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WASHINGTON. This is a queer world nowadays. Did you, ever hear of
Uhro-Rusinia and its acting governor. Gregory I. Zsatkovitch? Of course
not. Well, Uhro-Rusinia is oue of
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represented Dy tne American .National
- rorked so energetically , that in 1918
anion in Philadelphia the Ruslns were
the Czecho-Slovak republic This was
Uhro-Rusinia has a population of
Set in the Carpathian mountains, Rusinla
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D. A. R. Exchange Stars and Stripes With Congress
I N THE house the other day Representative : Mondell of Wyoming, the
I) majority leader, called attention to a beautiful new flag suspended back of
the speaker's desk. He read a letter
president general of, the D. A. R., pre
senting the flag as a substitute for the
one "presented 'in 1901 by one of the
chapters of the society. He offered a
resolution accepting the flag, which
was unanimously passed by a rising
jrote, 1 He then offered the following
Dreamhla and resolution and asked
unanimous consent for its immediate
consideration: ! ;
."Whereas the flag which was dis
, played In the hair of the house of rep
1 resentatives from the year 1901 until
displaced by the flag presented to the house by the" National Society of the
Daughters of the American Revolution, and this day accepted by the house, a
'period of time covering the first 19 years of the twentieth century, during
which' the house of representatives participated in the events preliminary to
and in the enactment of legislation for the prosecution of the war with the
imperial German government and with the royal AustroHungarian government,
, and during which time also many other historic and important acts originated,
were perfected, or consummated herein;
"Resolved, . That because of the
tire history of the United States during the period aforesaid, and in token of
the house's appreciation of the patriotism of the members of said society and
of the women of the United States, the clerk of the house of representatives
; is hereby authorized and directed. to deliver said flag to the board of manage
xnent of the National-Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, to
"be displayed and carefully preserved in
with a copy of this preamble and resolution
Congress Apparently in
CONGRESS is apparently taking the national budget system movement
quite seriously. The Illinois plan of control of public expenditures through
a budget system was explained to the house appropriations committee the
, pther day by Governor Lowden of Illi
" 1 said, and the administration of the
public health service and other subsidiary bureaus should be removed from
the treasury department. In other words, said the governor, while all the
other'' departments are working to secure increased appropriations, there
should be one central bureau whose sole duty it should be to keep expenses
down. ' ;.y '
"It cannot be emphasized too strongly that somebody outside the influences
of the departments should receive the estimates and make up a budget for
'which lie would be responsible and who
Governor Lowden declared.
"If we require the president to submit a budget, saying what expenditures
he believes to be, necessary for the proper running of the government, then the
country will know that the president asks
American Legion Post
fi ENATOR FLETCHER of Florida
J other, day resolutions adopted by
' which are substantially as follows :
introduced in the congress of the Unit
ed States for the aid of the discharged
soldier,, sailor and marine, veterans of
the late war; and, whereas, among
such measures is H. R. 487, referred
to as the Mondell bill, otherwise the
national Soldier settlement act; and,
'whereas, such a measure will not bene
fit alt soldiers, sailors and marines,
and even under the most favorable
circumstances It is limited to approxi
mately 80,000 out of 4,800,000 ; and,
whereas, under the terms of said bill
an Initial capital of not less than $1,200 is required of each soldier, sailor and
marine; and, whereas, said bill is not confined to the public lands of the
United States, but provides for projects to be purchased in the several states,
thus opening the way for fraud, reckless expenditures of public funds, and
real estate grafting of all natures and kinds ; and, whereas, a certain measure
has been Introduced in the congress of the United States providing for loans
for the purpose of securing to the discharged soldier, sailor and marine,
veterans of the late war, city or country homes, and in the sum of from $1,000
to $5,000 at 4 per cent , interest and payable over 40 years of time; and,
whereas, this in the judgment of this post of the American Legion is the
fairest and most equitable, of all such measures, both to the soldier and to
the United States; thiefore, be it
"Resolved, That we condemn and oppose H. R. 487, known as the national
soldier settlement act, and that we favor and acclaim this loan measure."
