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The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-03-10
Details of Soldier Bonus
Measure Are Worked Out by
House Republican Leaders

Washington, March 3.-The work.
ing out Of details Of the compromise
soldiers bonus bill was completed
today by the special subcommittee
Of the House Ways and Means Com
mittee OF Republicans and II was
announced that the re-drafted meas
ure would be presented 10 the en-
tire committee membership, Repuo-.
Leans and Democrats, next Tuesday.
The perfected plan will be sub
mitted TO the majority membership
Monday. Chairman Fordney and
other members said they did not
think Il would be necessary 70 pres
ent the bill TO n Republican con-
ference, but added the measure
probably would not be reported to
the House for ten days or two
weeks so rs 10 give members ample
time In which 10 study the compro-
mise.
One important change IN the orig
innl adjusted service certificate title
was made today and members csti-
mated that this would reduce the
total ultimate cost Of the bonus by
perhaps as much as half billion
dollars. Under this change the face
value Of the certificate would be
the sum Of the adjusted service pay
plus % per cent instead Of forty
per cent, as originally proposed
plus interest at the rate Of 4 liz
per cent a year, compounded an
nually.
The maximum intercs, rates which
banks could charge in making loans
20 the holders Of the certificates was
fixed at the amount Of the redis-
count rate charged by the Regional
Federal Reserve banks plus two and
a new provision. II service man
defaulted in payments 20 the bank
and the hank made demand on the
at the end of three
years for the amount due. the Gov
eminent, instead Of taking over and
carrying the loan. would cash the
certificate at its then value.
II all Of the service men took
certificates and held them until ma
turity twenty years after their H.
sue. Il was estimated that the cost
Of the bonus 20 the governments
would be approximately $4,000. ooo.-
II was figured. however. tha<
through Borrowing and forfe'turea.
This cost would b redu<<i ~ some-
hing like . hilliss toIIarz
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-03-10
BLEDsoE NEWS ITEMS
OF THE PAST WEEK

The weather has been rather cold
this week. so not much news will
be heard at this time.
Mr. and Mrs. Jas. b Reid and
son Andrew, were shopping in Abb
crnathy Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs J. o. Day motored
20 ldalou Friday.
Joe Showalter Is on the sick list
this week.
Spring must be here as the
sand storms are trying their speed,
one blew Sunday.
Brother Dunn. the Methodist
preacher filled his regular appoint
ment here Sunday afternoon. He
preached a good sermon from Ro-
mans, II. II.
Misses Opal and Johnnie Polk Of
Esiacad0, attended church here
Sunday afternoon.
Mr. William Day who has been
working at SilvcrtOn Is visiting his
home folks this week.
Mr.. and Mrs King and family,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jno. McDuff and son,
Mr. and Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Will
son spent Sunday In the home Of
Mr. and Mrs Frank Eddy.
Grandma Fullingen is spending
the week in the home % Mrs w
r. Bledsoe.
Mr.. Arthur Ross who has been
at Ranger working IS visiting in
the home 81 his wifc's parents, Mr.
and Mrs r. r. Pool.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-03-10
LOCAL ELKs ELECT OFFICERS
FOR ENSUING YEAR

The local B. p. O. E. Lodge met
Tuesday night in their hall for the
annual election Of officers for the
coming year. The following Off
GERS, which will be installed the
first Tuesday night in April. were
elected:
c. +. Grisfin-Exalted Ruler.
Il. G. Dickinson--Esteemed Lead
ing knight.
Martin S. Ruby--Esteemed Loyal
knight.
J. A. MedIock-Esteemed Lectur-
ing knight.
J. r. cermany-Secretary.
Ralph Bedford-Treasurer.
III. r. F1uke-Tiler.
Trustee for three year term
Geo. +. Benson.
Representative 20 Grand Lodge
e. A. Morgan.
Alternate 70 Grand Lodge-Geo.
+. Benson.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-03-10

