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Evening star., 1920-02-09
The Merger Bills.

; Several bills aiming at the merger
District have been prepared and are
before the House and Senate commit
/ tees of Congress. There are wild"
d fferences between them. All. direct
ly or indirectly. aim at the rombina
tion of the properties of the two com
panies under a single ownership and
, management, to the end that better
service may be given. and better
financial health enjoyed by the re-
sultant corporation. In one or two
of the bills is to be seen a tendency
toward municipal ownership. at some
stage and in some degree.
Out of this multiplicity of measures
it is to be hoped that Congress may
evolve a method for the merger of
the two companies on terms of equity
to the stockholders of both and to the
public. 1t is obvious that in merger
alone lies the chance of improving the
conditions. But merger should not
he undertaken or compelled in any
form that will deny to the present
owners of stock in the lines the right
of proper compensation for their
property. or in any form that will put
an unfairly large burden upon the
local taxpayers in the form of guar
antees Of profits or possibly of even
tual ownership.
What the District needs today is
unified street railway system that will
carry the traffic comfortably, speed
lily and safely, and at rate of fare
that balances equitably with the cost
of operation and the rightful require
ment of the owners for profit. In
present circumstances the fare rate
cannot be fixed with equity. If it is
advanced to meet the needs of the
company that suffers from the heavi-
est financial burdens it unduly in
creases the earnings of the other. If
it is measured strictly by the reason
able dividend requirements of the
more prosperous company it leaves
the other menaced with bankruptcy.
Until these financial conditions are
adjusted and both lines are. through
merger. put upon an equal basis, bet
terments cannot be exacted. The pub
lie should have the benefit of addi-
tional lines. more cars and better
service generally. 1t is idle to ask
for these while receivership is threat
ened in the ease Of the company own
ing and operating the largest track
age and carrying the largest number
of passengers.
The situation calls for early settle
ment. Hearings before committees
will doubtless make perfectly plain to
.he congressional committees the ur-
xency Of the matter, and out Of them
should soon come proposal that will
be put upon passage as one of the
most vitally necessary items in the
Districts legislative program for the
session.
Evening star., 1920-02-09

sides have kept books. and the books
arc posted to date.
At San Francisco. therefore, Mr..
Bryan will encounter the whole wet
power II that power is to be de
feated he must direct the perform
ance-must cut out the work for the
drys to do in the convention and see
that it is done.
This responsibility demands that
Mr.. Bryan be member of the con
vention. As an outsider. as at st.
Louis four years ago. he would be at
a great disadvantage could do little.
if anything But as a delegate. and
particularly as A member of the plat
form committee. he could do much.
and much would be expected of him.
Hence the suggestion that wet in
hucaces both in and out Of Nebraska
may make an effort to defeat Mr..
Brvan's aspirations to go t" San Fran
cisco in the capacity of a delegate.
If they can keep him out of the con
vention except as Il visitor or as a
newspaper correspondent they will
have reason TO shake hands with them
selves over neat accomplishment.
The San Francisco convention is
going to be of very great interest'to
both parties for several reasons. but
or none more important than that
he prohibition issue in Mr.. Bryan's
hands will lie made militant in every
tain to lie foused to their strongest
Evening star., 1920-02-09
Snow in the Streets.

Nashlngtonians who complain of
the condition of the streets of this
city. due to the snowfall of last week
should consider the infinitely worse
situation in New York, which was al
most completely blockaded by the
storm. Here few piles Of snow in
the streets constituted an inconven-
fence and discomfort in the use of au
tomobiles and carriages. There the
streets were rendered quite impassa-
BILE. Bonfires were lighted to melt
the snow and ice. Several thousand
volunteer snow shovelerS gave their
services to free the ear tracks and the
walks. Memories of the great blizzard
of 1900. when the city was isolated
for many hours and practically frozen
in tight. We're revived. The Washing
ton troubles are of the least conse
quence, in comparison. 1t is. of
course. to be desired that the snow
should be removed quickly after the
fall. but with labor almost impossible
to obtain the District government is
unable to do the work. We have for
years depended on the sun for our
snow removal in almost all cases, and
must continue to do so. unless Con
gress grants liberal amount of
money for the purpose of cleaning the
streets in winter. At the present rate
of pay demanded by unskilled labor
this fund would need to be very large
indeed.
Evening star., 1920-02-09
Labor's Pronunciamento.

