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New-York tribune., 1913-07-20
SETTLING RAILROAD CLAIMS.

The Chambers of Commerce OF Nash
Vile and Memphis and other commu-
mites have traffic bureaus through which
all transportation claims against railroad
companies are settled. The members or
the chambers are pledged 10 settle all
their claims in this way. thus ellmlnat'ns
private claims and securing all the ad-
vantages which an organized body rep
resenting the business community as a
whole should be able to obtain.
These various kinds OF activities call
for organizations capable of making
social. industrial. and traffic surveys.
While the work may be passed upon by
committees, executive officers and secre-
taries who are familiar with the Ques-
tlons which may arise are required for
the prosecution Of the various plans. This
is where the opportunity for specialized
training Is discovered.
Oklahoma City a few years ago was
one Of thrse or four cities Of okla
homa OF approximately the same size
and so far as environment and loca-
ton were concerned, with equal advan-
tages TO offer. new railroad was to
New-York tribune., 1913-07-20
BY THE SENATOR'S ORDERS.

But three weeks afterward he called
her up again and told her he could not
say how sorry he was. but the thing
had TO be done. The Senator had been
around in person TO know why the
change had not been made and had told
the chief that he would be himself re-
moved If the place were not given him
The Senator was an extremely influential
man. His wants had TO be attended 10.
and the woman had to go. And go she
did. and turned out she was to suffer
with her children and to starve outright
or to live in semi-starvation. just as
might befall. l do not blame the bureau
chief. who hated to do what he did. al
though he lacked the courage to refuse;
do not even very much blame the Sem
ator, who did not know the hardship
that he was causing and who had been
calloused by long training in the spolls
system; but this system, system which
permits and encourages such deeds, Is
system OF brutal iniquity.
sThs is a condensation OF a speech | az the
time made 20 the st Louis Civi Service Re
form Association. Senator German was then
the Senate leader OF tho party that had just
been victorious In the Congressional elections.
The next instalment Of Mr.. Roosevelt =
Chapters of Possible biography" will he
"a continuation Of the present number. II
VIII appear In the Issue of July 21.
Published by special arrangement with
"1he outlook" ot which Theodore Roose-
Welt is the contributing editor, through the
Mcclure Newspaper syndicate Copyright.
1913, by Tho outlook Company All rights
reserved. Including rights OF translation.
New-York tribune., 1913-07-20

In course Of time two other packing com.
panies located plants there. The men Of
this city had recognized the fact that they
had something of real value they could
offer and had used skill in demonstrating
It. There was some one in that city who
had the faculty for seeing an opportunity
and knowing how to take advantage Of ii.
II is the kind of man who can do this
who is wanted by chambers Of commerce.
The value Of the trained man is par
ticularly well illustrated in what Charles.
ton. S. c., is doing toward preparing it.
self for the introduction Of manufacturing
New-York tribune., 1913-07-20
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01eazxcaS q SepcE (6.5v Cazzzes1S-1. .&>S1c5
ESoZeas >gl9S 900 900 70 A5e IVs,6<oS~F9 .
T6>.0e~J Purse

In Bunalo. y. Y. II was observed that
comparatively few young men were going
into the Industries They were either
leaving the city or burying themselves ~
clerkshlps There were few apprentice.
The Chamber OF Commerce secured am
expert IN vocational guidance lie made
r. careful study OF the public schoo'
methods and the apprentice system In
the factories. with the result that th"
manual training system In the schools
was recast with view 20 training native
workers instead of importing workers
from elsewhere. This Is real conserva-
tiOu work
New-York tribune., 1913-07-20

-HIS fall Harvard University Will
organize class for the training oi
y. men to fill the positions Of secre-
taries of chambers of commerce. Ihls VIII
be the first school of its kind in the couH-
try. In doing this it is Harvards pur-
nose TO meet, in a degree, the demand loI
trained men in such positions.
The day Of organized charity ana not
air as ways of building up communities
apparently is being succeeded py Hole
substantial methods. With the passing oi
the practice of feeding tramp industries
and of talking only as a means OF suil'"-
lating the growth of cities and towns mas
come what appears to be an opporIun''y
for the young college man VINO mas just
closed ND his accounts as class president
and manager of the class banquet ana Is
looking about with the idea Of prepaIlHs
FOR some profession. The new profession
Is that of executive Of organized "oIA III
development Of communities
Offering premiums and making a noise
have been the old-fashioned methods OF
chambers of commerce and boards Of
trade for making cities multiply. They
used TO think their work done after they
had picked out sites for factories and
raised sums of money for the purpose oil
bidding against other communities Tor the
erection of factories whose prospective
operators were so poorly supplied wth
capital or so willing to take advantage OF
the generosity of a community that they
were open to such inducements as free
sites, free plants and freedom from tax
alton in addition to subscriptions to their
capital. In the South the itinerant manu-
facturer has been proved to cost com
munity more than his coming was worth
for he has been Of the type who was WILL
ing to pull up stakes and move to some
other town offering new inducements. The
tramp and the bargain hunting manu-
facturers are not always profitable invest
mentS.
New-York tribune., 1913-07-20

