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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-12-16

r UNANIMOUS consent to proceed
[ for three minutes out of order
was granted to Representative
Curry of California the other day. He
then told the house that in the gallery
was Capt. Nelson NJ. Holderman,
hero of the World war. He went on
to say Captain Holderman was a.
warded the congressional medal Of
honor, the croix de guerre with palm,
of France. The French cross Of war
was conferred upon him twice, and the
Order of the Crown of Belgium, and he
was cited for valorous and meritorious
conduct. Captain Holderman entered
the army by way of the National
Guard of California. He served over
seas through the entire war. He was
wounded seven times, and was in COM
mand of Company K, Three Hundred
and Seventh infantry, under Colonel
Whittlelesly, at the battle Of the Ar
come. Colonel Whittlelesly's regi-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-12-16
Two National Memorials to Roosevelt

X FORTH DAKOTA wants some of its
IN Bad Lands set apart by congress
as the Roosevelt National park,
notwithstanding the fact that there
Is legislation pending for the enlarge
ment of Sequoa National park in
California and change of name to
Roosevelt. Senator Ladd introduced
a concurrent resolution of the North
Dakota legislature authorizing and in
structing its congressional delegation
to use all honorable means to this
end. The resolution sets forth among
other things:
There is in Billings county, near
Medora, a wonderful petrified forest,
consisting of thousands of petrified
stumps ranging in size up to and 10
feet high and as much as IA feet in
diameter.
The surrounding country is a Won
derful and picturesque section Of Bad
Lands along the Little Missouri river,
being a distinct type of country, very
interesting and alluring to tourists
and sightseers, and of great scientific
value.
There gre groves Of pines and Quak-
ing "opens which ara found almost
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-12-16
LOAN FUNDING
BILL SHAPED UP
Provisions Written Into House
Measure Approved
ALLIES OWE $11,229,281 ,22s
Interest To Be 5 Per- Contour OF
The Five Members OF The Fund
ing Commission To Be Con.
firmed BY Senate.

Misunderstanding of the SILL
900, 100000 debt owed the United
States by foreign governments into
obligations maturing not later than
June Is, 1947, and bearing interest at
a rate of not less than 5 per cent,
would be authorized under the funding
bill as finally approved by the Senate
Finance Committee.
Chairman Penrose announced that
these and other provisions written into
the House bill had been agreed to by
Secretary Mellon, who attended the
committee session, and by the Demo
cratic members of the committee. He
added that the rewritten bill would
be reported to the Senate on Monday
and called up Tuesday by Senator
McCumber, ranking Republican on the
committee.
Interest on the new obligations
would be paid semi-annually and the
minimum rate which would be per-
mitted under the bills per cent
is the rate on the existing obligations,
most of which are in the form of the
notes of the foreign powers.
Under another amendment approved
by the committee, four of the five
members of the commission which is
to conduct the funding negotiations
would have to be confirmed by the
Senate. The provision making the
Secretary of the Treasury chairman
of the commission was retained.
All of the changes in the House
measure, it was explained, were in line
with those proposed by Senator Sim
mons, of North Carolina, ranking
Democrat on the Finance Committee.
The House bill left to the Commission
the question of the maturity dates OF
the obligations and the amount of
interest to be paid and proposed Sen
ate confirmation of only such mem
bers of the Commission as were not
Cabinet officers.
Parts of the House bill approved
would provide that:
No part of either the principal or
interest of any of the debts could be
cancelled.
The bonds of one government could
not be accepted in payment of the
debts of another government.
The authority of the commission ex-
pires in three years after the passage
of the act, and the commission is to
make annual report to Congress, such
ronortc tn hn included in the regular.
annual report made by the Secretary
of the Treasury at the beginning OF
each regular session of Congress.
The total owed to the United States,
principal and interest, by the foreign
nations is $11,S29,281,2 28, including
1894, 245,351 in principal and interest
due from Russia.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-12-16
Twelve States Now Furnish 48 Senators

