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payment of indemnity. They were hazy
on how that indemnity was to be paid,
in just what form the payments were
to be made. But Of one thing they were
very certain: It would be a deadly dan
ger to France IL German industry were
allowed to recover before French indus
try was on its feet. and France in the
future be flooded with German goods.
A Dutch banker in talking with me
one day threw up his hands in despair
over the French mind. "Thcy want to
milk the COW and cut its throat at the
same time" he said.
Dwindling Man Power
France had visible aspect of having
been bled white. Men far along in the
forties could be seen in soldier uniform.
and everywhere there seemed an actual
shortage of human power It is sad to
remember that during the war the
population of France. quite aside from
all military losses, showed decrease of
500 .O00-S00, 900 more deaths than
births.
But in trying to get some estimate of
the future of France I wanted. so far
as possible. to get the awful picture OF
the battlefront out of my mind, and re-
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member that south of that terrible scar
still lies unharmed one Of the most
beautiful countries in all the world. The
devastating hand of war has only
blighted, after all. comparatively
small area. even though that area held
an important proportion of the total of
all French industry.
Facts must be looked in the face. al
though perhaps less than any other ma =
tion involved in the war has France
been disposed to look facts in the face.
1t must be remembered that her pre-
war debt was about $3.50 per capita
that the balancing Of her pre- war budget
was difficult. and that no recent gov
ernmcnt had felt strong enough TO carry
out the pressing and necessary funding
of her floating debt. Today her bonded
debt is about 500 900 900. 900. or about
$3.50 per capita; there are $4,000. 900.
600 francs of short term unfundet
obligations. The government owes the
Bank of France 10000. ZOO. 900.
The Immediate Problem
Her immediate necessity is to provide
income for budget that foots owe,
twenty three billions. Her income from
taxation before the war was over thre,
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Country, Brdened With
. Huge Debt, Pictured as
Facing D,Uindling Man.
Po,Uer-Money Needed
Immediate Necessity Seen
in Providing Income for
Budget That Foots More
Than $4,000, 100000
BY FRANK A. VANDERBILT

France thrills one with admiration
that there was in the world a nation
Of such superb valor. but one sighs if he
studies the present position of that gal
liant nation.
France never stopped to count the
price in courage and manhood that
she. must pay to defend herself from
the Hun. There was never any reckon
ing as to what the future had in store.
And no more did France count the
financial cost. Indeed. I think the
French mind grows bewildered when the
unit Of billion is reached. They call it
milliard, and after you have an
nexed nine ciphers to figure the
French mind no longer follows. 1t got
TO be all the same when the debt of
France piled UP to hundred milliards
and then two hundred. and when en- =
sagements were made that will take It
far beyond that figure.
With some capacity for adding two
and two, the first thing that struck me
in France was the disparity between
budget requirements and anything that
taxation has yet yielded. I talked with
ministers, legislators and bankers, but
none of them shared my anxiety. All
of them, In the month of February, still
felt confident that the national fnancia
position was to be made right By the
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and one half billions 1a13), anu' Oh
course large area III "n'"
were gathereu 'neh can ''"''
ing to the national treasury TOT se'era'
years, Her new territory will, perhaps,
oor,no,so,o +h;s ,oss The estimated
p hofo-o ,be
ha''onal "tai'" VI ,s L;,,;o, frsrcs
war "aN iou. n,.L n -, E,or.e were
NV pssen. =" sn,...;,t.d our.
70 pe .a'u,a ,av. -. 49, ;rcreoss
..n,' Az, =. .s'. -. 80. thn ,r,r
w., 'n - ,,aL h;ab.- +ha,
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;r fr,r,s thot u.ith a deht ~ sar two
h,,,an.J o,J ss,,. h;,,;,r francs u n,orId
ho on,,. ana. ,i,ird or o,o. fourth ~ tho
toto, not;nnoI ,.oolth instead ~ ne II
now appears to be. FIVE -eighths or
."'e ,,, ''"' r's vi 'ne 20
,, a., .,,,,. ~. = "
".,., ."J. ',:..":., s y, ~ ''"''
'u . u's,L",s ~ e9u,.atn. NJ 10 an III :.
or ,,.h,t .La.o .,,s ~ u,
hr,tai '"''' "eu''' mean "ou' oe
French Foreign Loans
Before the war France was be,ned tr
meet that trade balance br n buge IN
come from foreign securities ovnod h,
her pcople, These foreign securities in
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FRENCH WANT LARGE INDEMNITY
FROM GERMANS, BUT FEAR TO LET
THEM EARN 1T, AYS VANDERBILT

