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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1921-09-30
Security of the Nation.

/ consider that it is on instruction
and education that the future secur-
ity and direction of the destiny of
every nation chiefly and fundamental
ly restS.-Kossuth.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1921-09-30

Danse. with which he was to make his
readers SO familiar.
AT eighteen he Joined the ranks of
the French administration and Occu-
pied various posts.
In the spring of 1850, being commits
siOned to write play for the manager
of the Varieties, Halevy asked the col
liberation of Henri Meilhac, and the
proposal was Immediately accepted,
thus beginning a connection which cor
dnued for more than 20 years.
The Joint work of the two authors
had n great vogue, but Halevy is best
known to more recent readers by his
"IAbbe Constantine" published soon
after the conclusion of the Franco
Prussian war.
Haievy died I'm Paris on the Sth of
May. 1908.
Evening star., 1921-07-10
FARM RISKS GREATEST
THE PLAINS STATES
Fact Established by the Records
of Corn. Wheat and Oats for
the Last Fifty Years.

Risks in the production Of three great
STAPLE crops-corn, wheat and oats-are
greatest in the plains states. extending
from Texas to North Dakota. This gen.
eral fact is established by the average
deviation of the yield per acre from the
average yield. computed by the bureau
of crop estimates, Department of Agri-
culture, for these three crops for each
state from the records Of fifty years.
On the other hand, the North Atlantic
and the western states are regions OF
comparatively low risk. or deviation OF
Weld per acre from the average, for
wheat and oats. and the entire Atlantic
coast and the west for corn.
The great corn belt, with its enormous
production and surplus above local con-
sumption, is, after all, prominently sub
iect to risks of weather, insects and dis
ease in the production Of crops. and
while it would be going too far to say
of this region as a whole that the results
of its agriculture are either "a feast or
q famine" yet there is a tendency in this
direction as the area covered by the
average becomes more restricted 10
county. township and individual farm.
Evening star., 1921-07-10
Summer of Hard Work Is Faced
Bv Administration and Congress

or failed to move along, just as before; MOTH
ing happened to indicate that peace had made
so much a splash
X
It is assumed that the first action to be
taken in Strengthening out the foreign situation
will be to protect the rights Of the United
States in the after-war settlements. especially
with Germany, and that there will hardly be
any indication in the immediate future of
declaration Of policy to creating an inter-
national association Of nations to preserve
peace
The treaty Of commerce and navigation
which is to be arranged with Germany is ex-
pected to contain the substance Of some OF the
rights reserved to the United States in the
Versailles treaty. placed there in expectation
of the Senate ratifying that treaty. These pro-
visions, of course. will be only those which
relate to questions arising directly between
Germany and the United States.
X X
fortnight Of talk on the tariff bill in the
House is calculated as being sufficient to allow
all who desire to do SO to blow off steam on
the subject. There will be a number Of notable
speeches. from the leaders Of the two big par
ties, and remarks from scores of individuals.
who will be bent upon getting in right" with
their constituents.
This tariff bilrs consideration it is said, is
likely to show greater independence of thought
and more freedom Of expression than Of any
predecessor. The decision of the republican
caucus to throw open NUMBER OF ScheduleS
of the bill to amendment from the floor
in Difference to the wide variances of opinion
held upon the bill by republicans themselves.
Other schedules to be subject to amend
ment only by the ways and means committee.
1t Is not believed by old republican leaders
that any marked insurgent movement growing
out Of the tariff bills consideration will follow.
The committee and the leadership have not
,04,t tn rid ruth he n0roS al va
and moderate tariff republicans. but have been
disposed to give them every chance to press
their views and their demands With op-
portunity to debate and to vote, it is contended
by the old-line leaders that the republicans who
hold these proposed rates to be too high should
be satisfied and take the fortunes of war.
shown in the votes. not thereafter to be held
up against the party.
to seek to forward seeming dissension among
the republicans over the tariff. One of the big
assets counted by the democracy in the next
congressional elections is possible insurgent
movement among the republicans, following
the tariff bills enactment They count upon
the 'old guard" in the Senate to stiffen the
rates to a point which will make the bill
acceptable to the House mild protectionist re-
publicans.
Copyright. 1921. by The Washington starr
Evening star., 1921-07-10
SYMPATHY FOR FORMER SERVICE MEN
WILL RULE WAR RISK INSURANCE BUREAU

