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Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-08-02

as that Germany should have been
stopped in her purpose to impose her
KuItur upon the world Springfield,
Mass. Union. July II. 1919.
America has grown accustomed to
hearing that New Zealand and Aus
tralia are in advance of her in social
and financial legislation. 1t is a bit
startling. however. to find Mexico
showing us her heels. While'we are still
hemmed in by the principles of taxa
ton as expounded by Mr.. Claude Kit
chin of Scotland Neck, North Caro-
lima, the State Of Coahuila is passing
legislation freeing all industries from
taxation for ten years. The contrast
is refreshing. Mr.. Kitchin and his
successor in evils, Mr.. Fordney, and
their associates are burning the mid
night oil to find new ways to squeeze
extra pennies out of commerce and
manufacture. While they are doing
this they are ignoring privilege as
source of revenue. The natural as
sumption is that the sage Of Scotland
Neck and the peoples choice of Sag
NAV believe privilege good thing
and therefore to be fostered. An
equally obvious assumption is that they
believe commerce and industry twin
evils to be stamped out by fines and
penalties.-The Public.
Word comes from Czecho-SIovakia
that the work of putting into operation
the land reform that passed the nation
al assembly by unanimous vote is
proceeding satisfactorily. A plausible
explanation of this may be found in
the comment of Czech writer in
New Europe. who says: 1T should
be remembered that since the institu-
ton Of the Czecho-SIovak Republic
there was no question more urgent or
more important in Czecho-Slovakia
than the exploitation Of the great land
owners, who were of German origin,
and who received their lands from the
Hapsburgs for services rendered to
them during the Czech Revolution in
1920. In this year the victorious Fer
dinand H., who defeated the Czechs at
the battle of the White Mountain,
hanged, imprisoned, or exiled very
large number of the Czech nobility,
and confiscated all their fortunes and
landed property. Two-thirds Of all the
land holdings and properties of 65e
Czech mobiles, as well as many towns
were confiscated and became the pro
perty Of the Hapsburgs and their Ger
man officers and feudal servants.
Had they been Czech or SIovak lane
owners, and particularly had they beer
kindly OF had they fought with the PEG
pie for the liberation Of their country
it would not have been so easy to dis
, possess them. The smaller the lane
holdings the closer the relation between
; tenant and proprietor and the less fric
) ton between them. though the evil in
| separately involved is as great in til,
/ one case as in the other. IF one mus
be bestridden by an oppressor. pral
: that he be foreigner.-The Public
e. =
Great Britain has just found for
: tune under her feet. Oil has been dis
covered IN Derbyshire. The discover
] les come IN consequence Of govern
E mental anxiety as to the future oil sup
ply and are the result Of investigation
: and borings conducted wholly at pub
. lic expense. From first to last Il,
I whole proceeding IS By The public. ans
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-08-02

concerns, with the idea that by SO do
ing the public will reap the advantage
OF lower prices. And all this is to be
done under government supervision,
with commissioner OF foodstuffs to
see that nothing is left undone. This
commissioner is 10 be veritable "au-
tocrat Of the breakfast table" and the
dinner and supper table as well.
Nothing could be 7more fallacious
than the theory under which such
legislation proceeds. 1t is perfectly
true that the public is complaining.
and not without reason, at the high
price Of meat, but it is an easily dem
onstrable fact that meats are hig h, not
because of the great packing interests,
but despite them. Were it not for the
fact that these interests deal in divers
other products. and utilize every last
bit of the carcass in some way. the
price Of beef, lamb. and pork products
would be very much higher than is
now the case. Native poultry is not
controlled by the Armours and the
Swifts, but has any housewife discov-
cred that she can buy a chicken for
little money, or that she can get a doz-
en- eggs from the farmer at the good
old price?
1t is popular to rail at the packers.
and to blame them for much of the
high cost of living, but the evidence
by no means supports the contention.
Big business is usually efficient bus
mess, for if it were not efficient it
would not be big, and the instances are
few and far between where efficiency
has been brought about at the expense
of the public. IF we are ever so fool
ish as to sociaIize great business organ
izations and intrust their management
to the politicians at Washington, we
shall discover the mistake, and the dis
covery will be as painful as it has been
with respect to Government operation
of public utilities. To prevent autoc-
racy and Prussianism at home by strict
adherence to the basic ideas of the
Republic is task now facing the
American people. and it is just as i'm
portant that they should see it through
as that Germany should have been
stopped in her purpose to impose her
KuItur upon the world. Springfield,
Mass. Union. July II, 1919.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-05-09

