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The Holly chieftain., 1919-08-21
NEW LAMAR HOSPITAL
PROJECT Is APPROVED
Proposition to Erect Modern In
stitution at Countyseat Meets
Favor of Business Men.

Thirty-eight business men and
professional men of Lamar who
were guests of the local physicians
at a dinner given in the banquet
hall in the Masonic temple Tues
day evening, gave hearty approval
to the plan to erect a modern
hospital in Lamar, and appointed
preliminary committees to set the
ball in motion.
After the guests had done justice
to the excellent dinner, prepared,
w. j. Johnston stated the object
of the gathering, and Rev. L. F..
Kelly was named as temporary
secretary. Talks were made by
Doctors Shelter, Burnett, Pestel
and Knuckey, and Messrs. S. d..
Church, Ray Strain, F.. NJ. Wilson,
c.. G. GoOdale, j. X. Doughty, Z. +.
Adams, A. Todd, and Others All
dwelt upon the necessity of a
modern hospital in Lamar to care
for the large population tributary
to this city, and the belief was
general that the proposition could
be financed without difficulty. The
present gerenal hospital in Lamar
is too small for the needs of the
territory, and it is expensive to
operate Only by excellent man
agement have the good ladies in
charge been able to keep it in Op-
Grafton during the past eight
years.
The plan outlined by the physi-
clans is to erect modern 40 bed
hospital which could be added to
later should it be necessary to en-
large it. 1t is believed that a
building of this kind could be
erected and equipped for about
$4,000, and the plan is to secure
stock subscriptions for this sum
in Prowers, Baca, and Kiowa CO.
unties.
After the discussion. Chairman
Johnston appointed the following
committees and as soon as they
formulate plans the active cam
paign will be started
Finance-Messrs. F. M. Wilson,
L. Writ Markham, C. NJ. Lee, Ray
Strain and j. M. Williams.
Organic Doctors Likes, Zurnett,
Knuckey, Shelter, Pestel and Davis.
Publicity-A. Todd, j. T. Lawless,
X. L. Christy, Geo. b. Merrill, and
$. A. Cary.-Lamar Sparks.
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Avery Tractors. SIG. $500.
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July 10. 1919.

WASHINGTON. - President
Wilson has recommended to Con-
gress that the permanent rank of
Admiral be voted to Admiral Wi
liam Shenson, Chief of Naval
Operations, and to Rear Admiral
William Sims, President of the
Naval War College, and that the
permanent rank of General be gi-
ven Generals Pershing and March
BERLIN.-A serious view of the
Hines Of the former Kaiser is ta-
ken in royalist circles in Berlin.
Several days ago he broke a habit
of many years standing when he
stopped saving wood. His piysi
clans look upon his case as one.
of melancholy and are unable to
predict what form his case may ia
ke.
WASHINGTON. The Presi-
dent continued his interviews
with opposition Senators in AM
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fact we are told that every
countryan Of ours to life obsessed with the idea
of owning sooner later of these machines in which
to- motor around the island at speed The automo
bile of necessity not luxury, in this tropical
country of ours and you will be kind enough to understand
that we are not speaking ironically but in literal langua
ge;lWe mean every word say Yes, Sir; every Porto
Rican family should own automobile although very
feWa people comparatively own it, even Of the Ford"
brand
Henry Ford is the directing head. Mr.. Ford is mio-
naiEe and his main manufacturing plant is at Detroit in
the State of Michigan We careful to state where
Mr. Fords plant is located city and state in order to
if some of the Porto Ricans visiting the Continent make
their mind to visit the place. which is very interesting
institution.
The wealthy one among the islanders visiting the Ford
plant would have much to learn if they wanted to learn
something Mr. Ford says that he does not give employ
nent but to self-starers to persons of initiative
vim industry but oncethe worker has gone through the
probation period he rest assured that he keeps
giving his honest best to the firm he will be amply provd-
ed for, Immediately and in the future. The Ford firm
pays the highest wages and employs the most slful
mechanics Of the automobile industry in the United States
How many sugar magnates and tobacco princes hese
Tobacco Palace San JUAN you knoW?) have taken the
trouble to visit the Ford factory and ask him the way he
manages to get along with this his employees?
Mr. Fords originality is shown not only by his methods
in dealing with the help he employs at his several facto
He is just causing plenty of amusement at the
court of justice before which he is appearing plaintiff
in aaW suit against Chicago daily paper Ford decar
ed that he does not care much for that stuff called His
tory neither that he has much for what branded
cart nowadays
The judges and the public no doubt are having plenty
of fun with the socialist-Tnionaire; and Mr. Ford
doubt is also amusing himself by looking at the amazed
hearers and see the way they open their mouths All
those and ordinary persons may know lot about
History, Aretc, or. they don't know anything at all
about these and other things perhaps they imagine they
knows and that is sufficient but there hundreds Of
things of importance than those for the plain and
ordinary citizen For instance how get along decently
associates in business and that very few people
in the world know as well as Henry Ford.
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AUCTION SALE
AT Camp Las Casas" Commencing on Thursday oath of
July 1919 at $50 A. M.
4aa. And Continuing on the following days.

