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CROP CT REENCl

A. + ,4np when business is depressed and money not
A. como at without some difficulty any proposal to h"S''"
RECOVERY by a~rtificialy increasing the flow o, currency
i .1r, TO find plenty OF interested students. Mr.. Edison
has made a proposal that has attracted Il great o'"' j
attention and that many persons approve
His pan is to establish a Federal Farm Bank that must
Issue rc,epls to the farmers for their crops at the aver
,,h,,,,,n for the previous twenty five years. The
holder oc such a receipt could demand from any na'loRa'
bark currency To the amount ot man the race o 'e (
ceipt. The bank would get me currency ilo" Tue "eal,
est Federal Reserve bank. Inc othtr nan OF 'I' receipt
the farmer could sell, or he could borrow ON II wherever
hc could get a loan, The crops awaiting sale would DC
stored IN government warehouses at the Dare cost OIL
storage. =,
There is no question that the plan would speedily IN
crease the currency IN crculatIot New money to the
value of almost half our great staple crops would be add
ed every fall to what IS normally IN use Inc dhlicuHE
would be- to know what such currency IS really worth IL
would be based on a long average of crop prices, but that
average sum would never be its actual value, for the crops
Of any given year are almost always worth either more
or less than the average. The plan does not specifically
rank the proposed crop currency as legal terier, and II
does not provide place, time or terms for redeeming IT.
Retirement is roughly arranged for in the provision that
holders of receipts must repay the Federal Farm Bank
within a year, with interest at one per cent a month
Presumably they would repay with crop-currency notes
# they could get them; but if the ertre issue was not
retired within a year, the surviving notes would be Il
source of confusion. for they would be a form of money
without any thing behind 1t.
The plan interests a great many farmers who appre
ciate the provision for quick and ready money at harvest
time. Senator Capper is favorable to It, ard most of the
Senators and Representatives in the socalled "agricultur
al bloc are with him. Business opinion is generally again
81 the plan on the ground that the value of the proposed
currency is neither clearly fixed nor properly safeguard
I'd, ard because business men are afraid Of the effect OF
an annual initiation of the currency without relation to tn,
actual needs of business in general. .
1t is reasonable to believe that such a policy would ad
vance the prices of farm products. but in advancing then
1t would also advance the prices of everything else, and Sc
it is not clear that anyone would really profit by II. A
hast it is not clear just who would profit by it. and il il
certain that a good many people would lose. IL the plan /
presented to Congress opinion on it will divide not &C
cordlng to party lines but according to the view the in
dividual members take Of what constitutes sound fin
ance-Youths Companion.
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MARSHALL DI~FfERENTIATES BETW ZEN GOOD
y RELIGIOUS AMERICA

Thomas Marshall, cXNice-President is a man of convic-
tions, a man of decidedly sound Judgment and very re-
Gently gave another proof of this. He was in London and
was entertained by some members of Parliament. OF
course some speeches were on the program and in reply
Mr.. Marshall said:
THAT one reason why the United States had not
gone to Genoa had perhaps not been sufficiently eN-
planned. Secretary Hughes had set forth the diplo-
matte and Secretary Hoover the economic reason, but
there was another, a religious reason. We in Amer
lea are not good, but we are religious. A large pre-
ponderance of our people believe in eight command
ments, quite a respectable number believe in nine and
some few give assert to ten. | am not in the secrets
of the present Administration, and | did not know
much about the last one, but | believe it does object to
dealing with people who have dethroned God, destroy
ed the home and terrorized the innocent"
That is hittngo the nail on the head, ard a slight tai
he gives it, when he added: Il did not know much abou
the, last one"-he might have added not nearly as muc
as Mr.. Coolidge does of the present Administration.
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The Point of View

We listened to two men who had
been stung. Said the first to the
second:
That man is a crook. He sold me
a horse that was spawned, blind in
one eye, had the bolts and was twenty
three years DID,"
Said the second to the first.
That man is a thief. He sold me a
fllvver that had scored cylinders a
wornout gear, a wobbly drive shaft and
a rusted front axle"
And upon investigation we discover
that they had been stung in a trade
OF the horse for the flivver.-Richmond
Times Dispatch.
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Umbrellas made, repaired and re-
covered. Covers in all colors from
$3.50 up. Fine silk and linen covers
$3.50. Best all silk taffeta overs
in any color $500 up. Write for
samples.
Fine umbrellas for sale $3.50 and
up. Made in Meridian, repaired every
where by the old reliable
GEO. A. 'FISHER,
2327-4th st. Meridian, Miss.
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T.a FurgaE oI.IHE RADIo-pHoEE

