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Evening journal., 1920-03-17
meH GRADE PRODUCTS FOR "AMERrca rrRsrY

~ he announcement Of the Grain Administration that
50 is unable 70 sell a large quantity Of nour on
hand The American people because Of its inferior grade
recalls the report made by committee Of the British
Board OF Trade number Of years ago, after investigating
labor conditions in the United States to the effect that
the American workman is accustomed to buy a higher
grade Of food and other commodities than the workman
in Great Britain and other European countries Similar
conditions indicated by the reports concerning the
wool market and the meat trade
II explained that although the government is having
trouble In dposing Of its accumulated stocks OF wool
yet the market for wooen goods continues high this con-
dion being due to the fact that Americans decline to
purchase goods made Of the grades Of wool The
liner grades Of wool continue high in price
American workmen also decline to buy the coarser
grades OF meat and is due TO the demand for the higher
grades that the prices maintained
The fact Of the matter that under the American pro
ectye system the American workman has become accus
toned to high standard OF living.
To this ne entitled and It Will always be the policy
the Republican party protect the American work
against foreign competition 70 enable him to con-
nue the high standard OF living to which he has become
accustomed
Evening journal., 1920-03-17
HEALp,s APPOINTMENT.

E0RMER Congressman William II. Heald unquestion-
n ably VIII make q good and useful member OF the
Public Building Commission His selection by the Levy
Court reflects credit upon that body.
The ofnce is important ono. u calls for the exer-
else OF sound business in tho matter caring
and protecting the most valuable public building in the
Slate OF Delaware. Mr Heald is possessed Of that es
sensl quality and also Of marked personal genality
which has made and held for him many friends
William y. Dsnzenbaker. whom he succeeds dis
charged tue duties Of the ofee credaby ana retres
with the respect Of the taxpayiug public
Evening journal., 1920-03-17
TAKES POISON ny MISTAKE.

CHESTER, Pa, March l7.-Mrs. John
Murphy took carbolic arid yesterday
10 mistake for medicine, and for a time
her life was despaired Of. She resides
close TO the Buckman village. The
womsn was rushed TO the Chester Hos
pital and soon was out Of danger.
Evening journal., 1920-03-17
Gems of Thought
IT'S hard TO get over being tho under-dos.

It's hard % get over Deng Tho under-dog
.-:-.-t
Every man on the Job thinks he knows more than the
boss.
s-@s-E
The little cur is always trying to get even with the
big dog.
t-.-t-t
Honesty is the best policy and doesn't take it long
30 mature,
s-s-t-t
Lots Of people would rather say nothing than speak
q kind word.
.-t-t-f
Late hours may tell on man, but his wife doesn't
have 10 be told.
It is quite easy " convince married meu hs it
good 10 be alone.
Evening journal., 1920-03-17
IENTEN SPEAKER At. ST. LUKE's.

The Rev. William FreemantIe, d. D.,
OF philadelphia, will deliver the third
OF his series Of Lenten sermons in
st. Lukes Reformed Episcopal Church,
corner Monroe and Eighth streets, to-
morrow evening.
Evening journal., 1920-03-17

The Philadelphia North American says: Before kill
ing the bird OF peace Mr.. Wilson would do well to make
sure It is not albatross Yes else he may suffer all
the remorse Of the ancient mariner.
Evening journal., 1920-03-17

Something doing every minute at the
Red Mems Pow-wow tonight and every
night this week. Odd Fellows Hall
Tenth and King streets.-Adv.
Evening journal., 1920-03-17
MARYLAND GOVERNOR
FOR WINES, BEER

ANNAPOLIS, March i7.-Governor
Ritchie has taken an open stand for
the passage Of legislation authorizing
the manufacture and sale Of beer, cider
and light wines In Maryland. He sent
his message on the liquor question to
the House.
The messasge Is an Endorsement OF
the Jones bill TO legallze 3ls per cent.
beverages and contains an Endorsement
Of the wet program as far as 1t is pro-
posed to put 1t into effect in this State.
Many new and novel features at Red
Mems Pow-wOw, Odd Fellows Hall.
Tenth and King streets, every night
this week ADV.
Evening journal., 1920-03-17

"New York Deficit Reveals Weakness OF Federal Re
serve Act" declares the New York Times Annallst. But
wasn't that Federal Reserve Act the achievement Of
the Wilson administration
Evening journal., 1920-03-17

Even flu and pneumonia have seir uses When one
has finished with them he realizes how beautiful the
world is out OF doors.
Evening journal., 1920-03-17

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Morris tribune., 1920-01-23
LIST OF PERSONAL PROPER
Y TAXES FOR THE
YEAR 1919.
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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1920-12-24
Chemical Rubber Found.

