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The Connecticut labor press., 1919-12-27
0isarrangement of Exchange Makes Foreign Commerce
 Balances lnexact Sum.
RATES FAR FROM GOLD PAR
Situation Affects Only Europe, and Is Small Factor in Nations For eign Business-Big Gains
 From South America.

Washington.-The apparent increase in American imports from European countries in recent months is more apparent than real, according to Dr. Philip B. Kennedy, director of the bu- reau of foreign and domestic com merce. Because most of the imports received from European countries, where the American dollar commands a large premium, are valued by the custom house authorities at the par of exchange rather than at the gO- ing rate in the exchange market, i'm ports from those countries are valued at considerably more than their actual worth in the official statements is- sued by the department of commerce. Doctor Kennedy explains this situa- tion as follows:
 Situation Explained.
 "The situation results from the close association of collecting duties and collecting statistics. Dutiable value for assessing ad valorem duties is the foreign value converted into American dollars. The conversion is made normally at par according to a statement based on the gold content of various coins prepared quarterly by the director of the mint and pro- claimed by the secretary of the treas ury. When an invoice is made out in local currency circulating in the ex- porting country below par as con- pared with the standard gold curren- cy of that. country, the consul certi- fies the percentage of depreciation, and when the shipment is entered here the foreign value is correspond ingly reduced, This method worked we'll prior to the world war, and still works well in the case of Italy. In
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-12-27
S4.OOO TOO MUCH FOR SHAVE
Civil War Veteran Has Let Hair Grow Since Sherman's March
 to Sea.

Conne1lsville, Pa.-COl. James J. Barnhart, who served in the Civil war, has an unusually long and flowing beard. He has confessed why he al lowed it to grow. The colonel said his last shave was in Atlanta during SLerman's march to the sea. When the Georgia barber charged him $4OOO in Confederate money for the work he swore that he never again would touch razor to his cheek. And he never did
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-12-27
For the Bull Auainst Auto.

Des MOines, Ia.-J. s. Peters a few days ago filed a claim against Ben Murrow for alleged damages to his automobile when it collided with Mur- rows bull on the Rising Sun road few weeks ago. Nurrow came back with a counter claim for $15 damages to his bull in the encounter. A jury in municipal court returned a verdict for $50 damages in favor of the bull.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-12-27
CHAMPION HENS LAID
 200 EGGS EACH YEAR

Storrs, Conn.-The eighth in- ternatiOnal egg-laying contest at the State Agricultural college here ended with a victory for the ten Barred Plymouth Rocks entered by Jules F. Francais of Northampton Beach, L. I. Their total yield for the fifty-two weeks is 2.O22 eggs, this being the only pen in the entire con- petition to average more than POO eggs for each of the ten hens Laurel (Quebec) poultry farm Barred Rocks stand second with a total of 1918.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-12-27
U. s. BLIMP CARRIES so TONS

It also embodies another achieve ment in the aerial constructors art. With its enormous gas capacity of D. 72O,OOO cubic feet, third larger than that of the R-34 of transatlantic fame, the R-38 has lifting power of 50 tons of cargo. This is 60 per cent of it's total lifting" power, 82 tons. The airship's weight, 32 tons, is reckoned as dead liftage"
 The sale is attributed to demands
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-12-27
Blind Woman Raises Chickens.

Marion, Ind.-Although Mrs. Ezra StimsOn has been blind for ten years, she is an excellent chicken raiser, hav- ing raised flock of 75 chickens this year. Of these a bullet only five months old has already laid two dozen eggs. Mrs. Stimson cares for the chickens herself She is able to go about with remarkable ease, and ire quently is seen feeding the chickens and gathering the eggs.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-12-27

for the conscaon collective ownership all the for the tion and the distribution of wealth.
 anarchists official they will be condemned f If they ered teced the they will flourish in business and industrial institutions will succeed overcoming the bohevisc dency office every red radical holding place under the government
 should investigators and persecuo they should mpary find the facts and should fearlessy who against all We had we'll choose atheists reform the principles the church. Men who opposed existing institutions should th the bent the enforcement of the laws has right to select those who opposed all law and hostile to all ubverse of the foundations of should practice continue will inevitably result throw.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-12-27
R-39, Purchased From Britain, Can Make Seventy Miles an
 Hour.