2a-HBuck" Touring Cars Cylinders
L I-"Buc1" Touring Car Cylinders
5-"Ford"1 Touring Car.
Trucks Light
bus II Passengers.
20--"TIndian" Motorcycle with side
1V0-BICYCLES.
Buildings owned by The Y M. G. A. with about $4,000 S. F.
Of lumber eac and used for recreation and moving pictures
Safes Office Pumps Electric Motor Refrigerators large Sizes
Ranges Hotel Scales platform large sizes Desks roll tops Desks
flat top Stools ocese Water cooler Mattresses Pillows Ward
robes Chairs office revolving Chairs Barracks iron
gle Kidding saddles and brides Hooks gabon Forks sod Cloth
ing Tpewrers Toer Boilers range Suiks Kitchen Tansfor
mers One Lot Electrical supplies (res rosees sockets etc.
One lot piper in small sections.
The sales will be under the conditions that the for
nler ones at Camp 'Las Casas."
Further information may be obtained from.
Capt. Daniel Rodriguez u S. A. Capt Jaime Nada U. S. A.
Surplus Property Officer Transportation Officer
tfflt Camp "Las Casas". Camp Las Casas"
LtsC.M Lopez, U. S A. Isidoro d. Delgado.
Utility Officer. Public Auctioneer
Camp LAS Casas" Tetuan AZ, Tel 700
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ransom pald IN 1919 by Berlin
spared by the Allies?
The comunes of France paid in
1901, 7O8 millions as war ta1
to Germany. Where is the wal
tax to France by the communes
of Germany respected by the
Allies, who have stopped the war
at the borders of our frontiers to
save human life?
The war of 1870 cost Germany
one billion and a half. Germany
exacted and we paid a ransom of
5 billions 315 millions; that is,
three times and more than the war
cost them, (exactly three times
and a half.) The war of 1914 has
cost us 300 billions, (the provis-
ional valuation possibly to be re-
duced.) We demand, and Ger
many will pay us-if she ever
pays-to us and our Allies, a prov
ision of 125 billions Of which the
share of France will be so billions,
which will be six times less than
the war cost us.
Germany, by the war of 1870
which she had looked for, premed-
itated, wished, declared, and won,
made out Of us a profit of $50
per cent, g billions and 315 mill
ions.) By the war of 1914, which
Germany looked for, premeditat-
led, wished, declared, and lost,
France undergoes a loss which it
is impossible to estimate, but
which under the provisional sur
vey may reach 600 per cent.
In the war of 1870 Germany
made us pay more than she had
lost. In the war of 1914 we are
making Germany pay less than
we have lost, unless our basic
right is accompanied by basic
reparation.
After a war of six months the
victorious German found himself
with finances more solid than be-
fore the opening of hostilities. AT
ter war victorious France finds
herself with finances less well
established than before the com
mencement of hostilities. Through
her fault? No. By the crime of
Germany, who has hurled her ag-
gression without cause and pro-
longed her defence without hope.
The losses of the war, the ransom
Of rapine of five billions were, in
1871, apportioned in France
among 36 millions of inhabitans.
The losses Of the war, the indemn-
tiles Of reparation, inflicted on
Germany, will, in 1919, be appor-
toned among 73 millions of in
habitants; the 25 billions of the
first installment in proportion is
equivalent to 62 billions and a
half.
French rentes had fallen from
1865, the price on July |, 1870,
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From lie Temps of Paris.

