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The Washington herald., 1915-01-17
BY b. C. FORBES,
Business Editor, in New YORK American.
Nhat does the future promise?

Business Editor in New YORK American.
What does the future promise?
Instead of. Janus-Iike. looking back
ward as well as forward. l have con-
sidered it preferable. under the painful
circumstances of 1914. to look ahead,
guided, of course. by whatever light is
shed by the past.
An effort has been made to cover the
international, political, agricultural.
financial, Industrial. commercial and
railroad position and railroads in the
accompanying fifty short paragraphs,
divided under appropriate heads.
These cIear-cut, solid statements may
be fitly termed The Fifty Planks That
Form a Foundation of Hope"
On this foundation the United States
should build a solid structure of pros
perity during the current year. despite
the many real drawbacks imposed by
the European war-and discussed at
tedious length on all sides.
Were / asked to single out the most
momentous domestic development cal
culated to inspire hope and confidence,
would reply:
"'The national transformation of public
sentiment from anti-busIness to pro-
business"
To build up an industry and give two
llAtl SdNlsld dClOTy "ncTe
only one was employed before is now
coming to be recognized as quite as
valuable a service to the nation as the
making of two political speeches where
only one was made before or even
passing two crude laws instead of one.
You do not believe in teIepathy, per-
haps.
The men entrusted with the respon-
Sibility Of managing the cOuntry's
largest business affairs do.
For decade the air was surCharged
with animOsity toward Big Business
and the Money POwer"-not without a
measure of reason. This mental hos
tility latterly palsied business leaders.
They felt the whole nation and gov
eminent were against them. Therefore,
they ceased to push forward.
All that has been changed. These
same men now feel public sympathy Is
on their side and that the government
is also bent upon helping instead Of
inJuring industry and enterprise
When a nation of one hundred mil
lion vigorous. alert people, enjoying in
lavish quantity every bounty dispensed
by Nature. becomes constructive in
place of destructive, the results are
not likely to be disappointing.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-17
POLITICAL.

R-Anti-business legislation will be
frowned upon this year by the
administration.
7-The November elections opened the
eyes of swashbuckler politicians.
and they will avoid arousing further
resentment in 1915.
S-The Progressive party. which once
threatened to disturb business
very seriously, has collapsed and it's
leader is no longer regarded as a men
ace.
4-"COnstructive. not destructive. leg
islation." will be the motto of
COngress-and most State legislatures
during the current year.
10-Powerful business interests are
to rcciprocate by actively CO.
operating with the administration to
restore confidence and revive prosper
ity. fact not yet generally known nor
properly appreciated
1-The composition of the Federal
Trade Commission It Is expect
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FIFTY REASONS WHY THE COUNTRY.
MAY LOOK FOR PROSPERITY IN 1915

and put into operation to enable tho
United States 10 invade new foreign
markets. and though the immediate re-
suits may be inCons idera Bile, the moye-
ment hnally should prove Of inestima-
Bile value to both capital and labor in
this country
22-Our oversee commerce will be
helped by the creation of an
A american merchant marine: already
well over one hundred vessels have
holsted the Stars and Stripes, and it
wise legislation be enacted. our har
should again take a place upon the
ocean commensurate with our CONNER
cial greatness.
21-The opening of branch national
banks in foreign lands. an in
novatton sanctioned and already taken
up under the new Federal reserve law,
Is calculated by and by to prove i'm
mensely useful in aiding our manufac-
lures to conquer fresh trade fields and
develop Xisting ones.
RS-American inventive genius has
been stimulated as never be-
1ore through our sudden depriyal OF
many chemicals. dyestuffs and other
essentials. and 1915 should witness the
establishment of many new enter
prises here. as well as the discovery OF
various new processes heretofore neg
lected because of lack of necessity for
evolving them. Necessity is the moth
er of invention"
QR-The working OF the tariff before
the war broke out was engen-
deTing much complaint-Our imports
actually ran ahead of our exports for
four consecutive months-that, in view
Of the new national attitude toward
business. a revision of numbers OF
schedules will probably be Insisted
upon. together with reciprocity ar
rangemcntS.
27-Our merchants. manufacturer.
distributors and other business
interests will be able to borrow neces-
sary temporary funds on attractive
terms under the new currency system.
which has given commercial paper an
entirely new standing. Federal govern
ment and the Interstate commission.
00-Then, too. the law may-and cer-
~ tainly should-be amended to
enable national banks to accept" do
mestic paper. a privilege at present
confined. for no adequate reason. to
paper covering imports and exports.
9O-The rule of reason" is being
more and more applied by the
highest courts in deciding antitrust
longer wallowing in a sea of unCer-
tainty.
In-The Trade Commission is not
~ feared, and other laws passed
by Congress are expected to bring no
disaster to honest business.
I1-High-handed actions by labor
unions are coming to be dealt
with firmly by the Supreme Court. '
development affording great solace to
employers, who, noting the trucking
done by many legislators last year,
were beginning to ask what the up-
shot would be.
1O-Labor, as always in times OF
competition for jobs. has be-
come distinctly more efficient per unit
12-Railroads and other important
~ buyers OF materials have been
curtailing and scrimping so drasttcally
for months and months that they can
not much longer avoid extensive pur-
chases which will do much TO stimulate
a trade and industrial revival
II-The moral code of American
business-Big Business and
Little Business-has been so revised
and elevated that there will be less
ground for popular or political animos-
ity and agitation.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-17
Not Taking Chances.

