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Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-08-10

William ]. Bryans faculty of selecting, from amid a multitude
Of conditions, the salient truth which dominates them all, has never been
more brilliantly illustrated, than in his reply in the Commoner to
Colonel Rooseveh's criticism OF the administration. The secretary of
states observation, that nothing Colonel Roosevelt "a say car weaken
President Wilson's strength with the masses, gets at the very heart Of
the situation. The peoples confidence in the president is the aIlcom-
prchensive fact which contains in itself the national affirmation of the
Administrations policies the means OF making the most efcaGous use
of them, and the broadcast possible guaranty of their perpetuation by
the country and of their permanence as typical OF the highest American
craftsmanship.
From the outset, and all along, the people have been with tn.
president, and they were never more with him than now. Through
that achievement has eonsisted-the tariff revision, the income tax the
currency law, the difficult and critical problems with which our foreign
policy has had to grapple-the faith of the people in the president has
been answering. Cavil, censure. innuendo. when they are differentiated
from their environment, and are assigned to their origin and the place
they have occupied, are invariably found to have had a extremely cir
cumscnbed field. They are creations of groups, cults or classes, but of
the masses-never.
OF what, and in what, strength with the masses consists, there has
never been a more competent judge than William Jennings Bryan. He
has always kept closely in touch with the sentiment OF the people, he
knows them, understands the premises on which they base their judg-
ments, and has a marvellous faculty of accurate understanding of what
their conclusions are. When William Jennings Bryan says that Prsi-
dent Wilson's strength with the masses is mpregnabl, he speaks with
authority. And this great popular instinct, which has rallied to Presi
It is the wisdom OF the many, the wisdom to which American institu-
tons owe their existence and which is and Justly, the court of last
in deciding on the policies by which those institutions are to be
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Monthly.
Hearst says that for two decades he has fought "a lonesome battle"
for the restoration of the American merchant marine. II ceasees ant
seneless bawing for subsidized ships is a fight for a merchant marine
then Hearst has made a valiant fight. Hearst stands firmly for special
piryiegc-San Francisco Star.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-08-10
HOW WE MAY GET INTO WAR

Even a remote possibility that the United States may be forced
into the European W al is disturbing, and even distressing. 1t is barely
possible that Germany may invade Canada, though it is very unlikely.
But in that ven W e must interfere, Or else abandon the Monroe doc
trine. That doctrine denies the right of any European power to inter
fere even in Canada.
In addition to denying the right OF any European power to plant
colonies Or establish dominion On any part Oft the North American Cd
tinent-except such as existed a the time the Monroe doc
trne was announced-Preiden Monroe wrote to Jefferson in 1928 on
the Monroe doctrine declares that II European power II powers can
intervene in the affairs of this hemisphere for the purpose, or with the
effect, of forcibly changing the form of government of the nations, or
controlling the free will of their people; that no European power can
permanently acquire or hold any e territory or dominion this hem
isphere; and that colonies or territories low held cannot be enlarged
nor be transferred to any other European power.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-08-10
MARK TWAIN'S WAR PRAYER

Oh, Lord, help us to tear the soldiers Of the foe to bloody shreds
with Il shells; help us to cover their smiling fields with the pale forms
OF their patriot dead; help us to lay waste their humble homes with Il
hurricane OF fire; help us to wiring the hearts OF their unofending
widows with unavalng grief. Blast their hopes, blight their lives,
water their way with their tears.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-08-10
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

Political cards Of candidates of all par
ties will be run in this column for the
follt wing ratr:
Township and county offices, until pri-
maries for $40.
State offices, until primaries for $50.
Successful candidates will have cards
run until election upon the further pay
ment of$5 for township and county offices
and $40 for state offices. All payments
must be made in advance.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-08-10

