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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-17
DRIVE FOR ECONOMIC GAIN
CAUSE OF ENTENTE BREAK
BHtains Acquisition of Rich Oil Lands
Rankles France Interests of Nations
No Longer Identical.
BY PAUL SCOTT MOWRER.
By Cable to The Star and Chicago
Daily News. Copyright, 1920.

BY PAUL SCOTT MOWRER.
By Cable to The Star and Chicago
Daily News. Copyright, 1920.
PARIS, August 17.-Underneath the
continual disagreements which have
marked Franco-British relations since
| the beginning of the year is the sim
pie fact that French and British in
terests are no longer identical.
After watching the divergencies
growing during a year and a half of
negotiation. the writer recently has
had occasion to study them more
closely in central and southeastern
Europe, and now it is less surprising
that the allies are unable to agree
than it is remarkable that they. still
succeed in working together as well
as they do.
The quarrel which has been rank
ling between France and Britain in
the near east ever since the armi-
not without leaving bad taste in tn e
mouth of each party. France actually
is fighting Emir Feisal, who has been
Britain's protege. Britain wants to
give Constantinople to Greece. while
France wants the Turks to keep it
pending the restoration of Russia.
This question is settled only in ap-
pearance. In reality it is still open,
and the feeling between the French
and British factions in Constantipple
runs high.
The French still begrudge the ces-
sion of the Mosul oil fields to the
British. Nor can they forget that
Britain's occupation of Constantinople
was effected without the permission
of France having been asked.
France is a friend of the Balkan
Slavs, while Britain has rather
worked for the aggrandizement of
Greece. In Hungary and Austria the
French and British are rivals for
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RULER OF MEXICO
LEARNSU.S. STAND
ON RECOGNITION
Respect Lives and Property,
Pay Indemnities, Revoke
confiscatory DEGREES.
By the Ass6eiated Preas.

MEXICO CITY, August 1z.-Presf-
dent Wilson il ready to recogpiss
the present Mexican government II
the latter agrees with the terms set
forth in. proposal from Secretary
of State Colby on this subject, ac-
cording to a message sent to Presi-
dent de Ia Huerta from Fernando
Calderon, Mexican high commissioner
to the United States, now in the
American capital, says the Excelsior
today.
Secretary Colby's proposition, ac-
cording to the newspaper. was:
First, that North American lives
and property be respected.
Second. that indemnities be paid
foreigners who suffered during the
Third. that the Carranza DEGREES
which are found to be confiscatory
be derogated.
But Few Of Conditions.
The three proposals given in Mexi-
co City dispatches as precedent to
recognition of the present Mexican
government by the United States are
"only a few of the conditions an
nounced by this government" accord
ing to State Department official.
It is true that the three conditions
respect for American lives and prop
erty, indemnities paid foreigners who
suffered during the revolution and dero-
cation of the confiscatory DEGREES of
Carranza-are among the cnditions laid
down, but performance Of duties in
stead of mere promises" is put above
all conditions, it was said.
Recognition has not been promised
Mexico under any conditions, it was
authoritatively stated today.
The State Department is inclined to
await developments in Mexico before
granting recognition to see how
stable a government the present
regime is able to establish and to
what extent it is willing to perform
by actual deeds the international
obligations of a civilized state.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-17
RECLA|M|NG LAND
|. FORNEW ID. C.PARK
Lieut.. Col. Tyler Reports on
Anacostia River Dredg-
ing Work.

