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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-07-18
PHILIPPINE TRADE
Imports From United States by
Islands Show Increase.
Large Gain 10 Shown In Cotton Goods
the Sale Of Which Almost Doubled
a. Compared With Previous
Similar Period.

Washington. During the nine
months ending with March last the
value OF the imports from the United
States into the Philippine Islands was
$19,46S, 1872, or "A per cent. OF the total
importations, which amounted to $43'-
S17,234.
The increase of per cent. in Inn
ports over the previous corresponding
period was due almost wholly to in
creased importations from the United
States.
Official statistics of the foreign com.
merce Of the Philippines. compiled by
the bureau of insular affairs, show
also that this country figured in the
Philippine export trade to the amount
of $l6,S37,116, or 80 per cent. of the to-
tai value, as against $15,Gl6,S67 for
the same period of the previous year.
Among the articles imported into
the islands from the United States,
saws a statement from the insular bu-
beau, cotton goods showed the most
marked increase, the value during the
latter period being $5.lS9,464. as
against 1891 ,OS6 during the former
an increase of more than 80 per cent.
THE total value Of cotton cloths i'm
ported into the islands during the
nine months ending March, 1913, was
$s,G25,S9G, as compared with $6,sso'
1892 during the previous year.
"Other commodities which inquired
IN tho increase in importations were
wheat, flour, automobiles. machinery,
mineral oils and rice.
THE Increase in the value OF rice
importations was due entirely, how
ever, to the higher prices. as the guam
tity imported was slightly less than
during the previous year. The only
notable decrease was in the imports
of cattle.
The United States purchased hemp
from the islands to the value OF $1O,-
O1S,570, an increase Of $4,353,715 over
the same period for the previous year.
Approximately 100000 cigars, with
a value of $1,7Os,2s3, were exported to
this country, WHICH represents ma
terial increase There was reduc-
ton in the value of sugar and copra
expectations, particularly to the Unit
ed States, due principally. however. to
reduced prices rather than to reduced
production"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-07-18
ARMY LOSES STRENGTH.

Increasing difficulty in securing en-
listments for the army is becoming
SO grave that an appeal may be mace
to congress by the secretary of war
to amend the existing enlistment laws
II the army Is to be kept up to its nor
NAL strength. The reports Indicate
an unwillingness among the young
men of the country to contract away
their time for a period as long as sew
en- years, even after it Is explained
to them that only four of these years
must be spent with the colors.
With growing demands for troops
for garrison duty in Hawaii and the
canal zone and for the recruitment Of
the existing regiments up to the full
strength, this failure of the recruiting
service is giving serious concern to
army officers.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-07-18
DeodandS.

II it were customary or possible for
the king of Great Britain and Ireland
rigidly to exercise his royal preroga-
tives, he would, in the course OF a
few months, become the owner of
many vehicles, especially motor cars,
that traverse the streets and roads OF
his kingdom, since he is entitled to
all deodands. A deodand is IAN arti-
Gle which has proved the immediate
and accidental occasion Of the death
of any reasonable creature" This
right was for hundreds Of years en-
forced as means of swelling the roy
al exchequer and, legally speaking
could still be enforced. If man
we're killed by being run over the
vehicle and it's contents. as we'll as
the horse, became the kings property:
The number Of reasonable creatures
land dogs might be included by some
within this category run over by mo-
tors in England would keep the king
in automobiles until he would be OBJ
liged to construct many garages
Harper's Weekly.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-07-18
TO INVESTIGATE ELECTRICITY
DANGERS.

Experts in the United States bureau
Of standards are now making plans
for an investigation of the dangers to
life and property from electricity pro-
vided for in the amendment to the ap-
preparation bill OF the last congress
introduced by former Representative
James M. Cox, now governor OF Ohio.
This investigation Will be started dur
ing the coming summer and the work
will be conducted by DR.. E. B. Rosa
and his assistants Of the bureau of
standards, under the direction of Dr..
S. w. Stratton.
This study of methods of safeguard
ing life is looked forward to by cleo
trical men to produce results IN the
line of human conservation more I'M
portant than any other work Of the
government to lessen industrial acct
dents, except perhaps the investiga-
tons to make less hazardous the work
of men engaged in mining and the In
terstate commerce commission rail-
way safety Investigations.
With the rapid increase in the use
Of electricity as force of production
and transportation and for purposes OF
lighting and heating there has been a
marked increase during late years In
the number of lives lost and persons
injured by electric shock. While reli-
able figures are not available, 1t shown
throughout the country each week IN
electrical accidents, and it Is also
known that the number OF accidents
could be greatly lessened II safety
measures now in use in some places
could be standardized and generally
adopted.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-07-18