By q vote of 50 to To- the senate has passed the Newiands federal
trade commission bill, which is the first Of President Wilson's anti
trust measures.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-13
WIFE OF REPRESENTATIVE FRI

has stood shoulder to shoulder with her
husband in al. his successes and d:sap-
pointments, ups and downs. and who
knows his work, his ambit ons and abil-
ity. perhaps better than he does himself.
It is, in other words the story of a wom-
an who believes that wife is a help
mate, and has lived up to that belief
~
when Mr.. Garner was first elected
to Congress-" says Mrs. Garner, in ex-
PLANTATION, Il began to help him primarily
because We We're poor. And then / be-
gan to learn about his district. I came to
know every county he represented.
learned to know most of the voters by
name, and many of them personally. /
knew the movements he was interested
in, both state and national And SO, as
time went on, the work became too fasci-
mating to give up. And now-why. 1 Just
couldn't do T."
OF medium height and slender, Mrs.
Garner bears much of her ability In her
face. Dark hair arranged simply vet eff
fectively; gray eyes that have a habit of
looking directly at their objective DO mt
and mouth which is charmingly curved
when she smiles, but can, upon need
straighten out into an uncompromising
)
sonality and attractiveness.
1t has come to be practically the &C.
cepted state of affairs to believe that a
woman who works at all is of necessity
in favor of womans suffrage. Mrs. Gar
ner is the exception.
~ personally do not believe in it be-
cause 1 think that women, physically
are untitled for it. They are too high
strung. Men are capable of going
through periods of strain with apparent
ly little or no nervous effects; But take
a woman undergoing any kind of a
strafn-I mean such as working for a
movement she is particularly enthusiast
tic about-and she is bound to feel the
reaction.
women are Fundamentally built along
lines that keeps them constantly keyed
up. a woman worries about her hus-
band when. perhaps there is absolutely
no need. Take a mother. Time and time
again she will have a chill at the mere
thought of some calamity which might
oyertake her child. Men aren't built that
way, that's all. They seem to have the
power to throw OFF such nervousness.
IF women have the ballot. it is to be
expected. and hoped, that they will take
a personal interest In Its use. and that,
strain for even the normal woman.
land, even besides all that, l do not
believe in national suffrage, male or fe-
male. The vote should be granted pure
" on an educational basis. regard .ess of
color or, sex. What does it matter who
it is that is voting, provided that the
person has the intelligence to, do SO
properly? To have national woman's
suffrage would throw as many undesir-
able, Incapable women into the voting
arena as it did those worthy of the re-
sponsibility. The result, therefore would
be only to increase the present state of
afrairs. So many Of the men are not fit
to vote. Why increase the number by
adding the Incapable women?
'At the same time I recognize the need
Of 4 different order Of things, And, frank
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their outlook from that which prevails
ut the present time. and conditions will
change. too. But of course, that means
years of labor; tireless work on the part
of every mother. Perhaps it seems too
futile to many of those in the present
movement
Mrs. Garner is philosopher. She
might not recognize herself under that
classification, but it is a fact, none the
less A conversation with her is apt 10
mean carrying away several ideas winch
tend toward helping one. Not that she
breaches, or passes out tracts. II an
happens merely in the course OF the COLI
verSation, naturally. :,
"The world is not such bad place,
she remarked 1T is only when one Is
idle that it seems so. ! overheard WON,
an the other day say that she simply nad
to find something to DO soe else unf nI
Imagine it! / have been so BUSY ever
since / can remember that my days are
practically all arranged on scneouie
basis, and am SO much more happy.
x
"Always have something to do is
fundamental principle with me. have
found 1t indispensable. practically made
1t the keynote in raising my son Tuliy.
l do not believe in a mother constantly
is normal and healthy is going to be doing
something all the time, whether 1t Is
good or bad. Take child who doesn
and the best thing to do Is to send FOR
the doctor When Tully was little l never
said don't to him more than was abso-
lutelv necessary. If l found him doing
something / did not want him to do
stopped it by giving him something else
to do, That had a twofold result also.
II recall one time VIII CHI, perhaps more
than any other, was filed with absolute
terror for me. | went out in our back
yard one day when my son was hardly
81 tpff t,| h Irrnv Nnrnh h.
ed in the highest Dough of a great tree.
1t topped the house and the wind was
making it sway from side to side. l went
back indoors almost paralyzed with fear.
l was afraid he would fall If he remained
up there, yet afraid to tell him to come
down for fear it might frighten him and
so make him fall l did not know what
to do.
edy. went to the door and called. as if
I did not know where he was. He an
swered, and then 1 looked up and said as
calmly as 1 could: 'Tully. come down:
mother has something for you to do
And by the time he was down l had It
ready Today my boy is almost without
fear. and l believe it is due to my stead
fast refusal to call out don't every time
I saw him climbing a fence or doing
something else in which he might get
