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f . V' ' * "site THE McHENRY PT.AINDEALEK, McHEXTtY, ILL. :- v :*f-V i> «;•«* <". -•; : r * . . •-'^ '^•'•:^yfc-;Ty".£rl « GOVENIUIT OF THE LEAGUEOFNATIONS Qomplete Text of This Important ^Document As It Was Signed !? at Paris and Which is Now v Causing Discussion in ft# Country. / T &k The people of the United States have keen asked, by both the proponent* and the opponents of the peace treaty and League of Nations covenant, t© five expression to their desires as to the ratification of the treaty as It stands or with amendments or reservations. Some of them have responded, at the meetings addressed by the president and by the opposing senators, or by communications to their senators. Bnt the vast majority of the people are handicapped by their Ignorance of the matter. Probably not one In ten thousand has read the covenant of the League of Nations as It was presented to the senate, mainly because few have had the opportunity. In order that our readers may be prepared to do their foil duty ascitizens in regard to the controversy, the complete text of the covenant Is herewith presented, and they are asked •to read it carefully. The high contracting parties, in order to promote International co-operation •ad to achieve international peace and 'security by the acceptance of obligations not to resort to war, by the prescription of open, just, and honorable relations between nations, by the firm establishment of the understandings of International law as the actual rule conduct among governments, and by the maintenance of Justice and a scrupulous respect for all treaty obligations in the dealings of organised peoples with one another, agree to this covenant of the League of Nations. ARTICLE 1.--The original members Of the League of Nations shall be those the signatories which are named in ttie annex to this covenant and also •uch of those other states named in the annex as shall accede without reservation to this covenant. Such accession Shall be effected by a declaration deposited with the secretariat within two months of the coming into force of the covenant. Notice thereof shall be sent ,'ta all other members of the league. •' Any fully self-governing state, do- ' ttUnion, or colony not named In the annex may become a member of the .'league if its admission is agreed to by two-thirds of the assembly, provided :that it shall give effective guarantees Of Its Sincere intention to observe its International obligations, and shall accept such regulations as may be prescribed by the league In regard to its jnilltary, naval and air forces and armaments. Any member of the league may, after .two years' notice of Its intention so to do, withdraw from the league, provided that all Its International obligations and all its obligations under this covenant shall have been fulfilled at the ttfne of Its withdrawal. ARTICLES X.--The action of the league under this covenant shall be effected through the Instrumentality of an assembly and of a council, with a permanent secretariat. ARTICLES a.--The assembly ahall consist of representative* of the Members of the league. The assembly shall meet at stated Intervals and from time to time as occasion aiay require at the seat of the ^league or at such other place as may be decided upon. The assembly may deal at its meetings with any matter within the Sphere of action of the league or affecting the peace of the world. - At meetings of the assembly each m«njber of the league shall have one TOte, and may have not more than ttree representatives. ARTICLES 4.--The council shall consist of represenatives of the principal ^tilled and associated powers, together with representatives of four other members of the league. These four members of the league shall be selected by the assembly from time to time , In It* discretion. Until the appointment of the representatives of the four members of the league first selected by the assembly, representatives of Belgium, Brazil, Spain, and Greece shall be members of the council. With the approval of the majority of the assembly, the counfcil may name members of the league whose representatives shall always be members of the council; the council with like approval may Increase the number of members of the league to be selected by the assembly for representation on the council. The council shall meet from tlms to time as occasion may require, and at least once a year, at the seat of the league, or at such other place as may be decided upon. The council may deal at Its meetings With any matter within the sphere of action of the league or affecting the peace of the world. Any member of the league not represented on the council shall be invited to send a representative to sit as a member at any meeting of the council during the consideration of matters specially affecting the interests of that member of the league. At meetings of the council, each member of the league represented on titje council shall have one vote, and .May have not more than on* representative. ARTICLES Except where otherwise expressly provided in this covenant or by the terms of the present treaty, decisions at any meeting of the assembly or of the council shall require the agreement of all. the members of the league r*i*-esented at the meeting. All matters of procedure at meetings ef the assembly or of the council, including the appointment of committees to investigate particular matters, shall be regulated by the assembly or by the council and may be decided by a majority of the members of the league represented at the meeting. The first meeting of the assembly (tad the first meeting of the council ..J&all be summoned by the president of the United States of America. ARTICLE! 