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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-19

Alma Richards, winner of the high
jump at the Olympic games in Stock
holm four years ago and American De-
cathlon champion. has taken up. pole
vaulting. Richards, who has won many
points for Cornell in the high and broad
Jumps as well az the shot put. believes
that he can clear better than II feet in
the vault. Trainer Jack Moakley is not
particularly keen for the Cornell star to
compete in this event for fear that he
will iniure himself and deprive the Ithaca
of several points in the inter
collegiate Championships next Nav.
Moakley has had a specially heavy and
strong vaulting pole made for Richards
and has limited his vaults to date TO
IL feet and six inches Richards has had
little difficulty in clearing the bar at
this height and is ready to try the 10
foot leap as soon as Moakley gives his
consent
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-19

Reports from those close to auto rae
ing authorities are to the effect that the
Vanderbilt cup and grand prize trophy
races win not be allotted for speedway
competition during 1916 II is said that
the members of the Motor Cups Holding
corporation are strongly opposed to shift
ing these automobile race classics from
roads to track courses Unless there is
change in the deeds of gifts it appears
as though these two best known of Amer
lean auto racing trophies will 90 un-
competed for during the present year.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-19

Several eastern polo teams are expect
ed TO enter the Coronado Country club
tournament at Coronado Cal, next
month. The tournament which runs
from March to 20 will include several
valuable trophies such as the California
challenge, Pacific coast junior champion
ship, Pacific coast allan ericsn and other
valuable prizes, some of which have been
in competition almost decade. Among
the eastern experts who have sent strings
of ponies to the far coast for early polo
play are Malcolm Stevenson, c. Parry
Beadleston, g. NJ, Hecksber and Thomas
lie Bouteller.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-19
FEARS COFFEE SHIP SHORTAGE.
Brazil Takes Steps to Insure Movement
of Crop.

Washington, Feb. l9.-Fearing that
the prospective withdrawal of number
of British vessels will impede the move
ment of coffee to American ports, Brazil
will use government owned vessels to
move the crop, the state department.
learned yesterday.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-06-27

(This is the first of four stories in
which Herbert Quick, who knows
politics from A to z, tells the real in
side story of the death of the Pro-
gressiVe party, born four years ago
and just laid to rest
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-06-27
THE ASSASSINATION OF THE PROGRESSIVE
PARTY AGE FOUR

.GE FOON
Toilette, Bourne, Poindexter, Pin
chOt, GrOnna, Hubbard, Cummins-
the great insurgent group - for
months had Taft's hide nailed to the
insurgent back fence and insurgen-
cy was sweeping the country like
wildfre. Every intelligent observer
west of Indianapolis knew it-and
the colonel knew it. Hence these
messages.
In the spring of 1911 he found out
more about it. He took a swing
around the circle on a speech-mak-
ing tour and he found out two things.
The first was that his New York
defeat had not robbed him of his
great hold on the people Of the cOun-
try; the second was that insurgency
was rampant.
So he went back home and sent
word to the insurgent group in
Washington that he had changed his
mind about Taft's strength, and that
he thought the insurgents ought to
nominate a candidate against him.
Prior to this time he had believed
that Taft could not be beaten-which
was correct, as it turned out-and
that with Taft renominated, the
thing to do was to have him beaten
at the polls.
He did not say that Taft's defeat at
the polls, with no fight made which
would bring any other Republican
into prominence against him in 1912,
would have left the ways creased for
the launching of the colonePs boom
as the savior of the G. o. P. in 1915.
Possibly the colonel may have
thought Of that, however. Just pos
sibly.
Now, however, he became favora-
bic to a fight against Taft's renom-
inatiOn. He sent word that a man
should be put up against him in the
convention. He asserted that La
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-06-27


