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The Washington times., 1923-03-18
Official Announcement Warns
Republican Leaders Presi-
dent to Be Given Preferences
WILL STAND ON RECORD
Attorney General insists White
House Incumbent Win Be Re-
nominated and Reelected

Copyright 1923, ~ international News
service
MIAMI, Fla, March IT..
President Harding will be a
candidate for reelection in
1924.
This first and unqualified
statement was made here to.
night by Attorney General
Harry NJ. Daugherty, his cam
paign manager. in 1920 and his
political confidant and associ-
ate Of many years standing.
It is the first authoritative pub
lie announcement that has been
made concerning Mr.. Harding's
plans for 1924, and coming from
the man who is generally ac-
counted the political spokesman
for the President, Mr.. Daugherty s
prediction takes on added signifi-
canoe.
WARNS OTHER ASPIRANTS.
This announcement amounts, in
effect, to fair warning to other
Republican aspirants that their
activities in grooming themselves
for possible nomination run coun'
ter to Mr.. Harding's plans.
President Harding will be re-
nominated almost without opposi-
tion," said the Attorney General as
he gazed out over, the blue waters
Of Biscayne Bay, land in my opin-
ion, he will be reelected. He will
go before the country on the rec
ord Of his Administration. It IL a
good platform on which to stand.
and one that will be approved by
an overwhelming majority Of the
American people"
The Attorney General believes the
opposition to Mr.. Harding's cahdi-
dacy within the Republican party
will be negligible.
PREDICTS REELECTION.
1.-THE party WIN demand Mr..
Harding's denomination" he said,
and the country will demand that
he accept. That he will accept /
have no doubt, and the party which
demands his denomination will see
to his reelection.
Il can foresee but one con-
tingency that might arise and pre-.
vent the Presidents being a candi-
date for reelection" continued Mr..
Daugherty. THAT is his health.
which at present is good and bids
fair to continue to be so, after he
has had the benefit of the rest he
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The Washington times., 1923-03-18
To RAISE $4,000.
To RE- AIN SI|V||E
IN PEPCO CASE.
Mr.. Hearst's Offer of ST, 900
Of Fund Needed to Retain
Counsel Spurs Citizens
WILL CONSUL ATTORNEY
Committee Named to Ask Ex-
pert on Valuation II He viii
represent City II Fee Is Met

. {
The first concerted move by
citizens of Washington toward
raising public fund for retain
ing Conrad Syme IS special
counsel to the Public Utilities
Commission was made last night
when the Federation Of Citizens
Associations directed It's utilities
committee to c0nfer with Syne
and recommend appropriate ac-
tion to the federation.
FAVOR RAISING FUND.
Following the announcement Of
the $1,000 offer made by the Times.
Herald toward such a fund, speak.
ers before the federation last night
declared strongly in favor Of using
every means possible to have Syme
continue the six-year fight he has
waged for lower utility rates
William B. WestIake, speaking
for immediate action. said:
"This Is q matter directly up to
the people. We have not received
any help from other organizations.
we have had to conduct the utility
fight solely with the aid Of the
citizens organizations. The question
which is before US will decide
whether this federation represents
the people"
SUFFER- SUPPORTS MOVE.
Jesse Suter. of the Takoma Park
Association, also spoke in support
Of the federation, joining the move
ment inaugurated by The Washing
ton Times and Washington Herald
He pointed out virtually every fam
lily is financially interested in the
outcome of the revaluation case no"
before the Supreme Court.
Between the valuations on the
Potomac Electric Power Company
placed by it's attorneys and the
Public Utilities Commission there
is a difference Of $42,o0o,o 900 Suter
said.
1--WE ought to understand that
no matter what salary we raise
we are not doing Mr.. Syme favor
We can't raise enough to pay him
a proper salary. But we will be
working for ourselves and not for
Mr.. Syme IL we get him to continue
this fight for the growing fund
which the electric company has i'm
pounded. This fund is already
So, 000, 900"
Suggestion by Capt. Clayton e
Emig, of the Dupont Citizens AS
ISOLATION, that action by the FEEDER
alton to raise fund for paying the
salary of special counsel might
offend the corporation counsel was
denied. Thomas j. Donovan point
ed out that this request had come
from the chairman of the Public
Utilities Commission, Col Charles
Keller.
William NICK. Clayton is chair
man Of the utilities committee
which will interview Syme. The
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The Washington times., 1923-03-18
Soldier Charges Couple
ATTEMPTED Badger Game

