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Republican farmer., 1919-01-10
A CITIZEN OF ROME

XKT HEN ROME upon the world stage America was w inhabited by savages, if at all it was inhabited Civilization had it's seat mainly in Asia United States
 was thousands of the realm of things realized
 hundred a"d fifty years Rome had centur her imperial stature and the seat of government and tIl' I world government in France. Waterloo arrived Great Brtans growing empire had yet
Republican farmer., 1919-01-10
GRAVE ACCUSATION

TEA HE HARTFORD Courant discussing the political sua-
 A ton in Fairfield county and more especially the ap- prOehng choice of speaker of the house. dlda3e, whom names cannot be elected and alleges offeed to appoint particular person of the
 judiciary committee, in return for votes. Such bargain would be illegal It would be serious matter candi- dates referred to ought to purge himself accusation
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been in Washington only at rare oc-
casions, making his home at the New
willard Hotel.
We'd On Days Notice.
The estrangement came within les.
than eighteen months after the we'd
ding, which was celebrated at the
Roman Catholic Church of st. Peter
and st. Edward, in Palace street,
Westminster, London. The wedding
caused as much surprise as the es-
arrangement only a days notice being
given TO friends.
Announcement of engagement was
made in Washington at luncheon
given by Mrs. John Sidney Webb.
closest friend Of the Williams family.
The marriage followed a whilrwind
courtsnip by Mr. McCombs. The
couple nrst met in Washington a few
days after President Wilson's inaugu-
ration. McCombs vas then in nign
favor at the White House He had
declined to allow Governor Wilson to
Withdraw his name at Baltimore when
~ now President had been willing
10 conceue the nomination to Champ
Clark.
Everywhere McCombs was looked
on as the man closest TO the Presi-
dent The Ambassadorship to France
was said to be open 10 him arrer ne
had declined Cabinet post. Shortly
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INDUSTRIAL
CONFERENCE
z, CALLED
BYPRES|DENT

President Wilson today established
new industrial conference.
The White House made public the
names OF seventeen members Of the
new conference, which is to be headed
by Secretary Of Labor Wilson, and
which will discuss Industrial unrest
and seek to find the remedies which
the old Industrial conference fsilsl
to And "a
The coafersnee viil meet in wash-
tngtoR on December /.
The members Of the conference are
- follows.
List Of Ccaferees.
T. w. Gregory. of New YORK:
George w. wickersham, or New York:
Oscar 5. Straus. Of New York: Henry
n. Robinson, of Pasadena. Cal: Prof.
Frank w. Taussig. of Cotuft. Mass.;
Samuel W. Mccall. of Boston; Hes-
bert Hoover, Martin II Giypn, OF Al
bany, y. Y; Henry T. Stuart, of vir-
ginia; DR.. w. ID. Thompson, OF Ohio;
Richard Hooker. Springfield. Masa:
George T. Slade, ST Paul. Nina
Julius Rosenwald, Of Chicago: owen
d. Young, OF New York; II. j. Waters,
Of Kansas. and Stanley King. Of
Boston.
President Wilson has sent the fob
lowing letter to Secretary OF Labor
Wilson and each OF the conferees:
white House. washintson.
Nov. 10. 1919.
My Dear Mr.. Secretary:
tion given me by the public group OF
the recent industrial conference, I am
calling a new body together TO carry
on this vitally important work, ard
trust you will give me the pleasure
Of naming you as one Of its mem
bers
Fair D~slinG Fer All
Guided by the experience Of the
last conference, i have thought IL
advisable that in this new body there
| should be no recognition OF distinct
i've groups, but that all OF the new
representatives should have concern
| that our industry may be conducted
with such regard for Justice and fair
dealing that the workman will feel
himself imbued to put forth his best
efforts; that the employer will have
an encouraging profit: and that the
public will not suffer at the hands nf
either class. 1t is my hope that this
conference may lay the foundation
for the development OF standards and
machinery within our industries by
which the results may be obtained.
ut is not expected that you will
deal directly with any condition
which exists today, but tast you may
be fortunate enough TO find such ways
as will avoid the repetition of these
deplordble conditions.
The conference will meet at a
place to be hereafter designated. IN
! this city, on the first OF December.
next.
Cordially and sincerely yourA
WOODROW WILSON"
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Family Out of City.

