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The Lamar register., 1920-09-22

write. Blood was pouring from her
mouth and falling TO the floor. He
sprang at her. She clutched his arm;
hung to him. He would not have be-
lieyed II possible she had such force
In her fingers. She struggled painful.
ly to choke back the blood: then
strove pitifully TO speak. No word
came-only that awful whistling hiss
ing gasp. He saw the luster die In
her eyes-the eyes that in their day
had been so wonderful. They were
trying hard to tell him something
words her lips were not able to
frame. He strove TO read their mes
sage In vninl There came last
gasp; her body suddenly stifened,
quivered, relaxed-and he eased her
back into the chair. The Iron-Gray'
Woman was dead.
The Pearlhunter raised her hands
to cross them on her lap. Some OBJ
1ect fell from the lax fingers to the
floor. II was soldiers glove, stin
and mildewed with age.
Turning to lay 1t upon the table, he
stood startled and staring. His cry
brought the old Boss to his side. Two
words. scrawled In blood on the cloth,
glared up at them:
your father"
There had been a further attempt
TO write, but the effort had only re-
suited in a scrawl, impossible to de
cipher.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-24

have passed the physical examina-
ton in times of peace.
Tt is for this reason that Ro-
tarians in America and elsewhere
favor the imrending action of the
Congress of the United States that
is designed to materially assist and
make physical education universal.
"One of the serious defects in
most educational systems lies in the
lack of direct connection with busi-
ness and industry.
IF Rotary would strike a blow
at the Bolshevism, 1t mrst be done
positively, anc rot negatively, by
bringing the boys under it's uplift-
ing influence and declaring itself
to the development of real citizen
SHIP" he said.
The Washington uniforms of
white suits and blue ties was to-
day worn by the ladies also. Abner
Leech. Col. L. w. Heron. b. j.
Smith and John w. .Brommcr, all
Of the Washington Rotary, took a
prominent part in the convention
hall chamber. This merry group
led the Washington delegation tc
the hall in a body. where it was
loudly cheered.
The Washington delegation was
given an honor place in the gigantic
Rotary pageant this afternoon. Ac-
companied by band, the delegation
attracted marked attention every
where.
Ladies of the Capital City repre-
sentatives also were honored when
they were requested to act IS hosts
to Mrs. Albert S. Adams, wife of the
international president. AS the
paraders neared the boardwalk and
Virginia avenue, an aeroplane
swooped down above them and
dropped a message of greeting from
International President Adams. Who
comes from Atlanta, Ga. Tonight
the ladies accompanying the Wash
ington delegation will be dined by
other Rotarians. They will re-
ciprocate in a splendid dinner to be
given at headquarters.
The bathing beach today was
alive with the Rotarian delegates.
Many of the ladies attending the
convention as guests of the delega-
tion appeared in bathing costumes
that outranked Atlantic City's most
enviable creations. Bands of the
delegations supplied music.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-24
SUGAR-COATED
TAX PROPOSED
Expert Criticises Govern.
ment's Income Methods
Before City Club.

Declaring the effect OF the income
tax to be only that Of raising the
cost OF things" Theodore H. Price.
of New York, editor OF Commerce
at the City Club on The Incident
OF Taxation and Its Reflection" de-
scribed the income tax as unjust
and inquisitional."
The income tax and the super
tax" asserted. Mr.. Price. "as now
levied, are but an approximation,
and a very rough approximation,
to justice. They are inquisitional.
provoke resentment, throttle ambi-
tion and give an enormous advan-
tage to the man who is able or
willing to stop working and put his
capital in nontaXable bonds.
"a consumption tax" he said,
"sugar-coated, so that ii will not
revolt the consumer, is the most
satisfactory method that can be fol-
lowed to raise the revenue we mu st
have.
ITO be sugar-coated a consump-
ton tax must be paid by the seller
and included in the price charged
so that the buyer will not realize
he is paying a tax every time he
purchases a paper of pins or a
dozen eggs.
There were only 1926 people
in the United States who reported
incomes of over $4,000" he con-
cluded, "and while the number may
have been slightly increased since.
it is question whether we are
wise in raising the general cost of
living as il has been raised by the
income and excess profits tax in an
unsuccessful effort to make the two
people in every 1000 pay heavier
taxes than the other $685."
The Washington herald., 1920-06-24
.athor O NY -Four Ysars in Ger.