Alleged to have perpetrated the
badger game" on Lewis Koss. a
soldier from Walter Reed Hospital,
John and Sylvia Costello. were ar
rested at a house near Thirteenth
and L streets northwest, and charg-
ed with blackmail.
Koss informed the police Of the
Third precinct Of the demands for
money made upon him by Costello,
and that he had been assaulted by
him.
The Washington times., 1923-03-18
FOllies Beauty to Wed
Milwaukee Millionaire

NEW YORK, March 17.-Marie
Wilmington, Follies beauty whose
legs are insured for 81 900, 900, and
called 1.-The most perfect type OF
American beauty" by Charles Dana
Gibson, today confirmed her engage
ment to Ralph Friedman, Milwaukee
millionaire,
The Washington times., 1923-03-18
SaccO Voluntarily Ends
31-Day Hunger Strike

BOSTON, March II. - Nicola
Sacco this evening voluntarily broke
his thirty-one-day hunger strike.
Sacco, who had been declared men
tally i'll" in the report Of three
alienists today, had been taken to
the Boston psycopathic hospital,
where he was to have been forcibly
fed. There he drank some rice
water, ending the fast.
The Washington times., 1923-03-18
Blizzard Sweeps West, Heavy
Damage; Snow Ties Tn Traffic

CHICAGO, March 17.-Colorado.
Wyoming. Nebraska and South Da.
kota today were in the grip Of a
severe cold wave following the most
severe blizzard Of the winter. A
deep blanket Of snow covered wide
The Washington times., 1923-03-18
Bandits Caught in Gun Battle
Half Hour After Train HOld-ur

-tured by a posse Of farmers at
Enumclaw after q thrilling auto
chase and gun battle half an hour
later.
One Of the bandits 10 reported to
have been wounded
The Washington times., 1923-03-18
Daugherty Plans
to Put Harding
Regime in Book
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MIAMI, Fla, March II.
4 TTORNEY GENERAL
"A DAUGHERTY Il going to
write . book, he said today.
He is going to write the his
tory Of the Harding Admins
tratiOn and its treatment Of
the after-war problems, and
pay his respects to some de
structionists and obstruction
lists"
The actual composition Of
the book win begin shortly.
DaugIerty declared It would
mover be published 50 long as
either he or President Harding
was alive.
The Washington times., 1923-03-18

'areas in those States and traffic
was badly interrupted, especially in
southern Wyoming. A wind of
cyclonic proportions did 500, 900
damage at Pueblo, Colo, unroofing
houses. Zero temperature was re-
ported in Nebraska.
The Washington times., 1923-03-18
SecessiOnists' Leader
Shot Down by Assassin

COLOGNE, Occupied Germany,
March 17.-Herr Smeets. leader OF
the German secessionists in tho
Rhineland, was shot and seriously
wounded today by an assassin.
Smeets' secretary was killed. The
assassin escaped after emptying his
pistol. Herr Smeets was taken to
the hopital in a serious condition.
The Washington times., 1923-03-18
Engraving Bureau
. Releases Is More

Continuing the announced policy
of reducing the force Of plate
printers at the Bureau Of Engrav-
ing and Printing, Director Louis
A. Hill made known that twenty
five employees had been released
yesterday.
The Washington times., 1923-03-18
HUGHES DECLINES
ALLIES PROPOSAL
Sends Note ii s250 600, 900
Offer on Receipt Of Hard
ing's Approval.
Universal Service.

On receipt Of President Harding'a
approval by telegraph. Secretary u
State Hughes yesterday forwarded
his reply to the allied proposals for
making good the United States
share OF German payments toward
the cost Of the army Of occupation.
which they. had misappropriated
to their own use.
The Secretary's communication
went to Eliot Wadsworth, Assistant
Secretary Of the Treasury. who Is
representing this Government in
negotiations with Great Britain.
France and Belgium in Paris.
The note, it was understood, re-
fuses to consider the Allies demand
that the value Of former German
ships taken over by the United
States be deducted from the $780,.
100000 bill for American Rhine
troops.
The American reply further lie
understood to have rejected the sdg.
gestion that the $3.50, ZOO, 900 claim
be met out Of future reparations
payments by Germany.
The note does not amount to a
nat rejection Of the allied proposal,
however. Mr.. Wadsworth is ad.
vised to accept the alternative plan
OF funding the amount into twenty
annual installments.
The Washington times., 1923-03-18
Many Fatalities Feared
In East African Floods

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa,
March lit is feared that there
has been heavy loss Of life in the
floods which have been sweeping
East Africa for several days. Rail
communication is interrupted and
a number Of trains are marooned.
The Washington times., 1923-03-18
BY international News Service.

