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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-05-28
Americas Wartime Profits
ESTABLISH SORDID REC ORD OF GREED - LEVY
HEAVY TAX ON EACH FAMILY
Facts Prove Labor is Not to Blame for Increases in The
Prices

1t is shown that the combined cor
porations of the country earned in net
profits approximately $4,800,000, 900
more per year during the three war
years, 1916-17-18, than during the
three years prior to that period. This
profteering orgy during 1916-17-18
constituted tax of $240 year on
every man, woman and child in the
United States.
During the three war-years the av-
erage profits of all corporations with
net incomes of $1,000,000 or more ap-
proximated "a per cent on their capi-
tai stock. These increased profits,
not due to increased production, means
that these corporations, controlling
products essential to daily life, made
profits sufficient to replace the entire
value of their capital stock within a
period of slightly over four years.
The disclosures do not tell the full
story of profteering, since corpora
tions conceal the full measure of their
earnings by such devices as excessive
deductions for depletion and deprecia-
ton, payment of excessive salaries
and fictitious royalties and rents.
The report denies that labor costs
is the initial influence in forcing in
creases in the cost of living. 1t is
stated that wage increases have lag
ged behind price increases; that prices
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-05-28
sacred traditions Of

There Is the usual booming OF guns,
REINFORCED this year by the blazing
artillery of the A. &. Il.
Rut the significance of 1t all is
an almost international observance OF
the great American Memorial day.
For the first time graves Of American
soldiers, like monuments of democ-
racy, are found in rugged Scotland, in
quiet English churchyards, at Coblenz
ia Germany on the Icy wastes of 81
IBERIA and 10 the fields of sunny Italy,
as well as on the slopes Of Montfau-
con and at Suresnes ia France.
Suresnes, the great American Gem
etery just outside of Paris, might be
retained Ii perpetuity by the United
States for the purpose for which 1t
was so generously given by the
French nation 1t lies on the beauti-
ful slopes of Mont yalerien, sentinel
ed by historic fortress. Border
ing the curved frontage of its 1900
square meters runs a shady boulevard,
which the municipality of Paris has
recently named Boulevard Washing
ton"
The Seine Winds Past.
From this spot Of the sepulture one
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-05-28

Misunderstanding the last four
years the profits of corporations, ex-
elusive of royalties, rents, excessive
salaries, stock dividends or other
forms of compensation, cost each fam
lily of five in the United States to-
tai of $500.
The above is one of the statements
contained in survey of corporation
profiteering, during and since the wal
by w. Jett Lauck, economist and Sec
retary of the wartime national war
labor board
The survey is sordid tale of greed
and grab, and was prepared for the
railway shop employees and railroad
brotherhood in their wage movement
before the United States railroad la
Dor board.
The survey is the result of eight
months research and supports the
railroad employees contention that for
increased prices, and that each wage
advance has been an effect, and not a
cause, of soaring living costs.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-05-28

On the battle rront space was
chosen by the American commanding
| generals directly, or through an off,
Ger of the graves registration service
However, the same procedure of ac-
Quisition was followed, the only diff
ference being that the emergencies Of
battle were met promptly and the
slower process of legal formalities ar
ranged afterward.
Graves Given 60 the A. {. F.
In many cases plots In French Gem
eteries have been given to the A x. f.
These include space for 25 to 500 or
more graves. In Great Britain the
government provided ample cemetery
space for American use and requested
that the expense be borne by the Brit
ish people. In Germany space was
requisltioned by the authorities of the
army of occupation. The subject
of American graveyards In Germany
Will be proper matter for set
tlement by one OF the many commits
sions resulting from the Paris peace
conference.
While the graves registration serv-
ice had nothing to do with burials,
1t was required to identify bodies
whenever possible, and register all
graves, appropriately mark them and
maintain such a complete system OF
records that information might be fur
nished relatives of the dead and that
places of burial might be located
whenever desired.
Elaborate arrangements were made
abroad by Americans and foreigners
alike to observe Memorial day.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-05-28

