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Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-03-18
Weak spoT IN COMMISSION GOVERNMENT

a movement is under way to transfer WATERFOWL from a COM
anlsslonsgoyerned city to a municipality operating under the state
1aw.
The Saturday News does not feel that it is sufficiently informed
1e Justify an expression of opinion concerning The wisdom Of such
Seourse. but it is reasonably certain, in its own mind, at all events.
that the weak spot in the commission form Of government rests upon
ats divided authority.
All this, perhaps, was threshed out during the campaign which
resulted IN the acceptance OF the commission form. The present
editor OF the Saturday News took no part therein, hut, from his
raraI retreat in Colorado, felt that the city Of Watertown would
Some day awaken to the fact that the particular form Of government
rs less consequential than the character Of the men chosen to govern
40 great battle in the worldfs history was ever won through
divided authority
No great Industrial enterprise in modern commerce has ever
attained to q magnitude worthwhile under a dual head,
The trend everywhere in modern methods in business and COM
1nerce Is towards concentration Of authority, not division oil respon-
sibility.
Under q commission form OF government there is division Of
asponslblity that IN the very nature of things, cannot make for
'omy in the long run.
new broom they say, sweeps clean, and in the natural course
81 its any reasonable change in the form Of municipal govern
A We lid temporarily seem to mark improvement, for it was With
ent IN view that the change was ordered by the electorate
hat has nothing to do with the weakness herein pointed
business enterprise of today is progressing as it should
and through one supreme directing mind to guide and
lestinies.
.Wns has made marked progress in the past few years. It'll
" will continue along the same lines for years to come
p but the Saturday News ventures the private opinion
essed that the city win some day regret that it did not
eneral law governing municipalities instead of accent
sion form, with its divided authority and divided re-
ID its lack Of centralized directing power.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-03-18
THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS

Mr.. Charles r. Miller, editorin-chief Of the New York Times,
llous probe inquiries, is liable to curtail the liberty of the press.
Mr. Miller was asked concerning certain features Of his paper
and with reference to certain articles appearing therein, regarding
the shipping bill, trust prosecutions and the railway mail pay. Com
|menting on this feature Of the government investigation, Mr.. Miller
said:
81 can see no ethical, moral or legal right in this com
mttee 70 ask me many OF the questions you have put to me.
1t seems to me it would be right for you to inquire whether
! know of any improper activities in connection with the
ship purchase bill. I have told you i knew Of none. There,
it seems to me, the matter should have ended. The con-
tnued investigation, + believe, is . kind Of infringement
OF the liberty of the press. Tt puts the newspapers Of the
country under q kind of duress. I could not let this oecas-
ion pass without entering my protest against it.
The Saturday News inclines to the belief that the government is
on the right track. There may be some danger In what Mr.. Miller
e ar, and we wiz admit that there 4, but there is also grave danger.
il the unrestrained attitude of certain portions Of the press with
reference to these public questions.
The shipping trust, the sugar trust, the Rockefeller foundations
and various other interests, have certain and divers ways Of reaching
the ear of the public.
The people have a right to know whether certain articles that
invariably lead to certain conclusions are supplied, either directly
or indirectly, by the parties deeply Interested i'm che outeone Of
proposed legislation or proposed departmental action
M. Miller may be- justified II his approximations So Tar Jas his
own paper is concerned, but every well regulated newspaper Of stand
ing knows that it has had more than enc opportunity t0 mold
public sentiment along certain lines, rising as the source Of its in
SEPARATION agencies closely allied with interests supposed In q general
way to BE- interested in the outcome Of public agitations
Iii 1911 the state legislature enacted the Crawford law. In 1912
1.-THE people voted the law out and the Richards law in. In 1914 they
refused to vote the RichardSlaw out and the Goffey law In iii 1915
the state Legislature voted the Richards Law out and the Crawford
law back in. In other words, the Legislature Felt itself superior 10
1.-THE peoplea ease of the ereature being greater than fne creator
IThe old regime in South Iakota was reegated u private life almost
lte 9 man tor q lesser offense. R
Senator Thomas Sterling Is NOT likely Is have / walkawaysfoi
reslection: Il IS reported that Governor Byrne Il getting into Trim
tv doomed for the Sterling succession @
President Wilson had 10 such aack III selecting te Sioux CIT,
POSTMASTER as aeompanied his appointment for the Watertown office
Rarring the disappointment et ~ certain quarters for Gle failure q
slanother TO- land the prize, there is no intimaton IN anysquarter thai
the appointee ii not worthy the condolences reposed il him
go
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-03-18
GOING BACK TO ALDERMEN9.

