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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-05-14

United States.
DR.. Fisher, a brother of Walter
L. Fisher, formerly secretary of the
interior of the United States, was on
ibis way to Belgium for Red Cross
duty. His story follows:
sit is not true that those on board
were unconcerned over the possibili-
ty of being torpedoed. / took the
big liner to save time and also be-
cause in case of a floating mine ]
felt she would have more chance of
staying up. But like everybody else
aboard, l felt sure in case of being
torpedoed that we would have time
to take to the boats.
II do not know what case is being
made out for the Cunard people, but
cannot say that either discipline
or precautions were up to the stand
ard.
when l heard the crash rushed
to the port side. No officer was in
sight. An effort was being made to
lower the boat swinging just oppo-
site the grand entrance. Women,
children and men made mad
scramble about the boat, which was
smashed against the side, throwing
all the occupants into the sea.
"Then a sailor and passenger
launched second boat, which car
ried chiefly women and children.
eve then saw our first glimpse of
an officer, who came along the deck
and spoke to Lady Mackworth, Miss
Conner and myself, who were stand
ing in group. Don't worry, the
ship will right ITSELF He had hard
ly moved on before the ship turned
sideways and then seemed to plunge
head-foremost into the sea.
II came up surrounded by swim
mers, dead bodies and wreckage. I
got on an upturned yawl, where l
found 80 other people, among them
Lady Allan, whose collar bone was
broken.
Another passenger on the yawl,
man whose name 1 did not learn,
had his arm hanging by the skin.
His injury probably was due to the
explosion. This arm was ampu-
tated successfully with butcher
knife by an Italian surgeon aboard
a tramp steamer which picked me
up.
This tramp was flying the Greek
flag, hence the report that Greek
steamer was on the scene. 1t was
before I arrived at a hotel
in Queenstown.
ADMIRALTY IS BLAMED.
Speaking with considerable bitter
ness, DR.. Fisher concluded:
II do not see how either the Gu
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-05-14

nard Company or the admiralty can
hold themselves free from blame for
this tragedy. The authorities allow
ed a great ship loaded with valuable
cargo to proceed through known
dangerous waters without a single
torpedo boat as a convoy"
Capts. Miller and Cassel, attaches
of the American embassy in London,
arrived here to-day and conferred
with American Consul Frost.
Most of the survivors were leav-
ing Queenstown to-day. There is
little hope here that additional sur
vivors will be found. A tender
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-05-14

cruised about the scene of the dis
aster all night long, but found %
bodies.
Representatives of the PesTz
family to-day claimed the b0lE
DR.. F. S. Pearson. They also 9zsif
the morgues searching for the BOD
of Mrs. Pearson, who is missing.
DR.. Howard L. Fisher of New
York and Miss Dorothy Conner, Of
Medfor, Ore, proceeded for London
to-day.
Marine Superintendent Dood of
the Cunard Line declared to-day he
had little hope that any of the sur
vivors would turn up at isolated
points along the coast. He believed
the death list would remain about
the same as had been estimated.
THOUGHT VESSEL SAFE.
Capt. Turner, after the first tor
pedo was fired and following an ex-
animation, declared that lifeboats
should Aot be lowered, as the ship
was in a condition to make the Irish
coast
This statement was made to-day
by James j, Leary of Brooklyn, who
declares he heard the captain say
his ship was not mortally hurt.
Leary says the captain ordered an
examination after the first shock.
ION receiving the report he said
he had closed certain bulkheads,
which would render the ship sea-
worthy long enough to reach an
Irish port, and that consequently he
would not order the lowering of the
boats,' said Leary.
Capt. Turner had barely finished
speaking when a second explosion
was heard. Within five minutes I
was in the sea.
1.-TWO things 1 fail to understand
the order for the general
lowering of the boats was not given
and why ships are not provided with
a convoy when so close to the Irish
coast"
No passenger could be found who
had seen a submarine after the tor
pedoes were fired.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-05-14

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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-05-14

my SUES WHICH lie
doctors said W ere
caused by infamma-
ton. / suffered a
great d cal every
month and grew very
thin. / was under the
Doctors care for two
long years without
any benefit. Finally
after repeated sug-
gestions to try it we
got Lydia E. Pink
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-05-14

Keep your lawn smooth and vel
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WEHMAN'S.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-05-14