Another High-Cost-of-Living Rerpedy Is Exploded
YOU never can (ell about congress. Sometimes something funny will come
up right in the middle of the most portentous debate. For instance, the
other day Representative Good of Iowa, chairman of the appropriations com
mittee, was telling the house that the
June 21, 1916, the department of commerce was given $25,000 to conduct inves
tigations and experiments with regard to dogfish. The department did make
en investigation and demonstration in the matter of cooking and canning
dogfish and . gave the results of Its investigation to the canners. A great
many canners, of fish canned dogfish in accordance with the Instructions of
this department. After these fish had been canned and disposed of the cana
commenced to explode, and last year the department of commerce came before
congress - with f an estimate of i$60,000 to reimburse these canners who had
canned dogfish In accordance with the methods which had been demonstrated.
. , "A great many of these' estimates for reducing the high cost of living
jare of the dogfish character. The people-want relief from high prices, aot
agfish demons trationa '--
AFFAIR
New Republic of Russia
the smallest of the new self-governing
republics in Europe and Gregory
Zsatkovich is an American citizen. He
has just been here after his wife and
children and is on his way back to re
sume his official duties. His official
title is "President of the Directorate
of Autonomous Rusinia
American Russians are settled -In
large numbers in about 150 cities of
Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York, Con
necticut, New .Jersey and Illinois, and
smaller numbers are to be found scat-
tered all over the country. They are
council of Uhro-Rusins. This council
at the convention of the Mid-European
recognized as a self-governing unit of
ratified by an American plebiscite.
about one million. Its capital is Uzhorod.
is noted for its' picturesqueness
from Mrs. George Thacher Guernsey,
therefore, be it
association of said flag with the legist
the archives of said society, together
Favor of Budget System
nois, who suggested that machinery
similar to the Illinois plan be set U
In the federal government, with the
secretary of the treasury exercising
the exclusive -authority and responsl
billty for; appropriations analogous
with the position held by Omar H
Wright, Illinois state director ol
finance. The treasury - department
should be made the exclusive depart
ment for national finance, the governoi
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should answer to the president alone,'
only that amount, and no more."
Opposes Reclamation Bill
read into the Congressional Record the
Tampa post. No. 5, American Legion,
"Whereas various measures have been
THU IS THE
WE" WANT
treasury was facing a deficit June 30
next of almost $3,600,000,000. He
was commenting on different items of
various appropriations and said this:
"Of the estimates submitted by the
department of commerce for relief
from the high cost of living, $75,000
was for the purpose of demonstration
of methods of preparing and cooking
fish. Congress has had some experi
ence with this department on this very
same subject. In the act approved
FIVE MILLIONS TO
some of the hundreds of lives that probably will be claimed by the flu next
winter. What the nation needs is a national department of health, with
branches in every city, with almost unlimited funds to combat contagious
diseases.'
ALMOST A RIVAL
Henry L. Doherty In these days
Is an International celebrity because
of his prominence as an owner of oil,
gas and . electric properties. He has,
for instance, enormous oil properties
In Mexico. Just now he is chairman
of a committee of petroleum producers
and refiners which is negotiating with
motor-makers. These producers say
the limited supply of petroleum In the
United States has forced refiners to
put a lower grade gasoline on the mar
ket and automobile manufacturers
must readjust their engines to new
specifications.
This Is one of the problems which
is expected to come before a statis
tical and research bureau which the
American Petroleum Institute intends
to establish in which the producers,
refiners and consumers of oil may join
in co-ordinating their efforts for , the
improvement of the industry.
Mr. Doherty says a satisfactory solution will be found which will not
cause automobile owners to suffer serious loss in the efficiency of their fueL'
LODGE IS DEAN OF
Boise Penrose of. Pennsylvania entered the senate March 4, 1897. Charles'
A. Culberson of Texas and Porter J. McCumber of North Dakota entered to
gether March 4, 1899, and have served since that time.
METHODS OF THE
Big business has developed ah en
tirely new form of trust which makes
the old Standard Oil outfit look like a
two-cylinder car in comparison, Chair
man W. B. Colver of the federal trade
commission told the house judiciary
commyrtee the other day. The new
combines, Mr. Colver said, are rapidly
strangling competition, but are out
side of the pale of the law and can
not be reached by the courts under
the existing antitrust statutes. To
meet this situation before It gets be
yond the power of federal control, he
urged that legislation be immediately
enacted to broaden the scope of the
federal trade commission act and the
Clayton antitrust act.
