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Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-08-15
GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP
The Plumb plan Of Matchmaking the Railroads
Financial Condition of The United States es-Purchase
of Railroads Would Add to National Debt =
Congressman Thompson Wants to Know The
Views of Fulton County People

Through the courtesy of Hon. C.
j. Thompson we are able to publish
the following statement of the
Plumb Plan of Matchmaking the rail
roads of the United States. The
railroad question is looming up big
these days as one of the problems
with which Congress will have to
deal. 1t is OUR problem and is as
important to the people of Fulton
County as to any people any where
in the nation. Mr.. Thompson has
given US the facts printed herewith
and asks that we ascertain what are
the views of the people of this county
on this question:
We ask that our readers give this
important question careful considera-
ton and either write or tell the
Editor the conclusions you reach. We
shall be glad to publish your senti-
ments in regard to this matter, IN
less you object to such proceeding;
III Oildb NcloO VIC dIC
your sentiment and pass it on to Mr..
Thompson for his information AMI
guidance. Congress intends to give
the railroad people a fair hearing on
this plan, but reserves the r1gnE TO
enact such legislation as it may
deem wise after hearing all plans of
every name or nature that may be
submitted"
The foregoing are the words of
Mr.. Thompson and he is asking for
the views of his Fulton County con-
stituents in order that he may faith
fully represent them in the discus
sions and deliberations of Congress
on this question.
The Plumb Plan
1st. The government is to buy
the railways from their present own
ers and pay them by bond issue.
End. Having bought them, the
government is to lease the railroads
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-08-15
Real Estate Transfers

Kathryn B. Weir to Jessie Croweil
lot AZ, Wauseon.
Casper Reichardt to Alvin Rice, 81
acres, Sec. IA, Clinton Township.
Huebner Toledo Brewries Com
pany to Anna M. Rowe NJ lot 40,
Haywood's addition, Archboid.
James Meyer to Eugene Hancock,
one-half lot 247, Original plat, Wau-
seon.
J. W. Pugh to Edwin Taylor 73
acres, Sec. 18 and 10, Clinton Town
ship.
Ed Taylor to J. W. Pugh, 120 acres
Sec. and 9 Clinton Township.
Continued on page eightl
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-08-15
New Cases in Common Pleas

NCn Sd5CS III SOAuAhOh ASoo
Lucyle L. Hoffman, plaintiff filed
through her attorneys, F. S. & J. M.
Ham petition for divorce and alimony
against William A. Hoffman, defend
ant.
]. T. Dorrell filed throuh Ham and
Ham a petition for foreclosure of
mortgage and equitable relief against
VIM. A. Hart ct al.
Harmon R. Rupp ct al filed through
G. B. Heise a petition for quiet title
against Peter Buclear ct al.
Harmon R. Rupp ct al Peter Bu-
clear ct al. August A, 1919, plain
tiff ordered to publish according to
law.
In the matter of the appointing OF
Nellie B. Gorsuch as Deputy Clerk
Of Courts of Fulton County, August
4, 1919, Nellie B. Gorsuch having "hls
day been appointed Deputy Clerk Of
the Court of Common Pleas of Fultor
County, said appointment is hereby
approved.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-08-15
The Plumb Plan
BED Time STORY COUNTY AFFAIRS
Current Events For the Children and
Grown-ups TOO!-Uncle Ted Re-
turns From Washington, D. C.

