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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-24
Public Discussion
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To The News Scimitar:
MY attention has just been called to
an article which was published In your
issue of Feb. under the heading
Railroads Ready to Ask Advances. "
In this article YOU quoted from a circu-
var letter issued by the Southern Hard
wood Traffic association to the effect
mat shippers may expect a request
from the railroads for an advance of
80 per cent in rates almost Immediate
~ after they revert to their private
owners, and 1t is further added In your
article that this Increase, il granted,
would be so far reaching as to touch
| every citizen in the country and would
| entail an added burden annually of
| $3.50 per capita
| II Is undoubtedly correct to say that
| after the railroads are returned to pri-
| Nate operation they win ask for an
ADVANCE in rates. The need for this
| advance. In rates is indicated h sta
ustlcs showing the enormous decline in
net operating income which has oc-
CURED during the last two years The
net operating income earned by the
class l railroads In the year 1917 was
#915 OO0, 600, in 1919 II was only $5l6,-
900, 600 This amounts to only about
2-3 per cent on the present book cost
OF the properties. owing to advances
In wages, to the establishment of the
Vances in the prices of materials the
operating expenses per year of the rail-
roads have increased 81 600, coo, 00n since
1911 Meantime, because the advances
made in rates have not been anywhere
near as great in proportion as the in
creases in expenses, the total earnings
Of the railroads have Increased only
N,l3O, 100000, although the investment
IN them is substantially larger than 1t
was two years ago. These figures. to-
gether with statistics regarding the in
creases in taxes which have ocCurred.
explain why the net operating income
has declined SO much and why advances
in rates will he necessary.
II Is, however, an unwarranted exag-
geratinn to say that the railroads in
tend to ask for an advance In freight
rates Of S5 per cent The exact amount
or increase which will be asked for has
not yet been determined, but | have
never heard the suggestion from any
railroad officer that an advance of rs
much as 35 per cent would be sought
Furthermore, 1t is great eXaggera-
tlon to say that an advance of even IS
per cent would entail an added burden
annually OF $3.50 per capita" This can
ne shown by very simple calculation.
The total freight earnings OF the rail-
roads in 1919 were 50, 1857 00O. 600 There
fore, the LARGEST amount of additional
burden that could be put on the people
by an advance of IS per cent would be
$I2ib O0o,0t0. The population of the
country Is now about 10000 600 and a
30 per cent increase in freight rates
would amount TO $lt.33, instead of $250
per person. The traffic experts who
estimate that an increase in freight
rates Of $ll 30 per person would result
IN an increase Of $3.50 in expenses per
person, must assume that the manufac-
raj a ,fI
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-24

County officials in Michigan open revolt against federal
authorities in charge Of prohibition enforcement and appears
that armed force will be down the whisky rebel
lion In fact s situation has reached such dangerous pro-
portions that Attorney General Palmer be forced call
the Iron City, Mich chamber of arbate the
troversy Even Mr. Palmer should feel that the situation
such action he may be relied upon to adopt
measures equally drastic
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-24
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CIV GOSSIP
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AND WINE that warns.
AND GIVES Us heart.
TO BEAR our ills.
THESE THINGS you've done.
AND THESE things, too.
YOU'VE TAKEN us.
FROM OUT the warmth.
THROUGH BITTER winds.
AND CHILLED US through.
AND BROUGHT US grief,
YOU'VE DUG deep graves.
IN EVERY land.
WHERE SHINES the sun.
AND FILLED them up.
WIN 1hooE you 1ound.
WHO LAUGHED with you.
AND PRAYED with you.
AND DIDT know.
THE sKULKING thing.
YOU REALLY were.
YOU'VE SENT men out.
WITH GAS and gun.
AND HAND,grenade.
TO KILL their like.
AND THEY have killed,
YOU'VE MADE men thieves.
AND RUINED girls.
AND STARVED wee babes
AND EVERYWHERE.
YOU We LEFT your trail.
OF MISERY,
AND WANT and woe.
AND NOW you die.
AND NOTHING n,ourns.
BESIDE YOUR grave.
BUT HUMAN greed.
AND sELFrsHNEss,
] DAMN you
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-24
Dutch Socialists and League