SEATTLE. Wash, March IT,
Three bandits held up a Northern
Pacific train today on its arrival
at South Prairie, and were cap
The Washington times., 1923-03-18
Sixteen Thousand Miners
Strike In Upper SiIesia

BERLIN, March H. Sixteen
thousand miners in the upper
Silesian fields went on strike today
because their shop councillors were
discharged.
The Washington times., 1923-03-18
BY Universal Service.

PARIS, March 1.-THE hearing
upon the payment Of $3.50, 600. 900 de-
manded by the United States as pay.
ment for keeping its troops on the
Rhine for four years was postponed
today until Monday.
The Washington times., 1923-03-18

81 E \ =
N IMPORTANT Chinese OH
cial says to Mons. Andre
eide: lyon Europeans every
where have on your faces an
expression Of sadness and care.
You know every science except
the science Of happiness.
Mons. Glide says: Y admired
his tranquil smile as he said
this"
Back Of that. tranquil smile
IRE hundreds Of millions that
have seen no progress for cen
turtles; women Id millions that
work like beasts Of burden,
carrying coal on their heads to
supply British ships. Back of
that smile are regions peri
0dicalIy cursed with starvation.
n UCKY for countries, incIud-
~ ing our own, in which
European races rule, that their
able men are careworn and sad.
The world needs men that take
its troubles seriously. "a tran
quill smile" is pretty on
Chinese or other face, but you
cannot smile and think at the
same time. Smiling stops think
ing; thinking stops smiling.
Tell that to The man who has
'tKeep smiling" pasted up above
his desk.
MATURE is kind to us when
~ we are old. She keeps US
from wanting what we cannot
have, usually, and turns our
faces toward the past, beauti-
fled by the setting sun, and
away from the ominous future.
JINGLE JOE CANNON, retir-
~ ing after eighty, tells the
Washington reporters: "Why,
bless you, / have plenty to do.
! will roam around my farm,
read, and perhaps write some,
AND THINK OF THE GOOD
OLD DAYS"
Some men worry about the
fires Of hell as death comes
near. Others mourn posses
sions that must be left behind.
Charles the Fifth left all his
power, retired to a monastery
and lived there worrying.
Women, too many Of them,
waste. the happiness Of old
age in grieving over beauty de-
parted-and never very valu-
able.
Lucky the old that can find
peace in contemplating "the
good old days." Still more for
tunate old age that is content
to replace action with thought,
with contemplation of the uni
verse and of the magnificent
future of mankind on this
planet.
WERE a practical race; ask
" the Rev. DR.. Fosdick,
head of New York city's big
gest Presbyterian church. He
strives worthily to convince
Americans that immortality is
real; that this life is not what
Balfour said must be "a brief
and discreditabIe episode on
one of the minor planets" to
one denying immortality.
nR. FOSDICK tells you that
~ he once wrote "a little
book on prayer" Of which a
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The Washington times., 1923-03-18

nR. FoSDICK tells you that
- he once wrote "a little
book on prayer" Of which a
GCnn4ir,,nd On Paon Q col. . =
The Washington times., 1923-03-18

Tn Self-defense Clemenceau and vii
son Authorized Publication Of Secret.
Reports I Was First to Safeguard
Interests Of Those / Felt Certain
Would be Attacked / Am Last to
Take Advantage Of the Proviso. :
The Washington times., 1923-03-18
I oday,
I'VE Soon Forget.
You Can't Smile and Think
The Good Old Days.
Prayers for Statesmen.
BY ARTHUR BRISBANE
Copyright, 1s3s.)

Copyright, 1920
THIS is the anniversary Of
Grover Cleveland's birthday.
He would be eighty-six years
old this morning. How little
that means to 10000, 900 Of
100000 living Americans.
Those who took interest in
Cleveland's defeat Of James G.
Blaine in 1884 are getting old.
Blaine seems part Of "old
American history" Cleve-
lands action in the Venezuelan
incident will give him q para
graph IN real histories per
haps. In fourteen years will
come ! few short paragraphs
about the one hundredth ami
Versary Of his birth. After.
that silence.
W mO61 90 bOm0Lnln& real
to be remembered; merely
getting into the White House
4 not enough.
Three Of all Presidents mean
something to the world Wash
ington, Jefferson, Lincoln. The
others are mere names in books,
and Jefferson would be forgot
ten except that he wrote the
Declaration Of Independence,
and Democrats find him useful
to quote especially when they
are unlike him.
We are soon forgotten even
those that, Cor . moment, seem
big among Us. Let, that COM
fort You, if you hate the
thought Of oblivion under the
grass.
The Washington times., 1923-03-18

