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Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1926-02-05
States Plain Facts
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WITH
APOLOGIES

Attorney J. r. Fitzgibbon, the
man to whom the credit of ex-
posing the illegal practices of
our Civil Service Commission to
public view is due, in a recent in
terview published in a city daily
don't hesitate to call spade a
spade and to give some sound
wholesome advice to the Mayor.
Mr.. Fitzgibbon says "The re-
port of the State Civil Service
Commission simply throws into
the limelight the deplorable con-
ditions existing in police and
fire departments which every
one has known to exist for a
long time. Where there should
be efficient organization every
one is afraid to make a move
lest he might incur the displeas-
ure of the appointing power.
The person responsible for this
is the Mayor. Just now there is
a threatened bloW-up. What
form it will take no one knows,
but we can be prepared for any
thing"
Mr.. Fitzgibbon believes that
the Mayor, who is just starting
on his second term, still has a
chance to square himself. But
to do so he must completely
about-face, and change his tac-
tics, which procedure Mr.. Fitz-
gibbon seems to regard as doubt
full. He also states that if the
ceaseless meddling of the May
or would end, the heads of the
departments, Kent and Holmes,
could and would manage things
successfully and well, but with
the present constant interfer-
ence they will be helpless to
remedy conditions.
1T is up to the Mayor" says
Mr.. Fitzgibbon, to determine
what he wants done. If he
wants to act fairly and honestly
he will have behind him the
whole-hearted support of the
citizens generally. If he does
i. not see fit to adopt this policy
he might as well understand
that there are breakers ahead"
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1926-02-05
No New State
Building For
Next Two Years
Law Providing for Necessary
Funds Has No Clause for
Paying Interest

Columbus. O.-The new state office
building discussion has about died
down, and Ohio will have no addition
al quarters for its rapidly growing
government even started during the
next two years. The present law,
which provided for the new office
building, is about the most meaning
less that ever passed a legislative
body. 1t provides for money to be
taken from the compensation fund to
the extent of millions, but fails to
provide for any interest being paid
into the fund for the use of the
money. This money is now earning
better than four percent, and one can
easily figure the loss at this rate of
interest when millions are involved.
The State Industrial Commission
made public the facts before the spe-
cial legislative session, and asked for
a Qualification of the law and safety
provisions for any money to be taken
from the compensation fund. The
legislature denied this however, and
as a result the entire project has vir-
tually been dropped until the General
Assembly returns again, and this isn't
expected until new members are elect
ed. No blame can be attached to any
agency except the legislature for this
failure to start an office building,
which everyone admits is needed by
the State of Ohio, but the error is
just one of the many that have re-
Elected the lack of leadership during
the past two years by the majority
members of the General Assembly.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1926-02-05
FASCISM CREEPS OVER EUROPE

Fascism-the violent seizure of
government by big employers
threatens to sweep all Europe. This
warning is contained in an eloquent
manifesto Of the Italian Federation
of Labor broadcast by the Interna-
tioanl Federation of Trade Unions
Press Service. This twentieth-cen-
tury expression Of labor-employer
tensity only by the hundred-year civil
strife Of the Reformation in the six
teenth century, is slowly eating its
way from Italy into France, Germany
end Britain.
In France young monarchists roam
the streets armed to shoot down un-
ion speakers; in Germany the reac-
tionary nationalists have precipated
many a bloody row, numbering labor
leaders with little fear of punish
ment; while in democratic England
the extreme Tories are organizing
their youth into British Fascist, who
alreday have a trail of kidnapings and
violence behind them
In America fascism is finding scant
encouragement. The postwar en-
thusiasm of a few American Legion
posts and many khan konklaves for
tar and feathers has noticeably sub
sided. President Coolidge's warning
to the American Legion convention
against violent methods is expected to
have a wholesome effect in aiding the
sane leaders of the Legion to sup
press whatever Fascist spirit still
fingers in their organization.
Violence is war-bred. That Amer
lea is comparatively free of it is due
not to our superior self-control so
much as to the shortness of the. dura-
ton of the war for US. When you are
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1926-02-05
"Wets" Start
Washington
Headquarters
Campaign to Modify National
Prohibition Launched by
Joint Committee

