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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-17
MARTIN WILL APPEAR
Topekan VIII Talk to House Rules
Committee Tomorrow at Washington.

Washington Feb. 17.-Brig. Gen. C.
I. Martin of Topeka, Kan, an officer
of the Thirty fifth division who was
relieved of duty the day before the
Argonne battle began, will appear to-
morrow before the house rules COM
mittee
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-17

SunfIo~cr Camp, NJ. W. A.
Membership is urged to attend Camp
Wednesday evening. February Is.
Eats and good fellowship the pro-
gram Security hall Come.-Ady.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-17
FOR AT. R. CEMETERY

Dr. Abbott Suggests One for Soldiers
in France as Memorial.
New York, Feb. IA cemetery IN
France for American dead has been
suggested by DR.. Lyman Abbott to
the Roosevelt national memorial COM
mittee as fitting international tribute
to the ex-president.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-17
North Side Neu,s

Items for this column may be left at
Petro's drug store or telephone Eleanor
Kimball. 33;51 after p. M. Other hours
900.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-03-08
THE UGLY TRUTH.

Senators Lodge, knox, HardW1ck ana HaHy
other public men believe that the league OF ma
tons plan proposed would be a breeder OF
wars; President Wilson and former President
Taft and many other public men believe that
some plan of the sort proposed to the peace
conference is the means of averting an early
recurrence of war. Everyone who talks and
writes begins by declaring that all the peoples
of the world are heartily praying for some
means of ensuring peace; that the whole world
lis sick of war; that if peace were really assured
the greatest, cause of world unrest would be
removed.
The ugly truth of the matter is that despite
this awful experience Of war the world is not
a unit in willing to have done with war; not
even the belligerent peoples are unified IN the
will to have permanent peace. DESIRE TOT
peace: comprehension of the dire necessity OF
peace; honest motive to promote peace Tor the
future there is in plenty; but the world Will
Ito have peace there is not. And when the mean
ing of such a will is considered; when the spirit
of concession the abandonment Of selfish and
unfair motives, the honest adoption of the
Golden Rule which world peace would make
necessary, are estimated for what they are, 1T
lis. plain why the world will to peace IS not
come. It is not yet come because the millennium
is not yet come. We are not good enough TO
will peace of ourselves with all the sacrifices
1t entails. This is why it is so hard to Ind a
means that will secure peace to us IN spite OF
ourselves; this is why some men are honestly
searching and believing that they are finding
a machinery that will work peace while other
men, equally honest, see in their proposed ma
chinery a provocation instead of a sedatlve
The best that can be hoped for is a great ma
Iiority in the world determined to keep the
peace. The best means of securing such a ma
iority and making its decision effective is the
best plan.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-03-08
EUROPEAN STATESMEN AWAKEN.

The senate will not ratify the league COM
pact in its present form. That is a fixed fact,
made as certain as a future event can be by the
signatures Of nearly forty senators to a docu-
ment which declares that the plan is hostile
to American interests. That the league plan
will fail if insistence continues it in its present
relation to affairs and policies of tbs govern
ment is becoming apparent to many delegates
to the peace conference. According to des-
PATCHES from Paris, one of them declared that
It was about time that Europe awoke to the fact
that the senate has as much right to represent
the American people of the United States in
the making of treaties with foreign powers as
the president.
Regardless Of the attitude of President vii
son, it is being taken for granted by both re
publican and democrat senators, whether they
are for against the league, that amendments
will have to be adopted before the United States
will become party to the league covenant
The general feeling at Washington is that tn
other members of the 3'big five'' group of IA
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-03-08
Every one can master a grief, but he that
has it-Shakespeare.
MAMMALIAN HARDEN WARNING

