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New-York tribune., 1920-03-07
False Economy

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: How illogical are the remarks
recently made by Representative
Henry T. Rainey, Of Illinois, at hear
ing before tho House Ways and Means
Committee, that. because the govern
ment clerks are demanding bonus, and
the American Federation of Labor is
threatening to defeat every member of
Congress who does not agree with its
proposal to take $4,000, 100000 from
the United States Treasury to buy and
operate tho railroads under the Plumb
plan, the American Legion should not
urge an adjustment Of back pay for ex-
service men!
Where Is there any correlation be-
tween the just demand Of the ex-serv-
ice man who offered his life on the
battlefelds Of Europe and whose for
mer job may now be filled by Stacker
and the majority of these other two
classes, who grabbed safe civilian posi-
tions with the government and received
two or three times tho salary they
were worth? Why didn't Mr.. Rainey
also prophesy that former employees Of
the United States railroad administra-
ton, whose positions became vacant
March I. when the railroads were
turned back to private ownership, would
soon form a union and threaten our
representatives with political death If
they were not pensioned for life7
True, many men were not financially
affected or physically injured by join
ing the colors, and some have their old
jobs back again, like the writer; but
there are thousands of other ex-serv-
ice men who are obliged to accept char
ity until the various governmental bu-
reaus, which were created and are
maintained at great expense for the re-
habilitation and resducation Of wound
ed ex-service men, decide their cases.
That our government should dishonor
its promise to again make self-support-
Ing, when possible, former service men,
and should decline to make an adjust
nsnt Of hack pay. though havins spsa4
New-York tribune., 1920-03-07
Soldiers and the Bonus
Service Men Debate tho Question of Cash Payments
Justice of Some Repnd Upheld Legion Replies to c. A. r
To tho Editor Of Tho Tribune.

To the Editor Of Tho Tribune.
Sir: In this mornings Tribune you
published letter from an old Grand
Army man criticizing the American
Legion's bonus drive and stating that
because Of same pension bill pending
In Congress for the Civil War veterans
has been forgotten and postponed in
definitely.
AS member Of tho American Legion
and one Of tho boys who went through
hell short time ago. may 1snot assure
our old comrade that tho 1928 veterans
have the greatest respect and admira-
tion for the boys Of '64, and our feelings
even border on envy Of those who par
ticipated In war which was carried
on in a gentlemanly manner, and which
was noted for the fact that the par
Elephants acted on the square on The
battlefelds7
The writer was unfortunate enough
to have been shelled by "sub" while
en- route to France, and upon arriving
there, after two days in line and be-
fore getting a real chance at the beg
gars, to have been gassed and sent
back home again.
All tho fellows with whom I have
talked regarding bonus smile little
bit wistfully, but we always feel that
our chances Of ever getting bonus, or
a farm, or q house and lot from the
government arc very small, indeed.
However, wc do sincerely solicit and
confidently expect to receive the re-
specH If not the admiration Of those
stanch defenders Of our government
who went through tho mill in 1861-'64.
SERGEANT F. K. CORRIGAN,
9th Division, A. E. F.
Brooklyn, March I, 1920.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-07

one, but they will wait that hour.
and only feel grateful at finally got.
ting inside.
These arc the days Of much grum
bling; but, in the face Of the great
exhibition Of public patience shown
every week end, it means little. Not
until people begin to object to long
waits or lofty prices in their search
TOR amusement need there be fear of
the revolution.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-07
a Week of Verse
A Country Mood


fFyom The London Msreu,y)
TAKE now = country mood,
Resolve, distil It:
Nine Acre swayine alive,
June flowers that fill it,
Spicy sweetbriar bush,
Tho uneasy wren
Fluttering from ash to birch
And back again.
2flkwort ON .its low stem,
Spread hawthorn-tres
Sunlight patching the wood,
A hive-bound bee.
Girls riding. nim-nim-nim,
Ladies. trot-trot
Gentlemen hard At gallop,
Shouting, stsam-hot.
Now over tho rough turf
Brides 60 jingle,
And there's well-loved pool
By Fox's Dingle.
Who're Sweetheart, my brown mara
Old Glory's daughter,
May loll her leathern tongue
In snoY-cool water.
ROBERT GRAVEA
New-York tribune., 1920-03-07
Easiest Way Financing


