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The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-04-30
LANDLORD AND TENANT

There is a great outcry against extortionate
rents in our larger cities. Tenants complain that
they are being cruelty victimized and that in order
to secure living conditions they must move into
the suburbs or into the country. Landlords, on
the other hand, assert that the increase in rents
S unavoidable on account of the great cost of
wages, building materials and supplies of all
kinds. Doubtless there is a good deal to be said
On both sides, and no satisfactory solution seems
likely until war or after-war conditions get back
to normal. Meanwhile landlords will continue to
do business under the American system of COM
pet1tlve renting, or leasing property to tenants
whose offers most nearly approximate the prices
demanded.
Before the days of appropriation of landlords
and OF judicial rents in Ireland the Irish COM
planned bitterly of track renting and Americans
more sympathetic than we'll informed denounced
the system as atrocious. Yet rack renting is the
same thing in principle as our old and still existing
American system of competitive renting. Our
property holders would regard government fixed
rents as a surrender to socialistic extremists.
During the war the Federal government fixed
rentals to some extent as we'll as the price of
wheat and steel, giving tenants in the government
employ the right to remain in possession even
when others were willing to pay higher rentals,
but obviously this could not continue permanently
without a revolutionary change in our existing
system. Landlords and tenants alike will be in
terested in the results of New York's official in
vestigation of high rentals now in progress.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-04-30
A GRAVE QUESTION.

For years many of our universities have
given a welcoming ear to Socialistic theories.
Students have been given the works of leading
to read, thus acquiring in no few in
stances a critical attitude toward our established
institutions and governmental structure. In SO
FAR as this originated in a desire to secure a square
deal for all and to improve whatever might be in
need of improvement it was justifiable. In so far
as it was the mere taking up of a fad on the part
of restless minds with no fixed political convic-
tons, it was as unwholesome in impulse as it no
doubt was to a considerable extent in it's results.
This attitude of the colleges in the past gives
greater Importance to the grave query of the pres
ident of Columbia University as to whether we
are to continue to have a republic or become a
socialistic autocracy.
DR.. Butler himself does not mention the col
leges, but he is awake to a threatening danger.
He points out that extreme socialism in this
country has adopted the doctrine of the Russian
that it aims to sweep aside all our
of law, order and constitutional regu-
lation, that !" would abolish the courts and over
turn our government itself. He believes that.
while lnternationalism of the right sort would
make America a partner with the civilized world in
the maintenance of peace, the so-called interna-
tionalism of Lenine and Trotzky would drag us
into the abyss Of lawlessness. Democrats and
Republicans differ as to public policy, but both
stand by our constitutional principles. Socialists
on the other hand, aim to wreck our present form
OF government and undo all the upbuilding of $50
years. President Butler warns Americans to
make no mistake about the definiteness of the
issue and declares that the very existence of our
government is challenged.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-04-30
THREE

A German looks clown" on a woman as an in
ferior, an American looks cup to a woman as a
superior while the Frenchman looks "at' a wo-
man as an equal, according to Mile. Marguerite
Clement, a distinguished French college woman
now lecturing in this country. Of course she
thinks the French attitude is the proper one and
that the American is the opposite extreme from
the German. She contends that American wo-
men of the prosperous class are too much shelf
cred and coddled for their own good, and that
she would be better off, especially in these times,
II she were given a large share of the responsible
lltles carried by the men of her family. There
may be something in this view. Given more Gull
|ture' than her brother, yet given nothing to do
that is worth while, the yodAg American woman
OF the prosperous class too ten of tends either
toward neurasthenia or towards empty fads in her
search for a vent for her unemployed energies.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-04-30

In connection with the Salvation Army's
rather unexpected campaign to raise $13, 900, 600
Cardinal Gibbons writes that "the man in need
of help is the object of their effort, with never a
question of his creed or color" Or his former
business, it might have been added. From all &C
courts the Salvation Army does not stop at
carrying doughnuts to doughboys on the very
firing line; it wants to help every human crea-
ture, even trying to find jobs for former bar
tenders and brewery workers.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-04-30

