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The Holbrook news., 1912-05-31

The cadet is called out-reveille-at
 5:45 a. m. Roll call is at six, every
 man newly shaved and fully dressed
 for the day. They say any cadet can
 shave-and there aren't ten safety
 razors in West Point-and dress in
 i've minutes. After sweeping and
 making up their rooms they march to
 the mess rooms with drum corps and
 martial music at 6:25. Breakfast at
 6:3O. After that comes the day of
 recitations and military duties and
 horseback riding and gymnasium
 work, ending with short, release
 from quarters" during which the
 cadet is allowed to spend his time
 playing football, baseball, polo, tennis,
 handball or some other game, or In
 the gymnasium, fencing, boxing. wres-
 tling or swimming. The cadet can
 make up his cot and go to bed after
 nine o'clock. He must be in bed by ten.
 Except in the two and half months of the summer season when the cadets are in camp on the reservation rough ing 1t" like real soldiers, released en- tirely from studies and engaged in ap- plying their knowledge practically, they have certain prescribed forms of exercise in the gymnasium, taken in sections" of some forty or fifty men These exercises are compulsory. An of the athletic sports and competi- tions, like football, baseball and track athletics, are voluntary. and may be indulged in only during the short hour or so of liberty each day The de- velopment of West Points great foot ball teams under such conditions is by the fact that their military studies and drills all help to develop strategy and team work. Of compulsory gym nasium work, the members of enter ing. or fourth class. have five hours . week-one hour daily-the men of the other three classes having three hours a week each. Of course. there is great deal of drilling and march ing, and these exercises do as much good as the work on the apparatus. Fencing, boxing, wrestling, athletics and other sports are handled in such a way as to bring out great number of contestants, the one object being to benefit every cadet, not only few champions and specialists.
 The Japanese consul once brought a jiujitsu expert to West Point to show how superior the Japanese meth od was. Show him the American method" was the whisper between the cadets. Tipton, the big linesman. was put on. He walked right at the Jap, who caught a grip on his jacket and kicked him in the stomach. This didn't fit in with Tipton's ideas of fair lighting, jiu-jitsu or no jiu-jitsu, and. falling on the Jap in a rage, he him to the floor, caught Q strangle hold and choked him until lis eyes hung out The onlookers tried 10 drag him of, but he held his grip lntil the commandant himself ordered Jim to let go. The Japanese jiu-jitsu expert was rescued, barely alive. and hat ended all talk of introducing the Japanese method of fighting at West Point
 Yes, they turn out fighting men up ,n the Hudson, men who have the pirit and the physique The four ears of Spartan life is worth while. t might be a good thing if moro American boys had a month or so of t now and then
The Holbrook news., 1912-05-31
A Consideration.

''Why don't you abdicate7"
 How can If" replied the monarch of . small but turbulent country. If don't stay on the job there's nobody to O. K my sxpenso account"
The Holbrook news., 1912-05-31
No Place to stop,

When young Warplng cano back home and told his father he was rolling stone, what did the old gentle man sayf"
 He knocked the ashes out of his pipe and told young Warping to hssD on rolling"
The Holbrook news., 1912-05-31
Harder to Find.

T would share my last crust with you"
 q don't doubt that; but what want is a friend who would be willing to share about s10.0O0 with me"
The Holbrook news., 1912-05-31

For Compulsory Domestic Service.
 Compulsory domestic service for girls and women as an equivalent to the universal military service incum- bent upon men is a novel proposal put forward by Fraulein Pauline Worner, a leading German woman reformer.
The Holbrook news., 1912-05-31
The Idea.

T am progressive bird," said the electricians canary.
 Tn what respectf" asked the old maids parrot.
 T have a wireless cage"
The Holbrook news., 1912-05-31
The EInIah-

Patience-Have you noticed in a cir gus parade that they always have the ealliopO wagon bring up the end of the tinef
 PatricsEYes; that is to let you mow that the worst is yet to come.
The Holbrook news., 1912-05-31
60 to Speak.

What is a fete champetro, par "A fetS champetre, sonf AhomI guess that's some sort of fTolto in . nald-
The Holbrook news., 1912-05-31
Why Ha Maa arnuehx.

