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El Nuevo mexicano., 1919-02-06
JOIN TO
PULL FEW HAIRS
OUT OF TAIL OF
THE BRITISH Lion
English Export Embargo
Hits United States, it
Is Declared
CARNEGIE PEACE
FUND

(5y Leased Wire to New Mexican.)
Washington, Feb. s. Democrats
and republicans in the senate today
Joined in criticising the new British
embargo on imports and calling atten-
ton to the effect 1t would have on
American industry.
During the discussion that followed,
Senator Reed of Missouri, democrat,
attacked the Carnegie peace founda-
ton activities abroad and questioned
its loyalty and declared 1t should be
dissolved. Senators Knox of Penn
sylvania. republican, and Ashurst of
Arizona, democrat, joined in the at
tack.
Senator Weeks Of Massachusetts,, re-
publican, and Senators Lewis OF II
linois, Smith Of Georgia, and Reed
Of Missouri, democrats, led in pro-
tests against the British embargo.
Senator Weeks said he did not
charge that the embargo was aimed
against the United States, but Sena-
tor Lewis remarked that a majority
Of articles listed are manufactured in
the middle west The Illinois sena-
tor said the action might bring on
a trade war.
II invite the attention of British Of
ficials to the DELEGATE situation he
continued.
While the President is in France
battling for the principles our coun-
try feels are necessary, one of our
own allies takes a course to create
a sentiment of hostility which will
embarrass harmony in the United
States.
Senator Weeks said that the en-
bargo's purpose was to build up Brit.
ish industry to its pre-war normal con
ditiOn.
This building up, however," said
Mr.. Weeks, has directly the reverse
effect on our W industry. The time
has come when we must give atten-
ton to domestic affairs and pro-
tect our own commerce."
In the discussion Senator Reed re-
TERED to pacifist movements in
France and England about six years
ago, and declared the Carnegie foun-
dation had branches in every coun-
try that 9 Jointly ~conspiring to
control the policies OF these countries
! do not hesitate he continued, TO
question the loyalty of any organize
ton that sits in the United States to-
day and conspires with a lot of Ger
mans, Swedes, Hungarians or English
to work out a policy that affects the
policy of u government.
Senator Knox said although the
American people had expressed the
opinion that they had a right to send
coastwise vessels through the Panama
canal, without charge. and three big
political parties had endorsed this
policy, this Carnegie peace organiza-
ton spent $4,000 or $4,000 to circu-
late literature urging the repeal OF the
act comforting that right to shipping. "
Senator Ashurst declared that his
party's failure to keep its pledge re-
garding that act had done more to
undermine confidence in the demo
cratic party than anything we ever
did"
El Nuevo mexicano., 1919-02-06
Influenza Virus
NOW Isolated

U"NLH. NMNNL
London. Feb. 5.-The virus CT
trench fever and that Of influenza
and of some forms of nehpritis have
been isolated and identified, ac.
cording to a report submitted to tile
director general of the army medi-
cal service In France by a number
of army medical officers.
According to this official state
ment, the virus in each case has
been proved to be a minute giobu-
lsr cell varying In rIze and behav-
ior In three types of disease. In
sestigations which Rave been cour
Quoted have resulted, II is believed,
in the isolation of the germs of
humps, measles and typhus, tbs
causes Of which have hitherto been
obscure and the becilli OF which
have never before been isolated
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OBJECTS
TO HAVING RAIL
ROADS WAIT ON
UNFINISHED plan
.Pomerene Attacks Hines
Position; Properties
Are Valuable
CAN'T KEEP ISSUE
OUT OF ELECTION

