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NORTH Pr.ATTK StoMMVWFTCT v timppvt." EX -KINGS DANUBE STATES Federation Is Formed on Paper by Plotters in Switzer land. DETAILS ARE NOT COMPLETE Exiled Rulers, Seeing the Hopelessness of Their Cause, Now Center All Their Plotting on One Great Scheme. Berne, Switzerland. -From "the piny ground of Kuropc" of before the vir, Switzerland linn becotno "the plotting' ground of Europe" of nfter the wnr. And nil of this plotting may now ho junimiirlzed In one general end of "the :onstltutlon of n Dnnuhlnn ronfedcrn Hon." To the credit of the Swiss It must jo snld they resent In the extreme de gree the nhuse that Is now being mnde jf their country nnd their hospitality Sy the exiled rulers nnd statesmen of jrstwhllo empires nnd states, hut they are ns helpless In the mutter ns they ire Innocent. Keeps Everybody Busy. While they onnnot keep their little sountry from being converted Into an Incubntor, however, they "nn nt lenst 'ry to keep the plots being brooded therein from nctunlly hntchlng, nnd the Swiss secret service, together with Its tendnrmes, Its policemen, Its detectives ind Its public ofllclnls generally, nro putting In quite a few sleepless nights to this end. ' Now thnt the grndunl readjustment Df Europo hns left no doubts In the minds of -certain exiled riders, like ex King Constnntlno of Greece nnd somo of the former rulers of Oermnn states. Jf the hopelessness of their onuse, nil Df tho plotting In Swltzcrlnnd hns :omo slowly to center on one grcnt icheme, n schemo thnt Is not only on ildercd possible, but thnt Is considered by ninny of tho grent minds nnd nu thorltles of Europo ns being nbsolutc ly Imperative, nnd Inevitable. This Is tho constitution of n Dnn uhlnn federation to rcplnco the old tlunl monnrchy, nnd which, (recording to Its bnckers, Is the only thing thnt can Insure the llfo of tho half-dozen or more states Into which the old Austrl-an-Hungurlnn monnrchy hns been di vided. Vital and Imperative. Whether this Dnnubluu federation hus Its center north of tho Danube with what Is loft of Hungary and Aus tria ns n basis or whether It lias Its center south of the Danube with Serbia EGGS DROPPED FROM I Postmaster Chance of Washington, L). (. taking cartons of unbroken eggs from n bag of mall dropped via parachute from a mall airplane dying over tho capital from College Park. Md. CROP VALUES TRIPLED Production for Year 1919 Broke All Records. Worth Almost Three Times as Much as Average for Five-Year Period. Washington. Tho value of crops produced In tho United States this year in nearly threo times greater than tho nverngo annual value during tho five years preceding the outbreak of the Eu ropcnn wnr, uccordlng to the report of tho secretary of ngrlculturo. "On tho bnsls of prices tlutt have recently pre vailed," says secretary, "tho total value of all crops produced In 1010 Is $lf, 873.000,000. compared with $14 ,..'.,. 000,000 for 1018; $ia,470,000,000 for 1017; $0,051,000,000 for 1010; $0.1 000,000 for 101-1 ; nnd Sn.S'JO.OOO.OOO for the tlvo-yeiir average, 1010-1014. These values represent gross production and EYE nnd Uoumanlii plnylng 'he leading role; whether It be monarchical or re publican In form, together with half u dozen other possibilities or ramifica tions, are generally considered unim portant. All thnt Is regarded as ltnl nnd Imperative Is thnt Mich u cor.fcd (ration be constituted nnd thnt It bo organized In full hnrmony with rnd support of tho nllles. Hungary and Gorman Austria, ns they will exist wlfen the pence confer ence llnlshes Its work, will bo (lend states their own people nnd states men ndmlt that. Poland nnd Czecho slovakia lire merely gambling bets. Hut Serbia nnd Hoiimunta arc consid ered ns tho two big future bets of south central Europe. On the other hnnd, there are Just ns many supporters nnd Junt as many plotters In Switzerland who would like to see Vienna regain some of Its past UNIQUE CEMETERY Exhibit at Montana State Fair Sent People Away Thinking. EPITAPHS DRIVE HOME TRUTH Greater Convenience and a Larger Measure of Comfort In the Farm Home the Big Lesson Conveyed by Miniature Graveyard. Washington. It was n neat little