Knicker-Jones got out of tht wrong side of the bed this morning.
 Boeker-He couldn't help it; it was 6 sleeping car and every aide vas wrcng.
The Holbrook news., 1912-05-31

HE Santa Fe Trail was the maker of men as
 well as the maker of states. Only real men survived the dangers and hardships of the trail, but real men grew in strength and stature because of hardships and the dan gers. The sham per ished in the desert, b,t the genuine march
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-05-02
Mr.. REPUBLICAN VOTER
Are You Willing to Have the Demo-
cratic Party Name the Republican
Candidate for President?

This is just what the Democrats are
attempting to do all over the country.
The Democratic newspapers are
breaking their necks to nominate Taft
and are historical in their denuncia-
ton of Roosevelt.
WHY? Because the Democrats
know THEY CAN BEAT TAFT in the
election If he Is nominated, and know
THEY CANNOT BEAT ROOSEVELT.
Every Democrat everywhere knows
Roosevelt would be elected. This is
why the Democratic newspapers and
the Democratic politicians are break
Ing their necks to keep Roosevelt from
getting the nomination-good business
on their part.
Suppose Roosevelt would prove
weak candidate If nominated, would
the Democrats oppose his nomination
as they are now doing? Most GER
tainly not TO BEAT ROOSEVELT
IN THE NOMINATION MEANS TO
EVERY DEMOCRAT THAT THE
DEMOCRATIC PARTY WILL WIN
AT THE POLLS IN NOVEMBER.
These are plain facts that you cannot
get away from. Think it out for your
self.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-05-02
ROCKEFELLER FOR TAFT.
Standard OIL Magnate's Interview H.
lumines Presidents Claim
to be Progressive.

In a recent speech at Philadelphia,
President Taft declared himself to be
Progressive. Colonel Roosevelt, in
commenting upon that speech, has
pointed out that there are no better
judges Of what is a real Progressive
than the men who are now supporting
Mr.. Taft for denomination
-Four years ago." said Colonel
Roosevelt, "the Progressives support
ed Mr.. Taft for President, and he was
opposed by such representatives Of
special privileges as Mr.. Penrose of
Pennsylvania, Mr.. Aldrich of Rhode
Island and Mr. Gallinger of New
Hampshire; as Messrs. Lorimer, Can
non and Mckinley Of Illinois; and he
was opposed by practically all the
men of the stamp Of Messrs. Guggen.
helm and Evans of Colorado, and
Mr.. Patrick Calhoun of San Fran.
cisco. These men were not Progress
sives then, and they do not pretend to
be Progressfves now. But, unlike the
President, they know who is a Pro
gressive and who is not. Their judg-
ment in the matter is good. After
three and half years of association
with and knowledge of the President,
these and their fellows are now the
Presidents chief supporters; and they
and the men who feel and act as they
do in business and in politics give
him the great bulk Of his strength.
The President says he is a Progress.
sive. These men know him we'll and
have studied his actions for three
years, and they regard him as being
precisely the kind of Progressive
whom they approve"
This gives special point to an inter.
view given by John d. Rockefeller at
his offices at 26 Broadway, New York,
on October 80, 1908, just a few days
before the election at which Mr.. Taft
was chosen to the Presidency.
Mr.. Rockefeller declared that he in.
tended to support Mr.. Taft because,
as he said, N"I find the balance Of fit.
| ness and temperament entirely on his
side. The election Of Mr.. Taft will,
believe, make for law and order and
stability of business. He is not man.
judge, to adventure with rash ex-
periments or to impede return to
prosperity, by advocating measures
subversive of industrial progress.
1T cannot be said that the present
| administration president Roosevelt's)
| has in any way favored the special in
terca.s to which my life has been de-
voted"
Mr. Rockefeller had not been at the
offices of the Standard Oil Company
for several years when he gave out
this interview, but he regarded his
declaration for Mr.. Taft as of such
Importance that he went to the Office
for the special purpose of giving the
interview. No one has ever accused
Mr.. Rockefeller of being a Progressive
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-05-02
RoosEvELT's WORK IN OFFICE
List of Most Important Achievements
During His Term as Nations
Chief Executive.