6.--The permanent secretariat shall be established at the seat Of the league. The secretariat shall comprise a secretary general and such secretaries and staff as may be required. The first secretary general shall be the person named in the annex; thereafter the secretary general shall be appointed by the council With the apjyoval of the majority of the assembly. The secretaries and staff of the secretariat shall be appointed by the Secretary general with the approval of the council. The secretary general shall act In tha* capacity at all meetings of the assembly and of the council. The expenses of the secretariat shall be borne by the members of the league in accordance with the apportionment of the expenses of the international bureau of the Universal Postal union. ARTICLE: 7.----The seat of the league Is established at Geneva. The council may at any time decide that the seat of the league shall be established elsewhere. All positions under or in connection with the league. Including the secretariat, shall be open equally to men and women. Representatives of the members of jthe league and officials of the league when engaged on the business of the league shall enjoy diplomatic privileges and immunities. The buildings and other property occupied by the league or its officials or by representatives attending its meetings shall be inviolable. ARTICLE! 8.-asThe members ef the league recognise that the maintenance of peace requires the reduction of national armaments to the lowest point consistent with national safety and the enforcement by common action of international obligations. The council, taking account of the geographical situation and circumstances of each state, shall formulate plans for such reduction for the consideration and action of the several governments. Such plans shall be subject to reconsideration and revision at least every ten years. After these plans shall have been adopted by the several governments, the limits of armaments therein fixed shall not be exceeded without the concurrence of the council. The members of the league agree that the manufacture by private enterprise of munitions and Implements of war Is open to grave objections. The council shall advise how the evil effects attendant upon such manufacture can be prevented, due regard being had to the necessities of those members of the league which are not able to manufacture the munitions and implements of war necessary for their safety. The members of the league undertake to interchange full and frank information as to the scale of their armaments, their military and naval programs and the condition of such of their industries as are adaptable to warlike purposes. ARTICLES B.--A permanent commission Bhall be constituted to advise the council on the execution of the provisions of articles 1 and 8 and on military and naval questions generally. ARTICLE 10.--The members of the league undertake to respect and preserve as against external aggression the territorial Integrity and existing political independence of all members of the league. In case of any such aggression or in case of any threat danger of such aggression the council shall advise upon the means by which this obligation shall be fulfilled. aRtici.E 11.--Any war or threat of war, whether immediately affecting any of the members of the league or not, is hereby declared a matter of concern to the whole league, and the league shall take any action that may be deemed wise and effectual to safeguard the peace of nations. In case any such emergency should arise the secretary general shall on the request of any member of the league forthwith summon a meeting of the council. It Is also declared to be the friendly right of each member of the league to bring to the attention of the assembly or of the council any circumstance whatever affecting International relations which threatens to disturb International peace or the good understand ing between nations upon which peace depends. ARTICLES 11^--The members of the league agree that if there should arise between them any dispute likely to lead to a rupture, they will submit the matter either to arbitration or to inquiry by the council, and they agree in no case to resort to war until' three months after the award by the arbitrators or the report by the council. In any case under this article the award of the arbitrators shall be made within a reasonable time, and the report of the council shall be made within six months after the submission of the dispute. ' ARTICLES IS*--'The members ojf' the league agree that whenever any <fl pute shall arise between them which they recognise to be suitable for sub mission to arbitration and which can not be satisfactorily settled by Aiplo macy, they will submit the whole subject nxatter to arbitration. Disputes as to the interpretation of a treaty, as to any question of lnternaticnal law, as to the existence of any fact which if established would constitute a breach of any International obligation, or as to the extent and nature of the reparation to be made for any such breach, are declared to be among those which are generally suit able for submission to arbitration. For the consideration of any such dispute the court of arbitration to which the case is referred shall be the court agreed on by the parties to the dispute or stipulated in any convention existing between them. The members of the league agree that they will cArry out lift full good faith any award that may be rendered and that they will not resort to War against a member of the league which complies therewith. In the event of any failure to carry out such an award, the council shall propose what steps should be taken to give effect thereto. ARTICLES 14.