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The Cordova daily times., 1920-12-10
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1920
THE CREDIT SITUATION

The country's credit requirements have reached maximum level, says the National Bank of Commerce of New York in it's weekly summary of money and markets. Pressure may for time continue at this current high level but no substantial increase is anticipated in the demand for bank ing accommodations either for crop financing or to meet commercial and industrial requirements. The credit position is essentially sound and the future is to be regarded with confi- dence.
 The banks and reserve institutions have financed the enormous volume of current requirements with no weakening of their reserve strength. The beginning of reduction in the aggregate of these requirements is now evident. Loans of reporting mem- Der banks of the resreve system ex- October. A moderate contraction is now shown.
 The determining factor in the en- tire situation continues to be the re- 1uctance of consumers to buy, partly because of their expectation that prices of the proucts which they have to offer in exchange have declined sharply Wage earners hesitate to purchase because their earnings are being curtailed by increasing unem- ployment and in same cases by reduc- ton in wages.
 The adjustment of prices to new conditions of supply and demand has proved difficult. Two factors on the buying side of the equation offer much encouragement, however. In comparison with those classes whose income increased rapidly during the period of rising prices, the decline in prices which has already taken place has increased the purchasing power of salaried employees and per sons in receipt of fixed incomes from investments.
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THE NATIONS FORESTS

At it's recent meeting at Chicago, the Council of Wood Using Industries, which embraces some sixty odd asso- citations of furniture, veneer and ve- hicle manufacturers, wood turner's, wood preservers and numerous other woodusers, steps were taken by the council to get actively behind the na- tional forest policy which has been formulated by the forest service
 The primary objects of this policy are to perpetuate the forests of the country through fire protection, refor estation, improved methods of for est management, and to promote the more efficient and economical use of forest products.
 A resume of the history of the na- tion's forests brought to light some in- teresting facts that are not generally realized by the public.
 Until about 20 years ago the for ests of the public domain seemed in fair way to be destroyed eventually by fire and reckless cutting. Nothing whatever was being done to protect them, or even to use them in the right way. They were simply left to burn, or else to pass by means of one or another of the land laws into the hands of private owners whose in- terest in most cases impelled to take from the land what they could get easily, and move on.
 More than this, the destruction of the forest cover on the watersheds supplying hundreds of streams which rise in the mountains of the western states would have had it's certain ef- feet on stream f1ow,-low water or no water at all during the long dry periods, and destructive floods after heavy rains. This, of course, would have meant disaster to the systems of irrigation by which thousands of farmers raise their crops, and would also have very seriously hampered, and in many cases prevented, electric power development.
 In 1891 congress authrized the
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TIME ERADICATEs ALL EVILS

The Russians are not the first peo- pie to go into wild excesses in the reaction from autocracy. There is every reason to suppose things will run their course there as they run their course among other peoples similarly situated. An American au- thority on Russia, coming out of the shevism, was asked what he thought of the situation. I'm an optimist on Russia" he said. "I believe they may settle down there within 20 or 30 years"
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When it comes to novel advertising George Sexton of Seward takes the prize. The advertisement of his ho- tel reads: We have been in busi. ness since 19O6 We have been pleas ing and displeasing people ever since We have been cussed and discussed -boycotted-lied about-lied to-hur ried upheld up-and down. We are staying in business now to see what in the h. is going to happen next. Come and see us and we will talk it over. r."--Valdez Miner
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By a decision made yesterday by Judge Robert w. Jennings, in the United States district court the city ordinances giving the right to munich pal officials to issue search warrants, was held to be invalid and unconstitu- tional. This decision of the court comes as no surprise, as the best legal advice of Ketchikan gave simi- lar opinions when the ordinance was adopted. It is even said that the city officials, desperate in their desire to clean up the town, enacted the law and attempted to enforce it, knowing themselves that it was unconstitution- al Whether or not this be so, they did at least demonstrate that where there is will there is way to get evidence of infringements of the law. -ketchikan Chronicle.
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A bluff is good stuff till it's cuffed
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Last night people sat up and wait ed for the train from Nenana expect ing letters from sweethearts and wives or letters with money in them and at 10 minutes past 10 the train arrived, with nothing but second class mail, which was all Seward had to send that way.
 The reason why the train was late, as explained by the railroad was that it was dragging eleven empties back to Fairbanks, to be filled here and shipped back to the dissatisfied town with satisfaction on every car-Fair, banks News-Miner.
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Europe has dozen wars going; this country is at peace. Yet we are told the way to get us out of war is to get us into an arrangement where by these wars become our own re- sponsibility.
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VOICE OF THE ALASKA PRESS

