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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-09-16
SELECTING THE DELEGATES

Choosing the delegates to the COM
ing constitutional convention is the
highest duty that Missourians will be
called upon to fulfill during the pres
ent generation. There should be mel.
Their craftsmanship nor prejudice in
their selections. for the quality OF
service demanded admits of no divi-
sions upon narrow lines. There should
not be partisan control of the con-
vention, even though inevitable ques-
tons upon which the parties divide
will arise-this is an entirely differ
ent matter.
The ablest, best known, most ear
nest and thoughtful men in the state
should be induced to become candi-
dates and their names submitted to
the special election. Any attempt to
confine the selections to some single
group is doomed to failure, and ought
to fail. There is no more reason for
asking that the convention be made
up of men and women with precon-
eeived notions and fixed ideas than
there would be for the Democratic or
the Republican party making nomina-
tlons in state convention for dele
gates-at-large, and then endeavoring
to obtain party majority in the con-
vention that makes up the new con-
stitution. What conditions demand is
not the accomplishment of some or
ganization's prescribed program. to
the exclusion of all others. ANY such
blind limitation upon the action OF
the people will bring about disaster
before the voters when the work of
the convention is done.
Every element of the states life
should be representative profess
sions, the banking interests, the ag-
ricultural interests, the mercantile in
terests, labor, and all. The convention
should be a composite of the brains
and energy of the state. 1t should not
be merely body made up of selec-
lions made by some one set of gen.
tleE1en, no matter how well-meaning
or intelligent. The state, taken as
whole, should make the selections.
not some committee or organization. |
Of course, it is wise that proposals |
should be made by different organi- |
cations. 1t will do no harm if there |
are fifty candidates for delegates-at-
arge. This would give the people all |
he more latitude in their choice, and
excellent results would follow.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-09-16
1T MAKES A DIFFERENCE
WHOSE INDIAN is SCALPED

1t makes quite good deal of diff
ference whose Indian is plugged full
of bullet holes.
When our own half savages got
busy on our frontier and burned and
tortured and killed right and left,
American regulars, state militia men
and all the sundry who owned rifles,
took to the trails and didn't finish I'M
til most Indians in that general neigh
borhood were good Indians-good be-
cause dead.
But when the half-civiized Indians
and wholly savage and fanatical Mos
lens of India become bloody minded
and go about assassinating, sniping,
and torturing whites, the Friends of
India" in New York, as we'll as al the
radicals Of both England and America
begin to talk of "sclf-determination
of native peoples" And if England
shoots up few hundred of her muir
derous Indians, just as we used to
shoot up the same sort in the west,
these funny folks raise their voices in
holy horror.
What lot Of bunk has been going
the rounds the past few years in the
name of sacred liberty!
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-09-16

Whether or not the Harding admin
istration would consent to such a
league cannot be foretold. It's face is
set against any sort of international
ism, and this is internationalism in
the nth degree.
If this matter is taken up as a con-
dition precedent to disarmament and
the Far Eastern diplomatic problems
injected into the subject are also to
be solved prior to a disarmament
agreement, the forthcoming disarma-
ment conference will be far from the
simple matter contemplated under the
Borah resolution. Yet Senator Nc
Cumber's position finds many support
ers who ask, "What is the use of q
disarmament agreement if there is no
way to enforce it 2"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-09-16

the world, has this to say of the Ford
ney tariff bill monstrosity:
sit is vital that Congress be made
to understand that law that pro-
hibits our buying products of foreign
manufacture will make it impossible
for Europe to purchase our surplus
farm products. raw materials. etc.
Europe can only pay in its products;
it has not the gold.
"This tariff bill now before the
finance committee of the United
States Senate contains many provi-
sions destructive to American bust
ness, and will impose upon the con-
sumer the burden of higher prices.
Chief among its Objectionable features
is the so-called American valuation
plan
"The merchant who must buy his
wares six months to a year or more
in advance and be compelled to make
such purchases with no idea of what
some American expert or manufac-
ture" thinks should have been paid for
the goods is not only placed in an i'm
possible position, but is actually pro-
hibited from trading in foreign goods.
1t is my judgment that this particu
lar feature of the Fordney tariff bill
will be so destructive to the revival of
American business that forceful
protest should be sent to Washington.
"On the other hand, if poor judg-
ment is used in framing the laws on
these three great questions (tariff,
taxation and transportation, we will
no doubt stumble on through a period
of uncertainty, business stagnation
and unrest"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-09-16

