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The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-14
"MoNEY.DI0GERs.u

We have had more light thrown on
the mysterious profession Of money
digging"
The New York Sun and Herald says
OF the type who digs It up:
'r"What a picture we get. for instance.
from the wonderful Mr.. Blair OF the or
ganization. methods. terminology and
emoluments Of the professional assessor
OF other peoples pooketbooks and bank
accounts. Nevermore can the man who
with stern suavity marks out the course
and tho extent OF your eleemosynary or
religious or political or patriotic duty
be the terror for you that he has been
In tho glorious past. You will always
know now that the longer he sits ana
reasons with you the richer he himself
In gottlng-the richer every minute that
he devotes to convincing you that you
will bc a cad and sneak and Stacker
II You don't retrench In the matter OF
household and family expenses in order
to come up TO his expectations In the
matter OF noble altrulsm."
And the New York Times reminds us
there Ia nothing new in these methods.
II says;
For considerable time the charit- -
able public has been familiar with what
has como to be almost a recognized
profession, Were funds to be collected
for church work. for the Y. NJ. C. A.,
for any local charity? The thing TO do
was to employ an expert He would
descend upon the doomed community
with his ready made organization. his
plans for fine-combinE his victims, his
meetings. his committees. his appeals.
hts devices for rousinR interest where
none existed. his little tricks for put
ting pep and punch into his col
loctors and crusaders, Often he would
succeed. Sometimes he would fail, but
always his salary and expenses were TO
be paid. And he usually left the people
from whom he had extracted money. or
tried to extract II. grooming under n
sense OF helpless outrage"
The republican committee has con-
tributed that much to public informa-
ticn. II 10 probable that the "drive'
will 10 into at least temporary disuse.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-14
ON To WARRINGTON.

According to advices from washing
ton, antisuffragists. TO whom participa-
tiontin political affairs In so extremely
hateful, are to establish permanent
headquarters at the capital 80 that they
viii be in q position to play the game
right at the fountain Tho first item on
their program seems 20 be an attempt
10 argue Secretary Colby out OF his
proclamation declaring the amendment
ratified. To convince the secretary,
they win perhaps he able to show that,
whereas only nifty members Of the Ton
nessee house voted for ratification.
forty-seven have uniformly opposed
rntincstionl
Everybody II entitled 20 one guess as
o. how much tho secretary win be Inn
pressed with this showing 70 which
Speaker Walker is expected to certify.
In the event Of failure 20 convince
Coiby, there may be pause until the
supreme court acts and then n con-
centration OF efforts TO persuade that
august tribunal OF the error OF It's way.
Further steps. beyond this stage, have
not yet been outlined, but aome kind Of
activity win probably he devised 20
demonstrate TO the country how loath
these good people are 20 have anything
10 DO with politics.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-14
Idiotic Action.


