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The Washington times., 1924-04-02
HEY RE going to wear their pants tai
ored for the next four years in Weaver

"HE7 RE going to wear their pants tai
ored for the next four years in Weaver
Il vile, Trinity county, California. And
Charles Scheu will haste serges instead of
pounding rocks on the county pile All of
which means that great light is beginning
to dawn on the judicial horizon. Here's the
yarn: Charles Scheu is a tailor. He is also
a bad check artist. Recently he passed spu.
rious checks totaling $1,000 on the business
men Of his community Wherefore the long
arm of the law reached out and grabbed
Charles, and the usual prison sentence seemed
imminent. But Weaverville folks needed a
tailor. Charles Scheu behind the bars could
do no tailoring. Neither could he repay the
money taken from the merchants nor REIN
The Washington times., 1924-04-02

Eighty years ago plasterer in Washington ro+ e. d
20 years ago paserer in this city glad get work at
SEoO rs day Today pasterer gets SIG Der day and
asking $14 There has been similar increase in the ~
Mned mechanics and aborer increase absolutely
sary 70 meet high prices and abnormal living conditions
employees DENTICALY THE SANE as thew srs todsW
today. ' 'O~" "eO' "u" a.
In great burst of human consideration and kindness.
congress did few years back add these
salaries bonus Of $0 year. or an increase Of much
~ day The effect Of this niggardy treatment felt by
ir+ T worker and his or her family In Wash
was known few years back It is not possible for vonnr
men ana women TO marry their Government salaries and
rear families OF children for the greatness of their
country They marry is true they are unable TO buv
They do not raise children They simply live together
1ne wNe experiences Of the cravings of her nature for
nome and little ones to make her happy.
oond Ha or twenty years ago male Government worker
Keeping as married man and should The wife If
for the Government could resign preside over happy
nome they would buy the then eager salary Of the
husband and there would be genuine happiness though there
would not be wealth a surplus Of money.
Congress part Of the Government It is supposed to
legisate with the interests Of the country in
the happiness and beterment of the people Of
natlon people enjoy living wages
Congress doing its duty by the 100000 workers for Uncle
Sam in this country Is it saying to all other employers Let
as do the right thing by all workers?
Some of the treatment accorded Government workers
by Congress is chargeabe to the workers themselves Wh;le
tons about the only they make of these orranzaon
to have their od the halls of Congress uCn
recognition ana asking for legislation that be Of benefit
These 100000 employees real factor on election DAYS
they would only their those occasions Plead
ing with Congress does little good There hundred Con
gressona districts where the workers for Uncle Sam are
active and important where they could change the name of
the Congressman they desired and big influence
in the election Of United States Senators.
But they allow themselves to be fed up promises that
fulfilled and they they have always done
showing no Independence determination to 20 to the mat
in this matter The cute Congressional nominee relies on The
belief that election day they like so manv others will
just as they did on previous election days Resting in that
belief the nominee who elected Congress continues In
hand out his usual bunk but does nothing men and
workers for the who really deserve something
Government workers are rule far above the average
that is not compensated for in private employment
only advantages over other workers thirty days annual
leave and supposed anRua sick leave Of thirty days which
most departments Image ten dayv even hen
employees have actually been sick Large numbers Of Gov
(contimnad N Last Two Colunnul
The Washington times., 1924-04-02
DIR. FRANK CRANES
DAILY EDITORIAL
By DIR. FRANK CRANE.
Blocking The Way to Success.

