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The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-06-09
THE NAVY MENU:
PREPARED AND
BY w. r. RYAN.


F "the Little Corporal had been
an admiral instead of the worlds
most famous general he would
have probably applied the follow
ing fundamental truth to the soldiers
of the sea when he said that IAN army
travels on its belly" for, whether on
land or sea, bodily fuel is indispensa-
BILE.
If you have ever had the good for
tune to witness a company Of Uncle
Sans sailors on parade you have IN
doubtedly felt a wave of admiration
and pride surge over you at the sight
of so magnificent a body of men, ex-
hibiting health and strength in every
line. And you have perhaps pondered
the causes that combine to produce
such stalwart specimens of manhood,
for in no nation in the world is there
q finer, stronger, healthier body of men
than those who man the lighting ships
of the United States navy.
One of the most important factors
contributing to achieve this physical
perfection in the naval personnel is the
food-the ration as the three meals
a day are termed. 1t is upon the foun-
dation of food hygiene that the other
health giving factors in our man-o'-
wars mems daily routine find a per-
feet base on which to build.
The ration components are fixed by
law, which specifically states what ar
ticles of food and how much of each
shall be served to the enlisted person
, mel daily. Thus the task is set to pro-
cure the different items of food and
see that they are prepared in a manner
calculated to make them most attrac-
tive and nutritious.
Marketing for the navy has been
evolved into q most elaborate and sci
entific system, and when it is consider
ed that the navy market basket must
provide for over $4,000 men every day
it is apparent that the task is no small
one Like the wise, discriminating
housewife, the government demands
and gets always the best in quality and
purity in every article of food that is
purchased for the men. Take, for ex-
ample, from among the innumerable
items comprising the ration, the prin-
cipal item, meat This one item is pur-
chased in great quantities, from $780,
600 to 100000 pounds being not in
frequently purchased al one time. This
meat, including several kinds, such as
beef, pork, veal, fowl, ETC., is pur-
chased after advertising for bids which
must be based on carefully prepared
specifications that will admit of only
the best products the markets of the
world afford being accepted. When
the contract has been consummated
and deliveries commence, expert in
Epectors are detailed to see that the
in1allcst detail Of the specifications as
b quality. purity, etc. is rigidly COM
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-06-09

Adequate and satisfactory subsistence
is the very foundation not only of real
efficiency, but of discipline itself. There
is no class of purchases for the naval
service that needs to be more constant
ly watched than provisions. our men
being no poison squad but American
citizens. for whom we stand in the re-
lation. of trustee In so far as relates to
the question of food"
1t is Of timely interest to mention
that not many weeks ago the mother
of one of the bluejackets wrote a let
ter to. the Navy Department in which
she complained that her boy was too
well fed on board ship, for when he
came home on visit her table, which
was always well maintained, did not
suit him any more.
1t is of common knowledge that
cleanliness is n cardinal virtue through
out the navy. and this fact deeply i'm
presses itself on one after a visit to
the galley and bakery of a Dread
naught. Scrupulously clean and bright
are they always to be found.
The tiled floors of the galley and
bakery are scrubbed many times each
day. the big brass coffee urns and broil-
ing pots are cleaned inside and out
daily. and all cooking utensils are CIV
en- frequent daily baths in scalding
water, nor is this daily routine of
cleanliness ever skimped. because of.
fetal inspections are frequent and at
unexpected times. so that there is every
incentive for those in charge of these
places TO maintain with unvarying ex-
actitude degree of cleanliness which
could not be in fact exceeded by the
mayor of SpotlesstOwn himself
"Doing the Dishes" which is so I'M
inviting task in the average home.
is no task at all on board ship, for
down in the scullery there is the most
modern machinery for automatically
washing and drying all of the mess
gear, and 1t does the job thoroughly
and quickly.
And thus it is seen that Uncle Sam
administers wisely and with generous
hand this phase of the sailors life No
matter how well his home table was
maintained, the bluejacket is well con-
tent and satisfied with his three square
meals a day I'm the navy, and If you
ask him how he likes the navy cuisine
he will invariably answer "BullyI"
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-06-09
STOCK AND FARM
We print more Farm News than
any paper in Eastern Kentucky.
Please give US your items.

J. T. Dudderar sold to r. c. Arnold a
bunch of hogs at seven cents.
Joe Tarkinton, of Stanford, sold to II.
w Jones. 81 hogs averaging 157 pounds
at seven cents pound.
Joe Chancellor sold to Jesse Fox for
middle of June delivery 25 head of 200
pound hogs at seven cents.
James Sallee, of Boyle. sold 10 export
cattle averaging l,40O pounds to Monte
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-06-09
SONG.