hurt.
"And so, working on the same princi-
pie 1 strongly advocate doing sometnins
when things seem SO black that notnlns
will ever come right again. Don't hug
trouble to you. 1t will only make 1t seem
worse. Find something else to do, put
your mind to it, and the first thing you
know things have cleared or at least you
can find a tiny rift in the black cloud.
Mrs. Carrier, who was Miss Elite Rhein-
ef before her marriage. is a Texan by
birth having been educated, however. in
Tennessee Her father was a Swiss. COM
ing to this country as a young man. Her
mother was Miss Bette Watson, an
American girl.
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atlVe JONH Vance pifHer,. democrat, Oh
Uvalde. Tex, has one. too. But that room
doesn't count
In a downtown Washington apartment,
one of those which qualities as ''conven-
iently situated in the heart of the Ma
tionai Capital is a roomy fiat attrac-
lively furnished. And here. if YOU please,
Is the real Office of Representative Gar
ner. Nor is that all, by any manner of
means. for here, too. you will find his
secretary. And that secretary Is Mrs.
John Nance Garner
Ever since Representative Garner came
to Washington to represent a portion of
the people of Texas, twelve years ago.
Mrs. Garner has been his secretary She
knows her husbands district almost as
well as he does. If a letter is to be writ
ten to certain man named Jones in
Jim Hosg county. all that Is necessary Is
for Mr.. Garner to turn it over to his
wife with the remark that the answer,
say. is affirmative.
Mrs. Garner then goes to work and
writes a letter to William G. Jones stat
ing that Representative Garner Is pleased
to be able to comply with the request in
his recent communication In other
words. 1t is Mrs. Garner who is a walk
ing dictionary when 1t comes to initials
and proper names in the fifteenth con-
When, last July, Mr.. Garner was re.
elected for the seventh time to the House
of Representatives by an almost over
whelming majority the victory was won
without personal campaign being made
by Mr.. Garner himself
Are you going back home to fight 81
Mrs. Garner asked several months a9o.
i am not. was the emphatic reply. II
have served In the House for eleven
years. and during That time have tried to
do my duty to the people OF Texas. II
that record isn't strong enough to re-
elect me, it's time 1 quit"
And SO there was no personal cam.
paign made by Mr.. Garner. Instead, Mrs
Garner campaisned for him via the mail.
from their Washington office. Mrs. Gar.
ner admits herself that during the months
the campaign was raging down there in
Texas she did some very hard work, and
also suffered considerable anxiety Not
that she doubted her husbands ultimate
success. but simply and solely because
she Is woman. and according to her
women are built along lines that preclude
evenness of feeling where one they care
for is concerned
This may, perchance sound like story
about Representative Garner. 1t isn't II
is. on the contrary. story of the little
woman who for the past twelve years
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captured the French emperor and some
eighty-three thousand men.
Until recent times an old English SOL
der, Sergt. Cotton by name, was always
on hand at Waterloo, eager to eloquentlv
describe the famous battle in which he
took part. In spite of his years and his
trembling old limbs. he would mount
the hundreds OF steps to the top of the
lion mound to point out the position of
the various troops. In the garden of
peasant family living near the village
church is the absurd monument to the
amputated leg of the then Lord uxbrfdge.
who became MARQUIS of Anglesa. COM
mandng the British cavalry, who had
to undergo the amputation of his limb
Immediately after the battle. The monu-
Inent not only bears an appropriate cpl
taph, but is shaded by the branches OF
tall weeping willow.
Beside the city proper, Brussels con-
sists of ten thriving suburbs. which have
important manufactures Of leather goods,
linen. WOODEN and cotton cloth, furniture
and bronze. But most celebrated of all
are the factories where Brussels lace is
made. lace which Is exported to all the
principal cities of the world.
tourist who visited Brussels at the
time of the Balkan war tells an amusing
story on himself. He admits he had be-
come somewhat nervous and excitable as
a result of his experiences before reach
ing Belgium, SO was delighted to find
himself safe and sound in Brussels, where
he put up at a small and quiet hotel.
But on retiring he failed to find the ex-
pected rest, for his dreams were sud-
denly interrupted by loud controversy.
and after threats in vehement French he
was Mortified to hear the sound of fire.
arms.
Rushing from his chamber. he halted
one of the hotel attendants and told him
some one was being murdered next door.
But to the chagrin of the traveller. the
man only replied with a smiling shrug.
But, no, monsieur. it is only the play
house" and the next morning the Ameri-
can had pointed out to him the gay
posters of the popular melodrama which
was icing performed at the theater ad-
joining his hotel.
Throughout all Belgium the old Latin
saying is still current to the effect that
Brussels rejoices In noble men Antwerp
in money, Client in halters, Bruges in
pretty girls and Malines in fools.
Ma ines got its unfortunate reputation.
it Is said. because once upon time some
of the good burghers mistook the moon
light shining through their cathedral
tower for fire. and the fire engines were
called out to extinguish the conhagra-
ton.
Client has the dubious honor of being