None of the immediate family Of
Mrs McCombs was in Washing on to =
day. Mrs. McCombs is in France Her
sisters, Mrs. John Ballaptine Pitncv
and Mrs Joseph Letter, are in New
York. and Mrs. Letter is not expect
ed TO return until next week. At
1918 sixteenth street, where Mrs. Nc
Combs mother, Mrs. John r. Will
liams. took an apartment after the
Swiss embassy had leased the home
of the late Col. John r. Williams, at
2929 Massachusetts, avenue, it was
said the date of Mrs. McCombs' re-
turn here Is uncertain.
They were married in London No
yember 7. 1913 A little more than q
year later rumors were current that
the couple had become estranged
and after some time Mrs. McCombs
secured a divorce. The move to have
the marriage annulled is due to the
fact that Mrs. McCombs / sa devout
Roman Catholic and her church does
NOT recognize divorce nor counten-
anca the remarriage of divorced per-
sons.
Society circles Of the National Cap
ital were shocked when it became
known in April, 1915, that the couple
had become estranged, and were iiv-
ing apart. Mrs. McCombs went To
the home OF her sister, at Mclean.
Va, and Mr.. McCombs departed for
the Pacific coast. returning shortly
thereafter to New York, where he re-
sumed the practice Of law. He has
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HOPE FOR TREATY
= n y
Foreign Diplomats Here Be-
lieve It Will Be Revived
and Ratified.
u v "
REGRET ITS REJECTION
- u Y
Representatives. of Smaller
States Consider Defeat by
Senate Great Disaster.

Foreign diplomats here were
disposed to believe today that
the peace treaty was not dead.
but would be revived and rati-
fed before the end of the year.
Diplomatic opinion was divided.
Some did not consider the re-
lection a serious matter. Othe q
notably representatives of small
states. regarded 1t as disastrous.
1T is a little bit too early TO
say what effect the rejection is
going to have" a British at
tache said I'VE will have to
wait a few days to see In what
way the situation takes shape"
He indicated opposition would
weaken.
.Rejection Dksaster.-
"The rejection is a disaster,
said a high Greek diplomat. "Ev-
erybody in Europe is anxious TO
see normal conditions return. We
consider the presence of the
United States in the league vital
to establish peace in the world,
hope the next Senate will re-
examine the treaty"
In Serbian quarters, IL was
stated:
The rejection is a bad thing
for the small nations because
small nations look to the United
States for support. However, the
League OF Nations scheme will go
ahead, anyway"
"A Bad Thing
''It Is a bad thing" said Bull
garians. 1T throws out the
United States. II means the
United States will not take part
in the future adjustment in Eu-
rope. 1t is expected also that
the rejection will do away with
the mandate for Armenia"
South Americans seemed to
show a lack of interest.
1T is just a case OF politics"
said a Latin-American represen-
tative. II don't think the rejec-
tion W i have any serious effect
in South America. Practically all
South American countries are
with the United States and will
do as they do"
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OPERATORS
ASkU. S..TO
ACT T0OPEN
COAL MINES

Coal operators appealed to the
Government today to take steps to
open the coal mines.
Thomas T. Brewster, chairman of
the operators committee, and other
members of the operators commit
tee, today made an appointment
with Attorney General Palmer to
urge him to take steps to have the
miners return to their work imme-
diately.
Must Work Before Raise.
The operators prepared to set forth
a proposition that no increased wages
will be granted until the miners re-
turned to- work. and they were also
ready to agree that the new wage
scale will be retroactive to the date
when the miners take up their picks
again.
The wage scale subcommittee met
again today and continued it's ne
gotiations under a bonbardment Of
statistics from the operators. The
operators pointed out that their prop
osition of an eight-hour day from
bank to bank. will mean an increase
OF 10000 men in the coal mines, and
they also pointed out that this will
mean the employment of many more
non-union miners
The miners of the butumious fields
will gain an additional wage next
year of about S1O2 800, 900 II the sug-
gested increase of Is cents a ton for
the coal diggers. and 81 a day for the
day laborers is accepted in the wage
conference in progress in Washington
according to estimate of different coal
operators here today.
200 Working Days.
This sum is based on an estimated
working year of 200 days, which is a
minimum of any of the fields. The
maximum. however. Is about 300 days
On the 200-day basis, the coal diggers
on an estimated production of $780,
100000 tons by union miners. will ge,
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BLOW TO WORLD. IS
MADOO VIEW: TOO
BAD. SAYS TAFT

