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New Britain herald., 1921-08-01

rates will be provided for commodi. ties that cannot be handled at the present rate levels, and not uo effect a horizontal rate reduction which will take away from the rail. roads all that they hope to save through the forthcoming wage re- duction and economies made possi- ble by the abrogation of the na- tional agreements.
 While we can better our eco homie condition materially through putting our own house in order, we cannot achiese the full measure os possible prosperity urtil thee Is decided improvement in the Euro pean situation If the remainder of the world Is economically de- pendent upon us to a larger extent than any other country we are likewise economically dependent upon the remainder of the world to a larger extent than we have here- tofore realized.
 Our problem is not merely to e1- tend long-term cred ts sufficient to get our surplus products out of this country, but also, and rather, to aid in re-establishing the industries of other countries so that those coun- tries can rehabilitate their general economic condition as quickly as possible.
 Fortunately, Europe is DO longer going hungry. The rationing of food has been abandoned among two-thirds of the continents popu- lation. And, according to informa- ton received by the Department of Commerce, with the forthcoming harvest 1t is expected that the economic recovery of Europe will have proceeded 50 far. both in local production and ability to provide the full amount of needed imports, that the rationing of food can be abandoned in all countries, except possibly Austria. Coal rationing has ceased in every country except Germany, Italy. Poland. Austria and Hungary.
 The clothing situation alone has failed to keep pace with the im- provement of the other bauc necessities. Imports of textiles have been insufficient to meet the urgent demand for an adequate amount of wearing apparel, and larger imports of textiles by Europe are sure to follow-which should help materially in moving our vast surplus cotton out of warehouses and reviving our textile industry.
 Another important development which eventually should go far toward stabilizng European and world conditions is Germany's ac- ceptance of the Allies reparatiou demands and the measures she is taking to discharge her obligations The reparation payments for the most part must In effect be made with commodities exported from, Germany in excess of her imports
 Still another encouraging feature Is recorded In Frances foreign trade figures. For the first time in years, the French Republic has, during the first quarter of this year, acquired a favorable trade balance, which bespeaks volumes for the economic recovery of the country that bore the brunt of de struction in the World War.
 And last, but not least, is the open, if unwilling, acknowledge ment by Lenine that Communism Is bankrupt and must at last give capitalism unlimited freedom"
New Britain herald., 1921-08-01

OR more than . year the T American people have been discounttng the future. The
 time has arrived when they should begin to leash" the present. There is ample evidence chat many of the readjustments which va have undergone in the last twelve months have practically been com pleted, and. although there will in- evitably be further readjustment in other directions, we are rapidly sue ceeding in laying a foundation for tho revival of business on q sana. sound and stable basis
 One of the most significant in. 0ces of that is improved credit.
 In the first place. the ratio of gold and other lawful reserve money to deposits and notes out. standing held by the Federal Re serve banks Is in excess of 60 per
 
 cent whereas. year ago 1t was less than 42 per cent While 1t Is true that this improvement is due largely to the inflow of gold from abroad. which has increased the gold holdings of the Federal Re- serve System to more than g. o.4OO,- 100000, and the total stock of gold coin and bullion in the United States to more than $3,175. .OOO, 900 the largest amount in history, there has also been a reduction of more than $1.OOO, 100000 In loans and invested assets of the Federal Reserve banks since November 5, whcn the peak was reached. And, as the low ratio of Az per cent was . forerunner of the business de.
New Britain herald., 1921-08-01

Tent for sale and to rent Eddy Awning & Decorating Co-adyt.
New Britain herald., 1921-08-01
By FRANCIS Fl. SESSION,

VFcs President Guaranty Trust
 Company of New York.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-02-17
telephony or TeIenathx.

