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The Washington herald., 1920-12-24

established This is the only possible basis for the
loag-term credits essential to revival of European
19bstry and the purchase of our and Tsemiraw
materials and goods.
This country must reinvest, then the hundreds
OF millions those countries had invested here and
which were returned in payments for goods during
the war. Government credit as Mr., Hoover pointed
out, cannot have this basis. The government can
extend credit, but it cannot make investment.
1t can only take bonds or cash. Only such COM
bined private capital as the proposed Foreign
Trade Corporation, can invest and can do this
through the ability to properly judge and esti-
mate values, Europe simply cannot pay in any
other way, It cannot buy in any other way, and
the United States remembering the days of its
need and financial insuficiency, should now pay
that moral obligation.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-24
Wilson Asks Sanction
To u. S. Dairy Congress

President Wilson yesterday trans
mitted a letter from the Secretary
of Agriculture favoring legislation
that will give governmental sane
tion to the worlds dairy congress
which it is contemplated to hold in
the United States in 1922.
Il invite the attention of the Con-
gress," said the Presidents message.
Ito the commercial and scientific
value which the Secretary Of Agri-
culture thinks would accrue to the
important dairy industry of the
United States by holding the pro-
posed Congress, and ] ask for the
matter the favorable consideration
of the Congress.
1t will be observed that no ap-
preparation. is asked for at this
time"
The Washington herald., 1920-12-24
Didn't Have a.P0odle.
iWTITITTT-f7FIgi'rI

II want to build doghouse OH
my lot"
"Yes, SIR" said the fashionable
architect I'VE have plans and
specifications for all kinds. Now,
here's the plan of a poodle bunga-
low we designed for prima donna
only last week, architecturally
beautiful yet comfortable and sani-
tary."
You don't understand me-" said
the disguised caller. with a glance
at the architects. drawing. IT don't
want a canine drawing-room. L
want plain, old-fashioned dog
house that a self-respecting dog
can worry bone in, if it suits his
pleasure. and not feel like apologiz-
ing to every stray mutt that
pssses.-Los Angeles Times.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-24

used to be-"when 1 was with
Belasco." The movies? Misfortune.
Well, / must be getting on. An ap-
pointment with my agent. Perhaps
a part in a picture-a bit" not
much. but ten a day is not to be
sneezed at-not in a season like
this. Hardly, so long: so glad 20
have seen you again. Good luck.
A banknote? Well in case the
part" does not materialize. In the
good old days-thanks, old man, and
God bless you. See you later" he
says to the man from st. Louis.
Flapping spats over broken shoes
A shabby coat over a staunch heart,
On his way. Pitch and toss with
the years. Old age and the odds all
against the player.
Copyright, 1870, Public Ledger Col
The Washington herald., 1920-12-24
Asks 81, 1000 to Care
For Districts Blind

An appropriation Of $4,000 to take
care of increased expenses at the
Columbia Polytechnic Institute for
the Blind. at 1908 H street north
west, was asked of Congress yester-
day by Senator Norris Sheppard. OF
Texas.
Senator Sheppard presented an
amendment to the bill making ap-
propriations for the expenses Of the
District government for the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1892. The
matter was referred to the Com
mittee on Appropriations.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-24

many fluctuations, dominates Ger
man philosophy and has done more
inwardly to form and strengthen
the youth of Germany than ahy-
thing else within the last twenty
years"
Another thought may comfor,
American men who look resentfulIy
after American women welded to
European titles: "A man of merit
finds 1t harder to get married than
does a man decorated with a name
or a title. That is because the ad-
vantages of name and title are COM
municated. When a duke marries
he makes his wife a duchess, but a
great man imparts to his wife nei-
ther his renown nor his wit"
. Antidote to Murder.
A last example is sadder in the
worlds great bitterness, not yet
dispelled: Human justice is often
only vengeance instead of repara-
ton. When one man kills another
the body polite suffers a loss and
human Justice intervenes by kiRing
the murderer, thus adding a new
loss to that already inflicted on the
state. II God intervened, He would
raise up the dead man and change
the murderer's heart There would
then be reparation and, consequent
ly, absolute Justice"
Not all these rapid-fring thoughts
are of equal caliber, and their use
as preliminaries to a dictionary is
not obvious. They may stir the
desire that more French authors,
might be handled as classics In the
happy excerpts to which Rivarol
and his great rival. Chamfort, lend
themselves so. easily. The French
keep such writer's alive in this way
only. They called and considered
themselves moralists first Of all,
and that is the reason why some
thing of their Journalism remains
,perennial.-Stoddard Dewey in the
New York. Evening Post
The Washington herald., 1920-12-24
Political
Browsings S
By Labert ST. Clair.