the Secretary makes regular visits
into the home 20 see that they are
cared for.
In another home with four chill
dren, they were all sleeping in one
room --and without single bed
stead In the house. Their beds
being made flat on the floor They
had no coal and not enough cover
and actually suffered during the
recent cold spell
A number Of cases Of this kind
could be mentioned but these give
you an idea Of what is happening
right here in Lubbock. There ~
no use TO try TO hide II or cover
Il up rs something for the town 70
be ashamed Of. Since the world
began cities and towns have had
their problems Of this kind, but
Il is only Of late years that atten-
ton has been directed toward cor
recting the condition. Oh, spasmod-
ically at Christmas time or maybe
Thanksgiving somebody distributed
several packages Of various kinds
among the poor, with out regard
10 their needs or Improvement and
that was all
Constructive charity along a rec
ognized line looking toward real
solution Of their problem with the
most effective expenditure Of the
money least, that Is the local Red
Gross problem. Help them reach
the poor effectively
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-03-10
MRS. HINTON OFFERS FOR
COUNTY TREASURER AGAIN

Mrs. Mary +. Hinton authorizes
US TO place her name in the an
nouncement columns Of the Ava
ianche this issue, as a candidate for
the office Of County Treasurer. Mrs.
Hinton Is now serving her second
term rs County Treasurer, and de-
sires reelection to that office.
Mrs. Hinton has been faithful 70
the duties Of the office, acting at
all times in accordance with the re-
ouirements Of the office 70 the best
Of her knowledge and ability. and
We are sure that no more faithful,
conscientious, honest person can be
found to en- the position.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-03-10

Mrs. Maywall, Of Tucumcari, ~
NJ, is visiting AT the bedside Of her
sister, Mrs. +. V Lee. Of this city,
who has been confined 10 her bed
for several weeks. Mrs. Lee is re-
ported az getting along a. well a.
could be expected, and we hope for
her speedy recovery.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-03-10
To Cure a Cold In One Day

atop. tho Oufh and Headsc he and ~Ofhs On the
Cod w CROWS sifnature 90 each boz DOC
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-19
DECREASE IS SHOWN
 IN FARM ANIMALS
ny FRED II. GORMLEY Montgomery Bureau. The Age Merala zzt-2 First National Bank huiidins

Montgomery, February 1S.-(Spe- cial )-An alarming decrease in the annual live stock report for Alabama and a violent decrease in the value of farm animals are shown in the annual livestock report for Alabama made public Saturday afternoon by F. W. Gist, agricultural statistician for the federal and state departments of agriculture, following confirmation from the Washington office of the bureau of market and crop estimates.
 The total value of animals on farms January l, 1922, was $72,4se,oo0 com pared with $90,296,0oo January l. 1921, and $12S,943.0 900 January 1. 1920. The total value of live stock consumed in the state during 1921 did not show such decrease, being sSO,ssS,ooo in 1921, s9S.s51 ,o00 in 1920 and ss5,o6s,- 900 in 1919. The latter showing is attributed by Mir. Gist to the in> crease in the production of chickens, milk and eggs, the prices of which did not show as heavy a decrease as those of meat products.
 The total number of horses esti- mated on farms in 1922 was 130,Ooo compared with the same number in 1921 and 1920. Othe.. comparisons for the three years follow: Mules, 1922 2ss 900; 1921. So2,0 900; 1920, 2se,oo0; milk cows, 1922, 506 ,o0o; 1921, 4s6,00o; 1920, 4s1, 900; other cattle. 1922, 515,- 900; 1921, 5000; 1920. 554,ooo; brood sows, 1922, z2o,0oo, 1921, 22S,oo0: 1920, 22s, 900; other hogs, 1922, 1,0s7,- 900; 1921, 1,174,00o; 1920, 1,2ss,OoO; Sheen, 1922, SS,00o; 1921, 7s,0o0; 1920, S2, 900; chickens, 1922, 6,o27,00o; 1921, 5,so1 900; 1920, 5,s19, 900.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-19
ALLEGED THIEF ARRESTED
Flynn Charged With Stealing Auto
 in Atlanta