NEW YORK, Nov. 2o.-Speak-
ing of the Senate action on the
treaty, William G. McAdoo last
night said:
"Now the sane men in the
Senate, of both parties, should
get together with compromise
reservations that would preserve
the treaty and the League Of
Nations.
1T would be a blow to the
world should the League of Ma
tions fail"
William Howard Taft said:
well, well; that's too bad. /
want the treatv to go through.
/ don't like some of the reser-
vations, but the treaty should go
through"
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'MASTERM
|NHUCESTQCK
.STEA[SSA|DT0
/. Be FROM D. c.

Evidence said to be in the hands
Of the New York police indicates
that former Washington broker,
now under indictment on criminal
charges in several cities, is the
master mind that directed the
gangsters who have robbed bank and
broker runners in New York of ne
gotiable securities during the past
four months.
This statement was made today
by District attorney Swami, of New
York, who is directing the investi-
CATION in the theft and sale of Sc
curities valued at more than one
million dollars, some of which have
found their way into the Capital.
Web Known Here.
The accused broker Is well known
in financial circl~s of Washington:
but, following e.. arrest severai
months ago in v York. he has
made himself sea c in this city. lie
is now out on h6 Wy bail.
Inspector Cliff, / L, Grant. chief
of detectives. todsy said that he mad
not been requested to arrest the for
mer Washington broker, who, while
here, had connections in all big cities.
The inspector said the broker no
doubt was intimately acquainted with
Sullivan, because New York dispatch
es state his name appeared on papers
found in Sullivan's New York offices
in Wall Street. However. at this
time, Inspector Grant had no evil
dence directly TO connect him in any
way with the negotiation OF the
stolen securities.
Hurt Honest Bankers
1t was brought out today that the
system by which the stolen securities
have been disposed of has been en-
barrassing, on occasion, to honest
brokers and bankers, as the gangsters
who robbed the bank and broker run
ners in many instances placed stolen
securities with honest concerns as
collateral, on which they obtained
loans, generally amounting to so per
cent of their value.
Detective Sergt Patrick O'Brien.
who identified Sullivan as the former
Washington saloon keeper and broker
for the New York police. is expected
20 return to the Capital tonight with
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TUMU[TY AS
HEPLANSFOR
NEW BAT TIE

IIcSiucHt w HsOH 10 tdhifS Iic
failure to ratify the treaty very
coolly, those who are in closest touch
with him declared today.
1t is understood that he will not
take any action for a few days to
allow public opinion to crystalline.
He is said to be confident that the
country at large is behind him and
not behind the opponents Of the pact.
Senator Lodges reservations, the
President is said to be confident, will
not be included in the treaty as they
stand, but that the treaty ultimately
will be ratified without its having
been materially altered from the
way it went to the Senate several
months ago.
Confers With Tumulty.
President Wilson and Secretary
Tumulty had long conference on
the south portico of the White House
this morning.
Plans with regard to action on the
treaty probably will be discussed to-
day ! Senator Hitchcock, Admins
tration leader, and Tumulty.
Senators Hitchcock and Under
wood called at the White House to-
day, but did not see the President or
Secretary Tumulty. They declared
that the next move in the treaty
situation is up to the Republicans.
Both declared that the split shown
in the Republican vote is indicative
of party conditions throughout the
country.
No Plans, Says Lansing.
There are no plans for the fu-
ture," said Secretary of State Lam
sing today. Further than this he
would not comment on the treaty
situation.
| Friends of the President, however,
do not believe he will sit tamely by
! Tor any considerable period. They pre-
dict a broadside against the League
foes soon.
Preparing Statement.
The President, 1t was understood
today, is working on a statement to
he people, telling them that chaos
confronts the world as a result Of
the treaty failure-that it is victory
for Bolshevism and Germany, and
putting the blame on leaders of the
opposition in the Senate. T..
His hottest shot may be reserved
for his message to the regular ses-
sion of Congress, December /, to
which he intends to submit the
treaty. One of his first moves was
expected to be formal withdrawal
of the treaty from Congress-where
it has been laid on the table-so
that it may be presented again.
Senator Lodges concurrent reso-
luton, introduced in the Senate last
night, declaring the war with Ger
many at an end, hangs today as a
, specter before both parties. If such
resolution were adopted it would
mean that the United States merely
ends her warfare and accepts none
of the benefits of the peace treaty.
Democratic leaders were doubtful
today that the resolution would BIZ
pushed when Congress reconvenes,
and stated that if it had been in
tended seriously that Congress would
have been held in session to pass it.
Lodge by offering a concurrent
resolution declaring the war with
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Keeping Up With
The Times
A FACT A DAY

