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The Washington herald., 1921-04-10
Mesopotarnian Oil Controversy.

his reply to Secretary Colbys note Of November
10 regarding the rights Of all nations in mandated
territories and especially in regard to the petro-
lcum resources of Mesopotamia, Lord Curxon, tho
British foreign secretary, asserts that the San Reno
agreement between France and England has not been
fully understood and that II aims no MONOPOLY or
exclusive right. The British government agrees with
the American argument that the worlds oil resources
should be open to development without regard to
nationality but finds that American practice in tho
philippines and in Mexico with regard oil conces-
sions is not consistent with this principle
Referring to Secretary Colby's allusion to the oil
Of the world, Lord Curzons note declares
that, while the United States possesses perhaps only
oneweth of the worlds oil resources at present It's
soil produces 70 cent of the total production and
additional per cent produced In adjoining terri
tories Is controlled by American interests Il 10 main-
tanned that the extension Of American control to
developed resources In inundated territories cannot bs
justified by an argument based the worlds supply.
Obviously, the reference to conditions-in Mexico
and the Philippines has direct bearing the ques-
ton at issue which the territory under
date established by the treaty of Versailles. II has
been the contention of the American government that
through the administration Of the Mesopotamian man
date and by terms Of the San Reno agreement the
citizens Of the United States have been denied rights
and privileges in Mesopotamia which have been &C.
corded to the citizens Of France aed TCrsst Britain.
The United States ,is enttled TO these rights Samf
privileges both under the, mandate pFpcBle and sbv
virtue OF contribution to the defeat of the central
powers 49, -l
The Washington herald., 1921-04-10
The Serbo-Croat- State.

TilS Balkan state which must be called by
this threeeornered name. since to call II Greater
- Serbs offends the Croats and to call it Jugo-
Slsvia oHends the Serbs is today in pfecarious po
litica condition.
Conditions in this kingdom not unlike those in
Poland. as il is made up Of districts which for
merely provinces Of other states and which not
wholly amenable to centralized government Of which
they are the But unlike Poland. the Serbs
Croats and Slovenes have not had to their
ges in war. They have been free their energies
in quarrels among themselves.
At the present time there are. in fact. FIVE gov
enments The central government Is at Belgrade but
at the same time there other governments in the
new provinces around Zegreb, Ljubljana, Sarajevo,
and Spaato which carry on their own administrative
systems independently Of the central government
For two years the country has gone along in
rather haphazard fashion without constitution Final
l, in November. elections held and constituent
assembly met in Belgrade in December. Since that
time the ten small parties whose representatives make
sp the assembly have been struggling to reach
agreement regarding the fundamentals of constitu-
ton .... .....
The strongest combination in the assembly is
that Of the Radicals and Democrats, which has 1872
votes of the total 4Io. In addition there are the
Communists with So the Agrarians with the Cleri-
Gals with ". and the Mussulmans with "a. Each Of
these parties wants something which the others do
not want, and in addition there is Creation Peasant
party with 40 Representatives which has not attended
the assembly, and which holds its meetings at Zagreb
This party avors kind of loose liberalization which
would amount to the practical independence of the
different provinces which make up the kingdom
The present premier. NJ. Pachitch, has a majority
IN the constituent assembly as long the Croatan
peasants refuse take part in its deliberations Should
NJ Roditch and his followers suddenly decide to leave
Zageb and join the assembly at Belgrade. the premier
would find himself in a minority. Obviously in this
situation his government finds it impossible to maAe
any great progress in drawing up the constitution
M. Pachitchs attempts te the support OF the
smaller parties make but little headway because of
the eomplexity and multiplicity of the issues, which
are only political but religious and racial
The Washington herald., 1921-04-10
Labor Troubles in Austria.

r appears that the farmers in Austria not ex-
empt from those problems affecting employers
u and employees which usually associate with
industries. The Vienna Neue Free Prcsse reports that
negotiations between farmers and agricultural workers
have resulted in the latter obtaining increased wages
as from November l. 1870 The farmers in have
demanded that the government price for cereals be
likewise increased. This increase will be Net 100 per
cent and will take effect from November 1, 1870.
and will bring the price from 1000 kronen to 1000
kronen per kilos Back payments will be made
50 per cent in cash and 50 per cent in fertilizers
The Washington herald., 1921-04-10
Increase in Mortality in Vienna.