The executive committee of the Dutch
Socialist party has adopted resolutions
concerning the membership Of Holland
IN the league of nations. AS pub
lished in the Nieuwe Rotterdamsche
Courant the party condemns 1.-THE i'm
perialistic spirit of the peace treaty and
from the league and thinks the neu-
trail countries with the aid of the work
ers of all countries ought to create a
league which would really assure
world peace and offer an effective
means of bringing about international
disarmament" At the same time, the
resolutions approve the entry of Hol-
land into the league in its present
form, 'because it contains some ele-
ments which will assist in realizing the
Dacifist ambitions of socialists"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-24

almost nothing, and still kept moving
to some degree.
Whether the men gained what they
sought is not stated, but the chances
are they put in the longest hours they
had ever known, There Is nothing more
tiresome than loafing on the Job. 1t Is
to some extent by the I. W. W. out
West. but II proved too strenuous for
the Reds, and they even refused to
take their places in the fields and for
ests where they were hired to work,
But the Jap has lot Of patience, and
i may be he can endure loafing on
the job. Nobody else cannot for any
length Of time.-Columbu Dispatch
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-24
Belgium Complains That We
Profiteer. ----- LII

La Nation Beige, Brussels. resents
the "philanthropic appearance" borne
by American offers of financial assist
ance to Europe. 1t declares that the
Guaranty Trust company makes a
profit of SIS per cent on its credits to
Belgium.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-24
Indians More Numerous Than
Ever.
Ever.

The Indian has long been hold up to
view as the most sadly abused race in
modern history, and has excited the
pity of the civilized world for many
generations, Gradually pushed back
from its lands and confined in mar
rover limits, the race declined in num-
bers and vigor until it's extinction at
one time seemed certain, Probably the
majority of people today still think the
Indians have about played out as
race. -eT1
In view of this historic conception OF
the indian, 1t is interesting to note the
report of an authority of the Indian
bureau of the government, which de-
clares that the increase III Indian popu-
lation in recent wears has been so larke
that there are probably as many In
dams in this country today as when
Columbus discovered it in 1892. The
present population is estimated at
about $4,000, and it is said that there
were probably never moro than that
number in the United States before in
any one year.
The accepted notion that the Ameri-
can forests Swarmed with red men in
the early days Is erroneous, the bureau
authority states. The early settlers
overestimated the Indian population be-
cause the red men were so widely scat
tered and moved about so much
Houston Post (Dem),
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1920-05-06
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS

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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-01
COUNTY MEETINGS ON
INTERCHURCH PROGRAM
World Movement to be Discussed
Next Week at Three
Conferences.

County conferences of the Interchurch
World Movement will be held throughout
Delaware gnext week The New Castle
county conference will be held in VIII
mington, April s, in charge of Ivanhoe
Willis, of ST. Georges, the Sussex con-
ference at Georgetown April 6, in charge
of Rev. William Gibson of Georgetown
and the Kent county conference at Dover
on April z, in charge of Rev. Thomas {.
Davis of Milford.
Pastors and representatives of every
church In the counties concerned are ex-
pected to attend these conferences, which
will also be open to anyone else who IS
interested in the lnte rchurch World
Movement. The object of the movement
will be explained at the conferences by
clergymen of the county. The talks will
be accompanied by lantern slides from
all parts of the world showing work done
by the church represented in the move
ment.
A world survey has been in progress
as the preparatory part of the lnterchurch
World movement, which aims at co-opera-
tion and efficiency in church work The
next step will be financial campaign,
the goal of which is 1886, III ,572. to carry
out the program based upon this survey.
This campaign will be carried out stimuli
taneously in all parts of the United
States from April % to May .
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-01
HEALTH OFFICIALS
Of STATE DISCUSS
SERIOUS DISEASES
Endeavoring at Special Session to
Establish Ruling on Con1muni-
cable Ills.
HAVE DIVERGENT VIEWS

