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Evening star., 1922-03-22
ID. C. BILL CONFERENCE :.
i DELAYED BY ILLNESS
OF MINORITY MEMBER

Conference on the 1885, ,16i. add
ed by the Senate to the District
appropriation bill as it passed the
House which Chairman Davis OF
the House committee in charge OF
this bill hoped to arrange for to-
day. has had to be postponed until
the last of the week, owing to the
illness of Representative Ben
Johnson of Kentucky, the demo-
cratic conferee for the House.
Chairman Davis also explained
today that Representative Evans,
the other republican conferee. Is
still engaged in drafting the State
and Justice departments appro-
priation bill. He said he would
make another attempt on Friday
to arrange a conference.
Evening star., 1922-03-22
Ry the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PreSs.
MIAMI, Fla, March 22.-Intoxi-
eating liquors valued by prohibition
agents belonging to the squadron
working here under the direction of
Col. L. G. Mutt, of Washington. at
from 100000 to 100000 got away
from the raiders here Monday as
result of places being tipped off in
advance, according to- a statement
made today by Col Mutt. This liquor
had been spotted and checked by
under-cover men who had been
gathering evidence for a fortnight
before the raids. Col. Mutt said.
Owners of the liquor and boot
leggers had been completely tipped
off, with the result that when our
men arrived there was not a drop of
the extensive stocks to be found"
said the Mutt statement. THE people
around these places frankly told our
men that they had been tipped of in
advance that raids were to be made
Monday, and that there was no liquor
around those places Careful searches
conducted by the agents proved this
to be absolutely correct"
Evening star., 1922-03-22
SECRETARY DAVIS
URGED FOR SENATE.
Friends lmpIore Him to Run
for Seat to Be Vacated
by Crow.

Another factor in the tangled po-
litical situation in Pennsylvania ap-
peared today. when it was learned
from an official quarter that Secre-
tary of Labor Davis is being strongly
urged to run for the United States
Senate in the May primaries.
Processing the belief that the Labor
Secretary would make strong fight
for the senatorship, left vacant by
announcement that Senator William
f. Crow. the incumbent. will not
run in the primaries, number OF
influential politicians and friends OF
Mr., Davis called on him at his nome
in the wardman Park Hotel, last
night and made urgent representa-
tions. that he offer himself as a can
didate for the Aeat in the Senate to
succeed Senator Crow.
withholds Comment.
Secretary Davis would not comment
on the matter today. His home is in
Pittsburgh, and he has number of
wealthy and influential friends and
political associates in the western
and central part of the state. The
Labor Secretary is understood to have
a large following in and about the
mining districts near Sharon. Pa.
Friends of the Secretary today
pointed out that although he might
be willing to run for the Senate, there
are several pressing matters OF ma
tional scope resting on his shoulders
as Secretary of Labor. Among these
are the impending coal strike. Whlch;
ho
/: immigration legislation. including
a proposal for registration of all
aliens, and the Labor Secretary's s
scheme for establishment of bureau
of athletics, within the government
machinery. These pending matters. it
balance in favor of a refusal by the
Secretary to run for tho senatorship.
In Need Of Real Leader.
To offset these considerations, how
ever, politicians pointed out that the re-
publican machine in Pennsylvania is at
present without leader, since the death
of Senator Penrose. The latter, it was
natent. had the reins Of political ma
chinery within the State in his own
hands and made it a practice not to
train lieutenantS to follow his leader
ship.
There are at present several rae
tors waging battle for political con-
troll of the state, no two of whom
apparently have been able to get to-
gether.
IF the Secretary of Labor decides to
run in the state primary in May for a
seat in the Senate. his running mate
will be the incumbent of the sea.
made vacant Dy the death of Senator
Penrose.
Senator Pepper, who was appointed
also run in the May primaries.
The White House, it was under
stood, had not been apprised today
of the urgent recommendation that
Secretary Davis run for the Senate.
The attitude of the White House,
therefore, could not be learned.
Evening star., 1922-03-22
WOULD HAVE NAVY 10000
BELOW DENNY ESTIMATE
House Committee Agrees on Bill
Fixing Maximum Enlisted
Strength at 10000.

