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Evening journal., 1923-01-25
Obnori0uS and Insulting
cFrom the New York Tribune. }

quence in the nations plans for de-
fense. It is disgusting that the
House should have stopped without
reelection to the suspicion that Of
fcers like General Harbord are like
" to commit the least impropriety
in their business dealings with the
government. They are still officers
They are trained to scrupulous OBJ
servance of their oaths and of the
service traditions. They would lean
backward when Il came to any
question, however petty. OF involv-
ing the government in transac-
ton likely to be disadvantageous no
1t.
The innuendO behind an idea Of
this sort is contemplate. But there
was perhaps another thought in the
minds of those who put the rider
through. It was that General Har-
bord did not need two salaries. This
is also paltry and insulting. The
Generals splendid work In France
entities him to any reward within
the governments gift. His retired
salary represents a most trifiing ap-
probation OF his military record. It
should go to him, no matter what
other means he has or what other
salaries he draws. 1t is a debt of
honor. And such debts of honor
are not measured by the wants or
afiuehce of those to whom they are
paid.
The Senate owes IL to General
Harbord, to all retired officers and
to the country's sense Of gratitude
to its defenders to expunge this OBJ
noxious rider from the appropria-
tion bill.
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TnHE oFT-sOouRINGs

A T the end OF the hrst half of the legal immigration
~ year. fifteen nations had exhausted their yearly
quota OF emigrants entitled admission United
States. Practically all OF these countries in South
ern Europe.
Quite likely many efforts win be made by citizens of
these countries gain admission TO United States
either upon false pretenses of being residents OF
ton that has not filled its quota by entrance
across unguarded portion OF our border.
President Harding made wise suggestion when he
proposed that alien residents be required register
We have not only the right to who shall in
but st Is duty to people to see that any
who in violation OF law shall be sent back.
The man who IN violation OF law cannot be
expected 20 have respect for the laws after
ting here.
Evening journal., 1923-01-25
The Franco German Struggle

four-power treaty made in Washing
ton, which has been ratified by all
except France. is a model which the
powers OF Europe should adopt
I forthwith. This agreement is made
voluntarily by sovereigns which
freely acknowledge the independ-
ence and equality OF other SOW
ereigns. There is no impairment OF
rights or dignities. no inequality OF
privileges or encroachment by the
strong upon the weak. The treaty
sets off a portion OF the earth and
sea which is to be free from agrees
sion. A similar treaty could be made
In Europe. TO apply to all OF Europe,
II the peoples and governments OF
that continent were sufficiently en-
lightened to set aside their aversious
and recognize the fact that they
must live or die together, whether
they love or hate.
The deep hatred that has marked
the relations Of the French and Ger
man peoples is now becoming IN
famed into fury by the aggression
of the French government and the
resistance OF the German. The
French people, unfortunately are
united behind their government.
They are now willingly paying out
money for aggression which they
could not afford to pay out for re-
habilitation or repayment OF loans.
The money cost OF the invasion will
probably fall far more heavily upon
the French people than upon the
Germans. Nothing but hatred. loss,
and future war Is gained by this IN
sensate policy of seizure of a neigh
bor's soil. 1t is German soil, and
will remain so in the public opinion
of the world. Just as Alsace and Lor-
raine were accredited 20 France in
spite OF Germany's claims backed
up by force. Americans gaze upon
the folly OF the Ruhr and griave at
the sight. They would lend hand
to avert a crash II they could do 50
effectively. Being unable TO help,
hey refuse TO be drawn into a sense
less war.
Evening journal., 1923-01-25

almost wholly concerned with de-
Tending the claims Of labor against
capital, but what will occur when
the unions themselves become cap
italistic? That this is no remote
contingency, hut is a fact OF the
present and a probability OF the
near future, is proved by the an
nouncement that the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers has not
only purchased a substantial inter
est in the Empire Trust Company
of New York. but also contemplates
opening in that city additional banks
TO be conducted under its own man
a<ement along lines already adopted
in its bank at Cleveland
Puzzled newspapers correspond
ents have rung the changes on the
appointment Of the head OF the
locomotive engineers organization
to a seat on the board OF the New
York bank in question, where he
will sit beside industrial and finan-
cial magnates who are also mem
bers Of its directorate. but the
president of the bank seems to take
as a matter of course this linkirs
together of banking and labor,
each equally powerful in it's re-
spective field" so that Ilencefor-
ward they may travel the broad
highway Of mutual confidence"
Whatever way II is viewed. this
new alliance is an economic portent
Of the first magnitude, whose raml-
fications and developments will be
watched with interest by all and
with anxiety by at least certain sec
tions of the body polite.
Evening journal., 1923-01-25

