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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-10-10
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Such Was and Such Is the Part Played by the
German Magnates"
By JOSEPH cAILLAUx, in Current History Magazine

~ ERMANY, naturally did not fail to take advantage of the
underlying difference in policy between the victorious powers
" I'll 1t confirmed her in the design which her captains Of industry
had conceived and imposed on the vacllating government, namely
to eyade the payment of separations.
Germany before the war was a vast firm, an immense factory, if
one prefers that term. of which all the parts we're closely welded
together. The mines, the factories of Asace, Of Lorraine and of Upper
Siesa. were incorporated in the edifce, which was supported by the
gigantic props called customs duties and especially by the trusts. The
enormous structure was bound to collapse whenever one of its parts was
torn away. or one Of its props damaged.
The great Gaman industrial magnates have not understood, or else
have not wished 10 understand, the significance of the defeat inflicted on
their country Instead of reaching the conclusion that the force of cir
eanlstaRces compelled them to establish German economic life on the
basis of formulas new 10 them, but similar to those of their Anglo
saxon 1eaiS, they undertook, Immediately after their defeat, to carry
cut the designs that they had previously cherished, that is, to construct,
By artificial processes, an industrial system st strong that it would be
able 10 crush the universe.
Had territory. rich in mines and factories, been taken away from
lem? What did that matter? They could procure from foreign sources
ee ore supplies that were indispensable. By means of great internal
works they would create economic conditions which would permit them
to transport their raw material at little expense, and also to replace
the factories they had lost.
But money, much money, would be required for all that. How could
they find il? By selling, in foreign markets, mark currency, a proceeding
which Professor Cassel whom no one can tax with hatred of Germany
has called "1he most gigantic swinding operation that the world has
ever known When one pursues such objectiyes and undertakes to use
all the resources of the nation to acquire mines in Austria, Sweden and
Chile, to deepen ports, to dig canals, one cannot dream of paying in
German magnates
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-10-10


smafi cubes one.
M ~ quarter pound of
Il u fat salt pork and
NNL M cook until the
80 ~ cubes are crisp
and brown. Slice
one-half dozen medium-sized potatoes,
three medium-sized onions. Cook the
potatoes, onions, pork and fat in wa
ter to cover. When tender add a dozen
eoysrers, and when their edges curl add
IL quart of scalding hot milk, eason
well with salt and pepper, add a half
dozen milk crackers which have been
softened in boiling water and serve
at once, piping hot.
Oyster Shortcake.-Make a soft,
smooth biscuit dough, using milk and
two tablespoonfuls of shortening. Bake
in thinner layers than for regular fruit
shortcake, split and butter as soon as
baked. While the cake is baking scald
the liquor which has peer strained from
a quart of oysters and in another
saucepan heat "a cupful of milk and
half a cupful of cream. Just as the
mixture begins to boil add a table
spoonful zach of flour and butter
WHICH have been we'll blended, and
zoo until thick. Turn into the boil
ing oyster liquor, add butter, salt and
| pepper to season and finally the oys-
tiers. When they are plump remove
them and cover the layers of short
cake with the creamed oysters. Place
the layers together and pour the sauce
over all. Serve mt once. Plenty of but
ter is needed to make such a dish pal
atable.
Oyster Toddie.-Dice o%ne-quarter of
a pound of salt pork and cook slowly
until well dried out. Add a pint of
sliced potatoes, an onion sliced cover
and coo in the fat for a few minutes.
then add just enough water TO cook
them until tender. Pour in a pint of
hot milk, thicken with n tablespoonful
each of fiour and butter well blended.
Now add a pint of oysters in their
liquor in which they have been cooked
until the edges curl serve with oyster
crackers. This makes a fine supper
dish on n cold night. A cupful of
shredded Goldfish or more may be used
In place of the oysters, making a most
palatable dish.
Oyster Loaf.-Cut a box-shape piece
from a loaf of bread. Brush with
melted butter and brown in the oven.
Fill with fried oysters, chopped pickles,
or chow chow, or with rich creamed
oysters.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-10-10

Fifty Millions of Farm Loans With But Thirteen
Defaults in Six Years
By GUY HUSTON. President American Association.

