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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-06-25
HEALTH AND
HOME ECONOMY HOLD
INTEREST OF WOMEN
Mrs. Pennybacker Heads sIate-ciub
Workers Told They Fail to Uti-
lize Worlds Scientific
knowledge.

Chicago. Special: The slate of the
nominating committee Of the General
Federation of Woman's Clubs. pre-
pared to be presented today, was head
ed by the name of Mrs. Percy V. Pen
nybacker, the encumbent of the pres
ldency. who was to be offered the ira
ditional second term.
Mrs. Samuel b. Sheath, of Tiff1n,
Ohio, was named to succeed Mrs. l..
L. B~lankenburg. of Philadelphia. who
has served two terms as first vice
president.
c. was slated for second vice presi-
dent. and Miss Georgia A. Bacon, of
dorchester, Mass. for corresponding
secretary. Other officers named We're
the ~encumbents standing for re-
election, except two directors. Miss
Mary Garrett Hay, of New York city,
and Mrs. w. Brooks Young. Of Jack
sonville. Fla.
Home economics n public health
were the subjects of the days sessions
as outlined in the program. E~ugenics,
sanitation, pure food legislation, tuber-
culosis and compulsory education were
among the leading topics. Miss Julia
Lathrop, head of the children's bureau
of the department of labor, made a
strong plea for compulsory registration
of every birth.
Legal record of birth is the only
means of preserving the lives and
rights of children, and no American
baby should be deprived of that right"
h said. only by prompt registra-
ton can nurses and doctors discover
the children who most need care. 1t
is only thus that we car stamp out
of the newly born"
DR.. Charles S. Rockhill, OF Cincin-
natl, urged the woman's club to work
for play grounds and breathing spaces
in congested city districts as part Of
the fight against tuberculosis. De-
mand for rigid laws in every state in
the union hat certificates of freedom
from communicable diseases should ac-
company every application for a mar
olution submitted today by Mrs. S. H.
Crockett. chairman of the public health
department Of the federation.
A plea for h utilization of scientific
knowledge acquired in recent years and
Its direct application to household af-
fairs was made today by Miss Helen
Louise Johnson, of Cincinnati, chair
of the nome economics committee,
in her report.
There Is too much static learning,
little dynamic utilization of all we
nave earned in the lives of the world
workers. she said.
Resolutions were adapted as follows:
Protesting against suggestive stories
IN magazines and pledging members of
the federation to subscribe for only
those publication whose columns are
clean.
Pledging support to a national CEN
celebration, at Baltimore, in
cornmemoration of the composition Of
The Star Spangled Banner"
Censuring immodest forms Of
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-06-25
NEW VOTING SYSTEM
SOUGHT BY M

Berlin. Special: The socialists and
other liberal parties in the Prussian
diet are protesting against 1.-The long
unkept promise OF the king"
More han six years Ago.. the emper-
or, as king of Prussia, declared it to be
his desire that q modern franchise sys-
TEN be established in the state, to take
the place Of the existing three-class.
non-secret ballot. which Bismarck once
termed the most Ubiquitous system in
the world" Since Chancellor Won Bue-
low presented the kings desire to the
diet, only n attempt, and that wholly
unsuccessful. has been made by the
government to carry out the kings
wishes. Minister Won Loebell. the new
incumbent Of the ministry of the in
terror, now u that he does not
propose to present any measure this
year for alteration of the voting system.
The liberal parties had hoped better
things from Won Loebell. who was Won
Buelow's right hand man when the lat
ter was chancellor and who was in Of
flee when the kings wishes were made
known to the diet. The conservatives
are greatly pleased with Won Loebelrs
stand, n the more so since they had
feared possible liberal tendencies on his
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-06-25
Blossom Time.

