Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-01-11

archy, Fenizelos has said he favored
a plebiscite but his republican sup
porterS and most of the army officers
insist this shall be determined by the
assembly. British influence, which is
strong In Greece. is supporting the
royalists and the Bank of England has
just refused to float n Greek loan
mainly because of opposition to re-
public.
THERE is no longer any doubt that
the big French dirigible DiXmude
was lost in the Mediterranean during
storm, for the body of her com
mander and fragments of wreckage
have been picked up by fishermen. The
disaster has caused much of political
scandal in Paris the air ministry be-
ing bitterly attacked.
In this connection it is worthy of
note that Captain McCrary, COM
mander of the American dirigible
Shenandoah, Is outspuken in his op-
position to the plan to use that airship
in arctic exploration next summer. He
believes 1t to be unsuited in construc-
tion, equipment and cruising radius
for such trip as has been planned.
The builders of the Shenandoah do not
agree with McCrary, but they advocate
the use of hydrogen to obtain greater
bouyancy and advise making a direct
dash from Lakehurst to the polar re-
gion instead of the long detour by way
Of southern California.
CONGRESS has resumed work after
~ the holidays and the house ways
and means committee Is again strug
Cling with the treasury tax reduction
bill. After this has been disposed of,
which may be about January Is, the
committee will take up the soldiers
bonus measure. Chairman Green be-
lieves no part of the revenue measure
should be reported until after action
is taken on the bonus bill. The Demo
Gratis have not yet decided on their
program in relation to the revenue bill,
but the farm bloc through Representa-
tive Dickinson of Iowa has offered a
compromise, agreeing to accept cut
in surtax rates from the present maxi
mum of so per cent to maximum
somewhere between 81 and 40 per
cent. He thinks nearly all the Repub-
Leans in the lower house except the
La Toilette radicals would support
such reduction and that many Demo-
Gratis also would favor it,
ID REPRESENTATIVE UPSHAW has
A\made up his mind that liquor drink
ing by congressman and high govern
ment officials must stop and that there
must he no more leakage of booze
from the stores Of foreign diplomats
into bootleg channels. Consequently
he has embodied these ideas in n
resolution and introduced II in the
house. following with II speech in its
support. He thinks the State depart
ment should respectfully request that
all foreign governments discontinue
sending to this country diplomatic and
consular representatives who exert n
demoralizing influence upon our official
and social life by dispensing from
their residences and Offices intoxicat-
ing liquors prohibited by our laws 20
American citizens" He also suggests
that all federal appointees be required
to make a pledge of total abstinence
and that all intoxicated congressman
should be ousted.
Nov Leonard Wood. Jr.. son of
Y Gen. Leonard Wood and his as
sociates in four oil companies are un-
der fire because It Is said many ex-
service men lost money ny investing in
! the stock of the concerns. The federal
government is inquiring into the mat
ter. and 1t also may be aired In con-
gress when Congressman Frear's de-
, ahOut rp0dv m dpnart for tho hoppv