A pronunciament". sweeping in it:
gencralities but lacking in details. has
been issued by general COMMITTEES
of the American Federation of LIh.l
charged with the conduct of The 20
litical campaign of that and affiliated
labor organizations this year. II de
clares for a non bipartisan ef"rt To
elect to sfficc those who are friendly
t. labor's interests and to de: .r: those
who are hostile
The absence of specifications de
privcs the declaration of much of the
interest which such Il statement should
have for the voters and the people at
large. Doubtless those specifications
will come later. perhaps in conner;i,n
with the two lists of names. promised
for early announcement. On of 'hesc
lists will contain the names OF those
friendly and the other of those RAJ d
as hostile to labor
This entrance of organized labor
into the national political field is Of
IMPORTANCE. 1t aims to create in effect
a labor party within the ranks of
both parties. independent of both in
respect to platform and candidates. If
the two million members of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor and It's af-
filiated bodies will vote SOLELY for or
against candidates who are listed as
friendly or unfriendly they may
dominate the course of the next Con
gress. They may dictate .he selec-
tion of the next President. hv norni-
nation through the menace Of rapr;snl
or by actual support or opposition at
the polls.
No party deliberately sets out to
ALLEVIATE any definite class OF voters.
Rather is the tendency the other, way.
unless fixed policies render alienation
of definite groups inevitable. Labor
will probably appear at botn Chicago
and San Francisco with specified de
mands. Presumably the immediate
purpose of the present pronuneia-
mento is to give substance to those
demands. to make demonstration of
solidarity to support acquisitions for
certain declarations in the platforms
The organized farmers of the coun-
try are also making declarations. and
in the main they are opposed to those
of labor. The farmers are asking that
the tendency to lessen the hours of
labor in the industries be halted and
that the disparity between agricul-
tural and industrial earnings be less
ened by checks in the rise of wages.
Here, then. are two distinctly opposed
interests. The farmers have prepared
no lists of the "friendly" and the
"unfriendly." They will, however. ex-
ert powerful influence in the cam
paign, and it is always to be borne in
mind that they are more numerous
than the organized industrial work
men of the country.
Evening star., 1920-02-09

The declaration by Kurt Lersner
that the way for Germany to gain the
respect of her former foes is to break
promises accepted in good faith is
characteristic of the serio comic rea-
soning which German literature has
frequently offered as philosophy.
Evening star., 1920-02-09

Nothing has been reported to indi
cate that Holland is reluctant to be
farewell to the ex-kaiser because he
is such good company.
Evening star., 1920-02-09

Intimations from Europe that Amer
lean goods may not be bought over
there may cause little hope on the
part of the ultimate consumer over
here.
Evening star., 1920-02-09

Countries which request definition
of the Monroe doctrine might sim
plify the interchange by presenting
a direct inquiry based on the point
which does not appear perfectly clea'..
Evening star., 1920-02-09

Bernstorff is always described as
smiling, which brings up the old alb
struse question as to what constitutes
genuine sense of humor.
Evening star., 1920-02-09

Admiration for achievements evel
in wireless cannot detract from an
abiding reverence for the unremem-
bered genius who invented the SNOW
plow.
Evening star., 1920-02-09

While Senator Borah is known as
usually genial man, it must be ad
mitted that he carries merciless IN
terrogation point.
Evening star., 1920-02-09

Every experienced Statesman must
realize the difficulty of keeping pub
lie approvingly interested when moth
ing more than Il deadlock is offered.
Evening star., 1920-02-09
Daring Innovation.