Four months after the Treaty of
peace was signed, on May 10, 1871,
France, crushed by war of six
months which had cost her 13 BIZ
lions, invaded, ruined pillaged,
sacked, overrun, began ON the 1st.
Of June, 1871, by a first install
Iment of 40 millions the payment
of the indemnity of 5 billions; at
the end Of June she had paid 125
millions, almost the amount pro-
duced by the new tax on tobacco,
which we imposed at this juno
ture.
So, seven months after the arm
istice, France had paid 125 mill
ions. Seven months after the arm
istic of Nov. II, 1918, Germany,
who. was not invaded by us, nor
pillaged, nor sacked, nor overrun,
has not paid a half-penny, not a
farthing of the indemnities of re-
paration which she is yet discus
sing.
Eight months after the arm
istice, we had, in 1871, paid a
billion; two years and four
months after the treaty of peace,
we had paid 5 billions 315 mill
ions. When will Germany, who
hesitated, when will she decide
to sign and resign, herself to keep
the treaty?
At the time of the armistice,
January %, 1871, France had a
million in the bank. How many
billions had Germany in the bank
on the day of the armistice, Nov.
Ii, 1918?
The ransom of 5 billions was
payable in gold, in silver, in mo-
ney or specified values; our bank
notes Except 125 millions) were
excluded; our goods were exclud-
ed as means of liberation, Ger
many can pay us zen nature,
goods, material. natural or ma
nufactured products).
We have paid Germany 273 mill
ions, in gold; where is the German
gold? 239 millions in silver;
where is the German silver?
The French Treasury had paid
to the departments, general and
particular, for damages caused in,
1870 and 1871 by the war provok-
ed by the Germany, 6O4 millions.
The damages not repaires by the
Treasury represent 535 millions,
altogether, billion 139 millions.
Where are the damages caused by
us in 1914-1S for the departments,
general and particular, of Ger
many with the exception of the
.bombardments which we carried
out as reprisals?
Paris, bombarded by the Ger
man guns, paid in 1871 ransom
of 200 millions. Where is the
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france and Germany
Contrast between Ruin and Prosperity After
wars. in 1871 and 1918

! to 81 francs in June, 1871, at the
time of tire first levy of two bill
ions; that is a fall of q per cent
German rentes stood at Y francs
in July, 1914, and are now at Ga
francs (making reservations fol
the complex elements Of the mark
&C., That is loss of IL per cent
Which proves that at least in Ger.
many they have that at faa Dry,
many they have faith in her credit,
in her revival, and in her resour-
ces. However, the 5 per cent. is
sue made by France in June,
1871, at $3.50 francs reached par
in 1874, three years after. Why
cannot Germany, whose soil and
industries are intact, have a re-
viVal as rapid? She who aspired
to dominate the globe by right of
the native superiority of her race,
should she not give to the world
the same spectacle of stoical cour-
age that the degenerate" race of
France of whom M. de Kardoff,
thunderstruck by her recovery,
said at a full session of the
Reichstag on Nov. 1S, 1874: "The
FrenchNation has given the world
an example of financial power
such as. no other nation has ever
given" Germany owes it to her
self, she owes it to her pride, not
to fall below this precedent of the
hereditary enemy, and ought to
deserve in three years the same
eulogy from an astonished France.
Germany knew how to obtain
in the two years before the war
(1911-13 almost two billions of
taxes for the purpose of precip-
itating the conflict of 1914. She
ought to know how to ask, she will
yet find if she looks for it well,
the billions necessary to pay for
the folly of her pride for
death and for ruin. With these
two billions she knew how to rails
ed / billion $50 millions for the
purpose of preparing her work of
death and opening the era of war.
All the fortunes have not sud
denly disappeared in Germany.
She must again raise from them
the necessary billions to repair
her work of death and to open the
era of peace.
DOUBTLESS Germany pretends
that she is ruined. She declares
herself incapable of paying the
sums which the thoughtful and
unanimous agreement Of the
Allies have demanded from her
to repair the damages which she
alone is responsible for. But does
she plead her misery on account
Of genuine incapacity to pay or
in order that she may guard her
capacities for revenge?
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Draw IOur mlll1On men from
every class and from every square
mile of the United States; pound
then intensively into being as an
army; place upon all of them
the ponderous but wholesome
stamp of army discipline; let
some of them fight together, and
all of them work together with a
common purpose, for year or
so; let them kick and cuss- in
the manner of all true soldiers
at the civilian government which
is mismanaging them; then send
those four million back into every
class and into every square mile
whence they came and organize
them into quasi-military civil
ian association dedicated to work
for the well-being of their coun-
try-and what will be the out
come?
On the answer to this hangs the
future of the newly formed Amer
lean Legion.
The daily press has given much
space to the details of this new
organization, and has emphasiz-
ed its obviously excellent features
of democracy and wide represen-
tation. General officers and en-
listed men rub elbows in the
same district delegations and on
the same committees, and those
born to the purple of great Amer
ican names will work hand in
hand with corporals unknown
beyond their own country vii
lagos. So far SO good; but the
real test of the American Legion
will come when it first attempts
to make its influence felt in our
national life.
They are confronted by great
opportunity, are these young
American fighting men who have
come back filed with a new sense
of responsibility for the welfare
of their country: they have a
great opportunity, and a still
greater duty, in the leadership
which is ready to their hands.
They have four million war-tough
ened veterans to draw from men
whose unselfish work and sacri-
fee has bound them to their
country in degree that twenty
years of fat-living, benefit-receiy-
ing homelcitzemship alone could
never have done.
And now it is as well -even at
the risk Of seeming to howl ca
lamity before the fact to
point out the grave danger in
herent in any. association of war
veterans, and shown in the his
tory of most war-veteran move
ments in this country. No matter
with what lofty ideals Of public
service they may start, the un-
scrupulous and the self-seeking
soon appear to gain control, and
the organization degenerates into
a more or less powerful and more
or less unscrupulous political
machine. Every editor, every
candidate for office, and every
politician knows and fears the
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The American Legion

