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Evening journal., 1919-09-13
Sees Danger IN
THE PLUMB Plan
Say 1t Is Point For Nation
alization of All
Industry
SHARP ATTACK is
MADE BY T.. |. RIC H

WASHINGTON, Sept. t3.-The Plumb
plan for tripartite control Of the rail
roads under government ownership
must be buried beyond all hope" If Il
is not TO be made a "rallying point"
for the naturalization Of all industry
Edgar j. Rich, transportation counsel
for the Associated Industries OF Mas
sachuselts, declared yesterday before
The House Interstate Commerce Com
mittce, considering legislation for final
disposition Of the railroads
Mr. Rich, who also spoke for the
Manufacturers Association Of % States
and the Massachusetts Chamber OF
Commerce, said the Plumb plan, like
Bolshevism, was a "peryersi0n" of the
principle Of Socialism in that 1t would
benefit only one class and deny the So
cialistic theory Of the general public
good The railroads under the PLAN
he said. would be operated FOR the
benefit Of the workers, while the pub
lie would assume all risk of loss.
The greatest defect Of the plan, he
declared, is that the two-thirds rep
rescntatiOn given the workers and rail-
road officers on the proposed wage
fixing board would enable the workers
10 dominate the board and fix their
own wages regardless of revenues,
with the public to stand any resultant.
iOsses.
The author OF the plan, said Mr..
Rich, "claims there would be an in
centive for efficient operation because
every worker would be entitled TO a
share in the surplus But after the
employees had helped themselves to
what wages they wanted, does any
one believe there would be any sur
plus? Why should the employees care
10 accumulate a surplus. half of which
they can have. when they can get the
whole and more by adjusting their
own wages ?"
Evening journal., 1919-09-13
WILSON IN TACOMA.

TACOMA, Sept. i3 United Press).-
Ready for the busiest day of his coast
forecast campaign for ratification on
the peace treaty, President Wilson ar
rived in Tacoma at $50 a. m
There was a big crowd massed in the
streets around the station to greet him
The President started Immediately on
an automobile tour to be foli-~ged by a
short talk at the high sC>Ool stadium
TO school children and a speech at the
armory. In the suburbs Of Tacoma the
train passed many people waiting along
The track 90 see Wilson.
Evening journal., 1919-09-13
A nEPuRLICAN proposal.

ITO senator Miles Pondexter OF Washington is 10 be
credited the first in attempting to bring capi-
tai and labor together conference and TO him should
go the credit for its initiation.
As long ago June A. he introduced a resolution in
the holding this conference, and many Of the
conferees proposed by him in the resolution on
the Presidents list of those who will be requested to
attend
Mr.. Wilson had been abroad nearly seven months
when Senator Poindexter introduced his resolution and
according to the Presidents own confession he had got
ten out Of touch with conditions at home
An attempt is beingaihade by the Administration
through the medium OF its vast press agency to take
unto itself credit for having suggested and brought about
this conference between capital and labor
Doubtless whatever good may be achieved by the
ference will be credited to Mr. Wilson-by his publicity
writer's But the fact remains that the idea Of Re
publican origin Mr.. Wilson appreciated its value.
Evening journal., 1919-09-13
PYTHlANS' CARNIVAL
OPENS ON MONDAY

Tomorrow afternoon the ]. F. Muir
ply Shows will arrive In Wilmington
with twenty-five cars, and on Monday
night they will start their perform
ances on the lot at Twenty-nlnth and
Market streets.
Miss Margaret Stanton, the famous
high diving artist, viii give her first
exhibition on Monday night at 1919
o'clock. At that time she will leap
from ladder 1875 feet high into four
feet of water.
Preceding the opening Monday
night, the performers in the various
shows will parade through the down
town section.
Mr.. Murphy has added several at
fractions which are entirely new, and
which VIII be a novelty TO Whining
tOnians. The management guarantees
the cleanness OF any and all exhibits
at the grounds.
This jubilee and carnival VIII take
place under the ausuices and for the
benefit OF Habib Temple. No. 2O5.
knights OF Pythias.
Evening journal., 1919-09-13
DRAMATTC' GLUE ENTERTlJN,IENT