to have the matter we'll under way
and improvements started on the
west addition to the cemetery.
The grounds have already been sur
veyed into lots 20x2O in size, and
during the present month we will
have blue print plat Of the survey
and the lots put on the market.
Under the provisions of the GEM
etery corporation law a specified
amount can be paid as an endow-
ment fund for the perpetual care of
the lot. A number Of lot owners
have already made arrangements to
be enrolled in this endowment plan,
and thus secure continued care for
their lot without any further IAN
nual contributions.
The association is DESTROYS of
making a number of permanent i'm
provements this year in regard to
fencing. and identifying the
grounds, and it is necessary that
every lot owner shall respond
promptly with his contribution.
Labor this year is costing US con-
siderably more than heretofore, and
we ask that your contribution be
sent in promptly. SO that the ex-
penses OF the summer may be met
as they become due.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-05-09
Cemetery Report

The Secretary-Treasure of the
Milbank Cemetery Association
makes the following report Of re-
ceipts and expenditures for the year
beginning April, l, 1919:
By $500 payments from the fol-
lowing:
@. r. Antleman, G. R. Earl, Mrs.
w. Reeve, Mrs. Lena Ramharter.
Peter Williams, j. c. Knapp, Elon-
20 Chase, Rev. Engdahl, G.. V. Err
landson, j. D. Brown, Amelia Pet
erson Mrs. Maxfeld, Rose B. Hash,
K. j. Twedt, Mrs. M. M. Rawson,
Theodore Rachel, Ben Habeck, Mrs.
W. C. Miller. A. Templeton, M. E..
Fossum, J.. C. Adler. J. c. Adler
for Malish, Mrs. A. NJ. Mortell,
Thos. Fitch, j. E. Thomas, O.. B.
Schneck, Mrs. Sophia Nixon, Mrs.
Esther Hollands, Mrs. A. M. Alb
bott, r. M. Keeney, Herman Fietz,
Jacob Bear, John Bear, Chas. Fen
ner. John Drewien, Alfred Pufahl,
Mrs. F. E. Roberts, y. H. Chap
man. Mrs. Mary Buchele, August
Koepke, Earnest A. Keller, Mrs.
Sarah f. Fanset, D. W. Diggs, Aug.
Feiner, W. H. Rees.s Mrs. G. o.
Runge, Geo. Steinmetz, S. r. Tay-
Tor, VIM. Toms, Edw. Schwenn, f.
W. Sievert, B. S. Molander, E. P.
Mesmer, N. j. BIeser, Arthur Rec
ord, W. j. Lowthian, N. l.. Franz
err, Elmer Fritz, c. A. Dornbusch,
julius Fietz, A. Pcppleman, Mrs.
Jas. Pament, Peter Clausen, Hattie
f. Hocum, A. H. Hevner, F. L.
Stewart, L. A. Lovenstein. Chas.
Allen, Helen Nc Givern. J. r. Has
we'll. Chas. Hart, VIM. Fa1nham,
VIM. Enippel. B. H. Buick. Jos.
EIDE, Mrs. Anton Hoeke, John NAL
sed, W. E. Norton, H. E. Rethke,
Mrs. P. M. Larson, Henry Krouse,
W. Shook, Mrs. Helen Olson, Mrs.
Gus. MitteIstaedt, selmer A. Mel
son, Mrs. Lender. Henry Zeigler,
Mrs. W. Alderman. Mrs. Rebecca
Bell, VIM. Reynen, Mrs. j. @.
Thayer. Adolph Anderson, E. H.
Benedict, Ed A. Murray, Mrs.
Taske, Guy McCollum,-S194.0 90.
By S1.O0 payments from the fol-
lowing:
Mrs. E. A. Keyes, Sarah E.
Moore. Otto Obitz. c. S. Johnson,
Mrs. Mary Johnson, Peter Cloos,
Mrs. l.. G.. Hebert, Mrs. Eliza Bur-
man, Mrs. Prevey, Chas. Chandler,
Iroma Schwantes. Mrs. Hos. Fritz,
Mrs. Will Allen. Mrs. Elizabeth
Partridge, Harry Fowler, Mrs. John
Berquist, Mrs. Maud Thompson.
Miss Shannon. Mrs. Hannah Pratt.
Mrs. Mary Whiting, Loyde Thirsk,
L. E. Morley, Mrs. Maynard, Mrs.
Fanset 90
By payments of others as follows:
Julia Lindquist. $500
Mrs. Emma Farnham 90
Mrs. George Merry. 400
E. Emanuel. 400
Mrs. w. B. Saunders. 400
Mrs. Chas. M. Communicable
Irving H. Ely 800
P. M. Trowbridge. 400
Mrs. Manning. 400
Frank Rabel. $50
By John Bein. LIS
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-05-09

