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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-07
IOsEPH G. CANNON was born

TOSEPH G. CANNON was born in
y Guilford. y. c. When he was four
years old his parents migrated to In
diana because their Quaker beliefs could
not sanction slavery.
The elder Cannon was doctor and a
teacher. He was drowned in a swollen
branch of the Wabash while endeavor-
ing to cross to visit patient.
Joe at this time had sufficiently
grown to become the support of the
family. He cut plug tobacco and meas
urcd calico in the general store. and at
seventeen became deputy postmaster in
the little village-his first public office.
He studied law in Cincinnati and
| then moved to Illinois, whore he cast
his first presidential vote for Lincoln
in 1860
When he entered Congress he made
his first fight on n bill to reform the
postal laws. and he became instrumen-
| tai in enacting a low rate for second
class mail AS a member Of the COM
mittee on appropriations he became
| known as '.the watchdog of the treas
ury'' becauye of his stand against Ger
tain expenditures which he denounced
as extravagant fads and fancies. But
| that he was not lacking in vision he
proved in humorous speech made in
the House on April 16. 1915. Here he
recited his experience with Professor
Langley years before. when he risked
the ridicule Of the newspapers by grant E
ling him an appropriation for expert
ments with flying machines and for an
astrophysical laboratory. II had been
ridiculed and cartooned," he said, land
7 rather liked it, because it gave me a
notoriety for profanity and wicked
ness"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-07

rTHE husband in the 1.-TWO break
l. fasts- together in n week. marriage
is heard from, like the wife. in n type,
written statement about the unusual
nrecautions both are taking "to pre-
serve each others individuality.
One wonders about this precious in
diyiduality which takes so much pre-
serving
HWhy. if any one would know how |
fool about it, Just let him ask some
married man of five years standing
how he would like to have night out
without resorting to the hackneyed sick
friend or the age worn lodge meeting
Tbe arrangement between the pair is
unconventional. but the reasons are
wholly conventional.
Mr.. DanielsOn thinks, in terms of the
oldest comic paper jokes, about the
nopping wife who must have an account
90 avery minute of her husbands day
and night, especially night.
And Miss Hurst has the equally con =
yentional idea that woman of genius
Viii find herself crowded into too small
comnass if a husband occupies place
regularly in her existence.
Bold?
Why. the two heroes Of this hand
out" TO the press are afflicted with q
quite modern fear of life
Imagine some woman with an appe,
tite for living Georges Sand, for eX
ample) denying herself regular associa
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-07

the energies of the Department of JUS
tice have met with mixed reception.
For a while it was unqucstionably
easy for the attorney general to pose as
the protector of American institu-
tions." The federal dragnet was spread.
Thousands of persons, a considerable
number of whom were later released
because of insufficient proof Of. guilt,
were arrested and thrown into prisons.
A Red ship. crowded with cxilcd
| radicals. left our shores. Good rid
! dance was a fairly general sentiment.
! More large scale round ups followed,
more seizures without warrants aud
finally Mr.. Palmer painted in flaming
| terms the horrors of coming May Day.
But throughout the land a deep calm
! continued to brood. The result was
damaging to hysteria and favorable to
| an examination of lurid roads which
we have Travelled. 1t will, perhaps, be
difficult for Mr. Palmer to frighten
again many Americans. who, while by
no means to be- classed as bigoted re-
| actionaries. have at the same time an
intense and loyal loathing Of programs
| and practices calculated to subvert the
principles of our government.
Yet If these ordinary citizens. aversc
both to hard boiled toryism and ex-
travagant social nostrums, turn to Sec
rotary Wilson they will not find their
! case pleaded in the way that most init
mately concerns them. The two cabinet
officers have each arrogated to himself
abnormal powers. 1t is no more jus
/ tifiable for Mr.. Wilson on his own
initiative or his extremely active. moi
to say able coadjutor, Louis +. Post
to acouit the radicals than it is for Mr.
! nn1r,nr md hin hnnn ri nnnnt tn sentence
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-07