The House Of Representatives
thoughtlessly adopted an amend
ment TO the War Department ap-
preparation bill which grossly
wrongs one OF the most distinguish
ed soldiers OF the great war and
constitutes an affront to all army
officers on the retired list. At the
suggestion OF Mr.. Dickinson, of
Iowa, a rider was put on the bill
forbidding payment of salary to
"any officer on the active or re-
tired list while such officer is en-
gagged in.the business Of selling sup
plies or services 20 the United
States or is employed by any indi-
vidual, partnership or corporation
which engages in such business.
The amendment was aimed at
Major General ]. G.. HarbOrd, re-
Gently assistant chief of staff. He
retired from the active list and be-
came an officer OF the Radio Cor
poratlon OF America. He is entitled
by law to rs per cent OF his former
pay, as every retired officer is. He
earned that pay by long and valu-
able service. II Is part OF the gov
ernment,s contract with him, made
when he accepted a commission and
continued after retirement, because
he Is still subject TO recall 70 the
active list in time Of emergency.
who does the House of Repre-
sentatives want to break that con-
tract7 Simply because General
Harbord has been invited to put his
experience and talents at the dis
posal OF an important business en-
terprise-one, too, of vital conse-
Evening journal., 1923-01-25
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Evening journal., 1923-01-25
Municipal Operation Rocks

The lawmakers IN Albany who
are talking so much about letting
the citaes and villages OF this state
plunge into municipal operation as
we'll as municipal ownership ought
to read carefully that part OF the
Merchants Association transit re-
port which deals with the history
OF municipal operation.
1T Is true. as the report says, that
there has been no extensive expert
ence IN Government operation Of
city transit lines There Il, however,
an Illuminating record OF what mas
happened when governments tried
to run railroads.
In Prussia before tho war the
railroads employed 1ss nsn 30 do
the work that was done in the
United States by 100 men; this In
spite Of the faot that Prussia was
then pointed TO as the best model
OF paternal regulation.
IN France, says the merchents'
report, the State railways found Il
necessary to hire 3S5 men TO DO the
work that has been done. under pri-
vats opera tion Of the lines, by ia
men. Work which had cost private
operation s57 cost Government !op-
sration ss7. And the report tells the
cause:
'Erhs appointments were largely
politfcal. the heads we're inexperi-
enoed and incompetent the rank
and ffle were disloyal and disaffect-
ed. Discipline went to the dogs and
the service became completely de-
Under private owner
Ship in 1908. 67.s Der cent OF the
gross revenue went 10 nay operating |
cnafs. under. Crnvnrnrnarf nNnar- ]
Evening journal., 1923-01-25
The Matter With the Mines
(From the New York Heraid.) }

too little he still pays a price higher
than coal should cost.
/ If the Government would consoli-
date the mines in groups under pri-
vate ownership and Federal control
putting the IS sort. the s14 sort and
the in-between sort together in slich
a way that the costs could be aver
aged and prices standardized, then
we should see coal nearer $11 ton.
And II the labor OF the mines was 80 .
reformed that all the miners had a
full years work instead OF six or
seven months OF Il, coal should bee
cheaper still, even though the miner
had a larger yearly income.
So long as the coal business is per-
mitted TO drift there will be strikes
seasonal adleness, the complaints OF
hardship which necessarily arise in
an overmanned industry, and varied.
costs OF production. The consumer
will continue TO pay top prices
whether his coal cost 50 or $40 70,
take out of the mine.
Coal is not like other industries
that produce necessaries. We can
raise grain, meat or timber almost
Wnefe we Wllis DuL Cudi COMES lTOlu
the spot where Nature hid lt. Tho
fact that che hid some in places hard
to reach and left some easy to take
has resulted in vast differences In
the labor involved and therefore in
the cost.
The United States, dependent as 81
Is on coal for its factories, stores and
homes, cannot afford to let industry
or health be impaired because the
coal business is on a aaphazard basis.
1t must take hold OF it and make
things right for owner. miner and
consumer.
This country does not want an
ether coal famine rke the present.
but Il will have more than one II ii
fails TO straighten ortsthe tangfe o.
the mines.
We must have tho GOAL mines in
group ownership orsshsy VIII go and
should go TO Govrnmsnt ownersl1ip.
There Is no escape from one or the
other.
Evening journal., 1923-01-25

