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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-09-09
LORD BRYCE ON
MODERN DEMOCRACIES

When James Bryce has anything to
say about democracy he is worth lis
tening to. His latest book, Modern
Democracies, is written with all the
vigor and freshness of his early works.
1t is a suitable time for such a
book. and the aged English liberal is
of all men the man to write it. De-
mocracy is triumphant as never be-
fore. 1t has cast down kings from
their seats and is worshipcd not only
by the great nations of the world but
by peoples that have no fit prepara-
ton for it and little comprehension of
it. And yet we are more pessimistic
about democracy than at any other
time since our country was settled.
We begin to see its inadequacies and
its peri!s. There are prophets who
are sure that modern democracy is
going to break down, as ancient de-
mocracy did, into wclter of social
ism and imperialism.
Lord Bryce recognizes and faces all
the weakness of democracy. He adj
mits that the question whether men
will rise steadily toward the higher
standard of conduct and civic virtue
that the former prophets of democ-
democracy deemed. possible is less
hopefully answered today than at any
other time since Waterloo. He I'M
derstands the danger of the doctrine
Of the "class war" end the peril of the
general strike. They hit directly
at democracy by destroying the sense
that a people is a moral and spiritual
whole. He knows what it would
mean if the educated part of the peo-
pie became Indifferent to politics in
the pursuit of the enjoyments of art
and luxury, and if the less educated
came to value democracy, not as the
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-09-09
THE RED SKIRMISH LINE

1t was in the spring of 1778, just
after the close of the long, hard win
ter at Valley Forge. The troops I'M
der Washington had for months lived
half starved in the cold huts and were
in the lowest of spirits. In that time
of depression the army observed day
of prayer and fasting. At the same
time the glad tidings Of the French
alliance came and filed the camp with
+ joy. To celebrate the glorious event
} it was decided to have a sham battle
for the amusement and instruction of
the soldiers.
Among the officers on General Steu-
ben's staff was a young French Lieu
I tenant named Duponceau. He was
sent ahead to discover the attacking
party, for the American troops had
been divided into two forces for the
purpose of the game. Duponceau
galloped out on his reconnaissance, ex-
pecting every moment to catch sight
of the other division of the colonial
troops led by Lafayette. But as he
struck down a lane he saw between a
row of bushes long red line-ths
first rank. as he thought, of an ad-
vancing force of red-coats. He made
up his mind that the British general
had determined to surprise the Amer
leans.
Dashing back to camp, he shoutsn
to the astonished men that the British
were coming. Tie bugle call rang
out across the field. and in a few min
utes the entire camp was ready for
the enemy. With the young French
man in advance, the Americans press
ed steadily down the road and grimly
determined to give Lord Howe a
greater surprise than he had prepared
for them. They came to tie leafy
lane and turned down it. Sure enough,
there between the green bushes was
the long, red line, vivid in the sun
light. 1t was exactly where it was
when Duponceau first saw it; al
though it seemed to be in motion. il
did not advance. The Continentals
halted; Duponceau spurred forward
to investigate. He found a clothes
line on which hung an imposing ar
ray of red flannel petticoats.
1t was long before poor Duponceau
heard the last of the British army he
had discovered; but Washington spoke
so kindly and considerably to him
that the young man soon forgot his
humiliation in the proud knowledge
that the commander in chief realized
that he had but done his duty.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-09-09

