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The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1915-09-28
British Transport Sunk.

Vienna. - An Austrian submarine
commanded by Lieutenant Won Trapp
torpedoed and sank a large British
transport, a few days ago in the south
ern Adriatic.
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1915-09-28
Cotton Brings II Is Cents.

Houston. sold at Garrison
a. IL l-Sc and cotton seed at S2S. As
a result. says dispatch from that
point, farmers are hauling in from
ever direction and selling freely.
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1915-09-28
Increase Berlin Rations.

Berlin. The increase in bread ra-
lions granted some time ago to the la
boring classes OF Berlin has now been
extended to other portions of the civil
population
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1915-09-28
Arrlxes After Z Yrars.

Houston. - Mrs. c. r. Bender has
just received a postcard which was
mailed on February 3, 1908. Where
1t has been in the intervening seven
years cannot be learned
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1915-09-28
Steamer Is Not Sunk.

London. - The British tank steamer
San Zeferino, which was reported as
torpedoed and sunk by submarine,
has been beached. according to Lloyds.
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1915-09-28

There is a story of an
aged savage who, after hav-
ing lived in civilized COM
munities most of his life,
returned in his old age to
his native tribe, saying he
had tried civilization for
Much of the philosophy of
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1915-09-28
Pension List Oecreases.

Washington. - Death decreased the
governments Civil war pension roll
nearly 10 per cent during the last fis-
cal year. according to Commissioners
of Pensions Saltzgaber.
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1915-09-28

There is no personal faith
like that a man has won by
fight and struggle with
doubt and fear. Here, as
elsewhere, the law holds
that we pay the price for
what is truly excellent No
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1915-09-28

1t seems strange that the
parents of today are so very
careless in the teaching and
training of their young boys
and girls.
In the neighborhood where
| live are two families.
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1915-09-28
Dismiss Ratchet Case.

Muskogee.-Mrs w. b. Province.
charged with Staying her husband with
a Ratchet. was dismissed here after .
preliminary hearing.
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1915-09-28

Another British Ship Lost
London, Announcement was made
that the british steamer Horden had
been sunk The crew was landed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-02

$40 GOLDEN ASH KITCHEN CABINET $14so.
This Combination Kitchen Cabinet IS made
has two large cupboards to hold dishes that are
used in the kitchen 1t has four large drawers for
spices or small articles that convenient in the
kitchen. There is large table top lpace. The
base is compact and convenient, has one fitting bin
for flour two bread boards and large cupboard.
This is one of the finest AMI nandest kitchen cabi-
for the price Height II in; width. 46 in You
can save about $500 by ordering this Of us. No.
p 1ss5a SEPTEMBER SALE $14.9O
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-02
CONSTANT UNIVERSAL
A $500 Range for $46.40 fol
This September Sale.

Our Constant Range offer the and best ana
reservoir 500 pounds And we
skill
world
better
willing Constant stand side
submit judge Of their
established thorough
it
We Reservoir $795 extra.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-02

a $500 Washer for $685..
This Washer has every Improvement.
including the draft gearing BY which
you can wash heavy load in half the
time required by others to wash a
light one. It Is built Of cypress and
resists the, action Of water and acids
better than any other wood. 1t is re-
inforced with steel rods. and a child
can operate it with ease. It will wash
anything from lace handkerchief to
the heaviest bed guilt and do. it bet
te., than any other rotary washer on
the market. Price for this 60 or
SEPTEMBER SALE ..... = OBJ
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-02
$4,000 Stove

This is not cheap Freless Cooker, but the best
one manufactured. Inside is all aluminium which
makes it rust proof and indestructble. The insula
ton is perfect.
This fireless cooker reduces the work In the
kitchen to minimum. Food can be placed in cook
er and time be spent in other household duties.
Keeps the kitchen cool and comfortable and free
from odors OF foods. No danger of burning. Big
saving in fuel bill. Bakes. roasts and stews.
Every Faithful" Fireless Cooker is lined with
pure aluminium and the two hole cooker has the fol-
lowing equipment:
One eight-qt aluminium vessel with cover
Two four-qt. pure aluminium vessels with covers.
One three-qt. pudding pan inset.
One pair tongs for handling radiators Two pie
or cake racks
One book OF instructions and recipes Four soap
stone radiators Regular $500 r7 IN
partment SEPTEMBER SALE PRICE -. .JU
Regular $500, two compartments, Oh An
SEPTEMBER SALE PRICE ............ p Thu
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-02