The motorisf who has been buying
new tires will be pleased to read that
Berlin has apparently produced at last
an ersatZ. or substitute. rubber which
compares well, in essential qualities
with the vegetable product and costs
about two-thirds less. 1t is wholly
chemical compound. It may be used
not only for tires. but for every sort
of rubber goods.
But this statement is based only
upon reports considered trustworthy.
No facts have been made known by
the Germans rs to the possibilities
of production upon the great scale
necessary for successful competition
with genuine rubber, nor has the SUBJ
stitute been actually put on the mar
ket.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1920-12-24
CZEcHS FOIL RED REVOLT
Communist Uprising Is Completely
Crushed and the Leaders
Put In Prison.

Paris, Dec. 17.-Attempts which
have been made by communists In
CzechO-Slovakia to overthrow the gov
eminent and seize power In that ma
ton have failed entirely, according to
the latest dispatches to the French
foreign Office.
The Czecho-Slovak government. II
is declared, is emerging from the tur.
MOL of the past fortnight In a strons
position. The communist leaders have
been imprisoned.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1920-12-24
Ancient wireless Teleeraphy."

wireless biography is new; wire
less communication is as old as bib
Iical times" With this statement the
National Geographic society at Wash
ington quotes from a communication
by John A. Kingman, who sets forth
the interesting theory that the island
of Capri was an imperial wireless sta
ton of ancient Rome. 1--WE know
that the ancients signaled in various
ways aud over long distances" he
says. They signaled by beacon fires,
by beg eon smoke, by pigeons, by flags,
and ~ shouting from one sentinel to
another"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1920-12-24
Alike ANYWAY.

Four-year-old Mary had just come
bone from Sunday school and Uncle
Ted was asking her what they did
there. sob, a teacher talked and a
man prayed and we sang" she ex-
claimed. "There was one song liked.
1t is--" she studied minute eft is
Tufn the lights ON in the basement
Uncle Ted was surprised. That
didu't sound exactly like Sunday
school song. A little later Mary's old
er sister cleared up the situation. The
song sung was "Let the Lower Lights
Be Burning"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1920-12-24
Two ousted at inquiry.

New York, Dec. Nv. W. Corlet.
general solicitor of the American
Bridge company. and A. L. Davis, also
an official Of the United "tates Steel
corporation subsidiary, were elected
from the committee room at the ses-
sion of the legislative committes In
vestigating the building trust" when
Senator Kaplan. presiding. interrupted
the proceedings te declare they were
prompting witnesses.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1920-12-24
MURDER OF CHIEF AVENGED
Business District Of Dublin Ralded
by Police After Shooting
Of Inspector.

Dublin, Dec. 20.-The entire bust
ness section Of Dublin was raided by
the police following the shooting of
District Inspector O'Sullivan Of Dub
lin castle. The inspector was passing
a fancy fair In Henry street, accom-
panied by Miss Moore, to whom he
was engaged to be married. Inspec-
tor O'Sullivan died in hospital an
hour after the shooting. He was fired
upon by two masked civilians.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1920-12-24
CONSTANTIN BACK
ON CREEK THRONE
Great Throng Greets Ruler De-
posed by the Allies.
PEOPLE DELICIOUS WITH JOY
Returning Monarch Says He Will Es-
tabIish Internal Unity and Exterior
Peace by Using Army to Guilt
vate Good Relations.