Ats. "a hA-A- 81 A--- p" AAy.'A-
Though 81 ...a. ii ~ ..-n. youth to vr.
.r copy I..-. "E IS u.. new under d.. -rr.
... r.... ea.. ..a -.sga-. r ibis faith ever since.
.. -. arH..H II. ar-... OF finding our faith
.....n. fr mar. ts.E. --a. certainly look new. and az
a. an. u.H o. D. Keep bringing up. So that wa rav,
.. ..g. ...ea,ae ~ Ger selves ID j. true that taer. I
a... r.w under d. sun, OF ar would find our selves
.. "u. rarr UtW tEH-H .Fs com E.. .E' eyer g.
Often no" within tie pale Of our owu recollection, ami
ua. looking very far back, there have been many seem
n-ly new things to spring up, that made it hard for Us
to believe they had been existing all Of the time and we
not aware Of it.
A great many Of the old-new things that have come to
our knowledge a. a surprise, have been electrical, and when
sprung on Us, they have been as amazingly surprising
as if they were not as old as time, The wireless, that not
many years ago, came to perfection, was a wonder, magi-
cal and awe-irspiring, and although we have grown ac-
customed, to hearing Of, if not directly hearing messages
that are cast out into space and find a true course through
the painless expansc Of the air, and accept it without a
gasp, still it is a marvellous conception Of the human brain
that can so wave a magic wand over the awful power of
electricity and at command, cause it to perform the word
ers that are to day being broadcasted through out the
etheric realm Of this old world. that for all its seemingly
open simplicity is still a complex problem to mankind.
When we think or hear of the wireless wonder, our sub
conscious minds take up the thought of Marconi, the
wizard who perfected this marvel among modern wond-
es, but there are few of US who get a vision of the real
discoverer of this boom to mankind, though the most rat
ural thing would be to attribute it to its proper source,
Edison. 1t was Edison who really conceived the Undue
ton system by which the wireless was brought into a
beginning Of existence. In his observations, he came into
communion with the idea which resulted in the granting
in 1891, Of a patent, which made him, as he has been des-
crited, "Not the father, but the Grand father of Wireless
rclcgraphy and Wireless Telephony" After making his
wireless discovery, and before he could bring it to per
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Deaf tO Music

l. took my wife to the oprea last
night.
Did she enjoy is?
She wanted me to demand my money
back. Half the people whose names
were on the program as b~oxholders
were not there at all.-New York Sun.
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Revenge is Sweet

Ex-Doughboy-"Did you ever get
war;"
Ex-suddy tnow : plumberl-"TIi
say so. | fixed some pipes in his Gel
lsr."-The American Legion weekly.
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Not Now

Hello! Bill. How's your old sweet
hearth "She amt my sweetheart
now, married 'er last Saturday ~
London Opinion.
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Cow Taken I'm

Taken up on ]. H. Williams Turn.
er place, n large brindle COW with
small white spot in forhead. White
over withers and on belly and legs.
Blind in both eyes. Brand on left hin.
The New York herald., 1922-05-12
EX-KAISER SEEKS
SOLACE IN PRAYER
Study Of Religion Is Develop
ing Into a Mania, Says
Admiral Won Tirpitz.

AMSTERDAM, May II (Associated
Press) Former Emperor Williams de-
votion to religion has progressed to the
point OF mania, Admiral Won Tirpitz,
former Minister of the German Navy. is
reported to have told a friend recently.
The German ex-Kaiser is described as
spending the greater part of each day
in reading the Scriptures. commentaries,
sermons and other religious books and
in prayer. His physical health appears
to be good, but the members of his en-
tourage at Doom regard his mental
state with some anxiety.
1t is observed that his interest in Eu-
ropean affairs has greatly diminished,
even German politics finding him some
to live rather in the past than in the
present, and he is disposed, whenever he
does converse on politics and some one
speaks of the injustice CT the world, to
allude with certain melancholy and
indifference to what he terms the false
accusation Of hts having "willed the
war"
During his reign as Emperor of the
German Empire. William was primate
of the Lutheran State Church of Prus-
sia, and as such he studied theology and
cultivated expertness in defense of
Lutheran doctrines and their applica-
ton. His mind was often divided. in
those days, between the study Of mill
tary and religious questions, but now he
is said to be enthralled in religious
questions alone, to the exclusion Of all
problems Of state craft
His mental outlook seems to have
narrowed and his rare visitors find his
mind shut in and closed to present Ger
man affairs and the relations between
Germany and the rest of the European
countries
The New York herald., 1922-05-12
EUROPE MAKES PLANS
TO AID MOTOR TOURISTS
Many Needed Changes Out
lined at Meeting in Paris.

