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The Washington herald., 1920-04-24
WATSON TO FIGHT PALMER
+ AT CONVENTION IN GEORGIA

Atlanta, Ga, April 23.-with the
consolidated returns from all coun-
ties in the Georgia State Presiden-
tial primary complete, A. Mitchell
Palmer was given a lead of IL
convention votes over his %nearest
opponent, Thomas E. Watson.
Complete returns show that Pal
mer carried 81 counties with l46
convention votes; Watson 55 coun-
ties with 132; Senator Hoke Smith
46 with 168
The popular vote was: Watson,
51,977; Palmer. 4s.46o; Smith, 1865.
That a bitter dght will be car
rted to the floor of the State con-
vention here May Is was indicated
today when campaign managers for
Watson made bitter protest
against allowing Palmer the
Georgia delegation to the San
Francisco convention.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-24
SENATOR REED DEFEATED
AS CONVENTION DELEGATE

Joplin. Mo-, April Ex-senator
James A. Reed was repudiated to-
day by the Missouri Democratic
convention. when 1t refused to ac-
cept him even as a district delegate
to the national convention.
Because CT Reeds fight on the
league of nations. administration
forces refused to let him go to the
San Francisco convention, although
the Fifth district had named him
as one of it's delegates. Opposi-
tion to Reed previously had been
so strong that his friends had not
offered his name as a candidate for
deleg e-at-large.
Missouri's tkirty-six delegates
will go to San Francisco unin-
structed.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-24

Washington children Of all ages
nd nationalities look forward to
Nay Day, but in no section of the
city has greater interest been dis
played in the coming of the Queen
of~May than at the Neighborhood
House, 470 N street southwest.
There, several hundred little chill
dren are preparing to give the Queen
of May q royal reception. And the
nature OF this years celebration.
tMay Day in Toyland," has awak-
ned in the little tots the same an
ticipation as Christmas and Santa
Claus.
Though the principal program will
be presented on Saturday. May /. in
the street in front OF the house, little
plays for the little people will be
offered on Thursday and Friday af-
ternoons at o'clock and playlets
that will appeal to older children
and adults will hA given on Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday nights at
s o'clock. The plays will all be pre-
sented in the open-air theater in the
rear Of the house.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-24
SUGAR HOLDUP
CHARGED IN PROBE
OF BIG SHORTAGE
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famine in sugar, butter and other
necessities.
The government has also been no.
ufed alleged sugar profiteers in
New Orleans would he hailed into
court to explain recent sharp in
creases in price.
In Philadelphia eleven moro war
rants have been issued against su-
gar dealers. charging profiteering.
Sugar is being retailed in this city
in some cases at rs to 80 cents a
pound.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-24
OUTLAWS DEFY
RAIL0FFICIALS
1000 Strikers at Chicago
Declare They Won't
/. Resume Work.
ATTEND BIG MEETING
Freight Situation Serious
Despite Optimism Of
,. Road Managers.
ATTEND BIG MEETING
BY n stan Correspondent.

Chicago, April 23.-Out of a maze
of conflicting reports. the fact re-
snains that the strike of the rail-
road switchmen is still on.
Railroad officials insist that con-
ditions are so per cent normal.
|. This. however, is not borne out
BY actual observation in the yards.
1T is true that some lines have great
ly improved transportation during
the last few days, but congestion
Feigns in others.
4 John Grunau, head of seeding
workers, released from jail at Joliet,
addressed strikers at a monster
strikers. about 1000 Of them. left
7he hall shouting that their de-
mands must be met or there would
be no resumption.
4 Several officials of the new union,
however, have returned to work.
\ Coal Shortage Severe.
Z Railroad officials give out optimis-
die reports. but privately a vice
president of a Southeastern railroad
Admitted that the conditions were
bad. The head of the biggest coal
GompanS here said the fuel situation
evas depIorable and that the city's
bins were empty.
E Brotherhood officials maintain
that the seceders are losing their
grip but offer no figures as to how
many crews are workable. The big
shippers do not share the optimistic
attitude Of the officials of either the
railroads or the brotherhoods and
figure that the strike will not bt
broken until the regular unions
have imported enough extra men tC
man the yards,
Charge Truth Suppressed.
The strikers openly charge that
employers, brotherhood officials
and newspapers misrepresent the
situation. They insist that the
strike could be settled in a few
hours werC the railroads inclined
TO be reasonable and fair. They
also blame the labor board in
Washington for prolonging the
strike. They maintain that the
board is influenced by old officials
and that no one will give them a
fair hearing. They do not want
to hght the government. they as
scrt.
AS conditions are tonight the
strike will be settled the minute
John Grunau passes along the
word to so back.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-24
CONDITIONS NEAR NORMAL.
NEW YORK ROADS REPORT