Maxi1nihan Harden has been the most fear
less and outspol1en publicist of all Germany
throughout the war. Moreover, he has been
proved right in most of his predictions to the
imperial iunkers and in his arguments to the
people Now he is quick to see the bolshevist
threat and quick to warn against 1t. A radical
In sympathy he is, of course, too intelligent
to have any commerce with bolshevism IN
theory or practice. He tells the Germans that
they must maintain in place the brains and
means of Germany as well as its working power
or a quick shipwreck is ahead compared to
which the war itself will be minor i'll. Har-
denis warning will help, but it seems probable
that the most cogent of arguments is working
in Germany for bolshevism, just as it worked
in Russia. This argument is desperation of
having means for a livable future. The peace
IL not made: the industrial conditions are worse
by far than in war time since now Germany 8
allies are no longer serfs to be made to furnish
all that they have at command; the old order
is gone and the new order is still attended with
great disorder.
Harden's argument would be vastly more in
fuential if the prospect of final peace settle
ment were definite. The peace conference ean
deal bolshevism the world over no stronger
blow than by attending promptly to its first
business-the making of peace with the former
central powers.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-03-08
PAYING THE TEACHER.

School Life: We may talk as we
like about progress in education. but
liz we fail to spend money for teach
|ers there will be no progress. School
boards who take complaisant atti-
Itude about teachers pay should read
the National Education association
report on teachers salaries. They
will find there solemn words about
the threatened collapse of the
teaching profession sensational
words used by men accustomed to
weigh their utterancAs carefully.
If school boards, legislators, and
county and city councils would i'm
mediately announce the policy of
doubling the average salary of
teachers within the next five years
and of adding not less than SO per
cent more within the ten years fol-
lowing the expiration of this period.
so that at the end of fifteen years
the average salary Of public school
teachers would be not less than
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-03-08
IS HAvNER ..PLAYlNG POuTICS?"

indifference whether the thing is con-
ceivable or not, the chief public SER
want of the state OF Iowa has suspi-
eIon cast upon him and the people OF
the state-as we'll as the servant-have
{. right toa full and open investiga-
ton.
AS for the attorney general, it is
freely said that he is playing poll
tics;" that he hoped to advertise him
self in this matter and win support
from law-abid:ng voters of the state
and especially those who favor strict
law enforcement The attorney gener-
al is also servant OF the people Of
Iowa and, il he deliberately attempted
to undermine another servant for his
own advancement the people have a
right to know that too. Mr.. Havner's
efforts to secure law enforcement have
been much fayorably commented up
en-; in f. ct, until he had asked for the
resignation of of Burlington city Off
cial and then leh the matter drop with
cut securing that resignation, little but
good had been heard of him in this
section Of the state. That one perform
ance, taken in connection with the ru-
mors of Influence brousht to bear.
is the Only thing we know Of that
lends color to the suggestion that Mr..
| Havner is actuated more by politt-
cal aspirations than genuine desire
to see that the laws are obeyed. than
anything else we know OF.
The whole thing is unpleasant but
full and open investigation is the
best. in fact, tho only way of settling
the matter. Hints, suggestions and
irnIendcs certainly are worse for all
inruendoes certainly are worse for all
the state than any facts could be.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-03-08

Burlington Hawk-Eye: Governor
Harding has demanded impeachment
or generation" according to news
dispatches from Des Moines. The gov
ernor appeared before the general as
semply in joint session
as a result of the very thlh-
~ yelled rumors going over the state
that there was something crooked" In
the RathDun pardon. Attorney General
Havner has been tireless in his prose
CT ton of the case and has lost no OPP
portunity to convey the impression
that Iowa's chief executive has been
gl.ilty Of some offense. whether 1T was
merely using his pardoning power
Without sufficient investigation and
without referring the matter to the
toard of pardons or something more
serious, bribery in fact, the attorney
general has not been specific.
The time to lie specific has come.
and, from all indications, Governor
Harding has called for showdown
1t is sincerely to be hoped that the
legislature goes through with the mat
ser, investigates the Rathbur case from
A to q and then delves into the quar-
rel between the governor and the at
torney general and ascertains whether
or not the best interests of the state
ere suffering because OF political
feud or the attorney generals aspira-
tons to become governor, as Is freely
su~gested in the press OF Des Moines.
Knowing Governor Harding. it is In
conceivable that he would place him
self in a position of everlasting dis
grace, OF disrgaeing his state and the
high office he holds for any sum of
money that Rathbun or anyone else
could command. But it is a matter of
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-03-08
Taking a Look.

