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Morris tribune., 1920-03-19
CARD OF THANKS

CARD OF THANKS.-We desire to
extend our sincere thanks for the
beautiful contributions of flowers
and the many kindnesses extended by
friends and neighbors in our recent
sorrow in the death of beloved hus-
band and father.
Mrs. Abraham Lee,
Marie Lee,
Mrs. A. Sunby.
Morris tribune., 1920-03-19
LOST AND FOUND

FOUND-A muff Owner may have
same by paying for advertising and
identifying property. Inquire at
Griff1th's Dray Office. If
Morris tribune., 1920-03-19

Ortiz, ct al. swH rs, Eldorado, SIT
10000.
Alfred G. Welfare to C. J. Scott,
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-02-14

Read the Martinsburg Journal
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-02-14
P0ETESS' FUNERAL
SUNDAY AFTERNOON

IGo funeral Of Miss Kate MCViC-
ar, the well-known Winchester poet
and writer under the pen-name Of
Memo" will take place from her
hate residence On North Main street
that city, at 2:30 o'clock on Sunday
afternoon. The interment will be
made in Mount Hebron Cemetery
and the pallbreares will be Messrs.
j. l., Maphis, NJ. i. Capper, NJ. NJ.
Lynch, c. Vernon Eddy, A. l.. Green
and II. f. Byrd The deceased's
'er Mrs. Miriam Jenkins, and the
Iattes daughter, Mrs. Adolph Ko-
aclschatz. Of this city, are now in
Winchester.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-02-14
LANSING RESIGNS
FROM PRESIDENT
WILSON'S CABINET
Executive Accused Him OF
USurpinq Power.

Washington, Feb. Robert Ian
sing ended his career as Secretary
OF State late yesterday after Pres
ident Wilson had accused him Of
the powers of president
by calling meetings Of the cabinet
turing MIR. Wilson's illness.
Mr.. Lansing denied that he had
sought or intended to usurp the pres
id"ntial authority. He added, how
ever, that he believed then and still
believes that the cabinet conferen
Des were Tor the best interests o
lie repYblic," that they We're "pTo
Hcr and necessary" because of Tn
presidents condition and that
would have been dereict in hi
aty if he had failed to act as he
t. As the record stands, Mr. Lar
ing rendered his resignation an
.dr. Wilson accepted It. The resie
nation was offered, however. only
tier the president, under date of
February Z. had written asking il
it were true that Mr.. Lansing bad
iilcd cabinet meetings and stated
ta if such were the ease he felt il
necessary to say that under on
constitutional law and practice
hitherto. no one but
he president has the right 10 sun
mon the heads Of the executive d
partments into conference"
Mr.. Lansing answered two day
later-last Monday saying he ha4
called the cabinet conferences b
cause he and others of the pres
idnt's official family felt that, in
7iew of the fact that We We're d.
MED communication with you, II
was wise for Us to confer informal
ly together on matters as TO which
action could not be postponed until
your medical advisors permitted
You TO pass upon them"
The secretary concluded by say
ing that if the president believed
he had failed in his loyalty" to him
and if Mr. Wilson no longer had
in him, he was ready to
relieve you of any embarrassment
by placing my resignation in your
hands"
The president repliad last Wednes
day that he was much disappoint
cd by Mr.. Lansing's letter regard
ing the so called cabinet meeting"
We said he found nothing in the
secretary's letter (which fustfies
your assumption of presidential
in such a matter" and adj
led that Il" must frankly take
advantage Of your suggestion to re-
sign
I mus say continued The presi-
dent that it would relieve me Of
Embarrassment, Mr.. Secretary, tHe
mfarNassmont Of feeling your re
Iuctance and divergence of judge
ment, if you would bive up your
present office and afford me ar
opportunity to select someone else
whose mind would more willingly
80 along with mine"
Before this letter was written.
he day for the regular cabinet meet
Tuesday passed and
he correspondence discloses why
lie cabinet did not meet. On the
same day that he received this let
.er from the president. Mr.. LANSING
announced that he had written 9TH
'r cabinet officers that he would not
call any more cabinet conferences
r the present, but no explanation
was offered. inquiry at the white
house brought only the statement
hat Mr.. Wilson himself probably
would call and preside at the next
session Of his official advisors But
4,
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-02-14
RETURN FROM NEW YORK,

