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The Holly chieftain., 1920-07-22
MRS. J. H. GuFFEY DEAD
Passed Away Wednesday Afternoon
After Long Illness.

Mrs. j. FL. Guffey died at her home
in Holly Wednesday afternon at 5
o'clock from tuberculosis Of the
bowels after an illness Of nearly
a year and a half, in the latter part
of which she was bedfast and help
less, aged so.
Funeral services were held at 3
o'clock this afternoon at the MethO-
dist Church, of which denomination
she had been an ardent member
since she was. 10 years old. Inter
ment took place at Holly cemetery
Mrs. Guffey was born at Jones
town, Tennessee, May 25th, 1870
On Aug. 10th, 1886 she was united in
marriage to j. H. Guffey. To this
union nine children were born, five
of whom preceded her to the great
beyond. She is survived by her
most devoted husband and four
children, Mrs Bertha Gibson, of
Athens, Texas; Mrs. G. G. Calkins
of LaJunta, Colo, and Virgil and
Dean, who are at home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guffey and children
came here IA years ago from Texas,
and had since made their home in
Holly. The deceased was kind and
loving mother, wife and neighbOr,
and lived beautiful christian life.
Throughout her late illness her
husband and two sons. have been
most attentive and devoted to her
in. every way.
The Holly chieftain., 1920-07-22
Unions May Reject Award.

CHICAGO July 20-Rejecting
the demands of the organized I'M
ions for increases totalling approx
imately one billion dollars, the
board decided approximately 60 per
cent of that sum would be just in
crease to meet present living condii-
tiOns.
The award adds approximately 81
per cent to the present pay sched-
ules. Railroad officials have declared
that any pay increase must be fol-
lowed by corresponding increase
in rates, and their plan, it is said
is to file new tariffs with the inter-
state commerce commission as soon
as they can be prepared.
Whether the award will stave
off the threat of general railroad
strike remains to be seen. The
leaders of practically all of the six
teen big railroad unions were pres
ent this morning when Judge r. NJ.
Barton. chairman of the board,
handed down the decision They
left Immediately to present the
award to 1000 general chairmen,
who had gathered here to pass on
its acceptability.
The union presidents refused to
make any comment before the meet
ing. The terms of the decision had
been known to them yesterday
and they believed then their men
would stay in line, at least until a
referendum vote can be taken.
Nearly a month will be needed for
the referendum.
The Holly chieftain., 1920-07-22
ENCOUNTER TRANSMISSION
LINE NEAR SYRACUSE
Geo. Carter Lays Hold of Down Wire
With 1890 Voltage, Killed-Em.
ployer Who Attempts to .Extri-
cate Him Also Meets Death.

VIM. +. DeBuS, a farmer aged %
years, was electrOcuted on his farm
two and half miles west of SYRIA
cuse at an early hour last Tuesday
morning while attempting to extri-
cate Geo Carter his hired hand who
had been killed by the same trans
mission wire the boy had encoun-
tered while after the work horses
IN the pasture.
The transmission wire runs from
Syracuse to. an irrigation pumping
plant on Mr.. DeBus' place and had
blown down during heavy wind
storm week or ten days previous.
The live wire is said to have carried
a voltage of 1890.
1t appears that Carter, who was
about l3 years eld had thoghtless
ly taken hold of the Wire to move
it while after the horses and had
probably been Instantly killed.
When he did not return his en-
ployer, Mr.. DeBus, went to learn
what was the matter, finding the
boy prOArate on the ground and
still clutching the wire OF the trans
mission line.
Mr.. DeBus, it is supposed, in his
anxiety to relieve the boy must
have grabbed the wire which bad
killed Carter for he too, had hold of
the wire with both hands when
found and the wire across his chest
where it was still burning his flesh
when found by Mr.. Henry Zellers.
Mr.. Zellers had called at the De
Bus home and on inquiry was told
by Mrs DeBus that her husband
had gone to the pasture some so rod
away after the horses but had not
returned Since she was somewhat
worried, Zallers went in search OF
DeBus and Carter, soon finding
their lifeless bodies holding to the
wire. With rare presence of mind
and coolness Zellers got into his car
and rushed to Syracuse to have the
current df the transmission line cut
of.
Some OF Carter's fingers are said
to have been burned off, while De-
Bus body was badly burned by the
wire where it lay across his chest
and abdomen
VIM. DeBus was son of Mr.. and
Mrs. W. F. DeBus residing at the
north end of Holly, who learned of
their sons tragic death about noon.
The coroner was notified and imme-
diately held an inquest. Funeral
services were held at the Catholic
Church in this city this morning at
$50, conducted by Rev. Father Bar
ry, after which interment took
place at the Holly cemetery.
Mr.DcBus lis survived by his wife
and one small child besides his
father, three brothers and three
sisters.
Geo. Carter, who lost his life with
his employer, was buried at Syra-
cuse this afternoon. Nothing is
known here of his family.
The Holly chieftain., 1920-07-22

