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Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-27
ILLINOIS WOMEN HAVE
FIRST REAL TEST

CHICAGO, July 23.-The women
OF Illinois will undergo their first
real test as a political factor in the
coming campaign. In the April elec-
Tons they voted only for city Off
GERS but on Nov. 3 they will have
the additional privilege of voting for
county, state and national officers.
Inc officers for whom the cleo
torate of the whole state will oyte
are: State treasurer, superintendent
of public instruction, clerk of the su-
preme court, three trustees of the
University of Illinois and United
States senator. All counties and sew
eral cities will provide several Offices
to be filled.
The municipal elections last spring
afforded little opportunity for pro-
fessional politicians to get line on
the women's voting strength, as one
alderman was elected from each ward
and women voted for different can
didates, even when voting for the
same party. The fall campaign.
winch is just getting under way, will
permit the women to combine in sun
port of certain candidates, and il is
very probable their votes will decide
the fate of many aspirants for the
various Offices.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-27

might charm by its humanity and It's
pathos.
But probably the women Of Califor-
mia demand more heroic treatment
Of the idea Of the pioneer mother.
The combination of classic dignity
with the romantic spirit may be es-
sential. A classical sculptor would
not have bothered himself about the
drapery with SO large and symbolic
subject to treat. But nude or
even partly nude pioneer mother
will never suit western America. The
printcloths and homespuns Of our an
cestors do not lend themselves to
graceful drapery. The touch of
savagery impaired by using squaw's
blanket is utterly out Of place. In
fact, the pioneer mother ideal is one
to be taken up by sculptor of un.
mistakable genius, who can feel its
force and appreciate its inherent
beauty, or abandoned altogether
There is call for great artist.
Will it be answered?
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-27

Srsadways are compelled to bear every
'&4nd Of traffic common to the daily
experience of large city and its en-
avsrons. Data regarding the original
'ccst Of the various pavemsnts ~ well
~ the repairs which their use with
In certain periods demands are, OF
course. carefully preserved. To quote
the language Of DR.. Page, when ex-
planning the value Of the system Of
visiting officials representing differ
ent parts # the country, 1--WE take
these dfncisis for look over our
experimental roads. They see the
Aaatsfiaas, 1sss muds aware Of all the
costs, including maintenance, and are
in = position to choose the kind OF
road that will be best suited to their
respective ioealities."
That this experimental work is ap-
precisted is evidenced by the interest
manifested In the exhibit by roat
builders and engineers. These have
come during the last year from the
Pacific northwest, from all parts o.
the middle west, from New England
and from the south. A recent visito
has been japanese civil engineer
prominence; delegation Of six coun-
ty commissioners from Florida la.
recently inspected the experiments
roads. Their part Of the country Is
about to expend 81 ,000, 900 on g,oS
roads. These visitors came as com
agriculturists, horticulturists and
floriculturists to the national expert
mental farms and botanical gardens
to determine from practical expert
ments what seeds and plants will
thrive most certainly in different eli
mates and under different condition
of soil. Fully as much care, it ha
been found, must be taken in layini
road pavement as in planting crops
The pavement that will do well in an
other, and even in one locality ther'
are numerous variations of soil ant'
strain to be considered.
The governments road experiment
are only in their beginning. Even a.
this early stage, however, it is pos
sible to see how the laboratory sys
tenn of road-making will eventuall'
conduce toward durability and econ.
omy in highway construction every
where.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-27
PEORIA CANDIDATE WANTS
NATIONAL CAPITAL REMOVED

PEORIA, ILL.,, July 23.-"Remove
the national capital to Peoria.
"A full dinner pail for the laborer,
new dress for his wife, a nickel
for the tots, a full stomach for all.
Only old sea cows say things that
can't be done"
These are planks in the platform
on which Judge" ]. Frederick Hill
ton of Peoria, is seeking the nomi-
nation on the Republican ticket for
congress from the sixteenth IllirA,is
district. The platform is printed-6A
the back of Hilton's name cards.
"The capital of the United States
in the face of the growing and domi-
nant west, can't last fifteen years
where it is" reads the argument in
support of the first plank.
One of Hilton's most frequently ad-
vanced claims to distinction is a boy
hood friendship for AL Jennings, for
mer bandit, now running for COVER
nor of Oklahoma.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-27

