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The weekly tribune. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1918-1919, 1918-12-25
WAR 'TiXEs AFTER PEACE IS SIGNED.

expense Wiz continue fol- long time and that taxes WI"
reduced adu: Gle recently printed IN uC
rmcip Nor IT, Ike niter
possibly sixth Liberty Loan viii have to be sd ire
signed not That means the l. D.
scheme taxation and bend issues 20;
the taxation WI! graz
Liberty Bonds just sod the
$1600OO0WO Annual interest
o VII least ind half to
them basis
expenditures billions instead OF
mill Ih likely about
fcion Of the aH being framed Two more bert
oars 1913
the of
considered
twelve month"; the
the
which the
the after the Spanish 9S41 900
05E2
to allowed
quickly considerable
The abandoned reliance
aCne preudcd sudden reduction After
United the
uh of the internal taxation viii continue for
s declare
The weekly tribune. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1918-1919, 1918-12-25

this corporation came before this
committee. He made the no glor-
Gus prom scs. He sad: I'VE want
to bad the ship; We want ~ win
the war; send Us 20 the pcnitentiary
aftcv VIC win tha war: hi; ct rs
build ships" OF Genre, The fac, that
i OF ) p2r cent was p@id them upon
m value Of every ship constructed
had nothing 20 do With that burst of
patriotism on his part.
There are some people n this
country VINO seem to regard it a
their God gwen privilege. belonging
exclusively to their. to wran their
.vciI-fcd carca=scs n thc American
Flag. ana With the words of patriot
ISM upon their fybioWn, inpious Fps.
go over the country dcrcuncing every
body who dares question their right
to continue th!. rcf.siouS business
J, for one. Sha continue u dCnouncc
t md to call attention 20 II. 4
s0cn a; set Hold of The report of
he Department of it. q, &C. which deal;
with this Question and can ag;:n 90
The weekly tribune. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1918-1919, 1918-12-25

Ai;srgarct NC:Jc. Chief of the Wo-
mems Division of the Service, TO can
vass its special community openings,
and in this work the District of Co
lumb "A branch has given the fullest
cooperation.
The Women's Division CT the Dis
ct CT Columbia branch had provid-
cd first for the girls who desired to
remain in Washington b. obtaining
lists OF the needs of the bureaus to
which peace WI divert much bust
mes. These burc; us quickly absorb
ed many clerks, whose experience an
Government work would be of value
In one case az girls were placed
merely by a transfer from one de-
paitment 20 another.
Careful inquiry Of the various cas-
es brought cut the fact that large
numbers of the gir.s were impatient
to return 70 Their homes. In many
cases the ccrks desired to go
back to domestic responsibilities as
cores had volunteered for war work
while Their hu bands served in thc
ARM and navy. Most of the exper..
ssenographers had the assurance that
their old poa tons would be open to
them when they returned.
One of he activities of the Employ
ment Service haJ been to encour; &c
applicants fer minor cherkships to
take Civ Service examinations, and
more than 1000 girls have qualified
~ taken the test. These girls are in
line for vacancies, and were filling
positions have, been able to
wait patiently for their chances to
procure permanent positions.
The District Columbia branch of
he United States Employment Ser
The weekly tribune. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1918-1919, 1918-12-25
new PLACES FOR
GIRL war WORKERS
Federal Machinery Hope To Find
Jobs For Ali Who Wish To
Remain

Wash ngton. Dec Pin the end
less procession Of young % dior; that
IS pass ng through the Union Station
here since the ending of war are
many young women. Among the
piles Of luggage from camps were
numerous nca. suitcascs The luggage
s destined for all parts of the L. s.,
but It I'll might be classified going
home"
And going home" is written on
every young eager face. Girls re-
'eascd from the Government Office
were not 'ess happy tran boys hon
orably discharged flom army service.
Both bo%s and girls accepted the
bu ders Of war brought to them, and
now once more they were free. And
all colld IN le. fer the Government
-5s taken care that the 20 ng home
should mean more th;a merely fam
ily reunions; that it should mean
waiting positions. real chances to
bytl d for the future.
Through the United States Employ
ment Service the most careful pre-
rarat' on hos been made for recon-
struction work. Each of its 900
branches has been asked by Mrs.
The weekly tribune. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1918-1919, 1918-12-25
Editor Tribune:

