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Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-04-16
Uncle Sans Payroll
BY SCOTT C. BONE

armistce the war Department carries
its payrols 100000 civilian Employer
Navy Department sil carries civilian roll OF iotOOo
number OF officers and men belonging 70 the Amer
navyi -, -, 49,, =, .,o... =,
government is 76e,87O. ,,,.--
Uncle SAM az against $4,000 when war was
declared in 1877
And in departments congessed
with employees
erai recently his largely
unable furnish
touching civil list frankly admits It, Yet the country
publicity channels OF the that the
gigantic which costing the dearly
being reduced. -.
recognizing the need curta
the brakes without exception submitting
estimates which appropriations But Congressa
pruning these by the millions
forcing the appropriations
siegel who presented startling array OF ngues
the House. said;
action showing that he has endeavoed 70
him attain the high standard or EN-
should at all times 0as do not
that 10 imperative Our burden or
Investigations show the urgent need OF
up-to-dae budget system.
the
empOye undepad and many have lost their enthusiasm Tor
the other hand there who render
most efficient service on less than living wage the
and discharge without delay those who can be spared
and who inefficient
until there change in the administration
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-04-16
AWE OF WHITE HOUSE
BY Scott G. Bone

'IaS;sm unobscured by partisan bias personal
est In the opinion OF the Philadelphia Public
pendent newspaper would have prompted Democratic Senators
epudiate President
necessary reservations the League OF Nations
II the patriotic thing obviously
lacking to do that patriotic thing, obviously.
Awe OF the White House explains this courage
1t is and for months has been that these
Democratic Senators, sufficient number them
were unalteraby opposed to the
and at heart in full and robust
vations But they could the
the author OF the Versailles They
seTt their patriotism and independence, but
Let the Public Ledger diagnose the situation
They feared, according this enlightened Journal
league OF which former President William
Taft Is editorial contrbutorthat
President pocket the
lowing Of practical ohchOldcrs and
nperl their several reflections
Hence they preferred keeping local
immeasurabe cost to the nation and the world"
Refusing to vote for ratification with
compshed by these Democratic
or their convctons-and patriotism?
In the language of the Public po-
ect the President from the
egosm his subbornnes his failure
principles OF the Democracy he is talking
obedience to the plain will of the people,
Therefore the Public appealed
Senator'S TO call his blum But II appealed in
The Louisville and the New York World
awart Democratic organs and the New York Evening
pro-administraion throughout
ardent advocates of the League of Naonkewe
demanded concurrence In the proposed
like futily
Egosm subbornness at the White House and Demo-
cratic cowadce in the Senate combined
And the Administrators former champions
cear-as clear as day.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-04-16
REPUBLICAN STATE AND
DISTRICT CONVENTIONS
For Election of Delegates to the
Republican National Con-
vention.

Republican State and District con-
ventions for the election Of eight del
egates and eight alternates to attend
the National Republican convention at
Chicago, June 9Th, is hereby officially
called to take place at Price, Utah
commencing at ten o'clock, a. M, on
May 3rd. At that time there will be
held, first, a State Delegate conven-
ton, consisting Of 597 delegates. This
convention shall proceed to elect four
delegates from the State at large and
likewise four alternates. Following
the adjournment of this convention.
convention of the First Utah Con-
gressioal district will convene at the
same place. This convention will con-
sist of 1923 delegates from the follow
ing counties: Beaver 10, Box Elder
rs, Cache AZ, Carbon 10, Daggett l,
Duchesne 8, EMERY 10, Garfield z,
Grand 2, Iron 10, Juab Ii, Kane a,
Willard 10, Morgan 5, Piute 8, RICH a,
San Juan 3, San Pete 80, Sewer 10,
Summit 10, Uintah 8, Wasatch 8,
Wayne 8, Washington 9, and Weber
81.
At 2:30 D. m. the same day a con-
vention of the Second Utah Congress
sional district, consisting Of 274 dele
gates, will be held at another hall.
This convention is authorized to select
two delegates and two alternates from
the counties constituting this district
to attend the Chicago convention on
June 9Th next. The Second Congress
sional District convention shall consist
of 274 Delegates from the following
countless: Salt Lake 1873, Tooele 10,
Utah 55, Davis 18.
The delegate representation of both
of these districts constitute 597 dele
gates qualified to take part in the
State convention.
BY order Of Republican State Com
mittee. HENRY WELSH,
Chairman.
c. l.. NELSON,
Secretary.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-04-16
REPUBLICAN PRIMARY