The laws regulating quarantine IN case
of communicable diseases were discussed
by members of the State Board of Health
at special meeting held in the du Pont
hotel today.
Delawares laws in this regard are con-
sidered by some of the board to be anti
quated and greatly in need of revision.
Whether well children in family where
communicable disease has broken out
should be kept home from school was one
of the vitality Importance angles OF the
discussion. The members differ more or
less on this point. In fact, this diversity
of opinion is a condition existing among
the medical fraternity throughout the
country.
Distinction was another topic Of the
discussion which produced another
divergence Of views. Whether there should
be terminal tof her recovery disin
lection in scarlet fever and diptheria
cases is question upon which the trater-
nifty again finds itself divided. This was
taken up and threshed out IN another
interesting discussion. Sentiment among
Delaware experts Is that dlslniection
should be continued, although authori-
tics IN some States hold a different view
and have brought about discontInuance
OF tne practlcc
Fourteen different diseases were con-
sidered and eighteen major questions as 30
each were rasied for definite determine
ton These diseases are ccreho-spinalmen-
gifts, chicken pox diptheria. German meas
les, malaria. measles, mumps, poliomyeli-
tbs or infantilc paralysis, scarlet fever,
smallpox, trachoma. tuberculosis, ty-
phoid fever and whooping cough.
DR. William p, Orr, Jr.. of Lcwes,
president of the board. was IN the chair
The others present were Drs. J.. ) Con-
we'll, Camden, secretary; J. w. Clifton,
Smyrna; W f. IIaines. Scaford; c. A.
Ritchie. G. W X Forrest. +. Q. Bullock.
of Wilmington special Health CommIs-
sioner Chester H. Wells and DR.. H. ].
Watson, pathologist and bacteriologist
WANT DEEP GRAVES
The Funeral Directors Association
Continued on page
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-01
RUSSIAN AND JAP TROOPS
CLASH IN NORTH SIBERIA
ociated Press TO Every Evening

~ Associated Press TO Every Evening
Vladivostok, March 22-Russian and
japanese troops clashed at Sikolaeysk,
a city located at the mouth Of the Amur
river on March l3, the Russian reporting
their losses as beng 40 killed and 50
wounded Belief is expressed here that
this encounter may start guerilla warfare
which viii spread through all eastern ST.
IBERIA If the Japanese do not eyacuate the
country.
Announcements made by the Japanese
command here would seem to indica te a
change in the policy followed BY that
country In the past the japanese have
been assisting Czech forces here but in
future they will devote their efforts to
safeguarding Japan's special position. IN
Manchuria and Mongolia. Evacuation
of Siberia by the Japanese Will not be
started it is understood, until the Soviet
government at Moscow reaches some form
Of agreement with Japan. The local
provisional government has handed pro-
tests to the Japanese command regarding
Intervention in Eastern Siberia, and the
latter has concentrated its forces along
the Ussuri and Chinese Eastern railways.
The railroad to Chita, where the rem
nant of Admiral holchak's 5 forces was
trapped BY revolutionistS, IS open, and
Czech troops in that vicinity are thus
enabled to get out Of Siberia When this
is accomplished all anti-revolutionary
forces will be eliminated rs possible opera
tions by General Semenoff and Lieutenant
General Horyath occasion no apprehen-
zto,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-01
". TRUXTON BOY'CE
WILLING TO AMEND
KLA|R LIQUOR LAW
In Order That Physicians and
Druggists Can Prescribe
Whisky.
HE GIVES HIS OPINION

Repeal Of the klair and Loose laws IS
not necessary to effect all the purposes
for which the New Castle County Medical
Society is conducting its campaign. de
clared w Truxton Boyce. State Pro-
hibitlon Commissioner, n commenting
TODAY on the statement of the society
published YESTERDAY Doctors could be
given the right 20 prescribe liquor for
medical purposes, and druggists permlt {
ted to carry it in stock TO FIJI such psescrip-
tons. bv slight amendment Of the klair
law MIR Boyce said, and be IS willing TO
advocate such an amendment. The other
provisions of the law, he maintained
should not be repealed, as they are of
great assistance IN his work Of enforcing
prohibition.
Mr.. Boyces statement is as follows
"As prohibition commissioner Of this
State I am interested, as no other cItl-
zen of the State. in the proper enforce
ment of prohibition laws, and hence
Yield reluctantly to any measure that
will deprive me of the means Of en-
forcing sald laws. The Klair Statewide
prohibition law is a very valuable weapon
in the hands of an enforcement officer
gainst those who break or try 10 evade
the prohibition measures.
Il read with concern and deep re-
gret the published statement of the
Legislative Committee of the New Cas-
tie County Medical Society AS published
in the press of March 81 We do not
expect this committee TO be composed of
good lawyers and We do not censure
them for being poor lawyers 1t is manifest
however, that they have poor yes, very
poor legal advisers
'tIn the first place, the Klair law
having been enacted by a State Legs
lature, would be imperative in SO far
as it undertook to deprive US Of our
right. That / don't think
can be gainsaid.
'In the second place, the doctors
have been ill-advised as TO the legal ef-
feet Of the Klair law so amended as to
include spirituous liquors for medicinal
purposes In the stock druggist is
permitted to carry. When they say
that no druggist could have stock suf-
ficient to fill more than two prescriptions,
they should read section 8 of the Klair
law, which, if amended as ! have per-
sonally advocated, and have already
50 informed the Medical Society, would
read as follows:s
Continued ON mage 6
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-01
RADICALS EXPELLED
FROM N.Y.ASSEMbLY
BY BIG MAJORITY
More Than Four TO One Vote
Against Seating Five Socialists
in House.
NONE OF PARTY is LEFT
By Associated Press tn Every Evcrine

