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The Washington herald., 1915-04-11

Mrs. Carl F. Scheel, of Milwaukee, wants a
divorce. Mr.. Scheel declares she is nagger Both
are deaf mutes. The husband says she kept the
gas burning at night so she could talk to him. The
judge will have an interesting time deciding who
talked the fastest and the loudest.
The Washington herald., 1915-04-11

There seems to be a growing impression that
the man who is nominated in the next Republican
National Convention will be President of the
United States, which in large measure explains
the keen competition for the job of candidate.
The Washington herald., 1915-04-11

Statisticans declared that there would be
great surplus of widows at the end of the war.
Now come reports that the OF Serbia
are the chief sufferers from the typfus plague that
is devastating that "agin the government" coun-
try
The Washington herald., 1915-04-11
THE OPEN FORUM
In Which Readers Of The Herald Express Their Views
on Current Topics.

unoer rule IS for Unmarried Woman
Mhether Tor economical or whatever
Jason, Is unwarranted discrimination
against social status and sex.
II the contentious Of those who on
pose rule 45 have justification there
is little necessity for the States 70
enact laws pensioning mothers so that
they may remain in the home and
rear their own children.
Charged with an administrative
duty the Board of Education has ad-
hered to rule As as being in the inter-
est of school efficiency.
The newly married woman BY reason
or new interests and added responsi-
bilities. would likely be compelled to
regard her school as of secondary con-
The responsibilities she ha $
assumed engrosses the attention of
matrons generally, and in dealing with
the question: from the practical aspect
OF school morale the action of the
board seems proper
ought 1t to be assumed that the
newly married woman has had expert
ence- by reason of marriage which can
counterbalance the untrammeIled efici-
ehcy or the unmarried teacher?
ondoubtedly. in adhering to rule As
'ne BOARD concluded that ii Is not DOS
siOie ior wives who would be mothers
10 continue to teach upon a plane of
ei.ciehcy with unmarried women.
Inc teaching corps in the elemen-
tary schools has been recruited largely
from the normal school: not only have
me teachers been trained to teach
reading. writing. and arithmetic, but to
supplement- parental care in the respect
OF looking to the physical and moral
welfare OF the children during school
hours: Is not the plea that there f.
neeo TOT married women in the elemen-
tary schools sentimental? Is 1t likely
that children lose anything in an edu-
cationai way because unmarried wom-
en- are preferred in the elementary
scnoois, ior administrative reasons an
being more efficient than can reason
aoiy De expected of the average wife
ana potential mother? Herein lies the
common sense and expediency of the.
rule.
The need for the wife and motber
is in the home not in the school
CONSERVATIVE.
The Washington herald., 1915-04-11

That Kankakee couple who eloped and sent
back carrier pigeons to inform the old folks they
were married. must have great faith in the dove
of peace, but sometimes even the dove meets a
tragic fate
The Washington herald., 1915-04-11

Anyway, judging from the contradictory re
ports from the seat of war, there are several can
ddates for Mr. Roosevelt's Ananias club.
The Washington herald., 1915-04-11

The women are especially interested in the
present cleanup campaign and there some I'M
regenerates who are inclined to hint they obey
ing literally the "paint-up" request.
The Washington herald., 1915-04-11
Must Crush the War Machine.

Editor of The Washington Herald. r
notice the full page advertisement which
IS request by American Germans that
influence be brought about that might
Dreak the laws OF neutrality and stop
the shipping of war munitions to the AL
nes. This might bring about peace to
the great advantage of Germany. This
may be the proper time to say that no
sensible Anglo-Saxon anywhere wants
peace now. The Prussian war machine
vi aggression must be crushed now or
"crumbles the English-speaking nations "
Belgium must go back on the map. ANY
nation that Is coarse enough to use the
war ethics of a mailman like Neitzschi-
VINO died insane. needs a lesson.
CYRIL COCDEN
1ll2 Maryland ave. southwest
The Washington herald., 1915-04-11

Speculation on the New York Stock Exchange
is measuring up to old-tiEne standards What's
the matter with Washington?
The Washington herald., 1915-04-11

