The Nazareth Item

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VOL. XXVIII
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SHERMAN  L WHIPPLE.
Possible   Successor  to   At¬ torney    General    Gregory.
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b!i' siiccos.sors t" .Mlorncy (Ii-iiiTiil Gri't'ory, Is Shcrii.iin I.. \\lii|i|ih' i.f Ho.-iliiii, wlio f(ir lilt' l:isl six iiiniiilis hns licoii chiiim-mI ((miiiscI for llie EmerKCiicy  Fleet  ("Drporaliim.
REVOLfiTlMi^ FLEEING KING WOUNDED
General Uprising to Form Repub¬ lic Is Reported: Bucharest in Uproar.
I'.crllii. —A i."'>itr!il liistirrci'lioii is in pnijircss tliroUKlmnt lliiiiimiln, iicrord- lug to a spi-cial (li.spalcli from Vlciiiia. KliiK Fcniiiiand lias l)ecii wouniled slightly in atteiuidin;; to lie.
Worklnc iiioii lilockctl itie roadway frdiii III!' royal palace in liucliarest wlicii the royal fiiiiiily nlli'iiipteil to flei- to Jassy, and ilio liiiiK ami his fam¬ ily ucri' forci'd to riiiirii. 'I'lie king wns wounded wlon ilic worUirs, ac- CoriliiiK to the nport. tired upon the rtpyal palnee.
Kloters in llie streets of nuchjirest trv openly demanding' thf overthrow of tlie dynasty, iryini,': "Uowti with tilt' puppets!     I.OIIK live the repuhliel"
The Vilau' of ISndapest learns that tht? revolt is part of the Holshevik propaganda. In a clnsli hetweeti the liillUary aii<l ileniotistrators at I'.akorst Gil persttns were killfd and l.'O wminil- ed.
The discipline f>f the Kunianlan army, llic newspaper ntlds, Is collui)8- ln({. The fooil nndeeonomle situation Is rapidly (irowint; worse, and the coun- try'g finances are eotuiiletely cleinor- allzeil. The position of the Itratlano eahlnet Is rteelar«-<l to be unienaMe
Since enriy last I»eceml>er there have been rpcurrliiK reiioris of i^rave ilisor- <3f*rg in Rumania, hut there never ha.* been any oflicjui conflnnation or any Blatement from the Kinnanian uovern- nifnl on the Internal situation. On I»e- ceiiiher 1 It was reporte<l that Bucha¬ rest   was hiirnlnK,  hut   the  report   was
dfiiled  the next  day,  and  I>i niKer 3
King Ferdinnnd nnd the royal family Were welcotnecl to Bucharest on llieir returti from .las'y, which hail heeii llie tfiripornry eaiiitiil while the Cerniarm Were In possession of Htuharest.
I>lspatches received In Vienna fmin H'l'iipest ,)aniiary '_'8 salil that a peas¬ ant revolt hail hroken out In Uumaiiia Bl"! thai many had heen killed and «n.|ii,|,.,| |„ tK'htlni: In Huchnrest This rep.irt was not conlirmed
TO   PERMIT   BEER    AND   WINES.
New York Now Inclined to Construo Prohibition Liber.illy. Alliiiny, .\. Y.—-The leaders In the leelsiatiire are preparinc not only M reslsi (he attempt of the Anti-Saloon I"iii,'ue to put throuKli a prohlhttlon Pi..'nrreiii,.rit statute under lhi> constl- 'uilniial amendment which would make tlie stale of New York the dryesi of twme dry territory, hut also to enai't ¦ ine.isure which wouhl sanction tha fninifiicrure arid Hale of heer and liKlit wlrii'.x
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NAZARETH, PaTtHURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARYjO,J919	
NO. 12
VICTORY LOAN PREH BONOS
Secretary  Glass  Wants  Power
to Fix Interest Rate and
Tax Exemptions.
NAZAHKTH TOWN COM.MITTKKS ">'\«^:[ •;,';"";*..„
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letter from  Joseph
MUST  BE  MADE  ATTRACTIVE.
Asks   That   War   Finance   Corporation
Be   Allowed    Fund   of   About   $1,-
000,000.000—Floating    Debt
Must  Be   Refunded.