Tom Taggsrt who recently was
showed under for the Indiana SEN
atorship by Jim Watson. is declared
by old-timers around Washington
to have the best memory for names
and faces Of any man in public life.
One story current about Taggart
is that a railroad engineer. who
knew Taggart when he was a pie
salesman at an Indianapolis lunch
counter. went West and was gon.
more than twenty years. during
which time he never saw Taggart.
Returning to indianapolis. be found
Taggart a leading figure Of the town
so he went around TO call on him
He sent word into Taggsrt merely
that "A friend" wanted to see him.
why. hello. Jim; do you stilI like
apple pie?' Taggart asked as his
friend stepped through the door
way.
Maybe Taggart gets this habit n,
remembering names and faces from
running a hotel. He can stand iu
the lobby of his Franch Lick place
by the hour and recall names and
faces. it is said.
Ray Baker, Director Of the Mint.
has more statistics at his tongues
end than most anyone in the Treas
ury Department. Give him a start
on any kind of money statistics and
he will fairly run away with him
self.
The other day. when il was AN
nounced that the government would
need $4,000, ,OOO, 900 to run it's bust
ness during the coming year. some
one breezed into Rays office and
asked him:
Just how much is $4,000. OoO. 600
anyhow. Ray"
whereupon Ray wheeled around
and answered, right out OF hand.
''Oh, not a great deal IL requires
$50 cubic feet of space 10 hold ST.
100000 in silver. Multiply that by
1000 and you will have something
like l.OOO.OOO cubic feet OF space
that il would take for the $4,000.
! 600. 900. Some warehouse, eh?
Now as to weight. A thousand
dollars in silver weighs about Nifty
nine pounds. Get out the old scratch
pad and figure on $4,000. 100000 in
pounds and you will find that yoI
have something like 23s.OOO.OOO
pounds, OF ! miss my guess. Just
imagine having that much weight
in butterfly wings,
And now a word about the size
of all that laid out. dollar afte-
dollar, side against side, or end TO
end. Every silver dollar measures
an inch and a half across. Which
makes something like 5000. .OOO, 600
inches of silver dollars. Divide IL
by twelve and you have 100000, ,OO0
feet of dollars"
And how much does that make
in miles?" the demon pursuer asked.
Say" Ray answered. do ] have
to do all this work myself? Divide
it by $3.50 and let me know the
result"
The Hon. Obadiah Dubb is advo-
eating a Federal law TO compel
The Washington herald., 1920-12-24

The noisiest little chunk of land in this
noisy world is the wee bit of land called Yap
1t is trying to live up to its name.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-24
.iUarol Maker
ofEpigran1s

