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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-01-21
OPINIONS OF EDITORS
An Oversight,

An Oversight.
Congress has bungled. 1t should
have put war tax on cabbage in
order to protect our army of cigar
smokers. Preston Times. .,.<-.
$3.50.
Frequently the Case.
The fellow who hollers ''graft"
the loudest is occasionally the fellow
who'll bear the closest Watching
Worthington Globe. .ss-
Numerous Do 1t.
1t isn't what we say but what we
do that counts. A man might shout
for temperance until he is hoarse
and then give himself away in the
same breath. Walker Pilot. =
Pleasure?
1t is one continual round of
pleasure. First the income tax,
next the auto tax, followed by the
war tax and next month the personal
property tax.-Redwood Falls Sun.
!. i.
The Prize Ignoramus.
The biggest fool on earth today is
the fool who does something for the
dear public and then expects the
public to show any appreciation. :
Winnebago City Enterprise.
+ T. /.
And Be AS Nearly Right.
Lord Kitchener of England guesses
that the war will last three years,
and President Poincare of France
thinks it will end this year A
guess in any other way would mean
as much. -Wabasha Herald: "
-:.]..s.
Too Soon!
They say that when. Joe Cannon
went up to the capitol the other day
he was promptly importuned by a
guide who wanted to "show him
around the place. How soon are
even the big 'uns forgotten. Pres
ton Times.
!. 81.
But What Good Does That Do.
1t really doesn't matter much in a
hundred years just what they say
about you, just so you pursue the
even tenor of your way. Time is a
great melting pot and posterity will
know you for your true worth =
Brown County Journal.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-01-21

Mrs. Warner Granlund returned to
her home at Book on Thursday even
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10y securing better laws and better
oufurcement Of the laws low on the
statute books. The sum Of $lo0, ooo j.
needed now for his purpose.
The scarcity of robins. hlueh!r.s
and bobolinks IL becuming notice.
able over Wide areas. VIII YOU not
help us To the best Of your ahi.,ly 10
stop the slaughter that is now de-
pleting our fields and woods Of
feathered songsters?"
II was in talking about this appeal
In the office Of the association a. l9;4
broadway that Mr. Pearson si,raug
the word "ornithophage," ana tn. ol-
tcmptuous infect On with Wb.yh he
uttered it was indication ,loush IF
what he thought nf bird caters.
The two creates, enemies ~ the
small bird" he said. are the negro IN
the South and the Italian IN the
North, Perhaps YOU know something
of the way they Kill birds ana eat
them in Italy 1t is shocking
We'll. when the Italian comes To
his country he naturally keeps On
killing birds and It is hard to stop
him, We are trying To do It hN stiN-
ening up the laws ON the subject in
the different States and have just SUI
cceded in doing this in one notable in
stance.
"Dnly recently ihc Leg stature OF
Massachusetts has enacted q Law pro-
hlhiting the killing Of h.rds ur @Ano
Of any description and at any time iS.
amy unnuturalized foreign loru resi-
dent unless he owns real estate IA the
til
less than $500 and maxim II uulaN
, ful for my such an alien to own ur
have III his possession or under his
cuntru. shotgun or rifle uf any MAKE
An officers qualified to serve n ,yimI-
nal process are authorized to- arrest
: without warrant and on SUNDAY rs
' We'll as on another day any Allen
found with a gun, and npou state
! mrut Of a reasonable suspicion that
/ an alicn has a gun IN concealmcnt \
magistrate must issue n search war;
ram to the officer applying for Il,
Formerly Massachusetts WAS uu'
Of the States most troubled ny tn,
Italian ornithophagc. The others wor,
New York, New Jersey. Pennsylvania
Connecticut and Rhode Island. In al
those states We have made some prog.
ress. hut there is much remaining t,
he done.