The telephone gets blamed for a
whole lot OF things and the gentle
operator often gets bawled out by the
iFate subscriber or the fellow who is
borrowing somebody else's phone. On
the other hand the telephone and the
gentle operator are not always cred
tied with all they should be and they
deserve mention when they add telep-
athy TO their other accomplishments.
That must explain this incident. a
few days ago a subscriber at Jeffer-
Sonville wished 70 telephone TO Mr.
Smith, and was told at his Office that
he had just gone to the bank The
subscriber called the bank number
while actively thinking of Mr. Smith
the telephone Operator-or her sub
conscious self, let US say-plugged in
at quite another number, OF course.
Us this the bank?' mo, this is the
newspaper Office 'Sorry. 1 was look
ing for Mr. Smith, 'WeII, wait a
minute; he has just stepped in"
Hew's that for service" ?-Indianapo-
lis News.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-02-17
Seek Candle LIuht Shade

At q committee Of the National Elec-
trfc Light association, investigating
the question OF toning lamps for color.
it seemed TO be the general judgment
Of those TO whom samples were sub
mitted that a light even somewhat
more distant from white than that of
the carbon incandescent lamp was de-
sirable, something indeed approximate
ing the kerosene flame of earlier days.
The result of practical experience
on a considerable scale in the candle
flame lamp now brought out meets
the color requirements very beautiful
", and moreover. the coating given to
the bulb is permanent in hue even
when used on the gas-fitted lamps,
thus possessing a virtue which most
OF the earlier experimental lamps did
not have in a reliable degree. The
loss in efficiency by the color-toned
diffusing coating is relatively small,
the specific consumption being less
than half that OF a carbon lamp of
anything near the same color.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-02-17
HAS A TUBERCULOSIS CURE
Has Been Tested Over a Pc
riod of Eight Years.

Paris.-After a lapse of about seven
or eight years, Professor D'Arsonval
member of the institute of the Acad-
envy of Medicine, has presented re-
port to the French Academy of
Sciences on the curative treatment
of tuberculosis by a new method dis
covered by the Swiss bacterioIogist,
Henry Spahlinger
The method first was applied in
1913 and 1914 in hospitals in Eng
land, France and Switzerland, on pa
tients suffering both from the minor
forms Of tuberculosis and advanced
phthisis.
Since that time those patients who
were pronounced cured have been
kept under observation. All of them
are declared to be alive and in good
health, and they have shown no
symptoms of a relapse for the last
six years, although they underwent
no further anti-tubercular treatment
of any sort.
These results are vouched for,
among others, by the London physi
clan, Dr. Leonard L. B. Williams, fell
low of the Royal Society OF Medicine,
and other scientific bodies.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-02-17
WORLDS CROPS INCREASED
Wheat 100 Million Bushels More,
and Oats 90 Million More in
1920 Than in 1919.

Washington.-The total 1920 wheat
crop of all countries reporting to the
International institute OF agriculture
at Rome amounted to $3.50 million
bushels, as compared with 1850 mil
lion bushels harvested in the proceed
ing year. according to a report from
the institute to the department of ag-
riculture. The total oats crop in the
same countries was 1866 million
bushels, compared with 2S03 million
bushels in 1919.
The last wheat crop compares with
a 5-year average of 2,670 million
bushels The 5-year average Of oats
produced in the reporting countries
was 3,156 million bushels.
The total Austrian wheat crop was
estimated at 147 million bushels over
the preceding crop, and comparing
with a 5-year average of ITO million
bushels.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-02-17
A True Story

Secretary Lawson Purdy OF the
Charity Organization society, said in
a recent address:
"Unorganized giving usually does
more harm than good. Let me tell
you a true story.
"a lady last week besought her hUs-
band with tears in her eyes TO buy
her a set of near-cOney furs which she
had seen in a Fifth avenue shop
marked down to $1,000.
my love her husband said, 4
can't do it. This very day I sub
scribed 81 900 TO save poor dear old
Sinnickson from bankruptcy.
1.-The lady a few days later rushed
into her husbands Office In great ex-
element
Jack. what do you thinkT she
cried. You know that $1,000 set Of
near-cOney furs I wanted you to buy
for me? Well, 1 saw them on Mrs.
Sinnfckson in Fifth avenue this after
noon
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-02-17
RIDICULE THE IDEA OF WAR
Official Circles in Washington Call
Talk by English Politician IN
Timely and UnWarranted.