(6y Leased Wire to New Mexlcan.)
Washington, Feb. 5.-Senator Pom
creme, OF Ohio, at a hearing today
before the senate interstate com.
merce commission, told Director
General Hines he could not under
stand why the director general
should ask congress to turn over to
him for five years the management
Of tremendously valuable properties
in order to permit him to work out
some plan Of reorganization not yet
fully formulated.
He suggested that 1t might be
better to turn the railroads back to
private owners, have the govern.
ment compel consultations and get
the benefit of private initiative pend
ing a final solution Of the entire
railroad question.
Mr.. Hines in reply explained that
he was not advocating a five year
extension as a means Of working
out a permanent solution, but only
to give time in which congress might
develop a comprehensive reform
plan.
The railroad administration he
said. had no authority to re-organize
the railroads and suggested that the
continued government control would
be Of an interim nature, intended to
stabilize conditions pending a. final
solution.
Senator Pomerene said he did not
believe the railroad question could
he kept out OF the presidential cleo
ton under any circumstances, Mr.
Hines agreed, but argued that the
harmful agitation resulting in ham
nering physical operations Of the
roads would be less II the end Of gov.
eminent control ala not imnend so
nearly. He agreed also that ION.
gress would be able to work out
Hesitation with the roads under pri-
vate MANAGEMENT, although perhaps
not so we'll as under government
control and for this reason advocated
relinquishing the properties at an
early date If the five year extension
were not allowed. !
Senator Kellogg OF Minnesota drew
from the director general a statement
of loans and advances which the rail-
road administration previously had
not made public.
Up to December 81, the railroad adj
ministration had paid as rental $685.
277. 900 and owed the roads for 1918
1881. 000,0 This took into consid
GRAFTON loans Of s194, 317, 900. includ-
ing $125.S17, 900 from the revolving
fund and $69, 100000 from operating re-
ceipts.
The war department owed the rail-
road administration on December 81
s81, $4,000 for transporting troops and
war supplies. Ga
FRUIT SHIPPERS FOR
PRIVATE OWNERSHIP.
Chicago, Feb. 5.-The Western Fruit
Jobbers association, whose members
are said to ship half a million cars
Of fruit annually adopted resolutions
today protesting against government
control Of the telephone and telegraph
and asking that the railroads be re-
stored to private ownership under
proper legislation. The jobbers re-
solved that this Legislation should per-
NIT central control Of operation, much
az is done now, and pooling Of IA.
cilities.
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May / Not, Says
President Wilson

Washington, Feb. 5.-lPresident
Wilson, In a %cablegram received to.
day by representative Padgett, OF
Tennessee. chairman of the house
naval committee, reaffirmed his ap-
prevail OF a second three year naval
building program. The president
eabled:
May l not express my gratifica-
tino and gratitude and congratula-
lions at the unanimous report on
the three year naval program?"
El Nuevo mexicano., 1919-02-06
100 School Children
Rescued BY Firemen

P~ittsburg, Feb. 5.--One man Is
dead, several persons are missing
and 100 children were rescued BY
firemen when a public school at
Oakdale, near here, was destroyed by
fire this morning. Edward McKis.
sotek went into the burning building
to save his two children and was
killed by a falling wall. The child
rem, who had been rescued by fire
men we're found later.
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Big Miller Found
Guilty Of Violation
Of Espionage Act

Portland, Ore, Feb. 81. Henry All.
bers, formerly president Of the Albers
Brothers milling company, with estab-
lishments in several Pacific coast
cities, was found guilty here today
Of violation Of the espionage act upon
two Of the seven counts charged
against him in the indictment. The
Jury, after celebrating for three hours
last night, returned a sealed verdict
which was opened in federal court to.
day.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1919-02-06

army IN Europe was composed OF
S0,S42 officer and 1,S6S.474 men. while
1852 officers and 21;072 men we're at
sea enroute to Europe,
The marine contingent in the expe.
dictionary force on that date was 1909
officers and 1883 men, making the
total Europe army strength either in
France or enroute there a.O04.os5 OF.
ficers and
m the United States on that date
were 1919, 500 army personnel and In
the Insular possessions, the canal
zone, Alaska, etc, b6,7S5.
The total strength Of the Siberian
a~xpedition on that data Nj 1eS o.
ficeFs and sos men.
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o
GUNS, CHARGED
BY

81 Paso, Texas, Feb 5.-George
Holmes, who claims to be an agent
Of Francisco villa on the border, was
arrested at his ranch 1875 miles east
Of here early today by United States
department of justice agents charged
with the theft Of a "Vickers machine
gun. 5000 rounds OF machine gun am
munition and seven rifles" from the u.
S. border camp ear here.
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Polacks and Czechs
Have Signed Armistice

Basic Switzerland, Feb. B.--An
armistice between the Polish ana
czechoSlovak forces which have
been lighting on the 6ilesian front
signed on February 8, aecord.
ing to advises received herA.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1919-02-06

