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PRICES MUST FALL b
SAY THE EXPERTS

4. Washington, Jan. 80. - p. q. Foy,
market expert and editor of the Mar
,ket Report, declared that food specu.
.lators in the United States hold the
greatest stock OF edibles ever gath
cred together In storage Warehouses;
of this country, and that prices can
mot maintain the high level 1T which
they are now placed. Production OF
meats is cheaper he said, and as a
consequence. the governments price
OF $3.50 for hogs is bound to come
down. lie added that II market panic
OF importance Is pending.
South American, New Zealand, Au-
sstraliag aud Siberian goods are Degin
ming t9slAppear on the market. Foy
( ssip, sHld The effect is being felt
Prizes AnslDt fall more than they have
recently and Spectators stand to lose
millions In the tumble Already, Foy
lptated, spectators in New York have
s,felt $1,000 0e0 slip out of their
iIpockets through the importation and
llsale OF 800, 900 900 pounds of Siberian
,jbutteg, As much more, he said, will
I, " thrown on the market. AustralieG
Asnd New Zealand dairy products, a.
declared, are on their way TO this
country TO help in the smashing OF
the food spectator.
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". c. 7. U. MEETINGS
FRANCES WILLARD

The Frances Willard w. c. r. U.
met Tuesday afternoon. Jan. 2S, with
Mrs. w. G. Rockwell, 210 East OAK
street. The president. Mrs. Walker.
opened the meeting with singing Let
Jesus Come into Your Heart" Mrs.
Moore read the 18th chapter OF Acts
and Rev. Allen offered prayer.
After singing "Jesus Has You on His
Heart Rev. Allen gave an interesting
talk on Prayer" Song. 81 am Pray
ing for You.
1t was suggested that each member
send post card to our absent sister,
Mrs. Carrie Tilton. DR.. Sawyer's San.
itarium. White Oaks Farm, Marion,
Ohio
The following program was then Civ.
en- by the superintendent of the depart
ment Of systematic giving:
Mrs. Rockwell--reading did You
Give Him q Lift?"
Piano solo-Eleanor Reese.
Reading. Candle Lightin' Time
Mrs. Nixon
Vocal solo-Miss Helen Allen.
Poem, "He VIII Open the Way
Mrs. Walker.
Reading, "A Prayer"--Mrs. Loney.
Song. Only Step to Jesus"
Resolved. 81 will be better Christ.
ian'-Mrs. Secor..
Piano solo, Long Boy" Robert
Ransom.
""Tithing Creveling.
The meeting was then adjourned
with prayer by Rev. Allen.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1919-01-31
AL[ PARTY ELEMENTS
ARE REPRESENTED
Harding Names Members of
State Advisory Com
mittee

Columbus. Jan. 3O--Senator War.
hen G. Harding named The new Re.
publican state advisory committee OF
"a members The list. politician
,say, indicates that Harding is making
a strong bid TO unite all Republican
factions in Ohio Labor, capital and
agriculture are represented on the
'committee. Wet and, dry forces have
Their representatives, as also have
fthe Willis and anti-Willis fsctions
-an0 the Progressive elenent
TO George Fl. Clark OF Stark comfy
goes the task OF Welding these fac
'tions together. He was named as
'chairman OF the new committee by
Harding. Clark has been prominent
in Stark county politics.
Frank b. Willis name appears on
the list along with his political foes
from Hamilton county, William Coop.
ier Proctor and John II. Potts. Percy
iTetlow, Colnmbiana county labor
header, Is on the board, as is l.. j.
Traber. state grange master. Ralph
ID. Cole. now a major with the Thirty.
seventh division overseas Is also
named on the board.
The complete list was announced
by Chairman n. II. Fairbanks of the
lstate central committee, following a
conference with Harding and +. NJ
Burlington, executive committee head
In addition to those already named
the list includes:
Il. NJ. Fullington, Franklin county
vice chairman: Charles Il. Hard, Sci.
toto county, secretary; II. NJ Daugh-
erty. Franklin county:i Maurice
lMaschke and Thomas Farrell. Cuya.
Fhogn; John n. WHY'S, Lucas; Il. j.
Burkam and Charles W. Bieser, Mont
Romery: N. II. Fairbanks, Clark; d.
~. Morrow, Highland w. S. Scarbor-
lough. Green; John G. Cooper, Mahon.
ing; Michael Gallagher, jefferson; c.
lB. Mccoy. Coshocton: George II.
lQpayie, Allen.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1919-01-31