cution Of a claim by continual de-
apparent attitude of resolving doubts
in favor of the government and
putting, the entire burden of proof
upon the claimant
Personally in dealing with the en-
ployes Of the bureau know that this
criticism is not based on solid ground
However, l also appreciate the fact
that in efforts to secure scientific and
professional decisions, 1t Is quite
likely that occasionally employees may
fall in the habit Of desiring more
conclusive professional evidence in
a given case.
ut is my desire. therefore. that all
employees shall be instructed that al
though 1 expect and desire no indis-
criminate and unsound decisions rela-
tive to a claim for compensation OF
insurance. nevertheless am con-
vinced that at present we are some
what too strict, and I desire liber-
ality in the handling of claims before
this bureau"
All of which-his fellowship and
comradeship in arms, his experience
in organising and handling large
numbers of men. his human SYM
pathy, his zeal to emulate the ex-
ample of service given by the men
themselves. his liberal policy in in
terpreting the law just as far as pos
sible in favor of the service men
leads the comrades in the American
Legion to boast that they have a
regular fellow" as director Of their
soldier welfare work.
Col. Forbes is a big-hearted, ready
handed, enthusiastic. energetic. ives,
coast man, whose one weak spot" IL
soldier aid, helping the man who won
the war for the world to make a ru.
ture for himself.
Evening star., 1921-07-10
TOO MUCH WASTE SEEN
IN THE TURNING OF WOOD
Forest Service Urges a More In
telligent Use of Timber
After It Is Grown.

The forest service of the Department
of Agriculture recommends a more in
te,lieent use of timber after it is
grown. Forest conservation deals with
the utilization of wood in the saw
mill or factory as well as with Its pro-
duction in the forest. There is just as
much conservation In making twice
as many ak handles out of the same
Amount of wood as there is in doubling
the amount of wood grown on par
ticular area.
investigations made by the forest
service have shown that in logging
and manufacturing an average tree
but SO per cent of its total volume, IN
cluding limbs and bark, is actually
realized as seasoned rough lumber.
Taking rough lumber as the starting
point. only IS per cent of it reaches
the final manufactured form in plan
ing mills and sash and door factories.
and but Is per cent of 1t appears as
finished parts in the manufacture Of
furniture and vehicles. There Is p,obe
ably no wood-using industry in the
United States in which there Is q
greater need Of working out ways and
means of saving raw material than
the manufacture of turned products
In certain instances two tons of hick-
ory stock-a high-grade material
rapidly becoming scarce-yielded but
400 pounds of finished handles.
The forest service Is encouraging the
drive launched by wood-turning manu-
facturers for standardixing the raw
material, reducing waste and extend.
ing the timber supply.
Evening star., 1921-07-10
SLUMP HITS THEATERS.

NEW YORK, July 9.-More theaters
are closed on Broadway than at any
time in the past ten years. The slump
in the theatrical business, managers
said, had been on the increase since
Easter, when business failed to re-
cover from the usual Lenten depres-
sion.
Motion picture playhouses remain
open, but have been compelled to cur
tail performances, and in many cases
to reduce prices. Managers said there
had been great overproduction of
films BY firms which failed to foresee
the existing slump. ...
Many leased theaters also have been
returned to their owners. One large
producing. firm, owning theaters
throughout the country, has play
houses waiting to be. leased. which
has not been the case in many years.
It is virtually the only producing
firm which has planned q full sched-
ule for the coming year. This plan
was adopted, it was said, in order to
all their own theaters.
One theatrical drm, which produces
an average of eleven new plays each
year, announced that 1t would offer
only four musical shows during the
coming season. Another, with year.
ly output Of twenty new productions,
plans to offer only three. Other large
firms announced similar curtailments.
Evening star., 1921-07-10