A primary of the Republican vot
ers of the Cedar City precinct is here
by called for Monday, April 10, at s
o'clock, p. M, in the Library Auditor
ium, for the purpose Of electing eight
delegates and as many alternates as
may be deemed necessary, to attend
the county convention to be held in
Cedar City April 26, and for the trans
action of such other business as may
be brought before said primary.
JOHN II. CORY,
Precinct Chairman.
ORSON j, BRYANT,
Precinct Secretary.
Dated at Cedar City, Utah, April 8,
1920.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-04-16

Overalls certainly covered under
currents in that parade in Tampa,
Florida, the other day, when 500 citi-
zens dressed in overalls and calico
marched to the courthouse square and
signed a petition pledging themselves
not to buy expensive garments as long
as present prices pervail. The petit
ton presented to the mayor appealed
for limit on profits Of manufactur-
ers and retailers and charged the
former with profiteering. City fire.
men abandoned their uniforms and
went to work in overalls.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-04-16
WHO WAS WHO
WHY?

Barney Baruch had more
power during the war than
any other man in the
world"
Barney Baruch con-
troiied absolutely the food
supply Of the United
States"
Barney Baruch originate
cd the price fixing policy for
all commodities and put II
In operation"
Barney Baruch suggest
cd the taking over OF tho
railroads by the government
which was done"
Barney Baruch reguiat-
ed the production OF steel,
copper and iron and decreed
their disposition
Barney Baruch had SUI
preme authority over the
by-products OF the coke
ovens OF this country and
dominated at the sources OF
supply the nitrates and fer
tilizers of the world"
Barney Baruch resulat-
cd the shipping OF the Unit
ed States, laid down its
policy as to- what should be
sent abroad and the guam
tity and what shouldn't
I'm fact" continued
Representative w. J. Gra-
ham Of Illinois, Chairman
OF the special committee in
vostigating war expendit-
ures, I'VE actually had In
war q superintendent in
Mr. Baruch. as head OF the
War Industries Board and
intimate Of Mr.. Wilson here
and In Paris. Those are not
my statements I have given
you but replies under oath
made by Mr.. Baruch In his
examination before our
committee
Barney Baruch was
New York broker before he
rose to eminence under the
Wilson administration.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-04-16

1t is suggested by the State Com
mittee that the same delegates may
attend both the State and District
conventions.
Precinct chairmen are requested to
call primaries in their respective pre-
cincts for April 10, and elect the num-
Der Of delegates herein set opposite
the names of their respective pre-
cincts.
C. S. WILKINSON,
Republican County Chairman.
FRANK b. WOOD,
Republican County Sec'y.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-04-16

The New York Democratic plat
form says: "The Democratic party
proposes to cure social unrest by re-
moving the evils which gives. it
birth" The Democratic party had
six years of complete control of both
the legislative and executive branches
of government and confessedly failed
to perform the operation it now
promises to remedy for what ails the
country Surely it's time to call a
new doctor.-Dubuque Uowa) Times
Journal
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-04-16

False Prosperity" vanderlip Says.
Frank A. Vanderlip, on the eve Of
his departure for the Orient, shakes
hands and says, america has enter
ed on an era of false prosperity"
1t is a good thing to save your
money during such an era and to put
it in Government securities. For the
truth will out.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-04-16

The failure of the peace treaty
has put Mr.. Wilson down and out
When the allies said they would &C.
cept the Senate reservations the pres
ident made the greatest political
blunder of his life in obstinately re.
fusing to improve his opportunity tc
secure Observation-Disclosures Ga
HaWk-Eye.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-04-16

