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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-06-13

in rapid succession, end for four
years the civilized world watched in
breathless silence the erandCst dis
cussion of human rights the world
ever saw; a debate where argument
fell not from human lips but thunder
ed from hot-mouthed cannon and
crashed from deadly rifles; where the
lights of history were replaced by the
flash Of the bayonet; where logic was
sought for no longer in books, but in
iron hoofs and crashing sabers. For
four years civil war raised its Grim
son beacon amid the red glare of con
Aagration and halted not its cruel
columns until the land of sunshine
and flowers became a field of ashes
and blood.
1T may be we'll to enquire what
class of people the million men who
fought the wal of the rebellion came
from? Every man of that great army
from private in the rear rank to the
general who commanded the army,
came from the ranks of the plain peo-
pie; from the farmers and laborers,
mechanics and artisans, editors and
printers, professors and schools
teachers, lawyers and doctors and
preachers of the gospel, etc.
They were of the same class of
men as those, who by seven years of
war. unparalleled by sacrifice and suf-
fering, wrung from an English king
half his possessions on this contin-
ent, and established upon it this gov
eminent of ours, the best with all its
faults which the sun of prosperity has
eve shone upon
Valuable as was the work Of wo.
men in caring for the homes that
were deprived of the support and
care of the men in the army, it bore
cause, to that of the almost universal
approval of the women of the pur
poses OF the war and the absolute
necessity of saving the country from
being divided. To that end they CAV,
their fearful consent for father or Sol
or brother or lover to enlist and 20
to war, perhaps never to return. 1
is no eXaggeration to say that if tn,
women mad set their faces unitedl,
against the war it would not hay,
been likely to succeed.
"On this national sabbath, sacret
to the memory of those who died il
freedoms cause, of those whose I'm
selfish patriotism gave liberty to fou
millions of slaves, of those who save,
this union from the perils of dis
union, and to the oppressed Of ever,
land and cline, the hope Of libert
the lawyer will close his office. th,
banker the doors of his bank. tn,
merchant his store, the mechanic hi
shop, and all men who deserve Il
have a home in this land made fire
and saved to all by the blood of NOR
. than half a million OF men to WHOM
home, family and life We're as dea
as to any Of us, will assemble tc
gether, and patriotic young men Wi
speak and pray, and patriotic youn
women will sing, and nothing be pei
mitted to mar the sacred memorie
OF the day. Thus let the day be ker
year by year, until the evening star
fade away. Thus have We assemble
to honor our soldier dead"
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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-06-13
POMONA GRANGE PICNIC

On Friday June 7th, occurred the
best and biggest grange picnic thus
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-05

of the teachers are doing. is due them.
On the other hand, far less attention
is given to the country schools than to
the city schools. and this appears
wrong policy when We realize that
100000 of the school children of Kan
sas attend the country schools, where
most of them spend not more than six
months of the year, many of them I'M
der the instruction of teachers who
have never had any educational train
ing beyond the eighth grade. The
rural district is the nations recruiting
ground. Most of our great men were
country bred. We have organizations
of able men who are giving their best
thought to the improving of our state
institutions of higher learning and the
city grade schools, but there is no
where in this country an organization
devoted to the improvement of the
rural schools. The women's clubs have
done much for schools, and wherever
there are country clubs of country
women. the level of the public is
raised and one reason I favor the eX
tension of the franchise to women is
because they can be depended upon to
vote on the side of the best interests
of the children. In the cities, also, the
children have in view the high school
training to follow the grade school.
but the country pupils seldom dreams
of anything beyond the district school
house, and the building of township
high schools would give to the coun-
try children the same incentive to
continue through the grades that the
city children On recent trip
through the east Mr.. F'airchild spoke
to the editors of some of the leading
ma gaines and the managers of some
of the large charity funds, such as the
Russell Sage, in the hope of interest
ing them in the upbuilding of the
rural schools.
After Mr. Fairchilds address, Mrs.
Lee Monroe spoke briefly, saying she
believed that a great factor in improv-
ing the rural school would be to place
women on educational boards and to
give the country women the ballot,
and that the organization of women's
clubs in the country would be of great
assistance.
Miss Lulu Mckee spoke on 1.-The Re
vival of Story Telling" This art"
she said, has fallen into disuse since
the invention of printing; for nowadays
people read stories instead of telling
ancients but the stories he told were
old before he heard them. The wave
of Puritanism that swept over the
country, placing the ban on the novel
and all amusements, has had good
deal to do with the suppression of the
ina ginative side of mental activities,
but story telling is again coming into
fashion and is especially useful in
schools" A number of stories told by
Miss Mckee Miss Hclen McClintock
and Miss Lena Gamble, followed A
musical program was given by Mrs. w.
w. Wikidal, who sang. accompanied on
the piano by Miss Myrtle Radcliffe,
Miss Jessie Waller, and Miss Vera Ben
jamin.
The meeting voted to continue in the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-05

