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The New York herald., 1920-01-04


grade general mortgage bonds from bi1
to 5% per cent, first grade junior bonds
from 5% to 6H per cent. II we turn from
these to first grade short term issues We
find these yielding from to III per cent.
Turning again from these fixed returns
to yields on the higehst class OF railroad
stocks, we find that the investor Is not
tempted into Atchison or Pennsylvania
for less than 714 per cent. nor into Illinois
Central or Northwestern for less than
about 8 Der cent. These are not the re-
turns being received by the original hold
ers, but the returns which prospective in
vestors demond. because they can be oh
tained elsewhere. Neither are they the
returns on the securities OF weak roads
TO compensate for risks or even average
returns. They are the yields on bonds
and stocks Of roads enjoying exceptionally
high credit
.'Jt is obvious that IN fixing the average
interest TO be received on railway capital
we must be guided not by the yields now
being accepted by investors only for the
best secured capital, but by the average
return dema nded by all railway capital
Part of the high rates just, cited. II Is
true, is oS ing to the fear that these yields
will not be maintained; II the roads were
absolutely sure of the return the interest
rate demanded would not be so high.
ca pital are now higher than before the
war IL IL be contended that these re-
turns are only temporary the answer
must be given that no one knows now
Temporary they are and that the only way
to meet a condition Is to face IL squareiy
preparing at the same time to meet In the
same way any other condition tnat may
subsequently arise. Even II the rate iiSea -,
were equivalent to the yield on capital in
other lines. then IL profits above that
fixed rate were removed or limited, II
would seem that there ought to be corre-
snondinp limit to losses in order TO make
abroad Investment still as attractive as
other investment. The Cummins Dill as
first presented In the Senate, provided In
substance that any road earning more
rhan the fair return should retain only
one-third of the excess and pay the other
tyo-thirds to a general railway contingent
fund
at Ia q question whether this would
not deduct too large percentage OF ."e
Iexcess: II is a question, moreover. whether
the government could take away more
than half Of the profits earned ny road
above the fair return without deaoenli.s
private initiative and good mahaeeniens.
II half the profits earned by the raiiroaos
above the fair return are taken back tnis
uroyision could only be balanced py
turning the profits over to roads win
deficits below the fair return BY not
giving such roads more than half OF TINS
deficit the deadening of their incentive
toward economy or better service would
be avoided. Sentiment in railroad circles;
however, seems to favor regional tariiI
high enough to yield a fair return 70
railroad capital invested in region as
a whole, leaving the strong roads the re-
wards of the good location. good financing
and good operating management that
make them strong and leaving the weak
roads TO suffer the penalties of the loca-
tion or poor management that makes them
weak"
The New York herald., 1920-01-04
SILVER SHARES LEAD ADVANCE
\ IN STOCKS DEALT IN ON CURB

Trading on the Curb yesterday con-
inued in large volume. One of the fea-
ltures Of the day was the extraordinary
iemand for mining stocks, especially
hose in the lower priced issues. Nc
lNamara Silver made q gain of Is points
on nsactions exceeding 10000 shares.
That followed gain Of IA points net on
Friday in the same issue. The buying
came from Stock Exchange houses and
from various points in all parts of the
country. 1t was attributed to belated
realization of the brilliant prospects ahead
If silver stocks. .
Selling pressure was noted In the in
dependent oils. General Asphalt quickly
recovered an early decline and then ad-
Ivanced to 1241s. the high mark for the
present movement. White Oil closed a
Traction higher, while Smms Petroleum,
International Petroleum and Carib Syndi-
cate suffered recessions OF about two
points.
The major portion Of the industrial
shares maintained strong tone through
out the session and numerous advances
were shown in the more prominent issues
Union Carbide moved up two points and
Submarine rallied TO l512, after selling off
one point to IA. American Safety Razor
held steady at the lately improved figures.
The feature OF the bond department was
the decided strength in Russian govern
lment external issues. Industrial obliga-
ltions were also strong, Allied Packers s
per cents were traded in at s2ls and %.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-08

Colors-All plain colors and newes
color combinations, overplaids, two-ton
twills and mingled effects.
Every coat all-wool and full sill
lined or half or quarter silk-lined; sill
lined sleeves and piped; silk-sewed sean
in all Gimbel clothing. $45.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-08

Full back, form fitting, plain back,
belt-back and belt all around-conserva-
tive and ultra models.
Materials - Vicunas, herringbone
worsted, cheviots, English and Scotch
duf1es, tweeds and homespuns, velours,
plaid-back lofty heavy pile coating, ker-
seys, meltons and velours.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-07-16
Suits for the Summer.