railroads we'll II IS likely that the
cities of New York State, with their
limited experience and money,
could do better with their transit
lines? II must be remembered that,
in proportion to size. the city car
line or subway is harder to run than
the large railroad. The New York
subways are among the most COM
plex Of transportation systems. On
this point the merchants report
makes a remark which everyb ody
concerned with the future of the
subways should remember: Never
has a dense and fast traffic, such as
here exists. been operated by a
municipality. We believe It would be
a dangerous experiment. both po-
litically and technically"
There seems 10 be a disposition
at Albany TO let cities and villages
which are the creatures OF the
state-run Wild behind the home
rule curtain.
Home rule Is a fine slogan. It has
a fetching appeal. But interpreted
In municipal operation of transit
lines It would he a very bad thing.
And with the socialist and radical
citizenship OF big towns there would
be no escape from municipal opera
ton of transit lines. Governor Smith
would do well to ponder on this fact
before getting gay with the home
rule mania.
The New York Herald believes IN
home rule and Is for homo rule up
to the point It can be had in wis
dom and safety. Beyond the point
of wisdom and safety The New York
Herald ds emphatically opposed to
a.
Evening journal., 1923-01-25

catarrh in my head has been reliev-
ed so much that can even hear the
clock tick now and the church bells
ring"
This remarkable testimonial, which
shows the unusual efficacy Of this
simple, herbal medicine, Plant Juice,
was given TO The Plant Juice Man
recently by Mr. George W. Mosier,
OF Delphos. Ohio, r. F. d. No. 6.
Continuing. Mr.. Mosier said:
II had suffered from this catarrah
for years and It finally got 30 that
there was a buzzing and roaring in
my head constantly. had no ap-
petite and lost weight and did not
sleep right. My health In general
was poor and I felt tired out an the
time.
"I took many medicines but did not
get any relief and then began to
read in the papers what others said
about your plant Juice medicine and
started taking 1t. I can cay that
the results have been marvellous.
The catarrh has been relieved 90
that the roaring and buzzing has
left my head and I can now hear
the clock tick and the church bells
ring and can hear ordinary conver-
sation without trouble. I eat fine;
sleep good all through the night and
get up mornings feeling rested. I
do not have the tired spells anymore.
have gained Is pounds and. in short,
am like a new man and want to tell
the public what Plant Juice has
done for me. I am telling all my
friends to take Plant Juice If they
want to get the right results The
truth is that / can't say enough for
your medicine"
Plant Juice is sold in Wilmington
at the Miller drug store, 406 Mar
ket street; in New Castle by e. Chal-
lenger and Son; in Newport by c.
B. White; in Newark by W. r.
Brown.--Adv.
Evening journal., 1923-01-25

France and Germany are intensl-
Tying the struggle dn which they
have become involved, and which
holds them dneootricably In its
grasp. They are passing beyond the
line OF volition into the twilight
zone where destiny, or blind fate.
drives them to disaster. The French
government has gone in go deep
that # cannot withdraw without a
convulsion at home as dangerous as
war with Germany. The German
government has taken a stand from
which IL cannot withdraw because
OF the temper OF the people. The
governments. If not the peoples, are
po'werless TO avert the dreadful
shock that Is coming.
The workmen OF the Ruhr basin.
composed mostly of coal miners,
factory hands, and railroad men,
are going out on strike. Thousands
OF them are already idle, and tens
OF thousands give unmist akabie
evidence of their determination 10
make a stand against the French.
The first result OF these strikes Is
embarrassment to the French in
vaders, holding up the production
and export of coal TO France and
Belgium. The next effect of the
strike. however. falls upon the Ger
mans themselves, both in the Ruhr
and On the unoccupied regions. BY
refusing to work, the Germans give
the invading power a colora.ble ex-
c1ise to refuse to feed the strikers or
TO permit coal TO be diverted to
their use. This policy. II enforced
would throw upon Germany the
burden OF feeding and warming the
population OF bhe Ruhr. the alter
native being practically a death
sentence 10 all persons persisting in
the strike.
Germany however. Is not I'm a
position 20 feed or warm itself,
much less the inaccessible popula-
ton of the Ruhr. The stoppsge OF
coal shipments 20 France. because
OF German opposition, is hgnifi-
cant fact; but even more on1inous
Evening journal., 1923-01-25
FROM TILE BOTTOM UP

