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The Chanute times., 1913-03-14

and the same year he married Sarah
Houston Fleming of Chattanooga. lie
entered the practice of law in New
York in 1892, and since 1901 has been
interested chiefly in tunnel construc-
ton there He is president OF the
Hudson G. Manhattan Railroad com
pany.
LndIey M. Barrison.
The selection of Lindley NJ. Garri-
son, vice-chanccllor OF New Jersey, to
be secretary Of war is in line with
President Wilson's idea that the hold
er of that position should be a man
Of unusual executive ability. He is
close friend of Mr.. Wilson. Mr.. Garri-
son was born in Camden, n. j., No
vember 2S, 1864. He is son of Rev.
Joseph f. Garrison. an Episcopal
The Chanute times., 1913-03-14
WHO IS Who IN
WILSON'S CABINET
Brief Sketches of Advisers of the
New President.
BRYAN'S CAREER EPIT0MIZED
McAdoo a Famous Tunnel Builder,
McReynolds Skilled In "Trust Bust
ing" Garrison a Man of Unusual
Executive Ability, Others Able

Washington, March 5,-President
Wilson today sent to the senate
the names of the following as the
members Of his cabinet:
Secretary of State-William Jen-
nings Bryan of Nebraska.
The Chanute times., 1913-03-14

The house committee on cities OF the
second class introduced new gar
nishment BILL which provides that 1V
per cent of a mans wages may be col
lecetd monthly under garnishment pro-
cess, even though all his wages are
needed for the support of his family
or dependent relatives. The legisla'
ture recently in both branches passed
the Frey garnishment bill, which pro-
vdied that 20 per cent may be collect
ed. The governor returned the bill
unsigned and suggested that the per
cent be 10.
The Chanute times., 1913-03-14

subsequently he was the Democratic
caucus candidate for United States
senator
The Chanute times., 1913-03-14
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN.
Secretary of State.

Secretary of the Treasury-William
G. McAdoo of New York.
Secretary of War-Lindley M. Gar
rison of New Jersey.
Attorney General-James c. Mickey
nolds Of Tennessee.
Postmaster General-Albert Burle-
son of Texas.
Secretary of the Navy-Josephus
Daniels of North Carolina.
Secretary Of the lnterior-Franklln
X. Lane of California.
Secretary of Agriculture-David A
Houston Of Missouri.
Secretary of Commerce-Willia
c. Redfield of New York.
Secretary of Labor-William B. Will
son of Pennsylvania.
With one or two exceptions, these
men have attained considerable ma
tional fame, and all of them are ad-
mittedly able.
MIR. Bryan's Career.
William ]. Bryan has been so much
in the public eye for a good many
The Chanute times., 1913-03-14

Under a bill passed by the house
surety companies doing business IN
Kansas. but not incorporated under
the laws of this state are required to
deposit securities to the value of $780,
600 with the state treasurer
The Chanute times., 1913-03-14

The patent medicine vender is just
as safe as he was before The Cum
mings bill relating to pharmacy passed
through the house. While the bill was
TO regulate pharmacists and druggists
its real aim appeared to be to put the
patent medicine vender out OF busl-
ness In that respect it was flat fail
ure. The house contains seventy-two
members who are farmers and they
refused absolutely to stand for any
thing that constituted knock on the
man who drives through the country
with cart or wagon and deals out
medicines and cureallsc They amend.
ed the bill and passed it.
The Chanute times., 1913-03-14

Third class cities are given permis'
sion to establish the commission form
OF government under the terms OF
bin passed by the house. The bill was
introduced by Willard Lyon of Lincoln
county. Up to the present time the
benefits of the commission form OF
government have been available only
to cities of the first and second
classes. The Lyon bill provides that
upon a majority vote city OF the
third class may discard its council
and have mayor and three commits
sioners, the same as many Kansas
cities of the first and second classes.
The Chanute times., 1913-03-14
House