Editor Tribune:
The local ia, = paper Of this ely
j>as hcrn dcvn;inn roimrn Of thor
shcc, tc tel; ihc nua.,c of III" greet
Justice drnc by CERTAIN iudgc e.
this city.
Il goes 70 the mat over the fat
that Il ccrt@in person VS. Gnrd f.
stopping On the wrong side e he
strcct in an automob Ic, The fine
amounting to s. for thu. oGcnsc.
And then sarcasticaily remarks The
same iudge fined man ono do la
for beating his "delicatc" vito. We
presume ;hc sheet va referring 20
4 rcccn5 wr'tcur abavt 4 man who
work on man street It is said
that his enc particular case wa
badly m'srcr"2santcd nd tha, busy
The weekly tribune. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1918-1919, 1918-12-25

lie congressional hScOGu gives d
complete reply of Senator Vardan@r
Ct Missi sippi to the charge of mis-
representation made recently by Rear
Admiral Francis T Bowlcs, assistant
general manager Of the Emergency
frect Corporation Senator Vard,:
man had made charges of graft
Against certain cffic ais engaged in
the Hog Land Navy ship building
ards.
In his answer 10 RowlcS, the Sena-
tor said, in part.
Mr.. Vardaman. Mr.. President,
years age l would have experienced
IN unho'y del ght in taking sat:sfaC-
tion or the carcass of the sclf-con-
v,cted constituencies sianderCr who
uttered that telegram. Bat | have
passed that stage in mcr2l growth.
| have come TO the conclusion that
nothing is proven by phys;c&l combat
except tho superior tv IF brltc fore"
and the determination of that hard
" worth whi'c.
Now, what I said about the Hog
Island enterprise was uttered upon
the floor of this chamber as a Ul;tc,;
States Senator under the sanctitv Of
al oath to uphold the Const tuition.
:he laws of the country, and protect
the interests of the American peop.c
against the greed, cupidity. avarice.
and Grim nalitv Of the outlaws of
society. ! was discussing a public
enterprise that no honest NAN couIG
defend in 81 Of its details 1t is one of
these peculiar enterprises that have
grown up since the declaration of
war. which WAS conceived bv i, pro
motors in private life in the sin of
seifslness and brought forth swad-
d'ed in the American flag to serve
selfish pulpc-e
Let us for moment consider its
history A number of highly resp"c-
table fin@nc crs came together, form
ed a corporation bought hog wal
ow, which was rightly named clog
Island capitalized It at PROBABLY
double or treble of It's rea! value. and
then leaSed it to the United States
for site for = shipbuildinG plant.
The land was valued O. 91,7GO.0G).
and the rent charged the Government
# tho Tn ted States was 6 per cent
on estimated value of the land, if my
memory serves me correctly. The
Ssnre co:porat on undertook and
agreed to build. the Government of
the United States pavrp Il! expen-
ses. this shipbuild ne plan at pn es-
timated cost # s21 ,00G 900. without
fees or plus per cent.
The profits VII :ch the shipbuilding
corporation was to receive as n COM
Nilsson for the patriotic service to
the value of the ships 10 be built by
this plant. The work in the construc-
ton of the Plant hci not proceeded
very far, however. before it wes le-
termined bv the corporation. which
We ere tod was organized for patri-
otc purpo- es that the building might
he fac tated bv subleting contracts
at fixed fee CT ) per cent upon the
e@.matnd cost of the work.
Some of the contractors, it apsear-
ed from the testimony. h~&l stock IN
IN parent corporation with wh Oh the
Government contracted to build the
plant without fees. Everyone knows
who ha-' paid any attention to the in
vesrigaticN of tbs ENTERPRISE, that in |
The hsg m ns Of the building of the
plant the grossest extravaganza in
The weekly tribune. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1918-1919, 1918-12-25
The Hog. Island Hogs At Work

