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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-05

and not before national cam.
paigns, and they have come from
the people not from the. proclania-
tons OF individual leaders.
The organization Of q national
party among 11O,000.O00 people
scattered over forty-eight States
Is a task Of much magnitude as
to requirements Of labor and the
expenditures of large amounts Of
money. We are confronted with
the practical difficulty that there
Is not sufficient time before the
election in November for the eff
cient organization or such q party.
If the hour is at hand for the
birth Of new political party, the
American people next November
viii register their viii and their
united purpose by vote of such
magnitude that a new political
party viii be inevitable. If the
people in this campaign repudiate
the Presidential candidates Of the
Republican and Democratic parties
las In the providence Of God I
trust and believe they will-we
shall then witness the birth OF q
new party and the beginning Of a
new era in the Life Of the Ameri-
can people.
shall submit my name as an
Independent progressive candidate
Tor President, together with the
names Of duly qualified candidates
for electors, for filing on the bal.
lots in every State In the Union.
MY appeal viii be spread to every
class Of the people and to every
section Of the country.
Stands Upon Public Record
I am 9 candidate upon tho basis
Of my public record, az q member
Of the House Of Representatives,
as Governor Of Wisconsin and as
q member Of the United States
Senate. I shall stand upon that
record exactly as It Is written and
shall give my support only to
such progressive principles ana
policies as are in harmony with It.
As q declaration Of the program
! intend to carry into effect II
elected to the Presidency by the
votes OF the people, / have
adopted, in substance, the plat
form submitted In q recent pri.
mary and Endorsed by an over.
whelming majority Of the people
Of Wisconsin.
Promises Frank Statements.
In the course Of the campaign
shall give frank expression to
my views on every political issue
Of recognized importance. The
people have q right to know the
position Of every candidate upon
questions which are OF vital mo-
ment to them. / have never
avoided or evaded issues shall
not do 90 now.
But / have sought at this time
to define and to set apart from
all other questions what regard
as the dominant issues Of this
hour, upon the settlement Of
which depends the future free
dom, prosperity and happiness of
the American people.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-05

For rebellion breweth IA the
hearts and stitch upon the brcws Of
the multitude: and ali the delegates
have convention feet, Klieg eyes,
q next-morning headache. brain-fag,
heart,fag, shouter's throat. and
writer's cramp. from following the
ballots.
The convention hath become a.
tiresome as the last kiss. aE the end
Of summer Irritation.
Yea It e as limp as = tuIle hat.
after rainstorm.
II ID as HAT as q narceI-wave On
q foggy day.
Il - dulIer than husband after
dinner, and deadiikr than last years
popular song.
Even the policemen who guard
the doors and aisles are STANDING
about upon one foot, with one eve
closed and the other half open.
The messenger boys stagger and
amble hither and thither and have
not the energy wherewith to shove
thee out Of the way.
The telegraph operators nod over
their instruments.
The reporters appear bored and
more FESTIVE than the Polar bear1
that pace up and down at the ZOO.
The draperies which were q
glowing and brilliant upon the open
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ball and tons off the following few
prophecies which you can use for
what they are worth.
predict that nobody will read
another word Of what am or any
one else is writing about the con-
yention.
Cure for Politics.
predict that the recent activi.
ties In Madison Square Garden Will
not inspire any bright young men
to take up politics as a career
predict that the delegates from
Delaware will still be voting for
Salisbury when Jackie Coogan plays
King Lear.
predict that in two weeks from
now nobody viii remember anything
about Republican or Democratic
platforms except that they both
advocated the protection Of migra-
tory birds,
/ predict that when 1t Is ali over
Smith and McAloo will ask some
good friend to give them q good
kick for wasting 80 much valuable
time.
/ predict that there win be no
contest over the Vice Presidential
nomination. But there may be 2
little commotion in the rush to re.
fuse the job.
predict that the hot dog man
In the basement win .still be going
strong on the 42pth ballot.
There is some talk Of moving the
convention to another plac. Deli
cacy prevents me from naming the
nlara havA IN mind
(COpyright, 1894, by The McNaughG
Gyndtcate),
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cLEAVER GOOD WEAPON .
OF BUTCHER IN HoLp-UP

