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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-15
HOUSE's RETCRN UNCERTAIN.

Paris. Sept. 15.-The length OF
time which Colonel q. NJ. House of
the American peace mission will
remain in Paris is uncertain. Il
was stated officially by the Ameri-
can delegation today.
Newark post., 1919-06-11

triumph are on our lips and the light
of victory is in our eyes, we, as
nation, are called upon to do what
seemingly amounts to casting away
our traditions as to alliances and re-
sponsibilities in Europe and else
where. Mandatories for far away
lands and alien peoples are pressed
upon US. 1t is proposed that we shall
take part in a League of Nations,
which gives cause for sober judgment
to all of us and for grave misgivings
on the part of some of us. Verify the
old circus ring has multiplied pro-
digiously. 1t is time for sober
thought, for deep searchings of heart
and for calm, dispassionare judgment
and all of these should be the init
mate, personal concern of each one Of
US, because wherever is a citizen Of
| the United States there is the United
States with all it's solemn duties and
its high privileges.
Urges to Accept responsibilities.
1t is quite outside my province, as
it is entirely beyond my purpose, to
discuss specifically any of the inn
portant questions that confront US
now. But l would, good friends, with
all the earnestness and insistence
possible, urge upon you, as l urge
upon myself, the necessity that we,
all of us, shall not lull ourselves into
any false illusions that our RESPONSE
bilities and privileges are ended.
Some one remarked in Hannibal that
he knew how to win battles but that
he knew not how to attain victories.
Today we are called upon to accept
vast responsibilities because We have
had the high privilege and mighty
satisfaction of lending sand in the
thrashing of Germany.
1t was easy, when the urge and the
enthusiasm of the fray was upon us
it was easy then to work and to fight
and to pray for the triumph of oul
cause. When the armistice was sign.
ed, to those of us who were in camp
there was noticeably at once won
derful change in the whole mental
moral and physical attitude of The
men in our army. They felt, as die
Thomas Paine at an earlier time, that
the war was ended, that their appoint
ed tasks had been fulfilled, their dut!
done, that the times that tried men,
souls were over and they were il
haste to go back home for the resump
Newark post., 1919-06-11

tion of their interrupted work, or the
taking on of new responsibilities.
When l was little BOY there came
into ken a star which was identified as
the one which led the wise men OF the
East and stood over the place where
the Savior of the world was born. one
of the sweet and tender memories i
cherish of my dear soldier Father is
his rousing me in the early morning
and taking me to the top of an high
building. when we could have an un-
obstructed view of the heavens. 1t
chanced that the sky was clear and
the stars shone in all their beauty,
but there was one star which differed
from the other stars in glory and far
surpassed them all in lambent bright
ness-the star of Bethlehem. Like az
orb of gold it shone forth amid the
silvery whiteness OF the otner stars
that spangled the heavens, emblem OF
suffering, sorrow and sacrificial death.
And | neved look upon service flag
with it's bright token OF death that
do not think of the resplendent star
saw as little boy, which upon a
former appearance, marked the birth
of the Christ Child to His mission OF
sacrifice and death, and the gold star
of the flag symbolizes to me two
things: first supreme sacrifice that
some soldier has made for me; second
nv duty that as he was faithful unto
death, so shall be faithful unto him
in his death"
Newark post., 1919-06-11
FOR SALE
TWO MODERN DWELLINGS

on Delaw are Ave, Newark
No, 1---Seven rooms with bath,
steam heated, slate roof. Lot SO
by 200. This house is better
built than the average.
No. 2---Six rooms and bath, hot
air furnace. Lot As by 200, also
lot in rear so by 200.
These properties should not be over
looked by any person looking for COM
Portable home.
Farmers Trust Company
Newark, Del.
Newark post., 1919-06-11
These Mems and Young Mems
Fine Spring and Summer Suits
Which We're tozrn
Selling at pO .CU

