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Evening journal., 1922-08-21
WHAT THIS COUNTRY NEEDS.

From the st. Paul Crescent.
What this country needs is not a
new birth Of freedom, but the old
fashioned 80 lower berth.
What this country needs isn't
more liberty, but less people who
take liberties with our liberty.
What this country needs is not a
job for every man. but a real man
for every job.
What this country needs isn't to
get more taxes from the people, but
for the people TO get more from the.
taxes.
What this country needs is not
more miles of territory, but more
miles to the gallon >
What this country needs Is more
tractors and less detractors.
What this country needs isn't 4,
more young men making speed, but
more young men planting spuds.
What this country needs is more
paint on the old place and less paint.
on the young face.
What this country needs isn't a
lower rate of interest on money, but
a higher interest in work.
What this country needs is to fol-
low the footsteps of the fathers in
stead of the footsteps of the dancing.
MASTER
Evening journal., 1922-08-21
EACH VALLEY HAS IT'S MOUNTAIN

Il who are Kiansnen. know that a national or
ganization to fight the Ku Klux Kan is being formed
in Chicago.
Of this movement you recognize the natural law
that every action has equal and contrary reverse
action. No sooner does society for" get powerful
than society against springs up. A wise Providence
works night and day to keep everything balanced.
That's why life is never-ending turmoil Of disagree
ments.
1t is a wise Chinese proverb that says mo valley
without a mountain"
Like other orders that eombatted, 1t is
likely that the Ku Kux Kan, in its present form will
grow Of the hght the Chicago organization
sets up against it.
Evening journal., 1922-08-21

The Cabinet has been avoiding the
Fleming Walloon dispute by refusing
to take sides. In fact. It practically
refused TO acknowledge that such Il
dispute existed. But with the gov
ernments present military program
il is unable 10 pursue this course.
The Belgians believe that one of the
lessons taught them by the war was
that they must be in a better state
of preparation than ever in the past.
They cite the violation of their guar
anty of neutrality in support of this.
With the purpose of improving their
defenses the government entered
into a military pact with France two
years ago and a similar agreement
is now pending with Great Britain.
But here the Flemish question
comes to the front. The Flemings.
in the first place. insist that their
youth must be organized and drilled
as separate units in order that they
may preserve their racial identity.
In the second place, they insist that
they must get what was promised In
the matter OF the University of
Client. They declare II the govern
ment does not rule in their favor on
these two points they will not ap-
prove the proposed plans for the
reorganization of the army.
The Belgian Government is thus
placed in a peculiar position. France,
Il is said. is opposed to granting the
Flemish proposal, as It might lead TO
divided Belgian army and also be-
cause naturally her sympath.es are
strongly with the French Walloon !
dominance in Belgium. The Belgian |
Government fears to oppose France |
because she knows that without |
French aid Belgium stands a poor |
chance of collecting her reparation |
charges from Germany.
on the other hand, the govern
ment's majority depends upon Flem-
votes. If IL cannot get /
these votes its whole military pro-
gram fails. The Flemings for once
appear TO have the whip hand and
they stand to win either
or separate military or
ganizatlon. Apparently 1t will take
at least another election TO decide
IL the ancient racial war between
walloon and Fleming is really ended.
Evening journal., 1922-08-21
CLASS LEGISLATION
ARISES TO THROTTLE
GOVERNMENT ITSELF.

From the Boston Herald.
How long are the people of this
country 10 remain quiet while Comp
ers. Lewis, Jewell and other union
leaders try to stop industry and
starve the people?
Under the misnomer of collective
bargaining" these labor leaders
claim the right to stop every railroad
train and coal mine in this country.
No one objects to collective bargain
ing but we all ought to object to
"monopollstic bargaining"
Why should the working rules of
wages apply to an entire country
when local conditions differ so great
ly? Why should the same wages
be paid a man in Androscoggin coun-
ty as in New York city?
There are nearly 100000 miles of
railroad track in the United States.
with veins of coal varying in thick
ness, some in thickly settled com
munities, some in mountain districts.
why should the State legislatures.
under the guise of Humanitarian
ism" pass laws which Lewis saws
will prevent any coal being mined in
Illinois or Indiana until he gives the
word?
It is time for the great majority Of
the people TO demand their rights.
They need no more government bu-
reaus covering the entire country.
They want no compromises with
those who would stop Industry and
starve the people. What we need
are laws applicable to less subuis-
siveness to Gompers, Jewell and
Lewis and more consideration Of
people.
The coal and railroad strikes VIII
not have been in vain if Congress
and State legislatures will stop class
legislation. This country is not yet
ready for a reign of Lenin and Trot-
sky.
Evening journal., 1922-08-21
With the Photographers

