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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-10-27
(By International News service.)


 Mscow, Oct, 27-In Russia, already the grain tax for next year is being collected In the Caucasus and in other southern districts the tax has been fully paid, and from the province or 1uIa, which has a special order for seed with which to plant the Winter rye, the whole amount has been sent out before the date fixed
 Although the peasant objects to taxes Tn kind the Government has re- fused to accept the grain tax in any thlng else. The only exception is pay ment in the Bread Loan Bonds which were Issued last Spring, when the Gov ernment was badly in need of funds
 Tn the case of the stock tax how ever the Government has modified it's rule: The cattle tax this year need not De paid in meat. It may be paid In gram or in Soviet rubles.
 me Bread Loan Bonds amount to ehIy lO'0Oo.O0O poods of rye, and these are neId chiefly by the city workers. The facs value of the bonds is euuiyal- ent to 1O,000.000 gold rubles. but inc workers bought them at 95 They will pc redeemed in rye in December and january Had the harvest failed the them in gold But the harvest has not failed. It IS d Ialr harvest and the tax is lighter tHIs year, so that the peasants are tilucn pIacated. Furthermore as the >aA Is Iald to encourage wider fplant-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-10-27

Other Special All Over the Store
 Open Until 9 F. NJ.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-10-27

a close race and that Mondeu will not poll a normal majority The nor nal majority in the past has been walkaway for other candidates. Ken
 drick and Mondell both have a large
 personal following, and it is certain that both will get votes from the op-
 posing parties
 whether Judge Charles B. Winter, of Casper, Republican, or Robert R. Rose, of Kemmerer, Democrat, will succeed MondeIl as Wyoming represen- tative in the House is uncertain. In a state normally Republican it is con- sidered likely that Winter will be the choice. Rose has been rather evasive on the prohibition question. and it is said that hopeful "wets' will mark their crosses after his name. The watched with especial interest, the po- 1itically wise saying Wyoning's repre- sentative next term will not be her representative for more tha one term.
 Socialists No Factor
 Although the Socialists recently put a complete ticket in the field it is not believed they will be factor in the election.
 dates are stumping the state in the in terest of their candidacies, but the in terest aroused is not great. John W. Hay, of Rock Springs, millionaire banker stockman and coal operator, probably will be the next governor, aI- l though William B. Ross, Cheyenne at torney, is making consistent fight for 1 the honor. Hay won the Republican l n nomination after close primary cleo 1 ton race against Governor Robert D. ] Carey, incumbent Ross has the Dem l ocratic endorsement, but was not the | choice Of the Conference for Progress sive Political Action, which endorsed l practically all other Dem ocratic can 
 Two amendments will be voted up- on at the general election. One pro- vtdes for the consolidation of the two state land boards, and the other pro- 7ides for salary increases for minor county officers.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-10-27
(By International News Service.)

CS-D
 Birmingham, Ala, Oct. 27-The in creasing popularity of the mountain variety of Alabama "moonshine' was effectively demonstrated during the hearing of case in Judge J. O Smiths division of the Circuit Court here. Evidence adduced also brought out the fact that new field has open ed up for the activities of the prohibi- tion forces.
 Briefly, extract of corn" according to testimony offered is now fndino addicts among the bovine species.
 Three ordinary milk cows beIongine to Henry Culp, of Shades Mountain left as usual one morning for their customary pasturage. With the shad ades of evening two of them returned home in a deploTably intoxicated condition. one CT them dying later of acute alcoholism.
 Investigators found the third mem Der CT the bovine booze party, dead of mash
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-10-27
HOBO CORPORATION IS
 FORMED BY RICH FOLK
Pursuit of Liberty and Ban on Great
 Unwashed Are Objects.

origin was in the Waffle Shop" at Boston, subsequently closed by the police.
 The announced objective of the cor poration is Ito fight the unions, pro- tect the elect from the restrictions of the Great Unwashed, and secure free dom to enjoy the untrammeled luxury of life, liberty and the pursuit of hap piness." The stockholders are per mitted to have not in excess of 200 shares at $10 each.
 The Hobo Corporation will esyouse aesthetic dancing, dramatics, poetry, singing and painting. Mrs. Frederick Snow, one of the prominent packers of the enterprise, has repeat edly shocked polite society by her madcap projects. She is well known for vivid ideas and picturesque love of adventure.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-10-27