Jack and Ruth had waited many
days for the return of their Uncle
Ted from Washington where he had
been stationed since arriving in the
United tates from France and the
Great War. They had only seen him
for a few minutes when he landed
from a great boat in New York City.
There were hundreds of people there
that day and Jack and Ruth who had
never been in New York before, saw
buildings "as tall as mountains and
boats bigger than the biggest ele-
phant ever" And then they had to
go right back home because Uncle
Ted was still soldier in the Ameri-
can army and under orders which
took him to Washington.
But now he was no longer sol
dier and was coming homes so Jack
and Ruth hoped, for a long time.
They were at the window with their
noses. pressed tightly against the
pane. Mother came into the room
and whispered, "Uncle Ted is home"
Jack and Ruth ran for the door and
such a welcome home as they gave
their Uncle Ted. Jack jumped or
his back and with Ruth pulling at
Uncle's coat, he made his way into
the old front room where, before be
went to war, he had told the children
all kinds of fairy stories until the
Sandman called them to bed.
But Jack had grown up during thG
war. He was quite little man now
and was anxious to know all about
what was going on in the world
Uncle Ted was his hero and from
/ Uncle Ted he must learn all about
what the world is doing now that the
war is over and people everywhere
are thinking of peace. And the big
men in Washington who make the
laws! Jack wanted to know righ
away what they are doing about the
Peace Treaty which all the nations
must sign and agree to before peace
really exists.
"Uncle Ted," asked Jack afte,
they were all seated, Jack on h
hero's lap and Ruth at their feer
"why is the Senate in Washintol
taking so long to agree to the Peac
Treaty? Germany las agreed an
most all other nations. so Daddy tell
me-"
"There are many re ,sors, Jack
answered Uncle Ted. First of a
when President Wilson agreed tn
treaty in France as our rapresenta
tive, the treaty contained an agree
ment for league of nanons. Thl
league of nations is, of course, sti
a part of the treaty. 1 havert tim
tonight to tell you all about it. Ju:
this much, though. If the Unite
States agrees to the treaty with tn
plan to bring all the nations of tt
world together in a sort of club,
will mean that the United States wi
have to help fight the wars of mar
| other countries.
II "You mean," asked Jack, "that
| Germany should fight England agai
YOU would have to go back and fig
| whether you wanted to or not?"
| "Not just that, Jack. l mig
or might not have to go but mai
American boys would have to go al
many might be killed just because '
had agreed to assist through til
Continued on page eight
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-08-15

TO corporation created by Congress,
the lease to extend for period oi
one hundred years.
3rd. The leasing corporation is to
be known as the National Railways
Operating Corporation and is to con-
sist Of fifteen men.
4th. Five OF these men shall be
elected by the railroad workers; five
by the railroad officials; and five
shall be appointed by the President,
with the consent of the Senate. The
Chairman shall be one of the Presi-
dents appointees.
9th. When operating expenses are
paid, the surplus is to be divided into
two parts. The government gets
one-half and the other half goes to
the employees, the managerial en-
ployees getting twice as much as the
classified employees.
9th. The government sinks its
share of the surplus into improve
rnents and extensions and retiring
of the outstanding bonds, thus re-
6rcing the fixed charges until tthe
Public ultimately has IT'S railroal ]
service at cost.
Federal Financial Conditions
Mr.. Thompson submits these facts
concerning the financial conditions
of the United States and the condi-
tions that would have to be met if
the foregoig plan were to be adopt
ed:
The United States had a national
debt, June Both, 1919, of twenty-six
and a half billions of dollars. II
would cost ten to fifteen billions OF
dollars to purchase the roads and
then further there are about clever
billions of dollars of railroad bonds
Outstanding which lthe government
woud have to take over and in lieU
thereof issue government bonds.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-08-15
FULTON COUNTY HAS

n OIAINNI
To win the $4,000 Victory Shaft
Only four other counties are ahead
of Fulton County and remember this
contest closes August 81. If every
man, woman and child in Fulton
County will cooperate with us we will
erect this beautiful monument some
where in Fulton County.
R. S. Campbell
County Chairman
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-08-15
TEACHERS
INSTITUTE
Held at Archbold August 25th to 29th
Professor C. O. HOyt of Michigan
State Normal Supt. Himelick of
Fort Wayne and w. P. Holt of
Bowling Green, Instructors

PROGRAM Fulton County Teachers
Institute August 25-29 1919 at
Archbold.
Monday A. M. August 25
900 Opening Exercises.
9:3O "An American, Prof. C. O.
Hoyt, Michigan State Normal
College.
1915 Recess.
1920 'Vitalizing the teaching of
Geography" Prof. W. P. Holt,
Bowling Green State Normal.
Afternoon Session
loo Music.
1.15 "Some Essentials in Teaching
the Geography of Europe" w.
P. Holt.
200 Recess.
2:15 "Doing Things" C. o. Hoyt.
300 Conferences.
Tuesday a. m. Aug. 26
$3.50 Opening Exercises.
900 Getting Acquainted with
Ones Environment w. P. Holt.
9:45 Recess.
1000 Solving Problems" C. o. Holt
l0:45 Conferences.
Afternoon Session
100 Music.
1:15 What do you know about
that boy?" C. O. Hoyt.
200 Recess.
2:15 Function of the High School"
c. E. Oliver, State High School
Inspector.
800 ga Field Trip" W. P. Holt.
Wednesday a. m. Aug. 27
$3.50 Opening Exercises.
900 Geography and History" C.
o. Hoyt.
9:45 Recess.
10000 @Teaching as a Profession
Supt. R. w. Himelick, Fort Wayne,
10:45 Confeences.
Afternoon Session
100 Music.
1:15 "The School and the Communi-
ty" R. W. Himelick.
200 Recess. i
2:15 TThe Three Levels" C. O.
Hoyt.
800 Conferences and Department
al Meetings.
Thursday a. m. Aug. %
$50 Opening Exercises
900 sour Seven Ancestors C.
| o. Hoyt.
9:45 Recess.
1000 History and Citizenship"
R. W. Himelick.
1O:45 Conferences and Department.
al Meetings.
Afternoon Session
100 Music.
Ills 1.-THE School and the Com
munity" R. w. Himelick.
200 Recess.
2:15 "Six Dollars a Day" C. o.
Hoyt.
300 Conferences.
Friday a. m. Aug. 20
$3.50 Opening Exercises.
900 "Where do we go from here?"
C. o. Hoyt.
9:45 Recess.
1000 Conferences and Department
al Meetings.
Afternoon Session
j LOO Music.
1:15 Being an Artist" C. o. Hoyt.
200 Recess.
2:15 Business, Elections, Reports.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-08-15
NICKEL FOR SODA

