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Evening star., 1919-03-02
By CHAMP CLARK.
Written for The Sunday Star.

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created a commit
tee on committees, The Star
facetiously referred to the
speakership as "truncated
speakership."
That characterization con-
tanned much of truth and was
not entirely humorous. In that
great fight the democrats and
insurgent republicans started out
to curtail the powers of the
> Speaker, and we did it to the
end that more power be given
back to the individual member.
All sorts of evil predictions
were made as to what calamities
would befall unless all power
was restored to the Speaker. 1t
was freely predicted that order
could not be maintained, busi-
ness could not be expedited and
chaos would come again.
At the end of eight Years l am
glad to report that order has
been maintained, business has
been expedited and chaos has
been conspicuous by its absence.
Charles Dickens once said:
when | was a reporter. sitting
under the gallery of the house
of commons night after night, I
recorded predictions that never
came to pass, prophecies that
were never fulfilled and explana-
tions that were only meant to
mystify"-all of which fully ap-
plies to the severe criticisms upon
our new system.
l believe that members who
have served under both systems
will testify that order and de-
corum have been better main
tanned in late years under the
new system than in earlier years
under the old.
So far as the House is con-
cerned, business is farther ad-
vanced today than usual at this
time in the short session. Our
docket will be cleaned up when
the hammer fails at noon on
the 4th.
It is said that imitation is the
Evening star., 1919-03-02
Speaker Of the House Powerful
as Any Man Has a Right to Be

extraordinary session, much tun
was poked at ME by majority
OF the metropolitan papers.
One Of my republican friends,
representing a great journal,
wrote an elaborate and brilliant
article headed, Champ Clark's
Crazy Scheme"
| wonder what he thought
Thursday night when he saw a
republican caucus held under my
crazy scheme There was no
chance for eight years to receive
a vindication for my calling that
caucus on January l9, l9ll-but
it came last Thursday night. So
| am reasonably happy in having
blazed a better way for our re-
publican friends.
In sum, the speakership is
still a great Office, though shorn
OF certain powers which never
should have attached to it. The
Speaker has a great deal to do
in addition to presiding over the
House, which | have sometimes
thought was the least of nv
duties. He is advised with by
divers members as to pending
measures is called upon to act
as committee of one on con-
ella ton, to listen to all sorts of
people about all sorts of ques-
tions, to consult with commit
tees, etc.
A Speaker fit for the high po-
sition will always be a powerful
officials powerful as any citi-
zen of the republic should be
permitted to be.
l am glad to be permitted to
thank in print, and in this per-
manent way, the members over
whom I have presided-some 300
in number-for thousand kind
nesses. They have been
To my faults little blind,
And to my virtues very kind.
I have served in the chair
eight years, during which time
eight appeals have been taken
from my decisions, and in every
case / was sustained by more
than party vote-once by a
vote of 240 TO 10-a record of
which / am proud and which my
children and my children's chill
dren may prize forever.
Evening star., 1919-03-02
MUCH ILLITERACY
AMONG CHILDREN
Over One-Fourth Who Seek
Certificates to Work Can
not Write Legibly.

An alarming percentage Of illiteracy
dren is disclosed in figures made pub
lie by the children's bureau. Depart
ment of Labor These figures are
based on the experience of the bureau
III issuing federal certificates of age
to children going to work in five
states where state certificates were
not acceptable for the purposes of
the former federal child labor law
More than one-fourth, or 5,294, of
the 1856 children between fourteen
and sixteen years of age to whom GER
tiicates were issued by the children's
bureau could not sign their own names
legibly.
The majority of the states provide
that children shall stay in school un-
til they are fourteen years Of age, and
the American theory is that a normal
child will have completed the eighth
grade by that time.
In the five states where federal GER
tificates were issued by the children's s
bureau 1879 white children between
fourteen and sixteen years old were
certificated. Only 742 of them had
reached the eighth grade in school
OF 1,166 colored children to whom GER
tificates were issued only forty
reached the eighth grade.
In other words. So per cent of the
white children and 81 per cent of the
colored children granted certificates
had not reached the eighth grade in
school. In some states a child cannot
secure a work permit until he is six
teen years old unless he. has COM
pleted the eighth grade.
Evening star., 1919-03-02
Small Party Assumed.