An entertainment will be given by the
Irish Dramatic Club on September 20
in the Irish-American Hall. No COS
French street. The proceeds will be
given TO The Immaculate Conception
Church at Marydel.
The Rev. NJ A. Gotten will award
prizes, consisting of five tons Of coal
and a gold watch.
Evening journal., 1919-09-13

President Wilson'S League of Nations scheme proposes
TO give Great Britain six votes to and to place
the United states the voting basis in the league
council with Liberia What do you think about ? Don't
tell us-write to your Senator and tell him what you
think
Evening journal., 1919-09-13
GEMS OF THOUGHT

a soft snay may mean a hard life later
:-:-.:
Don't worry too much about your rights" Youu
never get them
Nowadays nobody but those that fool with electricity
ever seem to be shocked.
-.-:-:
You'd probably never think of referring To hostler
as stable character" and yet he is.
Evening journal., 1919-09-13
THE CAUsEwAY AND THE PUBLIC.

TT HE work Of rebuilding and repaving the New Castle
eauseway cannot be completed any soon to please
a longsunering public
me State Highway Commission has taken over the
short stretch Of road the has been et the work
OF dumping the EARTH needed to tie caseay several
feet, has been begun.
In short everything promising
Meanwhile tie condition of the causeway as public
thoroughfare is abominabe. Everything indicates that
in short time the southern gateway to and from our
city VIII be by way OF Third street bridge and by way
or the bridge at the foot OF Market street
That will be serious inconvenience but It viii make
for tho early completion Of the causeway work: and
that after all, is The chief consideration
Evening journal., 1919-09-13

United States troops have again returned from Mexico
without Villa and "watchful waiting like the owl in
Grays elegy, resumes its ancient solitary reign."
Evening journal., 1919-09-13

Reports from various sections Of the
country show that railroad men who
are exposed 10 the elements Of the
changing weather and all sorts Of storms
are frequent victims Of colds and pneu-
mOnia. 70 is found also that Father
Johns Medicine is used by many rail-
road men as their safeguard against
these dangers 10 which they are ex-
posed. They realize that the pure food
elements Of which Father Johns Medi-
cine is composed give them new
strength with which TO fight or colds
and coughs and help them to build new
flesh and strength. Because Father
Johns Medicine is guaranteed free from
alcohol and dangerous drugs in any
form. many railroad men use it in their
homes as a safe medicine for all the
family.
Evening journal., 1919-09-13

Wilmington has been singulary free from tvnboid
fever this That is a condition highly grsfying
% the public which has well grounded fear OF the dis
The absence Of typhoid also is evidence that in
hat respect at least health officials have been er
hcient
Evening journal., 1919-09-13

VERY post in the American Legion is now gon'
after jobs for soldiers with enthusiasm and earnest
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-11-05

The action of a North Danyille man
in resorting to the use of a shotgun
loaded with birdshot when some of his
young tormentors fired off blank car
tridges and made unseemly noises
about his home on last Halloween is
not recommended for Others; but the
incident is severe warning to those
young men, as well as to others who
may feel disposed to modest people who
have been persistently tormented. 1t
was only by good fortune that none of
the crowd of young men was seriously
injured by the fusillade discharged
from the birdshot gun, for apparently,
the handler of the weapon was not en-
gagged in any shooting into the-air pol
icy the bullets striking the clothing of
some of the crowd and slightly wound
ing one fellow No doubt, the young
men of North Danville have taken due
warning from their experience and will
not resort to similar tactics again. If,
perchance, the man who used the shot
gun to drive off his tormentors is to be
prosecuted, there ought to be prosecu-
ton, likewise, of every mothers son of
the crowd who can be located by the
authorities
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-11-05