Regardless of the approach of warm
weather suits of wool fabric, in navy
particularly, continue to be in great
demand, and throughout the summer
there will always be weather when
the wool fabric suit will be found eX-
tremely comfortable. a wool fabric
suit is better selection for cool sum-
mer days than a dress of wooden II ate-
rial, because light weight blouse may
be worn with the suit and the coat or
jacket removed if it becomes uncom-
Portable. The suit featuring a fabric
combination is very popular just now.
Black and white is regarded as very
smart, the most favored combination
being plain black velveteen jacket or
coat with white satin or wool fabric
skirt Frequently cuffs and collar,
pocket facings, etc., are in white.
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HOW SHIPS GET LATE MAIL
Airplanes Used to Overtake Liners and
Drop Bags While the Vessel Is
Travelling.

Experiments have proved 4 entirely
practicable to deliver belated transat-
lantic mail steamers at sea by air
planes.
The ship may have taken its depar-
ture several hours previously. yet the
flying machine, with q speed Of 100
miles or more an hour. can easily catch
up with il and put the mail aboard.
A plane of the flying boat" type is
used for this purpose, and the water
proof mail bag is held in a chute on
the side of the hull. The aviator flies
over the ship and the rigging en-
tangles a long line dropped from the
plane that has grapple tails on its end.
This line is attached TO the mail bag,
which. when the grapple tails catch,
is jerked out Of It's chute, falling into
the sea.
1t is then an easy matter to haul
the mail bag aboard, while the steamer
continues its uninterrupted voyage.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-07-16
NATIONAL CAPITAL
| go ifdl AFFAIRS $50 Bia
Congress Would Settle Racial Question

commission shall be composed of three
white men from the South, three white
men from the North. and three col
ored men.
Sec. 2. That said commission shall
be appointed by the president Of the
United States. by and with the advice
and consent Of the senate. and shall
be divided into three groups Of three
men In each group. two white and one
colored; that the term of the first
group shall be for one year, the second
for two years, and the third group
for three years.
Sec. 3. That the commission shall
have authority TO inquire into and
thoroughly investigate the conditions
surrounding the colored people In the
United States, ascertain, if possible,
the cause Of the unrest among them,
and, If there be racial friction, the
cause o. the same, and TO suggest such
remedies as they may deem best cal
culated to relieve the situation and TO
bring about harmonious relations be-
tween white and cOlored Americans"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-07-16

for July 80 joins Cavalier and Pilgrim
together as twin sources of that high
inspiration which met in the conven-
ton Of the great Constitution, and No
vember ii is not only the anniversary
day of the Mayflower compact, the sec
ond assumption by English colonists
in America of an inalienable right of
elf-gOvernment, but is also the memoir
able day OF the beginning of the arm
istice which closed the great war, In
which the descendants of Pilgrim and
Cavalier and their kin across seas
fought and won together.
Therefore the year 1920 being a
historic anniversary year-as we'll as
the fifth year of Overmuch dangerous
propaganda. false counsel, and loose
statement by public characters-it
would seem to be vitality essential that
there should be brought to the con-
seriousness of the American people in
great national celebration the mean
ing and the priceless worth of our free
institutions.
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Deadlock of Congress Over Free Seeds"

one cent, and it costs for transpOrta-
ton alone S1O,0OO,00O and more.
Representative Langley, Kentucky
My observation has been that the men
who talk the loudest and protest the
most against the distribution of gar
den seeds are the stingiest men in this
house.
Senator King, UTAH think Ii is a
most disgraceful performance that we
should appropriate money for this
purpose when we know the object Of
1t and know the misuse of the ap-
preparation.
Senator Thomas. Colorado-Just as
long rs the house knows that the SEN
ate will ultimately yield under the cir
cumstances. just so long will such
abuses as this old seed abuse, that is
hOary with age and claims 10 be sane
tilted by time, be continued upon this
bill.
Senator Kenyon, Iowa. do not be-
lieve there is anything that has held
up the American congress TO so much
ridicule and contempt as this free-seed
item.
Senator Smith, Georgia. think it
is all right. For eight years we have
gone through the farce Of striking out
the seed appropriation In the senate
and then yielding to the house.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-07-16
Like Roll of Drums and Blare of Bugles