Montgomery, February 1S.-(Spe- cial. .)--Pete Flynn, wanted in Atlanta on charges of stealing automobiles and alleged to be a member of a band of automobile thieves in the south east, was carried back to Atlanta Saturday afternoon to answer the charges after he had been outYitted by officers.
 Flynn filed habeas corpus proceed ings after he had been arrested in one case. Governor Kill,y granted requi- sition papers for his return to Att lanta, but, in the meantime, Judge Leon McCord denied Flynn's appeal for his release and this denial gave Flynn the right to appeal to the court of appeals. which he did. He was re- leased on a s5,0oo. Another warrant was received Saturday morning and Governor Kilby granted the requisi- tion, and Flynn was carried away be- fore habeas corpus proceedings could be established.
 Before leaving Montgomery Flynn denied that he ever stole an automo- bile in Atlanta or elsewhere and denied that he had ever had any connection with band of automo- bile sthieveS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-19
More Births Than Deaths Reported
 To Health Board

Montgomery. February 1S.-tspe- cial9LMore than twice as many births were reported to the state health department as deaths dur in. 1921 according to figures made public today by pr. H. c. Perry, reg istrar of bureau of vital and mortu- ary statistics. The number of births reported during the year was 5s,l45 or 24.7 births in every ,000 popula- tion. The number of deaths for the same period was 23,144 or s.s deaths in each 900 population.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-19
CANDIDATES MUST FILE STATEMENT
 WITH JAMES WEBB
Must Promise to Abide by Re. suit of Democratic Primary. Candidates for Conven-
 ton Must Qualify

Mobile, February 1s.-(SpeciaL)- According to a ruling made here to- day by James H. Webb, chairman ot the state democratic executive com mittee, all candidates in the coming primary for offices where the holders thereof will receive their pay in whole or in part from the state, must qualify by filing with him state ment under oath setting out the name of such candidate, the office sought, and that he or she did not, in the presidential election of 1920, support the electors of any other than the democratic party, and will abide by the result of the primary and support the nominees thereof Circuit judges, circuit solicitors, and members of the legislature, candidate for Congress and for members of the state execu- tive committee and delegates to the state convention should also file like statements with him.
 Section S5 of the primary law classes delegates to such a conven- ton party officers" and section 2 of the corrupt practices act defines candidates as meaning "any person who has announced to the public that he is a candidate for any public or party offices"
 Hence a candidate for delegate to the state convention must also com ply with section 6 of such act by filing with the secretary of state, within five days after the announce ment of his candidacy, the name of the person >or persons selected by him to receive, expend, audit and dis purse all moneys contributed, donat- ed, subscribed, or in any way furn- ished or raised for the purpose of aiding or promoting the nomination or election of such candidate This would also apply to candidates for on the state executive com n1ittea
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-19
PEGGY PREFERS STAGE TO "BANISHMEMT" AND
 MEASLY $4, ,000 YEARLY
Ry AgeorIatetI Presa

New York, February IS. - Peggy Marsh, one time sweetheart of the late Henry Field of Chicago. announc- ed today that she had decided to go back to the stage rather than accept s4,oe0 annuity offered her by Mar shall Field, Sd, in exchange for her 'banishment" for five years from New York. She was given her choice of Europe or "The West" for her exile she said. She said the offer had been made recently by Fields lawyers but that she did not feel she could accept it as the annuity would be paid only during the life of Marshall Field, 3d..
 Had the offer been for the duration of my own life, or that of my boy, l might have accepted it." she said. But l have no idea how long Mir. Field is going to live. He might die just about the time my own earning power began to wane and I needed the money worst"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-19
TRUCE DECLARED,
 MCCORMICK SAYS
Armistice in Effect in Regard to Marriage of MathiIde
 to Man of 48
Rr rAssnniat.dPr..