Progress was made last year on the
project for the reclamation and de-
yelopment of the Anacostia river
from it's mouth to the District line
near Bladensburg. according to the
annual report of Lieut.. Col. Max c.
TYLER, the engineer officer in charge
of the work.
The estimated cost of the project is
s2,705,S37. Total expenditures to date
amount to $1.os1.ssO. and the work is
about so per cent completed. Most of
the expenditures were for dredging
the navigation channel below the
Benning bridge, constructing the sea
wall on both sides of the channel up
to that point, and for the acquire
ment of land.
Navigation Situation.
The navigating channel is 700 feet
wide at Anacostia bridge, $50 feet
wide just above Massa achusetts ave-
nue. and thence decreases to a
width of 800 feet near the District
line. 1t has depth of Is feet in the
Massachusetts avenue and depth of
feet above the latter point. All
the material eXcavated was deposited
on the adjacent areas, which are to
be converted into a park.
Later work will include the con-
struction of a lateral basin or lake.
having a depth Of six feet, along the
west shore of the river. from a point
near Massachusetts avenue to the
District line. Excavated material
will be used in the formation of
small islands in the lake and the
building of embankments.
During the last year about 57.273
acres of land, required for the i'm
provenent, were acquired and paid
for. Col. Tyler says that all other
land required between MaSSachu-
sets avenue and Benning bridge is
in final process of liquidation. some
by purchase and some by condemna-
ton. The amount expended on that
account to date is $109.212. of which
S25.317 was paid out during the year
just closed.
Draw Spans to Aid.
Authority has been given for plac-
ing draw spans in both the highway
and street car bridges crossing the
river at Benning road. in order to
facilitate the work of Improvement.
Designs are being made for a COM
bined draw span for both bridges as
more economical and advantageous
than two Independent spans.
Congress has provided that the
entire reclaimed area of the Ana
costa river shall be "a part of the
mark system of the District of CO.
lumbia and designated Anacostia
Park.
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SOCIALISTS APPEAL CASE.
Ask Supreme Court to Review War
Charges.

The United States Supreme Court. in
a petition filed today. was asked to
review federal court DEGREES rendered
in New York convicting the American
Socialist Society of obstructing re-
cruiting during the war through pub
lication OF a pamphlet called THE
Great Madness" The organization
was lined $4,000. but Scott Nearing,
formerly . college professor in Tole-
do. Ohio. and author of the article,
was acquitted by the court, which
heard his case at the saue time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-17
EDSFLEEP0LES'
COUNTER ATTACKS
WARSAW GATES
Enemy Line Bends Under
Two Flank Assaults OF
Defenders.
STIFF RESISTANCE MAY
SAVE CITY FROM SOVIET
Invaders Right Wing Struck Sc
we're Blow, 200 Prisoners and
Much Booty Taken.
Warsaw Taken,
Paris Told, But
Discredits Wire

PARIS, August IA Geneva
dispatch today stated TINT dip
lomatfc sources had received
messages Indicating TINT War
saw fell yesterday, the bolshe-
wiki entering the city from the
north and northeast.
This report fs not given any
credit here. The American
embassy this morning received
q message flled in warsaw at 2
pm. yesterday, when all was
we'll In the city.
A dispatch to the London
Times from kOvno Monday re-
ported that soviet troops had
entered Warsaw ON Sunday. but
this was shortly shown to be
incorrect.
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DENIES SENDING EMIssARY,

RALEIGH, N. C...August .17.-Gov.
James M. Cox, the democratic presi-
Dental nominee, in a telegram to suf-
frage headquarters emhpatically de-
MES reports that he has sent 'pri-
vate emissary here to work against
ratification of the federal suffrage by
the North Carolina Legislature.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-17
DROWNED IN POTOMAC.
Charles Rossett, 10, Loses Lif
Near Aqueduct Bridge.

Charles Rossett. nineteen years old
Indiana avenue and Sd street. was
drowned about noon today while
swimming in the Potomac river on
the Virginia side above AQueduct
bridge. His body was recovered by
Harley Conn about thirty minutes
after the tragedy occurred.
Unsuccessful efforts were made to
resuscitate the boy. Coroner hewitt gave
certificate Of accidental death. I
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D c. GUARDSMEN
''SNAP into It" At
CAMP LEE DRILLS
Band Music, Extra Food and
Sports Tighten Up Mill
tary Program.
By q staR Correspopdent.