the payment of wages. the most gar
ng incompetency was shown in the
purcha of material, and in The gen
eral management Of The company
Every man called to the service Of
this corporation had his wages icub-
iCi. ard in >1me Instances, quadrJp-
iCd The mead man who had beer nc
d recting head CT the contracting
firm of Stone & Webster, who rc
ccivcd from Stone & Webster $12, J1C
per year while serving them. w
put at Tic head Of the shipbui ing
corporation with Il salary &C SIS o..
per year. Fer everything thai Wa
done Of similar nature the Untld
States Government w.s charged aHG
plundercd accordingly.
1t VIII ass be remembered thai
when this corporation hai under cen
.%sruction of The iEc% island sh pprg
plant it tried to induce tie Govern
ment to fix its c0nar1i,sion for In
work It was 10 perform at 10 ~,
cent. but !, was finally forced down
tc, think, > per cent. When asked
by members of tie committee 80 s'.,a
what the constructing corporation had
done Of was to do 10 iustify il -
a;'klng the government 10 ply Il ) per
cent on the sh ps TO be bulls IN The
Hog Island yard. we were told that
It was the know how" which tie
we're furnishing the Government. and
Alr. President, | want to say JUS
here that, after looking over the mai
ten carefully, | am within The bounds
of conservatism when say that
there was not Il member of ii. t
corporation who knew any more about
] Shipbu ding than the Democratic
emblem does about the ncbu ar nv
+ pothcsls or =. pra RE dog knows ab2u:
the political economy of the planet
Mars. 1t was just a piece of graf,
pure md simple, but they Justified
their extraordinary demand BY SAVING
that, If the members of the CORPORA
ton d j not themselves know an
thing about shipbulding, the corpora
I ton fun shed the Government OF the
United States men who didn't know
. how. With the salaries that were
paid the men, certainly the United
States Government did not need The
corporation TO ;,ct as 1t labor agent
: III securing capable men to do Gov
eminent work, especially when y5u
consider the fact that the Govern
i ment paid twice and three tines "a
! much Tor their services as they could
have gotten from private employers
III the labor markets OF the country.
want the United State Govern
nent to deal fairIy with and Justly
with lis citizens, bat | think that
every dollar the government paws to
this corporation as commiss on on
ships built by inc shipbuildng plant
at Fcg iand vii bc moth ny les.
than robbers Of the Public Treasury.
Mr. President. l MS Just about 10
overlook the fact that the plant
which these p9triots for polf were
to construct at an estimated cost of
S21 ,0o0, GOO. J am ted, cost over $50. =.
oG0 900; and think it has completed
but one ship. Of course | want to be
far with them. | am sure they have
4 good mary ships on the weys. I
will ask the chairman Of the Commit
tee on Commerce tc correct ME if
am m staken | think the corporation
has completed but one ship. Am
correct about that?
/ remember when the President of
The weekly tribune. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1918-1919, 1918-12-25
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~. ~ II

Many metropolitan
the Hog Island grounds extravaganza
In much
the Hog Island yards and this vessel
tina. the only speed displayed in spending money
The weekly tribune. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1918-1919, 1918-12-25

position Unit
the the hod, that
of the Amer delegate conference
bashfu4y when Allies upon program
Presidents.
The weekly tribune. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1918-1919, 1918-12-25
SILENCE OVER NERDUM.

In the night time
Under/thc bright moon
Fl here and therc gray spirits
= Of the dead
And creeping things crawlcd back
Into the ehad5ws.
The weekly tribune. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1918-1919, 1918-12-25

vice does net expect many difliculiics
in the Standardization of the Z rlS for
their war work VIII end gradually,
since the pan to dispense with about
1000 workers week, and cut OF tnj
number the proportion of thcs, who
desire to remain in Washington $ mt
large enough to suggest serious con
sequences.
The ma n Gu c for the anxiety IFS
th5t III" period Of nnncmp cymc,.,
shall be rs short rs possible, OF iha5
1t hal, not ex st at a l. With living
expenses at their present mark, thi<
is a mas. impor'an cons 'deration.
When it is remembered that woncn'a
first economy is generally in food. he
danger Of 'np.ircd vital ty or evcn
illness from undcrnour,shmeat is to
be &vcidcd
In the redistribution of the v,1-',cre
many will leave the Government scr-
vice with experience that VIII be VA
liable and with training that will add
to their efficiency. During the period
IF the war girls have been encourage
to improve themselves and to pre-
pare for promotion. In numerous
:ases they have been able to raise the
standard of their work and incident
lily to increase sa aries.
The weekly tribune. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1918-1919, 1918-12-25
But in the silver dawn

