re sam
Isl nedovede pomoci. Pomoci mu
muze jen sam Buh. Hviezdo-
slav pax veri, re narod jeho
bude spasen najednou, neoce-
kavan6, jakoby zazrakem. A
timto svym fatalismem staVa
Sc basnik jaksi basnickym w
razem cele sve generace. Jeho
basn6 vlevaly posledni nadeJl
do duSe slovenske intelligence
ma konci 19. a ma zacatku 20.
Istoleti, kdy beznadejne pome-
ry malo pocetnou slovenskou
intelligence jen utvrzoyaly V je-
jim fatalismu.
Zajimavo je vsak, re tato
imelancholie, ba chvilemi ma
horklost vers4 Hviezdoslavo-
lvych je takeSyrazem jeho neJ
|niternejsf osobnosti. z melan-
cholie Hviezdoslavovy vane ta-
Ike zklamanf neukojeneho bas-
lnika, postradajiciho vhodnehc
iprostredi ku rozvinutl Svycf
Ischopnosti, postradajiciho vel
Ike ctenafske obce, ozveny, IN
lterpretu. Je to tragedie pevct
Imaleho naroda.
Ale vGci Hviezdoslavovi je
Ivila Sc lhostejnost, ba nepoch'
Ipenf neobyCejne take ma chu
Ide slovenske pomery. Basnii
mel leckdy DOZEN, re pise pr'
Izasuvky sveho psaciho stolu a
nebo nanejvys pro museum
IPrvni sbirku basni, jiz vyda
ljako jinoch 19lety, muscle Wy
ldat 'viacej priatelov sloven
skei mladeze' (Basnicke prvie
senky Jozefa Zbranskeho. Ska
lica 1869 Mezi nakladatel
nenaSla knizka vydavatele. \
teto sve prvni sbirce nalezam
jest6 malo pozdejsiho Hviez
doslava, jeste pramalo. Form
Iie nedokonala, dikce tezkopao
ina, mnoho pathosu. A prec
In6ktere prvky Hviezdoslavov
Ipoesie jevi Sc zarodku uz
|teto sbirce. PAX pfispiva Hvle
ldoslav do 'Dennice'. Il. 1877
pax vydava spolecne Koloma
mem Bansellem almanach Ma
pred, nemz vetSi polovici 2
biraji prace Pavla Orszagha,
to 13 basni a iedno drama.
deove pokrocil tn basnik o
prvni sve sbirky jen malo, til
vice vsak vyspela jeho form
. basnicka. Zlahodnela dixie
vers vytrIbil Sc prosodicky.
Napred' poboufil velice r
daktora 'Orla', katolickeh
kneze Andreja Truchleho-Sy
: nianskeho, smerodatneho to
} dobou literarniho kritika sl
venskeho. Zen osopil Sc ma r.
: daktory alrpanachu slovy: Y
to nenie saityra, menovat' %
com naroda' taketo sproste a
2 barine mat erialismu slmite ia
TASTE:
W zertvu liam ii junstva cas-
i povrhnem ucast'ou spasy,
2 loh, Pub ma, l'ub!'
: Truchiy-S -Sytniansky odsuzu
: Napred' slovy: Ny dobry
slovenskym svedomim pri n
n lepsei wolf knihu uz len p
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1921-11-22

