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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1916-08-11
Texas county's Cotton Production

Texas County's Cotton ProductIon.
The largest cottor-producing county
In the United States, Ellis county,
Texas, yielded 1914 bales last year.
This is. more than six times the
amount produced in the whole state
Of Virginia and more than was raised
in either Missouri or Florida.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1916-08-11
Notice

I have one strictly new Bluebell
Cream Separator that | will sell at
price to suit the customer. Can
be seen at my store.
G.. w. Trimble
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1916-08-11

The fourth quarterly meeting of
the NJ L church will convene
August Il aud Is at Green Hill.
There will be all day service The
IS, Rev. Homer Bumgardner will
preside We hope to have good
congregation: Everybody is cordi-
ally invited.
G.. B. Rutledge.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1916-08-11
Business Advertisements

NOTIrE-If you want 70 buy or sell
anything place an advertisement in this
column. l.ate five cents line. Count
six words 10 the line There are lots of
things going to waste that some one
would gladly buy. Adv and get rid of it
200 TYPEWRITERS! Remingtons
$12, Smith PremierS $l2 Let your chill
dren learn Typewrltips at home daring
vacation. Instruction book Free. Ask
Empire Type Foundry Buffalo, N Y
WANTEn-A good reliable man and
wife as caretaker, gardner and general
man on small place near Charlottesville
Virginia. Must know how to milk and
care for chickens, ect. Apply 10 i d.
Hotchkiss, Charlottesville, Va, giving
information as TO qualifications.
FOR 6ALE-tive pure bred Gordon
and Lewellyn pups. months old. call
or write to II B Wood, Monte rey, Va,
for particulars.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1916-08-11
Highland Recorder
LOCAL NEW =
Pointed Paragraphs-6risf News
Notes-Peopie at Home and
Abroad.

Walter Gum is clerking for the
Highland Mercantile Co.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1916-12-12
Die nterttantidbe,t 0Sirreit.

- Sin BON Garraii5a erlaileneS
9efret iagt, baf bic 0ebalter aller
slngeitelltem nad Der Wolbbniis be-
sablt iueroen iollten, @ieb, 6as
iiber elm Sabr aft 1T, ioa NIT iiebSis
EeIos in g,ulb beitetert iuer0en.
- Der Naerifu Mmerifamer Ti=
carbp Solis, Der in Weatamoros per-
baftet mar, lit sesen ben Gruteit I'M
ierer 9iegiernns nad Samanlipas se=
bradJt iupr6em.
- Sn 81 Eaiu glanbt man, oak,
iuenn bas 9rotpfpll NIT Garran5a
crit mnterseidnet iein miro, nniere
9iesiernns aae politii6en syliidJtlin-
&c aasiueiiem iuerSe. 9as luirb iuul
nidt Der Jaa iein.
- Set Grlaf' bcs Wanifeites, in
ocn @illa alien slmerifanern in
Merifo Sen aries erflart, iOa Iein
3mfanf an StreitfrafteH 6eoenteilS
sngenDmmem baben.
9lus 9ronipSoille miro gelnel=
oet, Die merifanii1e 9fegierung be-
rate iiber Yl1ne sir gieinigllng oes
@afeus pom 0tatamoros.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1916-12-12
auBert, ODER oie @erfnnft Der araa
Ten beiaufiiae11.