Why not try the Oregon plan to hold salmon fry at the hatcheries in ponds until they are large enough to take care of themselves. The only 
 way to find out whether the cost of developing a fish supply in that man. ner would be too great is to give it a trial. In the meantime, let us try to make it so enough salmon reach the spawning grounds to keep the fisher men end canneries operating. - Ju neau Empire.
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The southern Democrat votes the straight ticket and receives the re- ports of Republican national victory with a thankful heart.
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Proof that "all the worlds stage appears in the fact that ones banf roll has about the same buying power as stage money.
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In a poker game at Seward las week, the climax came when a lady player laid down three queens. fol lowed by an earthquake.
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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING

FOR RENT-CORNER STORE. AP.
 ply Nicholson & Currier. 7-tf.
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Many a shirker prefers travelling to graveling. ~i
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-21

ported favorably on great extension
Of the work Of that body and told Of
more sweeping changes to be made dur
ing the coming year, Including a plan
TO recruit ministers and missionaries
from colleges for church work and to
fight radicalism through such work
The board of publication and Sabbath
school work rendered similar report
The last named board Is working on q
plan to improve church architecture.
The committee on mems work told of
extensive educational work carried on
among the men of the country and of
steps being taken to interest an even
greater number Of men in the church.
Tells Of Work in Country
The woman's board of home missions
reported on similar work among the
women of these sections.
The permanent committee on vacancy
and supply urged that a parsonage be
supplied to each pastor and that the
possibilities of the ministry as pro
fession be placed before the young poo
pie of the church. A rise in salaries
to pastors sufficient to meet the in =
creased cost Of living was recommended.
The report Of the board Of minis
terial relief and sustentation then was
read
The board seeks the approval of the
General Assembly for the continuance
of its program for the completion of
the $4,000. 900 endowment fund. It
puts itself on record as believing that
nothing short of n pension Of $1,000 a
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year in both relief and sustentation is
compatible with the spirit Of justice, the
desire Of the Presbyterian Church and
the tremendously increased cost of liv-
ing, which. however It may sink in the
future, will never return to the pre- war
level. ...
The board again calls the attention
Of the Church to tragic cases of need
which cannot be cared for in its pres
cnt homes and which absolutely neces :
state a hospital and sanatorium to be
established in connection with the
Thornton Home, or at some other suit
able point. Three hundred thousand
dollars will provide for the erection,
equipment and maintenance of this in
stitution. .
Doctor Baer, chairman Of the execu :
tive committee, presented the report of
that body. The estimated budget for
1920, Sl35, 900, for the General Assem- :
bly, was carried. =
A section OF the report to the effect
that active warfare on polygamy be
postponed met opposition.
Move we postpone polygamy,' one
commissioner moved. This caused O
laugh.
Doctor Baer recommended the post
noncment on the commissions vote be =
cause the Presbyterian Church is so i'm
merscd In the New Era and 1nterchurch
World Movement that proper attention
could not be given at present to the
polygamy question.
A federal amendment to the con
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-21

