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The Washington herald., 1919-12-21
LABOR OPENS WAR
ON CUMMINS, BILL
PASSED BY SENATE
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call a meeting OF district heads to
consider action. They do not appear
optimistic that the government will
grant their wage demands The shop
men at yesterdays conference dis
cussed living costs with Hines, but
found he was unable to give data. He
is expeced TO produce facts and figures
furnished by other government de-
Eartments at next weeks conferences.
other railroad unions including
the four big brotherhoods also have
wage demands before the Railroad
Administration which they have pre-
ViousIy declared they want adjusted
before the lines 90 back 10 private
hands. What action other unions
would take IL the shipments de-
mands were turned down fatty and
a strike resulted would probably de-.
pend on conditions at the time.
Hoase and sentae Differ.
The real work of framing legis-
Iation to provide for the future OF
the counIry's railroads will begin
this week when House and-Sen-
ute conf"r+es hold their frst meet
ing on the Cummins measure and
the Esch bill. recently passed by
the House.
The two bills so differ in treating
the railroad problem that it is ad-
mitteT in both Houses that IL will
be many weeks before conGerees
reconcile their differences.
Meanwhile the question upper
most in the minds OF legislators
is will President Wilson return
the railroads to their owners Janu-
airy ]. or will he hold them under
government control until the pend
ing Legislation has been agreed
upon"
Besides the anti-strike clause the
principal provisions OF the Cummins
bill are the return OF the railroads 10
their owners on the last day OF the
month in which the bill becomes law:
reorganization OF the roads by con-
solicitation into not less than twenty
nor more than thirty-five systems:
creation OF a transportation board OF
five members to be appointed by the
President with broad powers Of direc-
ton and supervision: a guarantee OF
return OF 5lz per cent to the roads:
appropriation OF 500 900 900 as a re-
volving fund from which the govern
The Washington herald., 1919-12-21
G. w. u. GIRLS WILL
HAVE CAGE QUINT

Misses Ruth Reeves and TheIma
Baines have been appointed assist
ant managers OF the girls basket
ball team at George Washington
University. Miss Mona PolIner is
the manager.
The team is practiCinS every
Tuesday and Friday night in the
gymnasium at Calvary NJ. F..
Church. on Columbia road. near
Fourteenth street northwest Miss
BlodGett, of the Y. w. &. A. is
coaching. An extensive schedule Of
games is being arranged. including
contests with several out-of-town
institutions.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-21
XMAS SPOILED
BY MAD ATTACK
Veteran Shoots Down Doc
tor Who Was Going
Home.

A homely New England Christmas
is ruined because OF an attempt en-
the life of DR.. John Francis Rooney.
o. 81. by Walter Scott IIolbert. n
wounded veteran Of the world war.
under treatment at Providence Hos
pital. in the rotunda OF the hospital
yesterday.
DR.. Rooney is in a serious condi-
ton at the hospital from three hui
let wounds-one in the left shoulder.
another in the back and a third in
the right elbow. IIolbert is locked
up at the Tenth precinct station TO
await the outcome Of the physicians
injuries. The police have entered
no charge against the accused man.
as il is believed he Is suffering from
she'll shock. and therefore ire
sponsible for his act
Or. Rooney was making prepare
tons to spend Christmas at the home
Of his parents, in Worcester. Mass.
Instead OF a telegram -telling OF his
coming. Rooncy's father and mother
last night received word of the attack
on their son.
Wounded In Argonne.
Gassed and wounded severely while
fighting in the Argonne. IIolbert was
sent to an army hospital at Lake
wood. y. ]. While under treatment
there he became exasperated at what
he considered negligence on the part
of an army lieutenant
After being discharged from the
Lakewood hospital. Holbcrt came to
Washington. Osteomyelitis nt the left
n
TO the Public Health Service. The
service had him installed a. a patient
N Providence Hospital four months
ago.
While at the local institution. HoI-
aCrt developed a dislike to DR.. Rooney
who was treating him.
Matters came to n climax yesterday.
when Holbert. seeing DR.. Rooney
landing in the rotunda. approached
rim stealthily. and fired three shots.
The physician reeled and fell into the
Irms OF DR.. George Davis. who. from
room nearby. heard the shots and
an toward the sound.
Evidence OF UnbaInnee.
Laughing Historically. TIolbert hat
and coat in hand. dashed madly out
of the hospital He was arrested in
tic park fronting me nOSplIal Dy
Headquarters Detectives Scrivener and
Kelly, who. together with Detective
War6eld and Assistant Corporation
Counsel Ringgoid Hart. were standing
on the steps OF the hospital.
Holbert gave the officers no resist
ance. Chucklins madIy. he led them
back to where he had dropped his re-
volver in the snow. PasSively, he al
lowed himself to be taken TO police
headquarters. While he was being
questioned there his victim was being
operated on.
Holbert. the police say. did not at
tempt 10 deny his guilt. Moreover. he
seemed proud. Of the shooting and OF
his success IN melting out revenge
to the doctor who ''mistreated" him.
Roberts hercUIoan physique and
healthy. intelligent face would lead
the observer to believe that the man
vas in possession Of all mental and
physical faculties. He talks ration
lily. except when on the subject of
ihc ''peTsecution'' he said he was sub
united 10 in the army and at the hos
?!taL
The Washington herald., 1919-12-21