The Stone amendment to the COM
pensation act passed two years ago
has been passed by the house. There
was considerable discussion over It,,
but it developed finally that both en'-
ployers and employees wanted it. The
present compensation law is made ap-
plicabe TO certain plants employing
fifteen or more persons. The stone
amendment makes it applicable TO
plants employing five or more people
Employers of five or more people may
come under the provisions of the law
and, if it does, damages for injuries to
employees are fixed by law. Under the
old law the employer elects to come
under the law, and if he does he files
a notice to that effect with the secre-
tary of state. Under the Stone amend
ment the employer is presumed to be
under the provisions Of the act unless
he files notice with the secretary or
state to the contrary. AS passed the
bill does not apply to agricultural pur-
suits.
The Chanute times., 1913-03-14

The house ways and means commit
tee eported adversely the bill propos-
ing an appropriation of s25,eOO 20 be
spent in recodifying the Kansas stat
utesL
The Chanute times., 1913-03-14

The senate voted to combine the
office of attorney for the state public
utilities commission and the rate clerk
of the commission and establish what
will be known as commerce coun-
sci" with salary of $4,000 annually.
He is to have an assistant at a salary
of 1880 a year.
The Chanute times., 1913-03-14

The Shouse bill permitting town
ships or counties to issue railroad aid
waiing several hours Judge Allen
bonds was passed by the senate. 1t
limits the amount of such issues to
$1,000 mile and applies only to coun-
ties having less than 10000 popula-
ton.
The Chanute times., 1913-03-14

The senate passed bill to require
owners of real estate to trim their
share of hedge fences, upon request Of
the owner of adjacent land.
The Chanute times., 1913-03-14

Everett Miller, Socialist member OF
the house from Crawford county, has
put another one over. BY vote of 43
to 81 the house adopted his resolution
looking to the government ownership
of railroads. The resolution memor-
ialized congress to investigate the ply
steal valuation of all the railways in
the United States with the view of ul-
innate purchase by the government.
The resolution was adopted by DEM
ocrats, but even the Democrats did not
vote solidly for it. The Republicans
opposed it solidly.
The annual inspection of grain test
ers by the state grain and grading COM
mission is called for in bill passed by
the house. 1t provides that any person
or company buying and selling grain
and using a grain tester shall have the
tester inspected between May and
June l each year by the Kansas grain
grading commission.
The Chanute times., 1913-03-14

The senate killed the Williams bill
to make it prima facie evidence OF the
adoption of a child if the persons
charged with such adoption generally
admitted that the child was their
adopted child.
The Chanute times., 1913-03-14

New manufacturing industries in
Kansas probably will not be exempted
from taxation, as the senate killed
measure that was asserted to be for
the encouragement of new factories
by making the machinery and build
ings of such concerns, tax free for five
years.
The Chanute times., 1913-03-14

The Milton bill to require jury trials
of cases Of contempt of court was kill
ed by the senate.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-07-28

There have been frequent rains and
filing. 1, is possible. therefore, that
a survey Of the fields at this time
would warrant a slight increase in
the figures given.
Some interesting comparisons may
be made between yields in this country
and the European country on
which estimates are furnished in this
bulletin. In the making OF the tables
the metric system is followed, but
when ~quintals per hectare are re-
duced 10 bushels per acre we hnd
that in round numbers the yield Of
winter wheat in the United States FOR
1917 is siven as Is bushels per acre,
and for 1913 as 15.5. The figures
for spring wheat are respectively 1873
and II bushels. Taking the two crops
tosetae. We have COR the TWO seasons
i3.5 and las bushels. TIE whea. weld
tor Hungary IN lai2 was approximate
" 20 bushels, and for 1918 il is plae-
ed al about la.6 bushels.
There IS often exhibited a sensitive
ness about the publication Q. crop in
formation OF any kind in the news
papers. a peculiar notion exists IN
many minds that Il g newspaper tells
the actual facts abou, the condition Of
m crops in lis locality i is furnishing
the grain SPECTATORS information
which they will use 10 In disadvan-
tage OF the farmer who has grain 20
sell. The existence of such an orean-
!zation as the International institute
ought 10 convince anyone Of the foI!y.
Of such a belief. This institute in
cludes in lis membership practically
every civilized country in the world,
r j. is az all times in close touch
with Weather n crop conditions in
ali g them. Its bulletins are public,
n .hey are as nearly accurate as
careful compilation can make them.
And this is but one OF a great humble.
OF agencies which are at work. no, try
ing 10 bull or bear the prices Of grain,
but trying 20 ascertain what are the
actual facts concerning the production
OF the commodities in which their
members deal. AS a result Of the care
taken 10 the field thoroughly
men in Chicago, or Antwerp, or Vi
emma. who are interested in world
crops have often a better knowledge
OF the crop conditions in Kansas. and
North Dakota. and Australia. than
many a farmer has Of the crops in the
next township. The men who make
a business OF buying and selling and
manufacturing wheat and cotton and
other products do not depend on ,he
newspapers for their information
They have their own organizations
their own observers, and their owr
statisticians. and these men are on the
job in person, and know what the facts
are.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-07-28