country cemetery, much like most lit tle country cemeteries, yet there was something queer about It. There was the arched gateway nnd the customary weeping willows by It. The clipped hedge was llko most cemetery hedges. The tombstones were nbout the aver nge run of tombstones. But, wlthnl, thero wns something queer even shocking. Then you discovered whnt It was. These wero truthful tomb stones. Consoling plntltudes "Too pure for earth," and thut like found no place. Instead, thero were such epitaphs ns these: "Mother walked to death In her kitchen;" "Sacred to the memory of June she scrubbed lerself Into eternity;" "Grandma washed herself uway;" "Susie swept &IRPLANE UNBROKEN - Funeral Held for Cat, Pet of New York Woman Lenox., Mnss. Funeral rites over a cat here were attended by all the employees on tho sum mer estate of Mrs. Carlos do llerodhts of New York, and the feline's "remains" were burled on tho estate In a metal casket. Hyacinth, a Persian cat, said to have cost 50.000. was greatly "treasured by Mrs. de llerodlns. and when It died at her home In New York the owner had tho body borno here In a special au tomobile truck. not not returns to the producer. Tho value of live stock on fanus In 1010 was $8.8.'!0,000,X10, compared with $S.- Coal Car Rams Into Man as He Is Bathing Hny City, Mich. Telford E IIIII, mnnager of the Mueller Chicory company's plant, was taking a bath In his home ad Joining tho plant when a freight car crashed through tho house and ngnlnst the wnll of tho bath room. The wnll fell, nnd n conl car came In view. There had been two enrs stand ing on tho short switch. When the train crew attempted to place more enrs there they evi dently forgot nbout them, nnd; tho enrs were sent through the bumper right Into Mr. Hill's bathroom. glory ns the center of tho now Dnnuhl nn confederacy; Budapest Is equally well represented, while there nro plenty of others who enn demonstrate from n dozen standpoints, why War saw Is Inevitably destined ns tho future great center of middle Europcnn H e. EACHES LESSON out of life with too heavy a broom." The people who saw that cemetery and there wero thousands of them may have been shocked for the Instant, but they enmo avvny with the thought thnt ono might bo better for seeing such a cemetery. For, you see, It was n mlnlnture cemetery, three feet squnre, nnd it wns pnrt of nn exhibit at the Montana state fair. Such levity with the most solemn thing thnt man kind knows could not be Justified merely on the theory thnt the things snld were true but those who saw it enmc nwny with the belief thnt It wns Justified by wny of keeping Just thoso things from being true. And thnt wns tho purpose of tho exhibit, plnced there by tho agricultural extension de partment of the Stnto Agricultural col lege of Montann. It wns meant to em phasize the need for home conveni ences, for luck of which many a farm woman hns gone to her grave before her time. Drive Truth Home. There wero other exhibits designed to drive home the same hnrd truth. One wns u ' model showing a bleak farmhouse on a bnro hill. At the bot tom of the hill ran a little strcnm, nnd by the strenm were barns nnd cattle. Struggling up tho hill toward tho house with two heavy pnlls of wnter wns a bent old womnn. And tho legend wih: "Convenient for the cnttle but not for mother." Then there wns a farmhouse with tho water supply as It ohould lie, the woman In tho yard sprinkling her tlower beds with n hose. And the In scription read: "Convenient for moth erand the cattle, too." Another model showed n kitchen ns It should be, nnd another, n rfltchcn us It should not be. And thero wns tho legend: "A long-distance kitchen shor ins life." The lesson taughtj by the exhibit la one that the state agricultural colleges and the United States department of agriculture are trying to tench by every means at their command great or convenience and a larger measure of comfort In the farm home. CALIFORNIA RICE DOES WELL New Agricultural Industry Produces Crop Worth Millions of Dollars. Washington. In eight years the Sacramento valley of California has developed a new agricultural Industry, rice growing, which this j:nst season has resulted In n gross production es timated to bo worth approximately twenty-one millions of dollars. This showing Is tho result of research car ried on by tho bureau of plant Indus try of the department of agriculture. Following experiments by tho bureau covering three years, the first com mercial rice crop as planted In 1012. The value of the 1010 rice crop In Cnl lfornln will probnbly bo several mil lions greater than that of wheat and peaches, both of which aro commonly thought of as relatively lnrgo crops In that state. 