IrerS Of the gold and copper camps
" III" Athapupuskow Lake country in
Northern Manitoba want a preacher.
This is the sort they are looking for:
Non" or these nqmby-pImby dude
rrCachers need apply" said Tom Pow
rs. who came down to Winnipeg look
ne for a sky pilot
w" want herman who wears a
mackinaw Jacket" continued Tom,
ind stIffs his pants in his boots md
an VaddIe a canoe and trek on snow
hoes and play poker and give a good
account Of himself in a knock down
and drag-Out row
" he can throw his Iecs under the
mahogany with the gang and show
"nl he is good short-card player.
|" u certainly command their respect"
Know any preacher like that,
The Washington herald., 1919-12-21

Myra Fabian is only IL years old.
and lives in San Francisco. Neither
OF which Is so remarkable. But Myra
is in high school!
IL took her just fve years to 20
through the grade schools. and now
ner fsvorite study IL algebra.
vi course. you'll say. Myra comes
OF smart family.
Her father Is a jitney driver.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-21
Fire Record.

7:45 a m. fire at Hampton apart
ments. l740 Eighteenth street.
Caused by throwing hot iron in
papers. Damage. SO.
s:25 .. m, FIRE at 1853 Chaplin
street. occupied by r. NJ. FirwelI.
Damage. $40. Caused by hot ashes
in trash barrel.
2:45 p. m, fire at 1929 u street
owned by Smith Storage Company.
Pile or cement bags caught fire.
Damage. SIS.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-21
Program Of One-Act Plays
Tuesday at Central High

The Federated Dramatic Club OF
Washington will present four one
act plays in Central High School at
Sis o'clock Tuesday night. They
are as follows:
The Postofice Department play
ers in THE Acid Test" by l.. NJ.
Bell: Interior Department players
in THE Man in the Stalls" by AL
fred Sutro: George Washington Uni
versity players in 'Uncle's WILL"
by S r. Smith; Washington players
in His Sweethearts." by c. w.
O'Connor.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-21
FARMERS ATTACK
PALMER FOR HIS
PACKER SETTLEMENT
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the existence OF conspiracy between
the Big Five to hammer down prices
of live stock and to divide the market
among them. Tho hammering down
or prices for live stock and hogs dur
ing the past few months seems sum-
cient evidence of a collision between
the packers. In spite OF the decree
the packers can go on doing business
at the old stand and IN the old way.
The decree entirely omits all refer
ence to business in poultry. eggs. but
ter and cheese.
Packers Power Unbroken.
These products are not handled ex-
tensively by the wholesale groccrs.
The farmers who produce them.
however. know what it means to
leave the big packers free to extend
their control over the handling of
these farm products. The decree is
sued by the government after agree
ment with the packers. in no way
breaks up or interferes with the
packers control OF the credit which
live stock producers must have and
which the packers have used in the
past to intimidate and coerce these
producers. Under this decree, rem
dered with such a flourish Of head
lines. the packers can organize hold
ing companies and can keep their
grip on food supplies. They can,
through dummy stock holders. own
wholesale grocery companies. The
farmers and the consumers alike will
continue to be at the mercy of the
81. 900. 0o0. 900 combination known as
the Big Five Packers" We are
not at all surprised that the press
reports the big five received the
news of a settlement OF the anti
trust case against them with what
appeared to be Enthusiasm" The
sudden change from fear of Jail SEN
fences to receiving from the Depart
ment of Justice praise, We'll done
Sood and faithful servant" must
have brought Christmas cheer to the
big FIVE, though it leaves farmers
and consumers out in the winter
SHOWS as in the past.
Bill Would Compel Justice.
The Kenyon-Andersou bill pro-
vides the machinery for licensing
packers stockyards. and livestock
commission men. so that the gov
eminent could keep track through
such effective methods of their
conduct and compel compliance
with the law. as cannot be done by
any court under the decree of the
Department OF Justice
The packers will now continue
their campaign. begun Immediately
upon the announcement of the De-
partment of Justice, to make the
public believe that no legislation is
necessary. More than ever before
the farmers and consumers must
work together continuously and in
sistently for the enactment of the
bill"
The Washington herald., 1919-12-21

