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The Lamar register., 1919-02-26
prussians Really Huns.

The appellation OF Huns. which Will
liam ii coveted for and himself ap-
piled TO PrusslHns, even to the extent
of naming one of his sons for the In
famous Attlla, the Hunnish "Scourge
of God" seems really 10 belong to that
people in an chronological sense Mr..
Levisee. In his Studies in Prussian
History" tells US that the Prusslans
are III people belonging TO the Llthu-
anian race mixed with Finnish ele-
ments; which would make then kin.
dred with the Huns. Turks and Bull
gars. They We're of old colOnized.
Christienized and ousted from their old
domain by the famous Knights Of the
Teutonic Order The last grand mas
ter of that order. Albert OF Branden-
burg, espoused the reformation. secu-
larized the domains of the order. ami
made himself hereditary duke of Prus-
sia-that Is. Po-Russin. or "Near Rus
sia." II is Interesting to recall that
the first Hohenz0llern duke of Prus-
sia began his historical career rs
renegade. periurrr and ii traitor.
Truly the HohenzOilern line has been
what cattle breeders call constant to
the typei"
The Lamar register., 1919-02-26
Saved by The Pen.

A dispatch from Berlin to the As
sociated Press states that Field Mar
shal Won Hindenberg, in urging last
November that the armistrice terms
Of the allies be accepted, admitted that
the German army would otherwise be
forced to surrender" Proving that
once again underwriting had interven-
ed to save Germany. Some time ago
it was disclosed that Foch wept when
the armistice was signed, because at
that moment he had 100000 Huns
pocketed and sentence was about to
be executed, when the result of note
the German army. A correspondent
of the Paris Daily News, declaring
that Marshal Foch recently made a
declaration of somewhat serious char
acter at meeting of the supreme war
council" says: ''He (Foch) feels that
the Germans are beginning TO forget
that they are beaten. There is danger
Of Germany saying We do not care
anything about your league OF nations
and we have got our troops Unless
a change takes place we might be
faced with situation in which Ger
many, as regards the number of men
in the field, will have three men as
against the allies two" If that fatal
habit of underwriting could have been
controlled for one more month, the
German army and the uerman peo-
pie would in all probability have had
it brought home to them in 4 way to
stick, that they were Licked, and lick
ed to a FRAGILE. As it is, they are al
ready planning for new ventures in
world conquest, and Bos'n Joe Daai.ls
has given up his conquering trip to
Berlin.
The Lamar register., 1919-02-26

Ing the neighbor's bell she was con-
fronted by II rather stout. elderly wom-
an with merry twinkle in her eye.
Here" thought the young woman.
rs where ! get the right side of the
story. Then aloud. she said:
Il am newspaper reporter Can
you tell me something about the Deo-
pie next door. No one seems TO be at
home. and | noticed there We're four
stars In their service flag. ] wonder
who lives there. and II all the boys
10 the family have enlisted"
The woman smiled a bit and replied
THE lady's name is Miss Harlan.
Them stars is not her sons. them's for
boarders."-Los Angeles Times.
The Lamar register., 1919-02-26
A Poisonous Bresi.

In spite Of the reassuring reports
Of the War Department as to the inn
proved conditions of the debarkation
camp at Brest most disquieting stories
continue to be heard of the deplorable
situation at that point. Col. Haywood
of the famous 369th colored infantry
regiment, just returned from overseas,
says that his organization had been
free from sickness until they reached
Brest, where in three weeks, they lost
more men than in all the months in
the field.
Although Secretary Baker has re-
peatedly assured the country that be-
lated payments of the men in the serv-
ice hal all been taken care of, Col.
Haywood says that some Of his men
had not been paid for as long as
eight months.
The Lamar register., 1919-02-26
HAS RIGHT IDEA OF ECONOMY
How European City utllixes Water
Power Which Otherwise Would Be
OF No Value.

