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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-01-03
FULL AUTHORITY OR NONE.

There is lot of monkey business"
in our municipalities. Take the mat
ter OF franchises as an example. The
city council passes an ordinance fixing
. definite scale of rates which are no
more binding upon the company than
II no rates had been included in the
franchise. If the company owning the
franchise decides the rates are too
low, It takes the matter up with the
public service commission, submits its
arguments. and the state body acts
without any regard whatever to the
terms and conditions Of the franchise,
90 far as they affect the matter Of
rates.
In other words. while the city is
presumed to have the authority, 1t in
fact has no real power whatever in
the granting Of franchises. Herein
We see another Of those foibles Of our
government that 1t seems no sane man
would countenance.
The cities should have full author
ity In the matter Of franchises, or
none. That, we take 1t, is the object
Of the home rule" resolution adopted
at the recent convention of Washing
ton municipalities and which has
raised q storm of protest around
through the state. The municipali-
ties propose that all cities Of more
than 10000 inhabitants shall have full
authority In such matters.
This action has resulted in the
forming Of a definite organization
among the public service corporations
Of the state to contest any such legis-
lation in the coming session. That
fact is not only interesting but signi-
ficant.
1t produces the argument that such
. law would open the floodgate to
grave abuses of municipal authority
and would endanger the ability of the
state to protect the residents of such
cities against the encroachment of
corporations using or selling public
utilities" as the Spokesman-Review
expresses it. 1t also produces the
query that, such being the case, why
do the public service corporations op-
pose the enactment of such law?
Aside from such questions, however,
we believe the cities should have full
authority or none, regardless Of
whether they are 100000 or 5000, and
just as strongly. that the state should
have full authority or none. There is
no use doing things half way, no ad-
vantage gained. The present method
is q farce
Being Democrats, we believe in the
home rule" principle. We believe in
the Eastern system, whereby the pub
lie service commissions act in advisory
capacities only, whereby their data,
technical knowledge and means of in
yestigatioD are placed at the call of
the municipalities, and whereby the
cities themselves enter into contracts
with the corporations which cannot
be oyerridden at the within of a state
commission.
The public service commission
should be an advisory board and moth
ing more, where municipal franchises
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-01-03
This Brother Had q 'Beaut."
(Mashougal SUM

We have calculated before and we
philosophize again. There is cold
grey dawn after every red hot night
cut 1t out. Din the rough stuff. It'll
kill you II you don't look out.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-01-03
estate spectators. 1t can't realize or
anything it has.
This Ii Irony.
columbia River SUM-

columbia River SUM-
After hesitating to permit powder
factory to locate at Bay View the
crash of the Evie with two tons of
powder into the Kern's rock barges
gives a Wahkiakum county man the
cold shivers.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-01-03
yakima Republic.)

The state, says an official report, has
assets Of $113,oOo,OOO. Nevertheless.
it is just like lot of our wealthy real
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-01-03

for him and man who has only that
ground to base his claims on for an
appointment, is unquestionably
'batty"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-01-03

Leap Year is over!
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-10-24
DOCTOR WOULD ADVERTISE
But Couldn't Get Business II he Did.
Bseauss Of Existing Prejudice,
Says Taft's Physician.