The House naval committee agreed
today to report a bill fixing the maxi
mum authorized enlisted strength of
the Navy at $4,000 plus 5000 appren-
tices, or 10000 less than the number
Secretary DENLY declared was needed
TO operate the treaty fleet.
The bill also provides that not more
than 200 members of each graduating
class at the Naval Academy shall be
commissioned this year, in 1923 and
1924. There are Sal. members of the
15rst class at the Academy to be gradu-
nted in June
Evening star., 1922-03-22
BRITAIN RECOGNIZES RIGHT.
Lord Curzon Will Not Allow Eric
ton to Arise.
BY EDWARD PRICE BELL.
By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News
CnnXricht 1872


By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News.
Copyright, 1922.
LONDON. March 22.-1t can now be
stated without reserve that Foreign
Secretary Curzon recognizes unqual-
iiiedly the right in equity of the
United States to payment for ITS
troops of occupation. AS regards the
legal situation arisingsfrom the nom
ratification of the United States of
the treaty of Versailles. Lord Curzon.
as Il matter of form, will consult the
legal advisers of the government
But no matter what these authorities
say on the subject of legal rights and
wrongs, Lord CurZon will not allow
any friction to arise with the Amer
Jean government. He holds that not
law. but justice must govern in the
matter.
There is no doubt that Prime NJ in
lister Lloyd George will take a similar
position, and that the cabinet will
concur. Chancellor Horne declared
in the commons last night with ref
erence to Britain's debt to the United
States that he would raise no condi-
1iors whatever affecting the payment
by Britain of both interest and prin-
Cipa1.
Evening star., 1922-03-22
w. J. BURNS RETURNS.
Takes Up Work of Price Fixing
Investigation,

Progress on : the preparation of
price fixing investigation results at
the Department of Justice was re-
sumed with the return of William J.
Burns, director of the bureau of in
vestigation, from Florida yesterday.
Additional lots of figures had been
recently received by the Department
erty said, and it might be some time
Until the final report could be made.
Mr.. Burns had no comment to make,
en his trip to Florida in the interest
bf law enforcement of the Volstead
Evening star., 1922-03-22
LADY ASTOR SOON HERE.
Extensive Reception Planned for
Peeress in New York.

NEW YORK. March 22.-Lady
Astor. the Somely Virginia girl who
has been claiming headlines ever
since she got into the British parlia-
ment, will arrive in New York April
10. This was the word received to-
day by Mary Garrett Hay. chairman
of the New York City League of
Women Voters.
1t previously had been announced
that Lady Astor was coming to this
country to attend the pan-American
conference of the National League for
Women Voters, which opens in Balti-
more April 20, but Miss Hay made
public for the first time plans for a
meeting in town hall on the day she
nefit club and society women will
meet Lady Astor at the pier and es-
cort her to the hall.
Evening star., 1922-03-22
AT WHITE HOUSE
ASKING FOR Mr.. WILSON;
DIDN'T KNOW HARDING

Peter A. Speicis of Philadelphia
called at the White House today
and wanted to see President Will
son. He refused to say what lie
wanted from Mr.. Wilson, but said
he would tell that to him per-
sonally.
Asked if President Harding would
do. Speicis replied: II don't know
him." and, being furnished with
the address of Mr.. Wilson, he left
the White House offices. He said
he was a native of Russia, and
had lived in America twelve years.
Evening star., 1922-03-22
REPORT ORDERED
ON D. c. MEASURES
Favorable Action Taken by
Committee-14th Street
Extension Plan Gains.