Papa" queried the minister's small
son. lis it true that We must be born
again before we can go to heaven"
so the Scriptures teaches us. my boy"
was the reply.
well, / don't want to be born again,
said the little fellow. I'm afraid 1
might be born a girl the next time
Chicago News.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-17
School Buys Soap for Pupils.

Paterson. N. J.. Jan. l6-Cleanllness
will be taught in the West Paterson
borough school. Peeved because so many
Of the scholars had come TO school with
dirty hands and faces, the board OF edu-
cation today bought towels and soap and
the teachers were ordered to show the
pupils how to clean up.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-17
France Honors Russ Leaders.

Paris, Jan. l6.-Franee has conferred
the military medal upon Grand Duke
Nicholas and Gen. Janouchkitch. respec-
lively commander-in-chief and chief oe
stan of the Russian armies, and also
upon Mai. Gen. Dalitow. Gen. Russeki
and Gen. Ivanoff have been nominated
grand officers Of the Legion Of Honor.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-17

have an era of soft-heartedness and
soft-headedness. Most important of
all is proper education of the young.
We do not teach them duty and self
control, we keep them from strains
when we should teach them to stand
stress and strains. The weak shall
not inherit the earth, evolution teaches
that the strong will do thls."-Phila-
delphia Public Ledger.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-17
Quite Sufficient.

Modest Suitor-I have only $1,000
a year, sir; but ! think I can sup
port your daughter on that"
Father enthusiastically - Support
her. my dear boy-why, you can sup
port her entire family on it.-BOs-
ton Transcript.
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MINE ENEMY.

No enemy shall l admit is mine
Save one who daily puts to the test
And strives to s,ycryc mlc from the fighting line
That inner self that Keeps me from my best.
Persistent is our quarrel and no day
Hath ever dawned that he Is not astIr
Yet is there zcst in marching 10 the fray
Whose prizes are the bays OF Character.
lCo9reht. 1851
The Washington herald., 1915-01-17
His Job,

What is your occupation" asked the
judge of a witness.
Same ole thing, jedge-prayin' for rain
or shine as they're needed. an predictin'
the end o the world whenever the signs
PINT thataway. Constitution.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-17
RAILROADS.

AKA decade of anti-railroad legis-
lation, not always unmerited, it
is confidently believed. Is ending.
HR-The administration Is peculiarly
anxious to strengthen railroad
credit, and the Interstate COmmercs
Commission, Influenced. no doubt. by
the fundamental change in public sem
timent. has adopted a more construc-
tive regulatory policy.
NE-State legislatures and cOmmis-
sions are depended upon to
follow the example set by the Federal
government and the Interstate Com
mission.
AS-The greatest international bank
10 ing houses in the country ara
preparing TO undertake important
financing of permanent character; they
feel that lOng-term bonds can be sold
to get rid Of the embarrassing amounts
of short-term notes with which tho
market has been cloGGed for the last
seven years.
An-Blanket mortgages OF enormous
~ sometimes indeterminate-
size have been executed, and the bonds
issued Hereunder are considered moro
attractive by underwriters, investment
institutions. estates. etc.
Kn-RailrOad interests have con-
OO sidered the advisability OF
lighting government ownership by
making it a leading issue at next
presidential election and. II possible.
beating it signaIly; but 1t is coming to
be thought preferable to ignore tine
agitation in the hope that it will COM
pletely subside.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-17
FINANCIAL.