the objection raised by the Secretary Of the
Treasury. by the chamber of commerce and
by business bodies generally to the proposition,
based on economic arguments and logic.
One of the most matter-of-fact arguments
heard against the bill was the suggestion that
1t seemed contradictory for the administrative
branch of the government to be setting out on
a widely heralded campaign Of economy, seek
ing to save few hundred million dollars. while
the legislative branch proposed to commit the
government to future expenditure which would
render economy futile.
The practical aspect of the situation as re-
CARDS congressman Is held to be this That
Congress is showing willingness and DISPOSE
tion to meet the demands of the ex-service
The Senate by vote of 46 to 4. made
its bill the unfinished business. giving it right
of way. The record of Congress thus far. is
altogether clear in favor of meeting the de-
mand Of the veterans.
If. however, insuperable objections
raised against carrying out the project. based
upon unsnswerable arguments of finance and
economics; and If the country. outside of the
ex-service men. shows a seeming majority SEN
timent in support of those arguments and
against the BILL and Congress should decide to
yield to the major pressure, 1t could be claimed
by congressman that they had tried to do some-
thing for the men, but had found 1t impossible.
and should at least be given credit for good
intentions.
President Harding's visit to the Senate and
his advice to senators to withhold action on
the bonus bill, the grounds elaborated by the
Secretary of the Treasury. Is expected to result
in the bill failing to reach final passage at this
session. The Presidents interposition is calcu-
lated 1t was said, to give support to those SEN
ators who desire to show sympathy with the
project. but find themselves overruled by
economic conditions
President Harding. 1t was construed by
a ke on himself
and the administration full responsibility for
postponing action the bonus bill. feeling
that in urging it he was backed up by incon-
trovertible arguments OF fact and finance.
which the ex-service men themselves must. in
the end. acknowledge to be well founded.
X * X
President Harding and Secretary Hughes
proceeding with consideration of the for
eign problems now in hand at a rate to warrant
the expectation tha. the administrations for
eign policy may soon be announced.
Men in. public life commented upon the lack
of apprecable effect attending the declaration
of peace with Germany. For weeks. while the
resolution pending in Congress- 1t might
have been thought that the destiny OF both
continents rested upon speedy declaring Of
peace and that business was holding its breath
until the act should be signed by the President.
The act was signed. and things moved along,
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Continued on Third Page.)
Evening star., 1921-07-10
BY N. O. MESSENGER.

~ RESIDENT HARDING, the cabinet. the
l. budget reformers Congress and all Of
fetal Washington have set in upon
4 summer of hard work. If there is any
satisfaction in seeing other people with nose
to the grindstone. laboring diligently, the
country derive qualification from observ-
ing its public servants toiling in the vineyard
1t promises to be a long. hard summer for
the law makers and the administrators, for
many are the problems to be solved, and diff
cult and knotty. To be sure, section OF the
Senate sought to "knock off" for few weeks
respite but found itself in the minority, and
could not do it,
So the Senate turned to and devoted itself
to beginning work the so-ca1ed soldiers
bonus bill. The authors of the bill vehementy
object to calling 1t a bonus measure; by them
it is termed the veterans adjusted compensa-
tion bill" The finance committee claims that
mo name could be applied that would be more
irrelevant" than soldiers bonus bill. 1T
stamps upon just and unquestioned national
moral obligation the designation 'gratuity.'"
says the committee.
X X
The cost Of carrying out the provisions Of
the proposed act ranges from a billion and q
half to five billions and quarter. but the bill
makes no plan to raise the money; that detail
is left to the future. No payment Of impor-
tance is provided for until after July l, 1922.
giving ample opportunity to adjust the esti-
economy to meet the added liability incurred
by this legislation without any increase in
taxation"
One suggestion to raise the money is to
utilize the interest payments from foreign
tions on the war loans made to them by the
United States. But even that expedient lies in
the lap of the future since Secretary of the
Treasury Mellon has not yet obtained from
Congress the legislation he requested to read
just the payments Of the foreign loans. The
bill Is meeting with strong objection in the
Senate. and is certain to be amended materially
from the form in which it was submitted by
the Treasury Department.
1t Is an open secret that many senator's who
would on the final roll call, vote for the lad
justed compensation BILL" have grave misgiv-
ings of the wisdom of the legislation. Others
have their doubts to whether the bill will
bring to the veterans Of the world war the
benefits they expect to obtain from it.
Senators. in seeking to come to determine
tion whether to vote for against the bill,
found themselves between two fires. On one
side was the demand Of the veterans and their
friends and supporters for the bill, a demand
which will find echo in the next election. when
these men will have votes. On the other was
Evening star., 1921-07-10
''DOCKING" SALARIES
. OF CONGRESSMEN
Almost Forgotten Law of 1856 Provides for
Penalizing Members for Absenteeism,
But It Has Been Enforced But Once.

