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The Washington herald., 1920-07-04
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tions. How much does patriotism
count. for on deposit when the
little man with the green eye
shade in the savings bank adds
up your book? Suppose You were
to get pinched over here In this
irreligious country for some little
crime or other, and appealed to
your country for Professionalism
would it do for you? Turn your
appeal over to q committee OF one
railroad man. an army; of1cer.
member of each labor union, and
a coiored man to investigate
whether any of your ancestors
were ever related to q cousin OF
Mark Hanna and then ~file the
papers in the Smithsonian Insti-
tuition until after the next cleo
tion. That's the kind Of side
track the Stars and Stripes would
switch you Onto
you can see that ] was feel
ing like an, indigo plant; but
after I washed my face In some
cool water, and got out my
navys and ammunition, and start
ed up to the Saloon of the Im-l
maculate Saints where we were,
to meet, I,feit better. And when
saw those other American boys
come staggering into the tryst-
ing place-cool, easy. .conspicu-
Gus fellows. ready to risk any
kind Of a one-card- draw, or to
fight grizzlies, nre, or extrah-
tion. ] began to feel glad / was
one of 'em. So, / says to myself
again: Billy. you've got SIS and
a country left this morning -
blow in the dollars and blow up
the town as an American gentle
man should on Independence
Day
TT is my recollection that we
began the day along conventional
lines. The six of us-for Sterrett
was along-made progress among
the cantinas. divestfng the bars
as We went of all strong drink
bearing American labels. We
kept informing the atmosphere
as to the glory and pre-eminence
of the United States and its abil-
ity to subdue, outjurnp. and erad-
icate the. other nations of the
earth. And. as the. findings of
American labels grew more .plen-
tifuI. we became more contami-
mated with patriotism. Maximil-
ian Jones hopes that our late foe.
Mr.. Sterrett,i will not take Of
fense at our enthusiasm. He sets
down his bottle and shakes Ster-
rett's hand. AS white man to
white man., says he. 'denude our
uprear OF the slightest taint of
personality. Excuse US for Bunk
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"a Contestants Honored by
Judges in Selecting Best
Drawings.

