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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-02

6s 600 Atlantic r. 1919
Consol Mtgey 1862:
5000 r. r. tPbgh Jet Mid Div). is 3h o.
Bat0 Ohio A Co g. ,6 Dy LIST Msge az s 1925
Bath West End d Co H. Gen. . 81 !sss SGdl
10000 Georgs consol Mge. 81. ist5 ;...
Rfdg 49, 1919 (Gtd)
5000 Mtge, 1879.
3h %. 1850.
Burlington Quincy r. Gen Mge, 49, 1855
Mtge, lste
q Rfdg Ser A. Az %
$1,000 Chicago. Miw s. Paul Ry Co. Gen Mgs Ser 10
$4,000 chcago Mlw ST. Paul Ry Co. 4%.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-02
r ARGENTINE CROP FORECAST
Wheat Shows Reduction in sl9l9
of R80. 400 Acres

In the course OF report presented
to the Minister of Agriculture by the
Director General of Rural Economy and
Statistics the following preliminary es-
Inmates were given of the areas placed
under grain in. Argentina during the
agricultural year 1918-19:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-02

The principal of a large investment
house which deals extensively In high
Grade rails and equipments. called at
tention to a comparison between the
clocing prices In such stocks as North
ern Pacific. New York Central. Reading
and Union Pacific In 1913 as compared
with the closing quotations for 1917 and
remarked that II was most gratifying
exhibition for investors who still pre-
fer that class Of securities.
It Ia also very satisfactory in the
face of the present confused rail-
road situation. but 1t goes long
way to show that the investing pub
lie 10 looking beyond the discussions
over the future Of the roads, and Is
placing It's confidence In the actual
values behind the securities which no
|amount Of talk can harm.
Another banker called attention In this
|connection to the fact that not the high
|class rails alone. but many indus
-kriaI issues. made a better showing by
3comparison In the closing quotations OF
dSi1 and 1913 than the railroads. He
balled attention to American Car and
roundry, which showed an increase In
sis Of 24h. United States Steel an in.
rease of AZ, American Agricultural
chem an increase Of z2k. etc.
Others who were spoken to along the
hsue lines expressed themselves rs vel
nAieaed with the closing market con
1itianD at the end Of the year. and 81
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-02

According to Doctor Lahitte. the Di-
rector of Rural Economy and Statis-
tics, the area under wheat shows a re-
duction Of Ss9,46o acres, as compared
TO 1917-1S; that under linseed shows
an increase of 1s5.32s acres, while that
under oats represents a decrease OF
219 .922 acres.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-02

80 U. S. Chasers Arrive At Malta
VsIetta, Island of Malta, Jan. g.
Thirty American submarine cha sers have
arrived here from Corfu. They will
leave here for home January or 8.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-02
INSURANCE BONDS
Present Market

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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-02

Chicago Milw ST. p Ry (Chic Pac. West Dy). SO,
eoiSaSus copnsctns% Terminal r. ist Mfse So ii
Ers RsirSsd Co. ayrc Sec N9ss az
Great Northern Ry canada lst Mtge Gold a. 1894
Hudson Msnhattan i Co. Adi Income. S%, is577;:;
ksRs1s ksss snSrs S ni H{ y oS S ssyr
Iehigh Hudson River Ry Co. Gen, So, 1920 (Gtd)
milwaukee Lake shore Western Hy ist consol s%
Y Cent; Hgd River r Co.; so.yr: psSs ~, 1884
Ny Erie 3 B CO tEsta, t 81 M,ss 4R$ issssSs.,,.
Erie r. r. CO !E.td> 6th Mtse.; * lsss: :;
Y, Lake Erie Western r. Co. 1st conso. ~. 10!
Norssrn Norss ~ Nossrn rtiSs sc Joint
9.sson Short Hns Co. EfAs ~. 1922.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-10-02
Purpos. Of the League.