hingtOn.-Members of congress
and administrative officials of the
government received with amaze
meent the news that an important
figure in Anglo-American politics had
warned American correspondents
that the two nations are treading
the path leading to war"
Secretary Colby read with interest
the United News dispatch from Lon
don, but declined to comment on the
information it contained
1.-The thing seems preposterous, .
said Colby.
The significance of the statements
was recognized, in view of the cir
cumstances surrounding their deliv-
cry. But everywhere there was sur
prise that the British foreign office
should have interpreted the relations
existing between the countries as re
quiring what was taken to be dip
Iomatic move of such a serious
nature.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-02-17
MUST MAINTAIN
OUR SEA POWER
The Senate Committee Decides
For Big Building Program
For the Navy.
TO KEEP PACE WITH OTHERS
Will be no Let Up Unless Ali Powers
Agree to Naval Holiday,
Senators Declare.

Washington.-An American navy
"at least equal to that CT any other
power" is advocated in report of the
senate naval committee filed in the
senate
The committee, replying to the
Borah resolution, said lis not prac-
teal and is not a sound policy to sus-
pend naval construction fGr a period
OF six months nor at ALL 1t urged
completion of the great 1916 naval
program, except that two huge naval
aircraft carriers be built in place Of
twelve destroyers and six submarines
which have been authorized, but not
yet contracted for
Capital ships remain the principal
units of sea power, the committee
said, adding that submarines and air
craft were as yet only auxiliary forces
The committee report, to which
Senator King, Democrat, Of Utah
plans to file a minority report, ex-
pressed a desire that an agreement
for limitation of naval armament
might be reached among the nations,
but said that until some such arrange
ment were made the United States
should continue its building program.
"ShouId Be Second to None"
In view of the Importance of sea
power to the United States,' the COM
mittee informed the senate, land the
fact that without it, we would be at
the mercy of other nations, it is the
opinion of your committee that this
country should maintain a navy at
least equal to that of any other power.
The lessons of history teach us with
indisputabIe truth that we cannot af-
ford to depend for the maintenance OF
our rights and the defense of the lives
and commerce of our citizens upon the
mercy, generosity or good will of other
powers with rival of conflicting in
terests and ambitions"
1T is the opinion of this commit
tee the report continued, that the
United States should have under its
control a sufficient force to protect
and preserve both its material posses
sions, the policies it has established,
the lives and rights of its citizens and
the principles upon which its govern
ment is founded"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-02-17
ANOTHER SHIP DISAPPEARS
Freight Steamer Hewitt, From Sabine,
Texas, for Boston, Is Now
Long Overdue

New York.-Another chapter in the
annals of mysteries of the sea was
written following the continued ST
lence of the American cargo carrier
Hewitt, which is now ten days over
due. The vessel, of 5,39S tons gross,
carried a crew of forty-two men, was
modernly equipped and had a wire
less on board. 1t is owned by the
Union Sulphur Company Of this city.
January 20, the Hewitt steamed out
of Sabine, Tex, with a cargo Of sui
phur for Boston, an ordinary S-day
run. 1t travelled over the regular
steamship channels, but has not been
seen nor heard of since she left Sa
bine She has vanished completely
as if in thin air-reminiscent of the
fate of the U. S. S. Cyclops, which
disappeared without leaving any trace,
with all on board.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-02-17
WILSON DENIES UNIONS PLEA
President Declines to Probe the FL
nanciaI Condition of the Various
Railroad Systems of Country.