An electric-heating system which
utilizes power that would otherwise go
to waste has been Installed In a school
In southern European city. The ex.
istinR hot-water pipes and radiators
are connected with well-insulated
water tank OF 1.300-gallons' capacity.
In this reservoir electric reslstances
are built, and al night are supplied
with current which raises the water
to well above the boiling point. The
cost oi the current is low because the
water power used to produce 1t nor
maliy would go 10 waste During tho
The Lamar register., 1919-02-26

Denver, Feby. 24.-When the "blue
sky" law comes up for discussion in
the house Of representatives, the Non
partisan League is liable to come in
for considerable hammering to judge
from the position taken by number
of the members. Recently this organi-
zation got behind company incorpor-
ated for 100000 to build a sugar
factory in northern Colorado and to
operate banks in connection with this
proposed factory. The concern with
the leagues backing, it is said, is now
trying to sell this s4,O0O,O00 of stock
TO the farmers at par.
Many members take the position
that such organization should not be
permitted to offer stock to the public
when, on the face of things, they can
not hope to be successful. Both mon
ufacturing sugar and banking, say
they, to be successful and return pro-
fit on the investment, require men Of
executive experience, business ability
and skilled knowledge OF these things,
and yet none of the men connected with
this proposed concern possesses these
qualifications.
The plan Of the league. it is said by
those who claim to have inside inform
alton, is to secure enough money to
acquire n site and do a little building.
but with no intentions Of completing
a factory or actually operating a bank,
but with the hope that in the next
legislature the league will have enough
members to put over in Colorado what
it is putting over in North Dakota,
and have the state, through n large
bond issue, take over the work started,
and go on under state ownership. In
North Dakota the state is to issue o
vast sum in bonds to build elevators,
stockyards, control public utilities, es-
tablish banks and even the state own
and control one paper in each county.
The northern Colorado incorporation,
it is claimed, is the forerunner Of the
organization Of others, all looking to
the same end-state ownership.
The Lamar register., 1919-02-26
Easy Money.

Representative John Jacob Rogers,
Republican, of Massachusetts, per-
formed a valuable public service re-
Gently by calling attention to the fact
that "A deserving Democrat has been
drawing down a salary for the past
two years as minister from the United
tatcs to one of the Pan-American
Republics but has spent the entire two
years enjoying life at his home in
North Carolina Democrats in Con-
grcss disputed the statement and one
Of them was so sure of his position
that he said that if the facts were as
stated, the officials responsible for the
payment Of the salary should be inn
peaehed. Later, Democrats were fore
ed to admit the correctness of the state
ments made by Mr.. Rogers, but no inn
parchment proceedings have been be-
gun. The $4,000 "A year salary is so
small compared with innumerable
other wastes Of public funds that the
loss will receive little attention. But
the incident uncovered by Mr.. Rogers
gives the public an illustration of
Democratic methods.
The Lamar register., 1919-02-26
SOLONS AND THEIR WORK VIZ
~ By Special Correspondent '"~
By Special Correspondent.


ton has many agitators in every part
of Colorado. They have injected them
selves into the legitimate unions and
are slowly but surely seeking to con-
troll these unions. They are daily SOW
ing the seeds of discomfort among the
working men, hoping and expecting to
so discourage them as TO bring about
constant strikes. Their program is to
confiscate all wealth and property and
generally upset industrial conditions.
They refer TO the strikes they are now
inducing as dress rehersals" for the
big play later to be staged. Governor
Shoup, and many members Of the leg
islature. know of their activities and
what they expect to do, and feel the
constabulary should be retained to
meet the emergency which is almost
certain to arise unless the people wake
up to just what is being done. While
a number of republican members voted
TO abolish the constabulary because
they had been asked to by their con-
stitutents, they now realize that if
these constituents only knew the truth
they would be pleading with them to
retain this state police force.
The Lamar register., 1919-02-26
Publicity Money?

Under a resolution submitted by
Representative Gould, of New York,
the President will be called upon to
furnish the House with an itemized
statement showing the expenditure Of
the $5O,O0o,OOO appropriation which
was authorized in the sundry civil act.
This act was approved July l, 1913,
and provided for the expenditure OF
this money by the President at his
discretion for the rational security and
defense.
The Lamar register., 1919-02-26
WASHINGTON NOTES
Handing it to Houston.