Athens, Dec 21.--Amid the thun-
der of cannon, the hum Of air circling
airplanes and the roaring cheers Of
great throng, Constantine of Greece
(deposed as king of the Hellenes by
the allies during the World war as
pro-German, and recalled to the throne
by popular vote) entered Athens.
His arrival was compared by his
admirers to Napoleon's return from
Elba, and tears of joy were seen flow
ing down the cheeks of people swarm
ing near his carriage.
Immediately after alightin!s ross the
railway train, Constantine to
the cathedral, where a II It
service was given, all the .. in
Athens participating.
1t was noticeable that no foreign
ministers were present during the well
coming ceremonies. The arrival Of
Constantine was not married by any
hostile Incidents
Six Horses to Kings Carriage.
The approach of the royal train was
signa1ed by the arrival at the tiny ter
minus of the railway near Place de la
Concorde by three royal carriages,
which stopped in front Of the station
at II a. m. The kings carriage was
drawn by six black horses, driven by
three uniformed outriders, and was
draped in royal purple.
III the throng were villagers wear
ing the national costume of white skirt,
red cap and black stockings, dock la
bOrers and city jewellers, and a de-
tachment of French bluejackets was in
evidence.
Cabinet members arrived just before
the train pulled into the station and
were followed by Queen Mother Olga
and Prince and Princess Christopher.
princess Christopher was formerly
Mrs. William B. Leeds of New York,
widow of the American ''tinplate
king" She is known in Greece by the
sObriquet of "the dollar princess.")
When Constantine emerged from his
railway carriage he bowed salutations
to the crowd and tears were seen in
BE still, my children"
He embraced Queen Mother Olga
and shook hands with Princess Chris
tOpher and then was escorted to his
carriage, in which he was taken to the
cathedral
After visiting the cathedral, Con-
stantine went to the royal pal
ace, where he read a message to the
people.
Promises Friendship to Allies.
Constantine read his address from
the balcony in the presence of 5000
persons. He was dressed in mar
shaPs uniform, and Premier Rhallis
stood on his right. Queen Sophie isis
ter of ex-Emperor William) and Prin-
cess Christopher also were present.
He declared he would establish in
ternal unity and exterior peace by US
Ing the army to cultivate good rela-
tons with the allied powers.
He said the marriage Of Crown
Prince George, duke of Sparta, and
Princess Elizabeth of Roumania as
sured an alliance with that Danubian
country, and he declared he would
follow the policy of his fathers, and
cultivate ancient Greek culture. Con-
stantine asserted he suffered deeply
during his exile.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1920-12-24
Gasoline Production.

Production of gasoline showed a big
increase during the first quarter OF
this year, 1925, 900 gallons being
produced as compared with $685.
500 gallons during the same period a
year ago. Consumption increased
about 80 per cent during the quarter
and exports about y per cent.-Goed-
rich Travel and Transport Bureau.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1920-12-24
SECRETARY COLBY IN BRAzIl,
Head of the United States Department
Of State Arrives In Rio
Janeiro.

Rio de Janeiro. Dec. 22.-Bainbridge
Colby, secretary of state of the Uni
ted States, arrived here on hoard I'll"
battieship Forida
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1920-12-24
FOUR COMMUNISTS XII ED
Six Others Wounded in Attack on Aus-
TRAN Power Plant at os-
laWan.

Vienna, Dec. 20.-Four communists
were killed and six wounded while at
tempting to storm an electrical power
station at Oslawan, according to a dis
patch to the Lidove Noviny of Brunn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-11
SIGNING OF PEACE RESOLUTION
WOULD HELP u. S. MERCHANTS

