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University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1915-01-04
TAFT on THE PHILIPPINES.

Wnen former PreSldent TaIt wal
called before the Senate Philippine.
Committee and gave to that body his
candid opinion in regard to an exten
sion of self-government among the
Filipino people, he said some things
thatareof seriousIimport to the United
States and that deserve very careful
consideration on the part of the citi
zens of this nation as well as Con.
gress.
II anyone is an authority upon the
Philippine question it is Mr.. Taft
This is not denied him. And as he
told the committee, he is now in po-
sition to say just what he thinks.
The parallel he draws between con-
ditions prevalent in Mexico and what
would happen in the Philippines il
the United States withdrew from them
is true The throat cutting" that
would begin would ruin very much,
if not all, of what the United States
has done for the country so far. If
left alone the Filipinos in this proba-
bly, would work out their own saliva
ton, but it would be only after set
back of years.
AS to the danger of foreign nations,
especially Japan, taking possession of
the islands should the United States
step out, Mr.. Taft bases his negative
assertion upon first-hand acquaintance
with facts and personal conferences
with the authorities. For these rea-
sons his view is probably the most
nearly correct
While the Democratic platform
promised selfgovernment to the is
lands, Mr.. Taft says, action at this
time is not necessary.
"The fulfillment of platform pledges
without regard to the good of the
country has not been the consistent
course up to this time"
When one considers that platforms
are written by a few men in the heat
of campaign and to large extent
for the purpose of arousing public en-
thusiasm, he will not demand that the
pledges be carried out to the letter.
After the stress of the election is over
saner thought will show that it is not
always best to carry out platform
pledges.
Lastly, Mr.. Taft spoke of character.
The Filipinos do not have now, he
said, character fitted for self-gov-
ernment He added that it would take
thirty years longer to develop by ed
ucation such character. The exact
number of years is not absolutely vital,
but anyone can see that to change the
character of a people is more than a
work of moments.
1t seems, then, that If the United
States is to make the work she has
done in the Philippines up to the
present of real value she must stay in
charge of it herself for some years to
come.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1915-01-04
RAILEY NAMED COMMISSIONED
Former Student 1S67.70, Appointed BY
Missouri Supreme Court.

Missouri Supreme Court.
Robert T. Railey of University City,
former general attorney for the Mis-
souri, Pacific Railroad, was appointed
by the Supreme Court as member Of
the Supreme Court Commission last
Saturday. He succeeds Judge James
T. Blair, who became a member of the
Supreme Court last Friday.
Mr.. Railey is a former student of the
University, having attended three ses-
sions. 1867-70. He is a native Of Cass
County and lived many years at Har-
risonville. Mr.. Railey is well known
over the western part of Missouri,
where he has been practicing law many
years. His son, Thomas T. Railey, is
a graduate of the University. class Of
1897.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1915-01-04

To be up-to-the-minute in efficiency
Columbians should have little cards
printed right away, one with ooh, I
had fine time" and the other, Same
to you"
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1915-01-04

Speaking of bores, how about the
man who approaches you with, Say, I
just heard a good one on the Ford?
New Britain herald., 1915-06-17
FILMS NEW
 .s KEENEY FEATURE

According to an announcement made today the management of Keency's has made arrangements for exclusive rights in New Britain to the new releases of Charley Chaplain pie lures by the Essanay company. By this deal Keeneys annexes this fam ous screen comedian to it's list of star attractions, both in motion pictures and vaudeville. Heretofore it has been difficult to get first-run Chaplin pie lures for city of New Britain's size Realizing the popularity of this fla vorite funmaker and the drawing powers of the pictures in which ne plays the leading role, Keeney's re- gently opened negotiations to get the releases for the local playhouse. It was announced today that the deal had been consummated and begin ming next week, Chaplin will be an added attraction on Mondays and Tuesdays, every other week. All the Essanay releases in which this star appears will be sent to Keeney's at the same time they are shown in the New York theaters.
 The big feature of the program to- night will be a movie" Francis X. Bushman appearing in 'Graustark," :" perturbation of the famous novel of the same name. The piece is in six parts. The story Is one of the best known romances of modern fiction and there are few people who have not read it. Dramatized for the screen it is said to be even more in- teresting than in the book form. The picture will be shown tonight and to- morrow This evening the Pathe weekly will also be on the program and in addition there will be other movies including two good come dies.
 The vaudeville program continues to create a favorable impression. It is an entertaining show, light and refined, and it makes a strong appeal to a variety loving audience.
 Fields and Fields head the bill with l their musical farce, At the Races Other numbers are Malcom, juggler l and comedian; The Flying Keelers
 aerial performers; Edwards and Scott l black-face song and dance artists and 1 Van and Scott. singers and conversa- l tionalists.
New Britain herald., 1915-06-17
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New Britain herald., 1915-06-17
Dangerous Conveying. (Springfield Republican. )