ONCE Or. Eliot Of Harvard made
- his criticism OF West Point as an
educational institution MANY defenders
of the famous United States Military
academy have come Ia the front, in
cluSing Secretary OF War Baker, who
has sent an official communication TO
congress.
In the great stained glass window
above the altar which the cadets face
when they march 10 prayer ar West
Point shine three words: duty
Honor: Country" In that place words
are not the mere emplems Of an eNalt-
ed sentiment They are tie basis OF
the code by which lives of these men
are shaped.
In short. the best part Of the instruc-
ton az West Point is not taught from
books. II is character building. de-
mocracy. duty. honor. self-reliance. Ii
Is trimming man 70 stand on his
feet. "In those things" says Tie West
Pointer. I'VE may have peer, but we
have not q superior on earth.
1T Is worth while to know what
West Point does not lack. We teach
no fsms'; no socialism, no soyietism.
Anybody looking 10 this institution TO
be the leader In new types OF govern
ment will look I'm vain. When we teach
the laws Of property, We teach them as
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Vivid Colors for FALL

Very bright colorings in the embroi-
deries used TO trim fall frocks are her
aided in advance models and in fashion
bulletins sent over from Paris as
guides TO American apparel producers.
Pipings and braid strappings in vivid
~ contrasting colors are also reported
as being favored by French designers.
So far nothing that l.; very different
from the present styles are indicated
for the season Immediately TO come.
although there will, of course, be some
novelties as the season advances. The
first point To be considered by the
woman who wants 10 be well dressed
is 10 know her own figure, coloring and
general type. so that she may choose
clothes that will be becoming To her.
The second is 10 wear the right clothes
at the right time.
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JUST ACTING LIKE A MAN
Simple Explanation of Wife's Action
When She Suspected Burglar
Was Downstairs.

After starting for his work the
other morning Taylor happened to
think of something he had forgotten
and returned TO the house to get ii.
While walking about the kitchen he
heard a great racket upstairs. Consid-
erably alarmed he called:
What in the world is the matter,
Mary? Has anything happened?"
There was moments silence, then
his wife replied:
"Oh, Is that your"
yes, who did you think it WASP
III heard some one walking about
down there and / thought it was a
burglar"
But the noise"
~ was making q lot of noise ST. that
he would think there was a man in
the house"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-07-16
In Fancy Jewels
Large and Long Earrings Is
Fashion Followed in Paris.
Finest Diamonds and Emeralds Are
Set in Jade, Ebony or
Filieree Silver.

AT the opera, and at specially smart
full fancy jewelry" is now worn, notes
Paris fashion writer. Fancy" jewels
are thing apart from jewels in the
ordinary sense of the word. They are
often very valuable, but they are near
ly always fantastic in design. This
applies especially to hair ornaments
and TO earrings. The finest diamonds
and emeralds are set in jade, ebony
or filigree silver and the ornaments
are specially designed by futurist and
cubist artists.
This is, of course, only a passing
fashion, and even at that il is not in
the best taste, still it is much in evil
| dence. 1t is not often that one now
sees really dignified ornaments worn
unless for gala performance or for
ceremonious dinner. The taste of
the day is for fancy ornaments" but
the Parisiennes insist that these shall
be expensive and original in design.
For example, a pair of earrings re-
Gently worn at the opera by a we'll
known Partisan beauty.
They were large rings of cut jet in
| the center of which swung tiny owls
made of diamonds and emeralds. The
rings were very large and light. An
other pair of earrings which attracted
q good deal of notice took the form OF
long lozenges of pale green jade thick
ly inset with diamonds swinging from
crystal rings.
Earrings are distinctly fashionable
and some of the Parisiennes wear
them large and long. Cut jet earrings,
| circular in form and sparkling with
| loose diamonds, are worn at dance
| teas, and very often one sees large hat
| pins which match the ear ornaments.
And apropos hat pins-they become
| more and more elaborate and expen-
| sive. Nowadays il is the fashion to
| have the hat itself very simple and
the pins which keep it in place as OK
| pensive as possible-and as ornate.
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Historical Significance of the Year 1920