uestlon ~ the caption Of this article, the Aberdeen
easonable and reasonable comment.
m with Watertown, is becoming somewhat nm.
me OF the commission form Of government. Re-
af N1se situation, the Aberdeen paper asys:
scancc oA the movement lies in the fact that
.oportion pf the residents of vermilion and
to have found the so-recently highly
sner System ism performing all it was
~ It'll most enthusiastic advocates This
experience of Aberdeen where some Of
ii supporters Of the commission system
Installed in Aberdeen were also among
sastic supporters of the city manager plan as
~ M ana rejected BY the state legislature. In
@ns instances, the advocates of the policy of g cnange ~
I'M 81 The city government overlooked the fact that
Sss 81 failure 81 any plan depends rather upon the
sof the forces selected to- carry II through, than
Rgstem ITSELF
s@S@#IS SAn contemporary has hit the nail on the head ~
access or failure Of any plan depends rather upon
liz forces selected to- carry II through than upon
bver,it III better to- discard the commission form
I'M oaN General state law ID 8 matter for serious consider
stsons Tha Smnasrr638ac that swe may operate under q 'naanager Will
Sok ssarrvss I'd protest he municipality from corruption Incompetence
"a s4Frssaranse, amlesss aal phases 81 our municipal. life arg hedged
SbopNN@xsifa pkepsr safeguards 81t aargelyaresOlxes itself anto fe
oasstfan# ofS Ss personnel 81 the forces we place Is charge of oul
%&USE#&WSz$HS 4&nHfhEa$
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-09-12

singers to shout them at audiences
is still more mysterious to him.
s'Maetsrlinck, while Iwas at st.
sWandrille, worked until half hour
, after noon each day. Until then he
was not visible. The afternoon was
: devoted to conversation and motor
ing. Dinner is an important cere-
: incny in the Maeterlinck household.
for the Belgian mystic is very par
ticular about everything appertaining
to, the kitchen, over which he ex-
ercises a direct supervision.
He drinks the rough wine of the
country, but as regards cigars, of
which he is q devotee. he INDUCES
IN the most delicate flights. The
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-09-12

aginative directions were 50 weird.
vivid and fantastic that they used
to strike freezing terror into my
soul.
7 was afraid to go to bed lest the
skeletons Of some of the monks who
were buried in the vaults henaath
the 900 rooms of st. 4 WaudfiiIe
should come, like the Commentators
In Don Giovanni to life again. and
terrify me to death.
m. Maeterllnck, does not elect to
speak English although he is ,rer.
fectlyl familiar With 1t. r. you "a.
dress him In English: he. viii appre.
bend your meaning. but answer in
French.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-09-12

-. - r.
The greater the intelligence OF
the man, the moreeof the child he is
ffnsseme moods. FhessnecesstulSwife.
with or without children, will never
overlook the TACT that her biggest
baby Is her husband"
Her Gheri,hsd Baby.
Maeterlinck was deeply .disap-
pointed that he could mot bear arms
for his beloved country. He offered
to enlist. but was declared too old:
but his is a vigorous old age. and.
being denied the glory Of soldering.
he turned to In the fields with the
women-andh helped gather the~crops.
1 In the days of the war he gave
expression to the bitterest arraign.
Tments Of Pan.G ermanism In the ontire
literary assault.
Baron William Thorner, at one time
the musical instructor of Madame
Maeterinck when she was Mile. Lee
7blanc, recently arrived in America
from Europe, where he has been for
years thesguardiansangel. OF his com.
patriot Poles. Jean and sBduard De
Reszke, land sgiyes IAN intimate
glimpse oflhfe+at the abbey before
twas hbhghted by war.
s.Thesatitudez Of ,Maeterlinck to his
own works Is surprising" says the
baron. HE doesHnotes seem to under.
stand why actors wish to act IN
them. whereas the willingness Of
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-09-12
: Land Of Happiness, : in France,
Where the Poet and His
Bride Were Led by Their
Romance, IN Which, Never
Seen BY Her, She Loved The
Man Behind the Book. =
And
She Realized The Perfect Dream!
Maeterlincks Arraignment
sof Germany

THROUGH the s0iolei eoltsse of history trOo
distinct aeiu posueys haze beer noticsdtsat
you'd seem TO be the OPPOSING els,ettal maui
festations the spirit of our globe. one seeking
oalytesd injustice, tyra,ply suffering; other
stirling for liberty, right radiance and JOY,
Ttesetsoo posvers stand once again ace:to face
Our opportunity is to d,aihilate the one that
eon,es from belozo Let rs tk,olu hon to be
haze ,.oinore.need forpity.
Itsisstse measure ut essen
-tidl that the modern aoorld should stamp out
Prsssidp itdrisnt as it zpol be to stamp ont
a poison fungus that for half "a century has
poisoned lis days. The health of our planet is
,5ies question. TonorvoaU the United States and
Earofe auilE haze TO take measures for the con-
!linek's ignment ofthe conqu erorsof Belgium.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-09-12