So far as action of the House is
concerned the tax on soda water has
been repealed. Under the leader
ship of Congressman Fordney, Chair
man of the Ways and Means Com
mittee, bill has been put through
the House wiping the obnoxious pro-
vision from the statute books and it
is anticipated that similar action
will be taken by the Senate at an
early date. The tax has been un-
popular from the first, difficult to
collect as sole dependence had to be
placed on the honesty of soda foun-
tain proprietors, and should never
have found a place in our revenue
laws. The action of the Republicans
of Congress is repeating it will meet
with universal approval.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-08-15
REAPPOINTED

Emil Weber has received notice of
the confirmation by the Senate of
his reappointment as postmaster at
Wauseon for four years from August
9Th 1919. Mr.. Weber's first term of
-four years expired August 1918, no
successor was appointed and so he
remained in office during the year.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-08-15
SCHOOL PUPILS
Abstract of the Enumeration of
School Youths Between the Ages
of Six and Twenty-One Years In
Fulton COunty-July 1st 1919 In
crease of Ia Over 1918

Abstract of the enumeration of the
school youths between the ages of
6 and 21 years of Fulton County,
July l, 1918 to July 1, 1919.
Report for 1919 shows an increase
Of IA youths over 1918.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-08-15

"A song you will like" friends
Turnbull Brothers.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-08-15

UNION CHURCH SERVICE
The union service of the Wauseon
churches will be held at the U. B.
church next Sunday night at 1880.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-08-15

Respectfully submitted
F. E. Perry, Auditor
Fulton County, Ohio
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-09-06

reflective days, they are themselves to
be condemned. They are. by their ex-
cesses. forcing society to unit. against
them under standpat leadership; they
are giving sanction to the demand for
increased expenditure for military de-
tense; they are obstructing the pass
age Of ameliarative and constructive
measures; they are railing at organ
lied labor; they are Joining with the
llltra-nationalists and ultra -conserva .
tives in the attack on the league of
nations; they are contributing, in so
for as they can. to all the evils against
which they so vociferously clamor.
Perhaps the net result is but small;
for the clamor they make is in ridic-
ulous proportion to their real strength
But they. are doing their best; and
what they are doing ID exactly what
in former times they unsparingly de-
nounced as q ,hindrance to the eman-
cipation Of labor. They are accord
ing to their own definitions, thous-
ands OF times repeated mere tools
(of the react tionaries. Is ssss
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-09-06

vocateur, the upholder Of the regime
with the wild and frothy agitator.
IT one was the master, they said,
the other was the tool; both served
the same ends, and both operated to
keep back the cause of labor.
Against Revolution.
The literature Of party Socialism
is filled with this denunciation of
the extremist. Bebels great speech
of Nov. 2. 1898. exposing the use Of
provocateurs by the governments of
Europe, has long been a classic Of
the movement. In America in. par
t1cular the orthodox party Socialists
have for years devoted themselves to-
the excoriation of the voluble "revo-.
lutionists," and in their national con-
vention Of 1912 they put upon these
extremists the formal stamp Of con-
demnation. Revolutionism, they said
IN effect, is merely reactionism in
disguise. Il
@*. Played Hob with Party.
But pacifism. pro-G -Germanism and
anti-Americanism hav4 played hob
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-09-06