2S4.000.000 In 1018; $0,7:10.000.000 In 1017; S0.02 1.000.000 In 1010: sr, sno 000.000 In HIM ; and $."..318,000,000 for tiio live-year average. 1010-10M. "This Increased tlnunclal showing it is ugaln necessary to emphasize, does not mean that the nation Is better off. to that extent or that ts real wealth has advanced In that proportion. Con sidering .nerely the domestic relations, tho true state Is indicated rather In terms of real commodities, comparative statements of which tiro given I.i fore going tables. Tho Increased values, however, do reveal that the luniicinir returns to the fnrmers have increased proportionately with those of other groups of producers m the nation, and mat tneir purchasing power has Kent pace In the rising scale of prices." Aged Fiddler Plays. Fremont, O. "Hat" Gould, chain plon oldtlme tiddler of America, cele brated his eightieth birthday anniver sary with n dance In the Mutual Aid hall in Bellevue. "But" furnished the music. Old-fashioned dances were revived. U. S. Damages More Than Offset German Claims w ASI1INOTON. Amerlcn's claims sinking of the Lusltnnla and other of other war damages, will more than from the United States on nccount of the 100 German steamers seized In American ports when the United States entered the war, shipping board otllclals declared. Under the peace treaty, the value of the vessels, estimated by board otll clals at from $1.!0,000,000 to $1-10,000,-000, will be credited to Germany on In demnities awarded by the allied repa rations commission, but as the Amer ican claims before the commission will more than offset tho value of the ships, ofllclnls asserted there was little likelihood thut the United States would be culled upon to make any payment to the commission. Three vessels were wnr vessels German commerce raiders which took refuge In American ports before the United States entered the war nnd were Interned, nnd their value will not be Included with that of the vessels which were purely peaceful merchant craft. Gridiron Ciub Unscrambles Scrambled Railroads AT THE Gridiron club dinner tlie other night tho railroad skit dealt with "unscrambling the railroads." The actors represented former Director (ienernl McAdoo, Director General Illnes and nn investor in the railroads. TAKE IT UP TO COffGRE-SS WHM r an awful mess, accompanied by a more than vigorous stirring process.) McAdoo Now we hnve the roads scrambled. This completes my pnrt of the trick. I shall now pass the buck I menn the hat to my friend, Mr. Illnes, who will, in his magic way, with a few passes produce the beautiful rabbit known as Government Operation nnd Control, nnd return the lint un damaged to my friend, Mr. Investor. (Investor groans.) Illnes (looks at the lint and glares at McAdoo) I am deeply Indebted to Mr. McAdoo for his trust nnd confidence. I wish he had finished the trick. He hates the limelight nnd likes to retire while the retiring is good. But to the trick, gentlemen. Let me first cover the hat for aesthetic and olfactory reasons. It Is n little messy. (Covers hat with handkercrief, seizes wnnd.) I now make these mysterious passes so saying the cabalistic words hocus pocus 1020 brotherhoods as taught me by Mr. McAdoo. Then I quickly raise the cloth and hero wo have (starts back, looking nervous.) Ah, I see, Mr. McAdoo forgot something. Let me add the Plumb plan. (Drops three plums and breaks another egg. Investor gronns nnd tenrs his hair.) Illnes Now we have It. Upcus pocus 1020 presto. (Takes up hand kerchief, looks starts back, rushes to McAdoo, saying: "My God, Mac. I can't do tho trick.") McAdoo That's your affair not mine. Investor My lint my ball McAdoo and