--'The council shall formulate and submit to the members of ^the league fop adoption plans for the establishment of a permanent court of International justice. The court shall be competent to hear and determine any dispute of an international character which the parties thereto submit to it. The court may also give an advisory opinion upon any dispute or question referred to it by the council or by the assembly. ARTICLR l.V--If there should arise between members of the league any dispute likely to lead to a rupture, which is not submitted to arbitration in accordance with article 13. the members of the league agree that they will submit the matter to the council. Any party to the dispute may effect such submission by giving notice of the existence of the dispute to the secretary general, who will make all necessary arrangements for a full Investigation arid consideration thereof. For this purpose the parties to the dispute will communicate to the secretary general, as promptly as possible, statements of their case with all the relevant facts and papers, and the council may forthwith direct the publication thereof. The council shall endeavor to effect a settlement of the dispute, and If such efforts are successful, a statement shall be made public giving such facts and explanations regarding the dispute and the terms of settlement thereof as the council may deem appropriate. If the dispute Is not thus settled, the council either unanimously or by a majority vote shall make and publish a report containing a statement of the facts of the dispute and the recommendations which are deemed just and proper in regard thereto. Any member of the league represented on the council may make public a statement of the facts of the dispute and of its conclusions regarding the same. If a report by the council is unanimously agreed to by . the members thereof other than the representatives of one or more of the parties to the dispute, the members of the league agree that they will not go to war with any party to the dispute which complies with the recommendations of the report. If the council falls to reach a report which is unanimously agreed to by the members thereof, other than the representatives of one or more of the parties to the dispute, the members of the league reserve to themselves the right to take such action aa they shall consider necessary for the maintenance of right and justice. If the dispute between the parties Is claimed by one of them, and is found by the council to arise out of a matter which by international law is solely within the domestic Jurisdiction of that party, the council shall so report, and shall make no recommendation as to its settlement. The council may in any case under this article refer the dispute to the assembly. The dispute shall be so referred at the request of either party to the dispute, provided that such request be made withis 14 days after the submission of the dispute to the council. In any case referred to the assembly all the provisions of this article and of article IX relating to the action and powers of the council shall apply to the action and powers of the assembly, provided that a report made by the assembly, if Concurred in by the representatives of those members of the league represented on the council and of a majority of the other members of the league, exclusive in each case of the representatives of the parties to the dispute, shall have the same force as a report by the council concurred in by all the members thereof other than the representatives of one or more of the parties to the dispute. ARTICLES IS.--Should any member of the league resort to war In disregard of its covenants under articles 12. IS, or 15, it shall Ipso facto be deemed to have committed an act of war against all other members of the league, which hereby undertake immediately to subject it to the severance of all trade or financial relations, the prohibition of all Intercourse between their nationals and the nationals of the covenantbreaking state, and the prevention of all financial, commercial, or personal intercourse between the nationals of the covenant-breaking state and the nationals of any other state, whether a member of the league or not. It shall be the duty of the council in such case, to recommend to the several governments concerned what effective military, naval or air force the members of the league shall severally contribute to the armed forces to be used to protect the covenants of the league. The members of the league agree, further, that they will mutually support one another in the financial and economic measures which are taken under this article. In order to minimise the loss and inconvenience resulting from the above measures, and that they will mutually support one another In resisting any special measures aimed at one of their number by the covenant-breaking state, and that they will take the necessary steps to afford passage through their territory to the forces of any of the members of the league which are co-operating to protect the covenants of the league. Any member of the league which has violated any covenant of the league may be declared to be no longer a member of the league by a vote of the council concurred in by the representatives of all the other members of the league represented thereon. ARTICLES 17.