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Question Of Hearings.

The bin. after being introduced by Mr..
Clayton. will be Immediately referred TO
the judiciary Committee which WIN de-
eide whether or not hearings are needed
before the measure Is to be reported 10
the House.
Indications are that the Democratic
members OF the committee other than
Messrs. Clayton. Carlin and Floyd who
have been the Presidents advisers in the
framing OF the bill will insist upon AIDE
quate hearings. These members. except
Mr.. Webb. who were called 10 the White
House to-day, are said to he completely
In the dark as TO the work which has
been done by their colleagues.
IL Is the hope Of the President and
Chairman Clayton that the hearings. II
called for by the committee will not con.
sumo moro than a week or two. The
President is confident that the full Demo.
cratic membership will line UP with fall
promptness In support OF his wishes
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Los ANGELICA, April l9,--Georgc
Ham, "A Mexico city banker, and bud
Elder were killed to-day in an automobile
accident near Whittier, Cal Ham was
the father OF Harry Ham. the automobile
racer.
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Mayor Mitchell wore n bandagc around
his left thumb nj city Han Yesterday,
his razor having slipped while he was
stroppine II
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The Senator said tho cause was the
fact that "for some reason the people are
not buying ms much Ms they did manu-
facturers are not producing as much as
they did and consequently there II not So
much to haul from one part of the country
To another. II was evident that the
Senator had In mind tarif legislation as
the dlsauietnR cause He declared that
there WAS probably more railroad equlr-
ment idle at this time because II cannot
be put to use than was ever Idle before.
"But believe that these distressing con-
ditons will be temporary and that speedily
business will resume It's normal proper
lions" said the Senator. He added that
other Industries suffered along with tho
railroads. and had their lean and fat
years.
at cannot ne claimed Tint railroad
rates must shift with these passing huctua-
tions In trade. for that would be the
equivalent OF insisting that while the
farmer and manufacturer and the mer-
chant must have their lean years and their
fat years the railroads must he guaranteed
that the capital which they have en-
ployed shall at all times receive the
maximum reward"
The Senator concluded with compari-
son OF interest returns on railway invest
ments In the United states and In foreign
countries lie said the net revenues in
1913 showed n net Increase OF liIs per
cent over these OF 1890.
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WILSON WOULD JAM
TRUST LAW THROUGH
President Insists That Congress
Must Pass Bill Before
Adjourning.
AGAINST UNION EXEMPTION
Makes Concessions, However, on
an Injunction and Con-
tempt Features.

A-DVAaiAAat Vil-
p.". .s.a.v r,,b
son hao TWO conferences Wua'
Democratic members or the HOUSE Juu''
ciary Committee on the antitrust legis-
,a,ion
A. .,,,r, ,,nor,sn, additions
-. '"e'e .,~ A.. g.
10 the measure supp'e"e"'"s Wv
man act were agreed on. Auerward
Chairman Clayton announced that the
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,. ..-,s A.. A.. r,,.v,.c
Inc fres'oen' "'s''o'" w
ana Representatives Sarhn' E'os" an"
Webb that he Ia firmly opposed to the
exemption of labor unions and farmers
.,..,,.,. ,-,,, ,ro..c,tiops under an
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ANTITRUST INV anu 'io".
provided BY the Bartie't-bacon DILL
,. c..,
lie made important concessions to the
demand OF the supporters OF this measure
In congress. however, by approving the
addition to the antitrust bill Of the two
sections referred to:
First--The so-callcd Clayton injunction
bill which passed the House two years
ago and forbade the issuance OF over
night" injunctlonA
SeCOUu-l Inc StdvtOU VtSstu W 'He
House at about the same time governing
contempt cases Where dIsobediencs of
court !njunctions arc alleged.
The injunction provision which will be
added TO the Administration bill requires
"a hearing on all applications for injunc-
tions. except In cases where irremediable
damage 10 alleged to lie In tho action
which Ia sought to be restrained. Its In
CORPORATION In the antitrust bfll will
strengthen labor unions contemplat! tin
strikes because IL will grant them hear
inxs before the court wher. an Injunction
against a .,riks 4. sought,
THO cor,enn, hill grn,t. n fury ,r,a,
60 norsons haid In cor,a,,n. ~ covr, In
c,x.. whora tho con,emn, wa. NO, ro,,
W. -.
.r,,.' $780,, Iii, ',,a,s,,.'.
us '.,...,., ~, W" ,,'.',
sso "Junc,'on wiz DC hnoweu 70
p,e'en. I.s a'sun'enS 70 Jury "'rteao
on acceptins ,he pena.y "' 'he Cour'
"r III, 'ssueu .ne in,uIcuoh'
ne ANTITRUST p,ii "nich Mr. N'Hy'on
VIII introduce III the House tn's week
as tne thiru measure IN the Admlnistra-
tion LEGISLATIVE programme Will include
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MisIeadinG the People.

