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Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-03-16
DEMOCRACY
AND THE VETS.

There is no excuse for being in
the dark as to the purposes Of the
liquor movement in the Democratic
party. The political analysts are
in remarkable agreement on this
point
From The purely political point of
view. it represents a theory that a
campaign otherwise probably hope.
less for the Democratic party may
be won by holding out a hope to the
friends Of liquor The hope is
based on the hog-tied condition of
the solid south, The south is dry,
but if the Democratic party were to
nominate the shade of Anheuser
for President the south would feel
obliged to give him its electoral
vote.
In the east is a group Of states
with a large electoral vote which
as yet are in the same spirit OF re-
volt against the eighteenth amend
ment that the south was in for
years against the fifteenth. Those
states as matters stand now, the
liquor question out OF it, would go
republican. Promise them to break
the drouth, and the democrats
might hold them as they held New
Jersey last fall They. with the
solid south. can elect a President.
1t is dangerously alluring prop
osition. Mr. Bryan has seen that
His prompt pounding of the Ed
wards movement was his danger
signal; likewise the notice to his
party of breakers ahead if this
strategy is adopted But Mr.. Bryan
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-03-16
GIVE SERVICE men
FLEET SECURITIES

Washington, March 13.-Use of,
he merchant fleet built. by the govI
eminent during the war as an as
set against which securities could
be issued and granted former ser.
vice men as a bonus. was agitated
today by Jerome Ditchy, Of Cleve-
land, O., before the house ways and
means committee. Ditchy placed
the value of all the holdings of the
shipping board at about two million
dollars as working basis which he
would turn over to private cor
poration, the securities of when
would be issued to former service
men. Such action would insure the
retention OF American merchant
marine in American hands and Gre
ate interest in the marine through
cut the entire country.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-03-16

Those who approach the findings
with an open mind must concede
that they represent a comprehen-
sive effort toward efficiency in gov
eminent worthy of serious thought
and close scrutiny. The recon-
mendations of the commission will
not be accepted in toto nor should
they be rejected in their entirety
for there are some beneficial alike
to the government and the employe
and about which there can be no
room for argument.
II Congress accepts the salary
recommendation the government
pay roll would be increased APP
proximately $12,000,000 above the
$240 bonus and about $33,000,000
over the present basic salaries.
Those figures alone assure vigorous
debate, regardless OF whether they
are predicated upon ones idea Of
approximate justice
There are certain features of the
report which hear evidence that the
commission has made a close
StuuS vi tue tCidtiOl uSLW cCH tlu-
ployer and employee, elsewhere
than in the United States, and the
shop council theory is one of these
This tendency to follow paths
which organized labor has found
effective in promoting better condi-
tions in employment may also ex-
pect to be thoroughly aired when
the report reaches the floor OF
Congress
The predominating things in the
report, which is made in the form
Of a bill. are equalization of sal
aries and increased efficiency, aim.
ing at sounder more buslness.like
and effective working force of Fed
eral employees, which, while costing
more money viii be economy in
the end.
The discussion which the. find
ings are bound to precipitate will
develop constructive suggestions
for improving the public service
and regardless of the outcome of
the report, the effect is certain to
be Observation-Disclosures Herald
(IndD.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-03-16
ROOSEVELTiS
SUCCES SOR

On the theory, very likely sound,
that had he liveS Theodore Roose-
welt would today be the logical and
admitted candidate of the Republi-
can party for the presidency, the
boomers OF General Leonard Wood
are stoutly claiming that, as the
soldier is the only genuine political
legatee of the colonel, he should be
nominated without much oppositio.
That is interesting, but is it Who'll
" in line with the facts? General
Wood, it is true, was a warm per-
sonal friend of Rooseyelt's and
presumably believed in the things
the latter believed in, although it is
not on record that he followed his
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-03-16
FRANCES SHARE OF
THE GERMAN SHIPS

Feeling in France is extremely bit
ter against England and the United
States because of the manner in
which France has been deprived of
any considerable share of the Ger
man merchant fleet. A member of
the French parliament, Fernand
Bouisson, writes in the Petit Pro
vencal:
The country ought to know that
in this matter our allies combined
to strip France. and however painful
certain revelations in this connec.
tion may be, propose to make them
on the floor OF Parliment. My con-
science will not permit France
which bore the brunt of the war for
five years. and had a part of its ter
ritory devastated to make all the
sacrifices forever"
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-03-16
RECONSTRUCTION OF
THE CIVIL SERVICE.