When nature blooms. her children
smile for her radiance reaches far and
her beauty is undeniable. The lesson
she sings is one of universal oy.
q paean of cheer to the human heart.
Year after year she repeats her
miracle. The oldest. most weather
beaten tree renews In the springtime its
youth. It's blush becoming fair as that
Of the youngest maiden. Side by side
1t may stand with a more perfect tree,
but when the first treInor of spring
passes over it, it thrills with the same
eagerness to express itself as Is shown
by it's young neighbor, vibrant from
root to tip with throbbing fresh sap.
This instinct to express, to bear and
to mature is shown by the outpouring
of blossoms. blossoms in myriads,
blossoms by the thousands; for every
plant that lives bears some sort Of
flower.
Among this world of blooming things
none Is more beautiful than the fruit
these trees known to almost every
country dweller. Children love the old
apple tree when 1t sends out its pink
and white. family sweet blossoms,
growing in delicate clusters; and ev-
cry observer of nature notes its doings
as a landmark in the year. 1t mat
ters not in what section CT the coun-
try It grows. whether by a homestead
stately or plain, to the members of
home 1t stands as an individual
or recognized ways and habits, an
old friend whispering in blossoms the
promise of fruit.
The world in blossom time
Is O world grown young again.
With q maiden's flush and a maiden's
smile
And a song for the hearts of men.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-06-25
THE GRAVES OF OUR DEAD.
BY Robert G. Ingersc

by ROBERT G. 1nSerSOll.
AS we cover the graves of the heroic
dead with flowers, the past rises before
US like a dream. Again we are in the
great struggle. We hear the sounds Of
preparat1on-the music of boisterous
drums-the silver voices of heroic
pusles. We hear the appeals of ora
tors; we see the pale cheeks of
and the flushed faces of men; we see
all the dead whose dust we have cov-
cred with flowers. We lose sight Of
them no more. We are with them
when they enlist in the great army of
freedom. We see them apart from
those they love.
We see them as they march proud
~ away. under the Haunting flags,
Keeping time to the wild music of war
marching down the streets of the great
cities, through the towns, and across
the prairies, to do and to die for the
eternal right. We go with them, one
and all. We are by their side on ali
the CORY fields, in all the hospitals of
PAIN, ON all the weary marches. We
stand guard with them in the wild
storm and under quiet stars. We see
them pierced with balls and torn With
shells, in the trenches by the forts. and
n the whirlwind of the charge. where
men become iron with nerves Of steel.
We are at home when the news reaches
us that they are dead. We see the
maiden in the shadow Of her first sor-
row. We see the silvered head of the
old man bowed with the last grief.
Those heros are dead. They sleep un-
der the solemn pines, the sad henalocks.
the fearful willows, and the embracing
vines. They sleep beneath the
of the clouds, careless alike Of
sunshine or of storm, each in the win
dowless place OF rest. Earth NAV rim
red with other wars-they are at peace.
In the midst of battle, in the roar Of
the conflict, they found the serenity Of
death. l nave one sentiment for the
living. tears for the dead.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-06-25
Princess Mary is Peeved.

she was deprived of the fruits
her sporting luck. She drew DUR
il in the annual derby pool held in
the royal household. The drawing was
made In Buckingham palace two DAYS
before h race, and the queen, learning
that the princess had drawn a horse.
would not allow her to keep the ticket.
The princess. therefore, gave the
ticket to her dressing maid, who thus
pocketed the first prize OF S1,25O. This
is the first time the household sween-
stake has been won by a member Of the
royal family.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-06-25
Submarine Bor.r Cause Bridge Failure

- EIULI tI6 LIIEIIcc1EIb tNeCOFU-
Ravages Of the teredo. the small
worm-like marine borer, which bur-
the failure Of a bridge pier at Fall
River, Mass. by weakening the wood
en- foundation piles under the timber
grillage al a depth of As feet below
the surface of the water. Repairs were
recently made by forcing broken
stone. concrete and grout under and
o the old grillage and protecting
1t with q heavy mat of riprap. Some
OF the piles had been eaten almost en-
tirely away by teredos down to the
surface of the ground, weakening
them so much as to be chiefly re-
sponsible for the failure Of the pier.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-06-25

Attending the same school for 10
years without being absent or tardy is
the remarkable record Of John Pugh.
- years old, who has just graduated
from the Deepwater, Mo-, high school.
as the only boy in the class.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-06-25

philadelphia now has a church build
Ing in which four sects unite in SER
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-06-25

Sefore the cues arrives, the perfect
hostess twho has taken q Correspondence
Courseain Hospitality inspects her guest
room and ~soliloquizes thus:
Evening star., 1914-04-17
George Alfred Townsend.

