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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-22
One Man Rule

The whole purpose OF democracy is that
we may hold counsel with one another so
as not to depend upon the understanding
of ono man. but to depend on the counsel
of alL-Woodrow Wilson in THE New
Freedom"
THIS is what woodrow Wilson thought
before he entered the White House, but
he has learned better When one man is
eouipped by years of study of public ques-
tions In the quiet of his library, and is i'm
bued with the belief that the British paria-
mentary system is superior 10 the American
and executive branches of the Government,
that man. when put to the test discovers
that his theory of universal counsel preced-
ing action breaks down; and more or less
direct orders must be issued. If Congress is
to carry out tho program decided upon by
the elected head of his party.
Mr.. Wilson does not consider himself
President of the United States. He is an
elected premier, commissioned with the duty
Of carrying out the policies which he thinks
best. It is the Wilson Government here, as
It is now the Asquith Government in Eng
land. and was the Balfour, the Salisbury or
the Gladstone Government. 1t is Wilson who
holds Congress in session and who decides
whether the new Congress shall meet in
forced the ship-purchase bill through the
House, and who decides what measures are
to be considered for the next two years
We are dependent upon the understanding
OF one man."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-22
Where Are the washingtons Of Today7

! NEARLY all Of the solid citizens OF George
/ IN washlngton's day were loyalists They
! we're opposed to stirring up trouble.
They insisted that the mother country was
justified in her course, or that IL mistakes
had been made in London the colonists should
possess their souls in patience until the
abuses OF power were corrected.
They were conservatives, absorbed in their
own affairs and did not want business unset
tied by war.
The Revolution was the uprising of demoo-
racy. il was peoples revolt.
The men who had nothing to lose but their
liberties were willing to lay down their lives
rather than be deprived of their most pre-
cious possession.
Tho rest were Indifferent to ideals SO long
as their investments were not seriously Inn
paired.
Washington belonged by birth and associa-
tion to the loyalist class. He was landed
proprietor. He had a splendid estate In Vir-
glnia. He could sit at his door and look over
an enhancing panorama Of hill and valley
with the slvery Potomac winding in and out
as II found Its way down to the sea.
1t would have been easy for him to say
that the discomfort of the people was no con-
Germ OF his
He could have remained on his estate,
managed his slaves, rested in the evening
with a company of congenial friends on the
lawn that sloped down to the river, and let
the Revolution fail.
But he led the people to freedom
There ls a revolution brewing In this city
today.
The Tory class is Indifferent.
It sits idly In its homes or lounges In its
clubs, plainly bored by the agitation for pop
uar rule.
"The Organization does well enough" these
men say, 80 why take the trouble to force 1t
to be decent?"
They get their dividends.
They have their understanding with the
gang leaders that they are to be protected,
and they do not care whether the children
of tho poor die in disease breeding tenements
or whether the money that should be used
for public improvements is appropriated TO
pay the salaries OF political workers.
They do not care whether the working peo-
plo have to spend one hour or half an hour
in getting to their work, or whether they
have to pay eight cents fare instead OF five
cents.
They do not care whether the rapid transit
system is developed in the interest OF the
whole city or for the benefit Of the Rapid
Transit Company and few real estate spec
ulators.
Where are the washingtons in Philadel-
phia today?
Where are the men with public spirit
enough to give their time and their energy
and their money to making this city the best
governed on the continent and the most at
tractive both to working people and to large
Industrial enterprises?
Where are the business men who will sur
render a small temporary advantage for the
greater good of the community at large?
If they are here It is time that they came
into the open so that they may be counted
and weighed.
Let every big man" look into his own mir
ror this afternoon to see If he can find in the
face reflected there any of the spirit that
transformed washington from aristo-
cratic Virginia planter into the successful
leader Of great popular revolt.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-22

that he would be glad to have the man
marry his own sister.
Parents should not nnd II difficult to esteb-
llsh this custom Of sponsoring those who
would wed their daughters It is needed
among the well-to-do as much as among the
poor, for the dissolute and the adventurer
are found everywhere
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-22