A ri'Kular slated meeting ot Town!      Following ia a Couniil  was     held     this Srd     day  ot j lirobston   who  has     heen     appointed February,  1919 nt 8: OCT P. M., in the! chairman  of  the Council  Iloom.     All of the members'
\VaHhinj.'ton.—Secretary (JIass told the House Ways aiid .Mt-ans Comniit- tee that It was apparent "something must hi? done to make Ihe bonds or notes of the Victory Liberty loan more attractive than their predecessors," and asked that Conttiess jrive h'ljn au- tliorily to li.v interest rates and deter¬ mine exempiions from taxation accord-
were present, with the President pre¬ siding.
Tlie minutes of the regular stated nieetinf? of January fith gnd of tho adjourned meeting of January 13th were read and there being no object¬ ions, approved.
On  motion of Mr.  Yeisley, second¬ ed hy Mr  Hartzell, it was moved that the following bills he paid as road: Reading 01  Biils.
Jeroini'  Bonstein	
Harry  O.   Kutz	
('. F.  Fehnel	
Naz. Fdy. & Machine Co . .
Joseph  H.   Fulmer.    	
Krandall Motors Co	
Penna. tl. Co	
Frank   Messinger	
.\az. Ntl.  Bank	
Grant   Kahler	
.N'az. C. &. Ivbr. Co	
Clarence   Kverett	
John W. Stiyder	
II. R.'Venter	
K. J. Unangst & Sons. .... F. P.  Hahn '.
Pennsylvania armers during th" 1918 season eiiualleil or surpassed th'^ general average acre yield ot the country with all the major farm crops except  potatoes.     With   wheat,  corn,
Lwi   *  .    _, . oals,  buckwheat     and     tobacco.
return  trom  the  front, also a list ot | Ihe portion of crop produced far ex-
wlilch     he     was in-. ceeded   the  iiercentage  ot  the  entire
acreage ot the country, while the hay
committee which was recently called to make arrange¬ ments for a permanent memorial and for a reception  of the boys  on  their j rye,
BELGIUM'S RAIL       l      aEon.D ogden
DAMAGE SILLION
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Chairmnn   of   Export Control      Cornmittee.
J. I). Edelman . . ing    lo    financial    condillons    existing | jj.,,.^^. <:.^.|,,,j^,,
Milton Snyder. ...    	
Wm.   Guenther	
Samuel   "toudt.	
I'rumbower Co	
Communications. The con;munications from the .Vme¬ rlcan   LaFranc   Kngini?  Co.,   regard¬ ing question    (if reidacing    defective i started promptly.
ammeter    and    disiiosal    of tho    old!      There have been  several suggesti-
chimiical   apparatus,   were   read   and i ons    submittetl    to me    whicii 1 will
necessary  lo  restoration j ordered placed on file. ; mm  over to  tho Committee on  Per-
A   commirnication   was   read   froin ' manent    .Memorial    as soon    as it is the Acting Chief    Burgess    enclosing   constituted.
fines in the amount of $3.60 collected i      I   think   that   another   Community during the month nf January, 1919.   j meeting should also be held as soon
Communication  from A. N. Itterly \ as  possible  so   that  the   Committees regarding  purchase  of tract  of land ; may have    an idea    as to    what    the
wlien  the loan is lloaled In .\piil
The head of the iiations tinancial Bysteni   also   urLced   I'lal   autlioiily   be
given   the  War I'll ce Corporation  to'
make udvances to exporters not to ex¬ ceed .«l,()(K).(ii)0,(M)ii nnd that the pur¬ pose for whicii the treasury may make loans fo foreign governineiils be broadiMied. .Mr. Glass said both iiro- vlslons  were
of the country's foreign trade and woidil be niutiiiilly helpi'ul lo this gov- ernmenl tind the allies.
"It Is needless lo say that Ihe treas¬ ury does not contemiilate the issue In connection with the Victory Liberty loan of any such amount of bonds as $10,000,000,(MMJ," Mr. Glass said, add¬ ing that "it seemed wise to suggest nn Increase to a ligure which would seem to represent the nia.ximuin possible iiiiiount of Ihe bonded debt growing out of the war."
As nn alt.^rmitlve to the issue ot bonds, he suggested authorization ot an Issue of iioies lliniled to $10,000,- OdO.iHlO nnd nil incn-ase In Ihe inaxl- niuni aniouni of treiisury certificates from .<,S,(MI().IMH).()()() lo .S1(>.(MK).<M)<),IK)0, not thai the three Hems should be at all cuiiiulalh e, bin that the treasury should have the jiouer lo finance the governmenrs opei;iiioiis in Ihe most economlcnl way.
"ll may be desirable lo adopt all of thes»?    met' ods    in    succession,"    Mr.