Washington, Feb. 25.-(Special cor
respondence).-Grea interest in Off
cial circles as well as among the farm
ers of the country, is shown in the
charge made by DIR. w. J. Spillman,
former chief of the office of Farm
Management, Department Of Agricul-
ture, that Secretary Houston delayed
investigations of cost of production of
farm crops and even went so far as
to declare that farmers should not have
information regarding costs of produc-
ton.
The controversy between Dr. Spill
man and Secretary Houston, over the
formers investigation of food produc-
tion and distribution to determine
costs at various stages and to ascer-
tain whether unfair practices prevail
ed in the trades based on food pro-
ducts, is set forth in detail in a speech
which DIR. Spillman recently made be-
fore the Annual Conference of the Ma
tional Board of Farm Organizations.
IN washington, -. =.
DIR. Spillman points out that by the
summer of 1917, after ten years of
study the office Of Farm Management
felt that il had worked out satisfac-
tory methods for determining the cost
Of producing practically all kinds of
farm products. What seemed to be
most needed to enable the experts to
arrive at current costs was "a know
ledge Of current wages and prices Of
materials.
"lt happened that just at this time"
said the former chief, "the President
directed the Federal Trade Commits
sion to undertake certain studies of
food production and distribution with
view to determining costs at various
stages and Of ascertaining whether un-
lair practices prevailed in the trades
based on food products" DIR. Spill
man then stated that arrangements
were made for the office Of Farm
Management to have charge of this
work, and that he requested letters of
authorization for the purpose of send
ing l3 experts to the field to collect
the necessary data. This was in De-
tober. 1917. Secretary Houston re-
fused to grant these letters, accord
ing to DR.. Spillman, and called the
Doctor TO his office for consultation.
In referring to this conference, Sec
rotary Houston stated in letter to
the Senate in November, 1918: II
indicated to him (Spillman) my de
sire that careful consideration be Civ
EN- the whole matter and that a system
OF inquiry and Interpretation be de-
vised which would be regarded by
competent students of farm economies
as sound and which would furnish re-
suits reasonably reliable and credit
able to the department"
Every word of that statement is
deliberate falsehood," says DR.. Spill
man. Secretary Houston made no
such suggestion to me at that or any
other time" After stating that the
Secretary had made what he called a
thorough investigation of the subject
of cost of production, by interrogat-
ing cousin of his on a farm in North
Carolina and stating that there "is
nothing TO it," the Secretary was re-
ported as saying: 1.-THE FARMER
is NOT ENTITLED TO ANY IN
FORMATION ON THE SUBJECT
OF PRODUCTION. HIS BUSINESS
is TO PRODUCE"
The Lamar register., 1919-02-26
HER SACRIFICE NOT GREAT
eimple Explanation of Four Star ser..
Ice Flag That Woman Had So
Proudly Displayed.

One day woman reporter noticed.
In the front window Of a quaint little
cottage. service flag proudly bearing
four stars
Al thought she. heres real sac.
rince. guess IN stop ip and get a
story"
she could Eet no response from her
persistent knocking. and so she went
neht door 10 see what Information she
eouia collect in regard to the cottage
% .ns four .srvIcs starr. UPsa ring.
The Lamar register., 1919-02-26

From a legislative standpoint moth
ing of marked interest has occurred
during the past week. The men back
of the S20,000,0O0 band issue for good
roads have abandoned that and are
now asking but S5,000.0O0. 1t is hard
ly likely, however. even this will pass.
There are n number of measures In
harmony with the good roads move
ment and in order that all may have
due consideration on resolution for n
committee to go into them, Speaker
Cole has named Godsman of Kit Car
SON, Kelley of La Plata, Bond Of Lar
inner, Sutton of Washington and Will
kins of Grand
The Lamar register., 1919-02-26

day the hot water is allowed TO circu-
late through the radiators, its vol
ume being sufficient to warm the
rooms without using more current.
The desired temperature is maintained
by ermostat-Popular Mechanics
Magazine
The Lamar register., 1919-02-26

The measure to repeal the constab-
ulary law failed on third reading.
Many OF the members have awakened
to the fact that the demand for the
repeal of this law, while coming from
many who are sincere in their belief
that 1t was unnecessary expense, the
propaganda against it originated
amonk the /. W. w. element in the
state. It Is known that this orgsnizs-
The Lamar register., 1919-02-26