THE folly. to use no harsher words,
of the Tennessee legislators who exiled
themselves from the state In the vain
hope of defeating ratification OF the
suffrage amendment, had ntting
SEQUEL In the attempt to reconsider the
ratification vote and reverse the action
of the state. The refusal Of the state
senate 10 concur in the idiotic action OF
the assembly of course baked the pro-
cedure, But had the senate been fool
ish enough to follow the example OF
fine house, the end aimed at could not
have been attained. There is par
tiamentary privilege Of reconsideration
of a vote, within a certain time AFTER
n Is made, but that privilege ceases
as soon as the process of enactment
has been completed by executive ap-
proyal and PRONUNCIATION. In ordinary
cases there is still, no doubt, the priv
ilege OF repeal. but that prlvhe ,se
ceases in case like this, In whlch the
action OF the state legislature IS re.
ported to the federal government anu
forms In turn the basis OF action by
The latter. II such a trick as the Ten
nassee house tried could be successful
anv amendments of the constitution
co,,Id be annulied at any time by the
s;nnle expedient OF having a numper
~ state legislatures vote to Withdraw
tha notifications which were voted
years ago. New York tried this rem
nessee trick over the fifteenth amend
ment. fifty years ago, and actuany
ma ssed a resolution withdrawing ratln-
cation. with the result that the 1ederai
government simply ignored It's 1olly
and nut the amendment into effect just
as though New York had not tried to
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1T has become evident that in a war
with enemy nations one needs not only
tho sword, but also a good one"--
Prince Max, OF Bavaria. At last the
Germans are beginning to realize why
they lost, 1.-THE secret OF the tremen-
dous English loyalty throughout the
war" he says. was the belief that
England was fighting for the right. A
victory for England would be a good
thing for humanity; a victory for Ger
many misfortune. That was the
opinion OF the world"
Prince Max thinks he sees signs in
England that the people no longer trust
the government. "Dlstrust on the part
OF the working classes OF the present
British government is so great its
sword for external use threatens to
break" He is probably Judging by the
recent labor demonstrations "If to-
day." he asserts, England were TO pro-
tend to wage a war of right her claim
would be greeted with laugh of
scorn." He argues from this hypothesis
that the liberal elements in England will
bring about n revision Of the Versailles
treaty He admits, however that the
hope Is slight.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-14
SHARP HEIRSLOT
ON NINTH SOLD :
Administration and Trust Co.
Gives Land and $4,000
for Property.

A deal has been completed whereby
a valuable piece OF centrally located
business property was transferred by
wife and J. w. Gillespie to the Admin
istration and Trust company as trus-
tees for J. f. Johnston. The considera-
ton stated in the deed was an OK
change of property and a considerable
sum in cash and notes.
The property lies at the northwest
corner of East Ninth and A streets. II
has frontage Of 100 feet on Ninth and
runs northwardly along the west side
Of A street to Dewey street, distance
of 1877 feet. The Volunteer State Life
building occupies the southwestern
corner of the same block on Ninth
street, and the market house Is directly
across Dewey street from the tract
conveyed.
The property is now mostly vacant;
few small garages and washing
place for autos constituting the entire
improvements e. Y. Chaplin. president
of the Administration and Trust COM
pany. stated that the property has been
purchased as an investment and that
no definite plans have been made for
its Improvement but that one plan was
under consideration and the company
will doubtless build when a satisfactory
tenant is found.
The deal was made through r. e.
Hall, real estate. agent. This is the
largest deal in East Ninth street prop
erty since the sale Of the Riggs prop
erty on c and East Ninth, sold about
a year ago for a consideration OF
1000.
The farm transferred in the Sharp
property deal consists of 100 acres,
valued at $4,000, and lying near Shep=-
herd. known as the old ]. T. Yarnell
farm.
block 1t. And New York had then a
far stronger case than Tennessee had
this time,
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A CONVENIENT GOAT.

There seems TO be a disposition 10
take Harry M. Blair at his word and
make him the goat OF the campaign
fund investigation. At least, his SUI
perlors, including Chairman Hays, are
apparently willing to let 1t go at that.
The Kansas City Times, which kept up
barrage OF ridcule against the inquiry
until few days ago. takes that view Of
| IT, That newspaper, which has long
posed rs an exponent OF purity In cleo
lions, is maneuvering Mr. Hays into
the attitude OF much maligned person
on account OF the indiscretlons OF his
S60O-a-week expert coin raising subordi-
mattel.
H. all came about because the expedi-
tious Mr. Blair got out of hand. While
Mr.. Hays was considerably looking the
OTHER way, this expert conductor Of
drives slipped away to a start which
came near wreaking havoc before he
could be stopped After his salary and
expense allowance had been arranged
and while his instructions were being
prepared he made a dash for the open
country and Gov. Cox has told you the
rest AT least. that Is about the shape
tho matter is taking-the inspired view
point, so to speak. Concluding Its COM
ment, the Times declares:
'Mr. Hays probably is a sadder and
wiser man. He isn't the first who
has been stung by the poppy and zippy
professional go getter with his breeze,
his brass and his brag. Some very
worthy enterprises that needed money
and public support have been wrecked
by him, for he has been abroad in the
land quite conspicuously of late. Tho
republican organization has found out
its mistake In time although the flavor
OF the Joke, which Mr.. Hays must ad-
init Is on him, probably will hang round
headquarters for some time. The COM
mittee probably will finish Its canvass
for funds on the old plan, which may be
n little hum-drum and wholly unscen-
tific but Is at least commended by a
total lack Of professional pep and 20
getter gall"
Mr.. Hays will probably feel grateful
for this suggestion OF an avenue OF
escape. The Flavor Of the joke" is on
him all right. and It may concelvably
hang around headquarters longer than
expected. The enterprise" no doubt
needed money and public support,
though whether both were obtained to-
gether is not so evident. II will be gem
orally admitted. however. that Mr.. Hays
Ii both sadder and wiser. His wisdom
Is probably exceeded by his sorrow over
the fact that the whole blamed thing
was found out
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-14
Vote for Women In South
Meets With Much FAVOR