We try To reach the public IN over,
way possible, and it takes grca
amounts of money Ia do il. Dno wa,
is by Issuing circulars, like THIS appeal
for example, and circulars arc cN
pcnsiv",
Take our Junior Audubon Soriet,
for another example, over Loco
children belong to the variou
branches Of that, all over the country
and last year w took In $4,000 from
them, each child paying 10 cents
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yea. bat spent aver $40 600 supply
lng them with c|ducttuni, literature,
"t.l,h one receives button as n
badge and ion beautifully illustrated
leaflets which the child cannot help
beng Interested IN and about which
he goes to h.s parents u' his teicher
Each leti,cl treats uf some one bird
and is accompanied Ivy a Culorcd pate
showing a picture VI that bird drawn
ny the best artist "" can get and
printed bv the most expensive process.
Thou there Is also an outline drawing
of the same picture which the child
may III iu with his own crayuns If
=, rhopsr~ 'o. These leaflets have
done an enormous amount "f good,
"Thcn We have established 1890
.Nuluhuu clubs all over the country
and these clubs have a total me1n-
hrrsh.p Of sometime near half a mill
ION And the association keeps in
tou.n with an these clubs. These
ihiuss are merely details. however. and
thorc are many other details IN u
work"
you speak Of stiffenlng up the
laws How can the association do
that"
we WORN on ''' ''eE'N'''"feS vi we
ul'l'r'h' H''''N Wy S''''"S Wy pu"''N
oI'''''" NV" n''' NV
fairly good results from this, but not
~.rNariahlN, tor. strangely enough, pub
IT, opinion * not always 80 enthusi-
lst.r in our support as 1t ought to he.
"Ouiy last May VAS badly licked
ia ,ho n,bt mnde tn strengthen our
,,.,,i,u !, I,lnrid, Instead of hcln,nu
ne the l'lnrdl Leclslnturo abolished
/ tho came commission and rcpcaled the
sdulr laws in that state, so II a now
All tue work h a j. done IN the con
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A KENTUCKY GEOGRAPHER.

IT happened in "A little log school
house in the Cumhei land Noun
ain Of Kentucky Geography
was not a favorltc study with the
papils.
me achcr u mere wisp OF - glrl
h had gon" to tho mountains from
the flu" Grass section imply be-
aus she had head teachers were
reeded In the mountains. conscientious
and anxious that the BOYS and girls
under her should know something
about h big outside world, decided
upon "A plan To stimulate study. 20
this end she divided the class in ad-
vanccd geography into two separate
camps, the boys m one side and the
girls on tho other. With the idea Of
stu further ~proi>nting the spirit Of
competition in acquiring knowledge
she announced th.t she would have a
visitors day" once a month.
II have invited the erown folks TO
attend school this afternoon an
nounccd teacher n morning uncX-
pectcdly.
During III. 10 o'clock recess the boys
In the geography class held an eNcit-
Ing caucus under the shade of an old
beech tres. There was only one boy in
the class ~ whom they had any doubts.
we jest gotta hep Walter over tho
rough spots was the decision Of one
hoy n they all %Conulrrpl.
Visitors crowded the rear seats at
the afternoon session. hut IN the
scramble of moving into the furwaid
seats the promlter managed to get mto
the seat immediatciy behind Walter
Teacher opened the geographical con-
test by firing three questions in RAPID
succession at IN" girls. One after IN,
other the gi'ls rnsc and answered ac-
cura,cly. Next. however, the teacher
turned upon Walter
what is the capital of New lIlmp'
shire, Waltor?"
Red Of face, visihly shaking, walter
rose and stood on n bare foot, rub
hing his shin with the other DOT.
Pretending to eCovor a pencil from
the floor, Walters prnmpiCr, lcaninl
over, whispered, concord"
Walters stralning ears did no quite
catch the word and he coughcd. sigma
of distress,
concord" Missed the hoy promptcr
Walters face frightened. Corn
! cob" he answered boldly. "Corncc'
Is the capital Of New Hampshire"
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His most familiar portrait.
Continued from ram rage.