ing chief for several months. and
there has been much wire-pulling in
congress and elsewhere In behalf OF
different candidates.
President Lynch Of the International
typographical union has been strong
~ in President Wilson's mind and at
one time it looked os II the New Jer-
sey candidate would not be named.
His friends. however, continued the
fight for him and after Lynch was put
forward az the probable selection of
the president fight followed. Lynch
himself did not care to accept the
place after the fight started on him.
The contest then narrowed down to
Ford and Turley, the Chattanooga
printer with number Of southern
senators and representatives urging
the president to nominate Turley.
Mr. Ford is prominent in organized
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-07-18
First to Sing Famous Hymn

The first man to sing the lmmoi.
tai hymn, Lead, Kindly Light wa.
a boatman, the place an orange ooa s
becalmed on the Mediterranean w w
the island of Caprera, the time 0v
years ago, June 16, 1888. John f,en .;
Newman, afterward the great carunna -.
was a passenger on the boat III =. -
body and mind, he was idllng III Wv
Mediterranean in the hope OF recv ~,
ering his health. He was espee'" ~
depressed on that day when 'ne w
ange boat was becalmed, ana SousD
to soothe his spirits by composine, ,v
hymn. The result was Lead hlnu', w.,
Light" The composition occup'eu , y
q few hours and the boatman' WI, ~,
smoke English and was possesseu a. "
a fine voice, was asked to sing H. oae
tho dav melted into darkness oree..
sprang up, and the becalme a,,;rdlv
ayers were guided by the kiu ,uto
lights" along the Caprera snole With
a safe harbor The composer w. w.
health restored, soon returned 10 p nS.
land and became a leader in the WI
ford movement, until in 1S4o Dc St
over to the Catholic church Hm no.
1atar rewarded his ability ana u.''
ton by the bestowal OF tne 00
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-07-18
MRS. MARSHALL HOLDS THE CALLING RECORD

weeks since March in observing her
Wednesday at home" and this has
left thousands of cards on her hands.
She necessarily has had to take the
stand that where no street address
was given she was not expected to
return a visit. except in the cases OF
women in the house and senate. These
she has carefully hunted up.
Mrs. Marshall purposes to 60 on call.
ing and leaving cards until the one
duty exacted Of the wife Of vice.
president. aside from dining out, is
performed Asked how she could
make so many calls in 80 short \
time, Mrs. Marshall said she thought
it was by systematizing the matter.
She arranges her cards according to
street and frequently finds when she
leaves her motor car she can go
through Formally OF returning several
calls before again entering the car.
Mrs. Bryan. the ranking woman Of
the cabinet. IS also returning calls.
first to diplomats. the supreme court
and senators. of course, and then gen.
eral social calls II there is move
on foot to put calling out of business
for cabinet women. Mrs. Bryan Is not
falling into line. She may not be able
to return all Of the calls made on her,
but she is trying to.
Mrs. Daniels, wife Of the secretary
of the navy. is said to have something
like 1000 calls on list just made up,
and it certainly looks formidable; but
she will make those for which prece-
dence calls-on the ambassadors, the
supreme court and the senate-and is
proceeding as rapidly as possible, con.
sidering the warm weather.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-07-18
Iowa State Bystander
BYsTANDER PUB CO. Puolishers.
oES MONIES. IOWA
REWARD FOR LONG SERVICE
Silver Medals Of Honor Given French
men Of Thirty Years In One
industrial Establishment.