Sioux Falls Argus-T eader: The
league of majors plan may be all
right--it rather appeals to most
Americans-but just the same, Amer
leans have always been disposed to
look before they leap. Just now an
apparent effort is being made TO
stampede public sentiment for the
league before it's very complicated
conditions. and obligations are under
stood. What Is most needed now Is
to turn on the light and to have full.
free and non political discussion. to
find out how deeply it will plunge US
into the world problems, to what ex-
tent we are to become policeman
and paymaster, whether we can
honorably get out after we ct In, if
we don't happen to like 1t, and to
what extent it means the impairment
Of the beloved Monroe doctrine.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-03-08

5O0-about one and half times
larger than they receive at present
and then take steps for carrying
out this policy, much good would be
accomplished thereby at once.
To those who are not acquainted
with past conditions and who have
given the matter no intelligent
thought, the increase recommended
may seem large, but in fact it is not.
1t would in most states mean range
sof salaries from $1,000 to $4,000. No
person who is fit to take the time
and money and opportunity of the
children of this great democratic re-
public for the purpose of fitting them
for life, for making living, and for
virtuous citizenship should be asked
to work for less than $1,000 year
in any community Or in any state.
No one who is unworthy of this mini
mum salary is fitted to do this work
and no such person should be per-
/ mitted to waste the time and money
of the children and to fritter away
their opportunity for education. At
present the teachers in the public
elementary and high schools of the
!. United States are paid annually
something less than S400,000,000.
An increase of $50 per cent. in the
salaries of teachers on the basis of
the present number would make a
total salary expenditure of less than
81. 900 900, 000. On the basis Of the
number OF teachers that will prob
ably be required in fifteen years
from now it will be less than $500,
100000, which is less than the annual
expenditure for purely federal gov
eminent purposes befor the war, and
probably much less than half of what
these expenses will be fifteen years
from now.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-03-08
TODAY's BIT OF VERSE

TAPS.
Eddie an Jim an Squint-eye Joe.
Barefoot, freckled, an tanned.
Law on their backs with their moth-eaten pup,
In the warm September glow;
An told what they'd be when they gro"eo up
Eddie, an Jim, an joe
Eddie an Jim, an Joe
Were bound to be richer'n kings!
Eddie's ambition judges wig
Jim would exporin' go,
An Joe'd be actor, when he got big
Eddie, an Jin an Joe!
Eddie an Jim, an Squint-eye Joe
Lie on the shell-torn earth!
Jim drags Joe a crater's brink,
Where Eddie. dyin below,
Beckons an gives 'em his last drop to drink
Eddie, an Jim, an Joe!
Eddie an Jim. an Squint-eye Joe
Lie their backs, asleep.
Their Great Adventure has come and passed,
And crosses three, in row,
Tell that they're richer than kings. at last
Eddie, an Jim, an Joe'
John t. Troth, in Everybody's Magazine
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-03-08
REFoRM WITHOUT BLINDERs.

What we really need, and badly need, is a
balanced method in reform We have devel-
!oped one-sided spirit that refuses to see both
sides of question, that denies the possibility
of mixture Of good with evil and that is con-
vincing itself that the only way to get rid OF
an undesirable thing is to destroy the whole
premises in which it is found. Our reformers
go at the evils they detect with binders on;
they will not even look at the prospect about
them, bent only on bruisng the serpent. But 1t
lis characteristic of the serpents IN our soclai
organization that they do not run away 1t
would help a reformer to stop IN his chasing
long enough to get q sense OF the great amount
of good there is all about him. 1t would give
him a sense of proportion he totally lacks at
times now According to Charles Lamb, It
took the inventors of roast pig some time to
discover that pigs could be roasted without
burning down the house. 1t seems that 1t Is
taking us a long time to see that an evil can
| be banished from its entertainment without
blowing up the entire country. II we could
throw off the binders that keep us from tree
sight of the whole problem; if we could settle
what is to go and how to remove 1T with the
least disturbance to the good in which it is i'm
bedded, or perhaps which 1t lightly rests,
we should work much more easily, economically
and rapidly at the business Of reforming.
! In spite of this being the automobile age,
I Uncle Sam is finding trouble In d1spos1ng OF
forty-five thousand mules left on his hands by
the sudden ending of the war. And one thing
may be said in favor OF the American mule that
cannot be said always of the automobhe-he has
only four cylinders but he seldom misses fire IN
any one of them.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-03-08