New York, FEB. 5.-Hai Chase,
first basemaR or the Cincinnati Ma
tioual League Club, was today &C
quilted OF tho charge OF attempting
10 lnfluoace The repu1e Of baneball
nmss luat 1Enn1naA.
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!ll |s SzzsI.!.Is|

u u - -a ~ % =
Early reccrds Of Randolph county
show that in 1888 John Wilson asked
the county court to prosecute Edward
Hart for importing negroes into the
state contrary to law. = The offense
was q misdemeanor, but there is no
record that Hart was prosecuted. Ac-
cording to the records a negro, Ben.
applied to that county court for free
dom on the ground that he had been
"unlawfully imported" into the state
from West Jersey" The court set
Ben free. 4 slave named Morris, the
property of Charles Myers, was found
guilty of grand larceny and was given
80 iashes on the bare back 70 ell laid
on" and was burned in the hand in
open court cn Feb. 6, 1913.
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VSgI0BREIRS
o. DETENTION home.
Current Events Address by
Mrs. Debolt a Feature Of
the Meeting.

An address on current events by
Mrs. George DeBolt was the outstand-s
ing feature of the regular meeting OF
tne Woman,s club helde yesterday af-
ternoon at the club apartments. Mrs.
DeBoit's address was the fourth of q
series which she has delivered before
tne club this year, and her talk dealt
chiefly with the Peace conference. its
organization and workings and Of the
problems which confronted 1t. Other
timely topics were included in the
discussion.
Musical features of the program
weer two solo numbers by Miss Har-
riet Schroeder, including Japanese
love song an da Hindu song. Miss
Schroeder was accompanied on the
piano by Miss Laura Briggs. Miss
Briggs and Miss Amy Rogers Rice
rendered piano duo "Scherzo" by
Chopin. TWAS brilliantly rendered
and brought forth enthusiastic APP
plause.
Mrs. ]. Walter Barnes, president,
presided at the meeting, with Miss
Callie Frey, recording Secretary, also
present. Business transacted includ-
ed the adoption Of amendments to the
constitution in regard to dues and
memberships
Ensign O'Beirne, Of the local Sal
walton Army, presented to the club
the plan OF the Army to establish
detention home for girls to prevent
them being held in the local jail when
arrested for various offenses, and ask
ed aid Of the club in furnishing the
rooms. He stated that much aid had
been secured from various organiza-
lions. including sections Of the High
and Normal schools, young women
employees OF the j. NJ. Hartley & Son
compan ystore and various other or
CARNATIONS. No action was taken on
the matter. as it must necessarily
come before the board Of manage
ment before formal presentation to
the club.
Mrs. James A., Meredith, represent
ing the Fairmont chapter Of the Red
Cross, announceda sale there begin
ming toda yand continuing thorugh
next week OF stocks of materials on
hand whe nthe armistice was signed,
and solicited patronage.
Hostesses for the afternoon were
Mrs. o. j. Watkins. Mrs. Charles e.
Smith and Mrs. c. B. Highland.
Announcement was made Of the
meeting Of the Home Economics de-
parttnent of the club, which will be
held on Monday.
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US who would likely control these