The pork barrel of every national
administration is the appropriation
for rivers and harbors improvement
Senator Burton, of Ohio, who is tired
of the political game and will retire
has been strong opponent of the big
steals and extravagances which creep
into this appropriation. He recently
called attention to section of the
Mississippi river where SIT 900 90 has
been spent on improvements since
1881 and pending bill carries an
appropriation for another million, yet
the annual passage of freight which
passes over this section of the river
is but 250,000 tons. In other words,
the million dollar improvements
means sumsidy of 81 per ton for
river navigation. A million dollars is
to be spent on improving the Missouri
river and it would be interesting to
know how much Missouri river freight
is subsidized with this expenditure.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-27
A KANSAS MIsER.

An old man lately died near New
ton, and an enterprising correspondent
sent out a story telling how he was
charity patient in hospital, al
though he had five thousand dollars
in his clothes, and more concealed
about his humble bungalow on his
twelve hundred dollar farm. Hat
ing miser is the favorite indoor
amusement of so many people, that
they will enjoy conjuring up pictures
of this old gent gloating over his gold
during the long winter evenings, and
finally croaking before it did him any
good.
Which, even if the essential points
of the dispatch are true, probably is
slander on the dead man. The in
dications are that the principal faults
of the Newton hermit was that he
was steady worker and attended to
his own business. Having taken a
claim in the early days and stuck to
it through numerous encounters with
hot winds and grasshoppers, he was
due to make some money in time, and
If he chose to live simply, that was
his business, and his kin will now re-
Joice in the money he saved. Pos
sibly he lost something by not loosen
ing up as he went along, but he acted
on the well-known theory that this is
a free country.
There are so many spendthrifts that
nothing will ever make the tightwad
popular except his death, but that
doesn't prevent his being a useful
citizen, and there are times when it
seems he should be more numerous in
this land of free and easy spending,
are rather sensible conclusions reach
ed by the sage of the Atchison Globe
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-27
PHYSICIAN WILL TESTIFY
AT CAILLAUX TRIAL

PARIS, July 23.3-Mme. Gueydan.
Caiilaux's former wife, was the prin-
cipal witness in today's session of the
Caiilaux trial. She denied she was
connected with the Figaro's publica-
ton of the letters of Caillaux from
Nine. Caillaux before their maria ge.
1t is reported the defense plans to
produce physician as witness
who will swear Calmette did not die
as direct result of the wounds but
because of the negligence of his at
tending physicians.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-27
EMIGRATION TO CANADA.

Secretary Wilson of the department
of labor reports with satisfaction
that the tide of American emigration
to Canada has at least been checked.
or rather that an increasing number
of American farmers are returning
from Canada to resume their resi-
dence in the States. In 1912 no less
than 97,951 American citizens went
to Canada, while the number return.
ing to this country was on 3s,317.
This was the high-water mark in
the emigration tide, and by most
Americans it was considered unfortu-
nate because Of the exceptionally
high character Of the emigrants.
Nearly all of them are farmers in
comfortable circumstances who have
sold their land in the middle west at
nigh prices to avail themselves of
the opportunity of buying land in
western Canada, represented to be
equally as good. at from SIS to s15
an acre. Usually the land proves to
be good enough, but the rigors of the
winter climate and the ineonveniences
and discomforts incident to the new
ness Of the countryifar outweigh the
advantages of cheap land. So it Is not
surprising that so many Of the emf
grants return to their old ahomes.
Last year Secretary Wilson caused
printed information to be sent to
Americans in Canada setting forth
the advantages of buying land in this
country, especially in the west. Many
inquiries were received in response,
and it is significant that in the eleven
months ended May 81 only 1896
Americans went to Canada, while A.
127 returned to the United States.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-27

Here is little lecturette by the
Atchison Champion, which has a
world of good sense in it: "The
worlds greatest work is done by
men of average ability because too
many bright men of unusual abilities
did not learn early in life that the
world trusts only men who can be
thoroughly relied upon. When the
world wants something done, be the
task large or small, it turns the Job
over to the man who has demonstrat-
ed his reliability. The young man, who
through strict and regular attention
to business gains the justified conf
dence of his superiors has success-
fully hurded one of the greatest OBJ
stacles on the road to success.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-27
HINDUs SAIL FOR ORIENT.