Mm going to have great novelty
for my next concert" said the man
ager..
"Something new from lands ATARI"
"No. Pm going to have fine per
former named William Smith play a
composition by John Jones. with the
title in plain English"
Evening star., 1920-02-09

His industry in demanding ransom
money may indicate that Villas next
political activities will require an ex-
ira large campaign fund.
Evening star., 1920-02-09

As the conductor of bureau of in
formation Senator Borah is a buster
man than Mr.. Creel ever dared be.
Evening star., 1920-02-09

-Visitors desiring to see the Presl
dent credit the White House with !;
waiting list of historic distinction.
Evening star., 1920-02-09

1t cannot be denied that every rea-
sonable effort is being made to vary
the monOtony of treaty discussion.
Evening star., 1920-02-09

The weather bureau has resolutely
declined to include any mild reserva-
tions in its reports.
Evening star., 1920-02-09
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Wars and Words.

Wars and Words.
A few brief words can start war
With weapons fiercely drawn,
"a" says. ado thus" "B" says, "What
for?"
And then the game is on
A little chat, with no delay,
Bids strife for years endure;
But to get peace well under way
Needs tons of literature
Lurking Peril.
"That girl can look daggcrs when
she chooses"
"Yes. The authorities ought to
speak to her about carving concealed
weapons"
Power of Suggestion.
81 thought Crimson Gulch had given
up all its wild ways,' exclaimed the
visitor.
at has," said Cactus Joe.
"Then what is that faro layout do
ing down the street,"
"You mean in the savings bank
That was a bright idea of the cashiers
to encourage thrift. 1t makes it seem
easier and more natural for the boys
to come in and leave their money,
though it's kind O hard to convince
'em they can get it back whenever
they call for it."
Irony of Fate.
When sunshine lulls the storm to sleep
The taxis never balk;
But when the snow is three feet deep
That's when you have to walk.
Jud runkins is that dikouraged he
doesn't think H. C. L. will stop till
peanuts are selling for cent apiece.
Evening star., 1920-02-09

Jud Tunkins is that discouraged he
doesn't think H. C. l.. will stop till
peanuts are selling for a cent apiece.
Evening star., 1920-02-09
February 9, 1929

Cloudy tonight and tomor-
row. probably rain or snow.
Evening star., 1920-02-09
Power of Suggestion.
Irony of Fate.

When sunshine lulls the storm to sleep
The taxis never balk;
But when the snow is three feet deep
That's when you have to walk.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1920-05-20
Local Brevities