BY HERBERT QUICK
It was n May 1910, that Bob La
Toilette astonished a group of us at
his Wisconsin home by saying the
return of Roosevelt from Africa
would be a great peril to the insur-
gent movement, that the best thing
for it would be for Roosevelt openly
to oppose it, that if Roosevelt assO-
ciated himself with it either openly
or covertly he would rule it or ruin
it-and that if he rules it he would
surely ruin it
1 suspect that not two persons
there believed in what LaFOIlette
said. The question now is: Was La
Toilette prophet in May, 1910?
Roosevelt returned June IS, 1910.
He refused to identify himself with
the Progressive Republican move
ment. He declared that in his judg-
ment Taft could not be beaten and it
would be folly to try it.
Roosevelt himself was for Taft. He
controlled absolutely the Republican
state convention of 1910 at Saratoga
and had adopted a platform lauding
Taft and the Taft administration to
the skies and nominated StimsOn for
governor.
The colonel and the cOlonePs nom
inee were licked limp in New York in
that election. It marked the lowest
declinatiOn of the colOneIs star since
he had been in public life.
After that election the word began
coming to the big insurgents by the
political grapevine telegraph lines
that Roosevelt was getting more and
more insurgent in his views and was
beginning to have his doubts about
Taft.
At that time Deliver, Bristow, La
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-11-30
TWO BIG CONVENTIONS
COMING TO THE CITY
Minot Will Entertain Two State Wide
Organizations Early Next Year
ARRANGEMENTS Being Made.

Arrangements are being completed
for the entertainment Of two large
organizations in Minot early in the
coming year. The Association OF
Commerce is cooperating with local
representatives Of both organizations
to the end that their visit to the Won
der City will be one long to be re-
membered BIZ
The North Dakota Well Drillers'
association will meet in the city jan
uary "a. Is and 26. This is COM
paratively new state organization, but
one that is rapidly coming to the
front. Prof. Howard E. Simpson, as
sistant state geologist, has interested
himself in the affairs of the organiza-
ton and is assisting all he can to
make the meeting in Minot thoro
success.
Messrs. Nap. LaFleur and Andrew
| Solberg Of this city have been in con-
sultation with the secretary Of the as
ISOLATION of commerce this week rela-
tive to the plans for the state conven-
ton Of the Mechanics Mutual Benefit
association, who will hold their state
convention in Minot on Wednesday
and Thursday, February 9TH and 9th
Of next year. Several hundred mem
hers of this association of Drawn and
brain will come to this city to attend
this convention, and the local repre-
sentatives will not rely entirely upon
the association Of commerce for the
furnishing of entertainment, for they
have some original ideas of their own
that they refuse to divulge, but it is q
foregone conclusion that something
will be doing every minute with Nap.
and Andrew pulling the strings.
Several other conventions are
scheduled for the early part of next
year, but as yet the dates have not
been set.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-11-30

VIEW or MONASTIR ANO Mpo or
OPERA TONS. IN BALKANS

The relation Of the Macedonian and
Roumanian fronts now prominent in
the war news is shown in the accom-
panying map. The shaded portion
ahows territory occupied by the CEN
raj powers. The plan of the allies is
70 catch Bulgaria between two armies
and cut the Berlin Constantinople rail
way, which runs through Sofia and
Nish. Turkey and Bulgaria would be
separated from Germany and Austria
Hungary and could be dealt with in
detail.
The southern army in Macedonia UNI
der General Sarrail, advancing north,
has pushed it's left wing into Serbia
to point four miles from the import
ant city Of Monastir, view of which
is shown in the accompanying picture.
This army of Serbs, French and Rus
slams has reconquered the lnshaded
portion Of Serbia south and east of
Monastir. The northern army in the
Roumanian province Of the army in
the Roumanian province Of the Dob
rudja is advancing south, hoping first
to wrest the Constanza-C ernavoda
railway and the Cernavoda bridge
across the Danube from Won Macken-
sen and drive him back into Bulgaria.
A second army cooperating with this
one is on the western bank Of the DAN
ube across from Cernavoda.
On Roumania's northern and north
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-11-30
His Method.

''1n writing /, play" we asked the
successful dramatist, 'do you develop
the plot first or do you simply start
with the first act and let the plot de-
velop itself" "The very first thing
do he replied, us to submit my con
tract with the manager to the best
lawyer l can find.''
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-11-30
Perpetual Brightness.