The House District committee to-
day ordered favorable report on
several important District measures
and disposed of several other ques-
tions in which the District residents
are deeply concerned.
One of these is with reference to
the extension of 18th street through
the Walter Reed Hospital grounds.
Representative Zihlman of Maryland,
who is favorable to this legislation,
because many of his constituents live
in territory which would be opened up
by this new approach to the National
Capital. reported that favorable ac-
ton probably will be taken on this
measure by the House military affairs
committee as soon as the Muscle
Shoals problem has been cleared
away.
This question was brought up by
the District committee seek to have
this measure taken from the juris-
diction of the military affairs COM
mittee. Representative Zihlman eX-
planned that Chairman Oliver, of the
subcommittee and. in fact. the entire
of Chairman Kahn, are favorable to
this legislation, the bill now before
them representing compromise
which is satisfactory to the War De-
partment and to all interests con-
cerned.
Denies Need of New Site.
In reply to a proposal by Repre-
sentative Keller of Minnesota. that if
this street is to be opened it would
be better to sell the present Walter
Reed Hospital site and establish
center elsewhere. Representative Zihl-
man told the committee that the BILL
as now drafted, does not provide for
the streets near the places where the
injured soldiers are now cared for.
and that there is plenty of room to
the south for a medical center and
no real necessity for developing the
Walter Reed property west from 14th
to 18th street.
The House District committee au-
thorized Chairman Focht to confer
with the military affairs committee
regarding the prospects of early and
favorable action. or, if necessary. to
arrange for reference of the bill to
the House District committee.
Optometry Regulation.
Former Representative James T.
LLOYD, VINO some years ago WAS
member of the House District COM
mittee, appeared as attorney for the
local association of optometrists and
urged the passage of a bill which
would regulate the practice of optom-
etry in the District.
NJ. A. Leese said that this bill is ap-
proved by the Commissioners and by
the medical board of the District. He
said that the old peddler of spectacles
has been driven out of every state in
the Union, and that the only place
he can now sell his wares is in the
District. The committee registered its
approval in principle of this lesis-
lation, and instructed a subcommittee
consisting of Representatives Mills
paugh of Missouri, Underhill of
Massachusetts and Woods of Virginia
to draft a bill which the committee
will favorably report.
Representative Zihlman presented
a favorable report from a subcommit-
tee consisting of himself. Fitzgerald of
Ohio, and O'Brien of N. j.. which pro-
poses to do away with alleged exorbi-
tant switching charges on freight cars
between the Potomac yards and the
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Evening star., 1922-03-22
us, NOTE T0A[[|ES
SETS FORTH FIRMLY
WARCLA|M DEMAND
]dentic Notes Delivered in
Capitals Explains Stand in
Plain Language.
BRITAIN is Determined
KEEP OUR FRIENDSHIP
Japan and Belgium Also Informed
of Status-American Atti-
tude .Forcible.'

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, March 22.-The American
note regarding payment of the costs
of 0he army of occupation in Ger
many, addressed to the European
allies, reached the American en-
bassy here yesterday and will be
presented to the allies this after
noon.
The note sets forth the American
attitude in clear and forcible terms
Evening star., 1922-03-22
MAY PLACE BRITISH
LINE IRISH
Winston Churchill Hints at
Way to Separate Warning
Elements on Ulster Border.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, March 22.-The British
government may rave to consider
whether it will be possible to draw a.
Gordon of imperial troops between
the warning elements on the Ulster
frontier, Winston Churchhill, the CO.
lonial secretary. stated in the house
of commons today.
Evening star., 1922-03-22
WEATHER.

Fair tonight and tomorrow; lowest
temperature tonight slightly below
freezing: slowly rising temperature
. tomorrow. Temperature for twenty
four hours ended at 2 pm. today
Highest, As, at 2:30 PM. yesterday;
lowest. 80, at am. today.
Full report on page Z.
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Member of the Associated Press
The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to
the use for republication Of all news dispatches
credited to it or not otherwise credited in this
paper and also the local news published herein.
All rights of publication Of special
dispatches herein are also reserved.
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BORROW THE MONEY
FROM THE BANKS
Sub Committee Proposes q Plan For
Immediate Help for Ex-Soldiers
And Sailors
(Associated Press)

Washington, March 2.-Unanimous
agreement to eliminate the cash feat.
ure of the soldiers bonus except in
the case of men whose adjusted serv-
ice pay would not exceed $50, was
reached today by the special sub
committee of republican members OF
the House ways and means commit
tee, to which the whole bonus ques-
tion was referred yesterday. In dieu
of cash for other service men, it was
agreed to add new provision to the
bonus bill under which men accepting
adjusted service certificates could bor-
row Immediately on those certificates
from banks a sum equal to so pei
cent of adjusted service pay, comput-
ed at the rate of one dollar per day
for domestic service and $1.25 per
day for foreign service.
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SAM SMALL HERE SUNDAY

Sam Small, the famous Southern
orator, editor and evangelist, will be
the speaker at the patriotic rally in
the First Methodist church Sunday
March 5th, at 7:30 o'clock.
The subject of DR.. Small's address
will be, "Uncle Sam: The World Lead
err and very timely and interesting
discussion is anticipated.
The meeting is under the direction
of the National Reform Association
the oldest reform organization in the
United States, which is sending DIR
Small on tour of the principal cities
of the state in a campaign in behalf
of the application of Christian prin-
ciples to the unsettled problems of the
present day.
At eleven o'clock, on Sunday morn.
ing, DIR. Small will address the con.
gregation of the First Baptist church
on the subject, america: For Caesar
or Christ"
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-03-02
FELLOWSHIP