For the first time in the history
OF the government a scientific at.
tempt has been made to standard.
ize and classify the Federal pay
rolls and the result presented in
the lengthy report filed by the Re.
classification Commission with
Congress should receive the clos
est attention.
The report at first blush Will MOI
meet with the approval of many
Federal employees affected since j.
recommends no wholesale increase
in salaries AMI in some cases al
Vises reductions, while it reduce
certain privileges in employ1neat
now oYi7ved On tho other hand
chiefly hanaase OF its econom.o
features. it Will face certain critic
SIN I'm C01ero=e.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-03-16
WILLIAM ALLEN
WHITES THANKS

am most grateful to the Repub-
cans of Lyon county for the splen-
did vote they gave me in the prim-
aries. 1t does not. of course, repre-,
sent any personal qualities. The
vote represent the tolerant, kindly,
neighborly feeling for a fellow
creature who is in trouble. The
people knew it was mistake TO
send such a bean-spiller as the edi-
tor OF the Gazette on the mission TO
which he aspired; yet they could
not quite bear to turn him down, SO
they turned out and gave him a
coy little majority. And | shall
never forget it.-W. A. White.-Ela-
poria Gazette Qnd)
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-03-16
COMMON WlTCHHAZEL
FINE FOR SORE EYES

1t is surprising how quickly eyeJ
Inflammation is helped by common(
witchhazel, camphor, hydrastis, etc.
as mixed in Lavoptik eye wash. One
elderly lady, who had been troubled
with chronic eye Inflammation for
many years, was greatly helped in
two days. We guarantee a small
bottle of Lavoptik to help ANY
CASE weak, strained or infamei
eyes. Aluminium eye cup FREE.
Worthing's Drug Store. 1t
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-03-16

insure herself against the bankrupt
cy of the Wilson tripartite military
treaty.-New York Tribune (Rep)
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-03-16

Mr.. Wilson's Paris critics cant
be, blamed. They are touched to the
quick by the brutality OF the charge
that France, the chief victim of the
war;, has become "militaristic,
when Mr.. Wilson's unredeemed as.
suranees alone have compelled her
to resume a policy which she abanG-
oned at his request France is no
more "militaristic" today than
Great Britain is or the United
States is. 1t is enough to shock her
sensibilities to be pilloried before
the world as entertaining "imperi-
alistic" designs, when the only
thing she has done is to try to re-
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-03-16

has little influence in the south and
less in the east. His grip is in the
west, which would be turned over
to the Republicans without a con-
test in case the bid is made for the
wet east.
That wouldn't be jolly for the
western Democrats, to whom the
party owed its success in 1916. 1t
would mean a Democratic Waterloo
in this region, for the Republicans
will be dry, or at least not wet, as
national party. But it might give
the Democrats chance to elect
their presidential candidate. That
is all clear.
Not that this would do the liquor
cause any good. The south will
still be dry in Congress. Congress
will still have a dry majority. But
it might win the Presidency. And
that is the thing the parties as pol
itical organizations are after.-Ne-
braska State Journal Qnd. Rep).
The French newspapers are seeth-
ing with indignation because Presi-
dent Wilson, in his letter to Sena-
tor Hitchcock, ventured to say that
Ministaristic ambitions and i'm
perialistie policies are by no means
dead even in the counsels OF the ma
lions whom we most trust and with
whom we most desire to be associ-
ated in the tasks of peace.
4,
conference in Paris it was evident
that militaristic party under the
most influential leadership was
seeking to gain the ascend
ancy in the counsels of France.
They were defeated then but are in
control now.
The chief argument advanced in
paris in support Of the Italian claims
on the Adriatic were strategic argu-
ments--that is TO say, military ar
guments-which had at their back
the thought of naval supremacy on
that sea. For my own part l am as
intolerant of imperialistic designs
on the part Of other nations as I
was OF such designs on the part Of
Germany.
Although the Paris press may
rage at the presidents reference to
the militaristic party which is now
in control of French policy, the
statement is one OF fact, French
policy in Poland, French policy in
Roumania, French policy toward
Hungary. French policy toward Rus
STA, the French policy is determin.
ed to destroy Austria rather than
permit that war-wrecked country to
unite itstlf with Germany, is the
product Of French military pur-
pose which is to establish France
in the place of Germany as the
dominant military power Of Cont
mental Europe.
The revival of imperialistic am
bition is not confined to France 1t
invented Italy's .Adriatic policy;
the British government is hag-rid-
den by it.; and it is American i'm
perialism that dictates the obstruc-
tionistic attitude Of the Republican
majority in the senate towards the
ratification OF the treaty OF peace.
1t Is time that the peoples Of
the great self-goyerning nations
whose blood and sacrifice destroyed
the menace of German militarism
began to realize what is being done
to them by their own agencies of
government in their own name
New York World (Dem)
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-03-16
WILL FRANCE MAKE A
LEVY ON CAPITAL?

