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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-23
MORE PROSPECT
THAT BONUS BILL
WILL Be PUT OVER
Because Of Disagreement as to
How to Raise Money
LONGW0RTH HAS AN IDEA
Thinks 1t Might BE Easier to
Raise Money on Manufac-
lures as In Canada

washington, Feb % Inc ination
toward temporary postponement OF
the sold er bonus question was ind'
Gated today by the subcommittee OF
the House Ways and Means Committee
which has been working on the prob
lem of raising revenue need d for the
cash option. After two resutless ses-
SONS ( was announced that the mkt
meeting would net be held until Fri
day or Saturday,
This d lberate delay, it was ad'
m!tted, Is not forced by any sudden or
unexpected development, but IS the re
suit of comb nation of influences just
reaching ful appreciate proport on.
The most outstanding OF these is the
unofficial claim Of members of the
agricultural group that they have now
| nnd up approximately 12O votes
AGAINST the sales tax.
Representayie Longworth Of Ohio,
ranking member Of the special com
mittee, said It was his judgment that
a general manufacturers and whole
salers tax similar to that IN force in
Canada would be recommended. He
thought the rates would be lower
than those in Canada al the experts
had est mated that the Canadian rates
II put n force in this country would
Weld $3.50, 100000 year, or more than
$200000.0 600 In excess of the sum which
Il has been estimated win be needed
to finance the cash payments to the
former service men.
Mr.. Longworth sad he did not
think the bonus bill would be ready
for the House this week or next. In
this connect on, he stated that there
was come disposition to await the
opening OF the refunding negot ations
.,between ths United States and the
debtor nations. He raid there was
reason TO believe that b fore Ju'y the
United statcs would have some Of the
refunded bonds in hand.
The President Mr. LongwoIth went
on to say undoubtedly would not be
opposed TO the sale of some of the
foreign bonds IN this country to OBJ
tain money for the bonus. He added
that before this could be done Con-
gress would have to enact a law Civ
ing authority to the Secretary Of the
Treasury to SO dispose Of the securi'
ties. as the present law provides that
he mnst use them n retiring a part
of fhe public debt
The Ohio member said the President
was opposed to the enactment of bonus
legislation without any provision for
ra sing the fund.- If the proposed
Sa'es tax provis on was beaten in the
House, he added, the bill then would
simply be a charge against the Treas.
ury It was his opinion that if sales
tax were reported the House would be
gwen an opportunity to vote sorar-
ately on that tax.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-23
1g TO Gain Happiness With Money Is Always Failure
RHODE ISLAND MILLS OPEN
Military Guard Present and no Dis
turEance Occurred.

Pawtucket, r. l., Feb. 23.-The
mills here af ected by the strike OF
textile workers were opened today
unde. military guard. There we're
few p'ckets and no disturbance.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-23
NORTH BENNINGTON

The aides Aid OF the Baptist
church will serve chicken pc sup
per in their socia' rooms Friday
nikht at 6 O'clock A social time
will be enjoyed after the supper.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-23
WEATHER FORECAST

Rain or snow tonight Friday
cloudy and colder Probably snow
in extreme north. Strong south
shifting to west, winds, and probably
ga eg.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-23
Card Of Thanks

We wish to express our heartfelt
taanks for all the expressions o.
sympathy shown us In our bereave
men,
George r. Robinson.
Georgia Robinson.
Mrs. Frank Hoyt
John +. Robinson.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-23
POLICE RESCUE MoaMoNs
Missionaries Attacked by Angry Mob
At Plymouth. Enn.

Plymouth, Eng. Feb. Mormon
missionaries who were being pursued
through the streets yesterday by an
angry mob we're rescued by the po.
lite wi h difficulty.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-23

Basketball tomorrow night at LII
brarv hall b. H. S. We, Rutland.
Game called at o'clock sharp Good
preliminary. Admission. S5c.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-06-07
THE PENDULUM SWINGS BACK,