new organization, the support OF the
Washburn scholarship for girls, which
was established a number of years ago
by the City Federation. through sys-
tenn of collecting small amounts from
people outside the Federation. Mrs
L. L. McEachron explained the bene-
fit the scholarship had been to the girls
who had received its help Heretofore
the girls were expecte>- to return the
money within two years after gradua-
ton, but it was decided yesterday to
give more time in case it was needed.
The art committee secured an appro-
priation from the Federation treasury
for the purchase of a frame for the pic
ture given by the Federation and Mr..
George Stone to the Y. w G. A.
A cantata 1.-The Seven Last Words :
by Dubois, will be given tonight at
o'clock at Grace Cathedral.
Students of Miss Hazel Barnwen will
give the following program at the Y
w. c. A. Assembly hall, tonight at 8
o'clock:
Who's Afraid Observation-Disclosures. Anon.
Miss Lois Ferguson.
From a Far Country Anon.
Miss Mildred Stanton.
The Corn Stock Fiddle. Dunbar
Miss Lois Stricken
The Circus Nun. - Anon
Miss Hazel Burnett.
The Hundred and Oneth. ........ Donnell
Miss Norma Petro.
Renting a Baby. Stockton
Miss Lillian G1eisner.
The Trial of Ben Thomas. Edwards
Miss Marguerite Lembke.
Scene from THE Little Minister"
Observation-Disclosures. Barrie
Miss Ernestine Kline.
Anyone interested in this work is cor
daily invited to attend the recital.
Notes and Personal Mention.
Mrs. Vesta r. Torrey, of New York
City. is the guest of Mrs. John r. Null
vane. She will remain for an extended
visit.
Mrs J. B. johnson left today for
Oklahoma City to visit her daughter,
Mrs. Frank Thomas.
Mrs. A A. Weiskirch, who has been
i'll at Stormont hospital for some time,
is improving, and has been taken to her
home.
Mrs. A. H. Horton has returned from
a visit to relatives in Kansas City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Vincent and
their daughter, Esther, who were called
to Topeka by the death of Mrs. Vim
cents sister, Miss Nellie Hayes, have
returned to their home in Chicago.
Mr.. Willis Garvey went to Oskaloo-
sa today to visit his cousin, Mr.. Alex
Spencer, and will attend the senior
play to be given by the Oskaloosa
high school, of which Mr. Spencer Is
principal.
Mr.. c. w. Merriam, who has been
TContinued on next page.1
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-05