brooded over this. and during the next
session OF Congress he rose and COM
planed that he had received very I'M
pudent" letter from me (my letter was a
respectful note calling attention to the
fact that, II he wished. he could by per-
sonal examination satisfy himself that his
statements had DO foundation In faco.
He further stated that he had been
"cruelly" called TO account by me because
he had been endeavorlng to right great
wrong" that the Civll Service Commission
had committed: but he never, then or
afterward. furnished any clew to the iden-
tlty Of that child of his fondest fancy, the
bright young man without a name.'
99e KINDS OF FALSEHOOD.
The incident IS OF note chiefly as she'd
ding light on the mental makeup OF the
man who at the time was one OF the two
or three most influential leaders OF the
Democratic party. Mr. German had been
Mr.: Cleveland's party manager In the
Presidential campaign. and was the
Democratic leader I'm Congress. 1t seemed
extraordinary that he should be so reck-
less az TO make statements with no
foundation in fact. which he might have
known that | would not permit to pass
unchallenged. Then. as now, the ordinary
newspaper, In New York and elsewhere,
was quite as reckless In It's misstata-
ments of fact about public men and
measures. but for man In Mr. Cor
mans position of responsible leadership
such action seemed hardly worth while.
However II Is at least to be said for
Mr.. German that he was not trying By
falsehood 10 take away any mans char
acter. 1t would be well for writer's and
speakers 10 bear In mind the remark Of
Pudd nhead Wilson to the effect that
while there are nine hundred and ninety
nine kinds OF falsehood. the only kind
specifically condemned IN Scripture, Just
as murder, theft and adultery are con-
demned, is bearing false witness against
ones nelghbor.
New-York tribune., 1913-07-20

be built into the territory. The men
OF Oklahoma City went out into the sur
rounding country and got the Farmers
located along the route which the rail-
road would naturally follow in entering
the city. to agree to give enough lana
for a right of way for distance OF sixty
miles. They also took thought in the same
way for terminal facilities They visited
the headquarters of the officers OF the
proposed railroad in a distant city ana
found that they had arrived in the nick
OF time, for representatives of rival city
were also there. prepared TO invite the
New-York tribune., 1913-07-20

that it meant turning her out TO starve.
She had been thirteen or fourteen years
In the public service; she had lost all
touch with her friends in her native
state dismissal meant absolute want for
her and her children. On this the chief,
who was a kind man. said he would not
have her turned out, and sent her back
TO her work
New-York tribune., 1913-07-20

Tor loans ard the notes Tor the amount
OF the loans. which the banks will in fact
make No subscriber pays In any cash
unless loss occurs. This system makes
II easy FOR an honest and capable manu-
facturer 10 procure larger loans than he
otherwise could do. and Is. therefore. an
i,duc.ment 20 settle In Wilkes Barre.
New-York tribune., 1913-07-20
INVESTIGATION OF CONDITIONS

Chambers OF commerce are realizing
that living conditions really may have a
great deal 10 do with the welfare of the
community. They are conducting inves-
tjgations in order 10 discover Il anything
Is wrong, and. If so. what remedies
should be applied. Sanitation and hous-
ing have great deal TO do with the
prosperity OF a place. In a well known
North Carolina winter resort frequentcd
by persons suffering from tuberculosis.
the Chamber OF Commerce undertook
such an Investigation and organized a
ay campaign. II is reported that this
place has fewer flies In proportion TO its
population than almost any other place
in the country Cleaning up campaigns.
with prizes for the boys who secure the
best collections of tin cans gathered from
vacant lots. are now included among the
activities OF chambers OF commerce. The
Board Of Trade Of Washington. d. G., Is
taking an interest in eugenlcs TO the eN-
tent OF discussions concerning laws 10
conserve model marriages
New-York tribune., 1913-07-20
METHODS AT BATTLE CREEK.

