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The Washington times., 1914-12-12
Tedious Delays In Entering Street
Cars.

To the Editor OF the Mail Bag:
The Capital Traction Company can
relieve the travelling public OF great
annoyance and save much time for their
cars II they will adopt some more sim
pie and expeditions method for the con-
ductors 10 receive the tickets and Issue
the transfers when passengers enter
the cars.
Frequently a dozen or more persons
get on at one point on the Fourteenth
street line, and some have to stand in
the street waiting for room to get on the
crowded platform. with the car stand
ing still on the track, while the con-
ductor goes through the same tiresome
proceeding with each passenger singiy.
taking the ticket, punching two holes
IN II. and, IL transfer Is wanteA. teI
generally ticks mis- fingers. indb the
place to punch and punches two holes
In that, all before the passenger can
pass In. Where there are a number of
passengers the car is DELAYED; they are
Jostled about on the crowded platform.
and their patience is severely tried. es-
pecially in cold and inclement weather
when they are exposed AMI would Ike
to get under cover as soon as possible.
A small iron box with a lock on Il
could be provided conveniently for the
conductor to drop the tickets In, and
II necessary. by turning a crank once In
by a simple mechanism inside the box.
The conductor should also punch a
dozen transfers or more at one time
ready for issue instead OF delaying TO
punch each one separately.
Such practice would not Be endured
IN any large city and the method here IS
severely crit cfsed by visitors who char
acterize IL with many jokes as well
A DAILY RIDER.
The Washington times., 1914-12-12
The Psychology Of Bathing.

To the Editor OF tho Mail Bag:
Washington is sorely in need OF
modern. sanitary. municipal lodging
house where homeless men or persons
in dire circumstances may, with or with
out paying a small sum. be taken care
of for short periods. IL the District
of Columbia would merely contribute
the building a wonderful work for the
regeneration of many men and boys
could be accomplished. Nobody excess
he or she who has visited the Central
Union or Gospel Missions on cold
winter night can realize the condition
Of persons on the other side OF life.
Shower baths operated in connection
with such an institution would save
many life. prevent probably many a
suicide. Any individual who has ever
been halfway tired or sleepy realizes
how conducive the condition is to
melancholia- How much more melan-
choly then Is the plight of the man
who has had to snatch minutes of sleep
In the park and has gone without a
change OF clothing for days, What
would place where he could battle and
get clean again do for unfortunates in
such destitute circumstances?
Sincerely. w. W. e.
The Washington times., 1914-12-12
GAINS MEASURED IN
RODS.

IN the conditions of the fighting
along the warning frontier in north
ern France, a good deal more I'M
portance attaches to gains, by one
side or the other, of even few rods,
than might be imagined. Each army
has burrowed into the ground. We
have been seeing pictures of the re-
markable lines of excavations that
have been serving as both domiciles
and Notifications for the soldiers.
Mile after mile, the German and
French lines of burrows parallel
each other, SO close together that in
places only a few rods separate
them.
This is just what makes advances
Of a few rods important. Suppose
that German and French trenches
are fifty rods apart. The Germans
advance fifty rods, which isn't very
far toward Paris; or the French ad-
vance fifty rods, which doesn't ma
teriaIly shorten the road to Berlin.
But, making that advance, the sue
cessful side captures the trenches OF
the other side. The losing side loses
Notifications and shelter from the
winter weather, and must dig in
again. The winning side holds two
lines of trenches; the one which it
has abandoned, and to which it may
fall back once more if compelled to
do so, and the one it has captured.
Thus the advantage of few rods Of
gain may mean more than, in other
circumstances of campaigning, as
many miles would mean.
The Washington times., 1914-12-12

We are just about to begin to pile
up current trade credits of amazing
scope. We are now scoring an aver
age trade balance in our favor of
several million dollars a day. The
average grows higher and higher.
There is every indication that we
shall start off the new year with
trade balances ranging above $780,
100000 a month. They may go very
much higher. Weeks ago Sir George
Paish estimated that the new year
might give us a trade balance of
more than a billion dollars. He
made his estimate some time before
our exports to fill war orders had
taken on very much Roadway and
before it was decided whether cotton
would go to Germany or not.
Sir George Paish's billion-dollar
trade balance in our favor might
very easily, with a continuation of
the war, run up to twice that. The
needs of the Old World will not grow
slighter as the war continues; they
will grow greater. The financial
power of the Old World to supply
those growing needs will not begin
to show exhaustion for a very con-
siderable period.
When we are selling abroad every
month many millions of our prod
ucts in excess Of what we are buying
from abroad, we have the best posi-
BILE absorbing medium for American
stocks and bonds as they come float
ing across the sea looking for sale in
our market.
The Washington times., 1914-12-12
The Silver
Lining
Edited by ARTHUR BAER.

