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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-07
not be neglected any longer
Follow Democratic Precedent.

Cabinet officers justify their action i'm
removing even those covered under civil
service by the argument that Democrats
have done the same thing in the past
Since when have. the Democrats be
come 50 vrtuOuS:~ il the rctort of the
Republican administration,
The danger in the situation. however
is that the Republicans are taking some
isolated cases of the previous admins
tration as precedent and that the next
time a Democratic administration comes
into power it probably Will take the
present bureau Of printing aud engrav-
ing episode as absolute justification for
even more extensive changes.
Some day the Democrats will turn
us all out-and we won't whimper."
said a high administration official today
Democrats Not Perturbed.
Politically speaking, the Democrats
privately are not pertWhed about the
Republican house cleaning though they
will, of course. make AZ much capital
out of it as they can. They realize that
political parties thrive on the opportuni-
ties offered to iob-seekcrs and that a
stimulus is given to party workers by
the prospect of getting government posi-
items If their party wins at the polls.
The political class. which is bi-parti-
san. of course. has been attempting for
years to break down the merit system
free from civil service restrictions. The
excuse for removals is always greater
efficiency" but the government has no
commission or board which can estab-
lish definitely whether n worker IS eff
Gent or not. Usually the recommends
tions of political investigators are aC-
cepted aS final. The Republican policy
Of efficiency, i>s-not very much differ
ent from shat of the Democrats. Such
phrases as I'm the interest of the serv-
ice" are banded about by both Demo
Gratis and Republicans when they really
mean efficient Republicans and efficient
Democrats. .-.
Opcn to Dob Hunters. ~ e'ai"t0ss saoq1
Efforts of the Democratic members of
congress to start an Investigation have
failed. The Republican majority will
prevent it. So would the Democrats If
the tables were reversed. Between the
upper and neither millStOneS of party
politics the government service Is being
opened to the job hunters. The assur-
ance that employees of 10 or II years
standing have hitherto had some degree
of permanently now is being removed by
gradual steps. Administration officials
insist that the civil service system is
wrong. that it leads to inefficency be-
cause government workers easily get
into Il rut To correct this there have
Eeen mnnV proposals for an efficiency
beard. or commission by which the merit
of an employe could be tested, Ample
opportunity would be afforded the EN-
nloye II learn of his nossible removal
for reasons of inefficiency. and, it is
CCntended, this would act as a stimulus
and produce efficiency. Such board or
commission. however. would tend TO pre-
serve in Office the government employee
of past administrations. Perhaps ut the
end of the Republican administration
there will be the same kind of an at
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-07
POLITICAL JOB
HUNTERS WINNING
Administration Is Giving
Them Place In Govern
ment Offices
ELECTION COMMAND
IS "CLEAN HOUSE"
Democrats Not Displeased Because They
Can Do Same When They Win-There
Will BE No Civil SerY-
ice System Gets Hard Blow.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

BY DAVID LAWRENCE.
Especial Despatch to The Reformer)
....- Copyright 1922
WASHINGTON. April There's
no longer any secret about the reason
for the abrupt dismissal of a score of
bureau chiefs and employees of the bu-
reau eff printing and engraving despite
their status. under the civil service.
One influential member of the cabinet
when asked what brought about the up
heavale has just told iuquirers that if
they would examine carefully the vote
in the last presidential election. they
would discover the answer. rs for the
impression that irregularities occurred
'''n"'"ry removal of number of
trusted employees, the record now has
J,en cleared ny Il statement from Pres
dent Harding himself 10 the effect that
no charges were on file against the
dismissed employees.
The administration. according to its
'eading Spokesman. was commanded by
the last election to clean house" 1t
has been too busy getting acquainted
with larger problems of government to
attend to personnel before this. One
year has gone by and the faithful in the
party ranks are reminding the admins
rration through members of congress
iaily that the personnel question must
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-07

tempt to make permanent the status Of
their followers as the Democrats have
attempted in the past Between now
and the next presidential elections. how
ever, numerous changes can be made in
government personnel. 1t is unlikely
that the administration viii again make
such a dramatic move az i'm the case of
the bureau of printing and engraving.
Dismissals will be one by one when
their removals viii not be conspicuous.
The civil service system is suffering its
worst defeat in a generation
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-07

Although the slow-worm can grow a
new tail, it takes several years for this
to acquire the size Of the one which was
lost.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-07

Temperatures of the sea at the sur
face vary from Is degrees in the polar
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-07-10
"1NrELLEcruAL vAGRANcY."