When the Hun came France never stopped for
an instant to count the cost-in human lives or
in francs. There was reckoning on the
future.
Indeed writes Mr.. Vanderlip, "I think
the French mind grows bewildered when the
unit Of billions is reached"
Quite aside from military losses the French sta
France is facing a dwindling man power.
tistics show eight hundred thousand more deaths
than births during the war period.
Today France owes billions to Great Britain
and United States. Her outside income is
fully decreased. She has S24O, 900, 900 in in
terest to meet yearly.
There is plenty Of latent boshevsm in
France. But the thousands of small land own
ers of France the sheet anchor that Is hold
ing the republic fast to its ideals.
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COTTON GOES LOWER
AFTER GOOD START
Realizing Sales Bring Reaction
in Prices-Oats Weaken
Following Strength

Chicago, July 23.-Considerable re-
alizing occurred in the corn market to-
day. and after the market had displayed
strength in the forenoon prices reacted
materially from the top.
At first there was general buying by
commission houses on a further jump
in hogs to 500 81. n new top mark {:
continued dry weather in the belt and
fears of rising temperatures. December
made new high record.
On the upturn commission houses had
orders to sell and loaded up local in
terests who later lQuidated because of
weakness in oats. The outlook for dry
weather stimulated support on the set
back. Some authorities insisted that
the crop could go another ten days
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government that attempts seriously to
raise taxes will fail. The gap is so great
between present income and the budget
demands that it would need truly he
roic finance minister who will propose
tax scheme that will close that gap.
The great anchor at France, SO far
as its internal political safety is ron-
cerned, lies in the fact that there are six
million landowners. and that the whole
nation is made up of small investors. In
some Of the industrial ccnters. such as
Lyons and st. Etienne there is plenty
Of latent bolshevism. There is, ot
course. an active socialist party, but
France would not seem good soil in
which to propagate the ideals of Bol
shevik communism.
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without rain unless the weather gets too
hot.
Oats weakened after a stronger start.
The initial upturn was due to continued
dry weather. but hedging pressure waa
quite prolonged and realizing sales
we're heavy. Offerings from the couns
try to arrive were liberal, and there
were reports that the government wss
offering 100000 bushels Of oats for
sale in and around New York. These
oats were bought originally at consid.
erably less than present prices. Sea.
board operators also tried to resell.
1t was reported that elevators were
accumulating oats against a prospective
falling off in receipts when the moves
ment in wheat picks up, as cars are
scarce in many districts. The eastern
demand is poor and export conditions
are none too promising.
Leading futures ranged as follows: .
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Tomorrow Mr.. Vanderlip will discuss
THE SyndicaIist Terror"
LONDON METAL MARKET

New York, July % Gable advIces received
at the New York Metal Exchange this morn.
Ing quoted prices in London as follows: Tin
-Spot, f2h5 IS, a loss of 15s: futures 1884
l0s. on fl SIS and straits E255 los. a dror
Of los Sales-Spot, 80 tons; futures. 2On
drop Of f2: futures. f1o4 5s loss Of ii
bs Sales, 900 tons. Electrolytic copper
Spot f1l0. UP fl: futures. 1920. a gain OF
f2. Lead-Spot. f23 los. unchanged: fu.
lures f24 5s up rs. Spelter--Spot f43 5s
n drop Of SIS; futures. f43 l5s. Of SIS
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at 96l4, to yield over $50.

