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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-05-12
WASHINGTON
| SIDELIGHTS
Bills in the Congressional Hopper

hiblt strikes In insterstate commerce.
Senator Reed, Democrat, of Mis-
souri,, reintroduced resolution sug-
gestlng that the President ask Great
Britain whether her West Indian pos
sessions could not be coded to the
United States, in part payment of In
debtedness.
Creation OF permanent commission
to investigate lynchings was con-
trlbuted In bill by Senator McCor-
mick, Republican, of Illinois, whila
Senator Kellogg, Republican, Of Min
nesota, renewed his bill to give the
State department control over cable
landing rights.
Senator Frelinghus sen, Republican,
Of New Jersey, proposed creating
coal commission, wsile Senator Owen,
Democrat, of Oklal oma offered meas
ures to limit Federal Reserve bank In
terest charges to elk per cent; to ere
ate federal marketing department
for farmers, and for publication Of
national bulletin on government and
politics.
A public weltire department bill
was sponsored by Senator Kenyon, Re-
publican, Of Iowa, who added meas
ure for registration and regulation Of
lobbyists.
Senator France, Republican, Mary
land, suggested amnesty for all per
sons imprisoned for violations Of war
time laws.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-05-12
Garage Helps Church.

A church In New York city has
solved it's financial problem In a meas
ure by the operation Of garage which
is made use of by Its members. The
congregation consists Of persons who
come from distance generally and
during the services the street in front
of the edifice was blocked with cars.
Now they are stored In the garage at
a nominal rate and the money collect
ed In this manner and that received
from repairs and accessories helps
materially in meeting the expenses Of
the church.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-05-12
No Use Making Noise Like $1,000.

To get an interview with J. NJ. Bar
rie requires strategy. A lady Journal
list from America, unable to reach the
author by direct means, sought out q
friend of his. The best he could do
for her, however, was to make a sug-
gestion. Said he, "Your only chance is
to 60 to his fiat, crouch down outside
his door and make noise like lost
child. Presently he will be moved to
look out; then. IL you are quick, you
might get hold of him. Boston
Transcript.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-05-12
Smash Cycle Record.

The great cement oval at Brook
lands, England, has recently been the
scene of repeated attempts to lower
existing worlds motorcycle records,
not all Of which have been successful.
The track offers possibilities ia this d.
rection not to be had on courses In this
country, chiefly because of Its great
size-nearly three miles to the lap.
Riding q stock model Indian, II. le
Vack, a prominent British racing rid
or. set new records for fifty miles, one
hour, and 100 miles on the famous
speedway. lie vack's machine,
equipped with a side car, was the first
of It's kind to do 100 miles inside Of 100
minutes.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-05-12

cial reports showing that there were
2O,52O,177 deposit accounts. This was
an increase of 2,279,S77. There is now
approximately one depositor in the ma
tional banks for every five of our pop
ulation.
The earnings Of the national banks,
both gross and net, have surpassed all
previous years. Tie net earnings
amounted to 1922, Os3, COO, an increase
of $41,717OO0 over the year proceed
ing.
The resources of the national banks
reached the highest point In their his
tory, 500, ,375,OOO This was an in
crease Of $2,669, l51 900.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-05-12
IN date GARDEN"
Department of Agriculture Ex.
perimenting With Fruit
Southern California Scene OF A.
tempted Cultivation of Plants
From the Nile Valley.