The number Of the enemy could be
stated with no degree of reasonable
accuracy, as their concealment had
been perfect; but the accepted pre-
sumption was that a small party of
Hun scouts-more likely spies-being
well acquainted with the locality from
which dispossessed. had sneaked back
and, armed with high-power pieces
equipped with silencers. had under
taken the 7delectable job of securing
information-not prisoners-via the
murder route; then hasty getaway,
the laudation Of superiors and per-
hans the bestowing of the iron cross
bv the one usable hand of der kaiser
heemselluf.
The situation thus presented de-
manded action, immediate. drastic
and careful. From many volunteers a
party of ten was selected. Pete placed
in command and instructions given to
secure information upon which relief
could be invoked or, better still. to
remove the cause if conditions would
only coordinate to that end. Officially
the party numbered ten, but actually
there were eleven. for only short
distance had been covered when they
were overtaken by a painting soldier
Of their own organization, whose
right forearm was encircled by re-
Gently applied and still odoriferous
bandage, and who grated volubly and
with sundry expletives that because
he knew Just where the whole blank
Evening star., 1919-03-02

sincerest fattery. If SO, we who
forced the revolution have am
pie cause for self-congratula-
ton, for the republicans have
adopted our program with only
iminaterial modiheations-the Sc
verely criticised committee on
committees being the most i'm
portant feature OF it. So we
have our revenge
If our new parliamentary sys--
TEN was so bad as painted, why
do not the republicans. soon to
be in control of the House by
large majority, revert to the old
system which we upset? The
Evening star., 1919-03-02

answer is quite simple. The peo-
pie would not stand for any such
re-actionary performance. They
like the new system better than
the old-that's the reason why,
and it is amply sufficient.
take it that every human be-
ing likes to be vindicated.
By those interested in such
matters, it viii be remembered
that when / called caucus of
the democratic members of the
incoming House on January 10,
1911, for purposes of organiza-
tion, SO as to get to work
promptly at the then impending
Evening star., 1919-03-02
ALLIES TO EXTEND
SIBERIAN ROAD.

Allied railway representatives in
Siberia, the State Department was in
formed yesterday, held an informal
conference in Vladivostok Tuesday to
formulate plans. for restoring lines
and rolling stock of the Siberian
roads, and to extend service into
European Russia as far as possible.
Seven countries were represented.
Messrs. Stevens and Smith. represent
ing the United States.
Evening star., 1919-03-02
Mr. Mann Likely
to Be Floor Leader.

to be floor leader as well Mr., Mann
declared he will not take it, but his
friends insist that he will have to take
it. Many republicans think that the
committees should be appointed at
ohcs and that some of the more inn
portant ones should get to work,
studying the legislation which is to
come before them not later than next
June perhaps. The subjects of neces-
sary legislation are well known and
the big questions to be handled are
familiar 10 all.
The caucus did handsome thing in
rewarding three faithful employees OF
the House and party workers. In
choosing Rodgers, Kennedy and Page
as ergeant-at-arms doorkeeper and
clerk, respectively. they recognized
three men who have been in the en-
ploy of the House for many years
actually grown gray in the service,
and who have borne the heat and bur-
den of the day through weary years
of minority. Here was actually an oc-
currence where politics was not un-
grateful---an almost unbelievable fact.
Evening star., 1919-03-02
President Goes
to the Capitol.

President Goes ny 10 ehe "eli,o-
to the Capitol. word intended to
% passed on to the republicans, AS
the week end approached the situation
looked very ugly. The republicans had
given notice that unless certain
amendments desired by them to the
victory loan bill should be made that
measure would fail of passage. This
must certainly entail an extra session.
because the Treasury must have
money. The impression gained by
many senators was that the President
was disposed to let the bill fail IL 1t
must, and charge the republicans with
responsibility. still insisting that he
would not be driven into calling an ex-
ira session until he got good and
ready, which would he late in the sum-
mer II at all.
So, by Friday. there they stood glar-
ing at each other. the executive and
the Senate-for there were some
democrats who were not inclined to
follow through with the President
without cavi1 on all of his PROPOSE
tions- At noon next Tuesday the Con-
gress dies q constitutional death. A
great deal can happen in the Senate
in a very short space of time, as has
l=en proven in the past, and. old
Evening star., 1919-03-02