n FADING of the biographical
N chapters Of the Congressional
Directory discloses the interest
ing fact that forty eight of the ninety
six United States senators are natives
Of twelve states and that of the re-
naming forty-eight, three were born
under foreign flags. Pennsylvania and
Ohio are tied for first place each with
six Of their native-born sons members
Of the upper house of congress; Maine
being second with five, and New York,
Illinois, Massachusetts and Kentucky
tied for third place with four each.
The senators who were born in
Pennsylvania are Boies Penrose and
William e. Crow, the representatives
Of the Keystone state; Albert S. Cum
Minis Of Iowa; Selden P. Spencer Of
Missouri; Walter e. Edge of New
Jersey, and Lawrence G. Phipps of
Colorado.
OhiO's six, native sons are her own
senators, Atlee Pomerene and Frank
B. Willis; William s. Kenyon of Iowa ;
James A. Reed of Missouri: George
w. Norris of Nebraska, and Thomas
Sterling of South Dakota.
The Maine quintet includes the two
Maine senators, Bert III. Fernald and
Frederick Hale, George III. Moses of
New Hampshire, Ralph Fl. Cameron of
Arizona. a
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-12-16
81 VATI)NAI.I
GApITAL ATTAIpd
Millions in Federal Road Aid Fund

ana sos, 100000 of the sum is available
Immediately, the balance becoming
available on January l, 1922.
The federal highway act in gen.
eral way resembles the federal add
act of 1915.
Apportionment of the fund to the
states is almost the same as in the
previous act, the fund being divided
into three parts, one part apportioned
according to population, one Accord y
to area, and one part according 70
mileage of rural and star mail routes.
new feature Is the stipulation that
no state shall receive less than one
half of / per cent Of the total fund.
which. in this case is $365,625.
There is considerable change, how
ever. in the manner in which state
may use its allotment. Each state must
select connected road system not ex-
ceeding Z per cent of its road mileage
for Improvement with federal aid.
1t is estimated by eng neers of the
United States Department Of Agricul-
ture that the federal aid roads under
construction on October 81 were CIV
ing employment to about 25O,0OO men,
either directly on the actual road
construction or indirectly in the pro-
duction and transportation of the ma
terials which enter into the construc-
ton.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-12-16
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENTS IN
Il DISARMAMENT CONFERENCE

Westinghouse rapidly is the
Conference moving that many of
the delegations now are hoping
to get most of the important
questions out of the way before
the end of the year. The British
have made tentative steamship
reservations for December 81 and
January Z, and some of the French
have definite plans for leaving
even sooner.
A four-power agreement has
been practically accepted by the
American, British, French and
Japanese delegations in which
they pledge themselves to respect
their various interests in the
Pacific.
The nine nations represented in
the Far Eastern committee
pledged themselves to make no
treaty or agreement in future in
fringing on China's territorial or
administrative integrity or inter-
fering with her right to economic
and national development.
In the Shantung negotiations
the progress was less pronounced.
but the Japanese and Chinese
delegations held another consulta-
ton on the subject Of public
properties and afterward both
sides renewed their predictions Of
a satisfactory settlement.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-12-16
SLAUGHTER SHOT
BY HIS COMRADE
Condemned Murdered, VINO
Captured Arkansas Prison
MADE SPECTACULAR ESCAPE
Six convicts Locked Warden And
Family In Cells And Made
Eseape-Bloody Sweater
Found.

Little Rock, Ark.-Tom Slaughter,
desperate, came to the end of his long
career of crime in the Businesses OF
the Saline county hills.
He was shot from behind by one OF
the white men whom he led to liberty
from the State Penitentiary here.
The report of Slaughter's death was
confirmed by Sheriff J. J. Grow, of Sa-
line county, leader of one of the posses
ON the killers trail
Not only is Slaughter dead but one
of the negroes who fed the prison with
him in the spectacular escape is dying
in the hills beside the bandits body,
while the white companion who shot
him down from behind and the three
other negroes are in custody.
The man who killed Slaughter is j..
G. Howard, who was serving three
year term for forgery. The scene of
the shooting is IA miles northwest of
Benton in the deep woods. Howard,
according to a statement he made at
the Benton Jail, had heen waiting to
turn upon Slaughter.
II left with him with the intention
of killing him the first chance I got"
he is quoted as saying.
Tom Slaughter, considered among
the most daring of desperadoes in the
history of the Southwest, directed a
spectacular escape in the early morn
ing hours from the Arkansas State
Prison, which he ruled for five hours.
Slaughter, feigning illness, sum-
moned a guard, and when offered an
extra blanket to warm him in his death
cell he covered the guard with gun,
disarmed him, then canvassed the
prison, disarming and falling the
guards as he met them. Before ieav-
ing the. prison Slaughter went to the
adjacent home of the warden and
aroused him from his bed and forced
the warden and his family to return
to the prison, where they also were
locked in cells.
The six escaped in an automobile,
which they later abandoned, to flee to
Saline Hills. go
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-12-16