Mrs. W. M. Patterson, OF Mayfeld,
KY, associate editor of woman's page
of Midland Methodist.
District secretaries and treasurers
elected were as follows: Brownsville,
Mrs. NJ. Sue Taylor, Mrs. B. L. Capell;
Dyersburg, Mrs. VIM. Henry, Mrs. E.
NJ. Rice; Jackson, Mrs. w. ]. Gates,
Mrs. ]. T. Mcleod; Lexington, Mrs.
]. V. Travis, Mrs. G. P. Hicks; Mem
phis, Mrs. George Watson, Mrs. L. H.
Estes; Paducah, Mrs. P. T. George,
Mrs. Fannie Dunn; Paris, Mrs. S. G.
Dobbins, Miss Mamie Witt; Union
City, Miss Clara Mcconnell, Mrs. w.
H. Stuttgart.
Reserved delegates named for the an
nual woman's council, which meets
soon in Atlanta, Ga, were Mrs. R. F.
Phillips, of Jackson, and Mrs. ]. H.
Roberts, of Memphis.
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Minneapolis, MINI. After my little
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BODIES OF AMERICAN
LUSITAhIA VICTIMS

Continued from first page.)
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-05-14

ADMIRALTY IS BLAMED.
Speaking with considerable bitter
ness, DR.. Fisher concluded:
II do not see how either the Gu
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-05-14

nursery. Many youngsters must
have drowned, but I saw one boat
get away filled with women and
children. When the water reached
the deck l saw another lifeboat with
a vacant seat, which I took as no
one else was in sight. The Lusi-
tania keeled so suddenly our boat
was swamped but we righted her
q cra in
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-11-18
UNHYPHENATED AMERICANS

The advance of races to higher life has been through
migration. The migrations of the Celt Teutons and
Savs have changed the face of the earth and developed
mankind.
The English race today so dominant among the ma
ons is but the mngng of the that migrated to
the British Isles Saxon and Norman and Dane are we
sang the greatest of EngandS aureates in welcome to
the mother of the British king Indeed Normandy itself
had been peopled with the sons of Scandnavians who
went France and absorbed the life and customs of the
Franks and Romans.
Six centuries later their descendants came to America
with courage, audacity faith and initiative The strug
giles with forests rivers pestence and bgotry strength
ened their moral fiber Their struggle with these and
other obstacles made them strong against their foes
without and within.
Race prejudice and friction is an obstacle in dealing
with these peoples 1t exists between those immigrants
who retain the Old World animosities 1t appears also
in dsaffecton between the older Americans and the lat
est arrivals The foreign names prominent in labor dis
turbances and various civil connections suggest warn
ing that Americans may well heed.
Shall we show faith or fear? Shall the condition
parayze our efforts or inspire to plan for the many
sided civilization of these people?
The immigrant is the pioneer of his nation. Boder
than his fellows who remain at home, these men are the
scouts explorers and adventurerS pressing like COlun
bus toward the West to discover paths Their keen
eyes may see here what who have long dWet here
have not seen because strangers often detect hidden
values in what was commonplace to the everyday be-
holder Their eyes are microscopic their minds alert,
their muscles tough the senses unspoed by uXures and
they quickly responsive to novel interests They
raw material Of saints and giants of later days They
have fought and they will fight our boodless
battles for peace and purity Out of their number will
come our prophets that shall emancpae the captves OF
industry and bind all conflicting factions together with
golden bonds of love and truth.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-11-18
- Editorial Page of 'The Capital Journal -

forced practice and which cannot be continued without
detrment to both service and property The increase
traffic will entail large increases in expenses and the
labor organizations already beginning movements for
an eighthour day and for increases in rates of pay If
successful these would cause increases in operating e
penses which, the absence of heavy advances in rates.
would soon absorb the enlarged net earnings being
shown The improvement in conditions in the railway
supply field are notable and gratifying; but nowadays
the problems presented to the managemens of the rail
ways in years of good business hardly less
and difficult than those presented in years of bad
business.
Some roads are not even in position to take full ad
vantage Of the sudden appearance of prosperity While
the shippers camoring for cars, many cars not
available for use because in instances at least their
owners have kept themselves out Of bankruptcy only by
deferring expenditures for their repair until more
propitos time and could not afford to repair them until
they were sure they would be needed
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-11-18

lines. If scientific farming is of no
advantage we ought to dispense with
that burden. / do not care whether
Mr.. Chaplin personally is retained. He
has demonstrated to the entire salts
faction of large number of people
that he is thoroughly competent but if
the county court has some personal
feeling against him any one else who is
equally as competent would be as salts.
factory to me.
However, Judge Bushey's attack on
Mr. Chaplin in connection with my arti-
Gle is entirely unwarranted. l was not
aware that there had been any crime
committed, but whatever the offense, L
alone am responsible. Mr.. Chaplin is
in no way to "blame" for any thing
that have said or done.
Judge Bushey's Suspicion" is as
baseless as his accusation and if he Will
call at my place / will how him tho
original of my article in my own hand
writing.
Yours very truly,
p. w. PETERSON.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-11-18

