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Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-02-18
Popular Government
And the Electorate
RY n. L. Loucks.

AS one of the pioneer advocates of
direct legislation" / have been re-
auested to define what the promoters
hoped for and expected to accomplish
by means of popular government.
What is the difference between
constitution and the laws enacted by
our state legislature? We the people
in our sovereign capacity by direct
popular vote enacted our fundamen-
tai law, the constitution.
We ordained that it could not be
amended or repealed except by a ma
jority vote Of the people.
We conferred a limited power to
enact laws upon the state legislature,
with the proyiso that they must not
conflict with the constitution.
This is called representative gov
eminent.
Our experience was that the rail-
road and allied corporations control
led the politicians, machines OF both
parties, and through them our con
ventions and legislatures. We were
discouraged by the failure of our rep
resentatives to do the will of the peo-
pie even when promised in platform
pledges. The legislative sins Of om-
ission and commission were many.
We were helpless and almost hope
less until Rev. R. w. Hare suggested
the Initiative, referendum and imper-
alive mandate 1.-THE recall) as the
most efficient and effective remedy.
TO secure the law we placed princi-
pies above party, and it required the
breaking up OF both political parties
and the organization OF a new n to
secure results; but it was we'll worth
the effort.
we made direct legislation" a
plank in our platform and in 1885
made it the paramount state issue,
and were successful in e1ecting a leg.
|~isIature and governor that submitted
a constitutional amendment providing
for the initiative and referendum
only. This was adopted by q direct
vote lof the people in 1895, and be
came d part OF the constitution.
ri was perhaps our misfortune that
we were the pioneers, the first stats
in the union to enact such a law. W.
had no precedents as d guide and VIZ
| failed to incorporate the essential
protective, enforcing arm-the recall
By the Initiative we hoped to cure
In part the legislative sins OF omis
4 sion by submitting to the voters al
rect such laws as a reasonable nuIa
when adopted by the people it was
clothed with the same safeguards al
the constitution. in that 1t could no
be changed amended or repealed
except by majority vote Of the PEG
" ErE&< HZA..-nAE -
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-02-18

"a most Amercan OF he present time visualize George Washington and
~ as nearly III future Americans will know his features they ARE set
- forth IN the Gilbert Stuart portrait The best known of the ongt
nal Stuart portraits of Washington is unfinished. 1t hangs in the MI.
scum II Fine Arts, in Boston. In the life of Gilbert Stuart by George C. Ma
son, is to be found a reason for the unfinished state If the Washington portrait
The book says that this portrait gave Stuart more satisfaction than any other
until It wal completed he took care never to put In the background. In this
way ne managed to retain it" II til said. however, that the real reason for the
incomplete state of the portrait differs from that given in the book. On the
authority of William Lanier Washington, hereditary representative Of George
Washington In the Society of the Cincinnati, 1t may be said that George
Washington. did not like Gilbert Stuart and would nt stu until the portrait
war finished. He had agreed to pose for the painter only after the latterh had
promised to present the finished portrait to his sitter. But when Washington
would no longer grant him any sitdngs Stuart kept his word to deliver the
finished painting only by negectngs to complete It He made many finished
copies, which he sold Other artists copied It also and 1t was engraved fire.
quenny. Stuart offered II to the state Of Massachusetts for $1,000 but 1t was
declined After his death his widow sold it, with the companion portrait Of
Mira. Washington, for 1880.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-02-18
The Washington
Monument
BY EDNA DEAN PROCTOR

MKAVE you seen. by Potomac, tina,
WSM shaft in the skies,
LIS Soaring proud from the meadows
TO maie with the sun.
Now misty and gray as the clouds Il defies,
Now bright in the spiendor its daring
has won?
The winds are its comrades. the lightning,
the storm.
The first flash Of dawp on It's summit
shines fair.
And the last ray of sunshine iiiumines its
form.
Towering grand and alone in the limit.
less air
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-02-19
1WO SUBJECTS
OF IMPORTANCE
CONSIDERABLE ATTENTION is
GIVEN HIGHWAY AND TAX
PROBLEMS.
PROPOSE AN AMENDMENT 7
wise intcr-county Roads-To Be
Approved by State Department.
(By Denny Doncvan.)