piled: go home, my friend, and read at
tentively the 10th verse of the 18th chapter
of Proverbs" The verse reads Accuse not
a servant to his master lest he curse thee and
thou be found guilty" John Hay in his
diary tells of Lincolns death:
look OF unspeakable peace came upon
his worn features. At 22 minutes after
he died. Stanton broke the silence by say
ing: "Now he helongs to the ages.n
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-22
LAST HOPE OF THE
MERCHANT MARINE
Subsidies and Revision of Navigation
Laws Could Not Save 1t, in Opinion
of Believer in Government-Built
Trade Ships.
By A RETIRED NAVAL OFFICER

TIME reason that private capital in the
Limited States has not invested in merchant
ships under the United states flag is because
American capital has found that it can earn
larger dividends by investing in ships flying
foreign flags. The war in Europe, however.
has made all investments in German and
Austrian vessels a dead loss and II would
be very interesting to know just what per-
centage of the stock of the German and AUS
trian ships now interned in the ports Of this
country is owned by American capital for
this may account for the desire in some
quarters to have the United States Govern
ment purchase these ships.
AS the operation of merchant marine by
private capital is a matter Of dollars and
cents and not Of sentiment or public policy,
we may be sure that private capital In this
country will never of itself establish an
American merchant marine. unless the Gov
ernment comes to It's assistance and pro-
vides a subsidy Of some kind in order that
the difference in the cost of operating the
ships, which is claimed may be made up.
Foreign Advantage Is Insurmountable
It Is very doubtful, even after a careful re-
vision OF our navigation laws and antquated
steamship inspection requirements, which i'm
we can make It possible for private capital
ever to compete with foreign ships and give
a good. safe service without a subsidy for
not only are these ships subsidized. but in
order TO make larger profits, great many
foreign ships are operated in the cheapest
and most unsafe way, with the exception of
some of the first-class passenger and mail
lines There is no doubt that the manning
OF these ships almost without exception,
could be greatly improved.
About 20 years ago, in conversation with a
friend. the writer remarked that in time the
Government would own and operate the rail-
roads of this country. The reply was TO the
effect that this would be very bad on
count of the amount of Federal patronage
involved. and my answer was This is a
choice of evlls-the Government had better
own the railroads than have the railroads
own the Government"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-22
LINCOLN AND STANTON

Much has been written OF the diniculfles
between IAnooln ana Secretary stanton. But
here are tWo anecdotes which set the matter
n 4 liehl fegsEaple e both men Somebody
came 8 Isneola ana bitterly denounced slan-
ton fes ' IS p oiher Fhs Pfeziaent rs
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-22

Il may Be proper Tor Secretary Garrison 70
insist that an army captain explain Why he
said 10 public that Il would take a year for
the United States 70 train an army of iOo8
0ee men, especially IS Great Britain has
trained an army q 100000 "a six months.
eaeh a dispsressment 81 tie ability of this
eeautrv aust 1T b ailoae4
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-22
misunderstood

Day has 4 kindly loving heart thsx
While night ls made ol Geld and silent nae'-
Hut often, after Might has sqpe Nzl na
I've found her tears upon tee Nts
douers
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-22

Samuel Gompers said that II the Fedora
tion Of Labor paid the panbury Hstters' hns
Il would encourage more suits. Representa-
tive Fitzgerald wanted to know why payment
OF the hne by Government appropriation
would not also encourage such suits And
The matter rested right there.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-22

The Kaiser is setting good example to
those who complain of the high cost OF liv-
ing. by having his potatoes hoiled with the
Jackets on They say that he eats the jackets,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-22

ALTERATION seems 10 be all there is in A. J.
Drexers remark that the German blockade
is blur. -Four ships have already been
sunk since Thursday by something more
effective than blum.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-22

Naturally villa wants to meet President
Wilson. He would not be halt man II he
were not anxious to express his gratitude in
person.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-22