Army corps isn't pronounced corpse,
but It might as well be.
Only thing Congress hasn't taxed is
Congress.
Bureau Of Standards instructs univer-
sity boys how to make liquid air. Cut
II out. Had enough rain as II Is.
New York bigamist tells court how he
won four wives. That's not winning
The old man is in favor OF twenty
days truce around Christmas.
The battleship Kansas escaped from
the Maryland coast before the new
communication rates went into effect
As the weather hasn't been very cold.
Virginia sherifIs haven't been annoyed
by having their nice. warm jails broken
into.
After a girl puts UP the mistletoe. you
can bet that she will vigorously oppose
any motion to disarIn.
The Washington times., 1914-12-12
Photographers to Show
Child Toilers in Mills

photographs OF children at work 80 "a
the mills OF North Caroilna anS cnn-
Stt;nns there will form the principal
erhThits at a conference which Will
( baId in this city by the Natlona!
IVA I .sbor Committee January : and
: to urCe the enactment of q national
law prohibiting child labor.
~ comrnittee. mas Just returned from
= tour OF the South. where he claims
20 have secured evidence that the
STATE laws are being disregarded.
He estimates that in North CaronhS
alone there are 1000 chlioren ~ u,
81 Ell Iabor Wilson is expected 10 be one
81 The speakers
The Washington times., 1914-12-12
Heads Cornell Club.

DIT. ]. A. Holmes Is today entering
unon his duties rs president of the Cor
nell University Club OF Washington
following the annual election OF officers
at the University club last night.
prof I, C. Corbett was chosen first
vice president: l. y. Miller, second vice
I PRESIDENT: J. d. SmallwoOd. third vice
president. and II. II. Cox, secretary
treasurer. Z. p. Clephane spoke on
Some Experiences in the War Zone.
The Washington times., 1914-12-12
MAKING CONSTITUTIONS

New York will have a constitu-
tional convention the coming year,
and it is likely to prove highly i'm
portant, not only to the State, but
as a milestone of progress for the
whole country. At the same time
the majority of members-elect to the
Illinois legislature are pledged to
provide for a constitutional conven-
ton, and the movement in that State
is making such progress, and is so
strongly backed, that it is believed
even the sturdy opposition Of con-
servatism and of political interests
will not be able to stave it OF. These
two States very well represent the
most difficult political and constitu-
tional problems that face the COM
monwealths.
Local self-government for cities is
particularly the cry in those States
that contain great cities. Ohio has
granted a very large measure Of
autonomy and independence to its
cities. But New York city is still
largely ruled from Albany, and Chi
csgo from Springfield. The DISPOSE
ton in the States is toward decen-
txalization, just as in the nation it is
toward Capitalization. The States
would take more and more away
from the legislatures and give it to
the cities; the nation would take
more and more away from the
States and give it to the national au-
thority. Thus the States stand TO
lose in both directions, and the prob
lem of finding occupation for their
governments will keep on growing
greater if the two tendencies con-
tinue.
However, IL the State govern
nnents want to be important, they
viii have TO recognize and live up
30 their responsibilities. Take AL
bany, for instance. 1t has persist
emily interfered with the government
Ct New York city, and holds its rein
over the municipal authorities, cling.
ing to a measure of authority that
ought not to be retained. The PEG,
pie of New York city are entitled tc
run New York city; if they give it &
bad government, that's their affair
They will not learn to give it &
good government unless they hav,
full chance and full responsibility.
While thus interfering with tn,
government of their cities, the legis
lstures very generally have proved
incapable of doing effectively ant
economically the things that the.
ought to do. For instance, Alban,
intrudes in the conduct Of New Yorl
city; but it proves itself incapable o
building a highway system for tn
State at reasonable cost. Other Stat
governments have found road build
ing a practical problem rather be
yond them, with result that the
have invested immense sums an
piled up big debts without giving tn
results that ought to be secured.
From this results the appeal to tn
Federal Government to give direC
financial aid, and even TO take owe
the general supervision of the whol
business of highway construction.
there is any function that the State
ought TO be able to exercise fc
themselves, it is this of road bulk
ing. Why should they go on, inter
fering with their cities, which al
capable Of running themselves, an
at the same time failing to discharq
satisfactorily the functions tn;
ought to be handled by the legisl;
tures2
Likewise. there il the part that Il
The Washington times., 1914-12-12
Commissioner KutZ Makes
Inspection of Workhouse