4 Secretary Hughes has not been known as an
educational authority, but in the paper Which ne
sen+ n the meeting of the National Education asso-
e-iation in Boston yesterday he made some REMARKS
ali educational authorities should take to
heart. saws the New York Times. Dealing briefly
with the subject of Gains in American Education"
Mr.. HUGHES put away all the side issues and EN-
Ioroideries, assumed that needed technical and voca-
|tional training would be supplied, and dwelt upon
such hofnely essentials as the gaining OF selt-control
| and self-discipline. the acquisition OF knowledge nov
/ necessarily as broad as the universe but as accurate
is truth, and the ability to apply discriminating rea.
son to the problems Of life as they emerge. ne latd
It down that, whatever course of study might be
; ADOPTED, it should be pursued with concentration
| and thorouehness. For himself, he confessed. ii
somewhat with the air Of a man CALAMITY leading
|; i forlorn hope, ri am one of those who oelievc IN
The classical and mathematical training. ne aaoea
/ NAT for it he did not think any satisfactory subset-
sttuute had been found. But he would be the last to
seek to impose his own views upon college teachers.
One appeal to them, however, one protest, ne
/ Gid advance. He urged that they st'osid stop en-
souraging intellectual vagrancy" in college: lts
/ i phrase at once delightful and cripttve-descf4
1--we. that is, of conditions which have prevailed IN
1 III recently under the elective system. The butter
/ ay students, who were allowed at their own sweet
4 will to fit from one study to another wholly unre-
1 lated, have lately been regarded by academic au-
/ ehorities as little better than so many Migrants who
! had to be rounded up and sentenced TO naro taoos.
sControl Of elected studies is all the while being made
4 more stringent. and even with the choice permitted
I 10 students they are compelled to do an amount OF
4 intensive labor unknown in the days when the cleo
I rive system was in it's first exuberancc. Under
\ whatever system. the vital things defined by Secre-
4 harry Hughes can be neglected in American educa-
B lion only at its peril. To master any subject re-
&khuires toll, and in some way the toll which hardens
y the mental muscles must be prescribed even IN the
SSrr1ost easy-going periods OF democratic education.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-07-10
THE GOVERNOR STANDS PAT.

Governor. Nestos has taken occasion, since the
primary election. and after the decisive endorsement
of his administration has become definitely estab-
lished, to reiterate the pledges which he made before
his, election. and to re-state his determination to con-
tinue in the fulhlment of those pledges to the extent
Of his ability. s''
The governor has already given the people Of
North Dakota a better assurance of his good faith
than can be provided by any verbal pledges. He
acts. From the moment when he assumed office he
has. made earnest and effective effort to lift the af-
fairs Of his state from the morass into which they
had been plunged, and to re-establish conditions
which would restore confidence and command re-
.spect.. He has cut down the expenses of govern
ment. He has eliminated a lot of wasteH He has
suspended ill-advised operations which were daily
entailing great loss. He has injected life into the
really valuable and important business enterprises
of the state which. but for the change of administra-
tion. would speedily have found their way to the
auction block. He has convinced observant and
critical business men outside the state, not only OF
the rectitude Of his own intention. but Of his capaci-
ty to carry them out, supported as he is by the intel
ligence, the goodwill, and the hearty cooperation
of a majority of his constituents.
Of Governor Nestos and the men who have shared
with him the responsibilities Of administration
While the people Of his state need no assurance
from him at this time, he is performing a useful ser
|vice in placing again on record the things for which
he stands and inviting attention, both here and
abpdad, to the principles and policies to which the
state of North Dakota stands committed.
Just as the state stands by the decision which it
rendered eight months ago, so the governor stands
firmly by the program which he then announced and
on the record which he has made.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-07-10