The death of George Alfred Townsend,
known to two generations of readers as
Gath" induces a sense Of sadness TO
an army of people and a sense of loss
to an unusually large number OF per-
sonal friends. for sGath's circle of
acquaintance was wide, encompassing
men and women prominent in every
sphere of life. He was prolific and versa
tile as a writer of fact and fiction. His
style. and this he had, was rich and at
times exuberant. In phrase he was deft,
flexible and facile. His memory was en-
cyclopedic and its archives We're SO in
dexed that he could call forth any of its
contents by the merest suggestion He had
unusual sraces OF language and resources
of information which made of him one
OF the most acceptable and widely read
newspaper correspondents. In addition
To being Il trenchant publcist, his con-
tributlons 10 permanent literature as his
torian, novelist and vcrsitier were CON
siderable.
Evening star., 1914-04-17
Noise and Patriotism.

Pleas and arguments are frequently
made that the American holiday be Dig
nined. The complaint is made that be-
cause of the manner of its celebration
a holiday in coInmemoration of some
momentous event in the life of the re-
public loses it's just significance. Lament
is often heard that Memorial day has to
a large degree become, and as the years
progress is becoming in a still larger
degree, not a day OF reverent memories,
but day for play. Through the efforts
of wise and patriotic men the character
of the observance of the Fourth of July
has been greatly changed, though this
change was brought about not because
the Rourth had become a play day, but
because the play had taken on such a
deadly and generally disturbing form
In Boston the newspapers are critics.
| ing and condenning the ways of cele-
brating the anniversaries of Lexington
and Bunker Hill. The Boston Transcript
says that unfortunately these celebra-
Evening star., 1914-04-17

tons have not escaped that tendency TO
clutter our fine-weather holidays with
the tinsel and noise of the wrong kind OF
merrymaking Three hundred and sixty
four days in the year Lexington and
Concord are decorous sober and sedate
towns. but on the day which commemo-
rates their proud place in the nation $
history they resemble something be
tween a county fair and a circus side
show. Vendors of toy balloons, sauawh-
ers. canes with pennants attached '"hy
anybody should buy them is mystery,
but they do,; strengthening apparatus,
penny in -the-slot guess-y our-weight ma
chimes, rattles and badges This noisy
invasion of nondescript hawkers wares
has passed for anniversary observance.
The sober-thinking people OF Lexington
have met and resolved that this charac-
ter Of observance be modified, and on
the 139th anniversary of Lexington
which falls on Sunday, April 10 and "-ll
be celebrated Monday. April 20, the cir
Gus features and inappropriate noise
making will be eliminated.
Evening star., 1914-04-17
Annual Ordeal.

When sunshine gets the better of the
days SO chill and raw,
Dear father gets hammer and a chisel
and a saw.
He says in thoughtful tones that match
his stern superior frown.
"A LOT o things about this shack are
getting all run down.
The bells and lights need fixing and the
doors are out of plumb.
There's not a lock or hinge that doesn' t
call for oiling some.''
It's then We see a very anxious look on
mothers face
As she remarks, Hes starting in to
fool around the place
There are grease spots OH the carpet;
there are scratches on the door.
There are holes and splintered sections
in the polished hardwood floor.
If you pause to press button it will
shock you without fail.
The plaster drops in punches where he
tried to drive a nail.
But no one dares to critcise the work
that he has done:
So long as father pays the bills, he ought
to have his fun.
But there's a sense of nervousness that
nothing can efface
When spring arrives and father starts
to fool around the place
Evening star., 1914-04-17
Tampico. and After.

