The Arvada enterprise., 1923-11-15

Fields In Kentucky and Whitefeld In
Mississippi. and Tammany was victori.
GUS In New York city. routing both the
Republicans and William Randolph
Hearst In the judicial contest.
In the next congress the senate Will
have 81 Republicans. 43 Democrats
and 2 Farmer Laborites. The lineup
In the house will be: Republicans 225.
Democrats 205. Socialist l, Independ-
ent /. and Farmer-Laborite la Re
publican majority Of II. with two va
cancies still to be filled.
SenatOr-elect Dale Is q dry and de-
feated an avOwed wet, but In general
the results were accounted a victory
by the anti Volstead law element. This
was especially true In Maryland and
Kentucky. In many localities the ku
klux Khan was an issue. and In most
cases the Khan won.
~OVERNOR WALTON Of Oklaho-
" ma sought the Intervention Of the
federal courts to halt the Impeachment
proceedings against him, but this was
denied by Judge Cotternl at Lawton on
the ground that the court had no juris-
dictiOn In the case. However. the gov.
ernor was granted new hearing at q
date not yet set. Meanwhile the trial
has begun and Walton has appeared
before the senate court through coun-
sci and pleaded not guilty. making
sweeping denial Of all the charges. The
governors lawyers insist the court
shall hear all the evidence on all the
charges before voting on q verdict.
IN A report to the President the War
Finance corporation asserts that the
solution Of the wheat problem requires
the adjustment Of production to Amer
lean needs II the world market 10 over
supplied from other producing coun-
tries ut lower prices than are salts
factory to American growers. and the
development Of an improved marketing
system. The latter, the directors Of
the corporation think. can be brought
about by the organization Of the pro-
lucers Of the country for the purpose
OF marketing their wheat under the CO
operative marketing plan. making It
unnecessary to rely SO completely upon
the uncertain functioning Of the specu.
lative public contract market.
The report expresses strong opposi.
ton to the various proposals looking to
an increase In the turin on wheat. gov
eminent price-fxing and government
purchase Of surplus" wheat.
A FTER hearings In the branch
"A banking controversy. the federal
reserve board has ruled. rs condl.
tlon OF membership In the reserve sys-
TEN OF state banks, that the applicant
agree to establish no branches except
within the city where the parent bunk
Is located. This policy goes into effect
February l. 1924. A resolution adopt.
I'd by the board declared that estab-
lishmcnt OF branches by state banks
produced an lneQuitnble situation for
national banks. which cannot establish
branches without permission OF the
controller Of the currency.
CIR ERIC DRUMMOND. secretary
- general OF the Lengue OF Nations,
WAS received the other day by Premier
Mussollni. md came away with the as
surnncc TINT Italy had no prejudice
against the league and thnt the pre-
mlcr favors It's principles. Mussolini.
however. Informed the secretary gen.
cral that Italy required that her posi-.
ton as one Of the great powers and
one of the founders Of the league and
II principal sIgnntory OF the Treaty OF
Versailles should be adequately estab-
lished."
THE budget bureau has received the
L department estimates for the mex,
fiscal year, pared them TO the bone and
submitted them TO President Coolidge.
The total sum asked by the bureau 10
&i.7OO,W0.UD. this representing a saw.
Ing Of &i26,00O.0OO from the amount Ne
Ing expended In the current fiscal year.
OF course congress may see nt 70
change some Of the items.
IL 4 decision announcing the prinei.
1 pies TO he applied In determining
American claims against Germany. the
mixed claims commission uphoids
broadly the claims growing out Of the
torvedoing Of the Lusitanis. numbering
27s and aEgregating about 81. 000. 900.
The commission refuses TO assess e.
emp,ary. or punitive. damaees. holding
they nre penal In nature and not AZ.
thoriIed by the treaty of peace. II die.
missed 3o.i0O claims. totaling about
&345. 100000. for the recovery Of iasuP.
nnce premiums paid By Americans tse
protection against var hssardA