MATURE is kind to US when
~ we are old. She keeps US
from wanting what we cannot
have, usually, and turns our
faces toward the past, beauti-
fled by the setting sun, and
away from the ominous future.
The Washington times., 1923-03-18

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Main News - pages;
sOciety-D rem ., 40
pagess March Of
Events, . pages; Ed-
tOrial ; City Life. .
pages; Magazine. -
pages: Book Of Magic.
3 pages; Sports, 3
pages: Genie. 3 pages.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1923-09-13
IS THE COUNTRY
OVER-POPULATED?

The difficulties encountered by
great many of the farmers since the
deflation Of 1921 have led some peo-
pie to assume that too many folks are
trying to make living by farming.
A multitude of people have left the
country districts during the past two
years, and have gone into the cities
and towns, where high wages are be-
ing paid. But it is usually the case
in all such sudden movements, that
the thing is overdonc. 1t would seem
as if at the present time the cities
have about all the people they need.
The unfortunate thing about this
migration is, that so frequently the
country towns lose many of their very
brightest and most active people.
Folks like these are wanted at home,
and they need not think there is going
to be no opportunity in rural industry
for the next ten years.
The difficulties such as the farmers
have experienced for the past two
years always right themselves within
comparatively short time. They are
caused in large measure by the very
high wages paid in cities, which makes
all manufactured products cost high. |
Also it establishes high level of
wages for farm help.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1923-09-13
Editorial
WHY THE
CALANITIES OCCUR

Some people ask, when s1ch ar
event a. he Jzpan=se earthquake cc'
ours, carrying suffering and loss u
millions Of people VINO have not de-
seryed any s3cn visitation, rhy ths
God xho made the heavens and earth
permits such thing. 70 happen! II
God is good, they ask, WY does ne
not prevent s1cn tragedies!
But the hand Of man really mas
more ~ do with such calamit!es than
the hand Of God. The San Francisco
earthquake, with all its horrors, killed
but a few hundred people. That was
because the men Of this country had
built strong buildings that could 70 a
large extent even in those days with
z,and an earthquake. The Japanese,
in .pite Of many such calamities, have
been in the habit Of putting up Light
and fimsy buildings, easily .haken
down.
The human race must conform To
the laws Of the world if it expects 10
avoid misfortune. II it builds its
homes in an earthquake shaken coun,
try like Japan, it ought 10 erect well
constructed buildings not too nign to
stand such a shock. The great fires
yYCm WHICH LsE E4kl-S y. bAas.
are usually due in the first place 10
gorne ones carelessnegs.
Some Of them are due 70 the tenden-
cy Of men and women to herd together
in too congegted space. If people
would exercise care in the handling OF
a dangerous element Ike fire, great
disasters would be largely eliminated.
The great plaques from which the
world suffers are due principally TO
ths. disregard Of the laws Of health
and sanitation by men and women:
The world can never De wholly free
from sorrow, which seems TO be essen
tial TO human Development. The world
was never meant to be an easy place
where people could just have a good
time To their hearts content. But the
more serious Of human troubles, at
leagt, are mostly due to some failure
to obey the laws Of the universe.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1923-09-13
PRESIDENT
COOLIDGES IDEAS

Said President Coolidge in 1914 to
the Massachusetts, Senate: The vel.
fare Of the weakest and the welfare OF
the most powerful are inseparabiy
bound together"
Radical philosophers say that the
interests of the different elements are
hostile, that the masses OF the people
are "enslaved" by the capitalists. On
" by class warfare, can the masses
get their rights. is their opinion.
That philosophy has never proved
effective anywhere. If you want to
get anything done in town, you have
to line up all elements to help. In
church or a fraternity or Improvement
society, or political movement, you
must have harmony and unity OF pur-
poge. In an athletic team, all Of the
players must work together. 1t would
seem on general principles that If you
wanted to do anything to improve so
cial conditions, that all elements must
also work together harmonlous!y.
Ouarrels between different econom-
ic elements reduce the production OF
the community, and they lessen the
amount of product which each element
receives az its share. If there are con-
flicts between capital and labor, pro-
duction is cut down. The capitalists
and wage earncrs both earn less mon
ey. There may be a few exceptional
cases where gross injustice made con-
flict inevitable. But as a rule, even
though the workers may gain higher
pay by strikes, they lose out by max
ing their product cost more so that
the demand for it is cut down. Also
higher wages always mean higher
prices.
Mr. Coolidge announced vitality
true principle when he claimed that
the welfare Of the weakest and most
powerful are inseparably bound to-
gether, and if one element suffers all
suffer. In so far as the people follow
his leadership in securing this unity,
so far the country will be prosperous
and happy.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1923-09-13