favor of the woman vote, that they have
ceased TO tibe and are Lending thclr
columns to the publicity necessary 80
bring home to the men ana women y.
Florida the fact that unless the wofnes
OF Florida vote and In large .numpers'
the knell OF democracy may be SOUNDED.
II has taken a long time LOT .nesS
newspapers to rouse from their letnars
and still their editorial utteranees a. -
tinged with a large adulteration OF cneap
hattery or lordly patronage. ~ 10 ~, ~
for the men OF Florida to awakeh ~ III
fact that we are engaged IN pnhn,,s
Campaign OF great import IL Is perhaps
natural that the Times Union ana the
Miami Herald, always reactlonary; ana
leaning towards republicanism, shoulu
not have given very active support "
the movement for the entranchlsement
of women, but In a paper OF the III
bune's known democratic stanulns, tne
ness towards this question Is ineXcu-
sable. 10000
the people today Is the woman vote IN
the south. The Times-Union has truly
said that without this vote the repuph-
can vote In Florida would have peen
three or four times as large as 1t Will be,
with that vote.
But IL must be remembered that the
republicans are very active IN the state
at this time, and the democrats. for
some reason impossible to fathom, are
very passive. There are republican
women in Florida as well as republican
men. 1t Is the duty. then, OF every
woman who does not want misrule In
this state to register at once. ana TO
cast her vote in November. That che
great majority Of women In Florida
will vote at all, may be taken as a
foregone conclusion.
But it is the duty Of the democratic
men OF this state to take no chances
and to do their part in educating the
women to the need that the state mas
of their vote. 1t is the duty OF these
men to vote themselves. And 1t Is their
duty to cease their futile harangue
about to cease their futile harangue
the while lines toes the mark.
To the person who is fairminded
there is nothing more disgusting than
the twaddle about the negro woman
vote. The man or the woman VINO m
dulges in such twaddle is paying the
white men and women Of the south
very poor compliment. Let the whlte
men vote and let the white woman vote
in the south and there will De absolutely
nothing to fear for democracy.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-14
MAINE NOT IMPORTANT.

There Ia not much TO be said OF tho
Significance OF the Maine election. We
should prefer TO believe that II didn't
mean anything much, The one fact
which stands out prominent Ia that tho
Pine Tree state Ia welded to tho repuh-
licAi party. II has elected the repub-
lcan state ticket by possibly the largest
majority In the states history. But
while the margin Ia larger than was
generally expected. the practical result
Is by no means surprising.
The vote In Maine Ia not large. con-
sldering the fact that the women voted
for tho frst time. Neither 10 the ma
jority 60 astounding when properly
analysed. For purposes OF comparison.
the majority should be split into halves,
Doubling the number OF voters. as the
enfranchisement OF women does. doubles
majorities nj the same time without
changing the proportional vote or rela-
tive standing Of parties. The republican
majority IL big enough, all will admit
but not so overwhelming As super
fcially appears to he the case,
Maine is n republican statc--was on'
beforehand remains firmly anchored
But we not believe that fact win exer
very powerful influence on the res
OF tho country. The result had beef
largely discounted In advance.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-14
FAIRNESS OF NEWSPAPERS.