tons will come to realize that unless this is
done the United States will not join the League
and that they will meet the objections in this
country rather than permit such situation to
develop
It seems altogether inconceivable that Euro
pean statesmen will go on in the face OF the
warning from the United States senate and
draft a treaty which will not be acceptable to
our people, Presumably the conference will now
give it's first attention to the task Of making
peace. leaving until this is done the creation
of a. league to prevent future wars. This is the
rational course which should have been fol-
lowed from the first. After the presen- fire has
been put out steps to prevent future contia-
grafton will be in order.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-03-08
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

Cedar Falls Record: The constitu-
ton of the proposed league of nations
is not sacred. That being true, what's
the harm in taking the works out of
it and seeing what makes 1t tick?
Des Moines Capital: The president
has been impolitic. He has under
taken to drive things through and
has believed. from the applause that
has greeted him, both In Europe and
America, that his power is great. He
lis a great man and the country ap-
preciates him, but he has an egotism
which does his great character great
harm.
Davenport Times: French states
men, or some of them, think the only
safe Germany is a Germany that has
been disarmed. Habitual gun toters
sooner or later lose the confidence
OF their neighbors, and nations are
not exceptions to the rule.
Marshalltown imes-Republican
OF all the people who fool the people
the people themselves are the surest
bet. They put more over on them
/ selves than is put over on them in
any other way. The worst of it all
is that they burn the same fingers in
the same fire over again.
Perry Chief: Remember when your
lneighboI. wouldn't let his son join
the Boy Scouts because he was
afraid the lad would learn to shoe,
la gun?
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-03-08

Marshal Foch's success in handling the
armistice terms calls attention to the fact that
the best peace ambassador is man who has
some reputation IN the other direction
Henry Ford says that he NOW believes IN
reasonable preparedness. How political anlbl-
lhon has corrupted this mani
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-03-08

There have minds overiad by much reading
men piled load of books their heads,
their brains seemed squashed by them-J G..
Hare.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-03-08

Portugal seems to be much stronger fer the
recall than the initiative.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1919-06-20
NORTH HALIFAX.

Milton Bickford has bought new Ford
automobile.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. Gallup of Green
River were weekend guests at W. IT,
Whites.
Leon Taylor of West Brattleboro is eX-
pccted E'riday to attend the graduation
exercises and spend Sunday with FLOYD
and Clarence Canedy.
Mrs. Diantha Niles of East Dover. for
merly of this town, was a guest OF her
brother, Albert Thurber, and other rela-
tivcs several days recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Frost of Green
River were guests at Silver Brook farm
recently Mr.. Frost, who is in his S5ti
year, joined party on fishing trip to
Wilmington while here.
Little Dena Pike, nine-year-old daugh
Ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Pike, who
had been seriously i'll several days, was
taken Saturday evening 90 the Mclrose
hospital, where an operation for rup
tured appendix was performed by DR.
Lynch.
The graduation exercises will be hello
Friday evening in the Baptist church il
West Halifax The graduates from this
school, Harrisville district, are Blanche
Cancdy, Mary Hubbell, Nora Pike ant
Mertice Ryder. Mrs. Grace Hill is the
teacher
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1919-06-20
MARLBORO.

Miss Ruth Eamcs spent, the weekend
with friends in Halifax.
J. f. Thomas is spending few days
with friends in Newfane.
Prof Patton of Hartford. Conn, came
Tuesday and opened his home for the
summer.
Mr. and Mrs Elmer Linds and child
of Guilford visited Mr.. and Mrs. II. E.
Learnard Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. p Adams visited
their son, Mr.. Roy Adams of Corain
during the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. l.. Adams were the
guests of Mr., and Mrs. II. G. Warnock
of Iolyoke two or three days last week
Mrs. A. II. Bruce of Springfield and
Leon Bruce of Northampton spent the
weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. G. l.. Stan
| ley.
Miss Hazel Whitney who has beer
teaching in Rhode Island for the past
year is spending her vacation with hcl
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. II. Whitney.
The public schools of the town clos,
Friday June 20. Five will graduate from
the grammar department. Their cxer
cises will be held at the church at three
o clock Friday afternoon.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1919-06-20
ESTATE OF JOSEPH S. wooDARD.