There is serious talk among
French economists Of levy on cap,
ital as the only means of restoring
French credit. During the war
French taxes We're comparatively
light, expenditures being covered by
loans and note issues. Even now a
gigantic lottery loan" is being
raised. But, declares L'Oeure,
Prais;
NO matter how great IS success
and it is already great--the loan
will be only a palliative. Soon or late
we must come to the one remedy,
which consists in demanding of the
rich a tiIth or I. quarter OF all they
pOSaeSs
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-09-08
Condemnation
Proceedings 10
Open Road Filed

Condemnation proceedings. for
thhe acquisition of strip of land
sixty feet wide and approximately
mile long were filed by the state
highway department against Nal
colin Moody, Wasco county rancher,
in the Wasco county circuit court
Tuesday, according to j. M. Eevers,
attorney for the highway DEPART
ment. The land involved in the suit,
approximately four acres. connects
the Wasco county highway which
now ends at Moody's bridge with
the new state bridge across the De-
schutes river.
Moody it is reported has been
exacting heavy toll from tourists
through that section Of the stare
for the use of his bridge, these
tolls, it is claimed, averaging Some
$50 a day. With the completion
Of then ew state bridge across the
Deschutes, several months ago. the
state highway commission declared
the strip Of land between the coun-
ty highway and the state bridge to
be a state highway. Devers called
on Moody at The Dalles last week
in an effort to secure an amicable
settlement of the controversy. Of
fering him $3.50 for the four aor-s
and had given him until noon Tues.
day to sign a deed to the lanf.
When he failed to do this the con-
demnation proceedings were insti-
tuted.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-09-08
Nevada Voters
Name Nominees
For Congress

Reno, New, Sept. 8.-Nevada
voters today balloted upon party
nominees for senator and for rep
resentative in congress, choosing
from among field of five cahdi-
dates in each instance.
hTe seats to be filled are those
of Senator Charles B. Henderson Of
Elko and Representative Charles
r. Evans of Goldfield. Both are
democrats. Miss Anne Martin.
prominent suffrage worker, is con-
testing for the senatorial nomina-
ton on an independet ticket. The
other cadida;es for the place are
rasker L. Oddie, former governor;
the Rev. Brewster Adams. pastor OF
church here, who seeks the nom
nation on the republican ticket,
and Grant Miller. a candidate for
the office in former elections, who
seeks it on the socialist ticket.
For representative. Walter c.
tSoddard, the latter prohibition or
rector for the state, are contesting
with Evans for the democratic
nomination, and william T. Mcneil
of Reno and Samuel Arentz OF
LoveIock are seeking It on the re-
publican ticket.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-09-08
Italian Labor
!; And Capitalto
Settle Trouble