IL
She did meetithe Belgian poet. She
WIS very nervous.
And meeting him, she loved him,
as she Etoresaw. His personality.
she has admitted, fascinated her
more than his writings.
And, ffnally-he did love her!
But in the meantime ttheiman who
has given us such a wonderful con.
eepttcn of things unseen in the
eStghtfess, = and whose vision goes
.unerrmgiy through earthly things
into the infinite spaces beyond
hooked deeply into the heart and
mind Of the beautiful woman.
sFeafiessly Revealed stIerseif.
sWithsa courage unusual in the aver.
age woman, who Is apt to play the
love game like a game Of wits.
sslfe aided the poet In his appraise-
n1ent-she told him what he might
have .surmised and much that he
never could have discovered; for
there are depths Of a woman's being
sthateeven the mind of "a mystic poet
and philosopher may not penetrate.
For three months after the meeting
she wrote him every day, mot: letters
OF small talk and lavender scented
Sentiment, but missives detailing her
every ttought-yes, every one!
Fortunately aeterlinck! He did not
.fdotze a sweetheart to find that. In
the wife, he had married a strange
woman. Those letters were. In
effect, an sepistolary marriage. a
mating than which the church or
state could not be more binding In
this particular case. And then. again.
it was the EXTREMIST test to which
a woman may be voluntarily sub
Jected in dealing with an analytical
and dreaming genius.
MY husband still has all Of these
letters modestly admits Madame
Maeterlnck. "and he says he will
never part with them. We are mar.
ried and are lovers still!
Il have a baby, the only baby /
have ever longed for-my husband!
He is a big overgrown baby, as every
splendid man is.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-09-12

had strong and picturesque leanings
toward spiritism. He believes in
miracles and apparently in ghosts.
His conversations in these i'm.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-09-12
Wealth and the Cost Of War

r. HELFFERICH, leading
director Of the Deutsche Bank
- las made comparison be,
tween the total capital wealth of
Germany and her opponents in the
war. He fnds that Germany has q
total wealth Of from 1890 million
TO $500 million pounds sterling,
France. 11,4ao millions, and Eng.
land 1890 to 1900 millions. end
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-09-12

with these he compares the United
States. whose total capital wealth
he estimates at 2l.5oo million pounds
sterling.
These quotations are made from a
British quarterly the Round Table.
which states that in. a. war. Of the
presen. magnitude every country
undoubtedly lives on It's capital to
q great extent.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-09-12
Gracious Madame Nasterlinck Who Found in Her Husband
the Exact Man Who Comnarned with HerEn Fancy

INTO the Tranquil. medieval quie,
Of the paradise OF Maurice Mae.
= terlinck and his beautiful and
talented wife and sweetheart has
come the 1iorfid din Of war and now
the historic Abbey Of st. wandrille,
inswhich they made their residence
Entrance. lies in sad wreckage.
The sbeautiful home Of the Nae
stetItncks has been practically de.
sstroyed by German shells.s an
snounees AN English periodical. IL
was their sIand OF Happiness. = the
naturally set stage for one OF the
most novel presentations of aMae.
beth." and the realm in which all
the psomises Of a most romantic
wooing were sbeauHfully realized.
Few stories that combine the eie.
ments Of personal semtnence sand
mating hearts have the unaccus-
toned charm Of this romantic court
ship, with the old Abbey Of st.
Wandrille at the end of the senrap-
tured way.
Madanae Maeterlinck, who was
known TO the stage &as Gsofgette
Leblanc. is now staying in London.
She Is a woman of great beauty and
charm OF person, and isaas remark
able in some ways as her mystic
husband is different from the usually
accepted standard Of poets. In.
etsnsely artistic and ant idealNwife for
sifsr Brilliant husband" says a recent
visitor to her English home, .she
has earned wide fame as an opera
singer and actress, achieving her
great success by her wonderful i'm.
PRESENTATIONS OF the leading female
Characters in her husbands plays"
1t was her idea that the historic
abbey was a peculiarly appropriate
environment for the production Of
'hiadbeth." The names Of those In
vited to be the audience comprised
NEST az the distinguished persons in
arts and letters in Europe; they
moved from room to room as the
scenes were enacted, just as they
might have been at Macbeth castle.
iBut Just imagine the EARRING awaken
ing brought by the bursting Of a
shell in the very place where the
.sleep.walking scene was 30 superbly
tgiven!
Her Own sBlae Bird tRomanee.
Madame Maeterlinck tells how she
Ftound the blue 7birdfofs happiness. "a
story'in every way as wonderful. to
us growrdps. at least, as the child
narrative by which the big world
of people best knows the Shakes
peare Of Belgium" And very prop.
seYiy, as an expression Of what had
iiEioriously befallen her, efie added
ss1 new charm to the BLUE Bird
which has capttyate thousands in
Athany lands. by arranging an entirely
snew scene showing the Land Of
Happiness"
hHer +BiuesBird" story began. when,
while singing in the Opera conique.
rpafisy she read philosophical work
by Maeterlinek. "The mind behind
ssthe book fascinated me. ~ she has
said. "GrAdually Itbecatne sun.con-
asdio;isly convinced that thesrnan who
wrote that book was the man ought
to marry. thought. 4 shall meet
him; shall love him; he will love
@me.'"
t-And SO ithappened. Showing that
ssif, Is has been said, Maeterlinck /.
+ gifted With the powers Of the seer
Madame -Maetarlincl has in this cast
the instance most vital to both
demonstrated that she Is gifted be
yond anything he has ever shown.
SMr~:--------.-..--
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-09-12
Rseotuy with Bal aoo Room.