Even to men of this vicinity who accustomed to ba
finest clothing values of the of any city because thew
are accustomed to those offered by N Snelenburg Co.,
this sale is revelation
At the height of the wearing" season we launch this
sale offering right style and right size to every what
ever his age tastes
Fortysx years experience in the clothing business and
in suitng the and needs of men stands behind the
values and assortments in this sale. The result colec
ton of suits the finest in for the money the prices
for which they were originally sold and nothing short of u
approachable bargains at only $780,
Materials
Finished and Unfinished Worsteds, TWeeds, Home.
spuns, Cassimeres, Veours, Flannes Cheviots.
Colors
Grew Tan Oxford Green, Brown, Blue.
Patterns
Mixtures, Plaids, Checks, Novelty and Plain Effects
Stripes, "Plains
Newark post., 1919-06-11

Boys Summer Woolen NOrfOlks
Reduced to Less Than Cost
$3.50 and $16.5O Norfolk Suits $3.50
Al-wool fancy chevios cassimeres and hornespuns in
yoke Norfolk models with knife pleats back and front also
plain coats belted all around. Coats lined with mohar
knickers full-lned. Sizes to l8 years.
Boys Al-Wool Blue Serge Norfolks $3.50 to $4,000
$5.75 for MILDLY and MILDLY Norfolk Models
Cheapest suits in town of this good sturdy material
Boys Washable Knickers $1OO, $1.5O, $500 and $3.50
Boys Overals in the Biggest Assortment in Town
Sizes to years. blue with red trimmings, $10O.
Sizes to 16, in blue and tan $l25.
Three Extra Specials in Boys Tub Suits
$3.50 Colored Tub Suits, $l.65. Made of fine quality
materials plain coors Sizes to years. Boys Summer
Blouses at 65c 85c, $lOO
$3.50 Oliver Twist Tub Suits $275. In plain cham.
bray in shades of navy cadet and gray Also models with
colored collars and cuffs to match Sizes 21a to years.
$500 MILDLY Suits $4.OO New French MILDLY styles in
plain white, white and blue and lnavy Sizes to 10 yrs
Third Floor.
Newark post., 1919-06-11
All Wars Leave Problems.

1t has been true that in all of our
great wars there has come, in medic
cursu, new element, sudden turn
which has either changed the issue
completely or added greatly to it.
The thirteen colonies at the outset
of their contest with the English
Crown, declared themselves loyal sub
jects of the King, albeit they were
subjects who proposed to have for
themselves the rights of Englishmen
Bnt in the midst of the contest the
Declaration of Independence was
made, and, furthermore, it was main
tanned.
And now, while the songs of
Newark post., 1919-06-11

the state of affairs in the world to-
day. But yet there have been other
periods too which were laden with
heavy weight of despair. We read
upon what seems reliable authority
that during the last twelve years of
his life Genghis Khan caused the
death of more than eighteen and a
half million of human beings. Yet a
reference to the greatest man killed
the world has known usually entails
some explanation as to who he was
and when and where he carried out
his dreadful ravages against life and
property.
Newark post., 1919-06-11

We may approach our problems
after the manner of the cynic, who
finds that civilization has broken
down completely; we may view the
situation through the lenses of him
who discovers that Christianity has
failed miserably; we may, in short,
look upon the whole course OF mum
dane affairs as headed straight for
disaster and destruction. There are
MANY dreadful circumstances, as all
must admit. But does not out prox-
imity to the woes of the world, or our
participation in the late tragic events,
or the personal griefs that have come
upon us-do not one, or all, OF these
things, and possibly other, make us
feel a deep sense of doubt and per-
chance of despair which is in some
measure unwarrantec!
1t would i'll befit any one to bellttle
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-07-18

Many heretofore stable things in
our mode of life have been thrown OIL
their balance. Who of US can look
back to his financial condition in 1914
and not find that there has been a
change and often a change for the
worse? Increases in wages and other
incomes have been irregular, but the
rise in the price of food and other ne
cessities has been uniform. The evil
is accentuated by the increase in taxes
and by the demands upon our purses
for charitable and religious purposes;
but the impulse to give, though it may
bring hardship, is OF course a moral
and spiritual gain.
Millions of our young men have had
the wonderful experience of fighting
on another continent. What effect
that will have on the future of the
country, who can guess? Incidentally,
they have made a limited tour of Eu-
rope, which probably not one in hun
bred of them would otherwise ever
have done. All of US have had hint
of the privations that the residents of
beleaguered city endure, for our food
was restricted and we got our sugar
in Irations. Furthermore, the gov
eminent has controlled and managed
our means of travel and communica-
ton, and has allowed US no voice in
saying what we should pay for it.
1t is long story, and not yet com
plete. Will it have good ending
All of US, of course, would be glad
if tho fiva yaarc Of tho war pnlIld he
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-07-18
EFFICIENCY