The Hobo Corporation recently formed by a group of New York and Boston society folk, has made it pos : sible for it's organizers to live the real life of a Weary Willie from the Way side" at Buzzard's Bay.
 John Knowles Bourne, millionaire farmer. is the Hobo King and is expected to execute his autocratic sway to the exclusion of hoi poloi of the undesirable middle and lower classes.
 Charles Garland, who recently took unto himself couple of mental and soul mates respectively, and famed exponent of free love" also is a "stockholder."
 The Hobo Corporation had its in ception in the desire of the social elect to protect itself from the encroach- ment of the rabble. Its primary
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-10-27
kILLEFER AGAIN
 PILOT OF CUBS

Chicago, Oct. 27-William Ki1lefer, of the Chicago Nationals. was reap pointed manager of the Cubs for the seasons of 1923 and 1924 at the an ruai stockh olders' nnee ing.
 Ellef5r came to the Cubs in t-.e winter of 1917 W th his battery mate Grover Alexander, for $50.000. After .eryice in the army during the World War, KiEefe1 returned to the club, succeeding Jolin Evers. as pilot. about tn 1rl dale of tha 1921 season.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-10-27
AUTO NOVICES WARNED
 TO STAY OFF STREETS
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Cincinnati, O., Oct. 27 An old proverb has been revised by Police Judge Meredith Yeatman to read: "Novices rush in where experts fear
 to drive" and in order to curb the
 inclination he has ruled that a be-
 gfnner at automobile piloting is gull ty of reckless driving when he takes
 his automobile into the congested districts. Let those who are learn ing practice out in the open here after" he said, and added that those who got in trouble downtown could expect no mercy from him.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-10-27
ALABAMA COWS GET "CORNED' ON
 MASH; TWO OF THREE ARE DEAD

An interesting question in connec- tion with the case-which has not yet been answered-is:
 Did the lone, surviving COW yield milk punch instead of the straight lactea1 fluid for the first few days i'm mediateIy succeeding her "iag?"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-10-27
SOVIET IS NOW OLLECTINC
 GRAIN TAX FOR NEXT YEAR

ing the peasants are blowing a greate area this Fall
 A. P. Smirnoff, member of the Col Iege of the Peoples Commissariat O rood Supply, gives out the apportion ment of the grain tax in the seven ta: districts as follows: 1. Northern Cau casus, including Don-Kuban and tho small Caucasian republics forty-on mlIhon poods; 2. Eight Central Gov ernments, including Tamboux TuIa Penza and Kursk, 105 million poods 5. Eleven Governments, including Nizhney, Novgorod SmoIensk and White Russia, sixty-three million poods; 4. Siberia, thirty-tive milIioI poods; 5. District including Moscow and Petrograd, twenty million; 6 KhirgheZ, nine million poods; Crimea, Astrakhan, Samara. Saratof and Simbirk-the famine district twenty-two million poods.
 The entire tax is due before Decem. Der l.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-10-27

SAN DIEGO. aI.-Ground will bt broken Nov. 30 at Tiajuana, jus across the Mexican line south of here for a million dollar racing plant. tt be erected by the Tiajuana Jocke, Club
Evening star., 1922-03-19
The West Virginia
To Be Finished