Anticipate Your Wants and Save One-Haf
lei know positively the quality

SPECIAL POINTS
OF cONSTRUc-
TON
Plain Finish
Mission Style
Oven IS in. Wide
20 Inches Deep
Oven Thermometer.
Strong, Drop Oven
Door Forming a
Shelf when opened.
Strong, durable,
Dampers and
handles.
Key Plate Top
one Sectional Cover,
High Warming
Closet.
This Range is a per
feet baker and an
Ideal Water Heat
er. Inside Oven
Door White Enamel
Cheyenne record., 1915-11-25
1ined to beat them if they get

mined to beat them if they get
another chance. The following
were the players; Captain, Geo.
Trumhor, Jack Lenihan, Francis
Cahill, Rhee Pfost, Don Kitch.
Supt. Graves Of Sharon Springs
officiated as refree and Rev.
'Grunwald acted as umpire.
The girls tried to heat the
record of the boys and started
out we'll winning the first half of
the game by a score of 4 to 2 but
the Sharon girls did much, better
Cheyenne record., 1915-11-25

in the second half and ran away
with the game winning by score
of 16 to 6. The following played
Eftie Walker captain, Verna Nel-
son. Naoma Mason, Myrtle Will
Jams, Melba Akerly. Ethel Shy.
Miss Kitch officiated as referee
and Supt. Graves acted as UNI
pire.
Cheyenne record., 1915-11-25

Ga h4vnIay December 6. the
Fl =. SESSION of the Gath Congress
W cDnve.nr. The Democrats
WI: have comfortable IHH ,rity
il both branches, and a Demo
c,;i.ic President in the White
liuu,e vi further enphath:ze
tive narty's iomlna zee in nation
al affairs.
1t would be diff cult to eXag
gerate the Importance OF The
questions which will come before
the approaching session for con
sideration and decision. Some
OF them are the most momentous
pr.eent q TO the representatives
Of the American people since So
ct:s:un, and later reconstruction.
distracted our nat:on's councils
ard consecrated g hundred bat
sltGal;Is witt. the best blood Of
AmHl'ica.
Through the courtesy of the
editor Of this paper, and OF many
papers throughout the state.
hope to discuss these questions
with my constituents. During
The long session Of the sixty third
Congress l presented to you a
weekly REPORT OF national leg
i3Iaton. | ar now resumlng
that work with the expectation
of prosecuting it until the ad-
journment OF Congress next fall.
NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS
To what extent shall the Uni
ted States become d military ma
ton?
1t is easily conceivable that cur
answer to that question will de-
termine the destiny Of the re-
public.
Roughly stated those who are
the leaders of thought on this
subj, ct may be divided into three
classes:
First we have those who con-
tend that our existing military
and naval establishment is more
than ample for our need. They
point out that since the Spanish
American War the appropriations
for the war and navy depart
ments have trebled and that last
year they reached the imposing
total of $250,OOO,00o. This was
more than any other country ex-
cept Great Britain and Germany,
the latter for one year only-had
ever expended for these purpo-
ses in time Of peace.
These gentlemen argue that
our navy is fully the equal Of
Germany's or Japan's and that if
we use it for defensive purposes
alone it is capable Of overwhelm-
ing any force which either nation
might send across the ocean to
attack us. They feel that we
should depend on mines, sub-ma-
rines and Notifications to defend
our COASTS, and they protest that
dreadnaughts and battle cruisers
are instruments of offensive war
fare and therefore should be
sparingly constructed by nation
seeking peace.
They would give independence
to the Fiiipinos and remove the
Stars and Stripes from the Wes-
tern shores of the Pacific, thus
affording the world assurance
that we have no ambition for ter
ritorial aggrandisement.
They ridicule the contention
that any country could land and
Cheyenne record., 1915-11-25


