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Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1920-08-06

the territory through which the Rus
SLAMS might pass, but a corps of Lith-
uanian troops joined the bolshevik
cavalry operating eastward through
Augustowo and Suwalki and the COM
bined forces were reported, massing
on the East Prussia frontier. The
German reichswehr "a concentrated
at Insterburg to repel the invaders.
The diplomats of Europe were not
especially hopeful last week that the
conference at Baranovitchi would
bring about peace between the two
warning nations and were awaiting
the Russian armistice terms with i'm
patience. 1t was reported that Lee
nine favored moderate terms, while
Trotzky wished them so oppressive
and humiliating that the Poles would
be forced to continue fighting or over
throw their government if the terms
were accepted.
The press of Warsaw is especially
skeptical concerning the intentions
and good faith of the soviet Russians,
expressing the belief that the latter
do not want peace.
poland is fully aware that negotia-
lions may be broken off any minute
and that, while they last, soviet Rus
STA will make all efforts to cause an
outbreak of bolshevism and revolution
in Poland" the Gazeta Warszawska
declares. Therefore Poland must, in
order to safeguard an honorable peace,
gather all her patriotic spirit and en-
ergy."
The Russian patriot Barzew, now in
Warsaw is quoted by the Corier Po-
ranny as saying:
II do not believe peace will be made
between Poland and soviet Russia.
The SOVIET regime needs a temporary
rest and it will sign an armistice. If
it signs peace it will mean that the
soviet rule hopes through propaganda
to establish a soviet government in
Poland"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-08-13
Press Comment on Gov. Cox's
Speech of Acceptance

generals. Battles are won only by
taking the offensive, and SO Gov.
Cox charges into the League of Ma
lions fight. A full third of his speech
he gives over to frank expression
of his views on this question. No one
can longer doubt where the Democrat
ic candidate stands on the league. He
does not even bother himself with the
dissenting groups of his own party.
He has no use for the tactics employed
by many leaders in both parties, of
trying to satisfy too many divergent
views. He has only one view, in eff
feet this: president Wilson entered
the league in our name so far as he
was able. Senator Harding proposes
that we remain out of it, | favor 60
ing in"
Denver Rocky Mountain News I'm
dependent Republican, Gov. CoX's
address of acceptance is far from be-
ing provincial or lukewarm on the
League of Nations, subject on which
he was supposed TO be Indifferent. He
leaves not moments doubt on where
he stands on this issue. He has had
the courage to face openly the ques-
tion about which there was so much
doubt within his party.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-08-13
THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE

The candidate selected, from the
standpoint of the men who selected
him, is ideal. His outstanding quail
ity--if such a quality can be said to
be outstanding--.is utter common
placeness. To the mass of American
voters, Warren G. Harding is hardly
even a name. His Ohio career had
been so inconspicuous that, until his
election as Senator, his name had not
even appeared in Who's Who. His re-
marks in the Senate, for the last five
years, have seldom been printed any
where except in the Congressional
Record. When great public questions
have appeared, no one has ever
thought of seeking the opinions of the
Ohio Senator No popular magazine,
presidential material, has ever con-
sidered presenting to its readers a
sketch of the life and character of
Warren G. Harding. A few months
ago word came from Washington that
the Senatorial junta had selected the
Ohio Senator as their candidate in the
approaching campaign; soon after
ward, however, the public was in
formed that Senator Harding had de-
veloped so little popular strength that
this plan had been abandoned. The
fact that Mr.. Harding had failed to
secure a unanimous delegation from
his own state sufficiently explained
the encouragement which his spon-
sors felt. The Senator as a Presiden-
tial possibility then sank into that OBJ
security from which he was suddenly
rescued when the convention became
deadlocked over Wood. 1t was only
when he had actually been nominated
that the voters whose sutfrages he
seeks first formed his acquaintance.
The biographical details which the
newspapers patiently unearthed were
scanty and not inspiring. It appeared
that Senator Harding was genial,
respectable, hard working American
and that no scandal attached to his
private or political life. Almost his
whole career had been spent as the
proprietor and editor CT Il country
newspaper; as a country editor he had
necessarily figured IN Ohio politics:
he had served as Lieutenanl- Govern
or of Ohio, and had been defeated for
the Governorship before winning mis-
election as senator. In The Senate ms
companionable personality rad made
him popular with MS associates, but
he had never been leader, his name
mad never been associated with i'm
pCitant legislation-Ic was simply a
good-natured, well-dressed member of
the Republican majority who could al
ways be depended upon to vote as
vote as party discipline directed. A
search of his activities in the Senate
disclosed that Mr.. Harding had intro
duced 139 bills, of which only 8 con-
cerned matters of public interest, and
these trifling ones; the remaining 100
were private measures, the larger
number granting and increasing PEN
sions. That record sufficiently paint
ed the candidates portrait as states
man. He is evidently the common
type of parochial legislator; he is the
pork barrel lawmaker who regards his
duty as done when be has taken
care" of the folks at home.-World's
Work.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-08-13
MISSOURI WEEKLY
INDUSTRIAL REVIEW