CHICAGO, July 90 The United
States Railway Labor B ard today
the nearly 2,0O0,OOO org;.n-
I'D railway workers wage increases.
$6OO,OOO.OOO.
The Holly chieftain., 1920-07-22

Marion, Ohio-(S Especially July r..
Warren g. Harding was officially no.
titled here Of his nomination as the Re-
publican candidate for the Presidency.
His speech of acceptance Ia, in part, ne
follows:
Chairman Ledge members of nOti-
flcatioB con.nit,se, members of ma
tional coffmittee, ladies' ana gentle
men: The message which you have
formally conveyed brings to me real
ization OF responsibility which u mo-.
undsesstimated. It is q suprasP task
to interpret the covenant of great
political party, the. activities ofswhich
are 80 woven into the history Of this
repubfic, and very sacred and Solemn
undertaking to utter the faith and as
piratiOns Of the many millions who ad-
here to that party. The party plat
form has charred the way, yet, some
how, we have come to expect that In
terpretation which voices the faith of
nominees who must assume specific
tasks. Let me be understood clearly
from the very beginning. believe In
party sponsorship in government. be-
lieve in party government as dis
tinguished from personal government,
individual dictatorial, autocratic or
what not.
No man is big enough to run this
great republic. There never has been
one. Such domination was never in
tended. Tranquility, stability, depend
ability-all are assured in party spon-
sorship, and we mean to renew the as
surances which were rended In the
cataclysmal war.
Our first committal is the restora'
don or representative popular govern
ment, under the constitution, through
the agency of the Republican party.
Our vision includes more than chief
executive, we believe in cabinet of
highest capacity, equal to the respon=
sibilities. which our system contem-
plates. in whose councils the Vice
President second official of the repub-
lie shall be asked to participate. The
same vision includes cordial under
standing and co-ordinated activities
with a house OF Congress, fresh from
the people, voicing the convictions
which members being from direct con-
tact with the electorate, and cordial
! operation along with the restored func-
tions of the Senate, fitted to be the
greatest deliberative body In the
world.
It il not difficult, Chairman Lodge.
to make ourselves clesr on the question
of international relationship. We Re
The Holly chieftain., 1920-07-22
Republican Nominee at Notifica
tion Ceremonies Discusses
Problems Confronting
Nation.
mold HERITAGE AMERICAN
NATIONALITY vHIiPAIaED"

dveeatss Party Responsibility - Dis
tinguished from DietatoriaI and Au-
tocratic Personal Rule-in Referring
to League Of Nations, Says. We %
Not Mean to shun a Single Respon.
sibitity of the Republic to World
civiiixatton-Favors Protective Tar
1T, Merchant Marine, Small Army,
Woman Suffrage and national Bud
ct.
The Holly chieftain., 1920-07-22

Editor Ben w. Craven, of the
Bristol Herald, came down last Sat
urday and spent the day here oper-
ating The Chieftain,s linotype, and
this helped clean up greet amount
of accumulated work.
The Holly chieftain., 1920-07-22

Secretary C. F. Hampton of the
Holly Alfalfa Products Co., was
looking after business matters in
Pueblo Friday and Saturday.
The Holly chieftain., 1920-07-22
is the score of Sundays

Holly made total score of 847 and
Lamar $50 cut of a possible 1000.
The Holly chieftain., 1920-07-22
NOTICE.

All property owners are
hereby notified to cut all
weeds from around the front
and rear of their property
and all owners of vacant lots
are notified to comply with
this request. If the weeds are
not cut by the 1st day of Au-
gust they will be cut by the
town and the expense charged
to the property owner BY
order OF
TOWN COUNCIL.
The Holly chieftain., 1920-07-22

Seventy-seven Insurance Compan-
les recognize ChiroDractic. 7-tf
Evening star., 1920-03-04
Placed Action of Board
on Record February Is.

