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Evening star., 1920-02-22
EXTINGUISH 500 FIRE.
Anacostia Companies Go 10 Call
From House Of B. +. Cooper.

Anacostia fre companies yesterday.
afternoon responded to an alarm
sounded from box 90. and extinguished
a fire in the house of BENJAMIN f.
Cooper. T2s Howard road. The fire
was caused by an overheated chimney,
the police reported. and 500 damage
resulted.
Fire of unknown origin claimed the
attention of the FIRE department in
the house of Robert II. Smith, 1911 y
street. yesterday afternoon. About
$50 damage resulted.
A small fire occurred in the stable
of T. ]. Connor, 1926 Pennsylvania
avenue, in rear of 1915 25th street
about $40 o'clock yesterday after
noon. The fire did SO damage.
Evening star., 1920-02-22
Mr.. LANE WILL TAKE HIS
ASSISTANT TO new POST
J. J. Cotter, Administrative Ex-
pert, Will Have Important Posi-
ton in Petroleum Industry.

When Secretary Lane quits his
position as executive head of the
Interior Department on March !, to
become vice president of the Pan
American Petroleum and Transport
Company and the Mexican Petroleum
Company, he will take with him as
his assistant Joseph J. Cotter. who
has been his right-hand man in the
department work here.
Joe" Cotter is a Washington boy,
born here and educated in the Wash
ington schools. He graduated from
University Law School
in 1914 as president of his class and
Evening star., 1920-02-22

from a shortage of wood supplies. II is
not national economy to reduce ap--
preparations for work tending to re-
duce such COSTS" says Charles Lathrop
Pack, president of the American For
estry Association. This, unfortun-
ate1y is just what the committee on
in the House has done. L.
is to be hoped the Senate committee
will restore such appropriations and
help to reduce one form Of the high
cost of living"
Evening star., 1920-02-22
Takes Up Statistical Work.

r. NJ. Davis resigned from the
power section of the water resources
branch of the United States geologi-
cal survey some time ago. to take
up work as statistician for the Elec-
trical World. He. takes the position
of w. B. Hervy, formerly of the sur
vey, who has entered the employ of
the Sinclair Oil Corporation.
Evening star., 1920-02-22
GETS $50 DAYS IN JAIL.
Auto Operator Sentenced for Run
ming Down Pedestrian.

J. B. Hayes, confidential messenger to
President Wilson, was a witness in the
United States branch Of Police Court
Thursday against Edward Thomas, COL
ored, charged with assault upon Joseph
Hewlett, fifty-five years old, who was
run down by an automobile truck
operated by Thomas and seriously in
jured. Thomas was convicted and Judge
Mcmahon sentenced the prisoner to
serve $50 days in Jail without the al
tentative Of paying a fine.
Evening star., 1920-02-22
ESTREET RESTAURANT
1927 F STREET
Fridays Menu
Dinner, Csc

Served Daily. 4 to 8 Pm. Sunday, l to z. II
Hot Rolls and Butter
Tomato Salad
Clam Chowder or Mock Turtle {clear)
Choice
Roast Primo Ribs Of Beef au Jus
Baked Trout Fried Halibut
Goldfish Cakes, with Tomato Sauce
Creamed Oysters
Fried Oysters
Pork Chops (breaded)
Mashed Potatoes
Lima Beans or Green Peas
Choice
Cake Ice Cream Grapefruit Pie
Coffee or Pot of Tea
Evening star., 1920-02-22

He il one Of the most popular of
the younger men in ofhcial life in
Washington.
Evening star., 1920-02-22

Woman Of rank go bareheaded in
Mexico.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1920-06-18
WHO COOKED The LEAGUE BROTH.

The authorship of the League of
Nations plank in the q. p. o. plat
form has been disclosed ut Chicago.
1t was written by Elihu Root, re-
written by Col. George Harvey. re-
vised by George Wharton Pepper
and transposed and condensed by
Senator Brandcgcc. In these var
ious processes there was injected
into il part of the plank composed
BY Ogden Mills'S Advisory Com
mittee of III. some of Senator KEEL
logg's seven drafts, a dash of Borah
and a few lines of Watson.
The outcome was a complete
dodge of The leading issues now be-
fore the people. The platform
neither approves nor condemns the
League. 1t condemns Wilson's for
eign policy and then sets out, in inn
posing array, ten or a dozen general
platitudinous declarations to which
any and every man in America
would give ready assent. The lead
ers, Lodge included, were simply
afraid of Hi Johnson and Borah
and allowed them TO bulldose the
whole aggregation.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1920-06-18
HARDInG AND COOLIDGE.