"The 1920 model trust," as the
trade commission chairman styled the
new organization, strives not only to
control its own Immediate products,
but also reaches out after all by-products
and substitutes. Pointing out the
new trusts, Mr. Colver said if the Standard Oil company were to put into
operation the new principle of development. It would go at It in this way:
Wood alcohol competes with gasoline, so
It would control the by-products of wood alcohol. Both gas and electricity
compete with kerosene, so it would
related and by-products, such as coke
VICTOR EMMANUEL'S KINGLY GIFT
list js Imminent through the- kins's resolution that his private patrimony shall
be subject to taxation equally with that
COMBAT "FLU"
The American Medical association,
with a membership including practi
cally every physician in the country,
has asked congress to appropriate
money for an Investigation of "flu"
conditions, to be conducted under the
direction of the United States public
health service. In answer to these ap
peals for a real fight against the flu,
Senator Harding and Representative
Fess, both of Ohio, introduced a .bill
appropriating $5,000,000 for a flu in
vestigation, which should have for, its
purpose the isolation of the flu germ
and the discovery of the best pre
ventive and curative methods.
In the senate the resolution is be
fore the committee on public health
and national quarantine. Senator Jo
seph I. France (portrait herewith)
himself a physician, is chairman of
this committee. He says:
"I am heartily in favor of It as an
emereencv measure to try to save
OF ROCKEFELLER
THE U. S. SENATE
Senator Henry Cabot Iodge of
Massachusetts, portrait herewith , oc
cupies a large share of public atten
tion because of his prominence in the
treaty fight in congress. Also the new
congressional directory of the Sixty
sixth congress shows that he has the
longest continuous service of any sen
ator of the United States. He entered
the' senate March 4, .1893, , and has
served ever since.
Three senators, Francis E. War
ren of Wyoming Thomas S. Martin of
Virginia and Knute Nelson of Minne
sota, entered the senate together on
March 4, 1895, and have served con
tinuously since then. Senator Warren
however, served as United States sen
ator from Wyoming from December 1,
1890, to March 4. 1893. He has served
a longer time, therefore, as a senator
than any other man in the upper
chamber, but, as will be seen, bis
service has not been, continuous.
1920 MODEL TRUST
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it would control wood alcohol. Then
control gas and electricity, and their
and electrical machinery."
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King Victor Emmanuel IH, who
lately handed over six of his finest pal
aces, villas and parks for the use of
disabled soldiers and sailors and the.
orphans of those killed in battle, has
signified to Premier Nitti his Intention
of relinquishing all the vast domains
of the crown throughout Italy for the
benefit of the peasantry and of those
who fought for Italian unity.
His majesty likewise renounces
the' possession of the buildings at
tached to such crown lands in favor of
those institutions and charitable or
ganizations whose aim is to mitigate
the sufferings of the people arising out
of the war.
The crown properties of Italy are
larger than those of any other coun
try, since the house of Savoy inherited
the properties of the rulers of the 11
states into which Italy was divided
before the kingdom became united.
An immense reduction in the civil
of every commoner.
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New-Born Baby Buried Several Hours; Dug Up; Lives
CLINTON, MASS. Some one rang up Jack Magee, chief of police, about 11
o'clock in 'the morning and told him to get a shovel and do a bit of 4?r6s
pecting In the rear yard of 50 Clark street. "What is it?" demanded Magee.
"Who is talking? What's the ideai
shovel. He made a quiet entrance
into the back yard of 50 Clark street, which is occupied by a family named
Sullivan. There was a patch of recently spaded earth.' He scraped away the
loose earth rather gingerly to a depth of 12 inches and uncovered a good
sized paper bag. He ripped the bag open.
Naked, brown and wrinkled and apparently dead a baby girl lay in the
chiefs broad hands.
Bob Trlmball says that the chief uttered something that sounded like a
gulp and ran down the back street with the midget in his hands two blocks to
the home of Dr. George L. Tobey. Doctor Tobey gave the little thing a couple
of slaps and turned It over once or twice. A thin wall issued from the baby's
mouth and the transparent eyelids opened.
Chinese Have .the Devil of a Time at a Funeral
CHICAGO. His Satanic majesty finished a bad second the other day in a
race against an automobile hearse from the loop to Rosehlll cemetery.
In the hearse was the body of Lee Lan Seu. Other occupants were Louis
Sing, Lee Si Wing and Lee Yen Ny.
They went along to prevent the devil
from overtaking the hearse. ,
Ten thousand small strips of pa
per, each of which contained nirte per
forations, wre- thrown from the
hearse and cast to the winds by Sing
and his companions. According to
Chinese belief; the devil had to gather
up every one of the 10,000 strips of
paper and crawl through each little
hole in order to catch Lee Lan Seu.
