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clude the central powers and their allies in the war.
 No League Created.
 '"Thus league of nations in the sense of all the nations is not creat- ed by this document, nor are the states members of the league treated as equals.
 The term league is misnomer in another and really vital matter. For q league connptes federation, and confederation implies a right in the several parties to withdraw at their Will. But there is no right of se- cesslOn within the four corners of this covenant. On the other hand, the as- sociatlon here provided for is union m the full sense of that term as ap- piled to our own political institutions. Once in this union and we remain there no matter how onerous it's gi- gantic burdens may become.
 No matter how great the distaste and revulsion our people may have TOT It, we must remain members until we persuade all the states represent ed in the executive council and three fourths of those represented in the body of4delegatesa to sbid4 us depart in peace, or until the league crlmhles of it's own weight or is destroyed by it's enemies. or until we fight our way out against the British empire, France Italy, Japan, and all the lesser states they are able to persuade to join the league"
 Senator Knox took up the six oper- ative bodies of the league and criticis- ed them one by one.
 Criticises Delegates.
 AS to the body. of delegates, Senator Knox's chief criticism was that the constitution contained no provision for their appointment, removal, com pensation or tenure .:
 Senator Knox objected to the for nation of the executive council be- cause it would be composed of only nine of half hundred states and practically would be given the power to declare war, make it's own laws, sit as a court and pass judgment and then determine the means of enforcing it's judgments.
 "A body clothed with powers such as given to this council is an ana chronism," said Senator Knox. "It belongs to the days of the Medes, and Persians. A union more abhorrent to our traditions, free institutions and trend of all civilized government could not be devised"
 Provisions. for the mandatory com mission Senator Knox thought were indefinite as to organization and oper- ation. Of the bureau of labor he, ask ed whether it was the intention to put labor of all countries upon an equality.
 "1f this be the intent, labor of this country may consider, inasmuch as France already has biven notice it will be impossible to put French la Dor on an equality with American, whether it is proposed to bring Amer ican labor to the level of French la- bor. in order that there may be equit- able treatment of the commerce of the two countries"
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Second, states not signatory but named in the protocol No information IS given as to who these states are, though surely they will include such entente powers, if any, as are not signatories as well as certain other states neutral in the conflict now closing, and
 Third. those states which are nei- the signatories nor protocol states and which must, to be admitted to the league. be prepared to give cer- tain effective guarantees as to their intention to be bound by their inter- national obligations. These latter are outcast states and presumably in-
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PERUNA A Nsnsi,f'' R.%si,
Read His Letter

"I have suffered for the last two, winters with that terrible disease, I'aGrippe. Having often heard Of the great value of Pe- runa I decided to try it. have only used four bottles and I do not now have any bad effects from the Grippe as it has just about entirely disappeared, and my general health Is good. am satisfied that Peruna is q oon- derfni remedy. and do most heartily endorse and recommend it for LaGrippe."
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-03-02