Certain misguided clergymen of Philadel-
phia declared that they would work against the
Victory Loan if the motion picture houses were
used on Sunday evening in the opening movement
of the local campaign. In response to this amaz-
ing protest Secretary of the Treasury Glass
very %pointedly remarked that "the raising of the
immigration, the present inflow is said to be less
Victory Loan is a holy matter ITSELF"
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-04-30

Englishmen find it difficult, to understand
America, which has no nobility and supposedly
no class distinctions. An English lecturer took
for granted" that a fashionable audience in a
private house in Philadelphia belonged to "the
upper middle class" and wondered why his upper
class" listeners took offense.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-04-30

Build now; own your own home for your
children's sake" reads a poster issued by the
United States Department of Labor. In view OF
the rent situation in the big cities, together with
the frequent refusal to accept tenants with child,
rem, such official advice will be wisely pondered,
But many seekers, after counting their savings,
are likely to be inclined to await a decrease in the
price of labor and the cost of building materials.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-04-30

Instea dof the expected after-war flood of
than 500 a week, while alien immigrants are re.
turning to Europe at the rate of a thousand a day,
many of these latter doubtless being disgruntled
persons who during the war discovered to their
surprise and annoyance that this country is a
country with an eye on it's interests and not the
mere free-for-all international boarding house
they had expected to find.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-04-30

Some German educators have been expelled
from Strasbourg and bowling German professors
in general are appealing to the fraternity of
learning throughout the world. But it is not for.
gotten that these same professors looked on in
approval when Louvain was sacked, it's university
devastated and it's educators treated like dogs.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-04-30

1t is estimated that it would take England
400 years at SIS a second to pay off it's war in
debtedness: How many centuries it would take
Germany at SIS a second to pay off it's war in
debtedness plus the great indemnity to be re-
quired is not stated, but the estimate ought to be
staggering enough to dampen the enthusiasm of
even those Prussians who commended that war is
"beautifup' and desirable, as we'll as necessary.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-04-30

According to aaLondon journalist the fate of
the former Kaiser has been left in the hands
of President Wilson. However that may be, the
Democrats will probably be able to suppress a
desire to make a hit by ~parading the captive ex-
monarch in the Presidential campaign of 1920
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-04-30

Governor Edge of New Jersey has signed a
minimum wage bill for teachers under the pro.
visions of which no educator of that State shall
receive less than $40 a month. That sum is small
indeed in these times of high costs, but not as
small as many school teachers are receiving.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-04-30

Twenty-four out of the 1116 young men of
the senior class at Princeton University admit
that they never kissed a girl. Shyness and lack
of promising opportunity are doubtless prom
inent among the variety of causes of such un-
usual records.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-04-30

New Zealand, after first going dry, con-
ceived it to be it's duty to poll its soldiers in Eng
land and then had to go "wet' again. But it has
the satisfaction of knowing that its brave fighters
were allowed to have their say.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-04-30

The German governments proposal of a
plebescite on the peace terms probably is less of
a threat of a refusal to accept than a desire to
protect itself by making the German masses
themselves responsible for acceptance.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-04-30

Honor due a noble and martyred woman will
be rendered when the body of Edith Cavell is re-
moved with military pomp from Belgium to lie
torment in the country graveyard of her choice.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-04-30

Before the war less than a million Americans
owned bonds of any kind. Now there are 20, OOO,-
900 Liberty Bond holders and the Victory bond
holders will add greatly to this number.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-04-30

Herbert Hoover is buster with relief work
now than during the war. There is no parallel
for the figures giving his distribution of food in
European countries during recent months.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-04-30

The only man known to recommend the ab-
clifton of his own job when it paid as much as
$4,000 a year is Francis Burton Harrison. Gov
ernor General of the Philippines.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-04-30

Clemenceau's inextinguishable youth has
again been attested by his election as chief of the
French Boy Scouts.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-04-30

Whatever may be the general qualifications
Of the correspondents at Paris, their ability to
turn out daily columns of guesses is beyond
praise. Some of them recall the saying of Gold
smith that error is always laxative.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-04-30

A loyal Chicago wife contends that her hus-
band was a good man because he never drank,
smoked nor .chewed." His only fault was a fond
ness for breaking in and robbing houses and he
did SO only about . hundred times,
New Britain herald., 1919-07-02
 NOTICE.