European science has added seventeen years per
century to every mans life, the statiscians de-
clare But that was before the European war
started
The Washington herald., 1915-04-11

Wonder who in Washington is tickled over the
near approach of the Chautauqua season with its
$500 honorarium per talk
The Washington herald., 1915-04-11

The wted collar yesterday gave notice OF the
sudden leap from winter to summer, with no inter
vening spring
The Washington herald., 1915-04-11

No so very long ago the United States refused
to recognize Huerta. Now that he wants to enter
this country it is to be presumed he will be re-
cognized as undesirable.
The Washington herald., 1915-04-11

Huerta at least has the satisfaction of knowing
that while he gave the rest of them the opportu-
nifty to run things in Mexico, they didn't make a
bowling success of it
The Washington herald., 1915-04-11

Instead of betting that the will last till
September real pessimists will wager that it lasts
long enough for Prof. Munsterberg to get out a
third book upon it.
The Washington herald., 1915-04-11
A Line O. Cheer Each Day o the Year.
By JOHN KENDR1cK BANGS. ~

First printing of an original poem written csaD
for The Washington Herald
The Washington herald., 1915-04-11

Editor of The Washington Herald:
The crusade intended to coerce the
Board of Education into abrogating
the rule which automatically dismisses
women teachers upon marrying pre-
sents something of a paradox
The contention is that the rule does
Injustice to the women of Washing
ton; that the newly wed, under mari
tai cares are not only able to give
proper attention to school duties. but
become especially fitted to teach by
reason Of such added cares or in spite
thereof
The arguments seek to establish.
that IL a man is entitled to teach upon
marrying. so is woman entitled to
continue to teach upon marrying; that
the matron upon becoming a mother
and having the physical and moral
welfare of her baby to look to. there,
by. is especially qualified to teach
public school upon the assumption
that she has become experienced In
looking to the welfare of children:
that Notwithstanding that the wife or
mother does prefer to continue to
teach rather than to housekeep or to
look after her own children. that she
has become better qualified for teach
ing school than the unmarried wom-
an; that the preference of the board
The Washington herald., 1915-04-11
When Women Vote.

Editor of The Washington Herald.
Prophesyins as to what will happen when
women vote is no longer necessary. for
we nave within our own country proof
that woman suffrage has not wrecked
the home and has not overthrown the
iounoatlons OF government, but has been
OF benefit not only to the women them
serves by giving them a wider outlook on
life. but has taught both men and wori,-
en- that woman's duty to humanity can
not stop within the precincts of her
own home, but does, of necessity, compel
ner care for the less fortunate within the
state or nation. The women of Masss-
chusetts were fifty-five years in secur-
ing the law making mothers the equal
guardians of their children with the faith
ers In Colorado. after women were en-
franchised. the next legislature enacted
the equal guardianship law. In Massa-
chusetts the women worked for the equal
guardianship law for fifty-five years, in
Colorado with the ballot less than two
years. The average pay of a woman
teacher is one-third that of a man teach
er In Massachusetts,; in the States where
women vote, the law provides that men
and women teachers shall receive equal
pay for equal work. A word to the wise
is sunicient. VIOLA KAUFMAN.
King OF Musical Instruments.
Editor of The Washington Herald:
Music of the gods. celestial music. d.
vine music. soft and sweet music Is
the harmony produced by the pipe or
gan, according to my humble criterion.
The violin. the harp. the mandolin,
the guitar. the piano. In short, all the
other instruments produce agreeable
musical sounds. but the pleasing. in
describably beautiful. sublime notes
of the pipe organ surpass all other
melodies; they reach the Utmost fbers
of our hearts.
The pipe organ weeps, signs. sobs.
smiles. whispers, murmurs, initiates
the human voice. The pipe organ with
its Incompatible rhythmical eloquence
speaks of love, of hope. of God, of re-
CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN.
The Washington herald., 1915-04-11