The conveying of an American pas senger liner by British destroyers through the war zone has an aspect which is not reassuring to the captain Of the ship. A submarine captain could torpedo the liner and then ex- plain that he aimed at one of the de- stroyers. This is the objection Cap foAin Passow of the American liner St. Paul has to being conveyed, but ap- parently he was powerless to reject the offer of this sort of protection by the British admiralty Tn running down around the southern coast of Ireland from Liverpool to New York. In the Gulflight case, the American tanker was torpedoed while being conveyed by destroyers. but the ,Ierman gov ernInent did not take the position that the presence of the convoy gave the. German submarine captain the right to attack the American mer- chantrnan.
New Britain herald., 1915-06-17
TIIEDA BARA IN 1.-THE DEVILS
 DAUGHTER.

trait painter. He was addressing Mile. Theda Bara, the French vam- pire Woman during visit to the studios in Jersey City, where the fa- mauoS
 nous Fox productions are made. | try to make it wicked in this part" responded Mile. Bara, who was play ing LaGiaconda. the sinister and beau tiful siren of The Devils Daughter. "The Devils Daughter was written by Gabrielle D'Annunzio and is based on his LaGioconda. '"The Devils Daughter" is coming to Fox's tomor- row and Saturday. Edmund Breese in The Shooting of Dan McGrew" and the first chapter of The Romance of Elaine," will be shown for the last times tonight as well as today's Pathe News. Charles Stone is doing excel lent work in his rendition of the fa- nous Robert Service poem which he recites prior to the showing of the production.
New Britain herald., 1915-06-17
The Economic Value of Health.
{ Bridgeport Standard.)

NDIluSSpOTl SIdhudIul
 According to a statement forward ed to President Wilson by the First International Conference on Indus trial Diseases, the annual loss that can be traced to the illness of work CTS is placed at nearly $75o,ooo, 900. That this figure is not a hopelessly exaggerated estimate should be ap- parent to anyone who makes nasty calculation of the average annual cost of illness in cases that he knows about and then does the necessary sum in multiplication required to get an estimated amount for the entire country. There is, however, some thing in totals of this magnitude that appeals to the imagination in a way that individual cases cannot and it is very probably true that one of the best ways to bring home to the in- dividual his own loss through minor ailments is ta confront him with the aggregate loss due to similar causes in the whole United States.
 That very large part of this loss of $750,000, 900 a year could pefect- ly we'll be avoided is claimed by those who have studied the question and may be regarded as the fact. To a large extent this avoidable loss is due to unsanitary working conditions and requires action on the port of employers and of the state. To a great degree also the loss is due to causes within the control of the in- dividual affected.
 If the wastage due to avoidable ill., ness is to be eliminated among work CTS it is probable that some system of periodical physical examinations will eventually have to be quite gen. orally adopted. As 1t is now, sur- prisingly large proportion of the ill., ness of mature life have been years in developing and could perfectly well have been either avoided or at least ameliorated if they had been detected in time. It is for the interest both of employers and employees that the ex- ample set by, Health Commissioner Goldwater of New York and by at least one large banking institution should be widely followed.
New Britain herald., 1915-06-17
LITTLE MILLIONAIRE"
 VERY FUNNY FARCE