merits Of the two candidates. Long
had chosen to make fight on the is
sue OF the Boston riot following the
strike of the major portion OF the po-
lice of that city; and, in addition to
that, he had promised about every
thing that he could and could not give
in case he should be elected to the Of
flee OF governor. In effect, Long de-
Tended the striking Boston police for
leaving their posts of duty, and he APP
pealed for sympathy and support on
that basis, while at the same time he
criticized Gov. Coolidge's attitude
throughout the strike most vigorously.
That attitude of Gov. Coolidge was, in
brief, to condemn the police for strik-
ing, to bring in state troops, to refuse
to reinstate the striking policemen and
to dogwhat governor could do to re-
store Boston from the unseemly condi-
tions that prevailed for a few days
after the policemen left their posts.
For doing such things as that, Gov
Coolidge was criticized by Long in the
political campaign, while at the same
time Long was passing out sweet moth
ings to the voters in the shape of prom
Uses which never could be fulfilled by
him. Through the entire campaign
there was little semblance of party di.
vision, as between Democrat and Re
publican. 1t was, instead, an issue of
law and order and of reason-an issue
which Long himself forced into the
campaign and thus paved the way for
his overwhelming defeat. Gov. Cool
idge as a man is incomparably superior
to Long and the people of Massachu
sets seem to have seen the difference
clearly.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-11-05
CURRENT COMMENT
Having Two Trades.

In England the idea has found some
favor, as a result of the epidemic of
strikes, that everyone should have two
trades or at least acquire the skill
needed to work at some other occupa-
ton than his, own. Thus upon occa 7
sion, it is argued, there would be an
ample supply of strike breakers, many
of them drawn from the leisure classes.
To certain extent these took part in
combating the recent railway strike, a
number of peers turning their prac-
tice in driving motor cars to account.
But the plan does not provide rene
dy for the strike evil, because it at
tacks the symptoms rather than the
disease. If trains stop running and
coal ceases to come out of the ground
these are very bad symptoms and in
one way or anothe rmust be cured. But
the real malady lives not in these ma
terial things, but in the disafTection of
one way or another must be cured. But
one manifestation. 1t cannot possibly
be cured by merely providing an album
dant supply of amateur strike break
ers.-Springfield Republican.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-11-05
A Defunct Air Service.

The striking out by the House con
ferees Of the additional Sl5,000,000 APP
preparation for aviation in the urgent
deficiency bill sounds the virtual death
knell of the army air service Through
the parsimony of Congress the United
States is dropping far behind other
countries in aviation development. By
its refusal to provide money for the
construction of new aeroplanes, the
House eonferees have left the United
States with but a remnant, fast becom-
ing obsolete, of the vast air service
built up during the war with Germany,
a remnant unworthy Of the power of
America. Whatever may be the
strength of the army and the navy,
that strength is nehtralized by the
crippling of the air service, one of the
most powerful factors for victory in
modern war.
The $l5,000000 appropriation was
added to the urgent deficiency bill to
provide for the construction of new
aeroplanes. At the present time, ac.
cording to Senator Wadsworth, chair
man OF the Senate military committee,
the United States could not put in the
air more than three squadrons of air
craft, should the necessity arise. In
July only IA planes were built for the
American army, contrasted with 1000
built by the British government during
the same period The American army
authorities asked for an appropriation
of $S0,000,000 for its air program. Esti
mates of the British government for
aviation call for $3.50, 900 during the
current year The war departments
estimates were cut down to $25, 100000
by the action of the House, and the
conference committee refused to add
the additional amount needed to pre-
vent complete collapse of the air serv,
ice.
Such neglect of the air service is neg
lect of the primary duty of national
defense. Proper development of army
and navy aviation is as indispensable
to the nations safety as the building
of battleships for the navy, and artil-
lery for the army. No explanation has
as yet been given for the obstinacy of
the House conferees in refusing to heed
the call of national duty. Correction
of the shortsightedness Of their action
by an appropriation adequate to the
needs of the air service is one of the
first duties that riust be performed by
Congress at its next session. Boston
Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-11-05
Poindexter's Platform.

The platform upon which Senator
Miles Poindexter announces his candi-
dacy for the Republican presidential
nomination is significant of the trend
of public opinion in the United States.
Senator Poindexter's platform com.
mits him to maintain the existing gov
eminent, and to preserve its industrial
and social institutions, as they now
exist, together with property rights.
Revolutionary communism" he says,
"by whatever name it may be called,
must be met and put down wherever
it appears-~ss subversive of liberty.
This nation cannot be ruled by capital
and it cannot be ruled by labor Both
capital and labor must be subject to
the rule of government. The govern
ment must be supreme"
In other years politicians, in their
relations with the unions, have often
been ruled by their fears But grad
ually the men in Washington have be-
come convinced that our old govern
ment of ordered democracy is really in
danger. They have listened to testi-
mony before investigating committees
and they have heard reports from the
intelligence officers of the army and
from agents of the department Of JUS
tice. At the same time they have seen
the awakening of a public, alarmed for
the first time at the radicalism of some
of those who are, or seek to be, leaders
of the American labor movement.
And so the politicians are trimming
no more. Republicans, Democrats and
even moderate Socialists have remem
bered that after all the first duty of an
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-11-05