One of the romances which mark
the history of the United States De-
partment of Agriculture's plant-ex-
ploration work has resulted In bring
ing to this country $500 date palm
offshoots of the choicest varieties of
the Nile valley and Libyan desert.
These offshoots, mainly from the
Sadly, or Wahi, and the Sewi varities
were shipped from Alexandria to New
York by Prof. s. G. Mason, arbori-
culturist of the bureau of plant indus
try, who first discovered their sources
In 1913, and are now at the bureaus
date garden at Indio. southern Cali
fornia, according to a department Of
agriculture news bulletin. This Is the
headquarters for the date work In the
Salton basin, comprising the Coachella
valley north Of the Salton sea and
the Imperial valley on the south, the
one region In the United States COM
binlng the climatic features necessary
to the successful cultivation of the
choicest old-world varieties Of dates.
For nearly twenty years the Depart
ment Of Agriculture has been seeking
ofYshoots of the large date known to
commerce as the Wahi. These were
regarded as the choicest dates OBJ
tanned In Egypt ranking next to the
famous Deglet Moor of Algeria and
Tunis. and with this difference-that
while the Deglet Moor produces few
ofrshoots from which young trees can
BE- grown, the Wahi is prolific in this
respect, producing from twenty TO
thirty offshoots In the lifetime Of q
tree. However, all efforts to find the
source from which the Wahi came
failed year after year.
When Prof. Mason went to Dakhla
In 1913, the first representative Of the
United States Department Of Agricul-
ture to visit that historic elmer
oasis" he arrived In the time Of the
date harvest. When asked about the
dates they were sending out In large
quantities, for Dakhla has nearly 200.-
600 date palms. his desert host re-
piled: This Is the one commodity we
have for export In all ave Of these
GASES. This date packs so well that
we can send 1t on the long journey
to the valley" Prof. Mason asked
the name.
I'VE desert people call 1t the Sadly"
said the sheik, ''but when these Be
douin traders get over to the valley
with 1t they call 1t the Wahi."
To this friendly shelk was due the
discovery of the true name of this
valuable variety of date, and the
whereabouts Of 250,0OO trees in their
home Businesses in the Libyan desert.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-05-12
Prepared fos q Revival.

vanceburg, Ky.-Boys found
quantity Of bootleg whisky under the
Holiness church on State creek. just
prior to the beginning Of a meeting.
Some enterprising bootlegger had
planned to have his supply close ut
hand to sell during the meeting
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-05-12
Would Be All Right.

The train was 30 minutes late. A
man and his wife paced the floor
of the battered station. The man APP
preached the ticket window and
raped sharply on the counter.
Say" he exclaimed to the lanky
agent who appeared, we've got to
make connections at Sage with X, Y.
q. VIII they wait half an hour for a
passenger"
The lanky agent rolled his quid
leisurely and eyed the occupants OF
the room as he considered the ques-
ton.
"Wa'al," he finally decided. Il
reckon they'd wait longer than that
for two passengers" kansas City
Times.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-05-12
Tree Kangaroo Lays Eegs.

An expedition has gone to New
Guinea In search of tree kangaroo
which lays eggs and matches out Its
young.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-05-12
Wireless Service Extended by
United States Bureau Aided
by Postal Department.
EXPERIMENTS ARE SUCCESS
Amateur Operators Expected to Re-
eeive and Distribute Reports From
Central Stations-Give Prices
on Principal Products

Washington. The radio market
news service of the United States
bureau of markets has been expanded
to include the sending of agricultural
market reports by wireless from Wash
ington, D. c., Bellefonte, Pa, st. Louis
and Omaha, at stated periods each
business day. This increased radio
market news service is made possible.
it is announced, by the cooperation of
the United States Post Office depart
ment which. through its air mail serv-
ice has offered to send certain agri-
cultural reports of the bureau of mar
kets at specified hours from its wire
less stations at the cities named.
"On December 10, 1920, the bureau
of markets inaugurated an expert
mental wireless market news service
at Washington" statement from the
bureau of markets reads, "fOr the pur-
pose Of determining the practicability
of sending daily agricultural market
reports to farmers by wireless. Re-
ports of prices and conditions Of lead
ing fruits and vegetables, live stock
and meats, grain, hay and feed at i'm
portant national markets were pre-
pared, and at 5 p. m. each day were
sent by wireless from the United
States bureau of standards Washing
ton radio station to farmers and other
agricultural interests within 200
mile radius Of Washington.
Proves Successful.
Largely as the result Of the coop
GRAFTON of some Of the radio experts
connected with the bureau Of stand
ards, the experiment proved success
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-08-06
KOLZE ADMITTED
TO KILLING WIFE
Mrs. Demmer Denies That She
Is Responsible for Death
of Kolz, However
tey The Associates Press,

CHICAGO, Aug. 5-Mrs. Mayr Dem
mer held in the investigation into the
death of her husband and Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Kolze, was released today
on $1,000 bonds after a petition for a
writ of habeas corpus had been filed
by her attorney.
Before her release Mrs. Demmer is
said to have admitted that Kolze told
her six weeks after the death of his
wife eight years ago that he had done
away with her." She was also said to
have denied that she gave poison to
Kolze, declaring that she loved him
too much to injure him." She was
said to have admitted, however, that
she was jealous of Kolze because of
his attentions to other women.
The bodies of Mrs. Demmer's hus-
band and of Kolze and his wife were
exhumed recently, an examination
showing, according to the coroner,
they contained enough poison to kill
a score Of people. Kolze died recently.
his wife eight years ago and Mr.. Dem
mer shortly before Mrs. Kolze. Mrs.
Demmer was said to have admitted
that she nursed each of the three be-
fore their deaths.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-08-06
EXPRESS COMPANY
TO REFUSE CLAIM
Make Broad Hint That Package
Sent by Means Never Con-
tanned Any Money
(ey The Associated Press,

