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The Washington times., 1915-05-07

princely at home; while on the other
hand men from the United states have
to be content OH incomes that. at their
homes, would seem utterly inadequate.
Before Next Congress.
The situation is one to which 1t is ex-
pected to direct Congressional atten-
ton mex: winter, though officials say
has been formulated. Demands for In
creased salaries are not much In favor
with Congress nowadays, and the fact
tnat the consular service is under rigid
ciVil service regulations and that po-
htical rewards are comparatively rare
In It. makes II possible for the party in
power to inslst on economy with a per-
fectly cheerful countenance.
The troubles Of the consular service
In connection with its salary allowances
illustrate the difference between Con-
gressional attitude toward the civil
service and the political Jobs Postmas-
tcrs. whose jobs are political. get pad
according to the gross receipts Of the
stantly growing. the salaries are keep
on-political offices. Congress takes
vastly less interest. In the great civil
service establishment In Washington
with some 10000 employees. there has
ule since 1854; a clerkship of certain
grade pays the same salary now that
it did then.
Latin American Trade.
This state of affairs is particularly
unfortunate for the consular service
just at this time. because Of the press,
ing need to get the right kind OF mer
into that service. The Latin American r
trade opportunity is recognized more
and more, month by month. by the busi.
ness interests Of the country.
Since this service was placed under
civil service restrictions its quality anC
character have been greatly improved
but the salary conditions are just as
unsatisfactory as in the diplomatic
service, which Is notoriously underpaid
The are two consuls general who draw
sl2,0 900 a year-those at Paris and Lon
don. These offices were formerly under
about as much as the Presidency: and
when the fee system was abolished
economy went to an opposite extreme
Then a few other consuls general draw
IS. 900 a year-those at Rio. Buenos Aires
Shanghai. Havana. Berlin, Hamburg
Calcutta, Cape Town, Hongkong, Liver
pool, Yokohama, Moscow, CONSTANT,
nople. 1t Is doubtful II in half these
| cases the salary Is really adequate tc
the demands Of the service.
But in the less attractive posts the
salaries grade down to 5000 for con
suls. this being paid at some places oi
considerable Importance.
The whole salary system has lately
been under scrutiny with a view to re-
vision that will make 1t possible, a.
| least, to secure reasonable service fol
| the wages paid without actual imposi
ton on the members.
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S8,0OO,0OO VERDICT
FOR MRS. BURKHAM
Jury Says Former Lois Campbell
Is Daughter Entitled to
James AS Legacy.

ST. LOUIS. May IA unanimous
verdict in favor of the defendants In
the Campbell will case was returned BY
the jury here. The verdict declares
Lois Campbell, now Mrs. Elzey Burk-
ham. to be the daughter Of James A.
Campbell, and, therefore, entitled to
5ef of hfs s16.OoC,ooO estate as be-
Xveathed to. her by her father.
Upon application of attorneys for the
defense, Judge Kinsey, Immediately
after the verdict was returned, dis
missed the entire case. thereby deny.
Ing the contestants the right to trial
upon their allegations that Campbell
was Of unsound mind and that he was
unduly Influenced in making the will by
members OF the church to which the
property eventually would go after the
death Of his wife and daughter.
The case to determine the parentago
OF Mrs. Burkham. went to the jury In
the circuit court here late yesterday. A
suit 10 set aside the will on the ground
that Campbell was unduly influenced
was brought bv the sister and nieces
and nephe,ws of Campbell.
The contestants sought to prove that
Mrs. Burkham was not the daughter OF
Campbell and, therefore. not entitled
with her mother to divide the estate.
The Washington times., 1915-05-07
HOSPITAL MASCOT
IS BACK ON JOB
mike" Takes Day Of, But Re-
turns and Brings
Real Joy.

The return Of Mike" Is the occasion
OF rejoicing today at the Emergency
Hospital.
Reverberating throughout the halls
and corridors Of the institution and oven
In the rooms Of those patients not too
Ill to hear the news is the one laconic
sentence, Mikes back" 1t really is
an important announcement to doctors,
purses. attendants and patients at the
hospital. for 1t means the return of a
popular favorite at the institution.
+ Mike" had been missing for a whola
day. Today he came back, oh, SO un-
expeotedly. The idol has a penchant for
"!oy-riding" and he isn't a bit particular
whether he knows the chauffeur or
owner of the machine in which he rides.
1t Is presumed that he went on a ride
and then had to walk back. Mike" is
retnstated as the bull terrier mascot OF
the Emergency Hospital staff.
The Washington times., 1915-05-07