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81 was the only grl in our family, but
had several brothers." Mrs. Garner said
II never remember the time l was not
companions with boys. / grew up to be
the playfelow of my brothers and had
far more companions among the boys
than / did among the girls. And now l
think that such training is a good thing.
l VIII admit that it has made me more
communicable with men than with wom-
en-. 1 do not mean by that that l do not
like women or their pastimes, for l do.
"I have many very dear woman fre""s
and am fond. for instance. of bridge. But
still the fact remains that l am better
able to get along with men than women
And never remember being boy
struck as SO many young girls are who
have had few. if any. boy friends. Nor
did grow up with the one idea of marry
ing-that Is. as SO many girls have it. In
fact. I was rather definite In my idea of
what kind of a man would suit me, and
it took bright man to win me.
"I don't say that to imply that I was
so used to the compan!onship of men
that I did not regard every man friend
as a possible or probable sutton. And
after all. II a woman Is a companion to
men. generally. she will be better able to
be a real companion to the man she mar
ries.
"a man and wife should be very close
to each other. This idea Of mans place
being his Office and a wife's the kitchen
is not a good one, I feel When / first
took up the work of helping my husband
it was because I felt deep interest in
his work and future and wanted to feel
that I was being of some material as
sistance to him. And if 1 have kept on
doing It. all these years it is for the
same reason. 1 would be very sorry to
have to stop doing his work now. l
write every letter that he sends out
"And of the large volume of mail that
every congressman finds himself with,
Mr. Garner dictates no more. perhaps,
than fifty letters month. The remain
der he hands over to me with mere re-
mark as to the reply. l read all the pa
touch not only with his work personally,
but also with all affairs with which he
may possibly be concerned. And 1t is all
SO intensely absorbing. find myself
each night with 50 much left undone-so
much to carry over to the following day.
And when, as in his campaign, l am
just about swamped with work. l still
retain that deep interest that keeps me
from wanting to have any one else do it.
I sometimes wonder what would do with
my time II gave up his work realize
that 1t would mean falling behind In all
the things he is doing losing track of his
work to q large extent. because SO
many times a man comes home too tired
to talk of his days ork. And, besides.
how can a man discuss business with his
wife when she does not know 1t thor
oughly? And so I keep on. planning to
give it all up. and then getting deeper
into 1t again.
If there is any interest other than her
husbands career and work In which Mrs.
Garner is interested, 1t is her eighteen
year-old son. Tully Garner. He spent
part of his summer in Europe, and was in
italy during the early part OF the Euro
pean conflict.
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stands in the Grande Place, or market
square, which is In the center OF the
lower part of the city. 1t is not only
the most famous building in Brussels.
but admitted to be the most beautiful
and artistic edifice in all Belgium. It's
principal facade is in the true Gothic
style, and its graceful tower is $40 feet
in height, the work of Jan Van Rugs
brock, whose statue still adorns the
first niche in the tower. The OPEN
work spire was badly damaged by
lightning half a century ago. but 1t
has been entirely repaired, and the
colossal copper-gilt figure of the city's
patron saint, Archangel Michael. six
teen feet tall. continues to show which
way the wind blows.
story is current that Jan, the archi-
tect of the tower, in the very moment
of his exaltation at the completion OF
his work was Informed by critical
burgher that the edifce was ruined
because he had not placed his tower
in the center. In his chagrin and de-
spair at this criticism the architect is
said to have gone off and hanged him.
self.
Another splendid building in the
square is the Maison du Roi The
house of the king has three stories
and boasts an open gallery, like the
italian loggias of the Venetian palaces
on the Grand canal. where the Brus-
sells grande danes could stand to view
the fetes and ceremonies taking place
in the Grand Palace below. The man
sion has recently been restored and
lavishly regilded from top to bottom.
The enormously high roof, with Its
rows of projecting windows. topped by
a quaint lantern, now Is seen in all Its
pristine glory.
Close by the Maison du Roi is the
building known as the Pigeon. the de-
Nghtfully quaint guild hall of the
painters. which is decorated not with
birds. but with four reiiefs Of Hon
heads Beyond is La Taupe, the guild
hall of the tailors. but none Of the
guild halls are older than the end of
the seventeenth century. The greater
part OF the square was destroyed by
the French under Villeroi in 1895 For
tuna +e'v. the citv hall end kings man.
sion escared the fate of the other build
ings IN the Grande Place owing to the
fact that they were isolated.
Brussels is a bright and healthy city.
and its museums and works of art as well
as its historic associations. its famous art
schools and Conservative have caused 1t
to become favorite colony for Euro
pean and American students of both art
and music The city provides excellent
outdoor concerts every afternoon in sum-
naer in the splendid park, and in the even
ing a musical program is provided In
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September II. 1914.

