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New-York tribune., 1919-09-14
Fair Return,

Dealing with the same major OBJ
bction, "The indianapolis News" :"
'oints out that while "there is no
uarantee Of dividends" still at is
(ade the duty of government agen-
es SO to adjust rates as to yield
fair return on the value of rail-
pad properties as fixed by the Inter
tate Commerce Commission, which
clothed with greatly increased
overs. and Is to be supreme in rail-
pad affairs"
The Springfield Republican I"
hinks the point to be stressed is
hat
bogus private operation Of railroads
too costly in the end to be tolerated.
bat the country should have the real
hing in private operation or have none
1t, that efforts to set up near-gov-
fnment ownership under the cloak
! private ownership and management
|ill react upon the whole system and
ave the country in the end the worse
Pr such tinkering. If private opera
|on Is 'on trial. again 1t should have
fair trial. But does Congress dare
make the trial fair one? In view
the Cummins bill, it might be asked
rem If fair trial is possible"
But after all, urges "The Wheel
,g Intelligencer"-.
he railroads Of this country exist by
New-York tribune., 1919-09-14
Democratic Vie,U

The following editorial excerpt
from "The Omaha World Herald"i is
representative OF Democratic COM
ment:
"Not too soon has Woodrow Wilson,
President of the United States gone
out among his countrymen.
Never before was his superb and un-
daunted leadership so imperatively
needed as now, to rally the men and
women Of this great and proud nation,
with its stainless traditions, to save
it from the burning, bliste1ing dis
grace that the Knoxes and Hi John
sons and Borahs and Brandegees woui
put upon it, ineradicable forever.
"If these men can have their way now,
then we must confess that the ideals W
professed and the songs we sang as We
sent our boys to war were lies.
"We are faced to-day with th
greatest crisis and the greatest issp
in our national history American cit.
zens who are to-day justly proud d
their country, who want to keep it de
serving ofHheir children's pride ar
confrontedith duty as stern as thn
Of war. In their ears sounds call IS
pure and holy rs that which sent Their
sons to fight under foreign skies thn
liberty and courage and decency an:
honor might not perish from th
earth"
New-York tribune., 1919-09-14

special guardian of the interests Of
shippers, would struggle to keep rates
low Surely, here is no alluring
prospect for railway owners.
"The double arrangement would, of
course, place with the Transportation
Board power over rates as we'll as over
wages. The commission would not be
legally bound to raise rates to offset
wage increases, but practically it
would be coerced. If it resisted be-
yond certain point paycars would
havo no funds.
"Whether wage fixing should be
lodged with the commission or rate fix
ing with the board is question for
experts. But the two functions must
be united in some body if the rail
roads are not to be run at the expense
of the National Treasury and a rail
way budget Is to be made possible"
New-York tribune., 1919-09-14
Splitting the Difference

That the bill "suits" everybody
is not to be considered as reason
able, the same writer admits. Often
the best practical results are OBJ
tanned by means Of well-conceived
compromises. And yet, though, as
"The Baltimore News" tells us, this
is distinctly compromise measure,
seeming to split the difference fair
ly we'll between regulated private
ownership and the Plumb plan, still,
"splitting the difference between
two diametrically opposed plans
does not necessarily mean their
harmonization." In fact, "it may
mean the production of a plan so
full Of contradiction that it won't
work."
But far more optimistic view is
New-York tribune., 1919-09-14

pervision of the roads by the govern I
ment, will perhaps go as far toward |
protecting the rights of the people as
any method which could be DEVISED"
New-York tribune., 1919-09-14
No Strikes

One of the most interesting feat
ures of the bill we are considering
is embodied in the clause prohibiting
strikes and lockouts in the railroad
New-York tribune., 1919-09-14
'OntrOI
|0RIVATE ownership and op-
Grafton Of railroads in a
1 number of regional systems

