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Bankrupt and Hypocritical

Articel eighteen OF the covenant provides as
follows:
Every treaty of international engagement en-
tered into hereafter by any member OF the league
shall be forthwith registered with the secretar-
lat and shall as soon as possible be published by
it. No such treaty or international engagement
shall be binding until SO registered"
At Geneva, the special commission of the
league on the reduction of ornaments was adj
dressed by Christian l.. Lange, of Norway. The
subject under consideration was an international
covenant of mutual assistance to supplement n
scheme for the limitation of land ornaments
among the numbers of the league. Mr.. Lange pro-
posed two amendments to this covenant, one of
which provided that all international treaties
should be filed with the league for registration
and publication. After a lengthy discussion, the
commission rejected this along with other amend
ments.
We believe that this incident perfectly pre-
sents the league as it is. The league of nations is
an organization of which every member is oblig-
ed by the express terms of the covenant to sub
NIT every international engagement into which
it enters to the secretariat for publication. This
is plain, definite and complete. The fact that Mr..
LANCE should think it important to propose an
exact repetition of this provision for inclusion
In a new agreement among the members of that
same league is astonishing. 1t discloses the meas
ure of confidence which the weaker members of
the league extend to their more powerful col
leagues which is no confidence at all. The con.
cluslon must be that the member for Norway
looks upon the covenant as a mere piece of in.
ternational buncombe, and we daresay he has
complete justification for his view. Why, if the
covenant is worth the paper upon which it is
written, should any member of the league con-
slider it important to suggest an engagement of
this nature?
Mr.. Lange knew whereof he spoke. His pro-
posal was in itself amazing. But the reaction of
the commission to it was even more amazing. The
had the unexampled cynicism and
shamelessness actually to reject the proposal. If
confession were needed from the members of the
league that they regard it as no more than a
badge of responsibility resting upon n scrap of
paper. which they do not and do not intend to
respect unless it suits their convenience to do
so, this was the confession. The league is abso-
lutely bankrupt. 1t was to be the agent of the
new era. Secret diplomacy, aggression and i'm
perialism, balance of power, international an
these were to disappear in the san
iy and idealism of the league. Needless to say,
secret diplomacy, balance of power and all the
rest of it have not disappeared, but are stronger
than ever. The disgrace is that the powers which
are responsible for this state of affairs pretend
to virtue in the league. The old diplomacy was
at least frankly cynical; the new is thoroughly
hyprocritical. The old diplomacy never had the
to do openly what the commission of
the league did to confess in so many words its
own dishonesty.
, 1923-10-11
PROVES 1T

Speaking before Peabody college
at Nashville. Tenn. recently. Sena-
tor Underwood declared that war is
today more probable In Europe than
1t was in 1915. He went on to a
that the fact that Europe's credits
are strangled delays the event. If
that be true. material aid extended
by America might hasten an out
break. 1t has been held by those
opposed to the United States mixing
up in the European tangle that II
funds advanced for the Old Worlds
rehabilitation would be divided be-
tween reconstruction and prepare
tons for war. America does not
wish to contribute aid to Europe in
that way.-Sioux City Journal.
, 1923-10-11
The Littlue Brush Fire

A great many important things as well as a
great many disastrous things result from small
beginnings. You cannot place too high an esti-
mate upon the importance of small things. They
pened at Berkeley. 1t was a "small brush fire"
that someone neglected or overlooked. That same
email brush fire made the whole country sit up
and take notice.
That small brush fire entailed a loss of ten
million dollars, burned n hundred blocks and
rendered more than thirty-five hundred people
homeless. 1t was a little thing but it seems to
have fully impressed its importance.
One newspaper said "they saved their chill
dren," another publication remarked that too
many houses are built of combustible material
anyhow. We are all rejoiced that the children
were saved. 1t is too bad that they should have
been exposed, or that any child is exposed to
the carelessness and thoughtlessness of persons
who disregard the small but Important things
concerned. The whole country faces the same
danger, but back of the danger of living in a
frame house, is the greater danger from the per-
son who overlooks the little brush fires.
The Berkeley disaster can be repeated in al
most any city in the country any day. All that it
requires is a thoughtless fellow with a little
brush fire.
City architects, city councils, fire departments
and other city, county and state officials, have
been and are now constantly warning the pub
lie and educating it to reduce fire losses. This
effort, no doubt has borne good results, but so
long as fire losses exceed the total taxes collect
ed it seems to be too high an ~exaction from the
people. Does not the taxpayers see where the
fire loss falls?
Then, once more, the little things in every
day life are of tremendous importance once they
get to asserting themselves, and the great point
is that you can never tell just what the result
OF a little brush fire, INTENDED, will be.
, 1923-10-11
The Basis