90.00 20.00 1.3.53 3.7.'') 2.90 3.08 285.3.^; 1.00 1,5.0 0 .7fi 79.09 90.00 46.25 10 00 7.50 107.80 18.00 5.25 21.75 20.50 18.00 19 GO
th<! committf^es structed to appoint:
Nazareth,   Pa.,   2-1.5-19. Editor ot the Nazareth Item,
Nazareth,  Pa. Dear Sir:
As Chairman of the meeting re¬ cently called to make arrangements for a permanent .Memorial and for Uecoption of the Hoys on thoir re¬ turn, I was authorized to iianie a Committee of from 30 lo 4 5 metnbiirs vhii h Commiltee was to bo divided up so that arrangements could b»? made for meeling the boys on their return, a cel(!bration for them efter having all returned and for a Permanent Mmorial. I am, therefore, enclos¬ ing you herewith list show;ng the Commillee whtCTi has been appointed wliii'h I have divided up into the three Sirb-Committees. .\11 those appointed on the ("ommjttee have some one in their Immediate family, who lias seen active service, so that all of them should bo personally in¬ terested in the Momorial and Kecop- tion.
I suggest that Ihe Chairman of the Suli-Committi*s call their members together and organize thom promptly by electing a Secretary from among the members so that the work can be
Commission  Put  This  Estimate on Destruction of Lines and   | Bridges Done by Germans.
FOE     RUINED     690     MILES.
Supreme Council  Names Special  Com¬ mission to Adjudge Belgian Losses. Destruction   Wrought   Most¬ ly in  1918.
Paris. — The   suiirenie   council   ap- The acrt^age devoted to corn repre-   p,,,„„.„  ^  „,,^.,..^,  eommltlee  to  study
production  was slightly     under     the, averagt? of the United States crop.      [ Statistics announciMl  by the  Penn¬ sylvania   Df^partment   of   Agriculture show that   I'ensylvania had   3.89   per cent  of  the  entire     acri>age     ot  the country devoted to wintijr wheat and the 26,023,674  bushel crop represen¬ ted  4.66 per cent, of the entire croji of   the   country.     The   average   yield i of the    country    was 15.2    bushels to i th"  acre,   while  the  Slate  yield   was I 18 3 bushels
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discussed    at a former    meeting wa« read  and  considered, and on  motion
I of Mr. 'V\'erkheiser.  seconded  by  Mr.
I Yoisley, il was moved that we do not
\ dispose of the tract at this time but give Mr. Itterly the privilege ot rent¬ ing same under the same terms and conditions as last year.
Reports of Committees- Hii-'hwav:—Mr.   Lnidonmoyer     re-
I ported progress.
j Pavement:—Mr. Hartzell, no re¬ port.
Police:-—Mr  Leopold, no report. Finance:.—Mr.    Starner    reported that a note for $1100 was due on the 7th  instant     and     that     in  addition
' $1000     was required     to pay current
, bills. On motion of .Mr. Slarner, sec¬ onded by Mr. Hartzell, it was moved that the officers he directed to renew note for $1100 due on the 7lh instant for a period ot 90 days and to make a loan ot $700    to pay    current bills
Glass said.    "Condillons In .Vprll might   for a period of 90 days.
be such lliiil* II woiild be wise to issue n short lime note bearing a ndallvely high rate of Interest and carrying with It the privilege of conversion Into bonds bearing Interest at a lower rale and having n longer mniurlly. On the other hand, it might he desirable lo make an alternative offur of bonds and notes, leaving the subscriber a choice between the two.
"I am by no means convinced that conditions will be such In April as to necessitate an Increase in the interest ra.te over ihsf provided In existing law to nn iniporinnt extent. If nl all. yet if I were obliged lo delermlne now what is the lowest rale at which I could un¬ dertake with certainly lo flnnnce Ihe reipiirenieiils of the government when the Issue is offered in April I should be obliged to name a maximum rale much higher Ihan Ihat which. If devel- opmenls are ns favorable ns I expect they will he In the Interval, will, I lioiie. lie suflicleiit to lloat the loan.
"The floating deht, represented by treasury certificates now outstanding and to be issued in the Interval before the Victory Liberty loan is offered, must be refiiiiiled. and bonds or notes must be sold to an amount sutllclent to nccom|)lish this purpose. To with¬ hold from the secretary of the treasury the power to Issue bonds or notes bear¬ ing such rnte of inleresi as may be necessary to make ilils refunding pos¬ sible might result In a catastrophe. To .specify In the act Ihe maximum aniounl of Interest at a figure sutll¬ clent to cover all c-onilngeiicies would be cosily, beeaiise the maximum would surely be taken by the public as the nii'»i»"'"^ "
Fire:—Mr.     Kleppinger     reported progress.