CANNON is still with US, but Can =
~ nonism died in 1910.
Uncle Joe succeeded Thomas Bracket
Reed as speaker, and for four times in
succession was elected to that office.
He had helped Gear Reed to establish
the quorum counting rules and others
which made the speaker all-powerful
Murmurs of rebellion had been rife for
years against his autocratic power. and
in February they became vocal. Tween :
ty-nine Republicans came out in the
open as insurgents and the speaker was
eventually forced from the rules com =
mittee and stripped Of power.
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Somewhere between these procedures
there lies a majestic, an effective and
fundamental machine which has been
fagrantly overlooked. This instrument
is the law involving such agencies as
arrest by warrant. habeas corpus, trial
by Jury. acquittal or conviction. Mr.,
Wilson did not by implication inform
Mr.. Palmer that he had violated the
elementary principles of Jurisprudence
Nor have the complaints lately ex-
pressed by the Department Of Justice
officials accused Mr.. Wilson of presum
ing to decide a case before it is tried
In principle it is as reprehensibE
to fout the law with a gesture OF mild
ness and tolerance as it is to defy it by
acts of oppression and tyranny.
Either method must lead inevitably
to confusion and an abrogation of the
basic rights of the people as whole
! rights of vastly more concern TO the
social health Of the nation than debates
over black anarchists and white, good
/ Communists and bad.
As the American people recover their
! balance -- and restorative progress is
encouragingly swift just now - it is
easier for them to realize what Mr.
Palmer's tactics mean. 1t is said that
NJ tho first 140O Reds" examined out
of the thousands Unfortunately ar
rested by. the Department of Justice
officers. 1000 men were eventually re
leased because no valid charges against
them could be found. The jails are still
crowded. Imprisonment without tria
is no longer a theory, but condition
Mr.. Palmer's agents have been com,
pared to the secret police of the former
Russian empire.
II the immigration laws. at one,
sweeping in their provisions and We
vaguely and deceptively framed. give {
certain color of authority TO all thi
high -handednesS. the attorney general j
still guilty Of the most despotic sophis
tries employed with the recklessness o
demagogue.
Sympathy such as Mr.. Wilson eX
presses for the immediate victims ma
or may not be justified in whole or 1
mart. Sentiment. however well -inten
toned. is prone TO obscure many an i'm
portant issue. and here it diverts atten
ton from the great majority OF tn
! suffercrs-the mass OF the citizenry G
this republic. The abrOgation OF tn
right OF trial by jury, adopted in on
instance, is susceptible Of the most dan
, gerous expansion. 1t is not for MI
, Palmer to decide that subscription
, principles OF n Communist party con
| stitutes conviction of a crime, nor Il
| Mr.. Wilson to declare that the avowi
{ is merely foolish. but involving no tur
} pitude. Are the Republican and Demo
cratic parties to be prescribed or white
washed later on?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-07

Phii.deiphis. Friday. May :, 1890
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~ fddrcss all omnturscutiors to EUenirc
Public Ledger, Independence Square.
Faticdeiphid.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-19
NO CHANCE FOR
TAX REDUCTION
FOR SOME YEARS

Imperative expenditures of the
United States government for some
years to come hold out no hope for
any considerable and Immediate re-
duction in taxes.
The situation is clear to anyone
who will take the trouble to go into
it. The Nation has in it's liability
column certain fixed charges. that
must be met Business men who have
studied the situation see this clearly.
One of the best analyses made re-
Gently has been presented by Edward
B. Rosa, of the United States Bur-
eau of Standards DIR. Rosa calls at
tention to the fact that of total OF
more than $500, 100000 contained in
regular supply and deficiency bills
92.S per cent was set aside to meet
obligations arising from the war.
The remaining ~ per cent was for
public works, per cent; primary
governmental functions, 80 per cent
and research, education and develop
ment work 1 per cent.
Expenditures for wars must con-
tiunue until wars debts are paid. It
is unlikely that the people of the
country will demand reduction of
funds for the army aud navy to the
extent of leaving the nation unpre-
civil expenditure would not reduce the
total budget to any considerable ex-
tent.
1t is plain, therefore, that taxes
| must remain high. The task of Con-
g-ess and the people who pay the
bills is to make the taxes as scientific
and equitable as possible with a view
| always to ease of admin stration and
| collection.-The Nations Business.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-19
POLES FLEE AS
REDS ADVANCE
IN LITHUANIA