HAZLETON, Pa, July 5.--Three
youthful bandits. none OF them APP
pearing to. be more than sixteen
years Of age, today attempting q
daring holdup Of J.. A. Cunius, pro.
prietor Of q meat market, but were
driven off by their intended victim.
''Stick 'ern up" were the words
that GREETED Cunius as he put some
cheese that one OF the boys had
ordered on a scale.
"If there's to be any sticking UP,
/ viii do It," replied Cunius, grab.
bling q big cleaver and showing II
into the face Of the youth with a
revolver in his hand. The butcher
had the drop" on them and thu
trio lied.
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- A@SW 9SnCL0IAOn - HJd1tOlH6
around peering III through the
front door Of Madison Square Gar
den and wondering what the Wild.
eyed men and women on the inside
are doing. Every 20 often q man
with . frown and q pair Of white
duck pants mumbles, there hav.
ing been no selection Of q candle
date. we win proceed to the next
ballot. Then, one BY one. people
In different parts Of the hall stand
up and moan, ''seven votes for
Blaa-Blaa and fourteen votes for
Umph." There IL no change ia the
tone Of their voices and their
clothes sag more and more on their
tired backs. It is doomed crowd.
and 1t IL merely question Of
whether It viii be q cyclone or an
earthquake that win end their abb
ject misery.
Let Them Plead Insanity.
There IL only one way the poor
unfortunatess can ever escape the
consequences Of their naisdeeds In
Madison Square Garden. Let them
plead insanity.
Our forefathers signed the Dec
laration Of Independence on the
Fourth of July. The Democrats
signed lot Of /. o. Us on the
fourth and tried to have them
selves declared solvent. Only three
delegates are still in possession Of
their senses and their watches.
Now that all the other dopesters
have gone wrong In their predic.
tons, I shall gaze into the crystal
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Invalid Celebrating
Fourth Carried to
Station House

Irene Tatum, twenty-six, s
Alexander court northwest. suf-
fering from a recent operation,
was carried from her home last
night by q policeman, when she
violated the laws regarding fire
works IN the District. Police
say she was discharging roman
candles from her window.
Policeman j. p. Segar went
into her home, picked her up and
carried her to the Second pre-
cinct station across the street.
After depositing S. she was
permitted to sit in q chair in
the station house until her
friends came to take her home.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-05
Contention Cure For
Politics, Opines
Goldberg
By RUDE COLDBERG

NEW YORK. July Sit is long since the Democratic
delegates started bong that the country at large has for
gotten why they ever got together Nobody interested ia
the proceedings more and when the Of the candidate
finally announced It will fall flat glass Of beer
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servtce)
NEW YORK, July 5.-Behold, my daughter, as Mount
Aetna the convention pueeh and bubbeth and threatened
to erupt By the time, thou reades these words perad
venture all viii be over and the deadlock at end
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\ q 3
NELSON BURROUGHS.
Organizer Of the Knights Of Columbus Rochester N H.
kidnapped by band of Haverh Mass. The initials
K. K. branded with hot iron his chest
He escaped after having been held captive days.
Burroughs that for months he had been receiving
warning him return the Protestant church. which
turned to the Catholic faith He chose suffer the branding
rather than renunciato his Catholic VOWS ax
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-05

Mrs. s D lOmOnI O Oksin|
] on the Convention
RY HET.NIl R0WT.AND.

Mrs. Solomon CcMUmtien Beeonpe Tesos
Lest kise u the End 81 y SnNnnaer Filtration
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-04-03
FNCuFSTA CURI0sA
LOS HOMBREs DE MAS
TALENTO