IT'S a far cry from Pennsylvania
avenue to the Belleau woodrow
officially named Woods of the
Americans-and there are many
marked differences in terrain, also IN
the personnel and its objectives. The
frst-named location supplies the start
ing point; the latter furnishes the
theater of action
Not quite seven months have passed
since the individual who constitutes
the central figure Of this narration
was delivering Western Union tele-
grams via bicycle. Then, one fateful
morning n Washington, a capsule was
removed from many of its fellows in a
large glass container, deftly and pub
licly opened, and the little row of four
digits appearing upon the inclosed slip
of paper made a matter of national
record.
"Pete" Goes to War.
With this number in hand, the selec-
tive service law functioned with un-
canny ceierity and certainty through
out the entire nation, and resultantly
brought much human fruit to the
sorting table of Uncle Sam. One of
his 4,64S local draft boards saw to it
that each of it's prescribed duties was
promptly and efficiently performed as
respects one Pietro LuzZi; certain mo-
biliZation and training camps, in turn,
did their part in the miracle of trans
formation. and as a finished product
our former messenger boy" proudly
answers Here" to the roll-call of a
well known company of the Motor
Transport Corps.
Pete" as unofficial familiarity had
promptly named him, quickly justified
a record for wonderful expertness in
operating a bicycle or motor cycle,
and as a consequence his services as
messenger were not permitted to suf-
fer from dormancy. His reputation
was established along the entire front
as daring and high-speed rider and
his courage was known to be on par
with his ability to make delivery.
It had been so decreed by the gods
Of battle that Pete had shuttled back
and forth, with humming wheel
spokes. between headquarters and
various reserve commands for the
greater portion of the day; then, just
as his relief had become effective,
news filtered through that two riders
had been shot from their machines
on an unfreauented, long, cross
road, though well within the Ameri-
can lines.
Well Famed With Bullets,
Private McFadden. bearer of the
tidings-himself one Of the unfortu-
nates-reported that while returning
he saw tho corpse of a soldier on
the side Of the road, and, sensing a
lurking danger, had endeavored to
place that particular locality far to
his rear In tho shortest possible time !;
that no reports of firearms were
heard but he certainly was we'll
Evening star., 1919-03-02

1he President went to the Capitol ir
sperson toward the end of the week and
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Continued on Ninth Page.)
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Anyhow. for the next-two days there
were no indications Of a change of
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The committee on committees will
meet next Wednesday and will organ
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CONTINUED on Third Page-A
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1919-11-27
PRINCE OF WALES USES
RED CROSS STICKERS

If you get q letter or parcel from
the Prince of Wales during the COM
ing month you will find it sealed with
gay little Red Cross sticker
The Prince has the distinction Of
being the first purchaser in America
of the Red Cross seals for the Christ
mas Of 1919 He has purchased u
large supply from tiny Miss Adrienne
Mayer. "the littlest Crusader" who
lives in Washington, d. c., and who
recently won the attention of Gener-
al Pershing who conferred upon her
an honorary decoration. The Prince
told the young saleslady that he in
tended to use his seals upon all his
personal mail and prove to the world
that he was heart and soul in sympa-
thy with the national campaign which
is being made against tuberculosis.
The seals will be sold in every state
of the country from December LIST to
Ilth to raise funds for anti-tubercu-
losis work in 1920. The pennies from
the state sale will be turned over to
the Colorado Public Health Associ-
alton to finance its public health pro-
gram for the coming year.
Watch for the Christmas Seals booth
which will open up on December LIST
and see If you can get in the same
class with the young English prince
by being the first purchaser in your
town. The seals only cost penny
each but every cent given will help
save life in Colorado from the
scourge of the white plague.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1919-11-27


II
vsk which
all
trained ~ctal
soldiers sailors families
sbie
could bring
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1919-11-27
TOWNS SHOULD KEEP
THE BEST CITIZENS

No town wants ,u lose its best citi-
Gems.
ANY pac. in Colorado where rr.
turned soldiers cannot find work Is
II is not necessary to explain that
there can he no better citizen thar,
the man VITO offered his life for AIS
COUNTY i'll war.
That is why every city. town an!
hamlet in Colorado slIouid aid to The
utmost the efforts "f the State Com.
mittcr for the Relief of FIX -Scrvic.
Men and Women Working with may.
ors and county commissioners TO ind
Jobs for all soldiers.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1919-11-27
INTERCHURCH WORLD MOVE
MENT TO HOLD CONFERENCE