! CAMP LEE, PETERSBURG, Va,
August 17.-Platoon drill and squad
forward in close and extended order,
two exercises with which most of the
District National Guard are unfami-
liar as taught by the Regular Army
Instructors, formed the basis Of the
program for the work of the guard
at this camp today.
Tired out. but with the realization
| that a hard days work had been
satisfactorily concluded, the mem
bers of the 5th District of Columbia
retreat sounded at O'Clock last
night. After mess at $3.50 the men
were of duty, and all were glad to
get to bed. Yesterday was a really
| strenuous day for most of the MEM
bers Of the guard. It was hot, and al
though Maj Cary 1. Crockett chief
| instructor. put the guardsmen through
a preliminary drill within 500 yards
/ Of barracks, there was no way Of es-
Gaping the heat.
tion under Maj. Crockett, Capts. SUIT
| ton and, Notestein and Lieut.. David
Meyers. Regular Army officers. de-
tailed for this work. the difference in
the drilling of the guardsmen was very
| noticeable. Bent knees were stiffened.
hollow chests arched and the whole
regiment bore the earmarks of the
snappy drill they will be performing
before the end Of the week.
Talk ON Army Discipline.
"Snap into it," the old A. E. F. pass
the men certainly snapped. notwith-
| standing the heat. Preceding actual
commencement of drill Maj. Crockett
explained to the men the meaning of
Army discipline. He told them that
their officers are over them to give or
every man must do his bit If the
unit is to become a good National
Guard outfit.
Following his address Capt. Note
stein read the articles of war to the
men. Individual instruction was given
| three companies here in an effort to
better the drill Of the whole regiment.
This individual instruction will con-
tinue today.
Following two hours Of steady drill
| retreat was sounded and the men
| marched back to the company street.
| where the officers reported to Capt.
Harry E. Gladman, commanding Off
| Ger of the outfit. A band concert fol-
| lowing mess closed the day. Several
cases Of sore feet developed as a re-
suit of yesterdays drill, Capt. D. w.
Tastett, medical officer of the COM
mand, reported today.
| Men In Fine Shape.
| An infirmary has been established
! and the small illnesses of the men are
promptly attended to. The health of
| the command is excellent. and, with
the exception Of a few headaches and
sore feet there have been no infirmary
cases. A new supply of chow was
brought to the camp today from the
duartermaster at Camp Lee. 1t was in
charge Of n Regular Army mess SER
geant who will stay with the District
Euardsmen. throughout the encamp-
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Is REPORTED KILLED
IN SOUTH BEND WRECK

CHICAGO, August IT,
Railroad Offices here have a
report that a Chicago, Gary
and South Bend interurban
jumped the tracks at Portage
crossing, four miles west of
South Bend, killing twenty
six passengers.
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WEATHER.

Fair probably tonight and tomor-
row; not quite SO warm tonight.
Temperature for twenty-four hours
ending pm. today: Highest, 50, at
pm. today; lowest, II, at Z am. today.
Full report on page 10.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-17

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to
the for republication Of all news dispatches
credited to 1t not otherwise credited in this
paper and also the local news published herein
All rights Of publication Of special
dispatches herein are also reserved.
The Delta independent., 1920-07-23

record was above reprOach. The vi
cious element in the Democratic party
perjured its leader into the White
House.
This scurrilous element is again at
peating history. Despairing of the
Irish vote, which has been alienated
by the league of nations and the new
Democratic fetish of internationalism,
this element is causing to be lcirculat-
ed in the public prints statement
which they would fasten on Warren
Harding to the effect that "a dollar
a day is enough for any working man.
On the authority of Mr.. Harding it is
categorically asserted that this is a
contemplate lie. Never by public ut.
terance, or in private thought, has he
countenanced such sentiment.
Wages considerably in excess of the
contract agreement have been volun-
tarily granted by him to the employees
of his unionized printing plant, and
testify to his fairness to labor At
all times, as employer and as legis-
lator, he has forwarded the prosperity
and contentedness of the working
man, for he has been one himself.
Publications and persons patriot.
cally laboring to bring about the re-
sumption of constitutional govern
ment through the election of the Re-
publican ticket should scotch this
copperhead wherever it may appear.
Any man who repeats the lie should
be challenged for his authority forth
with. He cannot give it, but he
should be told to put up or shut up.
Eternal vigilance is the price of Re-
publican success this fall, for the pro-
fundities which some of our opponents
will grovel in their efforts to smirch
the characters of Harding and Cool
idge are deeper than ever Republican
plummet sounded"
The Delta independent., 1920-07-23
CHECKING PRoFIreERINe.