never be anything to one another
now. That is quite impossible"
ut is nc impossible he said dog
gedly. and I will prove it."
She patted his hand almost mater
nally.,
Now listen. dear she continued.
"You are, I should think, one Of the
most broad minded men who, was
ever asked to wear the trappings. OF
royalty. You're go democratic in spir-
it that much Of the ceremony and
etiquette which. you have to endure
will fret you half the time and appeal
to your sense of humor the. rest, but
there are certain fundamentals which
you must recognize. You will be a
king II you come from a-Apng line
ct princes. Abolish but unalterable
convention DEGREES that the woman
you marry shall be Of the same order.
l am an American working girl dear.
and proud, Of it.. You could no more
make a Queen OF me thanryou could
drive with me across the seas In a
pumpkin coach. We have seen quite
az much fairyland as ever we shall
see. and If you talk to me till tomor-
row. David. / shall never change my
mind.
He composed himself more comfor-
tably upon the seat. drew his case
from his pocket, selected q cigarette
and lit it,
YOU don't 1nindo" he asked.
Somehow I feel that ii I smoke it
will impart "a more. normal tone ia
this conversation"
I'VE are rather in the clouds aren't
we" she laughed u~nsteadily.
We'll. let us come down again." he
proposed. you are one Of the dear
est women who v e ed~virginia,
and you have a brain which ! some.
times envy. but all the same you are
easily led away by that JOY OF ali
! good won1en-self-s a crifice. You sit
there positively glowing with happi.
me do what would make you misera.
Bile: at least, 1 hope so. It is not com.
ing off. dear-that is ALL
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-07-10
RED AND BLACK RUST.

The statement attributed in an Associated
Press dispatch to Professor Waldron, of the A. G.,
that red and black rust are the same thing will GER
Skainly surprise many people. for 1t has commonly
been believed that red and black rust are quite dis
tinct. This we had understood to be the fact. dem
Illustrated and accepted everywhere among those
whose Dizziness it is to deal with that class of
kffowt1s.
tits an undoubted fact, within the knowledge
4sf every farmer, that there is such a thing as red
Sfust which does not always develop into black rust.
For some reason that form of rust seems to be most
Common in the oat crop. and everyone who has
driven a binder through a rusty oat field has seen
That reddish powder gathered in handfuls in odd
corners of his machine. That rust is not dist1nc-
lively a stem rust, for, while it may attack the
stems Of the plant, it covers the leaves as well. a
habit which seems not to be quite so characteristic
sh the black rust which ii is found in wheat.
The theory that the two forms Of rust are diff
Sk4rent is 50 generally held that further light on the
eexubiect will be awaited with interest.
s8 Professor Waldron also emphasizes the bar
berry theory. concerning which a good many peo-
Bic are ~skeptical. We take it that the fact that the
#barberry does assist in the propagation and distri-
Ition of rust has been satisfactorily established.
the barberry has become a rare plant, if, indeed,
sstwas ever very common in the northwest. It has
BEEN ascertained, also, that rust spores are nuner-
HIS III the air at heights up to a half a mile or more,
s3aaad we believe it has been shown that many of the
Sls6ores come from as far away as Mexico. # that is
hue, the eradication of the few barbery plants that
sSkkeSrnain locally can scarcely have much effect.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-07-10
xxx.

David had stated his case and had
found an unsym pathetic listener. Per-
haps a consciousness that this was so
from the first had had a chilling eff
feet and was responsible to a certain
| extent for an ill-p1eaded cause: at
| any rate. the frown on Harley Packes
| forehead when David had finished
was a very real one.
II had imagined" the Minister said
after a brief pause. that you would
| have found the sacrifice required Of
you (if it could possibly be considered
a sacrifice) a small one compared
with the magnitude Of our offer. Is
it nothing to YOU to govern your own
people; nothing for their sakes as
we'll as your own"
ut is what I fully intend to do
some day or other" David answered
boldly. ut is the future to which I
have shaped my life: the goal which
/ shall certainly attain"
without the aid of Great Britain"
Harley Packe asked coldly.
with or without it." was the bold
reply. I'm your own interests you
must decline now to recognize the
Balkanland Republic. At the worst
from my point of view, there will be
a state of chaos there for some years.
after which they will certainly send
for me-
You can saw your country that
few years of chaos if you accept, u
present aid" Harley Packe reminded
him.
"A specious argument" David re-
piled, but, l think. a faIlacy. You ask
rue for the sake of a nation to sin
against a woman. One woman-eight
million people. It sounds absolutely
plausible: as a matter Of fact it IL
not. A sin is world-reaching. even If
1t be committed against one person
and its direct Influence is only against
his or her life"
What on earth sin need there be
about it?" the Foreign Secretary de-
manded irritably. There is no prin.
cess of our Royal Family more de-
servedly popular than Lady Gertrude.
She is charming, conscientious and
sympathetic"
"All the more reason" David
pointed out, why / should not do her
the injury of asking her to marry me
when | could have absolutely no feel
ing Tor any one save another woman"
'Feeling. Harley Packe repeated
scornfully. You are to some extent
a man of the world. I suppose; YOU
are not a clod. You would not find
it impossible to offer a charming per
son like Lady Gertrude a responsible
amount Of affection knowing that she
is your consort and the mother of
your people,
"A reasonable amount of affection
IS not enough to offer a woman like
Lady Gertrude David persisted,
Don't You think that I am not crate
full, Mr.. Harley Packe: ] appreciate
very much the confidence which you
have shown me and the kindness oe
every one to whom YOU have present
ed me: at the same time. if we talk
vi doomsday i shall never change
my mind
CONTINUED Tomorrow Evenipr.)
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-07-10
MUSCLE SHOALS.