10 OuIIIIllIlS UIll WOu p1ONc 1dul-
hl enough to satisfy the advocates
r. government ownership and op-
ration, or for the supporters of the
lumb plan of "guild operation" of
be roads. And yet, this paper OBJ
erves-
while it provides for private owner
hip and operation, the control and reg
lation to which the properties would
subjected under the measure are
Fetty drastic, embracing rates, wages,
ecurity issues and much that pertains
the service as we'll.
"Certain of the bills features are,
doubt, essential. Among these are
bnsolidation Of the railroads into not
ore than thirty-fve distinct systems,
rohibition of concerted strikes and
|ckouts, creation of a special joint
>mmittee to settle wage and other
bntroversies, establishment of Fed
raj board of transportation, detcrmi-
htion of the value of the railroads for
hte making purposes and adoption of
definite standard for the rate MAX
be- authority.
"The bill does not, however, guar
htee to investors in railroad securi-
les, even temporarily, any definite rate
return on their capital Nor does
provide for automatic increases in
htes to meet increases in wages or in
her necessary expenditures"
And this is just the point which,
(any editors feel, must initiate
lost seriously against it's ac-
eptance. "The New York Times"
nds it apparent, under the Cum
inns plan, that
he owners of the railroad property
the country will have no power of
ecision upon important and vital
bestions. Instead Of putting the
bads into the hands Of the working
en- employed in their service, as pro-
osed in the Plumb plan, this puts
AClA dAtOSSIutI llllO lUc COILTOI OIL
pvernment boards and commissions.
hat may be just, safe and right; it
ay be for the public welfare, poss bly,
pr the welfare of the roads them
Dives. The owners and managers of
be railway systems are prepared for
very full measure Of government
pntrol; they expect it; they consent
1t. There remains, however, q ques-
on of very considerable moment
here is the capital coming from to
1ild new railways, to extend present
nes, to provide equipment and facili-
es in case the moiety of excess
rofits In the hands Of the transpor-
ltion board proves to be inadequate %
New-York tribune., 1919-09-14
~ 9 Aa=zzmMgM Reactions to Domestic Ne1Us
and the
Il. Il.

PRIVATE ownership and op-
Grafton of railroads in
number Of regional systems
under strict government
pntrol, with strikes and lockouts
railroad employees prohibited -
bis, very tersely put, is the Cum
Rins plan, which was submitted to
be Senate by the Interstate Com
herce Subcommittee and which
lands now before the country as a
efinite and powerful opponent of
be earlier Plumb plan. 1t bears
be name Of Chairman Cummins
( the Commerce Committee.
What's to be done with the rail-
bads? Recommended solutions
Re legion. But the question is still
ne Of our problems.
Approaching this latest plan to
Pceive nationwide publicity, one
nds, as "The New York Herald
pints out, that it stands midway
etween the so-called Plumb plan of
pvernment ownership and brother
pod operation of the railroads and
hat is known as the Esch plan,
ow before the House Committee,
roviding for the return of the rail-
bads to their former owners with
b strings tied to them save what
lay be embodied in an enlarge
lent of the powers of the Inter
t late Commerce Commission"
New-York tribune., 1919-09-14
WilsonSaysYes,
Senate No
Continued from preceding pao.,

reference to the Presidents openi,,
speech at Columbus this paper saw.
"When Woodrow Wilson talks vo-
have to watch the phrases. You can.
help it. You remember the old d.u.
of 60 get Villa and TOO proud ;.
fight and Peace without victory,
"The phrases were there at Colnr
bus yesterday, and, unless we miss or.
guess some of them Will return :.
plague their author. He will hear u,
instance, from that fat s.atems,.
When this treaty is accepted men :,
khaki will not have to cross the ss,.
again This is going pretty far. co,-
sidering the fact that we are sv.,
now enlisting men for foreign &c,
vice.
at seems, too, that he may reer.
the apparently studied insult to =,
angered Senate that is found in HI,
opening statement to his audiencs.
The only people 1 owe any report :.
are you and the other citizens Of III.
United States This, of course. is no,
literally true. Under the Consti.n
tion he owes a report to an institn.
tion known as the United States Sens.s
"It is hardly tactful, we should s.v
to fout the Senate in this way. Such
a challenge can but aid Knox and ths
other extremists in their effort to %.
the mild reservationists' to 20 all tho
way through in asserting Senatorial
against Executive power The sars
unfortunate effect may come, too N
his brusque announcement that be will
hold the league labor conference IN
October whether the league is ratified
by that time or not.
"And so, we believe that, in tia
main, the Presidents first speech will
aid the cause which he has so dearly
at heart. The phrases viii hurt him
in the petulant air of the Senate That
is too bad, as the Senate's ratification
is all-important. But the speech IA
essentially bold appeal 20 the moral
sentiment Of America. And Mr.. Roose.
welt proved again and again that h
such an appeal our people will 70.
spond almost unfailingly."
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-05-28