Warsaw, July 19-The Poles are
Withdrawing to the south and south
west from the railway junction of
Ida, which has been occupied by the
Bolsheviki in their drive in the direc-
ton of Grodno.
This Bolsheviki sweep across Lith-
uania is giving the Soviet forces pos
session of a rich harvest, as they are
occupying thousands of acres planted
by the Poles, the grain and hay now
standing in stacks. The Polish
population is fleeing before the Boil
sheviki onrush, the peasants crowd
ing the roads with their EA>stock and
vehicles loaded with household goods.
The food in the warehouses at Bic
lostok, stored there for the use of
the children who are few by the
American Relief Association, is being
loaded upon cars for shipment to a
safer place. Refugees in the Bielo-
stok region also are being removed.
1t Is said in Polish quarters that
the retreat on the northern front is
being continued in an orderly way,
according to plans. The Poles, it
is declared, lost little rolling stock
and not a single working locomotive.
At Ida the railway gauge changes
from the Russian broad gauge to the
standard width.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-19
KOREAN PAPER
is SUPPRESSED

Toxic, July 19.-As bearing on the
freedom of the press in Korea prom
ised by the japanese government in
that country, a Seoul dispatch to the
Asahi says that the To-A-Nippo CThe
Far Eastern Daily News3 mas been
subject to suspensions because of the
publication of 'anti-nationalistic ar
ticles,'' that is to say, anti-Japanese
The Asahi says the GOVERNOR General
thinks that the general attitude of the
newspaper toward the administration
is too "reprehensible" to be allowed
to continue. The journal adds that
there is tendency among the Kor-
can newspapers to give publicity to
articles which the authorities think
fit to suppress.
The promise of the new government
was to permit freedom Of the press sc
long as it did not endanger law and
order.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-19
HARVEST LABOR
SITUATION IS
REPORTED Good

Kansas City, Mo-, July 10 - The
harvest labor situation in Kansas and
the Southwest Is generally good &C
cording to officials of the federal free
employment bureau in Kansas City,
Kan, and the Missouri Bureau of
Farm Labor, conducted by state au-'
thorities with federal aid in Kansas
City, Mo.
At the opening of this month a sur
plus of farm labor was evident. There
were a number of instances of men
who came back from the harvest
fields declaring that they had been
unable to find employment. At the
end of the first week in July scattered
requests were received for more har-
vest laborers to be sent to counties in
northwestern Kansas, a need which
is being filled. according to the federal
employment agents.
Generally speaking the Southwest
has been supplied with all the har-
vest labor necessary as soon as the
VIII eat crop was ready for cutting this
season.
wage standard of 70 cents an
hour agreed upon by farmers in the
wheat belt of Kansas and announced
through the state labor commissioner,
Samuel Crawford, attracted many
workers.
In regard to the car situation, OPP
Grating officials of the leading roads
through the wheat sections agree that
there is at present an adequate Nsup-
ply of available cars. Plenty of cars
have been ordered West, it is stated,
but as yet they have not arrived in
sufficient numbers. However. an Of
fetal of the local terminal company
in close touch with the Interstate
Commission declared that although
the car supply is still somewhat short,
it is better than in other sections of
the country and better than it has
been here in past years. Railroad
officials were not inclined to agree
with this rather optimistic estimate.
The 1920 wheat crop is beginnin g
the reach Hutchinson, Kan. 1t is
said 30 average better than for many
years, testing from 60 to 81 pounds
to the bushel and bringing $2.40 to
$3.50 per bushel. Yields run from
IL to 20 bushels to the acre, farmers
declare.
"Grasshopper planted" wheat is
reported to have turned out we'll in
many places. In their attacks on
wheat fields last fall, asshoppers
cut the heads off the wheat, causing
them to drop to the ground, which
resulted in tracts of volunteer wheat.
Near Lyons a grower reported a 20
bushel to the acre yield from a grass
hopper planted" tract.
Extension of credits to farmers un-
aable to market last years wheat be-
cause of car shortage. has been
promised by federal reserve boards
according to members of the Kansas
committee-w have returned from
Washington after conference with the
Interstate Commerce Commission.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-19
JUTE CROP WILL
BE MUCH LARGER