The proper place to strike against the Unifed
states Government is at the polls Any place is
risky, and exceedingly dangerous-Houston Post
Putting the presidential foot down on general am
nesty for political prisoners will with general
approval foes Of the nation the CONTEMPLATION
Star.
The people Of the United States have faith in our
todaya faith they not have while Will
son was at the helm Of the ship Of sate-Fort Wayne
News-Sentinel.
The Russian revolution, according to Emma Cold
man. is complete failure" That's what America ms
told her when she trying duplicate it in the
United States,-Seattle Times
Coal prohteers said to play no favortes And II
Is TO be hoped that the time will when retrbu-
1--WE Justice will recognize favortes among the
4rohteers.-Boston Transcript
Evening journal., 1922-08-21
PUBLIC OPINION AND STRIKE

! underlying principles involved in the
refusal Of the railroads to restore
rights which have been voluntarily
forfeited by continued absence from
the post of duty and continued ef-
forts to prevent the operation of the
railroads. so far as the shopmen can
effect this end.
While Mr.. JewelIs definition of
seniority rights and their application
under normal conditions may not be
universally admitted in all details.
nevertheless, for all practical pur-
poses, il may be accepted without
argument. But he advances no con-
ceivable reason why the roads should
consent TO hold open voluntarily
abandoned jobs, while those who
held them are actively resisting even
the temporary filling of their places.
He gives no reasons whatever why
the roads should discharge men who
have given faithful service during
the strike. He gives no reason why
men after having thrown down their
TOOLS, should be taken back with an
unimpaired status of seniority, and
others, who served the public at a
critical time, are ousted from places
they have doubly earned.
The situation as Mr.. Jewell pic
lures 1t is very far from being the
situation which actually exists. One
would gather from his statement
that the roads are themselves trying
to oust faithful employees. home
builders, noted for their continuity
OF service, and to give their places
TO new men. Nobody will be de-
ceived by any such ex parte distor-
tion of the facts.
Evening journal., 1922-08-21
THE NATIONS SENIOR

From the St. Louis Times.
How about the seniority rights Of
tre public? 1t is time TO move for
the seniority rights of the American
nation. 1t will be much better for
the government to take care of the
IOO. 600, 900 folks now protesting the
violation of their seniority rights be-
fore trying 20 please any other and
insignificant concern. The common
good must be recognized and served,
which means the welfare of the
greatest number.
If this majority's seniority rights,
gained by the gradual working out
of better ideals and through the wise
and heroic effort of centuries of hu-
man living. are to be set at naught
by the stand Of the striking en-
ployes. let no one think that his own
selfish interests will be protected.
DEFINING SENIORITY RIGHTS.
From the Kansas City Journal.
President B. VI. Jewell of the rail-
way employees officially defines SEN
iority rights as. fret, the right Of the
senior employe TO be the last 10 be
laid of in reduction OF lOiCeSi anu
second, the right Of senior en-
ployes to have the first preference
in the selection for vacancies in pre-
ferable jobs. He follows his defini-
tion with this statement:
The railway employees, as a
group, are steady workers. They
will average between ten and
twenty-five years in continuous
service. With the increasing
certainty of permanent employ
ment the longer they remain in
the service, they are encouraged
to buy homes and to establish
themselves in community activ-
tiles with assurance of continu-
Gus livelihood. To deprive the
men OF these rights would oper-
ate so that in the event of reduc-
ing forces the railroads would
be permitted to discharge the
senior employees and to retain /
men engaged for only a short
time in transportation service"
In all this there is nothing that
mas the remotest application to the
Evening journal., 1922-08-21
PROSPERITY AND MONKEY GLANDS