Out Of $50O0OO00 in loans made in Iowa and Illinois by the
Chicago Joint Stock Land bank, only thirteen defaults have occurred in
six wears. One-crop farmers are the deepest sufferers now, because they
have not been able to take advantage of the new economics of modern farm
equipment Ninety per cent of the borrowers among the farmers re car
ring on IN good shape. The farming business is not as bad as painted.
More than 50 per cent of the farmers are clear of debt and 30 per cent
of the other so per cent are in good condition.
Only six per cent of the land classified as agricultural land is real
"plow land Only rs per cent of the land in the country is agricultural
land, which Is valued at $4,000 100000. The estimated value of crops
this year is about 8,5o00O0O00 which is not such a bad return, even
with labor costs taken out.
The farmer with a 240-acre farm, worth $4,000, with cod breakers
and modern equipment. is making money. The small farmer on land
less valuable with no machinery equipment and small production to the
acre is Z a bad fix, but so are manufacturers in the city in poor locations,
III equipment and lack of knowledge.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-10-10

tablespoonfuls of flour, and when well
blended add one cupful of milk, one
t~eispoonful of salt, pepper and pap
rika to taste. Boil together two diced
carrots, n mediuln-sizeI onion
chopped, two small potatoes diced
and n cupful Of peas. Line a bak-
ing dish with plain pastry, fill with
the vegetables in layers with the fish
mixed with the white sauce. Cover
with an upper crust with opening for
the tenn to escape and bake in n hot
oven until the crust is brown.
Cranberry and Raisin Pie.-Cut me
and one-llalf cupfuls of cranberries in
halves. let the water run over them
in a colander TO wash out as many
seeds AS possible, add one cupful tf
prunes cooked. pitted and cut into
bits, three-fourths of a cupful of sugar,
and one tablespoonful of -four. Turn
into a pastry-lined pie plate, dot with
bits of butter. with strips of
pastry la~ttice-fashion and bake for
twenty minutes in a hot oven.
Raisin Pie de Luxe.-Line n medium
sized pie plate with pastry. Cook to-
gether one cupful of brown sugar, two
tablespoonfuls of water mixed with
three tablespoonfuls Of cornstarch, the
rind of two lemons and one orange,
and N and one-fourth cupfuls Of
water and two cupfuls of ralsins.
When the starch is cooked add the
Juice of two lemons and one orange
one cupful of walnut meats coarsely
choppd. Pour into the pastry-lined pie
plate, I'VE with top crust and bake
for thirty minutes.
5egues Mackerel.-Wipe the fish il
salt, soak until freshened. Brush with
olive oil. put into a dripping pan,
sprinkle with salt and pepper to sea-
son and sprinkle with chopped pars-
ley.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-10-10
nImlmInI
Alaska Has Disclosed to an Astonished Worlo
Its Wealth and Possibilities


The years that have passed since Alaska came into the possession of the
United States have disclosed to al astonished world its great wealth and
wonderful possibilities. Its auiferous graYels have yielded untold
treasure: its colonies of seal and other mammals have loaded the markets
with valuable and beautiful furs; its seas have given up their wealth OF
food fishes; Its barren tundras have presented us the nucleus of the rein
deer industry and taught a lesson in the civilization of savage tribes; its
agricultural possibilities promise returns in excess of all expectations; its
unmeasured timber areas will furnish wood pulp and lumber long after
other forests have been exhausted; and its undeyed coal-mines suggest a
national opulence beyond the dreams of avariee.
1t may sound like a wild dream to say that within a few years,
European immigrants, instead of landing at New York, will land on the
Pacific coast, to make productive the unoccupied areas of hand in the
West and in Alaska.
But it is a dream that likely will come true, for Alaska is capable
of raising every pound of beef, every sort of vegetable, and every pound
of butter or other dairy product that her people will need till the white
populatisn increases to two hundred times its present number.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-10-10

eff Someone Would Invent Solar Engine Of
Five Per Cent Efficiency"
By EDWIN f. sLossoN, in Science News Bulletin.