STATE OF VERMONT
- District of Marlboro. SIS
The Honorable Probate Court for the Dis
trict Aforesaid:
To the heirs and all persons interested in
the estate of Joseph S. Woodland, late of Yer
non, in said district, deceased GREETING
Whereas, application hath been made to this
Court in writing. by the executor praying for
license and authority to sell all of real estate
of said deceased, to wit: Home Farm OF nine
teen acres, representing to said Court that il
sons interested in the estate of said deceased
to sell said real estate and convert the same
into money.
And bringing into Court the consent and
appreciation in writing, of all heirs to said
estate residing in this State, and setting forth
the situation of the real estate
Whereupon, the said Court appointed and as
signed the Sth day of July, 1919, at the Probate
Office in Brattcboro, in said district, to hear
and decide upon said application and petition
and ordered public notice thereof to be giver
to all persons interested therein, by publish
ing said order together with the time and
place of hearing, three weeks successfully II
the Vermont Phoenix, newspaper which cir
culates i'll the neighborhood of those persons
interested in said estate, all Of which publica
tons shall be previous to the day assigned fol
hearing.
Therefore, you are hereby notified to appear
before said Court at the time and place as
signed. then and there in said Court TO max,
your objections to the granting of such license
il you see cause,
Given under my hand at Brattlcboro i'll sait
district, this 10Th day Of June, 1919:
A. +. SCIIWENK,
| 2s-27 '' ti Judge.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1919-06-20
GUILEORD.H

Mrs. Archie Mcllen is home for few
weeks.
Mrs. Alexander Thompson of Fitch
burg has been visiting her sister, Mrs.
Joel Flagg, this week.
Hollis Burnett and son, DR.. Burnett,
and wife from Brockton, Mass, were in
town calling Monday.
John and Carl Castle, who recently re-
turned from overseas service, went to
Philadelphia Tuesday to visit their sis
ter.
Guests Sunday at the home of Mr.
md Mrs. ID. Lyons were Mr.. and Mrs
julius Moore and family and Miss Doris
Mailman. -
The Christian Endeavor meeting will
be omitted next Sunday evening be
cause of the baccalaurcate sermon al
Bratleboro.
Phlip Franklin and family and hi
mother, Mrs. WOODBURY. Franklin, wen
Friday to Wilmington to attend th'
Universalist convention.
The Ladies' society will serve Their
annual strawberry supper Thursday eve
ming. June 90, at the parsonage rooms
An entertainment will be given in tn
church at $50. Supper from to s.
Rev. L. C. Fisher and family of Gen
eva, N. Y. called on old friends in tn
village Monday afternoon. Mr.. Fishe
was pastor of the Congregational churc
several years and was gladly welcome
by all who met him.
The Sunday school session at the Con
grcgational church next Sunday will b
held at o'clock. The usual prcachln
service will be omitted. the congrt
cation joining in the celebration of tn
Tooth anniversary of the Episcopf
church at , o clock.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1919-06-20
HALIFAX.

Miss Grace Cooper of Brattleboro is
a guest of Mrs. George Scott
Harold Baxter. of Guilford is work
ing for his brother, c. M. Baxter
Mr.. and Mrs. Clement and children OF
Jacksonville spent Sunday at John Far
NUNS.
DR.. Clubhouse of Shclburnc Falls
Mass, has bought Mrs. Mayhem s farm
for summer home.
II. L. Learnard of New Haven, Conn.
spent the weekend with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Learnard.
G.. NJ. and II. NJ. Scott attended
meeting of the directors of the agrlcul
tural fair at Wilmington Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs Daniel May, Mrs Gala
han. Miss Marjorie May and Carl
Wales of Westfeld, Mass, are visiting
at G. II. Learnard S.