The Holly chieftain., 1923-07-12
operative and orderly marketing, and
lift wheat from rs or 80 cents, the
present price, to S1.40 or s1.50."

lift wheat from 70 or " cents, the
present price, to $1.40 or $1.5O."
CoyERNoR AL SMITH Of New
~ York has SHE'D his hat into the
Democratic ring. announcing through
National Committeeman Mack that he
will seek the nomination for the presi-
dency. Mr.. Mack said further that he
believed the Democratic platform
would contain plank favoring modi.
f1cati0n or liberalizing Of the yolstead
act, which, he thought, all the power
ful Eastern seaboard states desire. He
added that the great Industrial states
are coming around to the idea that the
national prohibition law is too severe,
and that the Western states that up
hold 1t are normally Republican.
Senator Underwood Of Alabama. Just
back from tour of Europe. declined
to say whether or not he would seek
his party's nomination until he had
consulted with his friends at home.
Late in the month he will address a
special session Of the Alabama legis-
lature and probably will then declare
himself. 1t is said that radical Demo-
Gratis in the South are getting ready to
pit Ford against Underwood in the pri-
maries.
ITAAfMANY HALL celebrated Inde-
1 pendence day In part by denounc-
ing the volstead law and the manner
of its enforcement. the Anh-Saloon
league and the Ku Klux Klan and
praising Governor Smith as the man
who had showed the way out Of the
prohibition muddle. At another cele-
bration, that of the American society
in London, Solicitor General James
Beck said some sharp things about
British resentment because Of liquor
shipments on vessels in New York har-
bor.
Restrictions on liquor under seal
aboard foreign liners would not have
been imposed" said Mr.. Beck, ''if the
hospitality Of American harbors had
not been imposed on by deliberate and
consistent violation Of the laws of the
United States. speak. not as one who
is an enthusiastic advocate of the pro.
hibition order, but the fact remains
that when the law Of the United States
is violated 1t becomes an issue for the
majesty Of the law.
"The great experiment we are max
Ing is not being frustrated by the law.
lessness Of our people, but by the de-
liberate breaking down of our laws by
others and we are compelled to say
that we cannot longer endure oper
violation Of these laws. don't think
that we are impolite or rude without
provocation."
EREQUENTLY heard statements tt
= the effect that business In genera
in the United States is not good ant
that decline is setting in are no,
borne out by reports from Washing
ton on the transportation Of freight
Here are some of the facts and fig.
ures:
For the third consecutive week and
the fourth time this year, loading oi
revenue freight exceeded the million
mark for the week which ended or
June %, the total for the week being
| 1902. .740 cars. Freight loading SO fal
this year has been the heaviest in his
tory.
The total for the week of June 2s
was an increase of 138,419 cars owe,
the corresponding week last year, and
an increase Of 227, ,293 cars over the
corresponding week In 1921. II also ex
ceeded by wide margin the CORE
spending weeks in 1918, 1919 and 1920
Loading Of merchandise and miscel
laneOus freight amounted to 1924
cars. While this was decrease OF
Alb cars under the preceding week. II
was an increase of 16,0s5 cars over the
corresponding week In 1922, and an
increase of 112,449 cars over the cor
responding week In 1921.
Loading of grain and grain products
totaled 3305S cars This was an in.
crease of So cars over the week before
but a decrease of 4,172 cars under the
same week last year, and decrease
Of 5.141 cars under the same week in
1921. l
Livestock loading totaled 29,251
cars. gain Of 100 cars over the pre-
vious week. While this was decrease
Of 662 cars under the corresponding
week last year, It was an increase Of
1878 cars over the corresponding week
two years ago.