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The Washington times., 1912-03-07
NEW YORK LEADERS
CONFER WITH TAFT
ON STATE POLITICS
Timothy L. Woodruff Over
Night Guest At the
White House.

A striking procession of New York
Republican leaders paid their respects
TO the White House this morning.
The first caller was former lieutenant
governor Timothy i. Woodruff of
BI ooklyn, Who was for a time regarded
as somewhat uncertain quantity IN
tho contest between Mr.. Taft and
Colonel Roosevelt.
Tho erstwhile lieutenant governor Of
New York had spent the ni"ht at the
White House and his visit to the Ex-
cCCtive office this morning was for the
purpose Cf paying his respects TO Sec.
rctnry ilillis, who, by the way. was still
kept at his home by illness He Is also
disp'eased with the workings of ref
crendum" as it works in New York
State.
Eighty of the ninety delegates from
New York will absolutely he for Mr.
Taft" Opined Mr.. Woodruff. "and even
Colonel Roose"elt's own district is very
strong for Taft"
Mr.. " Woodruff then lroceetcd to ar
raign the pr imary law of Now York
State, declaring II cumbprs one and a
protection to the very politicians against
whom II was originally directed
Mr.. Woodruff was still n the midst
of his interview when Naval officer
Frederick Kracke of New York, ap-
/ peared on the scene.
Mr.. Kracke, too, was optimistic in His
| belief that Mr.. Taft would unquostion-
| ably be the choice OF the national con-
vention, and he, too. mad hardly con-
| cluded this statement when Samuel
| koenig. another power in New York
| politics, made his appearance.
Mr. Koenig went at once into the
Executive office, but stopped long
/ enough to express similar sentiment
as had his two predecessors.
| Mr.. Woodruff was. however. the last
| of the triumVirate to leave the White
| House. He was very anxious that his
| interview be correctly sent out and that
| nothing he printed which might irdi-
| cate personal hostility toward Mr..
| Roosevelt. Mr.. Woodruff said that dur.
| ing his visit with Nj. Taft he went over
the New York situation thoroughly.
The Washington times., 1912-03-07
Death Claims Aged
Pension Messenger

Joseph jackson, for forty-siX years the
trusted personal messenger for the Com
missioner of Pensions in the Pension
Office. died suddenly at his home, 20l3
NJ street northwest this morning He
had been in his usual health. and yes
terdaY vas about his customary duties.
He was seventY-two years old.
Throughout his long service in the
Pension Office Jackson was noted for
his unswerving politenCss and absolute
fidelity. He was well liked by the
nineteen Pension Commissioners under
whom he had served, and the entire
force at the Pension Office held him
In high esteem.
The Washington times., 1912-03-07

cratic bill will be connscatory OF the
sugar industry OF the United States;
that the beet and cane sugar producers
cannot possibly compete with free sugar
from foreign countries and that in the
end the free sugar bill will aid only
tile refiaers, the so-called Sugar trust
Tho minority report, prepared by
Representative Fordney of Michigan, a
member OF the HardwiCk sugar tnvesi-
eating committee, quotes from tesu-
mony before that committee TO show
that the beet and cane sugar makers
are also running on a close margin of
profit and that free sugar VIII wipe
out millions In American capital.
The Washington times., 1912-03-07
Model Pupil Thief.

PATERSON. n. j., March 7.-Phillip
declared to be the model
pupil of public school no. !. Is held as
kowitzs grocery and stole $40.
The Washington times., 1912-03-07
SAYS FREE SUGAR
HERE WILL CAUSE
REVOLT IN CUBA
House Minority Attacks
Democratic Plan to
Remove Duty.