ed their annual anniversary last Sat
urday evening. A two.course supper
was served to about fifty members.
Mrs. Leota Earleywine entertained
her sister and brother from Pipesville
Friday and Saturday.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Cottrell.
January "a. a son.
! Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Nc
Kee. January 2S, son.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. y. Cummins. Mr..
and Mrs. Winn Colgin and Mr.. and
Mrs. Lee Rice spent Sunday evening
with Mr. and Mrs. r. j. Hess.
Little Willard Allen of Gambler
spent a few days last week with his
grandmother, Mrs. Mae Stonehocker.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1919-01-31
VETS SAY ACTION
is NOT BINDING

New York, Jan. 3O.--The action OF
Frank L. Polk, acting secretary OF
state, IN formally proclaiming ratitica.
: tion OF the prohibition amendment to
the federal constitution, is not yet
binding, according to committee
representing the Distillers' Associa
+ tion OF America. OF the AZ states
whose legislatures have acted on the
amendment, the constitutions of 20,
the distillers say, contain referen-
dun provision.
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Hoyman spent Saturday in Mjllwood
Miss Mearie Beal spent Sunday in
,Walhonding with her sister. Mrs. Brice
NetherA
The Ladies' Aid Of Messiah will
meet with Mrs. Henry Howe next
Thursday in an all-day meeting.
James McLarnan went TO New Cast.
lc Sunday to spend the day with his
uncle.
Mr.. and Mrs. John McIarnan, Mrs.
Josie MOrningstar and Mrs. Fred
Schoolcy and son, William, and daugh.
ter. Mary Faye. called on Mr.. George
Hoyman Sunday afternoon.
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BIRTHS

= + + + r 4. + n + n sss \ y
ANson was born Thursday to Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Murphy of Brinkhaven.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1919-01-31
mt ZION

MT. ZION. Jan. 80 Mrs. Cora
Durch entertained the following guests
at dinner Saturday: Mrs. Ella Mich
oils. and daughters Gertha and Olive,
Mrs. Grover Harris and daughter,
Nellie, and Miss Wave Schooler.
Martin Ashcraft is critically i'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grover Harris spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Harris of Bladensburg. iH
Misses May and Alta Melick and Ma.
rie Mercer spent Sunday with Gertha
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bLADE|VSBURG

BLADENSBuRG, Jan. 3O--George
McCament was honorably discharged
and arrived home last Friday.
Mrs. Cora Farmer spent the week.
end with her mother. Mrs. Wesley
Warner.
Mrs. Edith Mills and som Harold. of
fredericktown arrived Monday to Wis.
IL her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harper Rine and chill
dren were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Berry Sunday.
Mrs. Farmer of East Union spent a
Genwood Chapter, O. Il. s., obsery.
lew days with her son and family.
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and Olice Nichols.

and Olice Nichols.
Mrs. Viola Baughman visited MIS-
ella Nichols Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grover Harris Mrs. III
la Nichols and daughters, Gcrtha and
Olive. and Clarence Conard spent Sun
day evening with vinton Melick ana
family.
Miss Edna Burch spent Thursday
night with Olive Nichols.
Mrs. Evelne Harris Misses Gertha
and Olive Nichols spent Monday ev'.
ening with Mrs Grace Davidson.
Allen Schooler has returned to New
ark after spending few days at his
farm here.
Mrs. Cora Burch and children spent
Thursday with Mrs. Jane Fowls.
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[C,Tfl

ESTO January 30--Albert Miller
has arrived from France and is visit
ing Jacob Flack
Charles Phillips. who is i'll. is not
any better.
Mrs. Leon Totten was called 10
GAINESVILLE blythe death Of her uncle.
Mrs. S. ID. Morningstar is spending
u few days in Mt Vernon with her
daughter. Mrs. John Mitchell.
Mrs. Jennie Stringfcllow and James
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1919-01-31
Wilson Nominates Williams

Washington, Jan. 30. The presi.
dent sent tc the senate the following
nominations: TO be comptroller OF
the currency, John Shelton Williams
of Richmond, Va; to be assistant
'secretary of the treasury. Jouett
lShO0se OF Kinsley, Kan.
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vrooman Resians.