u. S. Senator Warren G. Harding,
of Ohio nominated for President
by the Republican National Conven-
ton at Chicago last Saturday, the
18th inst on the 10th ballot. Gen.
Wood, Gov. Lowdcn, Of Illinois, and
Senator Hiram Johnson, of Cali
fornia, had led, in the order men
toned, for five or six ballots, but
neither seemed able materially to
increase his vote. After a two hour
recess Saturday afternoon The bal
loting was continued when it soon
became evident that the break
from the leading candidates had
come. Harding's vote grew on
every ballot till the 10Th when il
went beyond the 1913 needed for "A
nomination and the agony was over.
Gov. Calvin Coolidge. of Massa-
chusetts, who attracted country
wide attention some months ago,
when he denied the right of Boston
policemen to quit their posts and
60 on a strike. He was easily nomi-
mated on the first ballot as the NOM
inee for Vicc-Prcsidcnt.
MIR. Harding seems 10 be accept
able to the Old Guard or reaction
AIRY wing of the G. O. p. In point
of ability or capacity he has made
no special impression upon the
country. As Senator he is hard
~ above the average.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1920-06-18
WASTED TINE PLAYiN6 POLITICS.

One of the oft-made declarations
of the present Congress is that it
would repeal war emergency legis-
lation which The President greatly
desired.
This Congress had twelve
months in which to repeal this
emergency legislation. The Presi-
dent called Congress together in
May, 1919, and made certain recon-
mcndationS for constructive legis-
laiion to enable business and in
dustry to get back to peace-time
basis. Tax law revision, tariff adj
justncnts were urged by the Presi-
dent but his suggestions were COM
pletely ignored.
Not until about the last day of
the session did the Congress act and
then by a blanket resolution em-
bracing about all war measures and
poured it with many other bills in
to the Presidents lap when he had
no time to consider it.
Talk Of repeating this and that
law and of passing this and that
bill for home consumption for
campaign purposes; is merely a
camouflage for political play and to
afford a vehicle for attacks on the
President.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1920-06-18
BLACKLLSIS G. 0. P.

Samuel Gompers, head Of the
American Federation of Labor in
"a report 10 the Federation at, Mon
treai last Saturday, virtually black
listed the Republican party, saying:
The Republican party turned its
back upon Labor"
Gomper's report we are told will
be spread broadcast among the
rank and file of organized labor's
100000 members in the United
States. 1t is intended to direct the
entire political strength of labor
against The Republican party and
the Republican candidate for Presi-
dent.
"The entire Labor plank, he says,
constitutes denial of labor's de-
mands and contemplates the erect
ion OF government machinery for
the coercion Of labor and The sup
preston and limitation of its prop
er, lawful and normal activities. 1t
proposes 10 erect governmental
tribunals vested with the power to
compel involuntary labor. The en-
tire plank is denial Of freedom,
and is, in addition. subvcrsive of
the best interests of the republic"
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1920-06-18
ARTHUR B. ko0HTz.

The Charleston Gazette Of Mon
dag, the 18th, said editorially:
Now that the official returns arc
all in except as to those counties
in which recount was demanded,
and as to those, the results have
been tabulated, it has been settled
that Arthur B. Koontz is the Demo
cratict nominee for Governor.
We congratulate him and the party
that no charge Of corruption, no
suspicion of unfair practices be-
clouds his title. He is the fairly
nominated candidate of his party
and can 80 forth With clean hands
and clear conscience to present
his own and his party's claim for
the approval Of the people.
kanawlla county had two candi-
dates and this newspaper, true 10
its time-horored rule, took no stand
between them. 1t Was thus left in
position to support the nominee
of the party. Mr.. Littlepage made
Il fair fight and had he won The
Gazette could have supported him
as cordially as il now supports Mr..
KOontZ.
The nominee is a business man
and a lawyer we'll educated, prac-
teal and sensible. He was born in
the mountains of West Virginia,
has felt hard knocks and knows the
people and theirwants. He thinks
straight, talks to the point, decides
quickly and executes with vigor,
tempered by discretion. There is
no pretenSe nor false note in his
life. He is what he is without
hypocricy; he takes life as he finds
ii and does not expect miracles.
He makes good at his tasks: asks no
more than he gives; trusts his fell
bowman and works from early morn
till bedtime. He plays the game of
life as he does that of politics, out
in the open and on the square. He
is new man and his nomination
is the place for the young man. He
is the type that does not take I'M
derholds nor short cuts. He be-
believes that this State belongs to
all the people and that the spirit of
real democracy should pervadc
every branch of government. He
would be lost in class government
He is that kind of Il hcalthy-mind-
ed, active, well-informcd, vigorous
man which the State needs for
Governor.
Later OH, his party will announce
a platform Of principles, and it can
be set down now that he Will not
run upon a platform of deception.
L., L.,
perform if elected. We firmly be-
lievc that he would refuse to run
upon a platform unless he felt sure
that he could and would treat it as
covenant with the people,"
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1920-06-18
They SAY

