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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-03-03
PROPOSED AMENDMENT (l9th)
To the Constitution of the
limited States of America:

The right of the Congress to construct,
own or maintain interstate and interna
tional railways shall not be denied or
abridgcd: but the United States shall not
ship or operation of any ''rolling stock
on such. or other, railways: except that
this provision may be suspended by the
Congress for and during time OF war only
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-03-03

1t is said that the sword of Da-
mocles was suspended above the
head of that tyrant with but a sim
gle thread.
Every man, woman and child
ought to think we'll of the lesson
taught by this example.
The fire demon is the sword of
destruction that ever hangs above
the heads of the people. If you
knew that by the mere swapping
of thread all that you had saved
would he wiped out, wouldn't you
ever be on the alert to see that the
thread was not snapt!
More property is destroyed by
fire than by all other destroying
elements combined.
Storms come with the seasons,
and warning of their coming is
generally given. Winds reach a
destructive velocity at but rare in
tervals, and floods follow expected
courses.
But fires are catholic in their
field. They visit the just and the
unjust and everywhere there is
food for the fire demon he finds
his victuals.
Be on the watch tower of your
own home all the time. He fat.
tens on your own folly. You car
prevent his paying you a visit il
you but will.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-03-03
PROPOSED AMENDMENT (I8th)
To the Constitution of the
lnited StatpS of a mnrica.

No state or territory shall pass any law
icating liquors or narcotic drugs. for bev-
erage purposes. or habitua use: and the
sale and manufacture of all intoNicants
and narcotics intended for such use. i'm the
insular and other possessions of the United
States. shall be forever prohibited.
Evening star., 1915-02-07
Hard to Land.

An English correspondent said in
~ Washington:
II once tried to interview Lord
Kitchener, the English war minister.
l tackled him after dinner in a hotel
lounge as he slipped his coffee and
puft~d on huge cigar. He stared at
me when I proffered my request, then
he blew a cloud of smoke and said:
"I never gave an interview in my
life, and l never intend to-
"'This seemed decisive enough. / felt
myself getting red. and 1 stammered,
as / prepared to go:
"Well, then. Lord Kitchener. will
YOU at least give me your autogra phi -?
1t would be worth having
He blew another cloud of smoke.
Then he answered:
YOU'D better 60 Off and make your
own autograph wo0h having"
Evening star., 1915-02-07
Hard on the Victims.

a PROPoS of the death of the two
"a Garibaldi brothers., fighting with
the Italian volunteers in the Argonne.
Judge Parker Tillman, in lecture or
the war. said.
This war is deadly past all precedent.
These two lads are the first OF all the
brood of fighting Garibaldis ever to be
killed on the battlefield.
Deadly past all precedent. a leade-
in this war must. willy y-nilly. sacrifice
his men for his country's sake. He
must treat his men the man who ran
the. skating pond treated the chap who
broke through the ice.
LAS this poor chap fioundered in the
water the eXploiter of the pond roared
a him:
"'Come out of that. the wate-
won't freeze. But don't you break auy
more of my ice. do you hear? Swim
underneath to the edge, here where {
am. and I'll knock a hole for YOU to
get out by.
Evening star., 1915-02-07
aWALKING TEHE AREA" AT WEST POINT

an excuse for any breach of discipline,
there are certain infractions that de-
mand it To be absent from duty or
quarters, to communicate at the black
board III classrooms. to fail to register
for d bath or to be off limits" are Of
lenses that call for written eHplana-
ton.
There is absolutely no way to escape
punishment if a cadet is guilty. To tell
a lie is considered such a serious Of
Tense that il merits the scorn OF tne
students themselves and II II reaches
the Superintendent the guilty one is
dismissed. Honor is the Keynote OF
the institutions moral code. and the
first principles instiHed INTO "a caae.
are honesty and truthfulness SO high
a summit has this code reached that
cadet or officer has but to reply, on
my honor, sir and it is considered as
being worth an AFFIDAVIT.
If questioned as to a violation the
cadet simply answers yes or no anu
stands by that without further eXpia-
nation. These rules, simple and unlm-
Dortant as they may appear, nave Won
derful power in shaping the characters
of the students. They learn absolute
obedience and respect for authority
punctuality and the use of every avail
able moment Hardness is considered
an offense worthy of punishment NO
and the use of tobacco is generally for
bddei Cigarettes and chewing tobac-
60 are debarred. but on holidays or
other occasions those who care to may
enjoy a cigar. Even then there are
many who allow this privilege to go by.
Sometimes few cadets imbued with
a spirit of mischief take "A delight IN
concealing articles of food in their
clothing and taking it to their rooms
30 eat during the evening study hours.
OF course they must be careful to re-
move every trace of the repast, for If
so much as a crumb remains, the
serve it and the area walk is sure to
follow the coveted feast. Or cadet
may he tempted to stroll off the limits,
especially If he is in company with Il
member of the fair sex, and again he
takes chances. If an officer should pass
them by and in the midst of his con-
yersation he should fail to salute his
superior, he has broken a rule. Then.
if his route becomes known, punish
ment await him.
Very few take even these little
chances. for the area is spot that
does not appeal strongly to the student
body Each cadet is working for his
own standing in the class and it is Il
matter of pride if he can successfully
complet his fouryear course without
a single walk in the barracks area.
Even in the face of such rigid disci
plne there are graduates who can
boast of this
Evening star., 1915-02-07