AAA H4NbCLIIu - w 1NUS BALM.
For a generation the political pen
duIum has swung toward that point
in its arc which is called "direct rule
of the people" The point is best
known for its primary nominating
conventions, wherein the mass of the
populace is permitted, if it wills, and
has the price," to announce itself a
candidate for any office from con-
stable to United States senator, re-
CARELESS Of fitness, regardless of de-
mand, regardless of whether or not
if elected it would be a servant of the
people or Lenine.
This country progresses. 1t does
not retrograde, nor does it stand
still. There are some things gone
forever. One is the open barroom;
another is the old-time faction-con-
trolled party convention" 1t is
useless to call for the waters to
come back after they have passed
under the mill.
But sometimes we see where some
good of the past is needed to be
grated onto something Good of the
present, and the two make a COM
bination most excellent for use.
oS we have the convention-prinary
system proposed, a system undo,
which the good of both, combined
drives out the evil of both.
Agitation in Florida has tended to
ward either a two-primary system or
the conventiOn-primary system now
in use in several states.
New York is openly advocating a
return to the purified convention
plan because it holds that it is the
only way by which competent repre- |
sentatives of the people can be chos- |
IN.
Montana has gone so far as to
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-06-07

have it's proposition to adopt a con-
vention-primary system in shape for
submission to the people in the No
vember elections.
A dispatch from Helena, Mont,
to The New Yorl. Herald says:
"The measure is designed to take
the place of the present direct pri-
mary law of this state and TO entail
very much less public cost, 1t pro-
vides for the holding of county and
state conventions, like the old system,
except that the rules for the con-
vention are to be provided in the law
and not by the parties wishes.
Delegates to the county conven-
tions are to be selected at primary
meetings held in each county pre-
cinct. Only registered voters for the
party holding the primary may take
part in the primary meeting, accord
ing to the provisions for the measure.
The primary meeting may instruct
its delegates to vote for any candi-
date or proposition to come before
the county convention.
Selection of the delegates to the
state convention is to be made in the
county convention. The state con-
vnetion shall select delegates to the
national convention. All nominations
to state and congressional offices are
to be made by the state convention
and the county officials are to be
by the county convention.
Tampa Tribune.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-06-07

Once in while you find a girl of
charming freshness who isn't too
fresh.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-06-07
THE PRIMARY RESULT.

There were few surprises in pes
terday's primary. But there is d
great deal of food for thought in the
event and the incidents leading up
to it. 1t emphasizes the public apathy
in matters Of the most vital concern
TO each individual and to the state at
large. Men offering for high offices
Of Representatives in the national con-
@ress offered no other claim for the
vote save that of their political re-
cords. Two candidates for the high
office Of representative in congress
spoke here a few nights ago for two
hours. In those two hours not one
wrd of original suggestion was utter
ed, not one constructive idea advanced
nor one Improvement in legislation
promised. The measures discussed
were those already offered, some of
them already enacted into laws. 1t
was water which had already passed
the mill
The gentleman who attained the
high office of United States senator
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-06-07

ployees, according to their pay, from
5 to 10 per cent.
The council said that che was too
good sport" and accepted only a
I12k rer cent reduction, and now con-
slider putting him back on his old
salary.
Meanwhile, Ashburner has an Of
fer of $4,000 a year to go with a
private concern. There are politl-
clans who say in effect: LET nm
go! There are lots of the boys who
would be willing to be city manager
for $4,000 a year"-and who would
cost Norfolk hundreds of thousands
year.
! With its reports Of what each
manager city is doing the managers
Year Book" makes you feel the throb
of urban life all over the land in its
efforts for better things for this gen.
Grafton and still better things for
generations to come. Why should not
the whole country rejoice that Hick-
DRY, N. c. population 5,O76), has a
new municipal building which it built
by direct labor at saving of ST.
600 under personal supervision of its
city manager? This seems pleas
ant and useful piece of property for
community of Hickory's size to
possess. In the basement are a
workroom and stOreroom for the wa
terworks department, city school
supply room, a boiler room, and
dressing room for the auditorium.
On the first floor st,e the auditorium,
which holds 1900 people, the offices
of the city manager and city clerk,
ladies' rest room, comfort stations, a
Jail of solid concrete, and fire truck
garage. On the second floor are the
firenen's dormitory and a poolroom
and the city courtroom.
Better Government, Lower Taxes.
Why should not the whole country
rejoice that Waltham, Mass. (popu-
lation 3O,9O5), saved the expenditure
of 100000 for new water supply
by stopping leaks and waste? That
Kalamazoo, Mich. population 49,
478), united private and city nursing
under a full-time physician and en-
larged the parks by thirty acres?
That Griffin, Ga. population 8,240),
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-06-07