ate the commercial and economic
agreements which are to prevail be-
tween the two countries. The most
important matters concerning our fu-
ture relations with Germany are yet
to be negotiated. The German press
expresses satisfaction with the trea-
ty so far, which is not surprising, as
it drives wedge between the United
States and the Allies by relieving this
country of the responsibility for en-
forcement of the Versailles treaty ex-
cept the sections included in the sepa-
rate treaty.
According to the New York World,
President Harding and Mr.. Hughes
have translated Col. Harvey's Pill
grim Society speech into the treaty of
Berlin, and it then says, "They have
stripped it of everything which car
ried the suggestion of an ideal or a
noble purpose"
What does the Berlin treaty set
tie? According to the World it set
ties the question of what our boys
died for in the great war. 1t says:
"In the light of this formal diplo-
matte expression of the Harvey
Harding principles it can be said too
that the dead in this war did not die
in vain. They died in order to vail
date the American title to German
private property which the govern
ment of the United States took over
and held to guarantee the payment
of private claims against the Ger
man government. 1t is for this that
they gave their young lives. 1t is for
this that all the sacrifices were made,
1t is for this that the American peo-
pie poured out their blood and treas.
ure."
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-09-16

Gel all early predictions. Poultry and
eggs, and, finally milk and butter,
come nobly to the rescue in the hour
of need to make up for the losses on
wheat and other early cereals. Not
drouth is on record which ever killed
Missouri's entire wheat and corn crop
during the same year. A late spring
may delay wheat in northwest Mis-
souri,, and, finally, only allow half
crop there, only to have the gloom lift
ed and hope restored by return from
southeast Missouri detailing the boun-
tifulness of the yields of diversified
crops at that end of the state.
Research work disclosed that as
far back as 1912, interest rates to
farmers on short-time loans were low
err in Missouri than for all states to
the north, south and west, with Iowa
then as the only exception. The Mis-
souri, April interest rate that year was
1928 per cent as compared to 1923 per
cent the farmers of Iowa paid for
their accommodations The Minneso-
ia rate then was sos per cent; that
of North Dakota, 1899 per cent;
South Dakota, 9,69 per cent, that of
Nebraska, 7.99 per cent; Kansas, 8.44
per cent; Arkansas, 9.66 per cent; Ok
lahoma, 12.1 per cent; Georgia, 9.67
per cent; Texas, 1908 per cent; and
Tennessee, S26 per cent.
Higher Legal Rates Elsewhere
"For Missouri the highest legal
rate of interest is eight per cent. with
sums in excess classed as usurous and
the amount over paid deductable d.
rectly from the principal. For other
states to the south, north and west,
not as favorably located geographical
ly as Missouri the usury limit has le-
gally been placed at higher sum to
enable farmers to more easily secure
short-time loans from bankers and |
money loanes.
The April, 1913, average rates of !
on a short-time loan as exist
ed in the north central states west of |
the Mississippi river, and a few
others, were: Iowa, 7.21 per cent; Mis-
souri,, 1928 per cent; North Dakota,
1917 per cent; Minnesota, 1888 per
cent; South Dakota, 9.4S per cent;
Nebraska, so per cent; Kansas, S.37
per cent; Oklahoma, 11.58 per cent;
Arkansas, 9.67 per cent; Texas, 9.97
Der cent; Tennessee, 1923 per cent, and
louisiana, 1888 per cent.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-09-16
Big Beneficiaries of Tax Reduction

