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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-02-27
SEEMED HARD LUCK
That Man of Much Experience
Should Hunt Job.
II Was So, However, and Manager to
Whom He Applied Finally Was
Driven to Necessity of "HeIp-
ing Him Out"

The manager looked up suddenly
from his desk as rather intelligent
but seedy-looking individual closed the
door softly behind him.
Good morning" the stranger nod
ded- IF you are needing help of any
kind, sir, respectfully submit myself
for your consideration. / have had ex-
perience in many lines, particularly in
che Office. sir. l have a comprehensive
knowledge of the keeping of books.
from that of the most simple stage
entry form to the books of a large cor
poration- l can also operate the type
writer. if necessary. In fact, i won
several prizes in contests of speed. In
connection with this I might say that
I take shorthand dictation accurately,
having long experience as court re-
porter"
y am not needing any office help
now" said the manager severely; but
the stranger held up his hand for ST.
lence.
Then an outside position, sir Per-
haps as salesman. 1 have sold auto
mobiles in New York, stocks and
bonds in Chicago In New Orleans in
troduced ice-ine,' the only perfect sum-
mer drink, where our Gales reached
the million mark in three weeks From
Denver to Frisco l carried and sold
the line of one of the biggest jobbers
in the country; and during the 1908
season 1 was one of the bankers for
a circus. AS the sales manager of
the"
I'm sorry, sir, but 1 do not need
a salesman" cut in the manager,
somewhat nettled.
Then anything else, sir? 1 am well
educated, broad-minded and 1 could
adapt myself to anything 1 have been
press agent, newspaper reporter, drug
clerk, chauffeur, steeple-jack, in turn.
1 have hunted llamas in South Amer
lea, and suppressed international dis
turbances over in Europe. 1 had full
charge of a South African diamond
mine. In Siberia just escaped from
exile by assuming a disguise and
through the kind aid of the Archduke
Basil, dined with the shah of Persia
as the Blue mosque, and was kicked
out of a Honolulu literary society.
Il edited an encyclopedia, sir, and
wrote the words and music to the ma
tional air of the new Chinese republic
Surely you have some need for me, sir.
have been everything from printer
devil to a director of a railroad In
the year 1911 was official weather
prophet for Patoona, and the city OF
Memphis sent for me to stop a leak
in one of the Mississippi levees.
AS official government chemist,
did much to exterminate the boil
weevil, and as consulting engineer
successfully superintendent the cree
ton of the municipal bridge that
spans the Dcsplaines river. l have an
intimate knowledge of electricity, and
Edison once said to me that If"
Here the manager broke in. Please
I'm a busy man. l really don't need
anyone today"
The stranger looked rather crestfall
en-. He shifted from one foot to the
other.
Very well, SIR he said finally
But, could you-could you help me
out with dime?"
The manager helped him out. But
it wasn't with a dime.-Chicago Her
aid.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-02-27

London. Feb. 1O.-The number of
British vessels sunk or mined up to
the end OF January has been sixty,
while neutrals have lost no fewer than
forty-eight- Nearly all the British YES
sells have been sunk on the high seas.
while neutrals have been lost by mines
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-02-27
Probably Not.

This scientific article says that
chocolate is great for relieving IA
tigue," commented Mr.. Wombaat
1T ought to be fine for the soldiers
in Europe" suggested his wife, but
suppose the poor fellows can't always
mobilize where there is soda foun-
tain
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-02-27
House Cuts Postal Appropriations.

Washington, Feb S.-Appropria-
tions in the postal bill. as passed by
the house. were cut $4,000, 600 by the
senate because of the decrease in pos
tai revenues since the outbreak of the
war
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-02-27
Mob Lynched White Mar.

Mayfield. KY. Feb 11--ThoEas
Tinker. white. who it is charged shot
and killed Richard Tart. a constable.
was taken from the county :ail here
last night al lynched- His body was
then riddler With bullets.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-02-27
Seems So.

Mr.. Bacon understand it requires
about fifteen days for the human body
to recover from the loss of two con-
secutive nights sleep.
Mrs. Bacon-And don't you suppose
those fiendish cats in the back yard
know that?
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-02-27
Knew the Ropes.

