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Die RURAL NEW-YORKER 
May 6, 1922 
contemplating a cruise along tbe coast. 
The North Carolina coast offers the 
greatest number of suitable aerial ports, 
having 14 such landing sites. Maryland 
has 10 good coastal stations. Florida. 6: 
South Carolina. 4; New Jersey, 2; 
Georgia, 2, and Delaware. 1. 
Renewed efforts are being made to re¬ 
duce the forces of office clerks in Wash¬ 
ington to something nearer pre-war basis. 
The first stef* in the new move was made 
April 21, when 80 clerks were dismissed 
from the I ostoffice Department, It was 
said thousands of others will be dismissed 
between now nnd the end of the fiscal 
year. June 80. There are 70,000 clerks 
still in departments and bur cans, although 
before the war there were less than 40.- 
000. At the time of the armistice there 
were 112,000. 
Decision to withdraw troops from the 
cantonments at Camp Dix. N. J„ and 
Camp Lewis, Washington, and to scatter 
the units in tbe permanent army posts 
within the two corps areas has been 
reached by the War Department. The 
decision was made in connection with a 
prolonged study of the distribution <>f the 
regular army on a basis to provide eco¬ 
nomy of operation and efficiency in train¬ 
ing. The two cantonments which are to 
be thus evacuated will be retained for 
training and storage purposes with only 
caretaking detachments. 
Congress will expedite legislation vest¬ 
ing control of radio communication in a 
general advisory hoard under the Depart¬ 
ment of Commerce, it was declared April 
21, following conferences of Secretary 
Hoover and Congressional leaders. Mr. 
Hoover’s reports showed that radio users 
are increasing at a tremendous rate and 
that applications of amateurs continue to 
pour into the Department of Commerce 
asking for licenses to set up transmitting 
stations. 
EVENTS OF THE WEEK 
DOMESTIC.—An alleged confidence 
game, in which 'three men are charged 
with having offered one dollar bills for 
sale at the rate of 12^ cents each, and 
found a lively market, but failed to de¬ 
liver the cheap money after they received 
their price, was uncovered at Okmulgee, 
Okla., April 20. The gang said it had 
received one dollar bills from the failed 
banks of that section and that in order 
to handle the money conveniently they 
had to have it in larger denominations. 
They offered eight of the dollar bills for 
a dollar. 
Repeal of the measure providing for 
lethal gas in executing murderers will 
come before the next Nevada State legis¬ 
lature, according to State officials. It is 
held that the unusual law has brought 
the State -unfavorable publicity and de¬ 
feated tbe ends it was intended to serve. 
One hundred thousand acres of furnj 
lands in three counties either bad been 
inundated-nr were threatened near Cairo, 
Ill., April 20, as the result of levee breaks 
caused by unprecedented high water oi 
the Mississippi River. Live stock was 
moved to places of safety and inhabitants 
either were lodged in camps or at the 
homes of friends. The Red Cross is pro¬ 
viding needy families with medical as¬ 
sistance where necessary and the army is 
supplying food and shelter. 
Twenty-nine Chinese were being bunted 
through Florida by Federal, city and 
countv officials following the arrest at 
Tampa April 24 of Captain William 
Hood and live of die crew of the schooner 
Etta Mildred, who. according to officers, 
have confessed to bringing in those t.bi- 
nese from Cuba for $2-,>>(Ml a head. The 
Chinese were landed April 22, according 
to customs officers, and disappeared be¬ 
coming Farmers’ Meetings 
May 10—American Guernsey Cattle 
Club, Hotel Drake, Chicago. Ill. 
May 2S-80—Southern Seedsmen’s Asso¬ 
ciation, annual meeting, New Orleans. La. 
.Tune 7—Annual meeting Holsteiu- 
Friesian Association of America, Kansas 
City. Mo. 
June 14—Annual meeting Ayrshire 
Breeders’ Association, Philadelphia. Pa. 
June 14-1(5—Farmers’ Week, Pennsyl¬ 
vania State College, State College, Pa. 
Titan 1020 * * - * - $700 
International 8-16 - $670 
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In many sections heavy rains and a tardy spring have delayed tillage 
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To keep in line with the unusual season we have instructed the McCormick- 
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May 20 you can buy a Titan or International tractor at the present low prices, 
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