LIT the experts have I out 7" tae-i
hearts content. What the average Aner-
can viii s~e in a." two salutes Tired a'
Tampico is an apology for 4 wrong done
and the acceptance "f the apology. THf
Mexican salute will bc tie apology. and
the American salute its acceptance Nt
shall not he tae nearer to the Huerta GOV
ernrnent nor the fiuerta government te
as For the powde burned. The Huerta
government viii remain unacceptable e
President Wilson.
Elt ts@ incident should clear ~ fNf
nsapprehensions which have don" The
United States some harm.
somehow the Mexican icderaIs ami
even some Americans residing III Mexico
had until now entertained the idea ti.af
this government could not b. provoked
To aetion against Mexico: that We stood
appalled, 10y what intervention would mean
length of tie American occupation OF tht
country. and therefore had no stomach
for the step That idea has becu dis
rclled The american people while not
urging mtervention. will, if the step be-
comes necessary. indorse il vigorously.
There can be no longer the slightest ex-
=
where
In Europe somehow-:nd in some in
tiuential quarters in this country-an i'm
preston mas prevailed that We feared 10
intervene hecause of entanglements else
where Japan has been represented as
ready to strike us the moment we moved
against Mexico. Great Britain. it has been
intimated. would in that case suppe:t fier
Asiatic ally. We should thus lind our
selves between the devil. IN the shape OF
Mexico. and the deep blue sea. in the
shape of Great Britain and Japan That
mistake also has been exploded. 1t is
plain now that the American people will
support the President. without regard to
dangers or consequences, in any matter
appealing directly to the national pride
Whether this incident will materially
change the general Mexican stuation-dis-
hcarten the followers of Huerta and
hearten those of Carranza and Villa-can-
Aor at the moment be stated. Neither
can any further step of ours be now cal
eu'ated should Huerta soon collapse and
the so-called constitutionalists become the
dominating force in the country. For
three years Mexico has been paying a
heavy penalty for continuous disorder. And
all foreign interests have suffered along
with domestic interests. Unless IN some
way. under some influence. order is re-
stored and preserved, war and brigaudase
will make Mexico a desert
This should be prevented. Both civili-
zation and business call for the saving OF
a rich country from the fate that i'm
pends from present conditions, and pros
poets.
Evening star., 1914-04-17

of the Audubon Society. which takes
numerous company on its Sunday bird
walks. these nature clubs are small
! groups of kindred or agreeable spirits
drawn together not always by similarity
of interests and purposes, but sometimes
by tie diversity of interests of their
members. The only thing in common
| between the members of some of these
outing groups is their fondness for the
out-of- doors and their facility or felicity
! in getting on together.
With one Of these groups. which humor
ously or whimsically calls itself the Al
pine Club, originated the idea of inviting
every body in Washington to take a walk
with il through the beautiful and inter
esting parts of the country around
Washington. which its members we'll
know. but which they believe are not
familiar to the vast majority of the citi-
zens. 1t seems a very wide and free
handed invitation, hut the men and wom-
en- issuing the invitation believe that If
a person IS sufficiently fond Of the beau
ties of the country to be willing to walk
to enjoy them no other credentials
should be required. There is a great
deal Of public spirit and the spirit OF
helpfulness behind the plan. Those per
sons who have hit upon this rather IN
usual idea. believe that there are thou
sands Of people who want to walk in the
country, but find it difficult TO make the
start. and either loiter around the city
or content themselves with 4 trolley
ride. II is this class which the Alpine
club believes it can Woo into the coun-
try and that thousands Of men and
women will become interested in trees.
birds and flowers. and that out of this
number will be made many converts TO
the walking habit Ii is practical way
Of urging city people to learn to walk.
Evening star., 1914-04-17
The Coxeyltes.

'Thes re on. The Coxeyites are nov
in motion headed for this town. That is
to say. two hundred men. jobless ane
discontentcd. have Just left Massillon
ohio, for the purpose Of laying thei,
grievances before Congress. They are
afooJ If course.
,.,;en. coxey thinks the arInv vii
.,ruw III size az it advances. The spirit
OF the movement will spread He expects
TO he ii command Cf several thousand
men by the time the march is ended
This estimate * extremely modest by
comparison with une credited to the gen
cral' some weeks ago. At that time h.
saw himself at the head OF half mil
lion men. filing the streets Of Washing
Ton and fmprcssins the national law
makers by the majesty of numbers.
Twenty Years ago neither Washington
nor the country IT large knew anything
him 10 be rated as a crank and i
about his movement he figured as u
frowsy and penniless person, giddy-
pated and emotional. VINO really believed
that Congress would respond at once to
the appeal he had Planned.
color. He was neither frowsy nor pen
niless-was far removed from the hobo
in every particular. He had means. He
dressed we'll He talked we'll So that
when lie came. and saw. and was con
quered, the popular notion followed that
he would disappear and be no more
known: that having INDUCED i'll a novel
lark he would he satisfied with the
personal advertisement
But mere he is again. still prosperous,
still well dressed. still talking good Eng
lish. and still leading the unprosperous
and unhappy on a wild-goose chase.
There is no law against this thing, but
much common sense against it. one
may Well wonder ut the man and his
methods. He must know that Congress
cannot do what he asks. II has not the
time even To consider his proposition.
IL is pressed for time 10 transact bust
ness already cut out. and much of 1t
necessary for the carrying on of the gov
ernment sympathy for the jobless it
doubtless feels. but its duty to those
with jobs-who far outnumber the others
is plain and commanding.
Cen. Coxey will lead no host into
this town, There are manN unemployed
men here and there, but the great ma
.jority are not manipulate for spectacu-
lar effect. Those VINO have had jobs, and
filled them well, are seeking them again
by means that Will commend them when
business revives and jobs are once more
abundant. But the few who may trail
at his heels viii have their blistered
feet for their pains and in the end be
worse off, if possible. than before they
came
Evening star., 1914-04-17
Bridge Blockades.