embodiment of liberty, but only as
! the means of getting material bene-
fits for themselves. In our sloth and
our tendency to value comfort and
pleasure more than independence and
| personal dignity lies the danger of
the decay and death of democracy.
In spite of those clearly discerned
evils Lord Bryce refuses to despair.
Popular government cannot save ma
ton. 1t must flourish or decline as the
people make or do not make moral
and intellectual progress. Lord Bryce
is convinced that the race has not laid
aside its hopes and ideals. and that
democracy will survive b cause man.
kind. faced with the alternative of
monarchy or class rule, will not let it
die.
1t is interesting to US Americans to
see what Lord Bryce Acs to say about
democracy in our own country, of
which he has long been a close and
sympathetic student. He tells US
frankly that we have not justified the
high hopes of the earlier generations
Of democrats. We have not reached
in our political affairs TIE purity, the
efficiency, the public spirit that we
might have reached. The tone of our
public life and the character OF our
governmental officials are not so high
as they should be. We have too much
party spirit and not enough sense of
individual responsibility.
But he also finds cheering things to
say. Our politics are cleaner than
they were. We have on the whole
been true to the principle of liberty
in its social as well as in its political
sense. We have shown love of
peace and respect for the rights of
other nations. "No state possessed of |
gigantic power has shown in recent
years so little disposition to abuse it."
May we continue to deserve those |.
good opinions and at the same time |
the life of democracy
among us by amending our shortcom- !
ings! We are so used to popular gov
that we cannot imagine our
selves without the benefits hat it con- |
fers. But we can keep it only by |
ourselves worthy of it and !
ready to do our part in keeping it
clean and vital.-Youth's Companion.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-09-09
HYDE WILL ATTACK
REFERENDUM IN COURT

jefferson City, Mo-, Sept. Gov.
Hyde expressed the opinion today
that suit will be brought to invali-
date the referendum petitions sub
hitting the State Administration bills
passed at the regular SESSION Of the
legislature to vote of the people. He
said he had conferred with leading
Republicans in St. Louis yesterday
and they were all of the opinion that
suits should be instituted to save all
of the administration bills, and if pos
sible the County Unit bill and the
WCrkmen's Compensation measures
from being submitted to a referendum
vote.
matters have not progressed far
enough" the Governor said, "to give
an outline Of future procedure, ex-
cept to say that a determined effort
will be made in the courts to save the
administration measures. 1t has not
been definitely decided whether the
inquiry Republic MS will seek to make
will include the County Unit bill and
the Workmen's Compensation act
This will be determined later. At the
present time matters are largely in
the hands of Victor J. Miller, Presi-
dent of the St. Louis Police Board.
have been told thai $4,000 has been
underwater to bear the expense of
an investigation as to the legality Of
the referendum petitions. In my opin-
len such u large sum will not be re-
CURED"
Asked as to the method of legal pro-
cedure, the Governor said he sup
posed suit would be b?ough. either in
the circuit or supreme court, and for
m injunction or writ Of prohibition
against tie Attorney General and the
Secetary Of State to prevent them
from certifying the measures on the
official ballot to the election officials
of the state.
"Plans have not been entirely ma
tured," said the Governor. at has
been definitely determined, however,
to attack the referendum petitions in
the courts. The exact mode of the
procedure will be settled later. There
is no hurry. The official ballot will
not be prepared for more than year
to come"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-09-09
BIG FREIGHT RATE CUT
DECIDED ON BY ROADS

New York, September 3.-The
transcontinenta railroad lines have de-
cided upon important reductions, run
ming as high as 40 per cent, in freight
rates on iron and steel products from
eastern points of manufacture to the
Pacific Coast, according to G. w. Luce
freight traffic manager for the South
ern Pacific Company. Efforts are be-
ing made to get the approval of the
lines east of Chicago to the reductions,
SO that they can be published and
placed in effect at the same time that
other west-bound transcontinental
rates are reduced, October 2 to meet
competition through the Panama Ca
nal.
1t was said that the carriers operat-
ing in what is known as trunk line
and Central Freight Association" ter
ritory, east of Chicago and north of
the Ohio and Potomas rivers, but not
including New England points, have
concurred in the reductions. 1t WIS ex-
pected that the New England lines
would give their consent in the near
future.
The reductions decided upon include
rate of 81 100 pounds on iron and
steel bars, bands, bolts, car and loco
motive wheels, aXles and other items
The present rate is $1.83 IL from New
York and $1.66 from Pittsburgh. A
rate of $1.15 has been agreed upon on
pipe fittings, $1.30 on wire fencing, $40
Il gross ton on rails and fastenings and
$l.30 a 100 pounds on wire netting and
fencing.
"The establishment of these rates
will be contingent upon the lnterstat9
Commerce Commission granting car.
riers permission to waive the require
ments of the long and short haul
clause of the commerce act in making
the rates applicable to Pacific Coast
ports only said Luce in explanation.
application is being made to the com
mission for authority to waive the
long and short haul clause and the con-
currence of the lines east of Chicago
will materially assist the Pacific Coast
lines and Pacific Coast merchants and
jobbers in their effort to have the rate;
published"
Announcement was made today tina.
the Southern carriers have concurred
in reductions on dried beans and peas,
canned goods, condensed milk canned
salmon, dried fruit and rice. The
new schedule was published effective
August % from Pacific Coast terri
tory to Eastern points north Of the
Ohio and Potomac rivers.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-09-09