THE Republican party stands for
agreement among the nations 10
perserve the peace of the world"
Then why are they trying to de-
stroy the League which all Europe
has accepted?
1--WE believe that such an inter
national method which shall MAIN
tain the rule of public right by de-
velopmcnt of law and the decision
of impartial courts, and which
shall secure instant and general in
ternational conference whenever
peace shall be threatened by polit-
ical action, SO that the nations
pledged to do and insist upon what
is just and fair may exercise their
influence and power for the pre-
vention of war"
Generalities which mean moth
ing-rot-campaign dope-a sop
thrown TO Republican friends
of the League to mislead and de-
ceive them. Did the artful plat
form builders think their rank and
file all fools?
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1920-06-18
A FALSE CLAIM.

The Republican claim of economy
by reducing government eXpendi-
lures is wholly misleading and
false. .l,%h
The appearance of retrenchmcnt
is offered by claiming that cutting
appropriations under department.
al estimates is saving, which
Democrats declare is an utterly
transparent and fraudulent device.
Automatic reductions in cXpendi-
lures by reason of the Termination
of the war are also claimed to be
a Republican saving, but the trick
lest method rcsortcd to by these
party leaders is TO reduce appro-
priations for the ensuing fiscal year
below amounts actually necessary
in order that the various Federal
bureaus may function, then make
them up in deficiency bills after
the election, as well as the practice
of cOncealing large sums of money
by merely authorizing departments
to cXpend uneXpcnded balances as
well as amounts that accrue to
various departments from their OPP
eh'ationS, without requiring them
10 be paid into the Federal treasury
and then appropriated in the regu-
lar way. BY this process, hundreds
OF millions of dollars authorized 10
be expended by Congress. do not
appear in The appropriations at all.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1920-06-18
REACTl0NARY TRIUMPH.

The victory Of Senator Harding
is openly proclaimed by his person
al adhcrentS as triumph" for
Conservatism. 1t has obviously
pleased the representatives of big
business" who gathered in Chicago
in large numbers when il became
apparent that the Republican party
was without boss, and preceded
to define policy for il, The funda-
mental feature of which was a COM
plete eradication Of radical" sem
iiment represented by the Johnson
element from The councils of the
party.
Following the humiliation of
Johnson and his supporters the
agents Of big business" proceed
ed TO write a platform rejecting the
best rcactionary traditions Of TIE
Republican party. The League of
Nations issue, upon which Johnson
concentrated his entire force, was
so adrOitly camouflaged as 10 per-
nit o! ii acceptance by Mr. Johnson,
and in fact the leaders in the var
iouS groups who have been divided
in opinion over that important
document.
The League plank is an aI'tful
dodge Of the main question, the
prime object in view being TO catch
'cm goin and comm. In fact the
whole platform was drawn with
That view.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1920-06-18
NEW PARTY IN The STATE.

History repeats itself and again
the &. o. p. in West Virginia is
splits in twan-thc quick and
clear result of the slush money and
rotten methods used to cheat Mont
gomcry out of votes to which he
was entitled. While we should dis
like to see Il man Of Montgomery's
stamp made Governor Of the State
we cannot approve the methods by
which he was defeated in the prim-
AIRY election. The purity of the bat
lot is thing indispensable to.
the preservation of free government
in this country and of far more i'm
portance to the people than the am
bition of any man for high office or
the control of the State by any po-
litical party.
In Charleston, last Saturday,
Montgomery and Il large number OF
his friends and supporters met in
convention and proceeded 10 organ
iZe the "NOn-partisan League" the
object Of which is to vindicatc the
claim Of the Labor Commissioner
TO the gubernatori;h nomination.
Montgomery was nominated for
Governor but no effort was made
to put full State ticket in the field.
Our "old war horse" Adam Little
page occupied a seat on the stage
and being called upon made Il
speech in which he expressed the
firm belief that Montgomery had
been nominated in the primary by
a plurality Of at least ten thousand
votes. He also spoke in high praise
of Montgomery as man whose
character and whose record as Il
State Senator he praised in high
terms.
So it appears that we have the
Robinson-Lilly fight repeated with
only change in the names of the
leading gladiatorS and with the
Democratic candidate we hope COM
ing in at the end and walking off
with the prize.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1920-06-18
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.

STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA, Green
brier county, IS: At Rules held
in the Clerks Office of the Cir
cult Court of Greenbrier county,
on the first Monday on the month
of June, 1920.
Virgie Twitty, Complainant,
VS..
Richard Twitty, Defendant.
In Chancery.
The object of this suit is to OBJ
tain an absolute divorce, and it APP
defendant, Richard Twitty, is a
nonresident of this State, it is ord
cred that he do appear here within
one month after the date of the first
publication of this order and do
what is necessary TO protect his
interest in this suit.
A Copy Teste:
II. C. SKAGGS, Clerk.
j. S. MCWHoRTER, Sol. 6-4-4t
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1920-06-18
BUSINESS NOTICES.
NOTICE.

will receive bids on Saturday,
June 18Th, 1920, at the hour of 10
o'clock a. M, on the road in qucs-
ton for the construction of about
rs rods of dirt road. and being
lately established from the RAIDERS
Valley road through the Billy place
to the Williamsburg road. Specifi-
cations may be obtained at my Of
flee.
BY order Of the County Court of
Greenbrier county, West Virginia.
r. X. RAIDER,
11-2t County Road Engineer.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1920-06-18
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.

To The Creditors of John A. Nc
C!ure, deceased, and all others
|. Interested in the settlement of his
rSf0fc:--
You are hereby notified that the
accounts of Mary A. Mcclure, adj
ministratriN. of the estate of John
A. Mcclure, deceased, are before me
for settlement, and that | have APP
pointed and fixed ThurSday, the
18th day Of Jniy, 1920, as the time,
and my office in the town of Lewis
burg. Grcenbrier county, as the
place. for receiving proof of debts
OF demands against said decedent,
or his estate, ut which time and
place you may present and prove
such claims.
Given under my hand this the
1st day of June, 1920.
FINLEY NJ. ARBUCKLE,
6-4-Gt Com'r of Accounts.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1920-06-18

A few days before the adjourn
ment of Congress Senator Pomerene
Democrat, Of Ohio, introduced a
resolution providing for the inves-
tigaton OF campaign expenditures
till the November election. A COM
mittee acting under such resolu-
ton, armed with proper powers
would have had a wholesome ef-
feet. But the Republicans feared
ii and quickly killed.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1920-06-18
COLORED SCHOOL At INSTITUTE,

West Virginia Collegiate Institute.
at Institute, Kanawha county,
graduated the largest number of
students in its history at the COM
mencement exercises held recently,
there being II diplomas and ccrti-
iiCateS awarded.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1920-06-18
C0RNWELL TO NOMINATE DAVIS.

From Charleston comes the re-
port That Gov. COrnwcll will make
the speech in The San Francisco
Convention placing Ambassador
John w. Davis, in nomination as
the candidate of the Democratic
party for President, if he can at
tend the Convention.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1920-06-18

The fellow who nominated "Hi'
Johnson at Chicago said: "The hour
has struck, the time has come TO
scourgc the last of the bosses from
This great temple of the Republican
party"
The tenth ballot showed who DOT
INC Sc0urging. IL was not the
bosses.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1920-06-18

Baltimore man expressed it
ap'iy when he said: IT'S an
abSolutcl y co!oriess candidate on an
absolutely ColorIess platform.
Nevertheless he warns The Demo
Gratis not TO undcrraic Harding's
strength.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1920-06-18
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS,
For Judge Circuit Court.