in their contention that the Uni
ted States is without q proper ar
my. navy and coast defenses,
what have our military and naval
authorities been doing with the
$3.50, 900, 900 which we have been
giving them every year?
THE PRESIDENTS PLAN
Second--We have those who
support President Wilson's pro-
gram. Most of these gentlemen
are not elarmists. They do not
affirm that some nation is p:epar
ing to attack US and they 90 not
contend that we would fall easy
victims of such an assault.
They hold, however. that half
the world appears to have gone
mad and that you can never tell
what will happen when you are
dealing with a Iunatic.
"So," they say, lets provide
a navy which will quickly dis
pose of any enemy who may ap-
proach our country. and, as an
additional safeguard against mis-
fortune, organize a military es-
tablishment W hich would enable
US to put half a million men at
any exposed point in a few days.
Tie Presidents plan is con-
fes: edly a comprom Sc, but those
who favor it believe it is a sane
compromise. They hold that it
will not af1ict US with the evils
Of militarism, but will give us all
the essentials Of preparedness.
This scheme will cost 1850, 900,
900 a year,
JINGOES GONE MAD.
Third-We have the jingoes,
who are going up and down the
land giving utterance to he most
fantastic faIsehoods, and clamor-
ing for a standing army of at
least 500, men and reserves
which would include practically
every able bodied citizen of the
republic. The principal spokes-
men of this faction demand a ma
Wy which will equal combined
fleets Of Japan and Great Britain
| cannot believe that their ideals
could be realiz=d-if at all-for
less than one thousand million
dollars a year.
That is probably four times as
much as any civilized nation has
ever expended on its army and
navy in time of peace and it is
twenty times asmuch rs this
country was spending on it's army
and navy twenty years ago.
From time to time | will sup
ply my readers with Il few facts
concerning the various phases of
this question of national prepar-
edness. In this report l cannot
do more than briefly sketch the
positions of the principal conten-
ders in the great controversy.
WHO WILL PAY?
There is one point which all the
jingoistic leaders seem disposed
to avoid. 1t is this:
Who will pay the bills for ma
tional preparedness?
v here are we to ge! the $780,
OOO,O required by the Presi:
dents program and where could
we possibly get $3.50, 600, 900 de.
manded by the jingoes?
Unfortunately there is only one
pla"e where Uncle Sam can OBJ
tain the money to meet his obli
gatious, and is out of the pockets
Of the people.
Shall additional revenue be
raised by increasing the tax on
large incomes and levyirg great
inheritances or shall we put the
burden on the necessities Of life
Cheyenne record., 1915-11-25
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

The ninth grade are working
hard to arrange a play for some
time in December.
Glenn Sal~da returned to
school Monday after belng out
about a week because Of a.severe
cold.
The high school board has pur-
chased a 450 dollar piano from
the Baldwin Co. for the DOR
mitory.
DR.. Booth visited the school
in Off .ial capacity one day last
week, and incidentally heard
some classes recite.
Quite a large per .eatage of the
high school went to the game
and two teachers, Miss NicSer-
son and Miss kitch.
School was dismissed Wednes-
day night until Monday morn
ing. Most of the oormitory pu-
pills went home for a pleas mt
Thanksgiv ing.
Thursday night Hann's jnbilee
Singers will give concert in the
high school auditorium for the
benefit Of the piano fund. Judg-
ing by the advanced sale OF seats
the hail will be filled to its capa-
city.
Prof. Morrill, Of Fort Collins
agricultural school and Mr..
McMur;o spoke at the school
building Monday morning, Two
others were present, Mr.. Adams
of town and Mr.. Raum of Fort |
Collins.
Saturday night the members |
of the high school, gave social
evening in the domestic scie.ce
room for the basket ball players.
The evening was spent in
games and a general social time.
Light refreshments were serv-
ed.
Messrs Akerly and SadIer with
Miss Kitch and Mrs. Sadler were
looking after a piano Saturday |
afternoon and looked at two in
struments east Of town, but |
could not decide that either was
good enough for the dormitary.
Last week Wednesday morning
Rev. Carson, Congregational
minister from Denver, gave a
fine talk to the school pupils, on
on the idea Of being honest,
whole hearted, entergetic and
truthful. His talk was so pleas
ing that all voted to have him lee
ture in the school building in the
evening which he did taking for
his thought the putting of glory
into ones work. 1t was one of
the finest addresses. it was ever
the pleasure of the writer to hear
given in a school building.
Friday Morning the basket ball
teams representing the high
school, one Of boys and one Of
girls, went to Sharon Springs to
win more glory for their home
school. They motored down and
were accompanied by several
car of enthusiasts, there being
eight cars in all. The boys were
the first ones to play and the game
was called 2 80. The play was
fast and somewhat rough, the
Sharon boys taking revenge upon
the home boys for the defeat
they suffered here two weeks ago
At the end Of the first half tn e
Cheyenne record., 1915-11-25

Listen for the wedding bells
in next weeks issue.
Cheyenne record., 1915-11-25
" s:sl,;n ngton Letter

.... BY Edward keatinE
t,i,urre-si.:an fi.on the Third Colorado
bntr;,a.
The Washington times., 1915-03-19
FactionaIism and Politics to
Cause Trouble From First
Day of the Session.
KlTCHINS TASK DIFFICULT
New Floor Leaders Job Will Be
Harder Than UnderWood's.
Fitzgerald May Hep.

