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The Washington herald., 1920-06-05
GOMPERS RAPS
MEXICO REPORT
Falls Recommendations
Are Vicious and War
like, He Says.

any attempt to carry out the
recommendation embodied In the
report on Mexico submitted by the
Senate Investigating Committee,
headed by Senator Albert B. Fall.
will mean war between the United
States and Mexico.
That Is the view expressed
by Samuel Gompers, president
Of the American Federation OF
Labor. who, speaking for continu-
ance Of the friendly relations be-
tween American and Mexican labor
attacked the Fall report as thor
oughly vicious and ''in accord
with the desires of American oil
and mining interests engaged in the
exploitation of Mexico" Mr.. Com
pers' statement was made co-inci-
dent with the announcement that
many of the proposals of the Fall
committee would be included in the
tentative platform to be submitted
to the Republican National Conven-
ton.
Adoption by the Senate of this
report" said Mr.. Gompers, would
constitute the adoption of a foreign
policy completely at variance with
the established traditions of our re-
public"
(PubIic Ledger Seryicej
The Washington herald., 1920-06-05
Soldiers Show Results
OF Latest Training Ideas

American soldiers recruited from
twelve foreign countries and six
,States gave a remarkable demon
stration of the training In Ameri'
canism offered by the new army on
the Washington Monument Grounds
under the direction of the United
States army. the American Legion
and the Radcliffe chartauqua.
The thirty-two soldiers partici-
pating in the performance entered
the army within the last six iaonths
In the absence of the Secretary OF
War, who had been scheduled to
speak, Maj. Gen. Z. L. Wright, U
s. A, assistant to the Chief of Stan,
made a short address on the aims
of the new army.
Other speakers were william l.
Radcliffe, Mai. Robert w. Searle'
chief of Americanization commits.
sion of the American Legion, and
Lieut.. Col. Bernard Lentz. U. s. A
The Washington herald., 1920-06-05
PROBE OF TERMINAL
DEMANDED BY JONES

Describing conditions at the
washington Terminal as "unbear-
able" a bill introduced in the
Senate by Senator Jones, of
Washington, directs an inYestisa-
ton by the District Committee of
working conditions and wages of
baggage and mail handlers at the
Terminal.
According to Organizer l. A.
Sterne, of the American Federation
Of Labor, who has organized the
Terminal baggage and mail hand
lers, Some of the men are required
to haul by hand trucks Weighing
q, 900 pounds or more empty-when
loaded with baggage more than this
weight. These wage slaves work
every day in the year, except those
known as gang leaders who get of
one day in seven. No ice water is
furnished on even the hottest sum-
mer days. and the lockers are a dis
grace"
The Washington herald., 1920-06-05
HOUSE DEFERS
PACKER ACTION
Bill to Be First Business
When Congress Re
convenes.

The House Agriculture Commit
tee has decioed to defer ac-
tion on legislation providing for
Federal regulation of the packing
industry until the next session of
Congress.
This decision was reached after a
subcommittee had completed a draft
of the proposed bill. A motion by
Representative Anderson, Repub-
lican, of Minnesota. one of the prin-
cipal advocates OF the legislation,
to approve and report out the bill
as framed by the subcommittee
was rejected and motion by Rep
resentative Young, Democrat, of
Texas, to postpone action prevailed.
10 to Z.
Postponement of the legislation
was made possible by three Re-
publican members of the commit
tee joining with seven Democrats
Chairman Haugen voted to take i'm
mediate action.
The agreement to defer action
carries with a provision that the
bill will be the first order of busi-
ness before the committee when
Congress reconvenes.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-05
CRAWFORD'S DEATH
LAID TO INSOMNIA

London, June 4.-The coroners
jury investigating the death of Cliff
ton Crawford, American musical COM
edy star, who was found dead in an
areaway of his hotel after falling
from a fourth story window, today
returned a verdict of death by acci-
dent
Insomnia was believed a contrib
uting cause of death.
Relatives arrived in London from
Scotland and took charge of the
body. Members of the American
theatrical colony will attend funeral
services tomorrow.
Several witnesses testified he
drank heavily during the voyage
across the Atlantic.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-05
WOULD MERGE
DC. COLLEGES
Trustees Of George Wash.
ington Submit Plans to
American u.