They are trying to mlscad the judy
rent Of the people, said Senator
Cummlns. They are trying TO awaken
sympathy by false rrctences They are
trying to deceive the country with OK
aggerated cries Of suffering and distress
IN order To escape the control which OK
perience has demonstrated should he I'M
posed upon all corporations which under
take n public service"
II hava no boubi that there are rates
that ought TO be increased. and have no
doubt that there are rates that ought to
be decreased" said the Senator.
Mr. Cummirs asserted that thr rates
now prevailing "were substantially all
made by the railroads themselves" lie
said he would hazard the statement that
more than ob per cent. Of the
freight revenues OF the railroads were
derived from Interstate freight rates
made and published without any inter
ference whatever upon the part OF the
Government. He declared that the phys-
cal condition Of the railroads WAS better
than ever before In their history.
ut follows. of course" said tho senator,
that the railroad property devoted To the
public service Is more valuable at this
moment than nj any other moment since
railroads began.
at is beyond doubt that tho railroads
are now experiencing "A somewhat severe
depre ssion." ne said THE volume Of
traffic Is greatly diminished compared
with that OF two or three years ago"
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Campaign Against guiation.

This campaign seeks to establish also
that the Government In It's endeavor to
protect the people has impoverished the
transportation companies. II is charged
by these Influences that Government regu-
lat!on has driven the transportation COM
panlcs to the very verge OF bankruptcy
and ruin. destroyed their credit rendered
them Incapable OF performing the ser
vice which commerce demands and has
outlawed them from the confidence of
capital and exIled them from the field
OF the Investor
Senator Cummlns declared that II was
publicity campaign that FILLED the
newspapers with headlines. dispatches.
letters and editorials" and had taken pos
session OF the magazines.
He declared that the object OF the
campaign was not to influence the com.
mission. for the authors OF II knew that
we impossible. but that they were try.
ing to do IAN infinitely more obiectiona.
bic thing"
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CUMMTNS CHARGES
RAILWAY CONSPIRACY
Says Campaign of Deceit Is on
to Escape Proper Regu-
lation Of Rates.
CALLS ISSUE IMPORTANT
Physical Condition Of Lines Bet
ter Now Than Ever.
He Declares.

WARRINGTON. April Ex-senator Cum
minis or Iowa In a speech In the Senate
to-day charged that a persistent campaign
10 being conducted 70 undermine the con-
hdence OF the public In Governmental
regulation OF the railroads OF the coun-
try. Mr.. Cummins tried to convince his
colleagues that the proposed 9 per cent.
increase In freight rites Ia a more i'm
portant issue 40 far az dollars and cents
are concerned than the Panama Canal
tolls matter. He declared that a 8 per
cent. advance will amount to more in one
year than all the tolls paid by all the
ships that will 20 through the canal In
twelve or fifteen years and more than the
coastwise ships OF the United States
would pay In half a century. He said
In connection with the proceeding be-
fore the commission there Is In progress
the most comprehensive. energetic and
persistent campaign have ever witnessed
to make the people of the country believe
that the EFFORT Of the Government to rcgu.
late railroads, railway rates and rail-
way practices has resulted In dismal.
disastrous failure"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-12-31
Reforming a Chief.