Jefferson City.--Following facts in
regard to Missouri as a farming
state are declared by state board of
agriculture to be shown by an accu-
rate survey of the state and compar-
ison with other farming states.
Missouri is first: In poultry; in d.
versified farming; in number Of crops
and fruits.
Missouri has both the first and sec
ond largest horse and mule markets
in the world.
Missouri is the home of more fine
Shorthorn and Hereford pure-bred
cattle than any other state in the un-
ion.
Missouri has 100000 horses, 378,-
600 mules, $4,000 milk cows, /, 746,-
900 other cattle, 1875, 900 sheep, A.
305, 900 hogs and 33,17S,000 poultry in
1920.
St. Joseph.-City Council grants
wage increase of $50 month to mem
bers of police force and $40 and $13
to fire fighters.
Maryville.--$60, 900 appropriated by
congress to be applied on public high
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-08-13

still standing out in bold relief in
large red letters in their memories
the Hun electors vented a portion of
the stored-up fury through voting
against Spencer. Unfortunately for
these angry hyphenated boches they
divided their votes between the two
opposing candidates for the Cop SEN
atorial nomination, Davis and Minis,
and Spencer registered an easy vic
tory over his party enemies. General
election day, Tuesday. November 2,
has now been selected by the awfully
moist German element of the Repub-
lican party of Missouri to finally even
all scores with objectional arid, pa
triotic and thoroughly loyal senator
ial nominees.
Union Labor, Kansas City, FavOrs
Atkinson.
Under the caption of "AtKinsoh
versus Hyde for Governor; Arch
Bosses with aid of Big Bosses Succeed
in Nominating Hyde for Governor"
the missouri Male, the leading news
paper sponsor of organized labor in
and around Kansas City, gives some
sidelight and inside information on
how a powerful "gop" faction Of that
western industrial and financial me-
tropolis managed to swing most OF
the Republican vote there into the
Hyde column and heavily defeat Nc
Jimsey. The article in question,
which. follows verbatuIn, urges all
members of organized labor in Mis-
souri, to vote at the November cleo
ton for John M. Atkinson, the Demo-
cratic nominee for Governor:
"With the backing of the big flnan-
cial interests and the associated in
dustries, the powerful organization Of
all employers formed for the purpose
of promoting the open shop plan
Arthur M. Hyde of Trenton received
the nomination for Governor of Mis-
souri, on the Republican ticket. Or
ganized labor in St. Louis, Kansas
City and other industrial centers in
the state had Endorsed E. E. E. Nc
Jimsey of Springfield, but the lack of
interest displayed by toilers on pri-
mary day, the betrayal of some, and
the strong financial backing of the
big banks, big interest, big business,
big employers and the combined as
ISOLATED industries was too much to
overcome. But the organization re-
publicans, with the assistance of the
group of organized workers who fol-
low the policies of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor campaign commit
tee, were able to hold down the Hyde
vote in Kansas City to approximately
$500 majority.
Urges All Union Men to Vote for
Atkinson.
"As a result of the nomination of
Hyde for Governor there is no other
initiative for the men in the organ
lied labor movement in Missouri but
to vote for John M. Atkinson, the
Democratic nominee for Governor
who defeated Farris, Mayer and Mer-
ryman in the primary election, and
who was Endorsed for the nomination
before the primary by the Labor Com
mittee in this (Kansas) city,"
The same Kansas City labor weekly
the missouri Mule" also urges un.
ion men of that city, in case Judge
Fred w. Coon has been defeated, tC
support William T. Bland, Democratic
nominee for Congress in the Fifth
District which covers Kansas City
and jackson county.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-08-13
DEMOCRATIC NEWSPAPER
MEN TO ENTERTAIN cox