George Bell, Frank Bell Richard
streets. Frank Connors, Eugene Enge-
field. and Harry Connors In wand
drill.
Ida Lowrie. Nellie Bell. Esther Stai-
Icy, Hester Gulick, Elsie Thornburg,
mildred Rogers, Louise Lechtenfels.
and elizabeth Brown In the shepardess
Jenny Lipchatz, Pauline Lipchatz,
Florence Thiele, Katherine Rice, May
Spencer, Edna Folk, Ruth Bryan, Helen
Rogers, Alice Shehan, Elmira Furley.
May Newman, Beulah Biggs, Evelyn
Rogers. Regina Burns, Cora Soper, lsa-
bel Tobin. Margurita Heddler. Lola
Glow. and Hazel Frazier-also the kin
dergarten children and Boy and Girl
Scouts. making $50 children in all.
Music Will be furnished by the Ma
tional Training School Band.
The festival was arranged by Miss
Rosedaie playground. assisted by Miss
0ga Melick.
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Won't Divorce Merriam.

sic c. Merriam. who was reported as
willing to accept a decree of divorce
from Capt. Henry c. Merriam. U. s. A.,
on the charge of desertion. denies she
made or authorized such a statement.
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BroWnloW on Trip.

Commissioner Louis Brownlow will
leave this afternoon for weeks
visit to Boston on personal business.
Brownlow.
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Breaks Jail Within Two
Hours After His Arrest

CHARLESTON, W. Va, May 7.--John
Truslow. caught breaking into Fishers
store while fugitive from justice, is
again at large. having escaped from
Jail two hours after his arrest He hes
escaped from the local Jail three times
and It is said about twenty times from
other jails.
Truslow was placed In a cell with
enothor prisoner. The other prisoner
asked to be let out to wash his race
and while this was being done Truslow
escaped. After each escape he writes
to the ponce. taunting them.
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HELENA, Md, VICTIM
HELPED WONDERFULLY
F. E. Reeder Thinks Remedy Is
Worth Weight In
Gold.

F. E. Reeder. Of Helena. Md. took
Mayr's Wonderful Remedy for disor-
ders of the digestive tract. He had tried
many remedies and was skeptical. The
very first dose Of this treatment con-
vinced him.
The results were astonishing. Mr.,
Reeder wrote:
Your remedy has helped me wonder
fully. l have told a lot of people about
your medicine and how 1t has helped
me. 1t Is worth its weight in gold.
will never be without 1t In my home"
Mayr's Wonderful Remedy gives per-
manent results for stomach. liver and
intestinal ailments. Eat as much and
whatever you like. No more distress
after eating. pressure of gas in the
stomach and around the heart. Get one
bottle of your druggist now and try II
on an absolute guarantee-if not salts
factory money will be returned.-Advt.
The Washington times., 1915-05-07
Gallaudet Graduates
Hold Class Exercises

Yesterday was class day for the
graduating class at Gallaudet College.
Dr. Percival Hall. principal Of the
school. made The principal address at
the exercises in the afternoon. The his
tory of the class was reviewed by Ed
ward Foltz. Ralph Ducker read the
prophecies. The Misses Stacia Kuta
and Ruai Burt reclted America" In the
sign language
Undergraduates and the faculty were
entertained at a lawn fete after the eI-
ercises.
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To Decorate Irish Graves,

Graves of Irish patriots buried in Mt.
OliVet Cemetery will be decorated on
the afternoon OF May 30, under the aus
pices Of the Clan-Na Gael, Of Wash
ington. DR.. Devon Reilly Will deliver
the oration following the ceremonies.
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Two Clerks Promoted.

Cecil G. Stage and Preston r. Patraw.
clerks in the Bureau Of Standards, have
been promoted to $1,000 and 5000. re-
spectively, by Secretary Redfield. Prince
A. Barlow has resigned as laborer in
the coast and Geodetic Survey.
The Washington times., 1915-05-07
Immigrant Uses Fists,
Is Admitted to y. S

Good fist work in rescuing an immi-
grafton officer from a mob Of infuriated
aliens in Boston earned Giovanni Magni,
an Italian. admission to this country.
Commissioner of immigration Cami-
netti today recognized the service per-
formed by Magni by revoking an order
which had been signed for his deporta-
ton,
The Washington times., 1915-05-07
Best Laxative
For Children