One reason why Mr.. Burleson re-
NAMED so patient and imperturbable
under abuse may be because the let
tiers and papers have not yet reached
him.--Columbia State.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-04-16

Bryan says that he will accept the
Democratic presidential nomination
if the party calls. AS he is accos-
toned to defeat, his selection would
be timely. The next president will
be Republican, very many Demo-
Gratis are frank enough to admit
Winston Salem IN. CO. Union Re-
publican.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-04-16

1t is reported that the president
has sent orders to his servants in the
Senate that they must not vote for
resolution declaring a state of
peace with Germany. Well, he did not
keep us out of war and he will not be
able to keep us out Of peace.-Al-
bany IN. " Evening Journal.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-04-16

Having Kept us out of war;" I'M
til he was reelected in 1916, it is
possible the president now meditates
keeping us in war until he can at
tempt another reelection.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-04-16
Listen, Candidates.!

The price of donkey rides has in
creased 1000 in Golden Gate Park in
San Francisco. The children used
to get two rides for nickle, whereas
now they straddle the donkey at five
cents straight. However, elephant
riding is still higher.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-04-16
AS OLD HICKORY
OFTEN SAID
ANDREW JACKSON

ANDKEW JACN0UN-
Cultivate free commerce
and honest friendship with
all nations, but make en-
tangling alliances with none.
"Our best wishes on all oc-
casions, our good Offices
when required. will be af-
forded to promote the domes-
tic peace and foreign tran
guilty OF all nations with
whom we have any inter
course. Any intervention in
their affairs further than this
is contrary TO our princi-
pies"
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-04-16

A San Francisco woman beat the
high cost of silk stockings by wear
ing two pair of cheap silk stockings.
No one knows that she has two pair
of stockings on, and they look like
the seventy-five dollar variety. That
is Thrift with "kick" in it.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-04-16

The President is going to Cape Cod
for the summer. That's a long way
from the Cape Of Good Hope.-New
York Evening Sun.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-04-16

There are now 759,870 persons
employed in the federal service
more than thrice as many as were
employed when Mr.. Wilson became
president. No wonder taxes are high.
Fort Wayne (Ind.) News and
Sentinel.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-04-16

Anyhow, the public business won't
be given any less attention at the
isolated retreat Of Woods Hole than
it has been for long time at the
White House.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-04-16

Is the President more interested
in keeping the authority derived from
war legislation than in ending the
war?
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-04-16

This Indiana Republican Con-.
gressman has been most effective,
active and effective as q member
OF the subcommittee on Foreign
Expenditures In making investi-
cations OF expenditures by the {,
war Department. These investi-.
cations cover the unfair awarding
OF medals to army officers, tho,
sale OF $310.000,000 worth OF
motor trucks and vehicles in
France at a ruinous loss, followed
By the purchases OF the same kind
OF material In this country:
wastsful expenditures in chemical.
warfare service, the brutal treat.l
onsrs for trivial offenses, the fail.
ure 10 properly care for the sick.
wounded and disabled soldiers fn
Congress appropriated $1,000
600 Tor that purpose.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-04-16

HUN. STEPHEN g. PORTER
AS chairman OF the Foreign AZ
'airs Committee OF the House this
Republican Representative from
pennsylvania recently reported the
diplomatic and consular appro-
priation bill Large reductions
were made In the estimates and
the Committee refused to Increase
salaries TO foreign ministers and
ambassadors as recommended by
the Department of State. Economy
is the watchword OF Congress.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-04-16
CALL FOR REPUBLICAN,
COUNTY CONVENTION

precincts Of Iron county representa-
tion as follows:
Buckhorn ..................................
Paragonah .......................-........... 2
IaroWan ...................--...-...........
summit
Enoch ...-..........................
Cedar City ................................ 8
Modena and vicinity ................. l
Newcastle and vicinity..................
Lund and vicinity ...................
Stateline and vicinity ..............
Sahara and vicinity ..................
Total %
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-03-18
3 ACCUSED OF FORGING
U.S.. ARMY BONUS CHECKS