Did he catch him? Louis Sing
says the burial ceremonies were over with and he was on the way back from
the cemetery when he passed the devil at North avenue, stiir gathering up slips
of paper In Lincoln park. "
"If you get .the body In the ground," said Louis, "and the grave covered
up before the devil gets there, everything is all right. We burled Lee Lan,
burned incense over the grave, and left him with a small roast pig. He sure
go to heaven," (
Lee Lan Seu was saved from the potter's field by his countrymen.
Forty Sophomores Begin Year by Taking a Bath
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E VANSTON, ILL. Will Northwestern university freshmen doff their caps
to upperclassmen and write to mother every night and let the coeds alone?
They will not. They expressed their declaration of independence In deeds
' early in the semester.' Forty sopho-
i . , y mores were made violently aware of It
Sli ' ' JWri$ ' wnen 200 freshmen -pounced on them
I ilff and tossed them into Lake Michigan.
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, "Wear a green cap. Wear a fire-
Oman's haircut. Bathe at least once a week. Apply to sophomores for campus
passes. Do no fussing on the campus. Wear short pants to all classes. Use
no tobacco. Provide self wjth: handkerchief and use same. .Refrain from
childish practice of eating jawbreakers after 7 o'clock at night."
Having defined the proper conduct of a freshman, the sophs neglected to
organize against a rebellion. The freshmen rented the Star theater in Evans
ton, assembled their forces there and then caught the sophs unawares.
One incidental casualty was reported to the Evanston police. The sufferer
was William Sadler, Evanston correspondent for a Chicago morning paper.
The class partisans buried the hatchet long enough to chuck Mr. Sadler into
Lake Michigan.
"We don't like the kind of stories you've been sending to your paper," the
chucking squad explained. The Evanston police said Sadler made no kick.
Jury of Thirty Women Approve a Love Marriage
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ST. LOUIS. When George E. Carnes, sixty-eight years old, who lives at the
Memorial home, 2609 South Grand avenue, an Institute for old folks, asked
Mrs. Annie Waite, fifty-five, also living there, to accept him in marriage, Mrs.
Waite, by the rules of the institution,
was compelled to refer her suitor to
the board of directors of the institu
tion, which deliberated, the question
and gave Its consent.
The wedding took place on a Sun
day afternoon at the home before
nearly 100 other inmates, Rev. William
E. Wheeler of St. , Mark's English
Lutheran church officiating.
Carnes has been at the home 18
months and his bride two years. - Beth
have been married before, . Mrs.
Carnes' former husband having died at the home. It was a love match -Carnes
and his bride admit it and the board of directors, consisting of 30 women, sit
ting In solemn session, affirmed and approved It.
The courtship of Carnes began several months after Mrs. Walte's husband
died. With ' due modesty she accepted the attention and shortly thereafter
Carnes popped the momentous question. Mindful of a rule of the Institution
and having no stern parent to approve his request, Mrs. Waite said:
"You will have to obtain permission of the board of directors."
Carnes then asked the advice of Mrs. C. R. Springer, president of the
board. She asked him if he was sure he loved Mrs. Waite, and that infatuation
or fascination had not prompted him to propose the marriage. Carnes was
sure it was true love, Mrs. Springer said, but she told him to think it over for
a few months.
That time elapsed and Carnes again appeared before Mrs. Springer to
press for approval. Mrs. Springer then laid the matter before the directorate,
which formally went Into session on the subject with the result that love was
triumphant by a unanimous vote.
"Old Clothes Club" Takes
SIOUX FALLS, N. D. Cities which
who are taking a whack at H. C. L.
suits turned and remade have nothing
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members in the most conspicuous
place. The patch must not be covered, and no member will be limited to a
single patch, but one at least must be visible. No specific color or shade is
designated.
Different emblems will be conferred from time to time as the member
takes the various ascendant steps to the chief places in the order. The badges
will always consist of patches, and more patches.
Women members who wear dresses until the hem becomes ragged must
continue to wear the dresses for a period of at least three months longer,
until the wearer reaches the degree of "tatters."
A male member of the club who wears a coat until all the wool Is worn
off will be eligible to advancement to the degree of "threadbare." The highest
degree possible to attain in the new club Is "rags."
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Can't a citizen bury something in his
own back yard?" i
"Never mind who I am and who it
was who buried it. Only I'd dig and
dig quick."