WyHE idea that obsesses the makers that the rich
should be taxed heavily and the poor gently
u going to continue with our present prin
cples Of taxation this idea is perhaps fair one.
But there is deluson that has stronghold in most
peoples minds 1t is that the rich fixed class
They rch they always have been rch they always will
be rich, and their fathers rich before them
good deal of economic, revolutionary propaganda II
based on this erroneous condition
As Otto III. Kahn said the other day:
ut is wellknown fact, characteristic of America
that our Weathlest men not those who inherited
their possessions but who started the bottom Of the
ladder. That it should be, but it continue
SO if our present taxation policy continues.
The road to material success is blocked to the new
conner by the barrieade of surtaxes.''
There truth in this Because extreme surfaces that
fortfy those who already wealthy against would-be
competitors
The result that while big business continues to expand
and find plenty of funds for doing there has been
distinct sackening of and independent ventures.
The trouble with this is that it takes little thinking to
it.
does not take any thinking all the rich heavi
ly just because they rich.
is always popular to attack the rich. The mob al
ways ready to stone the successful And Congressman
Senators get their votes from the mob.
But there very real danger in this of destroying the
initiative which has made the United States great That
initiative the desire to succeed and lay ND money It
is the principle of thrift and prosperity
The hordes Of communists and socialists of Europe have
been quite successful in their campaign Of Americans
ought to have too much to cut off their
their faces.
There good deal Of danger in this country from those
who desiring to protect the workers. are in fair wav to
destroy all incentive to work
Copyright 1924 syndicate)
The Washington times., 1924-04-02

AS the spokesman 10000 postofce clerks in
every State Of the Union and its island possessions all Of
Postoffce Clerks and in the interest $4,000 odd Federal
employees in the Classified Civil Service who come within
sire to extend to grateful acknowledgement and appreca
ton Tor the splendid editorial in the interest Of the Lhbach
1 H. H. S2O2 which appeared signature in The
washington Times issue Of March 81, 1924
From personal experience speak only of employees in
the Postal Service But from close extensive
observation convinced that all Federal employees have
been treated In the past in practically the
have the postal employees It amentable all
Government have been the sadly neglected Men and
women entering the Government service cannot and do not
door opportunity behind them They become an intimate
responsible part Of the In fact they have
statutory place in the scheme Of Government
MS or her statutory place much part Of the
ent other Government empoye or official regardless
OF the obscure position which held the the
The habits standard Of living education and environment
OF employees and those depending upon them must
of which they and responsible part Govern
ment employees have but thing seheir servicesand
put one purchaser to sell them tohe Government They
United States for all things Congress has not in the mast
although we hope it will in the future compensated the Gov
maintain their homes and their families in manner be-
lifting the servants and representatives this great Republic
organizations have since the days when the Civil Service was
in its infancy petoned Congress grant to Federal en-
plOyes some reasonable recognition. grudgngy this
consideration has been given well illustrated bv The fact
that postofce clerks Of whom there some 10000 did not
enjoy an eghthour workday until 1913 The benefits Of the
Workmens compensation act Federal e
poyes until 1916 Superannuated Federal EMPLOYEES who had
given lifetime OF faithful and devoted service the Gov
enen when they became totally or nearly 40 were
into the street until the passage Of retirement
Thus, you will understand I feel sure bov +hoAA,
gatef the employees have found valuable an av At
TINS opportune time when the Congress has under Consider
make those in the service face the future with inst RAJ
more nope and the promise Of little happiness
The Washington times., 1924-04-02
Giant Snail

NHIE giant snail, more than
4 eight inches long. IL the larg-
est member Of the snail family.
It's eggs are larger than the
eggs of many birds. The snail's
size is believed to be due to the
fact that it lives Just south of
the equator and attains full
growth under the influence OF
the warm climate.
The giant snail is also worthy
of note because 1t IL able to re.
place appendages torn from its
body. If the creature is badly
mangled, the lost part grows on
again just as a torn fingernail
grows on a person'S finger.
Copyright. 1924. by King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)
The Washington times., 1924-04-02

any the loss of worker to some community
On top of that there is the of keeping that cooped
worker That is what present system does 1t is
clumsy, costly ineffective SYSTEM as well as cruel
system, It doesn't the evil 1t doesn't repay the
cost incurred. And it penalties every one involved 1t
is evident that crime should not go unregarded
criminals unmatched But how much to ar
range matters that the punishment will not be
THE USE OF Furnishing FORGERS AND THIEVES
AT ALL IF, AS A COMMUNITY, WE'RE GOING TO
DO EVEN MORE HARM THAN THEY DID AS INDi-
VIDUALSR
Think that last question you 60 about your work
today This is truly YOUR intimate problem YOUR tax
money keeping criminals in dleness YOUR money
is building extensions to prisons, hiring guards sup
porting destitute families And every cent you spend in
that is taken from the service Of your family
Does it sensible system2
? fnc)
The Washington times., 1924-04-02

