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YHE EVENING STAR. ‘'WASHINGTON. NEW SENATOR RAPS ‘SPECIAL INTEREST’ LAWS “Minnesota Suffering on Account of Legislation Not for the Public,” The Fordlatter Shipstead Tells City Club. “has been the subject of general criti- ihasbeen the subject of general eriti-| Denouncing “special Interest leg- Ilslfltlon and attributing his election o ive any Individual the henef % an el e and | o the United States Senate 1rom muin- nesota. ~ag" plant at Muscle Shoals for future war- time and during peace-time provide for such a plant in ‘manufacturing fertilizer. “The placing of the Muscle Shoals plant . |in the hands of any indlvidual tends o | monopolize production besides _putting | under such individual control water { power of great value for manufacturing 5 Dickinson luurnaseu Representative ation and the makg-up and policles the Federal Reserve Boai The mlln portion of his address wll de- voted, however, to outlining present conditions in his native state, and in response to questions from the floor as to the remedies, Le declured he ‘preferred to do a lot of thinking lhoul them and not very much talk- ng at present.” & uad " We G wen m‘eslded and in- i troduced the speaker SEEK TO ADOPT BOY. he pointed out. SHouse Measure Similar to That of Senate Introduced by i ! s ¢ e “conviotion of Dickinson. obliating th e’ sovirnment for $30, jthe peope of that Ciate thut lenislas | Application has "been made 0. t.in the public interest has|llle District Supreme Cour; Ly Capt. The bill prm. ides for fertilizer. man- rle ( e l.e ufactured and sold without profit, deducting 41 per cent interest on any Riuscle Shoals negotiations was forecast | additional funds necessary to com- by Representative Dickinson of Towa, a | plete and equip the plant for that| Jeading member of the farm bloc in the | PUrpose. [ — e and s ae Leonard for permis- uxum Sydnor Leroy Hobsol old. . The boy. has lived | Torced tnem Into thelt present. eco 3 nomic distress,” Henrik S. Shipstead, | Jio," ¢ he fret farmer-laborite 1o v |fifilen elected to the upper house. addresse 9l with the nards since September, the City Ciub forum Tuosday after LT ) e s s have him adopted. The court g usked to change the name of the boy to Leroy Hobron Leonard.- Attorney . H. MecLachlen uppears for the peti- tione Elimination of Henry Ford from the |2 - Minnesota today,” said Senator Shipstead, “thousands of farmers are Workmen in arsenic mines have to in bankruptcy, | take every House, who has introduced a new bill| 1or disposal of the property. similar to | the Norris bill in the Senate. This bill, Representative Dickinson losing their farms precaution to prevent|because they cannot meet taxes.” themselves becoming poisoned. They The speaker cited as the principal i w ork with bandages over their items in this “special interest legis- T fraid. will conserve $100.000.000 of gov- ! noses and moulhs to keep away the!lation” the Esch-Cummins railroad | Wisconsin has more cheese fac- @mment funds invested in the nitrate | arsenic du: i act, the amount and incidence of tax- | toriex than any other state. RN that scoops the town, and you can go as far as you like without meeting their equal at We’ve done something big here and we want every one to know it. Captured the entire surplus stocks of two big jobbers — we’ve had to MARK DOWN many of our own sweaters to meet the values in these newcomers. Close to 1,000 sweaters in All wool and mixtures---white, colo:z and college combinations Sweaters of all kind and weaves — Shaker knit, straight weaves, those heavy Jumbo knit sweaters. All- wool and mixed-wool sweaters in pull-over and coat style sweaters " with or without large shawl collars " Solid colors in navy, maroon, gray, a sprinkling of school and college colors and high color combinations without number. Al sizes 34 to 46. The sports shop, first flaor, south annex | Sale! Men’s solid leather HIGH AND LOW SHOES The facts are before you — shoes with the substance of sound leather and skillful making; first quality shoes from our regular makers, Not a few odds and ends, but hundreds of shoes in sizes and styles for every man. Look what’s here: Desired styles and you have choice of twelve (12) models, in black or tan calfskin, black and brown kid: yes, even PATENT calfskin :&:5 %‘:x plain toe oxfords and all-over PAT- $1.85 ENT COLT high shoes. French toes, brogues, conservative lasts; the right shoe for every man. All sizes. 