--In the event of a dispute between a member of the league and a state which is not a member of league, or between states not members of the league, the state or states not members of the league shall be invited to accept the obligations of membership in the league for the purposes of such dispute, upon such conditions as the council may deem just. If such invitation is accepted, the provisions of articles 12 to 16 inclusive shall be applied with such modifications as may be deemed necessary by the council. Upon such Invitation being given the oouneil shall immediately institute ah Inquiry into the circumstances of the dispute and recommend such action as may seem best and most effectual in the circumstances. If a state so invited shall refuse to accept the obligations of membership in the league for the purpose of such dispute, and sha!l resort to war against a member of th# league, the provisions of article 16 shall be applicable as against the state taking such action. If both parties to the dispute when so invited refuse to accept the obligations of membership in the league for the purposes of such dispute, the council may take such measures and make such recommendations as will prevent hostilities and will result In the settlement of the dispute. ARTICLES 18^--Every treaty or International engagement entered into hereafter by any member of the league shall be forthwith registered with the secretariat and shall as soon as possible be published by it. No such treaty or International engagement shall be binding until so registered. ARTICLES 10.--The assembly may from time to time advise the reconsideration by members of the league of treaties which have become Inapplicable and the consideration of International conditions whose continuance might endanger the peace of the world. ARTICLES 30--The members of the league severally agree that this covenant is accepted as abrogating all obligations or understandings inter se which are inconsistent with the terms thereof, and solemnly undertake that they will not hereafter enter tnto any engagements inconsistent with the terms thereof. In case any member of the league shall, before becoming a member of the league, have undertaken any obligations inconsistent with the terms of this covenant, it shall be the duty of such member to take immediate steps to procure its release from su^h obligations. ARTICLES 11.--Nothing in this covenant shall be deemed to affect the validity of international engagements, such as treaties of arbitration or regional understandings like the Monroe Doctrine, for securing the maintenance of peace. ARTICLES aa. --To those colonies and territories which as a consequence of the late war have ceased to be under the sovereignty of the states which formerly governed them and which are inhabited by peoples not yet able to stand by themselves under the strenu^ ous conditions of the modern world, there should be applied the principle that the well-being and development of such peoples form a sacred trust of civilization and that securities for the performance of this trust should be embodied in this covenant. The best method of giving practical effect to this principle is that the tutelage of such people should be Intrusted to advanced nations who by reason of their resources, their experience or their geographical position can beat undertake this responsibility, and who are willing to accept it, and that this tutelage should be exercised by them as mandataries on behalf of the league. The character of the mandate must differ according to the stage of development of the people, the geographical situation of the territory, its economic conditions and other similar circumstances. Certain communities formerly betlonging to the Turkish empire have reached a stage of development where their existence as Independent nations can be provisionally recognised subject to the rendering of administrative advice and assistance by a mandatary until such time as they are able to stand alone. The wishes of these commuhlties must be a principal consideration in the selection of the mandatary. Other peoples, especially those of central Africa, are at such a stage that the mandatary must be responsible for the administration of the territory under conditions which will guarantee freedom of conscience and religll>|>, subject only to the maintenance of publie order and morals, the prohibition ef abuses such as the slave trade, the arms traffic and the liquor traffic, and the prevention of the establishment of fortifications or military and naval bases and of military training of tbe natives for other than police purposes and the defense of territory, and will alao secure equal opportunities for the trade and commerce of other members of the league. There are territories, such as Southwest Africa and certain of the South Pacific islands. , which, owing to the sparseness of their population or their small slie, or their remoteness from the centers of civilisation, or their geographical contiguity to the territory of the mandatory, and other circumstances, can be best administered under the laws of the mandatary as integral portions of Its territory, subject to the safeguards above mentioned in the interests of the Indigenous population. In every case of mandate the mandatary shall render to the council an annual report In reference to the territory committed to Its charge. The degree of authority, control, or administration to be exercised by the mandatary shall, if not previously agreed upon by the members of t^he league, be explicitly defined in each case by the council. A permanent commission shall be constituted to receive and examine the annual reports of the mandataries and to advise the council on all matters rt- Htlng to the observance of the mandates. ARTICLR 13.