The Moffat tunnel bill, another meas
ure asking a large bond issue that is
not likely to get far. 1t was on the
calendar of the house for second read
ing but its author, Steele of Denver,
asked it be sent back to the committee.
There is much opposition to this bill
from the outside counties who hold 1t
is step towards socialism in that it
practically puts the state in the rail-
road business.
The Lamar register., 1919-02-26

The appointment by Governor Shoup
OF w. l.. Reilly of Colorado Springs as
a member Of the industrial commits
sion, VIII r. Murphy Of Las Animas
state engineer and Grant Mcpherson
OF Boulder, bank examiner, has met
with general approval. There is lit
tie politics in any of these appoint
ments. Mr.. Reilly has long been a
personal friend of the Governors. Mr..
Murphy was selected because of his
peculiar fitness for the position and
as n recognition Of the country press
being editor Of the Las Animas Lead
er. and the candidate OF the country
press for secretary OF state on the re-
publican ticket last fall. Mr.. McPher-
son was made bank examiner by Gov
ernor Carlson and has brought that
office to high state Of efficiency. He
has the confidence of the bankers Of
Colorado. While the senate is demo-
cratic it is said there will be no OBJ
lection to the confirmation Of these
men.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-14

:, coming to Brussels an occasion to re- 1 new their vows to observe the terms 1 Of the charter From this circumst- ance-an exceedingly joyous entry in- deed-the charter derived it's name. 1 Pit mist not bye concluded that l because this victory was passive if l was handed. mama like. to Braba nt | citizens. The charter of Cortenberg | wrested from John II, was a reminder 1 of the Brabant state of mind and it 1 foreshadowed the broader principles of 1 the more famous document. The Joye- use Entree pledged the duk es to begin ] no wars. nor conclude any peace with out the approval of their subjects; it 1 provided that members Of the council. representing municipalities. must be native born: and that the ruler must preserve the duchy's territorial integ- rity.
 Even this concession did not pave the way of Wencesfaus for a pea cef,Il region. Louvain, once the ducal resid- ence of Bra adant rulers. had become a center of cloth manufacture and there sprane up the consequent troubles of an industrial city. During an uDrisin z , the city's magistrates, mostly noble men. were thrown from the windows of a building and caught by the popu1a re on the point of spears. Duke WeuceI- laus recartured the city in 1882 nd rurished the rioters. but many of the cftv's best artisans fed to escane t~ihutior. Tn so doing thav tra r ferrei VI. orvain re~ained r~e=tige in ar~ther eeil with fre establishment hv Pope Martin V. of it's farous university fron, which # was said ~o one co"'d graduate without knowledge ma nners and 2 ~e'
 -Brabant passed to the House of
 Burgundy, then fee; under Spanish domainion. and finally. by the Treaty of Utrecht. to the Hapsburgs of Aus tria.
 Tt was 1t Brussels, the later Bra bancon capital, that the uprising against the tyrannical Spanish rule was generated, and developed into an eighty years war of indepndence. Bra bant bore the Hapsburg yoke no more willingly than that of Philip II and when Joseph II tried to interfere with the long standing right granted by the Joyeuse Entree he precipitated the re- volt of 17se. At Brussels. too. was fomented the revolution of 1880 against Dutch rule which resulted in the in dependence of Belgium.
 One of the first acts of the new na- ton was to adopt the Bra bant colors for the national flag, which will be in evidence in this country in honor of the royal visitors. and the lion of Brabant as the national coat of arms The title of Duke of Brabant was re- viewed for the crown prince of Bel sium.
 Perhaps one of the most appealing figures in Brabant's long history was the much married Jacpueline, or Jocaba, countess of Holland who first married the Duke of Touraine. then successively. John ". Duke of Bra bant; Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester; and Francis of Borsein. History ac- counts her the most beautiful, talented and valorous woman of her day: and she seems to have been all that her second husband was not.
 During the time when Jacqueline wos opposing her former husband, John
 i. Ta-abant. allie with Philip the Good, of Burgundy. who later brought Brabant under Burgundian rule she was supported by the red capped Hooks, one of two factions whose ex-
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-14
OTHER VIEW POINTS