VANCOUVER, B. c., July 23.-The
cruiser Rainbow escorting the liner
Komagata, hais sailed for Japan with
372 Hindus. The orientals had ex-
hausted every trick at the eleventh
hour to outwit the immigration off
GERS, last night. After the liner had
been provisioDed and everything was
apparently settled, the Hindus de-
manded chicken apiece for every
day of the voyage. They demanded
other supplies also, but the govern
ment refused and threatened to over
power the Hindus unless they sailed
peaceably.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-27
PARDON ASKED FOR HoCKIN.

WASHINGTON, D. c., July 2s.-
Detective Burns has formally asked
the president for pardon for Her.
bert Hockin, ex-secretary-treasurer
o1 the 1ronworkers' union, who is
serving term at Leavenworth pris-
on for dynamite conspiracy.
He said Hockin had saved his life
The filing Of the application partial
ly confirms the belief openly express
ed during the Indianapolis trials of
the lronworkers, that Hockin had
aided Burns to place the responsible
ity of the Los Angeles Times disas-
ter.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-27
SUIT TO DISSOLVE RAILROAD.

NEW YORK, July 23.-Federal
District Attorney Marshall, at the di-
rection of Attorney General McRey-
nolds and the president, at noon to-
day fled suit to dissolve the New
Haven system. 1t is declared the
system is combination in restraint
of trade and charges it controls nine
railroads, twenty-five boat lines and
fifteen hundred miles of trolley lines.
1t also charges that the New Haven
earns 81 per cent of the gross freight
revenues and 95 per cent of the gross
passenger revnue of all of the New
England railroads.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-27
SOME EXPERIMENTAL ROAD
BUILDING.
SOME

From Christian Science Monitor.
Long ago the United States in
troduced the laboratory system into
the bureaus of some of its depart.
ments and through it the public has
been informed of many facts valua-
bic in the prosecution of various in
Long ago, also. the states
as well as the nation instituted ex-
perimental systems in their agricul-
tural departments, with results Of
immeasurable value to farmers and
gardeners. 1t was a happy thought
along this line that led DR.. Logan
Waller Page, director of the office OF
public roads at Washington. to con.
struct highways for experimental
purposes in and near the national
capital. These roads at present meas
urs altogether about IL miles; they
are made up Of sections which repre-
sent practically every known MATER
ial and process In modern road-build-
ing, and they are. in ali their parts,
subject to close inspection and to .
system Of recording which IL ~ &C.
curate as that employed by the sx-
perimenting chemist in his labora-
tory.
All this speaks eloquently for thor
oughnsss, and It Is reassuring to learn
Hat ths diffsrsnt sections Of tn
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-27

Kansas, noted for its wheat and
corn, has something yet to learn
about intensive cultivation. Pennsyl-
vania, which is not generally consid-
cred in the list of big agricultural
states, grew an average of 40 bushels
of corn to the acre. Iowa was second
with 1916 bushels and Ohio and Indi-
ana came next with 1873 bushel
average. Kansas raises more corn
than many states but it does not
raise more in proportion to the
amount of land planted in crop.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-27
SAYS PENITENTIARY
is INCENTIVE TO CRIME

DENVER, July 23.-"I do not be-
lieve in sending men to the peniten-
tiary. l believe it is an incentive to
CRIME and makes many more vicious
citizens than it makes good citizens"
This is the statement of Harry
Siiverstein, who was assistant dis
trlct attorney of Denver for eight
years, during which time he tried
more than so murder cases, convict
ing more than 40. He prosecuted be-
tween 200 and 800 criminal cases
during his career.
Il am not in favor of prisoners
for punishment at all. l am in favor
OF all the states of the union COM
bining together and purchasing an
island in the sea in some temperate
climate and deporting our prisoners
to that place. We can prevent the
sending of firearms or whisky to such
an island and can let the prisoners
govern themselves, with the states
having general supervision.
Deportation is much better than
Imprisonment. 1t is punishment. If
you want to rid society of an unde-
sirable class, deportation does that.
If you want to make men out of
criminals, they will have better
chance to be reformed on an island
where they. must be self sustaining
and where they participate in their
own government than you have when
you lock them up in prison.
10 my mind organized society has
made failure Of its attempt to re-
form through our prison system.
believe nine-tenths of the crime COM
mitted today is the actual result of
our present system"
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-27
DESPERATE FIGHTING
IN RUSSIAN CAPITAL