Washington. Jan. 30.--Carl Vroo.
man OF Illinois. assistant secretary OF
agriculture. who accompanied the ae-
Dricultural commission sept by the de-
ipartmeat TO Europe, has rendered his
lresignation, and II has been accepted
ny the president.
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A son was born Thursday morning
to Mr.. and Mrs. William Schroedorf
of North Catherine Street.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-16

wishes to see, and he thinks that he can
make the world see in the same way He
can make pancakes out of sawdust, as the
pro German, Herr Pfeiffcr, in the new
American play, Uncle SAM assures u.s. and
by great display of knowledge about
'caorics' and the other clichcs of the Stand
ard bread craze he even managed to make
the amazed world believe that he would
never be starved out
"By similar process of self-deception
the German can argue himself into the be-
lief that he is unbeaten, and would gladly
annex an incarnation the Henley line:
MY head is bloody, but unbowed."
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believe that thousand soldiers lost any
sympathy for the Allied cause"
All Of which is vindication of
Premier Clemenceaus words about the
American soldier in Germany:
III do not and will not believe so meanly
of single one of the brilliant warriors
who came from the States to our aid i'll
the great struggle for civilization against
savagery. 1t is incredible"
After all, as the editor of "The Lon
don Graphic" puts it:
"The great trouble about the German is
that he never sees life wholly and sanely
A born self-deceiver, he sees only what he
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Mr.. Forrest continues:

Mr.. Forrest continues:
"Thc American soldiers lost their crouch
their healthy young bodies threw off the
WEAKNESS, physical and mental, incident
to fighting and their long, hard marches
1t would be foolish to deny that few
fraternized. 1t is probably true also that
all tempered their hatred for the enemy.
ut after weeks of observation, l do not
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-16
~ ROM the very beginning of the
- end of hostiities it was matter
J. of thumbs for Gcrmany--thumbs

cru vi uOoIilItiSo ~ wac ~ Ji0CCCL
of thumbs for Gcrmany--thumbs
up. or thumbs down; and now that
Germany sees them taking an earthward
direction a distinct change exhibits it.
self in the Teutonic attitude. Propa-
ganda has gone by the board again, with
the not surprising result to any one but
Germany that American public opinion
has discovered itself as not exhibiting the
requisite amount of compassion to affect
the stringency of the peace terms given
out this week.
There was possibility-and Germany
saw it--that something might be saved
from the wreck by the judicious applica-
ton of humility propaganda-the "for-
give and forget variety. America may
be sorry, as Secretary Robert Lansing
put it at a dinner given by the Inter-
Allied Press Club, 1--WE may be disposed
to pity those innocent among the Ger
mans, but" and here is the rock in the
way Of the German propagandists-
"our pity is almost dried up when we con-
slider what France and other nations have
had to suffer from the invading armies Of
the Teutons. Ten days after / landed in
France, in December, made it my business
to visit the battefeds of the Marine, the
Aisne and the Champagne. l saw the ruins
Of Chateau Thierry and Fismes; l saw the
stately and historic cathedral of Rheims,
+ monument to the ferocity of the Ger
mans; saw the SCARED and upturned fields
of Champagne and deserted places where
once had been thriving, happy villages; 1
saw hamlets along the Marine whose crum-
bling walls bore witness to the frightful-
ness of No man could see what
saw in those days without bearing burn
ing indignation against those responsible
for such ruins and destruction, without an
intense and undying hatred for war"
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Warning