butfet from which meals were served
was an old coffin.
During our after dinner converse.
tons. found that Mr.. Maeterlinck
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-14
SH|NP0 GOING TO
PUT OUT SPECIAL
HAWAII NUMBER

As a fitting celebration of the
elaborate celebration of the corona
ton of the Emperor on November 10.
a so or 6O-page coronation edition of
the Hawaii Shinpo, according to Edi,
tor s. Sheba, is being prepared
In this edition the progress and
achievements of all the races in Ha-
waii will be given space and the paper
will be profusely illustrated.
A special copy will be presented to
the Emperor on his coronation day
and will tell him that to celebrate his
coronation the Hawaiian Japanese
have erected a great public fountain
dedicated to the cit. of Honolulu. The
paper aims to show the people Of ia
pan that the Hawaiian Japanese are
something more than plantation labor,
ers. At the present time they are
looked down upon in their home coun-
try.
This will be a wonderful Opportu-
nifty to boost Hawaii throughout the
Orient" says Sheba, and | assure
you that Hawaii could stand a great
deal of boosting throughout Japan.
After all, why should we boost in the
west and not through the Orient? We
can do as much in one direction as in
the other"
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-14
BUS SERVlCEI0 =
SHAFTER PROVES
POPULAR ATPOS7

Especial Star-Bulletin Correspondence
FORT SKATER, Oct. 1.-THE rev
motor busces connecting the post with
the street car line made their first trip
this morning. The first bus left the
cantonment at I O'Clock This ar
rangement will be of great convent
ence to the post as these buses run on
a Commute schedule, from the end of
the car line, stopping at the entrance
of the main post at the bachelor build
ing, then in front of the colonels quar-
kinson and Maj. Lenihan, and the last
stop in the main post is in front of
the quarters occupied by Capt. James
Z. Bell. Following the main road
across the gulch it will make its last
stop at the top of the hill in the can
Torment in front Of Capt. Howells'
house No other stops than these
will be made.
The first car leaves the cantonment
at 60 a. m, and every 20 minutes
thereafter until $50 p m. There is
no later service ON this line to accom-
modate those going in town to the the
alter, but this schedule is only tempo
rary and changes may be made later,
when it is hoped additional transpor.
tation may be added, as almost all
going to town in the evening are not
ready to leave before the 11:30 car
leaves. The buses are large and there
will be accommodation for about 80
passengers on each trip.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-14

E. ]. Bolts, purchasing agent for
the city, whose resignation went to
Mayor j. c. Lane a few days ago,
with the statement that he would
practise law as soon as relieved from
office, set at rest any question of his
future plans this morning when he
made an announcement that he had
secured offices in the c. Brewer build
ing where he will be located after
the first Of the month.
Mr.. Bolts resignation has not been
acted on as yet by the mayor, but
action will probably be taken at the
tonight. Who his successor will be
is still the subject of conflicting re-
ports.
Mr. Bolts practised law in San Fran
cisco for two years before coming
here. He withheld taking the local
examinations until he was sure he
would make Honolulu his permanent
residence.
Mayor Lane still speaks with regret
over the purchasing agents resigna.
ton.
NO one who has not been in close
touch with him can realize the trying
and difficult position he has held"
said the mayor this morning. 1T has
called for quick and accurate judg-
ment, a sense of fairness and unim-
peachable honesty, and long hours OF
work in getting the purchasing bust
ness of the city in hand"
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-14
MAUNAKEA STREET TO
HAVE NEW STRUCTURE