If anybody ever had any doubt as
to what a business administration
could do in Missouri, when managed
by real business man, that doubt no
longer exists.
The extra session Of the Fiftieth
General Assembly adjourns after hav-
ing done exactly what the Governor
asked it to do, and without having
wasted single hour in doing it.
There is no similar achievement,
we believe, in the history of Missouri
And, did you notice how it was done?
The Governor declined to call the
extra session for woman suffrage I'M
til he knew, absolutely, that woman
suffrage would be adopted without
unnecessary delay. Then came the
question of capital punishment. The
Governor steadiastly declined to per-
init the legislature to consider it I'M
til they had completed their work on
the suffrage proposition, and until he
had received absolute proof that the
legislature would take up the matter
and dispose of it without the loss of
a moments time. When he had re-
ceived the necessary assurances, and
not until then, the Governor placed
the matter before the Assembly.
If the Governor had tossed these
matters into the legislative hopper, in
the old way, there would have been a
possibility of legislative swapping, in
terminable wrangling, and very
large increase in the clerical force.
But it was all done so neatly, so deft-
ly, so quickly, that the State hardly
realizes that the legislature has come
and gone.
For the third time Governor Gard
ner has astonished the shrewdest po-
litical heads in this State. When he
encountered his first legislative ses-
sion he was without political expert
ence, and his critics predicted dire
disaster. But no Governor ever ac-
complished more in his first legisa-
tive session. The second session
came. The second session is the rock
upon which most State administra-
tions are split, because by that time
the Governors patronage is exhaust
ed and for this and other reasons a
Governors second session is usually
the beginning of the end. Not so with
Governor Gardner. The achievements
of his second legislative session were
greater by far than the accomplish
ments of any Missouri governor dur
ing any session of Missouri legisla-
ture.
And then came the extra session.
An extra legislative session is always
signal for trouble. No Governor
ever passes through such an ordeal
unscathed. But Governor Gardner
deliberated calmly, took careful sur
vey of the situation, did his duty as
he saw it, and the results are now be-
fore the people of this State.
That, in the larger sense, is Eff
CIENCY-the thing that was prom
Used the people when they elected Fred
erick d. Gardner to the office Of Gov
ernor.-Jefferson City Democrat Tri-
bune.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-07-18
U. D. C. SCHOLARSHIPS

The following scholarships are an
nounced by the Missouri Division of
the U. D. c.:
Tuition scholarship at Southeast
Missouri State Teachers College,
Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Tuition scholarship at Southwest
Missouri State Teachers College,
Springfield, Mo.
Following are the rules governing
the award of these scholarships:
l. Applicant must be a graduate of
an accredited high school or it's equiv
alent.
2. Applicant must present affida-
Wits to prove herself a lineal descend
ant of worthy Confederate ancestry.
| 3. Applicant must present testimo-
malls of good character, steadfastness
of purpose, worthiness and need of
assistance, from her minister, most re-
cent teachers. Daughters of Confed-
eracy, where possible, and at least
two prominent people of resident COM
munity.
| a. Applicant must present physi-
cian's health endorsement.
Besides the tuition offered by the
schools, employment will also be Civ
en- the students an hour day, paying
$12 month provided the student has
the necessary qualifications, and de-
sires the work.
Money will also be loaned the stu
dent by the Missouri division of the
| U. d. C. without interest, to be paid
back after the student finishes school.
For further information, write Mrs.
Elma w. Ealy, S25 North street, Cape
Girardeau, Mo.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-07-18
WHERE DOES HAYS GET ON?