Man thinks he Is q pretty smart fell
low now. And so he Is, but 1t must be
somewhat Of a bump to his pride when
he considers how long 1t took him to
learn the few things that he knows.
For 1t is really only a few things
that man yet knows compared to the
things that surely he Is destined yet to
know. It is true that he has invaded
both the kingdoms Of the fishes and
the birds, that he can navigate the un-
der waters Of the seas and the upper
winds Of the air. but these are prob
ably small achievements In view Of
that which it Is possible for him to
achieve In the future.-Los Angeles
Times.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-05-09

Bal. on hand April l, 1919 $l27.97
The total receipts. as will be no.
ticed by the above report were
somewhat less than the expenditures
for the year, but if every lot owner
was contributing the $500 asked
for there would be not only enough
revenue to care for the cemetery az
is being done at present. but other
improvements and identifying fea-
lures could be made. As it is q
large number Of lot owners have
failed to respond to the call for the
annual contribution Of So and the
association is handicapped to this
extent in its desire to make the
cemetery all that it should be as the
resting place Of those loved and
lost. The association would appeal
to every lot owner to make a con-
tribution for the continuance of
this sacred duty which the living
owes to the memory of those gone
before.
Owing to the war activities of the
last year the association was un-
able to get started as soon as had
been desired with the work Of open
ing the new grounds and making
sale Of lots. but this year we expect
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-11
Work and SoUe Only Way
 To Remedy Present GraUe
 Situation Is Harding Vietv
Governor of Federal Reserve Board Declares Currency Legislation Unnecessary Much Extravagance Among People in
 Qualification of Desire for Luxuries

chapter of the financial history of the country can be closed"
 Money In circulation actually has shown decline since the post war per iod set in, Mir. Harding said The total on December l, 1918. was So, t95 9S5, 900, per capita circulation of 4S.13, which was reduced $3,796,S9O.oO0 and s45.16 on the first of this month The figures en April l. 19l7 were S4.t00.976, 900. and s37SS
 In considering the increased circulat- ion. the committee was told there were Co be considered the factors demanding more currency, such as the enlargement of payrolls both as to number of work CTS and the wages paid. the effect on prosperity on the amount of money carried by individuals. the increased amounts locked np by highly paid work men ignorant of banking methods, money carried out of the country by aliens returning to Europe and pros perity in the Philippines, Hawaii Cuba and Central American countries where United States money circulates freely. Foreign circulation of United states currency was estimated at $50, ,000, GOO.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-11
WEDEL DESCRIBES PEACE ATTEMPTS
 DURING THE WAR
Tells of Alleged Conference Between Shuts and Form erAustrian Ambassador
 to Great Britain
By Associated Press

Berlin, Saturday, August 9.-Count Won Wedel, former German ambassador to Austria Hungary. has made public an1 other chapter of the attempts at pes making while hostilities were in ress. This concerns an alleged con. ence between Gen. Jan Christian Smuts on behalf of David Lloyd George, Brit ish prime minister, and Count Mensdorff, former Austrian ambassador to Great mer Austro-Hungarian foreign minister. Czernin, says Count wedel, had great confidence in Mensdorff because he was popular in London. Czernin regretted that Mensdorff tried to prevent the war, but he gave the former ambassador ex- plicit instructions ito ask immediately whether a general peace was possible and whether peace for Germany was possible"
 'In case the answer is yes," Count Wedel quotes Czernin as saying. 'sug- gest that German representatives be drawn into the conference. In case the answer is no further discussion will be useless.
 General Shuts replied, Count Wedel said, by saying that peace could not be discussed with Germany. He ad- mitted that he believed the German army could not be vanquished but he insisted the time had not come for barley with Germany
 Count Von Wedel said he believed the only time when Great Britain and France earnestly considered peace was in the summer of 1917, when the sinking of ves- sells by German submarines alarmed them. They intended to go to Italy to confer concerning the possibility of a rapproachment but gave up the idea as a result of the news arriving from Aus tria.
 von Wedel said he did not know what terms Great Britain and France would have offered but he questioned whether it would have been the status quo. Non Wedel quotes a high British of ficer who was in Vienna last fall as praising the German army The officer is said to have declared that Premier Lloyd George had reached the conviction that no peace understanding was pos sibie. because supremacy in Europe was at stake. Though Lloyd George origin ally was anxious for peace, the officer was quoted as saying, it was not be- cause he feared defeat, but rather the effect on Europe and England of a long conflict.
 Count Wedel said he believed those who thought there was a possibility of a peace understanding during the last two years of the war overestimated the possibilities of the situation,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-11
LAPS TAXI: CALM
 VIEW OF SHANTUNG
 DEBATE IN SENATE
Are We'll Aware That Re publicans Are Attacking Japan With Idea of Dis
 crediting President
By Associated Prss,