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executive committees. l anu thorough
~ convinced that it is a dangerous
and most undesirable form Of gov
ernment, and il adopted, the people
Of this civ will live to regret 1t more
bitterly :han they do their present con-
dition. / am therefore determined to
clear my skirts Of any responsibility
for this matter, and to point ont some
of the Objectionable features Of tho
bill. There are many more that could
he mentioned.
Your news article intimates that the
new. charter will be referred hack to-
the people fol adoption or rejection.
This, ] admitted in one of the meet
ings, would relieve the Republican
Legislature of some Of the odium OF
the measure, but not all. OF course,
III fair election would be held and q
fair return Of the votes made, no one
could object to the matter being sub.
smittcd/ TO vote. But 1t is too we'll
known now such elections WE been
held in the PAST to place any conf
ldence in the returns Of the election.
No one would be placed on the cleo
ton boards except those favoring the
measure, and then it would most like
ly be seen to that they were men
. Z
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Now, thu West Virgintan, has fire.
quently mentioned the dissatisfaction
that exists with our present govern
ment; ami there is considerable dis
satisfaction: but this is not with our
form" # government, but because
we have been deprived Of our form Of
government. The wrong has been be.
cause our present Board Of Affairs
have held Oh Illegally after the terms
Of their offices had expired, not only
by the operation OF the 1915 charter
which our Supreme Court has said was
valid, but by the very charter under
which they were elected, and now
claim to be working under, to-wit. the
1913 charter. The law that is in force
is the 1915 charter known as the
Davis Charter" and give US non.
partisan fern of government, and re-
duces the Board from four to three
members, with great many other
good and economical provisions. ]
connot see how you can cure the
dissatisfaction that nov. exists with
the holding on Of the present "Bi.
Partisan" system (Which holds on IL
legally. by passing new charter
adoptingf the very same BIZ Partisan.
system Thereby making the same
legalf and fastening 1t upon the peo-
pie Of this city PERMANENTLY That
lis what this new charter does
/ do not believe there is any gener.
al or very considerable demand
among. the people OF Fairmont for a
new charter. and am quite sure the
proposed measure did not originate In
nor Is it being pushed in tho interest
Of the Republican party. 1t IS too I'm.
American in It's provisions TO be1fatl-
cred by the Republican party. That
party believes in q square deal to
all, and shat the government should
be administered for all, and that every
voter should nave an equal voice In
the government whether he Is a Re-
publican, a Democrat, Socialist, Un-
ion mau, I'rohibitionist, or what not.
This proposed charter is intended to
prevent any one taking part in our
city government unless he IS a Demo.
crat Or Republican. 1t is intended to
prevent the nomination for office of
any others, and Of course those hold
ing different political belief would
have no interest or part in the cleo
tons. The most vicious. and danger
Gus part Of oil, perhaps. is the provis-
ion which takes the whole government
out Of tho hands Of the people and
places 1t in the hands Of the executive
committees Of the Democratic and Re.
publican parties The exclusive COM
mittee can control the nominal ions,
and the friends Of the measure admit
that the nomination is equivalent to
an election. There is nothing left for
the voter to do. He is not even re-
CURED 10 ratify the action OF tho
executive committee. What becomes
Of our beasted equality and Noltttcal
freedom? We arc Just emerging from
a world war fot Dem ocracy and SO
soon 1t is proposed to establish gov.
ernment n cur own home city more
unjust, and more tyranical than any
autocracy ever was The past teaches
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b d
a St Hen
should saist Is evidence that
ot lie men who remained Il home do not have
proper they owe . Tie men who
went ln The interest s the common country which y
almost = much need loyal cooperation and support
now g il was wartwss at is heishth, employers
should make an effort TO take back their men, Sacrifices
should Be made to do this where il snecesary The young
men went cheeruly INTO extremely uncertain future
they oushto be able to come back TO certainty That
they should have their Jobs back when hey came back if
indeed they came back was promise implied if not spe
cfeally made and il Is up TO The country as whole to
see that such'a promise Is kept
iskep if THE young men are as,miated by industry
and commerce and the professions to which they were
attached when the republic entered upon the Great Adven-
re in France The, unemployman. problem which eaus
ing some anxiety, will vanish INTO thin air Here and there
tmay etaEsome hardship upon the individual employer to
take back the men drawn out Of the organization BY the
call to arms but in the end il is going TO be cheaper for
even such employers to rensate the men than to have the
situation slip long drawn out period Of depression due
to unemployment.
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.coNscRlPTIoN,s Victory.

E HE victory for the continental idea Of the relation
oftht army to the nation which occurred in the Soci-
ely Of Nations commission Of the Peace conference
Thursday may have political reaction Of no mean pro-
portions in England and the United States
One Of the main features Of the program upon which
Lloyd George went to the country in the recent paria-
menay elections was pledge to abolish CONSUMPTION in
the Bnhth empire and insist upon its being abolished
throughout the world Unless there is 10 be very low
limit to the size Of the military forces tie several powers
may maintain and thus in effect the Importance Of the
concession that made 10 Italy and France is neutral
lied, that pledge has already gone to pot
In this country the retention Of conscrpton in Europe
bound to renewed strength to the movement to IN
plan The people Of mlitansdc minds will urge that If
tere Be consumption for the great powers on the other
side Of the Atlantic there ought to be universal service and
adequate preparedness this side. And who shall say
that they are not night2
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LET TIERS 10
THE EDITOR
ATTORNEY sHAyy,s views

Fairmon:, W. Val Feb. Editor
the West virginianl-A news article
in your issue OF yesterday announced
that Fairmont is to have a new City
Charter; and gave a list Of Repnbli.
cans who had considered the proposed
charter which had been prepared by.
certain Democrats, and among the
list Of .la,nesI find that Of my own.
Nothing to the contrary appearing.
readers OF that article would most
likely conclude that the persons named
were all in favor OF the proposed
Charter. lido not want any misunder.
standing &c 10 my own position on said
proposed charter. No one who was
present at the two meetings I attend.
ed will be misled. because Irmade It
plain at both Of them. that ] was nm
alteFably opposed to the said 'jRi.
Partisan" plan; and that 4 the same
should Sc presented to the legislature
for passage, raaarved the -sgsst ~
oppose Il. 81 s. 4
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THE VI osEVELT MEMoRlAL.