SONG.
NOME: let US go to the land
~ Where the violets grow!
Let's go thither. hand in hand,
Over the waters. over the snow,
To the land where the sweet, sweet VIC.
let's blow:
UNHERE in the beautiful south,
Where the sweet flowers lie.
Thou shalt sing. with thy sweeter mouth,
Under the light of the evening sky,
That love never fades. though violets
die!
Barry Cornwall
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-06-09
MATRIMONY.


He that hath a wife and chill
dren hath given hostages to for
tune, for they are impediments
to great enterprises, either of
virtue or mischief.-Bacon.
Coupled together for the sake
of strife.-Churchill.
Men are April when they WOO,
December when they are wed.
Maids are May when they are
maids, but the sky changes when
they are s.-Shakespeare's
''As You Like It."
Marriages are made in heaven.
-Tennyson.
Body and soul, like peevish
man and wife, united jar and
yet are loath to part.-Young.
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-06-09
A cHERIsHEp MEMORY

T EFT not a death. unwept. unhonor'd be
a. The melancholy fate allotted me,
But those who loved me living. when
die.
Some fondly keen some cherisnd uepao--
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-06-09
Watch Your Children

Often children do not let parents know
they are constipated. They fear some.
thing distasteful. They will like Rexal
i .Orderlies-a mild laxative thai tastes
like sugar. Sold only by US, ~ cents.
Henry [. Perry.
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-06-09
SUFFERING TRADES.

Conducted by the National Woman's
Christian Temperance Union.)
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-06-09

F 'the Little Corporal had been
an admiral instead of the worlds
most famous general he would
hov-a YNralNo III tho
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-09-29
THE FIRST CONSIDERATION

Hon. James r. Mann. OF Illinois.
and Republican leader OF the House
81 Representative. addressed meet
ing Of the Republicans OF St Louis
last night and quite naturally the
taHn was the uppermost topic II
being the duty Of the government ar
least. to permit prosperity at home
and TO provide means OF defense
against aggression from abroad. Mr.
Mann suggested that 10 secure these
things proper protective tariff was
NECESSARY The Republican leader
then advised bis hearers that such a
'srin should be- The means Of raising
= large amount Of revenue. In the
main paid by the foreign exporter n
should give o. reasonable degree OF
protection 10 The American producer
ngsinst tho undue con petition nj
cheaper labor abroad. We cannot
maintain our high standard of living
othsrwise Our producerr. Who nav
high wages for short hours and 81.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-09-29

lore and since HIS election does not
bother himself about the music of the
piece, made by the administration
organs. He writes the story. which
he calls The Tragedy of Mexico" as
We like to see the libretto Of such AN
opera boutfe written.
He omits nothing which is salient
beginning with the statement that "It
Is coincidence OF unhappy augurv
that our present Intervention IN the
AFFAIRS OF the Mexican republic marks
the second anniversary OF our first
intervention" which he quotes the
record and the calendar for proving
began in August. 1913, when John
Lind waited upon President Huerta
With plan for a Mexican election
prescribing Huerta. head OF the then
de facto government, from the run
ming. Other acts of Intervention are
cited as parts OF the tragedy" and
more tragic than any other part is
made rightly 20 appear the tragedy at
Vera Cruz. when Americans slew and
were slain in an Intellectual attempt
TO get salute from an individual. an
act not only Of Intervention. but OF
invasion. Peace must some time re.
turn 10 Mexico. Exhaustion and desti-
tuition will compel Il. That time NAV
be near at hand. But there Is no need
OF an Investigation to show how we
have delayed H. In "The Tragedy Of
Mexico Senators can find the story
OF the weakest. most vaciIlatinr and
tragically ridiculous chapter In the
history OF our foreign relations.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-09-29
THE TRAGEDY OF MEXICO