september II. 1914.
LONG with the
rights. privileges
and appurtenances
Of every repre-
sentative goes at
least one room in
the House Office
building. Bill Jones
from Podunk has
one, just the same
as Speaker Champ
Clark. So, of
course. Represent
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ed, or the journey may be made by troll
ley. During the celebrated hundred
days from the middle of March to June
%, 1915, when Napoleon 1, having escaped
from Elba dar.ngly attempted to re-es-
tablish h empire, he met with his crush
ing defeat at Waterloo. the little village
just a trifie more than nine mics outside
of Brussels.
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August % this year was the eighty
fourth anniversary of Belgiums inde-
pendence, but it found the nation in the
grasp of the invading hosts and her cities
olackened with fire and her fields drench-
ed with the blood of her heroic sons. The
first day of September. 1870. the men,
orable battle of Sedan occurred-just for
ty-four years ago. at which the Germans
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Ut fra e m entary

y i L i d < III eHtdl y
reasons have been
given SO far for
the sudden de-
cision of the city
authorities not to
defend Brussels a
few weeks ago.
According to news
d i S p a t C hes the
work of throwing
up b r e a s tworks
a n d di 6 g i n 6
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of these g1ass-covered arcades, where the
Brussels ladies Of fashion buy their
choicest costumes and the latest Partisan
styles in hats and jewelry.
By taking a carriage and driving out
along the fine Boulevard de Namurs, the
highway constructed by Napoleon, that
prince of road builders. the famous bat
tlefield of Waterloo will be shortly reach
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Waux Hall. The first prize given by
the Brussels conservatoire is. highly val
ued throughout all Europe. Living in the
city Is cheap, and 1t is claimed "a franc
buys as much In Brussels as shilling
in London"
Like Paris. Brussels has many arcades
lined with splendid shops. The Galerie
st. Humbert Is one of the most popular
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Chief Cities Cit of

Paintings Destroyed
in. Louvain The
Wonderful Works of
Art in Bruss | S,
Known as Little
Paris Commercial
Cities of Antwerp and
Client E i G h t y
Fourth Anniversary of
Belgium's Independ-
ence Saw the Nation in
Grasp of Invading
Hosts and Her Cities
Laid Waste.