INTERNATIONAL celebration of the
i tercentenary Of the Pilgrims, owing
10 delays caused by the great war, will
be largely celebrated in 1927 instead
OF 1920. There are, however, many
local celebrations scheduled for the
year. In this connection, an address
10 the American people of the Sui
grave Institution, in association with
O long list of American organizations
and individuals OF prominence. was
read into the Congressional Record by
Fess of Ohio. This address says, among
other things:
Ii so happens that the year 1920 Is
douDly significant historically, In that
800 years ago beginning on the 30th
OF July there was being held in
jamestown. Virginia colony. the first
American legislative assembly, called
by free men, of lawful age, and of full
understanding.
And while these first Americans
were instituting self-government on
the American continent n little group
of English humble folk who during q
12-year sojourn in Holland, to which
they had fed from Britain TO be free
to worship God I'm the manner of
: which their conscience approved. WAS
already making ready TO go TO Amer
lea and establish In the new world
a home of religious freedom.
BY one OF those strange condolences
which sometimes seem TO set aside
certain days AMI endow them with tra-
ditional significance. July 80 and No
vember II take on such an endowment.
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written In the laws of the land today.
We teach loyalty 10 authority. 10 the
government as founded. This, in the
eyes of many modern educators, makes
us anathema"
During the lis years of the acad-
emy's existence the country has never
lost n war and the supreme direction
OF all its wars has been in the hands
of West Pointers, and the policies have
been academic policies.
No other single institution in this
country has produced so many men
SO pre-eminent In single calling. The
list reads like the roll of drums and
the blare of bugles: Grant. Lee, Sher-
man, Sheridan. Albert Sydney John
sion. Stonewall Jackson, Joe John
ston, George Thomas, George Il. Nc
clellan, Goethals, Billiard. Liggert
Pershing, and so on.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-07-16

IN TIE deadlock between senate and
i house over the agricultural appro-
priations bill one OF the items-if not
the chief item-was that for 1893, 416
for congressional seed distribution"
Generally speaking. the senate was de-
termined 10 abolish this old-time APP
preparation and the house was deter
mined To retain 1t. Yet there were
many senators for the seeds and
many representatives against them.
Days and days were spent in debate
ON the subject. OF course. many GU
rIouS. things We're said. Here are a
few picked ut random from the in
terminable debate:
Senator Gronna. North Dakota
am quite sure that no senator will
contend that package of seed can
be sent through the mails for less than
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-07-16

green and white cord, and jade neck
lace ending in plaque-like pendant
accompanies it.
Basque blOuses are usually of navy
blue or black, but have bright-colored
embroideries, such as orange, green or
red. Straw is sometimes used as an
ornamentation. 1t is applied by an
Over-and-over stitch of silk threads.
Another means of introducing color
into blOuses Is through trimmings of
bright leather. The leather is appli-
qued TO the cloth in interesting designs
and also used for belts.
BlOuses are made entirely of
leather. In these, however, bright
colors are not often used, the prefer
ence being for browns.
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Garments Modelled on Chinese Patterns
and Are Worn Close About
Throat.