Some time ago, in this
space, there was printed the
creed of Marshall Field e.
Co., the great mercantile
establishment of the Middle
West. Let the Western Re-
tail Lumberman have the
space today for the publi-
cation of its creed:
W DIRK
l am the foundation of all
business. l am the fount Of
all prosperity. l am the
parent of genius. / am the
salt that gives life its SAVIOR.
I have laid the foundation
of every fortune in America,
from Rockefeller's down. I
must be loved before l can
bestow my greatest bless
ings and achieve my great
est end. Loved, l make life
sweet and purposeful and
fruitful. l can do more to
advance a youth than his
own parents, be they ever
so rich. Fools hate me;
wise men love me. I am
represented in every loaf Of
bread that comes from the
oven, in every train that
crosses the continent, in ev-
cry newspaper that comes
from the press. / am the
mother of democracy. All
progress sprin~s from me.
Who am I? What am I?
/ am Work.
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BILL GIVES WOMEN
EQUAL PAY STATUS

US as men in the operation OF the civil
service is provided in bill introduc-
ed in the Senate last night. before
adjournment by Senator Mclean, Re
publican, Connecticut.
The bill provides that the designa-
tion of sex shall not be made in the
takin gor certifying for appointment
under any civil service position unless
sex Is natural obstacle in the work
to be done.
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TODAY

owner doesn't own the man that
works.
About 200 eggs a year is the
best that a very good hen can do,
with few rare exceptions. About
eight hours day is the best that
a good workman can do. 1t is a
bad thing for the nation when en-.
plc-c-s Try to get more.
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ALLIES TO DISCUSS
RUSSIAN SITUATION

LONDON. Nov. 2O.-An interalIied
conference will be held shortly, prob
ably in London, to consider the Rus
sian situation, Premier Lloyd George
announced in the House OF Commons
this afternoon
The premier addressed Commons on
peace conditions generally. Referring
to Austria, he declared there could be
no amelioriation of the serious eco
nomic situation at Vienna without
help from the United States.
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Mrs. Dorothy McCombs,
Already Divorced, Asks
Pope to Annul Marriage

Washington society today interested in cable dis
patches from Rome bearing the information that Mrs Doro-
thy McCombs formerly Miss Williams, has made appica
ton to the Vatican for the annumen of her marriage to
William F. McCombs, former chairman of the Democratic
National Committee and Presidential Warwick.
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WOULD KEEP D. S.
CITIZENS ALL OVER
WORLD DRY .

Prohibition will follow you 10
matter where you go, " a bill In.
troduced last night b. senator
Newberry (by request) becomes
q law.
In all countries where treaty
relations do not dictate other
wise, no citizen of the UEitel
states will be permitted to give
away, sell, or furnish intexicat-
ing liquors. IL one has hq1sr in
his or her possession in . foreign
country, nothing IL previAed
against the drinking Of t.
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new INDUSTRY c0nCLAVE CALLE|
President Will Continue His Fight For Treaty Ratification

MRS. DOROTHY McC0MBs, Washington girl, who
AvA has asked the Vatican to annul her marriage to
William F. McCombs, campaign manager for President
Wilson in 1912. She is daughter of Col and Mrs John
B. Williams and sister of Mrs. Joseph Letter
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Today
Dear American Snobs.
Big Drop No. 2.
The Senate's Power.
By ARTHUR BRISBANE.
Copyright. lslo)

What interests human beings!
Certainly not that which is most
important to the worlds present
and future.
Millions crowd the streets to see
a little English boy with a bored
expression.
All America knows the name OF
the Prince of Wales. Mention Vito
Volterra, who is about to lecture
in this country, and more than
ninety-nine millions OF the popula-
ton will ask, who in the world
is Yolterras"
He didn't come over on battle
ship, nobody makes any fuss about
him He is merely one of the
. worlds great scientists, coming
from the University Of Rome to do
his part in educating the human
race to point at which it will take
at least as much interest In an
exact scientific demonstration as
in the accidental heir to the Brit
ish throne.
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TREATY EFFECTIVE
DESPITE U. S. STAND