The wedding of Miss Rachel Hotch
kiss and Mr.. George White viii be eel
ebrated Tuesday. April 9. at the home
of the brides parents. Mr.. and Mrs
T. L. Hotchkiss, San Diego, Cal The
marriage win be solennized by the
Episcopal ceremony, and viii take
place at $50 o'clock in the evening
About 40 guests will attend, some Of
them former Topeka people who hav=
gone to San Diego to live. Mr.. White
and his bride expect to make their
home in San Diego, where Mr.. White
is doing newspaper work. The Hotch-
kiss family moved from Topeka TO
California about a year ago, and MI.
White also lived here during his school
years at Washburn college and after
his graduation until few months ago
when he went to California to remain
permanently.
The Minerva club will have KensinG-
ton Monday, April 8, at the Virginia.
Each member of the club will bring a
guest.
The provisional committee of the
Mems Equal Suffrage State league,
had a meeting and luncheon today in
the Commercial building. About a
hundred men have signified their will
ingness TO cooperate in the work OF
the association. Those who attended
the meeting today were: Mr.. John NC
Donald Mr.. w. w. Mills, Mr.. David
Bowie, Mr.. L. L. Kiene. Dr. Charles
M. Sheldon, DIR. Robert Gordon, DIR.
S. S. Estey, Mr.. f. E. Roudebush, Mr..
II. A. McNeaI, Mr.. J. H. Skinner, Mr..
Harry Green, Mr.. H. Q. Carney, MIR.
Robert Stone, Mr. James Troutman,
MIR. J. w. Thurston, Major A. Nj. Har-
vey, Judge S. A. Allen, Mr.. David
Leahy, Mr.. John F. Switzer and Judge
w. a Johnston.
The last meeting of the City Fedora
ton of Clubs was held Thursday after
noon and the final steps taken in the
transition of that organization to the
new society, the Topeka Federation of
Women, which will hold its meeting
for the election of officers in June. The
address of the afternoon was made by
Mr.. f. It. Fairchild, state superintend-
ent of public instruction, whose sub
ject was THE Rural Schools" He
said: kansas is in advance of most
of the states in educational matters.
In the past five years the state has in
creased its expenditures for schools
so per cent; the number of pupils
have increased 100 per cent and teach
ers 120 per cent. and the enrolment
in the state educational institutions
has increased so per cent. Many of
the country school buildings are all
that could be desired, and a recogni-
ton of the excellent work that many
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-05
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Clerk-Can you let me of tomorrow az
ternoon2 My wife wants me to go shop
ping with her. EmpIoyer-Certainly NOT
We much too busy. Clerk-,rhaniS
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London Opinion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-05

TContinued on next page.1
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-19
TRAVELLERS LOSE VOTES
Commercial Statesmen to Take Lead in
Campaign to Have Election Day
Changed From Tuesday to Monday
Movement Of National Scope.

Des Moines, F'eD. 19.-"Iowa travel
Ing men propose to be in the vanguard
OF the movement to have the dates for
holding elections changed from Tues
day to Monday" said c. r. Rohde. of
Waterloo, here today. Mr.. Rohde Is
secretary of the Commercial Travellers
Congress. which adjourned Saturday
after adopting resolutions memorable
ing congress to make this change.
1T is a fact that fully rs per cent
Of the travelling men OF the United
States are deprived OF their votes by
reason Of elections being held on Tues
days instead of Mondays" said Mr..
Rohde. when 1t Is remembered that
the travelling men Of the country who
vote number nearly three-Quarters OF
a million, 1t Will be seen that the loss
of ballots Is quite large. The average
salesman could contrive to remain at
home over Monday In order to vote but
a very small percentage are able to
stay at i,sa;a:;I;3:-.c-: ."c 3:.s's II order
to indicate their preference for state
or national officers"
According to Mr.. Rohde n vigorous
campaign for the change In election
DAYS will be inaugurated Immediately
to apply not only TO national but to
state and municipal elections.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-19
MAY AVERT COAL STRIKE
British Minors and Operators in Secret
Conference and Hope 10 Held Out
That Compronise Will 30 Reached
Wales Asks for Special Troops IL
Strike 10 Called,

