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The state herald., 1920-01-09
A YEAR OF WHAT1

Another year is before us, with
all Of its possibilities for good ol
Ill, for success or failure,
As We cross the border Of 1920
how many Of US are giving even q
passing thought to the character OF
the course We are to pursue in the
next twelve monthsf
The commander who goes into
battle In pursuance Of . difinits
plan OF action has every opportuni-
ty for success, but he who plunges
IN at random courts disaster and
defeat.
1t is 30 in every sphere Of life.
II we would enrich the world by
our individual presence We must
have definite plan in view, and
that plan must be adhered to in
the face Of all obstacles.
Accumulation of wealth is not
the noblest aim in life. With pros
perity we must have honor and in
tcgrity, peace and contentment, or
the gold we amass becomes but
dross which drags us down to the
mirc Of degradation.
Honor and integrity 70 hand in
hand, and pence and contentment
nre their twin children.
All arc within the reach of every
man and every womnn who has the
moral courage to begin the new
yenr with determination to do that
which Is right and just. regardless
Of what friend or foe may think
or sny.
II is cnsicr TO do right than TO do
wrong. In the one our conscience
Is clcar and In n potent aid 10 us
In the pursuance Of an object. In
the other we labor constantly in
the shadow OF fear, suspicious Of
mankind. and with mind warped
md distorted by the dread OF ex-
posurc.
For cnch Of us Il will bc n year
rcplcic with something-but whnt
will that something BET
The state herald., 1920-01-09
COMMISSIONERS IN SESSION

The county commissioners are IN
session this week closing up the
county business for the year 1919
and organizing and making appoint
ments for the year 1920. The ex-
animation Of the books Of the coun
ty Clerks office shows the earnings
of the clerks office for the year
1919 to be $4,735.14., w. F. Gal
Tiger was employed as janitor Of the
Court House at salary of $1,000
per month, DR. F. M. Means was
appointed Health Officer and Coun
ty Physician for the year 1920 and
Claude D. Walrod was appointed
County Attorney.
The state herald., 1920-01-09
DRY LAW HELD INVALID Bv
TWO FEDERAL COURTS

The United States District Court
In Rhode Island and the Wester
District of Kentucky have made r.
ings which tend to invnlidnte n
wartime prohibition law on III
ground that il Is unconstitutional
The judges taking this position be
ing Arthur l.. Brown Of Providence
X. l., and Walter Evans. OF Louis
vile, Ky.
The Department of Justice :
cndenvoring to secure mn cnrly rul
ing by the U. =. Supreme Cour
on the question of the constitution
nlity Of this Inv.
The state herald., 1920-01-09
" A;Isr's;!,Isa'
January. III. 1I9I2o.

I
Dear Editor State Herald:
Under tAe above heading to
which I have addsd query Mr..
Crane "a IN Midnight Edition Of
the Mud gun attempts to get funny
with my respect for rstraction Of
ssme Of tho falsshood he had utter
Cd and printed about me.
Perhas h calls that retrac.
lion bat l ~ spre that no one would
know L on tie Range with that
brand on it. One of hi falsshoods
was an insinuation, q favorite ev-
preston Of that papsr vince its first
issue. ths other or spoken ie 1 prov
cd to him by tie book l kept, while
Fuel Administrators. Like q true
professional black guard be says it
u sthsrs now. Claiming by i'm
plicatlon that l had written since be
ing chasssd vitA rot writing It st
the time. The other parties who
had told it, being gentlemen, admit
Cd they had not found it.
am pleassd to ~ that his sub
scription list has increased since
his "Irrsvocable Stand for Law and
Order"
We should BE- able to hear ths
load spplAsss from ths "NiggaA Il
The Pit" a. Y Z his first appearance
Youls very truly,
II. Sutherland.
The state herald., 1920-01-09
WHEN OUR EYES ARE OPENED