Bacon-You can depend on him.
Egbert-Are you sure?
'Oh. positively. He knows all the
ropes"
How do you know?''
Because he worked for a long time
in one of those factories where they
make cheap cigars"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-02-27
Iowa prize crop stste.

Washington, Feb. S.-Iowa has
wrested from Texas the title of ban
ner crop state. the thirteen principal
crops grown there last year being val
ued at 1851 .450. 900. according to the
Agricultural Outlook. issued today
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-02-27
a Sic zeprelin Miasina.

Geneva, Feb 1.-THE entire crew
OF Zeppelin which has been missing
for four days was drowned when the
airship fell in the North Sea off the
coast of Denmark during a storm. it
is reported at Friedrichshafen
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-02-27
15-MiiIion DEPOT for St. paul.

St Paul, Feb. S--The city council
has approved plans for new 15-mil-
iion-doEiar pa ssenger terminal here to
take the pla - of the union station
destroyed by fire more than year
ago.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-02-27
Limit prinkino in AIabsma

Montgomery. Ala. Feb. Io.-No
transportation company after June so
can deliver more than one quart of
liquor month to any one person in
Alabama.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-02-27
A Bridal Tour.

81 want to go abroad the worst
way!" exclaimed the young thing.
'Then you should marry. 1 know of
no worse way
Saying which. the older thing smiled
harshly.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-02-27
Xoluble.

'Is the man of his word"
81 don't believe so. He's man of
too many words.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-02-27
Welded Life.

Ibid your wife ever get the best Of
your"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-02-27
A Tip.

ing out?''
Don't do anything that annoys it,"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-02-27
His Status

His Status.
Young Swift thinks he's a legal
light"
well, he is-a legal light weight
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-02-27

The heart of a pretty girl may be as
chilly as a dogs nose.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-02-27
The turkish Army in a Rout.

London, Feb. 9.-The official press
bureau has made public an official dis
patch received from Cairo which
states that the Turkish army is in full
retreat eastward. There are no enemy
forces within twenty miles of the Suez
Canal, the dispatch says except small
retiring rearguards.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-31
THE FUNERAL GAMES
BY HERBERT s. WEBER,


Head down, with the swift. machine-llke swing
of muscular arms,
Tense and trim. the runners, nerved to the
exquisite test,
Round the track, and the thousands
Cheer as the winded winner
Gasps and droops and falls at the goal and
he lies where he fell
But see! He is UP. though shaken;
Seel He can walk agaIn
see! He Is clasping the hand OF his friend!
See! He Is smiling again.
Ah' but 1t was not that way. the day his
grandsire ran
Up the hill at Gettysburg, weighted with
musket and sack,
Weighted and wounded he ram on up TO the
wall and fell;
Gasped and dropped and fell at the goal and
he lay where he fell.
Gone is the goal he gasped for; he never knew
And we cannot manfully share his work; for
his work is done:
And how can we honor him more who gave for
honor all?
Weep at his grave? When he fought that
no more tears should fall?
us play
On this the day of his Funeral Games. He
Is here today!
With us again, alive. in our youth and our
strength, alive
In the tightening muscles and speeding feet Of
the men who strve
Let the discus spin and the javelin sing, as
of old,
For the strength of their sons is the honor
that's bought with the breath of the bold
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-31

A MERICA holds at least one German pa
a triot who keeps his head-and Kuno
Francke, Professor at Harvard, has a head
worth keeping. Regrettng the failure of
Dernburg's mission, the New Republic picks
Professor Francke as one of the few men
who might have put Germany's position
persuasvely before us. Professor Muenster-
bergs oh $50 different colleague is indeed
sincere, humane sensitively aware that
opinions opposed to his own. wishes in con-
hict with his most fundamental wishes have
a right to exist" Only such a man could
write upon the Lusitania disaster such a
German Prayer as
is this the end of Europe? Then, o God
In thy great mercy save my peoples soul
From utter darkness in the worlds downfall!
Raise 1t above the lust and rage OF yore
ReJuvenated. purified, inspired
That 1t may shine upon n newborn age
And shed its glory DER the world once more,
U Spirit of my Race, thou art not crushed to
earth! -
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-31
In Memoriam