London, England.-The R-38, Great Britain's largest airship, recently sold to the United States, is capable of trav- cling 34 hours longer without refuel- Ing than the largest German airship constructed before the armfstice.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-12-27
Substantial Citizen.

Custer City, Okla.-John Myers, at twenty-two is rated one of the most substantial citizens of Custer county and one of the biggest men in the state. He tips the beam a little above 400 pounds.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-12-27
Didn't Find Treasure.

New York.-Rev. Fred Loehrs and Daniel Balsinger are Spiritualists. "Captain Kidd's spirit' told Balsinger of a buried treasure in lot he own ed. Loehrs bought 1t for S5GOO. but didn't find the treasure. He is suing.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-12-27
Another War Over
 "Scrap of Paper"

Reading, Pa. - There have been numerous wars waged over mere scraps of paper" but. so far as can be ascertained, this is the only one that resulted from a sheet of correspondence paper.
 Helen Hugle of this city all leges that Dorothy and Blanche HammOn took offense because her five-year-old son happened to tear sheet of paper taken from a 25-cent box of correspondence material. The case will be car ried to court.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-12-27
Human Pendulum Polls
 Woman's Plan of Suicide

New York.-Tying rope around his waist, Fireman Tim othy Fitzgerald leaped into the air from the tenth floor of a fashionable Brooklyn hotel, swung through a window on the ninth floor, knocking down Mrs. NJ. M. Canda and frustrating her threatened attempt to hurl herself to death. The woman had locked herself into the room after announcing her intention to commit suicide.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-12-27
Record of Cities.

In the size of average of individual national bank deposits Boston thus leads all the large cities of the coun- try with an average of $7O43, New York second with SC 3O3, and Cleve- land third with $5,419.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-12-27
RISKS HER LIFE TO
 VIEW LAVA FLOW
Woman Has Exciting Experience Seeing Eruption of Mauna
 Loa in Hawaii.

Hilo, Hawaii.-Accompan by diapason roar. similar to nothing in the experience of those best acQuaint- cd with Mauna Loa. a giant fountain of lava. 300 feet in diameter. Is rush. Ing 300 feet into the air at a new
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-12-27
If Any Man Ever Deserved the Thanks
 of England, Schwab Is the Man
By ADMIRAL LORD FISHER, British Navy

In memorandum which had printed circulated January 191 months before the these words found capital ters he submarine the coming type of vessel for literally building first lord Thanks to Admiral Bacon Admiral H what When left the admiralty January 191O there 61 efficient submarines and l3 building When the admiralty October 1914 there only of the Bethlehem Steel delivered five months
 That unprecedented These Hpe submarines built unconvoyed to the Dardanle acted there pdgous Mr. Schwab should have been made duke If deserved the of Eng and Mr. Shwab the but he has received the Order of the Bad Egg.
 The British nation going make the internal combustion engn which imperative for Every nation ourselves pushing ahead with this engine Herr Ban before he shielded decided fleet of 1OOOOon vessels big ship fitted that know oeven thought really dc forward the all champion highly present will Aesed and fagellated.
 think the fe@fu things of the that Aadmrals general sho-we only promoted them.
 of the Interior LaneOh, for of real sanity
 Msrves and calm judgment and without bitterness feel
 Rt problems and meet them with traditional Af Moody Bible Institute, Chicago.- favor
 hNse it the duty of citizens to defend
 Spd other countries in the late
 ASty with the least of blood and training is best calculated to be unyng and Americaniz-
 morals and physical de-
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-12-27
Socialistic Activities of Employees of the
 Federal Trade Commission


