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Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-02-01
MYTH the opening of the annual

WITH the opening of the annual
w convention of the United Mine
Workers in Indianapolis the old strug-
gle between the conservatives led by
President John L. Lewis and the rad
icals was renewed. and again the rad
icals met defeat. The test came on
their proposal to reinstate the deposed
district officials of Nova Scotia, which
was rejected. Mr.. Lewis contended
that all the officers of the Nova SEQ
tian body had given adherence to the
red internationale or Russia" rather
than to the United Mine Workers of
America. Again the radicals were
beaten In the matter of recognition of
Russia, the convention voting for
recognition in accordance with the
policies enunciated by Secretary of
State Hughes.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-02-01
TEAPOT DOME was the center of

TEAPOT DOME was the center of
L great excitement all last week.
The senate investigation into the lease
of the naval oil reserve there by AL
bert b. Fall, then secretary of the
interior, to Harry Sinclair brought out
sensational testimony; and the end is
not yet, for President Coolidge direct
ed the Department of Justice to watch
the proceedings and to take such ac-
ton as seemed desirable. Archie
Roosevelt, son of the late president
started the week out well by telling the
committee of the suspicious circuln-
stances that caused him to resign from
the Sinclair company. He said u. ID.
Wahberg, Sinclair's private secretary,
told him S6S,OOU had been paid to the
foreman of Falls ranch in New MeXi-
co. Wahlberg said Roosevelt nisun-
derstood him. but he gave other dam
aging testimony The committee sum-
cabled to Sinclair, now in Europe, to
come back and produce his private
books and papers. This the oil man
said he would do when his business
abroad was finished Meanwhile Ed
ward Doheny, another oil magnate.
who is the lessee of naval oil reserve
in California, volunteered to tell the
committee all he could about the
transactions. He said that he was the
man who loaned Fall the 100000
which he used in enlarging and I'M
proving his ranch, that he did it be-
cause he and Fall were old friends, and
that he was innocent Of wrongdoing.
In December Fall told the committee
he had not received money from either
DolIeny or Sinclair.
Senator Walsh informed the senate
that he would propose a resolution au-
thorizing the President to institute
suit to annul the leases and to Sc
cure an accounting of all oil taken
from the reserves. He declared that
he would seek to have such proceed
ings conducted independent of Attor-
ney General Dnugherty. He asserted
that there were some features of the
Teapot Dome affair "in come ction
with which the attorney general him
self is under some degree of suspicion
and criticism"
Interviewed in Paris, Harry Sinclair
said the whole affair was bunk and
politics, that he got the Teapot Dome
lease honestly and squnrely and that
the government received more than
its full due for it,
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-02-01

IN THE wheat states of the North
west and especially in South Da-
kota he financial situation is becom-
ing so serious that government agen
cies are moving to the rescue. A
number of banks have closed their
doors. Eugene Meyer Jr., managing
director the War Finance Corpora
ton, went t. Minneapolis to confer
with Twin Cities bankers, and the
corporation prepared to open a branch
Immediately in Sioux Falls Mr. Meyer
said: Fundamentally. the economic
conditions in South Dakota warrant
absolute confidence in the future of
the state"
President Coolidge, in special
message to congress, presented his
program for relief for the wheat farm
ers. dis recommendations include:
Passage of pending legislation en-
bodying the so-called Coulter plan for
ii $50.O0O.OOO fund for loans to assist
wheat farmers to diversity thei. activ-
titles
Extension Of the War Finance Cor
poration, which under present law can
make no loans after March 81, until
December 81.
Refunding of the pressing past due
Indebtedness of farmers in the terri
tories mos severely affected through
cooperation of creditors.
Restoration wherever helpful of
impaired capital of banking institu-
tions in the distressed sections.
Creation by private capital Of a
substantial financing corporation to
assist in the plan of reorganization.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-03-07

No matter how, careful you are, your sys-
tenn needs a laxative occasionally. iWright's
Indian Vegetable Pills help nature gently
but surely. n S72, Pearl St.. NJ. Y. Adv ~
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-03-07
Proper Methods Prevent
Loss From tuberculosis

OF the 4S,O00,O00 hogs slaughtered
under federal inspection last fiscal
year about Is per cent showed tuber-
culosis. infection to some extent. This
entails large food and monetary loss
which can be prevented by using
proper methods of tuberculosis eradi-
cation and management.
tuberculosis among other farm ami
mails is recognized as a dangerous
source of infection for hogs; leading
packers are now paying 10 cents per
hundredweight additional for hogs
originating in counties free or nearly
free from bovine tuberculosis.
The United States Department of
Agriculture has bulletins for free dis
tribution which give detailed informa-
tion on the prevention and control of
tuberculosis. M
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-03-07