In a caustc report charging the
Democrats with Joining hands with
the Sugar trust" and limiting at rev.
olution in Cuba, the Republican MEM
bers OF the Ways an6 Means Committee
presented to the House today their
views on the Democratic free sugar
bill.
Expressing the fear that free sugar
means such discomfort in Cuba that
annexation may have to follow, the mi
nority report says I'VE have in this
country great enough race problem,
without taking unto ourselves an island
whose inhabitants have violated for gen.
erations the most important law which
we respect for the preservation of the
purity of the Anglo-Sa race"
This legislation violates the spirit and
probably the obligation of our treaty
with Cuba" says the report, "as It
does not give the required twelve
months notice for the abrogation of
the treaty.
Will 1t Cause Disorder?
"A very serious question arises as to
what effect this legislation will have.
win 1t cause disorder and revolution.
which will force the United States to
enter tnat lslanO ana assume the gov
ernment thereof? II such will be the
result, how will we stand in the eyes
of the world? VIII we not be accused
of the enactment of fiscal legisla ton
for the express purpose of bringing
about the annexation of Cuba? Such Il
course will give the lie to all our pro-
testatiOns and manfestos relative to
Cuba. Is the Democratic party ready
to espouse the cause of the annexation
Of Cuba?"
The report states that in no other
| country is there such a mingling of the
| white and black races as in Cuba. and
1t asks IL this Country wants to take
| on an additional race problem by Cuban
annexation.
The report, which is unusual from
an argumentative standpoint, continues:
| with this legislation the pcmOCra tic
| party reverses the policy of the United
States Government toward its insular
possessions and its ward over which
| il has assumed indirect control: they
introduce into the possessions hard times
and consequent turmoil and disorder.
and they violate every pledge which
| this government has made to these
| islands, and to the world, throwing a
suspicion upon the real motives of our
| lationship with Cuba"
The minority report says the Demo
The Washington times., 1912-03-07
TAFT MANAGERS
FIGHT AGAINST
DIRECT PRIMARY
Reactionaries Working Hard
to Retain Control
=, y. of Party.
Continued from First Page1


tlon-wide Presidential preference
primary received. Mr.. Mckinley's
evasive answer to your proposition
Is typical of the Taft campaign
througEC ut the country. In Illinois,
where the county judge in charge,
at the request of Roosevelt men,
entered an order providing for a
Presidential preference ..rimary, the
Taft managers attacked that action
as unauthorized and stated that they
would not agree to abide by the re-
suits and injunction proceedings are
threatened. In Massachusetts, where
the Legislature now has the enact
ment of a primary law under con-
sideration, the Taft managers, head
ed by Senator Crane, are making
violent fight against its enactment.
In view of this situation some of the
leading Roosevelt supporters are
talking of circulating a giant petit
Ii On to President Taft asking him to
call off his henchmen in Massachu-
setts and let the law he enacted so
the people might have voice in the
nomination of a candidate for Presi-
dent.
In Michigan a special sc ssion of
the legislature has been called to
enact a Presidential preference pri-
mary law and a desperate battle is
being waged by Mr.. Taft's managers
against It. In New Hampshire, ScEa-
tor Gallinger has failed to answer
Governor Bass proposition to have
the State committee sanction pref
erence primary for the choice of the
Presidential candidates.
The uniform conduct of Mr.. Taft's
managers throughout the United
States in opposition to the people
having any opportunities to give eX-
preston 20 their choice for the nom
ination of candidate for President,
means one of two things; either Mr.
Taft does not wish to submit his
candidacy to the people by direct
vote, or he has turned over his cam
paign TO professional politicians who
are not in sympathy with popular
government and are opposed to Civ
Ing the people direct vote.
The people know that Congressman
Mckinley and Senators Lorimer,
Gallinger, Crane, Stephenson, du
Pont, Dick. and other reactio3nary
politicians are opposed to the direct
primary. The burning question in
the popular mind today is, Where
does President Taft stand? Will he
trust his chances for denomination to
the American citizen or does he
mated through the manipulation Of
Federal patronage and political ma
chinery for which his managers are
- noted? Mr.. Roosevelt has declared
himself in favor of the Presidential
preference primary. Will Mr.. Taft
w. r. STUBBS,
Governor of Kansas.
Roosevelt Leads Polls.
Meanwhile the polls of preferenC
that are being taken all over the coul
try are all turning out stronger ar
stronger for Roosevelt. Only one, II
New York Globe poll Of the men
bers of the New York Stock EXchang
has given Taft al majority. The re
are for Roosevelt.
The Pittsburgh Press poll gage:
Roosevelt .......................... II 500
Taft OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ! ,6Gl
La Toilette neutrality-suspicious.. l,2Ii
More suggestive still. for it com
from conservative Vermont, is a te
vote taken yesterday at a town NEE
ing at Lamoillc, VT. Roosevelt got
and Taft 2h2 NnteS. EVERY one Of I
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-10-24
HIS MIND UP IN THE CLOUDS
Professor Imagined Appeal Was From
Fido, and the Situation Became
Embarrassing.