The press Of Havre has just pub
lished. a list Of 107 persons ga men
and 20 women) employed In this city
and its vicinity to whom silver medals
Of honor have been awarded by decree
of the minister Of commerce and in
dustry of France. for faithful service
Of thirty years in the same industrial
establishment or business house.
In this list are included superin-
tendents. managers. dock foremen. &C
countants, clerks, weavers, spinners,
tailors, dressmakers tramway conduc-
tors masons, cabinet makers. boiler
makers, stokers. laborers, etc.
The medal of honor for employees
and workmen was established In
France by the decree of July 16, 1885,
which authorized the minister of com.
merce and industry to give them to
persons whose services had covered
thirty years. This service must be in
might have changed hands several
times. Intervening military service
will not interfere.
An important condition Is that the
beneficiary be citizen Of France, al
though his employers may be foreign.
ers
The medals are presented with suit
able ceremony, to the employees by
the mayor or his representative at his
Office, in the presence OF the employ.
ers and the friends of those to be
honored
This Institution is very properly
held in high regard by those for whom
It Is intended. 1t is. in fact, form
Of decoration bestowed by the French
government analogous to the legion Of
honor, since those who have received
the medal are permitted to wear on
the lap Of their coat, or in the case Of
women. pinned on their corsage, q
narrow tricolor ribbon of red, white
and blue.
There Is an organization at Havre,
the Association des Medailles du Ira
vail, composed exclusively of those
who have received the medal of honor.
This institution has, of course, moth.
ing to do with the old-age pension sys-
tenn in operation in France; but it IL
undoubtedly a factor In bring about
industrial solidarity, esprit de corps,
loyalty to employers, and cordial rela.
tons between employers and their
employes.-Consular Reports.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-07-18

has gone quietly on and broken the
calling record of Washington.
One afternoon recently Mrs. Mar
shall made forty-fve calls in one hour
and 80 minutes. She had no winged
feet to carry her cards about either,
nor did she send them by a messen-
ger. She went about in her own car,
drove up to each door and method
cally left the proper number of cards.
Had many hostesses been receiving,
Mrg. Marshall could not have made
this record, although, as 1t was, she
found more than one woman "in." Mrs.
Marshall has made more than 500
calls, and If 1t has fatigued her in the
least she does not show it. She Is as
fresh and bright. and in as good
health as she was before the vice.
president was made governor OF In
diana and she was initiated to official
life
Mrs. Marshall has missed only two
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-07-18
London's Primitive Water Pipes.

London's Primitive Water Pipes.
London's water supply formerly
came through wooden pipes. These
were of the simplest construction.
formed of the stems Of small elm
trees. drilled through the center and
cut in lengths OF about six feet. ono
end being tapered 80 a. to At into
the adjoining pipe. The wooden pipes.
OF which at one time more than 400
miles were In use, leaked consider
ably, decayed rapidly. burst during
frosts and were always troublesome.
1t was not until 1880 that they began
to be superseded by cast iron. and =
quarter Of century later some OF the
old wooden pipes were still in use.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-07-18
He Was a Fighting Man.

In a cemetery at Waterford, Erie
county, Pennsylvania, is stone with
an interesting epitaph. The stone has
lain fiat on the ground and was brok.
en- in pieces. but the D. A. R. had 1t
patched up and placed on concrete
base, where it is now an object OF
great interest to visitors. The in
scription reads:
Michael Hare. Born in Armagh
county, Ireland, June 10, 1927. Was IN
the. French war and at Braddock's de-
feat. Served through the Revolution
airy war. Was with St. Clair and was
scalped at his defeat by the Indians.
Died May 3, 1843, aged lis years eight
months and % days. Elizabeth. his
wife, died April 10, 1S43. aged ninety
years."
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-07-18
His Wants Were Met,

An air of assurance distinguished
the jaunty young man who had ap-
peared in answer to an advertisement
for clerk; but his manner did not
commend him to the leather merchant.
rs there a good opening here for q
young man who keeps his wits about
him and doesn't care to begin at the
bottom of the LADDER" asked the appli-
cant, before the merchant had An op.
portunity to speak.
YES" he replied, after a comprehen-
sive survey Of his jaunty visitor, there
js. 4 thoughtful carpenter. foreseeing
the appearance of just such young
men. provided a good opening in the
middle OF that leithand wall, Kindly
make use Of It,"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-07-18
Pertinent Query,