E[Hiiy equipped reVelatloiI teSt CIdiL ioi SSeyamining the eyes. pr. Cunningham N installed the latest scientific
 pment in his optical parlor and
 I that he intends to give his pa x) ,hnts real optical service.
 H1iR Use Sweet Rose Self-Rising Flour
 Es better For sale bg all gro Lnrs 3-2-1m Mrs. J. l. Norris, and daughters Il Misses Ernestine and Eunice Norrls,
 Have gone to Little Rock for a brief '1Disit with Mrs. Norris, mother.
 {. The best veterinarians recommend lpmr horse shoeing TOm King, phone fAS79 917 Main street. ., 2-1p-'m rs Born. to MT. and Mrs. c. J. Alexan- fder, 1910 East Second avenue Thurs 1day evening, Feb. 27th, a girl.
 ! WE ARE ACRENTS FOR TIE New Home Sewing Machine. Simp- son. Webb Furniture company. 212- l212-2-4 West Second. 2-l8-1m Robert Mcdaniel who has been i'll with tonsilitis at his home on South l Olive street, is very much improved
 FOR RETIREMENT OF YOUR soils usa Hydrated lime. Phone 23O. Pin.s- Bluff Brick Company, Brick and Cement. l-l3-n Lieut.. Ernest Simpson, stationed at Jacksonville, Fla, in the Q. M. C. has wired his relatives that he expects to return home next week. Lieut. Simpson lis graduate of the First Officers Training Camp at Fort Roots, and was stationed at Camp Pike several months before being trnsferred to Jackson- vile. E.,
 D Send your subscription for The La dies Home Journal, The Saturday Eve ming Post, The Country Gentleman, to Ben J. Scull, phone 2345. box 434, City. 2-21-6t
 Dr. J. T. Palmer has moved his of- flee from over Dewoody's Drug Store to ,40O-403 Citizens Bank Building. Office Phone 332. 3-2-6t
 BEGIN PLANNING FOR YOUR new home now. Let me figure with you. W. w. Ritchie, contractor and builder. Phone PAP 1-2-60t
 EXPERT MECHANICS FOR YOUR starting and lighting systems. Sen. yard Motor Co.,, 307 w. 2nd. Phone 261. 2-2O-1mo
 WE REPAIR ANYTHING ABOUT an auto any auto. Senyard Motor Co.,, 3OH w. End. Phone 261. 2-20-1mo
 EOOD MORNING.! DID YOU FEN. joy. your breakfast this morning, or was it an eggless breakfast? Tho business of Red Feather Scratch Feed is to prevent egless days and we be- lieve that this evenly balanced, clean grain ration will go long way to- ward preventing just such a condi- tion. How much longer will you al- low your hens to consume and not produce? Egg-producing hens require a clean grain ration, plenty of water and small quantity of either grit l or oyster shell. We sel! both grit and l oyster shell. Order either with your Red Feather Scratch Feed. May we have your order today? The City 1 Feed Company telephone 214, 300 State street. We deliver. 2-7-tf {. Garden. seed. We have full line of good seed. Davis Floral Go. 2-20-1m
 Don't let the 'Flu' overtake you. take Brunson's Favorite Prescription first. It is the best preventative; for sale at a., druggists 12-4-t' FOR RENT--THREE FURNISHED
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Give Tom King your next job of oxy-acetylene welding. Phone 1879 917 Main street. s 2l0.lm
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-03-02
QUIET IN MADRID.

Madrid, Mar. 1.-Madrid took on its normal aspect today. The shops were opened and business resumed.
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The Washington times., 1919-03-15
A Boon To Realty
By RONALD S. O'NEILL.

The Salisbury Act history! Justice Gould has ruled that
the unconstitutional and this ruling law unless and
until higher court the decision Justice Gouds de-
ciSon is good law it both logical and just
The preservation of property rights has always been and
is of the most jealous of democratic govern
ment No seeming necessity not the exgenCes of
take from the right to do what he will with that
which is HIS.
Justice GouldS decision will have fareachng effect Ion
WaShngton real estate and building situation. 1t will have
Salutay effect Rentalthe measure of interest money in
vested in real eStae-are below normal in Washington H.
vesorS not receiving fair rate of interest their money
There certain be immediate and general increase in
rentals in Washington.
Two-fod good will of the increased rentals Know
ing that they demand and will receive fair return the
money they invest of will BUILD. Knowing that
they pay higher rentals and that they purchase home
of their with monthly payments only slightly higher than
normal rents tenants will BUY
No greater incentive to HOME BUILDING and HOME
BUYING could be furnished than has been given by Justice
Goulds decision The tenant will in the courts dec
sion the handwriting the wall and will begin at to plan
to "Own His Own Home"
The Washington times., 1919-03-15
COUNTRY EAGER TO
OFFERBUFFER WORK