New York. April 23.-Flat refusal
of the railroads to take back strik-
ing employees save as individuals
and the expression of a determine
tion of the strikers to remain out
untn this was done marked devel-
opments today in the railroad
strike.
Nearly all the railroads asserted
conditions are rapidly becoming nor
NAL.
Lcssened attendance at the meet
ings OF striking employees also was
noted
The coal situation is no longer
alarming
The Washington herald., 1920-04-24
CHARGES w. R. E.
SEEKING EASY
COIN FROM u. S.
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the Washington Railway & Electric
Company are largely caused by the
cost Of holding on to the Great
Falls property until the moment
comes to unload on the government.
1t is for this that the people are to
, be taxed all around for an Scent
fare"
Milton c. Allies. chairman of the
board OF directors of the Potomac
Electric Power Company. said
last night that the property rights
on the Virginia side of the river
were held by the Potomac Electric
Power Company. which he said
was an entirely Independent COR
poration.
Proper compensation will of
course be paid these holders IL the
government decides to condemn this
property for the erection of a power
plant" said Allies. These holdings
date back many years.
The Great Falls project is an
old District matter. 1t has been
passed on to Congress successfully
from the Treasury Department, the
War Department, and the District
Commissioners. 1 hope that. this
time, definite action will be taken"
1T was formerly held cheaper to
produce current by the use of coal
than by building a large plant at
Great Falls, but that day Is ad-
mittedly past. and the need of the
Great Falls plant has become plain
to everyone"
Approves of Project.
I approve the Great Falls prof.
ect, and voted for 1t in the SEN
ate. I believe that a great store
house of power, such as is contem-
plated in the bill. will be of the
utmost value to people of the Dis
trict. especially if, in. the future,
we have a serious coal shortage.
But / did not realize that the, Wash
ington Railway and Electric Com
pany. in spite of its unsavory rep
utation, was maneuvering to dig
a large and entirely illegitimate
profit out of the transaction. and
shall make my protest in no un-
certain terms"
District Commissioner Kutz de-
clared that the riparian and other
rights. acquired some years ago by
the Washington Railway and Elec-
trio Company. were no longer held
by that company, but had been
turned over in their entirety to the
Potomac Electric Power Company.
'Of course, if an appropriation Is
made for the construction of the
Great Falls plant, Ishall be very
glad" he said, "and I see no course
for the law to take expect to re-
imburse present owners of the prop
erty at Great Falls, whoever they
may be, when the rights are az
quired by the Federal government
by condemnation. However. l think
1t probable that this water power
bill will carry only a moderate ap-
preparation to investigate the Great
Falls project"
The Washington herald., 1920-04-24
WOOD FORCES IN MARYLAND
GET AID OF THOMAS PARRAN

Baltimore, Nd. April 23.-Thom-
as Parran, Republican prophet of
Calvert County, has accepted a vice
chairmanship in the campaign COM
mittee of the Gen. Leonard WOOD
League.
Announcement to this effect was
made today by Galen N. TAFT, who Is
sponsoring the Wood boom in Mary
land. Parran Is convinced. he said,
that Calvert County will 60 for
Wood Parran will campaign for
the soldier candidate in Southern
Maryland.
This afternoon Senator Moses and
others addressed a Wood gathering
at Rockville.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-24
DEFEATED AS DELEGATE
REED SEES C. o. P. VICTORY

The action of the Missouri State
Democratic convention in refusing
to recognize the vote Of the Fifth
district caucus. favoring Senator
Reed as a delegate to the Demo
cratic national convention. means
that Missouri will go Republican
next fall by $4,000 to 100000" un-
less something is done to save the
situation. Senator Reed said yester-
day.
Reed said he will go to Missouri
within ten days. but not to contest
the action Of the convention.
His manner indicated that things
would begin to happen soon after he
reached his home State.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-24