Mr.. McAdoo's suggestion that
Federal taxes be cut down $1,000
100000 year and the deficit met
by new bond issue makes a pop
ular appeal at a time when the
country is extremely restive under
war burdens. The war taxes are
cumbersome and in many respects
badly balanced. They have In
creased the cost Of living indirectly
as we'll as directly. Why not revise
them downward. and incidentally in
vite tho next generation to pay a
larger share Of tho cost of the war,
is the upshot Of Mr.. McAdoo's ar
gument.
But the countries in which that
argupent has been needed most now
regret their imprudence. Fighting
the war on borrowed funds and
paper issues has led to disastrous
lowering Of credit in those countries
and q violent depreciation of the
money In circulation. A great war
cannot be waged on a pay-as-you-go
basis. But the nation which resorts
to heroic taxation while war is on
avoids the worst evils Of after-the-
war readjustment.
The United States financed the
war conservatively. Why should it
change its policy? Our Liberty
bonds were issued at very low rate
Of interest. They were sold chiefly
through successful appeal to patri-
otic feeling. The government saved
hundreds Of millions Of dollars by
floating them at par and by keeping
tho interest rates down to artificial
figures. It assumed a moral obliga-
tion to protect the subscribers, who
were exhorted to borrow in order to
buy. The Treasury Department has
several times announced that It
would not sell any more war bonds
by popular subscription. If a new
81 900, ,000, 900 loan is offered it will
probably have to carry s or 51a per
cent interest. That advance in rate
would further depress the market
value Of the outstanding bonds, some
classes Of which have already gone
below 80.
The government has been living
on credit for some time past and en-
joying the experience. The most ac-
tive department spenders want to
continue to live on credit. They are
trying to overdraw the Treasury's
income for 1920-'21, and may sue
ceed in spite of efforts in Congress
to cut down swollen expenditure
If it were decided to shift part of
the burden Of present extravaganza
on tho next generation Congress
would naturally relax Its zeal for
economy, and departments which
don't seem to know that the war is
over would come bacla with even
greater demands for 1921-22.
It is wiser not to reduce taxation
disarreeable az 1t is, until after the
Federal budget balances. The urgent
thing to do just now Is to reduce ex-
| nenHiture.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-07
A scoopful of Coal


IF every locomotive fireman on
the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
would save one scoopful Of coal out
Of twenty, says President Willard,
the total saving to the company
would be more than 100000 a
year; and he adds that this is not
an impossibility. This concrete illus
tration Of the virtue Of economy de-
serves needing by others than those
to whom It is offered. Where saw
ing on large scale wins approval,
saving on a small scale is too often
confounded with meanness. Thus
the familiar Scottish proverb, "Many
a mickle makes muckle," is held to
be merely the expression Of petty
thrift and lightly regarded as the
enunciation Of great principle.
There is, of course, a kind Of
scraping and pairing which easily be-
comes odious. Often it proves in
tho end to be extravaganza. None
tho less, Mr.. Willard's one scoopful
Of coal may stand as the symbol Of
that wastefulness which seems to
be peculiarly characteristic Of the
American people. II cannot afford
It" is a confession which too many
Of US make shamefacedly.
The idea that one man is as good
as another is too often translated
into the assumption that one is al
rich as another. We are more con-
cerned in excepting up with Lizzie
than In outstanding our incomes
judiciously. The impulse Of emula-
tion is natural one, and commend
able within bounds. But it is a
serious fault to desire the super
f1uous. Even in these days Of the
lessened purchasing power Of money
the possibilities Of reducing expen-
ditures are too infrequentlye re-
garded.
American travellers have long
been the wonder and despair OF
Europeans for their lavish ways. 1t
was an old saying in England that
only dukes and rich Americans
travel first class, which was some
what exaggerated reminder Of the
fact that Americans disdained the
moro modest second or third class
where Englishmen would never
think Of using any other. The sec
ond class has been almost banished
on English railways, SO that there
can be no compromise with con-
science between the highest fare and
the lowest. Will not too many
Americans who cannot afford IT
stick to first? In the Continental
hotels no one but an American hesi-
tated to ask for cheaper rooms If he
wanted them, or to engage in the
expected game Of bargaining.
This reputation for extravaganza
has been real injury to the nation.
If the burdens left by the war, the
heavy taxes, the high pric6e, the
diminished incomes, help to falsify
it there will be every reason 70,
sati6action. It cannot be said that
] tnconnmy has - hnansnd AuAa a tha
New-York tribune., 1920-03-07
Posters

tFron. Tho Poetry Rsas.0. Lo~do~)
THIN triangles Of pines
Wedging the sky like praying bands,
Earth patched with snow,
And the anchorite,
Twisting et an arrow in his side,
While blood bIackepo his robe, brown -
a deer's hide.
The sky filed with dropping horseA
White and gold and purple.
Ridden by white-faced girls
Whose robes, like the saddles and great
shoulders Of their steeds.
Are drenched and clotted with scarlet
warrior blood.
A stone statue Of the archangel Michaa
Set In pointed granite niche
Upon whose upraised sword-hana
Sits = pigeon, purple and gray
With feet as pink As coral.
Preening himseH.
ILIzABE- y J, coATswoRTH. /
New-York tribune., 1920-03-07
Germany's Reparation Bill