deadly mawkish menace of "the
old soldier vote; a menace the
more sinister in that it deliber- :
ately and cynically over-capita-
Lies the patriotic gratitude of
the public towards its ex-soldiers,
and prostitutes that gratitude to
base political uses.
But" say the leaders of the
new movement, ''no such situa-
ton can conceivably arise, for the
American Legion is to be a non
political organization: We simply
want to crystallize the spirit
which made it possible to get into
this war and fight it as we did,
and we are not going to mix into
politics" OF the good faith of
these men there can be. no ques-
tion-they mean to keep out of
politics, in the sense that they
will not allow themselves to en-.
gage in political manipulation.
But vast association of soldiers
embarked upon. non-military
enterprise is, on its face at least,
and anomaly. Aside from its
avowedly secondary fraterEal
functions, the Legion can have
little or no excuse for permanent
existence, indeed it can not hope
to serve the country according to
the language of its constitution,
unless it does really make its in
fluence felt in the political and
social life of the country. In this
broader sense, the Legion will
enter our political life,i first,
because they can't keep out, and
second, because the country needs
them there-needs the clean-think
ing, allAmerican sanity of its
citizen army. Let them go into
politics, but keep away from par
tisanship as well as from self
seeking. Their activility must be
confined to the great issues OF
our national being, their energies
devoted to the preservation OF
the essentials of our national pol
ity. The distinction between pu-
blic activity based on these con-
cepts of service and political med
ding of the traditional kind is
difficult to define by the written
phase, but readily y recognized as
each issue arises.
If America is in truth the melt
ing-pot, and surely the aphoteosis
of the meltingApot-the cruci6le
from which must emerge the
essence of to-morrow's America
nism lis, the army Of today. The
American Legion is the peace
born offspring Of our citizen
army; devoted to honest and un-
selfish national service it should
accomplish much for the good Of
the country; suffered to become
the medium Of politicians and the
football Of parties, it had better
never been organized.
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leffort to overcome the hostility
that is manifested against the
treaty. No announcement has
been made of the Presidents
proposed swing around the circle
in the defence of his program.
MOUNT CLEMENS. = Henry
Ford resumed his testimony in the
libel suit in which he seeks to CO.
llect one million dollars from the
Chicago Tribune for remarks allie
ged be libellious. He admitted
today that he never read the edir
torial in question, but simply had
read the head lines
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OPINIONS OF MY OWN
By Claudio Cap6.
BY Claudio Cap6.

