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The Washington herald., 1921-04-05
Opinions
of Other
Ed it or S
Brief Comment From,
Leading Newspapers
Throughout Nation
LENIN's CONVERSION.


Premier Lloyd Georges interest
ing discovery that Lenin has drop
ped the wild. extravagant Com
munism of a year or two ago" and
has become a true conservative is
one of the joyous news publications
of recent days. That it illuminates
the Lloyd George mental processes
quite as much as Lenin's does not
detrsct from its value.
Lloyd George takes no stock
in gossip from Riga or RevaL But
by wireless from Moscow itself he
learns of Lenin making a speech
which might have been delivered
by Winston Churchill and which In
dicates a clear change of attitude
of the .Bolshevist government" to-
ward capitalists, private enterprise.
Communism and naturalization. In
deed, Lenin's present opinions set
a restraining example to the British
laborites.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-05
by Darling.

friendly hand. and many are grasp
ing IL in a fine appreciation Of what
il will do for them.
JEAN PALMER NYE.
Washington, ID. c. April l.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-05
Washington, March 80.
DECIDEDLY D1sPLEAsED.

DaE@ hh<<hSf1os
To the Editor, The Washington Herald:
The editorial has disappointed me
so much. / have been congratu-
lating myself, in reading the real
editorials in The Herald, that 1
have found a paper that does not
live in Main street" I cannot see
what the two Englishmen referred
to in the paragraph have done to
merit this ugly insult.
We have reaped a gigantic hsr-
vest from foreign countries in the
movie business in the last few
years. / see no reason why we
should not do this. II we have
anything to offer which people are
willing to pay for. should we be
held up to insult because we ac-
cept the payment?
With apologies for my criticism
Of this. to my thinking, fiaw in
your Illuminating editorial page,
Yours very truly,
e. r. GOODWIN.
Washington, d. c., March 81
The Washington herald., 1921-04-05

When Germany asked the league to halt
the allied invasion, she must have enjoyed her
own joke.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-05
Montreal Star.)

Premier Lloyd George In the
House of Commons boldly declared
that he was convinced that the
Russian leader had abandoned his
intention of seeking to institute a
world wide revolution of the pro-
letariat and the establishment OF
Soviet rule in every country. III
this is SO one of the chief objec-
tions to a trade treaty with Russia
is removed. 1t is not questioned
that the Soviet government is the
de facto government in Russia to-
day. 1t is true that 1t came into
power by violence. and there is no
Endorsement of it's acts by popular
suffrage. The Soviet government is
an autocracy, but there is nothing
to show that the Russian people
Of the country would prefer a de-
mocracy OF any other form Of gov
ernment.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-05
New York Times.D

Lloyd George at his worst
must be a very amusing speaker.
He never appeared to so little ad-
vantage, morally OF intellectually.
as in his speech in the house of
commons on Tuesday, paying trio-
utes to Lenin and extolling the
Soviet government for its change
of heart, yet the report notes ire
quent laughter" once accompanied
by cheers" We can understand
that il was too much for the gravity
of the house of commons when ne
declared that some of Lenin's re-
cent speeches might have been de-
livered by the COLONEL Secretary.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-05
New York Herah.D

Defending his Russian trace
agreement Lloyd George says to
the Commons with his vividness of
rhetorical coloring: rhe Soviet
premier Is beginning to realize tnat
you cannot patch up a locomntive
with Karl Marx doctrine. Ihere
was so marked a difference IN tine
new attitude of the Bolshevist gov.
ernment toward what are cslieo
capitalists that speeches hao oeen
delivered quite recently oy Lenin
which might have been delivered
by the Colonial Secretary thr-
Churchill). And again: Lloyd GsorxA
The Washington herald., 1921-04-05
CAUSE IT'S A GOOD CAUSE.