A visit to scot at Ahbotsford is de-
SCribed:
"On my way ! stopped at tho gate
OF Abbotsford 4 sent III my letter Of
introduction to Walter Scott, with a
card Il request to know whether il
would be possible for him to receive
\ visit from me In the course Of the
DAY. Mr.. Scott himself came out to
src me and welcomed me to his home
with the genuine hospitality Of the
olden-times. In a l found
myself at his breakfast table, and felt
~ II ! was at the social board OF an
old friend.
instead Of a visit Of a few hours ]
was kept there several dnys--and such
Gays! You know tho charms OF
SCOTS conversation nut you have not
lived with him in the country you
have no, rambled with him about his
favori,e h.l's and Rlens and burns
YOU have not seen him dispensing
happiness around him in his little
rura dom lin.
Il case prspcyrA ~ admire him
hut he turhpi-lely won my heart and
made me love him. lie has a charm.
lng family around hin Sophia Scott.
who must have been quite a litle cir,
when you were here, II grown up, and
a sweet little mountain lassie, She
tar'Hkca y great deal NJ her fathers
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be stampeded by considerations Of ex-
pediency. I~mperturbably they have
accepted the role Of goat on many
notable occasions.
The Comptroller OF the Treasury sits
at n great fiat topped desk. opposite
him sits his private secretary. Once
Comptroller Warwick sat In the posi-
ton opposite the Comptroller. II took
him twenty-five years to journey
around to the other side. a few feet
away. And the trail was long, for II
LED by way Of other desks. by way Of a
Cincinnati law office. by way Of Pan
anna. by way Of still more desks In
the Treasury Department, and finally
10 the goal.
The story Of the journey Is the story
OF the making of a Comptroller.
To begin with. Walter w. Warwick
was born March /. 1868. in Scioto
county. Ohio. but his parents moved
into Cincinnati when he was s years
old and ne has called that city home
ever since. In 1890 he was graduated
from the Cincinnati Law School and
began the practice Of Law. At the same
time he got into politics. Democratic
politics. which always are interesting
In Ohio.
In 1891 ne ran for the state As
sembly and II 1898 for the Cincinnati
| City Council. and in both instances lost
To his Republican opponent. Between
heats. namely. in 1892, an eminent
jurist Of opposite political faith, Will
lam Howard Taft. who was then Judge
! OF the United States Circuit Court at
| Cincinnati, engaged Mr.. Warwick as
his private secretary. for Judge Taft
knew him. admired him and had faith
in him. That friendship. by the way,
has continued eve since.
After losing his race for the City
Council in 1898 Mr.. Warwick came to
Washington in the second Cleveland
Administration and became private
secretary to the then Comptroller OF
the Treasury. Robert r. Bow r Of Gin
c.nnati, sitting down at that same bis
desk at which ne now sits. but on the
opposite side. Presently he was pro.
NOTED to be law clerk and then CHIEF
law clerk. after a competitive exam.
ination in which twenty-three entered
When William Mckinley came dowr
from Ohio to be President Of the
United States -four years later Mr.
Warwick thought II wise to return e
that State. He resigned and did 30
again entering practice in Cincinnati
And there he practised law and polite.
for eleven years. renewing his old ami.
!ation with the famous Duckwortt
Democratic Club and being chairman
Of the Hamilton county Democratic
campaign committee In 1902.
But his practice ~ politics In OH,
did not detract from the reputation h,
had earned In Washington Of possess,
Ing a peculiarly extensive kncwledg,
of Government business. methods o
Government accounting. contract ant
appropriation Law and administrative,
procedure.
50 IT was that wher In 1908 Gen
GCethals was casting about for tn,
best material to he used in reorganiz
Ing the work on the Panama Canai h,
seized upon Mr.. Warwick and mad,
him auditor OF the canal. 1t was :
clear case OF selection for merit.
After three years work In ~reorganiz
irg and simplifying the accounting an,
financial work OF the canal MIR. War
wick was commissioned by Presiden
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LETTERS OF WASHINGTON IRVING

character-!s light hearted, ingenious.
intelligent. and amiable. Can tell a
whimsical story and sing a border
song with the most captivating la
ivcte.