Chicago, February 1s-Miss Ma thilde Mccormick, 16-year-old dauRh- ter of Harold F. Mccormick, million aire president of the International Harvester company, may know to- morrow whether she is to have her fathers consent to marry Max Oser, 4S-year-old proprietor of a Zurich, Switzerland, riding academy.
 Tonight an "armistice" is in effect between father and daughter at the old Cyrus Mccormick residence, where MT. Mccormick has lived since he sold his town and country homes to Mrs. Edith Rockefeller Mccormick. following their divorce.
 Mir. Mccormick came homes from New York today to talk matters over with Miss Mathilde, but the discus sion was temporarily postponed and probably will be held at a family council at Lake Forest tomorrow at the home of MT. McCormick's mother.
 We haven't talked it over yet" Mir Mccormick said tonight. "In fact, we have agreed on a sort of armistice for the present. I thought it would be a good thing to have my daughters picture taken and the pho tographer is here now. We have just been gossiping over our coffee and cigarettes, and the other matter can wait"
 To reporters who boarded his train in the suburbs, MT. Mccormick said:
 Anything l have to say, I will say through my daughter when the time comes. I don't know how much authority fathers have nowadays in these matters. Of course, she has spent half her life in Switzerland and they handle these things differently over there"
 He indicated Miss Mathildes re- gard for her riding master was not news to the family but the publicity had taken him by surprise. If Miss Mccormick wins the consent of her father and paternal grandmother at the family conference tomorrow, family friends say her task will be only one-third accomplished. Her mother, Mrs. Edith Rockefeller Mo Cormick, and her grandfather, John D. Rockefeller, Sr., are still to be seen.
 Miss Muriel Mccormick, aged 20, an elder sister, did not return from New York with her father and, judging from an announcement from the Cyrus Mccormick home last night, Miss Mathilde probably breathed a sigh of relief when Mir. Mccormick arrived alone.
 Miss Lois Philbrick, Mir. McCor- mick's secretary, said last night that Miss Mathilde hopes that Miss Muriel won't come home with her father she says Miss Muriel will just raise old cain."
 Dispatches from New York quoting Miss MurieI as characterizing her sis ter's matrimonial ambitions as "ri- diculous," indicate the fear was per haps well founded.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-19
HARDEN FORECASTS STRIKE AGAINST GERMAN GOVERNMENT

thrust the German railway and \nu- nicipal strike into the background. But the strike spirit will not down.
 UPheId RiEht fe Strike
 For centuries social democrats have upheld the sacred right of the railway or municipal official to strike. The Weimar constitution granted 1t to all citizens. In March. 1920. President Ebert and six of his co-partisans, new in high office, called upon all federal and municipal officials to join them in a general strike to paralyze the nations eco homie life and thus enable Ebert and company, who had fled from the cap- ital. to return to their com fortable offices.
 Now the same officials declare that such strikes are punishable off, lenses, and as the strikers were not strong enough, nor clever enough to persuade the public that the trans portation, electric, water and gas Stoppage was the sole fault of the president and his cabinet, who ar rogantiy refused direct negotiations, the poor men have been compelleal with poison bombs to resume work.
 Dire misery and the governments interruptions decision to increase bread and coal prices from fifty to seventy llNc cent ana C8uSe All prices to rise through added busi- ness taxes, which were promptly passed on to the customers, thus ere ating the illusion of an attempt to raise money for the separations, were what drove these men to strike.
 The symptoms now are temporarily suppressed, bug the disease turks in the blood.
 Bitterness of Working Mem
 The bitterness of the working men is terrible, and it is impossible tual misery. They see a little ex-inn keeper now president of the state, living in a great palace, drawing a bis salary, entertaining money mag mates and cinema kings. giving din- ners, and parading in a grand auto mobile. They see him sending his daughter, formerly a distillery em- ploy, to college. But they never see a man who himself organized many strikes, but who now confis- eates union funds. arrests union lead CTS and threatens strike incttement with dire punishment.
 They see former workmen, union secretaries. school masters and coun- try editors in the ministry with 2SO,oo0 marks saSary, living in gor- geous official residences, riding in rich motors, indulging in festivities and balls, and hear the very men who promised them an earthly para disc. publicly condemn misery bred strikes as a crime against the Ger man people.
 Is it not incomprehsnsible that the working classes curse those who have climbed to the heights on their shoulders and who are now sitting at their full managers, and don't care a straw for the misery of the people.
 If government yengefulness con tinues, if government servants are dismissed merely for picketing and distributing circulars. then new general strike Is unavoidable. If this strike comes, many of those who are now in the uniform upon which the government depends, will be found in the ranks of the strikers-in the poor peoples army.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-19