Hundreds Of boys and girls COM
peted for The Heraid's cash prizes
for the best coiorings OF the Uncle
wiggily drawings printed last Sun
day. The winners of this contest are
announced in today's Herald. and
another drawing to be colored Is
presented.
The awards for last Sweek were
made by Uncle Wiggily's Judges. as
follows:
First prise, s2-Annetta r. Xii
lian, II years old. Of 1887 Girard
street northwest. -
Second prise. S1.5o - Anine Me
Bride, II, Of sezs Tepth street north
west. a........s
Third prise. sI-Marie Barton, o.
Of z231 Thirteenth street northwest.
Six prises. 80 cents eachf
Beatrice n. Marsslf,s II, Of 10z3
Otis place northwest.
franklin Peed, .. of MT Rainier.
Md. o
Ralph NJ. Rogers. 9. 1874: Cel.n-
Julia Leaiye, sBeAring,, -, 1870
Wyoming ayenae northwesf.-4
Mary Chirieleisop, II, 20O3 Geo
gia avenue norfhwest. -
Kate Rieiisz. is, 1917 sixteeath
street southeast, So. x
Hoaerabls Hsntisn..
Eleanor Herbert. o. 10s L street south
east; Anna Higdon. Sterling. Va; Mary ID.
Hzlden, 1242- Girard street northeast: kath-
ryn ". shaw, Il, 512 Kenyon street north
west; Mildred Fanslef, l.. Bethesda Nd. |;
Dora Ficklen. 13, 701 II street northwest; /;
Florence Perry. Is, 2009 Fourteenth street
northwest; Lucille Mabel Brown, IA. 4e36
Eighth street northwest; Eugene y. Will
holt, Il, 312 Fsyette street, Alexandria,
va; Mary r. Smith, IA, East Hyattsyiile.
Nd: Geneva Mills, IL. l07 North Payne
street. Alexandria. Vs.; Grace Kuffier.. IL.
202J Wisconsin avenue northwest; Elsie
Gruf, IL, Grant avenue. Manassas, Va, I;
Agnes z. Stock. o., 313I Michigan avenue
northeast; Mathew r. Sswtelle, o.. 3001
Eleventh street northwest;' Billie Lowe. Q,
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.Dardanella" is one of the most
popular songs ever written In
America
Royalties on the piece are. re-
ported to have reached $25o.000.
And Johnnie Black, who COM
posed It. got 500.
"Madeion" Is the most popular
song that has been written In France
in q generation. =.
The French poilu who wrote IL
got nothing-not centimes--in
royalties. -
When johnnie Black took Oar
daneIIa- to the publishers they told
him IL was unusnai.
When the publisher Offered htn
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er Hill. Patrick Henry, and wal
dorf Astor. and such grievances
as might lie between us as ma
Fellow hoodIums." says ster-
rett. on behalf Of the Queen I
ask you to cheese it. 1t is an
honor to be guest at disturbing
the peace under the American
nag. Let US chant the passionate
strains of Yankee Doodle" while
the senior. behind the bar miti-
gates the occasion With another
round Of cochines and aqua
fcrtis.'
, "oId Man Binhnger, being
charged with a kind of rhetoric,
makes speeches every time we
stop. We explained to such citi-
Gems as we happened to step on
that we were celebrating the
dawn of our private brand or
liberty. and to please enter such
inhumanities as We might COM
init on the list of unavoidable
casualties.
About IL o'clock our bulletins
read: A considerable rise in
temperature. accompanied by
thirst and other alarming symp-
toms We hooked arms and
stretched our line across the mar
row streets. all OF us armed with
Winchesters and navys for pur-
poses of noise and without NAL
ice. We stopped on a street cor
ner and fired a dozen or SO
rounds, and began a serial as
sortment of United States whoops
and yells, probably the first ever
heard in that town.
When we made that noise
things began, to Hven up. We
heard pattering up a side
street, and here came Gen, Mary
Esperanza Dingo on a white
hsrse with a couple of hundred
brown boys following him in red
undershirts and bare feet drag
ging guns ten feet long. Jones
and me had forgot all about Gen.
Mary and his promise to help us
celebrate, We fired another sa-
lutte and gave another yell. while
the general shook hands with US
and waved his sword. -
( oh. General shouts Jones.
this is great. This will be a real
pleasure to the eagle. Get down
and have a drink
Drink? says the general. No.
There is no time to drink. Viva
la Libertad"
".Don't forget e Pluribus
Unum" says Henry Barnes.
viva ii good and strong
says /. Likewise, viva George
Washington. God save the Union
and / says, bowling to Sterrett,
don't discard the Queen
Thanks says Sterrett. The
next rounds mine. All in to the
bar. Army. too
But we were deprived Of Ster-
rett's treat by lot of gunshots
several squares away, which Gen.
Dingo seemed to think he ought
to look after. He spurred his old
white plug up that way, and the
soldiers scuttled along after him.
Mary is a real tropical bird
says Jones. He's turned out the
infantry to help us do honor to
the Fourth. Wen get that can
non he spoke of after a while
and hre some window-breakers
with IL. But just now l. want
some of that barbecued beef. Let
US on to the plaza
There we found the meat glo-
riously done, and Jerry waiting,
anxious. We sat around on the
grass. and got hunks of il on our
tin plates. Maximilian Jones, al
ways made tender-hearted by
drink, cried some because George
Washington couldn't be there to
enjoy the day. There was a man
j love. Billy" he says, weeping on
my shoulder. Poor George. To
think he's gone, and missed the
fireworks. A little more salt,
please. Jerry
From what we could hear, Gen.
Dingo seemed to be kindly con-
tributing some noise while we
feasted.. There were guns going
of around town, and pretty soon
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you'll blow In your last cent
hurrahfng for that nag. and to-
morrow you'll, be living on ba-
nanas from the stalk and screw
ing your drinks out of your
friends. What's the nag done for
The Washington herald., 1920-07-04

you? While you were under II
you worked for what you got.
You wore your finger nails down
skinning suckers, and sailing
mines. and driving bears and al
ligators OF your town lot addi-
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-03-27