--Subject to and in accordance with the provisions of international conventions existing or hereafter to be agreed upon, the members of the league: (a) will endeavor to secure and maintain fair and humane ' conditions of labor for men. women, and children, both in their own countries and In all countries to which their commercial and industrial relations extend, and for that 'purpose will establish and maintain the necessary international organisations; (b) Undertake to secure Just treatment of the native inhabitants of territories under control; (c) will intrust the league with the federal supervision over the xecution of agreements with regard to the traffic in worn- ' «n and children and the traffic in opium and other dangerous drugs; (fljl'.Wlll Intrust the league with the ' g e n e r a l s u p e r v i s i o n o f t h e , , • ' trade In arms anil ammuni- ' tion with the countries in which the control of this traffic is necessary in the common Interest; (•) Will make provision to secure and maintain freedom of communications and of transit and equitable treatment for the commerce of all members of the league. In this connection the special necessities of the regions devastated during the war of 1914-1918 shall be borns in mind; (f) will endeavor to take steps in matters of international concern for the prevention and control of disease. ARTICLE: S4.--There shall be placed under the direction of the league all international bureaus already established by general treaties If the parties to such treaties consent. All such international bureaus and all commissions for the regulation of matters of International interest hereafter constituted shall be placed under the direction of the league. In all matters of International interest which are regulated by general conventions but which are not placed under the control of International bureaus or commissions, the secretariat of the league shall, subject to the consent of the council and if desired by the parties, collect and distribute ill relevant information and shall render any other assistance which may be necessary or desirable. The council may Include as part of the expenses of the secretariat the expenses of any bureau or commission which is placed under the direction of the league. ARTICLES as.--The members of the league agree to encourage and promote the establishment and co-operation of duly authorized voluntary national Red Cross organizations having as purposes the improvement of health, the prevention or disease, and the mitigation of suffering throughout the world. ARTICLE: 2&--Amendments to this covenant will take efTect when ratified by the members of the league whose representatives compose the council and by a majority of the membars of the league whose representativea compose the assembly. No such amendment shall bind any member of the league which signifies its dissent therefrom, but in that case it ahall cease to be a member of the league. ANNEX. L Original members of the League of Nations signatories of the treaty of peace: United States of America. Belgium. Bolivia. NEWS OF ILLINOIS Brazil. British Rmplre. Canada. •> Australia. South Africa. New Zealand. India. China. Cuba. Ecuador. France. Greece. Guatemala. Haiti. Hed jaz. Honduras. Italy. japan. Liberia. Nicaragua. ' Panama. Peru. * Poland. Portugal. Itoumania. Serb-Croat-Slo^ ; vene state. SfaSn. " Ceecho-Slovskia. Uruguay. States invited to accede to the «*fanant: Argentine Hepub- Paraguay. He. " Persia. Chile. ' Salvador.- *%% ir Colombia * Spain. '/, • Denmark. Sweden." ^ i.v.i', • Netherlands. I*'. Switzerland 7 Norway. Venesuei*. II. First secretary general at the League of Nations: The Honorable Sir James Brio Drammond, K. C. U. Q-, C. B. SHANTUNG. CHINA AND JAPAN The provision* in tbe peace trosty regarding Shantung which aia the etuse of much discussion are as follows : ARTICLES 1U.--Germany renounces, la favor of Japan, all her rights, titles . jpd privileges--particularly those concernlng the territory of Kiao-Chau. railways, mines and submarine cables which she acquired in virtue of the treaty concluded by her with China on March, MM. aad SC aa otaer,arrangements relative to the province of Shantung. All German rights in the Tsing-tao- Tslnan-Fu railway. including Its branch lines, together with Its subsidiary property of all kinds, stations, shops, fixed and rolling stock, mines, plant and material for the exploitation of the mines are and remain acquired by Japan, together with all rights and privileges attaching thereto. The German state submarine cables :pmm Tslac-Sse to Shanghai aad f*am Tsing-tao to Che Foo, with all the rights, privileges and properties attaching thereto, are similarly acquired by Japan, free and clear of all charges and Incumbrances. ARTICLES 1B7<--The movable and immovable property owned by the German state In the territory of Klao- Chau, as well as all the rights which Germany might claim in consequence of the Works or improvements made Or of the expenses incurred by her, directly or Indirectly, in connection with this territory, are and remain acquired by Japan, free and clear of all charges and Incumbrances. ARTICLES 188^--Germany shall hand the coming into force of the present treaty tbe archives, registers, plans, title deeds and documents of every kind, wherever they may be. relating to the administration, whether civil, military, financial. Judicial or other, of the territory of Klao-Chau. Within the same period Germany shall give particulars to Japan of all treaties, arrangements or agreements relating to the rights, title or privileges referred to in tbe two preceding articles. If we put ofT repentance another day we have a day more to repent of, and a day less to repent in.