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The Colorado statesman., 1914-01-31

uments-a scrap of paper with a few
words is oftentimes the germ of an
important state document Mr.. Bay
ans activities and official habits diff
fer so radically from those of his pred
ecessors that it has occaeioned com
ment among Washington people who
are largely welded to tradition. None
have ever been able to accuse the new
secretary of being aught but the bust.
est of men, but his methods are both
unusual and unconventional, and he
insists upon Jeffersonian simplicity.
and feels that by doing things in his
own way he Is dispatching business
much more rapidly than by conform.
ing to the habits of his predecessors
When a knotty problem confronts
him Mr.. Bryan writes letter to a
friend to find out the facts in a simple
and direct way There is always some
friend somewhere who can throw light
upon vexed question.
If some of his critics could follow
William Jennings Bryan on one of his
working days at Washington, his in.
dustry' and hours of labor would occa
sion commendation rather than criti-
cism. In his work at Washington he
continues and. often exceeds the al.
ways arduous effort that has charac.
terized his career Far into the night
his labors continue, and the only indt
cation Of activity in the long, dark cor.
ridors at the state department, with
its black-and-white checkered floor,
Is the presence of Edwin Savoy, the
colored messenger. who has been on
duty in the department since 1869.
During his years of service many sec.
retaries have come and gone, but If
you want to know which one puts In
the longest hours at the office, ask the
messenger, who patiently keeps sentry
outside the door.-National Magazine.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-01-31
STANLEY ADOPTED HIS OPPONENTS TACTICS

rigged himself up till his own mother
would not have known him. Torn
clothing. brimless lid, ragged coat
and a general air of having slept in
an ash barrel for a week characterized
him when he had finished his costume
and mounted the rostrum
Then he adopted the opponents tao
tics in full. pleading that he was so
poor, SO worthless. that he could not
make a living any other way except
to go to congress; that he had been
born failure and kept his birthright
through life. In fact, he made his op-
ponent's plea SO ridiculous that the
crowd roared. The man was SO dis
gruntled that he stepped up to Stan.
ley and said:
"If you will. put on your store
clothes and talk politics 1 promise
never to refer to my poverty again"
1t is needless to say that Stanley
won by a big majority.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-01-31

Ithaca, N. Y, who since college days
has given hearty support to Mr.. Bryan.
A suitcase whose exterior tells of
strenuous travel and activity has a
prominent place among the stately.
somber furnishings of the office, and
the bright polish of the new fiat-top
desk, under the dignified stare of for
mer secretaries of state as portrayed
around the walls, is another evidence
Mr.. Bryan's personality.
In the rooms of the state depart
ment throngs of visitors assemble, re-
naming even as late as seven o'clock
just for an opportunity to see Secre-
tary Bryan, who naturally has more
visitors than any other member of the
cabinet.
The massive desk is fringed with ac-
cumulated papers, and here and there
are pencil-scribbled notes which have
been already incorporated in state doc
The Colorado statesman., 1914-01-31
EXACT ELEVATIONS.

The United States Geological Sur
vey is publishing a series of reports
containing the results of spirit level.
ing in all parts of the country and
giving the exact elevations or alti.
tudes of great number of points.
One of these reports Bulletin SIS,
Results of Spirit Leveling in Penn.
sylvania, 1899 to 1911"-is available
for free distribution and can be had
on application to the director of the
survey at Washington The work
during the period covered by the re.
port was done in cooperation with
the Topographic and geologic survey
commission of Pennsylvania. The vol.
ume gives the exact elevations above
mean sea level of about 2,700 points
in the state in addition to nearly $50
secondary elevations from records and
Topographic maps of the United States
Geological Survey, including attitudes
of well-known SUBMITS, elevations of
water surface of prominent lakes, and
other useful elevations. These eleva.
tions have been determined by the
survey in connection with it's topo.
graphic surveying. To engineers and
surveyors this publication should be
of great advantage. as the elevations,
mined, afford a starting point for a
survey of any kind that may be con.
templated.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-01-31

some regions and that larger receipts
from timber are contingent upon the
funds that can be made available for
this purpose. Although money for
timber-sale work is necessarily sub
tracted from what is needed to pro-
tect the forests against fire, improved
organization of the re-protective sys-
tenn ha~ increased its efficiency. Ow-
ing partly to favorable weather condi-
tions the total fire loss was only $751;,
900, less than 10 per cent of last year.
which was the best to date.
The resident population of the for
ests is given as nearly 100000, and
the transient population as over 1,5o0,-
900. Recreation use of the forests is
increasing greatly, and is in some
places giving rise to the need for
careful sanitary regulation in the in
terest of the 200 cities deriving their
water supplies from streams protect
ed by the forests.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-01-31
BRIG. GEN. FRANK M'INTYRE'S ARDUoUs TASK