Having Travelled in the last six weeks
in all States in the Union except those
of the Southeast, Henry N. league,
field agent for the United States De-
partment of Labor, reports to the
Information and Education Service
that industrial and labor conditions
show a marked Improvement during
the last sixty days. This results, in
Mr.. leagues opinion from the fact
that State and municipal authorities
have come to appreciate the necessity
for buffer employment for labor and
the possibilities of stimulating BUSH
ness through extensive public i'm
provements.
Mr.. league has travelled, during the
last six weeks. from Boston to San
RIO ~ f~o-1 Sep tile 10 New
Orleans. When asked to state his out
.,--.-'.-es s.'I.,. ~ss.On from MS trip, Mr..
league said:
There Is to be a great deal of pub
lie building during the next six
months. / am convinced the public i'm
provements program for 1919 will
equal that of any five years in the
conntry's history, and the road build
ing activities from the Atlantic to the
Pacific, once under way, are to be
tremendous.
West Leads East.
81 have been much surprised to find
the scope Of Improvement work in the
West larger than in the East Perhaps
this may be accounted for in the fact
that the West needs more improve
ments than the East. 1t is newer
hn
of the West. almost without excep-
ton, realize the prudence of going in
for public improvements as a source
Ter employment for labor and a
of stimulating general bust
league says there is much cri-
IN in the West Of the Federal
Governments failure to go ahead
with its own building operations In
many localities Federal buildings. for
which sites. plans. and nnpropriations
were had before the war.
Resent Money Shortage.
Mr.. league says in such localities
there is resentment over the fact
that the Government has not been
granted additional money to carry on
these building activities. and the fact
that this has not been done is exerCing
a harmful influence on many private
interests. which feel that if it is pru-
dent for the Government to refrain
from building at this time it also r.
prudent for the private interests to
follow the same course.
81 anticipate no labor crisis
throughout the country, for the COM
munities are awake to the situation.
There is just as much unemployment
today as thirty days ago. and yet
the situation is much improved, be-
cause local initiative is being brought
to bear on local problems and as
soon as the cities and States get I'M
der way with their improvement pro-
grams, for the time being, at least,
our unemploy ment problem will be
far less pressing"
The Washington times., 1919-03-15
HOME owners ARE
U. ASSET STRAUS

Declaring that the owners OF homes
are one of the most valuable assets of
the nation, s. w. Straus, Of S. W.
Straus & Co, of New York. said yes
terday that financial interests should
give all possible encouragement to
homecoming at this time.
Commenting on the situation, Mr..
Stfaus said:
1T is estimated that there is need in
America today for not less than 500.-
600 new homes. While the cost OF
building a home is higher today than
IL was prior to the war, there is
every indication that rentals will con-
tinue to rise while the prices OF
building materials. with the tremen-
dous amount OF building work i'm
mediately ahead. cannot be expected
to reach much lower levels than the
present.
This is a most propitious time,
therefore, for the development Of a
great homecoming movement.
which should be given special encour-
agement also because it will help in
the solution of our great social and
economic problems.
widespread and successful home
owning activities in the United States
this spring would do more to alleviate
social unrest and build a bulwark
against the entertainments of Bolshe-
gism than any other single develop
ment. Men who own their own homes
have a sense of stability, an apprecia-
ton of property rights, and a respect
for the orderly processes OF society
that preclude the possibilities Of their
Deing misled by any fanatical or over
radical influences"
Homecoming Is q constructive,
nation building process. AS a result
Of our wartime economies there are
millions OF Americans today who. for
the first time in their lives. are saw
ing money A continuation Of these
practices of thrift. so necessary to the
nation, can best be assured through
the introduction Of a popular home
owning impulse.
Even those who have passed the
days of their early youth should re-
member that IT is never too late to
begin saving money for a home. In
fact, advancing years should serve as
added incentives, because. when the
period is reached in life where the
income begins TO diminish. the pos
session OF a home as a place Of refuge
and security will be all the more nee
essary to ones comfort and peace Of
mind"
The Washington times., 1919-03-15
Private Interests Can Solve Problem.