BY Associated Press IN Every Evening
Albany, N Y, April Five Socialists
Louis Waldrian and August Claesaens-
of New York, Charles Solomon, Of Kings.
and Samuel A. Dewitt and Samuel Orr
of the Bronx, the entire delegation of
their party IN the New York assembly,
were expelled from membership 10 the
lower House of the Legislature today
Bv IT'S action the assembly established
a precedent altogether unique IN legs
latIve history IN the United >tases. -
never before has an entire party delegation
been elected from anv legislative bodv-
Party lines disappeared in the voting
The Democratic minority, which WAS SID
posed 10 bepretty well united IN favor or
reseating the Socialists, potled a majority
Of one vote IN favor Of expeilInr WaldTnan
Claessens and Solomon the Democratic.
vote on these men being Is for unseatlng
and II for restoring them TO their former
legislative status. Twenty-one Demo
Gratis voted % reseat Dewitt and Orr.
while IA favored their expulsion.
The Republican by division OF 9stoll.
voted TO unseat " Waldman, Ciaessens ana
Solomon, and on the Dewitt-Orr votes
they stood 50 TO %. The total vote wzss
lI6 to 2S for expulsion, the vote varying
a triae on different ballots.
When the Assembly adjourned after
the seats OF al five Socialists had been de-
clared vacant, it had been in continuous
session % hours and 80 minutes.
The final chapter lacked the thrills
that many of the spectators had expected
Speaker Thsddeus G. Sweet closed the
debate at 9.36 g. N. and within two
minutes the calling of the roll had been
begun in the case Of Louis Waidman.
Under the rules no member II allowed 20
explain his vote when voting on 1850
ution; virtually every member wsS IN
his seat. and as a result the i've roll calls
were run off in record breaking time.
There was brief outbreak Of applause
when the clerk announced the vote on
Waldman case, followed by another mild
demonstration = few seconds later when
Speaker Sweet announced: The reso-
luton having been duly passed, declare
the seat occupied by Louis Naldman
vacant.
The announcements n the case ol the
other Socialists were received IN silence
BY members and spectators, until the
final declaration by the speaker that Orr :
seat was vacant, when there was az last
brief outburSt of mild cheering and
handclspping.
Considerable interest vas manifested
in the way in which the former service
men in the Assembly voted. Twenty
one favored the expulsion Of all FIVE Social
lists, seven for reseating while four voted
TO ollst Naldman, ClaesSens and Solomon
and to reseat Dewitt and Orr.
The women members Of the House Were
evenly divided. the Republican member,
Miss Margaret L. Smith OF New York
voting to expel the entire delegation While
her Democratic colleague Miss Elizabeth
Van r. Gillette Of Schenectady, y Y,
consistently favored their retention.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-01
REDS OFFER PEACE
To UNITED STATES,
CHINA AND JAPAN
Soviet Ambassador in Overture
Offers to Spare America From
Anarchistic Propaganda.
LULL ON POLISH FRONTIER
By Associated Press 70 Every Evening