Bids will be received next week by
Emory & Webb for a twO-stOrv
building which j. H. Schnack proposes
to erect on the Eva side of Mauna-
kea street, between King and Queen.
The plans submitted to contractors
by the architects call for a fireprOof
building with the lower floor divided
into seven store rooms and the second
floor into Is apartments. The build
ing will have a frontage on Maunakea
street Of 125 feet and a depth OF 81
feet.
Masonry will be used for the walls
Of the building. and a concrete finish
will be put on the outside, giving It
the appearance Of a concrete building.
The estimated cost Of the structure
has net been made public
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-14
DENIES THAT MORGAN is
TO BECOME BRlTISHER

LONDON. Ene-A report that J. P
Morgan had taken out British naturali-
zation papers is categoriCally denied
at the American embassy, the British
naturalization office and the London
office of the Morgan firm. The for,
eign office volunteered the suggestion
that such a course on MorCan's part.
at this time especially, is improbable
in view Of his capacity as the Amori-
can purchasing agent for the allies
not to mention the presence in New
York now of the allied financial com.
mission. whose host he is
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-14
Alrnu&Ra1nlnr
STRADiVARHS OF
PIANOS
6ERGSTRoM MUSIC CO.

Clarmont Daniel, of Calcutta Uni
versity, .basing his opinion on the
statements of the monetary writer,
A. Del Mar, estimates that in the 300
years between the middle of the six
teenth and the middle of the nineteenth
centuries the gold and silver imported
Ly India from the west amounted TO
81 900 100000.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-14
YOUNGSTERS AND
- 0LDSTERS Will
HAVE GREAT DAY
Women of Outdoor Circle Plan
ming Garden Fete for
Early Date

The women of the now famous Out
door Circle are going TO give another
OF their well thought ont as we'll as
artistic garden fetes. The first affair
given by the circle was the still talked
Of Might in Roofland." one of the
most artistic things ever given in Io
nolulu The next vas the "Juvenile
links Of last November, given at the
home Of the mother of the circle
Mrs. F. J. Lowrey. 1t was one OF the
prettiest Of garden parties. The little
children from the human monkey IN
the iron-bound cage to little Cupid
were so artistiCally arranged it was
pleasure fer young and otherwise.
The present marty. TO ne gwen at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Ather
ton, King and Alapai streets, promises
even better day than the ones past
The garden PARTY is in charge Of Mrs
L. A. Thurston and Mrs. A. E. Muir
ply. Committees:
Grounds and Booths-Mrs. F. J. Lin
deman and Mrs. Stanley Stephenson.
Tickets-Mrs. James Bicknell.
Pageant-Mrs. Arthur Wall and Mrs.
James Dougherty.
Ice Cream and Cornucopias-
Wells Peterson.
Punch-Mrs. Charles Crane
Delicatessen-Mrs. George Rodiek.
Mrs. F. w. Klebahn. Mrs. ]. Walter
Jones. Mrs. Ida Waterhouse, Mrs. An
min Haneberg. Mrs. William William
son.
Hibiscus DisDlay-Mrs. T. ]. King,
Mrs. J. W. Mcneil, Mrs. c. NJ. V. Fors-
ter
Ceremonial Tea-Mrs Arthur G
Smith, Deaconess Spence. Mrs Arita.
Mrs. Aoki, Mrs. Katsuki. Mrs. Honda,
Mrs. Naito. Mrs. Sheha. Mrs. Sega,
Mrs. Taksshima. yrs. Maxine.
Candv-Mrs. Raymond F~C"'n Yrs.
F. z: Blake Miss Kuiamaru V'ar1.
CCffee md Toa G2r1eN--N"a Twin
Benner, Mrs. NJ. F. Pcosscr, Mrs. E. D.
Kilbourne.
Evolution of the Doll-Mrs. A. A
Young, Mrs. A. F. Griffths.
Honolulu's Pets-Mrs. Edward NJ.
Watson, Mrs Edward Dekum,, Miss
Marie Ballentyne, Miss Florence Hoff-
man. Mrs. R. o. MathesOn and Miss
Maud Ballentyne.
Baskets-Mrs. John Lennon and
Mrs. B. F. Noble.
This list represents the chairmnn OF
the different booths and some of their |
assistants. The others are now being !
added -: