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The Valley Center Index XXIII VALLEY CENTER, KANS IS, THURSDAY, JULY 24, 1919 NO. 4 PEACE TREATY WILL NOT BE RATIFIED WITHOUT RESERVATION IS FEELING (By Elmer T. Peterson) Washington, D. C. July Mail.

Wilson's political fortunes were never at a lower ebb than now," says Senator Capper, who makes a specialty of keeping one finger constantly on the public pulse. "He did not help himself when he advocated the repeal of war time prohibition and saved the daylight saving law." In the mater of the League of Nations, which will hold the center of the stage here perhaps for weeks or until the treaty is signed, there is a feeling among senators that Wilson will be unsuccessful in his demand that the United States senate sign on the doted line without taking a dot off and or the cross of a t. Predict Wilson Failure That feeling has been steadily growing until it is now practically a certainty. The senators are old fashioned enough to take the United States Constitution seriously wherein it says that treaties are to be negotiated by and with the advice and consent of the senate. President Wilson seems to go on the theory that all he wants out of the senate is consent, and mighty little of that.

He takes the position that he does not care what the senators do with the treaty just so they ratify it just as it is, without single change or suggestion. Senator Pittman, for the administration, made a speech Friday in which he attempted to show that all reservations or additions would be out of place. In other words in effect he argued that the President should have the sole right to negotiate and complete treaties and that the senate has about the same function as: vermiform appendix, which is highly unnecessary and only succeeds in irritating the body. Taft Letter a Blow The Taft letter, advocating reserva tions which in some respects go far. ther than those of Mr.

Root, was high explosive in the administration trenches. Senator John Sharp Wil. liams, who had been quoting Taft's every utterance, has suddenly quit doing so. On the other hand the Taft lette: did not create any great stir in the dug-outs of the Republicans, even the it vindicated their stand. Some of the Republican leaders feel that Mr.

Taft': course has not been consistent enougl to give him the leadership, and are drilling along in the same way as be. fore, knowing that the tide of public sentiment, which brought about Mr Taft's change of heart, is setting sc strongly that his letter is only a sig nificant incident. One of the senators who has no taken an active part in the league fight and has made no point blank speeches on the subject says that the letters he gets are seven 'to one it favor of amending or rejecting the league covenant. Senator Borah': mail is 97 per cent against the coven ant. Reservations are such a certaint; now that it is pointed out that the Democratic senators are committin; a tactical blunder in not coming on that issue.

If they continue to in sist on an unconditional ratification o1 nothing, they will endanger the whole treaty. It is said upon the authorit; of a senator who has taken very little part in the discussion but who is keen and conservative worker with al. intimate knowledge of senate affairs, that there are sure to be fifty votes for reservations, which is one more than enough. There is a doubtful group that may yield two or three votes. JACOB-NICHOLS The marriage of Miss Della Jacob of Valley Center and Mr.

Nichols of Wichita, was solemized at the Methodist parsonage last Saturday evening at 9:00 o'clock, Rev. F. L. Rutledge officiating, using the ring ceremony. The bride was accompanied by Miss Nichols, sister of the groom and Miss Clarice Bright.

The groom was unattended. After the ceremony the wedding party retired to the home of the brides parents where refreshments were served. Miss Jacob is one of Valley Centers popular young ladies and Mr. Nichols is a splendid young man of high ideals. He is a son of Mr.

and Mrs. W. 1 E. Nichols who live northwest of Valley Center and just recently returned. from France.

They will make their home in Wichita. Mr. Nichols is employed in the Reo Automobile garage there. Never make mention of new wrinkles to' an elderly woman. NO DEMONSTRATION IN PRESENCE OF GUARD Big Force of Troops From Three Camps on the Scene to Prevent Further Outbreak--Men Have Been in Cells a Week Leavenworth, July after a week's confinement in hot cells on a restricted diet, to submit to the orders of an armed guard of 1,300 from three nearby camps, a part of the 2,500 prisoners at the military barracks at Fort Leavenworth resumed work this morning without demonstartions such as preceded the strike Tuesday, according to Col.

Sedgwick Rice, commandant of the prison. Found Some Weapons. Their cells were searched for weapons and a number of hidden blackjacks were removed, according to prison officials, and the men were taken by small detachments from the barracks today and put to work inside the prison walls. So thoroughly are the men under control, Col. Rice declared that normal prison work, including the resumption of labor on the prison farm, will be effected tomorrow morning.

Struck Last Week Last Tuesday the prisoners refused to leave their cells when ordered to work representatives of the prisoners later demaning in a conference with Col. Rice better sanitary conditions, better food, the right to submit to President Wilson a plea for amnesty, and the return of two men ed from the military barracks to another federal prison. Upon receipt of chese demands at Washington SecreCary Baker declared that the governnent would assert its authority at the barracks. Troops from Fort Riley, Camp Dodge and Camp Grant was ordered to Leavenworth and in the meantime the prisoners remained in heir cells under heavy guard on a restricted diet. Court Martial Ordered An order for a general court martial was signed by Secretary Baker following the inception of the strike, but it has not been learned whether the scope of the hearing would include the investigation of the strike situa(tion.