Washington, D. c. Head
quarters have been established
here for a campaign to modify
the national prohibition act by a
Joint committee representing the
American Federation of Labor,
the Association Against the Pro-
hibition Amendment, the Con-
stitutional Liberty League of
Massachusetts, and the Modera-
tion League of New York,
The committee plans to cooperate
in efforts being made in congress to
,liberalize enforcement regulations.
Purposing to conduct a more inten-
sive campaign than it made at the
last session of congress, the commit
tee intends to present testimony at
senate and house committee hearings
in support of the contention that the
Volstead act has been a complete
failure as a temperance measure and
has failed to fulfill promises made by
its advocates.
1t will present many witnesses to
testify that the prohibition law has
resulted in widespread corruption of
state, federal and municipal officials,
has undermined respect for all law
and official authority, has contrib
uted to crime conditions throughout
the country, has had demoralizing
effect upon the young, has driven the
manufacturer Of alcoholic beverages
into millions of homes and has been
"prolific breeder of hypocrisy, in
the political, religious and business
life of the nation"
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1926-02-05
Old England Is
Not Bothered
By Speed Laws
The British Are Ahead of Us
When 1t Comes to Auto
mobile Laws

There are no speed laws in Eng1'
land. You can step on the gas and
sail away.
But that is only half the story.
On the windshield of every car isl
a little blue plate, with the drivers
license and owners name, and you'd
better not be caught driving without
it.
When you hit somebody, or get hit,
or have an accident of any kind, the
first thing the police do is to take
the little blue plates from all cars in
volved.
The next thing they do is to take
you, to. court, not tomorrow, or next
week, but generally the same day.
The court hears the testimony and
decides who was at fault. This be-
comes part of the record and fixes the
status of a damage suit if anybody
wants to file one.
The court then fixes the punish
ment, which for the first offense, usu-
ally, consists in taking away the lit
tie blue tag for so many days.
| In other words you can go as fast
as you like, but if you get into trou-
BILE and are to blame, you can't drive
your car for while.
The process is simple and it works
WELL
Englishmen not only get over the
ground faster than we do, but they
don't run into each other as often.
The reason they get over the
ground faster is because there are no
traffic cops hiding in the bushes and
no foolish regulations to hold them
back on a smooth straight road.
The reason they don't have so
many accidents is because they don't
like the medicine that accidents in
volve.
When we have a crash, we say ''Hot
dog, go and see such, or such an in
surance company"
That's why we can afford to be
careless.
If we had to park the old car for
a month or so, we'd probably look at
it differently, and in the long run
we'd probably be hitting each other
less frequently.
SO far as laws and regulations go,
We can make England look like back
number, but when it comes to speed
and safety she has us beaten.
If speed, combined with safety, is
not the big idea in the automobile
problem, what is?
If England gets better results with
one law than we can with many laws,
why isn't her way best?
We have "speed laws" and prohibi-
ton laws, and the various other per-
sOnal liberty repression measures.
Why do we have speed laws?
We have patterned most of our
| ctat1 70
the present date we have considered
them models.
Why should we not take advantage
of their success on the traffic prob
lem, and also profit thereby?
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1926-02-05
"TwO Gun Men"

Yep, that is what our cops
will propably become if the or
dinance introduced by Bill
Drumm Monday night goes
through O. K, which it doubt
less will.
Mr.. Drumm would establish
in the city barns a thoroughly
equipped target range for the
purpose of training patrolmen
for better craftsmanship.
This is all right, for no doubt
some of the men could not hit
the side of a barn if they were
more than ten feet distant. But
the proposed ordinance contains
"a sort of a "joker' which says it
is mot unlawful for any city OF
ficial besides members of the po-
lice department to discharge
Firearms within the city limits.
Unless it is for the purpose OF
furnishing an equipped target
range" which of course means a
supply of all kinds of shooting
irons, together with free ammu-
milton, for the pleasure and
amusement of "any city Off
cial" whose fancy runs that
way, the "H. M" does not see
why such wide latitude is
placed on possible patrons of our
municipal shooting gallery.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1926-02-05
Sen. Wheeler's
Frame-Up Case
a Flat Failure
After Complete Vindication De
partment of Justice Drops
the Charges