Fellowship, March 1.-Things GER
tainly indicate spring but Pm afraid
we will have plenty of cold yet.
Mr.. C. A. McCully is at home for
the present He has just closed his
term of school at Buck Pond.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. H. Lanier and Mas
ter Howard were supper guests of
Mrs. Lanier's parents Sunday and at
tended church at Fellowship in the
evening.
Rev. w. L. Hardester of Oak
preached at Fellowship Sunday morn
ing and night. He was the guest of
Mr. and Mrs. M. l. Prime Sunday for
dinner and the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
H. E. Snowden Sunday night.
Messrs. L. D. Beck and S. }. Nc
Gully sold their beef cattle to Mr.. j.
B. Newbeck of Palatka last Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ebert Mills and fam
lily of Standard were the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. G. W. Mills last Sunday.
The farmers are about through
planting vegetables and are begin
ming to put in staple crops. There will
be several little patches of cotton
planted in this vicinity.
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COTTON PLANT
Z. C. Moore,
County Agent.

Cotton Plant, March Mrs.
Smythe led prayer meeting at the
St. Johns church Sunday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Veal and son, Willie
Veal, spent the day at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Newcomb Barco.
Miss Mayme Parker is still in the
hospital but we hope she will soon be
out again.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Strickland and
Mr.. and Mrs. Revels motored TO
Romeo Sunday afternoon.
Alvin and Beatrice Beasley spent
the weekend with their cousins, Ethel
Mae and Harold Fennell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Mobiles and
family spent the day at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. VIII Strickland Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Watts of Ocala and
Mrs. ]. NJ. Fennell of Kendrick, mo-
tored out to the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
F. P. Fennell Sunday afternoon.
The Cotton Plant school closes Fri
day, March 3rd.
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Never Was Time i'm the History OF the County When Live
Strong Trade Body Was So Necessary

the route in securing the construction
of the road from Cotton Plant to Ju-
liette.
Co-operated in forming the Florida
Tariff Equalization League to work
for freight rates based on the princi-
pie of the long and short haul.
Co-operated with the Marion Coun-
ty Fair Association in preparation of
advertising and securing of publicity
for the Fourteenth Annual Marion
County Fair.
Kept on file list of rooms and
apartments for rent, which list was
made use of by hundreds of visitors
and tourists.
Encouraged development of citrus
fruit industry and trucking by gather
ing and publication of statistics and
other forms of publicity.
Maintained an information bureau.
AS the result of correspondence with
this organization $4,000 acres of land
were purchased in the northeastern
section of the county.
Arranged for an address by Mr..
Colvin B. Brown, chief of the organi-
zation service bureau, Chamber Of
Commerce of the United States.
Correspondence handled during the
year totalled 1480 letters not including
form letters and notices, as against
1900 letters in 1920-21.
The board of governors held twenty
two meetings during the year.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-03-02
LADY MAY SIT IN THE HOUSE
OF LORDS
COUNTY AGENTS ADVICE
ABOUT PLANTING COTTON

AS quite a number of farmers are
contemplating planting cotton this
year, / deem it wise to briefly state y
summary of the advice of successful
cotton grower under boil weevil con-
ditions.
/ am not advising any one to plant
cotton; but, if you do so, go at it as if
boil :weevils were present in large
number. Mr.. B. L. Moss of Missis-
sippi, produced SO bales on ,130 acres
last year, and the following is his
statement:
'These four things, viz: open fields,
close spacing, liberal fertilization and
rapid, shallow cultivation-abouts sum
up our methods with cotton. AS ev-
cry one knows some weevils live over
winter in the bark of trees, grass,
brush, fence corners. etc. If corn or
other<crops are planted on the sides
of large open fields next the woods
and the cotton planted in the center
of large open areas it will take the
weevils longer to get to the cotton.
Small patches observed suffer greater
damage"
Close spacing has for the past sew
eral years been found by all growers
to pay best. On rich soils the rows
may be wider than on thin, but put in
enough seed and do not chop out too
thin.
The use of quick acting fertilizer
is advisable. A formula containing
8 per cent phosphate, per cent pot
ash, from kainit or muriate of potash,
8 or a per cent of nitrate from nitrate
of soda and cotton seed meal should
be used. It ought all to be put in the
drills at or before planting and
should not be put too deep. Use 500
pounds per acre.
Mr.. Moss says: In our work with
cotton it is first side-harrowed, then
chopped, then dirted with small shall
low running heel sweeps. Later cul-
tivations are almost entirely with
heel sweeps"
This is in line with the experience
of the writer and others. ] shall be
glad to give further suggestions as to
later control of weevils.
Z. C. Moore,
County Agent.
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MARION DISTRICT w. c.
T. u. CONVENTION