This is an age Of triumph for the
pessimists who always expected the
worst. They've got it at last.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-06-07

The harder statesmen work to ar
range balance of power, the harder
it will be to balance the budget. 4.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-06-07

The worst thing about a political
bee is that when it stings a man the
people usually get stung, also.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-06-07

saved $4,000 in its first manager
wear while doing more street work in
one year than in the previous five
wears? That Grand Rapids (popu-
lation 197,634) has extended school
dentist and medical inspection work ?
That Tyler, Texas population 12,-
O85l, operated for the first time in
many years without deficit? That
Springfield, Vt. population 5,283),
has a balance for tn 'efirst time on
record? That Niagara Falls, N. Y.
population 5O,760), has reduced its
Continued on Page ~
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HOW AMERICAN CITIES ARE
SEEING NECESSITY TO
Continued from Page IL

rapid urban growth. It's new char
ter, which profited by Ashburner's
experience, was the latest word in
centralized city government. Nor
folk is sure that it has the right
system and the right man. Ashbur-
ner may not be the best of city man.
ayers, but he is the dean of them all;
he has stood the test for fourteen
years. Norfolk reveals what city
managership under an advanced
charter, which suits its own city
manager, means in a city Of over
100000.
The people elect five councilmen
from candidates nominated by petit
ton as individuals and not on a par
ty ticket. Thus each citizen votes for
the man whom he thinks best fitted
for the job. The three with the high
est number of votes serve for four
years and the Others two for two
years. They elect a president, who
figuratively takes the place of may
or. He receives $3.50 month and
the others 500 a month. If one
misses the regular weekly meeting,
he is fined 2 per cent Of his annual
salary.
The council appoints the manager.
1t can discharge him, but it cannot
change his powers. These are de-
fined in the, charter. The council, at
these Tuesday meetings, listens to
his projects, dictates his policy, and
says how much money he may spend.
Execution is left to him. He ap-
points the heads of public works, Of
public welfare, public safety and of
financial except law officers-and
has the authority "to hire and fire"
up and down the line.
Already 265 Manager Cities.
There are 265 manager cities in the
United States and six in Canada.
Michigan leads in numbers, with Vir-
ginia second. Only two, in which
the manager derives his powers from
a charter, have reverted to the alder
manic form. When failure occurs, it
is said to be due to weak manager
and local causes of which the regu-
lar political machine makes the
most.
That is the thing, in Cleveland, or
a town of 1000 or $4,000 people
find your manager! City managing
is new profession. Success in one
city means promotion to another.
When o. E. Carr went to Dubuque
he took charge of his fourth city.
Nearly all managers are young, and
many of them engineers, as Hoover
and Goethals are. Out of the list as
they grow older and the profession
grows older few men of surprising
ability will develop.
All good managers agree that it
is fatal to think in terms of pay and
promotion. You must like your job
and the solution Of the problems it
you must have the spirit
If public service. When Norfolk
its share Of the worldwide
slump which followed the postwar
)oom, Ashburner proposed to the
council that his own salary should be
ut by % per cent; other city en-
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-06-07

One-piece bathing suits are not
immodest on woman whose shape
doesn't invite a second glance.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-06-07
MADE US SICK,
THEN TAXED MEDICINE.