Columbus, O-Highway and taxa
ton legislation are important subjects
for consideration by members of the
general assembly, though liquor traffic
measures also are expected to draw
considerable attention. Farmer mem
bers of the legislature with some of
their colleagues who are not residents
of the rural districts, may argue for
radical amendments to the proposed
administration bill for reorganization
of the state highway department and
enactment of part of the road code
reported by the special commissioner
appointed two years ago.
These legislators, is was said, will
probably ask for an amendment which
would turn over to the county COM
missioners supervision of the building
of intercounty roads and confine the
construction operations of the state
highway department to the building of
main market roads. The proposed
amendment, however, probably will
contain a provision requiring that in
tercounty road plans be approved by
the state highway department.
The highway measure, which is said
would give the highway department
control of road funds and the build
ing of both intercounty and market
roads, according to the understanding
of the farmer members. The house
taxation committee is expected to ar
range a hearing on taxation bills for
the benefit of members of the Ohio
Municipal League which will be in
session here in the near future.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-02-19
SHIP FLIES U. S. FLAG
LuslTANlA USES EMBLEM TO
SAFEGUARD AMERICANS.
Liner Warned by Steamer Baltic -
Captain Ready to Save Pas
sengers.

London, Feb. 9.-The British steam
ship Lusitania of the Cunard line,
which sailed from New York January
80 and arrived at Liverpool Saturday
afternoon, few the American flag from
the time she passed Queenstown un-
til she entered the Mersey.
This Is vouched for by American
passengers who crossed the Irish sea
aboard the vessel.
The Lusitania received wireless
message from the Baltic of the White
Star line that two submarines had
been sighted from that vessel.
Lusitania passengers who came
on to London said the submarines
were believed to be German vessels,
and the action of the Lusitania IN
hosting the American flag was one
effect of the newly announced policy
OF Germany to sink all British mer-
chantmen found within the sea war
zone delimited in the German ad'
miralty's proclamation of a blockade
of the British Isles.
After the Lusitania was warned OF
submarines while off Queenstown
Capt. Patrick Dow had the steamship
crew prepare lifeboats for instant use
If necessary.
VIII Irwin, an American writer, says
the Lusitania carried the regulation
large American flag at the stern, with
small American flag and mail pen
nant at the forepeak
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-02-19
~~e~WVN1%SU'sSs'SS Ss'SSN'SSVVNN1SSSSO7S
FLASH ES
OFF THE WIRE

Paris, Feb. 10.-The ministry of
war announces that Pierre Leroy
Beaulieu. formerly member of the
chamber of deputies and son of the
eminent economist, Paul Leroy-Beau-
lieu, has been missing since the battle
of Scissors.
Amsterdam, via London, Feb To-
The German postal authorities. have
announced that the German wireless
system may no longer be used for the
transmission of private messages.
This interdiction applies even to pri-
vate messages intended for warships
and other vessels at sea.
Fire Island, Feb S.-Twenty-one
members of the crew of the British
bark Hougomount, which went
aground in dense fog, have been
brought to shore here in a breeches
buoy. Seven others. including Cap
tain Mcdonald. refused to leave the
vessel.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-02-19
NO COMPROMISE
ON SHIP BILL
President Wilson to Stand Pat
on Measure.
MAY APPEAL TO THE PEOPLE
Extra sesslon Of Congress May Be
Called to Pass on Act II Senate
Defeats it-Lane's Appoint
ment ls Significant.

Washington, Feb 2.-President VIII
son will stand pat on the ship-pur-
chase bill, according to an announce
ment made at the White House. No
compromise will be acceptable and the
Gore bill as it now stands will be ad-
hered to by the administration until the
end. If necessary the president will
30 to the country on it."
If the measure Is defeated at the
present session Of the senate, an extra
session probably will be called to
pass it.
Action in the house is now being
considered as result of conference
held by President Wilson with Sena-
tors Fletcher and Simmons and Repre-
sentative Kitchin, the majority leader
in the next house.
Lanes Appointment Significant.
1t was deemed significant when it
was announced that Secretary of the
Interior Lane had been delegated by
President Wilson to attend the formal
opening of the San Francisco exposi-
ton
He will leave Washington for the
coast next Monday night This was
taken to mean that the president now
seeing an extra session inevitable, has
given up all hopes of attending the
San Francisco fair himself. This view
was not confirmed at the White House.
however.
To Transfer Fight to House.
Following the announcement from
the White House Senator Fletcher of
Florida, in charge of the bill in the
senate, stated that the administration
plan would be to Immediately trans
fer the fight to the house.
The leaders in the house said that
Il the shipping bill were brought up
there it would be passed next week
and that a special rule would be used
to insure its adoption
Senator Fletcher said that the
Weeks naval bill already passed by
the senate will be amended in the
house to become the shipping bill He
added, Meanwhile the opposition has
the votes to set aside present consider
alton of the ship purchase bill in the
senate"
Senator Norris of Nebraska, who
holds the balance of power between
the two sides in the upper house, sale
he would favor taking up the convic
labor bib or one of the appropriation
| bills.
/ Senator Weeks Of Massachusetts ex
pressed the belief that some of tn,
Republicans would be willing to vots
Tor shipping bill which would Hmi
to period of two years the govern
ment operation of ships following tn,
rlose of the European war
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-02-19
ITALY HOLDS TROOPS
SOLDIERS OF SECOND CATEGORY
RETAINED UNDER CoLoRs.
Export of Preserved and Fresh Meats
Prohibited by Royal
Edict.