v Il ALIEN IL
Conocidisina es la Erase de que
10 nejor que Dios ha distribuido
entire los hombres es ell talente, por-
/ que todos ellos estan satisfechos con
el suyo.
sAlgunos fil6sofos peripatetieos que
dialogaron aeerea de los dohes del
entendiniento, dedujeron que el ser
de meritos fntelectuales era "el otro".
!, Por eel otro" entendian su per-
sonalidad interna, un objcto inspira-
dor un animal que evocara en- ellos
concepciones sobrenaturales, es de-
cir, fuera de las propias Y habitua-
les de los humanos en- un terniino
medic educativo.
Los modernos, victimas dc la hi
pertrofia de la vanidad, entienden
que cada uno de ellos es superior
a su pr6jineo pensando, concibiendo,
especuiando,. comiendo hasta dur
niendo.
) En- Francia ciertos criticos reali-
zan una energica campana contra
los eXcesos de los autores Y edito%
res que rodean los libros que pu-
blican con una banda, en- que ad-
vierten que aquella ohra es la me-
jor que ha salido a luz desde Ia in
venci6n de la imprenta, o que en-
Wan los peri6dicos articulos di-
tirambicos, declarando que janas au-
tor alguno ha realizado labor mas
admirable one la ofrecida en- el vo-
lumen puesto la venta.
Y he aquf que un peri6dico bri-
t&nico Sc lie ha ocurlido la idea de
saber a que atenerse sobre el parti-
cular, apelando al buen juicio de
uno de los literatos de mas fama
len Inglaterra.
Ell requerido es Mr.. Bernard Shaw
el ilustre autor dramatico de quien
el peri6dico solicit6 que lc manifes-
/ tara cuales Gran, en- sd concepto, los
doce escritores contemporaries, Gu
yc talento eclipsara en- la actualidad
al de los restantes del mundo.
Bernard Shaw replico que la pre-
gunta lie parecia dificil de contestar.
Con tan sencillo recurso crey5 ell
! autor inglGs haber salido airoso del
cempronisc, pero el peri6dico insis-
ti6 tenazmente EN- obtener respuesta'
mas categorica y someti6 al litera-
to a un constante asedio, para con-
seguirlo.
Vencido Bernard Shaw por Ia
pertinacia periodfstica, acabo por re-
mitirle una hoja en- que sdecia: j.
"lCuales son los doee escritores
contemporaries, cuyo talento eciipsa
actualinente al de los dernas? Helos
aqui:
I. George Bernard Shaw; 2. G..
Bernard Shaw; 8. George B. Shaw;
4Geo. B. Shaw; 5. G. B. Shaw; 6.
G. B. SIT. George Shaw; s.. Ber-
nard Shaw; 9. George; 10, Bernard;
IL. Shaw, y IL. Shaw George Ber-
nard."
Y el periodico ha publicado la lis.
ta con un comentario de agradeci-
miento por la satisfaction que lie ha
dado el gran comediografo.
The Coconino sun., 1924-04-11
The Relation of Public to the
Government IN Business Transactions
c. Slpher
Flagstaff Rotary Club

Mr.. E. G. Miller very ably discuss
ed at our meeting two weeks ago:
"The Relation of the Government to
the Public in its BUSINESS Transac-
tions."
/ shall not give you a blister
ing, withering, scathing denuncia-
tion of either the public or the
government or attempt to tell you
that we are now bathed in iniquity
simply because, in my conception of
things, their relation is not altogeth-
er what it should be or yet as bad as
it might be.
There are various unethical con-
ditions existing in both; some require
merely a little curative treatment
while other conditions demand surg
cry.
There is nothing revolutionary
The Coconino sun., 1924-04-11

in the measures to be taken,
they are on the other hand,
more of an evolutionary nature.
The means for effecting the proper
relations are mostly provided and only
need application by the people. AS
you are representative business men
I am going to try to show you that
it is not only your duty as citizens
but that it is really good and profit
able business for you to take an in
terest in the affairs of government.
Next | am going to venture to sug-
gest some specific remedies to erad-
icate some evils that exist.
| shall not attempt to discuss the
various political aspects Of the sub
ject or our relation to government
with regard to our obedience to laws.
l shall treat the subject mainly in
The Coconino sun., 1924-04-11

Justly commensurate with what are
paid for the same duties in private
business.
Eliminate the practice of political
debt paying" by public officials.
Insist upon square dealing and be
done with bribes, grating and grab
bing.
Make it your duty to see that these
are carried out.
Make the problems of local govern
ment your problems and bring your
opinions before proper officials, II
you would govern most econonl-
ically and control taxation.
Our attitude towards matters of
public interest seems to be detern1in-
ed very largely by the political stamp
which public act or a public official
bears. So long as we permit public
office to be bartered for political
privilege we need look for no inn
provement in public morality. just
as long as the people place partisan
politics above efficient administration,
they alone are to blame for the in
efficiency and evils that exist in pub
lie office.
The present method Of investigating
the acts of public officials to secure
Justice is so expensive and inadequate
seldom resulting in any repayment
for loss caused by the act-that it IS
sometimes worse than injustice, the
disease. The best remedy is for the
public to see to it that only honest
men who have the right sense of pub
lie duty, receive office.
Since our duty and responsibility,
as Rotarians, to our town, state and
country, is embodied in the injunction,
"Be good citizen" it behooves US
individually to lend our support to
the securing of higher public NOR
ality.
Give The Sun your Job Printing.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1924-02-29
SUBSCRIPTION PRICE
HOPE IS FADING