UNHE report from railroads is that in the week
Il ended July they loaded s76ss6 cars Of freight
much Of which originated the Delmarvia Peninsula
That is about 10000 more than in the eorre-
spending week last year and $4,000 more than in the
corresponding week of 1919. during the big BOOM
Returning prosperity must be mighty healthy indi-
viduaI after his long rest to make showing this good
with coal shipments $4,000 carloads week below nor
NAL The old gentleman must have taken monkey
gland treatment while convalesclng
Evening journal., 1922-08-21
POVERTY is RICH SOIL

EVTHEN Mscha Elman nine years old he was so
w poor that he had sell of his clothes to buy
railroad ticket Petrograd where Leopold Auer had
given him a musical scholarship
In Chinatown New York, the rubberneck guide points
out a place where a lad named Irving Berlin used to
sing for nckels and dimes.
To many wimingtonians the most fascinating thing
about the history of personalities is how most Of
them from poverty. Poverty is the richest soil
possibly however. because there is much of it.
Evening journal., 1922-08-21
1T DOESN'T HOLD coon

MFRS. ALICE TURNER, widow. was sitting in her
I'VE kitchen Fsrminsdale. New York, during ter
rife storm. The lightning struck the house but the
damage was small. The widow uninjured
All her life she had believed with thousands OF per-
sons in Delaware and elsewhere that lightning never
strikes twice in the place"
But something went wrong with the rules. second
bolt of lightning knocked her unconscious.
This should put crimp in popular notions many
hold about thunderbolts At least half OF
the knowledge that is passed down to us and that we
take for granted without investigation is false
Evening journal., 1922-08-21
Ir MAY REpREsENT SANITY

VTARRY ovERMAN. years old. runs away from his
Ill home in New York City, for the hfty-second time
Harry sees the light early life and tries to escape
to the country He may have the DemarVia
Peninsula in view. New York, of course is unable to
understand why anyone should want to escape from it.
So when it sends story the telegraph wires
explains that Harry's head injured several years
ago in an auto accident.
A blow on the head sometimes restores sanity.
Evening journal., 1922-08-21
$4,000. 600 AUTOS IN pRospEo1

nELAwAREANs who worry because Of trafio
IL congestion should sight Of the fact that
Henry Ford predicts that eventually there will be
S00oo.o0o autos in the United States That says Ford
viii be the "sauration point" nightmare people in
the auto business.
Thirty million autos would be nearly three times as
many have
Ford expects auto for each four or five people.
The ratio is one in ten.
Passenger traffic may shift to airplanes before
reach the 3o.0o0.000 mark.
Evening journal., 1922-08-21
DEFENDS ON THE THYROID

old scientific nag is trotted of the stables by
Dr. Ales Hrdlieka, of Smithsonian Institution He
n'Ns that badness is increasing, hair becoming
'eeaIy' and that in $500 mems skulls will be
as hairless as billiard balls
The scientists Of several thousand years ago prob
aoiy We're extending the same comfort to the bald
Plenty OF oad-heads are mentioned in the old resta
ment.
The truth is the amount of hair in all generations
pends according to other scientists on the condto az
the thyroid gland.
Evening journal., 1922-08-21
WHY NOT WIIITTLE?

rE1HE vanishing country exists in principle in
a. some clubs Wilmington and other cities where
members soiemnly argue world affairs MONDAY
luncheon. And of these clubs carry the country
they play checkers and pitch rubber
horse-shoes
The furniture expensive they whittle
their grandfathers whitfield the cracker barrel
Maybe this inability let off steam by whiting
plains the radicalism of some of the members.
Evening journal., 1922-08-21
OMIT FUTILE EFFORT

ICALswoRTHY. international writer, read to greater
W or lesser degree by thousands Of Delawareans'
says Maupassant taught writer's what TO leave out.
o. Henry was the His fame depends as much
on what is left out what he wrote
The principle applies to most lives. The things we
don't do are as important the things do.
Success easy for the who develops judgment
that enables him omit futile effort. Some Of the
greatest successes chroncaly lazy.
Evening journal., 1922-08-21
IN DRUNKEN CHAOS