The Queen OF the Belgians has pawned her
Jewels. and no one thinks any the worse OF
her for IT,
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-09-03
Former Head of Horticulture De-
partment Will Succeed j. A. Tor
mey, observation-disclosures to
Take Place October 1

At a recent meeting of the board
of regents of the State College, Pro-
lessor w. S. Thornber, formerly
head of the department of horticul-
ture of the State College of Wash
ington, was elected head of the de-
partment of extension. He succeeds
Professor j. A. Tormey, who has an
nounced his desire to retire on Oc-
tober |, when Professor Thornber
will take charge of this department.
Professor w. s. Thornber came to
the State College in 1904 as professor
of horticulture. Under his admins
tration the horticultural division Of
the agricultural department made
such rapid progress that in 1907 a
separate department of horticulture
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-09-03
DAIRY INSTRUCTOR
LEAVES PULLMAN
X. Il. Hundertmark VIII Manage
Big Dairy Farm in Ohio--Isoosts
State College Stock

r. E. Hundertmark, for the past
two years instructor in dairy produc-
ton at the State College, left Mon
day for Ohio, where he will manage
big dairy farm. Mr.. Hundertmark
will be succeeded at the college by
Roy Phillips, a recent graduate from
Kansas Agricultural College, who
comes highly recon mended. To a
representative of a Spokane daily
paper, while stopping in that city,
Mr.. Hundertmark said:
During my stay at Pullman we
have developed the champion Hol-
stein COW of the Palouse region. Her
record is 807 pounds of butter In
one year at feed cost of 1896, or a
cost per pound Of butter Of II cents.
Her yield of milk during the same
period was 22,450 pounds. We have
also demonstrated that the small
COW does not belong on the Wash
ington dairy farm, but that the large
COW, irrespective of breed, is the best
money-maker. Figures to prove this
Will be shown at the Interstate Fair
Our samples of cream and milk
at the San Francisco exposition won
second and fourth prizes against
$500 entries. This Is the best show
ing the college has ever made along
this line.
mo college on the Coast has q
herd 80 thoroughly representative OF
the four dairy breeds as Washington
State College. It's showing of Ayr
shires is particularly fine. All the
milk is disposed of in Pullman and
during the last year the herd has
proved to be a considerable profit
Garner"
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-09-03
Il. 4. WARD DIES IN
LOCAL HOSPITAL

E. K. Ward, who came to Pullman
recently from Portland to work in
the harvest fields, died at the hos
pital here Tuesday afternoon, death
being due to relapse from typhoid
pneumonia. Mr.. Ward was a form
er member of Portland Lodge, No.
291, L. o. o. NJ, but was not in good
standing. His case was at once taken
In hand, however, by the local Moose
lodge, and the man was taken to the
hotel when he first became ill and
attended by the lodge physician.
Sunday he was removed to the hos
pital, where he expired. Immedi-
ately upon his death officials of the
local lodge communicated with the
Portland lodge, which guaranteed
burial expenses, regardless OF the
fact that his membership had laps ed,
and the body is now being held at
Klmballs undertaking parlors
awaiting instructions. Deceased is
survived by wife and one child,
who reside at Ariel Wash.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-09-03
NEARLY COMPLETED

Very little of what will probably
prove the bumper wheat crop of the
Palouse country Is still unthreshed,
and this week will see the harvest
aim ost completed. The yields con-
tinue to be above expectations and
reports OF SO bushels of fall wheat
on large acreages are common. The
weather has been ideal for harvest
ing operations, and many machines
have gone through the entire season
without the loss of single day. J.
c. Farr completed his run Wednes-
day and pulled in, James Carnegie
finishing today. Many threshermen
have only two or three days work
yet ahead of them. Only one or two
fields in the district north of Pull
man remain unthreshed, although
west of Pullman there Is sone little
combine and stationary work re-
naming.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-09-03
G|PS|ES RETURN;
LEAVE MINUS S25
Leader Attempts to Argue With
Chief of Police and Goes to
Jail-8ail Is $50 and Order
to Move