In the three years that have ELAPSED
since Roosevelt becams a private citi-
zen the memory of his administration
has naturally become somewhat
blurred. 1t may be worth while to
give brief summary of the import
ant achievements of his seven wears
as President. The first three years. It
must be borne in mind, We're devoted
avowedly to carrying out the McKin-
ley policies with the Mckinley cab.
met. Most Of the events cited in the
chronicle that follows were compress
ed within the four years that follow.
ed the overwhelming Endorsement of
Roosevelt at the polls in 1904:
General Industrial Policies,
Settlement of anthracite coal strike
of 1902 by presidential intervention.
National employers liability act.
Safety appliance act
Pure food and drug act.
Federal meat inspection and pack
ing house inspection act.
Organization of department of com
merce and labor
Abolishing Of rebating and estab-
fishing of control of railroads by in
terstate commerce commission.
National Defense.
Navy made adequate.
Militia co-ordinated with regular
army.
Law Enforcement.
Northern Securities prosecution,
which ended movement to center con-
troll of railroads and Industries in the
hands of few men through the de-
vice of the holding corporation"
Beginning of prosecution of Stand
ard Oil company and tobacco trust,
with the object of preventing the
monopolistic evils of great corpora.
tons.
Numerous prosecutions for rebat.
ing, for thefts of public domain and
for grating in the postoff1ce depart.
ment.
Conservation of Natural Resources.
The whole conservation policy de-
veloped.
Forest reserves extended.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-05-02
Reclamation OF arid lands provided,

Reclamation OF arid lands provided,
for.
Vetoes of measures to give away;
water power rights.
Panama Canal.
Interminable negotiations broken
off, Colombia notified it could no long
er obstruct great world improve
'ment and canal construction begun.
Work SO efficiently organized under
war department that it will be fin
ished ahead of time.
InsuIar Dependencies.
Civil government established in the
Philippines.
Intervention in Cuba, with order re-
established.
Finances of Santo Domingo reor-'
gained
Foreign Relations.
Treaty of Portsmouth negotiated
under President Roosevelt's invita-
ton.
Many arbitration treaties negoti-
ated
Secretary Root sent on tour Of
South America, resulting in greatly
improving relations with South Amer
fcan republics.
Canadian fisheries dispute sent to
The Hague tribunal.
Battle ship fleet sent around the
world, increasing American prestige
and insuring better protection for
American citizens abroad.
Consular service reorganized under
the merit system
Conference Of Governors.
More efficient relations between
states promoted by conference Of
velt
Gospel of the Square Deal.
The general spirit of the administrar
ton SO emphasized the need of attack
ing every form of special privilege
that the work of public spirited men
In city and state governments every
where was made easier.
This summary shows why the ven
cradle Senator Cullom of Illinois
wrote out Of the fullness of experience
in his book on Fifty Years of Public
Service" "Mr. Roosevelt accomplish
ed more in his term than any of his
predecessors; more laws were enact
ed, laws of more general benefit to
the people; but above all his admin
istration enforced all laws on the
statute books as they had never been
enforced before. Colonel
Roosevelt has proven over and over
again. in every position he has ever
occupied, from police commissioner Of
New York to the presidency itself,
that he is marvellous man. man Of
great resources, great intellect, great
energy and courage, and man Of the
highest degree Of integrity. He will
go down in the history Of this coun-
try as the most remarkable man of
his day.'-Kansas City Star.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-05-02
where ROOSEVELT
STANDS IN FIGHT
He Is the Leader in Your Cause,
Not His Own.
Against the Bosses and Their Ma
chine-For the Genuine Rule of the
PeopIe-For Human Rights and An
Equal Chance for Every Man
Where Are You?