and she's never been back. But. of
course she's written for me TO come
and see her. / would have gone long
ago if l could have go, the money"
To love to 60" Olive m%urnlured.
I'll tell you. Titus, Well begin right
now to plan. Wen save. We can
do without much Of a wedding trip;
when i, zones And my ring" She
paused.
Il had intended to get you a dia-
nond." Titus said. I've GO, 800"
Olive was radiant. Let's start a
bank o with half that" she
cried. "A smaller diamond viii! mean
just as much { o me so long as i, is
pure and M from you. We're
going to have our trip if we can pos
sibiy manage it"
Titus Rugged her. You're a darling,
Olive he declared.
After all Olive was perfectly happy
with her $50 diamond. her short, we'd
ding trip. and her little home. That
first wonderful year the bank account
grew steadily and as it grew Califol.
mia came nearer. Olive got illustrat-
ed books on orange culture and ranch
life and pored over them with Titus.
We want to be able TO appreciate
what we see" she said. Il don't want
your sister 70 mink You We married a
fool"
My sister will think I've married
the incest and smartest girl in the
world" replied Titus fervently.
Olives little daughter came in the
second summer Of her marriage. Her
coming drew heavily upon the bank
account. Besides it complicated mat
tiers as far as their journey was con-
cerned. Well have to count on TAX
ing her with US" she said one day to
Titus. Well have to wait till she's
four years old. don't you Think"
IF we wait till she's four, we GER
,oinly ought to have money enough"
replied Titus.
But when Alice was four years old
there Still was not money enough.
Another child had come. a boy. atur.
hulent, static nature which ~overhowed
the meager proportions Of the tiny
bungalow Il necessitated procuring
a new house.
That California fund seems TO be
always ready TO help US OF, of a tigh,
place. doesn't it," Titus remarked.
When We get together again we'll
keep it and use it as We intended"
They moved into the new house. SO
much larger than the bungalow that
their adequate furnishings were lost
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-07-28
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CANNED AND OTHER MUSIC.

A few years ago. when the phono-
graph was just beginning to attract
attention Sousa, the great bandmaster,
wrote an article bemoaning the pop
uiarlty Of the new device, and predict
ing that its use would destroy music.
His idea was that it would become 80
Easy for people Il listen to music with
on; going TO the trouble TO learn TO
play instruments that the demand for
teachers OF music would be DESTROYED.
and, as their means of livelihood
would be gone. such study Of music
as is necessary TO equip a teacher
would De discontinued. and musical
knowledge would tend to die out. His
argument was p!ausihly made, and
Sousa was doubtless convinced tina,
ne vas correct. But the facts seem
10 indicate that he was mistaken. We
have 10 figures on the number of
teachers or students of music. bu. the
census bureau has just issued a bul!e-
tin giving facts concerning the manu-
facture Of musical instruments. Ac-
cording TO this bulletin there was an
increase OF lis per cent in the number
Of pianos made in 1909 over the num.
her manufactured in 1859. with an in.
crease OF 80 per cent in total value.
That is. while the average price OF
pianos remained about the same, more
than double as many were made in
the latter year a And this in
crease was 10, due TO the increased
number Of player pianos. for only ga
per cent OF all the pianos made in
1909 were for or with player attach.
ments. L appears. therefore. tina,
twice as many persons mus, have been
using pianos ii 1908 as in 1892. Pre-.
sumsbiv twice as many persons
were learning to play. and there would
be occupation for twice as MANY teach
ers. ard out Of tha, larger number Of
teachers vii! come those specially tai.
en-ed ones who Wi, furnish US with
merito-ious music later on. TIE
gloomy forehoding that the invention
OF canned music was to destroy al; mu-
seal progress does not appear to have
been well founded.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-07-28
THE N STORY
THE FUND.