ment can make loans 10 the roads:
provision for refundins TO the gov
eminent OF the sums advanced TO the
railroads during federal control, and
provision for adjustment OF wage dis
putes and other labor controversies.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-21
Bill woaId Compel Justice.

That newly rich. family near US
are not a bit refined"
How could you expect them to be
when they made their money in crude
oil?'-Ssn Francisco Chronicle.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-21
CONGRESS GIVES AID
TO RENEWED WARFARE.
ON RED AGITATORS
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menace. The shooting OF American
soidiers at Centralia. Wash, by I.
w. WIS was referred to several
times as indicating the need for i'm
mediate action.
The attitude OF the Department OF
Labor and particularly that of Fred
eric c. Howe. former immigration
commissioner at New York, was bit.
terly attacked by Representative
Johnson. Washington. and other
members Of the immigration commit
tee. johnson charged that Howe
made frequent trips to Washington
to delay deportation of radicals and
was able TO accomplish this by in
Department Of Labor on
citls. Howe. Johnson said. is now
acting as an agent for the radicals
ana appearing before the Department
in their behalf. Unless. with addi-
tional legislation. the Labor Depart
ment gets results. johnson said, tn.
deportation powers would be trans
Ierred to the Department of Justice
Representative SieGeI protested
against delays in deportatIou. say
ing 1t flooded New York with radi-
Gals from all over the country who
were brought there and then re-
leased on bail at the Labor Depart
mentS word
The Washington herald., 1919-12-21

Up to ITO, hunting partridscs. doves
and pigeons was common in tho
streets Of Philadelphia Then a law
was passed against the practice
The Washington herald., 1919-12-21

mept by Senator Borah broadening
the investigation to include all sol Is
If Russian propaganda in this coun-
try was accepted.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-21

Unless a man is very good, or very
bad. he attracts as much attention
- Il thermometer on i pleasant day.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-21

Not single American movie film
could be seen in South America before
1914 They were mostly French then.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-21
Preach Armed Revolt,

Representative ByrurS. of South
Carolina. declared the :,4I was not
drastic enough.
There are 200 or more publica-
tions in circulation. according to the
PoStoffiCe Department, which are
preaching anarchy and revolution"
he said. "Of these six preach armed
revolution
Meanwhile. Representative Hustled.
of New York. chairman OF the Ju-
dietary subcommittee on radicalism
gave notice that his committee was
framing i bill to reach the revoIu-
tionists among the naturalized and
native-hOrn American citizens.
The Senat" adopted the Kenyon
resolution for an investigation of al
legged Bolshevik propaganda by Lud-
wig c. A. X. Martens. who claims to
represent the Russian Soviet govern
ment OF the United States. An amend
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-03-04
TODAY 5 EVENTS

Woodrow Wilson today enters upon
tho final half of his second term as
president.
The city of St. Paul is sixty-five
years old today having been incor-
pOratad March 4. 1854.
The annual convention of the
Maine Master Plumbers association
meets at Portland today for Il two
day session.
A special election is to be held to-
day in the Twenty second PennsylVa-
MIA district to name a successor to the
late Congressman e. Il. Robbins.
The supreme tribe of Ben Hur, an
American fraternal order with large
membership in the middle west and
south, celebrates its silver jubilee to-
day. having been organized March a.
1894, at CraWfordsville Ind.
The Inter-Allied Cooperative con-
ference is to hold n meeting in Lon
don today to adopt plans for the work
of cooperative reconstruction in the
liberated districts, and the organiza-
ton of large cooperative stores in
the allied countries. -
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-03-04
LONG AND SHORT WORDS.