The chief purpose Of the League Of
Nations is to keep the world in a
state Of peace. Another way Of ex-
pressing it is to say that the league
10 designed to prevent wars.
We have just finished the grentest,
which is to say the most horrible, Of
all conflicts between nations. We
have won glorious victory. But that
victory will be wasted unless this war
has made the nations ready to
put aside their differences and CO.
operate to end war forever.
It Is not enough, however, to pro-
vide for the prevention Of wars and
the settlement of disputes after they
have arisen. We must foresee causes
OF trouble and remove them before
they have reached an acute stage.
Hence there must be provision for FREE
Quent consultations Of members of the
league for exchange Of information,
Tor agreement on common policies and
for the gradual formation Of rules Of
international law which at present are
uncertain and incomplete.
The representatives 81 the great
3rSe nations which. won the war have
met at Paris and, after long consulta.
.tion, have, drawn an agreement which
they believe viii accomplish these
ends. AT the very least 1t will set In
mOtlen great changes which will No.
suit In universal benefit to all man
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-10-02
The plan for a League Of Ma
tions is based on q few simple

The plan for a League of Ma
lions is based on few simple
pripciples. which are not hard
to understand when lifted out
OF tie morass Of technical discus
sion ind freed from legal and
diplo: ,atic language. As the
one authority hest able to pre-
sent these points without par
tisan bias, ex-Prcsident Taft
has been asked to put the
league idea into a few plain.
words for the benefit Of millions
of Americans who desire a bet
ter Understanding of the plan
but fiad themselves confused BY
the GeI,ate In tie United States
Senrtc In response to this te-
quest he has written the follow
ing article.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-10-02

Peace lea 10 Means More 70
4. Them Tan Il Can Mean \ \
.l..5 to Men.
OR. sAA.,9s STIRRING PLEA

(Hy the La. d. Anna Howard shaw
Seven million one hundred thousand
men who Ind laid down their lives In
the great war. Think OF It Seven
million, one hundred thousand yDung
men had died on. the field Of battl6l 1
What does that mean to the women
OF the world? 1t means that seven
million one hundred thousand women
walked day by day with their faces
toward an open grave that they might
give life to "a s0Il. II means that
seven million one hundred thousand
little children lay In the arms Of 4
mother whose love had made them
face even the tciTors Of death thar
they might become the mothers Of
men. s-s 4,
# means that year after year these
veela had put up their lives into the
- Of their sons until they had rears|
them to be men. For whatf III
~ hope that these sons 81 theirs could
H. 20 the world tie things for which
women dream, the things for which,
|yolusn hope and .bsay ana long. Thess
we're the things that the wannef had
~ their hearts when they gave birtl
~. their sons. q "
But whe csn lttpaats ~ yaine n
seven million enc hundred fl,ousanl
dead SONS of the ggnsns1f ~ Mof3dl
wAe en- ilnsts u : ps11se whieh H.
/ Wen1en lsss peid {. !? a z T. - -
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-10-02
PeEula It Sold Eyee5 49, :! a n
La4sfa sr TaAsst y 4 \ !. I y.

democratic nations gone 10 hsT h
Idea lis that each country ni Keep
an army and navy large enough Ia en-
able It to fulfil! IT. responsib ilit fes s.
1 member OF the League. but no larger.
The United States for example, prob
ably would be expected To- keep \
check on Mexico and the state 6f son.
stant turmoil In that country would be
taken into consideration In deciding
how large an army we should need,
The third important safeguafl
which the League will set up Id sys-
tenn OF penalties. This will make m
outlaw OF any nation or group Of m
lions which goes to- war-in violation
OF the rules Of the League. The out.
iawed nation viii be boycOtteft By al
the other members OF the League and
win find itself cut of from both bust
ness and social Communication With
the rest Of the world. 45l. +,
How Il win Prevent Wars.
It 10 not claimed that the League Of
Nations will do away with war alto
getl,er Every possible provision that
human intelligence can devise will be
made to settle international disputes
peaceably. But should all these meas
ures fail and two nations 60 to war,
this ia what will happen:
II both parties to the dispute have
observed the rules of the League, the
other natIons will stand back and lei
them fight 1t out. War Under such
circumstances Is difficult to imagine.
however, because before the angry ma
tons will be allowed to fight in ac-
cOrdance with the ,ules Of the League,
80 much time m:,sl elapse that III all
probability their anger Will cool and,
they will reach NJ, amicable under
standing.
What we have to fear ia that some
will go to war in defiance OF
the League, and every precnutinn Las
been taken to suppress s,lch nation
power of the oi!,cr nations. IT inter
boycott failed to bring lter
to terms she would have TO- face 4 \
confined international army niid
navy. Tie founders Of the League lie
.cvc that the iserc possibility OF s:lch
, SITUATION viii prevent any nation
from violating lis agreement. Does
,nyonc think that Germany would
nave begun war 80 Years ago II she
,ad known that nearly all the other
great powers would combine against
ler?
Doing the Worlds Work.
In addition to settling international
disputes peaceably the League Of
Nations will provide means for dung
much of the worlds work more sye-s
and effectively than can
be done now when each nation L.
only for itself. The people
you know best and like best are thOse
who work witt, you on the same job.
It will be the same. way with. the 4
nations of the future. The more they
work together. the sooner they will
come to understand and like each
other. 9 III
& For, example, the League will estall-
lish an International organ, .ition for
the lettering Of labor conditions IA
different countries. for tile prOtection
Of women and children and the native
Inhabitants OF civilized and senri-cavls
lied countries One 0f Germany
greatest crimes has been her hatba|
rOus treatment OF the helpless pao1393
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-10-02