Collectively speaking, the Ameri
can eye is slowly closing to tn,
path of honor. and right, and jus
tice.
To the one of greed, it is a flam
ing magnet which seeks to draw
everything Of value within it,
grasping folds.
The insane desire TO get ricl
quickly has deadened the pulse OF
the nation, until civic and CONNER.
cial virtue possess about the po.
iency Of long dead jellyfish.
This is especially true since the
country plunged headlong into q
sea of wild specializing and profit.
eering following our entry into the
world war.
Time. was when We acknowledged
that all men had rights which were
to be considered and respected.
But today most men accord them
only such as do not interfere with
their own selfish ends.
The craving for gold and its re-
sultant power is destroying the re-
fined sensibilities of mankind until
the whole country is becoming de-
bauched by the curse Of the yellow
metal.
But some dny our eyes will be op-
cned-suddenly, rudely and relent-
iessly.
We will face internal conditions
the like Of which no loyal Ameri-
can has yet dreamed.
II the trend continues downward,
the soul OF American manhood will
be wnllowing in mire Of insatiatc
greed and debnuchery from which
only the most courageous will ever
emerge in any semblnnce OF honor
and purity in this life.
Our government will face the
task Of restoring law and order In
the midst Of bedlnm and whole
sale disregard Of human rights.
The editors Of the country press,
whose convictions nre never smoth-
cred under the muxxle Of corporate
greed, have long warned Washing
ton OF the ever increasing tide
which flows only toward dcstruc-
ton, md they are sounding fresh
warning today.
Shall this warning be hcedcd'
Or will the government md the
congress- just pussyfoot along un-
I'll the proud hcnd Of the American
eagle IL lowered to the putrid one
OF the buyznrdi
Today this warning mny sound
pessimisiic.
Tomorrow II will be pbophciic.
The state herald., 1920-01-09
FORCE zee PRICES DOWN
IN DRIVE IN CHICAGO

I As a. result Of a boycott initiated
by housewives Of Chicago against
butter and egg dealers, the price Of
fresh eggs dropped ~ cents dozen
in three days. And as the house
wives have not lifted their boycott
the dealers cannot sell their eggs
even at 65 cents a dozen. Maybe
the women are not politicians, but
they have certainly gotten more prac
teal. results. and without big Of
flee force and bureau Of publicity
to aid them than some Of the present
executive departments.
The state herald., 1920-01-09
rimE susIlEs cisA AnaEs
HANDS {

F. r. Barge department store
~ last -kssk 70 the Ryan Co.
porAtioa operating . chain Of
nndred stores IN the larger
OF IL country The new
- Ass planning on rsmodsling
fiaaing and patting in . new
~ goods. Ths store has
elossd this vssk for invoicing
~ goods now on hand will bs
~ : clearance sale, which
The state herald., 1920-01-09
GONE TO THE COAST

Miss Gibbony. the head nurse a,
the hospital, left on the Saturda,
evening train for Haigler, Nebr. foi
a visit with relatives. From there
she will go to the coast to make her
future home.
Miss Gibbony has been here al
most Il year and has made many
friends who are sorry to see her
leave Holyoke. Especially will
she be missed ut the hospital.
The state herald., 1920-01-09
COLD STORAGE PIRATES


Every thinking person knows that
cold storage warehouses are q
modern necessity in order to insure
a proper distribution Of food and
prevent enormous wastage from de-
cay.
But well informed people also
know that such is not the principal
use to which they are now being
placed.
They are the means by which food
pirates rob and plunder the people.
Stores are cornered on the market
hid away in the cold storage ware
houses and allowed to remain there
until fictitious price has been
created by an apparent shortage.
Then they are dribbled out and
normous profits are made there
from.
Things run along smoothly for
the pirates in this manner
until some enterprising newspaper
noses out the facts and begins to
stir up the natives. Then some pub
lie official comes to life, let's out
few terrifying roars at nothing, and
goes home and takes stiff drink
if he can find it.
He has performed his sacred duty
to the goats who elected him. He
roared, and a roar makes a big
noise.
Prosecute the pirates! Piffle!
They are prominent people, and have
money-also votes.
Often food is kept in cold storage
until it is rotten, and then it is sent
out for people to eat and spread
disease.
In their frantic efforts TO boost
prices, eggs are held in storage un-
til they rattle in their shells like
dry bones, and apparently the lon
ger they remain the higher is the
price when they do break bounds.
We Americans have queer way
of doing things in the present day of
enlightenment.
If poor devil steals slab of
bacon to feed his hungry family, we
call him thief and send him to rot
in Jail.
But when food pirates milk the
public Of millions by their criminal
manipulation of the cold storage
warehouses we envy them in their
greatness and leave them to keep
right on plundering.
In other words, we curb the little
thief and give the big one n free rein
Some Of the large cities of this
country are rotten to their cores.
and If the cores were required to
stand alone they would collapse OF
their own decay. For it is in the
cities that this wholesale piracy and
plnndering of the people finds its
and protection.
Some of the country districts may
not be exactly sprouting wings. but
the systematic robbery which is de-
baucching the country does not fur
ish where every man knows his
neighbor.
The public has reached the point |
where it is beginning to demand that
congress take adequate measures to
relieve the situation-and, failing
this, It would be quite appropriate
for It to resign and 90 home.
The lid has a disagreeable habit
Of blowing off when the pressure be
comes too great.
The state herald., 1920-01-09
paoFiTrERine m -

