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The Dickinson press., 1914-05-09
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Mrs. John Little has been on the
sick list the past ten days. +
Mrs. Mary Candee visited friends
in Dickinson several days last week.
Ole J. Olson was a business visitor
in Dickinson Thursday evening of
last week.
DR.. Weyrens was called Saturday
to attend VIM. Dobie, who is i'll with
pneumonia. gs
Veterinary Anderson of Dickinson
was a professional caller in Gladstone
last Friday. -
Mrs. G. w. Lee and Mrs. W. L.
Prindle were calling on friends in
Taylor Sunday.
A. business meeting of the Metho-
dist Ladies Aid society was held Mon
day Afternoon at the church. (.
Miss Emma Nichols went to Dick
inson Friday evening and visited at
her home until Sunday morning.
C. c.. Turner and sons, Clare and
Guy, were Gladstone visitors Sunday,
returning to Dickinson in the evening.
Joe and Fred Birdsall visited Sat
urday and Sunday with their uncle,
August Paduck, at his ranch north
of Taylor. i
Mr.: and Mrs. w. A. Mcclure and
daughters, Carol and Grace, of Dick
inson visited Sunday at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. julius Hollst.
Math Bayer left Sunday morning
for st. Louis, Mo-, to visit his little
son, who is in an Orthopedic sani-
tarium there. He expected to return
| at the end of this week. ~ 1
The infant son of Mrs. Allie Moore
is quite ill with pneumonia. They
returned Saturday morning from
Dickinson, where a physician was con-
suited. .,".s
The Epworth League meets every
Sunday evening at the M. E. church.
The only church service in Gladstone
on Sunday evening. Come and enjoy
the meetings.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Prindle, Mr..
| and Mrs. r. E. Morrow, Miss Tina
| Brown and H. M. .Pippin attended the
Elks ball in Dickinson Friday even
ing of last week. q 4"
Rev. and Mrs. A. G. Runions of
Taylor were Gladstone visitors last
Friday evening and attended the
Chicken Pie supper which was given
by the Methodist Ladies Aid Society.
Mrs. Maria Stricken, who has been
i'll the past ten days, is recovering.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Dolwig and Miss
Regina Duckhorn autoed to Dickinson
last Friday evening and attended the
Elks ball.
The infant daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Math Bayer died Friday morn-
ing after a short illness. The fan
eral was held Saturday afternoon and
interment was made in the Catholic
cemetery.
The Chicken Pie supper, which was
given by the Methodist Ladies' Aid
society at Dolwig's hall. last Friday
| evening, was a success socially and
financially. A very pleasant evening
was enjoyed by all, and the ladies
Melted a good sum. The receipts
were $36.75.
Math Wehner had the misfortune
to lose a valuable horse last week.
Death was caused by blood poisoning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Dassinger re-
turned from Dickinson Thursday
morning Of last week with their little
daughter, Susie, who is recovering
from an operation for appendicitis.
The Dickinson press., 1914-05-09
ARE YOU SICK?

If afflicted with disease, acute or
chronic, such as rheumatism, asthma,
bronchitis, paralysis in certain stages,
or any disease nature or disorder of
the nervous system and have tried
everything else without getting last
ing results, take Chiropactics spinal
adjustment and get well. They re-
move the cause Of the disease. No
drugs, no surgery, no osteppathy.
Consultation spinal adjustment free.
James r. Moore, LIST door north Of
Bijou.-adv. 6-9-2p
The Dickinson press., 1914-05-09
PLAYERS HAVE WORKOUT

. The baseball boys had another first
class workout Sunday. The day was
nice and warm and they all enjoyed
it immensely. It was the first time
that the boys have had a good warm
ing up. IF the boys keep lacing the
ball the rest of the season the way
they did Sunday they should slip q
few runs across. For the beginning
the fielding was good and with a few
more practices they should give a
good account of themselves.
The Dickinson press., 1914-05-09

Charles I. Cook has again laid
down the pen on the Beach Advance,
going back to his farm. Mr.. collin
ger has bought an interest in the
paper and is the new editor. He. is
a good writer and with his acquaint-
ance in the Golden Valley country
will be in a position to give the Ad-
vance readers the best of service.
Mr.. Cook has brought the paper up
in good shape during his management
of the past year.
The Dickinson press., 1914-05-09

gational church this Saturday and
Sunday will be Of great value to all
teachers, parents and. those interest
ed in the moral and spiritual growth
Of our youth.
A noted outside, speaker will be
present on Sunday evening in DR..
Bevan, a specialist in psychology and
philosophy.
A very interesting song service
each evening will Hrecede the regu-
lar sessions.
The Dickinson press., 1914-05-09
FOR. SALE