Rome. Feb 10.--A royal decree Or
ders that the soldiers of the second
category classes of 1893 and 1894,
who should have returned home. shall
now be retained under the colors un-
til May 81. 1915.
A royal decree issued on Monday
prohibits the expectation of fresh or
preserved pork and other preserved
meat, chestnuts, fowl, OIL fat and tai
low rhe decree. with the former
roya' decree prohibiting exports of
certain other goods, completes the
ban on the expectation of anything
which might be used as food for man
or beast
Deputy Altobelli. IN a formal inter
pellation in the chamber of deputies
asked Premier Salandra to ascertain
the foundation for the grave reports
circulated concerning the Illicit inter
ference by an ambassador of a for
eign power in the parliamentary life
of our country. with a view to OBJ
tanning a change in cur foreign pol
icy
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-02-19
GOES 25,o0O MILES TO WORK
Post Office-Takes Wife for
Second Honeymoon"

Washington, Feb S.-After having
enjoyed for period of seven years
the undisturbed administration of the
post office of Guam. p l., and his
salary of 1925 year, Postmaster
Duarte is about to be inspected by
the post Office department.
The inspection, which will require
about half a days work, there being
no charges against Postmaster
Duarte, will involve for Inspector E.
P. Smith trip of $4,000 miles and
about three months time. Accom-
panied by Mrs. Smith, the inspector
will sail on government transport
from San Francisco to Manila and
from that point proceed on a small
inter-island steamer which makes
monthly trips from and to Guam.
Mr.. Smith says it will be a sec
ond honeymoon" for him and his wife.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-02-19
Fifty-six Paroles Granted.

The State Board of Administration
in passing on 1873 applications, granted
Sc paroles and IL final releases. The
paroles granted include: Alexander
Lowrie, Montgomery; Arthur Will
liams, Ross; Martin McGinnis, Mus
kingum; John Jennings, Muskingum;
Charles Kirkpatrick, Scioto; ]. j. Ma
loney, Lorain; William Harris. Ham
ilton; William Bester, Lawrence;
Noah Collins. Allen; Harry Stephens,
Allen; Dick Weston, Allen; Den Fo-
ley, Allen; Mike Farnacia, Cuyahoga;
Frank Jaynes, Jackson; Steve Pete,
Erie; John Janion, Erie; C. DeGen-
naro, Mahoning: Elmer Johnson,
Greene: William Harris, Scioto; Ma
thias Conrad, Mahoning; Charles
Wise, Summit; Joseph Miller, Medina;
Pete Rothfuss, Summit; Albert Berg
mier, Defiance; AndEew Ralph, Full
ton; Dee Preston, Montgomery; Pearl
G. Miller, Hancock; James Blevins,
Scioto; John FREEZES, Lorain; Charles
Herrick, Huron: James Turner, Ham
ilton.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-02-19
lDne FIGHT ON SHIP BILL
srnatess Record Session Adjourned
After 81 Hours and 10 EInutes
Of Debate.

washington. Feb. 1.-THE longest
a1Ibuster in the United States senate,
&nzngurated against the presidents
ship purchase bin. achieved signal
wfrfsry wednesday afternoon when an
a15surnment was ordered by a vote
nf aB 10 &C. For 81 hoars and ten
rninutes the opposition to the bill held
vzAs loor. The end came when Sena-
aurs Norris Of Nebraska and Kenyon
- iowa announced their intention to
sstmn to the Republican fold. A mo-
&lDn 10 adjourn was made and adopted
~ the vote given The filibuster holds
airst place among efforts of this char
zr.er. The longest hitherto in the
RECORD Of the senate was 3S hours.
Thn ndministrstion forces are will
ing TO limit the operation OF the ship
purchass bill to one year.
Ths majority Of the Republicans are
zpzinsf a and win resume the fill
Ansfsr should the necessity arise
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-02-19
TEUToNs BREAK FRENCH LINE
Germans Victors in Two-Day Battle at
Bagatelle-AlIies in Second
Trenches.