"The foundation of all progress, all govern.
ment and all civilization is religion"
The quotation is from President Coolidge's let.
ter on the conservation of an Episcopal bishop.
Still it rings witt the identical fervor of a Paul
addressing the early Christians.
1t is true, however, that the country had come
at least to the dangerous frontier of irreligion.
1t is no less true that the country has faced
about, and with firm step and head held high is
pressing back to the faith of the fathers. 1t is
a powerful lay sermon the president has preach.
ed. 1t is Noteworthy that it came from n layman.
The present religious revival comes largely from
laymen. In many respects it is less the masses
of people of all denominations answering the call
of the church than it is n call for the church
sent out by the people. This time the flocks are
seeking the shepherd. If as he said very truly the
Strength of the country lies in its religious con.
!victions,' We should he at the dawn of n brighter
and more heart.warming era than we have ever
known.
, 1923-10-11

position. he is transferred to others,
until he finds his proper niche.
Accomplishments by the road in
clude increasing Its gross passenger
earnings five times in seven years
and its freight earnings fifteen
times in i've years. Ten years ago
1t was In a receivers hands.
The company's annual advertising
appropriation is the largest of n
electric railway in the United States.
Newspaper space, car signs. COM
pany publications, billboards, motion
pictures and other mediums are
utilized.
mo matter how frequently trains
may rum" Budd says, 'If they are
made up of carr of obsolete type,
unsightly in appearance and I'M
comfortable in riding qualities, they
, 1923-10-11
Echoes of the Past

After the sore and costly experience with gov.
eminent operation of the railroads it is strange
that any sane person would lend a listening ear
to the advocates of government ownership at
this time.
During government operation freight and pas.
senger rates were increased to a point higher
than any railroad management had ever dared
to ask. So large was the increase in operating ex,
penses that with the highest rates ever known
there was a deficit in the stipulated income of
most roads which had to be paid by the govern.
ment by taxes upon the people.
Neither is 1t so long ago that shippers and the
travelling public should forget how during gov.
eminent operation they were denied the right to
route their shipments and were deprived of con.
Veniences in travel, rights or privileges, which.
ever you may choose to call them, which they al.
WAYS had enjoyed under private operation.
The net result of government operation was
poorer service at increased cost.
WIZ. then should there be talk of government
, 1923-10-11

ownership at this time. Didn't the people get
enough of it or have they forgotten.
The fact is that quack politicians are talking
it for no other purpose than to get the vote of
railroad employees and the vote of others social
istically inclined.
What occurred to rates and service during gov
eminent operation counts for nothing with them.
What they want is votes even if they have to run
a vacuum cleaner through the peoples pockets to
get them.
Government ownership of the railroads would
create n grave public menace, would be an eco.
nomic mistake of the first magnitude. We can
survive the r~antings of its advocates but we
cannot survive the a%ffliction of their vagaries.
, 1923-10-11
FARMERS REMEDY

The farmers last year produced an
immense crop Of potatoes, far in ex-
cess of what the country was able
to absorb. Result, prices below the
cost of production. Crop estimates
indicate that they have not repeated
that error this year. Why should
not the wheat farmers be as
sensible? Why continue to produce
more wheat than the market will
absorb?-Sioux City Journal.
, 1923-10-11
POLITICS PULLS THE
STRINGS

There is no lack Of power among
the present members OF the league.
If they hold the objects OF the
league above other considerations
they could and would have taken
over the situations at once. But
the supreme council is only the
greatest powers under another name
and to think that its course will
ever be other than any expression
Of their policies and interests is self
deception. If we want to play in
that game. a seat is ready for us.
II we retain our common sense that
seat will remain empty.-Chicago
Tribune.
, 1923-10-11

LINE CAPTURES PRIZE

ATLANTIC CITY. Oct. IL
UNITED Press.S"Serve and adver-
tise."
This is the recipe for successful
operation of an electric railway
given by Britton I. Budd, president
of the Chicago. North Shore & Mil
waukee line. which today was
awarded the Charles A. Coffin cleo
trio transportation prize for 1923.
The prize. consisting of $1,000 in
cash and n medal, was given at the
close Of the convention and will be
awarded annually by the General
Electric company to the electric
railway doing tho best work for
public and industry.
A cor of electric railways com
peted this year. The Budd road
won largely on its showing in popu-
larizing service. increasing public
good will and improving relations
with its employees.
Employees will get the 1000 prize
money for their beneft fund. This
action. arranged by the donors, is
in keeping with Budd's practices.
1.-THE aim Of the management is
to make every employee feel that he
or she is an important part OF tho
organization" Budd says.
Make Employees Happy.
Much time and money is spent an.
nually by the company in giving
their employees better education n
couraging them to become Ameri-
can citizens Of foreign-born), and
helping them build homes. EN-.
ployes seldom are discharged. II n
nan or woman does not fit in one
, 1923-10-11
BIG STICK