ashington-Presiden Wilson has
refused the request of railroad labor
union representatives that he investi-
gate the railroad executives claims
before the railroad labor tcrrd that
the carriers must adjust wages or face
bankruptcy He also declined to sub
nit the matter to congress
The President set forth his position
on the appeals made to him in a tele-
gram addressed Jointly to two of tie
railway labor unions and to the AssO-
citation of Railway Executives, who
also had sent a communication to the
White House.
Confidence was expressed by the
President that all questions dealing
with railroad labor and management
might be left safely to the two bodies
intrusted with matters under the
transportation act-the railroad labor
board and the interstate commerce
commission. He accordingly informed
the labor and carrier representatives
that he was submitting copies of tele-
grams received from them to these two
bodies as "the only action deemed
necessary"
The president said he had careful
ly considered the several kilograms adj
dressed to him dealing with the labor
questions and railroad management
now under consideration by the rail-
road labor board in Chicago.
1t would be manifestly unwise for
him, he said, to take any action that
would interfere with the orderly pro-
cedure Of the interstate commerce
commission or of the railway labor
board; and all the matters mentioned
in your telegram are within the juris-
diction of one or the other of these
bodies; and in their action l think we
may repose entire confidence.
In view of the foregoing, it does
not seem wise to comply with your
suggestion that the matter be submit
ted to the congress, and the only ac-
ton deemed necessary is to submit
copies of the telegram received from
you and from the representatives Of
the railway executives to the inter-
state commerce commission and to the
railway labor board, for such action as
these bodies may deem in the -re-
misses; this will be done"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-02-17
THE INTERNATIONAL OIL WAR
The United States Government Ac-
cused by British Concern Of Aid
ing the Standard Company.

London.-The "ruthlessness' of the
struggle between American and Euro
pean interests for control of the
worlds oil supply is causing great in
ternationaI bitterness when everyone
should know this fight can best be
settled by strictly business methods, -
an official of the AngIo-Persian Oil
Company declared recently.
The Anglo-Persian group, controlled
by the British government, believes
that the Standard Oil group is re-
ceivirg support of the American gov
eminent in its efforts at world dOmi-
nation of the petroleum situation.
CAS- an example of the STANDARD
Oils agility this official SAID, cit has
just grabbed off in Columbia conces-
sions to an extremely rich oil field
of 2 million acres.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-02-17
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES

According to word received at
San Antonio, Tex, TeoceIo, state of
Vera Cruz, was partly destroyed by
an earthquake recently reported from
Mexico. The government has sent a
relief train from the capital. Since
the quake no word has been received
from the Mexican city.
Premier Lloyd George, in a re-
cent speech to the Welsh national lib
eral council, defended the coalition
government with impassioned words
and pleaded ardently for a continual
ton of political unity.
The Farmers State bank of He
lena, Ok, was robbed between Satur-
day night and Monday morning. a
large hole was tunneIed through the
rear wall and the Vault blown open
and robbed of bonds, certificates and
other property amounting to about
$4,000
American casualties of the World
War are increasing five thousand per
month, it was announced recently by
the national executive committee of
the American Legion, meeting in
Washington.
Absolute preservation of the Sew
res treaty, which is to be the basis of
the London conference, February 81,
was urged by ex-Premier Venizelos of
Greece in recent interview. The
treaty is the only guarantee of the
stability of peace" declared the ex-
premier.
AN increase in the number of
cases of sleeping sickness in Cleve-
land, O., within two weeks from ten to
eighteen, with nine deaths from the
disease in January, IVES reported By
DR.. Z. Z. lockwood
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-02-17
CROWDED GARDEN OF ASIA
some Sixty Million Chinese Live in
an Area About Half the Size
of Texas.