1NHIS day Is dedicated to the memory OF
Il those who died in the service of their
country They did not expect to die when
they enlisted. but they were willing to give
UP their lives IL 1t should be so ordered They
were young men such as you meet every
day on the street. There was no outward
mark to distinguish them from Others But
there was something in the soul that differ
entiated them from those who for one rea-
son or another thought 1t better to stay at
nome. Cynics may give one name to the
quality and lovers Of their kind may give
another name to It, but all agree that the
man who lays down his life that the con-
ditions of living may be better for Others
deserves universal respect
The old men who march today in honor of
their dead comrades were not called upon
to make the supreme sacrifice and they
survive to join with the rest of us in ex-
pressing our gratitude to those who have
round 1t In their hearts to fight for their
country. Part Of that gratitude goes out to
the survivors. They are manifest heroes for
few hours now, and tomorrow they will
be absorbed into the great mass of citizens
Flowers and wreaths are the proper tribute
for them as well as for those beneath the
sod-no tinsel crowns, but the everlasting
bay and the blossoms that are the promise
of recurring seed time and harvest of i'm
mortality.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-31
Toothbrush Drill

IT ISN'T pleasant to admit that Manhattan
1 has the lead on Philadelphia in any field
of human endeavor. But certain events last
week In the schools of New York shouldn't
be overlooked for a mere matter of local
pride See 1t and do it" is a better motto
than always right"
Those events were the toothbrush drills OF
hygiene week" Teachers lectured on the
superiority of tooth paste over stick candy as
a preventive of toothache. Specialists from
the dental societies demonstrated the best
methods Of welding the brush. And to give
the whole thing some sort of real zest, many
of the schools went into Central Park on
Saturday for a teeth h-brushing competition
before the dental specialists and the movie
men
The general result in New York was the
appearance of 100000 individual toothbrushes
and tubes in school, and the impression
among the pupils that little foresight and
energy were better than toothache and i'll
health.
The general result In Philadelphia should
be go-thou-and- do likewise feeling
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-31
Republican Party Must Evolve Policies for
a New Era

| New Era
NEVER has the Republican party been
~ confronted with a greater task or a
greater opportunity than at present II came
into being the result of a great crisis. II
will come back into power as the result of
another crisis equally as great.
Our domestic concerns are being releaated
to relative unimportance In comparison with
the paramountcy of national policies that
affect our international interests. There Is
needed a strong party pursuing a definite
policy, to take command of affairs and steer
the nation with practical acuteness through
the crucial period which is already at hand
There are five essential undertakings TO
which the party must dedicate itself and for
which It must stand without equivocatlon
and without hesitation
First-A great navy commensurate in
strength with the wealth and standing Of
this nation among other nations.
Seeond-A constructive program for the
quick rehabilitation OF the merchant ma
rine, by subsidies II need be, and the
strengthening of trade relations by
comprehensive consular and trade-expert
service throughout the world an important
adjunct to which shall be a strong banking
system that will cover the commercial map.
Third-A strong foreign policy which will
assure the protection Of American citizens
and interests wherever situate.
Fourth-A protective tariff, scientifically
constructed, which will assure an Amer-
can market for American goods.
Flfth-A definite declaration that SUCCESS
in business is worthy, not an unworthy,
achievement; and that as success In world
trade requires vast resources in capital,
the formation of sufficiently strong corpora
tions to assure efficiency will not be dis
couraged, but will be distinctly encouraged
by the United States
OF these things the most important by far
is preparation for the national defense. The
country will not be hoodwinked again by
require Interpretation of the meaning of
the phrase and insist on knowing just how
large a navy the promising party intends to
furnish.
All Europe is engaged in a commercial
war. Our growing trade imperils our
friendly relations. What the Powers abroad
are fighting for they expect to get They
Will regard us as an interloper. We expect to
keep what we acquire and to reach out for
more. We do not wish to have loaded pis-
tolls against our head wherever our trade Is
great
The destiny of the nation will be deter
mined by the policies 1t indorses next year.
The Republican party must take up the
fight, along the definite lines proposed above
and wiring victory from the hesitant chaos
nto which the country has been plunged by
IN undecided Administration.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-31
The Proper Commercial Hosts