author Of MY -Four years in Ger.
many"
cummines Boon Leems.
The candidacies OF Senator Rob-
ert L. Owen. of Oklahoma. ana Ed
win T. Meredith. Secretary Of Az
ricuiture. dc not seem to have ex.
cited the San FsancLco muItitude
as set. Nor does that ambition OF
Gov. Edward I. Edwards. Of Now
9ersey. appeal to q coIventicn that
IL at least '.ffty- nifty" on the pro
hitition issue with q decided leaning
n the dry direction.
] am ssriopsly adjured to watch
the possibilities attaching To the
lame of Homer 8. Cumminee. Of
Connecticut. That State now pur-
poses submitting the Democrats na-
tional cbairriar's name. II will be
submitted as that of "a man who"
Is better known TO the rank and
ile OF the delegates than any as
pirant in the field.
Mr.. Cummings is bexought every
day to avcw himself a receptive
candidate. Stranger things haye
happened than that the San Fran
cisco crown should eventually land
on his particularly but not unbe-
comingly bale Fate.
MY intimation on Saturday night
that the adminittrstion's desire To
mop up the conys ntion honors, the
permanent ehairmanshIp and thu
chairmanship Of the platform COM
mittee for Secretary Colby and sor-
ator Glass. respectively, stiIl holds
good. "old Guard" Democrats, like
Senators Thomas j. Walsh. OF Mon
tana. and JOseph T. Robinson, of
Arkanses. have now. IL is under
stood. put in bios for those places.
They are Wilson felix's. but not in
cense-bUrners.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-24
TEACHERS SEEK
POSITIONS HERE.
Instructors File for Jobs as
Vacation Time
Comes.

washington's school students
spent yesterday morning cleaning
out their desks" and at noon left
their school buildings for tire last
time this season. Vacation tNie has
come.
With the high school boys 1t is
new the open season for hunting
summer jobs.
With the close of school yes
terday nine teachers were placed
on the retirement list. Three 9TH
ers. eligible for retirement, have
been held on their own request.
Applications for positions as
teachers continus to be-. received
daily by the school officials. Though
It is early in the summer for ap-
plications to be. filed, 1t is reported
the number already entered excsed
those received last year. Tho ap-
plications reveal the desire of many
former teachers recently released
from the government service. as
WE'LL as many still employed by the
government to return to school
work.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-24
NEW GERMAN
HEAD REIGNS
Chancellor Fehrenbach Will
Present Cabinet for APP
proval Next Tuesday.
by =. B. CONGER.
CWnshington Hernld-PubIic Ledger
Service, Special Cable Dispntch.)


Berlin, June 23.-Konstantin Feh-
Ietbacn. one-timc theological stu
dent and later lawyer and politi-
clan, has at last assumed the her
ita"e Of bismarck as thirteenth inn
perial chancellor, or fourteenth, IL
DR.. Kapp's 1e0-hour intcrregnum
'an be counted. His cabinet of
reconstruction" includes ali the for
mer clerical and democratic minis
ters except the minister of justice.
supplemented Ey three admittedly
strong candidates in DR.. Walter ST.
mons as foreign minister, Karl
HeiuZe as minister of justice, and
Adam Slegerwald. Of the Catholic
labor Federation, as minister OF
transportation.
FehrenbEch will rresent his oat-
met and government program to
the Reichstag for approval next
Tuesday. The Reichstag meets to-
morrow, but only tC organize, elect
a president and a6jcrrn, probably
70 next week, as no important busi-
ness except aprrC val of the cab
met and the government Geclara-
tim and rGn;her of emergency
appropriations is pending.
Peoples Party Aid.
The cabinet building was made
possible by a bit of skilled diGlcc-
ton in the formulation of a phrase
in the government declaration
whereby the Peoples party. with
out abandoning its views on mon
archy, gives assurance that 1t Is
willing to participate in the i'm
mediate problems of reconstruction
on the basis Of the republican con-
stitution and will not promote any
aspirations toward alteration of the
constitution.
The new chancellor, who is almost
seventy, first came into prominence
in connection with the pre-war Ia
bern debate in the Reichstag. He
had earlier been known as a capable
and willing work-horse in Parlia-
mentary committees and fair mind
ed, and popular deputy. The speech
The Washington herald., 1920-06-24