An up to date restaurant and build
ing in Dunn Center, will sell reason
able if taken before May 18th. S. l..
PRICE, Dunn Center, N. D.
adv. 5-9-2t
The Dickinson press., 1914-05-09

Canadian Pacific Ry. Lands
on twenty years payment. Money
loaned for improvements. Write
Canadian Pacific RS. Co., st. Paul,
Mimi, or see H. "A. Hogue, Dickinson,
N. D.-adv. .. 3-21-M
The Dickinson press., 1914-05-09

SUNDAY SCHOOL WORKERS
g, The Stark County Sunday School
convention to be held. in the Gongre-
Evening journal., 1914-11-27
Behind the Scenes
at Nafion's Capital
BY Thomas I. Lngan.

Special TO The Philadelphia Inquirer.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 27.-While
the members OF the Interstate Com
merce Commission have not vet
taken vote upon the new applica-
ton of the railroads for a five per
cent. increase in freight rates. there
is general expectation in Washing
ton that the delay in handing down
this decision will not be as great as
that which attended the application of
more than a year ago. Undoubtedly.
the delay of the commission in the
original five per cent increase case
was responsible for the sudden change
In sentiment towards the commission.
The body which was once the most
popular government agency in the.
country became I'm a year tho target
for universal criticism. and it is not
likely that the commissioners will
again ignore public sentiment to such
an extent
Probably il is not generally realized
that the increases in passenger fares
which have just been adopted by the
railroads were decided upon in res
ponse TO suggestions OF the Interstate
Commerce Commission. The commits
sioners made various suggestions. and
IN order TO keep the records straight
Evening journal., 1914-11-27
THAT PUBLIC sCHOoL INSPECTION.

VKT HEN the Board Of Health has completed its in
w specton of the public schools in this city next
week it will have equally important duty yet to
perform That will be to frame comprehensive re-
port and to make IL public the payers and the
parents in Wilmington may know just what the sit
ustion is in each school inspected There should be
no covering up for the protection the beneht OF
anybody
II the sanitary equipment is deficient defective,
the people have a right to know it. They also
have a right 10 know whether the janitors are
doing their work properly. The fact that a
school is clean the day Of visitation should not be
accepted proof that il is always kept clean The
average of cleanliness should be ascertaned by care
full inquiry particularly when the fact that in
spection is to be made is announced week in ad-
vance Of the visit. That is certainly ample warning
for any janitor matter how soyeniy his average
may be- to make every thing spick-snd-span for
Health Department eyes.
Evening journal., 1914-11-27
HOME. SWEET HOME.

From the Clayton News.
One of the great and joyful features
OF Thanksgiving is the home meeting
when the girls and BOYS come home, and
gather around the old table at the places
used in childhood days How many
hundreds OF thousands in this great
land OF peace who have been separated
will ON Thanksgiving, gather together
under the old homo roof. II Is well
that il should be 50. a. this is one of the
great chords in the nations unwrltten
anthem. Ii warns the heart on the
evening before and Thanksgiving morn
ing TO watch the trains 20 by loaded
with Delaware boys ana girls going
home. Out of the great cities will roll
trains to the north and trains to the
south, east and vest all filled with
happy Americans going home for
Thanksgiving. II said that the strain
of our commercial life has looscned even
the bonds that unite the family; that
in the struggle for existence the parents
forget the child and the child fOrgets
the parents. Each Thanksgiving and
Christmas the cities papers tell us that
thousands of people leave The cities 10
spend their Thanksgiving or Christmas
holidays at home. That is a pleasing
and practical refutation of much of this
pcssimism. If the parents did not think
of the children they would not call them
back again. and il the boys and girls did
not think of the parents tney would not
90 home. Conc home TO Delaware. our
folks. come back and join your loved
ones at the old home.
Evening journal., 1914-11-27
With The Paragraphers