after the collision in the first
case, the locomotive would con-
tinue to, move ahead with a
velocity of SIS miles an hour,
while the auto would be driven
backward with a velocity of 1875
miles an hour. In the second
case Coco, speed 80. auto sta
tionary), the locomotive would go
on with a velocity of S2.5 miles
an hour, and the auto would he
shot in the same direction with
velocity Of 1925 miles an hour.
The figures would be different
II the auto was going in the same
direction as the locomotive. Then,
with the same data as above, in
the first case, the speed of the
locomotive after collision would be
1926 miles per hour, and that
of the auto, 1875 miles per hour.
II you wish to see how the elias
ITCHY is introduced into the cal
culations, l will show you the
formulas. Let stand for the
co-efficient of elasticity, |. e., the
fraction representing it, for per
feet elasticity cannot exist, except
IASO4 OSASoAAy' <AASO tOb ia anu III
represent the respective masses
Of the two bodies and v and "
their velocities before impact,
then:
Vel. Of m after impact equals:
NV plus NV minus en- " minus W
m plus m
and
vel. of m after impact equals:
nv plus NV. plus EN- " minum W
m plus m
Be careful to remember that
when m is moving in an opposite
direction to m, " becomes mega
tive, and the figures represent
ing it must be entered with the
minus sign; also that subtracting
minus, or negative. quantity is
equivalent to adding an equal
positive quantity. With these
precautions you may have a Ion
of intellectual sport, and at the
same time gain a lot of knowl-
edge by getting acquainted with
some of the mathematical guys
called equations.
The Washington times., 1924-04-02

1t becomes not lawmaker to be lawbreaker
Emulation is the milestone of wits.
Money amassed either commands obeys each of us.
The best preparation for the future is the present well
TO, the last duty done.
Virtue dwels at the head of a river to which can
not get but BY rowing against the stream.
The Washington times., 1924-04-02

lin plea for criminals / do not feel in the
least maudlin about criminals. I realize per-
fectly the danger of bad check artists, and
I'm strong for the law which give me some
protection against their practices. But why
not devise plan which would protect us even
moref Why double our losses by form of
punishment which penalties the innocent
with the guilty.
A nation s most precious possession is its
man-power. The loss Of man-power is in
finitely greater than the loss Of money or
land. Every barred criminal means lost
man-power. The citizens of Weavervile
needle a tailor. Imprisonment of Charles
Scheu meant the loss of necessary worker
to the uhnla rol11,itx The inonrisonn nent of
The Washington times., 1924-04-02
WORDS FROM THE LIPS OF WISE MEN

What is the use of running when we are not ON the
right road?
Love not love which alters when it alteration finds
The cruelest lies often told in silence
Who does not keep faith with God won lido it with
All excess is bad-abStinence as intemperance.
a. 10 old hirdn siuR tha younr a.aa tvisser.
The Washington times., 1924-04-02


which shows q common velocity
of forty.five miles an hour in the
plus direction.
But. we have been assuming
that the colliding bodies, are in
elastic. In reality this could not
be so although II is difficult to
say just what degree. Of elasticity
should be ascribed to them. Per-
feet elasticity being represented
by (unity) let us suppose that
the elasticity Of the colliding
bodies 10 1-3 (one-third). Also let
rs ascribe a more probable ratio
of masses to the bodies In col
lision, calling the weight Of the
locomotive thirty tons and that
Of the auto two tons.
Introducing these conditions
into our calculations, we find that
The Washington times., 1924-04-02
Poor Treatment and Neglect
of Federal Employees
By Congress
By BILL PRICE.

The strong sensible letter printed herewith fairly porays
the poor treatment accorded to employees Of the Federal Gov
eminent by Congress- not to mention the habitua studied
neglect and unconcn Of that body for the thousands
workers on the rolls Of Uncle throughout country
The letter to this writer from O. FRANCISCUs Of
York president Of United National Association Of Post
OFFICE Clerks headquarters in Washington
The Washington times., 1924-04-02
Poor Treatment of Federal
Employees by Congress
CONTINUED from First Two Columns.)

