Show Our Our Weekly Washington Letter CANT CAN'T PLAY BOTH BOTI ENDS Washington Jan 23 According 23 According to a report of ot the United States Department Department De De- of ot Lab Labor Laber r more than 29 aliens were refused naturalization tion papers by the courts during the thelast thelast thelast last fiscal year Approximately one- one third of this tl number were refused American citizenship because during the war they claimed exemption from military service on the ground they were not American citizens Inasmuch Inasmuch Inasmuch Inas Inas- much as they retted relied then upon their alien aUen status to escape duties falling upon American citizens the courts considering their applications felt that they should not now be entitled ed to the benefits of American citizen clUzen ship ARTICLES OP OF VERSAILLES TREATY UNDER WHICH RUHR DISTRICT IS 18 D DI JIn its official declaration of ot its Intention I of occupying the Ruhr district district dis of ot Germany the French gov government govy il emment said It was acting In lu accor accordance y dance with Paragraphs 17 and 18 Annex 2 Part 8 8 S- of the Treaty of ot Versailles The following are the I complete texts of ot the paragraphs articles case clise default by Article In 17 In 17 In of Germany in the performance of ot any obligation under this part of ot the present treaty the Reparation Commission Commission Commission Com Com- mission will forthwith give notice of ot such default to each of ot the Interested Interested interested Inter Inter- ested powers and may make such recommendations as to the action to tobe tobe tobe be taken in consequence of such auch default default default de de- de- de fault as it may think ne necessary Article 18 The IS-The The measures which the Allied and Associated Powers shall have the right to take in case of voluntary default by Germany and J j which Germany agrees not to regard rel re- re l' l Bard gard as acts act of war may Include economic and financial prohibitions and reprisals and in general such other measures as the respect respective e governments may determine to be I necessary in the circumstances Three members of ot the Reparations Commission France Belgium and Italy voted Germany was in default One member Great Britain voted Germany was not in default INCREASED ALLOWANCE FOU FOR DISABLED SERVICE EX-SERVICE SE E-SE MENThe MEN IEN The Congress has just enacted and the President has signed a law increasing Increasing Increasing In In- creasing the amounts of ot benefits for service ex-service men who are disabled The law is an amendment to the War Risk lUsk Insurance Act and provided that where a disabled service ex-service man isso is isso isso so helpless that he is in In inconstant constant need of a nurse or attendant his allowance allowance allowance allow allow- ance shall be increased by 20 a month and if It his disability Is ia blindness blindness blindness blind blind- ness or he is legless or armless his hla allowance shall be increased in the sum of 50 50 60 a month COUNTY AGENT WORK GAINS G. IN POPULATION WHEREVER ill IT HAS BEEN INSTALLED If It county agent work advance in the tho 33 Northern and Western states at the average rate it 1 has maintained during the past 11 years years since since its beginning every beginning every county in these states will have a resident agent w within the next three years Of the 1616 1610 agricultural counties In these states elates 1239 now have county agents These counties contain 77 per cent of the total number number num ber of farms In the 33 states That the county agent has come to stay and has become identified as aa a permanent part of ot the agricultural life of the county is evidenced by the public support given the county agent aiM otaw the PJ t th the th war about HlO new eoanU r n 4 During Dar Dur year rear employed county ing lag the tho war in order to law j agricultural production and the distribution I of products products products pro pro- ducts a 1 very large appropriation was wai made providing for the em employment of county agents in to counties which did not then have hare them thorn Under this provision over county agents were added to the list during the tho single year of 1918 IUS The ThO conclusion of the war and the withdrawal of more than a million dollars of ot f federal support naturally Justified the bell belief that county agent work would show ani An appreciable de de- crease creASo To the tho surprise of ot everyone concerned the contrary was waa true Tho The county agent has bas basso so proved his value alue to the agricultural Interests tl of the communities that these communities commune lUes rallied to support of the tho work to such each a a degree degroo that instead of ot show Ing a loss the first year rear after the war showed an Increase 8 e of ot 29 In the number number num num- ber of county count agents I employed |