William Randolph. OF Ccodsn,
vas here on business Monday.
Guy y. Shearer made a busines
trip 70 Rfgby last week.
Mrs. NJ. MosesOn. on Monday
transported her AOH1ehoid goods /,
Twin Falls, where she viii make bel
iuture home.
Mrs. Elizabeth showers moved hel
| household goods - T~In Falls Mon.
lay. She will reside there, with her
daughter, Margaret.
j. n. Patterson. OF Jerome, was re-
neWing acquaintance here Saturday.
NJ. Patterson and his family moved
20 Wendell this spring. He Is farm
ns In that community and reports
that farm work Is advanced on the
sorth Side equal to that here.
Mrs. Anna Y. Bennett, OF the Chill
dren's nomefindlng and Aid Society
u Idaho was here Monday sOlieltine
funds for the work being done by
that institution.
Deputy Reynue Inspector n. j..
HaniOn was here for several days last
week, Investigating Income tax re-
turns aud finishing up the bushes
~ the department In this section.
Mr.. HanlOn reports that Filler Is one
OF the most prosperous sections IA
the state.
Earl Wilcox sustained a fractured
shoulder blade. Thursday, In a M
Orcycle mishap. He was taken to a
Twin Falls hospital Immediately
where an X-ray photo was taken.
The young man will soon be entirely
recovered from the unfortunate ne
cidcnt.
Mr. and Mrs. IT, A. White and FAM
lily Will leave tomorrow for their old
home In Arkansas. They have dis
posed OF their property interests on
North Street. and last Saturday sold
their furniture at well attended
auction sale.
On account OF Ill health, 8. ID Me-
bride has sold his acreage property
rear the city we'll. Mr.. Mcbride will
'ndeavor 10 regain his strength by
aking medical treatment at Lava
lot Springs AID other places.
s. A. Vandament. formerly In bus
ias here with W. w. Taylor, was a
Her visitor Friday Mr.. Wanda
nent is now farming near Bull, and
leyotes part OF his time with the
3uhi Department Store.
w. A. Shear and A. o. maitland
re making extensive improvements
m their residence property on Fifth
,treet New cement driveways are .
'eing put In from the street TO Their
garages and other I'M
are being made about
he premises.
Arizona republican., 1920-04-01
ASSEMBLY STAYS IN SESSION ALL NIGHT
 FOR SOCIALIST VOTE
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ALBANY, N. Y., April 1.-After 14 hours of argument and debate on the question of unseating the five socialist assemblymen, the New York assembly at 2:15 today remained in session with the debate continuing in progress and no definite indication of when the bal loting would be begun.
 Shortly after ? o'clock. Speaker Thaddeus c. Sweet said he believed that the first roll call, that on the pro- posal to expel Assemblyman Louis Waldman, would not be begun before o'clock and it might be considerably later.
 Long after midnight, Speaker Sweet. who instituted the custer proceedings, left the rostrum and spoke from the floor, something that he has done only once before during his long service as the assembly's presiding officer Part of his speech was construed as reply to Assemblyman Theodore Roosevelt, who had advocated the reseating of the five suspended members.
 The speaker said that almost the last words that the late Colonel Roosevelt spoke to his people was a message that will ever ring in the heart of every citizen. Among the things he said was this:
 t..But this is predicted upon the mans becoming in every fact an American and nothing but an Ameri- can. If he tries to keep segregated with men of his own origin and sep arated from the rest of America, then he isn't doing his part as an American. There can be no divided allegiance here. We have room for but one flag the American flag, and this excludes the red flag, which symbolizes all wars against liberty and civilization just as much as it excludes any for eign flag of a nation to which we are hostile.'''
 Then Speaker Sweet said:
 We are building by our action to- day granite bulwark against all trail tors within the boundaries of our re- public. Our flag of the republic is whipping the breeze in defiance of enemies from without"
Arizona republican., 1920-04-01
ID PERMIT SOLD|ERY ID ENTER
 NEUTRAL RUHR ZONE
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 THE HAGUE, March 31-The cen traE council at Essen, according to the Berlin Tageblatt's correspondent there, has been in wireless communication since last Friday with the soviet at Moscow and the boishevik commander of the troops in Russia fighting against Poland
 PARIS. March 31.-Semi- official in- depreciation of the letter of Premier Millerand to the Germap charge d'affaires, Dr. von Mayer. denying per- mission to the Germans to send troops into the neutral zone, near the Ger man border, is that there is no longer any question Of permission for German troops to enter the Ruhr district under any conditions.
 It is said that information received by the foreign office from various all lied sources confirms the previous im- pression that the presence of more troops in the Ruhr district is not only unnecessary, but would be likely to provoke fresh trouble. whereas the sit uation now is improving.
 BUDERICH, Rhenish Prussia, March 31-(By the Associated Press)-The Reichswehr troops have advanced east ward and southward and have occupied Hueac, Haltern and Achem. The Spar tacans lost three guns in the fighting.
 ROTTERDAM, March 31.-A dis patch to. the Rotterdamsche Courant from Essen says the representatives of the labor unions and of the three so- cialistic parties have issued an ulti- matum to the government threatening a general strike in all Germany unless their demands are granted. The de- mands are, first. binding the govern ment to recognition of the resolutions passed at Bielefeld: second. abolition of military measures contrary to the resolutions. and, third, the recall of Gen von Waiter and granting AS hours in which to carry out the Bielefeld armistice terms.