Continued from First Two Coumns.)
eminent workers take half their annual leave and sell
dom any sick leave They stick to their jobs faithfully
and honOraby and unrewarded there slight reward
it ID rarely over 500 $500 year. Brains and devotion
count as nothing With the reward Is often the necessity for
mental mp and studying to solve
some obscure problem entirely unrelated TO Government
The Washington times., 1924-04-02

the taxaers for the expense he them while in
jan FROM any angle Charles in jail promised to be total
loss But Charles Scheu Of jail but under sunervon
could be made into an asset '
So there the problem which the citizens of Weaver
vile faced in dealing with Charles BY putting him in ia
they would punish him. But they'd also punish Themselves
dhelr pants and pocketbooks would be penalized for
which would work their profit instead of their IosS
Good scheme Every thought we'll of it. And SO Supe
rlor Judge Walter Herznger has just passed one of the
strange sentences In the history of the State Under the
terms Of this sentence Scheu not leave Weatherve
All his earnings in the role Of tailor Trinity county must
PEP given to the probation officer who first will pay Scheu
living The county then will be reimbursed for
expenditures enaled by Scheus lawbreakng and finally
the merchants whom he cheated will be paid
There, protest is at least sane act to the credit of
the twentieth century No, I'm about to make maud
by X
The Washington times., 1924-04-02
GARRETT P. SERVES EXPLAINS
COLLISION MATHEMATICS
Momentum of Two Objects, Plus Their Elasticity
Determines Effect of Crash

"A locomotive travelling sixty
miles an hour Games into head
on collision with an auto travel
ing thirty miles an hour in the
opposite direction; also, the same
locomotive. travelling 80 miles an
hour Games into head-on collision
with the same auto standing still.
Is the force Of impact equal in
both cases, and II 1t is. why
should the auto be thrown farther
the second time? J. r. F., Oak
land"
IF the mass (weight) Of the
auto was the same as that
Il Of the locomotive the total
momentum would be the same in
both cases, for If we represent
the weight of each by x then the
momentum Of the locomotive, in
the first case, would be COX and
that Of the auto 30x, making COX
in all. In the second case the
momentum of the locomotive
would be 90x and that of the
auto Ok, making, as before, COX in
all. Momentum is the product Of
the mass and velocity: mass
without motion has no mo-
mentum.
But, owing to the difference Of
velocity. although the colliding
masses were equal, the effect
upon both would not be the same.
The one having the smaller
velocity would be driven back
ward, In calculating the effect
we must consider that the velocity
of the auto is negative with re-
lation to that Of the locomotive,
so that. supposing that there is
no elasticity we should have this
equation:
Common vel. after impact
equals;
The Washington times., 1924-04-02

Solving this we get for the We
locity Of the two colliding bodies
after impact, supposing them to
remain attached, fifteen miles an
hour, in the plus direction, i. e.,
the direction in which the loco
motive was travelling before the
collision. So the auto II thrust
backward.
In the second case the eaua-
ton stands:
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-06-13

estimates have been given from time
to time regarding the potential value
of our summer tourist business and
the most conservative statements
run away up into the millions. Any
business that runs into figures of
this magnitude makes for rosy anti
cipation but the one big job every
Minnesotan has before him now is
to keep the outsider in our home
towns. Make it business to go
up and shake hands with him and
find out what we can do for him to
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-06-13

Indications are that there will be
a special session of Congress. In
the filibuster maintained by western
reclamationists in the senate Satur-
day before adjournment caused the
failure to pass the deficiency bill
and the following embarrassing IS
among others: .s'
No money is provided to make
the % per cent reduction in cur
rent taxes authorized by the new
tax bill to those who paid their full
taxes in March The deficiency bill
would have appropriated l6,240,-
600 for this purpose.
No funds are available TO pre-
pare during the summer for dis
tribution of the soldier bonus. Is
suance of the policies may be delay
ed almost a year. Of the $780,
100000 included in the deficiency
bill for the bonus $32,O00,00O was
for administration.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-06-13

never again be heard from. The
voters have been flooded with cam
paign material of all kinds, some
good, some Indifferent and some ex-
tremely rotten. If you believe each
and every one of those running, it
becomes plainly evident that your
thoughts will be in turmoil and the
selection of a ticket will be hard
matter. By separating the wheat
from the chaff, the matter becomes
easy. According to the statements
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-06-13