Norman n. Davis, who repre-
.anted the United States when the
,eparation clauses Of the Versailles
treaty were prepared, described on
August 4 before the Foreign Rela-
tions Committee Of the Senate the
settlement arrived at.
Mr.. Davis told how from the
beginning it was recognized Ger
many could not pay for all the dam
srs she had done to civilians. She
vas never asked to pay the war
expenditures Of any country except
Belgium. Mr.. Davis summarized the
Ally argument as follows:
= ut is probable she [Germany] can
not pay everything that she owes, but
We want to get all we can out of her,
and we want at least for her to pay
IN she can, and we would like to
leave that (the total] open We do
not propose to collective cannot
eollect-more than Germany can
pay"
As the sum Germany could pay
could not be ascertained, the question
was left to the future. All that was
definitely provided for was that she
should deliver 5000, 900, 900 in bonds
BY 1921, and that between 1921 and
1925 an additional $10,000,000, 900
should be delivered. But, lessening
these amounts, Germany was to have
credit for ships, coal, balances due
for the sequestration Of the property
Of German nationals, and so on.
With respect to any payments In
excess Of $4,000, 900, 900, Mr.. Davis
pointed out that no further bonds
were to be issued until the commits
sion is satisfied that Germany can
meet interest and sinking fund obli-
cations" So all talk Of Germany
being obligated to pay s40,000,o00,-
900 or moro Is pro-German propa-
yands. The assessment 80 far Is
but $4,000, ,00o,0 900, plus the Belgian
war expenditures Of about $1,000
100000.
Moreover, II was agreed by an ex-
thange Of notes that the sum In ex-
cess d the $4,000, 100000, if any,
should be speedily fixed. These
hotes, ~ much q part Of the treaty
~ the text, say that four months
after the treaty went into effect
Germany should make proposals and
that within two months the Allies
ahould reply.
So no change in policy is indi-
Gated by the announcement that tho
tetal reparation bill Is to be fixed.
This IN principle was long ago agreed
o. The attempt to mako it appear
that the Allies now acknowledge they
made Q mistake is to be rated as
Born OF desire to create an i'm
PRESTON that Germany his been
unJustly treated. Such writers as
Aeynes do not take the trouble to
Eate accurately the facts. They
mock down q man Of straw Of their
own creation, and the only discern
'ole reason Is q willingness to es-
Molish something to the discredit
pf the Allies.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-07

national divinities. The working
man who buys silk shirts is still a
typical figure. Ono scoopful Of coal
less, ono dollar saved that might
have been needlessly spent, will be
step toward q saner standard Of
living.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-07
Refusal With Reservations
tFres. Ths 1oIstmers SUM

It Is surely smazins in how many
ways a man may declare that he is not
a candidate for ths Presidency and yet
convey the imprssaiops that he is still
h ~ ssnuaae
New-York tribune., 1920-03-07

Pensions and the II. c. OIL
To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: While there is much controvers,
about bonuses for ex-soldiers, it seem.
that the question Of adequate pension,
fo1 crippled soldisss should Esssiy,
New-York tribune., 1920-03-07
SUNDAY. MARCH =. 1920.

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GUARANTY

GUARANTY
", ~ suesAass nsrshand!ss edvsr9se9 n rHe
s,iSilHf Win atseiuts safety-fsr y dissatisfac.
~ w ss.sif. in aay case THE rRiBuhE euarantees
~ ~eSr msney back upoR request Ne rcd taee.
~ suibbllnp. We make eees~Srampfy the
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New-York tribune., 1920-03-07

n. Associated Prsss d exclusively entitled 70 the
- f. republication Il Ill news Dispatches crsditec
4 = not Otherwise credited In this pape9 ana
"a. th~ iousl news q spontaneous orttin publlahed
sn r,shss q rssubncsi4sa - all ether matter
A.ssin also ~ reserve6.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-12
Out of Town isitors.