The battlcship West Virginia, under
construction by the Newport News
company, has been selected by Secre-
tary DENLY for completion under tho
terms of the naval Limitation treaty.
instead of the battleship Washington.
building by the New York Shipbuild-
ing Company, at Camden. N. ]. Tho
West Virginia is so per cent completed
and the Washington 50 per cent COM
pletcd.
Work on the Washington will re-
main suspended, as is the case with
other new battleships and battle
cruisers which are to be scrapped or
converted when the treaty has been
|, ratified.
By the terms of the treaty the United
States was authorized to complete two
ships, ,"of the West Virginia class"
which were under construction when
the conference was called and on their
completion TO commission these with
the fleet and withdrawal from the ac-
tive forces of the older battleships
North Dakota and Delaware, which VIII
be scrapped. The third battleship of
that class, which will be included in
the treaty feet. is the Maryland. now
in commission. -,<%
The battleship Colorado, of the same
class, is under construction at the Cam
den yards. but so nearly completed
that she was figured as q complete
ship in the treaty discussions. and these
two. the Colorado and the: West vir-
ginia, will be the vessels to be added
to the fleet as the equivalent in the
United States Navy for Japan's reten-
Gcn OF the battlcshi2 Mutsu. -,
Evening star., 1922-03-19


Presidential sentiment as to candidates in
the democratic rank and file is described as
being in fluid state at this time, liable to
crystalizaton by more than one means. AS
democratic leader suggested the other day,
year is a long time in politics nowadays, and
two years can be fraught with possibilities of
many changes. Men who now think bright
the chances of the democrats carrying the
country in 1924. and in that view regarding
the presidential nomination attractive.
might change their view in the vicissitude of
altered conditions.
Mr.. McAdoo and Mr. Cox are more in the
limelight than any others at this time. yet
there are outward evidences that they
contemplating the candidacy. Friends of
Homer S. Cummings of Connecticut are watch
ing the situation closely in his behalf, it is
said. for although he has left active politics
for the practice of law, temporarily, he has
following that cannot be dismissed negligi-
BILE, which would push him to the front, when
conditions seemed favorable.
Senator Pomerene, of Ohio. who talked
about in 1920 for the nomination, is still being
cherished by his friends as a possible arrow
in the democratic quiver. In the repub-
lcans should lose Ohio in the next elections it
is thought here that Senator Pomerenes name
would be found high in the list of availables
under discussion.
1t is realized by democratic politicians that
conditions expected to operate to the advantage
of the democrats this fall may not be existent
two years thereafter, and the more cautious of
them do not look much beyond next November.
They think that in all probability the repub-
licans will receive a jolt in the fall elections,
but not necessarily knockout blow.
Disturbed and restless conditions expected
to obtain countrywide when these elections
come off may be settled thereafter and with
the passage of time enabling the republicans
to improve their record of legislation the
bright prospects may vanish.
x X X X
National leaders of the democrats in Con-
gress are keeping in close touch with political
conditions in pivotal states to the extent of
urging the selection of candidates for state
Offices and for the Senate in republican states
with great care, looking to the choice of The
best men in the party.
This is especially true with regard to guber-
Material candidates. having in view the pos
sibiIty of the elections turning up a promising
man for the presidential nomination in 1924.
Evening star., 1922-03-19

aid is >peeded. In the hearings be-
fore the House committee on mer-
chant marine and fisheries during
October and November. 1921. w. l..
Clark. representing the National Mcr-
chant Marine Association, made many
interesting and Illuminating state
ments with which the public may not
be familiar. but which tho Shipping
Board and others know arc true
Mr.. Clark stated that "Canadian
lines (railroads) make a preferential
rate on freight coming through Cam
ada less than on American goods
otherwise shipped; that American
goods shipped to Australia by way
Of Canada have a lower tariff rating
in Australia than when shipped d.
rect from the United States; that
Hobbies Of foreign interests arc seek
ing to break down our merchant ma
rine"; that contracts between Amer
lean railroads and foreign shipping
interests have been made SO that not
q pound of American grain has moved
in American ships in export to Eu-
rope from south Atlantic port in all
States Shipping Board has been in
vestigating this latter charge. and
has the matter corrected somewhat.
Soon it will be removed altogether
Hereafter all American railroads will
makc> their through contracts with
American steamship lines.
! Mr.. Clark further stated that In
1871 Montreal and Georgian Bay
were congcsted with American wheat
diverted away from New York. Phil
adelphia and New England ports to
Canada; that export rates have
been used principally to subsidize
foreign-flag ships; that importers
have been unable to get shipments
direct, but must route them through
Canada; that "our laws requiring
fcitizen ownership of United States
vessels are evaded to control Ameri-
can ships vital to the economic life
OF the American people" All these
statements are quotations from Mr..
Clark's testimony as published in the
hearings.
Discriminate Against U. s.
Furthermore, discriminating import
duties affect Americas foreign trade
and shipping. Both the United King
dom and nearly all her. dominions
have a discriminating import duty
against the United States. These
dominions have increased their tariffs
against all countries" except the
United Kingdom and dominions. Can
ada and other possessions have three
tariffs-the preferential, the ordinary.
and the high. The United States gets
the high. :
Despite the many conferences or
agreements made between the United
States Shipping Board and foreign
shipping lines as to rates. these con-
fcrences are all sbaky. In November,
1921, the board had fight with the
London conference liners relative to
the participation Of American ships in
the Egyptian cotton trade, and won
finally. Foreign shippers enjoy diff
ferential under American shippers
because of lower transportation. If
the fight for an American merchant
marine is to be won it must be won
through some sort Of government aid.
In 1920 about 40 per cent Of our
imports and about "a per cent Of our
exports were in American vessels.
Continued on Third Page.)
Evening star., 1922-03-19
BY N. O. MESSENGER.