Don't lose sight of the fact that
the Vermilion range has a man on
the ticket for Representative of the
61st District. The Mesaba range
has six candidates for the position
and a sense of fairness and as
recognition of good work done in
the past the Vermilion range should
stand unanimously behind the can
'didacy of A. ]. Thomas of this city
for one and one of the Mesaba
range men for the other. We need
and are entitled to a man in the
legislature from this range and it
is up to us to keep him there.
While four will be nominated out of
the seven in the field a large vote
for the nomination will simplify
matters considerably. Vote for A.
J. Thomas asd one of the other
candidates.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-06-13

Tonnage taxes collected by the
state up to last week total the fine
sum of $5,645,792. This certainly
is easy picking for the state-so
easy that probably the down-state
legislature will at the next session
extend the occupational tax to in
clude, the raising of prize hogs and
cattle and other farm produce, the
sand and gravel pits and the stone
qrarries of the state besides the
butcher, baker and candlestick MAX
er-maybe. What'n'll do we care
for expenses or whether or not these
industries will be forced to suspend
by means of higher taxes and lower
selling prices. ..
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-06-13

In another column will be found
the action taken by the Duluth and
Range Bar Association on the re-
election of the present Supreme
Court Justices. 1t will not pay to
experiment with new material in
these important places and while
some of the other candidates are
good men the tried and true men,
bers of the supreme tribunal should
have the preference. Read what
the lawyers have to offer on the
subject.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-06-13

We have nothing to say against
any of the Republican candidates for
Congress in the 9Th District The
others are not in our books and we
cannot consistently recognize them.
We are, however, of the impression
that the interests of the ranges and
the district will be best taken care
of by the election of Victor L. Pow
er of Hibbing for Congress. Mr..
Power has the ability, the knowledge
of conditions and the personal mag
netism to do much for the district
he represents and the country in
general The mere fact that Vic
Power is a range man should be
enough for US to tie to him and
coupled with his other high qualifca-
tions, he looms up as the biggest man
in the Congressional situation for
this section of the state.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-06-13

The people have a right to self
government through the orderly
processes of the ballot box The
Communists believe in righting the
present conditioner which they
pirate incessantly-by disorderly and
destructive revolution. This same
bunch profess to believe that the
country is going to the dogs under
its present form of government.
They have a right to this belief but
have no right to advocate anything
but law-abiding methods to encom-
pass change in the method of gov
eminent Soviet Russia is all right
in Russia but when the doctrines are
transplanted to this country, they
are all wrong. We are not built
that way. A monarchistic govern
ment is the same whether it is by
the might of a soviet or by the
might of a monarch. The American
method of government is good
enough for our citizens and those
who prefer the Soviet method are
advised to get back to Russia where
they can secure their fill.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-06-13

Next Monday you are expected to
go to the polls and cast your ballot
for the nomination of candidates for
the coming election. Judging by
the list of filings, there will be no
excuse for racking your brains for
suitable material. Several of those
on the ticket have demonstrated
their ability to fill the positions
sought and several are unknown at
present and after the campaign will
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-06-13

Considerable dissatisfaction be-
ing expressed over the operation of
the parking ordinance which is be-
ing enforced this week. Owing to
the sloping condition of our streets
it is felt that the ordinance for a
straight alongside the curb parking
of cars is not the proper thing as
brakes do not always hold and cars
get away down the hill on some
occasions and liable to do untold
damage besides endangering life
1t is also pointed out that it is i'm
possible to move cars and get out of
the line under the present system of
parking. The angle parking has
been adopted in all the cities, even
in those of narrow streets, as the
best plan. Tourists are being called
to account for parking their cars
on an angle and as they are &C
customed to this method of park
ing they feel that an injustice is be-
ing done them. We hope that the
council will look into the matter.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-06-13

made by the several candidates re-
garding their opposition, all are UNI
worthy to hold Office but little salt
on these fresh statements will soon
clarity matters. Get out and vote.