Observation-Disclosures mil
w lion dollars becomes available
as federal aid for road con-
struction in the various states, the
money to be spent under the super
vision Of the bureau of public
roads, Department of Agriculture,
ander the federal highway act, signed
by the President. In addition, $751;
100000 is appropriated for national
forest roads. The $75000,000 repre-
sents the federal governments ap-
preparation to the work of building
highways in the various states and
must be matched, dollar for dollar,
by funds from the state treasures, ex-
cept in states where more than 5 per
cent Of the area is unappropriated
public land
The $75,OOO,0OO appropriated is for
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1922,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-12-16
One of WhittIelesly's Go to HI Boy

ment was known as the Lost Batta
Eleven hundred men went into
action under Colonel Whitfield
They were on the front of the fin
line, were cut off from their comm|
for five days and five nights, and WI
surrounded by the enemy, refused
surrender, and. fought their way OF
OF the eleven hundred men of thi
battalion who entered that battle bu
1856 returned alive or wounded. AN
but 165 were either killed or wounded
In that battle Captain Holderman was
wounded three times, and while
wounded led his men.
Captain Holderman stood up in the
gallery amid the applause of the house.
He, is at present detailed to the COM
mand of an infantry company at the
Preside of San Francisco.
Captain Holderman's citation recites,
among other things, that he was
wounded on October 4, and again on
October z, but throughout the entire
period, suffering great pain and sub
jected to fire of every character, he
continued personally to lead and en-.
courage the officers and men under
his command with unfinching courage
and with distinguished success. On
October 6, in wounded condition, he
rushed through enemy machine-gun
and shell fire and carried wounded men
to q place of safety.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-12-16


nowhere else within the state Of North
Dakota.
President Theodore Roosevelt loved
this country and made it his home.
and his cattle ranged over every
section of this country while he was
engaged in the stock business.
A large part is only accessible with
saddle horses. Due to this fact the
scenic and scientific wonders of this
region are almost wholly unknown ex.
cept locally.
There are artesian wells and natural
wells and natural fresh-water springs
at various points on this tract, which
make possible the most delightful and
ideal camping grounds
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-12-16

The four senator's who were born
: the Empire state are, in add -
James w. Wadsworth, Jr. and Y
NJ. Calder, the states own Sc
Frank B. Kellogg of Minnesot
Tasker M. Oddie of Nevada.
Also with a quartet of nativ
sons is Illinois, the senators Wild
saw the light in that state being
liam E. Borah Of Idaho, and WI
M. Jones of Washington, and M
Mccormick and William B. McKil
the last two the Illinois represe&
tives in the chamber.
Frank r. Gooding of Gooding, n
was born in England. Samuel
Nicholson of Colorado was born:
lived his boyhood on Prince Edv
Island, Canada, while Knute Nelso5
Minnesota, the "Grand Old Man,"
born in Norway.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-12-16
EARL OF HALsBURy DEAD.
Was Lord High Chancellor In Sails.
bury and Balfour Cabinets.

Was Lord High Chancellor In Sails.
bury and Balfour Cabinets.
London.-The Earl Of Halsbury, who
was Lord High Chancellor in 1S95-1905
in Lord Salisbury's and A. j. Balfour's
Ministries, died here.
The first Earl of Halsbury (Hardinge
Stanley Giffard) was born in 1925. He
was president of the Royal Society OF
Literature and senior grand warden of
English Free Masons. He held the
post of Solicitors General in 1S73-1880
and was high steward Of Oxford Uni.
versity. as
In the House Of Lords Lord Halls.
bury criticized the Government for
the Irish situation, and was one OF
those who signed a manifesto in 1916
opposing negotiations to settle the
Irish question.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-12-16
STOP TNDIAN HEMP" RAISING.
Arkansas Seeks To Kill Out. Habit
Similar To Opium One.