Would Return to Old job
Doubtless many a woman wishes she
could dispose Of her stock in the mat
riinonial combine and get her old job
back In the laundry.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-03-07
Silage Is Shown to Be
SuneriOr as Stock Feed

The value of silage feeding is shown
forcefully by recent data furnished by
the bureau of animal industry, United
States Department of Agriculture. In
the wintering Of mature beef cows in
West Virginia, it has been shown that
corn fed as silage is worth so per cent
more than shock corn. In growing
beef calves in Illinois an acre of corn
silage was found to be worth 80 per
cent more than an acre of shock corn.
This increased utility is attributed
to the many advantages Of silage.
Practically no waste occurs in the feed
ing of silage and it creates an appetite
for cheaper roughages. Then, too, the
same crops fed dry are not nearly so
palatable and succulent as they are in
the form of silage.
Information as to what crops make
good silage and on preparing and using
them as feed is contained in bulletins
which may be had free from the De
partment Of Agriculture, Washington.
D. @.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-03-07

A lie cannot be Re removed by an N ink
eraser, n +. /, gaN,s4 No.; 81 81
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-03-07
Relative Advantages Of
Horse Power in Farming

The United States Department Of
Agriculture has recently investigated
the relative advantages of horse power
and motor power for farm operations
and reports numerous reasons for the
continued use of good draft horses.
Horse power is characterized by its
versatility and adaptability to perform
various farm operations. The horse
is not limited either by the topography
of the ground or specialized ability
to perform only few farm tasks
economically.
The horse is self-replacing, earns its
keep, and increases in value up to
the marketable age. Mares enough
may be bred yearly to replace the
mature stock which is marketed. The
young horses raised under this plan
continually increase in value and at
the same time they are paying their
way by doing the farm work.
Keeping horses also helps to con
serve the fertility Of the soil and pro-
vides an element Of interest which
helps to keep the youngsters on the
farm. Then, too, there is less direct
cash outlay for horse power. as. horses
consume home grown feed chiefly.
Motor power, however, has adj
vantages under certain conditions,
and in many cases the two forms of
power--horses and tractors are both
used.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-03-07
Bookkeeping Big
Help'to Farmers
Differences in Production
f Costs and Returns Noted
and Causes Sought.

prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculture.)
New benefits from farm bookkeep-
ing are in prospect, In many states as
a result Of the organization recently
Of accounting schools at which farm
ers meet to analyze and compare rec
ords, and study out sources Of error
and opportunities for Improvement in
farm management.
There are few states In which the
movement is not represented. Reports
to the United States Department of
Agriculture say So farmers account
ing schools were held in Ohio this
winter. In Maine every county was
covered. Illinois had such schools in
10 counties. Many were held in In
diana, Pennsylvania, Iowa. North
and South Dakota, Colorado, Oregon,
California, Texas, and other states.
a The usual practice is for farmers
who keep accounts to meet in con-
ference with county agents and extern
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-03-07
Selecting Seed for
Stand of Red Clover
Easy Matter to Test Germi-
nation in Advance.

prepared by the United States Department
of Agricuture.)
Much of the present difficulty ex-
perienced in getting good stand OF
red clover may be overcome simply
by the use of seed of good quality and
termination, says the United States
Department of Agriculture. A bright
fresh-looking lot Of red-clover seed will
usually terminate pretty well, but II
is so easy to test the termination In
advance that there Is little excuse for
sowing poor seed.
If 100 or 200 average seeds are
counted out and laid on plate be
tween pieces of moist cloth or plotting
paper and the plate set away in a
room where temperature is IS, to sc
degrees Fahrenheit, the seeds will
begin to sprout in three or four days,
and in q week the value Of the seed
so far as termination Is concerned
can be definitely determined. The ger
mination Of clover seed, even when the
sample is good. will depend somewhat
on the number of hard seeds present
A sample of good seed should test
something like 80 per cent, with at
least several Of the remaining seeds
hard at the close Of the ten-day test
period.
However, even If the termination Of
seed is good great care should be taken
to find out If possible where the seed
was grown, since the work Of the de-
partment has also shown that red
clover grown in Italy is not adapted to
most of the United States and should
not be used in the eastern United
States. The only way to prevent get
ting italian seed is to buy from re-
liable firm or organization and to in
sist that you do not want Italian seed.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-03-07
Dairy Calf Club Work