OMORROW in hundreds Of communities some big
and some little. scattered all owe, the country, services
to the memory Of Col. Theodore Roosevelt, Amer
patriot Will be held In Faimont most interesting
program has been arranged orthe exercises which will take
place at the First Methodist Episcopal church during the
afternoon, and It is to be hoped that there will be very
large audience present.
America owes much to Theodore Roosevelt. As the
years pass and time soften. the anmosies and the preju
dees that his intense manner Of taking part in politics en-
gendered it will owe even more. and the day certainly will
when it will be privilege Of which any man Or wo-
will be proud to Be able to say Il was present at
the very FIRST one Of these memorial services. !"
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TAKE THEM BACK.

ANIIMDRE AND OHIO railroad officers al
* announced Thursday that all the en-
ployss 81 that company who left to enter military
'criee be gwen back their jobs promptly To PEG.
pie who how public opinion was running back
M and during the heighth of the draft
such Most people took it for granted that this
would case as each contingent went away TO the
But appatentIy Il is necessary What is more. Rotary
clubs Organizations Of various kinds and even
county councils 81 defense all over the country are setting
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whose integrity was az a flexible ma
ture. So that, the election feature
most likely be only another trayesty.
! believe the legislature would be do
ing a great wrong to place It. in the
power Of q few people In Taiymont
to tasten upon the city this measure
which, II put into law, In my opinion,
will do more to advance the cause Of
the rapidly spreading BolshevilSism
than any thing that has yet happened.
HARRY SHAW. +
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RUFF STUFF
VEN. old Man Winter IS back WITH

Well Old Man Winter is back with
At thAt Re probably viii not be able
10 show strong enough to make the
asmss hai,l ii those straw lids.
Which remind us
Net every girl who wears q pink
1lt4N IS named Hester.
Ntfsttheseee pink strawH probably
VII "a ont ot fashion In this town.
'of tAe spfia season atileast,
Barrett lntted another yesterday.
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sATURDAY EYENING, FEBRUARY 5. 1918. !
we AlNERCAM's GREED.

belspe II he United STATES Of america as a gopern.
tte people. BY the people. 70, the people. pho,e
arc daised from Tie consent Of the governed;
e n republic. sovereign Nation Of mann
sepsIsg Staes; perfect Union, ono and inseparabtc.
upon hose prineiples Of freedom. equality. jus
aIs fortunes. Therefore believe i j, nv dutp
u lore il; 10 support its Constitution: %
aps; prospect its flag; and 10 defend Il against
aI suepliss. '''''
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Nsgiaa Just wish 7 had my whole life to
Ina laughed; it really was funny.
s g neLma probably smiled, you have your
whole before you. You Just starting. But If you
EEL must live new life, why. begin it now; Just
Prstsss you are new little girl, forgetting all the
things went wrong and try to do the things that
Vivian is living her life anew, but the chances
aie that eyera thousand times during the next so
Yeas wish she had her whole life to live
over.
human beings come to that wish some cften some
only after have Travelled far down the road Of mis-
takes. We'd be more successful in the management
Of oAf do things differently; we'd do things
which ne and we'd refrain from doing things
We dill Doubles the world would be lhicky populated
with Napoleons Wilson's, Edsons Shakes
p5asess Il could be lived over again
our lives over again But,
listen, a. dream. Il can.be done. Il is done
cfen. and Women do live their lives over again.
Vivian was right: Start again. that's all one
must d. one life over again.
Nsw while lives, successful and happy lives
az daily the ruins Of misspent lives worthless
lives. miserable lives. Courageous men and women have
lued when the bottom Of the downward path and
have came success, honor and happiness What
sas ife2 ASH that living life over asan3
MOI need have long years ahead Of him is live
his life The laief on the cross lived his life
pyst last moment Of earthly existence Prison
6als state open daily TO human beings who from
Thai start living their lives over again. and among
HEM tottermg gray-beard and the beardless youth