The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-06-02
CAPITOL NEWS NOTES

Washington, D. c., May 22.-Mis-
souri, never was more prominent in
the political spotlight Of the nation
than it promises to be during the CAM
paign now in progress in that state.
Practically every one of the big east
ern newspapers has or will have a
staff correspondent in Missouri to give
his impressions on the Wilson Reed
contest and to send daily communiques
from the "war zone"
1t is the one senatorial campaign in
which Washington is evincing inter-
est and in appreciation of this fact the
Washington Post has one of its staff
writers covering the state, his articles
being given first-page position each
day.
This interest is by no means con-
fined to Democrats, for the Republican
leaders feel they will find the big is
sue for the campaign this fall, not on
ly for Missouri but throughout the
country, in the result of this Demo-
cratic primary. The Republicans feel
that if Long wins it will make the
League of Nations the paramount is
sue, not only in the elections this fall,
but in 1924 as well. This issue, G. o.
P. leaders profess to believe, has been
passed on by the people and declare
it is no more to be feared, politically
speaking, than the one-time celebrated
ratio of 16 to /. The Republicans are
confident that the schism, which rent
the Democrats in 1896 over Free Sill
yer, is to be repeated.
President Harding has named nellie
Tomlinson postmistress at Morley, Mo.
The army engineers, in the river and
harbor authorization bill which passed
the House early this week, are called
on to make a survey and report the
cost of providing a. six foot channel in
the Missouri river between Kansas
City and Sioux City. The bill was
fought bitterly by Floor Leader Mon
dell, Chairman Madden of the appro-
priations committee and other lead
ing Republicans. but even the party
whip was powerless to block it's pass
age.
One of the "new" Republican Con-
gressmen from Missouri has decided
that he was not cut out for a law
maker and determined to retire to the
simple life of a private citizen. This
is Rep. Samuel A. Shelton of Marsh
field, congressman from the sixteenth
district. Although he Indignantly de-
MES it the fact that this is generally
looked upon as "a Democratic year"
may have been a contributing factor
i'll his reaching this decision. Con-
gresham Shelton is demonstrating
more political foresight than most of
his colleagues from that state.
The forecast of the Department of
Agriculture estimates Missouri's win
ter Wheat crop this year at 43.044.000
bushels. the acreage being 2,945000
acres. The condition, as of May l, is
given as 81 per cent. which is two per
cent above the ten year average. The
estimated yield of rye is given as $685.
900 bushels and hay 4,234,000 tons.
The backward season is shown by the
fact that spring blowing is but 80
per cent completed. whereas the av-
eragc on May l is Ga per cent; and the
plant is but 20 per cent complete,
when the average for ten years shows
so per cent complete on that date.
Estimates made by the Bureau of
Markets place Missouri's' strawberry
crop at 1.181 cars of 450 crates each.
The yield this year is expected to
equal n chares
equal n crates to the acre. The bu-
reau also reports that Missouri truck
gardeners this year will have 1850
acres planted in water melons, 1856
acres in cantaloupes. and 400 acres in
tomatoes. Most of this acreage is
confined to the southwestern counties.
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