Alleged to have forged several army
bonus checks aggregating 5000, be-
lieved to have been stolen from the
Zone Finance Office, Roland B. Clark,
2125 First street northwest: Luther
b. Romberger, S14 Twenty-second
street northwest, and Hobart H.
Hart, of New York, were yes
terday arrested by Detective Ser
geants Mullen and O'Brien.
Detective Mullen returned from
New York yesterday where Hart was
arrested for alleged Implication in
the robbery of an r street clothing
establishment, and upon questioning
his prisoner obtained information
which led to the arrest Of tho other
men.
According to q written confession
which the police say they have from
the three men, they all were former
employees of the Zone Finance Office.
Clark being head OF division
through which the checks passed,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-03-18
GOVT. CHIEFS BUSY
RATING EMPLOYEES
Everyone Cheerful, and Busy As
Work of Determining
Efficiency Begins.

Government employees are today
smiling to their chiefs, and many a
CHEEKY "Good morning" was said.
Everyone was abustle. no task was
too big and there was no grumble
against overtime.
For this is the efficiency rating
season. when the heads of the vari-
GUS bureaus go into conference to de-
termine whether Miss Smith, Mr..
Johnson, Miss Jones, or some other
employee under their supervision;
shall be placed first, second, or third
on the efficiency list; whether they
shall be promoted or whether they
shall be recommended for higher sal
aries.
Number 100 on the list Of GER
tain division may know by next week
whether he or she has been moved
up to No. 80 or No. 1. 1t is the great
semi-annual day of reckoning, when
those number of times an employee
was late, whether the cause was a
street car tie-up or bad weather. is
charged to each individual as well
as a hundred and one dement's or
gold stars"
Some of the departments have al
ready completed their ratings, but
others are several months back in
this work because of the pressure of
business at the time the ratings
should have been made in December.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-03-18
WORKERS RENEW
$3.50 BONUS PLEA
Statement Filed In Senate Urges
Extra Money Granted Only
Till Redistribution.

In a statement fiied with the Senate
Appropriations Committee today, the
National Federation of Federal EN-
ployes. through its president. Luther
c. Steward, renewed its request for
an increase in the so-calied bonus for
Federal employees to $3.50. urging this
increase only until the adoption of
equitable reclassifcation schedules.
Mr.. Stewards statement to the COM
mittee emphasizes that the $240 bonus
granted last year was inadequate at
that time, and is still more inadequate
now. with the further increase in liv-
ing costs; that any bonus plan IL
fundamentally undesirable and I'M
duly expensive, and that the exclusion
from the benefits of the bonus Of the
bureaus established since January 1,
1916. IL unfair to the workers in such
bureaus.
Mr.. Steward further points out that
the Government, because of its low
wage scale, has a far higher turnover
than a private employer would be
able to survive and consequently the
service Suffers as to efficiency.
1t was declared this morning that
Senators have received hundreds of
kilograms and letters from their con-
stituents in the States, who declare
thattheir salaries with the $40 bonus
are still inadequate to enable them
to cope with the increased cost Of
living.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-03-18
WESTERN HIGH SCHOOL
WILL PRESENT DRAMA
Entertainment Planned to Raise
Funds for Promotion of
Athletics.

The annual spring entertainment of
the Western High School will be held
in the school auditorium tomorrow
and Saturday nights in order to raise
funds to finance athletics. David
Garrick." by T. w. Robertson, is to
be presented by the senior class.
Dancing will follow and refresh
ments will be served.
A candy contest has been held at
the school to provide seats for the
audience. Prizes Of two tickets to
the play will be awarded the winner.
The cast of the play includes Alex
ander Preece, as David Garrick; Bern
hardt Stille. as Simon Ingot; Rose
Mary Browning. as Ada Ingot;
Charles Londell. as Chivy; Lloyd
Berall, as Mr.. Smith; Fred Bradley.
as Mr.. Brown; Fulton Lewis, as Mr..
Jones; Madeline Gilfoyle, as Mrs.
Smith: Jean Tucker. as Miss Araminta
Brown; Bryant Grove, as Thomas; AL
bert Walker, as George. and Monroe
McCloskey and Roger Hartman. as
the servaAtA
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-03-18
AUTO OWNERS FEAR GAS
PRICES ARE GOING HIGHER
Three-Cent Advance of Last Week
May be Followed in Few Days
BY Another Jump.