in it. 'Ill just have to use the money
hats left. don't YOU see. Titus?"
Olive said. We can: Sc, along with
out new things"
Use it. then" Titus cried juhilant-
iy. Well soon accumulate more"
He had a few days before been put
in the way OF earning more money
and he ahounded with new hone and
energy.
So the last of the California fund
Went. Olive was suddenly lifted to
a higher social plane than she had
hitherto known, and found herself be.
sieseo with invitations. And Of course
she began to entertain. Even with
Iituss increased salary the Califor-
MIA fund resumed is old proportions
very slowly. Olive often sighed be-
cause OF II. Try as she would she
coIio no, keep expenses down The
children were CROWNS: they outgrew
n destroyed an amazingly lot of
clothes She herself had to appear
in better gowns. The house was not
all paid for. Living anne high. And
California seemed as far away as ev-
er.
1t begins to look as if we should
get there" Olive sighed.
Titus cheered her. oh. yes, we
shall Next Year. maybe. Wen see"
Blu, next year both children had an
illness which cost q good deal. And
the year after. just as the fund began
70 swell hopefully again. Titus was
asked 10 become a partner inc needed
all the money he could get to put into
the business.
We won't quit hoping he said.
L begin to see daylight now. We're
getting on. Olive. And were happy.
h children r growing fine"
There came a day when Alice mus
have music lessons and a piano. She
loved music and had unmistakable
talent for it. So the California fund
paid for the upright and a long
course OF the bes, instruction.
Il get value received every time ]
sit down of an evening and listen tc
Alice play" Titus said. Think Of
having a girl big enough to make such
music. I guess she'll surprise her Aunt
Cynthia when We take her out to Cal.
i%fornia."
The fund was growing again. /,
vas almost large enough to take the
four Of them.
But It seems to me-" Olive reason.
ed. that it would he unwise to leave
just now. If we wait a few years we
can give the trip to Alice as a grad
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-07-28
MONDAY. JULY IS, 1913.
BALANCE OF TRADE.

The phrase balance of trade" has
any other single expression used IN re
lation 70 economics. Adam Smith
p%unc,ured the popular :ailacy OF the
subject a century ard . halt ago, and
men with clear heads have kept or
puncturing i. eve since. Yet the old
superstition vii! not down. Tie Win
nipeg Free Press takes q whack at il
IN the following editorial:
1T is not necessary 10 assume be-
cause the imports into Canada are
much larger than the exports from
Canada. that the dominion is drifting
~hopelessly into debt.
LIZ i; be supposed that a citizen
makes large purchases Of various
kinds. A shrewd observer might be
Of the opinion that this citizen vas
headed toward bankruptcy. Let i be
supposed. however, that this citizen
continues 10 make very large pur-
chases through a long period Of years
and that in spite Of his very large pur-
chases he gives every evidence Of con-
tinued prosperity. advancement and
success. The shrewd observer might
then reasonably conclude tina, this
citizen was making wise purchases.
was making good use of the goods he
received, that ne was making perfectly
satisfactory arrangements for the pay
ment OF all debts. and that ne was
actually discharging a large portion
Of his Indebtedness from veal TO year.
That this is the actua! condition of
Canada there can be little doubt. No
one can travel through Canada from
coast to coast without being convinced
that it IS one OF the richest countries
in the world. both potentially and
actually. II IS q country making good
use OF what il receives Il is album
dainty able 10 pay ali that II owes.
What Canada owes is we'll known n
all the arrangements are made for the
carrying OF this Indebtedness. There
is no mysterious debt due TO unknown
persons by unknown Canadian people.
Canada IS not the only country
which has an apparent adverse hal
ance o. trade. Il IS rot generally sup
posed that Great Britain e tending
to bankruptcy. YET Great Britain has
had al adverse balance Of trade
amounting to hundreds o. millions OF
dollars yearly for many years. Readers
who are concerned with reference 10
Canada's adverse trade balance should
seek some explanation OF the apparent
anomaly Of the vast adverse trade bal
ance and the Astounding prosperity Of
Great Britain. II IS not necessary 10
say that the Positions Of Canada and
Great Britain are parallel. but this
phenomenon must be dealt with.
The real students of political. eco
nony do not for a moment admit that
Canada's adverse trade balance indi-
Gates that Canada is sinking INFO hope
less debt; quite the contrary. As ex-
pressed by Sir Robert GiHen, the
phrases balance OF trade and 'ex-
cesses of imports over exports are
simply pitfalls for the amateur ard the
.unwary."
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-07-28
ABatch ofSmiles