The official forecast of the CROWN g
jute crop in India will not be forth
coming until next month. Meanwhile
unofficial reports are to the effec!
that the acreage planted over last
year totals 13 per cent and the esti-
mated yield is 20 per cent over last
year or 100000 bales. Prices dur
ing the early part of June were or
per cent lower than last year and
the stock was estimated at $1,000
bales. t
Owing to the great pressure OF
stocks of burlap at the American ports
and the abnormally large shipments
this year to the United States, prices
have been on a low plane, touching
as low as Z "a for o., 40 inch
goods. The heavy weight goods fell
to cents based on 10 IL o., 4OS
About the middle of the month the
markets stiffened following steady
buying by some large bag manufact-
urers. They figured that prices ha6
dropped to a point closely approx
mating leading costs in the States
The Dundee market has held much
firmer and higher than the United
States market.
81 Prices for tute products have fall
len to a price plane that will TN
douptedfy stimulate a larger use OF
the goods because of the very high
price of cotton. Carpet manufact
urers and others will be able to make
more attractive prices for their pro
ducts that were used as substitutes
for jute goods duri Ing the-war in tn,
United States are now going off tn,
ducts because of the decline in jut
and wool Many of the cotton pro
markets rapidly.-From the World
Markets published by r C. Dun 4
Co.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-19
COX and WILSON
AGREE ON ISSUE
OF THE CAMP AICN

Washington, July 19-Unity OF
opinion on the League of Nations In
particular and the Democratic plat
form in general was expressed by
President Wilson and Governor Cox
in statements published today treat
ing of yesterdays conference at the
White House.
President Wilson's statement said
said that he and the party nominee
were absolutely at one with regard
to the great issue of the League OF
Nations" and that Mr.. Cox sis ready
to be the champion in every respect,
of the honor Of the nation and the
secure peace of the world
Governor Cox in summarizing the
results of the conference said il
brought out that he and the presi-
dent "are agreed as to the meaning
and sufhciency of the Democratic
platform and the duty of the party in
the face of threatened bad faith to
the world in the name of America
Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Demo-
cratic national candidate for vice
president, who also participated ir
the conference which lasted about al
hour, said splendid accord" was
shown in the conversation between
Mr.. Wilson and Mr.. Cox
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-19
WORSE THAN APPENDICITIS

What's the matter old top? You
look sick.
I've just undergone a serious oper-
alton.
Appendicitis y
Worse than that I had my allow
ance cut off.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-19
WHY HE WAS THERE

A Red Cross visitor was making
rounds Of the soldier patients in
Army reconstruction Hospital. VIII
a co1ored soldier greeted him wit
''Say boss, what Is they keeping
here in this hospital fora souveni
From Judge
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-19
= OUGHT TO KNOW

who's the old Teller with a scyth e
in his hand on the back of that there
almanac?" asked the new hired man.
"You ought to know him." answer
ed Mr.. Cobbles with a chuckIe
That's Fasher Time. I suspect you
have spent most of your life killing
him.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-19
NO SATISFACTION

So she refused you without hes,-
tating?
Well. she did stop to readjust a
curl before saying, NO
Not much encouragement in that.
Practically none. didn't even
have the satisfaction of knowing I
had disarranged it.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-19
MURDER WILL OUT

~ Lester Ledfoot-This floor is very
slippery. It is hard to keep on your
feet.
His dancing partner-Oh! Then you
were really trying to keep on my
feet? I thought it was accidental.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-19
The Boss Was There BEFORE

She-What did you boss say when
you told him you took me to the
football game.
He-Gave me his sympathy when
1 told him I had to explain all the
plays to you.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-19
COX AT COLUMBUS.