Paris There are Pragmatist
thrusts vitality transfixing human
creatures Of our own time in notes
of Rivarol now first published.
Burke said of him that he was the
Tacitus of the Revolution, which is
true of many of his thoughts, dis
secting with the precision of a
lancet men and things of that day.
These new thoughts with the same
keenness of expression are of the
same cutting application to the
present. In our less literary day
they have been said. when said at
all. DULY and haltingly.
The editor is not a Frenchman.
though a lifelong Partisan and au-
thor of many volumes of French
verse. He in Prince Charles
Adolphe Csntacuzene. long coun-'
cillor at the Rumanian legation of
Paris. He prints the thoughts
pensees or "epigrams" or beauties"
as the English used to Call them,
from manuscript notes prepared
and not used by Rivarol for that
Preliminary Discourse. which was
as far as he got with his diction
ary of the French language. Dr.
Johnson. whom RivaroI must have
known about through his writing
a nd Ia
the dictionary first, but even his
friend Burke would not have called
him Tacitus for his thoughts. In
our own age, which is turned an
other way. the Frenchman's piquant
grammar is still more rare.
Rivarol said he was a count, but
the expiring nobility did not recog-
nize him. As their. end drew near,
they were glad to use him for a sort
of journalism so superior that II
was of little use against the spokes-
men of the time-spirit. Rivarol fed
with the rest to Brussels, where ho
enlivened the emigres by reading
bits of his best writings to them.
II they were learning nothing, they
certainly tried to forget nothing.
The tradition was handed down
from the eighteenth century TO
Englishmen Of their type as late as
Mallock's New Republic" Two
things only during. his last Years
never palled upon him; one was
saying a sharp thing neatly; the
other, detecting some new weak
ness in human nature" ,
What Philosophers Are Like.
One Of the new thoughts must
have been present to some minds
in all times of war: philosophers
are like the worms that bore and
pierce through the dikes of Holland
They prove such works are perish
able. like the men who make them.
but they do mot prove the works
were not necessary"
Professor Troeltsch. who is q
philosopher OF religion, says today:
~German idealism once more, after
The Washington herald., 1920-12-24

After ship has been run on tacks for
day or so. she just naturally limps into port
The Washington herald., 1920-12-24

Prohibition has no appreciable effect on the
price of cloves and peppermint
The Washington herald., 1920-12-24

The Hon. Obadiah Dubb is advo-
eating a Federal law 70 compel
saxophone players to practice in
storm cellars.
The Monte Vista journal., 1920-07-17
|0NTE VISTA POTATO DISTRICT WILL
HARVEST LARGEST CROP IN ITS HISTORY

trip through the potato country. north oi Monte Vista
convince that the reports that have circulating
the last week to the effect that potato blight
other destroying agents work. largely
wn While the potato vines do not appear be large
would expect them to be at this time Of year. good many
nwer ere the opinion that the extremely cool nights
we had for the month has been conducive
growing the tubcrs rather than the vines which
the small appearance of the tops The stand in
excellent, and from examination of good many fields the
,oes well set In few fields where the ground
the entire stem rot shows extent
this only few isolated In the many districts
eh visited few weeks ago by unusually heavy
several fields damaged where the had stood
days the tops of the vines The growers
I've allowed the sub to drop suffered damage the
ekly off 1t is the general opinion that we need have
the results this fall but instead look for yield
.ter than last year.
The Monte Vista journal., 1920-07-17
NOT A SIGN OF HARD TIMES

Close estimates Of American imports and for the
year ending June 80 show that
eight @ BILLION dollars worth Of goods and imported five Bill
LION dollars worth That total foreign trade of 3 BILLION
dollars against total foreign trade of BILLIONS the
year before the Also considerably greater during
any year of the
Foodstufs exported during the year just closed show
smaller total than the previous IL months.
Foodstufs exported will show a smaller total than last
year. but foodsus imported will be nearly double value
those OF any earlier year nearly $500
900 in 1917 This increase of food
sufs imported due in large degree to the prices
OF sugar and coffee Cocoa also shows
This large increase in both imports exports occurs in
trade with all parts of the world Europe which sent US in
the fiscal year 1919 only worth of
worth practically three 1919 despite the
assertions that Europe would have little which could spare
to the United States She taking from this year nearly
900 worth Of merchandise against 900
worth in 1919 and 600 worth in the high record
Of the 1917, this
occurring chiefly in manufacturing material ~
Europe able to do all this the year after the
war what will she be capable of doing picks strength
later And nasmuch she great need of enormous
quantities of products doesn't look us much like mani
cky hard times over here very soon. ~
The Monte Vista journal., 1920-07-17
BURN BILLIONS TODAY; srARvE TOMORROW

Perhaps the figures the States Treasury
the other day. showing among things that
American people right spending upwards twenty
oons-bllONS get thatof dollars year luxures or
rather for goods that do without ' "
We not uxures reason if one can afford
hem Moreover and for instance regard the auto
mobile as entirely luxury although is and certain
~ 1t Is not necessity to anybody who cannot afford it.
But with everything it today with the future On nm
certain with nobody knowing just how poor he will be year
from today twenty billion dollars too much for this -
spend uxures Our national believed to be in tho
neghborhood Of sxtyfve billions That means that one dn
lar every three that we that
goes for Injuries. ~ property earhs'
Anybody spending few days any large citv will, oos;
recognize how the going The fellow who ha. hn
well of during the and who may poor as roob ne
anywhere from $40 to $50 day ''S wage OF
Easy come. easy Luxury today, poverty tomorrov
Save nothing today starve year That seems ~ b @
rainy day, out side Of the rural districts ior tne
The Monte Vista journal., 1920-07-17
PUBLIC WELFARE LECTURE