Washington, D. C.-Following
repeated rebuffs in the courts,
the department Of justice has
dropped the conspiracy charge
against Senator Wheeler of Mon
tana. He was accused of con-
spring to defraud the govern
ment in obtaining permits for
public lands.
Attorney General Daugherty start
ed the proceedings, following Sena-
tor Wheeler's attack on Daugherty
and methods employed by the depart
ment of justice.
After Daugherty resigned, as a re-
suit of public protest against him.
the Wheeler case was continued by
Attorney General Stone, now a mem
Der of the United States supreme
court, and the present attorney gen
eral-Sargent.
A senate committee investigated
the charge and unanimously reported
in favor Of Senator Wheeler. The ac-
cused was also acquitted by a Mon
tana jury. The department of JUS
tice then reopened the case in a Dis
trict of Columbia court, which ruled
that "the Indictment charges no vio-
lation of the laws of the United
States"
Senator Wheeler's friends insist
that he was a frame-up victim be-
cause he dared to criticise Daugherty
They compare his vigorous prosecu-
ton with the snail-like methods of the
department against the aluminium
trust, tax evasions and the oil grabs.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1926-02-05
WORKERS IDLE
Cry Labor Shortage" Is For Vicious
Purposes

Washington, D. C.-San Francisco
trade unionists inform President
Green of plot by anti-union employ
ers to fill the west coast city with un-
employed. Although thousands of idle
workers are walking the streets of
that city, the anti-unionists adver-
tise "labor shortage"
One trade unionist writes: "The
reason for this action by these labor
haters is that the Brotherhood of Car
penters is conducting vigorous cam
paign to establish union-shop condi-
tions on April l next"
The United States employment
service sustains the workers claim
that there is an oversupply of me-
chanics in the San Francisco bay dis
trict.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1926-02-05

taught that the best way to deal with
your enemy is to gouge out his
bowels with a bayonet, you are apt
not to be too finicky when dealing
with your opponent at home, whether
he be Negro, Jew, radical, or just an
ordinary "furriner." The youth of
Europe, debauched for oars in the
trenches with the most sickening in
humanities and brutality, are natur-
ally careless today in their methods
in fighting political and industrial
battles. The gun looks better to
many of them than a ballot or an ar
gument. Such tactics sound the
death knell of civilization and send US
marching back to barbarism when
violence was the rule rather than the
execution.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1926-02-05

!
w the administration Haugen mea-
sure establishing a cooperative mar
keting division in the Department of
Agriculture was passed by the house.
The big fight in congress is over the
Dickinson. farm surplus bill. Experts
are far apart in their opinions of the
wisdom of this measure. Such agri-
culturists as Frank O. LOWden are
warm in approval, while many trade
economists, notably John w. OLeary,
president of the Chamber of Com
merce Of the United States, feel that
it is in effect a price-fXing measure
and would prove disastrous to those
whom it is intended to benefit.
Representative of the eleven states
that compose the corn belt met In
Des MOines Thursday to formulate a
relief plan designed to place agricul-
ture on a money-making parity with
manufacturing and business enter
prises. This plan embraces three
main features: An export corpora
ton to dispose of surplus agricultural
products; provision by congress for a
federal farm board to stabilize agri-
culture and put it on a parity with
other business removal of the pure
food law determinations against corn
sugar. An executive committee of two
from each of the eleven states was
named to draft the plan into mea-
sure and to push its passage in con
gress.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1926-02-05

