O'NEILL FRONTIER
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O’NEILL,_NEB RAISKA
to wTiclal documents cent te oon
grcaa. Secretary Hughes this week rec
ommends rigid restriction of immigra
tion. The report says (0«.29S passport
wises were granted by American con
cilia in Europe for 1920. “The director
general of police of Rumania." the re
port adds, "has Issued an order ex
cusing Jews from military service and
permitting their discharge from the
army if they desire to emigrate to
America." In Rumania 1,500 persona
are awaiting an opportunity to coma tc
the United States; there are 25,001
awaiting accommodations in Poland, In
the Russian Caucasus It may bg ac
cepted as nearly ■literally true that
every Armenian family which has
emough money will endeavor to emi
grate to America. The great bulk of
emigrants to the United State* from
this district an highly undasirabha
•ays Mr. Hughes.
Scandinavian countries are disapprov
ing the steps being taken by the en
tente nations to compel Germany to paj
the war reparations. lest they, as a re
suit, be swamped by German manufac
tures to the detriment of their own.
Bays a prominent Hollander; "This is
then the triple curse of the present
Burope&n situation; Germany will not
pay and cannot pay, as much as Prance
must insist upon to escape her own eco
nomical destruction. The entente hi
Justified in demanding indemnity, but
cannot for Interior reasons accept Ger
man goods, tha only real means of re*
nayment.*
Seventy Salvation Army delegates
from 11 central states In Chicago last
week reported that there was "Plenty
of work for women, but no jobs for
men." "The situation seems to be ths
result of changed Industrial conditions,”
said Commander Poart. “During ths
war period' thousands of women en
tered the industrial Held for the flrst
time. Many of them stayed and appar
ently are giving such satisfaction that
their employers are glad, not only to
retain them, but to employe more.”
A publicity campaign In Georgia to
acquaint the people of the state with
alleged peonage conditions Is urged by
Governor Dorsey. The governor pre
sented suggestions designed to Improve
relations between the races in Georgia.
Among them were compulsory educa
tion for both races, formation of two
state committees, one white, the other
negro, to hold conferences on racial
matters; assessment of a fine on each
•ounty in which there Is a lynching, and
laws providing for the governor to re
move county officials held to have per
ssltted lynchtngs by negligence.
Probably the most Important question
bi the world today Is whether man Is
capable of directing Intelligently ths
civilisation he has created and organ
ised, said Dr. Stewart Paton before the
American Philosophical society last
week. He also remarked that “botohe
vtsm, radicalism, and tho tendency to
ttdnk in terms of class distinction are
defense reactions of inadequates afraid
#i facing: thotr own personal problems."
A blind and deaf girl in Janesville,
Wia., edited "The Helen Kellor of Wis
consin." is able to carry on a conversa
tion and to distinguish colors. She
take! part in conversation by placing
her hand on any part of ths head of
the person talking, she distinguishes
colors by the sense of emell. She has
been totally blind less than two years,
anfy totally deaf only about seven
mouths.
tnivui liiAJBUlls UpOH IM
punishment of the man who ruined the
photgraphla negatives of the Hohen
•oilerns taken during the ceremony in
cident to the removal of the body of
the former empress. Many people of
Dorn suspect the former emperor’s de
tective as the guilty party.
Paper le so scare* In Russia that a
•pedal soviet government Institution
has been created to deal with the short
age. Thousands of women have beea
employed by the government to search
In old archive# and record offices for
elean sheets of paper, or paper used
only on on* side, which may be util
ised for soviet office oorrespondenco.
Work on the largest dirigible over
designed senllnues at the Philadelphia
navy yard, but has been retarded
through lack of appropriations, and
those In charge of the construction of
the great craft of the clouds say It
probably will be a year before she Is
completed.
Paris restaurant men, who have been
holding prices as high as possible In
expectation of a rush of American tour
ists this summer, have been warned to
prepare for trouble U reductions are net
made.
Several persons arrested In Budapest
recently for whistling, singing or hum
ming the ’'Internationale," were saved
from punishment by a psychological ex
pert who testified It was done sub-con
sdonsly.
Investments and loans of American
mttieos’ exporters, business men, farm
ers and of the United States govern
ment In foreign countries now total
more than $18,000,000,000, official re
ports show.