anBert, ODER oie @erfunft Der Grals-
ten bei5nfiigelt.
Gier MeiIen bon gfei-Brnlilt-
fels tpurben bon Sagern bie lleber-
reIte oes an1 10. SuIi Deribtpltnpenen
25i1brigen @nbert geoiDotnep gefitn-
Sen. Die ss5oerltififation Der iibrig
gebliebenen a1to1enrelte uuroe onrf)
cine goIoene 3abrfrone, ioipie Die
Eaidenlbr ltt1o ons fleine sSagoge-
tpebr bes @erltngliidten errlo9lidt
Ser superintendent bet
StaatS 9linoen SduIe IN MuItin
perani6lagt Die larfeit0en slnsgabcn
fit bas @eidaftsiabr t916-1917
anf $S5, ,265 nna Die 5pe5ial-Ans-
gabelt fir oielefbe 3eit allf $149,-
900. Bon Der Spe8ial- -8emiaigung,
sic fir nas glinoen Snftitlt ge-
llaht spuroe l1nb Die fif) auf $685.
900 beIauft, perlangt Der Snperin-
tenoent $1t8,O00 fir Die Gonltrlit-
ton elmer ,stanoarb Cottage" ci-s
mes Rinoergarten @ebdnoes, eines
Solpitals fir 60 9atienten, foipic
rnebrerer nlloerer @ebdnoe,
ssn oern lebten Sturme lit oie
Barge .gob". tpelde Ser @alf
Transportation 60. geborte, NIT if
rer aus bier 8erlonell beItebelloelil
Monnidaft nntergegangen Sic
Barge mar nit 5000 Sab Del bon
3arnpico nah Seras Gitp inter
ipegs;; burd) ben boben @ellengall1
serriB oas Eau, iueldes oas 2aIt-
boot nit Dem SdleppoantpFer
,8nlfport" perbaio lnlo Der Sob
ging fnrs oarauf inter.
- ssn Sollitol perbeiratete ii1
ser 72idbriee gnlil Seebn6 nit Der
62jdbrigen Srali Gearp 9opfe; oas
9rautpaor bat in Dem Sta0fdPn
Sodlep 40 SATIRE nebeneinaltoer ge-
pob4lt.
- Sn Morlbaa bat elm gelualii-
ges Seuer eineit auf $4,000 ge.
ihabten @haben angeribtet
- Sn @aco lit Trof. anrl Heis-
ner I'M sllter BON SO sSabren sllr
etpigen 9fube eiligegangen. Ser
@erIhieoene botte an Der Breslaltsr
llniperiitat llnb am 9erliner Gon-
ierpatoriiirn ituoiert; er batte ipa1-
reno Der lebten pier5ig Sabre in
@aco gelebt>ilno ii1 I'M oas oortiae
gr5iebnngstuelen lebr peroient ge-
nadt.
- Sn @alpeiton lit Die SabreS-
aonpention Ser Wntional Noboir
@rotpers' slfiociatioit eroffiret, Die
Sibungen oauern Big Wiitttpod
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1916-12-12

gine Gepeidjr ans gerlim Iadt,
Der oeutide 9ieidysfnn5ler lich ben.
te gaorsens einen mad Sem an.
bern, bic Weianbten Der Ser. Staa,
ten, Gpaniems u. Der Sdueis an fidl
fommen, iibergn6 iGRen gauten an
Die bon ibuen bertretenem Megiernn-
gen Der friegfiibrenoen Madte mnb
erlndjte iic, bieir gapten III iibermit.
telm. sSn ben yioten madjtcn Sic
bier Gentraltnadjte SentIdjlanb, Ce.
iterreidj lInsaru gnIgarien nno
Die Girfei ben @oridlag, ioforf
Syricbensber6nn6lnHgen sn er5ffnen.
W(eidc 9aoten ipMrocn in Iien, So,
fla nnb aonitantiupef ben Wertre.
tern Der friesfabreubtn gsationen
ii6ersebeu. Amd alien nentralem
MddJten nnb bem gatifam iumrben
biefe Notem sngeianbt. Sic @or.
idlage itellen, mic es beift, ben fri.
htren 3mitano iuitber fer, MIR Ipl.
len Tulem unS qitbauen nnablaraiae
a6niareide bleiben. Sie 8cmerafe
iinb bon ben arifoensboridldsen in
aenmfnis seictt. Der aaiicr fat ful,
aenbe gotid)aft an bas Seer erlai.
len: oSoIbaten. Sn 1le6ereinitim.
mane nit ben mir perbiinbcten
5onbcranen nmb NIT bem feiten &c.
,unktfein, baE mir seiiest faben, 6a-
be idJ meimen TtinSeu ssrieoenspor-
idlaae gemadJt. 90 iie anaenom.
men iueroen, iueiil man nidt, bis ba.
fin meroen mir ra6is iueiter fdmp-
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1916-12-12
Surge lleberlidt.