CHARLOTTE. N. c., Aug. 5.-The
Southeastern Express company will
refuse to pay the claim of CASTOR B.
Means of the alleged loss Of $4,000
600 which he claims he shipped from
Concord, N. c., to Chicago on June
%, last, and is prepared to prove that
no money was lost from the package
in transit, according to Frank M.
Shannonhouse, attorney for the COM
pany.
I'VE are ready, willing and waiting
for an opportunity, at the proper time
and before the proper tribunal, to show
that the vey same package, with the
identical wrappings, fastenings and
contents, that was delivered to US in
Concord, was delivered by our agent
to its destination in Chicago" said
Mr.. Shannonhouse today.
The package in question was shipped
to Roy G. Keehn, counsel for Mrs.
Mary Melvin, administrative of the
estate of her sister, Mrs. Maud A.
King, who was shot and killed near
Concord four years ago, and in con-
nection with whose death Mr.. Means
was tried and acquitted on a charge
of murder. The remittance, Means,
explained, was made in payment of
a sum due by him to the estate, of
which he was manager prior to Mrs.
Kings death. Mr.. Keehn claims, ac-
cording to Means and the the express
company, that when he opened the
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FITZGERALD MAYOR
WARNED TO LEAVE
Received Note Charging Him
With 'Harrassing" Men Who
Took Strikers Places
(Ry The Associated Press.>

FITZGERALD, Ca, Aug. 5.-Mayor
Pittman today received a note charg-
ing him with "harrassing" the men
who have taken the places of the At
lanta, Birmingham and Atlantic strik-
ers and giving him ten days to change
his attitude Otherwise, said the note,
signed Committee of So-Called Scabs'
the mayor had best leave town and
hunt more healthful resort"
The mayor in making public the
note said he would remain at his post.
Sheriff Dorminey whose "a hours no.
tice to resign expired today was still
holding office tonight. The warning
to the sheriff was received yesterday
in the form of an anonymous letter.
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CLAIMS WOULD BE
SAVING TO NATION
OF MANY MILLIONS
Also Proposes Reduction in
Army and Navy Expendi-
lures of S500,000,000
WITHDRAWAL OF
TROOPS FROM GERMANY
Contends This Would Be a Saw
ing of Another Million
Dollars a Month
tsy The Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.-A warn
ing to republican leaders against in
creasing taxes in revising the internal
revenue bill was given in the senate
today by Senator aBorah, republican,
Idaho, who also proposed reductions
in army and navy expenditures OF
nearly $5OO,0OO,OOO. The republican
membership in congress, he said. would
reduce if the public "clamor" fer tax
relief was not met
The Idaho senator introduced a res
olution to reduce the army from 80. coo
to 100000 men, which ne said would
affect u saving of about SIO0, 0,o0o. geo
and asked the naval committee to re-
port a resolution Of Senator king,
democrat. Of Utah, 10 stop work on
six batCleships az the Indiana type.
Little has been done on the construc-
tibn of these batlIeslGHs, he explained
adding that by stopping the work
$24O,Qo0.O00 ceuld be sawed. An5Laer
load of $l,0e0.0Og a month c8ad as
saved. ho continued by witha aNtag
American troops Grcm Germany. III
accordance with the solemn pleds
Of republicans during the pruzdenlal
campaign.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-08-06
VAST DIFFERENCE
OF OPINION SHOWN
Severity and Prevalence of Pei
lagra' in South Causes Wide
Discussion
fav rhs AasooIated Preas.N