The newspaper ad is one of the
principal agencies working against
profiteering. 1t is impossible to
maintain exorbitant prices in a COM
munity where the stores advertise
freely.
In a non-advertising town, it is rel
atively easy to put over high prices.
People get in the habit of trading -at
certain stores. They buy what is
handed out to them at the prices
asked. If they do not like the prices,
the plausible seller will soon be able
to convince them that he is doing as
well as he could.
Any tendency in that direction is
killed by the spirit of publicity. If
a purchaser is asked a high price at
one store, he compares it mentally
with other store advertising he has
read. He concludes that he can do
better elsewhere, and he resolves to
investigate the offerings he read
about in the newspapers.
Thus, advertising sets a certain
standard to which even the non-adver-
tiser has to conform. The man can
not maintain a high price, if at the
same moment his advertising compel.
itor. is selling the same stuff at a
lower figure. Or. if he does ask a
higher price, he must come out in the
open, and explain in white and black
why his goods are enough superior to
justify the higher charge.
Thus, advertising promotes compe
tition, and leads the trade to sell
goods on their merit, and for prices
that will seem justifiable in compar.
ison with competitors. 1t enables
the man who is willing to sell at close
margins to get the business that he
merits as the result of his efficiency
The tendency to ask unreasonable
prices is thus held in check. and can
not long exist in an advertising town.
The Delta independent., 1920-07-23
ADVICE, NOT COMM AND.

Governor Clement of Vermont, after
making an appointment with Senator
Harding, has conferred with the can
didate regarding the advisability of
calling an extra session of the Yer
mont legislature to act on the woman
suffrage amendment. True to his dec
laration of several days ago, Senator
Harding has refrained from taking the
initiative in urging action of that
sort, being determined not to infringe
on the rights of the states in such
matters. But the fact that Governor
Clement sought Senator Harding's ad-
vice gave the latter an opportunity
to acquaint the governor with his
views.
81 told the governor, frankly says
Senator Harding that if my advice
were wanted, l would be glad to see
Vermont Republicans close up the
great franchise reform. The women
throughout the nation are deeply in
terested in the national campaign, and
the ratification must be closed soon
If they are universally to participate
in the federal election / would be
gratified, of course, to have Republi-
can Vermont close the gap, but Cover
nor Clement understands I was not
trespassing on his authority in giving
him such an opinion in the course of
our conference"
The Delta independent., 1920-07-23
FARMERS TO CONSUMERS.

Under the law enacted by the Re-
publican congress to authorize the as
sociation of producers of agricultural
products, Representative Edward E.
Browne of Wisconsin believes that
farmers will eventually eliminate the
middleman and by SO doing bring their
products to the consumer at a much
cheaper rate than the consumer now
pays and with better profit to them.
selves. "The law has the endorsement
of practically all the farm organiza.
tions of America" says Representa-.
tive Browne. "It does not compel
any existing farm organization te
change its present organization, AS
sociations will continue to be organ
lied under state laws as before, but
the new law confers upon these orgaui.
cations the right to engage in inter.
state and foreign commerce. Hereto.
fore the prices of products produced
by farmers were fixed through boards
of trade, cold storage warehouses and
other combinations, by great corpor-
ations. The new law safeguards the
rights of the public in every way and
the secretary of agriculture is given
power to prevent any association or.
ganized under this law from exploit.
ing the public il 1t was possible, or
the form organization 30 inclined"
The Delta independent., 1920-07-23