Prussanism. To the extent that she
cxemplifes the principle of the square
deal at home and abroad, of common
opportunity, of equal rights for all
and special privileges for none. Ger
many will compensate for its past sins
and gain the respect, perhaps after a
time even the affection of the rest of
the world.-Globe-D Democrat.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-09-09

the Head Motor Ger" Of Gov. Hyde
over the state. In using him for this
purpose Gov. Hyde shows the amount
of respect he has for the laws of Mis-
souri, which he was sworn to obey
when he took the oath of office last
January. State Journal.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-09-09

This eighteen-year-old boy, N. T.
Walker of West Virginia. was the
only survivor of the seventeen
American navymen aboard the
dirigible ZR-2 when it collapsed in
England while on trial flight, When
he failed to fndsa parachute he
awaited his moment and jumped just
before the giant dirigble hit the
water in the River Humber at Hull.
Kub-My-I:sm Is great pain killer,
-. "",' ~ S"-"~Nse RheNma-
tism. Neuralgia. Sprains. etc.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-01
CITY CAN NOW
TAX BASEBALL
Slips Through Legislature as 4
Rider to BID Covering Fire
Alarms.

A law has Just slipped through
the legislature and been signed by
the governor that makes baseball
the goat. How it happened, no
one seems able to explain, but at
any rate it gives cities and towns
the right to levy per cent tax
against the gross receipts of all
ball games.
All baseball is affected, whether
a school kids game or a league
contest If SO little as a nickel or
dime is charged.
The tax feature of the bill went
through as rider to the Glackin
bill The Glackin measure is a bill
to authorize cities and villages to
charge fees for the installation of
private fire alarm apparatus. The
most enthusiastic baseball fan
could not discover the slightest
connection between the bill and the
game
Baseball clubs got no chance to
protest because they didn't know.
No hearing of any sort was granted
on the tax feature.
1t is said now that everyone was
ignorant Of the tax provision until
the bill was signed by the governor.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-01
MERCURY HITS
YEARS HIGH;
Goes TO 95.1
July STARTS on with Usual Torrfd
Temperature; Last Year FIRST
Week Was IS Average.

! July threatened 20 exceed June in
its heat record, when the mercury
climbed to 95.1 at 2:30 o'clock this
afternoon
High 80 temperatures for the
first week in July are not unusual
in comparison to reports for other
Julys. Today's is 8 of q degree
above yesterdays high
At 1880 o'clock this noon, the
peak was reached when the Their
mometer registered ISL and at 8
O'Clock was still lowering about the
IS mark The highest yesterday
afternoon was 94-8 at 2:30 o'clock
The mercury was not expected to
go above the ISL mark at any time
this afternoon, +. z. Unger, in
charge of the local weather Office,
stated
A year ago, July 1, was only 50
degrees and for the succeeding two
days remained the same, going up
very slightly the rest of the week.
July, last year, Was recorded as an
unusually cool month. However, in
July. 1919, the thermometer was
about 80 and SO while in 1916 it
went as high as 104 degrees.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-01