in which he arraigned the army for
the notorious attack of a young
lieutenant upon a lame shoemaker
and for the spirit which made such
unpleasant incidents possible, turned
the debate from one OF customary
Socialist demonstrations against the
government into a political mani
festation of the first rank. sent
Chancellor Won Bethmann Hollweg
skurrying to South Germany to OBJ
tain remedial measures from his I'M
perial master and placed the seal of
coming Importance upon the brill
liant South German speaker.
May Prove Unpopular.
He presided over the main COM
mittee or the little Reichstag" in
which most of the important de-
cisions of the submarine war and
other big problems were conducted
semi-confidentialIy during the war
and succeeded DIR. Kaempf as presi-
dent of the Reichstag. upon the
latter's death in June, 1918.
Although avowed Republican. he Is
no less stronger. an uncompromising
German and his utterances of the
conduct of the war and Outspoke n
criticism since the armistice of en-
tente actions and policies. particu-
larly in the occupied regions, Ii not
apt to make him a popular chan
cellor with the French and British
press when his speeches arc dug up
from back files OF the newspapers.
DR.. Simons, who with Chancellor
Fenrenbach, Minister of Defence
Gessler, and Minister of the Treas
ury DIR. Wirth. will bear the burden
of the negotiations at Spa, is in a
happy position being a professional
diplomat without a compromising
prc-war diplomatic past. He is
thoroughly familiar with diplomatic
affairs from experience as head of
the legal department of the foreign
law and was one of the chief ad-
visers to Count Won Brockdorff-
Rantzau at Versailles.
Crops Favorable.
The new government comes into
existence under at least one
auspicious augury-a favorable re-
port on crops. Mid-June corre-
spondents Of the German agricul-
tural council report a general i'm
provement since mid-May, main
tenance of the high condition of
winter wheat, potatoes, oats and
barley and a decided betterment in
most localities with respect to win
ter rye the chief bread crop of
Germany whose condition in mid
May was far from satisfactory. Half
the correspondents now class the
of rye as good and only
6 per cent report bad" as COM
pared with 20 per cent in midMay.
Copyright. 1920. by Public Ledger Co..
The Washington herald., 1920-06-24
ASK MOREPAY
FOR TEACHERS
Rotarian Convention Also
Demands Physical Edu-
cation Of Pupils.
DOLPH MAKES ADDRESS
Cheered by Delegates When
He Calls for Co-opera-
tion with Youth.
DOLPH MAKES ADDRESS
Especial to the washington HeraId.)

Especial to the washington Herald.)
Atlantic City. N. J., June %. -
Twelve thousand delegates from
seventeen different nations went on
record today favoring an increase
of salary for the teaching forces
throughout the country, and uni
versal physical education in the
schools. The delegates are attend
Ing the eleventh annual convention
of the International Association Ro-
tary Clubs now convened here. Ro-
tartan John Dolph. OF Washington,
d. C., added, in his address today,
that the only way to defeat the
rapid spreading of Bolshevism Is to
bring the growing children under
the Rotarian influence. and develop
In them realizationship and loyalty
TO the government.
Address In Cheored.
The delegates Justify cheered the
address. Excerpts of 1t follow:
The Importance of education is
now debatsble. 1t Is recognized and
admitted by US all, but when, for ex-
ample, so important a parsonage as
the Secretary of the Interior of the
United States has stated that $780,
600 or 10 per cent of the rural popu-
lation, cannot read an agricultural
bulletin, a farm journal. newspa-
per or their Bibles, 1t seems to us
that there is every reason why Ro-
tary should lend its great influence
to educational work and cooperate
wherever possible to improve condi-
tions.
"A prominent officer of the United
States! Army" declared Mr.. Dolph,
has pointed out that only about
one-fifth of the drafted army could
The Washington herald., 1920-06-24
Jersey DRY Boss" Named.

George w. Van Mott, of Newark,
has been appointed prohibition di-
rector for the State of New Jersey.
the Bureau of Internal Revenue an
nounced yesterday.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-24

Asdk b h Made = Frs1ssjek
Frederick. Nd. June 2s--I<wis r.
kefauver. Edgar H. Mcbride and
Charles n. Frushcur have been APP
pointed by. Judge worthiDgtcn TO
audit the accounts Of the county
commissioners, the county treasurer
and the school board. They will
commence work shortly.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1920-02-12