Declaring that millions of dollars
have been wasted on surveys and
plans for various projects in the
United States, Representative John NJ.
Baer, of North Dakota, states that it
Is the result of duplication of work
and lack of coordination between the
engineering services of the govern
ment. For the protection of farmers
and their property from floods and to
save millions of dollars in crop losses
every year, Representative Baer
states: "We must coordinate the diff
ferent branches of the engineering de-
partment of this government and ge.
our bureaus, commissions and other
departments systematized"
The Delta independent., 1920-07-23
ANOTHER ONE OF THE MANY
"GREAT DELUSloNS'

There Is a big surprise in store for
the Democrats who were deluded into
giving Governor Cox the nomination
is great vote getter" in Ohio, says
The National Republican. Only gen.
eral ignorance of actual facts enabled
his political henchmen to carry
through this deceptive argument with
the Democrats from states other than
Ohio
The facts. based on cold, incon,
trovertible figures from the election
statistics in the office of the secre-
tary of state of Ohio. are that Cover
nor Cox never won straight-away
fight against the Republicans.
Cox's claim to vote getting may
have induced the Federal Nephews"
at San Francisco to swing into line
into the ridiculous when examined in
the limelight of official election re.
turns of the last ten years. Governor
Cox's gubernatorial history in nut.
shell is this:
He first wormed into the executive
chair in 1912 as the choice OF a mi.
nority of the electorate on account OF
the Progressive split in the Repub-
lican party.
When Cox came up for reelection
in 1914. two years later. he was deci.
sively defeated. although the Progress.
sives still polled a strong vote for
their gubernatorial candidate.
In 1916 Cox profited by the duplicity
and conceit of Wilson's slogan, "He
kept us out Of war" and SO he again
slid into the governors chair by
thin-ice plurality of 6,616.
In 1918 Cox managed to slip into
the governors chair by plurality OF
less than $1,000. Those who have an
intimate knowledge of politics know
/ that Cox's election in 1918 was noth.
ing more than "fluke." 1t was due
to the disaffection in a single county
which is normally Republican.
This resume of the four elections in
which Cox has been candidate for
governor of Ohio is fully sustained
by the facts and figures. In more de.
Z tail the history of the four state con.
tests in which Cox has been a candi.
! date for governor is as follows:
In 1912 the three candidates for
governor and their votes We're: Cox.
The Delta independent., 1920-07-23
THE "DoCTHR.H.DAY" LIE

Washington, July 19-Branding as a
contemplate lie recent statement
that Warren G. Harding once said "a
dollar a day is enough for any work
ing man." the Republican Publicity
association, through its president,
Hon. Jonathan Bourne, Jr., issues the
following from its Washington head
quarters:
In 1884, James G. Blaine, the
'plumed knight" of the Republican
Cleveland in the contest for the pres
idency. A week before the election
the success of the Republican ticket
seemed assured, and that thousands of
Irishmen throughout the country had
decided to vote for Blaine was a cer-
tainty. On October goth of that year,
Blaine met in the Fifth Avenue hotel,
New York City, a deputation of about
thousand ministers of every denomi-
nation, whose resolutions recited
that we believe that the triumph OF
the principles of the Republican party
is essential to the welfare of the coun.
try and that It was expected the peo.
pie would vote for virtue in the home
for protection for the rights of the
humblest citizens at home and abroad
for protection for American industries
for the settlement of International diff
ferences by arbitration, etc. by vot
ing the Republican ticket at the en-
suing national election
ut fell to the lot of an over-zealous
divine, DIR. Samuel Burchard. to de
liver the address to Mr.. Blaine, in the
course of which he said: We are Re
publicans and don't propose to leave
our party and identify ourselves with
the party whose antecedents have
been rum. Romanism and rebellion.
Before dark of that afternoon the
streets of New York were Uttered with
handbills containing the words. Rum
Romanism and Rebellion Thereaft
er the words of DIR. Burchard. utterly
disclaimed by Mr. Blaine. We're repeat
edly put In the mouth of the Republi
can candidate, and in the election re
suits of November 4th, Cleveland beat
Blaine by $4,000 in the popular vote
and 81 electoral. The poison had done
its work. The most brazen, despic
able lie in our political history up 10
that time had defeated man whose