81. Louis Globe Democrat.
An extra session of the Sc ate.
called to gain time. would only waste
II by entering upon an Investigation
OF Mexican affairs, ana our relation 10
them, as Is now proposed. What Is
there TO investigate? The only mys-
ferrous affair about our connection
with Mexican matters happened on
the night when the revenue cutter
bearing John Lind from Vera Cruz
cast anchor on Pass Christian. Miss.
whittier President Wilson had gone
TO meet him. and the President at
midnight, and I'm long cloak, put OF
in boat. boarded the hip and met
Lind below decks That incident
smacked so much OF corsairs and nj
rates in general, and in particular of
LATTE. who used TO ravage those wa
tiers, that the fact of Il remaining IN
explained raises a question which the
senate might try to answer. we're Il
really a serious one.
But II is not serious. That per.
Torrance was only a part OF the opera
bou1e in which our Mexican policy
has been expressed. The rest of the
play has been set on a stage where
everybody could see its often-chanR-
ing scenes. For libretto. we cannot
imagine how a better one could be
written than has already been done
by Col. George NJ. Harvey. IN the Sep
TENDER North American Review. Col.
Harvey. a friend OF the President be-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-09-29
RAILROADS HARD HIT.

The aggregate mileage OF the rail
roads OF the country amount to $50
600 miles, upon which an expert fig.
ures they are long enough TO reach
more than eleven times around the
earth. They are practically the life
OF industry and the handmade of az
riculture. and naturally when these
two chief factors OF prosperity are in
good working order the railroads are
doing well. and vice versa In the
depression that brooded over the land
the railroads Of the country were hard
hit. In recent statement these facts
are set forth:
In the twelve months ending rune N
Amer lean railroads received gross rev
SIS. s73 Of5. compSTins Wtfbs 90 y
$500 ts aSsri f9r The Pssyioo!ps year and with
Amounted 70 s2.oa7t ,sia c s2PeaTes
with 81 27s.os2.stI Tor the previous
per cent ia 1915 and almost 72'a per
cent IN 1914. Taxes amounted to s1sS.-
eli .2S6. compared with sIfO.iOO.7s0 IN
1913 and TO S505,015.fSS In 1914 The
return on capital invested in the plant.
reached only ~ per cent in 1918. com.
pared with - DER cent in 1914 and 8 I
per cent in 1913.
II is shown that the railroads OF
The country as a whole operated last
year at fully ten per cent. below their
capacity. They carried their passen.
gers at the rate OF 2.OO2 cents per
mile. and for each ton OF freight
hauled they charged 7.37 mills per
mile. Apparently every inducen ent
TO travel and to ship freight was Of
fered to the public Yet the passen-
ger-miles OF last year were more than
two billions below the average for the
past FIVE years. and the number Of
.ton-miles fell OF FIVE billions. These
are huge figures. well nigh incompre.
hensible. But they are the measure
.of disaster brought to the carrying
trade OF the country since a Demo
cratic administration came into DOW.
.er; and they we're produced in spite
of the feverlsh prosperity" which
has been erected in some quarters by
war orders" and which the Demo.
Gratis would have us think Is wide
spread and generally benehcent
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-09-29
wHuS HoTHEs WAS a snrDn.

a picture. quaint and faded. within an
4 sweet portraItsd story. rouaaucsny
D SAGE apeo tge figure. my bosom ,~.ns
uifh pride
My eyes grow diu-'fia mother vha,
mother was o. bride.
Tier face wIfh sos Ir ai1uInF. her Iort
doth rapture show
ions. lonn SEQ
Ner gluu ri white. ao simple gffh
blossoms on the eide
2 SGD. and kiea the ulrfure-of uofhar
90 "a bride
Today rhf. gray and vrinEIed.au Old
nrH quaint.
linf fars hy suffe. inr softsned the vIs-
HEr ~ saint
lirr HriiI.s DAY. faint mrm.r.. aa swift
inr years DO nliIr.
YOU iairrI .He. more lovely. fuan when
"Nr VS. bride
Deer white HaIrrd llttIs moIhsr ss near
.I| HIuarT land
VI urff DUua fnr raIfhI. Iuurrf. where.
HttlnE band clasps hand
NfH NtIFNf fN" railway darker. may
ufarr nItI Thee abide
ANs' ecstasy. llIf heaven. fnIne iorn
Hsriaa o. Eabcocb
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-09-29

elude child labor. who pay high taxes
Tor our costly governments and our
fine schools. must not have their in.
dustries destroyed by the competition
OF those who do not contribute any
taxes for our use.
Mr.. Mann favors the creation of a
tariff commission OF "disinterested ex.
peVts." but insists that that shall
come after the Republican party
has first written a protective law
for the rehabilitation OF indus.
try and business. 1--WE want 10
start up every old industry and
many new ones at the earliest
possible moment" There is great di.
vision in the party as to the economic
uses Of tariff commission, and The
lntelhgencer believes that the coun.
try can safely trust to the large expo
rence and capability OF the Republi.
can party to do the wisest and best
thing. the making OF an American
tariff for the American people. and
not to be so generously inclined 10
prospecting foreign countries as the
Democratic party has been. The
prime object is TO get our country
going right again.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-09-29
REPUTATION YELPERS.