THE LEADER FOR THE TIME
BEING, WHOEVER HE MAY BE, is
BUT AN INSTRUMENT, TO BE
USED UNTIL BROKEN AND THEN
TO BE CAST ASIDE; AND IF HE IS
WORTH HIS SALT HE WILL CARE
NO MORE WHEN HE is BROKEN
THAN A SOLDIER CARES WHEN
HE is SENT WHERE HIS LIFE is
FORFEIT IN ORDER THAT THE
VICTORY MAY BE WON"
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-05-02

continued it's use until was made well.
Mrs. HENRY LE1sE8ERG, 743 Adams st.
Kearneysville, w. Val feel it my
duty to write and say what Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has
done for me. / suffered from female
weakness and at times felt so miserable
could hardly endure being on my feet.
CATER taking Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound and following your
special directions, my trouble is gone.
Words fail to express my thankfulness.
/ recommend your medicine to all my
friends. Mrs. G. B. WH1TTINGToN.
The above are only two of the thou
sands of grateful letters which are con-
stantly being received by the Pinkham
Medicine Company of Lynn, Mass. which
show clearly what great things Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound does
for those who suffer from woman's ills.
II you want special advice write to
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. (cOnfl-
dentiaD Lynn, Mass. Your letter will
be opened, read and answered by a
woman and held in strict confidence.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-05-02
The Offender

The Offender.
do cigarettes annoy you. Miss
Kean?"
mot at all. It's the fellows who
smoke them that can't stand for"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-05-02

He is the leader in your cause, not
his own.
He stands for the rule of the people.
Do you?
He stands for his seven years. rec
ord as president against every crooked
interest and every crooked political
boss. Do you?
He stands for rigidly enforcing the
pure food laws he enacted-not for
driving out of Office those who, like
DR. Wiley, would enforce them. DO
you?
He stands for driving out of public
life those who have ruled and legis-
lated and decided as If in some way
they had first mortgage on the
United States, while the rights of the
people are merely an unsecured debt"
Do you?
He stands for party organization,
but against the WORKOUT political con-
vention in which the voice of the par
ty boss is the only voice heard. Do
you?
He stands for virile, human, help
full laws for lettering the condition OF
men. women and children, and safe
guarding their interests against every
other interest. Do you?
He stands for laws that protect the
workingman's health and that COM
pensate him for injuries Do you?
He stands for an equal chance for
every mans voice in the party and in
the povarnmort M vouo
He stands for return of the glori-
GUS days of victory and achievements
for the Republican party-the return
of Republican governors, senator's,
congressman and local officers swept
from power since 1908. Do you?
Who but Theodore Roosevelt can re-
gain the magnificent Republican ma
jorities throughout the land during
his seven years at Washington now
turned to minority in almost every
state?
Who but Theodore Roosevelt car
thrill the Republican party with hope
of success, with strong purpose to dc
the things the people want, with de
termination that the evils of priv
ilege" and Selfish interests" shall be
swept out of public office?
Your active support is vital to the
cause of honesty in politics.
Roosevelt's friends in this contest
are volunteers, they have no machine
Every man is on duty because he
wants the Republican party to win
and to have candidate with courage
and conscience-one who inspires and
commands the faith of the people.
Will you stand with Roosevelt?
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-05-02
MAGNIFICENT FARM
Journal Offers One Of Audubon Coun-
TVS best in Danish Community of
Exceptionally EASY Terms

An offer that is worthy of the at
tentien of farm buyers in Audubon
County, is splendid two-hundred
acre farm near Elkhorn, which ia
being offered on terms 80 easy that
it can easily be made to pay for
itself.
A little energy and gumption are
all that are necessary. And it ia a
farm that is really worth a snug
fortune, and increasing in value
every year.
If you are interested IN acquiring
such farm please inquire at the
Journal Office, or write.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-05-02