Uncle Sam found 1t expedient to Gre
ate a sort of receivership over the
customs receipts of the Dominican re-
public. he borrowed the machinery of
the bureau of insular affairs to do the
work
The sudden expansion of the terri
torial limits of the United States, fol-
lowing the Spanish-American war.
brought the bureau of insular affairs
into being, first as division of the
war department and later as a full
bureau.
Alabama was the birthplace of this
army officer, who has become civil ad-
ministrator. The same state was the
birthplace of his ancestors for several
generations back. And yet there is
nothing of the typical southerner in
his appearance. In face, figure and ap-
pearance he is the sturdy north Of
Ireland Celt, heavy bodied, muscular.
with a tint of sand in his hair and
true Celtic blue eyes. Generations in
a new land have not wiped out radi-
cal physical characteristics.
Genealogy does not interest Gen.
Mcintyre and he does not know Just
when his ancestors came over from
the land where fighting men are bred
The south has given him gentle cour-
tesy, and his wide experience a charm
of manner characteristic of those long
trained in handling large public az
fairs.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-01-31
GERMANYs CROWN PRINCESS GUSTS OLD MEN

have been permitted" to retire is the
chief master of ceremonies and mar
shal of court, Count August Zu Eulen-
burg. who Is seventy-five years old,
and who. 1t is said. consented to retire
only on condition that he be made
minister Of the royal house, a mere
sinecure. where the old man will be
quite harmless.
The man chosen to fiji the important
Office of Count zu Eulenburg is Frei-
berr Huge Won Reischach, former
court marshal to Empress Frederick
and brother-in-law of the Duke of
Ratibor, by no means young man.
but in thorough sympathy with the
younger element at court.
number of colonels of the vari-
GUS regiments of the guard have been
given minor offices at court and this
fact prophesies well for future enter
tainments at which the Crown Prin-
cess will now permanently take the
place of the empress. whose health is
still far from good.
AS for the Crown Prince, who is
now attached to the general staff of
the army, his new duties are far more
arduous than those of a regimental
commander. and certainly far less to
his liking. but the Kaiser has insisted
that he must remain at least a year
with the general staff and his super
iors have orders to keep his nose con-
tinually against the grindstone, SO
Berlin society will see very little
nf him
The Colorado statesman., 1914-01-31

with her usual lack of reverence has
always designated as lot of mum
mics" were placed on the retired list
to give way for younger and more up
to-date men, who, it is hoped, will in
sist less on ceremony than their pre-
decessors.
The Crown Princess, who is a pas
sionate lover of the tango, even hopes
that she will be able to persuade them
to join forces with her in her efforts
to induce the Kaiser to raise his ban
against South American dances.
Chief among the court officials who
The Colorado statesman., 1914-01-31

got the better of
a political oppo-
nent by adopting
the mans own
tactics. This gen
tleman had gone
about the district
demanding cleo
ton by stating
that the Stanley
family had for
many years and
generations been
d | 8 t l n & u ished
statesmen holding
important offices
in the common
wealth. while he
was poor and un-
known.
S o S t a n l e y
The Colorado statesman., 1914-01-31
VALUE OF SKUNK TO AGRlcUL
TURE.