Scott was very attentive in show
ing me the neighboring country. |
was with him from morning to nigh,
and was constantly ~astonished and de-
lighted by the perpetual and varied
flow Of his conversation. 1t IL jus,
as entertaining as n OF his novels
and exactly like them in style. point
humour, character 4 picturesqueness
! parted with him with the utmost re-
greet but received n cordial invita-
ton to repeat my visit on my way
back to England, which I think
shall do
or London's literary lotteries ne
writes:
There have been some literary co.
teries set on foo lately by some Blu.
Stockings OF fashion at which have
been much amused, Lady Caroline
Lamb IL a great promoter Of them
You may nave read some Of her writ
lngs. particularly her 'Glenarvon,' in
! which she has woven many anecdotes
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.,p,,,. -
' '""
'''"' ID 'ne '"rh Ieid variety,
= not a pupu,ar bird. having
few admirers ami stiu Cove, friends
nmonr bun,,, holr.
,n ~
INV" r" ENJOYS
"'"'N''' on" distinction That the
public generally fails /, appreclatc
namely bo s , e,rc hir1
U
q" ' :" ana "''e pleasing
u" '"' car ny ms EFFORTS redouhtedly
acr he sings HIS raurous Cav,
CaN," T., IN. host n, can do and ,b,,
hos, a.. ou. ~
~ '"' "
H. " S'ns f"' eNlieh'e IN support OF
these statements reference NAV he
made to the oNNrinl chock Ito, ~, ,h.
,omruittc, If I'M. Americ,r orri,h,-
logical Union.
Nevrrtheless II is lke,v thu, I, ,be
crow were the only song bird at, ,h,
continent rho National Assncio,inr ~,
Aululon Societies uonld M, ha,,a
issued IFS lates, unneaI ia tho nuh,,o
for sIo0 uoo Tint ,,r l., cod. :,
make eue,,Iyo tho onor, ,o s,nn ,ha
snuyh,,r -, am. hir,s to, ,on1
Ev,rybodv knnv. ,hst corstJ,r,hI.
success has heer sttained f., tina ure.
vinus ofrnr, of tho nssnci,tio, IN s,,n
tho KILLING or birds IN, their nlum,,o
+, only ,v, or tho ~nr,rcin,I uorko.s
Of fl, ~,,uu,,y ,,r ,tcrc,,os ard .,nl.
l,. nrr,mcn,s hc legnI,v houyh, AMI
.,ld hy mun,ror. Thn,, $40 nra Chi-
,,,, ari r,,,iu,nro In NJ III, o,h.r
r,,,. ri,,os ,he RAIN. has hc.n mas.
,,.,,,. .,,n,oI
Jtr, ,hn "nr,,,n,,h,o." AVIAN -
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Walter w. Warwick, the New Comptroller of the
Treasury and Really Governments Chief Auditor, Says
Reorganization Is Essential to Economy and Efficiency

Taft an Associate Justice VI the SUI
premc Court of the Cana Zone.
Hut he was not to hold the position
long. The President was forming his
commission on economy and efficiency
In the Federal service and he needed
a man Of MIR. warwick's experience
and ability. Accordingly Mr.. Warwick
came to Washington as a member "
that commission Through all the rom
mi. sion's life he was a leading figure
in II.
One OF his activities as n member OF
IRE commission was to direct the spe-
cial inquiry into the Patent Office, the
result OF which was to point the way
To many reforms in patent law. in scale
Of pay for expert employees ard in or
ganization. Some of these reforms
have already been put into effect;
, others. requiring legislation. have not
| yet beer effected.
The thorough survey Of the entire
Federal service conducted by the Econ
omy and Efficiency Commission re-
vealed the unscientihc and expensive
character Of the organization. Its re-
port led to the agitation for a budget
system to take the place Of the present
loose method OF providing for expcn-
ditures without much regard for pos
sible revenue, n Mr.. Warwick was
a member Of the commission which
strongly favored a budget.