Merger OF American and -GeorGe
washington universities into one
national institution has been pro-
poced by the trustees. Of George
washington University. A commit
tee has been appointed by the board
of. trustees OF American University
to entertain the II opc sition. accord
ing TO Bishop j. w. hamilton. chan
cellor of the university.
The proposed merger comes after
several months of discussion among
the trustees of both schools, accord
ing TO Bishop Earnilton.
The committee appointed to en-
terrain the Proposition includes
Judge B. F. Layton chairman; Bish
op ]. w. Hamilton. Charles C. Glow
er. w. S. Corby ard Bishop w. F.
Mcdowell.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-05
FARMER DESPONDENT
COMMITS SUICIDE

Hagerstown Nd, June brood
ing over the death Of his wife. which
occurred a year ago, is believed to
have prompted Lewis Z. Stouffer. a
prominent farmer of Cearfoss dis
trict, to commit suicide this morn
ing by hanging himself with a
hitching rope on a ladder in the
wagon shed, on his farm.
His body was found by his daugh-
ter and cut down by one of his sons
Stouffer had been Respondent for
some time.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-05
West Virginia Railroad
To Be Taken to Virginia

Cumberland. Nd. June 4.-The
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad will
move the Twin Mountain and Po-
tomac narrow gauge railway to a
company at Orange. Va.
The railway. twenty-six miles
long, extending from Keyser to
Burlington, w. Va, was completed
about six years ago. 1t has been
used for hauling lumber. mine props.
ties and bark from the Twin Noun
tains into Keyser and was owned
by Keyser and Fairmont interests.
Business was suspended recently.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-05
Spanked Wife, Offender
Is Let OFF With Warning

The ancient custom OF the cave
man who took his unruly spouse in
hand and thrashed her whether or
no, must not be revived by modern
husbands.
Judge Mcmahon gave this advice
yesterday in Police Court to Ed
ward Sullivan, charged with as
saulting his wife, Mrs. Bessie c.
Sullivan, at their home. 1898 Lamont
street northwest. The court found
Sullivan guilty and placed him on
probation for one year.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-05
Colored Boy browns in River.

Alfonso Hall, coIored, o years old,
of 737 Harvard Road southeast was
drowned yesterday AFTERNOON while
bathing in the Eastern Branch, di-
rectly opposite the Navy Yard. The
lads body was recovered by the har-
Dor police crew and taken to the
District morgue.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-05
Bonar Laws Daughter
Marries an Aviator

London, June 3.-An aeroplane
honeymoon crowned today the
wedding of Isabel Law, daughter
of A. Bonar Law, leader of the
House of Commons, and Sir Fred
erick Sykes, aviation controller.
The wedding. which was as great
political as a social event. was
attended by Lloyd George and all
the prominent politicians.
From the st. Columbus Church
the couple went to Croydon, donned
overalls and airplaned to Lindis-
farms Castle, in Northumberland.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-05
Sheep Moving
Back Lawn Now
At White House

Relegated to. the back lawn.
the White House sheep will be
out of the public gaze for a few
weeks.
The front yard" of the
Executive Mansion has been
trimmed so effectively by the
Presidents four-iegged lawn
mowers that ii comes perilously
near. to resembling small
boys head after summer
haircut" When the back lawn
has been. similarly treated the
flock will be switched to the
front again and vice versa. thus
giving the grass intermittent
chances.
while the Presidential sheep
are hardly notable for decora-
tive effect. they are mighty eff
fective when 1t comes to saving
gardeners labor.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-05
Army to Build California Road.

Secretary of War Baker announc-
ed yesterday that he had authorized
the expenditure of about $4,000
for construction of q 20-foot con-
crete road from San Diego through
Fort Rosecrans and naval reserya-
tious, California.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-05
Crippled.