IF thought could do more bust
ness by advertising. would begin to-
morrow" was the startling assertion
OF DR.. Charles E. Barker, four years
physician to President Taft, to the
Denver Advertising club.
The White House physician had all
the best OF an argument which had
been started by the advertising men
to demonstrate that the time-honored
antipathy OF medical men to advertis-
ing 10 hoax and should meet with
reform
But / wouldn't get the business II
| did advertise" was the next new
idea promulgated by Barker. II be-
lieve that most people would say.
That fellow likes to blow about him
self and they'd go to some other ply
stefan. Advertising might get the
business for a dry goods store, but 1t
would never do for q doctor"
You're the first doctor ever heard
tell the truth as to why he did not
advertise" declared Ben B. Laska, at
torney for medical advertisers In sew
eral cases brought against them in
the courts of this city and county.
They all pretend that It's because
they're ultra-pure. but I've known for
a long time that ii was really because
1t wouldn't do them any good II they
did
These interesting statements form
ed part OF an open discussion conduct
ed by the club on the old question,
Should a Physician Advertiser 1t
was the general opinion of those pres
ent that the old idea of professional
ethics preventing a physician from ad-
vertising his practice will be over
come in time IL the organized advertis-
ing clubs OF the country continue their
present agitation for honest advertis-
Ing as means of upholding their own
profession. Not many years ago banks
did not advertise. Now, however some
Of the best advertising in the country
Is done by banking houses.
P. d. Whitaker took the stand that
physicians should not be urged to ad-
--ertise until the advertising men had
cleaned house to rid the columns of
publications from the Objectionable
advertising now running.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-10-24
Uses for GoId.FIlIcd Wire.

Since the advent of gold-filled wire
in the commercial jewelers. trade 1t
has been put to an almost countless
number Of uses. It's durability and the
pliancy with which 1t may be handled
has made 1t an especial favorite In
many classes of work which hereto
fore were considered arduous and nee
essarily were expensive.
Gold-filled wire is equal to gold in
durability. In fact 1t has many quail
ties not possessed by the solid" al
loyed products. Especially has gold
wire been found of unusual value In
the manufacture OF spectacle rims. II
is easily worked.
AS evidence of the great amount en-
ployed 1t is well to recall that one
factory alone uses 81 100000 worth of
gold a year and about half of ii finds
its way into gold-wire spectacle rims.
''Gold-flled" is in reality filed gold,
ror it is a gold shell filled with an al
10y. Filled gold generally Is made by
pressing gold sheets upon either side
OF sheet Of baser metal.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-10-24
Sentenced for Hla Poeay.

Much as the labors of poets are
decried in the United States, poem
writing has not yet come to be re-
gsrded as crime punishable by the
courts, and the sentence Found gull
ty Of poem" is yet to be pronounced
In the halls OF justice of our country.
Not all lands, however. are blessed
with this benehcent tolerance toward
the poet, as a recent trial In Cairo
made evident. A young native OF the
country. Abdul Hahn Ell Masri. was
sentenced to serve three mouths I'm
prison for having written a poem.
The court decreed that some of the
remarks In the poem in reference to
the Khedive we're of q subversiye
character. and that the offending
iyrtcist should be punished and at the
same time be given an opportunity
20 repent of his crime.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-10-24
One Price To All.

In spite Of everything a merchant
can do there will be some of his pa.
irons who believe that they can get
reductions in, price IL they 30 after
them hard enough.
Every time a price Ia cut for one OF
these gentlemen an injury is done the
merchant, his store and his other Gus
toners. The merchants moral nature
IL weakened. 30 that he In an easier
victim next time; the reputation OF
the store for fair dealing Ia impaired.
because these favored customers will
talk and II one man gets better price
than his neighbors. they have been in
jured by just that difference In price,
for one mans dollar is Just as good as
another's
A reputation of having one price
to all is worth q great deal to any re-
tail merchant, not only In profits but
also In being free from the nuisance
OF having 10 30 through a long bag
gle" every time a considerable sale
is made.
Whenever you refuse TO cut a price
you make the customer less likely to
ask for a concession thereafter and
you increase the respect in which he
holds you. That respect Is worth dol
lars and cents.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-10-24