Of the road. Most railroads are
Differed to DEATH" says a Ford
executive
On July l, when Sc will become
the minimum eight-hour daily wage
for unskilled labor on the D., T &
l., pay will be graduated according
to skill, work and responsibility.
Overtime will be paid, but Ford
will discourage overtime work as
much as possible. His orders are,
in effect: Hire more men and
limit work to eight hours. Well
get back in increased efficiency
every dollar it costs US. In eight
hours a man can give all that's in
him"
Ford plans to build lighter
freight cars and coaches as well as
higher engines. I'VE propose
stopping this hauling of dead
weight in the form of unnecessarily
heavy rolling stock" the Ford en-
gineers explain "A steel tube is
stronger than a solid rod. It's dur
ability and strength, not weight,
that counts.
In addition to lighter weight
cars, we're going to limit tonnage
hauled by our trains That's the
way to get speed The Nickel Plate
has proved it"
The new type OF locomotive,
which Ford soon will be ready to
market, will probably use a Diesel
engine driven by gasoline or crude
oil.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-01
FORD WILL BUY
NITRATEPLANT
OF UNCLE SAM
Manufacturer Preparing to Com
plete Economic Cycle of
Industrial Empire.

Detroit.-Henry Ford is pre-
pairing to complete the economic
cycle OF his industrial empire by
buying the governments 100000
900 nitrate plant at Muscle Shoals,
Ala.
This plant is still incomplete and
idle, lacking an appropriation of
SIS, 0o0, 900 to finish it and put it in
operation.
Ford plans to transform this
white elephant into paying propo-
sition in the same way in which his
wiZardy changed the D., T. & l.
railroad from a 100000 a month
loser to a money-maker.
Ford's first step in setting up an
independent industrial empire was
to establish his own parts" fac
tories here for his auto and tractor
plants. His second step was to
purchase outright his sources of
raw materials. His third step was
to buy the D., T. & I railroad to
to his factories.
Now he is making his fourth
step-negotiating for the purchase
OF the great nitrate plane Why?
To provide cheaper nitrates for
farm fertilizer; thus to improve
the farms and increase the farm
market for tractors and automo-
biles.
Ford may buy more railroads
later on. On July l, when other
railroads are to cut wages of IN
skilled labor IL per cent, Ford will
raise wages an average of 40 per
cent on his railroad, establishing
minimum wage of Sc day.
Soon Ford's River Rouge plant
will begin making locomotives of a
new type that he expects to cut in
half the cost of motive power.
These locomotives will be much
lighter than those now in general
use.
In the last three months, the D.,
T. & I. has cut its running time 35
per cent on freight shipments.
Freight trains will soon be put on
the schedule basis, same as pas
senger trains, SO that a shipper will
know the exact hour a shipment will
be delivered.
BeginI ing July 1, Ford's railroad
employees will have every Sunday
eff. No passenger OF freight trains
viii be run on the D., T. & L ON
Sundays. except milk trains. Ford
hopes eventually to work out some
method so that even milk trains
Will be run on the D., T. & L on
Run Roads Six Days
Other railroads give their men a
day OF weekly, but Ford's idea is
that the men want Sunday off, so
they can be home with the whole
family. His theory is that mans
family is his balance-wheel and
that II he has Sunday OF he's a
better citizen and works harder the
rest Of the week.
I'VE are trying to put this rail-
road on factory basis" Ford says
We're going to work the railroad
six days a week, with eight-hour
shifts, ard rest on the seventh day"
Since Ford took over the 462-mile
D., T. & L, the number OF its en-
pioyes has been reduced from 2,763
to 1,526. This has been done by
changing methods SO that there are
no CONSIDERATIONS jobs.
There are no titled officials on
the Ford road Men are bigger
than titles on the D. T. & L and
each man Is made to feel direct re-
sponsibility-that the humblest Job
is as important as being president
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-01
GOVERNMENT
GIVE WAR ACID
FOR farm use
VIII Distribute More Than 1900
600 Pounds of Pfcric Acid for
Agricultural Purposes.