The sunshine Of life is made up OF
very little beams, that are bright al
the time.-AikeD.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-07-20

peace and safety TO the achievement Of
its manifest destiny.
LATIN.AM ERlCAN.
We favor the continuance Of Repub-
lican policies which will result in
drawing nor and more closely the
commercial. financial and social rela-
tons between this country and the
countries of Latin-America.
PHILIPPINES.
We renew our allegiance 10 the
Philippine policy inauguratcd by Nc
Kinley. approved by Congress and on
sistently carried out by Roosevelt and
Taft. Even in this short time II has
enormously improved the material and
social conditions Of the islands. given
the Philippine people a constantly in.
creasing participation in their govern
ment, and. II persisted in, will bring
still greater benefits in tho future.
We accepted the responsibility Of the
islands as Il duty to civilization and the
Filipino people. TO leave with our
task half done would break our
pledges. injure our prestige among ma
tions and imperil what has already
UcCN accomplished
We condemn the Democratic admin
istration for its attempt 10 abandon
the Philippines. which was prevented
only by the vigorous opposition OF Re-
publican members of Congress, allied
by a few patriotic Democrats.
We reiteratc Il unqualified apprpv-
al of the action taken in December.
1911. BY the President and Congress to
with Russia. MS with other
countries, 4 treaty that will recognize
the absolute right Of CXpatriatioa and
prevent all discrimination Of whatever
kind between American citizens.
whether native-born or alien. and rc-
gardless of race. religion or previous
political allegiance. We renew the
pledge 10 observe this principle and to
maintain the right of asylum, which
Ia neither TO be surrendered nor rc-
strictcd. and VIC unite IN the cherished
hope that the war which Is now 1cso-
lating tho world mas speedily end.
with a complete and lasting res,ura-
ton Of brotherhood among the nations
of tho earth aud tho assurance of fun
equal rights, civil and religious. so alt
men in every land.
PROTECTION or THE COUNTRY.
In order 10 maintain u peace and
make certain the security NJ our people
own borders the country
must have not only ADEQUATE Int
thorough and comnetpnt national de.
ready for any emergency. We
must have \ sufficient. and effective
regular army and Il provision for ample
reserves. already drilled aud dis.
'iplincd. who a be called at once to
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-07-20

treaties and the law Of nations, at
home. and abroad. BY land and sea.
TheAe rights which. In violation Of The
specific promise Of their party, madc
at baltimore in 1912, the Democratic
President and the Democratic Congress
have failed to defend. We will untlinrh.
ingly maintain.
FOREIGN RELATIONS.
We desire peace, the peace Of justice
and right, and believe In maintaining
4 straight and honest neutrality be-.
tween the ~belligerents In the great war
III Europe VIZ must perform all our
duties and insist upon all our rights as
neutrals without fear and without IA.
v0r. We believe that peace and ncu.
tralfty, as we'll as the dignity and In.
fluence Of the United States. cannot he
preserved by shifty e~xpcdients. by
phrasemaking, by performances In
Language or by attitudes ' changing
III an effort to secure groups of voters.
The present administration has de.
stroycd Our Influence abroad and lu.
INFLATED Us In Our own eyes,. The Re.
publican party believes that a firm,
consistent and courageous foreign pol.
Icy, always maintained by Republican
Presidents In accordance with Amtri.
can traditions. IL the best, a. II IL The
only true way to preserve our peace
and restore 10 us 0nr rightful place
among the nations. VIC believe in the
pacific settlement Of international dis.
pNtes and favor the establishment Of 4
world court for that purpose.
MEXICAN.
We deeply synpathixe with The H..
00O.0 0N people Of Mexico who for three
years. have seen their country dcvas.
their homes destroyed, their fell
10y .cttiSens murdered and their Mnm.
en- outraged by armed bands Of dies.
perad0es led BY s~plf.Seeking. con.
s%clencelcss ~auitators who. when tom.
pOrarily successful In any locality,
have neither sought nor been abb 10
order or establish aud main.
tain peace.
W. express our horror aud indig.
nation nj the 0utraErS which have been
and arr being perpertatcd BY these
bandits upon American mon and won.
IN who were Or are in Mexico by iuyl.
Of tho laws and Of the govern.
ment Of that country. and whose rights
10 security Of person and property arc
guaranteed Nv solemn treaty ohliga.
lions. We dcnouncc the indefensible
methods of Interference employed by
his administration IN the internal nj.
fairs OF Mexico and refer with shame
lis failure to discharge the duty II
This country as next friend to Mexico.
It's duty TO other powers who have re.
He'd upOn Us ~ such friend and It's du.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-07-20