For the past several weeks Mrs.
Clara d. Neigh and her assistant
directors, Miss Lena Berghausen,
Miss Barbara Miller. Mrs Angela
Redmond. Miss Elinor Mills. Miss
Helen Stuart Griffith, Miss Beatrice
Goodwin. Miss NJ. S. Poole. Mrs. Wal
ter Muir. Miss Clara Schott, Miss
Helen Everett, Miss Irene Wright,
Mrs. Garland Fulton. Miss May Lib
Edith Park, Miss Frida Eggers, Miss
Anna M. Roam. and Leroy Risler
and william Grifith have been busy
with the children and older girls.
The principals in the various casts
know their lines and await only
their cues.
Six May poles will be erected In
The Washington herald., 1920-04-24
Meredith Calls on City Men
For Farm Labor HOLIDAYS

l Appeal was made yesterday by
Secretary Meredith, Of the Depart
ment Of Agriculture. for city and
college men to spend their vacations
working on the farms to help make
Up the great shortage of farm la
hOr. They are needed particularly
IN the harvest fields.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-24
Drink Prices Raised.

Hagerstown, Md. Apri: 90. - The
price of soda water. sundaes and all
soft drinks in this city will be in
creased at least 10 per cent, dealers
announce, as a result of the short
age of sugar.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-24

the street in front Of the house and
here the children will dance under
the poles and do honor to the Queen.
A band will play gay and enchant-
ing music. The toys and the fairies
viii greet all their friends, and on
the stroke of five will come to life,
and will march. sing and be gay.
and make merry on May Day.
The patronesses for the May festi-
val include:
Miss Sophie Siebert, Mrs. Walter
r.. Tuckerman, Mrs. Claude B.
Mayo. Miss Ellen A. Vinton. Mrs
Alice Barney. Mrs. Irving Zirpel,
Mrs. John Jay White, Mrs. Cuno
H. Rudolph, Mrs. William J. Ethel,
Mrs. John C. Fremont, Mrs. Wilbur
The Washington herald., 1920-04-24
JOHNSON WINS
MONTANA VOTE
Indorsed as Republican
Presidential Candidate
On Early Returns.
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favored Gov. Edwards. In print
ing their slate the candidates
names are headed, Vote for a tick
ct representing true democracy"
They have a complete ticket, and
the fact that the Palmer-McCor-
mick slate is not complete leads
them to assert that the Palmer-Mc-
Cormick candidates are concerned
only in the control of the party or
ganization and not in the party.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-24
Romney Starts Overall Club.

Romney. w. Va. April %. - A
meeting has been called at the
Court House here, tomorrow after
noon. for the purpose Of organizing
an overall club.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-24
Departures from Normal.

Accumulated deficiency Of temperature
since January 1, 1920. ST.
Deficiency of temperature since April 1.
1920, a.
Accumulated deficiency Of preeipita ton
since January 1, 1920, -1.33,
Excess of precipitation since April l..
1920, 1905.
Temperature same date last year-HiEh-
est, IS; lowest. 4S.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-24

BY the use OF a delicate apparatus
which he invented. a Russian scien-
tist has shown that light waves exert
a measurable mechanical pressure.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-24
The Weather

Forecast.
District Of Columbia. Maryland and Vir-
ginia: Fair and colder today; tomorrow
fair with rising temperature: fresh and
probably strong west winds,
The Washington herald., 1920-04-24

The Fan Fairies the children the Neighborhood
that are going welcome the Queen of May May Day
lips Ethel Balnser Gladys Genwel Sarah Worst
collins Bottom row. Evelyn Mohershead Helen Singer Marjorie
rgsby Louise Thomas Edna Watson Mabel Mothhead Gather
inc Flint Nete Wope Helen Mills May
The Washington herald., 1920-04-24

Highest e; lowest, 80
Relative humidity-s a. m, "a; 2 p. M,
20: s p. m, 2s.
Rainfall (S p. m. to p. m.), OO1.
Hours Of sunshine, 1913
PeF cent of possible sunshine, 90.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-24
Neghborhood House Children Al A-quiOer in Anticipation
Of Feast Games and RauZets in Celebration Of May Day

HsrIs o grosb of trospsesi0e mer-
ry-mokers Of, Moy Day. all in gala
array and ready to take leoding parts
in any meryintent sfoot.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-09-30
ALL VOTERS MUST
REGISTER ON TUESDAY
Voting Places in City VIII Be Selected
ut Once-City Voters Are Com
PEELED to Register.