The railway carriage In which the
German representatives signed th«
armistice la, with Marshal Foch's con
sent. to be given a place of honor on
the terrace of the Invalides. beside the
trophies of the Crimean war.
A Massachusetts man by the name
of M’Mcnlmen Is wearing a new hat.
which be won from President Harding
on a bet that Mr. Hurding would be
nominated by the Chicago convention
(or the presidency.
Disabled ex-service men are avail
ing themselves of provisions of the re
habilitation law in greater nurabem
than was anticipated, the federal board
(or vocational education has informed
congress.
Two native witch doctors have Just
been sentenced to prison for 18 months
each after they pleaded guilty to a
charge of stealing the body of a Euro
pean woman from a grave to make
charms, says a Johanesberg dispatch.
"CaiTylng coals to Newcastle." hith
erto held as about the most futile thing
on earth, has actually been accom
plished by a firm of French exporters,
because of the miners' strike.
There are 268 more new companies
registered In the Unlled Kingdom In
1*10 than in 1919, and 8,586 more than
in 1*18. Transport and transit com
panies exceed all others as a class.
A University of Wisconsin lecturer
■ays It was the shape of the German
bead that caused the war.
The British Museum is the largest li
brary In the world, with 8,760.000 vol
umes and 80,000 manuscripts 1.1912 fig
ures!.
New York has noted a decided slump
tn marriages, beginning with April,
which it attributes to econow't condi
tions.
Vancouver firm has reoelved a rush
order fo- brandied chocolates, following
the rulif^ df a Beattie Judfe that candy
flavored with liquor does not come un
ter -WBIBgote-'' -d the Volstead law.
Commercial Club at Harting •
ton, Neb., Plans for Un
usual Event Next Fri
day.
Hartington, Neb., May 17 (Special).
•—The Commercial club Is making ex
tensive plans for a great community
picnic to be held on the fair grounds
on Friday. May 20. The Program will
be started at 3 o'clock by the national
guards giving an exhibition of mili
tary maneuvers, including drilling,
and putting up lents and giving a
sample of how military life is car
ried on. Then will follow a pogram of
short talks by Claim Agent H. R. Gro
chan, of St. Paul, and a number of
others. From 5 to 6 o’clock a big
free lunch will be served to all. At
8 o'clock In the evening Harry Moss,
of Omaha, of the chamber of com
merce will deliver the principal ad
dress on "The Nation's Wheel of
Progress." The remainder of the
evening will be given over to a dance
given by the American Legion in their
new dunce pavilion on Broadway.
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TERRIBLY INJURED BY
KICK OF A HORSE
Hartington, Neb., May 17 (Special).
—Joseph Hamilton, 11, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Fed Hamilton, of near Crofton,
narowly escaped death when a horse
kicked him, which tore a great gash
In his abdominal cavity and pene
trated the intestines. He owes his life
to the presence of mind of his little
sister, who happened to be near the
scene of accident and rendered first
aid.
HARTINGTON—The contract for the
grading of the Federal-State aid road
running from Hartington to Fordyce
has been awarded to a Denver con
tractor. The contract calls for 35 cents
a yard for the removal of all dirt. Un
der the terms of the contract work is to
be started within 30 days.
HODDREGF.-Earl Frickey, town
marshal at Funk, Neb., pleaded guilty
to a charge of unlawful possession of
liquor and was fined $100 and costa.
ARNOLD—A steer was stolen from
tbe feed yards here and butchered in a
nearby field. The hide and horns re
mained the next day as a souvenir.
IS GlfENSUMP
Concern Operating in and Out '
Of Stanton Found to Have
Been Too Liberal With
Its Dividends.
l.oncoln. Neb., May 16 (Special).—
The Stanton Telephone company got
a raking over the coals when the state
railway commission handed down an
opinion In a case where It had been
cited to appear to answer the charge
of spending too much money on divi
dends and not enough to maintain
the property.
Thfe evidence showed that the com
pany had been paying from 10 to 20
per cent, dividends for the last 12
years, but that this was on a stock
issue of only about half the value
of the property Investment.