In Among the Primitive Bakongo"
Mr.. John H. Weeks tells the story of
chief, Mampuya of Kinkuzu, who
called on him at Wathen station to
request that teacher be sent to his
town. He seemed very quiet, gentle
manly sort of man, says Mr.. Weeks,
and was very much surprised to
hear that he had not always been SO
deferential and modest.
Mampuya at one time treated the
people of his town in very contemtu-
GUS fashion, and was always extorting,
on one plea or another, fowls, goats,
and other goods from them. At last
they could bear his extortions no long
er, and SO they bound him securely,
put him on shelf in his own house,
built fire under him, and sprinkled
quantity of red pepper on it. Then
they went out, and shut the door close
ly behind them. The pungent smoke
filled the hut, and Mampuya sneezed
tremendously He would have died
if there had been little more pepper
on the fire. At last they took him
out of the smoke, and tied a stick
across his chest to his extended arms
with the intention Of Furnishing him
still further; but they let him off on
payment of fine and many promises
of better behavicr-which promises
he has scrupulously kept.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-12-31
Price Of Democracy.

The price that Harold pays for de-
mocracy is in slovenliness of speech
which find offensive and Emmeline
finds utterly distracting. 1t seems a
pity to have his school drill in pho
netics and the memorizing of good lit
erature vitiated by the slurred and
clipped syllables Of the street. Har-
old says, 1T is me-" and frequently he
says, 1T is nuttin'" The final g of the
participle has virtually disappeared
from his vocabulary. He sometimes
says, Il amt got nuttin'." While EN-
incline is distracted / am merely Of
Tended, because recall that there is
a great body of linguistic authority
growing up in favor of Harold's demo-
cratic practices in phonetics and gram
mar. When Harold says, ut is me"
Professor Lunsbury should worry. By
the time Harold grows up it will prob
ably be good grammar to say, II amt
got nothing" BY the time Harold
grows up, the Decalogue, in it's latest
recension, will read. Thou shalt not
have none other gods before J." and,
Thou shalt not bear no false witness
against none Of thy neighbors. .
Simeon Strunsky, In Atlantic.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-12-31

of luxury and who doubtless would
have been stupefied if he had been
told six months ago that presently he
would be dwelling gayly month and
half in a ditch without even taking
off his shoes; from the workmen and
from the small shopkeepers, to the
sergeant who was a genuine count Of
the old Breton nobility-all in their
several ways expressed their JOY at
being able to sleep in a good barn on
thick straw, wash themselves and
stroll restfully about.
Worried About Their Trenches.
They did not seem to realize that
they exemplified truly astonishing
courage and hardihood The only thing
that really worried them was their
trenches, which would be occupied
these four days by young recruits,
who might. because of their mex
perience, let the rain get in.
The lieutenant told me smilingly
that he had luxurious room back
there. the fitting of which cost him rs
francs ($5), and he was afraid that
during his absence. the rain might
pierce the ceiling and even reach his
library. He reproached himself for
having left behind some books which.
on returning, he might find in bad
condition.
Meanwhile the entire company
sought to make the best of these four
precious days of repose. cleaning
themselves and their clothes, greasing
their rifles and eating and drinking. q
am sure they returned to their ardu.
GUS vigils in the icy trenches in better
spirits than ever. Their orders are
simply to hold. and hold they will
you may be sure, to the very last man
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-12-31
DYING MESSAGE OF SOLDIER
Vivid Picture Of Pathos Of Man Pass.
ing Away in a Foreign
Land.

London.-At Hull the other day the
archbishop of York read a letter from
one Of his own chaplains at the front,
giving vivid picture of the pathos
of a soldier dying in strange land
for cause he only dimly understood.
Kneeling beside wounded soldier in
little tent lighted by candle flicker
ing in the wind, the chaplain was ad-
dressed thus: Am l dying, sir?"
Yes, sonny, you are" my God!'
Then pause. Please break it gen.
thy to my missus. She is expecting my
first baby just about now" The chap
lain took up crucifix from his neck
and held it up. The soldier raised his
head, laid it down again and began to
smile-"the loveliest smile ever saw"
says the chaplain.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-12-31
Her Laundry Method.