London, Feb. To- -Bagatelle, held by
the French. is the scene of big
battle. German forces opened the at
tack early on the morning of Sunday.
Drive after drive was made against
the French lines without effect. At
dusk the French were still holding.
The battle was kept up all night by
both armies. When dawn came the
German infantry made their most Wig
orous assault. Before the onrushing.
massed columns the French de-
fe-ders wavered, then broke The Ger
mans swarmed over scattered Sec
tions of the first line of trenches and
held them. The French fell back to
the second line works
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-02-19
willis Makes Amendments.

Doubt as to which of the
large number of editors would be
appointed State Supervisor of Public
Printing was removed when Gov.
Frank B. Willis announced the name
of j. E. Cross, of Portsmouth, to sue
ceed Frank Harper, of Mt. Vernon,
who insisted upon being relieved at
once. The position pays $4,000 year.
Its adjustment may be recommended
by the joint Legislative Economy Com
mittee. Cross has not long been a
resident of Portsmouth. He went
there from West Union, Adams coun-
ty, where, oddly enough, he ran the
opposition paper in competition with
E. A. Crawford, who was supervisor
under former Gov Harmon and who,
after his dismissal by former Gov Cox.
became the head of the True Democ-
racy League and supported Gov. Will
lis. There was talk that Crawford
might be appointed to his old place,
which now goes to his journalistic and
political foe for many years.
Boyle Lands Position.
Gov Willis has appointed James
Boyle to succeed Chris Pabst, of Ham
ilton, as member of the state tax
commission; and ]. H McGiffert, of
Ashtabula, to succeed F. E. Mum, of
Bowling Green. The attorney general
advised the governor that appoint
ments to this commission must be con-
f1rmed by the senate and under this
ruling there were vacancies. BY the
appointment of WcGiffert and Boyle,
manager of the Republican State Press
Bureau, during the last campaign, as
members of the state tax commission,
Gov. Willis has changed the political
complexion of that body from Demo
cratic to Republican and defied the
contention of Gov. Cox and the former
Democratic administration that new
appointments could not be made.
Home Trustees.
Vacancies in the Board of Trustees
of the State Soldiers and Sailors Or.
phans Home, at Xenia, were filled by
the appointment of William " McMa
ken, of Toledo, and A. s. Frazer, OF
Greene county. The former succeeds
Harry Quine, of Akron, and is Briga
dier General in the Ohio National
Guard. Quine, who was named by for
mer Gov. Harmon, was prominent as
an officer of the Spanish-Americar
War Veteran Association.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-02-19
METHODIST BOOK HEAD QUITS
John A. Patten of Chattanooga Wants
to Spare Church in Trial of
His Libel Suits.

Chattanooga, Tenn, Feb. 9.-John
A. Patten, president of the Methodist
Book concern, resigned from all gen
eral Offices he holds in the Methodist
Episcopal church on Saturday with the
announced purpose of Saving the de-
nomination from possible embarrass-
ment' in connection with libel suits
he has pending against Chicago med
ical periodical and New York week
ly Journal. Patten is manufactures
of a patent medicine. The American
Medical association has denounced ii
as typical patent medicine fraud.
and there have been various unsuc-
cessful efforts in Methodist confer
ences to get Patten out of his official
connection with his church because of
his medicine
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-02-19
ARE FINED
MISSOURI TRIBUNAL RULES AR
MoUR, SWIFT AND MORRIS VlO-
LATED ANTITRUST LAW.
MUST PAY $4,000 EACH
Decision Says That Law Against
Trusts Was Violated by Oreaniza-
tion of National Packing Co. and
Agreement in Buying and Selling.