Il has been said il,at the Lesplie
will Interfere with liz. Monroe 5c.
.r:ne, hui the League Covenant III
Tress!y protect; this Doctrine. Ia ieet;;
Trough the 20 s.nanl the Monroe oS'
triRe receives recognition tIiroue oalt
The world u lie principles beGolle
forever esta ills 3D. N sss5
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-10-02
TAFT OUTLINES
LEAGUE PL An
Puts II Into Plain Language Free.
From Legal and Diplomatic
\ verbiage, IN Response to Re-.
!, quest.
MANY ARE CONFUSED
By PRESENT DEBATE
Danger That People viii Lose
Sight Of Basic Principles Dur
Ing Discussion Of Complicated
Details and TechnicaIities.


tpy .x.pse .'d.n. William ~ Taft.,
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-10-02

fsSt aa1sl NJ
n. NJ i,sftf ID. il,il 81 Y ~ =
VAN fhs ltst M e 4 m |NsllII isa5 !
4 wiiiinsiy bec:liiisie No kii I'M 1| =
worth willie. 4 II 1sills ! 10 I'M a1 < X
/ snlaIier degree with
i Nafions. heti lnea 49,
paftnefsliip each osle ha1
concessions 10 tie = ~
{ 81 the other menibeSA 0f q
Imperial Valley press., 1919-06-02

The Secretary shall make all neces-
sary regulations for the carving out
of the provisions and purposes of this
act and for safeguarding the inter-
ests Of the settler and of the Unit
ed States, and is authorized to issue
patents or deeds for the public and
private lands embraced in farms,
tracts and lots within projects.
Sec. 8. That the Secretary is also
authorized to make short-time loans
from the fund, not to exceed $500 at
any one time, to soldier-sett for
the purchase of necessary livestock
and equipment, and provision shall be
made for the repayment of such loans
during period not to exceed five
years, with interest on deferred pay
ments at A per centum per annum,
payable annually, computed from date
Of contract. Provided, that no such
leans shall exceed so per centum of
the cost of the livestock and equip
ment purchased.
Sec 9. That whenever any state
shall provide funds to be expended
in cooperation with the United
States to provide rural homes for
soldiers, the Secretary shall have au-
such cooperation, and when the state
shall furnish 25 per centum of the
necessary funds the Secretary may au-
thorize the State, subject to his gen
eral supervision, to carry on the sub
division of the land, improvement of
farms, and the aid and direction of
development after settlement. The |
Secretary is authorized to provide for
reimbursement of funds so advanced |
by the State. He may also cooper
ate with other agencies to the extent |
he may deem advisable and likewise
provide for reimbursement to them of
funds advanced.
Sec. 10. That for the purpose of
into effect the provisions of
this act thm sum of 100000 is
hereby authorized to be appropri
ated
Imperial Valley press., 1919-06-02