OO-The United States enters the
~ NsE Year under a DECLARATION
OF Financial Independence 10 quote
Paul NJ Warburg's apt description OF
our Federal reserve law. The manitold
practical benefits of the new system
will be enjoyed more and more as 1919
unfolds.
.21-Our whole financial position ma
81 tionaI and international. has
been and will continue to be infinitely
strengthened through our right-about-
face-our sudden reversal from debt
incurrinG to a credit-building nation
OO-We have paid off our noating in
49, debtedness Of two or three
hundred million dollars to Europe
partly through the expectation OF $lSO'-
900, 900 OF gold: we are piling up
merchandise credit balance at the rate
of well over 100000 900 monthly: We
are already in a position to demand
gold imports and are actually receiY-
ing moderate consignments.
OQ-The United States will be the
40 worlds market place in 1915.
0I-We have ceased floating obliga-
tions in Europe ana have be-
gun. very moderately. to reduce the
IS. .0O0, ,0OO, 900 American securities held
abroad. an operation that must broaden
if we continue to sell enormous guam
titles of our products to belligerents.
OS-Our invisible" payments to Eu-
rope-touTists expenditures,
remittances by immigrants. freight
bills to alien steamship comRRnies.
sums spent annually by Americans
resident abroad. etc.-estimated in the
aggregate at not far from one billion
dollars a year. will be radically cut
down in 1915, a financial consideration
OF real moment.
2R-The American people. warned by
1914 experiences, will live less
eNtravagantly this year. and the effect
OF their savings, when banked or in
vested, will be as a financial and busi-
ness tonic.
27-The Americans official records
reveal that the number of
small investors scattered throughout
the country Is increasing most crafty
ingly. And il is noteworthy-yery
noteworthy-factt that stock specuIa-
tion. formerly so rife and so ruinous to
outsiders, is giving place TO prudent in
vestment.
2S-American bankers have begun to
supply capital to other lands
where inspiring trade opportunities ex-
ist-Argentina has received SIS. 900, 900,
Canada almost as much, credits" run
ming into missions have been granted
several European nations, and the
opening OF American banks in Rio de
Janeiro and Buenos Ayres is merely a
straw showing how the wind Is veer-
ing.
0Q-American securities are on an ex-
tremely low price level. and the
public is already quietly absorbing in
vestments which return very generous
income returns for the present and
promise substantial enhancement of
value for the future.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-17
INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

on-Our foreign trade balance opens
OO the year at the rate of $4,000
600 per day in our favor. and may
reach the wholly unprecedented total of
81 900, 900 before January l, 1916.
91-Edward E. Pratt. chief Of the
III Bureau Of Foreign Commerce.
Washington, states: IF the war lasts
only one year, IL will add $500, 900
to the foreign commerce of the United
States"
9O-Systematic government and pri-
- vate plans are being perfected
The Washington herald., 1915-01-17
Chess

Hubby-It's very trying. my dear. to
hear you always saying Check, check.
check I feel as 4 life were a long
game OF chess.
Wifie-WelI. Edward. il you don't give
me some money, I shall have to pawn,
pawn, pawn, and IL would still seem like
a long game of chess.-EXChange.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-17
Justified by Necessity.

First Clubw woman-DO you think il
right TO go through your husbands
pockets while he is asleep?
Second Ditto-Or course. How in
the world can you go through them
when he is aware ?-Richmond Times
Dispatch.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-17
OF Course.

Daughter sends you 1000 kisses
and wants 100 in return.
A hundred kisses"
Don't be absurd. John. A hundred
dollars, of cOurse"-Kansas City
Journal.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-17
Morning Smiles.
Not So Fast.