ST. PETERSBURG, July 23.-vio-
lent riots between the Cossacks and
$4,000 strikers is progressing here,
Six strikers were killed and $50 in
Jured as a result Of the four days
lighting. At midnight the Cossacks
charged the strikers barricade in
Samson Prospect, destroying it. Street
cars were stopped yesterday. The
company attempted to resume its ser
vice today, but the strikers attacked
them, destroying eighty cars. The
Cossacks charged them fiercely. The
hospitals are filled with the wounded
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-27

Nine hundred companies quit bust
ness in Kansas last year before start
ing casual survey of the Kansas
"blue sky" law having convinced
them that state was no place for them
to offer some select investors chance
to get in on the ground floor. The
amount saved by the state by this
piece Of legislation cannot be estimat-
ed, but means q goodly sum.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-27

Recalling Bleriot's feat In making
the flight across the English channel
one morning before tho other aviators
who were planning to attempt the
feat got started, it might not be sur
prising if some unknown flyer made
the trip with the present expedition
only about 5000 newspaper columns
on its voyage.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-27

Kansas City is shy one hundred
and fifty thousand head of cattle ths
past year over the previous year ant
each year the shortage is growing
and where it's to end no one car
tell. This is only one instance ant
indicates an immense shortage wher
all the large packing centers are con.
sidered. Just have to do without
beef, that,s all.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-27

Taft was largely respon sible TO.
wrecking the Republican party. He
lacked nerve to carry out his convic.
tions. On the other hand W, have
president at this time who labor.
under the impression he is the only
one capable of legislating for the en-
tire country. One lacked nerve and
the other has. the nerve to think he
is the whole thing.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-27
ROOSEVELT WILL BE
SUED FOR ATTACK ON
REPUBLICAN LEADER

NEW YORK, July Chairman
William Barnes, of the Republican
state centra.. committee, announced
today he would sue Roosevelt for
libel, because of the colonel's attacks
on Barnes in recent statement He
instructed his attorneys to begin ac-
tion Immediately.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-27

Every few days, the worlds store
Of knowledge is enriched by some
newly found truth. For instance a
Chicago judge has discovered that
the number of red headed men who
beat their wives is much smaller that
the number Of belligerent spouses of
any other variety.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-27
6 HEAT DEATHS IN CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, July 23.-At 1 o'clock
this afternoon the temperature was
81, the seasons highest record, with
the mercury still climbing. Suffer-
ing is intense. There have been six
deaths since yesterday morning.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-27

The I. w. WIS in New York advo.
cate dynamite. They say it is 9
great leveler. Yes, it is, and we have
a federal bribed press in Colorado
along with office seekers, who com.
mend the anarchistic utterance. Ever
our representative in congress, es-
pecially Thomas and Keating, cate,
to people holding just such senti-
ments. Shame.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-27

So Kenehan criticised Ammons at
the labor federation meeting. Good
words from the state treasurer could
not be expected. He has rotated
around the auditor and treasurer off
ces by catering to the loose elemen,
while the conservative voters permit.
ted themselves to be hoodwinked.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-27

One result that promises to come
from militant suffragette movement
in Englsnd issthe development. of the
supply Of female baseball pitchers by
the time the other ends Of the mill
tant campaign is accomplished. This
week, take it from the London cables,
a "suff' threw rubber ball at the
queen and hit her. -
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-27

Why is it that some people com,
mence dynamiting as soon as ste'k
starts? It's because the people elect
such men as Lindsey to travel around
the country traducing the people ana
the state they hail from.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-27

Who would ever thought ball play
ers would go on strike. The first
thing we know bankers will go on a
strike and refuse to loan US any
money.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-27