When your baby is cross and fret
ful instead Of the happy. laughing
little dear you are accustomed to, In
all probability the digestion has be-
come deranged and the bowels need
attention. Give 1t a mild laxative.
dispel the irritability. and bring back
the happy content of babyhood.
The very best laxative for children
Is DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin, be-
cause 1t contains no opiate or mar
eotic drug. is pleasant tasting and
acts gently. but surely. without grip
Ing or other distress. Druggists sell
DR.. Caldwells Syrup Pepsin at fifty
cents and one dollar a bottle. For a
free trial bottle write to DR.. w. B.
Caldwell. 452 Washington ST.. Month
cello, III.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-03-06
WHY FARM JOBS
GO BEGGING

According to 'Chicago's superintend
ent of public welfare, farmers are Of
fering transportation and in some
cases board and washing, but a great
many of the unemployed refuse to
20 to the farms. The previous week
600 men visited the office and de-
manded work of any kind, yet 100
jobs on farms are not taken up.
The reason commonly assigned
why men are not willing to move out
of large cities and take farm Jobs,
is ,hat they dislike to give up the
stir and life of the cities. The dark
and still country, without picture
shows and electric lights, seems lone.
ly and boresome.
But pc. haps many of these men
are too indolent for the hard labor
of the farms, or are physically too
weak, or feel that they are.
A man who had always lived a
rather idle life once remarked that
he had rather suffer severe pain than
work with his hands. This man had
inherited a little farm whose fields
were weedy, its buildings lacked
shingling and painting, fences were
down. lie was fond of reading pc
etry and philosophy. but there were
rumors that his family did not get
enough to eat.
The hard lot of such men Is not
generally regarded as being as path
etic as they seem to think.
Many of the unemployed look as
II they were victims of drugs or liq-
uor. They are looking for soft jobs
not calling for muscle. The best
way to show sympathy in such cases
is to take steps to prevent the new
generation from acquiring the same
habits.
II man is practically sure OF
regular employment as soon as gen
eral business starts up, 1t might be
foolish to move out on farm. Yet
q few weeks out door labor this
spring following the plough and ex
ercising the spade might make a new
man OF him, and lead him to see new
possibilities In life.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-03-06
American
LEGION AND
MAI. GEN. WOOD
Plans for Organization Submitting to
Him; Approved II az He Would
Have Approved a Rifle
Range

New York, March 3.-The interest
of Major General Leonard Wood in
the newly organized American Leg
ion which contemplates first line
reserve for national defense to con.
sist of 100000 former soldiers, sail
ors and national guardsmen to take
their places in the fighting line in
the event OF a national crisis, 1t was
pointed out by friends today, consist
ed in the fact that the plan had
been submitted to him and that af-
ter he had looked It over he gave 1t
his approval as good thing. He APP
proved it just as he would rifle
range or a drill ground about which
a citizen might consult him prior to
Offering 1t to the government.
General Wood has been called up
on by the war department to make
an investigation and report back -
the department all the facts ne OBJ
tht iSbiOhs oe~"
report, 1t was expected will go for
ward in a few days.
Captain Gordon Johnston, aide &c
General Wood. who issued the state
ment in which the organization Of
the American Legion was publicl,
announced in statement today said
his connection with the legation is Of
purely advisory nature.
The American League to Limit Ar
maments is opposed to the legion ant
has sent telegraph protest signed
by Bishop David II. Greer and othel
OF its members to President Wilson
I'VE protest against the activities
OF officers of the army" the protest
says, "in organizing civilians ant
attempting to influence public opin
ion in regard to the military forces
Of the country"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-03-06
STANDARDS OF
SCHOLARSHIP