Washington, d. C., March 81.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-05

oSIAS L. sCHwARZ, NJ. A.
Washington, D. c., March %
New-York tribune., 1921-05-27
American sumatra Tobacco

President Lichtenstein, of the American
Sumatra Tobacco Company, yesterday
made, public telegram given out by the
of Agriculture at Washing
ton which stated that the recent dis
ease in the Florida and Georgia dis
trict, affecting the tobacco crop, had
been checked and that the damage was
chiefly confined to sand leaves. "The
damage to the sand leaves" said Mr..
"is no loss to the COM
pany, as the sand leaves are worth
less and are always left in the field;
therefore, the company will sustain no
loss whatever. This telegram confirms
my previous statement, in which took
exception to the opinion of the gov
ernment's expert. While ] am not a
pathologist, yet my whole life's expe-
rience as practical tobacco man has
taught me not to become alarmed over
these reports. I am sorry that these
reports emanating from the Depart
ment of Agriculture were apparently
used TO depress our stock, thereby dis
turbing innocent stockholders who be-
came alarmed and sacrificed their
stock, consequently suffering losses"
New-York tribune., 1921-05-27
Reading Shows Strength

Knowledge that majority of the
common stock holders of the Reading
Company favor carrying their fight
against the modified coal segregation
plan to the United States Supreme
Court was interpreted yesterday as a
bullish argument on the stock, which
showed net gain for the day Of IA
points. Seward Prosser, head Of the
stockholders protective committee,
denied that he had resigned as chair
man and that his PIE had been taken
by E. P. Maynard, president Of the
Brooklyn Trust Company. 1t developed
that Mr.. Maynard was asked to form a
subcommittee the function of which was
to advise the main committee what po-
sition the latter should take in regard
to further litigation. The Maynard
committee notified Mr.. Prosser at a
meeting yesterday that the common
stock holders had agreed to raise $685.
600 to cover the expenses of the com
mittee, including counsel fees, etc. 1t
is understood, however, that the open
test of the Reading plan as approved
by the Philadelphia District Court will
be made by counsel for the Evans
group of insurance companies, which
hold $4,000 shares of the common
stock
New-York tribune., 1921-05-27
In Wall Street
The Proposed Refunding plan

Wall Street read with great interest
yesterday The Tribune's Washington
story OF the proposal to fund the AL
lied obligations to the United States
and sell them to the American invest
ment public. The financial COM
munity's thought about the proposition
was that it would be good scheme If
it could be worked out satisfactorily.
In the first place, it would enable the
Treasury TO solve the vexatious prob
lem Of meeting the Liberty Loan issues
as they fall due through the sale Of
new government issues. In the second
place, it was pointed out, it would pass
the burden on to the Investment pub
lie, would lift the load of taxation from
the shoulders of the government and
would kill off intermittent efforts to
have the Allied loan obligations can
celled. Whether the scheme could be
worked and the bonds be made ac-
ceptable to the public was questioned
in investment circles. This would de-
pend upon various factors, it was said.
which could not be determined in ad-
vance,
New-York tribune., 1921-05-27
London Money Market

LONDON, May 26.-Bar silver, sslA d
per ounce; bar gold, 104s Sd, Money,
SIC per cent. Discount rates--Sh ort
bills, 5& per cent; three months bills,
s13-1S@6M par cent.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-27
Prices Higher
I'm Quiet Trade
On fdle Market
ReactioAary Influences
Offset by Rsllies; H;4e
i'm Rails as. vs.. 4nings:
Money at tx Per Cent

In the give and take among profess
sional traders on the floor Of the New
York Stock Exchange yesterday the
impulses making for higher prices off
set the reactionary influences and
higher prices for industrial and rail-
road stocks resulted. Activity, how
ever, Remained confined, and after an
exhibition of strength in the first hour
the market iapsed into dullness, which
was not interrupted until early in the
afternoon, when another rally carried
prices higher. Toward the close there
was reaction, representing profit
taking by professionals who operate
on narrow margins. The approach or
the triple holiday makes traders un-
willing to take positions and keep them.
The rise of the rails was associated
with the more favorable story of rail-
road conditions told by the monthly re-
ports for April. The New York Cen
trail, for example, markedly reduced
its transportation expenses as COM
pared with the same month a year ago,
and also its maintenance charges. The
Baltimore & Ohio, though not decreas-
ing transportation expenses, cut down
the cost of maintenance. Several of
the roads similarly showed increases in
gross revenues. In assessing the i'm
provement it is we'll to remember that
April, 1920, was a month made abnor-
NAL by the outlaw strike.
Before the close of the market, call
money, which had renewed at per
cent, rose to tn per cent for the first
time since February 8. The squirt was
ascribed not so much to government
Withdrawals, which have been heavy, as
to June disbursements. Because Of
the holiday demands on the banks are
being concentrated instead of spread
over few days.
A heavy gain in gold holdings more
than balanced on a slight increase in
member bank, borrowers during the
week ending Wednesday night, accord
ing to the consolidated statement of
the twelve Federal Reserve banks. The
ratio of reserves jumped from 56.8 to
SIS per cent. A similar Improvement
was made by the local bank, whose re-
serve position was the best in three
years, as the effects of credit deiation
were further written into its financial
statement of condition.
In the international money market.
European exchanges We're reacticnary
in the morning, but a rally in the af-
ternoon carried quotations UP to We'd
nesday's closing levels.
Speculative reaction came in the
wheat market and, after their earlier
rise to the highest quotations of the
year, quotations slumped heavily. May
contracts sold 11A cents bushel
lower and July, Az cents. The break
was ascribed to reported shipments of
wheat to Chicago to be applied on May
contracts. Less pessimism about the
crop outlook helped to cause selling of
July. The weakness was duplicated in
the corn market, but cotton prices
were steady, though slightly easier.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-27
United States Food Products