Jefferson City, Mo-, Feb. 1.-THE
packing firms of Armour & Co., Swift
G Co., the St. Louis Dressed Beef and
Provision company, the Hammond
Packing company and Morris & Co.
were found guilty on Tuesday of vio-
lating the state antitrust law by The
Missouri supreme court. An order
of custer was issued. but the com
panies are allowed to remain in the
state on payment of fines.
Each company was fined S25.000. To
stay in the state each company must
pay its fine by March IL, 1915.
The custer suit against the so-called
beef trust" was filed by Governor
Major when he was attorney general.
Daniel Dillon of ST. Louis was appoint
ed commissioner to take testimony in
the case and he reported to the su-
violated the law. The case was argued
in the supreme court more than year
ago.
The supreme court ruled that the
antitrust law was violated by the ac-
quirement of the National Packing
company and the St. Louis Dressed
Beef and Provision company. The Ma
tional Packing company was organized
by the Armour, Swift and Morris com
panies
The opinion says that the National
Packing company became holding
company for the five packing com
panies named and directed them
thereby destroying competition and
fixing the price for dressed meats.
Judge Bond dissented from ordering
a fine, though he concurred in the
judgment of custer. He held, however
that as the National Packing com
pany has been dissolved, the ends oil
justice could be met by decreeing an
custer, and staying the execution oi
the order during good behavior
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-02-19
Live stock Industry threatened.

"Our live stock industry is threat
ened as it never has been threatened
before" declared Dean D. S. White
of the college of veterinary medicine
of the Ohio State university, address
ing the Farmers Week" session at
the university "The Foot and Mouth
Disease" was his subject. "The epi-
demic appears to be headed of, but
when warm weather comes again then
is the time to look out" he said Nov
is the time to exterminate the disease
once for ALL To try to hide cases now
is nothing less than treason to the
interest of all. If we do not succeed
in eradicating the foot and mouth dis
ease its devastation will be greater
than that of hog cholera to the farm
ers of this country" c. G. Williams,
of the Ohio experiment station, told
the farmers that "Ohio ought to be
averaging 80 bushels to the acre in
stead of mere 80 bushels"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-02-19
EMBARGO is LIFTED BY U. S.
stockyards at Chicago Resume Ship
ments-Pittsburgh indianapolis
and Other Cities Closed.

Chicago, Feb. g. = The embargo
against outgoing interstate shipments
Of live stock from the Union Stock
yards because of the hoof-and-mouth
disease was lifted Saturday night
Shipments of live stock to the eastern
markets, which have been suspended
for two weeks. will be resumed.
/ While the order permits the Chicago
yards to reopen, it closes those at
Pittsburgh. Columbus, Louisville, In
dianapolis, Buffalo, Cincinnati and
Jersey City, against interstate ship
ments after shipments now in transit
have been disposed of.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-02-19
OVER so TURK SHIPS SUNK
Heavy Damage Caused by Russian
M Fleet in Black Sea-Important
Bridges Destroyed.

Petrograd, Feb. 12-More than if
ty Turkish sailing vessels have been
sunk by the Russian feet in the Black
sea during it's recent operations, it
was officially announced at the ad-
miralty. At Trebizond, which was
bombarded on February s. heavy dam.
age was caused by the Russian war
ships. which succeeded in smashing
three batteries operated by Ottoman
gunners defending the port
The entire shore of Asia Minor be-
tween Platana and Ria. distance
of over sixty miles, has been shelled
by the Russians and three important
bridges destroyed
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-02-19
BREsLAu FIRES ON YALTA
Steamers and Sehooners Flying Turk
ish Flag Are Sunk in the
Black Sea by Russ.

Petrograd. Feb. 1.-THE former
German cruiser Breslau has shelled
the fashionable seacoast town of Yal-
ia, in the Crimea, in the Russian gov
ernment of Taurida. The cruiser
badly damaged the Hotel de Russie
and four mercantile establishments
No one was killed. In retaliation the
Russian Black sea fleet bombarded
the Turkish city of Trebizond, on the
Black sea- A half dozen Turkish
steamers, full laden, were sunk and
much damage caused to the forts. A
schooner flying the Turkish flag and
loaded with foodstuffs near Cape
Yeres was also destroyed.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-02-19
NORMAN 3. REAM IS DEAD
Former chicagoan, Widely Known as
Financier, Succumt- in New York
-One of the Weaithiest 25.

New York, Feb 11-Norman B
Ream. one of the aggressive group
of men who supplied the faith and
hope which enabled Chicago to
emerge triumphant from the fire of
1871, died in hospital here on Tues
day as the result of an opera
ton. The financier and capitalist had
lived in New York for many years. but
was well known in Chicago, where he
was a director of the First National
bank and the Pullman company An
estimate of Mr.. Ream's fortune made
in the financial district placed it at
between s50,000,00O and $4,000. 900.
He was rated as one of the 25 wealth
lest men in the United States.