o. y vA y. s~5aeas 11aa 80. gso w 3. a, head Of
few years laboring and invested his
ings in unimproved real estate which he sub
divided and sold at a profit
He saved these profits and invested them in other
enterprises, finally entering the railroad field
He has worked Up from the bottom and learned
t1neness by experience.
Recently published accounts his early career ere
not complete in detail but II bet that in the
days when he was iaborsr Pc did waste his even
standing street corners listening TO soap-box
agitators.
Evening journal., 1923-01-25
CFrom the New York Herald).

ship the operating cost in 1912 had
increased during a period of only
four years 10 S9.4 per cent OF the
gross revenue. equal to about 80
per cent over previous costs. The
heavy increase In outlays did not
produce better service but pro-
duced more service. The excess cost
did not go for improvements 10 the
properties or for better methods but
for the payment of excessive wages
and for superfuous employees i'm
posed by political influence"
Il will not do go say that better
form OF Government operation can
be made in the United States tina IN
was made IN Prussia or in France
We tried IL here during the war. On
one OF the railroads. says tho Mer-
chants Association report, the num-
ber OF men required to produce a
million ton indies Of freight trans
portation increased from about l.
400 in 1915 under private opera
ton 10 about 1900 dn 1919 under
Government operation. In other
words. the operating force had to be
increased nearly so per cent TO get
the same results. Everybody knows
that the railroads were wreck
when the Government handed
them back to their own owners
Austria and Italy tried State op-
grafton OF railroads and made the
same mess OF It that France made.
Advanced young States like Aus
tralla and New Zealand tried IL and
had TO pay defcits out of the gen
erai tax.
II the United States Government
and the Prussian Government
when II was at the zenith of its So
called eficiency-could not run
Evening journal., 1923-01-25

Nothing could better illustrate. In
a way that the consumers pocket
understands, the need of reform in
the coal industry than the statement
OF General Goethals in regard to
excessive prices. The State Fuel
Administrator says:
''All the Administration can do
IS to determine what profit local
dealers should be allowed, as the
original price fixing Sc done by
the fair price committee in Phil
adeiphia, after having investl-
gated conditions at the mines,
which determine original cost.
Prices at the mines differ
greatly, according to conditions
and cost of production. especially
in any comparison OF company
product with the output of in
dependent operators. Those
prices vary as much as from IS
to S14 a ton at the mines"
In that last sentence is told the
whole story OF high coal prices, and,
TO some extent, It reveals the rea-
son for THE miners strikes.
II tne tAt mine, easily Worked,. can
produce coal 10 sell at. IS at the
mine, what chance in genuine COM
petition has the lean mine in which
the production cost is rs per cent
higher?
What happens IN the coal busi-
ness in normal times is that the pub
lie is charged, not according to the
average cost OF production. but ac-
cording to the prices which the lean
mine operators must ask in order to
make a profit. The result is that
the fat mines make huge profits.
On the labor side OF It we find the
worker In the lean mine asking
and 1t Is only human nature that he
should ask ie-pay as good as the
miner gets who easily digs a much
larger quantity of coal in the fat
mine.
The result OF Natures variations
in the coal region Is that operators
and miners usually get too much or
too little. When they get TOO much
the consumer pays. When rhey get
Evening journal., 1923-01-25
A Stubborn Cough
Loosens Right Up
This homemade remedy ia q won
der for quick results. BasDy
and ohesBly made.