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6-DinerenceS
of opinion as to the severity OF the
prevalence Of pellagra in the south
cropped out today among health Of
ficials of twelve southern states at the
closing sessions of their two-day con-
ference here with Surgeon General
Cumming of the public health service.
Half of the state officers, in adopt
ing a report of conditions, contended a
clause should be included that the
situation was in no way more serious
than during the last several years.
Others, among them Drs. Olin West,
of Tennessee, and G.. w. Garrison of
Arkansas. held, however, that while
there was no cause for alarm pellagra
was more prevalent than in the past
and succeeded in having the statement
they objected to eliminated.
Those who secuted the contention
that the situation was more serious
than in former years included Drs. w.
S. Leathers, Mississippi; A. c. McCor-
mack, Kentucky; James A. Hayne,
South Carolina, and S. W. Welch, Ala
bama.
All of the state commissioners, how
ever. We're agreed that there was no
condition approaching a famine or
plague in the south" The public
health service was criticised for
spreading erroneous and misleading
reports"
Before adjournment Of the meeting
the possibility of another conference
in the near future, probably at the
White House with President Harding
was discussed, public health service,
Red Cross, department of agriculture
and state health officials are expected
to participate if such a conference is
held.
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To Prevent Misconception Offer
ed to Attend Meetings
in America.
BRITISH PREMIERS
WILLING TO COME
Believe Conference Should Be
Preceded by Friendly
Consultations.
(By The Associated Press,

S.l
LONDON, Aug. 5-That there ex-
listed some misconception of President
Harding's invitation for a conference
for the discussion of armament Iimita-
tion and Pacific questions is indicated
by summary of the proceedings of
the imperial conference, issued this
afternoon at the conclusion of the last
session of that body.
In accordance with the suggestion
which was believed to have been made
by the American government that the
conference on disarmament should be
preceded by friendly conversations or
consultations between the powers
principally concerned in the future of
the Far East and the Pacific" says
the summary. '"The imperial confer
ence, anxious that for the Anglo-Jap-
anese agreement there should be sub
stituted some larger arrangement be-
tween the three great powers conc
erned, namely, the United States, ia
pan and Great Britain, and holding
the firm conviction that the later dis
cussions on disarmament, to which
they attached transcendent importance,
could best be made effective by a
previous mutual understanding on Pa
cif1c questions between those powers,
discuss these parliamentary conversa-
tions or consultations, which the Amer
lean government had in principle had
agreed should be held in London.
when it transpired" continues the
summary, that there was some mis-
understanding as to the nature of the
suggested preliminary conversations,
the British government in a desire to
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TREASURY LEADERS.
And G. @. P. EXPERTS.
OFF ON ESTIMATES
Are Widely at Variance Regard
ing Federal Estimates and
Incomes for Year.
MANY LEADERS HAVE
MADE OWN ESTIMATES
Senator Borah Declares Army
and Navy Only Place Where
Cuts Can Be Made
tey The Associated Press,

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.-Treasury
experts and republican leaders in the
house of representatives are far apart
in their estimates of federal expendi-
lures and income for this fiscal year.
The committee dealing with tax re-
vision has before it figures prepared
by Chairman Madden of the appro-
priations committee, which are said
to show a smaller probable outgo than
given in Secretary MELONS statement
of yesterday and considerably larger
income.
Other house leaders also have pre-
pared their own estimates and on this
basis of the whole they insist that it
will be entirely possible to reduce
taxes by half billion dollars. Demo-
cratic leaders, on the other hand, say
this is not possible unless there is to
be a huge deficit at the end of the
year.
Bringing UP the tax question in the
senate, Senator Borah republican,
Idaho, declared today that the army
and navy were the only places where
cuts could be made to meet Secretary
MELONS recommendations and warned
against any increased taxes.
While expressing approval of Sena-
tor Borah's proposal to cut the army
to 900 men, Chairman Fordney Of
the tax revision committee, made it
known that his estimates for tax re-
ductions were independent of this.
other house leaders in arriving at
(Continued on Page Two)
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-08-06
BEER AS MEDICINE
AWAITS APPROVAL
(5y The Associated Press.l

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.-Regula-
tions which will permit the prescrip-
tion as medicine of a case of beer at
a time without limit as to the number
of prescriptions are understood to have
been completed by the internal revenue
bureau and now await the decision
of Secretary Mellon as to their is
suance. As the secretary is away for
the weekend it was indicated tonight
that no action could be expected be-
fore Monday and that this might be
affected by congressional enactment
of pending anti-beer legislation.
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BODY OF BATHER
FOUND BY GUARDS
fev The Associated Press.)