Die 0lndjt Der 9iimanen
bauert fprt. TerImde BON III
rer Seite, @iberitanb sm lei.-
iten, iino nie0ergcbroden. Sie
8mlsaren erDbern Die @eitiei-
tc Ser Gsernaiuooa Bride.
9iafenien's Srnppen nebmc;r
GalaIar BEL Siliitria. Jalfen-
bapn's Sritppen seben iiber bea
Saluluita.
9lngriffe Der 9luiIen in ben
&arpatben nno i'm Srotms-
Sal umrSen smriidseidla
SentidJlano nnb ieine Tcr-
binoeten MAIDEN Jrieoemspor-
fflGae.
Sas llnterieeidiff s9entidj-
Ianb" uirb Iofort iuieber nad)
Nmerifa snriiffebrcn.
Die 9icfunitrnftion bes fran-
5oiiIden Gabincts lit bollen6et.
Die Nlliiertem in SaIonifi
fiird1ten, bak Die Grieden gc-
meinlame Sad)e nit ben bemt-
iden @erbiinbcten MAIDEN iuer-
ben.
General Eetain lpa giad)fol-
scr bes Gen. Soffre luerSen.
eloDb-Neorge iuill am 9on-
ncritag i'm garlament eridei-
men; or fat iidJ tatfadlid sniii
Siftator gcmadjt.
ltniere 9iesiermns erflart an-
seblidj ole gerienfnng Der
9ampfcr pYiarina nnb yglra-
bia" fir cine serlctnng ifrcS
GbfDmmems nit Sentldlano.
sImerifa erbaft bic slnt,uort
9emtidllaiibs amf ieinen belsi-
Iden ErOteit.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1916-12-12
a >.

Seras bat bis ieet Die meilten
9tefruten sll Der neuen fooeralilier-
ten Mrmee geiteqt; pom l.. bis 5nsn
10. 9e5. tuuroen i'm Staate rs be
frnten angeiporben lr1lo oas loI nlebr
iein als Die Sotaliunme aller afl-
bern Stnaten ergiebt. Mser labt oa2 2
= Der State ~goarb Of G0uca-
tion" bat Die Snnlne BON $4S0,000
sur @erteilung an Ianolihe Sdulen
angeipieien. Ser fir Die llnteritiiB-
una bieier Sdlilen beltimlnte 6oilo
betrug fir 1916-1917, $500,000,
IN Sobe BON 10000 Dollar
bebufs slnsgleidrlng ilno iiir itlpor-
hergeiebene slusgaben 3uriidbebaIten,
ssnn Staats Suprelne Sc
riht lit ein gro5eB arlbditeig &C.
ma6t, burd lpelden Die aonititlitio
nnlitat eiites i'm Sabre 1895 erlaile.
nen Staatsgeieses feitgeltellt lperoell
loll. Ourh oas betr @elee lit benz
u8oaro Of 9feeents" Die poIlitanOi-
ge @pntrolle iiber Die llnineriitits
2Gnoereien iibertrager, wabretlo IN
Ger &Ioge bebaiiptet miro, boB oas
@erfaufsrebt iiber oieies 2anb natb
Ser Stoots &onItitntiou Der 8ene-
ral-2anosSffice 5liitebc.
Or. Sobn Ereiton, Der Gu
perintenoent oes .State 2ltnafic
gtlplums" in Muffin. beflagt iidl
iiber bie llnsul6ngIidfeit oes neilen
@eieses, peI6es Die slufnobme bon
@eiitesfranfen regilliert. Gieiem @e.
Iete nod lhiden Die n2itnacp" =aom-
niiIionen ben Srren-s(nituIten bic
Batienten einfab auf oen Sails obns
cine geihreibline oes Salles, Die s(rtl
nnb 8eiie, tpie iif) Die aranfbeit
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1916-12-12