Unfortunately It remains true
that the best way to keep most peo-
pie and most nations respectable is
to keep before them a lively APP
probation of what will happen to
them IL they go wrong.-Detroit
Free Press.
, 1923-10-11

will not meet with popular favor.
II the cars r good and the road
bed in bad conditions the service
will not satisfy the public. II en-
ployes are untidy in appearance.
careless in the n in which
they perform their work. II they do
a small favor for a passenger grudg-
ingly and only when asked, the ser
vice is not satisfactory. II ticket
agents Ire not ready to answer cor
rectly and promptly any and
all questions asked by the public
relative to service. prospective Gus
toners will turn away disappointed
and form n poor opinion OF the com
pany."
The prize WINS awarded by C. d.
Emmons, former president American
Electric Railway association. Balti-
, 1923-10-11
1920 VERDICT
INDICATED

The Balkans are a slumbering
volcano ready to burst into flame
at any moment and d~evastate half
of Europe. We can do little except
70 maintain u independence and
stay put of the hotbed of hate. The
sagacity and the Righteousness of
that 100000 majority against for
eign entanglements is once more
emphatically demonstrated. = Cedar
Rapids Republican.
, 1923-10-11
WHO'S TO BLAME

A pleasant little item from Eng
land deals with the sale of a mil
lion gas masks from the surplus
stores Of Great Britain to an un-
named government in northern
Europe. 1t is limited that one con
dition of the sale was that the
masks should not go to Germany or
Russia. 1t is believed hat Dutch
interest made the purchase with the
object of ~reselling to some country
like Poland which feels 1t necessary
to be prepared for all eventualities.
Lincoln Neb.) Journal.
, 1923-10-11
ISN'T 1T so!

A lot Of people IRE ~criticizing the
anthracite coal strike settlement,
and perhaps it is open to criticism.
but those same people would be
yelling much more loudly If the
strike had not been stopped.-De-
troit Free Press.
, 1923-10-11

more. Md.:J. H. McGraw Of the Nc
Graw-Hm company. New York, and
John q. Barry and A n. jackson
of the General Electric company.
Schenectady, N. Y.
Budd's road operates between
North Chicago and Milwaukee and
, 1923-10-11
EXAMPLE FOR OTHERS

1t is evidence of steady habits
that President Coolidge did not LAY
off" a, day or two when he got
his pay check.-Pittsburg Gazette
Times.
, 1923-10-11
al AND WRANCLE

Having stopped wrangiing about
Yap island in the south Pacific. the
diplomats are beginning to zap
about Wrangle island in the Arctic
ocean.-Fremont Neb) Tribune.
, 1923-10-11
HOPELESS TASK

II Europe didn't learn enough to
let war alone during the late World
war. how can Uncle Sam expect to
teach her anything?- Humboldt
Qowa) Republican.
, 1923-10-11

Just received two carloads of used
furniture. everything in the line Of
household furnishings. Harmed Fur
niture Co., Phone 249. 2s4 s. David
, 1923-10-11

practically parallels Of the best
railway lines in the Middle West.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1923-01-18

died suddenly last Sunday night about
O'Clock. He had not been Ill, and
death was caused from heart failure.
lie was G6 years of age. and is sur
vived by his wife, three sons. J. D.
stephens, Hermitage; r. {. stephens,
GraTsonia; z G stephens. Jr,
BleviuS two daughters, Mrs. Laura
Hughes Hayworth. okla, Mrs Eethel
Gorham Little Rock; one brother, r.
:. stephens. Gurdon: and one sister
Mrs. Gee. 4. Hale. Prescott
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1923-01-18
FARMERS SAVE NEAT sun BY
COOPERATING.
Cooperative Sale of Stock During Past
Four Years Has Proved Profitable.

I'm average net saving Of $2Sf a ear
WIS made ON sc cooperative carloads
Of hogs shipped under direction of the
county farm agent, in Arkansas last
year. according TO figures complied
from the agents reports by the EXten-
sion Service Of the College of AgricuE
tUre of the University Of Arkansas.
The first demonstration cooperative
shipments of live stock were made by
county farm agents in Arkansas in
1919. and since that time total OF
30 ears of hogs have been shipped in
demonstrations at total saving Of
&11S745.00 The highest average say
inc was obtained in 1919 when the Say-
ing amounted 10 S3S9.56 "A car. Since
that time. due To lower market prices
for hogs and the increase in prices
paid by local OF itinerant buyers, the
savings have not been 50 large, Yet an
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1923-01-18
80 YEARS OLD AND A.
GOOD A. \ NOUNGSTER

= or $ years ago I was very sick
man Doctors said catarrh trouble OF
stomach and novels, affecting the liver
and heart. For more than a year /
wanted to die, but could not Upon the
advice Of a friend tried Mayr's Won
derful Remedy, and although s. years
old | now feel as good yonngstero :
1t is simple harmless preparation
that removes the catarrhal mucuS
from the intestinal tract and allays the
Inflammation which causes practically
all stomach liver and intestinal all
ments. including appendicitis. enc
dose will convince or money refunded.
Al all druggists.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1923-01-18
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
MET LAST THURSDAY
President Emerson Officiated For First
Time-COmmittees Appointed
For Ensuing Year.