| ing and loan association plan. But the
unusual feature in the Milwaukee
| proposal is that these homes will
be made available for laboring peo-
| pie who will buy stock rather than
homes.
The problem Milwaukee is en-
deavoring to meet grows out Of the
necessity Of many laborers to change
jobs. To own property in the con-
, ventional sense means that if a la
| boring man must change his employ
| ment and move from one city to an
other, his home owning tends to
make him somewhat less free than he
would be without his real estate. The
Milwaukee idea is that he shall buy
stock in the corporation, have pos
session and all the privileges Of
ownership and. in the event of being
forced to seek employment in some
other city, either the city will buy
his stock with a proper discount for
rent, or he shall be allowed to sell
his stock. This plan is incorporated
in a bill now before the Wisconsin
legislature and is important in that
it is indicative of what private build
ing interests may expect of cities If
they do not themselves devise some
plan whereby a man may buy his
home as he buys his piano or auto
mobile.
Must BE Real Campaign.
In other words there must be some
thing more to an Gown Your Own
Home" campaign than a concerted
movement to get people to buy homes
along the same old lines. The sort of
own Your Own Home" campaign
that will take hold" in America is
one that presents a way for a man
to save money in building a modest,
substantial home, and provides a way
for men of comparatively humble in
comes to pay for their homes over a
period OF years.
Private initiative can perhaps solve
this problem better than can Gov
ernmensal agencies. But the problem
is here, and IL private initiative does
not solve it Governmental initiative
will be forced to solve 1t for the
benefit OF the country.
The Liberty Loan Lesson.
The Liberty loan campaigns Of the
war, aside from the military necessi-
ties they served, were worth while
because they forced the great Amer
lean nation to become a nation OF
regular savers Of money.
In home building campaigns. Of the
type which strive to serve rather than
to exploit, this very necessary feature
is present A man saves for spe-
cific purpose-his home; and he |
saves because of a determination to |
meet a responsibility-he has signed |
his name and given his word to pay |
so much at a certain time.
Washington needs homes. America |
needs home. II is now a problem for
real estate and building interests to |
The Washington times., 1919-03-15

The problem can be solved by pri-
vate interests. If they devote their
time and bend their energies to the
situation they will meet the same
. SUCCESS that was theirs in the auto
mobile and in the piano Industries.
The paramount idea in all these in
-dustries is to increase sales. The task
is accomplished by two means: Cd
Decreasing the cost of manufacturing
without seriously diminishing quail
ity, and Cd devising ways and means,
whereby purchasers may easily pay
for the product.
These are the two big questions
confronting the home building indus
thy in the United States today. They
must be solved and there is growing
indication that unless they are solved
by private interests, that Govern
mental agencies will be forced into
the field.
Milwaukee Fosters Building.
Just last week the division of pub
lie works and construction develop
ment of the Department of Labor
was called upon by the mayor of Nh
waukee for an opinion concerning the
+, desirabiIity Of a project in which the
city of Milwaukee would be the chief
stakeholder in an home building COM
pany in which prospective home own
ers could buy stock and possession
OF a home, with payments thereon
distributed in small sums over fifteen
or twenty years. At first glance this
appears to have no points of differ
entiation over the convential build
The Washington times., 1919-03-15
OWN YOUR
OWN HOME
Builders Must Enlarge
Opportunities of Home
Ownership or u. S. Will
By r. S. O'NEILL,
Real Estate Editor, Washington Times.

An opportunity to constructive initiative is af-
forded the real estate and private building interests
by the nations pressing need for homes If anything
usual is suggested by the Governments housing activities
during the war; and by the present keen interest of
inequalities in the housing and building enterprises it is
that the tencent store idea'' must be applied to the
building industry.
The omebuiding problem of the country must be
approached from angle. The central idea must be
to build WELL yet nexpensvey that the opportunity of
home ownership may be wdened and extended to persons
to whom heretofore, it has been closed.
Private Interests Can Solve Problem
The Washington times., 1919-03-15
CLARENDON WILL BUILD
NEW $4,000 TOWN HALL

The immediate construction Of =
town hall for Clarendon. at a cost OF
$4,000. was authorized at a meeting
OF the Clarendon Citizens Assoc alton
held during the past week.
The building will be two stories in
height, of brick and concrete con
struction. and will be erected on a lot
100 by 125 feet. An auditorium, mo-
tiOn-picture theater, gymnasium and
library will be installed IN the build
iIg. The building will be financed by
a stock company of which the asso-
citation members will form the nucleus.
The Washington times., 1919-03-15
COST OF MATERIALS AND
LABOR DELAYS BUILDING

The high price of building ma
terials and of labor is given by the
Department fLabor in its weekly
summary OF the building situation as
the two biggest factors that are re-
tarding building and construction
work Fifty-seven cities. answering
the departments questiOnnaires, re-
ported pressing demand for houses.
particularly dwellings and apartment
houses
The Washington times., 1919-03-15
NEW FIRM INCORPORATES
WITH CAPITAL OF $4,000