The call to the country is never 80
strong as in autumn. Custom and
commerce and society have conspired
to call men back to the city just when
the heat has passed, and the mellow.
ing air and the coloring world Is most
alluring in the country. When the
haze hangs over the hills. and leaves
are green and gold and scarlet, and
soft sunlight OF Indian summer fills
the world, then the west wind stirs in
man the, half extinct memory OF his
hunting ancestors and he longs to
strike the trail for the unknown woods.
Then it Is his primal instincts prompt
him to build wood fires and sleep un-
der the starlit skies. But, alas! stern
necessity or feverish night Of winter
gaiety call most men back to the nerv-
ous grind of the world as 1t is. But
only II we could strike the long trail
and answer the call of Indian summer,
what wonderful high adventure, what
keen delight, and restful health we
might find over the rim yonder-from
whence the west wind comes.-Har-
pers Weekly.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-10-24
MINUTE MEN, ARE SCARCE
Wireless Teiecraph1 Is Practiced
Very Extensively by British
Flag Waggers.

How many readers OF Answers
knows Wat minute man" is?
He is an army signaler who is SO
skilled at his work that, with the ordi-
nary signaling flag, he can send" the
seventy-two letters, signs and figures
which the Morse code contains In six
ty seconds. Az some of the letters
have to be expressed by four move
ments of the flag. you can guess that
he has to be pretty smart. AS mat
ter OF fact. he has to jerk his flag to
Snd fro at an average rate of five
times a second
There Is tremendous amount Of
competition for the distinction" said
minute man to q London Answers
representative the other day, 'but 1t
Is a distinction so hard to obtain that
minute men are very scarce.
The regiment which has more than
one or two Of them In its body Of sig
nalers Is lucky indeed.
"As matter OF fact" he went on.
though people know so little about
them, signalers are Of the greatest i'm
ROA AAANO w AA dAlAg Al klkA06 III WAY
Telegraph wires are rarely avail
able and field telegraphs are much too
clumsy for use when large stretch
OF country has to be covered by mo-
bile forces.
In war the signaler has q hot time
He has to choose rising ground for his
work. He cannot take advantage or
cover as other troops can. The fash
of his hello or the waving of his flag
makes a fine target and the enemy
know that it is good policy to shoot
signalers.
"One signaler l know who was at
tached to a mounted infantry corps
had three hello glasses broken by bull
let's while he was sending messages
in South Africa.
Another man had his flag shot from
his hand on two different occasions.
But in times of peace the signaler
is rather to be envied. 1t is true he
gets no extra pay. The war Office does
not think much of him, and his only
cash reward is bonus for passing
his annual examination.
but as rule, unless a regiment is
very much reduced. he Is not called
upon to perform any fatigue duty. IN
til few years ago, at any rate, he
only carried cape on route marches.
instead of the heavy kit of the ordt
nary private. Then, too in many regi-
ments, the signalers have a room to
themselves, and only those who have
lived in big barracks know what a
comfort that is.
When a regiment is on the march
the colonel goes first. Then comes
the pioneers. then the signalers. then
the band, followed by the rent, and
soldiers think lot of little pc nis OF
precedence like that"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-10-24
City VIII Advertise.

Pasadena. Cal, will be we'll adver-
tised, both in the north and south. in
the fall and winter months. At re-
cent meeting OF the board of trade
directors it was decided to send sets
OF the latest Pasadena steropticon
views to the California development
board for exhibition at the boards
lectures In the Ferry building. San
Francisco. Similar sets viii also be
cent the Radnor Worlds Fair tour at
San Antonio, Texas, the lectures be
ing under the supervision Of A. L.
EshnLn. the president and for the
purpote Of attracting large numbers OF
people to visit the Pacific coast during
the Panama Pacific exposition at San
Francisco In 1915.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-10-24