The skunk which is represented
throughout the country by a number
of varieties, is an animal of great
economic importance. Its food con-
sists very largely of insects, mainly
of those species which are very de-
structive to garden and forage crops.
Field observations and laboratory ex-
animation demonstrate that they de-
stroy immense numbers of white
grubs, grasshoppers. crickets. cut
worms, hornets, wasps, and other
noxious forms. The alarming in
crease of the white grub in some To-
calities is largely due to the exter-
mination of this valuable animal
1t is a matter of common observa-
ton where white grubs are particular
ly abundant in corn fields to note lit
tie round holes burrowed in the
ground about hills of corn. These
are made by skunks in their search
during the night for these grubs. Dur
ing the recent outbreak of grasshop-
pers in Kansas it has been determined
that in many cases large proportion
of the food of skunks consisted of
these grasshoppers.
Some of the most destructive in
sects in agriculture are such as do
their work below ground and out of
reach of any method that the farmer
can apply and it is against many of
these that the skunk is an inveterate
enemy Notwithstanding all of this,
there is probably not an animal that
is as ruthlessly slaughtered as is this
one. whereas it is equally entitled to
protection with, if not more so than
some of our birds which enjoy this
privilege.
In some regions, especially in the
southwest, the bite of the skunk is
supposed TO produce hydrophoba,
This fear is unfounded since it is
proved that the bite of a healthy
skunk is no more serious than similar
wounds caused by other agencies.
In connection with the work of the
range caterpillar investigations in
northeastern New Mexico it has been
found that skunks destroy great
many of the pupae (chrysalis) of this
caterpillar and in fact. during Septem
ber and October when this food is
easily available, they prefer it to all
other. About the middle of September
it was discovered that many webs
we're empty, the pupae having been
neatly extracted from the web and
either carried off or eaten. In many
areas containing hundreds of acres
/ from % to IS per cent. of the pupae
had been carried off, while in a few
isolated places as high as 95 per cent
of the Hemileuca (Mexican range cat
erpillar) pupae were gone. Following
these observations, piles of skunk ex
crement were found which consisted
in some cases almost entirely of pupae
shells. Subsequent counts made show
the eXcrement found to have from 6(
to 95 per cent. of it's contents consist
ing of these crushed shells. On the
Crow Creek Ranch there was not al
area observed but what had some O.
the Hemileuca pupae destroyed by
these animals. 1t is thus seen tha
the common skunk is at the presen
time one of the most important fac
tors looking toward the control o
Hemileuca outbreaks and should b,
protected by the ranchers in the in
tested district.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-01-31

fined in its activities to the Philip
pines. 1t has other and grave re-
sponsibilities and 1t is an exceeding
ly active body. Furthermore. it is
handy sort of an institution for doing
the new things that the growth and
expansion of the United States have
made it necessary to do right off the
bat, without waiting for congressional
enactments and Supreme court inter
pretations of those enactments.
For example. when. in 1905. your
The Colorado statesman., 1914-01-31

Be- I'm society and
1t has not sur
prised any one
that she has vast
ed no time in ex-
erting her old in
f1uence over her
imperial father
in-law from the
moment she re-
turned from her
exile in Danzig.
The result of
her influence be-
came known on
New Years day,
when a number of
the Oldest officials
of the Kaiser's
court, whom the
Crown Princess
The Colorado statesman., 1914-01-31

ton open the por-
tails of the state
department. Visi-
tors who arrive
after five O'Clock.
when the elevator
stops running, are
compelled to as
cend two long,
winding pairs of
stone steps, but
the secretary's Of
fee in the state
department h a s
long been work
ing overtime. and
is ablaze with
light. In room
212 sits Secretary
Wyvell, one of the
Cornell bows from
The Colorado statesman., 1914-01-31

there is a bureau
of insular affairs,
but there are very
few who know
just what this bu-
reau is and what
it does. The ordi-
nary citizen, pos
sessed of average
information con-
corning things
polite, has a
vague idea that it
has something to
do with the af-
fairs of our little
brown brothers in
the Philippines,
and he is right.
so far; but the bu-
reau is not con-
The Colorado statesman., 1914-01-31
What Holds Him Back.

What Holds Him Back.
why don't you propose to her?
Are you afraid?"
Not of her"
Then what's the trouble?"
It's asking her father that dread
The Colorado statesman., 1914-01-31

Crown Princess Cecilie of Germany
Is one of the most active women in
The Colorado statesman., 1914-01-31
SECRETARY OF STATE W. J. BRYAN AT WORK

Just across Executive avenue from
the White House offices in Washing
The Colorado statesman., 1914-01-31

Representative A. o. Stanley. mem |
ber from the state of fine horses, once |
The Colorado statesman., 1914-01-31

Nearly everybody knows that in the
war department of the United States
The Detroit times., 1914-08-25
BUY YANKEE CAR
SAID KING CEORC
"And You'd Better Make It a
Studebaker," He Told His
Naval Attache