--Mason. . Chicago.--With 1,500 more strikers returning to work in Gary, Ind., 5,000 reported ready to take up their jobs, after a personal canvass at Indiana Harbor, and both the rod mill and wire mill reported In operation at Waukegau, steel company officials the latter part of last wetk declared their prediction of 50 per cent production would be a fact. Although iinion leaders in all tha affected towns were vehement In their denials that their ranks were breaking, the first indirect admission of that fact was seen at a union meeting In Gary when one speaker shouted the warning: "The situation is critical. If we win it will be by ceaseless work. This is E. H. Gary's town. The eyes of the country are turned on this city, and if the strike to lost here it is lost everywhere." Payson.--By the will of Lyman K. Seymour, half of an estate of $500,000 goes to UIs widow. Knox college of Galeshurg receives $20,000, Blessing hospital st Quincy is given $10,000, while the Anierictfh board of foreign missions is given $50,000. The Moody Bible institute of Chicago Is left $10,- 006, the Congregational board of ministerial relief and the American Bible society of New York, each $5,000; and the following Congregational institutions in Chicago; Theological seminary, $3,000; Congregational Training School for Women, $3,000, and to Union Theological seminary, $3,000. The residue, amounting to $100,000, goes to missions. Chicago.--Judge Kenesaw M. Landls answered the question concerning the legality of the manufacture and sale of 2\ per cent beer In Chicago by holding two local brewers to the grand jury under $20,000 bonds each. The brewers, Rudolph Lederer, president of the North American Brewing company, and Charles Ilasterllk of the Best Brewing company of Chicago, were held, he pointed out, for violation of the prohibition act passed in November after the armistice was signed, which forbids the use of grains or fruits in the manufacture of beer and the sale of a beverage of more than one-half of 1 per cent alcoholic consent. Washington. D. C.--Danville, 111., leads the nation ill the "Legion of Patriotic Employers," established by the war department after the armls tlee, members of the legion being corporations or individual employers who re-employed or agreed to re-employ all workers who left them to fight la the great war. Chicago is way up in the list, leading all of the big cities, and Illinois is one of the banner states, second to New York, according to an announcement made by the war department. Urbana.--The rooming situation at the University of Illinois remains serious. More than 100 students have been forced to go back to their homes after a fruitless search for rooms. Dean T. A. Clark is providing temporary quarters for the overflow. The Illinois union Is keeping part of them, putting cots in the rooms, and the hotels nre crowded. There never has been stich congestion In the history of the university. Practically all of the women have been located. Springfield.--New England Christmas trees are banned from Illinois this year In a proclamation just issued by Governor Lowden because of the gypsy moth which Is ravaging the trees In the New England states. Governor Lowden has also Issued three other proclamations barring chestnut trees, barbeqjy bushes and pine trees because of infection to those In the various states of the country where they are grown. Harrlpburg.--3£he Middle Fork coal mine at Benton, owned by the United States Steel corporation and employing 400 men, closed down a few days ago. The mine, which is equipped with the largest washer In the world, sends most of Its output to the Joliet mills. Belvldere.--Believing they have been paying too large a salary to the superintendents of the Boone county poor farm, the supervisors have reduced the yearly compensation from $2,500 to $1,000. Aledo.--The second year of the -Jercer county wool pool proved profitable to all fanners entering. During the last season 75,000 pounds of wool were shipped to Chicago from this county. The wool shipped from here brought $45,000 to the growers. Rock Island.--Many public schools throughout Rock Island county are without teachers because of a new state law which makes it impossible to Issue certificates to teachers who have not had two years of high school work or Its equivalent. Flora.--A movement is gaining head- - iway here to raise a fund for the erection and maintenance of a community or city hospital. A petition Is now * J being circulated for subscriptions and $a drive for $30,000 will be carried on until this amount Is secured. Oregon.--Sunday shows will be the issue at a special election to be held in this city on October 7, called after citizens had presented a petition asking that the question be submitted to a vote of the people. Decatur--There Is a scarcity of ministers here because of the high cost of living. Ten churches are without pastors. Low salaries are given as the prHcary fa use. Galena.--Trlstate Milk Producta company has been organized here with a capitalization of $150,000, and will build a factory for the manufacture of milk products. Alton.---A community opera will be a feature at the annual meeting of the Illinois Federation of Music cli}bs here .October 8. 