The majority Of the plain people
Will make fewer mistakes in govern
Ing themselves than any smaller class
or body of men.
have scant patience with talk of
the tyranny of the majority.
We are today suffering from the
tyranny Of minorities.
J 1t is small minority that lies be-
hind monopolies and trusts.
1t Is small minority that stands
behind the present law of master and
servant, the sweatshops and the whole
calendar Of social and industrial in
Justice.
1t Is small minority that is using
our convention system to defeat the
will of the majority in the choice Of
delegates to the Chicago convention.
The trouble is there have held pub
nc office In the states and nation men
who have served not the whole peo-
pie, but some special class or interest.
When the majority of the people
do, in fact as well as theory, rule, the
servants of the people will more quick
sial interests, but those Of the whole
people,
No man would say that 1t is best to
conduct all legislation by direct vote
II the people.
But the initiative and referendum
ire needed when legislatures fail to
larry out the will of the people.
IL Tha dfroct nripooru
BY stringent corrupt practice act,
Will help break up the corrupt partner
ship OF corporations and politicians.
do not advocate the recall Of
Judges in all states and In all COM
munities.
But democracy has right to ap-
proach the sanctuary of the courts
when a special interest has corruptly
lound sanctuary there.
urge that where the courts con-
strue the due process clause as if prop
arty rights, to the exclusion of human
tights, had a first mortgage on the
constitution, the people may, after
sober elaboration. vote, and finally
determine whether the law which the
court set aside shall be valid or not.
Those who stand against the
changes propose are champions OF
wrong and injustice, and of tyranny
by the wealthy and the strong over
the weak and helpless.
am proposing merely that in a GER
tain class of cases, involving the DO
nee power, when state court has
set aside as unconstitutional a law
passed by the legislature for the gen.
eral welfare. the question of the va
nolty OF the law be submitted for
hnal determination to a vote of the
people.
Mr., Tafts criticism is really less a
criticism Of my proposal than a criti-
cism of all popular government.
The view that the constitution is a
straitjacket to be used for the control
of an unruly patient-the peoples
false and mischievous.
MI. Taft's position Is that we have
a special class of persons wiser than
the people, who are above the people,
but who govern them and ought to
govern them, and who protect various
classes of people from the whole peo-
pie.
Such a system is not popular gov
eminent, but mere mockery of pop
ular government.
do not believe that any people,
and especially our free American peo-
pie, will long consent that the term
liberty shall be defined for them
by bench of judges.
There is no danger of revolution
IN this country, but there is grave dis
content and unrest.
We stand against all tyranny, by
the few or by the many. We stand
for the rule of the many in the inter
est of us ALL
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-05-02
R00SEVEL7'S VIEWS
ON POPULAR RULE.
Tyranny Of Minorities, Not Of Ma
jorities, to Be Feared.
HAS FAITH IN PLAIN PEOPLE

They VIII Make Fewer Mistakes in
Governing Themselves Than Any
Small Glass or Body Of Men-Taft's
System Mockery of Popular Gov
eminent.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-05-02

Robert Stevenson, l5l5-5th Ave-.
Council Bluffs, Iowa, says. 81 suffered
greatly with kidney trouble and rheu-
matism, the pains at times being al
most unbearable. took some of Foley
Kidney Pills and in few days the pain
left me and now am completely cured
of kidney trouble and my rheumatism
S leaving me too" Sold by all druggists
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-05-02

Whenever hear man talking
about a third presidential term as
menace to American institutions y"
says the Alfalfa Sage, II ask him con.
fdentally what 10 his real objection
ito Roosevelt"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-05-02
SUFFERED IS. :.
EVERYTHING.
For F fourteen Years. Restored
To Health by Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable
Compound.
Elgin, ILL.," After fourteen years of
suffering everything from female COM

plants, l am at last
restored to health.
1 employed the
be st doctors and
even went to the
hospital for treat
ment and was told
there was no help for
me. But while TAX
ing Lydia E. Pink
hams v ege BILE
Compound l began
to improve and /
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-05-02

PeriIs of the Theater.
What do you think about this ERE
Norma Lisa bein' stolen?"
"Ah! These mattresses be allus
yettin' into trouble."-M. A. p.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-05-02
HARVESTER SUIT
FILED TOMORROW

Washington, April 30.-The civil
antitrust suit seeking the dissolution
of the International Harvester
under the Sherman law will be filed
In st. Paul tomorrow. This is the
elimination of an investigation extend
Ing over five years.
The International Harvester mpa
is a $4,000, 900 corporation, composed
Of six subsidiaries: Mccormick, Deer
ing, Champion, Milwaukee, Osborne
and Plano.
The refusal of the mpa to sepa-
rate in any plan of dissolution the Nc
Cormick and Deering companies, said
to be It's two principal subsidiaries
rendered futile the efforts of Attorney
General Wickersham and the Interna-
tionaFs counsel to reach an agreement.
The government maintained that the
so-called trust as a Who'll controlled
from So to 80 per cent of the harvester
business of the country and the Nc
Cornick and Deering firms represented
from 60 to 65 per cent of the business.
Under these conditions the attorney
general refused to consent to any plan
which held the Mccormick and Deer.
ing companies as one.