The fellow who has had his leg
pulled may be pardoned for indulg-
ing in a lame excuse.-Cartoons
Magazine.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1920-08-12

didn't get moved by the first couple Of
loads was kerosene oil, except what
was carried in the lantern.
This omission would not seem very
serious TO the city dweller who only
has TO press button or hold lighted
match TO his gas jet to get his light,
but it is quite an important matter
in the country where II is about the
only means for light indoors or out
in most places.
IL there was one stretch of road
worse than the rest il was that par
ticular stretch bisecting our new farm
and our team had been utilized in
drawing two passenger automobiles
out of the mud there the first evening
Of our arrival and two more the fol-
lowing morning before starting back
for a return trip.
was left alone at the new place the
second day but had no thought Of be-
ing afraid till towards night when it
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1920-08-12

The country roads about March first
are good. If there i3 sleighing heavy
loads move along easily with very
little jar or damage, but if the roads
are bare the frozen surfaces hold up
heavy loads equally as well, though
with considerable jolting. A very
short time, however can make lot OF
difference with the roads and make
moving loads about impossible if the
weather comes off warm.
We had bought a new farm and
were expecting TO move by truck a
distance Of seventeen miles in a couple
Of days time and with very little in
convenience to ourselves, as planned
Circumstances however alter cases
and it was the middle of March when
we were ready to transplant ourselves.
There had been very little snow the
preceding winter and the frost had
crept to a considerable depth and
when we were ready for our truck no
truck would start out. The roads
were all soft above and .-haky under
meath, but as we just had to move at
this time il was teams We just had to
move with. and one Of the things that
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1920-08-12
AN INCIDENT OF MOVING
By Mabel T. Herrick

Unlike the city which moves May
first the country moving time is
March first, especially if the moving
be from farm TO farm. This is the
beginning Of the farm year and
speaking of this moving makes one
think first of the tenant farmers who
usually change from place to place
each year in search Of something bet
ter or easier; but there is no such
thing as easier farming and these
transients generally move about in a
circle. Moving at this time also
apples to those other people who buy
and occupy their own farms when
moving becomes expedient
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1920-08-12

began 70 storm and bcoomc - dark a.
"a make il impossible 70 soc any great
distance beyond ones sell. fastened
all the outside doors and SAT down "a
the dark % endure my timidity and
make believe. s. children AZ. that no
one vas - home There Vas no
means Tor light anyway exoep, the
partly filled lantern which must BE-
kept Tor emergencies
had not sat long before lights
from an automobile flashed past my
street windows and a. they did not
move along by | knew Of course some
body was stuck. The lights continued
stationary for some time then hnally
heard steps upon the porch and a
rap upon the kitchen door Judgment
told me that the person. whoever he
might be, was after help TO eStrieate
his machine from the mud that he
might 60 along about his business but
my nature. perhaps, II explained by
Darwin. inherited from some ancestral
rabbit, insisted upon my being thor
oughly scared in contradiction thereto
and il held supreme influence over my
movements.
Hello ] said, through the door
panels.
is the man about the house," he
asked.
NO" said, he isn't"
when do you expect him ?" said he.
HE might come any time said,
but ! don't expect him right away,
the roads are 30 bad"
This told him knowing all the time
il would be another twenty-four hours
before a loaded team could pull
through.
His team drew me out Of this mud
last night" he said, but il you could
let me have a lantern perhaps ! can
make il alone"
II can do that" ! said, and went
and lii the lantern with its precious
bit Of liquid; but how dreaded 10 open
that door, though judgment still kept
saying 10 me that the mans whole
mind was upon his own prcdicament.
There was no quaking Of voice or
limbs as passed him the lantern, say
ing at the same time that hadn't
opened the door before because being
in a strange place felt little timid.
That's all right he said.
In about half an hour he returned
with the lantern, saying he had got
ten out Of the mud and having a big
Hupmobile would take us to ride
sometime
THAT would be nice" ! said and
again closed and fastened the door.
! blew out the light and again sat
down TO pretend, but il wasn't long
before the noise Of horses and har-
nesses and wagon, followed by a lot
of whoaing reverberated through the
blackness Of my dooryard, and again
a rap at the kithen door.
Hello" ! said, through the panels.
"Can ! borrow a lantern ?" said a
voice outside. 1--WE lost a cask off
back here a piece and will have to
roll II down by hand"
Certainly" ] said, and again | lit
my emergency reserve and handed il
out through the door. By its light
could see other casks upon the wagon
and inferred il was some neighbor
preparing for sugaring and going to
store his syrup in casks.
The third time ] sat down TO pre-
tend must have been the real thing
Continued on page -
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1920-08-12
levitt E. Lewis, o. d., Oph. B,
Optometrist

ssre than is years Of experience In
correctly fitting eyes to glasses.
ssdern equipped Office fitted with
lense grinding plant.
nice open daily except Thursday az
unoonA Near Y. M. c. A., Main ST.
Bennington, VI.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1920-08-28
fundamental Difference Between Two
Schools Concerning Human Body.