with. the. party Socialists; and by a
series Of shifts they have been swung
around to an attitude hardly differ
ing from that Of the I. w. w., except
for the fact that they still pay at
least lip service to. political action, a
thing theoI. Nv. W.. openly rejects.
Virtually every position maintained
by these Socialists up to 1914 has
been: abandoned. and they are now
vying with the most rattle-headed
extremists in the Revolutionary"
pose and in the use of revolution
ary' phrases. True enough they
have on their hands recurrence Of
the old fight with the Left Wingers:
but this fight, though bitterly Sc
rious in spite of its opera bouffe ap-
pearance, is waged on new issues and
does not prevent the Right Wingers
from using the same revolutionary
talk so loved by the Left.
<. Society Against Them.
According therefore, to the stand
ards and testsf6rmulateds by the par
sty Socialists ii their c4lmer ana more
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-09-06
STICK, OR YOUR
FIGHT IS LOST
Samuel untermyer, Noted Law
yer, Gives Strong Advice to
the Striking 6 Actors.

NEW YORK, Sept. 4.-samuel
Untermyer, attorney for striking
actors, has notified the strikers that
if they consider any settlement that
does not include recognition of their
organization they are defeated.
If you now surrender your just
right to recognition," he says, "your
fight is lost"
Mr.. Untermyer is one of Amer
ica's foremost lawyers. Although he
is interested in buildings now used
as theaters which have been tied
up by the strike, he is serving as
counsel for the strikers with the un-
-derstanding that he shall receive no
fee.
A feature of the strike was a.
parade of actors and actresses, led
by a delegation Of actors who have
just been discharged from the army.
The marchers were confronted by
drenching rain, but this did not
dampen their enthusiasm. In the
line were Americas most famous
players, delegation of British ac-
tors and several hundred chorus
girls who have organized and who
are now an affiliate of the Actors
Equity association. The strikers car
ried a. list of Sc plays on the boards
or in rehearsals that are affected.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-09-06
SAYS GUL|Ck IS
APANESE AGENT
Senator Pha|en Makes Strong
Charge Against Lobbyist on
Immigration Bill.
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4.-Advo-
Gates of unrestricted immigration
seem to have abandoned hope that
old times will be restored, and they
are now favoring "selective immigra-
ton" on the percentage basis.
The admission Of Japanese on the
percentage basis is favored by DR..
Sidney L. Gulick, who is charged by
United States Senator Phelan of CAL
ifornia with being "a Japanese
agent" The charge is hotly denied
by the accused. Senator Phelan has
made public letter alleged to be
written to DR.. Gulick by a Japanese,
who says:
when I was in New York you
intimated to me that you would like
to come to California to present your
proposal befre the Califrnia public.
I wonder whether you still think that
idea advisable, in spite of the fact
that you have been made an object
of severe criticism both in Washing
ton and California.
IF you still think that your trip
to California will do much good, I
think We CAP find way to bring
you here. I should be interested to
have your OPINION on this matter"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-09-06
VOTES TO FIGHT
U. S. OWNERSHIP
United States Chamber Of Com
merce Takes Expected Action
Against the Plumb Plan.
WAsHtNG:ToN:.t-l.se |. sent.

;. wAsH1NGToN;H:: Sept. 4.-rhe
Chamber of Commerce Of the
United States announces its expected
opposition to the railroad workers.
solution of the railroad question. In
a statement issued by the chambers
board Of directors it is declared that
the demands of the railway labor
organizations create situation
which calls for the most serious
attention and deepest thought Of all
citizens"
1t is stated that the proposal will
increase the nations debt from
thirty billion dollars to fifty bill
lion dollars" After making this
wide estimate, it is declared that
the workers claim that railroad SER
vice would be improved ''is purely
theoretical"
The directors fear the people will
depart from fundamental aprinci-
ples," and close their appeal thusly:
'Government~ ownership would
monopoliZe and deaden, rather than
democratize and revive, railroad
transportation. It would paralyze a
great industry whose vigorous de-
velopment is essential to the happi-
ness and prosperity of all our peo-
ple."
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-09-06
RADICALS 0VERN0RK THE WORD "REAC CTI0NARY'

Rightly a reactionary should be
an extremer sort Of conservative. He
should not merely obstruct the for
word movement but should seek to-
overturn what has already been
gained for progress and to bring back
former. state Of things. Let us,
however, not bother about the cor
rect significance of the word, but
employ it as it is generally employed
ana inquire a little as to where it
best applies.
Place for Reactionary.
No persons are now more literally
using the word. than are the party
Socialists. They forget, however,
that in past times. for more than
forty years, they applied it quite as
emphatically to extremists of the
various radical schools as to the up-
holders of the existing regime. From
the time OF Marks great struggle
with .Bakunin. ending in 1872. until
recently, the arty Socialists have
linked together capitalist and radi-
cal extremist. police agent and pro-,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-09-06
CANADA TAKES
5: 0VER.RAlk.WA1
COLLAPSE Of Grand Trunk Pacific
Adds 2,229 Miles to Gov
ernnent System.