vinuje zivota neschopna gene
race, oddana pitt, cimz statek
prechazi kus po kuse do rukou
zidovych. V tElzovi' je hlavni
myslenkou usmireni babicky
malym vnoucetem. Do obou
skladeb vlozil basnik hojne re
.svych vzpom1nek ma mladi a
ma rodnou yes.
Mimo uvedenou epiku napsal
fadu skladeb mensich.
Zvlastni mfsto We tvorbe
Hviezdoslavove zaujimaji bas
ne biblicke, a to jednak lyrika:
Zalmy, jednak epika: Rachel,
Agar, Sen Salamunov' atd.
Horlivym ctenarem bible byl
Hviezdoslav uz z redicovskeho
domu. Pozdeji nutkal no pohfi-
zovati Sc do zrldel poesie sta
rozakonne beznad6jny osud Slo
venska. Basnfk objevuje para
lelu mezi suzovanym Israelem
a porobenym Slovenskem. Oba
|upi jarmu, at uz je otroka-
rem Babylon ci Budapest. A
tax vyjadfuje na pr. v 'Rache-
Ii Hviezdoslav slovenske city,
jez preneseny ma papir bez BIZ
blicke allegoricnosti, stezl byly
by snesly mad arskou censuru,
resp. pfisnou praksi konfiskac-
mi.
Biblicke motivy zpracoval
Hviezdoslav obhbou take We
svych dramatech. Je to vedle
nekolika zdarilych pokusu
dob mladi zejmena tragedie
'Herodes a Herodias', vyzna-
menavajici sc vedle vzacne
hloubky basnicke take wac
Inym ma slovenske pom6ry smy
slem pro divadelnost. Dilo jest
nastudovano a bude V nejblizsi
dobe predvedeno 'Slov. Mar.
| Divadlem' V BratiSlave.
Vedle sve tvorby p1vodni je
| Hviezdoslav nejznamenitejsi1n
basnickym prekladatelem vyni-
kajicich del literatury svetove.
Jmenujeme aspon jeho pTeklad
IShakespearova 'Hamleta', 'Snu
noci svatojanske', Madachovy
'Tragedie clov6ka', cetnych bas
nj Goethovych, Schillerovych,
,Lermontovych, Puskinovych, Mi
ckiewiszovych, Slowiackeho, A
ranyovych, Petoefiovych atd.
V prvni dobe sveho vyvoje
basnickeho jevi Sc sam Hviez-
doslav nadSenym byronovcem.
; PozdejSi jeho tvorby charakte-
risuje realism, zejmena pax je-
lho epiku. z poesie ceske paso-
bill ma neho nejmocneji Vrch-
licky a Svatopluk Czech. Sc "a
, jmem sledoval vSak produkci
novejsi a nejnovejsi.
] Pochazeje 2 oravske obce, V
niz zachovaly Sc podnes cetne
stopy puvodu husitskeho, ne
mohl nebyti horlivy ctenar a
/ miloVnik kralicke bible HviezdC
: slav upfimnym stoupencem na
: rodni jednoty eeskoslovenske
: Hviezdoslav byl uprimne pre-.
4 sweden 0 jednotnosti ceske &
slovenske vetve spolecneho ma
: roda. Literaturu ceskou polka
: dial take "a svou. Prahu ma
: vstivil Sc slovenskou vypravol
: uz I. 1878. Ceske narodni 1--WE
h domeni a kulturni vyspelost u
0 emily nan mohutny DOZEN. ID;
i va tomu vyraz take V 'Orlu'
& Ceske snahy politickou svo
i bodu, cesky odboj zahranicn
: zivil take We ctihodnem patri
q archovi slovenske poesie made
: il, re blizi Sc spasa take jeh'
/ podtatranskemu rodu.. V maj
u 1918 sucastnil Sc HvieZdosla'
i S nekolika jinymi vlastenci sic
q venskymi jubilejnich slavnost
: Mar. divadla v Praze, kdy jme
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1921-11-22