 Tokio, Thursday August 7'-Tht newspapers generally are treating calmly the various phases of the debate in the United States Senate on the ques- ton of Shantung The opinion most widely advanced is that the republican senators opposing the provision in the peace treaty regarding Shantung are using their arguments against Japan mostly for political purposes and with the idea of discrediting President Will son.
 The newspapers declare that TO mat ter what action the Senate may take, it cannot affect Japans interests as acquired under the treaty, which will be ratified by the other powers
 The Yordzu Choho expresses the fear that the "excessive anti-Japanese alle- gation," will adversely affect the good relations between Japan and the Uni ted States. but says it considers the attitude of the republicans as an at tempt to promote party interests
 After pointing out that it is Ja- pans intention to restore Shantung to China and to conduct undertakings in Shantung jointly with the Chinese the Hoch Shimbun interprets the atti- tude of the republican senators as be- ing based on America's desire to achieve world economic conquest, including China, from which she desires to oust Japan economically.
 The JiJi Shimo says the Japanese minister to China already has opened negotiations with China concerning Shantung. It adds Japan is ready to make restitution of shantung as soon as China is prepared to fulfill the terms f Al .g. tung, and that Japan will withdraw her troops and divide Tsing Tao into three settlenents-Japan Chinese and in- ternationaL
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-11
aS As.orIat,s Ptsss

l WashingIea August b. esro work and i to save" is the answer for the rising cost Of living pointed out today by the Fed cral Reserve Board.
 !, Tn reply to an inquiry from the Sen ate banking committee, asking if it was
 advisable to attempt contraction of cur
 rency by Legislation in the hope of re- ducing prices, Governor Harding wrote chairman Mclean that the growth in the feet and not the cause of advancing
 wages and prices. and post war period of finance will not be over until govern
 ment obligations now carried by the
 banks, were absorbed through the act
 ual savings of the people.
 Strong censure of strikes and extrava- gance was implied in Mir. Harding's let ter which did not undertake to blame any one section of the population, but
 referred to the nation as a whole, es- pecially to the relaxation of economi es
 praeticed during the war and the pur- chase as now of non essential articles l by persons enjoying large incomes for the first time.
 "The Federal Reserve Board believes
 that any currency Legislation at this time is unnecessary and undesirab le." Mir. Harding wrote, and would suggest that whether viewed from an economic
 or financial standpoint, the remedy for the present situation is the same, name- | y, 10 work and to save regularly and cf- i ficiently, in order to produce and dis ! tribute the largest possible volume of commodities in order that money, goods
 and services may be devoted to the liq- uidation of the demand for necessities,
 rather than to indulge in extrayagance or the qualification of a desire for lux uries
 The war is over--in military sensc ! and while the bills have been settled ty 1 loans to the government, these obligat- | ions so far as they are carried by the banks. must be absorbed before the war
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-11
FUTURE GOVERNMENT

Budapest, Thursday, August f.--'It is impossible to say whether the future government of Hungary is to be mon archial or republican," said Archduke Joseph. the new governor of state, this evening That question is to be de eiaed solely by the national assenblN. which is to be elected immediately the Rumanians, leave the country
 The elections will be conducted oR the system of universal franchise. Ev- cry man and woman over 2l years or age will have the right to vote.
 "The present situation in Hungary is most critical The Rumanians have stopped the operation of the railways, telegraph and telephones and are pre- venting food from reaching Budapest The new Hungarian government will not negotiate with the Rumanians. but will rely on the entente
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-11
BEGIN MEXICAN PROBE