Arkansas Seeks To Kill Out. Habit
Similar To Opium One.
Las Animas, Col.-Vigorous meas
ures to stamp out production of "In-
dian hemp" are being taken by Bent
county officials, following the discoy-
cry here of several gardens in which
the plant was being cultivated.
The plant is known botanically as
cannabis satira, and when matured its
large brown leaves are smoked with a
result similar, it is said, to that OF
opium.
Many Mexicans in the Arkansas Val.
ley are reported to have been made
insane from smoking Indian hemp
and an extensive traffic in the 'loco
weed" has been going on in some sec.
tons of Colorado.
State laws provide heavy penalties
for persons convicted of propagating
Indian hemp"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-12-16
PRESIDENT MAY VISIT PACIFIC
Responds To Invitation To Speak In
Milwaukee.

Washington.-President Harding in
Dictated he still had in mind a trip
next summer to the Pacific Coast and
Alaska
Asked by Henry M. Pindell, rep
resenting the National Association of
Newspaper Executives and the Asso-
ciated Advertising Clubs Of the
World, which will hold their annual
conventions in Milwaukee, beginning
next June 4, to attend and address
the gatherings. the President said he
would be very glad to be present if
he found it possible. He added that
the time set for the gatherings
corresponded well with tentative ar
rangements for trip to the Far West
and Alaska.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-12-16
DAVID RELAsco HoNoRED.

New York.-Men and women repre-
senting practically every important
branch of human endeavor in the
United States, joined in honoring
David Belasco playwright, producer
and actor-manager, on the fortieth an
niversary of his first appearance in
San Francisco as child actor.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-12-16
TEXT OF FouR-PoWER PACIFIC
TREATY.

TEXT or FouR-PowER PACIFIC
TREATY.
The text of the four-power treaty is
as follows:
Article !.
The high contracting. parties agree
as between themselves to respect
|their>rights in relation to their insular
possessions and insular dominions in
the regions of the Pacific ocean.
If there should develop between any
|of the high contracting parties con-
troversy arising out Of any Pacific
question and involving their said
rights which is not satisfactorily set
tied by diplomacy and is likely to
affect the harmonious accord now hap
PLY existing between them, they shall
invite the high contracting parties to a
joint conference to which the whole
subject will be referred for consid-
Grafton and adjustment.
Article III.
II the said rights are threatened by
the aggressive action Of any other
Power the high contracting parties
shall communicate with one another
fully and frankly in order to arrive at
an understanding as to the most ef-
fcient measures to be taken, jointly
and separately, to meet the exigencies
of the situation.
Article III.
This agreement snail remain in
force for 10 years from the time it
shall take effect, and after the expira-
ton of said period it shall continue
to be in force subject to the right of
any Of the high contracting parties to
terminate it upon IL months notice.
Article Nv.
This agreement shall be ratified as
soon as possible in accordance with
the constitutional methods of the high
contracting parties and shall take eff
feet on the deposit of ratification,
which shall take place at Washing
ton, and thereupon the agreement be-
tween Great Britain and Japan, which
was concluded at London on July 10,
1911, shall terminate.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-12-16
DIES AT AGE OF 1o7.

Aeon, Conn.-Chester R. Woodford.
aged 107, died of pneumonia. He was
born in the homestead in which he
died. In 1888 Mr.. Woodford went to
Illinois and while there he had legal
troubles and engaged Abraham Lin
coin as his lawyer, who won his case
for him.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-12-16
kU KLUx KHAN INITIATES 2,os1
5000 kIansmen In Flowing Robes Per
form Ceremony At Houston.

Houston, Texas.-The Ku Klux
Khan, after weeks of inactivity here,
staged Comeback"
Two thousand; and fifty-one new
members were initiated into the order.
Five thousand klansmen in flowing
white robes performed the ceremony.
The affair was staged in closely
guarded field few miles south of
town. Two thousand automobiles car
ried the klansmen and candidates to
the ceremony.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-12-16
GOLD MEDAL TO scHWAB.