Rome, Sept. Sin several cit
les where workmen have occupied
factories negotiations have start
ed between owners Of the plants
and their employees, the unions be-
ing ignored. according to Anfor-
nation received here. 1t is stated
the situation is improving and
that there are signs of good VIII
on both sides. several socialist
members of the chamber Of dep
uties declaring it is necessary to
reach an agreement to end the
conflict at once.
Reports that the movement
would spread to state establish
ments are denied here.
English unions, it is reparted'
have asked the Italian confedera-
ton of labor for news of the metal
workers movement and expressing
a desire to work in common ac-
cord with the confederation In ex-
tending the conflict.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-09-08
Trial Of Ship
Builders Opens

Seattle, Sept. S.-Charged with
having made false claims against
the government for bonus on de-
livery of a hull constructed for
the government seven officers OF
the Grays Harbor Motorship cor
noration. of Aberdeen, Wash. were
nlaced on trial in federal court
here today. Selection of jury
was expected to occupy the morn
ing session of court.
The seven defendants, lrred
schubach, Bruce o. Shorts, Monty
Ward. A. B. Shay, A. S. Hoonan'
w. A. Magee and A. B. Hunt. were
indicted last spring by federal
grand jury, which also named
four other prominent northwest
shining men in other indictments
charging irregularities in their ae-
counts with the government on
war time ship construction con-
tracts. The indictments followed a
lengthy investigation conducted by
Bert chlesinger of an rancisco'
snecial assistant attorney general.
and other department OF justice
officials. into alleged frauds in the
Pacific coast shinbuilding pro-
gram.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-09-08
1ranscontinental Air
Mail Seruice Started

City, Reno. New; and finally san
Francisco.
The trip is expected to be COM.
pleted in threed avs, arriving at
San Francisco AZ hours ahead Of
the time regularly required for
mail trains.
The flight mapped out Is 1851
miles in length. The establish
ment of the service places at the
disposal of the United States mill
tary forces what is probably the
greatest system of regularly main
tanned landing fields and facilities
in the world. according to the post.
office department. a
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-09-08

Minnesota State Fair Grounds,
Sept. s.-An agricultural program
designed to keep the nation SELF
sustaining and to improve the con.
dition Of the farmer was outlined
by Senator Harding, republican
presidential nominee, in speech
to the Minnesota state fair here.
He advocated larger representa-
ton of farmers in governmental al
fairs: establishment of co-opera-
tive associations for marketins
farm products; scientific study
of the world, market for farm pro-
ducts with a view to stabilization
of prices; curtailment of unneces-
sary price fixing and of "iil-con-
sidered efforts arbitrarily to reduce
farm product prices administra'
ton OF the farm loan act so as 10
decrease tenancy, promote DIVERSE
fled farming and provide long-term
,-aaits restoration of efficient
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-09-08
Harding Pleads for
Improved Conditions
Formation s Formers

railway service; revision of tarin
to protect American agriculture
and reclamation and intensive
farming to further development OF
the nations agricultural resources
to a capacity insuring prosperity
and abundance of domestic fooo
products.
senator Harding deplored the
drift of population from the coun-
trv to city and praised the work
Of the farmers during the war.
..The farmer requires no specaai
favors at the hands of the govern
ment. All he needs Is a rair
chance and just consideration LOT
agriculture as we ought to give 70
a basic industry Farming Is NOT
an auxiliary, it is the main plant
and geared with 1t inseparably ~
every wheel of transportation and
industry"
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-09-08