VI JSys kt reeoA - oSAV0sAAA
Twisting the tails Of the profit
GERS. in our great cities is the fad Of
the hour.
It's great sport, because the twis-
ters soar in the spotlight Of 'psbl3ci-
| ty and the profiteers are never hurt
First our public officials of the
country announced with . mighty
bray . campaign Of determination
| eesiat ~ pgpfIts sss-
49, b. M ~ -. .plsnnsd
ing.
Congress stood upon its hind legs
and beloved Justify.
The press of the great cities howl
ed with glee. II played the story
up to the limit, and our noble prose
cutors reveled in the spotlight of
publicity.
Everybody's name was in big
tyne, and all were deliriously happy.
But that was all.
Nothing happened. OF course
not. for everybody is profitcering,
and everybody has n vote ut the
next election.
How could congress do more than
below with the end of its term in
sight? How could the poor prose-
cutors be expected to Jail the
very men who elected them to office.
Never! Quite out of the ques-
ton.
Therefore. exit the male exter-
mina,or in n hale of cnmouflage, dip
lomatically hoisting woman into
the seat of glory from whence he
fled in dismny.
But the women were brave. What
mere man could do they would ac-
complish.
They planted both feet in the
arena and looked around for the
reporters. No publicity. no exter
minntion. They get the pub.
But whit!
Soon they will discover that the
great houses that sold them their
sealskins, and their gowns, md all
of their other finery, nre profiteers
of profiteers.
And everywhere they turn they
find that their neighbors, aud their
relatives, and their friends, and
even their dear and loving husbands
nre gouging others to the limit Of
gougibility.
viii they send their own bubbles
to prison'
Impossible!
Such thing would be terrible
and no embarrassing,
But what can the dear things do'
All! Here II Is.
Advise everybody to eat less. and
wear lcss--nnd then II everybody
eats more md wears more It's every
body's own fault, md no one In pnr
iiculnr IL to blnmc.
Great scheme! It's quite harm.
less, and can be worked M long ns
the spotlight continues to shine and
the public IL willing to be g,illcd.
Profiiecring7 Sure! Every
body's doing Il:
And the jails are still empty.
Barnum was right.
The state herald., 1920-01-09

Mr. Hayden has sold his crcamer
business 10 the Fnirmont Crcamer
Company, u Nebraska corpora,i,
md will leave soon for Bonklcmnf
Nobr II. r. Palmer will hev,
charge Of the business here.
The state herald., 1920-01-09

Miss Irene Johnson resigned Q
teacher Of the upper grades Of Il
Highland Csntsr consolidate
schools during che holidays.
The state herald., 1920-01-09

Paoli schools vacation was ex
tended . fsw days the first Of tn.
week on account Of the installatio.
Of the new heating plant.
The state herald., 1920-01-09
gMEa vlcrla or THE WAR

certain customer upon receiv-
N fsqnsst to send q check TO
cey his bill, sent the following let
- the following reasons ! am
un1 . to send you the check you
AZ fer
6avs been held up, held down,
~ aGgsd, walked on, sat on, flat
~ osf al squsssed. First by
~ hftpA States government for
- y var tag, sxcsss profits tar,
- - Lean. bonds, Thrift stamps,
60 y etssk tax, msrchant's license
~ iato ~, and by every socisty
al Ssnisatioa tAat ~ ihvsative
mtn q nans eaa nveaf 10 exfract
VII 4 ~ or may mot possess.
hdvy Len solicited by the Soc
iety sf John the Baptist, the q. A.
r. ~ Wemen's Relief, the Navy
Lsegus, the hsd Cross, the Black
Ctass the Purple Cross, the Double
Crqss, ths Children's Home, the
Do5pas society, the Y. n. C. A., the
Y CA. the Boy Scouts, the
Jeyish rslief, the Bslgian Relief,
md every hospital in town. Then
on ttp Of II AZ came tie Associated
Chsrkies ~ eslvation Army. ~
"The epyetnmsnt has SO govern
"a - bnSiees that I don't know
whs SwnS ~ am inspected, sus-
pset - "A rsazsuined,;
J. IS g 81 ;;;issssssi 1
am here. All I know is I am sup
posed to be an inexhaustible supply
of money for every known need. de
sire or hope of the human race. And
because | will not sell all l hnve
and go out and beg, borrow or stenl
money to give away, have been
cussed, discussed, boycottcd, talk
ed to, talked about, lied about, held
mp, hung up, robbed and nearly ruin
ed, and the only reason ! am cling
ing to life is to see what in hell is
coming next. Exchange.
The state herald., 1920-01-09
obunTv sossooL norra