It is so hard TO be neutral! Here is Chicago canned
beef ON the firing line again, just in Cuba-New
York World
Our idea OF peach is a wife who thinks she is
pretter than the cashier at his favorite restaurant
Galveston News
Estimates OF ten years war must be based on the
idea that by that time everybody will be licked TO
frazzle-Washington Post.
Not che least OF the field marshals burdens must
be 10 find conspicuous places for the crown princes
where they can't do much harm.-Ohio State Journal
I'm again. out again. on again. on again" This is
Secretary Bryans skit otherwise known as How TO
hold job without filing IT," Now it's on again-to
Forda-New York Evening Mail
The New York municipal employment bureau has
$500 applications and four jobs and IT'S difficult TO ner
suade the 3496 disappointed that their condition
is purely sychological.-Ptsburgh Gazette-Times
With the departure of the American troops nobody
knows what is going to happen. II massacre and
anarchy are again the rule course apparently
viii be to let riot loose. The only hope of peace
seems 10 be the appearance of somebody capable Of
holding IN restraint the horde Of generals" IN Mex
leo who prefer soldering to honest toi-Baltinloro
news.
Evening journal., 1914-11-27
THAT wmsON.BRYAN MEXICAN POLICY.

IF anything needed to convince the American
people that the wilson Bryan Mexican policy has
been fat failure the present internal condition Of
that republic and the withdrawal of the American
forces from Vera Cruz remove the doubt
The prime purposes underlying the Wilson-Bryan
Mexican policy were: First-To protect the lives and
properties of American citizens; second-To force an
apology for the Tampco incident; thrd-To put an
end, by display Of force and by moral suason to
tie anarchy that existed in that country.
American life has been fairly we'll protccted Amer
property has been in all parts there
public; adequate apology has been forthcoming for
the Tampco insult to the flag, and the internal
dtons Of the country bad today they were
when Wilson-Bryan diplomacy called into play
for the announced purpose of impeng the rival Mexi
can leaders to compose their differences and estab-
lish constitutional. efficient and a respectable
central government
There is nothing in the situation to which anyone
connected with the Wilson administration may iust-
hably point with pride.
Evening journal., 1914-11-27
FRIDAY NOV. 27 1914,
FINE pIspLAY or sCHooL SpIRIr.


nj OF in the history OF the Wilmington High School
~ has there been such magnificent display OF
school spirit that which featured the football game
with the team Of Norristown High School yesterday.
II revelation to the many representative cu
zens who assembled to witness the final important
local event in the current football
Girl and boy students We'd with each other In a
successful effort TO make the game with Norrstown
the banner in the history of High School sport
The spirit that animated them have spread the
city at large, because High School football game
ever played here drew larger, representa-
tive and more enthusiastic crowd than aid the one
yesterday In compensation that display OF school
and community spirit the local team Handsomely
in close and ceanly-payed contest
We congratulate the local team upon the good work
It did. We folicitate the High School boys and girls
upon the fine showing they made. Further than that
the and women Of city are deserving of COM
mendation for turning out So strongly to witness a
struggle the gridron that meant so much to the
field sport prestige of public schools. More such
displays OF public interest would be highly stmula-
ing to the athletic side OF school life in our com
mun.iy.
Evening journal., 1914-11-27

public to a growing realization that
the railroads have not been treated
fairly, and that it is against public
policy to continue the present course
The feeling that the American rail
roads have not had justice is not con-
fined to the United States, as is shown
by the reports of the official English,
French and German views OF the re-
cent Interstate Commerce Commits
rate decision.
Sir George Paish, who recently came
to this country to confer about the
international financial situation. said
frankly that one Of the chief Difficult
ties was the fact that American rail-
road securities had been undermined
by the governments attitude towards
railroad revenues. He pointed out
that the American roads were regard
ed in Europe as models of economical
management and that the fares we're
cheaper and the freight charges pro
portionately much lower than pre-
walls in Europe.
Prussia, the land of government
ownership and practical military or
ganization of railways. also criticises
the Interstate Commerce Commission
for unjust severity in denying the ad-
vance in rates The German view OF
the rate decision has just reached
Washington from Berlin The critic
ism as contained in the official jour
nal of the German Railway Associa-
tion saps in part:
Thorough treatment of the
results of actual inquiries is con
spicuous for its absence. For
months, witness after witness and
expert after expert were examined.
From them a mass of facts for
and against the case of the rail-
ways must have been brought out.
In the decision there is as good as
nothing covering all this. The
few statistics of the capital, traf-
fic, receipts and expenses could
have been secured easily from fig
ures already on file with the COM
mission or from reports which
could have been made in the
shortest time. There was no ne
cessity for spending many months.
"Since there is a lack of con-
crete foundation the arguments of
the commission make no lasting.
convincing impression. One would
think he was reading a not too
weighty scientific treatise, instead
of the decision of so high and, be-
cause of its power, so very respec-
ted a body.
"The occasion surely was impor-
tant enough for exceptional hand
ling. Yet there is lacking ade-
quate grounds for the separation
of the territory into one part
where the increase was granted
and the other where it was re-
fused The few figures on aver
age rates charged on individual
roads in the affected areas are in
sufficient as a basis for a discrim-
ination so seriously disturbing
and cutting so deeply into the in
dustrial structure.
"The impression is given. in
voluntarily, that the commission
had been driven most unwillingly
to a decision favoring the in
crease: and. to please both sides,
railroads and shippers had found
no other way out of this. so to
speak, local division Of spoils.
Concerning the gratuitous ad-
vice given as to how the railways
! may find relief. there is not much
TO be said beyond what railroad
Evening journal., 1914-11-27
COMFORTING THOucHr TO BRIrONs.