PARIS, Nov. 20.-The peace treaty
IL to become effective December l, de-
spite the action OF the United States.
IL was decided by the supreme Council
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~Semt- Finished" Laundry (rouSh dyyl-
. Star Laundry Process that saves vocry,
work. time and trouble: loe . pound
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That young gentleman, by the
way an unknown quantity as re-
CARDS intellectual voltage, certain
y has more common sense than
someone connected with the Met
ropolitan Opera House in the city
OF New York.
When the Prince attended the
performance there, night before
last, he found that some dear little
American snob had put in his box
Q large chair, sort Of imitation
throne, with gliding and red velvet
on It At first the young Prince, a
lad we'll brought up, tried to per-
suade Lord Grey, his companion.
an older man, to take the seat OF
honor. When Lord Grey declined,
the young man requested that the
imitation throne be taken out of
The box and he sat on a small
chair. He doubtless wondered
Why his highly democratic hosts
had not also supplied scarlet
cloak lined with ermine, a crown
TO wear, and a seepter to hold in
his hand.
He will tell some amusing stories
to his father and mother about the
effect that royalty has on the in
habitants Of a glorious American
Republic.
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TAKE BELI,-ANs BAfUkh MKAIS -
- how ans geod disssstss 0Akss pea tel
-Ahvt
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WEATHER.:

Fair tonight, with fair
and cloudy weather Fri
day. Temperature close
to freeaing. Tempcra-
ture at 8 q. m. 3: de-
Erces.
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Students of human economy,
please observe that while electric
light may male the hen lay more
In winter hen fresh eggs are
scarce, the electric lighted hen will
lay fewer eggs in the summer to
make up for hard work in winter.
Hens, like working men, con-
tain about so much energy, and il
you take it out of them at one
time, you can't get it later.
Sweat shop methods are only
pepdtable because the sweat shop
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Yesterdays big drop number
two IN the stock market shows that
the world is one big business in
stitution-
Spectators threw their stocks
overheard, to the tune of almost
two million shares in . day, not on
account of steel strike, coal strike
or other strike, but because money
Of European nations keeps drop
ping lower and lower in value. II
our customers across the ocean are
bankrupt we can't make money.
Heart failure in the highest
financial circles" had TO do also
with the certainty that the Peace
League is dead. Under the league,
as planned, it would have been
possible for American finance to
engage in all kinds of European
speculation, looking 20 the United
States Government TO 60 and col
lect the money. Now Americans
that buy Abyssinian, Armenian,
Russian or Lapland bonds will
have TO do their own collecting, if
they can
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-09-04
Automobile Smash-Up.

There was bad automobile accident
last Sunday evening about 7 O'Clock al
the edge of Shepherdstown. A Ford
car belonging to Leo Fulk, of the Van
clevesville neighborhood, driven by
him and occupied by three young men
from Martinsburg, Fred Bremen, Ken
meth Rogers and Harry Breeder, was
smashed, but strange to say none OF the
men was seriously hurt. The car was
seen by a number of persons coming
along the Kearneysville pike toward
town, the driver steering very erratic
course. Other Automobiles had mar
row escapes from collision with the ma
chine, which seemed to be running
amuck on the highway. AS the car
was dashing past Elmwood Cemetery
at a rate of about forty miles an hour,
according to the estimate Of eye-wit-
neSses, it swerved into telephone pole,
then smashed into hitcring post and
took a flying jump and landed on one
side. The trouble occurred in front OF
the home Of Walter w. Winters, and
he and his family rendered first aid to
the young men, who were thrown from
the car. Bremen was the only one who
was much hurt. He had a bad cut or
his head, and DR.. Burwell, who had
been called to the scene, dressed the
wound. The others escaped witt
bruises and scratches. A crowd o.
persons soon gathered at the place, anc
the four young men were taken away
by friends in automobiles. Person:
who were at the scene OF the smash-ul
stated that they were intoxicated, anC
there was a good deal Of indignation
that they should have been driving OF
this much travelled road in such con
dition. The automobile was almost
| total wreck.