Mrs. Ward Dabney. Of san Antonio.
who is an interesting visitor in the
city, is here 20 be the guest Of Mrs.
E A Henuing for several weeks
Mrs. Dabney is the wife OF Col Dab
ney, commanding officer Of the quar-
termaster department at Fort sam
Houston
Max Kruger. president OF a
machine and supply company OF san
Antonio, IS a guest in the city en-
route TO the Pacific coast for visit
Mr. Kruger is the father Of Carl
Clifton kueger. whose marriage 70
Miss Patricia Robinson, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs A. Milton Robinson, Oc-
CURED during his station here as
major in the SIND field artillery. Mr..
ent living in san Antonio. where Mr..
Kruger IS engaged in business.
Lieut. Col. F. z. Phelps. retired. {.
S A. and wife. Of Ohio. are the
guests OF their daughter. Miss Mar
ley apartments. Col Phelps and wife
have been visiting their son. Capt
Fred. Phelps, commanding officer Of
the aviation field at Fort Worth, and
came on here TO visit Col Phelps
was formerly with the Eighth cav
airy and saw considerable border and
Mexican service, and later was trans
ferred TO Indian service in the north
west The trip took over two months
and was made overland. Col Phelps
was retired for many years, but when
the world war broke out. he returned
TO active duty. and was stationed at
Hoboken, y. J., during the entire
time being Judge advocate
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-12
HERE'S HELP
FOR WOMEN
A Splendid Treatment for Torpid
Liver and Weak Kidneys.

A wonderful letter came 10 Us to-
day from Mr.. p. H. Melendez, san
Benito. Texas. II says: Ny wife SUI
Tered for many years from headaches.
poor appetite torpid Iver and kidney
trouble She tried several other medi-
cines with no good results. but with
Gods help and just one bottle OF
NuEa-Ione, all her illness Is gone as
u by magic. and we hope you VIII
live one thousand years to comfort
and relieve humanity with your
blessed medicine"
Every organ Of your body must be
Wen supplied with nervous-energy 10
perform its allotted task and when
this force Is lacking, stomach. liver,
kidneys, bowels, any Of these organs,
are liable to stop work and cause a
lot Of trouble. Nuga-Tone puts new
life into the nerves, a fresh impulse
is given 70 the stomach, liver and
bowels AID the kidneys resume their
normal function Soon you viii enio-
a keen appetite, good digestion. an
sctive blood circulation, and then the
glow Of health viii return 10 your
cheeks and the sparkle TO your eyes.
Druggists guarantee NuEa-Toue-
buy a bottle a bottle viii last you
e whole month Use Il 20 DAYS and Il
YOU don't feel better and look better.
take the remainder Of the package
back 10 the druggist and get your
money back Get NuEa-Tone AZ Kelly
& Pcllard's Drug store and other
good drug stores. Try it-AdV.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-12
OrDheuS Club to Have Annual Banquet
At PaSo Del Norte Saturday Evening

Travis have gone TO Las Palomas.
\. NJ. where they viii be for some
time and viii later 90 { New York.
Mrs c. 7. Race will leave on Satur-
day for a visit OF a week with her
daughter, Mrs Harry La skland, and
Mr. Lakeland at their home in Lords
burg, n. II
Mrs. E H Yale and her mother.
Mrs. z. II Moulton. left on Thursday
for the Pacific coast, where they go
for a visit In the hope Of benefiting
Mrs Moulton's health She has been
III for some time at the home OF Mrs.
Yale.
Mrs. Louis Lay left for Pecos.
Texas. several days ago in response
TO a message announcing the illness
OF her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Nit
chell. with pneumonia Mrs. Mitchell
is much improved and Mrs Lay Is at
present visiting her husband In
Ranger. Texas She viii return to
Pecos for another visit prior to re-
turning home
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-12
Confined to Inoalid Chair
for Thirty Years; Cured

Greenleaf. kan, March 12.-After
being confined to an invalid chair for
more than thirty years as a result Of
rheumatism, August Lohemeyer. a
farmer living near mere. received the
surprise OF his life recently when he
awoke one morning and discovered
that he could walk.
Lohemeyer takes great pride in his
new accomplishment and nov takes
long walks. Just to get back N trim.
as he expresses It
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-12
School Notes.