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amounts than applied for The right to close these books the
New York Boston Chicago funds August 1919 against delivery of
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The whs
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1919-09-04
EXPLAINS CAUSE OF MYOPIA
struction Of Outflow of Lymph,
Due to Muscular Effort.

The assumption that close applica-
ton is the cause of myopia or near
sightedness is not regarded as a sat-
isfactory explanation. In a recent num-
Der of the Lancet the theory is advo-
Gated by DR.. Ethridge Green that the
primary and essential cause is an OBJ
struction of the outflow of the lymph.
The obstruction may be produced by
severe muscular effort, such as lifting
heavy weights, when a feeling of ten
sion is always experienced in the eyes,.
which appear, in extreme cases, to,
be starting from the head This is
more especially the cause of progress
sive myopia among warehouse men,
porters and others whose work in
wolves excessive effort, while with
those engaged in sedentary occupa-
tons the form of exercise taken nav
be responsible, as, wrestling, rowing;
digging and also coughing. Thus when
signs of commencing myopia appear
anything likely to increase the 1ntraoc-
u!ar tension should be avoided. There
Is no need to avoid reading.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1919-09-04
WATCH CREATION OF FLORA
Botanists Intensely interested in Ma.
lures Work on Volcano Island
in Bombon Lake, Luzon.

The destruction of vegetation in is
dated regions is a matter of great
interest to bOtaniSts, who are making
increasing efforts to observe the Gre
alton of the new flora taking the place
of the old. Volcano island, in Bombon
lake, Luzon, was chiefly covered by
grasses and small trees before the
eruption of the Taal volcano in 1911,
but the eruption destroyed all plant
life except some clumps Of bamboos
and few bananas in the northern
part Of the island. In a report on the
revegetation w. II. Brown, E. D. Yer
rili and H: S. Yates note that in six
years 20 vascular plants had been re-
corded, the chief species being a few
grasses. OF the total, 81 per cent
were probably introduced by birds,
about 20 per cent by the wind and
about 10 per cent by the water-a Diff
ferent showing from that of the more
exposed Island of Krakatoa, in the
Strait of Sunda, where the chief work
OF birds was small. The growth of
vegetation in Volcano island is still
sparse-a condition attributed to lack
of proper soil and the grounds small
amount of water and high proportion
OF Sulphates.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1919-09-04
Houses of Presidents.

In connection with the efforts to re-
store the birthplace of Theodore Roose-
welt, at % East Twentieth street, New
York, it is recalled that an attempt
was made several years ago to acquire
the old house in which President
James Monroe died. The project never
got beyond the placing in 1905 of
memorial tablet on the house.
The old house, one of the archaic
structures in the city, and much the
worse through years Of neglect, is on
the northwest corner Of Lafayette and
Prince streets. For years the lower
portion was used as junk shop. 1t
still presents the characteristics of the
well-to-do residence during the early
part Of the last century-three stories
high, with dormer windows protruding
from the attic. The house was built
by Samuel L. Gouverneur, who mar
ried one of Monroe's daughters.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1919-09-04
WideaWake Mexicans.

A Mexican citizen of Mazatlan re-
Gently has been granted a concession
of 100 hectares (about 247 acres), and
so much more as may be necessary, at
the railway station of Oso, state of
Sinaloa, for the purpose Of establish
ing an experimental farm to demon
strate the economic value which would
result from the proper use of modern
American agricultural machinery in
the production Of crops. It is the in
tention Of the concessionaire to rent
portions of the lands at nominal cost
to American manufacturers of agricul-
tural machinery and implements, who
may send experts to demonstrate the
machinery with the view both to pro-
noting sales of the American goods
and to educating the people in the
more modern farming methods.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1919-09-04
Migratory Birds Mobilizing.