To the Voters of Greenbrier and Po-
cahontas counties:
Elevation to the bench will he pro-
motion. Should it be the will of the
Dem ocratic Judicial Convention to
nominate me for judge of this cir
cult l will use every honorable
means to secure my election. So
licit your interest in my candidacy.
J. S. McWHORTER.
To the voters of Greenbrier and Po-
cahontas Counties:
i announce myself a candidate for
the Democratic Nomination for Judge
of the goth Judicial Circuit, COM
Pocahontas and Greenbrier
Counties, subject TO the action Of the
duly selected delegates to the Judi
cial Convention to be held in Lewis.
burg, ,Greenbrier County, West yir-
ginia. on the second Tuesday in
August, 1920.
Your support is respectfully solic-
tied.
FRANK r. HILL,
Marlinton, W. Va.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1920-06-18

:. The Republican claim Of economy
by reducing government eNpendi-
lures is wholly misleading and
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-01-03
BIG STORE IS
h UNDER WAY
Wdtk Started on Brick Build
Ing for Christman-Rise-
man Company

Wk started the first of the pres
ent jeek laying brick on the new
build hg which will be the home Of
the recently organized Christman-
Riseman Company. An immense
amount of brik, sand aid other ma
terial has already been placed on the
ground and wogkmen have been busy
the past few days in digging the
trenches for the wall foundations.
Manager George Pulford, who. is sul
perintending the erection of the new
building, stated that it would be sew
eral months before the building would
be ready for delivery to the owners
as worlmen were hard to secure, and
this alone would make the job ahead
a slow proposition. The building, as
already stated in these columns, will
be one hundred and fifty feet deep
by about fifty wide and two stories
high. The big sheetiron warehouse
in the rear has already been con-
structed and quite lot of furniture,
etc., stored therein.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-01-03
NOLAN BUILDING
FINE BUNGALOW
Modern and Comfortable Home
Being Erected ON East Gro
lee Street for Publisher

w. F. Nolan, one Of the publishers
of the Star-Progress, like many other
citizens Of Opelousas who believe
that this city holds in store for its
people a great future in property in
vestments, has decided to quit rent
ing and to build a comfortable and
pretty bungalow. The contract for
the Nolan home, which viii grace
East Grolee street, next to Robert
Perkins residence, was let out last
week, and on Monday morning Aug
uste Amy, well known local contrac-
tor, had crew of men at work break
ing ground.
The Nolan home will be one of the
prettiest on Grolee street and viii be
a valuable addition to one of the
most desirable residential sections Of
opelousas. It win be ready for oc-
cupancy in about six or eight weeks.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-01-03

Mrs. Gus A. Baillio and family re-
turned to their home in Basile. La,
on Tuesday, after spending the
holidays here at the home Of Mr.. G.
R. Baillio.
Miss Vera Zernott and Master Bill
lie Zernott of New Orleans have been
guests for several days at the home
of Mrs. Otto Anderson.
Mr.. Kirtley Boudreau spent several
DAYS Of this week in Lafayette at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. r. Lee Rheil.
Master Josephus Rheil has been in
town for several days as the guest Of
friends.
Miss Ellen Boudreau, after spend
ing the holiday season with her folks
here, has returned to her work at the
Charity Hospital in New Orleans, La.
Mr.. Frank Lalanne, who has been
employed by the Thistlethwaite Lum-
Der Company Of this place, has re-
turned to his home in New Orleans.
Mr.. and Mrs. JAG Bloch and daugh-
ter, Miss Sybil, have been in New
Orleans for several days Of this
week, and from there they win 60 to
Houma, La, where they win be
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-01-03
YOUNG MEN TO
MAKE THE LIST
Committee Selects Two from
Each Faction to Get Up
the Names of Voters

Reference to the proceedings of
the parish democratic executive COM
mittee, published elsewhere in this
issue of the Star-Progress, will d.
close the fact that the body, at its
meeting held last Tuesday for &C.
complishing the important worN Of
selecting the commissioners and
clerks and watchers for the January
primary, also appointed Oscar Andre
pont and Easton Durio to get up the
official list Of the voters for each Of
the twenty-five election precincts of
st. Landry parish. These two young
men represent the two opposing fac
tions in the parish, and their appoint
ment is customary one of the COM
mittee.
Their work will be somewhat ted
ious as they have to compare the
registration rolls with the poll tax
list, for many may be duly register
ed but not have their poll taxes paid
for the years 1918 and 1919, and
hence not be qualified to vote.
AS poll tax payements for voting
qualification ceased at midnight last
Wednesday, the work Of compiling
and listing the qualified voters Of the
parish began only in earnest yester-
day Thursday being 8 legal holiday.