r doubt is comforting to the British mind 10
think that the battleshp Bulwark was destroyed
by internal explosion and by a German sub
marine. II would he disqueting indeed to the Briton
to know that Of the Kaisers underthe-water fight
ing craft had carried its destructive work to the mouth
of the Thames and only thrty-hve miles from London
Great Britain is fortunate in the fact that the Bull
wark not one Of its hrst-class battleships and
that she had become obsolete that she no longer
deemed worthy of a place in the first line of the
British floating defenses Nevertheless, that nation,
at time such as this, i'll afford lose any OF
its lighting units; and than the destruction of
the battleship the loss the hundreds of exper-
fenced officers and who perished result of the
explosion.
Evening journal., 1914-11-27

the railroads have followed all Of them
religiously. Among the number was
the suggestion that passenger fares
be increased, and this is now being
done. Strangely enough, while the
increase in fares has caused some on
position. the proposed five per cent.
increase in freight rates caused hard
ly any opposition at all except from
Louis ID. Brandeis. counsel for the
Interstate Commerce Commission. aud
Oakley Thorn. railroad commissioner
of Iowa. Despite the agitation OF
these two officials. only half a dozen
shippers. out of the thousands in the
country, appeared before the commits
sion TO oppose the freight rate in
crease. IF the increase in freight
rates is again denied IL will not be
because of public opposition. but be-
cause of the refusal Of the Interstate
Commerce Commission TO reverse its
previous decision, even upon the
showing made by the railroads as a
result OF the European war
Members of Congress. regarding
the unanimity with which the public
is favoring the freight rate increase.
consider it as little short OF remark
able. They assign the attitude Of tn
Evening journal., 1914-11-27

men have said already. sBut
through the thoroughly impractic-
able proposal for an increase in
passenger rates, the commission
has opened itself very seriously
to attack. The objection can be
made with justice that great diff
culties stand in the way of rais-
ing passenger tariffs, wholly aside
from the fact that in a large num-
Der of states passenger rates for
intrastate traffic are fixed by law,
and that from technical as well
as from an economic standpoint
it is inadvisable to raise interstate
fares higher than State fares.
"Throughout there is a certain
irritable tone which in a more or
less judicial decision is not in
place. Repeated introduction of
the misdeeds of individual enter
prises and the vehement rejection
of suggestions made to it from
outsiders) were better left out
The review closes by contrasting
the experience of German roads in
weightv scientific treatise, instead or
similar petition forty years ago when
they were granted an increase Of twen-
ty per cent to Cflset high costs and
wages.
Had Frances two government rail-
ways in 1913 equalled her private rail-
ways i'm economy of operation, there
would have been a saving to her tax
payers OF approximately $l10O0OO0
A
of French railways for last year,
compiled by Clement Colson, Councillor
of state of France. have been receiy-
ed in Washington and show, moTeover.
that during the year $16,00O0OO more
was paid by the State in fixed charges
of these two railways than was left
after payment of operation ex-
penses.
OF 25.265 miles of railway in France
last year 5611. slightly more than one
fifth was operated by the two gov
ernment lines, the "Old State" and the
Western. How these two lines. un-
der the care free disbursal Of public
moneys, compared in efficiency with
the large private companies is demon
strated by the spending of $3.50 out
OF every 800 receipts to run the Old
State and of $50 out of every $100 to
run the Western. In sharp contrast
the Northern operated on only S6L30
out of every 500 receipts, the Eastern
on S61.60. the Orleans on 500, the
Paris-Lyons- s-Mediterranean on $57 and
the Southern on $3.50, an everage for
all the private companies of $3.50,
against an average for the State lines
of SS5.
Receipts and expenses Of the two
State lines compare as follows with
the total of private railroads:
Receipts. Expenses. Ratio
Old State SIS, 100000 s12.50O,OOO $50
Western d. e.. 5O,5OO,O0O 43,300,O0O $50
Pr'te rlwys S46,OOOO0O 2O6,OOO,OO0 59.5
A ratio such as that attained by the
private companies. if applied to the
Old state. would have meant saving
of S3,6OO.OOO, and if applied to the
Western. a saving of $13,3S2,50o; d
reduction Of operating expenses in
each case of practically thirty per
cent, and total saving of some S17,-
600 900.
On the other hand had the private
companies operated as wastefuliy as
the government lines, the loss would
represent over ssS,O0O.OOO and opera
ting expenses would have been 1884,
OOO. 900 instead of $2O6,00O,000.
Evening journal., 1914-11-27
CALL TO THE CITIZENS
OF HARRINGTON.