OUR BIRTHDAY July 19 was our birthday. We were then ONE YEAR OLD. We had $80,000 deposits. Pretty good for a yearling! But we want more. We are strictly a home bank for home Better give us YOUR account, You will be treated right.

THE FARMERS AND MERCHANTS STATE BANK VALLEY CENTER, KANSAS The End of a Perfect Day (ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS AND COSTS MISS WOOSTER THINKS IT'S JUST AWFUL And She is Going to Stop the Filthy Practice or Know the Reason Why, She Says, Topeka, July Kansas teachers, men, are to know in a short time what the cost of their smoking habits will be. Information ergarding these twenty has been sent to Miss Lorraine E. Wooster, state superintendent of publie instruction, following her public announcement that teachers would not be allowed to smoke in Kansas. Miss Wooster invited information. Now she has it.

There is a complication in the smoking situation, because most of the twenty are university and agricultural college professors. Searchers for smoking teachers haven't reported many from the grade schools, But the W. C. T. U.

and other organizations and persons at Lawrence and Manhattan have been active. The proof that teachers smoke is coming. Confers With Hopkins "Certainly, something will be she said. "I have said before that teachers have no right to smoke, whether they are college professors or grade school teachers. The effect is the same." Richard J.

Hopkins, attorney general, and Miss Wooster have been in conference concerning possible action in regard to violation of the teachers' anti-smoking laws. Miss Wooster does not intend to limit her activities to seeing that teachers do not smoke. She will see that the dealers who furnish tobacco to minors or cigarets to anyone will be reported. In a previous letter to county attorneys, Mr. Hopkins made a stand in favor of enforcement of anti-nicotine laws.

In addition ot reports concerning teacher smokers, Miss Wooster also has received requests from county school authorities regarding the employing of teachers who are suspected of smoking. New Question for Teachers "Find out," Miss Wooster instructed. "If they smoke certainly they should not be employed." It is known that these instructions are being employed generally. "Do you smoke?" is one of the essential question which employers of teachers are asking. Some teachers have been hired on the solemn promise that they won't smoke.

These have been men who admit that in their younger days they have gone out behind the barn and indulged in the corn silk and grape vine. But now, with the increase in teaching wages and the high price of tobacco they'll agree to the inevitable. LOCAL FIRM SELLS 21 TRACTORS The Benton Herald. Mr. Clyde McGrew of the Midworth McGreer Car reports that they have sold during the last month 21 tractors to local farmers.

This not only speaks well for the ability of the firm or salesman but also speaks well for the farmers around Benton. Another year or so and we predict all farm work will be done by tractors. It is needless to add that the tractors that were sold were Fordson's. Mrs. W.

L. White and Eula and Mrs. W. C. Carr and daughter Jessie visited Mrs.

Mary Adams in Wichita Sunday evening, going by auto. FERTILE SOIL A BIG FACTOR IN CROP PRODUCTION Rich Soll Increases the Labor Efficiency of the Average Farm Hand, Back in 1917 the extension depart- ment of the University, of West Virginia made a census of the state with a view to learning what acreage of crops the average farm hand cared for. They found that on the betterclass farms a man averaged to care for 26 acres of crops, 16 acres of meadow and 17 animal units. Of course the fact that a man cultivates a certain number of acres has really but little bearing on the final question. It is the amount of crop wheat), and 86,400 pounds of hay, straw and stover yearly.

If, on the other hand, this same man were to spend his time growing crops where fertilizer amounting to 743 pounds per acre was applied each year, his total yearly crop production would mount up to 1,338 bushels of grain and 000 pounds. of hay, straw and stover. The man working on improved land was able to produce three times as large a crop as the man working on ordinary soil. Not only is there a prac- (Oops right) Accident Caused the Death of J. J.

Beard. We made mention last week of the death of J. J. Beard which occurred at Ocala, Florida, but was unable to give particulars a at that time. Below we give an exeerpt from the Florida paper which gives the particulars.

The accident occurred Sunday and the first paragraph quoted below is from the following Manday's paper and the other paragraphs are from the Wednesday paper: Mr. John J. Beard of North Ocala, was badly injured at Lake Weir yesterday afternoon. He dived headfirst off the dock at the Converse place, and the water being much more shallow than he thought it would be he struck on his head and cracked one of the bones in his neck. He was brought to the Ocala hospital, where he is receiving the best of treatment, and his physician thinks he will be out again in about a month.

The dive taken by Mr. J. J. Beard off the dock at the Converse place at Lake Weir a few evenings ago, in which he struck on his head, breaking a bone in his neck, proved fatal, and he died last night. Mr.

