" i Farm Bureau Meet Splits Over Ship Subsidy Measure Amendment Opposing Bill Is Tabled Until Today—Early Completion of Great Lakes Waterway Is U rged. Chicago, L?ec. 33.—(By A. P.3—Ttele-1 gates to the annual convention of the American Farm Bureau federation split on the admlnislration ship sub r;!dy bill, now pending in congress, w hen a resolution opposing tV- bill was introduced at the convention to day. omission of the bill in a resolu tion on transportation, introduced at the morning session, was intentional, O. E. Bradfute, chairman of the reso lutions committee, said. An amend ment placing the federation on rec ord as opposing tho bill was intro duced but, because of divided opin ions, the resolution with its amend menls, was tabled until Thursday’s less loti. Abolishment of the railroad labor board Is favored by the great majority of farmers as well as employers and j employes of the railroads, U. Hut-j ehingH, of the transportation depart- I ment of the federation declared. 'Greater development of transporta tion auxiliaries is necessary. 1'*' said j In this, lie declared, highways should j be used ns extensively as possible in] the marketing of crops, waterways i used whore they provide a le tter j inen.ua mf outlet to markets and tin j Great liakes-St. kawreuce water- j way* completed as soon as,possible. Improved methods in the handling ] of perishable farm products is greatly needed, he said. Three forms of credit as an aid to the farmer were approved in the adop tion of another amendment. These were for long time invested capital on an amortization basis, short time i redlts such as should be provided through ordinary banks of deposit and intermediary credit to take care of marketing and productive needs. To meet these needs, the removal of the $10,000 loan limit of the fede ral land bank act was approved, as were the amending of the federal re serve act making the system more readily accessible for banks of small capital. Auloisls Robbed of $10,000. T,03 Angeles, l>ee. 1$.—Koiir auto mobile bandits held up Mr. and Mrs. ,1. 1L Iliil of Tulsa, Okl„ also in a motor car, und robbed them of cash and Jewelry aggregating nearly $10, 000 In valuo hero Tuesday night, ac cording to their report to the police. Louisiana Governor Opens Fight on K. K. K. (xov&vtiQV IrarJteer. ,-- ...... mtOmJ Governor Parker of T.ouiHiuna, who has opened a nationwide light on the Ku Klux Klan, recently visited New York in his effort^to suppress the knights of the tnvisnSle government. St. Louih & San Francisco Bmvs Texas Border Kailway NpwVorkf I too. lit,— I'lio St. J .ouis San Kranolsoo'Kkilvy^iy company has purchased control of. the recently re organized International & Great Northern railroad tvhich joins its lines in southern Texas, it was an nounced by K. N. Brown, chairman of the board of directors of Upo fc5t. Louis ian Francisco. The purchase, it \t?is stated, will bo subject to the approval of the Inter state Goimnereo commission and security holders of both companies./ Control of the International & Great Northern would give • the St. Louis-Saii Francisco railway more than 1,500 miles of trackage along the Mexican border and central Texas. ( ——s $64.50 and $74.50 Coats - Suits 1M2 Mississippi River National Problem. Witnesses Sav Broader \ iew of Flood Con trol Work Is l rged at Hearing of House < ion in it tee. Washington. Pec. 13 \ broader view of the problems of the Mississippi river and its tributaries was urged on the house flood control committee by representatives of tho lower Mis sissippi valley, who declared that they were constantly being subjected to the hazards of flood waters, notwithstand ing that their districts did not con tribute “a drop of water to the swol len stream.” One after another of the witnesses before the committee insisted the problem was one for the nation as h whole. James K: lMinouds of New Orleans saU that years ago the slogan was “after the Panama canel. the Mississippi river,” but that the dream had never been realized. Tin* witnesses* told the committee «»£ the huge acreage of rich top soil being carried away by the river, while I at the same time the country was draining marsh land and irrigating arid lands to provide for tho fast ' growing population. At tho same | time, they said, on enormous wastage of w;l! r resources and transportation possibilities was going on. Great sums were being spent for temporary work which should go into a permanent program, they said, and threads of floods were stifling invest ment and reducing the purchasing powers of many communities. Standard Oil Company Hoad to Testify in Price Probe Washington,Dec. 13.—The senate manufacturers committee lnvestigu- i tiou of the oil industry, suspended last summer during the political cam paign. will be resumed Thursday when Walter l\ Teagle, head of the Standard Oil company of New Jersey, is to testify.* The hearings, Chairman Da Follette said, would be continued Indefinitely and probably to the end of congress on March 3. Harry K Sinclair and others prominent in the oil industry have been called to fol low Mr. Teagle. Inquiry into the Teapot Dome. Wyoming. 1111’ otiier oil operationstjin government naval reserves also may bo made by the committee. Oregon Woman Charged itli Death of Two Kabies Portland, Ore,, Doc. 13.—Mrs. George Kelts was charged with hav ing caused tlie death of her babies, James, 3, and Marjorie, 1. Mrs. Feles was found unconscious and one of the children dead and the other dying in (lie gas filled kitchen of her home. She had been ill. 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