AZ sssssSSSssS
RI lEr .l:l' ri I'll lEllF
Pripravujic 81 jldlo vedle ce-
sty ma daleke pouti Ferndale,
Wash, slecna Theresa Throm-
pova ubira Sc peSky ma vychod
S umyslem zfskati stupen dok.
tora filosofie ma universite CO.
lumbia
Ze citlivou dust basnlka, va
zeneho V kruzich tehdejsi Slo-
venske mladeze a hyckaneho
mad arskymi kruhy, dokud yer
soval mad arsky, takovato od-
mitava kritika hluboko zranila,
lie snadno pochopiti.
Trdchly-Sytniansky sci V ne
uznavani Hviezdoslava jeste
dale. Kdyz zanikla 'Dennica'
Hviezdoslav nemel sve plody
kde uverejnoVat, postal Tr1ch-
l6mu basen pro 'Orla'. Trdchly
il neuverejnil, jakoz vubec ne
uvefejnil niceho cd Hviezdo-
slava do konce sveho redaktor-
stvi.
.Pozdeii postal Hyiezdoslav
sv6 prisp6vky do turc. sv. mar
tinskych Mar. Novin'. Vsak
pozdeji ami tam nebyly prijima-
ny s porozum6nim, az Sveto-
zar Hurban-Vajansky pocal je
krisit re zapomenuti otisko-
vat We svych 'Slovenskych Po-
hladech'. Nez pax byl Hviez-
doslav po celia desetileti pouze
basnikem Intelligence, do sir
Sich vrstev naroda neprohikl.
Do skolnich citanek, do spisu
lidovych dostal Sc teprve po
zlomeni mad 'arskeho jarma.
,Kdo cite Hviezdoslavovy Ste
Isky' a iinou jeho lyriku, zvla-
ste reflexivni, plnou bolu, po-
chybnosti, smutku, odrikani,
hranicniho az ma zoufalstvi -
ne bez priciny naval no prof,
CIR. Albert Prazak 'basnikem
slovenskeho hore' - netuSi ami,
re by tyz Hviezdoslav mohl
byti basnikem slunce a jasu
harmonic stesti, basnikem
rozkosnych selanek a genro-
vych obrazkG re ziyota lidove-
ho, hyricich barvami a vyzna.
menavaiicich Sc take vZacnyn
. humorem.
Hviezdoslav je vedle nevy-
! rovnatelneho lyrika take veli
kym epikem, malirem folklori
: stickych zvlastnosti slovenske
ho lidu, peveem slovenskycf
hor, opeVatelem zenskych ctnt
: sti slovenskych. Takovym jev
: sc nam take We sve nadhern,
lyricko-epicke skladbe 'Hajni
/ kova zena'. Osou deje je ira
: gedie mlade zeny hajneho, je.
| napadena We sve cti mladym a
! Iristokratem, zabije Zoufal
4 stvi sveho svadce. Vinu zeninl
/, vezme ma sebe muz. Zene mi
ne Sc S rozumem. VSak mu.
: Zprosten, vraci sc domu, a ne
. astna zena, stavSi Sc mat
: kou, nabyva opet ztracene du
1 Sevni rovnovahy. Skladba jes
: pima skvostnych lyrickych pa
: sazi, opevaiicich volnost, kTa
i su pfirody, manzelske stest
: atd. Z lecktere Mich mluy
V nejhlubsi nitro basnikovo:
n 'Pozdravujem vas, lesy, hory
tel duSe pozdravujem vasv
:, Skladba vyznamenava S
nadhernymi basnickymi pop
5sy, rozkosnymi episodami, re
e flexemi.
n EGO Vlkolinsky' 'Gabo
j Vlkolinsky' isou nejdelsimi {
e pickymi basnemi Hviezdosls
! vovynli, 'Vylicuje V nich zaps
20, dajici zemanskou slavu. Rod
covsky statek hyne. Upadek 2;
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re We slovenskem svete zavla-
dla ochablost, mrtvola. NavSte
vuje svoje rodiste. Take tam
Sc doziva zklamani:
A tn sme - Ako, kto mas vi
ia?
Sine domov pfiSli - Boze! CO.
re sa to robi?
Kan zajdeme, re k svojim
studene len hroby;
a medzi zivych marne nohy
pozablddia:
i od tych hroboV chladnych
chladnejsi sd Pudia,
chladnejsil Vlastna vrstva via
cej nepozna ma;
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1921-11-22

Pripravujic 81 j1dlo vedle ce-
sty ma daleke pouti z Ferndale,
Wash, slecna Theresa Throm-
pova ubfra Sc peSky ma vychod
S umyslem zfskati stupen dok.
.tora filosofie ma universit6 Co.
lumbia
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1921-03-10
Million r ackets Of
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We believe in flowers around the
homes of the South. Flowers brighten
up the home surroundings and give
pleasure and satisfaction to those who
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We have filled more than a million
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The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1921-03-10
BIRDS ASSIST MATERIALLY
S IN WAR ON INSECTS