Beard was about forty years old and leaves a wife and little son, also an adopted daughter. The Beard family lived in North Ocala and Mr. Beard was mail carrier on a rural route. He was a good citizen, and much esteemed by all who knew him. He lived and taught school in Anthony awhile, and the people of that community had a great liking for him." Mr.

and Mrs. Beard are weli known here having been residents of this com munity several years ago and are held in high esteem. Mrs. Beard is a daughter of O. C.

Remlow. Friends here are sorry to learn of this sad accident. STATE GAME WARDEN LISTS OPEN SEASONS Topeka, July state fish and game warden has announced the following game regulations and dates of open seasons in Kansas: Wild Geese 1 to April 15, inclusive. Bag limit, six. Wild brant- September 1 to April 15, inclusive.

Bag limit, six. Wild duck--September 1 to April 15 inclusive. Bag limit, twenty. Plover-August 1 to April 30, inclusive. Bag limit, twenty.

Snipe- 1 to April 30, inclusive. Bag limit, ten. -December 1 to December 10 inclusive. Bag limit, ten. Fox squirrel- -September 1 to January 1 incluivse.

No limit. Fur-bearin animals November 15 to March 15, incluisve. No limit. Rabbits- Unprotected, but you must have a license to hunt them. Resident hunting licenses, $1 per year, procured from county clerk.

Non-resident hunting license, $15 per year, procured from secretary of state Topeka. All hunting licenses expire June 30. The federal law makes it unlawful to kill waterfowl except from September 15 to December 31. ARKANSAS IS TWELFTH TO RATIFY SUFFRAGE Little Rock, July houses of the Arkansas, legislature yesterday ratified the Federal Suffrage Amendment. Arkansas is the twelfth state to ratify the proposed amendment and the second of the southern states to take this action.

1338 BUSHELS 1111 GRAIN BUSHELS 2611 GRAIN BALES 864 THAY BALES STRAW A HAY. STRAW AND AND STOVER STOVER I On Unfertilized Land A Fertile Soil Increases which he grows which really determines his value. Thus he must undertake a partnership with the soil, for it seems that the quality of the soil is even more important than the man himself in attaining the ultimate goal -big crops. If we consider this average farm hand as applied to the ordinary unfertilized land as it exists at the West Virginia experiment station, we find that he is able to produce from the 43 acres 485 bushels of grain (corn. and NEW W.

S. S. CERTIFICATE Treasury Department Authorizes De. nominations of $100 to $1,000 for Investors. The Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank has ordered from the Treasury Department a supply of the new Treasury Savings Certificates, series of 1919, which on July 2d were authorized by the Department in denominations of $100.00 and $1,000.00 They are in registered form and are in addition to the 1919 War Savings Certificates previously issued.

War Savings Stamps of the denomination of $5.00 are convertible into these' new securities which bear the same rate of interest as the Savings Stamps, 4 per cent, compounded quarterly. The $100.00 certificates are convertible into the $1,000.00 certificates and the limit of investment of $1,000.00 for each individual, which is the feature of the Savings Stamp issue, is retained in the new certificates. Treasury Savings Certificates in the denomination of $100.00 (maturity value) may be purchased at the postoffices of the first and second class and such other postoffices as the Postoffice Department may designate for that purpose. Both the $100.00 and $1,000.00 denominations may be purchased at incorporated banks and trust companies which are agents for the sale of War Savings Certificates. The new certificates will be issued only in registered form and shall bear On Fertilized Land.

the Hired Man's Efficiency. tical effect through increasing the crop production per man, but there is a very decided moral effect on the man himself. Being human, the farm hand likes to work with thrifty luxuriant crops. He unconsciously puts forth his greatest efforts when he has before him the stimulus of a big yield. He goes into a slump and gets disgruntled and discouraged with the prospect of a poor scrubby crop.

Perhaps, after all, he is only reflecting the I attitude of the man he works for. the agent name at of the time owner of purchase inscribed and by will not be valid unless the owner's names is thus inscribed. The certificates will not be transferable and will be payable only to the owner named thereon except in case of death or disability of the owner. The new issue is exempt both asi to principal and interest from federal, state or local taxation, except estate or inheritance taxes, surtaxes and excess profits and war profits taxes. Treasury Savings Certificates will be redeemed at face value on January, 1, 1924, and will be issued for the remainder of 1919 at the following prices: $100 Cer- $1,000 CerMonth tificate tificate July.

$83.60 $836.00 August. 83.80 838.00 September. 84.00 840.00 October. 84.20 842.00 November. 84.40 844.00 December.

84.60 846.00 Hardy Chinese Ponies. The Chinese horse is really a pony somewhat after the type of the western broncho. It comes from Mongolia and is known as the Mongolian pony. It is an exceedingly hardy animal, thrives on food on which a western animal would starve, is able to carry heavy loads long distances, and is very useful in many ways. As a racing animal it is characterized by speed and stamina.

China exports between 1,500 and 2,000 of these ponies each year. Two Good Palces to Eat At Home and at TAYLOR'S CAFETERIA The Best of Food The Best of Service 217 EAST DOUGLAS WICHITA.