"On the afternoon of February IL I
found on my desk the communication
from DIR. Van Schaick informing me
of the decision reached. While rec
ogniZing the right of the board to
discontinue my services at the end of
my superintendency term. could not.
with personal or professional self-re-
spect, accept or keep secret a deci-
sion made and announced in this ir-
regular way by portion of the board.
Consequently, on February 18, I
filed with the board. in open and OFF,
cial session. communication placing
the whole matter on record.
''On February 19 the board held
secret conference. followed by brief
public meeting. at which the decision
of the informal group meeting be-
came the decision Of the board. With
out having at any time evinced the
desire to go over with me the matter
of my relations with it. the board
terminated my services June 80. 1920,
for the following reasons:
HE is not an able administrator.
".He is reluctant to accept full re-
sponsibility.'
perintendent and the board have
reached a point where they cannot
work effectively together.
"No incidents or specifications were
given.
GAS superintendent Of schools I am
in an embarrassing position. l have
been condemned and sentenced in my
absence. I am forced to enter de-
fense against few generalities,
after and not before a decision has
been reached. I cannot. of course.
defend myself against details l know
nothing of. I owe it to myself, how
ever to the community and. in way,
to all superintendents of schools. to
make certain very positive state
ments.
Evening star., 1920-03-04

bly, the majority of these cases turn
on the functions of the two. Yet
leading educational authorities are
we'll agreed as to the duties and
responsibilities of each. Permit me
to quote from a few authorities.
I'm what might be termed the or
gan of school boards-the American
pears the following editorial headed
Some School Troubles:
''.Such discord as has arisen dur
ing the past few months has been
altogether typical Of non-war years.
and the underlying causes have been
Almost identical with such as have
been common il the past ten years
First. and foremost, as a cause. has
been the clash of prerogatives and
duties as hetW Ween school board MEM
bers and superintepdents. The sit
uation in Evanston. H., StairdS oTt
most clearly as an example of long
continued Interference of school
board members in the executive and
administrative control of the schools.
Well intentioned and highly :capa-
BILE as the board is. it's members have
personally sought to handle com
plants and criticisms of employees
and patrons of the schools. to initial e
as we'll as to suggest details of pol
ICY and to perform some of the pro-
fessional work of the superintendent.
The result of year of differences
of opinion between the superintend-
ent and the board has been the resig-
nation of the superintendent and a
popular protest against the methods
of the board of education. The latter
has taken the form of citizens COM
mittees who are determined to re-
form school board methods
Evening star., 1920-03-04
L. A. White HELD UP
NEAR TREASURY BUILDING
War Department Clerk Robbed bv
Negro-Other Thefts
Reported

" hiie passing the south side Of the
treasury building about O'Clock this
morning Lawrence A. White. a clerk
In the Navy Department.. was held IN
and robbed of about s2J. all the mon
ey ne had in his pockets. White re-
ported the hoid-up to the police. The
hoid-up man, White told the police
displayed pistol. which. White said.
ended all argument. The coIored man,
after taking Whites cash. ran east
on Pennsylvania avenue
Victory bonds. liberty bonds. war
saving stamps and jewelry valued at
5000 were stolen from rooms of four
persons at l232 Massachusetts avenue
yesterday. The losers We're Miss
Bessie Aldrich. Miss Maggie Pence
Edward Stone and Mrs. Sarah II. Will
son: stone. the heaviest loser was
robbed of four 500 bonds. 125 shares
or mining stock and SO worth of war
saving stamps. 1t is thought entrance
was gained with duplicate keys.
Miss Alice Waldmer. 24OS X street.
was the owner of two liberty bonds.
one for $50 and one for 500. which
she left in a bank yesterday after
noon. She reported 10 the police thai
her bonds were taken during her All
sence from the bank.
j. L. Ritter, 1910 G street northeast
reported the theft of 500 liberty
bond and $40 in cash. The bond and
cash disappeared from his home dur
ing the past week.
A duplicate key worker last night
entered the home of Louise West. 1905
Sd street, and stole s55 from trunk
Henry F. Schorling. $50 59th street
Brooklyn. n. Y. was robbed of his
suit case. containing wearing apparel
valued at So 10 Union station yes
terday.
Evening star., 1920-03-04
But Two Real Differences
of Opinion Have Occurred.