The extent of the huge profits made
by the corporations, which have beer
relieved of their excess profits tax
and higher surtaxes in the pending
Fordney Tax revision bill, were set
forth in a speech by Representative
0 lefidld--lxzul rCU
Oldfeld (Dem., Ark.) in opposing the
tax bill. Among other things, he
said:
THE profits of all the corporations
of this country had never exceeded
S4,000,000,000 before 1918. For the
year 1917 these profits reached the as
founding figure of ten and one-half
billion dollars. For the four years
l916-l919, inclusive, profits averaged
$4,000, 100000 before taxes were paid
and S7,000,000,000 after all federal
taxes had been paid. In other words,
these corporations made over $780,
OOO,OO,O00 during the four years 1916
1919, and they also made around ST.
OO0,0OO,000 in 1920. Yet they come
before the congress of the United
States and ask the Congress to re-
lieve them of taxation,a land, of course,
they advocate the sales or consump-
ton taxes. Everybody knows that a
sales tax would be passed on to the
consumer, and these gentlemen-prac-
tically all of tlem-are in favor of
turnover sales tax. and they are for
it because they can pass it on to the
consumers of America.
Nov, gentlemen, if they can pass
the eXcess-profts tax on to the con-
sumers of America, why is it they are
so anxious to have it repealed and SUBJ
stitutc sales tax. which everybody
admits would be passed on to the con-
sumers of the country? These gen.
tlemen are almost as inconsistent as
the advocates who come before our
committee for high protective tariffs.
recall quite wildly that nearly ev-
cry person who appears before the
Ways and Means Committee on the
tariff bill, including Mr.. Hoover, the
Secretary of Commerce, stated that
we were being swampcd with imports
from abroad. and now the figures
have been disclosed by Secretary
Hoover's testimony showing that they
had fallen off more than half before I;
ne testified before our committee"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-09-16
It is Rooseyelt,s "Soft PEACE

VIII the separate peace treaty with
Germany be ratified? At this writ
ing it looks as if it would be unless
something develops in debate to
change the situation. With congress
IN recess and most of the Senators alb
sent one cannot get a true consensus
of Democratic Senatorial opinion.
The Democrats, however, are for the
Treaty of Versailles. In the separate
treaty they get part of the treaty
of Versailles, with a future prospect
of getting the whole treaty. For this
reason there may not be solid opposi-
ton, for every one wants peace, and
part of loaf is better than no bread.
especially when there is a chance to
get the rest of the loaf.
The bitter-enders will probably op-
pose it, because they realize that the
administration in adopting the Trea-
ty Of Versailles piecemeal is trying to
pull the wool over their eyes. Seve-
raj Of that element were ardent fol-
lowers of the late Col. Roosevelt, and
they realize that this treaty is what
he meant when he expressed the fear
that President Wilson would make a
soft peace" with Germany, never
thinking that his party would be in a
position to make soft peace"
In any event, Senators have plenty
of time to study the separate peace
treaty in all of its squalor and sor-
didness, what it contains and what it
omits, and the debate on it is ex-
pected to be both interesting and il
Eliminating.
1t can be said that some Democrats
take satisfaction in the knowledge
that the Republican administration did
not go outside of the Versailles treaty
in making its separate peace.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-09-16

Conferences of all conceivable
groups in the states fundamental ac-
Invites should be held. and nomina-
tions should be presented, through pc
titions, for Gelegates-at-large, so that
the people may begin discussion of the
subject and inquiry into the qualifica-
tions of candidates. Above all, let
the office seek the man.-State Jour
nal.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-09-16
WASHINGTON LETTER