If my information be correct, the headquarters of the federal trade commission in Chicago during the time they were open were centers of sedition and anarchy from which radated the most baeful influence trust have mentioned enough to demonstrate that that office was during all that period center of rad realism, nesting place for socialists, spawning ground for soviesm, and tha while protesting to in vestigate business with view to eradcang it's evil features they constantly plotted for the destruction of he hrsinqss thev charpe1 tO nd
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-12-27

doll invented by Brooklyn wom- an is former of a single narrow strip of fabric, so wound and sewed upon itself as to form the body. arms. leg, and dress of the figure.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-12-27
Boy, Playing Cowboy, Hangs Self.

tsburgh.-Playing cowboy in his home, Charles Pohle, eleven years old. accidentally hanged himself on ban mister, when his mother left the house for a few minutes.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-12-27
for economy that have been made on

for economy that have been made On the British air ministry.
 Its cruising endurance will be 45 miles per hour for nearly nine days. In length it is 695 feet, 25 feet longer than the R-34, and it's girth is S7 feet six inches. Its speed will be 70 miles an hour
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-12-27

Five hundred thousand users of bot tied milk in New York city, working In unison with the community coun- cils of national defense. started a three-day boycott of milk. The idea was to voice a strong public protest against the prohibitive cost of the essential of life.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-12-27
18,24O,3OO Have
 Money in Bank

also 1,149,861 demand accounts on which interest was allowed and 6,765,- l79 time deposit accounts bearing in- terest.
 New York leads the cities in the number of accounts, with 321, ,816; Chi cago has 192, ,8O6; St. Louis, 121, ,16O; Washington, 119, ,568; Atlanta, 115,679; Pittsburg, 1O6,O16, and Philadelphia, 1O3,245.
 Record of Cities.
 The following list gives, in order of total of individual deposits, the names of the 25 cities whose national banks held the largest deposits, and shows in the case of each city the average amount to the credit of each individual depOsitOr:
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-11-14

The first named each carrying
a different size of mats, or of
type" and the auxiliary larger
mats for heads, etc.
This Linotype is the ne plus
ultra of typecasting machines,
and is the first of its kind to
be placed in this immediate
territory. It will enable this
office to do a much wider
range Of machine type work
in reading matter, advertise
ments, and job printing, and
also make it possible to do the
same work in a much shorter
space OF time than in the past.
1t is expected to have the
new purchase running 10 ca
pacity before the issuance Of
next weeks paper, and the pub
Usher feels no hesitancy in pro
missing that the next issue will
show a distinct improvement
from a mechanical viewpoint.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-11-14
FlkNEItS IEiiiND
LnIIAA EAMillEA

Farmers ~" showing great inter
" in the Organization o. thc Amer
i'"H Cotton Association which has
- its object The b"tt"ring of cDndi-
ions Of the cotton farmer, the in
NrGsing OF the cotton yield and OBJ
aiming 4 better grade OF staple ia
Oklahoma.
"Mcmbcr,hip N ~" A. cation is
IL" biggest thing ever offered the
cotton farmer" says J.. 4. White
hurst, president of III" board of agri-
culture. The production of cotton
~ Oklahoma mas lost H. the past
because the producers wcr" not or
g@niZcd. a lack of organization re-
Sal,cd in w0gteiul methods of pro-
ductiOn and marketing. In Okla
liors Of dollar. every year. The
cotton farmer paid III" bill and wh"r
he pad. ii left him poor.
The american Cotton Association
piyoS the cotton farmer an OppOrtun-
ily OF joining with the merchants and
bankers OF til" state in III formation
of an organization that will strike
the most effective blow eyer struck
in defense Of the cotton producing
industry"
Carl Williams. editor Of the Okla
bona Farmcr-Stockman and John
Fields, editor Of II" Oklahoma Far
! m"r. are taking an active interest in
organizing the state campaign and
are members 81 the stat" executive"
4 board.
IN Organization for the staging Of
the campaign n0W j. beng whipped
into shape al Oklahoma tity. Cam
paipn dates have been tentatively
fixed for DrclMbrr ) 10 II.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-11-14
THE "NEWS" INSTALLS
NEW LINOTYPE
Improred Typesetting Machine
VIII Enable This Paper
To Gre More Eff
cient SerUice.