Senator J. Thomas Heflin, one Of
the most eloquent debaters in the Sen
ate, recently called attention to some
of the most unjustifable taxes levied
in the pending Tariff bill, pointing out
thats taxation begins hereunder at
birth, increases through sickness and
reaches its climax at the death Of the
individual. He said:
will tell you some of the things |
voted against. | voted against your
tax on millstones-millstones that
grind the peoples bread.
l saw you tax medicines. Why, un-
der the reign Of the Republican party
your deflation policy robbed the South
and the West; you closed industries;
you turned labor out of employment;
you bankrupted the country mer-
chants and bankers; and now the peo
pie are down, struggling to get up
again, feeble, indeed, and you put a
tax On medicines.
There is no escape from the tax
gathers of the Republican party.
You tax everything, from the swad-
ding clothes of the infant to the
winding sheet of the dead. Laugh
ter).
l saw you put tax on potash. |
remind you Of that again. You have
that in this bill, and every farmer in
America is interested in that. You
increased the price o' potash to him,
and then T2l talk ABOUT fayoring a
bill tina is a benefit to the common
nina, the common misses!
I saw yea vote to put a tax on &C.
Inent. l voted against every one OF
these things. Why? Because there
was no justification on this earth for
putting a tax on cement. More ce-
mert is procure in the Senator's (Mr
Townsends) own State of Michigan
than is produced anywhere in the
world-4,000,000 barrels in one year,
according to my recollection-and We
imported only some five or ten thou
sand barrels of it in year. What ax.
cuse was there for putting a tax on
cement? None on earth. Who pro-
fitted by that tax? You shut out i'm
ports; you put money in the pockets
of the Cement Trust; you took it out
of the pocket Of everybody who buries
his dead; you tax them even in the
grave. Cement is used in preparing
graves for the dead. Cement is used
for many purposes about the yard,
building walk ways from the gate to
the doorstep TO enable the people to
keep cut Of the mud. You have made
it impossible for them to do that now.
Under the reign of the Republican
party you have made them unable to
buy shoes, and now you are making
them walk lbarefooted through the
mud from the gate to the doorstep by
your tax on cement. Laughter).
The farmer uses cement to make
pig troughs, chicken troughs, hog
troughs, cattle troughs, horse troughs
mule troughs, little bridges over the
branches and over the creeks, and in
constructing the roads that lead from
farm to market.
1t is a crime for you to tax salt
Think of it! Taking salt off the free
list, where the Democratic party put
it, and you laid the heavy hand of !
taxation upon it, and every man who
buys 200-pound sack pays 40 cents
of cold coin into the Golfers of the
Salt Trust of America, the controlling
interest of it being in the State of
Michigan.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-06-07

Sending some music by radio is all
right; but musical comedies, like
children, should be seen and not
heard
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-06-07
Florida East ca
RAILWAY
Flagler System

Departure Of passenger train,
Palatka, Union Station, for r.
latka, daily:
No. 10l, 1910 am. No. 1Oa u.
No. los, 1:40 pm. No. 1O7 4!
No. 1909, $3.50 pm.
Departure Of passenger trains
EAST PALATKA Stain
soUTHBoUND DAILY
No. 29-Coaches & P. Car nd
No. S5--Coaches & Sleepers 4
No. 37--C'hes & Pullman nd
NoRTHBOUND DAILY
No. SS--C'ches 6 Pullman a
No. s6-C'ches & Pullmans. .lO]
No. SO-Coaches & P. Car. 81
J. d. RAINIER, G.p
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-06-07

fat the last election, and who was
Nominated yesterday to succeed him
self has been in politics since he was
youth. Since he attained his ma
jority he has depended upon public
office for support and cannot reason.
ably lay claim to a business expert
ence that would qualify him to leg
islate for business.
And in the lower house a gentle
man was nominated to succeed HIM
self whose qualifications by expert
ence is based on service in small
school systems, and not very good
school systems at that, if his method
of reflecting the debate he has heard
in the house of representatives while
sojourning there is to be accepted as
proof.
So, in such important affairs the
electorate seerls to prefer the mega
tive rather than the positive, the safe
if impotent, character to express its
will on the great questions Of the day
Mr.. Trammell and Mr.. Sears are both
men beloved by all who know them.
They are staunch friends to friends
and men whose personal appeal can
not be discounted, but we have moi yet
reached that stage where we can place
erudition and talents above good fell
lowship in entering our decision for
the general public good But this is
the democratic form, in it's most COM
plete and intense development.
Intellectual superiority is so far
from concilliating confidence that it
is the very spirit of democracy. To
be the favorite of an ignorant multi
tude, a man must descend to their
level, he must desire what they de-
sire, and detest all they do not ap-
prove; he must yield to their preju-
dices, and substitute them for princi-
pies; instead of enlightening their err
rors he must adopt them; he must
furnish the sophistry that will prop
agate and defend them.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-06-07
With Other Editors
FEELING THE DAWN.