nines Take It up to congress. They'll fix it for jou. (Both link arms und go off.) Imagine Congress With No Congressional Record ICONOCLASTIC Senator Thomns of Colorado! Incredible as It may seem ho actually talked the other day of the possibility of stopping the publication ot the Congressional Kecord., Senator Jones, being prodded by New Mexican newspapers short of print paper, in troduced a 1)111 providing for nn In crease of postal rates by live times the present rate on dally papers exceeding 2-1 pages In size. Senntor Smoot of Utah then said he thought the time hud arrived to Stop publishing In the Congressional Kecord articles, telegrams and ad dresses sent to senators. Every page of tho Record costs the government nearly $00. It had men now scouring the country dally In order to pick up paper wherever they can nt almost any price thnt Is nsked for It, In order to secure enough paper to publish th' Congressional Kecord dally. Then the vice president said f "Tho vice president will be very glad to ask. the senate, if the senator desires him to do so, whether the publication of the Congressional Kecord shall not be suspended during the famine in print paper." Then Senator Thomas capped the climax by saying: ''Mr. President, I was going to suggest that the senator from Utah does not go far enough. I think It would be a very good Idea to quit printing the Kecord altogether. My Impression is that thut would be one way In which we could curtail the output of senatorial oratory; In fuet, I do not know of any other way in which It can be done." Congress without the Congressional Kecord I Tho congressman without a chance to revise and extend nnd print and circulate his little speech for home" consumption I Perish the thought I Chicago Waterway Projects Not Entirely Satisfactory THE rest of the country may love Chicago to distraction, but apparently It i does not care much for Its commercial waterway projects. Objection to ! the issuing of a penult to the state of Illinois for the construction of what Is , known ns the "Illinois waterway" to , WHY SHOULD -ET THIS CHILD GROW UP ? V-At American and by Canadian cities. The protest also declared that treaty relations with Great Britain are nt Issue and "It Is questionable If we are not bound to submit these matters to ,tho International Joint commission created under the treaty between Great Britain und tlie United States concerning boundary waters, proclaimed May 13, 1010." Chicago and Its commercial projects came In for harsh criticism during n discussion of tlie proposed improvement of the St. Lawrence river for ocean trallle before the national rivers and harbors congress. Development of the St. Lawrence project ns urged by tho western speak ers would mnke Chicago nn ocean port, opening tho way for the loading of deep-sea vessels at Chicago and their passage through the lakes and out into the Atlantic through the Wellund cuual and tlie St. Lawrence river. against Germany growing out of the vessels by submurlnes, and on account offset the nmount which will be due TftERE'LL fN McAdoo The late Mr. Morgan said that yon ennnot unscramble scrambled eggs. He wns wrong. By the exercise of a little magic, to which we modestly lay claim, we shall Illus trate how the railroads of the United States may be scrambled nnd then un scrambled again. Can anyone lend me a silk hat? I shnll return It prompt ly nnd entirely undamaged. (Mr. Investor steps forward with silk lint. Exceedingly realistic busi ness bv McAdoo of filllnir the hat with ASK LEAVE JO PHIHT IN JH' RECORD WHAT I HAVEN'T TIME TO SAY connect the great lakes with the Mis sissippi river hns been filed with Sec retary Baker and the chief of the army engineers by Edward T. Cuhlll. Ho acts for Wisconsin. Michigan, Indiana, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York, charging thnt Chicago now takes water through the drainage ca nn! to such an extent that Lakes Mich igan, Huron, Erie and Ontario have been lowered so much that extra har bor facilities hud to be built by other vAvs$5 ASPIRIN FOR HEADACHE Namo "Bayer" is on Gonuino Aspirin say Bayer Insist on "Bnyer Tnblets of Aspirin" In n "Bnyer package," containing prop