Mr.. and Mrs. Guy H. Mckee and
milliner Miss Christina Rhodes re.
turned last evening from the east
orn cities, where they spent the
week nspecting the styles IN Alillin.
cry at - wholesale openings and
displays md replenishing their IL
ready large supply Of Spring crea-
lions of feminine headWear
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-02-14

being over the governments atti
tude toward Mexico.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-02-14
ACHES AND PAINS
SLOAN'S Gets EN-!
Famous pain and ache Liniment.
kept handy, brings 9ratify-
inc relief

" HEUMATIC twinges ease up
X soon. SO do stiff joints, lame
4 ~ back, neuralgia, overtaXed mus
cles, and those pains from weather ex-
posure, too - they don't fight long
against the counter-irritant Sloans
Keep this old family friend handy
for instant use "a little generates
.gi.t9M rubbing, leaving no skin stains
muss, or clogged pores. You ought to
keep a bottle handy always.
Ali druggists. Three sizes - 35c.'
70c., St.40
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-02-14
EIGHT DAYS OF GRACE.
b InternatIonaL News Servlce

IBY InternatIonaT News SerVlce.)
London, Feb 1.-THE allies have
ggranted Germany eight days Of
ggraee in which to accept the allied
peace terms, Premier Millerand Of
France, ANNOUNCED today in an in
terview printed by the Pail Mall Ga
Zette.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-02-14
TRhINMEN MAY NOT
GO OUT ON STRIKE
Lee Says White House DeciS-
ion Binding.

Washington Feb. 14.-Indications
that there would be no Independent
strike of railroad trainmen were
giyen late FridaY. when President
The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1920-12-25

;canize the industries by destroying [Toie lN
and establishing the Open Shop. N. loclety is
think that the Chamber Of CommeL ppaoyed in
Unions as they organized at the IL Ewes very
What the C. of G. fears, is the ST tIate Held
movement that is developing Within IEns, say
which will inevitably and very soon
F. of L. and make Of it Revolutions ki.
tion aimed not at the raising Of wa FME|
A. F. of L. is at the present time, but 4 I#FI
the complete overthrow Of the capitalize in Nf
At present however, the capitalist sdbicture a
ing to fear from the A f. of L. and lin the ##I
But these officials as well as the Cknmis- j q #| |
Commerce are fully aware that the ra1tnent lIT
of these Unions greasng the tobltKne u798l%kN
Gompers and his Labor Leutenants arefFina I @I&tM
for ride into oblivion However the enI of
is but the natural and logical developm} &l NI
class struggle, and we can patiently brk l1J
whole matter with complete optimism. larv M
The present offensive against LaboFter ll
Unions, develops the class conflict more Py IIAI
The class lines will be more tensely dltne
the working class will realize more andhd( u
necessity of class organization and clay VII III
The Revolution is inevitable, and the Chin WY
Commerce is unconscousy assisting i1i- vJ
veopment cf that condition which is mh AslHT
sary for the success of the Proletariat Rd 1fl
"Class- Consciousness" W-I
IF the Unions are destroyed and we ard f(FRf
TO abject slavery, then class organization HII
workers will automatically follow Tlx Ll
oppressed nations of people are always n R(
Revolutionary Russia was considered tn El
oppressed people on earth, yet today il 81 lJJ
the vanguard of the Proetaran RevolutE IH1
a bulwark against capitalism that has III WI
the death knell of capitalism over all the n EJ
Marx says that Capitalism will dig INV
grave and might add thereto, that NJ
will it dig its own grave. but it will NLlSy
crawl into the grave, lie down and commit |N Y
In conclusion want to pay my utmost I|fj
to the thousands of John Prices in thef|kI
movement, for it is such as they that lea{
Labor Movement May their work never ce{
their spirit never die.
The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1920-12-25
T H E t OF L E R
PAGE le