TUESDAY SHOW tHdl inc QfyS are constantly
gaining ground. In Nebraska next year, however,
there will be other things to think about than
prohibition. Business depression, the Mexican
muddle. the empty National Treasury and score
of other indictments will be presented against the
Democratic party and will not be obseured by the
attempt to throw into the eyes of the voters the
dust of the prohibition issue. There may be a
fight in the primaries between Bryan and Hitch
cock but afterwards there will come harder
fight to elect the one who secures the nominal
ton.
This Bryan Hitchcock rivalry has resulted in
curious situation IN Nebraska With the ex-
ception of the postofices all the Federal positions
in the State either vacant or are held by hold
over Republicans Mr. Bryan has insisted upon
dominating all the appointments and even the
names of men recommended for minor postofices
have been submitted to him for approval As he
and Senator Hitchcock have not been able to
agree, the marshalship. coIlectorship and attor-
neyship are still filled by Republicans The Pres-
dent would like to arrange compromise but Mr..
Bryan is insistent and Senator Hitchcock declines
to yield. With a Senatorship at stake next yeari
neither man can afford to grant to his rival the
slightest degree of advantage II is deadlock
with an outcome not to be predicted; but il isi
worth while to remark IN passing that no otherI
Cabinet oi6cer i embarrassing he President ~
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-10-07

Compound to me and / tried 1t at once
and found much relief. After that /
had no pains at all and could do my
housework and shopping the same
as always. For years l have praised
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound for what it has done for me,
and shall always recommend it as wo-
mans friend. You are at liberty to use
my letter in any way. Mrs. THOMSON,
649 w. Russell St, Philadelphia, Pa.
Change of life is one of the most
critical periods of woman's existence.
Women everywhere should remember
that there is no other remedy known to
carry women SO successfully through
this trying period as Lydia E. Pinkham't
Vegetable Compound. -.
II you want special advice
write 70 Lydia e. Plnkham Med
icine Co. (cOnf1dentlal), Lynn
Mass. Your letter win be opened
read and answered by 9 woman
and held In strict confidence.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-10-07

81 z...s''.'''fI ct 81 II sao1
Beg at Sc cor Sc, n on sec
Rails en-, 1i.62 ch, to beg % IL
Beg 1851 CHI 9 Of sw cor Sc,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-10-07
MRS. THOMSON
TELLS WOMEN
How She Was Helped During
Change of Life by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound. oa .
Philadelphia, Pa.-'T am just 62yeara
Of age and during Change Of Life i suf-

Iereu IOr SIX years
terribly. l tried sew
ersl doctors butnone
seemed to give me
any relief. Every
monththe painswere
intense in both sides,
and m AIDE me 8 o
weak that / had to
go to bed. At last
a friend recommen-
ded Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-10-07
Monday, October Is, 1915

and the next succeeding days there
after, be sold by me, at the Treas
urer's office in Abilene, Dickinson
County, Kansas, to the county for
the delinquent taxes thereon, for the
year 1914, unless same shall be
paid before said date of sale:
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-10-07
Rook Island Dtrectors sued

New York, Sept. SO.--JacoO M.
Dickinson, receiver of the Chicago
Rock Island & Pacific Railroad COM
uany, brought suit in the supreme
court to recover s7.5OO,0OO from
the directors of the Chicago, Rock
Island & Pacific Railway company.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-10-07

Military School ReOpens at salina
Salina, Sept. 30.-St. Johns mil
itary school, after being closed for
a few years, has opened for the fall
term. Five states are. represented in
the enrolment.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-10-07
sInoker Return Alone to Prison

Stuckey Return Alone to Prison
Topeka, Sept. 30.-The Rev. W,
M. stuckey, the former Methodist
preacher who has been out on tenn
porary parole on account Of his
wife's illness, went back to the
penitentiary unaccompanied. Stuck
ey's wife, residing in Kansas City
Kan. became very Ill recently and
he was given a parole 30 that ne
could be with her.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-10-07
Delinquent Tax List
Of
DICKINSON COUNTY, KANSAS
State of Kansas, Dickinson county

BS:
To all whom 1t may concern:
Notice is hereby given that the
following described lands and town
lots, situated in the county of DICK
inson and state of Kansas. or as
much thereof as may be necessary
for that purpose, will on
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-10-07