London, Feb. 19.-While all the prep
arations that have been made in the
coal fields Of the United Kingdom are
for war rather than for peace, there is
just a gleam Of hope that the threat
ened strike of nearly a million men at
the end of this month will be averted.
The fact has just been disclosed that
William E. Harvey, the labor member
of parliament for northeast Derby, who
is secretary Of the miners federation,
accompanied by five representatives of
the English miners. is holding meetings
privately with five mine owners in the
hope Of preparing a basis for peace.
Besides this the conciliation board OF
the English federated area Is also
meeting today.
Should progress be made in the ef
fort to reach settlement in England,
South Wales and Scotland will rena;n
the chief obstacles to an agreement.
The authorities look on Wales as the
great danger spot. and having regard
to the disturbances which occurred
there last year the chief constable Of
Glamorganshire has suggested to the
Magistrates that an application should
be made for the drafting Of body Of
1900 infantry and 1,100 cavalry in the
affected areas.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-19

holding tickets, TO the theater. where
the convention MAS to take place.
Sells adherents. were at the doors in
large numbers. The doors were opened;
there was q great rush and soon the
house was filled dGbut very few tick
cts were collected at the doors.
When Chairman Shipley Of the con-
gressional committee called the con-
venticn to order and announced the Sc
lection of Bowman as chairman the five
members Of the committee who had
voted against allowing entrance to the
theater by ticket only, protested and
said they favored another chairman.
Bowman. however, took the gavel.
Someone snatched 1t lrom his hands.
Substituting his heavy walking cape
for a gavel. he began pounding for
order" when he was struck on the
head with the gavel. A general fight
ensued.
A semblance of order finally was re-
stored and two conventions were held
on the spot. one renominating Sells
and the other naming Massey. 1t was
during the speech Of acceptance that
the table was jerked from under Mas
sey, throwing him heavily to the stage.
The delegates to the republican ma
tional convention were instructed for
Taft
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-19
P,NcHor For ROOSEVELT.
Issues Statement Telling Why Ne, Can
Not lonoer Support laEollette.

Washington Fen. 19.--C:lfford Pin.
chot in a signed statement made pub
l!c Sunday night announces he has
withdrawn his support from Senator
LaFollette's presidential candidacy and
that he will hereafter advocate tho
nomination of Theodore Roosevelt. Mr..
Pinchot says that the events OF the last
month have made 1t apparent that
Senator LaFolIette's candidacy VIII
neither hold the progressive republi-
cans together as lighting force nor
prevent the nomination OF "a reactions
AIRY republican"
THE course which the senator has
elected to pursue" saws MIR. Pinchot.
"will not keep the prosressives to-
gether and In that course can not
follow him"
The statement follows:
"'rhe struggle which until recently
kas centered around Senator LaFni-
lette's candidacy was undertaken Tor
two clear and specific purposes: frst.
to hold the progressives together as an
effective fighting force, and, second. TO
prevent the nomination Of a reaction
airy republican for the party. Within
the last MONTH circumstances have
made Il impossible 20 accomplish. by
means Oh ttle C1tfNiu"Ny Va s'ets"sc' 1850
Toilette. either Of these two purposes
and the imperative need for another
leader has been made apparent.
zone OF these circumstances Ia the III
health OF Senator LaFOllctte. which MI
his friends so greatly depiore. retain
undiminished my regard for the hign
quality of his past services to the pro-
cressive cause, but the course which
the senator has elected to pursue VIII
not keep the progressives together and
In that course can not follow him.
From the beginning have fought Tor u
cause and principle and not Tor .
man.
"The reasons for the action am
taking are set forth at length In let
ter to Senator LaFollette. In which
have notified him that since. In my
judgment. his candidacy will no longer
advance the progressive cause. shalt
hereafter advocate the nomination or
Colonel Roosevelt. whose duty believe
1t is to take up the leadership OF the
progressive movement.
Until this notification TO Senator
I,aFollette was delivered. have or
course taken no part In advocating the
nomination OF Colonel Roosevelt.
"'rhe country knows that Colonel
Roosevelt is n genuine progressive.
That question was settled for all by
his active championship OF human
rights during the seven years OF con-
flict which made the progressive
movement a power In the nation"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-19
Trick psnouress Judae Pitnsy.