The new House will be a turbulent
and tumutous institution.
Unless all signs fail. the next regular
session of the House will bear about the
same relation to the one which has just
passed into history as one of Billy Sun
days meetings does to the ordinary re-
ligious gathering.
1t is hard to conjecture just where
the next House will land when it comes
to actual legislation. But there is every
reason to suppose that. storms of in
surrection, factionalism and politics
will begin to break over it fro mthe first
day of the session
Underwood Leadership Easy.
Underwood is gone to the Senate AS
leader of the House, he had wonderful
influence with the membership. Many
times his ideas did not coincide with
those of many other Democrats. He was
charged oftentimes by the radicals and
the Progressives with being conserva-
tive. Still, it is admitted Underwood
has peculiar qualifications for getting
on with men, and he was able to control
difficult situations such as few men
could have coped with. He was on good
terms, personally with practically the
entire House.
Generally speaking, he supported the
policies of the President and hence had
the White House backing when he tried
to put measures through. The fact
the last House was strongly Democratic
made his situation easier.
But the Democratic margin of control
In the new House is slight. The Demo-
cratic membership is thirty-one more
than Republican, Progressive, Socialist
and Independent strength combined.
This means that if sixteen or more
Democrats at any time choose to be-
come insurgent, the Democratic organi-
cations will be jeopardized.
The Washington times., 1915-03-19

What we do we do thoroughly
or we don't make the attempt. Just
to have few Suits or Top Goats for
s15-for the sake of having them
isn't our way.
We have made the SIS grade one
of the strongest in this entire line.
We have put into it grade of fabrics
that were never there before-a type
of workmanship that would be simply,
impossible if it was not done under
our own supervision and in our own
shops.
In other words, we haven't fol-
lowed established standards. We've
gone them far better.
The Washington times., 1915-03-19
EFFICIENCY RATING IS
GIVEN 1900 CLERKS
First Step Taken Toward Rat
ing U. S. Employees Under
Salary.
CONTINUED from First Pase.)

tSohIhhutO IRON PaRt.D
cheney Of the Civil Service Commission
has been studying work In the various
departments, and, with the cooperation
other officials in his department, the
situation among employees Of that de-
partment was first studied
The efficiency ratings recommended
by the efficiency division depart from
the percentage method used by. the civil
service commission in examinations,
and hitherto used by those departments
which attempted, In certain depart
ments. to rate the efficiency OF their
workers.
Mr.. Browns plan Is to fix a standard
salary for every Government job, from
men In charge of rooms to those em-
ployed as messengers. Then the salary
paid the individual doing the work Ia
to be determined by the way he meas
ures UP to the requirements Of the po-
sition In quantity and quality Of his
work. For example. II John Smith oc-
cupied position rated at s1,20o, and
cent efficient and its quality whs nine
tenths of the standard. he would be en-
titled to 1912. All computation is In the
decimal system instead Of by percent
ages.
BY this plan a man may be 100 pei
cent efficient in his position. and still
deserve either demotion or promotion
as the work he is doing does not call
for the salary now paid him.
Mr.. Browns recommendations will be
made In the Postoffice Department has
not yet been announced. 1t was init
mated, however, that efforts to read
Just positions of men there according
to work for which they are fitted would
The Washington times., 1915-03-19
EXTRA SESSION TO
BEHELD DBYSENATE
President Announces Body Must
Consider CIoture and For
eign Treaties.
CONTINUED from First Page.)