II. W. Johnson. secretary of the Cham
Der of Commerce of Battle Creek,
who had lived in Washington several
years, brought with him to that Michigan
city an interest in good rruit and farm
ing i'm general. II became one of the chief
aims Of this chamber to bring the farmer
and merchant together, with the hope OF
weaving the former away from the habit
Of buying his supplies from far-away mail
order houses and getting him to spend his
money in the town nearer by. The mer-
chants on a given afternoon, when the
weather was good, made automobile eX-
cursions into the country, visiting every
farmer and his wife. They asked in what
particular way Battle Creek could be OF
service TO them and left souvenirs Of
their call The new secretary set out to
develop the apple industry OF the neigh
borhood. A fruit growers association
was formed and the Chamber Of Com
merSe organized an apple exhibition.
Perhaps one Of the most striking illus
trations Of what commercial organizations
can do in the way Of aiding agriculture
was the seed corn campaign conducted
last year by the Commercial Club. Of
Omaha, Neb. This campaign grew out
Of the startling discovery made in the
winter of 1911 that one-half OF the seed
corn of the state had been killed by late
rains and early frosts. That meant a loss
of millions of dollars to the people OF the
state and the crippling OF many indus
tries. The acreage of corn in the state
in 1911 had been 6,2lS,O35, the average yield
being q bushels to the acre. The total
yield had been 133, 4Oo,305 bushels, valued
at slightly more than SIOOO,Oo0. It was
figured thai the loss from the damaged
seed corn in 1912 would be at least sl5.-
mn O0O
New-York tribune., 1913-07-20

total yield was increased 10y more than
Sl.OOJOOO bushels. the total being l5iS'6.lS6
bushels and the average yield q bushels
an acre. This meant an actual Increase
in the value Of the crop Of approximately
Sls,OOO,0cO
In the palmy days OF the cattle industry
the deserts OF the Mimbres Valley New
Mexico, We're capable OF sustaining one
steer for each siNty-nve acres. Three
years ago the Chamber OF Commerce 5l
Demlng was organized and 1t undertook
to make this desert valley an agricult-
ural region. An almost ineIhausuhir
subterrenean supply of water was tounl
and by means OF irrigation the desert 's
being made TO blossom Ike the rose. The
land is now producing from go TO so net
an acre. In addition 10 undertaking the
irrigation and development Of two lVvH
acre tracts, the Chamber Of Commerce
organized an immense central power
plant. distributing electricity throughout
the region for use IN driving the irriga-
ton pumps. This investment VIII reach
81 10000 before the system is completed.
New-York tribune., 1913-07-20
A New, Rapidly Developing and Profitable
Field for the Abilities Of Young Amerl-
cans Is Opened by the Increasing
Tendency Of Merchants to Form
Boards of Trade.

ishes. at the bottom. So the Rochester
Chamber of Commerce employs a trained
horticulturist to promote better methods
of packing fruit and to aid the farmers
in treating their orchards so that better
fruit will be produced. The Oswego Cham
Der of Commerce co-operates with others
in providing an expert pomologist for the
benefit Of the neghboring country
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-04

Red Lion Hundred S. S. Convention.
TO be held in Delaware City
Presbyterian Church, Thursday,
April 10, 1918.
3 p. NJ. Devotional Exercises.
Or. Rusbridge; 3.l5 Round Table,
The international Graded System
and Lesson, Miss Edna G, Barker,
State Sect'y; 3.45 Teaching "A
Primary Lesson, Miss L, Hanson;
800 Greeting from the County
President G. M. Bush, County
Pres; ) The Forward Move.
inent, p. Ross Farra, County Sec.
4.30 Teacher Training, Prof. Geo.
Twitmyer, Sup't. Public Schools;
800 Appointment OF Committees.
Announcement, Adjournment.
Please bring rour lunch-A basket
supper will be served.
7.15 Devotional Exercises.
Reports of committees and election
of officers. 7.45 Demonstration
Of Successful, Organized
Adult Bible Glass in Sunday Ses-
sion"-- @. w. Bush, Acting Pres.
aud l. Elmer Perry, Teacher
5. 10 Hymn. SIS Demonstration
?t i Successful Organized Adult
Bible Glass in Business session Z"
9 W. Bush, Il L. f. Perry.
During the business session an
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-04
MAKING SMALL CHANGE.