Articles of Incorporation were is
sued during the past week to How
ard Z. Pruitt. Raymond NJ. thinner
man, and James l.. Clark, who have
engaged in a general repair bus ness
at 243S Eighteenth street. The capt.
tai stock is $4,000. The new firm is
known as Pruitt, Zimmerman &
Clark.
The new firm will engage in a
general house repairing and redeco-
rating business. The three members
of the firm are prominently known il
local plumbing, painting and eIectri-
cal circles.
The Washington times., 1919-03-15
PROPOSE LIBERTY MONUMENT.

The Pittsburgh Post proposes that
as the United States was i'll the war
5Si days, a Liberty monument" to
the memory of our heroes be erected
at the National Capital, one foot in
height for each day, making ii 5S4
feet high. with the names Of all who
gave their lives engraved on bronze
tablets, to be placed in the interior of
the monument.
The Washington times., 1919-03-15

enlarge and extend the circle so that
home owning is made possible to a
larger number Of people. Washing
ton has men with ability to work out
this problem, and, we must believe
it will be worked out BY private init
alive in Washington and throughout
the country.
The Washington times., 1919-03-15
NEW UNIoN STATION.

Work began in Chicago .ast week
on a new Union Station. The con-
tract for preliminary wprk to the
amount of 100000 was let to John
Griffiths & Sons. Excavation is under
way, and as soon as the sinking of
caissOns Is begun work will be pro-
vided for 500 men under the contract.
The Washington times., 1919-03-15

Real Estate Editor, Washington Times:
Can you tell me what Is considered fair
rate Of interest on money invested in real
estate? l am considering the purchase OF
a small apartment building. Would sucn
an investment be wise at this time? How
does one arrive at the interest return on
such an investment MRS. II. H. l.
A net return of 10 per cent on
money invested in real estate is con
sidered a fair return. II the apart
ment shows a fair return, even
smaller than 10 per cent. and is in
good condition, ii is unquestionably a
splendid investment at this time.
Rents, as a whole. are below normal
in Washington: the scale is lower
than in most cities of this size. With
the repeal of the Salisbury act, they
are sure to increase, bringing a great
er return on the money invested in
property now. The net return is
computed by deducting the cost OF
maintenance and repair of :he build
ing from the gross returns in rental
The Washington times., 1919-03-15
Real Estate Editor. Washington Times:


Desiring to sell my property. listed Il
with several brokers. telling each one that
l had also listed the property with the
others. I agreed to pay the man who sold
the property first the regular commission.
Two brokers came to me on the same
day with prospective buyers Of the prop
erty. I told both the terms and certain
other information they desired Later IN
the day one broker notified me that he
had sold the property and ] signed all the
necessary papers. The following morning
the other broker called me and said that
he had also sold the property. ! informed
him il had already been sold the day be
fore. Later ! received a bill from the
second broker for a commission on the
sale. Am I liable for this bill? A NJ.
If your understanding with the
brokers was that the man who first
sold the property would receive a
commission and you did not agree,
'H"'t'" or implicitly. to pay the others
anything but a commission on the
.l.e "a The property. then you are not
liable for the bill rendered by the
broker who was late in making the
sale.
The Washington times., 1919-03-15

MILTON J. BOUCHER. % John W.
Thompson. Inc, $ wearing the smile
that won't come OF these days. The
young man has just returned from
Atlantic City with his bride, formerly
Miss Edith May Courtney, Of Balti-
more. Miss Courtney is direct de-
scendant Of Sir Hubert Andree and
the Virginia COurtneys, while Mr..
Boucher's ancestry dates back to the
famous FRANCHISE Boucher Long live
the house Of Boucheri
HARRY X. BOSS has been care
fully investigating all sources Of in
formation available in an endeVavor
to ascertain Washington's E&act popu-
lation. The closest estimate that Mr..
Boss has been able to make places
the population. at 475,0OO.
W. GILBERT. DENT, who has been
seriously i'll. is recuperating at allan
tic City.