To all employees of the Telephone and Telegraph Companies.
 For the purpose %of advising all workers that a settlement has been made between the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and the Postmaster General and in forming them of. it's provisions, we publish order Np. 32O9 issued by the Postmaster General.
 The Order isj as follows.
 Post Office Department,
 Washington.
 Order No. 32O9 June 14, 1919.
 Employees of telephone companies shall have the. right to bargain as in dividuals or Collectively through com mittees of thd,ir representatives chosen by them to act for them. Where prior to Government control a com pany dealt} with representative chosen by the employees to act for them who were not in the employ of the company they shall hereafter do so The telephone companies shall designate one or more of it's officials who shall bef authorized to deal with such individuals or representatives in matters of better conditions of labor, hours of CT! pl lOyment, compensation or grievances and such matters must be taken ub for consideration within five days aE,ter presentation.
 Such employees shall have the right to organize or 10 affiliate with organizations that seem to them best calculated to serve their interest, and no employees shall be discharged, denoted or Otherwise discriminated against because of membership in any such organization, as prescribed in Bulletin No. g., issued by me, dated October 2, 1915 Tn case of dismissal, demotion or undesirable transfer of employee whe1re no real cause is shown by company for said dismissal, demotion or undesirable transfer, 1t shall be consh hdered that discrmina- ton was prsacticed and upon such finding the employee shall be re-in- stated to former position with full pay for timef lost or shall be reim- bursed for any loss sustained by req, son of demotion or transfer.
 Inability Or refusal to perform the regular work of position occupied by them, exc essive of intoxicants, dishonesty, incivility to subscribers or the pubic shall be considered suf- ficient caus& for dismissal.
 Where requests or demands are now pending, the telephone com panies shall } 9immediately proceed to negotiate a settlement.
 All telephdne companies are here by directed tdEcomply strictly with the requirements Sf this order, and fail ure to do so oh the part of any of
New Britain herald., 1919-07-02
al USE ARGUMENTS
Board of Public Works Takes No Defi- mite ~ActiOn-No Successor to
 Clerk Emmett Chosen.

Although certain members of the board of public works favor abolishin g all street gasoline filling stations, claiming that they are becoming d traffic nuisance, the board at it's meet ing yesterday afternoon decided to ta- ble further action. It was, suggested that the matter be referred to the common council but the members of the board did not care to go on rec ord as passing the buck
 Chairman E. N. Humphrey openly advocates the abolition of all street filling stations. Commissioners Moore and DoWnes could see no harm in per hitting these stations and thought they were a convenience to the pub lie. It was thought advisable that some tax be put on these stations to provide a check but no action was taken.
 The railroad officials will be notified to take up the matter of compensating A. w. Corbin for damages to his prop erty coincident with the building of the Corbin avenue bridge and the city will then pay it's share.
 The resignation of Clerk H. A. Elm melt was left on the table until an other meeting is called, at which time various applicants for the job will be heard.
New Britain herald., 1919-07-02
GOETHALS ON WAR SUPPLIES.
Tells Congress Committee of Unnec-
 cssary Delay and Expense.

Washington, July 2.-Major Gen. George w. Goethals, former chief of the war department bureau of pur- chase, storage and traffic, told the spe- cial house war Investigating commit tee that lack of unity and co-opera- tiOn between departm cntal bureaus resulted in unnecessary expense and delay in obtaining supplies needed for the prosecution of the war.
 General Goethals said that when he was placed in charge of the quarter master corps in December, 1917, he recommended to the secretary of war that a minister of munitions be ap- pointed to control all purchases, but the secretary disapproved the plan.
 G Ganeral Goethals said he then rec commended consolidation of purchas- ing through the creation of a central bureau, but that other bureau chiefs opposed the plan because it would rob them of authority. It was put in operation, however, when General March became chief jof staff.
 General Goethals expressed Vigor- ous opposition to the "cost plus" con- tract system and also to the policy of allowing men interested in an indus try to fix prices at which contracts Wer3 made.
New Britain herald., 1919-07-02

with the 26th division, having been a m ember of the 1O1st machine gun bat talion. Although there were many of the male members of the 1917 class whO were in the service, either in training camps or government R. O.. TAG. schools Private Bradley was the one who saw the most active service While at school he played center on the championship football team.
 The committee in charge of the re- union consisted of the Misses Abbie Dawson, Kathleen Grace, Cyril Sulli- van, Clifford L. Odin and Howard StOttS
New Britain herald., 1919-07-02
ficial will result in disciplinary ac ton.
 (Signed)
 A. S. BURLESON,
(Signed) )
BURLESON,
Postmaster (