Paris, Mo-, Aug. 6.-The Democratic
newspaper men of Missouri are plan
ming a meeting in St. Louis, with Gov.
Cox as their guest, some time this
fall. H. J. Blanton, president of the
Democratic Press Association, receiv-
ed letter from the presidential NOM
inee today. expressing a desire to at
tend such a meeting in the event that
his campaign assignments, which will
be made by the National Committee.
will permit.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-08-13
OUR NEXT BEST CUSTOMER

There are many reasons for neigh
borly good feeling between the United
States and Canada, such as the kin
ship of original daughters of the same
motherland, the same language, SIM
liar laws, and a civilization of the
same basic foundation. But even if
none of these existed the United
States would need to look with a
friendly eye upon Canada as our big
gest customer among the nations, with
the sole exception of England. There
is much talk of cultivating trade with
South America, but little if any talk
of fostering trade relations with Can
ada, that trade having been for years
of such great proportions that we
think little about it, taking it as a
matter of course. Canadians buy
$500 100000 worth of American mer-
chandise annually, which is more than
is bought from us by all South Amer
lea, Africa, Asia and Oceania COM
bined.
Prior to the war Canada's sales to
us nearly balanced her purchases and
then the rate of exchange did not Sc
riously interfere with business. Dur
ing the war Canadian purchases in
this country increased enormously
and an adverse trade balance was de-
veloped. The subsequent discount on
the Canadian dollar in this country
and other war heritages now restrict
ing trade have caused 200 American
manufacturers during the last year
to erect or lease plants in Canada.
Obviously it is highly desirable that
in the case of SO valuable customer as
Canada war difficulties or heritages
should remove as soon as possible and
that the freest possible trade relations
be restored.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-08-13
WHEN HE GO"

"What time next train go to WASH
ington?" a travelling Chinese asked
the railroad information clerk.
"Two-two," replied the official.
"You no understandee," insisted the
Celestial. II know the train 60 too
too. ! no ask how he 70; ask when
he go!" Exchange.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-08-13

Boston Globe-In the Democratic
candidates speech the country gets its
first real taste of the Cox style of
campaign. He is skilled in the art of
political argument. He has taken a
rule from the. strategy of successful
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-08-13

Springfield, Mass, Republican I'm
dependent).-"I favor going in" is the
plain, blunt, direct answer which Gov.
Cox's speech of acceptance brings to
the question as to his attitude toward
the League of Nations. 1t is a salts
factory answer, and it helps to shape
the leading issue of the presidential
campaign.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-07
SCHOOL HEAD
SLATED TO GO
officials Believe Decision to
Drop Thurston VIII
Stand.

Ernest l. Thurston viii not return
to washington for another school
year. This Is the opinion OF Dis
trict officiaIs and members of the
teaching corps here.
It was freely predicted last night
that the meeting of the Board oi
Education on Wednesday would vote
to uphold Rev. John Van Schaick
jr., president of the board, and sus-
tain It's decision made several
months ago not to renew the con-
tract of the superintendent OF
schools.
Superintendent Thurston and DR.
Van Schaick both refused to say
whether any action would be taken
q. the meeting Wednesday. but-it II
known that a quorum Of the board
is now in Washington and has beer
in constant touch with the president
OF the boardl.
Members of the teaching unior
here base their belief on the sup
port which has been given DR.. Van
Schaick by various civic bodies and
the adjournment of Congress with
out taking any action on Senator
Harrison's and the special Senate
school investigating committees re-
port that the present board be abol-
ished.
With the meeting coming up We'd
nesday the rumor that DR.. Var
Schaick and members Of the school
board would resign 10 declared tc
be unfounded.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-07
RECESS HALTS
DISTRICT LAWS
Car Merger and School Or
ganization Forced to
Wait.