The recent collapse of the great
Grand Trunk Pacific railway system
has resulted in the addition of these
lines to the railways already under
operation by the Canadian govern
ment. Under the provisions of the
war measures act the federal govern
ment has appointed J. D. Reid, min
lister of railways, to be receiver for
the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway
company.
This corporation has a total OF
2,229 miles of road and is valued on
a cost basis at $20o,000,000. The gov
ernment is interested to the extent Of
about half that amount through pay
ment of deficits and guarantee Of
bonds.
The Grand Trunk Railway COM
pany, which originally took $25,0O0,-
600 worth of stock in the Grand
Trunk Pacific. is now liable for about
$97,000,000, and is a responsible COR
poration, with total of 1851 miles
in Ontario and Quebec.
At the present time the canadian
Government Railways" a public serv-
ice corporation. with directors ap-
pointed by the federal government,
operates 11,730 miles of railway. The
Canadian Northern. the National
Transcontinental, and the 1ntercolo-
NAL lines are now operated as one
system.
1t seems inevitable that the Grand
Trunk system, including the old Gran5
Trunk Pacific. will have to come over
to the government, thus putting a
total Of 1851 miles under one sys-
tenn, with a number of smaller lines
that would soon drop into the basket.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-09-06
DEFENDS RAILROAD EMPLOYEES
and PLEADS FOR PLUMB PLAN
Labor Representative From Eighth Minnesota District, in His
Maiden Speech, E|oquenty and Forcby Denounces the
Texas Congressman for 4 tack on Honor Of the Men,

Congressman W. L. Cas of this speech
day last week and there printed
it in either of the Duluth daily Mr. replied
tack made railroad employees by the ate Congressman Ban
ton of Texas recent address, His long railroad
worker made him absolute of his subject and members
gress the Minnesota labor member respectful
Blanon had charged that the
threats had forced the the providing
basic day of eight hours that they forced Mr. McAdoo
Plumb plan not adopted and another billion dollar
not granted they would tie the railroads of the country
Congressman Cooper Backs Up Nr. Carss.
Mr. Cars read into the record remarks
president of the Order of Railway Conductors before
Interstate and Foreign Commerce Aug which declared
that the railroad unwilling participants before
the the ghthou law Only the power
and influence of the President of the United
said Mr.. Garretson
the hearng May that during the debate the Adamson
bill the floor the House
eon makes today and have resented all the
the railroad brotherhoods had with gun
and stop-watch in the other"
When Mr. Car had gotten these record Mr.
Cooper asked him several questions He brought the fact that the
Minnesota labor member of the Brotherhood
Locomotive Engineers that he had at times served chair
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-09-06

:SCHE Me TO make
WAR ON MEXICO
Big OIL Producers Aim to Involve
j. 5. in War to Save Their
Holdings.

NEW YORK, Sept. 4.-The board
Of foreign missions OF the Presbyte-
rian church has made public a report
which charges that oil interests are
manufacturing propaganda to en-
broil this nation in war with Mex
leo. The report was prepared by Sam
uel G. Inman, executive secretary of
Latin-American committee of this
church.
Mr.. Inman declares that the Ameri-
can people are being deceived by in
spired propaganda and that "inter-
vention in Mexico is coming as fast
it," These interests. it is stated, "are
playing not simply for oil wells in
Tampico and Vera Cruz. but for a
much larger stake; they have found
out that Mexico is full Of oil. What
they want is for the United States
to get hold Of Mexico so that they
can easily obtain these billions of
dollars of oil property which are cer-
tain to be developed in the future"
MEXICO CITY, Mexico, Sept. A.
The Mexican Review publishes an Of
fetal statement of the area of oil
lands held by various companies op-
Grating in this country. The Eng
lish interests, known as the Lord Cow
dray group. hold 1,410,237 acres.
The Standard Oil company is not in
cluded in the list. but three groups
which are declared to be in "com-
plete accord with the Standard Oil
company hold 906.992 acres There
are POI smaller concerns listed as
controlling 1,259,2o7 acres. and tho
combined holdings of these smaller
concerns and nine. large companies
total 5.426.271= acres.
r The Mexican secretary CT industry
and commerce reports that during
the year 1918 the value OF oil ex-
ported from Mexico was $140,-
557, ,553.20, and the government COL
lected over $11,000,000 in export
taxes.