Washington-More than 10000
600 pounds of picric acid, one of
The highest known explosives, &C
cumulated for war purposes and
made useless to the war depart
meht by the armistice, will be dis
tributed to farmers for agricultur-
al purposes.
When the war ended the army
had on hcand this immense stock
OF picric acid, and in addition more
than $4,000. 900 pounds of T. N. T.
The latter was distributed to var
oous governmental agencies for
use in railroad construction in
Alaska, public roads in the ma
tional parks and various projects
on Indian reservations. None of
the T. N. T. was distributed to in
dividuals and thus far not a single
accident has marked the use or
transportation of the millions of
pounds of the high explosive, &C
cording to officials OF the bureau Of
mines.
The question of what to do with
the 100000 pounds of picric acid
puzzled government officers for
some time and the war department
had almost decided to tnw the ex-
plosive out to sea and dump it
overheard in the interests OF the
public safety, when 1t was decided
to institute a series of experiments
in an effort to find some safe COM
fnercial use for it. The expert
fnents were conducted by the bu-
reau of mines and disclosed many
ways in which picric acid could be
used safely and prUftably on farms,
such as in blasting out stumps and
rocks and breaking up land 1t
was accordingly decided to dis
tribute the explosive, practically
free OF charge, to farmers.
Picric acid, a highly crystalline
powder having a lemon yellow col
or, is IS per cent stronger than 40
per cent straight nitro-glycerin
dynamite, according to the bureau
of mines. 1t should never be used
IN bulk, officials say, and it's use
should be restricted to re-dipped
parafined paper cartridges.
The 100000 surplus stock. 10
Gated at Sparta, Wis, and Wingate,
n. NJ, will be distributed to farm
ers through the bureau of public
roads of the department of agricul-
ture- The only cost to the farmer.
1t is announced, will be freight
charges and charge of six cents
q pound for placing the pawder in
the necessary cartridges. 1t viii be
ready for distribution about July l.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-01
R0CCA GUILTY.

Tony Rocca was found guilty
Of statutory rape by a jury in
circuit court this afternoon and
the penalty fixed at five years
in the state penitentiary.
Rocca was indicted on evil
dence given by 14-year-oId
girl.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-01
SHOOTS Wife
AS BURGLAR
Daniel Kennedy, Wenona, Ill, Kills
I6-Year-Old Bride Thorough
Error.

Streator, Ill, July Aiming
pointblank at somebody he thought
to be burglar, Daniel Kennedy, of
Wenona, a village near here, turned
on the light early this morning, and
found he had shot and fatally
wounded his 16-year-old bride OF
seven months Hearing a noise in
the night, Kennedy arose, obtained
his shotgun and fired when he saw
someone moving in the darkened
dining room. The young wife re-
ceived the full force of the buckshot
and died a few hours later.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-01

an the News-An the Time
The Ar.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-01

FER July you will reductions sales
week the benefit when
hndse With order absolutely
hundreds of bolts
the Fourth here one
aren
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-01
PUSH HARD ROAD
CONSTRUCTION
State Offers $50 Niles Of Road I'm
Is Counties fer Centrac-
tors Bids.

Springfield, Ill, July 1.-Over one
hundred thirty miles of Illinois
highways will be offered to con-
tractors on which to make bids
July IL for hard road construction.
state highway officials announced
today. The roads lie in IS different
counties Road construction will
be pushed rapidly, Governor Small
announced. as long as favorable
prices obtained on recent bids
continue
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-01
ESTABLISH PLATOOys.

Springfield, H., July Gov
ernor Len Small today had not
signed the bill providing for a
double platoon system in city
fire stations. This means that
it will not be effective for a year
at least and may be vetoed
Approval OF the bill would
mean probable closing of two
fire stations in this city, Mayor
H. M. Schriver said
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-01
BUT GOT NO INTEREST.

Newcastle, Ky-Fffty-nine years
ago, DR.. Lego Nuttall dropped a
. silver quarter by accident into a
| crack between the floors of a
taouse. Elmer Louden, owner Of the
house, found the quarter the other
day when making repairs and re-
turned it to the doctor.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-01
FILIPINOS ARE
FOUND GUILTY

Manila, P. l., July Seventy
seven members of the Philippine
constabulary were convicted today
of murder for the killing OF three
American members of the Manila
police force and eight other persons
in rioting between the constbulary
and police last December Is.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-01
WHLIRTS A BRAVE BIRD.

Mezieres, France.-The museum
here has received an iron cage,
seven yards long and i've yards
wide, weighing more than a ton.
The heroic German crown prince
used to jump into 1T when allied
airmen bombed his headquarters.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-01
ACCEPTS NAVY BILL.

Washington, July 1--Senata
conferees on the naval appropria-
ton bill decided to recommend SEN
ate acceptance of the measure as
agreed to by the house.