Special Gable TO THE NEw YORK IInrlAlp
Copyright, 1929. by THE NEW YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Paris, May II.
Motor tourists coming to Europe this
year will find numerous long wanted
changes in progress as result of the
labors of the International Traffic Con-
g-ess. which has just concluded it's
session here. Cortlandt F. Bishop of
New York represented the United States.
Most OF the European countries have
accepted the international road certifi.
cate. which was held up by The fact tnat
three American States have not yet APP
proved 1t, although Danzig, Finland,
Poland Nand Morocco have agreed TO
work for the harmoony of the conference
in establishing uniform road regulations.
Although France is the only country not
granting a delay to tourists i'm the nay
n:ent of the traffic tax. Objectionable
features have been overcome by the issue
Of booklets of coupons which are on sale
at all the automobile clubs OF Europe
to those coming to France.
The vexatious passport problem also
was discussed by the congress. which
went on record as advocating the total
abolition OF passports. 1t is expected
SPAN VIII waive all passport require
ments next month. but Italy and France.
save in the case of few allied coun-
tries, are still obdurate for the protec-
tion of their frontiers.
For tourists wishing to establish speed
records France and Holland will be the
favortes, as neither has speed limit
on it's main highways. Switzerland has
Increased the limit by ten kilometers an
hour and more liberal treatment is
promised tourists in Belgium ana Eng
land.
The New York herald., 1922-05-12
WANTS u. S. TO INQUIRE
INTO GERMAN FINANCES
Frankfort Paper Suggests Ac-
tion by Neutral Board.

FRANKFORT, May 11.-Germany's ap-
! parent inability to convince the Repara-
tions Commission and the French Gov
ernment of the infeasability of the pres
ent reparations demands prompts the
Frankfort Gazette to suggest 20 the
German Government that it invite an
independent board of neutral financial
experts to examine the nations balance
sheet and place the results of its inves-
legations before the Preparations Com
mission and the world at large. 1t sug
gests the inclusion of member of the
Federal Reserve Board, or the head of
one-of the Federal Reserve banks. in
order that the American public shall be
given reliable and unbiased insight into
Germanys financial condition and the
causes responsible for the depreciation
of her currency.
The Gazette urges the Government to
lose no time in taking new tack, one
primarily calculated to impress the
American newspaper reader. who pre-
fers to have such issues presented in
plain, everyday business fashion In
stead of through the medium of pom
derous official notes and protests.
The New York herald., 1922-05-12
PALESTINE MANDATE
BEFORE THE LEAGUE
Lord Balfour Asks Approval,
Saying United States Has
Cordially Agreed.