The commission said that the com
pany had undoubtedly charged too
high rates in the past, but that it
would make no order as to theip un
til price conditions became more un
til price conditions became more
settled, except to decrease the indi
vidual line, residence, from $2 to $1.75
a month and increase the two party
business rate from $2 to $2.26 net.
Thgf'other rates are: Individual, bus
iness, $3; party line, residence and
farm. $1.50.
The commission said the company
has $30,000 worth of property, but it
will not authorise all of the addition
al stock because a surplus is a handy
thing to have around. Five thousand
of stock to be prorated among stock
holders as $5,000 more stock Is sold
for reconstruction purposes was au
thorized. The company will be lim
ited to 8 per cent, dividends hereaf
ter and must set aside $4,500 a year
to take care of maintenance and de
preciation. the commission finding
that it had been able to pay high
dividends largely because It had not
laid aside enough for replacements.
RANDOLPH MAN HIT BY
SPEEDING GAS CAR
Randolph. Neb., May 16 (Special).
Milt Samulson, 31, was seriously
injured here Wednesday when he was
struck by a rapidly moving gas car
on the Chicago. St. Paul, Minneapolis
& Omaha tracks. Samalson's team
of horses was standing close to the
tracks near the depot when he heard
the car coming and fearing a run
away ran to cross the tracks. Re
fore he reached them the car sped by.
He then attempted to cross the tracks
again and was struck by a second gas
car which was closely following the
first. His condition is considered
serious.
BRITISH PATROLS BUSY
AROUND CONSTANTINOPLE
Constantinople, May 16.— British
patrols are busy suppressing nation
alist bands which have been raiding
villages In the outskirts of this city.
FINE STALLION LOST
IN FIRE AT BLOOMFIELD
Bloomfield. Neb., May 16 (Special).
—Fire which broke out in the old
Jewell livery barn here at an early
hour Thursday morning completely
destroyed that structure, together
with a large barn on adjoining prop
erty and several other smaller build
ings.
A Peroheron stallion, another horse
I and four automobiles which were in
the livery barn were consumed. Ths
origin of the fire is unknown.
TO SHE CLIENT
Lincoln Attorney Says His Ad.
vice Was Followed by Man
Sentenced for Contempt
Of Court.
Lincoln. Neb., May 16.—H. H. Wil
son, prominent Lincoln lawyer whose
client, F. E. Schaaf, hotel promoter,
drew a sentence to jail for contempt
of court for following the attorney's
advice, was in supremo court Fri
day asking for a reversal of the
order of the district court. Schaaf,
after being enjoined from interfering
with the hotel company property,
tried to get it away from the re
ceiver or trustee by having the di
rectors admit bankruptcy, which
would have given the federal court
jurisdiction.
Mr. Wilson said that he believed
his client had the right to go into
bankruptcy court, and that no court
order could prevent his exercise of
that right. He believed that to be the
law, and said that if attorneys were
to be criticized and their clients fined
for following their advice on a reas
onably dlsputabled question of law,
this would compel young lawyers to
face other dangers, on entering the
bar, than obscurity or poverty. If
the same principle applied trial
judges reversed by the supreme court
should sentence themselves to Jail,
while supreme judges who reverse
themselves ought to contribute some
fines To the school fund.
TOWNLEY WILL*DEBATE
TWICE IN NEBRASKA
Lincoln, Neb,, May 16.—Half a doz
Bn -debates will take place in Ne
braska during the last week in May,
between A. C. Townley, president of
the national nonpartisan league, and
former Attorney General William
Ganger, o£ North Dakota, according to
announcement made from the league's
state headquarters here.
One of these debates probably will
take place in Beatrice and another
may be held in Omaha. The date and
place of each will be announced later.
The series is to start May 25 and ter
minate on the 31st. It is expected that
local posts of the American Legion in
lowns where the discussions take
place will make arrangements in Mr.
Ganger’s behalf.
Ganger and Townley are now mak
ing a tour of Kansas presenting the
facts about nonpartison league rule
in North Dakota from their opposite
points of view.