'N hon tho Lincoln Memorial IS com
pleted, said Col. lIarts. the peopl.' Of
the United States will possess one or
the most beautiful monuments in the
orld. Not only that. but tn" memorial
viii he unique in that II Viii Ice ah-
solutcly without utilitarian value. Most
memorials in this country have som"
usc-librsrics. homes. parks and the
like The Lincoln Memorial is Il beau
tiful shrine
The building viii be windowIess. II
will be lighted after the fashion OF
the buildings of ancient Greece, the
daylight streaming in between the pli-
lars. At night modern improvements
will be permitted. \ system of electric
lighting whereby the globes are con-
cealed is to be Installed.
The only thing in the temple viii he
which will face the main entrance.
Whether the statue viii show the
great emarcipator standing or sittin Z
is not yet definitely known II -
thought that the latter pose Will he
favored by the fine arts commission.
The statue will be made of poured
bronze.
All that is to come. Today the me =
mortal hardly gives a suggestion Of the
beauty which is of the future. The fir I
anniversary of the memorial hnds
builders hoped for and all of the dim
culties in the first stage of the projecc
successfully overcome
Evening star., 1915-02-07

at West Point is even more rigorous
than III the army. and the majority of
students dropped from the rolls of
the academy are those who failed to
measure up in this regard. The work
OF preparing men to take their places
as leaders of the armed forces of tho
country Is Il serious one TO those who
have II IN charge. BY meaus Of the
severe mental and physical tests
imposed on its applicants the academy
is able 20 obtain young men of good
standing from all parts OF the United
States With the system Of training
that has practically remained Unchang-
ed since $50 the Instructors are able
10 graduate men vino reflect credit and
maintain the high standard for which
The institution is noted both here and
abroad. The rules, which seem so hard
10 those who are forced 10 obey them,
have stood the test OF years and have
demonstrated heir efficacy III the lives
and characters OF the aCademyS uu-
merouS graduates.
Any wIlfuu disobedience IN matters
Evening star., 1915-02-07

Col. Harris. who. besides being a first
class engineer also possesses a knack
Of expression. used one phrase which
carried tn" nub of the idea.
1T WAS like cutting biscuits, he re-
marked. The concrete blocks were
the housewives hand, the cylinders
were the biscuit cutters and the earth
was th" dough
He added with q smile:
However. there is one difference.
The housewife is not required to dig
out her dough after she has cut it
What about the possibility Of md
ing water was asked. 1t was general
ly agreed before the project began
that water might delay the work.
We had prepared for that. replied
Col. Harts. but fortunately we were
not called upon for our reserves Ar
pressure was 10 have been used to
force ont the water. but we found that
this was unneceSSarY.
After the tubes had been sunk to the
point where they struck solid rock.
holes aVera ging two feet in depth We're
blasted. Into these holes the ends OF
the tubes were fitted. the rock forming
a foundation that will last after the
temple itself has succumbed to the
warfare OF time and weather.
Before the actual bed rock was
reached it was necessary to drive the
steel tubes through softer rock-'rot- =
Evening star., 1915-02-07
@ y TUE M r