On next Friday morning at 10
o'clock at the high school the Pa
rent-Teachers' association Of the
school viii give a benefit program OF
interesting numbers featuring the
St Patrick's idea for the aid OF the
fund TO be used for entertaining the
high school graduates at the close of
school
Entertainment was furnished stu
dents OF the high school Friday morn
ing by members OF the senior class
who presented a play. The Peace
Maker" under the direction Of Miss
Stella Brick. OF the high school
faculty. Those in the cast were Miss
Florence Cathcart, Miss Jane March.
Sherrod Nengel Edward woodward
and Miss Ruth Goodman.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-12
Organize First Woman's
Auxiliary to Legion

Muskogee, Okla. March 12.-What
is claimed to be the first woman's
auxiliary TO the American Legion was
organized here a few days ago.
Twenty mothers. wives. sisters and
daughters OF former service men
comprised the charter roll
AIRS. F. 3. Fife, wife OF mayor Fife.
was chosen as past commander and
Mrs. H C. Braely as adjutsnt
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-12

n us Es-1-H--O4 INV Il IL hostess
W this afternoon to the members
Of the Girls Bridge club at the
Howe quarters at Fort Bliss. At
the close Of the games a dainty menu
Of salads and ices viii be served. The
prizes awarded viii be corsage bou-
quets. violets and roses wiz be the
first prize and a combination OF two
shades OF sweet peas VIII console
the guest receiving low score
The guests enjoying the afternoon
with MISS HOWE are Miss Louise
LsWton. Miss Virginia Morse. Miss
Virginia Turner, Miss Dor1as Anne
Payne Miss Margaret McGarry. Miss
Marion Ainsa, Miss Mildred Rogers.
Miss Frances Oppenheimer. Miss
Lenna Robinson, Miss Anne Buchsr.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-12
Threshing Machine
ExbLodes, BLown 50 Feel

Pauline. kan. March u. - To be
blown so feet by the explosion Of a
threshing machine engine and vet re-
ceive only six injuries was the ex-
perience Of b J. YenglinE- a member
Of a threshing outfit. near here. q
few days ago. Five other members Of
the threshing crew were knocked
down by the force OF the explosion.
believed TO have been due to loWness
Of water n the engins.s boiler.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-12
Pony Carries Dead Boy
Past Fathers Store

Atlantic City. n. J., March IL
While delivering goods for his father.
using a pony and a hobsled. Ralph
Flanagan IS years old. was instantly
killed by the accidental explosion OF
a shotgun he carried on the sled. al
Dorothy, Is miles from here
A half hour later the pony and sled
was seen BY the father Ealloping past
his store He telephoned 10 a neigh
Dor down the road. who stopped the
runaway The body OF the boy, with
the gun beside him, was lying In the
sled
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-12
Boston DoctorsIndorse
UniUersdl raining

Boston. Mass. March 12.-The Uni
versal Military Training bill now be-
fore congress was formally fndorsed
by over 1000 doctors, all members Of
the Massachusetts, Medical society and
the Massachusetts, Homeopathic So
ciety, when the societies joint COM
mittee on state and national legisla-
ton sent to TO the Massachusetts rep
resentatives in Washington tele-
grams announcing their action
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-12

A boy Is years old was arrested
Thursday night by the police and
charged with theft under $50. He Is
alleged to have taken a so pound box
OF candy out OF an automobile owned
by r D. Brown, 3003 Brand avenue.
According TO the police Brown came
out OF store just as the lad was car
rytng away the box, and promptly
seized him The arrest occurred near
First and Ochoa streets.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-12
Boy, IS, Arrested as
Dangerous PuTomdnidc

Chicago. III. March H. Theodore
Sadkowslzi Is years old. Is under ar
rest here as one Of the most danger
Chicago
7 like TO see the pretty flames burn
up buildings" be explained when
caught In the act OF setting fire to an
apartment building. They make me
laugh There IS something in my
head that keeps saying 'Burnl Burnt
Burn"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-12

were arraigned Friday morning be-
fore United states commissioner A.
J. Schmid. charged with violation Of
the customs laws. The men are al
legged to have smuggled into the
United States from Mexico 70 pint
bottles OF whisky and IS quarts OF
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-12
Weekend Dances at Toltec Clubhouse
Proving Seasons Enjoyable Features

at the Country club have been dis
continued.
At each OF the Toltec dances so
far given a large number Of guests
have been present and the dance
for Saturday evening promises again
to be one Of the most interesting
social affairs OF the week.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-12

THE weekend dances being given at
the Toltec clubhouse are prov
ing most enjoyable features Of
the social season at the clubhouse
Numbers OF those who formerly mo-
tored out for the dances at the
Country clubhouse are enjoying the
LolLec dances. now that The dances
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-12

from the prison farm here Thursday.
where he was a trusty, prison officials
announced he was convicted OF ROD
bling a mail train at Moscow, Idaho.
in 1905.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-12

James Altman. 90 years old. OF Deca-
tur. III, and Niles Altman, rs, OF san
Francisco, brothers. met here Thurs
day after a separation OF Y years.
They last saw each other when the
elder brother left their home in Ire
land for America in 1S4S.