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SUES TELEGRAPH COMPANY
FOR HUGE SUM OF MONEY
Aurora, Neb., May 16.—A suit
against the Western Union for $1,
400,000 damages has been filed here
by J. H. Stokesbary in district court
Stokesbary alleges that he lost that
amount when the telegraph company
delivered a message, telling.hiu agent
to sell his California orange crop, to
the wrong name. E. F. Goff at
I’omona was the agent and Stokes
bary alleges he wrote the telegram
himself and that there could be no
mistake. The company tried to de
liver the message to E. S. Good but
could find no such man.
SHE GETS HlER~COIN BACK.
Lincoln, Neb., May 14.—Fannie E.
Griggs of Raymond, alleged to have
been insane when she purchased $44,
255 worth of stock of the Nebraska
Building & Investment Company,
was awarded a verdict for $43,410.72
by a district court jury here Fri
day. The suit was brought by Mrs.
Griggs’ guardian, C. D. Coe.
WOMAN IS HELD
AS ALLEGED FORGER
Mrs. Clyde Potter, Arrested in
Michigan, Said to Have
Operated in Iowa.
Sturgis, Mich., May 14. — Accused
of having passed worthless checks
in nearly a dozen cities in the state
“’a woman giving her name as Mrs.
Clyde Potter and believed to be pne
of the most notorious confidence
women in this part of the country,
was arrested late Friday at Klinger
Lake, near here.
She was turned over to the Lansing
authorities and was taken back there
for trial on a charge of having vic
timized Lansing stores. The woman
is believed to be the one who had
been passing worthless checks in
Michigan since the summer of 1918.
The womatj is also alleged to have
operated in' Alabama. Minnesota,
Wisconsin and Iowa.
TYNDALL LAd'wiNS
FIRST IN ORATORY
Yankton, S. D„ May 14 (Special).—
Howard McBurney, representing
Tyndall high school, won first place
and Spencer Shaw, representing
Irene, won second place in the 19th
annual high school oratorical con
test held under the auspices of Yank
ton college here Friday. There were
12 contestants.
Figures compiled from special reports
by 288 insurance companies doing busi
ness In the United States show total in
surance in force December 3h 1920, of
$43,319,972,742. Payments to policy hold
ers for the year of 1920 were $682,472,
013. Fraternals and assessment com
panies are not included, nor is the busi
ness of the wav risk bureau.
Eloquent.
From the Louisville Courier-Journal.
"Are these lace collars good value?"
"Yes. sir," said the pretty saleslady,
"1 wear them myself.”
"How about this silk stockings?"
Utter silence.
A Warning, Girls.
From the Boston Transcript.
"Maud is sorry now that she took
Jack’s ring back to the store to re
valued.”
Why?"
"The Jeweler kept it. He said that
Jack hadn’t been In to settle for it, ac
cording to his promise."
NEBRASKA FRISIA
Killing of One of Their Num
ber Brings Crisis—Slayer
Admits Planning His
Crime.
Lincoln, Neb., May 14.—With the
killing Wednesday night of Robert L.
Taylor, a guard at the Nebraska peni
tentiary, by James B. King, a negro
convict, 11 other guards resigned
their Jobs Thursday morning. In ex
plaining their actions to Warden Fen
ton they said their hours were too
long and their pay insufficient.
The resignation of so many guards,
Warden Fenton said, will not bring
about any serious consequences. He
said 15 loyal guards still remained
and that there were seven other em
ployes at the prison who could be
pressed into guard duty if necessary.
The Nebraska penitentiary, built
to house approximately 350 prison
ers, now has a population of 632. At
no time in history have there been
aji many prisoners confined as there
are now.
Warden Fenton says he does not
fear an outbreak, although admitting
that the prisoners are more or less
upset over the murder of a white
guard by a negro prisoner.
Since making his confession last
night King had been under the con
stant watcli of two guards. King is
a negro of unusual intelligence and
some education. His replies to ques
tions were carefully worded. He of
fered no defense, saying he carefully
planned and executed the murder for
two reasons, because he did not like
Guard Taylor and because he wanted
to make sure he would he put to
death "according to law" and with
out pain.
DAVIS IS ELECTED PRESIDENT
OF NEBRASKA PHYSICIANS
Lincoln, Neb., May 14—Dr. B. E.
Davis of Omaha was elected presi
dent of the Nebraska State Medical
Association here Thursday. Other of
ficers elected are: Dr. Porter F. Dod
son, of Wilber, vice president: Dr. P.