TERRIFIC gales swept the north
l. Atlantic last week and all the
liners were delayed. The storm took
it's toll of lives when the British
freighter Laristan foundered off Hall
fax, twenty-five members of her crew
being drowned Another British
freighter, the Antinoe, was disabled by
the tremendous seas and the United
States liner President Roosevelt, COM
manded by Captain Fried, stood by for
four days, making repeated efforts to
save the crew Of twenty-five. The
heroic work of Fried and his men was
finally successful, though two of the
rescuers lost their lives. Capt. Her
bert Hartley of the Leviathan said the
gale was the worst he had seen in
thirty years.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1926-02-05
Ignored 1t

Despite an urgent and elo-
quent appeal from the Mayor
that the welfare of our city and
the morals of the community be
more safely guarded and pro-
tected by an ordinance prohibit
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Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1926-02-05

THANCELLOR LUTHER presented
" to the German reichstag the names
of his new cabinet members and an
outline of their policies, but was met
with glum silence except for the howl
ing of Communist deputies. The Ma
tionalists objected to his omission Of
the conditions they demand as the
price of Germany's entry into the
League of Nations. The Socialists
were disappointed by the vagueness of
his reference to German membership
in that body. They were also annoyed
still more by his rejection of popu-
lar referendum of the claims of the
Hohenzollerns and other former reign
ing families against the republic. Next
day, announcing himself as absolutely
In favor of fulfilment of the Locarno
pact. Doctor Luther issued an ulti-
matum to the warning factions, de-
manding a vote of confidence for his
government. He made more definite
his recommendation of membership In
the League and thereby gained the
silent support of the Socialists, but
even so it was evident that the fate
of the cabinet hinged on the chance
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Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1926-02-05

amendment providing that returns
"shall be open to examination and in
spection as other public records under
the same rules and regulations as may
govern the examination Of public
documents generally" The effect of
this would be not only to permit pub
lie inspection of amounts paid by tax
payers, but also to throw the returns,
which at present are secret documents,
open to any one desirous of perusing
them.
Evening star., 1926-04-23
LaXatiVeS-TOniCS
EmulSiOnS-RemedieS

Father Johns Medicine, large. TIC
Hills Cascara Quinine Tablets. .17c
Musterole Ointment large. ge....................3 39c
Piso's Cough Remedy, large. ge..................3 Soc
Zymole Trokeys .......... ................l7 .l7c
California Syrup of Figs. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 36c
Dioxogen, large NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. ...... 53c
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. .............7 .79c
Bells Pine Tar and Honey, medium. Soc
Doans Kidney Pills .......................4 .43c
Tonsiline medium OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Soc
Bromo Seltzer, medium. Observation-Disclosures 36c
Pape's Diapepsin ........................3 SOC
Guides Pepto Mangan ......................S SOC
Evening star., 1926-04-23

Regularly Week Ends.
True Fruits preserved
in sugar), Strawberry, (45c ? for ACC
Raspberry, Grape (15 -
oz.) to be used as jam
Liggett's Coffee (pound) SOC for 79c
Pineapple Jam (15 oz.) 45c 2 for 49c
Pure Grape Jelly GO oz.) 35c 2for Soc
Orange Marmalade 45c 2 for 49c
Red Currant Jelly 45c 2for 46c
Evening star., 1926-04-23

Regularly Week Ends.
Chocolate Sauce 25c for 36c
Salad Dressing e oz.) 40c z for 4lc
Peanut Butter GO oz) 35c 2for 4Oc
Vanilla Extract e oz.) 35c zfor Soc
Pure Lemon Extract
e oz.) 35c for 41c
Pure Olive Oil
(12H oz.) oSc for $1.19
Opeko Tea (half pound) SOC 2 for 66c
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SECOND UNIFORM ExAMINA-
TON.

The Second Uniform Examination
of applicants for teachers certificates
will be held in the graded school
building in Shepherdstown. Thursday
and Friday, July / and 2. Examina-
ton will begin each morning at 8
o'clock.
/. N .B0NHAM.
County Superintendent.
June 23-2t
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BONDS FOR SALE.