1t was estimated at the recent an
nual meeting of the United States Food
Products, Corporation that the COM
pany had put $10,000,O00 into its new
lines, mainly out of the earnings of
past years. The president in reply to
questions from stockholders said it
was reasonable to assume that the
business of the future would produce
profits sufficient to justify such large
appropriation out Of surplus earnings.
The new lines in which the company
is engaging are those which must be
handled on a large scale to meet ex-
isting competition. Clark, Childs &
Co. show that net current assets at
the end of 1920 were $2,257,072 less
than the outstanding bonds, and that
the apparent absorption of net profits
in dividends and fixeds charges in the
acquisition of new property and in the
reduction of bonded debt in the last
three years was $12,938,481.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-27
A Wrnne Slant

Some of the wise men in the Streets
brokerage houses got q wrong slant on
the conference of financial leaders in
Washington on Wednesday with the
President, and when the news first
came out it was whispered around that
the bankers were talking over with the
Chief Executive plans for meeting q
mysterious business crisis. Subse-
quently it became known that the con-
ference was one for discussing in
formally various important financial
and economic problems confronting the
country, whereupon the worried bank
ers heaved sighs of relief. Market OBJ
servers generally viewed the con
ference developments as highly con
structive, as pointing TO better
understanding between the govern
ment and big business.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-27
Call Money at ~ Per Cent

Call money loaned on the Stock Ex-
change yesterday at 71a per cent, the
highest rate since February 8, when it
touched 8 per cent. Bankers said that
the current stringency was probably
and attributable to continued
heavy government Withdrawals from
the banks and the June / interest and
dividend disbursements, which are
among the heaviest of the year. 1t was
also pointed out that, tomorrow being a
holiday on the Stock Exchange as well
as Monday, the demands from the brok-
erS were greater than under ordinary
conditions. The rate for call loans
against bankers acceptances has also
stiffened, z per cent being quoted,
against recent rate of per cent.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-27
The Dollar in Foreign Exchange

European foreign exchange rates con-
tinued reactionary yesterday, although
there was recovery shortly after noon
which carried sterling and other lead
ing European \currencies virtually up
to Wednesdays closing rates.
At the close demand sterling showed
a net decline Of 21s cents at 1924 a
FXench and Belgian francs lost only 3
points, but Swiss francs dropped back
10 points and guilders broke below IS
cents, decline of more than cent in
less than week. Portuguese exchange
was exceptionally strong on reports
that the Lisbon government had estab-
lished credit in this country to cover
purchases of S5o,0o0,oo0 worth Of raw
material.
Argentine pesos worked up three
eighths of cent and Uruguayan pesos
advanced IA cents, but Chilean ex-
change dropped back slightly. Rates
ON Japan again recovered fractionally.
The Hongkong dollar was slightly
lower
New-York tribune., 1921-05-27
Bid and Asked

Following ere the closing bid an
asked quotations of stocks listed on the
Stock Exchange IN which there wer. a
no transactions yesterday.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-27
Money and Credit

The highest call money rate since
February was quoted on the Stock
Exchange yesterday, when the rate ad
vanced to 71a per cent. following a re-
newal rate of per cent. The current
stringency is attributed to continued
government Withdrawals and the June 1
interest and dividend disbursements,
which are usually heavy.
Yester- Year
day. ago.
On industrial GOLIATH. 6
On mixed coliat'l....- 6
Time money (mixed collateraD:
Sixty days ........6h @6s4 8@8h
Ninety days........6A@6A 8@SM
Four months. .6hM6% 8Q164a
Four to six months. 6k@6% 8@8h
Bank Clearings -- Bank clearings
at New York yesterday we're: Ex-
changes, $692,8o1,2o4; balances, $780,
275,458.
silver - London, 831ad; New York,
domestic bar. 99Ac; foreign, SIC; Mex
lean dollars, 44hac.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-27
Steel Institute Meeting To-day