0eOaIx eoao0l noTEA
Paoi schools vacation was ex
tended fsw days the first Of III.
week on account Of the installatio.
Of the new heating plant.
Miss Irene Johnson resisued q
teacher Of the upper grades Of Il
Highland Csntsr consolidate
schools during the holidays.
Mrs. Lillian ScAulx resigned h.
lpeettiua as teacher Of the Plsasan
Valley school and has been sucee.
I'd by Mrs Burrows Of that nsieh.
borhood.
Nearly all Of the exterior vor
on the Holyoks grade school buikl
ing is now completed but the wor
ON the lathing sad heating is drag
king along.
Mrs F. Montgomery secretary O
~ Haxtun district was caller u
this office Monday ON official busi
ness connected with the last bon.
issue Of that district.
1rs. Ida Withrow who rsslra
ID her position ~ high scAool- teoel
y end principal Of IL AztAcbt CO...
solidatsd schools daring ~ Aoli
days has been succsedsd ~ Z eer
tlsnan whose name vs have not =
yet saznsd.
Miss Minnie Boar of Columbia.
South Carolina has been elected
succeed Miss Alice Sanderson VII
rscsntly resigned her position c
teacher Of English at the count
High School at Holyoke. Ms
Davies Of Missouri has been elscte
us assistant commercial teacher {
the county high school at Holyok
to succeed Miss Ona Reilly who N
Gently resigned that position. Bot
Of these ladies come highly rscsn
mendsd, teachers Of experience IN
specialists in thsir line of Yverl
They will assume their position sex.
Monday.
| 4 Z, iif. " z y q-i',. TX.
Some time go The fjSa sscrt(nr
I u II EAttSaia ElScaSfSfa7' 2haSe
iisfion sG6t 6d1ss Si5sli56dlls vi
reference concerning conditions r.
specting teachers. Thirty-n
county superintendent reported y
this state and the following infssm.
tion was deduced from those report
Total number of teaching position
5,325. Teachers dropped out dur
ing the year 965. New teachers
tering, 1,141; Total shortage
teachers reported, 205; Teacher
below standard, 31l: 20 countie
report necessary to accept teacher
with lower qualifications in orde
TO supply teachers; O counties
port teachers salaries increased
line with other vocations; 3 coun
ties report teachers salaries incren
ed in proportion to cost of livinr
10 counties report teachers undc
age OF 81 years rs increasing. On!
o counties report promising your
men and women attracted to tescl
ing as in the past. Most Of thes
items are applicable to Phillips eou
ty, teachers dropping out and ne
ones entering; necessary in a fe
eases TO accept teachers with lowe
qualifications in order to supply th
demand for teachers. Salarie
have only partially increased in pr
portion 10 other vocations and th
high cost Of living; as to nge
teachers this is one item above th
average. Only part Of or
young people nre attracted to II
work Of teaching. Several yonn
people with exceptional cducntionf
ability and with certificates I
teach turned to other vocntions be-
cause of the inducements offcrc
this past year.
ra,ot,. Gam, ~ C,knni
The state herald., 1920-01-09

1zs Lillian Schulx resigned b
eeltioa as teacher Of the Plsasan
Valley school and has been sueee.
I'd by Mrs Burrows Of that nsieh
borhood.
The state herald., 1920-01-09

Nearly all of the exterior wor
on the Holyoks grade school buil,l
ing Is now completed but the wor
ON tho lathing ssd heating is drag
kisg along.
The state herald., 1920-01-09

Mrs +. Montgomery secretary q
~ Haxtun district was . caller Il
this office Monday on official busi
ness connected with the last bon,
issue Of that district.
The state herald., 1920-01-09

Hrs. Ida Withrow who rob
Cd her position a. high scAect -,
y end prinnipal Of ths A1tAsslt q,
solidatsd schools during ~ Aol
days has been succsedsd ~ . 70
asnsn whose name We have not
yet lsaxued.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-25

council. Settlement OF tho borders
of the Holy Land is to DO left ID
France and Great Britain. it was de-
cidcd.
The question whether Erzcrum. tho
big fortress city In Armenia, Is to
be assigned to that newly created
Independent state will be refereed to
President Wilson for decision.
Ambassador Johnson. who arrived
last night, probably will DC able TO
take part in three days sessions OF
the council. as Premier Lloyd George
said today he did not think the coun-
ell could nnish it's deliberations be-
fore Tuesday.
The American ambassador was re-
ccivcd cordially by stho Prime Min
listers. who Will facilitate his work
as observer and reporter. IL his In
.itructions include All expression OF
the views OF tho United States gov
crnmen, upon the subjects before
the council. it is unlikely they will
not he welcomed and duly examined.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-25
LADIES AS HoNORED GUESTS
Of DEMOCRACY OF VIRGINIA
airs. John shelton Williams. Airs. ". Is.
Muniford and Mi>S Adele Clark
VIII TIE Mt Couycn lon.