Just as we predicted some time ago,
the hope of lower taxes this year has
about gone glimmering. Congress
seems to have lost sight of the inn
portant matter of tax reduction in
its desire to wash lot of dirty linen
growing out of the oil scandals. Mr..
Melons plan for reducing taxes is
being opposed, and another plan Of
fered by the opposition, which would
also reduce them, seems to have
struck political snag. AS result,
the taxpayers of this country can
make up their minds to go right
ahead bearing their tax burdens for
many months to come.
For years we've seen the biggest
fortunes of this country go untaxed,
or taxed for very little when COM
pared with the rates paid by the
smaller property owners. Men with
big fortunes place their money in
securities that are tax free. Men
with small incomes can't buy such
securities. and are forced to shoulder
their nations burden of taxes. To-
day income taxes and war taxes are
bringing in more than is required to
run the government, and yet bunch
of men selected by the people to
serve the people can't forget politics
long enough to give Americans the
relief they are entitled to. Where is
the voter around Mountain Home
who cares whether the Republicans
or Democrats lower our taxes so long
as they are lowered? The present
action of Congress is doing more to
disgust the public with cheap polit-
icaI tactics than anything that has
ever been pulled off in Washington.
And you can bet that the average
taxpayer is going to be mighty hard
to reason with in future political
campaigns, especially by those now
in Congress, both Democrats and Re
publicans, who have it in their power
to do something for the country, but
won't.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1924-02-29
THE COMMUNITY MIRROR

The newspaper is one institution
in which the public should have a
knowledge of its business side. A
newspaper is the exponent of its
home town. If it is not heartily
supported on the financial side, and
if the people do not assist in it's eff
forts to collect the news and report
events accurately, the paper gives
an unfavorable impression of the
community. 1t leaves bad impress
sion with strangers. A prosperous
newspaper is one of the strongest as
sets to a town and community. It is
a force that attracts the attention
of the outside world, and which
works good to the public. Strangers
reason that If town doesn't support
its newspapers it won't properly
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and we congratulate our public-spir-
tied men and statesmen who were
courageous enough to denounce such
an undesirable compact as the League
of Nations covenants.
This Box Punch and Judy scheme
which is being staged at this time
is cunningly phrased so as to insure
in advance that the poll will be ia
vorable to its adoption, but Mr.. Ed
ward W. Box is a typical highbrow
and knows great deal about high
society, but he knows very little
about the matter-of-facI common
voter, and If he had not moderated
the voting citizen it would have
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saved him and his friends hundreds
of thousands of dollars that he has
squandered on his pet peace scheme.
The public has analysed this peace
scheme and its diagnosis is that 1t
is bunk hooeh. They see the big
joke and refuse to take the thing
seriously, hence we should smile and
be amused at the spectacle, but as
American voters refuse to submit
ourselves as victims of the sharpers.
We the public insist on remaining
sober, doing our own thinking and
not being caught on any confidence
games. w. r. DECKARD.
Box II, Pine, Idaho
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PEOPLES FORUM
!" =" !" !"
BOX PEACE PLAN
AS VIEWED THROUGH
THE PUBLIC EYES