due announcement of his intentions
in order that the Democratic party
which he loves as the apple of his
eye may have due opportunity TO Sc
lcct a successor who in their Judgment
is best qualified to take the place which
be hos so long and ably filled In
stepping aside Mr.. Booher expresses
his profound gratitude to the many
friends who have made possible his
successful career as a legislator and
true representative Of the people Of
this great district, and who through
their efforts gave him prefcrment for
seven consecutive terms, the longest
period that any congressman has ever
represented this great district in the
halls Of congress
with his retirement from congress
at the conclusion Of his present term
on March 4, 1921, this district will lose
the public services Of a man who has
never shirked duty. lodged a vote,
or failed to give heed to any request
made Of him by any constituent, no
matter II OF high OF low degree, or of
any political or religious belief. He
is man who represented no clique or
faction and who has always felt that
II was his duty to represent all Of the
people Of his district. The fact that
he was a safe and sound democrat did
not prevent him from looking after
each and every interest of his district.
and this one feature alone is why he
has been returned term after term un-
til he has broken the Fourth district
tenure Of office.
Congressman Booher is a plain man
an able stateslnan-snd one who
will be sadly missed By devoted con-
stituency.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-03-27
THE WOOD PLATFORM

Those who have not watched events
closely are somewhat mystified over
the start that the Wood campaign has
made; the reason for the enormous
amount Of money with which it is
financed. ana the great amount of
work done ON it, For these. the real
meaning OF Il al viii be seen from the
following editorial parasrph whirh
appeared in the sprinrfic'd, Mass.
Republican:
General Woods eastern tampaieu
manager, Congressman Gould, makes
q sharp drive at Governor Lowden
for not endorsing universal military
service, which is coming 10 be Gem
eral Woods personally conducted A.
sue, The congressman should have
put up stiffcr fight in the house In
The generals behalf when the army
bill was passed There Is NOTHING
about universal training IN the bill
which was approved by a republican
house, and It's is admitted that this
house would not have dared to pro.
vide for the system"
The reason why the general on such
a platform Is able to rally support in
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-03-27
CONGREssMAy uoourn

Elsewhere in this paper appears rh.
official announcement Of Congress
man Charles i. Boohcr of this dis
trict. that with the close OF his pres
ent term of office hn will retire from
public life, and will no more aspire
for honors It the hands Of tine poo
Plo. This announcement while oX-
pec,ed by many, will fall as a sur
prise to the majority Of the people Of
the district who have come 10 regard
him as a fixture in congress and a
devoted representative Of the people
who honored him with their prefer
ence.
The state Of Mr.. Booher's health is
Euch that he could not stand the ard
uous stress Of another campaign and
he feels that under the circumstances
g. would he well at this time to give
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-03-27
THE VAPoRINGs OF SIMS

II one were TO believe what Admiral
Sims has been so dolefully retailing
in his testimony at Washington, he
would be forced to the conclusion that
we didn't win the war at all, but Ger
many just keeled over Of it's own free
will. If there was any credit due the
navy at all, it was in spite of count
less mistakes and misjudgments Of the
Washington department. to which the
admiral was always consistently op-
posed.
Unless we are mistaken. the coun-
Try Is entirely Indifferent to, or sick
Of the dramatic reviews Of Mr.. Sims.
Even II his post-analysis Of the situa-
ton Is correct and his criticism OF
policy are justified, his castigation Of
the management of the navy and his
gossip about the army serve no good
ends. He seems rather to be salts
flying small purposes and prejudices
of his own. which do not do him GRE
dit. The people Of the United States
as well as the rest OF the world, In
Guiding Germany. are pretty well con-
vinced that an almost miraculous
thing was accomplished when In a
space OF a few months America land
ed an army in France which decided
the war. The admiral seems quite
alone in his point Of view. and quite
unnecessary as well.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-03-27
DOWN TO YOUR LAST TON
Bet you are-or il you are not, that
YOU are very close to IT,

Bet you are-or il you are not. that
YOU are very close to IT,
what?
why down to your last ton OF coal.
For the time of year has arrived
when the party with the full coal bin
regrets his extravagance, and the per-
son with a mere pittance of peat in
his basement eloomlly contemplate tes
further investment.
II Is the last costly ton that tears
ones heart strings and causes one TO
think about California or Florida. It
is the last desperate assault made by
the demon furnace that causes the
most anguish in the householders bos-
ON. Spring may be near but the nights
still are cold and the radiator contin-
ues 10 demand its pound Of anthracite
or whatever your pet fuel may be-
The impossible task OF stretching
out that humble and meager heap of
black diamonds to the brave days Of
glowing sunshine and the starry
nights Of coatless balm is one to chill
the spirit OF the bravest. For just as
soon as you figure you have won the
n@ht-there will be a snowstorm in
May whilst the coal retailer grimly
chuckles behind his desk and consuIts
his cost-finding sheet.
That last ton is a big one or little
one, according whether you havn't it
or have IL.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-03-27