Inspection OF the wOrkhouse at DC
coquaa was made today by Major
Charles w. Kutz. Engineer Commls-
sioncr. Major KutZ il planning To leave
Monday for Atlanta. where he VIII JON
Commissioner Newman in Il tour OF m
spection of the Southern penal institu-
tons in connection with til" prepara-
ton OF plans for new District re-
formatory.
The Washington times., 1914-12-12

ton rates at least until that decision
can be made in the light of the I'M
pending reconsideration Of freight
advances.
The Washington times., 1914-12-12
Whst's on tie Program IN
Washington
Today.

To-Day.
6 nss'i FFssIiows~Drili and social. Pstria-chs
>, MilIIsnI' Union-CoIumola Council. Non
p s5esii. 9os1rrltSytsocial. sI street north
,, west; Missouri State Society. Rauscher'S,
?; N Mrs. Kate Waller Barrett. nis,rfr-
* NsSsration OF WCmen's Clubs. Public Ii
brarv IL a. m .- ,-.,, -,
Psrsntion, women's Clinic AuNlhary' III
'sTTy,SVtr.tas-'th street northwest. $50 p. m.
rI ~ rally, Flying Squadron Of Amer
80 calvary Baptist Church. Eighth and n
g,-ssrs northwest. $50 ,. m
.I,,ai meeting, the BIOLOGICAL society OF
An T,4.lStnrton. Cosmos Club, $50 ,. m.
r,,,,,i,-ratiou conference. the southern tom
Aill .-.isI congress Interstate CoWmerus
merciSI Wizard 10 a m
L,,si Inastiug and donation PARTY. Team
49, Auxiliary OF the National civic Fn,-
srstioa. Mckinley Manual Training school.
~ ,. Ontario Road Club. Emmanuel Bar
49, church. sixteenth street ard 'oi.!'A'''
road northwest. II a. m 70 p y ~, H.,
T acture THE Holy Land we NeN 'u.L
Ss..,-,,,s,r triangle club OF Master MSSonl
- I'VE Department OF Agriculture u"sa-
Temple, 7.3o p m Ito.
49, '.The Backgrounds OF JnlnlI
Ssssar in France and Belsium an LEeS
- ~. Present European W ar tIToL- N1s
u D.,,rison OF SWarthmore CoI-S-'. Ne
fore ArchaeolosieaI lhs' 49,
N, National Museum, 80 p. -.
Musicale Tor tHe L'ii'"
30 y Heroes OF Science, or the Narisn
:, Scientists With Theolosians, oy NeO'"
+! Head, Pythian Temple p. H.
The Washington times., 1914-12-12

1 a,ss, 8. sss . . a,.sa ILz
neektie with pink sSG@
spots"
A real pessinist can see two holes in
one doughnut.
Pararrapher thinks some paragraph
ers should be sentenced to long terms.
HIM. Turning States evidence?
No rest for the weary. Fifty years
from now we will he reading about the
European war fifty years ago.
Best way to get a lot OF bundles
through a revolving door is to blind
fold 'em first-
Which takes time.
So DO It early.
The Washington times., 1914-12-12
AmusementS.

1s,,onal-..My Lady's Dress. Els and S;h
p Inlr;-..rhs Fallen IDOL" 2:l6 and $50 p
m nis-"A Perfect Lady" Els and S;D
p N. 9Th. Iijv." -:l5 and s:iS p. m.
OH Notwithstanding 2:lo and $40 ,. m
- RIIrIesdue, els and S:l5 p. m
S;sTfen-Photoplays 10 a. m u II p. m
Sfrand-PhotCplsys II a m. 70 II p III
Srah9a,. R,,rIesaus, s:lS and S:l5 p. m.
The Washington times., 1914-12-12
ne oD95T IRHAB SCI

NO m att er
whether a woman
shops early or
late, she allus
picks out q green
necktie with pink
spots"
The Washington times., 1914-12-12
Activities Of
Society
By lean ELIOT.

pretty debutantcs from the
resident contingent of Wash
ington society will divide hon
The Washington times., 1914-12-12

Mrs y. Wonberg announces the en-
racement OF her daughter, Amelia, TO
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-04-16
NOTICE