They had an ingenious plan for
meeting a shortage of small change
in the old days before copper coins
existed. Until the reign of Edward
|. the silver penny was the, smallest
coin minted in England, to the great
inconvenience of the small purchaser
of the period. But the difficulty was
to some extent got over by the issue
of pennies indented with a deep
cross. The coin could then be brok,
en- into halfpennies and farthings.
Our first real copper coinage only
dates from 1879, and until the time
of Edward VI. farthings of silver
were coined, growing smaller and
smaller as the value of silver IN
creased.-London Chronicle.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-04
RACE STEPPED IN SERvITUDE
Tragedy Of the Wipins Out Of the In
cas- as a Nation Is One Of tho
Greatest In History

What became of the psspA who
built the Cuzco ruins? Wsro they
the ancestors of CHOSE stolid and
downtrodden Indians whom one sees
today peddling their rude wares in
the market place of Cuzco?" Mr..
Bryce discusses the, question In his
"South America" He says: ''Tht
sudden fall of whole race is an
event SO rare in history that one
seeks for explanations. 1t may be
that not only the royal Inca family,
but nearly the whole ruling class
was destroyed in war, leaving only
the peasants, who had already been
serfs under their native soyereigns.
But one is disposed to believe that
the tremendous catastrophe which be-
fell them in the destruction at once
of their dynasty, their empire and
their religion by fierce cohduerors,
lncomparably superior IN energy and
knowledge, completely broke not
only the spirit of the nation, but the
self-respect Of the individuals who
composed it.
"rhey were already docile and
submissive people, and now under a
new tyranny, far harsher than that
of rulers Of their owl blood, they
sank into hopeless apathy and ceased
even to remember what their fore
fathers had been. The intensity Of
their devotion to their sovereign and
their deity made them helpless when
both were oyerthrown, leaving then
nothing to turn to, nothing to striv,
for.
THE conquistadores were wise il
their hateful way when they put
forth the resources of cruelty TO Out.
rage the feelings of the people ant
lamp terror in their hearts,"
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-04

1t is a very unwise policy for
residents of any town to purchase
goods of any kind at a distance
from their home if they can get
the same goods at the same prices
in their own town. If they are
property holders this policy is
simply suicidal. BY doing so they
prevent the merchants from keep
Ing larger stocks and by making
theiI home market a poor one they
make the town less desirable to
live in, and thus depreciate the
value of their own property.
patronize your own town in every
possible way.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-04
Did NOT LOOK LIKE WORK
German Servant Girls Opinion Of tbs
Home Labors Of Literary
Man.

A young lady, lately and happily
married, has literary man for a
husband, who does all his work al
home.
1t was very good work, and pays
very well, and, as they are newly
married, they are delighted with the
opportunities for being almost con-
stantly together.
Recently they got a new servant,
buYom German girl, who proved
herself handy, and also seemed to
take a deep interest in the young
couple. Of course, she saw the hus-
band in the house good deal; but
her mistress was not prepared for
the following:
"Eggscuse me, Mrs. B.; but I
like to say Something's to YOU"
"Well, Rena?"
"Eou won't be- Rrisued by me al
rettyT
'Why, what is it you wish to
say2"
"Vell, You pay me 60 mont"
"And l can't pay you any more"
interposed the mistress decisively.
cts not dot" responded the girl /;
"but | find l be willin' to take 30
shillings till-till your husband gets
work P-London Tit-Bits.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-04

The pupils of the High School &
Seventh & Eighth grades of the Del
aware City schools are arranging for
an art exhibit to be held in the school
house April 10th to 10Th, aos repro
ductions of the masterpieces Of art
will be an exhibit. Such an under.
taking for the good of the school and
community deserves the cooperation
and interest of our people.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-04

If American suffragists in Eng
land become involved in the out
RACES committed there and are put
behind prison bars it would hard
ly seem to be the duty of the U,
$. government to do anything to
obtain their freedom. If English
women should come here and do
similar things, we should un.
doubtedly claim the right to pun.
ish them in our own way.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-04

The liquor men of Wilmington
are worrying about a provision of
the bill recently passed by the
legislature, fearing that it will
cripple their business. Lots of
people in other parts of the county
are only hoping that it may do so.
lit does, some of the money
spent in rum will very likely go
into other and more legitimate
business.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-04