to pay the grocery, meat coal, gas and rent bills.
The kids are out of shoes, and little George is
wearing his patched up war times clothes.
And behold you! The other day solicitor ven
tured into cur home, in quest of funds for the
suffering children of Europe Of course | can
sympathize with the children of Europe as |
sympathize with all suffering humanity, particul-
aly with the people of Russia, against which this
government and the Allied Nations, who fought
against the Kaiser to make the world safe for
Democracy have established blockade, compel
ling millions of the children of Russia to starva-
ton. I made no contribution to the solicitor. l
may have had other reasons but the main reason
was: that had nothing to give.
However IN our own shop we are building
new pottery; that is: the contractor is doing the
building, while we laborers are just doing the
work We have what is commonly called "cnch,"
for all we have to do is: do the work
The contractor assumes the responsibility" he
doesn't get wages he just TAKES the profits
John Price, whom I spoke of above, is dogone
queer fellow He hasn't the slightest respect for
his employer he does as little work as he possibly
can, and often times have seen him stop right
in the middle of his work and argue with one of
the other fellows, about "class consciousnessw
sciousness!"
At our noon day lunch when we discuss the
cause of high prices and low wages, Price
will bust in like whirlwind and proceed 10
lecture us about Value, Price and Profit and end
up in condemning the Capitalist System. Some
times he will launch into an attack upon the
American Federation of Labor with fury that
would make Billy Sundays attack upon the Devil
appear as Grammar s1,ool oraton in COM
parison.
And so the days pass with Price continually
adding converts to his kospcllof "class conscious
ness, /, too, having sucsummed, partly due to his
teachings and partly to the low wages.
Hard economic conditions nurished with the
sound logic of the teachings Of Price has develop
ed more brains within me than all the other
years of my life combined
~a~Since becoming class-conscious am beginning
read up little, and know now what
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-10-28

al amendments that will provide fol
such changes and the public owner
ship of any industry or activity by
statutory enactment. Where land OF
any gift of nature is privately owned
the possessor shall pay all unearned
increment attaching thereto into the
public treasury"
In its issue of July 20 the Cour.
ier-Reporter called attention to the
change in the farmers conservation
plank and said: "There is vast diff
ference between the conservation OF
natural resources and public owner
ship of all natural resources. The
greatest of all natural resources is
agricultural lands. Under the die.
tation of the communist leaders of
the xonpartisan league misguided
farmers are now demanding that the
state take over the ownership of their
farms. Under the manipulation of
communist socialists like Townley
Mills and Stallard, who own nothing
and pay no taxes, the farmers con-
servation plank is converted into one
of the fundamental tenents of COM
munisim. These men believe just
what the platform says, that all the
land, all the forests, all the mines, all
the fisheries, should be taken out of
the hands of the present owners and
managed for the benefit of the lazy,
the indolent, and the dreamers. I'm
der their false leadership an effort
is being made to lead the farmers
of this state into a program of state
socialism as stepping stone toward
communism"
In reply to this comment the Yak
ina Valley American told us in eff
feet that any boob knows that. the
term natural resources" does not
mean agricultural lands. The plat
form makers who met in Seattle, Sep
TENDER ID, very evidently think "nat-
ursl resource" does mean land and in
plank No. 8 they say so in very plain
English. And if the plank doesn't
mean that the land should be taken
CIT of the hands of the present own
e-s and administered for the lazy, tn.
indolent, and the dreamers, we woul !.
like to know what it does mean. As
yet none of our farmer-labor friends
have been able to tell US just exactly
what it does mean.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-10-28

WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH
THIS LAW.