Police Chief Magee pondered over
this mysterious communication. It
worried him. He didn't want to make
a fool of himself. Finally, at 4 o'clock
In the afternoon, he summoned Patrol
man Robert Trlmball and got a
xne sopnomores met aeiear jusi
as kaIser diJ- The7 Proclaimed
tnemseives masters or; tne campus
without 1 taking adequate precautions
against an uprising of their foes. They
began by posting: placards ordering
"the scum of the earth" to obey the
following rules:
Hard Wallop at H. C. L.
are boasting of their prominent citizens
by having their shoes resoled and their
on Canton, 20 miles south of here. In
fact. Canton is going over the top. Its
residents are forming an "Old Clothes
club." The members will pledge them
selves to wear old clothing which or
dinarily would be thrown Into the dis
card. In this way they propose to re-
time contribute their mite toward re
ducing the price of clothing.
The password to meetings will be
"darn." The official badge of the club
will consist of a patch to be worn by
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TOO HARROWING. 1 -'.
Mrs. Jagsby has for years had a
curiosity to see the inside of Mr. Jags
by's favorite saloon, whfcre he used to
purchase most of his trackages.! ? ,
"Quite natural." - -
"Yes, a Ad it was gratified the other
day. Mrs, Jagsby droppod in 'with twe
or three other ladies and had ice
cream sod." - - ? - -
"I don't suppose she could induce
Mr.'Jagsby to go along? - I ;
"No. He was afraid he- might break
down." ' ' - .'.
Doubtful. .
First Traveler WelL good-by,.
Please to have met you and made
your acquaintance. Hope we. shall
meet again soon- and cement ' this
pleasant friendship. -, -, -. 5
Second Traveler" So long, old chap,,
and if evr you come within a- few"
miles of rcy home I sincerely hope yous -will
stop there. . . -
Fair Warning. '
Edward,' a ' six-year-old urchin, , acci
dentally cut his shoe with his knife
and his father proceeded to' scold him
at great length: for his carelessness.
The little fellow listened patiently for
a time, then, looking at his father,
said: ' '
"Papa, If you don't stop talking so
raifch about It youll get me mad, too.T
; JUST MY LUCK. e
Bill Goat There's a. ; nice " drew
shirt, and my, doctor has forbidden,
a starch diet! '
Colossal Finance. : .
Though figures higher still may go : -
I'll take no heed of the amount - '
A bftlon is not much, . I know, -n
But it's as high as J. .can count. - ;
Home Wreckers..
"Ah, a window', ; full of home .
wreckers." . - , . . . ' -"What
do you mean TV . .
"I was referring to that ' Imposing:
display of gas stoves."
"Still, I dont understand." , . . ''
"They are home wreckers for .bride
brought up on Jazz."
Experienced. . ; ,
A young Boston artist, looking for a
model, found on the common Just the
specimen of genus hobo required. In
making arrangements with , him - she
Bald : Ton know, posing is not parti c-.
ularly easy to one not accustomed to
R-iow long can you stay in one po
sition without movingT'- . , V'
"Till the cops get busy; miss," wa
the tramp's reply. , , ' -,. .
' Bait ,
Tsnt that wrap a little large for
you? asked the husband. . M ", .
"Yes," said the wife. "The cook
preparing to leave, and rm getting..-:
clothes near enough to her size to keep
her Interested in lingering." -
NO WORK FOR HER.
"So you've dischartred the cook f
"Yea. It seemed silly to retain liar
when I can't ret food enough la tha
house to keep her busy."
j Perversity.
Perhaps their money , pleasure brine '
To those who hoard,
But there's a Joy la doing- thing
One can't aCord.
Limit of Safety.
"Doesn't seem to be any limit, t
want you fellows think you. can .
.charge."
"Yes, sir, there's a limit. For in
stance, if I charge you too much for ;
cleaning your straw hat, youll get a
new lid." " . '
Obliging:
"I told Jack I would like to see him
try to kiss me." '
"What did be do?"
"Well, Jack always tries to do what
I like."
Both In Fact.
First Relative The idea of old! v
Uncle Peter devising all his money for
the erection of a mausoleum over hl "
remains. It's just willful waste. '
Second Relative Hub I I call It
wasteful wilL
How It Works.
The door to success mtfst be a
revolving door." v
"Huh?" . -
"If you don't dive' in quickly some-,
bodv will have you out on the side- .
walk."
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