A great lover OF animals, Professor
Dryasdust was much given to having
his pet dog sitting beside him at meal
times eating tidbits from his own lit.
tie plate.
The other evening he was at din
ner party, and his partner was very
great lady, who was proud of her
title.
But the professor paid absolutely no
attention to her. His mind had
switched off on to some abstruse point
and he was lost to the world over the
problem
The duchess did not approve of this,
and presently, to attract his attention,
she pulled him gently by the sleeve.
Then the professor woke up. Grab.
bing half-pickcd chicken bone from
his plate, he thrust it under her
startled nose.
Don't bother just now, Fido!" he
said curtly. Here. take this and 60
and eat it on the mat, like good dog
gie!"
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-10-24
0.0PERATI0N IS REAL NEED
Trust and Confidence Between Mem.
bers Of Company Arc Vital In
Nelghborhood Movements.

Neighbors cooperate best. Trust
and confidence between the members
are vital. In Europe the credit socie.
ties are usually neighborhood affairs,
and out OF these companies have
grown all manner OF neighborhood en-.
terprises, says the Country Gentle
man. This is true in the south, where
the Farmers Cooperative Union is
pushing many things other than mere
buying and selling 1t is not neces.
sary that cooperative company
comprise the whole ncighborhood, but
1t is doubtful whether 1t will succeed
in many cases where 1t has to reach
into several neighborhoods for its
membership. In some cases where the
cooperation In question Is thoroughly
organized, and where the transactions
involve but few bargains year. as
in selling hogs In Denmark, 1t Is pos.
sible to extend the membership over a
wide area, corresponding to one OF
our counties.
There are bars to true cooperation
In many states. Communities OF mix.
ed nationalities, Of many small indus.
tries. and other sections where neigh.
borly confidence Is lacking. cannot be
successfully organized until the idea
OF community cooperation Is Impress.
ed upon them. Neighborhood jealous.
les are fatal to cooperation.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-10-24
Farmers Educational
I'M and Cooperative
| Union Of America
Matters gEspecial Momentto
J the Progressive Asriculturit

The world loveth a cheerful for.
giver.
Where you feel thorns look for the
roses.
The fool and his auto are soon
fragmented.
The surest way to increase the
price OF cotton is to grow less Of 1t.
Everybody likes to be praised now
and then-even the hired man.
Ones sentiments and ones con.
victions are two entirely different
things.
The road to worthy fame is not or.
dinarily strewn with large material
profits.
A man who has the sand to propose
may not have the rocks with which to
marry.
We sometimes work so hard that
we fail to find out for whom we are
working.
The farmers sign Of prosperity is
the cream can rampant on two
horse light wagon
There is no better measure OF the
worth Of man than the uplift he gives
to humanity. .M
Did you ever see man who needed
an alarm clock to tell him when to quit
work?
II some farmers had the regulation
Of the weather there would prob
ably be no winters cold nor short
days.
II a man would lead contented life
he must keep on the best Of terms with
his stomach, his conscience and his
wife.
II man lives on the farm and his
ambition is to fill some other calling
than husbandry he lacks the main
spring OF contentment.
II some of the men who have more
money than brains had to get alonl
with less Of either they would nc
doubt prefer to do with less brains
Many OF us do not learn the secret
Of right living until 1t Is too late te
count for much-still q single day
rightly lived is better than lifetime
Of error.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-10-24
BADLY BURNED ON LEG

200 Fuller St.. Redwood, Cal.-"My
two-year.old daughter tipped basin
Of hot water on her leg between knee
and ankle. She was burned so badly,
in places as large as mans hand,
that the skin was loose. The appear.
ance OF the leg was dark red / ap-
piled the Cuticura Ointment at once
and put on bandage. removed the
bandage twenty-four hours later, open.
ed the water blisters, applied more
Cuticura Ointment and bandaged
again. The skin did not come of and
l did this until she was completely
cured. l did not let her walk much
until 1t was healed. She did not com.
plain after the first day, and after the
Cuticura Ointment was put on, slept
as usual. The scars are gone; Cuti.
cura Ointment entirely cured her.
(Signed) Mrs. E. o. Chapman. Mar. 12,
1912.
Cutlcura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free, with 32.p. Skin Book. Address
postcard "Cutlcura, Dept. l., Boston,
Adv.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-10-24
FEW WAYS OF COOPERATION
Lack Of Spirit Is Result Of Woeful
Scarcity Of Leaders to Furnish
Cementlng Force.