The pure bred Holstein cattle
which farm boys and girls of Della
ware have fed and cared for as a part
Of their dairy calf club work con
stitnte 10 per cent of the pure bred
Holsteins in that state. according to
a recent report received by the United
States Department Of Agriculture.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-03-07

heHurn9s
sion workers of state agricultural col
leges and the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture. They produce
their records of crops sown and har-
vested, labor used, feed consumed, and
so forth, and the reports are analysed
and compared. Wide differences in
production costs and returns are
noted and their causes sought, so that
inefficient methods can be corrected
and better organization and operation
plans adopted for the future.
Books Of Approved Type.
Officials of the Department of Agri-
culture say the plan is largely an out
growth of the increasing use Of uniform
accounting methods by farmers. When
efforts were started by the department
about ten years ago to promote better
farm accounting, an obstacle was the
lack of a simple farm accounting
book. This want was supplied, and
now practically all state extension
divisions sell account books of an
approved type to farmers at cost
AS result many farmers all over
the country are keeping their accounts
in about the same way. This has been
big factor in crystallizing farmers
ideas on the analysis of their business
along uniform lines, and it has great
ly lessened the difficulty Of getting
comparable figures from different
farms. Usually the book produced at
the farm accounting schools are all of
the same type. They tell the amount
of the labor income from the farm,
the size of the farm business, the
crop yields, and the return from live
stock, as well as the amount Of ex-
pense for different items. From this
data farmers can discover their weak
and their strong points, and the
standards necessary for profitable
farm operation.
Farmers are also meeting more
than in previous years to compare
their results from single crop or live
stock enterprises, as well as the re-
suits from their total farm operations.
County agents in 1923 assisted 10000
farmers in single enterprise analyses.
A typical example Is study made of
potato-growing costs in Cuyahoga
county, Ohio, which showed that the
farmer with the lowest cost was pro-
ducing potatoes at 42 cents bushel,
compared with maximum on another
farm of 81. q bushel.
Clubs for Boys.
A valuable supplement to the move
ment toward cost-comparison confer
ences among farmers Is the develop
ment of accounting clubs, for boys
The boys In these clubs keep the
home farm records and at the end of
the year with their fathers assemble
in groups to study the results. The
clubs are intended to train the new
generation of farmers in sound bust
ness methods. to demonstrate to them
the value of bookkeeping before they
reach maturity.
Farm accounting is also being
taught in many Of the district schools
in number of states. This is with
the, same objective in mind and the
posting and summarizing of an actual
farm business record In the simple
farm account book constitutes the
main text book material Many boys
are keeping home farm records as q,
result of this school training.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-03-07
Sweet Clover Needs Care

The vigor with which sweet clover
grows and persists as weed has led
many to believe that little care is
necessary to get good stand Of the
crop. However, the opposite is true
this being due partly to the large
numbers of hard seeds present in
most lots Of seed. but more often to
poor preparation Of the seeded md
carelessness In seeding.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-03-07
Children Cry for "Castoriia : X
Especially Prepared for Infants and Children Of All Ages

Mother! Fletcher's Castoria has
been in use for over 30 years as a
pleasant, harmless substitute for
Castor Oil, Paregoric, Teething Drops
and Soothing Syrups. Contains no
narcotics. Proven directions are on
each package. Physicians everywhere
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-03-07
PAS Definition

Robert. what is the law of grav-
ityw
PA says it is: Never laugh at your
own jokes"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-03-07

A married man enjoys attending a
wedding almost as much as he does a
funeral.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-03-07

To forget wrong is the best re
venge.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-03-07

Fair Caller lat the tax Office In
Paris)-A declaration is obligatory?
Clerk
Fair Caller-All right, then adore
you Boston Transcript.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-31

to the whole American labor move
ment to girdle its loins for a fight
to the finish against this common
enemy of the Filipino and our own
working class-the big capitalists
owning and controlling our govern
ment and our industries. Let every
labor organization, every farmers
organization, join with the commun-
lists IN this vital, urgent work. Let
the Confederation Of Labor in the
Philippines, in its coming NAV 1st
demonstration, express its solidar-
ity with the workers and poor farm
ers of the United States. Under
this banner Of international working
class solidarity, under this leader
ship of the Communist international.
which alone is fighting the capital
ist imperiaiists the world over to
the bitter end, will the oppressed
Filipino masses and their Ameri-
can brothers win their common
struggle against their common
enemy-the capitalist exploiters ~
labor and the dispossessed farmers
Of all countries.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-31
''The Story of John Brown

The men of Lawrence sent out
a call to all Northerners; and
John Brown and his men were
among chose who res pond d.
There were five hundred settlers
in Lawrence, and they feverishly
fortified the town with embank-
ments; but the whole affair ended
by a compromise; there was no
fighting; only two men were killed
in light skirmish.
Southerners Demand Blood.
The Southerners left, weak
with all the whisky they had
drunk on the expedition, accord
ing to reliable observers, and an
gered that they had not been
given the chance to burn Law
renee down.
For Lawrence was a sore spot
to the pro-slavery men. 1t was
the largest Free State town in
Kansas, and the center of all the
political activities Of that group.
1t published a newspaper, and its
Free State Hotel was the head
quarters Ct the Northerner's gov
eminent.
There were other murders, de-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-31