THE VIENNA ARBEITER ZEITUNG gives a
very dark picture of health conditions in Vienna.
According to this paper during the month of
January the number of deaths exceeded the births by
I36. Although the female population is considerably
greater than the male, the number Of who have
died is greatly in excess of the number of women.
Nearly in FIVE of all deaths is due to tuberculosis
Vienna is practically the only large European city
which publishes statistics where the number of deaths
continually exceeds the number Of births.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-10
Problem of European War Debts.

TN signed article In the London Daily Telegraph
of March 2. Harold Spender. a wefknown Eng
lsh journalist and the author of an authoritative
life Of Lloyd George. discusses at some length the
question Of the war debts of European countries to
the United States. After referring to the discussion
OF this question which was aroused by Mr. Austen
Chahnberlains reference to this subject in recent
speech. Mr.. Spender declares that all the arguments
which have previously been put forward to convince
Americans OF the wisdom and justice OF cancellations
OF the debt ineffective.
Mr.. Spender believes that the proper way to ap-
proach this question is to convince the United States
that it is going to be to her interest as well as to the
interest OF the rest OF the world kind Of
an arrangement for the pooling of war debts. In
order to prove that it is necessary convince Ameri-
cans that the money thus saved To- European nations
will not be spent for but for recon struc-
ton. America will be more ready to help il she sees
European standing armies diminished and the repara-
ton question settled.
In spite of the fact that taxes in America are very
high and great numbers of people, especially workmen
and farmers, have been very hard hit by unfayorabe
economic conditions and are, therefore. greatly
moved by plea for generosity, Mr.. Spender believes
that the United States will have remit these debts
for the sake OF the peace Of the world.
The New York correspondent Of the London
Financier offers the following ingenious scheme for
the solution of the problem of European debts There
is an old story of the late Mr. Choate Who whea
Ambassador in London, accosted in the early
hours of the morning by,a policeman in the Strand.
who asked him where he lived.
:" 1 have no home, replied Mr.. Choate. 4 am an
American Ambassador
THAT humorous quip has borne fruit though
somewhat late. Yesterday the House of Representa-
tives passed law providing for the Purchase Of
grounds and buildings for American embassies and
consulates in the allied countries at maximum cost
in each capital Of $Isoooo, such to be paid by
each particular be later deducted from
its debt to the United States. The idea is certain
y ingenious and capable of great development Il the
United States would extend the term of the loans
made to the allies, say for century or two :
"In that the loans could be cxtinguished in q
variety of ways. 1t might be extended to the
point where travelling American need carry any
money with him. Everything could be charged to the
government subject to liberal commission, and later
again be deducted from its debt the United States
There is no limit to which the scheme could not be
carried. while would have very healthy effect
upon international exchange.
"The possibilities great and If the scheme
would not work out quickly enough to redeem the
entire amount of each loan, it would go a great way
towards the ul6llment of the service OF interest"
The Washington herald., 1921-04-10
Czecho-Slovakia Unemployment.

In spite OF the fact that practically every country
of Europe has wholly inadequate supplies Of coal,
some 10000 miners according to the Neue Freie
Presse, have recently been laid off in Northern Bohe-
mia. During 1920 Czecho Slovakia exported 100000
tons Of COAL which is 100000 excess of the exports
Of 1919 Y...,..,..... ......
o.. The Czecbo Sloyak iron industry according to this
same paper is having difficulty in the sale of its prod
ucts. In many factories the working hours have
been reduced and in the wagon factories of Moravs
the men work only 6ve days week. o..
The Washington herald., 1921-04-10
An Attempt to Conciliate Ireland.