Some correction of the open draw de-
lays during the rush hours of morning
and afternoon on the Highway and Rail
road bridges over the Potomac is per-
haps promised by public hearing TO be
held under authority Of the chief of engi-
Heers, 1. 5. A.. to consider the advisa-
Ullity of modifying the existing rules and
equations for opening the draws in the
pennsylvania railroad ana the Highway
JiIdSes across the Potomac river at
Washington. u. c." Serious complaint
has arisen because OF delays to travellers
over those bridges during rush hours by
tAe opening of draws for the passage of
susboats or tugs with tows. The sug-
sestion has been made and the hearing
"il determine the business OF the sug-
session, that the draws shall not be
opened between I and $50 o'clock in the
morning and and d O'Clock III the even
ING. The controversy between water
and land traffic over this question is an
Old one. When water traffic was the
more important there was no qGestion as
10 which should have the right OF way
Now, because of the magnitude of land
traiflc, and the relative inconS.Iuence Of
water traffic III that part of the river
spanned by the bridges. II would seem
that = compromise could be reached
whereby III" incoming and outgoing
crowds OF people i'll the rush hours of the
Jay could lie relieved of the delays that
often happen because of the opening OF
the bridges draws. The solution of the
problem might be found in part by the
requirement that tugs have hinged
stacks, for the draws are frequently
opened for tugs without tows and in
numerous cases for tugs having barges
IA tow which could readily pass under the
bridges but for the stacks of the tugs.
Evening star., 1914-04-17
And Then What !?
From the New York World.

From the New York World.
After Hucrta tires his salute to the
American flag. then what? 1t may be
assumed that the dictator will have
learned something from the lesson and
that he viii cease his petty insults; but
Huerta's petty insults are the least per-
picking part Of the problem. Whether
the dictator s:iutes the flag with twenty
one guns or with 2.1nO guns. the censor
ship In Mexico will make sure that no.
body there knows anything about 1t and
the real situation will remain unchanged.
Mexico will still be torn by civil war,
Huerta will still be dictator, but power
less to re-establsh order. The constitu-
tionalists will still be fighting their way
slowly toward the capital. The United
States will still persist in its determine
ton not to recognize Huerta. There can
be no back-tracking on that issue. The
question Of what we are ultimately going
to do will be as far from settlement as
ever.
Evening star., 1914-04-17
No One Can Resist the Beauty of Style
Expressed in the New Suits for Misses.

drey than they have been for and
and such charming that they
individual In showing each mode is
II its pleasing form.
Fashion variety certainly OF the delight
full changes. And that governed set
standards suit have rues and rl another plain and
combinations skirts
draped boant effects fancul creations the!
and truly beautiful
silk Popins Novelty Crepe Fine Serge Shepherd Checks and
OF silks and crepes have been employed with
master touch designing skill producing the exceptionally
display Of suits here.
Priced from $3.50 to S35. 90 each.
Evening star., 1914-04-17
New Coats for Girls From
6 to Is Years of Age.

particular at this time with girls
from to wears age fortified
positive satisfaction will be the result
selected for their
servceae for and at particularly mod
prices former qualities such offer have
been much higher in price.
Refer styles predomnate in blue black and white
checks, plain models lined with mohar. at $575
dresy collar cuffs and wide belt OF bengalne
silk in red blue or black. at S875.
Doube-breasted Goats, plain. others trimmed with
trastng coors light materials $500 to $1,000 each.
floor Ueenh