c. w. Mcclure, Of Aatlanta. Ca,
said Mr.. Upham sent G. F. Taylor,
! a paid field worker, to him last
month with letter stating that
Mr.. Taylor was delegated to raise
more money in that state,
Mr.. Mcclure quoted DR.. ]. G.
Stockbridge, OF Atlanta, who as
sisted him as saying Mr.. Taylor
had told DIR. Stockbridge that he
wanted to raise s25,OOo in Aasiar:a
alone.
Mr.. Blossom said they actually
raised $4,000 in Cuyahoga county
and Mr.. Mcclure said his commit
tee obtained pledges OF about $1l,-
900 in the state Of Georgia. on
which s6,015.75 had been paid.
Says Quota Fixed.
Senator Reed called the witness
attention to the quota sheet sub
mitted last week by Fred w. Up
ham, republican national treasurer,
| which fixed the amount for the en-
tire state of Ohio at 100000.
Mr.. Blossom testified that A. A.
| Protzman, a paid agent of the ma
tional committee, was present
when the Cleveland quota was an
nounced as 100000 and that Mr..
Protzman helped direct the raising
OF the money.
A list of 5000 names of prospects
was provided by w. r. Woodford,
Ichairman of the ways and means
committee Of Cuyahoga county and
from this list each team captain
selected the names Of fifty to sew
enty-five men to be canvassed by
his team. Some of the cards In
| the list as furnished by Mr.. Wood
ford were marked with the am
cunt the prospect should give, Mr.,
Blossom said.
State Mark Exceeded.
"You were to get 100000 in
Cuyhagoa county alone. although
this quota sheet introduced last
| week by the republican national
committee shows the goal for the
entire state OF Ohio was only 5000
DOOR" Senator Reed asked.
Eyes, sir. that was my under
standing"
Mr.. Blossom said that when he
| left Cleveland, Labor day, $4,000
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-09-08
Boxers Money
Mad; Rickard
Held TO Blame

New York, Sept. S.-Sixty-five
thousand dollars for fifteen-round
bout between Benny Leonard ana
Eddie Fitzsimmons, who. are light
weights!
Stop and ponder about that for a
moment. 1t is more money than
ever was paid two 135-pounders to
clash In this or any other country.
1t equals the sums paid for heavy
weight scraps before the days of
Tex Rickard and his 100000
purses.
No one but Tex, of course, would
have had the temerity to parcel out
such piece of money and a lot Of
pretty sharp followers of the fight
game are wondering If the famous
promoter himself hasn't misjudged
the money-making powers of the
mill. There is no Doubt that the
match is a good one. and Tex is
banking lot on New York's hun
griness for fighting.
But---and here comes the rub
when Tex offered that huge purse
he Immediately put some bad ideas
in the head of every lightweight In
he business. They all want lots OF
money now. Their. managers vAnt
think in terms of less than $4,000
md most Of them--rhediocre gents
--are demanding $500 guaran-
tees.
A short time ago Tex approached
y certain well-known lightweight
and suggested meeting between
him and another well-known young
man. Neither of them is in po-
sition to demand large sums for
fighting.
Yet. without blinking, they toid
Rickard 1t would cost him just $780,
900 in guarantees.
Now, 1t may be true that boxers
will draw greater houses than ever
before in the history of the ring
sport, but it also is true that IL the
men continue to make such out
landish demands they will have the
promoters shying whenever any
thought Is given matches. 1t may
actually be the cause OF a slump In
interest, for there are very few
matches worth these big sums, and
the promoters will lay back to wait
for them.
1t may come to pass some of
these days that the fighters and
their managers will have to do their
own promoting. Then they will find
out whether they are worth the
heavy sums they ask.
The lightweights undoubtedly are
in the ascendant They are sever
al mighty good ones around the
country. but all the Dundees and
Jacksons in the country are not
Worth $4,000 for a fight. Benny
Leonard means big sale of tick
cts, for he is a champion, but 1t is
useless to believe that any one can
draw with him. Lew Tender should
be forced to accept a match with
him. Joe Benjamin is in the stable
with Leonard and not hankering
for a match even If he were eligible
which he is not after his bad
showing in the east last fall.
Eddie Fitzsimmons is matched
20 fight the champion. And, after
that, there are few others worthy
of consideration.
The New York promoters are
hanging out distress signals. 1t may
be considered quite probable that
they will find some way to curb
the yearning for gold. 1t will be
welcome IL they do.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-09-08

New York, Sept. 8.-Transcon-
tinental air mail service to San
Francisco was officially inaugu-
rated today when R. G. Page, pi-
loting an airplane specially equip
ped to carry 400 pounds. of mail,
started his westward flight at $40
o'clock from Mineola field. He
carried in his cargo of mail, let
ters to the mayors of six cities
along the route.
The airplane was scheduled to
make its first stop at Cleveland.
Other stations were Chicago, Oma-
ha, Cheyenne, Wyo.; Salt Lake