GENEVA. May II (Associated Press)
Tho American Governments consent
to the British mandate for Palestine
was the chief subject for discussion at
the opening session of the Council of the
League of Nations this afternoon, The
Earl OF Balfour, In the name of Great
Britain. requested the council to place
the question of approval of the British
mandate on the agenda. but the French
Spanish. Italian and Brazilian delegates
all asked time in which to seek advice
from their respective Foreign offices on
the question.
Leon Bourgeois. France, said his Gov
ernment wa6 eager to dispose of all
the mandates. including the one for
Syria, but the question of the Palestine
mandate had been brought up so sud-
denly he must have time to consult with
Premier Poincare. The other delegates
expressed themselves in similar terms.
Lord Balfour explained that the
United States has cordially agreed to
the British mandate, making only c~c
condition. This condition was tDdt,
should the British ever give up the man
date. American rights in Palestine
should be the same as those accorded
her by Turkey before the war. He
added that there was no longer any
mandate. since the council w:s in agree
ment a year ago. when tho merican
protest suddenly arrived in { eheva
The possibility of the international oil
situation being discussed In connection
with the Palestine mandate is now fore
seen with the reported decision OF
France to invoke the San Reno oil agree
ment, in which Great Britain and France
agreed not to negotiate any separate oil
compacts in Palestine and Mesopotamia.
France, it is reported, holds that Great
Britain has not lived up to the exact
letter of this agreement.
1t became known to-day that the Vat
ican is taking deep interest in the
Palestine mandate and is using its in
fluence with the French. Italian and
Brazilian delegate5 to see that the man
date safeguards the rights Of religious
places of worship. The Vatican would
like to have these places kept entirely
under Christian control. free from any
influence which the Jewish national
state might WELD.
The council of the League of Nations
this afternoon decided upon the i'm
mediate establishment of South Amer
lean bureau at the headquarters OF the
League Of Nations in Geneva for the
purpose of bringing about closer and
more friendly relations between the
South American and Latin countries
This decision followed a recommends
ton made by special committee of the
secretariat, which visited the South
American countries last July.
IT has been so arranged that The
bureau can be transferred to South
America when the council decides the
time Is opportune. The estimated year
ly cost is between 100000 and 125.000
gold francs Rio Janeiro and Monte
video both want the bureau. while
Panama and Cuba have also made
bid for Ii.
The New York herald., 1922-05-12
GERMAN CHILDREN FED
BY AMERICAN QUAKERS
Gave 10000, 900 Free Meals
Last Year, Workers Report.

Special Cable to The New YoRk HERALD.
Copyright. 1923. by TIE New York HERALD
New York Herald Bureau.
Berlin, May n.
The American Society OF Friends pro-
vldcd 122 100000 free meals to German
children last year. At present tho So
cicty feeds 300.0 children daily. Thcre
figures were mentioned In the general
assembly of the committee for foreign
help to Germany when II. Beacon and
Miss r. Branson of the American Com
mission for the Relief OF German Chill
drcn gave an account OF the activities
OF the Quakers in Germany.
The meals were served In 1.600 Ger
man cities and villages last year. The
value OF the food used exceeded $4,000
600, the German Government having
contributed one-fourth of this sum-
The New York herald., 1922-05-12
AMERICAN FIRMS LOAN
TO BELGRADE REPORTED
$50, 100000 Cash and $780,
900, 600 for Tran. in Deal.

Special Cable to THE Nrw lorK HERALD.
CopDri0rf f92g, by THE NEW YORK HERALD
New York Herald Bureau.
Rome, May II.
only minor details remain to be
settled in the proposal of the American
Foundation Company to lend Jugo-
Slavia 100000, 900. Meanwhile the
Italian preas IS watching these negotia-
tons with the closest interest. PROPOSE
tions from another American source and
from Belgian and Scandinavian interests
have been definitely rejected by Bel
grade. 1t is authoritatively stated that
the American houses behind the loan are
j. r. Morgan & Co. and Blair & Co.
The proposition now before the Bel
~rade Government is cash loan OF
$40 900 600 and constructing railways
and port improvements and furnishing
supplies amounting to $70,000,000. The
rate OF interest demanded is. per cent.
These terms are considered hard by the
jugo-Siav Ministry because OF the high
cost Of rolling stock and other materials
10 he imported from America.
The railway projected runs from Bel
grade to Spalato, involving the develop
ment of that port. but the Jugo-Slavs
are hoping for settlement OF the Fiume
question i'm their favor, which would al
low them to huild a line to Fiums in
stead. thus avoiding the cost of building
an entirely new port at Spalato.
The export that Jugc-Slav cash loan
Of $50. 900, recently authorized by
that Government. would be backed by
T. T.. Morgan & Co. and Blair & Co,
lrc.. was denied in official quarters yes
tea day. At the Offices of j. r. Morgan &
Co II was stated definitely that the
firm would have no hand in a Jugo-
Siav loan, and officials of Blair & Co..
Inc, asserted they had no knowledge of
It.
A Jugo-Sav loan has been discussed
In Wall Street for some time and it is
known that number of houses have
been approached on it. A canvass of
the representatives houses of issue, how
ever. failed to reveal any great interest
in the financing
The New York herald., 1922-05-12
WOMAN IS DEAD AT 1O4.