The name FORD must sound
familiar to almost every Porto
Rican of age, Of either sex; in.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-14
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL

All women voters should bear in mind
that tomorrow is the last day on which
10 pay taxes III order to avail themselves
Of the opportunity to vote at the annual
town nee ting March :.
There will be basketball game in
the Arnory Saturday evening at 3
O'clock between the high school and
the Boys Brigade of Mortified. Brat
tleboro trimmed them AZ to 1T when
the last game was played in Mortified
There probably viii BE q preliminary
game. W
A display o. wu trophies. sefefat of
which ares different from any heretofore
shown here, has been placed in the south
window at the Thomas pharmacy. The
collection was made by Chaplain H. Chess
ter Hoyt, lieutenant OF the goth field
artillery, lifth division, and was sent TO
Mrs. Hovt 1t includes: French helmet,
German helmet. German majors helmet,
German helmet worn by first line officer
llieutenantl, German belt and trench
hat, vase made from French 90 shell
casing, paper money and coins, com
mftmion cup engraved with the name,
catherine Brown" and found in de-
molshed dugout, and copies OF two pieces
Of German propaganda dropped on the
American lines.
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STATE MONEY.
lContinned from page H.

from New York and r. H. Rogers. ter
minai engineer and Transportation ex-
pert from New Fork aud r. H. Rogers,
terminal engineer and transportation
manager of the General Electric COM
panv at Schenectady, N. 7.
The keynote of the hearing was
prot ably struck lbv Capt. Campbell,
who said, ssWhat il 100000 or 800.
900, when il comes to building up the
industrial interests of the eommun.
.itys'
Mr.. Thompson spoke generally of the
advantages Of water transportation
"Gsntlemen,a said the speaker, You
cahnot take Vermont to the seq, but you
can bring the sea to Vermont.
AM here not to sfgne fof Darlington
but FOR the state ct Vermont
Mfr. Cole brought greetings from Gov.
Calvin Coolidge Of Massachusetts, who
sent his love TO Vermont. The speaker
told Of Mr. Coolidge : services for deep
waterways and urged Vermont to take
advantage Of this opportunity to get in
touch with national industry and COM
nieree.
Capt Campben called attention to
darlington g excellent bfeakwater and
urged that Vermont marble and gran.
tie could lie SHIPPED all over the world
Though the new Champlain canal.
Mr. Rogers called. attention to YER
mont Is LOO miles of natural waterway, !.
with nature carrying the overhead and
told Of the great savings resulting from
the barge terrninal md water Transport
tation used by his concern.
The hatiie Speakers appeared before q
| Joint hearing this evening and still
further explained The advantages of a
barge terminal and deep waterways for
burlington and Vermont
,aAftef the joint assembly, the senate
cleared it's calendar. but the pressure OF
committee meetings compelled an ad.
journnnert OF the house with consider
able work left nndone.
Fl An effort was made to revive Sli.
Iretire justices OF the supreme court and
superior judge on half pay at the age
of 70. but the motion. made nv request
by Mr. Miner of Shelburne, was voted
down. There was a lively debate on
the bill relating to open season for deer
and permitting the killing of does. Mr..
| Hills Of ehitiender moved to amend
the bill by max ing it effective only M
til jan. j 1921. which was opposed by
Mr. Potter Of poWnal and the amend.
ment was lost. The Hill was opposed
lby Mr.. Hooper Of Ifardwiek and Mr.
Blood Of West Windsor and was cham.
pioned by Afessfs. Dwinell OF Newport,
pcttpr of Pownal ana Mr. Buxton OF
Middletown Springs, the latter making
his first speech ia It's behalf
The house adopted q resolution pro.
yiding for a Saturday morning session
toste adjourned until Monday evening
ot 5 o'clock, also d resolution Of sym
patty for Mr.. Palmer of aIonkton
whose wife has just died
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-14
DuMMERSToN.

The annual meeting of the Congre-
eational church and society will he
held Saturday. Feb. 10. in the church
vestry. Dinner will be served at noon.
Following the dinner the reports of
the past year will be heard and officers
for the coming year will be elected. All
who are interested in the church are
cordially invited to be present.
Miss Lucy Swift, home demonstra
tion agent for Windham county, and
Miss Ethel Eddy, supervisor of schools,
gave a food demonstration and talk
this week to the Center school, which
was very Instructive and interesting.
This talk, which was to both mothers
and pupils. showed the mothers how to
plan the children 8 lunches so that they
will be nutritious. Miss Swift dem
onstrated the correct way to pack the
lunch box and suggested. that hot
dish, either soup, cocoa, or some other
hot substitute, be cooked each day for
the child