The greatest waste is our failure to utilize. not our carelessness in
methods of utilization. We waste 50 per cent Of our petroleum through
irrational and competitive drilling. We waste two-thirds of our coal
before its energy gets into the engine. But we waste all Of the sunshine
that falls upon our arid region lands, and that means a greater loss of
energy than We get from all our oil and coal. The richest region in the
United States is Death valley, California. If some one would invent a
solar engine with an efficiency Of even five per cent, it would add meal
eaabiy to the wealth of the country through the utilization of the
wasted sunbeams that fall upon our arid land.
Here IS a prize bigger than any grasped by coal kings and oil mag
mates. But nobody comes forward to claim it. Yet very likely the
knowledge necessary to achieve this supreme triumph of chemical
engineering is already in exisence-somewhere.
If it is not, there is certainly enough brain-power in the world to
solve the problem If il we're set to work at 1t. We are all Of US the poorer
because Of this waste of ideas and inventive genius.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-10-10

Talking Shop.

An automobile dealer telephoned a
friend to announce the arrival of his
new baby. I'VE just received a new
model at our house." he said. "Snap-
py little job. All pink and white.
Make a fine little runabout in a couple
of years. Uses the Klaxon a bit too
much, but that's to be expected.
Mother and child both hitting on all
six" "Well, we'll" replied his friend,
a newspaper man, you didn't scoop
me. We got out a little extra home
edition ourselves a few days ago. It's
the best way9to furnish a house."
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-10-10
Extenuatinq Circumstances.

Woman Motorist-Oh, Mister Police
man, when | tell you why I speeded,
you'll let me go.
Oficer-Why were you speeding?
Woman MOtorist-I was trying to
catch up with that lady to see how
her hat was trimmed.-Dry Goods
Economist.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-10-10

Good citizenship does not come
from teaching arithmetic or gram
mar. 1t comes from a sense of re-
sponsibility to the community.
Loyalty must be taught in the
home and the school in order to
develop hat loyalty that we call
patriotism.-O'Shea.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-10-10
4 Show Me" Bow.

Bobby had his mothers best bread
knife out in the yard where he had
been trying to cut bricks. His mother
found him at the job. which proved
rather difficult. and asked him:
How in the world do you expect
mother to cut bread with that knife
when you get through"
Il don't know, mother. Show ME
how" came back Bobby, who handed
the knife back TO the fond parent.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-10-10
Thrifty After All.

Mr.. Jones-"What conclusion have
you reached, Mrs. De Vorce Sage, re-
garding the French ~imbroglio?' MIS-.
d. V. Swell, it costs more in Paris
than in Reno, but you save time
Life.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-10-10

What worried a nan yesterday
might worry a mar today If he thought
of it; but the blessing of human na-
ture is hat he doesn't.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-10-10

Senator LaFolete of Wisconsin, never believed in a valuation ac-
eording to the cost of reproduction, because that is a huctuatng thing.
1t would be unjust to the people in the time of high prices and unjust to
the railroads in the time of low prices. The true measure of valuation
and the standard Of return must always be what they put into the bust
ness. Then you can have no fuctuation
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-10-10
CHE Kitchen
Cabinet
20. 1928. Western Newspaper Union.)

"A little house we'll filed. a little
land well titled. and a little wife
well willed are great riches"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-10-10

ioyed by those who are
not fond of fish.
Ocean Chicken Pie
Take a large can of tuna
and mix with it, after
taking, the following
sauce: Two tablespoon
fuls of tubbling hot
Innltnl hurtar add tu,o
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-10-10
Youths Bloom

Bloom of youth comes from a per-
fectiy adjusted digestion apparatus. 1t
is the kind that doesn't rub off.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-10-10
Hard to Learn.

we may all learn foreign languages.
but do we learn to slur the words as
those to the manner born do?
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-10-10
Too Far of.