In obedience to the demand of the
many petitioners a mass meeting of
the taxpayers of Cache county is
Hereby called to convene in the coun-
ty court house at Logan on Thurs.
Gay, April 16, 1914, at the hour OF
2 p, m. for the purpose Of discuss.
ing the road conditions existing in
Cache county at the present time
and taking such action as may be
deemed necessary.
Signed,
Board of County Commissioners,
BY Olof Cronquist, Chairman.
ADV. ap14
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-04-16

washington in 1903. During the eley.
on years thousands of analyses have
been made.
asrohomy people of the Col.
lese have for some time entertain a
the belief tina. sugar beet seed v,ow
ing on commercial scale say in time
be made a success in Utah. While
the possibility of each a thing does
not depend wholly on the segregation
of this strain, yet this strain is con.
sidered the best yet bred there.
They will carefully husband all the
offspring seed from this precious tree
two pounds and thus in few years
hope to present to the state strain
of seed in sufficient quantities to make
their dream Of our beet growers buy.
ing their seed from Utah producers
a reality.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-04-16
A. c. BEET SEED IS 7'' :
WORTH THOUSANDS

The agronomy professors of the Az.
ricultural College have just planted
on the North Logan experiment farm
bag containing about two pounds
of sugar beet seed, which they say
represents thousands of dollars of
actual expenditure. 1t is the seed of
one plant. 1t is the result of eleven
years of experimentation and seed Sc.
lection on the North Logan farm.
While considerable space has been
devoted to the culture Of sugar beet
seed, this bag of seed comes from a
strain, the choosing from which each
year has resulted in type that will
give the heaviest yield of beets con-
tanning the highest per cent Of sugar.
1t originated in seed secured from
the department Of agriculture at
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-04-16
MILITARY IMPROVEMENTS

The Agricultural College now has
a modern target range. The recon.
struction Of the range was common.
ced last year and with the funds
available was completed up to 800
yards. During the spring vacation
this year the range was completed up
to 600 yards.
Field telephones have been purch.
ased, so that the officer in charge at
the firing point can be in constant
communication with the pit details.
The range is located on the Logan
City property just north of the mouth
of Logan canyon. The military de,
partment of the College will be inspec.
ted on April % by Captain William
T. Merry of the general staff.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-04-16
Congratulates
A. II. Palmer
CONTINUED from page one)

Mr.. A. H. Palmer,
Logan, Utah.
My Dear Friend ALI:
noted with considerable interest
an account in The Logan Republican
recently of your occupancy of the
new store building north of the post
Office. Having watched you grow
from small beginning, covering a
long period of years, to your present
prosperous state, feel like Offering
my congratulations. Your success Is
a very good illustration Of what close
application to ones work and honest
dealing with the public will accom-
plish. count you as good citizen
for any community, and Logan and
surrounding country ought to be so
appreciative of your worth as to give
you a liberal patronage.
wish you continued prosperity and
happiness.
Sincerely and with kind regards.
E.,P. BACON
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-04-16

rest him. Before being Shot the ban
dit seriously wounded CHER Of Po-
lie A A. Axtell of Lennon.
The man supposed to be Mathews
boarded a Chicago, Milwaukee & ST..
Paul freight train at Eariowton,
Montana. He was detected by Con-
ductor Edward Striebel, who attempt.
ed to eject him from the train at Bow
man, n. D., when the fugitive drew
revolver and attempted to shoot the
conductor. The man with compan;
ion was Locked in box car end the
officers at Lennon notified. On its
arrival here Chief Axtell and Under
officer G.. w. Schieng opened the
car door, when they were met with a
fusilade of bullets. Axtell was shot
in the arm and escaped death by a
package Of papers in his coat pocket.
Mathews companion who gave his
name as Roy s. Smith, claiming
Philadelphia as his home said he was
on the train when Mathews boarded
it. isalg
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-04-16
PEOPLE SHOULD
TAKE TIME TO LIVE

There is strong tendency among
farmers, as well as among other folks
that having living to get, to make
the bread and butter problem the one
big thing in life. 1t is true. 1t keeps
a man hustiing. But II his hustling
Is we'll directed he usually will have
enough. He must not be grubbing and
killing himself and all around him
with the idea of living life Of ease
later.
Get all the joys out OF life there
are in 1t each day. Aim to live each
dav fully and completely. Give some
time to identifying your home sur
roundings to making the burdens OF
life lighter for your wife. Give some
time toward making your village or
town desirable place to live IN
clean place morally for your chill
dren. NN'
In all the business Of getting
living, take time to live.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-04-16