When George M. Conan wrote 'The
 Little Millionaire" he created play
 that centered about the matrimonial 1 tangles of a wealthy family and so | cleverly has he woven the thread of the story that he has made an up- roariousiy funny farce, which is this
 week pleasing capacity audiences at Polls theater, where the popular Poli Players are giving it an excellent presentation. The matrimonial tangies of the Spooners are of course a bit overdrawn to make an amusing story
 but neverthless it. is as entertaining
 a farce as Mir. Conan has ever writ
 ten, according to those who have seen
 1t.
 Of especial interest is the presenta-
 tion, next week, of Uncle Toms Cabin" the original version being
 used by the Players. Mrs. Harriet Beeeher Stowe. as all Hartford knows, wrote the book, which first appeared as a serial story in "The National Era" A few months after it ap- peared in book form and in on month it had reached the sale of 24o.o00 copies. Since then it is almost impos- sible to give any accurate figures on the sale of the book but it runs up into millions of opies. The book has been translated into Spanish, Italian, French. Danish, Swedish. Dutch, Ger man, Flemish, and many other lan- guages. Like the book, the produc- ton has been seen everywhere that the book is known and 1t stands today without rival. 1t is the oldest com edy dramatic production on the American stage today The Players use the original production which, the management takes opportunity to mention, is different from the yer sion used by road companies which tour the country.
New Britain herald., 1915-06-17
WOMAN sHoors HERsELF.

Bridgeport, June 17.-Anna Chat los, aged 25, wife of William F. Chat jos, shot herself, probably with fatal result yesterday, while suffering from mental depression. Mrs. Chatlos had been i'll since the birth of child several weeks ago. She had been under the care of a nurse at her home in Mill Hill avenue. Yesterday she eluded her nurse ana going to her Husbands bed room found pistol which she turned upon herself. Two bullets entered the breast and one the abdomen. The woman was taken to the Bridgeport hospital.
New Britain herald., 1915-06-17
sLAsHES WIFE AND SELF.
Calvin. Demarest, Former Billiard
 Champion, Attacks Spouse.

Chicago, June 17.-Ca1vin Demar- est, former national amateur billiard champion. attacked his wife with 8 pocket knife yesterday and then slashed his own throat. His m nother. who attempted to restrain him, was cut in the hands. Husband and wife were taken to 8 hospital. There Mrs. Demarest's wound was said to he serious, the two inch blade of the knife having entered her throat in several places. Demarest was not seriously hurt and was removed to the inf1rmary of the House of Correc- tion. :: JH,-l
 The elder Mrs. Demarest said Cal win had been on the verge of a ner- vous breakdown for some time and had contemplated retirement to a Earm for rest and quiet. She told the police that her sons condition made itself apparent in halluc1nations con- corning his wife, one of them being that she was robbing him.
New Britain herald., 1915-06-17
THE AMERICAN BAND.
Will Play Concert Program at Lake
 Compounce Friday Evening.

Manager Pierce and Norton, of Lake Compounce, have planned an innovation by arranging for a band concert to be given at Lake Com bounce on Friday evening, June 1s,. at 8 o'clock The American Band, of New Britain, has been secured for this occasion and Director William H. Bishop has arranged the follow ing excellent program:
 March 'Fairest of tthe Fair Sousa Overture-"Tra Diayals' ...@. Auber selection--"C Chin Chin" ...... Carryl (a)-"Humoresque" ... Dvorak tb) When It's Nighttime in
 Dixie Land" ...3...... Berlin Medley-Popular Hits ...... Remick Concert Solo--Selected
 (a) My Beautiful Chateau of
 Love- ...... ........ Doyle (b) My Bird of Paradise ....
 ..s.......s......... Berlin
 Mir. Schwe.tzer.
 seiection-'.The Little Care Carryl Waltz Avec Moi ..... Lanserrro FinaIe-"A Wee Bit" ...... " H. B.
New Britain herald., 1915-06-17
72c.

One of the latest developments of the full skirt is the circular founce attached to circular upper portion. Here is s gown that shows that feature and slsc bodice with . circular peplum 90 that, it gives harcd effect at the waist line a \ well as at the lower edge. It is d Very sinlple, serviceable model as well as d smart one and would be found suitable for the fashionable ponsccs, foulards and the like and also for the cotton crepcs. linens and fabrics Of similar sort. On the figure, the edges are plain, finished with bands of material but in one of the smaller views. they are cut in biz scallor " and that finish is favoritc one and eivesV an exceedingly attractive effect. The scallops can bc bound or edged with braid or finished in any way that nav ks de- sired. The slceves can be gathered into cuffs after the Bishop style or they can-e cut shorter and allowed to flare littio after the manner of the bell sleeve thatI IS fashionable this summer. There is a lining to which the sleeves are attached1 and the little over-bodice or coateeix] sleeveless. The upper portion of the skirt IS in two pieces and the founce Is in one. 4
 For the medium size will be required SM yds. of material z7 in. wide, yds. so, 5L1 yds. 44 in. wide with yd. 77, for the bands; the width of the skirt at the tower edge is [ yds.
 The pattern s676 Is cut in sizes from IA to A in. bust measure. It will be frailcd to any. address by the Fashion rerart- nent of this paper. on receipt of ten cents
New Britain herald., 1915-06-17
Motherhood, Science and Every Nursery
 Should Be Laboratory, Says Novelist Greatest Profession in World Carried on By Army of
 Amateurs, Declares Sar ah Con,stock - Better Mothers M Must Come .#:

written for Good Housekeeping Magaz azine." She has written novels and literature of divers sorts. #.9 Ignorance to Blame.
 ,. But her greatest interest lies in motherhood and it's terrible abuses. She is not greatly interested in tho birth rate But she is interested in the death rate "A child under one year of age dies somewhere every ten seconds. A hundred and eighty of them die while you are at breakfast. And the reason, purely and simply, is Ignorance. If all mothers knew the few simple things which they might learn from a school of mothercraft, the great proportions of deaths from preventable diseases would cease"
 Miss Mary Read, who has opened a school for mothercraft in New York city, is a wonderful little woman. In her school the young girl may learn much that is of service to her. The married woman may learn homemak- ing. The prospective mother may learn the many things of value con- eerning the prenatal care of the mother and child. And she may start the study which must be kept up throughout childhood of the child and forever after, probably, for true efficiency, on it's physical and mental care"
 Newest Profession in World. Motherhood is the newest profess sion in the world, apparently. It is the newest science on the oldest subject. But science is not enough. "It science were enough we should best send our children at once, to asy. lums. But one-half of the children in orphan asylums die. And the reason for that is that they lack in one thing which is incalculable. And that is mother love, or just plain mothering. That subtle, phychic thing is translated into health and the physical well-being of the child Therefore I think that any woman who voluntarily shirks the care o1 her child is not only foolish1y vast ing the greatest joy of life, she is cheating her child of that which no amount of science unalloyed can ever give him.
New Britain herald., 1915-06-17

wasn't that a jam yesterday? - l never saw so many people at a Ben eft Tea in my life. * What time did you leave? - I tried to get near you, but it was simply impos sible. No, I stayed in town over night. - Nobody of import ance, except Mrs. Comuthers-she was looking horribly smart * wore a street costume * it's so much nicer at those huge affairs, don't you think? * it was of dark blue pussy willow taffeta * double f1ounced skirt with a coat blouse all scalloped and piped in emer- aid green it's settled, my dear! E We are going to have things buttoned up the back her gown was and the buttons were square Oh, did a little shop ping, but Pm mighty glad to get back to Piping Rock The city is posi- tivey deserted VI didn't meet two people Y did you hear about the Rocks? you know Mrs. Rocks started +"
New Britain herald., 1915-06-17
.NDERBILT IS ,HOSEN PRESIDENT
.ticut Association of Spiritual Is Elects oslqcrs at Com
 bounce Meeting.

ktol.s June 17.-Mrs. Mary s. {rbilt of New York was elected lent of the Connecticut Associa- bf Spiritualists at it's fifty-firs E meeting at Lake Compounce |siay. Other officers chosen E president, Mrs. Kate M. Simp- secretary, Mrs. Jennie Dillon, Hartford; delegate to |sttiona. convention, Mrs. Simp- |lfcrnate, Mrs. Dillon.
 Hex af4tfon swaa adopted to the tiat wal A should ebe abolished
 thout the universe "and peace .co establisffed.~ Y
 E
New Britain herald., 1915-06-17
Iu for Tomorrow
Breakfast.