that pledge to declare that our non,i-
nees will best serve our party and will
best ex exsmplify the tenets and cardinal
principles OF our party by dischars-
ing the affairs of public office in the
interest OF all the citizens without
favor and without stint. Therefore,
with this pledge we offer them, con-
fident in its fullfiment and conse-
quently confident that the star Of
municipal success toward which our
faces have been turned will be fol-
lowed on into brighter light of
achievement in the interest Of the
people of st. Joseph"
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-03-27
e-election through voting the demo

recollection through voting the demo
cratic ticket.
'Congre ssman Dyer put his negro
program into force by naming Richard
a. Jackson. "A st. Louis negro youth.
to take the West Point admission ex-
animation. All white republican ap-
plicants for the honor we're coldly
turned down. II the negro passes the
examination the next roar will come
from the West Point Academy stu
dents who declare they will go on a
strike, il ne Is admitted"
A. T. EDMONSTON
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-03-27
THE TREATY DEFEAT

THE TREATY DEtEIh
The result at Washington Friday
has shattered the bright dreams and
fond hopes Of that great body OF
American patriots who believed that
the great world war was fought for
a purpose-and a noble one at that
A year ago the United States was the
hope and inspiration of strue'ling,
suffering peoples everywhere. 1t was
leading a blood-drenched earth from
the mire to the heights. II had fought
the war pledging its might and its
soul to righteousness. 1t was dedicat-
ed to the noble task Of helping make
over the world in which justice should
rule and war should be no more. Not
alone It's friends but its recent enc
mics were looking to it FOR courag-
eous and unselfish guidance. No ma
tlon in history ever shonc so resplend-
ant No other nation had ever been
confronted with opportunities so in
spiring Today all of these hopes lie
buried and trampled in the trenches
diggod by partisan jealousy and hat
red and solF-sccking in the senate at
Washington.
No sooner had President Wilson re-
turned from France with the peace
treaty tho covenant Of the league OF
nations, than parusanship as blind as
It was mad proceeded to spit in its
face-and in his face. For a whole
dlsgracetul, disheartening year the
fight has been to discredit and emas-
culate the covenant, and so humlliate
and defeat the president It has been
a year OF ieers and reaction, of dema-
goguery and hatred, of cynicism and
obstruction Not a noble ideal but has
been hespattered. Not a leader or
public servant who served unselfishly
and won but has been daubed with
mud. Not a promise America had
made hut has been assailed with re-
pudiator And the result-where the
United States was before a leader
and such % 'oader--today il Is not
even o follower. Where then it had
COURAGE. now IL has fears. Where
then it had faith, now it is green with
suspicion Where then it was tho
friend and buiwark of democracy
everywhere. now 10y its conduct it en-
couraFrs the resurrection Of the spirit
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-03-27

BY the time that the anti Marshall
bunch get through with the present
knife sticking, the Republican candi-
date for mayor will realize that in
stead OF being in the hands Of his
friends he has fallen upon the keen
whetted blades of the Phillistines
and their number Is many.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-03-27
DEMOCRATIC CITY TICKET

For mayor DR.. j. c. whitser.
For treasurer Capt J. 4. Weis.
For auditor, George w. Kaiser.
For police judge. William Harmon.
For councilmen, Matt c. Gill and
j. l. Marshall
For school director, short term
John Doyle Barrow.
FOR school director, long term, o.
A. Zollingcr.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-03-27

II required a brass band and a doz-
en- megaphones to induce enough pec-
pie to attend the Wood for Presid ent
meeting a! tho Lyceum Wednesday
night ~ fin the first row OF seats
Woods bar'l was not opened suft.c-
ienuy wide here.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-03-27

John d. Rockefeller, Jr. Is headed
this way on church movement tour.
Probably IL he would remain at home
and reduce the price of gasoline, he
would do more good than mixing up
In religious work-at least he would
get more credit.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-03-27

J. L. Marshall has demonstrated
during his incumbancy, that he is the
right sort OF man to have In the
city council. His record Is before all
and he will be reelected on this
splendid showing.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-03-27

When things become so disgusting
ly rotten that time tried party bosses
such as Senator Borah are obliged in
the interest OF common decency to
call on candidate Wood to stop such
lavish expenditure of money or a ma
tionh republican scandal win result
things In the gop party are certainly
mellowly rotten.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-03-27

st. Joseph's gubernatoriaI candi-
date Judge Charles H Mayer is meet
ing with great encouragement In all
quarters. St Joseph has a righteous
claim for the governorship this year
and we must see that we have our
claims recognized.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-03-27