Denver has been selected as the
meeting place for the State Training
Conference of the Interchurch World
Movement for Colorado. The Denver
Conference will be held December 1,
9, and 3. Announcement of this was
made today by Harry A. Shuder, field
secretary of the Interchurch World
Movement for Colorado, with head
quarters in Denver.
Two hundred and fifty church lead
ers, delegates from every county and
representing practically every denomi-
nation in the state are expected to
attend. The object of the meeting
is to bring together religious leaders
of every county to confer with refer
ence to plans in this state for pro-
noting church cooperation and for
taking part in the nationwide cam
paign planned by the Interchurch
World Movement.
Addresses will be delivered by a
team of six leaders of national reputa-
tion on various phases of the Inter
church program. The conference has
been described in advance as "schoOl
of Christian leadership" but in point
of fact the leaders of the meeting de-
clare that they expect to get as much
instruction, particularly on state plans
and conditions. as they impart. Hence
the rule of the Conference will be
fifteen-minute addresses, followed by
forty-five minute discussions.
The members of the State Com
mittee in charge of the State Confer
ence are: Bishop F. J. Mcconnell. DR..
H. B. Hummel, DR.. F: B. Palmer, DR..
C. w. Dean, DR.. W. J Minchen, Bishop
I. P. Johnson, Mr.. A F. Sittloh, Mr..
J. H. Causey, Mr.. G. R. Edmundson.
Mr. H. A. Shuder.
The meeting will be one Of a series
of such conferences to be held in
every state in the Union by December
goth. BY that time it is estimated
that 10000 religious leaders through
out the country will have become thor
oughly conversant with the aims and
plan of this movement for Protestant
cooperation and will be able to speak
authoritatively upon it in every county
of the United States.
The object of the movement is to
provide an organization through
which the various Protestant churches
of the North American continent-for
similar movement has been started
in Canada-can cooperate to their mu-
tual advantage always looking to the
ultimate ideal of the Christianization
Of the world.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1919-11-27
ONE FINDS MANY
USES FOR PEAT
WartOrn Industry Gives
Promise OF Great
Development

The output OF peat in the United
States last year far exceeded that Of
any preceding year and the general
Increase. which was stimulated by the
war. was shared by practically all
branches Of the Industry. Though ex-
tensively used as fuel in Europe and
widely known In the United States a.
. potential source OF heat and power.
peat has been unable to compete with
coal and many peat operators have d.
eected their attention to the utilization
Of peat In agriculture with gratifying
results.
Peat fertilizer was first marketed 10
commercial quantities In 1908. and
stock food peat In 1912. and though
there IL stili some prejudice against Its
sss the agricultural branch Of the ill.,
1ustry has been successful and the
quantity Of fertilizer and stock food
peat annually produced is increasing.
Large quantities Of these products
we're made last year, hut the most
ton of more pea: In the New England
States than has been manufactured in
the entire United States in all preced-
ing years. Almost equally striking
was the widespread interest manifest
ed In peat resources which had been
generally regarded as Of doubtful
value.
Large quantities Of peat or sphag-
0um moss were produced and utilized
for stable litter. packing material. and
surgical dressing. and several hum
dred thousand acres Of peat soils were
used for the growth Of crops. The
peat litter was produced by the own
srs Of small hogs for their own use,
but the packing material was sold
TO florists for $25 a ton. According
to ]. w. Hotson Of the Red Cross
more than half 4 million peat pads
were prepared in this country for that
organization. Most Of the moss was
gathered by volunteers from bogs in
Washington, Oregon and Maine. and
the pads were used In military hos
pitals at home and abroad.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1919-11-27
ARE GIVEN
PREFERENCE OVER OTHERS

On request "f he Stat" Committee
for the Relief nf EN Service Men amt
Women, Governor Shnup has issued H.i
ernmeh' coming under .i,n executive
department 10 give first cioire of :IH-
ploymcnt ia llost who served il til"
war.
In a letter 20 department heads h"
says: "I direct thar all positions in
your department, AT this time vacanl.
and becoming vacant Crnu time 10
tims, in which returned service men
and women mish: Ii" placed, b. r..
ported, without delay, 10 III. Stats
OWL Service Comm lSSioH."
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1919-11-27
DAY
FOR SOLDIERS
Governor Calls On State
To Aid In Campaign
To Get Jobs