ral Sarrail MIR insefabr 100000
Mann sur gerfiisnns, bmrdl bic Gr-
ohernng gnfareit's batten bic Gen-
trafmadlte aber 100000 Manm frei
befommen.
9lus 2onoon miro geineloet, BOB
Ser &aiier fid) fiinftig yaaiier bon
0elltihlanb" itatt o8eutlder Sat
fer" rennen tperoe. gS miro mol
nidt mabr ieilt oenn Der Sitel
.9eutiher aailer" lit 5rgleid ein
geipeis fir ben blrnoesitaatliden
&arafter oes 0eutlden 8eides. lleb-
rigens lit es Ser @elt 5ienlid gleid}
giiltig, ipie bas Sberbaupt bes
9eutShet Geides iif) nernt
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1916-12-12
Hnnebmbare Dedirgungefl geltellt.
ulc0en ue1er 6impIen lDenn Ole ()orll5ldge
nif6t angenonlnlen merOen
WsaGettic,r bcicbt G6cruanO0a Sri1ffc,
Gjeneral Yetan als NabiolgT Sofires genanlt.
llniere Heeierune ttnD Sic 2l1arina
mnS 1rabia S6ue.

fen" = gtnr @6lfer, Die oes Sieges
pullitanbis seiuif iinb, fOnnen einen
Derartigen Sdjritt tim, uie i'm Die
GentralmGfjte nnter SentldlanS's
syiibrnng getan 9aben.
Die gnlgarem babem bas @eitenbe
Der G5ernalpoOa=griife, bas bic Gmi-
ien beiett baben iuieOer 5nriider-
ubert. Dies beoeittet einen neitau
slamsenben Grfolg. Die griife lit
jett ipic6er sams i'm gciik Der Ysaf-
femien'Iden Srnppen nnb SieIe fDn-
mem iie nngebinbert paiiieren. Sn-
6nrd) iinb lie i'm Stanoe, nOdl BON ci-
ner 6ritten Seite gegen bic fliebcns
oem MnmGnen borsmriiden.-
idjc nnb 5iterreidiId)e Srnppen ba-
ben nngefGBr siuansig Meilen nDrO-
lid bDn Gnfareit nnS 81 Meilen
Iii6lidJ bon 8nsen ben Sablonikc-
Tlnf sefreist. Die 8nlsaren, Die
in Ser gsabe bon Siliitria iiber Die
Conan gegangen iinS, haben bic
Sta6t galaiari beiebt. SieIe Srnp-
pen sieben mprSiparts gegen bic gn-
farcit Gsermaiupba Giienbabn nnS
Ioaen ebemfalls snr Ginfreiitng Der
fliebenben rnmGmiidcn Srmppen oies
nen.
Die fliebenben 9innanen iulicn
pcrinden, am Snser-Tlnfs entlama
Stellnng at nebnten.
Cine 9epeIdJe ans }etcrsbnrg
melDet, Die 9inmGnen ieien 1itlid)
bpn Elpesci ans ben Stellnngcn per-
trieGen iuorOen, Die lie am Sage Dur-
her eingenummen batten, iie ero6er.
ten bieie Steannsen aber ipieoer.
Siciem entgesengeiett iagen bic
oentIden .Seridjte, Die sylndt Der 3il-
mauen nnb Die @erfDlgnng bDn ieitem
Der Srnppen Mafenien's banerc
fort, trot itrDmenben 9iegems nno
scrit5rter griifen. glm einiaen Gtel-
len batten Die 1sliidtlinsc @iber-
itanb seleiitet, berielbe lei aber nie-
oergebrodlen. Gs ieien iuieber meb-
rere samieno 6mmanen sefamsen se-
npntmen.
Cine Qpn6uner Tepcldje melbet,
bic 9entId)en bdttem Srmppen aus
9immdnien genuminen mnb nad) an-
bern ariegsid)anplGtcn seIdjift. Sic
ysadridjt iuirb iuol nid)t iuabr iein.
Die Sentiden inel6em, bak rmiIiIdc
Srmppen in ben &arpatben in Der
giitrit 0esenb, norb6itlid ppn ben
6tDcrgDu Bergen, nno i'm Srotms-
Sal, etiuas wciter Iiiblidt glngriffe
semadjt, aber nit linen feinen Gr-
folg gebabt bGtten. slndj bei glngrif-
fen in ben transiplpaniiden glpen
ieien tic erfolglos geblieben.
9iniiiIde 8eridte bebanpten, in
Der @eseno BON Gomorsanp, As Mei-
len iiib6itlifj BON 2emberg lei cine
bemtlde Cffeniiue snn Salt scbradJt
iuproem.
Gs beiRt, bah General 9setaiu,
Der 9ertelolger BON Weronn, snn
ytad)folaer bes Gen. Soffrc ernannt
iucr0en ipll.
Der fransOiiid)e Eremierminiiter
yrianb madt befannt, oak bic &c
Contribution bes neren Sabinets
pollenSet lei. Wnn bermntct, oaf iidJ
bas nmgeiuanbeIte Gabinet mpraen,
WittiuodJ, Der Gamtner bpritcllen
iuiro.
Cine mite Ssene ipielte iid) in
Der frans6iiidlen 9epntierten-aam-
mer ab, als bieielbe iiber bic ncnc
Wlilitdrporlage beriet. Der Su5ialiit
grison erflarte, Jransuieu iolltcn
midlt lanacr bafiir fdmpfen, BAT
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1916-12-12
SnIane.

Ser Ser. Staoten Transport-
9umpfer Gunner Der am 4. De5
nit BaiIaaierem, Eoit itno 9radt
bon Colon in Der Hannma-Rnnal=
some nod gaein gorf obfiibr, 1T allf
Ser Tonsgeitredten 9arnegat- Smell
an Der gseiu sseriep &iiiie. alifgelali-
fen. 0as Sdiff bas eincn @ehaIt
bon 3,45S 5onuen bat, ION sienl-
lid bod anf oas eano gelporfea
iein.
= Die gerlenoinng Der @eib-
nabts 8adete Ourch oie Hnft bot
6ereits begonflen nnb bns General
GoItonlt in @aIbinaton lit Der sln-
iiht, ooB BON Mitte 0e3enber on bis
nod Sen SSeiertogen oie 0eiIhingsfd-
biafeit iino Irbeitsfraft Der Holtbc-
omten Bis oltf's slerBerIte in sfn.
fprlld genonlnlen iperoen miro. sssn-
folae Ser alleemeinen Broiperitat
miro elm ungebeurer Weibnahts
Yoitberianot ertpartet, Der oeii tribe
rer Sabre Inn oas 0oppeIte iiber=
treffen mag.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1916-12-12

9titklam0 Der Seiib Spnltanflnnpels 8
aefihert uerbc. Die ySorte lparcm
oas Sisnal 5mm .Mnsbrnd) zines
furdtbaren Snmmlts, in befen @er-
Ianf Srisun seinaltIam smm Sdpuei-
gen sebrad)t nnb id)lieklih anf bier
sebn Sage itspenbiert iunroe.
Sine 9epeIde ams @aIbinstun
bebamptet, nniere 9iesiermns babe
mnIcrm 8eIdaftstrdger Nreiu antu.
riiiert, Der SciitldJen Gegiernng nit
snteilen, bak lie Die Serienfnng ocs
9sferoctrnnsport SdJiff 0Marina"
ais cine @erletnmg Der Abmad)itn.
gen Scntldlanbs nit ben Ser.
Staateu aniebe. uniere 9iegiernna
lei Der eluigen Srrtiimer miioe. Gnf-
idnlSismng, Sd)abemeriak nno Be
itrainng bes idnloigem llnterIeebOOis
iiibrers seniisten nid)t mebr. Die
SepeIdje erflart audi, nnier aaGi=
net iperoe bem yWarina" mnb oen
yglrabia" "-Tall purnebmcn nno ei-
nc idlarie Note an 9entidJlanb idJif-
fen, bic Elm uoisaboiual" Der @crien-
fmngem perlangen. g8as nit benz
yoisapDiunl" gemeint lit, fam man
nidt red)t bcriteben, ba ia ansoriid-
lidJ geiagt lit, baf inierer 9esiermns
feline Gntid)nloianng, fein SdJaben-
eriat nnb feline geitrafitng bes Sffi-
sicrs geiliigt. S1n ltebrisen iino bic
gansen Wiittrilnngen iebr fragiuiir=
big nno man FAM iidj nidDt baranf
berlaiIcm, baf tie Sie slbiidten mn
icrer 9iegicrnna iuieberge6en. gSir
iuerben ms porlanfig jeSen &um-
mentars entbaltem.
&6nia &onitantin DDn 6rieder-
nano ioa cine allgemeine Mu6iliIa-
tipn angeDronet Baben.
Sm 9es 2pses-0eb5fs na6e 9si-
iisnD, Iiiblid bonn Gomme Ncbiet,
baben bic Sentiden einen glnsrifi
semadlt. sSn icner Gesenb ba6en
lett 2anaem feinc Sample itattgefim-
ben.
General BON SteiI Ser prenfi.,
idlc ariegsminiiter, lit snm 8efebls.
ba6er Der iugenannten Sciinatsarmee
ermanmt iuoroen.
Die Ser6en beridDten ans Mascbo-
nien lie battem iucitlidl BON Smool-
iue ben 5einb einige hnnbert garos
smriifgetrieben; bic Sentidjen mel
ben, iie nnb bic yulsaren jatten iii
Wfaseopnien ben Jcinb, mGmlid) Die
Serben, Ditlidj BON Der Gerna, snriif-
getriebcn; lie bGtten ied)s Sffisierc
nnb fiinfsis @ann sefansen senun-
nten.
Die Siirfen meloen, iie batten
n0rblid ppn Der Spnam in 9inmG-
nien, lett gesimn Der Sample nm
Snfareit 1000 Nefanseme gemadt
mnb aanunen, MaidlinengeId|iite,
gmtOmu6ile nnb 0ewebre erbcntet.
Sn Der Champagne nno in ben
Irgonnen baben Die Sentidjcn onrd)
SprenBH1gem Sfeilnngen DER Srans
suien serit6rt.
Cine Oiterreidliidles 9uftidJiffge-
Id)iuaber fat trob Idjledten @ettcrs
Die itaIieniIde anftIdjiffitatiun in
gelaena init Grfolg bpmbarbiert.
Der bentId)c Gpntre-glSmiral Sa-
Ian bon Spfc fiibrt in Der y@ofiidJen
,3eitnns" ans, baR bic fiirslidlen Ser
anbcrnnaen i'm emgliIdDen Jlutten-
fommanop NIT @eranbernngen in
Ger STE arieefiibrnng uer6nn-
ben Ieien. Gnslanb babe frii'
her aeslanbt, Saf es nmr n0tig bas
be, bic bentIdle Sslptte in ben !pafen
eimscidlloiTeu 5m baiten nno bic
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-11-02

country were unable to improve and
develop their farms and to increase
the agricultural wealth of their coun.
try, because they could not get essen
tial credits. 1t was also shown that
on farm loan mortgages above $1,000
the rates ran all the way from five
per cent. per annum to six per cent.
in most of the States to secure mort
cages on farms even where the securi-
ty was unquestionable.
This really splendid piec of benefi-
cial legislation, ranking, as it does,
with the Federal Reserve Act, and
making farm credit as available to
the farmer as to the business man of
the country, is denounced by the Re-
publican party in it's platform adopted
at Chicago in June, 1915, in the follow
ing language: 1--WE favor an effective
system of rural credits as opposed to
the ineffective law proposed by the
present Democratic administration"
Will Mr.. Hughes, if elected, repeal
this Federal Farm Loan Act? If he
stands by his partys platform he must
either repeal this legislation or sub
stitute something for it. Are the farm.
ers of this country, who have fought
for fully a century to get rural cred
it's bill, going to turn the Democratic
party out of power just as they have
won their great victory, and the banks
are actually being established, and put
in power an administration which is
hostile to this great law?
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-11-02

EDITOR OF THE WISCONSIN,
STATE JOURNAL, A LEADING
REPUBLICAN, NEWSPAPER, SUP
PORTS HEADS OF THE NATION
AL AND STATE DEMOCRATIC
TICKETS.
Madison, Wis, Oct. 10, 1916.