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The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1923-01-18
CARD OF THANKS

We take this method of expressing
our thanks and appreciation to our
many friends for their kindness and
and attention in our sad hours of
trouble Especially to Rev. Hall and
his helpers for the sweet service rem
dercd. And to the friends for the beau
tiful floral offerings.
Mrs r VI Neal, Mother.
Mrs. +. \. Neal, Wife.
Brothers and Sisters.
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The Pieayune is only $1.00 per gear
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1923-01-18
W.
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JUST IN
AT NELSON'S
\ BIC SHIPMENT OF GLASSES

We are Going to make you tn
Special Prices
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1923-01-18
Z. {. STEPHENS DIED
SUDDENLY At BLENINS

Z. {. stephens. president of the
Bank of Blcyins, and one of the most
prominent busiuc-s men Of BleyinS,
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1923-01-18
Why Do You Eat?

Answer the question and profit by your
You eat because you want to live longer
You want to live because there is too much enjoy
ment in life for you to want to die
The better your health and the greater your
strength the money you are able to earn, and
much of your enjoyment dependent upon the amount
of money you have to spend.
We sell groceries and foodstuffs that are pure
and wholesome-the only kind that promote health,
produce strength and insure satisfaction. Line up
with this store for year of better eats They cost no
more-but are worth much more.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1923-01-18
$500, $3.50 and $500

as long as they last The $500 glasses are regular
$3.50 glases the $3.50 regular $500 glasses the
s. 90 are regular $3.50 glasses. These $500 glasses
are bio round lenses the best Put in Gold ShelteX
Frames.
We fit you and guarantee fit or money bcak
Come now while you can buy them at these prices
Evening star., 1923-11-24

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Copyright lszs)
Evening star., 1923-11-24
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

|. Senator Couzens urged for District
committee. Washington Board OF
Trade urged 10 support Mellon tax
rlan. August l may see the District
free from debt. DIR. Ballou pleads
for more school funds. Dean Wilbur
portrait given George ashlnstoh
IrniverSity-shoWs need for gallery.
Engineer finds District traffic conditions
sound. but code has serious defects.
Merchants plea to widen + street.
United Daughters of Confederacy
hold convention here. Orderly at
Emergency Hospital on duty ten days
suffering from smallpox. Bond issue
plan for the District dropped by
commissioners Representative Reed
succeeding FoCht. Three suits won
by knickerbocker company. Cola
dav elected head of Board of Trade.
Coolidge assures employees of pay
ratings inquiry. More police held as
traffic need. Seventh synod of Epis-
CCpal province of Washington opens
here Southern Homeopathic Med
ical Associations held thirty ninth
annual convention in Washington.
committees believe auto reciprocity
will be in effect in 1924. u. ]. CAL
lahan resigns from board of educa-
tiCn. District armory plan gets ap-
Droval By citizens. One-hour park
ing urged at traffic hearing. Sixty
day auto truce asked by Commis-
s'oners of Maryland governor. Radio
regulations dropped by District.
United States Attorney Gordon seeks
to complete Cathedral in five years
on foot. Reynolds named receiver of
Washington and Virginia railway
District lags in Red Cross drive.
Evening star., 1923-11-24
Another Drive

Our village needs a modern dump,
and boosters come and say, "You
sit here idly by the pump, and
dream your dreams all day; why
not get up, like us. and hump, and
make existence pay? Go, chase
yourself from street to street, go.
scoot from store to store. and ask
each delegate you meet for seven
bucks or more; then we shall have
dump complete; just watch our
village soar. The live wires Of the
town are out to nail the shining
scad, and you may hear the boosters
shout when they surround a lad,
and he's a traitor who will hout
this chance to help the grad. SO
grid. we beg, your priceless loinS,
and on this mission go. and shake
your neighbors down for coins, for
packages of dough; our town will
then eclipse Des Moines. and like
wise Broken Bow" "Ods bodi-
kins," I make reply, in brief but
stirring rhymes, for this fair town
Id gladly die some forty-seven
times; but | will not approach a
guy and bone him for the dimes.
Far better let the village slump and
sink among the weeds. far better
do without a dump, if dump the
hamlet needs, than bother every
toilworn chump for twelve or eight
cen seeds. I'd rather see the town
go hang-thiS town that seems to
thrive-tlfan join weird. leg pull
ling gang. or back live wire drive :;
my neighbors | will not harangue,
to get four bucks Or five"
(CopyrightD WALT MASON.