After finding Pullman an I'M
healthy place for undesirable tran
sients on two previous occasions re-
Gently, the band of gipsies which has
been touring eastern Washington re-
turned here Tuesday morning, but
after short argument with Chief
of Police Wagner the band of rovers
were again on their way, mourning
the loss of $25 from their illegiti-
mate Golfers. The dark-skinned
party arrived in Pullman at about
l o'clock and, as on the two pre-
vious occasions, the female conting-
net soon sWarmed through the bust
ness section, offering to tell futures,
pasts and presents with infallible7ac-
curacy for anything they could get.
Chief Of Police Wagner rounded up
the male members of the party and
ordered them to leave town at once.
One member Of the gang became ar
gumnetatiye and attempted to dis
suade the chief with the result that
he was soon languishing in the city
bastile while Chief Wagner was
searching for police justice to mete
out the proper punishment. Failing
in his quest. Chief Wagner returned
to the Jail and told the swarthy in
mate that he would be given his lib
erty upon payment of $25 bail, and
contingent upon the entire party
m owing at once. This the gypsy at
first refused to do, and he was again
placed under lock and key.
Learning of the trouble of her
husband, the mans wife soon visit
ed the Jail to confer with him, and
between them they produced the re-
CURED $25 and secured the mans
release.
I 1t is improbable that the leader
will return to appear before the
local justice court, but will likely
elect to let we'll enough alone and
leave his s25 in the city exchequer'
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-09-03
ThOrnbGr to Head Extension Department

was created by the regents, of which
he was elected head. After five years
as head of the horticultural depart
ment, he resigned in 1912 to accept
the superintendency of the Lewiston
Land & Water company's develop
ment at Lewiston, Idaho, where he
now is located.
Prior to coming to Washington
Professor Thornber was a faculty
member of the Agricultural College
of North Dakota, from which institu-
ton he graduated, later taking a
masters degree from Harvard.
j. A. Tormey, who for two and
one-half years has been at the head
Of the department, resigns to accept
position as managing director of
the Conservative Land Investment
company. This company owns 10000
acres of wheat land in Benton county
and has on its property a gas we'll
which it will develop for light and
power.
The extension movement, now aid
ed by the government as we'll as the
state, has in the past few years be-
come wonderful power for good in
spreading the gospel of better farm
ing am ong the farmers of the state,
and the new head is especially we'll
equipped to carry on the fast growing
work of the department. Three hun
dred thousand residents of the state
have already taken advantage of the
information taken to them through
the department by means of demon
stration trains, extension schools and
Institutes. The boys and girls club
work movement, in charge of T. ].
Newbill, has been made part of the
extension department, adding consid-
erably to the scope of the work.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-09-03
ORDERS TO ARREST WOMAN

The county prosecutor has given
orders to Pullman officials to arrest
the woman who was engaged il do
ing Texas Tommy" trot In a we'll
at Colfax last week, providing she
attempts some Of the stunts she IS
accused of doing the last day or so
that the Campbell Carnival company
operated in Colfax. Rumors reached
the prosecutor that the woman, for
an extra compensation, tripped
number OF fantastic steps, clad in
Mother Eve garb, and he proposes
that the gentle college folks be pro-
tected from such an immoral scene.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-09-03
WASHINGTON, FRIDAY SEPTEMBER ).
August Heat Without Precedent
Broke All Records for High Temper
AZURE Since Observations Have
Been Kept at w. ). c.