Dug III the SlIVer daWn
When the sun kissed the dew wet poppies
>And the frs gold rays light upon
A silent cannon
/. reveals a mother bird
Hopping 10 feed hci young
In their nest in the mouth
OF the big gun
And in the nest is a sudden nuttcr,rg
OF the young wings that bctokcns
Happiness
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-01-28
commerce find how weak is its main

commerce find how weak is It's maiu
support, namely, transportation.
"Under these circumstances 1t is
no idle dream to go a step further
and see what would happen in the
case of actual hostilities on the Pa
cific coast. OF course, we do not now
face immediate danger OF attack on
the Pacific. Yet, must we again face
the perils of unpreparedness? We
are today doing, as nation, what we
would have done years ago had we
thought war even the slightest prob
ability. Considering what has hap
pened in the past year and what Is
happening, would it not be wisdom to
look at the situation in a broader
way than we have ever faced 1t be-
fore?
1--WE are not nation of jingoists,
and yet we cannot face the future
with that same recklessness and op-
timism which characterized us as a
nation heretofore"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-01-28
MIII-SCOURED GRAINS
ARE DAMAGED FOR SEED

Corvallis, Ore, Jan. 2S.LFarmers
are cautioned against the use of mill
secured grains for seed, says Prof
H. P. Barss, in charge Of the smut
control campaign in Oregon.
Securing grain Injuries the seed
coat, thus exposing the germ to un-
favorable chemical action in applying
the proper treatment for the control
of smut. Hence all seed grain should
be cleaned by running it through a
tanning mill.
Treatment for smut must be thor
ough to be effective, and the aggre-
gate loss due to improper treatment
is much greater than is generally
supposed. Full directions for treat
ment under Oregon conditions may
he had by writing to o. A. c., Cor
wallis, Ore.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-01-28
Coast Defense League
Praiseworthy Object

In the recent request on the part
CT the spruce producers of western
Oregon to the state highway commits
sion, asking that the commission
give immediate attention to the
building of highwayinto Tillamook,
such that spruce for aeroplane manu-
facture can be gotten out Immediate
ly, l.. ]. Simpson, president of the
Pacific Coast Defense League, sees
more vindication of the aims and OBJ
jects of the Pacific Coast Defense
League as it is organized today.
"Tillamook county is one of the
most important sources of the long
grain spruce which is just now one
of the most desired materials in the
advancement of the cause of liberty
and world freedom. Though Oregon
is thousands of miles from the actual
scene Of conflict, it is in this way one
of the most important battlefields in
the stand against the KAISER" said
Mr.. Simpson.
"a week ago the heavy rains made
the already overburdened railroad
to Tillamook practically useless. We
see in this how the work of getting
out spruce is burdened and hampered
by obstacles which could have been
avoided had the work which the Pa
cific Coast Defence League is now
advocating been accomplished before
the war. OF course, this condition
could not be foreseen.
1T takes things of this nature to
impress people with the real mean
ing and the Importance of the work
that is to be done in this connection.
when the Pacific Coast Defense
League began working for military
highway or system of military high
ways along the entire Pacific coast it
hardly thought that so soon would be
staged a practical demonstration of
the soundness of its basic idea.
Events move quickly these days.
From New York comes the story that
the railroads themselves are urging
manufacturers, merchants and all
people who depend on short hauls to
inaugurate motor transportation. In
other words, from experiences of war
and from the actual necessity of war
we are learning how entirely made
quate is our system of transportation
under the emergency demands The
armies in the field were the first to
notice 1t. Now, both business and
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-01-28

witted that practically every attempt
at a code message is instantly detect
ed. One soldier placed an almost in
distinct dot above certain letters,
which spelled the point where he was
stationed. AS a result the bright SOL
dier spent a few days in the guard
house. Another used the first letter
Of each sentence and still another
used the first letter of each word
These attempts usually result in
clumsy construction of words and
sentences and the censors are quick
to discover them.
The supervising of mail already
censored frequently brings trouble to
the officers in charge. Many get
careless and form the idea that they
need not be so strict about them
selves as about the men, so they pass
along things in their letters that they
would promptly clip from the mis-
sives Of their troops. One officer
wrote that he was taking the risk be-
cause there wasn't one chance in
100 that his letter would be opened
again." But his family received a
badly mutilated letter and the officer
q reprimand.
1t is to the credit of the army,
however, that the instances of viola
tion have been impulsive, rather than
deliberate. The soldiers want their
folks at home to know where they
are, what trenches they are occupying
and how many skimishes they have
had with the enemy. But this is Just
the news the censors will not permit
to leak out under any circumstances.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-01-28
Love Letters Safe
From Censorship