The tryouts In the Mutual contest
of district number / comprising the
two wards of Smithfield and Rich.
mond were held on Tuesday evening
In the First ward tabernacle. Each
ward was well represented in the
work and while each one did not
compete for every event they nearly
covered the outline. Stake Super'n-
tendent John Larson acted as chair
man Of the meeting. In the retold
story contest, the Misses Annie Tim
mons, Anna Merrill and Elese Hill
were the contestants. Miss Annie
Timmons was declared the winner.
The others DID exceptionally we'll and
II was q close choice. In the Junior
Girls Chorus 1t was see saw, but the
Judge at length decided in favor Of,
nrst place, Richmond; second place,
Smithfeld Second ward; third place
SmlthReld First ward. The Junior
Boys Chorus was great aWd was wen
by Smithfeld First ward boys. The
double quartets proved to be the most
exciting events. The two wards Of
Smithheld were the only ones repre-
scented but we're well trained and did
most excellent work. It was hard to
decide the quartet work as there was
little choice between them, but Smith.
! field Second ward was declared the
winning eight The winners Of last
night viii compete with the winners
Of our other stake districts then the
stake winners will go to Hyrum on
May to compete with the winners OF
Hyrum, Cache and Oneida STAKES In
the oratorlcal contest Miss Evelyn
Thompson OF Richmond and Mr.,
Elias Noble of Smithheld First ward
were the two contestants Mr.. Noble,
was given first place.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-04-16
TO DETERMINE CAUSE
OF HORSES DEATH

The department of botany Of the
Agricultural College is investigating
the cause of the death of the half doz-
en- horses that died last week In
Wayne county apparently from pois-
oning. 1t Is the aim of the depart.
ment to determine the character Of
the poisonous plants that the horse
ate.
It will be remembered that last
week DR.. W. j. Frederick, College
veterinarian. was summoned to The
scene of the farmers loss and brought
back for analysis a sample OF the
rye that the poisoned animals had
eaten. On the same trip Dr.. Fred
erick found that recently dropped
lambs had been dying OF in great
numbers in .t.,e. vicinity of Monroe.
The epidemic was checked by the
sheepmen's following But the instrucI
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-04-16
OIL for Paint.

For mixing with paint linseed oil
Is the one which Is most commonly
used - an Ingredient. Other oils
might be tried and the best way to
test their relative worth Is to mix
only a small quantity Of paint and
test the result. Linseed oil, when
pure, Is excellent, since it oxidizes and
becomes thick on exposure to the air.
1t may be considered the, best OF all
oils for use in paint, putty and other
similar substances.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-04-16
CLASSIFIED
ADVERTISEMENTS

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tainable to buy, build or improve farm
ranch and city property or remove
incumbrance therefrom; special priv
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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-04-16
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate Of Charles NJ. Williams, de
ceased. Creditors will present claims
with vouchers to the undersigned az
his residence at Logan, Utah, on or
before the 18th day of August, A. d
1914. Date of first publication, April
IA, A. d. 1914.
WILLIAM w. WILLIAMS,
Administrator
WALTERS & HARRIS,
Attorneys.
ADV, may,S
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-04-16
ReSiStS to
Arrest and
Is Killed
Man Shot At Lennon, s. D., Is
Believed To Be Bellingham
Train Bandit

Lennon, S. D., April ia man
believed to be Harry Mathews, the
BclinshG.A train bandit, WAS shot
and instantly killed. here tonight by
officers who were attempting to ar
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-04-16
Church Appropriately Adorned.

At a special service for nshermen az
Corton, near Lowestoft, England, the
church was adorned with nets. IN
which herrings were enmeshed, that
were festooned around the nave. An
arch of oars from which was suspend
ed sidelight. spanned the center
aisle, and flags, buoys. bladders and
other fishing gear completed the scene
OF decoration.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-04-16

Two men entered the day coach OF
the Great Northern passenger train
bound from Seattle to Vancouver. B.
c., near Samish, Washington, early
on the night of February 20 and were
locking the doors when Thomas s.
wadsworth of Vancouver, b. c.; Rob
ert l.. Lee of Bremerton, Washing
ton , and H. R. Addison OF Vancouv-
err, B. c., grappled with one of the
robbers and were shot to death. The
bandits fled after collecting small
amount Of loot.
A man arrested in Vancouver gave
information duplicating George Ban
and Harry Mathews, Ball was arrest
ed In Calgary, Alberta, and taken TO
Mount Vernon, Washington. where
he is held for trial on a charge OF
murder. A warrant charging Mathews
with murder was also issued,
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-04-16

Mr.. and Mrs. Elias Mather return.
ed from Treasureton yesterday and are
making preparations to move into
their new bungalow.