Light: Mr. Welty    reported that
j Ihe arc    light on    So. Main    St. had I been changed to its new location. I      Law:—Mr    Yeisley   reported   pro- 1 gress.
I      I'irb.  Property:—Mr.     Werkheiser j reported  that  a number    ot window j lights were  broken  in the old muni- ^ cipal   building.     This     matter     was i left  in the hands of the Public Pro- ' i perty  Committe   for  attention. '
j  . . T'nfinlshed Business
Tho   Solicitor's  aflention   wag  cal-, led to Ihe fact that he had not as yet j returned the agreement between  the | Xazareth   Fdy.   &   Machine   Co.,   and i the  Borough,  which  had     been  held | up  by  the  Chief   Burgess   for  signa¬ ture, as no     provision     for a yearly rental charge    had ben    made In thej agreement,   and   he   would   not   sfen same   unless  this     was     done.     The fiuesiion of drawing irp an ornmnnc<» regarding change of grade on North; Broad  Street     was    also referred  to him.     He     stated        these     matters would  be  given  prompt  atlention. New   Business. A  question  was  rifsed   relative  te the  payment   of bill   for $25.00   pre-, sented   by   the   Moravian   Congroga- \
citizens wish done.
Very truly yours, JOSEPH  UllOBSTO.V, Chairman.
Following is a' list of those who are to serve  on  the  various committees. Commillee Welcome Boys as they come Home
Rev.    A.    r>     Thaeler,    Chairman, .N'azareth.   Pa.
Mrs.   Chas.  E.  Clewell    Xazan'th.
Oscar Foltz, Naz.areth.
John Heckman. Newbu-rg.
Chas. p. Kahler, Nazareth.
Cieorge  Kreidler,  Nazareth.
George Peltit, .Vazareth.
Edw. Silvert, Nazareth.
Thos.  Simon,  Nazareth
.¦\sa Wunderly,  .Nazareth. Committe I Celi»bralion   after  all   have   returned
A. J. Stofflet, Chairman. Nazarelh.
Dr. S. G. Bock, Newburg.
Howard  Borger, .N'azareth.
Edw. Cassler. N'azareth.
Henry Kramer, Nazareth.
Mrs. C. E   Kern. Nazareth.
J. J  Mayrosh, Nazareth.
Edw.  Nagle.  Nazareth. Mrs. H. J. F. Reusswig. .N'azareth.
Rev. W.  H.  Vogler, Nazarelh. Committee Permanent .Memorial
Chas.  E   Knecht,  Chairman
John Ehrig,  Nazareth.
James Hei kman, .N'azareth.
John   Harrigle,   Nazareth
-Mrs.  Frank  Martin, Nazareth.
John A.  Miller, Nazareth.
J. Allen Starner, .N'azareth.
'.Mrs. Brooks Siegfried   Nazareth
E. J. Unangst, NaSareth.
Harvey  Wolfe,  Nazareth.
Frank Williams, .N'azareth.
Naza.
sented 1 55 per cent, of the entir acreage of Ihe country, bul the 63.- 597,435 bu-hil crop rejiresented 2.46 per cent, of the entire crop. The State a-.erag" yield to th" acre was 38.2 bushels aa co:;ip:ired with th" Country average oi' 24 btrshels. acreage in rye was 4 3:; per cent till' total aireage and the productioi was 5.24 per cent, o'.' the entire crop. Pennsylvania jiroduced 4,676,500 bushels  with     an  pverage     yield,   of
17.5 bushels to the acre as compared with the general avi;rago ot the country ot  14.4  1msh"ls.
For the hay crop the average re presents 5.74 per cent, while the yield was 5.63 per cent, ot the entire crop Both the Stale And country average was 1.35 tons lo the acre. The esti¬ mates show that 2.54 per cent, of the entire acreage of the lounlry in oats was represented by Pennsylvania an i the crofi produced was 2.86 per cent, of the country crop. The State aver¬ age was 3 9 bushels to the acre wilh a crop of 44,103.214 bushels as com¬ pared  wilh an    acreage    average of
34.6 bushels tor the country.
j      In   buckwheat,   with   which   Penu- ! sylvania   leads   all   other   States,   th- ' acreage devoted is 31.84 per cent, of the  entire  country's  acreage     whil • ' the crop of  6,19 1.600  bushels repre- i sents 30.13 per cent,    or the    entire crop   of   the   country.     Pennsylvania devoted   2.65   per  cent   of the  entire area given lo tobacco culture, but  '• produces 4.34  per cent, of the coun¬ try's  croj).     The  general  average   to the acre is 865.1 pounds, while Penn¬ sylvania  produces  an   average  of   1 .- 410  pounds.