The general investigation of Mexican affairs, authorized by the Senate resolu- ton adopted last week, is to be launched tomorrow at a meeting of Senator Fall $ subcommittee to discuss procedure. An inquiry of many months is in prospect.
 Another foreign relations sub-comnlit- tee also plans action this week on I reservation to the s25.00o00O Colombian treaty protecting American oil and oth- CT interests in Colombia regarded as threatened by a recent Colombian de- cree
 The house prohibition enforcement bii,, before a Senate judiciary subcommittee for month is to be reported tomorrow to the full committee, with prospect Of further extended discussion in commit tee
 Report of the oil land leasing bill is planned Wednesday by the Senate mill tary committee, which will hear the views of Secretary Baker.
 House committees, except for the rail- road hearings and the agriculture com mittee, promise to be inactive for some time Many House members still are ab- sent and there is a temporary cessation of committee work The House will not meet until Tuesday and then may ad iourn until later in the week having no legislation ready from committees tor action.
 The war department investigations will continue, however. but with activity cur tailed from Washingten Of sub-commlt- tees One sub-ca-nrnittee IS now en route to, F.urope and anothe- tha+ an aircr1aft, headed by Representative Frear, Wis conscin, left today for the west
 The aircreft comraittae will hold a hearine tomorrow at Chfcerc with rnas " S-ich of Grrnd par'6s Mich nd W F. More'v of Cleveland as witnesses Several witnesses will be heard a+ St Paul and then the committee will go to Seattle for lengthy hearing into the spruce production. beginning about Mi gust 20 From Seattle the committee will go to Portland Oregon. and later proha- bly to Kelly Field, Texas.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-11
STUDENTS ARMED WITH DOG WHIPS
 THRASH OFFICIALS
 IN BUDAPEST HALL
Impossible to Say Whether Future Government Will Be M0narchial or Repub- lican, Declares Arch
 duke Joseph
By Asssiassd Press

Copenhagen, August 10.- Two hundred stu4ents armed with dog whips, yesterday stormed the town nall in Bud- apest and thrashe6 the com munist officials still there, says a dispatch from the Hum garian capital by way of Ber- lin.
 The students afterward attacked Jews and there we many collisions between Jewish and non-Jewish stu dents near the university.
 There is much uneasiness in Prague, where the socialist organ, Pyavolidu' declares that no communist GoYer- -inent could b. so dangerous to the Czech state as Archduke Joseph's rule
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-11
Seven Die in Fire
 in Amusement Park
Ry AssoeIated prsss

Montreal, August 10.-Seven per sons were burned to death tonight in fire on scenic railway nt Dominion park. an amusement re- sort near this city.
 The bodies of three men. three women and a boy were recovered from the ruins shortly before mid- night. It is feared several more persons lost their lives and that the bodies will be recovered when search is resumed tomorrow
 The cause of the fire, which not only destroyed part of the scenfr railway, hut also the "Mystic Miif' nearby. Is unknown. but it Is be- lieved 1t was started by lighted cigarette or match.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-11
National Conference to Consider Railroad
 Problems Is Planned

Washington, August 1O.-A national conference to consider all plans sub mitted to Congress for the railroad problem will be held here October G under auspices of the Plumb organiza- tion bureau.
 In making public announcement to- night of the meeting. Chief Justice Walter Clark of the North Carolina supreme court and chairman of the Pub plan preliminary conference, said special committees would be appointed to analize the different proposals.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-11
RUMANlANs MOLD TEMEsyAR

Paris. August lo.--An official com munication received here from Buda pest says Rumanian troops entered Ten esyar, in Banab southern Hungary, last Sunday. The eomlau aicat.on says the reception of the Ramaul.ins by the population of the town was indescrih3- ble.
 Tepesvar was ofrmerly 2 royal free city Of Hungary, lying on the 5esa ca- nal. 72 nA es northeast Of Belgrade capital Of serbia Banat is one of the most fortunate points in Europe be-
 Temesvar was formerly a royal ires
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-11
One German Escapes,
 One Shot in Effort,
 at Fort Oglethorpe
By Associated Prs,

Chattanooga, August 10.--Richard Lu- ders and Robert Reese, two German alien enemies confined at the prison barracks at Fort Oglethorpe, made a dash for liberty at o'clock this morning, during an electrical and rainstorm, Luders be- ing stopped by bullet from the rifle of a guard, and Reese escaping.