During my term from 1914 to 1917
the only real differences Of opinion ]
recall as having serious consequences
were two. One deals with the edu-
cational personnel, the other with the
Bruce situation. Both of them have
put the superintendent under strain
to this day. For the moment shall
deal with the former.
1.-The school law recognizes the su-
perintendent as administrative officer
in charge Of educational work The
term under the direction Of. the
superintendent is repeated again and
again. 1t recognizes that effective
ness of the educational organization
depends on a force selected for ef-
ficiency and for teamwork. and recoe
nizing responsibility to its admins
trative head. The law states that no
appointment, promotion. transfer. etc.
;" shall be made except on the
written recommendation of the super
intendent' The clear and positive
intent of the law. as l read it. is tn at
the superintendent shall initiate the
moves affecting the educational force
directly or in certain ways with hi IS
educational machinery. This CORE
spends to procedure in other great
organizations. The board should ap-
prove or disapprove these changes and
appointments. If disapproved then
the superintendent must make othe.
recommendations. Neither the board
nor individual members Of it should
step in and dictate the recommends
Evening star., 1920-03-04
Formal Report Omitted
Allegations Against Official.

This proposed action was bitterly
fought-was fought down-and for
NAL report was presented at the next
meeting, omittins the allegations
against the superintendent. Here
again however. is a clear case of an
attempt to try and condemn the
Superintendent unheard
Il have heard that board members
We're critical of me because ] did not
fully approve of the so-called boards
plan of reorga niZation. The admins
tratiVe force was not called on. as
would have been done in most cities.
! believe. to work out a careful plan
modification. Instead. the two board
officers. with now and then other
members. worked out a plan. calling
into conference the superintendent
and his assistants. l found these
board officers had definitely deter
cussion began. I gave what advice
could and sought to keep the plan
work able.
When the plan was completed !
felt very strongly that 1t was too
hurriedly drawn and was based on too
little study. I urged that teacher.
and officers be given opportunity to
study and discuss 1t and to make sus-
gestions. DR. Van Schaick called a
meeting of these employees. He ask ed
and then urged me to go and to ex-
press my real views I did this. ac-
cepting his request in good faith i
stated at the meeting my fundamental
belief and emphasi sized the points on
which we could all agree stated
also that where there was disagree
ment as to principles involved it was
purely a. professional difference of
opinion. and further discussion might
easily bring us into accord. There
was no attack on the board in any
thing l said. and no slightest reason
why this matter should be considered
for moment one of personal differ
ance with the board. Incidentally. it
might be stated that others at this
meeting in their discussion called at
tention to many weaknesses in the
plan. Later. when a salary bill was
to be drawn. I was omitted from the
committee appointed to draft it. al
though subordinates of mine were ap-
pointed.
Evening star., 1920-03-04
Record of Boards Vote
Re-Electing Mr.. Thurston.
Minutes of Nav g. 1917.

Minutes Of May 3, 1917:
Vice President Daniel announced
that at meeting Of the committee Of the
whole a vote had been taken which in
dicated that five members favored while
four members opposed. the reelection OF
superintendent Thurston. Mr. Daniel
thereupon moved that the board confirm
this and that Ernest L. Thurston> be
elected superintendent of schools for a
period or three years, to take effect on
and after July l, 1917 Mr.. Peyton
seconded the motion and 1t was carried.
Statements by individual members left
no doubt In the public mind, however, as
to how members had voted
"On July /, 1917. DIR. H. B. Learned
became member Of the board. He i'm
mediately made statement to me. all
most identical with DR.. Van Schaick' S
on his appointment. showing that he al
so came on the board not with an open
nina. lie also stated that he would
take an early opportunity to talk the
situation over. He failed to do so, and
turned the subject aside on several oc-
! caslons when | reminded him of his sug-
gestloh. Ihis conference has not yet
taken place.
I'm attempting to guess at factors
POSSIBLY affecting the recent board ac-
tioil. desire to refer. to one matter nav
ing lar-reaching influence on my admin
lstrat1on Since DR.. Van Schaick became
Doard member. l refer again 10 the
dinerence OF functions of board mem
bers ana administrative officers There
should ne no doubt in the minds or en-
ployes as to their relations to admins
trauve ofhcers. Especially must there
be recognized orderly procedure: partlc-
ularly when matters affecting the force
are 70 pass over from the admln'stra-
i've neld to the board. II there are
iegitimate complaints. the first responsl,
PIE onlcer has right to hear them, ana
'ne Iisht 10 chance to correct tnein
of administration. They select a head
to be presented the proper adminis!ra-
i've o11icers have q right to be reached
| before matters go to board members
EAperiehced board directors OF otner or
saflZations ga do not interfere IN detahs
OF aGih,i!!strtaon. They select mead
uphoid his hands and let him sho" what
he can do The rules of this board
recognize this SOL nd procedure.
Evening star., 1920-03-04
Survey Always Disturbing
to System in Normal Times.