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fered Stock in the same Company for
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Feb. 17-tf
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New Britain herald., 1926-12-28
Santa Claus On Visit
 To Day Nursery Here

Santa Claus visited the Day Nur- sery with huge tree and gifts for all the little occupants of the place. Before a group of about 75 children, the patron saint gave out toys and candy 10 the kiddies and an enter tainment enlightened the day, given by the children themselves.
 Little May Clark and Ida Green berg gave Dutch dance which was voted huge success by the children present. The students of St. Mary's parochial school gave a Christmas play which was enjoyed by all pres ent. Following that refreshments were served and the children began to eat. Just how much they did eat was never recorded. but it is thought that they broke all previous records in that line.
 Parents of the children who at tend the nursery were present and were given an idea of how their children spend the day in the build ing. Miss Feeney, supervisor of the building, explained the daily routine and took the parents through the building.
 Yearly reports Of the institution are being formulated and will be re- leased in the near future.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-28
Sent To Jail For Trying
 To Cheat Bar Examiners

Providence, R. l., Dec. 2S LP-- Gerald l. Mccarthy of Brooklyn, N
 Y. today was sentenced to one year in the Providence county jail, fol- lowing conviction on a charge Of conspiracy to defraud the Rhode Island board of bar examiners at examinations conducted in Septem- Der, 1925. Mccarthy, it was alleg- ed allowed Arthur DAgnenica, a law school classmate living in this city, to present to the board papers prepared by Mccarthy at the exam nation, instead of his own. D'Agnen- ica previously pleaded nolc to the conspiracy charge and was also giv- cn one year sentence. Mccarthy was arrested in Brooklyn and brought to Rh ode Island upon an eXtradition warrant.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-28
COURSE IN ITALIAN,

A course in elementary and ad- vanced Italian will be taught at the Y. M. C. A. should there be q sui fcient number Of people interested to form a class. The courses will be of special interest to those studying, or who contemplate studying art, music, engineering and literature, as it furnishes a good background for those subjects. If a class is formed the instructor will be James Bor- diere. NIr. Bordicre is native of Sicily. and has lived in the United States for the past five years. At present he special student at the New Britain high school. Anyone in terested in the advanced, or the be- ginners' class. can obtain further in- formation at the office of the '. M. c. A.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-28

the principal carriers and the more
 general use of new automatic train
 control and signal devices Textile
 and packing shares lost ground in
 reflection of poor trade conditions.
 but they showed signs of marked improvement as the year drew to a close. Record breaking chain store and mail order sales brought higher prices for stocks of those companies. Amusement. chemical and food shares lacked definite trend.
 Although the production and sale of automobiles broke all records. not all automobile stocks shared in this prosperity. The General Mo- ters Corporations earnings were enormous, exceeding those of the United States Steel Corporation for the first nine months of the year. and they were liberally shared with stockholders, who received generous cash dividends. in addition to a 50 per cent stock dividend. Stocks of many of the smaller companies, such as Chandler Cleveland, Jordan, Moon and Paige -Jewett, were hard hit, due to the sharp competition by the larger concerns. Stocks of accessory companies also presented several points of weak ness.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-28
Three Persons Saved
 From BrOOkline Blaze

Brookline, Mass, Dec. 2S (F) - Two women and an aged man were carried down ladders when fire dam- aged their home early today and cut off their escape down the starr ways.
 E. Loring Richards, who weighs PAT pounds, is "A years old anG, who recently suffered a stroke or paralysis, was lowered from a sec ond story window by means of ropes and a ladder. His nurse, Miss Mary Creed, and Miss Molly Cook, a maid also were carried down lad ders. MT. Richards is vice-presi- dent of the Winchester Simmons company, a South Boston hardware firm.
 A valuable Eskimo dog, Gnu chow. which accompanied one of the MacMillan polar expeditions, perished in the fire.