R. Howard, of North Bend, vice pres
ident; Dr. E. R. Manning, of Omaha,
secretary treasurer, short term; Dr.
R. B. Adams, of Lincoln, secretary
treasurer, long term. Dr. W. P. Wher
ry, of Omaha, was elected delegate
to attend the national convention to
be held in Boston in June. Dr. F. C.
Long, of Madison, was elected editor
of the Nebraska State Medical Jour
nal. Omaha was selected as the 1922
convention city.
AIDING PRISONERS TO
ESCAPE SERIOUS MATTER
Fremont, Neb., May 14 (Special).—
Because after serving 30 days each in
the county jail, Leslie McLaughlin
and Lee Stewart tried to aid Craig
Chesterfield and Marion E. Lunn,
convicted check forgers, to escape
from jail, the two youths will spend
an additional 60 days apiece behind
the bars. McLaughlin and Steward
tied a bundle of saws to a rope lead
ing to the cells of the jail on the top
floor of the courthouse, according to
their confession when the plot was
discovered.
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; FORMER S. C. MAN *
* TO RUSSIA TO TRY *
* TO FIND MOTHER ♦
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4 Hartington, Neb,. May 13 4
4 (Special). — Peter Dudek. a 4
4 shoemaker employed in a 4
4 Hartington harness shop, plans 4
4 to Journey to Russia this fall 4
4 and make an effort to locate 4
4 his mother whom he has not 4
4 heard from since the outbreak 4
4 of the world war. Letters ad- 4
4 dressed to her have been re- 4
4 peatedly returned. Mr. Dudek 4
4 left Russia six years ago and 4
4 came to America and when 4
4 this country entered the war 4
4 he entered the United States 4
4 army and served nine months. 4
4 He was later employed in 4
4 Sioux City but for the last 4
4 few months has been making 4
4 his home here. His army rec- 4
4 ord gave him citizenship in 4
4 this country. He says he has 4
4 no fear to return to his native 4
4 land. At last reports his moth- 4
4 er and two brothers were lo- 4
4 rated in Minsk, the scene of 4
4 many encounters during the 4
* early days of the war. ♦
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WAYNE DEBATERS~W!N
FROM WYMORE TEAM
Lincoln, Neb., May IS (Special).—
(light school debaters of Wayne,
Neb., were given the unanimous de
cision of the Judges Thursday night
in their contest with representatives
of the Wayne high school. The Wayne
orators — Ruth Ringlund. Valdemar
Peterson and Leila Mitchell—had the
negative side of the question on "Re
peal of the Literacy Test Restrictions
of Immigration." Wymore was rep
resented by Selma Moulton, Mildred
Short and Robert Shields. Judges
were prompt in their decision in
awarding the honors to Wayne, rep
resenting the northeastern section of
the state as against Wymore. the
southeastern. By the drawing of lots
Wyne will Friday night take the af
firmative side.
CHICAGO.—-True bills charging
five persons with conspiracy were
returned Thursday by the special
grand Jury which has been investigat
ing building conditions here. The in
dlctments which will be returned
next week, it is said, will charge tc,
extort and conspiracy by mear-s of
intimidations and threats to cause
boycott.
A report from Athens la-t week men
tions the discovery of a burie 1 Greek
city which probably prospered about
2,000 years before Christ.
How Germany Can Pay
Indemnity
Stephen Bell, in Commerce and Finance.
Dr. B. M. Anderson, the economist of the Chase National bank of New —
York, has performed a notable service to the allies, to Germany, and to the
world at large by explaining in the clearest language the method by which
the German reparation indemnity can be paid, if it ever is to be paid. The
first condition necessary, he says, is a sound currency in Germany. Stability
in the mark is needed both to make possible an industrial revival so that a
surplus of goods and services can be created and to serve as an instrumen
tality for the transfer of the value of these goods and services in cash to the
British and French treasuries. In the Chase Economic Bulletin issued by the
Chase National bank Dr. Anderson thus describes this process:
. stabilize the value of the mark by gold redemption at the pre-war basis Is
countless Impossible. Measures could be devised, however, for stabilizing the
^ueof the mark by gold redemption, if the fact of depreciation be accepted, and
a*temPted a* a low level. One essential in this process is the bal
ancing of the German budget, so that taxes will equal public expenditures.