The voting places for the November
election will be announced by the
sheriff within the next few days or as
soon as he can procure voting places
in the four new precincts which have
been made in Maysville and the reg
ular registration which will be held on
Tuesday, October 5th, will be held al
these designated places.
Voters should remember that it is
absolutely necessary for them to reg
lister on next Tuesday If they expect tC
vote for president in the November
election This applies to women as
well as men. The new women voters
must be certain to register Tuesday
if they expect to cast ballot for pres
ident in November.
1t is understood that in Maysville
at least, there is considerable interest
among the women voters and quite 6
number of women are expected to take
part in the presidential election.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-09-30
For Vice President.
w. G. BLAIR, of West Liberty.

that fact they would support the DEM
ocratic candidates. Well, Mr.. Roose-
welt is a nice man but he is young in
politics and has lot to learn, for the
women played large part in winning
that election for the Republicans.
About 10000 women registered in
Maine and about one woman voted for
every two men and they DID NOT
vote for the world club.
But Maine isn't tn only place where
the people have shown that they will
have nothing to do with the world
club or with anyone who favors it.
When the primary election was held
in the state of Georgia, Woodrow Will
sons administration and all it stands
for was turned down fiat. They NOM
mated for the United States man
who is absolutely against the world
club and who made his fight for the
nomination on that platform. Some
time before the election in Maine, Sen
ator Moses of New Hampshire made
the race in that state for denomination
on the Republican ticket. Before the
nomination the Democrats were loud
in their claim that they would break
into New Hampshire this year on the
world club issue. Senator Moses has
been one of the bitterest fighters
against the world club and yet he won
the nomination with a smashing VIC
tory.
1T looks as If the Democrats have
MT much show, doesn't it?" commented
Jack.
Jack, not only that, but all these
victories against the World club give
us some understanding as to why Gov.
Cox tried so hard to get the minds of
the people off the subject by trying to
make an issue of the money the Re-
publicans were supposed to be spend
ing. But he failed to produce the proof
and now he is in the position of be-
ing forced to take up the battles of
Woodrow Wilson for the world club
The people have had enough of this
silly talk of preventing war by a club
that means war and more war. They
won't have it and they intend, both the
men and the women, to prove 1t in
November by electing Warren G.
Harding by the largest vote ever cast
fc "a president of the United States"
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-09-30
ERNST IS MAKING
STRONG APPEAL
TO KY. CITIZENS
Senatorial Nominee Makes Head
way Over State New Speak
ing Dates Announced
Especial Dispatch)

Louisville, Sept. 25.-Richard p.
Ernst, the Republican nominee for
United States Senator, has taken his
appeal to the people of Kentucky.
More than week of intensive cam
paigning over the state has shown him
to be truly popular candidate.
Mr.. Ernst opened his campaign at
Danville two. weeks ago with speech
which revealed his strong grasp upon
the issues of the day. His discussion
Of the League of Nations, covering the
unending "bad points in that docu-
ment, was met with much approving
applause.
The senatorial nominee has the fol-
lowing speaking engagements up to
the present time:
Williamsburg and Corbin, September
25; Madisonville, September ~ Ma
rion, October l !; Princeton, October / !;
Kuttawa, October 9; Paducah, Octo-
Der 2; Hardinsburg, October 4.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-09-30
OUR POLICY

support unquesonab for the good Of Mason
County community rather than propositions in favor
section against another And likewise
earnestly consistently all things that not for the good Of
0 the County q whole.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-09-30