The agitation hen begun has e. wn
and spread. Not long g the Chamber
of Commerce OF the United States took
a referendum OF the commercial bod
les Of the country as to the desira-
bility OF establishing a budget system
and the result was practically a unani-
nous verdict as 10 the wisdom of hav-
ing the business of the national Cow
eminent conducted in a busincssllke
way.
The rccent New York Constitutional
Convention, profting by tho report OF
the commission as to national financial
matters and by the agitation. has
written into the new state Const!tu-
ton a provision for a scientific execu-
tive budget. the frst one adopted by
any constitutional convention In any
state in the Union.
II is altogether probable that tn,
national Administration will present
NV UuuhVs iuSu ~ ''lkT'SS at tnf
coming session with definite suggcs
lions for legislation on the subject.
Following MIR. Warwick's service o,
h Taft commission he was appoin,.,
Assistant Comptroller Of the Treasur,
by President Wilson May IS. 1913. az
the recent appointment Of Comptroll.l
George r.. Downey To the Court NJ
Claims bench NJ. Warwick was adj.
vanced by President Wilson 20 IN,
position Of Comptroller. And there n,
sits now. passing u learned decision,
daily that may touch only a two dolla,
expenditure or n affecting the DIS.
hursement ~ 5000. 900. and each equal ,
important. for the two dollar case mn,
open the way 10 The spending ur many
thousands.
But this Is far from all The Comp
troller is required to prescribe til,
forms OF keeping ana rendering "A.
public accounts cNCcpt tn sc re,at.n.
To postal and the cNpcud.
lures therefrom." So. in addition (,
being the auditor owe All the auditors
he must direct the manner Of kccpiu.
Still in So doing he il
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and the amount he has charged up to
sleeping car accommodations IL eXces-
s!ve. The Comptroller chops $500 on
the bill and the near Cabinet officer IL
the loser to that mount.
Does he truly iove the Comptroller?
Another example: a member Of the
Cabinet charged by Congress with the
| task OF taking up some new work II
not having room in his building for
the new force goes Out in Washington
and rents extra Office room. intending
to pay the rent out of the appropria-
ton for the general purpose. Where
upon the Comptroller drags out an
ancient statute which prohibits the
renting Of any quarters in the District
Of Columbia without the express con-
sent Of Congress,
The resulting conversation and cor
rcspondence tests that quality of i'm
perturbability in the Comptroller.
once q Certain Person was President
Of the United States. This Certain
Person. having the characteristic OF
wanting what he wanted when he
wanted 1t very earnestly indeed and
having his Cabinet and near Cabinet
and tennis Cabinet quite well trained
and amenable to his wishes. usually
accomplished what he set out to do.
But, 50 runs gossip in Washington. a
notable exception appeared when he
ran up against the then Comptroller
OF the Treasury, n gentleman of
rugged character and personality.
Robert J. Tracewell.
The President wanted to use a GER
tain appropriation in a certain way.
The Acknowledgement told him he
thought IL would he all right. although
there might he a question. 1t was re-
ferrcd to the Comptroller OF the Treas
ury, who said NO" The Comptroller
was summoned to the White House
and taken into conference with the
President and members Of the Cabinet,
confronted with the opinion of the At
torney-General, and the suggestion
was advanced that he reverse himself
The Comptroller, explaining that his
ruling was merely the cod interpre-
tation Of the law and admitted Of No
reversal. suggested a way out.
You know. Mr.. President said he
respectfully, you ri always get a
new Comptroller OF the Treasury.
And that settled IL. The President
gave up his plan. n there WAS ne
new Comptroller Of the Treasury"
' Federal law regarding the expendi-
ture OF public funds IL an involved and
intricate maze. There are thousands ID
limitations and thousands Of excep-
tons. the result Of 1875 years Of legis.
lating. In casting the language Of a
certain appropriation Congress ma
run counter 10 one ~ these and fai
to repeal or except II. So what a law
says IN its face is not always the ali.
solute law.