EsKIMos in northeastern Siberia have discovered the
H. Magic Process-how 10 distill alcohol They drink
t as fast as they can it, the whole country is
In drunken chaos. according TO returned travellers
A newspaper man. crossing to Alaska reports that
Eskimo children dying from lack of attention. and
the older natives drinking lighting and killing each
other in their orgies"
Thus the white mans civilization" continues to
spread harm with its benefits.
Evening journal., 1922-08-21
LocoCK,s woRRnIENT

~ H. LoCoCK British Industrial expert, is worried
Vs about this:
"sx Hundred branch factories have been established
in Canada by United States firms. as compared with
twenty British United States factories are springins
up in Canada at the Of week.
To anyone with vision. this is better than a ouija
board for forecastng Canada's future.
Evening journal., 1922-08-21

Of the situation he has spoken and
while his plan is not a direct order
to both sides in effect It is little less
than that. In It he represents the
whole people and he represents them
well. That is a force that none can
stand out against.
Evening journal., 1922-08-21
ITALY AND NoRMArcy

ITALY has recovered nearer conditions than
any other European country reports Robert
Bradley chairman OF American Agricultural cbar,,co,
Company after a long tour abroad
He found London serious. rather depressed with
business dull France pictured semi-hypnotized
by Uncle Sans pocket5ook
SO much for business mans Impressions That
Italy coming indicates astonishing vital
ity in this old nation. many natives of which now
reside in Wilmington
Evening journal., 1922-08-21

sport will submit his case to the UNI
pire and accept the decision he gets.
The striking shopmen should agree
to let the seniority question go to
the United States Railroad Labor
Board as the umpire. The public
wants the adjustment to be made
that way.
Evening journal., 1922-08-21
TO BOTH SIDES.
From the Madera Mercu.

From the MADEIRA Mercury.
The Presidents position in the dis
agreement has been so fair that It
has practically unanimous public ap-
proval. He listened TO the leaders Of
both sides before taking definite ac-
tion. With an intimate knowledge
Evening journal., 1922-08-21
GRAIN EXPORT PROMISING

DELAWARE farmers will find grain Of comfort in
~ the announcement that bad weather conditions
have cut into years harvests Europe according
to government trade scouts. This better ex-
port market for American grain.
An uncenny luck to be dogging America. which
right the garden spot of the world The
things get other countries the better they seem
become here.
Evening journal., 1922-08-21
TO STRIKE is TO RESIGN.

From the Statesboro. Ga. Times.
When workmen become dissatisfied
with their lot and lay down their
jobs they no longer have any moral
or legal claims upon their employers
or upon their former jobs.
Evening journal., 1922-08-21

If railroad transportation gets paralyzed oS5
truck transport lines ready for service reports
Charles Clifton, president National Automobile Cham
ber Of Commerce. These could prevent acute short
in essential supplies for sixty days To most Della
must be apparent that railroad service is not
as indispensable formerly
Evening journal., 1922-08-21

woolworth 5-and-1o-cent stores, of which we have
admirably managed one in Wilmington, selling
goods the OF S166OOO,OoO year Multiply it by
twenty and you have the number Of nickel purchases
necessary make the years sales. This business
greater monument to its founder than the Wooworth
building. It shows ambitious Delawareans what a
gigantic thing from the small seed, a new
idea
Evening journal., 1922-08-21

There seems to be a lot of sense in this Mahatma
EGandh. Serving prison in India he has be-
come spinner He takes his good -naturedly
and dimes scientifically on oranges. milk raisns
and Beware Of that kind of agator. He knows
where going; also how He too wise to pose by
hunger striking
Evening journal., 1922-08-21
TIME TO SETTLE THE STRIKE

TIME TO SETTLE THE STRIKE.
From the Helena, Montana, Inde-
pendent.
It would seem that the time is-op-
perfume TO end the railroad strike at
once on the basis last proposed by
the administration which in effect is
that al strikers return to work and
the question of seniority rights be
left to the Federal Railroad Labor
Board
Evening journal., 1922-08-21
LOOKING TO
GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP
From the Montgomery. Ala. Adver'