Two views are held among school
teachers and superintendents, as to
what shall be done with pupils who
fail to keep up. The old time teach
er was rather inclined to pass them
along. The student, 1t was argued,
would lose interest If compelled to
drop back into another class. He had
probably got about all that can be
had out of that grade or stage OF
his work, He will get more to let
nam 20 on than he will to make him
grind over the same work again.
A few years ago there was wide
spread impression that a good attn
lete could slip along through almost
any college. or recent years. both
In colleges and high schools, there
seems to be q stricter feeling about
scholarship requirements for ath'
letes.
That many OF the colleges are now
imposing severe tests was suggested
by the news reports OF the past week
to the effect that at Cornell Univer'
sity, LA men have been dropped as
the result of the midyear exams
Also l69 others were placed on pro
baton and denied many privileges.
Probably some students do lose
heart On being dropped back. Also
the better portion of the class, who
are allowed to go on, make a distinct
gain by parting company with the
sluggards. An indolent pupil Is mere
baggage. Explaining things to him
which he should have worked out FOL
himself, robs the rest OF the class
OF valuable time. They all tend tc
drop TO his low standard. Brigh
pupils compare their work with his
and are satisfied with mediocre
performance.
The experience of slipping alonl
easily by the tests of school or col
lege must demoralize student. Il
will not be thus when he gets into
business. There competition will
have its effect, his inefficiency will
quickly be eliminated, and he will
drop into the back eddies OF life. He
needs in the seclusion OF school, {
taste Of the same sharp jolts that hi
will get when he ventures out into
the cold world.
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Peace
BY Sarah e. Oldham Milton

/ have wandered lifes stages
Through the dim uncertain
/ have told humanity the awful wordless woe;
Following that monstrous MASTER
Kin to sin, crime disaster,
Leaving naught but to beash, and blood to flow.
But have needed not my warning;
Rather turned with scornng,
While ambition paved the glories trail
Thus the nations have been looted;
Yea corrupted polluted.
Until uters forth hideous wall.
they needed pleadng
But left my wounds unbound and bleeding,
AS they stabbed my heart then rode to fame.
Yet through all the worlds proud stages
History kept me on her pages,
For she realized bore an honored name.
So while crime her fields ripening
her are Frightening,
/, a place erecting for my king.
shall through all creation;
Right the wrongs of every nation;
His mission is heal and not to sting.
Thus fold my shroud around me-
Caring not what forces sound
The hand writing has appeared the wall.
Men of every cline shall read it,
Monarchs in and heed it.
PEACE shall reign shall reign triumphant after ALL
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-03-06
THE HARM DONE BY
FLOODS

Every return OF spring weather
brings the news of damage by floods
along the nations great rivers. Inc
attitude of Congress and the public
is like the oft repeated story OF the
man whose roof leaked. He did not
mend IL when IL rained, because IL
was too wet to work on 1t, and when
1t didn't rain, the roof was all right
The public seems to think that the
floods are an injury only to the COM
munities directly affected. But as
several of the recent Mississippi
river freshets have each caused dam.
age estimated at $SO,OOO,OOO or more,
this destruction is a tax on the whole
country. 1t affects national pros
perity much more than evils that
attract greater attention.
Scientists say that the people OF
5000 years ago were much more ell
fi.ient in handling their rivers.
Flood damage was great problem
even in those days. 1t Is said that
the destructive risings Of the Tiber
we're one of the principal causes OF
the decline and fall of the Roman
empire. In Egypt the control OF the
Nile reached a point Of skill scarce
ly attempted in this country.
The ancient people turned these
flood tigers into friends Of man. They
handled the surplus water scientific
ally, so as to enrich the land.
Engineers say that much OF the
levee building along the Mississippi
has been worse than useless. The
people of one district build bikes
that may save themselves for tlme'
but are destructive to those a little
farther down the stream. The SCI
entifi. thing to do, apparently would
be to allow the water to spread out
In certain basins.
II the owners of land did not want
this done, 1t is asserted that 1t would
pay the United States to buy the
land. After period OF 20 to ~
years, the river, by flowing more
regularly, could be made to deepen
its channel. The land Of the basins
where the flood waters were stored
would be so enriched that the gov
eminent could sell 1t and make mon
ey on the whole transaction.
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Photo by American Press Association.

chapped and cracked lips nearly al.
ways manifest themselves after a
period OF intense cold when care has
not been taken to keep the lips dry
while out Of doors. Moisture gath
ering upon a veil, a careless habit
OF touching the lips with the tongue
will almost Immediately produce
chapped lips.
For both hands and lips an old
fashioned remedy liked very much
by our grandmothers was nothing
more or less than mutton suet. A
small piece procured from the butch.
ers, cut fine, melted up and slowly
poured into a tiny cup. When 1t is
hardened the cake was taken from
the cup and kept in convenient jar
upon the dressing table.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-03-06
EMPOWER PRESIDENT
TO HOLD UP SHIPS
Resolution Passed by Congress e
Prevent infrinsments Of
Neutrality