The thoroughness of the censor
ship over letters mailed by the Amer
lean army men in France has pre-
vented the smallest bit of valuable
information to cross the ocean, and
though hundreds Of schemes have
been attempted by clever soldiers, in
the way of codes and special mark
irgs in their letters to home folks
and sweethearts, the vigilant censors
have not been fooled. There is a
censorship office in each company of
the army and occasionally some bit
Of real news or information may "get
by" but there is another censorship
over this, and it is not so we'll known,
because its workings are invisible.
It is the base censorship.
The base censorship, In addition to
lying constantly in wait to seize upon
anything that attempts to get through
without examination, goes over again
large volume of the mail already
censored by the company officials.
II handles not only all the mail of
the army to foreign countries, in
Guiding the neutrals, but goes over
thousands of letters sent direct by
soldiers who do not care to have their
letters submitted to their own COM
pany censors for examination.
The American soldier is particular
ly sensitive about the opening and
reading of his letters to his sweet
heart "over home" He knows, of
course, that the eyes Of the censor
will scan the pages, but so long as
that censor is stranger he does not
care so much. But he hates to have
his own company officer look it over.
Occasionally the fact has developed
that the officer and soldier were in
terested in the same girl, in which
event the burden of discomfort was
all on the side of the soldier. A ma
jority Of the love missives are mailed
at other company offices and a few
at French stations.
Naturally the greater part of the
censoring is Of letters written in Eng
lish, although nearly fifty languages
are represented, including Chinese,
Persian, Filipino and Japanese. A
novel fact is that anything forbidden
is seldom found in the letters written
in foreign languages, and that very
few letters are written in German.
Soldiers who believe they can slip
one over" on the censor by dropping
their letters in the French postoffice
almost invariably come to grief, for
every letter addressed to America
and mailed in the town where troops
are billeted is turned over to the
American base censors by the French
authorities and the soldier frequently
gets a reprimand. 1t is the attempt
at deception that officers seek to dis
courage. Liberal license is always
granted the love letters, for affection
ate and ardent missives contain moth
ing damaging. Neither does the cen
sor concern himself about morals,
grocery bills, religion or similar per-
sonal affairs.
The censors have become so sharp
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-01-28

If you cannot on the ocean sail
With Uncle Samuel's fleets,
You can stay at home with Hoover
And help to save the "eats."
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-01-28

The knife, fork and spoon are the
most powerful implements of war
Just now.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-01-28

[ GET THE BEARD BUT LEAVE
THE ROOTS
I'm not after the pound of flesh
leave the roots to continue their
growth.
"You are next"
BuckhOrn Barber Shop
Clyde Costello
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-10-26
REMARKABLE CURES
Thankful People Tell What San Cura
Ointment Did For Them


Leap-Worthilg. Ltd. sells San cura
Ointment on the money-back plan
no relief--no pag. Guaranteed 10 re-
iieve eczema. letter. salt rheum, itch
ing. bleeding or protrudng piles,
burns. cuts, bruises. old sores. PIN
pies. boils. carbuncies, chapped hands
ehilblains. testers. insect bites and
poison from ivy
my face and neck were one mass
of sores; doctor said had eczema
and erysapelas ! had not slept for
weeks with burning itching pain.
The first time | used San Cura ONT
ment l slept all nlght and in a short
time was completely cured. "--Chas.
Fay. Townville. Pa.
My wife stepped on rusty nail
and ran ii into her foot San Cura
Ointment drew out a poisonous brown
pus ard cured her promptly Ed
gene Mckenzie, Pu1i, Pa.
a had been afflicted over thirty
years With pimples and spent over
$500 for pile madeleine Two jars. OF
San Cura Ointment cured me. -
james Lynch, Enterprise, Pa.
San Cura Ointment costs 30c, soc
and s120 a jar at Laap1Worthing,
Ltd. and is a splendid remedy for
buns, scalds, cuts and bruises
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-10-26
SWEET STRAINS OF BAND
DROWNED BY CANINE
10y International News service)

Wy sutStHattoNdl NSWS 0SIsfCcJ
Cleveland, Ohio, Oct. 2e--Owing'
TO the ban being placed in indoor
gatherings here during the iniuen
ia epidemic members of the Must
Clans Union, in practising for mass
ed band concerts to be held in the
downtown section were forced to
resort to open lots IN which to try
over their music.
No sooner had the players set mp
their music stands and the leader
called for the start Of the first tune
than half dozen dogs from the
neighborhood gathered about and
set up prolonged howl The must
clans moved to another lot So did
the dogs, augmented in numbers by
arrivals from other neighborhoods.
second move was made and the
same escort followed the bandmen.
After trying six Oh seven lots the
dog audience had grown to sncu pro-
portions that their bowling drown
ed oht the music and the musicians
had to beat retreat for home.