The new model Il Linotype
machine ordered by the NEWS
several months ago has arriv-
ed, and was this week install
led in the office.
Though the NEWS has for
many years had a linotype, it
was an old model and ceased to
fill the requirements OF buster
and more modern conditions.
Hence the buying Of the i'm
proved machine.
The Model ii Linotype has
three large magazines and one
smaller or auxiliary magazine.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-11-14
NINE YEARS AGO

r. from the Durant Weekly
r. ri November 10, l91O.)
r Nn"" elected Governor by 25,-
we; NcN"al. Both sides as us
"''" ciaiming victory.
f. A."'d Seargent ran amuck
f-''' and was taken in tow by
f. sheriff Berry Norman.
H. r"u"h was held in $4,000
''F 'ynamiting the home of
neg boar Blue.
h'r'aim alleged to have
al assault with "a knife on r..
Fac~ jr.
'~''' opened at Silo with forty
r. ''n'"t'"r Hostetter and Miss
pa ycll", teachers.
.''' ID the county reported al
d" p.'h"d out.
"|' had" to run Compress
Oily e town, but was not sue
y" E.'l. later.
'.a'i Crabtrce stabbed by
g party at Finchtown.
y" 90 loo
=. l " Achille belonging TO
aims destroyed by fire.
N' rel. Of near Roberta,
'.f b wagon given away hy
'''li"Ns men to farmers.
'"'i-" and Jail bonds were
10 'ounty.
Ling at sl4.5O.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-11-14
POISONOUS JAKE" BEING SOLD

4 yillainous brand Of Jamaica gin
ger is being sold in III" Usage oil
country and already n death and
several serious prOstratlonS have re-
suited. Mack Wil'on. d vaudeville
performer who Was visiting MS
brother at Hominy, was fatally
stricken after p%artaking OF the de-
coction, and at Wyona a number are
very low.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-11-14

Nlac,ureTs OF cotton and
.'''"'s OF cotton goods are
d, get theirs" The pro-
Va ',''1n has never been able
j" but the American Cot
zion will give him that
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-11-14

Potato Digging Time

Our baskets have come and VIC are ready to buy your
Iototoes. If you will follow the instructions below they
will prove money to you.
Pillow up your potatoes, placing three rows together on
ton of ridge PLACING, DON'T THROW THEN. When
sufficient amount is plowed up and SO placed, you should
below what constitutes number One and number Two
Sweet Potatoes.
NO ONE potatoes are free from dirt or other foreign
matter. frost in Jury, bruises, cuts. cracks, veevils and dam
age caused by disease or mechanical means. The dia-
inches
no TWO. This grade shall consist Of sound sweet
notntors of similar varictal characteristics not meeting
the requirements of no. I, which are free from serious
damage caused by dirt or other foreign matter, frost in
Jury, heat, decay, bruises, cuts, scars, weevil, cracks, dry
rot. or other diseases or injury Of mechanical means. The
diameter shall not be less than ! IL inches.
Call us. we will be glad to give any information you
want on sweet potatoes.
Durant Grain & Elevator 20.
DURANT, OKLAHOMA.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-04-11
It Was NO April list Joke.

The popularity Of Mr.. T IT. Wentz,
teacher Of Lineboro school, with the
scholars, brought him plenty Of good
cheer and the best of all donations
that would be acceptable by anyone
on April 1st, which was also his
birthday. The scholars met at an
appointed place and at p. M,
marched in body to the residence
OF Mr. Wentz where they were met
by him and for short time he was
almost carried away with excite
ment by the unexpected call of his
scholars. He invited them to come
I'm and take charge OF his domicile.
,It was only . short time until his
invitation wars accepted and the
grand frolic commenced with games,
being most popular with them, and con
tinued until ITO p. n1., when MIR. Wentz
invited them to the dining room for
refreshments.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-04-11
TNIONTOWN.