In an interview at Atlantic City
where he IL attending convention OF
the Institute Of American Meat Pack
ers. a. r. Swift. Jr.. vice president OF
swift 4 CO., pays n generous tribute to
the fairness OF the newspapers. Mr..
Swift declares his belief that news
papers are DESTROYS OF presenting only
tho facts, but recognizes the difficulty
they often experience in doing 40. While
many misrepresentation are printed in
tho columns OF newspapers, Mr.. Swift
has discovered that these are not
manufactured" In the ofilces. but are
almost uniformly supplied from outside
sources which, in tho necessary haste
OF preparing the news for the press
cannot always bc verified,
What MIR. Swift especially notes IL
that II papers are taken in" by good
news stories and publish what does
somebody mn Injustice, Il IN not through
any wilful purpose to pcrvert the truth.
They are generally willing 10 give tho
ngrrlcvcd person or interest q hearing
10 present the other version. though
Mr. Swift complains that correc-
tlcn hardly ever oVertakes an erroneous
statement. He says. however, that were
he in the newspapers place he would
DO tho same wRy--that he would print a
good story whom ofrored, particularly II
| I, were by some governmental agency
Mr., Swift Rcduits the newspapers OF
preference for printing "untair
statements" and In this he IL essen
| TALLY correct, There may be paper,
which prefer To- indulge In what Is
known 60 be false propaganda hut the
trend Ia altogether the other way. "
the great mass, they arc only DESTROYS
that the truth hc known. In point o
fact. that Ii their calling -disscminRtinI
the truth. And they live up 20 about
AZ high o standard OF professional othic;
aa do the members 81 any other callinl
one can bring to mind. Real news
papers print the news.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-14
TEsTIMoNY OF A SOCIALIST.

Conflicting testimony about conditions
a. Russ,a has been the rule rather than
tha exception for 10 these many months,
Every returning visitor tells dinerent
story. each usually avowing that MS
only may be trusted as authentic ber-
trpnd Russell wrote with illumination
f,om the standpoint OF former but
now disilusioned communist. other
correspondents have written In various
strains. Those investigating the situa-
tion from a capitalist viewpoint have
probably made their stories correspond
mora nearly with their theories than
with the facts.
Henry G. Alsberg, however. frank
socialist, has been writing about Rus
sla 10 the New York Nation. He indi-
Gates that the Russian socialist program
a already fairly well known, hence ne
writes of conditions and progress. AIS
berr confesses that the peasants are
hostile 10 bolshevism, but says they
win not be permitted to negative the
work of the bolshevik revolution. oi
the existing status, he says, In part;
ga true democracy of material con-
s,sk,on has been enforced. There are no
great differences in dress or standards
OF living. Everybody is always more
or less shabby; everybody always more
or less hungry. think this matter OF
a common STANDARD Of living 10 not to
be exaggerated. II makes for true
brotherhood"
There Is an element Of unconscious
humor in the foregoing paragraph. Not
witbstandlng the straits TO which this
true democracy" has reduced the pop
fnH hrOt her
hood" This may be the brotherhood
or q common suffering, but q brother
hccd" This may be the brotherhood
ing OF. sut Lovingood, II In little rough
on Dad, but is Just the making OF the
pup.
There Is a lesson taught by socialism
which IL as necessary for Its devotees
TO learn a. for others, but this writer
seems 70 have missed the point. A
democracy OF material condition has
been enforced, but everybody Ia always
more or less shabby; everybody Is al
ways more or less hungry" Perhaps
no opponent OF socialism could have
stated the situation any more effec-
lively.
This writer unwittingly testifies 10
what seems inevitable to. others-that
enforcing socialism deadens instead OF
stimulating individual effort, decreases
rather than increases mass production.
Instead OF elevating society TO the level
of itn- highest standard OF living. It
brings Il down TO the lowest. Every
body IL always more or less shabby;
everybody always more or less hungry"
1T must needs be 30. There 10 no
royal road. There In no way OF eie-
waiting the mass Of society except
through individual effort. And this ef'
fort fails when denied It's legitimate re-
ward with the incentive removed. thu
industrious and thrifty descend 10 th'
level OF the shiftless--to the common
standard of living" which Mr. AlsberG
declares sis not to be exaggerated"
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-14