were pushed up by factors over which
workers have no control; that labor as
class is now worse off than it was
before the war; that in the distribu-
tion-of the income of the country la
Dor is receiving a smaller proportion
than it did before the war, while cap
ital, in the form of profits, interest
and rent, is receiving very much
larger proportion, and that capital is
profteering on such a scale as to men
ace the future of the country"
It is shown that of the $3.50 in
crease in the price of pair of stand
ard shoes, labor received Is cents.
Increases in the retail price of soft
coal have been four times as great as
increases in labor cost
The survey is based on financial
statements of the corporations them
selves, federal income tax returns, in
vestigation of governmental bodies,
such as the tariff commission, the fed
eTdi ITdQe COllHllSSlOH anu IliS DuISdu
of foreign and domestic commerce,
various reports, studies and state
ments by official agencies and econo-
mists and the financial manuals of
Poor and Moody.
"Viewed as a pure economic propo-
sition in the light of economic his
tory" said Mr. Lauck, mo sane man
can fail to realize that the present
situation in the union was threaten
ed in 1860; and in the light of the
easily obtainable evidence no unpre-
JUDGED citizen can fail to place the
burden of the responsibility upon the
groups of capitalists and financiers
who have seized upon the sufferings
and sacrifices of nation at war as
the means of aggrandizement such as
the world before has never known"
BUY A BUILDING BOND --
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-05-28

overIooks the city of Suresnes. with
the Seine winding past its doors, and
the world-famous Bois de Boulogne,
lying yet farther on down the gentle
declivity toward the French capital.
Writing to the mayor of Suresnes,
Mai. Gen. H. L. Rogers, former quar-
termaster of the A. &. f., but now
quartermaster general of the army.
said:
1.-THE commander-in-chi is deeply
sensible of the touching devotion thus
manifested by the people of the town
of Suresnes, both In the donation Of
place that shall be sacred to the NOR
tai remains and the honored memory
of our heroic dead and in the noble
resolution to watch over their resting
place He also desires for me to i'm.
part to you his appreciation of the
tributes, instituted at your suggestion,
to the memory Of our first American
president, in giving the name Of Wash
ngton to the boulevard leading
to the space allotted for this hallowed
purpose"
Shell Holes Opened Up.
The graves registration service.
which comes under General Rogers,
and which did such laudable work
throughout the war under the able
leadership of Lieut.. Col Charles O.
Pierce Of Philadelphia, re-enforced by
10000 negro troops, combed the entire
battle area of France In an effort to
locate and identify the bodies Of all
soldiers who fell So thorough was
this final inspection that even shell
holes were opened up In the search
for missing bodies.
The cemeterial branch of the quar-
termaster corps, in charge of Maj. 81.
r. Lemly, organized, equipped and
supplied four units of the graves reg
istration service, which after prepara-
tory training at the casual camp at
Governors island and at Camp Mer-
ritt We're sent overseas in command of
Lieut.. Col. Pierce, then q major.
1t was the business of the graves
registration service to locate all Gem
eterieS under the prescribed procedure
under the laws of the country In
which they are established. In France,
Belgium and Italy practically the same
laws exist, and the same procedure is
followed In establishing American
burial grounds
An officer of the graves registration
service took the initiative in all ac-
qulsitions A letter was prepared
for the signature of the commander-in-
chief addressed to the French military
mission, or the commanding general
Of the region, II IN the zone of the
interior asking for the allotment of
whatever space was required.
inspect and Test Grounds.
Commissions were then appointed by
the French authorities, consisting of
representatives of the engineers, Sani-
tary department, the prefect and the
ministry of war, and the American
authorities designated an American
officer of the graves registration serv-
ice as the fifth member Of the com
mission
The commission inspected and test
ed the grounds, in company with the
municipal authorities, making recon-
mendaticns upon which the ministry
Of war procured the ground for the
French state and set 1t aside for an
American cemetery It Is thereafter
controlled and administered entirely
by the graves registration service.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-05-28
F@2 pa pa
HE KNEW HIS DANGER

Magistrate Ito accused, pleading
that he thought the house he entered
by the door after midnight was his
own)-Then why, when you came
face to face with the mistress of the
house, did you jump out of the win
dow and run to hide yourself?
Accused thought it was my
Blighty (London).
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-05-28
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HIS PREFERENCE