was the movement to the Japanese. for
il re enforced their critics. disheartened
their friends. alicnatcd the sympathy
of allied nations and brought upon the
ruthless militarists the opprobrious
name Of the Huns of the Orient. -
Regarding the attitude of the Amer
ican missionaries toward the Korean
revolt against the Japanese. the report
quotes Bishop Herbert Welch. of the
Methodist Episcopal Church of Korea
as saying: 1T is no evidence of un
fricndliness to the japanese people that
the missionaries became alienated in
sympathy from the japanese Govern
mcnt. but only testimony to the deem
humanity of their feelings and to an
indignnton against wrongdoing which
was worthy of all praise.
There is general disposition ia
give the new administration in Korea
a fair chance to remedy the undoubted
abuses that exist" continues the re
phrt. "AmeriCans. it says. should
distinguish between the civil and mill
tary parties among the japanese. The
former is composed of enlightened and
progressive men. who feel as we do
about the outragcs that have been com
mitted in Korea. The latter includes
large number of men who are thor
oughly Prussan in their temper and
conduct.
The Japanese Question
Americans should bear in mind that
there is n considerable element among
the japanese themselves who are greatly
disturbed by the stern and iron handed
policy of the military party in dealing
with the Koreans and who favor a wist
and humane policy in dealing with them
1t would he not only unwisp. but un
just. to make indiscriminatc condcmna
| ton of the whole japanese nation"
Declaring that China is in a state
/ of chaos" the board says: 1T has beer
! gratifying to read the reasSuring state.
ments of several eminent japanese as t
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the intentions Of their government,
adding. however, that something more
than words, however sincere, is required
to remove misgiving and distrust.
Greed and altruism, democracy and
militarism, il says, are struggling for
the mastery. During the last year, the
report says, Chinese connected with the
Presbyterian, Congregational, United
Brethren and London missions, have
formed one organic Christian body. All
other evangelical denominations have
been invited to join.
Presbyterian foreign missionaries in :
creased in 1910 from 1864 to 1923 and
the native workers from 6S08 to 6S56.
In order to meet the high cost Of liv-
ing, which in some fields like Japan
has increased over 300 per cent. the liv-
ing allowance for the Presbyterian mis-
sionares have been increased from the
former standard of $3.50 a year to
$500.
New methods of dealing with sedtion
is declared to have made mission ac-
tivities in Indian more difficult. "all
non British subjects desiring to engage
in philanthropic, educational. medical
or missionary work being required to OBJ
tain n license" This was modified for
the missionaries provided they declared
due obedience and respect to the gov
ernmpnt and carefully abstaned from
political affairs Re endorsements are
called for Ito check the growing power
of Mohammedanism" in West Africa.
To EvangeIize Jews
An effort to evangelize Jewish people
in Newark. \. j.. Baltimore, Md.
Brooklyn. y. Y. and this city is being
made by the Presbyterian board of home
missions. according to its annual report
read today.
The report. which was presented by
Secretary II. y. Morse, said the year
closed with much financial pcrplexity.
but great spiritual advance" The
board, it was said, projected a budget
on the basis of a certa in anticipation
(which the facts have not justified" "
Total receipts, exclusive of lcgacies and
applicable to current work, were said
to be S97S, 800 and expenditures for the
year were 81 1.2l0.223 leaving net
deficit of S240. 800 which. added to the
debt the board faced on January /,
1920, makes the total debt $40 ,22S.
The need of specially trained leader
ship for the Approximation work and
adequate salaries for workers was em
phasized.
The National Service Commission OF
the assembly presented report which
showed that the work among soldiers
and sailors had been an unqualified sue
cess and recommended that the work be
turned over to the board of temperance
and moral welfare, along with the task
of supply ministers to many civilian
hospitals now unassigned to any pastor
of Protestant denomination.
The committee reported that a move =
ment to form an organization of former
service men is gaining great momentum
and is achieving fine results.
The general board of education re-
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afternoon and Epening
Program of the Assembly

2:30 p. mat First Church,
Washington Square. opening prayer,
American Bible Society.
2:50 p. m.-American Tract So
ciety.
$40 p. m.--prcsbytcrian Hstori-
cal Society.
3 80 p. m.-Rcnort. committee on
Christian life and work.
4 p, m.--Semiannuul celebration
Of reunion of 1870.
3 80 p. m.--Adjournmcnt.
Sp. m.-ACademy of Music, pop
ular meeting for Sabbath school
work.
10 a. m. and . 80 p. m.-Bi-
ennial, women : board of home mis-
sions. Tenth Church. Seventeenth
and Spruce streets.
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EVENING PUBLIC .LEDGER-PHILA ADEIPHIA FRIDAY. MAY