Special Investigations to find how
far the various bird species aid man
kind in his perpetual war on insect
enemies are being carried on by the
Bureau of Biological Survey, United
States Department of Agriculture,
In the western states the grasshop-
per is particularly troublesome, so
far ais the farmer and the ranch
owner are concerned. Specialists
found that q species Of birds eX-
amined rs were rrassbopper eaters,
IN 10 Of the species all Of the indi-
viduals collected had given grasshop-
ncs nleco on their menu The birds
having the best records were the
lark snarrows. meadow lasks, Frank
lin gulls, Arkansas kingbird, crow
blaekbird and the common kingbird.
Probably there are not birds
enough in the country to clean ND a
fpll-stren nth invasion If grasshap-
pers such as the western farmers have
ear-a to dread, It is said. but the
birds assist materially in the efforts
made by man to control the past.
Specialists say that poisoning cam
paigns are among the best weapons
used against the grasshopper. From
time to time reports are sent in, say
ing that many birds have fallen vic
tins to the poisoned mixtures placed
for the insects. Such charges were
associated with the gypsy moth spray
ing campaign in New England and
with the laying Of poisoned mashes
fer clttwormsf and other insects.
Careful observation, made by experts,
show that the bird losses from such
causes are insignificant. Some birds,
it is said, are not harmed at all by
the presence of poison placed for in
sects or vermin: the quail in Cali
fornia were not harmed bv the bats
that were set out to kill ground
squirrels, though the CAMPAIGN was
a general one ard was conducted
with much intensity. In the Dakotas
a few birds succumbed to the arsenic
mashes placed for grasshoppers, but
the number killed was so slight ais
to be of no consequence. 1T is said.
BY killino straw cats ard chasing
off INSCRIPTIONS hunters, the farmer
can become a party to sort of de-
fensive alliance with the birds, 50
that when his crops need protection
apaiNst insect ener'ies he will have
a SQUADRON Of aerial cavalry to help
him repulse the raid, specialist say.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1921-03-10
DANDY BANDIT WILL
TESTIFY AGAINST SPOUSE

Before he enters the portals of the
Tennessee penitentiary to undergo
servitude Of % years Aida G. Shaw,
convicted of first degree murder in
the death Of George 7. Reeves, Shell
by county jailer, will go on the wit
ness stand and swear to the last that
his wife, Mrs. Irene Shaw, is inno-
cent of completely in the Memphis
prison tragedy. This denouement
came as a swift action here Saturday
when Judge r. B. Baptist made
formal pronouncement Of sentence
upon Shaw and Edward B. Kelley,
the latter to serve a similar term in
the state prison.
j, B. Webb, attorney for Mrs.
Shaw, who is charged with being an
accessory in the jail murder in that
she is alleged to have struggled two
pistols to her husband while he was
a prisoner with Kelley and Clyde A.
Hamilton, had subpoena issued on
Shaw in court Saturday.
This move will prevent the incar-
ceration of Shaw in the state prison
until he has testified in behalf of his
wife at the trial here Monday, March
Is.
Thus does the convicted husband
become the chief witness for the de-
Tense. 1t was said here that Mrs.
Shaw's fate hangs upon the trend Of
the testimony given by her husband.
When sentence was pronounced on
Shaw. the prisoner stood silent. With
Kelley, who is 81, it was different.
His parents were not in court. They
had left for Memphis.
Kelley created a dramatic moment
when he arose Leaning forward on
chair, glancing over the courtroom,
he turned his eyes full upon Judge
Baptist, who had presided at his
trial.
"When come out of prison, your
honor, I'll come out man." he said.
His enunciation was clear and the
words were audible throughout the
courtroom.
INV punishment must be just,
otherwise IL good men under an i'm
partial JUDGE, would not have said
60. 7 accant if as lust and there's
no malice in my heart. And / shall
endeavor to complete this long servi-
tude like man, paw the penalty,
come out like man, and then make
a mans battle for redemption in the
ewes of the world.
'I thank your honor; / am in
debted to the kind treatment of
your sheriff, Charles NJ Volz. and to
the peoule of Tipton county, for the
svmnathies and courtesies they have
extended to me-a stranger in
strange land. nrisonr at the bar
Of Justice. placarded as a 'dardv
bandit man-killer and a bank rob
Der. Goodbye and God bless YOU. "
It is expected that Kelley win be
sent to the penitentiary within the
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1921-03-10
IN lMEMORIAM

