The Holly chieftain., 1924-01-17

commerce comrirtee l.aFoilette nd
Nised his followers to throw their sup.
port to Senator Ellison ~. Smith of
South Carolina. the Democratic can
ddate. and 80 Air. Smith was elected.
an the decisive ballot the vote stood;
Smith. 30: Cumnins, ~; Couzens, 6,
The only Democrat out of line was
Hruce of Maryland who. MS once be-
fore, voted for CIHnnips Senator
Smith was chairman or thus committee
for n time in 1919 He was opposed
to the Esch-C Cumriins Transportation
law. hut is not ciassed as radicnl.
y 1GHT here II is as well to record
~ the fact that rl.e ApreIne court
A,ls just upheld one Of the Important
provisions of the transportation net
that one requiring railroads to divide
with the government their excess earn
inss iibove the $40 ger ,cenl fixed hy
the Interstate commerce commission
as Il reasonable return on theis valua-
tion
The decision said liant by the recap
ture clauses congress fx ''enabled to
maintain uniform rates for all shippers
and yet keep the net returns of rail
ways, whether strong or weak. to the
varying percentages which are fair for
them" These clauses. Ii was held, do
not aInIopriate property in violation
of constitutional rights. mar do they
invade the rights OF states in rate
making
DRESIDENT COOLIDGE has given
approval to the resolution of the
shipping board placing the operation
of the governments merchant Baet in
the hands of the Emergency Fleet cor
poration. provided the hoard cooper
ates with Leigh G. Palmer, who was
selected to be the new president OF the
corporation. 1rhis cooperation was
aie,iged by the board.
xxyuLIAMsoN county, Illinois,
W wherein is .Herrin, scene of the
mine >strike massacre. is offering an
other lovely spectacle to the nation
Members of the Ku Klux Klnn. lead
by federal prohliition officers. have
been making numerous raids on places
where liquor was sold and have made
scores of arrests, all without notifying
the sheriff or asking his aid The
citizens who are opposed to both the
Khan and prohibition resented these
acts. and the sheriff pnofessed TO fear
the outbreak OF serious hostilities. So
he called on the governor for state
troops. which were sent 10 Marion the
county seat. Very likely the soldiers
were needed. for both the Khan and n
rival organization known as the
knights of the Flaming Circle were in
fighting mood. and nearly every man
in the county seems to have acquired Il
gun.
DHILADELpHIA. which has not
been noted of late for luw en-
forcement, is in process OF being
cleaned up by new administration
Brig. Gen. Smedley ID. Butler. who won
fame in the marines. has been en-
| ployed as director of public safety and
every saloon, disorderfy house aud
gambling place will be closed and kept
closed. Already. II is said, tine keep
ers OF those Joints" are fleeing Ia
| other cities. General Butler says he
has been offered SlO0.Nd to let the
itandbooks operate without interfer-
enee.
ID RITAIN'S new parliament assem-
II bied last week, but Will not be for.
maliy opened by the king until Jan
uary L. AT great victory demonstra-
ton OF the Labor party Ramsay Mae
Donald announced that he was ready
to accept office rs soon MS invited and
that his governments first task would
be to mobilize all men and women of
good viii and safe Judgment Ia settle
the difficulties OF the world and eStah
fish real peace. IL is rumored in Lon
don that II France proves recalcitrant
to Lahor's peace plans. the MacDon-
aid government will make an immedi-
ate demand for payment Of the French
debt TO Great Britain and. II this is
not honored. French paper may be
placed on the market and the French
exchange thus smashed.
NJ VENlZELOS. though i'll. has con-
AN1. scented 10 serve us foreign minister
in the Greek cabinet formed by George
Roussos, former ambassador to the
United States. and he also has agreed
that the plebiscite on the form of gov
ernment shall he held in March in
stesd Of April. This latter was asked