Isl 81 e n, 9, 3 lO9 and 5 % II OF -"
Lots 6, s, 10, ~. blk 4.
Lots II, 16, blk II.
Lots Is, Is, 20, blk IA.
" 30 It al, Is, Is, II, 49,, blk Is.
Lot 5, blk 16.
Reg Is II W Of Sc cor of lot 20, W Is
II, lis It, is IT. s lis #, blk e.
Beg Is It W Of ne cor lot ~. 20 IT.
1T, e 40, z IT to beg, blk 20.
Lots 1, 3, s, I, 9, IL, IS, Is, IL, 10, n
of r. r., blk %.
T. rs It /, 2, 8, 4. s, blk rs.
Lots 5, Z, blk Is.
Lot 8, blk 20.
n co Il i, s, s, Z. and "a 4 of lots
(2, ~, and all lot 10, blk IS.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-10-07
RAILWAY TIME TABLES
UNION PACIFIC

Nos. 1875 and 1875 daily except Sun
day. All other trains daily.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-09-04
PINsK RUSSIA is


Washington, D.. G. sept. 3.-"Pinsk
n probably the place OF greatest
promise OF all the cities Of West Rus
STA. according 10 a wal primer Just
issued by the National Geographic so
cicty. 1T IL situated on the Pima.
within the grcat marsh and swamp
region Of White Russia, about 100
miles east OF the German armies at
tacking hrcst- Litovsk The secret OF
the advantage OF the little town is its
wonderful waterway connections. "
can send thu forest and agricultural
products OF West Russia. assembled
In its warehouses, by water To the
north and the Baltic sea. or TO tho
south and the Black Sea.
"A line drawn east from Brest-
Lituvsk. through Pinsk, marks the
lowest depression Of the vast. un-
healthy marsh tract. In the direction
OF this line the Pripct flows east. and
numerous tributaries flow 10 the Pri-
pet from the north and from he
south. pinsk Is Joined by n canal to
the west with the bug and nus with
the Vistula n German Danzig. The
Orginsky canal. TO the north, con-
meets Il with the Niemcn. while tho
4 ftltA 'AAhNH ~ iHAN 'hhN'NAA'u WIN
the rich lands OF Little Russia. The
Russian government has been con-
ductng works for the draining OF the
eNbmps around Pinsk since 1879. aud
some 5000. 900 acres have been re-
clU med. To the east of pinsk, how
. ,et, lies a great strength of land al
Lost hopelessly waterlogged.
while the Introduction Of railways
has diverted some of tho watcr-borno
tTiihc Of Pinsk. IL sall enjoys a con
siderable commerce, and before the
war there was every promise that IS
river and canal carried trade would
increase enormously. Grains. meats
and other farm products. leather. tim
Der and timber products form the
bulk OF It's commerce. The town has
a number % f%actoFies which turn out
] matches. leather goods. soap. beer and
woodwork. II has "a population Of
about 10000. more tnan two-thnn rs
Of which Is Jewish. The hand 81
Mars has borne heavily upon the town
and II has been RACED Ga the level II
its own swamps several times IN tho
fierce passage OF invaders"
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-09-04
GREEKS AND ARMENIANs
I'm X CAPITAL
HEAR WAR RUM0Rs