August, 1915, will be long remem-
bered as a freak month in Pullman,
as well as in other sections of the
country. 1t was the hottest August
on record since weather observa-
lions have been kept at the w. S. G.
The average maximum temperature
for the month was 94.7 degrees, 10
degrees higher than the normal av-
erage maximum of August during
the period since 1898. The follow
ing table shows the record by years:
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-09-03
FORMER PULLMANITE DEAD

Word was received in Pullman
yesterday of the death of w. B. Wal
lis, for many years resident of Pull
man, which occurred at the home OF
his son, VIII Wallis, near Great
Falls, Mont. Death was caused by
heart failure. The body will be
shipped to Pullman, but funeral ar
rangements had not been made at
the time OF going to press. MIR. Wal
lis was the father of Mrs. John W.
Mathews of this city.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-09-03

Last Sunday, August 20, was the
hottest day of the month and Of the
year, the thermometer registering
100 degrees.
That the Palouse country is get
ting exceedingly dry is indicated by
that the fact that college weather
records. show that from September,
1913, to September, 1914, the pre-
cipitation totaled but 1919 inches.
and from September, 1914, to Sep
TENDER, 1915, but 1910 inches
while the normal annual precipita-
inches.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-09-03
GOING DOWN"

Grain prices are still on the down
grade. and some buyers and farmers
predict that 50-cent wheat will be
the order of events before many
weeks, although some are OF the
opinion that the prices will ultimate
ly recover. The slump has put
uuietus on sales, and farmers as
general rule are holding. Yesterday 8
quotations were just seven cents
under those of last Friday on wheat
10 cents on oats and five cents on
barley. The quotations yesterday
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-09-03
GETS HIGH HONOR

C. w. Vance, principal of the
Franklin school. has been granted a
life teachers certificate by the STATE
board of education. This is the high
est grade certificate under the laws
Of the state of Washington and ex-
empts the recipient from all further
examinations.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-09-03

Mrs. f. o. Cathcart gave delight
full card party Wednesday evening In
honor of Misses Alice and Kate AL
len. who have been visiting their
brother, Lee Allen. The rooms were
very prettily decorated with sweet
peas and asters. Five hundred was
played and dainty refreshments
served.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-09-03

How much hotter August, 1915,
was than August, 1914, is shown by
the following comparison OF the
maximum temperature of each day
of the two months. The star (*l in
dicates higher temperature in 1914.
futures without stars represent high
er temperature in 1915.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-09-03

G. w. Livingston returned
wednesday from Toroda, where he
spent a couple of months looking
after his property interests, visiting
relatives and hunting and fishing.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-09-03

The average daily temperature of
August, 1915, was also higher than
in any August on record, and there
was no precipitation during the
month, as is shown by the following
table:
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-09-03

o. w. Pinkley and family returned
yesterday from a three weeks vaca-
ton spent at coast pleasure reaorta
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-09-03

Prof Scion Shedd returned this
week from Oregon, where he spent
Part OF his vacation In geological
survey work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-30
ID COMPEL AUDITOR . ID PAY S4O0O ID.
 STAL[|NGS AS FEES
Claim Is Made for Services in Settling 15O Tax Cases in Jefferson
 County

Montgomery, September 29.-(Spe- cial )-Judge w. w. Pearson of the city court of Montgomery this afternoon is- sued writ of mandamus, returnable October ', requiring State Auditor M. O Allgood to show cause why he does not issue his warrant upon the state treasurer for $4000 in favor of Jesse Stallings of Birmingham.
 Application for the writ of manda- mus followed the refusal of Auditor Allgood upon the advice of Attorney General William L. Martin to honor the requisition of former President John Mooring of the tax commission, ap- proved by former Governor O'Neal for $40O0 in favor of Colonel Stallings as fees for special services rendered the state in the settlement of about 150 tax cases in Jefferson county. The voucher in favor of Colonel Sailing was issued from office.
 Demand for the warrant was made upon Auditor Allgood by Colonel Stall lings this afternoon in the presence of Judge c. c. Nesmith of Birmingham. Following the auditors refusal to is sue his warrant upon the treasurer, ap- plication was made to Judge Pearson for a writ compelling the auditor to show cause why he should not issue his warrant for the amount specified on the voucher. Frank s. White, Jr, of Birmingham, is equally interested as plaintiff with Colonel Stallings in the prosecution of this suit