Washington, March 3.-By unani.
nous vote the Senate late tonight ad-
opted a substitute for the Joint res.
olution passed earlier in the House
enlarging the power of the President
to prevent infringments of Ameri
can neutrality by vessels leaving
ports of the United States with men
or supplies for belligerent warships.
The substitute later was agreed to
In the House. The resolution now
goes to President Wilson for his sig.
nature.
The measure authorizes refusal OF
clearance, except under heavy bond
to American ships suspected of load
ing men or supplies for belligerent
warships and for the internment OF
foreign merchantment engaging In
such traffic and imposes heavy penal
ties for violations.
The resolution was drafted by Off
Gals Of the department of justice and
and the state department. In tht
House 1t was put through promptly
Republican Leader Mann joining Ma
jority Leader Underwood In urging
action without delay.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-03-06
THE SECOND YEAR OF THE
DANCE CRAZE

The winter OF i9l4-l5 has gone,
and 1t finds still raging the passion
for the SO called modern dances"
which first swept over the country In
the fall OF 1913. Now that the tan
80" is officially pronounced innocu'
Gus, the desire 10 learn 1t Is In
meausre abated. But an extended
repertory OF fox trots and one steps
Is still being inculcated. The long
list of dance studios advertised In
the metropolitan newspapers indi'
Gates that the fever is still raging
among the socially elect.
The fact is perhaps overlooked
that there is no more of dance
craze today among young people than
ever. Young folks are always DAFT
over dancing. 1t Is the older people
who have largely supported the dane
ing teachers, or made 1t possible fol
many more of them to earn liy
ing.
The reason why people used to give
up dancing soon after being married
has not been commonly, as the young
folks innocently suppose, that they
have become tired Of this amusement
Rather It Is in the way dances are
run. The young girls are the bellies
OF the ball. and dances tend to
crystalline into little cliques.
Certain men will dance regularly
with certain girls and no others. In
this shuttle married women are APT
TO be left out in favor OF the debu
tantes. They love dancing as much
as ever, but they quit rather than
submit to the humiliation of becom
ing wall flowers.
The modern dances reduced all
who cared for dancing, old and young
into a democracy of learners. Most
dancing schools are conducted on the
Paul Jones" plan, in which you go
into the ring and take the partner
who turns up when the whistle
blows. The married girls once more
acquire an equal chance with the
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-03-06

ton to the federal trade commission
has not been confirmed by the Sen
ate, will get recess appointment
from President Wilson Friday. Ad.
ministration leaders today said they
did not expect his confirmation at the
present session Of the Senate.
President Wilson today nominated
Houston b. Teehee of Tahlequah,
Oklahoma, to be register Of the treas
ury to succeed Gabe Parker who re.
Gently became commissioner of the
Five Civilized Tribes. Teehee Is
Cherokee Indian, now attorney for
that tribe In Oklahoma.
Oscar A. Price of Ronceverte, w.
Va, was nominated for auditor of
the interior department, to succeed
Robert w. Wooley, who was yester-
day nominated to be director of the
mint.
Samuel l.. Rogers Of Franklin, N.
c., has been selected by President
Wilson for director of the census, to
succeed William ]. Harris Of Cedar.
town, Ca, confirmed by the Senate
last night as a member Of the new
federal trade commission.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-03-06

CONGRESS NOW
ON LAST LAP
Confronted With Great Mass Of Work
That Must BE Cleared Up
Before Noon
Tomorrow

Washington, March 3.-The Sixty
third Congress swung into the last
"a hours of its life today confronted
with a mass and tumble Of work
which must be done before noon to-
morrow. Both house and senate will
be in practically continuous session
until adjournment. One by one the
accumulation of bills and resolutions
was being disposed of and sent to
the White House for President Will
sons signature, but the closing hours
were not without threats Of failure
for some measures.
Today senate and house conferees
were deadlocked over the rural cred.
its amendments to the agricultural
appropriation bill; there was like
wise deadlock over the railway
mail pay provisions in the postoflice
bill. Uultimatums to abandon the
disputed points or let the bills fail
were being exchanged between the
eontending sides. No differences ap'
peared in the other large bills that
we're not sure to be composed.
So much work on the appropriation
bills remained to be done that ad
ministration leaders did not hope to
see any of the Democratic legisla
tive program passed. They expect
ed the ship bill, the Philippine bill
and other measures would have to
60 over for the next Congress.
Senators Root. Burton, Smoot and
Lodge who led the Republican op
position to the ship bill arranged
watch the closing hours OF the sen
ate to meet any attempt to pass the
bill when the opposition was moi
watchful.