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The Washington herald., 1918-05-14
THE TOWN CRIER.
FriendshIp House will hold

Friendship House will hold q
dance at the New Masonic Hall,
Eighth and F streets. tonight at
$50 o'clock.
st. Johns College students will
hold an entertainment and dance
tomorrow night at Carroll Hall,
Tenth and G streets. for the bene-
fit OF the Red Cross.
Congressman c. c. Dill will de-
liver an address to the Odd Fellows
at the new Odd Fellows Temple to-
morrow night.
Wellsbury Club will hold its an
pual election of officers tomorrow
at o'clock. A social evening will
follow the meeting.
Pupils of the n. p. Gage school
will entertain members of the
schools parent-teachers association
tonight at 7:45 o'clock at the school
Colonial Beach Society will hold
meeting in the west wing of the
Public Library tonight at o'clock
Mrs. Maud Mclean Ferguson will
give readings at the Lincoln Road
Methodist Episcopal Church. Rhode
Island avenue and U streets north
east, Friday night at 8 o'clock.
Margaret Wilson Community Cen
ter at the Grover Cleveland School,
Eighth and T streets northwest,
will open for community activities
tonight when a social club and
dancing will be given from to
1880 o'clock.
The Bethel Literary society will
meet in the Metropolitan A. NJ. Z.
Church tonight at s o'clock. Ad-
dresses will be delivered by one OF
Pershings' men and DR.. James Z.
Mason, Of Rochester. n. Y.
The women's Bar Association Of
the District OF Columbia will hold
its ann1al meeting at the Wash
ingtoh College Of Law tonight at 8
O'Clock, Officers will be elected and
reports made.
The regular monthly meeting of
the Chamber Of Commerce will be
held tonight at the new headquar-
ters. GIL Twelfth street northwest,
at S p. m.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-14
LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

Chicago. May D-Hogs-Receipts. A.o
head; slow: bulk. I7.S6al1TO: light. r.gSAi7.sS
mixed. E.lSal7.s5; heavy. la5af0; rough.
l6 2Sals.eo; pigs, H.0oal7.25
Cattle-Receipts, 300 head; weak; native
steers. o.l5sI7.5O: stockers and feeders. eoaa
l2s5; COWS and heiters. Ssal45; calves. sooa
ILoo
sheep Receipts. 1900 head; weak; sheep,
l225al6.5o; lambs, l625a20.j1
Kansas City. No, May 3-HoEs- Recslpts.
n.Ooo head; lower; bulk. l7.SOal7i5; heaTy.
TDali.i0: packers and butchers. 17.SalT. IS
light. l7-salT.50: pigs Ho0Al7.5o.
Cattle-Receipts. 1000 bead; steady; prime
fed steers, l6eoal7 20: dressed beef steers sLeoa
1915; Southern steers. l20os'SD; COWS, e.5oa
H5o: heifers, 9.0oal4.75; stockes and feCders.
aOOal526: bulls, s5oal36o; calves, s.T5aI2O.
Sheep-Receipts, l3oO head; lower; hmhs.
B.5Oal9eO; yearlings. l5ooAl675; wetheTs. R0s
A75; ewes. ll.0al60
St. Louis. No. May b-Hogs-Reodpts
i, 500 head; lower; lights l7.7oal7s5; pigs, 10 50
Al75: mixed and butcher. F4oGl7.so; good.
heavy. l7.ioal7. 60; bulk. II 4Oal7.75
Cattle-Receipts. 400 head; strong; native
beef steers. n.5OalT.6o; yeariing steers ana
heifers. a5oal55o 30; COWS. T.5oal2so; stocksrs and
feeders, s.50al20o; native calves L75al55.
eep-Receipts, 800 head; steady; clipped
lambs l5ooal6.50; ewes l6ooal7.W; wetherS,
N 5al7.oo; cannen and choppsrs. 65s99.
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WASHINGTON PRODUCE.

Prices yesterday In the wholesale narsss
! ranged a follows:
EGGs-stnctly fresh. u; average recsiptA ~;
southern. So :.
cHEEsE-New York state factory. new. zas.
BUTTER.Elnn pint. IN; Elsin tub sea
LIVE PoULrRY-Roo.ters. per III. q; tur-
keys. h.. aa3i; chickens winter, <aB lb.
chickens. spring. esa7o per h; hens. pr lb. n
as; keats. young. each, 90.
DRESSED POULTRY-Ffesh killed winter
chickens. t2ai7 Per h.; turner's. Per ID. slaS;
GREEN FRUIrs-Appiss. per bbl. s.ooa7.N;
boz. l.2saa0; Florida oranges. Iooas.0; lemons.
s.00a5.50; grapefruit crate, A00a5oo; straw
berries. box. l5a3; plnearples. crats. tooaS.0.
Potatoes. No. l northern. per
100 lbs. Les: Mccormicfs. 20oa25o per stand
ard bbl.; new potatoes, No. ]. a7saLb standard
bbl.: No. z aooa3.5o standard bbl: per 100 lbs..
40; sweet potatoes. Aooa7.D bbL; No. 2 400
aL0o bbl.; string beans. per basket, l0a30;
peppers. crate. 3.ooas.5o: okra crate. 3Coa5.WI
radishes. per 100. ;50a5oo cneumbers. basket.
.5oA5.0O; eggplant, 3ohAoo crate; cabbage. new,
5as; lettuce. l.0oa20 per basket; celery. L0a
ais doz.: Florida celery. crate. 3Wa5.0; ro-
maine lettuce, 200a3O; squash. z0oa300 crate
spring onions. l50a25o per 100 bunches; onions,
per sack, Looa2oo: onions TexaS crate. LISA
zoo: spinach. 25oas.O per Dbl hale. L@Al.IS;
UoulAtooss EloLlods daIes A-VNtA6 ptass A.V'a
800 per basket; rhubarb. 2SoAaoo per 100.
LIVE sroCK-sneep. per h.. 7ss; lanbs.
spring. Za23; calves per lb.. Is: medium, per
lb.. lial5; common, per H.. loal2
SEEDS-Red clover. D.soaZ.W per bushel
alsike clover. E.Soalsoo per bushel; crimson
clover. 'z5oal5.oo per bushel; timothy. I.5si.5o
per bushtI; red top. B.ooalSoo per 100 lhs. i;
bluegrass 30Oa3.51
GRAIN-wheat. milling per bushel. 2lOA2 %;
ccrn per bushel. l.75al.S; oats. white, Looal0l ;
mired oats ssss; hay. No. !. aoooa3l.0i No. 2,
q 2Sa20
The Washington herald., 1918-05-14
TREASURY DEBT PAPER
WILL SOON BE READY

New certificates Of Indebtedness Of
the United States Treasury win be
made available soon, the Treasury De-
partment announced last night More
than S70.O0o,O0o of the certificates Of
April Is have been sold. making the
total Of certificates maturing June 3,
1873 approximately 81. GO. .0oo,oo
The statement issued last night by
Secretary McAdoo reads in part:
United States Treasury Certificates
Of Indebtedness dated May Is, IslS
maturing June 8, 1878. acceptable in
payment OF income and excess profits
taxes. bearing interest at the rate OF
four per cent per snnum, and in an
respects identical with the certificates
dated April Is. 1918. except a. 10 date
Of issue, from which they bear In
terest. will be made avaiIabis
promptly.
Meanwhile. Federal Reserve Banks
are authorized TO issue interest re-
ceipts calling for defnitive Treasury
certificates dated May IS, as above.
Instead Of certificates dated April lk'
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PHILADELPHIA PRODUCE.

Philadelphia, Pa. May l3.-Prices on the 10
cal produce market today ranged as follows:
BUrTER-Western fresh. solid-packed cream
cry, extra, 461kc: higher-scoring goods, 47lsa4sa
extra firsts. SASSY; firsts. 44a4iA; seconds, na
i3; sweet creamery. extra. l71i under grades
43e4e1s; nearby prints, extra. 80; iobbins ssle'
Of fancy brands at 5la53: extra firsts. 4sais
firsts. tsal7; seconds, i2A44; gariicky, Ssaia
DGGs-Nearby firsts. sll.5 per case; 90.
current receipts. sloso per case; Western, eztrs
firsts. al.5 pee case; do. firsts. Slo.so pei
case; Southern. $lo.2,sio50 per case; fancy 70
lected. carefully csndled eggs were iobbing Al
i2a4ic per dozen.
LIVE PoULTRY-Fowls, 3Da32; spring chick
ems. weighing l%a2 lbs apiece. 5sa62c; weigh
ing lalh ID. apiece. s2a55c; Stacy youni
ROSTERS. 2ia9s; old roosters. 22a9. Ducks
Pekin, 8a0c; do. Indian Runner. Haac
Geese. saasc. Guineas, per pair. s1.5oal.eS
Pigeons, old. per pair. Dai5c; do. young. ps
pair, 2sa3oc.
PoTAToEs-white potatoes. Jersey per y
bus has, 50 lbs.-No. l, 30a5e; No. 2 has
White gotatoee per loo lbs.-Pennyivania. %
Gs; New York. pcasLi6 White potatoev
florida. Per bbl.-No. I. ta7oaAoox No. =
k20a2H White potstoes. Florida. pu bus
The Washington herald., 1918-05-14
COMMIT
HORRIBLE 0UTRAGES
Treatment Of Italian Prisoners So
Severe They weleons Death

Horrible outrases are being perps-
trstsd by Austrisns on Italian c&p-
t,pss. according 10 sdvioes reschinE
here yesterday from Rome. wounde6
soldiers are left on the neids without
care after first bslne stripped Of their
clothes. Death kindly intervenes 20
end their sufferings.
The mortality among prisoners n
extremely high. Most Of them die Of
hunger and OF plague. Tuberculosis
also decimates their number. ana
thousands OF consumptives are nlline
concentration camps.
when their condition becomes de-
perate." Il 10 stated. they are re-
turned 20 italy IN exchange for Aus
trian prisoners whose condition IN
Italian camps has improved ana
whose treatment on the part OF ne
Italians has been even better than
the treatment afforded her own men.
The last three hundred prisoners sent
back to Italy from Austria are al sf-
fected with tuberculosis In a very
advanced state When prisoners are
returned 10 Italy they are made 70
travel in such impossible conditions
ing the journey is extremely heavy.
'Never In the history of the civil
lied world Eave such outraees been
registered. The whole thing seems TO
be q Systematic effort on the part OF
Austria to destroy the manhood OF
Italy"
The Washington herald., 1918-05-14
CHICAGO GRAIN.
BY Jos. +. Pritchnrd.

Chiagu. May l3-There were legitimate rea-
sons for the strength displayed in corn today.
The deferred futures were aaZItc better. while
May was up only the smallest fraction In
stead Of stpcks Of corn in various positions m
Creasing last week they decreased. The visible
supply showed a falling of OF 67f0o bushels
hast week and the total now b.4a"o
bushels.
Com was unchanged for the bettsr Eahes.
while the inferior desriptious were lGc lower.
No sales Of round lots were reported.
One Of the features of the oats market WAS
the buying b. houses closely connected with
Minneapolis and other sections Of that country.
The local element. many Of whom were short.
bought freely. There was q little better cash
demand and sample prices were halc higher.
The cash saips were quite snalL
Houses IN the grain trade who generslly send
crop experts through the grain belts At dif-
tersnt seasons have called in those men who
have bccn lookirg over the winter wheat belt.
Prospects,. they report, are for Q larger JED
than conditions indictAe.
Trade in provisions was without special lea
tue. Futures wese slightly lower. due to
liquidating salesL Inactivity continued TO marx
the cash prUyisiOn MARKET
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NEW YORK MARKET
STRONGLY BULLISH
Prices Surge Upward Under Lead
ership Of Steel.

New York. May 1a-New high rec
ords were made IN Wall Street today
in large numbers. as prices surged
upwards under the impetus of public
buying. Steel was the leader, and
some Of the self-styled experts are
beginning to admit that perhaps the
partnership between the United
States Steel Corporation and the
United States government may, after
all, be q bit bullish. All the steels
participated In today's advance.
American Sumatra Jumped s.1-2
points to new high record, Just when
the shorts were congratuiating
themselves on the early arrival of
100000 pounds OF genuine Sumatra.
The insiders who attacked Malt
some time ago apparently lost con-
troll OF the market, and the preferred
stock moved up 53-4 points in spite
Of the "gentlemen's agreement not
to buy any.
Distillers. Corn Products, Ice, Gem
eral Motors and Great Northern Ore
were among those making new rec
ords.
High prices were made about mid
day. and in the afternoon there was
profit-taklng that brought about a
sharp reaction. One Of the largest
commission houses has reduced its
loans in the past two weeks. This
would indicate that stocks are still
being bought by the big people who
can finance them directly through
the banks. 81
Copper stocks showed considerable
vitality today, Anaconda and Inspira-
ton being particularly strong. There
is expectation in some quarters of
an increase being granted by the gov
eminent In the price OF copper.
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BALTIMORE LIVESTOCK.
Special to the Washington Herald.

Special to the Washington Herald.
Baltimore Nd. May lS.-CSttle receipts for
the week ended noon today were l.3B head.
against 2.90 head last week. Receipta, So car
loads for market for the week; IS carloads for
market today. Steers half . cent higher;
others steady. Quotations-Steers. choice 800
alS.50: good butcher. H. 25alIT5; medium. ISIS
alas: common. l2nCaI275. Heifers-Choice.
y 5al25o; fair TO good. 1l.5al200; common TO
medium. 9.Sal02. Bulls-Choice 10 Joais %:
fair IN good. s50al050; common TO medium.
s25Ae.5. Cows-Choice. l150alI5o; fair to
good. sgal0.Oo: common To medium. s.2Sas 90.
Sheep and lambs receipts for the week end
ing noon were T head, against e66 head last
week. Fair supply. market steady. Quots
wool sheep. s50al6.5o; wool lambs. l7.ooa22oo.
Hugs-Reccipts for the week ending noon to-
day were 7.sl5 head, against 7,22s head last
week. Light supply. market higher. Quote
light. 1900; heavy. la6oals75: medium, 100;
roughs ASOal6.75; pigs. r.75als.o.
Calyes-Receipts for the week ended noon
today were a5 head against 50 last week.
Light supply. markst higher. Quote calves
O0al60O
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Financial news and Stock Market Quotations

Is the exclusive occupation. over sub
scribed. In some instances heavily. to
the liberty loan.
The other form Of the offensive
against the Kaiser which is now under
demonstration in the far Northwest
win be perfected when the harvests
are ready. since there Is not q single
production Of crops and other food
stun.
There are many districts in Menne-
sofa, Wisconsin, and South Dakota
where. in the past, the farmers have
paid little attention to the so-called
bread crop, but this year they are
earnestly occupied In cultivatins
wheat, the promise now being. II eli
matte conditions are favorable, that
there will be very large addition to
the wheat production Of these districts
as compared with the production of
last year. Mr.. Rich says in his COM
munciation to his friends In New York:
In every part Of the district fine
spirit Of loyalty Is being shown by the
farmers and the expression has been
Everywhere heard that. we must back
up the boys with the biggest crops
that have ever. been planted"
great body of farmers Of the North
west are now responding to the ap-
peal that the country produce this
year the greatest crops ever harvested
Is OF national importance. Mr.. Rich
says thai these farmers represent
really a very large army OF trained
specialists in food production. How
large that army Is is shown by the
fact that the numerical strength OF
these farmers Is equivalent to twenty
three German army divisions or in
other words about $4,000 men. The
farms which they cultivate comprise
in the aggregate almost exactly q
hundred and fourteen million acres.
OF this acreage 70.0000 900 is in i'm
proved land which will be almost en-
tirely given up to crop production this
year. Behind these farmers stand 400
banks whose management is giving
to them vigorous support. It is re-
garded as safe to estimate that the
offensive which the Kaiser's army IL
now attempting to carry on upon the
western front will be met this year
in the Northwestern States by a
counter-offensive represented by not
far from 10000 men who are intensely
occupied in cultivating wheat and
other grains' forage, live stock. wool
dairy products. garden products fof
the support of the fighting forces 10
, France, these being contributions OF
these farmers to the allies, while al
the same time they will supply a safe
margin OF foodstuffs for the people OF
the United States. p. HOLLAND.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-14
NEW YORK PRODUCE.

New Yort, Nay B-Buttsr-Stsady; receipts
9,9H tubs; creamery, higher than extras SIa
Al creamery extras (s2 score), 4sl&aAssi
firsts. l3aai6, packing stock, current msxe. No.
2, 3CaSolt.
Esgs-Fim; receipts, 22,9ss cases; fresh gath
cred extras, 3sa3sh fresh gathered storage
ira firsts. S7aS7h; do, firsts, S5lsaSsn; state,
PennsylTania and nearby western hennery
whites. fine TO fancy. Iai2; state, Pennsy lrsnia
end nearby hennery browns. 3ea4o: do, gath
cred browns and mixed colors sass.
Chese-Quiet; receipts, l.e45 boxea State
held. specials. 241ta8; do, average run. zsSsa
Is; do, fresh specials. .; do. average run,
2a2h.
Poultr-LAye. quiet; no prices settled Dressed,
firm; chickens HaA; fowls. 3aa35l4; turkeys,
Sass.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-14
BALTIMORE GRAIN,

Baltimore. May 13.-wheat-Firm. No. sof
bushels, shipments. s.4s3 Com-New, As 1,
grade and color 1.eesl.so; receipts, ls,sis; ship
ments. s.N. Oats-Earier, No. 3 white. 7s
receipts. @.2o; shipuerts ASA Duh No
Wsten. not onotsd; .recsipts. u bushels
shipmsntA none. Hsy-steady. No. / tinofliy
- toa. 1m; No. I clover mined, p.tosp.p
How-Dall. unchsnscd
The Washington herald., 1918-05-14
LOTTERIES IN AUSTRALIA.

Melbourne. May la-war reeula-
tions have been issued by the Conn
monwealth government permitting
any one TO establish and conduct
lotteries 20 raise money for var
loans, providing the consent OF the
federal treasurer is obtained in ad-
vance
The Washington herald., 1918-05-14
NEW YORK CURB MARKET.

New York, May l3.-Influenced by the
strength Of stocks In ether security markets,
strength which brought about advances Of frOm
70 more than points throughout the active
list. Submarine Boat advanced more than a
point from the final Of last week. Wright
Martin was fractionslly higher. Motor stocks
were more active. Merritt on was the only
feature o. the independent oil stocks, moving
up to near the high Level Of last week Metal
stDcks were without feature
Furnished by W. b. Hibbs & Co.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-14

hamper c bez. 7sask whits potatoss. Floids,
i-D. Sweet potatoes, Jersey, per k-buk bas,
% lbs.-No. !. si.l5a1.D; No. q 4ozsoc sveet
potatoes. Jessg. psr hanpsr-No. I. u.HAlc;
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NEW YORK MONEY.

New York. May lS-Mouey 90 csn opened at
~ pr cent; high ~ per cent; low per cent /;
cioss ~ per cent Most uf ths dsy's loans
were made at Per cent
was better than the supply and Per Ssnt was
bid for all maturities.
Mercantile paper was less inactive. sir Per
cent was the nate. 80
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.
debate in the Senate yesterday morn
ing. Senators Johnson and Phelan
both pointed to the inequality i'm
posed upon such states as California
by the failure TO allow credit for the
enlistments. Senator johnson said:
When loyalty responds and re-
spends overwhelmingly. 1t is not en-
tirely just, II seems to me, TO put
the entire quota OF the draft upon
those who have thus responded to the
government exactly. as that quota in
the draft is charged TO those who
have not responded to the call for
volunteers"
Senator Phelan called attention to
the fact that States which supplied
large numbers OF men by voluntary
advantage IL called upon to supply the
same ratio OF men under the draft
as States which had few volunteers.
The following colloquy between Sen
ators Phelan and Chamberlain oc-
CURED:
ChamberlaIn-"The President has
changed his mind. and az sng upon
his second letter the HousE receded
from its position"
Phelan-"But / do not see why the
President should have changed his
mind. and ! think IL Is quite fair to
him TO petition that he reconsider his
letter OF May q"
Chamberlain-''The Senator has said
that the President is a very firm and
a very positive man. That was q
matter in his own conscience. 1 am
not the Presidents conscience-keeper.
I suggest to the Senator that he ask
the President why he wrote this last
letter and the first. and II the Sena-
tor can get him to change his mind
again and write a third letter. and
go back to his original position, that
is up 10 the Senator"
The Hobgoblin.
Phelan-" Consistency is the hob
goblin Of little minds and his is not
a little mind. feel lutte confident
that he viii receive such a petition
respectfully and give it careful con-
sideration."
Chamberlain: 'T have no doubt Of
that"
In q letter TO the President, which
Senator Phelan. dispatched later in
the day. the Senator explained his
point fully. giving figures OF voluntary
and draft enlistments from the State
Of California, and urging the Presi-
dent again to reconsider his attitude.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-14
Explosion at Essen XII, hirt,.

The Hague, May l2-An explosion
In the Nordstern mine at Essen killed
thirty and injured many others. se-
cording TO Berlin advices TO the Ex-
change Telegraph Company.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-14

II you pay now the kaiser can't
prey later. How about your income
taxi
The Washington herald., 1918-05-14
COTTON MARKETS.

Furnished the Washington Herald BY N. L.
Jarpenter & %.
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Washington Stock Exchange.
SALES.

Capital Traction, S at II.
After cali:
Norfolk and washingtou Steamboat $. 5000
at 100. 5000 at 100. s5on at 100
Amsrican Security and Trust, 10 at Is, 10
at 25S.
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STATE CREDITS
FOR OFFERED
SERVICE ASKED

CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-12-12
Huzzah Items,

Farmers are very busy gathering
corr at present. The corn crop is
very poor this year.
The wood and tie business il good
yet and there is quite u bit Of lumber
being hauled to Buick.
Our mail route to Bixby ia soon to
be changed to Boss. Thus, our mail
will go from Buick to Boss instead OF
from Buick to Bixby.
MIR. A. W. Schwieder made a bust.
ness trip to Salem recently.
We have some new cases OF the
''hue" and several deaths in the vi.
entity have resulted from it. Mrs.
Victoria Parker, and Ronald Hall, the
little son OF Mr.. and Mrs. VIM, Hall,
died recently of influenza.
Miss Letha Bay, Of Goodland, spent
Thanksgiving with home folks.
Mrs. Jane Webb, Of near Oates, Is
making Il prolonged visit with rela-
tives on Huzzah.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Clements have
returned from a weeks visit with the
latter's mother, Mrs. VIM. Helms, OF
Hopewell. Mrs. Helms accompanied
them home for u brief visit.
MIR. Wilbur Dodson, OF Salem, spent
Thanksgiving with home folks.
Miss Anis Dodson spent n week with
her aunt, Mrs. Walter Callahan, O h
q ills Creek, recently.
Herbert Bay and Mrs. s. II. Dodsor
made a business trip to Salem Satur.
day week.
Mrs. James Stricklin, OF near Bixby,
died very suddenly November % ant
was buried Sunday. November "a. I,
Vas the largest funeral that has beer
held In this part Of the county fol
some time. Mrs. Stricklin took II
suddenly Friday afternoon and diet
Friday night. The bereaved famil,
have our sympathy. ANGELO.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-12-12

Missouri voted SWEET" on the 9th
ult. The majority sgainst state wide
prohibition was $1,000. Can any
reasoning man doubt that against
national prohibition the majority
would have been much greater? a
good many citiz who voted "Yes"
are still DESTROYS that the States shall
reserve 20 themselves the rights
guaranteed by the old Constitution.
Every surrender of these rights is a
step toward centralism and couse-
quent despotism.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-12-12

TIE hate that Senator Sherman OF
Illinois aud some other Republican
Congress men bear to the President is
bouudless-but innocuous.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-12-12

CANNOT President wilson DO some
one thing that will please Col. Roose-
velt? Is il possible that there is to
be no rift in the dark cloud Of de-
nrnciation which lowers DER the
White House? M ~placating the II
ger and soothing the dislike which
move the facile pen and open mouth
OF him who might, under happier
auspices, have relegated Gen. PERISH
ing to second-rate position? / know
that, like the sting of ingratitude,
merit rudely cast aside intlicts a
cankering wound to the soul, and
much may be forgiven the untortun-
ate victim. Then, TOO, Mr.. Wilson is
such Il mild hammered President, never
out of temper, and always suave and
calm Of speech and action-in fact,
nearly if not quite filling Teddy's con-
ception Of a "moliycoddle." Repub.
iican politicians and newspapers have
delighted in abusing and viiliiying
him, with never a threat or protest
from him. They have belittled the
unprecedentedly splendid war; FORK
of his administration and called in
question the prohity OF many OF the
promoters. II l were close to the
President | would suggest that he
make an effort to hale the offending
critics to Washington to be tried be-
fore a Federal court for llbelling the
government. The famous Panama
scandal would give him precedent,
and 90 far toward piacating his de.
termined enemy. Limitation is the
sincerest hattery," you know, and il
10 generally understood that the
Sex" is not avers to admiration.