retaining the county agriculturist. If
my reasons were unsound surely they
could be answered if an answer were
deemed advisable, in the same manner
they were given and do not call for q
lot of personal abuse of Mr.. Chaplin,
myself or any other person. Tne coun-
ty agriculturist is of just as much ad-
vantage to one part of the county as
another. Hence there is no occasion
for arraying one part of the county
against the other. Many of the farm
ers of the county have been benefited
by receiving Mr.. Chpin 5 advice. The
commercial club of Salem is composed
of the leading business men of that
city. They nave nothing to gain by
having a county agriculturist unless it
benefits the farmers. The fact that
they have advanced their own cash in
order that the farmers could have the
benefit of Mr., Chaplin s assistance and
that they are unanimously urging mis-
retention certainly proves that he must
have demonstrated his worth to them.
Surely Judge Bushey will not question
their intelligence and as they could
have no improper motive in desiring to
have him retained their Judgment
should have great weight
If there are any farmers opposed to
having a county agriculturist cannot
help but feel that they have not avail
ed themselves of his services and do
not know the value derived from re-
ceiving his advice but even if he is
no advantage to them they ought not
insist on depriving us who are benefit
ted by his suggestions from having
them We maintain a large institution
and pay large corps of teachers to
educate our children along agricultural
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-11-18
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Mr.. Peterson's ReplY.

Editor Capital Journal, Salem, Ore
gon. Dear Sir: l observed in your
valuable paper of the edition of the
Sth instant an article signed by Coun.
ty Judge Bushey. From the fact that
| am the principal topic discussed in
the article | infer that it was intended
as a reply to my communication of a
few days previous relative to the re-
tention of the services of the county
agrieulturist The article seems to in
vite q reply.
The first charge against me is that
| "hounded" " the county court. 1t is
true | have appeared before the county
court with reference to certain matters
but everything concerning which l ap-
peared before the court was matter
properly coming before that tribunal.
If | manifested any interest in the mat
ter whatever 1 could only do it by APP
pearing there. There was no place else
could go. / would like to know how
long it has been a crime to appear be-
fore the county court with reference
to public business. Judge Bushey's
article may be subject to the inference
that | sought to procure county funds
for my own USE but such is not the
case and Judge Bushey will not take
the responsibility of flatly saying it
is.
annearad beforo +be oour+v oourt
with 6tber noonie of NV oon,m,;n;t,, 70
oet road ;mnrovod so we could oh.
fain n rmral rorte ya bod voteI and
mia snecioi tovos Gov tbo ;rnnro,,or,ant ,eI
and WE faIt we Iyero on+;tlod 70 IL Tbo
conrt feIt 5ifferentIv and since +be wet
weather set in tbe rood is oil bnt i'm.
nassabIa aleo ,onNoora5 hoforo tho
cont ,v;+b son,o oe in,, 1V.j oiohboIs - 1rat
tho boundorias of ON. sobnoi d;StI5;ot
changed Was tbot n cirmeo Tbero
was no otoer 'nlace ,ve could oo We
certainlv had po dasira TO boynd +be
court Wa erdoovorod 20 ,,rosont onr
nronisition in n resnec+fui mannor and
We oeron+ad tha-dod;sI, I,.itL n ,nL
grace rvs as we we covlS @ i'H WIN % ""'"
The statement tbo+ 1o+or teioiro1
Rinoo in workino off a Grand inv
whitewash on tbe nnblic,, is eonslly
false Mr. Rinoo had ahso1ntelv notb.
inc to do with fbe renort of tao arond
mTv He evan refnsed IN be nresent
rh1 tbe witnesses vero " ovppminaJ
whicb formed tbe bosis Of +bo ranort
for feor his nresence migb+ infinance
t3e testimonv of tho w;tness and yben
the investigation was comnIeteJ bo m 70.
fused to assist ms in tho nrenara+ion of
the renort, That renort was made bv
tbe Grand mrv whose membership con.
sisted of some of the most resnnnsibla
citizens of tbe comfy and was founded
mon an impartial investioation Of tbS
matter IL referred TO- We did not ex.
nect .Tndoa Rnsbev IN ogree nl;+b ne
because lis malicious enSitv towards
Rineo has blinded him to syco sn ey' W.
tent tbat he cannot see tba trntb bnt
we were hopefnl that Inv caIIina Of.
tention to the Illegal exnendimTe of
public funds in tbe manner stated II
would result in a saving 70 the tax.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-11-18