While the efforts tor larger pro- du'clion lo Ihe acre is one of the fore¬ most with all crops. It is especially a problem that should be di'voted to the potato production of the State. During the past year l'eiinsylvani:i devoted 7 02 of the entire acreage of the lountry in potatoes and produce i li'ji 6.1 s per cent, of the entire croii The general average was 95 bushels to the acre while Pennsylvania potato growers showed an average of en 83.5_ bushels to the acre. I'ennsy! j varii'a ranked fifth in its total produc- j lion with a yield of 24.733,:;42 bush- j els. Thirty other States had large- average yields to the acre running as high as 200 bushels.
OOVERNMI'.NT   SEEKS
A( COl NT.WTS AT
(;OOI)   S.\I..\KIES
V,
C. FXORY OF EPELM.WS,
IlPrrURNS TO KR.'iXCE
F C. Flory. of Edelmans. formerly supervising prinjipal of the tho Saylors'burg (Monroe County) pub¬ lic srhooft, who has spent a short furlough with his parents Mr. and Mrs. John Flory, has returned to France where he will resume his work wifh Ihe Y. M. C. .\.
Mr. Flory was divisional secretary of the 90th Division, a position to lion covering yearly rental for win-' which he was promoted throirgh his ding   clock   In      Ihe   church     steeple   organizing     ability   ant      nuality   of
MUST   DESTROY  U   BOATS.
Q«rmany Ordered to Scuttle All Unfin¬ ished Vessels. ¦'''••1, Germany An entente naval eonmilsKlon, irrlvlng here on n British criilHer, has ordered the German naval »<lniinl«ir«tlon to have all V boatf bii!|,iinj In the Germanla yards sunk In thl. (i(>,.an The German nsval staff Inf.irnied the •ntente comifiander that thl- r.niy pnpp,,^ In contlnufnf the con- •'rii.Mrtn af ¦tibiarnHnea Is th«t It "ar- f"r<lii etnplnfwent," thus re»lucl«g lh« irtnj of j«hle«« German workera
;   WORLD'S   NEWS  IN
CONDENSED   FORM
ON BOARD THE U. 8. S. GEORGE WASHINGTON. — President Wilson has nominated Hugh C. Wallace of Ta- comn ambassador to France to fill the vacancy caused by the resignatiun of William Graves Sharp
PARIS. — Professor Larnaude, a French delegate, while welcoming the League ot Nations, saya France De«da a larje army bernuse Germany cannot be trusted rren with the lenfue.
PARIS.—France haa expreaaed irat- Itude to the British torcea for food and
and in view of the fact that the flre alarm system has not been connected wilh the clock for seviTal years. It was on motion of Mr. Yeisley, sec¬ onded by Mr. Lindenmoyer. moved Ih.at the bill be tabled for tho time being.
On motion of Hr. Yeisley, second¬ ed bv Mr Hartjte'l, ll was moved that Ihe tax rate for the vear 1919 be laid at the rale of 8 mills: that Is 71', mills for general requlremonts and   I ',-miIl  tor sinking fund.
On motion of Mr. Yeislev. second¬ ed hy Mr. Lindenmoyer. It was mov¬ ed fo lay a special tax of two    mills
leadership by virtue of his former experience in civilian life and his ready adnptabillty to the needs of Iho ever pressing demands upon the organization at tne height of th" great  drives.
For eleven months he served with distinction and holds honorable citation trom officials of his division.
Mr. Flor> ha 1 several narrow es¬ capes from death, besides being gass¬ ed He is also the possessor of val¬ uable German souvenirs which wero taken trom German dug-outs after thev had heen evacuated
He will servo m the capacity of of   Field   Secretary   upon   his  arrival
floating Indebtedness of tho borough Tho Appropriation Ordinance for 1919 was repreeented and read and on motion of Mr. Starner. aecondad hy Mr Lindenmoyer. It wsa moved that fhe rules be anapende4 and the medical care they gave to Inhabltanta   same passed Brat and seooad rekdlng
towards     paying    one-halt    or    Ihe
balance dun on the purchase price of! in Franco again.
the  new  Are     apparatus,     and   If by        Ensign   C    R.   Florv.  a  brother  r>f
reason   of  eontrlbutlon   or  otherwise [ F   C   Flory. who is af present an In-
not all ot this revenue Is required to ; structor in fhe Soamans-ship Depart-
pay  the     balance     of the     purchase, menf of the II   S.  Naval Academy at
price of the new apparatiw, that the   Annapolis.    Md .    also    spent a short
same  shaH   bo  used   In   reducing  tho   leave  with   his  parents.     Before   his
AMBASSADOR  SHARP  RISIONS.