Especial to The Times DiSpatch.1
oANFlLLE. VA. April 2i.-ROrcr
~. James. State Democratic chairman,
'ouaE announced that the local Demo
cratic committee in Roanoke would
set aside portion OF the convention
huil Tor the accommodation Of score
or more ladies who will probably at
tehd The state Democratic convention
ON May ~ as re representatives. Of wom-
ems clubs or III their individual ca
pacitE. They Will HAY" no vote. but
VIII occupy tho position "f honorcI
guests OF Virginia Democracy in the
convention assembled.
Among those who will attend arc
Mrs. u. IL. Mumford. Mrs. John Shelton
Williams ard Miss Adele Clark. of
richmond: Mrs. John Lewis. Lynch
burg. and Mesdamcs JOAN l.. liaynn.
w. I. Harris, y. -. Keen. OF panviilr.
and other prominent women leaders
OF the State
NO personal invitations viii BE- is
saed, but n cordial genera! welcome Is
extended by the state ncmtcrati c
committee.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-25

cen; moro profit than in the year
nefoTc the. war: and the excess profit
SURPLUS Of United States Stcel---t!c
surplus r"inaining after dividends
has pEEreEated nearly Sho0.000. 900 in
Sh. Las, firc years, although $3i5.-
o'" :T%esS was snGn, on iinnrovements;"
Wnn nave made their millions ami
billions during, and since The war
s Inr ,S Sena ,hn GinJRpsr nov are urs
ny l. per cent tax Oh sales. 10 II,
Paid on every dollar spent by every
irH i wo',an ana child in The eoun,
themselves. HMf, Irrea!dcnt, shall
iaE"r placing this tax right whore
T.; i; :. hr fro,t On war irofts@amd tax
ING IRON threc huge stock dividends
from excess war profits and from the
prohtcrrS all that is nerdful TO com
nsnsate the men who. sacrificed them
serves instead of their country or
S"ir country'pen. in time Of war.
During the coal strike while cold
and privation threaIned III" people.
800 per cent ana still is rising.
"fhc Tobacco Products Corporation
pa Dividend laisrg7c showing n
profits.
Y Great-Proht on Cisur>.
"Th"$iencral Cigar Company. which
III l"o6 acquired thr' property and
business Of the old United Cigar Com
n*ny ama"sed net income az nearly
~. and in 1919 this had grown to
almost rs cents.
Other uph")ders or government.
ana letricndc:s ot the popr are TIA.
whose profits fol 1918, NOR. than
three and 'onc-half times larger than
these it gained in lalt: tn. Central
leather c"mpany. whose 1919 profits
months in 1918. and. the End;cot;-
Johnson Sho. Manfffact turing dor
pnr:.tis.. Whose profits rose from
$:.!il.i"n u 1915 10 S9,."l.5so in 1918.
llisher Price DcsrIte swollen Gains.
"pespitn ,hfsc swollen profits tho
pab!lc Is told that shoes arc going Ia
cost more instead OF less
For Inir years wheat iaru4-v. as
Il wh0.e, have little mJrest nan brcIi.n
even. But the net profits of III. A.
Ten r!an,s OF the Standard Milling
Company have been increased 100 pr,.
cent. bnt not because OF Increased
wJE-s and taxes.
The humble banana. controlled hv.
The United Fruit Company with its
hcct OF twcnty-thre. ehins. hns hc.
Gene iingly prcn,ee". i.lnet earn
in"a Tor hf;ren months, ending De-
cen b,r last. equal - :,er cent Oh iifty
i'!llions of SEEK uu,ata nding.
wv greatest iraustr% --aericul;r"e.
tied hanu and f0ot-naH been made I >.
helpless victim III speculatuls ana
pro.itre-s
senate Lsn:oot. Of. Wisconsin,. re
pHhlic;.n. added ,nat tne. ,pepni:;mumt
traps when kSa g-,-a7.; were m.rIel
Ia, catch Ia" prof. ,crs"
nsas!crnemt with the contentious
! cAlrnsSrd ". Senatnr Tlunas, Demo.
crhi, Colorado: who saitV,hc senate,
i M.ts r2fnplmin!ns shout condition
lnS't?d oi causes like q chilli VII
iSiunhlss over - chair anl th,,n tnrn
around and kick. IT."