 THE HAGUE. March 3l.--The Nun ster government in communication issued today says:
 Soldiers still are being held prison CTS at Elberfeld and Essen. Some of them have been badly treated. At Herne the radicals took the town hall and dismissed the laborers' council. At Elberfeld armed rebels compelled the in factories to strike.
 ''Discord between the Spartacan par ties is increasing
Arizona republican., 1920-04-01
COLONEL ROOSEVELT
 OPPOSES EXPULSION
 IF FIVE SOCIALISTS
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ALBANY, N. Y, March 31--A pro- test against the expulsion of the five socialist assemblymen was voiced by Lieutenant Colonel Theodore Roosevelt today, in his maiden speech as a mem Der of the New York assembly. His argument was made in the course of the debate on the question of unseat- ing the socialist members. Colonel Roosevelt conceded that the assembly, as the sole judge of the qualifications of it's members, had a right to eXpel anyone and that its determination was final.
 AS this power is subject to no ex- ternal control" he said, ''it is doubly necessary for us to exercise it only with self-control, because the greater the power, the more dangerous the abuse.
 To eXpel the socialist party from our assembly We must condemn it as a conspiracy. If we so eXpel it, we must in all logic set about expelling all socialists from every office they hold through the length and breadth of this state, and to bring the expul- sion to it's logical conclusion. as the right to vote in general entails the right to hold office. we must disfran- chise every dues paying member of the socialist party.
 With regard to the first of these the record shows that during the last crisis neither the party nor most of it's members approved of the war. or for that matter, of any war. They confined their activities. however, to protesting against the war and to re- training from giving voluntary help to it's prosecution. To convict the party on this charge would then be to convict on belief of a state of mind.
 With regard to the second charge. that of planning the overthrow of the government by force, in no part of the record do I consider this to have been proved. At worst, there are some am biguous phrases and utterances. To convict on these it is necessary to aS- sume that each and every member of the party subscribes to every tenet of the party, an unfair assumption.
 ''It has been definitely proved in the investigation that minors and aliens are members of the socialist party and may influence it's policy and sit as members of its controlling com mittees. This is most unsavory fact, but should we expel the party on this account? Again, no We abhor the party's principles; we must not let this influence us to commit q crime against representative government We have established no case against the social ist party. We must not expel these men. therefore, simply because they are members of the socialist party.
 'The second, but less important feature that comes up before us is the question of fitness of these men as in- dividuals.
 We have a rancorous dislike for the actions of most of these men as indi yiduals. Our actions, however, must have no reference to any except two things-original justice and discre- tionary applications. We must not let this entirely justifiable dislike force us to commit crime against representa- tive government. We must reseat these men. and then in our pleasure take up and remedy by legislation such things in their party as may need cor rection-D
Arizona republican., 1920-04-01
DANIELS HIMSELF BLAMED FOR NAVY
 CONDITION IN 1917
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WASHINGTON, March 31.-The re- lation of the mental and tempera- mental characteristics" of Secretary Daniels to the alleged unpreparedness of the navy for war in 1917 was dis cussed today before the senate naval Investigating committee by Rear Ad miral Bradley A. F'iske, retired, former ly MT. Daniels chief adviser In the department as aide for operations. The secretary's characteristics and "prev ious training" Admiral Fiske said. pre- vented him from taking "a broad ard profound view of the navy's needs.
 Up to 1917, the officer declared, Mir. Daniels seemed convinced that there would never be another war.
 The witness described at some length his differences with the secretary. While their "personaI relations had been cordial. he said. he had founf he could not work with Mir. Daniels and resigned as aide for operations in 1916.
 MT. Daniels, Admiral Fiskc said, paid too much attention to details and did not sufficiently interest himself ir broad questions of plans and policies The secretary was particularly solici- tous regarding the welfare of enlisted men, the officer asserted, and naval of ficers generally felt that he attached undue importance to the comfort of the men and carried his efforts to ''democratize the navy" to an extent inconsistent with discipline.
 Secretary Daniels was deeply and sincerely interested in the welfare Of the men, Admiral Fiske said, adding that he opposed MT. Daniels plan for the education of enlisted men because he thought the system would take too much time from the military training of the crews
 Rear Admiral II. T. Mayo, who tes- tified yesterday. was asked by Chair man Hale today to prepare an addi- tional statement setting forth his views with regard to the need for a well de- fined foreign policy as related to naval preparedness and suggest ions fo- the avoidance in future wars of naval mis- takes of the world war. He was in formed that he would be called before the committee again later. Rear Ad- miral William F. Fulla5a will testify tomorrow.