EvanCelist-Young man, you are on the
road to hell.
Young Man-Maybee I am. sir: hut I'm
not going so fast that ] can't enjoy the
sCenery.-PuCk.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-17

The biologists arc practically at ono in the
opinion that car rthquakc, arc due to faults" in the
earth's crust Still they do not suggest any way
to correct those faults
The Washington herald., 1915-01-17

If wheat keeps soaring Uncle Sam may have to
test the kaiSerS bread. lie then will realize
ShcrmanS famous remark is true.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-17

The New York Chamber Of Commerce has
unanimously voted its di>approvaI OF the proposed
purchase OF merchant ships by the government.
The members Of this organization vo, @ naturally
be regarded as well qualified to pa, judgment
upon the project, but in urging the b.. icsidcnt
Wilson is no doubt inspired by what he regards as
a superior knowledge OF the situation. So far the
public is altogether in the dark to what the con-
ditons arc which have convinced the President of
the necessity for such legislation For that reason
the Senate debate on the measure is awaited with
interest.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-17
What Other Extra Sessions Have Shown.

And, as a general rule extra sessions OF Con-
grcss arc injurious to the administration which is
in control
The extra session convened by President Hayes
in 1879, because Congress had failed to enact an
appropriation bill because of a deadlock over a
rider" to authorize the use Of Federal troops at
the polls is an exception to the rule. This, how
ever, is due to the fact that no great issue was
presented President Cleveland called an extra
session in August, 1893, to accomplish the repeal
Of the Sherman silver purchasing law and every
body knows that the outcome of that session was
most calamitous to the Democratic party. 1t de-
lcIopcd two factions-silver and gold-and split
the organization 50 thoroughly that fully ten
years elapsed before anything like reunion oc-
cured That extra session the most dra-
matte we'll the most politically disastrous in
the history OF the country.
President Mckinley signalizcd his entrance
into power by calling extra session to repeal
the NiI,on-Gorman tariff law. The Dingley law
resulted but the Republicans held their control OF
tho House by the insignificant majority Of 49,
and they would have experienced defeat if it had
not been ior the famous campaign trip which
President Mckinley took through the Middle
West. 1t such narrow escape as hardly to
hc accounted a victory. President Roosevelt
wisely avoided extra sessions. except that in No
VCmbCr, 1908, he called Congress together month
in advance OF the regular session in order to expe
dtc action upon the legislation necessary to carry
into effect the reciprocity treaty with Cuba Presi-
dent Taft, however, had a sad experience with his
extra sessions. The first called in 1909 to give
consideration to a revision of the Dngley tariff
law. The Paync-Aldrich law was enacted and the
Democrats swept the country at the next election
The second extra session, already stated empha-
sized the Canadian reciprocity measure and dis
astrously affected the Republican campaign. Presi-
dent Wilson's single extra session, called last year
to enact new tariff law, brought about Republi-
can landslide last November.
Extra sessions seem loaded with trouble, there
fore, for the party in power
The Washington herald., 1915-01-17

Chicago jurists famous for freak decisions
and the latest and frcahicsr is the sentencing OF Il
man to a Iic term in the rcnitcntiary for the hcit
OF two hams. Stealing a ham is undoubtedly a
serious indiscrction, especially ii il happen to he
Of the ultratoothsomc Virginia species. Those
who arc familiar with the peculiar scductivcnc~s
OF the brand however, will regard lifetime Of
expiaton as excessive. In view OF the size OF the
temptation, compulsory abstinence from the dc
Iectablc luxury for period, say. of thirty days
would be punishment ht for the crime
The Washington herald., 1915-01-17

Can submarines q sunk Hs a question which
is agitating amateur naval experts. If they can
not be sunk where does the Submarine come ir3
1t is for that reason probably, that they not
constructed of cork.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-17

Carranza announce, that II Jack Johnson sets
loot on Mexican soil he will be arrested and hand
cd over to the | nitcd States authorities This IS
one case in which Carraua probably means well
toward this country, but We would much rather
have Villa attend to the case OF Jack Johnson.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-17

ed, with some confidence. to be such as
to insure a commonsense admtnistra-
tiOn of the law. and as a consequence.
no decentralization of business pro-
cesses.
AGRICULTURE.
1O-American farmers. very tardily.
AA are learning the incalculable
value o. crop rotation.
12-The South has increased its win
IL ter wheat acreage so per cent,
and corn average promises to be sim
ilarl.' extended.
h-A proper system of credit for our
LIZ farmers is to be established.
probably before 1915 ends. This is
consideration of great Importance.
1E-Heavy immigration from rural
IL Europe should provide our
farmers with a more adequate supply
of labor and should also lead to the
cultivation of greater acreage through
out the country.
76-Our totel farm products in 1914
III are estimated by the govern
ment at almost $4,000. 100000 value,
figure never before attained.
17-High prices for all food prod
= ucts will enrich our farmers
during 1915.
1O-Prosperity is enabling farmers 10
10 buy more labor-saying machln-
erv nurchase better grades Of breed
ing cattle and improve thelr hoilies'
thus making their daily life more COM
Portable.
Remarkable advances in agricul-
10 tural science, combined with
the unmatched efficiency OF our Feueral
Department of Agriculture, have great
Iv reduced the danger OF any Seherdl
failure OF crops.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-17
Will These Experiences Have Weight with Wilson 7

