The Raymer enterprise., 1923-07-05

and said that while the government
would do all 1t could, the public must
help as best 1t can.
In Utah Mr.. Harding talked Of the
economies In government operation
during his administration, and prom
lsed still further reductions. He called
attention to the fact that at the same
time the cost of state and local gov
ernments Is steadily Increasing. In
1922 the state and local taxes were
GO per cent Of all taxes paid.
A LTHOUGH government agents ara
SELLING the sealed liquor stores
on foreign vessels almost as fast as
they come to American ports, the high
officials In Washington have not, at
this writing. made up their minds to
take possession Of the ships them
selves and, after violation Of the law
Is proved, sell them at auction and
turn the proceeds into the treasury.
Such course was considered In a
series Of conferences, however, and II
1t Is not adopted it will be because Of
reluctance to bring on serious inter-
national disputes and to give the ship
ping lines chance to determine In
the courts whether they have the
right to bring into American waters
beverage liquors under seals Of their
government. II the government does
decide to enforce the shIp-selzure
provision of the law. ample notice will
be given.
Speaking at the graduation exer-
clses Of the army war college. Secre-
tary Of War Weeks announced his
fiat opposition to any plan for using
tn, army for prohibition work.
James C0usens, the new senator
from Michigan, returning from a
tour of Canada. prophesied that
congress In Its next session will
amend the VOlstead act to permit the
sale of beer containing not more than
s per cent alcohol. He was quoted
as saying per cent beer was not in.
toxicating and no sane person would
maintain 1t was; and he characterized
the prohibition law, "as federal au-
thOrities are now attempting to en-
force It," as ridiculous and lmpossl-
BILE OF enforcement"
EFFICACY Of the insulln treatment
IL for diabetes, discovered by DR.. f.
G. Bantllng of the University Of To
ronto, Is further proved by the an
nOuncemcnt that it has been used
with great success on Robert Lansing,
former secretary of state. and Miss
Elizabeth Hughes, daughter Of Secre-
tary of State Hughes. The United
States public health service has care
fully investigated the treatment and
now declares that insulln is to be re-
garded as one of the greatest discov-
cries Of recent years Doctor Bantllng
Is to be granted an annuity Of $500
by the Canadian government.
THE labor party Of Great Britain,
L which many believe will be In con-
troll of the government before very
long, not only has refused to have any
connection with the Russian bolshev-
lists, but last week, at It's annual con-
ference, rejected the application OF
the communist party for aililation by
vote Of 2,SSO,OOO to $4,000. Frank
Hodges declared 1t would be madness
for those who believed in political
democracy to allow an aflilIation with
those who deca!e political democracy
Is Of no avail
GOVERNOR WALTON, the rather
" Obstreperous executive Of Okla.
homa, angered by the arrest on
charges Of drunkenness OF two men
carrying commissions as state officers,
declared the rule Of the sheriff of
Okmulgee county to be '1awless," pro-
claimed martial law and sent six units
OF the National Guard to take charge
of law enforcement there In four
other counties there have been whip
pings and assaults. attributed to the
Ku klux Klan, and the governor
threatens martial law In those regions
unless these offenses cease. Walton
says he Is determined to suppress mob
violence in Oklahoma.
MORE regular employment In coal.
AVA mining regions and the stabIlis.
ing Of production are expected to re.
suit from an order Of the Interstate
commerce commission abolIslllng the
assigned car" rule under which the
railroads have insured a supply Of
coal for their own use during fuel sup
ply stringencies and other periods Of
emergency.