Washington, Sept. 1.-THE sepa-
rate. peace treaty made in Ger
many" already known as the Hard
ing-Hughes-Wirth treaty, negotiated
by a sole representative of this gov
eminent, acting under instructions
from the State Department, will be
submitted to the Senate as soon as
Congress reconvenes September 81.
Senator Lodge is chairman of the
Senate Committee on Foreign ReIa-
lions will, Of course, have charge of it.
This is the same Mr.. Lodge who said
during the Democratic administration
that a separate peace with Germany
would brand US with everlasting dis
honor. He is the same Mr.. Lodge
who said at the time it was feared
the Spanish-American treaty would
fail of ratification that the President
of the United States could not be
sent across the water in the person of
his Ambassador, hat in hand, to say
to Spain that we were sorry we won
the war, and to negotiate for a new
treaty.
But while Senator Lodge objected
to President Mckinley being put in
such position with Spain, he seems
to have made no objection to putting
President Harding in that position
with Germany. The result is that the
separate treaty with Germany con-
tains only those sections Of the Yer
sailles treaty to which Germany could
offer no objection and contains none
of the sections which Germany re-
CARDS as "injustices" to her.
The text of the separate peace trea-
ty, as published, can only be under
stood by comparing it with the treaty
of Versailles. because the rights
claimed under the treaty are the
rights set forth in certain sections of
the Versailles treaty, referred to by
but not given textually in the
separate treaty This comparison al
so will show what is left out. In fact,
the separate treaty is merely the
acceptance of a part of the Versailles
treaty. 1t is provided, however, That
the United States may assent to other
parts of the treaty if it specifically
to do so. Thus the door is
left open for the ultimate ratifca-
ton of the treaty of Versailles except
the covenant of the League of Ma
ions which is specifically repudiated.
This is the first time in the history
Of the world that any government |
claimed rights under a treaty, incTud
ing the right to enforce it, which it
had specifically refused to ratify. If |
me might inject bit of American !;
lang into the language of the diplo- I,
mats, this would be called bughouse
diplomacy.
n-I
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-09-16
THE STlNGIEST MAN

Patrick worked for a notoriously
stingy boss and lost no chance to lie,
the fact be known. One day a wag-
gish friend, wishing to twit him, re-
marked: pat, | hear your boss Just
gave you brand new suit Of Clothes"
mo, said Pat "only a part of
suit" What part?" "The sleeves
NV the vest"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-09-16
German and American View of SEN
arate Treaty

What does this Berlin treaty-this
separate peace treaty--settle? Ac-
cording to the Vossche Zeitung it set
ties nothing; it is simply protocol or
frame work upon which to negoti-
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-09-16

Must Have League Before Disarma.
ment, Says Senator McCumber (Rep1
While the League of Nations NAV
or may not figure in the debate of
the scparte peace treaty with Ger
many, Senator McCumber (Rep.. S.
ID. }, ranking Republican member OF
The Senate Committee on Foreign Re-
ia.lons, has revived that subject in an
exclusive statement to the Interra-
tional News Service in relation to the
coming conference on disarmament,
the substance o. which is that before
we can have reduction Of ornaments
there must be league or assccia-
ton of nations bound by a written
contract to prevent wars Of aggrcs-
sion and to compel arbitration of in
ternational disputes.
Just to the extent thar President
Harding is able to consummate such
an agreement between the powerful
nations" said Senator McCrmber.
Just to that extent will he be able to
decrease the burden of ornaments"
An agreement for reduction Of
ornaments would be futile, according
to the South Dakota Senator without
such league o. powerful nations
both to prevent war and compel arbi-
tration-that is to use force whenev-
er necessary, or more specifically
speaking, a League to Enforce Peace.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-09-16

ub-My-I:sm IS great pain killer,
Relieves pain ard soreness, Rheuma-
tism, Neuralgia, Sprains. etc.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-09-16
Greatest Merchant Flags Fordney
Tariff

In response to inquiries from Cham
bers of Commerce and business men,
John G. Shedd, president of Marshall
Field & Co., the greatest merchant in
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-03-14
IN DAYS NEWS"

Raymond b. Fosdick. who has
been elected to the board OF trustees
of the Rockeller Foundation, is of n
fine. civic-spirited family. several of
whose members have won fame dur
ing the past decade. He was grad
uated from Princeton in 1905. studied
law. and in 1908 entered the office
of tho corporation counsel of New
York City to get an insight into the
legal business of modern urban cent
ers. His proved fitness for the work
of an investigator led 10 his assign
ment, in 1913, to visit Europe and
study methods of organization Of
urban police boards. the funds being
provided by one OF the Rockefeller
bureaus. In the presidential cam
paign of 1916 Mr.. Fosdick acted as
controller of tho finance committee
of the Democratic National Commit
tee. The following year he was
selected by President wilson as head
of n commission to supervise the re-
crcational facilities of the United
States Army camps and guard the
moral welfare of the enlisted men.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-03-14
Horoscope
"The stars Inc'Ire,
But Do Not Compel
MONDAY. MARCH u. 1871.