The migration Of million or txo
Of people from the country districts
viii tend 20 reatjGx. the balance that
mas been out Of order. II vii tend 10
reduce the surplus ot farm products.
and lead foods-Uffs 70 sell neare. for
their market value. Also il VIII sup
ply sufficient labor supply for the
cItles, 20 that it will not be possible
70 keep pushing labor costs higher
and higher
In year or two farm products will
SCI! higher, and competition between
the manufacturing Industries is likely
TO drive their prices lower. W he n
tina. time comes farming will give
better opportunity than the ordinary
run Of employment in cities, where the
wor. is irregular and costs Of living
high.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1923-09-13
THE LAST BEET IRRIGATION

When beets dug ideal soil condition is to have If
moist enough to plow nicely In this way the beets will come
out with minimum of tare and root breakage
The last irrigation should be given lust far enough
ahead OF the digging to leave the soil desired powabe
snape so that the whole roots will easily slip from their
noorlngs unbroken and the dirt will crumble and fall
away from the beets when handling and topping
Normally the beet plant continues to- arow until bar
vested II 1t IS permitted to wilt tonnage lost to the
grower ana the shrlveed tough roots subject to early
decay in slices, piles and factory sheds
10 the loss OF the very dry field at har-
vest time beets left whole the ground or from
one to several inches of the saable root broken off
Although harvest in this district starts soon there is
time for another irrigation if needed The portion of the
beet field last to be harvested may we'll be waered again.
The beet puler in prime field will leave the land in
the right soil condition and moisture the of the beet
harvest next springs work the field will be simpler
Have beet wagon in good shape delivery of the
crop The top Of dump is poor place to repair it. WHY
wait for digging orders to fix the puer or the beet
rack?
The Great Western Sugar Company ~
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1923-09-13

There is one sure way TO secure
permanent peace in many lines OF in.
dustry. and that is 10 advance the pay
whenever it is asked for.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1923-09-13
1000

Baking horses can be prodded into
life, baking automobiles can be fixed
al the repair shop, but baking chill
dren are more difficult proposition.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1923-09-13

Women barc.zrs EiIl mere. oe,or.
popular VIE JU.esoGrz men vno ezn-
not forget tie scrzpe Sampeo. 90,
ln-o o5 zoln2 20 4 xonAn for q azr-
CT
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1923-09-13

Before The season is over E-r,vs
sill kAve an Gez that there are s=y-
eral thousand Senator's IN the United
States and -HAt they all ven. 70 e.
rop< FOX the summer
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1923-09-13

The Julesb1rz man who complains
nat MS wife cannot -s.e a joke for
gets that she took him for better OF
xor:e-
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1923-09-13

Baseball magnates have ruled that
players bats must De made Of one
piece of wood. Nothing is said about
their heads.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1923-09-13

The lot Of school boy in Europe
must be hard, with all these exam pies
TO be done in paper money counted in
billions and trillions.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1923-09-13

l. probably wouldn't be 50 hard 10
enforce the dry law if Io- Of stom-
zchs could vote.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1923-09-13

Our Nea Of perfect world : one
in which oar friends will be a. hoerzI
vitn their money as they are ..-h
their sdvsce.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1923-09-13

The Germany that is so anxious 70
arbi-rate nov. did not show the same
enthusiasm for peaceful settlement
back IN 1914
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1923-09-13

The mothers 90 not seem TO BE- thor
ougnly reassured, even though n E
boys show great skill in driving z-.o-
mobiles with one hand.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1923-09-13

The national motto of France ap-
pears 70 have been changed from "lib-
erty, equality, and fraternity" to
Ante up"
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1923-09-13

When JuIesburg mother says 70
her boy: You Just wait til. yogr
father gets home" xe can't help :eeI-
ing sorry TO, the poor old man.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1923-09-13

In the old days ford was the place
where you crossed the river. Now its
every place you try 10 cross the
street.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1923-09-13

Claimed the boys can't usually hold
thei, first jobs but nos- of them show
ability 10 hold lampposts from falling
down
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1923-09-13

We don't need a third party. Those
who merely wish TO waste their votes
can just stay away from the. polls.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1923-09-13

The Box peace plan may settle Eu-
rope, but tina, does rot prove it can
make the coal operators and miners
get along without fighting.