ty TO our citizens In Mexico IN permit.
ting the continuance OF such condi.
lions. first by failure to act promptly
and firmly. and, second. by lending its
influence to the continuation Of such
conditions through recognition Of one
OF the factions responsible for these
Ouirages.
We pledge our aid In restoring order
and maintaining peace in Mexico. We
promise to our citizens on and near
our border. and to those In Mexico.
wherever they may be- found. adequate
and absolute protection in their lives,
liberty and property.
MONROE DOCTRINE.
We reafirm u approval Of the
Monroe doctrine and declare its main.
tenance to be a policy Of this country
essential to its present and future
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-07-20

CHICAGO, ILL, June S.-Followins
Is the full text of the platform as
adopted by the Republican National
Convention today:
In 1861 the Republican party stood
for the union. AS it stood for the,
union OF states. 1t now stands for a
united people, true to American ideals,
loyal 10 American traditions. knowing
no allegiance except to the cons.itu-
ton. 10 tho government and to the flag
of the United States.
We believe in American policies at
home and abroad.
PROTECTION or AMERICAN
RIGHTS.
We declare that we believe In and
will enforce the protection Of every
American citizen In sll the rights Sc.
cured to him by the constitution,
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-07-20

We favor the extension Of the rural
free delivery system and condemn the
Democratic administration for curtail-
ing and Gripping it.
TRANSPORTATION.
Interstate and ~intrastate Transports
ton have become so interviewer that
the attempt to apply two and often
several sets Of laws to its regulation
has produced conflicts Of authority.
embarrassment in operation and in
convenience and expense to the public.
The entire transportation system OF
the country has become essentially ma
tional. We. therefore, favor such &C.
1ion by legislation or, If necessary,
through an amendment to the constitu-
ton Of the United States as will result
in placing it under exclusive federal
control.
ECONOMY, NATIONAL BUDGET.
The increasing cost of the NATIONAL
government and the need for the great.
est economy of its %esource in order
to meet the growing demands Of the
people for government services call
for the severest condemnation of the
wasteful appropriations of this DEM
ocratic administration, of its shameless
raids on the treasury, and of its oppo-
sition to and rejection of President
Taft's oft-repeated proposals and
earnest efforts to secure economy and
efficiency through the establishment
of a simple business like budget sys-
TEN. to which we pledge support
and which We hold to be necessary to
effect any real reform in the admins
tration of national finances.
CONSERVATION.
We believe in a careful husbandry Of
all the natural resources of the nation
"a h%usbandry which means develop
ment without waste; use without
abuse.
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
been sustained by the Republican par
ty. and we enew IL repeated declara-
ton that it shall be thoroughly and
honestly enforced and extended wher-
ever practicable. The Democratic
party has created, since March 4, 1918,
10000 Offices outside of the civil serv-
ice law at an annual cost of $44, 00O,-
Don to the taxpayers of the country.
We condemn the gross abuse and the
misuse Of the law by the present DEM
ocratic administration and pledge our.
selves to a reorganization of this serv-
ice along lines of efficiency and econ
omy.
LABOR LAWS.
We pledge the Republican party to
the faithful enforcement of all federal
laws passed for the protection of la
Dor. We favor vocational education;
the enactment and rigid enforcement
Of a federal child-labor law; the en-
actment Of a generous and compre-
hensive workmen's compensation law,
within the commerce power of Con-
gress. and an accident compensation
law, covering all government employees.
SUFFRAGE.
The Republican party, reafirming
it, faith in government Of the people.
by the people, for the people, as .
measure Of Justice to one.half Of the
adult people Of this country, fav0rs
The extension of the suffrage to women,
but recognizes the right Of each state
to settle this question for itself.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-07-20