1t is early in the season, but black
birds and other migratory birds are
mobilizing for southwark flight. The
flight, however, will not take place un-
til the weather gets colder. Migratory
birds believe in preparedness-they
await the coming of the frosts and
then vamoose for more congenial
climes. While with US in the north
they perform their work with an un-
ceasing endeavor to benefit US, they
eat millions of destructive insects
which would otherwise eat the crops.
When it comes down to point of good
work there are no birds not beneficial
to the crop raiser. Even the crow de-
YOURS the field mice which gnaws off
the roots Of the cereal. The crow has
been condemned, but scientists who
have studied its habits say that it's
good qualities outclass it's bad ones.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1919-09-04

E
Saturday.
Miss Jessie Haggberg has gone to
Minneapolis and Iowa for a couple of
weeks visit.
G. w. Olney and family left for
their home in Minneapolis on Monday
after ten-day stay at their cottage
here. 49,
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Burroughs and Mr..
and Mrs. R. w. Randall visited last
week at the O. A. Haggberg home.
Miss j. Kummert and Miss Eunice
Bergquist arrived last week and be-
gan school on Tuesday.
Lewis Ice and Martin Monson went
to Minneapolis on Saturday to attend
the state fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Grimm of Grand
Meadow are visiting at the home of
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. H.
Lewis.
Quite number of Isleites took in
the county fair on Saturday.
Herbert Nyquist, Willard Owen and
Clifford Satterlund left on Tuesday for
the twin cities to attend the state fair.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1919-09-04
The Green-EYed Monster.

Europe's growing jealousy of Amer
lea is revealing itself more plainly
every day. Even France is not i'm
mune from the propaganda of the
green-eyed monster, for LIE. Matin, one
of the largest and most influential of
Paris newspapers, has come forward
with the assertion that the jazz band
idea did not originate in the United.
States, but that French cats were
trained to emit the same kind of dis
cords more than century ago. We
expect to be informed next that the
Declaration Of Independence was
copied from a French almanac, and
that Abraham Lipcoln's famous Gettys-
burg grafton won second prize at
French high school commencement In
the era Of Louis XIV.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1919-09-04
SCHEME DIDN'T WORK RIGHT
Business Mans Pleasant Evening
Nothing at All Like What He
Planned 1t Should Be.

"Gosh,Y exclaimed the business man,
II had the disappointment of my life
last night. Even this sunny morning
can't take away the sting. For the past
month don't believe l have had one
nice. quiet. peaceful night at home
an evening of perfect relaxation. 1t
seemed longer than that.
Yesterday morning with the
thought that at the end of the day
would be free, my step to the Office
was more springy than usual. Not a
business nor social engagement did l
have. If anybody had attempted to
start anything in either line l would
have said, Nothing doing, l am 60
ing to be busy and l would have
finished the sentence to myself with
at home
Il felt like lark all day. Nothing
to do tonight kept repeating to my
self, nothing at all; absolute free
dom. will catch up on the magazines
that have been accommodating. l will
take up the book that haven't looked
into for so long that have forgotten
who the characters are. will sit in
my favorite soft, easy, shutdown
deep chair under the reading lamp.
will don my dressing gown and slip
pers. will luxuriate all EVENING"
nice, quiet, long evening" "
II could hardly wait for dinner to be
over. When it was, Immediately set
about doing all that had planned. l
relaxed, grooming with comfort into
my chair. My dog curled up at my
feet, something he had not done for a
month, too. l went to my reading, l
read for an hour. And then, darn it
all 1 got so blamed sleepy that l
couldn't hold my eyes open. 1 just
had to go to bed. l hated to do it
and I was thoroughly disguised. But
there was no help for it. And there
I you are; my glorious evening COM
pletely ruined because 1 was too
sleepy to enjoy it. Providence Jour-
nal.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1919-09-04
PROPERLY PROUD OF HOTEL
Citizens of Alexandria, La, Have
Right to Boast of Their Mag /,
nificent Caravansary. i