There has been perfected n scrub
bins machine which looks mach like
the ordinary carpet sweeper. The
hooded part Ia a. small tank which can
be filled with scalding water. and uses
automatically the inside mop. no that
when the device is pushed across the
floor IT actually scrubs and wipes mp
the kitchen. For rough fcors. por
ches and cement surfaces. 1t ia said %
be excellent
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-10-24


rage OF these two young people. which
took place nine years ago. And to
understand II fully II is necessary to
dip a bit into ancient social history.
Nine years ago Elsie Whelen, daugh.
ter OF the late Henry Whelen, of Phil
adelphia, was the most noted beauty
belle in the Newport colony, as well
as In Philadelphia Her beauty was
as we'll known in England and on the
continent as in this country. She was
besought by suitors Oh all kinds and
degrees. With her great beauty and
her undoubted social position. she
lacked but the one thing needful. In
the worldly eyes OF her mother and
her friends. and that was wealth.
woman In society has. when.
placed as Elsie whelen was placed.
but one way to acquire wealth, and
that Is TO marry it. Her own desires
did not run toward the possession OF
great wealth, but her mother was
keenly alive to the high financial val
ne her world place. on such beauty
and charm as her younger daughter
possessed. and she made up her mind
the year that Elsie came out that she
should marry the richest bachelor So
c,ety had to offer-Robert Goelet. son
Of the late Ogden Goelet. OF New York.
Tremendously Ia Love.
Mrs. whelen did not have free
rrld. but In the end the prize fell to
wlsie. for the simple reason that
goung Goelet was tremendously In
pxs with her. he knew that Tar
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-10-24

has been painting steadily under the
tutelage Of a wellknown artist She
uses the studio belonging to Henry
Clews, Jr., who has been in Paris, and
every engagement she has made has
been contingent upon the progress OF
her great painting.
No one knows what the subject is
whether it Is a portrait, landscape,
or q real life study. The Crews studio
is secluded from general view, and no
one can go near enough to peek in
without being discovered.
But all this time this has been in
progress the work on the Picture Es-
tate" as the Goshen place is called
goes merrily on. The house is built
on plans once drawn by Mrs. Goelet
when she was girl, and used to dream
of the kind of a house she wanted
some day to have. The grounds are
being copied from those of a chateau
in France, which she once said were
the most lovely in the world
Was there ever more lavish. a
more devoted husband?
"All this give to you. Already have
l given you houses and lands, jewels.
and ducats. But to all these add this
last gift-a thousand acres and more
picture land, house that fulfills your
girlish dreams. and a garden that may,
IL you say so. be the Garden of Eden
for me Do you refuse all this just for
art
What will the answer be? VIII the
bride who was won by millions. who
was kept by millions. and who was
lost because Of these same millions. be
rewon by them.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-10-24

them. I. Is the genius among women
who can paint pictures, and know
taa: l. am cut out to do u great
picture.
Was there ever more trying posi-
tion for any husband; Things went
from bad 70 worse after this score.
but the crucial morent was reached
in June, when Hrs. Goelet arrived In
Newport without her husband, but
with grim determination to pursue
high art at all costs.
But just before this the husband.
whose millions had been devoted to
making the girl happy whom he had
wed, sprang surprise on her. 1t was
as though he was making the one last
effort to keep her He invited her
to motor with him out In the country
When they were near Goshen he slow
ed down the car, and, pointing ito a
superb view OF hill and valley, with
lovely woodland and meadows. he
said:
Offers Her 81 ,ooo,o 900 Home
Here. my dear Does this beautiful
view appeal to you? Doesn't 1t make
your soul throb with Joy Just to look
at it?"
Yes. it is very pretty: but cannot
see any picture in II"
1T Is all a picture to me-" replied
her husband. And because 1t ia.
bought it for you. All this view is
yours. Here ! will build house that
will cost $1,000,0o0 If you will but give
up your desire to be an artist"
Your millions no longer have the
power to kill my artistic tempera-
ment. Oh, could live in hut
SO long as have brush and
paints!"
This episode made very clear to the
husband that nothing he had to offer
would now affect his wife. Sadly he
returned to New York, and shortly
afterward his wife and children went
to Newport
They have been there all summer.
and rumor has II that Mrs. Goelet will
keep her residence In that town all
winter. In July Mr.. Goeiet went to his
Canadian camp. AS a last desperate
appeal to his beautiful wife he sent
her several salmon that he had caught
with his own hands. but she could not
be Won even with salmon any more
than with pearls.
All summer, while her friends have
been making great effort to Kill her
interest in art, and while her mother
has been urging her anew to think of
the value Of the wealth she seems to
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-10-24