A a conciiatory move the appointment by the
~ British government Of Lord Edmund Talbot
4 the first vieeroy Of Ireland under the
home rule act is not conspicuous SUCCESS. Although
Lord Edmund is the leading Roman Catholic layman
OF Great Britain and the first Of his faith to hold this
office, he has long been identified with the Upionist
patty, fact WHICH does not make him wholly accept
able to, the Nationaias and Sim Fem. Various
British papers which have criticised the governments
Irish policy have received the announcement of Lord
Edmunds appointment an indication OF new spirit
The Washington herald., 1921-04-10

The territory involved in the Greek Turkish is
shown by the above map After victorious advance
continued for over two weeks the Greek forces met
crushing defeat the hands OF the Ottoman National
lists Eski-Shehr where the Kemaliss had thrown
up defenscs for a desperate stand The defeat forced
the Greek army into dsordered and has thrown
serious doubt on the ability of King Constantine's
forces to accomplish their objectives.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-11-18
Natures Poliee Force.

The following excerpt from Fabres
1.-The Story Book of the Field" gives
a little insight into the many benefi-
cent uses Of the commOner field ami
mails; The bats deliver us from host
of enemies. and they are outlawed.
The mole purges the ground of YER
min; the hedgehog makes war on
vipers; the owl and all night birds are
clever rat hunters; the adder, the toad
and the lizard feed on the plunderers
of our crops" Thus nature supplies
police force.-Brooklyn Eagle.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-11-18
New Expanding Bullet.

A new form of expanding bullet
for big-game hunters has been de-
signed. 1t Is for rifies of .30-calibre.
1t supersedes the old soft-nosed bull
let's to which there were many objec-
lions. In new bullet, the tip is
made OF tihplated gliding metal, and
upon impact is forced back into the
cover. expanding the point Of the
bullet, which is slotted in such man.
ner that it retains its pointed shape
until this impact occurs. This is I'M
like the old soft-nOsed bullets which,
from their nature. were liable to be
deformed by handling before they were
loaded into rifle. The weight OF the
new bullet is $50 gr,, which is general
~ considered about the best shooting.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-11-18

gionnaire Mr.. Forbes has adopted a
policy of seeking out the disabled man,
instead of letting the disabled mans
claim find its way into a pigeon hole
via the route of red tape.
The government put an end to di
vided authority in Its dealing with ex-
service men with the appointment of
Mr.. Forbes as head of the veterans
bureau. This bureau dispenses the
insurance, looks after hospital care and
the difficult task of restoring disabled
men to their former earning capacity,
or creating them anew through voca-
tional training.
Mr.. Forbes policy in dealing with
compensation claims Of disabled men
and women gives the doubt to the
claimant. mo claim" says Mr.
Forbes, shall be disallOwed unless the
disallowance is imperative. and doubts
are to be decided in favor of the dis
abled man or woman"
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-11-18
HOW TO CURE UNEMPLOYMENT
Secretary Of Labor, Writing in Legion
Weekly, Tells How Situation
May BE Relieved.

Writing in the American Legion
Weekly on Seeking the Cure for I'm
employment" James J. Davis. secre-
tary of labor. sums up the cure in a
single paragraph as follows:
"Wage carriers can help by giving
up unreasonable demands so that en-
ployers can afford TO start their mills
again, or so that buildings can be
built-houses, schools. f n ctori e s
stores. Merchants can help by giving
up unreas onahIe profits, SO that more
people can afford TO buy clothing,
furniture. food and general supplies.
The landlord can help by lowering I'M
reasonable rents, so that wOrkmen can
afford to accept a wage that shall be
come living wage as rents are
lowered
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-11-18
|Cuticura TalcumI
- FaSeinatinsly Fragrant -
Always HeaIthfuI|
Soap 25e, Ointment Is and soc, TaIcum 25e.
EnEnVR F@R POSITIVELY REMOVED By Or. Be-r1s
- b Freekle Ointment mi our or by
III mi 4 III rec book DIR H RerTy
- - - - Co. &a7B Michigan
Reindeers Skin Valuable.