The fact that Senator Ladd advocates the ac-
EepptAnce of Henry Ford's offer for the combined
1Ssuchsse and lease Of the Muscle Shoals projects is
~ some importance, because Senator Ladd will be
lie to cast one Of the votes by which the disposi-
3 81 of that property is to be governed. As a guar
Ne. Mi. undergraduates IS IS far from conclusive.
Senator Ladd is conceded to be 4 capable
~,einaist. but when he plunged into the realm Of
fSppsn,Osnics he got very quickly beyond his depah.
ssxSe cot,rse Of his career in North Dakota he un-
1sftook to demonstrate the cost Of growing wheat
F7stfssfhe cost Of turning wheat into -four. His ef-
rs these directions viii long be remembered -
f6S1;< rs1ous samples Of unsound reasoning from
teHsspremises r.
SSSx Ford offer for the Muscle Shoals sproper-
ssiI5alyy e ! very good one. and the best obtain
lgg6uf fhose in-fayor Of is adoption should nne
1 IN y much reliance On 1he Ssppcrt whiehsSsns
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-07-10
COAL MUST BE DELIVERED.

The urgency of the nofthwests need for eoalls
entirely apart from any controversy which exists be
producing companies and their employees
as TO wages and conditions Of labor. There are sew
eral million people in the northwest whose comfort,
and in many cases whose lives depend on the arriv-
al Of an adequate supply of coal at the upper lake
ports during the next lev weeks. By the time when
the need for fuel becomes acute, transportation by
water, the cheapest and most feasible method. will
be Impossible, for the harbors will be locked in ice.
Rail transportaton is costly and it is Inadequate.
II the coal that is necessary lies lin the mines
awaiting removal. When there is<a food, or a FIRE,
emergency with which the local authorizes cannot
deal, the power Of state and nation is brought to
bear. and whatever Is Necessary is done, if the work
y. 70 g accomplished At the point Of ! gun. The
fusi eme1gcucy. thoroughly artificial, and utterly
lAed1ess I'D inde1ensabse Is IS great as any that
y AYef bAneed thrdagh natufal causes.
The people need coal. and it is the business Of
a. gpserrfnen 20 go that the, yet II.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-07-10
: ...1TT-JW 5000 Nr,.i 'SEs
,Rut what can you do?' she asked