barriers against American trade in
Germany from one Of its own men,
bers, who, as a glass manufacturer
doing important trading with Ger
many, knows conditions.
This is Representative Alanson B.
Houghton Of New York. who, during
the discussion Of the resolution. gave
his colleagues in the House the bene-
fit of his experiences in summarizing
the economic conditions which can
be relieved through the peace resolu-
ton.
Today personal credit 10 largely
broken down in Germany. There Is
some credit. but not enough to buy
the raw materials that are needed
from the outside world. As seen by
Representative Houghton and his
colleagues In the majority. the way
to build up United States exports to
Germany is to build up Germany's
purchasing power. The only way Ger
many can buy what she wants 10 by
sending to the United States some
thing she has made.
When 1t is attempted to better the
situation now. as. for example. under the
Edge export finance act. which allows
American banking institutions to form
it is found that the process must go on
with technically an enemy country. and
under the restrictions. therefore. Of the
trading with the-enemy act.
Now, the trading-with -the-enemy
act is more or less difficult to work
under in proportion as the desire of
the executive is to enforce 1t more
loosely or more strictly. In other
words, when any one undertakes to
help build up Germany by loans of
credit or materials he may find out at
any moment that the situation has
changed. The trading-with-
act may be moro or less
severe.
: Consequently, the men who other
wise would be ready to extend credit
or materials are deferred owing to
the uncertainty.
If, on the other hand, the Porter
resolution is passed by the Senate and
Aot ScIUcd ny tuc IESSiuSHtp Aor LOIIy-
Ave days trade with Germany reverts
to the pre-war status. II within forty
five days Germany accepts the condi-
tion of the trade, as laid down In
section 3. then permanently the pre-
war situation is restored. If Ger
many does not act within forty-five
days, then until such time as she does
accept those conditions, the President
reinforces the present war-trading
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-11

TIME service bonus which Con-
gress Is expected to provide
will be restricted to Uncle
Sans fighters, and many who
were indicted into the military serv-
ice and who have been expecting a
piece Of the bonus are going to be
disappointed, If plans now being dis
cussed by the big five" subcommit-
tee on paying the bonus bill work
out as they now seem likely to.
1t is now estimated by the members
Of this subcommittee - Representa-
tives Fordney (Michigan), Green
Uowa) and Longworth (Ohio). all re-
publicans, and Kitchin North Caro-
lina) and Rainey Ullinois). democrats
that the bonus, so restricted, will
require about a billion and half dol
a dollar a day to each actual soldier
for each day he was in service.
Just about half of this would be
paid by a sales or consumption tax,
of about / per cent. although there
is considerable discussion of a " per
cent tax The other half, according
10 present calculations. would have to
be paid by an additional tax on ex-
cess profits and big incomes.
All of this is still in an undecided
state, but the members of the COM
mittee expect to work out program
along these lines.
The committee during the last few
days has had under consideration a
sales tax, probably of 1 per cent,
with all sorts of ramifications and
notifications. Most of the time of the
committee has been devoted to the
task of determining how much must
be raised and how the tax is to be
applied. 1t has been found extremely
difficult to raise the required amount
without making some articles SUD-
ject to more than one tax before they
reach the consumer.
Several other taxes are being dis
cussed. There is broad proposal Tor
general sales tax. another more re-
stricted proposal for a tax on retail
sales, and a modified plan between
these two.
IL the sales tax is levied, 1t is prop
able that the small merchant Will DC
exempt, and that the tax will be lev
led on gross sales. The committee mas
practically decided that 1t Is impos-
sible to keep track of the multiple
ity of small sales.
The committee is endeavorinG to
apply the tax as equitably as possible.
Grave doubt is felt that such sales
tax will yield more than SOC. 100000
to $500. 000. 900.
This has forced upon the committee
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-11

Tscherepowez formerly district
Of the Novgorod government it
only cost 200 rubles. Whoever was
able to smuggle through one pud
(about forty pounds) of butter
made about $4,000 rubles. It is nat
ural that many give themselves
up to smuggling.
Pictures and objects of art are
low in price. One often does not
pay more for pictures by good
artists (Lagorio, Awasowski, Ma
kowski and others) in soviet cur
rency than one would have paid in
good money before the revolution.
A suit made to order at q good
tailor costs 10000 rubles. and it
cannot be denied that one sees
quite few new suits wandering
around Petrograd. worn not ex-
actly by commissars. Whoever can
dispose of unlimited means, about
10O-200,000 rubles a month. can
plan his life just about on the same
scale as formerly. Everything can
be had for money: Clothes, pleas
ures, food, white bread, cake and
even wine and cigars. And it can
not be denied that many. very
many. who used to work honestly
in the state machinery or who
wore glittering officers uniforms
now have these means at their
disposal. One of the solutions Of
the riddle is: Speculation.
\ X X +
All these peoples have thus. of
course, received a severe moral
blow and will hardly be utilizable
in the rebuilding of the country.
It must be noticed that the pres
ence of sums Of money in pockets
or house is not without danger.
The more adept and specially tai
ented make" in the speculation
business. But this gift is not
given to every one, and fortunately
for them there are other, branches
1--WE still speak of people who en-
joyed good nursery and high
school training and. Of course. are
not at all bolshevik. but unadul-
terated bourgeois). The head OF
one of the divisions of the head
quarters commissariat 10 the bear
er Of an aristocratic name and
graduate Of ono Of the good
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-11
Rule in Russia Results
In Moral Death of the IntelligenZia