Not only is the reindeer priced
highly for Its flesh, but the skins are
valuable for glOve-making. Tanned
with the hair on. they are very light,
and robes made from the soft tanned
skins with the hair on are for weight
probably by far the warmest covering
known. These might become ex-
tremely. useful as automobile robes for
winter in colder parts Of the country.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-11-18

into being, DR.. VanDyke Immediately
became an active member. He was the
first vice commander of st. Paul Post
No. s. which at the time was the larg
est post in the United States. He has
served as chairman of the Ramsey
county welfare committee and was 8
member of the legislative committee
instrumental in getting the soldiers
bonus bill before the legislature.
Doctor VanDyke was born in Alexan-
dria, Mimi. and was graduated in 1908
from the University of Chicago School
of Medicine. He later completed a
course in dentistry at University OF
Minnesota. During the war he enlisted
in the signal corps and because of pre-
viOus training in artillery was sent to
the NJ. O. r. S. camp in New Jersey
as instructor.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-11-18
SCRAPS

Germany has 100000 disabled sol
diers.
The earth has but one satellite
the moon.
There is nothing new except what
is forgotten.
India has thirty cities with a popula-
ton of more than 100000.
Savings banks in the United States
hold approximately S6.500,O 100000.
Northern Chill is rainless, but il rains
every day in part of northern Brazil.
The earth's atmosphere is generally
supposed to extend some forty miles
in height.
The earth's total land area is 49,
123. III 200 acres. of which forests GOV.
er S,097. 319.S27 acres.
Four things cannot be brought back
IA word spoken. an arrow discharged
the divine decree and past time.
Sanan cuchillidas. mas no nlalas
palabras-Wounds from knife will
heal. but not those from the tongue.
f. Applications for domestic work in
New York city have increased 6tn per
cent over those OF few months ago.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-11-18

/ continued using it until / had taken
eight bottles. Now l am very well and
can do my own homework. can gladly
recommend Lydia E. Pinkham' medicine
10 suffering women. Mrs. BERTHA
LIERRG, r. F. D., Ravenswood, W. Va.
The ordinary day of most housewives
In a ceaseless treadmill of washing,
cooking, cleaning, mending, sweeping,
busting and caring for little ones. How
much harder the tasks when some de-
rangement Of the system causes head
aches, backaches, bearing down pains
and nervousness. Every such woman
should profit by Mrs. Liering's expert
ence. Remember this, for over forty
years Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound has been restoring health.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-11-18
Warm Welcome for LEGION" Steamer.

Warm Welcome for LEGION" Steamer.
After having clipped ten hours of
the record run between New York and
Rio de Janiero. the all-American-
manned steamer American Legion, has
returned to New York, following her
maiden voyage. The vessel, with the
ma jority of it's crew members of the
Legion. was greeted in every South
American port it touched by Legion
posts. Along the Platte river from
Montevideo to Buenos Ayres, the cap
tain reported. launches put out from
shore and their owners cracked bot
Ties of wine and champagne over the
bow plates of the ship as she slowly
made her way up the river. This, he
said, was the South American Legion
naires' way of expressing their wei
come
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-11-18
B0SCHEE'S SYRUP
AIIays Irritation, soothes and Heals
Throat and Lung Inflammation.

The almost constant irritation of a
cough keeps the delicate mucous mem
brane Of the throat and lungs In a con-
gested condition, which BOschee's Syrup
gently and quickly soothes and heals.
For this reason it has been a favorite
household remedy for colds, coughs,
bronchitis and especially for lung
troubles in millions of homes all over
the world for the last ffty-five years,
enabling the patient to obtain a good
nights rest, free from coughing, with
easy expectoratiOn in the morning.
You can buy Boschee's Syrup wherever
medicines are old.-Advertisement.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-11-18
A Contradiction

Witness-He looked me straight in
the eyes and
Lawyer-There, sir, you've fatty
contradicted your former statement.
Witness-HOw's that?
Lawyer-You said before that he
bent his gaze on you. VIII you please
explain how he could look you straight
In the eye with a bent gaze7-Edin-
burgh Scotsman.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-11-18
Resurrection Flower

In Egypt is a plant called the res
direction flower. It is seen as a little
ball hanging on a fragile stem. re-
sembling in color and shape shrunk-
en- pOppyhead. Sleeping, but not
dead, the flowers are aroused by being
immersed in water, and then supported
in an upright position. Soon the fibers
began to stir. Slowly they unfold,
until, with petals thrown back, it be-
comes a beautiful starry Hover, not
unlike an aSter.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-11-18
WIN SEEK 70 Shift elame7

At a former time ignorance and
superstition led men TO attribute to evil
spirits their troubles and Affections.
Then thew turned TO the s.a.s as the
source of all their misfOrtunes always
has the habit persisted of shifting per-
Sonal responsibility. One of the whole
some lessons of life is contained in the
fact. unjust or reasonable as one may
choose TO regard it. that happiness. sue
cess. attainment and position come
finally as the result OF individual
character and effort.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-11-18
lndiViduaIism.