The drummer had been Dragging
about his achievements for a goodly
time. and finally the meek little man
in the corner piped up
Excuse me-" he said, "but perhaps
you can tell me why you gentlemen
are called drummers."
We'll, why shouldn't we be SO
called? We drum up trade, don't we?"
was the retort.
Il know" said the meek little man,
"but the drum Is not a wind instru-
ment." Weekly.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-07-18

difficulty in getting his parents con-
mission to join the Burlington. and
eventually obtained 1t only on the un-
derstanding that he never join in a
blind"
Unluckily. the prince was persuad-
ed to participate in one OF these
club events a few weeks ago, and a
report was not long in reaching the
king and queen.
To one who has any knowledge of
undergraduate life at Oxford. 1t is not
surprising that the prince should join
the Burlington club. Once a member
Of that limited circle, it is inevitable
that he attend not blind" but q
series Of blinds" The Burlington Is
the club of the sons of nobility, the
sons OF great wealth. Its membership
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-07-18
TEST WEAK MINDED
Views Of a Belgian Scientist on
Subject.
Says Only Mentally Deficient Know
Which Of Two Objects 10 Heav.
Ier-Experiments Seem to DEM
,onstrate Accuracy Of Theory.

II you are able to judge accurately
which of two weights Is the heavier
you are mentally deficient, according
to DR.. Demoor, Belgian physician
and scientist, says the New York
American. DR.. Demoor doesn't &c
quite as far as to declare this Is an
infallible rule, and you may possess
this ability without being, perforce
weak-minded, but in series or ex'
periments made by this doctor those
who guessed correctly which OF two
objects was heavier were known to
be weak-minded, while those who
made errors in their guesses were all
normal.
One experiment along this line OF
considerable interest was carried on
by DR.. Demoor among $50 children
whose ages varied from six to fifteen
years. For this the doctor prepared
two bottles by covering them with
black paper. These bottles were OF
different size, which could be told at
a glance, but in each bottle the doc'
tor put a heavy mineral until both the
large and the small bottle had exactly
the same weight. The black covering
prevented the children from seeing
the equal amount of mineral In each
bottle.
These two bottles were handed to
each of the $50 children and they
were asked to Judge which was the
heavier. They balanced them IN
their hands and many said the larger
one was heavier, many others SAID
the smaller bottle was heavier. Three
hundred and seventy of them failed to
Judge accurately, or to declare that
there was no difference in the weight
of the bottles.
Ten of these children guessed cor
rectly. They declared the bottles
were equal in weight. The remark
able part of this is that among these
$50 children there were only ten men
tally deficient, and these ten mentally
deficient children stated that there
was no difference in the weight OF
the bottles-they were the correct
guessers.
And because Of this and many 9TH
er similar experiments Doctor De-
moor is satisfied that while ordinary
people, people with normal brains,
find it difficult to guess weights &C.
curately, it is quite the reverse with
the mentally deficient.
The bottle test was by no means
the only one made. Other objects
were used, such as boxes Of the same
size. but containing things that made
them unequal in weight. Also boxes
of unequal size, but that weighed
the same. These same children were
used in the experiments with the
same results; the normal children
made wrong guesses, while the men
tally deficient ones either guessed
correctly or very close to the cor
rect weights.
Then, to make doubly certain, the
experiments we're tried on other peo-
pie. different groups Of children, and
also OF adults, and it was found that
among the children the normal on<s
could not make anywhere near as
accurate guesses or estimates as
those who were recognized to be alb.
normal mentally deficient, degener-
ates, etc.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-07-18
Faith lll.Qefned.

Discussing the lamentable fact that,
according to the last census, half the
American people never 60 to church
Canon Hughes Scott said at a dinner
in Denver:
"The trouble is, perhaps, that Amer
leans have wrong idea about tae
church. They think the church wants
them to believe a lot of outworn dog
ma. That is not true.
Eyes, the trouble Is that the people
define faith as the little girl defined 1t
in school.
Faith the little girl said, is be-
lieving what you know isn't true
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-07-18
When the Mind rs Rlpened.