From men in tie highest places in
the Republican party-or that wing
of it which is fighting the League of
N2tions-we have had rciterations of
the assurance that they do not re-
gard the League as partisan ques-
ton" 1t would be pleasant to be able
to anticipate from these Senators and
leaders actions in keeping with their
words. But their deeds belle their
lips.
How is it that Chairman Will H.
Hays of the Republican National Com
mittee appears in Washington-with
or without invitation-to frame" a
program of Senatorial action with re-
spect to the League? Mr.. Hays holds
no commission from the people to re-
present them in the consideration of
the League. He is not Senator. He
is not a public official of any sort.
There is but one capacity in which
he can counsel end direct Senators of
his party; that is, as chairman Of the
Republican National Committee.
But it has not yet come to pass that
the chairman of political committee
10 ISSOSllHcu do IiiC oouIIS Va duLuOl
ity or guidance in the affairs of the
Senate, and certainly not in matters
of such moment as the ratification of
treaty and its concimitant-the
League of Nations.
The fact is that Mr.. Hays is invad.
ing the prerogative of the Senate, arlt
that a majority Of Republican Sena'
tors arc permitting him to do so. They
have been unable to agree as to what
they should do as Senators, as sworn
responsible officials of the peoples
Congress. They are now seeking ad.
vice as to what they should do as Re-
publicans. They have failed to rep
resent the people; they are seeming
ly about to undertake to serve only a
party.
Will the people of this country toll
crate such interference by an unoffi-
cial outsider, even if Republican SEN
ators mcekly consent to it?
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-07-18
BIG TRACTOR SHOW AT FAIR

Thirty manufacturers of farm trac-
tors will exhibit sixty machines at the
Missouri State Fair Tractor Show and
Demonstration in Sedalia, August g.
Is. The list of exhibits includes all
leading makes. The show will be
staged by the Kansas City Tractor
Club, under the personal supervision
of Guy H. Hall, the secretary. Mr..
Hall managed the record breaking Ma
tional Tractor Show in Kansas City
last winter and promises that the
State Fair Show will be by all odds the
biggest tractor demonstration ever
held in Missouri. The sixty machines
will be on display all of Fair Week in
a section of Machinery Park" devot-
ed solely to tractors. With the en-
dorsement of the National Manufac-
turers of Tractors, plawing demon
STATIONS will be held on Thursday and
Friday mornings, August ID and Is
They will be conducted according to
the National Flowing Demonstration
Rules. Morning demonstrations are
planned in order not to conflict with
the afternoon racing and entertain.
IHeilL programs az Tile air.
"Better, Cheaper, More Profitable
, Farming Through the Use of Trac.
tors, is the slogan that has beer
adopted as expressing the keynote Of
the Fair Tractor Show. The demon.
stration will show the manifold uses
of tractors in every phase of farm
work; their economy and ease of op.
Grafton; the savings they effect II
time and man-power. If you are fig.
uring on buying tractor it will pay
you to journey to Sedalia August 8
16 and see field full Of them in op
Grafton. Arrangements have beer
made for the most complete demon
stration ever staged at any State Fail
in America.
A partial list of the makes of trac
tors to be exhibited includes: Bate
Steel Mule, Wallis, Waterloo Boy
Lauson, Hart Parr, Turner, Liberty
Indiana, Prairie Dog, Universal, Par
rett, Fordson, Cleveland, Twin City
Pioneer All Steel, Heider, ,LaC Crosse
and Monarch. Several models o.
these and other makes will be shown
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-07-18
REVIEW OF AMERICAS
PART IN WORLD WAR