T wonder what is really behind all this desperate effort 10 get us to swAl- low the League of Nations thing as 1t is? Here I get every now and then bunch of stuff most of il intended to deceive, because I read for myself. asking me to back this venture into world muddles. 1 would like to know who is to be benefited So said one of MiddIetown's leading citizens as he handed up bunch of propaganda asking him to help by writing to Con netcicut's senators. There are others who ask the same question.-Middle- town Press.
 It is disapprovinEly noted that the Kansas legislature voted to spend ss5.000 on the health of hogs and only S7,50O on the health of babies. Possibly the true explanation is that the babies are healthier than the hogs and that meat from Kansas is in more need of inspection.
 The repeated insinuation that President Wilson sold out to the European governments at Parts has era ftly avoided a bill of particulars and never attempted to give tho whisperers' idea of what or how much he received. Some of these will be left rather dunlbfeunded by the list of souvenirs the president received from kings and eminent persons abroad, the publication of which was demanded by a member of congress from Illinois; for the value as well as not of a character recurring congressional sanction Of cceptance.-Waterbur Democrat.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-14
IN THE DAYS NEWS Why Prince Leopold is Duke of
 Erabapt

In connection with the visit to the United States of hlng Albert of Bel gium ana :ne Duke of Bra pant, LI1e sNatlonal Georgraphic society has is sued a bulletin relating how the eldest son of the Belgian ruier acquired that title.
 Tit is fitting that the name of Bra bant should DC perpetuated in Belgian history, for the territory originally so designated may well be called the cradle of the Belgian freedon-whIch functioned so giorlohsly in 1914" the bulletin says.
 Present day Brabant, most popul- slightly larger than Rhode Island and three times as many people. But the Brabant of earlier times, conquered by Caesar, settled by Salic Franks. parcel led out to Germany by the Treaty of Verdun in S43. and made part of It included North Brabant. now the largest Holland province.
 Late in the twelfth century the ruler of BrabaHt assumed the title of Duke, but it was not until 1854 that aA pvent occurred which ltsmDved iBrabant from the rank of a. pawn of the feudal system. and laid the founda- tions for a love of independence which sometimes was suppressed but never crushed.
 This event Is known as the Joyeuse Entree. charter of Brabant liberty akin to the Magma Charta and the De- claration of Independence. granted by Duke John III so there would not be too vigorous protest against the mar riase of his daughter. Jeanne, to Wencesiaus, of Luxemburg, union which entailed a change of dynasty.
 A year later John III died and his heiress and her husband made their
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-14
PENSIONS FOR MINISTERS.

No one can he surprised that there 5s-z campaign being carried on in this ftate at the present time for the pur- bose of raising fund that will take Fare of the Congregational elergymen ffter they got to the age when con- FreEations do not want them because they are too old This idea of a pen- sion fund is one that is being followed sn a number Of the denominations and sn view or the departure from the old eine practice Of remaining in pas sorate lifetime it seems to be the Froper method Of dealing with such a Situation Devoting their lives to Church activities fve-sixths of the rninizters of this denomination are not Setting what is considered a living rFze today. and yet they must sup pdrr and educate their families main saiu appearances in keeping with their efice and lay by something if possible for a rainy day.
 The same situation prevails among She Episcopalians and the Baptists Among the Episcopaiians in a recent survey in three sections of the country hct any of 1879 received $500. 1855 wsre below sI,eoo and some below xsG0, while among the Baptist clergy ef the country the claim is that the 4verzge salary is $500 This certainly v AIE Ntf- TIA0C4 encCuraSemen to rsmain in the work. The fact is that rhere can be no surprise that minis rrrs are discardinE the cloth and go- Ing into industrial activity. They must Eve They cannot do the impossible nss< there is reason nevertheless in the tdez that is being carried out that the members of the churches should pro-
 1ne the necessary fund that will take are or the ministers after they be-
 rme supersnnuated- Such would do much toward decreasing the number oA pzstoriess churches and overcom- sa< the unsatisfactory conditions that Freva1 today