Whereas, it has pleased God in His
Providence to remove from our midst
our dearly beloved Mrs. Jane Lanier,
who labored with us in church and
Woman's Missionary Society, and
who was gentle, loving and kind to
all and ever ready to speak a word
for the Master, therefore be it re-
solved by the w. M. s. Of the Gov
ington Baptist church,
l. That, while we bow in humble
subnoission to the will of our Heav-
emily Father, knowing that He makes
no mistakes, still we mourn deeply
and sincerely the loss to our society,
to the church and to the community,
of one Of our most faithful and con-
scientious members, and that we shall
greatly miss her in the performance
of our duties.
2. That our society has lost very
valuable member, one who loved her
society and was ever ready to re-
spond to the call of duty.
3. That our earnest and heartfelt
sympathy be rendered the family of
our departed sister.
4. That COPY Of these resolutions
be sent to the family. and copy be
spread on the minutes Of the Wo-
mans Missionary Society.
Respectfully submitted.
MRS. r. H. McFADDEN
MRS. w. ". BRTNGLE
MRS. r. s. MALEY.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1921-03-10
You Must Replace the Wear
and Tear on the Human System

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Write for free literature and full
information to Chief Medical Ad-
wiser, 1862 Swift Laboratory, At
lanta. Ga.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1921-03-10

Did You ever stop to consider
What q tremendous task is placed
upOn your human system every
day?
Your heart is constantly pump
;nr life and vitality to every part
of your body. This is being rap
idly consumed after being turned
into energy and strength that
keeps your system performing its
various functions.
Every day there Is certain
amount of wear and tear that must
Be- replaced. If you are to enjoy
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1921-03-10

DR.. J B. WitheTi11i;Ettcn, of Nun
ford, was visitor in Covington
Wednesday
Il think so, too" said Bunk Wig
gins-Tube Rose flour is the best.
Mrs. Francis S. Hin returned TO
her home in Grenada, Miss, Monday,
after an extended visit mere with
her parents, Mr. ard Mrs. Richard
B. Shelton.
Tube Rose flour-the same good
quality from each sack.
Miss Eva Biddle went to Mem
phis Monday morning, where she
was the guest Of her sister, Mrs
j. M Green.
Almost a million packages of White
Ring flour sold with no complaints.
Hon. VIM. A. Shoaf left Monday
morning for Nashville, where he re-
sumed his seat in the House of Rep
resentatives after a recess of three
weeks.
Mr., and Mrs. L. P, Erwin, Of Fort
Worth, Texas, returned to their
home Saturday night, after a visit
with Mrs Erwin's sister, Miss Effie
Wood.
Slim Perkins says you can make
1866 medium-sized biscuits from
24-pound sack Of Omega flour. Try
it.
Mr. and Mrs. Jake Wilson, Of
Little Rock, Ark, arrived Wednesday
morning to visit relatives here and
in this vicinity.
Mr.. j. r. Gill left Wednesday night
for Nashville to attend the funeral
Of his aunt, Mrs. Ella Gill Johnson,
which occurred in that city Thursday
afternoon.
Mr.. J w. Black returned Sunday
evening from Gadsden, Tenn, where
he attended the funeral Of his father,
Mr.. J. C, Black.
Mrs. Ira Smith and mother, Mrs.
4 G. H. Allen, returned Monday from
Memphis and Steele, Mo, where
thew visited relatives for several
weeks.
Miss Maggie Brumfield, Of Clarks-
vile, Tenn, after a visit Of several
weeks with the family Of Mr.. ]. r.
Gill, returned to her home Saturday
morning.
Mrs. Eta Drewry, of Newbern,
was in Covington Friday morning en-
route to Mason, where she was the
guest Of the family of Mr.. John T.
Karney for several days.
Mr.. |. IN. McFadden went to
Dyersburg Tuesday to attend the
convention Of Ford dealers of West
West Tennessee, Southern Kentucky
and Northeast Missouri.
| Mr. and, Mrs. j. G. Owen went to
Somerville Wednesday to attend the
funeral of Lawrence Mayo, Jr., son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Mayo,
which occurred that afternoon.
ESQ. S. X. Drummonds, Mr.. Guy
Drummonds, Mesdames K. Drum
monds and E. H. Grimes were visitors
here from Drummonds Tuesday and
Wednesday.
Miss Billie Lloyd, Of Memphis, re-
burned to her home Friday morning,
after visit of several weeks here.
She was accompanied by Mrs. L, F.
Mcintosh and Miss Marie Huffman,
who were her guests for several days.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Heating, Mr..
and Mrs. Banyan Paynue, Mr., aid
Mrs. Ed r. Dougan, Of Tuscumbia,
Ala, and Mrs. B. M. Byrd, Of Green
wood, Miss, were in Covington
Wednesday to attend tie funeral of
Mr.. John s. Randall
Mrs. John w. Robertson, after a
visit Of several weeks with her par
ents, Mr., and Mrs. J. R. Gill, left
Saturday night for Columbus, Ohio,
where she Joined her husband and
they will now make that city their
hnnan
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1921-03-10