Every thinking independent quail
fed voter believes that the unique
worlds peace plan submitted to the
voters of the Union is quaint and
eccentric, but does not believe it
practical or to the best interests of
the American republic, or to be the
choice of the majority of the voters
as a winning peace plan.
They further reason that the the
DRY of adopting the worlds heter-
ogeneous happy family of nations by
Uncle Samuel to administer judicial
paternalism is contrary to the fun
damental principle of a free state or
nation, and will involve this coun-
try in the intricacies of the states
and nations of the older worlds,
causing great hardships and the en-
vious feelings of nations whose
friendship we sincerely solicit, also
perhaps loss in both life and prop
erty.
All staunch supporters of Ameri-
can institutions and independence
will still strictly adhere to the good
old-fashioned Independent way our
dear old Uncle Samuel has of stand
ing on his own long legs and admin
istering justice and equality to his
kind, obedient American children,
with an occasional hint to the noisy
happy family of the nations of the
world: ''Be good; no trespassing. "
(Some kindergarten, UncleD
Mr.. Box, self-constituted cham
pion of world peace, foreign born,
but a naturalized citizen, just at a
time when the people of this coun-
try who have seen and felt the hor-
rors of war, and who are intelligent
enough to realize its tragedies and
seeking to formulate a sensible and
sane plan for world peace, and main
tain all our traditional rights with
out transgressing those of friendly
and neighborly countries, also with
due respect for the rights and lib |
critics of every state and nation upon
the globe, but who refuse to sacri- |
flee the lives and property of this
nation in the turmoils of the old |
countries by entering as intricate
compact as the League of Nations,
revised or otherwise, has formulated |
the unique idea of submitting a plan
in conformity with the League of
Nations covenants, of which the vot-
ers of these United States most en-
repudiated at the polls in
1920. Out of the 22,165 plans sub
mitted in answer to Mr.. Bok's call
and offer of 100000 for the most
feasible plan, his self-selected jury
Of award chose one in harmony with
he league of nations covenants which
has been weighed, sifted and argued
pro and con by the very ablest states
men in the United States and pro-
nounced improbable and dangerous
% the liberties and prosperity of this
nation 6
In the preface of a phamplet sent
nut to the voters Mr.. Box states, that |
lie plan came from every group in
merican life, some were obviously
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from lifelong students of history and
international law. This being the
face, the public believes it in order
to inquire why this jury of award
did not choose a plan in conformity
with the League of Nations along
with the one advocating adherence to
the League of Nations. We the pub
lie respectfully ask whether or not
there were any such plans written
and presented to the jury of award
We have very reliable information
that there were many such plans.
This method would have given the
voters first and second choices.
1t is stated that 22,165 plans
with several hundred thousand let
ters were received with some of the
jury of award absent). This immense
volume of literature was dispensed
with in very few days, most phe-
nomenal achievement, unparalleled
in the annals of business transac-
tons of such a delicate nature and
so important as a peace program to
be submitted to the people of the
world for their acceptance or rejec-
ton.
Within so short a time to act the
jury selected plan No. 1860. The
public may wonder, were all the
other plans carefully read and given
their due consideration? We believe
they were not, and our answer to
this amazing feat is, that you can
not make boa constructor out of an
angleworm, no matter how industri-
ously Mr. Box may angle the public
for his self-chosen pet peace scheme.
In other words, we are wondering
who is this mighty diplomatic giant
that Mr.. Box and his few friends
have placed 100000 gold crown
upon his learned brow and boosted
him upon this high throne of wor-
ship that he may look down upon
people as American
WSdhAAHSS anu IuSli CuOSSu repre-
sentatives in Congress as intellect
ual pigmies and within few days
pull off stunt (within few days, |
mind you) that all the states, ma
lions, countries and tribes have been
to accomplish ever since
Adam and Eve first took a nibble of
the apple. Was this plan concocted
for ACKNOWLEDGMENT, or was it
for political propaganda? Again,
was it for personal publicity, or was
It a scheme for advertising? We the
public think perhaps for all four rea-
sons. We question Mr.. Edward w.
Bok's sincerity and beg privilege to
inquire of him and the author of his
peace plan if all the older countries
ire as DESTROYS of peace as this coun-
ny, or are they more anxious to get
heir itching palms in the U. S. treas
ire box? And is it not a fact that
hese peace loving old countries are
for standing army of
live drab American soldiers to be
tationed over there to guard their
If these are not the
acts why did they insert Articles
. and XVI in the League of Nations
ovenants and ask this country to
inter- this compact without any reser-
ations whatsoever? This govern
lent is always ready to negotiate I
18th other nations any peace plan
hat has no selfish motive back of it,
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support its schools and other insti-
tutions, so he losses aside his idea
of settling in that community. Moth
ing reflects the merits of town and
the progressiyeness of its people
more than a newspaper. Isn't that
alone sufficient reason for trying to
make your hometown paper better
and better all the time?