^'••Idsftt Accepts Hia RealonatlM on  December 21.
Waahlnrton William G Sharp, ^niiTlean smbnaandor to France, has ¦¦•¦l^ned and President WIIi»on In Par- 1" haa accented hIa reslfnatlen, which '•'ceraea efferrlve upon the qualiara- "'>" ef hia ancceador.
T^e raalmatlon Is dated Dwcemha* 1* 1911. aa<i tha acceataace Derona- W 21
Tfce cnrraapondenca waa BMda pt»^ « •( tka White Houa*.
of liberated vlllsgea. Handreda «t thousnnds were saved from atarvaUen. BERLIN. — Philipp Scheldemann, German chancellor, vlforoualy de¬ nounced the Independent aoclallata In the National Assembly, and Hrealdent Khert  teld  tha newapaper correapond
A committe repreaootlnf the Tl- gilanee Hoee Company appeared be¬ fore Cennoll ani*. wanted to known what proTlalona had been Made la regard to takln« the motor track outatdn of the Boroacb Itmlta and that If a Reaolntlon wH on the mln-
ents that Germany  waa prapaHng far   utes  which  prohibited aaoh a oonrae
disarmament.
WASHINQTON.—Commant ky a««- atora In WaahlnKton evinced aurprlae at what were referred to aa the "teeth" ef the league plan, the document being nnch atronfer than they had expected
It to be
PRAQUK.—Allied anveya en their way to Waranw were cordlallj w«l- Msad bj the Czechoalovaka.
being taken, aach Roaolirtton ahonld be resflnded at once aa they did not think that It was at all f*1r to 9*j no attention to calla received from parties oatalde of tha Boroagh Itm¬ lta.
On motion of Mr   Leopold, aACO«d- ed by Mr   Llndeamoyer   It waa mov¬ ed  that  permtaalon   t>«  jtven  to tk« (Continued on pace elcht )
brother F C Flory sailed ovoranas he was an offlcer on a submarine chaser during tho K-st six months.
BATH PASTOR OAT-MCD
TO Birrni.HHRM nmuTH
Rev. Raymofld 3 Hittlnger. paator of the Walnnt Street Preebytorlan Chtirrh, B«th. wma Wedneeday tan dered a fmU by the Pirat Preebyterl- an eongro(atlon at South Bethlehem He la a ann of Mr and Mra J S Hit- linger, of Baaton, waa graduated from Princeton Theologic*: Seminary In 1»14 HIa wife waa formerly Mlae Ethel Crawford, daughter of Mr and Mra. W. H Crawford, of Baaton. Rev Hittlnger haa not aa yot accept¬ ed the e»U.
The Government has some big tasks in accounting and Eudiling on its hands as a result of the war, and is willing to pay good salaries to men and women who are qualified to per¬ form them.
The Income Tax I'nit of the Hu reau of International Kevenue. Trea¬ sury Department, is in urgent nci^ of 350 traveling auditors and resi¬ dent auditors for the hi'gher-gra.l.' positions, which pay entrance salar¬ ies from $3,000 to $4,500 a year.
The Ordnance Department of the .\rmy needs at once :;50 senior cost accountants at entrance salaries from $2,200 to $4,:;0o a year, and 2'." junior cost accountants at $1.20u t > $2 000 a year.
The Intersectate Commerce Com¬ mission wants 50 examiners of ac¬ counts These are usually appointe i at entrance salaries from $1.S00 to $2,100 a year, the higher-salaried positions, paying from $2,200 to $3. 000 a year or more, being tilled as .i rule by promotion.
All of these positions are open ti^ both men and women, except posi¬ tions ot examiner of accounts in the Interstate Commerce Commission, which  are  open  to  men  only.
The I'nited States Civil Service Commission will receive application- tor these positions at any time uni 1 further notice. Full information and application blanks may be ob¬ tained by calling upon the secretary of the local board of civil se-vice ex¬ aminers at the customhouse or post ofllco in any important city, or by communicating with the United Sta tes Civil Service Commission. Wash¬ ington. D. C.