People would try much harder to
win Gods commentator If He were
a nextdoor neighbOr.-Duluth Herald.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-10-10

Laddie Buck, nephew of Laddie Boy,
whose father is the famous Alan-A-
Dale, many times champion, and
whose mother is Flora Blanche, Lad
die Boys sister, has been presented to
President Coolidge by Mrs. A. 2. Cal
houn of Atlanta, Ga.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-10-10
WHAT TO EAT

Tuna fish is one of the most deli
cately favored of fish and may be used
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-10-10

Rodolfo Gaona, famous Mexican bull
fighter who has been in Spain for the
last five months, engaging in his pro-
fesslon as matador, arrived in. New
York the other day on his way to his
extensive ranches in Mexico. Senior
Gaona Is said to be worth a million
dollars.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-10-10
HALF DOZEN DIVINE POINTS

This is the seaso of the ear when
rhe oyster is beginning to be ut its
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-10-10

President Hardng-Wh1e would abhor a pacifst America, 1
would rejoice to have the United States proven to be unafraid, and yet
the most peacelovng and the foremost peace-promotng nation In all the
would.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-10-10
A MAN WHO BECAME
FAMOUS

Doctor r. V. Pierce, whose picture
appears above, was not only a success
full physician, but also a profound
student of the medicinal qualities Of
Natures remedies, roots and herbs,
and by close observation of the meth
DDS usedsby the Indians, he discovered
their great remedial qualities, espe-
cially for weaknesses of women, and
after careful preparation succeeded In
giving to the world a remedy which
has been used by women with the best
results for half a century. DR.. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription is still in great
demand, while many other so called
~"cure-alls'' have come and gone. The
reason for its phenomenal success is
because of its absolute purity, and DIR.
Pierce's high standing as an honored
citizen of Buffalo is a guarantee of all
that is claimed for the Favorite Pre-
scription as a regulator for the ills
peculiar TO women
Send 10c for trial pkg. to DIR. Pierce's
Invalids Hotel, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-10-10

best.
Oyster Chow
der. Dice i n
sinaii cubes M
quarter pound Of
fat salt pork and
cook until the
cubes are crisp
and brown. Slice
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-04-13
Lest We forget.

The Rev. Karl Otto Walther,
formerly a resident of iloboken,
was denied citizenship parets bv
Supreme Court Justice Mccarthy
recently on the ground lie d
alaines exemption from the draft
as an alien.
You stepped aside when the
war came" Justice Mccarthy
said, to make place for some
other mothers son."
Hurrah for Judge Mccarthy
You can't make a GOOD Ameri'
can from a draft dodser. AND
the more publicity given the fac
the less will be the application:
for citizenship papers from those
who think the United States i:
"a good thing" and IAN easy
mark
A flag good enough to live un.
der is good enough to fight un'
der. A land good enough to live
in is good enough to die for. A
country good enough to live in is
good enough to defend. Heaven
be thanked for the McCarthys
who guard the great gifts oi
citizenship with such high ideals.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-04-13
Appointment of Teachers

The County School Board will ap-
point teachers for the session 1924
at its regular meeting on May 7th.
County teachers who have not filed
applications through the office of the
division superintendent, should do so
at once.
School leagues and individuals are
asked to express their preference in
the matter of the appointment OF
teachers, to the trustee of their dis
trict or through the office of the di-
vision superintendent This will help
the County School Board to give each
community, as far as possible> the
teachers they desire. Unless they
have some information from the vari-
Gus communities it is very difficult to
make these assignments to the best ad-
vantage of all concerned.
Very respectfully submitted,
C. V. Shoemaker, Div. Supt.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-04-13
Report On Road Funds
BY Chairman Shirley.