BY Associated Press TO Every Evening
yladivoetok, March Z2.-Proposals for
peace between Soviet Russia and Japan
China and United States are announced
here by NJ. Vilenski, Bolshey1k envoy,
who recently arrived here from Moscow.
The Soviet government gives a pledge
not TO carry on propaganda In Arnrrca,
recognizes Japan's special interest IN
the Far East, and renounces all claims TO
concessions IN China.
Warsaw. March 3o.-Only artillery
dueIs and few skirmishes on the Poies;an
front are reported in today's Official
statement issued at the war office, yester-
day being the quietest day on all fronts
since the Bolsheviki began their spring
offensive on March 81
Reports have been received here indl-
eating the Bolsheviki are withdrawing
large numbers Of units from the vicinity
of Odessa, and IL is believed they intend
to make a concentrated drive on the north
ern front before spring thaws begin
Military experts believed the BolsbevIkl
plan an offensive in the north with Wilma
as it's objective and assert this drive may
begin at any time. They say that unless
the Soviet commanders take advantage
of the cold weather on the northern front
they will be handicapped by impossible
marshes which are still frozen. Ii they
wait until the thaws begin, campaign
would be out of the question, and 1t is
improbable the Bolsheviki would even
plan to extend their offensive into that
section.
Some time ago President Pilsudski
announced the Poles We're more than ready
for the BolshevIlxi whenever or wherever
they attack on any and all fronts.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-01
PARTACAnS TAKE
MANY RUHR TOWNS
Troops of Workingmen's Army
Fooling District Under Guise
of "Requisitioning."
By Associated press 70 Every Evening

BY Associated Press TO Every Evening
The Hague. April I.-Most Of the towns
la the Ruhr district are In the power of
the extremists, who are forcing the workers
to leave their jobs and Join the Red army,
according to the Dutch press.
The burgomaster and the leaders Of the
majority Socialist and Center parties at
Duishurg have notified the government
that the condition Of the town Is so bad
there is no hope OF the police preventing
plundering and other outrages by the
mob, dispatches state. Only govern
mental action can save the town, it Is
declared
An official statement issued by the head
quarters of the government troops, under
date of Wednesday, says that after the
expiration of the time limit on the govern
ment 5 ultimatum the advance Of govern
ment troops began on small part Of the
east front
The hne of Observation-Disclosures
Herbern was taken without a fight, the
statement continues. The Reds will
probably await the government troops at
Verne There are trenches being made
at Sede, Ruenthe and Nordherringen, and
also between Dortmund and Brakel, where
there are strong forces of Reds.
"At the urgent request of the Burgo-
master, Hamm has been occupied. The
relations between the government troops
and the population are excellent. The
railway bridge at Buderich, near WeSei
has been blown up. Airmen have observed
movements Of Reds in the direction Of
Hamborn and Sterkrade, and also around
Haltern, Bork and Lunen and on the road
between Dortmund and Hamm.'
Amsterdam, March 3l.-Dlsintegration
of the Communist armyin .itc WI
ley and the lack of discipline among the
men has added to the seriousness of the
situation there, says the Dusseldorf cor
respondent of the Handlesblatt in a dis
patch today At Duisburg and the sur
rounding country plundering, carried on
under the guiSe of acquisitions, is the
order of the day, he says, while the
northern front of the Communist army
great estates have been plundered and
burned and the entire population is with
out the slightest protection.
Continued on page 8
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-01
REACH COMPROMISE
ON MILK ORDINANCE
Producers and Dealers Come to
Understanding With Council
Committee.

4 COMPROMISE agreement as TO the
provisions of the new milk ordinance was
reached after q thorough discussion of
he whole matter last night between the
Council committee and the producers and
dealers. 4 new ordinance, embodyIng
The changes IN the law as il is at present,
and as agreed on. is being prepared by
City Solicitor Huxley, and if ready In
time will be introduced at the meeting
cf Council tonight.
nder the terms of the agreement
reached last night, the bill now before the
Legislature will not be pushed. but a new
bill drawn for introduction in the Legis-
lat IRE of 1921 will be drawn, and put
'nrough, to become effective June l, 1921
One Of the provisions of the new ordi-
nance, IN relation TO the test OF dairy COWS
for tuberculosis. will put one-third Of the
cost on the daIryman. one-third on the
state and one third on the government.
Last Saturday about fifty producers
and dealers had meeting, at which there
was general discussion of the milk ordi-
nance heretofore introduced, and strong
opposition was manifested toward some
IF the provisions with reference to the
tuberculin test and the pasteurization of
milk. This led to the meeting last night.
and the agreement on matters relating
to pasteurization, tuberculin test, and
labelling of milk.
There was a general agreement that
there should be more care exercised in
the handling of milk.
Arthe meeting last night Special Health
Commissioner Chester H. Wells told the
position of the State Board Of Health
with regard to the laws regulating the
distribution of milk.