You can give other people your adj
vice, but you can not give them your
experience. You can give them your
remedy, but you can by no means
give them its effect upon yourself.
Perhaps this Is just as well. since
each Is to live his individual life and
make his own best achievement out
Of 1T. The man with the ten talents
could probably have taken care of
those Of his fellOw-servants as we'll
then there would have been no loss,
but also there would have been no
use for the other servants.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-11-18
a Great LIGHT

The skipper was examining an am
bilious goh who wanted to be a gun
ner'S mate
How much does a six-pound shell
weigh?' he asked.
II don't know" the COB confessed.
"Well, what time does the twelve
,o'4lock train leave?"
Twelve o'clock"
"All right; then how much does q
six-pound shell weigh?"
'sAh," said the youthful mariner, a
great light dawninZ on him. Twelve
pounds. American Legion Weekly.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-11-18
Freedom's BEGINNING.

The free institutions of ancient
Greece and Rome had long been dead
when our Anglo-Saxon forefathers, III
the little island in the North sea, pc
gan holding their witenagemOt, or as
dom. In the early days of the Nor
mans. when feudalism was in flower,
national affairs were dealt with by a
national council. composed of the high
officers of state and feudal baroEs,
and presided over by the king.-Mon-
treal Family Herald.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-11-18
STORM DOOR.

An outside door on the north or west
side of the house. unless protected by
an outside storm door. always makes
the room on which it opens uncomfort-
able in severe weather. You can take
your screen door and cover it with
two thicknesses of burlap. tackled on
with copper tacks. Hang 1t the same
way as the screen door and it makes a
good substitute for a storm door In
spring remove the burlap and the door
is ready for summer duty.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-11-18
Xnlk RinnnHnf

1t IS reported that a chemist abroad
has succeeded in isolating the yellow
pigment of the yolk of egg in crystal
line state, and finds that 1t is
closely related to the xanthophyl of
leaves. This is regarded as an i'm
portant scientific discovery. To ex-
tract four grains of crude pigment the
investigator employed the yolks of no
less than 5000 eggs. The crystallized
pigment is known as lutein.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-11-18
Pleased With Begging Letters.

When the old shah of Persia visited
England In 1873. some 5000 begging
letters were posted to finn during his
sojourn- He was much pleased with
them and felt highly honored TO re-
ceive so many letters, each of which
he treated as a compliment. He had
all OF them securely packed into a
trunk and dispatched to Persia. where
they were deposited in his museum.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-11-18
Still an open oueation

Doesn't your mother object TO your
staying ont until . or 3 o'clock lB the
mOrning?" the young lady was asked
Il don't know" the young lady re-
piled. "She might IL she knew shout
It, hut 7 always beat mother In"
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-11-18

The transporting power of flowing
water varies as the sixth power of
the velocity. Thus If the velocity of
the wafer is doubled. its transporting
power is increased "a fold. This ex-
plains the effect of a river in flood In
carrying all things before ii.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-11-18

and Inflammation so
that / was not able
to do my homework.
u consulted several
do C tors but non e
seemed to give me
relief. / read in a
paper about Lydia
Il. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound so
Il decided to try it,
and before the first
bottle was gone /
found great relief 40
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-11-18
TRAVELLING Hint

II there are bottles 10 go In your
bag or trunk and you fear the corks
will come out. heat your sealing wax
I'm a fame and run the melted part
around the cork where 1t meets the
glass. Thus it will be held in tightly
and only smart twist is necessary to
remove It when you arrive at your
destination.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-11-18
CuticuFa for Sore Hands

Soak hands on retiring in the hot suds
of Cuticura Soap, dry and rub in Gu
dcura Ointment. Remove surplus
Ointment with tissue paper. This is
only one Of the things Cutieura Will do
II Soap, Ointment and Talcum are used
for all toilet PURPOSES. Advertisement.