Few of us know what the word
"pragmatism" means. Now and then
we see it used in some philosophical
discussion or hear it fall from the lips
of some highbrow lecturer. Those Of
us who had occasion TO read the phi
losophy of William James have some
idea of what it means.
But it remained for f. Z. slosson,
literary editor of the New York indie
pendent, to define the term in words
of one syllable. Mr.. Slosson like n
great many authorities, has advocated
the use of words of one syllable. But,
also like all authorities, he frequently
violates his own admonitions. "Prag-
matism" is not a short word hut it
has been of much use to Mr. Sloason,
ana one Of his readers challenged him
to define its meaning in words Of one
syllable. His definition follows:
."The one way to find out e a thing
is true is to try it and see how it
works. If il works well for a long
limo and for All folks II must have
some truth in it. If n works wrong
If is false nj least IN part II there
is no way to test it. then Z has no
sense II means naught to us when
we cannot tell what odds II makes If
we hold IT or not. creed IS guide
to life. We must live to learn. If
man would know what is right he
must try to do what is right. Then
he can una out. Prove an lhlnss ana
viii 70 '' bay" faitb IN tbing off makes
the thing come true. So it can be
SAID IN way that we make truth Tor
G Ioi of %go +" ne IN eor,o ~ else WIZ
should we think it? The truth is what
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-03-04
& q
The Quick Way to
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This homemade syrup docs the
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You might be surprised to know that
the best thing you can use for a severe
cough, is a remedy which is easily pre-
pared at home in just few moments.
It's cheap, but for prompt results it beats
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"a hours. Tastes pleasant, too-5children
like it-and it is pure and good.
Pour 2la ounces of PineX in pint
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granulated sugar syrup. Or use clari-
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Thus you make a full pint--a family
supply-but costing no more than @
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And as cough medicine, there is
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Pinex is a highly concentrated COM
pound of Norway pine extract, famous
for its healing effect on the membranes.
To avoid disappointment ask your
druggist for "2h ounces of Pinex" with
directions and don't accept anything
else. Guaranteed to give absolute salts
The Pinex Co.. TT. Wayne, Ind.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-03-04
Today's Anniversaries.


1T9S-Government armory and manu-
factory located at Harper's Ferry,
Virginia.
1S3G-The Bank of the United States
ceased to be government insti-
tuition.
1S69-The North German parliament
was opened with an address by
the King of Prussia.
1S90-Opening of the great bridge
across the Firth of Forth in
Scotland.
1S9i-Rt. Rev. John A. Paddock, first
Episcopal bishop of Olympia.
Wash, died at Santa Barbara,
Calf. Born at Norwich, Conn,
Jan. 10, 1925.
1S97-William Mckinley was inau-
gurated president of the United
States.
1915--Washingto received the Off
cial German reply to the Ameri-
can protest against the war
zone"
1916-Germans entered the village of
Douamont, north of Verdun, af-
ter suffering heavy losses.
1917-British admiralty announced
ninet, -four British ships sunk in
February.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-03-04

VIII have to begin the stupendous
task of demonstrating the masculine
viewpoint and of teaching the men
to fall in love with SOMETHING be-
sides a white uniform and long veil!
And all of us who have been wear
ing nice, comfy yeomanette uniforms
and motor-COrp costumes will have to
begin reconstructing our figures. to
squeeze into the new spring gowns,
And will have to learn ali over
again to suffer bravely in French
heels and hobbies and tight stays and
freezing ChffOns
And those Of us who went a-farmcr-
citing will have to start laying on cold
cream and demonstrating our COM
pleXions and nccks for evening wear!
And those of us who released q
man" for service at the front and are
going to hand his job back to him,
Must learn all over again how to
COAX for money and wheedle carfare
out of a husband and teach the butch
er and the grocer and the dress
maker to pad" the bills as of old.
And We shall have to reconstruct
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-03-04
THE PLIGHT OF IRELAND"
New York Evening Post.