3,000 shirts speeding out at 5,000 handsome - SILK TIES, 65¢ $ 85 —and every man with an —went on sale today for the first time. Cut silk and silk knit—our maker’s samples and odd lots. 5,000 ties—that means the widest possible choice in solid colors and e : appreciation for good fit- ting shirts in fine fabrics knows that $1.85 is no price to pay for shirts of such fancies. Wool hose, 55¢ quality. Next thing to custom-made shirts Light-weight _cashmere, full sumless hose. in dropstitch effects. Heather mixtures, in .—snug-fitting collars, deep armholes, full cut; finely finished, with exact brown, oxford, dark green and tan. For dress and sports wear. sleeve lengths for every man. All sizes, 14 to 17. because they are silk striped and woven madras House coats, $4.95 House coats or smoking jackets. Double-faced fabrics; the outside of dark ox-- ford, gray, brown or dark een; the inside of a neat plaid or mixture. Collars ‘and cuffs faced with same material. Silk frogs and silk braid pockets. All sizes—regular and stouts. “{farm credlts department as a Dart of {tary of the Public Utilitles Commis- 10 the present farm loan system. wassion, that he has taken atte! Zzzzzzzzz777 (. NEW: RURAL CREDITS BILLS ARE INTRODUCED ....". o e me | Rural credits legislation. sald to! Anthracite Quota. 2t [moile centain miokislonaTS ! have the approval of adm!nlslrallon1 Federal Fuel Distributor Spens yes- gu.nu.,-d Oil magnate. The son seeks offictals and proposing to create a | terday notified Walter C. Allen, secre- | to _secure immediate possession about $2,500,000, which the execut claim, under the terms of the will,! up the matter & : e bexiefit o btainiee. for Washington the | should be held for the benefit of amount of hard u)a! allulltd to the | District for the win' H Reports reaching lhv Jocal commis- slon during the past month show that ' up to November 18, the shipments of | hnrd coal to “n!lllnglon had fallfln. 20,000 tons short of the amount the | District lhouh.l reu-l\? This short- her - age prompted Mr. Allen to apnenl T the federal fuel tllslr)bulur for aid. | 1922, e PROTEST ON $2,500,000 | mussss— THURSDAY. DECEMBER banky would be authorized to redis- count farm paper having a maturity { of from sfx months to three years. ! WILL BEFORE COURT | ‘S That’s Why e | Chief Justice McCoy of the District i | PROBES COAL SHORTAGE. |s,....." Coure ‘sesterdas t mmaer | 3 = advisement the application of lu “Donald, jr.. of Palo Alto, Cal set_aside certain provisions o introduced simultaneously in the Sen-|°f ate and House vesterday hy Benator Lenroot, republican, Wisconsin, and Representative Andersou, republican, Minnesota. The two bills, similar in most par- ticulars, would make availablo for farm loans a total of $60,000,000, dls- tributed equally among the twelve ! ! farm loan banks. The present €ov-| L. uiernational fisheries exhibi-| paid, the cou ernment subscription to the twelve | (jon is heing organized in England, to! the other specific banks totals only $12,000,000. The!be held at Leeds next vear. troversy is over the NN AN 0% 000k Overcoat buying with the guesswork eliminated! Known qualities—with no unknown quantities. A man does not buy an overcoat very often. When he does, he desires ‘most of all to be certain about it. He will be glad to know that we approach the selling of overcoats from the same viewpoint. Indeed, The Hecht Co. and this man meet on the mutual ground of intrinsic, solid overcoat mtegr ity. We have eliminated the guesswork X, Y and Z are conspicuous by their absence in this collection of over- coats—no unknown quantities. The brands we sell are well known. Their names are right under the collars:- Society Brand The echt Co. Materials that are the very stuff o’ the conscience. Styles for the college man regardless of his age. Big, burley ulsterS' Raglan or set- in sleeves. Ulstereites with snap and crackle intheirstyles—beltedall ‘round. Their name is popularlty Straightline models a-plenty, with the new narrow shoulders—these are the bright particular favorites of the young men. The tailoring is standard — 100 per cent. The materials ditto. 535 to 85 Sale! stunning VELOURS $3:15 As snappy a winter hat as man can head into. Fuzzy as fur, soft as vel- vet, shimmery as satin. Leather sweat band, satin lining, silk trimming. Black, pearl, beaver, tan brown in several shades. All sizes up to 7Y4. 7th at F ! Roxee sketched Brookline sketched Dock sketched DOBBS DERBIES Distinction in a derby is mow spelled D-O-B-B-S. They come to you straight from Fifth Avenue, signed and ratified by the style fixers of the metropolis. The new Dobbs shapes are smart and universally becoming, 57 and 8 The Hecht Co. 7th