Columbus, o., July 19-Governor
Cox who conferred with President
Wilson yesterday in Washington, ar
rived in Columbus early today He
will meet the Democratic National
Committee here tomorrow.
Members of the executive commit
tee of the Republican National Com
mittee will meet here Wednesday pre-
paratory to going to Marion Thurs
day for the Harding notification cere-
monies Harry M. Daugherty, Sena-
tor Harding's pre-convention cam
paign manager, will entertain the
committeeman at dinner here We'd
nesday evening.
The notification ceremonies will be
held at Garfield Park, about a mile
and a half from Senator Harding
home. Arrangements have been
made for an immense crowd.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-19
TOO LATE TO BEGIN

Why did old Kloseman insist thai
his wife give the bride away when
his daughter was married?
Oh, he said he'd never given away
anything yet, and he was too old to
begin.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-19

Albert W. Newsom of Union Point
Ga., and Robert F. Midkiff, an adopt
ed son of Nine. Schumann-H eink,
the prima donna, and son of a minis
ter at Decatur, ILL.,, were killed in
stantly in an airp1ane fall at Tulsa.
Okla.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-19
Flashes
MOUNT BELxNAp HOTEL,

Archbishop Mannix of Australia,
told a big audience at Madison Square
yesterday that British rule in Ireland
had ceased forever.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-19

The Japanese papers are decrying
the suspicions of the United States
and say that America is building a
big fleet to meet Japan.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-19

Chicago says that railroad men
may reject the 20 per cent raise to
be given them this week.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-19

Picking is reported in terror as the
rebels advance upon the city.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-19

szeReauyssdfrI bolted, ii
would SS q ssinj Ahyway. to every
body.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-19

The West Haven police arrested
three men yesterday for running q
wheel
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-19

There is war over the entire Lee
want from the Black Sea to the Dead
Sea.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-19

and say that America is building a
big feet to meet Japan.
Chicago says that railroad men
may reject the 20 per cent. raise to
be given them this week.
The West Haven police arrested
three men yesterday for running a
wheel.
Frank Jacoby's clothing store at
1883 Broad street, was robbed of
$136 worth of clothing.
e. T. Bedford of New York has
purchased land in Westport for the
erection of Y. M. C. A. home.
A Boston truck car crashed into
the automobile owned and driven by
Miss Emily Karl at Milford, yester-
day. The auto was badly damag-
ed.
Louis Sorreel Of Bridgeport, was
arrested near Norwich for running
hootch on a truck.
About 500 passports have been is
sued at New Haven in xix months.
Mayor FitzGerald of New Haven,
home from Frisco, says he will not
take action on the trol1eys until the
company makes request.
Sir Thomas Upton yesterday de-
cided to relieve Skipper Burton Of
the command of the Shamrock be-
cause, Of his sailing Of the yacht on
Saturday.
John Ellison, a chauffeur of Hart
ford, IS, went in bathing at Savin
Rock yesterday and was not seen
afterward.
Prince Joachim, youngest son of
the Kaiser, committed suicide by
shooting, at -Potsdam.
The savings of the state on de-
post in the savings banks show a
total of $415,bs4,s17 as against $751;
646,445 last year.
Nine persons were slightly injured
when two trolley cars collided in
New London yesterday.
Rev. Michael P. Hart of Mystic
died at New Haven, yesterday.
Sim Feiners shot and killed Com
missioner Smyth of the Royal con-
stabu1ary at Cork. Smyth had or
dereds his men to shoot.
Tammany has chosen Bourke
Cochran rs the Democratic candidate
for United States senator.
There is war over the entire LIE.
want from the Black Sea to the Dead
Sea.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-19

Sometimes a rich bachelor makes .
Door husband
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-19

Tammany has chosen Bourke
Cochran as the Democratic candidate
for United States senator.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-19

Frank Jacoby's clothing store al
1883 Broad street, was robbed OF
$136 worth of clothing.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-19

e. T. Bedford of New York has
purchased land in Westport for the
erection of a Y. M. c.. A. home.