Postmaster General v It will be noted this settlement recognizes the rights of the employees of the telephone companies to bar gain with the employers individually or collectively as they may desire. It recognizes the right of such em- plOyeeS to organize or affiliate with such organizations as they desire. The order prohibits discrimination against any employee for joining an or ganizatiOn, and further provides that in the case of discrimination which results in dismissal, demotion or un- desirable transfer, as a result of em- ployees joining a Union or Organiza- ton, that they shall be reinstated with full pay for the time lost and shall be reim bursed for any loss sus- tained.
 The order also provides the tele- phone companies shall designate one or more of it's officials to deal with such individuals or representatives in the matter of conditions of labor, hours of employment and compensa ton or other grievances and that all demands or grievances now pending, the telephone and telegraph com panies shall imm ediately proceed to negotiate with the proper representa- lives of the employees, for settlem ent Many employees are working in localities remote from their respec- tive headquarters and 1t is considered that the most practical way of pro- vding them information concerning the settlement, and relative to their rights and privileges, is through the public press.
 All employees of the telephone companies, in either the mechanical or operating department who may have grievances, or desire to take up the question of wages, working con- ditions, hours of employment, are re- quested to proceed in the manner provided by order No. 3209 and where such employees desire the Interna- tional Brotherhood of Electrical Workers to represent them, they should file their request with the secretary of Local 37 I. B. E. w. Street address 34 Church street, city of New Britain, State of Connecticut or take the matter up direct with the International Headquarters of the International Brotherhood of Elec- trical Workers, Fourth Floor Reisch Bldg, Springfield, Illinois.
 Respectfully Yours,
 International Brotherhood
 of Electrical Workers.
 JAS. P. NOONAN
 Acting Int President.
 CHAS. P. FORD,
 International Secretary.
New Britain herald., 1919-07-02
CITY ITEMS

Frank A, Crowley of Stanley street has been discharged and returned to his home after a years service over- seas.
 John Miltern the local actor will be seen in the photoplay at Fox's on Thursday, Friday and Saturday of this week.
 MT. and Mrs. A. L. Gaylor are spending the summer with Mrs G. H. Samlow at the Hardware City cottage, S2Vin Rock.
New Britain herald., 1919-07-02

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New Britain herald., 1919-07-02

ed feelings When Hal comfortable she settled her self the other the lounge with Peter stool
 
 II don't know good boys stores, she be- but, I'll tell something that happened to when a ughty little girl of four.
 We lived in the country and mother took brothers md to grandmother. We rode into late afternoon lumber We stayed all rlght a hotel started early morning been train before and while quiet. But got restless and mother got a drink
 wanted a myself mother wouldn't waited till she busy reading and
New-York tribune., 1919-08-28
Second Round
Summaries gga
National Tennis

