Show COX AND THE SCRIPPS SCANDAL the file outrage the tile nation al at conscription law in ill connection with mith the scripps si apps boas bo 9 jim and dob bob is iv beill fertsh in the public mind these oung fallows the idle som sons of if a cleveland multi million lire atre who mho owna the string of newspapers ill ohio were both in draft ag mgt and both busl specimens of young manhood ninn hood they were acre luxuriating nt at their fathers california palace when the war broko broke out and devoting their time to golf polo and kindred amusements they had never neer had lint any connection with their fathers newspapers except to enjo enjoy their great earnings nor cro ere the connected with any other ansi ness nesi lloA however eer when lien the draft law jim became ope operative ratie they suddenly became very ver much concerned in lie tile newspaper game nominal berthi berths u were ere speedily created for them however this ruse failed to register with the draft boards and both of these oung men were inducted into service their whining Nh ining plea that their work waa nas absolutely essen bial for the tile welfare elfare of the scripps nem newspapers shapers which knew that they that existed only by reason of what nhat they drew from their earnings was mas flatly turned down donn by both the draft board and tho the district board it appeared that these coN cowardly ardly soung young slackers would hane to go to war mar but the public reckoned without governor cox and president wilson gobernor Gocr Goer nor co personally ally interested himself in their case and put it it up ill to president wilson so strong trong that that worthy the decisions of the tile draft boards and granted the scripps boa bos the exemption t it c y so ardently craded they the quit shi shivering cring 11 in their shoes and went nent back to polo and golf while the other 1 oung men aien of the countr country went nent abroad to fight A As ai i a consequence of tile good work nork done in behalf of these 3 oung slackers by 0 Gner 3 arnor nor cox the scripps papers today are ardently working Nor king in his behalf singing bis his praites and going after his opposition rough shod there is in thia incident some thing for the american to think about and espeLi especially ally for thit dement element which cicil during the war took up arms in the nations behalf skiing no exemption and making no attempt to eade duty dut by b a resort to that influence exer cisin by b great wealth Ne alth and news 1 piper iper pull fort way wane tie ind k news eus and anti sentinel |