office by the workingman, have turned against him. and are revel- ing by night while a misery br cd strike is stopped by threats of wholesale arrests and dire punish ment.
 More oppressive measures Ire threatened than ever an imperial government would have dared to ut ter
 Meantime. this same government Of the people is seeking an industrial millionaire to become German ann hassador at Washington. They want some one with lots of money 10 spend," as if Americans would not have greater respect for more simple ambassador who would re- lrain from all state dinners and ceremonies, openly showing himself the represen tative of a conquered and a poor nation, suiting his ex- penses to his country's debts and ob- legations.
 Attend Fancy DreSs BalI
 But that is in keeping with the times in Berlin. Chancellor Wirth and Foreign Minister Rathenau were attending fancy dress ball at the British embassy the very eve ming the recent industrial strike be- gan NIETU0dh hS right to attend. balls and festivities given by foreign diplomats while their government is whining about Germany's poverty, its approaching bankruptcy and it's inability to pay the reparations claims.
 Foreieners will not respect these ministers nor believe Germanys tragic situation until they adopt standard of life beftting a people with such a heavy debt hanging over them.
 The Wirth cabinet although un- productive and potentially poor ana weak, was nevertheless bearabie be- cause of the leaders apparent good faith. until Walter Rathenau joined i{. This talented business man and dialectician. who organized his own II enown with incomparable skill, managed in the years agone ts get inc Kaisers high favor despite his Jewish origin. He worshiped Iu- dendorff as 'NGermany's only genius and called the armisttce crime.
 Rathenau Friend of Lloyd George
 This Minister Rathenau. who called upon the Germans to rise en masse to war, who prophesied sure vic- tory for German arms in 19ls, and then helped the Munich soviets, now calls himself republican democrat and the confidential friend of Lloyd George
 ... The wfrth government defeated resolution of lack of confidence em- .anating from four widely different .sparties, only because it Nscceeded in spreading the report that its mem hers alone possess the confidence of 4ithe western powers and alone can btain an alleviation of the peace .terms.
 ss Aiieviationl Everyone knows we must pay what We can by hoaest la- hor and by public and private econ omy, without a superfluity of off e-rfal balls and official waste. Nei- ther Poincaire nor Foch can take away from us, or wish to take away what we do not possess, or cannot produce by our labor.
 official and semi official untruths which so harmed Germany before, during, and after the war have
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-19
STATE INDIGNANT
 OVER BIDOF POWER
 COMPANY O'NEAL
Government Enigneer Says Wilson Dam Should Be Completed Without Re-
 gard to Any Offer
By HUGH W. ROBERTS Washington Bureau, The AEe-He
 kn0 na usdaou Ru

OOV DdViu1ou buUufnS.
 Washington. February '1s.-(Spe- cial.)-All Alabama thrills with in dignation that the Alabama Power company has ventured to submit a bid for Muscle Shoals, according to Edward O'Neal and Henry Bradsha " of Florence, in Washington today.
 According to their prediction, the indignation meeting in Huntsville Thursday night, was but a forerun- ner of others to be held throughout Alabama.
 Representative Almon of the Eighth district, when asked tonight to name the members of the military affairs committee who would vote against the Ford offer, declared. None of them"
 He explained that MT, Ford wou Id agree to certain clarifying amend ments which the committee would suggest. Other members of the Ala bama delegation thought Represent ative Almon too enthusiastic, all though they. too, agreed that the dis position of the committee was ap- parently more favorable.
 CeoRer's Statement
 Hugh l.. Cooper, government en- gineer in charge of the Wilson dam, ueclared to gathering of core spondents tonight that it was his ad- vice to the government that it com plete Wilson dam without regard to any offer, and then dispose of it to best possible advantage. By follow ing such advIce he said the govern ment could recover per cent on it's investment. In view of developments, however, he predicted unequivocally that work on the dam would be re- sumed within six months and that It would be rushed to completion.
 "Barnum, when bamboozling the public was at it's height" he said never attempted a stunt equal to that of MT. Ford. Had represent ative of a water power approached Congress with such an offer, he would not have escaped with his life.'
 He declared it to be impossible for any one to build one dam across the Mississippi much less fourteen as Nj. Ford expressed detetminatjon to build.