7 VIII tIIt 4NUHIBUIIVTN, AIdl AuNtI-
tiser.
There is a conspiracy against the
people. It is both political and eco
nomie. There is an undoubted pur-
pose both on the part of leaders OF
the railway strike and the coal strike
as we as some politicians to take
advantage of the present crisis to en-
force government seizure and opera
ton OF the roads and mines.
Evening journal., 1922-08-21

WHAT THE PUBLIC WANTS.
From the Topeka State Journal.
Under our system Of doing things
we must have an umpire for the set
tlement of differences. The true
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-09-28
ALEXANDRIA DAY"
BEING CELEBRATED
Robert s. Barrett Delivers Address at Fairfax Fair
Merchants and Others Leave in Gaily Decorated
Automobiles

Gaily bedecked with pennantS and
banners bearing advertisements Of
their respective lines of business, 4
cavalcade of automobiles left at 1870
o'clock this morning from in front of
the rooms of the chamber of CONNER
ce for the Fairfax County Fair. II
marked a general turnout of the
merchants in celebration Of AleXan-
dria Day at the fair. The trip was
made in little more than an hour the
route taken being by way Of Chain
Bridge. In addition to the merchants
attending many private owners OF
cars also went with the party. Those
who desired transportation were taken
along on the trip.
Buy in Ale. ria" eve Have
the market" and Watch Alexandria
Gazette. announcing Inauguration Of
The White Way" and suburban
Sale Week" were some Of the BAN
ner'S display
Many of the merchants who were
unable to Join in the crowd upon the
departure Of the party LETT later in
the day for Fairfax.
The machines as hey passed
through the suburban Owls enroute
to the fair attracted considerable at
tention.
Among those who aad cars in line
were W. A. Smoot ard Company, f.
s. Harper, Inc, Idle Hour Theatre,
Alexandria National Bark, Sam
Rosenberg. VI. ". Gaines, Downham
and Ridgely. Swan Brothers, Belle
Haven Garage, Fletcher Garage, Citi-
zens National Bank, c. F. Cofey,
We'll Brothers, Graham and Ogden, X.
+. knight and Son, Alexandria Ga
zette, Frank Michelbach, c. Page
Waller, W. +. Parker and Brother,
Washington and Ladd, Nelson I. Sny-
der and oCmpany, Swift and Com
pany, George II. Railing, julius Wolf,
Alexandria Fertilizer and Chemical
Company, s. I. Dyson and Brother,
Myers Bros. Banner Laundry, W. 4.
Barnett, Fairfax Service Garage,
Joseph X. Nowland, proprietor;
Rammel Manufacturing Company,
Continued on page tnr,e)
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-09-28
MUST RAISE
MUCH MONEY
u. S. Required to Raise S2,-
225, 100000 by July /,
1923
More Than 81 100000 by End of
1922 Government Owes Huge
Sums of MOney-Largest Item is
Victory Bonds.
Ry Inlfed P-ess.L

Washington. Sept. 2S.-Uncle Sam
must solve difficult financial problem
in the near future.
BY the end Of this fiscal year he
must raise more than $2,225 900 600 to
meet deficit in running expenses. and
estimates prepared today by the bud
get bureau This sum must be raised
in addition to ordinary governmental
receipts.
More than $3.50, 100000 Of the to-
tai must be secured by the end Of this
calendar year.
The biggest single item is $900,000.-
600 and represents the victory notes
called for redemption on December -.
Next in size is the sum Of S5l5,0O0,-
900 TO meet war sayings certificates
maturing on January /. To this must
be added 100000 i'm interest on
these certificates.
Other interest obligations total
1925, 100000 Rounding out these is
figures in the prospective net deficit
of $425. 100000 in running eXpenccs.
Budget bureau experts believe that
part of the total viii be met out Of
current receipts, as they expect the
new tariff measure to increase the
federal revenues to a measurable eX-
tent. An increase Of $500, 600 in Gus
toms receipts was noted last Saturday
the first day the new tariff was in ef-
fect-but this was partly to the failure
of eleventh hour efforts to import
goods under the old and lower rates.