Tv4»v«ot^fS5,lj£..CiUirKncy 5nt? £°ing Industry in Germany the process of indem
wuh ^,°}2 be follows: (1) additional taxation of the German people,
lation of surplus bank balances in Germany to the credit of the
bnif^ the traasfer by the German government of these surplus
crixHtor countries*of
credits m fheT^haae^f ilerman11 E«dsZatf0n ** r'urch“era «* thei>' mart
-Thus the whole program comes around to the truth known to all real
economists, that the reparation indemnity can really be paid in nothing other
than German goods and services. To be sure, these credits might be sold to
buyers from other nations and so secure goods other than those Germany
could furnish, and a large part of them undoubtedly would be so disposed of,
but that does not alter the prime fact that German goods and German ser
vices alone can pay the debt, for these credits would be ultimately redeem
able only in such goods and services. '
Dr. Anderson coutfi have gone on and pointed out that this is the method
which must be adopted for the settlement of other international debts. Great
Britain, Prance, Italy, et al., must raise the funds by taxation, transfer the
ownership of these funds to the governments to which they are due, who may
then sell them in the exchanges for the purchase of goods or payment of bills
in the debtor countries.
International commercial debts are paid in this way, except that there
is no governmental action and no taxation involved In the matter. American
Jones buys sterling from some bank which owns or can get sterling to pay
British Smith and vice versa, and the credits in all countries from which such
payments are made are created by the importation and sale of foreign goods.
In the absence of imports, or in a great excess of exports, such credits are not
created and there are no funds from which payment for further purchases
can be made.
This is what is the matter with the world's trade today. Europe, unable
to buy the supplies she needs in sufficient volume to go ahead with produc
tion on a normal scale, is unable to export the goods which would create here
the credits for further purchases. America, too busy supplanting Europe in
her markets for manufactured goods, has neglected to supply to Europe the
raw materials that would have enabled her to continue as a'buyer. And we
have “financed” our exports of manufactures until we are at the end of our
rope in the way of supplying additional credit.
This is the pass to which trade obstructionists in all nations have brought
the world. Lt will continue bad for a while and then worse again, until
the world wakes up to the fact that goods imported only make a larger mar
ket for goods exported and that trade across a boundary Is as profitable and
beneficial all around as trade within the state.
This is the root of the trade impasse. We are intelligently radical. We
want that root destroyed, that prosperity and peace may come to and abide
with a distressed world.
j Variety of "Pork." i
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From the Searchlight, Washington, D. C.
The opening session of the House was a "scream" iu one respect. All
told, 2,344 bills and resolutions were introduced. Of these almost 10 per cent,
were the veriest local and private “trash"— just such measures as should
properly come before a city council or a board of county commissioners. An
analysis of these first day bills reveals that only 248 can be characterized
as of general public importance, while 2,090 were of the pork barrel or cam
paign variety.
The captured German cannon bill is the latest expression of pork. And
practically every congressman is "doing it,” not moderately, but by the
wholesale. Page after page of the Congressional Record is filled with these
political advertisements. It is hilariously funny, but so expressive that the
joke is on the people. For example, take Congressman Begg, of Ohio. On
April 11, he put into the hopper a whole batch of bills of this modern cam
paign type. All were in this form:
A bill (H. R. 316) authorising the secretary of war to donate to the town
of Birmingham, state of Ohio, one German cannon or field piece; to the —'
committee on military affair.
There followed identical measures for 43 other towns in his district. If
Mr. Begg’s modest demands and those of his colleagues are met, it will ne
cessitate a revival of the Krupp works in Germany—to say nothing of the
expense of transportation, installation, etc. *
It should be understood that the industrious authors of these captured
German cannon bills do not expect that any considerable number of them
will be enacted into law. That, however, in no material way deters their in
troduction, nor does it thwart the political purpose of their sponsors. When
such a measure is introduced it is printed at public expense. The legislative
father then franks it out, at public expense, to the voters in and around the
community named in the bill, which renders the incident of political value.