older members know 1t only as a law
that is not enforced.
The practice Of pairing" on parti-
san and other questions before the
Senate and House, has made it pos
sible for members to be away from
the sessions Of the Congress without
the loss Of voting strength to either
side. There are general pairs"
which cover all kinds of questions.
entered into frequently at the begin
ming of a Congress by two members
Of opposite parties. and there are spe-
cial pairs, intended to cover only par
ticular bills.
Proposed Abolition Of Pairs.
Now and then senators suggest IL
would be advisable to do away with
all pairs" and this, undoubtedly.
would tend to keep members in their
places in Washington when important
bills were to be voted upon. But
II a member were i'll and unable to
attend the session Of the Senate or
House it would be a hardship not to
be allowed to pair" with another
member on the opposite side Of the
question at issue. 1t has been sug-
gested by those who oppose pairs"
that it would be possible to prohibit
pairing except in the case of illness.
In the House a practice has grown
up Of obtaining leave of absence
when a member desires to be away
from the sessions for an apprecia-
BILE period. The member formally
asks leave of absence, and invariably
it is granted This practice 10 not
adhered to strictly. however, and in
| the Senate there is no such practice.
Learning Constituents' Views.
1t may be argued by members OF
Congress that it is right and proper
| for them to go to their homes during
| the sessions of Congress. in order to
! find out the sentiment Of their con-
stituents. On the other hand. many
of their constituents come to them
| in Washington, and thousands OF
others make use of a two-cent stamp
to let the congressman know what
they want.
No effort has ever yet been made to
repeal the old law of 1856. 1t does
not seem unreasonable to say, how
ever, that the law should be repealed
or enforced In 1856 when it was
put through it was the final provision
of a bill regulating the compensation
Of members of Congress. which
| changed their pay from a per diem
| oasis-they were paid IS day-to an
| annual basis The bill then fxed the
| salary of members of Congress at
$4,000 a year. The debate at the time
shows there was little consideration
given TO the final paragraph provio-
ing for docking the absentees.
Evening star., 1921-07-10