and when he deems essential to place
them in condition for use and cult
walton, including the building OF es-
sential public roads. The Secretary
shall, so far as possible, utilize the
services of soldiers for such pur-
poses.
The Secretary may also, through
agreement with soldiers, make pro-
vision for necessary improvements,
but the contribution from the fund
shall in no single case exceed 1920,
nor be in excess of three-quarters Of
the cost or value of the improvements.
Sec. A. That the lands of projects
shall be subdivided into farms suit
able for the support of family and
in the discretion of the Secretary
into smaller farm workers tracts.
Dedication may be made for schools,
churches, community centers, and
other public purposes. Townsites
suitable for the purposes of the pro-
ject may be established, developed
and sold as provided herein.
Sec. 5. That soldiers who are not
owners or proprietors of farms or
rural homes shall be eligible as pur-
chasers of a farm or farm workers
tract. Preference shall be given to
those who have been employed in the
development of such projects, and as
between applicants with view of
safeguarding the settler and the
United States, so far as practicable,
against loss or failure. The Secre-
tary shall make regulations general
in character, or applicable to specific
projects, as to residence and cult
walton with view of carrying out
the purpose of making the soldier
settlements the permanent home of
the soldier purchasers.
Sec. 6. That sale prices shall be
fixed with a view of repaying the to-
tai cost of each project, and the price
fixed for each farm tract, or lot shall
represent as nearly as practicable its
relative and comparative selling value. |
applicants shall at the time
of entering into contract of purchase
make first payment of per GEN.
tum of the sale price. The balance
shall be paid in amortizing payments |
over a period to be fixed
by the Secretary, not to exceed forty |
years. Sums advanced for improve
ments shall be repaid in amortizing
payments extending over period to
be fixed by tie Secretary, not to eX-
ceed twenty years. The amortizing
payments shall bear interest at the
rate of per cen.um per annum, pay
able annually, computed from date of I
contract. The contracts for the sale
of the farms, tracts and lots shall
provide for cancellations and forfei-
lures of payments made under the
for failure to comply there
with.
Sec. Z. Patents or deeds to project
lands issued within ten years from
the date of contract of sale shall
contain the condition that no trans
fer, assignment, mortgage or lease
made during that period shall be
valid without the approval of the
Secretary, and no transfer, assign
ment, mortgage or lease Of any right,
title or interest held under contract
Of ysale shall be valid at any time
without the approval of the Secretary.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-06-02
MISSIONARY LADIES MEET.

The June meeting of the Women's
Missionary Society Of the Christian
church will be held on Tuesday, June
3, at 2:30, at the home of Mrs. A. j.
Campbell, 653 State street A short
snappy program is being prepared,
with Mrs. j. S. Larew as leader Mr.
Roadhouse will give study of the
Book of Philippians. Mrs. T. M. Gill
will tell of the new interdenomina-
tional plans for Mexico. The program
will close with a review of the mis-
sion fields recently studied, in which
all will take part
Imperial Valley press., 1919-06-02
TEXT Of LANES
SETTLEMENT ACT
IS MADE PUBLIC
BY Mr.. Mondell


A BILL to provide employment and
rural homes for those who have
served with the military and naval
forces, through the reclamation of
lands, to be known as the National
Soldier Settlement Act"
Be 1t Enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the Unit
ed States of America, in Congress
assembled, that to provide employ
ment and rural homes for those who
have served with the military or ma
val forces of the United States during
the war between the United States
and Germany and her allies and have
been honorably separated on dis
charged therefrom or placed in the
Regular Army Reserve, and former
American citizens who served with,
and were honorably separated or dis
charged from the military or naval
forces of any of the nations allied
against the Central Powers, and who
have been repatliated, all of whom
are hereinafter referred to as sol
diers, there is hereby established a
fund in the Treasury, to be known as
the National Soldier Settlement
Fund.-" hereinafter referred to as the
uIlu,, 10 De administered ny the
Secretary of the Interior, hereinafter
referred to as the "Secretarv," for the
purposes herein stated and as here
matter provided
Sec. 2. That the Secretary is au-
thorized to use the fund for the pur-
poses of this act. He may acquireby
gift, purchase, deed in trust, or other
wise, the necessary funds for Soldier
Settlement Projects, hereinafter re-
ferred to as "Projects,' and may
withdraw, utilize, and dispose of by
contract and deed public lands suit
able for such purposes. No lands
shall be acquired, however, unless the
price to be paid, and the conditions
under which they are to be acquired
shall be approved bv (a) represen-
tative of the governor of the state
in which the lands are located; (b)
an appraiser designated by the Fed
eral Farm Loan Board; and (c) the
Secretary. Projects shall be selected
with a view to the development of one
or more projects in each of the sew
eral states in which feasible projects
may be found.
Sec. 3. That the Secretary is au-
thorized through such agencies as he
may provide to engage in such un-
dertakings and do and perform such
work as, in his opinion, is necessary
for the permanent reclamation or de-
velopment of the lands of projects,
Imperial Valley press., 1919-06-02
COLORADO RIVER.