4NCW j vi ~ I4NtilHf5 L uSls
THE plight of Ireland" said Sir
Horace Plunkett, after the Sim Fem
sweep at the election, ''is one to make
angels weep"--though they might
laugh, he added at some of it's whim-
sicalities. This sense of the aragi-
comedy of the presentday Irish agita-
ton could not have been absent from
yesterdays solemn proclamation of an
independent Irish republic in Dublin.
Many of the delegates would mani
testify have been so much happier if
only the English authorities had
sought to suppress the meeting, or
the police had endeavored to break
it up. The studied Indifference of
the government is only one more in
suit to bleeding Ireland. 1t is the
settled English policy however. to let
any man or set of men hire a hall
and "resoloot till the cows come
home" provided there is no violence
or open sedition. Perhaps, too. the
British government were bearing in
mind, just now, the saying of Jewett:
You never know of what a silent
Irishman may be capable" Better
than silent consprators are public
orators. By the mere fact Of being
vocal the Irishman becomes more
genial and less dangerous. Neverthee
less, the battling seriousness of the
new problem of Ireland is denied by
no straight thinking Englishman. Old
solutions have ceased to apply. The
Irish nationalist, after their electoral
defeat, are in as deep despair as are
English home rulers The cause of
Ireland, mourns I. p. O'Connor is
more and more like Mary Stuart--she
kills all who love her.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-03-04
TOO MUCH LOOSE TALK.

There is too much loose talk about
what is likely to occur if wages are
cut. Secretary of Labor Wilson re-
Gently is quoted as saying that either
a French revolution or a Russian Boil
shevism will follow any widespread
lowering of wages in the United
States.
So far as the Journal has been able
to learn, there has been no disposition
on the part of capital to cut wages
until living expenses can be reduced.
wages paid to copper miners because
there is no market for copper and the
miners were confronted with the
choice between accepting cuts or see
ing the mines shut down. There is no
business strong enough to continue for
long when there is no market for its
output.
In order to assist the country off
of it's stills, the United states Steel
corporation has lowered the prices of
its products, but made no cut in the
wages of its employees. When this pol
icy has become general, then wages
will come down without hurting labor
in the least, because reduction in the
cost of living is just as good as an in
crease in wages.
The way to redress grievances, or
even to effect a change in the organic
laws of the republic, is prescribed in
the constitution, With a sufficient
majority at his back, Secretary Will
son or Mr.. Gompers or even Victor
Berger, can accomplish any change
he desires. But it is necessary to pur-
sue the constitutional path,
AS for French revolutions or Boil
shevikt violence in this country, the
American people are not built that
way And no American majority will
tolerate violence at the hands of a
minority
Whether the war time wages will
have to go down, is entirely beside the
question. The government may have
to step in when wage adjustment i'm
ponds. 1t certainly will step in most
decidedly and most positively, If any
! body starts rebellion. That is what
! q second French revolution or Rus
sian Bolshevist upheaval would mean,
What Secretary Wilson is said to
| have proclaimed-with however,
| endorsing it's as contrary to our or
| game and statute laws as that which
| South Carolina, under the direction OF
| John c. Calhoun, proclaimed, and for
! which President Andrew Jackson de-
clared he would hang Calhoun as hish
as Hannah if any effort was made to
| put it over.
Secretary Wilson has no intention
of seeing anything akin to Bolshevism
| in this country, and he has made no.
| table and energetic efforts to check
extremists by having w. W. agita-
tors deported. Wilson is not an ex-
tremist He stands with Samuel Com
pers, but he might be just little more
cautious as to his words, when spoken
as an official of the government.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-03-04
SVEN HEDIN HIT 1T WRONG.

New York Evening POST.
While it is true that the war be-
slowed a new lease of life upon some
books, such as THE France of To-
day and French Traits" and boom
ed Professor Ushers dead and alive
n-Germanism' into a sale of 600
copies,a day, It worked pitiless havoc
in certain other directions. British
war industries insured themselves
against peace; why were authors so
blind as to omit that benign precau-
ton? Here, for instance, was Sven
Hedin. Four years he had toiled up
on a treatise called "Invincible Ger
many" He had corrected the galley
proofs, the page proofs. The book
was all but out when ipvincible Ger
many went pop. One conJectures that
Sven Hedin would now indorse an
epigram attributed to q publisher;
"Thcre are times when Providence
needs a guiding hand"