It advertises the member. It proclaims to recipients that he has them in
mind and is active in their interest. In politics publicity counts beyond per-.
formance.
Even as early as the third day these captured German cannon bids for
re-election had reached so great a flood that Senator Moses submitted tbs
following concurrent resolution:
Resolved, by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring). That
legislation dealing with pensions, either original or increases, with private
claims, with the distribution of war trophies to municipalities or organiza
tions, and with matters not of public nature shall hereafter be Intimated by
petition upon suitable forms provided for that purpose, which petition shall
be referred to its appropriate committee without printing other than by title
in the Congressional Record, and that any bill resulting therefrom shall be
printed only when reported favorably by the committee.
Mr. Moses ddd not directly attack this practice in the House, but he
did say:
The purpose of the measure is to reduce the printing expense of the con
gress by about 880,000 a year. Everything can be done Just as it has been
done heretofore, except that we will not have to print this mass of bills as
they are Introduced. I will say to the senator from Missouri that there were
introduced in the last congress a total of about 13,000 bills of this nature and
It cost 87 a piece to print them.
Let us consider the cause of cannon bills. The fact that congress is 90
per cent, "trash” is directly the result of the boss system. A few "leaders”
are' in complete control of every activity. Only a "leader” lias an opportun
ity to figure conspicuously in any outstanding event. The ordinary member
represents about a hundredth part of nothing. He is "mawsh”—a mere
serving man for the machine. Inasmuch as he cannot earn re-election
through public service, he turns instinctively and naturally to petty private
and local legislation. He must do something or get something for enough in- ■
dividuals, classes and communities to secure re-election on that errand boy
basis. If every congressman were free of parliamentary shackles, there
would be practically no such thing as a captured German cannon bill not any
other kind of individual or community "pork.”
Paterson's Bank.
From the Wall Street Journal.
Once a Scotch boy gathered some
pieces of silver together—not many—the
result of some years of saving as a
plow boy on his father's farm. He
walked to Edinburgh, where he invested
his silver in linen, laces, beads, ribbons
and gaudy things attractive to feminine
fancy. He made a pack of them all,
which he belted on bis back, and he
started out as a peddler. He trudged
to London. He arrived in dirt and In
rags, and—with a big idea.
This big idea has since proven itself
the backbone of the economic world. It
is the center, the nucleus of world re
building now. William Paterson was
the lad’s name and from his idea grew
the Bank of England, which laid the
foundation of British commercial pros
perity and made a safe, sure and secure
financial center for the commercial en
terprise of the entire world.
William Paterson's motto was, "Not
for self, for others." And every man. in
every business everywhere, so long as
our economic system lasts, is, whether
he knows it or not, more indebted to
this man’s one idea for his own com
fort and happiness than to all of his own
best exertions. The great minds are the
creators of the wealth of the world, the
rest of us. reapers and users.
Accompanied.
From the London Mai!
Brown—Hullo! Have you been for a
Joy-ride?
Smith (bitterly)—No, Jaw—took my
Wife1
Phosphate In Texas.
From Commerce and Finance.
What may turn out to be one of the
largest beds of phosphate rock in Ihs
world has been found in Texas, accord
ing to Dr. J. A. Udden, director of the
bureau of geology in the University of
Texas. It extends from Waco to the
Rio Grand*, a distance of 350 miles, and
is from five to 25 miles wide ami of
great depth. The rock, which is in th«
same geological formation as the French
deposits in North Africa, is of high
commercial value and is only 40 feet
below the surface. The bed was discov
ered in drilling a wildcat oil wel! 20
miles west of San Antonio.
Heretofore the phosphate fertilisers
used in Texas came chiefly from Florida
and Tennessee. If estimates are bofn^'
out this deposit will not only supply
home demand but will furnish a surplus
for shipment to other states and for
export. During 1920 we exported more
than 1.000,000 tons of phosphate io<u,
valued at something above 210.000,000.
Not in the Wholesale Line.
From the Boston Transcript.
Anxious mother—Yes. Mr. Roxlev ,Ar
fact is that I have three daughters T
want to see settled In life Is this friend I
of yours a marrying man?
This week marks the llr-I birthday of
the oyerheod troiley street car. It was
first used ir. Richmond. Va on Mav t
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