No man can learn what he has not
preparation for learning, however
near to his eyes is the subject. A
chemist may tell his most most preci.
GUS secrets to a carpenter, and he
shall be never the wiser-the secrets
he would not utter to chemist for an
estate. Our eyes are hold.
en- that we cannot see things that
stare us in the face until the hour ar.
rives when the mind is ripened; then
we behold them and the time when
we saw them not is like a dream
Emerson.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-07-18
United States and Japan.

In the event of war between the
United States and Japan the issue
would necessarily have to be fought
out on the oceans. The mighty dis
tances preclude the invasion of either
country by the other. Even If the
coaling problem were settled, 1t
would practically bankrupt either ma
ton to put down upon the shores Of
the other an army Of three or four
millions Of men, and for the purposes
Of invasion no smaller army would
for a moment be worth considering
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-07-18
RETAINS MINISTER BECAUSE OF WITTIC|SM

ing, Eggs. tuppence; eggs, tuppence
Il hope nobody hears me, hope no.
body hears me-eggs, tuppence.'
President Wilson accepted the chal-
lenge implied in the story and re-
tanned the minister. There was talk
of promoting Mr.. Egan to be ambas-
sador to Austria, but the president
a few days ago named F. G. Penield
of Pennsylvania for that post.
For many years DR.. Egan was a
professor of literature in the Catholic
University of America, located in
Washington. He is noted orator and
author of many books.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-07-18

telckidm " th0
young prince OF
Wales. at Oxford.
directing him to
remove his name
from the Bulling.
don club because
he had attend
ed a "Bullingdon
blind"--a euphe-
mistic phrase for
an enthusiastic
evening of drink
and song.
The prince. 1t
seems. has had
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-07-18
Revenuefui Shade.

'The spirit Of your deceased hus'
band. madam, wishes to communicate
with you on the subject of your re-
marriage" said the medium.
VERY WELL" said the woman, Let
him proceed. What is 1t he wishes to
say?"
"He says" murnured the medium.
going into a trance-"he says he is
very glad you are going to marry Mr..
Skeezicks. He always hated him
-Harper's Weekly.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-07-18

NOMINATION. "CA'
to the senate the
other day and set
ties a mighty in
teresting contest
over one Of the
best places In
Washington out
side Of a cabinet
office.
The 8 yer "a
t b O u 8 a n d e m :
ployes Of the big
print shop have
been worked up
over the incOm.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-07-18
One On the Teacher.

Teachers in New York public
are discussing with some merriment
a recent school incident. One OF the
bows in Miss Jones class got on the
nerves" of the teacher by continually
Rrinning and laughing, and finally
Miss Jones, her patience exhausted.
appealed to the principal. Send him
to me- said the principal. When the
bow was ushered before the principal
the latter, with all the sternness at
his command, lectured him. bringing
the discourse to close with: Now.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-07-18
Even Worse Grievance

your worship" said the prinoner.
you don't know how heartrending II
Is to have a wife who can cook but
won't do It," NO." said his honor, and
then added, feelingly: Thank good.
ness, man, you haven't one that can't
cook and will do It." 90.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-07-18

whether or not
the wives of. cabi-
net members Of
the new Demo
cratic administra-
ton shall return
calls made on
them. Mrs. Thorn
as r. Marshall,
who finds her pc.
sition somewhat
analogous, b u t
not entirely SINH
lar to that of Mrs.
Wilson and the
cabinet women,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-07-18
Tip to the c. p.

Are you one of those who believe
the common people will ultimately get
all they are demanding?"
Nope. am one Of those who be-
lieve firmly In asking politely for what
you want - ,.s- ~
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-07-18

ment of my post" he wrote, re
minds me very much of the Eng
lish lady of rank who was forced
by reduced circumstances to sell eggs.
Picking up her basket, she sought a
deserted street and walked along call
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-07-18

that a sense OF hu-
NOR is one Of the
most valuable as
sets a diplomat
may possess.
Upon the inau-
guration Of the
Democratic re-
gi me Minister
Egan, following
the precedent Of
the diplomatic
service, rendered
his resignation to
the president.
"The relinuuish.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-07-18

The entire Japanese empire, including
Formosa, is a trif1e smaller than the
single state of California. But the
density of the population may be got
at from the fact that the empire con.
tains 100000 people.