The nineteenth general meeting of
the American Iron and Steel Institute
will be held at the Hotel Comm odore
to-day. There will be three sessions:
morning, afternoon and q banquet in
the evening. AS. usual, much interest
eenters in what Judge Ebert H. Gary,
chairman of the institute, will have to
say about the iron and steel situation.
Judge Gary is confirmed optimist.
and it is believed that his remarks will
emphasize the opportunities lying in
the future rather than dwell on the
vicissitudes of the present
New-York tribune., 1921-05-27
l. NJ. NJ. Ranort DELAYED

The annual meeting of the Interna-
tional Mercantile Marine is scheduled
for June 6, but it was said YESTERDAY
that the complete annual report will
probably not be ready for stockholders
at that time. Instead an income ac-
count and balance sheet will be made
public. The complete report should
be ready around July l. 1t is esti-
mated that net earnings for 1920, after
bond interest and depreciation, amount
ed to about $7,500,oO0, equal to Is per
cent on the outstanding preferred
stock.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-27
U. S. Steel Working IS. Per Cent

Although the steel trade publications
this week mention further reductions
in operations caused by restricted buy-
ing, it was estimated yesterday that
the Steel Corporation is now operating
at nearer to 45 per cent of capacity
ehan TO 40 per cent. A few weeks ago
the mills were running under 40 ner
cent. The recent Improvement is at
tributed to freer specifications against
old orders. Incoming orders. it was
stated, are probably smaller than At
any previous time this year,
New-York tribune., 1921-05-27
THE AMERICAS
Paris Market Easy

PARIS, May 28,--Prices were easy
on the Bourse to-day. Three per cent
rentes, 81 francs 5 centimes. Exchange
in London, 46 francs IA centimes. Five
per cent loan 81 francs 20 centimes.
The dollar was quoted at II francs
T71a centimes.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1921-01-28
boy OF II RE-ARREsTED
Is Charged With Assault With
Intent To Kill. Both
Boys Of Cairo

Clarence Brown, II, cut
Glenn Stephens, IA, in a school
boy fight at Cairo Monday after
noon. After the cutting he
was brot to Moberly and placed
in Jail until released On bond.
His liberty was of short duration
as another warrant for his arrest
was issued and placed in the
hands of the constable at Cairo.
The warrant charges young
Brown with assault with intent
to kill Sidney Phillips another
youth at Cairo.
The Brown boy and Stephens
were on their way home from
school when the fight started
and at first Brown was using a
single tree but later pulled out
his knife and cut Stephens in the
abdomen cutting thru his intes-
tines. He was taken to Wood
land hospital and his intestines
stitched together. He is in a
serious condition.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1921-01-28
MANY IDLE IN us.
3,475, 466 More Idle Than Year
Ago. = New York Leads
Auto Industry Hit.

-
The number of persons EN-
ployed in industry in this coun-
try the first of this month num-
-bered 2,475. 469 less than the
number employed a year ago,
according to the first official sur
yey. This does not actually
represent the number unemploy7
ed, but there may be more.
The greatest reduction was in
New York City where 234,243
persons were discharged. San
Francisco was first among the
Pacific Coast States,
Largest percentage of reducs
ton was in the automobile in
dustry and this was largely due
to the big reduction in Michigan
which was 594, 393incIuding Wis
consin.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1921-01-28
To My Friends in Charlton c,

This is just sort of short let
tee for the purpose of introduc-
ing our new county agent. Mr..
R. D. Jay who is no v on the
job.
| think the board of directors
fortunate in securing the SER
vices of Mr.. Jay and / bespeak
for him the same cordial support
and cooperation from the people
that they. always gave to me
when / was trying to serve in
that capacity
The farmers problems seem to
grow thicker as the days go by
and the time is surely here, if
ever when we must all stand to-
|gether and pull in the same az
rection.
desire also tC say in this con-
nection that SO long as | still re-
main in the county that / will
take the same hearty interest in
the affairs of the county that /
always have taken. as / want to
do my bit as long as lean among
the people who have stood by me
in my efforts as county agent,
and | feel sure that Mr.. Jay will
have the same considerations in
every way that always marked
my work.
Assuring you>of my great in.
terest in bettering farm condi-
ti2ns everywhere. and hoping
that | can be of some small de-
gree of service to you from time
to time, / am.
Most sincerely yours,
S. M. Jordan.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1921-01-28
Anti-Burglar Device