stitution prohibiting polygamy Is the
goal Of the movement. .Y.
This discussion produced the frst
disagreement at the assembly with
those in favor of tabling the warfare
temporarily finally winning after n
rising vote. ..r
Two hundred and forty ministers at
tending the assembly will speak In
churches In the city and its vicinity
Sunday. Nine invitations were received
from prisons.
John ID. Rockefeller, Jr., and James
NJ. Stears, chairman of the. executive
Movement, will come to Philadelphia
late this afternoon from New York to
take part in meeting Mt the Wither-
spoon building. The meeting will be in
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-21

IS. q. Manus, w. A. canfs,d -
A. Wicher. DID. howard
Ruling. elders--J. w. Lyman !,
Lyons, Charles I, Huston. A n p.L., II.
Ashton NJ. Van Nuys, Frank n iNNlsslns,
o. A; Erdman Samuel Hendersoppn opnaNmr IN
T. Johnson, Joel A. Gould. o"' W.,
Relief and sustentation y
j MISUNDERSTANDING M wv,,o y
man Montclair. N. j.: T. NJ Sl,rennsar- onar-'
r. o Franklin. William Daytop psr,
erts. DID, f. u: Taylor, l., n RDV'I rob
Il. Blanchard, Maurice D. Eawe
D.D,. H. s. McCutcheon, Jesse R"fpros' p
tholomew, j. II. Wright. William Ia- y
Boldly. .n- -.. H.
Matthew Rue, d. A. Bingham ,ppen,
Baxter, w. J. Nelson w. /, k,nc.Ss' z
r. u. Veitch, j.. Tjaden, Il. 8. po,sau,
Alexander Bouick er'
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Missions Report Read

The report Of the board of foreign
missions was received with much in.
terest. especially that part which re-
ferred TO missionary work in Korea un-
der the domination Of the Japanese. An
effort is being made to "ChriStianize
every district in the country" follow
ing the recent revolt, the report said.
Referring to the revolt, the report
says: "Ther PsuIt proved anew that
Japan will not voluntarily grant Ko-
rean Independence, that the Koreans
cannot secure it by fore" and that other
governments. having long ago reCog
nized Japancs" annexation of the pc
pinsula, will not interfere. Costly, too
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ASSEMBLY NAMES
GENERAL COMMITTEES

\ The following committees Of the
Presbyterian General Assembly were
announced today:
Bills and Overtures
Ministers--John 3. Laird, DID, chair.
man; r Lew Reynolds. DID,. Robert B
Jack, Maitland Alexander, DID. Yorke
Jones. Edwin Lynd Lord, D. NJ. Butt
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TTAVING watched the operation
RI Of the many and various
- types of vacuum cleaners, |
have reached the conclusion that the
most practical suction sweeper is the
Hoover. This cleaner has an cleo
trically driven brush, which sweeps,
Just as a broom does, but much more
effectively. Lint, threads and hairs
are removed and the nap of the rug
is brushed up to proper position. 1t
is that gritty type Of dirt which is
brought in from outdoors that does
so much harm to rugs and carpets
f it is allowed to sift into them.
The only way to dislodge it is by
beating, and this is exactly what
the Hoover does, and in such a way
that there is no wear and tear on
the rugs. You will find the Hoover
at the store Of J. Franklin Miller,
1912 Chestnut Street.
~ HILADELPHIANS have al
ways been interested in the
- furniture of the Colonial
periods. Many of US treasure pieces
that hark back to pre-Revolutionary
days. Mayhap, we have a grand.
fathers clock made by Bailey's in
the days when purchasers from out
of-town arrived in stage coaches.
Those Of us who do treasure one of
these clocks marvel at the accuracy
with which it has told off the
hours through so many years.
These hall clocks are Just as much
sought after today as they were 200
years ago, for they possess true dig
nifty and beauty. The name Of
Bailey, Banks & Biddle Company is
assurance of good workmanship. A
grandfather clock makes one Of the
most thoughtful of wedding gifts,
having both usefulness and beauty
20 recommend it.
~ HE window of Henry R. Hal
| lowell & Sons store, Broad
street below Chestnut, is an
nouncing this week the arrival
Of those luscious dark-red Cher
ries from California. No wonder
they attract so much atten-
tion from passers-by, for they GER
tainly look tempting, and are
even more delicious than they look.
Strawberries from New Jersey, the
first to arrive from that state, are
now at Hallowell's, too. The Gift
Baskets of Fruit look more charm
ing than ever, the cherries lending
an interesting touch of color here
and there. II you are leaving town
in the near future, you will be glad
to know that Hallowells make a
speciality Of weekend shipments Of
fruit on Fridays to out-of-town
points. This plan is one which will
recommend itself to the thoughtful
hostess.
JTAVE you been looking for a
II golf stocking with plain
u ribbed top? So many men
have been asking where they could
be obtained, and this week I saw
some at the store Of Jacob Reeds
Sons, 1424-26 Chestnut Street. They
are of English make and an unusual
quality at the price. There were
some soft gray wool golf hose with
a plain cuff which were very good
looking. Reeds have a really fine
assortment of golf hose, from the
lighter, closely woven wool hose to
the heavier, wide-ribbed kinds, and
they come in most attractive colors.
There are plain colors and heather
mixtures with both plain and fancy
cuffs. Most of them come from
England and Ireland. The gray
wool hose with patterns in black
seem to be very popular this season.
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the interest Of the Intcrchurch World
Movement.
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9EGo7ah &quaa