Harvard uniyersity's subscription of
approximately nine millions of dollars
in the present endowment fund drive
looks rather impressive until one looks
at the desired figures, which are be-
tween fifteen and sixteen millions.
Nevertheless, the campaign is going
well and the goal is likely to be reached
in due season if the present energy is
continued for the impetus of cam
paign of that nature carries strongly
toward the latter part of drive. Har-
ward is the one educational institution
in the country which ought to be able
to reach that sum because Harvard is
rich in friends and those friends are
many of them--rch,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-11-05

To Judge by the number of cases in
which persons are wounded by the
handling of firearms, Vermont ought
to have a school for instruction in the
use of firearms. Especially SO, if the
state is to allow the indiscriminate
handling Of weapons Of every sort by
men, women and children. The first
course of instruction would, naturally,
be to insist that the muzzle of the
weapons be turned toward the ground
and away from any human beings.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-11-05

If those steamfitters employed at
Camp Sherman, who played poker
when they should have been working
and whose neglect Of duty caused
American soldiers to suffer and die
from the cold, can be brought to JUS
tee, there should be no effort spared to
bring that about, Ii is claimed by
some of those who are said to have
been in position to know that sick
soldiers were subjected to real hard
ship, even danger, as the result of the
callousness and grating spirit of men
employed at Camp sherman Let there
be reasonably strict inquiry at any
rate.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-11-05

Theodore Roosevelt, the younger, has
gained his first foothold in official life.
He starts in at the bottom by election
to the New York state assembly and
will endeavor to work upward mo one
knows how far. But if the qualities
already indicated in the young man are
developed as he progresses there ought
to be little doubt that the young man
will gain name for himself, not per-
haps such name as that won by his
illustrious father but of sufficient i'm
portance to make it worth while.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-11-05

The Boston Globe expresses the opin-
ion that mo cure has yet been found
for the sting of the presidential bee"
How about defeat for the presidency !?
That doesn't always cure, as we have
had some occasions recently to note,
but it is quite often effective as a rem
edy. Now and then the remedy has to
be taken several times.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-11-05
Tactless Indeed

Miss Gidday How old do you think
! am?
Tactless Man-Oh, should say thir-
ty-fve.
Miss G. HIM! You are ten years out
OF the way.
L. VI, Why, my dear lady You
can't really be forty-fye!-Boston
Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-11-05
THE RESULT IN MASSACHUSETTS,

THE RESULT IN MASSACHUSETTS,.
The result of the Massachusetts gov
Prnorship election on Tuesday, by
which Calvin Coolidge was returned to
ofiice by a very sweeping majority,
vas something more than mere po-
itical triumph; indeed, it can scarcely
be called a political triumph at all To
De sure, Richard II. Long went on the
Sallot as Democrat and Calvin Cool
dge was classed as a Republican; but
party lines We're in large measure OBJ
itersted in the consideration of the
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-11-05

II is a rare state news column now
adays in Vermont newspaper which
does not have bear.slaying item or
two. Those Boston reporters who were
assigned to the bearless hunt in Dover
and Wardsboro would have better luck
next time.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-11-05

Been burglarized, Ell? How about
that camera you had set for just such
an occasion?'
Hang it all, instead of the camera
taking the burglar the burglar took the
camera. Boston Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-11-05
Desperate.

Wife Don't you think, dear, it
would have been better to look up that
cooks referencey
Hub Heavens. MOI They might not
have been satisfactory ,-Boston Tran.
script.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-11-05
Ghost. alking at Theatre.