IRS A. L. FISHER Wife of British Minister of Education
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1920-08-28

uG Donald Clark of onbdge objected mixed bathing
grounds He did not think ta the damses of Tonbrdge looked
bathing ATTIRE and he feared lest the oversenstve youths of
hong the madens damp and dsheveled would in
abe marimony
doubt there people who only admire the human form
fuHhes removed from But. after ALL they do not
the best or the most prominent vew 1t is not really esec
that opposition to mixed bathing is based This plea it is to
mainly camoufage The fundamental difference of opinion
those who believe doubt sincerely that the human body
thing which should be concealed and mentioned with adequate
M those who regard it as beautiful and glorious itself.
M indeed nseparaby allied to the first of these the
@ sex shameful thing to be referred to only whispers. to be
e knowledge OF the young and mystery compounded
nn DANGER and scurry 1t because this Of modi
@ 50 long prevailed that still have contend with annual
emae children young people with lives ruined through
our children marred before birth by the sns foes of their
want them to have beautiful and healthy bodies and to take
poe In their health and beauty. To that end
'On facilities for physical training, for games folk dancing
qeOa fe sports and certainly for swimming-one of the
ng OF all exercises The od-fashioned view ngers but
ana most OF us hail with joy this in which young
ug women meet in healthy and open companionshp, be-
VIC ngnt marriages will be encouraged and firm foundations
Y" happiness and prosperity of the race.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1920-08-28
HONEST DEALING.

The people of the United States
have right to expect their govern
ment to deal honestly with them.
Every person who purchased $50
Liberty bond has right to expect
1t to be worth face value and ac-
crued interest.
IL the people had purchased lib
erty bonds as they invest in oil
stock and other enterprises of a
speculative nature, it would be nat
ural for them to expect no more
than the prevailing market price.
But there are thousands of persons
who purchased Liberty bonds when
they were financially unable to do
so, did not have the money to pay
cash for them and yet denied them
selves and saved until they were
redeemed at their face value In
many instances the purchase of
bonds was made test of patriot
ism. Those who did not purchase.
or who purchased what the local
committees considered less than
their quota, were held up to scorn
and ridicule. Had these persons
been seeking an investment with
the hope of realizing an excessive
profit, the situation would be diff
ferent. AT it was, the government
begged for the loan and the govern
ment IS morally obligated to the
/ people for every dollar invested.
Added to its failure to make its
securities net reasonable figure is
the worse offense which the gov
ernment has committed in pur-
chasing and retiring more than
s., 900, 100000 worth of bonds at
greatly reduced prices.
Nearly everybody has Liberty
bond. They are distributed for the
, most part in proportion to the
means of the different individuals.
The difference between what they
paid for the bonds and what they
are worth on the market is more
injurious to the small holders than
to the larger investors. They are
the ones who must sell and accept
whatever price they may be Of
fered.
However, no one will be greatly
hurt in the transaction. The loss
of a few dollars is the smallest cor
sideration. There is a profound
conviction that government bonds
are not a good investment. The
public is convinced that not only i.
the bond not a good investment
but that it is poor one because ii
does not yield full return of the
original cost.
The government may be obliged
to authorize other bond issues, but
unless some provision is made for
| the protection Of the present hol6.
ers of bonds it may be almost, if
not altogether impossible, to inter
est the public again in government
bonds as an Observation-Disclosures
News Scimitar.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1920-08-28