Although the Congress which ex-
pired at o'clock Saturday after
noon paid mere then usual atten-
tio nto lesiglation affecting the Dis
trict. number of important items
were left "in the air. as unfinished
business for the Dec, mber session
to take up.
Prominent amorg these are the
recommendations of the Joint Con-
gressional Commission on Reclassi-
fication Of Salaries. Involving equal
ization ard increase ir pay for 100,-
900 employees kere.
Proposed legis Iatior to force a
merger of Washington street car
companies also will sleep until De-
cember.
Revision OF trsfic laws probably
will be one of the first Distiic meas
ures to be acted on at the next scs-
sion.
The most importan legislation
however, is the proposed revision OF
the District school code. expected 10
provide for new school board
Tentative provisions along these
lines were included in a rider on the
last deficiency bill by Senator Pat
Harrison, OF Mississippi. The House
blocked passage.
This Nolan Johnson minimum &c
bill. pawn-btoker Legislation and
milk regulation Rlso will be cunsid-
cred at the n. xt session.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-07
WEAVER GIVEN .
Big OVATION
Retiring President of Ma.
tional Realty Men Hon
ored by Body.
Especial to Washington HeraId.)

Kansas City, Kans., June 6.-Pop-
ularity of John l.. Weaver. of WASH
ington. ID. c., as president of the
American Association of Realtors,
was demonstrated today when the
men and women in probably the
largest real estate convention ever
held in the country. concluded to-
day, stood in a body and cheered
for several minutes when the retir-
ing leader was presented with a
silver service.
Mr.. Weaver made apt response and
in closing requested the gift be de-
livered to Mrs. Weaver. who was
seated in the galleries. The pretty
shift OF the situation brought the
realtors from their seats with a
ringing cheer.
Fred E. Taylor. of Portland, Ore.
was elected to succeed Mr.. Weaver.
Chicago was voted the. next con-
vention city.
A resolution was adopted pro-
testing injustices of the Federal
taxing system and asking that
mortgages on real estate be exempt
ed for the next six years to en-
courage building as a solution of
the housing problem.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-07
Boy Sells Watch
And Finds Mother.
After Ten Years

Syracuse, N. Y. June 6.-Taken
from home more than ten years ago
Kenneth Pickard. Is. and Mrs. Eve
iyn Seymour, of Fulton. his mother
have been reunited here.
Kenneth's mother and father were
separated when he was a baby. He
was left with his mother, while HE
older sisters. Eva May. now Is, and
Hazel Is, were tsken to the home
Of their grandparents.
Then one day the father appeared
and took all three away. They went
tn Cumberland, Va. where they
have since lived. Kerneth's mother
married again and lived in Fulton.
Selling his watch for 81. young
Kenneth set out from the Virginia
home to search for his mother. He
was found late yesterday afternoon
by a policeman asleep on an express
truck at a local railroad station.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-07

His dreams filled with visions of
bad alignment and disapproving
scowls from the reviewing officer,
a captain OF the Washington High
School Cadet Corps awoke this
morning with a start. cold perspi-
ration streaming down his cheeks.
Gosh" he exclaimed. I'VE drin
today"
He saw in anticipation his COM
pany march across the wide ex-
panse OF American League baseball
park. himself in the fore. accompa-
MED by the cheers of parents anu
schoolmates of the boys in his
command.
Drills Begin ut o A. NJ.
The cadet officer viewed. with a
mingled sensation OF pride and
stage fright, the first day of the
cadets annual competitive drill,
which begins at the ball park this
morning at o'clock.
The drill will continue until
noon, begin at o'clock in the af-
ternoon and continue until 6. To-
morrow the same schedule will be
observed.
An attendance of approximately
10000 Is expected today. while even
"a larger number may be present
when the drill is decided tomorrow
afternoon. Brig. Gen. Smedley d.
Butler. of the Marine Corps. second
in command at Quantico, will re-
view the cadets and present the
prize flag and medal to the captain
OF the winning company.
The judges, Capts. Herbert B.
Hayden, James r. n. Weaver anc
Thomas III. Lowe, will be equipped
with an adding machine to count the
points made by each company.
Mckinley Drills First.
The park will be filled this morn
ing with supporters of Mckinley
Manual Training School. The six
cadet companies of that school will
drill throughout the forenoon. Com
pany ID will be the first on the field
and will be followed successiveIy,
by Companies c. l., b. ii and X.
Company G., of Eastern. will open
the afternoon drill. Next in order
will be Company l., of Business
Company II, western, and Com
panies NJ. q. ID and X. fCentral.
Students from the high schools in
today's drill will be permitted to at
tend. Tomorrow school officials ex-
The Washington herald., 1920-06-07
.QUAFF LIQUORS
ON SACRED SOIL
France Wrathy Over Tour
lists Revelry on Honored
Battle6elds.