The English woman never really
liked the tea gown until the war came.
Even the japanese kimono, observes a
writer in the Manchester Guardian,
could not rid her of the idea that the
tea gown savored of the dressing gown
and was in conflict with q strictly
tailor-made ideal. With the war the
tea gown entered another phase. 1t
made peace. The English woman
found in il an admirable substitute
for the discarded evening dress.
Finally, it appealed to the sense of
the picturesque, usually one of the
rnost fatal elements in the British
dress ideal, and it appealed with I'M
usually pleasing results. The tea
gown is now becoming part of every
woman's wardrobe.
Tea gowns Just now are very pretty.
Many of them are modelled on Chinese
patterns and go so far even as TO be
worn closed about the throat. there Is
something very distinctive about the
Chinese coat fastening close round the
neck.
The long Chinese coat is also being
worn rs n tea gown. and this inciden-
tally is far better use for II than
that OF evening coat. when It's eolors
rarely harmonize with outside west
ern dinginess. Enterprising people
also adopt the Chinese trousers. which
usually are not more than legginss
shaped rather Ike waders. with
white silk stockings and black shoes
the effect Is distinctive. Some ten
r.~nS arc eliminating sleeves alto
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Got Her REVENGE. All RIGHT.

Gentlemen of the jury" the emil
nent counsel wound up his eloquent
grafton, 81 leave the rest to you. You
are Americans; you come of a valorous
race. AS men, you would scorn to in
suit n woman-Or illtreat one-tO say
aught which is unbecoming or unman-
nerly to one of the gentler sex"
He paused, with an angry glance at
the back of the court, where there
was q sudden disturbance. Then he
shrank back as stern-looking woman
faced him cOldly.
"And only this morning." she said
loudly, chat man called me a NEEDLE
some old cat"
She was his her-in-law.-Keho-
both Sunday Herald.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Spencer of
w Missouri made an address the
other day in support of his bin Is.
1861 for the creation of racial COM
mission TO promote harmony between
whites and blacks. He read into 1t
the text of the bill, of which the more
important sections are these:
'Be IL enacted. etc, That q commits
sion Of nine persons, citizens of the
United States be. and is hereby Gre
ated to be known and designated as
the commission on the Racial question
In the United States of America. The
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-07-16
Out of Luck.

Upon my return from calling one
afternoon / ran into my mothers.
Ny sister opened the door for me. and
without looking into the living room.
blurted out: Gee. had the best
luck Four Of them we've not at
homel" When / went in there sat
the four playing cards with my moth
er. Ny embarrassing moment has last
ed ever since that day.-Chicago Trib-
une.
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a. B. RICHARDS MEDICINE CO.. Sherman, Texas
Here's Something Worth Knowing.

Here's Something Worth Knowing.
Listen TO this, fishermen. There's
man residing i'm New York state who
has discovered a reliable way 10 learn
when the fish are biting. without GO
ing TO stream and trying his luck.
Here is the formula: Catch and keep
alive a catfish. When you wish 10 20
fishing, dig some worms and throw
them TO the catfish. If he eats them.
the fish will bite; but If he don't, you
might as well stay at home.-Ex-
change.
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Safety First.

The ex-buck found the menu card
as battling as some he'd perused In
France. Finally he summoned a
waiter.
where are pork and beans on
hereT he asked.
The waiter indicated.
"Well," said the relieved patron,
'Dring me everything above and be-
low that line."-American Legion
Weekly.
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Wells for Summer.

The fine dotted veil is the most pop
ular this season, and shows gray and
brown as the newest colors. Another
veil very popular for summer wear is
made in squares of fine mesh with
wide border of georgette in rose or
peach color. When this veil is worn,
only the eyes are seen through the
mesh, while the chiffon frame en-
hances the color of the cheeks.
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Tea Gown Is Back to Its Own

gether and retaining only the coat.
For these straight or academic tea
gowns, stuffs cannot be too gorgeous.
1t is one advantage of the tea gown,
and no slight one, that 1t admits of
every gorgeous color and color COM
bination.
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TANGERINE SILK WITH JADE
Sleeves Edged With Green and
White Cord.

A tangerine-cOlOred silk waist is
made with short sleeves cut In one
piece with the body and gathered to
band at the waist. This s q variation
of the smOck or OverblOuSe. The neck
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Taking Chinese Census.

The inhabitants of China are count
ed every year in a curious manner.
The eldest master of every ten houses
has TO count the families and make a
list. which is sent to the imperial tax
house.
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The prices Of cotton and linen hive
been doubled by the war. Lengthen
their service by using Red Cross Ball
Blue In the laundry. All grocers. SC.