Miss Florence Selby, of New York,
j. visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs
George Selby.
Mr.. Howard Brough, Of Baltimore,
spent Sunday with his mother, Mrs
Alice Brough He returned home ln
the evening taking with him his lit
tie son, Franklin, who has been
visiting his grandmother for several
weeks.
Members oil the Methodist Protest
ant church are glad to welcome back
Rev. R. K. Lewis, who has been re-
turned for another year.
Mrs. Lanye Shaw was called to
Frederick the past week by the sick
ness and death Of her sister, Mrs.
Amanda Orrison.
Mrs. Margaret Minton after long
illness died i'm her 84th year"in Union
town at the hcme of her daughter,
Mrs. Theodore Eckard Mrs Min
toms remains were taken to Balti-
more for interment-
Mervyn O.. Fuss OF the 18th DiW-
sion, will give a thrilling recital OF
his service in France, on Sunday
morning at 1916 at the Bethel. lie
was for awhile in the front line
trenches in the British sector. Later
he saw hard fighting with the Amerl-
can forces and was severely wounueo
in the battle of the Argonne Forest
Everybody invited. Soldiers espe-
cially invited.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-04-11
VOL. 55. mo. AZ.
It IL Now Colonel .Weant.

The Weekly Advertiser, Annapolis,
published the following editorial:
N Governor HarfingtOn's appoint
hnent df former States Attorney ed
ward o. Weant, or Carroll, a. "a
colonel on his staff to succeed the
late State Senator Richard a. John
son, Of Howard, will Be commended
by all the friends Of the brilliant and
popular Westminster lawyer.
Ned" Weant is a power in his
community, one of the most sturdy,
dependable and capable citizens Of
Carroll His rank at the bar has
been deservedly high since the be-
ginning of his career. A lawyer of
solid attainments, and a forceful
speaker, he has come to occupy a
conspicuous place i'm this circuit and
throughout northern Maryland. His
attractive personality and sureness
lof principle and unshakable moral
fiber are familiar to every man,
woman and child i'm Carroll and
widely known outside his own inn
mediate community. !:
Under Governor Harrington staff
colonel has been something more than
an empty title, and Colonel Weant
joins a goodly company. In some
future day he j may be naming
colonels himself-and he will be
eninently worthy to be commander
in-chief."
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-04-11
PLEASANT VALLEY,

There will not be any services held
in the church during Passion week as
the new lighting plant has not been
installed, but hope to have better
lights in the mar future.
Mrs. Effie Myers, who had been so
very i'll for some time, we are glad
to say is up and around again.
Mr.. John Erb is daily getting weak
er, and his death is looked for at any
time We feel very sorry for him, as
he is needed badly in his family.
Private Charles Yingling, who was
there" and was severely wounded
day and j. now able to walk without
a cane He j. at Fort McHenry and
expects soon to be home.
MIR Archie Myers, who was also in
France, has been discharged and is
home at the present time.
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Matthias and
family, of near Littlestown, spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs Charles
Eckard.
Mrs A L. Wagner and daughter.
Catherine, spent Thursday with Mrs.
Clarence Yingling, of near Mt. Pleas
ant.
The people Of this community will
be glad to know that the road across
the dam j. being put in fine shape
under the management of G. Tobias
Yingling.
a number Of people from here at
tended the funeral of Mr. Hezekiah
BoWersox, who was Euried ut Silver
Run on Wednesday. Mrs. T.. W..
Devilbiss and Mrs Thos. Myers were
his nieces
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-04-11
Burglars RaHsack Residence Of VIII
liam w. Walden.

While the family was attending a
theater Friday, burglars entered the
home of William W. Walden, Balti-
more, proprietor of a stock farm at
Middleburg. Tt is supposed that the
robbers made hurried escape when
they saw Mr. Walden stop his ma
chine in front of his home - the
silyerware Oh the buffet was not dis
turbe@. wv.
During their visit the robbers ram
sacked three rooms the front and
middle rooms on the second floor and
the front room on the third floor.
The rooms were in such a condition
that Mrs. Walden was unable to tell
just how much was stolen.
The burglars entered the house by
jifnmying open the parlor window.
They unlocked the front door so they
could make a hasty exit but left by
way ora kitchen window.
Mrs. Walden discovered the robbery
when she went upstairs to get her
husbands umbrella.