Here Is a homemade syrup which
millions af people have found to be
the most dependable means of break
ing np stubborn coughs. II Is cheap
and simple, but very prompt In ac-
ton, Under It's healing, soothing in
nuence, chest soreness goes, phlegm
loosens, breathing becomes easier,
tickling In throat steps and you get
q good nights restful sleep. The
usual throat and chest colds are con-
queTed by 1t in "a hours or less.
Nothing better for bronchitis, hoarse,
ness, Group, throat tickle, bronchial
asthma or winter coughs,
To make this splendid cough syrup,
pour ga ounces OF Pinex into a pint
bottle and fill the bottle with plain
granulsted sugar syrup and shake
thoroughly. If you prefer use clari-
fed molasses, honey, or corn syrup,
instead OF sugar syrup. Either way,
you get a full pint--a family supply
OF much better cough syrup than
you could buy ready made for three
times the money. Keeps perfectly
and children love Its pleasant taste,
PineX is a special and highly COR
centrated compound of genuine Nor
way pine extract, known the world
over for its prompt healing effect
upon the membranes,
To avoid disappointment ask your
druggist for "2la ounces of PiDer"
with full directions, and dent accepts
anything else, Guaranteed to give
absolute satisfaction or money
promptly refunded. The Pinex Co.,
.Ft. Wayne, Ind.
Evening journal., 1923-01-25
B. f. DENN1soN DEAD.

Benjamin Franklin Dennison,
aged 81 years Of Hockessin died
suddenly at his home yesterday
morning from heart disease,
Mr.. Dennison was born near his
late home and lived in the vicinity
OF Hockessin practically all his life.
He was unmarried The funeral
services viii be held Saturday at
l o'clock at the home OF his nephew,
Horace P. Dennison at Hockessin.
Interment will be IN London Tract
cemetery.
Evening journal., 1923-01-25
Have YouCatarrh?
A Maryland Woman Advises You

A Maryland Woman Advises You
Hamstead. Mdy+'T have derived
more benefit from,Dr. Pierce's reyle-
dies than any I have used. 1 es-
pecially wish to recommend DR..
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
and DIR. Sage's Catarrh Remedy, as
they cured me entirely OF bad case
OF catarrh and sore throat over If
teen years ago. AS for the Favor
tie Prescription It has been of the
greatest help for feminine trou-
bles" Mrs. Mary 'Buohman- r. D.
/, Box 5s.
You should obtain DR., Pierce's
remedies for your complaints at
your neighborhood drug store.
Write DIR. Pierce, Pres. Inva3ds
Hotel. Buffalo. n. Y, for fpes med
lean advice.
Evening journal., 1923-01-25
ForIndigestiOn
Sour. Acid. Classy Stomach. Blostinp,
Flatulenee, Try Stuart's Dyspepsia
Tablets.

one or two Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets.
They relieve tho gassy. sour risiugs
flatulence. belching, bloatingT heartburn,
pressure and such troubles due to indi
gestion because they give the stomach
the alkaline effect the same as when
the stomach is working normally. Carry
them loose in your pocket. Just chew
them. Get a 60-cent box today. any
druggist They sure do the work. You
know from experience that IL the stom-
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feel fine, no headache. no constipation.
none Of that dead. tired feeling Be sure
10 get a box Of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tab
let's knswn 10 wise people all over the
Z. 3. and Canada as the one reliable
relief for indigestion.
Evening journal., 1923-01-25
GEMS OF THOUGHT

The third corner OF the eternal triangle" is never
square"
:-:-:-:
Men not really immoral the souse reformers
weh they
:-:-:-.
Hard work never kills anybody, but It makes some OF
them mighty nervous
Then there is the kind of man who would rather
argue and lose than not argue at ALL
-:-.-:
The automobile is great invention but Il Is not as
big invention the stories of It's reliability that the
salesman tell you.
:--.-.
Women are commonly supposed not have a sense
Of humor, but YOU know differently when YOU gaze
upon some Of the funny-oo1ng men they have picked
out.
Evening journal., 1923-01-25
Editorial Opinion
RANKING AND LABOR.
From the washington Posi-.

From the Washington Post.
The position which organized la
Dor has won for itself in this coun-
try in a comparatively few years is
a remarkable tribute 20 the vision
and foresight Of its former and
present leaders. as well as TO the
discipline. steadfastness and loyalty
of the members OF the various
unions. 1t has been. and still Is, mill
tant. but it is also to a great ex-
tent triumphant, for It has gained
many OF its detectives, including
some which at the outset seemed
practically impossible OF attain
ment.
Hitherto the unions have been