W HEN President Harding returns to
\A the capital he will find some of the
90 " " public questions which were bother
some at the time of his departure
still full of wrinkles which he will be asked
to iron out, and with Congress and the admin
istrative branch at Odds He will have cause
for qualification. however, in the realization
that the fOur-power treaty in the Senate en-
joys brighter prospects of ratification than it
did ten days ago, with consequently improved
outlook for the other pending treaties.
1t now seems altogether likely, according to
the estimates of Senate leaders, that the op
position to tine four-pow treaty will fail to
rally sufficient votes to defeat it, and there is
possibility that when this outlook becomes a
surety, a number of senators who arc now
listed in the opposition will vote for ratifica-
tion The friends of the treaty would be glad
to large vote possible rolled up for
the effect it would have abroad =
X X
The bonus legislation In the House will prob
ably cause the President some anxiety. The
present status of the bonus bill accentuates
the differences between the legislative and
administrative branches. The House seems
bent upon going directly against the advise of
the President the Secretary of the Treasury,
the controller of the currency and the gov
ernor of the Federal Reserve Board in franz
ing the bill Some of the proponents of the
bill are counting upon the possibility of win
ming the President over to their way of think =
ing. but it is not thought by those who knew
the state of the Presidents mind when he de-
parted on his trip south that he is likely to
change his attitude.
What the ultimate fate of the bonus bill
will be, hardly any one at the Capitol ventures
to predict. Democrats declare that the repub-
Hcans run the risk of losing on the PROPOSE
tion whichever way it works out: that If the
bill fails, through the differences Of views be-
tween the House and Senate between the
Congress and the President, the veterans will
hold the party responsible, and that if taxes
are increased. the country at large will resent
the burden and express a protest at the polls
X *
However. one would think that the repre-
sentatives and senators themselves would be
the best judges of popular sentiment in their
districts and states. and there Is no mistaking
the fact that majority of the legislators are
determined to put through some kind Of bonus
legislation, If 1t is possible to do SO. 1t is
pointed out that the men who vote the legisla-
tion into enactment will bear the individual
responsibility for their action.
X X
Secretary of War Weeks and the House are
at odds over the military appropriation bill.
the House being intent upon cutting the Army
Evening star., 1922-03-19