IHTHEN the new Chamber of Commerce is
" thoroughly organized and in working
shape it is expected to act as the CONNER
cial host in behalf of the city in welcoming
and entertaining business delegations such
as are here or TO be here this week
The group Of Chinese business men, which
arrived yesterday is being httingly enter
tanned by the Manufacturers Club. That
organization viii exhibit TO the orientals the
aielful way in which Americans can com
bine social and business functions, and the
Chinese win not be allowed to leave town
until they have learned something of itz
commercial greatness. The South American
financial experts who have been attending
the Pan-American conference in Washington
viii arrive tomorrow, and will be in the care
of a special committee appointed to show
them the sights and a few selected indus
tries. The Spanish business men. who came
here few weeks ago. We're welcomed IN a
most informal manner; but they were i'm
pressed with the enterprise OF our business
men
As a matter Of fact every foreign delesa-
ton which visits this country comes here
es1ore It returns home The reputation Of
ear manufacturers Is world vide, spread BY
8 eombnatien OF their own enterprise ana
s fhe historic fame of the city itself wher-
sesr the story ef freedom Is known the
aasas q Philadelphia Is familiar Without
anx doubt the Chamber Of Commerce viii. IN
Ehe faturs nol only arrange to welcome the
xisiioFs. bus Il VII send cut invita-
as s sAem e come and Il VIII have rsae~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-31
DANCING AS A PREM1IIM
TO the Editor Of Evening LEDGER.

10 fHe SdHor Q Evening Ledger.
sir-You say in your leading editorial tonight
The city must have the Joy of dance for It's
youth But the saloon-cabaret, neVerp' Either
you or l miseoneeive the present Opportunities
for occasional dancing in this city BY younr
folks OF good breeding, except at ''elaborately
prearranged balls" Where among our "bst
ter hotels. can a man drop in with girl ar
two on a Saturday afternoon for few dances
and a little chat. and pay for the privilege as
suehY Rather, he must accept the dancing AS
a premium thrown In with a meal or sorna
drinks that he does not want. And he win feel
that he is cheap II he accepts II without seeing
10 1t that his check representing his eonsumn-
ton. Is large enough to interest the MANAGE
ment.
dropped in one Saturday afternoon last
winter at q hotel, expecting that my little party
OF two could dance an hour or so ana pav Tor
1t the proper price to insure desirable sur
roundinss Instead I found that the DANCING
was wholly subordlnatsd 70 the Consumption of
alcohol. Girls Ia little groups with men and
without, some older women ana few lone male
onlookers, all we're slipping hlghhalis Not anv
Of them that saw drank tn they appeared the
worse Tor Il. But All drank. for ii Wa b. their
bar checks that they were 10 paw Tor the music
ana the use o. the nooF Almost Al Of them
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-31

enjoyed the dancing and were there to damn.
Utmost all of them, were this a prohibltlcr
ever had the drinking habit, and would go 49, Ss
Just the same on Saturday afternoons, enjoy
@ @tneir dancing and refresh themselves with a
niue ice cream or lemonade or other ineidsn-
.h. a. Lney were drinking that day. not because
they craved the drink-as yet-but because II
was the accepted thing for that time and plscs
ana less conspicuous then and there than moi
10 drink. And half of those young and pretty
grls are IN few years from now going TO be
hard drinkers, jest on mems lips, objects of
pity or of no ones respect, because Of this
modest beginning under the sanction of a most
attractive and respectable environment j
Philadelphia, May 28
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-31