Richmond. Va, April 7,(Spec.
ia)-ln light of the many diver
gent and conflicting statements
from various, sources relating to
the amount of actual funds
which will be at the disposal of
the state for highway construc.
ton and road work during the
present year, 1928, Governor
Trinkle has secured the following
authentic figures from Henry G
Shirley, Chairman of the State
Highway Commission, which are
succinct and explicit. The fig
ures are presented by Chairman
Shirley in a manner to be under
stood by all and are herewith
released for the benefit of citizens
and Taxpayers. The letter from
the Chairman of the State High
way Commission. written under
date of April S. Cast Thursday,
reads as follows:
My dear Governor:
In compliance with your re-
quest and in order to clarity the
situation as to the amount of
money available for road con-
struction in 1928, l beg to report
as follows:
lon December 81, 1922, there
was OH hand or available the
amount of S3,436 1856, for work
under contract which had been
let during 1922.
2.-There was available under
the Robertson Act as of January
1, 1928. for construction during
that year to definite Projects. ST.,
923.80S. Since January / and
until April 1, there have been
made agreement under the Rob.
ertson Act amounting to 81, 49,
S19, giving total amount to be
expended during 1923 under this
Act of $4.O67, 627.
3.-The Commission on March
26 allocated approximately So, 900
900 for road construction during
the remaining portion of 1923.
4.-There will also be availa BILE
after July 1928, ST., 100000 Fed
eral Aid Appropriation and the
2-cent gas tax on gasoline, which
will make approximately So, $780,
900 additional money to be allo-
Gated sometime during the latter
part of summer.
Sin the above figures the
1-cent gas tax feeder" roads
and the 500. 900 for State Aid
Roads are not included.
Very sincerely yours,
(S.gned) III. G. Shirley,
Charm
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-04-13
Letter to the Owls

Woodstock, Va, Apr. 8, 1923.
Mr.. NJ w. Barbe, Sec, Woodstock
Nest 1876, Order of Owls:
Dear Mr.. Barbe-
We want to thank you all for the kind
ness shown to us during the sickness
of our husband and father, by having
several of the Lodge members present
every night while sick and after his
death and your kindness during the
funeral, and hope you will prosper
in members as the Order of Owls GER
tainly are good to their sick members
and widows.
MRS. PERRY MILLER,
PAUL F. MILLER.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-04-13
HarriSVille

The Rev. Charles Robb, of the
Reformed Theological Seminary
Lancaster, Pa, has accepted a
call to the Harrisville charge,
composed of st. Johns Reformed
Church, Harrisville and Emanuel
Church, Fishers Hill, Va.
The members Of ST. Johns con-
gregation are refurnishing one
room in the parsonage at Toms
Brook and are making garden
for their new minister who is ex-
pected to arrive about the 10Th
of May and will probably hold
services on Sunday May Goth,
After this time, services will be
held regularly at St. Johns
church on the second and fourth
Sundays of each month at 1880
a. M, and at Emanuel church,
Fishers Hill the first and third
Sundays at 1890 a. m.
The Rev. C. w. Sunny, oil
near Pittsburg, Pa, preached at
st. Johns Reformed Church
Sunday April Sth and also held
preparatory services on the pre-.
ceedlng Saturday. Mr.. Sunny
is visiting his sister Mrs. ]
Monroe Hotel, of Edinburg, Va
4 Both were former residents O
this county. their father the late
Samnel Sunny who lived neaI
Saumsyille was one of the frs
| Superintendent of the Sunda,
i School, soon after the erection o
| St. Johns Church over fifty year
iago, and the family have man
friends in this vicinity.
| The Rev. Mr.. Sunny will
preach at st. Johns Church Sun
day April D. at 1880 a. N.
i Hampson H. Wisman, one o
i the most prominent men of thi
section. who has been an invah,
/ for the past year, has been crit
eally this week.
!. A large number of our citizen
attended court in Woodstock thi
week. Since the advent of autos
!. the county seat seems nearer
and many who formerly started
out early in the morning driving
and were compelled to make a
eutire day of t,now attend cour
| for a few hours in the afternoon