Many Democratic papers and a few
hybrid papers protesting Republican
ism are persistent in incorporating
the Intentions OF those who believe
the payment OF the unjust judgment
against West Virginia as her share
OF the Virginia debt ought to be re-
sisted until every form Of resistance
IL exhausted They unwarrantedly
transform this resistance into repudi-
alton. Specially engaged in this cam
paign OF perversion is the Chiffon
Charleston organ and another news
paper devoted to the cause OF special
or protected interests. both being
decidedly inimical to the present State
administration. and to Governor Hat
held In particular II was through
their columns that the Charleston cor.
respondent OF Pittsburgh paper
found the suggestion that Reputation
OF the Virginia debt is advocated by
Governor Hatfield" and further that
this is the chief plank on which the
present administration will appeal to
the voters. and for which the Govern.
or. candidate for United States Sen
ator. will stand"
The insistence with which these
and other papers of Democratic afflia-
ton urge the acquiescence OF the
state in this matter is open to grave
suspicion OF certain influences hack
OF them, that would be quite embar.
RAISING IL revealed. The assertion
that Governor Hatfield and those who
believe with him in resistance TO the
payment OF the enormously unjust
sum assigned to West Virginia are
regulators. or have ever so expressed
themselves. is so absolutely absurd
and unsupported that il refutes itself
The Charleston Post states the cor
rect position OF the Governor. and
what The Intelligencer has main
tanned from the first. when IL saws:
Ill. he has very, properly declared his in
tentlon 70 exhaust every possible re-
source within the law TO avert from me
Ssopie ot West Virginia the burden OF
=
RinlanS feel H. an unjust decision.
Intii the very last OF those resources
mas been exhausted Governor Hafrefd
NOUS that II would be an Injustice 10
OUT, own people TO hand over twelve
nl,Hoh dollars TO the legal and imam
ear sharks who are the only Individuals
ctsion. Ne
u the spectators who hold these
so-called West Virginia certificates
are 80 sure OF the effectiveness Of
the Judgment they have obtained from
the Supreme Court. why don't they
take steps TO collect it, Il is their
move. and no part OF West Virginias
TO hurriedly hand over 10 them their
UBIQUITOUS spoil without contrasting the
spoilation 10 the legal limit n Il il
meant that the State administration
VIII appeal TO the people on a platform
OF resistance. such as that stated
above, then by all means let Us have
such an issue. rather than compla.
cent submission to an evident inius.
tiee. With such an issue before the
people. there can be no doubt OF the
result. So FAR as Reputation goes.
u Is the regulated who talk mos,
about Il.
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rot receive a sufficiently large salary.
~ that IS usually meant enough
money 90 enable them % have an Of
The necessities Of lite and many Of
the Injuries
We are indebted 20 Miss Thir-
muthis A. Brookmau. author and
teacher Of Berkeley, Cal. for shou
ing ne how q man may marry aud
get ahead on SIS a month provided
Lc ard his wife be thrifty Miss
hfookman follows the fortunes OF
Mr. and Mrs Flank Woodward. who
were married in Berkeley. Cal.
fourteen years ago. when Mr.. Wood
ward was earning SIS a month as a
hookkceprr. a certain amount Of
money was apportioned % household
eNpenses including rent. light and
fuel food. accident insurance. recre-
alton. clothing and pocket money.
Under fhc head Of slVinqc went
The amounts paid for life insurance
end ihst put into che awnings bant
u BE- interesting that ihe sums
placed in The savings bank nearly
always equaled. or almost soual~d.
Zoe amount paid out for rent The
second year Of their married life Afr
Woodward talsry vas raisrd g.
month After looking over DE FIRST
years expenses BE- and hie uffr De.
Cdcd 20 reduce their pocket money
During The third year thev rndra,.
ored 70 reduce ths cost Of iood b.
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intimate and trusted friend ana
political associate OF Viscount
Oura. Minister OF Home Affairs
Niscount Oura Is also Vice Presi-
cent OF the above mentioned
Doshikai. The matter became
known through an discriminating
telegram.
The Department OF Justice
under the sanction OF Minister
Ozah, pushed the preliminary
investigations regardless OF those
hlsher up. Mr.. Shirakawa and
MI. hayashida are under arrest
waiting trial. There was not
SUFFICIENT evidence duplicating