Madison, Wis, Oct 10, 1916.
Publicity Bureau, Democratic State
Central Committee, 407 e. Water
Street, Milwaukee, Wis.
My Dear Sir
You ask for a statement of why
l am for Wilson. Here goes:
l am for Woodrow Wilson because
l am TOO good an American to be OPP
posed to him. He is the greatest pres1
ident America has had since Lincoln.
He has conducted us with wonderful
foresight and insight through probab-
ly the, most distressing period in the
worlds history and one which might
easily have involved the United States
in such way as to make it one of the
most, if not the most, distressing per-
iOds in our national history If it ID
foolish to change horses in the middle
of the stream it can be nothing short
of insanity to even think of changing
horses when crossing a torrent.
Quite aside from our relation to tlle
world and viewing our internal prob
lens alone, no president has ever
given us anything like as much help
full, constructive, forward-looking Leg
islation as has President Wilson. Ha
has done more for the people in four
years than the Republican party has
done in forty. AS say, am too good
an American to be against him.
l am for Burt Williams for governor
because, in the first place Governor
Philip is falses alarm and the sad
dest political accident that ever hap
pened to Wisconsin. He does not
know what democracy means, either
with big or little cd" Governments
of the people, for the people and By
the people is something entirely fOr4
eign to his understanding. Burt Will
liams is the antithesis of Philip. Burt
Williams believes in running the state
government in the interests of tha
people and he is willing to fight to that
end. He is progressive, aggressive
and eager to serve the present and tn
assure the future Of a right inherI
lance.
Every voter, irrespective of party
should vote for Woodrow Wilson for
president, and Burt Williams for gov,
ernor. Very cordially yours,
RICHARD LLOYD JONES.
Editor, the Wisconsin State Journal
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-11-02
THE FEDERAL
LOAN BOARD
What 1t Means to the Farmer-First
Report by Members of the
Board.

The following signed statement was
given out by the Federal Farm Loan
Board on it's return to Washington,
D. c., after a tour of the following
named states:
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont,
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connec-
ticut, New York, Michigan, Wisconsin,
Iowa, South Dakota, Minnesota, North
Dakota, Montana, Washington, Idaho,
Oregon, California, Nevada, Utah, Wy
oming, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri,
Nebraska, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky,
Ohio.
In all, the Board conducted twenty
seven hearings, concluding at COlum-
bus, Ohio, on the 9th of September.
These hearings were largely attend
ed by actual farmers and representa-
tives of farm organizations, by repre-
sentatives of agricultural colleges in
the various states, by bankers, bust
ness men, and county agent or farm
experts operating under the Smith
Lever Extension Act.
The keenest interest in the Federal
Farm Loan Act was manifested by
farmers and every class of people in
the communities visited. The law was
universally approved by farmers, bust
ness men and bankers, who assured
the Board of their cooperation.
The need for the Federal Farm Loan
oil nh Gil hxy
the wide inequalities in interest rates
disclosed in the hearings, these rates
ranging from per cent per annum to
5 per cent per month; by the fact
that even where interest rates of or
6 per cent were charged, commissions
also were exacted ranging from a fiat
rate of / to 2 per cent, to a rate Of
from l to per cent per annum, on
loans. In cases where 5 year mort
cages were made, the commissions, at
3 per cent per annum, amounted to Is
per cent Of the principal sum Dor
rOwed, and this amount was deducted
when the loan was effected, so that
the borrower got the use of only IS
per cent of the principal and paid at
the rate of per cent per annum on
the full amount of the loan. In addi-
ton to these charges, the borrower
has to pay for the abstract of title,
frequently quite costly, as we'll as for
the preparation of legal papers, re-
cording fees, etc.
The excess cost Of mortgage loans
on farms and the short terms for
which they can be secured, have had
a serious and injurious effect upon
farm development and productivity. 1t
was shown in every state visited that
even the industrious farmer of modest
means who had only small farm but
who could offer unquestionable secur-
ity, was unable to get farm credit on
any terms. Nearly all loan companies
or corporations have an arbitrary rule