Recently the Oregon family" at the PanamaP Pacific
exposition took occasion to show their appreciation of the
services of Commissioner R. A. Booth and the personal
esteem in which he was held by his associates. This
honor was well bestowed since Mr.. Booth has devoted
much time to the affairs Of the exposition and is one Of
Oregons really large men-a businessman of capacity
and citizen of the most valuable type. His work, and
that of the other commissioners and those employed by
them has been effective in making Oregons exhibit at
the exposition stand out prominently among the states
which have participated and if there is any virtue in this
kind of advertising Oregon should be much benefited by
the desirable publicity gained The appropriation was not
large but it to have been so well and care
fully handled by the commission that the showing made
was much better than that of some other states with a
great deal more money at their command.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-11-18
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-11-18

Why should those dandy English officers be expected
to neglect the tennis court in order to hurry to
They have been educated dudes and not as fighting
men,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-11-18

The meeting of the Commercial Club held last night
was encouraging because it was well attended and the
proceedings were of an earnest character Reports of
the heads of bureaus showed commendabe activity and
membership meetings will do much toward making the
organization effective if the advice of President Ham
ton is taken TO fight out differences of opinion frankly
and openly and refrain from street criticism The club
belongs to all the members and it will be what they choose
to make of it. The real center of all the citys civic and
commercial activities is what it should be- and believe
that is what it is destined to become under the present
scheme of organization.
Milford chronicle., 1915-02-19
RURAL SOCIAL CENTERS

We need social centers where our
young people can be entertained,
amused and instructed under the di-
rection Of cultured, clean and COM
petent leadership. where aesthetic
surroundings stir the love for the
beautiful, where art charges the at
mosphere with inspiration and power,
and innocent amusements instruct
and brighten their lives.
To hold our young people on the
farm we must make farm life more
attractive as well as the business of
farming more remunerative. The
school house should be the social unit,
properly equipped for nourishing and
building character, so that the lives Of
our people can properly function
around it and become supplied with
the necessary elements of human
thought and activity.
Milford chronicle., 1915-02-19
RHETORICALs

Public speaking is almost essential to
a High School course of high standard
although pupils are likely to object at
first to Rhetoricals as a required course,
as they become use to it, it gets to be less
of trial. 1t is really remarkable how
much more composed and at ease the
pupils are becoming after having recited
several times. At first it seems almost
impossible to get up before the High
School, and even the first or second time,
one is apt to have some very sickening
sensations. But finally one gets more
confident, and confidence is a very nee
essary characteristic, if life is to be
successful. Mr.. Varney has worked
hard this year to make Rhetoricals a
success, and we are sure that by the
end of this term, the pupils will be much
improved along this line by this special
study. EMMA COLLINS. '15.
Milford chronicle., 1915-02-19
AMERICAN AND
EUROPEAN FARMING

1t is a common custom among some
speakers and writers on agricultural sub
lects to call attention to the much larger
yields of grains and vegetables obtained
by foreign farmers and gardeners, and to
draw conclusions therefrom that are any
thing but favorable to American farmers.
While no one will question the state
ment that European and Oriental plant
ers secure larger Yields than we do, the
conclusions to be drawn from such state
ment need careful consideration. In
this connection there is perhaps no clearer
exp1 ession of the facts than that given
by DR.. Davenport, Director of the Him
ois Experiment Station, in the following
words
1--WE are just emerging from pioneer
agriculture, in which land had little
value, because it was abundant, and labor
was the principle element in the cost of
production. II the American farmer has
been wasteful of fertility it is because he (
has had it to waste, but he has been ex-
ceedingly economical of labor, which was
costly, and has produced the cheapest
food the world has ever eaten, or ever
will eat, though the yields per acre have
been little more than half those of the
older countries. Our question has not
been how much per acre but how much ]
per man, and in this the American far /
mer has been right even though his av-
erage yields have been low"
Thus Europe. with its abundance of |
labor and scarcity of land, naturally must |
get higher yields per unit of land, while
we must figure not so much on the area |
of land as upon the amount of work each /
farm laborer can do. Farm machinery /
in many parts of Europe is still very
simple and human muscle is cheap, while /
with us machinery has reached the high /
est development yet known and man S
effort becomes more costly every year. I
With these facts in mind, the thoughtful
man may yet hold up his head when his
farm is compared with the average farm
across the sea, because he, like his for
eign brother, has taken every possible /
privilege nature had to offer, and has
done just what he had of necessity to do,
and no more: w. c. PELToN,
County Agent.