Applicants will not be assembled for a written examination but will be rated upon their sworn statements in their applications as to education, experience, etc., and upon corrobo¬ rative evidence adduced by the Civil ; Service Commission I
WATCH TOUR TWKJITT-
DOLJ.AR   BILX.H.
Wtgg—"I hear old BJonea Is dead. I wonder If he l«ft any life lnsur«BO« for hia widow." Wagg—"Not exaet- ly, bnt I nndervtaAd he left •4>,«tl totMeco ooapoaa."
Acoording to a Washington report, dated February fourth, notice has been aent out by tho Treasury Se<'ret Service that a counterfeit 120 Fed. eral Reaerve note .}n the New Tork Fadaral Reaerve Bank la lu circula¬ tion The portrait of Prealdent Cleveland on thta ooantertelt la dark¬ er In color than on the genuine bill The counterfeit alao bear* the check letter "D" and plate ninnber SI with algnaturea of W O MeAdoo aal John Burke, Treaaarer of the United State*.
nearly titK) e destroyed useless out
r,,v ^iiiiitely' ms
  In
and   around
the clnims of r.elgliiin for an indenini- ly. The American members of the committee are Chnrli-s IL Haskinsniid Colonel  S. 1). Kmliick.
'I'lie F.elginn con,mission which Is vestlgaling   the   .' Germans to  r.\'\: rllor.v. while work,  is  !^'  :' liig tigui cnii-e.! : t:
mill s    ,	
and I..inly '2iV) n
of  a   total   iiiilea.,.
2.(VM) In  ISidgiuin.    Tl
mostly were in the .M..; ,
fhe   region   i;f   Toiirinal
GlK'nl, r.ruges, Dst.nd and Cimrtrai.
.Seventy jier cent of the destru<'lion was carried out during the period from the Starr of Ihe I'.elgian olTenslve on September 28, ^'.I'iH. and the signing of the armistice.
I'he flermans appropriated 2.014 lo¬ comotives out of n loliil of 4.."134, or about .57 per cent; !).»'«•_' passenger coaches out of a total of lO.SI'J. or 0."? per cent, and SO.'.i^S freight cars out of a total of !»t,7:'.7. or 80 per cent.
The block signal system In P.elgium was destroyed and replaced by a Ger- tnan system, with which the I'.elgian locomotive engineers are not acquaint¬ ed. Il will have lo be removed nnd the Belgian srsteni again Installed. Tbe commission is not able to mnke public yet the number of bridges or stations destroyed.
.\ll Ihe bridges lending In iind out of Osteiid and r.rugea have been destroy¬ ed and virtually all In West Flanders, as well as those over tbe Mouse at Liege, Namiir, Hiiy. Dinatif and P'nse- remme. Eight bridges over the C.hent- Ternetizen ciinal were blown up.
Two of the liridges at Snizriete. near
the   Dutch   fri.nii   . ^ .i.,,,]  .3,(ioo,0(X)
[loiinds each.     I- ;iled  by   the
commission  thai       ...m imt.OOO.OOO
pounds of steel will be required to're¬ build the bridL'es In Flanders ulone.
The cumniisslon eslinmtes the dam¬ age to railroad material, tracks, bridges nnd other equipment at more than .isi.Dno.ixw.oiw),
I'he I'eace <'onferenQe Commission on Reparations continued Its examina¬ tion of the principles upon which rests the right to refiariitlon. The commit¬ tee heard Unrop van den Ileuvel for Belgium, .\I. Stoyniiow itch for Serbia and Flnnnce M'.nlster Klot/. tor France.
England's   BUI   $1,250,000,000.
London. — The nctuai damage aua- talned by Great Britain from Ger¬ many's aggressions. It Is learned from an authoritative source, has heen as¬ sessed by the British Ileparntlon Com¬ mittee at !SI.2.''K).000.H»1<).
This represents vessels torpedoed and depredations by Zeppelins, air¬ planes and German crui-ers Tbe ves¬ sels lost probably will be mnde up In kind
Gtfrma.. Debt $35,000,000,000.
Weimar- In an address before the Oeniian national assembly Dr. SchllTer, minister of flnnnce, said that he saw the necessity tor credits of 2.'i..'i00.000.- 000 marks being rfHiuested.
Of this amount, the minister said, 8ai.om.iKHi niarks would be used for building houses.
He added thnt the total credits and loans aggregated more than 1 10 rtOO,- 0<V).(N10 marks, not Including 8,0(K),000.- OtX) marks in treasury notes The bank bills in circulation. Mr SehlfTer said, amounted lo 4.'^..''>n(l,(iiKi mm niiirks.