"The real reason, however, is that the
people have taken warning from Russia,
and have repudiated the Red Terror When
our own Socialists, at the party convention
last spring, committed the party to the
military strike as a legitimate weapon, as
serted the right to revolution advocated
the dictatorship of the working classes, ,
and the establishment of workmens coun-
cis-in short, all the things that we have
learned to know under the name of Bolshe-
vsm-they laid the foundations for that
defeat at the polls which our party suf-
fered for the first time since it was or
gained.
"My personal opinion is that the whole
matter will have to be fought to finish.
and unless the older faction wins out there
is likely to be break. The older Socialists
will separate from the Bolsheviki. We shall
never work together with the Radicals as
the Socialists in Sweden cooperate with the
Liberals. Our so-called Radicals, under
Gunnar Knudsen, are a party of farmers
without any understanding Of the needs of
the city population. They are in their es-
sential attitude more reactionary than the
Conservatives who at least stand for in
divid,lalsm and for personal and intel
lectual freedom.
"You ask what the principles Of our
party are. Some have already begun to be
realized during the war. The state and the
communes have taken over activities that
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-16
Scandinavia Will.
None of 1t
Taking Warming From
Russia, the People Are
Stamping ON Red Terror

INV 7HAT.' asks the editor Of
90 M "The American Scandi-
w navan Review" lis the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-16

INV 7HAT.' asks the editor Of
W. "Thc American Scandi-
w nayian Review" lis the
status of Bolshcvism in
Scandinavian" Eve know" he continues:
chat the waves of revolution have been
rolling in from Russia and Finland. Will
they inguf Scandinavia, too, or will they
spend themselves in vain against the fex-
IDLE institutions of the North? We know
that freedom is the only bulwark against
terrorism; is the ancient spirit of freedom
alive and shaping modern conditions? How,
far have the people of Scandinavia realized
by peaceful means the ideals for which less
fortunate nations rending themselves
and bleeding to death?"
These questions were put to represen-
tatives of the Swedish and Norwegian
Socialist parties who last December
visited this country. The replies, as
printed in that publication, are here
given in part. Under the head, "Bofhe-
vism on the Wane in Norway" Jacob
Vidnes writes:
81 do not apprehend any danger of rcvo-
luton in Norway, because we have perfect
freedom, and, in spite of faulty electoral
system, which will be changed, the
will of the people can be enforced through
parliamentary means. 1t is true that the
Bolsheviki had majority in the last
national convention Of the Socialist party
and l am not doing them an injustice by
calling them Bolsheviki, for they them
selves glory in the name and boast of their
friendship with Lenine and Trotzky-but
it is curious fact that since they gained
the ascendancy in the party they have not
put forward single revolutionary measure.
This seems to show lurking conscious
ness that the Norwegian people are not
with them. . ..
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country to his new billets, to arrive in
country "clean and intact" where the
people strove to ingratiate themselves,
acting, as it now becomes apparent, Gun
fcials"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-16

former andGo
dictator planned the capital Of the The unfinished the
o
has
few oopmon earsen and
may "hasas infcan
fromw ,mayb
for the most Spree they concerned
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-16

Captain Franz Won RinteIen. Prob
ably the most mysterious figure IN
Germany's elaborate spy system.
Said to be a near relative of the for
mer Kaiser. Directed plots to stop
rnunition and food shipments, to
blow mp vessels and to cmbroil the
United States with Mexico. Was
captured in England in 1917 and is
now serving prison term in this
country
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-16
Full Swing

ut was amusing to watch the attitude
of the Conservative papers. At first they
scofed at Branting's threats of revolu-
tion,' but in two or three days the retreat
had begun, and before the week was over
it was in full swing. Shortly afterward
the Conservatives held a party meeting and
decided not to oppose the government
proposition. They know very we'll that
Branting utters no vain threats. He never
says anything unlessphe has the force to
back his words. He is the greatest power
In Swedish political life to-day, most
valued as a friend, most feared as an on
ponent.
THE reason for the sudden swapping of
Conservative resistance is the German de-
feat. Our Conservatives have been bound
up with Germany, and it is not too much 10
say that their position toward liberal legis
slation has fuctuated with the German
fortunes. Not that any of our papers or
our public men have been bought is not
necessary to suppose any sordid motive of
that KIND; 1T is enough that their ideals
and interests have been the same.
!. The democratic reforms IN Sweden so far
have been due to the cooperation of the
Majority Socialists and the Liberals. am
convinced that at any rate the more radical
wing in the latter party would stand with
us IN any step necessary to enforce the will
Of the people, even to establishing re-
public.
AT present, however, it does not seem
that any extreme measures will be nee
essary. There is, of course, always q
strong sentiment for republic, but the
demand for it is less urgent now than in
1914. The King has shown himself alive to
the forces that are stirring in the people.
He has worked extremely we'll with the
present government. When Branting had
to resign for reasons of health the King
took the unprecedented step OF expressing
his profousd regret. Branting has re-
\ Gently advised against raising the issue
\ of a republic at present, because the radical
i elements now have an asset in sovercign
who will aid in democratixing the country 7
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-16
How Much Do We
Love Germany?
She Hoped We Might
Forgive and Forget,
But It's Thumbs Down!