DR.. Theodore Hanson, Americas
leading social evangelist. will deliver
series OF lectures on social prob
lens, in the NJ. f. Church. Sunday.
Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday af-
ternoon and evenings. DR.. Hanson
is one Of the most eloquent speakers
In the United States and the subject
matter Of his lectures are Of vital i'm
portance to the home. the church.
the school and the state. We pre-
dict that these lectures will be re.
mem mbered and discussed longer than
any series OF addresses ever delivered
in our city. No one who IL interest
ed.in the welfare Of our community
and state can afford to miss one Of
these lectures. The afternoon meet
ings will start at 3 o'clock and the
evening services at . o'clock.
The Monte Vista journal., 1920-07-17
MONTE VISTA AcvaGs
IMPORTANT NETTING

l.. B. Sylvester ATTENDED =
meeting Of the wsstssn Slope
good roads people 1t Montrose
last week. This meeting wxs
4 very important che called 70
organize the good roads forces
Of the counties embraced In
this. the Fourth state Highway
district. and about 200 people
were in attendance. The pur.
pose Is for the uniac alton Of all
sections Of the state In good
roads work and al the high.
way districts are organizing to
that end.
The San Luis valley was rep.
resented by Loren Sylvester.
through whose efforts the next
meeting Of the Organization
was called to meet at Monte
Vista August sixth.
The Monte Vista journal., 1920-07-17
PRODUCE COMPANY
ERECTING WAREHOUSES

The Weyl-Zucklrman Prod.
uce company. who have been
operating in this territory dur
ing several potato campaigns
have started the erection Of =
fine big warehouse on railroad
ground east Of the depot. The
warehouse is to be Of cement
brick and will be 40 x 100 feet
inside measurement. In ad.
dition. the company will have
a garage and Office At their
new location. and will also sr-
ect a warehouse of the same
size at Center. They expect
to have these warehouses COM
pleted by the first Of Septem-
ber.
L. R. Price will be in charge
of the valley territory and W..
R. Lewis, formerly the local
agent for the company will be
state agent.
Weyl-Zuckerman Is one Of
the largest produce commits
sion firms operating in the Un-
tied States. Their head Office
is at San Francisco.
The Monte Vista journal., 1920-07-17
BEST OF CHEYENNE'8 FEAT.
URES FOR STAMPEDE

The Stampede committee has
made arrangements with Bill Irwin.
manager OF the Cheyenne Wild West
show. to bring the best features OF
that celebration to Monte Vista.
These consist OF fancy and trick
riders, etc, that are said to be sup
erior to the show put on by Califor-
and that Is going some"
A fine assortment OF bits. spurs
and hair brides have been received
from Warden lyman to be given as
special Stampede prizes. These are
OF good workmanship and value and
are on display at Secretary Vaile's
office.
The Monte Vista journal., 1920-07-17
WE'LL WILL
DRILL To ITS FINISH