Shave an ounce of paraffin and a
bar of laundry soap into basin of
water and boil for few minutes until
the soap and paraffin have been dis
solved. Pour this into boiler of boil
ing water and mix it with the water.
Wet your soiled clothes in cold water.
wiring them and put them into the boil
ing suds. Boil them for ten minutes.
They will then require very little rub
bling, If any, and the finest piece of
fabric will not be injured. This will
suffice for large washing; smaller
amount can be used for small wash
ing. writes a reader who says she has
washed this way for many years and
finds it easy and effective.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-12-31
FIRE 1000 BULLETS APIECE
Extraordinary Expenditure of Car
tridges Required to Kill One
Man in This War.

London.-One of the things frequent.
ly noted by soldiers at the front in
writing to relatives and friends is the
extraordinary expenditure of bullets
required to kill man. A German re-
port says that many German soldiers
fired 1000 cartridges apiece during the
first month of the war. An English
observer estimated that 25 German
shells are wasted for every man killed
by them. In 1870 it was calculated
that the Germans fired $50 bullets and
six shrapnel shells for every wounded
Frenchman. In the sso-Japanese
war it is said 5000 bullets were fred
for every life lost.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-12-31
TRENCH PAPERS in BELGIUM
Journals Publish Special Editions for
Soldiers at the Front.

Washington Belgian legation
has received copies of trench edi-
tions" of Belgian newspapers in which
the main feature is columns of per-
sonal paragraphs addressed to SOL
diers in the Belgian army by regimen
tai and company designations telling
them of the whereabouts of their fami-
lies. Many Of these paragraphs con-
clude, "Send news"
These trench editions" are circulat-
ed in an effort to re-establish commu-
nication between the men at the front
and their scattered families, many Of
whom are now in France, England or
Holland.
Besides the personal paragraphs the
papers carry news of the war and lam.
poems against the enemy.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-12-31

forth under cover of the darkness and
remove his overcoat and shoes, as
several men Of this company had
done.
Rain is more serious here in Pr
cardy, where the clay holds water on
the surface. Despite cutters and roofs
rain always gets into the trenches
somehow.
when it rains" said soldier with
heroic carelessness, you get wet.
chat is all there is to it."
learned that several men, ill from
dampness, had been sent to the hospi-
tai.
Death Loses Its Terrors..
The following story illustrates how
little preoccupied with death these
men are:
One day the men in the rear guard
trench decided to send soldier to
fetch water from village two kilo-
meters (1.2 miles) away. It was a
fine, warm day and they wanted to
wash themselves. An hour later the
soldier returned with two pals of wa
ter, which all were eager to use, but
they lacked towels.
One soldier said he would get some
from the advance trenches, where
there were several He went ducking
down the zigzag passage which con-
meets the trenches, and which, because
of its length, Is named Rue Lafayette,
after the longest street in Paris. All
the trenches are named. There is a
Rue de la Paix, an Avenue de lOpera
and the grand boulevards.
Killed, But Towels Are Saved.
They waited, but the soldier did not
return and another went to hunt for
him. Finally he saw the soldier with
the towels in his hand and his head
bent to the earth. A call brought no
answer. The man had rashly lifted
his head above the ground and was in
stantly shot through both temples
The soldier who told this story took
the towels from his dead comrade and
calmly returned to wash himself;
i What would you expect?" he asked
1T might have been my turn half ar
hour later There was no use in wor
rying."
| That night two men went and go
the body of their comrade and buried
1T.
No Word Of Rebellion.
During the entire, two days livet
with these men did not hear singl,
word of anger or revolt. They ques
toned me eagerly for war news, abou
what the people were saying in til,
cities and what the opinion was il
the allied and neutral countries The.
expressed the hope that the war would
not last much longer and some sighet
when thinking of their wives and chill
dren, photographs of whom the!
showed me. But always they wer,
good humored. 1t was as If new ant
simplified souls had formed within
them adapted to the present extraor
binary circumstances
From the lieutenant and the captain
whom the men treated respectfully, al
i beth were leaders as we'll as com
rades; from the thoughtful young civi
engineer, now common soldier, who
one realized, was accustomed to a lif,
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-12-31
Ginger Snaps.