Last week the Bank of Key
tesville had a rigging put on its
vault door which insures against
burglars o" cracksmen getting
into vault thru the door and
making off With sae coutents Of
customers boxes. The device
is made by Anakin Lock Works
and is being installed by many
of banks over the country. Bur
glars knock off the dial on the
front of vault door, insert a
punch and push the slugs which
holds the bolts in place, aside
and easily open the door or
they drill hole in the door and
punch out the plates back Of the
bolts and readily open the door.
By mechanism now on the vault
door of the Bank of 'KeytesviIle,
there will be other bolts thrown
either of the processes mention.
ed above is used to get in and
the. would be marauders are
worse off than they were when
they begun.
Punching out the combination
or displacing the plates back of
the regular bolts either with
punches or explosives, instantly
releases the SUBJ bolts and they
fly into sockets which cannot be
reached except by drilling thru
the heavy door and that at the
points opposite the bolts. In
case the vault is monkeyed with
to an extent that the extra bolts
are thrown, an expert from the
factory or divisional workman
must come and do the work of
getting in the vault. M. w.
Anderson, cashier of the bank
feels much more secure from
the attacks of that class of safe.
blowers who get into vaults and
muss things up generally, what
they do not make off with, but
who are not high class enough to
tackle successfully a Corhss safe
where money is kept.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1921-01-28
Ehiott.zillman

At McAllen Texas, at the
home of the bride, Miss Helen
Zillman and Mr.. Horace Elliott
were united in marriage, Satur-
day Jan. 22.
Mr.. Elliott left last week for
Texas for a visit to Miss Zill-
man, and friends here were not
surprised to learn of their mar
riage as it was expected at any
time.
The bride is the beautiful and
accomplished daughter of DR..
and Mrs. Zillman, a graduate Of
K. Il. S., and lived in this city
until few months ago when
they moved to Texas. She was
a popular girl and a favorite
among the younger social set,
and equipped with the domestic
qualities which will go to make
the ideal companion.
Mr.. Elliott is a son of Mr.. and
Mrs. G. N. Elliott, and has been
cashier at the Bank of Keytes-
vile for the past several months.
He is a young man of good char
acter and gentlemanIy conduct
and has a splendid record for in
dustry and efficiency in his
work.
They came home yesterday
where they will be at home to
friends.
We join with their many
friends here in extending con.
gratulations and best wishes to
these popular young people.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1921-01-28
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Arrested and Made Good Amounts
Brunswick Hotel Man Victim
No Prosecution

Sheriff Wilks had been on the
lookout for Lindsay Brockman,
accused of passing worthless
checks on AL Salter, a Bruins
wick hotel man and finally Sun
day located the accused near
Clifton Hill. He went there
early Monday morning and went
to the home Of one Gilcrist, a
brother-in-law Of Brockman and
found the party named in the
warrant. Gilcrist was q little
nasty about the matter at first,
but sheriff Wilks brot his man
to Brunswick where the matter
was settled between him and
Salter, and returned unpaid
checks being made good by
Brockman who appears to be a
sort Of all rounder tho able bod
led enough to make Enough to
drawn on and have a balance to
his credit at any bank.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1921-01-28
New Man for Charlton County

Yes here | am the new county
agricultural agent on the job
ready to do what can to serve
the farm interests of this coun-
ty.
OF course one of the very first
things to do is to get out and get
acquainted with as many as pos
sible so l want to know when it
will suit for me to meet with
your local farm clnbs for farm
ers. am ready for invitations
aE will saa il the order
in which they come and roads
permit.
l have been in this kind Of
work several years in Q nearby
county. | want to just sit down
with you and talk over our prob
lens. As Mr.. Jordan would say
We will learn something from
other.
We have come here to be your
friends-my family and l, our
home is at Keytesville but our
field is Charlton County. We
hope you will be friendly with
US until we get acquainted. Call
US any time.
Sincerely yours until next time,
R. D. Jay, 60. Agr. Agent.