spite the treaty signed at this
time. And then IN February, as
Free State men were holding an
other of their elections, they were
assaulted at Leavcnworth and
many of them forced to flee to
Lawrence.
One Of the leaders of the Free
State men, as he was returning
from Leavenworth after the cleo
ton, was captured by a company
of Border Ruffian militia. Wound
ed and defenseless tho he was,
they literally hacked the unfortu-
nate foe of slavery into pieces
with their hatchets and knives.
Not an effort was made to punish
these murderers, tho their names
were known by everyone. Some
of the slavery journals even prais-
ed the deed, and called for more.
Said the Kansas Pioneer of Kicka-
poo:
Sound the bugle of war over
the length and breadth Of the
land, leave not an Abolitionist in
the territory to relate their treach-
erous deeds. Strike your piercing
rifle balls and your glittering steel
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-31

THE Filipino people are face to
face with the most serious crisis
in the history of their nation. The
archipelago is afame with a spirit
of revolt against the dictatorship of
Wall Street and the iron rule of
the strikebreaker, General Leonard
Wood.
President Coolidge's last message
arrogantly denying the Filipinos
their right to national independence
has aggravated the acute condi-
tions. The high-handed interfer-
ence of the American financiers' au-
ditor with the national freedom
movement Of the Filipinos has only
added fuel to the flames. Unless
unforeseen circumstances intervene,
we are due for an explosion in the
Islands at an early date. The Fill
Pine people know how to fight for
freedom. They have valiantly fought
for freedom before and they will
not brook tyranny, whether ii be
cloaked in the stars and stripes or
any other banner now employed by
the imperialist oprFessors Of the
colonial nations.
The struggle Of the Filipino
masses for liberation from their
Yankee exploiters is struggle
which is Of primary concern TO the
American workers. Unless they
take hand In forcing their own
bosses out OF the Islands, they will,
sooner than most now expect, be
called upon to shoot down their
Filipino brethren in order to
strengthen the reactionary capitalist
masters today depressing the Amer
lean workers and farmers along
with the tenants and laborers OF the
Islands. The working masses Of
! the United States are the only ones
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-31
By ALEXANDER TRACHTENBERC

time lost by Russia. England and
italy finally decided to consider their
own interests and not wait until all
the allies made up their minds about
the matter.
The countries with which Russia
has complete or trade relations SUI
fee for all her economic needs at the
present time. She can afford now TO
saw to the rest Of the word, Com
plete recognition first and negotla-
tions afterwards" Karachan, the
Russian delegate to China, can in
form the Chinese government that It
either ratify the agreement reached
between him and DIR. Wang, the
Chinese representative, within three
days or the whole thing is off. Rus
STA also knows that most remaining
countries including France, are fast
losing their illusions of expecting to
secure bargains for recognition Or
collect the bills which were origi-
nally figured against Russia.
Invincible Soviet Russia.
The growing strength of the
Soviet government is the most con-
vincing argument. The removal Of
the Naval Conference of the League
of Nations from Geneva to Rome, be-
cause Russia was boycotting Switzer-
land, demonstrated the radical change
in attitude toward the Soviet govern
ment. Russia has taken her place
among the great powers, and because
Of her peculiar economic and politi-
cal structure, is occupying COM
handing position in the world.
America Not So Moral.
Even America will be forced to
recognize this fact tho it may not be
the morally indignant Mr.. Hughes
who will address the first decent
diplomatic letter to the Soviet gov
eminent. Asked the other day why
he thought America was still refus-
ing to recognize Russia now that
there was at least one argument less
that the United States government
would henceforth advance against
Russia Puritan America claimed that
the Russian government did not con-
sist of morally qualified persons.
After the oil graft exposures, Lit
vinov thought, America would not in
sist that the Russian government Off
Gals had to be as highly moral as its
own office-holders.
Bow to Bloody BoIsheviks.
Russia has won her recognition by
the military victories of 191S-1920
and her successes on the economic
front after peace was achieved. She
stands today invincible and continues
a glorious inspiration to the disin-
herited of the world. The "bloody''
Bolsheviks with whom the big and
small powers vowed not so long ago
to have nothing to do, are now being
invited to negotiate terms of recog-
milton by one country after another.
How did it all happen? The wise old
adage Nothing succeeds like sue
cess" supplies the answer to this
lpuzzle.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-31

obvious attempt to raNy the forces Of reaction
for last effort to stife the investigation. When
capitalist gutter-politicians like Adams resort
to calling such law-abiding, respectable demo
Gratis like Walsh, who fathered the Montana
State Syndicalist law, and Wheeler, who has
not lifted finger or uttered a word in behalf
of merciless exposure of the Burns-Daugh-
erty strike-breaking and union-smashing activ-
tiles, it is as clear as broad daylight that the
whole republican party is in desperate straits
Lies and misrepresentation are the first and
last refuge of the capitalist politicians OPP
pressing the working and farming masses.