attained He does not advise his
people to rise up and take posses
sion of Africa, because he knows
they will be happier here. He does
not tell them to antagonize the huge
majority of the white population III
this country, because he knows, Ia
Hamlet S parlance, that way mad
ness lies " He wants them to be
sober, thrifty, intelligent, ard
above all else industrious, because
he knows that in this way all races
must attain their success.
The successor to Booker Wash
ington does not sound any alarmist
note in the following utterance:
The race has never earned so
much money as at present; never
had SO much money as today; was
never more willing to invest money
than now. and has never been 50
willing to accept negro leadership
with such implicit confidence as
now.
I'VE believe, like the speaker. in
the education Of the negro as in
the education of all citizens of this
country But we are convinced that
at the present time the great edu
cational need is not for advanced
courses in Latin and Greek and
philosophy, but for instruction in
the staples Of education followed
by industrial training for those
that have the talent in other
words, for such program as that
implied by the Tuskegee institute.
This seems to be the view of the
president of that establishment:
q believe thoroughly i'll educa-
| tion-in all phases of education. |
believe as well in all the learned
and useful professions. But some
how | feel that the negro, like the
! rest of mankind, must learn to work
out more of his problems along
business lines than he has in tie
| past ne must learn, as other races
have learned, that great deal of
the so-called race problem can be
worked out at per cent.
The negro has in the South many
friends in the white population,
along with some who are not SYN
pathetic. The president Of Tuske-
gee thinks that no policy of antag-
onism is necessary, and evidently
the body of negro business men to
whom he addressed his remarks
thought so too. Where there is any
bad feeling between the races, ii
may be due to the attitude of some
whites who show little human con
sideration for the negro, or to the
agitations of those missionary
negro leaders who are out to call
down calamity upon the race.
But the number of good white
people and good negroes who have
thorough understanding Of each
others point of view is large
enough to enable all to dwell to
gcther in peace and harmony.-EN
change.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1920-08-28

"A. K. ECN JES.
Superintendent of Education.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1920-08-28

racial instead of political map that instead
Wmte, the world is as matter of racial fact only
". .AeS . Inc rest is occupied by coored racs
e 'he actual barriers of the white world, the barriers
h and blood the rising tide of color beating, and
"e'cey as congesting population and quckened self
anu heightened of power impel the coored world
UNION and dominion
% M peru has three facets: The peril of arms the peril Of
ud the peril of migration.
w VI arms we must realize that the brown and yellow
revolt nitary potenaltes, likely to be organized any
ss", u reasons like overpopuation
~ economic phase, though not serious facr yet must
A something which will increasingly complicate the rela-
and nonwhe worlds and even today tends to intensity
Os's Tor expansion
Ias 'ne question Of Asatc immigration is ncomparably
problem which today faces the white world 1t in
our peru OF arms or markets. since it threatens not
be grim ., VI prosperity, but very existence.
" he matter is this: The whole white is
bal VI Ultimately to the possibility of social sterilization
' VI absorption by the teeming colored
Poty se oh Wisconsin, In this land of majority rule,
eab snail ever have the ascendency in this land of
! sun snail shine Gland of the free and the home
M fd land the Stars and Stripes shall protect equally
learned m and the poor the high and the low the ignorant
" uture shall spell the hope of equality justice,
fo Of ne ideals Of minority when they right,
can be brought to the attention of the American
law and s .ne majority under present system Of
e tho mats why the "land of the free well a.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1920-08-28
COMMON SENSE.

There is common sense in the
speech made the other day by tht
negro leader, DR.. Robert r. Motion
president of the Tuskegee institute
to the National Negro Business
league, assembled in Philadelphia
The speech is quite in contrast with
some recent wild utterances of
other self-styled ''leaders Of the
negro race ON public occasions.
The progress of the negro pleases
this speaker. He is not disposed to
throw away in despair all the ad-
vantages that have been gained be-
cause the millennium has not been
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1920-08-28
NOTICE.

The examination for white
teachers Of Bolivar County will
be held as follows: In Cleveland
Thursday, Friday and Saturday,
the 9th, 10th and 18th Of Septem-
ber; in Rosedale, Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday, the 16, II and
18th. The examinations for col
ored teachers: In Cleveland,
Thursday, Friday and Saturday,
I'd, Sd and 4th Of September; in
Rosedale, Thursday, Friday and
Saturday, 23d, oath and 25th OF
September.
A. X. ECKLES.
Superintendent of Education.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1920-08-28
the system in prime condition. Sold
by { ii druggists.

Now is the time to begin war on
the lily. We have the ammunition
Fly Swatters, Bee Brand Ell
vampico, Holfstra, Poison Fly Pa
per, Formaldehyde and Tangle-
foot. Goods finest and prices
right at Browns Drug Store.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1920-08-28

In every home where there is baby
there should also be bottle of Nc
GEES BABY ELIXIR. 1t may De
needed at any time to correct sour
stomach, wind collie, diarrhoea CT suIn-
mer complaint. 1t is wholesome
remedy, contains no opium, morphine
or injurious drug of any kind. Sold BIZ
all druegiStS