Cooperation means I'll help you II
you will help me-" 1t means. too. that
men will play the game together for
the joint fruits Of common victory.
This is far short Of the spirit Of com.
plete brotherhood. The latter means
I'll do nothing which Injuries those
about me collectively or individually.
but will do all for the common veal
that my own family interests will per.
NIT, and all this without arrangement
with my neighbors or regard to their
attitude or action"
1t will be long before the great mass
OF men Is capable OF full fraternity,
but cooperation is feasible now, says
the Farm News.
Their lack Of cooperation is fre.
quent topic among farmers. They rec.
ognize the need and often the condi-
ton are prime for Joint effort in
some form which would lead directly
to others. But nothing comes of 1t
because no one takes the initiative.
There is woeful lack of leaders who
would come out and furnish the ce.
menting force.
At this season there are three ways
especially In which cooperation could
be begun with all round benefit; in
fertilizer purchase, the threshing ring
and the marketing Of grain. Any
man who will lead his neighbors
through the Introductory steps will
perform distinct service.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-10-24
NEW LAWS THAT WOULD AID
Enactment Of National Statute That
Would Recognize and Define
Cooperation 10 Needed.

A national law, recognizing and de-
fining the true principle Of co-opera.
ton. is needed. An act providing for
the incorporation Of cooperative com.
panies on a non.stock.dividend basis.
establishing the principle OF control
by equal vote Of the members with.
out respect to the number OF shares
each holds, would. in the opinion OF
many, greatly aid the movement. Such
a national act is particularly needed
In the case Of cooperation for Anan.
cial credit. which organization must
perform some Of the functions that
have been neglected by the country
banks, says the Country Gentleman.
The prime need Is to safeguard the
cooperative enterprise from the pro-
moter.
Wisconsin has passed a law de-.
signed to make cooperation easier.
Other states are considering such
measures. In some states the divi.
sion Of profits upon any but a stock
basis is without sanction Of law, and
in case a settlement should be forced
In a cooperative organization In these
states the true principle Of co.opera.
tion could not prevail A national law
would be desirable, since most OF the
operations Of cooperative enterprises
are interstate In scope and would be a
long time before we could hope to
have uniform state laws. The great.
est good Of national law would be
the recognition Of the principle Of
real cooperation.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-10-24

ments Of feed dropped upon its sur
face and keep them clean. so that
such particles may be eaten by some
animal. 1t must be capable Of being
easily cleaned and disinfec cted, so that
1t may never become dangerous to the
health Of the animal feeding from it.
Its surface must be such that none of
the manure deposited on 1t will be
absorbed and that all of 1t may be
easily removed for storage. The cost
Of the floor must be moderate.
AS building material concrete Is
most valuable for floor construction.
Concrete floors are moderate In first
cost. they last forever. All Of the
manure deposited upon them is easily
removed for storage.
The surface Of these floors is such
that they can be cleaned and disin.
fectec with ease. Through their use
the farm is freed Of foul, muddy barn
lots. the breeding place of disease.
spreading gnats, flies and mosquitoes.
Likewise. rats and other destructive
animals can find no home about con.
crete floors.
The saving Of grain. Of labor, and OF
manure is so great to the feeder that
concrete floors may pay for them
selves in the short space Of one year.
These floors may be placed anywhere
they may be needed.
With the use Of concrete floors the
general appearance of the farm is i'm
proved. the disagreeableness Of wad
ing through mud and mire is obtained
and farm life In general Is made more
attractive.
What Is true Of the concrete feed
ing floors for hogs. cattle and sheep
Is also true Of the use of this most
excellent material In many other ways
on the farm.
Houses and barns and all othel
buildings may be constructed Of con
crete and sidewalks, and hitching and
clothes line and fence posts Of con
crete are superior to any other kind
Dipping watts, manure pits, silos
troughs Of all kinds, for feed and wa
ter, water tanks, culverts, cisterns ant
almost everything that Is needed
on the farm, may be Of concrete ant
are more durable, cost less and are
much more satisfactory In every par
ticular than wood.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-10-24
.ExCELS AS KILLER
OF NOxI0US WEEDS
Buckwheat Is Valuable Crop Also
for Grain and Green Manure
Glover Sod Is Best.