We have a popular assortment Of
up-to-date magazines always in stock.
Stone Drug Store. ADV. 81
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1920-02-12
CAPITOL NEWS NOTES
Continued from First Page)

cradle amount. This is deplorable
condition in view of the fact that the
bank handles some $10,000,O00 to $751;
100000 of public funds on which to
pays but two per cent interest. The
actual deficit represents but small
portion of the loss to the state on ac-
count Of the operations of the bank.
Prior to its organization, from two
and one-half to six per cent was paid
on public funds, while the bank pays
but two per cent on such funds, there
by lessening the income of the state
and political subdivisions thousands Of
dollars.
The banks statement further shows
that only $205, O62. 70 had been loan
ed upon farm lands while Bulletin
No. series of 1919, issued Dec. Is,
1919, shows that the applications for
farm loans amounted to $8,O15,991.
90. The bulletin above quoted shows
appraisal fees on hand amounting to
0,510.5 so. If the excessive apprais-
al fees being paid by the applicants
for farm loans were deducted from
the alleged net profit, the bank would
show even greater deficit. These APP
praisers fees are excessive and bur-
densome.
1t is alleged in the report that the
Drake Mill shows net profit of ST.
748 20, but it also appears that items
with should be charged to it's oper-
ating account are found under expendi-
lures of the Mill and Elevator Associ-
alton, and that if the books were prop
erly kept, that there would be def
cit instead of profit in the operation
of this industry.
am of the opinion that the report
wholly fails to comply with the pro-
visions Of section 6, and that from it's
evasive and misleading character and
from the showing made as to the con-
dition of hte Industries, that thor,
ough examination ought to be made
of the affairs of the Industrial Com
mission, by competent firm of reg
istered accountants and all of the In
dustries pr under competent business
management. !"
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HOW EUROPE CAN
ESCAPE COLLAPSE
We Must Aid by Extending
Credits, Says Dawson.
GRAVE MENACE TO U. S. A.
European Ruin Would Involve
America-Starvation and
Disease Rampant.

Des Moines, Ia.-Speaking before the
General Conference Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, Henry +. Dawson,
chairman of the Board Of Governors
of the League of Red Cross Societies,
said:
AS chairman of the Convention OF
Red Cross Societies, composed of rep
resentatives of twenty-seven nations
that met recently IN Geneva, am Gus
todian of authoritative reports record.
ing appalling conditions among mil.
lions of people living in eastern Eu.
rope.
One of the most terrible tragedies in
the history of the human race is being
enacted within the broad belt of terri.
tory lying between the Baltic and the
Black and Adriatic Seas.
This area includes the new Baltic
States-Poland, Czecho-Slovakia, the
Ukraine, Austria, Hungary, Roumania
Montenegro, Albania and Serbia.
The reports which come TO MS make
IL clear that in these war-ravaged
lands civilization has broken down
Disease, bereavement and suffering
are present in practically every house
hold, while food and clothing are in
sufficient to make life tolerable.
Men, women and children are dying
by thousands, and over vast once-civi.
lized areas there are to be found nel-
Their medicinal appliances nor medical
skill sufficient to cope with the devas-
Eating plaques.
Wholesale starvation is threatened
i'm Poland this summer unless she can
procure food supplies in large quaint
ties. There are now approximately
250,000 cases of typhus in Poland and
in the area occupied by Polish troops.
Worst Typhus Epidemic in History.
This is already one of the worst ty.
plus epidemics in the worlds history
In Galicia whole towns are crippled
and business suspended. In some dis
tricts there is but one doctor to eacl
10000 people.
In the Ukraine, we were told. typhus
and influenza have affected most of the
population.
A report from Vienna, dated Febru-
airy IL, said: 'There are rations for
three weeks. Death stalks through the
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-07-07
Baled Hay Brings
the Highest Price

Baled hay is the easiest
to handle, occupies less
storage room and is in the prop
er shape for shipment to mar
kets where the highest prices
are paid.
Besides getting higher
prices for your hay, you
can also save money by baling it
with John Deere-Dain Mo-
tor Press-the hay press that
makes neat, well-shaped bales
quickly.
Come in and let us show you
one of these presses, and ex-
plain to you why it does better work.
We want particularly to show you
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-07-07

the eccentric gear construction and
to explain why, by mounting the
gears off-center, more work can be
accomplished without any increase
in power. The powerful stroke of
both plunger and self-feed arms, and
the automatic tucker, insure neat;
well-pressed bales. The quick re-
turn of both plunger and self-feeder
on the idle stroke gives plenty of
time to feed the press. The inn
proved form of block dropper is q
convenience you will appreciate.
No matter whether you want
a hay press for custom work on
only for your private use, we can fur
nish you with a John Deere Dain
Motor Press of the right size and
capacity.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-07-07
LONDON STOPS BIG BUILDING
Action Taken SO That Building Trades
Might Concentrate on Residences