Thur >slay, Rec-nii,er 3tl. has been
set aside Ly Governor Sh"up rs the
day an Which Colorado will h~ip pay
her d..i,i to thHs4. " to served ia "ag.
This day viii ipc Ln0wH rs Sn!'li"r>
Emplr,meu, Day" wh..u II .'pucer ri
effort will Ice hlnu.. ~ hriHs Jobs and
unemployed ~N-serri'.- men and women
t"g.i her
The governors Ii..t.i!t,:.tiVii says ia
part:
u do hereby proclaim Thnrsday,
December @tiI, 'Soidivrs' Elnll"!mrni
Day. by which date every empi"ymrnl
opportunity in Colorado and eyer! uii-
employed service uian shp.il'l h" u =
covered. brought together. and ih'
work U state viii" adjustment h"-'u,
4 Il" hereby appeal I" the pr''>-
to all employers. eii,,.i"!ers ass"rl.1
ti0iis. chambers Of commerce. ih- Red
Cross, Y. N. &. A.. Y. ". 4. A. Mar
Camp COmmuH'i, Service. knig!,t> 81
Columbus. Jewish Welfare Board, Sal.
vatioh Army. and all oiln.t Nar seir
ice and welfare organizations. labor
unions, farmers societies. g,nn,r>
lodges and patriotic h"ii"s II" i'.ni ne
tive and prar,i,'ai As>iS,nrc" /" ia
public officials sud their annnsii.'''-
to Ike designated throughout the state
for curryi,,1 uut the committees plan.
The obligation toward returned
service Hien and wo,nrn rests upon
every citiZcn. The performance OF il
cannot be left u good intentions and
favorable sentiment untruiislatrd into
action. We must all act N0w.
II! Thir>dny. Drcei,ber lth. the
State Of Colorado should have true
cause for pride in the thought that
every empI"yinen' "pIDriuni'! has
been discovered and presented To lhr>..
who served the state md nHti"n in
war"
Karl {. Schuyler. Denver. is chair.
man of the c"ulmli,ee for the Relief
of EN Service Men and Women and
Harold Heaiy. Denver. Is secretary.
THE cuiiiniii~ hm> headquarters In
Room 20. State Capitol Building, Den
yer.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1919-11-27

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The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1919-11-27
UNEMPLOYED EX X-SERvICE
MEN SHOULD REGISTER
To All Employers and FIX Service Men
and Women IN (iol0rNAO

To All Employers and FIX Service Men
and Women IN Colorado:
The State COMMITTEES fer the Reiiet
Of EX Service Men and W'H.'-n wants
to help give Colorado u lNJ per cent
record Ia doing the right thing by
those who served in war.
1t can accomplish this only through
the ct'-np.iat"n "r all citizens. To
further this work II asks this aid from
employers:
II you have amy, jobs open, com
Inunfcnfe with your iusySr, county
commissioners. or any individuals or
committees designated by ,hcIu to Sc,
cure jobs FOR returned soldiers, or any
adjacent nr"nrirs existing for this
purpose The work Of nIi these off.
ordinated to bring the best possible
results.
II you are returned service man
or woman and have been unable to
find work, let the same public Off
Gals, committees or other agencies
he in position t" help find you suit
able employment.
This matter Is state duty The
reputation Of all Of our people Is AT
stake. So. employers and eX-scrvice
men a1d women. do your part to give
Colorado first pl;ic" il the nation when
it comes To giving every person Serv-
ing In the war n fair, square oppnr-
tunity.-
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1919-11-27
MAI. GEN. WOOD TO SPEAK
AT FARMERS CONGRESS

The Seventh Annual Session Of the
Farmers Congress, to be held in Fort
Collins December Is to 10. will fea-
ture one of the greatest groups Of
notables ever before gathered before
an institute Of American farmers.
The latest addition to the already
long list of nationally known men is
Major General Leonard Wood. He
will address the delegates IN the
evening of December 10th.
Newton C. Dougherty, president of
from General Wood last Tuesday
accepting the invitation extended
him BY the congress. His subject
will be "The Twentieth Century
Farmers Son Tru to the Spirit Of '76
and 'Gl." Since General Wood was
was commender-in-chief Of the Amer
lean forces at Camp Funston. where
practically all Of the drafted men
from Colorado and neighboring
states trained, he had ample oppor-
tunity to see just what kind of farm :
ers' sons" is raised in this section OF
the country.
Beside General Wood, the program
committee announces many other men
who have made records for them
selves in their respective fields.
Among these are Henry s. Graves.
chief of the U. 8. Forest Service; M.
D. Mum. of the National Dairy Coun.
Gil; Lynn J. Frasier, governor OF
North Dakota; R. c. Pollock, of the
National Holstein- -Friesian associ-
alton; c. f. Bassett, of the Fruit
growers Exchange of New York;
Governor Oliver H. Shoup of Colo
RADIO, and President Charles A. Lory
of the Agricultural College.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1919-11-27

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