Minister Oura. The public. how
ever. has not believed that the
Dosnikai could possibly receive
so large Gift for election pur-
poses without guilty knowledge
on the part OF Minister Oura.
VINO not only Is Vice President OF
me party, bur also has main
tained long standing and Intimate
political relations with Mr.. Haya-
shida.
Although viscount Oura has de-
MED completely and even know.
leoge OF the criminal transaction.
ne has felt so keenly the suspi-
clon entertained by the nation.
that, in compliance with the ma
tional ethical standards. he NOT
only resigned his post as Minis
ter or Home Affairs. but also his
peerage and even the headship OF
mis- family. He has "abdicated,"
turning over TO his son all his
property, duties and RESPONSE
bilities In life. Though still
living he is as though dead in al,
matters political. financial and
social.
IN harmony with Japanese
ethical standards. Count Okunsa
also felt required to tender his
resignation 10 the Emperor for
his error In including in his
cabinet a man against whom ma
uonal suspicion has been de-
veloped. This naturally required
the simultaneous resignation OF
the entire cabinet.
Thus came TO pass the startling
fau Of the Okuma Cabinet so
soon after its splendid victory at
the polls. Not a breath Of suspi-
cion was directed against the
Count himself nor against any
other member OF the Cabinet.
nor even against Baron Kato.
Minister OF Foreign Affairs and
President of the Doshikai. Yet
the resignation OF the entire
Cabinet was approved by the
moral sense OF the nation. For
all had been in intimate relations
OF responsibility with the one in
dividual suspected.
Immediately after accepting
the resignation OF the late Cabi.
net the Emperor invited Count
Okuma TO form a new one. or
the ministers that had resigned
several returned to their former
posts. nominated by the Count
and appointed by the Emperor
These facts throw interesting
light on the nature OF Japanese
political life under the control
OF The moral idealism OF the
nation.
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Full news from Japan Just to
hand shows hat the factors lead
ing TO the fall OF the late Okuma
Cabinet were so uniquely Jap
anese that they need explanation
10 Occidentals.
To say merely that an election
scandal so involved the entire
cabinet that Il had TO retire IN
disgrace is TO misjudge both the
political situation and the moral
life n Japan.
The late Okuma Cabinet was
formed in April. 1915. Although y
lacked the support OF a majority in
the Lower House OF the Diet. II
nevertheless ventured dec. 1910
a policy and a budget that the
Diet promptly rejected. The
Cabinet at once dissolved the
Diet and ordered a new election.
receiving a triumphant vindica-
ton at the polls (Mar.. 1870
Within four months. however. OF
its triumph this cabinet mas been
overthrow, not because OF it's
policies but for financial corrup-
ton,
The bare statement OF these
facts. however. inevitably makes
false impression. and does net
do justice either to Count Okuma.
TO his Cabinet or to Japan as a
whole. An adequate statement
reyerses ones irst condemnatory
judgment.
To onnraof.to - .t...,st... -
the zeal nature of the scandal.
as well as to gain some true IN
sight into Japan's political and
moral life. a few facts should
be made clear.
The japanese election law ~
probably more strict and move
ideslistic than that OF any occi-
dental land. II strictly forbids
not only the more usual methods
OF influencing OF electors (direct
bribery but also the more in
direct forms. A political party
may raise funds for elections only
by regular membership fees.
Special gifts for any given cleo
ton are made criminal offences.
both the givers and the receivers
being punishable. Candidates or
their friends may not entertain
electors al hotels or restaurants
nor even provide them with trans
portation OF any kind The pur-
pose OF the law is to prevent
electors from being subjected to
the influence OF candidates and
parties which is likely to warp
the judgment through a sense OF
personal obligation.
japanese moral sense more
over Is highly sensitive TO
charges OF dishonor and requires
that individuals involved even in
directly in dishonorable trans
actions shall take themselves out
Of public sight.
A certain capitalist. Mr.. Shir-
akawa. made contribution OF
$4,000 toward the election ex-
penses OF the Doshikai (Same
Principle Party). which contribu-
ton was clearly contrary TO the
election law The contribution
was arranged for by Mr.. Haya-
shida. Secretary General OF the
Lower House OF the Diet. and an