Have you ever "felt dawn" Prob
ably not, for you cannot fee dawn
when you are asleep, as you probably
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-06-07

furnish the sophistry that will prop
agate and defend them.
Once in a while you find girl of
charming freshness who isn't too
fresh.
The harder statesmen work to ar
range balance of power, the harder
it will be to balance the budget. Z
One-piece bathing suits are not
immodest on a woman whose shape
doesn't invite second glance.
The worst thing about political
bee is that when it stin@s man the
people usually get stung, also.
This is an age of triumph for the
pessimists who always expected the
worst. They've got it at last.
Sending some music by radio is all
right; but musical comedies, like
children, should be seen and not
heard.
Perhaps it would be good idea to
abandon conferences until a way is
discovered to make the things ieIl.s
Il.
breviating 'moonshine' to "shine."
1t is too suggestive of shoe polish.
The price of gasoline up again.
Well, well; beef steak isn't good for
you in the summer time anyway.
In our day, people who contend for
liberty of conscience usually desire
no more than liberty to raise the
devil.
Men no longer boast of how much
they make. The tax man might get
them. Or dry agent might get
them.
About the only difference between
a broad-minded man and narrow
minded one is that the broad-minded
one agrees with you.
A crime wave endures for the
same reason that small boy has lit
tie respect for discipline when COM
pany is present.
Strange what a consciousness of
virtue a man can get by carrying a
quart bottle of vinegar down the
street.
Most of the complaining about the
stupidity of juries is done by people !
who are clever enough to dodge jury
service.
True Americanism consists in the /,
ability to forget all trivial business
affairs when the pitcher begins his
One reason why America doesn't |
think much about war is because it
can always work off surplus steam
by monkeying with the tariff.
"What will become of OUR young
people?' walls a reformcr. On, |
they'll grow old and worry about
the young people.
Unfortunately, the bobbing of hair
doesn't always have the same effect.
When Samson was shorn, they made
him 20 to work.
With Other Editors i
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-11-27
By FORREST CHM

Finnan Haddies are to be had at
the local fish market at 25 cents
a pound.
Jap oranges, thin skinned and
sweet and juicy, appeared on the
market this morning. They are
about the size Of duck eggs and
are selling at 80 cents pound.
Fresh herring are plentiful at
this time. They are selling at 10
cents each or three for quarter.
Fine eastern cranberries may be
bought for 20 cents a pound or
two for 55 cents,
Fine capon chickens were SELL
ing this morning at one OF the
meat markets at 40 cents a pound.
The second grade turkeys are SELL
ing at about 40 cents pound.
Many people think that for the
same price the capons are nicer.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-11-27
Jury ACQU|TS
Ed HALvORSON

Bend, Or, Nov. 27.-On the
eighteenth ballot the Ed. Halvor-
SON jury brought in a verdict Of
not guilty last Saturday, accept
ing Halvorson's plea that he had
acted in self-defense when he shot
and killed Willard Garrett on the
night of July 1.
Halvorson, apparently expect
ing an adverse verdict after the
jury a second time asked for in
structions relative to second de-
gree murder and manslaughter,
broke down utterly and was weep
ing when the jury came in after
deliberating Is hours and pro-
nounced him not guilty.
The jury's report, In addition to
the verdict. recommended that
Halvorson be examined to ascer-
tain whether he is normal mental
ly.
Halvorson's story Of the killing,
which has remained unshaken
since the night of the tragedy, was
that he shot Garrett after the lat
-er came to his home late at night,
threatened his life and fired two
bullets through his door.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-11-27
TROJANS PRIMED FOR
BATTLE WITH COUGARS

Los Angeles, Cal, Nov. 27..-
The University of Southern Cali
fornia football team will be in the
prime of condition when the Tro-
jams meet the Washington State
eleven Thanksgiving day at Pasa-
dena, according to Dean Cromwell,
trainer.
1--WE have had a rest Of almost
a week and half now, and the
team will feel like tearing the en-
emy to pieces on Thanksgiving
day." said Coach Henderson
Heavy workouts are on the pro-
gram for the next two days and
by Thursday those boys will be
feeling mean"
The Cougars are expected to ar
rive here tonight on their way to
Pasadena. The Trojans will move
to Pasadena tomorrow.