IL Is the business OF the Comptroller
OF the Treasury to be familiar with al
NJ these: Ia he equally familiar will
the many decisions Of the Fedora
courts interpreting them and tho basic
law. and 10 stand guard In the Treas
ury tn see that no honey IL paid on
save in a which squares ahso'
lutcly with tn" actual law.
1t Is a tradition in the office that IN,
men who have occupied 1t have pre-
served a high standard Of integrity an,
independence. They have refused {,
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den, Wilsnn nm q ih. ,thc, ,L,. .ay
Ms another sn mar vo nnv L,,, s-I
said. six,y.nine Of ,h.m TN. .i.o.,
is the entire doll, nf m. yuh.,. ,r,
prs M more territory than Tin. VII
star. # connection. and H., sm,f,s
is a patch of 60 fee, hy 900 IN T..r.a
That's only ahou, min. ci,v l.,s ~,
there ls n bird co,nny mat mss moro
.T,o
alonc tho ro,s, rtn,, nv.
am ,ho -. ~
ra,Io ,,oa. =" :" ~
has ,rash,,an
,ira, a. W. '"'
on, '
,,l,, 49,, 80 wv
-, p.naaa '''"" '"'.
a htrt "''' W N,'.'
,oo,,n =, '"' """''
Nv '""' ' "ih'''S>''"
,ht,. '",'" wv" .ur'' "'
$500 ~" SUITS 10 "i''hS'
49,, : ""'"''"l'
So, Nv S'"''"' '''N'rI'iu''
n,,o. "'""eH ~"pi'"P'''''
49, 90 ''''' ''N'rNa'!"i'N prop
A. - assn "''"" SPENDS HuS' ."'
VI" ''"' WIN We pay -'''
' !" ""''"eIS' some '' " III
'''' ''' H'and'hG a. i'itN
y ''''' '"hS'th'es. ana 'H'
W """'' 80 what any prlNa'" IA
'"i '"' ""' ""ht very f." Oh" AZ
" '"'N eel nHl warrants ANA pf SIZE
INV "~nciuefS ana the as .Ua'. %
S'anuS neh!hd them.
NJ least nHlf of those rr.trk.s -
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would he a system by which We can
tell In advance what our iircduCihle
maintenance charge Is. and then Civ
ing Thought To the condition uf the
revenue, determine as II business man
would what sum H. available for bet
terments or capital investments.
Further, We have no means now "
ascertaininr exactly what each class
% Government endcavOr costs ia order
10 determine II we are speud.ng tou
much or too little. Under the hoIliug
OF activities FOR the benefit e tho ,Jh.
lie health. as an example. Wr have no
fun knowledge as To the cost. Ilr-l II
all there is a public health service n
the Treasury Department entirely de-
voted 10 the purpose. But certain a.
tivities OF the bureau Of animal indus
try in the Departments Of Agr!cul'ur"
other activities IN other bureaus Of
that department, some work in the Nu-
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pli"s. The variation Ia prices ltd "
different departments for the same
classes If articles was great. Ind Nd
ual effort 10y som" II til. department;
has brought soIne reform. hut the ~ q
Of establishing one central purchA~ M
agony for the entire Government o.
worthy Of consideration
The magnitude IT the task ~ r..
organizing and readjusting the Gov
eminent machinery in Nil It's hraurh'-
seems appalling on its face, hut ron
II should possess no tc"rors, Their =
ne business, not vel the great lI~ O..
ness ~ government, that cannot b" pNt
on a sound. scientific bass. Mere hik
is not "A handicap in the solution ID:
any business problem. liut accurate
knowledge Of the exact facts as To- th.
cost nf government, unit costs m'lr
is essential before any scheme II rect-
ganization a he undertaken"
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" fashionable life and fashionable
c~haratters: and limited AZ particulars
Of her W story and that NJ Lord
Byron she il a strange being. "A com.
pound OF contradictions. with much
to admire. much tn stare at, and mu.h
tn condemn"
old New Workers. and those who
want 10 discover II they are oil >..w
Norker:. will lind much to- !utcrcs.
them in these letters, for there j. more
OF the founders Of New York society In
them than OF the founders Of the nj.
tlun.