next few days. with good time"
allowances, dependent upon good be-
havior, Shaw and Kelley may be
freed after serving IS years and tive
months.
Jailer Reeves was killed in Mem
mis- the morning Of November 80,
last. Hamilton fired the fatal shot
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1921-03-10
KELLEY TAKEN TO THE PEN

Sheriff c. N. Volz has delivered
Edward Kelley to the warden Of the
state penitentiary at Nashville to
serve a sentence Of % years for the
murder Of Jailer George Reeves, Of
Shelby county.
Aida G. Shaw, the other man
charged with the murder, Dill remain
in iail here until March Is, when his
wife, Irene Shaw, will be tried for
being an accessory to the crime.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1921-03-10

The trio broke jail and later were
reeaptured in Mississippi Hamilton
was killed while resisting arrest.
They had been indicted in Memphis
upon four charges Of highway rob
berry. Shaw and Kelley were tried
in Upton county after obtaining
change Of venue from Shelby county.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1921-03-10

iarg in India has nine members.
che Bible mentions use Of silver
as money.
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Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-01-13
RULING BY BOARD
SHARPLY ASSAILED
AMENDMENT TO RESERVE ACT rs
SOUGHT BY SOUTHERN
SENATORS
PLAN WOULD CREATE CHAOS
One Southern Senator Says Governor
Harding Interpreted Language To
Suit Himself

Washington. - Southern senators
and cotton men appeared before the
senate finance committee to urge an
amendment to the federal reserve act
requiring federal reserve banks to re-
discount paper of cotton factors. They
sharply assailed the federal reserve
boards ruling denying discount priv
ileges to the factors.
Senator Smith of Georgia declared
that Governor Harding of the board
had interpreted the language of the
law to suit himslef, land that his po-
sition with regard to factors paper
was utterly indefensible."
Edward B. Stern, a cotton factor of
New Orleans, told the committee that
the plan suggested by Governor Har-
ding that the farmers negotiate di'
rect with the country banks in financ-
ing their crops was Impractical, be-
cause the banks would not take the
farmers notes. He declared the plan
would create chaos in cotton mar
keting."
Senator Mcclellan of Tennessee, told
the committee that the factors papers
were gilt-edged, and that federal re-
serve banks had never lost on loans
secured by the factors. He said one
fifth of the entire cotton crop was
marketed by factors who were COM
PEELED to borrow large amounts, some
times more than thirty thousand dol
lars, in order to make advances to
the farmers and aid them in financ-
ing new crops.
Paul billiard, president of a Men,
phis, Tenn, cotton firm, testified that
the action of the board was "discrim-
inatory."
Memphis wants the farmers paper
handled on merit, and not discrimi-
mated against" Mr.. billiard said. THE
ruling of the board last summer max
ing these papers ineligible for discount
was made under misrepresentation.
Until that time this class of paper was
considered as agricultural, and dis,
counts permitted. Now for no apPar-
ent reason, it is designated as finance
paper and held ineligible for dis
count"
Mr.. billiard estimated that practical
Iy every farmer who produced cotton
last year lost from $40 to $50 an
acre, and said large loans would have
to be made this year in order for the
farmer to plant.
They have used all their funds,
and we will have to finance them"
he said. I'VE trust that factors pa
pers may again be placed on the eli
gible list"