school surveys are serious matter
invariably disturbing to a system in
| normal times. Taken as proposed by
the board under unusual and trying
conditions. they mean stress on the
force and uncertainty as to the value
of the results obtained. 1t is under
stood. believe, that the United States
bureau enter on a survey only with
the full approval of board. of educa-
tion and superintendent. 1t is COM
monty understood that surveys shall
be made. whatever the organization
doing the work. by men outside the
city surveyed and out of contact with
the system. 80 that they may aEproa CHI
he task with absolutely open minds
Moreover. the men should be experts
in city school administrations, All
these factors have not governed in
the local surveys.
Neither survey was. ever discussed
in open board, although of vital inter-
est to the community. There was no
official action l can find calling for the
preliminary survey. AS 1 recall. DR..
Van Schaick simply announced in pri-
vate session that he had asked the bu-
reau to make 1t. In AMI aside, he said
to me. of course. you have no OBJ
jection.' Naturally, out of courtesy to
the bureau. / made no objection. WhilA
certain members of the survey COM
mfttee were named. / did not know
that there were two other members,
one a former employe of the schools
and subordinate of the superin-
tendent. whose critical attitude was
we'll known. Had 1 known of this
fact, / would have been justified in
making formal protest. This prelimi-
nary report was seriously criticised.
Evening star., 1920-03-04
Testimony Never Sent
to School Superintendent.

"On conclusion of the hearing the
testimony was sent to each board
member. but not to the superintend-
ent. When I asked for it l was de-
MED it. Although the taking and
writing of this testimony was ex-
ceedingly costly. all copies except one
or two were promptly destroyed. AS
superintendent l have "a seat in the
board and right to speak on all
matters before the board This right
would seem to carry with it the right
to official information available to
board members and necessary to a
proper discussion before the board
1t should be remembered also that in
case of action concerning Mr.. Bruce
the recomm eadation Of the super
tendeTft would have been required.
He was entitled to the full testimony.
THE general procedure in this case
was clearly approved by the presi-
dent Of the board. as shown by his
letter to DR.. Learned, which was
placed on record in the. hearing on
DR.. Van Schaick:s nomination for
Commissioner of the District Of Co.
lumbia. l
But this is not all. The meeting Of
Evening star., 1920-03-04
Record Shows No Failure
in Relations With Board.

l-ooking back over my. record,
recall no failure on my part in my
official relations with board members.
no failure TO recognize their proper
preroGatlves. The board has never
sought conference with me to adjust
differences it believed to exist. There
~ no record l can discover in the Of
hcial minutes. other than that OF the
last meeting, rejecting on me as su-
perintendent of schools find no
record of general directed course
OF action have failed to recognize.
The criticism of the board has
been personal in tone and has been
made solely in private or secret con-
terence; sometimes with the superin-
tendent present. sometimes undoubt- :
edly in his absence. Most of il has
grown out of the desire and determi-
nation of board members to step into
the administrative field Never has
the criticism been constructive. More
over. under the private conference
plan. ] have been handicapped in nav
relation 20 the public by the failure of
the public to understand my position
or my responsibility. as in the Wood
Casa case never in my hands for
direct administration. but carried on
at each step by board direction. In
tnIs' general connection it should be
understood that although the private
conference deals with public business.
he board insists that what goes on
there must be kept absolutely conf
Dental and secret
While l recognize fully the fact
mat there are matters of such ma
ture that the best interests Of al,
concerned are met by consiflaration
, in private. Yet / am forced to saw
that the use of the private confer
ence. with its opportunity for free
expression of personal feeling and for
private decision on public action, in
Place OF public discussion on the
basis of arguments and facts has
been the most embarrassing factor in
my experience as superintendent.
| Certain members of the board have
also been made to suffer from it, !
believe that but for private confer
ences OF groups of board members in
caucus. or of the entire board ! would
have few serious difficulties with the
board TODAY