"It is queer our lawyer friend is
so fond Of dogs"
''Why is it queer?"
"You would suppose his preference
was for something more in the fee.
line species"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-05-28
MEMORIAL DAY
IN MANY LANDS
From This Time There win BE
Graves of Soldier Dead to
Be Decorated Overseas.
mEMoRIAL DAY this Y

"a mEMORIAL DAY this year
Nv finds the thoughts Of many
w Americans thousands of
miles away. With cinema
ike rapidlty the principal Memorial
day scene has changed from the g
national cemeteries, where tiny flags
decorate nearly 100000 graves to
France, where 76,247 of the flower of
American manhood lie buried in 2,342
cemeteries.
Filling the eyer-thlnning lines of
blue and gray is the mighty khaki
clad hosts Of democracy. There is the
patriotic oratory by the foremost men,
but this time by men tried by war,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-05-28

When Thomas Edison was asked re-
Gently what he considered the great
est Inventions since the electric lights,
he mentioned first wireless telegraphy
and second the American process for
making nitrogen from the air. Be
fore the war we depended upon Ger
many for our supply Of nitrogen. and
especially for the fertilizers which
made our farms so productive. The
Germans had deposits which they only
need dig out of the ground to sell at
enormous prices. Today there are
great plants in the south where the
air Is put under pressure and frozen
to liquid form from which in turn
the nitrogen is extracted. The sup.
ply is of course absolutely limitless.
BY harnessing water falls to these
plants the work is done very cheaply.
Boys Life.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-05-28
GOVERNOR FEDERAL RESERVE
BOARD SAYS PRICE CUTTING
is HEALTHY MOVE.
RESTRICTION OF CREDITS
Harding Convinced Foundation Is Be-
ing Cut from Under the specuIa-
tors-says World Wide Lack
Of Capital.

Washington.-Gov. Harding OF the
Federal Reserve Board thinks that the
drop in prices throughout the country
come as result Of restriction OF
credits, and it will keep up until the
country is back upon sound basis.
BY confining loans to essential indus
! tries and properly protecting non-es-
sential enterprises the banks of the
country can stop speculation and elm
mate the boarding profiteer. That is
what is going on now.
THE condition resulting from the
lowering of prices is healthy one"
said Gov. Harding. "We realize that
the credit position is extended and
very considerably extended. From the
first Of April, 1919, to the first of
April, 1920, the expansion of bank
credit was about 25 per cent. During
the same time there has been an ad-
vance in commodity prices of about
z6 per cent. This has been accompa-
MED by a decrease in production of
essential articles"
Gov. Harding is convinced that the
federal reserve banks are cutting the
foundation from the speculator. His
advice to the bankers at the confer
ence of the Federal Reserve Board OF
the federal advisory council here on
the 18th, when four representatives of
each reserve district were here, was
taken in good faith, and is being acted
upon. The plan is that speculation is
to be curbed, II not eliminated, and
the money used by spectators will
be turned into the proper channels of
commerce to relieve in part the strain
upon the financial situation.
Gov. Harding pointed to the reduc-
tions in the prices Of grain and pro-
visions In Chicago. He looks for a
gradual healthful decline.
There is a worldwide lack of cap
ital," he said, "and with calls upon the
investment market which cannot be
met there is an unprecedented demand
for bank credits. The fact must be
recognized that, however desirable on
general principles, continued expan-
sion of trade and industry may be,
such developments must accommodate
themselves to the actual supply of
capital and credit available"
Gov Harding says that all "unnec-
essary borrowings for purposes of
pleasure and luxury should be re-
stricted as far as possible"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-05-28
Needed an Excuse.

Bobby, Columbus boy four year,
old. dIslikes overshoes. saying thai
big boys need not wear them. During
the recent slush and snow. Bobby had
to don his rubbers every time he ven.
tured into the street to play. Re
Gently his mother saw him walking
toward his home. deliberately select
ing places on the sidewalk where the
slush was thickest, although the Other
side of the walk was perfectly dry
she demonstrated with him, telling
him to walk where the path was dry
"Well. mother" complained Bobby
sdon't you see I've got to have {
'scuse for wearing these overshoesT
Indianapolis News.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-05-28
BIBLE FOR CHINA
New Translation Has Been the
Work of Many Years.
Said to Be the First Ever Put Into
the National Language of the Race,
and Almost Perfect Literary
Production.