Several months before the warcloud
burst over England. King George OF
England sent Capt. g. b. Gaunt OF the
Royal navy on special mission to the
United states.
Capt Gaunt Is now In Pittsburgh,
investigating the various processes OF
manufacturing armor plate. One OF
his rst places to call was the De Roy
Motor Car Co., Pittsburgh Studebaker
dealers, where he ararigned for the
garaging OF his Studebaker six.
which he had bought In London.
"Of course, must have an Amer
ican car" Caupt. Gaunt told Mr.. DE
Roy. Why? Well. his majesty or
dered me to, for one reason.
Before | left he gave me instruc-
tions
Live as the Americans do he said.
Make their ways your ways. Be sure
to drive an American car. You'd best
have II Studebaker. They are fine,
big people. and they'll take good care
OF you.
so bought this car and brought it
over with me.
when called to pay my respects
to President Wilson, | drove to the
White House In my Studebaker car.
You may be sure, called the presi-
dents attention to It. too. He laughed
and said I had done the right thing,
not only from policy point Of view.
but from the motoring point, as we'll"
The Detroit times., 1914-08-25
STATEFAIR TO HAVE
BIG AUTO RACE CARD
Total of $1,000 in Purses and
Speed Kings Are All
Coming

There will be offered for the auto
mobile races at the great Michigan
State Fair automobile races of Sun
day. September 8. and Monday, Sep
tembcr z. total sum OF $1,000, the
largest Offering In purses ever known
for race meet on mile dirt track.
OF the $1,000 thereawill be given for
the free-for-all purse Of $4,000. the
largest single purse ever given for one
race on mile track This purse will
be divided $500 to first, 5000 to sec
ond, $500 to third and $500 to fourth.
The entry fee will be 800, and nine
entries have already been secured
and are certain starters. while rep
resentative OF the State Fair who at.
tended the great Elgin road race Fri
day, and who is present at the race
Saturday, has already wired General
Manager George w. Dickinson OF the
Michigan State Fair Agricultural So
ciety, and Manager Wilmot, having in
charge the Michigan State Fair auto
mobile show and races, of his success
The names Of drivers secured was not
made known. The free-for-all contest
will be at the distance of 25 miles for
each heat, and the contest will be on
the best two In three heat plan. En-
tries OF Bob Burman, the speed king;
Louis Disbrow, dirt track expert;
Eddie Hearne, millionaire driver;
John Raimey, Fred Horey. Joe Cleary
and others are certain The appear
ance OF Burman at the Michigan State
Fair track with his great Peugeot car,
winner OF the indianapolis 500-mile
race OF 1912, Is certain to cause un.
bounded interest, az Burman recently
broke the 100-mile record for dirt
track by over four minutes when he
did the century at st. Louis in SO
minutes and 80 seconds. The Michigan
State Fair track Is the fastest mile
track In the country. and this has been
demonstrated by record-breaking per-
formances every year since the earl
lest days Of automobile competition.
Burman has been breaking all sorts
OF records. and Dfsbrow has also
gained additional fame this year by
record work In all parts of the coun-
try. The great pair will have II out
for the dirt track championship in the
great $4,000 race, and In other con-
tests at the fair, and Detroit and
Michigan people are going to see some
great sport AS all OF the drivers are
at Elgin now, and all who are entered
for the Michigan, State Fair meet are
entered also for the Minnesota State
Fair meet. Manager Wilmot believes
that Michigan will have the call for a
large entry list when opposed by the
Motor Contest Association OF New
York. which seeks entries for Labor
Day. The distance to be travelled from
Elgin to New York and then to Mime
apolis Is 30 great that the drivers In
view OF the large purses at the De
troit meet will find an eastern trip
hardly attractive. The Detroit purse
FOR the long race is four times he
purse offered In New York for lvyL
mule contest at Brighton Beach
The Detroit times., 1914-08-25
NEGRO SENTENCED UNDER
LOITERING ORDINANCE

Edward Fountain. a well-dressed
Negro, who has been living In dis
orderly rooming house at No. So
Fort-st. east, and has not done a
days work In many months, was
sentenced by Judge Connolly, satur-
day, TO serve 80 days In the work
house. In default of the $500 fine pre-
scribed by the, woitering ordinance.
Archie Buchanan. another Negro
who lived In the house. which has
been raided many times by Detsc.
tive Horrigan's squad, pleaded with
the judge that he worked nearly every
day, and was not being supported by
one OF the women inmates.
Judge Connolly remaHded him to
jail, and ordered the detectives to
Investigate his statements about his
employment
The Detroit times., 1914-08-25
WOMAN SLUGGED
AND ROBBED In HOME