THE Wilson ship purchase plan. which
i Congress refused to approve, has been
recommended to the South American Govern
ments by the Transportation Committee of
the Pan-American Conference. 1t is pro-
posed that Argentina Brazil, Chilli. Uruguay,
Ecuador and Peru combine with the United
States in creating an international corpora
ton to build and operate steamship lines.
Each Government would buy fixed propor-
tion of the shares and the public would be
asked to subscribe to the stock, and the ma
tional treasures would meet the deficits
that arose in operating the ships or unproflt.
able lines Instead of paying direct sub,
sidy to privately owned ships they are to
have the ships operated by men who will
not care whether they are run proftabIy or
not, and an indirect subsidy is to be paid in
order to make the books balance at the end
of the year. The postofice has been sub
sidized in the same way for generations be-
cause the Postmasters General were not
able to make both ends meet.
If we are to have an American merchant
marine worthy the name, touching at the
ports of the world. South American as we'll
European African, Asiatic and Aus
tralian, we must recover from our terror of
words like subsidy" and "subvention" and go
at the problem of rehabilitation in
straightforward way with the determination
to open the seas to privately owned American
ships by offering such effective inducements
as will attract capital to the business. The
Wilson plan, which they seem to be attempt
ing to internationalize will most effectively
drive private capital from the seas and dis
courage what we should all try to encour-
age.
A shipping policy which would be foolish If
adopted by Congress does not become wise
when 1t is indorsed by an international COM
mittee
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-31

for them mass Of pertinent Information
about the extent and variety Of our manu-
faclures. our accessibility TO the raw ma
terial 40 that we can manufacture eheaply,
and our proximity to the sea and to the
great International trade routes SO that we
can ship economically and quickly. In the
meantime, the other agencies are doing
pretty we'll
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-31

this. Your typical Slav, whether he dwell
on the Russian plains or the Servlan hills,
Is an idealist, prone to lose sight of hard
facts In day dreams. Capable of great ac-
complishment when under the stimuli of his
enthusiasms, in ordinary times the Slav is
an easy-going, improvident, open handed
person, essentially likable, but lacking that
practical characteristic efficiency. How diff
ferent the Bulgarian. Restrained sober,
dour; with occasional outbursts of passion,
but usually taking even his pleasures sadly;
intensely practical and hard headed; with
out trace of mysticism; frugal to the point
of avarice; so solicitous about his future
that this frequently becomes an obsession
above all, possessed of dogged, plodding,
almost ferocious energy translating itself
normally into unremitting labor-such is the
folk. The Bulgar his OK cart says the
national proverb 'pursues the hare and
oVertakes it.
That destiny for the Bulgarians resisted
the doctrine of Pan -Slavism, except in so
far as 1t smoothed their path toward its
realization, was what? "It was, first, the re-
union of the whole Bulgarian race from the
Black Sea to the Albanian mountains, and
from the Danube to the Aegean. Then,
strong in Its central position, this Big Bull
garia' would force the other Balkan peoples
to acknowledge it's hegemony Finally a
united Balkan Christendom would expel the
Turk from Europe, and a new Bulgarian
empire seat itself at Constantnople, always
significantly known to Bulgarans as Tzari-
grad the City of the Cars Grandiose al
most to absurdity appeared this ideal of the
devastated little peasant State created by
the Congress of Berlin. But, If BuIgarla's
dreams We're great her waking hours were
long. and all were given up to strenuous
endeavor and rigid sef-denial These high
hopes became part of the national conscious
ness. They braced every Bulgar to gigantic
efforts Before long a whole series OF start
ling successes showed this folk to be pos
sessed of sombre power and reckless
courage which undoubtedly made the goal
seem less impracticabIe"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-31
Bulgaria's Czardom

But the diplomacy of the Powers interfered
again and again. as 1t did in Balkan AFFAIRS
generally. Finally came the Peace of Bucha-
rest which was most intolerable to Bull
garia. as 1t established what its dictators
considered "the principle of Balkan equilib-
RUM" Balkan equilibrium" as Mr.. stod-
dard remarks. means in practice that when
one Balkan State gains others must gain,
too This cuts like scythe. moving down
any head rising above the dead level of
Balkan equality. Obviously there is here
no place for hegemony no room for the
mighty czardom OF Bulgaria's dreams" Gar
dom, for when the Young Turk revolution.
of 1908 gave Ferdinand the chance to re-
nounee his shadowy vassalage to the Sultan
and declare Bulgarias independence, "his
assumption of the proud title of czar went
much further 1t proclaimed to the entire
world Bulgaria's will to empire"