George w. Kaiser has served his
first term as city auditor to the COM
plete satisfaction OF every citizen OF
st. Joseph. He should be returned
and he will be--as all faithful Of
ficials are always given a second
term.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-03-27

states like Minnesota and South pa
kota Is his Roosevelt association. He
is taken 10 be the real bun moose pro-
gressive candidate at the very time
that munitions money is paying me
bilis
Long before the national conven-
ton convcnes the situation is bound
to be understood. and IL the general
has not captured a clear majority OF
the delegates ne will have a hard time
OF It,
In this connection the following
Washington gossip OF Louis Seibold
in the New York World is pertinent:
"The retirement of John T. King,
the Connecticut promoter, from the
management of the Wood campaign,
has caused a great deal of speculation
among the republican politicians
The circumstances under which King
retired and was succeeded by Proctor
the Cincinnati soap dealer, were un-
usual enough to inspire significant
comment King Is known TO have
been extremely active and fairly sue
ceSsful in recruiting delegate votes
favorable to General Wood before he
was deposed. The scope Of his activ-
tiles justified the inference that he was
adequately supplied with the sinews
of political warfare. King has never
told how much the Wood war chest
contained, though some OF the critics
OF General Wood assert that the for
mer manager of the soldier candidate
boosted that he had money enough to
put Wood over A republican sena-
tor who is not in sympathy with the
ambition of General Wood is said to
have been informed by King that ten
men whose names he gave had contri-
buted 100000 apiece to bring about
Woods nomination"
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-03-27

tofore great expense. We suggest le-
gal means be taken to contract with
the county authorities to care for all
city prisoners.
We advocate an adequate advance
ment OF the salaries of all school
teachers and will join in any move
ment to obtain this much desired re-
ward for deserving service.
For An Aviation Park
In this day of advanced ideas when
new methods of transportation are
coming into vogue. we advocate the
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-03-27

The control of soft coal prices will
end next Thursday. If they are no
better than they were under control,
the st. Joseph users Of the "black
diamonds will care but little who is
in control.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-03-27

Col Bennett Clark is a real chip
off OF the old block and is one son OF
an nlustrious father who has broken
the general rule-and amounted to
something.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-03-27

Now that Bainbridge Colby has been
confirmed by the Senate, the wheels
may again turn.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-03-27

o. A. Zollinger is one OF the well
known business men Of st. Joseph
a man who does things. He is one OF
that type Of men who is needed on the
school board-and he will be elected.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-03-27

Now Is the time for the city Demo-
Gratis to get busy-and stay busy un-
til victory is secured.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-03-27

When the colored man and bro
ther was refused his rights by the
gop convention Saturday, something
started-and will be again heard of
on election day.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-03-27

4 better democrat ticket than that
put out by the convention last Satur-
day could not be found. II is made up
Of conservative and careful business
men.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-03-27

The "drys" Are trying to block the
referendum on the prohibition qucs-
tion, and still they "are not afraid of
the people?"
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-03-27

There is no better business man in
st. Joseph than Matt c. Gill, who will
be elected a councilman.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-03-27

Tho proflisatc way in which the
Wood campaign managers are spend
ing munitions makers Nancy in.licates
that II is furnished by the cord.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-03-27

Ben L. Helsley as a campaign man.
ager cannot be excelled and results is
what he viii bring about
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-03-27

Now that Congressman Booher has
stepped out of the way there will be
a shaking UP of the dry bones-and
candidates without number.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-03-27

Elmer Ellsworth Easy McJimsey is
running on platform that no one in
cluding himself understands.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-03-27

william Harmon will know exactly
what to do and how TO do it-when
he is elected police judge.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-03-27

Central Labor Council announces
that it will play no favorites In the
coming city election Jut will It.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-03-27

John Doyle Barrow is a soldier who
did his full duty-and he will do his
full duty TO the children of St JOS
eph when he is elected to the school
board.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-03-27

Capt Weis has demonstrated his
patriotism on the field Of battle. and
he will demonstrate his worth when
he is installed as city treasurer.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-03-27

n you have not as yet been up towl
this week. come tonight and see the
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-03-27

wonderful window display made by
the enterprlsing merchants
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-03-27
DEMOCRATS NAME
A WINNING TICKET

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