to undertake the management of
the army canteens. The Difficult
ties were many. 1t was extreme
ly difficult to get supplies as
we'll as to get men who were ac-
customed to handling, distribut-
ing, selling, and accounting for
such supplies, There was time
when the war was at its height
that it cost the Y. M. G. A. al
most as much to get an automo-
bile from the United States to
France as the automobile itself
cost in the United States The
same was true Of canteen sup
plies. One day we could get
supplies sent on a government
boat without freight charges.
The next day the only way to
send them was to pay almost as
much in freight as the goods
cost. 1t will be readily seen that
it was almost impossible to ar
rive at anything like an aver
age cost price at which to sell
these goods. Goods shipped by
the government and goods ship
pde by the Y. NJ. G. A., because
of the chaotic conditions that
existed at points of debarkation
in the carly days Of the war
were occasionally unavoidably
mixed up with goods shipped
by individuals as pure coniril II
tions to be given away to the
soldiers.
"The Y. NJ. g. A. never solicit
ed money for the purpose Of Civ
ing away its cantecn supplies.
IF the Y, M. G. A. had given
way canteen supplies in France
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-05-28
WORLDS GREATEST MINE
FIELD.

Bit by bit the story of the
wonderful part the American
navy played in winning the war
is being unfolded. A sample OF
the assistance the navy gave the
allies in bringing about the
downfall of the central powers
is seen in the laying of the
worlds greatest mine field, now
being swept, accomplished by the
division Of the American fleet
under Rear Admiral Strauss.
A little more than year ago
the Americans laid "a mine bar
rier that extended from Bergen
Norway, to the Orkney Islands,
north of Scotland, effectually
the North sea to naviga-
tion except through the narrow
lane along the cost aof Norway
and the outlet between the Ork-
ney and Scotland.
The barrier made practically
impossible the escape IRON the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-05-28

on the scale of it's sales, it would
have spent in this activity alone
at least as much money as its
entire expenditures in France
for al lactivities. The constant
policy Of the Y NJ. 9. A. was to
sell canteen supplies at as near
ly cost as possible, to and to
bend every effort, when fighting
was in progress, to furnish men
at the front with supplies free
of charge where it was at all
possibleto get the goods to them.
"The statement has frequent
ly been made that the Y. nj. g.
A. charged higher prices for can
teen supplies than the army did.
This was true at a certain pc
riod when the cost Of transpor-
tation was exceedingly high and
when it was difficult to deter
mine costs accurately. AS
promptly as the costs could be
reduced the prices were reduced,
and for many articles the Y. NJ.
G. A. charged lower prices than
the quartermaster did. The lat
ter fact is additional evidence
Of how extremely difficult it
was, during the fighting period,
to ascertain the cost Of articles
so as to fix n proper price, for
certainly the quartermastcr did
not wish to make money ON sales
any more than the Y. M. G. a.
did. The final results Of the Y.
M. G. AS canteen operations
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-05-28
"Y" CRITICS ANSWERED

With the cessation of hostilities
came flood Of criticism Of the
work Of the Y. M. G. A. among
the soldiers. That some of the
criticism was well-founded is not
questioned even by those in
charge Of the "Y" work but at
the facts brought out by inycsti-
cations thus far have not tended
ito discredit the work as a whole
Probably the most reliable mfor-
nation on the subject is con-
tanned in the report made the
first Of this month by Mr. Geo.
w. Perkins, the Well-knoWn New
York banker, who was sent to
Europe last December for the
purpose Of furthcring the eff
cheney Of the ''Y". Mr. Perkins
takes the view that not more
than 5 per cent of the ll229
men and women sent to Europe
by the Y. NJ G. A. were failures
and that he considers this re-
narkably small proportion, con
sidcring all the circumstances.
When the complaints OF the re-
turning soldiers were analyzed
it is found that the majority Of
them are based upon the alleged
oyer-chargcs for supplies fur
nished to the men by the ''Y''.
1t is important, therefore, chat
the public understand how this
part Of the work was carried on.
From the report of Mr.. Perkins
we quote rs follows:
con August 20, 1917 General
Pershing asked the Y. nj. G. A.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-05-28
About Rheumatism.