5-rtEi12uI VA"OS -@f .dTf E-sN@s5EJ .sF
him. ,,o.r
.1s 3 s,SsTter 81 an holr," he SAID.
1T have an interview with Hariey
Packe i am going 10 tell him tnat
~ nrenared to accept his oner, anu
fhatI viii be a good and faithful any
- country which l admire niuae
than any other country on eartn.ous
there must ben D condition. l nave
already chosen thew omar "hon
intend to be my Queen
But 1 can't be a queen; snv
clared helplessly. MY fatnel Wa nos
college professor. and my HloIi 80
the daughter Of a small Russlan a III
nv life. 4 week ago l was forewoman
n,,s,. hv's shoe factory. Be rea-
sonable, David ..+
1T am reasonable, dear" he insist
q "All that you say is c~onvlnclns
nroof If how fit you are to reign yer
= nati6n Of women. Don't O. thlnkS
honestly. that you can help TOWARDS
the building up of new cond1tlons n
an unsettled country better than Lady
Gertrude "h,,+
II wouldn't bep ossible for me TO Try.
He rose reluctantly to his feet. He
was smiling and unshaken.
"Ten minutes for me to get 70
| Downing street. Well lunch togetner
# YOU like; or, better still, o can
| sit in the taxi while I go in to see hnr.
| Packe, and then we can choose .
quiet place" ..s; =
| all wrong and ridiculous. VIII NO
! let YOU risk throwing away this great
! chance. 1t is a sheer mpossloiilty
, for YOU to marry me. You are sucn
a, dear" she went on clinging to MS
arm again as they passed through
! the gate, But how on earth couiu
Won make a queen Of me
He called a taxi, and while IT APP
preached he turned and looked at ner.
| She was simply dressed In a grey
| foulard gown, with a large nal. ana
| she carried a plain sunshade. DAVID:
| Who knew less than most men OF
yvomen's clothes. smiled approvingly:
| She was as upright as a dart, ana
she carried herself with the graceful
self-respect of her race. Her eyes, a
| little dimmed this morning. met ms
frankly and sweetly. Her mouth,
/ thought it was a little tremulous, was
the firm. soft mouth of a woman OF
| character. The taxi drew up n Da-
vid opened the door.
II never in all my life" he declared
as he handed her in, saw a woman
who was so obviously intended by
| nature to be q queen
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-07-10

Up
Ea3arI6nezH
sLUMBER

sLUMBER BANDITS.
Sleep was once n KIT ~ mir.
but they've taken II away,
D me Of my treasire An.
rhiiaged me at break OF dav
stolen IN on silent feet
LAKE, a plunder-seeking crew
Ana my gift o. stumber sweet
Iaken. Just az bandits do
Ions before they came1 silent
! Inc morning sun was hixh.
ana my drowsy couch I kept.
aearins never a passer-hv:
rsakinG WAGONS on the street
enliekins call OF man or bow
a,s.ns doors or noisy feet
summers charm could not destrow
But my precious e1f+ q -.
They have stolen It aSsv
: rious I'm pounced "a
~ n breaking of the dav.
Mo ono could sleep till nine.
am wide-awaks AZ a,r
f'!1aSed OF my treasure Ana
~ outrageous blows and kicr.
On my helpless form thew ,..n
Ai,Dia 'ersns me with chubby fssts
al ~ valn the will to sleen
,.r,o sn . WITT attack ~realsfs:
xuS: Here We are!" they shon..
~ ~ ! kno that sisep ID done s
banditry u love begun.
IN nm ~ onee 9, sift OF mine.
uSxn ansy,ye stolen II avnv
"nen me sun hesins to- shins
.raat = sne siu'nbcr bandits' prev.
Y ~ . 2rlchsr fnf than those
~ h may aleep the morn,ns
NY y ! sg siss ! q I'm, ss:,, ,sge..
~Scopys4sht- 1911. ~ Eds.r
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-07-10

ordered - strip mine sayssa head
foA won't they even iesve ii ! bathing
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-12-01
TOO MUCH MEAT
HURTS KIDNEYS
Take a Glass of Salts to Flush
Kidneys if Bladder Bothers
You.

Eating too much meat may produce
kidney trouble boz some form OF othci
says wrllkouwn authority. because
the uric acid eNcitrs the kidneys, they
become ovcrworkcd. rc, sluggish: clos
up and cause all sorts OF distress, par
ticularly backachc and misery In the
kidney region; rheumatic twinges, Sc
were headaches. acid stomach. consiipa
,iun, torpid liver. sl,cpl,ssnvss, bladder
and urinary irritation.
The moment your back hurts or Md
ucys are not acting right, or u bladder
bo,hers YOU. gct about four ounces OF
bad Salts from any good pharmacy
nkcW Tablespoonful IN a glass OF water
before breakfast Tor a few DAYS ana
yout Kidneys may then act fine. This
famous salts is made from the acid OF
grapes and lemon Juice. combined with
ll,hia. and has hv,u used Tor genera
tons to flush cluggod kidneys and s,im
u,ate them To normal activity, also t'
ncuiialisc the acids n the urine 80 that
IL no longer lrrltutcs. thus often cndinl
bladder disorders
Iad Salts cannot iniure anyone
makes a delightful rffcrv vgsccnt li,hia
water drink which millions Of men ans
women take now aud then to help Keel
the kidneys and urinary organs clean
thus often avoiding serious kidney dis
orders