Ginger snaps made from self-raising
-four are very little trouble to prepare,
and the cost is small. Heat cupful
of molasses, and when it reaches the
boiling point pour over one.third of a
cupful Of shortening. Add table
spoonful of ginger sifted with three
heaping cupfuls of flour.
Put away to get thoroughly cold,
then roll out very thin and bake in a
quick oven.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-12-31
Celery stuffino.

One quart bread crumbs, half a
head OF celery, two eggs, two table
spoonfuls butter. one tablespoonful
salt, one-half teaspoonful white pep
per. one-quarter teaspoonful paprika.
and grating of nutmeg. Rub the
butter into the bread crumbs, then add
the eggs well beaten, the seasoning
and the celery chopped fine.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-12-31

swers received In response to my
courteous invitation to take money
from the mail order houses that the
country editors were wealthy and all
rode in their own automobiles.
Indignation, reproach, invective,
wrath, disdain.
They did not want the money. They
were poor but proud. They would
not be bribed. They would not print
the fulsome and false boosts which
I had forwarded with the contract
to be signed. They would stand by
their home town. They would be loyal
to the community in which they lived.
They would preserve their fealty to
the local merchants. They would stand
by their subscribers and would not
prostitute the columns of their news
papers to inveigle the people in their
community to send their money to my
mail order house.
haven't recovered from my aston
ishment yet. To think that the poor
est paid and hardest worked men in
every community should decline a
good business proposition out of senti-
ment. l couldn't understand it.
And even yet insist that was the
most chivalrous act, taken with per-
feet accord by thousands Of men scat
tered all over the country, that have
known of. Honest and loyal to their
home communities could not fail to
admire their NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. while
deploring that a great scheme had
failed of accomplishment.
What was their recompense? Did
the merchants in their home towns
spring to the support of those newspa-
pers as a reward for their declina-
ton to introduce competition. don't
know. Ask the editor.
OF course, this plan failing it was
necessary for my success to evolve a
new plan. must get into close touch
with the people in the country. had
my appropriation of thousands of dol
lars, and more, so worked out an
other plan
I'm not going to tell you just what
it was, but if you will remember that
a few years ago there was a great
flock of mail order journals flying all
over the country-probabl every read
er of this article has received many
copies, samples and otherwise-you
can guess what became of thousands
of dollars
Here's something that the business
men in every small city should give a
careful thought to. Perhaps you
do not know it, and perhaps you never
heard of it. give the tale out of adj
miration for good enemy, good and
fair fighter. There is nothing in
the story for me to be proud of, be-
cause was the loser.
But you business men in the small
towns were the gamers. 1t was worth
millions of dollars to you. 1t is worth
millions to you every year.
What did the newspaper editor get
for this service to the business men
of the community? Ask him.
If he had rendered a similar service
for my mail order house he would
have been handed pocketful of ad
vertising contracts that would have
made his newspaper a very profitable
business indeed. It would have been
worth it.
What did the business men of his
home town do for him after he had
chased the mail order magazine com
petition away?
Ask the newspaper editor in YOU
town.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-12-31
no clean White BIouses.

Precipitation stains may be removed
from white blouses without any trou-.
BILE If they are soaked before washing.
in cold water, to which little car.
Donate of soda has been added.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-12-31
Pepper Relish.

Twelve green peppers, 10 red pep.
pers, 10 onions. Remove the seeds
from peppers. Chop, cover with boil
ing water for five minutes and drain.
Heat three pints vinegar, two cupfuls
sugar, two tablespoonful salt and pour
over above. Cook slowly one hour,
then bottle.