often INDUCED by opponents OF the suf-
rage movement, and particularly py
noliticians, that even Il they were ac-
corded the privilege. only a mere nanu5
mi az south Carolina women would
exercise IL az the ballot box. This con-
tendon Is disproven. however. by the
number OF women who registered In one
day. although they may this year only
go through the form Of casting Their nr
the time for registering Is at an end,
the number OF qualified women voters
viii be sufficient TO leave no doubt IN
the minds OF any one that the female
OF the species intends to live up 70 her
new status as a full-fiedged citizen and
TO do a citizens full duty, at the poiis
az elsewhere.
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A churllsh Act.

Jacksonville Times-Union.)
But II the law stands as II is the
women of Georgia will not be, per-
mitted to participate In. the election In
November, and some Of the papers OF
the state are urging Governor Dorsey
to call a special session Of the legis.
lature to take such steps as VIII permit
the women of the state to vote In
November. This could be done by ex-
empting them from registration this
year or by changing the time OF regis
tration for the year, or permanently;
SO that the books may be opened ana
women permitted to qualify as voters.
Since woman's suffrage Is an accom-
part of a state to prevent its women
from Voting this year. OF course In
the future they could qualify so as to
vote hereafter but they should be per-
rnitted TO vote in every state In Mo-
vember, and they will not be permitted
to vote in Georgia unless the legisla-
ture enables them to qualify,
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-14
RenIstarlna Rapidly.

ICOIUmUId 11UIdIu.I -
Throughout South Carolina women
are registering, reports from various
points telling OF the interest shown
bv the new voters in getting their
names ns I on the books. For the registra-
ton of women the books were open LOT
the first time at many county seats
Monday. Women barely old enough 10
vote, young matrons, middle-aged wom-
en- and even octogenarians were among
those who qualified.
In support of their arguments that
there has been no considerable demand
for the Acknowledgement Of women IN
South Carolina, the statement has peen
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-14

Senator Brandegee has seen a Hight
Having fought suffrage until II was an
accomplished fact he has now declared
in favor Of ratification by the Con-
necticut legislature which meets in ex-
ira session today. Possibly the fact
that Connecticut women would be able
IN vote anyway has had something TO
dn With his change ~ front.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-14

Probably the most regretful feature
or President Woods announcement re-
opening the American Wooden COM
pany's mills was the statement that
clothing would be cheaper.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-14

How many OF those valiant knights
who fed 10 Alabama TO escape the
women would admit right out In meet
ing that they are afraid OF their wives.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-14

The politicians are not permitted to
be surprised with Cox and have done
with IT,. He Just gives them one sur
prise after another.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-14

Mr.. Harding declares that the Cum
Minis Esoh law was the best congress
could do in the limited time at i's dts
posal Perhaps II was. There was only
some nine and a half months available
for framing and passing III
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-14

Temporarily succeeding the league Of
nations az an issue. the question OF who
had the biggest crowd at the Mime
sofa state fair surges 90 the front,
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Ruuiors that heads will ny when tho
one time kaiser gets back 20 Berlin do
not seem to have produced much per-
turbation In the stock market.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-14

THE women are registering and thu
nominees are worrying" observes the
Jacksonville Times-Union.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-14

One Of the Thompson candidates in
Illinois Ia named Small And his OPP
porents claim that he IL appropriately
christened.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-14

According TO the Houston Chronicle
the Georgia democrats just said TO
themselves: "Wcn, whatever else he
may do, Tom win certainly stir things
IN" After all It isn't such a bad thing
. have things stirred up once IN
while.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-14

A contemporary insinuates that, in his
E.JSa fund charges. II may have been
Cox's purpose 10 stimulate a strike
among purchaaabie voters.