From fhe Harrington Journal
The Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany has made a new schedule in
creasing railroad fares. to go into cf-
feet on December 18th.
The company announces that the in
crease in rates is in keeping with "the
very large expenditures that have
been necessary TO provide the steel
cars. improved stations. automatic
signals, and other features which have
added so pronouncedly to the comfort,
safety and convenience OF passen-
gers"
The company has made. improve
ments to stations. etc. but nothing has
been done TO the Harrington Station,
for the comfort Of its passengers. or
safety either. This subject has been
brought to the attention of our citizens
many times through our columns. and
we feel that now. is the proper time
to give il our earliest attention. If we
are 10 pay more railroad fare for
these improvements. let us demand
such improvements. The southbound
shed is badly needed. II our town
commissioners will not appeal for
them, we ask the members of the
Century Club to take the matter up
with the railroad officials. when it is
properly handled the company can
not resist our appeals. Il is little use
for the local newspaper TO try to make
town Improvements. when the citi-
zens. stand around waiting for the
other fellow TO do il. If the business
men and women do not put their
shoulders to the wheel for necessary
improvements, it is useless for the
editor to try TO boom things. OF what
use is il for the local paper to sug-
gest improvements and local enter
prises. IL the suggestions are not act-
ed upon2 One man cannot improve
the town. II requires the action OF all
Evening journal., 1914-11-27
THANKSGIVING.
m Tho Laurel Leader.

from tho Laurel Leader.
The toll of the summer il over 4bo
crops have been garnered. and il i
right and proper now that we sbouId
stop for few moments and furn our
thoughts, and render our thanks Ia Tho
great giver Of every good and perfect
gift for bounties we enjoy and the
general prosperity of the country W.
would be very indignant should an,,
one accuse MS OF being uneratehl for
the favors accorded us: but tbere :. =
law OF nature that dccrces that If a man
will not use a faculty or power no
shall not retain it, and the spirit of
thankfulness is not exercised as mpcb
as il should be. in this excited ana
fcverish race Of life: we eirnn1,,
snatch its many blessings witbont
stopping to think of the source from,
whence they came. and We are SLOW
", but surely, losing this princinia
OF gratitude, and as the general nros-
perity increases, We are withdrawine
more and more INTO the little circle
of self. As We become more and
more Independent of each other bo-
come more and more selfish. exactin,
and ungrateful not only toward nc
Lord but toward each other Rut let
Thanksgiving day remind us thai we
should be grateful: and gratitude
like other human principles. comes
TO MS by cultivation: either from
pressure of circumstances or from
selfimposed discipline.
Evening journal., 1914-11-27

Delaware College has closed an unusually success
ful football with a decisive victory over the
Carlisle Indian Reserves. The record OF achieve
ment is due largely to the untiring and intelligent
work Of William J. McAyoy. the coach He ono Of the
most competent coaches ever possessed by Old Della
ware Under his efficient training the football squad
not only was kept in the pink of condition, but was
filled with that ndomitable fighting spirit that counts
for much in Held sport