sank IT, hollow steel cylinders rang
ing from 80. to - inches in diameter,
each ono being driven down until it
reached bed rock.
To drive these huge cylinders Into
the earth blocks of concrete were used
Cranes swun. the blocks on top of the
cylinders The weight 'NaS Increased
until tho steel slowly began to sink
into the earth Visitors gathered to
watch tlris work and. according to re-
port, the betting element found a diver
Thirty tons of concrete blocks would
be piled upon one of the cylinders
The one next to it, with half that
weight atop it. would be SloWly and
nethodically sinking. 1t appeared to
be a sure bet that the cylinder with
the lesser weight would reach its
destination first. Then. suddenly. the
cylinder which had hitherto been i'm
movable wUIld start to descend. Faster
and faster it would drop until it was
out of sight while its brother. across
the way would still be disappearing
with the deliberate dignity OF a freight
elevator.
Out of the 122 cylinders tsubter-
reanean pillars of the temple, they
really areD only one caused any trouble.
This one had sank to a considerable
distance when it came in contact with
an ancient and obdurate group of logs;
the pilifg of some ancient wharf. The
cylinder was diverted and was removed.
Then the whole operation was repeated.
Evening star., 1915-02-07

ton granite it is termed. Then there
was lowered into each hollow cylinder
n supporting frame consisting of twelve
steel rods bound together. by "A spiral
of visited wire which WAS fastened to
each rod The ends of these rods were
TO project ;,bov'. the top of the cylin-
der. Concrete WAS poured into the hol-
low tubes and the first step in the
work WAS complete
Then came the concrete beams which
We're laid in squares from cylinder to
cylinder. Tons upon tons OF weight
were placed solidly upon this rock
foundation. Without going into the
technical engineering questions in
volved. it may he said that the founda-
tion. in the belief of engineers. cannot
be moved in any part unless the whole
is moved. In other words. the cracks
and crevices which may he found in the
floors OF many buildings will be elimi-
mated in the Lincoln Memorial.
That the foundation of the building
Will live up to the expectations OF the
various government experts may be as
sumed. since every bit of material and
work was rigidly investigated by gov
ernment inspectors.
This is the Lincoln Memorial II is
today Three more years will pass be-
fore the ornate superstructure and the
statue will become realities. Now for a
glimpse into the future.
Evening star., 1915-02-07

bedding not properl. folded late at
dinner formation, calling for food in a
loud tone at meal time. appearing in
section room with shoes not properly
polished, in;ittcntion ia classroom, dust
III rife. hair too long at weekly in
Spection, absent from formation for
gymnasium, orderly light in quarters
after taps, late at reveille, coat not
buttoned, and many others too numer-
Gus to mention.
These reports are made by army Off
GERS and by certain cadets who are des-
ignated as file-cloSers and section
nlarchers. The cadets make the great
est number of reports against one an
other but they never report only when
il is their duty to do so. Should they
fail then, they themselves are reported
for neglect. While a student may offer
Evening star., 1915-02-07

February - viii see the completion
Of the Foundation OF the memorial One
year was the estimated time necessary
for the construction of the building,
and II has proved to he correct. Col.
W ". IIartS. secretary to the commits
sion and SUpcrint eudent of public build
jncS and grounds. declared recently that
there had not been "a single hitch in the
work
If the work on The superstructure
progresses as satiSfa ctorily as the
work on The founda ton. he declared
recently. there will be no reason for
compla mt.
After the pilgrim has grown accus-
toned To the notion that the founda =
lions aren't really the superstructure,
his attention is attraCed by the appar-
cnt chaos which exists. Scaffolding.
heavy lumber, ropes. scraps of iron and
tn, odds and ends are everywhere.
Workmen move around apparently
without "A definite plan. 1t is thus when
4 project is nearing completion. Only
the trained eye Of an engineer sees
that this is simply the "clean-up. Be
Evening star., 1915-02-07
Neutrality Aside.

A PROPOS of the Servian victory just
"A before Christmas, Nat g Goodwin
said in a rose garden in Los Angeles:
Neutrality aside, the Austrians don't
seem to have beaten anything except
retreat.
Neutrality aside again, I heard a
good thing yesterday Two pushcart
men coIlided in a crowded street, and
one of theh, as he gathered up the
sugar and eggs and things that he had
spilled, growled at the other:
do you think you're fit to run a
pushcart? why, you amt fit to com-
mand an Austrian army corps."
Evening star., 1915-02-07

n 7 the United states Military Ac;,d-
~ emy at West Point. Wednesday
q q AND Saturday Afternoons. there
is recreation time ALLOW, ed tile students
who have given satisfaction during
the week -U class u ORR and in adher-
eucc 60 To. MANY strict rules thar gov
era the restitution They are free TO
iuaAe friendly visits ride, play golf. or
jc'n IN any other athletic sport that
appeals 70 rre'u. and IA various ways
obtain that diversion which Us 50 nee
essary- To OFFSET the strenuous life that
tney lead.
But iu the ares, OF the barracks these
'iJys many sober-taced cadets may be
seen rna~ch.u= baek and forth equipped
as ser;Iue-s. They are not performing
s,u ass sued duty. bUt are walking the
urea hi"h - .t dreaded ordeal ~ the
itte ~ every student enrolled 80 the
Evening star., 1915-02-07