Americas part in winning the world
war is graphically told in a "Statis-
tical Summary of the War With Ger
many" just from the press and writ
ten by Col. Leonard P. Ayres, Chief of
the Statistics Branch of the General
Staff. The summary is printed doc
ument of $50 pages and is complete
statistical review of Americas parti-
cipation in the greatest war in history.
1t is regarded as powerful argu-
ment for the League of Nations as a
deterrent of future conflicts.
The wars cost to America was $21, ;
$50, 100000, or approximately $1,000
600 an hour. OF the total, $780,
100000 went for army expenses.
The country's total armed force
when the armistice was signed was
100000 men, of whom 100000 were
in the army, the remainder being in
the navy, Marine Corps and other
branches.
The number of men sent overseas
was 2,086,000, of whom 100000 were
actually engaged at the front. The
number of Americans engaged in the
Meuse- Argonne battle, the greatest
operation in which American troops
participated, was 100000. Ameri-
can casualties in this engagement
number 10000 officers and men
Battle deaths appropriated $4,000
wounded 236,000, and deaths from di-
sease 56,991 up to April 80, 1919.
Some notable achievements were
accomplished by those charged with
the duty of waging the war. Not the
least of these was the fact that, de-
spite the U-boat peril, 100000 mer
were transported overseas in on'
month. The speed with which thu
army is being returned is indicated by
the fact that $4,000 were brough
home in one month.
Supplies shipped from the Unitet
States to France amounted to Z,
$780, 900 tons in the nineteen months O.
this country's participation in tn,
war.
Results of SeIectiye Draft
The number of men registered TO
military service under the ,Selectiv,
Service Act was 24,234,021, of whom
2,810,296 were introduced into ser
vice. The largest number indicted il
any month was 100000.
While the British sent more men t.
France during the first year of thei
participation in the war than tn
United States did, it took them tire
years to attain a strength of two mil
lion men in France, while the Unite
States accomplished this in one-hal
that time.
Approximately 100000 commits
stoned officers were required for tn
army, the report shows, and Of these
less than 5000 were in the Federal ser
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-07-18

vice at the wars outbreak. OF these,
5,791 were regulars and the remainder
National Guard officers. The remain
der had to come from civil life, and
most of them were trained at the
Officers Training Camps. Of every
six officers in the army, one had had
previous training in the regular army,
National Guard or in the ranks; three
received their training at the Officers
Training Camps, and the other two
came direct from civil life with little
or no military training.
The average soldier who went to
France had six months of training at
home and two months of intensive
training after arriving in France.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-07-18
MISSOURI CROPS, JULY, 1919

jefferson City, Mo.-Missouri crops
lost 6,968, GOO bushels in wheat during
June, according to the joint report of
E. A. Logan and Jewell Mayes of the
United States Bureau of Crop Esti-
mates and the State Board of Agri-
culture, the state yield dropping to
64,817,75 bushels.
In St. Francois county the acreage
of corn is 12,7l0; condition 80 per
cent. Condition of potatoes, So per
cent; wheat, rs per cent; oats, loo
per cent; apples 55 per cent; hay, 85
per cent. Average weight of wool per
fleece, 81 pounds; average price per
pound, 45 cents. Condition of pas
lures, los per cent.
The July condition of Missouri
wheat is IS per cent, indicating 15.9
bushels per acre, total 64,817,75C
bushels. The splendid prospects Of
May were reduced by excessive mois-
ture, rust, scab, blight, other wheat
diseases, and washing of bloom. Great
difficulty has been experienced in
harvesting because of soft ground and
down grain. However, most of the
DOWN gram mas DeeH CUT.
In Southeast Missouri considerable
small grain was lost in the field, due
to standing water and wet ground
June weather was the most unfavor'
able since 1915, grain failed to fill as
expected, and quality of berry has
been injured. Threshing returns show
disappointment in Southeast Nilsson
ri and other points. Threshing il
tough, with much trash coming
through the spout in the effort tt
save the grain from going into thu
stack. Straw is very heavy. Pres
emit indications. confirm the estimate
made in these reports for May, wher
1873 bushels per acre was predicted
for July, compared with 1853 on thu
present conditions. The State yielt
for 1918 was II bushels per acre o.
52,258, 900 bushels. The Missouri corr
acreage is SO per cent Of 1918, or s,
755, $50 acres against 6,693,000. Con
dition 80 per cent, indicating 25.'
bushels per acre, or lat $4,000 bush
els. Corn was planted in most sec
tions from ten to forty days late AM
cultivation was impeded. In mos
places the plants are vigorous, bu
with much weeds and grass, though
vastly improved in the past ten days
The fiat lands of Northeast an,
Southeast Missouri are very foul, an,
some fields abandoned. Difficulty il
planting overfowed bottom whea
Hand makes that acreage very late
Lack of cultivation is causing mucl
corn to go to maturity weedy an
grassy. Corn in early fields are BE-