The action of ti.e city council Of
London, England, In stopping all
building, except residences. under pow
ers granted by the health ministry, TO
overcome the housing shortage. has
caused a crisis In the London building
trades.
Not more than 40 per cent of the
men displaced by this shortage can be
used in house building, leading bust
ness men declare.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-07-07
GOLD MEDAL
NA@LEM ON
" Hy&d0I35 ~


The worlds standard remedy for these
disorders, will often ward off these dis
eases and strengthen the body against
further attacks. Three sizes, all druggists.
Look for the name Gold Medal on every box
and accept no imitation
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-07-07
VICTIMS
RESCUED

Kidney, liver, bladder and uric acid
troubles are most dangerous be-
cause Of their insidious attacks.
Heed the first warning they give
that they need attention by taking
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-07-07
Vicious Mule Kicked Woman to Death.

An enraged mule. which had at.
tackled a horse in a stall, kicked Miss
Maude J. Padget. twenty-four years
old, Of near Mount Vernon, H., to
death when she attempted to force II
- quit its attack on the horse.
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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-12-02
MINISTER FOUND DEAD.
Rev. Lawrence G. ChaViS, Methodist
Preacher, Found in Woods.

Bennettsville. Nov. 29.-The Rev.
Lawrence C. Chavis, Methodist prea-
cher of this county, was found dead
in some woods near his home early
yesterday morning. Members of his
family missed him when they got up
and began searching for him. His
body was found, a load of shot from
shot gun having taken effect in his
head. The gun was found by his
side.
Mr.. Chavis for number of years
served as local preacher in the
neighborhood where he was raised,
the upper part Of Marlboro county,
He was held in the very highest es-
teem by all. He had accumulated
property and was in good financial
condition, it is said. However, the
delay in gathering the crops, the hea-
w losses that he and others are sus-
tanning in their products, caused him
to worry, it is said.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-12-02
HOGS PAY BIG MONEY.

MIR. Pete Wing, Of Hawk Point,
Mo-, made a lot of money out of his
hogs. He says: 81 fed them DR..
LeGear's Hog Prescription. 1t has
given wonderful results in putting
gains on them with less feed They
were on heavy feed for only a month;
averaged gain of 2 1-2 pounds dali
ly, and were only months % days
old, when sold.'
Mr.. Wing profited by the advice of
DR.. LeGear, Graduate Veterinarian
and Expert Poultry Breeder of 2S
years standing.
DR.. LeGears Hog Prescription will
put weight on your hogs also, be-
cause it eXpels worms, purif!es the
blood and conditions them so that
they gain flesh on less feed.
1t makes no difference what all
ment is prevalent among your stock
or poultry, it is money in your poe
ket to get the proper Dr.. LeGear REM
edy from your dealer, on a satisfac-
ton Or money back offer.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-12-02
MAY FIND LOST CHAPTERS.
University of Chicago Man Thinks
the Feat is Possible.

Recovery of the ''lost chapters in
the career of man" hidden in the an
cient cities of Western Asia is an i'm
minent possibility and an American
responsibility, Dr. James Henry Breas-
ted, of the University of Chicago, re-
ports. DR.. Breasted, who is profes-
sor of Egyptian and Oriental history
there. has recently returned from a
survey of most of the important bur
led cities of the near Orient.
The collapse of the, Ottoman en-
pire has opened the birth lands of
civilization to unrestricted investi-
cation, DR.. Breasted said. 1T is evil
dent" he added, that there rises be-
fore US an unprecedented opportund-
ty in the history of humanistic re-
search.
'"The great centers of human life
in the ancient world, the mighty cit
les and capitals of Babylonia, Assy-
ria, Persia, Palestine, Syria, Asia
Minor and Egypt, the region where
the earliest civilized societies arose
out of savagery and barbarism to
bring civilization to Barbarian Eu-
rope-all these treasures of human
records which are rapidly perishing
in the whole region about the east
ern end of the Mediterranean lie
there silently awaiting the spade Of
the excavator.'
1t will be possible to clear up the
leading ancient buried cities of West
ern Asia within the next 25 or 80
years, or perhaps a generation, given
sufficient funds and adequate person.
mel, according to DR.. Breasted. The
task rests with American. Oriental
lists, he said, because no other coun-
try has the available resources.