er directions for Hcndncho, Colds, Pain, Neuralgia, Lumbago, and Kheu matlsm. Name "Bnyer" means genuine Aspirin prescribed by physicians for nineteen yenrs. Handy tin toxes of 12 tablets cost few cents. Aspirin Is trade tnnrk of Bnyer Manufacture of Mono Bcetlcacldcster of SaltcyllcncJd. Adr, WHENCE THE WORD CANNIBAL Eaters of Human Flesh Were Inhabi tants of the West Indian Island of Canlba. When Columbus landed on the Island of Ilnltl n huge bnnquet was given In his honor by a native chieftain, and on that occasion he chanced to notlco that two or three of the aborlglnul guests bore scars on their united bodies suggesting serious wounds. In response to his polite Inquiry, they said that the scars represented bites which gentlemen from the near by Island of Canlba had casually taker out of their persons. It wns further explained that the people, of Canibn (known today ns. Porto Rico) were nddlcted to the hnbit of eating human llesh, nnd that, to ob tain this gastronomic luxury they were accustomed to undertake armed raids upon the Hnltlans nnd other neighbor folks. Hence (ns wo lenrn) the origin of the word "cannibal." GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER. Constipation invites other troubles which come speedily unless quickly checked and overcome by Green's. August Flower which is a gentle lnxn tlve, regulates digestion both in. Btomach and Intestines, cleans and sweetens the stomach nnd nllmentnry cnnnl, stimulates the liver to secrete the bile and Impurities from the blood It is a sovereign remedy used In many thousands of households all over tho civilized world for more than half a. century by those who have suffered; with Indigestion, nervous dyspepsia, sluggish liver, coming up of .food, pal pitation, constipation and other in testinal troubles. Sold by druggists and dealers everywhere. Try a bottler take no substitute. Adv. Hint to Reformers. Doubtless the world Is wicked enough, but It will not be improved by the extension of n spirit which self rlghteously sees more to reform out side of Itself than In Itself. J. G. Hol land. Not Recognized. ' "What's to become of the social glass now?" "It will have to be cut class soon." Garfield Tea, by purifying the blood, eradicates rheumatism, dyspepsia and many ihronic ailments. Adv. ' The maiden band of hope Is a bus bani. Backache and Kidneys Backache of any kind is often caused by kidney disorder, which means that 'the kidneys aro not working proper ly. Poisonous matter and uric acid accumulato within tho body in great abun dance, over working tho sick kidneys, henco tho congestion of blood causes' backache, in tho eamo manner as a similar conges tion in tho head causoa headache. you becomo nervous, despondent, sick, feverish, irritable, have spots appearing before tho eyes, ba Rounder tho lids, and lack ambition to do things. Tho latest nnd most effective means of overcoming this trouble, is to eat sparingly of meat, drink plenty of water between meals and tako a single. Anurio tablet before each meal for a while. Simply ask your druggist for Anurio (anti-unc-acid) if you orent feeling up to the standard. If you havo lumbago, rheu matism, dropsy, begin immediately this treatment with Anunc. Tho physicians and specialists at Dr. Pierce's Invalids' Hotel, Buffalo, N. Y.; havo thoroughly, tested this prescription and havo been with one accord successful in eradicating these troubles. Patients having onco used Anurio at the institution havo repeatedly sent back for more Such a demand has been created that Doctor Pierce decided to put Anurio in tho drug stores of this country, in a ready-to-use form. Omaha. Nebr.: "I nehed all over and felt so badly that I could not sleep at night, my bladder seemed weak, gavo mo consid erable trouble, and caused stinging sensa tions. I read an advertisement of Dr. Pierce's Anurio (anti-uric-acid) and pur chased a bottle. It was only a fow days before I felt wonderfully relieved, and all tho soreness left mo. I am glad to endorse such a worthy mcdicino and always shall recommend it." MRS. W. C. ZESCII MAN. 1832 N. 17th BU Comfort Your Skin With Cuticura Soap and Fragrant Talcum 1m i "e 0:ntmnt 25 and 50e, Ttlcnm 25c.