For this reaSon they are allowed the
first few weeks without receiving de-
merits.
After that when they violate rule
,hey are reported. Then if d student
feels that he has reasonable excuse
to Offer for such violation he may put
ii in writing and send it to the COM
maudant. This officer passes judgment
upon il and if favorable the cadets
name is scratched from the report list.
If unfavorable, or when no excuse has
been offered. a certain number of de-
merits is entered against him in the
report book. which the students are
ALLOW ed TO see once week. Then fol-
ioWS the area walk.
Many OF the reports made against the
cadets are interesting to those not
thoroughly familiar with the workings
Of The academy. \ cAara acteristic list
includes: Floor not properly swept,
Evening star., 1915-02-07
The Coming Spirit.

ec1T HIS war will go on and on said
Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney. who
has given a two-hundred-and-n Unity
thousand dollar field hospital to the
belligerents.
This war will go on and on. she
repeated. sadly. and the side that is
getting the worst of it will display
the spirit of little Willie.
Little Willie's father, as he laid on
the slipper, said:
willie. this hurts me more, far
more, than il does you
".Then keep it up said little Willie,
grinding his teeth. Keep it up, dad.
/ can stand it -
Evening star., 1915-02-07

mind the building are mighty blocks of
marble-ColoradO-Iu marble. which
has been arriving since the work on
the Lincoln Memorial began.
Having NisualiZed. in a general way.
the work of the year. one now
Ia kes up in detail the difficulties
of the project. There are many
engineers who declare that no build
ing on earth has frmer foundation
that the Lincoln Memorial. II is literally
house founded q rock. So well IS
it founded that nothing Shorl of an
ed arthquake like those which recently
occurred in Italy. coUld throw ii out Of
plumb.
Knowing that the land around the
Potomac was hydatoid, the officials
who planned the foundations instantly
gave up the notion of an eXcavated
foundation, such would be used in
an ordinary building. Instead. they
Evening star., 1915-02-07

Of great Importance subjects cadet
20 Immediate dismissal or trial by
court martial. Minor mfractions cause
dement's To be entered against his
name, and this leads to the area pun
IShmrnt. although ii :. cadet allows his
demeritS to number 100 within SIX
months he Is discharged from the acad-
emy for deficiency in discipline. Most
of tiIc cases OF disobcdience are con-
fined 10 the new students. or "plebes,
as they are known among their class
mates But Il violation, no matter how
small. will send member of the grad
UatInS class 20 the area just as quick
ly at recruit. Ii naturally takes the
beginners a while to catch on TO their
various duties, and orders come so
thick aXd fast that the plebes find il
difficu Do keep up to all requirements.
Evening star., 1915-02-07

vince. himself hut that il is the super
structure of the temple. for mass OF
concrete and steel rises high above
-roUud rises to the height of a fair
s.Zcd building Yet all that is visible
no" viii hc hcucath the earth when the
building * flushed.
Md the explanation is simple.
one million cubic feet of earth. form
iu= an artificial hill. will be dumped
around the foundations of the building.
Tire concrete and steel flooring is now
many Ccct above the spot where it
should ho. This work. however, will be
done later 1t is purely ornamental.
for the construction of the foundation
- such that ruuotiuG the words OF one
of the cn@IuecrSl YOU could sweep all
the earth away with broom and the
temple would stand.
Evening star., 1915-02-07
When? Never!

m REPRESENTATIVE HENRY of Tex
~ as, apropos of an international al
lance that had turned out disadvan-
tageously, said:
When will American girls learn
that you can't judge book by -itS
title, nor a man by his" 4
Evening star., 1915-02-07
ial Correspondence of The Star