The men are wearing knickerbocker
golf suits of British tweeds and
knitted cheviots such as those which
you will find at Macdonald & Camp
BELLS, 1334-36 Chestnut Street. They
say that a good-looking, good fitting
golf suit improves your game i'm
mensely. Certainly, it makes a diff
ference whether golf suit is cor
rectly tailored and made so that it
allows the freedom you need in the
most strenuous moments Of the
game. You will find at Macdonald
& Campbell's, also, such accessories
as golf hose, caps, sweaters, shirts
with collars on, etc.
q PEAKING of golf clubs, have
- you seen the "Kro-Flite"? |.
saw it at the store of A. G.
Spalding & Bros, 1910 Chestnut
Street. 1t is a very practical club
for the beginner, for it has vertical
lines on the face Of the iron which
show the player when he is holding
the club in proper position. The
pitcher has corrugations on the face
that are an improvement over those
Of the average stopum club, and,
too, this club gives much more back
swing than the average stopum.
There is but one club in each model
| suppose you already use the Spald.
ing No. 80 golf ball, which figured
in so many Journeys last season, but
have you considered the possibilities
Of the lightweight Sunday bag?
Spaldings' have also the hob-nailed
shoes and an attractive assortment
Of golf hose.
IT YOU'VE been wondering just
what is needed to give that
touch of "hominess" to your
living room, think I've found the
solution for you in the English
Down Furniture at the shop Of H.
D. Dougherty & Company, 1882
Chestnut Street. II is hard to con-
vey in words an appreciation of that
sense of ease and comfort one feels
upon sinking into the soft depths
Of an English Down arm chair. It
simply "beggars description" as the
cub reporter would say. Each piece
of furniture is custom made and
you may have it upholstered to
match or harmonic with YOUR
draperies and rugs. You will be
interested in the various types of
davenports and In the arm chairs and
wing chairs, which have about them
charming individuality.
TN QUEST Of toothsome confec-
tions one day this week sought
the store Of Edouard D. Kruse
Company, at 100 South Eleventh
Street, and there found one Of the
most delicious candies that I have
tasted in long time--or, rather, ]
found two, for 1t is hard to decide
whether the chocolate or the vanilla
butter creams are the more tempt
Ing. You are really missing some
thing II you don't try them for your
self. Have you ever tasted the
real old-fashioned molasses candy?
II you haven't you really must stop
in at their Eleventh Street store or
at 1908 Baltimore Avenue and pos
sess yourself Of a small package.
So many people have been asking
about molasses candy that I am
glad TO have discovered the "real
thing" at Kruse's.
Rect ASSQCIATION