People are learning that it is only
a waste of time and money to take
medicine internally for chronic and
muscular rheumatism, and about
ninety-nine out of a hundred cases
are one or the other of three varie-
les. All that is really necessary
to afford relief is to apply Cham
berlains Liniment freely. Try it.
1t costs but 35 cents per bottle.
Large size 60 cents.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-05-28
Do Your Best

Everyone should do all he can to
provide for his family and in order
to do this he must keep his physical
system in the best condition possi-
BILE No one can reasonably hope
to do much when he is half sick q
good share of the time. If you are
constipated, bilious or troubled
with indigestion get a package of
Chamberlain's Tablets and follow
the plain printed directions, and
you will soon be feeling right and
able to do a days work.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-05-28
EXPRESS PAcKAGETTEs

This army worm | do not like,
'Twould scit IL he'd take a hike;
My wheatfield is no boarding house
Be going, brute, | tell you "raus."
L. G. Hutson will vote for hard
surface roads the next time he gets
chance. He was coming home from
Acme with Ed Williams Monday
night when the car slipped into a
lake near Norge and he had to hoof
it to town.
81 Simp says he notices that every
time we have a shower it puts more
moisture into the ground
If the dopesters are to be believed
both Willard and Dempsey will win
the big fight.
1t is a big mistake for man to
monkey around home when house
cleaning is in progress.
But when the worst comes and a
man has 10 make some excuse for
getting home late, he can usually
make his wife believe he had pune,
ture.
In extreme cases, when nothing
else will do the business, it is per-
fectly proper for woman to melt
the hard heart of her husband by
weeping.
And did you ever notice how, when
an oil we'll is due to come in, the
holders of nearby leases sit anx-
iously about the bedside as friends
of the family of the patient?
While the average business man
is strictly in favor of big wheat
crop. probably not many of the ex-
cotton choppers are pining to play
the part of the harvest hands.
By this time it should begin to
percolate through the minds of the
speed fiends that the soldier-traffic
cop and Judge Darnell have designs
on their goats.
Senator Jim Reed is worried nearly
to death because he is afraid big
nation like Haiti will run something
over Uncle Sam if we join the
League of Nations.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-05-28

North sea Of any enemy raider
or warship. Fifty-seven thou
sand Of these mines, every one
made in America formed this
barrier to German sea opera
tions, and but one mishap oc-
CURED during their laying, the
sinking of one ship laden with
mines from being torpedoed.
Not even yet does the world
realize the immensity OF the
task assigned to American in
genuity and industrial enter
prise, and which was accomplish
when we had been in the war
but little more than a year.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-05-28

Hail to the heroes Of the NC
4. Lieutenant Commander Read
and the members Of his crew
have won lasting fame for
themselves and given to Amer
lea the glory Of another one of
the worlds greatest achieve
ments AS pioneers in overseas
flight, they have given us a hint
Of the possibilities of the air as
a medium Of inter-oceanic travel
even though much Of the practi-
cal part Of the problem yet re-
mains for solution.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-05-28

The best way to keep well dressed
to have all your cleaning ana tall
oring done by the Chickasha Clean
ing Works. If we can not clean youR
clothing, we do not charge you fof
the work. Phone 800.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-05-28
A STOLEN SMILE 'ER TWO


Pat and Mike we're watching some
brick-layers at work one day, and
Pat asked:
"say, Mike, what is that holds the
bricks together?"
Sure" said Mike, that's aisy.
It's the MORTAR
Never a bit of it," said Pat.
THAT kapes them apart. ."-Tit-Bits
Belle-Did Betty marry a poor
man?
Beulah-Wel, she married poor
apology. for a man.-Yonkers States
man.
Mrs. Justwed-You must not ex-
pect me to give up my girlhood ways
all at once. dear,
Justwed-That's right; go on TAX
ing an allowance from your father.
just as if nothing had happened
Brooklyn Citizen.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-05-28

Counties Will Build Roads, :"
says an editorial headline in the
Oklahoman. We hope so. We re
perfectly willing and anxious to
see the much touted "Thomas
plan tried out.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-05-28

Senator Jim Reed is worried nearly
to death because he is afraid a big
nation like Haiti will run something
over Uncle Sam if we join the
League of Nations.
Arizona republican., 1919-10-19