While many OF US may feel that we
live In exceedingly well populated dis
trictSs even our most crowded farming
communities are almost deserted when
compared with some sections Of China.
Take Sze-chuan, for example, says the
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
In this province some 100000 per
sons live The area is 1S1, 900 square
miles. AS Sze-chuan is surrounded
by mountains and in some places is
bare rock itself, about so per cent Of
the total area is impossible to cuIti-
vate. We find, in consequence, that
these 100000 human beings are
crowded into a space less than half
the size Of Texas, and that all the food
they eat is grown within this area.
The problem of raising the food
necessary to keep these millions alive
is complicated by the Chinese farm
er'S lack OF scientific knowledge and
the primitive implements he uses. In
addition, rice. which is the staple food
of China, is the most difficult of all
cereals to produce. This is particular
ly true in a country like China, where
the hills must be terraced and the wa
tHC0 ~ AAAASalc TIE lt1uAAe A4CAAS
be lifted by wheels moved by foot
power.
Yet these 100000 persons who
live in Sze-chuan never know famine.
while other parts of China are some
times decimated through death by hun
ger. In this, the garden of Asia, Is
produced nearly every vegetable and
grain we know, besides some we do
not know. The climate is so advan-
tageOus to agriculture and the soil is
so rich that fine foods are easily
raised The abundant rainfall, with
climatic and other conditions, provides
the water necessary for irrigation at
certain seasons, for certain purposes.
For instance, so plentiful are or
anges-and they are second in quality
TO nOne-that a thousand oranges may
be bought for half dollar. However,
we must remember that so cents in
China, especially in Sze-chuan, has a
purchasing power of many dollars In
that densely crowded land.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-02-17
THE FRENCH WANT REVENGE
Many Urge Complete Disarmament of
Germany to Force Payment Of
Reparation Demands.

Paris = Complete disarmament of
the German nation, if she does not
accept her punishment, is threatened
by France.
st will not move one miIlimetTe
from my position Premier BRAND
declared. Germany was guilty. Ger
many must pay"
French officials indicated there was
serious pressure upon them to let
Germany buster and bluff over the
reparations, then descend upon the
former empire and exact the ind
nifty demanded by taking possession
Of German territory.
There are many Frenchmen whose
greatest desire is to see German
cities in ruin just as our own cities
were demolished by the Germans, a
French official declared.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-02-17
LESS SOFT COAL MINED NOW

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS continued
decline in the production Of bitumi-
nous coal, the geological survey in
its weekly report declared. that the
present situation in the bituminous
fields marked by industrial depres-
sion and mild weather, bears a strik-
ing resemblance to the period fol-
lowing the Armistice''
The total output of bituminous coal
during the week ending January 20
was estimated by the survey at $685.
600 tons, a decline of $4,000 tons
from the preceding week.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-02-17
Restrained AnnIause

A noted humorous lecturer. who was
invited to deliver an address 10 an
audience Of convicts in a western pen
itentiary. noticed that the auditors
laughed heartily, but did not applaud
After the lecture the warden OF the
institution ventUred an apology.
They didn't seem very apprecia-
tive, did they?" he asked
Il thought they seemed TO enjoy IL
very much" the lecturer replied.
But they might have clapped lit.
tie" the warden remarked. instead
Of just sitting there with their hands
folded"
well, we'll" the lecturer laughed.
Il noticed that they sat with their
hands folded, but thought they were
all manacled. And / still think
they were. Pittsburgh ChronicIe-TeI-
egraph.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-02-17

me to Try it. Twas then IN bed part of
the time and MY doctor said I would
have to be operated on, but we decided
70 try the Vegetable Compound and
also used Lydia E Pinkham's SanatiVe
Wash / am dressmaker and am now
able to go about my work and DO my
homework besides You are welcome
to use this letter as testimonial as am
always glad TO speak word for your
medicine Mrs ". ID. STEPHENS. HOS
n. Commerce ST., Vernon, Texas.
Dressmakers when overWorked are
prone TO such ailments and should profit
by Mrs. Stephens experience.
Write to Lydia E Pinkham Medicine
Co. lconhdentaD, Lynn, Mass, about
your health. Your letter viii be opened,
read and answered by q woman and
held In strict confidence
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-02-17
Roman idea Concerning oysters.

According to an eminent old Roman
doctor, the Romans prediction foI
oysters was a sanitary one, which be
explained thuswise: Living oysters
are endowed with the proper medi-
cinal virtues; they nOurish wonder
fully, and solicit rest; for he who
Sups on oysters is wont on that night
to sleep pIacidly: and 10 the valetu-
binary afflicted with a weak stomach
eight, ten or twelve raw oysters in z
morning. or one hour before dinner
Is more healing than any dug or mix
ture that the apOthecary can com-
pound"