CONTINUED from First Page)
When that point Is reached. the cloture
proposition will come to the top and
the session will be transformed into a
life-and- death struggle for and against
the traditional rules of the body.
Historic Contest.
It will be an historic contest, no mat
ter how II may be conducted, or to what
result. without doubt a number of Re-
pubicans, some of whom have at times
in the past themselves resorted to the
fihbuster will line up for a cloture rule
provided 1t can be so formulated that
they can be convinced 1t will conserve
real freedom of debate. The Senate
has long maintained an attitude of, lofty
superiority toward the House. on the
ground that the House has ceased. un-
der its present rules, to be deliberatiVe
body. Veteran Senators especially. are
generally devoted to the old pules: they
are prepared to pronounce the doom or
the republic If the sacred right of un-
limited conversation Is taken from their
body.
But there are not very many Of the
old school Of conservative Senators left
in the body: and their pronouncements
are not so effective as they used to be.
In the last few years striking change
has come over the personnel and the
intellectual attitude of the chamber.
The fact that for more than hundred
years the Senate has had no previous
question is not a convincing argument
that there ought not to be a change
for another hundred years-not with
men who feel as Ollie James. of Ken
lucky, does about 1t. or owen. of Okla
homa. These men boldly declare that
the parliamentary experience of the
world has been. within this last CEN
tury. crysta.lized into the general rule
that the majority must at some stage
be able to have its way. or else there
can be no legislation at all.
The political effects of a great fight
OH this issue are discussed a good deal.
The Washington times., 1915-03-19

be made before the new rating methods
would be applied in every case.
There are other points about the sug-
gestions the Postofice Department Of
ficials q erstudying carefully in order
to apply them more intelligently to
their particular departments.
The efficiency division did not indicate
which department would be taken UP
next The division works with tho
heads OF departments and studies the
conditions OF each department before
mapping out a rating system.
"For example," Mr.. Brown said, 1T
was comparatively easy to work out an
efficiency plan for the money counting
division of the Treasury Department,
for there each employe does one thing.
and an exact record can be made Of
each days work. But In other depart
ments where the work Of men vary.
where they are writing, talking. doing
accounting work, all In the same day.
their efficiency necessarily must large
ly depend upon the judgment of their
superiors. But where these positions
may be standardized to some extent Ia
in the fixing of standard salaries to
certain classes of work, then estimating
how nearly men come to earning that
standard salary"
The Washington times., 1915-03-19
Bolivian Minister Tells
Of Beauties of Country

Members of the National Press Club
were entertained last night with motion
pictures OF industrial Bolivia" ex-
hibited through the courtesy Of the Bo-
livian minister, Senior Don 1gnacio Cal
deron, and explained by him. Minister
Calderon took his audience by photo
graph through the tin and copper mines
of Bolivia, sowed the Bolivian people
at their various vocations, and demon-
strated In remarkably interesting film
the opportunities of his country.
Minister Calderon Is a diplomat who
recognizes the educational value of mo-
ton pictures and several months ago
he engaged New York film corpora
tion to go to his country and depict its
industries. The first reels arrived this
week, and were shown at the Press
Club last night before shipment to San
Francisco, where they will be shown as
feature of the Bolivian exhibit at the
exposition.
1t was te regular Thursday evening
entertainment of the newspapermen's
organization.
The Washington times., 1915-03-19

a fair. assumption they will rot fall
over themselves to please the White
House.
May Call On Fitzgerald.
But there is another interesting angle
80 this. Leader Kitchin has not been
known as one of the skilled parlia-
mentarians of the House, He may de-
velop into one, but It is doubtful II he
will ever become a match for the per-
slstent and pertinacious, likewise pug
nacious, Jim" Mann, the Republican
leader.
Fitzgerald is probably the ablest par
Humanitarian on the Democratic side.
He can hold his own with Mann or
anyone else. The Democratic organiza-
ton In all likelihood will have to rely
be compelled to allow him to take the
leadership when there is a real parlia-
mentary battle. This, of course, will
greatly strengthen his position and his
influence.
Moreover, "Fitz," as chairman of APP
preparations and as d leader who has
insisted on the need for economy, Is in
a strong situation in this matter. He
has practically forced the President to
give consideration to a budget plan.
To Scramble For Plums.
The distribution of committee plums
VIII leave wake of trouble and heart
burning among the House Democrats
This Will be another cause of dissension
The Republicans will have their own
dificulties In this respect, but they will
not be so serious for the reason that
committee positions are of less conse-
quence to the members of the party
which Is in the minority.
Presidential and Congressional politics
Will be rife in the next House, and the
Republicans and Bull Moose will omit
no chance to bring grief to the Demo-
Gratis. 1t will not be period for Dem
ocratic sunshine and happness-that
much is certain. In fact, If the Demo-
cratic side of the House goes through
the ordeal without coming out badly
wrecked and racked from its expert
ence, 1t will be more fortunate than
ncst observers of the situation expect.
The Washington times., 1915-03-19

a fair assumption they will rot fall
over themselves to please the White