Breakfast.
 Raspberries. Cereal and Cream |ed Egg Plant
 Potatoes au Gratin Sovers M Coffee
 Lunch K Cheese Sandwiches. Ef,1ce Frecch Dressing Epple Sponge Custard Sauce Tea
 Dinner.
 Vegetable Soup |Ioin Steak Potato Croquettes lived Corn
 Beet and Onion Salad Strawberry Sherbet
 Coffee and Onion Salad. Boil a s,snish onion, drain, and leave S then cut into thin slices, |ce 8 large cooked beet. MiA 4nd beet together, add tea ' Nj finely chopped tarragon and < salt and pepper to taste, two |oonfuls olive oil and one table, I,ls of vinegar. Mix; thorough little grated horsradish is an |ement to this salad if the fla |liked. Hberry Sherbet-Mash thor- two and one half quarts kipe strawberries, then sweetei. he quart sugar. When sugar blved, add quart boiling wa 6 strained juice of two lemons. |c6ld freeze.
New Britain herald., 1915-06-17

When you wash lace curtains, don't rub them. Put into cold water over night. Then put the clean cold water with borax; bring to a boil and boil Is or 20 minutes. Rinse through and stiffin in a final water, which has 5 cents worth of gum arabic in it.
New Britain herald., 1915-06-17

It is a good idea to have an easy method of moving the bucket when scrubbing the floor. Take two-inch board, large enough to set. pail on; insert casters in each corner and the pail can be pushed from place to place with ease.
New Britain herald., 1915-06-17

t0ry old fowl can be made ten- Is cfsicIxan if cooked as fol-
 Rub the fowl over with lemon which whitens the flesh, cover buttefed paper, and steam for br three hours, according to size. B 6eeh of an old fowl is said to be nourIshinE than that of q young
New Britain herald., 1915-06-17
Household Notes

To wash chamois skin, put it through warm soap studs, rinse in several warm waters. draw it through the hand to squeeze the water out and hang up to dry. Pull while dry ing, if you would have it smooth.
 A charming serving tray is made of the printed blue and white towel ing from Japan, covered with glass and framed in soft gray. Richer trays are made with precious Chinese enlbroideries used in the same way.
New Britain herald., 1915-06-17
THEDA BARA IS
 TYPICAL VAMPIRE

Don't be offended at what I am going to say, but your face is the most beautifully wicked I have ever seen The speaker was Roland Montaigne St. CYr, the celebrated DOT
New Britain herald., 1915-06-17

When making an omeIet, first heat the pan very hot, put in some butter and then the omelet mixture, when it is brown on the under side turn it over and set it in the oven to finish. By this method the omelet will not fall.
New Britain herald., 1915-06-17

zE1E &fc verys nigh collars with
 iifterle points Tat the sides. fars 1rs open fn the front.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-06-09
Ten Months of War.

June of last year was momentous
month. On the 2Sd an English squad
ron made merry at ST. Petersburg,
celebrating the entente. On the
same day another squadron not quite
so festive, helped celebrate a fact of
importance in world history, the COM
pletion of the enlarged Kiel canal
through which dreadnoughts could
pass. All was ready fos1he explos-
ion; on tie 18th the murder Of the
Austrian, Heir lighted the fuse. We
shall soon be noting anniversaries,
yet only minority when the war
began believed that il could last a
year. 1t has entered its 18th month,
and no sign of the end is yet visible;
the one thing obvious is that an end
ing by the complete victory of either
side would mean a war long, destruc-
tive and terrible beyond what can be
imagined even from what has hap
pened
At the present moment Germany is
at what may or may not prove its
high water mark 1t has just scored
in Galicia the most brilliant victory
OF the war, and is still reaping the
fruits. In the west it holds the allies
firmly, and even dares an offensive
against all the strength France, Brit
ain and Belgium can put in to the
field. To the south it looks without
dismay at the million of Italy and
only laments the cutting off of sup
plies from that source. If the rest of
Europe should take a hand conf
dence in the might of the German
army would not be shaken However
the war ends Germany will get more
military glory from it than all the
other nations put together. THE
more foes the more honor" is the
Prussian maxim; Germany has taken
to itself the proud words of Shakes
peare:-
Come the three corners of the world
in arms
And we shall shock them!
1t is a stupendous spectacle, a dem
onstration of the enormous energy
which compact warlike, patriotic
and highly-deyeloped state can bring
into play Compared with what
Germany is doing in this war the mil.
itary efforts OF the past are but
war canoe to dreadnought While
supplies hold out she feels herself in
vincible, and indeed it is q question
whether the whole world could put
enough men in the field to rush her
frontiers. To calculate odds by
counting noses is folly; what counts
in battle is the effective force which
can be used where it is needed. BY