9 and 10. Springfield--War risk insurance claims amounting to $39,810,700 are being paid to families of Illinois men who died while in the military and naval service, says an announcement received here from Washington. These payments are received by the beneficiaries named In 4,555 policies, the average of which was $8,740. In addition to these death claims, the gov- ; ernment is providing for the families 1 of 1.V10 disabled men. Springfield.--It Is not the dTseasa Itself as much as the after-effects of influenta that concerns health authorities at the i&ate. according to Dr. J. J. Mediane of the state department of health in an address before a conference of state institutional heads called to forestall a possible epidemic of influenza again this year in state institutions of Illinois. Doctor McShane declared the after-effects of the disease have been found more serious than the death rate itself in that it has left many of the best men and womeh of the country with reduced vitality or permanent disabilities of one form or another. He advocated absolute rest in bed for all patients for a long time after they appear to have recovered from the disease. Speakers urged a curtailment of visiting in all institutions where evidence of the plague made Its appearance. The heads of the institutions were given instructions to close the doors of the establishments as soon as the first case developed either inside or in the community about them. Springfield.--Contagious diseases in Illinois took a considerable jump for the week ending September 29, according to an official report Issued by the state" department of public health. What appears to be a mild epidemic of diphtheria is noted In Chicago. Thera were 230 cases of the disease with Chicago registering 159 of them. The others are scattered throughout the uorthern half of the state. The epidemic of smallpox Is considered under control at Roodhouse, near here. There are 51 of the cases there and the health department has established a rigorous quarantine In its efforts to stamp out the disease. Other contagious diseases reported are: Typhoid fever, 26; infantile paralysis, 7; scarlet fever, 131, and Influenza, 54. The report does not state where the. Influenza cases are. Havana.--Thousands of dead unsalable fish litter the banks of Quiver lake, near here. After putrefaction an odious smell arises that Is causing considerable Inconvenience and annoyance to residents, especially the cottagers who own summer resorts on the banks of the lake. Complaint was made to the state department of health about conditions arising from the odor by persons living in the vicinity, but after Investigation the department found while It is a nuisance it is not regarded as a menace to public health. Dr. C. St. Clair Drake, director of public health has the matter under consideration. He has enlisted the aid of the state fish and gam4 commission, who have agreed to dig trenches along the banks of the lake foe tha burial of the dead fish. Springfield.--Get ready for coal prices that will be way out of sight. This Is the warning of central Illinois coal operators. They see the danger In the demands of the union miners for Increased wages. They prophesy that If the operators are compelled to accept the 60 per cent increase In salaries, the six-hour day and five-day week, the cost of coal will be doubled. The demands of the miners, made at the national convention In Cleveland, are based on a plan to distribute the working time of the men throughout the entire year, or so that there will be no slack time during dull purchasing periods of the year. But the operators declare this Is a hopeless scheme for spreading out the work. Springfield.--Warning that danger of an epldepilc of smallpox in greafer than that of Influenza Dr. C. St. Clair Drake, director of public health, advises general vaccination throughout the state to forestall the dangers of a spread In the disease. Doctor Drake declares smallpox Is mofe to be feared this year than influenza. The warning was issued following the discovery of 00 cases of smallpox at Roodhouse, near here. A school teacher there conducted school for two weeks with face and hands broken out In the disease before Ft was diagnosed as smallpox. Chicago.--Perhaps It Is because the housewives started It with their talk of minimum wage and an eight-hour day, or perhaps It Is because It Is being done In Boston, Mass., but anyway, Chicago social workers want to unionize. The visiting housekeepers, visiting nurses, playground supervisors and other charity workers claim that their salaries are among the lowest of any branch of employment in the city. Just because they spend their time looking after other persons, they say. It does not follow that they have no difficulties of their own. Chicago.---The final "honor day" to be celebrated by Chicago as a tribute to her returned soldiers and sailors will be held Thursday, October 9, the forty-eighth anniversary of the great Chicago fire, under the auspices of the Chicago Historical society. Members of the American Legion are contribute ing war trophies to be displayed during the celebration. Morris.--Thomas Fletcher, wealthy land owner, was found guilty of malicious prosecution in causing the arrest of R. Booth and a farmhand. Tilman Anderson, on a charge of stealing oats. The damages were placed nt $10,000. Springfield.--Get ready to end day- ' light saving In your community. Clocks are to be turned back at I a. m., October 26, word from Washington states. This will forever abolish daylight saving as congress has repealed the law. However, some cities are i planning individually to continue tha > daylight saving plan. , Plttsfleld.