Buckwheat is valuable crop for
grain, for green manure and as q
weed killer. Six pecks, drilled in
with 200 pounds Of phosphate to the
acre. will give yield Of rs to IS
bushels. Buckwheat occupies q posi-.
ton In our farming which 1t would
be very difficult to supply. German
millet Is In some respects very much
like 1t, especially as 1t may be sown
In July and crop Of grain or hay
harvested. Buckwheat IL q grain
which makes the most Of few
privileges. q sort Of self.made crop.
II sown on thin soil. 1t gives a moder-
ate yield. But II 1t has all It's needs
supplied. and especially II the grain
Is drilled In with some good bone fer.
tilizer. and the season 10 favorable,
the grain will be Of extra quality and
the yield large. Manure should not be
used as It will cause q weak growth
Of straw. Glover sod plowed under
and we'll narrowed and rolled several
weeks before seeding will nearly al.
ways give the best returns.
For green manure and for clearing
land Of weeds. SOW two bushels 10 the
acre; harrow the seed In both ways
Of the field and roll: the crop should
bo plowed under when In full bloom.
Roll the buckwheat down and plow
the same way the field is rolled; the
vines can then be turned under with.
out difficulty.
Buckwheat should be harvested as
soon as the first grain is ripe; II crop
Is left until ripe much grain will bs
lost In handling. Cut with binder.
make small sheaves, set up In medium
shocks and as soon az grain is hard
and dry haul In; II the crop gets wet
the grain will be stained. and II won't
mako the best nour. The straw makes
an excellent winter forage for
shss0.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-10-24
llouId Measure.

1t was the time of the singing les
son at the local council school, ant
the teacher was explaining to the
young hopefuls that II a TREBLE" ant
alto" tenor" and bass" sung
together, their united efforts would
constitute quartet.
There seemed no trouble about that
and the teacher thought the class was
getting on very nicely. ...-
Nov, Jimmy, leave off pinchlnf
your brothers leg and listen to me,
said she. II bass and a tenor SANG
together, what would you call that?'
Jimmy was the son of the loca
milkman, and bright lad withal. His
answer was not long in coming.
Please. miss" said he, that woult
be a 'plntette.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-10-24

pains at monthly periods, bilious spells,
and was getting worse all the time. !
would hardly get over one spell when !
would be sick again. No tongue can tell
what suffered from cramps, and at
times could hardly walk. The doctors
said might die at one of those times,
but took Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound and got better right away.
Your valuable medicine is worth more
than mountains of gold to suffering wo-
men. Mrs. BERTHA MUFF, 503 N. 4th
Street. Louisiana, Mo.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, made from nativeroots and herbs,
contains no narcotic or harmful drugs,
and to-day holds the record of being the
most successful remedy for female illswe
know of, and thousands of voluntary
testimonials on file in the Pinkham
laboratory at Lynn, Mass, seem to prove
this fact.
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 q
woman and held In strict confidence.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-10-24

Some Of the increased cost Of living
lnay be traced directly to the de-
creased producing power Of the farm
lands. This condition has been large
ly brought about by delivering the
harvested crop direct to the market
and returning nothing to the fields.
The problem Of restoring the soil to
Its former fertility. together with the
advanced price Of meats. makes 1t
highly profitable for every farmer to
sraise certain amount of live stock.
The manure thus produced. properly
"cared for and distributed, returns to
the cultivated land = large part Of the
fertility which the crop Of grain re-
moved. From the sale of his live
stock the farmer realizes a direct
profit on his grain consumed, and al
20, through the use Of the manure. in
creases the fertility Of his fields.
During the period Of cheap lands
and grains. animals were generally al.
lowed to run at large and were fed
for the market only when they hap
pened to be large enough. Feeding
consisted in hauling out the feed and
dumping 1t down in what seemed the
least muddy spot on that particular
morning. This method, as compared
with feeding on the bare ground In
lots. had this merit: Whatever the
stock did not eat, together with the
droppings. was scattered over the pas
ture instead of being allowed to pile
up and to leach or wash away with
the heavy rains. However, from the
present standpoint Of high.priced
lands and grain. such methods Of feed.
ing are too wasteful. The feed be-
comes mixed with mud and Is not 80
good for the animal. BY tramping and
roofing for fragments the next sea.
sons growth Of grass Is damaged by
the animals and weeds are given an
opening. In addition. the stalks, husks,
cobs, and other manure from feeding
should be returned to the cultivated
fields which are In immediate need of
fertilizing material.
The value Of the feeding floor was
long ago recognized. The difficulty
has been to contain floor that would
possess all of the necessary qualities
without any accompanying disadvant.
ages.
Such a floor must save the frag-