I~HE very first plank In TIT
~ farmer-labor platform, al
adopted behind closed doors in Seattle
September Ia, calls for the repeal Of
the criminal syndicalism law of thi:
state and releasing all who have beer
imprisoned for violating it.
Just why should this law be re.
pealed? Would it help the farmers OF
the laborers? The only reason why
anyone could possibly advocate the re.
peal of the law is that they or their
friends might be permitted to do the
things prohibited by that law. What
does the criminal syndicalism law pro-
hibit? Read it. Here it is as found
in Chapter TIA, Session Laws of 1919:
Section /. Whoever shall
81. Advocate, advise, teach, or JUS
tify crime, sedition, violence, .intimi-
dalton, or injury as means or way OF
effecting or resisting any industrial
economic, social or political change, OF
"2. Print, publish, edit, issue OF
knowingly sell, circulate, distribute or
display any book, pamphlet paper,
handful, document or written OF
printed matter of any form, advocat-
ing, advising, teaching, or jhstifying
crime, sedition, violence, intimidation
or injury as a means or way of effect
ing or resisting any industrial, econo-
mic, social or political change, or
"3. Organize or help to organize,
give aid to, to be member Of or vol
unfairly assemble with any group Of
persons formed to advocate, advise, or
teach crime, sedition, violence, init
midation or injury as a means or way
of effecting or resisting any indus
trial, economic, social or political
change,
"Shall be guilty of felony"
What is the matter with that law :?
Is it endangering the liberty Of any
one who wants to be a good citizen
Has any farmer, any member of the
grange, or any member Of farm un-
ion been convicted or even arrested
for violating it? Has any member OF
organized labor, or any member OF the
railroad brotherhoods, been arrested
or convicted under it? Was it part
Of the original farmers" program
which organizers used as bait to Sc
cure membership in the nonpartisan
league?
Who does want it repealed? D. c.
Coates, former I. w. w. organizer and
present head of the farmer-labor par
ty in this state, Elmer Smith, I. w.
w. attorney, and choice of the farmer
labor convention for attorney general,
and other ultra radicals who seek to
mislead both the farmers and honest
workingmen.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-10-28
w w
HOW THEY GROW.

& srovl
The platform adopted by the nom
partisan league in state convention
in Yakima, July 10 contained the fol-
lowing plank:
"The conservation for public use
of all natural resources, and water
power owned and controlled by the
state"
Two days later when the nonparti-
san league met jointly with the triple
alliance and the railwaymen's well
fare league, this plank was changed
to read: .-2~ s'
"Public ownership and control of
all natural resources, including water
power SITES" .4
In the present farmer-labor state
platform, adopted behind closed doors
in Seattle, September ID, this plank
reads:
''The land, including every natural
resource, is the heritage of all the
people. Access thereto should be open
to all on equal terms, and the pro-
ducts of labor gathered from these
natural bounties should be exempt
from taxation. AS means to this
end, we demand the public ownership
of all public utilities, mines and water
powers. The adoption of constitution
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-10-28
statements, In his recent book he

says:
"The tax burden under the laws
enacted by Townley's legislature re-
suits in letting the fellow off in in
corporated cities and towns with less
tax and actually reduces the. tax of
the rich farmer with large buildings,
while it doubles and trebles the tax
of the poor man struggling to improve
his farm and with buildings of no con-
siderable value"
To prove this statement Mr.. LANCER
cites scores of instances among which
we find the following: &c. II. Kno-
bel, NEA dissection 30-141-64, which
was valued together with improve
ments for purposes of taxation at
$26,85S, haying more than $4,000
worth of improvements, paid in 1919,
$12S.93,, while w. E. Telken, NEA of
section 36-141-64, valued only at 3d.
445, with improvements worth about
$500, paid a tax of $130.57 in 1919.
In brief man with property valued
for purposes of taxation at $26,858,
paid tax somewhat less than man
with property valued at $9,445."
Now then, if Mr.. Albrecht did not
pay 100 per cent more state taxes in
1919 than he did in 1918, his share Of
the 100 per cent increase was paid by
some Woodworking, struggling farm
err of Rolette county. Here's some
thing for the nonpartisan league farm
er with small holdings and big debts
to think about.
In concluding his chapter on tax
alton, Mr.. LANCER says: "Any agita-
tor who goes out into Minnesota,
Montana, or Utah and tells how the
farmers of North Dakota were bene-
fitted by the socialist regime in tax
alton deliberately lies. The above
figures are official, taken from the
records and are conclusive proof.
Another bit, of propaganda which
they have been spreading is that even
though North Dakota taxes have gone
up they have gone up in other states
as we'll. The records show that in
no other state in the northwest has
there been the large increase that has
occurred in North Dakota.
"The increase in taxes is alarming
to the farmers. Something must be
done to lull them into fancied security
and therefore to distract the farmers
mind from the ultimate result the
socialist leaders find Crook after
crook and traitor after traitor
"Surely the men whom the socialist
leaders are branding are not all
crooks, scoundrels, thieves and loot
ers. AS a matter of fact most of
them are the best friends that the
farmers of North Dakota had during
the trying period of the last three
years"
The above is from the pen of man
who was born and raised in North
Dakota, man who has been identified
with the nonpartisan league since its
beginning, elected to state office by
the nonpartisan league. He is writ
ing as attorney general of his state
and member of the famous indus
trial commission. He challenges ar
rest for any false statements. Is
Chris Puderbaugh or any other local
nonpartisan Lacquer prepared to prove
him liar? Evidently Townley and
his associates are not, for Mr.. LANCER
has not been arrested.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-10-28
THE PROGRAM.