Washington motor fans had better
take another trip to the bank shortly.
a repetition Of the recent raise in the
price Of gasoline is likely in the
near future. according to indications
today.
The increase in the price OF gas
from 81 and % to 30 and 81 cents,
which went into effect last week,
cannot be explained by local gasoline
vendors. All they can say Is that
word comes from New York that
"gas is going up" and up 1t goes.
They lay the blame at the door OF
supply and demand"
Although no immediate shortage is
apparent, Washington dealers and
wholesale men predict another raise
in the near future. Just how much
II will be or when 1t take place they
can't say, but spring, with Its acceler-
alton of motoring activities will in
crease the demand and hence the in
crease in price is looked for,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-03-18
BILL TO AMEND D. c. LAWS
IS APPROVED BY HOUSE

The volstead bill to recodify the
laws Of the District of Columbia was
passed yesterday by the House by a
viva voce vote. II this bill IL finally
passed, many Of the laws now on the
statute books OF the District will be
amended. The bill also provides for a
fury commission OF three residents OF
the District, not engaged in the prac-
tice Of law, to be appointed by the
District Supreme Court.
Inheritance, lunancy, burglary,
usury, negotiable paper. livery stable,
and equity laws are also amended. A
provision In the bill states that no
Anal decree OF divorce shall be en-
tered until ninety days after the en-
try OF an interlocutory order.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-03-18
OFFICIAL j. s. BOOK
SATISFIES CURIOUS
Government Issuing New Regis.
ter With Names and Salaries
of Employees.

The "busybody" book Is about to
make its appearance, and IL Mr.. and
Mrs. or Miss Government Employe
said that they earned $4,000 or more
or less a year. and their actual salary
is only 81 200, they will be found out.
This book is officially known as the
"Offcial Register" and Is sometimes
called the Government Blue Book"
1t is compiled every two years by the
Census Bureau, and lists every en-
ploye in the service, with the excep-
ton of temporary workers. It gives
the name, salary, residence, bureau in
which employed, and other facts OF
each employe. The latest register is
now in the hands of the printer and
will likely be issued within the next
several days.
growth of the Government, are pre-.
sented. The new register, giving fig
ures as compiled July /, 1919, show
that there are 99.61S Government en-
ployes in the District of Columbia, as
compared with pre-war force in 1915
OF 42,O64.
There are TILT employees in the
entire service as compared with 1885,
I'll in 1915.
BY comparison the big growth OF
the war bureaus is shown. Civilian
War Department employees are num-
bered at 1875. 479, In the entire service,
as compared with 37.055 in 1915. In
the Treasury Department the COM
parison is 81, $40 last year as against
only 31.10S in 1915. In these four
years the Navy Department grew
from 3O.S56 to 107,7SS employees. The
Emergency Fleet Corporation is shown
to have 6.45S employees.
or the 99,618 employees in the Dis
trict, OIL ,791 are listed as representing
an aggregate annual payroll of S121,-
300,594.
The official register has been issued
under the act of Congress since the
establishment of the Government for
the information of Congress and Of
fcials. A number of officials admit
that II serves no real specific purpose,
although IL has been much sought
by individuals who desire to find out
how much money their friend or
heighbor is earning.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-03-18
Voting Machine Arrives
And D. E. Women Are All
Set for Election Day

Election day" In Washington
f. approaching rapidly-the vot-
ing machine which the national
press committee for District OF
Columbia suffrage recently pur-
chased arrived NJ the committee
headquarters. 400 Pennsylvania
avenue northwest. this morning.
When the pseudo election Is
held, the date OF which has not
definitely been determined, the
student voters at the poll" the
committees offices, will disappear
behind q curtain. pull the proper
lever and their ballot for "Sena-
tor" or Congressman" from the
District will have been cast. Like
other things. voting IL very simple
when one understands IL, as few
residents of Washington do. The
committee will give them an OPP
portunity to learn when Ii con-
ducts the election"