After continuous labor extending
over more than quarter of century
by Chinese and foreign scholars, the
announcement is made a new transla.
ton of the Bible has been completed
for the Chinese people. The publica-
ton Of this translation at an early
date, under the title of the "Revised
Mandarin Bible" is announced by the
American Bible society. The compile
tion of the work will. 1t is stated
place this particular version in the
hands of more individuals than were
ever reached by any other translation.
There have been Bibles in China for
many years, of course, millions of
them, but the forthcoming issue win
be the first translated into the national
language of the Chinese, and it Is
claimed that It will be the most nearly
perfect literary production in the
Chinese republic.
1t will be interesting to many OBJ
servers the world over TO take care
full note In the years to come of the
effect Of this translation upon the
masses Of the people of China. From
the point of view of the western
world, China Is not rich in literature.
This estimate is not disputed by many
Of the Chinese educated in America.
and European colleges. Confucius,
when he edited what the Chinese de-
nominate the sacred canons, In the
sixth century before the Christian era,
prescribed the model of Chinese liter
ary form, and reached, In the belief
of his followers, the pinnacle of phil
osophic wisdom. These classics, in-
Guiding the works edited and actually
written by those who called them
selves his disciples, possibly excel. In
literary merit at least, the works of
any other ancient civilization. and It
is tsue that no other written words
have for so many centuries nodded
the character, culture, morals and gov
eminent of SO great a nation. The
veneration given throughout the CEN
turis-s to the wisdom of Confucius hes,
because Of the constant study Of his
philosophy, preserved the language al
most unchanged for thirty centuries,
and set permanent standard in the
nations literature. In one of the
books of this great series, that known
as the "Analects" of Confucius, in
which his views and maxims are re-
tailed by his disciples, there are given
what purport to be accounts of the
habits and records of the teachings Of
the great Chinese moralist. In 1t there
is found the sage's text on altruism,
called the golden rule In Its Chinese
form, which, translated, reads: "What
You would not others should do unto
you, do not unto them."-Christian
Scienc Monitor.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-05-28
CHIEF DRAWBACKS TO THE CROP
HAVE BEEN COLD AND WET
WEATHER.
BOIL WEEvlL REApPEARS
Acreage Still a Matter of Uncertainty,
Due to Poor Seed, Labor Scarcity
and Lateness-Stands GEN.
orally Unsatisfactory.

Memphis, Tenn.-The Commercial
Appeal, in its summary of cotton crop
conditions, states that the 1920-21
crop thus far has made one OF the
poorest starts ever recorded in the
history of cotton growing.
This report Is based on correspond
ence covering in detail 7S2 counties
embraced in the 10 principal cotton
producing states, and is made as of
May 49, Percentage condition figures
compared with normal will be pub
lished later in the week, as of May 25.
The poor starts and subsequent un-
satisfactory progress of the crop are
due to unfavorable weather conditions
with poor seed and labor shortage as
contributing causes.
Plans were made for a larger acre
age than will be planted, and much
still remains to be planted to equal
last years total.
Weather conditions were more
homo than elsewhere, but it was too
wet in some sections, drouthy in other
parts OF North Carolina and generally
too cool in that state. Wet and cold
over South Carolina. Early conditions
In Oklahoma very good-modified re-
Gently by a heavy rainfall, deficient
sunshine and low temperatures.
North Texas has received too much
rain most Of the season, while heavy
to excessive rains occurring from
about May 5 broke the drouth in
South Texas and west and northwest
sections Of the state. Elsewhere over
the cotton belt, especially east OF the
MISSISSIPPI River rainfall was too
frequent, often heavy, and tempera-
lures too low.
No part of the belt is now in need
Of moisture, and hot, dry weather Is
needed throughout its whole extent
The crop is now from few days to
five weeks late.
Boil weevil has appeared in south
ern portions of Georgia Alabama and
Mississippi, but thus far has done no
damage.
Temperatures-Mo too cool, ex-
cept portions of Texas.
Rainfall-Drouth of several months
duration, South Texas and Northwest
Texas relieved about May 5. Moderate
to heavy excessively frequent else
where except the middle coastal plain
Of North Carolina, where too dry.
Labor-Labor shortage is more
acute in sections of the belt where
public work is going on, or in which
Industrial plants are situated, but is
a definite problem throughout its en-.
tire extent
Cultivation-Prepar for plant
ing in many instances were mad.
equate, and work is now confined to
chopping out, which just now is only
getting well underway. A heavy crop
of grass and weeds is getting start.
Stands-Stands generally are poor,
due to poor termination and dying.
Insects-A few complaints of worms
and boil weevil reported. but no dam
age from either.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-05-28
Cotton Bill In the Senate.