When the Republican party charges
the present Democratic administration
with gross waste and extravaganza
throughout the seven years it has been
in office, especially in the conduct of
the war, it stands ready to offer its
proof.
1t has just been reported by the
Treasury Department that, from April
&, 1917, to February 20, 1920, it paid
out 'on warrants of the various execu-
tive departments the sum of thirty-slx
billion, nine hundred and eighteen mil
lion dollars.
Waste ls Great.
Reports of official investigating COM
mittees show that, Of the SlS,000,000,-
600 spent by the War Department
alone, practically $9000,000,000 has
been wasted, or spent on projects that
We're foolish, are wholly useless now,
and were totally ineffective in prose
cutting the war.
There was spent at Charleston, Nor
folk, Boston and other places $780, 000.-
600 for port terminals from which no
ship ever sailed during the war.
A port terminal was begun in a bog
and swamp ten miles up the river from
Charleston and after $20,000,00O had
been spent in construction it was found
that ships could not reach the terminal
until the river had been dredged for
the purpose.
For nitrate plants, $l20,000,000 was
spent in visionary scheme and not
pound Of nitrate was produced. Prac.
tically S10000O,000 of this sum was
sunk at Muscle Shoals, Ala, and the
War Department now asks additional
millions to turn the abortive nitrate
plants into fertilizer producers.
For powder plants, $160,000,000 was
spent and not pound was made in
them. The one at Nitro, w. Va, cost
$70,000,000 and was sold recently fol
$S,000,000, with the prospect that the
government will never get very much
of the SS,OO000O.
Waste in Shells.
There was $1,000,000,000 spent fol
shells and only 1900 American shells
were fired by the American forces IL
the war. We fred very often as many
as 100000 in n single barrage, on Q
single morning; we had to BUY or be-
them from our allies.
We spent $l,0j1 100000 preparing
to manufacture aerOplanes; we die
not produce one fighting machine
We did make purely bombing plane
"A few of them. All we made ant
sent to the front were 2l3 observation
planes, and they were dangerous ant
defective.
For tanks, we spent $10O,000,000
The first American tank did not reacl
France until after the armistice hat
been signed and the war was over.
The sum of Si17,000,000 was eXpend
ed for the manufacture of gas. Their,
never was any gas fired on the battle
front in American shells.
Guns cost us Ito make in this coun
try) $47S,000000, We only succeeded
In getting As of the 4.1-nch guns ant
"A of the S-inch howitzers-a total O
~ American guns-t0 where our boy,
cnnll use Them
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-09-30

The success of the Central league in
the season just closed demonstrated
the fact that four-club organization
can be made to pay. Every club in the
league is said to have ended the season
with handsome balance in the tras-
ury.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-09-30
Foley's
Honey and Tar
COMPOUND

SOME OOND
is A TIME.TRIED REMEDY that
can be relied upon TO Get rid of coughs
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bury, Parkersburg, W. Va.
Children like FOleyS Honey
and Tar. 1T contains no ObiateS.
and wil nut jnJare q delicate
stomach.
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The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-09-30
AN INDICTMENT OF
THE DEMOCRATIC
ADMINISTRATION

When the Republican party makes
charges, it backs them up with facts.
It does not indulge in wildly-stated
generalities which mean nothing to
the citizen who is seeking enllghten-
ment upon the vital issues of the
boy
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-09-30
ONE YEAR AGO TODAY.

Strike in American steel industry
/ @ehed deadlock.
Brand Whitlock named as first L
S. Ambassador to Belgium.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-09-30

Poison gas has had the effect of
making the battlefields of France
especially fertile.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-09-30

Eiffel supplied 100000 and the
French government 100000 for build
, ing the Eiffel tower.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-09-30

2 Southerners in the United States OBJ
serve mourning much more strictly
than do Northerners.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-09-30

Horace Greeley reached New York
with $40 and four years later founded
weekly newspaper.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1920-02-26
DOES INTEREST ON BONDS
FORTWENTY YEARS
DOUBLE THE DERTS

Opponents to bond issues often
argue that the interest on the
bonds for twenty years at five per
cent will double the debt. A
logical answer to this argument
is contained in a recent issue of
"Good Roads for Wisconsin,, ;,
and is given thus:
N 'STake two farmers living on q
certain road. Both need to build
new barns as they are. enlarging
their hero, and they find their
COWS are.money makers. Farmer
Johnson goee to abahk, and bor-
rows $4,000 to.zbnild his barn,
paying five percent interest," Let
US assume for illustration, that
he .borrows IL for twenty years.
and pays,a hpndrad dollars inter,
est. per year, ;or $1,000 in all
This with, thes original amount,
makes $4,000 he had paid for.the
barns Meantime he.has had the
nse of,the barn for twenty years,
and he has enlarged. hiss. herd and