SENECA FALLS. ". Y. May 1l.--Mrs.
Mary Halpin Sampson died at the home
of her daughter here last night. aged
104.
She was born in Dundear, County
Louthe, Ireland, on April Is. 1918: came
to America in sailing vessel at the
age of 3S. and had lived in Seneca Falls
since her arrival in this country.
The New York herald., 1922-05-12
Ex-senator Bailey's Son
Takes $4,000, 900 Bride

q AN ANTONIO, May 11-Wel-
don Bailey, son of former SEN
ator Joseph w. Bailey and
Miss Electra Waggoner Wharton,
daughter of w. T. Wharton. Fort
Worth cattleman, We're married here
early to-day after quick decision
at Dallas. They left for Tucson,
Ariz.. where Mr. Bailey owns q
cattle ranch. Bailey : and Mrs.
Wharton had long been friends and
when they unexpectedly met in
Dallas railway station they decided
to get married. Word was sent to
San Antonio and a marriage Ii
cense was prepared. When they
arrived shortly after midnight the
ceremony was performed. 1t is
said that the bride has $10,000,000
in her own name. She is about 80.
The New York herald., 1922-05-12
CHANG ENTRENCHES
AGAINST GEN. WI
Clash Expected at Kaiping,
Where Americans Are to
Guard Railway.
TRAINS FROM SOUTH STOP
Diplomats Neutral; Wu
Threatens to Drive Rival
Back to Mukden.

PEKIN, May IL (Associated Press). -
The foreign legations here have been In
formed that critical situation has de-
veloped at Kaiping, 70 miles north OF
Tientsin, where the troops of Gen. Chang
Tso-lin are intrenched against an ad-
vance by Gen. Wu Pei-fu's army.
kaping is on that portion Of the
Pekin-M -Mukden Railroad assigned to the
protection Of the American forces under
The international agreement for main
tanning communication south OF the
great wall.
Reports say that Chang has arrived at
Luanchow, personally to direct the op-
era,ions. Ten thousand fresh troops
have left Mukden to go to his assistance.
Gen. Wu's troops have advanced to
Tangshan. 20 miles north of Tientsin.
They are under command of Gen. Wang
Cheng-pin.
The diplomatic corps here was asked
{ intervene, but declared that il was not
feasible to interfere in China's internal
:; fairs They sent notice to the Govern
mont that the Powers. il necessary.
would take steps to protect foreign in
tercsts.
There is no intention by the opposing
arr.ies to yield. Gen. Chang has issued
orders not to permit northbound trains
fo pass Luanchow on account of the
danger of firing upon them. Gen. WI
h9s returned to Paotingfu. He said be-
frrc his departure that he was deter
mined to drive Chang's army back to
NIiklcn.
TIENTsIN, May IL (Associated Press).
despite his dismissal from the mill
tary Goyernorship of Manchuria and his
defeat by Gen. WI Pei-fu. Gen. Chang
Tso-lln intends to attempt a final stand
= Luanchow. about sixty-five miles
s"uth of the great wall on the Mukden
Halfway.
Clih-ii troops are now detrafning just
tis side OF Tancshan. and are reported
{, he preparing for an enveloping move
ment against 1laiping. The American
missionaries at Chang-l were ordered
t. withdraw to-day. Thirty-four Amer
iran soldiers have gone 10 reinforce the
railway guards at Tangshar, only five
miles from Chang's outposts.
Annoy. China. May Ii associated
Iress) A financial crisis Canton,
the seat of the Southern Government, is
r~pcrted in dispatches received here.
Government bank notes have deprecated
- per cent. The operations of DR.. Sun
Nat-sen's Government i'm preparation for
its projected campaign against the
North and the consequent political COM
plications. are blamed for the trouble
The New York herald., 1922-05-12
CUBAN ANTI-ALIEN LAW VETO.

HAVANA, Cuba, May 11.-Unconstitu-
tional discrimination against aliens Is
given by President Alfredo Zayas as his
reason for vetoing a law enacted re-
Gently providing that rs per cent. of
port workers shall be native Cubans
The President in the text of the veto,
made public to-day. asks Congress to
pursue a policy calculated to harmonize
the interests of capital and labor.
The New York herald., 1922-05-12
SENATOR LODGE TO BE GUEST.

Senator Henry Cabot Lodge will be
the guest Of honor at q dinner arranged
by the Palestine Foundation Fund for
Sunday evening, June 4. at the Commo-
dore. it was announced last night at a
meeting of the district chairmen of the
fund, held at the McAlpin.