ond ronnd-C Il. Doyle, Washington, de-
f@ated {. donaldson, New York. 60. 6-1
Won naarho rnnth New eT yorI' aDr' 81 a
G.; *. u. WashbuTu New York, de-
fcated Il. W. Louslman. New York. Go
feated p; Ea!l, Ny York. CO. IS,
60. c.; \. ~. Niles. Boston. defeated
: iNashio. New York, G-I, CO. G--i !;
" +: johnson. Philadelphia, defeated +.
NJ kirkland, Elizabeth, 6--l, Go, G-3;
T. X. Pell. New York. defeated A. w.
Merriam. Pennington, 6-i. 6--1. GO
II. NJ. keieher.. Seattle. defeated p. VAN
deventer. New York, 6-3, 6-3. Go; w
I. Tiden. ed, Philadelphia, defeated f. r.
Thomas. jr., New York 6-2. &c, 6-e
c. Biddle, Philadelphia, defeated F. c.
Anderson, New York, 6-3, 6-1, -.
I. Kumagae New York. defeated L.
Vandeventer, Plainfield. 6-2, 6-3, 6-3
n F. nro9kes, Australia, defeated ".
James, Saratoga. 6,-s. o-I, 81: a. d.
Hammett. New York, defeated $. r. Day
r: n Williams Cd. Boston. defeated v
Richards, Yonkcrs. Is, 6--1. 6-2 r. v
Thomas. Australia. defeated j.. f. Mahan
ton, Rockville Centre, won from r. c.
ssayer;; Boston,, 4-e, 2--e, 60: SIS
feaied Dr. B. +. Drake, New RoeheiIe SS@i ns
60, 6--l, 6--1.
Gerald l.. Patterson. Australia, won
from Il. Lycett. Australia, by default
William NJ. Johnston. san Francisco. de-
feated q, a. L. Dionne, New York. CO
-. 6-s, 6-1; j. II. Adoue, jr., Dallas
defeated r. NJ. iEocrr. st. Louis. SIS. G--s
defeated c. Gurley, Pnwtucket. 6--2. 6-l
ID; III. IL. Taylor, Boston. defeated ". j.
Ioussaint, New Aork. 6-4, 6-4, 6-3
". NJ. Hall, New York. defeated Major
r n. Harran. Great iiritain, 6-l, Ct
l.. ". Fisher, New Dorp, 6-2, ct, 7-5;
l.: Williams Highland Park, defeated h
". sfnbury, Hoonton, Cd, 6--i, g.; X
l.. Murray, Niagara Falls defeated Dean
Math-!, tra"ford, \. j., 6-e. G-4, 1O-s
t.. c. Van Niiet, Hoboken, defeated C.
n. Charest, baltimore, o., 7-2, 6-3
81 hober; Leroy, New York. defeated
y. Griffin, san Francisco, 4-6, 2-6
g., 60, 6-4; W. II. Benedict, Roselie
defeated q. Donaldson. jr, New YORK
81. G-S, 10-o: Charles Chambers. New
YORK. defeated ". >. sweeney, Baltimore
60 q, o-S, 6-3; willis Il. Davis
san Francisco, defeated W. j. GnIlon
New York, 0-2, 6-2, 6-3.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-28
Young Golfers of
Jersey to Contest
For Junior Crown

The next big golf tournament in this
vicinity will be the New Jersey State
Golf Associations first annual junior
championship. 10 be decided on ths
links Of the Essex County Country
Club next Thursday and Friday, Sep
tember and 5.
The conditions are similar 70 other
state championships "A competitor
must either reside or be a member of
a New Jersey club. ard in this case
must be under nineteen years of age.
1t is expected that some OF the best
young talent OF New Jersey Will he on
hand to fight for the laurels.
Entries close tomorrow al the Office
of Z. p Holden, jr., 20 West Twenty
second Street, Manhattan.
The Forest Park Country Club an
ticipates a record entry for its three
day tournament starting Saturday and
concluding Monday. On Saturday a
qualifying round OF eighteen holes for
four sixteens will be held. On the fol-
lowing day, the four slxteens will be
lined up in match play and on Monday
Labor Day-a best ball foursome
handicap medal play, will be staged for
those who failed to reach the finals.
Jiia Barnes. champion Of the Profess
sional Golfers Association, wsll h~ye
real task on his hands when he goes
out on the links ef the Engineers'
Club on September IS. to defend. his
laurels. Barnes recently won the
Western championship.
Golfers from all over the country
will endeavor to dethrone Barnes The
West in particular will send It's best
representatives East. The Westerners
are aroused over the number OF quail
flying places given their Eastern rivals.
as they think quality and not quantity
should govern In tournaments. Il il
expected that new system FerinS
from that now played under viii be de.
vised for the selection Of the players
to take part in the match play rounds
New-York tribune., 1919-08-28

PROFESSIONAL IN N. T.
DWIGHT DOUGLASS A..
GAR0 AMERICAN LAWN TENNASs--AA'''' '''