tWashington uantic
seryiee-specinl Cable DispatchD
Paris, June e.--The desecration by
reyelins tourists OF battlefield. spots
sanctified by Frances soldier dead
is continuing and public wrath Is at
high pitch throughout the nation.
Champagne parties on the
Mountain of Dead" at Hartmanns-
weilerkopf and hilarious scenes
over other sacred ground OF the late
war, were charged against newly
rich tourists tonight by Andre
Fribourg, member of the chamber
of deputies.
"The time has arrived to end these
scandals which are the result OF
quickly acquired fortunes" FribourE
declared.
They quaff champagne in dug
outs. Walls which witnessed ago
nies now resound with their drunken
laughter. One young contractor
who made 15o,ooo.ooo francs during
the war while his comrades defend
ed the life of their country, has
danced on the summit of Hart
mannsweilerkopf. on top OF the
Mountain of Dead.
waiting to open doors OF auto
mobiles before the tango palaces are
ex-soldiers wearing the Croix de
Guerre or the Medalfe Militaire."
Copyright. 1890. Cross-Atiantic Newspaper
Service Incl
The Washington herald., 1920-06-07
WORLD TRADE
BODY.BLAMED
Eighty American Business
Men Leave to Join Paris
Movement.
-rhoto By Buck.
.Aa

New York. June Eighty Amer
lean business men sailed on the
Kroonland today for Paris to at
tend the organization meeting of the
international Chamber OF Commerce,
June 81, with representatives from
France. England, Belgium, Italy and
the United States present.
All phases of international COM
merce will be discussed and founda-
tions for the international COM
mercial organization will be laid.
The United States Is to be repre-
sented by at least 200 delegates.
John II. Fahey. of Boston. vice
president of the United States
Chamber of Commerce, has COM
pleted arrangements in Paris. sc-
cording to word received at head
quarters here.
David A. Skinner, head of the
Kroonland delegation, declared that
formation of the new organization
will solve the most difficult problems
of international trade and materially
assist in returning the world to its
lpre-war status.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-07
ARMENIA NOT
FOR MANDATE
Only Aid Needed from U. s.,
Says Gen. Torcon, Who
Is in Washington.
REFUSAL NO SURPRISE
Senate Action Witnessed by
Founders of Independ-
ence at Erzerum.
REFUSAL NO SURPRISE

Armenia'S salvation lies not in
mandate. such as was refused
by the United States sehs te. but in
n military force of its own, is the
opinion OF Gen. Gregory Torcon.
now in Washington.
Gen. Torcoh, as chief of the Ar
menian forces on January 81, 1918.
proclaimed at Erzerum the iade-
pendence Of Armenia and has been
actively engaged in the nationalistic
movement ever sirce.
The defeat of the Hitchcock pro-
posal that the United States leLd
material and financial aid to Ar
menla Is regarded by Gen. Torcon
IA the heaviest blow to the future
Of the ocuEtry.
Refusal of the American mandate
over Armenia did not in any way
surprise me-" said Gen. Torcon. who
was present in the Senate when
action was taken.
"As one of the signatories of the
proclamation of Armenian lndepen-
dence and as a soldier. hnd that
tho words independence and Tor
eign mandate annul one another.
The system of mandates was put
forward by Armenian politicians. 1t
was bad tactics.
without the financial aid OF the
United States the Armenian govern
ment cannot organize an Armenian
army. and without an army Ar
menia cannot survive.
IF Armenia is unhappy today 1t
is not the fault OF this government.
the Senate nor the generous Ameri-
can people. The whole response
bility lies with the National Ar
menian delegation at Paris, and es-
pecially with it's president. Boges
Milar, who for five years past has
systematically neglected every op-
portunity which was offered to or
ganize a military force for Armenia.
with his system of mandates
Milar substituted his personal policy
of mendicity to a sound policy of
national defense. To the policy Of
mendicity the American Senate has
replied with a categorical negative.
1t is regrettable but it was to be
expected"
public Ledger service.l