An aged colored man vas passing
a FISH store when he stopped to ex-
anime a huge turtle chained in the
doorway as an advertisement.
He had neve seen a turtle before
and he prodded the strange creature.
Suddenly he popped his finger into
his mouth with a howl Of pain. After
the finger had stopped bleeding he
gazed at it ruefully, then eyed the
turtle apprehensively.
What's the matter. 'Rastus?"
asked the fish dealer. with a grin.
wonderin' whether All had been Bit
or stung.'-Lippincott's.
Teacher-Now, children, try to fig.
ure just this once without counting
on your fingers. How much is three
and four?
Peperl docking under the bench
after a long wait)-Seven.
Teacher-Right. Four and six?
Peperl tagain peeping under the
benchl-Ten.
Teaeher-hold up there, you little
rascal! I'll teach you to count on
and clasps them behind his back.)
Now. then. Ave and three?
Peperl latter another long look
under the bench)-Eight.
Teahcer-Well. how did you man
age to do that?
Peperl-With my toes. teacher.
On the bank of a small river in
Ireland is a stone bearing the fol-
lowing inscription:
When this stone is out Of sight it
is not safe to ford the river"
But this is surpassed by the famous
post erected some years G by the
surveyors OF an English road. 1t
reads:
This is the bride path to Faver-
sham: II you can't read this you had
better keep to the main road"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-07-28
THE SEASONS WHEAT.

In the bulletin OF agricultural Stats
tics issued by the International Insci-
tute Of Agriculture at Rome on July
IL there are given some interesting
figures relating 10 the crops OF the Uni
ted States for the recent season ard
that of last year. The figures on the
crop yield for this year are. of U.s..
able Information.
According to the bulletin there has
been an increase of Is per cent in
the acreage Of winter wheat in the
United States over the acreage of 1872,
and there is a prospective increase Of
20 per cent IN total yield. the yield
per acre having increased only slight
y. There is reported a decrease of 8
per cent il the spring wheat acreage.
with a prospective decrease in yield
of 81 per cent Taking winter and
spring wheat together the estimate is
a total yield OF ss per cent that Of last
year.
The estimated yield of other crops
on the basis Of last year is as follows:
Barley. 7s.7 per cent: oats, .2.7 per
cent: fax. 7..s per cent. Estimate.
made July IL If the facts are careful
ly collected. ought to be fairly accurate
except for spring wheat and fax. By
thai date the inter whea, harvest
Is cver in many sections, and is well
advanced in all. In the northwestern
state practically no winter wheat is
raised. Barley and oats are harvested
By that time in most of the states ex-
cept the northern tier. Flax is a crop
thai is grown more largely in the
northern tier of states. and North Da-
kota leads in this With this crop. as
with spring wheat, weather and other
influences must be reckoned with for a
considerable time, hence early July
may need to be changed in
either direction later on.
The spring wheat crop looked about
its most unfavorab,e along about the
first week in July. Peculiar conditions
during seed time, and lack Of rain had
affected 1t adversely, and the outlook
vas not r favorable. Since then
there has been some Improvement
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-07-28

uating gift. Think what it will mean
TO her"
You bet" Titus %pondered. He had
grown stouter. ruddier. His hair was
getting gray. He was better dressed
and a different. more important Titus
than he had been on that day when
the idea Of the California fund actual
~ sprang into being.
Olive. too. had changed. She was
plump. vivid. more gracefully poised.
Her gray hair was f~ashionahly ar
ranged. Her tiny engagement, diamond
had been augmented by a larger one
a birthday gift from her husband and
children. For TWO or three years she
had been president of a travel club.
The topic at present vas California.
She was deeply interested and remark
ably we'll informed. Folk in the grow
ing town regarded her as a cultured
woman. a representative woman. She