- UNRESTRICTED immigration.
Repeal of espionage and Grim
inal syndicalism laws.
State ownership of all natural re-
sources, including land.
State ownership Of all public util-
tiles.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-10-28
FOR THE SOLDIER BOYS.

FOR THE SOLDIER BO1S.
- UNDOUBTEDLY every patriotic
III citizen feels that the state of
Washington owes its ex-service 'men
something more substantial than a
debt of gratitude. There may be diff
ferences Of opinion as to the best
plan or method of discharging this
debt. The so-called bonus bill which
will appear on the general election
ballot as Referendum No. 2, may or
may not be the best plan of partially
recompensing the soldiers, sailors and
marines for their service, yet it is
the only plan that is presented. 1t
has the endorsement and the approval
of the service men and certainly no
citizen who believes they are entitled
to extra compensation will hesitate
to cast his ballot for the measure.
The soldier boys want it, are entitled
to it and should have it.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-10-28

State ownership of any industry
or activity.
Giving the /. w. w. and other mi
gratory workers the right to vote
without establishing a residence.
Bob Bridges, farmer-labor candi-
date for governor is quoted in the
Seattle Union Record as saying: 81
am opposed to any legislation to keep
the people of Japan or any other
country from America" In other
words Bob is for unrestricted immi-
grafton. Throw down the barriers
and the safeguards, open the doors of
America to the peoples of the world
to come as they please. Sweep away
the laws of restraint and give. them
free rein to go where they will over
the country teaching, preaching, and
advocating crime, sedition, violence,
intimidation, injury, anarchy, and
revolution. Place all the public util-
tiles, all the natural resources, any
or all of the mines, factories, market
ing agencies, finances, business and
activities of the people in the hands
of the state, subject them to the un-
certainties of the ballot box and give
the man who puts matches In the
threshing machines, and drives copper
nails in the fruit trees, an equal voice
in their management with the proper
ty owner and home builder.
This is the program of Bob Bridg-
es and the men who wrote the farm
er-labor platform. Is it the farmers
program? You nonpartisan league
farmer, read the original farmers
program as it was outlined by the or
ganizer and published for weeks in
the Washington Leader and compare
it with the present farmer-labor plat
form, then think it over.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-05-14
RESOURCEFULNESS

a Washington scientist recently gained some
interesting knowledge concerning the ingenuity
81 n spider. A stick was fastened upright IKE
q mast in a basin of water and a SPIDER was
pIaced upon il. As soon as he was fairy $50
lated he anxiously commenced to run TO ina 'he
mainland He would scamper down the mast
10 the water. stick out foot get 1t wet snake
II run around the stick TO try the other Slue'
and then run back to the top
As it very soon became plain to the spider
that his position was an extremely delicate one
be sat down "a think il over. Suddenly ne
seemed to have an idea Up ne went IKE a
rocket. to the top of the mast where he began
a series of gymnastics. He held one foot IN the
air then another. and turned around many
times BY this time he was thoroughly excited
much to the pelpleXty OF the scientist VINO pc
gan 70 wonder what the spider had discovered.
Finally il was apparent that the clever niue
fellow had found that the draft of air caused
by an open window would carry line ashore
whereby he could escape from his perIouS
position
Accordingly he pushed out thread that went
floating in the air. and heightened and length
ened until at last it caught nearby table
Then the ingenious spider hauled on his rope
until it was tight struck several times 10 as,
certain whether it was strong, then Ventured
out and worked his way TO safety.