Special Correspondence ol Inc star
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal,
February l, 1915.
~HREE weeks from today. with
ceremonies entirely novel in char
q acter, the gates of the Panama
Pacific exposition will be thrown open
to the world. the first case on record
when Il universal exposition has been
opened complete, on schedule time to
the minute
The gigantic task has broken all rec
ords for the celerity OF its completion.
Ground for the Palace of Machinery
the first of the eleven great exhibit
palaces to be constructed, was broken
January !, 1913, little more than two
years ago. Since then, what was a bar
rem waste of sand dunes. many acres of
which were submerged at high water,
has been cleared of old structures and
debris, converted into a garden spot,
the site of beautiful exhibit palaces, pa
vilions of foreign nations and a long
avenue-"The Zone, lined with amuse-
ment concessions.
F'orty-one foreign nations and forty
three states Gnd territories of the
American Union are participating in
this governmental celebration of the
completion of the Panama canal. OF
the nations now at war, France, Japan,
Turkey and Belgium are participating 3
officially, while private exhibitors come
from all the belligerent countries.
Evening star., 1915-02-07

..',fi.ir.- 70 IS Iu reality 81 punishment
rour Tor iailur. 30 comply With certain
-ules OF discipline. aud back and forth
90. VIetiusS uGsl 20 uu;il The clock
tells The sud oi JIr hours 10 ~ hicl the
sentencing pOyseH has doomed them
~ they shuS, signs Of We.riuess and
appear To Tax tn their usarchIne. .hey
IRE promptly repriWaIidod by the son
tinel IN charge. ami this breach only
hrIu-. added GeWcrits. which VIII serd
following week.
Like all places conducted on a mill
tary basis, the rules are many ard Sc
we're, aGd failure TO obey meets with
the ST sest censure. The discipline
Evening star., 1915-02-07

Wv o. 20. 81. n. =. ,:@;s. E. s.s.-...on
" " ot lie uIeiu"-ial took place
William 70. Tam. fu the presence Of the
'.7rcolD memorial commission and u
uumbcr OF spectators. tUrucd the first
SpadcfuI OF cartlt "u The designated site
m Potomac P5rk. That WAS on the
I2th Of FcbrUarS- I.+H@"iI, bIrihday-
On til" -Ith the actual work was he
-ra. Now comes the auuivcrsar> Of
rhc memorials construction. There viii
rc no celebration this year. Vet the
snulvcrS7ry marks the beginning Of
ne work pr the sUPerstrTrt1rc. he
foundations have been finished
The first thing that strikes tho i'm
.=tua;Icu oi the pilgrim TO the uutiu-
shed memorial Is the parst1Ni,.. nature
,i the foundations No iayWar. exam
IuinG the work thus Tar done. ran con-
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its statuary plan. whereby every piece
OF statuary (more than 200 in number)
although works of sixty different
sculptors, are all parts of a single
scheme or story; in it's use of mural
Evening star., 1915-02-07
0rial to abraham Lincoln AS It Stands Toela5

Completed All Be
Year Was
OncePaadoca Work
Are Carefully EXAMINE by Government Experts.
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In round numbers, 10000 exhibitors
have applied for and have been allotted
space in the various palaces for their
displays, which will cover every field
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of human activity mental and physical
Thousands OF these are already Install
ed and others pouring IN dairy IN N
creasing volume. All of the eXhibit
palaces are completed, as are neariE
an of the foreign and state buildings
and the concessions in THE Zone, More
than 400 conventions will be held our
ing the exposition period, February ~
to December 4
The exposition, representing an eX-
penditure of S5o,000.000, is the frst TO
he located in :, seaport city. the first
to be held .on the shores OF the IA
cific ocean. the first to celebrate CO.
temporaneous event of world wide I'M
portance. the first to be in color. and
the first to be built on a court plan,
the first to be Illuminated by indirect
lighting the first to use the nitrogen
lamp the high pressure gas system and
Noyogems 1t is also the first to have
a polo field, the first to provide a mile
race track. the first in which automo-
biIes, aeroplanes and moving pictures
take important parts, there being more
grounds
The exposition is greatest in number
of exhibitors, in the number of Sepa
rate exhibits. in character of exhibits,
in extent of livestock exhibits, in
amount of money invested i'll amuse
ment concessions, in character and
class of architecture of state and for
eien pavilions, in scheme and, char
acter of Statuary, in number, value and
character of mural paintings, in num-
Der of states of the Union that are Of
fically participating and in number of
foreign nations that are officially par
ticipatlng.
The. exposition is unique in the ar
rangement of its building. giving maxi
mum convenience and yaccel lbility; in