editor of "The New York World" visited
the Coblenz region to return with alarm
ing reports of the excellent impression
that the German and his country had
made upon American soldiers-so much
so that Mr.. Pulitzer reports one dough-
boy as saying: "Why in hell didn't they
tell us the kind of folks they were send
ing us over here to fight against?"
Some change from France" said
another soldier of Treves. "This re-
minds me Of my home town. It's so
clean and orderly. They wash the
streets four times day, and the houses
are the same way. They amt no dirt
and they amt no smells. Give me Ger
many every time"
"And look at these people here" added
another, chow nice they run their town.
They're what I call self-respectine
bunch"
Dropping the Mask
But whatever there was of a concilia-
tory German attitude, Wilbur Forrest.
writing in The Tribune during a moro
recent visit to Coblenz, already sees q
change Of attitude coincident with the
strict Allied intentions at Versailles.
Thus he writes:
Returning to Coblenz after an absence Of
moro than three weeks, 1 am able to sense
more reserved attitude on. the part of
the Germans toward the Americans. They
politcness, friendliness and humility with
which they strove to the limit OF their
ability during several weeks to win over
the American army.
There is no doubt in the minds of Amer
lean officers that they deliberately set
themselves to excite the sympathy Of the
United States troops, with the object of
breaking the Entente. They apparently as
sumed that the Americans not only would
begin at once to feed starving GERMANY
but that Mr.. Wilson would Immediately
set himself in opposition to Foch, Clemen-
ceau, Lloyd George and all others demano.
ing the severe chastisement of Germany.
They further expected, evidently, that
the army of occupation would express-as
individual soldiers in isolated instances
nave done-lts sorrow for ever having
fought people so solicitous for it's wellbeinp
and comfort.
Americas excellent system of compul-
sorry education, however, has equipped nine
out OF every ten soldiers to judge intell-
gently, and their memories are keen enough
not to permit them to forget the main is
sues for which they fought from Cantigny
to Sedan"
1t was only to be expected that many
Americans should have marched over
the border into Germany with an I'M
pleasant outlook on a certain type of
Frenchmen-"the only type they met in
France"-the ambitious shopkeeper and
the thrifty landlord and the petty off,
cial, rather loaded down by the burdens
of responsibility.
Natural also that the American SOL
der should feel a relief, after weeks and
months in the desert of the battle
front and the gruelling march across
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-16

used to be left TO private competition Tha5
state has become IA merchant In the futnraS
l believe n great deal of the business "a
production and distribution will be man 4
aged by the state and the communcs. es Il
peeially the latter, they do not require
so elaborate an administrative machinery
as the state
Hitherto our party has been concerned
chiefly with the physical needs of tho
workers This was inevitable, as we arci
primarily party for, the oppressed and
exploited members of sthc community, but
we know very we'll that man cannot live
by high wages and short hours alone. In
the future we want the state far more than
at present to support intellectual endcavor
The stipends now given out for literature.
art and science arc pitifully small. 1t is
true, you cannot call forth great artist by
waving wand, but you can at least keep
him from starving to death before he be
comes famous. This ought to be the care
of the state, although the details of how it
should be done have not yet been worked
out. The state ought to do much more for
general education, and in Norway we need
especially to have the secondary schools
democratzed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-16

DR.. Bernhard Dernb,ug, former
minister Of the former German COL
onies, chief German publicity agent
in the United States and champion
gucsser of American psychology
(sce his speech in defence of the
Lusitania sinking). Was elected in
Berlin ON the Democratic ticket to
The Wcisnar assembly,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-16

Captain Carl Boyd, formerly
naval attache to the German EN-
bassy at Washington, who was Writ
ually expelled from this country for
his activities as spy and terrorist.
Reported to be looking for a job.
He says he will profit from his
American business experience. .-l