tAssoclntcd Prrss Ccrrcspondence.)
conHtantinople, nus. 1s.--As IN
stances or some OF tho rcmarkabic
war rumor9 anoat IN the Turkish cap
ita, the Associated Press corr sspond-
ent found that the following had cir
rplatien and cTedcnec among 4 large
hiimbcr Of Greeks ana ArmeniAnc.
anu even come uninformctr Turks.
That American engineers were IN.
Cared IN digging a canal acrsss the
narrow part Of the Galiipoil psnir-l
suia; that the AnRio-French ntlieal
had built n put into operation al
railroad twenty-five kiiorncters long.
and that the alice were . bus, re-
building the Greek towae along the
nafdanelics n tho AeEan sen which
we're destroyed during h various
homharfmcnts. Lastly, that the
French ana English would br masters
Of the DardaneIlcs. sea Of Marmora
aud Bosphorus within fourteen days.
There are. OF course. no American.
canal builders anywhere near the
Dardnncllcs: there Is no such rail-
road a. the allies are said 10 have
built. the Greek towns are In ruin as
before: and the f~ourtecn-day period
NI - ~ IANALAN VI N"N
etrnits n rccurrcntsy prolonged.
The rumors mentioned are not the
most extrayagant that one hears In
Constantiaople, they are merely
| those heard mos, often and seemingly
believed by a large number OF Greeks
and Armenians.
Seeking enlightenment as 10 the
. reason for such an old m ns the
presence OF American canal disgers.
the correspondent learned from a
Greek resident that h allies had en-
gagged American engineers TO dig tho
supposed canal because they had such
~succosa In canal building at Panama.
and that the object Of the canal
through tho Gallipoii peninsula was
to afford a channel for he allied
fleet 20 reach Constantinople without
having to pass tho Dardancllca' forts,
whose strength no one here. even
! Crooks and Armenians, longer doubt.
The suggestion tina such n canal
would he the task OF several years
wn- altogether lost on the nan who
believed the rumor
The report that tho allies ave built
n military railroad from Sid-el-Bahr
to a point twenty-five kilomctcrs
north a. even more widely believed.
The truth Is that the allies would
have 10 run the railroad IN circles N
order TO make il twenty-five kilo-
! meters n length unless II penetrated
the Turkish lines.
An attache OF the American cm-
hassy in Constantinoplc had been so
impressed with these reports OF the
railroad building. IN fact. that even
he besieged the Associated Press cor
respondent for Inc truth.
The activity Of persons b circu-
late such rumors A. are calculated 10
falsely impress tho %populacc with the
success % the allies gives tho military
authorities considerable trouble. Tho
penalty for such an oncnsc may he 20
much ne six years imprisonment and
a nne that may mean the rouhscation
lcf all The property tho offender hn'.
Rut even this drastic measure does not
mako the rumor mongers more care
fnl. Almost daily n dozen n such
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-09-04
BRITISH TO FIGHT
GERMAN GAS WITH
FIRE

ASSOCIATED Press corrcspondencc,)
London. Aug. i0.-Tho British
army plans Go fight the German gas
attacks with fire. This is the scheme
recommended by a committee OF in
ventors headed By Sir Hiram Maxim
who has designed a simple apparatuI
which the government IL now testing.
The object oi the apparatus IN 10
cause large aud rapidly spreading
fires BY means OF specially designed
inccndiary bombs thrown In the path
Of the advancing gas at q distance OF
several hundred yards. ny this means.
since the heating Of the air must
cause al upward current. Il " ex-
pected TO drive the gas up out OF
harms way
Sir iIiram's explanation OF the
scheme is as follows.
The German gas al one atmoa-
phcre OF pressure ~ two and a half
times rs heavy as air. In escaping
into the air u very quickly becomes
mixed with a large quantity OF air. so
that by the time Il reaches our
trenches a IN. as a rulc, less than I
per sent heavier than the surround
ing air; hat IL. u Is extremely light
ns compared with the air, but Il h.
cutie strong enough 10 prove fatal
In most cases we find the air that
has only one-thousandth part Of chio-
rine Ia the one that has done the
most harm.
IA occurred a. me some months
ago that. II a fire could be produced
between the gas ana our trenches the
rapid upward movement OF the air
/ would AXE the chlorine along with Il
and this Is quite true. Tho bombs
that I made were 20 be thrown by
hand. but Il was found that. ~ ordor
to be thrown any distance they had
10 be made quite small. and, more
; over. they could not be thrown as far
as the officers wished to throw them.
II delivered 100 10 the government for
experimental purposes. 4 few OF
these have been tested, and Il was
found that the fire should be grcater
and farther away, 30 | have designed
"A very much simpler and larger form.
The nrm I'm London when proposes
to meke them has designed a machine
/ for throwing them with great accur-
acy a distance OF 500 yards, which
will be quite enough. Iy this means
a IRE OF any size may be produced
and " the fire is large enough the
gases must be dissiputod; Il cannot hC
otherwise,
The first bombs I designed IN
volved the use OF petrol but II was
thought that the consumption would
be so large that there might he q
shortage. / have therefore been eT-
perimcnting and am now In poHsessior
OF "A liquid that does just as well and
only costs half rs much, while tins
supply Of Il r. unlimited"