The United States Reclamation
Service reports the mean daily gage
heights, in feet, and mean discharge,
in second-feet, of the Colorado river
at Yuma, Ariz., for the week ending
May 80, 1919, as follows:
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1919-11-27

walks for the sake of walking, but
there is nothing cowardly about her.
"She will always ask questions.
That is where she learns all she does,
and she never takes foolish and ex-
ira steps because she wouldn't ask"
WELL" said the stitches, that is
fine. but we're hoping that she doesn't
spend so much time asking questions
that she never takes the time to lis
ten to the answers"
mo" said the stocking, "she never
does that
You haven't followed her example
there, have your" asked the stitches.
Perhaps not" said the stocking.
II will admit haven't been so anx-
ious to get your answer. That is, ]
have been anxious to get it, but
thought would give you little free
lesson myself first"
ooh, that was the idea?" asked the
stitches.
EYES," said the stocking.
But suppose we had to go OF be-
fore we had finished answering your
question you might never have known
the answer to 1t. Don't you think 1t
is always well to do things at the
timer"
II did something at the time. told
you about brave and cowardly crea-
tures-as far as asking questions was
concerned. But stitches, your Joy In
life is to do things at the time, as you
call it, so go on and tell me now why
you are so happy?"
Were happy" said the little
stitches, because we saved you, my
dear stocking. We were put in before
you had chance to rum"
"Run?" asked the stocking. There
that"
ITO be sure" said the stitches "but
we mean run and vet stand still"
"What?' asked the stocking.
I'VE stopped a run in you, not you
running! Do you see? You were
ripping, or dropping stitches. and we
were put in to keep you from going
further.
There is an old saying" the
stitches continued, about stitch in
time saving nine. but let US tell you,
that stitch In time saves many more
than nine, often. We saved whole
stocking from being perfect dis.
grace, yes, we did"
"Still, you're dull lot, despite the
good you do" said the quite ungrateful
stocking.
Dull, perhaps" said the stitches,
but very useful, so we do not mind be-
ing dull!"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1919-11-27

utes. Just before taking up add ia
hlespoOnful Of vinegar; let 1t boil up
and serve ON toast.
Rabbit eauts.-Clean and cut up a
rabbit; dredge with -four and sprinkle
! with salt. Put into frying pan with
two tablespoonfuls each Of chopped
onion and drippings; cook gently until
brown. Cover with three cupfuls Of
stock, add a dozen small onions. q bit
OF bay leaf, blade of mace, six mush-
room stems and 4 teaspOOnful Of tar
ragOn vinegar. Cook one hour, or un-
TIL tender. Remove the onions and
rabbit and strain the stock. Cut half
a pound Of ham In strips and cook in
q frying pan with the caps Of the
mushrooms. Add twelve ripe olives,
the onion and rabbit and the strained
sauce. Bring to the boiling point and
season highly. Put the rabbit in the
center OF platter. arrange mush-
rooms, olives, ham and onions in piles
around the rabbit and pour the sauce
over all.
Mock Roast chicken.-Take one
pound of the shin Of veal, two ounces
Of salt pork, one tablespoonful Of chop
ped onion; mix thoroughly with one
and one-half teaspoonfuls of salt, pep
per and one-half cupful of milk. Line
mold with two-thirds Of the mixture.
Put one cupful OF bread crumbs and
one cupful of milk in saucepan and
stir over the FIRE until mick. Add one
teaspoonful of salt. little pepper and
one teaspoonful of poultry dressing,
with two teaspoonfuls Of chopped on
ions. Mix well and put in the center
of the mold. Cover with the remain
ing veal mixture and strips Of salt
pork. Bake half an hour; invert the
mold on pan. surround with six po-
tatoes cut in strips, and roast until
the potatoes are tender, basting fire.
quently with the gravy in the pan.