liefs in honor. morals. traditions
and laws. It il the fiendish work
of the red rulers Of Russia which
has demoralized the intelligenzia
OF the country. and It will be
difficult educative task to restore
''the salt of the land"
After the social insurgents were
able to congratulate themselves on
their triumph the representatives
Of the bourgeoisie were soon faced
by the necessity Of a steady fight
for their piece of bread and for
their personal safety. And thus
began this struggle of life and
death.
Those former propertied classes.
who did not understand how to re-
strict their requirements. then and
there were forced to seek new
sources Of income. and these were
found. A wild chase after gain
was begun. in which the ingenuity
unbelievable degree. Aristocrats
and officials who. at one time
looked upon all commercial trans
actions as something unworthy of
them, landowners. bankers and Ia
dies of society. actors. doctors and
lawyers, officers and professors
all threw themselves into the
maelstrom Of speculation.
The bolsheviki were unable to
stem the tide. which consciously or
unconsciously they themselves had
loosened. Prison and execution
were the punishment for specula-
ton in stocks and bonds and such
like transactions. But vet these
punishments produced no results.
In this country. where there is no
free trade, hundreds OF millions Of
rubles change hands daily in such
business. The more educated are
the more interested parties and go
to further extremes. Old friend
ships and acquaintanceships are
used, and there are hardly any
bonds or scruples any more. moth
ing is hidden; in the eyes of So
ciety speculation is legalized. At
the request Of ones best friend,
+, one sells his diamond ring and re-
ceives 10 per cent commission. ana
one sees nothing to be ashamed of
Such 10 the Generalization Of So
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ciety which tho Maximalists have
produced. Every one breaks the
laws Of the district in which he
lives at least ten times day CT 1t
is possible to call the creations Of
the commissars '1aws"), and what
ever these laws may be. the fact
that they are secretly overridden
hardly serves to increase the self
respect of those ruled by them.
The question will be asked: with
what can people speculate in a
country where nothing exists any
more?" It is easily answered. In
the cities. primarily. paper money.
stocks and bonds, jewelry. objects
OF art, furs. various articles of
daily use and. finally. food.
The secret stock exchange func-
tions without interruption. In
spite of the death penalty for the
sale and acquisition Of papers of
value, which incidentally are void,
exchange is effected daily. The
difference in price between soviet
money on the one side and Ker-
ensky and Tsar money on the
other. Is not as great as one might
believe. While in Esthonia only
80 marks are paid for 1000 soviet
rubles, 1000 Tsar rubles cost 1900
1850 marks in Petrograd. and 1000
Tsar rubles. 100000 soviet
rubles, and 1000 Kerenskys 1900
1.400 soviet rubles. Many millions
are made daily in such dealings in
Petrograd, naturally secretly. OF
course. the Intermediates get theft
share. Checks on foreign banks
are also sold. Last October Swedish
crowns cost Sill soviet rubles eek
change included). an unbelievable
price when 1t is taken into consid-
Grafton that soviet rubles are
worth nothing outside of red Rus
STA and one pound Of butter even
then cost / 900 rubles or 100 Swed-
ish crowns Finnish marks were
sold for. As rubles. gold 10
ruble piece cost TOO rubles.
Since private people are not per-
mitted to take foodstuffs from one
district to the other. SO the DIFF
ference in price Of food substances
IL very great A pound Of butter
costs 1000 rubles In Petrograd.
while in the government OF