Alexandria, La, Is known through
out the South as the little town with !
the big hotel. Strangers always re-
mark the incongruity of the metropol-
ttan edifice apparently fallen by acct
dent into this quiet little place.
II seems that in Alexandria's ante .
hotel days, wealthy man and his
small dog were stopping at the town
inn. One day the innkeeper and guest :
had lively argument over the dog. It's
owner replied that he and his dog
would not be among those present at
the inn in the future and departed ,
proudly, fntimating darkly that the
innkeeper would be sorry. He then
made good his threat by building
hotel such as Alexandria had never
dreamed of seeing, and here dog and
master took up their residence and
gathered to themselves all the tram
silent trade of the town.
Alexandria wears it's hotel proudly,
a trife self-consciously. It is the,
show place of the town and its as.
sertive stone grandeur commands re-
spect and Difference. A town that
boasts hotel incl0sing marble halls
ending in grand staircase and a:
Spanish patio adorned with a fountain .
as an extra attraction must assume
an air of dignity in keeping with its
Importance.
Alexandria's other claim to notice
is the fact that only few years ago
the Louisiana legislature conducted
series of spirited arguments as to the
removal of the state capital from
Baton Rouge to Alexandria. In the
end Alexandria lost out and was
forced to console itself with the fame
it acquired from it's big hotel.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1919-09-04
The. biggest and
best Swedish COM
pany that ever
trave;ed in this
country
BLUE HILL

Charles Croft and daughter, Nina
left on Monday to attend the state
fair. Nina expects to remain all the
week.
Mrs. John Lincoln and, son of Grin.
nell, Iowa, came last Thursday for a
visit with her sister, Mrs. Warren
Kisner. g.
Mr.. and Mrs. Spichall and daugh-
ter, Dorothy, Of Albertville autoed up
on Sunday and spent the day at the
Frank Spichall home.
Francis OLeary, wife and children
of Rosemount, autoed up on Tuesday
evening for visit at the John Mullen
home.
Fred Young of Princeton is plaster
ing the new house for John Boehm.
Mrs. Ed. Stork and children OF
Mason City, Iowa, came on Saturday
evening for visit with Mrs. Stork's
sister, Mrs. Fred Briggs, brothers
Warren and John Kisner, and aunt
Mrs. Charles Brande.
Frank Wise and wife of Iowa are
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. John Lind.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. C. Nelson left this
week for visit with relatives at Aus
tin.
Charles Miller and wife of Iowa
are visiting the formers parents, Mr..
and Mrs. D. Miller, his brother, John
Miller and family, and sister, Mrs.
John Lind and family.
John Johnson started out last week
filling silos.'
Miss Ruth Northway came up from
Minneapolis last week and visited at
the home Of her grandfather, w. H.
Thompson. She returned home on
Saturday.
Mrs. Berg and son left on Tuesday
for their home at Waterloo, Iowa, at.
ter three weeks visit with her sister
Mrs. Matt Johnson.
John Mullen will leave this week fol-
North Dakota to visit brother. He
hopes the change of climate will give
him some relief from asthma and hay
fever, from which he suffers every
summer and fall. ..
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1919-09-04
Victor Hugo for Japanese Reade

Victor Hugo for Japanese Readers.
The works of Victor Hugo have been
translated into Japanese, to be pub
lished in monthly series of ~ vol
umes beginning with June. 1.-THE trans
lators," says the Herald of Asia, ''in-
clude literary men of known standing.
whose names are guarantee of con-
scfentious work. Many of the great
French authors works have already
been translated into japanese, one of
these, lies Miserables," having been
dramatiZed by the late Genichiro Flu
kuchi but this is the first time trans
lation Of Hugo's complete works has
been attempted. The appearance of
the new publications will confer
great boon upon the public, who evince
a strong hunger for inspirations Of the
sort supplied by the illustrious French
author.