PITHOFTHE I
VICTORY   NEWS
Members ot Congress who oppose Prea- Ident Wilaon'a League of Nations acheme prepare to make real battle In this country on the proposed In¬ ternational cou'-t of justice. A Washington dispatch outlining their arguments sayi the President'e de- elalon to land in Boaton and make an address re Is regarded as a move
to offse. .expected attacks by Senator Lodge.
Russia iS looming before the ^aee congreaa as a problem at baffling and dangerous as Germany. Suggestlens for solution of the situation have heen heard, but none acted en.
President Wilson in presenting the Lsagus ef Nationa document refer¬ red te the league aa a un^ 'hieh cannot be  realsted and whl) ' na¬
tion  will  attempt  to  resist salrf
the  plan  was  not  a  straitjackst.  but elastic,  yet  definite.
President Wilson described the league aa a moral force having an armed force In the background. The forn?a- tlen of the league. President WllaoM said, will put an end to the annexa¬ tions ef or encrachmcnts upen hal|»- leas peoples.
Tha League of Nations may allev* ene¬ my atatea tc Join.
FEED WORLD AND THEN TALK PEACE-WILSON
People   More   Anxious  to   Know
About Next Meal Than Who
Their Ruler Will Be.
I'aris.~Tbe first Interview President Wilson has grunted lo American news¬ paper riqiresentatives since he haa been in Kurope took place just as he departed for tbe rnited .States. It lasted an hour. Tbe I'resident waa most cordial and frank nnd expressed his regret that It had not been [Missible for him to see Ibe correspondents ev¬ ery day while he was here. He added laughingly, however, that every one else had had  his ear.
The I'resident emphiitically and gravely declared thtit the most tre¬ mendous Issue in the world today con¬ cerns the economic situation.
He declared that even the pence treaty and the league of nations could wait. If necessary, while the wheels of Industr; were being started up again, until the world's coniinerce had ai;atn been  re-established.
He declared the people were more Interested in kno" ing where their day's food is coinlin; from, more In¬ terested In work, than they are in who will  be their  rulers
The latter question, he said, la one of negotluilon and it might prove ditB- cult of solution, l>ut the Orst consti¬ tutes u primary condition for the rea- toratlon of order and the blocking of the  progress ot  Bolshevism
He Insisted that the lifting of tbe blockade la Itiipenitive unless we de¬ sire to see 'Genii.iiiy become another Hussia
"You can't talk government with s hungry   people."   he deelareil.
W hen he was asked about Russia be shook his head nnd said ll was almost an Insoluble problein He -nid the al¬ lies' invitation t" ¦ •¦•¦net. on Prin klpo Island hnd ' the factions least desirable. ;.i !t,e exclusion of those which iiilgtt restore order He regarded the .<• . lo the allies as rather insiil: i.se their Inti¬ mation of a w illiii::ness fo make good tht; IluBsinn dc-ht apiiarenfly revealed the ttolshevlk de-ire to split the loot between them and buy recognition.
All the allies «ant to help Ihe worthy l:!is>iMe facii<ins which are seeking to t-siil.lish a stable govern- Uienf  in   Itiissia,  he snid
Summarizing the world situntlon, he declnred thai eeononilc conditions la GeniiHii.v and Kiissin, as well as in other parts of lie world which are Stagnant because of war restrictions, constituted n greater crlela than any I>i)8nible fuii.i e  wHrs.
4,300  TON   VESSEL   LAUNCHED
Wilmington      Yard      Has     Constructed Eight  Craft  for  U.   S.
Wilmington. D-l The Hock Island, a 4,.S00 ton aleel cargo carrier, waa launched St Ihe Pushv 4 Jones sJilp- yard hare.
This Is the elgtifh of a goverumen* or»1er ef 14 boats which la belnj bulU by  the Puaey A .lonea Company
The Hock Island Is .llfS fe*t long, 44 feet beam and 'iT^ fe^ deep Mrs H Qulaby I.ayman nt Wiiutngtoo was tb« Bp«n8or
DISARM  GERMANY  t9  VKARS.
Newspapers Unsnimeualy Apprevo the Oecialon Paria -L'nder the new armlstire conditions to be linpoaed upon Ger¬ many by fhe slllea, according to In¬ formation here. Germany will reroala unarmed for a p«rli>d ef years, said ta ba 2&
ParlB- The newaiiap«n-s uaanlmoua- •y approve the de<-lsli>a of the Supretne Caunrll regsrdttig the ti»w armlatlca with Oermany.