The Travellers Oil and Refining
company Is stronger than ever be-
fore. Its resources are stronger and
its valley support Is stronger. The
stock has been withdrawn from the
market. there being no doubt sufi,o-
lent funds to complete the first well
The directory OF the Travellers OIL
and Refining company has been re-
organized, giving the San Luis Val
ley FIVE OF the nine directors. Al u
meeting held ut Denver on June 80.
former directors Hurd. NifonG. Mo
Mullen. Schwartztrauber and Poe.
resigned. These vacancies were
filed by T. G. Tripp Of Alamosa:
Ben Gran of Salida; DR.. Gotthelf,
Geo. II. Curtiss and C. w. Ogden Of
Saguache. and a Mr.. Sharp OF Ster-
ling. b. F. Upton OF Crestone. and
]. w. Burgner OF Salida. are hold
overs. j. +. Kennedy remains pres
ident for a time.
A meeting OF the new board was
held at Saguache on July Z, ut which
s. NJ True was appointed attorney
for the company. A committee con-
sisting of 7. G. Tripp, DR.. Gotthelf.
and Chas. w. Ogden was appointed
to take charge OF finances and pay
current expenses.
J. W. Burgner was appointed fis.
cal agent. A committee was APP
pointed to investigate the holdings
of the company in Texas and Wyom-
ing, chief to the purpose OF resum.
ing work on the J, N. George lease
in Texas.
There was full meeting of the
board at Saguache. excepting only
]. +. Kennedy.
Extra 2O-inch casing has been or
dered, which is required by the
sinking of loose ground at the sur
face, and this will soon be on the
ground ready for use S. S. Finch
baugh is retained as driller. 1t was
voted to run the drilling apparatus
twenty-four hours a day. There will
be no more waiting on casing, as 1t
will be ordered in advance and be
ready when needed.
The Saguache and other stock
holders In the north end of the val
ley are highly jubilant to find the
company's resources In good shape
In fact stockholders all over the val
ley will be pleased to learn what the
real situation is-Alamosa Empire
The Monte Vista journal., 1920-07-17

Ae'' Thurman A. varnadora.
w. Field Manager OF the Colorado
gene and Welfare Campaign, will
'u'e on Child Welfare at the
wen Nj. b. Church. Sunday morn
d"u In the Sargent Community
''n sunday evening. DR.. Warm
'e' VINO was formerly pastor of
FIRST Baptist Church of Monte
" mas attained national repu-
~" as lecturer and no citizen
Is Interested in the welfare of
'o's and girls can afford to
"ese strong and timely ad-
The Monte Vista journal., 1920-07-17

The meeting of the Federated
Commercial Clubs Of the valley was
held this Friday at Creede. Among
those who attended from Monte VS.
IA were Messrs. Mitchell. Dorney.
Corlett. .Lague. Cramer, Ward. Vale
and Sylvester. A feature OF the
gathering was a splendid trout fry at
$40.
The Monte Vista journal., 1920-07-17

Aumors of very light yield on
'oont OF disease are absolutely dis
'd'ed and present indication are
0nsly to the effect that this dist
VIII harvest the greatest crop in
history.
The Monte Vista journal., 1920-07-17

.e''se Lilley has started construc-
'" new warehouse adjoining
resent building on the north.
'a'ioihg will be 4S K rs feet.
."'ey contemplates further i'm
AZ, eh's at his mill as soon oil
'''"s'on street is opened to trav-
The Monte Vista journal., 1920-07-17

90, hurson, mother of Mrs. C.
'n left Thursday night for
Av"e in Missouri after a visit OF
weeks here. She was ac-
nj. 'ea by Mrs. Smith and little
'A'eF who will make . short stay.
The Monte Vista journal., 1920-07-17

rns Monte Vista Commercial club
completed the survey OF potato
rage In this county and the same
published herewith showing the
Ivsre and varieties.
The Monte Vista journal., 1920-07-17

Carey Campbell. wife and son
Lewis arrived in Monte Vista the
f,rst OF the week from Scots Bluhs'
Nebraska. for a short vacation.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-12-13
8 HOUR DAY
FOR STEEL MILL

According to a number OF well found
ed rumors coming from certain news
channels in the big Gary Steel mill. 1t
is reliably reported that officials of the
Gary Works of the Illinois Steel Com
pany will put lot of the departments
In the mill on an eight hour working
day starting the first of the year.
When the big steel strike went into
effect in September. more than a year
ago. tying UP the monster steel in
dustry all over the United States. this
an eight hour day" was one of tho
points demanded by the steel workers.
At that time officials of the steel com
pany stated that If the steel workers
had not gone out, they had planned on
installing the eight hour day the first
of this year.
Whether the officials plan to make the
eight hour day universal all over the
plant like they have at the subsidiary
plant of the American. Sheet and Tin
Plate Company or whether they will
confine the eight hour day plan TO GER
tain departments has not been learned.
They will. however. give ii a try
out according TO information and If
not successful will change 1t back to
the present working plan.