ASHEvILLE, n. c.. Aug. 5.-AIex
G. Fiske of Hot Springs, Ark was
drowned in Laurel Park lake at Hen
dersonviIIe shortly afternoon today.
The coroner's jury returned a verdict
that Fiske came to his death because
of heart failure. He appeared at the
lake after being furnished bathing
suit and entered the lake. Two life
guards later missed him and search
was instituted. The lake was dragged
and his body was found under eight
feet of water.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-08-06
IMPRISONED MEMBERS OF DAHL EIREANN
MAY BE RELEASED TO ATTEND SITTINGS

north and south preliminary to a tri-
partite conference at London.
The republican cabinet confined it
self to consideration of the Dali
Eireann meeting, while Lieutena0t
Colonel Spender, secretary to the u
ster cabinet, announced at the cor
clusion of the deliberations that tha
question of peace had been touched On
only incidental.
Notwithstanding the lack of definite
action Immediately connected with
peace or of even a hint of the inn
n1inence of such action, confidence CON
tinues to prevail in political circles
in London that there is no likelihood
of a breakdown in the negotiations.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-08-06
COMMISSIONER HAYNES WARNS AGENTS
AGAINST DEVELOPMENT OF WEAK CASES

said, at must be admitted that 1t
places unusual power in an admin
istrative department which it would
be very easy to exercise in a manner
which would bring disrepute upon the
law. To avoid such result it is neces-
sary that the authority conferred shall
be exercised with the most serupulous
fairness to the persons charged with
liability"
Mr.. Haynes also cautioned his agents
against developing weak cases and
declared that the efficiency of the
force henceforth would be judged, not
by the number os cases reported, but
by the thoroughness with which they
are being developed.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-08-06
ny The Associated Press.1

LONDON, Aug. 5-None of the i'm
prfsoned members of the Dali Eireann
have as yet been liberated, but it is
considered certain the government will
place nothing in the way of their re-
lease and that they will be free to
attend the sittings of the Dali Eireann
when that body convenes to discuss
the peace proposals.
Meetings Of the Ulster cabinet and
the Dali Eireann cabinet were held to-
day. So far as is known, however,
they were not directly connected with
the hitherto unsuccessful efforts to
bring about an agreement between the
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-08-06
MEMBERSHIP IN Dali EIREANN IS BEING
DISCUSSED BY THE SINN FEN LEADERS

constitute the Dali Eireann from every
man elected, including members of the
Orange party and of Trinity College,
The Sim Feiners therefore issued
invitations to all those interested ask
ing whether they desired to join in
the assembly. They received replies
only from their own sympathizers.
however, and now they have decided
to send invitations only to those per-
sons who then indicated their willing
ness to join the national body. Thus
the Dali Eireann will consist of 1872
persons who accepted the invitation.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-08-06
FRANCE AGREES TO
CONFERENCE DATE

PARIS, Aug. 5-FTance, replying to-
day to an inquiry made by the state
department at washington agreed to
November II as the date Of the con-
ference in Washington on dLsarma-
ment and Far Eastern questions.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-08-06
"FZeST DUTY OF THE NATION IS TO THE MEN IMPAIRED IN
SERVICE 81 VS. PRESIDENT, SPEAKING TO WAR VETERANS
BORAH PROPOSES TO FL!RTHER REDUCE AMY By $4,000
BRITISH GOVERNMENT DESIRES
THE REMOVAL OF ALL POSSIBLE
CHANCE OF MISUNDERSTANDING
CUPID PLAYS HIS
PART IN AIRPLANE
tRx rae Assoelated Press.>

MINEOLA, N. Y, Aug. 5.-Geo.
Hauser, employed by an airplane
company was up in the air before
he became engaged to Miss Mildred
Armstrong, a teacher in the local
high school.
Richard Depew the pilot who de-
clared he played the part of cupid
said Hauser proposed to Miss Arm
strong in his airplane yesterday
when they were 5000 feet high but
she hesitated. At $500 feet she said
Eyes" and at 1900 she held out her
finger for the ring. She was wear
ing it when they came to earth.
The wedding, Depew declared, will
take place soon.
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tBy The Associated Press.>

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.-Federal
prohibition agents were warned to-
night by Commissioner Haynes against
seceion 35 of title 2 of the national
prohibition act is being enforced with
unnecessary severity" The section
provides for the assessment of double
taxes, together with a penalty for the
Illegal manufacture or sale of intoxi-
eating liquor.
'FWhile this office has no doubt of
the wisdom of the legislation, or Of
the constitutional authority for its
enactment" Mr.. Haynes instructions