To serve the former service men with
the same hearty loyalty with which
they served the nation and to put the
human sympathy into this work that
they put into their sacrifices for hu-
manity during the world war is the
ambition Of Col. C. r. Forbes, the new
director of the bureau Of war risk
insurance.
II am running this bureau for the
ex-service man. Personally I think
no greater or nobler responsibility
could be charged to any man than
to serve his comrades as they served
the government and their fellow
men," said Col. Forbes For he is
"comrade" in arms to the benehcieries
of this bureau, and comrade in SYM
pathy and heart interest. He was
awarded the distinguished service
medal for notable work overseas. He
was first on the staff of Gen. Liggett.
commanding general Of the 1st Corps,
and then transferred to the 33d Divi-
sion as battalion commander and later
as chief signal officer of the division.
subsequently he was with Gen. Cronk-
hite, in command of the 9Th Army
Corps. with headquarters at St. Nj
hiel.
Col. Forbes was in the Somme Of
fensive. in all the offenses of the
Argonne and in the st. Mihiel offen-
sive. He put the greater part Of his
time on the line in France.
The same spirit that prompted him
to go into the Army prompted him. to
take up his present work. He ac-
bureau Of war risk insurance because
he felt he could serve in a humane
and sympathetic way those who are
responsible for winning the war and
insuring human liberty. He came
close to the men while serving with
them. He got to know them person
ally, to appreciate their impulses. to
understand more definitely and more
clearly the magnificent type OF
American youth who responded to the
call.
After the war the paramount sub
ject was rehabilitation and care OF
the veterans. II wanted to be part
Of the rehabilitation" Col Forbes ex-
plains. because I was satisfied that
a humane agency should represent
their interests"
Man of Broad Sympathies.
Having suffered every kind Of hard
knocks and deprivations himself
throughout rugged life. Col. Forbes
can feel sincerely for, those who are
going through similar misfortunes
and his hand goes out as that Of q
brother to the man attempting to find
himself and make for himself a place
in the world.
AS a small boy, ten years of age,
Forbes went to sea on a square
rigger bound from Boston to Free
mantle, Australia, under a very severe
skipper. Only a few days out from
land he was beaten up by the skipper
who was intoxicated. It took them
1854 days to make the voyage to Free
MANTLE The entire crew was dom.
mated by an inhuman and cruel cap
tain. All through his life there has
grown from his, own experience q
Evening star., 1921-07-10

tested as q sympathetic comrade. Col
Forbes was chosen by President
Harding for director Of the soldiers
welfare work on account of his busi-
ness and organizing experience. BY
profession a civil engineer. he has
handled thousands of men. In this
experience he has learned to appre-
ciate that always the human element
and human contact with the men who
are part Of any industry is most i'm
portant. When he left the army and
went back to business he employed
as many ex-service men as he could
take care Of. believing that they
should get first consideration by all
who represent capital and industry
As the vice-president of q large en-
gineering corporation he was brought
into contact with all classes of men
in all corners of the globe. He learned
that companionship and brotherhood
of sympathy and honesty Of purpose
toward men resulted in the greatest
achievement.
Thus qualified in mind. body and
heart, Col. Forbes undertook to make
the war risk bureau perform its
maximum service to the service men
not only in the material aid given
but in easing the way and making the
men who fought feel that the federal
aid was extended by brotherly. sym.
pathetic hand and that the bureau
was there to do all it could for them
instead of to find excuses for not
doing it.
Policy Of the Bureau.
An order just sent out by Col
Forbes shows the spirit for tin ser
vice men that he is determined shall
rule throughout the war risk bureau
The bureaus policy with respect tc
the making Of awards in connection
with the insurance and compensation
claims of the disabled ex-service mer
and women is:
First.-No claim shall be disallowed
unless the disallowance is clearly I'm.
perative. Doubts are to be decided
| in favor of the ex-service man oI
woman and the presumption is al.
ways in favor of the claimant.
Second.-Additional evidence should
not be called for unless it is clearly
indispensable and in close cases the
rule that presumption is in favor OF
the men should permit the making Of
! favorable reward.
"It has come to my attention." Col
Forbes writes, that a great man,
disailowances have been made, and
that almost automatically additiona
medical evidence has been required
in every case recently filed. It hat
also come to my attention that ir
some instances the papers in the hlt
are already adequate to justify de-
cision without further delay or with
out asking for further evidence
Probably such cases constitute the
minority and are due to the volume
| and press Of work.
However that may be, there 10 al
| almost uniform feeling in the hele
among our representatives and in thu
country at large among the ex-ser'
vice men and other people that thi'
| bureau IL making too difhcult thu
] matter Of the presentation and prose,