Special to mcs-Republican.
Des iMoines. Feb. 19-President Urick
Of the state federation OF labor is out
in denunciation OF the appointment OF
Judge Pitney. Of New Jersey. to the
supreme court, declaring that this Is
tho worst possible blow at labor I'm
tere.ts. Urick. cites decision written
by .Pitney. in a strike case, in which
he discusses picketing and decides that
an employe is a servant OF his en-
ployer, and no person has right to
.enaice him away. from employment in
any way. :.
In statement to the Associated
Press President Urick declared that the
announcement OF Pitney to the supreme
bench would be inimical to the inter-
ests OF the entire working class Of the
United States. He cited several recent
judicial opinions Of the New jersey
S;:..s. as evidence al this statement, re-
ferring particularly to the case OF
Frank and Dugan w. Herold. from the
Atlantic Reporter. As indicating that
Chancellor Pitney was irrevocably
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-19
GOVERNOR or CALIFORNIA DEs
sERrs cAusE or "a.
TOILETTE.
FORMER FORESTER ALSO
QUITS W,scoNsiN MAN
Both Out in Declarations That las
Toilette Can't Win and 1hat Noooos
vslt Can Best Lead PresnsssivO
causs-Othsr Political Nova.

New York. Feb. 19.-Htram JohnsonA
governor Of California. heretofore an
ardent supporter Of Senator IaFolleste.
issued n formal statement here today
saying that in his opinion Theodore
Roosevelt should be the next repuoli-
can nominee for president Of tho
United States. The statement was is
sued. he said. with Mr.. Rooscvclt'a
knowledge. but not necessarily with his
sanction.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-19
RIOT IN CONVENTION.
Republicans in rsnnsssss pistrie
Use Chairs in Melee.

Republicans in Tennessee District
Use Chairs in Melee.
Greeneville. Tenn, Feb. 19.-with
blood streaming down his face from
wounds received in hght in which
at least six men were felled with chairs
and pistols were drawn, Adam 8. Bow
man. chairman of the First district re-
publican convention. finally made his
yells for order" heardsand the body
proceeded to work. This was not the
last Of the violence, however. for later
when DIR. T. d. Massey. former con-
gresham and nominated by one fac.
tion Saturday. attempted to make 4
speech, the table on which he was
standing was jerked from under him,
HIS opponents then gave7vent to their.
wrath by smashing the teble to piecss.
Congressman Sam II. SSells was ops.
posed for nomination by DIR. Massey:j
Trouble started when the congr0e- y
sional committee by = vo&1 OF seven %
avs decided 70 admit o9ly perSl6ns
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-19
WASHINGTON AeHAsT.
Envoy's Nots on Knox Visit constd-
-, = = ~: cred An Insult.

Envoy'e Noto on Knox Vlese Sons'o'
4 cred An insult.
washington, Feb 19.-Washington Is
aRhast over the extraordinary action
OF Senior Pedro del ospina. minister Of
Colombia, IN making public formal
note he sent to the state department
saying the .proposed visit Of Secretary
OF state Knox to his country would
be be..inopportune."
AS q result. General Ospina will be
notified that he Is persona non grata.
Thus his career as the representative OF
his xovornment In the American capi-
tai, which began In May last, will be
brought to an abrupt end.
In, addition, Colombia will be advised
that IL the conduct Of Its minister
should besapproved. the United States
VIII regard such action as insulting.
outsiders Stir Trouble.
A further. sensational feature OF this
remarkable incident Is the fact that the
authorities here are In possession Of In
formation showing that Americans and
foreigners, the former actuated by
desire for personal profit. and the lat
ter not only by q desire for profit but
perhaps % lid their respective govern
mei,fs. are behind the hostile attitude
adopted by the Colombian minister and
his government. Boston peace advo-
Gates also have had q finger in this
episode.
0enerai ospina's note in effect
charges the American people with bad
faith ana with not observing the prin-
ciples which international law imposes
ION al civilized nations"
The note marks the elimination Of
the. dispute which has existed between
the Colombian and American govern
ments since President Roosevelt recog-
nixed the Independence Of the republic
or Panama and American acquisition
Of the Panama canal zone.
Tekt ef Mbnistsr's Note.
After tn customary diplomatic pre-.
S:z.s:sss.ss.tesek,sl letter. which was