While the facts thus briefly presented arc
known in all OF their detail to the men who have
been for many years in Congress, there is still a
good deal of speculation as to the effect which the
experience of the past will have upon the Presi-
dent in determining his course OF action.
1t is universally conceded that the President
will follow his own Judgment in reaching deter
mination. II he is decided upon securing the
enactment of the shipping purchase bill, as Presi-
dent Taft was determined to force Canadian reci-
procty legislation the extra session will be called.
Mr. Wilson will not even be handicapped by a
hostile House, as was President Taft so that he
has nothing to fear. Neither he give car to
the plea that the country is tired of Congress and
that business wants rest To admit the truth OF
this assertion would be TO confess failure for the
four years the Democrats have controlled Con-
gress and especially for what has happened since
March !. According to the President it has pros
pered greatly on account of the laws which the
present Congress has enacted.
There is one point of view which may influence
The Washington herald., 1915-01-17

I'VE are giving toe much privilege to labor,
declared former President TAFT in recent post
prandial speech Evidently the professor does not
expect to be an aspirant for oicc in the near
future.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-17

Now the unhappiness caused By doll market
has been ovcrshadowed by a still more poignant
sorrow-thc inability OF our manufacturers to fill
belligcrcnt>
The Washington herald., 1915-01-17
WINS IN SUICIDE AIM.
KitORraeI Dying After Second Leap
from wIIIIamsburg Bridge.

New York. Jan. 16.-The second attempt
Of Jacob KitOIrael to end his life by
jumping of the Williamsburg Bridge, will
prove successful This morning he took
the l37-fOot leap and is dying in a hos
pital. year ago he made his first at
tempt. and for two weeks fingered be-
tween life and death He had lost his
fortune of $1,000 and this was the reason
for his attempted suicide.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-17
SUNDAY. JANUARY l.. 1915.
A Line O Cheer Each Day O the Year,

First printing Of original poem, written daily
for The Washington Herald.
By JOHN KENDRICK BANGS.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-17

The VIII OF Massachusetts man provides $50
annually ior the purpose oi eCrubbinE the monu-
n,ent over his grave with soap once every year
until the end Of time This must be DONE the
will provides. IN d most careal manner, without
the use OF Iyr or acid stronger than common soap,
that all shall be kept clean and free from moss,
stains or dirt" Housewives will be curious to
know what that mans home looked like during his
lifetime and who looked after it.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-17

In the suggestion which comes from England
that the United States establish proectoratc over
the holy places in Palestine there Turks just i
suspicion OF unfriendlincss Uncle Sam has his
hands iull in trying to "protcct' the Philippine
archipelago and various other "unholy" regions.
Besides the experience OF those who have PRO
tccted~ the holy places Of Palestine in the past
has been far from cnviablc. 1t is only the Turks
who have been able to restrain Christian dc, ,otce>
from battle, murder, and sudden death.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1915-07-08
Sealed Bids.

Sealed bids will be received for the
crawling of about eleven miles of road
extending from the bridge across Red
River at Grand Ecore to, and through
the town of Campti, to the line of ward
three, as per plans and specifications
prepared by the Parish Surveyor on
file at his Office at the Court House,
and with the clerk of the Police Jury.
Bids will be received to 10 O'Clock a.
m. July 7th, 1915, and will be opened
at that hour.
Satisfactory bond for Three Thousand
Dollars to be given by the contractor.
All bids to be accompanied with certi-
fed check for $500. 90 as a guarantee of
good faith. The right is reserved to
reject any and all bids.
Address bids to Clerk of Police Jury
Natchitoches, Louisiana.
T. C. Hjghtower,
w. H. Huckabay,
j. E. Cloutier,
T. X. Giddens,
Foster Smith,
6-3-15 st Committee.