The Marion District w. C. T. u.
convention met in the Presbyterian
church at Dunnellon Tuesday, Febru-
ary 2Sth. Decorations were ferns, cut
flowers, banners and attractive post
ers, and no pains had been spared by
the Dunnellon union in preparing for
the occasion.
At ten o'clock devotional exercises
were led by Mr.. C. R. Buck, who read
from Ps. 19, and offered prayer. Song,
"Power in the Blood"
The vice president, Mrs. ]. H. ia
coby, of Weirsdale, took the chair and
appointed committees. Mrs. c. L.
Brooks, president of the Dunnellon
union, gave the address of welcome,
which was responded to by Mrs. Hat
tie Webb of Kendrick. Mrs. Louis
Weihe sang "The Last Mile of the
Way"
Convention minutes read and ap-
proved. Reports from officers and
unions then read, were applauded and
commented upon by the state presi-
dent, Miss Minnie E. Neal. Discus
sion upon Mrs. Brooks topic, "How
Can l Make My Union Better" was
very helpful. Miss Julia Webb pre-
sented Literature and Union Sig
nals," and after noontide prayer all
adjourned to partake of delightful
lunch served by Dunnellon chapter in
class room.
Mrs. Jacoby read from II Kings vi,
when memoirs were given for Mrs. H.
C. Packham, the late district presi-
dent by Miss Webb, and for Mrs. Rey-
nolds of crusade fame by Mrs. Weihe.
Prayer by Miss Neal and duet, "The
Touch of His Hand on Nine" by Miss
Oakley and Mrs. Weihe.
Miss Neal tied the ribbon on three
little white ribbon recruits, with q
pledge from each mother, after which
she spoke on law enforcement. Papers
on anti-narcotics and scientific tenn
perance instruction were ably handled
by Mrs. T. N. Strange and Mrs.
Weihe, followed by helpful round
table on Sabbath observance, good
literature and child welfare.
Election as follows: President, Mrs.
Louis Weihe, Belleview; secretary,
Mrs. NJ. M. Little, Ocala; treasure,
Miss Julia Webb, Kendrick; vice pres
ident, Mrs. B. ]. Benson, Dunnellon;
superintendents: anti-narcotics and
young peoples branch, Mrs. T. N.
Strange and Mrs. Charles Wood, Dun
Mellon; Sunday school, medical tenn
perance and health, child welfare, Mrs.
o. r. Meyer, Miss NJ. j. Oakley and
Mrs. Charles Albright, Belleview;
scientific temperance instruction and
Christian citizenship, Miss Margaret
Snooks and Mrs. Jacoby, Weirsdale;
medal contest, Mrs. B. c. Webb, Ken
drick; social morality, Mrs. Little,
Ocala. Report of committees and
white ribbon benediction.
Evening program opened with
scripture lesson from Mrs. Strange,
prayer by Rev. Karl Koestline, solo by
Prof. Willetts, reading by Mrs. j.
Long, Father and Son." Dunnellon
children gave several splendid exer-
| cises after which Miss Neal delighted
the audience with forceful and in
spring talk on education. After an
offering and plea for more members,
Miss Neal was surprised when two
exquisite, fragrant white floral offer
ings tied with the white ribbon were
presented her by two lovely young
ladies, each expressing appreciation
in original words. Miss Neal accept
ed in her usual graceful, womanly
manner.
After, benediction the convention
II
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AsQU|TH MAY FORCE
LLOYD GEORGE OUT.
Indications Increase that the Welsh
Statesman's Long Term of Power
Is Nearing an End

London, March 2.-(By Associated
Press) Either an early general elec-
tion or the resignation of Prime Min
lister Lloyd George will be the up
shot of the present political crises, it
is geenrally believed. The apparent
ly widening breach in the conserva-
tive party, together with the consis-
tent gain in strength of the liberals
under former Premier Asquith, and
the laborites, have forced these alter
natives on the premier.
LADY MAY SIT IN THE HOUSE
OF LORDS
London, March 2.-(By Associated
Press).-The petition of Lady Rhond-
da to sit in the house of lords was
granted by the committee on privi-
leegs today. If she takes the seat
awarded her by the ruling she will be
the first woman to sit in the upper
house of the British parliament, as
Lady Astor was in the lower chamber.