--Prosperity Is reflected In ; Pike county by the fact that there are 18 banks In the bounty. The First National of this city has nearly $1,400.- 000 in deposits, and the Farmers' State bank of this city has about three-quarters of a million. Benton. -- The Church of God for southern Illinois has purchased several acres of land In Townmont Prairie, Deming township, for a permanent camp ground. ; The first camp meeting date has been set for July 16-25, 1920. Buildings are to be erected this fall. Chicago.--Charles Steffel, supervisor of the census of the Second district, comprising Cook county outside of Chicago and Lake county, has temporary jobs as census takers for 285 men and women. Census talcing will begin January 2 and will continue two to font weeks. GOODBY, , WOMEN'S '•H TROUBLES Tha Mtsiss aad discomforts weak, Ume and artitng back, swoDaa feet and Htabs, weakness, fiahsa; nausea, as s rale hsve their origin hi kidney trouble, not "female cotspiaiats." These general symptoms of kidney aaM bladder disease are well known--so la the remedy. Next time you feel a twinge of pshi in the back or are troubled with has4» ache, indigestion, insomnia, irritation in the bladder or pain In the loins sail lower abdomen, you wifl. find quick aad sure relief in GOLD MEDAL Hssrisas CHI Capsules. This old snd tried edy for kidney trouble snd silled rangements has Stood the test for r dreds of years. It does the Pains and troubles vanish and new Ufa and health will come as you contfraa their use. When completely restomd to your usual vigor, continue taking a capsule or two each day. GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules are imported from the la borateries at Haarlem, Holland. Do net ae> cept a substitute. In sealed koaa WN dM.-Adr.• <•%.- ,, -------------- in the Muaeum. "Where's the Human Fly?" "He can't perform today. His wife's keen swatting him." rJ2£ $!00 Reward, $100 i Catarrh Is a local diseaae grstthr tafltt* •need by constitutional conditions. B therefore requires constitutional treat* ment. HALI/3 CATARRH MEDICIND It taken internally and acts ill rough tha Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of «.he System. HALL'S CATARRH MT.DICINW destroys the foundation of the dtseass. gives the patient strength by improving the general health and assists nature tB doing ita work. $100 00 for any case ai Catarrh that HALL'S CATARMi MEDICINE) fails to cure. Prtytclsts 75c. Testimonials tree. , F. TCfceney * Co., Toledo, Oh* , Rather Vague. ^ J *'I have a fine setter at home." "Irish, English, Gordon or PlymaaM Rock?" Dent Forget Cuticura Taleam ,s; When adding to your toilet requlsffeMk An exquisitely scented face, skin, babjr and dusting powder and perfume, rca> derlng other perfumes superfluooa. 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For that kind of a maa wtllbea a chance to owa a place far himself. Lutim two crops year. Beet grain, alfalfa, track. mdt.«aJh tie and hog feeding and daiirins fame la iswrtSS Located in San Joaquin Valley. CaliforniaatOSew* ehilla near Prueno. Farm* all a boat thla MM* iwned by «00 middle weatern faraaeie aad haalnia. Write quick and tell me all aboatyoaiaelf--UatiMf family, live itoek and implements. State la S ililfl ronr financial condition. If yoa mean fcaebMM I »» rent yoa from 60 to 100 acres or employ rosss '"arm Manager. Dont hesitate don't Nt ltoft. ntt ne all aboat yoaraelf and 1 wlU call. Thia la aag» xmnnlty of a Ufa time lor aereral man aaS KMMr EASTERN TKU5TIE isuite 618 109 N. Peaitorn St.. Pliii as*.B THE "BLUES" Caused by ^ Acid-Stomach I 1 " - of peopiw " worry, are deapeadent, have (pells of mental depression feel kibe and are often melancholy, believe that tnese conditions are due to outside influences #**r which they have little or no control. Nearly always, however, they can be traced to an internal source--aeid-atomactL No* Is It to be wondered at Acid-stomach, bfflk- Binic with such well define ! symptoms aa tedigeaVion. belching, heartburn, bloat, etfe. will if not checked, in time affect to scats degree or other all the vital organs The aervoua system becomes derangea. Digestion suffers. The blood Is Impoverished. Health and strength are undermined The victim of acid-stomach, although he may not ka*W the cause of his ailments, feela hla hopk courage, ambition and energy alipplng. iac truly life Is dark- net wu.-ti. sr.sch to- tiM man or woman who has acl<l-stomach? Oet rid of It! Don't let acid-stomach heM you back, wreck your health, make I ill days miserable, make you a victim of tke "blues" and gloomy thoughts! There Is a marvelous modern remedy called EATONIC thai brings, oh! such quick relief from yoar stomach miseries--seta your stomach to riskts --makes It strong, cool, sweet and comfortable. Helps you get back your streugth, vigor, vitality, enthusiasm and good cheer Sa many thousands upon thousands of sufferora have aaed BATONIC with auch marvelonaly helpful results that we are sure yoa wttt feel the same way if yoa will ]«H give It a trial. <5«t a big (0 cent box of BATONIC-- the good tasting tablets that yoa eat like a bit of candy--from your druggist today. will return your money If roaalts an BSfc-„ even naore than you exper; •II (roft T®UR ACB«6eXBB GRACE HOTEL = CHICAGO 1 a Jacksea L«alni»< aad CM SSmI Booms with detached bath HW aad (UMSSS day Koonia with private hath DJt *M Ml 0pe«*tte fttit OSee - Near All HM SfcK'k yards care ruu direct • e eaa. • amftxrtefete, nv*iy A safe viece tor juur wiie.