This should be an exceedingly lucky
day. according to astrology. for kind
ly stars hold sway. Saturn. Mars and
Speculation in real estate should be
fortunate under this planetary govern
meut, and the seers foretell an unusu-
al interest in home buying.
Reactionary influences that tend to-
ward stability and adherence to safe
precedonts are now strongly appar-
ent in the rule OF the planets. These
will affect persons who exercise au-
thority in government affairs and will
be apparent in certain educational in
stitutions.
Mars gives promise of success to
persons who make use OF financial
power or material forces.
High place for soldier is foreshad-
owed and he may make many enc
mics when he assumes authority.
The sun smiles today on govern
ment officials. capitalists and all VINO
hold the destinies Of the people with
in their grasp.
There is favorable sign for the
bestowal of (avors or gifts. tho belief
being that they who receive them will
retain their sense of gratitude.
Conditions are promising for all who
seek employment or promotion for su-
periors are supposed to be generous
and helpful during this planetary gov
crnmcnt.
While the Sun is so favorable as
pected persons who must present un-
popular policies to the people are more
likely to succeed in winning approval
than they would bo at other times.
This should be lucky day for the
aged, giving them added physical
strength and encouraging them TO ac-
tivity.
According to ancient lore the wear
ing of yellow today should be eSpe-
cially fortunate.
During the next year new interest
in reducing weight and eliminating
fat from the .ody will be widespread,
owing TO a health campaign that will
ESPECIALLY concern men.
Persons whose birthdate II is have
the augury of a prosperous year in
which new enterprises will flourish
and old ones will increase in value.
Those who arc employed will bene-
! fit.
I Children born on this day will prob
ably be very successful in life. These
subjects of Pisces have Neptune for
their principal ruling planet.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-03-14
General Business Conditions

Nat99a s ey Bank Of Ssw 59rs
tie during e the past month the as iddie the
of grain to marke has continued at mod d.
cattle at the principal markets have been comparatively
sh sas 50 soR s they
has been and at the close Of the month
the great slump that followed the big of 1914 and
York has touched i1So which eompares with 40 cents
S
the section is not cheerful .-o
day day telling of works that closing and works
h otheT
Sg the
the earners had laid by something in the day of
rai eises Supports this view but trade in the
districts is light bank r are dos 6 S to 80 s
considering the prices Railroad tonnage is of
number Of idle cars approaches 100000; The
moditles is light The export business Europe
the being at least and the domestic coal
keen competition raHg s sellers ,rse, has
downward and trade has continued mouth
basis The shoe industry has been showing some life in
practically unchanged with t4nneries opera;
to have dropped from 81 in august isle
es ese nee Sy M
in quarters to make sales and with nobody wanting
nominal and hardly be said to constitute market
operations by woolen mills perhaps aided by tho
pending tariff bill aho stocks in this country are SO
Crude oil rapidly since the first of the
so cent All of the metals at
yet touched Sugar has recovered about
n one-uuarter pound under the influence
of in Cuba TO market the crop thru n
committee representing planters bankers and the
Cuban government. Tho automobile industry is show
ing revival Wage reductions are numerous and
gen necessary. Building permits In
reported to Bradsreets asgre
gated s56.o35a25 against &12ooo5ls2 in January or
last year.
Reports by cable this Bank from its foreign
branches and agencies indicate practically change in
conditions during the month In Europe there is
much axiey over the settlement of the question of re-
parations
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-03-14

Silver Quotations

There is prevalent but altogether mistaken idea
that the present price of silver paid to Colorado pro-
ducers of the white metal is but little in of fifty
cents and that the prospects of increased price for
the future not encouraging
The truth is that the price to be paid to the silver
miners of the United States under the Pitman law, is
dollar ounce, and this price will be continued
until the three hundred million ounces of silver taken
from the American treasury under the orders of
President Wilson, is replaced
AT the present time, therefore, there is double
quotation for silver for the metal produced in the
United States which remains fixed about 991s and
the other for foreign silver which has been low
50 but is several cents higher.
As result of the Ptman law the silver market
in the United States stable than it has been for
many years. and it will continue in that condition long
enough to give American silver miners favorable
chance to get back into regular production