Washington.-Senator Conner of Ala.
bama introduced bill similar to his
amendment to the agricultural bill
providing that at least half OF each
lot of cotton bought on exchange shall
be of standard grade of midoling or
above and that each 100-bale lot ten
dered for delivery under such contract
shall consist of not more than four
different standard grades. with not
less than .25 bales of each grade.
1t was. referred to the agriculture
committee.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-05-28
UNIFicATioN OF TRANSFORM
TON SYSTEMS AS PRAcTlcED
DURING WAR TIMES.
TO CLEAR UP CONGESTION
Direct Routing of All Freight Without
Regard to Carriers or Shippers and
Compulsory Car Movement by
All Lines Ordered.

Washington. for the effec.
tive unification of the railroads of the
United States into sssingle transpor-
tation system to meet the present
emergency were issued by the Inter
state Commerce Commission. The OF.
ders provide for the direct movement
of all shipments without regard to
routing or the traffic of individual
lines, putting into effect some of the
practices for traffic movement that
were instituted under government
control.
The order directs that the most
available and direct route be used in
all cases, and that routing by car
riers or shippers be ignored. 1t pro-
vides that the carriers shall agree
upon the division of rates on re-
routed traffic and that in the failure
Of agreement the division will be
fixed by the commission. Additional
charges cannot be made against the
shippers.
Specific and detailed orders for the
movement of given number of empty
cars each day were issued to practic-
ally all of the big railroad systems.
In general. the orders provide for
fixed and definite movement of empty
box cars from eastern roads to west
ern roads and for the movement of
open-top cars from western to east
ern and southern roads. The car
movement is prescribed by the gov
eEnnent and cannot be escaped under
penalty, and one road cannot deny
cars to another or fail to move them.
The order for direct movement OF
freight, without regard to the traffic
developed by particular railroads, was
in part as follows:
''The subject of routing of freight
traffic being under consideration and
1t appearing, in the opinion Of the
commission, that, because of shortage
Of equipment and congestion of traf-
fic, an emergency exists on the lines
of all carriers by railroads in the
United States subject to the inter-
state commerce act, which requires
immediate action.
1T is ordered that until the further
order or direction of this commission
all said common carriers by railroad
are hereby directed to forward traffic
to destination by the routes most
available to expedite it's movement
and relieve said congestion. without
regard to the routing thereof made by
shippers or by carriers from which
the traffic Is received. or to the own
ership of the cars, and that all rules,
regulations and practices of said car
rters with respect to car service ara
hereby suspended and superseded in
so far only as conflicting with the
directions hereby made.
"It is further ordered and directed
that inasmuch as such disregard of
routing is deemed to be due to car.
riers' disability. the rates applicable
to traffic so forwarded by routes other
than those designated by shippers, or
by carriers from which the traffic is
received shall be the rates which were
applicable at date Of shipment over
the routes so designated"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-05-28
MERCHANTS MEET IN AUGUST
Cotton States Association Will Hold
Annual Convention With Record
Attendance Predicted.

Memphis, Tenn-The Cotton States
Merchants Association will hold its
annual convention in Memphis Aug. 10
to IL, inclusive, according to the an
nouncement made by w. R. King,
chairman of the executive committee
The headquarters will be at the Hotel
Chisca as formerly.
The attendance last year was great
er than any other convention ever
held by the association, the register
of guests showing total OF 2.700 pres
ent. 1t is expected that the 1920 con-
vention will surpass the 1919 gather
ing by large margin.