Nv YILL the million dollar estate
WMS that Robert Wilson Goelet is
W Offering to his beautiful wife
win her back to him? The
members of fashionable society In this
country are wondering whether Bob
by Goelet's latest bid for his wifes
favor will prove successful In the con-
Test between her desire for freedom
and an artistic career and Bobby's de-
sire for her to return to him as his
wife
1t all depends, says society, on how
ardent her desire to go on with her
painting and how deep and wide the
ehasm between them has grown dur
ing the four months that Mrs. Goelet
has maintained separate establish
ment at Newport. During these
months her husband, loving her dear
ly and yearning to go with her, has
divided his time between his Cana
dian camp and the new estate he is
developing near Goshen, N. Y, always
planning new ways OF lavishing money
on the girl he married.
On one slCe In this interesting con-
test Is the husband offering his wares
In the warmest tones of love, says the
Washington Post
Take all | have, oh, my beloved
Here are my ducats, 35,000,000 OF
them; here is my Newport mansion;
my house on Fifth avenue; my opera
box, and all the jewels of the Goelet
family. All this offer you If you will
but give up your art and return to
me-"
But the obdurate wife. whose soul
yearns to express itself In high art
rather than love, looks from her lat
est canvas and says:
Away with your wealth! Away
with your temptations! | feel within
me the desire to become great artist
l gave up my career to marry you.
have given you two children, and have
been a gracious hostess for you. But
now / must have freedom. must be
left to fulfill my own destiny"
The present unhappy state of affairs
II not OF recent growth; 1t is, In a
way. the logical outcome of the mar
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-10-24

The want ad" pages have forced
many men into bustness for them
selves One man determined TO sell
the family horse. He put q sign on
the front gate and told all HIS friends.
but still no sale. AS last resort be
put an sd in the paper and mold the
horse at his own price. The man
was 30 surprised at this result and
Attracted by the plan that he bought
another horse and sold 1t and La today
an extensive horse dealer
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-10-24
nluerenee getween AdvertIser.

The tyro waits until conditions are
right for advertising before he be-
gins. The man who has made his
success. and Is still making 1t. used
advertising as force To make condi-
tons right. Therein lies a big differ
ence In men which win explain many
s1cceases arr many failures.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-10-24
Some Pertinent Points.

Your advertising should be
your least expensive anc most
efficient salesman; unless IL
measures up to this standard
there 10 something wronG--in-
vestigate.
Every merchant or manufac-
turer should remember that the
people who buy the goods have
acquired the habit of looking In
tho papers for information con-
corning them.
The time to stop advertising
Is when you want to stop doing
business.
Information 10 a good insre-
dent Of an advertisement.
An advertisement that would
otherwise be excellent 10 often
N. q. whatever because II lacks
a foiiew-up.
Desire to possess comes only
after the awakening Of Interest.
There have been few failures
that could Justly be charged to
advertising.
Publicity 10 sales aid--nott-
Ing more. nothing lees.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-10-24
Intending Slowly

She-And how is your bachelor
friend
He--when / saw him last he was
mending slowly.
She-Indeed. didn't know he'd
been i'll
He--He hasn't been; he was sewing
some buttons On his clothes.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-02-03
PalTnOIfVe CrgaITN

is the most delightful of all preparations
for facial massage and to allay irritation OF
the skin. Invaluable for removing creases,
wrinkles and COWS feet" A protector
fortl1e skin. So pure, SO mild and soothing
that It may be used without the sselglttosAA
hesitation on the tiniest baby.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-02-03

Facts About
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