Governor Sproul Presents It For Penn
sylvania Society.
New York.-The gold medal of the
Society was awarded to
Charles M. Schwab, steel magnate, and
president of the Society.
Governor Sproul presented the medal
to Mr.. Schwab at a dinner saying the
award was made in recognition of "his
great public services to the nation,
extending over many years, and as a
special token Of affection and regard
Oh behalf Of the society"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-12-16
BANDIT SHOT BY PAL.

His Body Thrown From Auto Far
From Robbery Scene.
Cincinnati-One of the four bandits
who robbed bank messenger of $1,000
was accidentally shot and killed by a
companion. The dead man has not
been identified. His body was thrown
from the automobile occupied by the
bandits miles away from the scene of
the robbery.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-12-16
MRS. WILL H. HAYS IN HOSPITAL
Postmaster-General's Wife, III Several
Days, Is Improving.

Chicago.-Mrs. Will H. Hays, wife
of the Postmaster-General, was report
ed improving at ST. Luke's Hospital
That she had been ill at the hospital
for several days was revealed when
Mr.. Hays paid three-hour visit at
the hospital. He left when assured
Mrs. Hays was in no danger.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-12-16
-MENoHER GOES TO HAWAII.
Former Commander OF Air Service To
Command Hawaiian Division.

Washington.-Maj. Gen. Charles T.
Menoher, U. S. A, former commander
of the Air Service. has been trans
ferred from Camp Dix, New Jersey, to
command the Hawaiian division at
Honolulu, Hawaii, the War Depart
ment announced.
Menoher will sail for Hawaii Janu-
airy 5, 1922, on the transport Honolulu.
He will be succeeded at Camp Dix by
Maj. Gen. Harry C. Hale.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-12-16

between member powers win
not be possible without the usual
sanction of Congress. M
The obligation undertaken by the
parties to the treaty to respect each
others rights, does not undertake to
define these rights, which are held to
be mot easy susceptible of determine
ton in advance, but are easily dis
cernible when specific issues arise"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-12-16
SIR ROBERT BORDEN ILL.
Unable To Attend Plenary Session o.
Conference.

Washington. = Sir Robert Borden,
Canada's representative at the Arma-
ment Conference, was unable to attend
Saturdays plenary session of the Con-
ference, being confined to his hotel by
what his physician described as severe
cold.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-10-07
SOCIETY OF C. e. TO
HOLD ANNUAL MEET

TheImperial County Christian En-
deavor Union will hold their annual
convention at Imperial October 1916
and the meeting promises to be one
of the largest and most enthusiastic
held in recent years.
Splendid programs have been pre-
pared for the entertainment of the
delegates for both Saturday evening
and Sunday, and cordial invitation
ss extended by the officers to all the
young people in the Valley and all
others who are interested in the work
of the Christian Endeavor society to
be present at the banquet, which Is
to be held Saturday evening. Every
one is especially urged to attend the
Sunday sessions of the society, which
will be of unusual interest.
A detail program of the two days
session is being prepared by the com
mittee in charge and will be publish
ed at an early date.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-10-07

In view OF the prospect fer light
sowings i'll Russia this fall and no
surplus there next year, it would
seem to be good policy to SOW 4
larger acreage OF wheat in the
United States this fall.
1t does not appear that the posi-
ton CT agriculture or any OF the
primary industries has generally i'm
proved during recent months. Tn
cotton producers have gained by
the increased value OF their carry
over; tobacco, and dairy products
are bringing better prices, and
wheat is on rcmuncratIvc basis,
but hogs have suffered a heavy
slump and are now with cattle and
sncep down to about prc-war prices.
Taken as whole the prices Of
farm products are SO far out of line
with the prices OF manufactures and
charges for transportation that the
usual exchanges cannot be made.
Hence the state OF unemployment
i'll the industrial towns.
The whole business situation is
clogged and obstructed not only by
llic HlSH cost OF rdllTOdu operations
but high industrial costs, placing
goods beyond the purchasing power
of consumers. This is the principal
reason why millions Of men are out
OF work and it will have to be
squarely faced before any general
recovery can take place.
The sunshine cure is no remedy
for this situation. Prosperity will
not be created by cheerful talk while
this unbalanced state OF industry
exists. 1t will not be>crcatcd by
unemployment conferences unless
they bring about an understanding
OF the necessity for reducing in
dustrial costs Such ma,,c-shift's as
spreading what employment th re is
to include the unemployed and ere