efficient presiding officer. possessing
the utmost tact an well as readiness Of
resource and adaptability. and thus az
the presiding genius Of many impor-
tant social functions he was highly
complimented. by his friends. His ad-
mirablc social qualities and unfelgned
rordiality render him a most popular
member of the University. Columbian
and Aero and Westwood Country
Clubs.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-07-20
THE ALLIED
Pdndpt Trade. Council
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ct. LOUIS. July L.. 1876

st. LOUIE. July IT,, 1916
70 whom II MAJ oenesrn:--
This 10 to certify that Nr. Nathan Frank. while
ovsr and Edttsr Of the ST.. Louis star. employed szelus1vs1y
MEMBERS Of unions AFFILIATED With the Allied Printing Trades
council in the nsehaaasal departments Of tho paper. and that
no 10 nov employing szolas1 vsly Dsnesrs Of suoh unions In tho
1ataons1 sabiishns Co.. and the Reliance Engraving Co.. Of
which hs IL President.
We hslisvs x. Frank to be entitled to tho supuoss
o. all fr1snas Of Union Labor.
>nsspsssfu11y,
81. LOUIS ALLIED, PRINTING TRADES couscsE
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Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-07-20
RURAL r E DELIVERY.

We favor the extension Of the rural
free delivery system and condemn the
Democratic administration o rycurtail-
ing and Gripping it.
Mohave County miner., 1916-09-16
19O7-1916
(From New York World)

THIS is not the first time that extraordinary conditions
 have necesstated resort to extraordinary measures
 and that 1t has been necessary for the government to private interest in order to protect the public inter- est In the year 1907 the United States experienced of the most disastrous pancs of its history Years were quired to iqudate 1t.
 In the midst of this panic President Roosevelt placed the of the United States treasury at the dspos tOn of J. Pierpont Morgan and coterie of New York bankers.
 Some of these men were immediately responsible for the panic the that it began in their determination to crush Morse They did not intend to have panic but they lOOsed forces that they unable to control
 When the panic became fact however, there was no time to waste in fixing responsibility The thing to do was stop The quickest way to stop to turn the treas ury to Mr. Morgan and his associates and let them establish the market This was done
 In theory there could be no act of government reprehensble morally legally and politically than to put group of Wall street bankers into physical possession of the United States treasury No would think of defending it established policy of government Nev ertheeSS, there no other method immediately avail able of meeting the crisis The United States had an anti quaed banking and currency law which encouraged pan c and the situation had to be met without hours de- lay The panic stopped. Mr. Morgan and his aSSOc ates said to have made fortunes out of their opera ons and probably they did could not have been other wise but their gains small in comparison with the losses the country would have sustained if the panic had continued even week.
 Out of this situation, however came the public sent- ment that finally enabled President Wilson to obtain the enactment of the banking and currency law which has made the United States panc-proof
 The country confronted similar situation of disaster in the threatened railroad strike The president and gresS took the swift and sure way to avert it.
 The president and congress saved the country from civil and gave time for ca dispassionate action to prevent similar crisis in the future. What would be the state of affairs in the United States today less prompt and effective had been adopted by the govern ment? That is the complete reply to all this irresponsible criticism.
Mohave County miner., 1916-09-16
THE PRICE OF SILVER

THE recent spurt in the price of silver leads to the
 belief that restoration to the high price of v IA
 cents in May is among the possibilities At that time the price advanced about 30 cents. With similar rise the price would be to the ancient parity of 16 to l. There S however not at present much expectation that the price will go to any such figure
 The present demand is not only very strong from the far east but is very heavy in Europe where it is being coined rapidly pay the troops Bankers in this country have manifested great interest in the extent to which the latter coinage will go. It amounts practically to reopenng the hints to free coinage the old basis, but it is not believed it will extend to what will amount to imitation It is well known that all of the begerent nations have is suem immense sums of paper money, which or less covered by gold reserves.
 One New York banker is of the opinion that free silver coinage may be adopted by all of the begerent nations after the simply alternative to repudatiOn of large amount of paper money allowing to become greatly depreciated Apparently there is general be- lief that such thing will take place. although it must be admitted that important changes in world finance to come when the is and national obligations
 put on permanent bass.-Mining World.