The Press will be devoted to
the advocacy of thi ngs that per
...s.-s- -ssr,. .-'--,,.-are and advance.
ment of the community in which
it is published. Its columns will
be open for discussion of methods
and measures for improving con.
ditions that are prejudicial to
health and morals. We shall be
glad to have any who are interest
ed in this work avail themselves
of the use of our columns for this
purpose, with the understanding
that such discussions must be free
from personalities.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-04
FOR EXAMPLE,.

professor, how do you define at
tic saltp'
"0h, it's refined sort of-but
let me give you an illustration. Sup
pose you wished to convey the idea
that a certain Office holder is the ul-
innate, the ne plus ultra, the limit,
as it were, in supervacaneousness
and general ineptitude; you would
say He isn't worth his chloride Of
sodium b..
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-04
TIREsoME REPETITION.

'1'm going to quit attending the
opera with Millbanks."
"What's the matter now?"
"When we issue from the theate1
and he sees a Wilderness of taxicabs
limoueines, touring cars and other
vehicles, into which fine ladies arc
piling helter-skelter, he invariably
strikes a pose and says, Tumultuous
grandeur crowds the blazing
square,"
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-04
PRACTICAL POLITICS

people say you've been sheriff
too long, jim"
Il expect I have. They also say
you oughter' step down and let some
body else be postmaster"
II admit I've been postmaster
long enough"
'Well,. after this term, s'pose we
exchange places?"
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-04
AelrATiNe AN OLD PRODUCT.

Yep" said the Chautauqua man
who had struck the right side of the
oil boom, "I'm goin' to send my dar-
ter to BQsting to learn culture and
refinement
Sand how about your sonp'' asked
the visitor.
"Himp Oh, I'll send him to
Cleveland to learn lie refinement"
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-04

The Press extends its congratu-
lations to the newly elected Mayor
and Council. May we hope these
gentlemen have imbibed the pro
gressive spirit and will give Del,
aware City an up.to-date admin
ist,ation. Such course would
meet with the approval of all who
have the best interests Of our city
at heart and they would receive
their hearty cooperation in al
their efforts to better the lament
able conditions
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-04
THE ONE EXCEPTION

'fYou say. that the bride was plain
ly neryousP"
fiTrs. ~ s..
@But she's been married thres
times before
"Thats true. notwithstanding,
she appeared to be as frightened as
a young woman"
"Then in every respect il was just
like first wedding?"
81 should say 50, with one excep-
ton"
"And what is that?"
"The BRIDES mother didn't weep.
It seems she's got past crying when
that daughter gets married" DE
troit Free Press.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-04
so LIKE.

He-What lovely flowers! Don't
you know, they remind me of you.
She-They are artificial flowers.
He--Yes, ] know it, but it re-
guires close examination to detsssst il
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-04
EXCEPTION.

"one advantage it has over a horse
y that an automobile never is fa-
hgbed.@
81 don't know about that. Its
wheels generally look tired"
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-04
ITS RIeIDlTY.

us the law against expectoration
SO rigidly enforced in this public
place."
$50 rigidly that they wouldn't
even let inc bring my Spitz dog in
with me."..
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-04
EVEN.

Guiman-Ha ha! fooled ye all
fight. This here gun amt loaded. i,
Don't mention it, old top, That
RlltI gave YOU ia stage mohsy."--
Lila
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-04

Entered at the Post Office in
Delaware City, Del. as second
class matter, March 18th, 1918,
under Act of Congress, March 8,
1879.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-04

address on 'tThe Glass at Work ("
will be given by Rev. Samuel
MacWilliams chichester, Pa.
Don't fail to hear DR.. Twitmyer
and Mr.. MacWilliams.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-04
NICE MAN

n iap1..
know anything lab6ht chickens ~
~ never talk about the ladiesl"
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-04
DELAWARE CITY TRAINS,
STEAMBOATS,

Wilmington to Philadelphia
and Return 25c. Good for 30
days.
Leave Wilmington, $50, 1880
a. M, and 1880 p. M. Extra trips
7 p. m. Saturdays & Sundays.
Leave Chestnut lStreet Wharf,
Philadelphia, 1890 a. m, 100,
AIS and 7 p. m. Extra trips 7.3o
a. m, Sundays and Mondays.