So many cities are interested in the
city managtA form of municipal
government that other cities will
have ample evidence of the success
or failure of the plan without adopt
ing it themselves. Oklahoma City
is one of the latest municipalities to
try on the new system of city gov
ernment.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-27

Build up home industry. Patron
ize home industries and this means
politically as well as what you eat
and wear. Patronize policies that will
bring our state to the front. We are
tired of men who let New Jerseyites
do their thinking.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-27

The arbitrating of the differences
between the western ariiroad men
and the roads is the proper thing.
In fact, it's the only way of settling
disputes where the parties directly in
terested cannot get together.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-27

After Gov. Colo Blease pardons all
the convicts from his penitentiary, as
he has promised to do, he probably
will retire from politics and do well
telling about it on the Chautauqua
circuit.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-27

That Villa and Carranza will clash
before the latter has been president
any length of time is as certain as
day and night. And Villa at the
head of rebel army will be no
slouch to deal with.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-27

San Francisco is to have news
paper owned and edited by women. It
is to be political newspaper, and it
is hoped the women's husbands are
able to afford such luxury.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-27

Whipping the federals seems to be
about the easiest thing the Consti-
tutioinalists do. Restoring peace, for
instance, will be much more diff
cult performance.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-27

Unless the Republicans put up tho
right kind of men for state positions
do not vote for them. We do not
want any one in office subservieiit ts.
the Stevenson-Evans combination an,
more than we want men controlled BY
the United Mine Workers or the l. w.
WIS.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-27

The Wilson tariff law permitted
three Thousand bags of corn from
Japan to be marketed at Seattle few
days sgo.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-27

In city and county affairs the av-
erage person is best served by men
who do their duty honestly and cour.
teously. Partisan politics should be
eschewed.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-27

Be booster. This does not only
mean speaking a good word for the
city in which you live, but means pa
tronizing home industry.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-27

Mrs. Carman, however, has 1
strong defense. going on the theory
that a woman is usually better look.
ing than her newspaper picture.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-27

If Denver would only settle hel
water and prone disputes out of tn,
newspapers and courts how much bet
ter for the people and the state
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-27

1t is Also presumed that Genera,
Huerta will take along few momen.
tees Of the country which he ruled SO
long.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-27

Don't for a moment think the Mex
lean situation is settled. There vii
be fireworks galore before the ond.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-27

The Costigan crowd did not wani
anyone in the Bull Moose convention
who opposes the anarchists and prop
erty destroyers.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-27

Huerta evidently is not only on his
way but the time he took in starting
gives rise to the theory that he know,
where he is going.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-27

Upton stands mighty good show
of returning with the yacht cup.
Shamrock w appears to be in good
form.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-27

La Plata county will conclude all
southwest festivities this fall ard we
will make the affair hummer.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-27

Huerta's regime in Mexico may b.
over, but keep your seats, the shov
isn't nearly finished yet.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-27

The telegraph consumes lot of
space telling about weird murdsrs
and other crimes.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-27

Mr.. Mellen calls il politics, but
that really is weak explanation Of
what become of the missing millions
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-27

Costigan has no opposition in hi
party. Those who dare oppose ar
fired.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-27

Shiprock and Cortez should have
separate dates for their fall fairS.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-27

1t again looks like the Irish wa
cloud might blow over without {
rain.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-27

The Bull Moosers are the first tc
get their men before the people.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-07-27

Americas wheat crop viii feed ttls
world. y
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-01-14
Tho Races Should be Stopped.

There ought to be enough law in
South Carolina, and adequate meal 3
Of enforcing the law, to stop the
horse racing at Charleston. If there
is not, the legislature should forth
with provide the means. A joint
committee or commission should
I've appointed early in the session
to investigate the situation in Char
lesion with instructions to report at
once in order that some definite az
ton may b. taken before the ad-
journmeut Of the present session.
What is the use Of enacting addi-
tional laws when many already on
the statute books are being fragrant
ly violated. The racing, and whole
sale gambling incident to the rae
ing, is demoralizing to our people
at home and is bringing shame
upon the name of the Stlle abroad.