Five others. the rear guard of the en-
trants who left Mineola, had failed to
cross the Sierras. In all, % eastern
contestants have reached the western
terminus of the 5,40Smile race course.
The first arrival today was Maj. E.
B. Lyon, No. %, at 10:54:35 a. m, fol-
lowed at 11:22:40 a. m. by Lieut.. d. B.
Gish, No. 10, whose plane struck a
building at the landing field and was
wrecked. Lieutenant Gish and his OBJ
server Captain de Lavergne, ware un-
injured
Lieut.. G. H. Gale, No. 4s, arrived at
3:04:05. Lieut.. r. L. Vaughan, No.
105, driving the only French spad in
the race, at 3:16 p. M, and Capt. Felix
Steinle, No. 10, brought up the rear,
reaching here at p. m.
Maj. Henry K. Abbey. No. Z, crashed
near Auburn, Calf. The water in his
radiator gave out when he was 5000
feet in the air and the engine became
oyerheated. In his forced landing the
Arizona republican., 1919-10-19
FILES LEGAL ACTION
AGAINST {. R. POST

Court interference in the affairs of
the Edwin R Post company, dealing in
Santa Cruz Valley farms, is asked by
Rick Burrows in a suit filed in the su-
perior court yesterday against Mart
and Edwin r. Post. Adson and Bur-
rows, according to the complaint, are
the agents of Post for the sale of Santa
Cruz lands with an office located at
50 South Center street.
Judgment for s13.2T1.01 is asked by
burrows. with court order for the
dissolution Of the partnership he says
exists between Adson and himself. He
also asks that the court appoint a re-
ceiver to take charge of and admin
lister the business of Post at Cortaro in
Pinal county at Tucson and at IS South
Center street in Phoenix.
Arizona republican., 1919-10-19
PARSON-PILOT
LANDS SAFELY
lcontinued From Page onel

return through snow, fog. clouds and
rain, Lieut.. B. W. Maynard landed here
at 1850 o'clock this afternoon, the firr
aviator to finish in the army's trans
continental air race. He carried as
passengers Master Electrician William
e. Kline of Harrisburg, Pa, whom he
described as deserving 'the greatest
credit" and Trixie, Belgian police
dog.
Unofficial figures compiled here to-
night by the American flying club.
which has co-operated with the army
air service officials in conducting tho
race. show that Lieutenant Maynard's
actual flying time on the return "Trip
was "a hours As minutes and seconds,
only few minutes less than his unof-
Arizona republican., 1919-10-19

from Mineola to San Diego, with
Dallas, Tex, the only stoppoing point.
A modified type of De Haviland
plane, somewhat similar to that he
used in the cross-country race, has
been fitted up for him here and the
start will be made as soon as he has
had an opportunity to make few trial
flights and become familiar with the
new machine. Lieut.. L. d. Bradshaw
who has been flying since 1912, and en-
tered the army as an enlisted man,
will be his companion on his attempted
ones stop flight.
Arizona republican., 1919-10-19
BUT FEW TIMES THAT
ANNA FELT GOOD"

Anna Butler. negro girl, was
brought into the police court on. a
charge of having Illegal possession OF
narcotics.
Guilty or not guilty." acting Judge
Trevallian asked.
mo sub jedge. / amt guilty" was
the quick reply. Il had some morphine
foah nah own use, but there weren't
no Ill eagle mixed up in it."
The judge explained that II she had
the drug in her possession without per-
mission from the proper authority she
was guilty of having illegal possession
OF narcotics, then he asked how often
she was in the habit of taking NOR
phine.
"Jes' when feels bad jedge."
And how often do you feel bad
Well mos all the time"
Anna was sentenced to serve 20 days
in Jail.
Arizona republican., 1919-10-19
SHIPMENT OF $4,000
CATALOGUES ARRIVES

Fourteen thousand catalogues from a
New York establishment devoted to
women's wearing apparel were received
at the Phoenix postoffice yesterday.
The entire number was shipped by
freight and mailed from the local office
TO points within 300 miles of Phoenix
and in all the state, according to J. A.
Griffin, superintendent of mails. The
That parcels from out OF the state are
majority of catalogues bore Phoenix
addresses, 1t was said at the postoffice.
being received here in large numbers
is evidenced by the fact that at least
900 packages are delivered daily. The
parcels were checked at the postoffice
for two weeks and it was estimated
that close to 1000 was the daily total.
Arizona republican., 1919-10-19
CONVICTED IN QUICK ORDER

LEAvENWORTH, Kan, Oct. IS
Petro Pierre, a member of the l. w. w.
was found guilty by jury in the fed
eral court here today on a charge of
threatening the life of President Will
son. He was sentenced to serve three
and one-half years in the federal prison
here, and upon his giving notice of
appeal, bond was fixed at $1,000. The
verdict was reached in 20 minutes.