Mrs. Louis Wenzell. OF No, Ss4
Sheridan-ave.. was found unconscious
in the bedroom Of her home. Satur-
day noon. when her sister-in-law
called to see her, and s62 which had
been hidden In the bedroom, was
missing.
Mrs. Wenzell had evidently been
slugged and robbed. as there were
evidences of struggle.
Wenzell had drawn the money from
the bank, Friday, to make payment
on his house. His sister-in.law mo-
titled him. when his wife was found.
and he reported to the police, who
are investigating.
Mrs. Wenzell was sent to st. Mary's
hospital
The Detroit times., 1914-08-25
II -~a(N -
EfIRM FORMED
TO SELL DETROITER
Michigan Territory Taken Over
by McKenny- Devlin

Z The McKenney-D -Delyin Company has
b(Ek formed TO take over the Michigan
distributing territory for the Detroiter
automobile. Paul r. McKenney and
Lyle A. Deylin. men of considerable
experience in the selling end of the
automobile Industry, are the members
Of the new company.
The salesrooms and Offices OF the
McKenney-DevlinC Company are located
ut NOS. 7s9=86f woodward ave-, and It
Is planned by the company members
to erect and maintain large and well
equipped service garage In connection
with their salesrooms.
The Detroiter line for 1915 ir< hides
several models. ranging In price from
$3.50 TO S1.050 The new car lust
brought out. which sells for 81 .O5O.
with starting and lighting equipment
Is distinctly new type. and has
caused much discussion In the trade
press. II is a straight European de-
sign, modelled upon the lines OF the
most expensive foreign cars, with
rounding radiator, high crest, curving
"gunwhale," belled back, and gen.
eral harmony OF proportions that Is
distinctly novel and pleasing. The
motor Is ballbearing, the only motor
OF It's type produced In this country,
and corresponding in its main features
with the French motors that won all
this years prizes at the Indianapolis
races. The wheelbase Of the car has
been increased TO 112 inches, and
more than 80 refinements have been
made. some OF them unique among
cars OF the Detroiter price-class. A big
season Is reported In prospect.
The McKenney-Devlin Company will
also handle the Grant and the Haynes
cars.
The Detroit times., 1914-08-25
CARTERCAR MAN FROM
COAST VISITS FACTORY

d. B. Hull, representative of the
Cartercar Company on the Pacific
coast. and e. ". Abbott, his associ-
ate, spent the past week at the plant,
at Pontiac. Mr.. Hull came to the
factory to hasten shipment OF the
new models to the coast He report
Cd that automobile dealers in the
west are enthusiastic over the pros
poets for the season, and that they
are anxious to get the 1915 cars.
Dusiness-like PRINTING. No fuss ana
no feathers. The plain. neat kind that
Job Printing Done Right. T1use.
rrfntfng Co.. 10 John R.-st.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1914-04-29
Imaginary Heart Trouble.

Do you have pains in the re-
gion of the heart? Does your
heart thump? It's terrible pound
ing alarms you? What is wrong
Do you believe these symptoms
mean heart trouble? Organic
diseases of the heart very sell
dom occasion much pain. Near
ly all of these pains are caused
by some arrangement of the
stomach. Meritol Tonic Diges-
tive is especially recommended
for Indigestion and dyspepsia,
and for restoring the stomach to
its normal functions and-no
more heart disease?" Price 81.
Mt. Sterling Drug Co.
4I-3t. Exclusive Agents.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1914-04-29
Why SO Many Former Good
Fellows" Have "Cut it Out"
and How They Did 1t.

There's a reason,Y as they
|say in the advertisements, for
'the great American railroad sys-
Items putting the screws on
drinking employees. A train in
charge of a crew whose brains
Fare Alphabetically stewed would
BE no safer than if it were man
|ned by a crowd of crazy people.
Common sense is getting a
chance these days. People are
stopping to think. Business says
"Ouit Drink" There is no SEN
timent about it. Business, how
ever, knows that Incapacity and
Alcohol are bosom friends.
They're chums. Drink and Eff
fciency, however, do not mix.
This age demands efficiency
and the man who once drank
and thought it all right is now
marked.
Business has got his number.
He's off the line of march of the
candidates for promotion. This