down to a point which Secretary Weeks de-
clares to be below the margin of national
safety. While down south the Secretary gave
out statement declaring that IL the appro-
priations were reduced he would have to abon
don number of military posts the sustaining
of which is supposed to be of interest to the
communities in which they are located The
creation Of military post has been an asset
to congressman in the past.
The shade of Theodore Roosevelt was in
voked in the House the other day in protest
against the plan to cut down the Army. Rep
resentative Dallnger of Massachusetts, who
said that no one thing stands out more prom
inently than Roosevelt's unfalterng advocacy
of national preparedness, predicted that If he
were alive he would oppose the drastic cuts
now planned in national defense. The Army
consists Of $4,000 and the pending bill pro-
poses to reduce ii to $4,000 men and 1000
commissioned personnel. Secretary Weeks has
insisted that $4,000 men are needed all the
time to patrol the Mexican border:
Senator Harris of Georgia called the atten-
tion Of the Senate to the possibility of lapse
in the law restricting immigration which
might let in horde of immigrants. The
pending bill to extend the present temporary
restrictive measure, If it becomes law in its
present shape. would expire June 80, 1928.
Senator Harris pointed out that unless Con-
gress were called in extra session at that time,
the steamship companies would be free to rush
in immigrants without hndrance. He wants
the law extended to 1924, and an amendment
requiring all immigrants to be brought in
American ships. that our agents could pre-
vent undesirable ones coming in.
Senator Harris stated that the head Of the
American Legion claims there are 100000 ex-
service men out of employment now and he
protests against immigrants adding to the un-
employment situation.
That the elections of next fall may
furnish outstanding figure to be avail
able presidential candidacy timber two
g. years later is possibility contemplated by
some democrats high in the party councils.
The democrats it is said, counting upon
wrestling two or three governorships from the
republicans. and in such and in event of
a notable change in political form of a pivotal
state the successful candidate might be con-
sidered in line for the presidential nomina-
ton.
1t is pointed out by these democrats that in
both parties. but in the democratic party espe-
cially, the road to the presidency has fire.
quently led through the governorship. In 1920.
to be sure. it led only to the nomination, when
Evening star., 1922-03-19

! the armistice and during 1920 and
1921 the United States found itself
with a large number of ships more or
mendous problem-what to do with
them. .-,
1t would be fruitlcss to discuss the
activities of the various shipping
boards. The problem was and is witt,
the future. not the past. Suffice to
say, it Is now pretty generally con-
ceded that the best things possible
were done, and that the present Ship
ping Board Is handling well an un-
fortunate and perhaps unavoidable
situation.
Every ono comedies that what was
gained during tho war must be SAL
vaged as far as possible, not only the
ships, but the experience, the advan-
tage and tho vision. IF Americas for
eign commerce is to be developed 100
per cent during tho next ten years
| there must be an adequate and up
to-date merchant marine. In his ad-
dress to Congress President Harding
said: Nobody pretends any longer
that shipping is matter Of concern
only to tho ports involved. Commerce
| on the seas is quite as vital to the
great interior as it is to our coast
territory, east. south or west. Ship
ping is no more sectional interest
| than is agriculture or manufacturing
No one of them can be prosperous
alone. We need favoring
spirit, an awakening American pride
and an avowed determination that
we shall become in the main tho car
,riers OF our own commerce, in spite
of all competition and all dfscour-
agements."
Experts Called Together.
To meet the situation. a group OF
experts was called together to survey
the situation and formulate q cam
paign. In this group were Grosner
NJ Jones of the Department Of Com
merce; Prof. Emory r. johnson of
the University of Pennsylvania; Win
throp L. Marvin, vice president and
general manager of the American
Steamship Owners Association: Rear
Admirals Fl. H. Rousseau and Clar-
ence L. Williams: Daniel II. Cox, for
mer manager OF the steel ship con-
struction Of tho Emergency Fleet
fCoropration, and Norman Beecher
of the Shipping Boards admiralty
counsel.
E Two methods Of procedure to bring
about permanent merchant marine
in the foreign trade offered them
selves; in fact. have been suggested
for many years-one. discriminating
import duties on merchandise brought
in American vessels, and subsidies
both direct and indirect. The Jones
shipping law Of 1890 inclined toward
discriminating duties and paved the
way therefor by directing the Presi-
dent to abrogate the portions Of all
treaties which prevent discriminating
duties. Concerning the latter law
President Harding said to Congress:
Frankly, members Of the House and
Senate, eager as 1 am to join you in
the making Of an American merchant
marine commensurate with our COM
merce, the announcement Of our COM
mercial treaties would involve us In
chaos Of trade relationships and
add indescribably to the confusion OF
the already discredite6 oepinercfal
world. -. CarEoes which make