Washington Star-"The Serbian
Minister and Nine. Grovitch, with
small party of friends, died at the Cafe
ST. Marks last evening before going
to the theatre. Boston Transcript,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-11-05

American is to uphold and defend the
government of the United States. 1t is
an interesting portent, and one which
means a good deal to the future of the
country.-Cincinnat Times Star.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-11-05

incidentally, Vermont is greatly
pleased over the election of Gov Calvin
Coolidge because Coolidge is a product
of the Green Mountain state,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-11-05

"The great trouble with Dubb is that
he doesn't know anything
oh, you're mistaken; that doesn't
trouble him at all. Boston Tran
script
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-11-05
The Difficulty.

Pedestrian-You say your wife IS
starving Can't you get work?
Beggar Yes, sir; but she can't.
Boston TRANSCRIPT.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-11-05
Timely Music.

Though grand the organs thunder roll
Though sweet the twrangling Lutte,
Wed rather hear our winters coal
A.rumbling down the chute.
Boston Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-11-05

There wouldn't be such a sugar scare
ity if each family would take only its
fair share.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-11-05

BETTER ACQUAINTANCE
SERIES. NO. 7

Dear Folks:
Someone slapped me on the shoulder
the other day and said; Hello, little
four per cent, / haven't seen you for
ages" | turned around, and what do
you know-there / was face to face
with my old friend, Bill Jones, whom
! had not seen for Is years. Bill was
the same old Bill, all smiles, with the
same merry twinkle in his eye and the
same glad welcome in his paw. Bill had
one of those peculiar sruiles, one of
those dancing, jumping, sparkling, eff
fervescent smiles, just like little
brook prancing in the sunshine. "rYell,
Bill" / remarked, you look prosper
Gus. How is everything, anyway" Bill
looked up. All you had to do at any
time to get his attention was to talk
business, for Bill was of all things
business man. Business is booming;
got more than / can take care Of Some
different than the old days." he replied
] noticed that when Bill spoke of the
old days, those early days of struggle,
those bitter days of toll and worry,
that his smile had disappeared and his
large gray eyes were looking away,
away back through the mists of yes
terday. After long silence, Bill said
Where would / have been to-day, if
Won hadn't come TO the rescuef" well,
Bill, you remember, don't you, how /
used to tell you over and over again to
save your money when you wanted to
spend it, and you told me that You
were going to have good time as you
went along, and kept spending up to
your limit. | used to talk to you
about it, for | knew that / was right
and that sooner or later you would
realize it, which you did, but it wasn't
one minute too soon, was it" No, he
replied, "and if it hadn't been for you,
] never would have amounted to row
of pins" you know, Bill that it's my
business to try and make people see
the necessity of saving their money"
you are engaged in one of the great
est works of mankind, my boy he
said, "and, by the way, I've got that
same $40 that you deposited for me in
the Peoples National Bank just 10
years ago tomorrow" | didn't seem TO
remember at first, and then it came to
me that Bill had been married just
10 years. Very sincerely,
L. Savings Book.
business Address:
Peoples National Bank.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1919-02-14

Gen. c. c. Williams, Chief of
Ordnance, said at a Washington
dinner party: THE pluck of our
boys is tremendous. Ifyou ever
hear anything suggestive of funk
on the doughboy's part. you can
rest assured that investigation
will clear il up. "Pd like TO
volunteer for the infantry, but
mother won't let me. What
said a listener, "A big sixfooter
like you. and your mother won't
let youp mo. said the young
man calmly; so I've volunteered
for mine sweeping mine
sweeping? Good gracious; that
is more dangerous than infantry
fighting by darn sight i
know il is, said the young fel.
low, but mother DON'T"
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1919-02-14
DO Away Win Mental Lansss.

There's little difference between the
pupil that sits gazing hlankly out OF
the window and the man who sits al
the desk conscious ~ much 70 do but
unable 90 start things. A truant mind
is sure 10 embarrass any one who per
mlts mental lapses. What right have
you TO be dreaming OF the girl you
might have married when YOU have
lied up 10 anotherl What's the use
Of fusslng about the order you lost
yesterdays Nothing you can do today
can redeem IL, The only thing pos.
sihlc is 90 take your medicine like a
man ana fortify yourself with every.
thing needed 10 land the next one. For
get the past ana make the present
count After all you are living today
and have hope only FOR tomorrow
Think in terms OF making the most OF
what you have and the result will be
entered un the credit side Of the ledger